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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
More Mail DepredatioRS

Within the last month several money let
tiers have been lost between Frankfort, Ind,
and indianapolis. The matter was brought
to the notice of W. J. BRowN, special agent
of the Post Office Department, who, on inves-
tgation, became satisfied that the depreciation
was committed at the Colfax Office, place
on the Lafayette railroad, known as Midway.
tie then determined to- adopt measures for
ssbe detectioD--ss- the rObber. Tbs hc did
with thelSfd of Judge BLAKE of Clinton, and
\ CHARLES Il. DENING, route agent on the rail-
road
On Thursday last Judge b., under the d.
rection Of Mr.. BRowN, mailed decoy letter
containing S23, money marked and noted,
directed to S. a. FLETCHER, Banker, Indian
apolis. This letter was registered in the
Frankfort office, and placed in the sack for
COlfax, which is not opened till it reaches the
latter place. The mail lies over at that Of
flee until the next morning, when IT is deliv-
cred TO the route ageLt
On the next morning Mr. DENING, in the
presence of Judge BLAKE, made search for
the letter, but it was not to be found. The
way-blll came through safe. On Friday the
Post Master, SAMUEL DUKES, attempted to
pass this money to several persons who can
identify it. On Saturday Mr.. BEowN, aided
by DEPUTY Marshal McOUET, arrested
DUKES, and brought him before the United
States Commissioner, j. A. LIsToN, of this
city. DUKES on yesterday waived an exam
nation, and was admitted to bail in the sum
of $1,000.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
Mail Robber Arrest ed.

Deputy Marshal CONCH of Ohio. on Satur-
day last, at Lafayette, Ind, arrested EDWARD
REYNOLDS, bowsman on a canal boat, on a
charge cf aiding in the robbery of the Post
Office at Circleville, Ohio JEROME GEPHART,
who had been clerk in the Circleville Of
fee, was arrested some time last week. II
appears that in October last, GEPHARr alb
stracted from the Office a money packet con-
tanning one thousand dollars, which he imme-
diateIy passed over to REYNoLDS who invest
ed il IN the canal boat on ioint account.
They are now both confined in the Cincin-
natl Jail, awaiting their trial in October next.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
s'UI tIIc HtaFc u "II'''''
Filling up Of the Canal.

find some misapprehensiOn exists as to
my article yesterday relative to the Canal.
I did not mean to say the Canal produces
no sickness any where in the city. The fact
NAV be otherwise. do not know. If any
malaria does arise from it, and it may be
there does, it is borne by our westerly winds
over the central and eastern portions of the
city where it settles and produces sickness.
This furnishes good cause for those por-
tons to urge that the Canal be filled up. All
| wish is that the facts be set forth correctly
and the thing put on the right ground.
We, upon the west side, are not affected
10y the Canal They on the east side are.
Let the facts not be perverted, and we will
unite with our eastern suffering brethren in
filling the worthless and expensive ditch, and
also Pogues Run, which passes through the
western and eastern portions of the city, more
fruitful of disease than the Canal
s. T. PERKINS.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

0-The continual harping on the subject
of slavery by the press both North and South
Is as foolish Is it is unfroitablc. If those
rantins philanthropists who are etemally la
mentins over the condition of the ''poor slave
had ever done the African aIxggood by theil
twaddle, there would be soip1 plailsibihty in
the continuance of their ctfofts for his further
relief. But so far from this being the case. il
is concluded on all hands that the efforts of
the abolitionists towards emancipation, and
their zeal for the relief of suffering HUMANE
ty'' which they drag into politics, religion,
domestic relations and everything else when
there is the least shadow of a chance, has re-
suited in rveting the chains of the Slave more
securely upon him. If all men would be
good enough to let the institution alone. il
would finally wear out This is the Demo-
cratic doctrine and the only true one. We
commend to the attention of our readers the
following remarks from the Richmond (Va.)
Dispatch which contains an expression of the
right sentiment.
wv hat pleasant relief il would be if both
Northern and Southern presses would rest for
while from the eternal ding dong of the alb
clifton subject. There are certainly white
people in the United States, whose interests
deserve occasionally some attention Why
should three millions of blacks absorb the
public press and the public attention to the
exclusion of twenty millions of white men,
cut each others Threats and tear down the
noblest structure of government under the
sun, on account of three millions of negroes.
Answer us that We Northern agitators.-Ev-
ansUiHe Enquirer
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

