The Prairie Chieftain, Volume 1, Number 2, Monticello, White County, 2 October 1850 — Page 2

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IXrWe bepa our r. . dors will tsar it patient;? until we r: ive cxchcr:;s3

from which to tn&ie stl.

Ihore 1." 3 boon q-.s atL. j I-... oca Princtoa and WcpoL.! la, .isbl-3, 3 to which will famish the Chlc":dn ths largest number of paying subscribers, in

proportion to the cumber of voters in

their respective precincts. From thirty

tarea voters m Princeton we Lave tissrJv-

'eight subscribers, End la Wrpcmt, from

twenty-three we have received ttcenfy.

If this isn't doing it rp about right ro're

no iudre. We ars indebted t3 Anson

Jewett, and Aden Nordyke, cf tha for

mer, and to S. Vanvoras, end Dr. Ilnl-

sted,cf the 1 attar, for ths liberal subscrip- . lion from these townshios. - Unkle Jew

ett sends his respects to the Point, and

.thinks he shall get every man in his town

ship, and then co two eettee. Wake

up, Point! What in the name cf sense has be coma of Dob. Gibson, of Jackson town

ship, and the 'Chief of the Camanches,' Christ. Vend e venter, of Liberty. Rob

put in the big licks for us in Jackson, and no mistake, in the way of subscribers, and we'd like to hear from him again. There's a lot cf whob-souled fellows in Egypt, among whom are J. C. Hughes, II. Denton, and Eph. Mason, that say we are under no obligation to them, for their exertions in our behalf, but we're inclined to think they are mistaken.

Sam. Ilamay,and Dutch Srneltser.have promised us twenty more from old Prairie. Trot 'era along, a 3 we stand ready

to extend to them the risrht hand of

fellowship. Jasper and Pulaski counties come down on us in platoons, but wa think we shall be able to stand it Fire away! The citzens of our District are determined to show the outside scours, that they understand their interests, not only in this matter, but in all others and that they will sustain them. We were unable to supply our mew subscribers with our first issue, but will be with them hereafter.

iatl:j County harvested a let ol tike at wcr.h fpeair tbcut. He sowed'; two buib '.3 of seed last fall, on one acre and fc:- t'.ree rods, and the product was 51 Ire Is of excellent wheat." If any one can beat that bring on the particulars. .M...cport Pharos ' ' Ilcxe TLey Are. CjMtt Ellas Adams cf Big Creek Township, this County sowed 1-J bushels of wheat on sod ground, and harvested

and cleaned S9 bushels and 3 pecks of

pure wneat, and this without any special labor. And Another. Mr. Benjamin Reynolds Esq. cf ' the same township sowed 0 bushels upon 15 acres, and the product was seven hundred and twenty bushels of clean wheat, which he cashed at 01, per bushel. Where are

you now? Weil, Mr. Pharos, we don't

want you to take these small specimens

3 being brag crops,as they are not. The dl Prairie Chief, Mr. It., sgvs U he hears

ot anv Tllor9 fcrafT.?infr over vnnr nt, -

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. a us Knowing ma passed tl.o JL Jis m

Scienter ICih, fir tha concern. lon ct

Hail Road, from L. lianapolis tj a point upon the boundary lae between ta L'iaCe

ana luinois, near its intersect ;n with

Lske Michigan. ' j

l he features, and the infuc re that

this road will exert upon the in.'. est of

the people of our District will bcUamln ed shortly. I In Cenate SsPTEJtEEa 9, Z50. GRANT OF LANDS TO INUANA.

Ma. Bhiget. I ask the Senato take

up the Senate bill 290 being aUH making a rrant of Lar?d to the Stats cf Indi

ana for the construction of a raiload. It was made the special order foiThurs. day last; but, owing to the pressof other

ipOi,.;.t business, I did not insst upon the consideration of it at that titrs. It is a copy of the bill which has jist been passed in relation to Missouri. I hope, therefore, that there will be no injections to it. The President. The hour fcr spe

cial orders has arrived, but the Cb&ir will

put the uesuon it the Senate desire it.

and 11. C. He

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V were v'n to TIarw

s cthc:

Tiu&ii took

down

Saw Mill and showed us, eomethin

in the shape cf a Lath H

the new,

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ohiae. ar d tha

way it knocks the dust 13 about rightThere is no necessity of our cin liv

ing in cold houses any lonsr &$ Itnh

will be kept constantly on hand and furn

ished at low rates.

