Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 46, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 April 1836 — Page 3
CRAWFORDSVILLE RECORD.
. r XAS. Extract from n! J::cr dated, Bra os, March 17, 1836. Dearsir: V haw just received (he news ol the fill of the Alimo, the fort at San Antonio, and our brave fellows who were in it to the number of 180 men, cernmanded bv col. Travis, on the "25ih of February. '1 he Mexican army, atnouming to four or five thousand, commenced iheir attack; in a few
'davs afterward they attempied to
storm it, hut was r pulsed with the loss of five or six hundred men. On he Gth ultimo they made a successful attack and carried. Our poor it-Hows died fighting to the last moment, when all were killed but; seven; they offered to surrender; but Santa Anna would sufier no quarters to be shown them. They then renewed the fiht, and spent their last moments (or the good ol Texas. Our citizens assembled at Gonzalez under general Houston, to the number ol GOO, ami were hourly reinforcing for the purpose of relieving our poor fellows who were at San Antonio, but unfortunately it was too late. The Alex ican army to about 8000, made their appearance near Gonzalez when our men burnt the place, and
are retiring to the Colorado river to be reinforced, where a general engagement will probably take place, which may decide the fate of Texas. There is a good deal of chivalry in Texas they will spill their blood freely. But whether a superiority of force will not prevail, and we share the fate of unhappy Poland, will fthonlv be determined.
Much consternation and alarm,
on account of the helpless women and children, is evident on every countenance, a? they have evinced thus far a cruelty and barbarity unknown in savage warfare I allude to the cruel murdering of the men under col. Johnson, after a capitulation had taken place, and they had surrendered their arms. The particulars of the storming of the Alimo is given by col. Travis servant, who was badly wonndd iMiC i woman who was present on the occasion the only two liv-
FOR RENT. THE undersigned will let, on Tuesday ihe 3d day of M.iy, (being the first regulai market day.) at the market house in Crawfordsville,to the highest bidder,several lyncher's stalls in said market house, fr one year the monev to be pud quarterly, m advance. GEO. C. CLARK, Clerk of the maiket. April 22, 1S36. 4Si!
2T3W THE undesigned would respectfully inform Ihe citizens of Crawfordsville and vicinity, that they have received a handsome assortment of Dry goods, hardware, queensware and groceries. also HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, &c. Which they are now opening in the room re cently o copied by Messrs. Miller & Young s a coffee house, where they intend keeping
a constant supply of articles suitable to the m ;rket. Tow and flax linen, flax seed, butter, and other articles of country produce,
will be taken in exchange for t'o-'ds. F. II. FRY & CO.
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AN ORDINANCE legut.tting the Craw
ing that were in the town. 1 hex say five or six hundred w ere killed at the -storming! Has the United States exhausted all her liberality
in delence of mi unfortunate people? If so, I am afraid we must perish. We pledge our individual property to "try and-make a raise. Ammunition is said to he scaree powder and lead. Tell all who wish to come, that our homes and all shdl be divided, if successful.
TAKE NOTICE. jFS.TIIE undersigned will receive proposes U until the 17th day of May next, fur iui niching materials and pufiuu up :he walls of a BRICK MEETING HOUSE, ( md enclosing the s unn,) in the town of Newtown, Fountain county, Indiana, of the following description: fifi'y feet long, and forty feet wide: wall to be 13 indies ihick and twelve feet hiab. of ffod durable brick; also, a foun
dation of stone, one fool in the ground, and
one foot above the ground, 18 inches thick, an t that part which is in the ground to be laid viihoiit mortar that which is above to be laid in good lime mortar, and the stone dressed. There will be 12 windows of 21 lights each, 10 by 12 glass; and 2 of fifteen lights each; also, three doors, with transons. 'I lie above windows and door frames to be made of 21 inch s'uff, either poplar or walnut. Tlie . proposer will put in his lull for a common roof summers supported by pillars; and also a bill for a roof suitable for an arch, constructed in such a manner as to secure the walls from spreading. Proposals will be directed to Samuel Low, P.M., Newtown. . N. B. Persons may put in proposals for cither the carpenter's or mason's work separately. SAMUEL LOW, GEORGE HOLMES, v S. R. HICKS, PETER RUTTZ, J AS. STAFFORD. J
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loids-vi lie market ; published April 10, 1830
Section 1. Be it ordained, by the presi
dent and trustees' of the town ot Crawfords
ville, thai tlfere shall be, and is hereby estab
lished, a maiket at the maiket house in said
town, and mat me flays oi maiKei snail oe Tuesdays and Saturdays, to coirinence each morning at ihe hour of four o'clock in the
morning, from the first day of M.iy until the
first day ot cp:ember; m the mouths ol
March, April, September, and October, it
shall commence at half past four o'clock ; and
in the months of November, December, Jan
uary, and Februaiy, it shall commence, at iix o'clrck in ihe morning; and the maiket
bonis shall close at ten o cluck m the mom
in" fiotn the first of October n i til the fiisi
of April, and at nine o'clock in ihe morning
from the first of April until the riist of Octo ber. Sec. 2. The board of trustees shall annn ally, and as often as a vacancy occurs, up point a cleik of the maiket, and give him :
certificate lo that effect, which shall be suffi
cient authority for him to carry th provisions
ol this act into full force and itltc'.
