Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

ana TOT 10 mtch money as may De considered heces-
sary 10 the travelling expenses but not for large sums
of money nle.cIran dize thus carried unless special
ly notified.
VANDALISM AND SacRILEGE.-Some persons, on the
evening of Saturday week. entered ST. James, Church,
St. Johns. Lake Champain. under the charge Of the
Rev. Charles Bancroft, rector. and removed monu-
ment therein erected by the officers of SD Regi-
ment in memory Of Mr. Perry of The same regiment,
carried int" the graveyard and I en- broke it in
pieces. A reward Of 1910 is offered By The members
Of the church for the discovery of the offenders.
HOMESTEAD Law New YoRK.-The New York
Legislature has enacted homestead lau. This, 10
borrow the language of the Albany Journal is truly
enlightened and phanihropic measure whose in
fUences will be wholesome and salutary. Il will
stimulate mechanics and laborng to lay aside
enough from their earnings to purchase homestead,
for he may do with the that whatever of
adversely misfortune betide him. his family will be
forever secure of home.
An IMPORTANT QUEsTIoN.-The question whether
minister may charge from the pulpit of the
church members with crime, and read the Individual
nut Of church, without being liable TO the civil law,
has been decided in the affirmative by the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts. The action was one for
SANDER brought by female ainst the minister, for
accusing her publicly Of violating the seventh COM
mandment. The Court decided that the minister
only performing his duty instructed by the church
ONO AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILRoAD.-We have
learned by despatch received yesterday from Pha-
delpa, that the bonds of the cities Of Piisburg and
Allegheny. appropriated by Councils for subscription
to the stock of the Ohio and Pennsy vana Railroad,
have all been satisfactorily disposed Of The cities
subscribed $500, 900 EACH making total 500 600,
the realization Of which above announced will in
the prompt and effective prosecution of the work
upon this important line of improyement-Pit tsbarg
journal, April IL.
| According TO letter in the New York CONNER
cIal Advertiser, the whole line of submarine tee-
n 81 -
the first of May, and a telegraphc communication
Immediately established between London and Paris.
The wire is to be inclosed in cable which is
TO be kept by weights OF the bottom of the channel.
Buoys a, short distances will always Indicate where
il is. and make il comparatively easy take it up
for repairs. The whole is cost only about ninety
thousand dollars.
4 ROMANCE AND REALIrY.-The Trenton IN. -
Gazette has received letter from printer in Homo
lulu. who went to California in Col. Stevensons re-
gimen, in which he remained till the over,
then took to publishing the Californian, abandoned
that business, sailed for China, wrecked Hon.
olulu, was taken to favor by chief, married his
daughter, and is Of the first citizens of the
village He is perfectly contenied with his situa-
ton. and is thinking of agtatng the project Of the
annexation IF his Hawaiian Majesty's dominons to
the United States
The WHEAT CRoP.-The newspaper representa-
tons respecting the forthcoming wheat crop, in Ohio,
States bordering the lakes, uniformly fnvora-
bic unless except the Northern portion of Illinois.
where tho winter wheat has received considerable
injury from the open weather. In Michigan it is pre-
dcted that it nothing occurs To change the present
prospects, the crop will be double hat Of last year.
As to this State, the Buaalo Commercial Advertiser
says, reports from all the farming sections give fiat
tering accounts of the prospects for large crop
". Y. Jour. Com.
or The MaysvilIe Herald chronicles the following
tough
horse, which fell overheard from a steamboat in
the Ohio river twelve miles above Cincinnati, in
the night. found in the water eight days after
wards, with his head on a slab, still alive, and be-
ing rescued BY some Germans actually recovered his
strength, and subsequently, sold for $3.50. Our
infurmsnt entertained doubt that the horse had
been in the waller during the whole eight days.
MINISTER ExPELLED-The Methodist Episcopal
Conference at Philadep Lia sal two days with closed
doors on the Of the Rev. William K. Genrner,
Icharged with attempting to seduce one Mrs. Morton,
married lady Of Lancaster county, Pa. The Rev.
gentleman, il appears had previously been tried by
committee Of preachers, who pronounced him guilty.
whereupon the presiding elder caused his suspension.
He appealed and brought the matter before the con-
ference, which body has confirmed the charge, and
disowned all further connection with The accused
: Mas. KEmBLE's CoMEDY.-It is rumored, says the
New York Mirror. that there is doubt Of Mrs.
Kembles Comedy being produced. the subject. and
the of would, it is feared, be hard
ly agreeable to extremely fastidious tastes. The
of the comedy is laid in France; and il relates
E to the early days of Richeieu, whose morals were
not the most pure in the world The principal incl
dent of the piece, Of the principal incidents,
bet made by Rchelieu. that he would seduce the
first woman he meets; and she happens be the wife
of the man with whom tho bet was made.
THE OrruM TRADE Notwithstanding the Chinese
government has for forty years endeavored TO arrest
the rack in his demoralizing drug. IT was never in
thriving condition than at the present moment.
The treaty concluded with England, by which the Is
land of Hong Kong was ceded TO the British and FIVE
\ of the principal Chinese cities thrown open
British trade has aft ,rded increased facilities for its
successful prosecution. 1t is stated by Nathan Allen.
NJ. D., who has just prepared pamphlet presenting
: comprehensive view Of the trade carrisd on ut
the present time, In India and China that than
SO, 900 chests are annually shipped to China,
taking off in return thirty-fve millions Of dollars.
According the most recent intelligence the sale will
reach GO, 600 chests, the present year.
j DrsGRAckruL SCENE ~ THE SENATE.-we call
attention TO our telegraphc reports of yesterdays
Il doings in Congress. Those who have carefully
e noted the progress or the misunderstanding be-
tween Col. Benton and Gen. Fooie. from it's origin
the present time. will appreciate correctly tho
vnrious personal merits of the without any
preston from u.s. In using the term "disgraccful''
in relation this scene. desire the word to have
E full force but at the time discriminate be-
tween the innocent and the guilty. We are assured
E that no man of and spirit, mistake in
proper application of the word TO the right man.
If the enemies of Col. Benton desire to make him
president they taking the right course to do it,
: O. Statesman.
: A Berlin paper States that there is in Russia a
place called Annerdale, where most singular
tom exists Every ten years the awful scenes Of the
crucifction are enacted by the villagers. Some are