The Erie observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1859-1895, January 05, 1865, Image 1

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i ,,,/ 6:"1 I), r xpirAtt:in of the 71141'. 'itilliatiken
b . , c.,:1 1 ..r ‘lill NI Charge 1 FlPf• Can •
rraf Iii C. q:/
ERTFiCIIEN'SS —One sylui or Tel Liam e•• es
,eittoe $1,01: two lassertiona t d i ns tal i.
until 31,75 ; one month 42.90 ; ewe nilenthil $l,ll
thro ,,,,,,„thatit,nn; Its mouths VIA; are 7th 10,00:
ether advertisements ra preportloa. ?km min
wilbo strictly ushered to, Wawa larinalledy greito
entract. or at tai option of the pudielenner Audi
1:0,•• Solkw, zitr.og, Divoross sad lams aolipsitise
ra.t, 1 . 1,00 ; Admluistrateee Matisse ; Load
Notteet nee ceote• 4fis: .garage iffiewriwn,y,
rtws_cnnts,t plate; tykituary Notiam (ink lira Uses
In extent). fire tents per line. Ortega postry, us.
leas written at the request of the ibithigie suivittlar
per line Alt advertts•noatll TWA* essliiiied at
the ex p, of Le pawn adeeetallos, s od 4,„e ari o
'•at by his dtree'ttun, unleas a mullmoil ipsiolal
breed new , tar Its !Walton. -
•0 Pt11.571510.—1ie hare one of the UM. Milky
Omar to thr State, and are many let 4.0 Wgreet in
that line that may bo entrusted M 114 M.1.. 1 sok
to icy ea talAlqhmant. outside Whit UMW ,
winTmar es sasousc
Ikokhiehirre.
Buis Wurr.u.vg. Editer.
BUSINESS DIRBCTORY.
°""edolutrheaLTsoel thsr. Palms
• s'Orts raider to the AlWry hrteN/ f. 114
j Colungx.a! Oie Dollar sae* pa! rags.
Rerkkiete.
- Carte: k Career, (wholesale aka retail.)
ail:k Werte;, (wholesale and retail)
Viers r:ltett, (se zolostle azt4
Lair (rilail I
riaoolaa.
•
Cietoene, Calghey. k ksirgesa, (their m/0.)
Sreie,,fareer Co., 6e-bole/WO '
P. A Better, (wholeille and retail.)
Schlaudezke r, Ott:least, and retail.)
T:Schoeieler, )i '
Y. L. (retail.) _ •
P. Bag, reb.olesale and recall.)
J. &A. Mini (retai I.)
Min 13•Drard, (rest')
114.0 b Boca, (retail)
T. P. Lietel; (retail)
I. A, Webber Chr,
Jacob Dre.liesker, ( arholaul• Ina Mal.)
V. &halts k Co , Creek.) •
EILIDWAII2.
W. W. Pierce k Co., (wholesale and estalL)
3. C. Seim, (who len'. and ratan.)
MeConkii. k Sktnnon, (whole/0U eed twitaLL)
ITII.IIITII nom.
Wag Ic Spooner
& Moore.
6. W. Elitey.
. eonnktueutnaa.
Bever k ➢urge a, (tholetalt and total.)
N. Preutt, (eoutectionei and-Laker.)
J. B.Perttas, (ahoietel. , tad Mall.)
HOOTS AID 11011.
J. }lichenlash, (wholesale and Malt) _
C. Szglehart, (wholesale and »SUL)
Conghi to. •
Clrieh Sehlinderker.
S.ll.
J.Gabel. ;
'loose, ?sills, etaTlONllire e aoet•
Canhey,emery k Co., (wholumibla sad Mal.)
(wholesale and
W. C. White, Waterford. -7
J. A. ltay, (retail.)
mraiciL iNaTaracrta,
wiluim Wii Ping, (aboleaals Anil ratan )-
ZeblaiSmit.li, (wholealls and ratan.)
.1107n1.
Amtritu rvha thincaa.
Norton. lic4sA, A. W. rail mew.
Lelnyotte hotel, L
Caton Eli my, 11. Catrphe
Brows's hotel, Wm. Walker.
Mansion - ILnp., Jttbn Boyle.
Keyrtnai ft .nge, 8. Keefer.
Sinbury lieu,. John 4 nth° OS:
tISNINU, ant, woa AN. aura WASTOliff • Mi.
J. P Crook Bon.
William Mallory.
0 LADING Veen&
8 E. Goothith
113.
Dr. W. R. Ntgill.
Dr. Gocry Pr:dins
I==!
Dr. fl A .s.ror,r, Dr. -P. Fantimer. Dr. L rialkaa.
r. E. T. I rx...r. Dr. E. D. Gems/. Dr. T. EL 116014,
r.J.L.!..teasrc, Dr. W. V. Wood, Dr, Wake', Dr. A.
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Kboicurgo.
I) - r. John 3. Cr.rtees Extract of Smart VN4.
Dr. l's Cough BeFoorly-.
CAR lICILDILLI.
MK:pain, :•n:gkn /t
klcatsists, !MOVE awitrawnrsail, al&
tibbsai, trk L Whltehea4. •
spry, Brvsot LA her wood
1: in. I JArs , : ,
C. Loretena
Eamuel Lil.y. •
FIZCZE!
A. tang.
Ckazteg Kothlar
I=
J. liolt
1111.3);CRY 00011111.
Sxit~ 81 , (wholesal• and retail.)
lin. S. H. Hill.
llimes Better.
Nil d, GAPS., TORS, .10
S. SM e ylla.
R. S. H nnbr,
R. P. Watteau R. Baas
William 8011. ..
Jolla C. &ate. - -
' ow?invo.
ono Kaib.
John 48411.1 mer.
& prother.
Copt Frank Wagner.
Neorberg.7 .
Bahr
B. eGrrt:a. _
Jute, 1 y tie
B. Keene
Resent well{
•hn Rogerucig
. A. SLAP.
62.i7 cOAL'DLA.LaIII
Barton &Sono
r 3 RWAELD: , I ASD coixtiaxem
H. Gna,o d.
. L. Scott.
D. Wik sr.
Metcalf.
Rawl*.
LliTll.ll. 'Tom
ter & lio.neclirt
KAnDcsat, ao
Erhart
MEM
•TToRNETIL .
awn Ltird, spencer & Mulls, W. L. Oaaridity
unt4 Grsr t, J. C. 11trahafl, Fr Ifuskall, J. W.
more, J:. - Ross 7bon:l atm, S. A. Derispast. a. W.
Got P. Grath, D. W. Ihtimlehros
Get.' , E. 11. Ctmer, ;Girard/ J. lr. DiirldlW•
Jt:STICZA OF Till TIMM
G"rir• W. noalioo.
