Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-26
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SHOCKING DEATH.-On rrluay last, as Mr..
David Foster, of this city, was coming down
the hill in Methuen village, with loaded
team, he stepped back of his load at mo-
ment when the rope which confined his ''bind-
ing lever gave way, thus letting the lever
over with such force upon his head as to break
his skull and cause his death in about "a
hours. Mr. Foster leaves wife and two
children. His age was about So yearS.-Lalo-
renee (Mass.) Courier.
The REPORTED FAMINE AT SAL ISLAND
Mr.. Moore, the United States Council at the
Cape Verde Islands, writes to tn, Boston
Courier, contradicting the report of the famine
at Sal. His letter is dated at the Consulate Por-
to Praya, February II:
81 take the earliest opportunity to CONTRA
dict the whole statement of famine, or of any
necessity more than usual existing at any of
these islands, the United States frigate Con-
stitution, the sloops-of-war Dale and Marion,
and also the American brig Monte Cristo,
having lately visited the islands and heard
of no complaint or any want whatever exis-
| ting"
Took HER WITH HIM.-It will be remem-
bered that last fall the editor of the Green Bay
Advocate, (Wis.) during his absence left his
wife to edit the paper, and that she being a
Wing, took the Democratic ticket down from
| its columns, and wrote some energetic Wing
editorials. The editor it seems, has been
called again to the capitol, and through
his substitute announces as follows, on March
22nd:
sour editor has gone to Madison, and in or
der to make sure thing of it, and prevent the
| e oil hoe
taken his wife with him."
ANOTHER "RosARY."-The Boston Travel
er states that at South Boston, on Sunday last
a woman, while under the influence of delir-
ium tremens, took it into her head that the
devil was in her stomach, and to pacify him
attempted to swallow her rosary. The cross
at the end was too large for her throat and
she was nearly strangled, when the beads
were drawn out by person who CHANGED to
be with her.
Destructive FIRE.-The extensive and
valuable Touring mill of A. Medbery, on the
Ohio Canal, at Roscoe, was entirely destroyed
by fire, on Saturday evening. The loss is al
least $4,000, of which $4,000 only was
covered by insurance. This is the second MIL
Mr.. Medbery has lost by fire within year
Columbia (OhiO) journal.
ANOTHER FORGED DRAFT-A forged draft
for So, 800 upon Messrs. T. Knowles & Co., o
this city, agents of the bark Isabella, of th
port, was received from Honolulu, yesterday
1t purported to have been drawn by Capt
Smalley, master of the vessel.-NetO Bedfort
|, Stand.
MAPLE SUGAR-The Hampshire Mass. Ga
zette says that the crop of maple sugar in tina
section of the State will be below an average
The weather has been too cold to be favorabl,
and the season is too far advanced now to ex
pecteG free flow of sap.
4 THE WALDoDoRo,' Me-, CUSTOM HOUSE,
Yesterday, the Secretary of the Treasury &C
repted the bid of Mr.. Joseph w. Cobum, o
Boston, Mass, for the construction of the new
custom house at Waldoboro,' Me. The pric
to be paid is gil ,OOO.-Wash. Star.
tTThe Trustees of the Five Points House o
Industry, we learn, intend soon to erect
large building on the lots Nos, 155, 157 anC
100 Anthony street, to be used and occupied
also, as House of Industry.
FIRE AT AsToRIA-The dwelling of MI
John McAloney was burned to the ground
Wednesday morning ut 2 O'Clock. Loss abou
$4,000 or 81, 900. Insured for $1,000 oil
house and furniture in Eastern Companies
, The house was built and formerly occupied
, by Grant Thorbur.
ora runaway slave made his escape t.
Canada, across the river at Black Rock, Ferry
: Monday afternoon. He was from Washing
ton county, Maryland, and was helped on hi
way by the agency of the under ground rail
way in this city.-B1alo Cour.
SMoTHERED.-The proposition to amend tn
Constitution, so as to allow negroes to vote
was sent back yesterday, in the Senate, TO tn
committee, and may be considered to be effec
S tually mothered.-Albany atlas
The Oswego Palladium states that the Col
; lector of that port has received instruction
from the Secretary of the Treasury, to AL
NIT shorts and shipstuffs from Canada, free O
duty.
o FAST IN CANADA.-The Governor of Can
4 ada has issued his PROCLAMATION, appointing
r Wednesday, the 18th of April, to be observ
Q ed as day of general fast, throught the pro
: vince.
n PoToMAC FIsHERIEs.-The shad and her
: ring fisheries of the Potomac are proving eve
{ more profitable than was anticipated. TIL
;, river is now at the precise depth requisite fo
T catching the fsh.-RieImond TVhig
h ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND QUARRIRs.-O
: Monday, Robert Gaines, an Englishman, fel
into pit in one of the Quarrics at Portland
. and broke two of his ribs.-Neso Haven Cou,
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