The Marietta Register, January 8, 1864
"Old Marietta Papers" was a series of columns compiled and published in 1863 and 1864 by Rodney M. Stimson, editor of "The Marietta Register."
Note - We had expected to give a full account of the Epidemics of 1822 and 1823 in this number, but we are compelled to postpone it until next week, when we shall give the account in full.
The First Steamboat to Zanesville. Friday morning, Jan. 9, 1824, the steamer "Rufus Putnam," Capt. John Greene, on a favorable stage of water, with freight and a large number of passengers, left Marietta for Zanesville. She accomplished the trip, as says the Friend, "without accident, evincing the practicability of navigating this river (the Muskingum) a portion of the year by steamboats of 100 tons." The boat returned to Marietta Tuesday evening, having been gone 4-1/2 days. She "laid up" on Friday night and arrived at Zanesville at 10 o'clock Saturday night, stemming "a current much stronger than that of the Ohio." She ran down from Zanesville in about 7-1/2 hours. This was more than a dozen years before the "Muskingum Improvement" was begun. The Rufus Putnam was the first boat built on the Muskingum (at Marietta), launched May 18, 1822, and was the first steamboat to ascend the Muskingum to Zanesville. The arrival of the boat was hailed with delight at Zanesville, and a supper was given by the citizens to Capt. Greene and party at Hughes' Hotel.
Jan. 1824, Dudley Woodbridge, Henry P. Wilcox and Walter Curtis were elected Associate Judges of Washington County by the Legislature. Whether they all accepted or not, we are not advised.
"Billy Todd" gave notice that he was ready to begin cloth dressing at his mill. He lived where President Andrews now lives, and had a brewery and a mill on his premises.
May 18, 1824, the friends of Gen. Andrew Jackson for the Presidency held a meeting in Marietta. George Dunlevy, Chairman; David Morris, Secretary. A corresponding committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. Dunlevy and Morris T. K. Cooke, S. H. Gates and Silas Cook. Col. Joseph Barker was recommended as a candidate for Elector on the Jackson ticket.
June 7, 1824, the steamboat "Red River" was launched at Harmar - built by James Whitney for Capt. J. R. Kimball of New Orleans.
June 9, 1824, the friends of John Quincy Adams for the Presidency held a meeting at the Court House, Ephraim Cutler, Chairman; Dr. S. P. Hildreth, Secretary.
The "Friend" favored the election of John Quincy Adams. William Skinner, Esq., of this county, was a candidate for Elector on the "Clay Ticket."
The Marietta "Minerva," which had been commenced a few months before by the Jolines came out for Clay.
July 4, 1824, celebration at Congregational Church; prayer by Rev. Mr. Limerick; Declaration read by James M. Booth, Esq.; Oration by John K. Joline, Dinner on the Commons prepared by Mr. Reno. Gov. Meigs was President of the day.
At the December session in 1824, on petition of the inhabitants, the County Commissioners changed the name of the township of Wooster to Watertown.
Dec. 3, 1824, the Marietta "Minerva," which had been published one year and six weeks by John K. and A. V. D. Joline, ceased to exist.
Marriages in 1824:
Jan. 11, Nathan Wheeler and Elizabeth Hart.
Jan. 11, Eli Green and Elizabeth N. Stewart, both of Barlow.
March 31, Capt. Nathaniel Dodge of Marietta and Mrs. Lucy Adams of Warren.
Apr. 4, Anthony Hill and Sally Lewis, both of Union.
Apr. 25th, John Smith of Newport and Eliza Williams of Marietta.
Apr. 25th, Caleb Thorniley and Tabitha Erwin.
May 1, William Case and Fanny Bryan.
May 25th, Powell Hoff and Martha Brewster.
May 30th, Col. John Mills and Deborah S. Wilson.
June 3, Cortland Shepard and Hannah Lake.
June 3, Maj. Henry Hill and Mrs. Jerusha Doan, both of Salem.
June 6th, Barker Rouse of Belpre and Mary Philips of Marietta.
June 8th, John Stacy and Lucoba Rice, both of Union.
July 13, John Stephenson and Louisa Gray.
Aug. 26, Chauncey T. Judd and Clarissa Hartshorn.
Sept. 21, Henry Armstrong and Sarah Stephenson.
Sept. 30th, in Barlow, James Lawton, Jr., and Eliza W. Paskell.
Oct. 7, in Waterford, Michael Devin and Harriet Chambers.
Nov. 28, Nathaniel Dodge, Jr., and Elizabeth Burlingame.
