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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
HOl FOR A CONVENTION

As it becomes necessary to hold District
Convention for the purpose of nominating a
candidate to represent this district in the next
Congress, we would respectfully recommend
the holding of conventions in the several
counties for the purpose OF appointing dele
gates to meet in District Convention,
At indianapolis, on Saturday, May lOth.
We hope that the Democracy OF every
county in the District will sanction the prop
osition, and Immediately appoint strong and
efficient delegations to represent their wishes
In the Convention.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
To Candidates.

We have been requested by various gentlemen to
announce their names as candidates for Office, and in
most they have added subject to the decision OF
a convention"
That those gentlemen wish to work for nothing,
we cannot believe Yet every such request, If unac-
companied by the usual fee, is just so much money
out of our pocket Without any further words, then,
the non-appearance Of the names as desired, is ac-
counted for.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
Suocx,Nc ,-Tbe Hartford Times saws !:

'The mode of punishment quite recently introduced
into the Connecticut State Prison, viz hanging by
the heels, heads down. and dashiug cold water upon
the prisoner while in this position, enddngers The life
of the person so punished. Few men can live many
minutes under such treatment. Strangulation natur-
ally follows, in very short time, and the dashing Of
cold increases the probability of immediate
DEATH"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
0FThe following appears, as a selected paragraph

in a Providence, r. l., paper:
''SUIcIDE.-A female named Ephemia Stokes, COM
mtted suicide on Tuesday night, by swallowing aud-
anum. 1t appears that she had been seduced by
German named Myers, and discovering subsequently
that be was married man, she determined to sacri-
fee herself rather than trouble in the family
of her seducer.''
Think Of it Sacrificed herself rather than cause
trouble in the family of her seducer, The Mys-.
teries of Paris develop nothing half so thrilling
Sue, with all genius dreamed of such an Incl
dent. How far should the generosity of such an act
palliate the criminafity IF the victim!
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
BROOKLYN ELECTION.

In Brooklyn, too, the Democrats are Victorious
having elected Thomas G. Talmage, their candidate
for Mayor, and majority 90 out of l6) of the men,
bers of the Common Council. There, as IN New
York, the Wings and Am: Republicans run separate
tickets.
Thus is ativisth going BY the board in its strong
holds A Just fate for such miserable faction
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

TRY AGAIN.-This is the motto on the private seal
Of the Hon. WIN. ]. BRowN, and is most significant
of his character.-TSpT eca7aoe Journal.
In what manner is it 5" signifcant"l Wecan con-
ceive that men of very dissimlar characters might
without inconsistency adopt the motto. 1t is more
significant than is the paragraph of the Journal; and
that is very insignificant Did the Journal hear
of the famous motto of the Order of the Garter 1t
is applicable in this case
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

SHfP BUnDrNe~--The New York Express says, at
no period within our recollection has there been more
activity in shipyards than at the present time.
There is not only increased number of vessels and
steamboats, building but the size and capacity of those
built far outstrip those heretofore constructed.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

The editors of the State Sentinel must be well
aware that the editor of this paper is absent and
will be for two three weeks to come. All they
have said however, in his absence, will be answered
his misunderstanding Beacon.
We of course could be aware of no such thing
that positively asserted in the first sentence of
the above and very certain that the last SEN
tence will prove to be quite as untrue as the first.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
Old WAYNE Moyingi

The Democrats of Wayne Township, are requested
to meet at William C. Martindale's friday April
18th, at O'Clock p NJ for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the county convention.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

The STEAMSHIP PREslDENT-It is now four wears
since this Inflated vessel left shores for Liver
pool. She was seen at sen about fortv-eight hours
after she left the barbor of New York. but no tdinus
of her have since that time, reached any human car.
nor has single vestige of her been driffed on any
shore 10 furnish even melancholy memento of her
fate monument has Seen erected in Ireland, to ths
memory Of her commander Capt. Roberts, by his Wild
oW.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

