Indiana Palladium, Volume 2, Number 7, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 18 February 1826 — Page 3

LAWRENCSBURGH. SATURDAY, FEBRUAR Y 1 8, 1 82G. Cincinnati market, Feb. 1 3. Coffee 20 to'21FIour,bes,bbI.$3 to 3 12 Bacon lb. 5 to G Sugar, N. Orleans, 11 to 12 lb. Tea, young hjson, lb. .91 to 1 12 Whiskey, new, 18 to 19 gallon. The Influenza which has been so prevalent in this neighborhood forsomc time past, has been felt with equal seventy in almost every direction through the U. States. The papers we have received by the last mail, generally mention the visit their town has received. In fact the papers themselves,in some instances, discover evident marks of its ravages, having been reduced to half their usual dimensions, and in other respects much worsted, particularly in the inside head. Never was there a time when the heads of editors were so well stowed with matter; even the Printer's Devil felt as tho' he could write something, from the increased weight above, but it was all to no purpose as every fellow's head appeared to be filled with the same kind of notions. A writer in the "Indiana Farmer," has favored the public with a few observations on the mode of electing President and Vice President of the United States, at the conclusion of which he observes, "my remarks are only intended to rouse the attention of men of talents on that subject, and editors who think them worthy of notice, will be so good as to insert them in their respective papers." For our part, wc should be very willing to give the article a publication, because we believe it a good one, had we not inserted the very same, with the exception ofthe introduction and a small bit at the conclusion, at least a year since; it then appeared as a letter from W. C. Summerville to R. S. Garnet, a member of Congress. If the editor of the Farmer has in his possession the 8th No. of this paper, he can show his correspondent the very extract alluded to. Now it appears to us very strange indeed, how it should happen that two men should think and write a piece exactly alike, and yet be 7 or 800 miles apart; but it will not appear quite so strange, when it is known that there is a difference of one year in their date. We are indebted to the polite attention ofthe Hon. John Test, for the following bill relative to the lands held by Indians in this state. It is supposed the bill will pass as it stands below or with similar provisions. A BILL making an appropriation to extinguish Indian titles to lands in the State of Indiana, and to acquire the right of surveying" and locating a canal route through the Great Miami Reservation. Beit enactedhi the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to negotiate a treaty with the Miami or any other tribes of In dians, for the extinguishment of their tic to lands within the btate ol Indiana, and for the right of surveying and locating a canal through the lands reserved by the Miamis, contiguous to the Wabash river, in the State aforesaid; and that the sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, for the purposes aforesaid, out of anjr money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Candidates for Constable. James )V. Hunter, Hiram W. Cloud, Daniel Fuller, William Bradford. Ulysses Cook, Jesse Laird, 77ie Indians. The schools established amonj; the Indians for the education of their children, are doing great good. At Michilimackinac there are 112 scholars in the day school, and 77 children in the family of the teachers. Some of the latter have been brought from great distances, four of them from the Red River, 2,700 miles. Among the Caddoes the schools are prosperous being attended by 1100 children. All this is excellent. But is it mt time to resolve on what we shall do with the Indians when they shall be civilized? Already in the territory of the Arkansas, we begin to covet the land that we lately ceded to the Choctaws, for other lands that belonged to them cast ofthe Mississippi. Whcro shall ttc tfop? If ths Indians

arc to be driven back, back, it is worse than useless to expend money for their instruction, for they will only feel the severity of their lot the more keenly. And, as those of the Cherokees and Creeks, who are in the first stages of civilized life, who have become herdsmen and farmers, are we content that they shall go on and improve? These are generous matters, and it is high time some definitive course should be adopted. As yet, we speak the truth plainly, the government of the United States lias been continually professing one thing

