Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 51, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 27 December 1828 — Page 3

bottoms, clear sweet water and abounds with fish of various kinds. We travelled from Lake Michigan a southeasterly course, and descended a

hillfof more than 100 feet, &soon found ourselves in the neighbourhood of these celebrated Kankikee ponds. The riveof that name rises near the centre of Indiana, from east to west, and flows west through a low valley, which is from four to eleven miles wide; and in the spring is covered with water. After the summer season sets in the quantity of water decreases, but there remains a marsh or swamp which is said to be 60 miles in length from east to west, and impossible ai most places for man or horse to pass; the river crosses the line dividing Indidianaand Illinois about thirty-five miles couth of Lake Michigan, and uniting with the river Auxplaines, forms the IIlinoii liver. The ponds above mentioned, extend along the north side of the river beyond the state line. Most of the land on this river within Indiana, is ex ceedingly poor. We crossed the Kankikee which from its appearance we believed sufficiently large for boats to pass down it, from a point thirty or forty miles within the state of Indiana, part of the year. The trace on which we travelled, led us south-east to Yellow river, a large branch of ihe Kankikee, within the country now owned by the Pottawatamies,and the whole distance between these rivers, we saw no laud suitable for farming, it being mostly wet prairie, or if timbered, with low black oak and the goii of the most inferior quality. After crossing Yellow river and travelling about four miles we passed a beautiful Lake, from seven to ten miles in circumference, callfd by the Pttawatamie Indians Mix in-kuk-kt., is surrounded with rolling land of a g -od quality, and is formed from spring:-, and seem9 to occupy the highest summit between the Tippecanoe and Kankikee rivers. From it, flows to the south a large creek forming one of the principal branches of the former river, and distanfrom it about five miles. The Lak will probably some day supply a feeder tor a Canal to connect the Wabash and Illinois rivers. From this Lake we proceeded a short distance east and found the line of the Michigan road, on which we travelled to the Wabash at the mouih of El river. Most of that country is god, and susceptible of making a fine road. Should the Legislature authorize, as they most likely will, the location of the donation for the Michigan road, in the prairie between the St. Joseph and Lake Michigan, and on the line of the United States road from Detroit to Chicago, it will sell for an immense sum of money, and within two or three years will form one of the best settlements in Indiana. The country lately purchased is susceptible of forming from three to five counties,andin five years after it is sold by the United States, will have sufficient population to send an additional member to Congress. Pardon the length of this narrative. To have said less would be doing the country injustice, and for mare I have not room. A TRAVELLER. LAWRENCEBURGH, SATURDAY, DEC. 27, 1828. From the legislature we have tittle of interest. The Michigan road bill is still hanging in doubt, as to a point on the Ohio. The representation from the northern counties are, it would seem, determined to resist its terminating in Dearborn county. Our members, we feel convinced, will do all that can be done to advance the interests ot thta sec - lion; but they cannot, we fear, success fully resist the force of prejudice that narrow policy which looks only to the interest of a single county or district. Our neighbors to the north wrge upon congress a speedf "letion of the Cumberland road, the legislature second their wishes by memorial. Were our members to resist it, would it not be said that they opposed a good measure through selfish motives? They are ac tuated we hope by more liberal views. They envy not the advantages the citiizens of the north will derive from the completion of the Cumberland road, tho' fchese very people instruct (as we have been informed) their members to resist the termination of the Michigan road in this county ! We had indulged the hope that more magnanimous feelings would prevail, and that those who are asking so much public favor, would be willing to allow a little to others not lest desexv-

We are glad to see a disposition manifested not to consider petitions for divorces. They are not proper subjects for legislation, and as ample provision is

made in our statutes for the granting of divorces, it is to be hoped the business of the state will not be postponed, to take up individual cases, that might more easily be adjusted in the Circuit Courts. We never could see the reason, why a divorce case should come before the legislature, any more than any other contract, the conditions of which were not complied with. Salt, This article still continues at 62 1-2 cents per bu?hel in our market, notwithstanding it can be had at Cincinnati and at Louisville for 50 and 56 cents. Another example of the blessings of a trade monopolized by a few speculators. Farmers in this neighborhood, who have much pork to put up, would do well lo send to Cincinnati for salt, until the agency here receive instructions to sell it at a fair price. The attention of the reader is direc ted to our first page, for the remarks of Mr. Noble on the appointment of the Committees in the senate, and also for those of Mr. Smith, on the subject of the Cumberland road. We are pleased to see a disposition manifested in Congress to proceed with the business of the nation with as much despatch as possible; and none the less that our members are found actively engaged in forwarding those measures in which Indiana is particularly interested. The other day we received from a neighboring post master, the following notice of a hopeful patron. "The paper directed to this office, by you, to J C , remains here not taken out by any person, he having some time since moved to the state of . No chance, that 1 know of, for you to get your pay." This is the way printers, in many instances, are paid for money and labor expended. Other professions have their losses, by the dishonesty of customers, but none are so subject to this kind cf swindling as the printerof a newspaper. The hatter, the shoe maker, the tailor, doctor, lawyer, &zc. all have it in their power to make some condition, by which they are secure in trusting; but

