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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-31
From The Paris Universe, April "a. ]
Japan and China.


We have letters from Hong Kong of 18th
Feb Our correspondents were. az that date.
IN receipt Of news from the Loo Choo Islands.
and from Japan. The conduct of the Japan
ese government with regard to Europeans *
still the same rs heretofore, that is to saw,
equally mistrustiul and ill-disposed. The
Americans themselves with their phantom Of
treaty, are in nowise protected from the ilI
will of the officers of the Emperor They
have received very evident proof of this dur
ing the station there OF the corvette Nincennes,
dispatched to Japan to execute a survey of
the coast
Every time the officers have wished ~
land in order to determine point, they were
met with Opposion, and, for the fulfilment oi
their mission compelled to resort to force
AT Loo Choo they have not met with more
friendly reception. Too weak to prevent she
landing of the men despatched ashore, The
Governor contented himself with the annoy
ance of appointing a guard of honor to accom-
pany them, for the purpose Of keeping off the
people. This duty had been so well pcr-
formed, that during nearly one months So
journ on the Island, the Americans have isot
found single opportunity of speaking to n
single individual. Disguised with all this
chicanery, the Commodore landed eighty
men, armed, and directed them upon the pal
ace of the Governor This frightened him
so much that he promised them all that was
demanded.
The quarrel of Admiral Laguere with the
insurgents at Shanghai, had assumed a char
acter altogether serious. On the 9th of Jan
uary he made an attack on the town. 1t be-
gan at day-break. An hour after openin p
fire, a breach was made practicable; the sail
ors rushed in with their officers mt their head
The rebels were routed, and the French re-
manned masters Of the ramparts, when the
troops of the Emperor (of China,) seeing the
French flag hoisted advanced in disorder to
the number of many hundreds, and planted
themselves right between the positions occu-
pied by ths marines. There ensued, there
fore, certain confusion which give time for
the flying rebels to rally
The blow had failed: a retreat was sound
ed. Ii Was made in admirable order not
withstanding the fire, we'll kept up, of troop
of English, Americans, French and other
vagabonds, from sixty tn seventy in number,
in the service of the insurgents. Our loss
was considerable two officers killed. four
wounded, three or four soldiers killed, and
about forty wounded. We owe these mis-
hals to the support which the insurgents find
in the Americans. Whilst the city was in a
state of siege, two officers of the United
States were taken ia yfa9rante delicta They
were anxious TO replldiate their nationality;
but their uniforms, hidden under their pale
tots, betrayed them. As the only chastise-
ment, the admiral was satisfied with disarra
ing them.
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Another Wolf In Sleeps Clothing

