Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 51, Vevay, Switzerland County, 4 September 1832 — Page 3

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t!i in ofjco ;r.-po?e that newspapers be in' ))'!;' -1 iri'o our schools. Their

SCULPT FOR TGTirr.iiT.D LAND-TJy t' ply for j-tmnaRiirUr th r,f v

i:::Tf!:'Tvite use uoull bp firf':om profitable; but t);: f ?l :v.-iiicr exti ! from Aleotfs 1 1 irori --n 1). -.ription i f the first public School in Hrtl"! I. Illustrate :i method of conducting hi fXTficr. which cannot fail to do good. 'S:h dars, whit is the latest news from Eo rpr? The P-nti-h Par'.i iment is prorogued.' Prorogue I ! wh.it does th it mean? 'Adjoined.' Who di.l thi? Who prorogued the Parli.iment? I'hp Kin-1 Who is the King cf Great Pr it ' Vii!i,im IV.' U he a popular king?--Yes.' What thi yon mean by j-piilur? !n ftivoi with the people.1 Why did the King prorogue the Parliament? Because he m friendly to ihe Reform hill.1 And who are op

posed to that bill.' 'The Peer?, or house ofi

Lords1 How many houses are there in the British Parliament? "Two Wh it are they called? The house of Lords and the hu?e of Coin toons.' 'flow has the war between Russia and Poland terminated? 4 The Russians have taken War law, and conquered Poland.' What is become of Poland now? 'It will probably come under the yoke of Russia again.' Who has most (lis tinguished him-elf in this war? 'The polish Genertl Skiyzenecki.' 1VI..,i ... .. o !,icl nono frnm firrirp? 'Thp

Count Capo d1 Istrais has been assassinate I.'--Who was Count Capo d' istrai?? 'The Ptesi dent of Greece 1 Is Greece in Asia? 'No Sir' Where is it then? "In the Southern p..rt Eu

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pitched in front of i hf font Lome f r their. ac-

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sesirTf'orforti.-ited land?, upon th-; applicuhn of the rnnmodViinn, and while tW were g itherinj: to lrron legally entitled thereto tS-ript cm be p- it. the RtvrilU was beit. an.l rd.ive-Ilo hv a ti-T.li.a.-l ci o .lqIi n i-'nt -jril C. ...'.!:.. I ... .1 . .-. ..

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CHOliESA-SlKGK OUR LAST.

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PRINTER'S RETREAT, INDIANA. TfESU y, SEPTBMBER 4, 1832.

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rope. tWh it is the most important news in the LT State?? Corgres has just assembled at Wasii

ington.1 For what purpose does congress meet? To make laws.1 Of whom does Congress con j-istt How many Senators from each State; and how ofien appointed? How many Represent-j tives. and now long do they hold their oflire?" j This must serie as a specimen of the method, of stu fving newspapers. The plan is rathei novel, ane well calculated to eicile a taste for reading, and a love for general information. But this is not all. The conversation about Poland and Greece, enkindles a desire in the minds of pupils to understand the geography and history of those countries, and of those near

to them, to which they sustain important relations. The history and geography thus taught, will hardly ever be forgotten. ; Pittsburg. August 4. Ajflicrive Carnality. One of the coal pit in the neighborhood of this city having lately ta ken tire, and excrtiens being made to have it extinguished, a man by the name of Jacob Byers was sent into the pit. with a lad of the name of Patrick Killen. h appears they both took sick and fell. Mr Dorm, the employer, who was following,. having begun to feel the effects of the damp, retreated; but assistance not beino jumcienlly convenient, the vital spark had flert before relief could be obtained for the others.

Kdlen was about 13 years of age, and has

left an aged mother, to whom he. was an only

on, and her only help. ga?j ed once or twice af'er he was taken out the pit, but efforts

to restore hiui were o'ed in vam. Byers has

left a wife a delicate situation, with one child

not likely to live, and aho without the means rt tuhsistence. The States of the Revolution furnished regu

lar soldier as follows, with a white population

as follows estimated in 1799. Soldiers. Whites

A camp meeting w ill be held by the members ot the H. tiiodls' Episcopal connexion, litarni'. Lee's, nn the ltoi.stowr.ship road, half a mile f.-t m IVbultjark to

