Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 December 1817 — Page 1

WESTERN" SHfrfc fiXnil L ATTETT VIXCENNES, (Ind ) SATURDAY, DECEMBER), 18 ir. E. STOUT. Vol. U. N o. 3.

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CONDI HONS

THE WESTERN SUJV I GE.ER JDVRttTIS&R is printed oil Overy Saturday, a wo Dollars per annum, if paid ir advance, or 1 wo Dollars & r i k i 1 .yrr at the end of the tear far which a note will he requirl d. 1 vx yG subscription can be withdrawn un-

1 mi all arrearages are paia. Advertisements conspicuously insejteTnn the usual terms. Advertising customers wH1 note on their advertisement the number of times they wish them inserted rhose ent without such directions Will be continued until forbid, ana must be paid for accordingly.

V MJLNVFAeTORr. THE Subscribe if; respectfully give notice to the Citizens ofVinCennef and the public generally, that they have Commenced the working of Tin Kates 85 Sheet Iron. itll its various brum hcs. in the Red HAe opposite Mr. Graetera tavern, in MaKkt St r k bt, W I re Vlerc I -.ants & othwhhay be supplied, Wholesale and Retail, on as good terms as from any otii. cr shop in the western country! Thu have on hatfd a small anwrttient of J At' ANN ED TIN VVARE, 100 OROCE WIRE Eyed Buttons, A few copies of the Immortal Mentor, of Man's tJnerring Guide to a healthy, wealthy &. happy life, an invaluable) I3ook, A few Dozen Fancy Rush Seat and Winsor Chairs, of i superior quality to nnv before offered for -ale in thr. part Of the country. Cash or tin Wart given for Old Pewter Copper Brass BEE&WdX 85 TALLOW, Wit,L BE T A ! IN EXCHANGE FOR 77 A 11 IRF. Wanted to purchase any quantity ot F V M S. ROLL & SMITH, A tiflfust 1 5. 8 tt

SALEM HOTEL,

KEPT ilY

Jenkins P. VaUan

Tl IK Subscriber - be? .cave to inform

their friends and the public, thai they have received possession of the Salem JiorzL lately kept by M ILL! (M KELSO, they hope by their united exertions, to give general satisfaction to all those who Bay ph ase to favor them with their patronage n the i omfort and convenience f the traveller, every exertion shall be within the power of goo I waiters, ana a careful and t stpei ien ed Ostler, The B VR shall be constantly supplied tvith good Wine and 13 Uorsot all kinds. IlT? The sineaa of MEftCfl vm :lg. will be continued as usual Their store is next door to the Hotel, where they have at present, and will constantly keep I 411 hand a general assortment of Ml Ahjndjzb, which (they dispose ofon paocrate terms for Cash, or the usual credit to those customers, who have been heretofore punctual in their payments, Joseph Jenkins Sf co. Salem, (Ind.) Oct. 14, j j co 47 3m

JOSEPH JENKINS.

to Partn

s mr

WING

P CALL the business 1 fu

ture will be carried on under the la in ol

Joseph . nktns e ' 0

Ct. 14.

47 :ni

(iOOI) B 1RGAINS,

WISH to disr se

the old donatii

m 1

iutv if uii i 11a .... 1 -

an 1 tne g reatest p . ' lit

of ! ot NO, 40 in itaining 400 acies handsome p: "n ic, of the tract first

rate and all ood f rminc land NJLSO

204 acres adjoining the v. ommons of Vincennes, which 1 will sell entire, or msmali tracts to suil purchasers, preinshing tk persoa will wish to purchase without first seeing the land, it will be mown, and the terms made known o application to May lij 1817. 24 tfi

NEW & CHEAP GOODS

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WE have just received from Baltimore, and are now opening

large and general assortment of

EUROPEAN & AMERICAN'

GOODS, particularly suited to this Market, and selected by a partner residing

in Baltimore, CONSISTING OF

HARD QUEENS CHINA ? TIN, 5 GLASS, and

1 Wartk. j

WOOLKX,

COTTON, and Dry- Goods.

