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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13
From the Louisville C0-rer.I
Report Of the Committee Of the German Psi-i-
0tfc society.

Al meeting OF the GeIman Pasi1i.c S1-.-s,
IL was resolved 10 collect funds, for ne ASST
Of the German eXiles, who have sting IS. -
themselves during the .sst TevOI-t.cu lu Srr--f-l
Germany. For JhIs purpose, We, ne Ll-e-- pes
were chosen as a committee with IlsrIlr. -s O.
carry into effect ire resolutions ct tie So r..
The committee was then Instructed % sol. ,-s
assistance Of the clergy o. the -.-r---, 9't.f g.
congregations m LOuisy he, and also l. if 'E
lodges Of the German M8sous and uft r.. as
aud 10 request the Two musical s1cie..ss, U-r..s
and LiedeikIarz, 10 give coace-. i5I ne -cae--
Of the eIilfs:
The re-ur, Of these collectors has been -
follows.
1. Coses;ei from members o. ne So. go. So p
2. Don 'ttuu h'ru The German Sssoui5 Lods, 2 '
.. Collected iT0u members oi me HERMAN
Lodge 10 q
4. Collected from rev. Tais's eouzTrsau0n. % =
.. Collected lTOm Rev. >thenk's -ou-re gatou q
s. Proceeds OF the conccri given ny ne ulisica.
societies, OTPheus and lic-eI AranE----.--- g q.
s. :
Deduction % oIOkersss --.-----...--------- Q p
Balance .....---......--.----s e., b.
This money has been transmitted TO NJ. -tc--
Uhl, in New York. 10 Two drafts, one Of . o.
on the 18Th SepteTnber-the other OF : L. J- t-
LIST of O1loScr. We believe hat The well s11a-
chlfsc ter ., Mr.. Jacob Uhl sufficient guafl-.es
fJr The faithful appropriation oil this money.
The undersigned deem II their duty % give i-ei
thank 10 all, Wio. BY Their contributions an sta--
paihics have shown that they are not In-itrf-i 1
The suffcrirgs Of the noble hearted martyrs @. -
erty. 0lrtnanks are principal. due o. The e-i-o'
OF the Louisville papers, 10 the musical socle..f>
0rpheus and Liederkranz, 70 the Rev. Mess-s- i-.
and Schenk, and TO the German Masonic and Her
man Lodges.
The committee promises herewith % e. 81
additional contributions 10 the assistance GO pr
German patriots, who have sacrificed 81 20 ne
attempt 10 oyeIthrow the tyranny Of Elr07-a-
despots, and 10 obtain, even ay sacrhcf ts-
lives and property, the blessings Of oery ili i'-
FatheTland.
HUGO SCHNABEL, STEPHEN SCHMlI'
EDW. CASPARI, VI. BUCKLE,
A. v. DONHOFF, A. GRUBITA,
f. GRIESHABER
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02
by Telegraph.

WASHINGTON, July Is, TIP. M.
"a package from Philadelphia containing So. 700
in Virginia funds was purloined from the city post
Office on Sunday, by some unknown person."
Indeed ZACHARY! You, President Of the United
States. and who, through your butcher, removed the de-
mocrotic postmaster of your city, and through him, all
his clerks, and those Immediately under your own nose
more so than your own 800 slaves you, or some
cody for you, who have lately issued a proclamation
for fasting and prayer, to stay the hand of the Al
mighty in furnishing us for our sins, by inficting on
this nation the pestilence now abroad ;-you, we ask,
to account for this ''purloining :" While recon-
mending to others, devotion TO their Creator, will you
pray that the ''purloiners' may repent! Do you
keep the Office oPen on Sundays, whereby ''purloin-
ers'' are encouragedl If so, pray for yourself! (or
get your other seventh to do it y If the Office is
closed, then should it be concluded that burglars COM
mitted the ro~bbery-and o! then, President Taylor,
pray that they rob not you, as you have robbed the
American people of their confidence in your political
integrity So mote it be.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

