Wabash Herald, Volume 1, Number 40, Rockville, Parke County, 14 January 1832 — Page 1

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I'll11" """l i tfcr'.Ti ,'f hit ili I m i True to his charge he comes, the Herald or a noisy World News from all. Nations lumher in s at his back." VOL. I. ROCKVILLE, PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA: SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th 1832. NUMBER 40

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WILLIAM 1 BRYANT Continues to practice Law in the County of Parke, and the adjoining Counties hi? residence is in Hockville, where he will be found, except when absent on business. lie will also act as Agent for non-resi-deats. April 12th, 1331. ltf.

: LAW NOTICE. HENRY SLAYENS, ATTORSET AT liff, Rockville Parke County, Indiana; Will attend with strictness and punctuality to all business entrusted to his care, in the and the adjoining Counties. He will also, attend to business for non-residents. Hie Olnc3 is on the South Eid of the pnblic Square; " prii rau, r3i ltf. .JOHN WILL L&M EsrrcTrciXT ihtorms bls triends and & the public cenerallv, that he has per manently located himself in ROCKVILLE PARKE Co. la. Where he intends carrying on . CAINET SHOP, ft I" aviso purchased a quantity cf good Mm. l umber, I expect to be able to fur nish the neatest and best quality of work, upon the shortest Hotice. (tvA good journeyman, of moral and industrious habits would meet with constant employment and liberal wages by applying immediately. Uockville, Nov. lyl. l-.ni rpIIE Subscriber has just received, and is now opening at his IVew Store Room, On tho East fide of the Public Square, a handsome assortment of Faio. and Winter Goons; consisting in part of : - I5iack, lHiia and D ab Cloths, Ilue and Jrab Casinstte, Red ,. Green and Whit 1 Flannels', Mackinaw and Saddle Blankets; Irish Linen and Cotton -Siiirtinjrs, Silk, Cotton and Dross Handkerchiefs. Bod-ticking and Apron Check. n excellent assortment of Calico-a and Domestic Cottons, of the diti'erent figures ati'? colo.s. Pc-n.md 1'ocket Knives, Knives and Forks, Uazors, Strops, Shaving Boxes & Brushes Lathe's Mijti's and Children's Shoes A firt rte I A oi tiuecnsware, (new etyls Tin "are -Tucking Combs, Patent Mfd'cines, CltJiand's & IHrpuy's H mils "?ni?n Cotton Powder and Lead Window -Gtos Halter avA Drawing Chains Hand, Mill, and Cross-Cut Saws, superior quality Vmt Hu- -'Steel t ards and Coffre-Mills IVa.CoSee, Scgar, Spices, Paints, &c &c ALL rf which will be sold low f jr CASH, Bsswax, Feathers, Pork, Fli-e?J and such other articles of trade as can be disposen of aain. N. B. The p?opte are inv'ted to call and examine th GOOD? for thamselves. J01LN MARTS. Uockville. Nov. 12, I- . . ! tf NOTKL. pT:iE SUBSCRIBERS having Jl this dy entered into a partner ship, will open a Cabinet shop on the 1st day of November next, one door South of tile Rockville Hotel; where they will be ready at all times to Furnish their customers with the best and neatest work in their line of business for cash, or country produce. . N. B. They also wish to purchase thirty thousand feet of lumber of all kinds, for" which they will exchange work. " - - JAMES" CAMERON, & R. LAUDERDALE. Oct. 8th, IS3L ' 2i3 LL Persons indebted to us, either by note or book account, are re quested to settle them on or before the first day of February next, or we shall place them in the hands of officers for collection, those tailing to make payment had better eome and confess judgment and save tost, as there will be no longer indulgence given. DARROCH & MARSHALL. Dec. 1st, 1831. 34-tf Taken up by Nathaniel Evans, of Florida township, 1 arkc county, a BAY FILLY, two years old next p ring, fourteen hands high, with dark mane, tail, and legs, no other marks or brands per ceivable appraised to be worth fifteen dollars bv Scba H. Case and John Ad ams before me, Dec. 19th 1831. ' " . ' ;" A trite copy V "- 383 Z.C.HOVKY, J. P.

