Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-10
0-trTbo Citv Marshal Of Portland, Me-,

sacked the premises of liquor seller named
Noonan, ON Tuesday, and found under the
staircase AHEAD pipe, leading into cask of
poor cherry brandy, enclosed in the finishing
work Of the house. Before the cask could
be got at, the liquor had nearly all been
pumped ont by outsiders. through another
pipe
01rThe Know NOthngs a year ago elect
ter, Penn, by over GOO majority. AT the
election for School Directors on Tuesday last,
the Democratic and Anti Know-Nothing tick;
ct prevailed by an average majority of one
hundred and thirty.
0FThe Washington Union announces the
sale of the law and miscellaneous library of
the late Judge Purviance, to take place IN
Washington, between the middle and the
goth of June. The whole collection consists
of about 1000 volumes, of which about
1900 are law books.
0FFour is selling at Montreal at S14 per
barrel, and at Quebec it commands twelve
and thirteen dollars. AT Quebec butter is
quoted at 40 cents, beef at Is and 90 cents per
pound, and pork at S25 per bbl. Labor com.
mands p, currency, or forty cents per day.
u1he Buffalo Democracy learns from
gentleman who has been spending few
weeks travelling through Ohio, that he came
across four mills that had on hand, and would
manufacture before harvest, from wheat they
hal in store, over 10000 barrels of -four
each.
or SHAwK's steam fire engine was exhi.
bited in Cleveland on Saturday. The Herald
says "The general opinion of the out
siders' seemed to be that its superiority over
any hand-engine is unquestionabls"
GArMr NATHAN THOMPSON, an American,
and the inventor of a lfe-prcserying seat for
steamboats, OF ships, was recently presented
with magnificent diamond snud-box by the
Emperor of the French.
0FProfessor Agassiz, Professor of Natural
History in Hazard College, Massachusetts
has refused similar position in the Univer-
sity of Edinburg Scotland, where salary
of $4,000 per anum was offered him.
INGRAHAM TEsTIMoNIAL-The Germans
of Charleston, S, c., have organized commit
tees to solicit contributions from German cit
liens, with which to purchase testimonial TO
Capt. INaRAHAN of the st Louis.
o. The Milwaukee Sentinel says there is
now at that place, ready to go forward, 10000
barrels of -four and $50, 900 bushels or wheat
This includes the quantity shipped during
the past week.
PoTATOEs.-Potatoes are selling in Boston
for 10 cents per bushel, and in Detroit for the
same. There is no good reason why they
should not come down to about the same price
in this city.
CFDoctor ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, at her
residence in the city of New York, gave
soiree to the wedding party of Lucy STONE
and HENRY BLACKWELL on Wednesday eve-
ming last.
OF A number of persons, said to be Clip
seys, have pitched their tents near Madison.
They are filthy and look miserable. A gang
of the same sort were near GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
few days since.
OF The Fayetteville q. Co. Observer of
the Both ult., says: We learn from several
sources in the county, that the wheat crop in
North Carolina is not promising The win
ter and spring have been too dry
o. The town of Blacl,ville, Monongalia
county, Va, was visited by a most destruc-
tive fire recently. Thirty-fve houses were
consumed, involving loss of thirty thousand
dollars.
GrThe Montreal Gazette of the cath ult.
SAYS: "The ice still holds as we write, on Mon
day evening, but il is evident that it cannot
much longer. There have been several little
shoves,' and large one opposite Longueuil
CS-The Young Mems St. Patrick's Asso-
citation of Montreal, are taking measures to as
sist Father MATHEW, who, at last accounts
was in Madeira suffering from actual WANT
0VThe Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed ANDERSON MARSH Steamboat Inspec-
tor at New Orleans, in place of JAMES CARRIE
deceased
0rThe LockpOrt Courier says that the
growing wheat crop in Niagara County never
looked more promising at this time of veal
than it does at present.
0rTwenty-fve thousand bushels of corn
were received at the Wellington depot of the
i @. G. & G. Railroad between the first Of Jan.
uary and the first of May.