PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 109 (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) CHAPTER XI. AMUSEMENTS, COMPRISING: PRIMITIVE AMUSEMENTS, FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS, KNIGHTS OF IVANHOE, HARRISON BALL, 1840. PRIMITIVE AMUSEMENTS. The early settlers were often required to combine work and play, and they did it so successfully that although the amusement was rough in comparison with modern methods it was none the less enjoyable, and was more calculated to produce social pleasures tnan our ready made style of purchasing amusement at so much per plate or seat. There were no ready made suits in those days, cotton and wool 21-1 goods were expensive and spinning and weaving were household necessities and accomplishments ; sheep and flax were raised and the products were mixed to form the "linsey-woolsey" which was worn by both sexes ; young men and women met to scotch the flax, which consisted in breaking the straw and separating the woody matter from the fibre, after which a dance concluded the labor. Corn huskings, log raisings, hog killing and sausage making were all occasions for merriment, the neighbors joining to assist each other in the work. Sewing carpet rags for the weaver was another opportunity for an evening's enjoyment ; the men cut the strips and the women sewed them into ribbons ; the tongue could wag in time with the scissors and needle, and as many hours were given to dancing and games as were spent in the industry, the latter usually beginning during the afternoon so that the time after a "supper" could be devoted to recreation. Sitting up with the dead was not marked by sport, but served to permit the young people to pass a night together in the enjoyment of each others' society in a manner that no other occasion allowed ; the low tones in which the conversation was conducted afforded the opportunities that were frequently availed of to say eventful words. 110 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS. From almost the birth of the county the residents of Muskingum have recognized the day as one to be observed with special festivities and ceremonies, and in the consumption of explosives, the creation of noise, and indulgence in flights of oratory, they have never been restrained by a fear that the inimitable epigram of John Phoenix might be applied to them that they were "invincible in peace and invisible in war." The county has too proud and glorious a record to not have the right to celebrate the day with fervor and appreciation, because its sons helped to make the day, and maintain it. Among the pioneers were many impoverished soldiers of the Revolution, ranking from private to brigadier, from the hard contested fields of that prolonged and dispiriting war, whose sufferings and discomforts in the military camp had hardened them to sustain the privations of the frontier, with patience and perseverance. When the call for men for the second contest with the mother country was issued, Muskingum sent some of her best men to the bloody fields of Missinewa and the then northwest. When President Lincolnls first call for troops to defend the flag was made, Muskingum enlisted a company, and on the third day after the call it was on the cars en route to the National capital, as an integral part of the First Ohio cavalry, and during that eventful struggle her quota was never unfilled and her sons lie in every field from the Potomac and the Ohio, to the Gulf, and filled every military position from the musket and sabre to the star. When the recent war with Spain occurred she sent a battery of artillery and a company of infantry among the first to report for service. Therefore, the people of Muskingum can consistently rejoice on the natal day of the Republic, for which she has clone so much. In selecting the occasions, to be preserved as historical, the first and the centennial have been chosen as the most prominent ; the former was attended by nearly every person in the county ; the latter by a large majority of its citizens. THE FIRST 4TH OF JULY. was perhaps the most universally attended of any of the celebrations of the day that have been observed ; the county had not vet been formed and the attendance included nearly every person tributary to Zanesville. July 4, 1800, the town contained about half a dozen log cabins ; West Zanesville, or Westbourne, was a much more pretentious place, while South Zanesville. or Natchez, excited the envy of its neighbors by its air of greatness. The two larger settlements could not admit the superiority of the rival as the point at which the celebration should be held, and the weaker settlement was given the honor of being the host. Gen. Green's Tavern was selected as the place a one and a half story double cabin, with a hall through the middle and a porch across the front and which stood at the intersection of Main and Silliman streets, in the rear of the present St. 1Nicholas church. Lumber was brought by McIntire from Beverly and Waterford in boats for the construction of tables, which were erected in a bower in front of the house, and seats were provided by logs split from shellbark hickory trees. Mrs. McIntire was an active, moving spirit in the affair, and she and the women of the three towns furnished pewter cups, tin plates, etc.; the men provided bear meat, wild turkeys, etc.; Green supplied coffee and flour and whisky came from several sources ; Henry Crooks, the ferryman, sent the roast pig, without which the viands, by the frontier standard, would have been incomplete. Entire families came from distances of twenty miles, and the program began with the reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Joseph F. Monroe, after which dinner was served ; toasts and speeches succeeded, and the toasts were more numerous than the responses. In the evening dancing was enjoyed until 4 a. m., the tables remaining spread all the time that the dancers might eat and drink at pleasure. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. Some time previous to July 4, 1876, a public meeting was called in the Mayor's office, then in the west room of the market building, and now used as Council chamber, where a general committee was selected, and in an article entitled "Honor to whom honor is clue," after the celebration. the Courier said : "We are aware that it is somewhat difficult to bestow praise where it is most deserved, or to estimate in words the service of all who contributed to occasions of this kind, but our readers will agree with us that Capt. Frederick Geiger, more than to any one man are we indebted for the mammoth celebration of the 4th. Capt. Geiger, as president of the general committee, devoted, a good part of his time for two weeks proceeding the 4th to working up the matter, and with Mayor Gibson (C. C.), J. W. McCormick. Frederick Helbig, F. J. Korte and W. R. Hazlett, treasurer of the committee. collected the funds to defray expenses. John R. Stonesipher, secretary of the general committee, J. Hope Sutor and R. S. Mershon, of the committee on processions, rendered valuable aid." Gen. G. F. Wiles was chosen marshal, with Capt. Wm. Hall, Henry Bimple and Thomas Murphy as aides. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 111 The celebration began the day before with the firing of giant crackers, and the swishing of rockets; business houses and residences were profusely decorated with evergreens, flags, bunting, pictures and mottoes; the bell from the old court house had been mounted to announce the birth of the second century of National existence, and when its familiar silver tones, were heard every bell in the city joined in the glad acclaim, cannon belched their welcome and the body of celebrants, called Filibusters, paraded the streets in nondescript costume, making as much noise as possible. The morning was showery, and as the streets were then unpaved the marching was difficult and wearing, but not a man hesitated, as all were anxious, not only that the procession should eclipse anything previously attempted, in local annals, but to have the distinction of having been in the parade, and although the line of march was long the procession experienced difficulty in clearing itself, on account of its length, especially on the counter march. The parade formed on Market street, Fifth and Sixth streets, and moved to Third, to Main, to Seventh, to Market, to Underwood, to Elm. to Seventh, to North, to Fifth, to South. to Seventh, to Marietta, to Eighth, to Main, to Third. countermarched to Seventh, and returned to Fourth to the speakers' stand, erected at Fountain alley, as far as possible from the piles of material collected for the new court house, which was then under way. The parade was composed of the following features and bodies : City police force. Lieut. William Linton, commanding ; wagon containing thirteen young ladies, representing the original states: officers and orators of the day, in carriages; wagon containing thirty-eight young ladies representing the existing states of the Union ; Liberty car, with the Goddess of Liberty on a throne under a canopy ; Zanesville City Guards. 