Vincennes Gazette, Volume 7, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 March 1838 — Page 2

lYsLLII HEN3Y H1RRIS3N.

State Bank of Indiana. The bill restoring Jojhis institution in franchises with amendments to its charier as introduced hy V. T. T. Jones of Vanderburgh, was lost in the Senate, consequently the bank is lift just as the Legislature found it. Book out. Counterfeit ten dollar no's mi the State Bank of Indiana, are in circulation. The counterfeits are hot ter and narrower man tne geuuiue tue paper whiter. New troubles have arisen in Canada. -Gen. S;ott who was on his way to Washington, has returned to the frontier. It is rumored that -our mutual fiend John Cain, is ti be if moved from the Post Office at Indianapolis, and Amos Lane is to bo his successor. Mr. Clav has delivered a ibrillingSpeech on the Sub-Treasury bill. So soon a 9 we receive it, shall lay it beLrs our readers, It is said that Governor Wolfe resigned his office in one of the departments as soon ns he heard hi old rival Muhlenberg ai appointed Minister to Austria. The New York House of Representatives by a vote of 87 to 13, h ivv instructed Messrs Wright and Talmadge ; vot against the Sub-Treasury bill. Q On the lSih Feb. the Bowery Ptree' Theatre in New York, was totally con sumed Thts is the third time the Bow-1 cry Theatre has been destroyed by fire. c .Branches cfthe State Bank tflnJiata. The following new branches have been located, not ho wever ti go into operation until specie payments ba resumed. " P.ra.tch at South Bend, St. Joseph Co. Prauch al Michigan City, Laporte, " l)rnch El Logansport, Cuss " te The 7Iarch Term of the Circuit Court of Knox County, commences its session on Monday next. The weather has moderated, but the Wabash is still closad by the iee. 9! .i . if- ii i ftnpi pure ti jfimt h wnfer tn tm.- f vnin.tnn m . in? herein old Kentucli at two or three d.dhir I b i&J !lc. pork three and a half cants a pound, and '' leaf na cent! ,. i. h jprc. And in Yinceuncs we hold a raiti extravagant who pays ens dollar fr a saddle of veii'ucm. Puznncio'i. In the recent dehatj on a charge of corruption against a member ci congress, we nnu mc. iit.cn r.tinrif-.

.' conspicuous. Amortpt t:i vsw-ur-iv-i . .rms of said sale by publication in the ) rjceedi:i-, we fiiid the f )HoviPfr. We newspapers published at Covington, La"only usU for it a careful perusal." favette, and Crawfordsville, the said T.'.r. DOOX nnd-TtuoJ this to he n prop- ,i ,i 4ale shall be mada on tlie following terms: r jp.vstijite whether o.- nst tlie tiKajhera ,:f h The I.itul shall be sold in Iracts "not cx- -. r - . r r u r.-1,-!;.,.

