Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-01
CITY & NEWS ITEMS.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 1, Is5s.

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Forty YEARS Aso.-The Commercial Regis,
ter for Aug. 20, ISIS contains among its items
notice of a County Convention, each town.
ship to send two delegates, and among its ad
vertisements, those Of William Bliss, silver
smith, and Of DIR. Long, having for sale, Salt.
Oil, Drugs, Medicines, Nails, &c, The issue
Of Sept /, contains the following remarkable
notice Of Land Serpent:
The Land Serpent lately made an excursion
TO the shore Of Lake Erie, where he received a
pill which worked him most admirably"
OF the Sea Serpent, it savs: =. TIE Sea Ser.
Pent IS sill on the coast, off Boston, New
| York, DC"
We find also the following in relation to the
Steamboat
Lake Eric Steam Boai-Thc elegant steam
boat Walk-in-the-Water, Capt. Fish, arrived
here from Buffalo on Tuesday last, aug. Is,
lsls,) on her way to Detroit. On her arrival
she was greeted with several rounds of artillery
from the Point. She was visited by number Of
gentlemen and ladies' from the village who were
treated with the greatest attention anj polite
ness by the officers and crew
She is calculated to carry three hundred tons
and acccmmodstc about one hundred passcn-
gers IN the cabin, exclusive Of steerage and
fOrecastle for the accommodation Of families-
After remaining at the mouth Of the river for
short time, she proceeded on her way to Dc
troit- The Walk k-in- -the-Water will run, pro-
PEELED by steam alone, from to 10 miles an
hour. She is schooner rigged, and in a gale,
will possibly work as well as any vessel on the
Lake"
On her return trip, the following is said of
her, ' After visiting Detroit, Lake St. Clair,
&c, she anchored Off the mouth of the river
opposite this place on Sunday evening last
After receiving on board Miss s. Morgan, DR..
D. Long, Mr.. 5. S. Dudley, DIR. J. L. Beach,
DC, passengers, she proceeded on her way to
Buffalo"
The issue for Sept sth, contains the follow
ing article copied from the Detroit Gazette
"Sieam Boat Arrived. Yesterday, between
the hours of 10 aud II i. NJ, the elegant
Steamboat Walk-in-the-Water Capt J. Fish,
arrived As she passed the public wharf. and
that owned by Mr., J S. RoJy, SIZE was cheer
ed by hundreds Of inhabitants who had collect
si To witness this (in these waters) truly novel
and grand spectacle. She eanc to at Wings
wharf
She left Buffalo at half-past I O'Clock on the
23d, and arrived at Dunkrk at So minutes past
SIX on the same day;-on the following NOM
ing she arrived a. Erie, Capt. Fish having re-
dueed her steam through the night in order not
to pass the place, where she took in a supply
of wood At halfpast seven P NJ. she left Erie
and came to Cleveland at IL o'clock on Tues
day;-at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock r. NJ sail
ed aud arrived at Sandusky Bay at I o'clock
on Wednesday;-lay at anchor Wednesday
night and then proceeded TO Venice for wood
left Venice at P. NJ, and arrived at the mouth
of Detroit river, where she anchored during
the night;-the whole time employed in sailing
ia this Grst voyage from Buffalo to this Place
being about forty four holrs and ten minutes,
the wind being ahead during nearly the whole
passage Not the slightest accident happened
during the voyage, and all her machinery work.
ed admirably
Nothing could exceed the surprise Of the sons
fthe forest on seeing the Walk-iu-the-Water,
moving maiestically and rapidly against strong
c1rreat without the assistance Of sails or oars
They liEcd The banks at MlIlcn and expressed
their astonishment by repeated shouts of "Tai
yoh nichee - y report had been circulated
among theu that ''big canoe" would soon
come from the "noisy waters" which 10y order
Of the great father Of Che mo-ko mous''f would
be drawn through the lake and rivers hy stur-
geOn. ofthe truth of the report they are now
perfectly satisfied
The cabins Of this boat are fitted up in a neat,
convenient, and elegant style, and the manner
in which she is found does honor to the pro-
prietors, and TO her commander. 4 passage
between this place and Buffalo is now not mere
Is tolcrable, bet truly pleasant
To day she viii make 4 trip to Lake St.
Clair with a party Of ladies and lentlemen.-
She will leave this place for Buffalo tomorrow,
and may be expected to visit US again next
week"
= An exclamation Of surprise
Long Knives, or Yankees.
Besides this account, the Register contains
notices of "Five dollars reward by H. Clark,
Constable, ofthe Dissolution OF Partnership be-
tween Geo. Peckham and Moses White, and a
notice of a stray horse, by Stephen Sibley of
Grafton