Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 51, Brookville, Franklin County, 18 December 1840 — Page 1

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OCR COUNTRY OUR COUNTRy'SINTEREST AND OUR COUNTRY' S FRIENDS . BROOKY1LLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIAN A, FRIDAY, DECETIDER 18, 1840.

TFRM! OF THE AMERICA. r. i 5t in six months, or $3 at

1 in of the vctr. Xo paper will be dis-

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option oi chartr9d on all subscription, """""..-..n, of the ve-r, until paid; and for

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be charged for acc additional

LEGISLATIVE.

irciSLATIVC SUMMARY.

Thi body, ayet.has not got fairly under i ..j,v nnd no srent amount of buMncs?

bt; or can be done until ailcr the fleet ion of the principal officers of State. A resolution sci th Senate to go into their election on ih'elOib, but it was not reciprocated by the In the Senate, a lew unimportant hih. resohtion?,&c. have bee n introduced. Mr Han m, this morning, introduced a resolution appointing a committee of one from each Con

gressional U'Si" "i1"'' - -1 "

ency of hereafter electing members of C -rcsi by general ticket; vj'ikh was laid uj

the table

YestcrJaylIieinauzar.it ion of the new Go-

rernor and the; induction inta office of the nncr lieutenant Governor lok place; which

was a verv important a id imposing ceremony

His honor the late Lieutenant Governor,

David Hillis, Esq., on leaving the chair and

taking leave ol the Senate, delivered a very

Con-

jpon

Collin, Foster, Riley, Hackett, Morgan, Mount ond Kinzer. On the State Library: Messrs. Bell, Armstrong, Blair, Catnan, Stevenson, Clark and Hoover. On Public Buildings: Messrs. Moffitt .Kinzer, Aker, Herriolt, Clark, Morgan, Nickel and Lowe. On hi State Bank: Messrs. Arion, Cra

vens, Eggloston, Carnan, Hoover Collins,

Evertts,MoffttBnd Williairs.

On Agriculture Messrs Watts, Tannehill, Stevenson, Stafford, Mendenhati, &. M'Cord. On Corporations Messrs Egsleston. An

gle, Elliott. Nave, Carr, Morgan and Watt. On Enrolled Bills Messrs Harris and Williams. O.i Feuer.al Relations Messrs Carnan,

Collins, Eggleston, Elliott and Baird. JOINT COMMITTEES. On Public Building Messrs' Hargrove,

Hoover and Hanna. On the Canal Fund Messrs EWott, Everett and Stephenson. On the State Library Messrs Riley, Staf

ford and Foster.

Thursday. Dec. 10, 1S40. The Speaketvannounced the appointment of the following standing committees, to wit: JOINT COMMITTEES.

OnTuplic Bui'dings -Messr. Blair, Kerr

and Bradbury. On the Canal Fund Messrs. Mason, Ha mer and Clark of D.

On the State Library Messrs. Matson,

Millier and Clark f T. COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.

O.i Elections Messrs Athcrton, Rippcy,

ALABAMA Official. Van Buren. Ha.'rison.

Autauga, . Baldwin, Barbour, Benton, Bib l, Blount, Buller, Chambers, Clarke,

Conecuh, Covington, Cherokee, Coosa, lMlas, Uale, DeKalb, Frai-klin, Fayette,

Greene,

Henry,

Jackson,

Jefferson,

Lawrence, Limestone, . Lauderdale, . Lowndes, Marengo, Madison, Morgan, Marion, Montgomery, Monroe, Mobile,

Marshall, Macon, Perry,

Pike,

Pick

heeomingand felicilious valedictory; which re shall be pleased to lay before our readers

in our next. The Hon. Samuel Hall then M'Cullv, Peck, Henley. Houghton and Ball.

