Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-02
WHOLE NO. 1924
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ITEMS.
The Indiana Cotton Mill at Csnnelton pays
over $4,000 Government tax for the month Of
March.
"A new Catholic church is to be erected in
Lafayette. The building is 10 be l4l by 81 feet.
built in the Gothic style, and when completed il
will be one of the finest church edifces in that
city. It is expected to be got under roof this
summer.
The dentists of Northern Indiana met in
convention at Lafayette. on Wednesday last, or
ganized "the Wabash Valley Dental organizs-
tion." and elected its officers. The meeting was
a complete success. The next meeting will be
held at Charlottesville. on the 25th of October.
WASHINGTON CouSrY.-The Democratic
Central Committee of this county have appointed
Saturday. June 4th, as the day which to hold
the preliminary township meetings in each town
ship; and Saturday, June lIth. the daY to
hold the County Convention for the county at
large.
The following anecdote is related Of an In
diana Oenerai' wiIlsaI ~~~---l a-.iug his CVi-.
regiment to charge, the first rank kneelinq He
soon discovered his error. and remarked: Boys.
you need not charge in that way. for believe
that order is not laid down in either Scott or
Hardee."
REAL ESTATE on THE LINE OF TIE E. & @.
r. R-At the recent meeting of the appraisers
OF real estate from the various counties along the
line of the Z. and @. railroad. held in this city,
the road, rolling stock, buildings, &c, were ap-
praised at the rate of 81 900 per mile-appor-
toned as follows: Vander5urg county, Is miles;
Gibson. "a miles; Knox, % miles; Sullivan,
25 miles; Vigo. 81 miles; and Parke -
miles. The total appraisement is s52s .O00.-
-PRoFEssIoSAL REeTNENrs-We learn that il
Is not expected to draw largely upon the laboring
classes for the Morton Volunteers, but to recruit
chiefly from the ranks of professional gentlemen.
This is highly commendable, for while it allows
our laborng men to pursue their ordinary occu-
patons. it will give these gentlemen a cheap op-
portunity to see service One hundred days in
camps of instruction and on railroads. will fully
satisfy their thirst for military renown, and fur
nish abundant opportunity for them to fight their
battles o'er to children vet unborn.
The nomination of Julian in this District by
the Republicans must be very humiliating to our
"noble Governor" Morton, who used all bis in
fuence to defeat him. The Governors toadies
and lick-spittles we're active throughout the Dis
trct and indefatigable in their Efforts to defeat
Julian. acting under instructions from their mas
ter. The Julian papers endeavored to conciats
the Governors opposition by putting him and
Eypocrtically protesting hot TO believe that the
Governor exerting himself to defeat their
candidate. All who know anything about the
matter, however, know that the Governor and
his tools we're doing everything in their power to
beat Julian. The result showed that the Gov
ernor's influence in this District with bis own po-
litical friends don't amount to much. His extra
ordinary vanity led him to believe that he could
control his party friends in their choice of Con-
gresham, but he found himself terribly mistaken.
I Richmond Jeffersonan.
"A few months ago couple OF men called
upon DR.. Biggs, resident OF Mitchell, in this
county, and desired a private interview with him.
DR. Biggs conducted them to a private room.
when to his surprise they locked the door, and
one drew a pistol anG the other a knife. They
told him that they had a warrant for his arrest,
for passing counterfeit money, but If he would
pay them $1,000 they would let him off. Dr.
Biggs gave them $500 in cash and his note for the
balance. After keeping him in the room until
train time they left. The Doctor consulted his
lawyer, and they agreed to say nothing about il,
hoping the men would return TO collect the note
On last Saturday one of them returned 10 collect
his money. DR.. Biggs had him arrested, and he
recognized in the sum OF 81 500 to appear
at the Circuit Court. After the trial the man
showed warrant for the arrest Of Dr. Biggs,
stating that he was United States detective
He arrested the Doctor and took him to Indian
apolis. We will refer to this occurrence again
AS soon as we learn the result of it, Bedford
Appeal.
-ExPLASAroRY-We are informed that our
excellent Governor found time dragging so
heavily upon his hands, in having to run only
the Judicial, legislative, executive and military
departments of the State, that he importuned
Mr. Lincoln to let him try his hand at running
part Of the national machine. At first Old Abe
objected, but finally consented to let him try
10000 instead of As 600, the number he first pro-
posed to raise. We do not credit the rumor that
Governor Morton is to take the field in person.
though it is possible that he may. The ordinary
duties of his Office, together with the ertrd-
ordinary which he has assumed, can be deputed
to few more young men with the modest titles
of Colonel of the Exchequer, Colonel of Com
missions, Colonel of the Appointing Department,
and Colonel of the Pardoning Department.
There is no reason why what is left to the Gov
ernor may not be deputed to experienced ~
Young man as well as the few trifing matters
which reach him now, matured and decided
through these efficient ministers Of the several
departments. If he can leave the administration
of State affairs for fifty days at time to the few
able Colonels who preside in the several de-
partments, one or two more would enable him TO
leave altogether. We rather favor his being
made Major General for the hundred days cam
paign.
EvAssyILLE.-The New Albany Ledger at
tributes the delay in constructing this line of
telegraph, the necessity of which, in a military
point of view, has been demonstrated in many
instances since the rebellion, TO the hostility Of
the Governors TO that portion of the State
through which it runs. The Ledger remarks:
Governor Morton however, should bear in
mind that while the districts he has favored so
bounteously with works ofimprovement, commu-
nication and fat contracts, have been slow 10 fill
the quotas of troops assigned them under the
various calls made by the government for troops,
the counties along the border have always led
the van in this regard, and if the citizens along
the border must continue TO be, as they have
heretofore been, ostracized in the distribution Of
profitable contracts by the powers at lndianspo-
lis, they have at least right to demand that