An Anti-Slavery Reminiscence The Society is indebted to Dr. Geo. L. Cassel for the priviiege of abstract- ing from the diary of his father, the late Abraham Cassel, of Marietta, an interesting account of his experience as a juror in the United States Court in a famous civil case, growing out of the

AN ARTISTIC AFTERMATH I am indebted to Mr. John D. Chal- fant, artist, of Wilmington, Deh, for an opportunity to see a catalogue of the "First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States." which was held in Philadelphia, under the auspices of what is now the Academy of Fine

facts. I had the same information from my father, Cyrus S. Haldeman (1825-1892), who attended to my grandfather's business affairs and was �file:///Volumes/LCHS%3BLCHSFS01/OCR%20Journal%20Project/PDF%20Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Haldeman, Horace L. Title: An Astor in Lancaster County / by

sections of the country. It is cheerful to recall a Congressional discussion that involved more attractive topics than tariffs and treaties, battles with red Indians and wars upon United States banks. About the time Persico's statues, designed for the Capitol ex- terior, were transferred to the niches in