Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-05-07

undergone great amendment, was superseded by the
substitute offered by Mr. Hough; and in that form
finally passed.
FANNY FoRREsTER.-We gave brief paragraph the
other day, stating that Fanny Forreser-the charming
American wrlter-has donned the vestments Of a mis-
sionary. The correspondent of the Charleston News
says She is devoted member of the Baptist church.
and emulous, perhaps, for the martyr fame of Mrs.
Adoniram Judson, is anxious to devote her life to the
same glorious cause She is, however, too weak and
fragile in her constitution stand the hardships of an
Asatic life, and will, fear, soon to have record
the willing of another lovely flower beneath the
rid sun of the Indian cline. Mr.. Judson is old
enough to be her grandfather, and there may be a
moral fitness in the union, but II is not natural
would not graft the tender lily on the hoary oak or
entwine the elegantine around the tall pine. But if
the motive is Christian one, God speed it, will be
the prayer of all who know her.
THE LAST BLADENsBURG DUEL.-We learn from
the Upper Marlboro (Md) Gazette, that the Grand
Jury of that county, before whom the testimony
adduced in reference TO the which led to the
duel Bladensburg between Messrs Jones and John
son, of n. Carolina, and in which Mr.. johnson
killed. have signed recommendation 10 the Governor
to grant nOue prOSeqU to Mr. Jones Johnson's con-
duct, says the Gazette, regarded extremely
reprehensiblc, having attempted, though unsuccess-
fully, to invade the sancity of Mr. Jones' domestic
circle-and if in revenge for being repulsed, he
sought every opportunity to jealousy and dlscord
in the family of one for whom he had feigned the
most friendly feelings.
DROWNED IN TEN INCHES wATER.-A man by the
name $, who lived in Bath County, KY, near the
Maria Forge on State Creek, was returning of late
from the village where he had been to make sales of
bells, which he manufactured. He had taken too
much liquor, and was scarcely able to ride When
he arrived at the creek sight of his house, he
dertook to water his horse, and fell the head
of the animal into the creek, at that point only ten
inches deep there he died after making Intellectual
attempts to crawl up the bank each time staggering
back He died miserable death in sight of his own
/ house and family
FRAUDS IN FLcUR-We perceive by the Annual
Report of the New York Inspectors, that 26 SIS bar
res of flour were weighed in the city of New York,
and found short 1888 pounds, equal to eight hun
dred and fifteen barrels! Of the -four inspected at
/ Albany, there 90 barrels 4" light weight" and
80 barrels with " false tare." There inspected
last year in the cities of New York. Albany and Buff
falo, 1865 7S5 barrels of flour valued S1l 9O5 OBJ
Of the whole number 40, 635 were " bad.'
GA large meeting was held in Mobile on Thurs
day evening, March 19h for the purpose of aording
some relief TO the suffering poor of Ireland in conse
quence of the failure of the crops in that atherand
of so many of citizens. The Mayor of the city,
B. McApin, Esq. took the chair and several appro-
pirate and feeling addresses were made by various
prominent individuals. A large committee raised
for the purpose Of soliciting donations and the sum Of
/ SoOO subscribed upon the spot.
Look OUT FOR THE PoKER.-A man painted black
and otherwise disguised attempted to rob a woman
residing Beallsvie, Monroe county, Ohio. She
had sold horse for 49, which fact the william knew.
/ He demanded the whole amount. She gave him some
bank notes, and desired that he would count them.
As he stopped to do So she struck him the head
with heavy poker, and then alarmed the neighbcr-
hood. In 4 few minutes the man was found dead. So
says the Belmont Chronicle.
LONG PEDESTRIAN ToUR.-Elihu Burritt, the
learned Blacksmith" intends making a pedestrian
tour over England He says: " About the first of
June propose, under certain conditions, to take
steamship or packet for England. On our arrival
we propose to take private hickory staff and travel
on, like Bunyans pilgrim, through the country, at
the rate of about ten miles day."
CAUTION TO PosTMAsTERs.-A suit has been insti-
uted against ID. N. Carpenter, Postmaster of Green
field Mass, by Mr.. Tuman Hicks, for breaking open
three letters directed TO him, for the purpose of find
ing out the whereabouts of Mr.. Hickss brother Thad-
deus, who recently escaped from Jail, where he
confined OH a charge of counterfeiting Truman is
also under $500 bonds on a like charge.
! THE KIDNAPPERs SET AT Twenty-Five Franklin
County (Ky.) Circuit Court, Judge Mason Brown pre-
siding, has decided that Forbes and Armitage, the
kidnappers of Jerry Phinney, at Columbus, o., can
not be legally delivered up the requsition Of the
Governor of Ohio. The ground of this decision is,
that the kdnappers acted by the authority of the
ers of Jerry, who was fugitive slave.
A CORRECT PRINcIPLE.--Carroll College, literary
institution, free from any sectarian domination is to
be established at Prairieville, in West Tennessee.
part of Its faculty already engaged, and large
Freshman class will be ready enter at the first
mencement. The principal point worthy of notice in
this enterprise is its contemplated freedom from sect
arian influence.
! THE CHERoKEEs-This unfortunate tribe seems to
be the sport of heartess and depraved white and
halbreeds who constantly stirring up divisions,
committing the most atrocous murders, and making
the country country of blood and horror in all eyes,
I The Cherokee Advocate and Arkansas lntelligencer
are freighted with accounts of recent murders and
obberies.
A verdict awarding $4,000 damages, was rend-
cred in Baltimore on Wednesday, in the of
Thomas d. Coskey rs. Charles E. Goodwin, for an
assault with pistol, by which Mr.. Coskey lost the
use of one Of his eyes, and near losing his life,
Goodwin is yet to be tried criminal charge for
! the same offence.
The Democratic majority in the Louisiana Legisla-
ure, by vote of IS to To- have vacated the seats of
the three sitting members from ST. Landry county,
who of their shade Of politics, and have
given them TO their Wing contestants. The latter
received majority of votes in the county, but lost
the return through some official blunder.
! WIDow, named Good, from Pennsylvania. with
seven children, who was a deck passenger on tie
steamboat Sea Bird, her way Illinois, acct
IDENTIFY killed on the night of the 18th instant by a
boy falling on her out of his berth while asleep Tie
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