Indiana Palladium, Volume 10, Number 44, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 15 November 1834 — Page 2

From the yew York American. ' TEXAS. Thii interesting country,' at the present moment, attracts so much attention, and calls forth so many inquiries, that we are assured we shall render an acceptable service to the public in presenting the following information derived from a source of accurate personal knowledge. Under the Spanish dominion, Texas was a separate province, occupied by three militry posts, La Bahia, St. Antonio de Bexar, Nacogdoches; and settlements of Mexicans were formed around each, which 0TRW into a rnnKidftrahlft town at Bexar, of

about 3000, and at Nacogdoches and La Bahia into villages of about 500 and 300 inhabitants. This number has not increased, and forms at present nearly the amount of the Mexican and Spanish population in Texas; an addition of 1000 would include the whole. The country at large, in all its beauty and fertility, was left unoccupied, except by the wild horse, the deer and the buffalo; all of which, amidst luxuriant natural pastures, have multiplied to an extent almost incredible. An intelligent trader amono" the Indians in the interior regions of that country, upon being asked, how many buffalo he had seen in one herd! replied, one million meaning laterally what he said; hut it may be restricted to a declaration, that they could not be counted. The deer are still more numerous, and that noble animal, the horse, roves the country in gregarious masses, with all the pride and majesty of his ancestors. The progress of population has not diminished the number of either, but only limited their range. Texas was but little known to our countrymen,

until seen by the gallant bands who entered it, in aid of the patriot cause at different periods of the Mexican struggle for independence. They saw a Country equal to France in extent, intersected with numerous rivers running hundreds of miles into the interior, producing in its various climate and soil, all the commercial staples of the whole American continent. They brought home this knowledge, and gave an account of its beauty, fertility and salubrity: and many were tempted to seek an abode there, in spite of the prohibition of the then existing laws. Foremost in this enterprize was Moses Austin, who, about twelve years since, obtained from the Commandant at Bexar, permission to introduce settlers, repaired to the United States to procure them; but dying on the route, left to his son, Col. Steven F. Austin, the fulfilment of his undertaking. On this gentleman's arrival at Bexar, he found the commandant disposed to comply with his engagement; and the revolution being accomplished, and a new order of things established, he determined to proceed to the city of Mexico, and there renew the pro- . posal of introducing settlers into Texas. Thu result was the passage of a general colonization law, authorizing particular districts of country to be assigned to contractors who would undertake to populate the country. This law laid the foundation of a system which was made more liberal and extended by that of tho State of Coahuila and Texas; under which were made the grants which have been the subject of so much enterprise. Austin was the first to begin colonizing, and laid the foundation of the extensive settlements now existing in Texas. But others soon followed; and Zavala, Burnet, and Vehlein were equally successful in their application for lands. They selected the district of country immediately on the boundary

lino of the United States, lying between the fcabme to the east, the St. Jacinto and Navoste to the west, and the Gulf of Mexico on the souths running north about 300 miles. Austin's settlement is contiguous, and lies on the western line of Vehlein and Burnet's, and embraces the rivers Brassos and Colo.rado. Grants have been made toothers in different "sections of the country more remote from our borders, and all of good land. But the settlements from the Sabine to the Colorado being continued and nearer to us are better known, and can be described with more certainty. Texas in general is a prairie country, having all the streams skirted by timber. This is more parti-

as you advance to the northwest the prairies are of Tast extent. But in the crrants of Zavala. Burnet.