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A LL Persons indebted to the firm ef LEONARD Si TULEY, or to the subscriber individually;' are hereby notified, that their ut, liquidated notes and accounts, will be placed or the first oi" January, in the hands of a ma?irtra1e tor collection. Oiiice removed to the house west of I'lackburn's hop. E. A. LEONARD. RntkvillD r. t. 1831. 3t-tf CO' Liv) v IfUE. T-iz Lvsr nocM: niTIIQUr MORE MOJVFY. A Lf Persons indebted to me, ciX. tWr 5y note or book account, are requested to call and settle their accounts on or before the tenth day of Jaanr.ry mxt, a? there will be no lon ger hidulqence given. Those who do not comply with this request, may exp?ct to find their arc.')u:is placed in the hands of a magis trate lor cojlecuon. WELLS HUBBARD. Dec. 21, 1831. 37-3t VALUABLE .PROPERTY For Sai.e. jrnitE SUBSCRIBER will sell on Jbi. reasonable terms, all: or any part of the following valuable proper tv, to wit: Nort!i West fractional quarter of section, K, town id, range 9 1444 acres, 87 under good cultivation, chief ly picketed. ALSO The quarter section on which the subscriber now lives, well watered with springs; pretty well improved, and. possessing a good . Mill Seat, On Leatherwood, with sufficient fall for an overshot mill, . , . VLSO A half quarter of well timbered land adjoining Wickersham's mill, corner ing with the last described tract. N; B. Any person wishing to pur chase, can, by calling on the subscri ber, be shown the whole premises, and have a good bargain for CASH. DAVID CASS AT. Dec. 19, 1831. - ; , 37-3t REPORT OF THE Postmaster Creneral. ; Post Office Department,) ' 28A Jovem!,rr 1831. J ' 7b the President of tlx United States : Sir: The following report of the progress and condition of ,t!us Depart mentis respectfully submitted. The revenues of the Department, being the amount of postages within the year, commencing on the 1st of July, 1830, and ending the 30th June 1831, were $1,997,811 51., The expenditures of the Department, within the same period, were b 1,935,559 36 lieiog for compensation to . i t postmasters 035,023 18

For transportation of the

mail 1,252,226 41 For incidental expenses 48,304 41 Leaving an excess of revenue beyond the expenses of the Department, amounting to Of this sum there have been paid into the Treasury (being irregularly deposited by collecting officers) Showing a balance in favor of the Department of The surplus of revenue on the 1st of July, 1830, as stated in the report of last year amounted to 02,252 18 563 51 61,688 67 148,724 22 Thvis the surplus revenue at the disposal of the Department on the 1st of July 1S3I, was . $210,412 89 This surplus, reported as available, and at the disposal of the department, is founded on a statement in the report of the late Post Master General, of 1828, and on the assumption that all the postages which have accrued since my first report in 1829, will have been collected. Of the postages returned within that time, is is confidently believed the losses, in collection will not amount to one fourth of one per centum. The whole amount of postages from July 1st, 1828, to July 1st, 1829, was $1,707,41842 From July 1st, 1829, to July 1st, 1S30, 1,850,583 10 From July 1st, IS30, to July 1st, 1831, l;997,8ll 51 The increase of postages within the year ending July 1st, 1829, above the amount of the year preceding, was 108,540 4 The increase of the year ending July 1st, 1830, above the amount of the year preceding, was The increase of the year ending July 1st, 1831, above the amount of the year preceding, was 143,104, 68 147,228 44 The expenses of the Department for the year preceding July 1st, 1S28, exceeded its revenues in the sum of $25,015 80 l'or the vear preceding July 1st, 1829 74,714 15 For the vear preceding July ls't, 1830 S2,124 85 But for the year prece ding July 1st, 1831, the ' revenues of the Department have exceeded its expenditures in the sum of 62,25218 The favorable terms upon which the contracts were last year made for the transportation of the mail in the southern division, commencing on the 1st day of January last, have assis.ed in producing the result exhibited by the following fact: The revenue of the Department for the half year beginning with the 1st of January last, exceeded the expenditure for the same , f TK. i-rr Ol period in the sum of $75,475 91 Whereas for the half year preceding the 1st January, 1831, tbeexpenditure exceeded the rev enue in the sum of 13,223 73 The difference in which results constitutes the excess of revenue over disbursement for the year now reported, of 62,252 18 From the 1st of July, 1800, to the 1st of July 1831, the transportation of the mail was increased, in 6tages, equal , to 834,450 miles a year. On horseback and in sulkies 134,252 miles a year. Making an annual increase of transportation equal to 968,702 miles be yond the amount of any former period Many routes have also been improved, by substituting stage for horse mails, to the annual amount of J02,J2l "miles.- - 'i ' : i '-'

