Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 3, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 24 January 1829 — Page 3
LAURBIJCBBURGH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1829. The legislature of this state, it is uuderstood, will close its session to-day, or on Monday next. Lawrenceburgh market. Apples, green, bushel, 50 Beef, lb. 2 to 3 butter, lb. 12 Chickens, doz.75 to 1 Corn meal bush. 25; buckwheat 100 1 50 to 1 75 Eggs, dcz. C to 3 -Flour, hbl. $G 25 to $G 50 Oats, bush. 15 to 18 Pork, fresh in hog, 100 2 25 to 3. Eleven deaths occurred in Cincinnati for the week ending the 14lh inst. Of these, one by measles, three by inflammations, and one by smallpox. The Chronicle of the 17th inst. says: "ihat several cases of the small pox have bten introduced into the city within the last fortnight," arid recommends vaccination as the only probable means by which it may be stayed. It would be well for the citizens of this village, exposed as they are Co the visits of strangers who may be infected, to adopt precautionary means to prevent the introduction of the small pox. A general resort to vaccination would no doubt be advisable at this time, before the contagion shall have numbeied any one as its victim. Extract from the correspondence of the New York Commercial Advertiser. Washington, Dec. 24, 1 328. ;There is more stir in the fashionable world this season than was anticipated. Mrs. Porter, the lady of the Secretary of War, opened the campaign, Monday eve - nmg, with a splendid rout. Mrs. P. is a very accomplished and fashionable woman, and has made an impression of the most favorable character on our society. It is regretted that her career, in our city, will be short. Mr. Clay's evening parties, which have always been very agreeable and popular, will commence this evening, and be repeated, on every alternate Wednesday evening, till the 4 111 of February next. The British minister, it is said, will give Mrs. Adams a superb ball on the ev ening of the 1st Jan. Many other balls and parties are expected, and the president's drawing room, which will be opened on every alternate Wednesday evening, during the season, will, it is supposed, be unusuallv cheerful." The Piedmontese Gazette states that there is now living at Lausane a woman aged 114 years, having been born in the year 1714. She has had two husbands, has passed a considerable part of her life disguised in men's clothes, and was seven years employed as a courier in the service of a Milanese prince. It is remarkable that, having become completely bald at 50, she subsequently recovered a fine head of hair. Her chief nourishment is. coffee, with a large admixture of sugar: it is said that she drinks 40 cups per day. She is in excellent health, and does not appear more than 60 years old. Maine. Mr. Ripley has been re-elected to congress from the Oxford district, over Mr. Washburn his opponent. The election was conducted with reference to old party distinctions Mr. R. being a Jacksonian. Wonders will never cease. A curious memorial has been received by th President of the senate, from a Mr. Crane. of Ohio who calls himself the brother of our Saviour, and who sets forth that he has descended lineally from David; that he has made his appearance in this country for the purpose of resuming his temporal authority, while his brother now living in Ohio, the real Christ, has appeared to call his people together. He calls upon Congress for an appropriation of ten or twelve thousand dollars per annum, to enable him to discharge his high functions as temporal governor ot the world, and hopes that the mem- , . . . ... bers will each transmit him a ten dollar note, and frank it. The madness of ....... .1 some men is laughable, but this man's .. is shocking. We should hope that no member will be found wild enough to introduce his petition. Wash. Chron. A Boundary Question Settled. Two thrifty farmers somewhere in Ver mont, had lived so long on their respective farms, which were contiguous, that the ancient landmarks had bowed to the weight of many winters, and could no longer be seen. An ancient brush fence, as it is called, formed part of the boundary between these two men. One day, as one of the farmers was Looking over the woody fence into his neighbor's .yarkhc noticed with peculiar feelings n desire, a beautiful brook, which ran
parallel with the fence". It was a good brook and babbled night and day in summer or winter. This was a moment of temptation such a time as sometimes comes orer men without overcoming them. But this man was overcome. He secretly determined to claim the clear brook as belonging to him, and went over the old fence, cut down the trees, and made demonstrations of ownership with a vio
lence proportioned to his unjust en-
croachments. The two men grew an- country but sparcely inhabited. There gry. The clouds were not blacker than 'is no branch of the government in whose their two rough faces. They took ofTjoperations the people feel a more lively theirhats, their grey woollcd frocks, andjinterest than those of this department; leather aprons to fight long enough aud its facilities being felt in the various hard enough to make right come. But transactions of business, in the pleasures fame, with trumpet tongue, had blown of correspondence, and the general dif-
the matter around, and the old, thick - bodied, or, a some wi:iild say, thick meated squire, who had made out, with!
