Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 35, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 5 September 1829 — Page 3

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LAWHSNCSBURGH. SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 1829. Fete Her The Southern Galavy, of the 1 3ih ult., contains an extract of a letter from a physician in New-Orleans to a friend in Natchez, stating that the 'yellow fryer was prevailing in that city to an alarming degree. Sixty and seventy persons were daily numbered as its victims. At the late election held in this townr J r ' J Look, having the highest number of votes, was declared duly elected. Lawrcnceburgh Market. Apples, green, bushel, 25 cents Beef, lb. 3 to 4 Butter, lb. 12 Com meal, bushel, 37 Chickens, doz. 75 to 1 Egg, do. 6 Flour, cwt. 1 75 to 2 Oats, bushel,! 12 to 15 Oaions, do. 50 to 62 Potatoes, do. 25 The Ohio river still continues in good boating order. Since our last it rose several feet, but is at present falling. To Correspondents. The piece signed "A Laughkp.y Man," is considered objectionable. The writer seems not to understand that reason and respectful language, have more effect on the minds of the people, than broad assertion and unqualified denunciation. His remarks might do well enough to add a little fuel to the almost expiriug flirr.e of part) feud; but are badly calculated to engage the attention of the calm, reflecting part of community. The writer is unknown, and therefore will not consider these hints as unfriend!). Messrs. Editors: Hating a short time 3ince purchased sorue Kr.hawH silt f.r my own private use, and bring informed that it could not be sold onltf by lick weight, as marked on earn barrel; when I got it home I tpned a barrel weighed il fou -d it to lark 24 pounds and of a quality truel) diseu'sih'g. A small quantity around the top as nderably fair; the balance the iron or chalk banks on our great river, do not exhibit a greater variety of colour and substance. To appearance the oa rl contained dirt of every description: ashes, cotes, burning-!, scrapings of kettles and egg-ehells; I will not add excrement, but solemnly declare that I believe were it to go through a chemical operation, the result would shock common decency. Such rascally fraud, deception and imposition ought to be detected and exposed by every honest man of community. How long shall the people be imposed upon by a few unprincipled men, monopolizing that indispensiole article? What was the understanding a few years since? That salt should be fifty cents, no more or less, and of a superior quality; and what is the result? That it has doubled in price, and is ten times, if possible, inferior in quality than formerly. Intolerable, indeed, when men become destitute of every virtue. What is to authorize us to believe that the pretended weight marked on a br rrel is correct ? Is it an oath, honor, or justice? "Experience speaks lightly of, at least, the honor and justice which actuates the salt monopolizers. Judge ye the guilty according to their cts, David bowers. It is hardly necessary to add to the above. Mr. Bowers does ample justice to the fair-dealins: salt companv. Having now exhausted the "argument," he ought to try the law for the recovery of tie money out of which he has been cheated. From the B.tatia Timas, August T. AN INDIAN KILLED. We have a stoi) of an Indian being killed in the town of Leroy on Thursday of last week. The story as we have it, is as follows, as near as we can relate it. An Indian of the Onondaga tribe, we believe, came to the house of one Miller, late at night, and after making considerable noise at the door, finally succeeded in getting Miller up, who went to the door for the purpose of finding out the caue of so unusual a visit. On opening the door, he discovered the Indian armed with a rifle and a large knife, who interrogated him as follows: "You name MiUei?"' The latter mistrusting something was in the wind, answered uAo." The Indian, it appears, was not satisfied, for he immediately replied, "Me guess yon lie little me guess you name Milter you hunfdeer some, kill 'em some-ti.ne;-guessyou kill 'em some Indian, too." Miller being totally unprepared

for fight ju3t then, assured him that his name was not Miller; but that if he would go away peaceably, he would agree that Miller should meet himin a certain swamp, on the Thursday following. With this assurance the Indian departed. On the day appointed, Miller re

paired to the swamp; but instead of entering it in the direction from his house, he repaired to the opposite side; when near the centre he discovered the Indian laying flat upon a log, watching, with his gun in his hand, the approach of Miller in the direction of his house, supposing he would come that way. At this time Miller stumbled, which caused some noise, on which the Indian immediately sprang upon his feet, and discharged his rile at Miller, but without effect ; Milter, like a true antagonist, gave il back again, and wounded the Indian ; but th Indian not being 'isposed to fall, and Miller not willing to trust his red friend, worked another button hole in his hide, and is then suppled to have secreted lim, as Millei's arms and sleeves were covered with blood when he came out of the swamp. A great number of Indians from Tonewanto, and ebewhen , have 6ince been searching in the swamp, but have not as yet been able to discover the body. It is supposed the Indian had an old grudge against Miller, which he was disposed to settle before going west. Indian Treau. Wt: Ifarn fmm :i (rpn.'ii . . . 7- - - ......... ,

