Indiana State sentinel., 1845-04-10
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

o. The steamer Cincinnati recently made trip
from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, 500 miles, in thirty
hours, II
MASSACHUSETTS u. S. SENAToR.-The Hon. John I
Davis has been elected T. s. Senator in place Of the
Hon. Isaac G. Bates, deceased.
The Post Office Department estimates that the def
cheney in the revenue of the department, under the
new law, will be about 81 100000 this year.
petition has been presented to the Pennsylvania
Legislature asking for the of law to prohibit
the ofmercury in the practice of medicine. /:
Ira G. Fraser, of Troy, N. Y, has been held to
bail in the of $1,000 TO answer charge of i'm
proper treatment in the removal of cancer from the
breast of Mrs Caldwell. Il
WESTERN TRADE:-A report to the Illinois Legis-
lature shows that the Lake trade increased in six
years. from 1895 to IS41 from about four millions
upwards Of sixty-four millions Of dollars.
OLD AeE.-Mr John Hightower, soldier of the
Revolution, died week two since IN Marengo
county, Alabama, at the age of l26 years. He re-
ceived wound at Braddock's defeat, 90 years ago.
WILL HAVE THEIR JoKE.-A neighbor referring TO /
the suits of Clothes won by the locos the last eec
tion says the wings have consolation in their de-
feat They have given the locos, at least, good
dressing.
INcENDIARIsM.-Tle new Catholic chapel at East
Liverpool, Columbiana county, Ohio, erected al cost
of $4,000, and finely finished, fired by an ncen-
diary on the night of the 9th insSand wholly con-
sumed
OtrThe half-pay'alone of the Military ard Naval
establishment of Great Britain is maintained at an
annual expense of f4 99l ,OCO, upwards of S24 Co.,
600, an amount greatly exceeding the whole cost Of
the Army and Navy of the United States.
The U. s SENATE. before lis adjournment, forgot
to make choice of President pro tepore, according
to CUSTOM that if the President and Vice President
should die before the next meeting Of Congress, there
would be no one to take charge of the government
MONUMENT To DocT. HAGAN-The citizens of Yicks-
burg Miss, about raisnga collection for the
tion of monument the late Doct. Hagan. The Vcks
burg Sentinel says that " few men coming among US
as perfect strangers, in so short a time acquired
deep and firm hold the affections and confidence
of the people"
DUEL-Judge Leonard and Mr. Toca, of Plaque
mines, La, went out the 22d and shot at each
other with bullets. The second shot resulted in hts
ting the former honorably in the side, breaking his
ribs in the most honoro5e lodging honorably
in the right shoulder, and leaving the honorable gen.
teman's existence in a very precarlous situation.
The natives of Philadelphia have been making the
natives of Boston present A Philadelphia paper
thinks it an appropriate ceremony for the CHURCH
BURNERS of Philadelphia to present the CONVENT
BURNERS of Boston, with splendid token Of satiSfac
tion at their nutuahty of sentiment and conduct y
i CowARDLY SUIcfDE.--A man named Garrett, In
Pamela county, Miss, committed suicide by drown
of incurabe disease; he says he felt incompetent
to the task of raising his children, and had rather
leave the world How the poor children to pro-
vide for themselves
Rowland Hill was the originator of the penny post
age system of England, which has proved so benef-
cal its operation the nation and to the treasury
The London Mercantile Committee postage, lately
presented him with check for f10,C00 as a testi-
mony of their valuation of his services that sub
ject.
6TThe Odd Fellows fix the date of their Institu-
ton in the 55th year of the Christian era The
Emperor Titus a. D. 79) gave the order the name OF
; Odd Fellows, as pledge of friendship for theiI
! loyalty and fidelity, together with dispensation
engraved a plate of gold having the various
! emblems which now characterize the association.
Mss JANE PORTER, now an old woman, and the
thor, half century ago. of the novel of Thaddeus
: of Warsaw, over which so many romantic young la
dies have made watering pots of their heads IN read
ing, writes very neat letter TO MIR. Mayor Harper
of New York, acknowledging that certain easy
chair sent to her by soine literary admirers there has
arrived in London.
n CONSTRUCTIVE TRAvELLING.-A Washington letter
says, before the adjournment of the extra session
= the U. s. Senate, it decided that Senators were
entitled to mileage for the extra session. although no
one of them had left the precincts of Washington
The travelling is all constructive, and thus withou
e paying out a cent moving from their Places tht
Senator's will each pocket for travelling, compensa
/ tlon of about 500 on average, amounting in tn
e aggregate to some S25, 900 or 50 1900.
}, THE FITCHBURG RAILROAD, according to the Bun
ker Hill Aurora, 494 miles in length and has cost
d not including large amount of real property il
:: Charlestown, little rising million of dollars
e averaging $4,000 % 900 per mile. 1t has bee
built without the aid of the State of Massachusetts
n and entirely by the companys own resources. The
d have borrowed dollar, given note, had law
5. suit, and never had met with an accident
Il MoRsE's TELEGRAPH FROM WASHINGTON TO NEv
e YeK.-AMos Kendall and F. o. j. Smith expecte
a in New York to complete arrangements for extendin
the Magnetic Telegraph from Baltimore to New Yor
tented by Mr.. Morse, and Mr.. S. the remaining inter
est The line it is said can be laid, having eigh
wires the whole distance for about 100000. Th
payment of letter postage upon items of intelgenc
between the towns and cities, will, it is thought
abundantly pay The proceedings of the next Con
. gress will probably be reported IN New York fror
IL minute to minute, as they transplre
" EcoNoMlcAL GovERNMENT.-The House of Repre-
sentatves of Missouri have agreed to reduce the sa
aries throughout the State including their own pay
The following the salaries established by the bill
in Governor, $500 per annum; Secretary of Stat
m $500; Auditor, $500; Circuit Judges, $500; Su
: preme Court Judges, $3.50; Register, $500; Circu
- Attorneys, $500; Attorney General, $500 Commis
ne sioner of the permanent seat of Government $50
ed Members of the Senate and House, So per day. an
is 50 for every % miles travelled in coming to an
L. going from the Legislature Speaker of the Hous
50 per day; Chief Clerks of the two Houses, S4 pc
~ day other Clerks, 81 per day.
DREADFUL CASE OF MANIA-A-PorU.- Two gentle
men, hunting short time since in a swamp near Lii