AN AWKWARD FIx.-At one of the fash
iOnable hops, this season, at the Ocean House,
Newport, +. l., the gas went out in the midst
ofthe festivities, leaving the party wholly in
the dark. Some of the most affectionate Of
the dancers manifested gratifying resigna-
ton 10 the accident.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

Boy DRowNED.-Yesterda morning boy,
son OF Mr.. Apperly, plumber, was accidentiy
drowned at the mailboat landing, by falling
rom the stage plank between the steamer and
the wharlbOat. He was seen in the water. a
pole extended to him, and Mr.. Kellum, the
mate Of the Strader, made desperate efforts to
save him, but he sank to rise no more before
he could be reached. A search was made for
the body for some hours, but it had not been
recovered up to last evening.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
Gov. Pow ell.

On Saturday complimentary dinner was
given at the Gait House in Louisville, TO that
faithful Democrat and genial gentleman,
Gov. POWELL, of Kentucky. 1t was from all
accounts glorious affair Among the guests
was OLIVER WESDELI. HOLMES.
Gov. PowELL'S speech was brief but tonch-
ING. OF the Constitution hc said
OF our common country, our destiny aud con.
sttuion, must say something. | know that
the people OF Kentucky love the Federal Con-
siitution, but still there those who fear for
It's perpetuity. True. there are dark clouds
that portend evil. and foolish fanatics are at
tempting to destroy the fair fabric Of the Union
But let politicians act as they may. There is
a love, admiration. an idolalrous worship in the
masses for the Constitution, that would cause
them To rush To its rescue, and hurl the traitors
from power There is no liberty bul in the su.
prcmacy of the Federal Constitution as the
supreme law of the land it must be preserved in
letter aud spirit Kentucky is too proud 10 ask
of any State, that not guaranteed her, but her
right rs a sovereign State must be secured.
With this bond of union secuIed-wiih proper
comfy existing between the members Of the
confederation. our country, now in the greatness
of youth, will become the grandest of all The
realms of the earth.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

WHERE THE BEsT WHEAT Is RAIskD.-A
Sheffield correspondent Of the St. Lonis Re-
publican writes as follows:
Among the revolutions in trade caused by
our railroads is the carrying Of wheat from
Southern Illinois 10 Chicago for market Il
Is there worth more by some 10 OF 10 cents
per bnshel, than wheat from any other part
Of Illinois. Flour from this wheat, commands
80 cents more per barrel than from other Illi-
nois wheats.
We have heretofore supposed that the best
wheat would-.ome from Northern Illinois
and Wisconsin. AT the present this is not
the case. Professor Blaney Of Chica-o, a dis
tingnishad Chelnist aud Naturalist, has been
into Southern Illinois on q tour for investiga-
ton. lie expresses himself, after an exami-.
nation Of the soil in that region, that ii will
become the best wheat country in Illinois.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

OrThe pretended ''third degree of a
"Sag NIGHTS parity" which the know nothing
papers are publishing, is unquestionably and
beyond all doubt lie and forgery. Let nc
Democrat be deceived by it. Men who will
murder ard burn men and women and chill.
dren by the scores in their own houses, will
not.hesitate to lie and forge documents. - lou
Ds,J
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
ISAAC w. HUNTER.
ISprANApoLls. Sept. l, 1855.


