Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-06-18
Oar MISCELLANY

Oar Miscellany
GA wretch, by the name Of May, recently at
tempted To sci fire to the steamboat Lynx on her
passage from Galena 20 ST. Peters.
He carried on board box which he said con.
tanned silver, and on which he had obtained insu-
rance in Galena. Suspicion having attached to
him. in consequence of similar attempt on board
the ST. Croix. he was watched. and al late boar
seen to leave his state roo,n. 30 below, I'LL a bot
s;e which he carried win hun. from ofspr-
il gas, and return 10 his room. Meanwhile hts
watchers. on the outside. waited unn the sound
of match drawn on the boards. for the purpose
of ignition, and The appearance OF light adnon'sh-
ed :hem that il was time to Interfere, when they
broke open the door. He had placed quantity
Of oakutn, saturated with spirit gas, between the
mattresses of his b.d aud in the act If ign
ting it, He was taken in charge by the officers OF
the boat The box was found TO contain guam
aiiy of mineral.
0TThe Ronge Schism The EInper or Of Aus
;iria refuses to permit the f,.lpwers of the intrepid
Ronee to be styled the German Calhuic Church.
In Prussia they receive royal protection. and
new Translation of the Bible is in progress for this
New School" as we should term II, OF Divinity
9One HunphreyviIIe. blind aud lame mau,
was recently sent from Buffalo 10 Auburn State
Prison for having Two
We wonder he-,vhs Doi deaf too.
GOREGoN MEETINGS are becoming frequent
and animated in W linus paris Of the south west.
AT a recent meeting at BeIlsiIle III. It was unan-
inously Resolved; That II is agreed by line whole
Union, without regard political parties, that the
Oregon territory iorns integral part of the Uni.
ted States aud that The Governmerd has The
right 10 Oregon that IT has any state in the Un-
iOn.--
Resolved, That we. the people assembled at
this meeting. pledge ourselves To nur teiluw cli-
Gems of the Union. that will resist BY tOrca If
necessary, aII-aud every iore2 power, interfering
with our domestic relations, or With our 0wI ter
Titory.
Resolved that we do no, approve df the Gov.
of the United States enteiing into any negotiation
in regard To right TO Oregon but only tn SET
tie the boundaries.
Resolved. That we respectfully solicit as many
ci,izens of the State al Iii. may iind 1t conve
Dent, to attend the Grand Western Meeing. at
Memphis. Tennessee, on the An July next; aud
the contemplated NEE tug at the time III
Williamson county. in the State of Illinois, we
spertfuy suggest, he postponed to some OTTER day.
OFWe learn thar tine down train upon the Fdlis
Railroad Yesterday June l2It,) morning. ran over
a strange boy uear Cayuga Creek below Tona-
wanda and killed HIM Instantly.
The facts we understand 10 be, that the boy, was
discovered OH the oil the freight tram al
Tonaw anda, and not having ,aken passage was re-
quesl.d to leave. He did not 1t appears. but
continued on for some miles, when he IS supposed
to have been inl.ed off He fell with his neck up
on the rail and the wheel severed his head from
his body.--BHfdlo Pilot
GETIfs man knows enough TO lie hung for his
mlsdeeds he knows enough to have voice in
choosing the sheriff who is string him up.
We believe the Tribune first said tho; but ta-
ken either as an ep'gran, or an argument, It's 10
great shakes
OTAbout 2 o'clock on the morning OF the le.h
instant, fire broke out 10 The stable adjoining The
Mansion House, I'm Ithaca N Y.)and before IT
could be arrested, about fifteen houses were con-
sumed. the buildings were situated on Cayusa,
Main and Green streets. Ihe WIND was blowing
heavy gale at the time. IL is supposed TO be tue
work az an ncendary, aud 1t is reported that sew
eral persons have been arrested an suspicion.
ExrRAoRDINARY LAND. sLIDE.-A corresPon-
dent Of the Erening Post thus describes remark
able land slide which occurred on the lUih INST.
in the town of Warsaw. Ulster Co. N. Y.
Never, within the recollection Ot the oldest CHS
liens, has nature given such demonstration ct her
freaks. 10 this vicinity. as happened here few
weeks since. A large tract Of land comprising a
portion of the farms of j. n. b. Dmonc and
Jas. G. Bruyn,broke loose and was carried by the
force of lis own gravity, about 100 yards, carry
ing with il fruit lees ard var ous tiheIs oil
large SIZE, some standing ia their upright posi-
ton: others torn from their beds and scattered IN
most beautiful confusion. What has caused this
rupture no one has yet ascertained. The hrst M
tmation we had that anything uncommon mad Ia
ken place, was, that the Rondout Creek, below the
slide was dry. On arriving at the place we found
that he earth had broken loose about thirty feet
fiom the stage road from Kingston 10 Wor:sboro,
running parallel with the road for about l2O yards
forming chasm at the point where it started of
one hundred feet perpendicular. The whole body
containing about 60 acres.
In lie passage it crossed the Rondout stream,