Sec 3. That the cleik of the market shall
give such bond and security for the faithful performance of his duties, as the president and board of trustees fiom time to time may otder and direct, which bond shall be filed
with the cleik of the corpotation, and shall have full force and effect as bonds of officers1 of the state or county, to secure the piymeni of all moneys that may come into his binds by virtue of his office as cleik of the market, and to pay the same to the treasurer, or such other person as the president and trustees may order and direct. Skc.4. That the president and trustees shall allow the clerk of the market a reasonible compensation for his services as clerk ol the muket, which allow -ince shall be quarter yearly; and lint at si .payment the clerk of ihe maiket shall pjovor all moneys that may be in his ham's by vir'ue ot his office, and receive credit on the treasurers
books for the same. Sec. 5. That it shall be the dtt'y of the cleik of the market to attend at the market
house each market u orriing, eiiher in person or by an agent authorized by him; and, at ihe time appointed by this ordinance, to o
Kn the maiket by ringing a bell or blowing
a horn fr at least one minute. j
Sec.0. Tli a it shall be the dutv of the
cleik of the market to examine the weights
and measures used in the maiket, and if any weights shall be found too liht, or any measures too small, he sh dl cause them to be taken out of the market forthwith. Sec 7. That if ihe owner or possessor of such fiidty or light weights and small measures shall refuse to take such weights or measures out of the market , at the request of the clerk of ihe mark-1, or shall again hi ing such weights and measures into ihe market to sell by, without having them adjusted and made correct, shall forfeit and
), tor every sucn oltence, any sum
not exceeding three dollars, to be recovered in the name of the clerk of the Cr iwfordsvillo market, before any justice of ihe peace in
the county, and when collected shall be for
the use of the corporation; bu! the clerk of the maiket may receipt to and receive the same from the justice; and ihe cl-rk of the
maiket shall account for the same at his next
quarterly settlement.
bEC. 8. I ual it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the market to rein stalls iV s. 1,2, J
9, 10, to perso- swho wish lo cany on b .lelih i ' .- .
ermg, to sell inei- beet or other meat, by the year, if practicable; if not rented by the year he shall rent them by the quarter; the said stalls shall not be rented for less than five
dollars each per annum, and no one person
shall rent more than two stalls at one time.
fore any justice of the peace in the county,' for the use of the corporation. Sec. 1 1 . That if any person or persons shall lead, duve or ride any horse or horses, oxen or cows, within the railing, or hitch to
the railing, round said market bouse, h , she,
or they,sii.ill be fined any sum not less than
fifty cents nor moe than three dollars, for
each animal so led, drove, or rode, wiihin or hitched to said railing, to be recovered in
the name of the corjtoration, lefoie any jus
tice of ibe eace m itie county, lur ihe use
of the coi juration.
Sec. 1. 'lbat if any person or persons
shall chop, hack or cui any of the iosts,
benches, oi the railing round the matkei house, or shall tear up ihe pavement in the maiket house, or in any way or manner wan
tonly, maliciously, or mischievously injure
said matkei house, he, she, or they, shall be
fined not less thin twenty five cents, nor
more ihoii ihtee dollars, before any justice of the jfeace in ihe county; and shall more
over pay all the damage so done, to be re
covered hS aloiesaid. Sec 13- Tint the cleik of the market shall s elhat this ordinance is carried into tried; alio ihe tnarshall shall, or any constable may, seive any prccess for the collection of the same, and shall be alb-wed ihe same fees as is allowed in the state laws lor similar cases. Sec. 14. That if any person or persons shall sell or buy any maiketing article in the market house, before the maikei is opened
by the cleik of ihe market, or shall buy or
sell any article ti mmonlv sold in market, in any other place wiihin ibis corporation than
at the maiket house,during the market hours
as heretofore described, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents, to be recovered as other fines: provided, that nothing in this otdin a nee shall be so construed as to prevent mer
chants or gr cers fiom selling any article
they mav have at their stores or groceries.
