Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-24

Allen Harold. an old citizen of Delaware
county. hung himself on sordsy night. the 18th
inst. oeause known.
The state editorial convention meets Il
Richmond on Thursday, the % day OF May
The pOstofEces at Graysville and at GSis
void. Sullivan county. which were discontinued
some time ago. have been recently re-estab
lshed
Says The New Albany Ledger
VIM. c. Roose. of this city, on a charge of
saying that he would like to dsnce on Lincon's
coffin. !" has been sentenced to work sixty DAYS on
Fort No. 4, Louisville Notifications.
The salary of the mayor of Terre Haute IS
81 600 per anDum.
The wheat crops of Washington counts sre
looking remarkably we'll
--Ou-The Salem Advocate says:
We are Informed by several reliable gentle
men that oil indications have been discovered
about half mile northeast OF Mitchell, on the
farm of Mr.. John Toliver A proposition from
4 Pennsylvania oil company has been accepted
by Mr. Toiver. and preparations will be made
Immediately 10 commence boring
-DRowxED The body of woman in state
OF almost complete nudity found washed
ashore near Cedar Grove on last Tuesday morn
ing A coroner's inquest was summoned, and
the facts developed proved the deceased to be a
Mrs DubDg, late of Pepperton She Was about
sixty-ive years Of age, has been insane some
three years, and had been missing nearly two
-BroOkvil!e American.
On account of recent discoveries in Crsw-
fore county, Ind and Meade county. Ky, the
oil fever has broken out afresh IN those coun-
ties. Fifty barrels Of crude oil arrived 10 New
Albany from Meade county in one day
Mr. Thos Ceffin was killed at the Shoals
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. by the cars
on last Thursday. Mr. Coffin was one among
the oldest citizens OF Paol Orange county
jackson county seems TO be overrun by a
gang OF desperate scoundrels. Shooting sciapes
robberies and arson are common crimes Up there
according to The BrOwnstown Democrat
/ james VI CuIdertsou, of Danville, Illinois
| has made bequest to the PRESBYTERIAN commit
tee Of Home Missions, of $40 900. which is to BE-
expended in Indiana and Illinois, south of lati
tude 40
The prospect for bountiiul crop OF wheat
was never better in this county. Farmers ART
busily engaged in preparing the soil for planting
corn. The scarcity of hands will render thi:
crop much less in the number of acres than for
merly.-Delphi Times.
TO BE DIscHARuED-We understand thai
orders have been issued from the war department
for mastering ont of the service all soldiers nov
in hospitals. The fleet of this order will be Il
close all the hospitals in this city. This will bs
good news to the thousands of gallant men VIII,
-, a., g. a.
hospitals of the country, and longing for home
and the attentions they would there receive
These men have cause TO rejoice 1T the ds ~nins
OF peace New Albany Ledger\
The Vincennes san thus comments upo,
the death of the president:
But from whatever source or bY whomsoeve
perpetrated, 1t ia an appalling and heinous sin
I and cannot be looked upon under all the cifcum
stances in ans other light than as a great nation
} al calamity. II possible we would blot out til,
record of il forever from he pages Of our couE
try's history.
-ISFASrIcIDE.-We have Information that ,
young child was found dead and secreted in ,
hay NOW about two miles west OF Lewisville
Henry county. last week, and coroner's in
quest developed the tact that its mother. who W
less than l6years OF age, had made way with j
to conceal her mis-step This is a sad case al
she is an orphan, and We sincerely hope that tn,
author OF her early ruin who is said to be mar
ried man mag yet receive the punishment he ;,
richly deserves Newcastle Courier.
The mill owners and Others along the White
water valley propose repairing, al their own eI
pense, the canal from Brookvlle to Corners
vile, at an early day II is designed to place i
10 sufficient repair not only for hydraulic pur
poses. but also for navigation.
Van Blairicum, who broke Jail at Vinceuue
few days ago, recaptured a, Henderson snc
has been returned to his old quarters.
Since the internal revenue law went into
force. vsndevburgh county has been assessed
s349, 1859
A REsEL SrAPArHIzER 49, cstetday morn
ing, a woman named Dunbar, living in the sub
uros of the city, give vent to her feelings by go
ing out into the streets and shouting for JEFF
Davis Her disloysl sentiments soon attracted O
crowd of neighboring women, who at once took
charge of the friend OF JEFF, placed her under
guard and marched her down into the city,
where procuring flag, they placed it in her
hands, and compelled her to parade the city and
shout for the union ! The affair caused consid
cradle excitement, and great crowds gathered
along the streets as this singular procession pass
ed from one corner TO another. Mrs. Dunbar
will hardly indulge her secession prOclivities
again by public hurrahing for JEFF Davis.-Ter.
| re Hau;e Journal