Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-07

The Evansville Gazette is advocating the
erection Of public hospital in that city.
The Vernon Banner HOSTS the names of
OLIVER p MoRToS, for President, aud ANDY
JoHSsos, for Vice President.
Col MERRIwETHER has resigned his Office Of
Commandant of Camp Noble. New Albany, in
consequence of the duties of the Office Of Provost
Marshal pressing upon him in the preparations
necessary for the coming draft or cOnscriptiOn.
The Miami County Sentinel suggests the
9Th of January as the time and Plymouth the
place for holding the Congressional Convention
Of the Ninth District to appoint delegates to the
National Democratic Convention.
The Commissioners OF White county offer
800 additional bounty to recruits who enlist in
that county. The Democrat says; "Me are
constrained to SAY that. although many induce
ments are liberal. volunteering is not brisk. In
deed, we are panied to hear that the farming in
terest suffers for want of adequate labor in this
county"
ANOTHER DEMocnArIc PAPER-Columbus
Weekly Democrat is the name of paper just
started at Columbus, edited and published by
HENRY WINTER. Esq. 1t presents a neat typo
graphical appearance. and is edited with spirit.
The Democracy of Bartholomew should give
their home organ generous support. The edi-
tor says: "The Constitution as It is, the Union
as it was and abe negroes where they are.
unreservedly in favor of, and we shall use all
energies in advocating measures which are likely
to restore US to our former position and prosper
ity."
-ANoTHER--We are in receipt of the first
number of the Jennings Democrat, published at
Vernon by EBEN BuRSHAM. As its name indi-
Gates, in politics it will be Democratic. and it
will be the object OF the editor to make it a home
paper Mechanically and editorially the Demo
crat exhibits the evidence of professional skill.
aud it promises to be a valuable auxiliary to
the cause it espouses. We clip the following
from its introductory:
Reviewing the history of our government we
find nothing in it detrimental to the claims of the
Democratic party. 1t was the early and persist
ent enemy of clanish feeling; it was the opposer
of the alien and sedition law; 1t has always adopt
ed the greatest good 10 the greatest NUMBER"
il has been the unrelentng enemy Of religious
bigotry; has lived To see the death. "unhonored
unwept and unsung,' of many parties; has always
been able after the excitement of the hour has
passed, TO extort even the praise of its late op-
poneuts.
"A little Republican boy. who attends school
IL this place, was asked the question by his
teacher the other day, What is Democratic
form of government" He replied that he did
not know, when a little Democrat in the same
class exclaimed, mo wonder, he's an Abolition
ist II CoviDgton Friend.
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE Tuesday morn
ing last, Mrs Hutchinson. near Rossvile, in his
county, left her house in charge of her two small
children, and went to well about half a mile
distant. Before her return, the house was dis
covered to be in flames, and burned before assis-
lance arrived, aud the children persisted. The
body of one was rescued by tearing down the
burning building. but the other consumed.
Frankfort Crescent.
INSANITY AND DEATH--Last Saturday
morning Mr.. Joshua Parks, well to do farmer,
living in the immediate vicinity of this town. was
suddenly seized with ft of insanity He was
sitting in the house with his wife and children.
and almost before they were aware there was
anything the matter with him be caught up
little child and threw it against the ceiling, de-
caring his purpose to kill all his family. AS God
had directed him so TO do. His terrified wife
sent for Mr. Hartley, a neighbor and powerful
man, who came and forcibly restrained him from
further injuring bis family, and until assistance
arrived. His rawlings continued almost without
intermission until Tuesday morning when he
died, as we understand from exhaustion. 1t is
not known what the exciting cause Of bis
insanity We learn that some weeks ago he in
formed his wife that he would become insane,
and gave directions about the management of his
affairs and the training of bis chldren-l Sulli-
van Democrat.