Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-03
N ews Br evities.

stitution of the United States recognize:
slavery-it IS pro-slaUery Instrument - SO
according to Mr.. SUMNER, Mr.. GARRISON is {
"pro-slavery man." and "recreant to the
cause of freedom !"
SINGULAR ACCIDENT The Brownstowr
Democrat records singular accident which
happened to Mr. W. F. CUNNINGHAM, oil
that vicinity, on Friday last. Mr.. c. had cut
off the joint of green alder, and forced the
pith tight together at one end, and filled the
open end with molten lead, which condensed
steam from the green alder at the bottom and
exploded, making report like the firing Of
a pistol, aud forced the contents, about a
pound of molten lead, in the face of Mr. e.,
iniuring him seriously. DIR. WORT, extracted
several pieces of lead, buried in Mr.. C.'s face,
as large as rifle balls The injury is very Sc
rious, but not supposed to be mortal.
SURVEY OF THE HARBoR OF New York
The Commissioners appointed by the New
York Legislature to make a survey of the
harbor of New York, met and organized in
that city on Saturday last. All the obstrUc-
tons to, and encroachments upon the COM
merce of the port and harbor Of New York,
from the lower bay to the upper boundary OF
the Island of New York, on both rivers, and
on the Brooklyn and WILLIAMSBURG side OF
the Est River, will be thoroughly examined
and reported upon, with such recommends
lions as to removal or remedy as may strike
the Commission as inst and feasible.
INFORMANT, "IF TRUE" FROM HAVANA
The New Orleans Picaylne has intelligence
from Havana, said to be from sources it can
not question, to the effect that decree issued
at Madrid-that is, by the Queen of Spain
and her government-has reached Cuba, and
had been published there, in which it is or
dered that, in the event of flllibuster expe-
dition landing, or attempting to land in Cuba,
all Americans residing on the Island, the
United States Coiisuls included, are to be i'm
mediately, and without distinction, placed
under arrest.
CALM AND STORM SIaNALs.-The American
system of signals, devised by HENRY j. Roc
ERs for some time past connected with the
House Printing Telegraph, has been adopted
by the Navy Department for the use of the
Navy, and an official circular on the subject
has been issued. Copies of ROGERS book and
the flags are to be distributed among vessels
of the Navy; the commanding officers of the
Navy are instructed to embrace every oppor-
tllnity to familiarize the service with the use
of these signals.
OF Rogues seem either to abound, or else
to meet their deserts in greater numbers than
elsewhere, in Michigan. The Detroit Dem
ocrat says the twelve convicts who received
their sentence on Monday started for jackson
yesterday morning. The prison is more than
full now, and the constant accessions being
made from the various circuits will crowd
cells and halls to the utmost There are
quite number who will probably go from
this city before court shall adjourn.
who owned the dogs that so frightfully
wounded Mrs. Sagebrnck near Pittsburg, has
been sentenced to two months Imprisonment
and fined $50, and costs The Sheriff is to
kill the dogs. An action for damages is also
pending against Hartman, and, as he is said to
be well off, he will probably bleed pretty free,
". He knew the dogs were as savage a.
tigers, and vet permitted them to run al
large.
GA RELIC OF NAPoLEoN.-Rev. DIR. Der
tram, of the Island of st. Helena, has sent t
Rev. DR.. Sprauge, of Albany, one of the
chairs belonging to the Emperor Napoleon
The argus is assured that there is not the
shadow of doubt as to its authenticity, anC
that it is the very chair in which the ex
lied Emperor used to sit in his garden.
DELICATE MUNIFIcENcE.-On Sunday, tn,
22d ult., says the New York Courier and En-
qtarer, among the contributions at the Church
of the Holy communion to the funds of st
Luke's Hospital, was roll of five one thou
sand dollar bills. They were dropped 81
quietly into the plate that not even the gen
tleman who received them knew from whom
they came.
OF John NJ. Bolts, of Virginia, has pub
lished letter, in which he says, respecting
the Know Nothing principles, that he "indor
ses the whole from the beginning to the end
from the alpha TO the omega" But alph
and omega are Greek letters, not Nativ
American. Bolts don't know the alphabet O
his new party.
or We see it stated that the good peopl
r of Walden, Vermont, not satisfied with hav
ing voted down the X. Ms at the recent cleo
. ton, have arrested the leader of the order i
that town, and have had him bound over fc
+ violating the statute of the State against tn
r administration of xtra-judicial oaths. He
P to be tried in June.
0TIt is stated that the grand council {
: Know Nothings have under consideration til
a propriety of altering one clause in the Declar.
!. ton of Independence so as to read thus:
: "All Americans are free and equal, wit
{ certain inalienable rights; among which al
!, life, liberty, and pursuit of Irishmen."
o PRIZE FIGHr.-The Courier undeHtan,
S that prize fight is to come off sometime
May next on the Canada side, between tv
: noted pugilists of New York, Bill Blackwe
: and Johnny Mickie. The sum putupis $50
2 and both of the men are training for the brut
y affair.
J THE CRoPs.-The Albany, New York, A
a gus, says the best accounts of the Wheat cr
o. are continually arriving. Though last whit
IS was pretty severe one yet the enormo
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