Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 29 June 1833 — Page 2

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i l& IP if? H HOMMi A. Since our remark: re-pectin (he chnl era in this place, the citizen? have contin ueu to enjoy good health. N cases ol decided cholera hut those hich occurred :n the family of emigrant German?, have happened in cur I'.orough. Some individuals have been attacked with a disease '.'eating a resemblance in some particular?, o the much dreaded scourge; but as they Lave nil recovered, and a variety ol opinion exists amongst the Faculty ''declarer Jeiriliaic," and the t acuity ''sans contrain-! te," we are inclined to believe that no cases of Asiatic Cholera but those before mentioned, have existed. The health of this place at present is as good as it possi. My can be . The mysterious visitings of this pestilence are unaccountable, and Jrotn past experience, no calculation can be made with any degree of certainty; but we live in hope that ue have seen its first and last appearance in ear bordeis. We arp happy to state that from the Jast accounts from Kentucky, &c. the disease has almost entiiely subsided in Lexington , MavsviUe, kcuo cases had oc-

, c I Jrvt'l V 1IUI "V iiuim icur, ail" au-n vim ui currcd for some day?. J ..- . . .. ... ,r, ;, J as many, with the hope it will not. i his Accounts trom N. Oi leans and the coast Jrpp,y r(Prh;,ps more comfortable than state that the mortality is unprecedented, 'philosophical; still there are reasons which A ffatlf.mnn rr-sidin indmrnn. Ind . tvfiolmay be adduced to ?utain it.

. i .t. an.h im to be "00 Per day ar,' cn all the O, .ns to te 00 per .ay an. on all the ; ?lf l'n !'0:lI rPmrn" m,'VUU . I

e-s. On the steam toat xew Urlcans, itjsnouid we anucipait- anouiui v i?n.ti .. : ! M ,dd that 40 deaths happened on the pas-! 2 In the higher part of the. temperate ;

snre to F.vansville. ill tuiirci utnif ui ; . .1 i i . i a t ii ,'ie , t r i' . I put i u r u u: ir u uui live . i k-iv weeks since on hoard 1 lat boats, . .t. i. :ne in many cases abandoned them, and ire returned hftme. ?I A WORSHIP. The newspapers trom the east are filled with accounts of the President's recep tion at the difierent towns and cities on' his rovu to "llir land of steady habits From thctn it would appear that human invention was racked for terms of praiseilt I

and adulation, .;nd that the action euifediwn,cn "ere scurgt-n Su t.v ... .i

the word. It would seem that with the

samespititot enthusiasm or madness w ith j Several weeks since, a number of fatal which the worshipper of Juggernaut leases occurred in this city, and others octhrmvc tumuli' in .1, xvtvnf t h o r.nn,! o r. ! c u t i ed as late a" t h e c 1 ose of I as t we e k .

or.s car of the idol, are the people of the

eastern states now prostrating themselrestne riUmber of attacks has not bee., such and saciifiring their republican self-re-jas to occasion any serious alarm Socie. spect at the feet of their chief magistrate. Kv is not disorganized in the slightest de , . , ,'jjree, and very tew have lett the uty.--m ancient time?, renowned warriors and Now the Epidemic influence rarely sages were deified after death, had their J hangs over any place for a longer period place allotted to them in the heathen my-i than has elapsed since the first cases octhrdogand temples and altars erected !CU rcd here this spring, we may not only

