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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-10-31
TRIUMPHANT

in every part of the globe, and in every branch
Of commerce. The commercially year, just opening,
will find us we'll prepared to meet the wants OF
our numerous customers. Oar goods arc oil the
hact n,i aliiv
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-10-31
AND WILL BE

found MS cheap as the cheapest. The scarcity Of
money in our midst, combined with the Partia!
failure Of the principal crops, will necessitato
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-10-31
ADOPTED BY

the majority of our citizons. Our varied stock
will enable them 10 make such selections as are
suitable to their incomes The beautiful styles
of our clothing arc not only proyerbial at home,
Int nlsn hy travellers nassinE here from 1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-10-31
REGONSTRUCTION

in the improvement of our premises has lately
been achieved. 1t is our old stand beautifully
and tastefully remodelled and finished, where We
hope to meet our numerous friends ana customers
Wa ossurc them that our old
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
SIIERIFF0S SALE,

by VIRTUE Of the ii fas in my oflicc-Thos |. .
- Shclor and others vs. Robert Maxwell. Jr-l
viii sell at public ou,-cry, ut Pickcrs c. H.. TO the
highest bidder, on Salcday in December next, the
Valuable Real Estate
Of the sail Defendant, situate in Pickcns district
as follows:
Tract No |, known as i,,c David Sloan tract
contains BOD acres OF Land. - large proportion
OF which is good upland in its virgin state SO or
100 acres of good Creek Bottom cleared AMI in cul
tiv"'"" The land produces Corn. Whca, and To-
hacco. The improvements are n !ar.c and wcI ar
ranged dwelling with six up righ, rooms stone
ciiimhirs. kitchen. meat house. servants houses
large framed thrcshcr stables tobacco barn. with
"'l the fixtures tor curing, stcmmng and packing
tomcco On this tract is n first class FIGURING
MILL, with III appliances !or grinding Corn and
Wheat at Il , same place is good SAW MILL
with an abundance Of timber convenient
Tract No 2 known ns tho Morgan Land. y con.
tanning lo3 acres Of choice upland. extending from
Irnct No ! to Little River aud Crooked Creek
Tract No D, known as the Bryant Thomas"
Lnni, OH Crooked creek. contains 50 acrcs-some
good land, with framed House, s.nblos, &c-ad-
joins No or the liomc place
Tract No contains 43n acres on both sides of
(ane creek, and known as the '.strbling land -
Some good land, and quantity OF timber convcn-
lent 10 the Mill good water power known as
Conrtney's Shonl. This land lies ncur the Rail
Road and adjoins No
Tract No contains 3 or ID acres covered Nv iLo
Mill-tlnm, and adions No
Tract No contains p or 81 acres n part Of The
tract known rs the O'Ncnll land u Il ali,ins No
Tract No contains 393 acres on D,lyins' branch
on BOTH sides of the Oconee Station road-somc 80
acres OF cool branch bottom, good cabin, with
stable. &c, in gDud range
lrnet NO contains ----- acres. part Of the
land purchased from the esihtc of " ID steele
Tract No contains - acres on Cane creek
anl nljoins tract No 4, and WAS surveyed with that
Tract.
B:t" The privilege Of using the Pine Timber on
That part of Mr.. J"hn Cam MS lanl lying on the
Station road, has been secured for Il number Of
ycnrs.
re9.. These Lands lie in seven miles of Walhal
Ia, and three of the Blue Ridge railroad
AS" Flats OF these Lands. judicious,y sub divi-
del. will he prepared Immediately.
TERMS OF SALE-On Il credit of one and two
years, with interest from date The purchaser or
purchasers to give bond. with two goo s,lretics,
ana mortgage Of the premises. to secure the pay
meat of the purchase money. Purchasers to pay
extra for stamps and titles.
j.. THOMAS, s.pb
Essy" The PhnnS and Charleston Courier copy
in their !aily of The 18Th anil 25th November, and
forward account to the Sheriff ut once
Nov 3. 1865 8
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
REPORT

