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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

COMING By an advertisement IT will be seen that
Welch g. Deiayans Great National Circus Will be at
Indianapolis on the 3lst of August. This is one OF
the companies which has been recently making such
a stir in Ohio by its splendid exhibitions. They al
tract thousands wherever they go. Levi North, the
celebrated horseman, is among the company. The
Cincinnati Enquirer says that-Delavans trek horse,
''Tammany,'' taught and performed by Levi North,
can accomplish more than any other horse in the
United States
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

OvERREAcH1NG AvARlcE.-The LIE Roy On. "
Gazete has an article " Breadstufis in the country
yet" and says:
"a farmer in this country, who has eleven hundred
bushels of wheat for sale, refused 81 10 delivered at
his barn. Two dollars was his lowest mark. He
has it on hand yet, and probably often revoves in his
mind the difference between Sl,S and 81, 100 or at
most 81, 275 Poor man! Wonder how much he
gave to the Irish %
The Rochester American has similar paragraph,
as follows:
There is now very little Genesee Wheat in the
country except what is in the hands of large farmers
who have two or three crops hand, which they
expected to sell for 81 90 bushel. Some set the
mark as high as 81 30. We know of several nstan-
ces, where 81 10 was refused for lots of or 3,OO0
bushels"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

MAILS FOR OREGON VIA CHAGREs.- The Secretary
of the Navy, it is said, has contracted with Major
Arnold Harris TO convey the U. S. Mail, from Cha
gres to Astoria, in Oregon, in steam vessels OF one
thousand tons each. This is the continuation OF the
route, contracted for BY Messrs. Sloo a. Co., from
York to N. Orleans, Havana and Chagres. Major
Harris has left Washington for New York, to conl
plee his arrangements.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
To Brig. Gen. LANE.


IAMP bUENA FI<TA, May I5, 1911.
We the undersigned Captains aud LieutenanIs Of the Sd
regiment Of Iud volunteers state that, at the time the
Mississippi and ID and 80 Indiana regiments ordered
support Of the Illinois and Kentucky unteerS who
were retrealng before the charge of the enemy which
Colonies iTdn aud Mckee aud Lieut. Col Clay killed
plateau the Sd Indiana regiment the FIST regi-
that arrived the ground, and gave the enemy
discharges of mukery before any other regiment arrived
that the 81 Indiana regiment the left Of the line
enemy, about bundled yards distant
here 81 Indiana regiment lost than during the
TEST Of day. aud here fell the last who killed
Vista captain Taggart, of company f. of the
81 Indiana volunteers. The Sd regiment
the only regiment that lost man in that engagement.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
Bounty Lands for Volunteers.

The undersigned ed the forms AMI specific instructions
from Wahntoa City, procuring the Land Warrants scrip
FOE Volunteers entitled the and having printed FORMS be
enabled fee
GEORGE A. CHAPMAN,
Sentinel Office.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

A "SUBLIME" WHIG.-The following is copied from
the Kennebeck Journal, leading Wing paper in
Maine, and edited by MIR. Severance, formerly men,
Der of Congress:
''GLoRIoUs VIcroRIEs.-We cannot say that zee feel
either pride disposition to rejoice an victories
gained orer The Mericdns They are fighting in de-
fence of their country. What to gain by vic
tories, if we win them! He must be very thought
less or very heartless man, who delights TO hear
that our troops have killed three four thousand
Mexicans at whatever loss to themselves. On the
contrary, we should look upon it with Sorrow and
shame feeling much we should to hear that ia
vorite son had succeeded in numbering raUcAcr on
the highray, stripping him Of has acatch and purse
The morality of the two acts are about on par"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

DISEASE AMONG THE CATTLE. = The cows and
horses of tie neghborhood of Pennsyille Salem
ty, New Jersey, have been attacked with something
like the cholera. We notice enumeration of some
100 cows, as well as several horses, having died in
ono week.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19


