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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22
WEEKLY STATE SENTINEL.
Poetry.

Those persons who have perused the eme-
nations of the gifted pen of ERNEsTINE as
published in the La Porte Tines and other
papers throughout the State, will rejoice with
us in the assurance that ouryoung and accom-
pfished writer viii now and then contribute
some Of the choice productions of her muse
to the columns of the Sentinel We know
of but few young ladies of equal merit and
genius, as a writer of poetry, with our fair
contributor, ON whose richly jewelled
thoughts come to us now, radiant with the
light of other, brighter DAYS:
For the Daily State Sentinel
a LESSON OF LIFE
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

ADULTERATED TEA.-A London paper Civ
ing an account Of the manner in which tea 10
adulterited after its importation, furnishes
the following information of the manner in
which the trade is carreed on in China:
The dishonesty of adulterating tea is not,
however, confined to this country. 1t often
undergoes strange process of transmission
before it reaches the hands OF the En- glish
dealer. The Chinese are not at all behind us
in practices of dishonesty, and the genuine
and fraudulent tea trades flourish in China with
almost equal vigor. The people of that coun-
try have long enjoyed an unenviable preem-
inence for their success in ingenious decep-
tions Recent travellers have confirmed the,
well-known testimony of Sir Francis Davis
in reference to the extensive expectation of
adulterated teas by the natives. lie speaks
of regular mandatory for the production
of spurious green teas, which, with the most
daring effrontery, has been erected exactly
opposite the European factories at Canton, on
the other side of the river. He naturally found
some difficulty in procuring admission within
its precincts, but his object was at length eff
fected through the influence of Hong Kong
mere liant, and the scene is thus described -
ain the first place, large quantities of black
tea, which had been damaged by the floods
Of the previous autumn, were seen drying in
baskets, placed over hot pans OF charcoal.
The dried leaves were then transferred in
portations of a few pounds each, to number
Of castiron pans, which are placed over furna-
ces. They were next stirred rapidly round
with the hand by a workman, who had pre-
viously added small quantity of turmeric,
which impaired yellowish tinge to the mix
ture. In order to convert this into green
hue, the colorso much desired, some Jumps
of Prussian blue and gypsum were aided in
such proportions as reduced the dark blue to
a light shade, of which small teaspconful
was added to the yellowish leaves. These
were then stirred before the fire until the tea
had taken the 8 fine bloom color of hyson,
with very much the same scent. The trans
formed leaves were then picked, sifted, chop
ped small, and supplied to the merchants as
excellent young hyson."
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

TURF SPoRrs.-A challenge has appeared
in some Northern Iapers, which will undoubt-
eddy create some sensation in sporting circles
and among the admirers of the turf. The
proprietor of the celebrated racing horse Wild
freshman. proposes TO run him against any
Southern horse, not even excepting the world
renowned Lecompte. There are to be three
races to come of in the Spring on Long Island
one mile, two mile, and three mile heats, for
$4,000 each race
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22
BY ERNESrINE.
For the Daily State Sentinel. |
A LESSON OF LIFE

Upon the oceans heaving breast.
Was tOst lone and fragile bark
Against is sides the Wild waves prest,
Above il lowered the tempest dark.
But DER tbs waters, far away,
The beacon-light its radiance she'd.
And guided by is cheering raw.
Onward the frail bark, lightly sped
Rathing the pillows angry foam,
Al length the dangers all are past.
And anchored safely now al home.
10 rests ia tranquil ease at last.
Then friends, with many a welcome word.
Priest round the captains manly form.
And on the inquiry WAS heard,
How did YOU brave the raging Storm -
And as they still around him prest.
He said :. when DANCES would o'egwhelm.
keep a brave heart in my breast
A irm hand al the helm.''
All. wanderer upon Hfs's sea.
When rag frail bark j. tempest-t0si,
Yield not Ia sOrrOw's stern decree;
Think not soon that all j. lost.
There J. a beaeOn-slar that gleams
In holy splendOr, mid the gloom;
Trust Ia the guidance 0f its beams,
Aud they will lead thee safely home.
When by the wOrid's Fade storms OppFest.
An Ter them not tay bark Oierwhelm
Keep tA0H abraye heart in thy breast.
firm h and al the helm.
rFBAR C0TTAGE, March. 1855.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

