Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 1 October 1825 — Page 2

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NEW GOODS.

:::oo::: JUST received from Philadelphia, a ge neral assortment 01 British, French & American Dry Goods, CUTLERY, iArI) & QUEENSWARE, GROCERIES, SHOES, &c. Which arc offered for sale, low. Wm BURTCH. July 20, 1820. 23-tf European, India and Domestic ? GOODS. y imiiiii :o:ozi-o:o:mm S. TOMLIN80N, ( MARKET STREET VINCENNES 1A.) HAS just received from Philadelphia and Baltimore,?, handsome and very general assortment of Merchandize of every description consisting of Sprint 5 Smnmer DRY GOODS, A complete assortment of Ilirdware and Cutler y, Queensware $ Glassware. sIr."u"N& 1 BONNETS FRESH GIWCEMES. AH of which are offered for sale at the most reduced prices for cash 1 5 if. Ivkiy 28. 1825. Cheaper ( Cheaper Still. CIITTraCTETS. Ty MAKKF.Ti between 2d & 3d STREETS 53" S just received from Philadelphia j and Baltimore, and now for sale, an legant assortment of RICH Sc FASHIONABLE DUV GOODS, Comprising nearly every article needed jy t'e Faimcr, or the Mechanic. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OP Hardware & cutlery ALSO QUEENS & GLASSWARE In very great variety. LADIES, 1 DAfTC c GENMLEMENS, & CHILDRENS J HUHi. A very complete assortment of GROCERIES. All of which will be sold on the most accommodating terms, for cash 16-tf Vincennes, June 1825. Cheap ir holes tie cr Retail, Hat Store. TB P price , On MARKET STREET, Jl u vIncennes, has constantly on hand, a handsome assortment of hats of every description, which he is enabled to sell as low as any in the place. HE NOW MANUFACTURES THE Cortes, & f.val Water Proof II ATS, Which are ascertained to be the latest fashions fct7Orderrs from a distance thaully received, and speedily filled. 43-ly November, 182:1 INFORMS the public that he continues to carry on the Saddlery Harness making business, at his shop on (WATER STREET VINCENVEs) He also, will keep on hand a legular tupply of LEATHER, of every description, which will be sold on reasonable terms. He also manufactures, and will sell at t e lowest prices, Boot a Shoes, of every description and quality. February i9, 1825. 1-tf Sale for 'taxes. I WILL expose to public sale at the Court house door in ti e town of Porteisvillr, on the second Monday in .Yovember next all the tracts of land, and town lots in Dubois county, for the taxes due thereon for the year 1825, if said tax is not paid on or bef'e the second Monday in November ensuing. Wm El)MO'SrON. Col Taxes j Dubuis aunty. Sept. 18, 1825. 32-4t

PROPOSALS.

For carrying the Mails of the United - )f carruv States on the following Poast-Hoads will be received at the General PostOffice, in the City of Washington, until the 1 5th day of October nextnclusive: In Indiana. 164 From Rushville by Conncrsville, Brownsville, Liberty and Oxford, to Hamilton, Ohio, once a week, 55 miles. Leave RushvilW every other Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Hamilton on Thursday by noon. Leave Hamilton every other Monday at 3 p m and arrive at Rushville on Tuesday by 7 p m 165. From Winchester by Noblesville to Indianapolis, once in two weeks. Leave Winchester every Tuesday at 6am and arrive at Indianapolis the same day by 7 p m. Leave Indianapolis every other Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Winchester the same day by 6 p m. 166. From Princeton by Petersburg, Washington, Bloomfield, Bloomington and Martinsville, to Indianapolis once in two weeks. Leave Princeton every other Friday at 4am and arrive at Indianapolis on Saturday by 8 p m. Leave Indianapolis every other Monday at 6 am and arrive at Princeton on Wednesday by noon. 167. From Rockport by Potersville, to Washington, once in two weeks, 55 miles. Leave Rockport every other Wednesday at 1 p m and arrive at Washington on Thursday by 6 pra. Leave Washington every other Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Rockport on Wednesday by 11 am. NOTES. 1. The Postmaster General may expedite the mail and alter the times for arrivals and departure, at any time during the continuance of the contract, he paving an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby And he reserves the right to abridge any contract made under this advertise ment when he thinks it proper, and to deduct from the compensation at the ratio paid under the contract, for lessening the duties of the contractor. 2. Ten minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail, at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3 For every thirty minutes delay, (unavoidable accidents excepted,) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit five dollars, and, if the delay continue until the departure of any depending mail, whereby a trip is lost, a forfeitu: c of double the atnount allowed for carrying the mail one trip, shall be incurred, unless it shall be made to appear that the delay was occasioned by unavoidable accident; in which case the amount of pay for a trip will be forfeited. 4 Persons making proposals arc requirt d to state their pticcs by the year. 1 hose who contract will receive their pav quarterly in the months of May, August, November, and February, one month after the expiration of each quarter. 5. No other than a free white person shall be employed to cany the mail. 6. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stoge carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals; and the stage must be of sufficient size, unless otherwise expressed, to conveniently convey seven passengers. 7 Every proposer may offer in his bid, to make improvement in the transportation of the mail, from the terms invited, either as to the mode of transporting it, the speed required, or the trequtney of the trips per week which shall receive due consideration The number of the post rutc shall be stated in evety bid, and the proposal must be sealed and directed to the General Post-Office, and endorsed "Prcficsals." Strict attention must be given to the endorsement, as it is not intended to break the seal of any proposal, until the time for receiving bids shall have expired. 8. The Postmaster General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end. whenever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss of a trip. 9. The distances stated arc such as have been commmunicated to this office, and some of them may be incorrect: On this subject the contractor must inform himself the department will not be answerable for any mistake. 10 No bid shall be withdrrm after the time for receiving bids shall have expired; and should any person refuse to take the contract at his bid, he shall be held tesponsible to the Department for the diiT re u c between his bid, and that at which the contract shall be made. No

