Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-18

elected by the Convention 40 Chairman Of tb
State Central Committee.
The member. then proceeded to indicate tbsi
choice for members of the State Central Con
mit,ee, after which General Hsr,rsnft and Col
Campbell. being presented 10 the Convention
made brief addresses.
The Convention then adjourned sine die
SHOCK OF Al EsRTHorAKK.
MEMPHIS. August IA shock OF an earth
quake vas felI here this morning. shaking
buildings, tuubing down chimneys. upset'ins
loose articles. and sn iToa safe establish men
thrown over. II vas even more plainly fell a
Holly Springs, Mississippi. and Lagrange Ten
nessee. Ii lasted about ten seconds No par
ticulsr damage done as known Of
NAVAL cFFioE, OF INV YORK.
WAsHIseroS. Angus; l7-Moses p. odell
member of the late House Of Representatives
from Brooklyn, has been appointed naval Offices
OF the port OF New York. TO take effect On the
LIST OF September next.
TWO LADIES sEoT
Last night, ~ Camp Barry. near this eity. q
sentry on duty was ordered to Ere on sscs ping
prisoners, and in doing so. accidentally shot Miss
Mary Good aud Miss Eliza Ward, who we're
walking in the vicinity with gentlemen. The
wound inflicted upon Miss Ward was slight, bu,
and her injuries are supposed to be mortal. She
is a resident of Baltimore
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIR."
The Department of Agriculture has just con-
pleted its tables showing the condition OF the
crops on the Is. day of August As reported by its
correspondents at that time. Harvest had no,
been secured. bu: from correspondence since then
Il Is believed the wheat crop had not received ad-
ditionsl injury, excepting. perhaps. in Wisconsin
and Minnesota, where rains have extended sncs
the LIST of August
The Department has issued another circular,
which will be returned on the lst dsy Of Sept.
renewing its inquiries in relation TO wheat and
other crops, also TO tbs amour. Of old wheat N
the country; and when this circular shall be re-
ceivsd. the information will be more definite AID
complete, but il is believed the deficit will not
be less than is now reported.
The table formed on August show the fe-
lowing decrease of crops Of 1865. from those of
1864: Crops of 1861. bushels. $50 .695. 500. Is
Inmates for 1865. bushels, 81 asa l25; decrease.
20 ,24l ,694. The loss is as follows: In the New
England and Middle States. 657 1888; ia Mary
land and Delaware, ll9 SIS; in the Western
and Northwestern St4tes, % ,S64.744 Total
26,24l ,695 Al, o;ner crops, particularly corn
and potatoes, are most promising, except tobacco,
of which considerable loss has been prevented
ne cat crop 10 very large.
sERENADEs TO eES. CURTIS AND srcRARARr HAN.
Lax
Major General Curt. Was sercnsdei to-
night, aud acknowledged the honor in pa,ri-
otto speech. The serenaoing party then pro
ceeded to the residence OF Secretary Harlan, and,
after the band had played several airs the See
Rotary was called out by the crowd. ard spoke as
follows:
Il have no doubt that ANYTHING but feeling
OF friendship for me account for the pres
ence of the greater number of you here tonight
ii any are prompted by any other motive
- | do not doubt that il is on account Of their
respect for the Government which now domi-
mates over our entire and common country, and
for the Administration which is row enforcing q
republic from Maine to CAlfornia, and from Min.
nesota 10 Texas. Possibly NAV be indebted
for this compliment on account of my copree
ton With this Administration You mus, not
expect tonight to develop what will be in the
future Of the individual elected 10 the highest po-
sitiOn in the giit of the people. No one is au-
thorized To speak for him but himself and |
doubt very much it he knows what will be the
policy which be will be compelled by cireum
stances to follow ia the future
Mr.. Halan's remarks were quite lengthy
and the purport is that he approves, with quali6-
cation, OF President Johnso1's policy in regard
to the States lately in rebellion