T.CampFv,nn
Z. Philo Bennett
F. K Koehler, (11)11 C)rek.)
Lj Pinney, (Greene
rim Kattuuil
84;toad, Nat,atil Link, '
tKeyienao Sational Bank. -
241:er .k Warren..
Clark ant Mena
i r . % 1
1 , • —• Aasta. 111111.1111111.
meal Brothers.
ilLitoAD COXP/JILM.
k krie Rill road.
k Erie Railroad. ,
Irk k Plttabiirg ablzoa.l.
(N.Y 1 Railroad.
• Boos ■ nue=
E. R.
133112
L. 8, Cher&H.q.
ciz . PAPAR SLOE. D1L1,141111.
114.1, M:Crmy 4 d..
3rotber.
° qt. .1. s..chads: LUIi
ixeca*Nos Acmes
J. F. D.rartstay.
Jim,' P. ii&gria.
n.tett hasPe
ixaCIASOI 0011:PANT
Lee Crnicty ItQhtar.
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Keystuue 4./it C,?mpioy.
1 4 Parb•.4 Compiay.
I nt G. !Lath
AnzscrirstAL.
Btu, Coanty Agricultural fkoisity.
Ilegool.ll. 0%).
NentaL
VOLIMIE 35
Atte A c!,.!..,a) .
Erie Fe-rnale
Erl,9 City Scbcml Board.'
lilllcreek ttvi , orodent. School El'iteltlet
iIsOCIIIRY TAMA •
•
William U. (lleouf
IRA LOOMII
Col. If .Sehlitudecker.
Job. Elarlbw.
Omits Nunn
iflehaitl W. Mehl
John Knobloch.
Bdix Me': "In.
J. 11, Pvrtlut.
Jacob Breekno:. -
Joseph B.engiettne.r.
C. Trask.
lift• Sit PdIINDILY
Ilfory Jareekt 7
11.80511
J. W. Kahn.
Jaauts If osi.in.on
SAREZIttI.
Gtonta 1 4 , Kolb, L. Ileasentopt, Ulan Arms,
M. W.Mehl.
John .1011, M 14.
tix wild.
.1 I. Tatmer.'eterse & Record.
ctrifrat MAIMS.
Conrad 1 , F,1g.'
DI:ALI:RS IN PLOCN, PORIj GlLipt. .
Morrison it Din.moro, Walt= coopor,
C. lic.iparlen .
John B. 11i114r.-
mraur crianis.
II: D. 96.1114: Joseph Biecuaer.•
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PAODCO Z. •
John Weleh.
gross RAM.
Webb &
linc.E ITRNIIMING 100D11.:
Joseph 8. M. rOons.
0AR16311111.4.
W. G. Arbuckle, John domain; J. . W. Koehler,
(Kill Creek) G. 1t Wlln~n.
EILACICEntIf.
•
Lyman Briggs
G. F. Brerldier
DIAT MEC
1)=41 Dortney, William Terry
SSGSAVEN.
J. H. Laptok
oxsinrals.
John McCiosk ey, If. D. Osborne.
De..413t IY PZLYI AXD WOOL.
Soromfah tioor.so.
Charles M. Vetney.
1114 Wlllosll
R. N. Dunn, B. Hannan.
°Gott of our fatliero,Thy aid we implore,
'Mid the storm of rebellion, to shield ns
rrnro alineer I.
The sunlight of uniuTand peace to restore
O'er the flag that defied the assault of the
stranger,
To the fair open foe, the guantlet we threw ,
But the wares of sedition we scarcely CAD
- -
Is the star-spaneed banner no longer to ware
O'er the land cf the free end the home of the
brave'
Thy hand we contras Thou but hunbled our
pride,
And we trustino't in chariots, or eount upon
Lorne:,
But rest on the--might and the wisdom that
guide ;I,
The sun in higi fpa — th, and theyotari in_.their
courses
From thy peoplo that pray, Lord, Urn pot
away ; • '
Let'ua welcome again the glad national day,
When the etar r spangled banner in triumph
shall wale
O'er the land of:the free, and the homeisof the
. brave.
Away with ail' fears that our hearts might
appal,
Foi• the gloom does but - heralds happier
. . trwrrew ;
''Heaven victory gives, if we faithfully tall,
And thu p,:trment of joy, for :the Writ of
sorrow.
Oh, then, be the praise to the Ancient of
Dap,
As, for (tad and our Ceuntry, our - rOloell
_
;
Anti the :-tar spangled-banner in triumph,
F hall wave
O'er the 1 tree, and the hems ,et the
FACTS OP INT.I34EST
HISTORY OF ERIE CITY- & COUNTY.
f,ou 11Ins garthrid's History of i:4111
- County.]
1753. Firs: •French fort built ►t Erie
1753 First roacj opened in' the county by
the Fretch, 'Erie to Waterford. '
1700,, June 22.: French garrison at Fres;
qu'ile capitulated to the Indians, after a two
deife'3r3Fifc2.
1795, April IS. dot passed' Butte Legisla
ture to lay out towns at Erie, Waterford,
Franklin and Warren:
1795, July. Engineers arrived - to lay out
thatoiru of, Erie. About-the same time Louis
Philippe, Kitig et*-France, visited this section
and spent a thy at Presqu'ile. „
11796, Dec 15. Gen. Anthony Wayne died
and vric, buli:,4l : .at Erie. Remains removed
to Chester county by hi 4 son in 1809.
1797,1 y '2 First religious services bild
in Erie county.
1797, March 19. 'Colonel Seth Reed died,
aged 53; 1810, Jur4 I, Rata 8 Reed died,
aged 70; 1832., October 11—...JudaltRolt died;
1840, October 17—P. S. V. Ramat died; 1866;
February 29—Capt I) Dobbiwyrial, aged SI;
1856, February 7—ThomstilLßilldied ; 1860,
Jane I6—John Glibraith died.
1800, March 12. Erie county organised and
Erie selectel as the county seat. The trot,
court was held in the old boniest the eornsr
of French and Tbird streets, which was lee
Perry's headquarters in 1813.
-7;
1804 or 1805, an ir4n euttn:ton, eupposed to
have belonged to the 'reach, tonna imbedded
in the sand near Wathut Creek.