W the Commissioners Of tie Poor foy Pich-
ems District, to FaN Term, 1866,
iNllE Commissioners of the Poor for Pick.
ems District would respectfully report,
That, owing to the fact of there having been
no taxes collected in the year 1865, our Board
las fallen considerably in debt which as vet
we have not been able fully to discharge. I'm
der the new order Of things it was impossible
t' form anything like Il correct estimate of the
amount of the State Tax for this year, and for
that reason, MS well as fear on the part of
the Board of over taxing our impoverished
community, tho assessment for the Poor
% per cent? which has given us only 1855,
RS will appear by reference to tho Treasurer's
exhibit, has been found to be insufficient to
meet the claims against US. The amount of
tho Boards Indebtedness is, as nearly us we
can ascertain, some claims not having been as
yet rendered, some seven or eight hundred
dollars the greater part Of which is due the
Iunat'c Asylum FROM July, 1864, down to
tho present tune.
The Legislature having, by Act at its last
extra session, required the Commissioners Of
!uol'c bu'id'ngs to pay over to the Commis-
sioncrs Of Poor for this District, certain
fund in their hands, we will, when it is re-
cevcd ny us, be able, we hope, to wipe out all
of our liabilities without further taxation, as
we'll as to erect more buildings at our Poor
House, If an increase Of paupnrism. which is
now apprchcndy'l, should make it necessary.
The Board has had such repairs made to
the houses now on the premises, rs crcum.
stances would allow, and think them suii ,icn:
for the present nunbcr Of inmates.
The number Of Paupcrs now in the Poor
House is ten Three men, i've women, an,
two children Tho mrn are aLlc to perform
some outdoor labor; indeed, are quite useful
in carrying on the business of the farm. Two
OF the women are very old aud n!irn, one an
invalid, and only one of them that is Of mu,h
assistance to the Stcwardrss
The Board has three l.unatics in the Asy-
inm: Hiram Kelly, Martha Bird and II. ii /.
WILSON, whose expenses are very heavy and
constitute the principal part of our indebted
ness.
The establishment, SO far as provisions arc
concerned, is nearly sclf-su.taning, and un.
less the numberof panpcrs should bc increased,
the present crop will be sufficient for their
maintenance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
SIicIifmi's Sales.
Nov. 6. 1865

DT virtue Of sundry writs of fcri fac;a, TO me
- directed, will sell to the highest bidder, Mt
rickens Court House, on Salcday in December next
the following described property, to wit:
Lot No 3, i'll the town Of Wahalla containing
half acre, we'll improved. Lot No 6, in Walhalla,
adjoining G Jost. containing one acre, unimprovcd
II Gisscls interest in one acre Lot Not Section
No ~. containing ~ acres, adjoining Jacob Schro
dcrand others, and one other tract, lying on Cane
creek, ani0ining j. Schroeder and others containing
acres more or less, levied on as the proper
ty of llancke Gisse at tho suit of w ] Neville
survivor. for others.
One Tract Of Land, OH Coloncl's Fork creek nd
joining lnnds of Phillips, Lewis Moorhcad
and others containing 1856 acres more or lcss-
Levied on as the property Of l. W Allen, deceas-
ed. at the suit Of Stephen McCnlly.
One Tract OF Land. lying on Rce's creek alioin-
ing lands Of Hardy Glstrap and others, containing
CD acres more or less Sold ns the property Of j.
Hawthorn, deceased, at tho suit of Anna Haw-
thorn.
Ono Tract of Land, lying on Little River, nd
joining lands of Thos d Morgan, II Maxwell and
others, containing ninety acres more or less Lev
led on as the property of +. Adams, at the suit of
John Calhoun for Samuel Reid.
One Tract of Land, lying on --- adjoining
lands of F c Brown and others, containing -
more or less.
One t;ac: Of land, whercon defendant now lives.
lying on Grcgory's Creek, waters of Twelve Mile
River, adjoining lands of Il. l.. Allen and Others
and containing ---- acres, more or less. Lev
led on rs the property Of j. D. Masters at the suit
of I. l.. Allen and others.
Nov 6. 1866 8 I'd
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State Of South Carolina,
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Y WHEREAS. Rob't. a. Thompson, cEr.p. hath
applied to me for letters of administration
upon 'he Estate of Stephen Garrett, deceased, late
OF the District Of Ickcns md State aforesaid
The kindred and creditors of said deceased, arc,
therefore, cited TO appear before me Mt Pickcns G..
II. on Friday the 2lst day Of December, 1866, to
shew cause, if any they can, why sad letters
should not he granted. Given under my hand and
seal this 9th day Of November 1866.
w. f. IOLCONlBE orp
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State Oi' S0ula, Garosiuo

IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NM llEREAS. Robert a. Thompson, c.E.r.p.
hath applied to me for letters of admins
tra'l"n upon the Estate of Jcrc. Collins, decd,
late Of the State aforesaid The kindred and
creditors of said deceased. are. therefore. cited
to appear before me at pckcns G. III. on Friday
the list day of December. 1866. to shcw cause,
if any they can, why said letters should not he
granted. Given under my hand and seal this
9TH day Of November, 1866.
w. Il. IIOLCOMBE. o.r,D
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State oG' So:ssan Carolina,

IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
w HERHNS, Robt. a. Thompson. cEr.p, hath
" applied to me for lcters of administration
upon the Estate OF John NJ. Moody, deceased late
OF the District of Pckens and State aforesaid: The
Kindred and creditors Of said deceased, arc, there
fore. cited TO appear before me at Pickens G. II.
on Friday the 2 st day of Dccembcr, 1865, to yh Nv
cause, u any they can, why said letters should no,
be granted. Given under my hand and seal this
9th day OF November 1866.
W. Il. IIOLCOMRE nrn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State of South Carolina.
IN oUDINARy-CfrATroN

II nNDINANY-C1TATION.
M liEHEAS. Rob't. a. Thompson, c.Er.p..
w hath applied to mo for letters of admin,
istrntinn upon the Estate of Mary Smith. deed,
late of the District of Pickcns md State afnre.
ceased. are. therefore, cited to appcar bcfnre mo
at Pickcns G. II. on Friday the Both day of
November, 1866, to shcw cause. if any thew
can, why said letters should not Sc granted.
Given under my hand and seal this 18th day
of October, 1866.
w. T.. IOLCOMBE, o.r.p.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State OF South CarOIino.

IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NM HEREAS. Rub't. a. Thomnson. c.rp.n
w hath applied to mo for lettcrs,of admin.
istrntion upon tho Estate of john aIix, deed,
la;n Of the District Of Pickens aud State nfore
SAID: The kindred and creditors of said de.
ceased. are, therefore, cited to npncar bofrc m .
at pickcns G. H. on Friday the 2lst day of DO
ccmbcr next, to shew cause, ifnny they can, why
said letters should not he granted Given ur.
der my hand and seal, this the 5th day Of NJ.
ccmbor, 1896.
w. F.. HOLCOMBE opn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State OF South Carolina

Is oRDiS SiRY--GITATloS.
ttiiEHEAS, Rob't. a. Thompson, c.Er.p. hath
" applied I" ne FOR letters of administration,
win VIII annexed, upon The Estate of JOS Br. or.
deceased late Of Tho District Of FicSons anil State
aforesaid The Kindred and creditors of saii
deceased arc. therefore cited to appear before me
ut Pickens e. IT, OH Friday the Ri st day Of Decen,
per- 1860, to shew cause if any they can why said
letters should not be granted. Given under my
hand AND seal this 9th day of November 1866
W. Il. lIOLCONIBE opn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
N..TICE.

pERSONS indebted 10 the Estate of Ezekiel Mad
den, deceased will make payment forthwith !;
and those persons having demands ngains, the said
Estate will present them TO me legally attestcd
within the time prescribed by law, or they will be
barred.
N. NJ. MADDEN, Admir-.
Nov 6. 1865 8 q
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
The State of South Carolina,

IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mary j. Black, Jesse II. Black and
Nancy e. Black, minors by their ncxt
friend, John II. Black, applicants, Summons
~ VS.. in
Wm. McCrnckn and Partition
Snrah McCrackn, defendants
appearing to my satisfaction that William Nc
!! Crackin and Sarah McCrackin, defendants in
lhis case reside without the limits of this State
1t is ordered, therefore, that said absent defend
ants do appear in the Court of Ordinary for pick.
ems District. at Pichons Court House, on Monday
the 9TH day of December next to object to The
DIVISION or salo OF tho Real Estate Of William G.
Black, deceased, or their consent to Tho same viii
be entered Of record.
W. +. HOLCoMBE, ORD.
Ordnary's Office, Sept. 7. 1865 3m
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State Of South CarOIina,

IN OHDINANY--UITATTON.
W|IIEREAS. Rob't A. Thompson, c.Epp,
w hath applied to me for letters Of admin
istration upon tho Estate of Ann Smith. decd,
late of the District of Pickens and State afore-
said: The kindred and creditors Of said de-.
ceased, arc, therefore, cited to appear before
me-, ut Picaens Court House on Friday tho
3Oth day of November, 1866, to shew cause, if
any they can why said letters should not be
granted Given under my hand and seal, this
18th day Of October, 1866.
W. f. HoLCoMRE, orr
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
RES SAT II.

RESALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
PickcMs-Hn Equity.
Il. A. Thompson, Admir-, rm g.. e.,o
A. A. Hunnicutt. ct MIS-, pay Debts &c.
RY VIRTUE of n decretal order to mo directed.
- in this case, by tho Court of Equity will sell
at public auction, at pickens c. H., to the highest
bidder.
ON sALEDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT,
THE REAL ESTATE
or Alvin jenkins, deceased. MS described in tho
pleadings i'll this case. namely:
One Tract OF Land, situate in the District of
pckens. on Tugaloo River, continuing Three Hun
drcd and Sixty Acres, moro or less and adjoining
lands of j. II. Shcor, $. hughes and Es, nte of r.
a. Hawthorne. There is some thirty or furty acres
OF good river md creek bottom on this tract
TERMS OF SALE.-On n credit of one and two
years with interest from day of sale. The pur-
clnser or purchasers to give bond to the Commits
sioner, with two good surcties, together with a
mortgage of the premises to secure the payment
of the purchase money. The costs TO be paid in
cash on day Of sale. Purchasers to pay extra for
titles, mortgages and stamps
ROB'T. a. THOMPSON cEp.p
C.lS" Sold Mt the risk Of the former purchaser
who has failed to comply with the tcrns OF sale
tomrs. Oiicc, Oct. 81, 1865 al
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
DISTRICT DIRECTORY.

/yo,A ort,. 49,; :,
,O2%e1l;wmh. O,r1;awo,n W 1hGNAs; .; 81
Commissioners in L,ou;t ~. .
3o"e".sS'0'''' I."oass I" 1'q''fS-ioH "A. THOMPSON
(t,,n.,a;o.o I
1;c OW"s,s NJ nPI"'ts .e no'sas q re
A,IIor I,n,I r. ~ Nol.oh' Sos. D1rnett, =. IL.
''''" ''oo' ''"'i L. Neiu'
Cooo,;s.;oo.s oc1. D. - w
Coo r rhnD",, !" "o n"o'-Dr. ~. y. M,'lcr,
Cro;a 81 ~ oi"y'oh' .. -. Meth, Il.
(,o,u,,;ss;o,ers oc D,,l,:. D., r
A Thomnsnr 4 = iI "oac HWWH4t"Gs-Roht W
NJ. +. M;tcbclI p i iUou' M;iIon' w. H. hoicombe'
H-.e''
Commissioners Of E.ce s.loo,. w ~,
combe. G. III Snenrs ~ n M',,1 r.. ~! inl-
life, III. H. Penny 'n' l. lex
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
NOTICE.

t)EitSoNS indebted to the Estate Of Tolvcr Arm
L strong. deceased, must pay up forthwith and
those having demands against said Estate will pre-
sent them to mo, csted according to law.
JN0. 8. LATHEM, Ad'mr.
Oct. 10, 1866 g
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
fNIlOSE indebted to the "German Settlement So
| cie'y" will como forward and mako speedy set.
tlement with the undersigned.
JACOB SCHROEDER, President.
August O, 1868 Al II
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

