Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 13, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 1 April 1825 — Page 3

The young women objected, but at length consented upon condition that they might Jock him up in his chamber. Not satisfied, however, with this precaution, before they retired, stepped over to the tavern and invited the landlord's daughter to sleep with them. She came, and slept with the hired

girl below stairs, while the young lady of ,11 t .i

tnc nousc occupied a room in the second story, adjoining the stranger's chnmbcr. A"bout 1 o'clock in the morning, the daughter was awakened by her guest, who requested to be released. She declined opening the .1 : i - r i i ii

w.tvi uuui cujiviuccu oi ins Honourable intentions, and alarmed bv noies from below.

which the stranger said were indicative of robbery and murder. She silently followed him to the foot of the stairs, where they heard, in a voice recognized as the the landlord's, the appalling exclamation, " have Allied my oxen daughter.''' At thai instant the fpeaker came out of the girls' bed room, and

as he approached, the stranger, with a pisii. i .i . . .

toi, snot rum through the heart. The report, in a moment, brought a second robber to the spot, who shared the same fate: a third one, who had just filled his pockets with the .$2000, then approached with an iron bludgeon, and aimed a blow at the head of the stranger. ITe evaded it, and closing in with the robber soon brought him to the Moor, and with the aid of the young lady, succeeded in tying him very securely. They then hastened to the bed-room, where a dreadful rpcctablc presented itself. The two -irls were weltering in their blood, and were dead; and the fire was so scattered and kindled about the room, that in a few moments it would have been all in a blaze. J. Y. Spectator.

A WEDDING IJY THE WATER. On Saturday last, the citizens of Bridgport, on the margin of the river, at the 'mouth of Indian Wheeling Creek, were not a little amused at the expense of two lovers, who were determined on getting married but had failed in procuring a marriage license. A wag directed them to a person who, he said, had lately been elected a Justice of the Peace, but had not yet received a commission, in consequence of which, he could not marry people in this state, but that he had ample authority in Virginia. Being near night, no time was lost in finding the person to whom they had been directed, who readily agreed to marry them on the Virginia side of the line. To save the trouble of crossing to the island, it was proposed that they should wade into the river, across the line, and there perform the ceremony. To this they instantly assented. The people had collected to sec the' fun, when all repaired to the water's edge. Upon examination by those who professed to know, the State Line wras discovered to be a short distance from the shore. With a willing step the groom ventured in, accompanied by his loving bride, the attendants, and the 'squire, and waded into Virginia where they found themselves to the -depth of three feet in water. After fortifying the muscles of his face in order to prevent an untimely discovery of his assumed authority, the grave justice joined them in the bonds of wedlock. As soon as they regained the shore, the happy pair was greeted by all present. The bride was more than once saluted with kisses and Indian rackers. St. Clairsvillc Gaz.

ges, they have been obliged to toil early and!

late for a bare subsistence, 4i which (they add) oar haggard and emaciated looks but too plainly indicate; our progeny are unclothed, unfed, and void of instruction, excepting what they obtain from Sunday schools; and we can assure you, that the

want of proper clothing deprives many of

our children ot the benefits arising from those excellent institutions.'' They state that 7 shillings, clear, is all that a perfect workman can earn weekly, bv labouring 14 i i hours a day, which unavoidably sinks the generality of them into paupers." The two objects they have in view is to procure an uniformity and advance in wages, which form one third of the cost of the goods manufactured, and the prevention of the manufacture of goods from embezzled materials. The advance they desire would bring their wages to about nine shillings a week, clear, which, though they consider little calculated to meet the wants of a family, would do much towards relieving the unfortunate

weavers.

Liverpool paper.

LAWRENCEBURGH.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1825.

No papers or letters were received, by the last western mail, farther south or west than Vevay; the

recent rise of waters preventing it from performing

the regular route.