his own hand, all the deeds of ownership ! form or other, passes through the mail, far and near, came to the ground, and to To connect important places by frequent his arbitration they referred the caiire of; lines of intercourse, combine speed with the dispute. The old gentleman was all the security possible, and extend the oddly dressed, looked very much like ajmaii wherever ii may be wan'ed, conGerman of the old school; he planted his Istitute the objects which have influenced hands on his hips, and took up hi line of ( the policy of the department, march from a remote comer of the field; It may be advantageous to the public he measured out a thousand pi. es, came abd the department, at some tuiure
to the extreme end of the brush feme, time, for it to become the insurer of urgently kicked up the leaves, and, al-Leys tranmitted in the mail, beinir au-
though he did not find the ancient stake and stones, he found the stones. He turned round In a suriey mood, and told the offender, in a voice that rung through the woods, that he had known men recorded as liars, hut never knew a hrush fence recorded as one. This is rather a simple story, hut yet it has an application which will affect twenty millions of the people of two great nations. Boston Palladium. REPORT Of the Post Master General. Post-Office, Department,) 17h November, 132S. The Post Master General has the honor to submit to the President of the United Stale the following statement, shewing the gradual increase and present condition of the Post Olficc Departjment.
There were Post-Offices. Post Roads, In 1792 195 5,642 1797 554 16,180 1802 1114 25,315 1807 1848 33,755 1812 2610 39,378 1817 3459 52,089 1223eu'g July, 4498 82,763 1828 7651 114,536 Revenue. In 1792 67,444 1797 213,998 1802 327,045 1207 478,763 1812 649,208 1817 1,002,973 1823 1,114,344 1828 1,598,135
The above exhibit shows an augmen tation of annual revenue within 5 ats, ending 1st July, 1823, of $483,790 a sum exceeding by $18,654 a similar increase for 11 years preceding 1823. and
falling shortonly $165,4 l8,of being equal M3) the last aur ual repotto the total revenue of the Department there was a surplus
in 1812. Within the same time there have been established 3,153 additional post offices; being a greater number than wa? in operation in the United States in 1815. Fnn the most accurate calculation that can be m ide for the year ending the 1st July 1323, the mail was transported in stages 4,489,744 miles; and on hoieback, 5,51 1,496 miles; making a total transportation of 10,100,240 miles annually. Since that period there has been added a transportation of 1,949,850 'miles annually in stages; and on horseback l,6o8,949 miles; making an increase of 3,608,849 miles; which adds 275,053 miles, more than one-third to the mail establishment of the country, in 1823. And the augmented stage conveyance falls short only 295,022 miles of being equal to one half of the entire stage transportation in the union at that time. This extension of the mail has been accompanied by great increase of expedition on almost all the important routes. On many of them it is now conveyed at the rale of one hundred miles a day. As congress at their last session declined making any appropriation of the stirplus funds of the department, w ith the expectation, as was believed, that they should be applied to diffusing mail facili ties throughout the union, and increasing them where required bv the public inte . rests, an augmentation to the conveyance of the mr.il of 537,264 miles in stages, and 261,704 miles on horseback; making a total of 798,960 miles, has been made the past year. This, with the additional compensation to postmasters, arising from increased receipts, the accumulation of free letters, for which two cents each are paid, and iocidental expenses has added to the expenditure of the de partment within the year, the sum ofj &25U,UJ4 46. 1 he augmented revenue oi uie nepartment since 1st July, 1823, has been sufficient to meet the annual ex - P,.7..,,,wu,'u y me increase ui man i.m.e ctuu leaves me sum ol IU7,3U2
