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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
Sam and Sambo.

In a late number Of the Albany Argus, We
find a leading article in relation to the present
coalition against the Democratic party, which
contains many points which cannot be too fire.
quently brought to the public gaze. In the
course Of the article referred to, the Argus
says:
"The Republican party, in fact, in most
States except New York, is a mere aggrega-
ton Of dark-lantern lodges. Its leaders are
grand high-priests of Hindooism. Wilson
and Banks Of Massachusetts,, and Campbell
and Ford of Ohio, ~officiate alike, and in turn,
at Republican and Know-Nothing affairs.
Known othingism cordially lends its aid to
elect those devotees of anti slavery Republi-
canism-Chase to the Office of Governor of
Ohio, and Wilson Of Massachusetts, to a seat
in the United States Senate. Republicanism
repays the debt by supporting those shining
lights Of Hindooism-Ford, for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, and Campbell, of Ohio, and
afterwards Banks, of Massachusetts, for the
Speakership of the House of Representa-
tives.
The facts which have transpired establish
this proposition That Republicanism has
ITO OulcCllOn 10 anu It's
distinctive and proscriptive doctrines if it viii
superadd to its creed the anti-slavery Repub.
lican dogmas. Wherever this is done the
two factions cordially cooperate. Republi-
canism nowhere objects to Know-Nothing-
ism as such, or because it is Know-N othing-
ism, if it consents to the Seward -%Repupubli-
can Abolition doctrine. Hence, the evidence
is conclusive that the pretence OF Republi-
canism in certain localities-as here in New
York-of hostility to the doctrines of Know
Nothingism, is the sheerest hypocrisy. In
every such locality, if the dark-lantern lodges
would adopt the anti slavery creed. Republi-
canism wonld cordially and lovingly fmtein-
ize with them, without e~xacting a recan-
tation of Hindooism. In other words, Re-
publicanism hates Know othinigsm, not be-
cause of its doctrines, but simply in cases and
localities where the latter hates Sewardism.
Whenever and wherever both consent TO en-
dorse Sewardism, Sam and Sambo immedi-
ately embrace
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
TaIrihlA AHrau

Our generally quiet and peaceful village
was the scene of much excitement on Mon
day evening last. Ii appears that consider
able i'll feeling has existed for some weeks,
between Oscar, son of G.. w. Sill, Esq, and
Charles, son Of Judge Thompson, two of our
most worthy and respectable citizens. The
two boys, Oscar and Charles, were attending
Mr.. Couse's school and from what we can
learn, a kind of paper warfare had been for
some days carried on between the two. On
Monday evening last, after school was dis
missed, the two boys met at the Seminary
door, when Oscar struck Charles, and n regu-
lar scuffle ensued. During the scufle Charles,
who was under. inflicted several severe stabs
upon Oscar, principally in the abdomen, sew
ering the intestines, and causing them to pro-
trude through the cash some two inches in
length. They were parted after a little time,
and the boys started for home. After walk
ing a short distance, Oscar tainted, and was
carried into Crane & Aliens office, where
Dr.'s Allen and Rice were sent for, and
dressed his wounds. lie was then carried
home, where he fingered in intense agony
until Tuesday night, when he expired, the
victim of his school-fellow. The blow is a
terrible one to Oscars parents and friends /;
he was an obedient and dutiful son, beloved
by all who knew him, and had he lived,
would have been an ornament 10 society,"
To our esteemed fellow-citizen, Judge
Thompson, the blow is equally severe, and
his old age is rendered miserable 10y the ter
rible deed of n son to whom he was greatly
attached. With the parents Of both our
community deeply sympathiEe, and this mel
ancholy and heart-rending affair will no
doubt be a timely warning to the young as
~sociates of Oscar and Charles to not let their
passions have the mastery Of reason.
Immediately after il was ascertained that
the wounds inflicted upon Oscar would prove
mortal, Charles was not to be found. The
officers have been in pursuit, but had not,
when our paper went to press, succeeded in
capturing him. Numerous opinions are given
as TO the cause Of the affrsy, and also as to
the guilt or innocence of Charles. We for
bear giving details, for, if apprehended, the
whole matter will undergo judicial ~investi-
CATION, and too much talking and printing in
such cases is Of no benefit and only calcula-
ted to retard the ends Of justice.-Parke
County Republican,.
Judge THOMPSON, the father of the young
murderer, was formerly a resident of this
city.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
THE Frozen PEACH TREEs.-M. B. Bate

