Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-07

j HALvrrr, A. @. l7th Indiana. died in the
military hospital IN Louisville lsss week.
The butchers of Richmond have raised the
price of beef to Is cents per pound.
The schools at Rockport have been suspend
ed in Consequences Of the existence OF one case
smallpox in that town.
The Christian Denomination have organized
a church In ShebyviIIe and intend employing
Rev. MLroS B. Horklss as It's settled pastor.
The Commissioners Of Wayne county have
allowed county bounty of 500 to each voIun-
teer mustered into the United States service and
credited 10 that county under the late call OF the
President for 500 900 men.
The steam Touring mill Of Messrs- Gwart-
ney 4 Watson, at Mauckport, Harrison county.
together with large quantity Of wheat and -four,
was entirely destroyed by FIRE on Thursday night
last Loss about 5000.
jacob Leingang. Of Troy. sold 70 some par
ties eighty acres Of land last week, near Troy,
on which il is stated Is a valuable coal vein The
price paid was S200 600. The parties who pur-
chased it are negotiating for adjoining tracts Of
lands, and, il successful, will buili road to
enable them TO run coal TO the river The coal
excitement in this section is intense.-- Cannelton
Reporter - N--
-BRoKE JAIL-Two prisoners confined in
the jail at Leavensorth. Crawford County. made
their escape on the night of the 22d of February.
A reward Of SOS each is offered by Sheriff Tuck
KR for their arrest They wereleonfned on the
charge Of grand larceny. One was named RoBr.
WALKER, alias SrIrs. and the other JAS III WIZ,
-FrFrY DOLLARS Bounty TO VOLUNTEERS
The CITY Council, at special session held last
night voted City Bounty of fifty dollars, 70
each person volunteering in the United States
service. until the quota of Floyd county under
the last call for an additional two hundred thou
sand men, has been filled. This makes the total
bounties $3.50 TO new recruits and $3.50 TO vet
erans With these munifcent bounties the
county's quota should soon be filed.
The New Albany Ledger SAYS: "The spot
ted fever is still prevailing in different localities
in Harrison county. In several Deighborhoods
north and east. OF Corydon it has been very bad.
1t seems that sudden changes of the weather. es-
pecially from warm to cold, increases the num-
Der OF cases and render them more fatal. There
are several cases in Corydon, but they generally
yield to prompt medical treatment. We also
hear of few cases in this city, three or four of
which have proved fatal"
Nor WE'LL ISFoRxED We observed that
ex-Govern, W light. in addressing the Republi-
can Convention ut indianapolis. stated that ex-
Vice President Dallas set an example which all
Democrats might follow, by voting for Governor
Curtin. Gov. Wright is mistaken Mr.. Dallas
dragged his grey locks to the polls" and voted
for Woodward for Governor of Pennsylvania,
in opposition to Curtin. We know il was stated
that Mr.. Dallas had voted Tor Curtin. but he took
the trouble to correct the statement.-[N. A.
Ledger.
--HoMtcIDE.-An inquest was held last Tues
day the body of one jacob Goodman, and a
verdict returned that the deceased came to his
death from The effects of a blow inflicted on his
head with a pistol. by one Red Lasswell. The
parties were both soldiers, and il is reported had
some old difficulty which eliminated some three
weeks ago in a quarrel, when Lasswell who was
at home on recruiting duty for the 65th Indiana,
struck Goodman the head with a revolver,
breaking his skull from which he died Good
man belonged to Capt Fishers ompany, and
had been but short time in the service Lass
well left the day Goodman died, and no arrest
was m de- Jasper Courier.
"A general free fight took place on Tuesday
town and the Add Ohio regiment. The steamer
Norman, on which the regiment were travelling,
stopped at the wharf to coal, when ten or fifteen
OF the men went up town and commenced de-
molishing "a saloon and its occupants mum.
Der Of citizens drove the invaders off, but they
soon received reinforcemen;s from the boat, and
the fight became general The citizens rallied
in force. and with stones, clubs axe handles, ETC.
put the soldiers To flight after pummeling large
number severely. The ewes of quite number oil
the gallant Canneltonians were put in mourning
New AlbanysLedger.
KING OLIvER.-The Auditor of State, in
pursuance of constitutional requirement SEM
his annual report TO the Governor OF Indiana, q
few DAYS ago, in which he gives from the record:
in his Office account OF the finances or the
State. King Oliver declined to receive the docu
ment. on the ground, as he alleged that it wa:
a political document
Well, that will do for King Oliver Refuse L
receive document which the Constitution re-
quires to be sent TO him, because. forsooth, il
happens 10 expose the rIscaiity 90 himself anC
partyl It's wonder that King Oliver didn't is
sue an order to nave the outrageous Auditor o.
State arrested for disloyalty-[ Corydon Dem.
The Greencas:le Press remarks as folio ",
upon the doings Of the late Republican State
Convention:
1.-The revolutionary character of the ticket anc
OF the party nominating il, can be inferred fr0u
the fact that the head of the ticket is debarrec
from filing the Office of Governor by a eonstitu-
tional restriction. and that two, ut least, of III,
other gentlemen composing it. stand repudiateC
by the people OF Indiana. A ticket so revolu-
tionary in its character. composed of the fag
ends of all parties, embodying doctrines foreign
to the Constitution, fatal to the Union, aud alb
h0rreat to civiliZati acknowledging no re-
straipt upon power other than self will anC
whose highest aspiration is the spois of Office
such ticket, say, car. and must be beaten b,
fifteen thousand rofesi Putnam county alone i
good for FIVE hundred majority against it,
The 35rH ISDfASA.-We are permitted I,
make the following extracts from a letter of 1t
HuGH d. GALLAGHER. the Adjulant of this regi-
ment. addressed to Col MULLEN and dated lash
vile February 81; = g ~ s.l
"The men, since leaving Madison. have con-
Quoted themselves in a very creditable manner
and since their arrival here have elected grea
praise from the commandant of the post for thei
soldierly bearing. The truth is. our men wer,
determined to have their spree while at home
and then behave themselves as soldiers in IN,
field We arrived here Nashville
on the 25th, and the men are provided with ever,
thing necessary for their comfort.
In all probability, We will be unable to leave her.
before the day after to morrow, there being sew
eral regiments ahead of US awaiting transporta
ton to the front. The wea
ther here is quite warm. aud will undoubtedI
grow more we near Longstreet's lines Sol
diers thick as grasshoppers in August, am
''the cry is still they come"
INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBr-THANKs II
Gov. MoRroS We observe that some of tn
New York and other holders of Indiana bond