Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 3, Brookville, Franklin County, 15 January 1841 — Page 1
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Jeiratin of the year. No paper will be die- . . La until all arrearage are paid, unless at
iu nit M O' imcu'"'" imam will be chirfffld on all subscription, Yth expiration of tbe year. until paid; and for u M-work anJ advertising vhen payment ie der.i kgrond eix montbs. 'T sjTI9BssTS. TweWe lines, or less, will . " rtej once or three times, for one dollar, lalTi cer 09 c'rg,i for ci additional Kecislativb.
A BILL
discharge of the duties and trusts committed
to him by lw, which bond shall be filled in the office of the Secretary of State, and be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. And in case of vacancy by de alh. resignation, or removal of the Chief Engineer of the State during the recess of the Legislature, the Governor is hereby authorized and required to fill such vacancy by appointment; the officer thus appointed Wing required to give bond and, take an oath of office, according to the provisions of this act. Sec. 9 The Governor is hereby author ized and required to order a suit to be com mn- J nn t.i ItAnii wKna k. dK.1I
ft System of Itcmal Improttmenls, nthfcd that said Engiueer has been guilty
by m. ckavkxs. of any violation or neglect of his official duties, Sec. 1. & tit etc! by the Genera A w hereby the interests of the State may have Malfc of At State of Indiana, That the pub- suffered. And one or more suits or recoveries
lie works enumerated in the act entitled -an thereon shall not render said bond roid. ,ctto provide for a general system of Inter- Sec io, gd Engineer shall discharge ,1 Improvement," approved January 27th, 1 the, duties now required of the Chief En1S36, be and the same are hereby divided in- gjneer an4 0f ulc Board of Internal Improveto three classes, to be denominnted the firt, menta consistent with the provisions of this cond, and third classes. That is to say: Mt M M receive an annual salary of one The White Water canal, on the surveyed thousand five hundred dollars to be paid out mute thereof from Lawrenceburgh to the of the Treasury; said Board of Internal lav National Rosd, shall constitute the first class. provements is hereby abolished.
Tbe Madison and Indianapolis Kail Koad Sec. II. Said Engineer shall be author-
from Madison to Indianapolis, on the survey- ina u employ, from time ta time as necessity tl wate thereof, shall constitute th second ray require, one assistant on the most reasone5i. The ether wot ks named in the above able terms practicable, whose compensation
recited act shall constitute the third class. I ,hall not exceed the sum of one thousand dolStc. S. No moneys of the State shall be im per annum, to be paid out of the Slate
appropriated or eipended on any work nam- Treasury. ti in this act as the second and third classes, Sec 13. The said Engineer shall take sntil the work named as the first class, shall charge and superintendence of all the unfinUxe been fully completed through the entire jed portions of the woiks of the State, and rate named in this act. Nor shall any men- renort to the. Legislature from time to time
en of the Sate be appropriated or expended I their condition, and suggest such measures as
work named tn the intra class, unm h shall deem advisable to prevent losses to
tin works named in the first and second classes 1 the State from their dilapidation. He is hereK!t hire been fully completed. And in j by authorized to transfer the unfinished por
ta application of the funds af the State to jtions of those works named in the third class
any of the said works, it snail oe tne uy lot this act, to sucn vompauit-s as may nereaithe State officers having the superintendence I ter be incorporated for their completion, le
ans' charge of the same,to see that operations serving ta the State the finished portions oil
U so conducted as to make as mucn i " said woric.
work hnmedtaielv avaibable for the purposes Sec. 13. All suit for damages done to
f commerce and travel, as is practicable with I landed proprietors by the prosecution of
tbe funds at the:r disposal: Prettied That either of the works named in the first and se
Mthieein this section shall be so construed coud classes of this act, shall be suspended
M to prevent the application of the appropn-j until the completion of the work: Provided,
atios heretofore made on the Madison ana That when any injury may have been sus Indianapolis Rail Road. tained by any landed proprietor by the pros Sec 3. Of the monevs now appropriated ccution of eiiher of those works, and oera
j law to the construction of the works named I tioos on the same shall have bean suspended is the third class of this act, a sufficiency to for two years thereafiersuils br damages may
complete the works named in tbe nrsi ana ;e prosecuted under existing laws.
