Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-04
The Proceedings Of the city Council
NoxpAr ETKxTNo July ,

cilmon Allen. Boar. Brosn. Colley. Emerson.
0lszier. Gfosvenor. jameson. Lefever. Seiden-
siioker, Staub and Thompson
petition from A. Grosvenor, asking the
privilege 20 build a railroad traeS from The roll
Jog mill 10 a point near the southeast corner Of
square No 81 vas laid on the table.
One from Policeman tJohnson, asking to be
reimbursed for time lost from being beaten by
rufiaus The amount vas $50 Referred 10
Committee on Finance.
The report from the Board Of Public Improve
ments uas taken up aud read by paragraph.
That part referring to the building Of sewers for
the city and constituting Board OF Oyerseers.
vas referred back 10 the Committee
MesIs Carter and White were awarded bid.
for the erection of lamp posts on Meridian street
between Pogue's Run aud McCarty street
The following bills were allowed: The lodi
aha Stale Journal for printing, 81 ,255 %. and
10 the Erie Press. $40 This IL only for about
three months The accounts were taken up and
read By item Some Of the momber. we're
greatly astonished a, tho snotmou. bill presented.
aud appeared not 20 understand tho fact that the
city printing was fat take. TO the amour, OF
81 600 year
The Committo on Printing reported plan for
Dispensing rlIh The publication Of tho proceed
inga OF tho Council Ia pamphlet form, and en-
ploy the Joarnal 81 500 per meeting. 10 publish
tho proceedings
Ars-M essr- Brown. Scidensiicksr aud Co
burn.
Noss- Ms.sts Allen, Boas Colley, Emrfson.
Olazief. Gfosvenof jameson. kappes Looml,.
Staub and Thompson.
Tho COMMITTEES on revision cot ordinances
asked Information concerning the hack ordinance
The Information was given. The prayer Of the
petitioners 10 be permitted tho same privileges
az espfezsmea. was not granted
Tho Engineer reported the finishing OF tho
grading aud crawling of Norwood street
The Engineer reported the finishing ot the
foot bridge over the Western arm Of the Canal
The Engineer reported the finishing Of the
bridge over Pogue'- Run. at New Jersey street
Several grading aud gfayclIng bids were read
and approved
Nj Brown offered resolution abolishing the
nuisance al the Union Depot. arising from the
condition OF the priyY. Adopted
ME- kappes offered a resolution dispensing
with The publication OF notices to contractors in
the German papers. Adopted.
Mr.. LOOMS offered n resolution bespattering
Brigadier General Darlington with fusome aud
seryle praise. but whether or not II was intended
- burlesquc on Darlington. or offered ia sin
certify. We know not.
Mr.. Brown mos, properly moved 10 lay the
resolution the table Ii was lost
Mr Brown was opposed to the white~a-hins
ul Darlington ny tue council, &c.
Mr. Thompson took up the defense Of the
BrigaGior General, and looked upon Darlington
the savior OF the city going off in diatribe
Of the same sort for some time
For the good OF Carrington's reputation. which
appears To need patching Up considerably, this
resolution should not have been introduced The
competition of the resolution bears the stamp of
the Darlington literature. and the impudenco OF
the nan Is only equaled by the untruih' con.
tanned in il
The resolution provoked considerable discus
sion, in which the record OF Darlington was
shown up in no gratifying character to his adu
latOfs.
Mr. Sedenslicker viewed the resolutions n
satire. and were entirelw too fulsome for him TO
swallow.
Mr. Jameson moved to strike out all OF the
preamble and resolutions. except that part
referring TO the Sons of Liberty and the unearth
ing OF the nspirty last fall.
The resolutions. "a amended were adopted,
the following Councilmen voting in the afrma
tive:
Allen, BOsz. Brown Coburu, Emerson. ola.
zier Jameson. Rap >. LOOMS aud Staub.
Nays-Messrs. Seidenstickcr aud Grosvenor.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
kkCtrrioS oF THE SIXTY TvlRD RkgI nENT-
The Sixty third Indiana Regiment was received
House yard stand Prayer was offered up by
DR. New. OF this city Governor Morton there.
upon addressed the fnen similar TO his previous
addresses, welcoming them hack 10 the State
again alter the final triumph of their Labor. had
been crowned with Huccess lis referred Ia tho
past history oi ludisna, aud said that We now
stood before on sister States aud the world with
our character viodica,ed. aud the stain upon the
Statea name entirely wiped out lle predicted
al. ~ ta.l.la
ment in prosperity and material wealth. never
helofe equalled b, any State Fol this 40 were
indebted "a the conduct OF oui soldiers aud a.
them the gratitude 81 the state ms duo, They
could never he forgotten. and their history u ~
eventIul aud honorable Que Not stain Vas
on the record OF the regiment, aud hu thanked
lhem Va behalf 81 the State and himself, IN Tho
most public manner lie trusted that as eiil
fena lhey would no nothing 10 diminish the
character they had made ~ soldiers
After Governor Morton concluded bis ramafks
General lloyey MAS introduced 10 the men. who
proceeded 10 address them 10 style all his owl
The proceedings were then closed in The usual
manner. aud Will remain 80 Until le opened upon
the return OF other regiments, where the won
degous tale will again DO taken up al Hnifum.
ur ~ ar regiments tom this State are received
aud pnbicy thanked for their services For
general Information We will add that Major
NHtPltih john lioshrth Loklef, VINO u indebted
tor hs titles TO Governor Morton, aud bis first
name 10 a celebrated painter. vas not In attend
ance.
The following Is briel history OF the SIXTY
third Regiment since Us organization up To the
present time,
SIXTY THIRD RtsiAESr
-Four companies. 4, II. q, and ID, were organlx
Ell aud mustered into the service. May /. 1862
On tho 9th was ordered east and engaged Ia
the second battle Of Bull Run Aug 30 Oct
3D. returned TO indianapolis, when the orgaull
ton OF the regiment was completed by the AL
dtion OF the remaining ak companies. aud
NAMED on duty az indianapolis until December
26h. during which time portion Of the rcgi-
ment, four companies. were detailed "a Provost
Guard December Gath the remaining six com
pauics were ordered To Shcpperdsvllc. Ky. aud
we're distributed along the Louisville aud Nash
Vile railroad. where they remained until Janu
ary 1864 detachment OF Co. 4. under com
maud of Lieutenant Willium r Henderson. was
attacked while on a railroad train, three mile.
from Shepherdsvilc, by force under Morgan
aud although completely surrounded. cut their
way through. with loss OF only two prisoners
Another detachment. Company h under com
mand OF Captain Bolen. were attacked by
large force OF rebels, who were driven of. losing
four men, the detachment having but Que man
y oundcd About the middle ot January, the
entire regiment was ordered 10 the front. and on
the 25th OF February. left iOf Knoxville Tenn
from thence to NOISY Creek aud Bulls Gap aud
formed a part of the Second Brigade Third
Division. Twenty third Corps April oath. moved
Iut lpnesbofo', Tenn, returned Go Bulls Gap
...t go. th. ,,..uta., af tha uSth ataftoi Ia ,of