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John Miller, enl. Ang. 25, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Jacob Marquard, enl. Aug. 30, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered out with the Battery.
Charles Marquard, enl Ang. 30, 1862, Mustered out with the Battery. Frank Mills, enl. Aug. 29, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Frank Meyers, enl. Ang. 29, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Peter McCormick, enl. Aug. 8, 1862. Disch. March 28, 1863.
Frank Neracker, enl. Sept. 3, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered out with the Battery.
John Nebauer, enl. Oct. 11, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. George Ningbra, enl. Oct. 11, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Horace Parker, enl. Aug. 21, 1862. Transf. to the Navy March 10, 1864. John Party, enl. Aug 25, 1862. Mustered out with the L'attery. Milo Ross, enl. Oct. 15, 1862. Disch. March 4, 1863.
Ransom Roseoe, enl. Aug. 25, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. Mustered out with the Battery.
John Rith, enl. Sept. 9, 1862. Disch. April 9, 1863.
Matthias Rohrbuck, enl. Sept. 12, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Jolin Ribold, enl. Aug. 25, 1862, Died at Chattanooga Oct. 5, 1864. Charles Rudolph, eal. Aug. 28, 1862, Mustered out with the Battery. .Jacob Rhodes, enl. Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Frederick Rash, enl. Sept. 26, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. George Russ, enl. Sept. 4, 1802. Mustered out with the Battery. George Russell, enl. Sept, 30, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Frank Rashleigh, enl. Aug. 29, 1862, Mustered ont with the Battery. William Ruff, enl. Ang. 26. 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Philip Schwartz, enl. Aug. 30, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. Mustered out with the Battery,
Henry Sturbaum, enl. Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered out with the Pattery. Charles Stahl, enl. Sept. 16, 1862. Mnstered out with the Battery. Alexander Stahl, enl. Sept. 18. 1802. Mustered out with the Battery. John Schneider, enl. Sept. 29, 1862. Transf. to Vet. Res. Corps May ?. 1865. Mustered out Aug. 11, 1865.
John Schneider, enl, Oct. 11, 1862. Died at Chattanooga, June 5, 1864. George Somers enl. Oet. 8, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered ont with the Battery.
George F. Smith, enl. Oct. 8, 1862. Transf. to the Navy March 10, 1864. William Sykes, enl. Oet. 13, 1932, Mustered out with the Battery. Peter Schwan, enl. Aug. 23, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery.
John H. Taylor, enl. Aug. 23, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered out with the Battery. Edward Vedder, enl. Sept. 19, 1862, Mustered out with the Battery Joseph Vogtly, enl. Ang. 30, 1862. Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1863.
Sebastian Vetger, enl. Sept. 25, 1862 Disch for disability May 15, 1865.
David J. Williams, enl. Oct. 11, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered out with the Battery.
John T. Williams, enl. Oct. 13, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. Mustered out with the Battery.
Henry Weidoff, enl. Aug. Ang. 26, 1862, Mustered out with the Battery. Daniel Wilcox, enl. Aug. 26, 1862. Disch. April 10, 1863.
Elisha Williams, enl. Ang. 11, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Mustered out with the Battery.
Charles Walter, enl. Ang. 25, 1862. Disch. July 29, 1863.
Samnel Winnepleck, enl. Ang. 25, 1861. Died at Nashville, Feb. 29, 1864 John Wiler, enl. Aug. 29, 1862. Diseb. April 9, 1863.
William Werbuch, enl. Sept. 2, 1862. Transf. to Invalid Corps July 9, 1863.
Paul Waly, enl. Aug. 8, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. Mustered out with the Battery.
John Wenner, enl. Sept. 18, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Joha Winger, enl. Sept. 18, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Edwin Waklo, enl. Sept. 23, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Peter Wentrich, enl. Sept. 20, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. John White, enl. Sept. 29, 1862. Died at Nashville, Aug. 2, 1864. Charles Willett, enl. Sept. 30, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Charles Witzrudorff, enl. Sept, 18, 1-62, Disch. April 9, 1863. Andrew Zengenly, enl. Aug. 26, 1862. Died at Chattanooga, Oct. 8, 1864. Samuel Ayers, enl. Aug. 28, 1862. Transf. to Vet. Res. Corps. Promoted to 1st Sergt. Mustered out Oct. 6, 1865.
