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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-13
STOVES! STOVES! STOVES !
Il. o.. & A. ". McOUAT's,
Stove, Coal Crate and Tin Ware

h ST a Is H. = I'll Nj Il \ L.
INHE subscribers, thankful for the very liberal fs
Il patronage heretofore extended Ia them, 10y taE-l
the citizens OF indianapolis, and the public gen
orally, take this occasion Ia say thai They are y y
in receipt the largest and best assorted stOek OF
STOVES AND COAL CRATES,
Ever offered by them in this market which they will sell
for cash, at the very smallest living prices, and they hope
by fair dealing with all ami strict attention To business
To merit and receive a continuance of the same.
They also keep constantly hand Copper, Erass and
Porcelain Kettles, lin Ware, wholesale aasiset2sl-
Castings of every Variety including Smoothipg Irons,
Sugar Kettles Nc., ~c and all Kind of H"uss Trim
innings and Roofng-, aud lin ami Sheet Iron JOB Work
done 10 order, with neatHcss and dispatch.
Also, "a line and assorted lot OF
Russia Iron Albright PariOr Stoves,
OF their manufacture warranted not inferior To any
ia this market.
AIso, AN assortment OF RICHMOND PLouellS, al
ways On hand and Tor sale cheap FOR cash
superior article ot
Agricultural Kettles ~ straw CIaters.
III f'Every article sold by warranted.
Those In want of any thing in our line will ~ we'll 10
give US call before purchasing, We think wei m oner
irrestable inducements 10 purchase your Stoves anu
other articles, ia line of trade, from "a
sep IDLY X. La A. W. McuAI.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-13

EXTRAORDINARY SUIcIDE.-An act OF self de
struction has been committed under very extra
ordinary circumstances. by Mr.. Charles Nose
lev. Of Middleton road, Dalston, who was forty
wears of age, and had been many years clerk
in the Bank Of England. 1t appears that OH
"Wednesday night week. he had most distress
ing dream, TO the effect that officers were IN
pursuit Of him for forgeries upon the bank. and
his dream-for which, it may be- stated. there IS
NO suspicion whatever of any foundation IN fact;
had most distressing effect upon his mind, and
he frequently conversed about it. His wife en-
deavored to reason with him cheerluily in order
to Danish the impr- sion but on Thursday night
his rest was again disturbed by the recurrence
of similar dream, and about four o'clock on
Friday morning he left his bed and hurried
down stairs. Mrs MOseley followed a. soon as
she missed him from the rOOm but he had al
ready entered the kitchen, and with carving
knife ripped open his abdomen, and actually
cut off a portion of the bowel which protruded,
and In his frenzy would have inflicted a still
further mutilation had he not been prevented.
He was Immediately attended to by some medi-
cal gentlemen. ami although suffering terribly
retained perfect consciousness. and spoke IA
tionally, tin nearly the last moment Of his exs-
tence He lived about three hours after having
committed the aet.-LoHdon Times, Noe Is.
MARVELLOUS CUREs.-We have always
been slow to believe the wonderful cures
which one medicine after another pretends to
have made,-but slow as we are we will owr
up when fairly convinced. Those of ouI
readers who are acquainted with the cases OF
Mrs Beach and Mr.. Farwell, will not think
us lightly turned, when we confess our belief
that Ayers Cathartic Pills have virtues fol
purifying the blood which excel anything
within the range of our acquaintance hitherto
For those who are not cOgniZant OF the facts
we will say: she hal beer afflicted for more
than eight years with scrofula, which only
grew worse, ia spite Of all the remedies she
could employ, until she took ayers Pills
Under theirinhuence one after another Of hel
sores have healed, until she is apparently a.
free from the complaint as ourselves. III
has had the liver complaint with pain in his
side that disabled him from work for a Ions
time; all other medicines had failed to afford
him any permanent relief, but few doses o
AyeT's Pills cured him and he is now stesdil,
at his old post of conductor on the cars :
Middket0s0n DAILY Courier.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-13

Especially deroed TO the wants Of he Ladies Of 4eroa
WHERE this Magazine Is taken in house, othc'
w is wanted, IL comprises all that could be obtain
Ell by taking three other Magazines.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-13
REFERENCES

hEf ESs
Joseph A. Wright, Governor of Indiana;
:. T.. Perkins, Chief Justice OF -
John d. Delrees, Esa., Indianapolis Ind;
Hon. .. II Smith, 4"
NJ. Il. Bright, ESD, Madison, Ind;
John Il. Niles, ksg., LapOue, Indiana.
Geo. H. Bicking, Esq, OF the City OF philadelphia
Messrs. Banks, Gould d Co. New York City;
J. Il. Cross, Mayor OF the City OF Milwaukee.
% dSw1m
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-13

