Bloomington Post, Volume 3, Number 22, Bloomington, Monroe County, 6 July 1838 — Page 2

THE POST.

ULOOMIXliTOX, INDIANA: Fill DAY JULY eV 1J8."

TltC I'Koi'LC'iS CANDIDATE, ton vnr.twzxT ukx. w . u. 11 utiusov

Wo an authorized to say that JAMES SLQCOMIt, will stive the people of this county as Coroner, if eleeied . We are HMjuested to say that WM. TAYLOlt is ;i candidate for Associate JlldjM,

Yo ure authorized to announce GEORCrE II. 1011 NSTON, a candidate to Represent this county ia tli.; next General Assembly of the State. Vo liuvo been requested to say that JOSEPH KEEYES, isu candidate for Associate Judge.

The quality an J nature of the shrubbery should be studied with the greatest dilligence; and care should be taken to have the tops well trimed while young to give them a beautiful shape and likewise increase the quantity and quality of the fruit. Gardens should not be laid out in larger pieces of ground, than could be well cultivated by the , proprietors. The beauties of nature should be dilligenlly studied,

and the different species of herbs, diversified accor

ding to the different nature of the soil; and then they

will be charming indeed. W ater is another thing that ought to be handy to a garden. Spring or well water, is not considered beneficial but highly inju rious, if very cold in hot weather. River water or from stagnant ponds and lakes, does not change the temperature of plants, and consequently has a solutary effect if put on m sufficient quantities. In dry seasons vegetables may be raised as well by attending closely to watering, as if it had have been seasonable. Vino raising is a business that requires the strictest attention. Melon seeds, should be planted in hills, ten feet apart. As soon as they come through

the ground, the worms should le killed from around the roots early every morning as they go deeper

in the ground during the heat ol the day. It has been said, if the top of the ground be whitened with

quick lime around the roots of vines, the worms

will do no material injury, though 1 cant vouch tor the truth of the statement. In raising radishes the ground should be well manured and lieds made a foot high. The seeds should then In; sowuv and covered over by raking. As soon as the plants are large enough, they should bo planted in ridges six inches apart; the soil should le kept loose around the roots, and they will grow to a considerable size without that bitter taste so comAion to volenteers.

As soon as theyjarc old enough to run up to seed, it

that published by us in an extra this morning. A- saij shall be taken to be conclusive evidence that bout fifty persons in all were saved, and the nuni-, the oath was legally administered: And provided,

ber lost is believed to be lorty or filly. 1 tie smull Jurtfier, That it shall be the duty ot the President

Wo have not leisure tonotiee tire celebration of the -tih inst. in this place, at this trine it ahall uppcar in our next. A person calling himself John Lafayhttc, w as in this plao on the 1th inst. lie produced certificates V to prove that he is the nephew of the illustrious General Lifaykttk. His object isto raise mony to the amount of sbm) to remove his family l ioin Fiance to the Tinted States. The most of the

utiens of this place, Ulieve him to be un impostor, andof course, will not assist him.

TI1K BLACK LIST. U'o have forwarded accounts to several persons indebted to us for Job Work, Subscriptions o7c. and e arc Sorry to eay that they pay little or no attention to them. Wo take this opportunity to inform those gentlemen, that if they any longer neglect to n.niit to us the amount of our accounts, we will f tthwith place their names in bold capitals on the ' fjck f,Ma.i scoundrel and swindlers.