J. @. ADANs.-From All account Of recent visit
to Ex-President Adams which is given in whig pa
per, the Ashtabula (O) Sentinel of Aug. 3D. we ex-
tract the following:
Mr.. Adams thinks that our government will patch
up peace with Mexico at distant day. lie is
also of opinion that Gen. Scott will form Govern
men there and then pretend treat with il, and
form peace la that way. / think his confidence in
the perpetuIty of our Government is much shaken.
lie regards Us as tending toward " military despoi-
ism" The attempt to make Gen. Taylor President
upon the popularity which he has gained in few
bttles, he regards onn0us of the downfall of our
institutions. He apprehends that we shall follow in
the footsteps of those Republics that have gone before
u.s. | limited TO him the great satisfaction which the
people Of the United States, (ncluding all parties }
would derive from perusa of his views if he were
able to address his constituents at this period Of poti-
cal confusion and profligacy. He said lie should be
greatly pleased, standing he does upon the
verge OF life, to speak few parting words TO those
whose interests he had so long maintained but de-
clared himself physically disqualified"
The Taylor wings viii laugh heartily at these old
fashioned notions Of Mr.. Adams. They once profess
ed to think he does and had the greatest horror
military chieftains,' after they had changed
military for civil life. But those ideas have become
" obsolete" with them they admired the admnistra-
ton of Gen. Jackson so well that they are determined
to have military despotisms" all the time! Poor
Mr.. Adams is too old to progress as rapidly as his
high "PrinciPled' party has DONE
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

O5-Gen. Taylor appears to have as much as he can
ceyery do, to answer eectioneerng letters from the
oaice-seekers who are bcsieging him.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

The Washington Union confirms the report OF the
seizure of the American whale ships by Brazil bnt
expresses the opinion that new Minister TO that
country will be able to settle all difficulties vi
course all desire to avoid hostIlitles with Brazil OF
any other power. but as that is the only monarchlcal
Government ON this continent we have full and ample
PREPARATION demanded from it, and the demand sterny
enforced.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

Gold, to the OF $1,000. 900. was coined at
the United States Mint in New Orleans, during the
last twenty days Of July.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

IRON CARRIAGE WHEELs.-A carriage wheel
tirey Of iron, and constructed upon purely scientific
principles is now being exhibited at Mrs. Mufogd's
Hotel. IN Salem. 1t was patented by Ira Holmes, Of
New York State, and is called the Double Disbed
Metallic Carriage Wheel" There is double row Of
slim iron spokes with couner-sunk heads diverg.Bg
alternately from the outer and inner rim Of the hgb
to the felloe, where they ai>o counter-sunk and
effectualy fastened the spokes thus drawing both
ways, and throwing as much Of the weight Of the
carriage upon the upper the lower part of the Wheel
The principle is that Of an arch. Shonld the iron
feloe break, which is scarcely possible, TIE wheel
under ordinary circumstances could not be made 10
fall to pieces. The burthen which very slight
wheel thus constructed is capable of bearing is i'm
mense, if may credit the calculations Of Professor
Comstock. 1t has exceedingly light and graceful
appearance, is not liable get out of order, and we
are informed can be purchased at about half the cost
of the ordinary wooden wheel.-Satem, West Jersey,
Standard.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

SHORT IMPoRTATToN.-A thousand iaborers are
wanted at this moment on the New YORK ana view
Haven railroad, at STA cents day; showing short
imn,rtaion of labor in comparison with the immense
,lea,and.-N T. .Josr- If Commerce
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

CrvILlzATIoN.-Atter remarking that the National
Club asserts that of the citizens of London 900
persons .'never enter the walls of religious edi-
fce," and that .'a our large towns in similar
state" &c. the Dublin Nation of the Sd instant
adds:
"But all these horrors fade before the new atroci
ties revealed by the London Times Saturday last,
in which we find some remarks upon the 'undeniable
increase of infanticde; how innocent children are
daily .strangled drowned, burnt, poisoned starved.
and decapitated By wholesale how the murder of
children has ceased TO be murder in England and
other fearful statements Of like character. This is
horrible"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