Mr.. HUNTER-SIR-I am charged by DR..
Jameson, of telling him that YOU and others
were instrumental. in importing from Pales-
tine, illegal votes; Of which charge the Doctor
is mistaken and grossly mistaken. Now, /
will give you the conversation, as it occurred
between me and the Doctor. On last Sunday
morning, ! was riding with the Doctor and
the conversation came up concerning the last
spring election, and he remarked, if they was
imposed on in the coming election, by illegal
voting, as they were in the city election, they
would be beaten, which he awfully feared
would.be the case, as he thought the iacli-
ties were much better now, than then. /
casually remarked, that it was reported that
DR.. ESpy had imported some forty votes. and
said they know how to play the game sue
cessfully; but as to duplicating yea. J deny
the charge. | have never enterhhlrd any
otllet l...ts stnl t. - -'.a, which
ON ..s.z..s ..ei.l. 1000 Not IA The L. i,
did, Igs,.F-. 10 ,7..sid endeavor L. Nuke
l-.iA-.s slelsd orr at what va. saI,i. No
sir, would scorli to implicate You in any
such transaction; and no man will impeach
You certainly not me, sir / deny the
charge.
This morning, DIR. Jameson came to my
room and called me out of bed, and prepared
certificate, which | learned afterwards had
your name in it, as being instrumental in i'm
porting votes with Others. Doctor Jameson
stated the contents of said certificate, and
without reflection, | signed the instrument OF
writing. These who were in the house never
heard your name mentioned in the charge,
and what | signed would not eliminate any
one if it was as | understood the writing to
read. And can prove what asset concern
ing said certificate | signed did not re-
fleet. or | should not have signed anything
concerning the little conversation that took
place between Iue and the Doctor
Yours in haste,
InIINr w nrrn.nrc
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

TnE TATTooN PARrY.-The New York
Tribune says that what the ''fnSionists'' al New
England want is a good name. The Nors ieh
aurora, after reading the account OF the
"muss' in Colchester, Conn, which has been
kicked up by the marriage of "Tattoon'' a col
ored barber, to n white girl, is struck with the
manifest propriety of calling the motley crew
of disunionists who are gathering in this State,
to the tin kettle tattoo, the "1he Grand Tat
tom Payfy" Forward the Tattoons,"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

ora person out West is offering for sale,
grass seed gathered from the path Of rectitude.
A religious contemporary fears that the path
must be sadly overgrown with.gras5, sit is 50
little travelled, nowadays.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13


Trx,s ITEMS OF Nrws.-The Galveston New.
of the 18th furnishes the following intelli
gence:
"Drenching rains have washed our streets
thoxaIgLly within the last two DAYS. and the
tempefIture is very moderate. We hear of NC
cases OF yellow fever occurring among our cti-
Zenss OF the three cases of yellow fever from
-she yhamship Mexico taken to the hospital, one
termirzte @istally yesterday. The other two
v~s<sfn 13H8uesxt to recover.
St5 ksSspofis III 1.-The Sabine for the month OF
July san eiaii 3by the Civilian as fellows
$4,000 shin.ls, 3.hides, boxes tobaee6Tl2,
900 slaves, s1f6.2l1 feet lumber, 500 pstirls
leather, hogshead.sugar, 500 bales coffoh.s6
bales cotton ga hand 80
"A gentleman from Fort Graham informsss
that the corn crop will be short in that sectios
i'm consequence II drought Corn was selling
Al two dollars a bushel. The wheat crop, har-
vested some time ago, was very fair Our in
formant emgrated from Kentucky and has
travelled over the best wheat growing section OF
the western States, vet he thinks the upper dis
trlct OF Texas superior To them all for raising
wheat. One reason is, that the wheat in Texas
keeps growing all the winter, and branches
more, producing greater number of heads than
in colder regions.
"From Falls county down to Harris, the rains
have been more seasonable, and the prospects
for cotton are very good. Our informant heard
nothing of the dreaded cotton worm. The
health of the country is excellent, and in the
high broken country around Fort Graham new
settlers have not required the services of ply
sician."
We find no further election returns. The re-
turns of the vote on the debt bill are very i'm
perfect, and We are unable from them to guess
at the result. Comparatively little interest APP
pears TO have been taken in the matter.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

0r"Know thyself' was once the maxim.
but it has become modernized, and reads thus:
Know thy neighbor and all about him.D--
What a retrogradel
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

do good to your friend, that he may be
more wholly yours; TO your enemy, that he
may become your friend.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

-lSDIAN FIGHT.-We lie arm from the 81.
Paul Pioneer, that news has been received
there, that a short time since, the Chippe-
ways while on their Buffalo hunt on the
Plains, were set upon by over COO Sioux, who
defeated them, stole POI horses and 80 head
Of cattle, and Their brkoe up their hunt.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

