Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-06-21

when the latter was about to leave for
! Washington, in the winter of lS45. The
old hero then counseled his friend, and bid
him last adieu. He raised his wasted form
erect, and Selling James K. Polk by the
hand, said: Farewell, my friend; shall
never see you again in this world Do your
duty like man. and we shall meet in
Heaven"
They have gone hence. May they hold
sweet communion in the world of spirits
GrThanks to the excellent teams and coaches of
Voorhees, but no thanks to the abominable condition
of the Cumberland road, and Mr.. Henry Clays vote
in 1s39-'40. which estopped all further appropria-
tions for its completion, he Junior editor) last
week had the pleasure Of spending some days in
Terre Haute the pleaeantest town in Indiana (our
own beautiful city, out of the question:
Among other incidents of interest which occurred,
The public celebration of the Odd Fellows, and
the wing district convention for the nomination of
candidate for Congress.
The procession of Odd Fellows, including the
ton by Mr.. CONSTABLE. the G. Master of Illinois.
was very respectable. Nor should the public dinner,
given by the Order at the Prairie House, be omitted
honorable mention. The House itself is known to
be the best in the State and it's managers Messrs.
Topping and Bunting. worthy to keep it. Some
hundred and twenty PERSONS embracing forty fifty
ladies', sat down to the handsomely provided tables
and feeling of unaoyed satisfaction seemed uni
versally to prevail. The only difficulty was occa-
stoned by soaking the toasis in cold cater and we
perfectly satisfied that drinking without
ioine like matrimony in the case of the lady down
east who tied herself up in bag
On Thursday the Wing Convention or more pro-
perly caucus. off. and wing friend Ned
McGaughey, having the most friends present, got the
nomination. This result was anything but sasfac-
tory to large majority of the wings of Terre
I Haute and Vigo county; and it seemed as little
pleasing the powers of the airs for the had
hardly closed, when the heavens became overcast,
the winds blew hurricane, the rain poured in tor
rents, and all nature seemed to be laboring with pre-
ternaiuraI pukng and purging shade trees were up
rooted TO the number of forty more. and even
8 chimneys were toppled down with tremendous
crashes
: We thought this was ominous of the fate which
Ned is TO meet in August Wing as the district is,
il is impossible that Ned be elected. He is &C.
knowledged be smart in his irdy but that is such
tbize with Coffin of Parke, and Nave of Hendricks,
8 and will refuse to support or vote for him.
: Whether the democrats will nominate a candidate
in opposition to Ned is not yet settled If they do
not. some wing will against him, who is not an
4 avowed MericGn If they do the man will probably
be Mr.. Henry Secrest of Putnam. If he be the man,
he will beat Ned "like daisy"
Judge Mofa is fairly installed in the post Office in
Z place of Mr.. Dodge. Mr.. Preston has resigned the
casbiership of the Branch Bank, and Mr.. Lang is
spoken of as P's successor. This latter is some
what doub ful, L. is German, and though very
intelligent of excellent business qualities will
3 hardly answer the parrenues socially.
Donaldson, the editor of the Express is Comfort
able" and we bope always will be, except in his
q whggery. We shall not challenge him for his as
saut upon ns-not at least, until catch him
here Baker, the democratic editor of the Journal is
in good spirits over the nomination of MacGawkey,
j and well he may be- Judge Conrad, of the Courier.
was absent having been successful in his appli-
: cation for tie post Office.
They are grading the streets, and do more in an
hour, in this line, with their cattle and scoops, than
{ we do in day. They also getting ready to re-
3 ceve water in the canal, and generally improv-
ing.
81 We were much grati6ed to observe that the work
s. on the railroad between Terre Haute and Greencas-
& tie is rapidly progressing. The grade for many
miles is nearly completed They enquire anxiously
as to what we about at this end of the road and
4 sorry could not give better account than
s we were compeed'to do A few years however.
and the road will be made, and then shall try
the High Ground of the Wabash little oftener
81 than once in five wears
4 FATAL DUEL.-A duel was fought about six miles
above Louisville the Indiana side Of the river,
the 14h inst, between Capt Henry c. Pope and John
q T. Gray both lawyers Of Louisville which resulted
in the death of Pope, the challenging party. They
fought with shotguns, loaded with single balls, dis
3 lance twenty PAGES The guns fred nearl sim-
uaneously, and Captain Pope fell, the ball passing
through the upper part of bis thigh. breaking the
bone. and entering the other thigh A bed pro-
cured and placed in small boat. and the wounded
ma was laid the bed and brought down the river