52e;P,0.nde2- , are probably three Tor four thousand dolu J? believed to be good policy to keepiiars weekly. About 25,000 of their
the funds of the department actively employed in extending its operations, until the reasonable wants of every community shall be supplied. By withdrawing mail accommodations from all unproductive routes, and substituting a horse for a stage transportation on many others, a very large surplus would annually accumulate,hut the public convenience would be greatly lessened, and the means of information withheld from districts of
fusion of information. Jn the course of 'every year, no inconsiderable amount of the active capital of the country, in some thorized to charge a higher rate of po tage in such cases, to idemt ify for the risk incurred. To guard agair st frauds; this responsibility must necessarily be limited to packets mailed at the principal offices, under such regulations as shall afford the greatest possible securiSome pains have been taken to ascertain the exact number of persons employed by the department, including postmasters, assistant postmasters, clerks contractors, and persons engaged in transporting the mail, and although only partial returns have been received, it is believed the total number is about twenty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty, six. There are about seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty-four horses employed, and two thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine carriages, including two hundred and forty-three sulkies and wagons. The receipts of the year ending 1st July, 1 828, as above stated, amounted to the sum of $1,598,134 43 Those of the preceding year were 1,474,551 00 Making an increase of this sum above the receipts of 1327 The expenditures of the year ending 1st July last, amounted to the sum of Leaving an excess of expenditure beyond the receipts of In this excess there is not inclii 1'd the sum of $12,729 24, which was paid ry the department under a special act of 124,583 43 1,623,333 40 25,109 03 Congress. t us sum of money in depo sit and doe from post m'asters,includi; judgments obtained on old accounts, amounting to From this sum deduct the above excess of expenditure 25,199 03 And the amount paid into the treasury under the above law 12,729,24 r poo ot 37,928 27 Leaving this surplus amount of $332,105 10 Salem, fa. Jan. 3. A distressing occurrence happened in Franklin township, in this county, on Tuesday evening last. The particulars we have not learned further than these: Two young men by the name of Pierson, having gone to their uncle's, of the same name, on some business,a quarrel and fiht ensued in which the two young men were both stabbed very dangerously; some hopes are entertamed ot one ot them recovering, hut the life of the other is despaired of. We are informed that they were all intoxica tedno other person was present except ing me wiie oi me old gentleman. Annotator. Georsia Sugar. Numerous experiments, on a large scale, nrove bevond the shadow of a doubt, that the system ofj agriculture in our btate is about undergoing a great and important change. The growing of Cotton, which has hitherto claimed the almost undivided attention of the planter, is giving way to the cultivation of the Sugar Cane and the manufacture of Sugar.-jlJaccm Telegraph. The Methodists' printing-office, in New York city, employs between one ana two Hundred persons and its ex iemiiitir. fnr r.. hhnr Sr
Methodist papers are printed; 11,000 ofj their Magazines for adults; 8,000of their Juvenile Magazines; besides editions of Bible, tracts, Sic. To make Fine Light Biscuit. To two pounda of flour, add one table spoonful of butter, a tea spoonful of cream, a little sour, and a tea spoonful of pearlash make them as soft as possible, roll very thin,cut themoutand bake in five min
