Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-17

The citizens Of Orange county are organ
izng company to bore for oil within iis borders.
They claim to have petroleum Indications
A SILL The Liberty Herald recites the his
tory OF decided sell recently perpe,rated in that
town man bought barrel OF hour at store
and by mistske the storekeeper delivered barrel
OF eggs 70 the customer The wag reported that
a large number of sAells had been discovered
secreied IN -four barrel; whereat the nervous
women and timid men of the village grew
alarmed. and ser CD nights IN anticipation Of an
attack By the I" knights OF the Golden Circle !"
The true state OF the case At length divulged.
and The Herald calls on the affrighiei pOpulace
to shell the wag out Of toSn.
GoNE Ur-Thirtv- four whisky sellers ia the
rural village" of Terre Hsute. as The Indiana
polls Journal would say. have published card
increasing the price Of nips " from 50 20 100
per cent. higher than heretofore Champagne
cocktails quoted at 81 brandy smashes and
" sich " % cents. lemonade | } cents and mineral
water and pop. 10 cents-N A. Ledger
--lLE.-SAys The Vernon Banner:
We are told that two petroleum companies
will soon begin TO bore for oil in this county
Rumor says the machinery Is already in course
OF erection. The coOpers have been notified 10
prepare barrels for saving it. The railroad com
panies should be notified, ii they have not been
to prepare extra cars for its shipment Our h0iel
keepers should engage an extra beef. This way
for tickets
-TOwNsHIP TRusTEEs.-The Law governing
the duties of township trustees requires them, at
their March settlement to publish a statement
of the receipts and expenditures in relation to
school matters, if there is a paper published in
Il
the county Acts of 1861. page -. section Is
Michigan City has been made port Of en-
try. but congress failed to pass the appropriation
for the Improvement of the harbor. What con
gress neglected to do the liberalty Of the Cit
zens determined to accomplish
/ There is an an alarmingly large number OF
counterfeit fifty dollar greenbscks in circulation
in Southern Indiana Look out for the locomo-
tive when TIE bell rings
-THE OLDEST SETTLER The Indiapolis Sen.
tinel claims that Thomas johnson, living near
that city. is the oldest settler now living in In
diaba--Mr. Having emigrated to this state il
December, 1890 We have in FLOYD county al
older settler than Nc Johnson Robert Lafol
iette. father of Judge Lafollette, of this city
emigrated to Indiana and settled in this count,
on the Oh dav OF November, lSUO. a month OF
more earlier than johnson Mr. LifoIette ha.
resided in this county ever since that time, anC
is now in the enjoyment of hale and hearty ole
age He Is doubtless the oldest settler in ia,
state now living. lie has ever been AIN excel en-
citizen ENJOYING. in the highest degree the Is
TEEN of all who have known him My the
closing days of biz life be as full of peace as th,
earliest ones were of stirring adventure and hard
ship.-New Albany Ledger
The Express says proposition is on foot to
fill the quota of Terre Haute township with vol
unteers from Alabama at $500 each.
--Parson Brownlow, governor elect of Ten
nessee, has been awarded S25 900 in suit To-
damages inflicted by Imprisonment ana persecu
ton at the handS.of certain prominent ii liens o
Knoxville Ii is.to be assessed upon the prop
erty of r. msey, Snider, and others who were in
huential, in the early days OF the rebellion. j,
getting the parson into jail Cincinnati Com
mercial.
Those northern radicals and flnatics who hav
been treating democrats "a Brownlow was treate,
bv the secessOnsts had better be setting the
houses 10 order Their turn will come next, an
at a no very stant dag N. 4 Ledger