took the Chair, and returned his thanks, Of Ways and Means Messrs Jenckes, Russell,

through the Senator?, to the People for the Dunn, Butler of V. WoodarJ, Read, Stanford ! Randolph,

honor conferred. and Iliatt. Shelby,

In the House, on Tuesday, Mr. SweeUer, Judiciary Messrs Sweetser of M, Matson, St. Clair,

fM. offered a preamble and resolution in re-J Rulon, Brenlon, Robbins, V alpole andjSumpter,

ktion (o the public printer of the house, Howe. Tuscaloosa,

which, after some discussion, was referred to Education Messrs Clark of T, Montgom-i Talladega,

a select committee. The committee report- ery of W, Lancaster, Rose, Terrell, Durbin Tallapoosa, fj on the succeeding day, in substance, the and Kvle. - ."..-' Walker, facts set forth in Mr. Sweetsers preamble, & Military Affairs Messrs Zenor,' Saylor, Washington

recommended the adoption of the resolution, Harrah, Schoonover, Rltchey, M Coy and Wilcox,

restoring the public printing to Messrs. Os-j Conner. " born and Chamberlain: which was agreed to. J State Prison Messrs Montgomery of G.

Mr. Boon presented a proposition to nppor-JZenor, Newell of W, Dunbar, Lucas, Chris-

tion the Senators and Representatives of the uian and Ressell. I.cds.lulure,so that the Senate mav contain On the Affairs of Indianapolis Messrs.

forty nine members, and the House one hun- Butler of V, Leslie, Coleman, Carr, Welch.

trcd (nenvaer. An amendment was cflered I Solan and Hardin?.

to re luce the number of the Senate to thirty, On Claims Messrs Boon, Conwell, Goodanl the IIouc to sixty. This su Meet will no enow, Shank, Harrison, Leslie and Byers.

doubt occupy a considerable portion of the! On Road Messrs Morgan, Foote, Shaw

Fed. maj.

574 ;j91 118 137 642 1028 2248 483 478 583 720 105 274 710 C88 1039 590 230 209 541 t5 188 759 377 539 31C 089 1024 072 307 771 157 903 037 819 203 783 136G 391 325 2147 57 582 315 782 749 897 356 987 645 522 895 595 842 1985 393 804 358 535 196 811 1134 391 640 1121 1481 924 142 338 731 825 973 627 653 779 1062 404 691 524 279 407 573 079 42 1180 1308 938 1276 788 669 436 412 367 244 275 263 437 768 33,991 28,471 28,471 5,520

From the Cincinnati Daily Gazttlt. CINCINNATI AND V. WATER CANAL. The present working season hating tenr.i

nated, it is thought proper to present to the)

public a summary outline of the present con

dition nnd future prospects of this impottant

work.

This work was commenced In the spring of

1838, under favorable auspices. The cstima

ted cost of the work, (exclusive of damages;

for right f way) being 400,000, subscribed. The city of Cincinnati

AnniriTMY "m .,

in looking over our foreign papers that the

jty that the preent King of Fiance will leara

the throne. 1 he Commerce of the 26th October, says: "Some indiscretions of the Camarilla have informed u, that a family meet ins; held within the last few dv a! Si. Cloud, ia '

consequence of the continual sUte of mental

...excitement tinder which the On.on UI..m

was alii auw.F. . isincc the attrocious attack 6f D.irmes, the e-

i.ltlttlf a nf on a l..il v Z 1

a v , ... nuuaniivu "rrc VCriOUIlT

eh nsa w r rt h n a r iiih .a xaaap mm iiiiii i.ni.r -

. :"i..V:ri:i7 v Idiscusjed. Ao stranger wh alwed to be

T I 'T li .-I ,K Ipres-ntat this meeting, and the followior f .7 rCk KnS,K6r,T0,b V 11 . W Madame set out fofWrfc- f fall of 1839, when the d.fficultr of collect. ng Tbc oljett of W . - ... 6ur stoik from he cits. State, and individu-! u . i - i . J ' V '

als, was such as to cause a temporary ,uTen- cc?Um whalbWOH,7be iegfe, of

In March last,he Board of Directors beinz

aware of the very heavy damage that would

result from further delay, nnd having confidence in their ultimate resources, resolved to

recommence the work, if they could obtain a credit of twelve months on the same, by is

suing their notes to whom they might be indebted. For the payment of these notes.

when cue, they pledged '.he State, City, and

individual subscriptions then due to the a-

mount of $232,500. In addition to this, thev

niAntrprl thp f .ullul nun nil r.rpnn.l nricinrr

therefrom, for their ultimate rJemption. 1

Under this resolution the woik progressed e-

qual to the anticipations of the most sanguine.

until we were arrested in our advance by the approach of winter.

