Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

ScoTca SYSTEM OF BANK1NG.-The South-W es.ern
Railroad Bank at Charleston las determined 10 attempt
the establishment Of that portion Of tie Scotch system
of Banking, which consists in advances of such sums
not less thar $1,000 and for such periods not longer
than six months, as the wants Of tie borrower may
require, on such personal security hypothccation Of
stocks as the Directors may approve. The Bank will
not, however, allow interest on deposits is The GUS
tom in Scotland. By this system the borrowers save
interest on all such sums they may not desire TO
employ activelyto the Bank it gives quick circula
ton TO It's paper while IL draws depos Is Interest
COMMENCES only from the time the funds drawn
out and ceases the moment they any portion of
them paid in. 1t is called In Scotland the system
of cash credits and adopting the language of AIcCul-
loch; the individual being enabled TO draw tie whole
sum- or any part of it, when he pleases replacing it
or portions Of 1t, according lie finds il convenient,
interest being charged only such part he draws
OUT
MATRIMoNY.-A young gentleman and lady from,
the Hooser state, with serious intentions of uniting
themselves in holy wedlock, arrived at one Of
our Hotels, recently, in company with young mar
red couple witnesses. 1t seems the father of the
young man objected to the marriage, therefore they
came sixty miles for the purpose of evading parental
authority. Application was Immediately made for a
license, meantime Clergymsn was at hand, and the
company present only waited for the bridegroom with
the all important document necessary in such
whisper goes round-the Clergyman bids the COM
IL
the usual question put to the age of the BRIDE
groom he could not say yes to the question, whether
he was twenty-one. Next morning the principals
and their friends crossed the Ohio river to sister
State when the knot tied in Kentucky STYLE and
the parties are now rejoicing their way to their
homes in Indiana.-Cincinnati Chronicle.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY Clifton Thompson Esq, of
Lexington, Ky. was shot dead in the court room at
Mt Sterling on Wednesday, by his brother-in-law,
Henry Daniels. He was of talents and promi-
nent as lawyer Daniels man Of talents also,
has been in Congress-, and Presidential elector.
The parties had quarrel about lawcase, and while
addressing the jury Thompson turned to Daniels and
charged him with forging papers and swindling him
of his estate. Daniels replied that if he repeated the
charge he would kill him. He repeated it. He then
turned his face to the jury, when Daniels drew Pis
tol and shot him through the heart. Daniels is in
prison, the Judge having refused baIl-Cin. EnGui-
rer.
NAr1vE1sm-Julge lIcLsan has written letter
to the celebrating committee of Boston Natives who
commemorated the birth of Washington at Faneu
Hail. Like many other letters of the Judge, this one
is fine specimen of what the Junior of the Gazette
would call " t,oadde" The Judge will never give up
that ,cio-tke-isp idea of his that he will day
be President. First among the Democrats in pursuit
Of the phantom-then among the whigs-now among
the naticeS-and after while some new faction will
rise ard the shadow of his dreams viii beckon him
a
Gin. Enquirer
A DIscovERY.-The CincinnGti Chronicle says
gentleman Of this country in Yucatan at the
same time with Mr.. Stevens and brought back some
pieces Of the ruins of Uxmal. The stone Of the
building was venecred with something apparently
stone in small pieces, on which were figures of
flowers and other things. Mr.. Hull "a stone cutter,
of Blairsve, in examining them, discovered they
were a composition. lie then found out the way
of making the composition, and that it is of high
value in the arts 1t is imperFious to water and
protection against fire.
AMERICAN SEAMEN.-By report made 10 Congress
by the Chairman of the Naval Committee, Mr.. Read
it has been ascertaned that out of 100000 seamen
sailing out of the United States, only 1000 were
Americans. or proportion of one to twelve The
Ohio shin of line sailed from New York on a three
years cruise with n crew of 1000 men, only 1S2 of
whom were Americans; and the Delaware went to
sea with less number in proportion.
POISONING A WIFE.-A Mrs. Green, of Berlin, in
Rensselaer, couity, poisoned by Ter husband on
the Eth inst he administering quantity Of arsenic
in her tea that caused instant death. The Coroner
accompanied by a Physician, left Troy the
news arrived there and held an inquest This is Ia
king one-anotheF +" for better or for worse"
SupDES DEATH IL CaURcHs--The wife of Doctor
William Sweat, of Hollis, Ne, died suddenly in
church on Sunday week. She went to meeting arpa-
ren;ly as well as usual, and was engaged in singing,
and as the choir had nearly completed the hymn they
were singing, she fell backward in fit, and was a
corpse before she could be conveyed to her home.
APPLES FOR CHrNA.-Charles Wellington, Of West
Cambridge, neor., Boston, has sold 25c0 barrels of
winter apples from his orchard the past autumn. Of
these 800 packed for the Canton China, market
each apple being selected and rolled mp in paper like
Sicily oranges.