Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1847 — Page 3

IIIAA LEGISLATURE.

Reported for the Slate Sentinel. SENATE. Satvädat, January 2, 1S47. The Senate met. Petitions Presented. By Mi GooJenow . referred to a committee. By Mr Zeoor; referred. j .... iciciicu iw me committee oo claims, -wra Vom tifnnA; f. n- t . n " r ,"";.".'? ,"'""- repair destruction, ia road, and briJ;. cour in. Mr Hollowar then moved an .m.nn.nt th, tKa ,.,--

sioos of the till should nil apply to the White Water Canal order ll,"t ,,,e ""iiont of and committee might havo and the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. jfurllier time to report, l'he motion was withdrawn. Mr Berry of F. then called for the previous qnes'.iont! Mr. Uoodcnnw made a report from the committee on seconded. i unrifiishet. Limine?, of a bill incorporating tltv Full And the bill was ordered to be engrossed. Wayne anJ Cambridge city railroad ; referred. By Mr Haidin, fiom the committee on education, a bill j Report Jrorn Select Committees. amending the fifteenth chpterof the Itemed Statutes cfi Dy Mr. Mjller, of a bill to portion of Harrison to the 1SJ3, concurred in. ! county of Crawford, an for other purpose.

.:7s." to present a petition from Horace Smith; referred. By Mr Clemecti, from the committee on .education, a bill authorizing county auditoii to purchase land sold on account f the common school fund concurred in. By Mr Edmonston, fiom the committee on canals and in ternal improvements, reporting it inexpedient to legislate on mt suDjeci or aellin I he noithero division of the Central cam i io me nigheu bidder. lt Handy moved ta recommit the bill, with instructions to report a tin ; not carried. And the report was concurred in By Afr Logan, from the committee on claims, a bill for the relief of Ellen Bigger, widow of the late Governor Bi;er, with an amendment, to stake out $500 and insert $230 j con.uii ill. And the bill passed. liv Mr Lo-ao, a bill for the relief of Moileage i concurred in. By Mr .V.ller, from the committee on claims, for the relief ci me prosecutor ol the Jourta judicial circuit concurieJ in. y na me diu passed. aj .ir noomson, irorn the same committee, reporting against ine reuet oi jono Kestert not eoncuned in. The biil was ordered io be enzrosse I. By Mr Bowers, from the same committee, repoitinj against a ciiim oi joepn v. arnitn. During the pendency of which report, The Seoale adjourned. AFTEI5005 SESSION. Senate met. Leave given Mr Jackson to introduce a bill for the purpose of securing some rascals in jail ; passed. On the question of discharging the committee on claims from the consideration of the claim of J. P. Smith, it was ordered to be discharged. And, on motion, the bill for the relief of said Smith was referred to a select committee. Mr Coffin, from the committee on claims, reported a bill relative io a settlement made bjr the agent of State with George YV. Leonaid and others. Mr Berry moved its indefinite postponement ; not carried. Mr Miller moved to lay on the table the bill and proposed amendments; so ordered. Mr Handy moved to amend the fifty-thiid rule of the Senate, piohibiting smoking in the Senate, or its lobby; cairicd. Mt Osborn moved an amendment to the rules, that the Senate on each day should proceed to the orders of the day; adopted. Me Milliken offered a resolution giving the use of the Senate chamber to the Rev. Mr Kidwell to-morrow morning for the purpose of Divine service. Moved to lay on the table; not carried. The resolution was adopted. Leave granted to Mt Cuppy to make a report from a select committee of a bill for the improvement of the breed of hordes and mules in the counties of Blackford and Jay; passed. Leave given to Mr Hamcr to make a report of a bill to change a certain State road therein named. Leave given to Mr Jlilligan to make a report of a bill aulhouzing the sale of a certain piece of school land theiein named. Leave given to Mr Hamrick to make a report of a bill in relation to road in Pu'narn county. Leave given to Mr K lis to make a report of a bill relative to a school section in Knox county. Leave given to Mr üilliken to make a report of a bill locating a State road in Dearborn count. Leave given to Afr Berry of M. to make a report of a bill for the relief of puichascrs of seminary lands in ceitain counties therein named. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, January ii. 1346. , Petitions presented. 15y Mr. Wilson, for a State road in Noble county. By Mr. Tail, (3) for the incorporation of the society of Odd Teltows ; referred to the committee having charge of simitar petitions. 13 Mr. Clark, (not reaJ) referred to a select committee. By Mr. Hunt, from citizens of Laporte, to change the boundary line between Laporte and St. Joseph; referred to a select committee. By Mr. Green, from citizens of Washington and Harrison counties, to form a new county out of Washington and Harrison ; referred to a select committee. By Mr. Dunham, remonstrances against it. By Mr. Monk, a remonstrance on the same subject J referred to the same committee. Reports from Standing Committees. Mr. Harvey, from the judiciary committee, reported back the bill for the protection of the property of married women ; ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Thompson, from tho same, reported back the bill regulating proceedings on a writ of ad quod damnum; ordered to be engrossed. 31r. Sleeth reported against the expediency of repealing the present law in relation to the time a female should reside in the county previous to obtaining marriage license; concurred in. Mr. Meredith, from the committee on roads, reported a bill to relocate a Stite road in Vigo county; passed to the second reading. Mr. Dowling, from the committee on ctnals, &c, reported a bill the better to provide for the health of persons living along canals; passed to the second reading. Also, reported it impolitic and inexpedient to repeal the law in relation to the State taking real estate for water power at locks on canals; concurred in. Mr. Dole, from the same committee, reported a bill for the relief of the lessees of water power at Wabash dam in Carroll county ; read the Erst time. Mr. Watts, from the committee on benevolent and scientific institutions reported back the bill for the erection of the hospital for the insane. Mr. Thompson, from the committee on claims, reported it inexpedient to grant the reliel prayed for John Stoops. Mr. Crookshank opposed a concurrence in tha report and gave a detailed statement of tha circumstances of ih : case. After some discussion, the report was concurred in. Mr. Hunt, from the committee on education, reported back the bill for the relief of Wabash College, and recommended its passage. Mr. Carr of L., moved to lay the bill on the table; negatived. Mr. Carr then moved an amendment that the bonds provided for in the bill to be paid the Sute, should be received st their fair market value. Ati extended debate ensued, which will be given in fofl hereafter; pending which, the House, adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSIO. Mr. Harvey reported back the bill fixing the timo of Lolding the Marion circuit court. Mr. Palmer moved that it be laid on the table ; agreed to. 'Mr. Miller moved to reconsider the vote refusing to engross the bill providing for the election of township assessors in Morgan and Monroe counties; agreed to Mr. Tackelt made some statements in relation to the nature of the bill, and the wish of his constituents, when the bill was ordered to be enjroened Sir. Thompson, on leave, introduced a bill authorizing the jailor of Marion county to receive certain felons; read three several times and passed. i he bills relative io loanins school tunds. to regulate the chancery practice, were read the third time and pass ed. The bill to reduce the Res of county oiticcrs bcinz on Its tliird reading, Mr. Miller moved to refer the bill to a select committee with instructions to exempt Gibson county Air. Stanfield moved to exempt St. Joseph county as lar as auditor and treasurer is concerned. Mr. Fuller moved to exempt Warrick county. Mr. Cravens moved to lay the amendment 00 the tl ble ; tha ayea and noes were called aves 43. noes 49. Mr. Cravens then called for a division of the question, so as to lake the vote on the recommitment alone ayes 00. noes 40. so tha bill was recommitted. Mr. Hicks moved to except Johnson county Mr. Cravens moved to lay the amendment on the table ayes AS noes 50. Sundry amendments were presented, when Mr, moved to reconsider the vote recommitting ayes i no's 41 Mr. Cravens Iben called the previous question: which was seconded. The question then being, shall the bi'I pass ? prevailed ly me loiiowing vor : Avis Messrs. AdJIeman, Anthony, Arnold, Crown Baldin;, Dattell, Carr of C, Carr of L., Carnahan, Cassatt, Cravens, Dowling, Dunham, rerguson, UiUeece Green. Hall of P.. Hall of W.. Hamilton, Ilanna, Hard ing, Harvey. Holland. Holman, Iluddleston, Huff, Huffstelter, Johnson. Jones of (J.. Kerr. Mason, May, Moore Neal, IS'ofninger, Osborn. Palmer. Parks, Porter, Scott Secrest, Shield?. Smilev. Sleeth, Suit, Tait, Thomas Thompson, Trimble, Walker, Wiley, Wilson, Wolf, Yaryan, Young, and Mr. Sneaker 50. IS oes Messrs. Clark, Colms. Deam, Decker, Dobson Dole, Edwards. Fry, Fuller, Gordon, GriOis, Harlan, HatSald, Hendricks. Hicks, Hill, Hostetter, Hull, Hunt, Jemson, Jones or Julian, Lammonds, iewis, Logan,' Lutz, McCofmaek,- Aferedilh, Miller, Alonk, Nosl, JS'or.

