The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-05-28


TO person in HAVANA, who was explainin.
10 him the workings of the Cuban govern
ment, that if the Americans we'll understood
the tyrannical character of it, no power il
IS the United States could stop expeditions
from leaving our shores.
CHoLERA.-There has been large mum
Der Of deaths lately from this alarming dis
ease on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Two of the New York policemen are
going to London to assist in the detection o.
thieves, &C., from this country, who will be
in attendance at the Worlds Fair. They
go out on the invitation of and at the expense
Ofthe British government.
MORE RAGs.-A new bank, under the Free
Banking Law, has been established at Spring.
field, in this State; and several others have
filed their certificates in the Secretary Of
States Office.
- Over one thousand persons have ta-
ken the pledge from Father Matthew in Lou
isVille.
- The city of Steubenville has voted
subscription of 100000, to the Steuben.
vile and Indiana Railroad
- Mr.. George Spicer, of Jefferson Co.,
was gored to death, few days since, by a
bull.
MURDER.-A man named George w. Slo-
cum murdered his wife near Columbus, a
few days since. Jealousy is supposed to
have been the cause.
- They are about starting tobacco
factory in Columbus
APPoINTMENrs.-Dr Mitchell, of Belmont
County, has been appointed Engineer of the
National Road, and F. Creighton, Esq, of
Cambridge, Superintendent of the same
These are both excellent appointments.
- An effort is now being made by a
party in Texas to repudiate the debt of that
State.
- A noted anti-temperance man, says
an exchange, was the other day looking
over the map of the West, preparato-
ry to emigrating. His eyes wandered over
Minnesota, and all at once lighting up with
hope, he pointed out Ram river. "THaPs
the place for me! Land without money and
ram for woterr,
- Col. James Collier, late Collector at
the port of San Francisco, who was rejected
by the Senate, has been making a speech in
Steubenville, in which he handled some of
his political brethren without gloves, charac-
terizing ex-Secretary Meredith as an "official
plunderer," and Horace Grcely as "white
hvered scoundrel, who deserved to be pin
ned by the ears to the stocks" This is
strong language, but We presume Col Col
lier was convinced of the truth of what he
said.
- The Ohio Medical Convention is to
be held in Columbus on the Sd of June.
- A monument to the late Gov. Skunk,
of Pennsylvania, is to be erected on the 4th
ofJuly next.
- A Cleveland correspondent of the N
Y. Tribune understands that Ex-Governor
Slade, the noted abolitionist of Vermont, in
tends to make Cleveland his future place ofI
residence.
- Linton w. Pettibone, young law
yer Of Delaware, Ohio, committed suicide
few days since, by shooting himself with
rife.
- The highest premium paid for tick
cts to Jenny Lind's concert in New York, on
the 9Th, was $3.50. Only about 200 per-
sons attended the sale, and many tickets
were not sold at all
- Gen. Hinton, the mail robber, was
seen in Cuba short time since; by gentle
man returning from California, who formkrly
knew him in Ohio.
-- MIR. Wise, in late speech in the
Virginia Convention, said that one firm in
Baltimore, in ten years, had amasscd for
tune of $3.50, 900 by transporting oysters to
the Western States, and that they had paid
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in one year
1855, 600 for carrying oysters alone.
-- Strawberries have made their ap-
pearance in the Cincinnati market.
The Reform Convention of Nary
land has finally adopted New Constitution
which provides for the election of judges,
abolishes imprisonment for debt, provides a
homestead exemption at $500, abolisheslot-
teries, gives uniform representation, al.
FRoM CALIFoRNIA.- steamer Ohio
arrived at New York on the 22d inst, bring
ing over one million of dollars in gold as
freight, besides large amount in the haEds
of passengers.
The Wool MARKET.--Below we furnth
TO our readers the prices of wool at sevefal
leading points:
COtambas. Common wool, 95 to So.
Quarter blood 321, half blood SO to 81.
Three-fourths to full blood 81 to 40.
BtfaIo.-C Common 90 to 80 Quartz,
blood S2A- Half blood 35. Three -fourths
to full blood 81 to 40.
NeU York.---Wool Is inactive, no descrip.