Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-04
STATE ITEMS
A FRIEND OF LIBERTY.
-WoOdis selling in New Albany at s4.75 and


"oOu - seiinS III we" AioaDy III S4.tJ ana
So per cord.
Capt PARK. Provost Marshal for The 9Th
District. estimates that there is yet 800 men to
I'LL its quota under the last call for troops
The Democracy OF Dubois county meet on
the 4th OF January to select delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention
Seven saloons were closed at New Albany
by the post commandant, last Friday, charged
with selling liquor contrary to law.
The sma!lfox l. spreading at an alarming
rate IN the Indiana PeniIentiary, at Jacksonville
Ten eases are at present under treatment in the
prison hospital
The Jasper Courier says that recruiting in
Dubois county sis as chill as some the Lincoln
measures" aud urges the young men to hurry
out OF the draft and secure the splendid bounties
The Rochpors Democrat avs that one fourth
of all the names on the printed list of the names
enrolled in that couety subject TO the draft are
spelled wrong and will not be answered to when
called for. This is certainly bad spell.
The New ALBANY Ledger of Wednesdav saws
there nearly six hundred recruits at Camp
Noble. in that city. They all 90 to the credit of
the Second District 1t is thought the number
will be increased to one thousand by Saturday
night.
-1HoNAs TINXELL, an old offender, has brok-
en- the Spencer county Jail twice the last time by
picking hole through the wall The Rockport
Democrat suggests that Tom had better be per-
United to run large TO save the county expense,
until the new jail is built. for the Grand Jury has
frequently reported the old one to be OF no man.
ner of accouHt
-FIRsr DIsTEIcT.-kGHARD RALEIGH ESQ.,
Chairman of the Congressional Central Commit
tee. and Its behalf, has called convention of the
Democracy of the First Congressional District to
meet in convention at Vincennes. on the sth of
January, to select delegates to the National
Convention.
! The 54th Indiana regiment returned to this
State on the Steamer Atlantic, which arrived at
New Albany on Friday last Their time having
expired. they will be mustered out of the SER
vice. Sxty-uine of the regiment re enlisted at
New Orleans, and most of the remainder will
enlist after spending three or four weeks at
home
PIKE COUNTY Hoes The following de-
scrihed hogs from Pike county were recently
picked in Evansville: From JAMES Evans of
Petersburg. one weighing SOL pounds nett, and
ten. I'D months old, averaging 2s9 pounds nett.
aud one trUm JAMES BARKER. weighing 735
pounds nett The hogs are what are called the
Chester Whcies. and ere introduced iuto Evans
vile BY Mr ZEBA H. CooK, and into Pike county
BY GooDLEr MoReAx.
-DEATB THE OLoEsr Man N THE NORTH
wEsT.-LOuis Bible, one OF The old settlers of
| Tippecanoe county, and conreded the oldest man
in the Northwest and perhaps in the Union. died
al his residence IN Jackson tow nship. ON Thurs
day last. He was ole hundred and seven years
old lie was bonn in the Colony of Virginia in
lI56 He has sons over seventy wears of age.
He retained his faculties To a remarkable degree
beyond his ninerie.h wear and his sight and hear
iug were not much impaired ut The time of his
death The funeral took place on Christmas
DAY Il Lafayette Courier.
-CANNLLToN AND ITs BUSINESS The Camel
ton Reporter thus refers 10 the business of that
enterprising town. it, progress and prospects:
The sciivfv OF tie coal business at this place
has no precedent since Canneltnn was eoaling
point. The average daily Yields of the different
banks ere as follows:
ID Newcomb & Co...............7,00 900 bush.
w + q O. Clark 400 ."
X forryih. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600 Z"
Oh"s neek. $500 ---..-....-... 4OO
Patrick Mcslann. .............. GOO
American Camel Coal Co.-.7.20 900
Total -.---.--. lO.20O "
Which, at Is cents per bushel thu price receiv
/ nj ~ fha river makes 5-n .l.r ~ cf-A
300 per annum. nearly one-half million dollars.
Besides this, every other branch of business is
pushed to its utmost capacity Labor is i'm de-
mand and rates high Hardly steamboat lands
at our wharf, without leaving from one 10 filtv
persons who have come here 10 locate. Real
estate i receiving great impetus and tenant
houses ARE in great demand The merchants
were never busy and their stores and ware
houses are filled to ovoidowing with goods of
every description. This is the time for our citi-
zens to wake up. The enterprise of the place
operating for one united purpose soon place
Cannelton and Perry county on par with New
Albany and Floyd county in wealth. enterprise
AID population.
JOHNSON CouxrY .-Pursuant 10 notice, a
meeting OF the Democracy WAS held in Franklin
on December DC. for the purpose Of appointing
delegates to The Eighth OF January District Con-
vention. to be held at INDIANAPOLIS.
On motion. W. 5. Raysdale was elected Chair
man. and ID. ID. Btnta Secretary.
On motion. two delegates and their alternates
were appointed from each township and two from
the county at large, TO represent the Democracy
of Johnson in the Eighth OF January District
Convention.
The following is list Of the delegates ap-
pointed:
Franklin Township-D. G. yawter, NJ NJ. Al
exander. AiIernates-W. II. Barnett. John
| Whitesdes.
Blue River-Nichoas Branningsn. James
Kelly. Aternates-William Sled. Charles W.
Snow
Nineveh-George White. William Prichard.
Alternates-J H. Pudney, A. Y. Pendleton.
Hensley-G W. Muselman. Warren Cole
man. Alternately. Montgomery, Samuel
Green. $50
Union-John Harris. Henry Demaree Alter
mates George Garshwiier, Peter Demaree
White River-Daniel Doty, Jacob Dowell.
Alteuates-James Collins. Ephraim wvrick
Peasant-John A. Polk. Hiram Henry. AL
ternates- DR. Hibbs. @ d. EceIes.
Clarke-George CussiDger, Horatie Jones.
Aier7ates-Peter Heck. j. R. Carver.
For the county at large-W II. Jennings.
Franklin Hardin Alteruates-Dr L c. Carr.
DIR j. 7. Brenton.
On motion il was ordered that an abstract of
the minutes be published m the Sestinel and
Herald, when the meeting adjourned
W. L. REYSDALE, President.
d. d. BASrA, Secretary.