ton, rowelf, StanGeld, Stewart of F.. Stewart of L .

Summer, Tackelt, Tebbs, Watts, Wise, and Woodruff 42. Mr. Palmer moved to amend the title so ai to read a bill to reduce the fees of certain officers therein named. The bill to vacate certain streets and alley in South Grecncastle passed its third reading. The House then adjourned. i srvixr Mosiur, January 4, lc U . a tie aenate met fiead "'"'I'1 l take ,ro,n ,l,e lat rTor ! . - flays since ly We committee on federal relations By Mr. Milliken, of a bill suhiectiii nedler. to taL-n out license in the county of Dearborn for one year. !.- II- II'! I II e . iv iir. t iiiciiirii, oi a bin nxtng an annual compensation to the auditor of Delaware county. By Älr. Vincl;cll, of a bill i Iwatoi road in the counties of Giant and Kichardtille, with amendments; concurred in, and passed. By Mr. Miller, of three several bill, one for tho relief of Susan L.Bonner; the second, Melvina iS'oble ; and the tliird, for LucinJa Ptnnick. By Mr. Green, of a bill for the relief persons therein named. Mr. Berry, from the committee on corporations, by leave, introduced a bill incorporating the town of Mount Vernon ; passed. Resolutions Introduced. Dy Mr. Howell, on the subject of the several courts of the State commencing on Tuesdays instead of Mondays; adopted. By Mr. Milliken, on the repealing of the 45th and the 4Dih sections of art. 2d, chap. 2D, of the Revised Statutes ol 1S43; adopted. IS ills Introduced. By Mr. Jackson, on fixing the compensation of the auditor of Madison county ; referred to a select commit tee. By Mr. Tabor, a bill fiiina the boundary line between the counties of Cass and Miami. By Mr. ilollowuy, a bill extending the privileges of the State library to the benevolent institutions of the State. By Mr. Chenowith.a bill incorporating the Perrysville Seminary. liv Mr. Stock well, lor the relief of county treasurers ; referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. Milliken, in relation to the compensation of certain officers in Dearborn county. A message from the House was then taken up, con taining the following bills : A bill for the relief of Clark IS. Maudy, John Meintire and others; passed. t joint resolution on me suDiecr oi tue claim ol r raneis igo, late a citizen of Knox county, Indiana ; passed. ! a in. . a m a a 1 .i uiii transferrin" me auues or scnooi commissioner to the treasurer of Crawford county ; passed. A bill lor the further relief of volunteers from the State of Indiana ; passed. A bill to vacate certain streets in the town of South Grecncastle, Putnam county : passed. A bill vacating certain streets and allevs in the town of IS'oblesville, Hamilton county ; passed. A bill legalizing the qualifications of the sheriu of Wabash county ; passed. Büls on the Third Reading Passed. A bill explanatory of the act therein named. A bill for the relief of Anthony Ilaskctt. A bill in relation to retailing intoxicating liquors in Laporte county. A bill lor the relict ol Longnrious bherwood. A joint resolution on the subject of the improvement of harbors and rivers. Mr. Milliken moved to amend by strikine out "and." and inserting the word "or," in lieu thereof. Mr. Ldmonston rose to a point of order. Mr. Milliken withdrew nis motion. Mr. Osborne, moved that the joint aesolution be recom mitted to the committee on federal relations, with instruc tions to amend by striking out from the enacting clause. and inserting an amendment. Mr. Berry of F., moved the previous question; sec onded, and the said joint resolution passed. A bill to amend an act establishing a State road in Al len county. A bill locatin a State road in Martin, Dubois and Daviess counties. A bill divorcing Wm. Berlin and Baran feeriin, ol ; Wm. Kerli w . . . 2 diu making an appropriation lor J. it. moriioge A bill in relation to roads and highways in Putnam county. A bill compelling corporations to keep up bridges on roads. A bill authorizing the Superintendent of the Wabaah anl Erie canal to pay out funds for surveys made. Air. Robinson moved to commit the bill to the commit tee on claims, with instructions to inquire into the justice of the matter. Air. Orth moved to lay the instructions on the table. Air. Robinson withdrew bis motion, and the bill pass ed. The Senate adjourned. AFTEESOOX SESSION. Senate met. Leave granted to Mr. Logan from the committee on Claims to make a report of a bill paying for tha arrest of Silas Doty, with an amendment. Mr. Marsh moved to lay the amendment on the table; carried. Leave granted to Mr. Cuppy to introduce a bill locating State road therein named. Bits passed. A bill for the relief of John Kesler. A bill establishing a State road in the county of Dear born. A bill declaring Salt Creek a navigable stream. A bill changing the name of Ellen Loadenburger to Ellen Lomax. . A joint resolution on the subject of school sections No. 6. T. 17, R. 6. Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Moxdat, January 4, 1817. The House met. Mr. Ferguson moved to take up the State Prison bill and the Governor's Veto Message ; agreed to. The bill and message was discussed by Messrs. Secrest, erjruson, Shields and others. The question then being, shall the bill become a law in dependent of the Governor's vetol The ayes and noea being called for, it stood, ayes 50, noes 46. The constitutional number not voting for the bill, it did not pass. Mr. Thompson moved a reconsideration of the vole just taken ; prevailed ayes 51, noes 48. The question again being, shall the bill pass independent of said veto, it was decided in the affirmative ayes 51, noes 4G ; so the bi:l parsed. Petitions Presented. By Mr. Cassatt; referred to a select committee. Dy Mr. Crooksbank, for the relief of farmers; referred to the committee to whom was referred similar matter. By Mr. Tebbs, from citizens of Dearborn county, on the subject of roads. By Air. Carnahan, a petition for a divorce ; laid on the table. By Mr. Hill, allowing Jennings county the right to de termine in relation to granting license for the sale of ardent spirits; referred to the select committee previously ap pointed. Reports Jrom Standing L-ummiltces. Mr. Stanfield from the Judiciary committee reported back the bill repealing the 9ih section of the 9ih chapter of the Revised Statutes of 1813, relative to notary public; ordered to be engrossed. The bill for the settlement of the debt between tho w a: bash College coming up. Mr. Watts introduced an amendment to ibe bill wincti mendmeut was in accordance with the memorial from the Asbury University. 1 be previous question was called tor ana seconded. The main question wa then rut and the bill passed, sjea li'J, noes to. Mr. Porter, from ihe committee on corporation, reporteJ bark the bill amending the Midison city charter, amend tnenl accepted, and ihe bill ordered to be engrossed. Bills reported from Select Committee and read the first time. Mr. Thomas, to locate a Slate road from Rushville to Laurel, in Franklin county. Mr. Wolfe, to amend an act relative to leaving the banks of the Wabash river on shaker Prairie. Mr. Secrebt reported back ihe bill exempting from taxation real and personal property held for educational pur poses; amended, (which amendment was a new bilij ordrred to be engrossed. Mr. Dobson, to repesl the act confining voters to itieir own townships so far as Owen county is concerned. Air. Trimble, io incorporate the town of Muncie in Delaware county. Air. Wolf reported back the bill in relation to the duties of supervisors of Sullivan county; amended. . Air. Hamilton, a bill to change the mode of obtaining license to retail spirituous liquors in Decatur county. Mr. Dunham, from the commit ee to whom wss referred that part of the Governor's message relating to the calling of a Convention, reported that a bill for that purpose was now before the House and wished to be discnargea irom ih furiher consideration,' &.c; concurred in"

ResoHutims. . Mr. Golms, that tie clerk of the House request the bill for the reduction of fees for certain county officers to be returned from the Senate ; laid on the table. Mr. Decker, that the committee on Trust Funds inquire whether the counties which have not receiveJ their portion of the surplus revenue can receive it under existirg laws, and if not, report a law for such purpose; aJopted. Mr. Palmer, on the same aubject, but the inquiry limited to counties formed since the passage of the law ; adopted. Mr. IS'cel, that the committee on Canals, &e inquire into the expediency of immediately repairing the aqueduct ... ti i. . 1 -