incisions be cut across the top, and radish seed j

planted in, they will come up and tho radishes continue to grow during the season and are sometimes largeenough to measure I or o inches in diameter. This is a science that should bo attended to. at

least by every lover of culenary vegetables, mid I hope tho time is not far distant when every good citizeu will have n good garden. a r Anxr.it. "The Florida War tvt ended. Wc regret to have positive intelligence that tho war in Florida is not ended. Tho Jacksonville ('on rier of tho Tth inst. brings another account of a tight w ith tho Indians. A gentleman, direct from Suwmmeo, 'times, that on Saturday tho "J inst. a (erso!i hunting in the vicinity of Falling Creek Settlement, discovered fresh Indian signs, und immediately returned to the settlement and informed Capt. Sunderliu, who started in Ukj pursuit tho next morning. Tho Indians

were overtaken near the Okchnoku Swamp, and a

sharp conflict ensued, in which it is said the whites acted bravely, but after having two of his men wounded, (one severely an.l ono mortally.) capt. S. was compelled, by th superior force of the enemy, to retreat The next morning, however, ho concluded to give them another trial, and lie overtook them engaged, and was again driven back the

force of tho Indians not known but supposed to be

boat, we learn, went twice to the shore and return

ed to the wreck again. Many of the passengers were frantic at learning the condition of the bout, & thus more lives were lost than would have been had they preserved any thing like presence of mind,

which however could hardly be expected. 1 he second engineer of the boat, who was saved, thinks that thirty or forty must have been burned in the boat. Eight bodies of persons drowned have been found. Many most distressing incidents are told on the

authority of ihe survivors. An English gentleman, his wife, two child rem and servant, were passengers from Detroit, in the terror of the moment he threw his children over!xard and they were drowned lie himself perished in the flames. His wife leaped overboard an I clung to a floating billet, and was saved. A woman and her two children were picked up

floating upon a plank. One of the children was dead in her arms. A lady calmly consented to wait for the boat's return, after carry ing the second load to the shore. She is believed to have liecn burned on the wreck.

In tho first attempt to lower the boat, several persons who leaped into it were thrown into the water and drowned No names of the lo-t have been ascertained so far as wo learn. It is Iw-lieve.l that the Washington took no passengers from this place. Tho lioat was two or three mile j lrom the rdioie at tho time of the accident. The lire caught from the furnaces of the loilers. The Washington was wholly new, and had Ix-cn completed but three or four days, this l.vin her

of the United StatPS to cause to be reserved from sale or entry, under the provisions of this or any other law of the United States, any tract or tracts 1 of land reserved to any Choctaw, under the provisions of the treaty of Dancing creek, of one thousand eight hundred and thirty; und also to reserve from sale or entry a sufficient quantity of the lands acquired by said treaty, upon which no such settlement or improvement has been made, as would entitle the sealer or improver to a right of pre-emption

underwits act, tosatisty tho claims of such Indians as may have leon entitled to reset vution.s under the said treaty, and whoso lands may have been sold by the United States on account of any default, neglect, or omission of duly on the part of any officer of the United States. Such reservation from sale to continue until the claims to reservations under said treaty shall bo investigated by the board of commissioners appointed for that purpose, and their report finally ueted on by Congress.

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first trip. She w as built at Ashtabula, and is csti mated to have been worth ;1(J,H.MJ; no insurance. Mr. Kini'man of llullalo, and Mr. Ilubbaid 1 1

Ashtabula, we understand, are among the i

owners.

rincipal

Frm the Nnfii'tidl lull ',' net r. THE NEW. PRE EMPTtON LAW

Wo have received the 'J I nunilior of a neat little piper jutt commenced in Ireencastle, Indiana, by I W. I'ruNs. It is rilled tho "den mantle Weekly "imI r,' und advocates the big cause. We wish Mr. It great success in his undertaking and sincere Iv bi'Mle citizens of Putnam county will sustain b m ll.it few eouoiies in this State are U'tterable I support a press than Putnam. From some cause iiiiiiowii to us, i hey huvo heretofore let several ood papors d kindle and die for the want of suppot t. l or tho information of the public, we give in ant.ther p-ut of our paper, tho Pre-Emption Rill, as I a sed by Uiih houses of Congress. It only wants tii , signature of 1'iesideiit Van Durcn to be a law.

