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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30

Mr.. souLE AT NEw-ORLEANs.-The friends of
Hon. Pierre souls turned out masso, on the 2lst
inst. adopted resolutions welcoming him home, and
than serenadsd him. Mr.. 8. addressed them, saying
that none of the calumnies of his European ene-
mics had ever started blush to his cheek and that
he returned undarnted by the Ire of the crowned
cut-throat who ruled France. In whose bosom the
mere mention of his name had excited such strong
emotions. The crowd adjourned with such shouts a.
"Hurrah for Soule" ''1urTah for Cuba!" "Three
groans for the cut-throats Of Europe. "Hurrsh for
Alexander Ii ln' Three cheers for the Ostend c. n
fersneep" "Three groszs for the Vienna Confer
anca W etc etc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30

AFFsAYIN mosILE.-On Friday night, the Goth
Instant, Messrs. A. McVickers and CharIss McKarv
were attacked by rowdiss at the Globe HOTEL iu
Mobile, Alabama, and the latter SO severely
stabbed as to render his recovery doubtful
A man named Powers was shot In the head near
the Texas Hotel, on the same night; and another
man was shot on the plank road, nesr the city
Neither were fatally wounded.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-30

THE PRoPosED SglZURE OF AMERICANS In
CtB The report from Havana that the Cuban
authorities intend, In of another invasion, to
seize athe Americans on the Island-eyen cur
Consuls-is confirmed by reference TO the Soule
correspondence, wgere il appears that when Gen.
Pezuels was abou. TO call from Spain TO be Can
taia-General of Cube, he demanded OF his govern.
ment that he might bs allowed, In case of an expe.
dilion against she Island to arrest every American
on 1t. esss s
TRAssPoRrATIoN.-Twor negroes, belonging 10
Messrs VIM. GIasscock and Luke Woodard. were
sonvictsd, Ia Fauquier county. last week, Of at
tempting to violate and cutting the person Of Mrs
Carter, and were sentenced TO transportation.
ACCIDENT, WITH Loss OF LIFE, In CROSSING THE
RIvRR-We regret to learn that 40 the passengers
tor the Quebec train on Monday afternoon were
crossing the river to Longueil, the Ice sk0red, and
several were preciphated into the water. All.
WIKI the exception Of Mr.. Sanderson were saved,
and succeeded IN sttsinlug the shors q Longueil-
Montreal Herald, zss 3
Rev. DAVID WHITE, Of Pa, charged with prssch'
Ing an abolition sermon, hss been ordered 20 leavo
President Pierce Waited Mount Vernon Friday
with few friends.
Movunxsr 70 I'm CxAs -Tb splsn = 10 agita
tIor Ia 81 PetesSbusg 70 erect a-EFpbd nouumens
20 tie msrnory Of the late Emperor.
BopY FcunD Tho body Of Capt. MoCsrrar, who
% tie bsaeh y Hishissd, y, u " fsissy.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
For tbs STATE Sentinel.
LAFAYETTE, Friday Feb. 2, 1856.
To the Ehtors of the S-ntinel.


