Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-03

Indiana. He informs us that the prospect for
very large tobacco crop is most encouraging
Nearly every farmer in Southern and Western
Kentucky has more or less ground under cuItiya-
ton in this great staple while in Indiana the area
of ground planted in il s least one halt greater
than in any previous season. The plants look
healthy and vigorous, and are growing thriftily.-
N. A. Ledger.
Thar "PIcrER."-Says the Cincinnati En-
quirer:
1t was most ridiculous performance, that OF
our City Council obtaining Gov. Morton's picture
for our Council Chamber, and il is so generally
regarded in this city. What great thing has be
done to merit the honor7 Wherein does his emf
nence consist a national manf What has he
ever done, especially for Cincinnati, that his por
trait should hang in our Council Chamber, an
honor that has not been paid to many of the best
and greatest men of our own city and State7
Morton has been smart in having men about him
to write to the press, magnifying his attention to
army matters. and when affairs are investigated
that will be found to be about the only difference
between him and other State Executives He il
not distinguished for talent, and his reputation
for public and private morals Is notoriously un.
enviable in Indiana. What does our Council,
therefore, want of his picturef
-NEw ALBANY AND THE MoRGAS RAID UPON
CoRYDoS We had neither time nor space last
week to chronicle the chivalrous conduct of The
authorities of New Albany in connection with
the late raid upon this place. We desire to do so
now. and to return to them the unfeigned thanks
of the entire community for the alacrity with
which they came to our assistance. We hope the
authorities aforesaid will excuse us for not adu.
lating them sooner: if they will, we'll promise
next time to insure an extra for the express pur.
pose of laying before an admirng world their
gallant deeds. And to make all the amends we
can in the premises, we intend 10 send a copy of
this paper to Abbott" and have him insert this
article in the second edition OF his history of the
Rebellion. We have no doubt it will be just as
truthful as any chapter be has written. But to
the work.
New Albany were in step over the raid-they
were only Boyled and Fryed, and that, as we are
Informed, without their fault. With about c, 900
well armed troops, we are informed Boyle and
Fry marched up and down each Of the streets
sixteen times, travelling over seventy miles inside
the CITY limits in search of Morganl 1t was
"rub a-dub dub" Fright about Eace"-''break
ranks'-stack arms-and a stump speech every
half hour for three daysl In one of the speeches
we understand the gallant Doctor said he was
glad the raid took place. for said he, "it will
smoke out the butternuts. but il didn't quite
smoke out DR.. Fry. But in spite of the authori-
ties we are informed that 20n of the citizens did
get as far on the road 10 Corydon as the top Of
the knobs The intention OF these was good
and we candidly thank them
But in justice to Boyle, Fry & Co, we will
state that the reason they did not send more troops
toward Corydon was that Morgan had sent an
army of l20 men with loaded muskets in their
hands from Brandenburg under Captain Davis. to
capture Louisville, New Albany and jefferson
vile. They wisely concluded that it would never
begin to do to have the Falls Cities captured, or
leave them exposed to such fearful army in its
proximity Forty FIVE of Capt. Davis men
crossed at Twelve Mile Island, and it was repor-
ted were marching horrible torelatei) upon New
Albany by way Of "Silver Creek Bridge" This
'smoked OUT DIR. Fry. He saw the dread crisis
had arrived aud something must be did. Soon
two negro women whe had been blackberrying
mot burying black) in the vicinity of Silver
creek. heard fisherman drop his siene in that
now classical and historic stream. They (the
female contrabands) reported at headquarters, :"
and a part of the 5000 we're marched to the fated
bridge with orders to chop it down as though it
was Morgan himself; while another part advanced
to the field soon to be stained red with-black
berry juice The field 6ristled with the enemy.
The charge was hOtly made. belly deep, through
the swamps and into the thorny chaparal, until
every porcine Rebel was squealing for dear life !
The victory was completed
But We can not close this brief historic sketch
without recording the further obligation of our
people toward the aforesaid culinary Generals,
Boyle and Fry After the. battle at Corydon was
over they kindly remembered us. and sent down
few carrion crows. or glue makers agents, we
don't know exactly which. to pick up the horse
frames that The Rebels had left our farmers in
the place of good. fine, fat horses stolen from
them. This, we say, was very kind in them, for
our people only had sense enough TO fight the
the scraps they left.
Upon the whole. our people are vastly pleased
with the authorities at New Albany, and as a
slight memento of their esteem and regard they
met & few evenings ago aud unanimously voted
the aforesaid authorities each leather medal, to
be made of raw bull skim CUrydon Democrat