Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-19
STATE ITE ms

600 surplus 10 bis hand. and be Is prepared 10 pay
all orders up TO and including 1868.
The Cincinnati and Chicago railroad some
time since passed into the hands Of an Eastern
company and is now ssyledthe Chicago and Great
Eastern. change Of officers has also taken
place. L
The levy for taxes in Wayne county. for
State ard county purposes. 81 GIL: and the city
tar for Richmond Is 81. The tar on the outside
of the Corporation. for school house. road, &c.
will come up TO near $4,000 on each 500 valus
ton. The current expenses OF the county, are
estimated a, 500. 00O-the same as last rear
One fourth o. the county debt. including some
three years outstanding orders, and the inieres!
will amount to Sd $40. so tina, the sum to be
raised by taxation this year amounts to
sls4,570.
-NHw PRIsoS DIREeroE.-SamuelJ Wright,
oil COrydon. has been appointed BY Gov Morton
Poison Director for the Jacksonville Penitenti-
airy, vice Samuel Donaldson. who resigned hi:
Office.
The several oil companies in Jasper and
White counties are sinking wells aud prosecuting
the work with great energy. There is oil in Jas
per undoubtedly. and whether or no it can be
obtained in paying quantities is the unsolved
problem.
-MARBLE.-While boring for oil above thi:
place, in this county. near Porter's Mill, forty
feet below the surface the augur came in contac,
with block of marble of considerable thickness
If good marble can be obtained with reasonable
facility, we think it would be more of an object
than oil. unless the foundation was durable -
Witty County Democrat.
Some weeks ago man named Vim. Lowry
was murdered, near Mount Etna, in Huntington
county He was blowing in q field lear bis
house when murdered, where he was found with
his skull broken and throat cut from TO
From the Huntington Democrat, Of last week
we learn that four persons-George Ruggles DR.
Serales. John Gordon, and Mrs. Lowry (wife OF
the murdered man)-have been arrested on sus-
picion of having committed the terrible deed.
DEATH FROM THE EXPLOSION OF BoILrR IN A
STEAN SAW MILL--On Tuesday OF last week
their was an explosion of boiler in Fudge's
steam saw mill, about FIVE miles north Of Oxford
which resulted in the killing of J VI. Jones, one
of the employees, and seriously sealding another
named l. Jones. Mr.. T Fudge, the proprietor
OF the mill, thrown from the building by
the conclusion but escaped With slight injury
Brookvile American.
The CRoPs.-The corn crop, we are told by
the farmers, is looking splendid. Passing
through about fifty miles of the very best part OF
Western Indiana last week, we paid particular
attention to the appearance of the corn and
wheat crops, and while we never saw better
prospect for ine crop of corn, we must say
that the wheat is by no means up TO the average
Whole fields Of it, in apparently good soil, too
will not pay for the cutting -Delphi Times
Harvest is now upon farmers Rye is ready
for the knife. and wheat and grass are not far
behind. The sale of moving machines is brisk
and everything now indicates bountiful crop oil
grass and grain. OF fruit, fair crop is expected
Apples and peaches look promising Strawber
ries raspberries. currents, goosberries, and black
berries, are good beyond controversy. and the
prospect for grapes was never better than now
-Vevay Reveillc
RAILROAD REroRTs We hear that the India
napolis 4 Cincinnati Railroad Company has pur
chased the old road bed of the Martnsville
franklin Railroad, and contemplate building
road through from Shelbyville to Gosport Gen
Burnside and several other distinguished gentle
men, were at franklin, on Saturday last. pros
pecting the route We do not vouch for the &C
curacy of our information in regard to the pur
chase of the road bed. but We presume that it is
reliable. What will be the final upshot OF the
affair we cannot tell; we only know that "a rail
road to this place from any point would be q
blessing to the people Of this section, that we
could not be too thankful for.
We have railroads and rumors of railroads al
the present time. Right upon the heels of the
news from Franklin, comes the information thai
Hon. Albert G. Porter is about to assume charge
OF the road known as the Straight Line Road &c
connect Indianapolis and Evansville, and that il
was intended to go ahead with the construction
of this road. Indianapolis is certainly blind &c
her own interests if she does not build this road
1t would be OF more benefit to her than any oibel
road she could build. The truth of the matter il
that we have been fooled so often by railroad
speculations that doubt the probability of ou
having a road any time soon.-Martinsville Ga
zette.