The Elmira Repablicaa of Nav Is, tells the
following of scamp, of whom there are, I'M
fortunately, too many in this country. Talk
Of Nunnery Committees, Pity that few
committees uld not be formed to ferret out
and intiict summary chastisement upon some
of the snuftiing vagabonds who, under the
semblance of religion, carry ruin an, misery
into the homesteAds Of t;neir too crednlons
victims.
"A clerical gentleman, of !SiH-en ad-
dress. on Thursday last disappeared with the
wife of gentleman residing on South Creek,
The gay Lothario' in clerical orders, some
two or three weeks since, being called to
preach in the neighborhood of South Creek.
was invited home by the gentleman. He
pretended to he unwell, and staid some davs
at the house. lie then took brief tfir
abroad, lectured on Temperance. and returned
to the house Of his Lospitable friend quite
ack, so much 50, indeed, as TO be closely
confined to the house. He was guest fol
three or four days, when, on Thursday. the
10th inst, his host, having some business Il
transact in Pennsylvania, left home, not sns
pecting anything amiss, Hatdly had he gonS
than the clerical scoundrel suddenly recover
ed HE health. HIS carriage was got ont, and
| the Unfaithful wife packing up her thing.
and some OF her husbands, had them con.
yeyed to the carriage, and, with her sanot
monious paramour, tnok her seat and bad
adieu to pleasant hqIhe and her two chill
dren, her innocence and peace Of mind Il
| link her destiny to shame and the veries
rascal that ever the sun shone upon
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PRESIDENT ROBERTS, OF LIBERIA. We
have before us copy of the message of Pres
ident Roberts, addressed to the Legislature
of Liberia, at its annual session in December
last. Ii is a well written document, and ex-
hibts the efforts made by him during his re-
cent visit to Great Britain and France. While
in the latter country, Napoleon H. assured
him of his warm interest in the progress and
prosperity of the young African Common
wealth. and directed that thousand military
uniforms and knarsacks should be made fol
the Lberian militia. He also ordered a
small vessel Of war to be placed at Roberts
service, as present, and all earnest of the
friendly regards of the French people fol
himself personally, and the nation over which
he so ably presides. In his message, Presi-
dent Roberts says
"During the year that has Just passed, q
kind Providence has watched over lis fol
good, and our country has been signally
blessed in all its relations. Every inn ortan
interest Of the government and people seems
to bear marks of the Divine favor and appro
baton. No pestilence has visited our land
on the contrary, an unusual degree of health
has been dispensed to its inhabitants. The
agricultural prospects of our countrw wer,
never more encouraging than at the presen
/ time" -
At the meeting in this city of the friend
Of Liberia and Africa, announced for mex
Tuesday evening, at Concert Hall, Che stnu
street, pear Thirteenth, the Rev. j. B. Pin
ney, Who has recently returned from hi
fourth visit to Liberia, is expected to be pres
emf, and to give valuable and reliable infor
nation in regard to that most interesting por
ton of the great continent of Africa. Gov
ernor Pollock has consented to extend til
time Of his visit to this city, and preside O
the oceasion.-Plh Ledger
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lETIf the editors of the Sentinel had as
many beautiful children as the editor of the
Madison Courier Cor Mr.. CAREERS children
are gerry beautiful and as sweet as beautiful,
though we cannot give him any credit for the
beauty particularly with his beard on) they
would not be quite as hard on their less for
tunate neighbors as he is in his paper of Mon
dag evening. give US, Mr.. CAREER, lit
tie of the milk Of human kindness. Yor
have ways and means of making yourself 4
very happy man, and we have no doubt you
are so int the domestic circle; but let some por
ton of your happiness bubble over into tn,
pages of the Courier.
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The American Newspaper Press.

The stamp duty on newspapers in England
has been repealed by act of Parliament. Bull
wER, in his speech in the House of Commons,
on the subject, made the following compli-
mentary remarks in relation to the American
press
4'You have been led to infer that the Amer
ican press is left in the hands Of ignorant ad-
venturers, whereas the remarkable popularity
of the American press is. that il absorbs all
the intellect Of that country. There is scarcely
a statesman of eminence, al author of fame,
who does not contribute to the American Pc
riodical press
The compliment is n little overlone, a.
the learned professions and business oecupa-
tons Of this country ''absorb' and deyelopc
their ful share of the intellect of the coun-
try" 1t is, nevertheless, too true that large
proportion of the authors, statesmen, and EN-
inent men of this country are during some
portion of their lives connected with the peri
Odical press. To the mere accident that in
his youth Benjamin franklin was placed in
. printing Office to learn the art and mystery
Of the types, the country owes the fruits o.
his practical education, mis- genius, and hi:
useful labors as statesman and philosopher
His name and fame have given dignity anC
honor to the printers art, and the editor
studies and lsbors, and that road to distinc
tion and fame which he trod so successfully
and with such benefit to the best interests o
this nation, has been followed ever since b,
many Of the ablest men, and whose name
and labofs illustrate our history.
Hamilton, Jay, Madison, Jefferson, tn
Adamses, Webster and Calhoun were indus
txi0us contributors to the periodical hteratur
OF the country; and in that employment nc
auired that facility of composition, eieganc
and richness of style, accuracy OF informa
fion and correctness of opinion that hav
made their speeches and writings part {
the standard literature of the country
Among living statesmen ard authors VIII
have written mnch for the periodical pres
the naIaes Of Everett, Bryant, the poe
Washington Irving, Cass, Marcy and nume
Gus Others are found TO them and mar
Others whose names are known and honore
all over the land, the press has been as we
school Of improvement as road to fam
While the press thus invites the labor an
best efforts of the ambitious, talented and il
telligent, periodical literature viii never 10:
its interest, its influence and value, or its re-
sonable support by the American people
Pi1sbE1y Post.
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CALIFORNIA SENAroRsHIp-It is said DIR