?o them on earth; but it remains for the! ..... i jc!fcntyof the Roman founders of American Independence, to worship a mere man while he is living, and to his face. We h ive heard of the devotee of holy church kissing t lie big toe of the Pope and l.t ing happy for the opportunity of f.he courtiers and officers of ea-tern courts prostrating themselves in the dust before the legitimate, divine right Monarch of the ead; and American citizens, have laughed more in pity than in scorn at the monstrous prostration of reason and want of independence which actuated the devotees. With our boasted freedom and intelligence, are we not now doing worse in corn tmison, than the eastern slave? The stern virtues of our fathers, their honesty, disinterestedness and self-respect, are fast uisajijipaTing before the influence of a "corrupted and corrupting government,1' and insincerity, selfi-dmeis and veniality, have usurped their places. We arc afraid the days of our republican glory are numbered, and tint the much honored appellation of American Citron j3 ftgt losing lis oucur with mankind. Till: FAT I, OF CLOI'i;,!. We learn from the latest i'hihulcdphia papers, that Joel Clough will be harmed .1 . . ' .I TI on me iweury-sixui oi Juiy, tnuing. it appears from actual evidence, th.it he U a hardened wretch, and nchlv merits the f Me that awaits him . We l.v.rn from the Louisville Journal and Focus of the 22d inst., that on t!( day previous the steam beats Sentinel, Ram b'.or an Delphine, wer burnt to thp v:i r's. ed-e at the Lo-ji d:.. nharf. Thev

weie all loaded. The gambler, had just arrived from the Wabash with a load of pork, w hiskey, &c.

Or. aturday evening the it.: pur suant to previous notice given, a mating of the citizens of the lVnuigh was held lat the house or John L . L laik, tor the pur pose of making arrar germMit tor the eel phr.ition of the aporoa bio:? 4fh Jul v. The Ibm price bav mj 1-een called to the Chair, and Samuel Smith, Jr ap pointed Secretary, it wa Resolved, That U. W Harper, T. J Carson, Win Hayts, A. Hadolbd and Sam uel Wise, be appointed a committee to select an Orator, a Header of the Declaration of Independence, and to contract for a dinner. Resolved, That Messrs. Fulton, MotTatt and Hunter, be appointed a commil'ee to procure subscriptions to defray the ex pense ol muuc, powder, lug-statl, &c. and procure the same. Resolved, That John Marney be appointed Marshall of the day, and that he give public notice of the order of proces. sion and other arrangements. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the W. Sun, and Vincennes Gazette. K. P PRICE, ChnCn. S. Smith, Jr. Secv. .Mr. Caddington: You will please state in your paper, that having been so unfortunate as to lose my boat and cargo, insured by the Wabash In surancc Company at Vincennes, the Company have adjusted, on honorable terms, and promptly paid to me tnv loss. M. D M AHC11 AND. Vincennes, June 22d, 1C:3 BinMwrTfwnrwwiHiii' n nu-ftrnMt'-Hm "H'lfn'ff "y CHOLEKA. Town and Country. Will the Cuolf.ra jprevail againinCincmnati: is a question put 'f.ii.... Uak. Fh linn Irnilo nrni 'i II' O rctfl llIP 1. In tne invasion or last autumn, nur "C U I tl ' l l proporllon grertter than the arf rage loss. , fn. rm'r r.l- - reos the Epuletiiio hi not otten pre ; , 1 . i hm rrraor fimrr-i i u n sprnnii nniH m theatne place It will prnnamv touow, . . -.. ... .-ii hereafter, the laws which have governed! it heretofore . It seem indeed, to be con if ! forming to them cm at the present lime:-" llgville.Frankfort,St Lnns.' mrt nnr S'e im Poat- filler ' n I our S f am boat, .ulle, , Cincinnati, Louiev New Oi leans ed mortally last tall. This spring it was re -produced, to some , extent, in all these places except Fr.u k fort, but it bits hr en less violent than i r Vicksburg. Lxinton, and Wheeling which wt re tut slightly affected bi-i year would seem, thren, that th .s.: town, I I .1 ..I.. . lOOC) are likely to be comparatively exempt in 1 833 Hut the di-ease as yet makes no decided I progress. For three or four das past. hope, but expect that rrovinence has noi in store for us, a second rnoitaland desola t.ng visitation To the Question, shall we fly to the country, I oppose another is uot the country likely to sutler this year, a the city suffered last year? Evtv where the disease has first attacked the populous t it ies, and afterwards the villages and the country Ohio, last year, with the exception of Cincinnati, suffered but little, and proved to be a safe asylum for fugitives from the city. It may be far otherwise; this year, it probably will, and should it, they iho go into the country, may have cause to repent their flight. It should be known and felt however, that such at this time is the tendency to the epidemic in every part of our citv, that all exciting causes should be carefully avoided. It should, also, be known and appreciated , that the disease this spr ing, has gen erally been more sudden in its mode of attack than it was last fall. The Diarrhoea, which then prevailed so generally, and almost always preceded the dangerous stages of the disease, has often been absent this spring, not only in the tew scattering! cases which have occurred in Cincinnati. but at Lexington, Georgetown, Nashville, M rysville and Wheeling, where the mortality seems at this time proportionally much greater than it was with us last year. This very rapid progress should admonish all who are attacked with any disorder of the stomach or bowels not to postpone a re sort to medical aid a single hour. Rut the chief object of this paper is to lay something that may he beneficial, be fore the people of the country and smaller towns. In the first place they may rest assured that, the experience of our city last tall ictt but one impression on the public mind. 4S to contagion which waa, that the disease is not catching, and the cases which have occasionally presented themselves this spring, could uot have occurred if contagion had been necessary to their production. Ono of the fust that fell under mj own observation, was that of an elderly lady, cordined to her chamber, rvith a