utes. These cakes are very far superior to ordinary kinds, and save that tedious process of beating, beating, beating, till the cook-maid's shoulder is almost dislocated. The great cheese from Massachusetts weighing one hundred pounds, intended for President Jackson, had reached Troy,N. Y. on the 30th ult. on its way to Washington. MARRIED at Washington city, on the evening of January lt, by the Rev. Mr. Ry iano, Hon. John H. Eaton, Senator from Tennessee, to Mrs. Margaret TimberlaKe, widow of the late J. Timbt rlake, of the TJ. S. Navy. CINCINNATI PRICE CURRENT. corrected weekly. AKTICLtS rauM TO
cts. S cts Ashes, pot,tori8 90 00 Pearl " 100 00 Bees' u .x lb 20 22 UkudLs, diped lb 9 10 Muuld lb 11 1 Castings per ton 60 00 Cigars, Amer 1st qual 1000 75 1 0U Spanish 8 10 00 Cofiee besi qual per lb 16A 17 Cotton per lb 12 14 Cotton Yrn, Nos. 5 to 10 lb i7 2 ' Feuhera live geese 8t duck lb 23 2$ Mackerel No 1 per bbl 00 0 No 2 & 3 " 8 50 9 oO Flaxseed bushel 377 4& Flour sup. fresh fiou wag00 Li 5 75 in a lut e 5 S7 Ginseng per lb 15 1 Gunpowder Lexiugt on Ky 5 50 6 25 Dupont's 7 5 Hemp per U 5 Iron, Juniata hammered ton 130 00 135 0 Fudled 4k i50 00 100 liO Hoop d, 8 &. lOd 44 130 00 Nail rods 116 00 Lead p'i and bar lb 4 5 Leather fcoie, &tern un lb 23 25 do Cincinnati 15 2a Calfskin dozen 18 00 26 00 Upper do 24 00 30 00 Molasst-s, New Orleans gal 40 Nails, Bowen'a 4d b. l'Ji tl 9 Juniatta 8 Pittsburgh common 0 7 Oil, Tanners, pr bbl 22 25 00 Linseed gl 50 60 Cattor per doz 6 50 7 OA Paiuls, White lead, in oil, krg j ;5 3 50 Do do dry lb 15 Ked do do " 15 Spanish 111 own u 4 6 Whiting 3 4 Provisions, Poik Mess bbl 3 00 Prune 7 00 Fi t su in ho 100 2 50 3 00 Liiid to barrels lb 3h 4 in kegs 5h lisms, city amoked lb 6 8 country do k 54 6 Butter 1st qual ''6 8 Cheese 1st qual 6 .8 Porter, Pittsburgh, bbl 9 00 Cincinnati . 8 00 Salt, Turks island tftish 1 12 Ktnhwa best 44 50 Conematigh ' 50 Sugar, N. Orleans lb 8 9h Havana white 16 18 . Loaf and Lump " 1H 19 hot per bkg 25 los. . 1 81 2 00 S,)irii!, Cog.brahuy 4th p'f gal 1 50 1 75 Peach du do 75 American do do 37 75 .Umaica Hum do 16 1 75 Hv.lUnd G.i do 1 50 Whiskey new do 19 V0 Teas, Gunpowder lb 1 45 Imperial 1 37 Youg Hyson 85 y5 Tobacco, Ken. in nufactured lb 5 8 Cinciunau do 7 8 Tallow, tried lb 6 7 Wine, Madeira gal 3 00 5 00 Si-ily 1 50 1 75 Itneriffe " 1 62
Notk For h add one Half. Flour has advanced to 5,75 from wagons and in demand. -It is the scarcity of the article that keeps it up so high. We may expect a decline in price, when the canal tu Dayton is navigable. Whiskey has declined 19 cts. id now paid for it from wagons, and in fair demand.Cotton is very scarce and in demund; haa advanced from 13 1-2 to 14 cts. for Alabama and Tenncs.ee. A . . , . - Other articles ol merchandise remain . . i , without any material change.
r rom ixew utieans, we nave avices, 0 deceife aDj eaio lhe confidence of
to the 29th ult. per Steam Doat Amazon. George Washington Sec. A letter of; the 2Glh quotes Flour 0,50 to 7,00 in demand, Whiskey '25 to 26' do. Lard G to 6 1-2, mess Pork, $1 1,00, Prime 9,00, Coffee 13 1-2 to 15, Sugars 6 to 6 1-2 on olantation. A letter of the 24th savs."w: Quote Flour at G.25 to 6.50. Pork mess 1 1,00, Prime 8,50 to 9,00, Lard 6 to G 1-4 ' ' ' all of them rather dull sale." Willie's prices current of the 27th ult. quotes Flour at 6,75 sales, Poik 10,50, Prime 8.50 to 8,75 plenty and dull, Lard C to 6 1-4 salea and dull, Whiskey 25. Received at New Orleans from the 'upper country' during the weekending 27th Dec 10,017 hbls. Flour, 2,944 hhb. Pork, 7,477 Kegs Lard, 255 bbis. Whiskey, Sic. Flour in Baltimore continues st 8,00 to 8,25. Cincinnati Chron. January 17. OF ALL KINDS NEATLY EXECUTED AT this omen.
