Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-15
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CuriOsities.
We have ON hand a real genuine Mexican SruR,
which can be seen at Office. 1t was sent to this
place by son of S. w. Norris, Esq., from Texas
1t said to have been taken from the heel of dead
Mexican, killed in some of the former skirmishes of
the Mexcans and Texans. At all events, it shows
itself, although aged, and couple of the rays
to have been violently torn from i-lwho knows but
BY Texan bullet ?! to have been of fashion, and
Of the style at present worn. We have reasons to
believe it once belonged to Santa Anna, which will be
given to the curious.
Our Museum is also this week enriched by what we
may call few Indiana remains. On our friend Sui
grope's farm, was found some years since, the re-
mains of an old rife, with bullet mould &c., in
state Of tolerable preservation. Lately, of Mr.
SIS had the curiosity to examine the locality
where the gun found having found several pieces
of curiously carved work in stone previously. and
succeeded in obtaining what now forms complete
Egyptian looking Image, the pieces when put to-
gether forming Pipe. The location of the farm is
in Decatur township in this county, and about miles
southwest of this. We shall have the pieces put to-
gether and they may be seen at this office This In
dian must have been made before our removal
to this place, or probably we could have given his
tory of it. 1t is curiosity
0FJames Collins, Esq, is spoken fayorably Of, in
the Salem News, as wing candidate for Treasurer
of State. How many more will there be for Office
the side of these Ofice-hating gentryl The wing
papers have spoken of only about two dozen for Au-
ditor and Treasurer
BY the way, is not this the same James Collins
who, as member of the Judiciary committee of the
Senate, drew up report proposing the reputation Of
portion of State debt, and in which he took such
ultra grounds, that the report thrown out by an
almost unanimous vote of the committee, And did
the Wing Convention in 1S43 reject him as their
candidate for Lieut.. Governor principally for his
views in reference to the State debt We do not
know how the election for Treasurer of State may
Terminate that every friend of the policy
which adopted last winter upon the great subject
of State debt will feel strong repugnance to the
election of any man, who may have countenanced in
any way the dishonest and odous doctrine of repudi
alton.
SIcKNEss-One of our Druggists Mr.. Craighead)
has this season sold upwards of thousand ounces
of guinine. Last season the house sold about
six hundred ounces, and then we thought there was
sickness enough. Besides Mr.. C.'s we have three
quantities of the article mentioned. 1t seems be
the general opinion, that there has been
sickly season throughout the west than the just
closing. Very few families have escaped. The
effects of such general prostration has and will
ousy affect the public welfare. Large quantities of
wheat have been spoiled in consequence of positive
inability to have it taken care Of We have seen i'm
mense stacks in which the straw had rotted and the
IoJ;v olS mill Ioeo 10 FL,
way But besides this, we are told that in many
neighborboods, planting for next years crop has
been prevented, and that many farmers will not
rage one acre of wheat next, for three this
The weather still continues warm and dry as mid
summer, though we have had slight frosts.
BROTHER FARMERS: Is your ploughing and plant
ing over, Have you much to do on rainy days, or
others. you ought to have enough, in housing your
tools, making the necessary repairs about the home
stead and getting every thing comfortable for winter
And what adds more to your comfort, summer win
ter, than good newspaper, bringing to your Preside
the latest and current of the day in every shape
and form, filed also with a code of morals which
truly lived up to, will make you rich, contented and
happy, now and hereafter! That you should have, if
you have it not If you hare it, have you paid for it
If not, could not day in the year be devoted to
bringing in a cord or two of wood, load of pump
kins, which perhaps roting in your fields, or
many little articles, wheat, corn, beans, eggs,
chickens, beeswax, ginseng, lumber, or other 6xins
which you spare, to make glad the heart of the
printer! He certainty eats and drinks when he can
GREAT ERROR mo one can tell what the ruin and
cost to country may be- from not having the ed-
tor Of the New Albany Bulletin at the head of our
army! The whole government, Gems. Scott and
Gaires, Gen. Taylor, ALL all wrong, In the opin-
ioE of the Bulletin Editor. 1t is impossible, without
his nerfecf cnncentinns