Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-25
STATE ITEMS.

The smallpox sill prevails at Princeton.
Perry county is in debt 81. 900. and has
Delinquent tax list of $1,000
The Democracy Of Cas- county have pre-
seuted the ei'sor Of the LogansPort PharOs.
Samuel A Hall, E-q. with power printing
press This is q most deserved compliment.
The smallpox is spreading in Grant county,
and some cases are OF most malignant char
acter
The Corydon Democrat says the spotted fe-
yer is still very fatal in some portions of Harri-
son county. IL says:
We hear of several deaths in the neiehborhood
of Elizabeth. and also in Scott township In ore
neiehborhood. there are five families in which
there are nineteen cases.
Two Men SHoT AT late hour last night,
4 soldier entered the residence of Mr. James
Pool. one OF our most highly respected citizens.
on State street, and used the most offensive Ian
cuage to the family. Mr. Pool being absent
from home and one of his daughters being very
i'll the conduct of the soldier greatly terrified
the family: aud his refusing repeatedly TO
leave the house, Mrs Pool sent to her brother
in laws house, Mr. Oliver Pool for himself and
Mr. j 5 Pool. who spending the night with
his brother. to come To her house and exDe the
intruder On their arrival at the house. Mr J 5.
Pool ordered the soldier, who was armed with
two large knives To leave the house at once.
This he done. threatening TO return with some of
his comrades and clean out" the house Not
however anticipating further trouble. the Messrs.
Poo returned home, the soldier meantime hav
ing left the premises and disappeared from the
street
In the course of half an hour the family was
again disturbed. this time by four soldiers. incud
Ing the one who had oeen driven off They went
To the door. irving To force il open. and using the
most obscene language IN regard TO the ladies' IN
the house Nr Pools two sons. a-ei sixteen
ami ni"eteen we're sleeping up stairs, and they
went 10 the window. demonstrated with the SOL
ders in regard to their conduct and plead with
them 10 leave the premises, telling them that
they were mistaken ia the house they were seek
ing
These rsmonsirances were only met with abuse
/ and renew d efforts 10 force open the door The
/ language USED by the soldiers of the most
obscene and offensive character. and being per
sisted in one OF the Young Pools seized double
barrel shot gun which in the room, and dis
charged both barrels into the crowd The gun
was loaded with shot and each of the soldiers
! received portion of it, contents Two of them
/ brothers, named Braunam, from Spencer county,
received the larger part of the loads, and one Of
1 these brothers cannot possibly recover The
Brannams were strangers in the city. and were
/ plotted by the soldier who frs entered the house.
and who Is "A member of one of the companies in
/ Camp Noble. 1t il said that ne is also very
badly hurt but he has not been seen since. and
the full extent of his injuries unknown.
his is one of the grossest ontraees ever per
petraied by soldiers IN this city, and we are
gratiied To learn that it is the universal sentiment
OF all the officers and privates OF the regiments 20
which the severely punished offenders belong.
that they received nothing more than their just
deserts. There is not in this city more highly
respected or esteemed family than that ct Mr.
Pool; and the outrage upon them IL augmented
\ 6v the fact OF the severe illness Of a portion OF
the family, one OF the lighters. from her terror.
( LEAVING her sick bed where she suffering
from severe attack of the measelS, ami tlying
to a neishDors for safety We hope never again
TO record such outrage in this city Young
Pool has the sympaIhIes AMI admiration of both
citizens aud soldiers for his defence of his mother
and sisters. and it Is only pity that every man
engage! in the outrage had not been instantly
killed i \. A Ledger