and doing another. We establish schools' and teach them to become auriculturalistf, and then say to them, give us your lands? JViles. The new republics. The idea has become general, that Colombia and Mexico, having conquered Cuba and Porto ... 7.r., - 1 ..J .. will, il the war aaint them is continued , c , ? , 1 c . 1 by bpain intend to attack Spain her-1 self, by sending a strong squadron on certain coasts of that kingdom, the inhabitants of which, through the wretchedness of their condition, are ripe for any movement that promises a change; and even if the people should not rise enmasse against the king, hundreds and thousands of them will cheerfully join the republicans, and assist them in harassing the royal government, and in adding to the heap of miseries which it inflicts upon the people. If the butcheries of Morillo and others in Carracas could be retaliated on the heads of those who slaughtered the people of South Ameri ca like the beasts of the field, who could ia ,mr r ULtm ' u!e T x ,u regret the act of jus ice? The repub-j lies named will soon have the power to carry the war home to the king of Spain, and by so doing they can better force him to an acknowledgment of their independence than by any other means. And this acknowledgment is very desirable, notwithstanding the new governments have nothing to fear from the malice of the parent state, because that it would enable them to consolidate their establishments and greatly add to their population by migrations from Spain. Ferdinand is too wise to follow the ad vice of those who recommended that he should be at peace with his late colonies, and must be whipped out of his preposterous pretentions to sovereignty over Mexico and South America. The loss of Cuba and Porto Rico, with a fleet on his coasts, supported by the inflamatory nature of his people, will cause him "to listen to reason." Distressing occurrence. On Wednesday iast, as Mr. Archibald Ashcraft was passing down the Blue river hill, with his wagon and team, the horses took fright and ran off. Mr. Ashcraft had hold the bridle of the saddle horse, when the horses started, to which he held u-itil the wagon struck a tree, at which time he fell, and the wheels passed over his shoulder and head, mangling him in a shocking manner. Mrs. Ashcraft and her daughter, about 12 or 15 months old, were in the wagon at the time, and although tue wagon was literally torn to pieces one of the horses killed, and Mrs. A. and the child thrown fully a rod, in different directions, their lives were spared, and to all appearance, they had received no injury. When Mr. Ashcraft was taken up he was found almost lifeless, and when our informant, (who witnessed the dreadful scene,) left him, he was not expected to live nrtny moments. We are informed that Mr. Ashcraft had resided for several years in Holland county, Ohio, and was on his way to White Lick in this state. Western Emporium. .. ? The Goodwin Sands. These are very remarkable banks, situated opposite Deal and Ratnsgate, about seven or eight miles from the Coast. The length of the sand is ti-iabout te? mi,e9' and t,lR breadth ne;4r) tvvo' and consists of a more soft flued, porous, spun gious, hut withal, tenacious matter, than the neighboring sands, and consequently of such a quality, that when a ship strikes upon it, there is but little chance of her getting ofT, the nature of the sand heing such as to swaHovv the vessel up some times in a few hours, while the surf, which breaks upon them renders all attempts to approach the ill-fated vessel impossible. When the water is off these sands, they become exceedingly hard and firm, so that people may land and stay for hours upon them in summer; indeed cricket matches have been played upon them, but woe to those who do not quit at the proper moment, for in a very 9hort time they become as quicksand, and float to and fro with the waves, and when they retire again, settle as before. When the Trinity House some years since formed a design to erect a liht-house upon them, the engineers employed penetrated to a great depth with their boring augers, but they could reach no solid bottom, as the spongy materials reached to such a depth as to render the design utterU impracticable, and a floating light was in consequence established. On the 26th of November, 1702, a dreadful sterna arose from the V. S. W. and blew for many hours with great violence, during which thirteen men of war drove from their anchorage in the Downs, ran upon the fatal Goodwins, and were totally lost, with nearly all their crews, only seventyone being saved. A letter from an American gentleman at Buenos Ayrea, in apeaking of tho Ute victory gained by the IV.riu'.s of the Oanda Oriental.

over ttc Brazilian troop?, thus describes the manner iD which the battle was fought: 'The two armies met at a plain called Sa-

