Peoria directory, 1844

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THE

PEORIA DIRECTORY,

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE EAKLY DISCOVERY OF THE CGUNTUT WITH

A HISTORY OF THE TOWN,

DOWN TO THE PRE8KNT TIME :

AN ALPHABETICAL LIST

OF THE DIFFERENT HEADS OF FAMILIES OR HOUSE-KEEF ER8, WITH THBIR RESIDENCES AND OCCUPATIONS:

MUCH OTHER STATISTICAL. INFORMATION.

. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED.

BY S. DE WITT DROWN,

TOWN SURVEYOR.

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,'iween the posts the game commenced, and j the party drivipgttie ball beyond the post ot ^ , its adversary, obtained the victory. t<^*rrhe' design or plot of the Indians, irt fib '. gBme was, to thro\y the ball over the pick- I ets, as would be nathral in the heat of the ! game, and then they were all to rush en,. I ww^seVterit - and thus within theenelosure, . I an indiscriminate slaughter of the garrison ; was to follow. The commandant, Major Ethrington was at the game, and bet on the side of the Chippewas, and most of the Gar- ; rison were induced to come without the ; pickets, to witness the sport. The game ' i commenced, the interest of the spectators became intense.

I An Indian yell was ghren - ^the ball was I knocked over the pickets, and the Indians ' ) rushed after it, and at once commenced the * I savage slaughter - the English were cut ' ' down and scalped indiscriminately - ^many were^ held between the knees of the Indi- ; ans and scalped while alive, and British ' . blood was drank from the hollows of joined j hand$. Many bodies of the slain were boil- i ed and eaten. Seventy of the English troops | ; were killed and one trader the rest kept by the Ottowas until the peace, and then ran- , somed at Montreal. Thus was the fort and I town of Michilimackinac demolished, which \ j for ninety-two years had been the seat of the fur trade in the remote north-west. - / After these bold and ingeniously concerted attacks upon the English Forts, Pontisic re- tired to Illinois, where he -was assassinated' in 1767, by an Indian of the Peoria tribe. - I The English, after the destruction of old 1 Michilimackinac, abandoned the site and f '. made a permanent settlement on the island of I ] Mapkinac. ^ cl i..

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A^- prions having any recollection of Bchool house exercise, will say this is a lard -word to spell and pronounce, and its g^logioal location upon the atlas at first. 'Uneasily J)ointed out. And in these lat.er- d^s sinpe emigration liaa greatly enlighten- ed^ ^e public miid, the opinion geuer^ly WSvails throughout the illumimd East, the t' Midhilimackinac, and the region round abc,^ is'att' '* undiscovered wilderness.'^ Yet, be- ^ fore the cities and villus uf the Lower - )Ja)ce^ were, Michilimackinac ilca^, 'More than one hundred years before such modern ' cities u Utioa, Rochestcrx Buffalo and ^ yiancfTiad a geographical name - yes, nearly \^'l century tetpre they were known as ''Gpd- forsaken places^^rohabited by muskrats, and ' visited only by straggling trappers,'^ old Michilimackinac and her dependencies bad their Ports, and Chapels, and College^ -their Priests, and Mercliants, and Scientific Ex- ' plor^rs. ^

Ttuxk region of country bordering on the great Upper Lakes, which we now call new has -been long known; the winding course of its rivers and its remotest forest have been t|explored, for mercantile and religious ob- (jects, from a distant period, and the rich furs which abound in this "undiscovered wilderness," have for two centuries adorn- ed the robes of the monarchs of Europe, and contributed to the luxury of courts.

There are few ph v^s m this country, with which is connecttH as much historical interest, and none upon Earth's surface, more prominent beautiful and attractive than^ old Michilimackinac and modern Mackinaw. ', During a receipt visit to this "Isle of Beauty,'N I gleaned from the written and unwritten - history thereof, th«b following: ^ The name of the Island and Straits Jf den rived from the words Mlch-mackinac - -a Great Turtle - the island resembling that an- imal - or from the Chippewa term, Michi-^ mi-7iiaukinonk-^p\^ee of the Mighty Spirits. ^ The island of Macinaw was the birth place of Mi9habow,'the Indian's God of the waters, I and here they were wont to congregate whilom, to make propitiatory sacrifices to -tliis water God.

I OldMicUililnacKlnac wa^ jMicU^n. A fort and "ehai>el were budt,

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and a college of the -Jesuite became llie riiicbous 'or a.n ^ trade, being thg nead .cjuartct« of the traders merchants, poidterS,- missionaries, Coureurs desBois m iteva^eS* ofrthe far-reaching North West.' -During the entire period of theJFrench dominion npqn the Lafces, their pneigie* wera^Hpy^ly dire^ed to the fur

J^.*SI^emigf ajjts yi\iovolfljmietred in the ser- i yife of ^€ Iayge%r compl^nies, apd they ex:- ' plored th^ l-emotest Inland steams of the forest ^^jitb their cano^, iSden -with dry* joQds andrtrinkets. - r,* ' This cl^s df adventurers, therefore- . had imporWnt settlements here, as all 4^he ffoods wmc^were tradid for ^t^s along EawSu- jeriorj-^tiCrreen Bay ill lllinds, * and' ^pon be banK% of the Miss3ssip{H, we^e ' oliligcd reniain at Micfiilimadkinaa some^tupa^ Qie- ore tnawpotted. . - *'-*-/* .'^ !'

ThcBi^lwh.be^ftgri^sHjt^tite FrenA; n the fur trade, became anxious to ^rociite - i share of the traffic with-ihe North Wes- ^rn Lakfes. An English Tradii]!; ^pedi- lion was Aerefore fitted gut, and oy the aid*" ^ the Pmc Indians, they arrived at Michili-^ toackinaijfci 1686. At this time there- wasi pi|ettlement at Detroit, the Frsnch having* Isafi^ and, sho*J;er route to Magkinaw from . Kgi^teal, through the Ottawa river^ . f

From 1671 to 1760 the French 1id44o- ' nain; and althougK they built ftrts, chapels 1^ Jesuit college^ and their mi&sionafies kcoaliie most leajfhdd;*and polished ord^r^ot fiejKiilrch of. Rome were abroad" on this jrilderness, still, during the entire period f nearly a century the beama of civilization earo^ly Mpetr^ted the forest - ^the paddles ftheWenct ^r trad er^continued tb sweep le Lakei^ and the boat songs of the traders > awaktt||^|ie tribes wila as the wolves round inejt^igiNjaips, In 1760, after tlte ahirrender of i^uebee, pchiHfflSc^Bfc and other Pr^ncfc flwsess- s j?t Can'&alfell into the hands of the' Brit- * hgr capitulation bi^ muol^ against the Itfheft and^fedings of the Ind^i^ ^he^ argeotisf ceremonieiiof the ^otlgfr Chufch*' W tlyi^rf-.hfterfii! amale

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vvitti^lie.JWians, pI^aMAl lUi H^, and secti-T red the comtdence of a majority of thene ^Na- ! tive Americans,*^ The conse^ente was, ' that as soon as the Englkh bdcame^ estab- lished on these Lakes^ (^ Indians Imder : the ^rS^h of ^ Poritia?, ike noble and da- { ring AlgoRquiu chieftain, Resigned th^ over- 1 throw of Om British power, by destroyinc:, their fork. -^-^ V '^ \,\ ,

The sump^ residence ofPontiac was on * aawkndatthe "head oC the Detroit river, ei At miles abore JD^roit called Phechee Island - a beautjful^jf'een spot, amid clear j ^tfaters, surroimdied^ a dense foreiy;'and se- ^Ifided from theresl if the' w<{r)dv In win- der he lodg^^lB; thfi Ottowa'vilbgeopporfte the Canadiaii sicj*. JHe had pre-emption ; ri^t to hi* location, from the time whepeof , ihe memory of ^hite in§n jraa not to the ! 'coilnti'y. -He 1^* afso- a patent thereto,. , sealed with' the «iPrt)ud Seal",of"ihe Great Spirit. , '4: \'' ; - mi j

; Pontiac had long ji)een 1he*e<mtroIling! spirit aition^ the Njtivfe .Americans on the j ' Lakes, auB as early a? 1744 defended ' De- ' troit. against the Northern 4rib^^ under 5*Maeinao,"th^BigTurtte. '

The rttaasacre at old ^ Port Michilimacki- nac, aatfti^e -demolition of the Fort, took place JuneSd, 1763, as ptettedby the mas- 1 fer mind 6f Pontiac. At^jhis timeUie Fort en- ! clp3^4 an are^ of two acres, surrounded by Be4ar pickets, .Within, the stockade were , ^boiit thirty houses, and a chapel where | mass waa r€^\ilarly said h^ a^J^suit. The Sarrison was compeaed of "ftprpr^yateg , 2' mbaltern r aad c omm a n da n t^ «Binglislb mex-: Aants aud;C^Mdia|i i^ltes j^^e tip the^ balance of the se^leme^t, , Jtm^2d, 1763/ i,boMt 400.InqUami lay aroumT^thfi Fort, and*' hoiefaiefwidi 60^ warrioM visiied the En»] fliih-Tra^, Hentt^ ' adying that they had )eeif distu>:bed b5^^<the noise of fevil tkds." j rhey bad jTeatiiers tharust through ,thei«; no* 1 leSj fboet painted oi^hideouy figures mafk-. $4 .uponftieir naked bodies. *

Tlie 4'th of June, 1763, was the tirth-day ^ »f the British King, and the Indisms pro- jgaed to sselettate TOO event by a game of hggfii'wayf with bat and ball, betWeen ffie \ 3hippeway8 a^ Sacs, for a high wager. - rhe gani^ was play«d by, planting two posts iE flm^^fftoiuki one mil? aj^ puidw^ be-

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PRE FACE.

The rapid growth of our town since 1840, and par- ticularly during the last year, in which upwards of fifty buildings were erected, and nearly all of a per- BaaiRnt material, - brick or stone, - seems to warrant the publication of such a work as is here presented. If not now, the time is not far distant when such a work will be absolutely called for by the citizen, as well as the strainer. It, is hardly necessary to in- sist much upon the necessity or advantage of a Di- rectory to a town as scattered as ours ; still to citi- zens it is always convenient, and to the stranger of- ten highly useful. In a population like ours, made up of people from almost every nation, and from every state in our own, we must present a very diversified character. In this respect we diflfer widely from the eastern towns and cities, - those of the "inquisitive Yankees.^' For it is proverbial that a ** Yankee " is

Frivileged to " ask questions ;" such as, " What may call yo«r name, sir V* " Where are you from, sir ?" *- Where are you going, sir ?'* " What is your busi- ness, if I may be so bold ?'* &c. But here to an in- quiry you make, you are not unfrequently answered, ** Ic kanst net fastane T or " Dare ish broder Hans, he can dell so better ash I P or seldom less rarely, " II fau'que vouis parle France!" (You must speakFrench!) or " Well, I reckon I can't tell ye !" &c.

Neither is it considered a strange occurrence with us if a strange personage should tarry here a few days without being known, or interrogated as to his whereabouts, if he does not choose to enter his name, residence and destination, upon tiie "register** of the

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Planters' or Cluiton house. And I have found many persons in my late business about town, " taking the census," and gathering matter for this work, who did not know the names oT their next neighbors, nor even those of their boarders. Henoe I determined to pub- lish this work.

Though such a work as this may not, in our infan- cy, pay the c^st of engraving, printing, paper, &c., yet it is laying the fooodatioa for one hereafter, from which « more lucky coanpetitor may reap n profit that is not warranted to me-*- except it be to keep off " xh<9 blu^s/' * A better subject than myself cf)uld

* From an old scrap book :

The Blues. - " Then yon have got thQ Wnesi Foolish manf What is it that troBbles youl"

" I shall come to want"

-' No, you never will, so long as you have industrious liabits."

" IVIy friend ha? greatly prospered in his business."

*' What of it 1 Don't envy his situation, but be contented with your lot."

" But I feel dull and stupid."

-' Rise early and arinkthe fresh air."

" We have so much foggy weather."

" Keep at work, and you wont think of the fog, but enjoy the sunshine more."

*< You don't know how bad it is to be afflicted with the headache, and frequently 1 hare a pain in my side."

'* So do I. but X keep at work, and it parses away. None arc free from pain."

«< I have a large fomWy to support."

*' Fiddlestick! who haba't, that has been a father these dozen years 1 So much more reason that you should be more diligent."

" I have no friends."

" And ydu never will have, till you leave off whining and look up and exert yourself. You don't deserve to have iViends, wMle you pay so little attention to them. Yon appear like a shadow In the graveyard, more than a human being, living in the light and 'sunshine of heaven. Talk, laugh, act, and yon will have friends enough."

<< Mr, spoke against me, and his neighbor (las slandered

me."

*' A snap for their talking and slandering. If we attend to all that is said a^^ainst us, we shall have nothing else to do. Live down their lies, if lies they be: and if truth, go and do better in future. This is the only way."

'< I don't thiak I shall live long."

" I trust you will not, if you eternally repine j for now you are lUtle better than a living corpse."

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not be foiHjd for the hypochondriac in this story, vrere I to yield io the imsfortunes of the last ^'dozen years." But I do not. My remedy is tc follow the advice here given, or as the^ old song says, " Shove along - keep moving !"

It often happens that an individual will ascertain from a work of this sort a fact or facts worth more to him than the cost of the book. Yet how many are there who can well afford to buy a "Directory," and yet depend on borrowing it. Of. most other bodts, readers in general take the merits ontrust; but eve* ry person who resorts to a " Directory," can be his own judge how far it will answer his purpose. I am aware that publications of this sort are liable to ma- ny errors, and that the greatest care cannot insure perfect accuracy. I throw myself therefore on the indulgence of the public, and trust that their support of this work will enable me to produce one a year hence that shall be faultless,

Peoria ought now to be the seat of government of tJje state. A movement to this effect was made in the last legislature, and if persevered in must be suc- cessful. By consulting the map it will be seen to be nearly as central as Springfield, the present capital, and if population is regarded, it is or soon will be much more so. In my "Directory" two years hence, the census tables of 1845 will show this beyond all question. Its natural advantages also surpass those

Thousands are wasting the dream of existence in sorrow and do«bt, full of fearful apprehensions and melancholy forebodings. Shame on them, when, by studying the philosophy of life, they might become useful citizens, ornaments to society, and blessings to the world. A drop of sorrow completely unnerves them. A reproof, a harsh word, a suspicious look, puts them into a world of trouble. Shake off the blues, all ye of little faith ; be men, ac- "tivp, persevering, - and the shadows ihat overhang you will dis- pers«, and the glorious sunshine of prosperity, life and light, shine aponyou. What if you have failed in business; you still hare life and health. Don*t sit down and cry about your mishaps, for that will never get you out of debt, nor buy your children frock<. Go to work at something, eat sparingly, dress moderately, drink nothing exciting, and above all keep a merry heart, and you'll bj up in the world again. 1*

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of aiiv other interior jpoist in tfie ftate» aftcl are ox-' celled by very few, if any, in the great west Situ- ated on the best navigable stream^ its size) in cmu* vest union, with a back cocmtry of uireqaaJea fertili- ty, what can prevent its becoming a great cominer* cial metropolis ? Add to this the advantages to be <k- rived from the Illinois and Michigan canal, which it must share in a greater degree than any other river point, - not even excepting Peru, the termination of that work, - and who can realiSfe our ultimate great- ness 1 We are already the center of the most exten- sive mail region in this state, and the great thorough- fare for the travel from every point of the compass. We have daily lines of stages to Springfield (at the south) and Chicago (at the north-east) ; tri-weekly to Burlington, Iowa, (at the west,) Galena (at the north), and Danville (at the ^ast) ; and a semi- weekly line to Kushville and Quincy (at the south-west). 0\a fa- cilities of communication by water are even greater than these. For the last four years we have had a daily mail packet to Peru, and regular semi-weekly and weekly packets to St. Louis, besides numerous transient arrivals and departures, sometimes afford- ing a passage to either of the points named at almost every hour of the day. A table showing the names of the boats in our trade for the last three years is given in the work, by which some idea may be form- ed of our commerce. Other statistics will be seen throughout its pages, from which it will be acknow- ledged that the view here taken is by no means ex- oggerated*

Commending this little work to the good will of the public, I remain their humble servant,

S. DE WITT DROWN.

Peoria, April 1, 1844.

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PEORIA DIRECTORY-

EARLY DISCOVERY OP THE COUNTRY.

The first white men who visited the Illinois river were P. Marquette and M. Joliet. The former was a French Jesuit, who had been for some lime employ- ed as a missionary among the Indians in Canada ; the latter a trader of Quebec, a man of considerable ex- perience and information in Indian afiairs, and much mfluence among the western tribes. They left Que- bec in the spring of 1673, passed through the great lakes to Green Say, thence ascended Fox river to the portage, crossed over to the Wisconsin, descend- ed that stream to the Mississippi, which they pursued to somewhere about Memphis, arriving in the begin- ning of July. Apprehensive that if they continued they might fall into the hands of hostile Spaniards, they reascended the Mississippi to the mouth of the Illinois, and returned b^ that river to the lakes, pass- ing our present town site> probably, in the beginning of Auffust.

Each of these adventurers kept a journal of his tra- vels, which is appended to Father Hennepin's work, published more than twenty years afterwards. A copy of this has been kindly furnished me, from which I shall make copious extracts. From Marquette I quote as follows, retaining the original orthography and punctuation :

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On the VSih of May, 1673, I embarked with M. Joliet, who was chosen 10 be our director in this undertaking, and five otherFrencK- men, in two canow's made of barks of trees, with some Indian corn and boil'd flesh for our subsistence. We had taken care to get from the savages all the intelligence we could, concerning the countries through which we design'd to travel, and had drawn a map of the same, according to their relation, in which we had mark'd the rivers, and the name of the nations we were to meet, and the rhombs of the wind we were to make use of in our joui- ney.

The first nation we meet with is call'd the nation of the Wild- Oats. 1 went into their river to visit that people, to whom we have preach'd the gospel foi several years, and amongst whom there arc many good christians. The Wild-Oats, Irom which they have got their name, is a sort of corn, which grows naturally in the small rivers, the bottom whereof is owzie, as also in marshy grounds. It is much like our European oats ; the stem is kctotted, and grows about two foot above the surface of the water. The corn is not bigger than ours, but it is twice as long, and therefore it yields much more meal. It grows above the waters in June, and the sa- vages gather it about September in this manner: They go in their canow's in those rivers, and as they go they shake the ears of corn in their canow's, which easily falls, if it be rijpe: they dry it upon the fire; and when it is very dry, they put it into a kind of sack made with the skin of beasts; and having made a hole in the ground, they put their sack therein, and tread on it till they sec the chaff is separated from the corn, which they vann afterwards. They pound it in a mortar to reduce it into meal, or else boyl it in water, and season it with grease, which makes it near as good as our rice. * *

The Mississipi is form'd by several lakes in the noith-country, from whence it runs to the south. Its channel is pretty narrow at the mouth of the Mes'»onsin, being streighten'd by a row of high mountains on the other side; but however its stream is very gen- tle, because of its depth; for we found there 19 fathom water. But a little bf low that place, it enlarges itself, and is about three quar- ters of a league broad. Its banks are very fine ; but three days af- ter, we discover'd a much better country. The trees are higher, and the islands so beautiful, that I verily believe there is notning like it in the world.* The meadows are cover'd with an infinite number of wild-goats and oxen, and the river with bustards and swans without wings, because their feathers fall in this country about that time. We saw extraordinary fishes, and one of them was so big, that our canow was like to be broke into pieces, be- cause it run against it. We saw also a very hideous sea monster ; his head was like that of a tiger, but his nose was somewhat sharp- er, and like a wild-cat ; his beard was long, his ears stood upright, the colour of his head being grey, and the neck black. He look'd uDon us for some time ; but as we came near him, our oars fright- ed him away. This is the only one we saw. We caught abun- dance of sturgeons, and another sort of fish somewhat like our

* Rock Island and vicinity. This description is by no means exaggcrtted, silL modem travelers pronouncing the scenery the most beautiful in the west.

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troQis, except that their eyes and nose are mueb lesser, and tbat tbey Kaye near the nose a bone like a womaD's busk, three inches broad, and a foot and a half long, the end wheieof is flat and very broad, insooiHeh that when tbey leap out of the water, the weight of that bone makes them fall backwards* We saw also abundance of turkey-cocks on the banks of the river. * *

On the 95th of June we went a-shore, ^nd fonnd some fresh tra- eea of men upon the sand, and then found a path which led into a meadow, we call'd our men together, and it was resolr'd thai our men shou'd continue in the oanow's, while M. ^oliet and I sbou'd follow that path, and endeavour to find the habitation of the savages. This undertaking was very bold, yet relying upon God Almighty, we went on, and within ten leagues from thence, dis- cover d a village on the banks of a river, and two other villages onr a hill within half a league iVom the former.* Having again implor'd 0«d's protection, we adranc'd so near to the savages, that we cou'd hear them talk, and therefore thought it was time lo give them notice of our arrival, which we did with a loud cry, and then stopped. The savages imatiediately came out of their ca- bins, and seeing but two men, they were not frighted, and especi- ally because we had acquainted them by oar cry with our approach, therefore tbey seat four of their old men to talk to us, and see who we were, and what business we came upon, Tbey carry 'd two pipes, adom'd with feathers of several colours, which they pre- sented to the sun, without speaking a word. They march'd su slowly, that we began to be impatient j and when they came near us,.they st(4)p'd, and us'd many ceremonies. We were very glad to see them cover'd with cloth, for thereby we judg'd thev were ei- ther our allies, or friends of our alHesT and therefore I spoke lo them, and ask*d them who they were 1 They answer'd, that tbey were Illinois; and presented us their pipetosmoak, desiring us also to walk to their habitation. Those pipes are call'd both by the savages and Europeans, calimiets ; and therefore i shall make use of their word for the future, having often occasion to mention these p^s/

They conducted us to a cabin, where an old man waited for us in a very extraordinary posture, which, as I understand since, is the U£ual ceremony tbey use for the reception of strangers. This man stood before the cabin, having both his bands lilted up to hea- ven, opposite to the sun, insomuch ihat it darted its rays thro' his fingers upon his fs.ce ; and when we came near him, he told us, Wi(U a fair day this is, sintx th&w covmt to visit us I All our peo- ple wait fo7 thee J and thou shall enter our cabin in peace. Having repeated the compliment to M. Joliet, he oonducted ns into his ca- bin, where abundance of people crowded to see us, keeping how- ever a great silence, that we heard nothing a great while, but now and then these words, You have done wHl^ brothers^ to coiae and He u$.

As soon as we sat down, they presented ns, aocordiag to custoni, their calumet, which one must needs accept, for else he shou'd be loeJct upon as an open enemy, or a meer brute ; however, it is not

* The P«oria tribe, a* noted by C«Ee on hit inap,en4 by MarqtteUe Perouarca.

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fteeessary tosmoak; and provided one puts it to his movth, ft is enoHgh. While the oM man smoak'd iu onr cabin to entertain us, the great captain of the Illinois sent us word lo come to his vtt- lage, where he designed to eonlier with os ; and accordingly w« went to him, being att«nd«d by all the inhabitants of this village, who having never seen any European before, accompany*d us all ths way. We met that captain at the door of his cabin, in the mid- dle of ten old men; all of them were standing, and each had his calumet lowardsthe sua. He made os a short speech, to congratu- late our happy arrival in that country ; and presented as bis cahi- met, wherein we were oWig*d to smoak before we went into his cabin.

This ceremony being over, he conducted us, and desired us to sit down upon a mat, and the old men of that nation being present, 1 thought fit to acquaint them with the subject of our voyage, and therefore 1 told them, 1. That we designed to visit all motions that were on that river, down to the sea. 3. That God Almighty, their Creator, took pity on them, and had sent me to bring them to the knowledge of his Being, and therefore expectod a full submission from them. 3. That the great captain or the French had com- manded me to tell them, that he had subdu'd the Iroquois, and wou'd have every body to live in peace. 4. We desir'd them to tell us whatever they knew concerning the nations we weie to meet along the livcr. We eiiA»rc'd every point of our speech with a present, and then sate down. The captain of tlie Illinois aA- swer'd, that he was very glad to hear of the great actions of our captain, meaning the governour of Canada, and desir'd us to re- main amongst them, btcause of the great dangers to which we shouM be expos'd in continuing our voyage; but 1 told him that we did not fear to lose our lives for the glory of God; at which they were mightilv sorprizVL He presented us with a calumet.

