Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-05-15
MAIL BREVITIES.


milling, scientific and general intelligence.
U-A young man named Plasters, near Paducah, KY.
last week silly enough TO take up gun and blow
into the muzzle while at the time he touched the
trigger with his foot. The gun and his head went of
at the same moment.
LoNo STRIKE.-The spinners at Fall river, Mass,
numbering 900 operatives, have been strike for
the last four cees the reduction of wages
amounting TO % per cent. Their aborng brethren in
Massachusetts are contributing to their support
i A RICH BEeeAR-Edward Fitzimrnons, a street beg
gar, arrested in New York Saturday. and on
searching his person there were found two bags Of specie
containing about $3.50 in specie from 8 so cents
weighing about 80 pounds, and small dirty pocket
book containing S25 He admitted he had obtained the
money by begging
We regret to learn that the steamer Courtlan nd was
burnt to the waters edge yesterday mornings 10th y
the foot OF the Louisville Canal. She a total loss.
Insured for 50 900 in the Fremen and Mechanics and
Madison Insurance 0fices-hadison Tribune.
4 FIVE SUNDAYS IN FEBRUARY 1 1S52.--We believe
it will be found that there five Sundays February
once in xentyegh years and the next instance Of this
kind after 1852, will consequently be in 1880. This
century occurs in the interval owing the dropping of
the century leap year.
i rThe Colonization Herald that the present
moment there is white person resident In the Re-
public of Liberia! Every office from that oil the Pres
ert down the lowest, is filed with emigrants from
the UnitedStates their children by civilized and
christianized natives.
i D-One Willis Person sentenced the
Of the Davies Circuit Court, 10 81 years Imprisonment
in the State Prison for horse-sealng. Another ndlct
ment is still pending against him In the Court for
passing counterfeit money.
! DoGIsH ADvERTIsEMENT.-A Kentucky editor adyer.
tises follows:
Wanted at this office bull-do of any color except
pumpkin and milk, of respectable size snub nose crop
ped ears, abbreviated continuation and bad disposition
who when called with raw beefsteak, and
will bite the who splits tobacco the stove
and steals the exchanges.
i GA young woman. by the of Lucinda Price
attempted TO commit suicide Friday last by jumping
overheard from the Telegraph No. g The boat
Immediately stopped and she was rescued.
THOUSAND DoLLARs.-A young man in Boston lost
thousand dollar bi the property Of his employer in
that city, on Monday. 1t was found by 1rshman,
who returned to the and received the handsome
present of S50not intended the price of the mans
honesty, but Of the donors gratitude.
GJ-The late Governor Hill, of New Hampshire ap-
pears, by late inventory of his personal property,
have owned Pews in the Baptist church, three in the
Episcopal and four in the Methodist singular
OF lberaity of religious opinion.
1 G-The Book of Mormon is to he exhibited at the
Worlds Fair in the English, French, and Danish Ian
guages. They have been translated and printed by
Mormon Missionaries in those Countries. The Mormons
boast OF their unparalleled success in making converts
in different countries in Europe.
70 Evidence produced in the French Academy,
showing thatdurng the prevalence of cholera in France
horses observed to he affected with the disease
like manner with men, and that often, in the of
other epidemcs, common liability of men and horses
had been noticed.
r[At wedding in a church in Bath, Me-, the parson
having several persons to marry said after entering the
house, A" all those who want TO be married will please
RISE" whereupon every single lady present, instantly
arose from their
GFCharles M. Otnser, having been examined before
Mr.. Commissioner lngraham, at Philadelphia,
charge of robbng the mail the Bulletin reports that the
Commissioner said he thought prima facie case had
been made out and he would therefore bind the defend
take his trial the term of the United
States District Court, in the sum of 81 900. all
, Immediately entered.
GFA fine draw-bridge is being built across the Va
bash at Covington. 1t is to cost only $4,000.
TCol. Benton is about removing his family from
ri Washington to ST. Louis
70 Hon. VIM. Duer, the new consul at Valparaiso,
sailed on the Doth ut.
, C-Four negroes who were concerned in outrage
on a coored at Dayton, OHIO, which resulted in
her death have been convicted of manslanghter.
O-Hon. Henery A Wise concluded his long speech
in the Virginia Convention the close of Monday nights
session. He thus spoke five days.
RETIRED FROM OFFIcE.-Dr. w. s. PARROT, chief
clerk of the bureau of provisions and clothing has
signed. He had awarded to him by the late Mexican
board for losses incurred by him. while living in Mex
leo, size, OOo and can well afford to retire.
, O-The Josiah Lawrence, from Beardstown, on the
Illinois ger arrived at ST. Louis on the Sd inst with
500 sacks of consigned house and said by
the Republican be the largest gnment land
; ed at their wharf by one boat.
GTA broker in Wall street got stuck the other day
with 500 counterfeit note in this way. beautiful
lady like woman called and asked to have it changed
into small notes. The broker tells his story II
was looking more at the woman than to my business"
Pretty good.
COINAGE UNITED STATES MINr-The total
coinage for the year thus far SIT 3 00S
The coinage for April, 50 l76,05S, being falling
off Of nearly one-half compared with March. The
coinage of Three Cent Pieces has reached Sl600 and
is rapidly progressing.
1TSix rods of the Erie Railroad sunk on the 3Oth
An engine standing the track, and sunk down
until nothing but the top of the smokestack visible
There had been indication before oil defective bot
tom.
10 On Friday Of last week, Dr. Armstrong, residing
In the southeastern part oil Gibson county was killed
consequence of being thrown from his horse against
tree.
O-The Iowa city Republican says that emgrants for
California and Oregon passing through that city
ery day not last year. but far exceeding
expectations.
GA o. p. Nicholson Esq, has been appointed
Chancellor for the Middle Division of Tennessee, fill
the vacancy occasoned by the death oil Hon. Terry H.
Canal.
ITThe snow on the Rocky Mountains, according to
statements by the last train from Utah. deeper than
at any time before within the memory of 1t is
anticpated that the June in the Missouri will be
usually high.
STEAMER BuRNED-The steamer Courtland, lying at
Shppngsport, recently took fire and burned to the wa
ter's edge
uTThe Sultan of Turkey has issued frman grant
nnions. This privilege has been secured through the
unwearied labors Of Her Britannia Maesys embassa-
dor.
!, IVA widow lady in Covington, (Ky.,) of respecta-
bic parentage, few days since eloped with mulato
man, and married him. Their whereabouts is no,