and Vehlein, there is less of prairie and more of woodland. They abound in beautiful natural meadows of dimensions from one to five hundred and a thousand acres, producing a luxuriant herbage at all seasons, but have a large proportion of woodland without under growth, affording fine pasturage, and presenting the aspect of splendid lawns and parks prepared with the taste and labor of high cul- j ti vat ion. j On some of the rivers, the Brassos for instance, - ore dense forests, but they are never found on tho : high lands. 1 The mildnos3 of the climate is such that no provision is made for horses, cattle, hogs, nor for any stock on a farm. Nature's ample store is sufficient m throughout the year, and at all seasons they fatten " on the natural pastures; of course, they multiply rapidly, and Texas maybe called the paradise of animals of the inferior order; and to man it is the land of promise. That splendid plant, the Indian Corn, grows throughout in perfect majesty, almost scorning the aid of the hand of man. From the gulf to an average distance of 70 miles, the country is level and forms the 6ugar district. At this point, about the latitude of 30 degrees, tho surface becomes undulating, and wheat, rye, and oats, can be raised; and one degree further north produces abundant harvests. Cotton is cultivated from the gulf to the Red river, and yields largely, with a staple uniformly good; and near the gulf in length and fineness of staple, -it approaches the Sea Island Cotton. This is the great crop of Texas, and even at this period equals 10,000 bales. Sugar has for many years been made on the Trinity, within Vehlein's grant, and the cane ripens several inches higher than in Louisiana. Tobacco grows luxurioulsy every where, and may become an important article of export. The grape is universal throughout the country, and in great variety and

sweetness. In V ehlem s grant an attempt lias been made to cultivate the native vines, and the experiment has shown that wine of the best quality can be made from them, and we may promise ourselves at a future day, to have American wines from this coun

try Tivalhng those of Europe. But there is one remarkable character which it possesses over the country within the same latitudes in the United States. It is without swamps or marshes. "Whatever insalubrity you find, arises from the inundations of the Spring season, and of course is confined to the rivers; and this ceases when you go about the flat country. A country so inviting is of course rapidly settling, and it is estimated to have at this time a population of 3,000 Anglo-Americans. Tho law of the 6th April, 1830, which prohibited the citizens of the United States from entering the country as colonists being repealed, they are now going in and receiving titles to the finest lands in the world, at prices so low as to enable the poorest to acquire a large farm.

And a further inducement to emigrate to this delightful region is held out by the law now in operation forming Texas into a separate judicial district, with a Judge of ability, a native of the United States; anjj an organization of courts similar to our own. The proceedings are required to be in the English language, and the right of trial by jury secured in all cases civil or criminal. By another law it is declared that no man shall be molerted on account of his religious or political opinions; thereby securing the rights of conscience and religious freedom. These two liberal laws were passed at the last session of the State legislature, and the first by the federal Congress, and approved by President fit. An&a showinsr full tho friendlv r.aet;

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tertained towards Texas by tht State and National authorities. All is now quiet throughout the republic. Texas is never affected by the political changes and commotions in Mexico. The agitated wave is calmed before it reaches a shore so distant from the places where the storms arise. The disturbances which took place two years ago from outrages committed by the military have all subsided, and quiet long since restored. At present there is not a Mexican soldier in Texas, and it is more than probable that none will ever be sent there; certainly not beyond what may be necessary to protect the revenue. The population of Texas is remarkably good for a border country. You cannot expect to find there the refinement and courtesy of older communities; but the virtue of hospitality is no where more manifest. Those who imagine that Texas is without the higher requisites for social intercourse are greatly mistaken. From the Sabine to the Colorado, and from the Nacogdoches road to the gulf, embracing the colonies of Austin and those of Zavala and Vehlein, good farms are opened, comfortable houses erected, many of them large and commodious, and inhabited by as intelligent and respectable families as any country can afford. Many villages have sprung up, exhibiting a growing commerce with its universal attendants, refinement and luxury. But this early and rapid advancement of Texas will not seem strange when we reflect that 3000 Americans are there occupying a fertile soil, under a genial climate, and with their accustomed energy and enterprise are developing the resources of one of nature's favored regions. It may be well to add, that the mode of acquiring

lands in the different colonies is simple, and tne titles made secure and in fee. The assignment of

lands has been to persons called Empressarios, (con

tractors,) who stipulate to introduce a certain number of families within a given time, and no person can within this period acquire lands in the district of the Empressario without his consent. This consent is obtained by a certificate, stating the family received, and the quantity of land allowed them, which is presented to a commissioner appointed by

the Government for making titles, who immediately orders a survey, and upon its return, makes a deed to the settler and the title passes direct from the state to him. The law allows a married man to have not exceeding a Sitio, equal to 4423 English acres; and a single man one fourth that quantity, with a privilege of extending it to a Sitio when he gets married; and a foreigner marrying a Mexican woman is entitled to one third more. On receiving the deed from the Commissioner the colonist takes an oath to support the constitution and laws of the country, by which two acts he becomes a citizen. There is no tax on land nor any other property, and the emigrants are allowed to introduce all articles for their own use free of duty.

