Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-11

TUX NEws-TKLEGRAPHic RuMoRs-ExciTE
MINT ~ rHr CRY During the past week news
from the Army of the Potomac has been looked
for with intense interest People to have
made up their minds that the fall of Richmond
would virtually end the rebellion and have stud
led closely The maps with a view Of understanding
the approaches to the Rebel Capital and they
have sought with eagerness To learn the condition
Of the forces menacng H. The dashiug raid OF
Stonemaii. and the reports that the Confederate
troops had been hurried To the R,ppahannock to
reinforce Lee when pressed by Hooker. leaving
Richmond uncovered. had forced the conviction
that il troops we've hurried up from Yorktown.
Fortress Monroe or Suffolk. that the coveted prize
would fall into our hands with little or no resist
ance
This was the condition Of the public mind ON
Saturday afternoon when report was circulated
on the streets that Richmond was taken. II was
reported that message had been taken FROM the
wires NJ Pttsburg on It's passage u Cincinnati.
that Stoneman aud KEYS bad united their forces
aud by Il rapid movement had entered the Rebel
Capital. The probability of such thing gave it
creience. AMI IL spread like wild fire over the
CITY. The people Hooked in crowds to the center.
and Washington street was soon thronged. Moth
ing reliable could be obtained but vet so strong
was the desire 10 believe il, and 80 probable the
story. that il only required assurance that such
news had been taken from the wires TO make nine
out OF every ten believe il was true
The rejoicing heartfelt and sincere In
the evening, n martial band paradei the streets,
and crowds assembled at every corner The
Bates and Palmer House corners were of course
almost blocked IN. At the Bates House. r J.
Ryan. ESQ addressed the crowd We did not
hear his speech. but can believe that II was eo
quent, for he IS cxrtahle enough to sparkle like
champaign. under the influence of the stmulant
that WAS working the patriotic feeling OF the
crowd.
The places Of amusement filed. At
Masonic Hall. which was filed To hear the Camp
bell Minstrels Mr. Rainier announced that he
bad been requested to say that Gen. Dix with
sixty thousand men occupied Richmond The
widest enthusiasm prevailed The audience
rose 10 their feetand the men swung their hats
ami cheered until they were hoarse. and il seemed
a IL order would never be restored Atthe Me
tronotan the news WIS announced bur IN other
words. and WIS received with equal enthusiasm.
the only difference being that the crowd was not
as large - that ~ Masonic Hall
When the associated dispatches arrived. /, was
late and the bulk OF the crowd hal dispersed.
1t was found that the rumor had bcen stirted At
Philadelphia. and the cooler heads disposed
10 look with suspicion on the fact that the dis
patches from Washington were silent IN regard
10 H.
Yesterday morning early the streets were
again througci at ~ early hour and rcope were
imnatieut for the issue OF extras. The journal
got them out and they sold like hot c,ke, The
newsbays made the most of the excitement and
realized handsomely. The news. which III
be seen in our telegraphic column under the head
of SATURDAY, nights dispatches from Philadelphia,
not what they expected. but ~et il food
for the large hope that they nduged and they
were very iuhl,nt over Il We really believe
that our people were never happier than they
were Saturday afternoon and Yesterday. and
il Il should turn ont that the Whole thing was
gotten up as mere sensation story il will be a
cruel disappointment.