Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 December 1833 — Page 1

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a VEYCEWES, IJYDIANJlt DECEMBER 28, 1833. JVUMBER 30

ViNCENNES GAZETTE, If V )c Published ereri Saturday

Teruu.2 .r)0, if pniti during the year. frl 00, il pa nl in advnnce. $4 00, if not paid during the year $1 i!5, for six months. Papers li -contimiod only at 1 lie option of the publisher while arrearages ate due. f Advertisements makinsr one ?qunre orles? will bo inserted three times for one dollar, and twentv -live cents for every subsequent insertion ; lonsrcr advertisements in (he same ratio. Such articles of produce, us are u5' d in a family, will be received in payment lor miHrcri:itious, nt the market price, delivered in Vin cennes. to vot.x; hop ;iiowekn. The in st rrironnvi f.iult with hops at the time of inspection is their want of strngih l ) deficient in strength are. whin tubbtdinthe hand, generally hccompante i with a dry chatty appearance. The volatile oil, which appears to he the last thing that enters the ovaiy, r fruit and wiurn yield. the tine flavor, ami yvithcut which the hop i? good lor nothing, is nut there in any considerable qu m Hy Thi deficiency tn oil, and consequent ieikiencv in strength and smell, tray arist liotn three causes. The first 19 picking too early, and before the hop is matured cr ripe Hop picked as soon as they are grown are worth nothing. At that stage, instead cf the fruit being satuiated with its own volatile oil, as the first sort of hops must be, that oil is only beginning to be elaborated from the sap. The second caue of the want of strength arises from over drying Hops that ate perfect. Iv dty and mature, amt when picked from the. pole are of the first quality, are sometimes dried to seconds or refuse

In that case the oil is dissipated in the ir rot. but yvhat ir mains oound will be very by beat. I am satisfied of this for I have 'crisp It is not only useful as a sallad, peen the. operation pertormeu in m own j but h tine for putting mta Mups hop house more than once. The thud! caue of weak hops may some ttnes, tho'; Sir twr te-spoonstul of rye flour into I think rarely, arise from nature. I saw 'a tea upful of ater, and if well mixed, a feyv bales last year, grown by some of trmk it off Repeat it fyvo or three limes cur most judicious and experienced plan- a day '.iMorr you eat, or when the stomach ters, which were feeble, yet in all proba. m not loaded This simple remedy hrfs bility, were pirked at the right time, and cured the consumption, a:d is a safe cure cured mi the best style. Il in sme tew ? cold cases the deficiency of strength arise - - from causes heaml the control ol man, srPPOKT VOUIt MI.CIlVMtS.

yet generally the planter need not io.-k

beyond bun-elf for the groumlwoiu or se mme io ue imiirincmein oi a lon, umu; frvm ,fte f)Q0( LAina conds a-..! refue. If hops be kilned scan- i fair and liber al support afforded to Me ; J(1?t d9 hp nas flmg,ng the noose, the titily, care should be taken to shovel ov er chanics of every description. Population ge totoe au,, ppared to jump upon thehe.yp once a day tor a few day s, and is necessary to the prosperity of every hitl Jt Ta8 a lomenl tA )erl ue occasionally to examine them down at country; and that population, being of an j knew no, vhftl to Jo IJer ev-bolU flash

the bottom In IKJi:, hops piCKeu me -prond week. i. e. after the 10th of September, were better than the-e of the; fir-t week. Hops may be bad, alsc, from j dirty picking, and various other causes. j In brief, take care not to pick too ear.y tor dry too much. Stetucn Peaeodt. From the Genesee Farmer. to pri::seuvi: garden vegeta bles. Meets, Carrots and Parsnips. Those - ily ue during yvinter, I intended lor lami hm,ld be taken eut ol the eround. and ,MrLp.i way tn sand, either in bins, or