There vacancies ia the Senate the terms
Messrs. Atkinson, OF Missouri, Petit, of Indiana
Cooper OF Pennsylvania, and Gwin of CALIFORNIA; hay
ing expired un The 4th of March, 1855.
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vile, tjsl acre:
No. 1876.
with good i'm
No. 1893
Rockville.
NO. 500.
and necessary
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
What is a Siege /?

In recent lecture before the Roval In.
sttuiion, Mr.. Jekyll described the progress
Of a siege:
'.In all regularly fortified places there
are four or five walls, mounted with CAN
non, and surrounded by ditches,sto pro-
tect the town, all of, which have TO be
preached and assaulted successfully in
eases Of obstinate defense, and the walls
are so constructed that the men on the
innermosl may fire on the assailants in
support Of the works in front. Mr.. Jekyll
then described and explained by diagrams
the mode OF making approach to the
besieged fortress by concentric parallel
trenches-the first being made at a dis
,ance of six hundred yards, and the meth
cd OF advancing from parallel to parallel
by zigzag trenches, TO prevent the fire Of
the fortress from enflading them. He ex-
hibted models OF gabions and facines.
aud showed the manner in which they are
used by filling them with sand, and erect.
ing. with the aid of sand bags, a Temporal
ry defense against muskeiry, to protect
the men ill the trenches are solidly con.
sirucied. -
The trenches are three feet deep and
fifteen wide, and the earth being thrown
toward the enemy. a bulwark is formed
sufficient to protec, the men from the guns
o. the fortress. The plan Of coun,erm,-
ming with view to destroy the mines OF
the fortress was particularly explained
The enemy are always on the ulert to
stop such operations, and by means Of a
tightly stretched drum with pea on top
Of il, they can generally ascertain. owing
TO the vibration caused by the digging ou,
Of the earth. in what direction the besieg.
ers are working.
| When the works approach very close to
each other. a long iron rod is sometime s
forced through in,o the enemy's mine. to
form an opening through which gun may
be fired; or more generally composition
is pushed through. which, on being igni-
ted. produces suffoca,ing smoke, and
drives the mea out OF the works. The
sappers, when they have made u oonsid-
erabIe advance. frequently blow up these
mines, and in this manner throw up the
earth. TO afford places Of shelter to the
men CLOSE to the outer walls.
The direct fire. on the walls 10 batter in
bres sch is not usually made until batteries
have been con s,ructed within one hundred
yards Of the wall; and then by firing to.
gether in salvos, first making Perpendicu-
lar rents short distances apart. and then q
horizontal one, breach is soon effected,
II the GARRISON on being summoned 10
surrender. refuse, the assault is then made,
4 and when the outer wall is gained, the
same work has 10 be repeated. TO batter
down and gain possession Of the, inner
walls. III cases OF very. obstinate resist.
ance the houses sare fortified, and sAells
fsre laid behind tho 6replsees. 20 sha,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09

! when an enemy has taken possession Of a
building, aud the soldiers light the fires
|tempiing!y laid ready. the shells explode
and destroy the houses After describing
the siege operations against an ordin arily
fortified place. Mr.. Jekyll proceeded TO
explain the peculiari,ies attending the
siege Of Sevaslopol.
The works Of the besiegers are no ex.
tended that the enemy have the advantage
in the amount Of FIRE; and though on the
south side there is not the regularity OF
defenses that first class fortified inland
town possesses, the great number Of guns
The Russians can mount, and the numar.
Gus garrison. which can be constantly re.
niorced with fresh troops, give them an
advantage far greater than If the place
was regularly fortified and properly in
vested by superior force.
Even when the south side Of Sevastopo
is taken, it will ba completely commanded
by the guns on the orth, and fresh siege
will have to be undertaken to gain pos
session Of that part Of the fortress. In
consequence, also, Of the extended char.
acler of the works, and of the large iorce
OF the enemy outside, the English lines
can be enfiladed by the guns onihe nights
OF Inkermann and by The ships. in the
harbor. II 70
Mr.. Jekyll spoke almost hopelessly Of
the siege. though he admitted that the I3
inch mortars which have been recently
mounted in battery might do more execu
,ion than could well be calculated till they
had been tried. The shells projected from
those mortars would weigh two hundred
weight. and they would fall with a force
equal to eighty tons. while the force Of the
10 inch shells previously used does NOT
exceed one-ihird that amount. The diff
cuilies attending the siege Of Sevas,opol
Mr. Jekyll appeared to consider 80 great
that scarcely ANYTHING short OF the sps-
cial interposition OF Providence could
give success.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
o-A. one the western court. la.siy the

