Indiana American, Volume 4, Number 50, Brookville, Franklin County, 9 December 1836 — Page 1
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Hoop was Chair'n. and ecrelarv. I,e Grand rman of a committee s meeting, made a vc-r-to the labors of tlie cd a plan for an asso
ciation ot the ciciiiiori, which was detailed at length in the article of association. The present assignees of Mr. Rnthbun, are about obtaining an order from the Chancellor (hat all the demands against the estate be presented within three months frcm the date of such crder, or be dehared from the benefit of the assignment. The whole amount for vrhich the estate can be liable, will thus be ascertained, and the present assignees being willing to surrender their embarrassing and responsible trust it is proposed that other aslignecsbe substituted by the Chancellor, w ho diall also fict as trustees of the creditors in their associated capacity.
For
13LECTIOIV KUTI ias.
VOTE OP KEMlCKr
Flcctors of President and Vice President of the L'uited States.
Harrison.
The most lucky anecdote on record is that ofa poor an aged woman, who earned a scanty maintainance by knitting. On coming one (lav to "the end of her worsted," she found the ball had been wound on a piece of nttvspaper, which curiosity led her to read, and she discovered that it contained an adrcrtiscmcnt respocling herself, as heir to a hrjc property. Drcvdfil Accident. There were three men and a woman drowned neaily opposite the fool of Wall street, X. York, on Thurs-: day afternoon, by the upsetting of a small
boa!, in which they were getting on New Orleans vessel lying in the None of the bodies w ere recovered.
board a stream.
Snow In Maine. The Bangor Advertiler states that on Thursday last it snowed there through the day without cessation, but that the snow melted as fast as it came down. The stage, however, from Charleston on Friday came in on runners, and the driver reported that in the virinityof Charleston, there was twenty inches of snow. Large quantities of snow had fallen at Iloulton.
Census of Wisconsin. The
Milwaukie the official
returns of the census lately taken of the Wis
consin Territorv.
Advertiser cives the following as
Brown, Crawford, Dcs Moines, Du Bu(je, lona. Milwaukie,
2707 851 0257 4-271 5211 2S62
Total, 29,108 Itis worthy of remark, that the two coun!ica King west of the Mississippi, (Des Moines on Du lUiquc.) contain nearly half of the population of the whole territory. These two counties comprise w hat is called the IMack Hawk Purchase, and their population has been almost wholly made up within the last two years. A division of the territory by the Mississippi will soon be called for.
A nohle Elephant "That half reasoning brute," 15 he is somewhat disparagingly characterised, was w board the Royal Tar steamboat, and when the imes approached him he jumped over board and am two miles to a neighboring island, where he comfortably installed himself in a barn. He was followed by a little poney also belonging to the Menatrerie. It is said in the Express, whence we "rive these facts, that the elephant, after being in !kc water, "made a sign with his trunk, to his keejpr. to come to him. "a We can readily believe it. Unfortunately it was not heeded, and the man, after laving secured round his person several hundred c:hrs in specie, finally sprang into the water and m never seen more the faithful elephant would wo saved hi in.
Qit'K V ork. Yc were yesterday an eye ;tness to a specimen of despatch, w hich, tod it not fallen under our own inspection, c should have been sceptical in believing. Iua5 the operation, at the Fair of the Atoerioati Institute, of reducing wheat, in "f'Hr, to baked bread, in ten tninulrs. The
Process was as follows: Twelve bundles of
Hraw were placed in a machine in the garden, which came out thrashed in a minute 'lahalf; the grinding and bolting occupiJ a minute and a half; the dough was kneaded and the cakes formed in two minates. The whole contents of the 12 bundles ere placed in a kitchen range and came thoroughly baked in four minutes makln? in the whole, ten minutes. The Cakeswere distributed around and they only anted the aid of a cooler, and a few pounds f Goshen butter, to have been swallowed in pother minute, without the aid of mastication.
Adair Allen Anderson Bracken Bourbon Boone
Butler Bullitt Barren Bath Breckcnridge Clay Campbell Clarke Christian Cumberland Caldwell Calloway Casey Clinton Daviess Estill Edmonson Fayette Franklin Fleming Floyd Garrard Greenup Greene Grant Gallatin Graysen
Graves
Harrison Henderson Hardin Harlan Hickman Hopkins Henry Hart Hancock Jefferson Jessamine Knox Lew is Livingston Lincoln Logan Lawrence Laurel Louisville City Mason Mercer Madison Montgomery Muhlenburg Marion Monroe McCracken Morgan Meade Nelson Nicholas Ohio Owen Oldham Pike Pendleton Pulaski Perry Russell Rockcastle Scott Shelby Simpson Spencer Trigg Todd Union Woodford Wayne Whit IcyWarren Washington
Harrison.