The council being oVer, we weie invited to a feast, which we were obliged to accept. The first mess was a dish of sagamiUee, that is, some meal of Indian corn boyPd with water, and seasoned with grease. The master of ceremonies holding a kind of spooa full of that sagamittee, put some thrice into my mouth, and then did the like to M. Joiiet. They brought for a second course, three fishes in a dish, whereof he took a piece, and having took out the bones, and blown upon it to cool it, he put it into my mouth, just as a bird feedb his young ones. The third service was a huge dog, whom they kill'd on purpose ; but understanding that we eat no such creatures, they brought a piece of beef, and serv'd ns as be- fore.

As soon as we had done, we went to visit the village, which con- sists of near 300 cabins, being attended by an ofilcer, to oblige the savages to make room, and not crowd upon us. They presented us with girdles and garters, and some other works made of the hair of bears and oxen. We lay in the cabin of the captain, and the next day took our leave of him, promising lo return in four moons. They conducted ns as far as our canow's, with near 800 persons, who expressed an extraordinary joy for our kind visit, as they call'd it.

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torn an4 manners of ibis people, wkich. are Tery ^ifkteni from what is practis'd among the other nations of th« Northern- Ame* ric«f

T he word lUinoia ia their language signifies men^ as if they gbou'd look upon the other savages as beasts ; and tnily it must be confessed that they are not altogether in the wrong, for they have more humanity than all the other nations that 1 have seen in Ame- rica. The short time I remain'd with them, did not permit me to inform my self, as much as I desir'd, of their customs and man- ners ; but here is what I was able to observe. They are divided into several villages, whereof some are very remote from those that I have seen. They call them Peroaarca ; but as they live so far one from the other, their language is also very different. How- ever, it is a dialect of the Algonquin, and therefore we were able to vinderstand what they said, and to converse with them. They are good-natur'd men, tractable and easie: they keep several "Wives, and yet they are exceedingly jealous : they observe with a great cai^ their behaviour; and if they find them in any fault as to their chastity, thev cut their noses and ears ; and I saw several who carry'd upon tneir faces the marks of their in:fidelity. The Illinois are very well shaped, and very dexterous ; they are good marks-men with their arrows and small guns, with which they are supply'd by the savages that have commerce with the Enropeans: This makes them formidable to the other nations inhabiting to the westward, who have no fire-arms. The ininoi^, knowing how much they are frighted at thenoise of their guns, make excursions very far to the westward, and bring slaves from thence, which they barter with other nations for the commodities they want. Those nations are altogether ignorant of iron tools; and their knives, axes, and other instruments, arc made of flints, and other sharp stones.

Wc parted from the Illinois towards the middle of June, about 3 a-clock, and fell down the river, looking for another call'd Peki- tanoni,* which runs from the north-west into the Mississipi. As we foUow'd the banks, I observed on a rock a simple, which I take to be very extraordinary. Its root is like small turnip link'd to-

fsther by some fibres of the same root, which tastes like carrots. rom tliat root springs a leaf as large as one's hand, and about an inch thick, with some spots in the middle ; from whence spring also some other leaves, each of them bearing five or six yellow flowers, like little bells.t

We loond abundance of mulberries as good and as big as ours; and another fruit which we took at first for olives, but it tastes like oraoge.t We found another fruit as big as an egg, and having cut it in two pieces, we found the inside was divided into sixteen, eighteen^ ana twenty small celLs or holes, and in each of them a fruit like onr almonds, which is very sweet, tho' the tree stinks.t Its leaves are like our walnut-tree's. We saw also in the mead- ows a fruit like our filbirds:t the tree which bears it has its leaves much broader than ours ; and at the end of the branches there is

- The Waubeiepineeon.

f I know of no flftnts or fruits answering these deseriptions, save the papaw and hazelnut. Possibly tho olives were persinmons.

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Along the rocks I have mentioned, we foand one very high &i»d steep, and saw two liMmisters felted ii^oti it, which are so hideous, that we Wece fifighted bx th« first ^ight, ttfidthe boldest Gavagts dare not fix their eifes itpoii th«m,* Thef are dmw& as hig a^a calf, with two horhft lik^ a wild*igoat r tiwir looks are terrible, tho' their faice hi^ soni^thiDg of hmmao'^nqsrekiit: their eyes are fed, their beard is Kke iSiait of a tygcr, and their body is corer -d wita scales: their tail is so iong that it jg^oes o'hr their heads, asd theti turns between thetr ibre-iegs under tho beMy, esding like a fish- tail. There are but three coloof s, Tiz. red) gteea -and bla^k ; bat thoste monsters are so well drawvi, tiiat I camnot believe that tile sSbl- VRges did it^ und the rock whereon they are jiainted is so sfoep, that it is a Wonder to me .how it was |>ossibleto draw those ^^r&s. Bat to know to w&at piirposte they were inaderis^as ^B[iNKit a r^ste- ry. Whatever it be,:oiiri)c»t painters wouM hardly ^i^ )v»»»-r ,.-

We left the village of the Akarawaj-^ on ihe i*im c : u.y, it>73, haying foiio1(^^d the MisaisKipi f rom the laiitadc of 42 to 34, and preached t&e gospel to the utmost ;< my power to«he nalkms we viBiJed. We w«it up the river with gteat ^iffictilty, 'because ol the rapidity of the«iream) aixd le(titin the la^tii^ ot^S degreed, and went into a river, wktdk «Diidacted us Into the lak« oi" tke fl- linois, vMtt way is mvxk shorter than the other, by the river Me^conbin, throtigh ivhiiJh we oatnot

I never saw a more pleasant coQfftry thanr the banks of tliat riv- er. The ateiadows are covered with oxen, stag», wiM-goats j and the rivers and Jakes witti Imstanls^ swaas^ daeks, b^a v^rs. We also saw abtftidance of pan^s. Several sma^l rivers listll into th if, which is deep and broad for d&:l0«goes,iaiMt therefore navigable almost all the year long. There is bnt a portage of half a leagve into the lake of the Illinois. Wt ibnnd en the banks df ihe said river a village of lllinbis caird Koilka, cons^ingof 74.e&binsjt They: fecbivVl ns with all the kindne^ imaginable, and dblig^d me tbiprbtasise (hat I wott'd return to instruct them^ abd live la their country. Their captiaih, with knosc of their youth, a(K;om- pany'd us to the lake of the Illinois, from whence we retum'^to the hstf of Puans, whete weaTriv^towardstfhe latter^nd ofBep- ieibber, having been about tinree taoroinths in out 3 ouimey »

Altho'my tSiious jouTH^yiRhou'd be attended with no other ad- vantage than the salvation of one soul, I sHou'd think my ^MUfis saffioiently rewarded ; and I htjpe I iilayp¥esu«ae so Kfruch ; for halving .preaiek'd the gospel to the Illinois of Perouarca for three daystog^dier,in -our return, ifty^ords inadesttdh an ii&pf^i^oti upon that poor pledge, that as ive l^ere imbafking, they^br oug^ to ma a dying cfaildj to t^riston him, which ( dtd about half ^n hour before he dy*d, by 4 special providence -of Cfod, who was plea^d to ^ave that inhoeent' creature.

J<^efs jotifl^l ^as \6st by ah ae^ident, atid fee

* Th? reader will here he remiaded of the legenddttheTiasan.

t Frotliibiy n'eer MeMtmlf .

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could <m\y oommutiicate yerbaiJy hiis recoHectrongof. the totir. Spefeking in Ms name, Honnepin says :

I set out from the Bay of Puans, in the Utitode of 4Ck degwes, i mluiites, and having^ tcaveird about 60 leagues to the westward^! found a pottage ; and catrylngoor canoo^s over-iand for halt a leagub, f dembark'd with six men, on the river Mitcoadog;^ which brought lis into the river Meschasipi in the latitude of 43 i^%gxet^ and a half, on th? 15t^ day of June, 1674- This portage i& bvU 40 leagues from the MissisSipi. This river Is half s leagcte broad ; its streaBft is gende to the latitude Of 38 degrees j for ^.riv^r (rwi the west-north-west' which runs into it, Increases so much its rar ptdity, that lye cpu'd jnake but five leagties in a day in otfr i»eturn. The savfr-^ told vBs ihat the cvirrent is not half so great In win^ ter. *^- * , ,. , ' - . ' . ..'....:-.

The said M. Joliet adds, That he had set down in his journal an exaet description oi* the iron-mines they discovered, as also of the quarries of marble^ and cole-pits, aad places where th^y^d salt^ pctre^.^ith several other things. He had also observed what whecf the iittest pla'ces to settle colonies, &c. The s«il is very fertile^ and produces abnndance of grapes, which mi^ht' ipake aelictou^ wines. * :« * Those who shall settte thetnselVes taiisr^ shall not be oblig'd, as we are here, to bestow ten years for felling down the trees, and grubbing up the land^ before it is fit for ^orn, whereas the ground is ready tor the plough in that ia£tcnat« oounr try, where they may, have good wine. Their young tHldfOxea may be easily learnM to plough thfyr land^ «nd their, loftc cwVd hair, or rather wool, may serve, tp make good cloth for ihett^^^rear^ ing. In short, that soil wou'd a£R)rd any thing necessary for life, except salt, which they might ha VB another way. i. i

. Mr,, Peck, in his newspaper sketches, in 1838, of the. discovery of Illinois, says several years elapsed before any one attempted to follow up the discove* ries mad^ by Marquette and JoHet. The former had died while prbse<^ting^ hk hrissionary labbrs timong t^e Indians, in 1675, ahd Joliet was too iriuch.^nfl;^ ^ed by his private aSairs to prosecute pi ans of rar^ ther discoveries^'

The next adventurer was M.Robert Cavalier de I^a Salle, a native of Rouen, in Normandy, of wh4lm Mr* Peck gives the following" account :

" La Salle had spent several y^ars in the order of 4he Jesuits, which oirciltiistance prevented him from receiving any part of the inhem&nce froii His pa- rents, wno had ended their fives while he was tmis^ 2 ' - ; ' : '

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civilly dead. He oanie to Canada, in search of some enterprise that would give him wealth or fame. The

Erosecution of the discoveries of Marquette and Jo- ^ et exactly suited his ambition ; and he possessed the intelligence, talents, enterprise and perseverance, in- dispensable to the vuccessful prosecution of such an object.^

Being favored in his design by the king of France, he set on foot an expedition, with which he proceecl- ed up the lakes in tne spring of 16'^9. An^^^^g his companions were M. Tonti, who acted a&~ his histo- rian, and Father Hennepin, who also kept a jonrna}. As the intention of this work is only to embody such observations as relate to this particular region, or what was included within the jurisdiction oi Peoria count v when first organized, I shall make my selec- tions from La Salle's journal accordingly :

The treek thro' which we went from the lake of the lllinofs,* into the Divine river,t is so shallow and 50 much exposed to the storms, that no ship can venture to get in, unless it he in a great calm. Neither is the country between the said creek, and the Di- Tine rlrer, fit for a canal ; for the meadows between them are drown'd after any great rain, and so n canal will be immediately fiU'd up with sands : And besides, it is impossible to dig up the ground, because of the water, that country being nothing buta mo- rass. But supposing It were possible to cut the canal, it won'd be howerer useless ; for the Divine river is not navigable for forty leagues together ; that is, from that place to ihe vill^e of the Il- linois, except for canow's, who have nardly water enough in sum- mer-time. Besides this diMculty, there is a fannear the village.t

We have seen no mines, tho' several pieces of copper are Cbnnd in the sand when the river is low. There is the best hemp in that country I have seen any where, tho* it grows naturally without any culture. The savages tell us, that they have found neai.this vil- lage some yellow metal*, but that cannot be gold, according. to their own relation, for the oar of gold cannot be so fioe sndbiright as they told ns. ' There are coal-ptts on that river.

The wild-oxen are grown somewhatscarce since the ntiBolsai« at war with their neighbours,, for jxqw all parties are contlngally hunting of them. The navigation is easie from Fort CrevepOEiuif to the sea ; and New-Mexico is not above twenty days journey from the said forf . The nations of the Metontoata, who live wK& in, ten days Journey from the, said foxiy came to see M. la Sall^ and brought a horse's hoof. They to)d us, that the Spaniards make

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a cruel war apon themi and that they use spears more commonly than fire-arms. One may go by water from Fort Crevecceur to the habitation of these savage;;.

There are no Europeans at the mouth of the river Colbert, or Mississipi, and the monster of which M. Joliet gives so dreadful a description, is a fancy of some savage, and had never any origi- nal. It is within a journey and a half from Port CieveccBur j but had M. Joliet gone down the river, he mi^t ha/e seen a more ter- rible one. That gentleman has not considerM that the M«sopol- ca, of whom he talces notice in his map, were altogether destroy'd before he set out for his voyage. He sets down also in his maps several nations, which are nothing but families of the Illinois. The Provenoa, Carcarilica, Tamoroa, Koracocnitonon, Chinko, Caokia, Choponsca, Amonokoa, Cankia, Ocansa, and several oth- ers, make up the nation and the village of the Illinois, coadsti ag of about 400 cabins covered with lushes, without any fortifications. I have told 1800 fighting men amongst them, * -

The winter has been as hard in the country of the Illinois as at Port Prontenac ; for tho' the weather was there in January as tena- neratea8 in Provence, yet the river was still frozen on the 22d of March ; and therefore f conclude 'tis much the same climate as the country of the Iroquois. -

One must not fancy that the grounds in the country of the Illi- nois is ready for the plough; some of them are too dry, others too «f^: and in short, all re<iairie »ome toil and trouble} but I am Fure they may sufficiently recompense, in aiittle time, those who wni be at the pains to cultivate them.

The nations through which we have pass'd hare received us ve- ry kindly, because of our calumet of peace, which is a safe ci»n- doctand a sufficient recommendation amongst the savages. * The Illinois ofier'd to accompany oh to the sea, in hopes, as we told them, that we will supply them that way with European com- aodities ; for the want ot knives, axes, ^ac, makes them very offi- cious. The young calves may be easiljjr tam'd, and very useful for settling our plantations. The Illinois have aiso i&any slaves, whicn may be of a great use to us.

Thew are as many idle fellows amongsst them as among other BttiMs, a«d a great maay more women than men. They marry streral wives, sometimes nine or ten, and commonly all sisters if they oin, thinking they agree better in their family. * *

Father Allouec lives bow in a village of Miamis, Maskoatens, and Ochiakenens, who have quitted their own natioQ and ancient habitations, to confederate themselves with the Inoqqc^s against the Illinois; and for that purpose they seat last summer an em* bOBsie into the country of the Iroquois, with a Mer of Pa^r AU lonez. The end of that embassie was, asi have said, to oblige Vm to tmite themselves with them against the IIUimms; and they were negotiating the alliance, when I arrived at the village of the Tson^ nontooans ; and npon notice thereof', a woman was sent to tell them to run away, for rear the Iroquois should kill them. They had however no design to do them any. harm, as it appeared afterwards ; for the Iroquois having overtaloea the said ambassadors, they were kindly us'd ; but they enier'd upon no business, as long as I con-

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iMtix'd tbef«^ I, met idth fine qt the said amJ^ssadocs since that ttme ti^ their own cotmtiy, -^ho tpld me such horrid things, that I cannot entirely believe them ; and I rather, suspect the Miamis lo

be the contrivers thereof. Howev^er, Father Allouei had no soon- er intelligence that I was arriv'd at the village of the Illinois, (haii ihej^sent one Monso, one of their chiefs, with four large kettles, twelve axes, and twenty knives, to persuade the Illinois that I was brother of the Iroquois; that my breath smell'd like theirs; that I eat serpents; that I was sent to betray them, and attack t'hem one way, while the Iroquois should attack them by another ; that I was hated by all the Black- Gowns, who forsook rae because I de- sign'd to destroy the Miamis, having taken two of thf*m prisoners ; and, lastly, that I understood phvsick enough to poison all. the world. Their suggestions were so ridiculous and so false, that I . had no great difficulty to convince the Illinois of the naalice of my enemies ; and Monso was in great danger of losing his life for his pains. They told him he had an Iroquois serpent undt^r his tongue, mean ing his baseness and malice ; that his comrades who had been ambassadors into their country, had brought that venom, aQdha^ breathed in the malice of the Iroquois in sraoaking-in their calu- met. I was oblig'd to interceed for him, for else they would have murthered him. , ^ : »

. Father Henappin, as has teen remarked, accotn- > panied La Solle in this expedition. From his joar- nal, which is rather volumirious, I take the two chap- f*^ tera which follow :

CHvAPTER XXJSL

An teccouflj^f ourembarkmetttat Ihehe^d of the river of the UliitkHs. -: This ri vear i^ navigable irithin: a hnindred paces from its sdn t^ ; y I me«ttt for canow's ^ bark of trees, and not. for others; . hot il ia?- ^ )cr£asesso.nuich a little way from theiuic^ that it is as deep.' and * broad a& the Mease and thet Sambre jojn'd together. It rtins f through* vast marshes, and though it be rapid enough, it makea^aa ; many taroifiga and windings, tluu^afler a whole days jonroey, we ;- fottjuk wew^reiiardty two ka goes from the place we left iA the moraingKl rhal«i>a^ry iajiothing botmarshes follof aUlerH^eft and rushes* and we cdaldhavB hardly found for foity leagaes^o- ^h«r^ai^.plaoe to plant our icabins; had it not beenfctr the fr^t,

whioh-ukade ihe earth morelfinn and consistent. :

Maxiag past ihr^tfigh great .mavshes, we ibnnd a vast jArjA, in which notfatag grows but only some herbs, which were dry at that tittiei, and burnt, betsuse the Miamis set them on fire every year^ fof> hnnling wild oibeetu. We ^Dusd bo manner of game^ which was a igreat disappointment to ns^ odr ptorisioiis beginning to fail. Our men travell'd about sijity miles witkint killing any thing «lse hoi a leaa ^tag, a small wdld gear, some few swans^ and two bastards^ which was no sufficient inaintenanc^-for two andthirty men. Most of then were s(» weai^ &( this laborions life, that they would have r^n.away, if j^ossible, and goae to the savages, who were not very far from u^, as we jodg'd by:the great fires we saw in the plaia.

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There must be an innumerable quaatiiy of wild oxen in that coun- try, since the earih is cover'd with their iioms. The Miamis hunt lliem towards the latter end of autumn.

We continu'd our course upon this river very near the whole month of December ; but toward the latter end of the said month, 1679, we arriv'd at the village of the Illinois, which lies one hun- di'ed and thirty leagues from fort Miamis, on the lake of the Illi- nois. We sufier'd very much in this passage ; for the savages ha- ving set the herbs of the plain on fire, the wild oxen were fled away, and so we cou'd kill but one, and some turkey-cocks. God's pro- vidence supported us all the while; and when we thought that the extremities we were reduc'd to were past all hopes of remedy, we found a prodigious big wild ox lying fast in the mud of the river. We kill'dhim, and had much ado to get him out of the mud. This was a great refreshment to our men, and reviv'd their couragfe ; for being so timely and unexpectedly reliev'd, they concluded thai - God appro v'd our design.

j|. CHAPTER XXXI.

i^An account of our arrival to the Illinois^ one of the viosl numeroui 'f nations of the savages of America.

This word Illinois comes from filini, which in the language ol Xhat nation signifies a perfect and accomplished man. The villages of the Illinois are situated in a marshy plain, about the fortieth degree of latitude, on the right side of the river, which is as broad as the Meuse. Their greatest village may have in it four or five hundred cabins, every cabin five or six fires, and each fire one oi two families, who live together in great concord. Their cabins are cover'd with mats of flat rushes so closely sew'd together, thai k /no wind, rain or snow may go through it. The union that reigns amongst that barbarous people, ought to cover with shame th( pchrisiiansj amongst whom we can see no trace of that brotherly L love, which united the primitive piofessors of Christianity. |j When the savages have gathered in their Indian corn, they di^ f same holes in the ground, where they keep it for summer-lime, be cause meat does not keep in hot weather; whereas they have veri little occasion for it in winter; and 'tis then their custom to leave Llheir villages, and with their whole families to go a hunting oxen ^beavers, &c. carrying with them bui a small quantity of their corn which however they value so much, ihat the most sensible wron^ fl one may do them in their opinion, is to take some of their corn ii their absence. We found no body in the villagfe, as we had fore seen; for the Illinois had divided themselves according to thci; custom, and were gone a hunting. Their absence caus'd a grea perplexity amongst us; for we wanted provisions, and yet durs not meddle with ihc Indian corn the savageshad laid under grounc r for their subsistence, and to sow their lands. However, our neces sity being very great, and it being impossible to continue our voy age, without any provisions, especially seeing the oxen and othe beasts had been driven from the banks of the river, by means o t fire, as I have related in the last chapter, M. la Salle resolved t( take about forty bushels of com, in hopes to appease the savage: with some presents. We embaik'd'again with these fresh provisions, and conlina'c 2*

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to fall down the rirer, which rnns 6ittci\y to the south. Ponr diif§ after, being the first of January, 1660, we said mass; and havitigl wish'd a happy new year to M. la Salle, and lo all others, I thooghtj fit to make a pathetical ezhortatioo to our grumblers, toencouragel them to go on cheerfully, and to inspire them with union and con- 1 cord. Father Gabriel, Zenobe, and I, embrac'd them aAerwards ;1 and they promis'd us to continue firm in their duty. The sameday I we went thro' a lake form'd by the river, about seven leagues long J and one broad. The savages call that place Pimiteoui j that is, inl their tongue, a place where thfre is abundance of fat beasts. When I the river of the Illinois freezes, which is but seldom, it freezes! only to this lake, and never from thence to the Meschastpi, into j which this river falls.* M. la Salle ol»serv'd here the elevation of J the pole, and found that this lake lies in the latitude of thirty three J degrees and forty five minutes.t I

We had been informed that the Illinois were otnr enemies ; and I therefore M. la Salle had resolved to use all manner of precautioiil when we should meet with them ; but we found ourselves on a sud J den in the middle of their camp, which took up the two sides of th| river. M. la Salle oidcrM immediately his men to make theij arms ready, and brought his caaow's on a line, placing himself t the right, and M. Tonti to the left; so that we took almost th whole breadth of the river. The Illinois, who had not yet disco^J er*d our fleet, were very much surpriz'd to see us coming so swiflf- 1 ly upon them; for the stream was extraordinary rapid in that] place : Some run to their arms, but most look the flight, with har-j rid cries and bowlings.

The current brought us in the mean time to their camp ; tind M^ la Salle went the very first a-shoar, foHow'd by his men; which encreased the consternation of the savages, whom we might hat" easily defeated; but as it was not our design, we made a halt give them time to recover themselves, and see that we were no -^ emies. M. la Salle might have prevented their confusion by sho"^ ing his calumet, or pipe of peace, but he was afraid the savag would impute it to our weakness.

The Illinois being exceedingly terrify*d, tho' they were serei^ thousand men, tender'd us the calumet of peace; and then we ofi fer'd them ours; which being accepted on both sides, an eXtraOBJ dinary joy succeeded the terrible fears they had been under ti] our landing. They sent immediately to fetch back those who i away; and Father Zenobe and I went to their cabins. We teb| their children by the hand, and expressed our love for them wi!1 all the signs we could. We did the like to the old men, having compassion cf those poor creatures, who are so miserable as to ignorant of their Creator and Redeemer. " Most of the savages, who had run away upon our landing, tmi derstanding that we were friends, retnrn'd} out some others bad| been so terrifyM, that they did not come back till three or fouB

* This is a great tAistake. Tbe minoia it geuin'all^ firozen over troty w!» ter throughout Ha wkola length. The pait wioter waa an axception, and prr hablj very much like that which Hennepin witnessed here.

