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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-12


The following persons, says the Madison
Courier, were convicted at the late secession Of
the Jefferson circuit court, viz:
Joseph Thomas, assault and battery with
intent to kill--fined $500.
Alex. Ewing, convicted Of petit larceny,
imprisonment 30 days in county Jail, and
fined Sl,O0.
Christopher Short, grand larceny; years
in the State prison-disfranchised 10 years,
and fined $1,000.
Michael Winterhauser, grand larceny-two
years to the penitentiary, disfranchised three
years, and fined $1,000. Escaped from the
prison on Friday last)
John C. Anderson, grand larceny-3 years
in the State prison, DISTINGUISHED years, and
fined $1,000.
VIM. Henden, two indictments for foreery
sentenced to the penitentiary for two years
disfranchised two years, and fined 5000.
Also, two indictments for retaining in his pos
session counterfeit plate--convicted, sent 10
the State prison two years disfranchised two
years, aud fined 5000.
w. Ii. Shroder, indictment for petit larceny
imprisonment wears, disfranc.lised fro
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Peter, what are you doing to that boy p
said schoolmaster. "He wanted to know il
you take ten from seventeen, how many will
remain; so / took ten of his apples to show
him, and now he wants / should give 'em
back" "Well. why don't you do it p "Cos,
sir, he would forget k0l0 many is ktt''
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Election News from Towns i'm Ohio.
GLORIOUS DEMOcrATIC VICTORIES IN ONO

Know NoTHrNGI NJ RoUTED.-The spring
elections afford the most gratifying evidence
that the Democracy are rapidly regaining
their ascendeney III Ohio. The following
cities and large tow,:s have gope against the
Know Nothings- aud in favor ofthe Democrats
by decided vote Look at the pyramid :
AI-PnN
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-12

A fierce excitement ragged through the city
yesterday afternoon, in consequence of a
rumor that the tickets, tally sheets, and poll
books of the Twelfth Ward had been de-
stroyed by mob. By most persons it was
discredited, and innimerable stories found
currency. Men protested that they had wit
messed the destruction, and Others declared
that they had investigated the matter, and
that there had been no mob-that the story
was founded upon the burning of the tickets
subsequent to counting them. Weproceeded
with care and perseverance to look into the
facts and visited the warl where the outrage
was stated TO have been committed. The
form which the various ramors took on Third
| street, yesterday afternoon, will be found on
our first page, as given in our afternoon
edition.
We found the street in front of the engine
house where the Twelfth Ward elections are
held, deserted, and everything wearing a
quiet appearance. We experienced much
difficulty in arriving at the exact truth, but
are assured that the following statement is
correct
The Know Nothings were first on the
ground on Monday morning, and elected their
judges, with one exception. The following is
list of the officers at the city and township
polls:
"A. L. WILLIAMS,
5. l.. SSoDGRAss,
- KIssANE }Ju1ges.
HARRY WINToN,
HENRY EsKEL,
Eskel Is a German; the Others, we were in
formed, acted with the Know Nothings, and,
whether members of the order or not were
considered by outsiders to be identified with
it.
The clerks whose names we learned were
Thos. Scott and Thompson Biles, both "Ame-
rican Reform.
We were informed that the election pass
ed oil quietly, or as one of our infornants
expressed it "there was only Dutchman
knocked down once in while, and that
didn't amount to much, you know-the gen.
eral proceedings ~sss-. peaceable." No de-
monstrations of violence occurred during the
night following the election, and the count
ing of the ballots was proceeded in without
molestation until about one O'Clock yester-
y day, at which time all the ballots cast
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Fruits of Know-Nothingism