randy, a place very favorable to cavalry, of which both parties were composed. The people of this country always riht on horseback, armed with a carbine and broad aword Before the battle, Lavalleja made a short address to his men, or friend?, as he called them, and then gave the necessary orders, the most important of which was that they were to use nothing but the sabre their carbines were fastened at their backs in such a manner as to afford some protection to the back and neck. The Brazilians advanced in a canter, while the Patriots commenced at a trot. When within sixty yards of each other, the Patriots broke into a brisk gallop, and as they closed quick ened their pace. The Brazilians continued advancing in a canter till within twenty yards, when they fired, but before they could throw their carbines over their shoulders and draw their swords, the Patriots, at full speed, were upon .them, sword in hand. After a conflict !of about twenty minutes, the Brazilians, una- . . . m . . 1 1 . ble to sustain the shoe, gave way at every f ' J ' 9 FLORENCE, ALA. SAX. 28. Steam Boat Disaster. We are informed that the Pioneer, on her way up our river, in the night ran foul of, and sunk a keel boat, attached to the steam boat Friendship, laden with 120 bales cotton: all of which was dipped, though subsequently it has been laid out on an Island to dry. nnint. Bailing Potatoes. We are assured by a gentleman, who has experimental knowledge of the fact, that there is a great advantage to be derived from parpotatoes, or at least cutting them o'or cutting off the ends, and soaking pen or cutting them about an hour in cold water before boiling. When boiled, they should be put into fresh water, (not that in which they had been soaked) which should be raised to a boiling temperature before the potatoes are put in. The soaking ofthe potatoes before boiling is said to extract a strong narcotic and disagreeable substance which is always present, in greater or lesa quantity, in this useful root. We do not speak experimentally, but recommend the trial ofthe above method of cooking potatoes from the alleged experience of others. A. Y. Farmer. Prom, a Middletown, (Con.)pcpcr, Jan. 25. BE ON YOUR GUARD. A Heroine. A few davs since a ladv in this city, whose husband was absent, was informed by her son, a mere boy, that a man had just gone up stairs. She directed him to go and ee what he was doing. I he child went , and immedi ately returned and informed her that he had seen the man's legs protruding from under a bed in the garret The mother seized a broomstick, proceeded to the garret, and found a stout negro secreted there. He attempted to escape, but before he could reach the outer door of the house, the child locked it and gave the key to its mother. The negro then attempted to wrest the key from her, but our undaunted heroine played her broomstick so effectually upon his head and back, that he soon cried for quarters ; and assistance beinii in a short time obtained, be was secured. About 12 o'clock, on Friday night last, an attempt was made to break into the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel RusselL, in this city. At the time there was no man in the house, Mr. Russell being absent at N. York. The women being alarmed, raised the cry of lire, which called to their assistance some of the neighbors- The thief or thieves made good their retreat. THREE RIVERS, Jan. 4. Accident. A young man ofthe name of Hugh M'Bride, in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company, at the post ol Rat River, on the St. Maurice, was found dead on the 13th ult. Being fond of snaring hares, he sat out on that day as usual, and not returning so early as he had done before, Mr. M'Allister, the gentleman in charge of the post, sent out Mr. Leblnnc to look for him. A fox trap had been laid by the men in the neighborhood. Mr. Leblanc tracing his footstep?, found him lifeless in the trap. The two beams of the trap had closed on his throat, and the back part of his neck, and he had been unable to extricate himself. The corpse was brought down to this place on an Indian sleigh drawn by dogs belonging to the post. An inquest was held upon the body; verdict, accidental death. Beginning. We learn that Messrs. J. $z D." Hinsdale, of Middletown, with all their propeoty that could be discovered, were on Thursday last placed nnder-ftt-tachment, at the suit ofthe Eagle Bank of this city, and remain in custody. We are informed that the interest only of the immense debt due from these gentlemen to the Bank, amount to about one hun dred dollnrs a day! The property se cured by attachment is said to amount to about 100,000 dollars. The concerns of the gentlemen have been very extensive. Besides their primary establishment at Middletown, they have several in the West India Islands, one at Ctndnuifrti, Ohio, on at Louia?i!lc, Ken-

iucky, one at Nashville, Tennessee, and we believe several others. One of the partners of the house at Cincinnati is albo in custody at Middletown. Con. Her.