SUBSCRIBING Mr.. CRAvENs.-A few weeks ago
the Sentinel and other Cass non-interference pa
pers in this State, were Mortified at the idea that the
wings had, with malice prepense, made an attempt
to subsidizc Mr.. Cravens, a whig, and a supporter of
wing views on the slavery question (! The Sentinel
averred most positively that. were the correspondence
which took place between Mr.. Cravens and the Edi-
tor of the Journal published, the whole matter would
be revealed in all its most horrible deformity. We
called for its publication. 1t has not been published,
and the Sentinel, after pretending that it was too
late, has been silent on the subject. The "subgidiz-
ing humbug sleeps with the other hundred humbugs
of a humbugging party.-Journdi, 9Th.
When Mr.. Cravens was in this city in May. we
learned the facts which we subsequently stated and
had the assurance that we should have the correspon-
dence for public information, if we could induce Mr..
Defrees, and other Wing leaders to assent. so far as
they were concerned. Mr.. Defrees had refused to ex-
tend to Mr.. Crnvens this privilege, at that time. We
expect that Mr.. Cravens will favor US with copies of
these letters but perhaps he thinks ii best to defer
doing so until after the election. When they are
published, they will prove every assertion we have
made in reference to them.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02


Does Col. Benton, in his speeches in Missouri,
say that he is in favor of the Wilmot Proviso!"
The Journal addresses TO us the above query. Per-
haps the following, from the St. Louis Union of July
20, will be more satisfactory to the Journal, than any
thing we can say. 1t shows how Mr.. Benton is I'M
derstood in Missouri. If this will not do, we can
furnish our ~neighbor something much stronger from
papers which violently denounce Benton as an Abo-
litionist
Senator Benton spoke to a large assembly of the
citizens of Lafayette county, at Lexington, on Satur-
day. the 7th.
Mr.. Benton showed. as in a former speech, that the
Wilmot Proviso originated with Mr.. JEFFERSON, and
should be called the Jefferson proviso. This had twice
been sanctioned by the two houses of Congress and
by the Polk administration within The year past. Once
in the Oregon bill, passed last August, and again in
the Minnesota bill, passed in February. The passage
Of the first was attended with great excitement, and
brought him the favor of some invitations to fight
having received two notes of that character in one
day, aud that Sunday. The Minnesota bill, contain
ing the clause Of the ordinance of '67. was passed
more easily. This was on account of a rejection Of
n clause in the southern address. which complained
Of the exercise Of the power of Legislation by Con-
gress over the territories in the Oregon bill.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02
Owen County Indiana
PS. MIR. Editor pleas copy.

THE New ORLEANS FORGERY CAsE.-Elise Glenn
ent, now Mrs. Elise Gnllot, has been tried for forging
a note for $4,000 in New Orleans and acquitted.
The note p~urported to be drawn by Antoine Michaud
and was given 10 her. on her marriage, as her por-
ton, TO Mr.. Gallot, her husband. On the trial, she
read a short address to the jury, of which the follow
ing is a translation:
"As l am now laboring under much emotion, l
have reduced to writing what | have to say, and it is
the pure truth. | swear that | am entirely innocent
Of the accusation that has been brought against me,
and will now tell you the simple truth of the mat
ter. Mr.. Michaud had been counting me for a long
time, and he had promised me some reward Us a token
Of his affection. | called on him on the 18th Of
April, and, after some conversation, | reminded him
of the promise he had made. He answered that he
would hold good to his word. | asked him for this
note of SIC. eco. He went Immediately to the pri-
vate office of his store, and Immediately afterwards
returned with the note, placed it on a small desk in
the store, aud signed it with a quill that seemed to be
very slight, after having dipped it into a large ink
stand, either of cork or wood. He then handed me
the note, such as you have seen it, telling me at the
same time, that he might die on hat day in which
case | would recover the amount from his succession.
If 1 had asked him for the sum of II or Sl5, 900 he
would have given 1t me-"
This is rather q peculiar transaction, to say the
least, even on the lady's own showing.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02
Another "Geni.''

