Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-30

wagon loads we're hauled 20 the warerooms Of
Quartermas,er General vajen.
-Dr. j. r Monroe, of Seymour, has been ap-
pointed Surgeon Of the 50th regiment, Colonel
Durham. now rendezyousing at that place.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel SAYS:
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road is doing a heavy business. During the past
week, IN addition to the regular trains, there were
$500 soldiers and ! 500 horses passed over to the
East, and $50 Government horses 70 the West.
Not the slightest accident occurred-a fact which
speaks volumes in favor of the capacity and good
management Of the road.
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts,, writing
on the 1lth inst. to a gentleman in Indiana, says;
Massachusetts has imported her own arms,
and fifteen thousand Enfield rifles of the best de-
s~cription are now in the hands of her volunteers,
and FIVE thousand more and ten thousand blan-
kets are now on their way from the old country
as fast as steam can bring them.
john a.. Farquar has been appointed Lieut..
Colonel, Marshal Sexton Surgeon, James W.
Martin Assistant Surgeon, and Edward ii. Wolfe
Adjutant of the SD Indiana.
Anurew Lewis has been appointed Colonel.
and H. N. Carr, Lieutenant Colonel of the 56th
Indiana.
There were, at last accounts, 700 men in the
44th Indiana regiment. rendezvoIsrng at Fort
Wayne. An active, energetic system of recruiting
will soon fill it up to the required number. The
regiment is well differed and will prove one of
the finest ever sent from the State.
The Auditing Committee on military claims
has adjourned to meet again ON the first Monday
in November.
We have reports from the 30th Indiana, now
in Camp Nevin, Hardin county, Kentucky,
Lieutenant McElfatrick having returned home on
the recruiting service The men are all well. en-
Joy camp life exceedingly, and are satisfied With
their officers. Colonel Bass, in particular, is a
great favorite with the entire regiment.
The ladies of the o. S. Presbyterian Church,
at Pleasant Ridge. Hamilton county, have form
ed themselves into what we hope may be the ad-
vance guard Of a grand Knitting Army. They
have pledged themselves, each and every one. to
knit four pairs OF wooden yarn socks, OF stock
ings, by the first of January. ls62-two pairs by
the FIRST of November, and the remaining two by
the first of Janury, 1862.
Au-h-iuS u. AOoOht haS e NpAOhNCo
Major of the 9th Indiana, Col. Critteuden.
George f. McGinnis has been promoted to
be Colonel. VIM. H. J. Robinson, Lieut.. Colonel,
and |. C. Ellston. Major of the llth Indiana.
Noble p. Howard is appointed Assistant
Surgeon of the 18th Indiana, vice Cook re
signed.
= Gustavus A. Wood has been promoted to the
Lieutenant Colonelcy of the 18th Indiana, vice
Richard Owen promoted.
= W. q. Dunn has been appointed Quarter
master of the 18th Indiana.
w. ID. Taylor has been appointed Surgeon
Of the 45th Indiana.
= William L. Farrow has been appointed Ma
jor, w. C. Smyth, Surgeon, Milton d. DArneIl,
Assistant Surgeon, and Milton J. Cooper Adju-
tant of the AID Indiana.
Scott Carter has been appointed Colonel,
George II. Chapman, Major, Z. w. H.. Beck
Surgeon, and Bruce, of Laporte, Assistant Sur
geon of the 55th Indiana Cavalry, now at Wash
ingtOn.
james l.. Dicken has been appointed Sur
geon. and James R. Mills, Assistant Surgeon OF
the 47th Indiana.
e. S. Gale, of vcvay, has been appointed
assistant surgeon of the 18th Indiana.
j. W. Blowney has been app, inted Major o.
the 29th Indiana, and l.. S. Keene assistant sur
geon.
Frederick Arm has been appointed Major
James B. Armstrong Surgeon, and VIM. G. Hen
bricks assistant surgeon of the 3lst Indiana. Col
Cruft.
George W. Leonard, adjutant of the 36tf
Indiana has been rendered a position on General
Woods staff and accepted.
james p. Burgess has been appointed Lieut.
Colonel, and Sol. Davis Surgeon of the SD In
diana.
Col. Hazards regiment, the 9th Indiana, il
ordered to Kentucky. and probably left Law
renceburg yesterday. Col. Crosses regiment, thu
36th Indiana, will follow it Immediately. Indi
ana will then have 40, 900 men in the field, ant
can send 1000 more within ten days, if the arm
can be procured. These, with those in camp ant
organizing. swell the number of soldiers furnish
ed by Indiana for the present war to $1,000.
: Howard Reed. our young friend. who 81
CALAMITY distinguished himself while a membe
of the llth Indiana during their three month";
campaign under Col. Lew. Wallace, has, as W,
are gratifed to learn. after entering the Quarter
masters Department, been promoted to a Secont
Lieutenancy in Capt. Green's company of th'
Irish regiment. Young Reed has already illus
trated his courage; his experience and rapid pro
6c;ancv in n eoldior,, fr-;r;,r his surar;or. bav.
acknowledged; and we hazard nothiog in pre-
dieting that he will distinguish himself still fur
Their. and win an honorable and enduring fame.
Fifty blankets. 100 pairs of socks, numer
Gus pairs of drawers and other comforts wer
forwarded by the patriotic ladies of Washington
township. Marion county, yesterday. by Adam
Express to Capt. Whitsell's company of the 39t
Indiana, now in Kentucky.
We are permitted to make the following ex
tract from a letter addressed to Mr.. Bamterger
of the celebrated Hat Store in this city. Tn
letter is dated at one of the Missouri towns an
contains the latest news from a responsible sourc
from that quarter we have seen:
| arrived here Yesterday. BOYS all glad to Sc
me. Gen. Price is 45 miles from here. His re
treat is cut off. We will have a fight inside 0
two weeks. He is 1000 strong. Fremont
forces are about IS 600. with IS pieces of artiller
and about 1000 cavalry. Yours truly,
GEo. W. H. RILEY.
= Captain Tobin, of Lafayette. who has al
ready 10 men mustered in, wants enough to CON
plete his complement. Capt. Tobin is an accom-
plished officer. His recruiting Offices are at Nc
20 South Meridian street, and at NJ. & r. SimI
sons. opposite the Madison depot.