Ri
223 401 201 373 181 375 ISO 275 092 -110 5S0 4SS 130 1S7 209 319 7S7 825 485 470 755 170 207 153 484 102G 838 226 670 470 304 141 302 497 99 716 176 224 94 206 415 341 2G9 318 122 149 12G6 689 509 560 898 464 80 549 814 218 357 265 274 890 217 225 183 525 268 153 1SS 303 115 714 361 360 698 526 174 53 198 521 403 3SI 625 791 210 387 152 72 610 584 513 339 309 95 345 302 225 361 613 317 902 2S9 68 207 171 100 1473 960 1231 598 739 938 972 420 522 311 341 227 314 616 179 220 149 106 57 335 339 128 705 425 428 439 313 217 174 G19 354 590 21 213 133 342 514 443 83 172 226 127 400 5S 541 993 1327 5S6 327 257 202 317 271 359 550 212 205 266 615 325 3S3 349 269 SO 763 140 252 636 36,955 33,435 33,135 3.520.
MARYLAND.
Official
Kctmns of and 1
A rnnn was convicted at Westchester, Pa., days ago, of having given an illegal ;c' arid sentenced to eighteen months' imPrisnment in the Penitentiary.
Counties. Allegany, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Baltimore city, Baltimore co, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Hartford. Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Worcester,
the Election for President 'ice President. Harrison. fan Buren. 926 705 156 129 1092 8S2 5630 5740 2069 2482 363 281 576 492 1020 1092 514 256 966 091 3130 3015 10SO 920 589 367 936 515 728 450 637 517 1030 523 643 190 656 479 2079 1995 1032 541 25.S52 22,268 1 22,26S 25,852 j 3,5S4 48,120 1
Westmoreland, Bucks,
Colum bia, Berks. Lehigh Mifflin Lebanon Delaware Washington Huntingdon Cambria Northumberland Somerset
Juniata Susquehanna Perry Northampton Monroe Luzerne Lycoming Indiana Chester Bedford Centre Dauphin Cumberland Franklin Philadel'a city & York Lancaster Bradford Butler Adams Schuylkill Fayette Venango Mercer Erie Allegheny Beaver Jefferson Armstrong Crawford Warren Montgomery Union Wayne
Potter 1 loga Clearfield Greene M'Kean Pike
Co.
1725 32S9 511 1584 17S4 748 14S7 1221 2805 2628 551 712 1905 596 856 473 1426 166 1415 938 1169 3921 1920 921 1993 1696 2575 12,221 2005 6250 1521 1166 1520 687 1669 600 1991 2134 3623 2077 229 1014 1232 251 2109 1328 340 50 400 281 915 85
Bl' REX.
287 3081 15G0 4967 19S7 917 11CS 1030 2145 1340
450 1121 511 627 1145
1107 237S! 796! 200S 1705 692!
3277 15S7 1S09 1372 1901 2155 10,993 2756 4141 1 1(52 100S 11S0 1380 2016 967 j 12531 1312: 3074 1 1075 211 1528 1 1611! 498 3416 1143 721 162 1027 499 1138
130 358
The following: table exhibits the result of
the Presidential Election in the several Couo-
tiesof this State: .V Yorker,
Van Bcrtr.N. Harrison. Hartford, 3,768 3,985 New-Haven, . ..VJ. Litchfield. 2.957 3.031 New-London, 2.004 1.864 Fairfield, 2.65S 2,254 Windham. 1.014 1.09!) Middlesex, 1.618 1.1S7 Tolland, 1,019 1.050 Total. 19,231 18,460
Majority for Vnn Buren, 70S.
DELAWARE. For President and
OFFICIAL. Vile President.
Sussex County, New Castle, Ken",
Harrison. 1857 1671 1206
Van Buren. 1300 IS 14 103S
4152
The majority for
5S2 Whig ILvitRrsoN
than that for
gross.
two-thirds
majority
was greater
Governerand members of Con-
Thc members of the Legislature are
Wl
16.
$7,111 Van Buren's. majority
91.175
4,361
From the Jashville Republican. ELECTION RETURN'S. TENNESSEE. We have copied the following statement from the full Olliciat returns in the Secretary of State's office.