To the Editors of the S-ntineL,
SIRs:-Monday one day. Tuesday two days.
Wednesday three days, Thursday four DAYS,
Friday five days FOl five days | have re-
mained SPELL weather)-t ound, and am no
nearer up north now than then. nave formed
an intimate acquain ance with LAFAYETTE, and
know all about him. l want to shake him off,
cut all knowledge of him, and 90 somewhere
but cannot. Last evening at nine, the Sunday
evening train from Chicago arrived with one
hundred passengers. They were exhausted
with hunger, cold, anxiety, fatigue and want
OF sleep, after more than four days railroad
experience. The women and children were
SICK, the men, worn out with hard labor and
want of food, were sullen aud unamiable, and
the conditioned all seemed about as depl, rab g
as that of the British troops on the Crimea.
They report the snow as two aud half to rhree
feet deep, and impacted on the track in drifts
OF, in many places, ten and fifteen feet. They
have suffered from a series of accidents, be-
sides the unavoidable detentions, OH the route.
Tenders and cars are scattered along the road
In fragments, or buried in snow difts, and dur
ing thirty hours rest on the bleak prairie, the
furniture a.d seats of one of the disabled cars
were consumed for fuel. The exhausted
boilers were watered with snow, and fed on a
scarcity of wOOd-the men, women and chill
dren not being fed at all.
1t was finally announced at the hotels at
ten O'Clock last night that train would shortly
start Tor Michigan City. Two or three hun
dred waitingmen and women went at once to
the depot and Immediately crowded the too
cars provided for their accom- odation (?) full
to overhOwing. The seats and isles and plat
forms were jammed and the pack could hard
ly have been more dense if it had been
done by hydraulic pressure. There seemed to
be little more than cubic foot of air spa e
left in the cars. Men lost their usual courtesy,
| recognized judges, lawyers, colonels and gar-
liant gentlemen seated, while dozen ladies
separated by the crowd from their natural pro-
tectors stood in the asles
My baggage aud that of number of Others
was not on board and no persuation, entreaty
or offer of material consideration could induce
the harassed officers to touch, take or handle
it
We are assured that train will positively
leave this afternoon and that it is likely tc
overtakc the train of last night, as they again
shovel through one of the big snow drifts
Meanwhile if the Legislature has not passed
the obnoxious anti collection taking-up bill
let the hat be carried round in the churche.
next Sunday for our relief. We need it.
COL. MUZZE.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

UNDERGROUND RAILRoAD-Gray, Of the
Plandealer, Cleveland, says: 1--WE have
been favored with the annual report OF the
President and Directors of the Underground
Railroad, for 1854. 1t appears to be in a
flourishing condition. Business for the last
season has been large, notwithstanding the
tightness of the times. Running freight on
the increase, aud large dividends payable in
wool, deliverable in the Canada market. Ex-
penses of the road triaing, as the rolling stock
furnishes its own grease avoids collisions by
running in but one direction, and the engi-
neers aud conductors work for nothing aud
board themselves. Great inquiry for its
stockholders down s nth"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
The London Times on the Storming CT Sebas-

The London Times of the 26th ultimo has
lengthy article strenuously advocating the
immediate slorming of SebaStopol-desiring.
"at any sacrifice, the cessation of a state of
things which costs us every week as much
deaf and sickness, as pitched battle, with
out the glory, and, still more, without any
result" Says the Times:
a Nevertheless. we are. Obliged to confess
thA we have liftf5 expeutt ttAtios taas any sach
event is likely to happen at present. We
bear IN mind the unpleasant fact that Sebas-
topol Is very much stronger than it was when
the allies first found themselves before it, 1t
Is better fortified, bettered garrIsoned, aud for
au8ht we know, quite as well prOvisionel.-
The new works thrown up for the proi ecti1n
ot the town, on every side excite the astons n
ment of the besegers, not merely for their
ex' ent, their scale, and their completeness,
but for the fastldious neatness with which
they have been executed. They indicate an
abundance of hands, aud zeal for the work
presenting strange contrast TO the operations
Of our own overworked army.
From the first day OF the seige it has al
ways been thought quite possible to take the
place by assault, at a c. rtain large sacrifice of
men; and the question is, whether the gener-
ais who did not leel themselves equal to the
responsibility of such a step in September,
should have got over their scrupes now, when
the odds are evidently SO much against us. In
fact the price of the capture rises like that of
the Sybllline books, and Lord Raglan, if he
would ever see the insiIe of Seba,topo must
make up his mind to follow the example of
the King of Rome, and give three times as
many men for the city row as he would have
had to pay at first. For our part there is
hardly any present cost we should think too
great for it now. Were the immediate cap
ture of the place to cost the allies 10000 men
in killed and wounded, we are persuaded that
three months more of such work as we have
had would have cost as many more, aud leave
the work still to be done. Done, however, it
must be,unless we would make ourselvese the
laughing stock OF the world, and enable Rus
sia to say that we have done our worst, and
that she ferred us no longer"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT AT THE MARYLAND
PENITENTIARY-We learn from the Baltimore
Argus that there has been a most remarkable
religious excitement among the female con-
victs of the Maryland pententiary. Under
the preaching of stranger, who visited the
institution on the Sabbath before last, deep
and serious feeling was aroused, and several
manifested deep contrition. Sounds Of weep
ing and praying were heard throughout the
day and night, and the warden and other
friends prayed and exhorted with them. One
by one have they come forward, until some
twenty odd have made profession Of religion.
The matron reports the most marked change
in the conduct of these persons, who seem to
have been endowed with a new spirit, and to
be filled with love and affection for each other
in place of their former viscious propensities
Quietness and serious thoughtfuness reigns in
this department Of the prison. The work
allotted the inmates is done well aud cheer
fully, and there is at present the manifesto
tions of permanent reform.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
The State Of Oregon.