Comme,siomers TO Approre the Bonds Of FuL-
uc CWcc'I-'. D. Norton, JOS. Burnett, j. H.
Amber. james Lawrence, Samu. Reid.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

C!c'h ofMe Conrt--J. Il. IIAaoop.
Shert0-L. Thomas.
Ordtnary-W. f. HoLcoMne.
Commissioner IN Equity-- Ron t A. TuoMpsoN
Coroner
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

IL.
Sept. 3-By cah pi. r A. Thomp-
son for Thread for Poor
House, 81 so
By cash paid Haeood &
lIolconbcs Store Acct, IL 10
by cash paid Mrs A.
II agood for Tanning
Leather, 4 so
BY cash paid w. II. Sar-
gent for work on wagon, 5 90
by cash paid Smith <
!lovey for Bacon for Poor
House, 10 50
by cash paid j w IIol-
man balance due him for
taking I.unaticto Asylum 90
lSy cash paid William
George for work done
Farm 5 90
Oct by cash paid G w. Mas
scngalc for making Shoes
for paupcrs, 90
Isy cash paid l}. Blnssin-
game for | 2 bush Corn, l2 90
by cash paid J G. New
lille, being money adj
vanced by him for board, Is SO
Oct 15.-By cash paid r. Il. Nor
gan, Blacksmith Acct, 90
by cash paid DR.. Nc
Whorter for examination
Of innatc, 5 90
BY casl, paid DR.. Parker,
Medical Bill, Is 90
$40 40
By cash in hands of Treasurer, so
s255 90
"R. MAXWELL, Chr'mn.
G. CnEnnY, Scct'y 4 Treas'r.
f1tR
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
State OF South Carolina.

SttsC III '5UNtN VNFOFIHAN.
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WHEREAS, Rob't. A Thompson, c.Ep.p., hath
W applied to me for letters of administration
with will annexed. upon the estate Of VIM. W.
Lnthcm. deceased, late Of the District Of Pickcns
and State aforesaid: The kindred and creditors
of said deceased are, therefore. cited to appear
before me at Pickens G. ii. on Friday the 7th day
OF December next, 10 shew cause, if any they can.
why said letters should not be granted Given
under my hand and seal this 22d day Of October,
1866
W. +. HOLCOMBE, o.p.p.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

c"mmissto"ers Of Free Schools-W. E. IL,
cnmbe, i.m, z. II. Spears, I. d. Mauldcu, |. Vic
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

Commissioncrs ?fMc P1or-Dr. II. G. Miller.
Geo. II. Cherry, j. i. Clayton, s. y. Keith, r.
Craig ST. "
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
ACCOUNT.

1866. DIR
Sept 3-Rcc'd of Tax Collector, 1885 90
Less amount drawn by Steward and
j. w. Ilolleman on orders of
Board, 50 90
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

Commissioners Of PuJlic Bui1dinqs-r
a. Thompson. j. Il. lIaGocd, w. Il. Molcomb
NJ. L. Mitchell p. j. Miller.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
WALHALLA CHAPTER.

WALHALLA CHAPTER.
4 REGULAR CONvOCATION of walhaiia Chm
~ ter, No. %, Royal Arch Masors. will be held
Mt Walhaila. on Friday the 10th instant Compan-
ions will be punctual in their attendance as bust
ness of Importance will he transacted.
BY order Of ME-. ..H...P.
A. Il. BOWDEN, Sect'y.
Nov. s, 1866 8 .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

