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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

times of holding courts in the 9Th Julicial
Circuit; to amend the General Banking Law:
ayes SO, noes 10; to authorize cities, towns,
and townships to levy special school tax; to
create bank with branches-ayes 81, noes
"a; TO amend the act incorporating cities and
towns; to authorize the REIMBURSEMENT of GER
tain real estate to Adeline English and hei
heirs; to provide for the erection and repair OF
bridges and to repeal an act relative thereto; 10
amend the Goth section of the charter of the
Fort Wayne and Columbia plank road compa-
ny:jont resolution to distribute to Allen county
fifty copies Of the Revised Statutes; to amend
section 10 Of an act for the government Of the
Insane Hospital; making specific appropria-
tons for the year 1855; to provide for leasing
county seminaries, &c; to provide for the dis
tribution of the laws passed by the present
General Assembly; to provide for the assess
ment of railroads for taxation; to provide fol
the distribution Of special school funds here
tofore raised for purposes which have been
dDetidohOds4 W ioSuioeS titicS vi shooO WIN
purchased swamp lands between the passage
of the law of Congress and the selection Of
those lands by the State; to establish tobacco
inspectors in Indiana; joint resolution author.
izing the Auditor of State to burn cancelled
free bank paper; joint resolution to authoriz,
the Governor to settle the ten per cent. fund
Monday, FEB. 5.-SRNATR-Mr. Slater, 0
| Dearborn county, was elected President of the
Senate pro tenn, for the next two years. SIEVE
raj resolutions to go into the election of u
8. Senator, and all the officers to be elected
by the General Assembly, were introduced
and laid ON the table. A message from tn,
Governor announced that he had approved
and signed the General School Bill. A reso
linton authorizing the Governor to call
special session of the Legislature was intro
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

or The Charlottesville Revie0 says that
an old line Wing paper is to be started in that
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

The vote on the passage was again taken
up, and resulted in Ayes So, noes none. The
vote being the same as in the first one taken.
A resolution was introduced. inviting the
Senate to go into the election of State Prin-
ter and all the other officers to be elected. q
motion was made to amend by adding
these words, except United States Sena-
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

6TThe Reliance Mutual Insurance Compa-
ny Of New York city, have stopped bust
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

SEThey are to have Gas works at Terre
So says the Journal. Also, another
daily Ter. Let the light shine"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-11

G.rThe Black Warrior dificgl, wilA ~
United States i difinitely SETTLED ~ iu6az@
nifty Of one million real. D ~
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From the London Spectator.
The Song Of the Rain.

Lo the long slender spears, how they quivcr and FASH
Where the clouds send their cavalry down;
Rank and file by the million the raffilances dash
+, over mountain and river and town:
Thick the battedrops fabut they drip not in blood;
The trophy to war is the green fresh bud:
n, the rain, the plentiful rain!
EHc9asturcs lie baked and the fnrrow is bare,
The.wels they yawB empty and dry;
But rushing Of waters is heard lin the air,
Anda rainbow leaps out in thesky.
Hark! the heavy drops pelting the sycamore leaves,
How they wash the wide pavement, and sweep from
the caves! 's
- Oh, the rain, the plentiful rain!
Beg, the weaver thrown wide Ills one swinging pane,
tHstihd drops dance on the floor,
And his wife brings her fowerpot 10 drink the sweet
rain.
0nthe step by the hslf-open door;
At the tune on tho SIX light. far over his head,
Smiles the poor crippled lad on his hospital bed
On, the rain, the plentiful rain!
ARdaway far from men, where high mountains tower,
The little green MOSES rejoice, '-s
And the bud d-beaded heather mods to the shower,
And the hill-torrents lift up their voice:
Aud the pools In the hollows mimic the fight
Ofhc ran as their thousand points dart UP in light;
Oh, the rain, the plentiful rain!
.H...H. .'.... ''T'.r-s..
And deep in the fir-wood below, near the plain,
A single thrush pipes full and sweet,
How days of clear shining will come after rain,
Waving meadows, and thick growing whca
SO the voice Of Hope sings, at the heart of ears
0fthe harvest that springs form nations tears:
oh, therain. the plentiful rain!
June 1855. DwEHNo.
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TO be Continued
Stop that Boy.

