Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28


men Of filling her quota.
Corn is selling at Mt Vernon at one dollar
per bushel sacked.
--aarion County offers 500 additional bounty
20 volunteers.
Perry county has already paid SIS, 900 inter-
nal revenue taxes.
The ladies of Vincennes give dinner to-
day to the soldiers in Camp Knox.
The City Council OF New Albany have ap-
propriated $50 additional bounty to volunteers
-weare informed that Jacksonville township
in Clark county, only requires three men to fill
its quota,
The Democracy of Fountain County have
appointed delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention.
One hundred men have enlisted in johnson
county under the Presidents call. Her quota is
one hundred and ninety-one.
"A suit has been brought against the BARBEE
estate in Lafayette by railraad in Ohio in which
the amount claimed is fixed at $4,000.
The Delphi Times hoists the names of Gen.
U. s. GRANT for President in 1854, and General
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN for Vice President.
The Democracy of Cass county met in con-
vention at LOgansport, on Saturday, January 2,
to appoint delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention.
The Office and store room attached to the
machine shop of the o. NJ. r. r at Vincennes,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning last.
Loss, $4,000.
The Democracy of Franklin county will
meet in Convention at Brookville, on Saturday
the 26th day Of December, to select delegates to
the Congressional Convention
The Israeltes of Evansville have determined
to build an elegant synagogue, one of the most
imposing religious edifces in the State. The
cost is estimated at $23. 600.
The New Albady Ledger says:
Wood was selling on the streets on Saturday
morning last at the rate of 81 per cord. God
pity the poor in these bleak days of bitter cold.
The Terre Haute Express says that colored''
recruits are being enlisted with fair success in
Vigo county IL is supposed that fifty or more
will enlist during the coming two weeks.
The Democracy of Huntington County
hold Convention at Huntington. on Saturday,
the 10Th of December, to appoint delegates to
the Congressional Convention to be held at Hun
tington on the 9Th of January
-HKAvY-Four citizens happened to meet on
Saturday in Fort Wayne. who concluded to have
themselves weighed. The following is the re-
suit: 276, 279, 275. and 297 pounds; total weight
l ,l29 pounds Fort Wayne Times.
The ENLISTMENT OF Minors Provost Mar
shall Park received last night instructions of con
siderable importance. Minors under the age OF
eighteen are no to be received without the writ
ten consent of their parents or guardians La
| fayette Journal.
The indianapolis correspondent of the Gin
| cinnati Enquirer teegraphs the following item:
Governor Morton is expected home or Friday
He will be relieved of his arduous duties of guard
! ing the credit of the State in Wall street by his
! Private Secretary, Colonel Holloway.
Bully for HoLLowAYl
We regret to announce the death of Dr. J J
| Kimberlin, of Medora. He went to visit pa
and died before getting home His disease sim
ulated cramp collie we learn. He was buried on
| Thursday. DR.. Kimbern was, at the time Of
his death, President OF the Jackson County Med
ical Society Tines.
NINTH DIsrRior-S. A. HALL, Esq, Chair
man of the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee. issues the following call:
The Democracy of the Ninth Congressional
District are invited to meet at Winamac, jam
airy 6. 1864. at o'clock P. M, to appoint dele
gates and alternate delegates to the Democratic
National Convention
A supper was given to General JOSEPH J
REYNOLDS by the citizens o? Lafayette on Satur
day evening last, testimonial of their appre
citation of his high merits as a citizen and
| soldier. General REYNOLDS and staff have lef
for New Orleans to take command there.
-LIBERAL-w H. Hatcher, ESQ, of the firm
of Earl & Hatcher, whose name on the Wabash
has become the synonym of whole souled liber-
atty, stimulated the recruiting service at th,
| Court house meeting on Saturday night by tn,
offer of $50 additional bounty to all recruits
Fifteen came forward and were sworn in.-La-
fayette Courier.
The Madison Courier says the war meetin.
called in that city for Saturday night was--i
| 6zzle. The Court House bell, valued at 81 900
was cracked in the attempt TO call the people to
gether. General CARsISeroS was to speak at tn,
same place on Monday evening ,..and perhaps b,
did better. We have not heard what he did Il
the bell on the occasion.
The steamer City Belle chartered by the In
diana State Sanitary Commission, left Evansville
on Monday evening, having on board ,34l pack
ages sanitary stores, consisting of potatoes, ap-
plies. onions, krout, picked cabbage, turnips
cornmeal, crackers. canned fruit and clothing, al
for the use Of our soldiers in hospital and field
on the Ohio and Lower Mississippi rivers Fiv
agents were in charge of the stores
We notice BY the New Albany Ledger tina
a "colored war meeting" was TO be held in tina
city on Tuesday evening, at the "colored Metho
dist church" and call colored persons were in
vited TO attend. Addresses were to be made b,
DR.. REvELs and "Col. ROBINSON of Indianapo
lis" The addresses were highly "colored" un
doubtedly, or else they would not have been II
character With the meeting.
Col GEORGE W. CHAPMAN, of the Sd Indians
Cavalry, is brief visit to his friends in thi
city. Col. CHAPMAN is regarded BY the bes
officers in the service rs a most gallant and &C
complished officer-in fact, as having no superi
or. We understand that Col CHAPMAN will b
recommended by his friends as eminently worth,
of promotion
STATE SESTINEL.-We have received tn
prospectus of the Sentinel for 1864 The Senti
mel deserves as the central organ OF the Democra
CIV OF Indiana generous support. Especial,
should this be given when next year the grea
political battle for the freedom of the American
citizen from tyranny and the preservation of tn
Union and the States is to be fought-Logans
port Pharos.
-Oeneral a r dovEY Is IN General GRANT
department. We understand that he has order
to take charge Of the troops now being raised il
Indiana under the last call Of the President
THIS is right. Indiana Generals should be place,
in charge of Indiana troops, and Gen. HovEY la
demonstrated his eminent qualifications for tn
duty imposed upon him.
The JEFFERsoSvILLE CRY Pa'soN BURNED
On Sunday morning about 2 o'clock. the cit
prison at Jacksonville destroyed by fire
On Saturday, the prison was fred by an Irishmal
confined there for some crime, but the fame
were extinguished without any damage bein:
done On Sunday morning. as above stated. th