associates in the English port cities, to his learned friends of the Royal Society, as well as letters to many American colonial governors, most of whom realized that James Logan was the power in Pennsylvania, no matter who the titular governor might be. Even busi- ness with his partners in Philadelphia and

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

Collections in Aid of the Sufferers from Fire in Columbia By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER ON Friday, October 25th, 1822, at eleven o'clock at night, a fire originated in the back building attached to the tavern of a man named Quarles, in Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa. Before the fire could be

for the Presidency of the United States, and received the electoral vote of that state in 1836. He had a strong body of friends in Pennsylvania who desired him to come among them immediately after the adjournment of Congress. He was in Harrisburg, Pa., on the 19th of March, where the Legislature was

. He referred to all of the informative notes that he took as his "gleanings." Certain parts of his writings were compiled in 1910, but they were never pub- lished. This typewritten material which was organized by John Pearson's great grandson is now in the library of The Historical Society of Western

himself into the hands of the English. Joseph managed to elude the British cruisers; and arrived in America safely on August 29, 1815. It was said that he had accumulated great wealth in Spain end Naples; and it was also intimated that he brought considerable property with him. Relative to his arrival in

concomitants, disease and premature death, we enjoy to their utmost extent, these, the boun- teous gifts of God, it becomes our duty—as brethren of the same great family of mankind, whenever we see, know, hear of, or are made acquainted with the fact that any portion of our fellow mortals, who have been less

in executing the will of those who had contributed generously to alleviate the distress of the poor and sick of the community. The Committee on a Dispensary recommended that one be established. The Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg, Rev. Wil- liam Ashmead, Rev. Dr. Christian L. F. Endress, William

political clubs held their meetings, which were frequented by men of fashion, who sought the society of the wits, — such places as the "Chapter Coffee House," in Paternoster Row, where Dr. Buchan, Sir Richard Phillips, Alexander Chalmers, Dr. Busby and other celebrities met ; and the famous "Button's Coffee

Nation, and Saucoresa, of the Tuscarora tribe, accompanied by Mr. Jasper Parish, their interpreter. The main object of their visit to Congress is, we understand, to obtain satisfaction for the death of two Indians, who were shot last August, in cold blood, by some white men. There is some other