decisions on Vids shall be made known

V, lilt I f ill ui ULiuuti. 1 lie Ub ! signment of any contract without the consent of the Postmaster General, shull forfeit it and in all cases where ar?:!iI cation to make a transfer is made, the terms must oe luuy siatea. p 1 1. The contracts are to be in o,j ruction on the first day of January next: The contracts for routes N. 1 to 65 inclusive, are to continue three years, No. 65 to 93, and from 135 to 167 inclusive, are to continue two years, and all the others one year, except 173, 174 and 175, which will continue two years. JOHN M'LEAN. Post-master Central. General Post-Office, Washington City, June 14, 1825. Sheriff's Sale. virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me directed, from the Clerk's office of Sullivan county, I will expose to public sale, at the court house door in Vincennes, on Saturday, the fifteenth day of October next, between the hours ten o'clock, a. m and five o'clock, p. m agreeably to the third section of the law sub jeeting real and personal estate to execution, the following land, to wit : sj"x.y four acres, and seventy five hundredths of rt : . . t . i i-. un acre, oi L,ocauon numoer two nunareu and eighty-three, and of Location number two hundred and fifiy, to be taken off of the south end ol said location last above mentioned, lying and being in Busseron township, adjoining the county line be tween Knox and-Sullivan, as '.he property of John Duley, at the suit ot James Lawson, the said property given up by John Law, Esq. plaintiff's attorney S ALMY, Shff. kc. Sept. 23, 1825. 32-3-g'50 LL persons are hereby cautioned not to purchase the land advertised by S. Almy, Sheriff ol" Knox county, as the property of John Duley, as the said land belongs to me, as may be seen by refer ence to the recorder's office of Knox county, la. E STOUT. September 23, 182S 650 REWARD. jtfif) ANA WAY fiom the subscriber on Jj .Monday morning the 9thinst. from the house of Andrew Armstrong, in Knox county. la. a negro man named SIM, about 30 years of age, 6 feet high, spare made laige whiskers, and down look, has a small piece off of one of his cars, he had on when he went away dark mixed jains cloths, a wool hat and a new pair of shoes, he has other clo'hing with him. The above reward and all reasonable expenses, will be paid to any person delivering said negro to me in cott county, Ky or confining him in any jail in the state of Indiana so that I can get him. ROBERT AD KINS. Sept. 19th, 1825. 32-3t SHALL positively proceed to force the collection ol TJXES, if not paid before the tenth day of September ; this notice I hope will be attended to, as it will be very disagreeable lor me to be compelled to that measure. I theicfoic hope the people will at least try and pay their taxes this year; those that cannot pay the present rate, will be in a bad way when we get at the canal. W L. WITHERS, it c Aucrnst 12, 1825. 26-tf Executors ale. Y virtue of ihe last will and testamem ol Luke Decker, tired, and by a Decree of the Piobate court, of the coui.ty ol Knox, the undersigned executors will expose to public sale, at the court house door in Vincennes, on Saturday, the 22d of October next, the following tract ol land, containing three hundred i3 sixty two acres 15 fiftyfivt hundredths, lying, situate, and being on liver Deshee, in the said county of Knox, and state of Indiana, and bounded by lands owned by John Dcvore, Andrew Purcell, Nicholas Johnson, and William Miner, and on the other side by vacant land, on the following terms, to wit : one foutth of the purchase money in hand, one tout th in nine months, St the balance in eighteen months, the purchaser giving bond and security for the two last payments. JOHN DECKER, ) ExecuJOHN CLAY POOLE. tors. September 22, 1825 32-41 ? It. DANIEL. 0 (AT0IIN3Y AT LAW.) HAS removed from Princeton to Vincennes la and will practice law in the firsts fourth judicial circuits. He keeps his office on water street, where he may at all times be found. April 24, 1824. ll-tf