cjn.mcr.ce on Thursday, September i.0

AUGUST ELECTION, 1S32. The torlA p rso!s were elected kt'the general election, ht'U ;i the 6lh August. Sfnat ns. JefiV-rson r avi.l Hi lis Ciark and Hold John K. Lemon. Wish'.ngtji E, U. Logan, Wajnt- David Hoover Hush Amsrh.h Morgan Alien Eikhnrt and St Joiiph SamueMfanna Henry, Mudisim and Ks.ii. ock Ei'.s'ia Long t!ngea;.d I . ivr ret-Samuel Ch imbers Oijisop, I ' i k - and Dubois Dkvd Kbb RKPRKfcESTATIVES. Allen, l-.iki a t and St Jos pl jcorge Crawford Ua ,ho:ov;i. w J sse tvud-.ink C o r .linnd i a Wa ter V dson C!a, Jartd i'eyton Cuirk ISe.j Ft-rguon, J, II. Henley, Jchrt C r'aiker. i. raw rord Ztbulcn Lwenworth H" itssan.5 Martin William Wallace and E U Mc

Dearborn Ueo. H. lur,n, I) ". Cu'.Iev, and Oliver Hcustcs lect'ir William F vvr F -lytttv iai ki Ci ;tne and Aih n Chr.s'.ltr i'loyd Harbin tl iSoure Fountain Edward A Hann? gan and Abel Claypool Franklin Johr Ue. p r.nd Jiwin Keed G;bson - J hn Ksrrove G. ten Uovd Hm;lton end Boone Austin Devenport Harrison- John W Faj ne and U U Mitchel tlendricks Li.win Mastin Henry Thomas stanuford Jackson James Hamilton JeMfrson county. James U, Cravens, Nathan B.

falrne:-.

Jtniiir.gs John Vawter. Johi son Joab WooirDugh Knox David S Bonner Lawrence H L Livings'on and Wm B Slaughter Madison and Hancock 1 nomas Bell Marion Robert Hanna iVon'gomt-ry au4 Clinto.i John Uoodbar and barter Monrce D' njimin Parks Moigon John W Cox Orarge- James Lynd and Carter Owen Hi nerl M Wooden Paike H F Feeny Pcriy and Spencer Richard Polk Pike an t Dubois Prufl".t

Pvi y Hirhard Danie's Putnim Lewis H San.ls and J McNary liiplcy Wi liam Skecn Ku'U Joiiii Love and Nathnniel Smi'h Seotc Elishn ti, English. Su.hvan Juiin W Davis Swiiz .rland W idiam B-adtey Tipptcanue Aaron Finch and M Shortriogo Vnion Wil iam att and Zichai iah Firgubon Van.'.eibu-g'and Warr.ckJosrph Line Vermillion Osbern A'igo Ehslia M Huntingti Warren Uuell Wsshington Ci'otavus C'ark R, Schoorover. Wuyne Jmis Haridon, ilwam Steele. Abner M

Er .dburry and Caleb Lewis

RErOLUTIOJVARY SOLDIERS.

y. H impshire, 12 497 Massachusetts, 97 907 Khole Inland, 5-303 Connecticut, 11,939 New York, 17,7 SI New Jersey, 10.7 26 Fenvlvania, 25 678 Delaware, 1 2.386 Maryland, 13 91 2 Virginia, 25.679 North Carolina, 7,263 South Carolina, 6.4 17 Georgia, 2,679

1 4 1 000

373 000 with Maine.

63,000 235.000 319.000 173 000 431,000 5 1 .000 2i6 000 561 ,000 with Ken 293.000 133 000 51,000

K.York, Aug 14. 41 15 75 16, 7 J 17, 69 18, r 19 56 10. 58

From commencement up to 10ih,

Philadelphia Fon. Ju!v 2", to Au?. 11, Aug. il, 76 3iT 12, 2J ,

13, 105

14, 15. 16. 17. 18, 19,

Baltimore, August 22, 23,

C:sc, Death?.

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4-' 75 94 SO 74 47

23 15 I 6 9 Ja;.

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PKUEFT HAKVEY, of Cnij.

tcwnsfi p. Switzerland conrtv. fc

on the 11th f August A, 1). 1832, a BAY MARE, 1-1J hands high, with black legs, man and tail, two small pa-Idle ma-ks on hf i

iett siJe, and a biaze in her tce, supposed to !e fif

evn years old Appraised to 22, by Zichariaii

tUKay and Joshua Cain, bi-tore me, thisSlt day o' August, 1832. A true copy fro c. mv estray book DAVID CAIN, J. P. Craig township. August 25.

