Indiana American, Volume 11, Number 10, Brookville, Franklin County, 3 March 1843 — Page 3

AMERICA N . BROOKVILLE, INDIANA FR1DAV, MARCH 3, 1843.

first choice. And although lie is unknown to most of the citizens of the White Water Valley we trust they will extend that liberality towards candidates of another portion of the State, which has so often been extended to citizens of this Valley. He is worthy of of our confidence and support, and he will receive it From a Pennsylvania locofoco paper we copy the following notice of our candidate for Lieut. Governor, which shows he has a good name and friends where he came from. Testimony from such a source is valuable. Loved and respected by his school mates for his early virtues'

honored and admired by political and private

associates ot lus riper years:

out the district, as far as we have been able, we j "Among the candidates named by the whigs nnke the definite suggestion (the other coun-jof Indiana, for the office of Lieutenant Goverti?s concurring) that the convention be held at nor John H- Bradley Esq. a native of Chester , , , . , , , .,; countv, is spoken of by several of the papers, Xm oleon, on Wednesday the oth day of April i;,",.. t - ,.J . .. r ' M J j as likely to receive the nomination. We hope neit- our democratic friends in the Hoosier CommonIt is important to hold the convention at an wealth, will be able to elect Governorand Lieutearly day, "if we would have the aid of our ! Governor; but should they fail, then we are friends in the country, who will soon be en- i t0 . lha we .know of, whi& in thaLre

iMiuciciaiivn nuum uc luun; i: i i.u i wi

lls, than that

FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLAY, of Ky. " WHIG NOMINATIONS. FOR GOVERNOR. SAMUEL. BIGGER. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, JOHN H. BRADLEY. WHIG DISTRICT COX VENTION.

Hiving consulted with our friends through-

ga;ed in their spring plowing, which we can - . ble to Indiana, and gratifying to not ask them to leave for politics. We con-! of our talented friend and schoc

siler the no'.ice sufficiently long to make all i American Rep.

the needful arrangements. WHIGS OF FRANKLIN ! You are called upon to aid in the selection of a suitable person to repreprent the District

schoolfellow, Brad-

in Cong ress. The universal sentiment seems

MILTON GREGG, ESQ. From the followirg liote, it will be seen that Mr. Gregg's nime will not before the proposed

i District Convention for the nomination. We

t3bsthata county convention be dispensed are pleased too see our old friend seeking that

with, and that township meetings beheld for the appointment of delegates. This plan throws much responsibility on the whigs of the everal townships, but we have too much confidence in their devotion, to suppose they will neglect this matter. We ask our friends to meet as early as possible, and select good men xcho will not fail to gx. For the sake f system, we suggest Saturday the ISth inst. as the

proper time for township meetings. Some ,

suggestions have been made to us as to the proper number of delegates, this is unimportant, as the number of votes for each county can be determined in convention.

BROOKVILLE POST MASTER. Our friends will find below certain correspondence between Hon. J. H. Cravens and the Post Office Department, at Washington City, which will serve to satisfy the curiosity that is excited in reference to the appointment of post master of Brookville. It is understood that the present incumbent forwarded his resignation some months ago, since which no intelligence

nas oeen received trom the Department The correspondence does not inform us who is to be

appointed; but it affords some insight into the practical working of the machinery of office hunting and office seeking, and assures us that none but a modern born Tjler mnn can hope for success. We would therefore advise all

From. tt Cincinnati Gazette. eae-rK"""---- w DISTRESSING FIRE. Exeeutor's ftotice.

On Saturday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, a rIHE undersigned has this day ukon out

fire broke out in the smoke house of Messrs.