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days after that tfecy virere told that we had smoak'd in th^ir calu- met of peace. In the mean time we had discours'd the chief of the Illinois hy our interpreter ; and told them, that we were inhab- itants of Canada, and their friends ; that we were come to teach them the knowledge of the Captain of heaven and earth, and to Bse fire-arms, which were unknown to them; with several other things relating to their advantage. We were forc'd to make use of these metaphorical expressions, to give them some idea of the Sapreme Deity. They heard our discourses with great attention, ana afterwards gave a great siiout for joy, repeaiing'these words: ^epatoui-nikaj that is, Well^ my brother^ my friend; thou hast done very well. These savages have more humanity than all the others of the Northern America j and understanding the subject of our errand, eipress'd a great gratitude. They rubb'd our legs and feet, near the fire, with oil oi bears and grease of wild oxen, which after much travel is an incomparable refreshment j and presented us some flesh to eat, putting the three first morsels into our mouth with great ceremonies. This is a great piece of civility amongst them.

M. la Salle presented them with some tobacco from Martin ico, and some axes; and told them, that he had desir'd them to meet to treat about some weighty malters ; but that there was one in par- ticular, which he would discourse them upon before any other. He added that he knew how necessary their corn was to them ; but that being reduc'd to an unspeakable necessity when he came to their village, and seeing no probability to subsist, he had been forced to take some corn from theii habitations without their leave: that he would give 'em axes, and other things, in lieu of it, if they could spare it ; that if they could not, they were free to take it again; concluding, that if they were not able to supply us with provisions, he design'd to continue his voyage, and go to their Deighbours, who would heartily give him what was necessary for his subsistence; but however, to show them his kindness, he would leave a smith among them, to mend tkeir axes and other tools we should supply them with. The savages having con^ider'd our pro- posals,, gi^anted all our demands, and made alliance with us.

"We were oblig'd to use many precautions to make our alliance lasting and solid, because our enemies did their utmost to prevent it. The very same day we came to the camp of the Illinois, one of the chief captains of the Mascoutens, whose name was Monso, arriv'd also with some Miamis, and other young men, who brought with them some axes, knives, kettles, and other goods. Our ene- mies had chosen him for that embassie, knowing that the Illinois would rather believe him than the Miamis, because they had ne- ver been in war with the Mascoutens. This savage arriv*d pretty late, and caball'd all the night long against us: He told them, that M, la Salle was a great friend of the Iroquois, who were to follow him speedily, with some of the European* from Canada, to invade them, and destroy their nation ; and that he was sent by some of the Europeans themselves, who could not approve that treachery of their countrv-^eii, to give them notice thereof, that they might not be surpriz'd. He enforc'd his arguments by presenting thtm with all the goods he had bronght along with him ; and thinking

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be had gained lii» poinl, went back the same night, fearing, with much reason, that M. la Salle woald reseat that master-piece of villany, and punish him for it. The IlUoois were assembled ia council all the night ; for they never treat of any secret aflairs da- ring the day, and did not Know what measures to take; for though they did not believe all the stories the Mascouten had made unt9 them, yet the next day they appcar'd much indifferent and mi» trusting. As they seem'd to contrive something against us, wn began to be uneasie; but M. la Salle, who suspected that theii sud- den alteration towards us, was the effect of a false report, made Fuch presents to one of their chiefs, that he fold him all the partic- ulars of the embassie and negotiation of Monso ; and thereby eun abled him to remove the jealousie of the Illinois, and confound the wicked designs of our enemies. [For La Salle's account of this transaction, set post page 16.]

He manag'd that point with such dexterity, that he did not only regain the friendship of that nation, but likewise undeceived the JViascouten and Miamis; and was mediator between the latter and the Illinois, who by his means made an alliance which lasted all the while we remain'd in those countries.

The following is a fac simile of Hennepin's map so j far as it describes this region of country. His errors of latitude, it seems to me, might have been avoided: J

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These di$fovei1e« wfm)m^dM kt ike jekrjlOBO. Eighteen years afterwards, Dr.DanJel Coxe^,pliY«i- cim'iottio queen 6f Charles JI. of England, and.aW of qiieea Anne, projected an expedition ta the rao«th of the Mississippi, and made many additional discoVr eries. From his memoirs, as well as information ob- tained from other sources, his son Daniel Coxe pub- Hshed af volume in 1792, which bears the napafeof "Coxe's Carolana/' iPhis^ was reprinted in St, Louia in 1840, and a copy is noW before me. I '%eh6%' Et passage or two, giving^ first a fkc simile of the au- thor's map of this region, directly opposite (oa the page) to Hennepin's. It will be seen that he difiers wide}y from Hennepin in his points of latitude. They must nave been poor calculators, or else have had very bad instruments. It is a little singular that the true latitude of ovir northern boundary is the e^^act medium. between these extremes, being 42 degrees and a half:

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Thirty leajsrues above t&e Hohio, to the west, is the Great Vel- I6# rirer. [Missoari,] so nam'd because it Is yellowish krid so m^4dyt ih»t the' the Meschacebe is ^ery clear where rhey meet, and so maay ^reat rivers of chrlstaline water below mil: witb the Meschacebe, yet it discolours them all even unto the sea. * Forty miles above the Yellow river, on the east side, is the ri ver Checafoa or the river of the Alinoaeeks, corruptly 1^ the French call'd lUinots, which nation lived upon and about tbis river, hiv- ing above sixty towns, and formerlV consisted ox" SOjOOO fighting; aoen, but are now totally destroy'd by the Irocoi:^, ot driven be- yond the Meschacebe westward. This is a large pleasant river ; and about 350 miles above its entrance into the Meschacebe, it is divided intt) two branches; the lesser comes froth north and by east, aftd its head is withih four or five miles of the great lake of the AHnouecks on its west side ; thi other comes almost directly from the east, and proceeds from a morasse within two miles of the river Miamiba, which empties itself into the same lake. On tiie soath-cast^ide, there is an easy conimunieati<m between these two rivers, by a land carriage of iwo leagues, alxmt fifty miles tv) the south-e^st of the foremention'd lake. The course or this river from its bead exceeds 400 miles, navigable above half way bv sfaips^and most of the re^ by sloops and large boats or barges. Many small rivers run into it, and it forms two or three iajces; but one mightily extoird, callM Pimiteouiii, which is 20 milfis long and 3 miles broad ; it affords great quantities of good fish, and the country round ^out it abounds with game, both fowU; and beasts. Besides the IQin^^ck. are the nation^ Prouaria, the great nation Cascas^uia afld Ca^aeantanon ; and on the northern bramih inha- bft ^art oCjilie natien of the Mascoutens.

' (^ the south-east bapk of this river, Monsieur de la Sale erect- ed a fort in the year 1690, which he nam*d Creve coeure, from the ^rief which seiz'd him, dli the loss of one of his chief trading

"^'tJSrrtS richly laden, aod th^ mutiny and villanous intrigueg^of some* of his company, Vho first attempted to poyson, and afterward* de^ sert Kim. This fort stands abput half way between the Bay of Mexico and Canada, and was formerly the usual roOi of the, French in sroingto or returning front' eithct of those places^, but since they have discover'd a nearer and easier passage by the Ouabache and Ohio, the sources of both which riv.ers are at a small

^^stance from the lake Erie, or some rivers which enter into it.

T8^^ Charlevoix visited this place from Canada on the SS^^Oiptpber, 1721. ^'l}e confirmed the state- ments olVther'- writers in one particular- which is worthy of notte^, viz. the polygamy c»f the natives/ "A plurality of wives,*' he saysy"AS in use ain<Mig8t some of them; yet so far from increasing, they di- minish evety day. There is not one natipn*" tlioughj he enumerates but five out of the seven named by^

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Coxe» viz. the Moingonas* Peorias, Tamarouas, Cao- quias and Kas^squias^ ^in which there are not reckoned above 6000 souls, and in some there are not above i^OOO soute." From Hennepin*^ account in 1680 and Coxe in 1698, compared with this in 1721, they must in the interval have diminished greaUy $ and now scarcely a straggling Indian, his dog or a beaver, is left in the state. Well may we exclaim,

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HISTGI^Y QF PEORIA COUNTY.

The above map presents a view of the county of Peoria, as formed by the act establishing it, approv- ed Jaaitary 13, l^W- It is entitled " an act to form a new county out of the country in the vicinity of Fort Clark."

The first section describes the boundaries of the county proper, as designated within the lines west of the Illinois river, and around Fort Clark.

The second section attaches to it ** all that tract of country north of township 20 and west of the third principal meridian ; provided however, that the citi- zens of the attached part of said county are not to be

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taxed for the erection of public buildings, or for the purchase of the quarter section hereafter mentioned." (Novf Tazewell and Woodford counties.)

The third section provides that the county seat of said county of Peoria, " be and is hereby established on the north-east quarter of section 9, town 8 north, range 8 east."

The eighth section provides " that all that tract of country north of said Peoria county, and of the Illi- nois and Kankakee rivers, to the state line of India- na, be and the same is hereby attached to said coun- ty for all county purposes."

This extensive territory was then but sparsely set- tled, and as the few inhabitants were not of a litigious disposition, little inconvenience was felt from the re- moteness of their residence from the county seat. The greatest civil privation they suffered was per- haps the scarcity of clergymen or magistrates to so- lemnize matrimonial engagements, they being well disposed to obey the command, " Increase and multi- ply." As a case in point I w^ill mention that the In- dian agent at Chicago, Mr. A. Wolcott, who lived solitary and alone at *' Cobwell Hall," as he quaintly termed the tigency house, and who had for some time cast longing eyes upon a fair immigrant, seized the opportunity afforded by the visit to that place of our present townsman John Hamlin, Esq., then a justice of the peace of Fulton county, (immediately s. w. of this,) to make these two hearts one. Other similar cases might be mentioned, but I have not room, .

This territory now forms 30 of the 101 couiities into Which our state is divided, viz. : Boon, Bui'oau, Carroll, Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Henderson, Henry, Jo Davies, Kane, Kendall, Knox, Lasalle (half). Lake, Lee, Marshall, Mercer, M'Henry, Ogle, Peoria, Put- nam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, War- ren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago and Woodford, con- taining a population in 1840 of 112,92L Fifteen years previous, in 1825, according to the census then taken bv J. L. Bogardus, the population was 1236. 3

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The first election on record bears date March 1, 1825» though for what purpose is not stated ; proba- bly to choose county officers. The whole number of votes poU^ was 66.

The county was organized on the 8th March, 1825, when the following persons were duly sworn into of- fice, viz. :

Nathan DiHon, Joseph Stt^iih knA William Holland, co. com'rs. . Norman Hyde, county commissioners' clerk.

Samuel Fulton, snerin.

Aaron Hawley, county treasurer;

From the record of this meeting I make the fol- lowing extract :

" Ordered, That a court-house be erected on some suitable site, which the comniissioners shall desig- nate, of the following dimensions, to wit : twenty feet square, and nine feet from the floor to the joists, with a good plank or puncheon floor ; said house to be built of good materials, and in a workmanlike man- ner.

" Ordered, That a clerk's oflice be erected of the following dimensions, to wit: fourteen feet square from the floor to the joists, with a good puncheon floor; to be done in a workmanlike manner, and of good materials.

" Ordered, That the court-house and clerk's office be let out to the highest bidder, on Saturday the 12th day of March inst., at 12 o'clock, M.; the clerk's of- fice to be erected by the 20th inst., and the court- house by the 25th of May next."

The court-house here directed to be built was put up on the bank of the river, a little south of Fort Clark, on block 61. It was built of hewn logs,, 16 feet by 14, with a cellar under it which served as a jail. It stood until 1843, when it was removed, and Mr. Orin Hamlin's steam flouring mill erected on the site. I go on with my extracts :

June 8, 1825. John Dixon Was appointed county commissioners' clerk, vice Norman Hyde resigned.

July 16. John L. Bogardus Was appointed to take

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the census of the entire county. The.folk)wmg was the result :

MALES. P£MAXi9S.

Under 21 years of age,. .. .229

Over 21 years of age 396

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Under 21 years of age 258

Over 21 years ot age .343

Total 1236. ^^^

Dec. 8, 1825. County divided into two election {»recincts, as follows : 1st precinct. " All that part of the county east of the mouth of the Lapage river, where it enters its waters in the Auxplane, and that the election be held at the Agency house (or Cobweb hall), and known and distinguished as Chicago pre- cinct.'' 2d precinct. " All that tract of country north and west of the Illinois river, and north of township 22 west of the third principal meridian, shall form the Feoria precinct, and the elections be held at the clerk's office."

March term, 1896. " Ordered that the clerk of this court transmit to the president of the United States [John Quincy Adams] the thanks of this court for his prompt compUance with the prayer of their peti- tion for leave to enter the fractional quarter section of land on which to locate their county seat, and also that he be directed to inforni the presi<lent that his kind interference in the behalf has not produced the desirable result."

Sept. 5. Nathan Dillon, William Holland and John Hamlin, appeared and qualified as county commis- sioners. John Dixon, clerk ; Samuel Fulton, sheriff.

JuTie term, 1827. John Hamlin, Gteorge Sharp and Henry Thomas, county commissioners; clerk and sheriff as before.

August 4, 1828. Orin Hamlin elected sheriff; Isaac Egman and Francis Thomas county commissioners. These with George Sharp now composed the board.

May 1, 1830. Stephen Stillman appointed clerk, vice John Dixon resigned.

June 7. Isaac Waters, appointed to take the census of the county proper. Increase in five years 556.

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pjiea French, county commissioners ; Stephen Still- man, clerk ; Henry B. Stillman, sheriff; Resolved Cleveland, coroner.

April 4, 1831. Resolved Cleveland elected county commissioner, vice George Sharp deceased.

June 6. Isaac Waters appointed clerk, vice Ste- phen Stillman resigned.

. Dec. 5. John Coyle elected county commissioner, vice John Hamlin resigned.

March 5, 1832. Aquila Wren elected county com- missioner, vice Stephen French.

Sept. term, John Coyle, Aquila Wron and Edwin S. Jones, county commissioners ; John W. Caldwell, sheriff; William A. Stewart, coroner.

Augtist 4, 1834. John Coyle, Orin Hamlin and An- drew Tharp, elected county commissioners ; William Compher, sheriff; Jacob Eaman, coroner.

April 30, 1835. Reuben B. Hamhn elected coro- ner, and William Compher appointed to take the cen- sus of the county. Increase in 5 years 1407.

May 1. William Mitchell clerk pro tem. ; June 1, duly appointed vice Isaac Waters.

Sept. term. The present court-house first occupied.

Oct. 6. Thomas Bryant elected sheriff, vice Wm. Compher resigned.

Sept. term, 1836. A.Wren, Samuel T. M'Kean and Wm. J. Phelps, county commissioners ; Wm. Mitch- ell, clerk ; Thomas Bryant, sheriff; R. B. Hamlin, coroner.

March 16, 1837. Edward F. Nowland elected co- roner.

Sept. term, 1838. Clark D. Powell, Smith Frye and Moses Harlan, county commissioners ; clerk and she- riff as before; E. F. Nowland, coroner.

Oct. 1, 1838. Jesse Miles elected coroner, vice E. F. Nowland.

Sept. 2, 1839. Clark D. Powell re-elected county commissioner.

Jan. 10, 1840. William Hale elected county com- missioner, vice Moses Harlan elected to legislature.

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Alonzo W. Harkness appointed to take the census of the county. Increase in five years 3842.

May 15. Christopher Orr elected sheriff, vice Th. Bryant ; James Mossman coroner, vice Jesse Miles.

Sfejo^. Urm, Clark D. Pov^ell, Smith Frye and Na- thaniel Chapin, county commissioners ; Wm. Mitch- ell, clerk; Christopher Orr, sheriff; James Mossman, coroner.

Aug, 1, 1841. Smith Fyre re-elected county com- missioner.

Sept. term, 1842, Nathl. Chapin, Thomas P. Smilii and CIementju3 Ewalt, county conunissioners ; Wm. Mitchell, clerk ; Smith Frye, sheriff; Chester Ham- lin, coroner.

Sept, term, 1843. Thomas P. Smith, C. Ewalt and Wm. Dawson, cpunty commissioners ; clerk, sheriff and coroner, as before.

CIVIL LIST FOR 1844.

John Dean Caton, judge circuit court. (5th circuit.)

Benj. P.Fridley, state's attorney.

Thomas P. Smith, 1 n^..^*»

Clementius Ewalt, \ ,^^^X^

William Dawson, 5^''°^"'' -''''

Wm. M. Dodge, county treasu- rer and assessor.

Julius A. Johnson, collector.

G. O. M'Fadden, surveyor.

Charles Kettelle, recorder.

Smith Frye, sheriff.

Chauncey C. Wood, dpy. shff.

Chester Hamlin, coroner.

John C. Heyl, public adm'r.

Wm. Mitchell, cl'k circuit c'rt.

Ralph Hamlin, deputy.

VOTES AT

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Wm. Mitchell, cl'k co. com. c't.

Ralph Hamlin, deputy.

Charles Kettelle, school com'r.

Ralph Hamlin, notary public.

Wm. Mitchell, master in chan.

G. T. Metcalfe, com. in b'kruptcy.

Jacob Gale,assignee of b'kruptcy.

Norman H. Purple, bank com'r.

Wm. H. Fessenden, probate jus- tice of the peace.

Dennis Blakely,ThomasBryant, and Jona. It. Cooper, justices Peoria precinct.

Wm. Weis, Thos. Mercer, Danl. E. Oakley, Jacob Silzell, con- stables do.

N. S. Tucker, county physician.

ELECTIONS. 1833. Mh, 1 precinct 40

184 1834. Aug. Governor 2*2:?

17 1836. Aug. Recorder 28:^

32 1836. Aug. Congress 294

65 ' Nov. President; (V.B. 30 300, Union 231) 531

53 1837. Aug. Probate justice 326 100 1838. Aug. Governor 490

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ISia. Aug. Legislature 1441 * Nov. President (V.B. 767, Har. 753, Lib; 9,) 1599

184L Aug. Cong. (Lib.U) 1309 1843. Aug. Gov. (Lib. 9) 1735 1843. Aug. CoBgressfDUas

948, B'g 830, L.43) 1864

The fir»t census taken of the territory of Illinois was in the year 1810, when there were,

Whites l9,88B|Slave .168

A state government was formed in 18^18. The following are the censuses since that period:

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1820. Whites 55,21 1 .. Slave* 917 1

1830. Whites 157,445.. Slaves 787 3

1840. Whites 476, 183.. Slaves. 331 7

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1830. Peoria county proper, taken 5y Isaac Waters,.

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1835. " " taken by WiUiam Compker . - .

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1840. '- " taken by A.W.Hi

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190... 379.., 778

135... 384.

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20&30,

214... 438... 838

125. ..296.

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86.. .172.

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Totals 1075.. 1756... 3801 713. .14«.

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Females

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Qrand totals 1793 . . 3199 ... 7041

CENSUS OP THE TOWN OF PEORIA, Taken Jan. 18, 1844, by 8. De Witt Dravm, tcvm surveyor. Under 10, 486.. Bet. 10&20, 319. .Bet. 80 &50, 728.. Over 50, 86. Total t619.

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The above map of the county shows the location of the several election precincts into which it is laid off. The table below gives the number of votes in each in August, 1843, for member of congress :

Peoria Benton Brimdeld Copperas Harkness Jackson La F^yiette La Grange La Salle

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Limestone 68

Middle 107

Northampton 58

Prince's Grove 93

Rochester 51

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HISTORY OF PEORIA.

(FURKiaiTED BT C. B., ESQ.)

The town of Peoria is situated in township eight north, range eight east of the fourth principal meri- dian, in the county of Peoria. It was originally laid off on the north-east quarter of section nine, but has since been extended on other tracts.

The town was laid out in a spirit of liberality, the streets being generally 100 feet wide. It is situated at the lower end, and on the north-west side, of that part of the Illinois river called Lake Peoria, the bot- tom and shore of which are here formed of elean^ rounded pebbles. The town site is formed of sandy alluvial soil, and rises handsomely from the water's edge for about a quarter of a mile. It then extends, partly level and partly descending, for about half a mile farther, to the foot ofva bluff or hill, which is about 75 feet high, the course of which is nearly pa- rallel with the river, receding a little as it extends down stream.* From here also is a prospect both beautiful and sublime. As the spectator reaches the top of the bluff, the first thing that meets his eye is a beautiful level prairie, containing about a thousand acres, some of which is in cultivation, but the great- er part is in a state of nature, and all as rich as a ma- nured garden, while to the right and left are groves of timber. Beyond this prairie is the vaJley of the

' * This bluff, for distinction, in giving the residence of the citi- zens thereon, designated on my map of the town and corporation limits, is called " East Bluff" or " Rose Hill," and " West Bluff" or " Spring Hill." Upon it are some fine buildings, (located as vou will see by referring to the map,) ovet looking the prairie and town at its base. On the former is the splendid m^insion of I. Un- der hill, Esq. ; on the latter the substantial brick residences of Wm. Greenwood and N. Howe, and a number of good wood or frame dwellings.^

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Kickapoo, or Red Bud ; and beyond that the pictu- resque hills (or bluffs) of that stream, covered with lofty oaks. Having satisfied himself with this view, he turns his face towards the east, and sees, delight- ed, just below him, a limpid spring of pure cold wa- ter, bursting forth and dashing down to the wild mea- dows below. Before him is spread out the beautiful town of Peoria, beyond which is the " silver lake." Next to the lake, on the opposite side, is a strip, about a quarter pf a mile wide, of rich prairie, covered with tall grass ; then another strip, about half a mile wide, of level rich alluvial timber land ; and beyond all these, towering boldly to view, are lofty hills, co- vered with tall timber. To the right and left of the town the eye rests upon a beautiful natural meadow, bedecked with numerous herds of fine horses and cattle, and adorned with innumerable wild flowers. From this spot several miles of the lake above and river below are spread to the view.

The town site is smooth prairie. Good water is abundant, there being several never-failing springs in the bluflf back of the town, and many others in the bank of the lake and river in front ; besides, water can be got any where by digging a well. The situ- ation is dry and healthy, there not being any ponds, bogs or marshes, behind the town, (as is the case with many of the towns on the Illinois and other western rivers,) or opposite to it. It is true that the land op- posite the town is sometimes liable to inundation ; but the ground descending from the bluff to the water's edge, drains and becomes dry as fast as the water recedes. And it is a remarkable fact, that although the cholera has twice visited this state, and once spread within a few miles of this town, there was not a case in it ; and although the scarlet fever has more than once raged in the neighboring towns, Peoria has pass- ed unscathed. And what is equally remarkable and ^xnisoling, that fatal disease ** black tongue," which is now raging with the fury of the eastern plague in some of the tieighboring towns, has not visited Feoria.

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In the immediate vicinity of Peoria can be had any amount of stone and timber for building, and coal and wood for fuel.

The position of Peoria in a commercial point of view is unsurpassed by that of any town in the state^ except perhaps that of Chicago. When the Illinois and Michigan canal shall be completed, this rive? must become one of the greatest thorouffhfares imthe United States. The river is now one of the best na- vigable streams in the country, and a very large bu* siness is already done on it, which is however small to what must be done, when all the rich prairies in this region arc brought into cultivation.

Wherever there is a town site on the Illinois river, the opposite bank is overflowed in time of high wa^ ter ; and the ground being usually higher at the river bank than it is half a mile or a mile back, there will consequently be impassable water between the river and high land when the bank is not overflowed, and therefore times when it can neither be crossed with or without a boat. Moreover during the winter there is often too much ice for boats to cross, and not enough for passengers to trust themselves on it. But neither at Col. May's ferry at the foot of Hudson- street, Peoria, nor at Mr. Ballance's ferry above the town, do these difiiculties exist. At both of these fer- ries the ground rises gradually from the water's edge to the blufis, so that when the traveler is once upon land, he is done with the water; and at neither of them does ice enough ever form to prevent the ferry boats from running. The first of these ferries is on the great stage route from Peoria, via Springfield, to St. Louis : the latter is at the " Narrows," (or Little Detroit,) four miles above town, on the Chicago road. The possession of such advantages by these ferries, over all others on the river, has caused emmigrants and travelers, whenever it was not greatly out of tRe way, to pass through this town, ami all the prin- cipal mail routes of this part of the country to centre in it. These facilities for crossing the river must also

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always caioe much of the produeefrom the opposite side to be brought here for sale.