nfl; ti.! ltnl far Murder. On Tuesdav last, the trull

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Milledeeville Journal furnishes some interesting of John WvicheU, of Suiheld, tor the muruer i

items of information in reference to the numbers of

the several Indian tribes in the United States, and their location in the Western Territory allotted for their future residence. This territory is stated to he a tract of country about 300 miles wide, west of, and adjoining the Arkansas territory and the state of Missouri. Its southern end is based on lied river, which there divides the United States from Mexico, and the territory is to be extended north as far as may be wanted, to the river Platte, as at present contemplated, or still further up, should it bo necessary, till the eastern side of it, extending beyond Missouri, may meet the Mississippi, as it tends westwardly, in latitude 46. If this contemplated western territory should stop at the river Platte, it will be about as large as Georgia was when her limits reached the Mississippi. 'Should it extend up to the 45th degree of latitude, it will be about 750 miles long, north and south, by 300 miles wide, as before mentioned. The allotments already laid out, commence at the south end of Red river. First and south of all, is that of the Choctaws. Next the Creeks and Semi-

noles. Next the Cherokees; and north of those, the Osages. These occupy in nearly equal portions that territory, forming nearly a square, that lies between the Arkansas Territory, and the Mexican line. Each portion extending quite across the whole from east to west. Northward of these allotments, and after an unappropriated interval of 70 or 80 miles, there is an irregular location of territory about as large as the Cherokee lands in Georgia, among the Kanzas, Shawnees, Kickapoos, Delawares and other tribes,

in proportion to the lands ceded by them cast of the Mississippi, and situated so as to consult their several wants. Northward of these the aboriginal title is extinguished to part of the land up to the Platte, and as much north of that river as covers a country larger than the present area of the State of Georgia. The following are all the tribes now located in this Western Territory, and the number of acres assigned to each. Possessed by the Indigenous Indians, viz: yames of the tribes. Quantity for each. Total amU 1. Osages, 7,504,000 2. Kanzas, 6,400,000 3. OttoesandMissouras, 1,530,000 4. Half breeds, Ottoes, Ornahas, and Iovvays, 123,000

From the .Y. Othant AJecttutrmOct.il I Our riff. Wo cuntinue to enjoy the Mewing of good health. For several day, wo hivo had col J north-westerly winds; and tin yesterday morning, we hid a white frost; from which, wo may faiily infer that we shall escape tho yellow fover altogether this season as an epidemic. Our atmosphere now presents tho appearance of a northen Indian summer, an aspect which wo seldom enjoy in this climate. From tho many early arrival wo have had, our harbor presents a cheerful uppaarance; steamboats and shipping lino our ievee, whila our streets aro thronged with strangers. All wa have to dread, now, is tho danger of the frost, to the sugar planters; hut wo trust this class of our citizens will cscapj further damage, as they havo drcady suffered inuxh from the storms, &c.

PENNSYLVANIA'S TIIEBANK. -

It was repeatedly and roundly asserted, prior to the election, that the people of Pennsylvania disapproved entirely of the course pursued by President Jackson in relation to the United States Bank, and that, when an opportunity presented itself, they would testify their disapprobation of his administration and policy, in a manner not to be misunderstood. An opportunity has presented itself the people have spoken and the majorities given for the several congressional candidates elected, show how vain and idle were the calculations so boastingly made by the advocates and worshipers of the Bank: liar. Rep. GENERAL ELECTION, 1831. CONGRESS. Majorities.

Districts. Democratic.