Anderson, Jenton, Red ford, Uledsoe, IMount, Campbell, Carter, Carroll, Cocke, Claiborne, Davidson, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, G reene, Hardeman, Hamilton, Hardin, Haywood, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson , Knox, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Maury, Meigs, McMinn, McXairy, Montgomery, Monroe, Morgan, Obion Overton, Terry, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, Wilson, White, Williamson,
White. Van BunfcN 221 81 !T 15:5 1500 IG14 223 15 fG4 153 157 147 495 46 802 202 H09 7 329 "00 1334 t)S5 203 426 146 55 886 679 166 7 449 1199 702 152 903 796 001 10 695 724 459 531 215 15S 252 141 551 266 770 481 831 87 645 49S 149 621 124 175 710 263 577 23 169 24 965 86 228 272 752 1479 1111 169 287 170 1210 1997 163 106 824 428 374 152 745 467 563 288 85 3 164 105 250 5Ti7 427 120 550 1 10 862 689 1179 1000 253 2 488 310 1296 332 169 402 302 934 748 1160 346 331 394 1172 439 760 272 155 248 311 1610 553 750 100 1491 402 84,962 76,120
9,842 majority for White. The new counties of Cannon, Coffee, Marshall, Bradley and Lauderdale, it is supposed Totes with the old counties from which they were respectively
! divided. The returns here given are therefore
inlete and official.
FVoi the London Knglish Journal, July.
EXTRAORDINARY MURDER. We copy the follow ing most attrocious and unparrelled murder, committ d near Cbimbra, from the Rccislei of the Sth of July, ns a specimen of depravity under the cloak of religion. 'At a place thinly inhabited in the vicinity of Coimbra two individuals lived, man and wife, whose only son (we shall call him Henry in our history,) went abroad at an early age in search of fortune, as he could not expect to meet with it under the roof of his parents. Fifteen years had elapsed since his absence, and during this time no ship arrived from Para without bringing a letter from this excellent son. not one single month passed but the payment of a sum he had settled upon his parents was duly remitted to them, through the Post Ollice, by his corres
pondents in Lisbon; this sum, however, was
not great, rerdinand and Isabel (we shall
likewise give these names in our h story to
the old parents) were no longer able to work,
old age paralyzing their limbs, and ns they were suffering from chronic illness their wants caused them to be deeply in debt. They were sitting one night at the corner of their hut, w hen the sky suddenly darkened; they could see the lightning through the crevices of their hut, and hear the hurricane whistle so hai d, that their badly constiucted hut was nearly' shaken to the ground. They thought in their humble corner, before a miserable light, of addressing the Almighty on so horrible a night, with a Patir praying for relief for those unfortunate men, who were at that moment sailing on the ocean, and another for those who were travelling on that occasion, without being able to find shelter. After performing this devotion they began to tell their beads in the rosary. Scarcely had they begun their prayers, when they imagined they heard a knock at the door, but the thunder was so loud that they were not suie they heard right; they continued; and a double knock followed, which they could distinctly hear. Isabel rose from her scat and asked who w as there, without opening the door. "A strayed traveller,"' was the answer. "Allow me, good people, to shelter myself from this storm, 1 am w et to the skin, and as cold ns ice. I beg for an hour's hospitality, and I shall continue my journey." Isabel looked at Ferdinand with an eye of suspicion but the old man gave her to understand that he wished her to open the door without delay. The rough wooden bar was removed, and on the door being opened a gentleman presented himself begging to be allowed to enter. "We have only these two rooms on the ground floor," said (he old man, "your horse must sliaie the same accomodation." "May God reward you vencn.ble people," said the gentleman, and walked in, tied his horse to one of the polls, and the door was bolted again. The gentleman then taking olF his hat and cloak, proved to be a well made, tall, hadsome young man. The fuel was already lighted, and a good fire made to warm the traveller, and to dry his clothes, and three sat around it; no one could have supposed such gay conversation as ensued be consistent with the horrors of so dreadful a night. The young gentleman gave an account of his journey, and how he left Leiria to proceed to Coimbra; where he had never been before. The old pair told him that he was not far from the city, but it was too late in the night, if he would put up for one night's bad accomodation and lay upon straw, it would be better for him to depart next morning. The thunder did not abate,
and the traveller willinrlv accented their of
fer. So lively he found the ronversaf ion of
his venerable hosts, as to continue talking un
til the cock crew, when they all retired to rest. The candle continued burning, the young gentleman took off his embroidered jacket, waiscoat, and belt which he carried round his waist, and throwing himself upon a bundle of ftrcne, he fell asleep immediately overcome with fatigue. Isabel gazed upon him
a lone time in Filence. but what ronld her Urar and eoffe
arched eye-brows and the contracted mus- Orleans with her prize on th 19th
rles of her face mean? Who can tell most likely some hideous thoughts running across the mind. She came nearer to Ferdinand.