i um an circa cue; auopieu. Mr. Secrest, that Ihe committee on Education be instructed to report a bill in accordance with the memorial of the Trustees of the Indiana Aslury University. Mr. said he thought the committee had not given this memorial due consideration. He feared there was a disKrition manifested to smother the rul jccL Mr. Hunt said these was no intention to smother action on the Anbury College memorial. The to nmitiee onlv deemed that it v as inexpedient to report both together. They considered these provisions were inconsistent and indej endent of each other, and that ima might vole for one that would be unwilling to vote for the other. The committee hat expressed no opinion jet for or against the memorial, any further than that they wrre not to be reported together. The Wabash bill was first referred to ihe comniitre and having unanimously considered that the uijrct l the two measures beii (f wholly independent of each otnrr, and having no sthmty in principle, they could not consistently do otherwise thin report them separately, and let them each stand or fall on their own respective merit. Mr. Secrest replied that he did not wish to be understood to impugn the motives of the committee. He merely intimated that he believed they bad shown a desire to foreStall the action of the House on the subject of the memorial. Mr. Miller said he thought instead of the committee attempting to forestall the action of the House, the House was disposed to forestall the decis on of the committee. The resolution still pending, the House adjourned. irTiuooi aissioa. The House met. Mr Secrest said be wished to make a few remarks of a personal nature. He said it was reported out of d oors that (he remarks he made were at the instigation of President Sirrpson, of the Asbury University. He said he disclaimed any influence from any source whatever. He spoke for no one, or on any au'.ho'i'y but his own. He also said he entertained entire respect for the committee, and wished to be understood as disavowing all intention of casting any n flections on the purity ojf honesty of their motives. Mr Hunt, chairman cf (he committee, replied that he had not heard any Charges that the gentleman from Putnam Was influenced bv SUV SUC?eationafrom President Simninn j -j - i or any other person connected with that institution. He uiu not uiame ine gentleman lor presenting tnat resolution. He was wilting it should be adopted, and would vole for it. He had indeed thought the remarks f the gentleman from Putnam uncalled for by any act of the committee. His personal al'usions to myself I have more light to complain of; I can indeed say that no o'.her gentleman has ever, at any time, said so much that I could complain of. I claim at some time the right to explain to the House the whole course of conduct of the Committee in its action on this subject of the Wabash College bill. As leave seems to be granted, I proceed to mate thst explanation here. That bill was referred to the committee on Education just before adjourning on Friday morning last. The Indiana Asbury University memorial was referred to the same committee on the afternoon of the same day. During the afternoon in returning from the Library I met a friend of the Wabash College bill who ssked me if we could report on their bill the next morning. I told him that in ihe ordinary course of business we would not receive their bill until next morning, and if its friends wished it acted on sooner, they must gel it from the clerk. Upon adj urning in the evening Mr. Hamilton, a member of the committee, received the bill from Ihe clerk ; and it now seems that be received the Anbury University memorial also. I myself knew nothing of his having received it. No friend of the Greenraslle memorial had told me that they wished the two bills reported in one. And the committee agreed to meet in the evening to examine and report on the Wabash College bill. We all knew that its friends complained lhal ihey had been long here, and action upon it had been long delayed. It had undergone a full and tedious investigation in the Senate. In the evening the committee met and investigated the Wabash College bill. Some of its friends, (not the trustees or professors,) were present, and it was unanimously I agreed to report in favor of the bill ; but that we would .an -mhn(i- ; , ,-,,,! ih rri,irit,U i.nnn hirh Innf - - j - t 1 we could defei.d it. The it. ihe committee were unanimous in the opinion that the loan made by the State to this institution was injudiciously made, and, although we could not censure the legislature which authorized the loan at a time when the light furnished by the experience of the few past years was not before them, but that the history of ihe country from that time to the present showed that it was an injudicious act; and that it was now our duty to make as safe as we could, the fund from which it was taken. The committee unanimously agreed that the College offered better security than that we now holJ ; and on this principle, and this only, they were willing to report in favor of it. In conformity with the so principles the report was made out. In the morning I was told by the friends of the Asbury University petition, that il was the wUh of its friends to have the two bills united in one. I told them that their petition was not in my hands. I afterwards found that Air. Hamilton had it, but as it had not been called for he had not presented it.' We then called ibe committee together again, and considered again the question whether they could, with any propriety, be united in one bill. The committee again decided by unanimous voto that they could not be presented in one bill, for Ibe reason that they involved different principles; This is all that has occurred in the proceedings of the committee in regard to this bill; This is all that can be shtd about " smothering " ihe Asbury University petition. I hope the House can now understand it. Mr Meredith moved a suspension of the rales to consider the resolution of Mt Seciest in relation to the memorial of the trustees of the Indiana Asbury University ; agreed to. The resolution was then adoptedThe ilouve then went into committee of the whole on the subject of the State convention. Mr Carr of L. in the chair. The bill being read by the Cleik, Mr Julian moved to strike out the tr.st section. Mr Secrest made an extended argument against holding a convention. Mr Dunham commenced an address, when the committee rose, Air D. being entitled to the floor. On motion cf Mr Palmer; the bill fixing ciicuit courts in ita r ion county was taken up. i Air Sleeth offered an amendment which related to the lime or holding courts in Hancock and Shelby counties. On motion of Mr Noel, the bill and amendment was refeired to a select committee. Mr Watts introduced a lesolution temleiing the use of Ihe Hall for the purpose of holding au exhibition of the Deaf and Dumb pupils; adopted. Bills Introduced. By Mr Dunham, to repeal an act relating to road tax in Wellington coai.ty ; read a second time and leferred. Hy Mi Giccn, to form a new county out of Washington and IlaitHon ; tefcrred. By Mr Tebbs, to improve roads in Centre township, Dearborn county j lead fiist time. Uy Air Noel, to extend the privileges of the State Library; read firt time. Bp Mr Lewis, to explain certain parts of the Revised Statutes; not read. Mr Harlan introduced a joint resolution in relation to settlers on the great Miami reserve passed to a second reading. By Mt Woodiull', for the relief of Henry Wells, sbeiilf of Lake county; read first time. By Mr Stewart of L., relative to road tax in Lapoite county ; read first time. Mr Stanfield moved to take fi om the table the resolution of the Senate in iclation to adjournment ; negatived. The Houe then adj urncd. Food Riots in Fka.nce. There have been food riots in some provincial towns. At Tours, the populace resisted the exportation of grain ; soldiers were called out ; and many people were wounded, others arrested. On the l!0th, the people of Boulogne resisted the export of potatoes and catlle for England. M. Adam, the Mayor, was mobbed, the Sous Prefot was nearly killed ; in the midst of the turmoil, twentyfive cattle were 1ft loose and chased about the town, and in the evening the Mayor was serenaded with the Marseillaise." lie ran out of the house sword in Land, to fight the mob alone; and was rescued from the consequences of his bravery by the mounted Na tional Guard. The authorities refused to stop the export of potatoes, but tha Mayor wrote to Paris, begging for the free admission of American flour from England. As the law stands, it is prohibited unless khipped direct from America. IIoheid Massacre of Nestokians. The corres pondence of the London papers contains a long account of the massacre of a larc number of Nestor ian Christians by order of their great persecutor, Beder Khan ly, ; in the month of October tast. ,lt seems that Beder Khan Bey collected ' various detachments of troops under the command of the Beys of llaikasai and Bevari, himself taking command of a large body of Kurds, marched into the country of the defenceless and unresisting Nestorians. He then divided bis force into small parties, and fell upon the villages. Tbirty-six of these villages were utterly destroyed, the dwellings being plundered and burnt, and the inhabitants, men, women and children, put to death by every species of torture which cruelty could invent.

