Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-26
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The Rev. Mr.. Gnrley has been reelected Chaplain
To the u. 5. House of Representatives.
The Queen of England has purchased French pi-
nno, which is constructed entirely of ivory
More than twelve hundred girls have deserted the
Lowell factories since the reduction Of wages.
French clcctioreering pamphlet endeavors to
prove TINT prince Louis Napoleon Is not the son of
the ex-king of Holland.
The inhabitants of Maiden. Mass, have voted
Slooo to celebrate the 2OOlh anniversary OF the set
Element of the town.
Our National DEBT The National debt, accor-
ding TO the annual report Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury is 500, s05, l0i.56.
The population of Arkansas by the Governors es,i-
mate is 5000. which will give il three in place Of
one member of Congress- in the next appointment
A litany and prayer for pentenls attacked by the
cholera, has been published in England. and meets
with ready sale.
Charcoal ground TO powder is one of the best things
ever discovered 10 clean knives. This ~ late aud
valuably discovery.
A ukase of the Emperor Nicholas. which has just
been published, accords extension the rights
which the Jews enjoyed in Poland.
Noah says TINT an invoice Of segnrs has arrived in
New York which sell at $1,000 per thousand--a dol
lar piece
So anxious are scamen TO touch the gold SOIL they
ARE now shipping at New York for California at one
dollar per month
Texas, the "Sar' State, has twenty newspapers
published in IT, eight Of which Democratic four
Wings, six neutral, and three religious
The walls of the saloons of ". Lnmartine, in Pa
rs, hung round with pictures of pleasing char
acter, painted by his wife.
The debt of North Carolina, on account Of the
Roanoke and Castor Railroad COMPANY is 800 900.
The Governor recommends its payment in ten years.
Good We have no right to bring in debt the unborn.
The Legislature of Vermont has authorized the
Governor Of the State to appoint Board of Commits
eioners devise and draft general Railroad law for
that State
SoUru CARo1INA-Bills have been introduced into
both branches of The Legislature Of the Palmetto
State, give the election of Presidential Electors
the people. This is good move
More GOLD HUNrERs.-a company of doctors,
printers, tailorS. md lawyers, is organizing in
Greensborough, Mississippi to emigrate to Cali
fornla
If rich. it s easy TO hide wealth but if poor.
it is not quite easy to conceal our poverty. We
shall find it less difficult to hide thousand guineas
than one hole in coat.
solemn philosopher announced as the result OF
his deliberate reflections, that il remarkable EVIL
dence Of the goodness of Providence that great
rivers always run by great towns.
Mr.. Secretary Buchanan has purchased the beauti.
full residence of William H. Meredith Esq, near
Lancaster. Pa. to which he designs moving next
Spring retiring from the State department.
FATAL BLUNDER.-AIrs. Nixon. of Medina, N Y
while riding, called at an apothecary's shop for NOR
phne to relieve toothake the boy In attendance gave
her strychnine, which caused her death Immediately
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.-A young lady went to a fortune
teller, negro Cincinnati, to have her fortune told
when he locked her in room, and perpetrated bru
tai act Of violence upon her person.
The Mormons about to issue a newspaper from
their camp in the wilderness. lone of the lively,
apostles has purchased the printing materials at St
Louis
ANOTHER PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-The President
dispatch from Washington says, has received sucl
information from the gold region in California vii
authorize hlm to send special message to Congress
A visit to the tomb of the late Mrs MuIit, has le
to the horrible conception that she was premdiurell
buried The body, according to the New York Sun
turned on Its face, and the shroud and hair dis
ordered.
The completest pun in the records of literature il
produced in the following words, which were in
scrlbed on tea chest :7u doces, which is the sec
ond person singular of the verb dOcen. 10 teach an
when literally translated. becomes thou teactest.
A contract has been completed, it is said, between
northern capitalists and the directors of the road, 70
the completion Of the East Tennessee and Georgit
Railroad to Knoxville The completion and equip
ment is 10 be made al cost of 81 100000.
We have information. says the Springfield an
Journal which leads US to believe that steam prairi
cars will be running between this place and Atol
next season-Inaklng daily trips between the tw,
cities
Young Beach, the Ascending clerk of the Bridge
port (Ct.) Bank, traced to Southampton, England
and ST, 600 Of the money recovered his lodgings
while be himself absent al London and Liver
pool He got alarmed and kept out of the way.
The personal property of the late John Jacob Astor
according 10 paragraph in the Globe is ascertalnel
TO amount 10 the immense sum of four millions ant
ninety five thousand dollars. This is exclusive of Thu
houses, lands, &c, constituting his real estate.
"Mysterious disappearance has become stand
ing phrase in the papers Of the North. Men, women
cashiers, tclles, clerks and individuals of every de
scrption daily disappear. The mysteries OF New
York getting to be notorious those of Lon
don and Paris.
THE CAUSE DIFFIcULTY.-It came out OF
Thursday, at Philadelphia, during MIR. Daass speech
In the Butler divorce case that the first Of thu
difficulties between the husband and wife was tn
'abolion question one which threatens 9th
ONIONS than those of a matrimonial character
Lieut. Hardy, who explored part of California an,
that portion of northern Mexico bordering our newly
acquired empire of FL Dorado, states that he mere,
krerc a gold hunter uho became rich; and that ever
productive mine good for nothing except to
rich man, who could furnish capital TO work it.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal, complains
tint copper plate printing and engraving Is carried OF