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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

AN ELoPEMrNr.-rhe New York and other east
efn papers are flied with speculations concerning
an eopemeut Of young boarding school miss II
or Is years. with an old British spunger Of some
30 years. The young lady is Miss Crorhan, daugh-
OF Mr. Croahan OF OHIO aud neice TO Col. Croghan,
the hero OF Fort Stephenson aud Sandusky. Miss
Coghan revenue. 10 her own r ght. is stated to
BE- soO,0oo To $4,000 per annum The old fellow.
called Capt. Edward Wyndham Schney, Skinned
round the gil year or So aud with br,bes pro-
bably, got some persons 10 assist in hs ncfirous
scheme. They were married by somebody IN New
York, and mme iiatc'y left TOR England IN the
packet ship Mediator. Sehuey Is represented TO
be ''wci-drcsscd. Wel.-tixed vel. made, we'll
WHISPERED and mu-tach,oed." oafer. with some
pretcn-iou, 70 gent..y. AID lst such fellow as
AWAY. finds bus way INTO Whist : called the fash
ioua5le CIRCLES. aud hs description rem nds rs of
a ~hi,kered rascal who cut great swell ia this CT
~ the past winter and cleared on, suddenly with
out settling he b..s He too. was great lrdys
man. in rery high crrhs.
The NV Yors Commercial Advertiser Of a later
date, says hat for ten years to come the present
Mr.. >cAuley can have no control over the large
estates devised 70 her by her grandfather, the late
General O'Ilara. of Pittsburgh. but s entitled by
his VIII u an allowance oi only one thousand dol
lars per annun and farther, that the consent other
fitaer 90 tae mauagr is necessary before the pro-
perry vests 10 tae young lady at al.
A>ornrR.-TAe Fosfon psf says that daugh-
ter a Tie Hon. G.. VI. Dallas. Of Philadelphia.
eioaed .'h af,8ctee - "a Minister Plen l2otentia-
ry Of some i9rss - po@sf, aud IS, proudly, Mrs
Somebody, before tins.
r- fblef ~ PIrlsfsl.f,, t,s moon, o,.,...,o4 ~
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

AT THE CoNrrssro>AL.-The Boston Atlas a
leading whig paper, says
:. Ne feel deeyfy hUnitiafed 1T the present III
Graded ST4TE OF OUR GOTERN.
.HE.N'T IN relation 10 ITS Pecuniary efars."
We think the Atlas might with proprety add.
our political and moral" well as &" pecnniary'
affairs. which have indisputably been rously cor
rup,ed by the blleful Influences Of Whggery.
GIVE always think OF the following when we
hear the barking OF the pups Of whggery at our I'M
perial heels =
An honest man need not feel the assaults Of
h.s enemies. Talent VIII be appreciated. industry
will be rewarded, and he who pursues, IN any call.
ing an open, manly, honest course. will IN the end
triumph over all enemies, and build for himself
good name which shall endure long after his ira
ducers shall have been forgotten
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

\ Black Storm VIII be found on the i,b page.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

Franklin Combs, one of the Americans taken
prisoner by the Mexcans II Santa Fe, has arrived
a. New Orleans.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

CIrELAM SHAw.-Late Clerk of Tlppecanoe
Circuit Court, died in Havana, Cuba, the 2ls,
January.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

FEDERAL Who PYRAMID-There it is, ladies'
and gentlemen! Just enough left to build - log
cabin" As the federal wings are sick of " coons''
and cabins" build this for their especial ben
eft. Alack Poor whggery
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01
Additional annual taxation.
sl0,492,