1st Joel B. Sutherland, 2d James Harper ) J. 11. Ingcrsoll, 3d Michael W. Ash

4th David Potts,

William Hcister,t

Isaac Darlington, 5th Jacoh Fry, Jr.

6th Mathias Morris 7th D. D. YVagener. 8th Edw. Hubley 9th II. A. Muhlenburg, 10th William Clark, 11th Henry Logan, 12ih George Chambers, 13th Jesse Miller, 11th Joseph Henderson, 15th Andrew Beaumont, 16th J. B. Anthony, 17th John Ltporto, 18th Job Mann, 19lh John Klingensmith, 20ih Andrew Buchanan, 21st 21 M. T. M'Kcnnon, 22d Harmcr Denny, 23d S. S. Harrison, 24th John Banks, 2Gth John Galbraitb,

1130

1100

71S 2307 1185 2GS4 630 210 409 935 2237 900 520 1420 1042

1900 1612

Bank-

1840

1500

450

503

1234

Assigned to the emigrant Indians, viz:

1. Choctaws, 15,000,000 2. Creeks and Seminolcs, 13,1-10,000 8. Cherokees, 13,000,000 4. Senecas from Sandusky, jqq 5. Senecas and Shawnees, ' ' 6. Quapaws, 96,000 7. Ottowas. 34,000 8. Kaskaskias and Pcorias, 90,000 9. Weas Piankeshaws, 160,000 10. Shawnees, 1,600,000 11. Delawares, 2,209,000 12. Kinkapoos, 708,000

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his son. Uriel Winchell, came before tho Superior

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Court, now in session in this city Juagc u imams presiding, assisted by Judge Church. It appeared in evidence that a bitter controversy had long existed between Winchell and hia son that his son had repeatedly made attacks upon his person, and occasional depredations upon his property that, for several years past, in consequence of fear of bodily harm from his son, or some other causa unknown, Winchell had been in tho uniform habit of arming himself with deadly weapons, sometimes with a musket, and at others with a pistol and dirk that on the 24th March last, the sou was engaged in setting and covering a coal pit of wood taken from tho land claimed by both father and sun, and about the title and possession of w hich, the con

troversy between them originated that in tho af- j

ternoon of that day Winchell was seen wandering about the region of the coal pit, apparently carrying a pistol in his bosom that about sunset tho report of fire-arms, and cry of murder was heard in the direction of the coal pit, and tho son immedi

ately found wounded by a pistol shot in the leftside i

below tno lower no uai immeuiaieiy aucr uie report of the pistol and the cry of murder was heard, Winchell was seen emerging from a ravine, near the pit, with a pistol in his hand, apparently exhausted in body and agitated in mind; and to the

inquiry, whether he had shot his son, replied hesi tatiiiiiiv, 'not until he hit, or hurt, me firs;.' tha

the son languished about thirty hours, in tha must

excrutiiting agony, and died. It further appeared from a post mortrcm examination of the body, that the ball perforated the intestines three times and was found embedded in one

of tho transverse process of the spine. It further appeared from the dying declarations of the sen, that while loading his team, at a little distance from the pit, he discovered his father lurking about the woods, and, as he supposed, watching for an opportunity to destroy or injure his pit that he left his

team and returned to the pit, for the purpose of I

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place between them, with the execntion that ho wr cccwua in tauiug tiiem. Lu ,1.W. d,nnt m0- lint 1.1 filhnr .m.l nn ror.lv. 'dackuicl 1 tsmng llUS fallen Lit hhoit of tllO OX

but instantly fired and he received the ball in his

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The Speaker. Tho Editor of tho Lifjyetto FreclVcss, 'says, that of tho members of tho next Legislature, M:ssrs, Bigger, Gregory, Kvnns and Crume arc spoken of as candidates for Speaker, and then adds: 4 Wo believe this list contains as good timber out of which to manufacture the presiding officer, as can be found in tho House and that nofs saying vivch. Well now, that is pretty cttfupon tho aforesaid gentlemen, and ns they arc as 'good timber as can he found ir. the House' it is turfuUy cutting upon all the other members. How bad iho members of the next Lcgixlaturo will foci, when thev sco how the Lafayette IMitor Ins vm-

ial led them ;. Doubtless they will exclaim with ono

vuce: W hit a monstrous pity is that the people of Tippecanoe did not bethink themselves and return .Mr. Si:m.vnj to the Legislature, so that 'timber'' might be had o.f of which to manufacture u Speaker, of whom MUCH m';ht be 'said'1 Co n n crtvil !c 'atch man.