Andreas Hammel, enl. July 15, 1863, Died at Nashville May 18, 1864 Philip Hanek, enl. Jan. 15, 1864. Died at Chattanooga, Sept. 5, 1864. Pearson B. Sorler, enl. Ang. 29, 1864. Killed in action Nov. 30, 1864. Samuel braine, enl. Feb. 19, 1864. Killed in action Nov. 30, 1864. Jacob ] ender, enl. Dee. 30, 1863. Killed in action Nov. 30, 1864. . Uriah Ackley, enl. Feb. 27, 1864 Mustered out May 30, 1865. Philip Solomon, enl. Oct. 1, 1864. Mustered out June 9, 1865. Peltiah Smith, enl. Dee. 31, 1863. Mustered out May 24, 1865.
Adam Hausman, enl. Aug. 28, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. Mustered out with the Battery
Peter Dietrich, enl. Nov. 15, 1862. Promoted to Corporal. Mustered out with the Battery.
Edwin Adams, enl. Jan. 5, 1864, Mustered out with the Battery. John Brier, enl. Jan. 5, 1864 Mustered out with the Battery. William Blair, enl. Jan. 14, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. George Berthold, enl. Jan. 14, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Horace Bronson, enl. Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. John D. Chapman, enl. Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Edwin Camp, enl. Oet. 5, 1864. Mustered ont with the Battery. Edward Davis, enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Philip Droz, enl. Jan. 27, 1804 Mustered out with the Battery. James Hardman, enl. Dec. 31, 1863. Mustered out with the I attery. Charles Higgins, enl. Dee. 22. 1863. Mustered out with the Battery. Robert Hawkins, enl. Dec. 30, 1863. Mnstered out with the Battery. Albert Jones, enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Henry Killmer, enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered ont with the Battery. William Kelley, enl. Jan. 8, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Herbert Le Claire, enl. Jan. 22, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Thomas Munger, enl. Oct. 5, 1864. Mnstered out with the Battery. David Munger, enl. Oct. 5, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Thomas Munson, enl. Oct. 14, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Melvin Malone, eal. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Nelson Malone, enl. Jan 5, 1804. Mustered out with the Battery. Frank Perkins, enl. Jaa. 4, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. James Perrine, enl. Jan. 4, 1864 Mustered ont with the l'attery. Anthony Paulis, enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Peter Pope, enl. Jan, 7, 1804. Mustered out with the Battery. Othello Park, enl. Feb. 15, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Henry Richards, enl. Dec. 29, 1863. Mustered out with the Battery. Christian Stiller, enl. Jan. 2, 1864, Mustered out with the Battery. John Stodtle, enl. Jaa. 6, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Arthur Staey, enl. Dee. 19, 1863. Mustered out with the Battery. Charles Smith, enl. Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Christian Schnitzer, enl. Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out with the Battery. Peter C. Smith, enl. Jan. 11, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Heary Sheridan, enl. Jan. 25, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Frederick Wetzel, enl. Oct. 4, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Charles Webster, enl. Feb. 25, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Francis Wright, enl. Jan. 15, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. August Walter, enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out with the Battery. George Young, enl. Jan. 12, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Joseph Fitzgerald, enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Disch. for disability Dec. 4, 1864. Hugo Koehn, enl. Dec. 30, 1863. Disch, for disability May 10, 181'5. Verdine Truesdale, enl. Aug. 29, 1864. Mustered out June 7, 1865. Sherman Oviatt, enl. Aug. 29, 1864. Mustered out June 7, 1865. Charles Humphrey, enl. Ang. 29, 1864. Mustered ont June 7, 1865. Alexander Sorter, enl. Aug. 29, 1864. Mustered out June 7, 1865. Harris Billson, enl. Sept. 30, 1864, Mustered out Jnne 7, 1865. Henry Elder, enl. Sept. 7, 1861. Mustered out June 7, 1865. Albert Case, enl. Ang. 29, 1864. Musiered ont June 7, 1865. Peter O'Keesler, enl. Aug. 29, 1861. Mustered out June 7, 1865.