Ilcinnrks or Fir. Hicks, On the Bill for the reduction of the Fees of County OJJicers. Mr. Hicks stated that he exceedingly regre tted the necessity of vutiug against a bill so apparently popular, yet be felt conscientiously inijM'l'.et to do so. Jle believed the county of Johnson, which lie Lad the honor, to represent, to be a medium county as to the business and profits of county officers, lie had made s ine cstitnr.tcs, from which he arrived at the conclusion that the treasurer's fees at present amounted to about live hundred and fifty dollars, and those cf clerk, under a special law performing the duties of county auditor, about eight hundred dollars, out of

which he must necessarily pay a competent clerk; that under the reduction proposed by this bill, the treasurer's fees would be cut down to about fur hundred dollars. He was not prepared to say what would be the effect of the bill as to the clerk, but sup posed Ins fees aItocllier would be reduced. If, how ever, they were not, the cff.xt would be to lessen fees to be paid by litiarating parties, and others having cases in court, and increasing the amount to be raised by taxation. He could not agree with gentlemen. that in the reception of such fees as above Ftipjiosed, officers were amassing fortunes more rnpidly than their industrious neighbors in the shopor on the farm. They most reside in town, and devote their entire attention to the public service. Did any gentleman suppose the surplus of five hundred dollars annually, after feeding and clothing a family, would shortly elevate the recipient to the condition of a wealthy nabob? He could not think so. Another consideration should not ba overlooked. Reduce the fees of an officer to an amount hardly sufficient to sustain him, and enterprising, industrious, and good men will excuse themselves from its acceptance, first from the fact that such men must be doing better, and oeit, men are not allowed in this country to hold offices by a life tenure, and the acceptor of an office of the character above named must necessarily, by change of business, make some sacrifice, and that, with the certainty that be must shortly retire again to private life. Who theri, let me ask, will get the offices! Clearly not the best men, but, in the proper spnse of the term, office-seekers men ambitious of no higher good than good eating and drinking always ready to engage without sacrifice. Sonnet to January. Gate of the Year ! where wouldst thou lead ut now ? On still thiough Winter's path ? Or wilt, ete long, Thaw the cold icicles that point thy brew, And wend us to a way of woodland song. And spi ing-time fhwer-embroider'd road of light i Art thou like Susas' poi tats, which disclose Unto the Alpine traveller the sight, All suddenly, of fair Ilalia's rose, And wine, and honey-suckle iuteilac'J Or has December left a will bebind. That thou shoulds't still perpetuate bis snows, And make the year like that he left a waste I Is not young Spring a woer warm and kind Wilt not for her thy rigid locks unbind f "A SAp Mistake.' Under this head the Dayton Transcript states that sometime last spring Messrs. Chamber.' &, Harris of that city, by mistake mailed for Cincinnati the sum of $200 w hich they intended to mail for Springfield. The money not being re ceived by their correspondent in Springfield, suspicion of purloining it fell upon one of the clerks in the Dayton Post Office, (Air. V. B. Howard, who, the Trans:ript says, was "a very worthy young man.") Young Howard was ot a very sensitive nature, and on bein informed or such suspicion, instantly re signed his post, saying that the post office was thereafter no place for him. He forthwith volunteered for Mexico left this city for the Rio Grande with the Ohio troops and being of a feeble constitution, took f ick on the march from Matamoras to Camargo, and died. The finale of this " Bad eventful history," is thus told by the Transcript : Yesterday the letter with the n.oney it contained teas returned to the post iffice herefrom the dead letter office at Washinsrton.'" What a commentary c'n the hasty indulgence of suspicion, and on the wrong ot not allowing to character its due weight ! The Dollar Mark. We copy the following from a communication in the Southern Standard, written by Eeverly Tucker : Now, the most rational account I ever heard cf the mark $ is this: The Straits of Uibrallcr, cal.ed of old " the pillars of Hercules," were also then called the ne plus ultra of the world. Spain pushed her "discoveries. to. this, continent, and when she carried home the wealth that rewarded her enterprise, she coined it into dollars, and etariiped them with a triumphant allusion to her great achievement. The pillars they bear are the pillars of Hercules, and across them is twined a fillet marked w ith the boastful words "plus ultra.". Farther yet: ,the two straight lines are supposed to represent these pillars, and The line that waives across them stands fpr the fillet; and thus the mark s i but a rude picture of this part of the impression. A Weaky Jockney. Xhe Copper Harbor Mail leaves Green Bay once a montlu aud is carried the whole distance by a man, on foot. For some two hundred and fifty miles of the route, there is not a habitation, except perhaps, a few Indian wigwams, and the mail carrier, in addition to the mail, carries two weeks, food, besides an axe, two blankets, and cooking and eating utensils. There is no road or trail, and on his first trip the carrier takes an Indian guide, and blazes " the way, so that he can keep the track on the other trips. The distance is over three hundred miles, and the Gretn Bay Advocate states it takes about two weeks to go through. If the carrier is taken sick, or is lost on his journey, he 13 alone in the wilderness, far out of reach of human aid, and the non-arrival at the appointed time will be the only announcement of his death. There are few mail routes in the world, the service of which is so arduous as this, and few kinds of service requiring the same nerve and courage in man to undertake it. Gcn Cotton. Some experienced chemists in Philadelphia while preparing, a few days ago, some of this article, placed nine ounces of it on a steam drying apparatus. The mild heat proved too strong, the cotton exploded, and with stich force, notwithstanding the small quantity; as to raise and slightly displace the roof of the building. KY AUTHORITY. An Act declaring a misprint in certain names therein mentioned. SrcTioir 1. Be it enacted by Ihe General Anejnbly of the State of Indiana, That the first section of an. act entitled "An act to change a part of the State road from McDonald's Fetry, in Claik county, to Brownstown, in Jackson county," approved January 19th, 1846, be so amended that Ihe name of M Nathaniel Rollins " shall read Nathaniel Robbins, and that the name of " William Parks" shall read Willi im Parker; and that the. name "Nathaniel Rollins "and the name "William Paiks"in said act mentioned, be and the same are heteby declared mipnnt. Sec 2. This act to be in force from and after its publication iu the ludiana State Sentinel and the Indiana Journal. ROBERT N. CARNAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. PARIS C. DUNNING, President of the Senate. Approved December 19, 1845 JAMES WllirCOMB. croutn kesiic's estate. - mvOTICE Is hereby given, thst on the 18th of Iecemlr., 1846, 11 letters of adiniiiiiration on the estate oi ueorgc n.esier, taie of tha rountv of Marion. 8 lata of Indiana, deceased, who died intestate, were granted to the undersigned by the Froh to Court ftf snid COUntV. Said estate Is probably insolvent. All persons i...iui.i.i rn.t,Li täte are hereliv notified to settle with the under sizned and enaae payment without delay, and those having Just ttamanrts arin aaid estate ar notified to file their rwpwurt claims in the oflv-eof the clem of said court, witum the time lim ited by law, properly autlieulicaica lor seun incnw 7 " 1 ' BEXNETT ISAAC. Aitcir. TWembcr 18, 184. 6M)wis iiitriviGTlllTnirts iii.r. NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 5th day of January lbt7, the undersigned, administrator of the estate of George ir j . : , i it K, .... I.I .. i-1 in m ttfl tltn liii'll bidder. ivrsicr, uereawMi, vm . r"",,v . . ., . t the litte residence of the deceased, in Pike township, Marion county, I mliana.the goods and chattels belonging to said estate, r s. l.s--A I ! rasas äntava Ana hfl a, altle fillHi'as iaHlllf. t one srythe and cradle, a' quantity of farming utensils, household I and kitchen furniture, togetner wnn various "inc. m. io commence at 10 o'clock In the morning. Terms made known on the day of sale. ISEN NETT ISAAC. Adntr. liceeiuber 18, IMG. atftTirr 1 w : t..i r i . oUn .,t liters of administration BO tl,ll iLl.dl, ,iu. . . - ... v, i v u - . - - M. on the estate oi iviiiiaro iiumnKioo, iw State of Indiana. All persons in-lebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, snd those having claims to present them for settlement. A sals of the personal effects of the deceased will take place at his 1st residence, south of Indianapolis, on the old Redding farm, on Friday, the fifteenth day of January, 1847, comma a. a X J k u ill Ksi sH aa Paarl mencing at ten o'clock, a. wi; on saiu osj.wu - the deceased's thsrs in the corn raised on said farm ; also, two young horses, a watch, ke. All sums over three dollars will be on a ... ... . i . , : wit), i.AiiS wn.it. Credit OI ill monm?, putcnaser giving - e"" without an v rebel whatever from valuation or appraisement law. D2C.SI.iet. 3:-3w JOSHUA STEVENS, A-lnunistrator.