Labrador Fishing. Wc learn from tho Barnstable Journal that the fishermen, on the Lubrador

j coast, the p.ist season, havo been quite unsuccess

ful. Tho vessels tint wore on to the north through

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ing it that he saw his father standing tv, ! 4 :'"v "4'Vx- 4T i V r '

iind a chesnut tree, between ono and two rods rrM,,V ' " V4"" " '

dm, with a pistol pointed at him, and in iho ' V r , . " Klu " w' , -

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side that, after firing tho prisoner said nothing, but run into tha ravine afore mentioned and disappeared. For the prisoner it was claimed that there was not

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134 452

260

Acres, 61,830,000

J hetribeseast of the -uississippi, who have agreed

to emigrate, and the number of persons of each tribe, are as follows: yames of tribes. J'umbers.

1. Seminoies, 2. Creeks, 3. Cherokees, 4. Chippewas, Ottowas, & Pottawatmies, 5. Chickawas, 6. Ottowas of Ohio, 7. Appalachicolas, 8. Pottawatamies of Indiana and the Wabash,

The tribes east of the Mississippi, who have not yet agreed to emigrate, are stated to bo as follows: yames of tribes. yumbers. 1 In the state of New York, viz:

Senecas, Cayugas, Onandagas, Delawares, Oneidas, Tuscaroras, St. llegis, Connewaugas, 2 At Green Bay, vir: Onedias, Stockbridge, Senecas, 3. Wyandots in Ohio, 4. Miamies, 5. Menomonics,

0. Chippewas &c Ottowas of lake Michigan, 5,300 7. Chippewas, G,?00 8. Cherokees, 9,000

2,212 123 490 73 1,153 278 298 51

400 320 5

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pectations which had been raid L its former success. Tho fishermen that hive cruised on the eastern ground, about Mouat Desert, hive taken but few, and othvrs tint followed them between tha capjs, and on their coas!, have been alike unsuc-

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evidence of that premeditation and malice which j IUJ' , ' 1 ' ' , - is essential to the commission of the crime of wi!-! 0 'or.3 tomsKc ori-iitico il.ua in Into, ful and deliberate murder-that in the absence of . v;o !,to beni conu'ily infe.mrJ, t!,o vessel this evidence.it was to be presumed that he armed I !,f !?H;n? Uii::t ln mnoiii nsa that stand himself for the purpose of defending himself against j ":-h' t is, obtained the most i::4i of any vcpscIj the anticipated attacks of his son-that he ccci- j rfi'd l" !,w ljusinw. Il was a iciiwik of an dentally came in contact with him at tho coal pit vV 0,d i" J!,.'-!l '!;V'c:i Wf wc, L"C hiU w7 shot him, not, however, in consequence of a nrc-vi-1 t0' a,il1 11 wlU " ' f'VMj)nety to U ms purpose and design, but in self defence, or in I s?ason l' a portion oft.io lihcrmsn. consequence of an excited and perverted state of r . T7"""""T"" mind, accasioned by the repented threats and at-j 'li'slc.ux' About ten days -ago, a cow boy, tacks of his son. It was further claimed, that, at ! ll,'vi;,2 lhd catllt5 Jan the time of committing the homicide, ho was not p-Iarilution, m Christ Church Parish, nn in possession of that degree of sanity of mind, ue- an.05.3 a l';;K' uh7 lljC earth appeared newly dug cessarv to constitute him a rnor.sl anpntamhrn. IvclleJ, with u small s.;pp!;r.g tiimcd and

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: him accountable for his acts tint though on i f ,j ul ,JUJ cnu Li5C!l 1,10 ovtrseci's bemg

subiectshe was rational, vet on the sub cct ol l .'"'4JU V ui'-'i img im.i caiuo nau uciu

family controversy he was totally insane. A P10011 and the oli d buried there, hv. in company

re number of witnesses were examined on this i V.iUl 01,0 ot ""bor?, went to tho spot, and

nl.anu a mass ot testimony adduced, but tend- w,o"'e. .uwunw an, uimuh-iuu.

