Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 23, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 10 June 1825 — Page 3

LAWRENCEBURGH. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1825.

Two of the Indian murderers, Andrew Sawyer and John T. Bridge, convicted in the Madison county circuit court, and sentenced to be hung on the 3d inst., were, we are informed, executed according to the judgment of the court. John Bridge, (son

of John T. Bridge,) a youth of 18 years of age, who was to have been executed on the same day, received a pardon while under the gallows. The court and jury by whom he was tried, recommended him to the mercy of the Executive.

We have frequently been amused by the humorous description given by English writers and travellers, of the manners, habits, and character of the American nation; but not until very recently have we ever seen it attempted by one of cur countrymen. The travels of almost every European in the United States, heretofore published, has never extended farther than a tour from one of the

eastern cities to another, and the balance of

their peregrination is made up from stories related by individuals, who pretend to be well acquainted with the most remote parts of the Union; the custom of the inhabitants; their mode of living, language, colour, &x.

These statements, for the most part, are, as

they ought to be, disbelieved by every intelligent reader and considered to be wanting both in truth and honesty. A writer in an Alexandria paper, in a very sarcastick manner, attempts a descrip

tion of a 'trial by jury in one of the courts in

this state, as related to him by a gentleman who had lately returned from an excursion

to the West: probably, (for we must, like the

above writer, be permitted to guess a little,)

for the purpose of exchanging, with the wild

inhabitants of Indiana, wooden clocks, patent

spinning wheels, patent looms, (for a great num

ber of our people, are well acquainted with

those machines,) patent medicines, tin ware,

&c. for furs, peltry, cut silver, and well exe

cuied counterfeit notes. Very certain it is,

that a number of improprieties are commit

ted by those travelling traders, while pass ing through the western country; at which

they would, no doubt, blush and hang their

heads if recounted to them in the land o

"steady habits." We do not pretend to say

that either the writer of the following para

graph, or his informant, ever tried the swift

ness of any our sheriffs, or the intellectual

strength of our judges: nor that they narrowly escaped a few months' residence in the

state building at Jeffersonville. Neither of

these do we know to be facts; but reader.

you may think as you please. Alexandria. D. C. May 6. TRIAL BY JURY. A gentleman, who lately returned from the vest,informcd me that in passing through the state of Indiana, he stopped at a county town, during the session of the court, in that place. life was invited to attend the court, and accordingly found the judge sitting on a

large block, in one corner of a log cabin,

paring hvs toe nails, and the members of the lr:r next'the judge, separated from the peo

ple by a pole fastened to the sides of the house and extending across the room. Soon after he entered the seat of justice, the judge

inouired of the sheriff, why the jury were

not forthcoming to which he replied, that

he had eleven tied, up stairs, and his depu

ties were engaged in running the twelfth

down, that the jury would be ready in a few

moments. Upon this our traveller immedi

ately departed, and soon after left the state.

The house of Mr. Corry, on the north, and the range of brick buildings on the south, were on tire, and for some considerable time braved the exertions of the firemen to extinguish them: but the activity of our hook and ladder, hose, and engine companies, was successful in stopping the further progress of the fire. It was at first considered im

possible to prevent the entire destruction of

the whole range ol brick buildings; nor could it have been done without using every exertion that the dhTerent companies were possessed of; which, we are pleased to say, was the case this morning. While we are justly commending the promptness and activity of the various fire companies; we cannot but regret that the tardiness of the spectators, to 4 lend a helping hand,' was so manifest at this fire. It

seemed difficult for the wardens to form the

ines necessary for the conveyance of water,

wrhich wras one cause of the greater difficul-

y in extingushing the fire having had un-

nterrupted sway lor some minutes.

The principal sufferers in this fire, are

Messrs. 0.& W. M. Farnsworth & Co. The

printing presses, types, book bindery, a ste

reotvpe set of plates for Webster s Spelling

Book, together with a large number of co

pies bound and in sheets, and several thous

and sheets of the Almanic for 1826, were all

burnt. The loss to these gentlemen, we pre

sume, is between four and five thousand dol

ars. Ziorfs Adv.