The present town of Peoria ban been almost en- tirely built since 1833; but as it bears an ancient name, perhaps public curiosity will require that in connection with it I shall give some account of the Indian village whose name it bears. The precise time when this was begun I have no means of know- ing ; but in the fall of 1673 the first white nnan plant- ed his foot on Illinois soil. [See post pages 9. 12.] From that time the French government claimed the Illinois country, although the same had long before been granted by the English government to Virginia. It appears from all accounts that can be gathered^ even by the English themselves, (see Dr. Coxe's Ca- rolana,) that in January, 1680, La Salle's men built a fort in the vicinity of this place. As no trace of it now remains, its location is not known ; but it would appear, from all the maps I have seen, and from the description of the ground given by Hennepin, to have been in the vicinity of Wesley city.

The name Peoria was originally applied to a tribe of Indians, and was by some spelt "Proraria," by oth- ers "Fionas" and "rroneroa;" and after them the lake (which some named "Pinkatovi," " Pimitoui," &c.) was called Peoria. When the French built a village on the margin of this lake, it was also called Peoria. That village was situated about a mile above the present town, mainly on what is now Mr. Bir- ket's farm. In April 1826, when Mr. B. was clearing his farm, and was in the act of digging up a wild plum tree, his mattock struck something hard and sonorous. An examination of the place ensued, which resulted in the discovery of a quantity of iron, of all sizes and shapesy together with some pieces of brass and silver,* having all together the appearance

* Siace the above was in type I have seen Mr. B., who infomed xne that one piece of silver plate, about the thickness of a 6i rent piece and about 3 inches in dianieter of an oral shape, he cut into round pieces of the sizes of a pic and a bU, and passed them off as such, as small change was *' mighty scarce here then."

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of being the. atock on hmod of a smith, who had hur- riedly, on some emergency, thrown them into a pit and covered them with earth, where they had lain for half a century or so ; and probably at the same time amongst his stock was the plum stone from which the tree sprang into existence.

So long as the French lived at this place they were sickly ; and one Maillet, who had suffered much from this cause, determined to try what effect a change of residence would have. Accordingly about the year 1778 he removed to a place on the bank of the river, at the lower part of the present town, below Liberty- street After his removal he recovered his health, which caused others to follow his example ; and like consequences ensuing, the villagers gradually all de- serted the old village and removed to the new one, which was done in about eighteen years. They al- ways believed the new village to be more healthy on account of the water being better, the river here having a considerable current, while the lake was ra- ther stagnant

At first the new village was called LaYille deMaii- kU but by degrees this name was dropped, and Peo- ria took its place. The inhabitants consisted of In- dian traders, hunters and idlers, who, from that happy facility, peculiar to the Canadian French, of adapt- ing themselves to their circumstances and associates^ continued to live generally in harmony with the In- dians. It appears, however, that about the year 1781 they became alarmed for their safety and abandoned the place ; but the danger being over, or their fears allayed, they returned about two years after, and re- , sided here until the year 1812. It is presumable that it was on the occasion of this flight that the metals before spoken of were buried.

In the f^tllof the year 1812, his excellency Ninian Edwards, who was then governor of the territory of Illinois, ordered a Capt Graig to ascend the Illinois river with softie militia, to chastise or keep in check the Indians. He burnt the village of Peoria and took

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A MAP OF PBORIA, or I^a Vine IH Mteiilet.

ri om Edward Colm' Report to the Sicretary of the Treasury of the

I BOMi I

)a. Bwbuims I

U, S, Nov, 10 1820 A. Dcschamps

Loom P. Pilette

L, Pennenneau

A. Burfaonne

Hypolite M;llete

I \

Felix Fontaine

I. P. Pilette ^ Felix Fonaine

Tho's Fortyth 300 ft. square

Tho'8 Forsyth 300 ft. iquara

JaQOM Metta

Jaque^ Meite

Charles La Bell«

out-lot or field of 8 acres

^sr

I Francis Buche

P . Lavaameur dit i i Luuis Biason C hamberlain I I

Ferry, or Hudson Street.^

Cliarles La Belle I

I Michael La Croix

Hypolite Maillet out-lor or field of 5| ac's

Joseph Coudier I HypoUteMailiet)

P. LavHssieiir dit Chamberlain

Hypolite Maillet

L. Pennenneau

Af. Le Claire

Francis Racine jr. out-lot or field of 3 or 4 arpens

Francis Kaciiia

Antunie Le Claire

Tlio's Lusby Antone Le Claire

Francis Racine jr.

Simon Roi ottt*lot or flald of aix arpena

Anteine Roi

I I

Baptiite Raboin

Simon Bertrand

Antoine Lapeanie John B. Biondeau

Francn Oupre

Antoine Roi

Francis Racine sen field of 30 arpens

rort Clark is at, or near this pointy foot of what is now caUed Liberty St. This viUage it ts said cofUained abowt 70 dwellings.

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some of tire hdmbitants prisoners; but th« greater part of them fted to their settlements on the Missis^ slppi. Thus ended forever the French village of Peo* ria; for although the war lasted less than three years, and they might have returned and built up their town in peace, they never thought proper to do so. Capt. Craig excused himself for this act of devastation, by accusing the French of being in league with ihelndi* anSf with whom the United States were at war ; but more especially, by alledeing^ that his boat^ were fired upon from the town, while lymg at anchor before it. All this the French have ever denied, and charge Capt. Craig with unprovoked, malignant cruelty.*

The extent and popialousiie«s of these towns can never be known; but from ait the vestiges that re- mained when the present town was commenced, they appear to have been unimportant hamlets, composed of wooden cabins, without either stone or brick chim* neys, or cellars. Extravagant stories are toW of the

On the preceding page I ^ve given a plan of iBe old French iown^ or village^ known mtb by the name of the ^^ French Claim.**-^ It is condensed from the plan given in Gov. Coles's report to the secretary of the treasury, from which report I extract a few pas- sages : "The inhabitants of Peoria, it wowd appear from aH I can learn, (says the report,) settled there without any grant or permis«* sion rrom the authority of any government; that the only title they had to the land was derived from possession, and that the only va- lue attached to it grew outX)f the improvement placed upon it ; that such poiisessor took to himself such portiea of unoccupied land as he wished to occupy and cultivate, and »adt it his by incoiporat- ing his labor with U; but as soon as he abandoned it lus title was understood to cease with his possessions and improvements, and it reverted to its natural state, and was liable again to be improved and possessed by any one who should think proper." * * "The village lots contained in general about i ofanarpent of land; (5 arpent is about4 acres;) the out-lots or fields were of various si- zes, depending upon the industrv or means of the owner to culii* vatc more or lesslaad. As neither the old or new village was for* mally laid out, nor had defined l i mi ts absigned them, k is iimpoa* sible to give of them an accurate map. - I have not beei able to a«!certain with precision on what particular quarter sections of the Military &uiv£y thdi claims, are situatgd. iLisbelieveA however, that the greater part of the land covered both by the oM and new villagesisin fractional quarter sections, «nd that the.oii& lots or fields are included in quarter sections which htipr^ beei| granted as bounty lands to the soldiersiof the late war." (

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amount of wine that was once made at this place, by the French inhabitatits ; but if these stories are true, the wine was made of the small sour grapes that grow so abundantly on the low grounds on the south- east side of the river, below the present town. If any superior kind had ever been planted, there might stifl be some of tliem found, which is not the fact.* Besides, until the present inhabitants brought them here, there was no kind of cultivated fruit trees, or exotic shrubs or plants, in the neighborhood.

Ancient travelers represent this country as abound- ing in buffaloes, bears, and other wild beasts, none of which have been seen here by the present genera- tion. Buffaloes, in particular, are said to have been so numerous that several hundred of them were sometimes seen in a drove. This may be true ; for in traversing the large prairie that lies in the north- west part ol the county of Peoria, in the year 1832, 1 saw a great number of large bones, nearly decay- ed. Inquiring of an old settler what bones they were, he said they were those of the buffalo, and that the Indians had told him this country Was once stocked with large droves of that animal; but it so happen- ed, many years ago, that a snow of unusual depth fell and lay all winter ; and that by thawing a little on top and freezing again, a crust became formed of- such thickness as to make it impossible for the buffa- loes either to paw up the snow and get the grass be- neath, or travel about and eat the bushes above. The consequence was that the Indians and wolves killed as many as they desired, and the residue starved.

In the year 1813, for the purpose of striking ter- ror into the Indians and bringing them to terms, an expedition was planned in this manner. - Col. Russell was to take an army of regulars and other troops up

Oood vine can be made of \he g^rapes "we bave so plentifally here by placing them in a vessel covered with melasses. After standing two or three months, strain the mass, and you will have a wine of good flavor and very rich - too rich unless diluted trith water. The grapes are stili as -good (or sauce as at first. - /*«*.

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the Mississippi and across what is now called the Military tract : Gen. Edwards was to take an amiy of Illinois militia up the Illinois river ; and Gen. Hop- kins was to march an army of Kentucky volunteers and a few regular soldiers across through Indiana and Illinois, so that all three detachments should at the same time meet at the outlet of lake Peoria. Gen. Hopkins, by reason either of the ignorance or perfidy of his guides, failed to reach the place of des- tination ; and after destroying an Indian town or two somewhere between the Wabash and Illinois rivers, returned with his troops to Kentucky. The other two detachments met at the appointed place, and pursued a party of Indians about 20 miles up the ri- ver, and had a skirmish with them, - in wnich the whites were victorious, - near the spot where Chil- licothe now stands. The troops then returned, and built a stockade at the intersection of Water and Li- berty streets of the present town, which they called Fort Clark. It was constructed by placing two rows of pickets, of round logs, firmly in the ground, and filling the space between them with earth. Around this was a ditch, and at two opposite corners were outworks so constructed as to defend the ditch. Within gunshot, but detached from the fort, was the ^ Dowder magazine. The timber with which the fort ^^^ built was cut on the opposite side of the lake, and hauled by the soldiers on truckl*i wagons to the water, and then rafted across. It was late in the fall before the fort was completed. The next year, the troops being ordered to another quarter, the fort was burnt by the Indians, but whether by accident or de- sign, accounts do not agree.

No formidable attack was ever made on this fort during its short existence ; yet it appears that sonrje skirmishing occasionally took place. When I first came to Peoria (in 1831), there were grave stones standing behind the building occupied at present by Messrs. B. M. Tucker & Co. and C. W. M'Clallen, on which were letters rudely carved. Upon one was

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the name of Thomas Hooper, a sprightly young man, who was buried there in the year 1814. Venturing out from the fort one morning, to bring m the cows, he was shot by an Indian that had secreted himself for the purpose ; who having done the deed, took off hissealp within sight of the fort, and made his escape.

Prom the buildmg of this stockade this place took the name of Port Clark, and the name Peoria seems to have been forgotten. Accordingly, in January 1825, the legislature passed a law entitled " an act to form a new county out of the country in the vicinity of Fort Clark.*^ By this act the permanent bounda- ry of Peoria was established as it now exists ;' but as a temporary arrangement, all the ^country between the Illinois river and the third principal meridian, down as far as the line between townships 20 and 21 north, and also all the country Iving north of Peoria county and the Illinois and Kankakee rivers, was at- tached to said county. The same act provided that the county seat should be established on the north- east quarter of section 9, township 8 north, range 8 eaflt; but the legislature prescribing- no name for the contemplated town,the county commissioners thought proper to revive the ancient name of the place, and christened it Peoria. It was, however, some years before this name was fully reinstated and the other entirely disused.

In 1*826 the present town was laid off and named ; but a difficulty arose about the title, which retarded it for eight years. A Mr. Latham set up a claim to the ground, and many supposed he had the better ti- tle. In consequence the county commissioners were afraid to sell the lots and the people to buy. Mr. Latham died, but the controversy was taken up by his heirs. In the fall of 1838 the circuit court deci- ded the case in favor of the county, but the heirs ap- pealed : shortly after which the county commission- ers bought out their claim, and so settled the matter. Immediately after this the town increased with ex- traordinary rapidity. There was a great rush to the

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place, and a considerable town was built up in the space of two years-

In the year 1832, when the celebrated Black Hawk was marching his army through the northern part of Illinois, spreading dismay far and wide, and the inha- bitants between Kock and Illinois rivers had several- ly fled across the latter, about twenty-five men band- ed themselves together under the appellation of the Peoria Guards, and resolved that the place should be defended to the last extremity. Those who had not crossed the river were compelled to remain to de- fend the country ; and for this purpose the ferry was seized and a guard placed at it, with orders to let no 7nan cross. This being effected, they procured tim- ber opposite the ferry landing and rebuilt the fort. This was done, not by putting up double rows of pickets as at first, but by placing one row firmly be- tween the old ones, (the lower parts of which were still remaining,) and breaking the joints with smaller pickets. The Indians not thinking proper to attack the place, this stockade was never used^ nor in fact was it quite finished; for Ib^ gates, although made, were never hungl When peace was restored, the timber of the stockade was taken down and split into rails, which now compose a part of the fence around the small field above the foundery, on Water-street. It is a remarkable fact, that though this timber stood iii the ground but a short time, so much of it as came in contact with the earth was in many cases entirely, jyid in all partially decayed, while the residue of the wood is still generally sound.

Peoria grew with astonishing rapidity during the years 1834, '35, *36 and '37 ; but the general pecu- niary pressure that pervaded the whole country fell with a heavy hand on Peoria. The other principal towns in the state were supplied with banks, with the money of which they were built up and supplied with goods ; and after the general crash of the banks they were able to buy up the paper of the same in- stitutions at forty or fifty cents in the dollar and pay

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them. But those who baillin Peoria had to pay gold or silver or their equivalent ; and those who owed the eastern merchants for goods had to pay in like fimds at the east^ although exchange was so much against the west at the time that it cost from ten to fifteen per cent, to buy eastern funds. However, Peoria has weathered the storm, and is now sailing in a clear sea. Although this part of the country ex- perienced a double failure - a failure in both the wheat and corn crops, which is very extraordinary - there were more and better buildings erected last year than in any previous year, and our population is greater now than ever before. , So much, however, of the history of Peoria as falls within the last few years is so familiar to every one, Ihat I presume fur- ther particulars would be uninteresting.

REMINISCENCES OF PEORIA. (furnished by I. U., ESCl.)

1 first landed on the shore of Peoria lake on Christ- mas day, 1833, and took lodgings with our worthy townsman A. O. Garrett, who then kept the " Peoria Hoter* in a small two-story wooden building, corner of Main and Washington streets.

The only building west of the Hotel at that time was a barn, a short distance up Main-street. The entire town consisted of but seven frame houses and a few log tenements. Being favorably impressed with its future prospects, its beautiful site and mag- nificent lake, I determined to make it my future resi- dence. Mr. Aquila Wren was at that time one of the county commissioners for Peoria county, of whom I purchased several town lots on Washington-street, at forty dollars each. The day following I left in the steamboat Peoria for the south.

In a few months I returned again to Peoria. Du- ring my absence extensive preparations bad been

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made for bcilding, and before the first of September about forty houses and stores were erected.

Judge Young held the circuit court at that time in a small log buildhigy fourteen feet square, on the river bank, near the steam mill now bemg erected by Mn Orin Hamlin. The grand jury sat und^ the shade of a crab-apple tree, and the petit jury m a potatoe hole (that had been partially filled up) in the vicinity. The court-house was used on the Sabbath as a place of worship, and the basement was sometimes occu* pied as a jail and sometimes as a stable. The vefte^ rable Isaac Waters was clerk of the court His of- fice and dwelling were in a small log cabin, where now stands Tobey & Anderson's plow factory. The old gentleman used to carry the seal of the court in his pocket, and on one occasion oflfered it by mistake to the postmaster in payment of postage.

John L. Bogardus was then postmaster. The of- fice was kept in a log cabin near Messrs, Orr and Schnebly's steam-mill. Bogardus was an enterpri- sing man. He undertook to manufacture fish oil from large quantities of fish caught in the lake with a seine. Among them were 40 varieties. He did not succeed however.

The only practicing members of the bar that resi- ded here at that time were the hon. Lewis Bigelow and Charles Ballance. The former was an eminent jarist and profound scholar. I was informed that he wrote a digest of the laws of Massachusetts, a valu- able work of upwards of 800 pa^es, with one quill. He died here in 1838. William Frisby, a member of the bar of much promise, arrived here in 18S4. By his indefatigable studies he was fast reaching die topmost round of the ladder of his profession, when he died in 1842, lamented by ia large circle of friends and acquaintances.

During the autumn of 1834 considerable sickness prevailed, and many deaths occurred among the in- habitants. Those who kept their health, and those who recovered from their sickness, put their shouU

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ders to the wheel with rei^wed vigor, and the town for several years grew rapidly. Among the early pioneers who have contributed largely to improve and embellish the town, are John Hamlin^ H. B. Still- man, A. O. Garrott, Francis Voris and Pettengill & Bartlett. The class of buildings erected by them would do credit to any city in the union, *

First class steam-boats run from Peoria during the season of navigation senii- weekly. Trade and com- merce are fast increasing- The town is being filled up with enterprising merchants and industrious me- chanics, and the adjacent country is fast settling with thrifty farmers.

The prosperity of Peoria is onward, and ere long it must become the seat of government for the state.

REMINISCENCES OF PEORIA. (furnished by J. H., Esa.)

In the year 1826 I lived three miles from Macki- naw river, on the Peoria and Springfield road, in what is now Tazewell county, but then attached to Peoria, and being that year 21 years old, I was summoned upon the grand jury. There were not then enough adults in Peoria county proper to form the grand and petit juries, and hence they were summoned from the attached portion. All the grand jury but two were from the east side of the Illinois river, chiefly my ac- quaintances and neighbors. We took our provisions and bedding, the latter being a blanket or quilt for each. It was the practice also in those days to take along a flagon of liquor, and this was not omitted on the occasion spoken of. In truth, so faithfully was the flagon put under requisition, that but two of our number were sober when we appeared in court and received our charge. Judge Sawyer was then the presiding officer ; James Turney the prosecuting at- torney ; anfl Messrs. Cavarly, Pugh, Bogardus and Turney, the entire bar.

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There were about eightbaia of indiotmeftt iovxiA by the grand jury - one of which was againgt an In- dian named Nomaque for murder. He had beentried the fall before ; but obtaining a new trial, he Was in- dicted again at this term. There being no secure jail, the sherifF (Sam'l Fulton) kept him under guard in the house ^f a Mr. Allen. At night about a dozen drunken Indians met to rescue him, and attempted to enter the door for that purpose. Allen (Sprang out of a back window, and seizing a clapboard, rushed to the front of the house and laid about him with great fury. He felled four of the Indians to the ground before they could recover from their consternation, when the otfaei^ retreated. Allen pursuing the hind- most, continued his blows, the retreating fellow cry- ing out, " Schtop, white man ! for God's sake, schtop !" Felling him also, the five laid till morning, when they were able to crawl off. Nomaque afterwards made his escape - joined Black Hawk in the war of '32 - was wounded in Stillman's defeat, and afterwards found nearly dead by some Peorians, who humanely shot him through to put an end to his sufferings.

The court-house was a log building on the bank of the river, in which the jurors slept at night on their blankets on the floor. There was a tavern kept by Mr. Bogardus, but it was not large enough to furnish sleeping accommodations for them. The grand jury room was a lumber cabin, in which Bogardus kept saddles and other cattle fixings.

THE LAKE NAVIGATION.

About the last of January I nieasured the lake from the foot of Main-street, when the water was as low as at any time in the season, and foupd it to be 3000 feet to the dpposite shore ; thence across the

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flat to the timber 5004 feet. It is about as much far- ther through the timber (bottom land, as it is called^ to the bluff. In very Wgh water this is covered^and we have an expanse of water opposite our town of about 10,000 feet in breadth, ana from 25 to 30 feet in depth in the channel. From this to the head of the lake, or contraction of this expanse of water, is about 20 miles. The water is clear, the bottom gra- velly, and it abounds with various kinds of iish. The last ten or twelve days in November and first three in December last, Mr. John Baldwin, of Randolph's Grove, McLean county, caught with a net 200 yards long two hundred and four barrels of the following named fish, viz.: buffalo, pike or pickerel, red horse, bass (white, black, rock and striped), salmon, black salmon, yellow perch, hickory shad, lake herring, oat fish, sun fish, shovel fish, carp and sturgeon, some of the latter measuring from four to five feet in length, and some of the buffalo weighing from S5 to 40 lbs. The fish are all fine eating, not excepting the stur- geon, which are as good aB those caught in the Hud- son, at my birth place Albany, vulgarly called Alba- ny beef. On the 29th February Mr. B. returned for fishing, and caught at the first haul between 30 and 40 barrels of fish, mostly buffalo, and then sold out his net to a number of our towrnsmen, who will pur- sue the business as soon as the high w«ter subsides.

The lake may be regarded as two lakes, as at the upper ferry, long known by the name of " The Nar^ rows," four miles above Peoria, the water is contract- ed to the usual width of the river. (This .is some- times called Little Detroit also, Detmt, in French, signifying a narrow pass.) It is very seldom that the river (or lake) closes with ice* at "The Narrows" or at the reoria ferry ; and navigation is suspended generally but two or three months, as may be seen by the following table for the last ten years, which is as far back as I have been able to get dates, or a list of boats navigating the river :

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Closed. Opened,

pec. 30, 1634.. March 7,1835 NaT. 24, 1835.. Jannary 1, 1836 Dec. 13, 1836..Febr'7 22, 1837 Dec. IS, 1837.. March 14, 1838 Not. 5, 1838..F«br'y 18, 1839

NAYIO^TION ,

Closed. Opened.

Dec. 18, 1839..Fcbr'y 17, 1840 Dec. 29, 1840..Febr'y 27, 1841 Dec. 20, 184l..JanuV 17, 1843 Nov. 13, 1842.. March 19, 1843 Dec. 30, 1843..Febr'y 18, 1844

In 1833 there were but three boats running on the Illinois river, viz. the Exchange, Utility and Peoria, - and these were of the smallest class. In 1834 were added to these the Express, Herald, Argus and Win- nebaeo. In 1840 there were 44 different boats arri- ved nete; in 1841 there were 60; in 1842 there were 45; in 1843 there were 43, of which 17 were regular packets throughout the season.

The following is a Hst of the boats which arrived here from the opening of navigation in 1840 until the close of 1843 :

Alton

Atheaian

a Albany a

b Ariel a b Arcane

b Agatha a

c Algonquin a

b Boicas a

b Bristol a

c BelkAir a «? Belle of Pitt3burg a c Belle of Acnosas b c Belle of Attakapas

Corsican c a Constellation b Corsair

b Chicago a

c Champlain b

€ CharloUe b c OumberlaiidValley c

Davy Crockett c

Detroit a Demoine

b Dove a

£agle a

Empire c a Exact b Embassy

c Emma a

Frontier a

Fayette a

Flora

Fulton

Farmer

Fort Gibson

Georga Collier

Gipsy

Governor Roman

Girard

Olaucus

Gondola

General Morgan

Gen'l Leavenworth

Soma

Hail Columbia

Illinois

Ion

Indian Ctueen

Iris

Importer

Inda

Jola

Jim Brown

John Shaw

John Mills .

Juniata

Jasper

Keokuk

Lily

l^aSalU

Leander

Lehigh

Loyal Hannah

Lynchburg

Light

Lighter

Lady of Lyons

Louisa

Merrimack

Manchester

Madison

Montgomery

Mississippi

Massachusetts

Mermaid

Marmion

Maid of Kentucky

Maid of Orleans

Maine

Messenger

Moravian

Mango Fark

Mary Tompkins

Macedonia

Mayflower

Mentor

Miami

Maid of loica

Nonpareil

Norfolk

Nick of Woods

New-York

Ottawa

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« Omega a Oseola 4 Osage « 099Lg% Viii]Iey a Or^an Boy ~ a Ohio * Oswego t Orenoke ^ Ontario

Peoria Prairie Pilot

€k Peru 4. President a Pearl

bPHMma € Potosi

Hobert Emmett

Reporter

Richmond a Ripple b RarUan -^ e Rasahe c Rock River

Salina

St. Louis

St, Peters a Saodusky a Shawnee a Sarah Aofi c St. Louis Oak c Scioto Belle

c Sylph TeTinissce

*VrovJbadour

Toledo ttTarur A Tide

b Tennessee Valley c Ctica

Valley Foige

ViUoT b Virginia

Winchester a William Paris « Warsaw c Western Belle a Zephyr

Those m italics were regular traders to thi« place from St Louis. Those marked a were the arrivals in 1841 ; those marked h the arrivals in 1842 ; "those marked c the arrivals in 1843. Those withoot any mark prefixed arrived in 1840. The following have been 4he arrivals the present year to April 10, being less than eight weeks from the opening of navigation:

Belle of Aitakapas 1 Importer

1

Mango Park

6

Chicago

9 Indian Ctn^en

3

Missouri Mail

1

Congress

1 Jaiiper 5 La Salle

6

Panama

8

Dove

5

Pearl

1

1 Ughter

2

Potosi

4

Highlander

1 Louisa

1

Raritan

1

lone

4 Loais Philippe

I

Spartan

\

lola

4 Mermaid

1

St. LoQis Oak

tirVER DISTANCES FROM PEORIA.