second classes of this act is hereby diverted Sec. 14. The manner in which the State
from the purposes te which the same were ap-1 bonds shall be sold to meet any of the purpo
nrepriated ia the act entitled "an act to pro- set of this act shall be in accordance with so
vide for a reneralsvstemoflntcroal Improve- much of llie provisions of the 8th section of
nentC approved. Januarv 27th, 1836, and I the act entitles! an act to provide for a een
a c " m m. t w
is hereby appropriated to the completion oil eral system of Internal Improvement, ap-
tte works named in the first and second classes proved January 27th, 1830, as is consistent
of this act; and so much of said act as provides with the provisions of this act: Provided, fcr the application of any part of the uner- That nothing herein contained shall be so fended appropriations to die works named in construed ns to allow of a sale of State bonds
the third class of this act is hereby repealed : I at a higher rate of interest than five per centftKided, That nothing in this section con-! am per annum, or on any other terms than for
aioed snail be se construed as to prevent toe i cash and at par. npeoditure of any unexpected appropriation I Sec 15. Tills act to take effect and be in
tociofor mafe for the purpose of removing J force from and after its passage.
lutroctions m the Kapics of the wabasn
liver. CONGRB83.
Sec. a. TSa VnnA rmmisaionc are Deckmbm Si: On motion of Mr. Tall
Wrebr antlwtrirMl .t nnnA ta mke sale madge, the Secretary of the Treasury was di
f sach of thSt ..riii.. iakn toMcure reeled to report to the Senate a list of the
tkepaTment of tho proceeds of the sale of drafts drawn by tbe Treasury Department, or Sute bond. r.n kl mlA ..thont Ion to the by its order, between tbe 23th of I ebraary,
Sute, taking into consideration the probable l39 nd the 4th of July last, and also since tore value of snid Securities. And in all thedlh day of July last, that have been prowhere they shall deem it doubtful wheth- tested for uen payment, or that have been ? MJ of said securities may hereafter be sold presented for paymnnt and remain unpaid; urmoi th. i, Vf.;n c- thm. exhibiting, in a tabular form, the date of such
Her are hrK. nA tA rn.tr :mmdiate drafu, the names of payees, tho name and of-
Rliofwchsecurif.es for the best price which fice of the drawees, the place where payable,
oe realized for them. 1 tie nroceeas I " r-- - r '
said l -w i A .vmnta uen presented, and the lime when protested
7J:?r r::vJZ"r . ThebUlto confirm to the State of Indiana
The following is one of the most valuable
that has yet appeared of the new Census. It is copied from the New York Herald: Population and Increase of several States.
States.
Massachusetts, N. Hampshire Vermont Connecticut N. Jersey Delaware
Ohio Michigan Missouri
1810.
28M81 291,838 310,131 373.27 78,107 1,700,000 212,000 350,000
1830.
610,408 209.328 280,757 297,675 323.823 76.748 935.884 31,639 104,405
Increase 108,184 15,153 11,191 12,456 5-2,446 1,359 854,116 180,361 159,545
ARregate 4,358,431 2,962,617 1,384,461
Vn Ike m Tork Jlirrvr.