not so with the printer; he tiusts every) 5 Hrkimr person small and great, houest ar.d dis-hrj Montgomery

honest, and the only security he has for; 17 Saratoga 2929 his pay is a long row of Simons. Peters,! 1 8 Washington 2658 Bu " j i i- i l i i 1 0 Clinton, Essex, Sec. 4503 obs, and Jccs on his subscription book'0 t ,r ' fl 1 20 Jtizerson, S :. Lm. &c. 9081 many of whom he has nev r seen, and,i3l C.ienango and Broome 4329 what is still worse, nev-r will see. 22 Madison and Cortland 4136 What in the name of common sense, ex.' 33 Onondaga 4204

claims Salomon Worldly, is the reason ! 24 ,) Uga . . , , , ,25 1 ompkins and I 102a you printers trust this one and that one, Qatano, Seneca, &J. .a . l . i a" Alt! ' '

witnout Knowing wno they are.' Anr27 Monroe and Livingston 4631 Solomon, you little suspect the effect of 28 Steuben, Allegany, &c. 5347 a note running thus: "Mr. printer! 29 Genesee and Orleans 3256

incn cnj , . . . i a ' interesting paper to and oblige," &,c. "Useful and interesting paper!" he must be a fellow of some sense and judgment to know this he's good for a paper, says the printer, and down goes his name to the black lettered catalogue. TO THE EDITOR Or THE INDIANA JOURNAL. In compliance with your request, I will give you a short account of the country through which the Michigan Road has been located. The road commences at the month nf Traii Creek (or Riviere Duchemin as called by the French) a handsome mill stream putting into Lake Michigan about dve miles from the place where the north line of the state of Indiana meets said Lake. The road then runs in an easterly direction about 36 miles to the southern bend of the Big St. Joseph. The whole of the land on which this part of the road runs, with the exception of one or two miles, is of the 6rst quality. Part of it is dry, rich prairie, and part the richest kind of barrens, the timber being oak and hickory, presenting at a distance, in many places, the appearance of an old orchard of apple or pear trees. In other places the land is covered with lofty timber, 6uch as suger tree, beech, poplar, hickory, oak, linn, ash, elm, black and white walnut, 8zc, The Big St. Joseph is about 80ards wide, and the water at its lowest stage, is 3 or 4 feet deep, it never overflows its banks. Near the southern bend of said river, the land is barrens of the first quality, and the surface of the ground is either level, or gentl and agreeably undulating. At this place the American Fur Company have a trading establishment, and it is proba-

ble that within a short time a thriving village will spring up here. From the southern bend of the St. Joseph, the road takes a southerly direction, passing between the Pottawattamie mills and Obanobby's village to the Wabash river, a little below the mouth of Eel river, in the county of Carroll. Between the St. Joseph and the Wabasbf the road crosses Yellow river and Tippecanoe river, either of them sufficient to drive a merchant mill in the dryest season of the year. The south side of Tippecanoe river where the road crosses it, is a handsome site for a town. The land between the St. Joseph and the Tippecanoe, is some of it first quality From Ihe Tippecanoe