1805, July. First 'fiction of the town incor
porated into a horough., -
1807. State appropOtted $2,000 forerect
ing county buildings.' -.First court houie de
stroyed by - fire in 1824, and another. built
immediately after. Corneistoie 4-the present
court house laid in coat between 564,000
and $65,000: -
- 1808, nay ?irst,%tiewspaper,, ‘'The
roii" Jieprio Wyetho'pliter, established ; --
January, 1820, Thti tilitizette +tasted by
Joieph M. Sterrett, one of its present pub
lishers. In 1830 T. B. Eternities Witted the first
copy of the Erie -Dblerrei. In - 1861 the lira
tertord Dispatch was Bowed t•y,..JOsepli S. %t
roung, z and in 180 the office wait: renioled to
Erie. -
1809 or 'lO. •Pirst brick building put up In
_ d
the county—residence of air: Stillman at
liorth-East. A
1811. %Vetere:4d Atiadesny incorporated.--
1817, tlrio Academy Incorporated. 1838,- Erie
Female Sewiresty incorporated. •
Sept 1812, Naval.ntatinit. established at Erie
on recommendation of Capt. Daniel Dobbins.
UM
1813, Ft branry 24." Arrival' or ieriy ny
Erie ;• April 15. - Porcuplne>••;nd Tigress
iaanohed ; May I t; georgi' buruclied ; Juno
25, Lawrence, My 4; Niagara "numbed;
about" Liss 21st •of July -
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Emzin:n
DILL POsiza.
Ode for 1866.
- TWO DOLLARS AND Pt*, tEtti; P'PAID IN ADVA I NCR; - $3,00 IF NOT PAID UNTIL TIM 140 . 01 1 OMB • . ;
gaguniont'between three of weery it vessel,
and the British fleet near the enemies to mar
harbor; August 12, Perry's eat :Belled in
pursuit uf r the enemy Septembet 10, Parry's
victory ;
* September 28; the lanereneW re•
tustted_tErie with the wounded, who were
kindly oared for hy the citizens ;) October 22,
Perry arrived at Brie (accompanied - by Gen.
Harrison and Corn. Tlareley,) ;and was ts-.
eeived by the citizens with
: distinguished
honors ; October 23. departunffof Per. for
the East. 1 '
. A brick building that stood ',near urn car.
nor. of German and Front stieels Wtke the
hospital for the prisonertt . icaptUred from dis
British ; the Old Court House leas the hoepi.
tat for Perry's' wounded.
Winter of 181344, block house!' built au
Garrison Hill, and at the point of the Pcnin.
mils; the former liurneaNlin I[B l 3.
Saine'irinter a duel wee folight near the
- corner of Thinl and Sassafras streets, between
Midshipthan Scoot end'Acti4g-Maater Me-
Donald, resulting in the deNthlof the former.
• i
Winter of 1813, force of 4;000 men sta
tioned at Erie to repel an ant eipated attaolt
from the:British, after the - burping of Buffalo.
Fall of 1813, Davis buns'at the yard-arm of
the Niagara, for alleged desettion ;' Bird tad
Rankin shot. r I - i -
1817. First glabath school in tht County
held in a log Bewai l house at . oorheadeille.
. 1
1818; First lighthouse on the lakes built at
Erie. Present land lighthouse rebuilt in
1857; cost, $9,000; cost of enses,. $4,400;
height of light from surface of hike s ' 180 feet.
1825;4une Brtl, La Fayette visited Erie,
stopping a few hours at the house e of Captain
Daniel Dobbins. At a publi dinner' gdren by
the citizensiThe offered the following toa st,;,
“Erie-4 name which has s great sharwia
American glory; may this toWa ever -enjoy a
proportionate share oT American
_prosperity
and happiness " • - i , _
1826, l‘fay IS. Win. Penn , the first /steam.
boat const*ucted at Erie, latthched. ~
,
i 1827, September It), celebration of Perry's'
iletory by a dance on hoard the Queen-Char
late, in I :4lisery Bay.
1827, March 17. Organizillort Of the Epis—
copal churah of this city. Et. Paul's church
building erected in Iti3l.t/
1831. First Baptist church organized :
building erected in '33. -
183_, two'-strange ladies died of oholera in
'4l . • • •
Erie. - r-
1833, April 8. , Waterford erected into
borough.
1837. Newt) of bill bit the Legislaturit
foribe incorporation of th!e Sunbury it Erie
railiond•company. - 1850, December, opening
of the road from Erie to IV.irregi.Completion`
of the road, in 1864.
1887. Branch of the United States bank
established - in Erie ; hank building (prefornt
poet office) sold to Government for s2it,loo
in 1849.
1838, July 4. Ground broke st Erie for the
building of the Erie extension mind, sold,
imposing corenaCnies. Dee. 6.184 first boat
came through to Erie.
1838. Fire Methodist• churoh building
created ; present edifice dedicated in' 1860 ;
cost $17,000 ; Simpson chorea completed in
1358, at t coot of $4OOO.
1889, January 22, De3ttinetive fire in Erie ;
loss $50,000; 1851, April I, Eagle Hotel
(Brown's) burned ; 1857, Whole block on West,
aide '.of State street, between the Park and
Fifth, deetroyncl by fire. !-
1841. Wooden pipes tam down for supply
ing the tay with valet.
1842, 31arch 5. Wayne Grey's argent - sea,
John W. 11cLane thiptitin ; tendered their
sersices' co the Government June, 1846:=
Wayne Ga‘rds-or,lanisedln.lBs9. ,
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1842, April 12 Erie &1 North East railroad
company incorporated; !stock all.' subscribed
October 19, 1846; road surveyed- 1843; first
cca into Erie Jan.d 10, 1852.
1843 :0i..7 : . Uaited iflates steaxneriiiichl:
ati .---
gan lmlutielied , tit ,Erie; gnished: and *adopted
by Government, August 110844, - --- -...
1843, John Quincy A:leiLie, ez-PreslL:ent,
visited Erie, and was Iteceited withopublie
boners. .. .
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1844. Univernslist churtlh organised; build.
ing erected in 1845.
Firet Roman CatholiO church hulk
, in Erie
in 1829. The corner tone of :Bt. Patrick's
church-was laid in 1850 j St.llaziy's cithe?.l
- was commenced it; 1854 and completed
in 1858, at a cost 01:$2:8,000. The spires are
135 feet in, height, and 'contain . 3 belle weigh
it'ag respectireli 1091, 1085 and 708 1 kounds ;
their cost wa5.514 1 39.
Park churcV.ecnvreiation was organised in
'54 ; their building coat $17,000 _
1850.- Erie cemeterj;company incorporated.
'lB5l. Goternmrit, 6f Etta changed from a
borougtito Piret.'-'4144:T. G. Colt.
Suteeqnent tnayorst M. Whilibit,, 1862; - A.
King, 1Z 5S 54; 1855.*'--James
floiakinasitt,l'Bs7;On Laird; 1858; 8. Smith,
1869 60-81. l'rescoir Iletealf 1862'64'64
1862, h - 5
tfare. Eri f e Gas Cottipany incorpo
rated; -gas first used lAuguit 22, 1883.