FCKIALE COURAGE. A striking trait of courage in a lady, forms the subject of conversation at present in the French metropolis. Madame Aubrey lives is a solitary chateau not far from the town of The family consits only ofM. An brey, his wife, a child about a year old, and one maid servant. In the little town every light is out by 10 o'clock, and of course the most perfect solitude reins at that hour in their house, which lies oflfthe road .and is completely hidden by trees. One night last winter Madame Aubrey was sitting alone reading. Her husband had left her in the morn
ing to visit a friend some six or eieht miles
off, and as he expected to bring home a con-
mw nini ! aw viiuk iiviiiv v wasWe notice in the list of marriages in the siderable sum of monev. he had taken unusn-
Northampton Vner; that of Mr. gisha a) precaution ofarming himself with a pair ofl
fr" a a, m . . ! wee, w awsns aasv inu w wwssa ofHawley, his fourth wife, the third with Up to her room ta put the child in bed. Her
whom he has lived within twenty two months apartment was a large room on the fioor, filafter a courtship of twenty two days, com- led un on aid bv U f..hi
mencing forty right W after the burial of and on the other by a deep and spacious alhis third! cove.by which stood the infant's cradle. The
" night was a gloomy one, cold and dark, and Bad Naws. One hmif of the Loutnana Sw everv now and tLen adaah of rin arinat the
gar Oropdeftrtyed, We have conversed, says gothic windows. The trees in the garden
tne in. Urleans Courier of the 2d ult, with bowed to the wind, their branches came inhabitants of the bayou Lafoucha, as well as sweeping against the casement, in short, It
one or twa persons residing in the river par-1 was a night in which the solitude af the man-
noes wnere cane is cultivated, ana tney an sion was more complete and melancholy than agree that the cold weather of last week will usual. Madame Aubrey sit down on a low
have the eCect af destroying all the outstand- chair near the fire, which by its sudden flash-
cane, ii tnose persons are to no reiiea on, es, cast an uncertain light over the apartand they pass for men of veracity, then will ment, throwing its antique carvings and moulthis year's sugar making fall off 60,000 hhds. dines bv turns into bnehter reliefer l.nr
and our planters lose three millions of dollars, shade. She had her child on her lap, and The New Orleans Bulletin of the 3d inst. had just finished preparing it for the cradle. wwr a a . .a O
ays: vre nave conversed wun genueman jane cast hcreyes towards the alcove to see
wno nave returned to Mew Orleans trom the if the cradle was ready to receive its little occoast, and are informed by them, that ihe cupant, whose little eyes were already closed.
freeting weather of last week has nearly ru- Just then the fire flashed uo briehtlv. and
ined the standing cane. In the Parishes of threw a strong light on the alcove, by which
Liateucue inferior, i erreoonae,xc. tne iron ( me lady discovered a pair of feet, cased in
was severer even than it was on the river. I heavy nailed shoes, peeping out under the The quality of the late made sugar, In conse- curtain in front of the bed. A thousand
quence, will be inferior, and the quantity thoughts passed through her mind in an in-
many thousand hogsheads less than was conb stent. The person hidden was a thief, per
dently calculated upon two weeks a(,o. haps an assassin that was clear. She had no
pro.tection.no aid at hand. Her husband was
Tub mammoth iuoii Stbamb. A gen-1 not to return until eight at soonest, and it was
tleman who recently arrived in the Acadia, now only half past six. What was to be done t informs as that the immense iron steamer! She did not utter a single cry, nor even start
buildintr br the Great Wester Steamship from her seat. The servant eirl nrobablv
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Company nt Bristol, will register about o.uuu would not have such presence of mind. The
: interect nn Ih nnhlir dpbf aa have
made darinv th roar 1811. H the resi
de thereof to be deposited in the State Trea-
io oe applied as is directed in this acu
Kin
the lands selected bv her for that portion ofl
the Wabash and Erie Canal, which lies between the mouth of the Tippecanoe river and
Sec. 5. N.mftf thSt.t Except e town ofl erra Haute, was discussed still
tjBinthi.., .u-m u J i further by Messrs. Tappan and Smith, and
Noreinena n f ih hlio wrksUn ordered up to ensossment by a large
ftheRtij-. J r majority.