Additional annual taxation, sIO,492 SOS
= 81 that, at the end Of the second year of Wing
retrenchment and reform. we are TO have addition.
al taxes. exceeding ten millions OF dollars annually
and nat oaal debt of seventeen millions OF dollars
Five millions more are asked for, to put the
Fiscal Machine in motion. and eight millions TO
purchase the right Of using rall roads so that il
the projects of the administration be carried out
We to have at the end of the second year of
Wing reform a national debt OF thirty millions of
dollars"
Now. wing friends in view of this simple state
men, of facts and on this one subject only. for the
balance of their promises VIII prove deceptive
as this are YOU prepared 10 believe them again
Are you prepared To be iocd on. like sheep with a
handful OF SALT TIL they get you 10 the slaughter
house. whence there viii be no escape but 10 the
shambcs II so. believe them let their honeyed
and decei,ful batteries still allure you on to your
own destruction
But We scout the idea The Hoosiers are made
of " sterner stuff The tear of being called i'm
prdcea5Ies, or even locOs, not great TO cause
them TO stake their independence. Neither viii the
famous resolve OF few federal lawyers, to come I'D
TO the Senate year. dressed in farmers habili
menis' deceive the honest yeomanry Of the land
Their hands must be felt Their secret orders TO
steep them in tan bark TO spoil temporarily their
y whiteness, will be of no avail The quality Of
hc hide VIII &c looked al,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

Cc5-The lady Of the Hon. J. b. Weller, VI G.,
died n Columbus. o. on the 23d ult
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

Making a National Debt
Additional annual taxes imposed on
the people at the extra session, es-
tImatcd by the Wings at
Further additions TO the taxes pro-
posed by the Secretary OF the Urea
sury 10 meet the deficit of lS42. and
leave IN the Treasury two millions
of dollars,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

SOMETHING Coon Under this head the Ga
zette, federal paper printed at Nlncennes. copies
from the Charleston Courier another federal paper
of Illinois some New Years Rhymes, among which
we find the following. We add a commentary upon
the texts, and request the Gazette to repubsh the
h.,ln
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

biz passed to a second reading N the Tennes
see Senate. prohibiting WhHe persons gambling
with negro slares-whether to guard the morals OF
ne negroes or TO preserve the gentemanly charac-
ter Of gambling, ne Do not understand.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

q OF has pissed ne PcnnsyIvania lower
House 10 committee Of the WHOLE to prevent the
sale Of property Tor less than to-thirds OF It's ap-
praised value. Ials principle must eventually be-
adopted u every State in the Union.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

C-g-PeNrIcc, u IS stated. bas lost the use Of
uota las hands. II = also sad that TINS loss has
been occas'oned by Wrlims such pretence may
DO well enough 10 excite partizan sympathy but
even Tie '!ro IN physiology VII laugh at the idea.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-01

Too BAD! Too BAD Notwithstanding the
severe manner in which mum. er OF ~a,g papers
in this State have attacked the thing called the
wing address, We have laughed, But Of all the
serere cuts,-of all the real tike e6s.-of any k.nd.
none caps that the Lafayette Journal, wing pa.
per. 1t publishes the Address and actually
places cut ola log ca5in at ITS head We thought
Col. Gregg was severe enough under the circunl-
stances but MaJ5r ~emans has cut h.m out.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

ujT Mr.. Moiat in his missionary lahors, gives
the following account of the iondness OF the Hot
,en,o,s for The "flesh pots" The old adage says,
"there is no accounting for ,astc,' and what is a
correct or proper taste, will probably always rem,n
matter Of dispute. Hannah Move, speaking Of
tie Americans says that taste is The last thing that
Republicans acquire. lIo;tentots ore, however,
Royalis,> but Republican would not dis
pu,e, thu, under certain circumstances, fire may
lock vastly ugly "wi'hout n pot"
"IIAppivEss OF IloTIFNToTs.-Th su-
preme happiness consists in having abundance
ofmeat. Asking man who was more grave
and thoughtful than hiS companions what was
the finest sight he could desire. he instantly re-
piled, "A great fire covered with pots full OF
meat adding, how ugly the fire looks without
a pot y "
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

