Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-10-31
BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

lFrom the Madison PapersJ
Arrival of the Crescent City.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81
There grand military parade on the occasion OF
laying the cornerstone by Governor Thomas of the
monument in honor of Wells and McComas, the two
boys who shot Lord Ross the British commander the
battle of North Point, and who were shot in return
New YORK Oct 2l.
The steamer Philadelphia, from Chagres, has ar
rived with million in gold dust. No news Of mpor
lance
WASHINGTON, Oct 81
The Insellgenccr Of this morning publishes letter
don in search of Sir John Franklin. The letter is da-
ted "of Port Leopold August %" Nothing of partic
uar note had transpred up to writing. The two
sells Advance and Rescue had separated and gone diff
ferent directions Much ice had been encountered The
officers and all well. The prospects of sue
cess in discovering Sir John Franklin considered
bright.
SCHENECTADY N Y Oct %, 8 D. m
man named Henderson, engineer on the Schcnecta-
DIV railroad killed Palane bridge this morning
The engine a and thrown off the
track. Henderson Immediately jumped off and the
wheels passed over him. He died in twenty minutes.
BosroN Oct 2 8 m
The wing convention of the Fourth District met in
Concord yesterday and nominated Benz. Thompson for
Congress. Resolutions passed denouncng the fu-
gitivc slave law.
New ORLEANS, Oct. %.
The steamship Pacific arrived yesterday bringing
100000 in gold DUST and three hundred passengers.
New YoRK Oct %
The New York and New Jersey New School Presby-
terrain synod adjourned Saturday. after passing
lutions recommending obedience the fugitive slave
law. and refusing to entertain amendment declaring
the law unconstitutional.
Arrival of the Asia.
New York, Oct. %.
The steamship Asia, with Liverpool dates to the 9th.
ndon to the 4th and Have to the Sd inst, arrived
here this morning at halEpast ten o'clock.
H.. hooo l...1o IL. =,
the market since last notice. The trade not
outstanding, has been dull with few sales effected in
any article at present prices. Sweet American flour
23sa24; sour OF all 19sa22s The prices quoted
for American white wheat 6s 5da6s Sd; red 5s sda
6s Canad white IS 3D. do red IS 6da5s Cd Polish soft
5s6da5s Sd per bushel of 70bs Indian is in mod
crate demand at 26sa2Ss per $50 lbs.
The imports OF provisions during the weak are very
tring. The sales of lard for the week 40O
tons at BASED for mddlng up 35s for good There
are now no sellers for good at latter figures.
A fair business has been doing in bacon. The sales
comprise parcel OF infsror 24sa25s; fine Wes
tern at 32s Sd per cwt No change to notice in hams
and shoulders. Late arrivals of cheese find buyers at
full rates for all good qualities moderate business is
transacted in beef. Pork is without change.
The Asia arrived at Liverpool Saturday, making
her passage in days and hours. The Pacific
arrived on Thursday, making her passage in days
and twenty hours
The political news is generally devoid of interest
DENMARK AND DUcHIEs.-The Sehleswig Holsten
army attemp ed take Frederchstadt by the
9th, but repulsed by the Danes after bombarding
part OF the town during the preceding day, destroying
large blocks OF houses close the road In the evening
the town attacked by two battaons of infantry and
detachment of remcn After desperate struggle, in
which the parties have experienced heavy losses,
the Holstens were forced seek the of
trenchmcnts, when barbados thrown up in the
town. The resistance which they met with here
violent and determined that, notwithstanding the
determined bravery, the Hostens compelled to
tire.
At midnight they took new position and the conflict
to be renewed the following morning. The loss
sustained by the Holstens is vet unknown Both sides
behaved extremely well.
Gen. Wilson writes his dispatches in very despond-
ing terms. The Holstens finding themselves inwant
of funds have made most urgent appeals to the United
Germanc CoDederacy. The State of Germany itself
continues to excite great alarm
Austria and Prussia seem be upon the verge Of an
open rupture, and the position OF Hesse Casse and
eral other of the German renders the relations
the German powers still more precarious.
ST LOUIS, Oct. %, P. NJ.
The extensive Touring and planning mill of Joseph
Powell at the of ST. Charles and Eighth streets,
caught fire about O'Clock this morning and burned
the ground The MILL with its machinery and valua-
bic fixtures valued at SIS 900 and insured for So,
000 The stock Of wheat and flour destroyed is estima
mated 50 800 which there is insurance for 50 600.
quantity of lumber in the yard owned by Mr. Powell
and Others to the OF So 500, entirely
sumed, on which there WIS no insurance.
The two adjoining two-story brick houses were mate
rally damaged by the fire; and portion of the east
wall of Dr. Vancourts church seorched but not to
serious extent.
The fire originated while the mill running, and
while the engineer and fireman and one or two others
were about Ii is supposed to have caught in a
contang shavings from the sparks emitted from the fire.
room.
-The telegraphic dispatches Of the 18th inst. from
the Eastern cities contain the following intelligence:
The Womans Rights convention assembled at Wor-
cester Mass. on "Wednesday morning. Ten States
ron I'd viz Main Ne-y Han VPr-
mont, Rhode Island Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsy lvana, and Ohio.
Frederick Douglass was in the meeting, and several
dark-coord sisters visible in the corners.
Miss Davis on taking the chair. read very elaborate
and philosophical address the wrongs and rights
women. She presented the restraints under which
men bound down to slavery IN very touching man.
ner. She asserted the equality of woman by nature,
and insisted that she entitled to equality in politics,
legisation and everything else. Woman wanted
equal chance for unfolding her great capacities and she
bound TO have it Society IN state OF barbar
ism while it denied equality of priveges-political
ligious, and all other privileges.
Letters were read, from which the following is ex-
tracted:
Mr.. Lucius Hynde, of Cincinnati put in a letter MAIN
tanning the equality of woman and her rights all priv
iloges assumed by mantle right to vote, hold offices,
and 90 TO battle ii necessary leaving men to take their
fair share Of duties of the kitchen and nursery.
Miss Elizabth Wilson, of Ohio put protest against
the desposm of men, especially that despotism which
makes them inferior beings in point OF intellect, when
it such thing. She thought Jenny Lind in her pub
lie singing for the benefit Of these yrants her SEX
was violating female deicacy.
The United States marshal has for the
OF large number of fugitives in Boston Much excite
prevails among the negro population. The
house has been suoundedby them all the morning They
determined resist, the shedding of blood.
The negro named Latimer who has resided here three
four years, has been pointed out by mis- master.
Bloodw doubt be shed an open arrest is attempt.
cd 1t is said that several have been made and
that more are lodged jail. Judge Sprague
questioned this morning but would say whether any