Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-09
STATE ITEMS.

-SPoTTED FEvER-We learn that this fatal
and dreaded disease has broken out with great
virulence at Salem Four persons were buried
in that town on Friday last who had died from
it, and our informant states that four others could
not possibly live through Friday night. num-
Der of new cases reported.
-DIsrRucTlvE FIRE AT FRANKLIN y ester
day about a destructive fire broke out at
franklin, Johnson county, which resulted in the
loss of a fine block of four business houses. The
property burned was on the main street and in
the center Of business The principal sufferers
were DR. Moore, drug store; Mr.. ALEXANDER,
hardware store; furniture store, (the owners
name we could not learn and the saloon of Mr..
WRIGHT The Jefi'ersonian newspaper office was
in one of the buildings, and was also destroyed.
The Jeffersonan Office insured for $500, we
understand. and Mr. MOORE for 81 900 on his
building and 81 900 on hie -tocl. The loss will
be heavy. The fire originated in the saloon, and
Is supposed to have been accidental destruc-
tive fire occurred at Franklin about six months
ago, when another large block of buildings was
destroyed.
-THE MURDERS AT ORLEANS, INDIASA.-We
published on Tuesday account of the proba-
bic murder at Orleans, Indiana, by number of
soldiers of the oath Indiana regiment, of man
named McCart-gvng such particulars as We
were able to gather at the time. Since that time
both Mozart and Parish, his assailant, have
died We learn the following facts in regard TO
the matter from gentlemen of undoubted veraci-
ty, who witnessed the terribls affair:
When the train on which the 24th regiment
had taken passage was about starting from Or
leans, Parish and another soldier jumped from it,
declaring they would "hull some butternuts be
fore leaving the town" They started up the
street and soon came upon crowd of men
standing together, talking in quiet and orderly
manner Parish, being drunk, stepped up To
MeCart and asked him If he was butternut. to
which McCart replied that he was not Parish
then said. "You are a id Vallanding hammer.
Mozart replied, "Wel, what of itf'' Parish
thereupon, without further words passing, knock
ed McCart down. and as he attempted to rise he
continued to knock him down, until he had thus
Frustrated him four times Mozart finally re-
gained his feet and drawing his knife stabbed
Parish three times, iniiciing fatal iujuries-Par-
ish diving the next morning.
Mozart escaped and went few miles into the
country. but several citizens followed him, and
he gave himself up 10 undergo examination
on charge of manslaughter.
The man who lelt the train with Parish at once
Sc: out for Mitchell, where the 2fih Indiana regl-
ment had arrived and were waiting transportation
to Evansville He told his companions wha,
had happened, and taking twelve or hiteen. ol
them at once returned 70 Orleans, where they
found Mozart in the store OF one OF the mer-
chants Of the town, and with pistols, knives
sticks of wood. and other missels, attacked him
and beat and stabbed, and stamped him IN most
brutal and horrible manner. killing him.
Eve witnesses represent il as one of the most
atrocous, cold blooded murder ever perpetrated
the fendish brutality displayed chilling the blood
and the barbarsm evidenced being almost unpar
aleed in the history of crime. The soldiers
were aided in this bloody affair by citizen named
Benja min Wright who has been arrested and /:
now held in S25 900 bonds for hearing on tho
18th The soldiers escaped, and are now with
their regiment mt Evansville.
Horace Heffren. Esq, OF Salem has been EN-
ployed to defend Wright, and Carlton and Cobb
of Bedford prosecute the case. There IS in
tense excitement in regard to the murder at Or
leans
Connected with the death of McCart Is one
circumstance which is as dizgraceiul as the muir
der itself His body was taken to the Christian
burial ground near Orleans. for interment. but i
denied sepul, by the church because, al
it WAS alleged, lit would be ahfinsuit to the sol
diers" to allow it resting place on the sacred
SPIT claimed by these patriotic Pharisees. M
body was taken to the Baptist cemetery and de-
Gently inferred Comment on such contempt
be conduct is unnecessary IN A. Ledger.