1852. Presqu'ilti hike orlklestons nrs,anised.
1859, Juno. COi•nerstorni 'mid of the pros ! '
eat First Priebyttrian eburohndefice. -
1859. , Lirge school bnilding In the . Enet.
ward completed, 14.11' cost of $20,000.
1880, September. Young Iten'e;
deeociwtion formed.l,
,The folloving are " tie persons who have
acted as Presidirig judges-in tbilrconnty sinew
its organization : 1800, Judge Addison ; 1803,
Jeese Moore; .182 Henry Shippen ; 1889;
IC 13. Eldred; 184 b, ,Gaylord Church ; 1851.
John Galbraith 181;11, Itaiotelas Brow Lep
pointed by ,GavernOr, P.tener ;) 1860, 'B. P.
Ti4ltivrinsr have been
the ASSociate, Jutiires : Myron tiutchinson;
OtrartL; tlohn,:llvethay ffq4st; "JiMes
Miles, Girard ; .1. •,M. Ster r ett, Erie ; Batnnel
Waterterd; John Grier, North East;
Win. l er,osa, Springfield- :
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-the following have heen the_ memoera•ol
Coigre - ocfrozn thie-dimriet: Wet. I{?;.ge, Haut'.
nal:Smith; Itoberk- 444;ri, Wilson.
Abner Leacock, Farrelly, 1820-22
and T. IL' noexpired
terra Bikilow; 18rfcc: T. El: 8 - 111,
1828 ; John _ttatiks, 1830 ; John
1832-44; A..Pl4lner, 1836; John Galbraith,
1838; A. Plumel., I§-10 . ;.Chartei,
1842;'J. W. Farrelly, i 844; isitnee Thompson.
1846, - ; C. B. Curtis; John Dick. 1862-b4-68;;
ElijAb_ Babbitt, 1858-6(5 - ; G . W. #ctifteld,
1 1882.64, , • ~` - • • •
The
,Tollorpfo , )ave , been: Bulle t Benetiora
from aids 180, 4Vt4 , 'AMOOP4thtir;
Watt. ; 1.1" !floe& Batik ; Jos**
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AFTERNOQN;-JANUARY 5, J 865. 4.
E RIE,.
)Bharinon ; 1817, Henry Mint; 1821-22.23,
/Slob Herrington; 1825 to 27,'John Leach ;
180638, 'Thomas Cunningham; 183749, JOsi
M. - Sterrett; 1842, - J. W. ,Yarrelly ; 1844;
BlUabllabbitt ; 1845, James D. Dunlap; 1/46:
B: Jelinsori ; 1649 , 51,. !ohs ff. Waite
1852 84, James Stine ct r ; 1857, D. A. Pinney;
1881 84, Morrow B. LOWry.
The following have tient' the" Sheriffs of the
county: Samuel Smith, 1804;-Jacoh Cirmach,
1809; Jaeob !aping, 1812; David Wallace,l6l3;
Jomee Weston, 1815 ; John D. Wallace, 1818;
Stephen Woolverton,
.1821; Thomas Laird,
1824; Stephen Woolverzon ; A:lThayer,lB26;
A:lT:Brewster; Wm. Fleming; Thos. Mehaffey;
1885; A. Scott, 1838 ; B. M. Blaine, Win. E.
' Mtilalr; M. W. Canghey; 1846; Peter E.: Bur.
ton, 1849 ; Vaunts Vincent, 1832 ; John Hill
potrick, 1855 t John W. MbLsne, 1858; A..A.
Craig,-186i ; H. L 1864. During
Sheriff .Scott's torm Henry Franitsco iros
txecuted, it being the only inetanf capital
punishineni in the county. '
The following have been the florets'sUs
fives of this county in the State Legislature
:since' 1828: Gen. Jghn Phillips, 18* ,-Bte.-
phen Woolverton, 1825-27; George ifloore.
1828-29, John Ridao, 1831; John 11. Welker,
1832-35 ; E &Ohm,' J. K. Miller. -1896
Charles M. Reed,. Dsvid Sawiy, 1837; Wm.
M. Watts, Samuel Hutchins, 1838;S; Skinner,
J. D. Dunlap, 1810; 8 Skinner, Lyman Bp.
inson, 1842 ; (J. D. Dunlap, David - A. - Gould,
1843; J. D. Dtinlap, Mark Baldwin, 1844; J.
B. Jobnsorl, L.ll,obiztiPn, 1845; William San
born, D. A. .Gould, ,1846 EL-J. 1101, William
Sanborn, 1847 ; o. J. Ball, T. Rysitan, 1848;
J. C. Reid; Leffert Hart, 1849; 3. C. Reid, A.
W. Blaine, 11351; -C. - W. Keen; 11. - A.
1852 ; W. Warner, 0. J. Ball, - 1853 ; 7 G. J.
Bill, Jamas Thompson, 1854 t G. I. Ball,
Murray Witallon r , 1855 ; J: W. Campbell, Wil-'
son Laird, 1858; Jonas Gunnison, H. Teller,
1859 ; IL Teller, G. J. Ball, 1860; John P.
Vincent, E. W. Twichell, 1861'62; J. R. Coch
rane, Brian 8. Hill, 1863 64.
The following hive been the Prothonotsries
of the county since 1823: E. J. Kelso, 1824;
Willlain Kelly, 1836 ;- James C._ Marehall,
1830; Wilson-King, 1842 45; James Skinner,
1848; Samuel Perley,.lBsl; Alfred King, 1864;
James — Skinner, 1857-60 ; George W. Colton,
1863.,
The following have'been the Postmasters of
Erie city : John Hay TJohn Grey, 1809; Rob.
ert Knox, 1811; James Hughes, 1828; Robert
Cochrane, 1833 ; Stnitl; ( 74acksiiii. 18401 An
drew Scott, 1842 ; Robert 'Cochrane, 1845;
T. 1849; B. F. Sloan, 1853; Jon- M.
Sterrit t, 1801; " .
The following here been the Collectors of
Customs : Thbtries Forster, 18131; E. J. Kelso,
1886; Cherie.; W. Kelso, 1845; Wit am M.
9411agher. • 1849 ; *Murray Whalton ; James
Lytle, 1858: John - Bromley, 1857; Murray
Whallon; Charles M. Tibbals,:lBs9 ; Thomas l
Wilkins, 1881.
The populstion of Erie city was, in 1820,
635; in 1830, 1,329: in 1840, 8,412 ;,1n,1850,
5,858; in 1860, 11,113; 18.1864.14 is probably
not far from 16,000.