iin.ji-,'. .17"5Hlwmrsnnr.;u::. i ...,... - fceif, he wa i.'raio of no such scrutiny; for. k no-vine; that he n not cuiity of such a chir.-e, did ltt nicertain tb-tl it was U him the allusion was mad, he would lu'ing his ll.-t into contact v.ith 'e spr.-tRL'n of t'.io v. .::rr IId asVed if it was 1j bs liarno that the members of the House should 1 MiJe toe subjects of letter-writers' abu5c; and thould be accused lv them f stealing money from th; djV of a Srrgea-oi-at-arms, as bad been done, lately, by one cf them on that fioorl Suck naen, 5 e though. 0115b t to hs kicked out of ill had. 3Ie had heard ufsuch. and were they pointed out to Lira a having attacked him in such a manner. :.e woui 1 sci.i imottn auv.i wim infm, oui or the House. I will not submit to their slanders for one (said Mr. B.) s help me God. -. TSSE SCHOOL DTSETING. At a larga and respectable meeting of the citizsna ot incennes, held 011 the evening of the 24th insu ir: the Methodist Church, for the formation of a Free School Samuel II ill, Esq. was called to the Chair, nnd R. Y. Caddington appointed Secretary. On moiion of Mr. Warford, a committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions for the consideration of the maeting, who after consulting a proper time, reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted: V hereas, intelligence and virtus are justly considered as the only sufficient safeguards of our free republican insiitutions, social, political and religious; and whereas also, we believe that the universal education of all classes in the community, is essential to secure ar.d perpetuate tha virtue and knowledge requisite for our country s welfare and duration of both the intellcciusl and inv.-.il powers of children is essential in order to their becoming wise and good members of socie ty, and that the best foundation of ;.-! virtue and tha only unei riu? rules of practical morality are contained in tha Srcred Soriptures, we therefore sincerely desire that all the young may be thoroughly instructed in the tilementar-,' lessons of literature, science, arts and individual, domestic and civic virtus; And whereas a part of our young population is prevented, by want of means, from obtaining a proper education, we therefore viaw it highly ""r" 'r ourselves as members of mo sme community with them, for the seumyof tho precious institutions of our land, and especially for the benefit of the destitute youth themselves, that necessary vl bv afTpiJe-j t triable su:h as df4 r.t-

sistane e to secure the advantages of a good Townships in said countyTtTthat' parT elementary education, I which belongs to the county of Knox shall Therefore. be invested by the said Agent by a subscripReso.'ved. That a petition be presented tion by him 'to be made in the name of the to the President and Trustee-; of the Hor- state for the use of the people of Knox counough of Vincenties, praying said Hoard to ty in the stock of the liram-h at Vincennes

establish, manags and support n free school of the stata Bank of Indiana. The divim a way they may think most expedient; dend on which stock shall be paid to the and that a committee!" three be appointed school commissioner of Knox county for