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THE INDEPENDENT BATTERIES, ETC.
TWENTY-FIRST BATTERY.
The Twenty-first battery was mustered into the service for three years at Camp Deunison, on the 9th of April, 1863, and in May was sent down the Ohio from Cincinnati to Louisville as guard over Vallandig- ham, then on his way into exile. When Morgan crossed the Ohio, four of the guns of the Twenty-first were used on the steamers patrolling the river to pre- vent his escape. In September the battery proceeded to Tennessee, in which State it did considerable service, especially in a fight at Walker's Ford, on the 2d of December, 1863, where it was remarkably effect- ive. Its field of operations until the close of the war was confined to Tennessee and Alabama, where its chief employment was the guarding of important fords and railway lines. When the long struggle was ended the battery returned to Cleveland, and on the 21st of July, 1865, it was mustered out of the service.
MEMBERS FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
William H H. Smith, enr. as 2nd Lieut. Nov. 19, 1862, Promoted to 1st Lieut. March 1, 1-64. Mustered out with the Battery July 21, 1863. Ezra Homes, enr. as Q. M. Sergt Oct 10, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery.
Darius Baldwin, enr. as Corp. Oct. 21, 1802. Disch July 15, 1863. Horace Wolcott, enr as Corp Oct 17, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery.
Charles J. Beebe, enl. Dec 16, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Samuel Allen, eul. Oct. 11, 1862 Drowned at Cincinnati May 25, 1863. Thomas R. Allen, enl. Oct. 31, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery.
Cleanthus Burnett, enl. Feb. 23, 1>63. Promoted to Corp May 17. 1965. Mustered out with the Battery.
William J. Baldwin, enl. Oct. 13, 1862 Fisch. for disability Aug. 10, 1863. Charles J. C'olson, enl. Oct. 23, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. John H. Evarts, enl. Nov. 30, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. George F. Gould, enl. Oet. 13, 1962. Disch. June 19, 1865. James Hervey, enl. Oct. 16, 1862. Disch for disability Oct 26, 1-63. Lyman S. Hodges, enl. Dec. 8, 1862. Disch. for disability June 20, 1-63. Jonas Heckert, enl. Nov. 27. 1862. Disch. from Hosp June 16, 1865. James Lindeman, enl. Oct. 22, 1862. Promoted to Corp. Died in Hosp. at Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 2, 1863.
William Long, enl. Dec. 8, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. George Manchester, enl. Oct. 8, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Daniel MeSwan, enl. Oct. 25, 1862, Disch. from Hosp. June 16, 1865 Milton MeFarland, enl. Oct. 25, 1862. Promoted to Sergt. May 30, 1863,
and to Ist Sergt. Feb. 18, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery John Mahouy, enl. Oct. 21, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Josiah Ogle, enl. Oct. 1×, 1×62. Disch, for disability Nov, 20, 1863 James Parker, enl. Oct. 17, 1862. Disch from Hosp. June 15, 1865. Wesley Summers, enl. Oct. 21, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. William Sinclair, enl. Oct. 30, 1862. Disch. from Hosp. May 29, 1865. Nathan W. Tomlinson, enl. Oct. 10, 1862 Promoted to - in the U S. Col. Heavy Art. Aug 17, 1864.
John G. Washburn, enl. Oct. 16, 1862. Mustered out with the Battery. Elbanan Winchester, enl. Jan. 24, 1-63. Mustered out with the Battery. Charles Collister, enl. Sept. 19, 1563 Mustered out with the Battery. George W. Brookins, enl. Aug. 16, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery Loren Call, enl. Aug. 16, 1861. Mustered out with the Battery. Benjamin M. Curtis, enl. Aug 13, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Elijah W. Curtis, enl. Aug. 13, 1×63. Mustered out with the Battery Samuel B. Champlin, enl. Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out with the Battery. P. N. Curtis, enl. Aug 12, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Warren W. Ely, enl. Aug. 15, 1861, Mustered out with the Battery. Thomas W. Fowler, enl. Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered out with the Battery. Trumhull Granger, enl. Aug. 12, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Thomas Mackey, enl. Aug. 12, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Ezekiel Nichols, ent. Aug. 13, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Abraham J. Phelps, enl. Aug. 26, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Spencer Phelps, enl. Aug. 19, 1464 Mustered out with the Battery. John H. Collister, enl. Sept. 2, 1864. Disch, from Hosp. May 18. 1865.