In 1860 Erie county contained 4,474 funks,
9,759 dwellings, 883 manufacturing eatab
lishmente and the amount 'property subject
to taiation way fixed by the Revenut, Com
miesioners at $4,475,877. The actual valua
tion is about 825,000,000. _
Population of, ririo .county in 1800, 4468;
In 1810, 3,758; 1 in 1820, 8,658; in 1830;
17,041; in 1840, 31,344; fa 1860, 38,742 ; in
1860, 49:697 ;_i,ollBol, about 00 000
'Vote for President in 180- 7 1.11,..mt;,. 6.160:
Union ticket, '2,531: Bell, "straight out"
flOttglas, 17. Vote (home) for President in
18'64—Lincoln,. 6,357; McClellan, 8,610.-
Erie Si Waterford plink road completed,
'1851; Erie Et- Agt.iburg, 1851; Erie i!lt
born, 1852. . '
The‘iirst eaiiing
_vessel that floated on Lake
Erie was - \ built by LA — Salle, and launched
August 7,18' \ 79. Gen. Cassclailie Erie to the
locality - wherit\it was built; others different
localities. - There: two Preach faits in
this bounty—o)lo at,F,ri? and one nt Water—
ford. The former wal , called Fort Presqulle;
the latter Fort: Le Bo . t.tf (the beef.) Port
Preiqu 'ile stood on the high
attacked
just west
of Mill Creek. ;This fort was attacked by the
Indians in Junecl76o, and one of -the hardest
"fights ever recorded took plebe, lasting two
day. and a night, when the garrison siltrend
ereci.
'Gen. Reed was elected - to Congress in 1102.,
by a majority of only 40 votes, in the district
compose , ' of Erie, Warren, NrKean, Potter,
Jefferson and Clarion counties.
The highest point of find is Erie °aunty is
on the Waterford turnpike ten miles from the
city, where the ridge' rist.9 to a heiglit of
875 feet above the lere of the•Lnke: •
In 1818-14 (during . the war) . corn sold in
this city at, $4 a !WAAL and oats at $8 _a
bushel.
In 1810 Mill Creek .contained tour times
the quantity of Weter it does now, and there
was quite4l pretty cascade at its laterinietiOn
with Third street,
Among the early ordicianoeti4e the town
was'one requiring citisenti to dig three stumps
'from the highways for evetly "bacchanal
revel they indulged lu." (If this law had .
eitlated and been enforced to IMO time all aver
the State there would not now be n 'solitary
stnip standing in Penusylvania l)
The winter o 1 /1852 was a remarkably mild
"oat. Dec. 81se z i steamboat palsied up the
Lake; Jan. lOtti p another; March 21st, boats
commenced makibg regular trips; navigation
was open_moit of ihs winter.
' hn the 9th of Atig,ust, 1841, the steambOat .
owtied • chiefly by C. Reed, was
burned,; 33 miles from -Buffalo, o,i herisy up
the Lake. Two hundred and forty-nine per:
,0011 . re kst.-of wh. , at :26 were from• Erie
•.; "y ,•i. WWI $300,000:
r . 6e, • tfL ebetil' 114 - inti . ll4 - 1(.10$
dugs_ in -
Ift,lBsB . Csifisin Noughts Winger reotired*
a remituratioi of $lO,OOO from Congress for
thelneentlen of a life?boat, which is :sow in
•
- •
general use on'the sen'idotit;
The; first Sabbath' &hod in this city wu
suggested by Mrs. Jasfitb, Colt,: who lad fast -
returited from New England; where they were
being generally introduced. The school 'met
alternately at her house and at that of Mrs
-Lb Reed, . Match 25, 1821, a tnblio meeting
Wet held on-the subject, which resulted in a
eentribution of $2B 80 for Wass cad the ce!
• tabliehment of a permanent schtel somewhat
on the•presont system. Borges Greeley, who
was at the time - employed in the "Gazette"
°toe, 'attended the school sad was II member
of Joseph Chase's class.
The lest religions minima /a
pprti-
were held at . .Erie, Sunday, July 3d, Int
The first church edits' was /rested of logs In
ISA at Middlebrook, two ,mlfes from Walls
burg.
John, Vinesot, of Wetirford, held the poet
of Associate Judge thirty-foul-years, sod was
"besot but tilos from the sittings of the
Court.
Weettingtiinre visit to Waterford was in the
year 1753. •
The Active Fire Company established , Feb:
22, 1826, was the Slit Ln the city. Its others
were Rufus' S. Reed, Chief lEngineer ; .E. D.
Gunnison, Secretary ; John Riddell, Treas..'
urer. - The Red Jacket Piro eompsay was
formed In 1837 ; the Perry & Eagle in 1839 ;
the Mechanics in - 1844; the Vigilance in
1848; the Phceuix Hook & Ladder in 1852 ;
the Parade Street in 1851.
The lilt military company Wan the Erie
Light Infantry, established in 11806; it. ten—
dered its serviees to the United States in
1812, Was accepted, served during the winter,
and boasted of the honorablOact that none
of its members deserted. In 1808 a company
calling themselves the Presqu'ile Rangers wu
in existence. In 1821 the Erie Greene were
organised ; in 1824 the Witsbirtglon Artillery;
In 1826 the Erie Guards ; in 1831 an artillery
company ; in 1838 a cavalry oct i nipany ; about
1841, two German contpaniU; in 1842 the
Wayne Greys; in 1858 the .Pranklin Pierce ,
Rifle Company,' ;
in 1859 the Wayne Guards
in 1859 Abe Perry Artillery; Company.
The present County Agricultural Society
was,lformed In 1848.—John Brrley, Presi
dent; J. C. Spencer, Treasurer; J. D. Dun—
lap, Secretary. The first fair was held at the
Market 'Rouse in this oily ; the premiums
amounted to $l6O.
In 1828, when the sympathy for the Greeks
in their Ter for -Independents was •at its
height, a large sum was contributed for their
assistance by the people of Erie city and
county. Two thousand dollars worth of pro
visions were sent front this port for the relief
of the poor in Ireland, in 1847. About $2,5Q9
were contributed for bleeding Kansas by the/
citisenc of the county—sl,ooo by the people'
of Erie city.
The Bret toarjring ground - was laid out. in
1805, on Eighth street
1836, Eitormottv speculations in real estate,
in Erie—isles in one week amounting to a
million and a half dollars ; one lot sold to a
Buffalo 'company for $30,000 twelve water
lots sold at an aggregate price of $40,000 ;
after the failure of the United States Bank, a
`depresiion equally . great occurred, and the
same 'property could "hardly he sold at the
lowest rates. "
Two men named Rutledge , were shot by the
ladistie near the site of the present "City
Mills," about the last ot July, 1796. '
In 1796 there were but four families resid—
ing inwhit is now Erie oounty,Col Seth Reed's
(grandfather of Gem C. M. Reed) family be—
ing the first to settle on the site of Erie city.