6rAt one the wes,ern. courts lately the
the porten,ious duty ofswearina in clerk,
tell upon Squire R., newly initiated Jus
lice OF the Peace. The Squire sicod up
with good deal of, dignity. the meeting
was hushed and the clerk ordered III hold
up his right hand. Then came the adj
ministration Of the solemn oath. ''You
hereby solemnly swear TO tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but The truth.
for one year, so help you God mo III
be darnd i'll will' come from the clerk;
and the listeners shouted - ss.ss sss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09

commenced my task that very day,
and labored as long as the light allowed.
without cessation. My master aided me
by his counsels: and when the work was
complete. he laid his hand affscti on ately
on my shoulder and said. Truly you are
a pupil worthy Of a greater master!
We had the picture framed and sent
to the exhibition the Academy. On the
very fr>, day my triumph was unques-
tinnsble. 'An Angel was decidedly The
attraction Of the exhibition. The same
afternoon an offer to purchase il tor a
large sum arrived from one of the richest
merchants Of New York. | sat with this
letter in my hand trying to read i, by the
| already waning light in my studio. when
| heard the door open and somebody en-
ter. Supposing it 10 be the painter, did
n OF look round.
Presently raised my eyes. and beheld
to my horror shadowy figure in white,
with face Of unearthly pallor.
The face was Aurelia's!
confess that fear seized me. My shat
tered nerves, my recent over-exerton, m y
fasts and vigils, had increased my nerv.
Gus sensibility to an alarming degree.
tried to reason with myself. aud sccoun,
for the vision on grounds. Of mental delu.
sion. when was startled ont Of all reuson
ing by the figure saying in low bu, dis
,iuct tone
Frederick! do you not know mel
Yes, know you,' was my solemn an.
swer.
And you still love meg
'Now and for ever!
Then why do you not embrace me?'
said the figure, gliding nearer.
Can ghosts embraced | cried. rising
obviously. and gazing more assuredly al
the pale phantom.
':'ry!' said the ghost.
And did try; bu, it was no spectre; j;
was a living, breathing angel folded in
my arms.
What is the meaning OF tlis2 thought
you desG!'
| And believed you buried They told
me so at home have had fever in
conse quence; see how pale and thin |
| am!' 7-t.~
THAT is evident
.Wha, could have been your father
motive tor such conduct and such false,
hood?'
partner. Mr.. Smiihson.'
His partner?'
Yes; he has caught a partner with mo
ney. as mamma says, and she THANKS
| God she will not have to pay the rent OF
the office out of her own income any
longer
But how did you know | was a!ive1'
Dead men do not paint pictures
Then YOU know!'
Yes. have seen-oh! you fla,,erer"
.Fla,,erer! no, al all. But look at this
an offer of seven hundred dollars for the
picture. An hour ago would not have
sold i, for seventy thousand. But now
suppose we take the seven hundred dol.
lars and run away at once!
81, is no, necessary; my father gives his
consen,-and here he is
Old Garford entered.
We'll. Sir said he. Il congratulate you
on YOUR success. We shall be happy TO
see you at Two hundred end twenty sec
ond street this evening. if you are not
otherwise engaged.
Shortly aiterward ! was married. As
soon as Aurelia and | were alone in the
carriage that bore us from the church,
said to her. smiling, My dear little ghost,
( sincerely ,rus, you will haun, me to my
dying day'
Il will try said Aurelia. looking full al
me with beautiful anu .faihomless e, es
to be your ghostly comforter as long as
live
1t is my opinion that ghost is very
much improved by having body at
tached TO Knickerbocker.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
ppftrp.:
From the United States Magazine.
LIVE TO LEARN.
NJ ANN AMArRIcE.