to draft a petition end present it to the cmze:is for their signatures, and then to the Board of Trustees. The ?ev. Mr. Crosby. Mr. Warford, and Mr. Darnel, vere appointed that Com:mmee. Jinii:rci, i nat sai j i ommittce jr iiiMnii .cu in aiitfiu m me tutsiness oi iheir appointment a speedily as possible, ! and thai as soon as they have completed! t!ie trust confided to them, they ive no-' tice through the public papers o'f "the time nu p.ace t which they will make their -1 . report. rcr.-,t f 'PI.... .:n 11 1 It. . t.u'.' i t u, j iijv wr win use nil uuuiiuic means to carry said resolutions into effect. I Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published i;i the newspapers of i t.iis p!ae, SAM TEL HILL. Chairman I. . Caddinotox, Secretary. 1:i .-7c! for the talc of certain school land lielong-ing to the finceanes reserved tract. Sec. I. Be it enac'.pd by ti.e General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the grant of land heretofore made by the act of Congress of March 8th. 1S18. May 7. 1322 and May 20:h 183(5, in satisfaction for school lands in the tract of country designated as the lands reserved for satisfying priva'e claims in the Vincennes di- trict as located by the I?gister of" the Vincennes land distiict, and the Register of the Terre-IIaute land district, be and ihe same are .hereby accepted and confirmed, aid that sill claims on behalfof this stato ; r ...'.,.,,! !arKJ, ;n Knox county to anv sixteenth st ction parti ill v rr.vcrcd by a . : ... .1.. ... 1 r i-i i i'r'lt l-dim ?ml lur "!l!C11 a u"uuiuon nas ocen ina.ie fnuer any ol said acts, are hereby released to the ("ni'.ed States. Sec. 2. The following tracts of land to wit: section 20 in Township 20, in Mange Numbers 3, 4, 5. C, 7. 8, ar.J 5) West, of the second piincipa! meridian granted by the arts of May 7ih, 1922. and located under the instructions of the commissioners of the General Land Office by Williamson Dunn. Register of the Land Ofbce at Terre Haute on the 7th of March, 1823, be sold at public sale fir the benefit of the Townships and fractio d Townships in the said tract of bn.l re served for private claims. Sec. 3. That John Pureed of Palmyra Township, Knox county is hereby appointed agent to make sale of the Und.s in the proceeclmg" occiion mentioned, and m case ' o his decease or inability, or refusal to a"1. the Circuit court of Kii.jX county are hereby authorized lo appoint some proper person in his place as such agent and also lo appoint a successor as often is may be necessary, and said agfiit nereby authorized lo mal.e sale of the bind . ., "it ., ii- , to i ti e nignc;si mil ler at puoiic sale on or before the lirst Monday in December next 2t CrawfordsviKe first giving notiee for at ,,ast one month, vl the time. place ?"i'.i R , r,,r,l, (' the j Jiiuaflu lodm 3iiiji i'm jaoi in i:i3ll ui uic lima of purchase. The balance of the purchase money shall be payable in four e pi;il annual payments each, hearing in terest at six per centum from the rlav of purchase, and if any purchaser shall fail to pay said annual payment 01 principal anil m teresl therein, and in anv other annual pit,-- ! ment on or before the day the same becomes dup, such purchaser so failing, his heirs, or assigns shall thereby absolutely i,; K-it ail r,glit lo tne land by lnm pur chased as well as the money bv him oaid. j and that the said tract of laud so forfeited I sh all be sold by the ajeut, to ihe best bidder lot cash. The purchaser shall be entitled to receive a certificate from s-h 1 agent which shall set forth his purchase and the terms thereof, and so soor. as final payment shall be made ly any p:;:chascr he shall be entitled at his expense to a deed in fee simple accordingly. Sec. 4. Security shall be given by said agent to tne saiisiaction 01 trie v.-irsuit court of Knox county, by land payable to the state of Indiana, conditioned tha. said agent w ill faithfully discharge his du ties, and account for and p -y over all mo nies he inav receive, and he shall at each term of said court report to the said court ai his proceedings during the past vaa tion, w hich report shall be recorded by said court and published i i some News paper printed at incennss. Sec. 5. A reasonable sum shall be al lowed the said agent while attending to said sale for his necessary expenses, and the sams and all other necessary expenses shall be paid when allowed bv the said eonrl out of the proceeds cf the said land v;i.c. 0. The proceeds of the sale of the J Ir.nds shad as the sr r.j nre received bysaid agent be appropn-usd ?.s follows: that part ttipreol whieh belongs to the county of Gibson shall io to the sch Commissioner of Gibson county for the use tf the proper Townships in Gibson county;ihat part which belongs to the county ol Pike, to the school commissioner of Pike county, for the use of ths proper Townships in Pike county ;hat part which belongs to the county nf" Daviess to ihs .,..1 1 f" . u.uui uniiiiiiitiicner 111 I laviess county, for the use of the proper Townships in iu county ai jMviess; mat part which! oe ongs ine county of fculirvan, ehi.t be paid t the school Commissioner of Sulhyan roumty, fvr tho 'ise of the proper!

tha use of the proper Townships in Knox county. J Sec. 7. And the proceeds of said sale shall be divided into 4ftfi. 12 1 nans, and

shall be distributed and appropriated as anove provided to the Iuwiiships as fol lows, to wit: in l.ibsQii couutv Township I. 10 1! l, X. io " 1, S. 11 " I" Pike county, 23.0 40 parts of the whole. n.:u 9 15,'Jt-C " Township I, N. 9 W. 17,871 parts of the whole. r.. tv...: ... In Daviess couutv. Township 3, N. '. VV. 4 ' ' C3.040 parts cfthe whole. 23.0 JO 3,59 1 " 2,4 33 paitsof the whole 19.8 45 ' " " 4.917 " 5 .., n Sullivan countv, Township " -V K VV 0 " f " 10 In Knox couutv. Township l,y. 10 W. 12.720 parts of the wiiolo.

