Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-06

OF Snow fell in this vicinity yesterday.
01r The Louisville and Portland Canal
Is re-opened
or The Ohio is again falling. with but IL
or IL inches on the falls.
01rJudge Halliburton, author of Sam Slick.
has sold his estate in Nova Scotia, and gone
to spend the rest Of his days in England
6TA young woman fell dead while shout
ing at revival meeting in Vernon Connec-
ticut, last week.
0rThe export of the pecan crop in Texas
was enormous in 1852, and the yield this
year is likely to be greater.
eTThe cow Of Mr.. Royce Jones hooSsSu
that gentleman's right eye out while hen
milking her in Mortified, VT
6rPeace reigned universally yesterday.
There was not the slightest disturbance abou
the polls, nor in any part oftbs city, that We
heard Of
FoUSD.-A pocket book containing pa
pers probably Of value to the owner. Apply
at this Office, prove property, pay charges and
takeit
6TThe Mayors injunction with regard 10
coffee houses was scrupulously observed yes
terday. They were shut up.
TMsj. William Kimbro. of San Angus
tine county, an old active patriot of Texas.
died in San Augustine, last week.
! rMrs. L. L. Deming is concertizing in
Lafayette. In difficult and brilliant execu-
ton the papers say she rivals Jenny Lind and
Parodi.
I OF Mr.. Thomas NJ. Vance, a young ira
gedian well known in Indianapolis. died re-
Gently in Nashville, Tenn.
or The Hartford Conn COurant says
there is a baby in that city only five months
old, weighing 15e pounds.
/ Grille was a sensible man who said the
newspaper is the best breakfast company in
the world.
OF Governor Bragg. of North Carolina.
has pardoned Alexander Hooker, convicted
at Randolph Superior Court Of the murder Of
Chavis who had seduced his sister.
GA Georgia made locomotive is TO be
exhited at the annual State Fair in Atlanta.
OF Hunting is good out on the Kanks-
kee.
OF The Girard House in New Albany
was slightly damaged by fire Thursday
morning.
Il @Two hundred recruits for Walkers ar
my in Nicaragua, paraded in New Orleans on
the 23d.
~Rev. T. M. Eddy removes form Indian
apolis to Chicago to take editorial. charge Of
the North Western Christian Advocate.
OF The woods on each side Of the Gin.
cinnati Railroad in Ripley and Franklin
counties are burning at fearful rate.
pMore buildings have been erected in
indianapolis in the past year than during any
former year.
OF There are now one hundred and six
teen counties in Texas, that aourishing State
which short-sighted men tried so hard to
keep out Of the Union.
THE ART OF PERFoRHIse.-Promise little,
that you may perform much but il you
: want to perform little, you can promise %
much as you like.
0TJudge Morton is fine looking man
{ Gin. Gazette.
/; Yes. but how swfully he must feel.-LO1.
Times.
TLet us be firm and self-sacrifcing.-
Fremont paper.
No need of that-the Democrats will sac
ri6ce you fast enough.
0rThe Churchman says that the Bishop
of Illinois CDR. White) rendered his resigns
/ ton of that diocese to the House of Bishops,
D but that II was not accepted
OF The entire line Of the Wabash Val
i ley Railroad from Lafayette across the State,
, will be completed by the 10th of next
month.
0TThe Lafayette Courier says restaura-
J teur in that city gets up oysters in eap-a.pis
{ order. They are swallowed whole, Of
course.
eTThe Lafayette Courier, Black Repub-
lican, advises its readers not to bet on Indi-
} ana. 1t gives it up. The old liners are
bound to carry it, It's safer not to bet, gen.
tlemen, certainly--much safer for you.
GA few days since, Mendoza, the old
guide who piloted General Taylor through
his Mexican campaign, up to the battle Of
Buens Vista, died in Mercer Valley, Texas.
at the advanced age of ninety years.
GA babe about three days old was left
at the residence of citizen at Tere Hsute,
a few days since. The Express advertises
that the parents of the interesting offspring
can have the same by proving property.
BAR-RooM MEAsUREs.-InL London the size
CT drink of ale is established by law. Re-
Gently pot-house keeper was prosecuted and
fined for selling the beverage in measures
that held less than a pint
GREAT FIRE IN DEcAcUR Co., INDIANA
/ ]. Fletcher, Of Winchester, Decatur county.
Indiana, writes, under date of October %,
that great fire was raging in the woods II
that vicinity, doing great damage to prop
erty.