Stop that boy! A cigar in his mouth, a
swagger in his walk, impudence in his face
care, -nothingness in his manner. ,Judg-
ing from his demeanor he is older than his
father, wiser than his teacher, moi e honor
ed than the Mayor Of the town, higher than
the President. Stop him; he is going too
fast. He don't see himself as others see
him. He don't know his speed. Stop. him
ere tobacco shatter his nerves, ere pride ruin
his character; ere the loafer master the man
ere good ambition and manly strength give
way to low pursuits and british aims
Stop all such boys! The legion, the shame
Of their families, the disgrace Of their towns
the sad and solemn reproaches Of them
selve6. 80 ..s,s st.a ~
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In our Notes of Visit to Trumbull Coun-
ty, in last No., we spoke Of call at the
new suburban Home Of H. Y. Beebe, Of Ra-
venna.s The house is situated upon beau
tiful terraced slope, facing the west, at the
foot Of which in front, is the highway, a
pretty stredmlet, and across the valley, the
track of the e. & P. Railroad; while atthe
head Of the slope back Of the house, is long
range of beautiful, open upland forest,
stretching out one slender thread.so as to
half cover the view ofthe village Of Raven
ma, some three-fourths of a mile distant,-
whose spires, and white mansions and Gotta
ges, cleaning through the leafy gaps, afford
ed such perfect picture--no orsgsiSal for
a picture--that..our heart lsaped Up in admir-
alton, and we were congratnlating Mrs. 4.
on the beauty ofsuchs prospect.when she
replied, as ifpartly to apologize for an im-I
psrfectioii that called for remedy i viii
be much prettier when we get that point Of
6 4
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WHOLE NuMBERs2f.

woods cut away so thst, we scansss ssks
town."
Mrs. B. is woman Of taste, but We felt
hike qdareling with her over that neck Of
woods despite our gallantry for the sex. See
more of the town, iudeedI what's . sight
of that town or any other town when conf
pared with thisgrand relic Of the forest prim-
eval! What are the domes Of than young
aspiring city to the Greats Of those old oaks
that lift their heads with nsgnifcencs tkat
no cunning Architect can equsli What arc
the proportions or associations Of those con-
.secrated temples where men divide the wor-
ship Of God and Self, tothess glorious aislss
Which the Great Builder hath consecrated 81
to his glory; and which resound with eeas-
less Hymn Of praises even when the Silen
ces brood upon every whispered tone Of Ma
turee Let the fame wrap his devouring
mantle over goodly mansions, and wipe them
out from the works Of man, and tomorrow
the builder lays a new foundation which
speedily. takes on wall and roof, and little
children shout to their fellows from its win
dows. But lay that hungry axe at the root
ofthose trees which have been centuries in
building, aud what art or labor can restore
theForest Monarch to Kis throne sgain, or
raise up meet successor to his ravagedem.
pire? Oh, not don't destroy the trees! and
the next generation shall rise up and bless
you. tss hvs .Esg
This is only the text Of little sermon,
we would like to preach to all. Our pion-
GERS are. apt to look upon the forest az an
enemy that is to be exterminated; and no Cofi
tinental of '76 ever went at the hateful "red
coats" with deeper sense of duty, than Our
pioneers go at the destruction-of the forests.
True, many acres must be cleared for culti-
walton; this is legitimate, thisis praiseworthy;
but even in this keep out an intelligent eye
TO reserve here and there grove for the
next generation, which will prize such spots
of beauty far higher than you do now. And
this grudge of the pioneer; is often inherit
ed by the children, who keep up the warfare
SO vigorously, that the third and fourth geii.
Grafton can scarce repair, at great cost, the
wanton mischief of their predecessors.
The timber Of the country is being swall :
owed up as melsirom offire. Besides the
growing demand for domestic, mechanical
and building purposes, every locomotive
which yells along its iron course, consumes
whole wood piles in its Unsuitable nav. Let
these facts teach us economy in the use Of our
forests and permit no waste Of present abund.
ance, which, when once lost can never be
replaced. This fast age is not going to plant
forest trees, for the next two centuries TO
mature. The age is in too much haste to
realize from the accumulated stores Of the
past, to venture an investment which has
run much longer than "sixty days after date.
Then in conclusion Ito use the formula oi
other sermonizersa let me exhort you to heet
the double voice of Utility and beauty, blsn,
ding with the mystic undertones of Pan and
Feronia, as they come up from realities and
romances Of the grand old woods. Oh, NO!
don't destroy the trees! - Ohio csltiva-
tor
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CHAPTER iii,