Fn'iil iiccidi nt. Oil the "Jtlvult. while a number of persons were engaged in raiding a mill, six or seven utiles south west of this place, n log which lin y were pushing up by some moans slipped and fell upon Mr. Whk.ii r Sanochs, and so injured him that he died in two days ufter tho occurrence. We understand the Accident was occasioned by tho wetness of the timbers as it rained considorablo on that day. Ilo ha left a family to mourn his untimely lid.

The following bill, which haslwen for some tunc;

under discussion in Congress, having now finally

passed both Houses, and being certain to receive J the signatine of the reident, and Immmh.c a law. J we have, lor 'Ik information of our readers, many j of w hom are interested in it, precunei a correct j copy of it for immediate publication: j AN ACT to grant pie cmptioti right, to s-ettleisj

on the public lands. Brit emt'led hijthe Senate and .; if 1! jres entalive$ of lite f'nited St,i s if Ann ri i in ('i:;rsi assembled, That every actual settler of the public

lands. beiil'I t ho head o u lamllV, or over iweniv -t

From the H,M:hester Democrat, June fifteenth RUMOR OF ANOTHEU OUTRAGE. We find the. following paragraph in the Toronto Patriot of Tuesday uflernoon. We have reason to believe that it is true, although it is possible that it is not. We give it as wc find it: 'Another division of the pirates is at work on Lake Erie, where a aclioouer, laden with merchandise belonging to Mr. Chrysler, of Niagra, has been captured. A despatch, announcing this new outrage, arrived in the city last night, but nothing more than the bare fact has transpired." The Kingston Spectator of Saturday says: "Twa sten i crs were out la-t nigh', having troops on board, scutching round the islands for tho plunderers, und are not yet returned." Oi'tuaoi:. We aie mortified to fay that Major Webb, tht: Hiitish officer commanding opposite IJ'.aek Keck, while on u visit to our city yesterday

j afternoon, was insulted and maltreated by a parcel I of worthless fellows, w ho constituted themselves j champions of the national honor! The Court of

'tumoral ises-ioiis, now sitting, have called a soci

al grand jury, on motion of the District Attorney,

lor the prompt inves; igalion ol the outrage. luljili Advertiser.

l'IMM I.IPd'.Rl . The ship Emperor, arrived at New oik on Sunduv. from Liberia, after the reuiaikably short passage of twenly-threo days. Among the passengers are ihe Rev. John Seys and taunt v , front Moti i o ia. (i.iveinor Matthias, from liiss Cove. Dr. Skinner, Me.-srs. Thomas S.Savuge, William M lue, William C. Waters, und S. L. I'd.Hbeit.

rite Colonists (says the Commercial Advertiser)

double tho number of the whites. We hope for I thirty ; and the said act is hereby tevived mid

nuttier particulars hi tuno lor our par.

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one, ears oi age, w no was m - "M1 " j were cniov,,,-g.n.,1 health, and every thing had a house keener, bv oersona residence thereon, at the . ' .

- . 1 , .- . ,i .Prosperous umh-ci. time ot tl e passage of this act und lor lour months , -i,lm of thf ( I

next proceeding, shall Ik) entitled to uu ine neiieiiis und in ivile.'es o an act ent;tled "An n t to grant

pre-emption riehts to settlers on the public lainh,"i . 1 ' . . . . . i i .... i i b.

approved May twenty ninin, eighteen nuiiuieu uno

it Wvsteru from N. York

is postponed until Monday next, tho 2oih instant, on which lav at four oYl.iek i'. M. it is announced

will positiNcU tlepait for UriMol.