The bill which passed the House of Repre-
sentatives on Monday last provides that the
people of the Territory of Oregon be author
lied to form Constitution and State Govern
ment, and be admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in all res
poets whatever. by the name of the State Of
Oregon. The usual courts are to be established
and until another census and apport;onment,
the new State is to be entitled to one RepreSen-
tative in the Congress of the United States.-
Lands are appropriated for the Use of schools
and Universities, and for completing the p b.
lie buildings. Five per cent of tho net pro-
ceeds of the sales of the public lands. lying
within the State, are to be paid to the State for
the purpose of making public roads and canals
in the State. These provisions will give the
young State fair Philadelphia Led
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
FEBRUARY IL, 1855
Hon John P. Dunn and the Free Banks.

T In the course of the Bank discussion. on
Monday, in ;he House of Representatives,
several members of the Fusion party travelled
considerably out of the record for the purpose
OF dragging in the name of the late Demo-
cratic Auditor OF State. 1t should be borne
in mind that Major Dunn is not responsible
for the imperfectirns in the Free Banking
law. That the law is loose, bungling, and
even radically defective in most of its fea-
lures, is admitted; but the blame attaches, not
to him who was compelled to administer il,
but to the Legislature that was short-sighted
enough TO manufacture it. We do not doubt
that Major Dunn has used every effort to pre-
vent the depreciation of the Free bank paper,
and in this he consulted the best interests Of
the people. he paper deprecated, because
the times were hard-because the security
which the law required was not sufficient, and
because, generally, the law is, as we have
said, Dangling imperfect affair. 1t is Ger
is3ly, howeyer not very just to cast odium
upon faithful and capable public officer
merely for the reason that he was unable to
bing the people of Indiana of their money,
after The avenue to corrupt dealing had been
positively established by Legislative enact
ment. We expect to hear in the next discus
sion furious attack by the Fusion, Moral
Reform party upon the Major for allowing
brokers' from all parts of the State 10 congre-
shops for the purpose of shaving bank paper
and buying and sci ing stocks. For our own
part, we doubt not, that but for the care
which has been exercised by the Auditor, we
should pe in much worse predicament than
we are now.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
Foreign Commerce in New York.

1t appe rs from statement in the Journal
Of Commerce that the total foreign imports at
that port for the month of January were &c.
66l, 1872 less than for the same month of las.
year, and S495, 143 less than for January 1853.
The goods entered for warehousing have in
creased, while the Withdrawals have dimir ish-
ed, so that the total amount of Imports throlOn
on the ma,ket during the month, shows de-
cline of S8,277,174 as compared with the
same month of last year. BY far the largest
portion of the decline in the imports has been
in receipts of dry goods. The exports of
specie have declined, but the exports Of mer.
chandise have slightly increased, the total ex-
elusive of specie, being S50.722 in excess of
the large shipments for the same month of last
year, and S2,596, $50 greater than for the same
month of 1853.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR 1t does not

MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR 1t does not be
come us TO strike comparisons between the
various candidates for the Senatorship, but one
fact cannot be t o distinctly und-rslood-the
caucus nominee, Gen. Henry Wilson, cannot
receive the election without giving the "Ame-
rican Party" blow from which it will not
easily recover The man is unworthy of con-
fdence, aud intelligent men all through the
Union know it. He is complete a speci-
men as we have in the cuntry of the charac-
ter-less. principle-less, trading, time-serving
politician. A soldier of fortune without con-
science, an adventurer without regard to con-
sistency, self-interest has inspired him, ciicum-
stances have governed him. aud artifice has
been his main helper. A supporter Of Clay
in 1874. a supporter of Van Buren and
Adams in 1913, & coalitionist in 1850, a re-
publican TIL October, 1854, and afterwards a
know nothing his only inquiry has been for
the shortest cut to ofice.-M Y, CoHrie'
(Whg)
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