W. ttftMifor wMt tide : B. for cast tide.

NOBTHWllD.

Eome,

w.

18 miles

Chillicothe,

w.

3 21

lAcon,

e.

12 33 1

Henry,

w.

- 12 45 '

Hairs Landing,

e.'

5 50

Penn^D»

5

e.

7 57 Corn

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Peru, w. U 71 . Couiftly'.seat of La Saile,

Utica, . w. 8 79 . ,

Ottawa, mo. cfFox River, 11 90 Head of steam-boat navigaiioa. Lisbon.orHoldemian'sgr. 16 106 Plainfield, or Waller^sgr. 24 130 Des Plains river, 28 158

CaiCAO^, 12 170 .

From Chicago to Buffalo, by steam-boat, is 1321 miles.

Pekin, e.

Coppera* creek, w. Liverpool, av.

Havana, e.

Sparks' Landing^, w. Schuyler Landing.w

flOUTHWABD.

10 m*s. 20 30

10 10 22 13

w. e.

c e. w, w. w. w. e. w. e.

40 50

85

87

3 90

10 100

10 100

6 116

5 121

3 124

3 127

5 132

2 134 10 144

5 149 12 161

3 164

Erie,

Beardstown,

La Orange,

Meredosia,

Naples,

GriggsviHe,

Portland,

Floreate,

Montezuma,

"Bridgeport,

M6Wp<Ht>

Columbiana,

Childs's Landiog, w

,Guilford„ w - ---

Camden, mo. Illinois river, 18 182

Grafton, lil. 2 184

4landolph, '; 8 192

Alton, " 8 200

Mouth of Misouri river, 6 20d

'ST.Lopfs, 18 221

Mouth of Merrimac river, 19 240 Herculaneum, Mo. 10 250 Fort Charters, " 20 2TO

St. Genevieve, '* ' 10 280 Mouth of Kaskaskia river,19 299 Liberty, HI. H 313

Grand Tow^, '' 22 3^

Cape Girardeair, Mo. 20 365 Commerce, " p 365

Cairo, mo. of Ohio river, 30 395 Thence ro Pittsburgh, 1007 1402

From Peoria to the eastern cities the traveler may' hare a choice of routes. The follow- ing is given as the expenses :

Northern rou^ Peoria to Chicago, Chicago to Buffalo, Buffalo to Utica, tJHca to Albany, Albany tol^ewYork, (Alb'y toBostoa, 3 7^)

$8 GO

14 60

3 00

3 00

I oo

00

Meali extra on land part of the route.

Seuthern route. Peoria to St. Louis, 3 00 St. Louis to Pittsburgh, 10 00 Pittsb'g to Philadelphia, 13 00 Phila'a to New York, 3 00

Meali Mine as abo^e- iJ9 OO

This route can be passed over in about 8 days from Peoria, if not delayed in meeting stages, and no one need take over $35 or $40 in his pocket, to secure the best of fare. If you wish to make the tour of Niagara Falls on your way, you can] take the rail-road- to L«wiston for

thence St. boat to Oswego for

If you wish to

f CfitfBi'E

SO %

th«nA« stg to Syra- cuse for

S2 00

where vou can lake the rail-road a«ain for Albany or Boston..

The treatment of passengers uponVhis route has greaUy improv- ed for iheJlaat 3 or 4 years, and ladies travelinffalone, (tb say n«J- thing o7^uain?aiiCes i^y are nrettv sure to fall in with on such great thoroughfares.) can consider themselves undei the kiaik^i protection dJW^ Vhe whole; «)\H«.

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.^TAGE «BM(^^^ lines.

Coisffract time for the ^rri^ and departure of nmiis at Peoria*

Dcpai;ts for Springfield, daily except Sunday, 4 a.ri. Arrives,, " " 9^m^

Departs for Ottawa, * ** ' " - 3 a.m.

Arrives, " " 11 p.m.

Departs for Danville, Mon. Wed. und Friday, 3 a.m. Arrives, Tues. Thurs.' and Sat. 10 p.m/

Dep'ts for Burlington,M6n. Wed. and Friday, 8 a.m. Arrives, Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 4 p.m.

Departs for Rush ville,Tuesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. Arrives, Wednes. and Saturday, 6 p.m.

Mails close for the above places at 7 o'clock, p. m.

INOORPORATION OF THE TOWN AND PROCiaBD- ' INQS OF THE TRUSTEES.

By an act of the legislature of Hiinois, passed 1st 6f March, 1831, the town of Peoria AVas duly incor- porated. The following are «ome of the most im-^ portant transactions that have sinc^ taken place:

July 18, 1835. - The qualified voters of Peoria tmet nnd voted to incorporate thetown, ptrrsuant t6 rtie provisions of the act for that purpose, and clioseRu-, dolphus Rouse, ChesttJr Hamlin, R. P. BurlingatYie, Charles W. M'ClriltenaniMsaa? EVans, trustees for the ensuing yearl Riidolphus Rouse \Vas cKbs^bpr©- sideht. Isaac Evans refused to seWej^nd Cyru^Lc; lahd was appointed to fill the vacancy. C^rus f/^-^ land was soon afterwards appointed clerk, R. P. Bur- linofame treasurer, and Jesse Miles supei'visor 4n4 ti^i-llector. ...

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July 18, 1S36. - Henry W. Cleveland, George B. Parker, Chester Hamlin, Thomas Philiipa and J. D. Shewalter, elected, trustees. G. B. Parker chosen president and J. L. Marsh clerk.

Feb. 18, 1837. - G. C. Bestor appears to be one of the trustees, but how elected or in whose place cho- sen, the minutes do not say. Same date, J. H. Lisk appointed town constable.

March 8. - E. N, Powell appointed clerk of the board.

July 31. - J. C. Armstrong, J. C. Caldwell, Thos. J. Kurd, Samuel H. M'Crory, William Frisby,S. S. Veacock, R. Rouse, Aug. O. Garrett and C. Leland, elected trustees.

Aug. 26. - R. Rouse chosen president and Martin L. Tucker clerk ; on the 28th, J. C. Armstrong cho- sen treasurer and Jesse Miles street commissiooer, assessor and collector.

Jan. 31, 1838. - William C. Terry chosen clerk, Lewis Howell assessor, and Edward F. Nowland collector, street commissioner and town constable.

July 80. - R. Rouse, George B. Parker, J. C. Arm- strong, A. G. Curtenius, J. M'Clay Smith, James H« Work, Norman H. Purple, A. O. Garrett and Cyrus Leland, elected trustees. Subsequently R. Rouse was chosen president, J. C. Fuller treasurer, Russell Blakely street commissioner and town constable, and J. M'Clay Smith clerk.

April 30, 1839. - Moses Pelteiigill chosen trustee in place of Cyrus Lelaod res^gmnl.

ijfav. 25. - R. Rouse, George B. Parker, Aug. C). Garrett, Moses Pettengill, A. Meyer, Jas. Mossnaan, George C. Bestor, George T. Metcalfe and J. M'Clay Smith, elected trustees. Subsequeatly R. Rouse was cliosen president, J. M'Clay Smith clerk and treasu- rer, George B, Parker street oomn^isnioQer, and L.^ Howell assessor. Daniel Brestle chosen trustee Co fill a vacancy.

Nov. 30, 1840. - R. Rouse, Amos P. Bartlett, Jas. Taylor, Daniel Brestle, Charles W. M'Clallen, Benj.

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White, Isaac Underbill, George W. Reed and G. T. Metcalfe, elected trustees. Subsequently R. Rouse was chosen president, Amos P. Bartlett clerk, John M'Clay Smith treasurer, Greo, B. Parker street con^ missioner, Jacob Silzell town constable, and J, Gra- beill superintendent of burying ground. William M. Dodge chosen trustee in place of J. Taylor resigned; H. B. Stillraan street commissioner in place of Geo- Bu Parker, and Henry Hahn do. in place of H. B. Stillman resigned.

Nov. 29, 1841. - R. Rouse, Isaac Evans, Isaac Un- derhill, Aquila Wren, Peter Sweat, Chester Hamlin, John C. Heyl, Jacob Gale and A. P. Bartlett, elect- ed trustees. Subsequently Peter Sweat was chosen pr^ident, A. P. Bartlett clerk, Jacob Gale treasurer, G. B. Parker police justice, A. Wren assessor, EL F. Nowland street oonimissioner, and George Divelbiss town constable. The following changes took place in the board between December and July: - N. H. Purple, vice Jacob Gale ; W. B. Farrell, vice N. H. Purple ; A. O. Garrett, vice Isaac Evans ; L. Howell, vice A. Wren ; John Hamlin, vice Chester Hamlin. G. B.Parker assessor, vice A. Wren.

Nov. 28, 1842. - G. T. Metcalfe, H. B, Stillman, J. W. Caldwell, G. W. Reed, Wm. E. Mason, Lewis Howell, L. O. Hulburt, D. Brestle and A. P. Bart- lett, elected trustees. Subsequently L. Howell was chosen president, A. P. Bartlett clerk, J. J. Guver treasurer, Thomas Bryant police' justice, Chas. Ket- telle assessor, Henrv Hahn street commissioner and town constable. The following changes took place : John Hamlin trustee, vice G. T. Metcalfe resigned ; A. A. Benjaniin,8t. com. & town const, vice H. Hahn ; Wm. M. EMge clerk, vice A. P. Bartlett resigned.

Nov. 27, 184a - H. B. StUlman,' Wpi. Mf. Dodge, Wm- E. Mason, Geo. W. Reed, John King, E. N. Powell, Lewis Howell, L. O. Hulburt and Charles T. Steams, elected triMtees. Subsequently J. King vthB chosen premd^U, Lewil Howell clerk and trea- surer, 6. C. Bestor utesior, Thomas Bryant police 6*

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justice, and S. De Witt Drown, street comaiissionerf town surveyor and constable.

NOTE.

Explanation of the map on 2l$t page.^-^Tho fol- lowing remarks were inadvertently omitted in their proper place, (following the map) :

The eight heavy dots on the west side of " River Checagou," (Illinois river,) stand for seven Indian tribes, named by Coxe as follows, beginning at the north, and proceeding downwards : 1st, Mascoutansj 'id, Caracoiitaman ; 3d, Kuillca ; 4th, Athontans ; 5tb, (near and below the Scnachewine,) Cumamick ; 6tli and 7th, (just below Spoon river,) Cascasquia ; 8th, Proraria. This last was undoubtedly the village vis- ited by Marquette (see page 9), and since called the Peorias. These villages, it will be seen, are all on the loest side of the river, and were thus located in the belief, doubtless, that the west was more healthy than the east - a fact which later experience has am- ply demonstrated.

Dr. Coxe also gives the following derivation of the name of the *' father of waters:" ^'Meschasehe signi- fies, in the Chippewa and other Indian languages, simply big river, from mescha, big, and cebe, river." Marquette however, long before, spelt it Mississipi.

The site of Fort Crevecoeur is not known. F. Hen- nepin describes the spot as follows : ' * M. La Salle desired me to Rodown the river with him lochusc a place tit to buiid oar fort. After having viewed the country, we -)i!vh'd upon an eminence on the bank of the river, defendea on lUaUide by the rivei» and on two others by two ditches the rains had m:ide very deep by succession of time ; so that it w^ accessi- ble only by one way; therefore we cast a lineto join those two dilch- .(js, aud made the eminence' steep on every ^i4^ fiupporiing the ^:arth wiUi jrreat pieces of timber, * andwe nam*d it the Fort of Crevecoeur, because the desertion of out men, ahd 'ihii oiherdit!i:uUie3 welaboarMttaAer tSadaJmosiJ^rolre^ttr hearts."

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AN ALPHABETICAL LBT

or THE DIFFERRS'I- BKADSiOV WAMl^VKB^R HOUSE-KEKP- ERSi WIT^ TH£IR RE8IPENCB8 AND OCCUPATIONS,

b «r bet stands for between. The printer not having enoogh oa- pital letters for every projper name, they are only iwed for the nanae of persons. .For a similar reason full points are omitted. The number before each name shows the blpck in which the person resides.

30 Aby David, laborer, madison-street, between lib- erty and Fulton "-

13 Adams John, carpenter and ioiaer, Jefferson, bet fuitpn and main

JOHN ADAMS,

' CARPENTER, HOUSE JOIf®R AN© OENERAL BtHLDER,

J^ers0H Street, between Fulton and Main,

l^Plaas and drawings furnished, and buildings contracted for to the turning of the Jfey,

6 Adams Theodore, carpenter and joiner, corner of adams and fulton ; boards at Clinton house ,

8 Aiken Cyrus, patent shingle-maker, Washington, b hamilton and fayette ; shop on the quay

CVaUS AIKEN CHARLES flUTTOK.

AIKEN & SUTTOX,

&^t?aa?^ Qa33S?®aa ffiid^asatiiQi,

HE.%0 OF TUB qU^1t*t JM/*^TEWt^ STUB JET,

16 Allan Wm T, "preacher of righteousness,'' hamil- ton, bet madisan and monroe

12 Amslef liodolph? carpenter, Jefferson, bet fulton

and liberty 3 Albertson Eli, do, Washington, b main and fulton

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56 Albert Peter, carpenter, mini's addition, range 2

PETSIR AliBESRTt

CARPENTER AND HOUSE JOINER, West sMe oT QKjp^^tmt,

4 Anderson Bathsbeba, widow, fultop, bet washiugr ton and water

4 Anderson John, plowmaker, do ; shop on water

5 Anderson Edward, livery stable, fulton

17 Anderson Charles M, laborer, fulton, bet madison

and inonroe 26 Applegate Elijah M, cooper, adams, head of gay

ELIJAH M- APPLEGATE,

Cisterns of any dimeBsions maile to order, and aU otbf r work in bis line executed at short notice.

Armstrong James C, rose hill, steam saw mill jiist below town 4 Arnold Solomon, millwright, Union hotel 33 Armstrong Robert L, do, adams, bet liberty and

harrison 13 Bartlett Amos P, merchant, Jefferson, bet main and fulton

A. p. BABTLBTT. LBOMARD HOLLAND.

BARTLETT & HOLLAND,

EAST CORNER OF MAIN AND WASHINGTON STREETS,

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24 Bartlett Mrs Ami, j^flfer«^ii,,b jaqkaon 2^ ealon 3 Banvard Mrs Maria, washipgtoo, b main md fuK 3 Banvard Edgar M, clerk, do [ton

3 Banvard Beni H, mason, do. 3 Banvartf Michael M, dQ do 9 Barker Glardner T, merchant, corner adams and fayette ; store main st. Barker ^ Stearns

BAJRKBR & STEARNS,

' " , ' ' - I I » I - » 1 1 I I

J 2 Batie Mrs Margaret, ) braid bonnet makers, fui-

Batie Miss Margaret, ) ton, b ief. and madison 2 Beseman George A, baker and grocer, water, b main and hamilton

G. A* BESEMAN,

Boston and Water Crackers, Butter BiACuit, and Cakes of an deaerlpttons.

Families supplied with bread of the best quality.

' '

Besemore Theophilus, farmer, spring hiil 10 Bestor George C, land agent, adama, bet main and fulton ; office in rear of post-office

GEORGE C. BESTOH9

Real Estate and General Agency,

REAR Q*" THE POST-OFFICE,

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Bentby Alex, Jaborer, sping hill 3 Berry Henry, mason and plasterer, water b maift

and fulton ; Lake hotel 6 Beck James, cabinet-maker, Washington, b main

and fulton ; boards at Compher's .- 1 1 , f

JAME^ BECK,

WASHINGTON 8TRBET, BETWEEN MAIN Ik. FULTON STREETS,

% Siiekner Wm, barber, main, bet water and wash

WILLIAM BtrCKNER, TashionHihle Barber and Wair Mr€99er^

LOWER EN© OF MAlW-^mtBET, - * - --

2 Brady John, laborer, water, b main and luimilton 2S Bicfe Isaac, cobper, Jefferson, shop on adams ' 2 Boelling Conrad, cabiueWn^kjgr, water, bet fulton and liberty

CONRAD BOELLING,

WATER-STREET, BBTWfiEN FULTON AND LIBERTY,

- - ©a©[Ba(2io-' - -

O'A horse-p6wer lurning lathe is attached to the eslablishment.

1 - r r '* ' r ' - y

4D 'Bridcnstone George, butcher, Hudson ' 32 Bray Moretz, cabinet-make iv liberty, b adams and Jefferson [and liberty

12 ifenjamin Andrew A, s addl e r, Je fferson, bet fulto n

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^ 3riggf Rev Flavkrt J,*wiiif^r?»Ji(it p^aeher, rnain,

bet Washington and |Kla«i« -a&.B ruc 9 M i^J««e, seftm»tre»9> first, bet franktiir and f niun^on . _ .; .:; 3 Boijvin William, merchant, Washington, bet main

and fuiton ; store cm-ner of main and wafer, firm

Stillman, Crawley &^. Co. , 3 Buxton Edmund S, gent! boards Tontine house T Blakely Dennis, justice of the peace, adams, bet

rom^w d tjamiltoa i offiee^on. main

DENNIS BLAKEliY,

- 9^^^.?^ '^^^^"//''f.^' ^^i^^^n Adams and Washijk^iQn, PEORIA.

Deeds, Leases, Mortgages, and other legal instrumei^is dfftwn un with accuracy and dispatch; "

7 Blakely William, capt steam-boat Lasalle, adams

^ bet main and hamilton . . .

7 Blakely i>aniel D, barkeeper, do a Blakely Her«Min E, barkeeper^ Clinton house ' 97 Bxown Jcdin, carpenter, (jailer,) alley bet monroe and perry 3 Brown John, colored cook, Washington, bet main and ftilton Brown John, sawyer, Armirtrong's saw mill 27. Browning Samuel, cook, mmiroe, bet main and

hamilton 10 Brady Washington, clerk in post-office, main, op- posite court-house 14 Bryaft.WiHiam P, attorney, jefftrson, b main and

hamilton ; firm Powell & Bryan 6 Biixtoa Susan, seamstress, adams, b main and fui- ton 19 Beal Benj R, sawyer, fayette; bet Washington and ad«0i8

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4 Bryiiot Thonwt, j«irt«te of the peace, boards tJ^n- ion hotel ; office i» court-house

\nrsTicE or teue rjE^tXm

OFFICE IN rVB COUET.ROUSK, All kinds of cosTtyaiieIng ioat trith accural and dfipatch.

4 Brdstle Rev Daniel, methodist preacher, washing- ton, bet main and fiilton

3 Bryson John G» naerohant, main; firm^ J G Bry- son & Co ; boards at Compber's

J. a BRYSON & Co.

JMh^wtTHt^beimiHM WuUr and Wiatklmgtmt acnsctf.

Dealers In Dry Goods, Groeeriea, Bardwjure, €itt«enawnre. Boots, Slioes, Hats, lyoatber, Saddlery, Ac

- 1 - - .. Ml' ^ -

2 Byms Thomas, laborer, water, bet main and hahi 6 Brestle Mary Ann, mantuamaker aiid milliner,

Washington, bet main and fulton 50 Bliss Hiram, carpenter, water 52 Ballance Cbarlei^ attorn^ and ooonsedlor at law, south ead of adamst offi<^ on main, S^m Bal- lance & Cooper

CHAKLEa BiLWNCS. iW*. It. CO0P«.

BALIiAN€£ «t COOPER*

Attorneys aad Counseliom at Law,

. Office in M«ia4trMl, orer John ReyaoldsV MM«.

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10 Bibb Geo. W, peddtef, boards at Mrs. Tuller's 30 Bowers John, plasterer, Jefferson, betJiberty and harrison

JOHJV BOWE JIS,

^Hrer$on^»9treet^ between JLiberty and Morrison etrcfte^

23 -Eohhs-Mrs. Catharine, seamstress, corner of Jef- ferson, and Jack«on : , ,

3 Boyer Margaret, tailoress, main, bet water and

,. waehiogton ,-

**2 Burden Joseph, laborer, water, b main and ham- milton . t

6 Bugby Mrs Mary Ann, teacher, main, bet Wash- ington and adams

3 Burgess Ithamar, laborer, Washington, bet main andfulton

1 Caldwell Wm E, clerk in the post office^ main 4 Caldwell Robert, gent, water. Union hotel 7 Caldwell John C, gent, Washington, betmain and hamilton [water

2 Calyy Michael, laborer, alley bet washingtpp and 28^Candee Henry W, fanning mill maker at Nurse's 2 Carter John E, lumber merchant, Washington, b main 2md hamilton ; yard head of quay

JOHN E. CARTER,

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39 CmsUe Aaaliel T» «inrcl»M^ tecmdt bet fraaklin and Minnoiirvtcnr^jccmier of water Bad fuUoB 28 Casey Abraham M, cbairmaker, monroet b main

10 ChsMpmaii Wm, gardener, main, bet adams and

Jefferson 8 Claytcn John, wiuihinglon, b hamillon and fayette

22 Cleveland Clark, drayman, corner of Washington

and Jackson 28 Clinton Charles D, joiner, h&nd of main and perry

1 1 Collings Allan, wagonmaker, adams, b main and

fulton

ALLAN CX)LLINGS, Jf^gmr the t^imtOH Mbmst^

Wagoiif , earU, wheelbarrows, and all other work made to order.

23 Comegys, Wm, carpenter and joiner, adams, bet

jacksiMi and eaton, firm Markley & Comegys 4 Comegys Presley Af, do, wash b futton and bberty 6 Coitt^>ck John, tailor, boards at Clintoh bouse ;

sbopofi main ; firm Comstock &l Gill

(¥ifDca a. n. DATia'a rwimif«-<^ict,) .

Where Coats and other GarAents are cut and made is a style of defaace, and for general fits not to hi^saxp$Mm^ uA htti rafely equated in «ny «k|r or4

COMST0C5K » CTLL.

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8" C6Ie"rSTmTran*^ mercTianl, water, bermaiaHiii

fijlton '

.2 CompheirWm, boarding-ho^se, maiii, bet wal^j?

jmd washingtorfc; clerk at J G Bi78(Mi*& c^*$ . 38 Convay John B, potter, monroe, bet fayette and

Jackson Jia^Godc Johoi labor?^, jaqksan* b«t wa^liipgtQtt aQ4

adams 14 Cooper Ales:, tin and copper smithy corner main

and madison ; shop on main - M PettengiU's

6 Cooper John, adams, bet maki and fulton

« Cooper Xona. K, attorney'Snd cdXitiseHor at law, and justice of the peace^ adams, bet main and fulton; office on maia, firm Ballance & Cooper

JpN A. K, COOPER,

Office ^» Mai^'^r4a^ beivnem TFoi^r And Wathin^io^, PBORIA.

Pi»4i, Leatiw, Murtgiiges, aad otheiLkgai instrtTmaats drawn jip wuh accaracy and dbpatch.

