Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-23

u Butter, Of very ordinary quality, sells ir
our markets at twenty-five cents per pound.
GZ-JoHN r. NELsoS, prominent lawyer Of
Knoxville, Tenn, died last week.
GEMiss EMMA STANLEY is playing at Buffalo
and maintains her popularity.
R-Counterfeit two dollar bills on the Farm
srs' Bank of Lansingburg. are in circulation.
GTA heavy frost fell at New Orleans on
Tuesday night week.
aGT Captain n. DAVIS, prominent whig pol
itician OF Alabama, is dead.
G> The Abolitionsts at the North have pub
lished the life of ANTHONY BURxs.
70 There was ice half an inch thick in Cof
fee county, Georgia. on the LIST inst.
70 GEORGE PrAsonr. Esq, is expected to visit
New Orleans during the month of December.
- There were no riots in Philadelphia or
Cincinnati last Tuesday Those cities are un-
der Democratic rule.
u Mr.. JoHSs<E. Owens, the popular come.
dian, has been playing an engagement at Wheel
ing.
GrFoRREsr played the Gladiator" at the
Walnut street Theater. Philadelphia, on the
18Th.
O@Dr. G. s. ROBBINS, of Shamokin, Pa, died
suddenly on the cars near that place last
Thursday.
WMr. Joux H. SrRoBIA. one of the oldest
citizens of Richmond, Va, died on Saturday
morning.
| UMr. WINSTON was recently thrown from
bis horse. in Sacramento county. California, and
killed
U'J. B. ROBERTS is now playing at Wheeling
and the editor of the Times thinks che is an
actor of decided merit"
GFA man named McGEHAS fell from Fill
more and Donelson pole at Atlanta, Ca, on
Thursday last. and was instantly killed.
DZ-Hon II. woep, of Va, lately appointed q
Fillmore elector in that State. hss resigned hi.
post and come out for Buchanan.
HB. r. HUTcsSs was found dead near hir
residence 10 the vicinity Of Cleveland on Tues
/ day. He was no doubt accidentally killed.
/ u company Of one hundred and fifty Vir
ginians arrived at wesiport. Missouri, on tn,
18th ult., en- route for Kansas
/ II F. CHaRLToS. aged eight years. son Of tn,
Rev. Mr.. CHARLTON, was accidentally drowned
at Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday.
i 10 The cornerstone of a new university
building was laid at Anderson, South Carolina
on the 26th ult-. with Masonic ceremonies.
10 The resignation Of Second Lieut.. GKoRe
W. Rosr. corps of Typographical Engineers, ha
been accepted by the President.
/ u The spire Of st. Peters Catholic Churc
| in Philadelphia. is two hundred and thirty
three feet high. and represented as the highe:
in this country.
IL visitor was contemplating Niagara Fall
!, the other day, when verdantlooking indiviC
5 ual came up and asked him if he would pleas
to tell him the name Of that riccr.
: ~ Somebody. describing the absurd appea
. ance of man dancing the polka. says "H
\ looks though he had hole in his pocke
g and was trying TO shake a shilling down IL
: leg Of his trowsers"
W The President of the Peru Railroad Con
}. pany informs us that they did not dischar,
10 hands for political considerations, but for 9TH
l. reasons. We are sincerely happy to be so i
N formed, for nothing can be more unjust than
D. arbitrary act of this kind.
y, D At the ball in Moscow, on the EVENT.
he after the coronation ceremonies. the Empress
W Russia danced with the Turkish Ambassado
u OF A California jury, in a suicide ca
at lately, found the following verdict "W
r the jury, find that the deceased was foo
u, Sensible jury-thas-
= U The Board OF Directors Of the Bank
= the State Of Indiana were in session yesterd,
e. UA boy named SrRArroS Hoop, at Was
C. ington ID. O., dislocated his neck the other d,
ic while engaged in playing leap frog, SO that
= died at once.
mt 10 Last week, says the Staunton Virgin
he Vindieafor, families numbering in lie agl
he gate sixty to eighty persons. left that con-
for the West, chiefly for Missouri.
no IL The large barn Of Messrs HULISn
a., SrRKvK, Mount Holly. n. j., was destroyed
fire on Friday last. Loss $4,000 insured
81 600. The fire was caused by an Irishma
~ pipe.
A GREAT many red birds have been destroy
'e' on Cedar Island, s. c., by fire in the sw an
the dense smoke causing them to fall in the '
ire ter
Gu A BEAR was shot within the limits Of the c
or eral Germans, each one giving him a charge.
he OI Our markets are well supplied with
re. finest fish-bass, red d-horse, buffalo, sun-f
pike and suckers, caught out OF White river
~ We yesterday saw upon the streets S
ty, eral wagon loads of fine apples. They W
of selling at seventy-five cents per bushel.
ed HERR STAsDrGE, the celebrated singer q
NJ" instructor of JENNY LIND. died in mad no
yer at Vienna last month.
IL FIt il estimated that about 800, 600
ut Black Republican money have passed
m Democratic hands on the result Of the elect
he i'm Indiana.
NE a rare chance for modest bachelors
40 widowers, who have family ST small childr
See advertisement in to days paper" He
wanted" From personal interview with
he Lady, we are satisfied it is all o. K.
"e WAR DEPARrxEST.-The Secretary of
~ has left " ashington for short time on V
iu to West Point. During his absence the Pr
=. ~ dent has appointed the Chief Clerk Of the
's partment, A. CarBELL, acting Secretary
War.
,ch By- The mammoth pig brought from Chi
AT cothe for exhibition during the Ohio State
i've was two years and three months old,
weighed on foot one thousand one hundred
thirty FIVE pounds. he measured nine fee
length, and about the same in girth.
-" u The American Express Co., d. RI
lS' Captain, with JIx BrsHAx. and host Of 9
'ks fellows as subordinate officers. run into our &
- orares dailv by supplyin0 M with nayers Il