nation;" and "exhorting" Congress to prepare for war. The effect of this information upon public opinion was instantaneous and far-reaching. Marshall's disclosures in the dispatches "produced such a shock upon the Republican mind as had not been seen since our independence." Public meetings were held

under General Lee, he responded to the call for 50,000 volunteers issued by Governor Curtin for protecting the State and strength- ening the Northern Army. (4) In his autobiography he refers to his enlist- ment in these words: "I volunteered on June 29th, 1863, in spite of the advice of my Lanc- aster

disastrous fire in Fayetteville, North Carolina, left a large part of the town in ruins. More than two thousand people were rendered homeless, and the property loss was estimated to be in excess of one million dollars. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Pursuant to a call issued by John Mathiot, mayor, a

controlled, the tavern and the dwellings of John Gonter, Jr. and Mr. Briggs, were destroyed. A committee was appointed in Lancaster to receive donations for the unfortunate individuals whose property was thus destroyed. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, November 22nd, 1822, stated that a total of $400.75 had

could be stayed, four dwellings, a blacksmith's shop, a barn and other buildings, were in ruins. The conflagration raged with such uncontrolled fury that, for a while, it threatened to destroy the town. For- tunately, however, as one of the papers stated, "this calamity was averted by that Almighty

, October 25th, 1825, Nathaniel Lightner, Esq., mayor of the city, was called to the chair. Christian Bachman was appointed secretary. The meeting was for the purpose of creating a better and more efficient organization of the firemen and citizens in the event of fire ; and also to adopt measures to procure

Intelligencer & Weekly Advertiser of Saturday, June 12th, 1813. It is as follows : "His excellency Governor Tompkins of New York, arrived here on Saturday last [June 5th], on his way to Washington City, and rested until Monday, thereby setting a laudable example of respect for the Sabbath, on which he attended

controlled, the tavern and the dwellings of John Gonter, Jr. and Mr. Briggs, were destroyed. A committee was appointed in Lancaster to receive donations for the unfortunate individuals whose property was thus destroyed. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, November 22nd, 1822, stated that a total of $400.75 had

hiding place to another, located at intervals of ten and twenty miles, until they reached Canada, or other territory where they were safe from recapture. Columbia in 1830 had a population of 2046, and 4291 of that number were " colored folk"; many of whom were runaway slaves who had escaped over the

existence, Philadelphia was ravaged by the yellow fever scourge. The worst of these epidemics occured in 1793. It is estimated that at least 5,000 people succumbed to the disease in the summer and autumn of that year. During its prevalence, about 17,000 inhabitants left the city. While the disease raged, it