6FThe Governor Of Mississippi has appointed the
Hon. John Thompson, representative in the last
Congress, to be Senator of the United States, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Walker,
appointed Secretlry of the Treasury.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

JUSTICE BY MIsrAkE-The late Ohio Legislature
in electing Road Commissioner for the construction
of State highway near Defiance, intended that Mr.
g. G. Noble, wing, should be the recipient CT their
favor, but instead, they selected C. L. Noble, DEM
ocratl Heaven sometimes overrules the worst in.-
tentons and makes them creditable in action.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

a TALL WoMAN.-Miss Browning, the Kentucky
giantess. now exhibiting at Louisville, is seven feet
high weighs nearly three hundred pounds, and said
to be well proportional. Prentice advises her to mar
ny Jim Porter, the ''Kentucky Giant" Fool if she
don't. Wish we were big enough to match her
Wouldn't we crow
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

6rYouDg COLEMAN, well known for the Eolan
improvement Of the piano forte, and for which it is
stated he had within the last few months realized
seven hundred and ten thousand dollars, died few
days since at Saratoga, ~ Y As the world looks at
things, he was just ready to live!
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
Apoaintn,euts.

Hon. VIM. J. Brown and VIM. H. English, ESQ.,,
of Indiana to be clerks in the Treasury Department
of the United States The former in the sixth Audi
tors Office. the latter in the second.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

G7-He who gets up quarrel in party or in q
family is friend to the to the other, and is
no better than foe. Indeed, pretended friend is
the worst kind of an enemy.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

HoSEsr.-Within the last few years, the members
Of Congress have voted themselves seusn hundred
thousand dollars for the purchase of books for their
private n-e
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

An endorsement on the way bill of Ross's line of
Cincinnati stages, (receiyed here on Tuesday morn
ing states that the news had been received at Gin
cinnat, by stage, of great fire at Pittsburgh Twen-
ty squares, including the Monongahela house, and the
Bridge, arc said to have been destroyed.
Since the above was put in type, We have received
the following particulars through the Pittsburgh Ga
zette of April 18th.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
MORE INDUCEMENTS TO BUILD CorrOs MlL1s.-w

MORE INDUCEMENTS TO BUILD CoTToN M1LLs.-We
find the following in Boston paper:
Cotton factory stocks of the first class are still on
the rise Merrimack being worth 49, and York 80 per
cent. advance. Middesex Woollen mills sells at %
per cent advance. The export demand for coarse
cottos is very great and orders and contracts range
many months ahead. One ship hence to Canton took
1853 packages instead of the old remittance of Span
ish dollars which in fact hardly obtanable at any
rate Of premium.
There is golden harvest for the cotton man
uacturing interest," while other branches of do
mestc industry anguish and afford but small profits.
This is especially the with the shoe trade which
has been somewhat too hard pushed and overdone
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
"PRorEcr1oN. I've COW the f,lloving from The

"PRoTEcTIoN- I've copy the following from the
Boston Courier, a Wing paper
MIR. Senator Child, it was stated yesterday, had
been appointed agent of the Boot mills at Lowell
We understand that the salary attached to the office
the comfortable little of $500 year. with an
elegant mansion house, garden &c. sc. What la'o-
ger could not contend for tie rested rights Of corpora
fions whose s.patas drops fairness at such liberal
rate"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17