Commissioner's Sale. SCHOOL, jLAIVDS. Towisnp '2, Wangc 2, west.

i -i-.itan'spe ns, .-luy.

INDIAN TKEATY.

A treaty is -shortly to re h-dilen in the n"r llfrri ir-:i? of Indiana , I y Mes-sf.-, Jennings vi, and Crnine, with the Pjf.iwaNtniie -r-f? iMi mi li'liat.s, for ihe u h'de of their re-efvn-U 'rv,i within the Me. . The cnir.mihners are ;.ilsn nulhoiv.ed to treat wit!tnc- FoUawaUmie?.

for the uhol of their hmd er.hraced within the talc cf I!iir:o: and the territory of Michigan. Th" Telegnrh, published in Macon, Geo. says tint intelligence has leen received in that place, th.it an epidemtc disease, resemhliug dysentery, which often farminates fatally in six hours, was raging among- tlie Creeks. We regret to lean, s.sys the Canton Regis ter of march I7th,thata party of American gen. ilemeu, tue in nnmlier, were attacked and heaten a lew days sjr,tc, while walking on an island, ahout two miles distant from this city. One was felled hy a st.me, and much hurt: he has, however, entirely recovered. Three hundred and fifteen acts and resolutions were passed during the late session of Congress, two hondrefl twenty one of whkh or iginated in the house of Representatives an '. ninety four in the Senate. They are nearly "f a private nature.

'AHE SCHOOL SECTION, No 16, Tcwrsh pTwo ll of large Two, West of the firFt meridian, wi!! be offered FOR SALE, at the court-house door in VEVAY, On Friday, the 1th of September, 1832. The said school section will be divided and sold in

e'ehty acre tracts, and the several quarters, except

the south-west quarter (which is to be divided by a line running north and south) will be divided by lines running east and wsst. This section is about fcur 'tiiies trcm the Ohio ti er, and the state road running from N -w Ytn k to Versailles passes through it. TERMS One fourth ot the purchase money to be paid down, and a credit of TKN for the rerr.ainder, on paying six per centum interest yearly in Advance. Sale to commence at 11 o'clock, A. M on said dy. ISAAC CHAMBEBL1N, Comm. Home, Jeffjisjn township, June 26 Abstain from Salt Meats, If you with to avoid the CHOLERA.

FRESH MEAT, TWICE BACH WEEK, At MOUKTSTKKL1NG. on Wednesdays, At JACKSONVILLE, on Saturday mornings

Commodore Torter has ent from Constant; nople to Mr. Skinner, of Baltimore, the seed f Gunl a ghad, a rare tree which be desenbes as growing to the size of an ordinary apple tre completely covered with dark pink flowers of delightful fragrance. - It is a natife of Persia.

Rhode Island Election. The whole nqtnbef of votes for Lieut. Governor was 5807, of which Joseph Childa had 2583; Jeffrey Hazard 2260;

Aogustus Feckham 794; and 180 scattering . No election.

It is mentioned in the Niagara Gleaner, Cut

several of the deserters from Gen. Scott's forces had arrived at that placef rotn Fort Gratio.

Out of a parly of forty that deserted at one time fifteen had either diecor were left on tho route unable to proceed. Before they came to the inhabited part of the Upper Providence, the deserters were plundered by the Indians. fthe 198,000, established as South Caro lina claims against the government, 45,000 are to be paid in arms.

scnabte terms.

THE SUBSCRIBER re spectfully informs the public, that he will, during the prefert season, fur. ish his customers, on Wednes d.iy and baturdav morninbs ith good and wholesome FRESH MEAT.

Which he wil! sell on rea

R4LPII B COTTOM.

Mount-Sterlirj, August 2

t he following Revolutionary t-.ldiers, residing in Switzerland tour.ty, have appheu tor pensions, under the act of coneitbS of June 7, 1832 .

Hou: to be "Saretf." When the bishop of. Exeter, who preached a seimon at St. James' church last, he give o-it hi text, "What shall 1 d. to be saved?"1 a "ag in the side giilei) called out, to the evident discoti.titUie of the right rev. prelate, hut to the no small amuse ment of a gieat portion of the congregatKn 'V'ote for the leionn hill!' The beanie im

mediately bustled towards the place wheie the

Andrews, Arthur Ayres, Thomas Coy, Will. am Dickinson, Griffith liiilhon, Robert llcuth, Daniel Humphreys Eber.czer Kelly, Wiliiam Leap, John Leis, 1 hunvis Levi, Isiaa Magruder, Norman B. Mtiore. Kodc rck Mouiits, Thomas Nighswangtr, Solomon I'orter, Thomas Reamer, David Robinson, W inthrop U b rts, John Shaddy. John Shupc, J-jha

As.