sslhye TO learn crieda laughing boy,
A. he bounded away in his frolic joy,
To spin my top and my kite to dy
Away 10 the hesutiful b ight blue sky
Is To catch in its speed .he bounding ball.
{ TIC spring away at a playmate's call = -
To sail my boa, in the wayslde brook.
And hate the name of a iettered bnok.-
o, these arc studies enough for me,
: With my pulsing life ebiood iesping FREE
! Il live to learn;' and the students eye
Flashed out the sou, fire brilliantly;
eEcr n,e, you track Of heavenly light
. The Imperial stars, in their regal might
The laws thst govern the land and sea-
The solving OF every dark mystery,
Earth air. and water, and starry sky,
And the liz hit that beams from maidenSs eye.
II live TO learn what all life is WORTH
From ashen lips came murmurine forth.
sl have ciimbedto each mountain g snowy crest
And lain for years on oil oceans breast;
p Have drank from the cup of knowledge, rare
And conehed my lance at the tiend called Care
Oh, what is lie, with its wealth of years,
Gstnesesf insofrow. and pain. and tears!
Each ietty curl OF my manhuod's prime
- Has faded 10 white ia the. nlsts rf Time;
Nine eyes are dim. ana my iarm is bent
:, With the weigh, OF years in tn,iiug spent;
But ever IN darkest gloom. nfar.
Shonc forth a radiant guiding star.
= live 20 learn, aud now believe
6 have lived to learn and have learned to 1--we
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09
A Temperance Story.

One evening. last week. we took our
place al the supper table OF a Cincinnati
and Eouisviite packet. An animated con
versalions was going on. twixi a somewhat,
ancientIAdy, and IA sober faced male com.
papiail. os. the subject OF temperance.
OH exclaimed she with horror depict
ed on hersthin lips, Il despise the whiskey
drinker.
The gentleman dropped his knife and
fork. seized her hand. and give it a hearty
shake, we thought tears was going 10 drop
from his twnk!ing eyes.
Madam said he. Il respect your sen,i-
meu,s. and the heart that dictates them.
II permi, no person TO 60 beyond me in
dpspisilig the wbiskay drihker. have
been disguised OH this very boat. and say
it now before our worthy Captains face.
What, ask you. can be more disgusting
than TO see we'll dressed respectable. aye.
viuuous looking young men. whose moth
ers are probably even now praying thaiih
tender instruction by which their youth
was illuminated may bring forth precious
iruit in their maturity-l say, to see young 9
men step up 10 the bar OF this boat. and
without fear Of observing eyes. or the con.
demna,ion ofenligh,ened opinion. brezen-
ly. ask ior old Bourbon or rye. or Monon.
gahela whiskey, when in that bar they
know there is the very best Of Cogniac
Brandy!'-Oneida Sachem.
l.. GRATITUDE OF SLAVES - Two male
slaves of the late Mr.. Brice B Brewer, oi
annapolis. were manumiited by him pre-.
| vious to his recent death a few days
ago. however, they appeared before the
orphans court OF Anne Arundel county,
| aud stated that they, and their mother.
who had also been manumitted, desired
to serve Mira. Brewer, their late master $
widow. until she raised her youDRes,
child, and therefore wished to be bound to
her for ten years, and it is stated they
appeared erieved when Informed that
they could be bound only until they ar.
rived al the age Of 2i years, They ex.
pressed their determination. however, to
serve their mistress for 10 years. One is
90 and the other 8 yoars Of ago.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-09

e5- Pretty Rirls, who wsss seils. con-
.tri~e 10 let the wind blow th~m asids ~hsn
jthcs nsda smart sssAe hltsS.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

having obtained a permanent agency ior t,S558BN
~. slir and use al fAllNi IN 5
41oN WATER WHEEL, aud beiaS S5lr astHt = .I
- ''sInia, thu subs riher takes this Hothod 20 o"e
!F,t ai1e1t. before the public. rrr
rs Hdraatag, are. that il gives as large a perez III
i'iA me WatefeNpCndod rs the best uVrr=sia' ~ ,,to.
;i'l4e 1i tast iron. IL is durable. and, at the sunt - .IF
Z 9iiPir IN construction AMI NOT Liable to Ei "a - acts
II Va "eoi aud taue thereto attached with inc .Fu w
esN+fH"r, making ii, not only suitable for H17+ w. 43 ~
'"' lF any otlr machinery and back water '"5re
t'"tl " diminishing the head and Is aprhCa",n H. 81
rom { az feet IN, and is the chcapes, wheel eNtaptt ave a, h
ENNt" SAME p for irem the water eNpehded WI st
ih'iu.tclufeaat &c lJaineY :. Lynehbuig' y" ~ fWr'
'ap"Fintend Tie setting wuerc safes arr M'nenf%SaN.
Information, address, JAMES ". kJhiN IS
nov J0cly. Campbell l.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