We publish in full the accounts and COM
ments of the Commercial and Enquirer on the
outrages in Cincinnati. The denunciatiOns
of these papers we heartily endorse We
think the order of Know-Nothings is dead;
it has committed suicide, the frequent end of
maniacs. Respectable men cannot stand the
Bill Poole demonstration and these riots We
wish our township election could have been
postponed few days. The result would
have been different:
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OF We recommend the attention Of our
readers to the following extract from an arti-
Gle in the Enquirer of yesterday. 1t tells the
plain truth, but nothing more:
Let respectable men who wish for a
change in the naturalization laws come out
from the internal conclaves which are fast ma
king republican institutions by-word and a
kissing to the nations, and seek to accomplish
the change in open day and l.y fair argument
Events, like those in New York and Cincin-
natl, must crimson with shame the cheek of
decent men. Cana decent man bear to have
it told to his children that he belonged to an
order which destroyed the ballot box and can
nonized the bully?
Know-NoshiDg Disregard of Popular Sovereign
ty-Attemptof of the Minority to Rule the Ma
iority-Besten at the Pol,s-Mob Violence
and Brute Force Besorted TO.
Know Nothingism, In its hideous deformi-
ty, now stands unmasked in Cincinnati, be-
fore the gaze of the people of the United
States lss.aeings here since the election
show itsf,xEehce as an organization to be in
compatible With law and order and the preser-
---rzz1z1re4ss- Fise -.s0fst ,;fe-
dictions Of the evil tendencies OF the order
have been more than realized Its claim to
the credit of carrying out American princi-
Piles has proved most base and disgusting
imposition. 1t has attacked by violence and
force the very basis upon which our institu-
tons rest, the authority of the ballot box.
1t is attempting TO set aside the will of the
r,aarla bv the substitution of rhvsicaI ,,r,-ar
in its stead. Notwithstanding its importation
Of hired Kentucky bullies, TO overawe peace
able citizens and 10 vote at our polls, and all
the other arts resortec to by its desperate or
-ganization to elect its ticket, the latter was
beaten by more than thousand BqajoyItu u,
the city Ohers last fall its PrepOnderance ,oas fty
fUs hundred.
The following table shows the result for Mayor:
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6T The following account of the outra-
geous scenes enacted by the Know Nothings
at Cincinnati, we copy from the Commercial
Independently Of that city:
ANoTHBR. OUTRAGE UPON THE
POLLS.
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Important Cabinet Council-The FL
Dorado Affair = Important Naval
Nov ents.
w ,sr,.,o-o,- NIL ~

The great affair." just now, in this city, is
the FL Dorado outrage There is no little
: xcitement here, growing out Of that insult
which, by the way, has been increased by that
to Thompson, the American consul at Sagua
Ia Grande. There was another cabinet council
Yesterday, ut which our relations with Cuba
were fully discussed. The members Of the
Cabinet in favor Of immediate and energetic
steps against Cuba were:
The President Secretary Guthrie
Secretary Davis, Secretary Campbell,
Secretary Dobbin, Secretary McClelland,
Against any decided movement for the pres
ent were
Secretary Marcy.
Attorney General Cushing.
Secretary Davis was in favor Of the most
decided action to compel an immediate apol-
ogy from the Captain General am told
that Davis is very violent, and urges the
strongest measures for reparation.
Orders have been sent to Pensacola, Nor
folk, Philadelphia New York, and Boston, TO
have all available vessels and material pre-
pared for immediate service, and instructions
have been issued 10 all naval officers at those
points to hold themselves in readines for ses
1t is thought that portion of the Mediter-
ranean fleet, as well as the Brazil squadron,
will be called home for the emergency.
WASHINGTON, March 80, l0P. NJ.
Preparations ior War-Energetie Measures
teBlplatei.-Another consultation with HE
Cabinet has determined the President to draw
from the different stations every vessel which
can possibly be spared, and order them forth
with to join the Gulf squadron. A large por-
ton Of the late navy appropriations will be en-
pended in providing steamers, ostensibly 10
transport provisions, but really to transport
men and military stores 10 our Southern coast.
A decided step is 10 be taken, and the conse-
qdences left to take care Of themselves. War
Us the only theme discussed on the streets to-
day.
An extra session Of Congress is regarded a.
impracticable, as only three of the Southern
States could be represented. President Pierce
will adopt Mr.. Folks plan, and consider a
state Of war existing
| am happy in being able 10 assure you
that the policy now resolved upon by the gov
eminent has the Cabinet with il as a unit IN
sentiment and that sentiment adopts imme-
diate action for the recent insult which our
flag has been made TO suffer under, and orders
/ to obtain redress have been forwarded 10 those
( who will too gladly see them carried into ex-
ecution. One vastly important feature, brought
about by the recent transactions in and about
Cuba, rejecting upon our national reputation
/ is, that whilst the government viii not en-
courage fillibustenng, it will not f2xlthesfu-
ture, find il incumbent upon her b ~ 10
the various reports of schemes on f5<LE|or in
vasiOn.
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CHILIICOTHE,
CUYAH0GA FALLS,