30 men, Capt. Frederick Geiger. commanding ; New Concord Silver Cornet band ; Cyprus Commandery, No. 10, Knights Templars, 33 men. George Foerster, captain general. commanding : Martial Band; McIntire Lodge, No. 38. Knights of Pythias, 25 men, J. Hope Sutor, captain, commanding, Zane Lodge. No. 30, A. O. U. W., 25 men, M. C. Mitchell, marshal ; Odd Fellows, 80 men, Harry Shrimpton, marshal ; Bauer's band : German Benevolent Society, 15 men, Fred Helbig, president; Order of Druids, 25 men, Chris. Sturtz, marshal; St. Patrick's cornet band ; St. Patrick's Benevolent and Literary Society, 20 men. W. T. Mayer, marshal : Zanesville cornet band ; St. Nicholas Benevolent Society, 43 men, C. Heihl, marshal; St. Aloysius Benevolent Society, 20 men, John Heilman, marshal ; Newark Knights of St. George, 23 men, John Gorius, captain ; Zanesville Knights of George, 20 men, H. L. Korte. captain ; Neptune Fire Company ; City Fire Department ; Muskingum cornet band ; Knights of Ivanhoe, 24 knights, 18 heralds, 12 pages, W. H. Clarke, knight commanding; Aborigines, in war paint, mounted ; Putnam cornet band ; Filibusters, exhibiting Barnum's curiosity shop ; the celebrated Zanesville stone crusher, Cincinnati Light Guard's medicine wagon, Freedmen's Bureau on a moonlight excursion, Centennial band, with tin horns, Smoked Knights, on ideal ponies, and other well conceived burlesques, farces and local travesties. The procession was very compact and reached considerable over a mile in length : everywhere the streets were packed with spectators, and every person seemed to effervesce with patriotic sentiment and to desire to express it in words, action and noise. About 10:30 the head of the column reached the speakers' stand, where an immense crowd had gathered, but few of the marchers remained to hear the addresses as the fatigue was excessive and each man sought a resting place. Hon. L. P. Marsh presided ; the New Concord band opened the exercises with music, after which Rev. A. D. Hawn made an invocation. Hon. T. J. Maginnis read the Declaration of Independence and Col. W. H. Ball delivered one of his eloquent addresses. At noon a salute of 38 guns was fired from Putnam Hill, under the direction of Capt. John W. (Cob) Wallace, and in the afternoon picnics were held at Gibbons' Grove, Gant Park, and the Fair Grounds, at which latter point the Knights of Ivanhoe held a tournament. which is elsewhere described. THE KNIGHTS OF IVANHOE. No institution of the last generation had more prominence during its brief existence than the Knights of Ivanhoe. an organization of the leading young men of the city, to revive the chivalric amusements of the period of knighthood. The organization was suggested by Mr. W. H. Clarke. and skillful horsemanship was essential to the sport. The tilting course was 15o yards in length ; the starting point was 75 yards from the first of a series of four arches, erected twenty-five yards apart, each seven and one-half feet high from the ground to the crown of the arch, from which hung a ring two inches in diameter. The riding knight carried a lance, seven and one-half feet in length. balanced at four feet from the point, and carried at the balance. At the signal, by bugle, to "charge." the knight rode his horse at its highest speed under the arches. and picked off as many rings as possible. the limit of time from the scoring point to the last arch being thirteen seconds. Each knight was allowed three tilts in succession, and at the end of 112 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. each he rode to the judges' stand and delivered his rings upon his lance to the judges, who announced the number, and the time as determined by the stop watches of the time keepers. The rules designated that the knight successful in securing the greatest number of rings should be privileged to name the lady who was to reign as "The Queen of Love and Beauty" of the