Indiana Palladium, Volume 7, Number 24, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 18 June 1831 — Page 2

againat Smith, for the recovery of rrnney unjustly obtained from the General government. Unless suit should be instituted, or an inquiry made into his offi. cUl conduct ast agent, the inference with every impartial mind must be, that the President is aiming to screen one of bis own party from ofiicial treachery, for an offence equal in magnitude lo that of Tobias Walking, who is now suffering the paniehment of the law. JOHN B. DUNCAN, Lale Sub-Agent to the Chickasazcs. Nashville, April 25, 1831.

The fads of this case are very much liko a thousand other tattles that are daily represented as facts. Mr. J. B. Duncao we understand is a dismissed turned-out ofiicer, and like many oth ers claims the right of complaining. I he Auditor's report , which we have recently seen, makes a different account of this matter from that given by J. B. Djncan. The statement shows that Mdj. Smith after having for many years been an agent of the Government, and hiving expended very large sums of money, has entirely settled every thing, and closed his transactions within 1,475. TftisjSjthe entire amount of balance against him. For this there nre vouchers presented for settlement at the Treasury to the amount of 1,135. They are of a charicter which me Auditor cannot admit, being without authority, unless with the sanction of the Sscretary of War;, but from the proofs presented there is no doubt, we undsrstand, that the amount tbu3 claimed by him has been actually expended for the use of the government. Should his demand be admitted, there will be a bal ance only of 230 against him. If not admitted,, then we presume that gen. Jackson & gen. Coffee, thclsecurities are abundantly able and willing to pay thi3 balance, without the President having to impose on the Secretary of War any order, with a view to cover the delinquency. Mj. Smith beside is said to be a man of property. The complaints now made were made we understand, heretofore. In the au turnn of 1828, the Secretary of war, Gen. Porter, had a special examination of Maj. Smith's conduct,upon ihe charge of this sama J. B. Duncan, which resulted in his acquittal. Why make them again? Must a man be tried twice or thrice for the same crime! And with the criminative echoes of these disbanded ofiicer-. Gl obe. The Cabinet. A correspondent at Washington informs us, that the genejal opinion there is that the War Department will be offered to Col. Drayton, of South Carolina. The rumor that Major Eaton will be re-appointed is entirely destitute of foundation. That which assigns the place to Col. Johnson of Kentucky, is also considered highly improbable. Kentucky has now one member in the Cabinet, and it is very unlikely that another would be taken from the same State. The rumor goes that the mission to Russia, has been, or is about to be offered to Mr. Ingham. Mr. Berrien has not yet returned to Washington. We doubt, therefore, whether any rumors respecting his successor can be well founded. General Jackson ha3 too much respect for Mr. Berrien to dispose of the office which he holds, before his resignation is received. The continuance of cordial, personal and political relations between them is notjdoubted.. Bait. Rtp. From the Boston Traveller. To the Oregon Emigrants. The American Society for encouraging the settlement of the Oregon country, is desirous that enlistments should be made, as soon as practicable; and that of the number offering for the first emigration, proposed to consist of one thousand male persons, who will quarter in St. Louis sometime iu the monthsof January and February next, a part should be of the foil owing character and occupations: of 15 or 2Q persons possessing a scientific kuowledge of the different branches of natural philosophy, particularly astronomy , geology and botany 2 or 3 practising and skilful physicians b master ship-builders millwrights wheel wrights carpentersblacksmiths tinmen tanners curriers shoemakers hatters, &c; of capitalists, taking with them vessels suitable for the lumber trade and whale fishery, both of which pursuits are, and for many years will continue,, vastly profitable; of capitalists, who will carry out the iron parts of grist mills, Sec; of nail making machinery, &e. ; who will e&tablish a pspermill a printing press a manufactory for window glass, and o foundry for iron ware. An immense water power is found 21 miles from the Columbia-, up the Wallamet or Mullm roab, in the very midst of the contemplated settlement, his formed by the falling of this great river, perpendicularly , 25 feet. Captain Dominis, who has recently returned from the valley of the Wallamet, where be bad resided nearly a year, wejit to the foot of this cataract with his vessel of 200 toa. This gentleman surveyed

a part of the Columbia river, and made a chart of the same. He was particular in his examination of the country and thinks, with hundreds of others who have explored the same territory, all concurring wilh each other in like testimony, that no spot, elsewhere, on earth, effers equal advantages for the residence of a civilized ppople. Hi reports that the English traders at Fort Vancouver, a post nearly opposite the mouth of the Multnomah, had in Jl 830, 400 acres of land under cultivation had raised, and on hand, 7,000 bushels of e xcellent wheat 10,-