1, 9 j 5.108 " "), " 7 " i 8,5"0 1. S. U " 3,5:j ' 1. " 8 " 7,308 2. ' 8 " 23 010 ' 3. " 8 23 010 4, " 8 " 23.010 5. " 8 " 21.4 39 2, N. 9 ' 23.0 !0 3, " 9 " 23.010 " 4, " 9 ' 23,010 " 5, " 0 " 23.010 2, 10 " 23,010 3, " 10 " lf.,040 4, " 10 5 3o2 j. 10 ' 1 1.200 1, " 1 1 " 10.3-10 2, ii p.r.oi 3, " 11" lfi.000 . S. I J p.fiO'l 1. X. 2 2,210 ' Sec. 8. And it shall ' e i!ie Board doiu? coun'.v

tue duty of business cf inox county to cause toe township line n be run and marked through toe donation trat-t in Kr.ox county as may be necessary to determine the boundary liner of the Congressional Townships in said couutv. and nil s.-i rnrriii! within thp perview o"this art are hereby repealed. Sec-. 0. J ins act to ba in fore from and !icr its pisare. Approved February Mth. 1S3S. TllOS. J. EVANS, Speaker cf the IIou of Representatives. AM'Z. MORGAN. Brest lent cf the Senate Pro Bern. ixni.ixj to-wip 1 William J. lirown, Secretnry of the State for the state aforesaid do hereby certifv th.at the forenitig ib a true copy of the original act now on file in my mT;oc. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set rrv hand and affixed the teal of State at Indianapolis this 1 7 1 ii ddV of tebruarv, 1838. V.'M. J. r,PvOVN. FOR THE VINCENNES OaZETTE. CONVHNTIOX FOiJ A SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. A considerable number of respectable gentlemen in difTtireni parts cf this county, i.ae em-.cttrre.l d.-Mi ing a convention to be called to act on the subject cf forming an association for jiromoiing schools in this county. It is thought best to have this convention on the afternoon of the first day of the March session of the Circuit Court, on Monday the 5th. Attendance and co-operation is respectfully requested of all gentlemen who are friendly to the diffusion of s"ch education as will lead to the understanding, appreci ation and perpetuation of our American l ten, political, literary anil religious insti and rr'li luiiogs. Improvements in our school affairs are desirable. Iut ho-v will an Association mud the labors of a Secrotaryf tciliiale their introduction? We v. ill suppose a case or two of the operation, as it might take place. I lie I rusiees of some school report that they wish tn employ a teacher per haps six months or more. Thev expect about 30 scholars: about one half over 14 years. Webster's spelling book, Mur ray s Introduction, and Engiinh Header the Testament and Pike's Arithmetic, are the books chiefly used: Two or thtee Geographies, but no Grammars have been seen io school. They have paid $'! per quarter for a scholar; and the teacher can gel board and washing for 18 or $20. Thev have not had very good teachers, but now the; wish a man fit for the business. Our Secretary informs them that he has received letters from several gentlemen inquiring for situation? tochers: that he has good reasons for thinking them competent instructors. He suggests that laborers, mechanics, and clerks get from one to two dollars per day, that is 75 or CI50 p?r quarter: ami that they can hardly expect good teachers for less ilian a l aborer's wages. Put if they cannot pay 2, SO per quarter, that they can make arrangements smon; th mselves to furnish his board which v ili not be cash to them, but will be so lo him. And that on such terms one of the applicants would engage and come on. J lie Secretary ulso recommends the sdootion of some olher bonks, and some additional studies. He suggests some considerations to show the great importance of the older schnlars learning the geography and tlie history of own country, l least, of their learning to keen common accounts: of leamino- to 1 . . . . . w rite t heir own thonw its correct v. and ! of learning arithmetic so as to use it for business affairs. He also ttrres th adoption of a plan for putting vounoscholars into a course of study, and' praetice, which will inprnve iheir faculties a