By some strange mismanagement in fixing the time for the departure of our Eastern mail from Cin

cinnati, we are deprived the use of letters and pa

pers from four to seven days! The three main or principal eastern mails arrive at Cincinnati on the

following days: On Sunday?, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at 7 o'clock P. M.; Uio mail that brings

the eastern mail to this place, departs from that on Wednesday morning, bringing with it tho papers

and letters which mav have arrived there the Wed

nesday previous, and by intermediate mails. The

bare mention cf the fact, that we do not receive any

information, by mail, from the east until it has lain

in the post office at Cincinnati, at least three days, wc think will be sufficient to convince every person,

that the arrangement is a bad one an outrage on

justiceand that it imperiously demands some al

teration to remedy the defect. Suppose our east

ern mail should depart from Cincinnati on Monday morning, then wc would have three of the most important mails, with but little delay. This wo are confident would be a very good alteration. The reception of this mail, with as little delay as possible, is important, not only to us, but, to every individuual on its route; we therefore hope that the matter, when properly represented to the Post Master General, will be so arranged as to leave no causa for complaint in future.

took peaceable possession of what was once the re-! sort of youth and beauty where we shall leave them to settle their right to pre-eminence as they may see proper.

As to the freight and passengers on board the

Patriot, we are not so well informed; but we can

give the following items, however, without much

danger of committing ourselves: There were ladies, (you see we commence with the roost import

ant article.) lawyers, doctors, civil officers, private gentlemen, (we an't positive there were a plurality of all these, but guess there was a singularity,) and

one number of the Jeffersonville Penitentiary, who had

received permission, at the last sitting of the Circuit

Court in Franklin County, to reside five years at

Jeffersonville, merely because he had taken a horse

from his neighbour, who, no doubt, had several surplus ones. The most affecting part of the story

is, he had only been married one tceek previous to the taking place of this unfortunate accident! By which he was deprived the society of a kind and con

soling companion. The court deemme it inexpe

dient to grant her a permit to accompany her dis

consolate husband, in his retirement.

"Ah cruel fate! to sever those who love!"

At the last term of the Franklin Circuit

Court, Mr. Fields, a man upwards of eighty

years of age, was tried, convicted, and con

demned to be hung, on the 27th of May next, for the murder of a man hv the name of Mur-

phv. They were both citizens of Flanklin

county.

The very idea of hanging, even the most

debased wretch that ever graced the human

stage, is certainly appalling; but when such

a picture as the present is presented to our

view, it excites in our bosoms the warmest sympathies of our nature, and claims our

most sincere feelings of pity. To see a man

bent down under the infirmities of age, who

has buffeted the storms ot life for better than

four-score years; who has often laced the

cannon s rnouui nor leareu ltstnunucr m

defence of our country, during the war o

the Revolution; and whose hoary head and

tottering limbs proclaim the solemn truth

that in the course of nature, he soon must fall a victim to the monster, death! now publicly led forth before a gazing multitude, to be made a hideous spectacle for thousands, and suffer the most ignomenious death ever inflicted upon man; it is a sight, at which humanity shudders, and from which the most unfeeling heart recoils with horror. But such appears to be the nature of the case, that it cannot well be otherwise; unfortunately, in an unguarded moment, he violated the laws of God and of our country, in such a degree, that nothing short of death can expiate his crime.

Portland, March 3. BREACH OF MARRIAGE PROMISE. Mary Pease vs. Lezris Sietsvn. This action was decided vesterdav in the

Court of Common Fleas, in'this town Judge

Whitman on the bench; Mers. Grcenleaf

and Pope, Counsel for the Plaintiff, and

Messrs. Fessenden and Kmcrv for the def

endant. The cause occupied the court

icarly two days, during which time the

court house was crowded to overflowing.

Public feelinir was strongly enlisted in the

case, and the result of the trial was apparently received with universal approbation.

I he cause was managed with much ability,

and ingenuity by the counsel on both sides;

and particularly the closing argument lor

he plaintiu, hv Mr. Grecnleat, was as hap

py an exhibition of eloquence and forensic talents as we recollect ever having witness

ed in the State. The jury, after receiving an able and interesting chanre from Judge

Whitman, retired about an hour, and return

ed with a verdict for the plaintiff, of Three

Thousand Five Hundred Dollars damages!