THE Frozen PEACH TREEs.-M. b. Bate
man, in n letter to The Ohio Farmer, fully
confirms our statement a few days ago, that
many of the peach trees and other tender
trees, are frozen to death. We think that
nearly all that were planted last year-nelrly
all that stand in undrained, rich ground that
is naturally moist, and all that made a good
deal Of new wood last year-will be found
seriously injured. We ~reiteratc our advice to
use the pruning-knife freely. That can do
no harm and may save your trees. Do not
cut them down until you are sure they are
dead, and then cut away the body close to
the ground and cover the stump with a sod,
and wait to see if the root will send up
sprouts. If your trees are dead, do not be
discouraged, but plant more. We may not
lave such another winter as this in this cen
tury. In Ohio it is generally conceded that
the buds of peaches, cherries, apricots, some
early pears. and some of the most tender APP
Piles, are killed or badly injured upon all clay
lands. The Prairie Farmer says
ave have given up all hopes of a fruit
crop except apples. The thermometer has
been % deg. below zero in Chicago and %
deg. in the vicinity. The presumption is that
peach trees, g., and all rather tender shrubs
arc dead down to the snow-line. And we
fear that half Of the badly-handled peddlers'
trees, brought into the country last Fall will
be found in the same category, whether plant
ed ont or heeled in. The time for pruning
is when the first warm weather of early
Spring renders it necessary to cut back, be-
fore the sap begins to circulate then do so a
little below the evident frost-mark or dead
line. But even if the peach trees are of good
sorts, touch not the bodies too rashly, for
they sometimes survive after the bark and
wood show discolorations and slight disor-
ganization, on cutting into them"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
Caution 10 German cit,zsus.

We are told by several of our German cit-
zeus that the member of Congress from this
District, Mr.. BARBOUR, is exceedingly atten-
tive in furnishing to the Germans of Indian
apolis and its vicinity, Abolition documents
printed in the German language, in order tc
convert them to Abolition doctrines. We
we'll know Mr.. BARBoUR's Abolition feelings,
and with what zeal he will labor to corrupl
our German citizens with his miserable Abo-
lition letters, speeches, and political tracts
There is an Abolition publishing committee
at Washington, whose duty it is to publish
electioneering documents for free distribution
among the people, to disseminate their Black
Republican principles. They have these
documents prepared to suit every locality
every class of citizens, and every latitude
We shall refer more particularly hereafter Z
this attempt of adecided Know Nothing, like
Mr.. BARBOUR, to stuff tho German population
with matter which he hopes will induce then
to vote a Fusion-A Abolition Know Nothin
ticket. They are as shrewd as he is silly
They understand his motive, and will not b
likely to turn Abolitionists to oblige and sus
tain Know Nothing Office hunters.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

THREE ABOLITION LIEs.-No. l. That the
Missourians came over here and destroyed
the ballot box at the election of the bogus
Constitution. The election was broken up
by citizens, bona-ide residents of the Terri
tory-not a single Missourian having any
thing to 10 with it.
No. 2. That Missourians came over here
and destroyed the Register Press. This is
so absurd, hat every body here only laughs
1T the ~impudence of those who make the
statements. We say, and challenge any man
here or elsewhere to contradict it, that Mis-
sourians did not come over here and destroy
or aid in destroying the Register Press.
No. 8. The Herald Of Freedom says: "That
an election was held at Leavenworth on the
18th January, and two hundred legal votes
given."-Every body here knows this is
false. The city authorities interposed, and
the higher law party dared not even attempt
to hold an election here on the 15th.-Leav-
en,oOrh (Kansas) Herald.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