an earlier period than has been usual, and make them sooner acquainted with the common elementary branches, and thus afford time when they are older, for acquiring a greater variety of knowledge. These communications are accompanied hy some addresses or esays on those matters and some specimens ,f lesson books. And if it seem important, the Secretary

either goes or gel3 some competent gen tleman to go for him into the neighbor - hood to explain and illustrate the mat ter. This sketch will serve to give an idea of some of the workings of the plan But should there be no Association, Trustees wauul not report, nor a Secretary have applications from Teachers, nor Bo'ks or Papers, nor would the sugges lions of an unauthorized individual be much icgarded if made. S. L. CROSBY Feb. 28, 1838. Look ont for Counterfeits!" Counterfeit $10 notes on the State Ban!; of Indiana have been recently seen. I hey can be discovered by slight attention. The paper is too w bite. They are too short by nearly half an inch, and too narrow having no margins with the word ten repeated in. They have no dark border on one edge, with the figure 10 in; these are in all the genuine bills. The counterfeits have a steam and another vessel for the main design, and on the left side two Indians near a waterfall, none of which are on the oenuiue. The coun terfeits, so far as seen, are on the Terre Haute Branch. The signatures tolerablywell imitated, isut Mr. 1 arrinffton. not sing Cashier, has signed no bills in 1837, and the counterfeits are dated 4ih an. 1537. JAMES M. Ii.VY, Caihirr. I. S. Fifty dollar noits of the Merchants' Bank, New York, and $5 notes on the Exchange Bank, Pittsburgh, both counterfeits of a light color, and thp work of the same hands, were found on the same person lately at liichmond in .'tis State; on whom the 10 s above de scribed were found, named Houston Baylor, w ho was lately taken up in that place and is now confinde in jail. Indiana Journal. I :dianapolis, Feb. 22d, 1838. - -e VAN JACKISM. The Washington Globe, which of late eens to deal in all sorts of trash, and in its llounderings, strikes both friend and foe, publishes the following from a kindred spirit, the Boston Post: Whigs that have tears prepare to shed them now. "A W FL'L CON FLA G RATION ." A heap of your well beloved currencyshin plasters to the amount of $20, 000, has been burnt at Baltimore. Peace to the ashes. In reply to the above, it is only necessary to state, that the "well-beloved-cnr-rency-shin-plasters," alluded to, were issued by a Jachson-l'un Bnren Corporation, and the '520,000 burnt at Baltimore,' have been supplied by a new emission by ihe same hands. So much for the 'tears,' of the Globe and Post. We will do the party here the Justice to say, that we have not the least doubt that all their "shin plasters" will be most honorably and punctually redeemed. Will the Boston Post and the Globe sav as much for the "shin plasters" of Jf'oodinirtfs broken Bet tanks at Boston? Answer us that, Master Brook! V.'c are glad to know that the inject of pubUhing a paper in Niv York with this title will l c proe-iited. We need a herald there devoted warmly and solaly lo the cause of Demnciarv as identilied'with the veteran of Tippecanoe, Fort8 Meigs and the Thames. We are amused and almost incensed at the impudent coolness with which some of the eastern cittj papers discuss the subject of the Presidency, as if (ten. Harrison were, not in existence. They talk about Mr. (.'lay and Mr. Webster without ever mentioning his name. They miht as well give up the name. (Jen. Harrison cannot be put d own cither by silence or paity trickeiv. He stands before the people and there his friends will keen him, until his claims receive justice. The people are for him ail over the rui xrni, and if our cilv friends are blind now, tha Ctn scales will be shook from their eyes by the thunders of the rnrxTRT n r. nui 11 ai v. Could the whig party he so ungisteful as to cast off (icn. Harrison whose name led us to tha verge of victory in the late contest! The people the democratic portion of the party, w ill not we think, agree to it. And what can the other portion if there is any other portion effect! I'cnn. Intel. INDIANA. From the report of the state board of internal improvement, it appears that the sum of 1,(117, 1)73 9 1 was expended on ihe various public improvements in that state fiotn the first of December, 183(5 to thirteenth of November, 1837 distributed amone the several w orks as fol lows: On the Wabash it Erie car.al, $2Gl.lfvi OS " same, south of Tippecanoe 78,18570 same, castof Huntington, 21,012 22 Erie and Michigan canal, 7,073 05 White Water canal, 223,523 41 Central canal Indianapolis diis ion, 219,41818 same Southern division, 01,092 02 Madison & Lafayette Railroad 317,153 57 Cross-cut canl,' 81,291MB X. Albany and Vincennes McAdamised road, 169,051 01 Jefftrsonville and Crawfordvile road, 02,788 99 Wabash river. Grand Kapids. 807 34 $1,002,752 72 15,22122 General contingencie Total amount. 1, 017,973 91