bv laying them heaus and points in heaps of society in all countries, but in towns with alternate layers of route and s tnd. . and village? they are almo-t a leading Heels hould be "taken out ot the ground constituent pail of their grow th and prosbe fore the croyvns are injured by liost. i perity Il is the more common custom to allow' To afford ample support to a class of jvmntps to lemain in the ground uulil citizens o highly useful and necessary is Fprtng, but we would recommend raising certainly the duty of those engaged in themiu the tall and packing them in sand oher put suits Some branches of mechanthe same as beets or carrots Pars lips ism have to sustain no competition from uiW not be injured by the frost, it left in abroad, the nature of their business prethe ground through the winter, but when venting any such inroad or interference; wanted it will be more ditlicult to procure others are, however, subjected to be iucothem for cooking from the. garden than vated by the importation ol similar artithe cellar during the seventy ot winter cle of foreign produce made for sale, and which is the season when they luniish the often by their apparently low rates, induce greatest addition to the table. If left in preference over our own productions, ihe ground until spnng they soon vege- Although trade and commerce in all their

tale, alter which they are not considered as healthy as beloie their leaves put fiih. alsit'n or readable Vwter and Scorzor.era. The roots ot these plants, which re used as a substitute for oys-ters in stews and for seasoning dishes, may be allowed to stand in the ground until spring The root Hbouud with a milky joice is essen tial part of the plant. i his juice is more abundant in roots yvhich remain in the ground th iiilh-ise which have been houa ed through the yvinter. As they add much to the variety of the table, a few of them s-hou.l l be raised in every gar den. Winter Squashes. These squares ghou'd be gathered before they are injured by the fiost, and kept in a cold dryplace, tree from frost. In gathering them , care should be taken that the stems are not broken off, yyliich will prevent their long keeping Some of the varieties, as the crook neck, may be kept until spring if proper attention is paid to their gathering and the temperature of the room where they are placed. The Valparaiso cocoanut aou acorn squashes, are amongst the most desirable for wiuter keeping, and in addition to their use as a table vegetable, yvhen made into that well known Yankee luxury "pumpkin pie,"' Ifiey are certainly excellent. A very ex peditious mode of making puuipkui pies rm lately bceo introduced ulo the aeigli-

borhood, which does away the necessity public good: that an oath is unheard in of straining: the material whether pump- heaven; that secret crimes have no witkin or squash is prepared by grating and ness hut the perpetrator; that human ex mixing it immediately with the milk, j istence has no purpose anil human virtue eggs, and spices, and baking It is said no availing friend; that this brief life is by our good housewives, that they requite j every thing to us, and death is total evera little more baking than when prepared j lasting extinction once let men thoreughin the old wa, tut are thought by many !y abandon religion, and who can conceive to be superior Jor describe the extent of the desolation Turnips There is noiv cultivated , which would follow . among us ji great variety of turnip calcu-i We hope, perhaps, that human laws bated for the different fca"n. With i and natural sympathy would hold society proper attention a faimer m.y upjdy his j together. A9 reasonably might we betable with turnip- a eH n ( t atoc-e. lieve, that, were the sun quenched in the

