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of Deerfield.GBEaD EDSOFJ,of Pinocrnve.in'the same year.To the 3d interrogatory, I answerThat, to the best of my knowledge andremovedASSEMBLY.Mr- Ot.net,You arn requested to announce the name ofARCHIBALD TANNER, as a candidate for theAssembly at 'he next, general election.FriKNI3 OF I NT K IlN A L IMPROVEMENT.Warren, Juno 10, 1335.Our readers must pardon the want of variety incur sheet this week, as we have received but one exchange paper this week, and that one isof the nntiimisonic stamp, arid of course contained nothing which could bo interesting tu democratic readers.The Storm and its consequences.—The Storm commenced on Sunday last about 6 o’clock p. M. and continued with little intermission until Tuesday morning. Its parallel has not beenexperienced on the waters of the Allegheny and its tributaries, within our recollection. The damages sustained by mill owners, in the destruction of their mills and dams ; und farmers in theinjury to their crops and fences, are great—theextent we have not been able to ascertain. Thebridges on almost nil our streams have been swept away. Du the Brekcnstraw creek, we understand that four bridges and two mil's have been entirely destroyed or seriously injured. \Ve have received no mail from the west or south tliiti week, and on Monday the mail from Jamestown could not be got through, owing to the height of the streams and the destruction ofthe bridges* At present the air Ins become cool, . the weather is comparatively pleasant. The river’isyet very much swollen.belief, the causes for which I said Tanner from said office,will befound stated fully and at large in the copies of four depositions and a certificate of three Postmasters hereunto annexed.To the last interrogatory, I answer— That I do not know of “ any other matter material for the defendant in thiscausedfor the defendant inVV. T. BARRY.Washington city and county in the district of Columbia.ss.Be it remembered, that on this twentieth day of.Tuly 1832, at the City of Washington aforesaid, appeared before me W. T. Barry, the witness named in the within the within entitledin interrogatoriescause, who, being first duly sworn accor-dins to law, did declare the foregoing by jdoptmn,* IC c ithe said papers are put up in n very uniform style, and that they had been received generally pretty regularly at the office since the above mentioned time, that said papers uniformly pass throughthe Warren c. h. post office kept by Archibald Tannpr, Esq. Deponent further says, that on the night of the 23th September lust, a meeting of the Republicans of Warren county was requested atthe Inn of E. Jackson in Warren, the object of which was to put in nomination a suitable person for the office of Assemblyman for the counties of Erie and Warren—that deponent acted as secretary at said meeting, that after said meeting was organized—a committee chosen who retired and returned with resolution* decidedly favorable to Wilson Smith,. Esq., and the resolutions read by me* and motion made for a vote for their n«that at that time A. Tanner,him subscribed in my presence, to bo bis true answers to the several interrogatories within proposed respectively.S.R. IIOBBIE,Commissioner, SfC.Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,Warren County, ss.Morgan Bates, Editor ofthe Chautau-que Republican, of Jamestown, Cliau-tauque co. N. Y. being duly sworn, says, that for more than three years last past, he has been personally acquainted wit!Archibald Tanner, the Postmaster at Warren c. h. Warren co. Pa. nearly two years of which time he was connectediwith him in the publication of the ren Gazette.War-That Mr. Tanner is an open and avow- Uijg d sui(hed federalist, anu an inveterate pcrsecu- 1 mtogether with ator of all who profess on attachment to democratic principles. That at and before the late Presidential election, ho wasthe warm eulogist of John Ciuincv Ad-SHOCKINC5 OCCURRENCE.—During thelate storm, ono ofthe most heart-rending occurrences which ever came under our notice, happened upon one ®f the small tributary streams ofthe Allegheny. On Monday the 13th inst. between the hours of 3 4 in the morning, Mr.Ellis Morrison, whose house was situated immediately below a mill dam on Sugar Run, in Kin7.ua township, from the rapid swelling of the gtreani, became alarmed for the safety of the Jaui and mill, and considered it necessary to go to the mill and open the waste gate : while he . a Mr. (Jreen and on were endeavoring to perform this service, the darn suddenly gave way and the water whs precipitated upon the house vvi ill such irresistible foree, that it was swept from its foundation instantly, and the wife and two children ofMr. Morrison were buriod in the flood. The unhappy husband was a witness to tho awful scene, but could not render the least assistance, so sudden was the calamity. The bodies were found tn the afternoon ofthe same jay, and removed to Mr. Samuel Morrison’s, from whence they were borne to their grave.—Tho unhappy husband and father will receive the sympathies of all feeling hearts.ARCHIBALD TANNER,Late Postmaster.NO. HI.AH our readers are probably aware that Archibald Tanner, was, a number ofyears since, removed from the Post Office in this village ; and no doubt, have some curiosity to become acquainted with the grounds upon which he was removed. In order to satisfy so laudable acuriosity wo subjoin the Testimony of I That in December last past, he visited the Hon. Wm. T. Barry, who was then Ujie person to whom these letters were Postmaster General, and the testimony J addressed, and on examining them, foundthat a part of them were not ^marked “paid,” and that consequently the postage was paid oti them twice. That oneEsq. arose and took the floor with small Knife in his right hand, and declared that the resolutions were libellous, and that while he was able to keep tho floor the resolutions should not pass, thathe had