Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-17
NAIL BREVITIES.


the Sd inst. He very severe the Wings and anti
Bentons.
O- Jacob H. Hager, Esq, Of Terre Haute has been
appointed Commissioner of deeds for California.
% Nelson Abbott, editor of the Franklin Democrat,
declines being candidate for the Legislature.
70 The Cincinnati Gazette thus describes General
Scott,
sThe General appears to be in excellent keeping.
His height about six feet four and half inches, weight
240 pounds. His figure is full and well developed-head
large but well shaped-hair grey and slightly thin.
He speaks distinctly and evnces the greatest urbany of
manner in his intercourse with those around him.
70 Hon. Ransom Holloway late a me mber of Con-
gress from the Dutchess District New York. died at he
residence of Col Waring in Prince Georges County,
Maryland on the 9th inst.
~ Major Frank Cunningham, late a member of Con-
gress from Ohio. the pay department Ofth United
States Army, has just returned from New Mexico. He
is now on a visit to his friends in Eaton.
u The Wings have carried the municipal elections
Louis by majorities ranging from four to seven
hundred
u The St. Louis Union makes calculation of the
cost of amusements for the people Of that city, for
nights including the concerts of Jenny Lind and the
theatrical engagements of Miss Cushman The agqre-
gate is $50 900 -sS3 900 of which will be carried to
the North.
~ The people of Fountain County have decided the
question of removal OF the comfy seat, by giving
majority Of 943 in favor of letting it remain in Coving
ton.
~ The Senate of the State Of Missouri, by a unan
vote directed the Governor return the resolutions
of the late Nashville Convention TO its Secretary or
President, ''without note comment"
| Y Senators Butler and Rhett of South Carolina
hav of A.
sociaton, declaring that Il the State effect
cert of action with more Southern States, she
ought TO secede alone and that every preparation should
be made maintain by the rights Of secession and
the independence of the State.
IL 1t is rumored that the sum of 500 900 has been
subscribed establish AntSlavey paper in the city
of New York. and that Mr. Raymond of the Courier and
Enquirer is to be the editor.-Cin. Gazette
q A party of California emigrants, including two
ladies, were murdered while crossing the Isthmus by
the natives Among them was John W. Steele Of
Waterloo, Indiana.
| 70 The New Orleans Picayune of the 23d ult saws
the bank Of that city have on hand over eight and half
millions of dollars in specie-the largest ever
accumulated at time in the vaults of the banks Of
that city.
GI- The Virginia Block for the Washington Monument
is OF Granate four feet by two in sze and bears the
following inscription, surrounded by ornamental
wreath Virginia, who gave Washington to Ameri-
ca, gives this granite for his monument"
y Mr.. Adams in Manchester. N. H., has invented
a machine for weaving bags without seams. The ma
chinery said be very simple and be adapted
every description OF bags from bed-tck to shOt-bag.
" SOL Smith, the celebrated Western theatrical man.
ager few days since received the temperance pledge
at the hands of Barnum.
% George Pharoah, convicted in Chester county,
for the murder of Rachel Sharpess has sentenced
to be hung on the 10Th of August.
a. Robert Rantoul of Massachusetts, lately attend
ed free-soil meeng uttered great deal OF nonsense
and made of himself generally about the ugi.
tive slave law. He is gone. Hand him over to the
j Wings.
~ Clement S. Hill has been nominated by the wings
candidate for Congress in the fifth district of Ken
lucky Stone is the democratic candidate That Stone
can run dOwn that Hill very easy.
RAILROADS IN THE UNITED SrArEs-The arrre-
gate extent of all the railroads in the United States
Guiding those which will be completed during the pres
ent year, amounts in all to less than thousand
six hundred and eighteen miles. Adding those which
will be entirely completed next year, the total extent
will exceed twelve thousand six hundred miles
than sufficient, fexended in line, to reach round
| half the circumference of the globe This aggregate
goes beyond that of the railways in all the Of the
word.-BoStOn Post
ExANINArIoN.-John Tyler, charged with shooting
Samuel Hamilton some time since, taken before
Justice Dixon, and the case was examined YESTERDAY
He held to bail in the of three thousand dollars
Tor his appearance at the next term OF the circuit
which he gave. AS the is TO undergo further legal
Investigation lorbear make any comments.-Rgsh-
rifle Republican.
/ The New THREE CENT CoINs.-Preparations are
making the Philadelphia mint for large issue Of the
new three cent coins and at early day. The silver
bullion fund is 10 be used In the manufacture. The
rous Government officers will be supplied first after
which they will be exchanged for deposes of foreign
silver coin or bullion, and also for American gold sill
yer coins One applicant obtain $50 worth only
time, and the least amount sold is $50 Authority is
also given deliver the coins in distant cities the
of the mint for transportation, is the dis
rbuting the copper coinage. Notice will hereafter be
given of the time which application for the coin
| will be received Gin. Com.
| Precious CoUPLE.-Douglass, the vagabond
gro, and Thompson, the vagabond Englishman,
ecturing together in Canada and it is difficult 10 decide
which of the fellows deserve the premium for excellng
in abuse of the American Government and people-CiR