Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-04
STATE ITEMS.

Lake county has about furnished her quota
Of volunteers under the last call for troops
-CHARLEs GrILrAr, horse thief. broke the
Hendricks county Jail on Sunday night. the Goth
inst
The Commissioners of Henry county have
not appropriate any additional bountes for vol
unteers.
The Democracy of Clinton county meet on
Saturday the % day of January to select dele
gates to the Congressional Convention.
The Corydon Democrat says the quota of
Harrison county is about filed up and it predicts
"the result will show that Old Harrison has
done bettershan any other county in the Second
District
LARGE PIe-At NJ. GAvIsK's pork house in
Evansville. there has been a hog ON exhibition
that weighs 6-l pounds and measures seven feet
from the point of the shoulder to the root of the
tail Ii was raised by 8. L. HoIcoMK Of Gibson
county.
TERRIBLE ACADEMIA boiler in the tan
merry of g. F. Lowery, Of Knightstown. exploded
about two weeks since, killing one man, very
seriously injuriug a of Mr.. l. and demosh-
ing the building. Loss about $4,000 Il New
castle Courier.
NINTH DIS RIOT The Michigan City Re-
view of last Saturday SAYS thut 659 soldiers in
camp at that place have been mustered into the
service and paid their bounty. About 900 men
in all had been enlisted in this district at that
time. Cass, Newton, and Benton counties have
raised their quotas.
Orange county. which has heretofore been
foremost in patriotic offerings Of men and money
has not even offered county bounty to aid in
filling the last call made upon her citizens We
understand that the reason for this is the fact
that the County Commissioners were not even
asked to vote the bounty, although expressing
perfect willingness to do so. il the people so
desired
We notice that the Democratic Herald
published bv JAS 7. COSTELLO Esq at Green
field, Hincock county. has been considerably
larged and otherwise improved. The Herald is
e'lued with spirit and ability and presents neat
Typographical appearance. The Herald should
receive the generous support of the Democracy of
Hancock county
The Owen County Journal says:
Some Of these davs a road will be built from
indianapolis to Vincennes, passing through
Spencer and we already feel two inches taller In
consequence A road from Indians polls to Vim
ceDnes, down the broad AMI fertile valley of
White river. would be the connecting link in the
greatest railroad route this continent, and
would open new sources of trade and wealth to
the country on either side indianapolis especi.
ally would be greatly benefited il securing the
enprmous trade now enjoyed by the citizens on
the Ohio
PIKE TowxsHIP-Pursuant to notice. the
Democrats of Pike township, Marion county, mes
at Augusta Station. on the Goth day of December,
1864 JoslPH LATIN made Chairman and
! NJ FoRHIs was sppOintei Secretary. JAMES
KENNEDY. joan KLrNGENsNIrH, @ W. MILLER,
were selected delegates, and JosErn LATIN. J.
~ WORMS. and KLiSGrxsMITH we're selected
contingent delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention TO be held at indianapolis on the 9Th Of
January, 1864
CENTRE TOWNSHIP DEaocRATIc CoNvEx-
rIoN AT meeting OF the Democrats of Centre
township, Marion county. Indiana. held in Indi-
annapolis on the Goth inst at Military Hall, for
the purpose of appointing delegates to the Dem
ocratic Congressional Convention. to be held i'm
indianapolis on January g. 1864. on motion, II.
H. NELSON was called To the Chair, aud n
HAYDEN was appointed Secretary
The following gentlemen were selected as del
gates 10 attend said Convention, to wit: LEVI
AYRLs, POWELL HowLAyD. julius BGrIcHER,
W. II TALBOT. H. " CoNKLix SAMUEL BECK
NER. T. RAM. julius NIoBLAI, Thomas JoHS
son. A SIDKN>TIcKER, j. b. RYAN. MATTHEW
SlNrsox. NJ HARTMAN. AouILLA JONES and Jos.
E McDONALD. III II. NELSON,
n HAYDEN. Secretary Chairman.
The Terre Haute Express. an abolition
Journal, is under the impression that il has dis
covered - niger in the woodpile" IL charges
10
more negro recruits than she is entitled To, thus
saving her white folks the necessity
OF responding 10 the draft aud going
to war The Express cannot see that
II VI ,rion county offer- greater inducements to
the Americans of African descent 10 enlist in this
county than elsewhere that she is certainly en-
titled them, and abolition Journal should
certainly respect the right of the coored popula-
ton TO do in III, regard they plelse Besides,
the Express should remember that it has rut
forth the prediction that Iutiana would raise her
quota by volunteering. hence what difference
does il make it Marion does get the
biggest share of negrO troops, especially
if she paws high for themg Will not
the volunteer white or black raise,l here go to
the credit of Indiana. aud Vigo, as well as every
other county in the State. v i'll be benefited there
BY. Is it not capital arrangement. to substitute
the negro for the white man. and ~ the Express
tells US this is war which appeals to the patri-
otism OF the nation. it should commend the un-
selfisi and self sacrificing spirit of the people
here,bouts who. instead of going to the war
themselves. generously furnish negro sub
stitutes To be sacrificed upon the altar Of their
country. We give the Express the benefit of its
grumblng 10y copying its article entire. especially
as it evidently is ct the opinion that its growing
will not avail anything. Ii says:
THE MARION County Trick TO EvApE THE
DRAFr.-lt seems that Marion county. in order
to avoid the draft is making the balance Of the
State contribute OF It's men to fill her quota. In
danapos has been suffering from panic on the
subject of the draft, for six weeks past, and TO
relieve herself of it, does hesitate to
plan which reflects but little credit upon her.
Simply from the fact that Marion county has the
honor of having the Capital City Within its limits.
is rot Of sufli seut importance within itself to
make il incumbent on the other counties OF the
State to send their men to relieve il from the
odum of the draft
Ii Indiana raises two three regiments OF
negro troops. II j. cesr that all the men cannot
be recruited from county alone. Ii these re
cruits are be obtaiued from different counties,
why should not each county have credit tor the
number sent from il. hmitsl To allow them