CALIFORNIA SENATORsHIP.-It is said DR..
WILLIAM GUN will present himself at the
opening of the next Congress as the duly elect
ed Senator from California. No ons received
a majority of votes in any of the fifty ballot
ings; but the Doctor had plurality of six on
the first ballot over Mr. Edwards, the next
highest. As the Constitution of California
provides that in all elections by the Legisla-
ture ga plurality of votes shall constitute 4
choice, where not otherwise directed in thi,
Constitution it is probable he will be allow
ed to take his seat in the United States Sen
ate, where his popularity is second to no 9th
or mans in that body.
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n~~Tbe renort Of the tbirtv.frst ami

0rrThe report of the thirty first anniver-
sary of the American Sunday School Union
has been sent up The receipts last yeal
were S245,604. The expenditures were such
as to leave balance on hand Of only 1929 90
The society have total Indebtedness oi
S92, ,225 80. The amount of paper and books
is Sla4,7 2s. Three hundred and twenty
four Sunday School MissiQuaries hav. 49,,
employed fasv Various periods oftime in TWEEN
ty-four different States and Territories
The operations Of the society during the pas
year have been successful and extensive.
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Conservation of the Jewish Hospital

This imposing ceremony was performed
yesterday, according to the custom of the
Hebrew church, in the new Hospital build
ing, between 7th and 9Th avenues, in 18th
street. The audience was composed mainly
of the more wealthy and respectable class of
our Jewish citizens The following was the
order of ceremonies The Sacred Scrolls of
the Law were brough to the door of the Syn
agogue, which having been opened, the pro-
cession entered. After reading and chanting,
they proceeded to circumambulate the Syna
gogue seven times, Psalm being chanted at
each circuit. A special prayer was then Of
fered up in the Hebrew language by Rev.
DIR. Raphall; prayer was then offered for
the President of the United States, the Gov
ernor and Lieut.. Governor of the State, and
the magistrates of this city. Addresses ap-
lgopriate to the occasion were then delivered
by the Rev. Dr. Raphall, of Green street
Synagogue, Rev. S. M. lsaacs, of Wooster
street Synagogue, Rev. NJ. Henry and Rev.
Mr. Llienthal The exercises closed with a
Hallelujah solo and chorus. This is the first
building of the kind erected in the United
| States; it is four stories high and covers two
full lots of ground, and has space of 81 by
| 100 feet i'm the rear, for the exercise Of con-
valescent patients. The institution was in
corporated in 1852; the corner stone laid in
1854 The ground on which it stands was
donated by Sampson Simpson, Esq. The
officers of the institution are, j. j. Hart,
President; Benz. Nathans, Vice President;
Henry Hendricks, Treasurer; Theodore Sex
las, Secretary; John NJ. Davis, Joseph Fat
man and Isaac Phillips, Directors.
The second and third acts of inauguration
of the Jews Hospital, consisting Of dinner
, and ball, were carried out during the evening
at Niblo's saloon. The company begin e
assemble at six O'Clock, in the great ballroom
} and soon after seven o'clock they We're ush-
, cred into the dining-room, where no less thai
, 700 persons had been provided for.
The tables were set ont in good style, will
! a variety of cold meats, fruits, confectionery
| &c, not forgetting bountiful supply o
/ champagne The decorations of the room
!. consisted Of flag behind the principal table
! on which was profile of General Washing
: ton. with the words The day and all wh'
e honor it,v and at the opposite end of the room
: banner Inauguration of the Jews Hos
: pital.p The music was by the band of tn
seventh regiment of the National Guards.
Among the distinguished of the invite,
: guests were Sampson Simpson, Esq, tn
4 principal patron Of the Hospital; Lieut.. Gov
: Raymond, and Msssrg. Raphall, Isaacs an
Leo.
The divine blessing was asked in HebreV
S by Rev. j. j. Lyon, and during its pronunci
o alton the JEWS custom Of covering the heaC
It napkins being used for the purpose : wa
4 observed by the gentlemen present. At tn
close of the repast thanks-consisting of
y chaunt in the Hebrew tongue, the whol
n company joining in occasional responses
= were returned by Rev. Mr.. Lso.-N ]. Su
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@What has b,cous oftbe pretended at
tempt to invalidate our city election;when will
the threats to US aud the promises to the dis
comfortsd conspiratora be fulfilled? All the
potent machinery a secret and unscrupnlous
combination has been brought into activity to
throw 6scIedit on the sober second thought
of our people. Where are the three hundred
illegal votes which the Journal SO confidently
asserted to have leen cast? The mountain
was in labor; ridiculous mouse is born
Some half dozen convictions are the mighty
result. What will become Of the notices
served on some of our officers that their cleo
tons would be contested ? The New AL
bany Tribune, and its charge of vILtAISoUi
FBAUD sink together.
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A FUNNY RETRAcTIoN-Some days ago
the st. Paul Times announced the death OF
DR.. DAY, of cholera, in that city Here is
what that paper of the 18th says:
We retract, we apologize, we blush, We
beg pardon; not for ourself but for the shame
of rumor DR.. Day says that it isn't so-that
the rumor lies-that he isn't dead-that he
can prove it. He undertakes to convince
the most skeptical in about ten minutes il
they will step into his drug store. He Ger.
tainly looks quite natural and at least very
successful imitation of life, if fat and fur
and good looks, and lots of things to sell, are
any proof of identity and Substantially. Blu
we give up; there's no knowing but wha
ghosts smoke cigars and tell long warns.
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Destructive Tire at Rlizabethtown-
ELIzAREIH HTows, KY, MAY 2a, 1885.

