Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-21
STATE ITEMS.

transferred to the lnralid Corps during the month
of January.
The citizens of Fort Wayne are taking steps
to secure tie location Of the next Stale Fair in
that city.
Col O. L. DuSHAM is advertised to make
Democratic speech in Corydon on the 28th of
this month.
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners
have ordered that pest house" or hospital for
infectious diseases be erected upon the county
farm
Owing to the extraordinary prevalence of
sickness among the children at Bloomington, the
schools of that town have been sust ended
The Jacksonville Railroad Company have
bought the Madison road for 81 ,250, 00O We
learn that both roads will hereafter be controlled
by one management
-RAILR0AD SrRIKE-We are informed that
there a strike OF the EMPLOYEES of the Wa
bash railroad Yesterday. and that trains were not
running west OF the State line. There is also Il
strike on the Michigan Central railroad and some
other northern roads, in consequence of which
business is much impeGed.-l Lafayette Journal.
Il E1OkSE OTEALlNG - ne Iacli;tieS winch OOv-
eminent horse contractors afford for the disposal
Of horses, render il necessary that citizens
should be on the alart for horse thieves, who are
daily becoming bold In Illinois the farmers
have suffered severely. and our Indiana exchan-
ges are beginning to raise the same complaint
| Lafayette Courier.
-FoRr. WAYNE AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD
The Louisville Journal saws:
John G Parker, Esq President of the Fort
Wayne and indianapolis Railroad Company. has
memOrialized the Councils of our CITY to sub
scribe Sl0O. 900 TO a railroad to run from Fort
Wayne Jacksonville. Mr. Parker has com
peted an arrangement with Eastern capitalists to
complete and equip the road and he does not
want the city bonds until the road is made and
the cars are running along the whole line The
complexion of the road cannot fail to be highly
beneficial TO the business of our city, and its
connections all OF the most valuable char
acter
SHOCKING CASE OF POISONING Yesterday af-
ternoon little girl on her way to the Sisters
German School, picket up small phiAl of
| strrchnine on West Jefferson street After
reaching school, she opened the phial, and una
| ware of its deadly nature, gave a portion of the
poison TO three of her companions. Two of them
fortunately spit out the deadly poison. but the
third. a fine little GIRL five years old named
seized with commissions and the Sisters sent for
Mr.. Wagner, apothecaIy, who at once deci
ded that she was suffering from poison. and adj
! miniSiercd n strong emitic. Dr. Brubsch
called in and also administered emetics. and snc-
ceeded in making the sufferer vomit But the
aid came too late; the poison had already been
imbibed in the system aud done its deadly work
aud the little unfortunate died within an hour
from the time she had taken i'll Font Wayne
Sentinel
-MURDER IN WABASH CouxrY.-We learn
that soldier name.I Wesener, or some such
name. belonging to the forty seventh regiment
shot and killed man named McTibbetts near
Wabash. last Monday night 1t appears that
Wesener riding out the Somerset road in a
farm wagon N company with another man, and
when about two and a half miles ont from Wa
bash they met gentleman on horseback wearing
military overcoat Wesener wanted to know
OF him what business he had 10 wear a soldiers
overcoat and indulged in other impairment talk ,
and finally shot at but missed him. Mr.. McTib-
belts reached the wagon few moments after
wards and repiimanded the soldier for his con-
duct. stating chat the man who had been shot at
had three sots in the army. and the coat he was
wearing belonging to one of them Wesener
swore he would take no scoting from anv per
son. and taking deliberate aim. shot and killed
Mr. Nc Tibbetts, who is represented as a worthy
gentleman. and who leaves wife and FIVE chill
dren TO the charities Of the world. 1t is a very
distressing affair The homicide has made his
escape Il Huntington Democrat.
The Terre Haute Express. radical Repub-
can' sheet. fhus counsels its political friends as
to the importance of thorough organic ,tion to
secure success. The advice it gives TO its parti-
san friends should be heede,l by Democrats:
Opl mil will ka
Nothing should be lett nndone: no organization
incom. .lete-. Every township should have its
orgrniz 'tion and every voter in il should be
poed On the first Monday in APRIL elections
will be held in the townships of this State for
Trustees. &c II i wisdom on the part % the
Union mep to make their majorities as large as
possible Such result encourages them and
dScourages the opposition
In the respective townships of Vigo county.
organzafiohs exist aud they are accomplishing
much good. We trust such organizations will nc
formed IN every loo ,lity in the State, and thus
make success cert iPty The political cam
Daign in which the people are engaged is not less
important than those our armies will make this
year, aud he who does not regard it, fails to
comprehend the situation
We regret to announce the death of Major
S. MOONEY. of Jackson county. He died at
his residence near Brewnstown, on Saturday, the
l2th inst. of smallpox. The deceased was
resident of that county for more than forty years
and his strict integrity and sound judgment com.
+ mended him To the confidence of his fellow citi-
zens in remark ,ble degree He was honored
by them with various public positions. sheriff,
treasurer and representative IN the Legislature
we believe. and be discharged every trust conf
ded to him with ability and fidelity His generous
, nature attached to him devoted friends and he
/ welded more personal influence than any other
citizen Of the county He was good man and
, a valuable citizen and his loss will be deeply felt
! by the people with whom he was long identified
, and whose interests il was his constant endeavor
r to promote. Mjor MooSEY was elected by The
last Legislature one of the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, and he exhibited in that position
those sterling qualities which distinguished him
) through life
"A QUESTION AS TO MISoRs.--The follow
ing letter was received by legal gentleman Of
4 this city:
"HEspRIcKs Co., Ind March l6.
DEAR SlR-I have few questions to ash
: you in regard to the taking OF minors into the
T army. without the knowledge OF their parents OF
; guardians-if there has been call for such yeti
I have boy in of the regiments. who
E is only fifteen years old Now what can we do
Can't we have him out. by law, before he leaves
; the Slater j have no heip-none at ALL Does
not the Government allow me one sonf They
: have enlisted another how who has had his thigh