08 7T 7S 71 63 72 69 77 7i 6a 82 68 Fl 6a r 71 78 71 77 78 68

JOVKAL OF HEALTH.

-jOt, 'i hi fcUBSCRlHEB, as

S i aurnee cf Henry Forter.

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T-iT title, subscription 1'nt and the

bdks . f the JOURNAL

OF HEAtTH.ti sAM

UFL COATE ALEX i NUER, wlioha b.cnme the

and proprietor pf the gam, end is fully aathensed am empowered to collect all debts and dues owing to th said work. Ail letters and communications on th.'

Ptiinsi lvania ! suect f ss d work, arc to b? addrcssed;in future u

Ftiinvivania;ssid 3. C. Alk n3cn.

Residence, I'e.uuy vn.a New Jersey Maryland Virginia Maryland New Yoik

Massachusctt

Virginia Kentucky Maryfcmd Ccnneciicut Mar) land Virginia Connecticut New Jersey V Hampshire New Jeisey N Caiolina

Fcnnsvlvania

P LilRGelphhi. July 8. 1832

S. I'OT'I Elt. A.tsig-.iee ef H Porter

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Congress adjourned in pod t:tre the baarJ or hthlih ot Wastui gton city, has prohibited the sale o c ibt'.ages. gretn coin, cucumbers, squashes, piiinpkiiis peas. In :., prsn ps, carroty, t-pg plants, ciisiblins, turnips, water melciis cuntelopcn, musk melons, ap.l.s, pears, pencb-s plums, damsons, chtirits. apri-

1 ...... , .... urn nri vri rn. nn. limes, cocoa nuts.

9 'Ur.d proceeitea, cut no dinner nonce was la-.- r;tKII., ' a, ciabs. oisttrs. clans, lobsters and

ket of the occurrence.

A man of genteel appearance, says the Alba

ny Evening J urna

1. who styled himself Lieut.

Carter, ot the U . S. Navy, atrivod here on the PMiiing of the Oih m-t in the -N- rth America called -it nue of our public hmiei, aiid icpte seized that ins buggage had been put on board e wior.sr boat at New Yik. Alter teniaia

heie a shmt lime, he oht tit ed the loan of ten' 'i n. d to b CiuOidate for the oHice of V.ce

tlollar? hired a horse a ii g g at a Itveiv st i-

,rai fish. : Gen. J- !.n Curr, a member of cor.g.-cs frnm the middle district of tnriiaiia lias given bis coi.sti'.u-nts an afi iresv, tlvUiliut; some of tli- important m tfers ihiit Cbinv.d ll'.e Htleniijn of congress durirjj the last sc ,.nii, it was oui.iis allt, prinUd i'i tiin own district, uut. as lias b-i ii ihe custom of all our S-'ivat irs and reprt-e:iiaitfs i' toneless, t W aiii:iij.too ciiy.

MAUT1N YAK UL'Ut N, o'the sta'e rf N. w York

b!e, and MHite.l for Schenectady, promiMi.g to re turn out mnmipg; but the "gallant 3cldter,'' h.'ouca his parole of honor, and has not ei f ffirneiK lie has left tlie huie and g!g u, Schenectady, to t- called lr by the owner oi soirieiTjne eUe, while he has proi eeotd on hi6iidtg exj cdii o i to the west.

j P. evident he will be so; p oi ted by the ts'iei:u ot the

i-Jnuiimua'.iop,

Silver his incieised in vdue tliirty tirtie: :cce the itign cf i tlliam tin ('. mior.

KENTUCKY ELECTION. BllVATHlTT, BlCKtB HenT'.ed last week frotnSBcos i "i4 2.;, 600

01 J

Allaire ouaty

lit 221

A STRAY STEER.

TBAYED from the subscriber's in Jacks mvil'e, a-

bout six weeks Hgo, a bluck and white spotted

larpe borr.s, slerder mide in preporticn to his height, a white spot in his forehead shaped like a hi-arf, abeni' five years eld. A liberal reward will be paid for hu delivery to mi, or for information nhere he tniy bi found.