Amid the wild scenery Of the great Mis-
sissippi, and far away from the spot whore
his spirit had been SO humbled, Ka.am be-
gan to breathe freer and deeper-its savage
grandeur seized upon the enthusiasm, of his
nature, and his heart began to shape out a
congeniai home:ih tDe. .indsstinct beyond
He talked but little, and then generally
something in relation to the wild territory
they were about to traverse. Having reach
ed the mouth Of the Kansas, they ascsnded
that stream to the Fork, where a tempora-
ry trading post had been established; and
here some days were spent in, preparation
for trapping tour. Harmer, although for
some few years previous established as
commander Of the post, resolved on this
occasion to accompany Ka-Gn, on a trip,
teach his inexperience how and where to
set his traps, and guard him from the perils
which, in that wild country, beset the ad-
venturer. All the necessary preparations
Il .
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Ropalar Rrlge Gale.
kA:-::AM;; OR, DAY-LGHI'
The ArapallGe e Half-Brecd.
~ A.TAtE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
ij, BY JOHN S. RoBB, ESQ.
For which the Premium of One Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars was awarded by the Dollar Newspaper"
CHAPTER II.

With this band of mountain men came
Murtel's son by his first wife. He had
grown up since boyhood at one of the posts.
Like Ka am, in face and person, he was
handsome. To the dark eyes and lively
manners OF his French parentage on one
side, he added the manly beauty of his faith
er's English origin on the other, and these
united made him rival Of no mean preten-
sions in the contest for fair smiles, which
followed the arrival Of his party. Adolph
Murtel was gay gallant, too, who knew
how 10 seand his own fame, and among the
beauties Of the old frontier town were many
who listened with greedy ear when he
Has relating his mountain adventures
There %as dashing, daredevil air about
this braggart, which gave effect to his stories,
and while the yoGng men viewed him with
mingled fear and, dislike, the maidens re-
karded Him as a hero-a brave Indian-killer
Ia charming, handsome mountaineer. A.
hiong the latter, we regret to say, was julia
Tue beloved of Ka-am1. The half-breed no.
lieed her estrangement from himself, and
the interest she manifested for Murtel, the
son Of bis own father. Adolph and he had
been. compsnions in their youthful days, ant
Julia had also known this rival Of his wher
they were children. He attributed theil
present seeming attachment TO the lattel
fact, and believed itwoald wear off wheI
thenoveity Of Adolph's presence had pass
ed away. Butnot SOFT seemed rather t.
increlse, and the dashing Adolph, for th'
Qualification Of his vanity, famed the maid
ems feeling Of partiality, although he knew
1t the same time that he was kindling
flame Of JEALOUSY in the heart Of her for
her icysr. Ka-am. wounded in spirit; turn
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THE ADVANTAGES OF SlNGIEe.--1f you
would keep spring in your hearts, learn to
sing. There is more melody than mos,
people are aware Of. A cobbler who snothes
his wax-ends with song will no doubt do
as much. work in a day as one. given to ilk
nature and fretting would effect in aweek
Songs are like sunshine; they run up to
cheerfulness-to fiji the bosom with such
buoyancy that, for the time being, you feel
filled with June air, or meadow of clover
in blossom.
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Jones tells His Experience.

