Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-14

III ,UOO. IL - prooable tnat CON premise Will De
effected and $3.50 fixed.
The Board of Commissioners Of Huntington
county has passed new order for the relief Of
INDECENT families Of soldiers, appropriating 70 the
wife 50 per week and to each child under twelve
years 81 per week.
"A convention of the Democracy of the 18th
Congressional District OF Indiana will be held at
Terre Haute on the 9Th day of January, 1874, to
select delegates to a national convention 70 meet
early in the spring to nominate a candidate for
the Presidency
The Democracy of johnson county will
meet in convention at Franklin on the last Sat-
urday of December to select delegates to the
District Congressional Convention, to be held in
this city on the 9Th of January next.
The Democracy of the Third Congressional
District meet in convention at COLUMBUS, January
s, 1864, for the purpose of selecting delegates to
the National Democratic Convention aud trans
citing such Bother business as may be brought be-
fore il.
The Rushville Jacksonian favors the holding
of the Congressional Convention of the 4th dis
trict to select delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention on the sseyer memorable" 9Th
Of January, and names Greensburg as the point.
MIR. JAMES SALYEas, 66 years of age, and
who had lived in Fayette county 40 years, step
ped accidentally off the platform OF the Court
House in Logansport. The fall of six feet
CO stone tagging caused conclusion OF the
brain from which he died in SO hours, without
being restored to consciousness.
SMALLPOX AT THE PRIsoN.-Two cases of
smallpox have occurred at the jefferson
vile State Prison, which are now under treat
ment. There is much alarm among the prison.
ers in consequence of the breaking out Of the
fearful d;sease.-[N. A. Ledger.
The Democracy of Putnam county meet in
convention at Greencastle on Saturday, the 10th
day of December. for the purpose of appointing
delegates TO the Democratic District Convention,
to be held on the 9Th of January next, and for
the transaction OF such other business as mag be
deemed expedient.
The Democrats and conservative men of our
county will hold a mass meeting at Spencer. on
Wednesday, December 23d for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the Congressional Dis
trict Convention to appoint delegates to the Ma
tional Convention and such other business as may
be deemed advisable.
There was large and enthusiastic war meet
ing in New Albany on Thursday last, with the
accomplishments OF bonfires, stirring martial
music, aud eloquent and patriotic speeches, but
all to no effect-not solitary volunteer was OBJ
tanned. The result OF such demonstrations indi-
cate that the draft must come.
EreHrH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - The
Democratic Central Committee has called a
Congressional Convention in this district, TO be
held in Lafayette on the 9Th of January, to ap-
point two delegates and two alternates to the
next National Democratic Convention The
committee fixed upon the following ratio of Rep
resentatives IRON the several counties in this dis
trict: Tippecanoe, 49, Carroll, 10; Clinton, IA:
Boone, Is; Montgomery, 81; Fountain, is; " ar
rem, !
-SUIcrDE-A young lady aged about twenty
years, by the slne of Angie Nye, committed
suicide oy hanging herself on Saturday morning
last. Misplaced confidence and the loss Of that
which true woman holds dearer than life-her
vrtue-has been the cause of the affair. She
was a woman of very fair appearance, and re
respectable family connections, and for the re-
spect entertain for the friends of the deceased
We forbear any further comments Warsaw
Union.
-OPPosITIoN TO THE RADIOALs.-The Craw.
louisville Review thus refers to proposed meet
who are opposed to the radical element in their
party:
A number of conservative Republicans in this
county, we are informed. propose holding
meeting at the Court House sometimes about the
middle of the present month The object is, we
believe, TO reorganze the party, divesting il en-
tirely from the influence Of radical aboitionisul
and the control of the present corrupt leaders
Mr.. Gustavus Scott, with other prominent con
servatives who have taken the matter in hand
are undoubtedly equal to the task they have
undertaken. They are determined to follow nc
longer the guidance of Lincoln and his base sat
tellites, whose policy of negro emancipation anc
other radical measures have destroyed the last
remnant OF Union feeling in the South. aud vel
nigh extinguish the forOrn hope of the patriot fol
a durable and permanent restoration of the Unior
as the fathers made il. Every genuine Republ
can who revere the teachings Of the immortal
Washington, the warnings Of Henry Clay ant
Daniel Webster, in preference to the treason Of
| Seward, Chase, Loveioy, Giddings and the lesser
lights of Abotionism, will be called upon TO joiI
| in this new movement. 10
"A correspondent gives the following history
and present condition of the 46th regiment: 9TH,
total number of officers and enlisted men tha
have belonged to the regiment is one thous snc
and sixty one Officers killed, died of wounds
and disease four. Officers resigned and dis
missed-thirty six. Enlisted men killed, died o
wounds and disease-two hundred and fourteen
Enlisted men discharg ed--two hundred and sixty
six. Deserted-twenty- Officers and mer
transferred--ifteen Total loss to the regimen
in the above-fve hundred and sixty-ose. Off
GERS remaining-twenty- six. Enlisted men re-
maining--four hundred and seventy four Tota
remaining--fve hundred.
lone officer and twenty seven men were killet
in battle. One officer and twenty eight men det
of wounds; two officers and one hundred and fifty
eight men died of disease; and only one Office
deserted, he being afterwards court martialed ant
dismissed from the service.
There are number of men who are on de
tached duty. and small number absent sick; bu
the majority of those still remaining in gooc
health are worth more than any one thousand
new recruits
| SEDUCTION = SHOOTING = ELoPEMEST-AR
REsT.-We have the particulars of one of thos
cases of domestic infelicity and crime which hav
of late become so common. During the pas
summer a cattle dealer named Mccoy made tn
acquaintance of the family of James Reedus, re
siding IN Orange county, three miles from 1.-Two
MIA. Reedus being absent at Memphis, McCo
succeeded in seducng bis wife. Reedus returDe
to find his home desolated; and, as was natural
and we believe just, attempted the life of the sc
Queer of his wife. He shot Mccoy. but he 500
recovered sufficiently from his wound to be abb
to get out. His first act after his recovery wa
to elope with the wife of Resdus. and the guilt
pair passed. through this city on Monday last. an
on Tuesday took passage on the Big Grey Gag
for some point down the river
i On Tuesday evening Reedus arrived in thi
city; but as a writ had been issued for his arres
aud forwarded here. Deputy Sheriff Jones ar
rested him on the ferry boat as he was crossin
over to Portland to confront the wretched Wit
and her paramour in sin. Reedus had upon hi
person several pistols. all heavily loaded. II
also had 81, 675 in Confederate money. In Vie
Of the latter fact he was turned over to Maic
Fry, commandant of this post, and is now con