Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
WHOLE NO. 1,160.

die, a victim of the miserable blunder Of a cOu-
pie OF squads of loyal troops firing upon each
other.
= Hon. S. Colfax. who has just returned from
visit to Gen. Fremont. SAYS that the latter gives
no intimation Of an intention of resigning.
= Lyman Beard, formerly of Lafayette. is en-
gagged under Gen. Fremont. building forti6ca-
lions around the city of St. Louis.
DE Kalb county win have in Camp Allen.
within a few DAYS, about l40 additional men for
the 34th regiment.
A Chicago paper states that the Adams Ex-
press Company's bill against the Government,
per General Fremont. for transportation Of guns.
ammunition, &c, since the General took com
mand at st. Louis, will reach three hundred thou
sand dollars
= Governor Morton has stated authortatiyely
that as soon as the 44th regiment shall have been
filed at Fort Wayne, he will call for another to
rendezvous at Goshen. to be raised out Of the 9th
and 10th Congressional Districts.
"A Methodist minister at Attica had at last
accounts raised twenty-five recruits for the
preachers regiment. Phil Tieman, the ceIebra-
ted billiard player, is to be Chaplain.
The Madison Courier SAYS; Judge Chap
man, after examining the law, informed us that
he was Of the opinion that the Governor Of the
State could not send the active militia out of the
State The Governor commands inside the
State"
A correspondent of the Western Chrisiidn
AdDOcafe states that Indiana has brass field pieces
at Lawrenceburg.V .Vevay, Jeffersonville, Madison,
New Albany. Evansville and ROckpOrt, and one
hundred and twenty FIVE companies of Home
Guards in the border counties supplied with arms
and accoutrements.
Mr.. Samuel Delzell, of this city, received
Wednesday, two letters from his brother, Hugh
Dezell, LIST Lieut.. in Capt Bracken's cavalry, da-
ted Cheat Mountain, Sept IA ard 18th. Lieut..
Delzell reports the health of the boys generally
good and speaks nothing whatever of any acci-
dent to Henry Peile whom rumor reported yester-
day to have been killed We infer. therefore,
that Mr.. PeiIe is alive and well, and ready to do
his duty as a soldier. Lieut. Delzells letters are
exceedingly interesting and we regret that we
have not space to spread them before our readers
Col Willich's regiment, one of the finest
drilled which has will enter the service is un-
der marching orders, and we yesterday announced
it was ready to leave We understand that the
regiment is neither armed or equipped, and viii
not move until il is The regiment now is near
ly full but there is still an opportunity for able
bodied Germans to join it. Colonel Which is
one of the most accomplished commanders, and
his regiment will, undoubtedly, be the crack one
sent to the war from Indiana.
= The Governor has ordered the formation of
another regiment at Anderson.
- james B. Mulkey has been appointed Colo
mel of the Monroe county regiment of the Indi-
ana Legion, so Mr. Schlater and Mr. Holloway,
the Governors private Secretaries, inform us.
Charles W Hit, recently of the llth Zouave
regiment. has been appointed Fife Major for
Camp Morton.
-Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris has
been notified by the President that Major Gen.
erals commission awaited him whenever be was
ready to take the field.
Martin county has furnished FIVE companies
of volunteers, (out of a voting population Of
1900 Democrats,) to battle for the Union,
against secession and its twin brother abolition
ism. Can Wayne county say as much!
The Governor has authorized the raising Of
a new regiment at Goshen. DR.. E. W. H. Ellis
has been appointed commandant of the camp.
ID. ID. Dykeman is appointed Quartermas-
ter of Graham n. Fitch's regiment at Logans
port
Miami county has furnished seven compa-
nies for the war, Fountain six, and Dearborn
ten.
The Louisville Journal says that the fa-
cilities for conveying troops across the Jeffer-
sonville Ferry are inadequate.
Father Doufin, of Lafayette, has receiveda
letter from a committee of Germans in Leipsc.
Germany, who inform him that they have there
an association, with large fund Of money
which they are desirous OF giving to aid the
Germans in quelling the rebellion in this country,
and call upon Father Douffn, in the name of
liberty, to endeavor to awake the Germans TO the
necessity of taking an active part in our great
struggle He now concludes to visit most of-the
larger towns in the State, and will make his first
speech at Delphi.
-ln White county, Illinois, there have volun-
teered and actually gone to war l 100 men,
nearly or quite one half of the voting population,
the number of voters being about 2,3OO. White
county gives Democratic majority of 300.
81 u ~
ESQ.,, the popular President OF the indianapolis
and Cincinnati railroad, has been appointed Lieu
tenant Colonel in the Indiana regiment of Col.
Dumont which was distinguished in Western
Virginia for its gallantry. Mr.. Lord Cap
tain in that campaign. and his promotion is sig
nal testimony to his ability and worth.
The New Albany Ledger SAYS: 1t has been
thought proper by the authorities TO establish
guard in front of the city along the river. The
companies of the 7th regiment are being detailed
for this service, and all persons approaching the
river will be required to explain their business If
they wish to pass the lines, as these sentnels are
there by authority. They are empowered and
instructed to arrest any one who may attempt to
force themselves past the guard.
"A general order from Geu. Mcclellan for
maly announces that "CoL VIM. Mckee Dunn,
of the Indiana volunteers, having rendered his
services Abide Camp to the Commanding
General, they are hereby accepted and he win be
obeyed and respected accordingly"
The New Albany Ledger advises all persons
having arms in their possession BY all means 70
have them in order, and have plenty of ammuni-
ton at convenience. Persons having shot guns
should at once procure caps, powder and buck