Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22
NEWS ITEMS.

E Gen. Sam HousroS was in Cincinnati
on Tuesday last.
0T A woman named Crosby poisoned her.
self with arsenic, at Chicago, on the 9TH
OF The Wabash, at the present time, is
over its banks and still rising.
OF Young ladies are like arrows-they
can't he got of without beau.
OF At Russellville, in this State, Irish po-
tstoes are in demand ut SO 90 per bushel
OF There will be total eclipse of the
Moon on Tuesday evening" May lst.
0TThe City Council of Covington has re-
fused to grant any more licenses to tavems
and groggeres.
OF The Miami Circuit Court commenced
its session on Monday las, Hon. j. NJ WAL
LACE presiding.
OF The residence of H. B. HAvKNs Ko-
komo, Ind, was destroyed by fire on Friday
last. Loss $500.
OF More than $4,000 persons returned
from America to England during the year
1854
OF Judge PETIT is now holding the
Spring term of the Circuit Court at Oxford,
Benton County.
OF Mr.. SoULE was invited to public de-
monstration in his honor, by the Cuban junta,
of New York, but he declined accepting
OF Mrs. FREDERICK SEARs formerly Miss
SHAW, a noted Boston belle, died in that city
lost Saturday.
The CLERGy.-The census shows the num-
Der of Protestant Clergy to be n 800 to l,210
Catholic priests.
or The Lucy Mcconnell is reported to
have been sunk in the Wabash River, near
Mt Carmel, on Tuesday
OF Capital" 4" Punishment-to be hung
around girls neck till you are dead-in io0e.
Gracious, what glorious death
OF Thirteen German emigrants died in
Allegheny City, Pa, on the 18th, of cold
and starvation.
o. An insane man wandered off from his
home in Pickaway county, Ohio, last week
and froze to death in a cornfeld.
or" RUTH HALL" has reached sale of
5000 copies in sixty days, yielding FANNY
$1,000 GO cents per copy) as her share of
the profits.
OF The Prohibitory Liquor Law passed
the Assembly of Wisconsin, on Saturday
last by vote of AZ to..23. The Senate is
expected to concur.
STOLEN OR STRAYED.-It is said the Prohi-
bitory Liquor Law passed by the Legislature
of Illinois, cannot be found. 1t has been
signed by the Governor
OF The Ohio Farmer says the wheat crop
looks well throughout all parts of that State
II is quite too early to guess about results, but
so far, all looks well.
6T Mr. WRIGHT, of Cincinnati, had
$4,000 in bank bills and $1,000 in bonds
taken from his pocket, a few days since, in
that city.
OF The Louisville Daily Democgdt saws
that il was so dark in that city on Sunday last
that at half past eleven O'Clock the chickens
went to their roosts.
OF An attempt was made on Friday night
last, to break into and rob the Lafayette Bank
al LAFAYETTE, Indiana The thieves were un-
successful.
OF In hungary, the authorities have re-
fused TO grant any more licenses to practice
law for one year In that country, as in this
lawyers are quite plenty enough.
/ BAKER, the murderer of BILL POOLE, wa.
found day or two since at South Amboy
/ y. j. They are waiting a requisition from
/ Albany for his arrest.
/ OF The publication al the Laporte RepuJ
] hcan Times has been recommended by o. Ev
ERTs, editor and proprietor May success at
tend the enterprise.
( or Rumor says that the Rochester Bank
is about to resume specie payment w,
I hope it will prove true, bat we look on i
merely as a ,1e-nsore.
/ NEW Court HousE-The Board of Coun.
" Commissioners, of Miami county, at theil
session which has just closed awarded tbs
contract for building the Court House. The
/ price at which it was taken is S26, 500.
OF Mrs. SLOAN, of Hawesyille, Nv, was
so dangerously burned by her clothes taking
fire while sitting with her back TO the graf,
quilting, one day last week, as to endangel
her life.
OF Potatoes in large quantities, and of ex-
cellent quality are now brought by Railroad
from the North to supply the Western cities
In Cincinnati sales are reported of 400 bushels
at 81 65 per bushel.
05- The Chief of Police in his semi-annua
report, New York, announces that there were
go arrests for murder, and 166 for assault viii
intent to kill, during the six months ending
with December last.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-ESocH Dole
an old and highly esteemed citizen of Vigc
county, and one of the early settlers Of Ter,
Haute, died in that city on Wednesday, the
l4th inst, of Consumption.
OF The Fort Wayne murderers have haC
the day of their execution fixed upon. MAD
DEN and KEEFER are to be executed on Fri
day, he 9th of April, and SAM. RoMAINI
Oh the 18th of June next