Indiana Palladium, Volume 1, Number 47, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 25 November 1825 — Page 3
place in the criminal law, however plausiblejcount of the great western lakes, is cxlracti r ...... . ... I,.! C 1.1 U J AT rl.
tu iiuui un essbay puuiisneu in uie n . iorK Statesman: 1 . The Ontario is 1 GO miles long, 40 miles wide ; 500 feet deep ; and its surface is computed at 218 feet above the elevation of the
waters at three Kivers, 20 miles below
LAVRENCEBURGH.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1825.
We learn from the last Brookville paper, that Gen. Noah Noble, is appointed Receiver of Public Moneys, n the Land Office at Indianapolis, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Lazarus Noble, Esq in consequence of which, he has resigned his seat in the Legislature of this state. Although, in the appointment of this gentleman, we are happy to recognize an officer, whose fidelity and zeal in the discharge of a public trust cannot be surpassed; yet, it is to be regre-
rd that the country has thereby been de
prived of the services of an industrious, prompt, and energetic member of the Legislature.
pirt The attention of our citizens was
arrested on Wednesday evening last, about
Mr. Crockett's doctrine may appear, as it is
very difficult to do away ancient custom? and laws long establisbed. The people become imperceptibly attached to them, which will always or for a considerable length o'
tilTR- nrpvpnt nnvnHiral rlinnfrp burner mnlf4 VaDC V incen...
i,nm wi,nf k r- 2. Erie is 270 miles lone, 60 miles wide.
10 o'clock, by the appearance of a tremen
dous tire on the Kentucky side of the river a short distance below this place. The ri ver prevented any immediate information
Early next morning we were informed that the fire originated in the Horse Mill belonging to Mr. Zera Tousey, which, together vith a large quantity of grain and a distillery, was totally destroyed. We are not able to state the value of the property consumed it must be ver) considerable. The loss of the mill will be severely felt, not only by Mr. Tousey, but, by the whole neighborhood, whose sole dependence it was for grinding in dry seasons. While recording the above unpleasant circumstance, we cannot help calling the attention of the citizens of this place to a sense of their danger, should a fire occur, circumstanced as they are at present. The con
templation of such an event is very unpleasant, but far more horrible would be the reality; and unless some exertion is made to guard against it, distressing as the feelings may be, they will, sooner or later, be experienced by our citizens in all their bitterness. 'Peace is the time to prepare for war,' says the voice of wisdom. Let us profit by the advice, and while our town is yet secure, each individual enjoying the blessings of his honest industry, make the necessary preparations for a reverse of fortune. A few hundred dollars (say 500) would be sufficient to procure a fire engine large enough to answer every purpose. Would you then, fellowcitizens, rather than contribute a small pittance to raise this sum, risk your earthly all, and await the result? We think you would not. But should you determine to trust to
chance and fortune for security, as heretofore, the consequences may be easily anticipated. The Frankfort Argus, of the ICth instant, states that a man by the name of Beauchamp, suspected as the murderer of S. P. Sharp, was arrested, by persons sent in pursuit, and brought back to Frankfort, where an investigation of the matter would take
place immediately. The principal cause of
suspicion resting on this person, we learn. Was his having left his bed at a late hour, on the night the murder was committed, and did not return for some time, which was observed by the keeper of the house. The next mail will no doubt give further, and, perhaps, more correct information on this subject. A Dr. G. F. H. Crockett, is now lecturing
the legislature of Kentucky "on that part of
penai jurisprudence which relates to Capital punishments, in which he promises to show that man does not possess the right to inflict it upon his species. " Thus far the
aDoctor mht get along right well, provided he is ingenious; but w hen he goes on to say, that punishments of this kind are contrarv to justice, policy, and interest, we are disposed to disable his judgment very considera
bly, and would ercn go so far as to call in question the policy, at least, of hi theory.