Pittsfield, April 28. SOMNAMBULISM.

Mr. Timothy Dean, of Adams, in this

county, son of the late Dr. Dean, had em

ploy ed himself for some weeks in thrashing,

during the past winter. One night as he

was about closing his labors, he ascended a

ladder to the top of the great beams in the

barn, where the rye which lie was trashing

was deposited, to ascertain what number of

bundles remained unthrashed, which he de

rermined to finish the next day. The ensuing right, about 2 o'clock, as was supposed,

iVlr. Dean was heard by his mother to get

up and go out, and no further recollectioi

of him during the night: he repaired to his

barn, being in sound sleep, and, altogether

unconscious of what he was doing, set open u: .1 j i ii ii i

ins uani uouo, ascenaeu me laauer as ne

had done the day before, on to the haymow,

thence on to the great beams of the barn to

where the rye was deposited, and threw

down a flooring, and again descended and

commenced thrashing: it when he had com

pleted it, he raked off the straw, and bound

it into bundles, and shoved up the rye to one

side of the floor, and then carried the straw

up the ladder and deposited it on some rails that lay across the great beams of the barn

tnen threw down another rloorin

which he trashed and finished as before: thus

he continued his labours until he had thrash

ed five floorings, and on returning from throwing down the sixth and last, in passing over part of the haymow, he fell off where the hay had been cut down about six feet on to the lower part of it, which awoke him. He at first imagined himself in his neigh

bor's barn, but after groping in the dark for

THE GATHER2R.

It is stated in a letter from Mr. Shaler,

United States' consul at Algiers, that the

town of Belida, 128 miles from Algiers, was

entirely destroyed by an earthquake on the

d ol iJarch. It was inhabited by 10,000 people, the whole of whom perished.

New-York, May 13. The British cutter Nimble, from London,

with the second instalment of the Greek

oan, has arrived at Nanoli de Romania.

The money contributed in this country for

tne ureeKs, was forwarded from London by

nis vessel, ana lias safely reached its desti

nation.

The whole amount of specie imported in

to the United States during the year, ending September 30th, 1824, was $8,047,598. Exported in the same period, $7,014,552.

Leaving a balance in the country of specie

mponea, oi $ i,uoj,u4o. simcr. den. Cincinnati, June 6. The Ex-Empress Iturbide, arrived at this

city in the steam boat Pilot on Friday last,

on her way to Baltimore. She was so much indisposed, that she could not receive the visits of a number of our citizens who called

upon her. jVat. Crisis.

New-York, May 20. The Margaret

Wright, which arrived yesterday from Cam-

peachy, took from Alvarado to that place

part of the troops which it was said w ere in

tended for the invasion of Cuba, but that project had been abandoned. The people

of Campeachy save themselves up to re

joicing for three days, and fired a salute of

100 guns each day, in consequence of the

acknowledgment of their independence by Great Britain.

The laborers on the canal between Black

Rock a:;d Tonawanda creek, in NewT-York,

recently had a misunderstanding, which

ended in a very general conflict. A number of persons were severely injured by the vari

ous missiles used by the combatants, and one

man, who was missing at the end of the affray, has not yet been found. Strong fears

are entertained that he was killed. Twelve of the principal actors were secured, and, after examination in Buffalo, were commit

ted to await their trial. The Emperor of Austria has given orders to the Samoieds, a half barbarous people living near Archangel, to turn Christians.

This is an admirable plan to save all the trouble and expense of missionaries. As he is such a patron of Bible societies, it is to be

hoped he will at least send them a few co

pies in their own dialect. Travelling The journey from Philadel

phia to Huntsville, about 1000 miles, was

made in twelve days, on horseback, by an

individual, to make purchase of cotton, on the arrival of the late news from England.

lie was six days a-headof the mail.

Hail Storm. There was a tremendous hail storm at Washington Pa. on the 10th

ult. which is said to have broken about 10,

000 panes of glass, and to have injured

much ot the grain in the ground.