Speaking of the Lath Machine brin-a

to mind that McCounaughay & Sexton of

this place have in course of erection a

double triggered Patent Shingle Machine that's calculated to upset the old fashion-

ed one horse manner oshaving by hand.

00 a goes. Uur citizens are lav uphold

with energy, and commendable Eea!,ev-

ery species o improvement that tpn.-', tr.

advance either combined' or individual interest, proving by this coursa of

that our county shall rank. whr

justly entitled to-amcng the first ccun-

Ues in the State.

A.-;iv;, irhip Ar:b, 1

Arri.

CrA New Comet, was discover! Ktr

Mr. Bond, of the Cambridse Observafnrv

'41C ulS" pi ia sytn ult., in the con

stellation Comelcpardalus ten decrees north of the star Alpha Persei.

will be upon you in rood earnest

And. by the way when you rzt tired of Th nnpstlnn hPinT taken tmrtn Au

. -.... clW(io U1 uaas, just snouia- !,nn. t ws; Bm-ped to.

eryour old rifle or shot run, rive the scis- The P.nM? nrrnrtlinw nc i

sors to the devu, mount old Barney, mittae cf th whnl ...t. .L

and come over and we'll take you out sideretion of the bill granting the right of

'J 1Klu- larm, 01 iuuu acres. Uvav end msL-,'r,r, r. j . .,

., tTT , , m j o t""" w a 10 Cue or Phi Wolverton's of 1200 acres, or State of Indiana, to aid in th construe-

"w"""'uua acres, or Miner Ken- tioa of a railroad from a pobt on the tons of 5000, or any other of our moderate boundary line between Indiana and Hlifarmers, and we'll make you think-that noia.n.i.r?t. if.M..(! i.vt.1. ,.-,

all oe description, you ever read about igan, to the city of Indianapolis; and a u 'PP 'f"10? f Mr3' For Pandise and the garden of Eden.as com- branch to intersect the southern Mr hi L If F f lnJUnClin retrain5riS pared with our Prairie, for beauty and n.. ' u i aernWl-hl Mr Forrest from prosecuting his action

richness and all that, is a Derfect hoav c;.j , mr umi, Ia a ptneci noax. said btate of Indiana: and nn mnM,

Come over and take a snuff of pure air being offered, it was reported to the s ,nd a Snort of good water and we ate. ordered tnbe.

wiugivcjuu fciiy Kina 01 game you tie- third time.

sire, from a good fat Buck to a Prairie

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Chicken. JVhose int ' CO" Thomas J. Rusk ha3 been re-cl

7 ted by the Legislature of Texas to t

A snecial elftinn wtn . - .u. uiauBU iaies Denat9' "7 a vote of S3

, -?-- . . fc8. Ills new term is frnm rt 10 c-i

AWWA V J.VWi

(Talking cf "enlamms" newsnao-

ers, tha editor of the Chicago Journal

suggests that it's not tha largest calf that

maes the best veal!, The Forrest Divorce Cn.

The Supreme Court of the State of New

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Ct. Hchr.a tlelstult. llxricr.ccd :v.ra we -.her cf the Ci-erTGuc II. -c f T c,-:':d tD hy r ' r. -

for 72uays. Left att. L;3a, thS V - .... V

l4-J -s c..2:-hai.'- ::

1 c..i, arr.ved July SOth, in a leakycoadi-

l.C.l, A short time -efter comlag o anchor, was run into by a Dutch barks-cemr" considenbUdeaiag; would sat in two days. The Cato, Henry, from Calc- f-,.

Bostonjeakicg, having experience! much darna-e cfTthe Cape, would leave n a few

uaya. There was a report at St 11 on

that an English ship had spoken L'a ah-'ni

Cape some time in July, leaking iadly, with rudder head twisted offaad fore topmast gone. She was endeavoring to est into Simon's Bay. There were some 70 or n vessels

ancnored off Jamestown, St Ildena, all of whom had received more cr 1:3 dam-

at- i cfN: :

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-roa. in t h n t town.

