The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-11-27
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Lake Michigan is 300 miles long, 20 miles
wide, 1000 feet deep, and SIS feet above tide
water. 1t contains $4,000 square miles.
Lake Huron is 240 miles long, so miles wide.
] 900 feet deep, and contains 10000 square
miles. 1t is 57S feet above tide water.
Green Bay is 100 miles long, 90 miles wide.
and contains 1000 square miles.
Lake Ontario is 100 miles long, 35 miles
wide, 500 feet deep, and contains $500 square
miles. 1t is 232 #. above tide water.
Lake St. Clair is 90 miles long, Id miles wide,
20 feet deep, and contains $50 square miles. It
is $40 feet above tide water.
The American Lakes are computed to contain
| 400 cubic miles of water--more than one half
the fresh water on the globe.
HE H~URRlcANEs.--It is computed that the
two hurricanes Of the last montI--that of the 9th
which swept the Atlantic coast, and that of the
18Th, on the Northern Lakes--destroyed not less
than two hundred lives and one millions worth
of property,
SAFE OF A BANKING HoUsE.-The CONNER
cial Banking House, in New Orleans, has been
sold to the Bank of Louisiana for $4,000
At a recent meeting of the Commissioners,
Monday, the goth of January, 1915, was fixed
on as the time for exposing to sale the stock of
the Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad Company.
The Bishop of Ncwfoundland's yacht. the
Hawk, has arrived out from England. She is
fitted up as a floating church.
A New FEsTIvAL.-The Suffrage ladies' of
Providence, celebrated last Thursday, it being
the birthday of Thos. w. Dorr. He is thirty
nine years Of age. The celebration took place
at the house of Mrs. Williams the authoress.
The Louisville (Ky.) Couric- of the 9Th inst,
says: awe learn that the body of Jas. Wander
berg, one oil the men killed on the Lucy Walk
er, was found at the mouth OF Salt River, ON
Saturday last.
The st. Augustus (Flo) News of the I'd inst.
says: "torty-thousand oranges were shipped
down the st. Johns, a few days since from Dray.
toms Island"
DR.. WOLF R~ELEAsED.-It is stated in the Bos-
ton Transcript, on the authority of a letter from
Constantinople Of the 7th of September, that
Rev. DIR. Wolf has been released by the Khan of
Bokhare. The Doctor was expected daily at
the Persian frontier.
EMANCIpATING SLAvEs.-Mr. Wilson, of Shell
by county, Kentucky, has emancipated twenty
four slaves, and they are now on their way TO
Liberia. They were in Cincinnati on Saturday,
and they are a good looking set of people, and
pleased, We believe, to go.
THE TEN DRAGooNs.-The last Galena Ca
Izette says: "The Otter is in this morning from
Fort Smelling. There was no truth in the report
that ten United States Dragons had been MUIR
dered by the Soosatang Indians. Not a word
has been heard from the detachment sent out
against the Indians since its departure"
DEATH OF AN OFFIcER.--Died at Little Rock,
Arkansas, on the Sth ult., of a~poplexy, Ist Lieu
tenant William Bowman, of the First Regiment
U. S. Dragons. He was inferred by the "Lit-
tie Rock Guards" with military honors, and the
ceremonies OF the church and the grave, were
numerously attended by the citizens.
A letter has been received at Boston from
Halifax, stating that there is much excitement
there in consequence of some difference be.
tween the mail officer, Lieutenant Ambrose.
and the Governor, by reason Of which the AGA
dia took no mails from Halifax. The Governor
chartered the Margaret, (the reserve at Halliday
10 60 out with the mails.
The new Shot Tower in Elm street, ST. Louis.
fell on the ID inst. 1t is said to have settled
down in a heap of ruins, making a pile of bricks
Of about 100000. Two of the working men
made their escape out of the second story win
dow. No lives were lost, and but slight damage
sustained by the adjoining buildings.
SUSPENSION OF CANAL NAv1GArIoN-The sea-
son is fast approaching when our Canals usually
close. The packets on the PENNSYLVANIA Ca
nal have arranged 10 stop on the 18th instant.
MURDER AT sEA.--John Smith of Connecti-
cut, Cook of the brig Carleton from Bremen,
was imprisoned in New Orleans, 4th instant,
charged with killing a German passenger in that
vessel, while on the high seas.
ROBBERY AT NAuvoo.--The Mormons, saws
The st. louis New Era of the I'd inst, seem 10
think that they render God service by robbing
the Gentiles. On the night Of the 18th ult.,
the store Of Mr.. Harrison Kimball, of Nauvoo,
was robbed. A safe was taken, containing about
$500, with a lot of goods.
The Cherokee Advocate SAYS the Osages
have been very successful in their Buffalo Hunt
this fall.
CURIOUS VERDICT.--A fellow who was frozen
to death in Iowa, last winter, when the thermo-
meter was two degrees below zero, was brought
before a jury of inquest. They handed in a
verdict of 'death by freezing;" and the thermo-
meter was found guilty of "murdor in the Sc
cond degree"
M. L. ErIscoPAcy.--Bisho Soule, the senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has
Invited Bishop Andrew 10 JON him in his vista
ton of the Southern Conferences. Bishop An
drew has consented thereto, commencing with
the Virginia Conference at Lynchburg to-mor-
row. On his way ihither, Bishop Andrew
preached twice at Charleston, 10 very large con-
gregations.--Com. Adv.
SLAVE sHIrs. The following Spanish and