The present condition of the woik, ns re

ported by the Engineer, is as follows:

u There are 24 sections, making 12 miles

and 13 chvns, actually completed; of this 5 miles and 2lch iini from Utrrison to the Dry

roik Acqueduct, are mushed consecutively:

the others it various intervals throughout the

remaining distance. 1J sections, making 7

I miles an J 12 chains, are verv nearly hmthed.

The remaining 11 sections, making 5 miles

and 65 chains, are in a very forward state,

and can all be completed with ordinary exer

tions by the 1st of July next.7'

1 he report of the I reason r I' on i the fol

lowing to be the financial condition of the

Company.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation, 119,123

ASSETS.

Due fromthe Slate of Ohio,

Due from individual Stockhold.

iglUh government in case of ah abdication in

favor of his eldest son.'' A Idler dated Paris, and publibhed in the ' Journal de Loiret, stairs t:at it was reported in the best informed circk, thrtt aft abdica

tion was considered inevitable; arid that even the day was mentioned on which this event was to be made public. i The London Times of the 3Sih, mentioned the same rumor.

Death by suicide of an eminent Banker.

Wall street was thrown into quite a sensa

tion this morning from a report spread that

Nathaniel Prime, Esq., had committed suicide

$75,000 52,85G 127.856

Expended in the construction of Cat. 471,267

attention of the Legislature during the pres-jhan, Burton, eat session, and it is not improbable that the (Quick.

number of members will be reduced. On Canals and Internal Improvements rv numerous nnd highly respected family In

Oa Wednesday morning the Speaker of Messrs Smith of F, Dowline,Defrees,Smydth tne deepest afHictiou. Mr Prime retired Irom

the House, in the presence of both Houses o- Qf D.Jones, Terrell and Stratton. the house of Prime, Ward & King, a few

pened the returns of the election for Govern-1 On the State Bank Messrs Fanington.J vears since with a fine fortune. Hehassince or and Lieutenant Governor, when It appear- Buriress.Chila6.M'Crilles, Dunn, Hannah and resided at his larce mansion in the city, and

ed that Samuel Bigger had received 62,678 Bowles. I at his country seat at Hall Gate. Possessed

vote?, and Tilgliman A. Howard 54,083 votes On Agriculture Messrs Frecn an, Brown, of R 8plendid fortune, with a family numerous,

for Governor; and Uat Samuel Hill had re- Blair. North. Sweetser of G. and W, Ivoss anj amaneour first citizens, at the advanced

ceived 62,612 votes, and Benjamin S. Tuley arid Rowlings. age of about 74, and with all the comforts of 33.3S8 votes for Lieutenant Governor.- Oa Corporations Messrs Shorlridge, Elk- ljje around him beloved by his family and Messrs. Bigger and Hall were declared duly ins. Bowers, Rungan, Coffeen and Graham. re,pected bv the public there cau be no ac-

cicciea,anuine oam oi onice was administer i Un Federal Kelalions ine'srs cvnapiiuni, counting lor the act but ny aiempiv; p

ta ny tno lion, judga Blackford. After Wilson, Robinson, Sweeuer ol Marion, ' erration of mind. A. 1. Kxprtss,QT.

which his Excellency, Samuel Bigger rose 80n, Cole and Casey. - ami delivered in a clear and forcible manner! On Engrossed Bills Messrs Shank and A proposition is a'out to

i inaugural aaarrsa, wincn will be lound in Rose. fore the Illinois Le

wws a;j paper, i He Senate proposed to go On Enrolled Bills Messrs Buticr oi v-ass eom2 Lcofoco, "to crcnle

I mate and Judicialoliicersf

Wi have resolved not to continue to issue

our notes, except to satisfy some small claims

i I i 1 ; n .nil I . . . i - ll.tl

uianKensnip, .uu. - Us morning ai nis resioeuce near ... . f . . performed un to the oresent

TK; crfrtArrlinrv nrt will nvprwllplm n VC-1 . "

m. sua c v. wvi i -

time.