CJr ID ck, ns, IN his notes, docs mt much admire
tie mode OF drrssne by the New York Ladies. The
ladies' of Gotham we bel eve were never much re
nowned Tor the simplicity OF their style. Speaking
Of New York he says:
"llCayen save the ladies'. how they dress {!
We have seen more Cuiors IN these ten MIN
utes than we should have seen elsewhere in as
many days. What various parasols what
roinhows silks and satns! what 7lnking ofthin
stockings. and pluchng Of thin shoes, and ilut-
terIng of rihands and silk tasselS, and display a
rich cloakS with gaudy hoods and Innings =
The Young gentleman are fond, you sec OF turn
ing down their shirt collars and cultvating
their whiskers, especially under the chm but
they cannot approach the ladies' in their dress
or bearing, being, to say the truth, humanity OF
! quite another sort.
TRE LADIES OF BosToN.-'The tone of Soci-
! ETY. in Boston is one OF perfect poteness, cour-
tesy, and good breeding, The ladies are uGqucs-
tionably very bc0utlul-i in face; hut there
am compelled d to stop. Their education is much
as with us; neither better or worse. | heard
/ some very muryellous stories in this respect
! but not believing them was not disappointed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
nucl.N,ltrnt strnNr.

\ correspondent who signs himsclf"a y0nnE
farmer" asks MS whether any use can be MADE
of his buckwhqat straw Our reply is better
for mck cows than the best Timothy hay-tlat
his COWS will eat with ay!dty--thut If it has
no. been expos d too long to the 'icissltudes Of
the weather it will prove equally nutritious 10
thcm-that so far rs the secretion or niik Is
concerned it is infinitely preferable to any
hay or folder within our knowledge, and that,
when boiled, or steamed, il makes most ac.
ccp'at,e slop for cows. We shall say further
that the "od pIlu" Of throwing this Wholesome
and nutgiInus proyend'r upon the dung heap
or the barn yOrd TO be tramp!ed under foot
shonld be- permitted to assume lis proper ranb
among the choicest hay tor neat cItue. Fur
me. and G0rdHcr.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

HoRnIRLE OUTnAGE.-In the Runinsas (owa)
Gazette We find the most extraordinary and cruel
relation Of circumstances that believe ever went
rth in type. An old man lived alone. and had
forbidden a daughter, who lived near, and her hus'
band, or even their children, ever TO approach his
place. on account merely Of some whimsical plque
that the old wretch had taken agans, his child -
One morning the inhuman having found his grand
child, under three years OF age, climbing upon his
garden rail, and he Deliberately went for his rifle
and shot the hoy dead.-The victim fell inside of
the fence The old man reloaded snd sat watch.
ing. Not long after the mother came seeking her
chill and the minute she touched her fathers gar,
den rail, as she did with Shrek the instant she
perceived her dead child, the old brute sho, her in
the temple and killed her stone dead on the spot
The hoary maniac (as he is now accounted) shot
the father also when he came, and he is now in
prison to answer for the three murders.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

A TuAToR's REwARp.-The following version
of wellknown fact is related in The journal and
etters of the late SAMUEL CosoyER, himself To
ry aud Refugee from America
"In the House of Commons, March 20, l7s2,
Lord Surrey happening to esPy Arnold the Amer
lean seeding General, in the House, sending him
message to depart, lhrelening, in case OF refusal
to move for breaking up the gallery to which the
General answered that he was introduced by a
member to which Lord Surrey replied he might
under that condition stay, i he DouG promise ne,
rer 10 enter il again, with which GenU. Arnold
conn he'd. This is the second instance Of public
disrcspect he has met with ; the King having been
forced TO engage his royal word not TO employ or
peusion him just reward for ueacheFy, which
! is ever odious."
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
Union Times.
tioTl

