Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-27
NAIL BREEITIES

% The President with the consent of the Senate has
appointed John s. Watts of Indiana Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court of New Mexico.
UThs Madison JOurnalr is the title Of new wing
paper to be commenced at Madison Indiana-AIlton
Gregg, Esq, Editor.
70 A writer in the New Albany Bulletin recommends
Major Henry P. Thornton as the Wing candidate for
Congress, in the second District
IL Col. David Merweather is named as the Demo.
cratic Candidate for Congress in the Louisville District
Kentucky.
GOVERNOR SHANNoN.-The Wheeling Argus of
March lsh that Governor Shannon has returned
from California well laden with rocks and in good health
We bid him cordial welcome.
% George W, Thompson is the Democratic candi.
date for Congress in the Wheeling District
70 The General elections in Virginia. have been post.
poned until October,
G> splendid gold watch and chain has been present.
ed to Senator Dougess by the young men of California
% Capt. Henry NJ Shreve, for many years superin
endent Of the Mississippi river improvements and the
inventor of the snag boats died at ST. Louis on the 7th
inst
u 1t is estimated that the amount of gold shpped
from California, since the first discovery, is about $685.,
500 900.
q There are now forty-five steamers plying in the
| rivers of California
70 The members of Congress elect from New York
are politically equally divided that if the Presidential
election should 60 the House of Representatives. her
vote would be neutralized.
u The debt of New York city is s14 1922 co., There
is however IN the Sinking Fund upwards of 81 600 0O0
that the debt redeemed about ten million seven
hundred thousand
u The Warrenton Va. Wing says that in the upper
part oil that county, several days SINCE wife gave birth
to two chdren-making six in less than three wears
She has been married but years. and has ten chill
dren-hve Of which cannot walk.
ST. LOUIS AND VINcENNEs RAILRoAD.-A bill an.
thorzing the city Of st. Louis subscribe $500 0OO to
the stock oil this road, has passed the Missouri Lcgsa
ture.
70 Hon. David L. Yulee has contested the election of
Hon N. Mallory, United States Senator from
Florida.
q Gen. Cass lectured before large audience at the
Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia, on Thursday evening
last. His subject was the Progress OF Society.
o Three cent pieces are now being made at The
Philadelphia United States Mint. They three quar-
tiers silver and quarter "copper" and about the of
spanish sixteenth though considerably thicker.
u John A Calhoun, son of the late John C. Calhoun
defeated badly late election for delegates to
the State Convention in South Carolina. He is in favor
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u Capt. Long of the United States Navy is to com.
mand the national ship employed to bring Kossuth and
his companions this country. Capt. Long Will
be the bearer of the letter of invitation from this Govern
ment.
t. General Cass did attend the ball at Tammany
Hall given in honor Of him the 9th. Mr. Dickinson
made address at the supper table, and Mr. Clay sent
letter complimentary Gen. Cass for his support Of
the ad ustment measures.
u Gerrit Smith, Frederick Douglass, and George
Thompson have had meeting at Syracuse to raise mo-
ney for the support Of Thompson the British slavery
agent during his efforts for the dissolution Of the Anne
rcan Union.
GJ The Galveston Civilian says: "The immigration
pouring into State continues undated There has
been nothing like it, in OF numbers and wealth in
the history of the State"
u young of seventeen years, son Of DR..
Scales Of Lebanon, Ky, quarreed on the 18th lnst
with conlectioner named Calns, went home, got his
rifle and shot him.
10 Mrs Dixon, near West Clarion, Paudinr county
Miss, murdered last week in the absence OF her
husband, as is supposed, by negroes.
70 letter to the Union, from Columbia Sonth Ca.
rolna says: Secession has been determined on there
| by the leaders"
u Maj Henry, Of the heroes Of the Mexican
war, died in New York last week He only thirty
four years of age