Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-21
STATE rrEus.

The iscome Of Chauneey Ross. Eco. Of
7 ere Haute. subject TO tasatou. Is sil3.s97.
Pour Madisouians took their departures few
days ago. vith the design Of making tour
through England. Scotland. Switzerland Ger
many. Italy aud feance
The Hendricks Unioa .aYs: The early
completion OF The Indianapolis and Dlnvlle
Railroad would be OF immense benefit Z. the
northern portion Of our county in The increased
value Of lands as we'll as the convenience Of
travel
"A soldiers monument IL to be erected a,
Greeneastle, whenever money enough is con
trbuted 10 erect one worthy OF concentrating
she memoiy o. The one hundred and City brave
men from tha, county whose lives have been
given In defense of their Government The CT.
tua,ed cost is so 600
The Greensbufg Chronicle sums 20 the fol
losing charges agsins, the keeper Of the poor
farm 10 Decatur county;
THAT the paupers are poofly-not half--fed.
AZ best, and that the sick have nothing At
for persons IN their condition. hardly for we'll
men, to eat: that they are 50 poorly clothed that
the max edness, even OF the females, il very often
exposed and lha, the place Is 30 lousy tina, /. 4.
impossible for any one to keep clean"
We understand that Mrs. Elizabeth Gerber,
Of this city widow Of Lieutenant Colonel John
Gerber, deceased. has beon appointed Overseer
Of the female department OF the Indiana State
Penitentiary at Jacksonville Madison Courier.
The congregation Of the Protestant Episoo-
pal Church In Evansville. have gone TO work "a
enlarge their church edihce The necessity Of
such movement il an evidence OF healthy
growth Ia that Church. aud q compliment to their
new Rector. -Evansyille Journal.
Coal Or Both wells arc progressing rapidly
| The we'll Of Butsch and Dixon has reached the
depth Of three hundred feet; the one At Triplon
has went down near seven hundred We are not
advised as to tho prospects Of oi.-vernon Ban.
per.
TmE cnors.-DscAruH CouSry The effect
OF the wet spell has been very disastrous upon
Data and hay. these crops being Just In mid har.
vest We learn from per.ous who have been
threshipg their wheat. that the turn out IL much
poorer than was anticipated In many instances
where. NJ tho time of cutting, IL was thought
that the fields would turn a tselve 81 fifteen
bushels 10 the acre. the test of threshug out re-
duces the yield 20 Eve 20 seven 1t this be any
thing like generally the case there will be but
little for the market ia this region -Greenshurg
Chronicle
THE WINDFALL MuRpER We last week gave
notice that DR.. Armstrong, of Windfall. had
| killed man in that neighborhOod, named Henry
| Thomas This week has brought To light many
incidents which led 10 the terrible affair. as the
case underwent preliminary examination, aud
Armstrong has been placed under bond OF
$1,000 for his appearance al court. IL has been
established beyond doub, that Thomas has for a
long time threatened the Doctors life, and was
| paying Illicit attentions 10 his wife she, the
INSCRIPTIONS unitarian. never. by word or dc
signing action. pct him on his guard Some
think that Thomas. at the time the deed VS.
committed. was lying 10 the woods asleep. OF
stupehed with whisky. This, however, the evil
dence has not disclosed Thomas had the repu-
tatiou OF being a very desperate nan; had served
| for come months in the Southern army, when he
deserted, came North. and after while enlisted
10 ours DR. Armstrong had been professionally
connected with the army; was well-,o do coun
try physician. enjoying very liberal patronage
-Tipton Times.
"A MAD HORSE "a large dua horse, former
| ly owned by Captain Sale Fry. and more recent
| ly by Snyder & Parker. was bitten some weeks
since By dog supposed TO 90 mad load oil
/ lumber had been hauled to the stable, and while
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mouth. aud evidently mad ran in from the east
end of the alley. passing within few feet Of Mr.
! Samuel Favorte. who stood at his carriage house
door. The deg exhibited no disposition TO bite
| Mr. Favorite. but swapping at one OF tho hors IS
fastened his teeth and held for some seeonds
| The horse was Immediately taken home
and closely watched for symptoms oil
hydrophobia but weeks having elapsed without
| developing any indications, all apprehensions
were dispeled, until yesterday the horse snapped
at Mr.. Parker viciously aud bit him the side
His clothing fortunately was thick ENOUGH to
| prevent any lsceration of the flesh No other
signs of hydrophobia we're manifest until, in
hitchiug him up or unhitching him. the animal
made 4 sudden plunge toward his mate, aud bi'
him on the side, drawing blood. The wound is
badly swollen. and it is anticipated that this
horse also will go mad The dun horse grows
worse hourly. Ii is a clear case of hyGrophobia
| The horse foams at the mouth. and bites 81
everything within his reach Hundreds OF ouI
citizens have focked to Mr. Parker's stable to
day to see the animal. 1t will probably be shot
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