We have also resolved lo endeavor to pro

vide additional means, by the opening of the

ensuing spring, to prosecute the work to com

pletion. JUSUI'it BUiNSALL. Pres.

Sam i L. r cote J. P. Harrison

T. Walker l Directors.

S. S. L'Hommbdieu J. Bcrnet,

Frm CatN. The New York papers ol ' the 3ltt contain intelligence from China, by the Philadelphia ship Globe, nine dayslalef. than heielofoie received. It hat -but littlo importLoce. The blockade whs commenced, by two British frigates and a war steamer, or

tue juiv. as a neginning in earnest, si Chinese sail junk had been chased by the steamer, captured, and sent to the Capsing. . Tl.. M. : . I ! . - a..

iiiu'fii. i iitr viiiui b nuiuuii.iri ai VoiUB '

had issued a proclamation, oflering large re a. a at.

wards tu wi.ocvcr. mould capture any vessel, or mak-j prisoner of any British subject. Their

measures all teem lo bear impress of great

. I z mm . a. m

ed that the Blockade would be rigorously en

tuitcu ng uiiFi unci ii.iii csittuirii

. APnExoMESoN. The Cincinnati Ledgei of the 1 1th says:. Yesterday morning, as we were returning home from our oflic, about two o'clock, we ' were suddenly slaitled by an explosion immediately over our head, similar to the report ofaTV it a-

a cannon, un loosing up we oisrovrrcd ut

the air, large fragments of fire, (lying in differ

ent directions each of which looked to usaa

if they were particles of a star that had burst assunder. The moon became black as ink.

nnd the stars all seemed as if they had dwindled away, and nought could be sen but the

fiery fragments flying about the sky. Thcso

burnt Tor a Tew moments, and then gradually died away until they could be seen no more. A few moments after the explosion look place, the earth shook like an aspen, and the moon when she again shone seemed trembling from the effects of the shock. What could have been the cause of this wonderful occurrence?

Can any of our great astrologers throw aay

light on the. subject?

brought

be-

NEW YORK.

A Division or N. York into Three State.

A correspondent in the Evening Post urges the division of the State of New York inlo three distinct States. This, with several ar-

into the election of Si

on the 10th inst. The Hmse agreed to the proposition with an amendment requiring a

joint committee to inquire into the salaries of

mediate omcers. The Senate having refused to concur in the amendment, it u uncertain at what time the ejections will be gone into. They will not probably be delayed longer than till Mondav nerl. On Thursdav

resolution to authorize tl, Sprirmnl al arms

to contract for newspapers for the use of the House was discussed at some length and laid

on the tabIc.-1W;Qna Journal. Dec. 10. "ll rridav momincr lh Pr.itnt mmniin

ced the foiloring standing committees of the Senate:

Un tdeclions: Messrs. Collins, Bell, Berry,

"., Yh.cr, iicmott, Hoover, Kinzer, Men nhall and Mount.

Un i inance: Messrs. Parker, Beard of M.

.JlOiiut, v right, Carnan,Cravens, EggUston Thompso'O and Test.

On the Judiciary: MessrsTest. Parker

Carnan, Thompson, Eggleston , Elliot. Angle

Nave. Collins. Cravens. Hackett. Harris

VVright and Baird. On Education: Mers. Thompson, Clark, Carr, Arien, Wright, Dobson, Hanna, Parker "d Nickel.

On Military Affairs: Mee.rs. liMr, Walls, Kerry, Cnrr, Tannehill, Evert?, Fo.-ter, Riley and Stafford.

. On Roads: Messrs. Stafford, H.irgrore,

viiuer, Lowe. Tannehill. Stevenson, Wil-

"anisand Foster.