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ingmore to establish oddity and eccentricity than aberration or alienation of mind. The case was ably and eloquently argued by the attorney for the State and F. Parsons, for tho" prosecution; and W. V. Ellsworth and V. Hungerford, for tho prisoner. On Thursday morning the case was committed to the jury after a lucid charge from Judge Williams. After a definition of the

crime of murder, the Judge recapitulated the tcsti

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1,100

3,170

l 1

21,400 6.36

Democrats 27; Whigs or Anti-masons in Italic, 11; new members thus.

30,816 There are thirty different tribes west of the Mississippi, with whom the United States have treaties, embracing an aggregate population of 152,310

souls. There are also forty-nine other tribes

Mississippi, with whom the United States

treaties. Their numbers amount to about

to their surprise, a neat maho'nnv cutlin with n.

plato upon it, marked CAROLINA ST AUG, aged 21 years. Aug 14,131. The smell of the body was so oiTenslvo that they did not raisj tho collin or open it, and it has lain in iho same stto over since. It is to bo Loped that tho Coroner will do his duty promptly, us no such name is known in tha community, nor has any cluo been found to ioh tMu 'the least tho mvstc-

mony with great precision and accuracy, stated the I r.v phce v.hi :?ro th j collin is buried is on a claims on tho nart of the nrosecntion and tho nris. lsm hammock, out in the unroll abort a mile and

oner with great impartiality and clearness, left the a h?,f friim any dwelling, and v.n accrssil Icfrom tho jury to the consideration "of tho two prominent ;na' nd but at low water. Tha croc k hrsding to questions in tho case the sanity of iho prisoner ! a 5s al ,0kibt u ,ru!u l'K 1 vt r- ijravo not and tho actual commission of the homicido with ! mnre l5nm ltMI 101,1 lri m watrrinuik; it is caremalice aforethought, and submitted them with-' UJ).V Lulled, and a sm-ill oak tt ;iiM :,t the head out the remotest intimation of the opinion of the of il r ;' s though they who buried it intended court. j to return, or at least to tnaik tho po!. Any perAt a quarter past 5 in the afternoon, the jury re- J t!u:i Passing information on tho hi! it U ho. turned a verdict of manslaughter. The prisoner is f l,cJ.vv.l!' immediately discloso it to tho pmpcr avian old grey headed man, seventy-two years of age, ' iLoi ita s. Charleston Mercury, and exhibited through the whole course of the trial ! ' tho utmost indifference as to thu result. While! Linr.un, Ind. November 7. tho counsel were commenting on tho evidence and 1 .1 Hor.se thi.f Arre ted. A mm callir" him-

oepiciunng in tne mosi giowmg colors ttte cnormi- slt Jlliah Jht: was arrcMrd by M(8jr. A

I tyot the oiljnee, he appeared peilectly unmoved ! i:tep, A. L. Comialhs and 1. W. Cnxkctt. at West 01 tllO I cl..l ., . I . I ..... . Li . 11 ., ,i . .... ....

invon.il J 1 wt-osi u uui u t!u, ! Uic lHiii rpri!)g, is; in.' count v, nn WcdncFdav,

1,"0 (!()() U iiiusuiu u:uv:u in lis late. KUmi'l V'.'Ul, Oil tl.C SU-p CIUU ft IrjrS? flCMing.

ine pumsnmeni ior manslaughter is imprison-1 lie hud in his posxos-ion iivo horses when rupro-

Accident. A gentleman in the neigborhood of this city, in riding across his farm a few days since, was suddenly surprised and alarmed to find his horse gradually sinking into tho earth. He instantly leaped from the animal, and by so doing his own life was providentially saved. The horse continued to sink lower and lower into the earth, until he had descended one hundred and fifty feet. At this point, he became wedged between two masses of rock, and was crushed to death. The chasm or fissure, we are told, appears to have been formed, by the separation of the earth and rock in some convulsion of nature. The width of tho fissure at the surface, wo have not learned, but it was covered with a thin soil, which commenced giving away as soon as the weight of the gentleman and his horse was added to it. Lexington Intelligencer.