7 Copd&^iiD8ey,wagotui^fcer,.waiibiiigtaiit b main

and han^tim

19 Cotrell Hamiltoiv gent, corner fayette and Wash- ington 3 Cox Charle«, miQwriffht and carpenter, Wash- ington, bet main and fulton

35 Cox J<^n By btacksmith, w^hington, bet harrlson and hudson

35 Cox John, gent, do do

Crawley Jantes, merchant, main, bet Washington and water; residence spring hill; store comer m^in and water, firm Stillman, Crawley 6l Co Crawley Joseph, gent, boards at Compher's

27 Curtemus Alfired G, merehaatt c6rner main and perry ; store on water, firm Curtentus & Gris- firold

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Benlers Ib Dry Ooa4«^6roe«riet, K«rd^vkre, QliteeatwaM, Bo«ts, Shoes, I/eather, 4sc*

tOWER END OF THE QUAY, WATKa*STRE£T,

6 Delmas Theodore, merchant^ boards at Clinton house ; store on water, firm J t* Uotchkiss & Co

6 Deimas John T, gent, boards at Clinton i^^ase

7 Daniels Obed, farmer, head of main, above" perry 3 Dansberger Magnus/ barkeeper Lakeh^tel

3 Davis Samuel H, printer, corner main and prin- ters' alley I " < I I 1 1 ' I *

SAMUEL H. DAVIS, _,

CORNER OF MAIN-STMIET AND PKINTfiRS' ALLEY,

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37 Daris James, portrait painter, Washington, b har- rison and hudson

3 Dean Armstrong, cooper, Washington, bet main

and fulton ; boards at Code's , :

4 Degear Hiram H, carpentert boards fit Union hotel 30 Dennis Joseph P, tin and copper smith, fulton,

bet roadison and monroe

8 Denniston Daniel, millwright, adams, b hamUton

and fayette 33 Deaby James, . teamster, adams, bet liberty and harrison

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32 Detweil{er Christian^ miller, liberty, b adams and

Jefferson ^ XSetweiUar Henryr pilot, water^ b main and 4Uioa

2 Divvers Samuel, clerk at Walker & Lightner's,

boards at Clinton house 8 Dewey Mrs Nancy, seamstress, adams, bet ham- ilton and fayette

13 Dickinson Dr Edward, physician and surgeon, corner main and Jefferson ; firm Rouse & Dick- inson ; office in basement opposite

26 Dodge Wm M, county treasurer, madison, bet ha- milton and fayette

3 Daugherty James, clerk Vbris & Brother, water 7 Doling Thomas, laborer, hamillon, bet washing- ton and adams

4 Dory Matthias, laborer. Union hotel, water

33 Doran John, laborer, alley bet Washington and

adams 6 Downing Joseph, laborer, alley do do 35 Drown Simeon De Witt, town surveyor, corner of hudson and adams, foot of franklin

S. DE WITT DROWN,

CORNER OF HUDSON AND ADAMS STBEETS,

Draining and Engraving done at short notice,

35 Drown Charles W. W, engineer, do do Drury Amasa, laborer, spring hill

34 Durst Anson, stone mason, Jefferson

ANSON DURST^

IHMr MU STONE MAKERISTONE eitTTER

JEPFERSOIiSTRKET, PEORIA.

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2 Durst Wm, tailor, washlngtwt, h mam and hatnil- ton

WILLIAM DURST,

WASmSQTON-STREET, NEAR TSE MARKET,

All garments warranted to fir. C uttin; done on short notice.

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Eadon Mrs Eliza, spring hill Easton John, carpenter and joiner, corner hamil- ton and perry

JOHN £ASTONv

CARPENTER AfW HOUSE JOINBR: Corner of Hamilton A Perry streets,

Easton Andw, teacher, comer hamilton & perry 6 Easton Mrs Saoianthe C, seamstress, Washington,

bet main and fulton 3 Emery Clement P, carpenter and joiner, wjatec* b

main and fulton 48 Evans Wm h, cabinet €md chair maJcerr water, b walnut and chesnut

WILLIAM Jj. EVANS,

TIIINES, CABINET ANB WAIB IIAIK

CORNUl LIBERTT-STREET AND PRINTERS* ALLRT,

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7 Farreii Wm B, drtiM^ nmii^i^ WMUngtoii and - adaiiH^; firm Wm B & H G Farrelt - -

W. B. & H. G. FABRllLIi,

WHOLfiSAU AS0 RBTAIL BEil'ERS

1 J I ll I I - .III II UN L I U , > I J I I I I I I I ill! 11

7 Farreil Hiram G, druggist, main, as above 7 Farreil Mrs Mary, main, rear of store 22 -Faris Wm, tailor, comer adams and eatoa - U-Farris S€rfomoR, carpeotw, adam«^ bet iiritofr and

liberty 48 Fash Alexander H, butcher, water, b walnut and chesnut

ALEXANDER H. FASH,

W\aT£Mi, BETWJBMSJ^ MJUJ^T MYJD FVIiTOJSr 8T8,

Steam boats supplied with Meat and Ice.

25 Fash Abram, butcher, hamilton, bet madison and

monroe 14 Fessenden Wm H, postmaster, jefierson, b main

and hamilton ; office on main

WM, H. FBSSEN»EN,

PROBATE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,

OFFICE IN THE COURT-HOUSE.

2 Fisher Charles, clerk, main, bet water and Wash- ington ; boardji at Compher's

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48 Firth J<Mefrfi,cMrp«Btec, water, b walnut and ches JOSEPH FIRTH,

WATElt-STRCeT, BETWEBN WAUHTT AND CBBSNUT,

Framiag and BaikUBg dwk% with accantcy «fkd dispate^.

6 Fletcher Robert, merchant, main, bet Washington and adams

ROBERT FLETCHER,

DEALER IN

Groceries^ ^ueensware^ JBoots^ Shoes^ Src.

MAIN, BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ADAMS STREETS,

15 Flanders Stephen O, machinist, jefTerson, b ham-

ilton and fayette 8 Flanderjs Leonard K, mason, Washington

Fleming Geo W, stone mason, boards at Cox's 27 Fleming John, laborer, monroe, bet main and ha- milton 1 Forbes Thos, mason, hamilton, b water & wash'n

^ 2 Ford George, gunsmith, Washington

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GEORG£ FORD,

Washington-streel, fronting ike Market, Guns a«d Piftoto repaired in the neatest style.

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2 Ford John, laborer, water, b main and hamilton 2 Forsyth John R, gent, water, b main and hamil. 2(hForwler James N, carpenter and juiner, madlson, bet haaiilton add fay^fite 8 Frazer Perry, engineer saw mill, Washington, bet hamilton and fayette 22 Freidinger Nicholas, tailor, comer of adan^ and

Jackson 22 Freidioffer Michael, laborer, do Frisby Mrs Ellen B, rose hill 6 Frye Joseph C, physician, Clinton house ; oflice " corner of water and fulton

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JOSJBPH C. FRYE, M^ D.

CORJS^EH OF UXfTSm .f.VH FlTJLTOJy' liTHEKTS,

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19 Fry Thomas, laborer, fayette, b Washington and

adams 4 Fry Moses, laborer, water, b fulton and liberty 2 Fiitou Wm, laborer, water, b main and hamilton

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Gardner Rev Ansel M, bap. preacher, spiinghill 24 Gale Jacob, attorney and counsellor at law, Jef- ferson, b Jackson and eaton ; ofBce in c. house

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, *^

^nd Solicitor in Chanari'. OFFICE U^ THE COURT-HOUSE, PEORIA.

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6 Gamble Wip A, watcbmakert corner ailams and

fulton ; boards at Cliaton house

WILLIAM A. GAMBLE,

RKPAIRER OF

Ciocks^ WWehes and JTewelry*

i:^Sliop of T. L. Majrne, comer of Wsshinfton and Fulroa stk.,

8 Giarrett AuOTst«s O, umkeeper, <5<ymef adams aad hamiltdn, Flafltets' hmise

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CORNER OP ADAMS AND HAMILTOIT STREETS,

8 Garrett Aurin, pilot on Dove, Planters' house 19 Gates Beoj F, boot and shoe maker, jackson, bet

Washington and adams 22 Gill Joseph, tailor, comer adams and eaton ; shop

on main, firm Comstock & Gill t Gillgammon Patrick, laborer, water, b main and

hamilton 50 (Joodman Thomas, laborer, hudson, near ferry Gorsuch Wi^ann, tailor, spring hi)l

7 Gray Andrew, merchant, main, bet Washington

and adams 30 Gray Piram H, cooper, madison, bet fulton and liberty Gray nobert, fanner, sprint hill [hamilton

2 Graybill John, laborer, Washington, bet main and

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2 Green Seth S, ship cKjpoatert water, b main and

haoiilton 9 Green Joseph Y, carpenter, main, b Washington and adams

3 Green John, stone mason, main, bet water and

Washington ' '

Greenwood Wm, wagonmaker, spring hill

WM. GREENWOOD, Jiuaherigkm WHtgim * JPattem Jtraket;

JPJEOMU,M,

Grerawood At^stine, aullwrigbt, spring hill

AUGUSTINE GREENWOOD.

Millwri^t and Pattern-maker,

Greenwood George G, comer of mahj and perry

GEO. G. GREENWOOP,

MaeMQist and Pattern-maker,

RVGGLES' PLACE, MAIN ST, ABOVE PERRY. PEORIA.

Griswold John H, merohaot, north hyetto Mills's add. range 1 ; firm Curtenius & Griswold 52 Gnswold Matthew* eleit» boards Clinton house 7 Guyer Jacob, farmer, comer main and adams

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T2 'If Guyer Mrs Elizabeth, corner main and adams

ELIZABETH GUYER, TOVf C^J^If\% tmd rnUlT STOXJE,

COKMEll Ot MAIN AND ADAMS STREETS,

PEORIA.

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30 Hahn Henry, machinist, falton, Jbet madison and monroe

HENRY HAHN,

WAtM^9tr6et«a|MiTe M11I119

Casting in brass, #r brass and iron turning, done to order.

Hale Wm, fanner, foot of rose hill

Hale Asahel, farmer, spring hill 20 Haden Chandler, adan^s, b fayeUe and Jackson

Hall Wm A, fkrmer, north end of town, on Gale- na road ^ 38 Hanjs Florans, cooper, water, b Hudson & walnut

FLORANS HANJS,

W*ter street; between Hndton and W«,lr(ut,

PEORIA.

Cisterns of any dimensions made to order, and all other work in bis line executed at sbon notice.

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9^ Hull Ghajrles R, carpenter, fttyette, b- adams and

Jefferson 4 Hall Robfirt^ feborer,' water,- b fukon and liberty 13 Hamlin John, corner main and Jefferson 16. Hamlin Orin, mi4ter, monroe, b main and hamif-

. ton ; steam mill on water, block 51 17 Hamlin Chester, carpenter, monrofe, b main and

fulton ; firm Hurd & Hamlin 24 Hamlin Ralph, notary public, Jefferson, b jackson - and ealon

NOTARY PUBLIC,

OFFICE IN THE pOUHTHOVilE.

All kinds of coBveyanctng done with accuraqr and dispatch. Also foreign Letters of Attorney taken and acknowledged.

2 Haiiey Rev Richard, meth. minister, parsonage house, hamilton, above perry 35 -Hardesty Thomas, saddler, Washington; b harri- son and franklin

THOMAS HARBESl'Y,

CORjyjBH OF WjaTER ^JVn FiTLTOJy STREETS^

PEORIA.

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2 Harper George, carpenter, main, bet water and Washington 45 Harlow ^brnea*, sawyer, chesmity b Washington

T^nd adan^y -

Harrington Helmsley, cooper, washii^gtwi, xja$t of clay ; shop on adams

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3 Hashrouck Mikon^ pilot on Raritan, water/ bet

main and fulton 8 Hawkridge Joseph, laborer* Washington, b ham- ilton and fayette

4 Haylmann Henry, cooper, water, bet fulton and

liberty 6 Hazard James, mason, Washington, b main and

fulton 52 Heald Howard, cooper, water 21 Heaton James jr, laborer, corner fayette and ma« dison 2 Her/on William A, druggist, main, b water and Washington

WIJLLIAM A. HERRON,

WHOLESALC AMD R&TAIL DKILER

10 Herabereer John, laborer, Washington, b fayette and Jackson

2 Hessin Joseph D, cabinet-n>aker, washingtonj bet main and hamilton

2 Heyl John C, cabinet-maker, comer of washing- ton and hamilton

JOHN C. HEYL,

COHNfiR OP WASHINGTON AND HAMILTON ST6,

yefieeriag kept coosUntljr on kand for SRle.

6 Hummaaon Henry, laborer, adama, bet hamilton and fayette

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8 Hill Augustus, (ooloredr) Pianters' house

2 Hinges Tiiomai, shoemaker, Washington, b main

and hamihon 19 Hincs Lewis J, millwright, Washington, bet fay-

ette and jackson 5 Hoge David W, saddter, Kberty, bet Washington

and adams ; shop on main

DAVID W^ HOGE,

4* mujrx: l0P^h jujtMBn.

MAIN, BETWKSN WASHINGTON AND ADAMS STRHETS,

PEORIAt

Holmes Waldo, laborer, foot of rose hill, Charles- ton road 31 Holland Leonard, merchant, comer madison and liberty ; store <m main, firm Bartlett &l Holland

2 Holland Joha B, attorne}^ main, bet wasbii^ton

and adams

Attorney'and Counsellor at Law,

OFFICE ON MAIN-STBEET. WITH D. BLAKELY, E3a.

IPSB<£)SUIiio

Howe Norman, mason, foot of spring hill

3 Howell Lewis, clerk, water, b main and fulton -

A S Cole's 50 Hopkins Wm R, ciril en^neer, faudson, near the ferrjr ; founder/ comer na^rison and water

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BY

WVRr JR. HOrKUYS,

WATBa-gTOBET, l^STWEEN LIWHHTY AND JIAIOasOH.

Ilotchkiss J Phelps, merdnrat, Atken farm; sts»ro on water, firm J P Ilotchkiss & Co

3, s>a m®mmM3Bm «& o®, Forwardmg& Commission Merchants,

Dcralcrs in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Ctueensware, BDots, Slioes, I/eatHer, &c.

FRbNTlNO THE QUAY, WATKR-STREET,

61 Hoyt James T, mlDer, atO fiafmlin'g

Hughes Wm, cooper, Washington, east of clay 6 Hicfcey George W, segar maker, main, b Wash- ington and ai^ms

GEO. .W. HICaOEY,

ap©igda ® ® ® j^j© 2»d

MAIN-STREET, BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ADAMS,

PBORIA.

Segars, tobcaco and snuff, constantly on hand, yery low.

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34 Hickey James S, moulder in fouiwi^y, Bterty, b

- water wd wa^sjHijglioa ... {liberty

30 Hujburt lister O, gent^ ii»di9€iaf bet ftdto» and

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9 Hard Thomas J, carpenter and joiner, fayette, b adams and jefierson ; firm Hard & Hamlin

TBOMAS J. BORD^ CBICtTBR HlMLUf .

HURD & HAMLIN,

Drafts furnished on the shortest notice.

4 Hunt George, painter and gilder, harrison, bet adams and Washington

GEORGE HUNT, .

etUder and ifmamentia Painter^

HARRI80N'STRE£T, BETWEEN ADAMS AND WASHINGTON 8TS,

SJrlmitation of wood and marble in the highest perfection. Real block letter signs made to order.

32 Hunt Andrew M, gent, adams, b Hberty and har.

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7 Ingraham Nathan, baker, corner of maiii and al- ley above Washington

30 Jeffers Mrs Jane, seamstress, madison, bet fottoa and liberty

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2 Jewett Henry G, Idborer, water, b main and tm-

mil ton 17 Johnson Julius A, collector of taxes, monroc^bet main and fulton ; office in the court-house

2 Jontz Mrs Magdalena, main, boards at Compher's

3 Jones Cyrus D, clerk at C W M'Clallen's, main,

b water and Washington 2 Judge James, laborer, water, bet main and ham- milton

6 Kagee George, confectioner, main, b Washington and'adams

GEORGE KAGEE,

MANUFACTURER OF

CaHdi€Sy€!ak€s Jh Ice CremM ofaU kind^j

AT B^UCED Pi^^> M^IJS\ SJETU^EEJy VrJlSMUjyGtOJ^if JiB^aiMH 8TS,

Mead and Soda fountains on draught at all times.

20 Keefer Jacob J, carpenter, adams, b feyctte and

Jackson 4 Kellar Rev baac, pTesbyterian-tninister, "corner

of fulton and Washington j church oitfdton ^ 8 Keller Joseph, boot and shoe maker, Washington,

b hamilton and fayette

JOSEPH KELLfiR,

Washington-Street, between Hamilton and Fayette,

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8 Keller Wm, boot and shoe maker, Washington, b hamilton and fayette 38 Kenner SamU laborer, first, b franklin & munson 4 Kepler Wm, barkeeper Peoria coffee-house, wa- ter, b fulton and liberty 6 Kettelle Charles, recorder, adams, bet main and fulton , ,

-30 Kent John L, cooper, malison, b fulton and lib. 8 Kidder Alvan, merchant, ilds at Planters' house;

store on main, firm B M'l'ucker & co 13 Kinnah Joseph, drayman, main, b Jefferson and

madison , , 2 King Charles P, carpenter and joiner, hamilton, above perry I I ' I ' ' ' i> I I

CHARL18 P- KINO. IIOZAK L« RTORS

KING & RYORS; -Mnd General Cawtractora^

ADAMS STREET, FRONTINO COURT-HOUSE SQUARE,

PEOKlJi.

8 King John, innkeeper, Clinton house, corner of adams and fulton

BY

JOHN KING,

CORNER OF ADAMS AND FULTON STREETS,

1 Kingsley Orin, carpenter, water, b hamilton and fayette

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38 Kinff Samuel B, pottqr, monroe, bet fayette and Jackson

SAMUEL B. KING,

Mmtro^'9treei^ bOtq^ JFay§iU and ^aek§mi Urm»^

3PIB® C^ IBS^D

Makes and keeps ^ m^m constantly for sale,

Stone and ^^B X^nrthenVntre^

OP ALL til J ^PB^ SCRIPTIONS.

FLOWER POTS, B^^^SflipIain and fancy patterns.

3 Kippenberger Philip, innkeeper, Lake hotel, wa- ter, b main and fulton

PHILIP KIPPENBERGER,

FUOJyTUS'G THE ^U^T, W^TJEMi^STMBJBT^

5 Kirkpatriek James, printer, Washington, b fulton

and liberty - works at Register office 10 Knowlton Lincoln B, attorney, adams, bet main and fulton

L. B. KNOWLTON,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law,

PEORIA.

iUrOffice with D. Blakely, Esq,

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.30 Kaowlton Jesse B, Fulton, b macKsoh aad n>0Dr6e} clerk at Curtenius & Griswold's 3 Koch Chri^opber F, makee^er, Tonlme hoilse, water, bet main and fulton

7 Labadier Alex, (colored,) barber, main, b wash* ington and adama

LABADIER & MASON^ Fashionable JSarber» and EtairJDr€8ser&^

BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ADAMS,

f Lake Miss Martha, milliner, main, b Washington

and adams 50 Lambert Wm, carpenter and» joiner, water, bet h arris on and hudson

WILLI AlVr LAMBERT,

Shop on corner of Main and Water Streets,

ga^saa^sio

47 Loreutz Jacob, butcher, water, b chesnut and oak

J A'C O B L O R E N T Z, Wateivstreet, between Chesnut and Ostk,

- Steam boacs sapjrtied «ttk Meat ind Ice. '

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4 Largent, Jamei T» tmunetdr, Mion^ h wtter and Washington

M Lorentx Conrad, cooper, water, b fiiiton and lib- erty

2 Lorent2 Michael, laborer, water, b main and ha-

milton 7 Lasheils James R, coachmaker, Washington, bet main and hamilton

3 Leopold Moses, merchant, main, bet water and

Washington

MOSES LEOPOLD,

DEALER IN

DSY GOODS AND READY MADE CLOTHINO,

Uainstrttt, btttoetn Water and Washington,

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50 Leuman Thomas G, laborer, huddon, near ferry

Lewis Hector, mason, Washington 34 Libsey David, blacksmith, harrison, bet water and Washington; shop on water

DAVID LIBSEY,

WATER4STRBET, PEORIA.

23 Ltneback Mrs Elizabeth, cor. adams and jackson 23 Lightner Harvey, merchant, Jefferson, b jackaon and eaton; store on main, firm Walker & Light- ner 3 Lisk^ohn H» teamster, Washington, bet main and fulton

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32 Loomis Leonard L, mason and {^asterer, harri- son, b adams and Jefferson

LEONARD L. LOOMIS,

Harrison- streeit between Adams and Jefferson,

3Pia®lEgA3

30 Loopiis Wm, mason, madison, b fulton & liberty

20 Lovrry Samuel, corner adams and jackson

20 Lowry John K, merchant, do ; store on comer of

main and printers' alley 50 Lytle George W, moulder in foundery, water, b

Iiarrison and hudson

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7 Mason Thomas, (colored,) barber, main, b wash-

^ ington and adams ; firm Labadier & Mason 12 Morris Henry, mangier, Jefferson, bet fulton and liberty

HENRY MORRIS,

Jefferson street, letween Fulton and Liberty streets,

Bits « nwcliine fbrmugYiiig (coK-prcsscd ironing) clothes, by

wUcli Uie work is done in a superior manner, at a

charge of only 64 cents a dozen.

7 'Mansfield James, drugmst, main, bet Washington

and adams ; firm Tucker & Mansfield

8 Mercer Thomas, tailor, Washington, bet hamiltoa

and fayette

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2d. MaiUey Smmodr carpeiiter and joiner, adatns, b Jackson and eaton, firm Mwkley &Comegys

-AMUEL MARCLtT. WM. COMEGTS^

MAKKUSr Sc COMEGT&,

HOUSB CARPENTEES, JOINERS AND GENERAL BUILDERS,

Adams-street, between Jackson and Eaton,

5 Metzenberger Frederick, tailor, fulton, bei Wash- ington and adams. 40 Matthews Leman, laborer, f^ankIiIl^ b 9d^ and 4th 50 MiEison Wm £, groper and innkeeper, budson

PEORIA FERRY HOUSE.

WM.E. MASON,

DEALER IN

ProTlslons and Family Groceries,

Movers supplied with pvovisionb of all kui<ls.

50 May Wm L, attorney, hudson^owner of ferry

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WM. I- MAY, -attorney » CeunseUar mi Ikntr

AND.»OLICIXO» IN CHVWWWV ^'^ *'*^ WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OP TBJtS ClftCUlT, Office near the ferry landing,

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6 Mayne Thomas L, jeweler, Washington^ bet main

and fulton 10 Merriman Halsey O, attorney, Jefferson, b main and fulton

H. O. MERRIMAN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law«

Jtul Sotietur m Chaneerp, '

PEORIA.

Office on Adams-street, fronting the court-house.

26 Miller Lewis, cooper, head of adams and gay 22 Miller Jacob, tailor, north fayette, b Washington and adams

7 Merwin Philander C, blacksmith, Washington, b

main and hamilton

r. a MERWIN,

Washington-street, fronting the Market,

Maket and repairs alt iundf of ^

Carriages, Wagons, Carts, Drays, &c.

BlacksmUMng in general.

17 Metcalfe Geo T, attorney corner main and mad-

ison ; office on main, firm Purple & Metcalfe 6 Mitchell Jlobert P, laborer, Washington, bet main and fulton 13 Mitchell Wm, county clerk, corner Jefferson and

fulton ; office in court-house 43 Moon Sanford,boot and shoe maker, 7th b frank- lin and munson; shop comer of main and mad. 8

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38 Mongold Matthew, laborer, Washington, bet hud- son and walnut 13 Moore John, captain of steam-boat Jasper, madi-

son, b main and fulton 13 Moore James C, clerk of do, do do 4 Morgan Daniel E, sawyer, boards at Union hotel

Moss William S, farmer, rose hill 6 Mosher Philip J; blacksmith, Washington, b main and fulton ; shop on fulton

PHILIP J. MOSHER,

34 Mounts Caleb, hatter, Washington, bet main and

hamilton ; shop of Wm» Russell 3 Murden James, plasterer, fulton, bet water and

Washington 49 Miiller Frederick, brewer, cor hudson and water

CORNER or WATER AND H(7I>S0N STREETS,

Beer, Porter and Ale, constaatly on ^and.

53 M'Call John, carpenter, water, bet the quay and

liberty 4 M'Camey Daniel G, blacksmith, water; Tobey & Anderson's plow fectory

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3 ftTClallen Charles W, merchant, main, bet water and Washington

aW.M'CLALLEN,

DEALER IN

DRY OOODS, SROINEiHES, BOOTS A SHOES,

38 M'Cullough Andrew, laborer, $rst, b franklin and

munson 27 M'Gee John K, carpenter, monroe, bet main and

faamilton

JOHN K. M^GEli:,

MONROE-STREET, BETWEEN MAIN AND HAMILTON STS, Drafts furnished on the shortest notice.