o. In few weeks, seyenty-six out Of the
hundred militia regiments of England and
Wales, are expected to be embodied. Take
$50 men as the average strength of each mil
itia regiment and there will be 81 600 soldiers
for internal defence or continental garrison
duty. But few of these will volunteer to
serve in the Crimea. In the year 1854, though
every inducement was held out. only 1000
militia-men volunteered into the regular army.
The total number OF English militia author
lied by Parliament is $1,000; of Irish, 10000;
of Welsh, 10000.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
"FRou THE SUBLIME TO THE RrDIcuLoUs

KOM THE OObLIML TO IHb IIIDIOULOUb'
The Railway (N. J.) AdUooate tells the fol-
lowing good story. at the expense of one OF
the upper tens" of New York:
Mr.. r.-- is one of the merchant prin-
ces " of the Empire Cily, and though living
in one of the most spacious mansions on the
Fifth avenue, his entire family consists OF
himself and his wife. Meeting friend from
the country one day, he invited him upto view
his house The friend WAS shown the gorgeous
looms, with tressellated floors and magnificent
frescoed ceilings, aud finally was taken into
the lower rooms, in one of which he found a
small regiment of colored servants seated at a
bountifu dinner. On his return home he was
asked if he had seen Mr. Sp-and- so? Oh Sesl''
"What is he doing now?' "Well, when
saw hlm he was kesPinga niger boarding house
on the Fifth 4vebuel !"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
Murder and Suicide in Virginia.

An affair of very tragic character occurred
among the slaves of the plantation of Col. b.
P. Walker, in Appematox county, last Mon-
day night, during his presence in this city.
As 1t was reported to us, a slave from a
neighborng plantation desired to marry one
of Col. " alker's negro girls, but could not
procure the consent of her father. At the
time mentioned he sought out the GIRL attack.
ed her W tn knife and slew her. Other
slaves interposing, he attacked them also and
inflicted serious if not fa'al wounds, on two o.
them. Finally he turned his knife upon him
self, and took his own life.-Lynclsbargh Kir'
ainian
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
Correction.

Monday, in opposition TO Free Banks. but in
his remarks he did the Senior editor Of the
Sentinel, manifest injustice by representing
that he had not heretofore opposed Free
Banks. The error was no doubt uninten-
tional, for we cannot suppose the Judge capa-
BILE of wilfGlly misrePresentiDg our views;
but he has known us long enough TO know
that we have never favored Banks of any
kind. Our opposition to these institutions led
xsto oppose United States Bank. the State
Bank and last, thought noS ieast, the Fres
Banks.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

The STORM BLEssING.-It is estimated
by the New York Journals that $4,000 were
paid in a single day in that city for clearing
away the snow. The Times says:
If for no other reason than that few hours
employment was afforded to the po'r, this
fall of snow has been blessing Whole reg
iments of men and boys, and even women
shoveled tons of snow, in the city yesterday
The charges they made are not in all cases 81
modest as starving people would be ger rerally
supposed to have asked. One fellow We
heard of demanded six Shillings, but another
dill 1t for two. A Dutch boy wept~ bitterly
because bigger Dutch lad wouldn't pay him
his share of ninepence. But ragged woman
did a handsome job for six pence snd
thought that good pay, for she had no bread.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
Afraid of the Gar.