Sheriff s Sate. BY virtue of sundry Fee bills to ico directed horn Robert Bimtin, former Clerk of the Knox Circuit cr u:t, I wili expose to public sale at the Court house door in Vincennes on Saturday the fifteenth day of October next, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and .5 o'c. p. m. agiccably to the thiid section ol the law subjecting real and personal estate to execution, the following 0t of ground to wit: one hundred and fifty a. cres of land, lot number 27, lying and being in the Old Donation Taken as tho proper ty of Wm. Morrison to satisfy tho above Fee bills. S. ALMY,S, t:.c. Sept. 23. 1825. 32-3t A Great Bargain! To Manufacturers and Men of Capital. THE subscribers wil expose to public vendue, on the first day of January next, if not previously disposed of, a J. ease, taken from the stale oi Illinois, of the IVabasli 5 Ohio Saline, for a term of 1 1 years. The rent for the year 1826 having been paid, and the rents that will be due to the State of Illinois, for the ten subsc quent years, amounts to g8 650; which rents and dues can be discharged with that amount in Notes of the

Stale Bank of Illinois, and its Branches. The above Lease will be sold on a ciedit of six, nine, and twelve months; together with Waggons, Horses, Oxen, Chains, Axes, and all other articles appertaininrand belonging to the manufacturing of salt There is an excellent HORSE MILL on the premises and about 100 acres cleared land, under a good fence six Furnaces in complete order, with good sheds four comfortable salt hou ses, and all other necessary buildings. There can be manufactured from threo hundred and forty to fifty bushels ofsalS a week to each F'urnace. They will, at the same time and place, offer for sale their stock of Horses, Cattle and Hogs. GUARD. CHOISSER, h Co. Oallatin co. Saline, sept. 6, 1825-32-3. Fifty Dollars Itezcard. RANAWAY fiom the subscriber living now at Columbus, in Missie sippi, a negro man named JO E, and was taken up sometime in June last, in Pope county, Illinois, and broke jail, and made his escape from thereon the 20th of July. He has a scar from a stab just above one of his hip bonea He is nhout 27 or 30 years old, five feet six or eight inches high ; black, has rather a down look when spoken to, his tyrs have rather a red cast, spare built, but neatly formed and no particular marks other than as above described. negro that he would not tell his right name, nor acknowledge the'name of -his master again, as it was from hi3 having done so, in this instance, that he came to be taken up, and news of it sent tome. I have reason to believe that he is aiming for the state of Ohio. I will give the above reward to an, person who will apprehend said negro and put him in jail, so that I can get him, or one hundred dollars to have him delivered to me, where I now live, and will pay all expenses for the transportation. JAMES BAILEY. Sawncctown, Aug. 22, 1825. 30-9t SIOO lie ward. g. LOPED from my farm in Wilson 8 j county, Tennessee. 6 miles from Galatin, and twenty five miles from Nashville, on the 4th of this instant, a negro man named ROBERT, about 25 years of age; six feet high, of & yellowish complexion; has a scar over one of his eye3, some cars on his legi. He took with him a fur hat, a drab great coat, with a large cape covered with buttons, he is a honse carpenter by trade and will, there i no doubt, endeavor to pass as a freeman. 'I he above mentioned reward will be given to any person, who will apprehend said negro, and secure him in some jail, so that I can get him again. JAMES II. DAVIS. Julv 9th. 1825. 23-3m TAKE KOTICE. I HAVE left mv notes and accounts with Saml. Hill Esq. who is authorized to settle them, those who ars inejeb ted to me, will do well to attend tothi notice, as I am determined to close mjr business in Vincennes. A. PATTERSON.

Sept. 22, 1825.