Sec. 15. That it shall not be lawful for
any jjeisoii to buv any article in the maiket
house, to sell again in said maiket house
at an advanced puce on the same day; any person so off:nding shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding fifty cents, to be recovered as other fines.
Sec 10. It shall be the duty of the clerk of ihe maiket lo keep the market house clean
and in good order, and see that those using
ihe butchei s blocks and stalls, keep il em
clean and in good order; ami the clerk of the
market shall be the judge of articles offered
for sale in said market, as to llic qualiiy,and
whether the stme be sound and wholesome;
and if any article be considered unwholsoine ihe same shall forthwith be taken out of mar
ket, and shall not be sold in said market un
der i penally of two dollars, to be pa.'.Sy
the vender of said article, and collect J as
other fines in this ordinance set forth.
Sec 17. That the clerk of the maiket may
be removed from ffiee by the board of trus
tees for the neglect of his duties as clerk o
the market, or other malpractices touching
NEW BOOKS!!
lb1 markets aforesaid ; and ihe cleik of the
maiket shall, at the direction of the board o
trustees.provide himself with correct weights scales, and measures, o be used in ihe mar
ket by him. to liy the weights and measures
used in the market. Approved Ap'il 12, 1S33. JAMES T. POLLOCK, pres't
J. C. Scott, ci'k. 45
TAKEN UP, Bv Moses Thompson of Union township.
Montgomery county, Indiana, on the 12ih Jayof April; a bright bay mare, 14 hands high, a bell on, leather strap for collarhod before, some saddle marks, appraised lo $20 by George Montgomery, and Wm. Ensmin-
ger, before roe, E.McCONNELL,J.P. April 22, 1836. 46 48 TTOB WOItK neatly execur) ted at this OCIce.
Miss ELEANOR HILLMAN,
ESPEU'l FULLY infoims her friend
and the pub i generally, that she will
cany on ihe business of mtllineky and mantah making. She hojes, I nun her perlVcl acquaintance with her business to merit and
receive a sh ire of the public patronage. Her shop is at the residence of Mr. D md Best, a few doois north of the printing i ffice. Crawt'onlsville, Ii , Apnl 9, 1830. 44
i O T I C L URUKlDoE oc. MILLLR again have ihe pleasure of announcing to their
tin in Is and patrons that they are now receiving, from Puiladelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati, a vety extensive stock of Spring and summer goods. Their assortment will con prise perhaps as great a variety as will be found in any store in the west and from their long acquaint
ance in the trade, they flitter themselves with the idea thai their selections have been well made, and piuch.sed at as low prices as can be done duung the present year. They deem
it unnecessary lo string out a catalogue of
the many goods of which their slock is comprised, as they believe that their cusiomeis,
iixui examination, will be lully satisfied to give ihem another yeai's trial. As usual, their terms are accoiumodatiu;.', and fiir prices will be given for all kinds of produce.
A large quantity of piper rgs and feathers
! wai.it-d. Cash will also be lakeu m payment
for goods, or on debts. Craw foi da vi I. e, ?th April. IS30. 44 tf JACK DOWNING!
PTTJ HE subscribers have removed the Jack LJ DowniniT coffee house n few doors
Sec. 9. That stalls ISos. 3, 4, 5,0, 7, and j ,,N in the house recently occupied by II
8. shall not be rented by ihe year, except so
ordered by the board of trustees, but shall be reserved for the country people, or others, who may want to use the same only occasionally; when these stalls are used for cutting and selling meat, the owner or vender of such meat shall pay to the clerk of ihe market, for each beet of one year old & upwards, twelve and a half cents; and for each calf, sheep, or hog, six and one fourth cents, if the same be sold on the regular market days. Sec. 1 0. That if any person shall sell in said market house on any other days than the regular market days, he shall pay to the clerk of the market as follows: for each beef,, fifty
cents; for each calf, sheep or hog, twentyfive cents; and if any person or persons shall
so sell in said mirket. and refus to pay as
required by this ordinance, the clerk of tbe
market shall sue for and recover the same be-
Sinitli,as a grocery, which they have fitted up
tor the purpose, where 'hey arejust receiving
a fresli supply of the choicest LIQUORS
wines, cordials, c. $v., together with n
good assortment oi GROCERIES, such as
teas, coffee, sugar, raisins, figs, almonds, &c.
