Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-11
uti,t.y Items.

The citizens of Montgomery county intend
70 present to Colonel Manson an elegant sword
a testimonial Of their appreciation of his bravery
and worth The gift does honor 70 the donors
and douee "a
The patients in the various military hospitals
in the city are We are informed, getting on very
comfortably. most of them rapidly improving.
Why Is T?-The Terre Hadte Erpress has
the following: "The President promoted every
Colonel in command of brigade at Fort Donel
son except Col Cruft Why it is 50 much in
difference i manifested in promoting officers from
this State is mystery to Us. Col. Veateh has
been in command of brigade for months. and
vet is not commissioned Brigader General. So
with Col. Hoyey The same with Col kmball
who has been in active service all the time and
performed some of the most brilliant achieve
ments of the war.
Capt VIII C Moreau. the brave and gallant
warrior. and his brother Jerry" have gone into
grocery business at Noblesve The chivalrous
Captain will willingly furnish a sample of peas
teas to any lady customer who calls. He has
been a lawyer politician. great military com
mnnder, and therefore must be supposed capable
of understanding how to retail any kind Of fluid
out of a boot.
Major Sanford j Stoughton. has been pro
NOTED to the Lieut.. Colonelcy of the 44th lndi-
ana volunteers, in place of Crosswait, deceased
The Major had been in battle, and acted with
great courage on the field, proving himself
patriot and a soldier.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that "a
least fifty thousand men OF Buells army were on
the way to reinforce Gen. Grant when Fort Don
elsOn takenf'
Where in the name of common sense were
theyl How did it come that Gen. Halleck had
to draw on Gen Hunter, in Kansas, for troops To
help take the fortl The CummerciaPs and Lou
sville Journals efforts 10 bolster up Gen. Buell.
in point where everybody can see for themselves
lie was too slow and cautious, damages rather
than adds to his reputation a military man of
genius Bowling Green might have been in his
possession months ago with comparatively a
small loss of life, if he had pushed forward and
attacked the rebels as he might have done When
the people know that Fort DOnelsOn was cap
tured by regiments fresh from their State
devious, il will hardly do to talk about Buell's
army not being prepared to hght.-Erdnsrille
Journal
-IsLAND No. lO.-This island is situated in
the corner Of that bend OF the Mississippi river
which touches the border of tennessee, few
miles farther up the river than New Madrid. al.
though nearly southwest of that point. Ii is To-
Gated about two hundred and thirty miles from
St. Louis, and nine hundred and fifty miles from
New Orleans. The elevation of the river at this
point is about two hundred feet above the level
of the delta, or its mouth The average depth of
the water at this point is from ninety to one
hundred and twenty feet, and the breadth of the
stream from mainland To mainland about nine
hundred yards. The current runs by the island
at moderately fast rate. and with the power of
the three mississippi, Missouri and Ohio
combined The island is near the southern, or
what might be termed the eastern, bank of the
river, but that. at this point, the stream varies
from its southern course and turns abruptly the
northwest, leaving this Island in the southern
angle of the bend. 1t is about forty five miles.
by the course of the river, south of Columbus
and about twenty-six miles from Hickman. Ii
is near Obienve