SILK

ilh Proof Cogniac Brandy. MADEIRA - TBNE RIFFB, and I nines. MALAGA I

OLD JAMAIC A SPIRITS. HATS fj SHOES Assorted, STIAI)

MACKEREL and HERRINGS. HAVANA CIGARS COFFEE, By the BARREL. 'Together with general Assortment of GROCERIES. Which we will sell low for CxlSH, or for Country produce sukabie for Shipping. U Our country friends are particularly invited to give us a call SAMUEL HILL & Co Nearly Opposite C. Graders Tavern. Vincennes, December 13th, 1817, 2 tf

Notice. izens of t!ic coun-

s of Knox, Sullivan, and

Davis is hereby sciven.

1 authority vested in me bv

section 01 the act

.1 1 .

me sais at auxiH

WAXES

N pursuance to an act ol die general

assembly in such rase made and pro

vided 1 ill proceed to expose to sale rttiic Court House door in Petersburgh, on Monday the 1 2 th of January next, the following tracts of land & lots of ground In Petersburgh or sm much thereof as will bring the Tax and costs due thereon for the present year. iz.

Oivn r ATame. At r. Lemuel Baldwin 160

Tuabc tit

ffe

ayuii' uuu

passed .ruiv

IS 13, and as amended March 24th

I have appointed 1? V.

v mcennes, auctioneer tne ah

' 4th s on 24th

;es, of

eve u.eu-

Ewing Sc co. Teverbauarh

320

2d 3d 2d

Tax. St - i o

teo. Leverbaufrh 160

Jas. Franaley "50 (:d 4.59 .18 Geo. Wallace 160 2d 2,1J LOTS IN THE TOWN OF PORTERSVILLE, Owners Names. Josephs Hay si 2. KUsha Hammona 3 W, Hammons t. Arthur Hutchins2

Samuel Kctso,

Henry roster,

Edward Hunt 2. Wm. Chi t ry ;

Kobt. rosterv 1. ADAM HOPE, J WtcrijftfPiki Ciunty December 10th, 1817 2 tf

4. i.

fO THE PUBUC, iEN;I.EJESy--There appears to X Wie a report in circulation through sonic channel unknown to me, that have declined entertaining gentleftien that thought pfopar to give me a call. "ke reju'Myi incorrect when I think proper TiiWieii to quit the business ! will 'ijjymv determination through the mcTTum of the Western Sun and CcntineL Those that think proper to gW6 me a call, will tind my attention to them the Same that it has always been. thank the public for the liberal encouragement they have afforded to meufhl wish to remain the public's hutdblfi servant MARK BAR NET September 23d. 4. tf. i

JEREMIAH WOOD,

WILL CONTINUE IO KEEP, av Assoa r.Ml N I OF

MEDICINES. 3A the stand formerly occopied by Halb I Wood. He solicits the public patrot ige, and will endeavor to merit it. $0 tl Vincennes, Nov . 12, loir.

tioned counties; " Sec. 2d, and be it further enacted That no person shall exercise the trade or business of an auctioneer, by the selling of any goods wares and merchandise whatsoever, by auction, or any other mode of sales v hereby the best or highest bidd. r is deemed to be the purchaser, unlc such person shall have a licence or other special authority continuing in force pursuant to the directions of this act, on pain of forfeiting for every such sale at auction, the sum of four hunch ed dollars, together with the sums orduties payable by tins act Upon the goods wares and merchandise so sold : Provided h tzvcvtr, that nothing herein contained, shall ht construed to require a licence for the sale at auction of any estate goods, chattels, or other thing, which by this act are not made liable to duty or exempted from duty." OAVID M. HALE.

Collector of the Heve

n tie

the- Collection District of h

December 10. 1817. 2 tf

NK OP VINCENNES, State Bank d Indiana, 31 October 1817.

HE Stockholders o i e hereby it 'p:ired to pay a third Instalment of r i e

Dollars on each share, on or before the first day of January next Those who have subscribed for stock, sold under the direction of commissioners appointed for the purpose by a late act of the General Assembly, must pay the said Instalment to tiie commissioners of the county, where such subscriptions were made. The other Stockholders are requested to pav the said Instalment at the Hank. isaac Blackford, cav.

