Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-10
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THE MARTHA WASHINGTON PRISONERS
We learn from the New York Times, that on
the evening of the 4th instant, officer Bruen
arrived in New York with the two Chapins,
aud Earle, who were remanded into Bruen's
custody by Judge Storer, of Cincinnati.
During the April term of the New York
Court of General Sessions the following
twelve men were indicted by the Grand Jury,
for obtaining money under false pretenses, Of
the Atlantic Mutual, Loan and Union Insur-
ance Company Each was Indicted on two
counts, and their trials will commence on Mon
day, the 14th instant, in all probability
The following persons stand accused -
Lyman Cole, John NJ Cummins, George P.
Stevens, Lorenzo Chaplin, Amasa Chaplin, Ru-
fus Chaplin, Benjamin A. Earle, James G..
Nicholson, Benjamin w. Kimball, VIM. II.
Holland, VIM, Kissane, Adams Chaplin.
Kissane is in Sing-Sing prison, while Ad-
ans Chaplin, Nicholson, Holland and Stevens
are yet at large. Expert officers are, howev-
er, on their tracks and they will no doubt be
arrested soon.
bTThe Ohio State Journal mentions that
half-drunken fellow at Columbus saloon,
one night last week, drank twelve glasses of
ale on a wager, and after performing the feat
was stretched out on the floor, full as tick,
and cold as a wedge. With the aid of a
stomach pump, physician after much labor
succeeded in pumping him ont sufficiently to
put him on his legs again, but he has been
ale-ing ever since.
~ The Boston Traveller states that the
amount of the fruit business of Boston proba-
bly, aurpasses that of any other city in the
Union, except New York, and the sales Of
some particular kinds Of fruit even greatly
exceed that city. About seventeen thousand
boxes of oranges have arrived in that port in
one week. Since last September, 10000
boxes oranges, 10000 boxes lemons, and
nearly 10000 drums of figs have arrived.
NEW YORK RowDIEs-An unoffensive
man, JAMES WuMoT, was attacked on We'd
nesday afternoon, while driving a cart through
Stanton street by party of rufians belong
ing to fire company, and so badly beaten by
powders, besides receiving pistol shot in
the back, that when rescued he was in a dy-
ing condition. The man had not given them
the slightest cause fol the wanton outrage.
6TThe Rev. Mr. HALsEY, Rector of Christ
Church, while visiting the new building now
in progress, adjoining the Everett House, New
York, for the purpose of inspecting parts of
the workmanship, and while in the act of
looking through the opening of the large CEN
trail window, lost his balance and fell to the
ground, distance of some sixty feet. Mr..
HALsEY was in his 10th year. He was SON.
in-law of President KING, of Columbia Col
lege
"No MORE WHO VICTORIES. I've hear
of no more Wing victories. There are Know
Nothing triumphs and Democratic triumphs,
but no more Wing victories. The Wings
are often lost sight of in other combinations
the Democrats never Ii is this marked con-
trast between the two parties that renders the
Democracy unconquerable, and that impels
thousands to its standard who grow weary of
the shifting and changing policy of the
Wings.
New MODE OF PUTTING Up PESs-Ths
Oakville waterbury, Conn., Manufacturing
Company put up their pins by steam power
on strips of paper which are rolled UP in a
compact form, leaving the heads exposed on
one end of the cylinder, in a manner oonven-
lent for use, without being transferred TO a
pin-,ushion. Each roll contains two hundred
and eighty pins-the number usually sold in
a single paper.
G Reports concerning the sugar crop
from all parts of Louisiana, are Of the mos
deplorable character The long drought Ia.
been 50 severe that the plant cane is com
pletely dried up, leaving not the first sign o
prospect OF its ever going to seed and TIL
rattoon cane, for the most part, il equally a
unpromising. 1t is thought in some section
of the State, that the growing crop will no
turn out as much cane as will be required 70
next years seed.
We learn from our friend, Mr y. OAKLEY
that the earnings of this road for the montl
of April, 1855, are as follows
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