With this sum in her redicule, we sus

pect there is little danger of her being again compelled to resort to the law to punish some faithless swain for the same olfence, as

there is reason to believe that there are several who would, without much persuasion, marry her for half the money. But be this

as it may, we would advise our young beaux, and old bachelors, to keep a bright look-out,

if they don't want to get into Hymen's net,

or wnat mignt he worse into uul as the

tunes appear a little squally. J

We are authorized to announce Luther F. B. Jocelyn, as a candidate for Constable, at the next election for township officers.

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MARRIED On yesterday evening, by John Porter, Esq. Mr. James Burrows, of Aurora, to Miss Nancy Legget, of this place.

PRESIDENT'S HOUSE. Tn a few weeks the Presidential Mansion

will change its interior aspect, and he fur

nished probably under the direction of a lady proverbial for her correct and refined taste. Should this prove the fact, we hope she Will study to adorn her residence with wi tides made solely by American Manufacturers. It is true Mr. IJolmcs of Maine savs.

wc "are becoming a little too national' hut on such a subject we would wrestle with him until the break of day. It is time for us to become national, we have borrowed long enough from others, and we hope the inside of the President's house, during the admin

istration of Mr. Adams, may assume a national aspect. We have no doubt our mechanics and manufacturers would make it

vie in splendour with any in Europe. G eorgetozen Metropolitan.

Meeting of Weavers at Bolton. On the 3d inst. a meeting of the Weavers1 Delegates was held at Bolton, at which an address to the manufacturers of Lancashire was agreed to. Another meeting was held at Stockport

on the 10th instant, when the address of the

Bolton meeting was discussed and agreed to.

;It is an appeal (savs the Manchester Gaz

ette) to the respectable and leelmg part of the employers, to support them against the unfeeling and unprincipled part of the trade." In this document they mention that 6 4th 60 reed, Bolton cambric, 120 picks in one inch, 21 yards in length, which may be considered as the medium fabric of goods, has, within the last twenty-live years, been reduced from thirty-two a thirty-four shillings to one-quarter of those sum, in con

sequence of which alarming reduction of wa-

Dcparted from this place, on the afternoon of yesterday, the steam boats Patriot and Vulcan, for New-Orleans; full freight and a considerable number of passenger. The Vulcan had on her upper deck, as passengers fr? N. Orleans, two hundred head of sheep; on the lot... deck, and in the gentlemen's cabin, were to be found something like forty horses, and an equal number of black cattle. The horse, being considered tho more noble and dignified animal, was permitted to occupy the cabin, while his neighbour the ox, though not less useful, having smaller claims to preferment, seemed per

fectly contented without. Some shrewd guesses

were made, that there would be less card-playing

and president-making in the cabin of the Vulcan, on her passage down, than formerly; from this we infer the political storm has in some measure subsided, as the inside of an opperatwe boat, has been considered the very theatre of political disputation.

There were a considerable number long-faced

gentry introduced on board they appeared to act

the part of supernumeraries, having no particular part or apartment assigned them, they strolled about

unrestrained or controlled, and acting as exigencies required. Some of them, taking advantage of this inestimable privilege, had the audacity and unparalleled effrontery to claim a situation in the ladies' cahin! Whether this right was claimed only by the

females of this tribe, we are unable to say, the information being somewhat contradictory. It is but justice to the gallantry and honour of the gentlemen

on board to state, that the ladies had all left the cabin same time before, and it was supposed they did not intend to return shortly, this we thiok will be a sufliceint apology for the young beaux in permitting to pas, unpunished, the indignity offered to the fair sex as there is but little honour or profit

to be gained by watching the chest, after the cash is gone. From this we are inclined to believe, that Mr. and Mr3. Icng-Sncut with their motley family,