chronic disease. Another waa in an infant that w as seldom taken from the house. A third was a little girl, who had not visited any one laboring under the malady. These may be taken as specimens. In the second dace there is no reason why those who have business to visit the city should not do it as usual.

Thirdly They should be fully aware that when the malady becomes prevalent, it will be dangerous to indulge themselves in hearty and heavy meals of any kind of food. but. more especially, indigestible ar tides, such as hot and unfermented bread, new potatoes, unripe fruit, cucumbers, d such like articles. It is not. however, advisable to reduce the a mount of diet, much below the ordinary nuantitv of each individual, nor is it ne cessary to refrain entiiely from fruit the rule should be to have it ripe, and eat it in reduced Quantities. As to drinks, no one should begin for the first time to take ar dent spirits of any kind, with a view to pre vent the disease; nor should any habitual drinker increase, but rather diminish the quantity which he takes daily, and on no account indulge himself to intoxication. Morning bitters will be improper for those who are unaccustomed to them. Malt liquors, when not sour, may be drank in moderation. Fourthly. Laboring men should not work in the rain or in the water; nor make violent and long continued exertion in the hot sun; nor sit long when sweaty in rurrpnt of air nor lie on the ground" nor sit out in the nitrht air. and all should avoid sleeping under windows, or with too little covering for the latter part of the nicjht Fifthly. No one in health, should resort to medicines as a means ot prevention, eKcept to remove a costive habit: for which j purpose a grain or two ot calomel should i be taken at night and a little rhubarb, cas

: tor oil or Lpscm salts early in the morn-'only '

in Sixthly. The first symptoms of Cholera are. in seme cases, a diai rbocaor lax, shht sickness of stomach, weakness ot the limbs and dizziness. These symptoms, at the . .. u. piesent time, should by no means be neg- , -f .

most exempt from H. epidemic, for as the' faithful affection which she well (o , ikoew he cherished lcr her. ,f 80, lhe

overall this region, he who has any offul lolly proved a fatal one

,j,pse mtoms may comliliVn

Of all the iVfC-Ja,,(l .

the . . . . . ;.r. rmv.fi an itnnnrrnnr nc in aitr.nti nr nnrp in i' tc tuna u hi i, I'jins Pnth U- Tl h rflninrJ l.t, J ' - 1

to wtuch , the ind.r... U!l! ran or ,s chilly orthe lax H l!rr,,Uie a Sraifl ot opium, with or with fQ 0f grains of red or black pep-j.H.

