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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

Ak INTERESTING OCCASION AND CORES
PoNDEscE.-The Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge (Masouic) OF the District of Columbia.
DIR. Charles S. Frailey, has recently received
a letter from the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge in Paris, asking that delegate be ap-
pointed on the part Of the District Grand
Lodge to attend Congress of the Masons OF
the World to assemble in Paris on the lst
proximo, to take into consideration the condi-
ton of Masonry over the Globe, and to adopt,
for the benefit Of the order, whatever NAV be
appropriate aid lawful. The Grand Lodge Of
the District of Columbia finds itself unable ct
so short notice to send over suitable repre-
sentative, but has directed the Grand Master
to send to the Grand Master in Paris COM
mission in blank, to be accorded to some wor-
thy American Mason, who may be attending
the Worlds exhibition in Paris, 10 act on the
occasion explained above, as the representative
of the Masons Of that district.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

APPEAL TO THE SUPREME Court or THE
L SITED STATES FROM THE NULLIFICATIoS
DECISION 0PA WIscONsIE COURT Our read
ers VIII remember that one s. M. Booth, as
sisted in taking by force from the officer that
held them in custody certain slaves that had
escaped rom their owners IN Missouri and
were reclaimed in Wisconsin under the pro
visions IF the fugitive slave law Booth was
for this violation of the law sentenced by the
United States District Court to confinement
in prison for the term the law directs when
resistance is made to its enforcement A
writ of haheas corpus was then sued for and
granted by the Supreme Court Of the State
of Wisconsin. That tribunal assumed to it.
self final and full authority over the law of
the case, and undertook to decide that the fN-
gitive.slave law was invalid. 1t set aside the
verdict of the jury in the United States court,
nullfed the law of the United States aud
liberated the prisoner. Booth. We are pleased
to perceive that ali appeal from the Wiscon-
sin court has been taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States, where the law on
the subject will he aGthoritatiyeiy adiudged.
We find in the Washington Union the follow
ing notice of this case
The Untei States u.s. BOOth.-ln this ease,
which arose in the State Of Wisconsin. the
defendant was convicted in the United States
district court Of the unlawful rescue OF fl-
gitive from service ; after which, on habeas
corpus sued out by him from the Supreme
Court of the State, that court took jurisdic-
tion and discharged him and a writ of error
has heen obtained, returnabe to the Supreme
Court of the United States, for the purpose OF
determining the question of the limit of iu-
risdiction between the courts of the States and
those of the United States.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
State University of Wisconsin

We learn from a late Report of the Board
of Regents of this institution, that its total
financial resources, including lands, buildings,
&c, is 1888, 9,0O0, from which liabilities to the
amount of S45, 600 are to be deducted. The
total available funds for the present year are
nearly $4,000, and it is expected that the
income of the Institution will ultimately be
increased to $4,000 annually--a sum that
will enable the Board to carry on successful
ly the collegiate, normal and agricultural de-
partments; to make yearly additions to the
apparatus, library and cabinet, and other col
leetions, ant ultimately, to establish schools
Of law and medicine.
The faculty is at present composed of the
following gentlemen
John II. l.athrop, Ll4. d. Chancellor and
Prof. of Ethics, Civil Polity, and Political
Economy; John w. Sterling A. NJ, Prof. nl
Mathematics AMI Natural Philosophy; O. NJ
Conover, A. NJ, Professor of Ancient Ian.
guages and Literature; Daniel Read, Ii. d.
Professor (elecD of Philosophy, Logic, Rhet
oric and English Literature Augustus L
Smith, A. B. Tutor; Il. p. Fuchs, III. d., In
structor in German and French Languages
! Professor Read will be inaugurated at til,
next commencement, and enters upon hi
duties on the first Of next August. Tn,
Chair of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy
IS now vacant, in consequence of the death o
/ S. P. Lathrop.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

SLAVERY N SoUTH CAROLINA. The Jack
sonville News records the death, OF the resi-
denee of Col. j. Broward, of negro woman
by the name of Phillis,aged ninety-three years
At the time General Washington visited
South Carolina, at the close of the revolution,
she was sent by the father of Col. d. to wait
on him. For faithful servics she was given
her freedom; but, finding ii too hard a task to
maintain herself after a trial of 10 years, she
solicited to return to the Colouel and his broth.
er. to be maintained during her life, which
was granted her, and fed from his table until
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Terrible Accident on the Jefferson
Vile Railroad.