EOK SALE 2L(Q Acres of Valuable Land, SITUATED on York Ridge, near Tanners creek, Dearborn county, on which there are Forty Acres of cleared land; 12 acres of meadow; a good hewn log house, sufficiently large for the accommodation of a family, together with a barn and all other necessary out-houses. There are also on the land a bearing orchard and good sugar catnp, and several large and never-failing springs. Tho above land will be sold low for cash only. For terms apply to the subscriber on the premise. CHRISTOPHER HUDSON. April 1, 1825. 13

A patent has lately been taken out at the city of Washington, for an invention which it is said will saye three quarters or 4-5ths of the expense of bells now in common use. It is a simple triangular bar of cast steel,

hung up by one corner. Three hammers of

di lie rent sizes are placed near the centre, which strike the base by turning a crank. Sounds are produced cyery way as loud and pleasant as from the common bells. We are led to belieyc, that this patent has been granted to a citizen of this state, a Mr. Hoyt, of Brookvillc, as it is known he

went on to Washington for the purpose of

procuring a patent for an invention, such as is described above. One of these newly invented bells, (more generally known by the name of triangle,) has been in use, for some time past, in the court house at Brookville; it sounds loud and clear, and may, in calm weather, be heard several miles distant. From the Boston Palladium. SERIOUS ACCIDENT!

A gentleman from the country called into

our oilice a short time since, to inquire the fate of a Lottery Ticket which had been some time in his pocket. The list was handed to him he looked, and appeared satisfied it was a blank, and immediately tore the ticket in halves, swearing, by all the Saints in the Calendar, he never would purchase

another. The person attending, seeing him

in such an unpleasant mood, inquired the

cause of his anscr. On being told he cast

his eye on the fragments of the ticket, and

perceived he had been looking at the wrong

list. "Sir, said he, "do not be angry you have not examined your ticket by the pro

per list. Perhaps you have had good luck

yet." In turning to it, is was found the tic

ket had come up a piize of 1000 Dollars! which quickly changed the gentleman's

countenance dispelling the dark clouds,

and producing a bright sunshine. So Ioi

tune rewards all who purchase Tickets of

her Agents. GILBERT & SONS, Exchnnt.

Medical Notice. rfnilE Physicians of the Third Medical District 0 of the state of Indiana, and all others concerned, are hereby notified, that a simi-annual meeting of said Society will be holden at the Inn of JohD Gray, in Lawrenceburgh, on the first Thursday in May next. Extract from the minutes of the said Society, held at Aurora, Nov. 8th, 1824. Resolvedy That no Physician shall be considered a member of this Society, or be entitled to membership, who shall not have paid the amount required and received a License before the close of

the next semi-annual meeting. By order of said Society. DAN'L A. B. C. FOX, Secy. April 1, 1825. 13

TANNERS CREEK BRIDGE COMPANY. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given, that Subscription Books for the Stock of said Company, will be opened on the 1st Monday of April next, at the office of Daniel Plumer, in Manchester township, and at the office of George H. Dunn, in the town of Lawranceburgh. The terms prescribed by the act of Incorporation, are, that each share shall be five dollars one dollar to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the residue in instalments of one dollar each, as called for by the directors of the company; thirty days notice to be giren of the time of payment of each instalment. The non-payment of any instalment, when legally ealled for, is a forfeiture of the share, and all the payments made thereon. But one share can be subscribed for by any one person or company, until after the expiration of 20 days. Other places will be selected at which to receive subscriptions as soon as practicable. Stephen Ludlow, Daniel Plumer, G. H. Dunn. March 29, 1825. 13

THE WELL BRED HORSE TOP-GALLANT, WILL stand the enduing season at the following places, viz: At Lawrenceburgh, the first Monday of April next, at the stable of James A. Piatt, to continue there until the Wednesday following at 4 o'clock P. M. Then at Lewis Dunn's, in Elis.bethtown, the remainder of the week; and so to continue throughout the season, which will end on the last day of June next. TOP-GALLANT is a beautiful di:!; chesnut sorrel, full 16 hands high, elegantly formed both for saddle or harness; he is nine years old. , A further description is given in hand bills. LOT ABRAHAM. March 25, 13-35. Blank Deeds for Sale.