The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-01-07
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0G5-Father Mathew, the we'll 'known, and
widely distinguished apostle Of Temperance,
died in the city of Cork, Ireland, on the Sth
ult.
01Tnhe indianapolis Journal says there will
be falling off this winter of one third in the
hog crop of Indiana.
01rThe Massachusetts papers state'aLat tho
PrOhibitory Liquor Law now proves utterly in
efficient there.
STATE BANK OF ISDIASA.-This new insti.
tuition went into operation on the 1st of January.
Most of the branches have been organized.
CSFWe learn from the Natchez Courier, o.
Saturday last that snow fell in that city during
the day previous to the depth jef feuIr or five
inches-mOre than has fallen for ten years.
0J-The Supreme Court of Ohio has Just de-
cided that it is not COnstitutional,t to taxa Bank
er by the same rule that is applied to common
men.
t6t3~It is said that Mr.. Buchanan viii make
the National Hotel IN Washington, his stopping
place while there, previous to his taking posses
sion of the White House.
0TA correspondent of the Cincinnati IRE
publican) Gazette writing from Lecompton,
Kansas, and who is endorsed by that paper, syus
that two ahrds ofthe settlers in the Territory
who came from the South, are free. State men.
0%7-The Boston Medical and Surgical Jour
nal chronicles case in Shrewsbury, where a
child was born without eyes. 1t was healthy
boy, well developed in every other respect
There were eyelids, but no eyeballs.
65-lt was generally conceded that General
Scott was pretty badly beaten when a candidate
for The Presidency, yet he polled larger popu-
rvote than Fremont. Scotts party dissolved
indispair; what should Fremonrs do when SO
much more hopeless?
GFThe "Means Mills" at Steubenville O.,
were destroyed by fire on Monday, December
p. The fire originated from frictioa of the ma
chinery. Messrs. Means, the owners of the
building, loose about $1,000, and Mr. Geiselman,
lessee, $l2, 900 or $4,000.
0~~TA stage proprietor of Buffalo has embar-
ked in the enterprise of running stages on the
lehauntepec road, running across Mexico, one
hundred and thirty miics-from Menattton, on
the Atlantic, to the Gulf of Tehauntepec, on
the Pacific. 1t will shorten the route between
US and California several thousand miles.
On, MY!-Col. Fremont appears not to be
''ve9emcntly popular in California, for we see
| that he looses that State by 10000 majority!
His friends have claimed for him the title of
"Conquerer of California; but the result looks
as if the boot was on the other leg!
ANOTHER OF THE BrTs.-A novel bet is
shortly to be decided in Baltimore, between
Bucks county, Pa, editor, and an ex- Governor
Of New Mexico. The one that first acknowl.
edges himselfsatisfed eating oysters is to carry
all he shells to Washington on his back on the
4th Of March, keeping step to the music of the
Union"
tH55~The Supervisors of Mariposa county have
assessed the Fremont grant at $1,000, ,OOO-
The taxes on it are $1,000.
0TThe total amount of gold brought to
New York from California this year is $40, ,319,.
92o. 1t is about s., 100000 less than last
year.
THIRTY CHILpREN.-The Urbana Citizen says
that Mr.. Jesse Harbor, of concord towdship, in
that county is the father of thirty children.
i 0IT~The Toledo Times says they are sinking
a well in that city, which will be $500 feet il
depth. This will be the deepest well in thu
world.
G~I~The President gave dinner party on thu
22d ult. to Generals Shields, Quitman, Law
Cushing, Colonel Weller, andother officers wht
were associatedswith him in the Mexican war
INTEREST PAID.-Thc interest on the debt O
the Steubenvillc and Indiana Railroad Compan,
was promptly paid in New York City yester
day.-Steu. Union I'd inst.
, The OLDEsT-There is man living a
r Poultney, Vt, who has just accomplished tn
one hundred and twenty-sixth year of his age
+ lie is, undoubtedly the oldest man in the Uni
ted States.
!, 0Fliichard Hilliard, one of the wealthies
merchants of Cleveland, died on Saturday. Nj
fiilIiard returned from New York on Saturday
, His death was sudden. He leaves fortune
!, 100000.
6TEdward Pendleton, an American, is sal
}, to have been wounded during the recent fightin
at Puebla, Mexico.
n 0HHTA postmaster in Maryland was recent
$ held to bail in the sum of four thousand dollar
for opening letter and communicating its con
IS tents.
> 0EFThe Portland (Maine) Advertiser state
that there are in that city five thousand belle,
: ers in Spritualsm. Portland is also stron
hold of Black Republicanism. The two hun
i bugs usually go hand in hand.
0I7On Saturday night last, fire broke OF
in the Meat and Grocery Store of Bower
Barbes, and before it could be checked son
four or five stores and shops together with tn
Deacon Printing Office were destroyed. Akro
is singularly visited with fires.
0[FMartin Hampton, of Lawrence count
Ohio, having gone partially blind, went to Cir
cinnati, where an oculist totally destroyed h
/ sight in attempting to restore it. The patei
came home and committed suicide by hangir
+ himself with handkerchief
Of 0r1FA cause, incidentally involving the col
3 sttutionality of the Missouri Compromise, whic
h was discussed and held under frequent col
, sultation at the last term was argued last Wet
e in the Supreme Court at Washington. III