ObRev. Henry Ward Beecher, by the last
steamer from California, received call to go
to San Francisco. A large salary is offered +,
with other substantial advantages, but the dis
tinguished divine will not accept. The object
in getting him to San Francisco, is to counter
act the influence of Rev. DIR. Scott, pro-sla-
very preacher from New Orleans.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

OF In England there is good deal of
writing about the necessity for young bloc
in the military chefs; and there is a mot on
the subject attributed to the late Sir G. Napier,
which is certainly piquant. He was asked
what he thought of the of the Army and
Favy Club "Fine young men-very .;
What of the Junior United Service
"Fine old men-very +" What Of the
Senior United Service Fine old wo-
men-very !" The sexagenarian himself
had lost none of his dash and spirit when he
uttered the epigram.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

LEGITIMATE BUsINEss.-The Bank Of Cir
clevile, whose corporate existence expired a
few days since, aud whose business was stop
ped a few months ago by its own rottenness,
is now engaged in buying upits own paper at
a greatly deprecated price. The agents of
the concern are running over the State crying
down the paper, and then availing themselves
of the doubt created thereby to purchase from
holders. 1t is a miserable shaving-shop and
ends its existence in most legitimate way.
=EnQltirer
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

SAD INFLUENCE OF COOP NEWSPAPER. =
The pastor Of one of the churches in Boston
recently inquired of one of his fashionable lady
Pensioners, what he could do to secure a lar
ger attendance at the churches Sunday after
noon. The question was unexpected but
the lady, after moments reflection, replied !:
Induce Morris & Willis to stop the Home
Journal, We consider this at once q confess
sion and a compliment.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public 40.

IUItC
AN ACT to appropriate money to remove distractions
la the Savannah river below the city Of Savannah, in
the State of Georgia.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tees Of the URited States Of america R Congress
sembfsd, That the sum Of one hundred and
thousand dollars be- aud the same is hereby appropria-
ted Of any money not heretofore appropriated 10 re-
the distractions In the Savannah river below the
city of savannah. in the State of Georgia. placed there
during the revolutionary for the common defense
Approved March g. l-JJ.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

New ANEsTHETIc AeENT.-Professor
Dugas; in the Medical College of Georgia, a
few days since, had to extirpate large tumor
on the bs OK, weighing ten pounds. He
surrounded the base of the tumor with
the freezing mixture for four or five min
utes, so obtunded the sensibility of the parts
that the operation was performed with COM
paratively little pain.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

MORE TRUTH THAN PoETRY.-The n. III.
Telegraph is of the opinion that " an editor
who cannot stop right in the middle of one OF
the finest trains of thought, that he is putting
on paper, to minute the dimensions of a huge
pumpkin, write an advertisement for dog
lost-to enter the name of a new subscriber,
or receive pay for an old one-to take cow
hiding for something he has said-and after
all resume the thread of his discourse, and
carry out the idea in its original force and
beauty. is next to no editor at all.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

