Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28


gressional Committee of the Second District has
issued the following call:
The Democrats of the Second Congressional
District of Indiana requested TO meet at New
Albany on Friday. January g. 1864, for the pur-
pose OF considering the subject of appointing del
egates TO the Democratic National Convention;
and IL delegates are not then appointed, Tor fixing
the time for holding convention for that pu.-
pose. -4.
We had the pleasure yesterday of meeting
Mr. Rugg, of Fort Wayne, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction. Mr. Rugg seems thor
oughly familiar with the duties of his Office, and
the intention of the iamers of our popular school
law. He speaks of the progress OF
improvements in the public schools OF the State,
and thinks from the present rapid increase of the
now enormous fund. that the time is not far dis
tant when our public schools can be kept open
the entire year. Cannelton Reporter.
The editor of the Salem Advocate gets off
the following specimen of polite literature, in
which the editor of the Salem Democrat feels
himself highly complimented:
The clOven footed, sulphur scented, pit bound,
topket doomed partners that preside over the edi
torial, political and personal fulminations eman-
atng from the Washington Democrat. have been
sweating and Tuning, grooming and struggling,
''to whet their tongues like sword, and bend
their bows to shoot their arrows, bitter
words" ? an humble schoolmaster whom. in their
vindictise wrath and asp poisoned souls, they
would gladly crush in utter ruin.
The Commissioners of Howard County
have made an order of an additional bounty to
volunteers upon the following conditions
That bounty of 500 be allowed to each
volunteer who has been or may hereafter be &C
cepted from this county, under the late call of
the President of the United States, for 800 600
J. bird in opa rtoar
third in two years, and one third in three years,
from the third Monday of March A. ID. 1864
and bearing interest from date; and that the Au-
ditor is hereby directed to issue such orders to
each volunteer, when satisfactory evidence shall
be presented to him that such person has been
duly accepted and mustered into the service oil
| the United States under said call In making
this allowance, the County Commissioner
would appeal to the citizens of the county to take
up those orders, when issued at par.
The New Albany Ledger pays the following
deserved tribute to the talents, at accomplishment
and moral worth of Mrs. Smith. whose recent
decease caused heartfelt sorrow among a large
circle of apprecatve friends:
OBITUARY-Sallie Ada Bolton, wife of Frank
Smith, and daughter of Mrs. Sarah t. Bolton,
died at Indianapolis on the 18th inst She was
lady of most estimable character and Inherited
much of the genius of her distinguished mother
peared in the Home Journal, and other publica
tions, and she was fast winning distinction as a
brilliant and fascinating writer. In all her pri
vate relations she a noble hearted woman,
amiable, unassumiDg, and full of general i'm
pulses. Her numerous friends will hear of heI
decease with the most unfeigned sorrow. Mrs
Smith, as our readers may remember, wrote
series of letters from Europe for the Ledger
-CAss COUNTY RECRUITS - On Saturday
morning, Dr. A. j. TAYLOR of this city paid the
Cass county bounty money to the l35 men con
tanned in the TWO companies The best of feeling
prevailed among the volunteers at the prompt
ness manifested in the payment of their bounty
! The companies from this county were the frs
to receive the bounty, and volunteers felt elated
and shouted for "Old Democratic Cass," and
good feelings were loudly expressed by Republi
cans as well as Democrats for our County Com
missi0ners, of whom majority are Democrats
and who had promptly voted bounty aid
in filling up the quota of Cass county.
The U. 5. bounty Was paid on Saturday b,
Major Thatcher.
After receiving their bounty and new uniforms
the companies received a short furlough and re
turned home 10 fill up their ranks.-Loganspor
Pharos.
TENTH DIsTRIcr.-James Mcconnell. ESQ.
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Con
| Il
lowing call:
Mass Convention OF the Democracy of tn
Tenth Congressional District will be held a
Fireman's Hall, Fort Wayne, on Friday, Januar,
9Th, 1864, at O'Clock, p. NJ, for the purpose o
: appointing two Delegates and two alternate Del
, egates to the National Democratic Convention {,
nominate candidates for President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
As there will not be time to hold county con
| 4 "a
ed that Mass Convention be held Each count,
will be entitled to one vote for every 100 demo
cratic votes polled at the last election, and ont
for every fraction of so votes or upwards. Th
, ratio will be as follows:
! Allen county, 26; DeKslb, Is; Steuben, 4
: Lagrange, Il Elkhart, 10; Koscusco, Is; Noble
3 ID; Whitley. H. Total. l24
! PAD orr The paymaster, Major STEARN
FISHER. was busy paying of the Spencer Count
Legion last week. The total amount already
, paid out, for the services rendered to the Gov
, eminent by the patriotic members of the Spence
Legion, foots up S46l03 So The Rockpor
Democrat in noticing the event says:
Our town on Monday and Tuesday was file
to overlooking with the Manifested yeomanry o
the country, all anxious TO get pull at Uncl
Sans Greenbacks. The mere announcement
that the Paymaster had arrived, was sufficient o
itself (without the firing of the cannon, or tn
e besting Of drums,) to bring out the posse conf
:atus OF the county. Every feeling a
: though be was ready and willing to sacrifice tn
!. last man and spend the last dollar. to put dow
! the rebellion. We did expect, out of such
I, glow OF patriotism was manifested ON the oc-
e casion, to see Spencer county's quota fully mad
up; but we learn from some eight or ten recruit
+, ing officers that were present, during the time
that only four or FIVE Tout of thousand o
twelve hundred men, could be induced to com
in out of the draft. The excuse was, that tn
J call was not made for the purpose of filing u
the ranks in the army. but to pay off the "ol'
soldiers" for services already rendered We'll
. they were paid off, whose names appeared upol
: the pay rolls, and thesall went home rejoicing
A great many names had been omitted. whic
a will have TO be attended to hereafter.
Rebel Reports of Things i'm the SoutI
--latest Memphis News-rhe Feel
ing in the south-The People NO
Discouraged-Conscri Law-Wan
of shoes-rhe Food Question-Brag;
Chief of STAIR to JOhnston-Mem
e phis Refugees-General HurIbut,
: Orders.
Photographic Correspondence Cincinnati Enqurerl
CAIRO, Dec. 23.-By the steamer Platte Valley