Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-07
NEWS OF THE DAY.

have been erected along the road and arc now saw
ing plank for ii.
TREAsoN.--Judge DRAPER, of Toronto. Canada.
few days since, IN charging the Grand jury ca''eu
upon them TO take cognzance OF the discussions III
favor Of secession from the mother country as treason
A package Of notes and drafts amounting to $780,
OO0. to the order Of Messrs Oldham, Todd q Co.,
was lost at The post-ofice in New Orleans on the
morning of the 10th. Fifty dollars reward is offered
for their recovery.
A writer in the Marshall QI) paper cautions The
public against the depradations committed on mail
matter on the route from that place 10 Mt Vernon,
Ill., via Vincennes. Letters have been broken open,
and money taken out, and then closed again. and Tor
warded.
PORTS IN OREGoN.--The President Of the United
States has issued proclamation declaring the ports
of Nasqually. (on Fuget's Sound.) and Portland, IN
the collection district of Oregon, To be constituted
ports of delivery. with oil the privileges authorized
by law to such ports
o. The Cincinnati Gazette says it is thought by
that the mail failures attributable to the oys-
ter transportation, and proposes to compromise by
receiving the mail regularly one half Of the time and
the oysters the Otheri
rTEngland is destined, very soon, to have great
deal of trouble with her Colonies. Several Of the
Jamaica papers out for separation: and are pub
fishing our Declaration Of Independence culoglz'ng
Washington and franklin. and invoking the spirit of
O. The Jacksonville and Columbus Railroad is
progressing finely. The road is graded twenty
miles ont from Jacksonville, and the greater portion
of the balance is under contract. There is now suf
cent rail the landing and at the depot to lay thirty
lies Of the road.
o. The veto power has been exercised twenty live
times since the organization of the government viz
by Washington 3; Madison g. Monroe l; Jackson
q; TYLER 4 Polk g. Total number of vetoes, 25.-I
SSed nd a0DrOVed since
the origin of the government about 7,COO which
will make 2S0 acts for one Veto
FIR The New York Journal of commerce, of the
18th ins gives a list of the sailing vessels aud
Steamers with their tonnage and cost, built and on
the stocks of that city and suburbs during the year
1S49. The total number is g. The aggregate tom
rage 63 49, and the aggregate cost near S55OOOOO
Mrs. Howard. the actress in a terrible tragedy
about year since, and who sent to The insane
asylum at Columbus after her trial and acquittal. the
Cincinnati Chronicle says is In that city, having
reganed her usual equilibrium of mind She arrived
on Thursday afternoon, and put up temporarily at the
Gait House.
CSTThe new coin called Florins, of the value of
shillirgs sterling. recently issued in Engan 1t
is said is being called in again in consequence
of the cIamor of the clergy The coin had simply
"Victoria Regina" upon it, and the clergy arose IN
arms against the omission of the d. e., a. Del Ora
iia,' declaring it goddess and irfde without il
What perfect folly
GEORGE ToBIN is DEAD BY private letters receiv
ed here by the Falcon from San Francisco, we learn
that Captain George Tobn is dead. Though par
ticulars given, the melancholy intelligence, re-
ceved from many different sources leaves no doubt
of its correctness. Drawer soldier led for
lorn hope-a witter graced the jovia circle
of the bivOuac. Peace TO his ashcs.-Tfue Della
CUSTOM HoUsEs-EMPLoYEEs.-Th employ
ed in and about the New York Custom House 723
persons-Boston 233-Philadelphia l65-Bultimore
92. and New Orleans 207-naking q total at these
five ports 452 The number of officers, clerks and
messengers in the several Executive Offices at Wash
ington, is only 64O-less than the number Of employ
ees in the New York Custom House, and half the
number employed in the FIVE ports named.
TIE LAST REMEDY-Sam - lived on the banks
of the Delaware and was a mighty hunter aud no
less mighty fisher. He plagued with degener-
ate son who manifested prediction for his fathers
interesting pursuits. One day Sans patience gave
entirely and he exclaimed in the bitterness OF his
modification
course me, Tom, if you're not getting perfectly
worthless; you'll neither hunt nor fish; III be hanged
if don't send you to school,"
EXPLOSION OF COFFEE Por.-On Friday week,
the wife of Mr.. Plass, IF Brooklyn, NY, pre-
pairing her morning NEAL the cOfee-pnt. " hich
standing upon the stove, suddenly exploded tie
fined steam forcing the top against the ceiling with
great force and throwing the boiling coffee into the
face and UPON the neck and arms of Mrs. Pass who
is very badly scalded and fears entertained that
she will lose both eyes, as she is now entirely blind
From about 1892 to 1913, period of IS years. the
Bank Of England paid of her obligations in gold
or silver. The currency during that time was depre-
caied from "a to 20 per cent. say average 10.
The English Government paid all its obligations in
paper money. including the interest on her debt, say
f3OO00, 900 per annum, $l50.OO0.000. In %
years this would amount to 50 goo, OO0,OO. 10 per
cent would be THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY MIL
LIONS Dollars, England has, in item, actually re-
pudiated.
NOTABLE DEATH.-The northern papers tell US
that the Hon. Jeffrey Chapman died at Kalamazoo,
Michigan, on the 18th ut, at the age of sixty years
This was the magistrate before whom was arraigned
the famous Morgan, about whom much excitement
was raised against the order Of Masons. Bef're Jus
tce Chapman, Morgan arraigned a charge of
larceny, and committed to Ontario Jail, from whence
he carried of. Justice Chapman the first
witnlss called in all the trials relating to Morgan.
GALLANT BRoTHER.-THe Indian Captive, Ms.
White.--Isaac b. Dunn, Esq, member Of the House
of Delegates Of Virginia, from Washington county
resigned his seat in that body, Tuesday last. Mr..
Dunn's sister is the Mrs. White. who, travelling in
the Far West, with her husband, on their way to or
from Santa Fe short time since seized aud car
ried off, with her child, into captivity by band Of
Apache Indians He has resigned his seat in order
TO accompany party who are to set out immediately
for the Indian country, in order, if possible, dis
cover and rescue his sister.
New JERSEY LEGIsLATURE.-Two bills, providing
for General Banking Law have been introduced,
one in the Senate. and the other in the House. These
bills differ materially in their provisions chiefly in
tie kind Of security the Corporations shall give, and
for the purpose Of uniting the strength Of The advo-
Gates of the lwo TO the passage Of general
law They have both been referred To ioint COM