Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-18


work on the new Court House at New Al.
bany IS progressing satisfactorily. IL is TO be
splendid structure. and Will coat AbOst 500 ,OOo
Over one bsndred American citizens OF
African descent" have recently arrived 10 TIE
neighborbood o. Hanover. Already have iaey
established school which is attended oy over
fifty scholars -M.dison Courier
The Democrae, OF Dekalb will bold Their
County Convention IN Auburn, on Saturday,
september %, TO nominate candidates Tor County
Treasurer. SURVEYOR and Commissioner Town
ships that have not done so will hold their dele
gate meetings on Saturday, August 26sb, st
o'clock 7 N
| N. P. Heastou SHARED ninety pounds Of
xaal from twelve head OF NeFino sheep, which
cold for fifty cents per pound. and raised ten
lamb. from the same. The heaviest fleece
weighed thirteen pounds. from the buck-veight
Of carcass. after shearing. eighty i've pounds.
The liehiest fleece weighed foe pounds, from 4
ye.rling e-e.-Rsnd ,lpb Journal
The case of Thomas Wood sgaint William
Selby. involving the question to which was the
legal Warden Of the North State Prison, has
been decided in the Supreme Court 10 favor OF
Wood Obief ustce Elliott delivered The opin-
ion OF the Court, holding that as Wood was ap
pointed in is63 for four years, be could not bs
removed by the new Board OF Control unless for
cause shown, and as no cause was shown to have
been entered on the record. Wood was entitled to
retain the Office. The Court further held tha
} the laws in force regulating the conduct OF IN
Southern Prison governed the management Of
the Northern Pdson so far they were applca
bic. Justice Frazer filed dissenting opinion.
The JEFyKssoSvILE ExcIrEMESr-Two NE
GRoE. KlLLED-A BoY WouSDED.-0n severa
occasions of late we have been called upon &
record difficulties st Jefersonyille between sol
diers and citizens, and In some instances murder
of the most diabolical character have been con
mtted by negro soldiers, and as yet no arrest
G have been made The repetition Of crimes OF thi
r kind have bad the effect TO cause considerable
excitement in the town Of Jsfersonville l b
feeling of the citizens, as well as white soldiers
0 against the negro regiment stationed there,
e intense and unless the proper steps are taken &
A nut a stop 10 the increase Of such ou;rages. "
NAV be called upon 10 record scenes OF bloc
which have never before disgraced our It'll
e sister city. In the Democrat, few days since
8 we were compelled to notice the foul murder o
a number of persons. some four or FIVE, nea
Jacksonville, and one in the town, sOlde
< beong cling to one OF the Indiana regiments, VII
/ was killed by negro guard
n We yesterday met several gentlemen who live
, | in Jeffersonyie who related 10 Us the followin
> circumstances, showing that vengeance bad, b
y some person, been wreaked upon two negro sol
| diers:
Monday morning one of this class of person
a was found in Port Fulton, pinned TO the groun
with bsyone., The person who had kille
, him leli the gun sticking in his body, tn
g oayonet extending through the body into th
e ground.
On Tuesday morning the body of dead nj
| gro soldier was found in the suburbs Of Jeffei
souvile, shot through the head by some perso
: unknown. Efforts have been made TO ferr'
: out the persons who committed the crime, bu
as yet no clue has been obtained a. to the at
thOrs.
= On Tuesday night little boy. whose nam
y we were unable to learn, shot. and badl
wounded by one of the members of the negT
regiment The excitement in Jacksonville
intense, and we hope that the proper authorize
will use every effort TO quiet matter. aud pFotee
the citizens of that hitherto quiet little city
Lou isyille Democrat.