PRoPHETIc-A severe winter prognostiea-
ted. The corn husks are remarkable thick
and heayy--a reliable sign.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

PHovoKISe.-Maklng love to pretty gi,l,
who only laughs, and says, La, Mr.. smith
what funny man you are.n
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
MORNING. SEPT. II. is5
MASS MEETING
Of all the People opposed to Disunio
and Religious and Civil Prescription,

All who arc opposed to the new Sectional
Party, which favors Slavery agitation and a
dissolution of the Union, and the persecution
of men on account of their birth or religioa.,
are invited to attend Mass Meeting at OAK
land, on Saturday, September 18th, ar 10
O'Clock, A. NJ.
WM. ]. BRowN, ALBERT G. PORTER, Gel
ALLES MAY, NAPOLEON B. TAYLOR, VIZ g,
BEACH, WILLIAM STEWART, and other good
speakers will address the meeting.
Come and let us make day of it. Good
music will be on hand to enliven the coca
sion Come and jOinthe Good Gathering Amy
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

1.-THE Middlebury Register says the crops
IN Vermont, this year will be large beyond
precedent.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

GREAT SHooTISQ-lt iS~zsled that shells
thirty-six inches N diamg ssi~ aud weighing
%pT Ensas ss hs s nan%'i Sssa
Sebastopot The Liverpool papers describe
the first gun just finished for the English stea-
mers Horatio, and which will soon be ready
to be tested. According to the estimates
which have been made of its capabilities it
will throw shot of a half ton weight the dis
lance Of four miles. Two hundred and twen-
iy-fve pounds of gunpowder will be required
for single charge.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13
Deoisions of the supreme Court.

Our readers will observe that we continue
our publication of the Decision of the Sn-
prese Court This valuable feature in our
eaper must commend itself to ALL EveES
1awyer in Indiana should take the Se,fiarl ?
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JOHN w. RllOADES.
IunIANApn11s Sent 1 le56

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept l, 1896.
John W. Rhoades, upon his oath SAYS, that
the report which DR. Jamison has been circula-
ting in regard to the importing illegal votes
at the City election last spring, changing
Isaac w Hunter with making arrangements
with DIR. Espy. Of Palestine, in Hancock
county, is maliciousiy false; that at no time,
during my stay at Palestine last spring, or
winter, was Isaac w. Hunter in said place or
vicinity to my knowledge personally, or By
hearsay And that Hunter could not have
visited Palestine without my learning some
thing about it, The certificate which Dr.
Jameson has, signed by myself, WAS written
BY Doctor Jameson himself, aud read by him
to me, and il it eliminates or charges Isaac
W. Hunter with having any connection with
said charge of importing votes by Dr. Espy,
the same is false, and not understood by me,
or else should not have signed said article.
(Ls Subscribe .sn5s sworn worn" to ' before
me this Sept l, 1853
Signed, WGS9E <AsSot. Pub.
iSDIANkPoIIs,A AA 1855.
This is to certify.that | " present when
DR.. jameson wrotcfasSetIifiNate for John w.
Rhoades 10 sign, and fhal heard the con-
versation and heard the certificate read by
DR.. Jameson, and he did not read the name
of l. Walker Hunter or mention his name in
the conversation or in the reaG y of the GER
tifcate. | believe that j. w. lthoales was
not aware Of the name of Hunter being in
said certificate, and as soon as he learned that
Hunters name was in said certificate, lac cx
onOrated sail Hunter from said charge of inn
porting votes.
Signed, GUY NJ. HATFIELD.
Attest-WM. QuARLEs.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

o. 1t will be seen from the following cor
respondence of the New York Tribune that
the Know Nothings Of New jersey have gone
over TO the Abolitionists. Those of Penn
sylvania have nominated WILLIAMSON, the
negro stealer for a high office. So the X.
Ms and Abolitionists may be considered
identical. Binds of feather flock together
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