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It h stated in tlw last Iuisvi'lo City Gazette, that several persons in Fuyclto county Ky., have iccer.tly died from the sting of locusts. For the Vo.it. Mr. Emtor As Agriculture has become a popular themu of conversation in the country, I think Horticulture aught to bo no less so, as it is equally important. So I will proceed to make a few rei.i irks on tint subject, us it is ono that deserves the ntteuiion of every good citue.1. This is a science very beneficial lo mankind in general, as it is from gardens a great many botanical plants are obtained for medical use; besides other vegetables, for culenary purposes. Gardens generally, are divided into three classes; the flower garden, the fruit garden or orchard, and the kitchen garden, but at p result l shall only notice tho two latter as being more important. The first thing that should be considered, is tho situation of the ground suitable for maki.ig ugtvden. If a person should wish to pick a place for that purpose, he should choose it on a gentle declivity as being more pleasant and boautil il. Tho situation should bo more pleasant and Ltuutiful. The situation should bo neither toocleated , nor, loo low for if a garden be too high, it w ill be exposed to the attacks of the winds w hich will be detrimental to trees; and, if it be too low, the dampness, the vermin, and venomous creatures which breed in the ponds and marshy places, contribute much to the unwholcsomeuess of the spot, llesides .this, the fogs early ia the spring, moisten the young shoots, and flowers of the trees, and thus exposes ihem to the frosty nights. Soil is another thing to be attended to with much care. It should not be too rocky to work with a spado, too ha rd,,too clayey, too sandy, nor too light. The quality of soil can bo known, by digging two feet deep in

(i.u'eieiit places over the ground ;aud, it it is not of

t;.e ritit temperature, u should Lo well manured

DREADFUL STEAMliOAT IHSXSTEU ON LKE EUIE BURNING UF .Till'. . GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND LOSSOF FROM TIIIUT TO FIFTY LIVES. Tho particulars M'rmothrr horrible cahrmity are brought us bv the Cleveland Herald of the IDih in

stant. All tho explanations given nro found lelow. Tho new steamboat George Washington, Captain Brown, took (ire on her passage down just below Dunkirk, about 2 oYIK.k on Saturday morning, lGth inst , and with frightful rapidity became a burning wreck. In spite of every exertion to save passengers and crew, from thirty to fifty persons-were either consumed or drow ned. 'The number lost is variously estimated, and cannot as vet bo ascertain

ed with certainty, us the papers and books of the boat were destroyed. The lowest number named is thirty, and somo place it as high as sixty. We understand some of the olheers of the boat judge the number of passengers lost to be aliout twenty, and ton of the crew. Several ladies and children are among tho missing. We heard no names. The scene whs heart-rending. The bulk head between the boilers and the gentlemen's cabin, was in flames when tho dreadful condition of the boat was discovered tho engine was stopped for the purposo oflowering the yawl into which the frightened passengers quickly crowded, and refused to leave until the fastenings at one end gave way, & Ihe wholo were precipitated into tho lake. Much time was lost in rescuing tho persons unfortunately plunged into the water; thus detaining the only bout that could take them olf to tho shore. The yawl was despatclttd to land with a load as soon as possible, but did not return in time lo take offa second, though several were picked up by the boat, struggling to reach land on boards, boxes, &c, and by swimming. A number succeed in reaching the shore by the aid of floating moveables. The North American was some fifteen miles ahead of tho Washington, and as soon as the flames were discovered, came back to her aid, though not in time to do more than pick up several jersons struggling in the water, and lo tow the burning wreck into Silver creek. The hull was scuttled & sunk at the wharf, nothing but the blackened timbers of the wheel houses being visible. No property was saved from tho boat. Wc learn, that after stopping her engine to lower the yawl, the Washington became unmanageable, and could not be got under way again. Tho tiller ropes had parted, and the flames cut off all access to the engin e. The above particulars were derived principally from the officers and passengers on the New York, and may not be entirely correct in detail. The New York stopped at Silver Creek, and brought up Captain Brown to Ashtabula. Few serious accidents have happened in the navigation of Lake Erie by steam none ever to compare with this in destruction of human lives. It may be mentioned that a boat called the Washington, was built in 1833, one of the finest and largest boats ever upon the Lake. That was wrecked on her second trip, this one burned upon her first. The lake was perfectly calm at the time of the accident. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The intelligence to-day confirms substantially

tinned m force two vears: i rdriir.. I lial w !i

more than one person ma v have settled upon and

cultivated any one quarter section fl.in I. a. ii ol ' them : hall have an equal share or interest in the i . i it I .! 1 . -

