Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-18
STATE EEE VS..

There were several deaths last week in
Huntington county from the disease known as
spotted fever
The Pest House back of JacobsviIle burned
down last Friday night The CITY and county
bought it for 5000. and had recently expended
$500 in Improvements on it.
A fatal disease prevails at Dover. Dearborn
county. from which five deaths have resulted in
the past few days. 1t is probably the spotted
fever.
The "LoYALIsTs" CONVENTION AT VIZ
oENNEs The Sun thus describes the "loyalists"
convention recently held in that city:
There was a poor turn-out-but few of the
faithful" from the rural districts and that few
consisting generally of cross roads politicians
and petty Office holders and expectants The
town delegation. however. presented splendid
array of Lincoln loyalty. patriotism. and disin-
terestedness. All the big guns" were out in
iuil force.
The ''ius" carried the day
elected their officers. and made Col e. NJ Allen
chairman of the committee on resolutions, and
he reported a set sufficiently tinciured with AbO-
ltion Lincoln LOYALTY 10 suit his masters or en-
ployers-thatis the office holders ia this locality,
for il must be borne III m nd that We have some
ten or fifteen OF these intensely patriotic self
sacrificing fellows, who are serving their country
at prices ranging from 80 800 to 500 per amman:
and, a. chairman Of tie committee, under
stand Allen TO have acted simply AS their attor-
ney-it was altogether professional with him
and therefore nobody WAS astonished at his in
PRODUCTION OF "A resolution endorsing Old Abe,
ALTHOUGH every one knows that his private opinion
Oi said rails splitter II anything but Il tterine-
that he considers him a miserable humbug and
curse To the country
Aresoution was also introduced by Col Allen,
and passed indorsng Morton and insiructing the
delegates to the State Convention To- go for
him" This, in view OF the bitter hostility that
has existed for some time between these two
.',eaders"-ihe many loud and deep curses
heaped upon Morton bv the Colonel, publicly and
priva'ely-hs repeated refu>als To receive any
oyer;ures oil compromise from His Accidental
Excellency-we say in view Of all these things.
Col \ : present amahihty is somewhat surlris-
ing We fear his recent visit to Washington.
lndianapOlis &c have bad bad effect upon his
moral firmne>S-elst how could he indorse such
vile. corrupt and unprncipied treSster and
demaeogue rs .. Z VI particularly, too, when
ne knows that lie l. not eligible To- a reelection?
An effort VAS made BY Judas (and his few
followerS) 10 ret M instructions for Clerk Of the
Supreme Court. FOR which office his dearly be
loved relative, liz. Noble, and our Buck Terrell
are prominently mentioned He has "A preference
over either OF the two names. and WAS anxious.
on accom-; at his love u for Noble, to give the
vote ct Knox county for his favorite He tailed.
however. and no instruct Ons were given except
TOR Governor Ii instructions had been given.
Terrell would have doubt carried the county
overwhelmingly When the OH railroad attor-
ney found that he again beaten ne gave one
OF his peculiar chuckles, accompanied with a
grin (such a. he aad the devil only can give ADD
left the meeting in disgust