i.t ,,rt,mru,fm .ngu. .rom Frai-an( apparently contented with their nedu Chicn, that a treaty with the confined situation. They are connected Winnebago, s and Pottawaitamies had !t ther b a tendinous ligament about been concluded, and a purchase made of four inches wid extending from the aball the lands south of th. Ouiscon.in, be- ldomen Gf each-this ligament is elastic, tweenthc upper Mississippi river andjenabling them fo (urn to or from each Lake Michigan, including all lands in Jother. they ghow that t, have scpathis tract : heretofore held by the Indians. Irate volitions, by sometimes desiring to We are inhumed, that a small reserve !move different ways, toeffect whichsomehasbeen made in this ceded tract, but!, imes thev nuli in om:osifft direction..

its particular locality, or quantity, we have not understood. The stipulations of the treaty are that the Winnebagr.es are to receive annualI), for 30 years, the sum of eighteen thousand dollars, and the Potlawattamies are to receive annually fifteen thousand dollars, so long as they sustain their name as a distinct nation. Unusual harmony between the Commissioners and the Indians prevailed during ihe treaty, and the Indians express a great satisfaction at the accomplish ment of the long contemplated sale of 'heir country. we shall probably be able to give a more definite account of his treaty in cur next number. Galena Advertiser, August 3. From t lie N. Y. Spectator, August 15 Terrific and Tempestuous JYight. Ths last was truly a portentous night ; for, in addition to one of the severest thunder storms by which our city was ever visited, a meteoric phenomenon was seen in the air, worthy of special notice. There were indications of a storm in the west before sun set; and, although the moon rose full and clear, yet the evening was hazy. At 1 o'clock, however, the sky was clear, and not a cloud daikened the star-lit cerulean. Suddenly a meteor of unusual and intense brightness, shut upwards from the west, which illuminated the city with excessive light. lis body was a nubilous globe, from which depended a train or tail of fiery particles, tapering off to a point lik a cone. After traversing about twenty degrees of the horison, with prodigious swiitness, it dispersed as suddenly as it had blazed upon the sight This electrical phenomenon was followed at 3 o'clock, by the thunder-storm before mentioned. It was one of the most terrible convulsions of the elements that we have witnessed. The lightning blazed continually, as though the.universe was in fl imes; and the thunder broke with prodigious and startling fury. At one time there was a continued roll of thunder of at least twenty minutes duration, broken only by precussive shocks as though the (Wy bolts were bursting around us in their utmost power. The whole city was wrapped in fire, while the wind blew successive hurricanes, and the rain descended like a deluge. There seemed to be a succession of gusts, following ore after another: so that as the thunder from one cluiid rolled away like artillery in the distance, another and yet another broke over us with unspent fury. In the midst of the whole, to add to the appall ing terrors of the night, the bells rang the alarm of fire : During the storm at about half past 3 o'clock, the house No. 391 Hester street. comer of Mulberry, was struck by lightning, and set on fire: the lightning struck ihe roof on the gable end, run along to the chimney, passed through and down the same to third story, tore off the mantlepiece and sent it across the room, and fore up the bricks of the hearth. Mrs. Van Winkle, sleeping in a bed room on the same floor, was considerably injured hy the shock. The fluid then deviated in its course through the ceiling to the second story of No. 392, tearing up the bruks of the hearth, and through th partition wall of No. 393 H ster street. The interior of the second and third stories of the house No. 391, were corn-

pctely consumed by the fire. No. 393that the department could meet the cx-

Hester street was slightly injured on the roof. The house corner of Mechanics' Alley and Lombardy street was also slightly injured by the lightning. Death by Lightning. A most unfortu