This old democratic journal has changed hands.
We pcrc, i've 10y tie last numhe tn / John VI Baum,
who Las edited the paper for several years past,
has now become the proprietor, and therefore as
,umcs the entire control Of its columns Mr.
Reichy The former proprietor in taking leave of
the patrons Of the Times, pays a well deserved
compliment to The industry, integrity and ability
of Mr. .um. This change is as il should he. An
editor OF a paper should always, if possible, have
tho absolute control of the sheet which he pre-
sides. Ii this was generally the case, it would add
greatly to The dignity eud character of the Press.
Nor should We then sce So many party hacks, often
owr ed aud controlled hy individuals who have
their own selfish ends to accomplish, while the
editor is made To figure as mere cats paw in m"
establishments How oflcn is OIL editor oi this
character obliged at a moments warning, 10 shape
his and principles Ct priuciPles he has any
to suit the views of bis supcrior-, probably without
even consulting his feelings on account OF the RI
dicu Gus figure in which he is mode to appear be-
foIe the public. This is not mere fancy sketch,
butts often lustrated by facts, that ''he who
runs may read"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
The Money Market.
J. =. SIINDEL.

We have made inquiries among some Of our
active business men, and find that our predictions
as TO the gradual improvement Of business affairs
are thus far confirmed. The indications are Ger.
,anlv gratifying, and could the belief le generally
entertained, and with confidence, that nothing cal
cuate1 10 disadvantage the commercial and trading
relations Of the country will be accomplished du
ring the approaching Session of Congress we feel
satisfied that still more activity would speedily he
come apparent. There are immense sums Of mo-
ney in Philadelphia, which are not employed At the
present time, which are drawing no interest, snd
which the moment all apprehersions disappear, as
to further important changes in the Tariff aud o.
/ lhcr laws, hy which commerce and trade se-
rjouslv affected will re directed to the legitimate
/ paths Of enterprise and once more be rend' red b.
VA lthle to the active and Industrious To the me-
. Chonic 80 well as the manufacturer, the farmer as
well as the merchant We repeat that the wors,
/ has been experienced and that although many
have suffered severely during The recent con.
vusion, tha, they will never again he able to rise
into condition Of qfllucnce and independence, vel
the general aspect of affairs, regards this great
nation. will, unlc,s we shall he afflicted Ivy some
unlookcd-for disaster, gradually mprove.-Bt Btch
Reporter.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
S22,l00,665

Thus il will lie seen that the iron produced in
Pennsyvania, and the additional value given to it
hy our mechanics. amounts annually to more than
the sum of twenty two millions ofdolIars
There i. also consumed in the manufacture
more than 10000 tons of anthracite and bitumi.
nous coal
There are employed in the manufacture Of iron
that, with their families depending upon the iron
business we have population in Pennsylvania Of
more than 100 600 persons.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

a. The publishers Of the New World have
publ shed, in handsome Octave form, in extra
numbers, Dickens new work. entitled "Amcrican
Ntcs' The work was printed md published by
them in seventeen hours after it arrived by the
Great Western, and sold at The low price Of l2i cts.
This work which has been anxiously looked for,
has already been extensively read and criticised.
Some conIcmn it indi,cr;mnatey, whle others think
tha it is. wih few exceptions an excel ent work.
Mr.. Dickens fort, we take IT, les in his description
Of sec mes in the lower wrks Of life. In such woks
as Oliver Twist aud Nicholas Ni,keIhy his genius
shines foth from every page, tut it s evidently
un quail to the task of describing the institutions
Of this country, AMI king the proper deduction,
thcrclrom. In this respec, his "not,s" are greatly
inferior the productions OF rayeI!cs Of less note
lhai have proceeded him.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

Tar SESrhScE OF CoLr.-The opinion of Gov.
ernor Srw,Un, which publish this day, refusing
TO commune or in any way disturb the sentence of
Coli. was communicated to the wIetched prisoner
Yesterday morning He received it at first with
apparent coolncss and unconcern hut when he
saw his fate was sealed beyond all possibility of
change, all tie audacious holdncss which has mark
ed his bearing since the day Of the commission Of
his crime gave way, and he seemed overcome with
grief and detection. He sent for his brother who
remained with him through the afternoon he al
81 desired the attendance Of clergyman During
the frs, few hours he wept much, but this emotion
afterwards gave way, we arm, to an appearance Of
witness bordering on insanity. To prevent his
self destruction he will hr kept shacklcd until the
d " Of hi. execution aud no one will he admitted
tn him except in presence OF the Keeper of the
( Prison. Tribune.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
Caution.
Reporter.