Little change.it is apprehended, will take
in them. What success the Doctor may
have with tnG legislature, in bringing them round to his faitb, we are not prepared to say; but would venture to predict, that it
will take him some time to convince the friends and relatives of the late Francis Baker, that hanging for murder is unjust, inhuman, impolitic, or contrary to the mild
spirit of the government.
Greece, The news from this oppressed
country has, for some time back, been very
indefinite and contradictory, and mostly of
such a character, as seemed to place the af
fairs of Greece in a very precarious situa
lion. It will be seen, however, by a refer ence to an official de'spatch of the govern ment to the Greek deputies in London, pub iished in this day's paper, that her affair:
are assuming a more favorable aspect; she
seems to be rapidly progressing on the full
tide of prosperity, and, judging from several of her recent victories, we may shortly
expect to hear of a final and favorable ter
mination of her present sanguinary struggle
for ficedom.
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Kentucky Legislature Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Mr. Richard Taylor moved the following o
resolutions: Resolved, That so much of the governor message as relates to the Judiciary, be re
witli permission to report by bill or other
wise: Ana tor the better enabling said com mittee to discharge their duty, so far as re lates to the Court of Appeals:
Resolved further, That it is the deliberate
and solemn opinion of this House, and of a
large majority of the ood people of thi
commonwealth, herein represented, that the
act, entitled "an act to repeal the law oro-a
mzingthc L,ourt ot Appeals, and reorganiz
mg a tourtot Appeals,'7 is unconstitutiona
and void, so far as it purports to reDeal. or
abolish the Court of Appeals, and enact and
establish another court in its stead : and.tha
the Court ot Appeals, so attempted to be re
pealed and abolished, is (the said act not
withstanding) the Supr erne Court of the
slate, and the J uds;es thereof, havine: neithe
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resigned nor been removed from office, bv
either of the modes recognized and provided t .1 . . -. .
by the constitution, are still in ofhee, and should be so considered and respected, by all the functionaries of the government; which were adoptedayes GO nays 30. On Thursday, Nov. 10, Mr. Crittenden reported a bill repealing the acts of last session reorganizing the Court of Appeals and fixing the salaries of the Judges, and reviving all la ws by them repealed On Monday last, Mth inst., says the Argus, the House of Representatives passed the bill to repeal the act reorganizing the
Lourt ot Appeals, with amendments reserving so much of the act as relates to the Sergeant, and tisinc the future salaries of the
J uuges at $ 200. The vote was for the re
peal a3,ag?anst it 31.
00 teet deep; and its surface is ascertained
o be 3G5 feet above the tide wrater at Al-
Iluron is 250 miles lomr, 100 miles' a-
verage breadth. 900 feet deep, and its sur-
ace is near ovo teet above the tide water.
4. Michigan is 400 miles lone. 50 wide,
depth unknown; elevation the same as Hu-
on. 5. Green Bay is about 105 miles long, 20
miles wide, depth unknown; elevation the
same as Huron and Michigan.
G. Lake Superior is 4G0 miles long, 109
miles average width, 900 feet deep, and its
suriacc is 104U ieet above the tide water.
Hence it is easy to calculated that the
bottom ol Lake Lric is not as low as the
foot of Nigara Falls; but the bottom of each
ol the other lakes, it will be observed, i
lower than the surface of the ocean.
Lake Superior is the head fountain, the
grand reservoir of the mighty volume that
tills the rivers, exnands into lakes. ntwi
roars over the cateracts of the Niagara, St.
Lawrence, &c. After making a sirai-circle of five degrees to the south, accommodating and enriching one of the most fertile and in
teresting sections ot the globe, it meets the tide a distance of 2000 miles from its source.
and 500 from the extreme point of its entry
on the Atlantic coast.
NEW STORE. HEZEKIAH SHOOK, & C I1AVE just received and Lave now opened in jJL Hardinsburgh. a fresh assortment of FALL & WINTER GOODS. ALSO
Iron, Nails, Castings and Groceries.
