archives and property from Corydon, the then capital, to Indianapolis, and lived in Indianapolis until his death, about 1855. Aster leaving the office os treas- urer he helped to organize the State Bank os Indiana, and was its presi- dent sor many years, and during the later years os his connection with

Nauman and Arthur Armstrong lived was destroyed also. The property belonged to Mr. Arm- strong. This was the third fire with- in three weeks—none accidental. January 23-6:30 a. m.—The citi- zens were again called to action by the cry of fire. The stable of Mrs. Hall, property of James Evans, was set on

Station were then "suburbs," while the pres- ent locations of the Mint and West Philadelphia were far out of town. There are men in Philadelphia still young and vigorous who used to "go a-fishing" on the east bank of the Schuylkill, He fought the French when Eng- land's cause was ours; and he sided with