Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-05
STATE ITEMS.

"A steam saw mill destroyed by tire in
Columbia City on Tuesday last Loss $1,000.
Major Will Cunback has been elected Gen
eral Attorney of the indianapolis and Cincinnati
Railroad and has asked to be relieved of his
duties in the Pay Department. We understand
that Msjor Mcclure will again have charge of
this Pay Department.
The Terre Haute Journal says "a young
gentleman. Mr.. 5. Mills, clerk in the First
National Bank, was accidentally shot on Thurs
day afternoon, while handling a small pistol.
The ball penetrated TIM abdomen, and inflicted
very serious il not fatal wound"
Mr.. JEFF I. Clary, of this county. lost
S2O,OOO worth OF pork by the burning of Kinear
q Cos packing house, at indianapolis We
learn that the pork was stored there without the
knowledge of Mr. Clsry and that he has taken
measures to recover damages Morgan Gazette
-CROPs.-Siys the Vincennes Sun: Crops
in this locality look remarkably promising.
Wheat, oats and barley are particularly fine, and
large yields are conf lenty anticipated Corn is
somewhat backward, but there Is ample time for
it to come out. and farmers are generally hope
full
Says the Jefersonian 1.-The farmers have
been very busy planting during this week
The great majority of them are now through
with this process. Wheat harvest will soon be
here. The wet weather has damaged a great
deal of the wheat, and there will hardly be an
average crop 10 Johnson county the present sea
son."
Says the Delphi Times; The prospect of
the hay crop is said by the farmers to be exceed
ingly fittering. No really correct idea of the
corn crop can yet be arrived at. but the present
Indications are good. The fly, we are informed,
has commenced on the wheat, aud has made
fearful ravages in some sections. The prospect
for fue crop of fruit was never better Pota-
toes aud all other kinds of vegetables look
splendid"
-ATrEMPrED SUICIDE On Wednesday
| night last " al. Htrtin, of this place, attempted
to pu, an end to his life by taking dose OF
Kat ExtermiuttOr" and then eating quantity
OF COeculus indicus (or fish berries } Whsn
medical aid was called he refused all assistance
and II was only by force that antidotes were got
down him. When a man or woman of sound
mind deliberately attempts 20 destroy their own
life, no hindrance should be made TO defeat their
desire-and there would be more ''pure air" tor
those of us who willing wait till our ''time
comes Princeton Democrat.
AN UNLUcKY THIEF We understand. saws
the Princeton Clarion, that at Hazeton, short
time since. soldiers wife having received a
package OF $l5O 10 money from her husband,
received call in the night from a man who un-
tremendously appeared in her sleeping room and
demanded her money. Fortunately she had
provided herself with a wea pom in the shape of a
rolling pin, and rs the demand was made, che
threw her money on the hoor and as be stopped
to pick it up. she dealt him blow with her wes-
pom on the neck She then ran to the nearest
neighbor for assistance. The man was not at
home, but the lady kindly volunteered and went
with her, when, 10 and behold, the unfortunate
man was the latter lady's husband The blow
he received proved to be fatal
The New Albany Ledger in commenting
upon the communication of the sentences OF
Bowles and Milligan, pays the following tribute
to the President:
The question of expediency may have oc.
Cured TO him, but we believe that Mr. johnson
| In committing the punishment of these men, was
actuated by higher nober, purer motive
| that OF mercy he is, we believe, determined
that no more blood shall be shed, unless there
shall appear TO be great, manifest, and an
overpowering necessity for it. In the name of
many thousands of the people of Indiana-the
vast majority, we doubt not-we thank him for
sparing our State the bloody spectacle which but
for his interposition would have been witnessed
this day at the capital. His action will endear
him TO thousands and strengthen him in the af-
fections of the people"
DEATH FROM Poison "A RENARKABLE CAsE.
Albert a. White, barber, of this place. had
been Tor many years in very bad health. During
the whole of last fall and winter he was CON
lined to his bed by severe indispOsi,on. and was
taken for dead two or three times. and actually
arrayed for the cOffin. out managed to exhibit
signs of life before being buried.
Several weeks ago. however, to the surprise of
every one. he rallied resumed business, and
seemed to be enjoying better health than he had
for years before
De seems still to have continued taking meji-
cine, either for real or imaginary cause-ssid
medicine consisting of morphine and quinine.
Last Saturday morning. between and 10
O'clock, he was discovered in his shop, in convul
sons. A conveyance was at once procured, but
he died before rea~hing his res dence
Having been seen taking something from a
glass. and his violent symptoms i0dc itng poison.
the glass was Immediately examined, and in the
bottom was found enough ssfychnine to kill
dozen meul A small portion OF this sc liment
was administered to dog and he died in shor,
time.
1t is supposed that White had gone to drug
store and. without the knowledge of those in at
tendance, helped himself Ia what he supposed 10
be quinine. but sh'ch proved to be strychnine.
Deceased Was ut forty years OF age. and
leaves wife and tx, children. On bis person
was found slken belt containing snug little
sum OF gold. the ex stence of which no oGe-not
even any member OF his own family-had ever