The Madrid official Gazette contains a

list of the persons sentenced to various pen

ments of every sort. Good servants, of all work or any work, in-door or out-door, waiters, cooks, chambermaids, laundresses, or coachmen, are in perpetual demand; and we want every kind of building materials, for which higher prices Mid better wages are given here at this time, than in any city or town in the United States, or the civilized world. Preserving Posts. A Pennsylvanian states that 21 years .ago, in planting some gate posts, he bored through them near the ground with a two inch auqer, filled the hole

with salt and plugged it at both ends. The posts are now as sound as when put down. He has since applied salt to the posts of rail fences, by boring an inch augurhole about four inches above the ground, diogonally across the post, so as to reach about two inches under ground; filling the hole with salt and closing it with plugs. He has not found any decay among them. Westfield, (Mass.) April 27. Mad Foxes. Several mad foxes have been seen in and about this town within a few days past. One of them entered the hog pen of Mr. E. G. Cook, a few nights since, and bit two of his swine one of them has been killed, as it had all the symptoms of madness the other is now in a similar state. Soon after the fox left the pen, he was kill

ed by a neighbor of C's. not however, till

he had bitten the neighbor's dog, which has

since been killed. It is supposed by some

that loxes run mad after a particular age.

a lonff time, ascertained that he was in his

own barn, and at length found the ladder on altics b" t,ie Courts Marshal. Among them

which he descended to the floor closed his ls a person condemned to death for having barn and returned to his house on coming had in nis house a green ribbon, with the

to the light, found himself in such a profuse! woras "Constitution, Cortes, Liberty, or perspiration, that his clothes were literally! fteath." Another is sentenced to the Galwet through. He went to bed, and the next!les for Uvo Kar because he said that he morning on going to his barn, found that he! was a negro, and would ever be so. A third had thrashed, during the night, five bushels; is sent to the Galleys for four years, be-

of rYe had raked the straw off in good or-ica,ISse a C0PJ OI ine constitution oi me or-

CREEK INDIANS.

Extract to the Editor cf the Baltimore Patriot

dated 1 ayettevilie, JY. C. May 10. General William Mcintosh, the brave Indi

an warrior, was attacked and murdered at

ikin BlufTon the 30th ult. by hostile Creek

Indians; the cause of the outrage, his activi

ty in forwarding the Jndian treaty. His son, Col. Mcintosh, narrowly escaped w ith r Tl. i . - i .

nis me irom mm i nave oDtained tne particulars. Himself in company with 3 other chiefs, departed this morning for Washington, to lay the affair before government.

Gen. Gaines and aid, (Col. Butler.) passed

through this place on Monday, for St. Augustine, for the purpose of reviewing the for

tifications on the route.

From the Recorder of the 3d inst. pub

lished at Milledgeville, Geo. we copy the following:

"We stop the press to announce the dis

tressing intelligence of the murder of the In

dian Chief Gen. William Mcintosh, and the

Chief of Cowetan, Tustunnuggee Tommi, which was brought to the governor yesterday evening by Chilly Mcintosh, the Gene

ral's son, and five Chiefs of the nation, who made their escape from the massacre. The

mischief was perpetrated last Saturday, by

a large body ol Indians supposed to be four hundred, who attacked Gen. Mcintosh in his own house, on the very day he had appointed to set off at the head of a mission to explore the country west of the Mississippi for the future residence of the nation. There is too much reason to fear, that while men

were the instigators of this horrid butchery.

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Cincinnati, June 6.

FIRE. About half past three o'clock this

morninsr, the frame building opposite the

Globe Inn, occupied by O. tz W. M. Farns

worth 8z Co. as a printing office, was disco-

vered to be on lire, and beiore suincient water could be procured to fill the engines, the

der, and bound it up and deposited it on the great beams, and shoved up the grain to one side of the floor, all in a workman-like con-

tes was found in his carriage.