r. tkf Fd.fsrs oJtks LossssiHs JSHraal.
GESTIEMES-0ur town last night was the
scene Of disastrous coniagration. The fire
was first discovered in the stable of Mrs.
Brown, widow Of Thos. ID. Brown, deceased,
and in its fearful progress seven stables were
destroyed. 1t was then with great difficulty
that splendid stallion belonging TO Mr.:
Browns estate was rescued from the flames.
Only the untiring exertions of our citizens
saved the whole .own from burning. The
total loss is estimated at $1,000 or $4,000
The fire was undoubtedly the work oI
some malicious and cowardly incendiary.
In haste, X.
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A PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

indianapolis, Ind, May "a, 1855.
Whereas. 1t is srepresented to me, ON reliable
authority, that great outrage has been COM
mitted in Clay county Indiana, by the de-
struction of the Birch Creek Reservoir, nee
essary and indispensable feeder Of the Wabash
and Erie Canal; and whereas, it further ap-
pears that an armed mob Of persons, consisting
of one hundred or more, did, on the 10th day
of Nav. instant at the hour of II, NJ, appear
ON the banks of said work, and, after firing at
the guard stationed thereon, and driving him
away, proceeded to cut the embankment Of
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ent at that meeting, and he being attorney for
| omplainants, and employed by yourself, full
ly concurred in the proceedings, and BY his
Influence, brought about the meeting propo-
sed and held. The contract for cleaning off
the timber was awarded TO Mr.. W. X. Hous-
ton, citizen of Bowling Green, and the ex
penditure is somewhere in the neighborhoo d
of $4,000. This out lay, let me add, " as
made solely to allay the excitement prev all
ing, and not because the Trustees concU Ured
in the reasoning or fears of those who th, eat
ened injurious results from the standing tim
her. No such results have followed in. Ohio
| or elsewhere, are abundantly able to
show, and by the testimony of those who
resided for years on the margins of the Ohio
and Indiana reservoirs. 1t appears, h,ryever,
that Notwithstanding the sacrifices mnie for
! the sake of peace and pledges given at the
meeting in July, the spirit of outrage is vet
abroad, and where it is to end the authorities
of the State only can determine. This con-
dition of affairs should be arrested in some
legal manner, but how it is to be done is left
to the wisdom of the State government The
Trustees can do no mole than has already
been done to appease the discomfort of those
whose fears, fet or feigned, drove them to
such excesses
The property conveyed to the Trustees.
for the most sacred purposes, has been three
times destroyed by citizens of Clay county,
and is still threatened, as the enclosed letter
will show, postmarked at Brazil.
IL the State will not protect the Trustees.
their officers and agents, in the quiet and
peacable possession OF this trust property, it
will become aquestion how far we should 90
in repairing it. The losses already accrued
are large, and viii greatly increase should we
fail to have q supply Of water for summer
navigation.
do not wish TO indulge in any harsh ex-
pressions, in concluding this communication.
! and will not charge all the citizens of Clay
county with a participation in these outrages
| know that all good men there deplore them,
and feel that their county is deeply involved
in these scandalous proceedings Even some
of the participators, let me hope, will see rea-
son TO repent their ill-advised agency, and
avoid similar alliances hereafter Time will
determine the judgment which awaits such
conduct
enclose letter from Mr. Ball, the Resi-
dent Engineer having charge of that divis-
ion. His letter more fully sets forth the ex-
tent of the damage and gives details of the
outrage.
This mode is adopted of communicating
with you on this serious subject effccting
alike the State and her creditors.
Very truly,
THOMAS BOWLING,
| Res TruSfee &c
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An Old Papel.

