Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-23
STATE ITEMS.

Local bounties are being raised in Harrison,
Crawford and Perry counties, and recruiting ID
going on briskly.
The Indiana True Republican. formerly
published q, Centcville. has superseded The
Richmond Brosd-Axe. aud is now published in
the latter city. Isaac H. Julian, an abolition
radical, continues 10 control the editorial conduct
of the paper.
The citizens Of Richmond are making an
effort to secure the location of the agricultural
college In Wayne county.
"A FIRE occurred in Boonville on Tuesday
last DESTROYING the Brown Hotel and adjoining
buildings. Loss estimated from six TO seven
thousad dollars.
-FoRr WAYsE & MIcHiGAS RAILRoAD.-A
company has been formed in this city called the
Fort Wayne & Michigan Railroad Company. for
the purpose of constructing a railroad from Fort
Wayne to Jonesville, Michigan, where it will
connect with the Lansing & Travers Bay rail
road running to Saginaw. Traverse Bay, and
Mackinaw. An appropriation of land has been
made by the state OF. Michigan from the grant
given the state by Congress of six sections per
mile for that portion of the road within the
limits OF that state. and an application has been
made 10 Congress authorizing the grant to be
extended 20 the portion between the state line
and this city. Seventy FIVE thousand dollars
stock has already been subscribed.
This company starts under favorable apepi-
ces. The lands granted are among the Yhest
pine lands in Michigan. and will prove OF i'm
ncnse value they will be enough TO grade and
prepare the road ready for the iron. The direc-
fora nd oArcara . A -arOasie huainass ~ on md
the road a~fording so direct a communication with
Lake Superior. cannot fail TO secure q large
tsade-Fort Wayne Sentinel.
The commissioner of Johnson county have
appropriated to volunteers a bounty Of 1926 cash
to fl up the required quota OF that county IN
der the last call.
The commissioner Of Shelby offer q bounty
Of $500 to volunteers credited to that county.
The county bounty of Dearborn to encourage
enlistments is $3.50 10 each recruit.
Horse thieves are operating pretty extern
sivel, in the neighborhood of Terrc Hiute.
Ten thousand letters were deposited in the
Evansville p~os.ofice on Thursday. brought from
Gen. Thomas army.
-iHE AGRICULTURAL OOLIfGE- Enough -
known 20 warrant us in sayin. that the state az
ri~cultural college will be established az Stock
well. 10 this county, II the proper efforts are
made by TIE citizens OF this ,opruon OF the state
20 secure q. The offer made OF a donation 20
the state. without condition or remuneration. Of
the new college buildings and two hundred acres
OF land adjoining il generally regarded by mem
herso OF The Legislature IS most generous. The
college could be put in operation. by accepting
this donation. some two or three years sooner
than Il could II buildings bad 70 DE erected.
The institution cannot be put into operation
onyvherc At orce. Enough land scrip could be
sold or hy pothecated 10 endow three or four pro-
iesscrships Professors could then be employel
and the frs, year OF the state agricultural COZ
lese could next August.
- A Campbeli,e religious revival i prosres-
sing at Sullivan.
Experiments are beng tried for coal oil
wells 10 the vicinity Of Clinton Locks, few miles
north OF Tsrrs H.sis. with great prospects for
the complete success Of the enterprise.
- he scarlet fever is said 70 be pssvelen. in
the vicinity OF Cleveland. ten miles east Of
Terre Haute. Several deaths from this scourge
are reported among the children of that neigh
ruafAnH