Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-12
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bounty paid by The count, to volunteers 10 500.
A "Bailding Loan FanI and Savings Asso-
citation" Is about being organized an Evansville.
The Terre Haute Express recommends Hon.
X W TnoxrsoS for the vacant U. District
Judeeship
There we're forty eases ofsmallpox in the per-
iteutiary AZ Jacksonville last Toe-,lay morn.
ing Bot two deaths have occurred in the pris-
on. The di-ease il still spreading in the town.
and six deaths have occurred among citizens.
The Terre Haute Express occupies about
column in criticisng the resolution passed by the
Democratic Congressional Convention at Terre
Hau,e the Sth, but fails to publish the resolu.
ton This is an evidence of the fairness Of that
sheet. but it makes but little difference what its
comments or opinions are.
Three prisoners. named McKExSA. SERRIS
and ENBEY. broke the county Jail At Terre Haute
on Wednesday last The Express says, these
three men we're confined in one cell and by some
means unknown had obtained possession of a
large steel pick some two aud a half feet long
With this they pryed off the fastening Of the cell
door, and stationed themselves at the jail door
They knocked down the turnkey when he opened
the Jail door, and marched out
The Evansville Journal is still harping over
the sharpness of the Iudianapoltans, in getting
credit for negro recruits from other parts of the
State. and is not satisfied with Commandaut
FIsHBAcK's card explanatory Ii is also of the
.ba
here that III the matter could be closely nvesti-
gated. nQ. small part of this bounty would be
found in the pockets Of The recruiting officers y
The Franklin Jeffersonian thus pitches into
lis political friends:
We fully ndorse the Terre Hluto Express in
saying that the conduct OF the military officials
at indianapolis. in creditng volunteers from the
other counties to indianapolis. in order to screen
Marion county from the draft, lis the iouest
and meanesi blot ever cast upon the reputation
OF our gall,nt State: and is a trick when right
ly understood, which no honest man is prepared
To iLdorse
The RURAL INTKLLIGENcER is the title of a new
weekly paper devoted to Agriculture. Horticul-
ture. the Arts aud Sciences, etc, etc, published
by ) +. WErMoEE. editor and proprietor No 81
East Washington ST. indianapolis. Price 81 80
per annum The proprietor /. promised the assist
ance of Dr.. K. I. BRowN and GEORGE HERBERT.
Esq Principal Of ST Marys Female Seminary
in this city in tie preparation of suitable articles
for the paper The Rural In,elligencer is pub
lished ia quirto form. is neatly printed, and
promises TO be valuable auxiliary in the cause
TO which it is devoted.
The DOINGs OF CAPT PARK.--Since Novem-
Der 18th, 1863, TO January LIST. 1861, there have
been s55 recruits ,nneJ aud accepted by the
Surgeon, Dc Gentry; 453 for the new regiments
and 402 for the old
All Tor the old regiments were enlisted and
sworn into the service by Capt. Park, Provost
Marshal. Three hundred and fifty npe of the
recruits have been sent by Capt. Park to the
general rendezvous and mustered. and the forty
three not vet sent will be Immediately
Several recruits are yet to be sent TO the Pro-
vost Marshals office to be enlisted. having been
detained by the delay in the railroad trains occa
stoned by the severe snow storm, but the CAPTAIN
expects To have all recruits who volunteered ON or
before the 9Th inst. at indianapolis by Tuesday
next, About $50 OF these recruits have been
obtained since the 18th of December I Lafayette
Journal, 9Th.
ONE OF THE PATRIOTS "A Colonel of an In
diana regiment lin Banks army in Louisana)
has, since he received his commission. deposited
$40 600 in bank at indianapolis. and has sent
home private pckings" (vulgarly called
stealings) nerly Sc 600 worth of ewery, silver
plate, &c. His wife and emily daughter, now 20
jOurning in neighboring town. are literally
loaded down with jewelry, even to the sight of
which they strangers before the This
il all true. Would this self-sacrfcing patriot
have the war siopf Nary time.-LVincennes
Sun.
NO DRAFT IN THE SECOND DIsrRIcr True
To her established fame-true 70 the patriotism
which has ever burned so brightly in the hearts
OF her cItizens-true 10 the countryside Second
District has nobly responded the last call made
upon her by the President, and TO day nearly
twelve hundred of her loyal citizens are ready for
into the armies of the Union. Her quota
Is filled by strong men, with brave hearts and
chivalric impulses No draft will mar the fair
fame of the district; but a thousand more hardy
volunteers Will march from her soil To the battle
fields of the country. to further illustrate Hoo>ier
valoE-to add additional lustre the already
brilliant record OF the glorious Second ID strict.
Not single county in the district has failed to
respond TO the calls of duty and patriotism Not
State or county outside the district has been
canvass ed 70 aid citizens in filling their quota.
Every volunteer from the district Is a bona fdc
resident thereof, aud will maintain the honors So
have preceded them in the fe'
Floyd county has filled her quota, and has an
excess of men over the number required of her.
Every township in the county has done It's duty
-nobly. energetically, speedily She will send
10 the field fine body of men as ever shout
dered musket OF sat in stddle She has done her
work and done il well All honor TO her and
her noble sister counties of the glorious Second
Congressional District of the State of Indiana -
IN. A. Ledger
-CoNGREssIoSAL CONVENTION ~ THE THIRD
DIsrRIcT A respondent writes us as follows
in regard to the proceedings of this Convention:
COLUNBUs, IND. Jan. 9, 1864
EDIToR SENrIxEL-The Third Congressional
District Democratic Convention met in this city
yesterday and nominated delegates TO represent
vs. in the next National Democratic Convention
Our Convention was fully represented. aud every
thing passed. off tremendously
Hon 7 X Cobb Was chosen President aud "
l. Bsne OF Bar;holomew and Eugene Gully oil
Brown county were elected Secretaries
The Chairman delivered an eloquent and forci
bic speech in which he fully depicted the horrors
of this ruuous and unnecessary civil war. he
also plainly showed the necessity for an effec,i,
and thorough reOrgsniz stion of tho Democratic
party at an earlv day Democrats should not he
di-heutened nv occasional defeats. but should
remain sieadfast and earnest ia the principles
which they have all their lives proiessed 10 hold
Democrats should always be willing, If necessary.
TO evince the same self sacrificing and heroic
disposition as did the houored but nov exilsd