festival, and the three knights securing the next highest number of rings should name three ladies as respectively "The First, Second and Third Maids of Honor" to the Queen. Twenty-seven knights participated in the five tournaments which were held ; of these eight rode in all ; five rode in four ; two rode in three ; eight road in two and four rode in one. The field tittles of the knights were : Applegate, D. C., Amiot of the Branch. Bell, Moses H., Glendale. Brown, Eugene J., Unknown knight in first tourney. Clarke, W. H., La Mancha. Conyers. R. H., Ravenshoe. Dennis, J. A., Silver Shield. Douthett, R. H., Esmeralda in the first, Reginald in the second tourney. Greiner, H. C.. Ivanhoe in the second, The Glen in the remainder. Guthrie, W. E.. Golden Sheaf. Hazlett, George W., Ivanhoe in the first, Snowdoun in the remainder. Hilliard, C. A., Silver Cross. Hunter, J. Allen, Leona. Ingalls, C. C., Launcelot of the Lake. Kaemmerer, L., Mountain Lion. Lewis, Thomas W., Castlewood. Lillibridge, Fred, Red Cross. Lynn, H. S., Wambold. Lynn, Thomas M., Goner de Lion. Patterson, Andrew, Jr., Guernsey. Porter, Wm., Crescent in the first, Lonestar in second. Stewart, X. C., Llendweir. Stone, J. R., Percival. Turner, L. D., New Castle. Walker, Arthur, Fair Oaks. Waller, Hiram, The Cid. Warner, George S., Bedwyr. Wells. Joseph G., Leopard. The first joust was held at the County Fair Grounds, in commemoration of the Centennial Fourth of July, 1876, when twenty-two knights entered the lists for the honor of naming the lady of his choice for laurels of the day John J. Ingalls was master of ceremonies ; Henry Blandy, James Buckingham and Col. M. Churchill were judges, and A. W. Train and T. J. Barton, M. D.. were timekeepers. Fully 3,500 people witnessed the tests of speed and skill, and enjoyed the dazzling scene of rich and beautiful costumes and trappings, notwithstanding the other attractions and festivities of the day. The rain of the morning had made the track heavy and slippy, but at 1 p. m. the Knights, heralds. and pages passed down the lists and presented themselves before Hon. M. M. Granger, who delivered the charge; upon the conclusion of this ceremony the knights and attendants repaired to the starting point and awaited the command of the master of ceremonies, "Knight of the Silver Cross, prepare to charge ;" the heralds repeated this down the lists and a moment later the order rang out "Charge, Sir Knight !" the bugle sounded, and a horse and rider separated from the assembly of mounted men and dashed down the track. The knights rode in the following order : C. A. Hilliard ; R. H. Douthett ; L. Kaemmerer ; J. G. Wells ; Andrew Patterson, Jr., George W. Hazlett ; X. C. Stewart ; W. H. Clarke ; Wm. Porter ; Thomas W. Lewis ; H. S. Lynn ; Arthur Walker ; George S. Warner, D. C. Applegate; J. R. Stone ; C. C. Ingalls; Fred Lillibridge; W. E. Guthrie, J. Allen Hunter; Moses H. Bell ; L. D. Turner ; Thomas M. Lynn. Ingalls secured ten rings and the honor of naming the queen ; Stewart and Clarke tied each other with nine rings, and in a tilt to break the again tied with two rings, but in the succeeding tilt Clarke won four and Stewart two rings and Clarke was privileged to name the first maid and Stewart the second ; Kaemmerer having the next highest, or eight rings, named the third maid. At this point a bugle sounded and an unknown knight, attended by his squire, slowly rode down the track and challenged the right of Ingalls to select the queen, and he was obliged to defend his title ; each tilted three times which resulted in the unknown, who proved to be Eugene J. Brown, securing ten rings and Ingalls nine. The victors then laid their trophies at the feet of their chosen ladies and gallantly escorted them to the stand for coronation, as follows : Miss Jennie Darlington, Queen of Love and Beauty. Miss Clara Guthrie. First Maid of Honor. Miss Kate Cassell, Second Maid of Honor. Miss Bessie Guthrie, Third Maid of Honor. Hon. Frank H. Southard delivered the crowing address and presented the coronets, and upon the conclusion of the ceremony the queen and her maids were escorted to their homes by the knights, heralds and pag"s. A second tourney was held at Zanesville, on the second day of the county fair, October 4, 1876, which was attended by about 7,000 persons. A street parade was held in the city and at 2 :30 