Nrw CnrSrErrEITs-The Baltimore Amor-
en- states that counterfeit two dollar notes Of the
Bank of Baltimore have jus, been put in circull.
tiln. The engraving is well eIecuted-the sigma
lures of the presdcn, and cashier, (ana particular.
" the laer) are closely initiated, and the general
appearance the counerfit note SO closely re-
sembes the genuine one that the cheat is likely
to deceive most persons,
ENCH,~GE BANK OF PIrTsRURG lis md q
altered with pen from Tow-nda Relief notes. The
genuine are signed w. Jsme~, Ir or ]. b. Muir.
raw. Clerks with the names of President and Cash.
icr engrdre4 on the EFF.
large number Of notes Of various denomina-
tions, of the broken Commercial Bank OF Milling.
ton. NIL, have been altered to read CONNER
cial Bank ef Pennsylvania, Commercial Bank OF
New York ; Commerci,l Bank, Boston M
mcrcial Bank Perth Amhoy Commercial Bank
Providence Commercial Bank Portsmouth e.,
Reading Gazette.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
New York Elections.

The Democratic Governor and Lieutenant CO.
vernon elected Ivy a majority Of more than t,cenfy
thousand gain, over the last Presidential elec.
ton of more ihau 80 900
Ttcenty four, of the thirty.four Congressmen.
Nine of the eight Senators! ninefyt,co members
of the House out of 2s-and a democratic major
i,y on joint ballot of sirty.eigt, which will Sc.
cure the reelection of the talented SILAs WRieHr
TO the l.. :. Senate.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
fcua MUNiCATED.1


Elder Joseph Clement
Stn:-The note directed to me, and published
in the Sunhurv American Of the 10Th inst, in re-
la,ion to an offer made by me some time ago, on
the subject Of Baptism. read 10y me. I was
surprised a, your bodness, expressed in the Ian
guage of said note. Nothing but an ovcrheatcd
Imagination could have directed those sentiments.
an, indeed very anxious to perceive your a'gu,
mcn,s on the point in question, inasmuch a. hun.
dreds of the most learned and best Of men could
no, find in the New Testament what a deuded
Mormon, a worshipper of the "golden pl ties"
disc ,vercd. The offer [ made requires no public
discussion, nor the proposition made for that
purpose because no good can result Ivy discussing,
pubHcly, conflicting religious subjects, and more
especially when one party is determined not to
yield to the uuth-having nothing to loose and all
20 gain. You will therefore prove your assertion
MS stated in your note, and give it publicity in the
Sunbury American, without any further corrrspon
tcnce. am determined TO consider this my last
communication on the subject with you
Your Welwisher,
J.P. SHTNDEL.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

shaved by pretty Spanish girl, with brown
complexion and delicate hand. She used 10 say
Don't look so hard a, me, or ! may cut you
On Friday night at the Walnut Street Circus
the celebrated rider, Madiean, in attempting 10
throw a backward somerse, from his horse, fell into
the ring and broke his arm.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

Or me " the papers state, that the Hon. a.
V Parsons, Secretary Of state, will resign on the
frst Of next month ard that he will he appointed
Barton. in Philadclphia 1t is also rumored that
Judge Baton will he appointed Secretary Of State
Ills however, we do not credit.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
Massachusetts Election.

We learn from the NV York Tribune Of We'd
ncsday last, that Massachusetts has gone tor the
democrats, unless few scattering abolition votes
may have prevented choice, which, from the m.
creased msjoiees far as ard from, is not likely
TO he the case. So far as heard from, Morton
(lemocrsl) WAS ilG ahead OF Davis.