Lancaster." In that paper is described the unsuccessful attempt of the three American envoys, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry and John Marshall, to establish diplomatic relations with the French Republic. The first dispatches of the envoys, sent from Paris October 22nd, 1797, reached

not know that this celebrated naturalist once trod the streets of our own Lancaster. The story of Alexander Wilson's life reads like a romance, and is a fine example of what genius and industry, in the face of obstacles which men of ordinary abilities would consider insurmountable, can accomplish

Mittelberger as being "inhabited by brethren and sisters. The men do not shave their beards; many a one among them has a beard half an ell long. They wear cowls like the Capuchin monks, in winter of the same cloth and color, but in the summer of fine white linen. The sisters dress in the same manner. These

Revolutionary war. The subjects of the maps are as follows: 1. Boston with its Environs. 2. A Plan of New York Island, part of Long Island, &, showing the Position of the American and British Armies, before, at, and after the Engagement on the Heights, August 27th, 1776. 3. A Plan of the Country from Frogs

contains an interesting account of a court martial held in Lan- caster borough during the Revolutionary war, at which time two spies were tried, found guilty and executed. From local sources, it is discovered that this trial took place before the middle of March, and yet an account of it did not appear in

ANTHONY WAYNE IN LANCASTER. By William Frederic Worner. General Anthony Wayne, who had won distinction in several battles of the Revolution and had displayed remarkable skill and courage in the capture of Stony Point on the Hudson, was ordered to command the first detachment of Pennsylvania troops

prisoners of war. Capt. Wiederholdt writes, in his diary : "At the request of the officers, prisoners of war, I departed on the 5th of February for Lancaster, Pa., to secure certain papers which were in possession of a Lieutenant Muller. Lancaster is situated in Pennsylvania, about 160 miles from Dumfries

A Chimney-Sweep in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred years ago and more it was the custom to employ a chimney- sweeper to remove the soot that had collected in the chimneys of the town. Wood was largely used as fuel. Anthracite coal had not been discovered. Cleaning chimneys became

relieving others". On September 22, 1860, he was naturalized as an American citizen in the local court.(2) He was the only Chinese naturalized in Lancaster county and was one of the few admitted to citizenship in this country.(3) During the Civil War, when Pennsylvania was invaded by the Con- federate army

funds, reported that it had attended to that duty and had turned over to the treasurer, David R. Barton, the following amounts : "From the North-east Ward, 34 9 10 South-east Ward, 24 11 2 " South-west Ward, 19 5 2 " North-west Ward, 28 4 9 -- — "Total £106 10 11" The treasurer made the following