Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-24
NAIL BREVITIES.

l5 Henry Bednger has been nominated as the Dem
ocratc candidate for Congress the Frederick District
Virginia, in the place of Judge Parker.
u A grizzly bear, from California, is now exhibit
ing at Lafayette, in this State
70 Was there any demonstration when Gen. Scott
landed Louisvillea Will Wing friends inform usl
Guess the thing don't taks on that side of the river
u James C. holmes, promising young lawyer from
New York city, shot himself dead San Francisco
account Of pecuniary Observation-Disclosures.
+" Promising young lawyer'-promsed to pay his
debts and didn't, we suppose.
70 Hon. Charles T. James, Senator elect from
Rhode Island has been spending time at Canneon
in this State.
I7- In Michigan the Democrats have elected five
Judges the Wings and the Independents one. The
aggregate vote shows large Democratic majority.
u The Clay festival in New York on the 18th inst
brilliant affair, than five hundred persons
present. Willis Hall presided.
III The Mormons under the leadership of Strang
have been accommodated by the main body of the
church, for heresy which consists in using phosphorus
for the light of the Holy Ghost
u Two children were recently poisoned at Belv
dere, Illinois, by eating parsnips of the second years
growth, and died in a few hours
EMIGRATIoN TO OREGoN-The Burlington (Io,ca)
Telegraph that there is large emigration going
forward that place for Oregon. Some fifty teams,
principally from Indiana and Michigan, lad passed
through, and there a lar ge number in the
70 The Madison & indianapolis Rail Road Compa-
ny will put seven more Locomotives their Road in
time for next winters pork operations.
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in Indiana 90 Co., being in the ratio of every
fourteen OF the population of the State
FORCE OF PUBLIC SExTIMENr-The Garrison abo.
tionsts have announced that they procure for
love money" place in New York in which to hold
their May meetings They will meet at Syracuse-so
the great nuisance Of anniversary week. Is at length
removed from that city.
18th OF April. Ball. $4,000. lis said he has written
that the waters Of the Mississippi would be rolling over
his body on the receipt of his mssive2
GJ- The Antslavery Association of Canada is in
communication with the United States Abolitionsts
ant is send delegates their annual Convention in
May.
u The newspapers are i" down on" a fashionable
lady of New York. the daughter of clergyman, who
married and went to Paris and fell into such bad habit:
that her husband has sued for divorce.
II At Burlington, Vermont, the ice still remains OF
Lake Champlain in large quantities, and snow is to be
in abundance, the neighboring hills and
tains.
THE WHEAT CRoP.-Thc Rochester New York;
American states that the wheat crop in that section
also in the counties of Monroe, Genesee, Orleans
Wayne and Ontario, and probably the whole of West
ern New York. looks remarkably well, and promises
/ fine crop
/ u The Equestrian Statue, in bronze, of Genera
Jackson which has been in progress for the last ou
years at Washington, under direction of Mr.. Mills IL
l..
placed it's PEDESTAL in Lafayette Square, opposite th
Presidents House. the 18th of July next. IL will b
one-third larger than life, and will weigh thirty-f
thousand pounds The material consist of brass cannon
condemned by government.
u At South Bend, Ind fire occurred on the nigh
Bagbee and all its Loss, S4,OOO-insurance
| 81 600.
/ IL Cen Winfield Scott, accompanied by Adjutan
/ Gen. Jones and Surgeon Gen. Lawson left Louisville
on Tuesday evening, for New Orleans. on the steame
Belle Key.
! y Prof. ]. II. Ingraham, who has gained mucl
celebrity as writer has recently taken clerical orders
and is about to establish Episcopal Church Aber
deem, Miss.
e Mr.. De Turk, in the vicinity of MartinsviIle
raised grapes enough of of Of ground pro
duce thirty barrels of the finest wine in the market
worth in the aggregate sll0O.
% A great Clay Festival was held at New York OF
Saturday evening. About five hundred persons sa
down to the table, Among the speakers was Joe L
White.
70 The Going Snake temperance Society Cherokee,
Nation, has for officers Hon Six Killer, president
Young Squirrel vice president, Sam Grasshopper
rotary.
THE New ORLEANS SUICIDE CAsE.-vctorine Rous
sell, who administered poison TO her husband in New
Orleans lately after promising to take herself
has been discharged from arrest the Recorder coulC
ind no law to meet her
u We learn from the Evansville Journal that on tn
9TH inst. man named Mathew Parks, of Scott town
ship, Vanderburgh county, instantly killed by thu
falling of a during heavy wind He was abou
80 years of age, and leaves wife and four children
mourn his unfortunate death. The broke his bacl
and thigh, and he died almost Immediately.
Mr.. CLAr-This gentleman reached Louisville XIV
Saturday. the Peytona, much improved in health
He received Portland by the Louisville Guards
and escorted to the Gait House
TRUE BIL1-The grand jury at Philadelphia hav
found true bill against RoIack the astrologer; il
which he is charged with obtaining money under falls
pretences.
~ johnson, the counterleiter, who has been in a
in Madison for months. has taken change O
venue to Vevay, where he will be tried
FIRE ON THE PLAINs-A train of thirty wagons la
den with Government destined Santa Fe,
totally destroyed by fire the plains set in the prai
ries by the Indians. The fire spread with such rapid
ty through the dry grass rendered il impossible
check it the wagons beyond its reach AM
the men escaped with their lives only, by plungng int
the OF the Arkansas, upon the banks of whic
they stationed.
15-The New Albany and Bloomington Rail Roui is nov
under contract from Salem to Elettsville. The car
running daily Salem. The White River Stand
ard speaking Of the prospects of this work says;
The residue of the road, to Gosport, will be places
under in the of the Spring and in th