I would state that the landing point for two
third . he Territory is at Kansas City, Mo-,
hne. 81 T. !. most eligible points above St. Louis
Va Ssfimercial town, and which is rapidly
IMPROVING This town, | believe, VIII in few
years be lbs City Of the Plains" as il enjoys
better fasa tiles aud controls the trade of lar
66ki of the magnificent West than any
~ n 81 the Missouri River, embracing all of
Mgiisas Territory South of Kansas River. all
south western Missouri, Santa Fe and Chihua-
hua 1t is situated on an eligible bluff at the
mouth of Kansas River, on the line of the Ter
rtory Should YOU visit us ! will be happy to
greet Won at this point. Truly yours, V.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

New York LiQUoR LAw--The Pro.
hibitory law is generally, so far as we
can learn, being enforced throughout the
State. In the rural districts" there
sccms to be little or no trouble with it.
and the idea that the cool brooks aud
bubbling springs furnish an ample and
healthful beverage, is getting to be pre-
valcnI OF course there will be viola.
'ions which will escape the vigilance of
the officers, bu; when they do come down
on any they are walked right straight
up TO its provisions
A case occurred here the other day.
One of our citizens was found intoxicated
on Saturday last, and as he seemed to
court an arrest, by defying the law and
It's officers, he was taken before Judge
Hutton, who committed him till Monday
morning, when he disclosed where he
procured the ardent paid up his
$40 and went home, a wiser, and, we
hope, better man. At any rate we
don't believe he will feel like smashing"
any moro constables, and if he must have
a tight, we think no will choose some
other place than the public streets. The
person who sold the liquor to lin was
lady" or at any rate woman, who was
arrested, but gave bonds to appear at
the Oyer aud Termner, now in session.
-MdlOne Palladium
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

FELIcITous.-A Jealous advocate of
Mr. Warmers election to the Senator.
ship makes remarkably we'll timed al
fusion to the celebrated "habeas corpus
act" OF this state, in urging the claims of
his candidate. 1t SO happens that Mr..
Warner was member of the House, tho
year that act was passed, but-vcry char
acteristically-did not cate on the qucs-
ton at all The intima,ion that the
editor of this paper subsequently voted
to repeal that act-though we learn it
has been extensively circulated-is with.
out foundation in fact
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25

IL The Montpelier Freeman copies
the American Platform, recently adopt.
cd at Burlington, published in this pa
per last week. with these introductory
remarks:
Tho American State Council of Yer.
mont met at Burlington, last week, on
Wednesday, and, with much uuanimity,
adopted the following platform, which,
in justice it should be said, not only vir.
tuallg makes the question of Slavery
paramount, but comes fully up to any
political ant;-slavcry platform ofthc day
With this platform, which is an cfIectual
reply to the charge that the Order was
of pro slavery tendency, we sec not why
antl'siayery men may not consistently,
in this State, at least, extend to them
the hand of fellowship, as fellow laborors
in tho causc of freedom.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
Senator Wilson at indianapolis.

Senator Wilson at indianapolis.
A lareo and enthusiastic Rcnphl;co,
CT. Ce.,;o iii
O'"'O "a' "'o ~" u"y'
since at indianapolis, Indiana. Some
10000 or $4,000 were present Gen.
Henry Wilson was present and address.
-, A. c..l. tr,
nv i0''o"'S 10 "'
extract from MS speech
81 60 further in this slavery matter
than you may do. | say it frankly.
Nineteen years ago | stood by Williams
slave pen in Washington, and | saw wo-
men and children doomed to slavery col.
lected there to be separated there for
ever. And L took my resolution then
never to vote for or aid slavery while |
mad lie, ard never VIII i. Applause.
l have never SAID or written word in
favor OF slavery. Inc great principles
lain down IN inc platforms OF tue Free
noil convention contain my views, but
tue country IS not ripe enough for the
constitutional interpretations there de-
c'areu' Our uu'y now Is 10 meet upon
common ana moderate platform II
was an ahti'slaVery man. L should feel
'iat ! deserved a curse 10 the last day OF
my me- u'u nov give my voice anu
a'u 10 such platform; IL therc ever
was t,mI "non ah'l.SlaVcry men should
iay as'ue ,neir extreme ana distinctive
views, 10 i''n'' tue spre"u Oh slavery, 1t
Is now now u., :,
zen wilson theh alluded to the sub