000 bushels of potatoes corn and other grain in abundance had 350 head of horned cattle, and horses as many as would suit their convenience. They had built three vessel?, which were then employed in the profitable business of carrying lumber to Ihe Sandwich Islands. . Emigrants will go the Oregon country in the manner and under the encouragement announced by the society's circular; each receiving, gratuitously, a lot of land in the most delightful and valuable region in America;! where the fertility of soil, the healthfulness of climate, the good market for every product of earth or labor, and the enjoyment of a free and liberal government, will conspire to make life easy, and the spttlers happy. II. J. Kelly, General Agent. Raleigh, N. C. June 2. Fayelteville in Ruins! Never have we, as public journalists, been called on to record a more awful calamity than that which has jnstjbefallen our ill-fa ted sister town Fayetteville; and it is with feelings of deepest commiseration that we perform the painful duty. The melancholy intelligence of the almost entire destruction of that place by fire was conveyed to thi3 city on Monday through the medium of letters addressed to some of our citizens. These letters state that the whole of thebusiness part of the town was laid in ashes. The fire originated in Mr. James Kyle's kitchen on Sunday about 1 o'clock, P. M. and raged wilh uncon querable fury until about 300 houses, which had but a few hours before been the cheerful abodes of a happy and prosperous people, were reduced to a heap of smouldering ruins. It was not until 5 o'clock in the evening that a 6lop was put to its dreadful ravages. Among the buildings included in the general devastation, are the United States and Cape Fear banking house5, (books and money saved;) the Lifayette and Mansion Hotels; the old State House; the two printing offices; the Presbyterian &. Episcopal Churches; and almost every store in the place. The only public buildings left are the Court House, Jail, and State Bank. The loss is incalculable. Besideb that of the citizens, many of the farmers and planters throughout those sections of the State which trade there, have lost the greatest portion of their last year's cotton crop, which was' lying in the ware houses unsold. We are glad to learn that no lives were lost. Star. Bridgeton, New-Jersey, June 4. Outrage. Thomas Hand of, Cape May, was killed on Wednesday last by a shot from a party of runaway Virginia negroes. The owners of the negroes came over from Cape llenlopen on Wednesday morning and cruised off Cape Island in search of them, who were supposed to be in an open boat. Between two and three o'clock the blacks were discovered by the inhabitants on shore, some eight or ten of whom immediately gave chase in a whale boat. On nearing the blacks a gun was fired from tiie whale boat with a view to frighten them, & render their apprehension the more easy, hut which was returned with a volley from the negroes, and Mr. Hand received a hall in his forehead which caused immediate death, and another of the party had his hat brim pierced by a ball. The negroes when last seen were shaping their course for New York. They were supposed to be 11 or 1 2 in number two cf whom were women. Observer. jMysterious. Yesterday, about six o'clock in the afternoon, a man was seen to jump from the Genesee fall, oil from the island. He was a small sized man, and wore blue striped pantaloons. He left behind him, on the bank, a black surtout, coat, considerably worn, an old fur hat, a French watch, and a pair of shoes. The watch has a hair chain, and a key made of a five cent piece. There were no papers, nor any name or trace by w hich he can be identifi.d. The ftcoat and watch are at the office of Wm S. Bishop, esq., Arcade, where they can be seen. Roch. Dai. Adv. Riot. A riot occurred at Lowel Mass. on Tuesday last, between the Irish and about 200 Yankees. The principal weapons were stones and brickbats. On Wednesday evening the Yankee party, who appear to have been the

assailants, assembled for another attack, when one of their leaders was arrested by the constables, and the rioters soon after dispersed. The arrested person, with the assistance of the mob, made his escape, no persons was believed to be dangerously hurt. A'. Y. Jour. Commerce.