ANDREW JACKSON DoNELsoN.-The Wash
ington Star speaks of this gentleman as fol-
lows
He resided here for many years, and Is
we'll remembered, especially on account oil
General Jaekson's memorable saying, that
everybody had his pest for his part, II 1t
were not for Donelson, he should have moth
inc in the world to trouble him. The truth
is, Donelson was his Monsieur Malaprop0s.-
Being a family connection of his wife, the
General was forced to tolerate him about
him, and to grin and bear with all the phi
losophy he could muster, the 'scaIes and
difficulties into which DonelSon was con-
stantly getting him. DonelsOn's most re-
markable trait is an abiding want of COM
mon sense, which has prevented him, not
withstanding the prestige of his relationship
to the wife Of Jackson, from having the
least political weight where personally
known.
lie rated from the Democratic party be-
cause President Pierce refused to take him
and certain members of his family, for office
at his own valuation. For months before he
turned up a Know Nothing, the Locofocos Of
Nashville were cracking jokes about his Ia.
mentations over his failure to get what hC
asked of the Administration and the undig
nified and impotent personal abuse showereC
by him at the street corners for the benefit o
street-corner audiences, on the President
His nomination is worth to the Know Moth
ing cause in Tennessee, at least a clear los
of some $500 votes; for the mental and 20
litical calibre of Andrew Jackson Donelsol
is well known throughout portions of tina
State.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

LUCKY, M DECIDEDLY CooL.-The Wor-
c%ester, Massachusetts, Spy says that as Mr..
Bramen was passing the Providence and Wor-
cester Railroad at the crossing a little way
below the Northbridge station, with a span
of horses and sleigh load of corn, he got
one of the sleigh runners wedged in be-
tween the planks and rail at the crossing, just
as the whistle of the last up train gave warn
ing of its approach, a mile or two distant.
Mr.. Il. instantly unhitched his horses from
the sleigh, pulled off his coat and ran down
the track, swinging it as a signal to the engi-
neer to stop. He was successful, and the
train was brought to a stand with the engine
directly over the pole of the sleigh. Mr..
Barrett, the engineer. who is as much distin-
guished for his GOODNESS as for his prudence
and caution, as he brought the train to a stand,
addressed Mr.. Bramen in the most calm and
quiet tone imaginable, thus: "You are very
fortunate, sir, in giving us warning; had you
not, we should have been very likely to haze
spilled your corn"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
Desper ate and Fatal Duel in Georgia,

The Rome (Geo.) Courier has an account
of a daS lately fought near Dallas, Paulding
county. The parties wero Wiley Jones and
VIM. Bane, relatives. They fought with
rifles, and fired three times. At the first
shot, a part of Jones left ear was shot of.
The parties not being satisfied, they reloaded
and fired, a part of Jones right ear-lock being
cut off by the ball of his antagonist. They
were still not satisfied-loaded again and
'ized. Danes ball passing through Jones' hat
Jdst above his head. Jones then made at his
antagonist with his rifle, and attempted to
knock him down with it, but Bane got the
advantage, knocked him down and beat his
brains out, and fed unhurt. Jones died i'm
mediately, and up to the latest accounts
Bane had not been arrested.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

