Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-20

respondent wiling on the Esd Of October
says:
extacies over an elopement which certainly
was one of most extraordinary character.
It seems that two young gentleman were adj
dressing Young belle up town, and that she
smiled equally upon both. Yesterday morn
ing she was - be married to one, anu last
night To he other, and, strange to say. she
kept bo' engagements. At A. M. one
bridegroom vas made happy by her pledge
of hand AID heart, and at 9 P. III. the other
was made happy by the possession of her
person. They fed at dusk, and were welded
at Bloomington, Just twelve miles distant,
and continued on their way TO realms IN
known.
Such is the uncertainty of human bliss, or,
in the elegant words of the bard -
sThere's many . slip
'Twixt the cup ana n liz -
ELoPEMENT.-The rs9 of certain
section of the Fourth val this city, were
thrown into a state OF considerable excite
ment Saturday morning last, by the rumored
elopement of Mrs. -, the wife of a -four
ishing manufacturer, with the bock-keeper of
the establishment. She was last seen on the
cars bound for Philadelphia, in company with
Mr.. SD, the bOokkeeper, and her daughter,
an only child, some six years old.
The forsaken husband Immediately follow
ed on after the fugitives, not with view of
inducing the fair and frail one to return, it is
said, or inhicting punishment on her para
mour, but simply to regain possession of his
child, to whom he is devotedly attached
Pittsbury Jour-, Mo-. 10.
STATE VS.. RoYsE.-The defendant in this
case, upon a writ Of hsbeas corpus, moved
the Floyd Circuit Court to dis charge him
from Imprisonment, upon his giving such
surety as the Court might direct. The Court,
after careful examination Of the evidence,
read, this morning, an opinion, everything
the defendants motion, on the ground that
the presumption is strong that he is guilty
Of murder as charged. The attorney for
Royse took exceptions TO the decision, aud
prays sd an appeal to the Supreme Court--N.
d. Ledger l2h.
The PoPULAR VoTE.-The popular vote
at the late Presidential election win proba-
bly reach 100000, being a gain OF 100000
over the election Of 1852. OF these votes,
Buchanan will receive about l.750,OOO, Free
mont ], 100000, and Fillmore 100000. The
majority of Buchanan over Fremont ia the
whole nation will probably reach u halfmil-
lion. The Joint vote Of Buchanan and Fill
more, the conservative vote of the nation,
viii nearly double the vote received by Ere
mont In this view Of the case who can
doubt but that we have conservative ele-
ment in the country, which can DO relied
upon to rally for the welfare and safety OF
the Union.
TREAsURERs SrATEMENT.-The report OF
the Treasurer of the United States up to Mon
day, Oct 9th, 1856, shows that the amount
on deposit in the United States Treasury at
that date was $25, 7SO.S3O Is, of which there
were $29O,916 at Washington; S300S, 409,-
so at Boston; 1851, 100 SO at New York
S1,255, $40 % at San Francisco; 2.244 SOC
in the Assay Office at New York; S2.747, 1854, :
16 ia the Mint at Philadelphia; S1,76S, 243,-
PA ia the branch Mint at New Orleans, and
Sl,500,000 in the branch Mint at San Fran
cisco. The net amount subject TO draft was
S23,s11,s3 sc.
GSEAr Snow SToRM.-The' Auburn On.
" American Of the 1st inst, says :--Y ester
day few flakes Of snow silted down here,
but in 0swego and Jefferson counties the
storm was very severe. A friend informs us
that passenger train Of two coaches, drawn
by two locomotives, was six hours on the
road. The fires were repeatedly extinguish-
ed by TIE accumulation Of snow, and at one
place twas found to be Is inches in depth
This Is remarkable FOR this time Of year. 1t
showed all around us.
BULL BUTTING TRAIN OF Cars OFF THE
TRAcK.-The cars on the Lackawana and
and Bloomsbury railroad were attacked by a
bull below the Wyoming depot, on Saturday
morning. His bullship was not on the track
but as the locomotive approached. he jumped
on and made at it with head down. The
COW catcher on the locomotive was broken
and the cars forced off tho ok. Part Of the
passengers returned and pert Ut on the ten
der and went on to Scfa We have not
heard the extent Of t'.o age, but have
no doubt il was greater to the cars than to
the bull--PAsia. paper.
0TMarried, by the Rev. John Smith, Miss
salie Brow, leader of the Temperance Band,
to Adam Bender, Esq.-Ex. paper.
Our devil, who is afraid TO be "as funny as
he can" after reading the above, perpetrated
the following, whSh is published simply for
the encouragement Of youthful genius:
Dear sally was a sober maid.
Oftemp'rance faith a strong defender:
But wicked, snarling maidens said,
Better than pledge she liked A. Bender
6.rMr. P. l.. d. Mitchell Sheriff of Mon
roe county, yesterday conveyed TO the State
Prison DR.. Meause, who had been tried this
term Of the Monroe Circuit Court and zen.
fenced to the prison for life. It viii be re-
collected that DR.. Meause, after cowhidiug a
man In Bloomfield, Green county, last sum
mer, shot him. After the preliminary trial
DR.. Meauso took change Of venue to Mon
roe county. The jury stood for a long time
at five for harging and seven for the Peniten.
tiary IN a Ledger, 18Th.
or The people of Connecticut recently
voted upon Constitutional Amendment q
limit the term of judicial Office 10 eight years
They low hold office during good behavior
and until they reach the age Of seventy. The
vote was light and not of party character
but the amendment was adopted by a ma.
jority Of between twelve and thirteen hun.
dred
0~T The Davenport Evening News says
1t is said that comet Is visible some
where on the southwestern horizon, soon az
ter shutdown. We have not seen il, but We
have been assured that the Institution j.
there.
LOWELL AND LOVE- LETTERs.-It is estima.
ted that the love letters dropped in the post
Office at Lowell averages over fifteen hundred
daily. The factory girls in that vicinity mus
be boiling over with affection.
or There is journeyman printer in N
York W those nose l. rod that he CON "a
type in the darkest night with no other ligh
than that afforded by his flaming proboscis
His head is quite bald from the effect o
carrying brick or junk bottles in his hat.
o. The gentleman so often spoken Of IL
novels, who riveted people with his gaze, hai
now obtained permanent employment in