Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04

- The Circuit Court Of Putnam county just
closed. sentenced three thieves to the Jefferson
vile Penientiary.
The cities of Terre Haute and Evansville
give $50 bounty to those who volunteer in the
hundred days service Private subscriptions in
both cities will increase the bounty handsomely
-Te!egrsms from indianapolis in the Cncin
natl papers boastlngly state that all the towns and
cities of Indiana responding energetically to
Gov. MortOn's call for one hundred days voun-
teers. Down this way the people can't see it
and naturally conclude that those paid penny "a
liners are woiully given to lying New Albany
Ledger
-FATAL ACCIDENT As the train south on the
New Albany and Salem Railroad was leaving
San Pierre, on Saturday. veteran soldier named
Burns was killed. 10y getting entangled in the
gearing of the breaks, as the cars were starting
He was dragged four or five hundred yards. and
shOckingly mangled
The day before lady was killed on the same
road, at the Battle Ground She was getting
from the when in motion, stepped and fe
under the trucks Lafayette Argus
-CHARAcrERIsrIc OF Gov MoRrox-The APP
p0intmenIs for the 10Th aud 18th cavalry have
been made. and out of them all the Second Con-
gressonal district gets one field officer nOtwth-
standing she furnished nearly nine hundred men
for the two regiments. We reliably informed
that Morton positively promised field appoint
meats to two gentlemen in this city. who were the
most active of all recruiting officers in enlistne
men for these regiments The f,grant violation
OF these promises. however, is characteristic OF
Morton. We will have more to say on this sub
ject hereafter.
he -
Ger county meet in mass convention at Center
vie Saturday the 2sth day of May. 1864. for
the purpose OF selecting delegates to the State
District and Judicial Conventions, and of nomin
atiug a candidate Tor the legislature Clerk o.
Circuit Court. Recorder, County Treasurer
County Commissioner aud Sheriff. md for the
transaction of such other business as NAV neces-
sarily come before the Convention.
AN ABOLITION EDrroR CoRSERED A lady
of Terre Haute offered to take the charge of the
editorial department of the Terre Haute Express
if its editor would join the one hundred days
service. The gallant fellow declines He urges
it to be the duty of others 20 90, but he can't
see it in his own case He should never say war
again. after such back down He gives as a
reason that he is not empowered TO employ an
editreSs, and he then offers the ladies who are
anxious to volunteer to fill the places OF the men
who engage in the hundred DAYS service the
fol owing advice
In the meantime, we beg leave TO suggest TO the
lady, and those like her, if there are any such.
that they repair at once 10 some hospital and act
the part that 80 MANY of their sex are acting AT
this time. in caring for the sick soldiers They
might IN tins respect rival the reputation of Miss
Dix. and do the cause of the Union and humani
~ much service Let them cool the fevered
brow. and calm the aching brain of the soldier.
who has been wounded. or who has become sick
and need nursing In this capacity, We be-
lieve thew might find ample scope for all their
benevolent. and patriotic impulses II how
ever. situation of that kind does not suit
their ideas of Patriotism we suggest with the
greatest respect that they turn their attention to
knitting socks. m king shirts drawers. &c pro
vided they eau do such work-and that after thew
make them, forward them 10 the proper place
In this capacity the lady might consume the lei
time which she seems TO have and do much
more good than she could ny turning politician.
and attempting to manage the political course of
newspaper We again remind her of the ex-
ample of Miss Dix.
RecOllect. patriotic ladies' that this is the way
a blatant abolition editor received your self sac
rfcing proposition to give brave men Ike he an
opportunity go to the war They don't want
the chance