DAYTON, NEW RICHMOND,
MEDINA, TOLEDO, SANDUSKY,
HAMILTON, CINCINNATI, FREMONT.
These places gave large Know Nothing
maiorities last fall.
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OF We give from the Enquirer further
details Of the violence at the election, with
the Elqufe,'s comments, which We heartily
an1aroa
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-12

Burning of the Tickets, Tally Sheets, and Poll
Books of the 7i0elfh Ward.
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6TItis with high qualification that we
publish the following able article from the pen
of prominent citizen of our place We
expect the accession of many Wings of the
old school to our ranks HENRY CLAY was a
glorious chieftain to fight under; but if he
could come to life, how his proud heart
would swell with Indignation and sorrow at
the desertiOn of his principles by men who
once professed to be his followers.-EDs. Sen.
For the Sentinel.
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In the meantime the Germans bed
themselves most formidably, erectih9 ei1ree
strong banicades of wagons, carts, drays and
whatever vehicle or available material they
could manage to get hold Of These were
erected-one across Vine street at the crossing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-06-23
Water.

Pure sparkling cold water is not, as was
ancien,ly supposed, a simple element, but
compound OF two gascs-oxygen aud hydro
gen. Ifhydrogen be ignited in the open air
II will burn with pale blue fame, and if a
bell glass be held over it, water viii soon bc
seen ,ricklinG down its sides. The cause OF
tbs is, that the oxygen of the air combines
with the hydrogen TO produce combustion,
and the result of their combination is water.
In this state these two gases are bound tose.
thcr by some connection, which we call
chemical combination" which is but a
name for something VIC do not understand.
| II is strange that water, wh,ch is the enemy
of fire, should DC composed Of two gases,
one Of which burns readily, while the other
is the great supporter Of combustion. And
it is equally strange that oxygen, so inds'
pensablc to animal life, should form nine
tenths by weight OF a liquid (water) in
which few terrestrial animals can live but ior
few seconds. We cannot account for such
properties in the clements Of nature we can
only tell of their operations. We can con.
ceivc that they might have been endowed
with different properties, but that is all
The properties Of pure water are numerous
it has neither taste nor smell! II is neither
sour, sweet, bitter, nor pnngent; 1t does
not irritS,e the most delicate nerve, nor doe:
it disturb the most tender part Of the frame
We cannot estimate i. too highly: it soothe:
pain, it relieves thirst, it lubrcatcs the tbs
sues, il washes out the morbid humors frou
the system,-in short, but for the quality @
these Two gases, forming, in q mysterious
manner, liquid water, no organism coult
exist on the earth. 1t is necessary to life il
the animal and vegetable world. Countries
without rains. excepting they are lertilizce
by rivers like EgyptJ are dreary deserts
devoid Of animal, plant, or flower.
1t has been said by sope philosophers
that gas is the natural condition OF mat
ter" but this is nothing better than scienti
tic nonsense. for water is as much natura
condition Of matter as gas; indeed, it j:
more so, hydrogen, although gas, is not
found in nature except combined with some
other element, as a solid or fluid; never, al
least in = state Of pure gas. Upon such
subtle laws as those developed in the comb
nation Of these two gases, forming water
hangs the existence Of ten hundred millions
of human beings. and that of countless my.
riads of the lesser creatures. --ScientWc
.Americ n
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Popping the Question.