Pugh & Alvord, at the corner of Walnut st, and the canal, which, in its consequences, has been one of the most distressing that ever occurred in this city. The smoke house was in the rear and somewhat detached from the main building, being connected with it only by a wooden door and narrow passage way, through which the meat was usually wheeled. It was thought that the fire could be confined to the former, and for that purpose the Pork Houe was closed tight as possible, by shutting all the doors and win

dows, to exclude a rush of air to feed the flames.

letters testamentary on the last will

testament of Samuel McKinley, dee'd, late of Franklin county, Indiana. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the estate, will present them duly authenticated according to law, within one rear The estate is solvent. J. G. McKINLEY Exr Feb. 22, 1843.

as speedily as possible.

anDlicants to turn thtMr coat a frmrpfnli nt! 6s, from the smoke house, and when the

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oursi lurcuigu nit? wowicn uvor connecting the two buildings, an instantaneous roar of flame was perceived, and, in the twinkling of an eye, the whole of this spacious, substantial

binding was a mars of ruins. The whole roof

Tut. Executor's Sale. HE undersigned, executor of the -last will and testament of Samuel McKinWdecM late of Franklin countr. In.t;.n, ' a!

In the course of half an hour the main building! Puolic outcry, at the la'te residence of M:j

as uueu wun iraone, rannea air, ana uinama-

Hocse op Rep. Jan. Uth, 1843. Hon. C. A. Wickliffe, P. M. G. Sh I

have been informed by letter from Brookville,

CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS. Thos. D. Walpole has unconditionally an

nounced his name as a candidate for Congress i

in the Indianapolis District. In the Greencaslle District it is supposed E. W. MGaighey will be the whig candidate. In Proffits District the whigs will run John W. Payne, a talented and worthy man. Robert D. Owen declines being a candidate in that District. In the Wayne District they are to hold a convention at Cambridge. The names of S. W. Parker, C. B. Smith, James Rariden. and Lot Bloomfield, will be before the Convention. It is supposed that C. II. Test will be a candidate in that District, either upon his own hook, upon Tyler's hook, or the hook of locofocoism. In the Fort Wayne District, either David

Kilgore or Dr. Thompson of Fort Wayne, will

be the candidate. Andrew Kennedy, the pre

sent member of Congress, resides in the Fort

Wayne District, and will probably be a candi

date for re-election. In the Northern or ninth District, either Judge Sample or John D. Defrees, will be the whig candidate. The Vincennes District is rather loco focoish, and the whig candidates appear rather backward. , ? In the Lafayette District Dr. Clark is spoken of as the whig candidate. In all the Districts the Whigs may expect a well organized, vigilant, united and determined opposition, which will require all our energy, tact and perseverance to counteract.

peace and happiness in private life, which few

find in serving a capricious and never satisfied

public. And whether he seeks it in private or public life, we wish him many days of happiness and prosperity. The senior editor is intimately acquainted with Mr. Gregg, and notwithstanding the unfortunate difficulty which we regret should ever have occurred between

us, j et we must confess he has many traits of

goodness of heart. He is afflicted with a constitutional nervous instability which mars his peace; and we accutely feel that he has done

us much injustice in an hour of excitement; but knowing him as well as we do knowing the impulses and circumstances that surrounded him, we have eradicated from our breast every feeling of hardness towards him. We cannot

believe he intended so foul a stab at our char

acter in his calm and teflecting moments. We have, therefore, buried every feeling of ani

mosity towaids him, regardless of whatever

course he may hereafter pursue towards us, or

whatever coldnesshe may manifest. So inti

mate has been our acquaintance, and so wide

the breach since, we feel it due to the public

to give a statement of our feelings at present

towards him. If he continue to attribute to us

the possession of a bad or malicious heart, we

will still endeavor to convince him of his error

by kindness and concession: Brookville, March, 1st, 1843. C. F. Clarkson, Esa: Dear Sir I discov

er ;hat some of the papers have used my name

in rnnnpTinn with the nomination for Con-

Ind., that Mr. Wood the Post Master at that place is about to resign. If my adiice is desired by the Department in filling the vacancy please inform me. Very respectfullv, J. II. CRAVENS. Post Office Department. January, 17th, 1843. $ Hon. J. H. Cravens, House of Rep: Sir Your note of yesterday's date is at hand, in which you say "you have been informed by letters from Brookville, Ind., that Mr. Wood,

the Postmaster at that place, is about to resign,"

and you were pleased to add, "if my (your)

advice is desired by the Department in filling the vacancy, please to inform me." Any information or facts which Mr. Cravens may have, touching this subject, will at all times be received and meet with respectful attention. I am not prepared to say the Department will need the "advice" of Mr. Cravens upon the subject. Respectfully, Your ob't Serv't. C. A. WICKLIFFE.