INDUSTRIOUS ToHAcco SrATIsTIcs-The
present annual production of tobacco is esti-
mated to be A, 900 100000 pounds-four bill
lions of pounds This is all smoked, chewed
or snuffed. Suppose it all made into cigars,
ore hundred to the pound, it would produce
40OOOOOOOOOOO. Four hundred billions of
cigars! These cigars at the usual length, four
inches, if joined together, would form one
continuous cigar 81, 252, $40 miles long, which
would encircle the earth more than one thou
sand times. Cut up into equal lieces 10000
miles in length, there would be over one thou
sand cigars which would extend from the
centre of the earth to the centre of the moon.
Put these cigars into boxes ten inches long,
four inches wide and three inches high, 100
to the box, it would require 4,OOOOOO,OOO
boxes. Pile up these boxes in solid mass,
and they would occupy space of 294, A.
"A cubic feet-two hundred and ninety -four
million cubic feet Ifpi ed up twenty feet
high they would cover farm of 338 acres !;
and if laid side by side, the boxes would COW
er very nearly 10000 acres. Allowing this
tobacco manufactured to cost on the average
ten cents pound and we have S4, 100000
expended every year in producing a noxious
deleterious weed. At least one and half
times as much more is required &c raanufac
ture it into marketable form, and dispose of
it to the consumer At the very lowest es-
innate the1, the human family expend every
Car one thousand million of dollars in the
qualification of an acquired habit, or one dol
lar for every man woman and child upon the
earth This sum would build two railroads
round the earth at a cost of $4,000 per mile,
or sixteen railroads from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. II wonld build one hundred thousand
churches costing $4,000 dollars each, or half
a million Of school houses costing $1,000 dol
lars each. 1t would employ one million of
preachers, and one million of teachers, giving
each salary of $500. 1t would support three
and one third millions Of young lien at COL
lege.giving each $500 per annum for expenses.
Is this annual outlay to increase or decrease
in future p Buffalo Democracy.
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AN ACT further 10 amend the act entitled An act 10
reduce and modify the rates Of psiasin the United
States. and for other purposes passed Marsh three
eighteen hundred and my one.
Be enacted b. the SeRafe and HoHss Of Represrnfa
tires ef re Uaifed States Of y9erioa coAgrsss
sembIed, That in lieu of the postage
shed by law, there shall be charged the following raies
10 Wit
For ever single letter In manuscript or paper Of any
kind in which Information shall b. asked far
nieaiei in writing by marks signs, conveyed IN
the mail for ANY distance between places IN the United
States exceeding three thousand miles. three cents
and for any distance exceeding three thousand miles ten
cents.
And Cor double letter there shall be charged isubs
the rate above specified; aud for treble letter, treble
those rates; and for quadrupe letter. quadruple those
rates. and every letter parcel not exceedlng half
every additional weight Of half additional
weight Of less Than half ounce, shall he charged with
additional single postage: and upon all ritter pass
ing through Ia the mail Of the United States excepting
such from a foreign country. the I,osases
n above specified shall be prepaid excerpt upon leers
and packages addressed Officers the government
Official business, which shall be- marked the enkx