en- some years later Duina the embargo which pre-
ceded the late war most Of ihe large manufacturers of
Great Britain found necessary, from the impossbiliy
obtaining cotton any reasonable price, temporarily TO
stop their works and discharge their hands The new
Lanark Mills were stopped during four months but all
that time the work people received their wages amount
ing during the four months TO about thry-ye thousand
dollars.
AT the age of %, Mr.. Owen married Mr. DaIes eldes,
daughter and many for years wholly devoted himself to
the power OF uniform Kindness and improving their
don, from year to year, chiefly BY the operation of well
conducted schools.
In the year 1872 MFR. published his first work
a"New View Of Society,", essays the formation Of
human character devoted 10 the calculation Of his favor
tie principle, that the of ccums
and that his improvement mainly depends upon surround
ing him with circumstances of yTuous influence.
In 1885, and for three succeeding years, Mr. Owen de-
voted his time TO carry through Parliament bill rre
the employment factories Of children under ten
years of age than eleven hours dat. By I'M
weared perseverance, and great expense, Mr. Owen
brought before a select committee of such over
wheming evidence, Of the misery, ignorance and dis
ease caused BY system that Employed infants Of and
years old for fourteen, eeu and sixteen horrs
Of the twenty four slavery far beyond any which
the African subected-that he finally succeed
ed in procuring the passage of bill for their relief
In 1916, he opened at New Lanark the first infant
school ever established and which speedily initiated
London and has gradually spread its example the
civilized world
In 1877. he held three public meetings in London
which produced Tremendous excitement especially the
last in which he denounced, in measured prudent
terms the priesthood OF the day. At1ha time he had
Obtained by the influence Of his character phllan
thropist almost the control of the entire London press
and every paper of note, printed has speeches. of abou
hours length each day. Mr. Owen purchased each
morning, about 80 600 copies of The daiys
leach paper then costing with the Government stamp
fourteen cenls-so much for taxes knowledge J and
then sent them far and wide the kingdom. lie
spent, in tins way for papers aud printing aone in the
course Of two months, -four thousand pounds sterling
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

The Portland Advertiser tells a story of two girls
out choppng wood, who discovered bear in tree
While one of the girls for AZ sistance the othe
kept watch, but soon the curiosity Of the sex being
greater than its usual timdity The sister on guard
wishing TO see something more Of Bruin in his winter
quarters, began to Pry up The wood that covered him
THIS was easily done, the tree being much decayed-
bu the bearthlnking Git bears do think that spring
had come rather suddenly, we suppose, walked I'd
and pushed out of his broken house take an obser
vallon; Nothing daunted our heroine gave him blow
with the butt Of an axe, and despatched him.
Hardly was this done, when second bear began
TO BACK out OF the logcabn-and having killed one
she felt enboldened to make wav with ano,ber
which being done, third making his appearance
also met the late of his companions. When the Other
sister returned, she found that during her absence
three good sized bears had been killed with an axe
eat unparalleled, we think, in the annals of female
heroism.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

SxRssApRe Some years since, we'll known
military gentle and musical amateur Of PhiSdsl
Ohis being ON visit 10 his numerous friends N Go
han Was delighted TO encounter here The bsDd Of
tho Isr-famed Frank Johnson. lie forthwith en-
gagged the 'colored troupe 10 accompany MN, To-
gelher with two or three vocalistss on the following
evening sereBading tour To The residences oil hs
disng uished friends W various quarters oil te Town.
They every where met with the most ropturous ro-
cepuoo, and were often invited in 10 par,ake OF the
Inequalities Of the families whom they sercnaded-
Between two and three o'clock in the morning, they
arrived opposite To the residence las they supposed)
Of most lovely lady To whom the leader oil The ser
eDade movement had well nigh lost his heart, upon q
very casual acquaintance. Here was poured lorth
tie wealth Of their instrumental and vocal powers.
But not the slightest sign OF appreciation or approba
ton was manifested all was silence no outward
blind ratified, no inner curiaIn Tustled. Al length,
while the prime mover Of the entertainment was
singing IN most tender style the closing stanza OF
Home, sweet home a light suddenly cleaned
through the langhts OF the entry steps were heard
approaching the door unbolted, and a cadaver-
Gus male human IN night gown and nghl-cap, the
latter surmounted by broad brimmed Quaker hat,
stepped out upon the doorstone, and holding the can
die above his head that he might better survey the
rather mixed company Of performers, addressed
there Is no place like home--like thy sweet, soest
home, think thee said now tohy Doesn't thee go TO
thy home Thee surely is not wanted hsre-neitber
thee thy friends !-and tho door was closed be-
hind the speaker. Perhaps no wetter blanket ever
developed 'waIer-cure' subject at Grehenburgb,
than was iet 10 come down upon that corps Of mu-
sieians and their employer, when the white skirts OF
the vanishing Quaker disappeared along the hall"
hniekerboeker
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