ftSec. 6. bn pledge or sale of the State UsnlJ lh Navy Pension question dSor ether Securities hereafter made, in UP e recent discussions upon
fiance of law, the Fund Commissioner "bJs Sw out ot an amenameniio direct the purchaser thereof to make de- bU making an appropnation for the ben PH;teofi,. r k ua. of the Navv Pension Fund, which it
aataiwussa ivs wiaivu auvu wvuus w s - . . -
Kinsecnnri.. h., k. u -.,r. ErU had been aoopiea witnoui uue wa
tons, but that her actual tennaee will exceed I robber probablv meant io remain miiet where
3.600 tons more than any ship ever built. A j he was till midnight; and then seize the mon-
treat savinc in stowage will be eatneu in con-1 v her husband was to bnnir with him. uut
sequence af the adoption af iron for her hull, if he should find he was discovered, and that
whilst her draught or water will be compara-1 there was no one in the house but two women lively small, owing to the ere! buoyancy I he would not fail to leave his hiding place,
e assessed bviron vessels. She will conse- and secure silence bv murdering them. Be-
queatly be able ta carry coals sufficient both I sides, might not the girl be the robber's nc
for her outward and homeward passages. I complied several slight causes ot suspicion
Her engines are to be of IJXXJ horse power, occurred to her at once, and all these reflec-
and it is confidently exnected that the aver-1 tions nassed through her mind in less time
age voyage across the Atlantic will be reduc- J than we take to write them. She decided at ed to ten dayaA. F. Standard. once what she would do, which was to scad
l the girl out oi tne room. Steamboat Disaster On the 12th inst. I You know that dish my husband likes,'
iust as the steamboat Cherokee' was about said s e,1 without betraying her alarm by the
to leave the landing at Louisburgh, on the 1 least change in her tone of voice, I ought to
Arkansas river, about 65 miles above uttle have remembered to have got it ready lor his
RatIf. her boiler buret, killinfr 16 of her pas- suooer. ro down stairs and see about it at
unmn mnA rrw.and badlv wounding sever-1 once.'
al others. The boat immediately stink. The 'Does madam require my help here as the boilers exploding throngh the sides, instead of generally does t' upwards as usual, to which fortunate occur- 'No, no, 1 will attend to every thing myself.
rence Capt. Armstrong, the disbursing agent I know my husband would be displeased il he
at Arkansas, with his daughter ana several i was toceme nomeauer msnae, ia such uu others, owe the preservation of their lives. weather, and not find his supper ready.' 1 aa 1 I mm a a a af it.
Some persons on shore were wounaea, ana i Alter some aeiays, wnicu increased m me
one killed, by the fragnments or pipe, ope-1 lady's mind that suspicion she was forced to cie belonging to the Government, to the a- conceal, the girl left the room. The noise of
mouat of 130,000, was recoverea. rw her steps on tne stairs uiea away graauauy,
Ymrlerr. and Madam Ausrey was iei( aione wun ucr
" I child, with those feet, too, motionless at ineir Rwniiii RA. M'Donald. fV. B. has nc-st. still peeping out under the curtain. She
.nthia Message to the Legislature, stating kept by the fire with the child on her lap,
. . . . .Si. . . . I . l I .
itftt ih tJotten cron ot that State is alarming- cenTinuine to curcae n, nun iune io u mmosi
" 1 . . S . . ana b
Iv short: that the -.Planters cannat meet their mechanically. I he child cieid, it wanted to
Does the thief mean to leave his place! No, it was only a slight, probably involnutary movement, to ease himself by changing his position. The clock strikes only once, Uis the half hour only, and the clook is too fast besides! How much anguish, how much silent prayers in these trying minutes! She took up a book of devotion and tried to read, but her eves would wonder from tho page to fix upon these heavy shoes. All at once a thought arose that chilled her very heart. Suppose her husband should not come. The woather is stormy ,and he has relatives in the village he went to. Perhaps they have persuaded him it was unsafe to travel at night with so large a sum of money about him: per
haps they have forced him with friendly violence, to yield to their invitations to wait till morning. It strikes eight, and nobody comes. The idea we have alluded to appears to be
more and more probable. After two hours
of such agony, the unhappy lady, whose courage had been kept by hope of final rescue,
leeisiner strength and hope fail her. She
soon hears a noise under the window, and listens doubtfully. This lime she is not mistaken. The heavy out door creaks on its hinges, and shuts with clamor; a well known step is heard on the stairs, and a man enter
a tall stout fjman. It is he, it is he! At that moment, if he had been the worst of hus
bands he would have been perfection to his wife's eyes. He had only taken off his wet
cloak and put away his pistols, and delighted
at seeing what he most loves on eaith, opens his arms to cmbrare his wife. She claps him convulsive!, fbut in a moment, put her finger upon her lips, nnd points to the two feet under the curtain. If M. Aubrey had wanted presence of mind he would not have deserved to be the husband
of such a woman. He made a tlicht gesture
to show that he understood her, and said
aloud, "Excuse me, my dear, I left my monev down stain; I'll be hark in two minutes.'
