Indiana Intelligencer, Volume 5, Number 254, Charlestown, Clark County, 2 July 1823 — Page 1

Indiana Intelligencer, AND FARMERS' FRIENBo

VOL. V. CIIARLESTOW'N, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1C23. NO. 2:4.3

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7S.1.1C IIOJl'K, WILLIAM G. JRMSTROXC, CIL1RLES REGGS, For. the Clkrkship. Gel. JOILY CARR. IS.I.1C SIlELIiY, i:.j. For two Associate JitdgI. .70 1 ix n ec, as, JO HX CslRR. ll'ILL IS. W G 0 01) 1VJX. JlEXJyJMLY EE R G USOX. I). IF IS S HOCKLEY. JOSEPH GIDSOX, VVILLIJM EIUXKS, For County Commissioner. Co L. RO BE R T R ORE R TS OX, For KkcordeU. MUG II GIBS OX. J OILY DOUTIITT. SjIMUEE MORRISOX, or UtiCA. MILITARY LAW GF IXDUXA. 'iN: ACT t: amend an act for the better re jyilation of the militia of the state of InJi .in a, arid for ether purposes. !V f . 1. lie it enacted lu the Gcvrral .1-v-'!,'i:v rfthe state of Indiana, That all tii- "'.!', whose duty it is made by law, to order

courts ot enquiry, to determine contested elections, sha'l in case the board of ollicers, which Tn;,y be ordered to determine any contested cleciinn, fp.il to meet at tune and ph'cc appointed, have full power from time to th-.c, to order another lizard, or bnmds of o!iicei'-, '.iit:l said contested election shall he fully de'tnnined, any law to the contrary not withttaiidinij, $ 2. T!ie 'v;ga!( major, find Jasper' rr '' each brigade throughout tiie state, shall Ijj allowed the sum of three dollars, f( reach regni.cnt he niav inspect, to he paid by the paymaster of each regiment, that may he iui'peeicd by such brigade major, out of any monies in his hands, arising from fines assessed m n;ch moment. 5 The adjutant general of the militt.i, shall from and after the lirst. day of Match ni'xt, reside and keep his oliice at the scat of SfvcMiment. - No major general, or brigadi!;;' geneshall he authorized, hereafter to take 0 ;)m:iiKl of any regiment, on any of the days '""iaifatal muster, unless requested by romniatid.int of such regiment so to do, b'Jt either of said su'penor officers, may give fr'ith legal orders or instructions, as they may f'tcm i ice i -,sary snd proper, to perform any 2Ti.uia Mvte or evolution of the day, uh.ch the

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alter the result of ny such election, shall be determined.in manner following, to wit : if .a company officer, the election shall be deternined by lot, drawn by the judges of the election present ; if the election of a field officer, under the rank of general, it shall be determined by lot, drawn by the judges of the election present ; if the election of a general officer, it shall be determined ty the judges of such election from the different regiments present. C. It shall hereafter be the duty of the adjutant general, to keep a roster of the general and Held officers of each division, in his office. 7. Whereas doubts exist, as to the b-ga-litv of stalf officers voting at elections for held officers; therefore, be it farther enacted, that all staff ollicers of the militia of this state, be, and they aiv hereby authorized, to vote at any election for field officers, in their respective bounds, and that hereafter it shall not be lawful, for any staff officer to vote for either brigadier or major general of the militia of this state, not shall any officer, whose commission may Lecome extinct, be entitled to vote for cither brigadier or major generals. 8. That it shall be the duty of commandants of regiments, to receive from the comm ndants of brigades, written notices of the time and place of holding their regimental musters, and brigade drill musters, to which they shall add, the time and phice of holding their regimental drill musters ; a copy of which they shall caane to be delivered to the comm ndants of companies, on or before the first day of March annually ; and it shall bn the duty of such commandants of companies, to add thereunto, the time and place of holding their company must, rs, for titat vear ; a copy of which shall be by them delivered to the sergeants of their companies, on or before the fifteenth of Match annually; and it shall be the duty of such sergeants, to deliver a copy thereof, to each and every person, belonging to their respective companies, on or before the f rst day of April annually : Provided, that in ail cases, three days notice, of the time and place of hold ng any mui.er, shall be deemed sufficient. y. That there shall be one company muster held annually, in the month of May, at such time and place, as the commandant thereof shall appoint; and there shall be a regimental drill muster annually, to be holden at such time and place in the month of April, as the comrr.andaijts of regiments fcliall direct, to continue two days; and it shall be the duty of all commissioned and non-com missioned and staff officers belonging to the regiments, to attend such drill muster, the commissioned officers to be armed with a swerd or hanger, and the non-commissioned officers, with fire arms only; and the same shall perioral camp duty during the night. 10. That there shall be a brigade drill mus.er of officers annually, to continue three days, at such time and place, in the month of September, as the commandants of brigades shall ihrect, where all the commission cd and stiff officers, belonging to such brigade shall attend, armed with swords aad fire arms, and. the tame shall perform camp duly, during the nights of such drill; and it f-hall be the duty ol the brigadier general, or officer highest in command, th?.t may be present at such drill, to call the roll on each day of said drill, & note f.U delinquencies, whether as to absentees, arms, &.c, and make rcpoi t of the same, together with all and every person, either officer or citizen, who may be guilty of ungentlemanly and nnofficerlite conduct, to the regwr.cutut court of assessment, wheie such person may reside; who shall impose the same fines on such delinquents, as are now provided for like offences or delinquencies, by the act to which this is an amendmcr.t. 11. Tfip.t where any regimental court of assessment of fines, or regiaient.il court of i ii r i 1 ..-... .

