Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-01

mules, many wagons fourteen pieces OF artillery
one company and three rcgimental battle dag
and destroyed many miles Of railroad. from mt
/ ~ last has been in l3s battles and sklrmishes
| At Averysboro the regiment charged and drove
from their works Rhett's Brigade, OF South
Carolina: this was the brigade which opened toe
! war At Charleston, aud which boosted that each
one Of its number could whip FIVE Yankees, but
on this occasion i've Of their number we're unable
| 10 whip one man from Indiana. The regiment
ras mustered oct at Raleigh. North Carolina,
ard arrived here for Hnsl discharge and pay meni
July 2Sth.
TWENTY FOURTH INDIANA BArTKkY
Was organized at Indianapolis and nustes Cd
| into service November %. lc62; left Indiana ..
olis for Louisville 18th Of March, le63; marched
thence TO Lebanon. Columbia. Barkville, James
town, Monticello, and various points on the
| Cumberland river, engaged al Horse Shoe
Bend on the Cumberland. Nay ii 1863; re-
iurnei to Columbia June 9Th: June 22od left
Tor Glasgos; was engaged July 81 at Marrow
bone: marched thence. July 4th, to Edmunton
0reensburgh, &c, IN pursuit OF Morgan; marched
with Burnside's army, In August, into East
Tennessee; was the fret battery, with that army
that crossed the Cumberland Mountains; resched
London. Tennessee. September 81; was engaged
October 18th at Philadelphia and Sweetwater:
| left London for Knoxville November IA; partic-
Il
between Longsreetis army and . small portion
OF the Ninth and Twenty Il bird Army Corps
under Burnside, November 10th; was engaged
| during the seige of Knoxville from the 18th Of
| November TO the 4th Of December; the 9Th
OF December left Knoxville in pursuit Of Long
streets army, marching to Bean Station, Straw
berry Plains, Massey Greek. cambridge. &c: dur
1 ing December Of 1868 and January 1861. the
battery marched and encamped in the mud and
i a nj q
men sithout overcoats, and very scantily sup
/ piled With other clothing, aud almost entirely de-
/ pendant for ratioDs upon the country which had
already been overrun and robbed BY Longstreets
army: lett Knoxville again in April, being as
signed 10 Gen. "Hovey's" Division OF the
Twenty Third Army Corps; marched with that
| Division May Sd TO join Sherman's army par
ticpated in the battle of Resaca; was attached
july lst TO Gen. Stoneman's command. and was
with Gen Stoneman 10 several successful raids;
was engaged July lltb. 18th, 18th, l4th ald l7Ih
at Campbellton. Moore's BIi5ge and Sandown
/ on the Chattahoochie river; July 18th LETT De
catur with Gen. Stonemsns command for Ma
| con; was engaged at Macon July 3Oth and at
! Sunshine Chu CT july 3lst, where TWO Of its Of
/ hcers and forty seven men with two guns were
captured left Atlanta November 18th 10 pursuit
OF Hood: was engaged at Columbia, Tennessee
| November p .h arrived at Nashville December
lst ordered to Louisville, Kentucky Janu-
ary L. Ic65, where il remained until July % b.,
when it Vas ordered to indianapolis for muster
out. having marched distance OF about 4 900
miles
rhe proceedings of the cay Council
Council CHANBER.
| lSDIASAroLIs, July 81 1865
| Council met in regular session last evening
Present. His Honor. Mayor Caven, and Council
men Allen, Brown, Bosz Coburn. Coey. En-
erson, Glszier. Grosvenor. Kappes. LOOMS.
Staub and Thompson.
PETITIONS
A petition was received. asking that an alley
running through Square No ;, which had be
comea nuisance. be IN some way abated Refer
red to Committee on Alleys.
A petition from Mr. BLY, was received, asking
that he might be granted the privilege OF paving
| in front of his property on East street Referred
10 Board of Improvements.
A petition was received from Martin
and others, asking for the paving OF the north
side OF Michigan street. between Pennsy WANNA
and Meridian.
One, asking that St Joseph street, between
Pennsy vania and Meridian street. may be graded
and graveled as soon as possible
ORDINANCES
The following ordinances were introduced for
street Improvements:
One providing for the grading and crawling
OF James street between Indiana avenue and ST.
Clair street.
One providing for the grading and grsveiDg
of the alley running through square No. 80. be-
tween Ohio and New York streets
Mr. Coburn. from the Board of Improvement
said that the Commissioner would put all his
force on the streets to clean CUTTERS immed
atcly
! FINANCE
Mr. jameson reported that the report Of the
| City Treasurer had been examined by the Com
mittee, and found To be correct Concurred in .
The Committee further reported on the pet
ton of Samuel Goddard who asked an indem
nifty of $o3, the amount OF city order held by
Goddard against the city, which he alleged To be
lost. that the petitioner gives bond TO the amount
of the order lost. The report was concurred in
/ by consent
Mr.. Grosvenor stated to the Council that. on
next Monday. two steam fire engines would be ON
! exhibition in this CITY, and he asked the Council
| 10 BE- present and witness their workings
DR. Thompson sad, in explanation to sn arti
Gle in city paper. charging him with fav0rng
the rechsrering OF the present Gas Company, il
was not true lie said be had never favored any
/ company or monopoly. and had always worke
J for the Interests OF the city
/ Mr. Grosvenor. from the Special Committee
on Gas. submitted long report adverse TO the
making OF contracts with any company for lnr-
nsbing gas to the city. He read the prices paid
for gas in other cities. and advised a contract be.
tween the city and the present company, to sup
ply the city for one or two years and ask for
proposal 10 buy the works of the company He
read letter from the Gas company in Chicago
in which the writer said in Chicago, the price
paid for gas posts was $50 In this city il is S4l
he also stated that company in Cincinnati Of
tered to furnish gas TO the city at 81 % per
| 600 cubic feet.
IL vas moved that one hundred copies in CT.
cuiai torn. be printed OF the report, and the
report concurred in and spread upon the minutes
CIVIL KNGINrKR
Reported the bonds Of contractors on street
improvements, which was approved
Sundry bids were submitted for public i'm
movements, which we're referred TO Board OF
Public Improvement
The following ordinances. on third reading.
were taken up and passed
One for the grading aud craveliug OF McCAriy
street. between Virginia avenue and New Jersey
street.
An ordinance to light Circle street. north half,
with gas.
An ordinance, providing for the grading aud
graveng OF Vermont between Pennsylvania and
Meridian street. and the sidewalks paved with
brick