Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-23
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The smallpox has been pfevHhng un''"e
eyeral weeks at Bloomington. Randolph county
md vicinity. Several deaths have occurred.
The Terre Hta,e Express says thsse are sev
pral cases of email pox in the vicinity OF Glover
land. iew miles eas, Of that city. The schools
have been suspended in consequence.
ON "Wednesday last. the farmers OF Allen
county contributed two hundred and fifty loads
Of wood for the benef, Of the poor Of Fort
WAYNE. aud the citizens about 81 900 in cash for
the same object.
We publish the prospectus Of the Indians
State sentinel. for 1864. aud call the attention OF
our readers 20 H. The Sentinel y the State or
gan of the Democracy OF Indiana. and il j. their
duty 10 support Il In the canvass Of this year. /
when such mighty issues are To be presented to
the people and settled by them. The Sentinel IS
Indispensable TO all who feel any interest in the
welfare OF their country. II is a reliable Dem
ocratic paper and all should take it, Miami
County Sentinel
We are informed that in Burnettsvllle,
White county. subscriptions we're made to pay
$50 township bounty a. each volunteer, and that
of 20 who enlisted only three were Republicans.
An old abolitonist called upon TO aid IN
making mp the bounty, but refused to pay any.
thing. saving that be wanted draft TO come aud
take the copperheads. He was told that u out
of 30 who volunteered, were Democrats, or, as
the old abolition sinner called them. "coppe'
heads" He replied that he was glad of
If they got killed off, il would leav~ - Si
at home" The country is full -, 80, ~ nle'
omous INSCRIPTIONS freed" m shriekers hnt tho
Democracy should ~ q permit their rawlings to
swerve them fr',m tbeir outv ~rIocansro,,
Pharos
TREAT FATALITY FROM CoNGEsrrvE FEvER-
We learn that during the past week some twelve
or fifteen deaths have occurred at Gordon. Har-
son county. from disease supposed to be con
gcstive fever. The victims attacked survive
/ from twenty four hours to three days This dis
ease prevails to some extent IN the country out
side of Corsdon we'll in that place. and IN a
most fatal form.
The Corydon Union thus describes the cpl
demic:
This direful disease. which is evidently form
of cOngestiye fever, is at present prevailing to
fearful extent in parts of this county; and how
ever doctors may disagree about names, the facts
| are iuconIes,ible that it is a sudden and over :
whelmng congestion of some OF the vital organs
umn, or OF the stomach and lungs. After the
COM e,tiye period is past, there is an uhamator,
! fever, or fever of typhoid character is TO be
1 combatted Those who have taken il are akei
with chilly sensations, which apOt a to last one
| to ten hours-aad az times il amounts "a shak-
ing and chatterng of the teeth, accom- panied
with pains through the head, neck. back and
stOmach-someiimes numbne>s OF the extreme
ties. the patients sometimes clear in their
I titttt- lint IA ,,fi
throwing their arms and legs about. turning from
side 10 SHE. and exhibiting mex presSible distress
worrying thcr attendants 20 keep them covered
or IA bed at all. The head il drawn Ia one side
the neck stiff. the eyes roll in their sockets. aud
sometimes violent commissions take place then
nausea and vomiting. cUstiVcness or loosene~s oi
the bowels, pulse weak AMI slow, or nearly nat
ural. and at times 6rm ami irequent-sometimcs
none at all, becoming comotOSe. YOU can not
arouse them. followed by an apparently easy
death; they awake and stiff that they
cannot he moved without eXcrucatng PAIN and
distress. attended With inhimatory or typhoid
fever
1t is evidently produced bv electrical and at.
mOspherc changes Exposure to heat or cold
1t cannot be traced TO infection contagion, and
no should be afraid OF contracting il by Wis
ting the sick, or attending the funerals of the
dead. unless 1t is from exposure 10 cold or an
overdose of whisky while IN the performance OF
that duty. Good health and temperate living
! and care from exposure are the best prevent
ives.
When taken in the absence OF a physician
battle the feet and legs, the Whole body in
hot water, and cotton clothes wrung out of hot
water applied over tie OF pin For drink
4 hight bread tea, rcteroyal. balm OF sagesr Snow
and leo increase the thirst and should not be
I siven.ss
-RtPuBLIcAN OReASlzAriox.-We copy the
following from the FORT Wayne Sentinel:
We give below a copy of circular issued by
the Lincoln League la this city, and sent to the
faithful IN all the townships in the county. Ii
provides for = very thorough organic atiOn ana
unless the Democrats should follow the example
and have a similar eflrcti*e organic ,ton il can
not but prove highly service ,hle TO the Lincoln
ties and disastrous 10 US Forewarned Is lore
armed; the Democrats can nov see what theiI
adverSaries are doing and ought TO take immeii
ate measures u meet aui tight them with thei
own weapons
CIRCULAR
For the purpose Of thoroughly organizing tie
Union men Of Alien county, the Central Com
mttee recommend the following:
/. The Union men OF .ch township to se!ec
three or five active. reliable men, to act A. 4
Township Committee.
2. Such Committee to select one number ior
chairman, one ieE secretary aud one for treas
urer
3 Such committee 20 divide their TOWNSHIP
in such convenient districts they may deem
advisable, and a,si-gH eIch to one of their mum
. Der
/ The duty % the chairman i TO call all Nh,
meetings and mike regular reports 10 the Cen
trial COMMITTEE
5 The duty OF The secretary is to keep cor
count of the number at VOTERS of each class re-
/. ported To him bv the ID strict Committees
6. The duty of the treasurer Is TO collect such
funds may be ordered Ia be raised bv IN,
, Township Committee, and py out the same a.
they may order.