Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-02
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srSERAL ossrKvAscr OF FAST DAY.

| GENERAL OBSERVANCE OF FAST DAY
| NEW YoRK, June l-The fast day ordered by
the President has been closely observed Services
! were held ia nearly all the churches and all
| places Of business were closed The Stock Ex
change and Gold Room had no session Business
will be resumed to- morrow as usual.
| GENERAL SHERMAN IN NEW YORK
General Sherman arrived this morning, and is
stopping at the house Of bis cousin He leaves
to- morrow for the West.
UNION NETTING AT MONTGOMERY, ALA
The Herald publishes a resolution passed a,
Union meeting in Montgomery. Ala, on the
llIh ult.. acknowledging restoration of the
| United States authority, and the earnest desire
of the people to resume former relations with the
Union The resolutions are pledged to support
the Government in restoring order; deprecated
the assassination OF the President aud hoped for
the speedy punishment Of the asssssins
| letter was addressed TO President johnson.
asking permission for the assembling of the Leg.
slature. to call Convention to repeal the seces-
sion ordinance, and if this course was not
proper to ask that military Governor might be
appointed.
| A committee of eight persons, bearing these
resolutions and the accompanying letter, passed
through New York yesterday, on their way to
Washington
rRoTTISG MATCH on LONG ISLAND
In trotting match, mile heats, three in FIVE, at
Union Course to day, the Kentucky mare Lady
Thorne. owned by Sam Mclaughlin, beat Panic
and Stonewall Jackson, IN the extraordinary time
of 2:2424.
PAYING OFF THE TROOP
The Tribunes Washington special says, owing
to the rapidity of paying off the army, the De
partments are full of activity Eight printing
presses printing discharge papers for the
soldiers. The Adjutsnt Generals office has
greatly increased It's force within the week, and
now discharges about 1900 convalescenis from
the hospitals every day.
PRESIDENT JoHssoN's COUNSEL TO NEGROES
| President johnson couRseled a committee of
negroes. who called upon him; to petition the
next Congress to grant them the right of fran
chise in this District 1t is believed while he
leaves to the States the decision Of the question
within their limits, be will give his whole moral
influence to the extension of the right of fran
ehise to this population.
FREEDhEs's BUREAU
General Howard. in charge of the Freedmen s
Bureau. will appoint Superintendent with a
Quartermsster and Commissary, in every South
| ern State.
| HASCoCKs VETERAN CORPS
1t is stated on good authority that Gen Han
| cocks Veteran Corps will be Immediately in
creased to 10000 men.
LITTER FROM JEFF. DAVIS.
The Washington Republican saws we have
reason to believe that the Government is in DOS
session OF letter written by JEFF Davis, the day
after the Sherman and Johnston srmistice was
signed, in which Davis declared that while il did
not grant all be would have liked vet il was con-
ceding more than he had any reason to expect:
that in his judgment il acknowledge the author
| ity of the Rebel Government, and gave them au-
thority to continue that Government In the late
rebellious States to which the rebel soldiers were
severally allowed to return and deposit their
arms. Outot this recognition be expressed his
opinion that the United States could be made 10
pay the rebel debt We believe the letters will be
soon made public.
GEN. sHERMASs REPORT.
The Times special says: Gen. Sherman's re
port was received by the Secretary of War May
9th. ut l p. NJ, and its publication was or
dered by the Adjutsnt General May 26th, when
il was sent to the printers and published at once
At the time Gen. Sherman charged the War
Department With suppressing the report it was
still in the hands of Gen. Grant.
PICNIC AT SILVER STRINGS
this afternoon at Silver Springs, the residence of
F. P. Blair. Among those present we're Gen
Grant and the officers of the 18th army corps,
commanded by Gen F. p Blair, jr
EX-SENATOR YULEE, OF FLORIDA
The Heralds Hilton Head correspondent says !:
Senator Yulee, formerly United States Senator
from Florida, has come into Jacksonville and
| given himself up to the United States authori-
ties. Hell anxious to resume his position as
citizen OF the United States, and recover his
property. but will probably find it imprscti cable.
GIN. RosEcRANs GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Washington special says. Major General
RosecraDs has been granted six months leave Of
absence. and purposes to visit the Pacific coast
At the end of that time he will most probably
resign
GENERAL HALLECKs REWARD.
General Hallecx is assigned to a command on
the Pacific coast. as reward for bis distn guish-
ed services during the
DISSATISFACTION IN RICHMOND.