HAZARD'S REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF FACTS AND DOCUMENTS, AND EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD: Like. VOL. VIII.-JULY 1831 TO JANUARY 1832. Philadelphia: PRINTED BY WM. F. GEDDES, No. 9 LIBRARY STREET, 63, Indian relics found at Commerce and navigation of the U.S. and of Penn. Consecration of Bishop of N. Carolina, Escheat, not paid by state, Criminal System, sketch of the changes in the Fire companies of Philadelphia, 1791 to 1831, 196 238 operations of the Bank of U. States, 189 406 87 39 60 288 manufactures, 304 249 Free trade meeting, 94 convention at Phila. proceedings, 312 239, 241, 261, 334, 343, 358 247 D Freshet, great at Chambersburg 31,61,176-Mauch money to neg❜te with Indians, 97 272 60 money, 323 232 Fuel Saving Society, offer premiums for best coal- 128 Indian History, conferences, Incident interesting, of Chartiers, 84, 96, 113, 129, 145, 273, 323 expense of regaining and preserving their VS. Joanna Clue, VS. 263 opinions of counsel on the law assessing a 298 321 364 365 274 decision in Venango co-taxes on unseated lands, 366 2d arraingment for the same 294 offence-sickness of jurors -Judge King's charge, 381 City vs. Roseman-Butchers vs. Shinners, 414 house, 415 Industry, Domestic, friends of, meeting, delegates to N. York convention, ib Legislature--members of 374 276 277 standing committees, &c. 399 ib Legislative department-expenses of 405 337, 355, 370 Lehigh river--fine pike taken, 87 Internal improvement fund, report on 429 Iron-in Bald Eagle valley, $6 works in Venango county, 59 boats from, pass Morris canal, 288 first in Lancaster co. 128 Letters, from James Logan, 40 manufactories, forges, &c. in Huntingdon co. 275 James Madison on Bank U.S. 58 do. do. Berks co. labour- Wm. W. Hood on crime caused by intem- Jefferson College, Lyceum of Nat. Science, of Journal of C. Thomson, and F. Post, Judiciary, memorial to assembly, proposing altera- Philoso. Society, 318 tions in the system, 296 department, expenses of 406 respecting donation of Gen. Wayne's Tel, 368 INDEX. 405 407 40 414 25,192 151 12 109 of Foreign Literature and Science, report ib plaints against the government, 220 315 367 24 sums expended, Licenses tavern, amount of 403-hawkers&pedlars, 404 Penitentiary Western, list of prisoners in, Limestone-discovered in Luzerne co. quarry at Wilksbarre, Loans-obtained by the state, and premiums on Eastern do. 48 Pennsylvania, The three decker described, Bald Eagle valley described, Venango co. described, North Western do. 173 speech of Wm. Penn at a council in 1700,131 of do. to Parliament, 132 do. 132 letter from committee of corres- pondence to agents in London, 134 McAdamizing Chesnut street, resolution, 182 early poets and poetry of, 152, 168, 177 212 58 Col. Robert Quarry's information Mail-machine for conveying, invented, 128 against the government of, 218 William Penn's answer to, ib Manufactures of Philadelphia, ib of several towns, 1792, 223 Col. Quarry's second complaint to the Lords Commissioners of trade of edge tools at Chambersburg, 302 and foreign plantations, 220 Franklin Institute propose to ascer- tain extent of ib of glass at Dundaff, Susq. co. 366 new counties proposed, 222 of cotton cards near Pittsburg, 389 Gov. Mifflin's message 1794, cyphering slates at Easton, 368 367 304 straw paper at Chambersburg, Manufactories of Iron in Huntingdon co.-articles of provisions, &c. consumed by minutes of the friendly association in narrative of Sir Wm. Keith's admi- 264 292 try, Marshall, C J.-respect to, by the Phila. Bar, 238 Tyson's address before Historical Mauch Chunk-freshet at 31, 62 a Pottsville visit to 96, 111 Society a survey of the history 309 a large pike taken at 118 sketch of judicial history, 311 singular arrival at, from Luzerne, 151 operations at 160 changes in criminal system, 312 312,316 severe weather at 400 Mechanic's Liens-law respecting 63 Mease, James, letter on the cliff swallow, 8 western, sketches of, Medical Statistics of Bethlehem, 112 Fight-a proposed 191 of the improvements in, early proceedings respecting slavery, 316 reasons of the Quaker's of, and N.J. 313 330, 378 Memorial to assembly on the Judiciary System, 296 revolution, 351 Message of Gov. Wolf, 1831, 386 finances of the state, summary of Merchandize, Foreign-duties on dealers in 403 Auditor General's report, 365 Meteor, at Wellesborough, 288 Meteorological tables, 100,195,246,327 early snow storm throughout, 367 401 Method, perspicuous, essay on 254 Pennsylvania Canal- Mifflin, Governor, messages, 1793, 212-1794, 228 town, the seat of Justice of Juniata co. 21 Military Convention-meeting respecting in Phila. Milton, scarcity of wheat and flour at 398 406 404 288 severe weather at Monroe James, letter on Bank U. S. 193 Moravians, funeral of, described, 47 Morris canal, boats pass through from Lehigh, 288 Mortality, singular, of trustees in Lan. co. 171 Mortgages, Judge Gibson's charge on 49, 75 Mount Carbon, fecundity at Muncey, freshet at 36 N described from Huntingdon to Hol- lettings at Williamsburg do. Wilkesbarre rules adopted by apprais of damages 109 Josiah White, appointed Engineer on first boat from Nanticoke to Danville 287 9 9 10 109, 365 128 Presbytery of, History of Proceedings of Councils 7 13, 22, 52, 76, 83, 104 22, 56,79 Norristown, freshet at, 62-river frozen at, 400 88, 117, 150, 181, 200, 224 246, 269, 291, 327, 359 a claim set up to the marsh to the 23 |