March of the Cripple. A. Mr. Howland, of

west Iirookheld, Mass. appears to have brought the wooden leg business to marvellous perfection, nuking them so light and easy in their joints, as to answer almost as well as the original limbs. An unfortunate Vermonter lost, it seems, both legs, by a log rolling on to him, but by means of Mr. IIow-land-s carpentry, he now performs nearly all kinds of work, "with the same facility as before." Ifall

be true that is said of this gentleman's "works of

the understanding," a bandy-legged fellow might

oe tempted to throw by his old stumps, and purchase a pair of Mr. Rowland's 'improvements.' N. Y. Courier. One Gladden Bishon. a Mnrmnnltn nrnrliPr.

in an account of the fanatic sect, says it commenced in Manchester, Ontario county, N. Y.,in April,

183U, with only b members, and now numbers 20,000 and 800 preachers, with 2 Printing Offices

4 siores, ana a large stone edihec for a house of

worship. 1 hese facts, it true, which we doubt, are a commentary on the conservative power of human

reason against the inroads of one of the most auda

cious impostures that ever disgraced the annals of

mankind.

Monthly Strawberries. Mr. John Cowles of this village, has a small bed of monthly strawberry vines.

i from which he now picks daily ripe berries. Two

or three roots were presented to him last autumn; he put them in a box and kept them in his house during the winter, and in the spring transferred them to his garden. They have borne every month since he has had them, except February, and from two or three roots have spread to a bed of two feet square. The berries are very largo and the flavor delicious. We saw the bed last week: the blossoms were veryfull upon it, young berries set in great numbers, and

npo ones on tho stems. ?.Ionthly Strawberries may be quite common to our readers, but these are the

first we have ever seen. A notice was receRtlv nub-

lished in the New York Com

meroial Advertiser,

stating that a gentleman in New Haven had a bre

nedoi tliern, and was able to send to market every morning quite a quantity. If they are not common they are worthy the attention of horticulturists, for

tne vine appears to bear with more exuberance than the common vine. To have berries every month in the year or eleven months of the twelve of the finest flavor which the palate can receive, would be to us very desirable. Poughkecpsie Tc'cgrajih. Barbara Ursuline. In the year 1CG5, a female was exhibited for money. Her name was Augusta Barbara. She was the daughter of Balthazar Ursuline, and vasthen in her 22d j'ear. Her whole body, and even her face were covered with a curled hair of a yellow cover, and very soft, like wool. She had besides a thich beard that reached to her girdle, and from her ears hung Ion? tufts of yellowish hair. She had been married about a year, but then had no issue. Her husband's name was Vanbeck, and he married her merely to make a show of her, for which purpose he visited various countries of Europe, and England among others. Barbara Ursuline is believed to be the hairy woman mentioned by Bartolini,and appears not.to differ from

her which Borelli describes by the name of Barbara, who, he believed, improved, if not procured, that

hatmess by art.

Cabinet of Curiosities.

