Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-03
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State Items.
The White Water Valley Canal, from Law
renceburg to Cambridge City. inclusive, was sold
to HENRY G. LORD, Esq, for S65, 900. 1t was
sold under decree of the United States Circuit
Court in favor of HENRY VALErrE and others. BY
Marshal RosE. The entire canal and all the
property connected with it from Cambridge City
to Cincinnati is now owned by Mr.. LORD and
those whom he represents.
-DEMocRArIc Mass MEETING AT PERU-The
Democracy of Miami county will hold Mass
Meeting at Peru next week, Thursday, July 30.
The meeting will be addressed by Judge Turpie,
j. T. Mcdowell and others. Half fare arrange
ments have been made on the railroads running
to Peru. The people will be there.
--PERsoSAL.-Our genial friends II. H. Dodd
and Trum. Palmer. Of Indianapolis, are i'm town.
contemplating " raid !" through the Pocket
They will not capture anything but the good
opinions of all with whom they come in contact
lVincennes Sun.
Gen. CARRINGroS-M Many of the members
of the l06th regiment Indiana Minute Men, who
we're attached to Gen. Carrington's command in
the chase after Morgan, are loud in their execra.
ton of that officer stating that but for his drunk
enness and msbehavior. Morgan would certainly
have been intercepted and by superior numbers
completely thrashed. The generality of these
remarks demand some explanation from General
Carrington.- Lafayette Courier.
This is a mistake. General Darlington never
drinks anything but black-tea.
Gen. Grants Illinois friends profess to know
that he would refuse the command of the Army
of the Potomac, if rendered him, having no desire
to add another 10 the list of Generals slaughtered
by Satanic politicians.
The advices from Europe continue most favor
able regarding .he prospect of abundant crops,
not only in Great Britain and Ireland, but on the
Continent, and as consequence prices of bread
stuifs continue 10 decline in all the Leading mar
kets
To give one an idea of the extent to which
the Parisians indulge now in the display of pre-
cious stones, a correspondent of the Saturday
Evening Gazette saws there we're evenings on
which Mad. Adelina Patti sang at the Italian
Opera when at least $50 900 900 of precious
stones could have been seen i'm the boxes. 1t
was quite common thing to see 5000 900 in
diamonds on a single lady's brow and neck at the
last winters balls.
The Wabash Gazette says:
The heavy frost that occurred here last week
did considerable damage to the crops in various
parts OF our county. 1t was a sumner.
-HoRsEs-The demand for horses for Gov.
ernment use has pretty well exhausted the supply
of good animals in the southern counties Of Indi-
ana. Horses which six months ago would not
sell for more than Ss5 TO $50, now readily bring
sll0to $l20.
The call upon the militia Of Spencer comfy
consequent upon the recent Morgan raid, brought
out force of 1920 men. Old Spencer is as
loyal ms she is Democratic.
Nineteen Of the citizens of Evansville pay
taxes on incomes Of over s6.0U0. One man
pays tax on snug little income of SOL 900.
--One hundred and twenty horses left by Nor
| gans men, at Corydon. were brought to this city
| yesterday, from whence they were sent to the
Government coral at Louisville. Some one hun
dred and fifty more of Morgan's horses were dis
tribuied among the citizens Of Harrison county
by Gen. Darlington, who has the matter of re
claiming and returning to their owners. the
Government, all horses left by the raiders OF
their passage through the State.-[N N. A. Ledger
-MoRGAs IS RIPLEY CoUSrY.-The Versatile,
Democrat gives the following account of Mon
cans entrance into that town:
IL is said, "the Devel is always nearest wher
YOU are talking about hin" and so il was will
| Morgan for while one company had marche,
cut ON the commons TO select their officers, an
other was in the Court House just about to b
sworn in. and as they were about to raise theil
hands TO heaven TO swear fidelity to their countr,
and her interests. scream was heard IA gen
erai rush 70 the windowsl And here was Rebel
as thick as Egyptian locusts .swarming in on ever.
street, yelling and whooping. and in less tim
than we are telling about II every avenue from
the town was closely guarded, the citizens sur
rounded and driven 70 the public square, wher
the Rebels amused themselves by taking fron
them their guns, and breaking or bending then
around the posts and trees in the yard In th
meantime all the horses the citizens rode int
to~n, some 200 or 300 In number, were secured
and then they were told they could disperse an
90 where they pleased, after which the Rebel
employed themselves in stealing boots. shoes
hats, clothing, and such articles as they immedi
ately seemed to need, but fortunately the dr.
goods merchants had removed the most o. thei
goods to a secure hiding place, and thus cave
most OF them from plumber. Morgan's chic
aim seemed to be to secure horses and clothing
and enough for bis men to eat as they passe