EXPLOSION OF A LOcOMOTIvE-Two MKS
KILLED locomotive Bartholomew. 10
which was attached the freight train, on the
Jacksonville Railroad, blew up on wednes-
day evening, few miles beyond Henryville.
BY which accident the engineer, GErFFrS
HARRIS, and the fireman, THOMAS CORNELL,
were instantly killed. and a brakeman.
whose name we did not learn, was Sc
verely if not dangerously wounded
The accident was caused by the want Of
water in the boiler, aud was the result of
either gross ignorance or culpable carelessness.
The pumps were known to be ont Of order
and unserviceable; and, under these circum-
stances. it is a matter of surprise to US that
the engineer was allowed to use the engine
The force Of the explosion was terrific
The engineer was blown one hundred and
seventy PAGES from the train, through the
thick branches of the trees, upon which were
scattered remnants Of his matilated BODY. and
torn clothing. The fireman was horribly
mangledi his entrails torn out, portion OF
his liver was fosnd in one place, and arm In
another-his legs in another. The spectacle
was shocking to look upon. Dir. CORNELL
was highly respectable citizen of Edip-
burgh' and member of the Masonic Lodge
of that place. Mr.. HARRIS. the engineer
was also young man, of high respec,abilty,
and OF sober, steady habits.
The locomotive was the most con,set.
wreck we have ever seen. Portions of
were thrown distance of several hundred
feet; several frcightcar were badly smashed
up and the loss which the Company win
sustain in consequence Of the accident will
not fall short Of $1,000 This is the second
or third serious accident which has happened
to the freight trains upon this road lately. and
shows plainly a want of proper care and at
tention in some quarter. 1t affords us pleas
uie to state that this is not the case in refer
enee TO the passenger trains. Under the
careful supcrintendence Of Messrs. CARurH-
Frs. HEAToS and McGnI, the gentlemanly
conductors ON the passenger trains, these
trains sre run with care and safety, and the
accommodation and comfort of passengers il
u constant source Of care TO them. The fact
Of an accident on the passenger trains seldom
occurring, is evidence Of the attention and care
Of the conductors.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Louis Napoleon's Menace.

ne Albany AHas, anxious, we suppose, TO
furnish an Interpretation of Louis Napoleon's
london speech which would relieve our Gov
efnnent OF the duty of asking explanations,
sayf That the Emperor "keeps within the ge-
9&aphical limits of Europe in his premises" :"
language has no such geographical limits.
Aier saying that England and France are
ulplly united on all the great questions Of
z ss<*s a1ad Of human progress that agitate the
.et<#f he Immediately adds:
bonn the shores of the Atlantic 10 those
ot Medlteuanean-from the Baltic to the
- Sea-from the desire to abolish slavery,
% hopes for the amelioration of all the
G. pcs of Europe, see in the moral as in
tils plitcal world, for our two nations, but
,on lrse and one end"
II the AtIas can prove that the United
p pre- hot embraced within the limits Of
oral and political world" then we will
y that Louis Napoleon kept within the
phical limits of Europe in his prem
Or if the Atlas can demonstrate that
fire condition of Cuba, its slavery insti-
tn# and the slavery institutions of our
SouXfn States, are not embraced in the
'g<X Questions of politics and of human
pr9z< that agitate the world" we will ac-
cep@IH interpfetatinn-bu not till then.
&c, the phrase from the shores of the
At31s" has geographical application to all
las fShed blythe waters of that ocean, and
>1eskhg riatfs-s show the compfehen-
slvesense in which il was used. The clause
from the desire to abolish slavery is general
in its reference, while the clause ito our
hopes Tor the amelioration of all the coun-
tries OF Europe is specific in its application
Ne,0 York SIN.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