Jededsh Hodge was dead in lore with the
beauteous Sally Hammond, but owing to an
unconquerable feeling Of diiiidcnce, he had
never been able to screw up his courage to
the sticking point absolutely requisite TO Ell.
able hun to inform her Of his predictions
Three several times he had dressed in his
sunday go-to-meeting txins;" and made
his way to her fathers house, determined
this time to do or die. But unluckily, his
courage oozed away, and became "sInail by
degrees and beautifully less," as the politi.
Clans say, till, when he was fairly in her
presence, he was barely able to remark that
It was warm evening. Sally got tired at
length Of this old reiterated observation, and
resolved to help him out Of his predicament,
Tor, like true woman, she had not failed to
perceive what Jedediah was trying to come
at, but couldn't. For the fourth time Jcdc.
diah came but did not succeed any better
Sally commenced her attack by informing
him that Mary Somers, an intimate friend,
was going to be married.
"fou don't say So" said Jedediah, that
being the only idea that occurred to him, ex.
ccpt one, and that he didn't dare give ute
"Yes," said Sally, "she's going to be
married next weeks It seems rather queer
that she should be married before Inc, co nsi
dering she's a year younger"
Jedcdiah's heart leaped up in his throat,
but he didn't venture to say anything,
There was pause.
"Jedediah," resumed Sally, after little
hesitation, "Ill tell you something, if you
II promise certain true that you won, never
tell anybody"
mo, | won't" said Jodcdah, stoutly,
proud Of the confidence reposed in him.
ut isn't much after all" said Sally, cast.
ing down her eyes; "only q dream, and I
don't know whether ought TO tell you, af.
ter all, though, to be sure, there was some.
thing about you in IT,"
"Do tell me-" pleaded Jcdcdiah, his curl.
osity overcoming his bashfulness in q dc.
gree.
"Bnt I'm afraid you'll tell after all"
mo won't certain, true. hope I may
be horsewhipped if do"
"Then-don't look at me, Jedediah, or ]
can't tell it-I dreamed that-that--that you
and IL shall never be able to tell you
that you and were going to be married the
day before Mary Somers !"
Jedediah started as IT struck by shock
from q gavanic battery, and shouted enthu-
siastically--
$50 we will, by gosh, if you'll only say
the word !"
Of course Sally was astonished at this
sudden application Of her dream, and could
not believe he was in earnest. At length she
yielded her consent, and her dream was We.
ritied at the altar in less than week.
Ladies' that have bashful lovers, take
heed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-06-23

LouIs NAPoLEoN's MINISTER OF F0nEIGs
AFrAIRs.-Thc New York Tribune thus
speaks Count Walewsk, the successor OIL
Drouyn dc rlIuys as French foreign Minis.
ter. The conduct Of the latter at vicnns
met the Emperor's disapproval, and he was
speedily dismissed:
Count Walewski is natural son Of Nlpo.
on l., and was originally 4 Popish refugee
His mother, belonging to tho petty Polish
nobility, named Lontschynski, was, on &C.
count Of her beauty, bought from her father
by an old rich roue Of some seventy years
Of age, named Walewski. Napoleon saw
her at ball Of Warsaw, and being struck
with her beauty, Marshal Duroc carried her
away, with the consent Of her husband, to
the dwelling Of his master. Napoleon soon
became very much attached to her, and the
present Count was born in 1909 or 1870
The title he bears was bestowed on tho in.
fant in the cradle, along with considerable
property in stocks and funds In the carri.
age Of Nopolean, seized by the British troops
after the disaster of Waterloo, were found
some. domestic memoranda written In the
imperial hand, and in these the name Of
Madame Walewski follows always imm cdiste.
ly after that.O( his mother Lctitia. Napole.
on wished and expected that his mistress
should join him at st. Helena. He was
highly offended when she soon after married
his cousin, Gen. Count Ormano, and this
was the reason why he mentioned neither
mother nor child in his last will and tcsta.
ment.
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The Dii lc aud the Discoveries OF Science.