We have before us a volume of a curious
old paper called the Gazette Of The Umted States,
published in 1870 at New York. 1t has
three columns on each page, and the type
looks quite antique; SO with the spelling
But the DIscoURsEs ON DAvILA, which it con.
tains, more than compensate for typographi.
cal inferiority. Ttis the property of a mill
tary friend who has handed it to lis for inspee.
fian
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0TCapt JOHN Hull, was found dead in a
field near Newberg, Jefferson county, Ohio, on
Tuesday last. On the previous Sunday he
had gone ont to gather herbs. When the
body was found, his two faithful dogs were
protecting it. His age was about sixty-fve
wears.
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LIBERAL PRoPoslTIoN.-Dr Mclean and
lady, of Franklin comfy, Mississippi, have
proposed to the Missouri Colonization Soei-
ETY. to send all their slaves to Liberia. Th-
n@.:.;,, IS stated TO oe from fifteen to eighteen.
They will pay all expenses of the slaves to
their place Of destination, aud provide for
their comfortable support for a fixed period
after their arrival.
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TRUSTEES OFFICE. ~. & L. CANAL,l
T5..,.o JT.,,t. IL IL lQSE


DEAR SIR 1t is my I'm pleasant duty tc
communicate to You the de strgction of tho
Birch Creek Reservoir, in ilay county, oI
Thursday, the 10th inst.
This outrage was perpetrated by an armed
body of men, at midday, who appeared il
disguise, with blackened faces, ansi other con
cealments of personsal identity. ThTe were
it is supposed, 100 persons enga, Sed in the
lawless proceeding.
1t will be remembered that on the night o
the 22d June, 1854, a similar Outrage Sas
committed on the same work, doubtl as by- q
portion of the actors in the recent scausiaioat.
proceeding. Navigation on the canaa was
entirely suspended south Of Terre Hau1e, for
thee months, causing a large expendit nre OF
money by the Trustees in repairs. and g.,eatly
embarrassing those having capital invest ed in
boats and produce. Though the repairs were
promptly made, no rains fell to fill the eser-
voir, and not further nse could be availe d till
the fall rains set in
In July last, after conferring with pme
two hundred citizens of Clay county, neal
the Eel River Dam, the Trustees cause al
the standing timber to be cut down vi thin
the reservoir, and the same removed, so fal
as was practicable. The persons there ass en-
bled, (but with thee or four dissentes), exc
pressed, by vote, their entire satisfaction
with the proposed expenditure, and We had
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THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD ANT
BRANcHEs.-The Michigan S. Il. r. has three
branches now in operation, enabling passen-
gers to reach several important towns north
and south of the line. Trains leave Elkhari
at ten O'Clock for Goshen. This forms q
part of the air line to be completed in few
months from Toledo to Elkhart. A train
leaves White Pigeon at twenty minutes past
two o'clock in the afternoon for Three Riv-
ers, and at forty minutes past nine in the eve
ming. Trains leave Adrian at nine O'Clock il
the morning, and at three p. NJ. for Man.
chester, passing through the towns of Tecum.
sch and Clinton. From all of the abov,
places stages connect with all the important
towns in the vicinity.
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hrThe New York Herald of Thursda,

GTThe New York Herald, of Thursday,
announces a caucus in that city, at the Astor
Hoase, of the following great guns of section
alsm, Freesoil and Fusion;
l. Hon. W. II. Seward, Of New York,
chief Of the Seward hybrid coalition.
. Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts,
abolition Know Nothing.
3. Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts,,
abolition Democrat
4. Hon. $. P. Chase, of Ohio, Freesoi
Democrat
.. Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, Freesoi
Whig.
Amos wants to know what's coming.