Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 47, Madison, Jefferson County, 1 November 1817 — Page 3

any occasion whatsoever Mf . Thomas does not mention when the first printing press was put up in Virginia, but he states that so late as 1766, " there was but one printing house in the colony, and this was thought to be too much under the control of the Govern-

or." Bern, Press,

MADISON,

'xecutive Appointment.

,s Excellency, the Governor,

lPpninted Davis r 1 oyd, itsq. ding Judge of the Court f-r

j Circuit, in mc puic ui uic David Raymond, resigned; hoid the office until the ttssion of the Legislature,

I the office is to be filled by k ballot of both houses.

ma, uaz. NEWSPAPERS.

om the Richmond Compiler u,m th following curious

ittti" o In 1780 there was a newsV printed by Dixon and Nichv, at Williamsburg, then the of government for the s'ate irginia. The conditions were picuously placed at the head (he paper, and run thus persons may be supplied this paper at FIFTY DOL13 a year, and have advertisers (of a moderate length) in;d for ten dollar the first 1 and seven dollars for each

after;

It is said that Mr. Pinkney, our Minister at the court of St. Petersburg, is so much indisposed that it is his intention to return to the United States, finding the climate of Russia unfavorable to his health. David Holmes is elected Governor of the new state xf Missis

sippi, and George PoindexterRepresentative to Congress, Western Spy, A Louisville paper states that there are nine Steam Boats building on the waters of the Mississippi, which will complete the num. ber of 20 Steam Boats on -those waters. The Plague is prevailing at Algiers. From the latest accounts from England, it appears, that very little reliance ought to be placed on the rumors of a Coalition between Russia and Spain, for the subjugation of the Colonies of the latter. The United States' ship Ontario, Capt. Biddle, sailed from N. York, the 41 h inst. for South A? merica It is reported that J. B. Prevost, Esq. has gone out in her as Consul General to the Brazils. Western Citizen.

(By authority of the Legislature ef fy. endowing the, the State of Kentucky, J postage paid, .will tie attended Grand Masonic Hall Thccnt'notcs of chartered 1 TTT' 17 T) 7 throu8nout tte S deceit JLiU I I Hi It 11 VCpifsan?tCcUled for within 1 The managers of the masonic months from the completion of - hall lottery, for the benefit of the the drawing will be considered 23 Grand Lodge of Kentucky, h a v- donations for the objects of th

ing given uuiiu um aciuiuy 111 tuvvwi au mvu vvv4Vh5 1 1 fit

1 t w the penalty ot 600,000 dollars as

required by law ; now submit to the public ihefollowing scheme of a lottery, the proceeds of which will be applied to the building of

a uranu masonic nan, in me

Gabriel Tawdy,

1 homas godly, -JohnIUforp, W. H, RlCHARPSOJf,

0"The drawing wi positivett . I 1. . 1 f .

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town ot Lexington, and it is in- 3"?? J tf?0 tended to appropriate a part of the "bu? '. wl" buMng 4rJ a charity e for bj srhnoL 1 he aid and Datronairc . . H,4W'IWU'

V A-Jric frt VrnfV mrl WOV, I.

of the friends to the craft, and

lovers of chanty are respectfully solicited. SCHEME FIRST CLASS.

Dolls. Dolls.

JSEIV STORE,

4 .5 7 10 , 20 35 5 150 2000 6500

1 prize of 20,000 is 20,000 in thc house formerly occutie4 3 I0000 3oooo by tt. S, Mixtor. in Madison,

I o',000 A CBNERAJU ASSORTMEN TO? 7000 . MERCU ANDiZii. 5,000 2,400 ' coxnsriva 35 Fme & coarse 0Qth.. .. . .. 25oo Caasimeres 3,000 Pelisse Cloths. . 30,000 Imperial CorcU.. 65,000 Vestins 1 Velvets

5,000

2,C00 1,000 500 ioo 100 50 20 5 xo

878 5 prizeg, 11215 blanks,

200,000 Domestic Couor Irish linens

Imperial Shirting

at nothincr mav be wanting

;cite interest in this account,

to be added that the paper

published only once a wtek !