TWENTY-FIFTH BATTERY.
This originated in a detail made by Gen. Blunt in August, 1862, from the Second Ohio Cavalry, for temporary artillery service in Kansas and the Indian
Territory, and called by him the Third Kansas Bat- tery. It had a sharp light with Texans and Indians at Newtonia, Mo., on the 30th of September, and another on the 4th of October, in which the enemy was completely defeated. In November and Decem- ber following, it took an active part in the battles of Kane Hill, Prairie Grove and Van Buren, In return- ing to Missouri it crossed White river by means of shooting an empty case-shot across the roaring stream, with a line attached, by which an improvised ferry- boat could be worked over.
In January, 1863, the detail was transmuted, by an order from the war department, into the Twenty-fifth Ohio battery.
During the spring and forepart of the summer it served in Missouri; moving into Arkansas in July, and having several severe conflicts in August and September before arriving at Little Rock,
In January, 1864, one hundred and twelve men out of a hundred and twenty-nine re-enlisted. After their veteran furlough they returned to duty in Ar- kansas, where they remained until the autumn of 1865. The battery was discharged at Columbus ou the 12th of December, in that year.
MEMBERS FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
Darius R. Baldwin, enl. Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out with Battery, Der 12, 1805.
A. F. Flint, enl. Feb. 23, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Addison Lockwood, enl. April 13, 1864. Mustered out with the Battery. Robert Scanlon, enl. Feb. 18, 1861. Mustered out with the Battery William C. Farrell, enl. Feb. 29, 1864. Disch, for disability Oct. 25, 19i4 Edward H. Pritchard, enl. March 28, 1864. Mustered out June 6. 1865
The following were transferred from the Fifth Cavalry in January, 1863, with which regiment their records may be found: Francis .A. Thayer, David V. Bell, Walter D. Barker, Henry W. Gage, Edwin Kin nicutt, Luzerne W. Kelley, Henry Mead, Webster K. Nye, William Van Orman, Thomas Scott, George W. Polloek, Gilbert J. Doolittle, Zina J Buck, Elmer Breurr. William Christie, George Davis, Thomas Dodd, Patrick Dunn. George B. Hammond, John Olds, Nathan E. Penfickl, Alex. C. Ruple, Henry Stuyesan, Win. Fesshaupt.
FIFTH UNITED STATES COLORED INFANTRY,
Although this regiment was raised under the dircet authority of the United States, yet it was entirely re- cruited in Ohio; and as it had a representation of fifteen members from Cuyahoga, it should receive mention in our work, though, from its being the only United States regiment noticed, it is somewhat difficult to locate it. It was begun in the summer of 1863 as the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Ohio Infantry. Recruiting was slow, however, till the new organiza- tion received the sanction of the national authorities, and was transformed into the Fifth United States Colored Infantry.
In November, 1863, it went to Virginia with nine companies: the tenth joining during the winter. The next month it was engaged in an important raid into North Carolina, and behaved well in its first fight. After being eneamped at Yorktown until May, 1864. it went up the James river with Gen. Butler. On the 15th of June the Fifth, with the colored division. stormed the lights before Petersburg; eliciting the applause of Gen. W. F. (" Baldy ") Smith, an old
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regular officer, certainly not prejudiced in their favor. On the 29th of September the Fifth, with two other colored regiments, stormed and carried the rebel works on New Market Ilights under extremely ad- verse circumstances. During the day's fighting the regiment suffered the terrific loss of three hundred and forty-two killed and wounded, out of five hundred and fifty-nine.
It subsequently took part in the capture of Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson, North Carolina, and re- mained in service in that State until September, 1865; being discharged at Columbus on the 5th of October following.
MEMBERS FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
COMPANY E.
William A. Carter, enl. Aug. 8, 1864. Mustered out with Co. Sept. 20, 1865. Jefferson Pinkney, enl. Aug. 17, 1864. Wounded Feb. 20, 1865.
COMPANY F.