to IClM031CrS. War Department, Pension OlBce April 15, 1831 . Under the act of March 2, 1820, the following rules have been adopted. Jf the pensioner has died and left a

widow, the balance of the pension be. without, and altogether a very handlongs to her; if he left no w idow, or some article. He arrived here on Sashe be dead, to the children of the pen torday with 1200 of them, and when

ioner; and if no children, then to the legal representatives of the deceased. A widow claiming a balance must prove her relationship to the deceased before a court of record, show the period of his death, and that he a was pensioner of the U. States. Children must prove before a court of record, that the deceased was a pensioner of the U. States, show that he left no widow, or that if she be dead, that tliev nre his children, and the only ! children, and are of aqe. A certificate of the facts proved must he obtained from the clerk of the court. It is not necessary for the clerk to give the evidence in detail, but only to state the facts that have been proved, and certify under his seal of office that the testimony adduced wa3 satisfactory to the court. Executors and administrators must : obtain from the ofiicer who grants the letters, a certificate under his seal of office, that it has been proved to his satisfaction, that there are neither widow nor children of the deceased. The ofiicial certificate obtained in either of the above cases, must he presented at the pension agency, together with the original pension certificate, and a power of attorney, if the claim is not made in person. In addition to the foregoing regulation?, the secretary of war has directed the following rules to be observed. Frauds are constantly attempted through the pension department. Powers of attorney, and papers, duly and regularly made out, and oftentimes presented to agents, and payments are made upon them, when in fact the pensioner is not living at the time, it is therefore directed, That no payment shall be m.aiJe under a power of attorney w here it has been dated preceding the time when the pension payment becomes dm; or where it bears date sixty days previous to the time of making application for payment. And in all cases of payment upon a power of attorney, the clerk of some court of record must certify that the person before whom the power is executed, is a justice of the peace, or magistrate, that he believes the signature to be his; which certificate in no case is to he regarded where it is on separate paper, or is attached to the power by sealing or wafering. The power, or certificate, must be free of any erasure or alteration in its material parts. In all payments upon power ot attorney, the agent must he acquainted personally with the person holding the pow er, or else he must be vouched for as a man of character, by some respectable person whom he does know7; otherwise the payment must be withheld. From the New England Farmer. BEES. Mr. Fessend'-n If Ihe inexhauitable subject of B-jes is not worn out in your columns, you may state as follows. In January last, with two friend?, I called at a gentleman's house, in Worcester, Ostego county, N. Y. to see his Beehives. He showed us a house 4 by G feet, and 6 feet to the eaves, boarded, clapboarded, shingled and well floored with a close door; on unlocking and opening which, we beheld an ordinary beehit e attached lo the east w all and well braced, with slight scaffoldings f xtending upon east, south and north sides. The only aperture was a small hole or two on the east side under the hive, which was elevated about three feet from the tloor, for the bees to pass out and in. The bees had been put in, a young swarm, 18 months before. The original hive was not only filled but large masses of comb were attached to the exterior, and along the contiguous scaffolding. The quantity of honey was probably from 100 to 150 lbs. On my return I called to see another Bee house belonging to the sam gentleman, on another farm, built the preceding summer. This was G feet pquare better finished and painted. The bees had filled the oidinaiy hive, and constructed eight or ten large pieces of comb on the exteiior, and these last were mostly n!hd with honey; and of the finest appearance, I think, that I ever saw. The gentleman tcjdmehe could h lp himself to honey w henever he pleased without disturbing the bees. I as'.xed him if the bee moth did not plague them; he answered no. He adopted the simple precaution of sprinkling spirits of turpentine occaiiojxallyjscy every

two ueek$ about his ordinary hives C7il around the holes oj entrance into his large oif, ivhich wholly repelled the moth. 1 was so much pleased with this plan ot managing bee?, that immediately on my return I had a hou?e constructed for them, and design to put into it the first swarm which I can save. Respectfully, J. Cl'el.

JVooden Limps. A brother Yankee j c-iUed at our ouice last evening, to show ( ii t i i i a I us some zcooaen lamps mat ne nad neen manufacturing. They are made of curiv maple, varnished within and j Wft saw him he had but 40 left. He has sold them at 2 per dez jn. One would not suppose it possible they could be afforded s-o cheap but we need not doubt, when we see a Yankee selling them at that price. JV. Y. paper. From the Indiana Republican. Distressing occurrence. At a hattalinn rniutPr in tho imrlh n:irf nf Srnt t . .i . , , ... luumv on nit: nit .ui uu. uu mini' took place between two men by the names of Byefield and Kinney, when Claiborn Kinney, brother to one of the purtie?, while endeavoring to prevent any further difficulty, was struck by Vincent Byefield brother to the other party with a club, which knocked him down and broke his skull. Kinney survived until the 31st tilt, when he died, leaving a wife and three children to lament his untimely loss. A Coroner's inquest was held over the body of Kinney, who returned that he carne to his death by the blow from Byefield. Gtj"lt is a remarkable fuct, and one which has remained unnoticed, until referred to in the masterly address of the republican members of the New York legislature, that .Maine and AeicHampshire, ihe two portions of .New England not represented in the Hartford convention, are unwavering in their attachment to the administration cf the Old Jlcro. jat. Rtpub. The lion. John Q. Adams, late President of the U. Slates, and the present representative in Congress from Plymouth district, says the Boston Commercial Gazette, of Saturday last, "took a seat in the Anti-Masonic Con-

