REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF FACTS AND DOCUMENTS, AND EVERY OTHER KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD, VOL. IX.-JANUARY TO JULY, 1892. PHILADELPHIA. wm., F. GEDDES, PRINTER, 9 LIBRARY ST. INDEX. corner stone Brady, Captain Samuel, life and adventures of Adventure and escape, extraordinary 105 184, 206, 237, 268, 303, 395 African Education Society-constitution 115 Bridge stock, owned by the state 1 Agriculture, report of committee on, to legislature 100 Monongahela destroyed 96 Aldermen, county, speech on proposed change 79 Columbia 104 Alms House, new, estimated cost of 67 Schuylkill Permanent, ceremony at laying Appropriation for improvements 2 267 Andalusia murder, account of 411 Buck, a large one killed at Bethany 160 Apprentices' library company, report, &c. 60, 207 Bucks Co., persentment of Grand Jury respecting Arrivals of vessels at Philadelphia, 1831 32 use of court house, for religious purAssessment of Northumberland county 285 48 of Lancaster county, ib 48 Attleborough, described 173 301 Auction duties 416 Butler county described 385 Auditor general's report, appendix 1 B Cabinet of Natural Science of Montgomery counBank, Girard, new, 28, 320, 336, 384, 412 ty, report of 116 message of Governor on chartering 384 Caldwell David, tribute of respect to 103 report of committee of legislature on 384 Camden and Amboy rail-road, law 169 presentment of Crand Jury 412 report 49 Bank stock, owned by state 1 Canal stock owned by state 1 Banks in the state, tabular statement of 56 Schuylkill Navigation company, report 21 Bank of United States, memorial to congress for Pennsylvania, which see. 29 49, 169 debate on 30, 79 104, 297 list of stockholders, and shares held by 110 commissioners, report on iron contracts 112 specie on hand, and at branches, 111 on amount expended letter of N. Biddle to J. Johnson, on political for repairs 18 influence 118 report of committee on their views of the majority in Congress 148 conduct 261 report of the majority of committee of inves Canals and rail-roads compared 222 tigation 289 304 tabular statement of its condition 301 62 examination of the president by Lehigh, report, &c. 379 390 report of the minority of committee of inves Union, report 398 tigation 311 Carpet manufactory, at Bush-hill, described 224 report of J. Q. Adams 321, 337 report, Franklin Institute 336 resolution of the legislature 366 Cat, a wild, taken at Towanda 160 Baptists, statistics of the 288 Cave, a remarkable, discovered in Franklin co. 222 Barber, John, report on Columbia and Philadelphia Census tables, Mercer, Mifflin, Northumberland, and rail-road, 33 381 on Pennsylvania canal, 97 Washington, Union, and Venango Bear, a large, at Mifflintown 160 405 Beaver, the largest steamboat built at 96 See next volume. 303 80, 102, 109 Bellefonte, stages between and Philadelphia 256 See next volume. Bethany, a large buck, killed at 160 Chambersburg described 383 Biographical notices, Cherokee case, Judge Marshall's opinion 225 Stephen Girard 83 241 Christopher Ludwick 161 Chesapeake and Delaware canal company, report 390 Captain Samuel Brady 184, 206, 237, Chester, minerals found at 334 268, 303, 395 Cholera, alarm and sanitary measures 394 James Logan 263 Coal, arrived coastwise at Philadelphia in 1831 48 John Peters 30, 31 foreign, quantity imported and exported, Wm. Penn 351 1820 to 1830, 127 160 Governor Joseph Hiester ib regions, pleasant, tour in 304 Birth, three at a 224 trade, statistics in Schuylkill, &c. 319, 336 Blacks, are they citizens? 361 76 Colored people of Philadelphia, memorial Blairsville, great freshet at GEN 125 Columbia, and Philadelphia rail-road , 33, 69 79 Columbia, bridge destroyed 105 Girard's Legacy, detailed list of tenants, houses and first settlement of 113, 145 39 freshets at 105, 121 40 statistics of 147 letter from executors on the subCongressional districts, state divided into 403 ject of the college, and streets Controllers of public schools, report 156 39 Copper discovered in Luzerne county 303 letter from executors on the imCouncils, Select and Common, eedings provement of the square on Mar. 4, 27, 38, 64, 65, 86, 107, 120, 137, 171, ket street 40 197, 232, 251, 265, 283, 362 plan of buildings, and contractors for the work 41 D report of committee and resolutions Deaths in Wilkesbarre, 1831 173 adopted, respecting renting and and diseases in Philadelphia, 1831 174 collecting for the real estate 41 in Easton 176 resolution to send copy of will to Delaware and Raritan canal 49, 169 42 law 169 ib and Hudson canal, rates of toll on 104 schedule of real estate purchased report 279 after 20th June, 1830 ib river, correspondence between Pennsyl letter from trustees of bank on real vania and New Jersey, on dams 119 estate, part of capital 43 breakwater, specific gravities of the stone tenants ask reduction of rent 65, 66, 86 used at 191 committee of legislature meet comriver, freshet in 208 66, 69 Dispensary, reports 3, 101 67 Dividends 304, 366 present state of the trusts to be Divorce, curious debate on, in legislature 77 published, annuities to be paid Duche, Rev. Jacob's letter to Gen. Washington on out of rents, &c. 68 revolutionary war 81 Mayor to let lands in Passyunk and 69 E letter of executors asking advice Easton, deaths at, 1831 176 as to insurance, and resolution on 109 freshet at 209 Mayor to proceed to Harrisburg to a sketch of 335 86 Economy society, schism at 109 Mayor authorized to make repairs 120 compromised 176 committee appointed to regulate Education, meeting and resolution on 6 ib report on ib report of committee of legislature Girard college, plan of 11 to confer with city authorities 127 directors of public schools 27 city treasurer authorized to receive R. Vaux resigns as president 70 from trustees of Bank, deeds African society of Pittsburg, constitu for real estate 172 tion of 115 Pennsylvania Hose company ask report of committee on 154 ib of controllers of public schools 156 respecting Poudrette near the colcolleges, academies, &c. in the state 254 lege 233, 283 Erie, Lake, commerce and navigation, vessels on 71 Counsel to defend a suit in district communication with 402 ib Exchange, Philadelphia, corner stone laid 128 communications from Mr. Boyd and memorial to Councils 170 others, agents, respecting the Excursion, a pleasant 304 234 committee to visit the lands 234, 267 F committee appointed to have Water Fires, number of in 1831 80 street surveyed, and a plan deFranklin legacy 69 252 Institute, address and queries on state of report of committee to digest à manufactures 87 pian, for the general manageannual report 209 265 report on Spicer's machine to notice from executors, that they 287 are going to pay the state report on carpet factory 336 $300,000 267 French creek, freshet in 96 resolution proposed to inquire into Freshets, great 96, 105, 121, 159 measures proper, respecting lot Frost, late at Milford 352 on Market street and purchase of lumber 267 G resolution requesting executors to Geological Society of Pennsylvania, report and con have the square improved ib stitution 208 resolution requesting executors to Germantown, statistics of 48 improve the square 283, 332 rail-road opened 367 resolution of executors agreeing to Girard Bank, new, relating to 28, 336, 384, 415 ib Girard, Stephen, will of 9 Mayor authorized to draw for Girard's Legacy, sketch of 83 amount of water rents and re. letter from executors to Councils, pairs, ib inclosing copy of will and list of do. do. for taxes 332 real estate 27 report of committee on insuring Girard committee appointed ib property 333 carry mail do so |