The SUGAR CRoPs IN LOUISIANA. - We
have very unfavorable accounts from all quar-
tiers ofthe State, of the sugar crop. The
Iberville Gazette says:
In every section of our parish crops are
miserable, and it IS now very generally be-
lieved, no matter how favorable the weather
may become, that the aggregate crop of this
year cannot average more than one half tn al
of the previous one.
The Franklin Planters Banner says:
Poor as the young cane of ST. Mary looks
1t Is infinitely superior to any we have seer
between this parish and New Orleans. In
many places it would be difficult to tell that
cane had been planted, were it not that here
and there green patches show that the plant
is endeavoring to raise its head above ground
As to rattoons, no one calculates upon them
/ this wear,
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

HOTEL Prices AND PRoFITs.--It has been
officially announced by some of our leading
hotels, that on and after the lst of May, the
charge for board would be So per day. The
Astor, st. Nicholas and New York have raised
their prices on account, we believe, Of the
high price of beef, pork and potatoes. The
Metropolitan Hotel continues the old charge
of $3.50 per day, and it is the intention of the
proprietors TO make no change, under any cir
cumstances short of famine. With -four at
Sl2 per barrel, potatoes at 81 so per bushel,
aud other articles in proportion, it does not
pay very well at $3.50 per day, but the pro-
prietors of the Metropolitan believe that for
the year through the old prices will be suffi-
ciently remunerative, and they also believe
that hotels should take their chances with
other kinds of business, good seasons with the
bad. Uniformity in price, is an important
matter with the travelling public, and the Me-
tropolitan viii adhere to the old rate through
summer and winter.-M Y. Herald.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Honor to Whom Honor is Due,

The telegraph of yesterday announced that
Gov. GARDINER had declined to remove
Judge LoRING This result was predicted by
the New York Tribune, week ago. but we
considered the remarks of that paper as a
threat to influence the Governors action rath-
er than prophecy, likely 10 be fulfilled.
The reasons of the message are not stated !;
but even if they are confined exclusively to
the provisions of the Constitution and laws
of Massachusetts, applicable to the special
lacls of the case, the effect will nevertheless
be salutary.
But we presume that the Governor will
also recognize the broad principle that every
person acting in judicial capacity or in a
capacity which in any degree approxi-
mates to the judicial character shall be alb
solutely intact, except for plain official cor
ruption. II is sometimes the practice of po-
litical papers to imputc selfish motives to a
political opponent, when he does some act
which may rebound 10 his credit and earn foi
him an honorable fame But Know Moth
ing and Abofitionist, as Governor q ,rlner Is
and hateful as that combination is to us, We
hope always hereafter 10 write of him with
respect. We have no reason to doubt that he
was moved by patriotic considerations, and
that he deserves the character Of n faithful and
/ fearless public servant, who stood between {
reckless and rascally Legislature and the vie
tim of then iniqnity. All honor To the mar
who firmly interposes to protect the upright
Judge and to save the reputation Of hi:
State
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Russia.