Tlio Exploring Expedition. From the answer of the secretary of the navy (under date of February 5) to a resolution of the House of Representatives of ihe. 7th December last, in relation to the delay of the sailing of it,.: Exploring' Expedition, we learn that, after Ihe resignation of the command by Commodore Jones on account of hi iil health, Ihe command of the Expedition was entered tu Captain Krarnev, who declined the command, in con.;oi.eiice of not hein:r ratistied with the arrangement uooosed

' f"r it; t!'at WBS ofVrr"'1 lo -'ai.t,iiu Perry, who irom the situation ol his private concerns, felt compelled to decline the command, which, under the r ci ret! instances. I:c would gladlydiave accepted and that Captain ('! qory 1ms now been ordertd to the command, and it is confidently hoped that the squadron may sail in a hhort time cpou Ihe reduced scale recommended by the late board of navy officers. Among the eauses of the delay of the sailing expedition, it is stated, that, suhsenuent to the arrival of the squadron at New York, the seamen, landsmen, and boys, received in whole or in part. about the 1st ol iSoveniber la.-t. a bounty of three months' pay for reshipment; soon after wbicV one hundred and fifty-five of tiem, who had liberty to go on shore, drwrfed.' -Y 1 m ul I, itcL'igt ncer. Mclonnr Drlffs the Counterfeiter. V learn from the Ilunkerhill Aurora that this li-tioL'Uis-ed convict and notorious rogue, died in the Mate Prison on Thursday last, of apoplexy, ayed 7 6 years. J he Aurora savs: Biigjs, in the course of a lonrj; life, eontrived to accumu! ite a considerable property; a Iari;e portion ot which, however, lie expended in his numerous litigations in the couits of justice For twenty or thirty years proceeding his last eomrr.itment to the state prison in 1S.31, lie was almost constantly engaged 111 contention! of a civil or criminal character. It is a remarkable fact, that seven of the ci"ht sons of Uriggs who arrived to the years ef man hood, became tenants rf the state prisons, rix of them have been tenants of the state prison in this town, five of nl m were in confinement at the same time with tue father, iluiing his lirst eom mi '.merit. It is believed that but two cf the sons are now living. The w ife of Uriggis, who is now living nnd one or more daughters have been confined in ceuntry prison, for having been concerned with Malbone in his various ptans of iniquitv. which were niOft commonly connected with the manufacture of counterfeit money. His house was a common resort for counterfeiters and others who wihed to retreat where thev could be patronized and made welcome. What a spectale is presented in the case of such a husband uch a father such a citizen! How true th de claration of Holy Writ, "one sinner destroveth much good." Briggs was a man of fine form, and of rreat strength of body; and to this form w;is added a mind naturally strong and active; and had bi mind been improved by education, and regulated by the principles of iitu, few men io society would have stood higher in the public estimation than he.