JCluion, -jesterdav morning.' Ml lhe ir.ble uhh care and attenf.on-vocsl mabiicritl Summer, of Sutlulk," Sys the ! sc wid err ploy a part of the time. Vocal snd

Liazette, kiivitli Ii;s usual ailu! ihtv, conducted the Ex-President lo tiie highest place in the Convention." Should the Ex-President aspire nbo to one of "the highest places" in the Anti-Masonic Party, we fear he may jostle ExSecretary Rush. Are we lo understand that Messrs. Adams and Rush are opposed to the election of that distinguished Mason Mr. Clay? Baltimore Rfpub. ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA. By the Schooner E. T. Ellicolt, capt. Day, we are favored with a file ol Jamaica papers to the 4th ult. from which we derive the following late and important intelligence from Colombia. The advices from Carthngcna are to the 28th April. Bogoto has been taken possession of by gen. Obando. The Vice President Marquesina, is re-installed peo tern. The Bocca Chica was taken possession of by the troops under the command of gen. Loque, on the 24th April, and Carthagenn on the 2Gth, and thus another revolution has been accomplished in Colombia! The details of this event are not given, in our papers. It was reported at Caithagcua that gen. Montilla and Sener Martinez had sailed for N. Yoik. A Y. M:r. Adv. A correspondent of the New Yoik Observer describing a tour through North Carolina, says One of the Messrs. Bissil?, who are probably doing more at the business than any"othei3, told me recently, that their company employ GOO hands! And he stated that the whole number of men now employed at the mines in these southern states, is at least 20,000. He also estimated the weekly product of thfse mines to be equal in value to 100,000, or 5,000,000 annually ! But a f mall part of the gold is sent to the United States' Mint. But far the larger part i sent to Europe, particulaily to Pris. The chief miners (I man laboreis) are foreigners Germans. Sui.;?. R..v.dnc

r i , o ii i . a , 'jVidfd amon the pupil and eo towards de oles, Spaniards, English, elsh, i fravir lt;e e ot bnlt-each one be

scoicn, ccc. i nere are no Jess than thirteen di tic rent languages spoken at the mines in that state! And men are flocking to the mines from all parts, and find ready employment. Hundreds of land owners and renters, unik ihe mines on their grounds on a small scale, not being able toencounter the expense of much machinery. Governor Houston, it is s iMinounced in a letter to a tatcd, has i r.: . ' ; Tennessee, his intention of snerdilv t - trtblishing his residence? at Natcluz, I .Miss, wid) a view to resume the rractirr- ofih. Ia,

Jgricui?iira1 School, IX THE VICINITY OF Lawrcnceburgh, Indiana. r'MIR subscriber wishes to establish a Fchrol for the purpos; of eductin' bis own children. and some near leJations; and lo maks it a permanent and useful Institution, he has mdt3 arrange nr.es ts to rece.ve, as boarders, thirty pupds. To give habits of industry and T.our to the mind and body, a certain portion of each day wdl be devoted to sgr. cultural pursuits and athletic txercUes. The important principles of industry, temperance, economy, morality, and disinterested patriotism, so nubl prct sed by our immortal Vashictox, Wid icciiVe the attrntwn the so justly merit . The site of the Washington Agricultural