OCT Postcript. This morning, at half
past 10 o'clock, the President elect oi the U. States passed this place on board the steam boat Pennsylvania, on his wav to Washington. The boat tireel several guns as she approached, which gave bur citizens an opportunity of taking a peep at the snowy-headed veteran as he stood open to view on the upper deck. The boat did not stop longer than to admit a passenger on board. NOTICE. fTHE undersigned having- taken out letteMof SL administration on thecstite of William M. Frazier, deceased, of Laughery township, all persons indebted to aid estate are requested to mke immediate payment; and all persons having claims are reqtued to present them duty authenticated, aa aii etti belrsrved to bo solvent. AT SO Will he sold on the 17th day of Februry, next, on the premises of said dee'd, the personal property belonging thereto, of which will be sold on a liberal credit. Cooditioos made known on day of tie. Janusrv 21st, 1829, TAKEN UP, By John Dougherty, of Delaware townhip, R pley county, Indiana, a dark bay mare colt, supposed to be two years old next spring, with m black mine and tail, about 12 handa higb, the tight hind foot white no other brands or marks percepiable. Appraised to 12 dollars, this 16th day ot Drc by Asher Waggoner and Gad Yargoner. A true copy. 33 11. FISHER. J. P. TAKEN UP, By Gad Waggoner, of" Delaware township, Ripley county, Indiana, a light bay mare colt, gupposed to be two years old next spring with s small star in her forehead, with her left fore foot white, and a part of her right fore foot white, about eleven and a half hnds high, black mane and tailno )thrr brands or marks percepiable. Appraised to nine dollars and a half by Asher Waggcaes and John Dat.fhct'y Dec. ltB 138. A t-ie copy V-3 H. FISHER, J. P. TAKEN UP By George W. Yocam, in De!a wsre Township, Ripley county. Indians, one MARE COLT; supposed to be two years old last spring; about twelve bauds bigb; a Red Roan; all feet white; a star on ber forehead; a snip od her nose nc other marks perceivable. Appraised to tneive dollars, by James Bell and (Jeorgo Tboobas. A true copy from my Eatray Book, this iCtb day of January, 1829. 2-$w ADOLPHUS HUGG1NS, J. P. THE subscriber will sell that noted Tarem Stand, known by the name of the IIAKRISON HOTEL. To rtiose who are acquainted witb tbo stand it is unnecessary to say any thing in its favor) to those that are not, it is only oecesQry far them to view the premises, lo convince thee of its value. GEt) L. MURDOCK. Harrison, Ohio, Jan. 4th, 169. 1 I deem it necessary to caution tha public against harboring or trusting a certain HIRAM Ii. HUME, A Tanner by trada, and: a baas viriain, who bss most ungratefully and villainously absconded from this place. That the public inaj' more properly judge of bis rascality, it may be proper to state some of his conduct and the circumstance leading to mjr connection with him. About one year since I found hi in out of employ, and destitute of procuring a livelihood I thought him honest, and at his earnest solicitations entered into an agreement with him, and rented a Tanning establishment, supplied the yard with evary nao as dry at my owu expense, relying on bis honesiy bnd industry for remuneration; bat instead of this, what do I find? The confidence 1 bad placed iu bis integrity has been abused, my property squandered, and the affairs of the yard so managed, that I am loser without remedy to a very considerable amount. Such was my misplaced confidence, that the management of the tannery was entirely entrusted to himself, and having other business, I very seldom vis ited tho yard, or examined into the manner id 'which it was conducted. Taking advantage of this, he has made wsy witb leather to tbe amount of three or four hundred dollars, besides various notes and accouots to a considerable unt, the extent oi wuicd i am ooaom ac hU tlmd !u ctly. He is about 5 kX 6f '? m e T , JT old, tolerably fair complexion, sandy busby V ., . ' had, down look, though upoa the whola g0Qii ooki fcnd vefJ wej eu the unwary. It may be proper to ststa that he sometimes in writing bis name omits tbe H and writes it Hiram Hume. The public ara cautioned against having any thiog to do with him, and Taonefs are roost earnestly requested neither to employ or harbor him, as he r unworthy of any confidence whatever; and this publication is made lo dischar-e a duty which i : . . 1 inmu every uooesi uihu owes io eonimuouy, to guard unsuspecting individuals from being deceived and imposed upon bv such rakes. HENRY YOUNG. Sdem. lod. Dec 20. 1828. NOTICE IS I1EREB Y GIVEN, f n IHAT I, the undersigned, havir.gtafcea J out of the Clerk's office of Ripley county, Indiana, on the S3d dsy of Nor. last, letter of administration on the estate cf James Duley, deceased, do def late the estate solvent, bnd wish all those that have claims against said estate, to present them duly authenticated within oaa year; and all those fbat ero indebted to ftaid estate, to make immediate payment. WILUAM DULEY, admr. January Btb, 18-9. sf