All of which ivill be sold low for cash or Country
Produce. The following articles wilt be received in exchange:
Pork, Whiskey, Corn, Beeswax, Country Linen, Linsey,
Feathers, Rags, and Ginseng.
1t$jYTED iMJIEDLlTELY, 100 Dozen Chickens, for which tde highest price will be sriven.
Hardinshurgh, Nov. 11, 1825.
AG-
Racing. A great race was run over the Union coarse, L. J. near New York, cn the 2d instant, for 20,000, between the New
York mare Ariel, and the Virginia mare
Fiiriilln, and won by the latter in 3d heat. It is supposed that one hundred thousand dollars were betted on the occasion. The two first heats were severely contested. The first was won hy Ariel, by half a length the second by Flirtilla hy half a neck, and the third by the same by sixty or seventy
yards. Ariel was three and a half years old Flirtilla between live and six years. The
heats were three miles, and were run in 5
min. 5S sec-
-b min. 54 sec. and 5 min. 53
k -KT -XT . .
sec. A lew i oriv paper in speaking of the first heat, says, the last two miles were run in as short time, with the exception of the race between Eclipse and Henry, aa was ever performed on any course in the United States. And although they were 5m. 5Cs. in running the whole heat, it is believed that if both horses had been put any where near the top of their speed from the start, it would have been done in shorter lime than we have on record.
Land Certificate Lost. TOST a Cf rtificafe for Eighty Acres of Land i entered (if rightly recollected) on (he 25th
of October, 1S-25, drawn in favor of William M'Dow-
ell, and made payable at Delaware, Ohio; said certificate bar on it the following description cf the land, to wit: Lying in SeDeca county, state of Ohio, town 3, being: the north-east part of section 15, and
joining lines wilh the land of Air. M'Knight. Any
person linding said certificate and leaving it at this ofilce, shall be liberally rewarded.
Lawrenceburgb, Nov. 18, 1825. 46 Siv Public Sale.
I ILL be offered for sale, on Tuesday, the 2')lh inst. 3t the house of the subscriber.
in Manchester township, on the State Road, the
following property, to wit: One first rate breeding Mare, One elegant saddle Horse, Cows & Yearlings, 3 or 400 bushels' of Corn, 1 or 200 bushels of Oats, in the Stack, 12 or 15 tons of good Haj,
well pressed, And other Article? not mentioned Sale, to begin at 10 o'clock, on said day. Due
attendance will be given, and terms of sale mado known by
HENRY D1LS. November 15, 1823.
Naples, Sept. 14. A singular crime, or
rather a crime accompanied with circum-1 bird was blown" to
On Tuesday last (says the Balton Chronicle) two medical students at this town, desirous of improving in the art of shooting, procured a young pigeon, which they tied by the leg, allowing it to sport in the air whilst they tired at it. Thirty rounds were discharged without effect, when they fastened their feathered victim to a post, and at
twelve yards distance discharged 30 rounds more. The bird seeming invulnerable the
young aspirants halved the distance, and fir-
ed several times but without eflect. The
distance was halved a second time, which
reduced it to about three yards, and an extra
string having been put round the bird, to keep its wings from fluttering, they both leveled their guns at the same time, with in
fallible certainty, and strange to relate, the
Pa j Your Taxes! NOTICE is hereby given, that I have to pay off the State Revenue on the 12th day of December next; i hope that those who hare not
p3id their taxes, will ple39e to pay the same on or
beiore the Jth of Dec, for on that day will leave this place for Indianapolis. By complying with tho above request, you will confer a favor on one who
s disposed to accommodate all that he can JOHN SPENCER, Collector for D. c
itoms! One pocketed
stances such as perhaps never before han-Uhn winrr tbn Mtrfl.o l ,a
pened, took place some time ago in Bari. A rCi home in triumph, to relate their sucman, condemned to he hanged for some un- cess. pardonable offence, was conducted to the , ' scaffold and underwent his sentence. After Hartford, October 25. the execution, the body was stripped, and Small Pnr fr
. .
