Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-31
NEWS OF THE DAY.

asylum IN that city.
o. Five hundred and twenty barrels of -four
recently Manufactured in twenty hours, four of
stone, in new mill at Muscatine, (late Bopming-
TOM Iowa.
Who WANTS FIGHr There were sixty battles
fought during the revolutionary war, thirty-eght du
ring the last with Great Britain and Ihirtytwo in
all during the late With Mexico.
Two free negroes were convicted yesterday for re-
naming in the State, contrary to law. One of them,
mulafto girl, sold for year, for $50. Her
name is Helen McGregor.-Lou. Jour. Jan. 18th.
'WHIG LAW AND ORDER."-It appears that the
Governor of PenHSy yania, has not pardoned out Of
prison the newly elected wing Mayor Of Pittsburgh,
We discover be was taken out of Jail, sworn int"
Office, made several appointments. and was then taken
back to his quarters. Great wing doings these
GA meeting of the officers and soldiers of the
war of 1912. with England. held at Frankfort.
KY, on the 18th ult., take into consideration the
memoralizng Of Congress, to allow them compensa-
tion in lands for their services. well suffering
and hardship endured.
The MEssAGs.-The Boston Chronoiype. neutral
paper thus graphically dsposes of the Message. Ii
says
OF interest in American politics, is only edition
Of the deaf and dumb tactic. with which he fought
his way TO the White House"
The safety of liberty depends the creation of
land oonerS and of land lords In securing TO the
tiller Of the ground aOdial and not feudIl tenure,
ownership in himself, and not in master. And how
shall this benefit be secured, this avoided BY
sales of the public lands 10 small tracts 10 actual set
tiers onY.-Pd. Ledger.
PERTURBATIoNs OF THE SUN.-The reading world
has heard a great deal about the perturbations of
Uranus" since the discovery of the planet Neptune.
II is now stated that the French astronomer Leverre
has announced to the Academy Of Sciences that the
experiences very considerable perturbation, not
hitherto calculated.
RAILROADS PREDIcTED.-Somebody has made
speech recently on the occasion of the opening of
new railroad in which he quoted the following proph
ecy from the Prophet Nahum, chap. H. v. A Z" The
charOis shall rage in the Streets they shall nstle one
against another in the broad ways; they shall seem
like torches; they shall run like lightning"
SAFETY LocK.-A new safety lock. cOntrived
that when the key is turned the inside of the room
impenetrable steel plate slips over the hole ON the
opposite side, has been recently patented by Mr.. ]. B.
Gibbs. of Boston. The conr,vance is a most simple
One but said to be most eecual against burglars and
lock-pckers.
WEST HENRIETTA PLANK RoAD.-The books for
subscription TO the Capital Stock Of this road
opened at West Henrietta on Saturday. The stock,
10000 AL taken before night yesterday. About
twO-thlrds Of taken by families and others lIv
ing the route. and the other third BY persons re-
siding III this ciiy.-Roch. Am.
POVERTY NOT CRrME.-Gov. FISH in his inaugural
message. says that Of 746 persons confined
BIackwel's Island at time during the past year,
upon the charge Of vagrancy. 90 there from The
effect of poverty, sickness. restitution" Out of
the whole number TAG, he remarks only three were
lawfully imprisoned ~
PLANK Roam DrvIpExD-The Milan Tribune states
that the directors of the Milan and Rchand Plank Road
Company, have declared dividend of 25 per cent
Sl250 each share. This is from the earnings Of ii
miles Of road for average period Of IA months. The
Tribune the road managed fair and liberal pn-
epes, and has thereby secured general confidence and
friendship.
More EXCITEMENT IN EURoPE-It appears from
the elegaphc received by tue last steamer,
(he Canada. ) that the flame of is not yet exlin-
gushed in Europe. Serva, the borders of gallant
and outraged Hungary, is in arms against Austria.
They joined by the Sclavonians. The report
states that 10000 men in the field. We shall
lay the details before our readers as we
ceive them.
CoISAeE.-The Washington Globe says that there
have been more than million of the gold dollars
coined and issued up Ia this date. 1t urges that the
coinage should be increased TO at least five millions.
II also suggests that a two-anda-half ihree-cent
piece of silver a mixture of silver and copper, would
be improvement currency.
There are three hundred and seventy lawyers in Boston,
upon which the correspondent Of the Daily Advertiser
says-Threc hundred and seventy lawyers horresco
ferns When Peter the Great visited Westminster Hail.
he asked who all those in wigs aud gowns He
told that they lawyers. "Are they all lawyers %
said he why there but two lawyers in all my dnmin
ions, and going to hang Of them ge,
home" Is there any unfortunate Peter PEBBLES ready
excsim-
o that the present hour would lend
Another desPOt Of The kind
HIT EN- AGAIN.-The Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce makes the fol-
lowing suggestions
PARTY politics have deqenerated into personal aud
sectional strife-into favoritism-and what is bad,
the object of plundering the treasury A stop
ought to be put by convention Of all parties, the
plndering system 10 ehich the present
hes already shOa0n its decided Inclination
nTA correspondent of the Galveston Civilian,
writing from Austin. on the 9th ultimo. says
Several resolutions the subject of slavery are
before the legislature, all of them nearly copies OF
Mr. Calhouns famous resolutions shall not be sur
prIsed if attempt is made before the close of the
session to censure our Senators for not signing the
southern address, bat do not believe any thing Of the
kind will pass the Senate
THE CUBA EXPEDITION AGAM.-The New York
Express, has teegraphic dispatch from Washington,
on the 17th saying that the Cuba Reyolutionists
again at work-have raised large sums Of money, and
that the expedition is again under way. They have
plenty Of arms, munitions OF war, &C.. but will now
act according 1tc. They will their
forces in the United States, nor organize here,
but assemble altogether, al fixed time. The 18TH
mus of Darien or ihercabous." The Revouionists
have their head quarters. in Washington and New
York city, and carry on operations upon large scale
says the Express
DR.. George Blotterman, one Of the most learned
scholars Of the age who had the Of honor being Sc
eced by Mr. jefferson. in person. from the many D.
pllcaDis for the chair OF modern languages. on the