After all, he is spoVon cf by his neighbors andjare carried eut to the very lelte'.

acquaintances, as having possessed Mime redeeming qualities, notwithstanding the miseiable life in which he lived. As a neighbor he was obliging andfkind, generally punctual io the performance of his engagements and from tha poor, who asked charity, he never turned cold'v awav. .e bi" Avnlimehe at Xatchez. On the lOjh inst. great alarm was excited at .Natchez by a land slide at the blurt" near tke Light House. Two or three buildings were crushed, and a Mrs. Sevmonr, and her daughter were buried, hut fortunately extricated alive. Mrs. S. was considerably injured. l.ou. Juur. f Mail stolen. Whilst the carrier i f the Express Muil on Tuesday evening, at the landing opposite uiis cuv, was puiiiug awav ins noise, a negro man stole the Express .Mail bags. Suspicion lested 011 lnm immediately, he was taken vp, whip ped and contesscd, and they wrre roeovered be fore he had time to open them. Mifivuri Rr publican -e We have heard of a traveller at the south who stopped at an inn which was full, and requested the landlord to run a pole out of Lis chamber window, that he might roost upon it; and it doe very well for a story. But for one which is true we can tell a better. A chap named Ben Jones, from New Voik. i-vB5 journeying through the west, anil stopped at 3 tavern where he was fortunate eunuch to obtain rom for himself. He went to bed. and w afterwards disturbed by the landlord, with another lodger, and a request that he would give him a place, as all the other beds were full "He way come if he chooses, said Jones but there is mvself, lien Jones and a man from ,ew York in the bed alreadv." Humph! muttered the applicant, '-three is enough for one bed, let's try further." tin. Daily Xews. e ( Jf'ar in a Ruin Lottie. The Fredoni Censor gives a laughable account of the alarm and excitement that pervaded all ranks of Chautauque county on the 0th mst. A drunken fellow bad procured jug of the "crelur," and retiring to a piece of woods, got essentially corned, and stretched himself on a log to sleep. Hi little girl went to seek him; she found him (ifn( drunk, and near at hand per ceived two old squaws mailing brooms She ran home and told her mother that the Indians had murdered her father, and that the woods were full of them. The alarm was given! Men. wrmen, and children, fled in every direction! The militia were called oui! The girls and old women tore their flannel petticoats to make catridges, and horses were killed in carrying the horrifying news to the adjacent towns! About dark Sir Roger came home with whole bones, but an empty jug; nd having fully satisfied his friends that he still existed in his own proper tlesh a-id blood, the troops were disbanded, and the good people istircd to rest, to dream of their escape from the tomahawk and scalping knife of "3000 merciless Indians." g G e" We learn from the Frederickshurg Arena, that the examining Court, in the esse of Dr. P. Vaughan, for kilinp; Walter 11. Pleasants, commenced its session on Wednesday last and did not adjourn until Saturday. Tho prisoner was ably defended by C. Johnson, and Junior Counsel, but the Conrt, refusing an application for hail, remanded him to Jail, there to await his trial at the next Superior Conn for the city of Pichmnd. -fiult. Bet.

A BRILLIANT VfcDBrNO. A Boston ccrrespondeut of the N. Y". Whig- writes "There was quite a splendid scene al the Trinity Church on Thursday last. Miss S. S. IVrkins, daughter f the late James Perkins, one of the most wealthy ami lovely of her sex, having ;O,000 charms, was uniled to Mr. Cleveland, a Latin rrrammariati of celibrity. The ceremony was witnessed bv an array of female beauty seldom assembltd