pep-,; per o, camphor, should be added. The oo-e oiav b repeated every 2, 4 or C hums, .'ur.no which the natient should iakn i,i nr- oilier diint; than waun ley of common ivood ashes All who are suddenly or violently attacked with these mptoms, or have a lever, should bo bled, and, if their fcet are cold, resort to a bath of hot salt water. They should likew ise lie down, as nothing is so apt to convert a mild into a fatal case, as going about . Fi nally,?!! who may be affected, even in the slightest degree, should refrain entirely

from solid food, and take gruel or weak ny. Reason was swept away before the broth. storm. The passion which had so comIn conclusion, I would repeat, that the plettly engrossed his nature was disappeople of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentuc- pointed, baffled, shamed; his pride mortiky, and Tennessee, should expect both infid; his elevation of manner and loftithe smaller towns and country, to expen-j'ness of pretension exposed to ridicule and

ence a visitation of the epidemic in the course of the present summer and autumn and be. prepared to meet it w ith all means of prevention and rure which experience has shown to be efiican'ou? DANIEL DRAKE, M. D. Cincinnati, June 13th, 1833. The (rial of Joel Clough for the murder of Mrs. Hamilton, at Bordentown, New Jersey, has been brought to a close. He has received the sentence of death. The following are a few of the particulars relative to the circumstances for which he was arraigned TIIF TRIAL OF CLOITGIT. Copy of a Letter to thg Editor, dated Mocnt Holly, Friday The trial of the unfortunate Clough, has commenced . The examination of the witnesses is progressing while I write, and at every word which falte from their lips the hopes of the prisoner ebb away. The. excitement produced is universal and intense. The Court House is crowded to suffocation. Doors, windows, the bar, and even the bench is filled with an excited auditory. The galleries are crowded with, ladies! young anil gentle creatures, who from some perversion of, their wayward natures, crowd with an unnatural appetite to drink in the details of death, and witness the pendency of the bal ance in which the life of a fellow-being is weighed The fluttering of feathers and flowers, the waving of fans, and the exchange of "nods and becks and wreath ed smiles,' would almost persuade the spectator that it was a gala-day, and this Ihe festival Rut as the eye runs over the dense crowd, one figure catches and enchains the attention, and informs the mind of the fatal business of the hour. The unfortunate Clough sits in the bar II is pale face rests on his hand, and his breast swells with repeated sighs. He is an object of compassion. Hrs form is ra t he r above the ordinary height, slight, gentlemanly and well proportioned. Hi face is intellectual p.nd handsome, but is shadowed with a severe and haughty melancholy. His thick hair is brushed smoothly from hia forehead and exhibits a high

and noble brow, intellectual in its expans

ion, and bearing no trace of grovelling or unworthy passion. His eye though cold and heavy, is fraught with melancho ly meaning; and when at times raised from its settled and downcast gaze, runs over the crowd w ith a quick and troubled glance, in which shame, terror and despair are fearfully mingled. His cheek is trow pale, sunken and sallow; and hi3 whole countenance thin, and bearing the vestige of a wasting grief. His appearance indicates no evil passion, but betray the workings of a morbid sensibility, of suspi cion, jealousy, and that sorrow which makes the meat it feeds on which con jures up the phantasma of a diseased imagination, and then becomes its victim. It is not surprising that the case should produce excitement. It is romantic and melancholy in all its particulars. The deceased was known to many, and esteem ed by all who knew her. She was lively, engaging, accomplished, and amiable. Her personal beauty attracted the admi ration, and her estimable character secur ed the affection?, of many of the most re spectable voung gentlemen in her vicinity She had not been a twelve month a widow, yet there were several suitors for her hand. The most impassioned was the unfortunate Clough. It is said, that there had been between them several ''gentle passages;" that she had accepted from hun a gold watch, and had presented him 'in return with, an unfortunate and fatal 'gilt Acr husband's dirk! The dark re'serve and lofty passions of dough's na pre made bin to his rivals an object of minuted i fear, envy and hatred; and his suspicion and jealousy did much with the object of his love, either to repel the affections he sought, or alienate the fidelity which had been plighted to him. It is indeed said by her friends that she never ;encouiaged his attentions; and that he shared in common with others the iT I i . li-i I'll .- a liability and kindness which characteriz ed her in all the relations of life. This: iia be a subject of dcubt. It may il. .i i . - ii.i - .i . i r

ue "uuieu wneiner in me exuiiauon oi(eep t0 contain the mixture, which put in Conscious power she aid not trifle vithlan( 8top lt close When this has stood