The ST Louis REPUBLICAN declares itself in
favor of Judge Bates, of that state. as candidate
for the Presidency. 0fthis distinguished gentle
man. it says:
MIR. BATES name has been for many years as
familiar as a household word to the people of this
Union. lie is never spoken of but with admira-
ton of his fine attainments-his unaffected sim
plicitv of characteristic sincere patriotism and
devotion to the Union of the States-his love of,
nay, reverence for the Constitution. as it came
from the hands of its framers-his freedom from
ambition for office, having shown the rare merit
OF declining the highest posts in the gift of the
Presdent-and his total independence of all
oiiques aud eeteries and isms, whereby men have
been moved and controlled of late years"
The Liberty Tribune declares itself for WILLARD
FILLMORE for next President, and the Lexinpton
Express seconds the motion with a hearty good
will. The last named paper enforces its recon-
mendation by using this language:
A nomination may be gratifying to those Who
cannot reach public favor in any other way, but as
for Mr.. Fillmore he needs no nomination except
that which he has already received in the great
heart of the nation. Democrats, Wings. Fusion
Republicans, Abolitionists, Nuilifers, Know Moth
ings, and Sag-Nlchts may all scheme aud plan a.
much as they please, but they cannot defeat til,
will Of the people nor drive their candidate
from the field. Willard Fillmore is no,c a can
diddte for the Presidency. subject to ~ caucus
or convention subject only to the will of TIN
people,
Either of these eminent men would form a no
bic relief TO the country, in passing out from the
administration of the present incumbent. But
we think, the discussion of personalities in con
nection with coming candidature may be advan
tageously postponed. We have full faith that n
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

VIRGINIA At rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
V County Court of Campbell County, on Monday, the LIST
DAY Of October. 1850;
William Jordan. Plaintiff.
Against
Robert Nash, mud Mary. his wife, Mildred Tucker. Nancy Puck
ct, Thomas Suhlett, and Elizabeth. his wife. John Jordan.
Charles Jordan, Woodson Jordan, Samuel Jordan. Clcrissa
jordan, the unknown heirs Of Joseph Jordan, aud the IN
know heirs Of Samuel Jordan, Defendants,
IL CHANCEBY.
The object OF This suit is the sal Of Il Tract Of Land in Camp
bell County. of which Matthew Jordan, the ancestor # the
parties, diod seized and a distribution Of The proceeds among
those entitled: aad 10 appearing by proper affidavit flied that
The del ndants. who are >t}ind ABOVE rs the Unknown heirs Of
JOS pa Jordan. aud the unhGovu hersaf Samuel Jordan, are
moi residents of this state: il Is ordered that th,y do appear
here "-taia enc month after due publication hereof, aHl do
WHAT j. necessary t. protect their aterests-aud that a copy II
this order he Published once a week f. faHr successive weeks
in the l%yaehbarg NtRirin. and posted at the front door Of
the Courthouse Of his County. ON the fist day Of the next
CaaHty { .lt. 4 copy-rests.
dNp. C. NURRELG, l. &. GEO. Nh DABNEY CTR.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

THE INDIANA pRESBYrERN of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has suspended from the
ministry one of lis elergynen, for pnclristipn
conduct. The following are the specifications:
First Pecifcatioa.-For associating himself
with an association known rs the ind, aground
railroad, whose avowed business is to assist slaves
from slave to free territory.
Second Specifedtioa.-for actually enga-
cling in the business of assistin slaves in making
their escape from slave to free territory. which is
contrary To the laws of the Unite d Safes aud slut
ute laws of the State of Indiana"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

Precious Misunderstanding to tables pub
lished by the New York Courier the total com
age of Great Britain, France, the United States,
Russia, Austria, Prussia, Holland and Belgium,
Tor the last seven years, amounted to the grand
total of 81 ,097 ISL $50. For mechanical purpo-
ses, it is computed that the consumption of gold
and silver in the United States and Europe is J1-
0O0,0O0 dollars annually.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08

The Richmond Wing, speaking of tic late re-
movals of State Inspectors by Governor Joseph
johnson, says, that ''he has swept the board
he has not left a single Wing or Know Nothin.
in any of the warehouses of the State