IJy the President or the United States. V 7 f pursuance of aa act of Congress anprnved nn the I Ith day tjt of July, ld-W.entiüe "Aa act to authorize the President of Um L liKrd Males to sell I lie iratrred miaxtal lands la lite Slates of IIhnnis and Arkansas, and Territories of IV neon) n and Iowa, stinpiaed U contain lead ore," 1. JAM Ed K. POLK, rasioc5T or thi L'kitid States or Amehic, do hereby declare and make known, that a illtc sale will be held at the kind othce at MIN K.lt L PUl.VT.ia tho

I rrriticy of Whtcimsin, feMiitieorint: on MuMIA Y. the 2 Ith d-ijr -f May net, fur the dipMal of the loiiowing sections and parts of arctiiMM of land to aiTuroac beskb so raokj sals a coTAi.ia valo ABLB LEAD HUES, to a n : H cji a tktfumrtk primcipil mtriJiam. Parts of sections tix,arrn. ei?it, wine, ten, twelve, twenty-five, twenty-eight, tueoty-aine, thuty, thirty two, and thirty U) tee, In Iowaship one. .: i bertKBis six and eight, and parts of sections two, tea, snd thirty one, in ujwnsitin two. J'erlKm fiflrer), srventeen, nlnrtrrn, twenty. tA-ertfv nine, thirty. aija miry-tiree.; Ma p.ul ancimas ten, tiairtnrtvlwrHtyone, twratwo, twenty rlwr, iwenfy-eit, twentyiglit, Unriy to, Unity fair, and liiinr-uve, in uiwnsiiiu uirre. tion twelve, thirteen, lwenty.Cur, twenty-arven, and thirty. ir; anu pans ot secuulu srvea,eint, lourteea, nneea, and eigUwrti, in mwnmip aair. ectinnsniae, ten, and thirty-sU i and parts of sections eleven. Hair teen, fifteen, Iweniy-two, twenty six, twenty seven, thirty four, and thirty five, in townrhip five. t . ?ecu.i eiclit, and. parts d sections two, twenty-four, twenty five, and thirty six, in umrHiipnix. ectiuu Kveoty-sii, snd parts of sections thirty tuur and thirty six, in irm riMiip seven ; and eeta twenty fan. ka ifwnhlD eieht : all of ranee one. T ieetBKM twenty -ei-M, thirty Utrre,aad Uivty-etx ; fractional aertions mennr Pute ami unit) -two, on ihe mam Inn. I j and pansot sections two, twHe,anil tMenty fire, in township one. twenty, and pats of sertfcwis mix, seven, ninetrea. twenty, eihc thirl llnre, ilnrty live, and thirty -sax. in tuwa-hip two. , Section Uuny six, and parts of sections uiue, Uiirty, and thirty -one, a township thire. . . fectton thirtorn.and parts of sections twenty-eight and thirty two, ia township fuur ; and t-'eclion twrnty Hair, In township five ; alt of range two. Sections three and twelve, and parts of sectiuiu four and five, ia township two. .. . i iSccthwis tw-nty-rvpn, tlikty-fKir.and thirty-five; arid parts of arelions thirteen, twenty three, twenty-tair, twenty-five, twenty six, lairty three, and thirty-six, in township three ; and Part of section thirty, in township fuOr; all of nn;e three. Part of section twenty, in lownxlnp thn-e; sections twenty, twentynine, and thirty ; and purls of seriams eight, arvmiteen, eighteen, tunetren,and twenty eight, in township fcair ; and part of aeUioa twenty, eight, in township seven ; all of range fuur. etrciam twenty-otie.snd parts of sections six and twenty, ia township three; p n of clirms twenty five, twenty six, twenty seven, twenty-nine, thirty-four, thuty -five, snd thirty six, hi township lour; and part of section (mrleeu, in township five ; all of ran;e five, EmM f tktfaunk svuM-iBMi ffrerWiait. Bectinna Ibnr, eicht, nine, twenty, twenty-four, twenty six, twentyDine, and tt.irty one; and parts ot sectkios two, live, sevra, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fuucleen, fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twen ly-one, twenty two, twenty three, twent five, twent)-seven, twentytight, thirty, thirty -two, thirty three, and Itiiny-fiHir, in township our. fails of set turns twenty-five, thirty one, thirty-two. Unity Uirre, thir ty four, thirty-five, and thirty six, in towunliip I vo. rnriaot sections twenty, twenty-nine, aal Uiirty five, la township Uirre. Parts of set lions one and twenty -one, ia township four. Section thirty, and pails of sections thiee. right, nine. Ihiileen, four teen, eighteen, twenty, lwenty-t wo, twenty-five, twenty-erven, twenty-nine, Uiirty one, Uiirty tour, thirty five, and thirty-six, in township uio. Sections three, futir, and nine, and paru of sections five and eight, in township six ; and Sections twenty-srven, twenty eidit. twenty-nine, and thirty-three, and parts of sections nine, tea, twenty, and thirty-lour, ia township seven ; all of range one. Sections two, three, four, six, seven, el;ht. nines ten.elrven, twelve. Uiirteen, and twenty, and parts of sections one. five, fourteen, fifteen. arventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-one. twent -two, twenty three. thirty, thirty -one, thirty two, thirty. -Uirre,and thirty-six,in township one. sections twenty flve, twenty six, twenty-seven, twenty eight, twen ty nine, Uiirty, Uiirty three, Ihirtydmr, thirty fire, and lhuly-u : and parts of seUatns two, Uiirty -one. and thirty -two, in township two. i arts o sections eleven ami miny, iu township uirre. .. Parts of sections one, two, fo";r, five, six, seven, and twelve, In town ship lour. - t-ectioni three, bur, five, six, seven, eicht, nine. ten. eleven. twelve thirteen, arventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, and thirty-, six; and parts of sections fourteen, fifteen, twenty-two, twenty-lour. wenty five, , twenty-six, thirty, thirty -one, Üiirty-two, thirty-three, and Uiirty -five, in towm-bip five. c-ecuons twenty, and twenty-one ; and parts of sections twentythree, twenty-four, Uiirty -three, and thiny-fcpur, In township six ; all of range two. ... farts ot section! six, and twenty eight. In township one. Sections thirty .and thirty -one : and parts of sect ions fojir. six, twelve, twenty-one, twenty-five, and thirty-six, in township two. reetiona nve and seventeen ; and parts of sections fcxir, nine, ten, fourteen, fillren, eighteen, twenty, twenty-four, and twenty-nine, in tuwnnhip three. SecUvus fire, six, eight, and Iweaty-eleht ; and parts of sections se ven, seventeen, twenty, twenty-five, and thirty three, in lownshipfour. Sections five, six, srveu,.severitren. eighteen, nineteen, twenty, thir ty one, and thirty-two: and parts of sections eight, ten, twenty five, twenty -nine, miny, ana uiiny-inrse, in township nve. Sectioiis hfleen and twenty -two : and parts of sections thirteen, se venteen, twenty-one, twenty -four, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, IhirtyÜirre, and thirty-four, in township six; and pails of sections twenty, and twenty-nine, in township seven ; all of range three. rinu aectaja nine, in lownsnip one., rcuons nineteen, and twenty-four ; and purls of sections three, ten, twelv, thirteen, and eighteen, in township two. Part of section seventt;n, in township three, farts of sections fourteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty t- ree, thirty, and thirty one, in township four. . l'rt of section thirty-five, in lownfaip five ; and i. Sections nineteen and twenty-six ; and parts of sections f ve, nine, eleven, fifteen, eighteen, twenty one, twenty -two, twentythree, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty one, and thirty -two, in township six ; all of range four. Parts of sections eight, seventeen, and eighteen, in township one Sections reventeea. and twenty ; aud parts of sections fuur, eigu teen, and nineteen, in township two. farts of sections four and Uiifly, in township thiee. Sections twenty-seven, and twenty-eight; and parts of sections eleven, nineteen, twenty, lwen ly-nine, and uiirty, in township lour ; and section one, two, and eighteen ; and, parts of sections seven, eight; lourteen, seventeen, nineteen, and twenty-five, in township six; all of range five. , . . tecikm eleven, and parts of section eight, in township three ; and rarts of sections five