SGULYLEU DUKNS. Jacksonville, August 31.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.

IHE TRUoTRKS OF JF.FFKK ?OM TOWNSHIP

711-L inret at t lis house ct JOHN t D l l l.i;-

neir Jacksonville on Saturday n-xt, ai lOo'c k

Byord.r. WILLIAM C KEEN, clerk-

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COUJfTV COMMISSIONERS. IMIE BOAUD OF CMMI3SlONERS will mntai courthouse in VEVAY, on Monday, the 3d dsi of September next. F. W A UD P AT 10K, etc rk. Clerk's iffire, Vcay. Aihust .7.

Appointments by the (J ever nor .

Indian Hostilities. Extract Irom a letter from Capt. Looms, commanding Fort Crawford, (Frairie du Chien,

aatea Aug. i, and first published in a Gale--nian Extra.) ANOTHER BATTLE.

- Lrtsi titumj me sieamooat w arrtor returned from up the river. Lt. Kingshurry who commanded the Guard, report that about 40 mile up the Mississmpi river they saw the Sacs and Foxes to a very large humber he presumes their hole lorce of effective men on the bank of the river. They hoisted a white flag but would tiot send a canoe aboard tie steamboat. He told them if they did not do so, he would fire upon them, and di.l to. Ke supposed there wete five at least of them killed. They were seen to fall by some of the gentlemen on board the steamboat. They ap peared much alarmed by the 6 pounder. Lt. is., saw some, but not many horses. The boat nas obliged to come down I-t wood. Lt. K, had gone to the Sioux at Fraiiie Anx ilea to notify them that the Sacs and Foxes wire expected to cross into their country to say to them that th y had again been defeated "and closely pursued by the army that we did not want them to tight, but to interrupt their crossing until Ihe army could conic up with them, 150 Sioux started down the rii eralmnst immediately, and passed the steamboat while she wh" scraping her boilers a litt above the Waba--b-Hw I'tairie. They mut have heard the firing of the six pounder; and a half Winnebago was sent by Lt. Kingslary t.i Wabbtw ta let him know the Sacs and Foxes had anived upon the MiM-isvippi. " I expert Ust.ernl .tMiiin and his cembiped aimy 1600 strong, will be uon the f.lissi-sipi i to day. Tbe steamboat Wmricr was sent backwith an additional guard, mul two Mackinac boat to interrupt tiwir cressmp support the Sioux and communicate mth (Jene inl Atkinson." The matter statnl in the above hccouii!. j veiitied by letter? lrceiie.J m this ii y. t.cm m

autiu iitic. pnari e, and cuirg mit.uter detail

l heie is no doubt dut that t lack liuwk i" roh-

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STJISiO'S- l ES r l t MJtHt. r.f ' Chiik

. (..wif.v, tut ti:8 O.rar.t n lhe2lcf t.M mcatii- he i.vi in few i;i.U".s life has b.fl a l; r tamuy.

1st. tlist. David Kawls, ol Putnam. 2nd " Levi Wright, " Waf-hii gt;o 3rd D-iddiidge Alley, Decatui 4th Joseph Lr.ne, 4 Vandeib. b.h Tiion.as Bell, ' M.idi-on C'.h " Juliu Fir.ley, Hajne 7th " Ueorge llodciick, - Daviess

The following geiitleuien have ben appointed! p'etely I'lscoui.-gi u, and t.ow hope loi noth :i

Marshals to collect and return the volts tor E j,'u, '-apc His uia.y aie in a Male nl s;,i !i.t U.lna nfPri..,lcnl .....IV. l . L. I , ., . 1 V I e 1 1 Iv (! ;i C 5.-. It.- u. . I I, U , c .. r . , . -

sed n Le cii!ieaior:n to i fleet a rttifat hh op the MifM.s.-ipp:. am, to effect this ihe ir,K' C;iil!y, has ton.mitT ;l their wcuirci aau hi', dicn to the mt rci ! I ti ? whites. Thctt Ui ili b hi'ings desnid'd the 0'.nsron t. inianot; Mliil I ll" llltf ii! I'll, -i- '!,nu I...,...,.. . ,

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At Springfield Mass. a few days sn.ee, 1 5vtbr . anoe bi e tt,i uj nU, tu.; cni.f. taldicrs ot the Uei'otuliun t te H.'seu.lki la p.-f ; is J-)V,