most of the year To i.-rt -orvti turnips j goa l c. ndition they slonif: be closely in trimmed and Hssorted and packed in dry -and and kept m a dry place If packed without s tud the more delicate varieties grow warm, and soon bee me pithy The yellow stone, and yellow Swedish turnips are bed f, t late keeping; the latter w ill continue firm until May Horse Radish. This as a condiment is Tf hhed by most people, and yet lew families are supplied w ith it during the win-j ter It is to be fonnd in almost every I neighborhood, and if dug in the fall, and put in the cellar ; packed as beets or car - ,; rots, will be found to pay well for the tru hie Celery. 'I his plant is not as much cul-i tivated m gardens in the country a- it j should be. Many who cultivate it, neglect it atter it i groivn ami an w n io ue destroyed by the frost Those who yyish it fresh upon the table -luring winter, should remove it carefully to a. warm part ef the cellar, and set the roots in good garden earth in a large box where it should be occasionally wateiei to keep it in a growing ttate, as it is then more brittle. Some of it may he covered with etnnv and earth in the garden for spring Covered in this way many of the stalks will rltieie is scarcely any 'ing whi'. h tends j nunesi auu iouu-mious u.d..r., pro-perity mote certain, uniform, and unvarying, bcarce any place has ever yet ( risen to much importance, even when pos j sessed of the mo-t commercial adtautagt s. j yyithout a true regard to the encouragement of the mechanical arts For, though the exportation of produce and the importation of merchandize from the leading features of euch a place, for various arts of mechanism are invariably called in re- : qumtion, and are indispensable to render ' he progtess of commercial operations j safe. To an inland town, mechanics are i rntiallv important as eNeyvhere They equally important as eNewhere constitute a large and re -pec table portion various branches should he tree anu un"hackled, a regard for the growth and prosperity of our village should induce us t" ztiord a reasonable support to our mechanics; we should at least give them preterence wnenweare no losers uy iv. little experience will have convinced many 'thai it is, in most caes, their interest to ) so, independent of any other consider- ; ations . Memanict juagagine. CONSEQl ENCES OF ATHEISM. BV PH. CHANNINO. Eeyv men suspect, perhaps no man com prebends, the extent of the support given by religion to every virtue. No man perhaps is aivare, how much our moral and -social sentiments are fed from this fouutain; how powerless conscience would be come yvithout the belief of a God; how palsied yvould be human benevolence, to quiiken and sustain it; hoyv suddenly the yvhole social fabric yvould quake, and with yvhat a fearful crash it would sink into hopeless ruin, yvere the ideas of a Supreme Being, of accountableness, and of a future hie to be utterly erased from every mind Once let men thoroughly believe, that they are the work of sport and chance, or that no superior intelligence concerns itself yvith human affairs; that all their im provement perish forever at death; that the weak leaye no gundian, and the injured no avenger; thai there is no recompense for sacrifice to "QpngutQess aod lh.

heavens our torches could illuminate, and

our tires quicken and fertilize creation ! What is there in human nature to awaken respect and tenderness, if man is the unprotected inject of a day? and what is lie more, if Aiheism be true? Eiase all thought and fear of God from a communi tv. and selfishness and sensuality would absolve the whole man Appetite, knowing no restraint, and poverty and suffering haying no solace or hope, would tram pie w ith scorn on the restraints of human laws Virtue, duty, principle, would be mocker! aud spurned as unmeaning sounds, A sordid self-interest would supplant ever other feeling, and man yvould become tn fact, what the theory of Atheism dedares him to be, a companion for brutes! wnvupiipiti rr iw

. i .. , . , !are hatched, aflords as striking an illus "A keeper d animals went one dav to;. ... .in-

his dinner, as usual , and as he yvent out,! lft .11 f Ik. . -..f- I.. .1 l. c wrn uuiii ; ii..;. u . . . g - 111 Itlfir r.iarva Kilt it rie nnt an lino ill . the cages contained a tiger and tigress Thi

.I, r -pi ,, brick ftuiiding, of circular brm. nearly ii" ions couple broke loose. I hey smelt. r , ,, ,

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n i" i-iij i.vuiMi. i'iubi: mure. s iiw oiulii i . . . - , g4 . . - , , , I,- i ' ished lor the Brooklyn Crown G ass torn around tor a time; thinking that some . r , . t I i . ,, . . .J3 , , ipanv.on the margin of the Lnst hiver, fresh meat would gratify their appetite. i' J', , , h . ,, . ' -At length, spying a fine foreign animal uear Je Jackson-street 1 erry, fell to the called aLam.,they pitched upon her br;Bround "n Mond,ay en.ng last, w.th a