Within that time he returned, pistol in hanJ. He looked at the priming, walks to' the ) cove, stoops, and while the fore finger of the right hand is on the trigger, with the other hand seizes one of the feet, and cries in voice of lhunder,Surrender,or you're a dead man!' He drags by feet ftolhe middle of the room a
manof a most ill favored aspect,crouching low
to avoid the pistol which was held within an inch of his head. He is searched and a sharp dagger found on him. He confessed that the
girl was his accomplice, and told him M. Ab-
brey would bring a large sum of money home
that night. Nothing remains now but to give
them over to the authorities. Madam the Aubrey asked her husband to pardon them, but the voice of duty is larger than pity. When Aubrey heard from his wife all the had gone through, he could only say, 'who would have thought you so courageous!' But in spite of
'her courage, she was attacked that night
with a violent lever, and did not get over her heroism for several days.
(KT A poor white man" was .-ecently sold
in Col. Benton's State, under the vagrant act, and purchased by the keeper ot a livery sta
ble.
.ome specie paying Bank, in one of the "d5S" 1nd whicU wUlJy T.? "3 of the United States, to the credit of of 1837 lor the nra equitable admiuistrtion of
reasurer of the State of Indiana, who is
of that Fond. The motion was to reconsider
JrebTniK-;.j j :j i' t. rJ the vote by which this amendment had been
eMomectthe appropriations thereot i after afull and able debate ebjUw. 1 Iwasnevabved yeas 69, nays 108 Some con-
c. 7. . .r a. r .n. siderable time was spent in disposing oi a
State bonds shall be deemed valid or correspondence, .rimsmitted by the President,
Tor nn .,i.,k-. ;A Detween tne American Minister ai uonoon
thereof be paid in the manner prescrib- PJa?" "d k,lWen lh B"1
J ari. I asiaat iwi mmm n - - '
Sec. 8. tk l-m v t : - rl in relation ta the Burning of the Steamboat
JWate.wh- .k.n w k'.w. I Caroline aad other iwanadian attain. A no-
t " wsseaii sfs a ivsvui iiseru u asuv w t . .
ni with the advice and consent oil of this matter, wdeterred UH our next.
"natc. . : r a. vncmneu uarcne.
"Cral AttMtkl. C u. v.... -r t 1
liabilities this season: and recommending an I be put to bed, but its cradle was near the al
" M l-l " -l a r ia
c of 6.000.000 of State Bonds to ue cove near tnose oreaoiui leei now couie
loaned out for their relief. In the Senate this 9he find courage to go near them! At last
Message was referred to a Select Committee, the made a violent eurt. 'Umemjr chiia,'
.l.irKr.,nr Xlmhora reoorted In lavor oi I said she and got up. iiaraiy aoie to siana
VSWMaawa ' w..ww-w - I w -
-t a - a SFIW IUU1 lalli 1
issuing bonds to tne extent oi .,wv,vw, three Members dissenting. We suspect the
scheme will not be a Jopted -V. Yorker.
erect she walked towards the alcove, close ta
the robber. She put the child in the cradle singing it to sleep as usual.
We may imagine how much inclination
she had to sing. When the child fell asleep
she left it and resumed her seat by the nre. She did not dare to leave the room; It would
annually thereafter. Said Engineer shall veU iuik f.:ii.r..ii . t . j...; I
A cargo of poisoned tea, packed in small
Z? oath faithfully to discharge the duties Prcels,to be sold to the B Uish sailors, had,
r .lnjts committed to him b I.V .nd .h.tl it was reported, bean sent dawn by the Chi
rfMd file his bond to the State of Indiana. " however, captured by pirates,
penal sum of two Kn!rl thonund nd sold to the people on the coast among
r7f with security, to be appicved of by 1 whow, in consequence, there had been many
vmor, an 1 conditioned fArike Uithful deaths.