Tit^ publio road from this city to the State
line mai opened to inns and July 1797.
In'July, 18M6, twenty arrivals of stages
occurred each week in this city. from Bufalo,
Cleveland and Pittsburg. Three years before
that there were owl! three
The first surtey for tho -Canal was made
in 1826 ; the • State impended four mil
!ion of dollars .upon it, and thea abandoned
it ; in 1848, the present' +Canal. Coatis:ly
.was' incorporated. who completed the work
at an expense of only $211,000. A -grand
demonstration occurred December 6th, 3844,
tit lie ' Pietist opening tc - sne tame ; 421.••••rer ir•
were fired sad speeches made. the Wayne
Greys paraded the ',trees, rod • ball was
held at the Reel House. r'
Erii county is 86, miles I , long anti 20 in
brea4tb, has an area - of 720 square miles 14,1
contains 460,81 mores of land.- -
At the time •fitiretd. was laid out , Stephen
Girard owned* large treat id land in tbe ad—
joining township of Conneaut, whence anis
the name. ,
In 18;317 Clam; Mills had only 293 inhabi
tants. and the valuation of property was
$98,217 ; inlEl6O it. had . 807 inhabitants, witit
property valued at $267,8130, having increased
Wore "rapidly than any aim place in the
county except Corry.
"About 1818 there was a fins drive on the
beach from State street.to the Cascade, where
there is not now a foot 'path." '
bait
tradethe early days, o f the county the bait
trade was a large and prosperous one. The
salt ir as brought to Erie by Lake,•earriect,to
Waterford. and then shipped down French
Creek to Pittsburg, from which point it was
distributed to all parts of. the South and
West: it employed many prsons.
Traci"; of the former' inhabitant. 1 ;f this
section are quite numerous in the e'nutity.
Near WaterfCr4 there is an Indian hittying
grout:A.4'nd plfmrorchard. An Indian mound
has been 'opened tear the mouth 'of Walnut
Creek, and fragments of decomposed eke's:-
tons found in it. Two mils, weet'Sg this' is
an embankment known' ae the std Indian
Fort. From a grave between • Girard and
Springfield a thigh-bonis was ezkumed mem
uring four Inches longer than that of a man
who was Sis feet two inches in ,height, with
which it was compared. Au armient tdouble ftirtiliaation, , enolosing,wbout two Korot% is
still to be traced on the . ferna of*r. Portinroy,
a mile or two north-west of Cranassille
About a hundred jards above, on The
opposite bank of the creek, was a fortificatton
of similar appearance stasis*, There was on
burying ground in Snort ler's woods,
east of Erie":
_The Sunbury and Erie &inroad but passed
the LORlotaters in t 1837, and Veil thW i subjeet
of mach sedobilsB en the price thoi people
of Erie and Warn& :TbOilaited Rates' Bank
teck the etogik **Melillo leviers; the I air.
trekineeis • Eliiicd •
Minor ownlitiathi
The enteritise lay dermsei for nanithesii,
ohou, in 1864, it las spin tikes bold of.—
The sem year subscribed
$4,000,000, - Erie society $200,000, sad Erie
city $BOO,OOO, besidei 160 itererin Water lots.
Subsequently the State - gleamed a !age pit
tionof her canals to the campasy; remelting
in return $8,600,000 `of the company's bond",
then eoniiderol of little value. In December,
1854, an escureion party celebrated the spit
ing of the road from &utbury to Williams
port, and visited Erie by way of . Dunkirk.
They vete hospitably recleltaihy our citizens,
and a ball aid supper given to . them at , the
Seed Souse. help of the
Penasylvuilo Ballteed Couipsay, the sailrited
'was eompleted in illfikidles a aeries of de
lays sad diempleinta It as have
141 4toes,ty
NUMBER 32
MEI
illt 4 4 1 11•11:* expiriinCeit iiabehistery of any
othielniportiaeltilit the - etoUltitif,
The "'Mirror" Was the Iry -new printed .
in Erie; Its lOU was .tba ' by 'lateen inehte
It lititett but tie's yenta ritif , , 41Ort bent Sea •
tine!" wu next stetted by R. J. Curds, in
1513. IR was ptilltOd on Slo sheet the_ size of
foolscap. •Ii .1815 it wall removed - to Detroit,
but not mestliewlth sufficient patronage, the
office wu breinglat bark to Erie, fuuLfthe name
of the' paper changed to "Genius of the
Lakes." The "Erie Patriot" was etarted by
Zebu Willis In 1818, published one yetii, then
removed to Cleveland, where it formed . tbe'
huts of the present "Herald." Mr. Cu'rtie
enlarged his paper la 1819, and again changed
the 'na , me to "Phosnix and Erie Reflector,"
then removed tho' office to Mayville, New
York, where the paper met with a summary
death in 1820. During six months of Mr.
C.'s career in Erie he taught school and
sued the paper:at the same time. The follow.
ing other papers have been printed in the
county 1n addition to the English ones.uow in
existence. The "Prie chrimiole" by 8. Per
ley, marled in 1840, remov e d io Girard in
1895. The "Girard Free Piess" started ill
1845, -anti merged into' toe "Republican.”
The "Commercial Advertiser." sterl'ed by J.
P. C' °brans in 1816, passed into the hands of
Caughey In 1852, at-the end of * year
and a half was sold to J. B. Johnson, who
clanged the name to 4•Cotfintitution," cud
while in his possession the press' was de
stroyed by a crowd if the populace, during
the railriad exoitement. The material of the
office was soon after used in printing - the
"Daily Bulletin," under the editorial charge
of 11. Lyle White, which continued in exist
ence but a few months. and suspended in
1858. A monthly temperanei paper, styled
the "Herald," was printed during the year
1852. The "True American"' appeared in
1858 edited by Compton St Moore ; in 1865 it
and the "Chronic le" were united, Janie! Per
ley and Henry Catlin editors ; in 1859 the
"Express" was started, which was soon
merged into tbe . "True American," Henry
Catlin editor. This paper was discontinued
shOrily after Libooln's first - election. The
"Unsere Welt" (our world) was established by
C. Beeson in 1851, and the name changed to
'"Free Press". about 1858. The "Zulu:hatter"
18peetator) was 'started in 1852, M. Schwa
ten editor. In 1855 ft passed Into the hands
of C. Moeler, and in 1861 into those of Ernst
Btursneckle. A M Judson published the "Ea•
quirer" in Waterford in I 857; it suspended
issue for s few months in 1858 ^ 4retiOmmenoed
with iudson Lynn ale editori; and Was af
terwards printed by C R H - Lynn.. A pipet'
called the "Guard" was published in North
East for a few •monthe in 1855. Edinboro
rejoiced in three papers in 1866-..ti te
"Mnisectin"and"Native American," a monthly.