.ine "augniy ana passionate spirit sne Had rAnivaiPH. nnd p.,.- tka ,i!,t frc. the mova tragedy most deep, bloody affecting 1 'Pi .i i ne cnara ;to me by his i he character ot (dono-h. as dpnirtpd rri k frt,a 4 w w ultimo auu ctauuicttca . was moral, gentle and affectionate; but reserv 'ed, haughty, prone to iealousv, and "when roused, uerulexed in the extreme " lln t it - - ' 1 aneerou" j ll a 7 i en-i solemnly reuiiKea mm, conciuumg these words, -Mark me, Clough, th " ..... !Jeal0U9y ancJ 'aS5l0n 11 uUeai b"S ou l a early (i infamous deal h ! Hl wortl& 1 fear aIC aboul to be eartu,,v Ital-tJU. .1 I i A short time before the commission of! the fatal act for which he is now arraign ed, the malicious fattle of the village in - formed him, that Mrs. Hamilton was en - gaged to another. His worst suspicions! were reauzeu. i ne tonure ot spin which, during-the whole course of his pas realized. The torture of spirit sion, he had constantly betrayed, was j heightened into intense and frenzied ago htmselt subjected to the sneering pity ; and open and bitter ribaldry of his rivals and enemies. The spirit ot revenge started up iu his bosom, and he became, as he has since confessed, the passive and reckless instrument of this new passion. It did not, we are told, exhibit itself in wildness of demeanor, or violence of outward passion He was calm and desperate; anil determined to bury himself, the caue and the remembrance of his passion and mortification in one common grave. It will be remembered that he boarded in the same house with Mrs. Hamilton. He feigned illness, and Mrs. II. being sent into the room he seized her. He held

her in one arm while with the other he:rneot9. Several of the passengers ivere

brandished her husband's dirk, the fatal pledge of a fatal affection. The weapon fell once again and a third time, and at each blow pierced through her heart. Her cries brought several men into the room, but the suddenness and horror ot the scene appalled them, and to their eternal disgrace they fled. It has been said that when seen, the dirk was in the vic tim's bosom, and he was moving it about in the wound for the purpose of makiug w o deeper and wider. This, however, is denied, and it is alleged that the weapon had struck upon a breast-pin and that he was disengaging it. He inflicted in all eleven wounds. Mrs. H. shrieking, struggling and covered with blood, escaped, with a strength altogether unaccountable, and fled f rom the room, but shortly afterwards expired. The murderer made no attempt to escape. Pale, haggard and appalled, he regarded the scene with a stupid hor ror. The arm which had been so bold against an innocent and lovely woman, was paralyzed when the steel s point was directed against his own bosom. It was "but one brave blow and yet he dared not." It was said that he took laudanum, a woman's or a coward's weapon. An emetic was administered, but the probability is that the consciousness that he was a muderer the blood-stained and guilty destroyer of the woman he loved stunned every faculty, and he forgot even his own existence. The impannelling the Jury has not oc cupied so long a time as was expected. JMany person3 were challenged by thel

defendant's counsel, but the prosecutoi with great liberality forebore to use the same privilege. Upon the part of the prosecution Mr. Warren Scott has been engaged as auxili