James Alexander, enl. Sept. 8, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Sept. 20, 1865. William Salisbury, eul, Sept. 8, 1863. Mustered out with the Co.
George W. Hamilton, enl. Sept. 7, 1863. Died at Fortress Monroe, Nov. 3, 1804.
COMPANY I.
John H. Harris, enl. Oct. 18, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Sept. 20, 1865. William A. Mott, enl. Aug. 18, 1863. Died at Yorktown, Va., March 10, 1864.
COMPANY K
John Simpson, enr. as Corp. Nov. 24, 1863. Wounded Sept. 29, 1804. Mustered out with the Co. Sept. 20, 1865.
John Burke, enr. as Corp. Dec. 16, 1863. Mustered out with the Co. Ransom Bennett, enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out with the Co. John Bowman, enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out with the C'o. Lewis Jackson, enl. Dec. 21, 1863. Mustered out with the Co. George Johnson, enl. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with the Co. William Sley, enl. Dec. 25, 1863. Mustered out with the Co. John Jackson, enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Disch May 29, 1865.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE PRESS.
Reason for Placing it in General History-Extraordinary Number of Cleveland Journals-A Newspaper Graveyard-Successful Journals- Our System-The First Newspaper in the County-The Oldest Survivor
-The Advertiser-The Whig-The Messenger-Ohio City Argus-Daily Gazette-The Liberalist-The Journal-Commercial Intelligencer- The Axe-A Log Cabin Seeno-A Paper of One Issue-The Agitator- A Bad Year for Newspapers-The News and The Palladium-The Eagle- Eyed News-Catcher-The Mercury-The Guide and the Gatherer- Journalism under Difficulties at Chagrin Falls The Farmers' and Mechanics' Journal-Two Campaign Papers Spirit of Freedom-La- bour-True Kindred-Independent Politician-A Millerite Journal- Ohio American-The Times-Universalist and Literary Companion- Reserve Battery-Spirit of Freedom Medical Examiner-Temple of Honor-Spirit of the Lakes-Family Visitor-Its Contributors-Its Useful Character-Cleveland Commercial-Americau Advertiser-The Harpoon-School Boy-Golden Rule-Forest City Annals of Science -American Magazine-New American Magazine Commercial Ga- zette-The Germania-Spiritual Universe -Daily Review-Buckeye Democrat- National Democrat-Wool Growers' Reporter-The Agita- tor The Analyst-Dodge's Literary Museum The Vanguard-West- ern Law Monthly- Daily Dispatch-Effect of the War-Fewer Period- icals-Revival after the War-German Democrat-Christian Standard -Ohio Cultivator-Temperance Era-American Spiritualist-Printing Gazette Prohibition Era-Real Estate Recorder-Real Estate Journal
The Pokrok-Mechanics' and Blacksmiths' Journal-Coopers' Jour- nal The Illustrated Bazaar House and Garden-The Hygiena-Ober-" lin New Era-The Pulpit-Sontagsblatt-Cross and Crown-The Co- lumbia -Celtic Index-Linndale Enterprise-Our Youth-The Trio- Only Seven in a Year-Cuyahoga County Blade-Household Treasure -Irish National Magazine-The Indicator-Little Ones at Home- Maria Hilf Pictorial World-Delnicke Liste-Labor Advance-House- hold Gem-Pleasure and Profit-West Side Sentinel-The Lanteru --
Living Papers-The Herald-The Plain Dealer-The Leader-Ohio Farmer-Waechter am Erie-The Publishing House of the Evangeli- cal Association-The Periodicals Published there-Reformed Church Publications-Brainard's Musical World-German Baptist Publications and Publishing Society-Trade Review-Berea Advertiser-Locomotive Engineer's Journal-Sunday Voice-Cleveland Anzeiger-Die Biene- Standard of the Cross-Christian Harvester Home Companion- South Cleveland Advocate-Earnest Worker-Catholic Universe-Cha- grin Falls Exponent-Sunday Morning Times-Evening Times-The Advance-Dennice Novoveku-Law Reporter-Hardware Reporter- One Cent Weekly-Penny Press-The Sentinel.
