Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-04
STATE ITEMS.

The steamboat for the navigation Of White
River. nov building At Owen. Spencer county. il
nearly completed
Five dollars Per cord i the ruling Price for
wool u Lafayette. some Of the wOod haulers
ara Rot TOO modest Il. AK ak dollars
About 81 200 was donat in Monroe cOun-
~. on Wednesday Toe 10Th Of November. for the
benefit OF soldiers families 10 need.
-oeal-iigrer- IN e.unel,os make slOO per
month-easy. Thsts DOING vel.
The dwelling house of Mr.. JACOB A.
HISsHAw.A merchan, Of Lynn. Randolph county,
Indiana. vas entered. Monday nigh, last. by
burglar, or burglars. ana between two aud three
hundred dollars taken from his pantalOoDs
pocket.
-Governor MoRroS returned home from writ
East on "Wednesday morning His ExcelIency
predicts that the war will terminate in ninety
days by the overthrow OF the rebel armies. Most
sincerely do We hope that peace may be restored
to the nation by that time. but there have been
too MANY sixty and ninety days predictions Of
that character. that. ike dead sea fruits, have
turned to ashes upon the lips.
Captain FREDERICK T BUrIER. of company
B. oath regiment Indiana volunteers. died Of con-
gestive fever, at New Orleans, on the 18th ult
Captain was born and raised in Monroe county.
He working in the printing business when
the war broke out. when he entered the service.
and was promoted from Orderly Sergeant to
Captain for his gallant deeds on many battle
field.
j. B. MAYNARD. ESQ. has severed his con-
nection with the Cannelton Reporter. and on
Thursday next will assume the duties OF local
editor of the Louisville Democrat The Demo
crat has cause for grstulation in securing the
services Of Mr.. MAYNARD. He is a ready writer,
and an accomplished gentleman. and will make
one among the best local editors in the West
We welcome Mr.. MAYNARD to the fraternity
around the falls.
-PRoxorED Captain Peter Simonson of the
9Th Indiana battery, raised in this and adjoining
counties. has been promoted to Chief of Artillery
The 5th battery has been in some of the most
severe engagements of the war, and has always
acquitted itself molly under the gallant Cap ain
We are pleased TO learn of his promotion, and
think it we'll merited / Fort Wayne Sentinel
-RASDoLrH COUNTY BoUSTY AT special
meeting of the commissioners of Randolph
county, on the 2lst uit an order was made to
pay out OF the county treasury $50 TO each vol
unteer under the late call-Sl0 to be paid at the
time of enlistment, $40 in one wear, and $40 in
two vears The smallness of the bounty offered
would Indicate that the commissioners depended
more on the patriotism of the people 20 fill the
quota OF that county than on the bOunties offered
Il Richmond Jefiersonian.
Destructive FIRE IL PEgu Early on Sun
day morning "A most destructive fire occurred in
Peru. completely destroying the grain and pork
warehouse of Messrs H. L 4 c. Sterne, to.
gether with its contents. Before the fire engines
could be brought To toe scene of conhagrstion
the building was so tar consumed that il could
not be saved. The loss OF the Messrs. Sterne is
estimated by the Peru Republican at about sic,
500. The loss OF farmers aud others who had
property in store in the warehouse is estimated
at about $4,000. The FIRE was undoubtedly the
work of an Incendiary.
"A GRAND WOOD AND Provision DExoSsrRA-
TIoS.-The people of this city. for several miles,
devoted Thanksgiving Day to a worthy aud
laudable purpose. They made il the occasion for
bringing to this city long PROCESSION of wagons
loaded with wood and various kinds of provisions
as donations TO the families of soldiers. The
long procession, il passed through our streets.
headed by the Richmond Band. made display
that highly credtabe to the liberallty OF the
farmers who contributed
We learn that over one hundred cords % wood
between five and six thousand pounds of -four,
several beeves. hogs &c. we're the result of this
demonstration.
The contributions did not all come from this
State, quite "A number of citizens of Preole
county were among the contributors
The proceeds of the dinner al Starr Hall, for
the same purpose. amounted to about $3.50
Richmond Jeffersenian