Magistrates j. CAN'T, j. NJ. Adams.
is. G'ssett, rhos. Diilard. j. c. q. Parsons,
N Arnold. Rcain Racklcy. j. B. Sanders,
~ ~. erner, Abel Robins. w. IL. Peronncau,
Bryce, ST, Edward IIughcs.k
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10

by VIRTUE Of the Fl ras in my olicc-Thos Il
- Shclor and others vs. Robert Maxwell Jr-I
will sell ut public oui-cry, ut Pckcrs c. H.. to the
highest bidder, on Salcday in December next. the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07

t0rney General, Mr.. Watts, of Ala, and
Postmaster-Gen. Regan, Of Texas" OF
the nine-tenths crazy DIR. Northrop, Of
whom the ex-Confederate General Jor-
dan has written in this magazine Mr..
Foote gives pen-and-ink portrait, which,
much diminished, we reproduce. " His
appearance was unprepossessing his
manners coarse, overbearing, and insult
ing; his temper austere and grabbed he
was utterly ignorant Of the duties of the
post assigned to him, and was not at all
solicitous to make himself acquainted
with them; the heartless tyranny prac-
ticed by this monster Of iniquity in all
the States of the South, in connection
with the system Of forcible impressment
has scarcely ever been equaled. Yet he
was retained in the Commissary Depart.
ment for four years in utter contempt of
remonstrance, Of complaint, and Of d.
rect and positive accusations of delin-
quency." OF notices, equally fattering,
which Mr. Foote gives of sundry mill
tary officers, such as Hindman and
Bragg, we have not space to speak. His
book being evidence, Henry s. Foote,
late Confederate member from Tennessee,
is now as thorough Union man as is
Andrew johnson, once Senator from that
State while tn the Union later, military
Governor thereof, when nominally insur.
gent; and now President of the United
States. In any case, this book of Mr.
Foete, abounding, as it does in anecdote
and incident, furnishes graphic inside
view of the whirlpool of secession, as
seen by one who has sounded its Lowest
| depths.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-07
Events in One Mans Life.

A few weeks ago man named Joseph
| Crele died at Caledonian, Wisconsin, at
the great age of one hundred and forty
one years. There appears to be no doubt
of his age, for the record of his baptism IS
still extant on the register Of an old
, French Catholic Church in what is now
the CITY of Detroit. What marvellous
space in modern history is embraced IN
the life of this one man The men VINO
took part in our second war with Great
Britain are now reckoned among our
patriarchs, yet Joseph Crele was ninety
years of age when Packenbam' veterans
went down before Jacksons militia at
New Orleans. His career goes back over
nearly all the wars in North American
history beyond the Revolution, beyond
the old French war, and even beyond
many of the early Indian wars He was
an old man when the first President OF the
United States was inaugurated, ttty-one
when independence was declared, forty
four when Daniel Boone first ventured
into the wilderness of Kentucky, thirty
four when Wolfe fell before Quebec,
thirty at the time of Braddock s defeat,
and he was well-grown lad when Fred
erick the Great ascended the throne, and
was seven years old when Washington
was born. The career of this old man
goes back to the first Hanoverian king OF
England, for he was born under the reign
of George the First. When he first saw
the light, Louis XIV. Was on the throne
of France Peter l. was reignlng as the
first Emperor of all the Russias, Fred
derrick William |. was in power in Prus-
sia, John V. in Spain, and Pope 1nno-
cent Ill in Italy. =.
Within the term of Joseph Crele's life
were fought the battles of Dettlngen,
Prague, Fontenoy, Minden, Freiburg'
and all the battles of the Polish sue
cession, the Austrian succession and OF
the Seven Years War-events that the
old men of these days were taught at
school as having occurred far back in
the olden times, before their days. de
was contemporary with Pope, Swift,
Young, Goldsmith, Jonson, Garrick, Ho-
garth, Reynolds, Burke, both Pitts, Fox,
Sheridan, Rousseau, Racine, lie Sage,
Montesquieu, Voltaire, Goethe, Schiller,
Klopstock and Kant, the latest OF whom
were our predecessors by several genera
tions. He was forty-two years old when
the first spinning machine was put In
operation in England, forty-nine when
Arkwright completed his spinning jenny,
and nearly fifty when Boulton and watt
brought the steam engine into use, nearly
sixty when Fitch was experimenting on
the first steamboat on the Delaware,
seventy-six when the first iron railway
was laid in England, nearly eighty when
the frst locomotive was put in operation,
and eighty-two when Fulton ran the
Clermont up the Hudson river.-Fhit
Ledger