Indiana State sentinel., 1849-11-15

The INDIANA GAZETTEER, Typographical Diction-
Gry of The State Of Indiana Third Edition.
10000 copies: 44O pages. Indianapolis Published
By L. CHAMBERLAIN.
Tnis work. with which our readers are already
somewhat acquainted, is completed and ready for
delivery. No pains expense have been spared to
make it book at useful and creditable to our
State. We think the verdict of the public will be
that the publisher has succeeded in furnishing such
work 1t is divided into two parts the first of which
embraces general view of the State, its boundaries
and extent-area-natural dvisions-face of the
country and peculiarities in its
histOry-lakes and rlvers-publlc ands-internal
improyements-agricultura productions manufac-
lures and commerce-clmuie and health-education
political institutions and civil divisions-popula-
tion-religious denominations tquties-history.
The second, topography and statistics, particular
description of all the organized counties, Cities towns
villages townships, water courses, praries, &c., in
the State, alphabetically arranged.
There are % handsome engravngs, to wit: The
State House, State Bank, Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
Asylum for the Blind Hospital for the Insane First
Presbyterian Church, Wesley Chapel, the residences
of Hon. o. H. Smith and A. w. Morris, ESQ.,, State
Sentinel and State Journal Buildings. and Masonic
ington; Wabash College, Charlottesville; Court
House, Connersville; Franklin College, Franklin:
Asbury University, Greencastle; Hanover College,
Hanover; Branch Bank and Christ Church, Madison
Map of Canne,on, and the Cannelton Cotton Mill;
residence of Hon. A. T. Ellis, the Market House, and
View Of Market Street, Vincennes.
The style of the editor is free, familiar and COM
prehensiye; and though he processes to aim only at
the statement of facts and statistics there nre scat
tered through it instances of quaint humor which are
refreshing 10 meet with in such place For In
stance, the compiler says of leighboring county
Of Boone, that some years ago.
"The only real necrssaries for family then thought
TO be two Iines, powder aud lead barrel Of SALT camp
kettle and couple Of dogs Deer turkeys beaIs aud wolves
abundant aud the latter often very
yards of the settler and took away his pigs and poultry. The
only currency skins of deer accoons minks and
wild honey and late iS4 the trade in these
cles $4,000 year. Ii is said that in these early
times traveller from Cincinnati, in company with resi-
dent Of the county, fell in with whose horse
covered and loaded with skins of vsments' almost
hide both horse and der and the only information he could
get that this the Collector Of the county, returning
TO the county with his funds from Of the town.
ships AT any ate the stony found It's way the news
papers, and those who gave full credit the
supposed the Collector Of Boone had odd Of
toners TO collect his poll taxes FROM. The skins it
sad for State the deer for county revenue and
the mink for change About the time said
one of the Judges who for of other accommodations
OOuIl supposed AZ
to be reading newspaper when, approach il
aseeained that he only eating large buckwheat
cake"
Perry county, also in "early times" is made the
scene of bear story, which, though we have pub
lished 1t before, is worth repeating.
"John Archibald and his wife, having succeeded in freeing
bear, cot down the which unfortunately fell the
husband broke his Leg and held him fast the ground In
the hurry of the moment the wife noticed The acci-
dent but she and the dogs pursued a
two, when he brought bay and up kill
ed him. For the first time she then missed her husband and
hastily returning relieved him from his unpleasant situa-
tion Mr. A Is still alive, though he obtained the
perfect use Of his limbs again."
We suppose the author knows about the correctness
of these yarns, or ought to. They very good
stories, albeit somewhat apocryphaL
The compiler INDUCES in merriment at the
expense of certain dignitaries home; but as
it might, from peculiar circumstances, be considered
personal at this time. we forbear to quote.
A much more extended notice Of this Gazetteer
might be made, but have neither time space
to spare present We shall make further extracts
: from il occnsion may allow.
Its mechanical execution is" as our ibera
neighbor of the Journal says, "a credit to all CON
cerned. aid will bear favorable comparison will
similar works published any where in the country
Why could the Journal not admit that il was printed
at the State Sentinel oficei
Price Sl.5O; to be had at this Office and at tn,
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