ary counsel, and I learn that Mr. Southard is also joined in the case. The defendant has selected Messrs. brown, and liaztehurst, of this city, as his counsel. 1 he Jury having been sworn, the court ad journed at twelve. At three o'clock the court was again opened. The indictment containing seve ral counts was read by the Attorney Gen eral. The examining- of witnesses upon the part of government then commenced. The known and undisputed facts ot the murder were detailed by several witnesses with great precision. The examination progressed with rapidity, and was listened to by the crowded assemblages with a hushed interest. The court having; expressed a desire that the report should not be published, I forbear at present giving it more in detail. The conduct of tho prisoner wa3 the same as heretofore. Hia eyes were still bent on the ground; hid head was supported by his arm, and hia posture was seldom changed. Lnce or twice during the course of the examination, when the horrible incidents of the murder were graphically depicted by the witness, the " hectic of a moment1' would tinge his cheek, but would instantly bo succeeded by his accustomed paleness. The only plea that can be urged in hia defence is. insanity It would perhaps beJ improper to discuss the soundness of thi justification; suffice it to say, that hiscon viction is generally, but with regret, anticipated. There are few who would not condemn, and none who will not pity him. From the Portland Courier. CURE FOIl THE DYSPEPSIA. Take 1 oz. Gum Camphor, 1 oz Gum Myrrh. I gill high spirits of wine, pulverize, and mis them well together. Then bore a hole in the upper end of an ax handle with a half inch bitt, sufficiently I ' - tvventy f0Ur hours in a warm place, it will be tit for use, and the patient may rise one hour before the sun and use the axe mode lately about lour or six hours a day at first; but he most increase his exertion and time, until he can work hard ten or twelve hour3 each day. And this must be continued without relaxation, or intermission, until the heat produced by the friction of hi3 hand upon the sutface of the axe handle, dissolves the medicine within, when it will gently ooze through the wood ; and enter veHeU ' he C'rC -ill ope ores on the Pu,.t.ice; iduco :i free i;ilion of lhe fluid3'throw ttff old ing the smaller vessels of the circuitouo en the circus rtl,on ot ine uuids throw ll old secrc-'tions-and mfu?e new liland vigor into i ,he whole nervous and muscular svstem. And this whole change, bein? brought to I " ' c c Inrt oo it xnrln,'..!.. ...II K nilk force; upon the digestive organ?, will im I mediately restore them to the healthful !use of all their powers, and the patient to 1 health and happiness. JT0w it must be palpable that's another good tvord) that three or tour months, with strict attention to medicine and diet, will be sufficient to effect a perfect cure, in the most obstinate cases. Boring for Water. The Steam Engine, at Holt's Hotel, is still industriously engaged in boring for water. Yesterday it made eight inches, and reached to 'the depth of 594 feet. The process was commenced a year and a half ago; and has been perseveringly pursued. Five hundred feet had been bored through the solid rock Salt water was struck at the depthof 150 feet. The water is now within five feet of the surface, but it is blackish. It is hoped that a vein of pure water will soon be struck, and, in that hope, tho process will be continued. Jour. Com. Steam Boat Accident . The Steam Boat Lioness a few days agro,on her passage from Alexandria to Nachitoches, blew up with a fearful explosion from the firing of a large ojuantity of powder that had been shipped ou board, and was torn to frag instantly killed, and many others terribly wounded. Among the former was the Hon. Josiah S. Johnson, U. S. Senator from Louisiana, whose untimely death ia indeed a natioual calamity. Journal and Focus. Tzco Hundred Lives Lost. The Amazon, from Hull , arrived at Quebec 31st ult.4 having on board sixty passengers from the it'Lat,y of the Lake' from Belfast, sunk at i ir i i i i sea. upwards ot two nunureti passengers are said to have gone down with her. Bait. rat. Ready made Graves are on hand and offered for sale in New Orleans. R" this bo not enough to stagger the ambitions, the talented and worthy young men, who yearly make their arrangements to visit that city irHhe pursuit of wealth, we know not what may Ue. Buffalo Jour. A calculation. Some pains-taking citizen has made a calculation that there arc 400,000 segar smoker in the United States, that puffaway U,000,000 of dollars annually. The same calculator, makes 000,000 chewers, and snuffer?, whose amiable propensity costs annually seven millions! The Postmnstcr-Gencral lias instructed that each mail carrier may carry finln papers to persons on the route not in the impieuiate vicinity of a oust otlice. A paragraph in one of the French papers post pones the fatal visit of the comet of 18b to th; year 87,832!

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