The Huntsville Crexas) Banner gives an interest
ing description of bitumnouS lake that lies between
Beaumont and liberty.
This lake is within one hundred yards of the mar
gin of a dry and elevated prairie, of some miles IN
extent, and covers area of about five acres, and
has depth varying from one to three feet. 1t con-
stantly gives UP from the bottom, in than hun
dred places small quantities of bitumcn asphalt
which are deposited on the surface in the shape Of
bubbles at intervals Of every fifteen or twenty Sc
conds This bitumen may be gathered in large guam
titles from the surface Of the lake, and differs in
thing that we could perceive either in smell, touch,
or appearance, from common pitch.
The mineral pitch that rises to the snrface of the
lake is similar to that described by travellers as &C.
curing on the Dead Sea in Palestine
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

Major Semans has been appointed collector Of tolls
at Lafayette THAT accounts for the milk in the CO.
coanut.-Ind. Journal.
Wonder if any body account for the supera-
bundance of SAP In the 'cocoanut Of bro. Defrees-
or Of the SEED N the GoURD Of his man Friday
Should like To know.-Iip. Journal.
SharP-shOoting among wing friends! Belay
gentlemen if you riA joke one another, don't twli
about facts
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

0<TIhe returns of the Indiana election, as given
by the Cincinnati Gfs~fte have been very erroneous
indeed. If It's statements as to elections elsewhere
similarly Incorrect be very poor authority
in such matters.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
wAR DEPARTMENT, Adjurant Generals Office,

SIR-The report Of Col. H. LIRe 50 lndilna regiment
Of volunteers dated Buena VISTA May To- lS47 add essed
BTgadie General Joseph Lane hch said have been
forwarded dIeci by him the Secretary Of War, under
pf ritter dated May l6 has b, received the
Adj Generals Office. Having perused the copy Of
Col Lanes report, submitted you by The Hon. Amos Lane
under cover Of his Of The Sd instant vunches
its authenticity. objection publication in the
+" Union,' a. requested by MIR Lane.
have the bOnVr TO be, iii, with great respect your ODE
dent servant, X. JONES, AdjutdHt General
To the Hon. w. L. MARCY, Secretary Of Var.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

Judge Embree, whig. is elected to Congress in the
list District, by majority Of about 800 over Robert
Dale Owen. This is triumph worth talking about
Tip. JoHrnaL
Why is il "worth talking about" in your opinion Z!
Well venture to say that you will find more TO
disapproye of in DIR. E.. a member of Congress,
than you ever found ia Dir. Owen. Mark it.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19


under cover Of his Of The Sd instant for
its authenticity. objection publication in the
f" U"ion,' a. requested by MIR Lane.
have the bOnOr be- sir with great respect your ODE
dent servant, X. JONES, Adjutdat General
To the Hon. w. L. MARCY, Secretary Of War.
BRIGADE Headquarters, Buena Vista. Nav 16. 1917
SIR-EncOsed you Will hnd the report Of Colonel j. H.
Lane commander Of the 81 regiment Of the Indiana
the of its being sent this late day that Colonel
Lane had not been called upon for report until quite
Gently.
The many false relation the Indiana brigade
make necessary full and statement Of facts
should be forwarded that the department may be able
judge 10 the good conduct Of those troops; and his
regiment detached from my command part Of the
lime during the battle Of the 22d and % of February last
In transmitting this report of the part which the Sd regi
took that battle il affords the greatest pleasure
to bear witness to the bravery and efficiency Of Colonel
Lane and to the bravery and good conduct Of his officers
aud No regiment corps that field exhibited
GOODNESS and courage than did that body Of men and
did more to gain The great battle Of Buena Vista.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH LANE, BrigGdier General.
Hon. w. L. MARCY, Secretary Of Var.
May 10. 1877.
Col LANE,-Please transmit 10 brigade headquarters
full and detailed report Of gallant Of Sd
regiment of Indiana volunteers at the memorable battle of
Buena Vista. JOSEPH LANE, Brig. Gen
BuesA VISTA, Is, May, 1877
Sm-In complying with your Older Of this date requ-
ing tIansnt brigade headquarters full and detailed
report Of the action Of the 80 regiment of Indiana
during The battle Of Bueua Vista
have the honor report; that the m,rning Of the
22d of February. about O'clock m, the alarm
ia camp, and the Of my regiment mmed
sey struck The and ganson equpsge and baggage all
packed IN the fegimenta tain, and the regiment formed in
oder Of battle. As careful inspections had
tanned that The Of the regiment in complete oTder
and that every supplied with al least forty rounds
Of ammunition. my regiment, in conjunction with the I'd
regiment Of Indiana volunteers marched in the diec
ton Of the mile, and placed in position upon
the side OF broad avne three hundred yards in
he
While in this position the rifle companies of regiment
captains suss and Dunn' detached under the
mand oil MJor German, and ordered to the extreme left Of
] our line
About O'Clock p regiment was ordered to take
position Immediately IN rear Of Wahingtons battery and
overlooking the battery and the road by which the enemy
must advance attack the right Of line In this posi-
tion the regiment remained DUNG the Of the day and
he night of The 22d While IN this posiion four companies
Of my Fegimenlcompsny T. under Captain Taggat; COM
paBy r. under Captain Bosrdman company H. under Capt
ConoseT; and company {, under Lieut. Protince-wele
actively employed during the afternoon in fotiyng
pass IN t,e oad and officers king the spade and
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