six, seven, eight. eigiiteen.t weny-.ne, twentt--two, twenty six, twenty -seven, and Uiirty, in township six; all of range six. raitaof sections two, three, ten, eleven, Uiirteen, and twenty eight, in township two ; and part of section tnirty-lour, in township three ; all of range seven. . . .. rait of section four, In township three. , farts of sections twenty-seven , thirty-four, and thirty-five, in townhip four;-and part of section seven, in township seven; all of range eight. I All quarter quarter sections qf the ubtvt land,, covcrtd in rkule r in port bf iMoft stutine Uasu which shall ne' bt dcttrmintd by the day fixed far Iks ceauneacesuwt of Ihs sate, wiU be axetuded thtrtfrsm. f re-etnption claims will not be allowed to any of Uie above lands, n Mil after lliey have been offered at public sale, and become subject to private entry : and all of such lands as contain a mine or minesof lead ore, sclunlly discovered snd being worked, will be sold in sucb legal subdivision or subdivisions as will include such tuiue or wines, at not less titan two dollars and fifty cents per acre. The sale will be kept open for two Wet ks, (unless the lands are sooner dinptwed of,) and no longer; and no private entries of land in Uie sections and parts of sections so offered wilt be admitted until after Ihe expiration of two weeks from the commencement of said sale. In further execution of the said act, 1 have caused Uie Coin mission -er of the General Land Olhce to publish wall Iii s proclamation, a brief rtesrnption of the mineral region in which these lands lie, and of the lands now offered for sale, which his been prepared from official documents and other means of inform-rtion. Given tinder my hand at Uie City of Washington, this twentieth day of November, Anno Ueuiini one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. r' y the President: JAVES K. POLK. Jamki 11. Pirtu, Acting Co.nmLmjner of Ike Oeserai Lsxd OJU. . The lands embraced by the above proclamation of the President of the United States, eootein many of the nitwt valuable had mines actually o toned and worked, which have yet btt-a discovered ; and from indiealioni on the surface, and experiments made in digging;, it is believed that many others equally valuable exist, and may be explored at a trifling expense. i it nun the great number of these mines, it would be im practicable to g;ive an adeMaie.idea of their character and hieatirw, without exiendiug; thti notice beyond proper bound.. It is sutiicicnl to state lhat they are situated in the section ot country boundil on Uie south by the Illinois Stale line ; on the west, by the Mi-siMippi river; on Ihe north, oy suite drawn nearly parallel tu me sou, n side of the Wisconsin river, at the atreragr dUtaiieeof ten ortwve miles therefrom; and on II. east by a tut rnlian line paMing inrougn the sources of tfuear Creek, the whole district eovrriiir a turlace equal to about sixty full townthios. All neeeary facilities lor tiaiiiKrtmir the products to a market are anurueu oy mc raunai i. ' . . 1 .J -1 I . I . t J 1 f A . pi alio Wisconsin rivers, aim tneir inoinititi, iuc nivf, wwi l latte, fckatuuika. aud other rivers by which the district ii liner ected. t Hie above tiUriet was explored by Dr. Owen, the reolocutof he State of Indiana. under iintntctioin from le I reatury Depart' metil, aud in compliance with a resolution of the Houe of Kcpre sentatives, passed Ihe. 6th of frhruary, 1839. The able- report of this gealk-iuan, published in 1544, w ttti l lie enarts ana iii!trsiioii, (Senate document. No. 407, lit Session, 28ih Congress,) eontaius precise information as to the location of each mitte, and shows, that iu 1839. the lead mines ot Illinois, Iowa, and Vicwiii, though only partially worked, produced upward of thirty millions pmiKi of lead, of Wüicli those in Wisconsin, it appears, ) iriuru tnc largix proportion : and further, that the w hole district, tr property milieu, would ) ield one hundred slid titty nii iliuns pounds per annum. Particular lists of Uie sections and parts ot wetions to be offt-ted SI said sale, have been furnished to the register and receiver at . .. - . . l u I. k I, A 1. ..fi.... ..rli Mineral roiut, ingetner wun maps sm i,,vm v, v.. tract is designated ; all of w hieb, will be subject Co the esminstHtl ut those wishing to purchase. - , JA. MKS H. I'IHKU, ... Actis g Cvmatuiieaer nf Uie Utstrol LjsmA VJhcs. JVeeatier20, 1846, 6'' State or Iiitliana Iloontr. VO'Uity. Pbobatk Col bt. Fkbscabv Tksm, 1847. John Clements and Philip Clements, executors of Hannah Clem nts, deceased, vs. the heirs ot said deceasea. Fefil ion for sale of Heal Jurists. BT being made satisfactorily to appear, by affidavit filed in the clerk's office ol tbe Boone Probate court, on thi 8lh day cf De cember. 18-1$, that David Clements, Zachanah Clements, William a. . ,, .-, T f I ..w,t. I.n. V. A mK..S Elements, ttustavus tyiemcuis, juui.uui viohcuw, u and Hannah, his wife'. Permelia Scriveisef. the.unkaow n heirs of James Clements, the unknown heirs of Aaron M JVterxm, and Eliz abeth, his wife, (except Taulina Colover,) the unknown hei;s oi John Hants and Keturah, his wife, the unknown heirs of James West and Nancy, his wife, defendants (impleaded with others) in the petition-of said John and. I'ht.ip Clements, also filtl in said clerk 'a office on said date, are not residents of the State of Indiana. Therec . 1 . . . .... : M . ... .1 ..r.... 1 ml. aliv. nnmf.il nrs tieei.rie nnti. IUI e, UirMI.I HVU-iraiUbU, mhmu..,.. - . . . - - J . p. I . r .1... .,:.. A .1 .. f C anil notitinn nriinst tVtem anil ' v.,,. .,.i.ti, answer, to the same a the callinir of the cause at the next en.uinir February term of said court, the sjme w in ne h.... j, . .. . .T u.:tl I... taken as true an J confessed rgainst them. AttCSt, , LLH LA.M., ut. J. Ascls. Att'y for petitioners. "'-J State of liKliaun, llmiiilfoii Cou illy, s: llASfli.TS.-I ClBCUIT CoCBT;. VB MUCH A KBSS, A. Ll. It46. Ja C'Aaweery. Lnna Rtyno'di, Erosley ReyuoUs, fclu Jane Clayton and Sarak Ann Carton. John A. Clayton, William C.ayton, and 7hcmal Clayton, by Isaac Baldwin, their Onardian. vs. Isaac Cox, Alexander COS, Enoch Cox, Aaron Co ., Olive Cox, Nancy Ann Cox, N'anev Cox Hannah lianimcr. B Xht'l Hammer, Jacob Hammer, and Laban iiwmmi r. . . . , ... rtlHE said complainants, bj William Carver, their counsel, hav - JL ing, on the ninth day of December, A. D. lr'4r?, filed In the clerk's ottice of the Hamilton circuit court their bill of complant herein, and also the atlidavibcf diintertted p irxon, show jug that the defendants, Jacob Hammer. Laban Hammer, Hannah II immer, snd Rachel Iltrnmiir are not residenia ol .the btate.ol Indinna:' Thert-rure. the said Jacob Hammer. Labon Hammer, Hancah Ham mer, and Rachel Hammer are hereby notified of the pendency of said petition, and that unless they w ill appear ou or betöre the calling of the cause at the next term of said court, seid petition and the matters and thing, therein contained will bv Ul.cn as confesW and determined in their absence. . . ' Decemlser 19, 1846. f gt-3w JOHN O. tURXS C ei k. AOMIMSTICATOlt'S NOTICE. mrOTIL'l. is hereby given lhal ttr underslyned has mkei out letters 11 sf adminixlralionou tlx estite of James alurrrr.jHte of llamil. on county, I ndiann, deceased ; all persons hnWtinf elnirrls af nmat said and those indebted to said estate to make payment forthwith ; the es tate is orobaMy solvent. MUSES CKAIU, Adtnr. Daremher A. 184. S6-3wY S20 IlEWAttD. I- OST, on the evening of the Stih Inst., a stnatl pocket bonk eonA taming $100 la $3 and $10 notes of lbs Htaie Bank of Indiana. The finder, by returning tha same to Mr. John Rutsch, in Indianapolis, shall receive the ahoe reward, end the thiinks ot the owner. . . December 99,1946. 6S JEREMIAH SULLIVAN.

