Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-05-18

MARRIAeEs IN New YoRK IN 1916 the whole
number Of Marriages, e95 we're in the month of Janu
airy; Sal in February; SO in March; 6l2 in april;
7Ol in May; 100 in June 942 in July; 40 in Anguss,
.235 IN September; 1854 in October; 1,l5l in No
yember; 1,348 in December
OF the ages of the persons married 3 1888 were un-
der 20 years; $3.50 between 20 and %; 1922 be-
tween % and 80; 1900 between 80 and 80; 1853
between 80 and 40; AIS between 40 and As; 260 be-
tween 40 and 90 IT'S between 30 and 90; lib be-
tween So and so; IA between 60 and TO- l49 between
90 and 10; 8 over 20; 3,6ll, ages not given
The greatest number Of marriages took place during
the months of September, October November and
December, 1888 were married between the ages Of
"a and 25
KEEPING SUNDAY-A petition was lately present.
ed to the Massachusetts Legislature for the enact
ment of law making it an offence for railroads TO
Sunday, and forfeiting their harters there
for. committee of the Senate unanimously report
ed against the same, adding the following:
Every man has right to this day for his own
rest and cultivation. In the opinion of the commit
tee it is wiser to leave this great principle work its
way through the public mind, and thus control
toms and conduct than to attempt to enforce the OBJ
servance of Sunday day Of rest by legal penal
ties. If any man chooses 10 disregard his right to
the day, let him be careful lest he infringe upon the
right of his wiser BROTHER but let him be punish
ed for that which regards himself alone"
UNITED STATES AND MENco-The New Orleans
/ EUentlg Mercury, OF April 9th, gives insight
into the character of the instructions under which the
Commissioners aud Plenpotentiaries Of the United
States have been sent to Mexico. That paper states
that the Hon. Mr.. SEWER publicly declared in reply
to inquiries by the citizens Of New Orleans TO the
policy by which he intended to be governed in the
goations with Mexico, that che would write long
letters, nor endure prolonged negotiations, and If he
could not peace speedily, he lcod at
sumo hostile position Therefore, (says the Mercu
ry,) the country may expect on his part immediate
and effectual action.
The SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF TExAs.-A letter
from the capital of the fair State of Texas, gives
description of the session Of the Supreme Court
there, sin which grocery" but which had been
partly cleared out for the purpose "The Judges
says the writer, shave a raised PLATFORM on which
are placed their raw cOwhide chair up) seat chairs
The lawyers have their Blackstones, Chittys, Star
kies and briefs in front of them, the bar of the
grocery-usng for seals what they can get, very few
of them enjoying the Injuries of chairs-Texas
make. The Governor still occupies the log house,
end for reception, the other for his sleeping
and private secretary.
| SHELBY's TRIAL-We learn from the Lexington
Atlas, that, in this case, more than sixteen hundred
persons have been examined relative their q,a-
cations Jurors, and only eleven selected We also
learn that question is under consideration by
the which may result in the reduction Of the
number now in the jury-box. The prisoner. through
his cOuOsel, sui calS the Tlgu 10 Twelve peIepO-
ry challenges, and contends that he may exercise that
right toward the eleven persons In tie box, they
have not yet been The question as TO this
right is yet to be decided.-Lou. journal.
Ice IN LoYDoN-There is an enterprisng Yankee
in London who manages the ice business with I'M
mense profit to himself and the company with which
he is connected He presented himself as the agent
of the American Ice Company he has patented
Ice Safe, which he leaves throughout tile city at the
houses of the gentry and others, from whom he
lceives for each safe two guineas year, sup
plying them also with ice, which be receives from
company in the United States. He is coming
money.
GRAIN IN RussIa.-A traveller in northern Russia,
finds that the summer rye and barley are cultivated
with success where the average temperature Is only
% tours is over 50)and where the earth At feet
continually frozen and never thaws. The season rs
only from q to 3 months from ploughing to harvest
In this neghborhoOd, but plateau of much higher
land, the shaft of mine sunk through 10 feet
of frozen EARTH The springs that this high land pro-
duced, ran the whole year at temperature of SO,
only degrees above freezing .-Genessee Farmer.
ISLAND OF VANcoUvER.-Mr. J. B. Palmer. late of
Indiana who has explored the country north of the
Columbia river, says that Vancouver's Island is
large as Great Britain, and contains all the natural
resources to make it the seat of empire of great
ton He also states that the country north OF latl-
tude 40 presents many desirable tracts, rivers, val
render the country most valuable TO enterprislng
people.
A COURAGEOUS FEAT.-In his testimony before the
Court of Inquiry in Mexico, Gea. Scott stated that
the greatest physical and moral feat in point of
age ever performed by any individual within his
knowledge, pending the campaign. was the passage
by captain Lee, engineer, certain difficult
ground by daylight, and his return to San Augustine
in the dark
DANGEROUS CoUNTERFEIT.--We have Just been
shown counterfeit 60, purporting be of the Me-
chancs' Bank. N. Y, and dated Jan. 10, 1928 1t is
well executed but is an eighth Of an iAch shorter than
the genuine, and the apostrophe in the word Coup
trolers is omitted. On the left end they stamped
in red, "Del and Hud. Canal Co.," the same as the
genuine. which used by that company.
HOMICIDE leam that man named Asbury
Hanover was killed In Charestown, Ind, the LIST
inst, by another named Harry Davis. The latter
stuck Hanover over The head with barrel stave,
which caused his DEATH Davis we understand, fled
Immediately; but the coroners jury, after hearing
the testimony in the case, returned verdict OF lus
fable homicide.
DESTRUCTION OF MISSIONARY BUILDINGs.-A mis-
sonary teacher of the Indians of the Choctaw nation,
writing a friend under date of March %, gives an
account of wonderful tornado that had just visited
one of their missionary stations, (Pne Ridge.) de-
sroying property the amount Of about $4,000, aud
sparing number Of lives only by very narrow and
providential deliyerence.
The Pike County, ILL.,, Free Press states, ,hal e
Justice of that county voted against the consl-
tuition on the ground that he had taken oath sEPpo
the old one.
This functionary had a more tender conscience
than Prince Taleyrand. who the course of his ife,
had sworn to fifteen different constitutions.