Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-08
STATE ITEMS.

Everybody 10 their taste. ss the girl re-
marked when she kissed the COW. The Rich
mOpd Republican. JuliAns paper. says that it
prefers the negro TO the white man
Says the Madison Courier:
+" On DIT that our venerable and distinguished
tovnsman, General Milton StApp, has received
the appointment OF Collector Of Internal Reve-
nue. Headquarters Indianola. Texas"
The SewcAstle Courier, decided +" Union
paper. thus notices a recent appointee:
RETIRED Judge DAVID s. GoOding, styled
the Indiana Orator in q recent communication
to the Cincinnati Gazette. but better known We
think as 4 veteran place hunter. has retired from
the editorial management of the Hancock Demo
crst. and bis place win be supplied by Vim
Mitchell, heretofore local editor"
The Indiana Orator" referred to was on the
last Union" electoral ticket. as senatorial cleo
tor The notice il very complimentary, coming
from the source that it does Gooding hasre-
Gently been appointed Marshal Of the District OF
Columbia.
TIE CRors-LAPoRrE CorxrY-We are in
formed by farmers in this vicinity that the crop
of oats is better than IL has been for twenty
some extent by the grubvorm, but the prospect
now is. that the crop will be better than usual
Our farmers commenced cutting their wheat
this week. Fields uninjured by the frost last
winter will produce extraordinary crops. Wheat
on the prairies was badly damaged last winter
but fair crop 10 anticipated even there -Ls-
porte Union.
HARvIsr-MIAM CousIY-We are informed
that harves.ing In this region. is progressing
finely. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather
Of the past few days. Wheat has been some
what injured by rust and the weevil, but not 80
seriously as has generally been supposed.-Penn
Republican
RAILROAD PRoJEcrs The people of this sec
ton do not seem To be aware Of the fact that
events are now transpiring which will have a
very grave bearing on the future interests OF this
and surrounding counties. Since the virtual
close Of the war, the attention Of capitalists has
been drawn TO the rich agricultural and mineral
districts Of this State which have not sufficient
railroad transportation. and the questions con
corning four several routes have been sprung
one commencing az some convenient point on
| the Lafayette road. and running through the
counties OF Boone. Montgomery, Fountain and
! Vermlion. TO Danville. Illinois connecting with
the Great Western Road at the latter point; n
| second, which is exciting considerable feeling
among the people along the proposed route. run
| ming from Indianapolis 20 Chicago. through the
counties of Clinton. Carroll White, Jasper and
Lake. via Frankfort, Delphi and Crown
| Point. A convention OF those interested in
| its behalf was held at Indianapolis last w ednes
day, and decided spirit in its favor manifested
a third il branch which the Cincinnati road
proposes TO build from Shelbyvile TO Gosport
having already purchased the road bed of the
Martinsville and Franklin Company. contempa
ting the construction of a complete line through
from Cincinnati TO Evansville, connecting with
the latter road at Vincennes fourth, and one
in which the people of this county are vitality in
terested. is the route from Indianapolis to Vim.
cennes. through the counties of Morgan, Owen
| Clay, Greene, Sullivan, Davies and Knox The
| two former roads would affect this section but
slightly, but the construction of the third would
| prove fatal TO the prospect which we now have
| Of a railroad down the valley of White river as
il would attract the trade and produce to Cincin-
natl which Justly belongs to indianapolis. Ind
annapolis is fully aware Of the prostration of hen
interests which would inevitably follow the con
struction of the branch road. and her capitalists
are ready to act If sufficient inducements are
held out by the people along the route. We are
terribly Of the opinion that something ought
| to be done in this regard Immediately, but Just
what we do not know. How would il do TO call
a meeting OF the prominent citizens OF the county
and appoint committee to proceed to Indiana
polls to confer with those interested there on the
subject The great benefit to be derived from
the road certainly warrants an effort 10 its behalf
The large landhoders Of this county, rs far al
our acquaintance extends, are very crafty after
everything Of financial nature from 1905 down
TO diminutive postage currency, but they do not
| seem to realize that the moment an iron horse
snorts in Greene county their land will be
doubled and trebled In value. A railroad through
Greene would make it one of the wealthiest as il
| is now one Of the healthes. and most productive
| counties in the State; and tho immense influence
of indianapolis and Vincenncs, in connection
with the superior inducements along the route
| ought to be sufficient to secure the road.
We append some remarks OF the State Sentinel
bearing upon the subject Greene County Indi.
anian.