Ilr llie lrifle..i or Hie I'liitcd rnir rf IN pursuance of an ac( of Congress, approved oa thj 1 eleventh day of July, 14C, entitled, "Aa act to anthorix the t'resiJerrt of the Vnited rtalrs to sell' the sesecvetl mineral lanrls in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, fjd. Territories of tVisroosid and Iowa, supposed to contain leaif ore," I. JAVfcS K. POLK, Prvxllctit of ihs United States of America, do hetce-y declare and make krwn that a v-uUic sole will be helj at the Ian J office at 1L' hL'tll'E, in the Territory of tow s, commencing cn Monday', the eighth day ol. Mun h vcx for lht ' f the politic lanua lirar.Toroax, withheld rii)t Hit bv Arcrr er thi rsi.CASi.e lkad Mistes TRtar.i.v, within the fcik'w ins tow nhips and fractional

townships, known as the aim t-rir. fin Mitaicr, to-wit : , Ksrlk mf the has iitmr e4 rest tht fifth f nwrissi wrriA'ss. Towiuhips iühtv-enrht, eithty Line, and ninety, and Iracuona! tow nship ninety-one, ol range one, ' Township ebty-eijbt. anl I rar ti anal townships c:gnry-nine, ninety, and nim-tr-oD. of ran .re two. ... Township eihtv-seven, and fracUona) tcwrsh'ps eighty -eight, and eighty-nine, of rane three. Fra tional tow n.hip eighty -seven atid.ei$;My-erghl,of range four. fractional township eighty-seven: ofxr-ire five. Xorth vf the kstt tint snd trrtl f th t'fjfh prinrifl meridian. Township niuety, and fractional towuVLiu ninety -one, ol rang one. ; .... Fractional townships niccty-cne, ninety-two, and ainety-Usre, sf range two. . , Township ninety-one, of ran?e three. . i.LarJ apiTOpriated by law lor the usa of schools, xolhary. and otl,.e on ri will Im fmM .,1. ,..1, at 1 Aitsrtprnmnrr Suctions covvred in whole, or ia part, by these mi-i" j leases. which" ttali not be determiued by the day fixed f?r the wuneacetncnt of these, .sales. . . Pie-err jKiori claims w ill not be slowed to any of the atova lands, OnUl after they have been offered St public sale, and become subjurt to piivatc entry ; aa 1 all of s'ich lands as contain a min or mined of lead ore actually discovered and U inf( worked, w ill t sold ill such legal subUiviioa or suNlu Uions as wiU include such nunc OC mines, at not lestYrinh Kw o dollars and fifty Cents per acre. The sale w ill ha: L-1 epen for two wevKs, fuiless the Unds are sooner disposed of) and no longer; and so pi if ate entries of land in tho townships and fractional towni;i so eHered will be admuted until alter the exj i.-ati n cf tr. o w ecks from the csnawsw mcntof said sale, " . ' In further execution of the said act, I have Hed .U.Ccrnmis-i-ioncr of the General I. and Otliee to publish w ifh th' 'proclsiastiorf a brief description oi tie mineral rrgsm. to. which these lands Lis, and of the Unds now offered for a'e, which he has p eparedjron official documents and other me s of foiloimartow-' J . Given under my hand at the t ity ofVah:rjrlon, this fith day of Septem her. Anno Dummi one thouiand eight hundred and forty -six. By.thoJ'ri,leut: JAMES) K.POLK. James' II. Pirca, dieting Commissioner of the Gcnsrai Land Ojjits. . The lands in the mineral regions, embraced ia the above proclamation of the President of the L'uitod States, sre believed to ethi the richest mine of lead that have yet been discovered; the ore jieUing about eighty per cent of pure Metal. Copper, alWi been iound in this region in considerable quantities t Great advantages are uiJ to exitt lor the manufacture of lead ja vario'il forms, particularly into thaf( the river banks being an elq. rated as to require littlcorjtoexper.se in the erection of towars and the ore, from iu great pui it v, may be manufactured into shot by the fit si .smelting. . - ' , The location of these miac&l Ing near the MiMippi river, affords great facilities of transportation ,thc average cost of w h ich to St. Louis . it absut uüeen cents per bun Ired poun.ts. 1 he soil is represented as being unusually fertile, pioJncing all the small grains in great aliun Jance, and lu.-nLhing excellent range for cattle thus prese ntin; equal inducements to the agriculturist and the miner;. -. . ; The J) LBV QUE tuitwt in fracuonul tow nthipa eighty-eight,' eiirl:ty-nine, and ninety, of ran je two east, situated on the hank-ä of the Missitsipi, are considered the mon important; the DCRAN' u U mines ia townships eitrhty-nine and ninety, of range one east, are tho next in value; and the CATTLSE mines in fractional tow nhip eightv-eicht, of ranire three east, also on the river, are tha third. Other mines have been di covered in this reirion : and it is very protialde that future explorations wi:l bring to lieht others as rich and productive as any now-know n. , ' james it. rtrcrt 1cHmg Commissioner of lit General Lmud Off.cs. Srpttmber 5th, I8-I6. 33-IFw is ' r Ity Ilm rroidciit of flic I'liiied Statt". IS pursuance of an act of Congress, approved on the' eleventh day ol July. IC48, entitled ."An act 4 authori.i the President of the United States to sell the reservei mineral Jun.K in the Stale of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of Wisconsin,' laud owa. supposed to contain lead ore," I, JAMES K. TOLKj President of the United States of America, do hereby dec la, e and make know a, that public sales of the lands HtaxToroac withheld. fbom salk, in the Mate or ILLINOIS, os ccoist or turn vali aslk lead misjcs THtsxisi. will be held at the undermentioned Land Ortices, in said State, at the periods hereinafter designated, to-w it ; - At the Land Office at DIXON, eommrncinsr en MohfaV.-eVi-Fiftli day of April next, for the disposal of the public lauds Within thw lOiiow iog lown&rtps ana msciionat townsnips, vix: Xorlh af the hast lint and east sf the fourth fttaci'psl mm'sia. ' Fractional townships twenty-seven, twentt-eicht. and tartitvninc, of range one. - . Townships twentr-seveo ami tw cnty-eljht, and fractional town, ship twenty-nine, of range tw o. -.".' .".'' .,' " " 1 ownships twenty-seven and twenty-eiht, anl fractional Iowaship twenty-nine, ot" range thrw. The north half of township twentv-seven. tc-wnshio tweniv-cicht. and fractional tow n.-hsp twenty-nine, of range four. j una of le oast line ana ttett of tkt fourth arwrtpsf stertsfian. Fractional townships tweuty-seven, teutH;ii,ht. and twanty nine, of range oue. t 'actional townships Iwentr-eitrht snd twenty-nine, or range two At the land othce at Sil AVVNLETOWN. rommenrin? ou Mon. day, the nineteenth day of- April next; trr the disposal of tbe'publio isuus w iiuin toe luiiow ing sections ana parts oi sssftions. Via, : . Auau of the but Ur.t and tost cf tkt third frinofU meridmn. Sections IwtnJy-two to jtrtnty-suise, inclusive, and sections thirty! Into to thirto-tix. inclusive, of lownhij eleven: sections awe to' fire, inclusive, and sections sight to lsr.fr, inclusive, ia tow nship twelte, of range seven. Sections fAiee to suae, inclusive, sections fifteen to fsrrwrv-re. in clusive, and sections fsrcy-ir( to thirty-sU, inelusive.of township1 eleven; sections one, two, rar,tlie northhalf and southeast quarter of sectiou fourf sections five to esren, inolusive; tlie southwest quarter of section farrce j the north half cf section' four it, and sec lions fifletn to eighteen, inclusive, in township. twcle of range . Lands appropriated by law for the ose of schools, military-, or other purposes, will be excluded fron the sales: slso all quarter quarter sections covered in whole, or in part, py those min'ng' leases which shall not be determined by the dsv axed for the com mencement of the sales. Pre-emption claims will