I heir dinner The poor Lama was sorely affrightened to see them approach yvith their jaw6 wide open; but against 6uch teniffie anim:tla alio find nn ilclDiirP In n mnrikPril one of the tigers grasped her by the , throat- brought her to the floor aud began sucking her blood. At this moment the keeper entered.--Being a man of great personal courage, he seized a rope ami boldly ventured torward, intending to fling a noose over the heads ot the two ferocious animals, as (nev were guckmg ,ne , it dro o- jd ed t-re aft(J her opej ,kV3 spuke of death ,i h , t)Ut mmet t oec.de In thai in that j mometll ne 5p,angbi hi nd an Elephant wlrh Kond nPar ,,v 'ye Elephant was calm Hm, Com.,0!iej As the keeper btood behind him, th tigress sprang yvith her utmost force. She rose upon her hiud feet, and yva bounding by the Elephant almost with the ,w,Uness of a bullet. At ths moment the Elephant reached forth bis trunk took Ih- t'gress Upon it, aod pitched her headlong io the farther end of ,,,e rir:lJ(l The wl onrn i l 11 ni hole circus as oow in a yvidc my. , I 1-sprea-1 uproar i lie mouitey jumpeu 101 I heir lives; and even the haooons scampered up the ralteis. and there held on, and looked down yvith amazement upon the glaring eye-balls of the enraged tigress, as she rose from her fall; the Elephant still maintained his composure, and a lion hard by in a cage looked on with more dignity than usual The savage tigress seemed stilt determ ined upon having the keeper, and again she yvas preparing to renew the attack. At this instant the keeper approaching the Elephant, commanded the animal to place him upon his back. He seemed to underj stand, and unrolling his trunk, yvith a single toss threyv him to the tiesned ?pot. In the mean lime, the tigress having re covered from the toss she had received, again made preparations to spring upon ,hfJ keepe ; i e jha.ut. ;r, yvho was upon the back ot the A?ain the titrress snran at the man, and a m the Eephanl ,nterposed his - tfiirvL- timl f.yjiorl Ilia irvrofd I A IP IHIIIlHr extremity of the circus Thts pitch yvounded the side of the tigress, which so far subdued her. that she walked quietly into the cage. The tiger, in the mean time, began to look about to see what animal he should next attack; on raising his eyes the first object he noticed yvas the liou sitting in his cage with great dignity and composure. The tiger shoyved his teeth the lion slightly shook his mane. The tiger dreyv back on his hind feet to make a spring The lion rose up with dignity, and shot fire from his eyes. 1 he tiger eprung at the cage yvith great iury, forcing one of his payvs in betyveen tvo of the bars; at the same instant the liou made a grab at the tiger's foot, pulled the yvhole leg into (he cage and held it there, until the keeper seeing the opportunity. sprung from the back of the Elephant, and flung his noose over the tiger and secured him in a moment. Afier the tiger yvas fairly caught in the noose, the lion let go his hold, and the keeper dragged the animal to the cage aud secuied them both Aud thus, by a singular train of circumstances, iu yvhich the instinct and trunk ot the Kteubaotj uo less than the teeth and

temper of the lion, bore a conspicuous part, the poor keeper was rescued from the jaws of the tiger and tigress "

THE A EST OF AN OSTRICH, Found in South Africa by Mr. Hroadbent, a missionary. The eggs were forty two in number, including the two which had been taken away before and were arranged with great apparent exactness. Sixteen were close together in the middle of the ne9t: and on these the ostrich was sitting when yve arrived; they were as many as she could cover. The remaining twenty-six were placed very uniform h in a circle, about three or four feet from those in the middle. The ecrcs which were in the circle we found to be quite fresh, at which 1 expressed my surprise. The Hottentots informed me that these 'had been provided by the ostrich against i the hatching of those in the middle, when i-i.. i i i- .1. .i sue wouhi ureuii mem, uue aiier anvuiei aod give them to her young ones for food and that by the time they were disposed of in this manner the young ostriches would be able to go abroad yvith their 'mother, and provide for themselves such .things as the desert affoided. 1 have ;seen large flocks of these creatures in South Afn-a. The fact which 1 have jut slated, relative to the preservation of a quantity or eggs lor the subsistence or itne youn onp,s immediately after the tration of a superintending Provi lence, il'tMimwB iiiu .i.c i uavv.o. -k . p . history affords P luunyHuu,' n-n, v,.. , b mhtc der its ruins This had been anticipated bv many who had observed the cracks in the yvalls, and noticed the rapidity of its erection. It is remarkable that at the mo,nenl "f ,,t8, a,! ""'j Jl ,e men were in the building, and those in n cover ed way, below the surface of the eur rounding ground. The large stanes forming the cover were completely broken, except over where the men were situated one of whom had hi clothes torn from his body, but was net essentially mjuied. Lung Island Star.