p. m. the knights appeared before Rev. A. D. Hawn for the charge. The track was in splendid condition and the knights rode in the PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 113 following order, several being prevented, by the engaements of the day, from participating: George S. Warner; Thomas W. Lewis; T. M. Lynn; Joseph G. Wells ; L. D. Turner ; Wm. Porter; J. A. Dennis; Andrew Patterson, Jr.; W. H. Clarke; H. C. Greiner ; W. E. Guthrie; J. Allen Hunter; J. R. Stone ; D. C. Applegate ; R. H. Douthett; Arthur Walker ; L. Kaemmerer. Clarke and Kaemmerer each secured nine rings and tilted again, when Kaemmerer won the first prize and Clarke second; Applegate, Douthett and Patterson tied each other with eight rings and again tilted and Applegate and Douthett again tied, and again tilted in which Applegate won third prize and Douthett fourth. At this juncture an unknown knight, attended by his squire, appeared and challenged the victor’s right to the first prize, and was escorted to the starting point for a trial tilt over the course ; he took only one ring and was obliged to raise his visor and was recognized as C. C. Ingalls, the losing victor in the preceding tourney. In the three regular tilts he took twelve rings and the contest came between him and Kaemmerer and they tied the next tilt Kaemmerer maintained his privilege and named Miss Curler, of Brooklyn, New York, as "Queen of Love and Beauty,” and Misses Guthrie, Cora Black and Richards were named maids of honor. Allen Miller delivered the coronation address and at the conclusion the of knights and attendants escorted the ladies to their homes. The third joust was held at Zanesville, July 4, 1877, at the County Fair Grounds ; the weather was delightful and about 5.000 persons were in attendance. Rev.W. P. Shrom delivered the charge to the knights and J. J. Ingalls was master of ceremonies; F. J. Terry, R. S. Mershon and W. E. Guthrie were judges and Henry Bimple and T. J. Barton, M. D., were time keepers. The knights rode in the following order : C. C. Ingalls; J. Allen Hunter ; Andrew Patterson, Jr., George S. Warner; D. C. Applegate: H. C. Greiner; Thomas M. Lynn; J. A. Dennis : L. D. Turner: Joseph G. Wells ; C. A. Hilliard : George W. Hazlett; L. Kaemmerer ; Hiram Waller; Moses H. Bell. Kaemmerer and Waller tied with eleven rings, and a second tilt gave Kaemmerer four and Waller three, when the latter magnanimously waived his privilege in favor of Warner, the one handed knight. Ingalls. Dennis and Lynn tied with ten rings and Ingalls and Dennis won the honors of naming the second and third maids. The unknown knight was impersonated by W. H. Clarke and was unsuccessful in wresting from Kaemmerer the honor he had so valiantly won. Miss Zella Allen was named the "Queen of Love and Beauty,” and Misses Nellie Hayward, Laura Cornell and Jennie Smith were respectively named the first, second and third maids of honor. The ladies were then seated in an open carriage and attended by the knights, esquires and pages, preceded by the New Concord Silver Cornet Band, were escorted to their homes. The crowning exercises were held in Black's Music Hall, at 8:3o p. m., and a brilliant scene was presented upon raising the curtain; the queen entered upon the arm of her knight, and attended by her maids, and ascended the throne ; the other knights were attended by ladies and the tableau was beautiful to perfection. Hon. John O'Neill delivered the crowning address, and he never spoke more eloquently nor with more grace and feeling. The fame of the knights extended to other points and requests for their attendance were numerous, and only two were complied with. The fourth tourney was held at Lancaster, August 8, 1877. and a hearty welcome and. recognition were given the visitors ; the thins on both railroads brought in large numbers of people, among whom were many Zanesville citizens who were not only admirers of the sport but proud of the organization and wished to do it honor in the presence of strangers. The streets were decorated and lined with spectators to witness the parade, which started at 10 :3o a. m. for the Fair Grounds ; the track was circular at every point and the most difficult of any used by the knights at any point. as the body of the rider had to be carried at an inclination at every point of the tilt. Gen. Newton Schleich delivered