nate accident occurred in the town ofl Colchester in this county, on th evening of the 16th ult. Mr. Joshua Mecks, when returning home, along the high way, during a thunder storm, in company with a fiiend, was struck by lightning) and instantly killed. At me time iUr. 31. was canying an axe on his shoulder, which probably attacted the lightning. On examination it was found that the edgeofthf; axe hadbeen melted, the fluid had passed from the shoulder, down the body to the feet, tearing the clothes and shoes, in its progress, and leaving visi ble marks along the body. The deceas ed tvas about 30 years of age, and has left a family to lament his untimely death. The person in company wish Mr. M. was stunned by the effect of the lightning, and remained for some time insensible we believe, however, he is now convalescent. Delaware Gazette From the Boston GszMte. Remarkable natural curiosity. The ship Sachem, arrived at this port yesterday from Siam, has on board two Siamese youth males, 18 years of age, whose bodies have been connected from i .1 mi 11 lit iruiir nip n I r o wr t n rrrtji nnn rn '""-Il UU Mil JL 111,1 ItIL III !" UUll llltlllll. like two dogs in a colter. They bo'h - - - j 1 11 - fall asleep about the same time, showing the sympathy of their material crganiz i iion, though their minds seem to be distinct. They play a good game of draughts, in which they heat one of the ip;jsser.ers constantly, i his passenger seeing mem notn asieep on a cnesr, pushed one of them off, who hung by the ligament above mentioned, while the other remained clinging to the chest. They have but one umbilicus or navel, between them; they have the full number of all other organs naturally belonging to two men, with this exc ption. They hold separate conversations by means of the few English words which they have acquired on the voyage aided' by signs, with two separate individuals. Doctor Mitchell wou'd give his eyes for a sight of them. They will probably be exhibited in Boston for the gratification of the. srientifirs. A similar insfn r.rv r.t

the adhesion of two human beings has!&ra.,n 15 Y?t ,n t)n,k' usually becom been recorded in the books of the anato- mriSl and wnrm' lhe is U,en htitchi mis-two females, na ives of Bohemia, !n! n'w"n, and whiUt in that state, called the Bohemian sisters, lived to thein:Jurrs lG wheat' 1V ,th,n,t ,h,s warm

aee of twentv-one years, connected in similar way, by the back and loins. 'I hey were both beautiful and inteHi-J gent, and had they lived at this dayj might have made suitable helpmates for the Siamese, wh; are said to possess great quickness of intellect. THE GENERAL POST OFFICE. It has been more than once hinted that the pencuniary affirs of this department were left in an embarrassed state by the late postmaster-general ; in consequence, he addressed the following letter to the editor of the United Stales Telegraph. Columbus, July 1G, 1821). Sir In your paper of the. 7th inst. which I have just seen, among other remarks respecting the post office, 3 0110brve th t "Mr. Barry found the department with a high character, but involved in contracts beyond 1 1 3 ability to pay . 1 his statement, I presume, wa? made through inadvertence, and without knowledge of (he actual condition of the department, You will see from my first report, that on the 1st of July, 1323, when I entered upon the duties of postmaster general, there was a larqe sum due from postmasters. By my last re port, you will see, that during the time 1 remained in the department, the re ceipts exceeded the expenditures about two hundred thousand dollars. As I state from memory, I may be inaccurate as to the exact sum. MM - x il ... mis burpius, logemer wan a sum equal, or nearly equal, to the amouni clue to the department, at the commencement of my present administration, with the current revenue of the veari constitute the means in the hands of the postmaster general, to meet the current expenses. I then submit to you and the public, whether the present postmastei general found the "department involved in contracts beyond its ability to pay." It is known that I was opposed to thr establishment of additional mail route 'he session of congress before the last, as a large number had been established the previoussession. But, under the pe culiar circumstances which at that timf existed, there seemed to be a strong wish among the members of congress, to pass the bill which the committee or nost roads had reported and I staler1

pense, by aborting a part of it3 surj funds. Iff mistake not, a greater-n her of routes were eg'ablhbed at session, than at any previous sess which, consequently, greatly increa the expenditures. Last year the expense of the dep meat exceeded its receipts about twe five thousand dollars, and 1 calcula that the excess of expenditures over