12 MTadden Geo C, surveyor, fulton, bet Jefferson and madison

GEO. a M*FADDEN,

FuUon-strett, between Jeferson and Madison^ Office at residence^ next door below Methodist church.

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27 M'Murtrie Cortland, bricklayer and plasterei",

monroe, b main and hamilton

CORTLAND M'MURTRIE, BRICKLA YER AND PLASTERER.

MONROE, BETWEEN MAIN AND HAMILTON STREETS,

4 M'Gee James, laborer, water, b fulton and liberty 8 Myer John, Planters' house ; clerk at S G Hub- bard's pork house

2 Mlntyre John, carpenter, water, b main and ha-

milton 43 M'Kean Notley H, farmer, lower end of water

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34 Nachand John, wagon-maker, water, bet liberty

and harrison 1 3 Newell Rev Isaac D, baptist minister, Jefferson, b

main and fulton 10 Nowland Michael, blacksmith, harrison, b adams

and Jefferson

28 Nurse Wm M, fanning mill maker, corner main

and perry, head of franklin

WM. M. rriTRSX. VM. A.mrRSC^ ALOfZO irURflC.

WM. M. NURSE & SONS,

Vppir end of Jgainm$trtet^ ,

»a^aaAa

4 Nickerson David H, cabinet maker, Peoria cof- fee house

3 Nolte Lewis H, carpenter, water, bet main and

fulton

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26 N^afeiger Jacob, cooper, head of adams and gay 9 Nowland Edward F, butcher, adams, b hamilton and fayelte

EDWARD F, NOWLAND,

PACKER AND L AR D-RENDERER,

FRONTING THE QUAY, WATER-STREET,

Steam boats sappUed with Meat and fee.

28 Nurse Wm A, fanning mill maker and wire wea- ver, corner perry and franklin

WM. A. NURSE,

Manufactures rolling and standing screens for wheat, flaxseed,

&c.; screens and riddles for wheat fans, bricklayers and

plasterers; screens for safes, cellar windows, &c.

N. B. Pot wheat fans he makes cross wove liddles. They are a substitute for and far superior to braided riddles.

28 Nurse Alonzo, do do do

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20 Oakley George, butcher, fayette, bet adams and Jefferson 3 Oakley Obadiah, tanner and cumer, Washington, bet main and fulton * 9 Oakley Daniel E, constable, adams, bet hamilton

and fayette 50 CConner James, laborer, water, b harrison and Hudson 8»

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Of r ChristODher, steam saw mill* range 9 Mills's addition ; boards at Union hotel, water

CHRISTOPHER ORR. GEO. W. SCHNEBLT«

ORR Sc SCHNEBIiT, Above the Q,ua3r,

Timber, scantliDg, and other lumber, sawed ta order or bill.

3 Owen Charles^ (colored man, aged about 110, a pauper,*) Washington b main and fulton

33 Pack Robert R, chair and cabinet maker, corner liberty and Washington ; horse power lathe

39 Page Kev David, principal of academy, second, b franklin and munson

Rev. DAVID PAGE, Principal,

BETWEEN FRANKLIN AND MUNSON,

PJEOXIJl.

32 Palmer Samuel T, clerk, Jefferson, b liberty and

harrison 37 Parker Geo B, monroe, b hamilton and fayette

* This old maa says he was formerly from Richmond, Va. - He came to this place with a Mr. Harris in 18^, who brought up the river a pirogue load of whisky to sell to the Indians at the village of Senacbewine. leaving this old man here, where he has remain- ed ever since. He says he was about 19 years old at Braddock's defeat, July 9, 1755, and that he remembers it well.

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6 Parker Le^is, (colored,) Clintcm house 10 Peters Onslow, attorney, adams, b main and ful- ton ; office in front

Attorney and Counsellor at Law,

ADAMS-aTREET, BETWEEN MAIN AND FULTON,

12 Pettengill Moses, merchant, corner of liberty and Jefferson ; store on main

MOSES PETTENGILL,

DEALER IN

IRON, HARDWARE, STSYES AND CASTINDS,

PBORIA.

t^ Copper, tin ana sheet-iron ware, manufactured to order. - SOLE PATENTEE OP AIR-TIGHT STOVES.

5 Pfeiffer Georg, tailor, fulton, bet Washington and adams

GEORG PFEIFFER,

fuHon-sinet, between Washington and Adams, AU garments warranted to fit. Cutting done on short no ticc.

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37 Phillip William, carpeQter» water, b harrison aild

hadson 3 Phillips Zachariah, gent, water, b main and fulton 5 Pickett Thomas J, printer, Washington, b fulton

and liberty ; office Peoria Register ^

THOMAS J. PICKETT,

BOOK AND m PRINTER,

Corner of Main street and Printers' alley.

Pierce John S, carpenter and joiner, spring hill

JOffPT S: PIERCE,

PEORIA.

20 Pierce Fidelia, seamstress, fayette, b adams and

Jefferson ; at G Oakfey's 14 rowell Elihu N, attorney, madison, bet main and

hamilton; office in court-house, firm Powell &

Bryan

KLIHU N, POWELL. WILLIAM F. BRYAN*

POWELL Sl BR fan, mSttorneys Jt C^wmsettors of Mmw^

AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,

OFFICE IN THE COURTHOUSE.

19 Pratt Cyrus W, laborer, jackson, bet Washington and adams

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21 Proctor Ezekiel A, fanning mill maker, fayettc, b

Jackson and adams 21 Proctor John C, do do do

RZCKIEL A. PBOCTOR. JOHN C. PROCTOR*

E. A. & J* C. PROCTOR,

If ^Sf Sf SSf ^ MSK&I& M AS&2S2ftdt

FayelU»9lreet^ between -feiferBmi and MmdUon^ ^

2 Pratt Wm H, carpenter, Washington, b main and hamilton 21 Pratt Riley A, carpenter and joiner, corner ma- dison and fayette 2 Preston Jonathan, cabinet-maker, Washington, b

main and hamilton 10 Purple N6rman H, attorney^ fulton, b adams and Jefferson ; office on main, nrwi Purple & Metcalfe

Nr^RMAK H. PURPLE. GEORGE T. METCALFE.

PVRPLG & METCALFE, ,

Attorneys and counsellors at Law,

And Solicitors in Chancery,

WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF THIS CIRCUIT.

Office next to tiie Post-office.

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7 Pyle Rev George W, presbyterian minister, main, bet Washington and adams ; Main-st church

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18 Rankin John, steam flouring mill, Washington, bet fayette and jackson

John rankin johk h, »ANKi!f jameb w. kankin-

RANKINS'

Washington-street, between Jackson and Fayette streets.

Family Flour in large and small quantities constantly for sale. Cash paid for wheat. Unbolted Flour for family use.

^0 Rankin Mrs Maria J, fulton, b adams & jeSerson 10 Rankin James W, do do do 10 Rankin John H, attorney, fulton, bet adams and Jefferson ; offiQe' in court-house

JOHN H. RANKIN, -Attorney and CounseUor at JLawj

PEOMA.

Office in the court-house with Wm. H. Fessenden.

31 Reed Geo W, carpenter and joiner, Jefferson, bet liberty and franklin ; shop on fulton

GEORGE W. REED,

HOUSE CARPENTER,

JOINER AND GENERAL BUILDER,

Fulton street, between Water and Washington streets,

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6 Reynolds John, merchant, adams, bet main and fulton ; store on main

JOHN REYNOLDS,

WHOLESALE AJSB RETAIL

B«ftler ai Dry Oeecto, C ro e crioa , Hardwa re, ^ueeiMware, Soots, Shoes, I^eather, &c«

CORNER OF MAIN BT. AND P&INTEHSiAUJtEY, .

26 Reynolds Wm, wagon-maker, fiayette, b madison

and monroe ; shop on Washington, P C Merwin's 13 Reed John H, engmeer ,on Jasper, madison, bet

main and fulton 23 Rice Jesse, blacksmith, jefierson, bet jackson and

eaton ; shop lower end of fulton 6 Rice Frederick E, teacher, main, bet Washington

and adams ; school on adkms 41 Richardson Alpheus, teamster, corner of franklin

and fourth 1 1 Rook Wm, laborer, adams, b fulton and liberty 37 Rodecker Samuel, painter, Washington, b harri-

son and hudson

SAMUEL RODECKER. JOHN Y. S0MMER8.

RODECKER & SOMMERS,

SIGN AND HOUSE PAINTERS,

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Comer of Harrison. ds Waslilagteii streets,

Reatty laixad Paiftt and Putty always on hand.

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25 Richards Truman P, cooper, Jefferson, b hancock

and greene 4 Rodecker George W, carpenter and joiner, Wash- ington, b fulton and liberty

42 Rodecker David, carpenter and joiner, sixth, bet franklin and munson

DATID RODECKER. OfiO, W. RODECKER.

m)D£CKER & BROTHER,

CO£NBR OF FULTON AND ADAMS STREETS,

PEORIA.

42 Rodecker Joseph, do do do 15 Ross Job, carpenter, Jefferson, bet hamilton and fayette

Ross John, laborer, Jefferson, b ealon and hancock 8 Robbins Harvey, carpenter. Planters' house 28 Robinson Almond J, peddler of fanning mills,cor-

ner main and perry 38 Rosenburv Joseph, cooper, water 4 Roth Michael, innkeeper and baker, water, b ful^^ ton and liberty. Fort Clark coffee-house

MICHAEL ROTH,

WATER-STREET, BETWEEN LIBERTY AND FULTON,

FamiH«8 sapplied with bread and cakes of the best^juality.

2 Ryors Gozen L, carpenter and ioiner, main, bet water and Washington ; firm King k Ryors

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19 Ry[fi^l Mrs Romm# mdio»b j^rsoii and mad. JL4 Rouse Rudolphus, physician, corner masitand jef- ferspn; office in baseoient

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M700LPUU8 ROMS. EDWAIO DICSINSON.

ROUSE & DICKINSON.

CORNER OF MAIN AND JEFFERSON BTREETS,

ii^Office in basement story.

4 Sago Samuel, cooper, Union hotel, wa^er

7 Sammis Christopher, main, bet Washington 'Stnd adams

7 Sammis Wm H, do do

9 Sanmire James, laborer, water, b main and fulton

4 Schoebiy €reorge W, steam saw mill, firm Orr & Schnebly; boards at Union hotel

4 Schwartz Simon, laborer, Washington, bet fulton and liberty

4 Schwab John, baker, water, bet fulton and lib- erty USt Sheeber John, tailor, north fayette, b Washington and adams ; shop comer main and printers' al.

" JOHN SHEEBER,

CORNER OP MAIN-ST. AND PRINTERS' ALLEY,

AU sftrment;^ warranted to fit. Catting done on shoct notice. 9

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37 Sear» Luther, gent, mCfOroe; bdt Hamilton and fayette '

Sbirtz Christian, drayman, range 3, Mills's add.

17 Shurtz Edwardr latit>rerr Adton^ bet madison and monroe

26 Shurtz Charles, cooper, adams, head of gay

1 1 Shook Uriah, cooper, Jefferson, b fulton & liberty

URIAH SHOOK,

Jefferson-street, between FuUon'and Libirty,

Cistenis of any dimensions made to order, and all other work in his line executed at short noti<:e.

34 Simms Alonzo S, brick and stone mason, corner Washington and harrison

ALONZO S. SIMMS,

Corner ofHarrisonJisWaBliinstim streets, ^

11 Simpson Mrs Ann3> seamstress, fiilton, b adams and Jefferson

11 Simpson Geo W, laborer, do do

31 Sloan Enoch P, printer, jeflfereon, bet liberty and harrison; office on-.main, Peoria Democratic Press, firm Ziebet & Sloan 1 Smith Wm M, laborer, water, bet hamilton and

fayette 6 Smith J M'CJay, adams, b m^in and fulton; clerk at J Reynolds's Smith Mrs Ursula, north fayette, r. 1, Mills's ad.

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4 Slough Jacob, ioakeepery Union )Me% water, bet fttkoB and liberty

JACOB SLOUGH,

' WaUT'Sireet^ between Fulton and Liberty streets,

4 Smades Samuel S, painter, wafihington,b fulton and liberty

6 Smith Whitney, adams, b main and fulton ; clerk at B M Tucker & Go's -

-7 Smith Gideon W, coach-maker, corner of Wash- ington and hamilton ; shop on fulton

GIDEON W. SMITH,

LOWER l?Vl\W^f *^^fq 6M **"* ^*'

F U L T O If^^^^^i^Si STREET,

' All work dbne \o order aad on short notice.

$3 Smith Robert, do, corner of jackson and adams 23 Smith Mrs Mary, adams ; at Mrs Lineback's 7 Smith Job, mason, main, b Washington & adams

JOB tMlTB. lAMCS HA2ART>.

SMITH & HAZARD, PEORIA.

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JAMES SOLES,

^ BETWEBN MAIN AND PULTON^

Cisterns SLttd alt otber work done to order.

24 Sonoonefs Mrs BarbaryAnn, cor. jefier9oa& jack- 24 Sommers Wm, painter^ do da [sod

24 Sormners Alfred F, oarpeotair, dp do S7 Sommers John^V, paiater jand iflaajier,. corner of

waal^iggton ain} harrison ; &rm Rodeoker and

Sommers-

3 Sommers Leoiiard, painter^ futUmy bet water and

washiDgtoa

LEONARD SOMMERS, Mouse^ IVagon and Sign JPainter^

FUl/TOK-STREETj BETWEEN WATER AND WASHINGTON ST»S,

Ready mixed Palat aad Putty always on hind.

3. St. Peters Joseph, boot and shoemaker, water, b main, and fulton

5 Strong John D, carpenter, liberty, b waflhingtoa

and ad'ams

4 Stillwell Wm, blacksmith, water, bet fulton and

liberty, Union hotel 32 Stevens Amos, Jefferson, b liberty and harrisoa ; clerk at J P Hotchkiss .j$c Go's

6 Stearns <)harle8 T, merchant^ Washington, b main ' and fulton; firm Barker & Stearns

3 Stuart James, laborer, water. Lake hotet

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37 StUlman Henry B, merchant, corner hamiiton and monroe; store on water, firm Stillman, Craw- ley & Co

H. B. STILLMAN JAMES CRAWLBY WM. BOILVIN.

STILLMAN, CRAWLEY & po.

Porwarding&CommissionMerchants,

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They attend to receiving and forwarding goods with promptitude and dispatch, and make liberal advances on consignments.

6 Stevenson Andrew, mason and plasterer, main, b Washington and adams

ANDREW STEVENSON,

MAIN-STREET, BETWEEN ADAMS AND WASHINGTON STREETS,

8 Sutton Charles, patent shingle-maker, washing- ton, b hamiiton and fayette, firm Aiken & Sutton 32 Sweat Peter, merchant, jeflTerson, bet liberty and harrison ;. store on water. Sweat & Woodbury

PETtir SWEAT. O. M. WOdDBORT.

SWEAT & WOODBURY,

Ditalerft in Dry CU>od!ii, Groceries, Hardware, <ii]t#e&rirare. Boots, Shoes, I^eather, &c*

Corner of Water and FuUoh streets, 9*

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Swinnerton Wm R» fanner, foot of spring hill 2& SwinDerton James, cooper, Jefferson, bet nancock and greene

1 Tagart Mathew, gent, Washington, bet hamilton and fayette

1 Tagart Jane Amanda, teacher, Washington, do

Juvenile Seleet Sebool.

IJANE AMANDA TAGART

TEACHES '

[Phllcsophy, History, Arithmetic, Geo- graphy, Grnmmar, Reading and Spelling. Terms $2 50 per quarter. School on Washingtan'Streei, between Hamilton ^Fayette,

2 Tapping Jacob, tailor, main, bet water and Wash-

ington

JACOB TAPPING,

Practical Fashionable Tailor,

Main-street, between Water and Washington streets,

5 Taylor James, saddler, Washington, b fulton and

liberty 19 Taylor Thomas, mate on Chicago ; family boards at Mrs Tuller's

3 Terry Wm C, grocer, water, b main and fulton 25 Thomas Henry, mason, Jefferson, b hancock and

greene Thomas Samuel, gardener, foot of rose hill 19 Thomas Thomas, laborer, jackson, b washingtoa and adams ^

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S8 Thomas Joseph J, cabinet and chair maker, mon- roe, b main and fulton

JOSEPH J. THOMAS,

UNDERTAKER, CABINET A CHAIR MAKER,

MONROE, BETWEEN MAIN AND FULTON STREETS,

30 Templeton Thomas, carpenter, adams, b fayette and jackson

THOMAS TEMPL.ETON,

-MmtM-slreet, between Fayette and JTackeon,

Thompson Christopher, laborer, spring hill 13 Thomson Thomas, laborer, main, b Jefferson and

madison 13 Thomson Samuel, carpenter, joiner and pattern- maker, do do 40 Thorp George, carpenter and house joiner, founth, b franklin and munson

GEORGE THORP,

fourth-street, between Frariklin and Munson streets,

PEORIA.

4 Ticer Allen, blacksmith and edge tool maker, wa- ter, at Tobey & Anderson's Toodof Joseph, engineer at Armstrong's sawmill Ten Eyk P L, sawyer at do

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^M. VAN VEI.SON,

HOUSE CARPENTER,

JOINER AND GENERAL BUILDER,

Fat/elUstreett between Madison and Monroe,

/Voris Fraocis, merchant, locust grove, adams^ store on water, firm Voris & Brother Voris Samuel, do do do

VORIS & BROTHER,

DEALERS IN

DRY GOODS, OROCERIES, BOOTS & SHOES,

FRONTINO THE QUAY, WATER-STREET,

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6 Walker Isaac, merchant, boards at Clinton house; store on main, firm Walker & Lightner

ISAAC WALKER. BARYcf LIQHTNER.

WALKER & LIGHTXER9

DEALERS IN

Hardware, ^P^ Stoves*

Iron, m*»3^/ ^'^^^^^

Castings, Vs^ Paints, ice*

East side of Main- street , between Water and Washington,

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4 Waiirtz Charles, tailor, water, boards at Peoria

cofiee-hou^ 34 WadsworthThomas, hatter, corner Jefferson arid eaton ; shop on Washington, fronting the market

2 Waldron Alfred, boot and shoe maker, water, b

hamilton and fayette ; shop on main

3 Wambaugh Matthew, boot and shoe maker, wa-

ter, b main and fulton Ward Samuel, millwright, head of Washington 13 Ward Patrick, mason, mlton, b Jefferson and mad. 6 Warriner Ella, laborer, main, b Washington and

adams *

50 Wellington Greorge, (colored,) ferryman, hudson 9 Watson Mrs Esther, milliner, ftdams, b hamilton and fayette Washburn Cephas H, head of main and perry 20 Waugh John, carpenter and joiner, corner adams . and fayette ,

JOHN WAUGH,

CORlfER OF ADAMS AND FAYETTE STREETS,

Drafts furnished on the shor^t notice.

5 Weaver John, livery stable, fulton, b Washington and adams

WEAVER & ANDERSON,

LIVERY STABLE,

FULTON-MTMBISTi NEAR THE CLISTOtf HOUSE,

Horses and carriages always on hand for hire.

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22 Webb Mose/i M, carpenter and joiner, way^ing- ton, b Jackson and north fayette

CARPENTEK & HOUSE MINER,

Btlween Jadnm uullirovtli Fayttltt streets.

Drafts furnished and bnildin^ undertaken to any extent.

W-eis Wm, constable, foot of springhill *

30 Weston Luther T, copper, madison, b fultbn and

liberty 8 White Benjamin, mason, cor. wash, and fayette

BEN JAMIK WHITE,

Corntr of Washington and Fayette streets,

PEORIA.

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IS Whittemore Caleb, gun and white smith, corner of main and madison

C* WHITTEMORE^

Corwr of Main ai^d Madison streets^

vPoeket and^ptn ikAii^^ t;i^a(ie4;<dDor^ck«st nad trunk lock keys supplied; work done to > ordefi and atV-orders prompt- ly attended to.

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4 White Mrs F, water, b fultoa awl liberty- '-' 6 Williamson John D, gent, Washington, bet main

and fulton 30 Whittemore Jesse, cooper, madison, b fulton and

liberty

6 Wiggins Benj, carpenter and joiner, Clinton house 50 WiJlunson Rev Geo, methodist preacher, water,

bet harrison and hudson 2 Windau Anthony, laborer, water, bet main and hamilton

7 Willis Wm F, chairmaker, main, bet Washington

and adams 6 Willard George W, merchant, main, b washing, ton and adams ; store block below, firm Willard & Trevor

WILLARD & TREVOR,

Produce and Forwarding Merehants,

ALSO DEALERS IN

DRY eOODS, 8R0CERIES, BOOTS & SHOES,

Qtieenswarej IStaresj Sali^ 4*r«

BETWEEN WATER AND WA8HINOT0N STREETS,

Particular atteBtion paid to the parchasiD|: of produce.

1^ Wood Chauncy C, deputy sheriff, comer adams

and favette 20 Wood Luke, manufacturer, adams, b fayette and

Jackson 50 Wood John, carpenter, hudson, near ferry 19 Wood Chas W, laborer, corner adams & favette

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6 Williej Alden, 4entist, boards at Clinton house

H I'l l ' l ^'i 'I I I -i m '

ALDEN WILKEY,

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4 Woodbury GreenleafM,, merchant, corner fulton

and water, firm Sweat & Woodbury 8 Wren Aquila, boards at Planters' house 33 Woaley Alfred, moulder, adams, bet liberty and - harrison

4 Yencher Jo^epb, cabipietpfuiker, water, bet fulton

and liberty 4 Young David C, clerk at Swqet &^ Woodbury's

31 Zi^r John S, printer, Jefferson, bet liberty and harrison; office on main, Peoria Democratic PresSi firm Zieber & Sloan

ZIEBER& SLOAN/

Book and Job Printers and Publishers of the QJi«r-JV. E* comer t^J^mmMnd; WhiMngiowHw.

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CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

Meth64l9t fipiscopal Chut ch.

This was orgianiEed in November, 18S3, by the Rav. Dr. Heath, of St. LOais, and the Rev. John St. Clair, of Ottawa. It was then in the Chicago cir- cuit, of which Rev. Joel Arrington was the preach- er, and there were but seven members, to x»it : Rev. Jonathan 6. Porter, Samuel B. King and wife, M. M. Aiken> Laura Halo, Hannah Barker and Abigail Waters. The meetings were hdd in the old court- house and in private dwellings until 1840, when the present house of worship was built. The present number of m^rabef&is 215, about CO hating joined since the first of January last. Present minister, Rev.

Richard Haney,

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Protestant Episcopal Church.

A public meeting of gentlemen friendly to the es- tablishment of a Prot^ptant Episcopal church in tills county, was held at the house of Mr* Garrett, in Pe- oria, on the 27th October, 1834. Thfe Rev. Palmer Dyer, from New- York, presided, and William Fris* by, Esq. was appointed secretai*y. An Episcopal church was organized in duo form, by the name of St. Jude's Churchr Peoria. This in understood to be the first, and as yet the only regularly organized pa- rish, of any denomination, in the county. . Tte- fol- lowing gentlemen are the oflicera duly elected :

The Hev. Palmer Dyer, recior.

Messrs. Edward Dickinson, Samuel C. Baldwin, wardens.

Messrs. A. O. Garrett, Dn Joseph C. Frye, Wm. Mitchell, Dr. Rudolphus Rouse, Dr. Geo. Kellogg, P* A. Westervelt, Wm. Frisby, A. M. Hunt, vestiy^

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men, William Frisby, Esq. clerk. - Illinois Champi- oriy Nov. 1, 1834. [This church is now extinct.]

First Presbyteiian Clmreh.

This church (Old School) was oi'ganized by the Rev. John Brich, on the 22d of December, 1834. The congregation was incorporated by the trustees on the 12th of March, 1885, and the house of wor* ship erected during the spring of the same year. First b^ard of trustees, Samuel Lowry, AndV Gray, .Toha Sutherland, Nelson Buck and P. A. Westervelt. Ruling elders, Samuel Lowry and John Sutherland.

