Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-29

A LARGE CLAM.-The correspondent of tie Phil
adelpha North American that the heirs of the
late Joseph Richardson of that city, are about to in
stitue suit to recover some twenty acres of land,
among the valuable in Philadelphia living in the
very heart of the city. 1t is said the Shoemak ers of
Philadelphia, and the heirs Of Mr.. Richardson and
Of Mr.. Aubrey and Joshua Jones of Baltimore, are
the direct descendants of Mr.. Joseph Richardson,
and that 1t is in their name this suit is about to DO
instituted
GA friend writes to MS from Jasper. Dubois couu-
ty, Ia, giving the particulars of affair of honor
between two sable colored gents. who il appears were
enamored of Miss of their own kin. One had mar
red her; the other challenged the lucky swain, and
the result he killed by his former rival. The
after is confined in the Jasper Jail to await the
law.-L eaUenSlrOrh Ia, Banner.
Rather a comical case of assault and battery was
brought before the mayor of Akron, Ohio Rev. J.
D. Pickands pastor of the second advent church. was
charged with kissing the wife of Lyman Green, and
washing her feet against her husbands will. The
reserend gentleman acknowledged the facts charg-
ed but justified himself so conclusvely on Scripture
grounds, that the was dismissed.
DYING EXPRESSION OF Cow. ELL1orr-On the
morning preceding tie evening Of the death of Com.
Elliott, the commodore sitting in his chair and
for the space of an hour had remained in an ap-
parenty unconscious state, when of a sudden he
aroused himself and exclsmed to a favorite sailor
into eternity; stand by me, and keep my head to the
Union.f
A SISTER KILLED.-The Taunton Wing says, s'we
learn that young girl about IL years Of age. named
Susan Bump. of Bridgewater was accidentally killed
short time since, by her brother. He took up gun
supposing it was unlOaded, aimed and discharged it
at her. She lived but few minutes only uttering
the exclamation-' Oh you have slot mel"
The Newport (R. ~ Mercury gives list of u
I W have n hat In
years DID, and whose aggregate age 3 les years.
The range is from 20 to Co. being an average of go
years to each. 1t comprises about one fifth of the
whole number of deaths in that town during the
year.
ENrERPRIsE-Jno Record, ESQ.,, lately appointed
by the King of the Sandwich Islands Attorney Gen.
eral of the kingdom, Is young American lawyer,
who Joined the Oregon expedition which left ST. Louis
two years snce-arrived there poor and friendless.
and passed to the Sandwich Islands, became a SUBJ
ect of the King and received the above appointment.
with handsome salary.
DEATHoF WEALTHY MAN-George Pepper, Esq.,,
highly respected merchant Of Philadelphia. died on
Wednesday last MIR. Pepper was since the death of
Mr. Jacob Rdgway, the wealthiest citizen in Phila-
delpha. He died worth, it is probable, from two to
three millions of dollars.
| Mesmerism.-A Wilmington paper states that
young lady of that city mesmerized last week.
from some cause or other, the mCsmerzer was una
bic to restore her TO her natural condition Two ply
scians attended her for a great while; one of them
supposed she suffering from hysierics-she Is
now recovered.
Loufs1ANA-E. La Serc, DEM, is elected TO Con-
gress in the first Cong. District, 10 oil The vacancy
occasioned by The resignation Of John Sdell, Dem.
AS far heard from, La Sere has 1914 MHen-
ry 337 Wardsworth III. All Democrats. No Wing
candidate.
The Legislature of Tennessee have chartered
railway to connect Nashville with Chattanooga in IT,
eastern part of the State. The estimated cost is ST.,
100000; the resources of the country it traverscs
81, 1000; the productions S2l ,CO0,OOO.
The Legislature of South Carolina has passed a
bill aboishing capital punishment for forgery and
counterfeting, aud substituted therefor imprison-
ment
Great activity is manifested in Canada. in arming
the frontier ports and placing them complete state
of defence.
! REMovED.-Mr. Maxwell, Post Master at this
place, has been removed, and John NJ. Berry p
pointed. Mr.. B. Will make good officer Bloom
ingtOn Globe.
MORE CLERICAL DEL1NoxEScY.-Elder Whitman.
pastor of the Baptist Church at Perma Corners says
the Rochester Democrat has been arrested on charge
of having guilty intercourse with the wife Of one Of
his pensioners.
i Boston Clergyman who performed the marriage
ceremony, the Both ut received for his trouble
counterfeit $40 bill from the liberal bridegroom. The
mistake not discovered until the parsJn had lett,
and it was too late to remedy it.
An expedition for Oregon has recently been made
up at Newburyport Massachusetts, and vessel has
been purchased and is being put in readiness TO
carry out the party.
4 FIRES IN 1915. Tie value of property destroyed
by fire on this continent in lS45, reached 2, $751; So
Two fires in Quebec, one in New York. one in Pitts.
burgh and one in Barbados, destroyed four thousand
and two hundred buildings.
WHAT CoUNTRY.-Five hundred and fifteen mil
lions of bushels of grain raised in the United
States, bes .des eighty millions pounds of rice, and
FIVE hundred and ten millions bushels potatoes.
A lady named Eaton, who had been married twenty
four hours was burned to death at Exeter Maine, last
week. 1t is supposed that she had fit and fell into
the fire.
LAND SALES. From the LIST TO the 18th of December
the Land office in Dubuque Iowa, alone received $780,
, 100, mostly from actual settlers.
A nursing Canary eats Its own bulk in day. and
caterpillar eats 500 times its own weight before 1t
lies down To- rise butterfly.
o.. What right have you to be SICK" said a
? schoolmaster to pupil. "A constitutional night,
: was the reply.
GooD.-The Boston Post says, that in relation to
Oregon, it is for mastery activity
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Obituary.
In memory Of JOHN WEAvER, who deceased at Indian