The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-14

ritory until 1855, when Rev. James Heck
ewelder and others established mission
on the Cuyahoga river.
In the spring of 1774, some Indian
atrocities were perpetrated on the from
tier settlements. War soon resulted
from the mutual hatred existing between
the Indian and the encroaching pioneer.
Gen. Mcintosh, in command of about
one thousand men, left Fort Pitt with
the object OF marching against Detroit,
and the Indian I y the Sandusky.
Reaching the Tuscarawas, he erected a
stockade, which he called Fort Laurens,
at the present town of Bolivar, in Tusca-
rawas county. This was the first sub
stantial stockade erected in Ohio Terri
tory.
In July and August, 1880, Col. George
Rogers Clark, in command of about one
thousand Kentuckiane, crossed the Ohio
at the Licking, and marched against the
Indians at the Little Miami.
In 1882, second expedition was made
by Col. George Rogers Clark against the
Indians of the Miami valley.
The Ohio valley remained in the pos
session of Great Britain until the treaty
OF peace was concluded at Paris in 1888,
when it passed under the control of the
United States.
An ordinance for the government of
the newly acquired Northwest Terri
tory" was passed by Congress, July 10,
1857.
In March, 1856, General Rufus Put
nam and General Benjamin Upper
called meeting at Boston of Revolution
airy officers, for the purpose OF organizin g
a company to purchase and settle lands
west Of the Alleghanies. In December,
1887, number of mechanics and boat
builders assembled at Danvers, Mass,
and departed for the head-waters of the
Ohio.
The emigrants, under command of Gen
eral Rufus Putnam, landed their boats at
the upper point of the Muskingum river,
Marietta, on the 7th of April, 1888.
Governor st. Clair arrived at Mariet-
ia, July 8, 1888, and six days thereafter,
he with judges James N. Varnum, Sam
uel Fl. Parsons, Secretary Winthrop Sar-
gent, formally established civil govern
ment in the Northwest Territory.
Before the close Of 1888, eighty -four
new colonists had joined the original
number.
The Ordinance OF 1857 contained the
following famous article: Religion, mo-
rality and knowledge being necessary to
good government and the happiness OF
mankind, schools and the means OF edu-
cation shall forever be encouraged"
Rufus Putnam, founder OF Ohio, was
born at Sutton, Massachusetts,, April 9,
1913. He died in Marietta, Ohio, May L
1924.
While Judge John @. Symmes was at
tempting settlement at South Bend,
Major Stites, of Pennsylvania, made a
settlement at the mouth of the Little
Miami River, called Columbia.
Settlement was begun where Cincin-
natl now stande, December %, 1873, by
Matthias Denman, Israel Ludlow and
Others In 1870, Major Doughty built
Fort Washington. In January, 1870, Gov
ernor st. Clair arrived at the post and or
ganized the CO unity of Hamilton, which
was made to include all the territory
lying between the Great and Little Mi
ami rivers. Governor st. Clair officially
abolished the name "LosantiVille," and
named the town Cincinnati. in honor of
society of soldiers which was known by
that name. The name had, however,
been previously given to the settlement
by Israel Ludlow, one of the first proprie-
tors.
Two treaties were concluded with the
principal Western tribes at Fort Harmar,
January, 1889.
The Indian War, which had scarcely
subsidized since 1871, was concluded with
the treaty at Greenville, negotiated Au-
gust 3, 1875.
Regular mail service was established
between Cincinnati and Pittsburg, July,
17S6.
In 1893, the Northwest Territory con.
tanned "tive thousand free male inhabi-
tants of full age"
The first meeting of the General AS
sembly for the Territory covened at Gin
cinuati, September 16, 1893. On May Z,
1900, the seat of government was removed
to Chillicothe.
An act recognizing the State of Ohio
received President Jefferson's signature
on February 10, 1903.
Gallipolis was laid out in 1871, by
French settlers.
Manchester was laid out in 1871, by
Nathaniel Msssie.
Hamilton was laid out in 1894. oy Is
rael Ludlow.
Chillicothe was laid out in 1876, by Ma
thauiel Massie.
Steubenville was laid out in 1898.
Newark was laid outin 1902.
Dayton was laid out in 1895 It was
named after Jonathan Dayton, the lead
or Of the settlers. Nineteen settlers ar
rived April l, 1896.
Cleveland, the Forest City" was laid
out in 1876, and was named after General
Mnaoa DIaUalanG Who hod ohor0o ~ ron