If it be true, as the last news from Europ'
indicates, that Austria refuses to join with the
Western Powers, in their demands on Rus.
sia, the fall of Sebastopol will not seriously
impair the invincibility of the Car AS
hossuTH happily said, the Crimea is but his
big toe. To touch the vitality of the Russian
Empire, the thrust must pass through Poland;
but the neutrality of Austria and Prussia
renders an attack in that direction impossible
ALEXANDER has the game in his own hands
and we are glad of it. All we regret is, that
he cannot carry into effect the traditional
policy of his nation. The Ottoman Empire
should have been dissolved long ago, and ils
rotten Institutions replaced bya vigorous and
civilizing government like that of Russia
Such a change would be a matter of gratula-
ton to all lovers of human progress
-Four hundred years ago, the ruthless sol
diery of Mahomet III. broke open with axes
the doors of the great church of ST. Sophia
in which were crowded, filling sanctuary
choir, nave and galleries, men, women an 4
children, the anointed priesthood and the
consecrated virgins. All were taken prisoners
and condemned to outrage worse than death
A similar rapine was exercised in all parts Of
the city, and, on the authority of GIBBoN,
sixty thousand persons were transported to
the camp and feet and dispersed in remote
servitude through the provinces of the Otto
man Empire. The Metropolitan Church Of
the East was transformed into mosque, its
crosses thrown down and its altars desecrated.
These things were but examples of what
everywhere happened. The fairest and mos,
fertile portions of the globe have for four GEN.
tuiries been condemned to sterility and bar
barism But there is Retribution in human
events, a God in history, the dread NEMESIS
who. crowned with fire, will break from the
darkened future and tread out forever the
guilty races that fail to expiate, by progress
and civilization, the sins of their ancestors.
The hardy children of the North, coming
firm those Hyperborean regions which the
fancy of the ancients peopled with monsters
or clouded with eternal darkness, are the in
struments to accomplish the DEGREES of fate.
The institutions of Russia will, no doubt,
change with her deyelopemsnt, and adapt
themselves to the expansion of the national
character.
Czarism is transient condition Of things,
useful and even necessary for time, but
when no longer representing the spirit of the
nation, doomed to die
Let us then cease 10 regard Russia as a bug
bear. Her manifest destiny is Eastioayd.-
Let us concede to her the task of regenerat-
ing the East and with the languages adopt the
sentiment of philosophical writer, "Not only
nature, but the human world is governed by
laws ruling the whole creation, and silly would
be an attempt to prevent the SUNRISE or the
advent of spring. For the spring appears al
its appointed time, and the sun rises at his
eternally appointed hour, unweleome to those
who delight in darkness, but cheerfully greet
ed by all who love and bathe ia his light
So with the destinies of Russia and OF its
people"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Riots.

While the JON nat censures us in It's issues
of the 9Th and 9th inst, for the character OF
our comments upon the riots which have late
Y been occurring about us, it is willing to ac-
accede to our paper the merits Of ''respecta-
bility" and 'honesty." We can most cheer
fully return the com pliment of our neighbors,
and will add this much to il, hsot, in our edi-
torial career, we have never held intercourse
with opposing cotemporary, whele the
discussions on both sides have afforded us
more pleasure than has been the case with
our intercourse and discussions, thus far, with
the Journal The natural antagonism of our
sentiments, could not do other than lead us
through different channels in the treatment
of the same subject, and into constant COLI
sions in the discussion of our principles. II,
whilst we asserted the intention to offer no
apology for the Missouri Rioters, We at the
same time suggested facts which are slight
paliation of their offence. we certainly did no
more than it was right that We should do,
and not as much as the Journal has attempt
ed in every notice it has made of Abolition
and Know Nothing disturbances.
We asserted, and still assert, that the Mis-
sourians were stimulated to their late acts Of
violence hy. .ths.-oonrsa- pursued by-ths~esai-
grant aid societies Of the North; yet We have
iterated, and now reiterate, thaewe can make
ao apology for pro-slavery nobs in Missouri,
for Abolition riots in Massachusetts,, or for
Know Nothing outrages in Cincinnati and
Louisville. The journal can misconceiy our
ideas upon this subject if it desires W. viii
have no difficulty in making ourselves under
stood by our readers. We have as little sym
pathy with the Missouri rioters, AMI perhaps
less, than many Free-soilers have, and we are
willing to place the blame where we believe
it belongs-on the head and shoulders of
Hon. ID. r. ATcHINsoN, man for whom We
have no respect, and whom we regard as
disgrace to the Democratic party On the
charge of "uufairness" in our account of
the riot at Louisville, We have hut little to
say We published facts which have not
been denied and of which the Know Moth
ing papers of Louisville and New Albany
offer but feeble paliation. The Know
Nothing organization was the cause of those
disturbances. Each of their visiJle acts only
adds odium to odum, and, of course. they
have reason to vince under the sting of that
exposure. Ii is unnecessary for us again to
deny that We have any connexion or sympa-
thy with any secret political association what
ever We never have and never will
countenanee a secret organization for political
purposes, 10 matter what may be the excuses
offered for its liberation. Wien we say this
for ourselves. we think we express the senti-
ment also of every Democrat in the State of
Indiana.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