Dec. 16, George Payne of Salem and Julinda Hill of Fearing.
Deaths in 1824:
Feb. 9, Jonathan Samson.
Feb. 15th, Dr. John L. Shaw, 54.
Feb. 18, John Clogston, 58.
March 7, in Fearing, Sally W., wife of Maj. William Hart, 45.
March 9th, in Union (now Muskingum), Israel Putnam, a grandson of Gen. Israel, 58.
March 20th, Peter Radcliff Putnam, third son of David Putnam, Esq., 20.
April 13, Stephen Hodgman.
April 26th, in Columbus, Julia, wife of D. L. Rathbone (sister of William Pitt Putnam of Belpre).
May 1, Gen. Rufus Putnam (who was at the head of the first settlement here), 86.
May 11th, in Wood Co., Va., Dr. Joseph Spencer, 74.
August 19, in Newport, James Mullen, 27.
August 29th, in Newport, Isabella, wife of John Rowland, 63.
Sept. 15, in Meigs Co., Col. Robert C. Barton, formerly of Marietta.
October Election in 1824
The election in 1824 appears to have excited more interest and to have caused more feeling here than any previous election. After the death of the old Federalist party there had been a political millennium, as elsewhere in the country. Now they again split up, more with reference to men than to principles. We had here for President, "Adams men," "Jackson men," and "Clay men"; it does not appear there were any "Crawford men," William H. Crawford of Ga. being one of the four candidates for the Presidency. Men who had opposed each other as "Republicans" and "Federalists" in years gone by, now came together, while those who had been together in one or the other of those parties, now were apart. Yet the total vote at the October election in Washington County was only 986. The "Adams men" triumphed, less interest was felt in the Presidential election and the total vote was then only 788.
At the October election there were nine candidates for Sheriff and five for Commissioner. It seems to have been a "free fight." Dr. John Cotton was elected Representative; Jesse Loring of Belpre, Sheriff; D. H. Buell, Commissioner; R. Prentiss, Auditor; and Griffin Greene, Coroner. The Representative was now elected by Washington County alone; for a dozen years or more before, it had been classed with Athens or with Morgan, the district electing two Representatives.
The vote of Marietta stood - For Governor, Jeremiah Morrow 136, Allen Trimble 68; Congress, S. F. Vinton 142, Levi Barber 59; Representative, John Cotton 174, William Skinner 30; Commissioner, D. H. Buell 154, Joel Tuttle 29, Thomas White 9, Daniel Goodno 5, A. Porter 2; Sheriff, E. Hoff 58, S. H. Gates 50, L. D. Barker 45, E. Iams 31, N. Drown 3, A. Dunham 3, S. Dodge 3, J. Dunn 1; Auditor, R. Prentiss 187; Coroner, W. Talbot 115, G. Greene 74, J. Merrill 6.
The county voted - Morrow 723, Trimble 258; Vinton 696, Barber 277; Cotton 766, Skinner 184; Loring 370, Barker 274, Gates 131, Hoff 102, Iams 65, Dodge 17, Dunham 8, Drown 6, Dunn 5; Buell 490, White 312, Tuttle 125, Goodno 22, Porter 17; Prentiss 955; Greene 462, Talbot 322; Merrill 113.
Presidential Election in 1824
Adams: Adams 17, Jackson 9, Clay 1.
Aurelius: Adams 9, Jackson 4, Clay 11.
Belpre: Adams 60, Jackson 5, Clay 5.
Barlow: Adams 22, Jackson 7, Clay 5.
Decatur: Adams 12, Jackson 0, Clay 0.
Fearing: Adams 43, Jackson 9, Clay 1.
Grandview: Adams 1, Jackson 17, Clay 0.
Lawrence: Adams 0, Jackson 12, Clay 0.
Ludlow: Adams 0, Jackson 14, Clay 0.
Marietta: Adams 90, Jackson 73, Clay 24.
Newport: Adams 24, Jackson 0, Clay 1.
Roxbury: Adams 10, Jackson 12, Clay 1.
Salem: Adams 23, Jackson 9, Clay 3.
Union: Adams 40, Jackson 8, Clay 1.
Warren: Adams 30, Jackson 17, Clay 0.
Waterford: Adams 32, Jackson 3, Clay 20.
Wooster (Watertown): Adams 49, Jackson 16, Clay 1.
Wesley: Adams 7, Jackson 10, Clay 13.
Total: Adams 469, Jackson 232, Clay 87.
The State gave a majority for Clay, the vote standing - Clay 19,255, Jackson 18,489, Adams 12,280.
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