- .....v.,,. me lojiowine propertr

to wi,: Corn, hay, oats, wheat, one honTiS young cows, farmi ng nen8i!s;'and various' mh-

er articles.

Washington, Jan. 30th, 1843. Hon C. A. Wickfif, Sir. I received a few

days ago, your very laconic note of the 17th,

inst; in answer to mine of the loth, in which I expressed a willingness to aid you with my "advice," in filling the vacancy in the Post

Office at Brookville, in my district. You say, "I(you) am not prepared to say that the Department will read the advice of Mr. Cravens

upon the sublet." Now, Sir, I have never desired to be understood as wishing to interfere with what you may consider your official discretion in the selection of Dejuty Postmasters, even in the limits of my own district, but I had supposed that from my position as the immediate representative of that District, I should not be sub

jected to either positive or implied rebuke, for tendering my advice in regard to them. I must be presumed to know something more of the qualifications and character of applicants and petitioners than any individual connected with the Department over which you preside, and therefore, it has not been unusual to receive from the representative "adrice" in regard to appointments within his district. There is but one excuse for a departure from this rule and that is, when such ap

pointments are made from party considera-

was lifted up in the air and thrown into the streets in large fragments the Second story walls on the north and south sides were thrown down, and the whole eastern end of both stories fronting on Walnut, blown into the streets, from its foundation up. The appearance of the explosion was awfully terrific, and its consequences fatal to several f our most estimable citizens. The ruins had not been entirely overhauled la3t night, and hence it is not possible to ascertain certainly the number killed and wounded. We annex the names of the killed and woun

ded as far as we have been able to get them.

KILLED. Joseph Bonsai, Land Agent Caleb W. Taylor, of the late firm of Woodnut fc Company, H. S. Edmands, Pork Packer, J. S. Chamberlain, Pattern Maker, II. O. Merrill, Painter. John Ohe, a German laborer. And two or three other German laborers, whose names we could not ascertain. WOCNDED. Of those most severely wounded, are

George Shilito, (firm of Worthington, Shilli-

to &. Co,) H. Thorpe, Inspector of Pork, T. G. Shaeffer, Printer, Mr. Alvord, firm of Pugh & Alvord, Samuel Schooley. a lad, Warren G. Finch, Carpenter, John Blakemore, Machinist, Lewis Wisby, John M. Vansickle, Joseph Trefts, arm broken, A. Oppenheimer, James Tryatt, Robert Rice, Wm. H. Goodloc.

And probably a few others, whose names we

could not ascertain with ceitainty.

In view of the melancholy circumstances of

the case, the loss properiy is hardly worth mentioning. There were about 200,000 lbs Bacon in the Smoke House, totally destroyed, fully

insured however. ve understand there was

also SG000 insurance on the Pork House, which

will rebuild it, as the lower floor and founa-

j lion are uninjured. The surrounding sheds

and yards were filled with barrels of Pork, Ba

con and Lard, which was generally got out

without much injury.

oaie io cnmmcni-p nt I n i

terms tnado lnn-n nn .1.- j , .

c cay oi sale.

J. G. Feb. 23, 1843.

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QXE who thoroughly understands the buslv ness, will hear of a H-irKi- -:..-.7 . 1

Brookville, Indiana. " '

J. L.

Prod li rp TTant.il

m mm mm M HEAT, flaxseed, feathers, country linen dried apples, dried peaches, &c. &c. for which we will exchange store goods, cotton yarns, batting, candle wick. Carrot rli.in

on the most reasonable terms, at the White

"icrraciory, near Brookville, Ind.