. siinl I ii :t i ter section, lull shall nave no n.nni, n i

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v 1 1 1 1 1. of this net, to any other laud :

!;', That this net shall not l! so const i tied n

. to gtvo u right of pre-emption to any pe i sou or per- ' . heime sons in consequence of nny settlement or improve- j ' ' ' , i , . '.- .. .......... V. i:... i-'l'itday m

men i mane in-ioro ino exiinguiMimcui m in- uno.oi , title to the laud on which smch settlement or improvement wns made, or to the lands lately acquir-' ed by treaty with the Miami tiile of Indians in the State of Indiana, of which proclamation win made;

by tho President of ihe United Mates on the twenty

second day ot December, eighteen bundled an

thirty-seven, or to any sections or liuciion ol

The Albany Evening Journal slates that nmic

'than Ivxo bundled witnesses, lesidmg along the ' lo'iiiiei 17 riallsburgh lo I'.ullulo, uie in Hltend'aneeoutbe I lilted Sales dtsllicl Colli t. Twelve b.il.ol indictment bap been found. Among the

Dr. Nm.no.n, and Mi. Bkyj.nt, of Port

land, M ime, and a voting nun by i ho name ot I ai.-

Mi oft 'lucoii c.uetv. M. Ki n.'.im:. against whom

ut was found before, win in court t

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THE STOK V OF A PORTRAIT. liV 1" ISIJAMI. Max RodenMein was the "hrv of his heme.

. : being so beautiful in ImkIv and in soul, you cannot

. imagine, unu I win noi uuempi 10 uesciuio. 1 in ! leieeitn re b:i rn von some faint idea fif his ii-

tions of land included within the location ot unv -! alll, Vt., ,,11S is,;nlv thecopy of a copy. The

eorioraieu low n, or 10 me mn nnuu

llgc, ;

i.n I e vt idi . S t lw 1 1 n umwa l i ult met i i - vlnrW novn r

other alternate sections, granted to the use of any ; , . nr(.0.imll ..,,, .as llie oossjoon of the

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canal, railroad, or oilier put.tic impr. vemeu ... , h f , Vounee.st son: for no consideration

route of such canal, railroad, or other public ,ttjui(1 ill(JacP Mav lo nUow llis i.kencss to bs taken, provement, or to any portion of public lands sur-j,hsoU, I1UN0 u,j u wa s to! j him, that the nioveyed or otherwise, which have been actually se-, lll.lJ,lis lor(rait wus fakerl? ,e wouU die, lectcd as site for ct.es or towns lotted into smaller , The n,M((tion , which slK.h a mifuV being quantities than eighty ucies, and settled upon and : a,,oWt.d , 0m;l(1 f he woMJ wu RS R,. occupied for the purposes of trade, td not ol "t?"" ( w ays sai,lT that his beauty shoukl not be imitated, cultural cultivation and improvement, or to y j Allolll ,,MCC Ilifn.ll3 ie but(le vf Ia;;,,sir.f lend specially occupied or reserved tor town lot or , whcn ,.x wa aMho 1liversiv w,lich wus other purposes, by Oith..r.ty ol the United States: : fmir ,a, ,mU.s ,lt(m ltHt.nstein caMlc And jrrovided, further, 1 hat nothmg herein contain- . ta.ie-an ixC(1 OI, , lllorilillg a caso uilvcleiJ to ie ed sha lbe construed to atlcct any of the selections ,.inm,ss o opening ii, it was found to contain of puhhc lands forthe purposes of education, the , i4.Ull.ulhl. ,,oniairut heir son. The coloring uso of salt-springs, or for any oilier purpose, which w;s hG x iviLlll(. ,,L,lltMa ..c,,, so n:i,aculous, may have been or may bo ina-le by any State under Jhal ,.(. mmk. ,iOM;t.nts fo t (o WonJuf Rt tho existing laws of the I niled States; but Hits net shall incitI(int jn U(!ni atU(I1 ,f W)rfc of a ,

mi uoso cousirueuus .o uepn.u uo o, ,v ,,llL. cr ol,il(; lic!u,e, i small characters, yet hts of this act who have inhabited, according to i.s i f. nii - ' ..

