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

UM. Millington has retired from the editorial chair
of the Centreve Whig and is be succeeded by Sam.
mel c. Meredith who has just returned from California.
D-The Centrevle Wing says that Fanny Lee Town
send extensively known ofthe Relomers Of the
day, in that place during last week. in attendance
at Court, and that she recovered judgment against
EnOch Maudlin for SIS, so for medical bill.
D-John Howard Payne, the author of the tragedy of
Brutus and the song of Home Sweet Home" has been
confirmed by the Senate as Consul to Tuns.
Hon. E. W. NIcGaughey is to address the citizens
of Hendricks county, on tho 'Compromise Measures"
on the 3lst inst. at Danvie.
C-The Coyinotnn Peoples Friend says the "Lewis
Wetzell" Jenny Lind excursion was quite fzze. The
boat passed down on Thursday evening" with about three
couple on hoard constituting the pleasure party and
brass band blowing away ike all wrath for fourth.
u Hen Henry Clay had a most enthusiastic recep-
tOn at the ball given few evenings since at Niblo's
New York Gentlemen shook his hand in friendship
and ladies kissed him. actuated dousess by the same
feeling.
" The Michigan City News says the Touring mill
owned by Aurora Case of this city, caught fire on Thurs
day morning last, and totally consumed The loss
is estimated from ten fourteen thousand deIars
There an insurance of S5O00 in Etna (Hartrort)
Co. The mill was leased by S. Fargo Mr.. Fargo had
expended over 50 600 in improvements The stock in
mill amounted to about 81 800. The insurances on fix
lures and stock said to be about 81. 900.
- The earnings of the Mad River and Lake Erie
Railroad Company (from Sandusky to Springfield Oho)
during the month Of February, were: for passengers
- e. c0
Of Sl7 09 16 The rail is being laid north Of Tiffin
u Jenny Lind's concerts in New Orleans, for
which the tickets sold at premium Of from three to
twenty dollars realized from sl4o, 900 to sl6O 900.
% The Muncie Whig Banner says business is in
creasng at that place, in anticipation of the completion
of the railroad Mechanics in demand. A good
timer would do we'll there.
THERE'S MANY SLIP, 'TwIxr THE CUP AND THE
LP."-The Princeton Clarion says that laiboat laden
with Pork and Lard stove, in the of landing
New Orleans last week, belonging to Kendlc & Embree
of this place. few kegs of lard were all that were
saved. The made narrow escape with their
lives; the fiat having struck the bow Of ship MASKING
in her sde and filling instantly, down. No insu.
rance-loss supposed to be about $4,000
defeated by the people by large majority.
u The cost Of printing the laws Of California in En-
glish was $50 0S5 65 and in Spanish 13 ,00o
70 Grace Greenwood thinks that General Houston
would fill the Presidential chair pretty wel-ony let
him be put under bonds not to whitte the arms off
70 The Pope claims from the British Cabinet for the
of his church, 600 square miles Of territory in Can
ada heretofore the property Of the estate of the Jesuts
D- The salaries attached the Offices of three ap-
prasers large under the late of Congress fixed
at 81 500 per annum, besides travelling expenses, &C.
u The foreign export of silver from the port of New
York last week Sl93, ,450 OF which $50 900 were
in American half dollars.
II 1t seems that the Learned Blacksmith has rival
in the person of coachmaker, named Potcr in Water
ford, Ireland Power, though scarcely twcnty-four
years of age is of less than fourteen Ian
guages which he has acquired amid the daily abors Of
his trade.
70 The Baltimore Sun says: We are gratifed to
learn that small change is becoming plentiful, and
that the premium on Silver has begun decrease The
scarcity was more imaginary than real especially for
small coin.
u The Baltimore Sun, of the 18th inst, states that
the Hon. s. S. Phelps, late u S. Senator from Vermont
laying dangerously ill with erysipeas at Washing
ton City.
IL Hugh ]. Hastings, editor of the Albany Knicker
booker who has been abusing the Administration gen.
orally, and Mr.. Fillmore particularly, for long time
past, announces his removal, and the appointment
Of Mr.. Charles S. Olmstcad as his successor.
SEIZURE OF SMuGeLED GooDs.-We learn from
Messrs Gregory Cos. special agent that the custom
house officers at Mazatan seized on the 9th ut tat
port upwards of $500 COO worth of contraband goods
This is singular event in Mexico.-N. Y. Heraid.
70 At the close of the last fiscal year there in
West Point Academy 244 cadets. OF these there were
sons Of planers 70; Of mechanics, l6: or lawyers
of physicians 81 of army and navy officers, ls; of pro-
lessors and bank officers, 81 of cergymen, d OF Gov.
ernment officers, z; unknown, T.
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE HoSoRED IN ENGLAND
Prof Sman stated, In of his recent lectures IN
New York, that Capt. Wilkes of tue United States Ex-
porng Expedition the Antartic Seas, has Just re-
ceiyed an elegant Gold Medal from the British Govern
ment, an acknowledgement that lie the true dis
coverer of disputed continent from which he saw the
volcanic fires bursting from land of ice and snow and
pouring their lava down the eternal barriers Of the o
zen mountains.
nshed the American by Messrs. Winter & Latimer, oi
San Francisco that since the first discovery o gold IN
California the shipped has been about S6s ,5S7
| SOL.
OF this S34 $40, ,235 was shipped by steamers s4,-
576 O42 shipped to foreign Pacific ports and Europe
coined manufactured into jewelry in California and
forwarded by sailing vessels; and 900 carried
overland and coastwse and in possession Of miners and
merchants.
DELAwARE-The Legislature Of this State adjourned
on the 9th instant. Among the important legislation
was the enactment of law to submit the question o
reforming the Constitution Of the State to the people
Resolutions were adopted in each House in favor oi
the compromise of the last session of Con-
eress, without division.
Acts were passed to remove those free negroes from
the State who vagrans, and to prevent the incur
sons of like character of negroes who nest the State
under pretence Of attending meetings, sc.
An act also passed providing for the binding out
of all free negro children between certain ages to some
useful avocation.