Siirrn Cabouna. Hon. John P. Rich.
ardson (formerly 'Union') was on the 11 inst Hon. William K.Clow
v , I r.i -r.L
ney (Nullificr) Lieutenant Uovernorot . arouse tne suspicions mi we roooer, ana oi me rAliL. k. iki l -r5.1mure. The vote for girl, probably h'u accomplice. Besides she
- . . n t 1 Inl I ....IJ mm, Kamw Ih. lhAHhl .r lAawinA h.p
i iv u...na 47. B. K. Hanneean child, even If it was to purchase her own safe-
i i. .iv o v;j tnhnmn tAt L Forltv. The clock Doinled ta seven. .An hour
-r"'"" W. K Downey 94. vet. a whole hour, before her husband would
SSmSU S. Ahe 13, Blank l. come. Her eye. was fixed on th. feet which a irll" ... .nJidAtM were'suDDorters threatened her with death at every moment
"Vlr a ,k- a.KTrr.- with a fascination. The deepest silence
M Richardson and Clowney were re- reigned in the room. The Infant slept quiet M".rrrr-JV: Toer. Iv. We do not know whether an Amnion
cenuy '" hef pUct would hae U enough i9 The United States cantain 23,000,000 try a struggle with the robber. Madame si-. One half of this is settled, and Aubrey had no arms , besides, she could have
. . . ioma nnrt r;nK.k;i.nt. If no claims to valor, but only to that nauiva
centains aooni io,vv,vw -"-- ...... ' t' . K MM.r
the United States numbered as many "
.a. aaila easi HMBndsaa. niir bbstibb i VI iuc asjvvn ajvci awv ssauuica vara -
. 94 nnn (km. hear a noise in the garden. In that noise,
I rav of hope shone on her for a moment it was
i? tk.m . been her husband.it was her deliverer t But no it
Vl rn..l,nl.rm the Coaouest was only .the wind or rain, or the shutters
,0"I.U AT nrt.l creakinr. What an age every minute secm-
toy.ctoia,t...ry v.rr -s ' .d to her. Oh heaven, th. feet mOYod!-
aad bv. vuecn" rsj"""
Puauc Dept. The Globe, the of&cial Journal of the present administration copies without comment or contradictor), a paragraph from a NewYork paper in which the
floating claims against the government, are
set down at $27,500,000. In sach a case, we
ill hold that silence give consent. And it ih H y rtuiliy ad nitteJ by the Globe that
whereas the nation was free from debt and
its Treasury full on the 4th of March, 1S37
when the present Administration went into - a .
power, mere is now, oeiore us -one term" expires, an nctual.existing debt of more than twenty seven millions of dollais ! If no
provision has been made by tnis exiravagnnt
nd reckless administration to meet the pub
ic debt, and thus do jus tice to the creditor
and maintain the honor of the country, it only makes the matter worse. .
But. reallr. with such a tacit admission of
its deep indebtedness by the official journal of
the Government, tne aeciamauon in me Annual Message, on the heinousness or impolicy on the crime or the fault of a national
debt,is particularly edifying! Twenty seven
millions and a half, hesidas squandering away
the "cash on hand, at the commencement of its term, seems to us as doing a pretty large business in the way of dipping the nation into
"debt," by the loco, foco Adm:nistration, now
in power. Halt. raU
tanU to
ulation
Amusement. The most amusing occur
rence of the season is the gravity with which
Secretary Woodbury recommends national economy to CO" tub bbxt Administration ! A mr a
The expenses ol tienerat Jackson's adminis
tration, and ofMrVan liuren's ever since the extinguishment of the public debt, have ranged from thirty nine millions of dollars to
tweuty eight. This last, we oeueve, we lowest amount at which Mr Woodbury and his friends could get along with the govern
ment at all. Uut the secretary sees no oiuculty in making prodigious retrenchments after the present year not at all! Sixteen millions, he thinks, will be enough for any ad-
ministratieu of which he and lit Van lluren
are not members. Well we believe muck
ia the suggestion. Tbe Whigs will get along
with a great deal less money, una sor . reasoa that OSr hobbst kbh will be appointed to handle it. W Y Cm Adv.
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