together on such or a"y other occasion." The Correspondent of the Baltimore Republican says "Tha person charged br Mr. Davis, with bribery and corruption, is Mr. Ruijjles of the Senate, from th State of Maine." "A Mr. Jones of Newark, New Jersey, w ho has been here some time, with & Patent Lock, which he wished 10 get adopled for the Mail Service, by the Postmaster General, is the man, to whom it is charged. Mr. Rugzles offered bis services and aid for a bribe." .eeja "We learn from the Louisville Citt C,i?pn that .Mr. Clay has been nominated by eeticus of the Legislature of Kentuikv, in' what iher term open convention. Two of the Richmond' are already in the field. It is only necesarv now to bung forward Judge White and Daniel 'Web ster, and the nliig list of candicUtes will be complete. As usual, they appear determined lo defeat themselves, lirnken up and divided as they are, a mere corporal's euard w ill put them to rruf in ail quarters. But 'tis none of our business. ('in. Daily Xcin. The above paracaph u from a ppf r r ), does not advocate any particular pailv, but chooses occasionally to reaiark upon the course of There is much in it to be pondered v. e I f tle whigs. In a very few words is surrmed c.p the the cause of their defeat in the former Presidential contests. The country pointed to Gen. Harrison s tub man around whose banner the fiends of corrsct principles should rally. Diversions are being now mado in favor of Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster. They will only distract the party and cause inevitable min, if the course is porsiud. With union and concert, and Harrison as thair leauar, lL whi.i ran march to victorv (Jazettr. 0) smi A bill has passed both houses of the legislature of ibis '-e making profession' ul gambling, or the keeping of any sort of a gaming bank or table, a penitentisty eflence. Oood. Jfjfcrsonvil.t Courier. . r copy the failure of the Commonwealth' bank of Boston, the Foiled btaiee. hio lost sixty thousand dollars. lluir for the old hero's experiments. 'J her Jff. Courier. Shame! Shame!! eternal Shcme!!!-'lh reader w:il see it authentically staled that while the Secretary of our democratic president has been paying off the Cor- . , -'i .1 gressmen in goi't anu silver, trie war worn soldiers of the revolution, who won the iberties of the con;1 try, nay the very gov ernment in which Mi. an Iii:ren is pres ident, sr paid off in papr r;i! Y ouid Win. Henry Ihrnien hivf 1'; owed this! Never! Har.-iscn hat lb heart of a soldier, as his father had before him when he sirred his rsme tr the leclaration of independence, end instead of endeavoring to propitiate the member of Congress with gold, he would have pointed them to that glorious tieclarauen,. and have assigned to those who supported defended it through toil and suffering and blood, the hard inmey which rowgoes to swell the purses of the office holders! O, shame! that there should vet hemen who hold up for the authors of such crying injustice: rIume: tliat a panr whose experiments on the currency have well nigh ruined it, ehould vet have tf hardihood to appropriate all that is food to themselves and leave the war worn veteran to shave his miserable pittance of paper trash before he csn purchase an acre of land which was won by his valor! People of Missouri! Sons and grsnd sons of the patriots of the revolution! What say you? Are you yet for Van tturen, or are you ready to claim thehanjl of your brethren in Tennessee and Indiana and Kentucky and Ohio and Phode Island and Maine and North Csrolins, who have broken the manacles of paitv despotism, and who now stand forth in ihe free and unconquerable spirit of their sires. Remember the answer must needs redound to your honor or proclaim, your shame'. Jlissourian. GEN. HARRISON. The cause of our distinguished candidate for the presidency is rapidly on the advance. Not a paper do we open but contains some new evidence of his increasing popularity every meeting of the people teems with enthusiastic feeling the whole West elands united in the determination to elevate their brave defender to the high station, for which hie talents qualify bim. and his eminent services merit. In Western Pennsylvania we are of one tninii and heart upon this subjfff.l. No olher candklate is thought t of, and the bare suggestion that there is a possibility of his being supplanted, kindles tip a flame of jealousy in the breasts of the people wlvieh it is easy t.T discover must not be tampered with. With Harrison es our eandidate. we advance to certain vietory, but if, under any circumstance, he should not receive the nomination of the National Conven.1 . M- VI.tion. we have every inmg io i;r. nc would dread such an event, as the sure precursor of our utter defeat. As we before remarked, if the Peoplo are permitted to move on ol their own. accord, J the man of their choice is Gen. Harrison: but we wish to .apprize and warn of the danrer whieh exists of wnmi-be-leadrs thwarting 'htr will, end bring-