If a

c---7 ir bij taics, ha h-, r.-.lt t5b"e. protected in both life and lIsbbT tha

municipal corporation. which rsceivea b.:-

ey.

There is

a pj

'3 invoked

transaction which is worthy cf seri-"s ccn-

siderstion. In tha New En -land St-s,. generally, th townships hare the eTcl-s-

ive charge of all the reads c asfr. t t1-- -rS

them. The inhabitants cf each township era compelled by law to have r-vnd r.-

bridges &c..f which are to be Lpt cca-

re?air cerwa if 7 dama.-;e occurs they become responsible fh; tbe 5 -me, as in the instance above cited Th result cf this law b thttfhe peopla have cot only & direct Interest in keer,h: tj

rood rc

se.

The Cape of Gfood Hops psjssrs men

tion the loss of the British shin.Queen cJ

the West, and all bands perishid.

The French ship L'Afgle wds also biff, and all on board perished, i3 the mate

and nine cf the crew

The beach to the eastward cf the C.-r-e 1. ! -

is uterany covered with wrecks

On the 10th inst. ths Arab fed in with

the brig Laria Wsyne, from WImmrtcn.

N. C, for Liverpool, ia distreis, havin

een hove down in the gals of th :h insti and lost everything off the deck, stove

water casks, &c; supplied her vizh water

sutncient to last her into Boston

The telegraph haa, soma diys rince,

announced tha death of Lotas Phillippe. He is the second of the five -rest rrenoi Europe, who have just gone. The other was Sir Robert Peel. The three who are remaining are Wellington, Nicholas, and Metternich. Bom October Sh, 1783, he was 77 years cf ege, waning but two months, when he died, llebeloced to

the Orleans branch cf the Iburbcn fami

ly, and was descended from a brother c'

or's office, on Saturday the lth o."

October, for Justice of ths Peace, ta fill CKrCapt. Davis cf Missouri, now

the vacancy occasioned by the residua- l"3 General Land OSce, has been ai

tion of Jesse Grim. pointed Chief Clerk of tha Wnr nonL

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as yei we nave only hpard nffhi.ma men:.

ot j. tames mentioned as a candidate

. Colli Colin narm&for mte!!t

WTe have been shown a lump of Gold

almost pure, weighing two ounces, taken

from tne well cf Mr. John II. Willey c

this place, at the depth of 7 - feet from

the surface of the earth. The apptir-

ance ot tae earth strongly indicates thst more cf the "critiur" is located ' Li the

earne neighborhood, aad in fact, there is

all reason to believe that it exists in con

siderable quantities. The existence of

a mine of Copper ia this vicinity has &

ways been believed, bytha'old adders,

tieir information having been derivad from the Indians, a cumber of yeare ago; bat the existence' of a deposits of the preckis . metad' 'entered net into the cranium 'cf evea aa'ohl settler.' But facts are etubbora tbingsj the- very identical lump i3 beibre us, 'sparkling and bright. Where nre yea near, ' California!

jj. re uon-t wish n zlura car rsaders, but the Gold may yet prove to

for divorce in the State of Pennsylvania,

ur uv.y oraer fctate except New York; commanding him to abstain from visiting py house in which she may reside, and knjoining him to take no measures for re

moving her beyond the jurisdiction ofthei State, and to desist from seilinir. convev.

ing or encumbering his real estate, &c., while the proceedings for a divorce are

pending; or, in technical r-hra se. "until

the further order of this court." Ale-rrPf

has also been granted by the same tribunal, inhibiting (under penalty of

prosecuted for contempt of court,) any

person or persons irora actinc as Com

missioners to take testimony in the Phila-

aeiphia action, or giving testimony in the

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i ,iu m, , , ..y; JL4atl'c univan, instead ot beirt for the office. There may be other can- killed in Galium? L a "t i

aiaa.es. e hold ourselves in readiness, at New York in thts p-.;i4iv:

--j . ... w x iiiiauciiJUi

7" w "" 'J wuiie me names ot can- cestittite of money and good health. " i

print tenets if desired, "chssn -

for cash," . 4 - r The Wooster Democrat :v. til "'Q-c or in.y 'ay assiSt.ng in

-..j .. r. f puaecuung uie fcuit instituted bv fir. P.A.

reaa enure oincial rcl w;n P.... .v. o. , r. " .

iaa oiaie or i ennsylvania.

