Thought this was interesting. MEADVILLE, a flourishing borough, capital of Crawford county, Pennsylvania, is pleasantly situated on French creek, 236 miles W. N. W. from Harrisburg, and about 95 miles N. from Pittsburg. It is the principal market of this fertile and populous county, from which grain, lumber, &c. are exported. A branch canal extends to the Alleghany river at Franklin. Among the public buildings are a handsome court house, a state arsenal, and an academy. The elegant building of Alleghany college stands on an eminencehalf a mile N. of the town. Meadville contains several paper mills, an oil mill, and an edge-tool factory. Four newspapers are published here. Incorporated in 1823. Population, 2578.