Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-02-19
Summary of News.


attacked with club and bow:e-knife and defended
himself with pistol. No one was hurt. though the
editor says the ball from his pistol made several
holes in the clohes'' of his antagonist. They were
both bound to keep the peace, aud so ended the
affair.
CLERGYMAN ARRESTED FOR MUEpER - Daniel
Simmons. Baptist clergyman. was recently arrested
at Mobile, as fugitive from justice, Charged with
having committed homicide by killing H. Davis, in
the year 1922 1923, in the county of TatnaI
State Of Georgia. Tie reverend prisoner was dis
charged fom custody, owing to the nformaly Of the
requSittn
0IrThe Swiss Pell Ringers ore at New Orleans
In their journeyings on this continent il is sad that
they have travelled p 100 miles, given 20 concerts
and sold l47 s03 tickets their expenses being 7 SO
They commenced at N bios in September, 1915 In
leo days, they have given no less than "a con-
certs and travelled over 1905 miles.
Texas has been divided into tLrty-fve counties
Galveston is tie largest cty-Houston is next in
population; Austin. the seat of government. has
population Of 1900, and Washington about the same
number. Saint Antonio de Bexar, the Oldest town in
the State, has the largest church and monastery in tie
country.
! OF The Hon. w. B. Jenness, U. s. Senator from
New Hampshire, who recently left Washington in
consequence Of l-health was sick at Boston at the
last dates.
! OF William Bebb of Butler county, has been
nominated the Wing candidate for Governor of
/ Ohio.
WARS IN THE WxD.-The Spanish naval force
at Havana, Sd inst, consisted Of the ship Of the line
Soberana, IA guns frigate Christana and Cores so
and IA sloop Maria Louise Fernando, "a briggs
/ patriota TacOn and Havauero % Uuns steamers
BaZan and Congreso, schOoners and three bark
This is the largest naval force that Spain has had in
the West Indies for me, and is the remnant of
her oncce powerful fleets and squadronS. What is all
this about Is there something brewing in Mexico
Or the Don afraid that Bull, his old enemy, about
to seize Cuba Or is San Domingo 10 be restored
A New Article OF ExPoRT.-Nr Samuel Fitch
an extensive and well known whip maker, whose
mandatory is near Cooper's Point, Camden n. Jer-
sey, has just shipped two large orders Of riding and
driving whips TO England The duty on foreign
whips in England is 70 per cent. and after paving
that duty and the freight the articles sold consdera-
bly, lower than those of English manufacture
OREGoN-The Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tiyes, the 18th, passed resolves declaring title
is better than Great Britains 81 40 and instruct
ing the Senators and Representatives in congress to
vote for the notice. They also declare full confidence
in the President and Senate, whether the question be
terminated by negotiation or otherwise.
MIcnIGAN.-Both parties in the Legislature Of
Michigan, have concurred in passing resolutions de-
claring title to the whole OF Oregon, up $40
40 minutes. TO be clear and ncontestible, and the
offer of 80 a boundary to be an evidence of orr
spirit of liberal concesson-urging the Presidents
recommendations, and endorsing the protest of the
message against European interference or colonial
ton upon this continent
The OLD PHRASE CHANGED-It was long customary
in speaking of defeat. to say the enemy was routed
" horse foot and Dragons OF late, however, since
Il IL. 4 i i !
have been often defeated, the common reading has
got to be horse, foot and racOonS. " Slamm, of the
New York Globe announces the rout Of the wings in
Louisiana at tue recent election with this improve
ment.
During Mr.. Jeffersons administration syrup was
provided in the Capitol for the refreshmcnt of the
memters of Congress. This furn sled and
Charged under the head of stat onary The National
lntegencer tells that member, who did lot Iii
the be, eage loosely remarked that lie should bc very
glad if tie officers ould provide little whisky for
those who preferred it, and charge it to the account of
fuel
IRISH BULLs-when her majesty was in Ireland
an Irish paper announced that which had been
roasted in certain town in honor of her arrival was
Bull. Soon afterwards advertisement appeared
in one Of those Hbernian lumnaries. stating that the
advertiser had on sale some tankers of excellent
whisky aohich had been drunk by her majesty rhea
Ireland.
GRAIN CRors IN RussrA.-The St. Petersburg Ia
zette of the 7t December, contains Imperial order
permit ng the importation 1T wheat, rye, barley, oats
-four beans reas und OtLer similar products from
Prussia, free of duty up to ihc 18th Of September,
1876 and also an order declaring that in consequence
of the deficiency in tie crops, the Emperor will only
require for the coming year levy of five men IN the
thousand.
The son of President White, of Charlottesville, a
little fellow three years Old was killed the ~ Ia
ult. BY horse attached to buggy becoming FESTIVE
and kicking. The cork of one Of the LorSe's shoes
entered the temple the other shoe crushed the upper
law. near the mouth TIE little sufferer lived IL
great pain for day.
SENTENCED TO DIE.-Twenty human beings, some
of them women are now confined In Jail, awaiting
the termination of mis-spent lives upon the gallows
Four of these are to be hung IN New York, two IN
Pennsylvania, Maryland. Louisiana and Maine, and
one in each of the following States, viz Kentucky,
South Carolina Illinois, New Hampshire, Connectl-
cut, Virginia, Vermont, and Iowa.
PfNsIoNs.-The whole number of Pensions in the
United States in Nov. 1914, was 29,CO4. Of this
number 1882 were residents of Massachusetts, 1923
of Vt. 1900 of Conn.,. 1892 Of N. H., 1864 of Me-,
and $40 of R. l. The invalid pensioners amount to
e 277S OF these lat belonged to Maine lO7 of N
H., ia to Mass, 8 to r. L. 66 to Conn.,, and l32 to
Vermont.
f Mr. J. H. Peasants has Withdrawn from the Rich
mond Wing, because the occasional publication OF his
abolition sentiments was distasteful to some of the
customers Of that prin and he is about to establish
new press which will probably take pretty much
the ground occupied by Cassius NJ Clay.
NORTH CARoLrNA-The democrats of this State
, have nominated Green w. Caldwell of Mecklenburgh
county, for Governor. Mr. C. has served IN congress
with an honorable distinction. The wings have NOM
, mated MIR. Graham, the present incumbent. The
, election comes of next August.