and muttering these words in a low (one, "We are poor, and very much in debt." "True." answered the old man, "we shall be forced (o pay six moidores within the following three days, and we have no other resource but selling out hut." "How luckysome men are? this lad carries a belt full of gold. If we possessed so large a sum we might live in peace all the rest of our life,"
said the wife. "You are righ," was the an
swer, "hut it is Jate, go and lay down. "1
im not sleepv," said she, and profound si
lence followed, which the old woman interrupted, continuing thus: "Do you not hear him snore? Your spade is not far off, and
if " "Hold your tonzue. wretch." said
Ferdinand, putting his bond to her mouth, "lay down and go to sleep." "Very well, I
shall lay down," was the answer. She did
so, and about a Halt an nour alterwards, lis
tened and found both her husband and guest were fast asleep. She iose, removed the
candle to (he inner room, and stuck'it against
the wall.
Acain she gazed both at the belt and the
traveller, and afterwards ran for the spade,
and so dexJcrcouIy levelled two blows on the head of the guest as to kill him without
ig able to speak a word; he died making
a groan. .i ims noise reramana awoKe and run full of fright to witness the horrible T. irl'.i. .i ji
scene, it cxnionea to t ne oia man me youth murdered by the old woman, the straw situratcd with blood, and gold money falling
from the belt. To describe the agitation of the old man would be impossible, Jbut the mischief w as done, and the only remedy they had left was to hide his body. They both proceeded to a neighboring field, buried the unfortunate victim, and returned to the hut to bum the straw, in order to do away with any object which could lead to a discovery of this horrible crime. No one saw the traveller go into the house, consequently there could be no fear of his being misred. However, after len days having elapsed, another stranger knocked at the door of their hut, inquiring after Henry. They answered that he was in the Brazils. The stranger replied that he had returned with him from Para a fortnight before, Mid parted at Lcira, where Henry would not stop a day. as he was eager to go and embrace his parents, whose dwelling he was informed was there. Ferdinand fell senseless to the ground; the stranger, suspecting that something was wrong, sent (o the magistrate,, hotwas conducted by Ferdinand to (he very grave in which ho had buried a son murdered by his ou-n mother! 0r We have just been reading a letter written at a place near Coimbra, which relates the above history as matter of fact, and as such we insert it, but it appears so extraordinary, that we wait for its confirmation to be able to believe it. We only change in our narration the style in which the letter is written, but we have not omitted any particulars that relate to it.
Departvre of the Mexican Envoy. Signor Gorostiza has rcluncd. The following is an extract from a note addressed by him to our Government, previous (o his departure: Tcnn. Jnqnrier. "Unhappily the result has not been what the undersigned expected. The note of Mr. Dickens has left him no hope. The explanations, moreover, which have been given in the name of the President, have shown how little can be looked for, by Mexico, from the United States, since her most sacrtfd rights, her most important interests, are thus
sacrificed to the shadow of imaginary danger.
Mexico is wronged and insulted as a measure of precaution. "Under such circumstances, the undersigned would be wanting in his duty as the representative of Mexico, if he did not avail himself of the only method left him (o express the pain he feels at the wrongs done his country. On his own responsibility, therefore, he declares his mission from (his
moment terminated.
feature in the case says . it.
was 1'ie employment oy
Indian Lawsiit. The PutTalo Commercial Advertiser had an account of a lawsuit lately tried in that city bc(wecn (wo Indians.
The most singular
the Advertiser, "
each of the contending parties, of an Indian
udvocatc natives of the Seneca nation, and students at law in this city to plead in due form their respective causes. This was done with zeal and ability by the counsel on both sides, first stating their arguments in English for the court, and then recapitulating the substance to their clients, in the Seneca tongue citing authorities readily, appealing to decisions in point, to establish their several caoti i. r.. r il.
ses, .i ne same paper criKs mi uici ui mu
decorum and impurturable gravity which marked the conduct of the disputants in the trial, and recommends that an attempt should be made to improve the manners of (he bar generally by inducing the young Indians to study law. Ball. Amer. A Texian Tricmfh. We learn from the New Orleans American of the 17lh ult. that the Texian privateer "Tom Toby," had captured the Mexican brig "Mexicana," of ISO tnns. mnnntinF three tjuns. and laden withsu-
The lour arrived ai iw