Indiana State sentinel., 1849-11-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.


nessee proposing change the Constitution of that
State TO elect Judges by the people. 1t requires
twoihlrds 10 pass il and then when ratified by the
people il will become part of the Constitution. II
is thought that the for it in the Legislature will
be nearly unanimous. The Constitution of Tennessee
provides for specific amendments that when public
opinion demands reform, ii can be made without
throwing the whole Constitution open to agitation.
WIG EDITOR IN LIMBo.-The editor Of the Fay.
cite County Wing arrested at Unioniown, on the
4th inst, by officer Shalcross. agent of the P. o.
Department, charge Of robbing the post Office NJ
Uniontown. He fully committed. No doubt
this fellow has discoursed long and loud about loco
foco defaulters," locofoco thieves" the Denbys"
the Moores," &c. &c. While be thus dis
coursing, II appears he prowling about the post
office. stealing letters and money.-N. A. Ledger
CETMrs. Elizabeth Bloomfield died at Centreville,
in this State. recently, from the effects of strychnne,
applied to diseased tooth by mistake for morphine.
Though medical assistance instantly called, she
died in about Is minutes after the application of the
drug.
THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARp.-Orders have been
received from Washington to finish. launch, and rig
the Steamship San Jacinto" now on the stocks, with
all convenient despatch. She will probably be ready
for launching in the course of 80 days.
HoGs.-We are authorised to say that on yesterday
two dollars and fifty per hundred pounds Of
fered for twelve hundred hogs and it is supposed that
even higher price was paid This looks like COM
mencng operations and think that those who have
hogs on hand would do well to be in the market
Madison Banner, Oct. 81.
A clerk employed in the Troy (oho) post Office,
named g. J. F. w. Firman, has recently been arrest
ed for extracting 81 400 from letter mailed by the
bank in that place, for Louisville. He attempted 10
make his escape, but the telegraph got ahead of him,
and when he taken, the money. except about 800
was found in his possession.
Ct5-Sena,ors Houston and Rusk seem to have fall
len into very much the same kind of difficulty in
Texas Senator Benton has in Missouri, account
of their liberal with regard to the slavery ques
tion.
According to the New'York Mirror The property of
the New York Hotel will realize sixty thousand dol
lars profit this year and this too under rent of
twenty four thousand dollars, and an investment in
furniture of at least hundred thousand dollars.
The New York Journal of Commerce says" The
patronage Of the Executive may be used in such
way Is strengthen an Administration or in such
way as 10 weaken it. 1t has been, since the 4th of
March last, skifuly used for the latter purpose"
It is announced in the State Seutinel that C. B.
Bentley is candidate for Principal clerk of the House
of Representatives Mr.. Bentley is citizen of this
place. and commend him to our democratic friends
as worthy their pport.-Richmond Palladium.
LARGE TNHERIrANcE.-It is said that Lieut. COL
| III. ID. W. come
into possession of the enormous wealth left by Mr..
Charles Bullen the late Banker of Liverpool, amount
ing to nearly f6,OO0,000.
Senator Chase, of Ohio, has written letter to the
Seneca Advertiser, defining his position. He is for
aon-inerventon with the States the question of
slavery but free soil territories as TO the res
he is democratic throughout
If ever man was made illustrous by the uniiring
devotion of wife, Sir John Franklin may assuredly
claim that distinction. in addition to the renown he
will probably acquire by the discoveries from his
petition. The strong conjuga Election Lady F. has
shown has elected the admiration of all clristendom
Madison Banner.
Horn. the vocalist and composer, died in Boston on
Saturday, in his ed year. He composed some of the
most popular songs Of the day. His CHERRY Ripe"
"Come Mariner down in the deep with me-" and
adaptations of several beautiful songs by Gen. Norris
will be remembered among of others. He also
produced two operas
The quantity of Railroad iron recently purchased
in Europe, by Mr.. Stevenson, President of the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad, at $1,000 per ton,
ties included l0.340 tons. 1t is said that the
swing on this purchase is $3.50 900 on the engineers
estimate and upwards of S25O,000 on the cost of the
iron if purchased in the United States.
6-rThe Quincy (Il.) Whig In speaking of the ap-
! pointnent of Gamble as Postmaster at st. Louis,
says: Men euery uay more deserving and
peten hare been THRUST to make room for the
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ILLINOIS u. s. SENAToR.-The contest for United
States Senator in Illinois is waxing warm. and il is
difficult to say who will be elected There are five
candidates Shields, Breese McClernand. Turner and
Campbell Brecse's chances seem the BEST
The Madison, Indiana, papers publish no notices
for benevolent associations, nor obituaries, without
/ ch fur hal lf-n afos
right The should prevail every place. Wa
bash Express.
MONTREAL, Oct. Is, IS49.-The manifesto of the
Montreal annexationsts. has made annexation the
snbject of agitation from one end of the province to
| the other The columns of every newspaper in Low
er Canada teen with it, do those also of Upper
Canada, far rs they have yet come TO hand, after
the receipt of the manifesto From the tone mani
tested by the press from both sections of the province
Lower Canada will declare in favor of a revolution
and Upper Canada will go dead against it,
The citizens of Indianapolis have had meeting to
take into consideration the establishment of Safe
Orphan Asylum. The object is one that commends
itself by the strongest arguments TO the favorable
consideration of the people of the State. Such an
institution deserving place among the benevolent
enterprises in which Indiana is engaged, and any
steps taken by the Legislature TO promote the object,
will merit and receive the appreciation Of every cfi
zen who regards the good of the unfortunate
gansport Pharos
0.TThe Island Of Cuba seem to have recovered its
former state of tranquility. Our latest news from
Yucatnn intimated that dissensions had broken out
among the chiefs Of the insurgent Indians. II ap-
pears that the cause of discord among the Indians
was the disincnation that was expressed by many Of
their leaders to the project of Jacinco Pat who wished
to levy for the prosecution Of the The lat
ter finding his project dsta astefu had Withdrawn in
4 tto hv of