Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-09

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WASHINGTON, April %.
| SESATE.-The joint resolution in relation 20 Mr.
Henry Grinnell's expedition in search of Sir John
Franklin, which passed on Saturday, was received,
taken up and read twice.
| Mr.. Miller moved its immediate consideration.
| Mr.. Bright obecting. the resolution lies over.
After the transaction of the morning business. the
bill granting alternate sections Of public land 10 the
State Of Illinois. TO aid in the construction Of the
Central Railroad, was taken up.
long debate ensued upon the general principle
upproprating lends for the works Of ntene improve
mens. and without coming to any conclusion upon
the BILL the Senate, at quarter past four O'Clock. ad
journed.
HoUsE.-The Speaker stated the business in order
to be the resolution Of Mr.. Cobb Of Alabama TO make
the special order Of the duy for the third Tuesday in
June. his bill giving bounty lands TO soldiers in all
oil our wars, who were not already provided for by
law.
The House suspended rules, and the resolution was
adopted
Mr.. Wentworth offered resolution providing for
the appointment of Select Committee to investigate
among other things the causes Of delay in the Pub
| lic Printing; whether adequate prices paid;
whether printing is kept back extor, higher prices
whether there has been any combination to break up
the contract SYSTEM whether the present contractors
and their securities parties to it, what profits are
made and what alterations are needed to facilitate
the work.
The rules were almos, unanimously suspended and
the resolution was adopted
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and resumed the
consideration of the Census Bill.
| WASHINGTON, April 80.
SENATE.-Mr Seward presented numerous anti
slavery petitions.
Mr.. Foote presented the credentials Of his COL
league Hon Jefferson Davis recently reelected Sem
ator from Mississippi for six years from the 4ih Of
March next. t-EC re
Mr.. Hunter, from the Finance Committee, reported
bill IN relation to the United States mints the OBJ
Ject OF which is TO facilitate the coming of bullion.
This measure was by unanimous taken mp for
consideration, and the amendment reported from the
committee making provision for exchange Of coin in
any required for all bullion which may pre-
sented at the mints was adopted, and the bill as
amended then passed.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business Of yesterday--he bill granting
land for the construction Of the central railroad. The
debate was continued until P. NJ, when the Senate
adjourned.
.lf4lL WASHINGTON, April So.
Thompson d. Harris, of Georgia., and John Robb
of Indiana, have been appointed clerks Of the House
by Judge Young, in place of nj. A. Moorhead, Of Pa,
and Mr.. Mudd of Indiana.
BosroN, April 80.
Senator Webster reached this city last evening and
was conveyed in barouche TO the Revere House, in
Bowdon Square, where the citizens had assembled TO
welcome him. He addressed By BENZ. r. Curtis
in behalf of the people. Mr.. Curtis spoke briefly.
and Mr.. Webster replied in q speech of about fifteen
minutos in his usual forcble and elicitous STYLE He
rebuked the anti-savery agitation. II was q mere
abstraction and he promised his return to the Sem
ate to adopt method impossible TO be misunderstood
Washington, April 2S--The compromise commit
tee have agreed upon scheme and instructed their
chairman to prepare BILL Mr.. Clay has retired to
Gen. Cavert's mansion to write the report.
Eight persons killed yesterday BY the falling
of the walls of the United States warehouse.
A NEW GUNPowDER.-A new explosive powder
has been invented by the assayer of the mint at Con-
stantnope, which is composed of one part in weight
of yellow prussate of crysalzed potash part Of
powdered white sugar, and two parts of chorate Of
potash These TO be ell first pulverized and then
effectualy mixed by pounding in bronze mortar with
a wooden pestle. 1t was claimed that this pow
der possessed three times the force weight for weight
Of the common powder used in Mr.. Jonn Caru-
thers of Savannah, il is said has produced this pow
der according to the directions given above. The Sa
vannah Republican says:
ut is as white as -four and almost as fine. He
tried it in pistol, using about onefourth the usual
charge and found that it exploded with much greater
force than four times much powder. The report
was also much louder The ball which he shot into
piece of wood, unusually bruised and mashed" |"
There seems to be more than ordinary danger bowev-
Ter, in manufacturing this white powder. On the day
following the above experiment, while boy in the
employ of MIR. C., was preparing about two ounces
of the powder in mortar, by accident II expo-
ded with loud report, severely burning the face Of
the boy. We presume that the precaution had not
been taken to wooden pestle.
IF the powder is represented, it will be power
ul agent for all purposes that gunpow5er s used
II is best not 10 indulge in too sanguine predictions.
as gun cotton has not realized half the advantages
hoped from it.
SLAVES IN CALIFoRNIA.-The Natchez Free Trade.
says that slavery be proftably employed in Cali
fornia. II adduces the following instances:
A gentleman from Adams county had two slaves
with him there, and having been fully successful and
secured much Of the precious dust he wanted.
he brought the slaves back with him. So well had
they done for him. that he offered two hundred
dollars month for each Of them il he would leave
them behind. This he refused as he did not wish to
leave his faithful slaves under the Of those who
might not treat them well as ne would.
Gen. Parmenas Briscoe. the father Of the famous
Rriecop pill of ouo eOninet the ndlinp