! School is pleasant, retired, .nd healthy, sur rounded by twenty hve acres ot ri;rh sow, which extends to the Ohio river, and wheh i intended as a model farm and It tanical Garden, to be cultivated in he best manner by tha Superintendent and PupilsA few moral and industrious young1 men who wi:h to prepare th?meh-es for the important business of teaching-, wi-'l be received on lb same terms as other pupils. The subscriber fjeU crtined in the comnencement of ihe Institution to have, as a ! coadjutor, Kenry Jhnso: C,q an excellent Mathematical a d lleiks letter scholar, whose zfal and devotion to the interests of education, experience and success in teaching, guarantee the most favorab e. results. cszrcmAXi sraur atxoits. 1. The year will bo divided into two Seisions, of 5 1-2 menti s each. The 1st Session to commence the 4th cf July, 1S31. 2. No scholar wili be received for a less time than a session. 3. As the School will be conducted on Hepublican principles, all the scholars will be placed on a perfect equality ; and no distinction made except for superior merit. Alt will be required to engage in some beatthy and useful employment or lecreroV.on to be lesjulaUd by the Trustees and Superintendent4 The diet will be such as is considered by the most intelligent Physicians, to be the most conducive to health of body, and v gor of mind. No Tea or Ccfles will te ust d; a milk and vegetable diet tor breakfast and tuipper, and meat of the best quality with soups and vegetable fir dinner. All strong drink, either distilled or fermented, will fee most rigidly prohibited. 5. AU the pupils will be required to dress in a plam, economical manner. No pocket money will be allowed, unless placed under the direct control of the Principal. 6. To make useful and practical scholars constant criticisms will be made on the language of the pupils; and the rules ot Grammar explained and illustrated. The forenoons of Saturday Will be emplaved in regular examinations on what has been studied during the weet, in reciting and tleclaiming. The afternoons will be devoted to studying llotany, in the woods and fields, and codec-ting specimens for the purpose ol forming a Cabinet of natural history, la all those excursions, the teachers or superintendent will attend7. The scholars will be required, on the ' instrumental muic wdl occupy a short time uiiung i iiigui oi eacu evening. 8 The government of the school will ba mild but ieciiTc a firm paternal authority will be exercised. AU will be required to conduct themselves in manners, and language, with decency, gentleness and propriety. '.. Public examinations will take place at the close of each session when honours will be awarded by the Trustees to those whose good cunduct and improvement merit them, jftitisli course ofStuilv. Jlenrv Johnson J?tq. 'I'tuchtr. 1st Spelling, Pronunciation and Heading". The?e will rece.ve more than ordinary attention and be taught in a manner that wdl render them interesting and instructive to a child of three years old from the moment the chi d is taught to combine letters and pronounce words, the mearu.-ig ol eacu word will be taught. ly this ms:ms the chdd is accustomed to attach I tn unr,! n,i .rm.-.rrc insensibly tba j habit of not bf mg contented with sound, un'ess it be accompanied with ser.se 6 per session. d. Natural History, tocography, and lha elemanis of Arithmetic . 6 per session . 3- English GraT.mar, (Jeographv, KUtoty Ancient and Modern; the lUlory of the United States, Bit'gruphy of the patriots of the Hevo. lution, will be tai ght wi.h unusual care. 7 dollars per sess-ion, 4th. Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry. Surveying, and the ue of the G.obes, Natural Fitilosophy, Sec. 9 dollars per session. 5th. Composition, liheu.ric, Logic and & general course of lielies lettres. 9 dollars per session FRhlVCH LAXGUAGE. The French language, if required, 10 dcllara per session. lat.w a. yd gri:i:k The I5ev. Sti-.vesttr Savel, A M. a Graduate of Williams College, a line scholar and experienced teacher, wi l g ve a thorough course of cf those lar.guaprcs if rcqui.rd . CHEMISTRY, &c. T. Ji J'inckiirJ, .M I). Itincipah Several gentlemen of science will ledum weekly on ll'.&tory, A etrorsomy, Moral Philossphy, ?. the general principles of government. The Constitution and government cf the Unitetl States will be taught by reading suitable worki, lectures and examinations. Half the tuition fees to be pa d in rdvance -I he charge for boardii g, candies, and fire wood will be 25 dollars per session, cne half to be pan! in advance, the balance at the c)o.e of ti e session. The scholars are required to furnish their own bedding At the ciose of each year setttlement wdl be made with each scholar, and in allowance made to each one in propoi tion to his labor in the following1 manner: The Trustees, will estimate the value or proceeds cf the labor of the whole school ! curing the year, and the surplus remaining, afurraMng the rent of the gtound cultiva'eci and the a!aryof tiie superintendent, will be dii ahowe d lowed in proportion to the amount cf labor performed ; this to be ascertained by retf rei ce to a book kept by the superintendent, in which the estimated amount ofeaih pupil' labor -h&ll be entered Kach punil will be re- ' quutd to furnish himself With the necessary J'rinctlal. X n. Suitable arrangements will be made in the course of a few months, to receive as boarders and pupils, 20 females, who will occupy a taught in a separate part of the building, by competent teachers, all the usefel and orr.a i ihvikui j'ai yi ciiuiiiiiuu, as cii as uum nni economy. It is intended that the same part.cuii' amotion win be paid to i tio" cf V'e fema'es " f te ot ?,r8 ick Ann wdl supB.-ia the physical eduother sex. sure. ir.icr.a lemaiei.

June 10th, Ibjl. 4-if-