The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1846-03-25
ODDS AND ENDS,

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'Yes-iheir ingenuity is very heavily taxed'in
conlrving the most eGfectual means of swind.
ling the people-that's ALL
Gen. Waddy Thompson, late minister to Mex
ico, is about Publishing work on that country.
There are four white lead manufactures in
Brooklyn, N. Y, using a capital of nearly one
million dollars.
Blair is the name of new county in Pennsyl-
vania, just formed out of parts of Bedford and
Huntingdon.
The interest on the Maryland state debt will
not be paid for the present.
In the Auburn penitentary are father and
his three sons, the youngest only II years olds
The authorities of Petersburg are about TO
have the town lighted with gas.
Hon John Mclean has been elected Pres-
dent OF the American Bible Society.
The latest aud most authentic estimate Of the
number OF Roman Catholics in Germany, is
twenty-five millions. The new German Church
is reckoned, as YET, only by thousands.
The practice of printing the opinions of dis
tlnguished men against banking, ON the backs of
bank bulls, has been very appropriately termed
by some of the whig press "endorsing Iies.''
| The convention to form constitution for the
State OF Iowa, is to convene at the capital on
the first Monday in May. 1t will consist of
thirty-two members
The people of Norfolk are sadly perplexed for
want of firewood, all on the wharves being car
lied away by the late flood
ItDentymea Huag.-We learn from the Ro-
chester American that an Englshman, named
Fwenymen, hung himself al Truxton on the
l2oth, in fit of deirjum remens.
The Hickman, KY, Standard says: "a lady
residing within fifty miles of this place has re-
Gently given birth to four sons within an hour,
They have been named Polk, Dallas, Texas aud
Oregon, and all in thriving condition.
The storm of the ID INST was most terrific at
Old Point Comfort, and did great damage. The
government suffered 10 the amount of AZ 900
land private citizens $4,000. A large gun weigh
ing seven tons, was dsmounted and carriage,
which cost $500, swept away by the sea.
The citizens Of Jackson county, Missouri, kill
ed black wolf there week before last, which
had destroyed 500 sheep during the last season.
magnificent Roman Catholic Church is to
be built at Washington, something like the great
cathedrals III Europe, at cost of $4,000. An
Iappeal ID behalf OF the enterprise is to be made
to every congregation of the church in the I'm.
ion.
Mr.. ~ T, Willis and his daughter arrived at
New York on Thursday ast,in The Prince Albert.
A man in Troy is doing smashing business,
Iby letting post coaches run over him, and then
commencing suits for damages. He has cleared
ISt,72O in the last nine months-S3O0 on his
ankle alone.
The Emperor of Russia has presented the Pope
with superb cruclix, studded with Jewels. In
Ireturn the Pope has sent the Enperorthe relics
lof St. Nicholas
A new work is preparing by Dr. Lardner call
ed "Flve Years Residence in America, or Ame-
rca ii the Nineteenth Century"
During the last Ten years seventy thousand
persons, made criminals by intemperance, were
Iarrestcd in New Orleans. A truy fearful A.
mount OF wrelchedness is caused bY the free use
of ardent spirits.
The late news from England confirms The r,-
NOR that there is famine in Ireland, owing to
the failure of the potato CROP and that thousands
are now in a starving condition.
tits said that the young Queen Of Spain is so
enormously fat, that Cupid can make no impress
sion upon her. His darts stick in the blubber.
but does not reach the heart
A shower of live worms, extending several
miles, mas lately fallen upon the snow, above
Concord, ". ii. This circumstance is well au-
thentcated, and has excited serious alarm. fl,
The Central Railroad is now open from De-
troit 10 Kalamazoo, lbs miles ;and only IS miles
relnan TO be made to form the connection with
Lake Michigan.
On every occasion where trial of speed has
been had between American and English ships
OF war, or steamships, the Yankees have been
the vcors.
There are in Tbomaston, Me-, 1872 lime kilns
which yielded upwards of600,000 barrels of lime
the last season which was sold at the Kiln for,
$4ll,S40, .a'H3
Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior are in
some places 900 feet deep; sinking about 300
feet below the level of the sea.
Mal Thos. Stockton, Governor of MARYLAND
died suddenly on the I'd inst, at New Castle,
while sitting in the office of the Clerk of the
Orphans Cour!, conyersing OH business
By closely scanning the proceedings of Con
gress, It will beseen that Senator Corwin has
actually presented aspetition This must have
created great sensatonin Washington.
BY a eport from The Register Of tile Treasu-
ty, It appears that the amount Of notes outstand-
lns on the first of March was $546,0l4 3S.
PalpItatons Of the heart occurring in young
ladies', may often be cured by sending for the
Doctor; but i is frequently necessary to call in
The Captain, and in some instances, tue Parson
A scoundrel named Little, lately stabbed
pretty young girl in New Bedford with a pen
knife and nearly killed her. He tried 10 kiss
herr she Slapped his face--and be stabbed her
Michael Walsh has been again sen. to Black
wells Island for six months for libel on John
Hnraennnl at Nnm Val vi .a- LI..-