along with him a number of boys.and transcient persons, very few friends that were citizens, who succeeded in putting the meeting in disorder and keeping it so, until nothing effectual could be done by the President and Vice President to bring the meeting to order, until after 12 o’clock on Saturday night, and the said meeting was therefore by that broken up, and nothing done. That bis conduct during the latetninpaign, as far as within the knowledge of deponent, was uniformly in accordance with the foregoing statement, and furtherN. A. LOWRY..Tune °°**4*1Sworn and1329.subscribed before me thesubscriber, one of the Commonwealth’* Justices of the Peace in and for the conn-ams and his caliint-t, and the retailor of ;' ‘f ^ this 22d dav ofjuno, 1820. ;he infamous slanders which were propa- ' rr « VnnrM r wthe tntanious slanders winch were propa gated against Gen. Jackson, his wife and friends. That said Tanner did publicly declare, that ho “ viewed the attempt to elevate Gen. Jackson to the presidency, in no other light than an open attack upon our sober reason, our sacred l ightsthat ho “ abhorred the Jackson faction the 1ponent publ ette in favordraw his support and interest from that paper, in consequence of which deponent relinquished its publication. This deponent further says, that while he resided in YVarten, he corresponded with a friend in tho eastern part of the state of Ncw-York, and that he paid the postage on all the letters which he sent to said friend.II. S. NEI V M A l\.• • I /• I • I • . A IJJIOtTvJIIIIJV m V* v ttie principle from which it emanated.771 r#, r 1 , ’hat he further declared, that if this ,le- °fState of Pennsylvania, Warren county, ss \•Robert Russel, formerly Postmaster- •ofPinegrove Post Office, and now com-nmissioner of JFarrcn countv, being dulysworn deposetb and saitb, That in somes of December, 1828, bo. , , .’. ! 4t V made application for two islands in tlio■shed any thing in the (,nz. ConnwangocmoU. and deposited the ap-ol Jackson, he would w. a- plici)tions,%nrloso(1 in a |,.'tter, sealed up.of other gentlemen, with whom they are all more or less acquainted.A. TannerV 9Depositionofletter was marked “paid” in Mr. Tonin tho JKarren c. h. post office, kept by Archibald Tanner, directed to the secretary of the land office, Harrisburg Pa.*that by some means unknown to this deponent, said Tanner lenrned the object of hio letter, and despatched Joseph W. Hackney with an application for thesame islands, who arrived at Harrisburghoforo the letter of this deponent, and secured tho islands to himself,—and this deponent further saith, that ut the time Shulze and Gregg run for the office of governor, Shulze was considered tho republican candidate, and Tanner was violent in favor of Gregg ; tlmt directly uf-N. A. Lowry ) Postmaster General. Was erased, and that thener’s hand writing, and the word “paid” I , \ r” \ i ', ... , 1 ter election was over, lie (the deponent)Warren County, ss.The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to S.R. Bobbie, Esquire, of WashingtonCity, D. C. Greeting :Know ye, that in confidence of yourprudence and fidelity, we have appointed you, and by these presents do give unto you lull power and authority, in pursuance of an order made in our County Court of Common Pleas for YVarren co. Pa. in a certain cause then depending to be tried, wherein Archibald Tanner is plaintiff and Nathaniel A. Lowry det7t.; to call before you at a certain day and place, by you for that purpose to be appointed, all and every person or personswho may be named to you as witnesses In said cause, and examine them underoath touching the premises and reducethoir testimony to writing, and when you shall have so done you will send the same before us in our county court of common pleas aforesaid, together with the interrogatories and this writ, under your hand und seal.Witness the Hon. Henry Shippon, Esq President of our same Court at Warren,the tenth day of March, A. D. 1832.postage waspaid, as this deponent was informed and verily believes, at the post office to which the letter was directed. This deponent further says, that in February last past (after his return from the cast) he visited the post office at Warren, stated the caseto Mr. Tanner, and demanded tin explanation. That Mr. Tanner refused to givo any, and turned depone/g Uut ofthe office, and committed an assutdt and battery upon his person.MORGAN BATES.Sworn and subscribed before ine this j20th day of June, A. D. 1S29.II S. NEJKMAN.Warren County, ss.A. D. Ditmars, an Attorney ot Law,packages of publications inShulze, directed to Mr. Josephbeing duly sworn, deposcth and that be has known Archibald the Postmaster at Warren, since having resided in the same village withsaith,Tanner.him for the last four years vindictivetlmt lie is apolitician—that he turned persons of good standing in society out of his office, who differed with him in poli-—thatticul opinion kicking Mr.Morgandeponent saw himBuies into thebeing in Tanner’s post office, he ('Tanner) brought forward a number of largolt;• ■ i • - • • /• i*favor otMead,one ofthe Shulze committee, who lives a short distance from IFarrcn, and at tho same time observed, “here i« your Shulze packages, the election is over.” It was remarked at the time of the election, that hut fire publications circulated in this part of tho country in favor of Shulze, while great numbers were in circulation in favor of Gregg. This deponent further eaith, tlmt ho was present ut the meeting mentioned in Mr. Lowry’* deposition, and acted as one of the committee to draft resolutions, nnd that hi* statement of tho transaction, nnd his political course generally, accords with his own knowledge on these subjects.ROBERT RUSSEL. June 22,1329.Sworn and subscribed before nte aJustice in and for tho county aforesaid.Juno 22, 1829.II. S. NE IVM A N.To the lion. William T. Barry, Postmaster CentralSir
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