1t would seem that our " tOestern author" ROBERT
A. SMILEY, ESQ.,, has felt omewhat hurt at our re-
marks and the kind advice we gave him. He there
fore sends us another specimen of bis literature, d.
rected TO "Rev. Mr.. Chapman" &c. As lie swim
died us out of another five cents. we give him the
benefit of our columns TO help along his literary
fame.
Owen County Indiana
Mr.. Chapman, sir, ] have the honor of receiving a few
lines from your worthy pen as | requested. The infoima-
ton that I received from you tIuiy crafty ing: The " Great
West" alone can pay premiums on literature provided the
- postage is added, !" and PUNC rUATION noted. Punctua-
ton is elevated far above Orthogrsphy, Etymology, Syntax
and Prosody.i What an initerate sentence to be spoken by
such an educated man. that glide in the high ciIcles of fAsion
and society as does Mr.. Chapman. And the unpostpaid
letter that you received. Is at Ibis very moment rending your
very heart strings. o cts. y Mr.. Chapman does not deal in
Romance. This little billet Of yours deserves commenia-
lion but / will spare MI. Chapman the calumny that he de-
serves. pui Punctuation excells all other rudinents.! You
headed my letter with Gem, and this will be entitled a Pun.
Nothing BoIe at present but remaining you S as usual.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

FROM CHINA.-The Maysville Eagle has the fol-
lowing extract from a letter just received from the
Hon. John w. Davis Gu. S. Commissioner TO China, }
to his brother at Maysville, Maj. Henry l.. Davis.
1t is dated March 20. 1S49.
"China is in u most excited condition, growing out
of the probability of a war between this country and
England. This condition of things renders insecure
the lives and property Of oil foreigners here, and
creates great alarm and confusion. All business is
suspended, and robberies by land and by water are of
every day occurrence. No foreigner ventures outside
of his domicil without being armed for defence.
After the 9th of April coming, | hope things will
wear a better aspect. That is the day fixed by treaty
for all foreigners to enter the walled city of Canton
and it is in anticipation that the English will force
them to open the city gates, that oil this trouble and
excitement exist.
1.-The Preble, with John w. Davis, Jr. rs acting
lieutenant, has gone to Japan to release some Ameri-
can sailors that are in prison there"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02
INDIANAPOLIS, JULY rs. Is49
Send ms fine Returns!

We especially desire that some friend in each
county would send US, Immediately after the votes are
counted out, a statement of the polls. All such will
receive slips in return, containing the fullest sum-
mary of the returns from all parts of the State which
may be in our possession. Will the democratic Po-
pers throughout the State please notice this request !
0TSee the advertisement Of 81. Xavier College,
Cincinnati, in another column. This college stands
high among our western institutions of learning; IN
imparting a thorough knowledge of foreign languages,
it is, perhaps, unsurpassed by any. The religion
p~rOfessed by the teachers, aud by a majority OF the
pupils, is that Of the Roman Catholic Church. yet
students of all denominations are admitted. The
course of education embraces two departments, the
Classical and the Mercantile, bot so conducted that
the student can apply himself to either or both. There
were in attendance at the last session 2o9 students.
The next term opens on Monday, the Sd OF SeP'en'-
Der next.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

ELECTION SCENE AMONG TUE WEST INDIA NEGROES.
The election al the French Island of Martinique
for two members of the National Assembly has been
q great event among the people. Seventy thousand
enfranchised slaves voted upon the occasion. Besette,
a colored man, and Puicol, a planter, were returned
by a large majority. One hundred and thirty thou
sand votes were polled. Besette had suffered punish
ment at the hands Of the planters in the cause OF
emancipation. He participated in the late revolution
in France, and scarcely allowed the Provisional Gov
eminent to get well into operation. before he petit
toned for the emancipation of the blacks in all the
colonies of France. Besette and Puicol are said to
be Of the Red Republican order.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

Pass HIM RoUND-The Organizer, published at
Oxford. Miss, has the following queer advertisement
in its paper of the Cd instant:
1.-THE LOST FOUND, Alvin Dean Unis, son of
Samuel Unis, the fiddler of Georgia, take this method
to inform my Uncles and Aunts, my Cousins and other
kinfolks, whose names appear below. that I am living
in this county, near Sewer Post-ofice, and that | will
be happy to hear from any and all of them, and to
see any of them around my own Preside. / will fur
Their state that | was lately married to one Nancy
Wilborp, whom I am free to say will pass in any
crowd"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