Stata of New York to be used in tha

Philadelphia, or in any way assistno- in

s for th

e:r own

convenience,

cf a;

C- i ""- nuu uaa rceta uie enure oirciai rrl - - egress adjourned without dav .u. . .. r1

on last Monday. ' " K. V4?i0 smuaonai unver

.o uuu.0 ca wcu as coma Deexpet'i

He lives m Sugar Creek township

Strikics Coincidences. tad."

On next Monday, the 7th cf October.

the Constitutional Convention, to revise C7"The Yankee Blade says that Ba

African Coloiiizatiosn-

This subject is beginning to attract

more and more tha attention of the people

n every portion of the country. All be-

. Vj icviao - - v.kw iuu.s eap iijbi Da p pui uuu ui iae country. Ail bethe Constitution of the State cf Indiana, um has received such encouragement p to feel thatsomething must be done to ia expected to organize by the election in his enterprise of bringing Jenny Lial meliorate the condition of the free people of a President inn A nwi- n tn hSa onnn- ....-n . . 1 ft-. -.j. -

Mk W i A flk Wil ti i en R K I VVUU kl V a Lli ul. L Will I I W V ! F43,-i' Jil V.VJ4tJI-

uay, a. i crane vull be geared up uimvor to .bring Queen Victoria and her ESt' -i ' -1J-V" fif thft mo.Lc r . hs'hPQ tnf'n nn,( '. . . .

w t k ob county, e. a. Mull. Kan., taaon.

... i wnl arper on the same dav t Wmna.

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i j . I A vmnese FonerRl.

iar our leaow-townsmaa ' i f?,n -p, . , i

Mr. Conklin-r.'cf th firm f tti.j ' ttUWiw 4CUBr Bas: "A m-

0, . UCJailU n t , 1 . .

&(lonli;n, ' . "aiUiiei61 tooKpiace yesterday." The

in the Z TZT t? . Chimaa ied at the Chinese restaurant

lluullJlil ctcuu lt ,3 OT. ,f jr p TTT

oected that irsf ,,, ........ w i,iACOa 03 vv oosaS- The funeral was

etv w'M Pn;-V"r r "ulon large, there being over ciy, w.. alien" the am e day, take to fw rV:. . ,

1y Mr. r.-!.-,1.. -VI - - r - t i r '

cf Mr. C!

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one hundred and

:ia procession, each

wearing a piece of white crape. A Iarrs

CT The American Board of Foreign CUmber ofPerson3 visited . the burying

ground to witness the ceremonies, which were as follows: They lowered the' cof-

fmrjwsdo, ty thc-i threw the white bandpgs v crn on their arms, into the

JJlssioss met in session .at Oswego, N.

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u.t Ths meeting was c:.iZ. I to cr r I I-. I!1 r inn t -i '

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grave; th:n matches end then wax ccn.

.Uitj, ibi a iC.3 01 AiO Jbviore covc.vigthe csffn, each person bowed lis

k"- . l o er-it i end u:tcred jor.-.a few i. ..ds r. :t ,yu3 ur.derit.;od. , Thenea.h thitn' a L;. . 1!A cf dirt on the a. d I -..ad ixc -1 Kiu&rs, wines nd E;-nrs .-h ' invited each Ar.-.erio::i to p , t..hc, and j o WuS then iad

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Their only hope is in the colonization

heme, and we wonder that more of them

o cot engage heartily ia the plan. Should

e Uovernment establish a line of mail

learners, as proposed, and we hope it

ay, the cost of goin to Liberia will be

4 small that any industrious colored man ja soon earn money enough to take him fcire.

The Washington' correspondent of the

restern Christian Advocate says: Slate

The Senate has passed a resolution questing tha Secretary oi 'Stats to furn-

l tuat body with a copy of the Ttev. H.