southward 10 or 12 miles, the land is &;ood, but south of that point until you approach within 4 or 5 miles of the Wabash most of the land is sterile barrens, and a part of it somewhat . wet. From the Wabash the road continues southerly, running one mile west of the Miami reservation to near the south west corner of said reserve, over rich land, most of it rolling or undulating, crossing Rock creek, Deer creek and Wild creek, all of them handsome mill ?treams, the last sufficient to drive a merchant mill except in the dryest season. From the south west corner of the Miami reserve, the road runs south bearing considerably east to Indianapolis. From the corner of said reserve, for 10 or 12 miles the land is rich, but flat; thence to Indianapolis it is rolling the soil is good. The timber is beech, sugar tree, oak, ash, elm, hickory, walnut, linn,&c. From the Lake at the mouth of Trail creek, to the southern bend of St. Joseph is about 36 miles; thence to the Waba.h 66 miles; thence to the south west corner of the Miami reserve, 35 miles ; and the same distance from that point to Indianapolis. From the Albany Argus, Nor. 27. Electoral Vole of JYeiv York. The following table exhibits the vote for presidential electcn in the several disticts in this state. Districts. Jackson. Adams. 1 Queens and biiuclk 3075 2 Ki -g.s Rock'd &. Rich'd 2936 3 New York 15435 4 Winchester and Pul2847 29 0G 9638 nam 5 Ehi chess 6 Orange 37 S3 4GG0 3793 3153 3263 2586 2009 3ti42 4650 4195 3370 2584 3900 5817 2510 3983 3545 4085 5043 9164 3116 4974 3796 2416 3755 9119 7079 4395 6832 7983 7 Ulster and bullivan 4624 Sullivan 8 Columbia 3446 9 Rensselaer 4263 10 A:') any 3924 i 1 Greene and Delaware 5331 12 Schenectady and Schoharie 3740 13 Otseco 4V4 1 5136 3177 3778 4159 5427 7011 30 h r i e , N ia Era ra , &c. 3660 1407G3 135413 Aggregate majority for the Juccson electors 5,350. The Bill for the establishment of the Territorial Government of Huron, which is now before the House of RopresentativeF, defines the follow ing as the boundariesWthe new territory: "Bounded touthwaidly by the States of Illinois and Missouri, and by a line running due,

est iroin tne XNorth west corner of the'MS, ot this place

State ot Missouri, to the Missouri river; wes'wardly by the Western banks of the Missouri river, and the White earth river; Northwardly by the northern boundary of the United States; and eastwardly by a line running from the North East corner of the State of Illinois down the middle of Lake Michigan, to the northern extremity of said lake, and thence due north, to the northern boundary of the United States." The bill coutains fifteen sections, and does not, we believe, vary very essentially in its details from the usual provision for the establish ment of territorial government. J "at. Jour. Washington, Dtc. 11, 1828. The attention of the House was yesterday arrested by the er ormous length of the Anti-Auction petition from the Citv of N w York, which was presented by Mr. Johnson. On presenting it, Mr. Johnson unrolled the petition until it reacned about half the width ot the House, and the immense- roll which remained in his hand seemed to be. scarcely diminished. On a moderate calculation, we may estimate- that the petition and signatures occupied at least half a ream of paper, and that the number of! names appeared to it must have been eight or ten thousand, lb,

Hagerstozcn, Nov. 20. On Thursday last, after the receipt of the full return in electoral districts, a number of the Jackson party repaired to the two pieces of cannon on opposite sides of our town for the purpose of re

joicing at their triumph. Ihe pieces were fired nearly at the same moment and both bursted. No injury was sustained by the bursting of that on the West of the town, though several lives were iminently endangered. On the East the case was different, Mr. George Bowers lost his life his head was severed from his body and carried nearly 100 yards into an adjoining field. Webster's American Dictionary is published in two volumes. The common dictionaries contain about 38,000 words Johnson's 58,000, and Webster's 70,000. A great addition is made to the class of scientific words. It also contains improvements in etymology, orthography, pronunciation, and definition. Abridgments of this work are in preparation. S. E. Chronicle. St. Louis, according te census recently taken, contains 3,768 whites, and 1,232 black inhabitants, making the total population 5,000. Cincinnati contains upwards of 20,000 persons. The former place is about half a century older than the latter. lb. Gen. William King has been appointed by Gov. Lincoln, of Maine, Senator from that State, in Congress, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Albion K. Parris. A German Prophet, of some celebrity, says that "in the nineteenth century the transmutation of metals will be generally known and practised" ''every chemist will make gold" and all our "kitchen materials will be made of gold and silver." What glorious times e will soon have, then! Every body wili study chemistry, and all be furnished with silver crane-hooks and gold gridirons, "free, gratis, for nothing." Mi will wear long purses and short faces n twose days. Bath Adv. The sum received at the last Bartholomew Fair, in Ei gland, for exhibition there amounted to 24,000 including Theatres-, Circus, Menageries, Wild Beasts, Conjuror?, Jugglers, Fire Eater?, Skeletons, Giants, Fat Children, Pig-fa-ced JLady, Corder s execution, dissec tion, tCC f t ? Original Anecdote. A little daughter of Col. 1). a violent pp.rtizan ot Gen. Jackson, in N. H. overhearing a conversation, in which something was said about her fathers being appointed Fon jgu Minister, if Jackson was elected, witlessly said lo her parent "you must go to church more, papa, if you want lo be a Minister." MARRIED—On Tuesday 16th inst., by Rev. R. Kirtly, Mr. BELFIELD CAVES to Miss MARY CAVES—all of Boone county, Ky. On Tuesday 23d inst., by Rev. — Spencer, Mr. JOSEPH GRAVES to Miss ANN KIRTLY—all of the same county. On Wednesday, the 24th inst. by Thomas Palmer esq. of this place Mr.