FOR SALE AT THE OPFICE OF THE SUV. A few copies of the iCTS of the Indiana Legislature-

STATE LEGISLATURE.

Extracts from th Journals. HOUSE OF REPRESEN FATVES. Tuesday, December 2. On motion of Mr. SuiHvan ; ord re4 that a committee of Ways and Means be appointed; and Messrs. Sullivan, Slaughter, Milroy, Stephens and Hunt n e re n p pointed that committee. Wednesday December 3. On motion of Mr. Stevens, ordered that a committee be appointed to consider the propriety of altering the mode of changing the -ariuc. Mr. Ferguson laid before the House the petition of Jabez Percival ; which was referred to a select committee. Mr Stevens laid before tne House, a petition of William Talbot, and others on the subject of the abolition Of slavery i which was read, and refered.

that a committee be appointed to enquire into expediency of altering tne law relative to public roads and highways A so, laid before tne Housej a petition of the inhabitants of Franklin count) , ,). ays ing tor a new county ; which was read and referred. The Speaker, laid before t?ic House, a communication from the G&and Jury of Clark county on the subject oi the law relative to Estrays ; which vys read and Ordered to lie oii the table.

Thu

'in

l)e

c. tv ion

tne p; opnet e to the cha bill: Which

is i

to t

Mr. Furguson, pn

of Alexander Buckner, praying re ief

Irom the operation ol the kct entitled An Act to prevent Duelling, w hicl w .is read, and Committed to a committee of the whole, and made the order oi ihc ay for Monday next. Friday, Dec. 5. Mr. Steens from the committee ap

pointed to enquu e a) taring the law, ri OI venue, repO I i read tiie first timi the second time toOn motion of ; i that a committee bs a bill, suppiementa

An act brganizing ( u cii other purpose-, and MI Furguson, Bunt and Ho pointed that committee livan from that commit! bi l which w as reu i the ordered to be read tiie s morrow Mr Stevens gave notice on " o.. lay bring ie. a .: I the election ofc rtain toat;i' for other ov s. The House con- mivd, seeiat subjects containe net 's Message to se eral tnittees, to report bj ,'t Mr. i i rah am 1 introduce lution foi the 1 1 Lie! 61

was read tne nrstand se o:.; mitted to the committee of t made the order of the d fot On m tion of Mr. Cottc

that a committee oe annoi; ted to tal u into consideration the expedi .e ofgiv

in. Resolved, ed to bring in act entiled courts, a-tl an, Stc v ens, tan were aphen Mr. Suireport I .i rsttim and

t r ers, the

in -he G

lifferent com i berwise.

.1 a oi eriffs

re -o-w i di

JHiK I . i n hole, Sc to-ni; I . o vv. ., resolved,

ing a compensat

id v urors.

Senate Weinks On motion of Mr. I . a committee be appoint

with

t t

R enre

committee irOB i U

priety of revising the Laws . i Ferris Depauw and : oike ted that committee. Thttrsda On motion of Mr. P nr red. That so much of t e Ms. ssage, as relates to the mi ferred to a select committee . Conner, Depauw Paul ai we e appointed that comn so much as relates to tria 5 ferred to a select con uttee C m er, Mo tgomery and I appointed that commith -much, as relates to a State ref i red to a selei cotim Messrs Baird Depauw appointed tin i mmittee -Tl ah relates to n sc 1 1

to a select cen m tf e : Pain and Poike Wi . Committee.- 'j I a &o n sieves running a'. t be referred to a s i'.t

Messrs. Fcr;is, Ban a I Ci

appointed that commiti ee.

On motion of Mr Polkcorde the con'deration I fth- ( ov. i ' ( ' s . -e, relative to he; appoint n t fl . Biackford, Ls. as jUuc oi .... . ui

t Mi

I -.o no c i r. B i, i d t r '. : to CI :j r. .

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