i ...... moil iiiiii, ,, i.iiiiwii .uiiiiiiiii incjr

united last maid.

aunt suuk into

quence ol the surveys ot pan.sn and r leucn gran s, , . ,u -n ( rrm,(i r p wonilei.fu, ,,ortrait but are found to be without the l.nes of said grants. I cM oVer ,he lir,,ace of , most Sec. 2. 1 hat, before any person cluniim? the . . . . ... ' , ., , , ... . , ,,i 1 . , c .i t , , i la.vyiito aiyii-tmcnt.,. 1 ho next day they received benelit of this law shall have a patent lor the land , 7 , ,, . J .. .J ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 lettcis lrom Max. lie was quite well, but mcntienwhich ho may c aim, by having complied with its , . m r ,, . 1 . . 1 , . 1 1 lt". ' etl nothing ol tho my stenous painting.

authorized by law to administer the same, which j f Tbrce months nftcrwards, as a lady was sitting

the person administer- 1 UR,:,C u l.nu La,v " a ,uum ,1U gaising on me por-

provisions, certain fractions of the public lands t;)lllKi cim!ist,,, f ,c.st! woN. within the land district of Palmy ra, 1.1 the State of . u.ishrM Missouri, which were reserved lrom sale in conse- , 1..,... ., J

oath, w ith the certificate of tho t

ing it, shall bo filed with the icgisler of the proper land office when the land is applied for, and by said register sent to the office of the commissioner of Public Lands, that he entered upon the land which he cla ims, in his own right, and exclusively for his own use and benefit; and that he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract in midway or manner with any poison or persons whatever, by which the title which he might acqure from the Government of tho United Slates shall inure to the use or benefit of any one except himself, or to convey or transfer the said laud, or the title which he may acquiie to the same, to uny other person or persons whatever, at uny subsequent time. And ifany such person claiming the benefit of this law as aforesaid, shall swear falsely in the premises, he shall be subject to all the pains and penalties for perjury, forfeit the money which he may have paid for the land, and all right and title to the said land;& any grant or conveyance which he may nave made in pursuance of sech agreement or contract as aforesaid, shall be void, except in the hands of a purchaser in good faith, for a valuable consideration, without notice; and the certificate which shall bo filed with the Commissioner as afoic-

trait of him she loved right dearly, slic suddenly

started from her seat, and would have shrieked, had not an indefinable sensation prevented her. The eyes of the portrait moved. Tho lady stood leaning 011 a chair, pale and tttmbliug like an aspen, but gaising steadfastly upon the animated jortrait. It was no illusion of a heated fancy again the eyelids trembled, there was a melancholy smile, and then they closed. The clock of Rodenstein castle struck three. Three days after came the news of ihe battle of Leipsic and at tho very moment that the eyes of the portrait closed , Max Rodenstein lad been pierced by a Polish lancer.

Cheap Living. We have an idea of opening a boarding-house on Dr. AlcotPs parched corn and boiled chesnut plan; each boarder to lie allowed two quarts of cither chesnuts or corn a day, and fuinished with a smooth plank to sleep on", at S1.M ler week. To those w ho lodge on ihe side walk, a liberal discount will bo made. Boston ZW.

The currency of the state of Michigan ass-es under the euphonious distinctions of '-Wild Cut"' und 'Red Dcj," 11.01.ty.