INFLUENCE OF EASTERN MoNoPoLY on
WESTERN NEwsPAPERs.-The Cleveland
Plain Dealer offers some important sugges-
tons respecting the efforts of some eastern
publishers to monopolize the Western news
paper market. Speaking Of the course of
m GREELEY, he says:
egentleman boasts of having 10000.
5obscribers to his weekly Tribune, which cir
culates mostly in the Western States. II he
makes SIR cents nett on a subscriber, he is do
ing a good business. lie can well afford to
put down his paper so near cost that no west
ern publisher can compete with him in price.
His becomes a huge monopoly, debating not
only terms to the printing profession, but by
his overshadowing circulation, debating wes-
tern opinion. The principal aid to his sue
cess in the west, are the postmasters i%n'cities,
towns, and country. They have not only
been in the habit of volunteering their efforts
to get up clubs for the Tribune, but have been
acting as mailing clerks for Sir Horace, thus
saving him thousands of dollars clerk hire
per year.
Mr.. Greeley, in order TO cut under and
break down the Western press, puts clubbing
terms down so low as not to take into account
the expense of writing subscribers names on
their respective papers, leaving this for post
masters TO DO, who have so kindly sent him
his subscribers, and who he knows have got
to write said names before they can properly
deliver the said papers. In this way he steals
a vast amount of gratuitous service from
western postmasters which we western pub
fishers do not think of asking.
Now, all we have to say to Western Post
masters, is, that if they owe any such gratu-
itous service to Horace Greeley, or any other
mammoth monopoly establishment East, we
expect they will continue to discharge their
obligations to him in this way but if they
are real Western men, and devoted to Yves.
tern interests in favor of sustaining IVES
tern men and Western institutions and opin-
ions, we shall expect they will go no farther
in their favoritism for Eastern publications
than to fully and fairly discharge their du-
ties as postmasters, and leave Sir Horace to
mail his W papers, or pay his clerks for so
doing.
There is a regulation of the Post Office
Department which requires postmasters,
when papers are not properly directed" to
send them back to the Office Of publication
for proper direction. or course, when a
package of papers comes TO an Office with nc
direction at all, except the name of the post
office, on the outside wrapper, it becomes the
duty of the postmaster to return said pa
pers. If the package is directed to an indi-
yidual, it should be delivered to him upon
his paying the proper postage. If he refuses
it should be returned 20 the publishers,
the reason given.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13


We have never seen the stables In
Twenty fourth street 80 bare Of horses for
sale as they are now in any previous month
siuce the street has b06n used for q horse
market We have counted in corresponding
seasons past, week after week, from seven to
,pipe>Aundred horses at a time in tho various
Stables, and from two 70 four hundred sold
in a wee was not a very remarkable event.
No<< The <Qta: number in all the stables is
not s<Uo hhndred, aud OF fresh arrivals
half that number. Still, the supply is
sufficient for the demand, but we spprehend
that will improve rs soon rs the Winter
~loosens its lev chains. that have nearly para
lyzed trade in horse-6esh.
We nave every reason to believe that Just
as soon as the stables Gil up, there will be q
fair supply of buyers. No one, unless greatly
necessitated to buy q horse, will 60 into a
bare market. To make the business lively,
there must be a stock on hand.
No farmer would 60 into a half-empty
store as soon as into a full one to buy goods.
Ii is Just so with horse buying. When the
stables are filed up, the street viii be full OF
buyers.
As to the prices that viii prevail this
Spring, we believe that they will fully equal
last year, and for ordinary work-horses will
probably exceed the price of a year ago.
We notice in Chamberlain's large stable
about a dozen ordinary Vermont work.
horses, Just arrived, that are held at $50 TO
$3.50. A lot Of Canadian ponies, on the way
to New jersey for sale, will probably sell for
S10C 10 S125.
In Posts stable we noticed a snug-b built,
compact gelding, 1854 hands high, 6 years
old, about being sold at $500. His color is
dark dun, with black stripe down the back.
lie was raised in Ohio, and has been kept one
year in jersey, and is now in first rate condi-
ton, works kind, and is sound.
A six year old sorrel, near IL hands high,
not very handsome, but a powerful horse,
was offered for 1926.
There are some Pennsylvania horses in this
stable held a little higher than last year; but
owners all concur in saying the price is not as
high in proportion 10 cost.
Northern horse-dealers seem to be blocked
up by the snow and cold weather. There
are some good Ohio horses in McCauley's
stables. These stables are capable Of hold
ing three hundred horses, but at present
there is not one-fourth of that number there,
owing to Western men not having come
forward with their stock or else 10 their not
having the stock TO bring forward Our
opinion is that horses are not plenty, and that
they will sell a month hence at prices salts
factory to the farmers who supply the New
York horse market--N. Y. Tribune, Sth.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
iIgnore-amuses.