sippeais, snail uin 10 nitei, and pi ui-c.-u ns.cordii'i: to taw, to the discharge of their duties, it shall be the duty of the commandants of regiments, to order the officers composing such courts of assessment or appeals, to meet at any other time ; and such courts when so met, shall have the same powers, and be subject to the same rules and regulations, as such courts would have had, and been subject to, had they convened at the proper time. 12. That in ail cases where volunteer corps small be ordered out, uederthe provision, of the fourth section of the act to which this is an amendment, it shall not be the duty of tlu" commuicUnt thereof, to make a return of the delinquencies at such musters, to the court of assessment ; but it shall be his duty, to cenvenc the subaltern officers of his company, on the second Monday in Nov. annually, and assess such fines, as may be justly due from such delinquent, and to appoint some suitable pet m belonging to such com panv, to Collect such fines; v. ho shall be. governed in all resyetis, as tin- roll, cors oi oiher mihtia fines are ; which, wa"t. ':utcled, he shall p y over to the n. ;.:.-1rti' ot si.cn company, fox the scj use ct (lw ' - ' -

j vided however, that any person who mav feel himself aggrieved, by the decision of such company court or assessment, shall have the

ngiii oi appeal 10 me regimemai coun oi assessment, as in other cases. $ 13. That in no case, shall any personal property that now is, or hereafter may be exempt from execution by law, be taken to satisfy any militia fine ; any law, usage, or custom nthe contrary notwithstanding. 14. That part of the act, to which this is an amendment, extending the privilege of exemption, from militia duty in time of peace, to officers who shall thereafter serve five years, shall be so construed as to extend to officers who may have heretofore served for

I the term of five years, and all that part of 1 the 2.5th section of the said act, which makes it the duty of brigade inspectors, to make out brigade returns, and transmit the same to the major general, and adjutant general of this i state, together with the IGth section ot said

act ; and all acts and parts of ar ts, coming within the purview or meaning of this act, be and the same are hereby n ptuled. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. G. W. JOHNSTON, Speaker of the House of Ueprcsentatives. KATLIFF HOON, President of the Senarr. ApprovedJanuary 11, 1823. WILLIAM HENDRICKS.

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WEST FORK OF WHITE UIVER, ABOVE INDIANAPOLISThis river m gin, with very little expense, be rendered navigable for 100 miles above this place, thenreat-

est obstructions being the large ' rocks that lie scattered over the ripa)les, which are not seen when the