THAT CHOLERA CASE AGAIN.-Tbe Sentinel I" of
Wednesday is out in a half column on the subject of
the case o. cholera reported in the Journal of the Goth
inst. We suppose there is hardly any one in the
city, except the Sentinel, who doubts that it was a
case of cholera, and consequently further discussion
of the subject is unnecessary.-State Journal, july
81.
we suppose there is hardly any one in the city,
vino believes that it was a case of cholera. The
Board Of Health has NOE get reported ii as such, and
the universal opinion, so far as we have heard it ex-
pressed, by professional gentlemen as well as others,
is against the superstition, that it was cholera. Does
the Journal expect to make any thing by its course ,
Would q cholera panic put any thing into its pocket,
directly or indirectly!
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

SINGULAR CHOLERA Test ON Four MURpEsERs.-
In consequence of a dispute among the medical men
at Petersburgh, respecting the contagious or non-con-
tagious character of cholera. the Gar of Russia
adopted the following method to decide the question:
Four murderers, sentenced to death, were put on a
bed lately occupied by four cholera patients who had
died, and yet the murderers did not take The disease.
1t was then announced to the murderers that they
were about being placed on beds on which four per-
sons died of malignant cholera, and that if they es-
capped the disease their lives would be spared; hut
instead of cholera beds they were put on beds which
had not been occupied by diseased persons, and yet
such was the effect of fear that the four died within
three days.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

TRAGEDY IN New YoRK-A Mothers THROAT
Cur BY HER OWN SoN IA telegrnphic despatch from
New York city, dated July "a, gives the following
particulars of the attempt made by young Rathburn
to murder his own mother:
"Loomis Rathbun, son of Benjamin Rathbun,
proprietor of Rathbun's Hotel, has been in the habit
of drinking, sometimes to excess. His intoxication
is followed BY terrible fits of delirium tremens. This
morning he got up out of bed, after n week of hard
drinking, and took up the razor and attempted to cut
his own throat which his unhappy mother, who had
been watching his motions, very naturally tried to
prevent. He cried g good bye mother, - before draw
ing the instrument across his throat, by which he
wounded himself severely, but not dangerously. His
aged mother, half frantic, seized his hand and called,
as well as she was able, for assistance. At this mo-
ment the unfortunate man turned round upon his pa
rent and attempted to take her life, exclaiming,
"d-n her, I'll kill her" and with one dash of the
razor cut her throat from ear to ear. The walters
had by this time arrived, and succeeded in dragging
him off her mangled body. There are ONE hopes
of Mrs. Rathbun's recovery. Her son is to be con-
veyed TO the Lunatic Asylum"
Here is seen the winding up of the career of u
spoiled child. Young Summons, at Cincinnati, is an
other case. Who could not tell, from the mere state
ment of the horrible crimes with which these miser-
able young men stand charged, that the cause of their
guilt is the defective character of their early training !
INDUCED in idleness. ~fopperv, and RIGHTEOUSNESS no
employment for body or mind plenty of money and
a free swing in a large city,-is it wonderful that these
things happen! There are a few boys and young
men in this city, as well as in every other perhaps,
whose ultimate destination it would be difficult to de-
eide, at this time, between the penitentiary and the
gallows. Some of them have almost reached, to all
appearance, that period in their career when the wind
ing-up process takes place. Look out for breakers
whatsoever soweth to the wind shall reap the whirl-
wind"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

6TWe have again received the Aurora. Ind,
Commercial, which was temporarily suspended on
account of the fearful ravages of cholera at that place.
1t announces the entire disappearance of cholera from
Aurora. The names of those who have died since
the breaking out of the epidemic on the 9th of May
to Its final disappearance on the 18th OF July, are
given, amounting TO I'D. We hope the Commercial
may not be deceived in the suppOsition that the
scourge has entirely disappeared.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

LAWYERS AND MEcHANIcs.-The New York Mir
ror, in a late number, says - The bar is no longer
the resort Of the ambitious youths Of our country.
The mechanical departments are beginning TO be pre-
ferred. There are now tweniy-six young gentlemen
in this city. that have received liberal educations,
who are serving their times as ship-wrighfs, carpen-
tiers, &c. In a few years the United States will have
the must accomplished mechanics in the world. The
uuion of a substantial education with mechanical
skill will effect this"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

GIVE are advised by Capt. T. T. Wright of the
steamboat 'Wild" Wisconsin, that that fine packet
will resume her place in the Madison trade on Mon
day the 30th inst. From our own knowledge, per-
sonally, of the boat and her accomplished command
er, we hesitate not to recommend all our friends TO
give her q trial.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