The total annual increase of stage transportation from July 1, 1830 to July 1, 1S31, was 1,196,771 miles.. The annual decreased transportation, on horseback, within the -1 same time, by subsisting stages, was 228,069 miles'. Making the annual increase as above, equal to .968,702 miles.

On the 1st of July, 1831. the annual transportation of the mail was, In stages and steam boats 10,72&343 miles. oa horseback, & in sulkies , 7 4,619,544 miles Making the whole annual transportation equal to 15,468,692 miles. Other improvements are also deter mined on, in which remote parts of the country are immediately interested: among them are, the establishment of a regular steamboat mail on the rivet. Ohio, between Guyandotte, in Virginia, Cincinnati, in Ohio, and Louisville, ' T - . I . ... in JventucKy: to loi m a oily connexion with the line of post coaches from this place, and from Richmond, in :V if' gima,to Oruyandotte; ad the improvement of the route to a daily line between Macon, in Georgia, Mobile, in Alabama, and N'ew-Oi leans, so as to constitute a daily intercourse between New-Orleans and the Atlantic cities, and with a despatch of twelve days between New-Orleans and this city. These two improvements are airVa-: dy in a 6tate of progress, and it is rpected will soon be in complete operation. - The contracts for tninspo' ting the mails in the middle division of the U:iinon, comprising the State of New Jer-" sey, Pennsylvania. Dtlware,, Mar.'r r(lts Kentucky, and Ohio and the Territory of Michigan, will end with the p'j-i sent year. In renewing the cot trcs for this division, provision has I' - made for stage accommodations over. 560 miles of post road, on which the mail had heretofore been carried civ horse back, and on which thp anniu.I transportation in stages will, from the 1st of January next amount to Jr2,30u miles. On 1,803 miles where t;ie mail is already carried in stages, the fre-1 quency of trips will also be increased to the annual amount of 407,524 miles By these arrangements an annual increase cf stage transportation i- secured, from the 1st of January " next, uf 469,889 miles on that section. The value of these improvements at the lowest estimate is as followst 469,889. miles of stage transportation, at 9 cents per mile ' ( $42,290 01' Deduct 62,365 miles of horse transportation superseded by stages, at 4 ' cents per mile, 2,191 60 Nett value to the improvements 39,795 41 The acceptance for ; ; the new contracts, be- I sides tke securing of '. - these improvements is . not so great as the amount now paid for the transportation on that division,by $51,787. 18. (-t ,, , Tho renwal of the contracts, therefore, saves in money, to the Depart- . ment, ft.sum of 51,787 18 Which added to the value of the improveroements, effects a saving of 91,582 59 Other improvements highly import tant In their character, are proposed, th decisions on which have bjerj- do ferred for further consideration. Jtv however, anticipated, from the sivirg which has been effected in renewing; the contracts, that the Department will possess the ability to make some further improvements in this diviiiou of mail roates. There were, on the first of July last 8,686 post offices. To fhe plan adopted for their supervision, and the violence with which it is observed, together with the system of finance which is strictly adheared to, may be attributed in no small degree, the increasing pros? perity of the Department. , . . I have the honor to be, With high regard, ; Yeur obedient servant, , W, T. BARRY.