A singular circumstance occurrd in Philadelphia lat wtffk. A jury had been empannelled in the Mayor's qourt, on Wednesday evening and cusp delivered over to them t,r & verdict. On ihe re-assembling of the court, on Thursday, only tlevt-n of tht jurors answering, it appeared on the affirmation of a constable, that after the jury had agreed on their verdict, and had sitfntd and sealed it, one ot them, Mr. Martin, who had been very ill during the sitting, was accom. panied home by the constable. On the const, ble calling the following day, he was told Mr. Martin was dead, and he himself saw the corpse. A question arose in court as to the receiving of the verdict; the counsel tor the Commonwealth was willing to taVe it j but the counsel tor the defendants objected, and the jury were discharged, without giving the virdict. The case waa one ot assault and battery v Yuf Jour. Small Matters. Married, at Minot, (Me.) Master Winslow Small, aged 17 years and weighing 59 pounds, to Miss Polly Small, aged twenty years, and weighing fifty pounds. Wilmington, Del. Jan. 24Exphsicn. There was an explosion at the powder works of Mr. Garresche, near this place, tn Saturday morning last, by which one man and four horae s were killed, and the grinding mill, die glazing mill, several hhds. of sulphur and aoout lbs. of powder were destroyed. Gazette. Eliz&hethtown, Hardin co. Ky. "A circumstance, a little novel, took place in this county a few days since, which, connected with a transaction ot about a year ago, forms a handsome business. A Mr. Charles Pay ton, finding an old gentleman named Joaiah Anderson, fond of his (Peyton's) wif?, and Payton being needy, agrtet.! to sell her to Anderson, and did sell her fur 30 and a cow! gave a bill of sale, and Anderson married her tor which his houses were pulled down, aud he obliged to sell his land and negroes, and Ifave the stale! Payton was very angry with Anderson, for not inviting him to the wedding. Pay ion still continues here, and finding himself in need, a few days since, sold h:s son, a youth of 19, to Mrs. Ally Qjick, a most notorious h e! old and ujjly, for two cows! She brought the voung man to the clerk's office, got and pnid for license ' thence proceeded to the Kev fl. L- Itrgtrs, and was joined in the holy state of Matrimony!" Steam boat accident. H is reported that the Caravn run upon the rocks of the tirand Chain, a tew uays ago, and was so much n jured, that she was with difficulty kept from sinking till she was run upon a sand bar. - Lou. Gaz. Indianapnlis, Feb. 7. A circumstance singular as well as fatal in its consequences, transpired in Park county, Indiana, on the night ot the 18th ult. A house in the occupancy of a Mr. Staggs on Raccoon creek, was destroyed by fire, and himself, hia wife and child were consumed by Una dreadful element. Tfrfe lKio.se bcinj siUuted at sume distance from n oil.tr habitation, this unfortunate family met Aheir tale unknown to their neighbors. On the the ntxt morning the ruins were discovered, "nid from the situation of the'iiones being near tiia door of the building, it ia supposed that the huaband followed by his wife and child were endvoring to make their escape, when the rool fell in, nd their destruction was inevitable. Ctfe derived ihe above information from a gen tlc&an wed acquainted with the facts. Guz. NewTork, Jan. 24. Late, from South America. The fhip Nimrod, captain Fowler, arrived (yesterday, in 117 days from Lima, brings the following news: 'llio de Janeiro. Nov. SO, 1S25. "It is currently repotted that the Brazilian government, in consequence of despatches received by the Brazilian brig of war Cabocle, arrived lt evening from Montevideo, is going to declare war immediately against Buenos Ay res; and that captain Taylor will be appointed to command the squadron at river la Plata beveral vessels lately arrived have been robbed by privateers about the line; one of them, a slave ship, had her cargo (-250 slaves) taken out of her. Several transports, with two thousand troops, sailed from Montevideo, 15 days since, under convoy of a frigate and two sloops of war. The decisive victory gained by the patriots over the Brazilian troops on the lth of Oct., has had a tendency to destroy all confidence which the latter reposed in their military decipline, better equipments, he. 1 he loss on the Brazilian side was 400 killed, 470 privates, and 52 officers prisoners; a large number of small arms, military stores, &c. The Brazilian 64, Com. Jewett, had just arrived from Bahia. During the homeward voyage of the brig Forest, captain Neal, lately arrived at Philadelphia from Bueno9 Ayres, while oft' the Brazil Banks, a curious accident happened. On the night of the sixth of October, about 10 o'clock, a light breeze playing, the brig sailed amongst CO or 70 spermaceti whales the largest and most powerful of this species of animals. The gambolling, curvetting, blowing and lashing of these creatures of the deep, caused no small uneasiness to those on board, insomuch that all hands were ordered to the pumps. Fortunately no material injury was occasioned. One huge fellow came plump against the channels with such force as to leave 8 or 10 inches of his hide sticking on one of the bolts. An. t other gave wuch a blow to the broadside of the vessel, near the stern, that the helmsman was in imminent danger of annihilation. Had the vessel been going with velocity, the consequences would have been serious. .Making' Pins by ttcam. An immense struc ture is now bunding near London, Py Messrs. Tavbr and Wright, for the manufacture of pins. The building is 135 fett lnsr, 40 feet wide, and 50 feet high; it contains ICO w indows, besides The tina Mre to br mde entire bv one blow ofthe machinery, at the rate of 10.0C0 per minute; tbey are tor export trde. The steam engine chimev is 110 feet hitjh; but the foundation having sunk, causes it to incline two feet from the perpendicular, on one aide, and it ia thought roust come down. Kcr the appearance of evil at a distance for the show of crime may be as fatal to thy reputation, as the reality of a transgression-