This church is at present without a pastor. The building is occupied by the Baptists, and occasional- ly by Bishop Chase of Jubilee. -

Main-Street Preisbjrterian Cborch*

This church (New School) was organized Decem- ber 28, 1834, by the Rev. Romulus Barnes and the Rev. Fiavel Bascom, with thirteen members. Joshua Aiken, Enoch Cross and Moses Pettengill, were cho- sen elders. Mr. Bascom, under the care of the Am. H. M. society, took up a temporary residence here, and preached a part of the time until November 22, 1885» when the Rev. Jeremiah Porter became the minister, and preached with great faithfulness to " crowded rooms," for then there was not a meeting- house in the county. On the 24th April, 1836, the edifice known since as the Main-street Presbyterian church was erected. The_ church now numbered 47 members. On the IQth Decerftber, 1837, the Rev. John Spaulding became the pastor, and continued till March 1, 1841, when he left to enter upon the duties of secretary of the American Seamen's Friend so- ciety. New York city. The whole number of mem- bers up to this time was 107. About the first of Ja- nuary, 1842, the Rev. William T. Allah succeeded, and continued till the summer of 1843, when the Rev.

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George W. Pyle was called to the charge, and conti- nues the pastor. The present session consists of Mo- ses Pettengill, Samuel H. Davis, and John M'Clay Smith.

Baptist Cburch.

This was constituted on Sunday, August 14, 1836, with tea members, six male anci four female. It has since frequently been \^ithout a stated minister, so that its increase has been slow. Last winter elder Isaac D. Newell became the pastor, preaching every fortnight, the alternate Sabbaths being passed at Tre- mont. The church now numbers 21 communicants, and their place of worship is the First Presbyterian meeting-house.

Unitarian Clmreli.

This was constituted in June, 1840, with 1 1 mem- bers ; Rev. Benjamin Huntoon pastor. The minister leaving for the east shortly afterwards, and not re- turning, the church has become extinct.

Second Presbyterian Cliureli.

This was organized October 31, 1840, by the elec- tion and installation of three ruling elders, to wit, Henry Schnebly, Clark D. Powell and Joseph Batch- elder, and by the ordination of one deacon, William Weis. The number of members at that time was 24 ; it is now 35* Rev. Isaac Kellar is the pastor. A brick meeting-house, 50 by 40 feet, was erected last year.

Peoria Temperance Society.

This was organized on its present basis February 22, 1842, although a society bad previously existed since 1836, if not longer. The present officers are Dennis Bl^kely^ president; JohnM'CIay Smith, vict;- president; John S. Pierce, treasurer; Whitney Smith, secretary. Number of enrolled members 670. - 10?

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Besides the above there are two or more jaVeflife temperance societies, attached to the Sabbath schools or churches.

tTniVersalisf S^iiiety.

"fhis was oi'ganized oti the 6th of May, 1843, John fCing presiding officer, Dennis Dlafcely clerk. Rev. P. J. Briggs is the pastor, who preaches here (in the court-house) every two weeks, and the other two at Tremont arid Mount liawley. Number of members forty.

Feorla Bible Soeiety.

This was formed March 5, 1844. 'f he following are the officers : Samuel Lowry, president ; George Wilkinson, vice-president; J. L. Knowlton, secretary; William A. Herron, treasurer ; Moses Pettengill, &. DeWitt Drown, Whitney Smith, William Hale, John M*Clay Smith, exectUive committesi

Peoria liOdge, Nci# 15.

Organized January 8, 1849. Meets at their hall in the Planters* house on the Saturday night preced- ing each full moon, except when the moon fulls on Saturday, and then on that night Number of menni' bers 47. The present officers are : Saml. H. Davis, W. M.; A. O. Garrett, &W,; G. T. Metcalfe,/. Wl,- Wm. E. Mason, Treas.; S. De Witt Drown, Sec.^ John C. Heyl, 8,D.; Thomas J» Kurd, J.Di; Chester -Hamlin^ Tyler.

Affrieuliiii^al Society.

i^ormed in 1841 with about ten members; Smith Dunlap, Esq. president, John C. Flannagan secretary, Amos Stevens corresponding sec'y, tind Peter Sweat treasurer. Notwithstanding the hardness of the time^ and the loss of crops, the society has increased to a-» bout three hundred members*

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ADVERTISEMENTS.

TlilS instftiuioii Was opened for receiving ptrpils Jan. 7, 1840, and has conlinued in successfol operation to the present time. It is not a chartered institution, nor aided by any pnbiic funds, ex- cept that it shares the public school fdnds together wiih the com- mon schools in th^ town. It is under the superintendence of Da* viD Page, a clergyman of the Presbyterian connection, and alum- nus of Danmouth college, who received his theological education at Andover, Mass. and has been in the habit of teaching, more or less, for upwards of twenty years.

The academy building is the prc»perty of the principal^and is 20 feet wide l^ 50 feet long. It is fitted up in three apartments, all very warm, well lighted, and convenient. The location is in a retired and healthful part of the town.

In this institution are two departments, one for. males and the otherfor young ladies and misses. The male department ig taught tnosily by the principal : the females are taught by his lady, who is an experienced and appro^^d teacher, and is competent to teach in most of the branches taught in academies and high schools. .

An assistant teacher is employed in the male department,when- . ever the schools are so full as to render It expedient.

dhildr^n of evary age are admitted, from those in the alphabet and upwards through the whole circle of sciences, ^so far as they are tau^^ht in any academy. The tnranches that hare been taught, above the ordinary brartches af common schools, are geometry, al- gebra, surveying, natural philosophy, chemistry, botany, celestial geogiaphy, astronomy » tistory, logic, rhetoric, composition, dec* lamation, and the Latin and Greek languages. Very small boys, in their first attempts at going to school, are sometimes placed in the female department. The females are taught some branches of needlework a patt of one day in a week.

There are two sessions in a year, of twenty-four Wteks each t the one commence^ the first Monday iu January, the other the first Monday in July. The schools are kept six hours or more each day for five days in a week, and the teachers punctually ob* serve their appointed hours. The number of pupils has varied from less than 50 to more than 80. Perhai>s the average daily at- tendance for the last four years has been about 60.

Terms 9/ tuUiot^.-^PapiXs are admitted at any time, and no tui^ tion is required for the time that is past. When a pupil enters ^hoolf he is considered as entering for a term of twelve weeks, and charged with the sam'?. Whenever a pupil is entered for a ^korter time, it is for gOiid ftasons rendered, and by special coft^ tract. Terms of tuition are for 19 weeks, $4 00

It the pupil is under 10 years;, pay advanced^ 3 00

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Almost any kind of property is received for tuition at a reasona- ble price, provided arrangements be made at the commencement of the quarter, and payment be made at the time and in the man- iier proposed. But if no arrangements be made, or if payment be delayed till ^fter the expiration of the quarter, cash will be ex- pected. A careful account is kept of all school funds received, and the same is accredited to the parents or guardians of children.

The principal can accommodate six or eight pupils with board and lodging ; price two dollars a week.

He would also express his thanks for favors received, while he solicits a share of public patronage in future.

i>eoria, May 1, 1844< DAVID PAGE, Principal.

Dally Opposition Line ReTlsed*

T£I£ copartnership heretofore existing between the subscribers in the blackamithing business has this d^y expired by limi- tation of time. All persons indebted to said firm are requested to come forward and make immediate payment. P. C. Mkrwin,

John B. Cox, Peoria, April 1, 1844. Phiup J. Moshbb*

The business will still be carried on by P. C. Merwin, who re- turas his grateful thanl^s for former favors. A constant supply of good materials will be kept on hand, and a sufficient number of skilful journeymen, so that he will be able to accommodate ajl cus- tomers at the shortest notice. By constant attention to business he hopes to receive a liberal share of patronage, and promises to do as well for his customers as thev can be done for any where in the place. Prices are reduced to the lowest cash value j such a.s,

Shoeii^g a hoise all round, with plain shoes . .^ SI 00

Do. do. with steel corks 1 25

(Removing half price.)

Ironing wagons. , from $16 00 to 20 00

UlrAll kinds of country produce taKcn in payment for stocK, bu^ not for worK. No credit except by special agreement.

Peoria, May 1, 18M. P. C. MERWIN.

ILLINOIS NURS£RY.

OVER seven acres are now covered compactly with trees, and the proprietor is prepared to furnish in large or small quan- tities FRUIT TREES ot the finest varieties, embracing Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Cher M^S^ ^*^'» Apricots, Nectarines, Almonds, Quirvcis; also Cut S^^^ranis, Gooseberries, Raspber- ries, Grape vines, Orjf^amen aSjWMp^^^ Trees, Shrubs, Creepers^ Plants, Hardy Rates, Vines, ^^W^ BuUxms R^ts, p£onias, 4»c. Trees sent from this estab --fc. lishment will be carefully selected, labeled, and securely packed in mats oi boxes, -so as to be sent to any part of the country with perfect safety. Prices will be unusually low. Allorders will meet with prompt attention, and persons sending them may depend on beingf honorably dealt with. Where the selection is left to the proprietor, none but the choicest kinds will be sent. Letters requesting information, (if post paid,) will be definitely replied to. E. B. COLEMAN. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

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SIGN OF

LOWER END OF

PADLOCK,

itAIN-STREET.

WALKKR .»c ^^sj^ LIGIITNfeR,

DEALERS IN

Hardware, S^toveis, Iron, Plows,

Castings, Faints, &c.

Connecied with their establishment is a

Tin imd Ck^persnHth Shap^

Where all KiBfds of tin, sheet-iron, and copper work, can be had on short notice, at St. Louis prices. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

JOSEPH C. FRYE, M. D.

OFFICE CORNER OV FHONT «c FULTON STREETg, (UP STAIRS,)

DR. FRYE is in possession of the recent improvements and discoveries in the different branches of his profession. He claims a familiarity with the use of the STETHOSCOPE, by which afiections of the heart and lungs are made known, and a more available method of treatment pointed out; and with the use of the SPEXUULUR^ to aid in the elucidation of the more ob- scure and difficult diseases of females. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

A New Stand.

PHILIP J, MOSHER respectfully informs the public that he has taxen a fire in the shop of Jesse Rice, lower end of Ful- ton-street, where he will execute with fidelity and dispatch all or- ders in the blac«mithinor line with which he mny b? favored. As 5Won as the bricKs can be burnt, he will erect, at the corner of Ful- ton aod Washington streets, a large Smithery, where the busines-* will be conducted on the moSst extensive scale, and at prices which cannot fail to give entire satisfaction. His present charges are as low as those of any shop in town.

Country produce tanen in payment. No credit except bv spe- cial agreement. Peoria, May 1. 1814.

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PACKET.

1844.

c^. B. nJE WITT^ Jflaster.

This well known boat, of a very light draft and superior accom- modatiouh, has resumed her regular trips on the Illinois, and runs as a weekly packet as follows:

UPWARD TRIP - DEPARTS FROM

St. Louis every Tuesday ,

at4 P. M.

Shai p'i Landing,Wednesda3

r,8 P.

M.

Alion, '

8 '

Havana & Spoon r.'

11

Columbiana, Wednetday, 6 A. M.

Newport, ' 7 '

Copperas creeit, Thur»d*y, Pell in, *

2 A.

4

M.

MoBtezuraa, *

9 «

Peorto,

6

Ciriggsville Ldg, -

10 1-2'

Chillicothe,

10

(

Naples, '

11 *

Lacon, *

\Sl

Mcredosia, '

12 M.

Hennepia, *

3 P.

M.

Beardstown, '

6 P. M.

Arriving at Peru, '

6

(

DOWNWARD TRII

- - DEPARTS FROM

Peru every Friday,

8t7 A. M. ]

Beardstown, Saturday,

4 A

M.

Hennepin, *

9 '

Meredosia, '

7

Lacon, '

11 '

Nai)les, Griggsville Ldg, '

%

Chillicothe, '

\i *

9

1

Peoria, '

4 P. M,

Montozuma, '

10

Pekin, «

6 *

Newport, »

12

Copperas creek, '

8 '

Columbiana, *

1 P.

M<

Havana, '

10 *

Alton,

6

Sharp's Landing, '

la '

Arriving at St. Louis,

8

W. B. & H. G.

X^'^holesaU mid

FARRELL,

Retail neaUrj

IN Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, ^ils, Varnfshes, Surgical Instruments, Dye-siufifs, Glassware, Perfumery, &c. ; manu- facturers of Castor, Linseed and Lard Oils; will always pay cash fur Castor Beans, Flaxseed and Lard ; and every kind of country produce received in exchange for articles in their line. ^They have reduced their prices to suit the times, and are determined to sell as low as any house iii the slate. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

WILLIAM RUSSELL, not and Cap JVEanufacturer^

WASaiNGTON-ST., NEAR THB MARKET,

All kinds of furs wanted in exchange for hats, capi, or even cash. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

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MZ.MJVOIS ^i^^^aSi MIVEM. Tkb light draft (only twenty-two inches) fast running steamer

R A R I T A N,

Haring been parchased for the Illinois trade, and thorongblv re- " paired, will ton Feg^ularly throngh the season as a weekly packet.

Upwmrd trip^l^BpmrtB tram

St Louiii every Monday, at 4 P. M.

Alton, .» 8 '

Grafton, * \ 11 *

Columbiana, Tuesday, 6 A.M.

Newport, ' 7 *

Montezuma, ^ 9 '

Or igg» » ille, "^ 10 1-2*

Naples, * 11 *

Meredosia, * 12 *

Bcardstown, ^ 6 F. M.

Sharp's Landing, * 8 *

Havana & Spoon r. ' 11' Copperas creek, "Wedneeday, 5 A.M.

P^m, * 4 *

Peoria, ' 6 '

Chillicotha, ' 10 '

Lacon, * 13 '

Hennepin, * - 3 P. M.

Arriving at Peru, * 6 *

Peru every Thtxrtday, at 7 A. M.

Httinepin, * - 9 '

Lacen, * 11 *

Chinicothe, * U M.

Peoria, * 4 P. M.

Pekin, * 6 '

Copperas creek, * 8 - ,

Havana, * , 10 - '

Sharp's Landinff, » 12 '

Baardstowa, Friday, 4 A. M.

Meredosia, * 7 '

Naplce, * . 8 '

Griggs ville Ldg, * 9 *

Montezuma, * 10 ' ' -

Newport, * 12 M.f

Columbiana, * i P. M.

Grafton, - 4 *

Alton. * 6 '

Arriving at St. Louis, 8 '

5:^» Jacksonville passengers may be sure of meeting the stage at Meredoijia, as, by arrangement; it will remain on Tuesday morn- ings till the Raritan arrives. May 1, 1844.

WILJLI AM A* H£KRO^^ ^

Chemieal and ^^ Drug Store,

THE PUBLIC are rcFpectfully informed that they can obtain Drugs, Medicines^ Chemicals, Surgieal Instrumttits, Otis, Paints, Dye-stuffs, Glassware, dec. of the very best qaaHty, incln- diug the various tuw prevar(Uio7hsiQQQti.i\y introduced into prac- tice, at the store of the advertiser.

Having recently embarked In bosin-ess, and being desirous of establisthing a reputation, he will spare no exertions to give satis- faction.

il^^rcsoriptiont carefully and neatly put up and numbered, with directions fbr use.

Mediciacjs furnished at all hours of the night.

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THE subscribers respectfully announce to the citizens of Peo- ria and the adjoininff counties, that they are constanUv en- gaged in maKing Plows of various sizes and most approved mo- 3e», which they believe uill bear a favorable comfariaon with any manufactured in the western country. For strength, durabi- lity, lightness of draft, and perfect finish in workmanship, they are unequaled,and are warranted to scour in any soil,after receiving a soil polish. We shall spare no effort to please those who may fa- vor us with a call, and if we have not the article they mav wish«we can get it up at short notice. TOBEY &. ANDERSON. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

JOHN B. MENDER, Soap and €kmdle JflanutactHrer^

WILL exchange soap for ashes and grease. Soaji always oA hand, at the factory, head of the quay, foot or Fayette-st. ^ Peoria, May 1, 1844.

RODOLPH AMSLER,

Is prepared to put up frames Xq order. All orders in his line will be attended to with promptness and dispatch. Residence on Jefferson-street, between Pulton and Liberty streets. Peoria, May lfJ844.

MORITZ BREY,

[AS removed to the building two door< above Messrs. Far-

L reirs store, Mai^-street, where he is prepared to execute all

ordeis in his line with which he may be favor^. Inpointof worx- manship and low prices he cannot be outdone in the place. Peona, Ma y 1, 1844.

L. L. LOOMIS,

KEEPS constantly on hand for sale, LIME, for the accommo- dation of the public, wholesale and retail, at his residence on Harrison-street Plastering done at the lowest prices. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

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J. C. jgOOUE^ jma ster.

This first rate light draft vessel, owned by the officers, res idn. :t of Peoria, and having no superior on the Illinois river, is ro:v a regular packet between St. Louis and Peru, leaving as follows . UPWARD TRIP - DEPARTS FROM

St. Louis every Friday,

at 4" P. M.

Sharp*s Landing, Saturday,

9 r N\.

Alton,

8 '

Haranafc Spoon r.*

u ^

Columbiana, Saturday,

6 A.M.

Copperas creek, Sunday, Pelcin,

2 A v..

Newport/ -

7 '

4 -

Montezuma, '

9 '

Peoria,

6 '

OrimvilleLdg, *

10 1.2* 11 '

Chillicothe, Jjacon, *

10 ' 12 '

Me?ed'osia,

12 M.

Hennepin, '

3 P. M.

Beardstown,

6 P. M.

Arriving at Peru, '

6 '

DOWNWARD TRII

- - DEPARTS 77ROM

Peru every Mondar,

at 7 A. M.

Beardsto wn, Tuesday,

4 A. M.

Hennepin, -

9 '

Meredosia, . *

7

tacon, '

11 '

Naples, . ' Griggsville Ldg, *

8 '

(^hillicothe, '

12 *

9 *

Peoria, '

4 P. M,

Montezuma, '

10 '

Pftkin» -

6 *

Newport, '

12 '

Copperas creek, '

8 *

Columbiana, '

1 P. M.

Havana, V

10 '

Alton-

6 *

Sharp's Landing^, '

12 '

Arriving at St. Louis,

8 *

PEORIA FOUNDERY.

rniliiii subscriber having procured from New Orleans Scotch JL pig of the Cairnbroe and Snmmerleebraads, is prepared to execute orders with dispatch. He has'spared no pains to procure \\\^. be?t aioulders, and can show as good and handsome raatings UN any establishment in the west. The Scotch pig is ceUbrated

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for its toughness. It makes firm strong castings, and is used for making malleable cast iron in the eastern states.

He has now ready to go together eightet^n 4-horse power thresh- ing machines, and eight 2-horse do.

PRICES.

Four horse power threshing machines ..$150 00

Two-horsepower do. 100 00

Hollow ware and wagon boxes, by the half tun. . . per lb. 3i

Mill won - grist mills complete .- ' 4

Saw mill work - , ' 44

Plow castings * 5

Stove work and light castings ' 6

SmaUe-st size work .... * 7 to 10

He has also county seal presses of the most approved patterns- price S25 00 without seal, $'i6 00 with seal.

Fanning mill sets of iron, drilled, $1 00 each.

Having four moulders and plenty of slock, he can execute or- ders with dispatch. Casting days Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Cooking and cannon stoves at low rales, proportioned to sizes.

Peoria, May 1, 1814. WM. R. HOPKINS.

E. A. & J. C. PROCTOR,

MANCFACTURBRS OF

IM PROVED FANNING MILLS, at the CUveland House, Pe- oria. W ire- weaving done, on short notice and on reasoaahle terms. Farmers and others are requested to give these mills\ j fhir trirtl, as it is intended to make a superior article to any here- J

t'jfore made in this country.

Peoria, May 1, 1844.

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TMROVaU MJy «4 BOUMS! rjSS,a0E REDUCED!

The new andswilt running passenger boat

9

Ctejpf. Spencer Fields

Will leave St. Louis every Monday and Thuisday, at 4 o'clock, P.M., arriving at Peoria in 84 hours. Leave Peoria for St. Louis every Tuesday and Friday evenings, on the arri- val of the northern mail, and arrive at St. Louis du- ring the nights of Wednesday and Saturday.

O'Her fare and accommodations are of the first order, and in speed, for her tonnage, she has no equal. Passage from Peoria td St. Louis, S3 00. Peoria, May 1, 1844.

ROBT.R.PACK,

TUitN€R,

cHJiin ja^KEH^

WASHINGTON - STREET, BKTWGJfiN LIBERTY AND HARRISOJT STRJEETS,

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niV£R.

The light draft fast running steamer

J. M'CLOY, Master,

Will run regularly throughout the season as a weekly packet, lea- ving as follows:

ifpward trip-^DeparU fr&m

i^ownwardirip-^Dep'Ufr^m

St. Louis every Friday,

at 4 P. M.

Peru every Monday,

at 7 A. M.

Alton,

8 '

Hennepin,

9 '

< rfttfton, -

U '

Lacon, '

11 '

Oolumbift&a, Saturday,

6 A.M.

Cliillicothe,

12 M.

X few port, *

7 '

Peoria, *

4 P. M.

Montetuma, '

-

Pekin,

6 '

(^riffgiville, ' Naples,

10 i-a*

Copperas creelc, '

8 *

11 *

Havana, *

10 '

M^redoiia,

12 *

BeardstowQ, Tuesday,

13 '

l{«ardstown, *

fi P. M.

4 A. M.

Sharps Landing, '

8 '

Meredosia,

7 '

Havana & Spoon r.*

11 *

Naples, <

8 '

Copperas creek, Sanday,

3 A.M.

Qri^viUeLdg, <

9 '

Pekin,

4 *

Montezuma, '

10 '

Pfjoria, *

6 *

Newport, '

12 M.

Chiilicothe,

10 »

Columbiana, '

1 P M.

l.acon, '

la '

Qralton, '

4 *

Hennepin, '

SP. M.

Alton,

Arriving at St. Louis,

6 '

Arriving at Peru, '

6 *

8 ^

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L^ <& 5P]B©mSiV,

TW^MCE

Si^ ^f \\^E£K.

THE SPL&NDIB UaHT DRAPT ST£AM-£0AT

/>J5r/.VA*r, .Hmttr,

Leaves Peoria every WEDNESDAY und SATURDAY, at S p. M., and arrives in St. Louis ihe next night. Returnin^^, leaves St. Louis on Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p. m., and arrives at Peoria ce,xt nights ai 8. Tho Dove has just received a new engine, which makes her on*i of ihe fastest boats on tho river, and she has been otherwise fitiej np so as to render her one of Iha most comfortable in the trsda. Peoria, May I, 1844

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NORMAN HOWE,

FOOT OP SPMIJy'G MIJLI,,

PBORIA.

BaildiDgs undertaken and pat up from the foundation to the roof.

EDWARD F. NOWLAND,

Upper end of the Quay, FayetU-street^

Butchers Cattle an^ Packs Beef

as low as any other hous^Ci

-Ami slaughters Hogs for the OtTah

HAM.

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2

3

4

y_

.0^

Having a steam apparatus for scalding hogs and rendering lard, all worlc will be done ia the best manner. Peoria, May 1, 1144.

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FANNING- MILL. SHOP,

COHJVEU OF JttJlIJV JMJyn PEMMY STMEETS.

'VM/'ILLIAM M. NURSEhaving entered into partnership with

¥ ¥ his sons William A. and Alonzo Nurse, the business will be carried on under the firm of WM. M. NURSE & SONS.

No mills will be made at this shop except of good well seasoned lumber, and by good worxmen. Having had diplomas awarded to them at the agrifiultural fairs at Peoria and at Ottawa, nothing need be said of the quality ot the mills, only that those made in fu- ture will ecual if not surpass those made in former years.

WIRE WEAVING in all its branches carried on. Screenery of all Kinds Kept on hand, or furnished at short notice, and at re- duced prices. WILLIAM M. NURSE.

WILLIAM A. NURSE,

Peoria, May 1,1844. ALONZO NURSE.

O. HAMLIN S

WATER-STREET, BETWEEN LIBERTY AND HARRISON STR^KTS,

Witt he ineperation by the middle cf May. Cash paid for wheat and barrels. Flour constantly for sale.

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