0~J-The Louisville Journal Of Aug. 5h digs Gen.
Taylor thus
running what is called .lndependent candidate
for oice ought by this time to be pretty well under
stood to be labor in vain.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19

Iowa Observation-Disclosures. Thompson and Letter,
good and true Democrats have been elected to Con-
gross from Iowa. by large and handsome maoritics,
and the Legislature is thoroughly democratic. This
Is most glorious triumph over Bank and Mexican
whiggery, and especially Jonathan McCarty-ism.-
This result also secures two Democratic L. s. Sena-
tors.
TENvEssEE.-It is probable that the wings BY ex-
traOrdinary exertions, and the absence of large
number Of Democratic Volunteers, have carried this
State. This harm none but herself although she
has U. S. Senator to elect Jarnagin, whose term
Is out. is a Mexican whig.
lLLINos.-There is one member Of Congress to
elect in this State, believe, in the place of Judge
Douglass, elected to the IT, S. Senate. The rest are
only local. On this subject the State Register of the
18th inst. justly remarks
The RECENT ELEcTIoS-So far heard from, the
democrats have been unusually successful. Wherever
the party lines drawn produce test vote,
find that there has been material change since the
election of French and Wells In the north where the
wings have pretended be gaining rapidly the demo-
Gratis have made old fashioned sweep. We do not
find in the evidence Of change. On the
trary the result shows that the northern democracy
vIncIbe whenever they come up 10 the work with an
undiv ded front Let them adhere the admirable con-
Veniion SYSTEM which has done much for them ever
since the organization OF parties among them aud they
will have nothing to fear from wings aboIilonisls-
Harmony, concession of action and unity OF pur-
pose only be secured by conventions Let them be
adhered the sheet anchor of safety. 1t be
admitted that the system is not perfect but unques
tOnaby the best mode of selecting candidates has
been devised, aud it wOud be unwiSe throw it away
many desire to do before better shall have been
introduced
WIscoNsIN.-About next spring we may expect to
hear from this glorious Western Star. She aso will
furnish her two Senators, and her Representatives in
Congress. The Mexican wings, so DESTROYS of throw
ing the election Of President into the House of Rep
rescniaiives, may possibly miss figure yet.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
SELF CONFIDENCE A DUTY.