water is high. It runs with a much more gentle current than it is usual to fi id stream of the same size, except over the ripples, which are frequently several miles apart. The country through which the strenm passes for the above distance, taking soil, timber, and all the conveniences together, is not surpassed by any of the same extent in the western country. The land is all stisceptU ble of cultivation, and is selling rapitliy. Scattered along on each side of the River, there are a great ma-y small prairies, containing from JO to 500 acres, the soil of which is remit kably rich. Several of these are already in a high state of cultivation; one particularly, containing about aoo acres all under fence, the property of Mr. - is covered with a luxuriant crop of wheat, rye. and com. Adjoining to ibis is u piece of rising ground, on which the gentluman is building asi elegmt house of brick, and mak.ing other extensive and useful improvements suitable for a luge farm from which he Ins a commanding view of all the land under fence and can see very distinctly with the naked eye to die most distant part cf his domains. A short distance above this is another of rather larger size, vvlx re there are extensive mill wotkscrectit'g. wh'h will be in operation this fall. Not far above the latter place it is probable the sc-t of justice for Hamilton County will be located, as the county will be in complete organization during the present year. Censor. NATURAL VVONDKRS. It is very hurprising, that two of the greyest natural curiosities in the world are within the United States, and yet scarcely known to the best informed of our geographers and naturalists. The one is a beautiful fall in Franklin (Habersham) coun ty, Georgia, the other a stupendous precipice in Pendleton district, S Carolina ; they are both faintly men tinned in the late edition of M rsc' Geography, but not as they merit. The Tuccoa fill is much h'gher than the Falls of Niagara. The column of water is propelled beautifully over a perpendicular rock, and wh -n ;h' sti ?;;:n is full, it pastes duwn without

being broken. All prismatic cflect, seen at Niagara illustrates the vpray of Tuccoa. The table mountain, iu Pendleton district, S, C. is an awful precipice of 900 feet. Many persons reside within 5, 7. or 10 miles of th s grand spectacle, who have never had the curiosity or taste enough to visit it. It is now however, c casionally visited by curious tiaycllers, ni sometimes by men of science, "Very few persons who have once cast a glimpse into the almost boundless abyss, can again exercise sufficient fortitude to approach the margin of the chasm. Almost every one, in looking over, involuntarily f Us to the ground senseless, nevertheless, and helpless, and would inevitably be precipitated and dashed to atoms, were it not for measures of caution and security that have always been deemed indispensable to a safe indulgence for the curiosity of the visitor or spectator Every one, on proceeding to the spot whence it is usual to gaze over the wonderful deep has, in his imagination, graduated by a reference to distances witli which his eye has been familiar. But, in a moment, eternity, as it were, is represented to his astonished senses, and he is instantly overwhelmed His system is no longer subject to his volition or reason, and he falls like a mass of mere matter. He then revives, and, in a wild delirium, surveys a scene, which for a while, he is unable to define by description or imitation Southernpap, Frcm the American Farmer TO TAME HONEY. ! MR. Sk'INNER. There is a gentleman in the lower part of your native couniy, who knows much better how to take honey from bees than the German mentioned in your paper, (No.4tf, vol.4) and with less expense than Blake's patent hives. I was once an eye witness of his taking it, and partook of the cice dainty. He has nj need of cap. mask, or gloves, so far from shielding himself, he roll his sleeves up above his, elbows, and gors at it when the sun is at its mtridian knowing that the htea u:e at that time from home. The brighter the sun the better, and the moatU of August is his honey harvest. When hrtgors, as before mentioned, at mid day, he takes off the topo the hive, and takes out as much honey as he thinks proper ; nails on the top and goes on to another and another, until he is done. The honey is rss nice and white as it can be the bees will immediately iili up the vacant place, and the nrt ytr you have nice new honey again, as the ge'.uLman informed etc A i)v::h OFIIONTA. llvj ths IK 23.

BQF.UH AY i This celebrated p'iysioian and scholar, ordered in ins wdi that all his books and manuscripts should be burnt, one targe volume u i.h gilt leaves andsilv- r clasps abneexc pted. The medical people 11 .eked t Leyden and cntrr ated his oxecutor:i to disobry his will. The eiiects wen: sold A German Coun, ar.pooing that the great gilt bo"k contained tl. whoh .rcanum of ohvsic. bfih it (or ten tt. ousand guilders. It vvv.v Jou-d however, on being op -no!, to be all hi ink b'Jt the first p.'ge, on nh ii ev is written these words, ' A.Vf t'c HE AO ccc the F E I'. T tvar,ns aiitc B n Y oper.t nud b.d dijia-.cs i: the :e:u:io.