William Sheets,

Joseph L. White,

William J. Brown,

Terry,

Scattering,

and Newell of F.

ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS. On Dec. 1 1th, the following officers were

elected, to wit:

For Secretary of estate.

1st 2d 3d 4th 5lh

44 45 45 60 72 47 50 56 58 53 33 27 17 7 0

11 16 23 17 17 6 4 2 0 0

William Sheets was declared duly elec

ted for four years from the 12ih of January

next.

Auditor of Slate. - 1st 2d Morris Morris, 70 86 William T. Noel, 39 51 John Nowland, 9 I RovalMayhew, 20 3 BUnk. 4 2

Morris Morris was declared duly elected,

for the term of three vears from the 14lh of

January 1841.

i reasivry f state. On the first ballot, George II. Dunn received Nathan B. Palmer

Blank

be

, by a thorough I tides in the Albany Argus, induces us to

capital siock lor think, it is not an isolated movement. and

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hanking purposes with banking privileges, the Argi.s writers, indeed, argue ni;h conid

It provides for a mortgage of every foot ol rrable vehemence against the prepondtring

land in the State to obtain the capital 10 De- Whig majorities in the Vet. Ihecorrea gin with. If such be the beginning, what in poudent of the Post says: "Three beautiful the nainft of Heaven will be the end? How States, each one of them larce enough for all

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long before the whole people ol Illinois will he good put poses, might easily he formed from called on to mortcaee their persons for the our present large and overgrown mass. A

good conductof their locofoco monteri Jine drawn irom l,aKe vmtano near Uswego.

Jjou.Jour. ho the furthermost angle of Delaware and

Reverse f Fortune. The" U. States Broome counties, and intersected at the mid-

Marshal who has jdit completed the census die by another lid's running Irom the Hudson of Cincinnati, mentions these incidents: through the valley of the Mohawk, would just

I met a man who had ruined himsely y in-Norm a divis.on. 1 he part towards the west.

temperance, and was subsisting on charity, I wouH suggest, might be called the state ofj that I knew in Pittsburgh in th-s year 1815, Niagara,that to the north might be named

owner of a fine property and store worth i0,- Ontario, while ihe southern part, including 000 dollars at that time. The property a- the city of New York, might retain the pies-

lone, 1 have no doubt, would since have cnt designation, or wnat isiooe preierreu.

IHKC lUl Ol .tianiiniiaii oulii ia ur viijrvi.

Governor Wallaee sent in is Message R the 8th. This is a brief, perspicunus,and sea sible document, and forms a striking contrast in most respects to that of the Executive of Ohio, noticed in another column. Its intro duction is appropriate and eloquent, its re marks on tlie subject of Common and High

School education sound and beautiful, and its

representation of Ihe pit uniary condition of the State clear, full, and interesting.

Like a true man and a true patriot, as he

undoubtedly is. Governor Wallace keeps his

e)e steadily on the credit of ihe Slate, and the duty of sustaining it. Mrom jar meeting ike entire interest must be raised; and therefore, wiM) a view of relieving ihe people from the oppressive taxation which he sees otherwise

awaits them, he urges Ihe Legislature to in

struct their Senators and request their Rep reseittatives in Congress ti demand, as a mat

ter of right, on the part of Idiana,her distributive hare of the proceeds of the Public Domain. Cinrinnali Gaz'tte.

brought 150.000 dollars.

. a a . I

1 found in the person of a day laborer in

Expnss.

82 votes.

54 " 7 "

one of our foundries, a man who had once owned a large iron establishment in Scotland

on the Carren side, tie had oecome invoiv

ed with others, and had become thereby in

solvent. M . sympathies were the mon

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strongly excited here nom tne simpic uiguuj,

which loreoore repining or , Tamil v manifested in the case.

. I round also the widow oi a aisunguisueu professor in an easlera college, who was at the .aft Si U AM Initivu.