receipts o hably amr f the present) ear, would amount to nearly double that si But, if the amount should be grea there will be ample means iu the ha of the postmaster general, to meet the contracts of the. department' ring next year, I entertained no dot that the revenue would be more tl equal to the expendhuic, and that a s plus of between two and time hundi thousand dollars would remain in ban and in hands of postmaster, subject the order of the postmaster general. If the expenditures of the deparlm for four yt ars to come, should exec 'he annual receipts between titty and verity thousand dollars, there would no inability to meet its engagemer I had no fears of a diminution of re nue, so as to produce any cmbarr ment to the department, if I could m age its concerns so as to retain the puh confidence. If this should be withdra I was aware, that its receipts would seriously affected by if. The prospei of the department ought not to be estia ted by the surplus of receipts over penditures. A very bad administrati of its a flair?, might show a consideral surplus. Had I remained in it, I shot, have graduated the expenditures, so as absorb, within a given period, the w hi ofits revenue. By extending the oj rations of the department, the public terest is subserved, and the revenue e creased. The funds should be kept i tive, and not suffered to accumulate he hands of postmasters and banks, t l-ssthey arc to be appropriated tooth objects. The true test of a successful admin tration of the department, is in the cxte sion of its operations, limited only by mentis, and in the vigilance and faithfi u ess of its agents. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JOHN M'LEAN. Gen. Duff Green. 1 have very hastily, written the abov trusting to memory for the facts, From the Kfr.m kv Repcrttr. to wheat Farmers. I am an old miiier, and have cbserv the progress of the weave! for mai years, and I Iter you my opinion as the node of saving your wheat. The egg of the weavel b deposited the wheat while crowing. When tl nlimj VSS Ul,tb 1,01 IKUC,1 a!,n ine C remains sound. : hen, to prevent t! hatching of ihe weavel, the wheat mu e P1.000'' The most certain way I w u v- i j i v u iti m: run. txt! i hon ini'iil it Kin a . 1,1 1. II T-IUU 11 ItJItJ .. tf ( lyl'ICl Villi used or sold. This mode of saving whe proved successful in rnar.y instances las reason, and vshere it was carefully a tended to, in no instance failed, as far f I have understood. There is anodicmode1, of preserving wheat, which i equally effectual ; that is, kiln-diying i which kills the weavel in the rgWheat is sometimes saved by leavin it in the field in hand-shocks for ten day or two weeks, if during lht time th sun shines very hot. The great heat c the sun operates like a kiln to destro the wravcl. if, however, the wheat i well drie d and kept cool afterwards, tha is all that is necessary- To accomplisl this, it must not be put in hulk in gar ners fir rail pons ; because, in that situa lion, it undergoes a sweat, that genera! ly hatches the woim. When well drie spread it out on a cool dry floor, and doubt not it will escape the weavel. F. KEATKV. Jjtxingtcn Steam M ill , July 4. According to an enumeration recently made, it appears that the population of Cincinnati is as follows: white Male?, 11,855; white Females, 10.035; total while permanent population , 21,890; blacks and mulattoes 2,258; making a population of 24,140 souls. Since December 1826 there have been built eight bundled dwelling houses. Bult. Amcr. More Counterfeits. We have to cau tion the public against receiving notes of the United States Bank, payable at the branch at Lexington, to the order of Jo seph Fowler, letter C. of the denomination of 20. The4 signature of W. Mil vaine Cashier, is badly executed the haracters being stiff and not so heavy as in the genuine the signature ofN. Bid die, President, is well done. The names of the Engravers, Murray, Draper, Fairman and Co. are clumsily done; havincr a slurred appearance. The general ap pearance of the note is well calculated to deceive and the Counterfeit unless closely inspected would be received by the most wary, Bait. Gaz.

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THE Factory at new Lawrenceburgb is now ready to rrceire Clotb for Fulling, Dvinsr and Dressing 'I be fulling: mill laving been repaired and new may chinery added, the utmost punctuality and despatch rnav be expected. TEST 4- DUXX. Sepf. 1, 1329. Farm for Sale, ITUTED on tbo waters of ilogan creek, 10 Man chester township, containing 155 acres; 80 acres improved. 25 acres cf wch is in meadow; an excellent app!e and peach orchard on (he same; also, a good cugsr orchard under fence; there arc a good Uewa log house and other necessary log buildings on the premises. Said farm ia well watered vrith springs, and an excellent tvell of water at the doot. The above men. tioned property may be had low for ch; or one half ol the money down would be received, and a credit eiven on the balance. For further particulars inquire of the subscriber ou ine premises. JACOB DAZF.Y. . Sept. 5!b, m9 . S3-w