When Leibnitz saws, tho present is preg-
nant with the future we are not to receive
the dictum as an abstract proposition. but
as ono in which every indivlual is interest
ed, and in the velifcation Of which he is
destined TO form part. As the child is the
father Of the man, so, in mortal as well
as in a literal sense, the living is The parent
Of the unborn generations; and It should
elevate US in our own estimatin, az well as
in our sense Of the duties and powers com.
mitted TO us, if we reflect that every indi
yidua! mind may contain some germ, some
seed, some latent principle, tho deselope-
ment OF which may sooner or later produce
an important and beneficial influence upon
the whole widespread world. Idle, not to
saw impious, were il TO distrust Gods pow
or 10 work such miracle Ia our own per-
son, because our position may be humble
our means and our intelligence seemingly in,
adequate 10 the production OF grand results.
Neither natural nor mental exPansiveness
10 to be measured by the capacity OF the re-
cipient. What! were not al! the oak for
est, of the earth once contained in a single
acorni In the history Of nations il would
seem that some mysterious law generally
deduces the greatest events from mean
causes. A camel.driver founded a new re.
!igion, and changed tho fortunes Of whole
empires; a Genoese sdventurer, by discov
efing Americs, opened a new world TO the
conquests and the commerce Of the old; ar
obscure German, by the invention Of the
printing press, widened the whole intellect
uai sphere Of man; and an Augustine monk
by denouncing the sale Of indulgences, &C
complished the greatest revolution tina
the world had experienced since the intro
duction OF Christianity.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
KISSING NO ROBBERY.

ooh quit-get out-now, don't you
really wish you wouldn't
Oh quit twill you' Oh get out
You know you ought to shouldn't.
There, now you've got it-oh, be still
You shant have any more:
You've got-oh take you face away
Vat no mans 90. before"
"Von more-there-that will do. Oh don =
You've rumpled up my hair:
II you'll bu, quit. III give you one
Now take il: -there-th
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-02
and to be "paysble in ten years, but re-

pccuHuUic III uNcs
In pursuance OF this act, "two hundred
and ffty.ihree bonds, Of one thousand dol
lars each, prepared, and are executed, ex
cept that two hundred and fifty Of them
want the signature Of the Executive, ma.
king the whole sum two hundred and fifty
three thousand. Ii was supposed. that, no
matter at what rate OF interest the bonds
were finally disposed OF, a sufficient premi
UNI might be realized in the transaction to
redeem the fractional bond OF two hundred
and sixty.one dollars. ..... .n... ....
With these bonds, the Executive visited
the City of St. Louis, New Orleans, Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphi
New York, Boston, and other points-the
principal money markets OF the Union.
Before leaving the state, verbal offers
were made to take, perhaps forty, fifty, or
sixty thousand dollars worth OF bonds a,
par, as eight per cent bonds. A written
propositions was made to take, perhaps, ten
thousand dollars. These propositions were
declined for two reasons; first, the Execu
tive was unwilling to sell at eight per cent.
at all; aud, second, he believed he could sell
the whole amount in the eastern cities, at
par, and perhaps at a small premium, a. Sc.
ven per cent. bonds.
Three bonds were sold 10 81. Louis, un.
der q condition, az will be seen BY the
agreement 10 the accompanying papers,
marked A. These bonds were to bear a
rate of interest equal 10 the highest rate OF
interest At which any Of the bonds we're
sold out of the state. As no bonds were
sold, and az no offer was made for any OF
them, bearing less rate Of interest than
eight per cent. the interest on the three
bonds in ST. Louis, was finally fixed at
eight per cent. .. .... ......
At New Orleans, the news OF the war
reached the Executive. This, Of course,
deranged the money market, as does almost
every other piece OF important news. AT
tho City of Washington, the Executive
found the prospect Of a rupture between the
United States and Great Britain, on the
Oregon question, growing every day, more
minent. This, OF course, deranged the
money market still more, and seemed to
destroy the prospect Of selling bonds at any
lair rate Of interest for the time.
1t will be seen the Governor answers the
House, generally, as to the information de-
sired. and Mr.. Bay, particularly. as to
items Of expenditure: the "old rye the
"oranges," and other delicacies the jaded
Executive thought necessary 10 have re-
course to, in order to brighten up his men.
tai faculties, 80 that he might not be over
reached by the sharpers.
1t really took the Governor a long time
to say, that under the law authorizing the
sale of bonds, he considered that as Exec
utive of the State he was authorized &c
transact the business in person-that hi
undertook Notwithstanding only sole
$4,000 worth, and that the cost Of The
trip was s625. There was no necessit,
for all that shower of words-for that ole
maidsh talk. Itlooks like the object wa
to draw attention from the subject under
consideration. - -.....