GA miserable old beggar woman named Morelock
died at Cincinnati on Monday last, Of cholera. On
examination Of her poverty-stricken looking hovel
$723 81, mostly in small silver change, was found
in an old trunk. She had been living on the charity
of the ~neighbors for years, on the pretencc that she
was utterly unable to subsist otherwise.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

Cor. BENToN's APPEAL-There was a meeting of
the Democrats Of Washington county. held pursuant
10 previous notice. at Potosi, on the 7ih instant, at
which resolutions were unanimously adopted sustain
ing Col. Benton's appeal, concurring in the views of
his Jefferson speech, approving his course. and prom
ising their support for any office the country may call
him to fll.-St. Louis Union.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

RESTRAINT ON MARRlAGE.-The Supreme Court
of this State has decided that a testator can devise
real esiate 10 his widow upon condition that she shall
not marry again. In the Common Pleas of Lancaster
county. such condition was held to be void upon the
principle that contracts in restraint CO marriage
are not favored by the law. But the Supreme Court
has settled the question another way. Chief Justice
Gibson delivered the opinion.=Lancaster Union.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

FIRE AT CHICAGO, LIZA destructive fire occurred
at Chicago, on Saturday night, the 21st inst, which
destroyed the entire block surrounded by Lake, Dear
born. State, and Randolph streets. The surrounding
property was more or less damaged. The losses are
estimated af $50. 600.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

The OLDEST INHAB1rANr DEAD.-A writer in the
Savannah Republican mentions the death, on the 18th
of March, of Mrs. Lourania Thrower at her residence
on the Ogechee, who was at least one hundred and
thirty-three years Of age. At a census taken in 1925
her age was put down at ITO, and some accounts
made her 1877 at the time of her death. She had
seven children before the revolution; her youngest
living child is between 10 and SO she has great
grand children 80 years old. and a number of great
great-grand-children living in Florida. Her sight
failed her for a while, but returned about 20 years
ago, so that she could thread a needle, or read the
finest print. Her faculties remained almost unim-
paired till her death. She had been a member of the
Baptist Church for more than a hundred years.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

GIVE learn that, in consequence of the excite
ment about cholera, WEIGH g. Delavan's circus CON-
pany will not perform in this city, as proposed BY
their recent advertisement in our paper.
Mabie's company, we presume, ariu come.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

We see that the State Sentinel publishes the name
of Mr.. Drew as the democratic candidate for the leg
islature in this county, but says not a word about
Greathouse What will the little ''trio" who met
and attempted to caucus Mr.. Drew off the track say
to this slight of their leading party paper upon their
great candidate. He basn't popularity enough. it
seems, to get himself published in the papers
Evansville Journal.
The above paragraph is characteristic of the Evans
vile Journal, and we hope it may have the effect TO
hasten a settlement of the difficulty between Messrs.
Greenhouse and Drew, for they must see that certain
Withdraw. A wing will be elected, and that wing
may turn the scale in the Legislature against the
democratic party, and mischief may thereby result
which there will be no opportunity to correct again
for three gears. Let those gentlemen reflect that
their private difficulty may be the means ofcOmpromis-
ing the democratic party, not in Vanderburgh county
alone, but in the ohOle State. If they be democrats
from principle, they surely have patriotism enough TO
make the necessary sacrifice for the sake of the COM
mon cause. As for any preference between these
gentlemen, it is impossible that we should entertain
the least, not having any acquaintance whatever with
either. The name Of Mr.. Drew was published in the
Vanderburgh Democrat for some weeks among the
democratic candidates, and we transferred it to our
list as such, before we noticed the announcement of
Mr.. Greathouse. We retained it temporarily. be-
cause we were unable to determine who was the dem
ocratic candidate, and because we hoped that the con-
hicting claims of the two aspirants would be speeds
ly adjusted, and then the correction could be made in
a satisfactory manner.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

GIVE will correct the error of our carrier on the
south side of Washington street, and see that papers
are left earlier. The young man is new at the busi-
ness, but will soon learn the route.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-08-02

The public debt Of France is rapidly increasing, it
is already fifteen hundred millions of dollars. That
of England is four thousand millions Of dollars.