Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-04
STATE ITEMS.


strucied bv the English Evangelical congregation
at Fort Wayne was consecrated on Sunday last
z-RAnRoA0 REcKrPrs The receipts at the
Office of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railway Company in this city yesterday exceeded
50 600, and we understand they have averaged
upwards OF 81 900 per day for the past mouth.
This shows gratifying condition of business as
well on the road as in the city--lFort Wayne
Sentinel.
THE STATE VS. HEFFRES-It will be recol-
lected that some time ago we published the par
ticuars OF personal recOntre between Col. HOr-
ace Heffren and William Williams. Auditor of
Washington county, at Salem, in which Will
liams received pretty severe whipping. Will
liams appeared before the grand jury of Wash
ington county and indicted Col Heffren with as
sauIt with intent to kill The case was tried De
fore the Washington Circuit Court last week.
and after a thorough investigation Col. Heffren
was fully and honorably acquitted The jury de-
cided that Heffien did not even hit Williams
N. A. Ledger.
MILITARY MArTERs-We are informed that
Capt. j N. Cross, Post Commandant, has taken
steps to preserve the peace aud protect the pub.
lie against any insult or injury at the hands of
persons claiming to be soldiers within the bounds
of his authority. There Is 10 particular COM
plant regarding the conduct of soldiers perma-
nently stationed in this city, but newly enlisted
men, aud ia some instances veterans at home on
furlough, are prone To spreading" themselves,
taking a little too much TO drink occasionally
and driving or splurgng around doing pretty
much they please IL happens sometimes that
this exercise of unbridled license on the part OF
the soldiery eveDtuates in the most disastrous
consequences, vide the shooting of Vim. Groch
Ter recorded in Mondays Courier.
-MRs ADALrxE PARKER RIoKs "A painful
rumOr reached our town some weeks ago of the
probable death Of Mrs Kicks, daughter of onr
townsman, j q Parker. ESQ We gave no
rency to it at the time in the hope that it might
prove groundleSs. There seems now no reason
10 doubt its sad truth As is well known to many
of our readers, Miss AIDA married the
25th of last June to Mr.. Thomas Kicks, of
Eureka. Humboldt county, California. On the
the LIST OF October thew sailed from New Pork
and reached Sanfrancisco in safety. Eureka. the
former residence of Nr. Kicks, and their future
home, is seaport some distance above San
| Francisco. They embarked for that point on
the 9Th of November on the schoOnfy Dasha-
way, Captain Kelsey who had on board his wife
and child. The vessel is supposed to have been
seen November 18th by the Colder Gate, near
Eureka, driven by adverse winds. On the Ist of
January the wreck driven ashore some %
miles south of Cape Mendociuo. which lies some
distance below Eureka.
| And this is all But where so little is known,
Imagination is ever busy; and it requires little
effort to bring before the mind the scenes of those
last days and hours
1t is the last stage OF their long journey. and
they are looking forward with eager expectation
to its termination. At length the expected port
is in sight. But now the wind - contrary, and
each succeeding hour finds them farther and far
Their from home Still no danger apprehended.
but they must be resigned to wait till the wind
changes. Gradually comes upon them the dan
ger impending over them; doubts, leAIs the GER
isinty that they arc lost Aud in those last bitter
moments, mingled with prayers and cries OF
agony, how do thoughts and memories throng the
mind of father. mother, brothers and sistersi All
in vainl
They sink int the DEPTHS with bubblins groan
without grave, unknelled, uncoffined and unknown
I Charleston (Ind Democrat
-MEREDITH VS. JuLIAN.-The war between
the contending Republican factions in the Fifth
District wakes warm. We find the following
items in the last Randolph County Journal, a
Julian Republican organ. Referring to the ap-
preaching nominating elections, IL says:
There is an obvious determination on the part
OF Meredith and his friends to carry this election
10 natter what means may be necessary for that
end. They will effect much as possible by
fraud and intimidation. Doubtless the General
would be willing TO help his cause along by the
demolition of few of the editors who oppose
his nomination; but in this, as or other occa-
sions, he lacks the nerve.
Again:
We have been acqu inted with this town FOR
many years, and we are certain that violence
and mobs have never been threatened or encour-
aged by orr citizens. 1t was left for Brgadier
General Meredith to be the first 20 favor such
proceedings here, and to shake the whip and gag
in the faces of the freemen of this county, threat
enng to put down opposition with his hand" il
it did not cesse at once.
The same paper contains report of speech
delivered in Winchester "A few DAYS ago. from
which we extract the following illusions to the
aspirations of General Meredith
The speaker bad made no sacrifices particular
", and had no achievements TO boast of What
ever honor he had received was in reality due to
the soldiers of his regiment, and for whatever