Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-05-28

AWFUL DISASTER AT SEA.-The Swedish sloop-of-
war, Charles Krona, from Havana for Sweden, was
upset in squat off Matanzas. the Sd inst, and
Immediately sunk, carrying down TO watery grave
hundred and fifteen souls Seventeen of the
managed to keep afoat by cnging TO spars &C.. and
were afterwards picked up by the barque Swan and
carried into Phladel phia. The only officer saved
was Lieut.. A. Nj. Thersmeden. Lieuts. Snevin, Bit,
and Beyerstrobe are lost.
OF BY the last number of the Hancock Eagle, of
Nauvoo H., we learn that the great Mormon Tenn
pie is now offered for SALE 1t is said that according
to the showing of their books they have expended
more than one million of dollars on it. 1t might
have been built by contract less than half that
1t is now offered at 100000. The proceeds to be
used in removing the poor of their flock from Nauvoo
to their intended destination in California
LOOKING AHEAD.-The New Orleans Tropic Of the
9Th instant says:
ave were talking yesterday with officer of one
of volunteer corps and he informed US that there
was not man IN his regiment that kneao any thing
about geography, or any difference betceen The souls
east or tceSt of the Rio GrGnde. We lear OF new
Republics spoken of in Mexico, and tco
didateS for Governors for these Republics. The
events of the future open with singular magnifcence
The City voree, the headquarters of the Nor
prophet Strang, numbers already, 1t IS said, ten
thousand inhabitants. 1t is situated 'on the prairie
on White River on the borders of Racine and Wal
worth counties, Wisconsin Territory, and is described
most beautiful place, possessing an immense n.y.
draulic power, sufficient to make It the first manu-
featuring place In the west
MA1NE-The Legislature of Maine convened at
Augusta on Wednesday, the 18th inst. The Senate
was organized by the election of Stephen II. Crane
President and Daniel I. Pike, Secretary both demo-
Gratis. Ebenezer Knowlton, democrat, of Knoxville,
was chosen Speaker, and Samuel Becher, clerk of
the House of Representatives.
FIRST NEWSPAPER OREGoN.-A letter from the
Mayor of Oregon City announces the arrival Of the
printing press. meeting was to be called to decide
when and how the paper would be issued. 1t Is pro-
posed TO name the paper the Oregon Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
| Our REsoURcEs-In his late able speech on the
Oregon question, Senator Ashley showed from a table
that we could furnish 10000 troops every year,
without diminishing our force. The ratio of the in
crease of population showed this to be so.
IMPORTANT OFrER.-One of the chiefs of the Creek
nation now in Washington, it is said, has offered &c
the President the services Of two thousand picked
warriors, should they be required In the conflict with
Mexico.
morning. which destroyed one square of buildings
fronting the river, including nearly all the princl-
pal stores. The loss was estimated at $4,000.
Matthew w. McChesney, formerly the principal
stakeholder in the Exchange Bank of Lockport has
been arrested in New York. charged with perjury
and held to hail in $1,000.
: RHODE IsLAND.-The majority of Dimon, the Wing
candidate for Governor in Rhode Island, is by the
official returns eigty-eigbt over Jackson, the Demo
J cratic candidate. Scattering, loo.
The Ohio Statesman gives the names of THREE
HUNDRED AND NINETY-FoUR banks, against which arr
placed the word failed and fraud The list extends
back but twenty years. and is far from being complete
There twentythree blast furnaces In Seloto ant
Lawrence counties.-Ohio. which will make this yea
Al, 450 tons Of Pig averaging $50 per ton, the cur
rent market price.