Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28
STATE ITEMS.

Of volunteers under the last call for troops
-CHsnLEs GcILTsr. horse thief. broke the
Hendricks county jail on Sunday night. the Goth
inst.
The Commissioners Of Henry county have
not Appropriate any additional bOunties for vol
untesrs-
The Democracy Of Clinton county meet on
Saturday the d day of January TO select dele
gates to The Congressional Convention
The Corydon Democrat says the quota Of
Harrison county is sbou, filed up. and i, predicts
"the result will SHOW that Old Harrison has
done better than any other county in the Second
District"
LARGE PIG-At NJ. GAvIsKis pork house in
Evansville. there has been a hog on exhibition
that weighs 6-l pounds and measures seven fee,
from the point of the shoulder to the root Of the
tail. II was raised by ; L HopcoMB Of Gibson
county.
The New Albany Ledger of W ednesdAy saws
there are nearly SIX hundred recruits at Camp
Noble. in that city. They all 90 to the credit of
the Second District IL is though, the number
will be increased 10 one Thousand by Saturday
night
-TKRRIBLE AcoIDENT A boiler in the tan
merry of g F. Lowery. Of Knightstown. exploded
about two weeks since, killing one man. very
seriously iniuring sou of Mr.. L. 3 and demolish
ing the building. Loss about $1,000 = New
castle Courier
NINTH DIsiRICr The Michigan City Re
view of last Saturday saws tsiat 65O soldiers in
camp at that place have been mustered into the
service and paid their bounty About goo men
in All had been enlisted IN This district at that
time Cas-. Newton, and Benaon counties have
raised their quotas
Orange county. which has heretofore been
foremost in patriotic offerings Of men and money,
has not even offered county bounty to aid in
filling the last call made upon her citizens We
understand that the reason fer this Is the fact
that the County Commissioners were not even
asked to vote the bounty. although expressing a
perfect willingness to do so, il the people 50
desired
We notice that the Democratic Herald.
published by JAS I. COSTELLO ESQ at Green
field, Hancock county has been considerably en-
larged and otherwise improved. The Herald is
elited with spirit aud ability and presents a neat
typographical appearance. The Herald should
receive the generous support o. the Democracy OF
Hancock county.
The Owen County Journal says:
Some of these days road ,.ill be built from
Indianapolis to Vincennes, passing through
Spencer, and We already feel two inches taller in
consequence. A road from Indianapolis TO Vim
cennes, down the broad and fertile valley OF
White river. would be the connecting link in the
greatest railroad route on this continent and
would open new sources OF trade and wealth 10
the country on either side indianapolis especi-
ally would be greatly benefited is securing the
enormous trade now enjoyed by the citizens on
the Ohio.
CENTRE TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATIC CoNvEN-
IIoS-At meeting of the Democrats of Centre
township, Marion county. Indiana. held in lndi-
annapolis the Goth inst at Military Hall. for
the purpose of appointing delegates to the Dem
ocratc Congressional Convention. to be held in
indianapolis on January 8. 1864. on motion, II
II. NKLsos was called to the Chair, and n
HAYDEN was appointed Secretary
The following gentlemen were selected as del
gates to attend said Convention, to.wt: LEVI
AYREs, POWELL Rowland, JULIUS BGrrcHkR
W III. TALBorT, Ii. N CoSKLIS, SAMUEL BECK
NER, +. RAND, julius NIoBLAr, THOMAS JOIN
SON, A. SrpENsrIcKKR. j. b. Ryan. MATHEW
SIMPSON. NJ HARTMAN, AouILLA JoSEs and Jos
E. McDoSALD. IL. III. NELSON,
~ HAYDEN, Secretary. Chairman.
-ISpr.SA SrarE SENTINEL Through th,
kindness of Mr.. j J. Bingham we we're latel
shown through the new and extensive Sentine
building. at indianapolis. II is unquestionably
the most complete in all its parts of any arrange
ment for comfort. light, speed aud convenience
in the printing business in the State IL has beer
built with eve single to these advantages. and
while the establishment is necessarily large il i.
also compact. The erection of the building has
cost a vast sum of money, and ip addition TO thi.
ito enterprising propretors have supplied il " i'll
new and most magnificent steam engine. anc
have added many other Improvements, which
have cost (as wa may say. that some conception
of the outlay may be formed,) a mint of money
and they are now prepared to do, on the shortes
notice, any and all kinds of job and book printing
in the highest style of the art; and it beboove
the Democracy of the State to send them all IN,
work they control that does not properly be
long TO the country press
The advantages which they now enjoy will en-
able the proprietors to make many Improvement:
in the character oi the Sentinel, aud they vii
not be slow in introducing them.
! The Sentinel should have an increased circula
ton that will at least justify these efforts for il
usefulness. For years it has been an able ex po-
nent OF truth and an unrelenting foe TO error
until il has added laures TO the brightness ant
! glory of the noble Democracy of our beloves
/ State. careful perusal of its prospectus which
{ we published last week will reflect the necessity
absolute and overpowering, for the immelat,
circulation of Democratic newspapers and tho
general dissemination of Democratic documents
In our opinion, go sure as heaven aud eartl
exist, unless Conservatism takes the place Of "a
calism and true patriotism that of hyrocrisy ans
treason. just so sure il this Government IN fora
and substance destroyed. and it me .ges eithe
into anarchy, Wild and tumutuoGs, &c de-po
tism bloody and CALLING. Ii il ever id, patriot
ism has ceased to exist with the rulers :,f the ma
ton. is 30 deeply buried beneath sn aud cor
rnption that the jewel cannot see the surface.
The Sentinel has for years and Wiz continu
20 do more than yoeman service for l,ose ever
lasting principles which once best!dded tn
, bright constellation OF prosperous American in
situations. IL is your State organ, lsemocrat t.
and entitled to your patronage such Do no
withhold your support. Let it come y volnms
into every neighborhood. ana let tho principle
which il espouses and advocates 50 esenestly be
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