Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-28
STATE fTE MS.

-Esq MORGAN. who had been a resident OF
Rockport Tor about fifty years, died on Weines-
day last of dip;heria.
-FutroS CouSrY-The Democracy of Full
ton county have again elected their entire ticket,
Recorder. Commissioner. Appraiser of Real Es
tate. Surveyor and Coroner, by majority of 100.
-Suicior.-A young man named JosEPH
CLARK. residing in II ,rrison county. committed
suicide on Thursday las, by hanging him elf IN
his fathers stable The deceased worthy
young man, but 10 delicate heilsh-ais disease
being consumption.
-PATESrs GRANTED following patents
to lndianans, have been Issued during the two
weeks ending the 10Th inst:
To David Beasl-y Of Boone county. assignor to
himself; John Sinonds and James Strain of
Montgomery county. and by them assigned TO
Thompson & Bartle of Independence. Iowa, for
improved sugar ev operator
To James F. Watson OF Richmond. assignor
to him eli and Charles W Wooden of the same
place. for Improvement Ia gate hinges.
-HoRRIBLE MuRpIR Saturday morning last.
Henry Whitesides An old and esteemed citizen.
and recently elected and for many years past the
coroner OF this county was shot down and IN
stantly kllleu IN Ms own stable. lie went out
about daylight to feed his horses, and not return
ing to breakfast, the family became uneasy. went
in search OF him. and found him in the stable
bleeding corpse, with bullet hole in bis head
Measures were taken 10 ascertain the perpetrator
OF the foul crime. aud suspicion fastened upon a
boy about 10 years of age. med Rufus Orchard,
who had been raised by Mr. Whitesidcs. "A son
/ of the deceased This hoy hid been thieving and
committing other deprei ,tions in the neighbOr
horhuod and no Wa tracked from that localitv
on SATURDAY Mr.. John TilSon was sent in
search of him AMI succeeded in arresting him ia
Louisville yesterday He was brought TO this
| place and confined IN the county Jail. Ii Is the
almost universal belief that the hoy is guilty
When arrested. lie was passing under the name
OF Johnson johnson County Herald.
The Woo CouxrY ELECTION Says the
| Terre Haute Journal:
In regard TO the late local elections in this
county. the abolition newspapers with their
cuStomed disiugenousness have Dsraded the
votes given for the candidates for Auditor. Rep
| reSentatiNe and Commissioner. well those
given for the only TWO officers vacant, VIZ: Re
cOrder ami Real Estate Appraiser, a. tess of the
abolition majority in the election For the three
officers first named the Democrats. aware that
| there no vacancy, of course run no ciudi-
dates; and the abolition nags pursued by nothing
! but Their own shadows. as a matter OF course won
the stakes, plentiful supply of moonShine,
which will be a l,lteHing TO them rs the vapOrS
of a duugeml The truth is the knowing one
among the in epres>ibles feel thU the late til
umph in this county was owing to the dsorgan
izel condition OF the Democrats rather than to
their relative strength, anu that wheneve
an important election takes place and something
better than two small county Office i the prize.
to be won. the Democracy OF Vigo will show
them different result
| -INDIANA GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIsrs
This State organic ,tOn of BIptisis in lni al,
held its annual session AT LoganSpOrI on the Doth
day OF this month. and continued through the
2lst. % and ODD The Introductory sermon
was pre- iched by Rev s. Blilev from Heb IL:
l3. Rev. B Acott presented the cause OF the
American Baptist Home Mission Sc ciety; Rev
S. NJ. Osgood. that of Foreign Missions under
the charge of the American Baptist Missionary
! Union: Rev. Q. w Childs, that of the American
Tract Society," Rev G J. Johnson, that of the
American Baptist Publishing Society Resou,
tons were passed in favor of home aud foreign
missions, of the tract and publication societies
the institute education. Temperance new mis-
sions under the charge of DR.. Brand. a. g..
Among them were some the state of the
country. said to be ''patrioiic" with only two
dssen ing votes: and Others which unanimously
Piled sed the sympathies aud prayers of the As>o-
citation for soldiers in the field, and Their
friends at home
The Association meets next year at lndianapo-
lis and represents some Al, 900 in the State
/ Lafayette Journal.
AN INCIDENT Gen. W. P Benton who is
now at home in this city, recruiting his health.
which has been considerably shattered by con
slant service and exposure in the field j., we are
happy to saw gradually getting better, although
vet suffering from camp dlarrhPa He is AT xiOu-
to join his gallant brigade. AMI we hope he may
soon he enabled To do So but not until he is ell
tirely we'll. He gave an incident that occur
! ed during the series OF brilliant victories attend
ing Gen. Grants armv in MS circuit from Port
Gibson to the taking OF Vicksburg that Is worth
| preserving. On ore occasion. a German Lieu
tenant rode up to where Gen Grant and his staff
were during the engagement, and inquired for
"Shenera Useless Grant" No ut first
seemed 10 pay any attention TO him. when he
again repeated his declaration to see Grant, and
the General told him he answered to that name.
| and requested him To make known his wants.
W ell Sheueral Useless Grant (gving him the
| military salute.) makes mine report to YOU.
peongs To de pattery, and de reps dey cOOmes
unt trives Us away unit takes the guns " "Well. "
saws Gen. Grant, ''you spiked the guns OF
courseY why. Sheneral," exclaimed the
Lieutenant, You toni drinks dat we schpikeS dem
fine. beautiful bieces, unit schpoils dem?' Nv ell
what did YOU do thenf' asked the General
why, Sheneral, shu>t cOomes up init In
Shiana rechimend. uut sharged de rebs got ter
guns pack, unit cOomes unit m ikes niue reports.
ALI. We no schr'ke does beautiful biecesl'
The General received the report with great
iSacrion. and commended the Lieutenant Tor his
bravery. Who rode proudly back To his cOmrides
having executed his importlnt mission of report
in - "Sheneril Useless Graut"-l Richmond
| Palladium
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