the charge to the knights and at I :4o p. m. the joust began with J. J. Ingalls as master of ceremonies. R. S. Mershon wore the ermine alone and James Buckingham and W. E. Guthrie counted the fleeting seconds. The knights rode in the following order : R. H. Conyers ; George S. Warner ; J. A. Dennis ; Hiram Waller W. H. Clarke; H. C. Greiner ; Thomas M. Lynn; C. C. Ingalls ; Joseph G. Wells : L. D. Turner ; C. A. Hilliard; Andrew Patterson. Jr.; J. Allen Hunter ; Moses H. Bell and D. C. Applegate. Ingalls, Turner and Hunter tied each other with ten rings and again tilted three times, when Ingalls earned ten rings to three for each of the others, who again tilted and Turner secured three to two for Hunter. Waller, Clarke and. Bell tied each other with seven rings, and upon a fourth tilt Waller and Bell again tied with four rings, and on another tilt Waller won four and Bell three rings. Ingalls was, therefore, declared the victor with the right to designate the queen, and Turner, Hunter and Waller as the knights to name the maids of honor, but the latter, as on a former occasion, assigned his privilege to Warner, the one-handed knight. At this point, L. Kaemmerer, as the unknown knight, entered the lists 114 - PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY. and challenged the victor, and in the seven tilts which followed was unable to defeat his antagonist, securing twenty-two rings to twenty- three to the credit of Ingalls. The ladies selected were Miss Maggie Wynkoop, of Hudson, New York, as "Queen of Love and Beauty," and Misses Jennie McNeil, Ella Carlisle and Lizzie Latta, of Lancaster, as respectively the first, second and third maids of honor ; the coronation address was delivered by Hon. Charles D. Martin and the procession was reformed and escorted the ladies to their homes in the city. The fifth and last tournament was held at Columbus, August 23, 1877, in which the knights named rode in the following order : D. C. Applegate ; J. Allen Hunter ; George W. Hazlett; L. D. Turner ; Joseph G. Wells ; J. A. Dennis ; L. Kaemmerer ; George S. Warner; Thomas M. Lynn ; R. H. Conyers ; Moses H. Bell and H. C. Greiner. The Columbus Cadets, headed by their own band, acted as escort to the knights and a parade was had through the principal streets of the East End; the judges were R. S. Mershon, of Zanesville ; John G. Thompson, of Columbus, and Captain George N. Stone, of Cincinnati ; and the time keepers were M. H. Neil and T. F. West, of Columbus. The charge to the knights was delivered by Hon. DeWitt C. Jones, and was a masterpiece of chivalric expression. Kaemmerer secured ten rings and the distinction of naming the queen ; Hunter and Wells each obtained nine rings and the tie was broken in favor of Wells, and Lynn won eight, but being a benedict relinquished his honors to Warner, the one-handed knight. C. C. Ingalls represented the unknown knight, but in the contest which followed with the successful knight in the regular joust, he secured an aggregate of twelve rings to nineteen by Kaemmerer, who maintained his victory. Miss Mary Case was designated as "Queen of Love and Beauty," and Misses Belle Gardner, Libbie Holt and Florence Todd as the maids of honor, and the crowning address was delivered by Hon. S. K. Donavon, and the fair ladies were then escorted to their homes. Many distinguished statesmen and lovers of athletic sports were in attendance and the compliments upon the skill and courteous bearing of the Knights were profuse. In the evening a sumptuous banquet was served to the Knights at Stevenson's dining rooms and the tournaments of the Knights of Ivanhoe became a memory. The skill required' to secure the rings and the speed attained by the riders, is deserving of consideration. The 150 yards were required to be covered in not more than thirteen seconds, or at a speed of one mile in two and one-half minutes ; the average time was ten seconds, or a mile in less than two minutes. Good running horses were necessary, and to secure the animals' best efforts, guide them under the arches and at the same time insert the lance into a ring two inches in diameter, at intervals of two seconds demanded a keen eye and steady hand in addition to the other equestrian accomplishments. HARRISON BALL OF 1840. The political campaign of 1840 is historic, especially in the West, and in the great