Indiana State sentinel., 1849-09-06


Weekly paper, 81 year-Sem-W Weekly. 81 year.
INDIANAPOLIs. SEPTEMBER 6. Is49.
GI5-See the advertisement of tho Evansville MedI-
cal college, in to-day's paper.
o. 1t appears from the N. o. pepers that Col.
Volney E. Howard and David S. Kaufman, are the
Congressman elect from Texas. Howard succeeds
PilIsbury. All Democrats.
OF The contract for supplying the Navy with beef
and pork for the ensuing year has been given to Mr.
Griffin Of Indiana he being the lowest bidder of the
81 who submitted proposals
OTThe Ledger says the Sheriff of Philadelphia
receives pay than the President of the United
States, his fees amounting to about 3OO0O per year
The Sheriff of New York receives in fees, about
$4,000, per annum!
CS-The Clerk of Kosciusko county informs the Secre
tary of State by letter. that there in his
returns of the vote for Governor in that county.
Mr. Matson received s74 instead of s64 votes
making Wright's majority 9,76s instead of OTIS.
o. Luke Lea, Esq, has consented to run as the
nominee of the Taylor ticket for Governor of Missis-
sippi.
Luxe VIII nno, AFTER tne elecllOn nc ndu
given "dad' the gun.
GTDixon, whg, has been elected to Congress from
the Western district Of Rode Island, Thurstou,
dem. This is whig gain,--a whig victory. We
give them Joy of it, for verify believe Rhode Island
10 be the only spot in the United States where wbg
victory could be obtained just at this time.
CGrSee advertisement in another column, of tie
Rush Medical college, Chicago, Illinois. 1t appears
by the annual catalogue that the college is in -four
ishing condition. There hundred students
in attendance the session of 1889, towit: From
Illinois IL; Indiana 13; Michigan 6 Wisconsin 6 !;
Iowa 2; New York 2. The annual course of lectures
for the session of l549-50 will commence on Monday
the 18th of October. and continue sixteen weeks.
The Cincinnati board of health make statement
of the mortality in that city from May l, to Aug 30,
1s49, to-wit
Deaths by cholera, .....4114
do. other diseases, '2,45
Total, g 459
This is equal to one in fifteen of the whole popula-
lion!
OtTRey, the Spanish turnkey recently abducted
from New Orleans by the Spanish consul and
others, has been back that city. having been
delivered up on the representation of the Amer
ican consul at HAVANA. This looks like a square
backing out by the Spanish government. 1t should
not prevent ours. however from exsctng explicit
apology for the dastardy act He testified TO hav-
ing been abducted. He ordered to give bail for
his appearance at the Consus trial.
0TThe Maine legislature adjourned on the 22d
inst, after a session of 80 days law exempting
from execution homestead to the value of $500 was
among the acts passed 1t provides not only for the
exemption of real estate to the value of $780, but it
also provides for the exemption of $500 worth of per-
sonal property in case man is not the owner of
homestead. The exemption is in both only
against debts contracted subsequent, the passage of
the act.
CErThe Democrats have elected Governor in
Tennessee. that wen, for Taylor Whiggery by thou
sands; they have carried Indiana by thousands they
have swept Iowa; frightened the Wings out of their
in North CsroIina; secured three out of the
four Congressman in Connecticut; allowed Taylorsm
but one Congressman to by in Virginia; taken
all to themselves in Texas, and virtually whipped
their opponents in Kentucky, and yet the whg papers
will have it that the Democratic party is dissOlued "
GTCapt. Tyson, an old and much respected citizen
of Henderson county, KY, recently shot in his bed
in the night time, with double barrel shot gun, by
one of his own slaves. The wound terminated fatally
in about half an hour. Mrs. Tyson. who was lieing
in bed by the side of her husband escaped unhurt,
though the shot penetrated the bed in various places
The Capt. a man universally esteemed for his
kindness of heart and genemanly bearing. and from
his almost proverbal forbearance with his slaves
one would have anticipated SO tragcal an end.
HEAVY DAMAGES AND IMPoTANT VERDIcr.-Rev.
Alexander Campbell President of Bethany (Va.) Col
lege, has received $4,000 damages of Rev. James
Robinson, of Scotland. Mr.. Campbell, it will be re-
membered while a through Scotland, in 1S47,
was arrested and imprisoned in Edinburgh, through
the agency of the Rev. James Robinson. for having,
while discoursng the subject of slavery, uttered
sentiments obnoxious to that gentleman. Some of
his friends instituted suit against Mr. R. This suit
has recently terminated, aud the result is decree of
the Lords Of Council and Session in favor of Mr..
Campbell for two thousand pounds sterling.
NIcARAGUA.-The New York Herald has received
letters from the city Of Nicaragua, dated July s,
which state that Samosa, at the head Of four thousand
men, had assaulted the city of Nicaragua, destroyed
1t by fire. and sacrificed the lives of its inhabitants.
The letter further says that Monas had gathered
force to meet Samoss, and battle expected on
the 9Th ult From another source the Herald learns
that England refuses continue her subsidy to the
Musquto king; and that the English consul had left
the country.
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