oPe And from and after the first day Of January az
cen hundred and my six. the Postmaster General M
require Postmasters 10 place postage stamps upon At
prepaid letters upon which such stamps may not have
been placed by the writers.
And all droeiters. letters placed any post
not for transmission through the mail bat for delivery
only, shall be charged with postage nj the rate of
cent each and all letters which shall hereafter be- adj
verised remaining over, uncsed iOr In any post
Office. shall be charged with each. la addition
10 the regular postage, and o he accounted or obes
hostages nov are.
Sac ?. .4md fs a. further enacfed That il shall not be
lawful for any postmaster other person To sell any
postage stamp or stamped envelope for any larger
than that Indicated upon the face OF such postage stamp
for larger than that charged therefor hy the
Post ONCE department. and any person who shall So-
late this provision shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
meanor and conviction thereof shall be fined In any
sum not less than ten, nor Than five hundred dol
lars This act To take effect and he In force from and
ater the commencement Of the fiscal quarter afier
it, passage Pr0rided That nothing heren contained
shall be 80 construed a. 10 alter the laws In relation 10
L he al nF
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Canton, three thousand dollars.
Shanghai, three thousand dollars.
Annoy, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Fouchew, two thousand five hundred dollars
Ningpow, two thousand five hundred dollars
JAPAN.
SimOda.
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Az ACT D. Sucn1 a. 80 sppresea fwruty-.lxih
Auxu.i, "a htccn hnrlrei seJ alts - cuiilled An
at ree ana aetcc ~ e,aa.iafies ~ ne military
Ssiu TActer', rtscr. Trrriar, Il Mia
uc-eta. p" srt - sthcr I.arI-s---
Be- rsesfs4 o. fAs >fs4ff 80 fssss ~ ksgrsrrnfa
fsss - rae tsiisl Stsss ~ fasrtcs CsHfrfss
ssaaisd. That ne at aIlsrse t~cnty-s August.
ctThteen hundred ati an, t~e rr,iuce ana dcnne
thc boundaries ~ thc MILITARY Saiti Peters
nsef. iR The fcrnan nj Nnnrs0ta. shal h. nAd ne
= hsrcts aucudcd. that The land. authorgei O.
b. ~ld I.ibc sale ~ that zutlect o.
oiratioos oi the laws rcsuiatiug dispo-i
tion of the puclic lands f'rsridrS AeHerrr. That
when ann of sad lnnis are claimed Is redemption.
under settlement and culiis alton made pror Tas
sc ot this al. proof AMI pay ment shall - made ~ihn
three moths amer IL Tas-sge. and where ANY 81 sad
lands come within the pr0gsi0us of the at 81 tneniy-
third May. eighteen hundred and rty iaur i0r the
lif % the citizens of upon thr an- the uuie
States. under certain circumstance such prof aud pay
ment shall also be made within three months amer The
passage of this and In either ca-e II the entries
made within that tiHc the claim shall ~ forfeited
Prortded, gHrfAcr. That Nhcre two persons
settled upon the legal subdivision, they all D.
permitted Il J0nfly-thc right of each N he in
proportion 10 the extent of hi Improvements.
SEc- ?. -4sd BE- a. Jarfher caarfed. 1lt the kcVcr
end r. C. &c shall be- and he i hereby. authorized
enter lots numbers and ~o end the half Of the
northeast quarter of section FOUR in oun-h euiy
eight north. OF range twenty foar west -
principal meridian, In the Minneapolis di-ifi. 81 oae-
dollar and twenty i've cents per acre.
Auproxe ed Mnrch 2. lR-As. mars
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AN ACT 10 increase the eompens