interment; but as it was on its way towards its final home, it was observed to move, and on examination it was discovered that the vital spark was not extinct. Surgical assistance was procured, and the criminal was brought back to life, and afterwards reconducted to prison. On his arrival there, his grave clothes were taken away, and, as the hangman had taken possession of the others, and refused to give them up, a furious dispute arose between him and the naked fellow about them, the hangman claiming them as his perquisites, upon thv plea that he had hanged the fellow: whereas the other de
manded them a- ms property, alleging that
at not succeeding in so just a demand, he
caught up a kmte that lav near and stabbed
the hangman. The wound was dangerous, hut not immediately mortal. The criminal will probably be hanged again with all convenient speed. At all events it is most likely he will he the first and the last who will have to boast of having killed his han?mnn.
land that too, after having been hanged.
attempts were making to introduce in Erie
land Cr. Jenner's system of vaccination, it met with violent opposition, from a few interested characters, who published pamphlet after pamphlet on the subject, fraught with railing and falsehood. One of those pamphleteers was a Dr. S , of London; a physician who had been employed, not a little to his own emolument, in the small pox hospitals. In a pamphlet against vaccination, the Dr. gravely advanced as a reason for proceeding in the old practice of inoculation, "that in the populous parts of the metropolis, where the abundance of children exceeds the means of prov iding food and
raiment lor them, tins pestilential disease,
he had no. cen properly hanged. Enraged (the small pox,) is considered as a merciful ri t ffA till r'M mrr m cn -inf A. 1 1. .1 -
The Western Lakes. The following ac-
provision on the part of providence to les-
sen the burthen of a poor man's family." Georgia. Troup has been re-elected governor of this state, for two years, hy a majority of G38 votes over General Clarke. More than 40,000 votes were taken. The contest was violent, and so much were the passions excited, that an acting justice of the peace was detected in attempting to vote twice. Greensburvh. Gaz.
AUGUSTA COLLEGE. AT the instance of the board of Trustees of the Augusta College, the following communication is made. Augosta College, is situated oa the Ohio river, 45 miles above Cincinnati, in the beautiful and very healthy village of Augusta The building is a fine brick, seven fyix iWt in front, forty feet deep, and two stories and a half high, and is now completely finished, ami th .WI-
tuiion is out of debt in every respect. Two pro-
wssors nave Deen appointed, llev. Joseph lomlinson, prof of Matheinaticks, and Rev. John P n,,r-
bin, prof, of Langua-es. Mr. Tornlinson is now
in tne College, and Mr. Durbin is appointed to raise collections for the college, during this session, which will end on the tenth day of August, 182G; during which time a gentleman of known htcrary attainments is provided to fill up bis lack of service, as assistant to Mr. Tornlinson. There are now twenty-three classical students, and increasing weekly; there are near fifty in tho English department, who are taught by Mr. Ingram, with great satisfaction. Boarding can be had on the following terms, in good families: Roardiog alone, one dollar per week,boarding, lodging, and washing, one dollar and twenty-five cents, boarding, lodging, washing, room for study, morning and evening, fire and candles, all for one dollar and fifty cents. Tuition, twelve dollars per annum. The by-laws provide that the morals of the students shall be particularly attended to. This College was commenced four or five years since, under the patronage of the Kentucky and Ohio Conferences of the Methodist Church, and is intended to be undr the general controul of the Methodist church. From this circumstance, some have supposed that it was in some sense, to be a theological school It ia only necessary to say that this is an erronims opinion, and without foundation. The object of the school is to afford a purely literary education, principally to the children of our people, but to all others aUo, (and with precisely the same advantages as the children of Methodist parents,) who maywish to commit their sons to the care of the above institution. We think that the best way is (and what every parent ought to do if possible,) to give our sons a liberal education in early life, and afterwards they caa choose their occupation, and whatever it may be, learning will be to them a powerful assistant. CiiK'innat), Nov. 4, 185.