V dollars a year for a weekly 3paper ! This singular article ced us tp turn to Thomas's ory of Printing in America, y curious book, to see whethehad taken any notice of the mentioned. He mentions such firm as " Dixon and lolson " bit stat es that Clarkind Davis' began the publi-' n of a nevvsparer at Willbur in April, 1778, and were inted printers to the state in

Nothmz is said ot the

11s of the newspaper, but it is

a tnat so early as 1730 a

'spaper was established at

umsburg, by W. Parks.

are led from the interest ta matter which presents itUo extend this article so far P make an extract from the

k before us. Sir Wm. Berkley, who was

ernor of the colon v (of Viririn-

J 8 years, in his 23d answer to enquiries of the lords of the incil for the Colonies in 167 1, years after the settlement of 'ginia, says ' I thank God we re not frce-schools nor printing 1 hope we shall not have these ndrcd year9. For learning 'brought disobedience and herand sects into the world; & nting have divulged them and ! libels against the government. d keep us fiom both 11" Lord Effingham, who was ap. inted governor, in 1683, was iered expressly " to allow no rscrj to use a printing press, cfo

AD V E KTI S E M E N T. WILL be offered at Public Vendue, on Friday the 14th of Nov. ensuing, in Charlestown, Indiana, 45 half-acre Lots

all of which are very handsomely situated, lying on Main and Water Streets, at the North-West end of said town. Said Lots will be sold low on the following ferms : One fourth of the pur. chase money in hand, the balance in six, twelve & eighteen months, one fourth in each payment, the purchaser giving bond and ap proved security a suflicient Warrantee Deed will be made on the day of Sale, where due attendance will be given by the ProPnetJ AMES M'CAMPBELL. LIKEWISE, Eight Acres of Land, under good fence and adjoining said town. Nov. i, 18 17. Land for Sale. I WILL sell my plantation contaimng260 ACRES, lvinff q miles North of Madison, on the waters of Indian Kentucky between 50 and o acres under fence good Springs, affording sufficient water for an Over-Shot-Mill. For further particulars apply to the subscriber living on the premises. MA5QN WA7T5. Nov! 1. 47-

20000 tickets at 10 each is 200,000 Dimities

Through the .whole scheme Callicoci there will be but little more than Chintst one and a quarter blanks to a Cambrics prize. Jaconet stationary prizes. Leno The first drawn ticket enti- Mulmul

MusHo

tied to The first 2000 blanks The next 2000 blanks first no. on the 3d day , 4th day 7th day 10th day ' 13th day 15th day 17th day 19th day 2othday 25th .day 30th day f 33d day 35th day

5,000 Book 10 each India

15 each Bed Ticking

1,000 Bombazetts ... .41,000 Suspenders 2,000 Checks 5,ooo Ginghams 1,000 Jeans . - 10,000 Silks ; 1,000 Silk Shawls 2,000 silk Handkerchief 2,000 Cotton Shawls 1 ,000 Mourning Shawls

x 0,000 Bandana 2,000 Madrass 5,000 Fulicat

20,000 Naval and

HancUVfs

Aoth day

The Drizes at c,ooo on the Fancy

. f '

1st, 10th and 35th days drawing, gibbons are each payable in part by a . Morocco full-trimmed Shoes

packet ot 400 tickets, vaiueaai Groceries - 4000 dollars. The reserved are Hardware from 10,001 to 11,200 inclusive, Cutlery the first 400 numbers for the first Qucensware day and so regularly. ' linware All prizes will be paid in cur- Hats, &c. f rent notes in go days after the Jamaica Spirits s conclusion of the drawing, subject Wines to a deduction of 1 5 per centum. Candles, &c. - ' The drawing will be continued . . : three times a week until comple- ALL of which will be sold a a 1 moderate advance on the Pmia- ' The list of each days drawing delphia pi ices for Cash, or such both prizes and blanks, with the Country Produce as I may find state of the wheel, will be regu- beneficial. Pcdlais may find it tp Lrly published in one of the Lex- their interest to give him a call. ington papers. , ALEXANDER G. LANIER.. Orders for tickets from any Madison, Nov. 1. 47"" part of the United States, directed , , , ,,

to r, Tuiloiv wanted at tins.

Ayntfor the sale of tickets Lmnp

wan 1

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