whig procession of July 4, 1840, at Zanesville, the whigs of Jefferson township brought an immense, hollow ball, built at Dresden, and drawn by four black horses. It was a perfect sphere, thirteen feet in diameter, emblematical of the thirteen original states, covered with painted canvass and revolved in an axle through the center and supported on a frame, constructed for the purpose, and adapted to be placed on an ordinary wagon. The ground color of the ball was light cream and of the frame, black; a broad, sky-blue band encircling the equator, the space south of it being divided into thirteen parts for the original states and that north into a similar number for the corresponding number of new states ; the dividing stripes were red with green lines on each side. On the blue equator in large white letters was the inscription : "Revolutions never go backward, Harrison, Tyler, Corwin, Reform." Brown bands were also drawn at the arctic and antarctic circles ; on the former, in white letters: "The Whigs of Dresden, M. C. O., to the Whigs of the Union, Greeting : Keep the Ball Rolling.” Within the arctic circle, in large, black letters, was inscribed : "Columbus, the capital of Ohio," and in smaller letters : "Out with the spoilers. Down with tyrants. Up with the State House and Corwin, Tip and Tyler." On the antarctic band, in similar letters was: "Credit and Commerce. No Subterfuges," and within the circle, in large, black letters : "District of Columbia," and within that, in smaller letters: "The Heart of the Republic Throbs High for Liberty. She Sounds the Alarm. Out With the Vandals." Around each pole a small space was painted black, and the remainder of the ball was devoted to the inscriptions of the state, the old states being thus inscribed : New Hampshire: Her granite hills, monumental glories amid political thralldom. Massachusetts : Rocked the cradle, lighted beacon fires, opened the drama of American liberty, defends the Constitution. Connecticut : Matty, scamper to Kinderhook before that ball overtakes you. Rhode Island : Little, but chock full of whigs. PAST AND PRESENT OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY - 115 New York: Louder than Niagara roars dismissal to her recreant sons. Can't come it, Matty. The New Jersey: The battle ground of the Revolution and of the Constitution. Tyrants shall respect her soil. Pennsylvania: The keystone of an arch, casting out her Goths and Vandals. No reduction of wages. Delaware: Little, noble sister. Whig all over. Maryland: Her old time lines forming in the mountains will march to victory. Virginia: Mother of Presidents. Foe to tyrants. Down, down with Van. Harrison and Tyler are coming. North Carolina: Old Rip Van Winkle is wide awake at last. South Carolina: The prairie fire is kindling in her Palmetto tops, watered by Calhounism. Georgia: “A troop is coming." Troup's friends to rescue. Boys, do you hear that ? The new states were thus delineated : Maine: Sampson in a Delilah's lap. Rouse or be shorn of thy locks. Vermont: Like her ever green mountains, unchangably wing. Ohio: In her bosom cherishes the Nation's pride, the Nation's Hope. Under the shade of her Buckeye the land will sing for joy. Indiana: Tippecanoe, old Tip the battle ground and convention alike immortalized. Nobly defends her defenders. Illinois: The prairies are on fire and the Kinderhook antelope scudding before it. Michigan: At first a dark, raging water ; now clear and beautiful. Kentucky: Enlisting for a second campaign under her old commander. Tennessee: Mourns her martyred son and embraces his principles. Alabama: Shows signs of intention to "take care” of herself. Amos, hands off. Mississippi: Her political streams turbid and troubled are beginning to run clear. Louisiana: Great inlet of the great valley that will soon let out its Van Buren. Arkansas: Tryng hard to run Matty up Salt river. Missouri: Expurge the great Expurger. Keep the ball rolling. After the festivities of the day, tbe whigs of Jefferson township presented the ball to the Central Tippecanoe Club of Zanesville, with the request that it be kept rolling; the donors were assured that their desire should be complied with, and its effectually carried out, and the ball sent to all the principal whig meetings throughout the country and finally landed at the home of Henry Clay, at Lexington, Kentucky.