A London paper contains an account of

the combat between 4 the Lion Nero and six

dition, without the least consciousness of 1 English mastiffs.' The fight was a short one

what he was doing,until he lell irom the hay. five of the dogs being killed or disabled.

Mr. Dean was disposed to have concealed with but little ceremony, by the monarch of

these extraordinary facts, until his neighbors the forest. The match was for five thous-

inquired the cause of his thrashing at night,

when his family disclosed the particulars.

Clearing Out. Some little excitement

and sovereigns. Emigration. Emigration to the west has

never before opened so briskly as this sea

rs ot a vessel leaves our wharves that

son.

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was produced in our ci ly a lew uays smce,'is not thronged with hardy yeomanry, and

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by tne lauure oi an ungusn uooa5 oeaier m their fam:i:P, who no to seek a home in our

Washington street, by the name of Vincett.ixvostprn .a,. and the current seems everv

He had been doing business extensively in day to increase, as the season advances, the retail line, and made a dash among the Their destination is Ohio, or Michigan, (a respectables. When it was ascertained that Uare to cacn?) an( the present influx of po

ne nad stopped payment nib moic uas opened! ulation cannot continue long, ere the wil-

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by one of his creditors. The shelves appeared to be well stored with drapery, and mercery, and hosiery, and the desponding creditor began to be o4uite elated with the

prospect before him. On examination, it

appeared that every supposed package of

dry goods was but a package ol some worthless trumpery, nicely arranged on the shelves to make up a show. One of the disconsolated shaved by this shaver, brought us down one of those sham packages as a specimen. It represents a bundle of stockings, and contains only $a7i'-dust. Mr. Vincett is an emi-

whole building was enwrapped in a sheet oflgrant from the fast-anchored isle, and has

probably returned to one ol tne "three glorious kingdoms," to publish his travels in the United States- We look with some anxiety for the review of his book, in the Quarter-

name. 1 he tire originated in the lower story of the house, occupied by Mr.Frisk brushinakcr. Twice before, through the careiossne.v; of some of the w orkmen in his em-

pjoyr h.4d the establishment been on fireJly of Mr, Gilford. Boston paper.

derness will " blossom like the rose."

Buffalo, J Y. Jour. The custom, at New York, of commencing leases on May Day, has unfortunately prevailed so long that it is now difficult to be cured. If a man's house cr store is to be vacated, he wishes it to occur when the most tenants are likely to bid for it and not at a season of the year when there are few or no candidates. Therefore let a newr building be-finished when it may, the owner, in letting it for any term, if he finds a new comer to hire it, stipulates that the lease is to run till some 30th of April. A late New-York paper says, we want carpenters, joiners, bricklayers, masons, and all sorts of laborers, whose occupation is to build up, or to pull down houses or tene-

The communication of "Jndianian," has been received; but too late for this number

We are authorized to announce Collins Fitch, as a candidate to represent this county in the next General Assembly.

MARRIED On yesterday, by Daniel Hagerman, Esq. Mr. Zachariah Sanks, to Miss Julian Gaw -all of thi$ township. (Kr The Rev. Hayden, of the Presbyterian denomination of Christians, will preach in the Court House in this place at 1 1 o'clock on the 3d Saturday in this month. One of the principal objects of this meeting, will be the establishment of a Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceburgh. Those therefore who are friendly to the promotion of religion, will be punctual in their attendance on that occasion. June 10, 1825.

Fourth of July. The cit izens of Dearborn county are solicited to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of their National Independence in the town of WILMLXGTOJV. Good music will be provided, and necessary arrangements made to render the day agreeable.

Town Meeting. An election will be held on Saturday evening, the 1 1th of June, at early candlelight, at the Hotel of James A. Piatt, by the freemen of the town of Lawrenceburgh, for the purpose of electing a member of the select council, in place of Joseph Morgan, who re-, fuses to serve; and a Marshal in place of Dr. Jabez Percival. Wm. LINDSEY, Recorder. June 10, 1825.

Blanks, of all kinds, for sale at this olfice.