Indiana State sentinel., 1849-08-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.


years
Mr. Henry Rockwell, the well known theatrical
manager and circus proprietor died at CINCINNATI on
Monday last.
Richard NJ. Johnson has been appointed Secretary |
TO the Mexican Commissioners in the place oil w.
Carey Jones, resigned.
Why is mouse like load of hay! Because the
catfH eat it.
6aFWho ever knew a driver to commit blunder
that he didn't wolOp his horses for it :!
Tart words make no friends; spoonful of honey
will catch more flies thaa gallon of vinegar.
or Gen. Gaines's last words reported to have
been-"My dear wife, farewell. You cannot imagine |
how much love you"
o. WooD FUEL--A common locomotive engine
consumes not less than ttco and half cords OF wood
for every one hundred mules it
'.A-ass a-ass - the old bachelor exclaimed
when he felt desire to marry. He made the same
exclamation after marriage, but spelt differently
To DEMOCRATS WHO VoTED OLD ZACH.-Get
out cf this Taylor business soon you can, and
make whggery.-BOston Post.
MARY-This common but beautiful name is from
the Hebrew, and signifies "tear drop" Mary was
las the and earliest at the grave, and Mary
the mother Of Jesus.
We don't know whether Baron Munchausen died in
deb, or hot-but we presume that such must have
been the case, be a man OF enormous h-abilI-
ties
1--WE saw Frenchman in San Francisco, most
cordially embracing Chociaw Indian.
'Begare!" !" said he, he be one real native Amerl-
can-the RED republican !'-AHa Californian.
MIS- Parlington was much shocked al hearing that
Powers The sculptor. on another BUST. "Are
there temperance societies in Rome" she asked,
laying down the newspaper and raising her specta-
cles.--BOstOn Post
HoRN's VERY LArEsr.-Horn inquired of Hard
ware merchant if he kept all kinds of nails Yes,
81 bo fch
them said the incorrigible, give me pound and
half of toe nails For fear of getting Pound-tn he
was obliged TO mizzle.
How To DO Ir.-Punch says resuscitate drown
ed Yankee, search his pockets
To resuscate a drowned Englishman, broil a beef
stake under his
A Frenchman may be brought to life at any time,
by skilIfu imitation of a bullfrog in his
SPaniard by applying garlic to bis ofaciories.
CHINESE MODE OF ADMINISTERING OATHs.-The
witness is made to knee, and to break saucer on
bar in front of him. The following oath Is then ad-
mnisered "You shall tell the truth, the whole truth;
the is cracked and if you do tell the truth,
your soul will be cracked like the saucer
GT In THE MINOR STATES of Germany there are
FIVE hundred and forty-one miles of railroad which
have been built at a cost of SS7 400 per mile The
aggregate cost has been SAT 250 COO. In Prussia,
previous 1S45, there had been projected three thou
sand two hundred miles of railroad of which six hun
dred and ifty-two miles had been completed previous
y that year. The average expense of these roads
had been S4S 75O per mile In Austria four hundred
and nnety-fve miles Of railroad had been constructed
according to a return before Us, which had cost
Sl9OOOOOO, being at an average of 30 600 per mile
A MEDICAL WITNEss.-At the late asszes for the
county of Cornwall, curious incident occurred of
the force of habit. surgeon, named Ward, gave
the following evidence for the benefit of twelve cod
hopping Carnsh lurymen I'll found him in erysip-
eltous inflammation, face and scalp of dusky brown
covered with furfuracous scales, the result of The
peelIng of the cuticle tongue dark brown and dry
pulse 100 and thready; slight subsultus jactitation
low muttered deirium; answered when reused, some-
times coherenty, sometimes incoherently; he In
sleepy, comatose state, and clearly morbund."
FLORIDA, whose motto is "Let US Alone" appears
to be doing things its way, aud different from all
her sisters in the Union. 1t has two Governors
Governor Mosely, the old Democratic Executive still
holds on to his Office and intends doing till October
next Governor Thomas Brown, Wing, who was ell
eced last fall has been installed, that Florida will
be in want of rulers for the next few months The
cause of this superabGndance of Governors is not
stated.
Italian Women still maintain their reputation for
love Of their country as well as its defenders. yes-
sell destined for Rome, has been captured on the Tt
Der by the French, apparently laden with whetstones
but which was found 10 have been equipped by LON.
bard Countess and to contain a supply of saltpeer
and 5000 sacks Of lead The Countess was taken tc
fie headquarters of Gen. Moere, and thence to
CVIta NecchIa, under the surveillance or The police
TIE same lady received medal from Charles Albert,
Of S,yoy. for her conduct in engagement at Pes
cne,ra. which she lost finger but Immediately
shot her assailant dead
DOMESTIC LIFE-PleaSure is to women, what the
flower; if moderately enjoyed, it beauti-
fes. II refreshes, and il mproves--f lmmoderatey,
Il wiihers IT de;erioraes and destroys But the du-
ties oe domestic life, exercised they be in
tremenl, and calling forth all the sensIbties of the
female perhaps necessary to the full develop
of her charms the shade and the shadow are
to the confirming It's beauty, and increasing Its
fragrance.
HIGH PRICED RELIGIoN.--"Dow Jr., the eccentric
in anson to the exclusion of many would -be-churcIi
goers from the sanctuary, by of enormous hgt
pew in our fashionable churches, Characteristic
ally remarks:-"There is a high duty on the fashion
able waters Of divine grace; and you have to pay
least penny piece for nbbe the bread of life
To go to church, any kind of olerable style, cost
heap year; and know very well why majorit,
of you 90 Beelzebub, is because you can't afford t
go to Heaven at the present exorbitant prices"
. A BRIGHT Son of ERIN. Some time ago an auc
tiOneeT had some posters sent him by a Job printer
containing schedule ofbardware sale to take place
On reading it over I've discovered typogra phical er
ror VIZ: the word tools spet '.tooos" with three o's
lone too many"-said the auctioneer-"d--l TAX
the printer"
"Niyer mind,' said Pat, who was employed il
handling the goods-"ihey've cheated themselves
sure. sir-or they'll be looking intirely about the Of
fee for the lither o, when it'll be here all the time
be jabers," and the Of sweet Erin enjoyed
chuckle which seemed really to do his heart good
Gin. Dispatch
Lola Monies, the celebrated woman who on accoun
of her beauty, accomplishments, wil6ness, and cor
nection with the abdicated old monarch of Bavaria
occasioned so much excitement in Europe two year
AGO has at length become sobered, settled down. an