Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-11-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Inc WORD warrant VIII spell lOf gOOo EDguSn
words.
correspondent Of the New York Observer, writ
ing from Oregon, says that he has last arrived at
a place where people no longer talk of going west
The administrators of Mr.. David Claypoole, late
eminent printer of Phladelpha. advertise for sale
the original manuscript Of Washngton's Farewell
Address.
CoLoNIzATroN-lt is said that the Colonization So
ciety intends send out three hundred colored per-
sons to Lberia in the packet which is 10 leave Bat-
more on the 1st Of December.
The whole superfcies of the globe has been estima-
ted at 1858 95S square miles; of which the land
occupies 52,353, 23l and the la, 49,, 427
square miles.
MORE CoMING-New Brunswick is in favor Of
nexatiOn to the United States. according to the
resdondence of the Montreal Courier. Well we can
not reiard manifest Destiny" and must take the new
Stat as they come.
RAILROADS. IN TIE UNITED STATEs.-We have now
in the United States 8 500 miles of railway compile.
ted, of $3.50 600 900, and before the close
of this year, least 5000 miles more will be in
temptation. and apiia will be found rapidly
ing toward them.
The citizens of Alton. H., by an almost unani-
nous vote, only four votes being recorded In the neg
alive, have authorized the council Of that
city to subscribe any amount exceeding $50 600
to the capital stock of the Alton and SangamOn Rail-
road Company
SECRETARY EwING SELLING OFFIcEs.-The WASH
ington Union of the I'd, contains letter from Mr..
John Douglass of that city, (and Mr.. Doug lass is
whig) giving strong testimony that Secretary Ewing
offered him Office condition that he would
him (Ewing) house worth $500 year at 800.
| SINGULAR ENTERPRISE. The Wetumpka State
Guard states that gentleman, the lower part OF
the Alabama river. constructing and will soon
have in operation, floating MILL to be propelled
by steam 10 travel TO any point the river and
deliver orders for lumber. This doubt will prove
a profitable investment.
TEXAS TEACHING MoRALs.--The livery stable keep
in Galveston, Texas, advertise horses and car
rages TO let except on the Sabbath. What a
proach to the old Puritan towns and cities of the Uni
tied States where the hardest day the week for the
poor animal is often that which the Lord has emphat
icay named the day Of rest.
| CANADIAN Annexation to the United States has been
repudIaed and denounced by the Grand Master OF the
Order Of Orangemen, in Canada, in public manifes-
to- in which he says that if tie Provinces separate
from The mother country. he would have not repub
lie, but monarchy.
In ITO the King of Portugal refused to allow wild
ows over so marry. because experience has shown
that women of that age usually marry young men Of
property, who dissipate the fortune which such mar
riages produce the injury of the children and rela
tons Of such wives.
i Cnsr OF THE GREAT PkcIFIc RAILwAY.-At the ST.
Louis Convention an estimate was submitted by Col
Curtis, a skillfu engineer of the Gust of survey.
The road be made he thinks. for eighiy-egh MI
lions Of dollars; and one thousand men, engineer.
with party being assigned 10 each one hundred
miles, complete the survey in one year.
A circular has beenissucd by the Secretary of the
Treasury to various State officers. for the purpose Of
ascertainng. MS near practicable, the amount OF
Indebtedness of the several States and cities OF the
Union together with the amount of the stocks of the
United Safes of the States respectively, OF the cities
and of the several Incorporated companies of the sew
eral States of the Union, held abroad at different pc
RODS.
Il nA-GREAr SroRM.-The Vigilant of the 10Th ult.
gives an account of a great storm which took place
on Bayou Lafourche few days ago. It's effects are
said to have been frghtful, the damages amounting
to s $50 900. The loss of Mr.. Tucker. whose sugar.
house was overturned is estimated at $4,000; that
of Mr. Beatty and Mr.. Thibodaux S15. 900. and that
of Mr.. Tanner several thousands. Among the VIC
r tins of this calamity were NJ Gcrbeau and several
negroes who crushed to DEATH
OIt was found necessary to remove the two French
Counts, who actors in the late bloody tragedy at
ST. Louis to jefferson barracks to protect them from
the fsry of mub. Insanity Is alleged as the cause
of this horriblc murder They have been in the Uni
ted States since June. the greater part OF which time
has been spent in cunning, IN the marshes of Illinois.
The Younger brother that the elder had exhibit
ed symptoms of insanity few weeks previous to the
commission Of the murder at 81. Louis.
Iron ORE-We learn that Mr.. Nudge has dis
covered valuable bed Of Iron Ore ON his land near
Georgetown, Cass county. The ore is SAID 10 De IN
exhaustibe and of a superior quality. The land be-
ing adjacent to the Wabash river, the ore can be
brought to this place with little expense, and give
some of our ciZeus opportunity OF making for
tune in a very short time Mr.. Nudge has sent speci-
mems of the ore to several scientific men. who pro-
nounce il equal to that found in any part OF The coun-
try.-Lafayette Daily Journal
The Ladies of Pittsburgh, if may believe one of
their own papers, cannot keep their faces clean, IN
consequence of the coal SCOT which is constantly fall
ing in the American Birmingham. When lady's
face receives a descending fake her nearest friend
, blo,cs it off, To wipe il off would only make bad
worse, and singular TO say, the greatest kindness
shown by the ladies TO each other is ohen they come
10 bloscs.
We learn from passenger who came down on the
Lucy Bertram, that a negro man belonging to gen.
tleman by the name of Glascock residing In Marion
county, near Palmyra Tuesday afternoon, ravIsh-
ed and killed daughter of Mr. Bright, gentleman
residing next neighbor to Mr.. Giascock. and also
killed his little son, boy aged eleven Inc gi'l was
fourteen years of age. AT last accounts Inc negro
q was in JAIL and be burned alive on FRIDAY
evening by the infatuated citizens Of that PlaceSf
, Louis Union, Nor. 6.
n-rAmonp the deaths recorded in the English pa
pers we find that of John Muslers, ESQ.,. of Cowica
Hall and Annesley Park Motifs The death OF TINS
gentleman, in his I'D year, occurred on the 9Th uli.,
at Annesley Park. Although distinguished IN sport
ing and hunting circles. Mr. Musters is best known 10
the public as the successful rival of Lord Byron 10 tho
affections of Mis-, Chawortb, the lovely heiress OF
Amnesty, and
the solitary scion len
or tlme-hon0red race.
e This lady the Mary Chaworth'' ct Byron's muse,
, became The wife of Mr. Musiers in August iooo ana