ALTHOUGH the newspapers and other periodicals of the county have nearly all been published at Cleve- land, yet they have circulated in every section of the county and far outside of its limits; and, in fact, in the early days had a much larger circulation outside than inside the limits of the corporation. Moreover, journalism is an institution of such a general nature, and deals so largely with the wider interests of man- kind, that it seems much the most proper to make the story of its progress a part of the general history of the county.
It is extremely difficult to give a detailed account of the press of Cuyahoga county; for, however great may have been the tendency in other growing cities to set on foot journalistie enterprises which were un- able to survive the storms of this rude world, we are convinced that Cleveland decidedly exceeds all its rivals of similar size in this respect. In its historie field the newspaper graveyard fills no inconsiderable space. Unfortunately, moreover, in most cases there were not enough assets left to raise a tombstone tell- ing the dates of the birth and death of the dear de- parted. Too often, indeed, the mourners neglected to perform even the rite of sepulture, leaving the sheriff to place the wasted body in the grave which they themselves never desired to look upon, and which not the most desperate resurrectionists ever sought to violate. Their names alone remain as a tra- dition in the memories of surviving contemporaries, and sometimes even the name has faded away, leaving but a vague recollection of some journalistic firefly whose light has forever expired.
On the other hand, in few, if any, places of like size have labor, capital and enterprise built up papers of more commanding influence, or longer continued prosperity. Some of these date back from three to six decades ; others are of a later era but have already established themselves upon firm ground.
Of all these surviving members of the journalistic family it is comparatively easy to obtain separate ac- counts ; but the defunet papers are so numerous and many of them were so short-lived that it is hardly practicable to furnish separate sketches of them. We have therefore concluded to give a brief general his- tory of journalism in this county, showing its pro- gress, and alluding at more or less length to those papers which have passed away, so far as they are known ; following this by separate sketches of all the papers now in existence.
As before stated the first paper published in the county was the Cleveland Gurette and Commercial Register, which made its first appearance on the 31st
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day of July, 1818. It was issued weekly-when cir- eumstances permitted. When eireumstances were un- kind, intervals of from ten days to two weeks inter- vened between the issues, and even this precarious existence ceased the same year or early in the next.
In October, 1819, the first number of the Cleve- land Herald was issued; a paper which has maintained a continued existence till the present time, and which is now not only the oldest paper in the county, but one of the oldest in the State -- in fact there are but few in the whole country which antedate it. A sketch of its career is given farther on.
The Herald occupied the journalistic field without a rival for no less than thirteen years; at least, after careful inquiry, we are unable to learn of any other newspaper in the county until 1832. At that time the Herald began to veer toward Democracy, or Jackson- ianism as it was more commonly called in those days, and a number of the leading Whigs of Cleveland went to work to establish a more thorough exponent of their party doctrines. They persuaded the late Madi- son Kelley to undertake the task, and in 1832 that gentleman established the Advertiser as an organ of the Whig party. Hon. John W. Allen wrote the salutatory editorial in the first number. Yet in the mutations of polities the Advertiser was afterwards transmuted into that deeisively Democratic paper, the Plain Dealer, while the Herald became a thor- ough champion of Whiggery.
On the 20th day of August, 1834, the Cleveland Whig was established by Rice & Penniman. It ex- isted, as near as we can learn, about two years. It was followed in May 1836, by the Cleveland Messenger, the founders of which were Messrs. Beck & Tuttle. It became defunct in less than a year. The same month saw the establishment of the Ohio City Tryes on the west side, by T. H. Smead and Lyman W. Hall. It was Whiggish in its tendencies, though not extremely partisan. Its first number was issued on the 20th of May, 1836. In the same year Mr. Ilall withdrew, and Mr. Smead (still a compositor in Cleve- land) aeted for a time as both publisher and editor. In the forepart of 1838 the name was changed to the Ohio City Transcript, and the aid of Mr. Hill was obtained, who acted as editor until the suspension of the paper in 1839.
In the summer of 1836, also, the Cleveland Daily Gazette was founded by Charles Whittlesey, Esq., now the well-known Colonel Whittlesey. This paper had but a brief separate existence, but it did not die ; it was married. In March, 1837, it was united to the Heruld; the consolidated paper being issued for sev- eral years as the Daily Herald and Gazette.
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