HENRY COOPER to Miss NANCY ELLIS of | George P Buell, in the Franklin Circuit Ky. | Court.

On the 25th by the same Mr. WILLIAM BLUE to Miss MARY ROSEBURY. On the 25th by the Rev. N. B. Griffith, Mr. HENRY HUESTES to Miss EMIRA PLUMMER. On the same day, by Rev. Daniel Newton, Mr. JESSE STARKEY to Miss BARBARY ELIOTT, both of Randolph township. On the same day by James W. Hunter esq. Mr. JEHU WALLS to Mrs. SOPHIA ANIBAL,—Both of Hardinsburgh Dearborn County. On the same day, by Rev. J. L. Thompson, MILTON GREGG, junior editor of this paper, to Miss LUCY B. DENNIS, of this place. On Thursday the 6th inst. by Rev. — Curtis, Mr. CHARLES NEVANS to Miss MARGARET BENNET. On Thursday the 13th, by the Rev. Ezra Ferris, Mr. ISAAC MIDDLETON to Miss FANNY BENNETT, all of this county. (Balance omitted, for want of room.) Valuable real estate for Sale. By virtue of a decree of tbe Dearbora circuit court, will be ordered at public sale under tbe direction of tbe subscribers, commissioners appointed by said court to sell and convey certain real estate, late tbe proper of James Hartpence, dte'd. on Saturday the 3lst day of! January next, at eleven o'clock in tbe forenoouj r j J .1 a. - . .-i cuaa.u uay, ou ,uc ,.rt.KV .u me county oi Dearborn, in the state of Indrana, two hundred and eighty acres of land, being the Northwest and part of tbe Southeast quarter of Section 12, town 7, range 1 west, &c. lying on the sfate road leading from Harrison to BroolcvHle. 1 here are on tbe premises two tenements, two wells and three springy of neverfailing water: 75 or tO acres cleared ind under fence; an apple and peach orchard, out buildings, &c. Term 3 and conditions will bo made known on the day of sale. GEO. WALDROFF, ELIJAH EADS, ABRAHAM HYTER, Commissioiers. Netr Harrison, 0hk, Dec. 34, 1819. 51 4t.

lable of tbe popular vdtcS gitefi for f.Mdent and vice president, as far a accurate certained. The table will be continue'! u-.' : the votes ia each state shell be made kcd i

Jackton. Adami. J Ohio 67,597 63.896 1G Kentucky S9 181 81,167. J4 Illinois 9 560 4 602 S Missouri 8,282 3,400 3 PennsjlvanialOl.652 50,848 28 Virgioia 26 752 12,101 24 Maryland 24,565 25 527 5 6 N. Carolioa S7 857 13 918 5 Indiana 22.237 17 052 5 Louisiana 4,603 4,076 5 New-Jersey 21,591 23764 P Delaware 4 S49 4 769 y Massachusetts 6 019 29,833 if. Connecticut 4 448 13 838 f. Vermont 8,353 24.365 7 N. Hampshire 20.922 25.K4 Maine 13,927 20 773 t P New York 140 763 135,413 20 it Georgiaf 19,362 642 9

