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450 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
entirely misunderstood the inayor ! s*well. meant attentions, and Avith his
inborn love of caricature exaggerated all the details of the incident. The
attention he received in the little city of 6.000 souls, a city just emerging
from the wilderness, should have gratified the young author. The fact
that bis fame as a Avriter—a fame largely based at that time on the
'PickAvick Papers'—should have penetrated to the'remote settlement on
the Cuyahoga, might have been expected to gratify him. On the'contrary,
he.saAV in the attentions given him—aAvkAvard, perhaps-, and yet
flattering—nothing except the grotesque side.
"When Dickens came back to Cleveland tAventy-five years later, the
little group on the steamboat dock had groAvn to an audience that overeroAvded
the city's largest hall.
"The neAVspapcr referred to by our correspondent Avas the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, published by A. N. and J. W. (Jray, then entering on its
second year. It AVIIS a common thing at that time for Democratic editors
to tAvist the British lion's tail. The Democrats charged that the Whigs
Avere in full sympathy Avith the British leaders, and attacks on the allies
of the Whig Avas a part'of the bitter partisan campaign. Gray excelled
in satire and anathema and his.favorite editorial pastime AVIIS badgering
the Whigs. Xo doubt the article that incensed the British author Avas
designedly a piece of sublimated buncombe.
"Editor Gray began his local story of the visit of the novelist in this
fashion : 'There AVIIS the Dickens of a time in IOAVII yesterday.' "
On March 22, 18S0, Daniel Putnam died at Nevada. IOAVII. In July.
1811, he helped build the first cabin in Sandusky.
In the early '80s .lohn McSAveeney, then a leading jury lawyer of
Ohio, came here 1o try three cases. The first AVIIS the malpractice case
of the heirs of KdAvard Rice against Doctor Donahue for malpractice
Avhich went 1o the Supreme Court on a' question of practice and AVIIS
then settled. The second AVIIS the contest over the will of Casper Dough.
where J. McSAveeney obtained a verdict sustaining the will. The third
case AVIIS the case in which Doctor Fan, then living at Kelleys Island.
was indicted lor rape and AVIIS defended by Mr. McSAveeney and acquitted.
The Erie County Humane Society AAIIS organized in 1S82 with George
Marsh as president; I. F Mack. A. K. Merrill. J. (' Mauser and .lohn
C Zollinger as directors.
In the presidential campaign of 1SS4 James G. Blaine visited Sandusky
imd he and William C Windom both made speeches from Hie
pagoda in the cast park on Columbus Avenue.
On May 9, 1890, John M. Doalt died. He was a man of sterling
integrity with some prominent faults. lie Avent through bankruptcy in
1873 and paid only a small amount to apply on his debts. He succeeded
commercially and many years aftenvard. Avhen the legal liability for any
part of his debts had long ceased, he invited his former creditors to
dinner and under the plate of each AVIIS a check for the full amount nf
the balance he owed them and interest to that time. ^
The American Crayon Company was incorporated in 1890 Avith $."> -