To extinguish fires in Chimney A few yoUngest, about fourteen months, wa sepinchesot flour of sulphur thrown at in !verey bitten on one side of ihe neck, a tervals upon the coals or wood burning iu ,itte un,Jer the ear n0(1 (),ed JO pr0,U(,e. the fire place, will tpepdily fXtmeuish thej, haf j,, Jjf jn ,r4nr n.iriotf most raging fire in a chimney hesul-the tjme Mr am, jvrs S. were in the

ph'irous vapor ha3 also the advantage of

i -j2.: effectually put out, in a few minutes, a fire in a tail chimney, vvhen the flame rose . - three or four vards above the top. A I . .! ..I. - t II 1. 1 I - 1 U r. A. wtl 1 "JU1 Blluu,u ue "U,,B UC,U1C d-ce 4 Bat usefully employed The common house-fly had become extremely numerous in the kitchen of a friend of ours, from which detachments passed iuto oth er parts of the house, to the great annoyance of his family. An attempt to drown many hundreds of them in soap suds was successfully made; but this yvas only n slight subtraction from the main body, yvbich received daily accessions from abmad. The other day on going inio the kitchen, he observer! that most of the flics had disappeared, and inquired of the girl if she knew the cause? She replied that two or three nights before she had hut in a bat, when she closed the doors and yvin doivs; and sayv that the flies yvere much thinner the next morning. The bat has not since been seen, though he probably hides there in some hole or dark corner, for the flies are evidently on the decrease We yvould not give au undue importance to trifles, but some may think with uncle Toby, that a release from the teasing of a flv is worth an effort; and should any, iu consequence of this notice, yvish to try the expenment, we yvould suggest that, after dark, the door or yvimloivs of the apartment 6hould be left open with only a dim light burning A dark corner might also be provided for his retreat in the day time. Bats are so common in summer, that yve expect that one or tyvo might be obtained in this yva,at almost every farmer's house. Genesee Farmer. Eloquence of the Bur Some years siuce an individual yvas tried before one of the Courts in North Alabama, ou a charge of assault and battery. He was ably defend -ed by a young lawyer, who at the close of his speech, made use of the following pathetic and appropriate language: "Let the humble ass crop the thistle of the valley '.Let the sagatious goat broyvse upon the mountain's top! But genllemen of the Jury, 1 say John Grindle, is not guilt " Fatal Accident. A young man named Webster was killed at the slaughter house of Mr. Shepperson, in this city, on Friday last, in the following remarkable manner. He yvas attempting to drive an animal into the slaughter-house, and urging it for ward by pricking its legs with a piece of wood sharpened at both ends, suco ns is generally made usa of to eateud the legs

pervauingtue crevices ami lamuiiatiou cond time, and seized ihe youngest child of the chimneys, aud completely finishing. bv the forenead- The ferocious animal ihe combu-lion. A pound of sulphur basii ... hnM nn,:, iiTr civnin tvln, ..,

of slaughtered cattle, yvbich he held by the middle by a kick from the beast the stick was struck on the end, and the point towards the body of the young man was driven into Im abdomen with such force as to produce his immediate death. Richmond (Pa ) Compiler.