Savannah. The board of Health report on the

10th of Oct. the occurrence of one new case of malignant Cholera, and two deaths, since their preceding report. One of the deaths was that of a whi te and the other of a black man, and both were cases of colapae. JY. 1 Enquirer.

posxos-Mon jjvo nor.-cs w.ien rupro-

h?ik!t d. Ho wasi.nmrdiatcly taken to New Car lisle, CI ttkc county, ()!;i , i:i i!;c n iyhborhood of which pi ice thivo of i!i h rr"s wvra known toliavo been stolon. He was there arraigned bcfoie a Justiro of tho IVacr, and cormuittvd to j il upon u charge of stealing thn o hjrs. TIkj other two horses were Rscciuiued to havo hot n Ftolen in Pickaway county, eleu n inibs South of Columbus, and wore dcliveied by tin :d;uv name d gentlemen to their proper owners. The thk t hid also in his possession two ?uldhs, live bridles, a martingal, a great coat ;:nd a cloak, till of which wcro delivered to their rrsp.'etive owner, except one raddle, bridle and nnrtingul, which wo aro rocpjcsied to say.

and eight political anti-masons; but it is not correct j -are now in llrj possession of .Mr. Ktep, and which to say, that two years ago tho same parties, elected I13 is nuxion-i tho light owner should havo so soon but nine. They had thirteen, and tho friends of the as he can be found. national administration Jjfrai; of these fifteen, four It is stated, that il Ins been ascertained to somo (Messrs. Coulter, Ramsay, Jung, y Burd,) disap- degree of certainty, tint ih:s s tme Fcoundrel has proved of the conduct towards the United States ; stolen thirty ii.r horses within the list two years. Bank. Three of tiiem have been superseded bv ! He has rendered the State of Ohio tinw ird nf fu n

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mem in uhj oiaiu rrison not less man two nor more than ten years, and a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. We understand tho prisoner is dissatisfied with the verdict, and has requested the Sheriff to intercede with the court to pronounce seutenco of death upon him.

Hartford (Con.) Rcricic. The Philadelphia American Sentinel gives the following r.s tho result of the late election in the key stone state, in correcting some of the mistatcmentsofthe N. Y. Eve. Star: The opposition h ive elected eleven members of

Congress, viz three whigs, as thev cdl themselves.

ueciucu opponents 01 mo uansc ana supporters 01 1 ears service in m r ronitcntiarv, from wbenco the administration,and the fourth by a whig. There , ho mads an escape abuiu two vcaVs ago. is no doubt tchatcver about the political complexion " Rtpillican, of the state legislature. In tho senate, there are t twenty five friends of tho administration, one irhig Philadelphia. Tho number of deaths duilc

and seven anti-masons. In the Houseof Rcnrescn- i l'4 last week (endins 18th OctA in PhlUdidnhia.

tatives,there are sixty-one friends of the administra- j was only seven tf which wore cases of cholction, and thirty-nine opponents of all descriptions, rj- The nuinbr-r of deaths by this diseaso on the of which, it is supposed, about eleven arc whigs, ; preceding week was clove n. .V. J". Cour. and theremainderanti-masons. In the nomination i A P.itri.iJ. ti n m i r ofcandidatesforlhelegislature,nndat tho elections ',w; , " an v7"nl) 3 M tho lines of party wcrelo distinctly drawn of the Society of Fnendi, is not the slightest probability, tint a whi Senior f ' I"0"1 f " "P wlc!i .sJtrJ' Vworccas;o several of Ins t.iendi and fellow citizens

In th nhee of Mr. Wilkix. !ST , 1 " i "itl 1 ldo ,,iia a.nratu!atery us.t, and wore hofpitft.

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ieu oui i uMJiwu-ii-wuiw, uncompromising lricnd ot tho administration, and a determined opponent of thcU. S. Bank. 11

A Sailor s wedding. A tar just returned from sea met one of his female acquaintances. Ho was so overjoyed that he determined to marry her; but at tho altar tho parson demurred, as thcro was not cash enough between them to pay the fees: upon which Jack offered a few shilling, saying, .evcr mind, brother, marry us as far as it irifo.1

Mr. MilUjOf Baltimore, in hi lito ascent from Camden, opposite Philadelphia, when at tho height of .J,(i7i fret;!!. indicated by Uu buoeueter, ''passed through a cloud cf bu:?, abuat twico as largj as

the holism ilv."

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Suicides, nlwnys numerous in Paris, aro said to, have increased frightfully, owing chiefly, it ia supposed, to the ruin brought on so many individuals and families by gambling in Spanish and other stockf. j-ita.