FEMALE SHEARINe.-A correspondent of the New
ark Daily Advertiser at Paris, relates the follow;ns
instance of barbarism
D." AT Caen, but short distance from Rouen. there
is market, whittier young girls resort, and stand
hour alter hour with their flowing hair rich and
glossy, deriving additional lustre from the contr,s
with their naked shoulders. This is the resort q,
the merchant BARRIERS, some of whom come ever
from England. The merchants pass along among
them, examine the COLOR texture, evepness, and
other qualities Of the beautiful fleece, haggle for
sous, and finally buy. The hair, then, after being
cut as closely as possible TO the head is weighed and
paid for and the girl goes home to prepare for an.
other sbeariDg, or perhaps to purchase husband
with her money An American girl prefers 10 let her
hair turn to silver Der own head or if must be
cut off, to enjoy the crop hersefn
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

The A.sAuLr ON THE Hon J. Q. ApAMs.--in thu
Criminal Court yesterday, the case Of the United
States Captain Sangster disposed of. Iterew
out of an occurrence at the Capitol during the las
session of Congress; Captain sangster having com
miued an assault and battery upon the Hon. J. q
Adams. This gentleman, in the course of his testi
mony, stated that he, at the time, thought Sangse
must have been insane or intoxicated; that few
days after the assault he received letter, which per
fectly satisfied him that Sangster did not commit The
assault, with any malicious in,enton and he freely
forgave him. hoping that 20 far he personally
concerned, that no punishment might be inflicted.
Mr.. Radcliffe, af or the case was submitted to the
court appealed to its mercy behalf of the accused
and read various letters evdencing the character
Captain Sangsier as gentleman and soldier.
The court, however, sentenced him to thirty days
confinement in the county Jail, and to pay fine OF
800 The judgment was temporarily suspended in
order to enable petition to be sent to the Prcsiden,
for pardon. One was drawn up, and Immediately
received the signatures of Mr.. Adams and Judge
Dunlop
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

LiER'e WHEN BoY-Liebig was distinguished A,
school as" BOBBY, the only talent then cultivated IN
German schools being verbal memory On one occa.
sion, being sneeringIy asked by the master vb., he
proposed to become, since he was so bad scho,..
ara answering mat ne would be ohemis, the whole
school burst into laugh of derision No, Io,o ,ao
L'tog saw his old scboolmaster, who feeIinpIy Ia.
mentsd his own former blindness The opjy how 10
the same school who ever disputed with Lieb,o the
station Of" BOBBY, who never could learn m.
s'son- by hear, bu, was cont nuay como ing nu.
Sic, ard writing down by stealth, in school The
same Individual Liebg lately found at Vienna, Dis.
hnRuishej as composer and conductor OF the lime
nal oPera-house. think his name is Reuiino II
rs TO De hoped that more rational system Of school
instruction ~ gaming ground Can any thing be more
absurd or detestabe Than system which made w al
ter Scott and Jus,us Liebg boobies at school and
so ehcctuay concealed thew natural talents that for
example, L,ebig was ofen lec,ured before the whole
school on bis being sure to misery and broken
hears his parents, while be was nll the time conso
Gus ~ the above apecdotc proves Of The possession
OF hlsnts similar in kind 10 those be has since die
played PhrsreLgiesi Journal
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