In Delaware the legislature choosing t' electors, the votes for member of congress, iu 1828, are taken as the test. fTwo Jackson tickets were run in Georgia the votes given both are added above. LIBRARY NOTICE. THE share holders of the Lawrenceburft Library Company, are hereby ootifi-A ihtt the annual meeting for the election of officers for the ensuing year, will be held at th Library room on Monday the 5tb day of Jaa uary , 1829. JESSE HUNT, Lib'o, TAKEN UP, Hy John sun man, in AiThkw Township Ripley County, Indis ns, a BAY M AKE with a yoke ou. about six years old; fourteen an 1 a halt hands nigh; with black mtrrs trd Uil; left hind foot white; and a snip on the' r-ose Appraised to twenty dollars. Also u Uiht Buy Colt; about eight months old; no marks or brands perceivable. Appraised xo .ight diIlrs by William Terry and thorns JUrk, th s 7th day of November, 1828. A ime Ci py from rcy Estray Book 50-3u JOHN S UNMAN J. P. TAKEN UP By Jostp Lenover, of Dearborr? County, Censer Cretk luwnshijv a BAY MAKE, White face, some whiit hairs about tne fcnps, cretsf taiien, about thirteen and a ball hci,is liigt', no mfks or brands perceivable. A.raised at twelve collars by Smaul Grhanv VeUt Br ka,and George bitlf&, Nov. 18, 182b A tru- Copy from nfty fcscray Be ck. 503 JOHN LYONS, J. P. Sheriff's Sales, Y Yirtu-e or sundry execution to vac direct--td from the Clerk's offic of ttie Dearborn. ireuiv court, and one fiom the supreme coiui,, I will expose to public sale at the court housH ioor in the town of Lawrenceburgh on Saturday the 3d of January 18:9, between ihe hours oi 10f nd 5 o'clock ovi said day, the rents and profit; for the urm of 7 years of the following deacriU ?d property, lands and town lots, ai the tollcU-t mg suits, to wit : Fifty Acres of Land, beinp: n pri of the S. W. qr. oi Sec. b, T. 3, R 1, wtt ieed and taken s the property of Jamas Vttb row at tbe su.ttf Hugh Espy. ALSO The following Personal and Real es ' tae,to wit: one mare and colt, one black maret. 'wo maie colts, one two years old last and the other two years old ne xt springy one stud three yesrs old past, one sorrel and one black horse two cows, three oxen, one ox oke, one cart, .ndv a q;. stithy of corn; also, 30 acres of land adjoin-' ing hnds of Samuel C. Vanre snd E fcpaiksky kiwn as the field of Dr. Jabez Percivsl; alscv in lo s in the old town of lawrenceburgh Noe.5, 36 and a 1 4 acre lot fronting A, Ljie hoesalso, lots No. 81 and 82 in New Lawrenceburgh. AM of the above described properety I nave taken in execution to satisfy a judgment against Dr. Jab'Z Percival in hvor of Isaac? Jackson and Kinrv .KrVcnn Lie urif r.m, .,, ALSO 22 Acres of Land, bemg a part of SecV JJ . 4, . i wtsr, as ine property ot Jesse" Ht weit at the suit of Wm. Hewett. A LSO- 9 Acres of Land, beirg a part of See. 17,-T. 4, R. I, West; also in lots in tbe town of H.novi r, Nos. 7, 8, 9, 15, 16. 17 & 155, sieed 1 V"fcn m"ecu,1" Me P'Pcriyoi Jacob supreme court. ALSO 45 Actps of Land, being a part of the S E qr oi S,-c. 9, T 4, K. 2 west, as tjie proWeathers. N. D. If the rens sod profits of the alforede-" scribed propt-rty will not sell for sfficient to py aiid Satisfy the several txtcolior.s as tiiey re levied on t tch tract vf Uud or lot, I jhall forthwith, at thtr srns time nd piacr, and in niinntr aferesaid, otfer for sIe tin- le1 simple c( the rove men'ionsd Und, with the ppurterfcnc hereof for the beat price that cn be bd fix ihe sjrne. JOHN SPENCER. Sh'ffD. c. December 5, 1828. 43 N B The above mentioned real nd person--si property of Jahtz I'erciv!, as tkt in execution and advertised at hia special request and instruction by him given to me in writing un--de-his hand and seat. J. S. AND Cloth Dressing, At Samuel Bond's Mill, on White Watev fTMHE subscriber wiste to inform bis if friends and the public generally tbatbe works are in complete order and ready for. jbnsines?; and that he ia now ready to receive Cloth, wbich be will warrint to be FULLED, nvPTi nns-wjfn ; iko k.. and with despatch, at tbe following prices, cr as low as any other's customary prieesr Loudon Brown, fulled, fine dreas 25 cents; Wo--men's wear, ditto, 14 cents ibnuff, Bottla Greens, London Smokes, Olives, Browns, Blacks, and Navy Blues, fulled, fine dress, from 18 3-4 to 20 cents; Women's wear of tbe a--bove colours, from 10 to 12 1-2 cents per yard. Light and dark Drabs, Leads, fulled, finedress, 8 to 12 cents, Coloured clotb, fulled1 and pressed, 6 1-4; if sbeared once or twice, 8 cents, finest dress 10 cents; and all other work in the ahova busioess, done at the satn: rates at tbe above Mill. MILES . KELLOGG