. a, J- L. MILLER. Feb. 24. 9

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eress in this district. This movement is alto- uonsregarxuessojquwijicaiionorcmracier. eether without my knowledge or consent. I Supposing this to be the rule laid down by have no aspirations to a seat in Congress, and yourself-an inference perfectly legitimate.-

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mv name should be brought before a Uonven- now recoinmeuucu i yUu uc

. : .r.;-t f.i ilia mrtminniiitn. You their beinff supporters of thepresent admims-

will please make this fact known to your rea- tration-l do not wonder at your rejec ion of

ders in any way that suits you. the aid wnicn i migni renaer j ou ... ,t iWinK

And Oblige, yours &C- corapeicnmnu uiw.jr ... v. ..v.... - ' .... .nry-i .u:.i. m.Vaairgin.t Ihit ilminietrtinn.

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but will leave 1T"T0 your own conscience io determine how it conforms to the principles

upon which the administration came into power and of which you were the supporter.

Relief Law. In our last we published a law

of the above title, passed by the last session of

our Leaislature. It has been filed in our Clerk's

office, and is now the law of the land, and

writs, executions, &c. must be regulated ac

cordingly. It is important, therefore, that we

all understand it

Gov. f Lieut. Got. We take the earliest opportunity since our return from the south

of expressing our entire and hearty approval of

the Whig nominations for Governor and Lieut. Governor. They are the men, associated with the glorious whig principles, for whom we can

do battle with a clear conscience, and with

devotion of purpose worthy so good and great

an objecu Samuel Bigger and John II. Bradley, are not only ssfe, judicious and able statesmen, but they are honest men. We never

were che advocates of the doctrine that politi-

'sal integrity and moral depravity occupied the

came tenement. They are men whose whole

lives have been examples of economy, indus

trr, political and private virtue, whose honor,

and integrity there has been no breath foul

enough to tarnish. We love to assist in eleva

ting such men, as we can, without a blush, rec

ommend them to our neighbors, our sons and

our neighbors,sons, as worthy of their support s .. . 5

no meir lives as worthy of imitation.

Gov. Bigger passed through the exciting can

ass of 1840 without a charsre or susnicionupon

his character, not even by those who had so

far strayed from the path of truth and justice as to endeavor to tear the ever ereen laurels from

the brow of that great and good old man who hs been gathered to his Fathers. He has served he people of the State with dignity, discretion

na honor to himself and to the State. None

have dared to open theirmouths"against his acts. His morality dignity, and noble honest deportment have awed the vicious into silence and closed the doors of political brokers. Jofcn B. Bradley, was first nominated by the nhaaa American, and he is as certainlv our

I am respectfully, &c.

J. H. CRAVENS.

WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTION

The following report of the proceedings of

a meetintr of the Whig members of Congress,

We presume our readers have read the law is copied fron the National Intelligencer of this

and understand most of its provisions; but there morning. It will be seen by the resolution a-

donted. mat me meeting, in accoruance u a

A Smart Girl. Jemima Wilbur, daughter

of Pardon Tinkham, Esq., of Albion, Kenne

bec county, Me., spun in one day, from sunrise

to sunset, sixteen seven-knotted skeins, or one

hundred and twelve knots soven run yarn, and

reeled it all herself. This she performed for a

number of days in succession, of which there

are many witnesses. On the 1st of December

last she finished her 1000 skeins of woolen yarn

the past season. Cin. Rep.

Weare informed that a seren knotted tkein

is equal to tvo cut, hoosier count. Conse

quently the aforesaid yankee spinster, spun

and reeled 32 cuts per day, which we out west consider nothing Extra. The wife of the ten-

tor editor of the American, has spun and reel

ed 32 cuts per day. and done the other work

of the family in the time.

is one section in it so lame and foolish that we

will call particular attention to it. We refer to the last clause of the 9th section, which

reads as follows:

"But in all cases where such officer shall be

about to levy upon personal property, if the defendant shall not, on being required and de

manded bv the officer holding such execution

or other process disignate the property to be

levied on. there and in that case the plaintiff or

i

plaintiffs, their agent or attorney, snail nave

very general wish expressed in all parts of the

country, have fixed upon a day for the meeting

of a Whig National Convention to nominate

candidates for the office of President and Vice

Sergeant S. Prentiss. One of the most ex

traordinary instancess of the power of his elo

quence was his speech at Harodsburgh, in de

fence of Murdough and others. On that occa

sion Redding, the fomenter of the affray, ap

peared as prosecutor. Against him as the real

President of the United States, to be supported imUrderer, the orator directed his most enven

McKINLEY, ExV.