Quackery. Ruth Wheeler, a cancer doctor in Providence, brought an action against a Mr Hill to recover pay for attending upon his wife and dressing her cancer ten different times. It appeared in evidence that Mrs. Hill had no cancer,' hut a scrophnlus humour and that the quack had applied vitriol to the supposed cancer in such quantities as to seriouslyinjure the patient. The plaintiff was nonsuited, on the ground (hat a person undertaking any profession must possess

skill in the exercise of that profession to entitle him to recover. host. Statesman A Cockney Bull. The following notice was stuck against a house in the citv the other day : '"This house is removed lower down till the repairs is finished." A wag wrote under, "Enquire of Mr, Bull in the cellar, till the house comes up again." Market at Xcw-Orleans. We hrirc received Willie's Price Current of January 14. Business continued dull, and prices nominal, except for provisions, and a few other articles. Flour sold by retail at six dollars fifty cts. per bbl. notwithstanding the ice and the low water, 1006 bbls. had arrived durinc the preceding week. Coffee, Havana, 1(5 to 1 G cents per lb. do. St.Domingo, 15 to lGcts. Molasses, 17 to 20 cents per gallon. Sugar G to G 1-2 cents per lb. Yat Ripub. The "wooden nutmeg gentry" in Saratoga co. to supply an unusual demand for merino sheep, hare lately manufactured good ones of common sheep, by clipping the e nds of the wool and applying hot irons to the remaining fleece. The addition of a little grocse and tar gavts the finished touch, and they were enabled to put them olffor genuine. Lawrenceburffli River List. CLEARED FOR .V. ORLEAXS. Feb. 13. Two Flat Boats, Thos. Porter, owner. CARGO- (by E. D. John) 56G barrels pork 38 hhds. hams 222 kegs lard. MARRIED On the I4th inst. by the Kev. J. L. Th ompson. Mr. Ueore. Shepherd to Miss Phebe Iludgson all of this countv. To all to whom it may concern. NOTICE is hereby given, that 1 will upply to the Ueurborn Circuit Court at their nest ttrm, to be held in Lwrenccburgh, to have division of the follovinsj luts to w it: Out lot No 7 in the town of Hardin&burgh a piece of ground lying in the south wtst coiner ot Section 2s o. 2, lUngc 1, west of West street, in the said town of Hardinsburgh, supposed to contain one acre and a half and in-lots Kos. a set forth in the deed made by John St. Clair, ir. and his wife, heirs of lltnry Harden, the original proprietor ot the town of If aidiiiaburh, to J .antes M'Kimiev. 1 will nlso ipply to 3aid court to have tha the Streets and Alleys in said town of tUrditrsburgh optned according to the plat thereof. JAMES M'KINNEW HarJwshurgh, Feb IS, S26. 7 Sip. E STRAY. fJlAKKN UI by Ephraim Sutton, of Lawrence X burgh township, A HAY MARK, supposed to be two years old pkst both hind feet white and a long switch tail a few white hairs in the forehead hoth. sides chafed with the gears. Appraised to 515 by John Parke and Samuel Mc Clesier. Certified bv D. UAGLRMAN, J. P. FtL 13, 18:C. r-3w Klection Notice. THE qualified electors of each of the townships in the county of Dearborn, are hereby notified that an election will be held at the usu. al place of holding elections, in each of their respective townships, on the first Monday irj March next, to elect one county Supervisor from each township, vh03e duty it shall be to meet at the court house on the first Monday in May and November to do county business, who shall be & justice of the peace ot the township ; also, the following township officers, one clerk, one treas urer, three trustees, one or more constables, not exceeding three, one liiter, three overseers of the poor, two fence viewers, and one overseer of high ways for each highway district in the township, who shall severally hold their offices fop one year, and until their successors are cho6eii and qualified agreeable to the statute in such cases made and provided. JOHN Sl'EXCEH, Slff. I). C. Feb. ?, 1826. tiStray. Taken up by Asa Gookins of Delaware township, Kipley county, state of Indiana, on the 11th day of January, 1&25, a dark bay mare colt, two years old last spring with a small st4r on her forehead dark mane and tail fourteen and a half hands high. Appraised at fifteen dollars by Samuel Gookir.a, ten. and Elias Denison. A true copy fram my etray book. ADOLPHUS 1HGIUNS, J. P. Feb. 11 6-3w Dissolution of Copartnership. THE partnership heretofore exisring under th firm of A. C. Pepper, Cc co. is this day dissolved, all persons indebted will please call and Settle? immediately with N. Sparks ; also, these having claims against said firm will present then for settlement A. C. PEPPER; N. SPAKKS, b. WILfiKK. Feb. 6, 1C26. 6-3v T01VJYSUIP ELECTIOX. THE qualified erectors of Lawrencebargh township are hereby notified, that an election will be held at the court house, in the town ot' Lawrenceburgh on Monday the iith day of MarcU next, for the purpose of electing township ttH cers f;ir the enming year. . v ' lly cider of the trustees, D. HACUaMAX, CVr. Fib. 10, '6Z$, U. -