AN ACT u increase the compensation the Registers
of land Offices and receivers 0f pulie moneys under
the entitled act graduate and reduce the price
of the public ands 10 actual sttiers aud entity
approved August fourth, eighteen hundred and my
four.
Be enacfsd By fhs Senate aud Hossss ef Repressaia
tires Of rae UEifed Of Congress
sembied, Thai each register OF Land once and
OF public moneys shall receive the same amount Of Iay
for each and every entry Of land made under the
tied - An act 10 graduate and reduce the price of
public land. actual settlers appros
August fourth eighteen hundred and f, four such
officer Is by law entitled 20 receive Cor similar enses Of
land al the minimum price OF dollar and e1fy
cents per acre; Prorided That the Whole aEaoant
ceyed per year shall In eSecea The Limitation
fixed By existing laws
ApproVed March Z. IS55.
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AN ACT making appropriations Tf N, for forth

Public al
AN ACT making appropriations for for'lncailons and
Other works Of Defence aud COT repar of barracks and
gnarers Cor the year ending The ihirtie Of June,
thousand eighA hundred aud any six.
Be "a enacted by the SeHafe cad House Of Rspresnfa
tiUes Of ths Uased States Of fmeroa a. Congress es
seeted, That the following sums be- and hey are here
by, appropriated Tor the construction, preservation and
repairs, Of certain forhcaiions barracks and quarters,
for the ending the thistieh "f June one Thousand
For Fort Montgomery. nj outlet OF Lake ChamplAin,
New York, ffieen thousand dollars:
For Fon Knox. al narr0vs of Penotscot river Maine,
sixty thousand dollars;
For preservation OF the site Of Fon Warren, at the
Of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand
For For Schuyler. entrance Long Island soand New
York, twenty five thousand dollars
For FOn Richmond, at the narrOws, New York har
Dor, seventy FIVE thousand dollar-;
For Fort Delaware, Delaware river, Delaware, one
hundred and hily thousand dollars;
hurres sboS-anS aoara hAr'' NAr'Ana' one
For Fort Monroe, entrance 10 Hampton roads, viuyi-
MIA flfly five thousand dollars;
For Fort Calhoun entrance o. Hampton roads Nirgi-
mia. twenty thousand dollars.
For POr Sumter, Charleston hArbOr South Carolina,
eighty thousand dollar;
For Clinch. entrance 10 Gun bcrIand sound Flo
rids, twenty-five thousand doiiAr-;
For Fort Borrancas, Pensacola harbor Florida thirty
thousand dollars;
For For Meee, and preservation Of lis site, FLORIDA,
twenty five thousand dollars;
For Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama, hiiy thou
sand dollars:
For For Taylor, Key West, Florida, one hundred and
For For Jefferson, Tortugas, Florida, one hundred
and hfiy thousand dollars.
For oris the frontier of Texas, My thou
sand dollars;
For foriInealions at Fou Point. entrance 10 San
Francisco bay, California, three hundred thousand
dollars:
For forncaflos Aliatraz island. bay,
California. two Eandred thousand dollar;
For repairs Of For Niagara, New Nork. six Thousand
dollars:
For ss%;,5sS.." s md rras. Of quarter and .rss.
sand 1--WE hundred dollars;
For construction of additional magazine for battle
. ries Hudson and Mortan Staten Island New York
thousand dollars;
For repairs OF Fon Madison, Annapolis hartor, MARY
land. ten thousand six hundred dollar.
For repairs OF For MOutrie, Charleston harbor, South
Carolina. I'VE thousand dollars.
For repairs cf For Jackson Savannah river Georgis.
twenty thousand dollar.
For repairs Of For MacOmb, Chef Mcnieur Pas, lou
i.iana, nine thousand Eve handred dollars:
For the extension OF battery For JAck s,. Ai-sis
sppi riyer. thousand dollar.
For repairs Of For 81 Philip, Mississippi river, Iou-
sana. thirty Ave thousand dollar.
For contingent expenses of the io aiions herein
mentioned. the ,reserS alton Of sites, the prsi- tina
Ties and repair af saden damages M f- i~ei, fhou-
sand dollars
..aa.NM -
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An ACT extending Ia certain the provisions at
the act entitled =. An act extend prermIdion lhis
certain lassa therein menfion~d : approved Anr.h
thirt. eighteen hnnirssi and ms -ihrrg.
Be sHarfed D. fAe SsHafs ead Heusf ~ Rsprfffnfa-
frss Of re Jnfsd States u 4asrtca Ceafreff a.
seabiea. That the right II prerattsu kranied - The
oi third March cfkhtcen hxnird and ans thr.
titled An act 10 extend presumption rght- 10 ceAn
land- therein mentioned. shall bc and TIE y hereby
extended thai the settler. the Aai-ol
Rouge eraui ami the IL Bs~trP rAnt- entitled 10 me
benefits o said AL. shall - cnt 10 cuter. nj The min
inat Fce. even qasrcr QaSricr Subdivision. on shrh
H. has made $4,000. Asafrrr. That
Nhcrc any pan ~ ~ iraproscsarass ~ I've more
settlers 90 occaF1uts u Sasfcf qaarer sc
Tho shall ~ enterVJ II teelf ,ul and
ther rEhts >Asii ~ Isi-.rsts-sts - a. snd
aaluc a thcir ilnfsaNes.tsI,ts ttsrs,,z.
Approved Narh 2. f>AA
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BORNEO.

Bruni.
SANDWICH ISLAND
Honolulu four thousan dollars.
HAYT.
POrt-au-Prnce, two thousand dollars.
City Of 81. Domingo, fifteen hundred dollars
MEXICO.
Vera Cruz, three thousand five hundred dollars
Acapulco, two thousand dollars,
CENTRAL AMERICA
san Juan del Norte, two thousand dollars
San Juan del Sur, two thousand dollars
NEW GRANADA.
Panama three thousand five hundred dolars
Aspinwall. two thousand five hundred doIlars
VENEZUELA.
Iaguayra, fifteen hundred dollars.
BRAZIL.
Rio de Janeiro, six thousand dollars.
PemambueO, two thousand dollars.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Buenos Ayres, two thousand dollars.
PERU.
CallaO, three thousand five hundred dollars
CHILL
Valparaiso. three thousand dollars.
SEC. ). 4nd be 1t further enacted That from and al
the hrtieth day of June next the President OF the
United States SHALL by and with the advice and consen
the Senate appoint eOnsuls and commercial agents o
the United States reside at the following places wh
shall receive, during their continuance In Office an an
nua compensation for their services exceeding h
amount specified herein for each and who shall be ut lib
ertV IN tram husnpss
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