THE WILD MAN CAUGHT, We learn that Phelps an abandoned villaio, who nas committed several robberies, and murdered a citizen of Vickshurph, lias at lenctli been secured. For roitie time past fie Iihs been wandering over the country, and although the blackness of bid crime was a matter of public notoriety, yet a consciousness of his desperate character deterred those who sw him Irora attempting his capture. A few dtys since Phelps entered a house in Yhzoo Co., "demanded his dinner, the owner of the bouse un old man about 70 years of nge being absent, but whilst he was glutting himself witb the good things of the house, the old man entered the door and striking the formidable intruder, a most tremendous blow yvith the breach of his gun, felled him to the floor. Repeating his stroke, he j-oon stunned the robber eutlieiei.tly to bind him witb a cord. Phelps is in Vicksburgb, (Miss.) jail. A GOOD PROPOSITION. A debtor being confined in a jail, sent to his creditor to let him know that he had proposal to make, which he believed would be for their mutual benefit Tho creditor called on him fo hear it. I bave been thinking, said the former, that it is a very bad tiling for me to lie here, and to put you to the expense of one dollar and twenty-five cents per week Mv being o chargeable to you has given me great uneasiness, for God knows what it may roet you in the end, therefore yvhat I would propose you shall let me out of jail and allow me one dollar a week, and let the twenty five cents go lowarda discharging the debt. FEROCITY OF A RAT. From a Yorkshire (fcng ) paper A singular instance of the ferocity of a rat occurred in the houe of Mrs. Swain, Punch Boyvl Inn After the family had retired to bed, Air. and Mrs Strain were awoke by the pcreams of their three children, yvho slept in an adjoining room. Mrs S. on entering the room, observed a large rat jump off the bed. Her hubanrj procured a light, and an unsuccessful search was made for it. On examining the children, they discovered that the ei-de-t, about six yearn old, had one of bin hands bitten; another, about four, had one of his knees so severely bitten, that he was unable tn walk npxt d.4V- iirv, lh room, the rat jumped upon the bed a sei j - a.a.. .lt tl tempted to catch it, but it eluded ht9 grasji and finally escaped. Death from the attack of a Cat. A woman of the name of Curtis, yvho for many years had kept a fruit stall in the market of this torvn, died on Saturday morning last, from the effect of an attack made upon her, on the Tuesday preceding, bv one of her feline favorites, a species of animal of which she yvas particularly fondFrom certain circumstances, however, it appears, she yvas desirous of destroying the cat in question, yvhich she had but lately purchased ou accouut of its superior beauty; and to effect (his, she tied a rope round its neck, and immersed it into ! a bucket of vater. The cat, it uppeare. in struggling, contrived to extricate itself. !uil00 which it flew at its mistress in ihn mosl de9pf,rate nnd fcroCiou9 manner, and scratched her so much that ami titicatica easued,of yvhich she finally expired. Plymouth, (Eng ) Journal. Very Remarkable It is related in a Ri ographical sketch of Sir Everand Digby, yvho was beheaded in London io January 30ih, 1606, for being engaged in the Gunpoyvder Plot, that after be was beheaded, the executionor, according to the sentence, proceeded to pluck the heart frota his body and yvhen he had done so, ho held it up in full view of the numerous assemblage of people, yvho had gathered around the scaffold to witness the exhibition and shouted with a loud voice, thi3 is the heaitof a traitor! upon which the head, yvhich was quietly rested on a scaffold at the distance of a few feet, showed sundry signs of indignation and opening his mouth, laudibly exclaimed, Th&Cs clie!!! There is in the city of London, according to the official returns, 12 daily papers; 7 triyveekly; 1 pemi-yveekly ; 46 wee kly; 1 monthly. Total b'7. The aggregate of their circulation for 18 months ending on the 30th of June Ia6t was 31 ,764,240 sheets, being at the rate of 2 1,176, 100 per annum. In New York there are 12 daily; 1 triweekly, 11 semi-weekly, 30 weekly; 3 semi-monthly; 4 monthly. Total 61 Aggregate annual circulation 12.000,001) theets, being rather more than half the number printed iu London. Three gentlemen being at a tavern whofO iiKinea were .Moore, Suaitirc and Wrin lit; said the last, there is but one r.trfcal in company, and t( , st a, j Yes, answered btiauge, theft i i( one Moon aj ecid Monro, that' Wrigfet.