George II. Dunn was declared duly elec- K-rh.imKte winner withherdaugh

from the Jlh . U. mpnntanri

a eva S a

A SUB-TREASURY RUN OFF. Ihe .MCOUe Journal says The late Postmaster of New

Orleans has, according to the reports of the

morel papers of that city, started for lexat, both

defaulter to Government and an absconding

debter to individuals. He has carried ou con

sidcrable property with him, and his credit

ors have started in pursuit, with hopes

overtaking him. His name is McQueen.

ISal. Fat.

led. for the term of three years of February, 1841

The Hon. James Perry wnt elected Prcs ident Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit, with

out opposition, to fill the vacancy of Govern

or Bigger.

On Canahand Internal Irtnrovemenisi

MOUn f 1 T . 0-nn

Mount, Arien, Hackett. Lowe. Moont, W il- On th- first ballot, Theodore J. Barnbtt, elance the oldest brother, was 69, the you r.g

lianru. AUr raii li rA liArVi. Lsa. was e'ected PrnsecuUnz Attorney lor ... os - in ik r;t-r U the father was

ter, under such circumstances of penury, that their very table was formed of a board laid

across an old barrel.

1 have found in the city two casses ot dis

parity of age between the eldest and young est brother, worthy, of notice. In one in

On the Town of IndianaDolis: Messrs. Han

Aker, Hoover, Angle, Dobson, Everts, Mendenhallnnd M'Cnrd.

.Un Claims: Messrs. Dobsosi, Riley, Nickel,

vote stood for Bar m ntj Eed T3 years, one brother was 46 to41,T.S.Throop Qfhe,herV.

the second Circuit. The

nU71 votes, WmT. Oil

23, Scattering 5. Nbw Cathedral. The Cincinnati Ga

John Fitcher was elected I'rosecutingi that a sauare of eround in the

western part ol that city, nas oecn purciicu

and conveyed to Bishop rurceii, as,a sue iur m r- . a l ni ! "VL

new Catholic vatnearai. rtwa. votwf.

i

Nw, Morgan, M'Cerd, AriWtrong and Ber- Attorney for the fourth Judicial Circuit, hav y. ... - ling received 85 Wet, Elijah Bell 47 votes, On Use State Pieon : Ut$n.. ArinstroinV.I Scattering 3 votes.

ol

Sxellino a Rat. The Cincinnati Pub-

W . a . . 1 ft Jfta .

ic ieoger relates the case oi a lazy lellow in

the market who was busily engaged in silline

"fincfal, dressed squirrels,1" as he called them.

Saturday the tail of one of the little animal

which the fellow had neglected to curtail when

skinning It, was observed lo be sticking ont

a feet." . A bystander remarked that "that was

a curious looking tail for a squirrel to have.

Pork. As there is much enquiry among

mir farmers in regard the probable price of

Pork this season, we will give them all the in-

lor ma l ion we have fonciled on the subject.

At Cincinnati the price will probably range

from $3 50 to 4 75, and may reach $5 00,

for choice lots. I he I incinnati Gazette ot last Saturday notices the sale of two lots of

good hogs, the urst nt 4 50, and the second

af4 to. At Madison, the price ranges tram 3 50 to I 50, according to size and quality. In Louisville the prices are a shade under those of Cincinnati. Ia the Wabash coun

try', the asking price seems la be $3 00, gross

nnd that price has been realized in some instances. At Bloamington, poikls said to be

very plenty, and all Ihe sales which have

been made, were at UU, on loot, we nave heard nothing definite from the Missouri and

Illinois markets, but of course they will be

considerably under the above prices.

In this place we cannot say tbal any regtl lar pi ice has been fixed upon, but sales of

small lots for family use have been made at

$4 00 a 4 oil, and a limited supply it in de mand,and can be readily sold, at these prices. V nay Statesman.

and upon a "close examinin." the saoirrels all!

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turned out to be rats. It seems they havel Marribd At Philadelphia, on Thorsday, been in the habit of trapping these filthy ani-lomh u bv th TUt. V ir njM.k.ir.

Imals and selling them to the citizens as squir-lthe non, Henst A. Wnaj, ef Virginia, to

rels for some time past.

8arab, daughter ef the lie. Mi ISeresrita