The .former died a natural. death in 1856 ;,
the tatter was removed to Waterford the came
year. Tie "Edinboro Repress" was started
in 1859, H Lick editor ; disocintinued Dee. 29,
1800. the office' having been sold to a Mr.
Onto, who removed it to•Thrett Rivers, Mich.
The total imPorte ant exporte et :the port
of Eris in 1b.30 amounteskto $4,206 7 4A '
Iron ore in-considerable quantities existe
in the western part of the county, The blast
furnace of Vincent, Hinton C:. Co: was stocked
for several years principally with :native ore.
Near Oral:tortilla is a bed the are of which is
Used as a mineral paint. In 184 C the Prea.
qU'ile:Faundry contracted to tbritish, Govern
ment with 7.Boo.''esnion belle; to: be made
Erie co. ore. Considerable amounts of
ore wereiiiiiptivx from -461* ?quit .Many years
ago to supply a furnace in Conneant, , Oltio - -
In .tiering tor: oil ,on Sturgeon's farm at
st i iodepth of one hundred feet, a
vein of coal four feet'thick was found. Thirty
years ago oil oozed out of the ground on the
banks of Marsh Run, Conneaut township, in
large imantitiiis, and was collected for medi
cal pOrpoaes.,ln clearing out au old salt well
in Wellsburg, on'the east branch of Conneaut
creek, jets of oil were thrown pat .at three
different times. A burning sulphur spring
at one time existed. on the farm of Mr. Knox,
south of the city ; and one on the Oilwilder
farm,- on Siz.Mile Creek. .-
Previous to 1848 the Parka were ih a bare
&sedition ; in that year a meeting of citizens
was held, B. B. Vincent, chairman, whh re
solved that the Parks sho4id be - planted with
trees.
Wayne Lodge of Nimmons, the first here, w•te
organized in 1813 I •
In 1840 s petition. eigsea hy,Torty persona,
wan sent to the Leqlstmture, *.tking thot ',,i.ty
to abolish the &Ohm( fi. ••Irgotim“
Sod extend the prittlele qt giving iru
In tin:trot to 411 pristine. witellw•l4. , ier!•rt
not
Itt - 1822 . the Temperance the
.00tutty zumarked T4O reenr•er-,; in 1840 there
via •. enciety to apart) , riery t .woship'; ro
180 the , jail was Teasel. th j1,11,1r com
plained that, the -Temper time people hs t eom
biped to injure the besier's ..f his house."
The 'eteseirti,ist on Lake Erie M.. the
iikuilehe I .st Blsett
Book, New.Yeek. May 28,1818. She airroAeti
on the bench at 11u1tela en the Ist. of 'Swoon
ber, 1821. ,
.In 1810 there were only 8 or 'J ve-selis on
"Like Brie. averaging, CO tour lu 1820 there
were,Bo vessel"; iu 18.30, 100 ; iu 1860; 13a
steamers, 197 pr .peller., 58 harks; 90 twigs.
970 . sonciouves ate , l sloops,, ag i zreigsting 477,-
825 . tens; 'aud valued at $ . 10,655,200. The
1'913,0,1 on ilt, • thiLskes is 1860 wee 578,
(!‘12 4 1 aprqperty $1,920,100.
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The for
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".••:.: 13144 iii'
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vole:
I Con n'
1 Atli ina ..,,
A Orghon•
Arr 301.1411
Bessie..
Bed fo: .1.,..,
- Rawl , a, .• .
lila r. ..
DTks ......., . . 1
' 111.1-r
. 11.-v1 (co sl-
Co' m1414* .
1 Claiftlo ... ~
I Cauteknft. __ _ _ _
1 Cril.(ol.l . 4 529
emir:its ......... ..... • • , 11I'1
'Cie)....:..._ , . .. 2,261
i hestmr.... ~
Clearteti '2g,"l
Clifittin ' ' ~,,„ - 9.1116.
'ems Milani:l ..... .. ....
' (*mitre
Daaptila . ......... ..... .............: e,22) :
Defeating ... ~-.2, 41
Mk.. .. .... - SU
I..ria ' 11111..
Fort set - • 42
Fay att. 4325
Franklin . f
~ „ -3821
Fulton Nal
...roan*
Hunti nr.un . ... .... - ............. 3, 4 17
lati.ua 2.179
,
Jeffs/ io at . 1,a611
Jo • iats 1733 ,
Lanmater .. ~. ..... 6,431
Lapranen 1.240
1..0.121,D . 2,770
Lehigh.. 3,720
.
I, UZ.(1110 10,061
1., coming 4,.07
.311119Ln 17,16
.
Yontgonvo7 . - . 7,943
5101:aunt . • 1,Q6
was
irouro. - - 2,
llama. , . 3,570
- McKean 852
liorthmaptott - 6,01.4
Karthunnberiarn! ......., 3 14
Ililladelphla..... ..,. ... . ..... ~..44.162
Perry 2,446
1 4 11.. - 1,180
'Patter ' • 660
KelhU) PCOI • 05+9
P•o•riri . 1,668
P onxerret ..... . 1,710
Soar:mons ..: .... ... 2.6: 1.0
Roll an 670
Ti. a.. _ . _ . ... ................. 1. . 1 644
..
'Union ...." . • 1,25/
Vermin,/ , ' a,i,41
wam..in g ton',..... - 4,519
Wayne 2,010
Westmo rebind-. . 6,977
Warms . 1,606
Iyomftligl.6o2
'York. . 9,600
Total 216,10 „MAU
The total vote In 1880 wu se follows :
'Abrzhatis Lthoola. 1711
Stophou A. Deaths,' 175,436
J. C... arreeltasatdge WWI
Jan Bell 12.T0S
We give below; as nearly as the facts can
be obtained at present, tie popular vote for
?resident in ;864: In consequence of the
early meeting of the Electoral Eolleges, it was
impossible . to get in all the returns in tom of
the large Western flentes, inch as klissouii,
tows, the Michigan Penins t ula, Minnesota,
stu.; but these defioieneies are trivial, and
make no difference in the rstetiva proportion
of the vote. The aggregate vote, as ac—
tually returned, is t,957,702—5ay 1 4,000,00%
including such as were excluded by being too
late. Of those duly returned the respective
candidates had .