OiC. OtC,
Also, a fresh supply of fine oyslers. Per
sons who wish to indulge in either eating or drinking will please give them a call, as they
teel confident that their assortment is as good as any in the place. MILLER & YOUNG.
Crawfordsville, April G, 1830. 44tf
ALEXANDER THOMSON is just receiving a large and valuable assortrneui of books and stationary, which he will dispose of on the most reasonable terms. Below will le found a list of some of ihem, and he resjiectfully requests the public to Call and examine his assortment. Webster's Bible Marshall's Washington Hume's history of England Gthbou's Rome Coleridge, Shelly, and Keats Moore's works, Mrs. Nemans' works
Ileinans, Ileber, and Pollok joldsmith's works, Gillie's Greece Robertson's Charles the Fifth Ferguson's Rome Hannah Moore's complete works,7vol. Shakspeare's works Rush on the mind do on the voice Plutarch's lives Robbius' history Rollin's ancient history Phillips, Curran, Gralian, &c. Josephus McKenzie's 5000 receipts Byron's woiks, Burn's poems Win's Patrick Henry Chalmer's works Family Library, 73 vol. Coo pel's novel's, 20 vol. Spectator, 12 vol. Mrs. Siiiourney's sketches Life of Napoleon " Washington
Marion Franklin Boone Black Hawk Penn Gen'l Harrison Martin Vn Buren
Webster's larle octavw dictionary small- " Walker's dictionary Eberle's practice Ebeile'd Theiajpeuiics notes Wiston's anatomy United States Dispensatory Coopei's Dictionary Hooper's Dictionary Dewees on children Dupey trans surgery Beck's Jurisprudence Turner's chemist iy Good's Book of Nature Fitch's dental surgery Horner's anatomy Chapman's The:a?peutics Gibson's surcery Cz-mave's Surgery Gross on bones Smith's arteries, last edition J011I15OU on the liver Armstrong on typhus Blackall on dropsey Srurzheiui's prenulogy Ai noil's physics Grimshaw's United SfatPS u South America " Greece Goldsmith's Natural history Buff n's Natural history G rove's Greek Lexicon Dounegau's Amsworih's Latin Virgil Dt lphini Cooper's Virgil Cicero de Oratore Sdlust Greek Testament Greek grammar, Latin grammar Latin eader, Greek reader Scott's commentaries Family Bibles, pocket Bibles Pocket Testaments Watts' and Select hymns Methodist hymns, Dupey 'a hymns A iller's hymns, Alexander's hymns Doddridge's Expositor Home's Introduction Bai nes' noti son gospels 44 on Romans " on Acts Beeches scepticism Missouri harmony, Western Lyre Mason's Sacred harp Olney's geography Worcester's do Miss Beecher's do Kirkhain's grammar Colbnrn's arithmetic Smith's do Suiihy's do Pike's do Ruler's do B liley's algebra Day's do Western reader, Elementary reader
Primary reader
SALE OF LOTS. THE subscriber will offer at pufjlic sale, on Saturday the 30th instant, at one o'clock, p. m., TWELVE BUILDING LOTS, contiguous to the town of Crawfordsville on the south half of them fronting
on College street, and lying directly east
from the site of the new college building, and sufficiently near for boarding houses for the
accommodation tf students at college. MM 1 ... . i
nese iuis occupy a situation very ury oc elevated, commanding a fine view of the
town, and are admired for their beauty by all
wno nave seen tnem. That the town of Craw-
o'dsville seeks opportunity for extension
beyond this block of lots, and that improve
ments are now oemg made in their vicinity in greater numbers than in any other part of the town, are facts which are seen and acknowledged by all observers on this subject; and as
numerous applications have been made for
bus in this block, at hleral prices, tlie undersigned feels justified in expressing the belief
mai persons purchasing the.n would be vesting tlieir money in property that would be as valuable as any other that could be selected. The lots will be of good size, and each one will have a street or alley along the side of its whole length. They will be sold on a credit of twelve months the purchaser giving bond with approved security, with interest from date; and when paid for a deed of general warranty will be made. M. HOLMES. Crawfordsville, la., Ap'l 13, 1833 45ts The subscnber will offer for sale eight or ten building lots, lying immediately east of those offered for sale by Dr. Holmes, on the same day, and upon the same terms as proposed by said Holmes. I. NAYLOR. April 23, 1G3G. SHERIFF'S SALE. Tfp Y virtue of a writ of fi. fa., issued from jJO the office of the clerk of the Circuit court of Montgomery county, to me directed, in fivor of Nathan Tomkins, administrator of
the estate of Arthur Layton, dee'd, against
Wittram r . Waddeil, 1 will expose to sale on
S itUrdF the 14th day of May next, at the courthouse door in the tow.i of Crawfords
ville, in said county, between the hours of
10 o'clock, A. M. and 4 o'clock, P. Al., on
said day, the tents, issues, and profits, for the
termot seven years, of the following mort
gaged property, to wit: town lots in the
town of Pleasanihill, Nos. twenty one, twenty two, and tweuty three, lying and being in
the county oi M migome.rv and state of In
diana, and designated on the p'at of said
town, as above described ; and if the same will not bring a sum sufficient to satisfy said
writ, together with the interest and cost and
accruing costs, I will then offer for sale the
fee simple of said lots.