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Feb. 24.

MILLER.

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A PPLY at the White WateTrory, near Brookville. j. l. MILLER.

T. C. COOLEY, Notary Public, Metamora, Indiana. Feb. 1843.

BANKRUPTCY, THOSE who are still indebted to the fol

lowing Bankrupt estates are informed that pay-

ineiu musi now do made to the undersigned immediately, or suit will be commenced thereon in a few weeks; the estates, to-wit:

caien B. Clements, Jas. Hilliard, John S. Ray, ElishaB. Jones, Wm. Holland, Wm. Alley,

Isaac Clements,

Nathan A. Morgan , O. N. Jones, Richard P. Clark, II. D. Smith, Ezekiel Collett, Elihu O. Halstead,

Geo. O. Kein,

The undersigned has a!so just received the

schedules of the 'following named Bankrupt

estates, to-wit:

William Brown, Hiram Williams, Elias Macy, Thomas Dillard, Aaron Ailes, Robert K.Brison, Wm. Morford. All persons indebted to said estates are re

quired to make payment to the Assignee without delay. C. F.tTL ARKSON,

Assignee. Feb. 23d, 1843.

hv the Whis oartv. and all who concurred

with them m 1840 in desiring a change in tne administration of the General Government,

which change they supposed was effected by

the defeat of Martin Van Buren, but whose wishes were unhappily defeated by the death of the venerated Harrison and the treachery

man

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the rieht to select or designate tne particular K. -A-w)01 vim Th dav

property to be levied upon, reserving however, namedforthe mee,ing 0f the Convention is to the defendant or defendants the right or se- WednesdaVj the 3d iiy of May 1944, and the

lecting as exempi irora such ctu. . d of Baltimore is hon0red in being selected nriwct nronertv not exceeding m value tnej ' . , - .. d

p..-, j - jAii, S ine piace ui iiiccuue;- ' mmnfnnc hundred and twenty nve aouars, 1 . , m,., .v. in,;, uanw nrrnn

. . , . .. . - JlCVi(7Cl, I Uai IUC " "IS i'tv.Ul".iu vv. -

and such property designated by sucn aejerui- concurrin2 in tlie expediency of the pro-

ant or defendants shall be soldjor tvo-miras d Convention, and yielding to the wishes

fair value." j expressed that they should designate the time

It is understood by many that the aetenaant and piace , do respectfully recommend max a

1... riiioir f fMervinir exemnt from Whig National Convention for the nomination

sale, property to the amount of $125, whereas o. canaioa f .or rresK . -

it only provides that the $125 worth so select- Wednesday, the 3d day of May,1844

ed shall sell for two-thirds of its yalne. There nd that tfce a& Convention be composed of

certainlv must be some mistake about it The Delegates from the respective States equal to

. i- , a . : wa .w n.Mfrpsnn I v

occur vac lasi nine in mc oiruit

must have been inserted instead of "plaintiff .

or rHaintiffs." If the copy which we navel a SmaWJlfistake. "I say, neighbor Snobb,

published and which has been published in if yon don't Keep you mens om 01 my garoen, . to .i.Mn.mma- I will shoot th-jm. "Very well, Doolittle,shoot

w..., W if von kill mv of nu. htna. throw

tion of folly. Can the Indiana Journal, or . into mv vard." Crack went the

any of the members of the Legislature give ns 0d fowling piece, next morning, and the large

tnv light uaon the subject 1 fat hens were pitched into neighbor Snobb s

yara

omed shafts. The first effect produced on his victim was an expression of insolent defiance the next of resentment but as the storm of

sarcasm and denunciation thickened in violence and increased in fury, hurling like hail around his devoted head as his unrelenting executioner led him to the brink of eternity

and pointed out the torments prepared for his false, perjured soul the victim trembled with emotion, and finally unable to control his agony of shame and humiliation, buried his face

in his hands and burst into convulsive sobs.

