Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-07-10

toasts were accompanied by music and
''great guns
The two wings were added as late as
1736-40. For many years the public
papers of the colony, and afterwards of the
city and State, were kept in these wings,
without the tire-proof security they now
possess. About the year 1924. owing to
their manifest insecurity, the former two
story brick wings were torn down, and their
places supplied by lhose now there In the
olden time. such important papers as rest
with the prothono'aries were kept at their
Offices, at their family residences. When
the western wing was pulled down, and the
esent cellars were being dug, a keg OF
hints was found, at the dep'h of four or
five feet The wood wass-ntireiy decayed,
but the impression Of the keg was distinct
in the loan ground. Near to the keg was
found al the same depth he entire equip
ments cfa sergeant-swoTd, musket, car
Iou'h ooA, UuChltS, &C. ~ dtZcn DDlnD-
shells, filled with powder, were also found.
Two of these, as freak O. he masons lads.
we are ;old by Mr.. Wa.son, are now actu-
ally walled into the celia wall on le south
side. But for this exp IA ION" " adds,
"a day might come when such : discovery
would give circulation . ano .'ar y Faux
and Gudpowder flo, story"
In The east wing, on the iirsi floor, a,e
now the Offices of tie Porthonotaty If The
Supreme Court of the State. the Regis er
OF Wills the Recorder OF Deeds. and me
Clerk of the Orphans Cour.. The room
OF the Supreme Court for lie eastern Dis
tric, of Pennsylvania is in ne second sto-
~. In the west wing, hrs saory. are the
Offices OF tie shefil, The Court If Common
Pleas, h. Clerk of the DisIric, Cour ;, and
the Clerk of the Court of ofQuarter Sessions.
In the second story are the Offices of the
County Auditor, the County Treasurer,
and the County Commissioners.
The buildings on tho southwest Garner
of Chestnut and Fifth is the City Hail.
Here are the Mayors Court and Offices. the
otiices Of the City Clerk, The City Treasu-
rer, the Watering Committee, the Commis-
sioner of City Property, the City Commits
sioner, DC.
In the building on the southeast corner
of Chestnut and Sixth ar. the rooms Of the
Nisi Prius and District Courts, and the
Court of Quarter Sessions. The Law Ii
brary is in the second story. Ills was the
"Old Congress Hall" whore al one time
assembled the collective wis lom of the ma
ton
The worldrenowneA Hqll Of In lepen-
dence--( that hall il lea b. representa-
tives of The hen infant na'ior ma irel. ad-
opted, and signed he memorable Declar-
ation" )-is the most interes ing portion of
the venerable edifice. Mr. Moran the gen
tlemanly and intelligent Superintendent.
takes great pleasure in receiving visitors,
and In answering the inquiries of the curl
Gus. He is admirably fitted for lis oflice;
invariably courteous to the courteous; but
what is of about equal importance, lie can
be firm; and, if occasion demand, sufficient
ly rough; with rowdies, whether in broad
cloath or rags.
The old Hall does not appear in its orig
inal wainscotted and panneled style. he
remains Of which are now only 20 be seen
in the entry and stairway; for when. in
1923. 1t was appropriately made an audi
ence chamber for Layfayef e. on his visit
to Philadelphia, all the former n.erior fur
niture, of benches and forms occupying the
floor, were removed 10 afford more room.
la 1854, the Hall was newly and elegantly
fitted up: and now contains a large and in
ieresting collection portraits of hc most
illustrlous men of America, and of many
distinguished foreigners There are three
OF Washngton--one, copied by Woodside
from Stuart's. the famc of which was
made by the Journeymen Cabinet Makers
Of Philadelphia as he procession comemo-
rative of the Centennial Anniversary If the
birth of he Father of his Country WAS
passing through the streets of the city; IN
other, taken by James Peel, the frame Of
which was made by the order Of the vener-
able John Binns, from some of the limbers
of the oil. frigate Constitution: an another,
woven at Lyons, France, in silk, in the Jac-
guard Loom Of Messrs. Pons, Philippe.
and Vibert, and by them presented to the
City of Philadelphia. Among The other
portraits are those of William Penn. Martha
Washington, John Hancock, Thomas JEFF
erson, John Adams, Gen. Warren, Charles
Carroll, Lafayette, Admiral Penn, (fath-
er of William) Hernado Cortes, Alexander
Hamilton, Red Jacket, DR.. Franklin, Com.
Decatur, Baron Steuben, Andrew Jackson
and Capt. John Paul Jones