Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-28
STATE ICEMs,

New potatoes are selling 10 Teue Haute at
81 60 per bushel
Mount Vernon is 10 DC made city under
the laws of the State. 1t will be quite meta
mOrphOse from village corporation to a muuici.
pality. but SIGH " is life.
TIE following are the prices Of coal in Terre
Haute. established by the dealers; Crate or fur
mace coal, delivered within the limits Of the city,
Ii cents: Nut Coal Screened 10 cents: Crate
Coal at tho Mines, 10; Nut. s cents
The following item Is travelling the rounds
OF the press:
"Bowles. Milligan AID Horsey are already busy
work in the Ohio Pententiary. Bowles is
waiting on the tables: Miigan is engaged in as
sorting files. and Horsey is engaged in packing
them away.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel OF Monday says:
a thunder. wind and rain storm
visited Va yesterday. doing considerable damage
TO shade trees and awnings. In the country the
damage very great. Fences were blown
down. trees uprooted, aud the growing wheat
terribly Frustrated and 4" lodged" The rain
poured down in torrents. aad the storm was one
of the most violent we have experienced for
years"
The CRoPs Says the Brownslown Jackson
county, Union:
The farmers have been 6usy during The past
week. They tell US, and we have seen some
from all over the county. that wheat will not be
half crop. In White river bottom the rus, has
| injured il so badly that there are many fields
| which will not be cut We saw az least hun
dred acres 10 q body not Az acre OF which will be
cut. Corn looks well and is growing fast Oats
looks well and is growing fast Oats aud grass
were never better
| JAIL BURNED AT KoKoNo.-The Howard
County Tribune of the 23d says:
" At IL O'Clock last night the Jail was disc0y.
cred to be FIRE and the flames had got such
start they could not De subdued, and it was
burned TO the ground The building was old
aud unsafe, but answered very we'll as a "hotel"
| for the accommodation of drunken men and persons
charged with petty crimes. Ii undoubtedly was
the work of an inceDdiary Up to the time of
going to press we believe suspicion does not
rest upon any particular one
HEAVY DEFALcArioN or \ HoRsEMAs IN TERRE
HAuTE.-Says the Terre Haute Journal, of yes
terday
We we're astounded yesterday evening to learn
that Mr.. Norman L. Wells, the well- known pro
prietor of the City Livery Stable, on Market
street opposite the Buntn House. had clandes-
timely left the city having in his possession some
twenty thousand dollars, mostly belonging TO
other people. II appears that Wells and three
OF four other we'll known citizens were engaged
during the war, in filling heavy Government con
tracts for horses, and OF course they handled
large sums of money in the operation. About
week ago. Wells went to ST. Louis, to make
fna settlement with the Government agent there,
which he did received the money, report saws
$40 600 and from thence left for parts unknown.
Yesterday his large livery establishment was
placed in charge of the Sheriff TO await the de
yelopmeuts. 1t is TO be hoped that Mr. " may
yet turn up all right, "a ne has heretofore been
esteemed one Of our best citizens though our
informant stated to US that officers were on his
track and that he hsd already been traced into
the distant State of New York.
Found DEowxED. The body OF a man wa.
discovered floating in the Ohio, opposite town.
on Thursday morning last by two of our citizens
in a skilf, who brought the body to shore 1t ia
supposed to be that OF Mr J. Snyder, of Camel.
ton, who was drowned about the 9th OF last
Nsy.-Rockport Umpire.
The New CATHOLIC CHURCH The ceremony
of having the corner stone Of the new Catholic |
Church. was attended on Sunday afternoon last.
The ceremonies were conducted by the Bishop !
Of Fort Wayne. roted with the full insignia of |
his Office. assisted by a number Of clergymen, in
canonicals. and were very impressive The sd- |
dress of the Bishop was instructive and was
listened to with attention Peru Republican
A NOBLE GENEROSITY During the occupa-
ton Of the Presbyterian Female College of this
city hospital, very comfortable and sub |
staDtisl building was erected upon the lot for
the purpose OF a chanel When the hosnit,l was
given up Lieut. Col Thos W Fry made appli-
cation TO toe medical authorities at Louisville |
for the transfer of this building to the Mission |
Sunday School We are grsti6ed to learn that
Col. Fry's application has been granted, and a
deed for the property has heen made out and |
presented 10 the school This school has been |
productive Of incalculable good in our city. Its |
officers and teachers have literally gone out into |
toe highways and By ways and hunted up the |
poor and destitute little ones who had no means |
themselves, with clothing. books and instruction, |
so that the school now occupies a most promi- |
nent position among the charitable and moral in
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