That was a triumph of genius not surpassed by the most splendid efforts of Cicero. Cin.

Rep.

like rain. After a fortnight or more,

The best of the Season. The Philadelphia! Doolittle discovered that Neighbor Snobb ev-

Fonim says: "President Tyler is a great Coot-er had any hens, and that he had been sheot-

net maker. It is even rumored that he intends I ing his own, they having broen ut .of tneir

hereafter to fum out his own tools I coop'

SHERIFF'S S ALE.

BY virtue of sundry writs of venditioni exponas issued from the Franklin Circuit

Court and to me directed, I will offer for sale

at the Court house door in the town of Brook

vil'.e, Franklin county,Indiana.on the 18ih dav,

of March, 1843, between the hour of 10 o'clock

A. M. and 4 o'clock P. ft. of said day. the fol

lowing described real estate, to-wit: 40 acre.

being the North , est quarter of. the South

West quarter of section No. 17 town 11, range 13. Also 35 acres in the N. E. corner of section 18, town '11, Tinge 13. Alsofhe S. E. qnarter of section 7, township 11, range 13. Also the N.W. quarter of the S. W. quarter of section 8,town 11, range 13. Also 4 acres, part of thrS. W. quarter of section 7, town 1 l,range 13,in the S. E. corner of said section, running west with the section line until it strikes a small branch, thencedown said 'branch to the line of said quarter section, thence south to the place of beginning. And first I will offer for sale the rents and profitsof said premises fortheterm of seven years, and if the rents and profits aforesaid will not sell for a sum sufficient to satisfy the debt, damages, interest and cost as set forth in said writs of venditioni exponas, Will then and there offer for sale all the right, interest and claim of Jonathan Alley, of, in and to said 1 premises. Taken in execution as the property

of Jonathan Alley, at the suit of Charles Wil

son, Isaac Cooler, Nathan D.Galhon.and others.

J. O. ST, JOHN, Sh'ff r. V. Feb. 23th, 1843. (prs. fee $3.) 9-3w.

Administrator's Notice.

THE undersigned, administrator of the estate of Robert Cochran, dee'd., hereby

notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present them duly proven within twelve months from this date.

SAM'L. COCHRAN, Ad'm. Feb. 27, 1843. l0-3w.

Fall and Winter Goods. JUST received and for sale for Cash or Cownrry Produce at prices to suit the hard imes a general assortment of Fall and Winter Goods consisting in part of Cloths, Cassimeres, Sattinetts, Circassians, "Prints, Brown and Bleached Muslins,-Mens Womens and Children's Boots and shoes, Hats and Caps, Nails, Groceries, Powder, Shot, and Lead, &c. BANES & BURTON. WHEAT and CORN received on accounts or notes, and those persons having promised us lrheat and Corn after harvest are now re

quested to bring it in . B & B. Brookville,Sept. 22d 1842. 39-

Adminisf rator sale of real estate

THE undersigned, administrator of the

estate of Robert Cochran, dee'd, will sell at

public vendue to the highest bidder, on Friday, the 24th of March next, the following property,

to-wit: Lots No. seven and eight in the town of j

Scipio, Franklin county, Indiana. One half of

the purchase money to be paid at the time of

sale, and the remaining half in six months, to

be secured by bond and approved seeurity. By order of the Probate Court. -SAM'L. COCHRAN, ATm. Teb.27. 1843. I0-3r

BOOK BINDING. Persons wishing to have their libraries or files of Papers or Periodicals or oM valuable Books, rebound will do well to call on the ubscriber who pledges himself to give satisfacion for neatness and despatch and durable work. 5C?"Pricestosuitthe times43J Book Bindery on third t between Vine atf8 Walnut opposite,the Old Post Office, Citrernnatf. G. DICKINSON. Sept 15th 1842. 3S-flm. mimr&simji rrftHE subscribers will pay the market price

JI for SHELLED CORN.

May,23lfck

BANES BURTON.