The English government finds but little
sympathy with the other powers Of Europe
whom it has applied to for the purpose of FL
ling up the ranks of the army under the
foreign enlistment bill. Switzerland, where
it was thought the number required could
be obtained, answers coldly and disappro-
viDgly. Spain is also said to BE against
the project, stating that all tue recruits
will be needed for her own army. The hard
service in the Crimea seems to have no very
great charms for military men, and the Euro
pean powers not yet involved in the present
quarrel, in no hurry to entangle them
selves. They prudently wait to see what is
likely to be the issue of the fight, before they
commit themselves.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

0F The way mean man refers every
problem. great or small, to himself and his
own convenience, for solution, is often very
amusing. One of this sort of people had
ehsconced himself in seat in railway car
next the stove, where for hours he sat toastiDg
his shins, and basking in the genial hoat Of a
fire scarcely large enough for the comfort OF
the passengers who occup cd seats remote
from the anthacrite. By-andby up comes a
gentleman and lady, and says, in the blandest
manner, "Would MT you like to exchange
seats with this lady Pr mo, trank'e. said
the "old coiger, with an awkward bow; mo,
thaLk'e-lm '6teeged to you-but Ike this
seat amazin' we'll
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

OTColonel Colt, accused by tue newspa-
pers of having carried machinery to St Pc
tersburg, to make revolvers for the Gear, has
published derial in the Times. He says -
at is not true that have furnished arms or
machinery to the Russian Government, or that
have contracted to furnish either arms or ma
chinery to that Government The only truth
in the latter, as regards me, is, that l have
been in Russia as | have been in the other
great States of Europe, during the last two
months. Ever since my armory has been es'
tahlshed in London, both it and my own
skill have always been at the service OF the
Government, and it rests with them to employ
either or both of them to their fullest extent.
Nv offers to the Government to manufacture
any description of arms, at prices much less
than are paid to Others, have been sufficiently
lubic already, ana should afford complete
answer to all complaints against me of the
sort referred tor The fact is. the war Secre-
tary (Doke Of Newcastle) objected to the pur-
chase of an adequate punsoer OF Eohs Yeri 9
vers, on the score of expense, though Colonel
Colt actually offered them under the price
paid for inferior articles at Liegel
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
WHAT /. tha Lepislaturs Doing.

This question is beginning to be asked BIZ
the people of Indiana-by the very people
that elected the present Fusion House of Re-
Presentatives. Several weeks have passed,
and nothing worthy of mention has yet been
done The currency is deranged, the school
system requires revision, and an immense
amount Of business Of the most important
character remains unattend to. Upon the
House Of Representatives the blame must fall.
In this end of the body, the principal bills
must originate, and terrible will be the judg-
ment of the masses if some pressing matters
shall not be disposed Of at once. Indiana has
become proverbal for the vilest, meanest trash
in the shape of bank paper that ever cursed
the country. 1t is worse than the small-po
or the cholera. Let something be done inn
mtdaely.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
nrTbe New York Courier and ENQUIRER

OTThe New York Courier and Enquirer
announces The discovery, on the authority of
one Of the most eminent mathematicians and
astronomers in the world, that although the
hither side Of the Moon is uninhabitabe for
want of an atmosphere, the remote side may
be perfectly adapted to animal life. 1t is at
least certain that the mere want Of an atmos-
phere percePtiable to us, is no longer conclu-
sive as 10 the uninhabitableness of the planet
that rules the night
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17
~ Varitas ~

Some classical gentleman, who disdains to
write under all English signature, but rejoices
in the Latin appellAtion of truth. makes fu-
rious assault upon the Senior editor of the Sen
tinel, in yesterday mornings Journal. The
Senior editor is not responsible for the article
entitled, The Craze Of Fusion, and we are au-
thorized to say that he does not regard himself
seriously injured by the structures of "Verltas"
He is used to such anonymous fires from Ma
tive Americans, and Abolitionists through the
journal and he has long since concluded that
he would suspect himself of being in error, if
these discharges from sectional batteries should
b, discontinued. He quotes from our article
as follows
The Senate of Indiana stands as a break
water upo. fanatacsm. That Senate has the
power, aud we believe it has the nerve to
prevent a single fruit OF Fusion from ripening
in the session of 1855"
We used this language deliberately; ; we
used it to oonUey ideas, not to conceal them =
and we now repeat that the only hope does
lie in Democratic Senate, and that Senate
would be false to the best interests of the peo-
pie. if it should give way, without better cause
than has yet appeared to insolent, over
bearing, bigoted but distracted majority
Who Veritas' is, we do not know, nor care;
we presume he is some candidate for some
fat Office before the Fusion Legislature, who
is, Of course, horrified at the thought of being
considered demagosue. Nobody injured yet;
try your banda again, gentlemen.