Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-08

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4 &C. O. immense Thickness. which has been crossed
daily by travellers sud visitors Tor a week past. N
/ perfect safety. The ice broken INTO very fne rier
IS ts passage the Fails, hsd risen up fellow
"a such quantities and win such force that ;he
has been elevated les than thirty I've feet
above the summer level of the river aud frozen 20
Idly together hy the shoNering spray presents a
arm mass Wlth occasional t-Sures several feet IA
width, and OF great depth. - permanent seems
this wonderful barrier 81 nature. that email build
my has been erected on II and occupied as groce-
ry.-BgG. .ldr.
PIA~o-N IoLENo.-Wc had the pleasure Saiur-
day 81 hearing Performance on this instrument.
invented by James Wood. Esq.. # Buchanan. Va.
II Is a c"uabiuaiiun of the Piano ion. and un-
doubleday one 81 TIC most isgenious instruments
Ne have ever seen. The music - exquisite. the
instrument being 20 constructed thai tire performer
can play en- The piano disconnected with tie Violin
or both a the time. wi.h much ease as
eny lady can common Piano. The best amateurs
I oi Europe have cHdca,ored Tor two hundred years
/ ta invent such Instrument the PIANO ioleno.
but have totally n .led--and glad that CT
tzen of our oHn state. and a ghbor. has
succeeded 10 iais comPi Gated undertaking.
/ Lyaoibrgt Ryai.
\ CuRioUs ArrtrR-- according 10 statement
Ia tie Hartford Eagle. We are. perhaps. not yet
done witA tie poor captive negroes Of tAe AHisiad
! The total population 81 Connecticut, II seems, by
the late census. is 3lUOl5. at which ID are repre-
scented as slaves Tnesc , include - Amistad
groes. Who have been declared b. the United states
Courts % be ireemen. II the appor;ionment bal,
allowing one representative 10 every OSutO passes
the correction, which ought To be made, counting
these thirty not as slaves. bat as freemen.
WI enttic The State - an additional representa-
tive.
II is currently reported that resolution was
introduced INTO The last Indiana legs azure for
the appointment of a state Phreuo.ogst 10 examine
4 the heads oi Tie Governor, Fund Commissioners
and others who have had charge Oi the finances
OF the state. 10 discover which the greatest inan-
cier. IN examination at their pecksls, would be
Tar more advisable and both Tie reports Of tie late
/ Fund Commissioners be correct, there Is greater
necessity Tor the latter examination than there is %
the former.- Crtcacas'ie tnHcr, BhS
President ylcr vetoed Mr. Gays iavor.te bank
project The latter rrtaicd by the defeat oi las OAR
ling scheme of fastening Incorporated monopoly
ON the country, takes the high ground of proposing
20 alter the Constitution, that there may pc no
torbalauce 10 The power of his Dictatorship. Have
not the great body o the people approved the
aud does not the resolution Of llr. Clay meet WIKI
a general reprobation l-.uld,soniaa.
HARD Tinr>.-A pressure m the money market,
unprecedented for severity the prices a. agrcu
tural products uncomInony low the currency nev-
er more disordered stocks falling every DAY the
/ expenses % the government 81 millions the last
year. and - millions asked for the year u come
and What has never before been The case, lhc Urea
sury at Washington entirely empty-nnta dollar 10
pay the members OF Congress. Good Wing times,
truly .-H0rcofor Palladium.
The Msdisonjan concludes an argument agaiust
the banking sy-ten with the following s'ltisiIcs -
There are uei9hteen States % tie Ualon. upwards
Of 800 ooooco "f ban&iug capital. wholly neon
vcrtbIe aud Irredccmable 100 specie we siagger M
der diets % the amount Of 5000 ooO 900. sc have
sunk by the bauaing system. according 10 the re
ppr, Of the Treasury, the timing SUM Of s3o5, l5i =
401.
At great aud splendid lcycc given on ,hc occa
of h> daughters marrst", The Pre- dent % thc
United States 81 America. bad not drop Of wine,
or other alcoholic drinks furnished. Nothing bar
cold irafcr was TO be had-aud a wedding occa-
, sion too! What noble stcp--one winch wIll draw
TO HIM thousands o. hearts warm and fresh, AID ~
5 tell Oh tie future dcrtllies uf the nation.
few DAYS since Mr.. Wise appealed % the
Speaker against Mr. Adams, WHO. lac alleged, was
making H,Oufbs az him. Pre-, scly the same CONE
plant was made hy tlc gentleman from Ma>-achu-
seits agans; Mr. Marshall OF Kentucky. But tie
latter gentleman defended himself cay ~, 90 u
peculiar mode lac had OF chewing his tobacco
NEVER MAS srcu wtNu J. srARy rEroRr 49,
- every body saws. and we thought. uuti 49,
went INTO "a car.iul comparison IS tie Temperature
a. at january I'll with january -i2. Use result shows
that the average al the ihcrmometer has been f'c5
degrees o,rer the month just q ased. than . was 800
. Jan l~il >lys the Portsmouth Journal.
CrRiorS Facr.-Thc London Herald n speak
inc 1T the RAPID advance 90 manufacturing skill 90
th. nted States asserts tat tie rails ipr 20 itlzt
! one half the English Ra ,Ioada have been imported
from the United States. while all. nearly a.l, the
Railroad 100 this country are lad ~ith rails brought
from Iugi and.
Richard smith the free negro who eutccd III tie
two servants Of Or. C.ale ot Richmond, Aa- been
senteuced 70 thirteen years imprisonment ia tine
Pen1eutiay for that oiIcucc. Tie white msn.
Dunagaut. Who underto0a q gallant those slaves
ladies ct color, = upon tAc same expedition. has