THE THAMES TUNNEL sURPAssED.-We find the
following extraordinary account set forth in letter
from Msrsees in the Debats
There has been long known or believed to exist
at Msrseilles, tunnel submarine passage passing
from the ancient Abbey Of st vietorie, running un-
der the Of the sea, which is covered with ships
and coming out under a tower Of Fort ST. Nicholas
Many projects for exploring this passage have been
entertained, but hitherto has been found suh
GENTLY bold TO persevere IN IT, M. Joyland, of the
Ponts-et- Chaussees, and M. Mataryas, architect
have, however, not only undertaken but accomplish
ed this task. Accompanied by some friend, and q
number OF aborers, they went few days ago, To the
Abbey and descended the steps that led 10
the entrance Of the passage. Here they the
first day stopped by heaps of the ruins of the Abbey
Two days afterwards, however, they were able To
clear their way to the other end, and out al
Fort st. Nicholas after working two hours and
twenty minutes. The structure, which is considered
TO be Roman, is in such excellent condition that Ia
order to put II in complete repairs, cost of not more
than 500 OO0f will be required but a much larger
outlay will be wanted to render IL seryiceable for
modern purposes. This tunnel is deemed much finer
than that Of London being formed Of single
vault, Of 60 feet span, and one fourth longer"
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

The CHAsE.-The following is the description of a
chase related by hunter. 1t is full Of imagery and
feeling
But the widest chase ever saw :" said hunter
to me, with whom was in the forest several DAYS
" was between panther and q deer in the open
woods" They were not fifteen feet apart he said
when they passed him, and such lightning speed he
never before witnessed. Though he had his rifle in
his hand, and they were but few rods distant when
he saw them, he did not have time to shoot before
they disappeared neither observed him, SO in
tent were they, one on saving his life, the other on
taking 1t. They, came and went more like shadows
IMAM living things. The mouths of both were
wide open, and the tongue of the deer hanging out
IRON fatigue, while the eyes of both seemed starting
IRON Their sockets one from fear, and the other from
rage Rapid as the arrow in its flight and as noise.
less save the stroke Of their rapid bounds on the
leaves-they fled away and the forest closed over
them Over rocks, and logs and streams that slen-
der and delicate form went flying on, winged with
fear; while so near that he almost felt his hot breath
on his sides, he heard his foe pant after him.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20

Books BEFORE THE INVENTION or PRINTING In
'he ninth century, Albert, Abbot of Gembours, who
with incredible labor and immense expense had col.
ected hundred volumes on theological, and ffty
on proiane subjects, believed he had formed splen
did library AT the beginning of the tenth century
books were so scarce in Spain that one copy of the
Bible served several district monasteries In 1907
the Bishop of Winchester borrowed of his cathedral
convent, the Bible with marginal snnotations for the
due return Of which he was obliged to give bond
drawn up with great solemnity. When the book
was bought, the affair was Of so much importance
that II was customary to assemble persons Of oonso
quence and character, and to make formal record
that they were present at the sale The library ~
the University OF Oxford, before the year I4OO. CON.
in the choir Of St. Marys church.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-20
THE SUCCESSION"

We venture TO say that any one VINO may
seek TO agilale the subject Of the succession lo'
the next three years, will not win the layor oil
the President-and we are very sure mat those
who.t 10 subseve their own purposes, be they what
they may, indulge in hints and surmlses thai
Mr.. Polk might or should become candidate
himself, will reap his unequivocsl displeasufe
Ii is the Presidents duty to subserve the IN
terests of the country by faithful adminislra
lion of the Goyenmenl-and IL is the duty, and
the exclusive privilege of the People, to say
who shall succeed him. The time has passed
by, and we hope forever, when Presidents and
Cabinet Ministers could name their suceessors
10 the nation The members Of the Govern
ment will now be held to strict accountability
for their administrative actsj while no inter
ference with the rights Of the People viii Dc
tolerated, or suffered 10 90 unpunished. ANY
such interference, or even any attempt a, diela'
lion of this nature, will certainly result IN the
disoraceful overthrow of the offenders. THOSE
who offend, however prominent they may De d.
candidates, will be rejected, as was The case ia''
vear,and those who may have proved faithful
will be elevated aud sustained, whether they DC
candidates or not. ThePeople have arightio de-
mand the services Of any eitizen-and no man
has any right TO decline serving them
We repeat that those who may think to con-
eliate the President by throwing out sugges-
lions relative to the succession, Will reap moth
inc but disappointment and modification.