AMBROSE IIARLAND, S.M. C. April 15, 1&3J 45ts SHERIFF'S SALE.
I LP virtue of a writ of n. fa., issued from Lii3 the office of the clerk of the Circuit
i court of Montgomery county, to rne directed,
in favor of Albert . W ite, Jacob Angle. &.
Henry S. Lane, and against Amariah A. Mc-
Cregg. I will expose to sale, on Saturday the
14th day of May next, at the court house
door in the town of Crawfordsville, in said
icounty, between the hours of 10 o'clock, A.
M. and 4 o'clock, P.M. on said day, the rents, issues and p:ofus, for the term of sev
en years, of the following mortgaged premises, to wit: the west half of the southeast quarter of section eight, and the northeast
quarter of the southwest quaiter of section
eight Uith in township seventeen north, of
range five wes: containing both one hundred and twenty acres of land, and lying and
being in the county of Montgomery and state
of Indiana; and if the same will not bring a sum sufficient to satisfy said writ, together
with the interest and costs thereon, and accruing copis, I will then offer for sale the fee simple of said lands.
AMBROSE HARLAND, S. M. C. April 15, 13G. 45ts SHERIFF'S SALE.
TTTY virtue of a writ offi. fa., issued from LiTl the office of the clerk of the Circuit court v( Montgomery county, io me directed,
against Joseph Conrad, George U. Conrad,
&. George Picketing, I will expose to sale,
on Saturday the 14th day of May next, at
the court house door in the town of Craw-
foidsville, in said county, letween the hours of 10 o'clock, A. M. and 4 o'clock, P. M., , on said day, the following property, to wit: one four horse wagon, and the rents and
profits of the south half of the north west qr.
I of section two, township nineteen north,
range 4 west, for the term of seven years; and if the same will not brins a sum sufficient to
Also, a general stock of blank books, pa-1 satisTv said writ .together with the interest
per, quills, ink, wafeis, sealing wax, steel .,nj cost3 thereon, and accruing costs, I will
pens, &.c. &c.
Ciawfordsville, April 6th, 1836.
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NEW GOODS.
then offer for sale the fee simple of said land.
AMBROSE IIARLAND, S.M. C. April 15, 1836. 45ts
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
TN WEN &, M'GRATIi would inform the i-r F.TTERS of administration have oeen
U U citizens of Crawfordsville. and Mont- II a this dav ranted, by the clerk of the
gouiery county, that they have permanently p,ouate court of the county of Montgomery,
located themselves in mis place, souin oi me an(j state ot Indiana, w u..v..j.6mwu,
courthouse, anu are now receiving a urgc ,ne estateoi juaim j"
and splendid assortment of iate of said county, ah pes lnaeuiea
Yin. aiH PState are rcquenicu iu marvc IUJIJICU1-
Sarins V Summer IrOQdS, vmcnt: and all persons having claims
embracing almost every article usually found or demands aga.mu a,u uun io embracmg wmo" j .hfr.wJ present the same, and make due proof and
in reian sioiea, "iju wuwv. .
RAGS! RAGS piASH will be pud for any quantity of L clean rags, delivered at the Record printing office. Crawfordsville, December, 1835.
and the public to examine their stock of goods
before purchasing, as they teei connuem umi. they can sell goods on as reasonable terms as
any other house in tne piac-i. Crawfordsville, April 9 , 1 836. 44-tf
authentication thereof, according to law, within one year from this date. Said estate is probably solvent. P. M. CURREY, admV. April 4th, 1836. 44-4S
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o5-S'lVE THE PMECE!S: a FEW copies of "An Introduction to 1 4 cents oer lb. eiven for old POT ME- LAjL Farriery," by Willis Hughs, fot sale
TAL by BURBRIDGE Sf MILLER. at the printing office. rrlJeavUa. Mav. 1835. Crawfordsville, Dec. 3, 1835. 2S-ta