Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-25
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We had n visit this week from our old
friend. Jacob Sommers. of Owen county. who
was just returning from National YEARLY
Meeting of the German Bsptists. commonly
Gale " Dunkard held AZ HtgerStown, WAYNE
county Indiana. He informs W that there were
more than i've hundred ministers of the Gospel
preseut-mostv delegates from the various
churches la the United States About - 0OO or
10000 people were present. aud most refreshing
time crowned their efforts One good old
brother true man. who lives where the Two
armies are passing and repns~iug. aud who never
fails to attend the Y early Meetings OF the Church
was this tue repe itedly warned by the Conled
crates not To cross their lines. but he saws. Il
came through the mountains. where they had no
lnesl =. Clay County, Democrat.
-NEw CATHOLIC CHuRca AT HuxrrxGrox
Yesterday the corner stone 81 the ,thoc
church At Huntington WIS aii by Bishop l.uers
with appropriate religious sOlemnIties Sermons
were ellvered bv Bishop Luers and Father
OCOnnor. large concourSe OF persons. est
mated at 1 900 to ) .0Ou attended on The occasion
special train from this cry took down 700
persons. including the German Benevolent So
cie'y. accompanied hy the Union brass band and
Leiiela band Large delegations also came in
wagons tom ali the surrounding country Ample
provision made tor the multitude Four
large tables were SET out covered with the best
and choicest viaudS. and those were hllei four
times. probably not less than , 00U persons par
taking OF dinner. The ladies OF Huntington are
deserving Of great praise for the manner in
Which the dinner wa> got up-and the praise l.
the more deserving lromIhe fact that all classes
without distinction of church o. eed. lent or
AID un the occasion.-Fort Wayne Sentinel.
--HARBoR At MicHlcAN Cry Our exchanges
from the northern part oi this State engag ell
IA discussing the possibilities and PROBABILITIES oi
obtaining good hsroor At Michigan Citv Its
proposed 10 petition. Or otherwise influence Con
gress To appropriate quarter OF million dol
lars toward AZ: Ia secure. when that j. exhausted
hundred thousand or mure from the State and
TO raise the residue OF the estimated amount
bali million doi!ars-by individual conuihu-
lions
The lack of harbor has been great detri
ment TO the growth sni prosperity oi Indiana
Oar commerce has contributed - the enrit hment
ot neighboring States. adding what property be-
longei to ourselves 10 their population and reve-
u1e>. aud We hope that advantage NAV be taken
81 the present Hush. high-pre>sure. greenbsck
times. to get rid OF this serious priVaton
Notwithstanding occasional twinge- of old
fashioned Democratic prejudice against system
OF internal Improvements by the General Govern
ment. We cannot help contrasting, in sgns-
Nph, the present CouulttOu OF our country Win
What II ~Ould have been If the thousands OF
millions that hasebre aud must vet he expended
To las waste one-hslf of our territory nd been
appropriated TO the productive enterprises of
peace he money. brain and muscle that have
bee1 ~"s'ed IA this cruel. needless var. would
have sufhcei 10 mike everv river in the country
nsvigable Tor siie-u heel steamers. 10 build halt
dozen railroads TO the Poetic coast. aud a
tithe OF the uncomputed incidental expenses OF
the var would have furnished at least one school
house in ever! 'o~nship. Tor the benefit OF
prosperous and rapidly Increasing population
The saddest objects OF human contemplation
are the might have Oeeus = Lafayette Argus
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