THE CRoPs Iy CHEROKEE, GEoRGA-The
Cassville (Ga) Standard of Tuesday last
says: After an unusually hard winter, we
are at length blessed with most charming
spring weather and the woods and gardens
are already beginning to show the effects Of it.
In this region the peach crop is not more than
half destroyed, while other fruits are scarcely
injured at ALL We have never seen wheat
large crop. Altogether, the prospects of the
farmers in this portion of Cherokee, Georgia,
are very hattering
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

OF A private letter from our old friend
Major JoHN NJ. LEMON, of Laporte county,
all early resident of Southern Indiana, and gen.
orally known as one of the firnest and truest
Democrats that ever lived, to say nothing of his
judgment in political affairs, speaks in the
most encouraging terms Of our party pros
poets.
Among other things, the Major says "rhe
prospects Of the genuine Democracy a. evin-
ced through the late spring elections, are
frightening every day. IL we but do onr
duty, the influence of our Know Nothing
opponents the lurking satellites of Satan
will not extend beyond the limits of two ol
three States" CUBA" the Major adds
"must be ours sooner or later. Should Eng
land be too active in her interference, we will
have Canada also. Let the North and South
unite as they should do, and the Democracy
will triumph over all nnholy combination,
against the interests of the whole country y
Encouragement like the above, from the
veteran soldiers of our party. whose expert.
ence enables them to speak more as prophets
speak than men, comes to us like the dawn ol
morning TO tighten the spirits and cheer Us
on TO action.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

WooL-Much uncertainty has hung over
the prospects of the wool growers of the
West for some time past Prices weie not
fixed, and ruled at rather low figure But
during the last two months, our advices in
form us, the wool market especially in New
York, has presented much activity in native
woods, and that an advance of from 10 to l5
per cent. has been realized-the finer grades
having advanced the larger per cent. This
advance is owing TO the small stock in the
eastern markets, connected with the re-
commencement Of operations by the woolen
mills of New England. The prices which
previously ruled, failed to bring the wool ont
from first hands, but the increased valuations
will doubtless cause it to come forward. The
lower grades Of foreign wool have advanced
in the past six months from five to ten per
cent
The wool growing interest in the West is
quite an important one, and the increase in
price which has taken place, will be good
news to many who felt no little depression
under the prices dealers have been offering
for some months prior to the first of March,
Chicago Democrat.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

SEIZURE OF CoUNTERFEIr MoSEY-IMPoR.
rAST ARREsTs.-From the Cincinnati COM
D,ercal We learn that on Wednesday last
about ..oOr, Policemen PARKER, MARSHALL
and HAzES, having received certain reliable
information, proceeded to the steamer Bos-
toniav and arrested an individual named Gro
II. CADY, and On searching his state-roOm and
person, found no less than five thousand five
hundred and thirty dollars in "fives'' and items
ON the Farmers Bank Of Va. After convey
ing CADY to the Hammond Street Station
House, they proceeded to a house of ques
tionable character in the Seventeenth Ward
kept by Mrs. WILLIAMS, whom they found
in the house together with man named
ARNOLD. On searching the premises, they
found about twenty THOUSAND dollars of tn
same description of money, mostly in sheets
Mrs. WILLIAMS and ARNOLD were taken int
IL
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

The SHIPPING OF THE WoRLD-THE MAR
IT1NE PoPuL uLATIoN.-The London Ne,os of
the 18th of April has an elaborate article on
the Shipping Of the World, which shows
that the floating tonnage of the civilized world,
excluding only China and the East, consists
of $4,000 vessels, of 1890, 900 tons. The
number of seamen is set down at 800 OO0, and
including the Eastern and other State, ofthe
maritime population of which we have no ac-
counts there must be at the least million of
persons engaged at sea, and generally on the
ocean.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17

0rThe ship Great Republic has been ta-
ken up at Liverpool, by the French Govern
ment, for transport service, at IL shillings a
month per ton. She measures $500 tons, SO
that the charter will Weld nearly $4,000 a