Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-11

The New Albany Ledger, 10 commenting upon
the record of that city in regard to furnishing
the quotas assigned to her. remarks that since
the war commenced she has filed all the quotas
assigned her. and is represented 10 the army BY
buf one drafted man She has created no public
debt for the payment of bounties, and yet over
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ia cash
have been paid By the citizens and municipal au-
thorities OF the ciiy an bouRtles tn volunteers
since the war commenced. Besides this our
township has provided most literally for the
needy families of soldiers. For ali this the peo
pie have no taxes to pay.
-Msjor ID. A. Conover has received the sp-
pOulmen, Of provost marshal of the 7th dis
trict. vice Colonel Thompson, elevated TO the
collectOrship. Both are very patriotic gentlemen,
and N favor of suppressing the rebellion through
the agency Of stay at-h home paying Office.
An old man named johnson. living near
Washington. in Davies county. committed sui
eide by hanging. on Wednesday night last
The act was caused by pecuniary embsrrass-
ments.
PETROLEUM IN INDIANA The petroleum ex-
element has reached Indians. and RACES in some
parts of the with the fervor of the oil creek
lever.
Thomas Stanfeld. citizen Of South Bend
and s gentleman well known throsghour the
state, purchased oil lands in Crawford county
| Indiana. on the Ohio river We learn that their
Iabors have resulted in striking oil. which flows
from ore well st the rate of seven barrels pei
| hour and that Mr. Stanfeld has been offered
million Of dollars for his interests.-LltsJettC
Journal
Says The Evansville Journal: Immense
quantities Of corn and hay are being shippeC
from this port both on government and private
account. A person living here can form som,
idea OF the vast resources and productive wealtl
of the noble HoOsier state.
EVANSVILLE DAILY DISPATCH This ia TIT
name of new democratic daily just started il
Evansville. 1t presents neat appearance me
chanicslly. and it is edited with ability an
industry The proprietor, j. NJ Beatty, IN hi
salutatory, says:
We wish il 10 be distinctly understood that W
still. as ever, adhere the principles of the dem
; low ourselves TO be governed by the interpreta
? ton placed upon thoss principles By selfish an
designing partisans.
There is plenty Of room ia Evansville for
democratic paper, and it requires energy, enter
prise and ability to secure its permanent sue
: cess
The spotted fever has made its appearance
|, in Sullivan aud in that neighborhoed It
mostly confined to children. There has ais
e been good deal of sickness in Carlisle and v
entity for the past four weeks
!. While blasting rock last Thursday a vein
. oil WAS struck on the lands of the Muscatatu
r Petroleum Company. at North Vernon. causin
great excitement and JOY, and 1t has been ru1
r ming finely ever since Three new companie
] have been formed.-Madson Courier.
Randall Crawford, E'q of New Aibau,
with dropsy of the heart. The Ledger says
( the deceased: "Mr Crawford was, We believ
' a native of Connecticut, and graduate of va
4 College. He came 20 New Albany about ii
: year 1880, and Immediately commenced II
? practice of the law He was always a diliger
: student of his profession. and once entered ii
to large practice. No lawyer in Indiana Wi
better known or had larger or more ucrati'
o practice. He probably the oldest practitol
er at the bar OF the supreme court Mr. Crav
8 ford's age about seventy years. In b
death our city has lost one of her oldest and be-
known citizens, aud Que widely known As Law
| yer of eminence"