This is the soft nickname given by the
Lafayette Journal (darkey Republican, to the
Know Nothing Fillmore papers Of Indiana
Its eduorl NET gRRELD tels%GgEeG 4un.
SON & Co, that they need not look to the
Republican Convention for ahy favors-that
GREGG or HUDsoN stands ten chances 10 be
struck with lightning to one of gettinguaaz
nomination from the Republican STD Con-
%vention ~ That's very consoliDg, but Is
doubtless the solemn truth. Notwithstand-
ing this, however, we find GREGG and HUD-
SON fawning at the door of the Black Re-
publican temple. and licking the hand that
beats them. Both of them ignore the,
Slavery issue, as KiOv Motlings, but "pitch
in" to all National Democrats who will moi
join in a hue and cry against their Southern
brethren They are National when they
vote for President, but Sectional when they
vote for Governor A blacker, deeper, OF
more degrading infamy could not be con-
ceived outside Of a Know Nothing Council.
But it won't succeed. GRE0G and HUDSON
will have to "faco thf nuzip.' The Demo
Gratis will give them "Haif Coldmbiass th<
Black Republicans yankee Doodle" whit
both parties will drum them out of camp.ss
the tune of the "Rogue's March !"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13
Execution at csntrsyille. Maryland.

On Friday of last week, negro Paul, convict
ed of the murder of Mr.. Porter, was hung at
Centreyille, Nd, in The presence Of some four
thousand persons. 1t appears that when the
drop fell. the rope broke, and the criminal fell
heavily to the ground. The Times of Saturday
says:
"The fall hurt him considerably, but he re-
covered somewhat, and engaged earnestly in
prayer. After doubling the rope and rearrang-
ing the scafiold. he was again led up. but re-
quired the assistance of two men Ia support
him up the steps. The moose was agan al Just
ed. the drop fell, and the wretched being was
launched into eternity. He continued to pray
until the drop fell. Owing TO douling the
rope and the short fall, (abont twelre 94ches,
his death struggles from stranguiat{op veEo IN.
deed horrible, and continued ut i1@rSals foI
about ten minutes"
He made no confession, but reiterated a pre-.
viOus statement that he started with a compan.
ION now in the Penitentiary to rob Mr.. Porter,
but was taken with n fit, and was unconscious
until after the murder was committed. On Fri.
day morning, on entering his cells, the sheriff
found that he had succeeded i'm removing the
irons from his legs. The Times concludes its
notice os the execution by saying
the time of our writing, , 7. NJ. Friday. J
the street and public house in front of our Office
is full of drunken, disappearing men and broken
heads, black eyes, and bloody noses. are to be
seen in profusion. The great majority of them
we are glad to say for the credit of our county
are from a distance.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

A MELANCHOLY CASE OF POIsONING.-The
Piitsfeld (Mass.) Eagle gives the following
account of a melancholy case of poisoning,
which occurred in the town Of Richmond
recently -
at seems that DR.. Jennings had occasion
to administer strychnine to a patient on
Thursday, the 31st ult-, and on his return
home left his medicine case, containing the
powders which were unused, in his study, a
room which the family are not allowed to
enter. At this time the only daughter of DIR.
j., a beautiful child of nine years, was i'll
with some slight disorder, tor which Dover's
powder had been prescribed. Her little
brother, thinking to play doctor, ventured
into the prescribed room, took out the fatal
powders and offered them to his sister
who refused them. One of them, however
dropped on the floor by the table, and Mrs
Jennings, ~supposing it to be one of the Do
ver's powders, picked it up, placed it with
them, and afterward gave it as such to heI
daughter. The result was, of course, heI
death in a very short time, and before the
physicians who had been summoned could
arrive"
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-13

Superintendent of the Peoples Express, for a
Chicago paper in advance of the mail. IL the
Peoples" is in as hoprishing a condition as the
Captain appears to be-snd we have no doubt it
is-ihen it is prosperous indeed.-hao Albany
ledger.
The Peoples" in this city is in a highly
iiourishing condition. Ii is always ahead Of
the fastest and is bounl to win. Capt VAN
DUsEN, the Superintendent. laid us under
great fayoH ON Saturday. Wen bet our
pile" on the Peoples Express and its gen-
tlemanly Superintendent.