Abraham Lincoln,
George B. McClellan,
- Majority for Lincoln,
The Trtfoime puts ,Lincoln's eleer majority
t four hundred and fifty thatteand The vote
he detail—home and. soldiers—(estimating
Oregon) le ka follows, compering pith the
same States in 180 :
1660. •
•
State, Lincoln. McClellan. Lincoln. AL other. -
California, 58,698 42,255 =,173 79,667
anec.ticut,... 44,691 , 42,285 43,791 33,444
Oa invite,. • 6.113 - 4,767 - 3,415
Dann's, • /59,496 14,730 171.161 161,13
.. • ... 150,2,38 180,233 A 89,033 183.110
lona, 5 5 ,075 41,656 10,409 67,922
fraxis 16,441 3,641
Keraueiy, . 36,692 951,474 1,364. 141,601
Maly. 61,603 - 44,211 04%11 84,107
Matt 40,163 0,739 2,144 • 30,`08
Yeasacllusetts, 126,742 48,746 144,64 6 1 4 64
tio 331 67,370 68,460 • , 05,%7
51 I unesota. 25,060 17.375 22,069 12,733
Mint.onri, - 71.474 111,4 7 a4 /7,<UB 140. 400
6,591
NevaCa, ' 9d - 128 8,601
NelitharaPehite,3B.l4o 32.871 37,619 28,434 -
New Jersey,— camrs 68,024 Es,u4 62,107
New 1101,945 stoma 812,010 -
Ohio, "54 . X.5 20,667 281,810 21),(101
, h - egon,(ear:/.. 10,000 8,000 6,270 9,140
Penney testi*, .2508A1 -
278,318 2E8,030 204,412
Rho .e 10,092 8,740 12,244 ` I.lE'
Vewezt. 42,419 13,11:L 43,008 9,t3d •
et 4 Virelnie, 23,152 10,478 -- 440011
83,452 . 60,894 118.110 6810113
Tote] AVIS 943 1.746.602 1,8a32.3 2.1,044 r.—
Per cent... ' /4.09 Mal 45 - 6.. v ).
Lieeolu's mej. 407,381 Anti pneola .1114,510
Whole vote In nee, 2, 1 16110113; In 144, (romaine
that not connte3 4.030,003; iaeteaee, 161,331. The se-•
tiro vote thr ?trident le 716,7, leoludlng all the Utah
era Stator,. eat 4,6E0,19 s.
OBSERVER JOB OFFICE.
We would respectfally call the attention of the puerile
to our !fealties for doing lob Printing of every descrip
tion. Having tepid Prams and the latest styles ofType,
we are prepared to doetnything'lkthojnibluir line, in a
manner equal teeny other. eeteleilabinaut, sad on terms
as reasonable as the Buffalo or Cleveland offices. We.
have aided nearly two thousand doilan worth of Nista
rial to the °flee await has Menlo oar pomade.. with
the object of asking lt what' we thought the ocommuni
ty needed. new well we have succeeded we leave the
spading:fa of our jobbing, which way be sign in every
part of North Western Peansylvaels, to tangy. Them
who want tasty work are Invited to gin us a call. ,Wq
eau do any kind of Printing that , tau he dose sleelehene
—such for iastanos as * -
All kinds used by Coal Operators,
All kinds used by Coral Skippers.
All kind* toed by Coal Sellers,
All kinda used by Merchants and htersksepars,
All kinds used by Hauliers and Omani,
All kinds used 14) ifsburveturest,
All kinds used be Idedietne harder,,
All kind. lived ' 4 l . • action. vs, •
4 U k•u , s use . , by Ilailhat
isrut
sll kind. tie, • J ant.., ✓ •
• bird. ninsi by• ar
1.11 41nn uvra by - sane 611 v ,
411 k u•l. 4 iai.d by I r•A.ris
at ir , od• ir-ed hr • oat. an. Po: 11 4 eilbattti,
Atilt: 44 ....1 •
,) res. •'
111 N& r.o o•frooro ,
IO Men. ' -
ell km& us.oi ht lAtenvy • oNetl a.
'll !tilde by Puti'le ' 4 lh• sr ,
' All ' in•l4 used by Patents. e * .
All• kin is nerd hr Prenlucers 4.itlc
41. k‘uthi nied by }frt.:111134 , 4 t 4.11 Tredeo f
411 kinds us. 4 1 by rolol•e-ta
ko n o * t urd by flageeteeii. els.'l. stigloolo,
All kin-In h. gen-y.lly; _ ,
A'• kinds •64e4. by 1 V.' b ter..
All Sill.loßlirms or la
AI) kinds nerd meoiLlio
all Mode used by Trivoollorp, t•eoote,
kiwis oreool warm..., r oilers of real estate,
.11 1ati414,1 us I. It y b. teens e! ~sues! .Propsoty,
All .ter
la able, all k kris u..ed by a t. r . •
ord•ra by msA.. ben sent by
IT attend , : to, Ara Ls $../ racrrta, shoe
PlIpou;61),Iit) W. a:1 ti•t t."l a• , utiq
.it; swat psi ist
artva. cc. to caaea where p 1 . 4 liont out of tho
city by liless i gtod lb.Nuii • Aft int•nd •
.4 have i 4 • r.zel .r tcara.ali at be ;qrs. she
eulleAion 11.•41,x , ,I; b. 6,-..rde-i
ATTII2IIIOS iS!pre CLIA:3OM - . TO MAXI
MONST:—.Arer) tcw twrpOlP , nr e•were. that by
s recent invenufit , , tvlw-paper,s' oo.d scraps of
printed pap4r, can r e colarrte4 into mujerial
for printing up )ii Sok' Thli high price of
paper has .utade an a.:tivo for old
newspapers, books; paturbletct and scrape of
paper for this pirpose, .so' Is ei gerly
bought aphy Vartiea' oontieviiid-itith the pa.
per mills. By eolleating 'and saving ell the
material of this kind shout lusts louses, sad
Selling it, many a family olia,pcii "money in
their purses." which 'Would otherwise be lost.
The highest price, is ceud, wil3 ae paid for it.
at this office: • . -
Wedding and Visiting Cards.
We 0911 special 'attrition to.,ttie, superior
styles of Wedding and Visiting Perth printed
at this office. Having procured several new
fonts of type especially for thib tind *of work.
we are enable to print cards in a style equal,
to those obtained ,in any of the larger cities.
U. is nothing leis than foolishness for persons
to go abroad and pay eztraragsnt prices for
engraved cards when they can get Jost as hand
seat ones at home for-less than ontthlrd the
test. • tf.
3Lasza.—Ws keep constp4l7 pn timid a
w e D etection of Legg Blank!, of Lspprovel
forms, such se Deeds, llfortgagesaudgment
and Common Notes, Summons; Subpamtas and
mini others, sot-in such general nse. ThOND
id need of these articles, - will Mut it to thole
are etose to give our oSeett 0141.
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Vote for President.
2,18,2 502
1,776,200
407,802
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