When wrs a boy, my father, who was,
good man, sent me to school, and gave me
what he called liberal education. It cost
four dollars and seventy-fve cents. went
to school during the winter. In the summer
| remained at home; | pl0wed, sowed, i
raked, and l moved. was farmers boy.
Well, I grew older. taught school stud--
led law. Law didn't agree with me, then ]
thought of becoming a minister but my con:
science wouldn't allew me to-. then went
into a grbcety store as clerk. 1t was a coun.
try grocery store, and its stock was made up
Of sugars, lace, candles, crockery, tea, tin
ware, whisky, whips, molasses. and an IN
finite number Of articles, which according to
advertisements, were too numerous to men.
ton. advanced; bought ont my employ
er; grew richer every day. and finally, with
cash capital of five thousand dollars, !
came to New York and went into an exten.
sive business. ! proposed; ] married; and u
| length burst r " II s'@
felt bad. 1 ser 81 s q
had a,wife-yes Thadawife. She ran
away with my book-keeper. # 5f2 ss
| / felt baa. 6faa = IL # A3s'gsi
Well. one morning awoke S6d found
myself a widower and in debt, and as 4
could not pay my debts, I shifted the respon.
sibility, and ran away with myself. ~ ss'
didn't feel quite so bad. @ sfsayE
had FIVE hundred dolfsfs. bought I
suit Of clothes and bunch Of segars. I went
to Boston. Thought Boston d nicel-a very
nice--a very nice place; the people we're
nice, the streets were nice. and the storea
were nice, but somehow Or other everybody
was too much for me. Men looked sharp
at me over their pointed collars, and women
didn't look at me at all. My star was ch
the waie.
felt bad. -as 5000 - !.
q / went 10 my hotel. counted over ~
money! had two hundred dollars. isIs
bad. Resolved to go to New York -pssksd
, my trunk and went. Creditors arrested ne
compelled me to swear how much I vs.
worth-swore wasn't worth cent, ~
set at liberty. s,..4 i /.
i Felt better. II .s....
j Counted my meney--one hundred aoI-
Il lars. ~ s,,, III. ~ -
Felt worse. sg " Y. 8 NJ N
4 Il y z -Ts 81 n - - a y. as 2 t ' 3 - 8
9rThe Black Warrior dificgls HizA -
1 United States i diiinitsly SETTLED N iudzz=
nifty Of one millida reslz' 8
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sNow.-Some patches Of snow still re-
main on the northeastern slopes Of the White
Mountains. On Mount Jefferson there is a
snow bank some four feet deep. At this
place snow has remained in former years till
the middle Of August. On Mount Adams
snow is visible from the northern side, though
the quantity is less than on Mount jefferson.
-Boston Tfdeler. -ea . s.
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ANAHAt AaHa sN . ~
"' ,a.t ss 'D0ftrpt.sa
seIecied Poetry.
1rrHt uRaDtr sOSo or rhr rooR

- frss4gH- az F-
HusH! cannot bearto see thee
stretch Thy tiny hands in vain;
have got no breadto give thee, .'--
o., Nothing, child, to ease thy Pain.
When God sent thee arst to bless me,
Proud and thankful, too, was I;
Now, my darling, I, thy mother,
Almost long to see thee die.
80 % sleep my darling, thou art weary
.s. Godie good, but llfeis dreary.
t''lhave watched thy beauty fading,
oi' And thy strength sink day by day;
Soon know will want and fever
= IS Take Thy, little life away.
is' Famine makes thy father reckless,
Hope sleft both him and me;
weeould suffer all, my baby,
Had vebut crust for thee.
--N- Sleep my darling thou art weary!
God Is good, but life is dreary.
Better thou should perish early,
Starve so soon my darling one,
!. Than live to want, to sin, to struggle
al sivainly still, asl have done.
&; Better that ny Stgel spirit
With my JOY, my peace, were flown,
:. Ere thy heart gre W cold and careless;
~ Reckless, hopeless, like my own,
Sleep, my darling, thou art weary;
X God is good, but life is dreary. d.
JI .s..
% am wasted dear with hunger,
4, And my brain is all opprest,
~ Ihaye-scarcely strength to press thee,
&i@ Wan and feeble to my breast.
Patience, baby, God will help US,
o. Death will come to thee and me,
y Where now can we look for succour?
q, Heaven win help both me and thee.
Sleep my darling thou art weary;
" God is good, but life is dreary.
-. Such the plant that, late and early,
Did we listen, We might hear
Close beside us; but the thunder
,--.D-- or a eitS duiia 6uk chr.
~ Every heart, like Gods bright angel,
Can bid one such sorrow cease;
God has glory when his children
a Bring his poor ones joy and peace!
,a,- a.4i Listen, nearer, while she sings,
-aH" Sounds the futtering ofwingsl
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or Wheat is selling in Lafayette, Ia, At
$ipef bushel. ss.',,ss..
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.
10 The Editors Of ne Enquirer:


AMELA County,, Va, JUNE Is, 1855.
Conference.-The following is extract of letter
from a young Nirgiisn, Ia native Of this county,
who is now resident Of st. Joseph, Missouri
you ask me what will be the ultimate fate of Kan
sas end wha!b"r the pro-slavery an-sIavcry par
~ is in t!le aacen1dncy in the Territory You seem
to think that the elections heretofore have been cur
red by tic MssoTrians. Such ID the impression thGt
Rceder and the Abolition papers in the Enst have en-
deavOred to make; but the truth is, there il M
overwhelming minority of the people OF Kansas pro-
slavery. The N:ssourians il is true, ut the recent
elections attended in large urbers the precincts; but
| do not suppose that one in hundred T0ted know
that of the precinct opposite ST. Joseph, tneie were
not four votes pUllcd than there we're voters III
the District according 10 tho census the Governor
had previously taken.
"Ijut what ought to silence this slanderous charge
against the JIss0rans OF conquGring Kansas, ID the
fact, that at special election held Thursday last,
(2ith May,) nj LcuvenTorth, tine Governor having
aside the first election as illegal tho Nssourlans
left the matter entirely in the hands of the resident
voters, and the result follows: w. G.. Matthias
prc-slavcry) 55s: \. Payne IDOL 500; III. ID. McMa-
kin do. $50; Edsa tree soil,) llO; Gould lido. 49,;
Pcnnock Idol lil. Kansas, then, must be slave
State for c simple reason that the people will have
il so. Congress will be bound to admit her slave
State, unless, in the meantime, the kansasNebraska
net should be repealed; and do not think there Is
any danger OF t!at for the present. because the INT
ted Statcs Senate has large majority in favor of the
principle involved in the Douglas bill. You see in
this tue wisdom of the patriotic statesmen that form
ed the Constitution. The Know -Nothings and Abo-
ltionsts may hare an Overwhelming majority in the
lower House. but that conservative body, the Senate,
will protect the country from the anntical legislation
of the popular branch. Should, then, Kansas apply
for admission. with the Kansas Nebraska act unre-
pealed her exclusion or restriction by Congress
would DC so ,ranton violation of good faith, and OF
Constitutional obligations, that cunnot believe tbs
General government, under any circumstances,
would SO far compromise its integrity"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
RNnK NOTICES,

"Viadica'joa Of lie Catholic Church. =" me f'I.
muey Of the Ho,y See" tBy Francis Patrick hcn'
rick, Archbishop of Baltimore.
We have read no book either side oi the con-
troversy between the Catholic aud Protestant Church
es i'll which copousness of learning, attracteneSs OF
STYLE and farncss OF temper are more conspicuousiy
displayed than in these two works from the pen OF The
Archbishop of Baltimore. They betrsy nothing OF
the habtual turbulence of theological controversy
and although they may not convince the judgment Oh
the Protestant they viii not fail to CRAFTY h's taste
and nstruct his understanding. They abound espe-
cialy in quotations from the Fathers and indepeh-
der,v If their effect in a poemical view, they arc
valuable for the light they throw on many obscure
r.ssogas in the early history OF Christianity. In inc
f,t the author undertakes to refute the various oo-
cotton. Of Protestant writers against the Catholc
Church, in the second he expounds the authority ana
;rstrates the moral and intellectual influence Oh the
panol Sac The two books present the whole arsu-
,,ont in suppor. of the Catholic faith.-They may De
hor,bt If Messrs Buffers & Simons, Main street.
Fron the same gentlemen we have received "C0I-
Eu, Plan of SsuastopOl," the only authentic and nc
curate map of the Notifications Of this now famous
stronghold of Russian power. This print Is issued IN
London, and is based upon government documents
With it one may readily understand the operations Of
the armies in and around Scvastopol-
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
FOREIGNERS IN OFFICE.

/. The Pos: Office Department employs in Wash
inctou 100 pGr1ona Of these, 20 are native born
Americans and II foreign born. OF the H. FIVE were
appointed before the present Administration onno
into power leaving seven appointed by the present
Postmaster General.
g. The Interior Department employs 1913 persons.
Of thesc, Col ere native and g foreign, and lGU
whose birth place is unknown.
j. The State Department employs at Washington
IS persons. OF these, 80 are netive end foreign
born.
4. The Treasury Department employs ct Washing.
ton and in the cus:om-louses, light houses, ana IN
the coast survey, 2O9s persons. Of these, lslo are
native, 227 fore!snbcrn and % whose birthplace 'S
unknown. .lo sor- 10.
1t appears from these records that 10 the ,odr Te
Snreirn horn citizens employed. similar statement
from the other departments would not increase the
proportion of foreign-born appontees' Nhat we
have given is sufficient stamp the charges that
a majority of the clerks are foreigners, as gross
falsebood.-[ Wash. tn'oR