Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-10
STATE ITEMS.

The Catholic festival in Tere Haute last
week realized the snug sum of seven hundred
dollars.
tins CoxIse Sr.rr FAn-sa,. the Fort
Wayne Sentinel:
The State Board of Agriculture resolved to
hold the next state fair at Fort Wayne provided
our Citizens raise enough funds to defray the
necessary expenses of preparing the grounds :
erecting the buildings, &c 1t will commence on
Monday, Oct. I'd, and will be of incaculable
benefit TO our city. The State horticultural As
ISOLATION will also hold its meetings here
-THE WEALTHY MEN AND rHE DRAFr.-The
Terre Hante Express of Monday, "a loyal repub-
lican paper thus comments upon the little in
terest which the wealthy men take in regard to
the rapidly approaching draft:
The county meeting at the court house on
Saturday was well attended-every township but
two being represented We were. however.
somewhat disappointed in not seeing more of our
wealthy men from the city present Some Of
| these gentlemen seem to act upon the presump-
ton that their rights and privileges NAV be de
Tended in the field, and their property protected
By the soldier in arms, without they, themselves,
taking the least interest in it, or opening their
! pockets TO, in any way, assist We tell these
| gentlemen that they mistake their true policy,
and are fast sTraying prejudice against them,
which may in the end sweep the last vestige of
property from them. This rebellion must be
| cOnquered-and it requires all the resources of
the country to do tor the rebel hordes will
sweep over this very prairie and leave in their
! wake nothing but ruin and devastation. The
young and middle aged men can do the fighting,
but the wealthy must give of their means to en-
courage them. or they may soon fail 10 run the
hazard OF battle, and stand as guardians between
brave and daring foe, and the property of the
north.
In the meeting on Sa,Lrday--a meeting called
expressly to raise means to justify the young men
to volunteer in the service of the countrv-there
was not half dozen of the wealthy men of the
city present. Reclining their luxurious
lounges, We suppose they were at home, dream
ing, in their fancy security, all is we'll We tell
them now, that all is not well and il the rest of
the community were as they are il will not be
six mouths until Lees rebel legions will sack
this very CITY and leave it heap of smoulderlng
ashes. This war is not over yet The great
army of toe federal government is kept at BAY
| by the armies Of the coniederacy. The fighting
material Of the country is being exhausted while
the rich are becoming richer. Shoddy is swal-
lowing up patriotism. and dollars and cents are
chung to more fondly than the free institutions of
cur fathers
"A RAID on LAFAYETTE Says the Lafay-
cite Journal of Saturday:
The boldest attempt at robbery ever made in
this vicinity, occurred yesterday afternoon on
Main street. in this city. About , o'clock par,
| of a company of soldiers, numbering about %
| belonging to company |, seth Illinois, arrived ia
! town on the Valley road. They were not ex-
pected to leave till six in the evening Five or
| six of them-the gleaders-seemed disposed
TO create disturbance, and were very free in the
use Of their revolvers. For an hour or more
they INDUCED in various in the vicinity OF
| the depot. and attacked and beat several persons
with whom they came in contact in a most shame
ful and cowardly manner.
Two employees of DR.. Baker were badly beaten.
Another person in the employ of the road-Mr.
| Arnold Rich-was attacked, and in end ca voring
To make his escape from his bloodthrsty pursu-
ers, sought safety in Dr. Bakers Office, the sol
diers pursuing with drawn reyolvers. After fight
ing everybody they could find in the vicinity OF
the depot, they made their way down town and
went into several stores. helping themselves to
all they wanted and refusing to pay for any
thing II requested to pay, they cooIly present
ed their revovers and threatened to shoot who
ever should oppose them.
The regiment is with Sherman and these sol
diers were on their way to New York. where
they were TO take steamer for Savannah 1t is
Win great regret tnas we RECORD SUCH uisSraceIul
cOnduce on the part of soldiers wearing the
United States uniform. The city officers per
formed their duty faithfully and promptly, with
out the slightest hesitation. That it was dan
gerOus one no one who Witnessed the fight at the
depot can for a moment doubt. The manner in
which the three ringleaders conducted themselves
in the Mayors Office was comical The blood
had been washed from their faces and their
wounds bound up as we'll as possible
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themselves out in two chairs and endeavored to
go to sleep perfectly indifferent to any thing, and
apparently without the least idea that they had
been engaged in any thing unusual, and with %
appearance whatever of bravado One of then
asked if that was all that was to DE done for him
The question was put calmly and Indifferent,
as II would have been to a surgeon after bat
tie The lawlessness and indifference of h,
camp were visible in every movement.