Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-08

The population Of Seymour. according to q
late authorized census. is Also.
The democrats carried the city election At
Jacksonville by decided msjoritics.
Says The Terre Haute Journal:
We bear Of several of our most prominent and
wealthy German citizens who are making ar.
Engagements 70 remove permanently TO their IA
tive country.
-AociDHsrAL DEArH-Weiearn that GA Sun
aay last, about daylight, Mr.. Hiram Williver,
who lived near ReddingtOn, thinking the dogs
were worrying ms sheep. took his gun and went
OUT 10 shoot them. His Gun snapped. and be
put his foot on the hammer. and blew in the-gun
70 ascertain whether il was loaded or not His
loot slipped OH the hammer, and the contents OF
the gun were discharged in his mouth. he was
instantly killed. lie leaves a wife and several
children to mourn bis oss.-Brownstown Union.
The St. Louis Republican states that Hon.
John P. Usher. late secretary of the Interior
will make ST Louis his permanent residence.
"A writer in The Salem Advocate thus
speaks of Livonis. Washington county:
Llyonia has a population Of about 900. Twen
ty-one families in the village are now, or have
been represented in the army, from which have
been furnished thirty three soldiers. Sixteen of
themi~ere heads of families. Six from one fam
NV, the father and FIVE sons, all in the field az
the sam time. SIX OF these soldiers have been
killed or died by disease in the service. We
nave fourteen widows, besides twelve war wild
ows.
LANDS IN Perry county, Indiana, supposed to
be oh-beariDg, which one year ago could not be
sold tor sixty cents per acre, are now held at
seven hundred dollars per acre. i've hundred dol
lars having been offered and refused.
We regret to learn that Col. Fourier. in
command of the Indiana Legion at Cannelton,
died on Saturday last from injuries received by
being kicked by a horse. Col. + was widely
known and highly respected in southern Indiana,
and his sudden death will be mourne by many.
New Albany Ledger.
-SucH is FAME The editor of The Lafay-
cite Courier was thus registered among the
members of the press who visited Springfield to
attend upon the funeral obsequies there: ID
W. 5. Lingle. of The Courier. Lafayette, Mo-
Nh. LIScoLS's RELArrvEs.-Says The Vim
cennes Sun: I'VE learn that there are two
girls in the Catholic Orphan Asylum, in this
S'J, "a are represented 10 De cousins OF MT
Lincoln. Their name is Hall, and, according 10
Information, their grandfather was a brother OF
Mr.. Lincoln's mother. They evinced much grief
at the news of the death of the late president
One OF the girls is about 10 years of age, and
the other IA years old"
The democratic ticket was overwhelmingly
elected in this place on last Monday. There was
not a republican vote cast. and only 63 demo.
cratic votes cast !-Oovngton Friend.
ATTEMPTED AssAssINArIoN.-On last Sun.
day evening, while Mr.. S. b. Overbay. Our ,own
marshal. was returning home, he was waylaid
near the gate of his residence and knocked down.
The assassin supposinG he had killed him
dragged him inside of the yard, where he was
shortly afterwards found and conveyed into the
house The first intimation of the attack. he
says, was by some one calling out bis name. and
upon looking up TO see who it was addressing
him, he WAS suddenly struck in the face with 4
club or stone and Knocked down where he lay
lnsensible- He Is unable, we understand, to full.
ly identify the assassin, but will have the matter
thoroughly investigated in order to obtain a clue
to the villain -Covington Friend.