. Guriey's report on tha condition of tha -bcrhr.1 cchny: TTr. Gurley,it is genally known, ia now cne cf the chaplains Congress, and was dispatched, about a ar ego, across tha Atlantic to obtain in-

rmation, lor the use of our Government,

to thj t.chl.intEr.f.jrd, c t-cirl.

d foh.'csl progress cf thst ir.'-rrth- -

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i ty, irt.'dectud culture, End L"g tdcccy ci ihs CGlo::.;zr.tlon tzK : c dr ";- ly adc ted ta him. I h;;rd h:.,i ;tt' fn:."l meeting cf t'.o' Cc"--.L LaLo. j in this city, a faw u:: .' s iir.c?, . h . ii.:rt b-t ihri'lirn- j.: - -

L"c' Ti t'ers in that ccun.ry. - - : -.: -.. . atii 2 pcrticuiiri, h? n la a

jLrouiaSlV. "His wife it a daughter of

t erdmand. King cf tha Sicilies, end, at the time cfr.is death, they had lived to

gether for more than forty-one years, a very happy couple. Their descendants may hereafter ere a: a a controversy as d sensation in the. worldly circles. Not many years since Louis Phillip pe had seven living children, they are as follows: 1st, the Duke of Orleans, who was killed accidentally, and whose now existing son is the present Count of Paris, and who is about at the age of 12 years: 2d. Loui

sa, Queen of the Belgians; 3d, the Duke

de Nemourny;

.-mv t.j prevent us ccet-:

they are responsible, andno g ecticacfihe country has common roads which are at all comparable with those which ere thus man a god-. If similar laws governed ia the mana

gement cf roads in this State, we should at tU times have not only passabla roads, but in ths end thos-s which would be equal to all the wants cf the community. Under the present system there i no well directed application ofthe taxes collected to improve tha road. Means sufficient are collected to accomplish the object, but it is generally expended for some isolated purpose, or to suit the views and conveni

ence cf the supervisors or his friends, or

tne Improvements are placed where they are net needed, but usually ;hs ccner is

squandered to promote to tha ere ites: ex

tent possible the personal interest cf the

road cScer.

A change is demanded by the very in-

lency cft-e present system. We be

lieve that the whole question ofrosd mshing and improvement should be left with

etnc

tha people of each county, but with thecb-

jaticn tnat tieysaould have good roads..

4th, the Princess Clemen

tina; lh,.Fancis, Prince of Jcinville; 6, Henry, Duka of Aumala, and 7th, An

thony, Duke ofMontpenseur. These are

tha heirs cf Louis Phillip pe

CirThe Secretaryship of the Interior,

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a.er going a-begging fcr some time, has

been accepted by Alexander II. II. Stewart, of Virginia, and secured to him b? a conf.rms.tory vote ofthe Senate.

The editor of tha , Hue. .a, Milton,

Pa., isaphilcsoluo&l matter- -fact-msn.

u3 izezs cfr.ev, ;pcper support are ccrrct t.- djuot We qu-to tha friljwln graphic "over-true tale" 'rcmaL-.-g and tble articb) t et ld: :

weues.ro z .v3 rs m-.h l I r u:.rJ reading irrtt-r, atrsbw as any c th ? r p e: : 2 Lil 1 - ; rtl . ; m 1 syhardw. Thij jci if wc. r vtiv

Tho people themselves then would direct

the kinds cf improvement that wers ne

cessary, where they should be made, and

tiow and by whom they should be done..

The question cf taxation for that purpose-

wouldthen.be left with themsel?r,w, and they could be as liberal ss the condition and requirements of the people would justify. Uncultivated lands and property could then ba taxed for an object which, improves their value, and would be compelled to sustain a share cf the expense that they now partly escape, but of the benefits arising from which they have an equal share with improved property. It is for the common interest of the people to have good roads open to the public use without a levy of special tolls, equal

ui me leasxio nave tree puai-c scaools.

vuuj. art? ur iu-z gooa oi au, ana lor all a benefit upon all do their benefits foil Laf. Ccur. Snocinxs Accisesi-. Three Persons lumi to Death! A n.ost melancholy accurrence took place at the house of a Mr. Pyper, in Theiibrd, cn Tuesday. The l'.za cflhsc.-rs as r:!t. d tou: nil :se: Mr. Pypar's mcthcr, v ho v.s ll.nd, er

fdtij cf his ci 1 ::i

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