=
The following eloquent passages are from
Lieut. Maury's late work, the Physical
Geography Of the Sea-"
"The Bible frequently makes allusion to
the laws Of nature, their operations and Of.
fccts. But such illusions are often SO wrap.
ped in the fold of the peculiar and graceful
drapcry with which its language is occasion.
ally clothed, that the meaning, though pee.
ping out from its thin covering all the while.
yet lives in some sense concealed, until tho
lights and revelations Of science are thrown
upon il; then il bursts out and strikes US
with the more force and beauty.
As our knowledge of nature and her laws
has increased, so has our understanding of
many passages in the Bible been improved.
The Bible called the earth the round
world yet for ages It was the most damna.
BILE heresy for christian men to say the world
is round and finally, sailors circunnaviga.
ted the globe, proved the Bible to bc right,
and saved christian men Of science from tho
stake. 'Canst thou tell the sweet influence
of the Peiadesy'
Astronomers Of the present day, il they
have not answered the question, have
tnrown 80 ihuch hbht upon u as 10 snow
that, If ever it bc answered by man, no
must consult the science Of astronomy. II
has recently been all but proved that the
earth and sun, with their splendid rctinue Of
comets, satellites, and planets, are all in
motion around some point or center Of at.
traction inconceivably remote, and that
point is in the direction Of the star Alyon,
one Of Il Q Plciadcs whv bus tho .e,rono.
mer, then, could tell their sweet influences,
And as for the general system Of atmos.
pheric circulation which have been so loaS
endeavoring to describe, the Bible tels Is
all IN single sentence: The wind goeth to-
ward the South and turneth about into tho
North; il whrleth about continually, and
the wind returneth again according TO his
circuits. '.--Eccl. !. g."
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AVisit 10 the Eattle Fields.

A correspondent Of the n. o. Picsyune,
a Brownsville, writes
~ have just returned from a visit to the
battle grounds Of Palo Alto and Resaca de 10
Palma, but scarcely vcstige remains to de-
note these fields which redounded 30 much to
tho gallantry Of our regular army. On the
former fold a cannon ball is occasionally
picked up, which is the only indication that
It was ever used except for the peaceful pur-
pose of grazing the largo herds which at
present roam ovor IL
At Rcsaca de Ia Palma the faint outlines Of
the redoubt which the Mexicans occupied on
the west bank Of the Resaca are still visible,
but so overgrown with brush and under.
growth they can scarcely be followed. One
or two trees still show Inc marks Of the
strife, and q few shreds Of old shoes, an oc.
casional battered canteen are also to be found
in the chapparel but there is naught else to
show that here was the scene Of tho most
closely contested fights Of the war, where
bayonets were often crossed, and whero
hand to hand fights were frequent, As the
scattered combatants met beneath the shade
of the sweet scented mimosa Or amidst the
tangled brushwood."
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The Philadelphia Gazette thus comments
upon \ new system Of strategy recently
adopted with success by the French eom.
mander before S.bsstopol:
"Dut We come now to q feature in tho
late adsices from the seat Of war, which,
We confess, has staggered our credulitv
more than any thing that has ever reached
us from that quarter. II is announced, in .
dispatch irom Gen. Canrobert, that the a.
lies have been throwing Cam0utiets, or
stink-pots, into the enemy's fortiications,
and that the measure has been eminently
successful. If this be true, ir merits tho
contempt Of the civilized world. II Is q
mode of warfare TO which brave and hon.
orable adversary would not descend, and
which even a savage might be ashamed to
employ.
The fortunes Of the bcsegers must In.
deed DO desperate when they are driven to
expedients so unworthy Of this age. De-
feat, the mcst absolute and mortifying,
would be preferable, one should think, TO
generous enemy, to triumph achieved by
such cowardly and infamous means. 10
conquer a gallant FOO, whom the usual arta
and implements Of military science cannot
vanquisb, by smoking him to death by poi.
sonous gases, is an act from which the moral
sense Of this century must revolt. Ii tho
balls from the allied lines cannot batter
down the walls Of Sebastopol il the shells
thrown into them cannot reduce the Rus.
SLAMS to capituate or surrender; il they
cannot be Invested and subdued by famine;
or, # they cannot be bravely assailed and
carried by storm, then, we submit, it wcro
better to abandon the siege altogether than
to attempt its conquest by raining into tho
fortress a shower Of stencil balls, and de-
snoying the garrison by asphyI Iia. Ws
have turned with disgust from seeing tho
hunter, who had chased his prey to its den,
pile burning brush-heap at the entrance Of
the refuge, either to force the poor brute
forth again, or to kill it by suf'ocation; but
that proceeding is tolerab!c in comparison
with the base inhunaniiy Of attempting the
capture Of citadel in war by strangling its
forces with deadly fumes emitted from smo.
king missiles"