not be allowed to any of the above lands. until af.er the same shall have been ottered st the public sale, and become subject to private entry ; and a 1 of such lauds as contain m mine or mines of. Laders actually-üscovergd snd being worked, will be sold in such tepaj subdivision or subdivisions as w ill inrluö such mine or mines, at not less than two delists and titty cents per acre. . . . . ;'' The sales will each tie krrf rnn frrtwo Weil fun less 111 5 lands' are sooner disposed of ) and no fonpiir ; ar 4 n private entiies of land in the townships and fraction;' I townships so offered w ;t b admitted until arter the expiration of two weeks from tha com mencement of said sales. .' In further execution of the said act. I have ssurd tie Com mis-' sioner of the (Jeneral Land Olhce to publish with this proclamation' a brief description of the mineral regions in whi'h these lan.ts lie and of the lands now offered for sale, which he has prepared fiom official documents and other means of information. liiven under my hand at the City of Washington, this eiirhth dsv of SejHember, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and (oV.il six. uy me president: javio k.tULt.. Jamcs H. Pirna, elding Coatau'siiener tkt Central l-ani Office. u The lands in the DIXON district, entbraceJ in the above proclamation of the President of the. United State, w ere explored by Mr.. Owen, the geologist of the St-uc of Indiana.' tinder instructions from the Treasury Department, and in compliance with a resolution of the House ot KepresecMlives, pnsted 6th February, The able repoit ol this 'gentleman, published as document' No. House of Kepreieutativcs, first Sea-Kin of t'tith Congress, shows that these lands include all the productive mines, and the ntire region in' which, from observations during his .survey) there is reason to believe that valuable veins of ore may readily be -found. Further ,' that in 18 9, the lead mines of Illinois, lows, and Wi-aconsin, though only partially worked, produced upwaidsof thirty millions pound t lead those of Illinois yielding their full proportion and that the whole district, if properly mined, would yield one bundled and fiftr millions pounds per annum. These lands being situated on and near the Misiisippi and Fever rivers, the cost of transporting the p-oducts of them to t. Louis is' only about fifteen cent, per huqdred pounds. The sqil is oi excellent quality, and yields abundantly all the products o( thrt latitude." The lands in the .SU A WNKKf O W N district have not been explored as fully as tiiose in Dixon. Recent discoveries have been' made, however, of rfch'veini of the suIphnreX of lead and tine, eon.' tiguous to and on both sidtat of these lands, indicating the existence of iinilur deposites w ithin them. The facilities for tnanufartaiicg w hite and red lea ans represented as being ample ; and as the lands are situated within about seven miles of the Ohio river, the metal,' in any form, can be transported to all the principal markets at a trilling cost- . , , JAME H. P1FER. .leting Commissioner of the Gentrtl Lind OJftcs. .. Septtmher tth, letti. Xt-lfwis -. w . a , . . a suite oi aiitiiiisiii, aa:iiiiiiioia aoiiiity, I.V THE raOBATS COI'ST OF HAMILTON COCSTV, August Term, ISiC ) Complaint of Intolrenry. Matters in the Estate of Mordecai Moore, deceased. " ti is ordered by the court that the pendency of this complaiaT dmaie know n to the creditors of aaid deceased, by publxstnh o, this order for six weeks successively in the Indiana Siaf j Seilinel . a weekly newspaper. puWIUhed ip Indianapolis, iMsfKih connty, in this State, and that they be in formes this, unless: they notify the administrator-of 4he SMid esjaie' of the existence and extent of ' their respective c.aim, hy fi ing the same, or a statement of tha nature, date, and description of the contract or assumpsit upon whichthe same may be foil n. led. in the office of the cletk of this court, previous to the final distribution of the assets of the estate of raid" di-eeaseJ, such claims will be postponed in favor of the cluims of the more diligcut creditors. By the court. S7-wt Attest, JOHV fi. BURK. Cle k. siir.iturs sali.. BY virtus of a vinditioni exponas to me directed Irom 'he clerk'sothee of the Marion circuit court, I will expose to public sale, on the Kith day of January, if 47, at the court bouse door in Indian-' apolis, w iihiu the hours prescribed tr law, ihe rents and p-ofits, for seven years, of the following real estate, to-wit v The north-w est quat-tcr of section number hfiein, township- number illcep north, of range number three east, containing one hmdr-d1 rl. sixty acres ; snd on failure to realize the lull amount of juJgmer.t, interest, and costs, I w ill at the same time and place expose the fee simpleot said real estate. Taken as the property of Andrew Wilson, at the suit of E. X. Shlmer. yr-3w-?l.6l A.W. RUSSELL, Sheriff Marion Co. ' "" s.ini.irF'S sale. . . TTY virtue of an execution to me slirected from the e!erVs dfSca' O of the Marion ci.cutt couiteJ w ill expose to public sale, on taa Ifith day of January, !Sf7, at the Cou t house door in Indianapo lis, within the hours prescrined hy. law, the rents and pro tits, lor ' seven ye trs, of the follow ing real est tU , to-w it : The wert half of l a .,llti.u IMl ni,,Hn,i,rui'liAS Sllttilib l.nnlr..,.. -Inwn.l.i number Cfteen north, of range number four east, containing eighty' acres ; and on failare to rrsliis the full amount of jmlsTsnent, interest, and costs, I will at the same time snd place expose the feeaimpla of said real estate. Taken as the property of William IU Rose, at the snit of Cooper, Green It Coopev. 27-Sw-$l42 A.W. RUSSELL. Sheriff Marlon Co. BY virtue ot a writ of e xecution (fi. fa.)vlo r:t rlirwtfd ty Ihe rlf rk' nf the etreuit ennrt rsf Ilse United Htalea Ctr tlsa .iMtrw-t r I li dlHna.m llieCourt llotine door, on the a-Jih day öf Jammryxeuleana, I will oner fcr stale In tlsa town of BinsnnHd, Cime coomy, ,- tween ID a. in. and 4 p hi., fie rents and profits for nrren yean, of lh" ' folbiwinf resrl estata, ro wits west half of the Si Ith est quartet and ' srsutbwes quarter of Ibe nnrthweat quarter of sects hi iwenry -ftre,' , township seventeen north, range five wet, and on faitlnt In realize a , siifTieieiil sum to Mify-tlie deniand, I w ill at Ihn satue tune and place orler for sals the fee simple of smif alNiye descntitd real e-'ale. Taken in execiitn-n aa the ssr.sjiert v.uf liie d-fendanU at Use suit of John D. Davis VS. Andrew Cow mux, el ai. C. PEPPER. U.S. shuh4 Drxtrirt Indiana. L'y Gto. Mc"wlT, Dep. Bee. 51.1 SIC. fa-t WJaa. IAKMI 4IS SAI12. --' - ' - RY virtue of a a writ id execution (venditioni ttjiofiis.Mft rowdirected from the clerk's office of the circuit etmrt of the t'nitrsf Slates fin-. Ibe DUrirt of Indiana, I will otler lor sale at the C.wrt llous door, in Ussctyof Indianapolis, Marion roomy, Indiana, lietwees lp A. M. and- 4 P. xlj, on the lJth slay of J-rmi-rry seit, lb rents and pmfils Iis seven years of the li.llowinr rral eute,toa: west hail raithwesst .quartrt nf wectHMi 31, town 16 north, mure I w ill at lite same time and piece oflrr lor nie the aWoinirOe of sM. real estate. Taken ia eierutum as the property of tos-sih- ilctmnelT 1st tha suit of Jones and Jones vs. Myraio II. Brown, iiurtl, Kscbaideon and said Joseph McConnell. A. C. rCPrEB, Mnrühal IJ .. -ft Ih-tiirt of loJatna.' fW. fth.ljtT M tl)J,s. py;ro. StcOt-tT, fssM'.V. " Q RARRELa Cum Camphor ffMu'e ' vrf h -v i - ', i P AVMI rKM'.Mra.ti