Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-21
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INTERESTING ITEMS OF NEWS.

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS AND sEAMEN.
New YoRK, August 20.-Abou. two hundred
discharged and unemployed soldiers and sailors
met last evening and organized permanently
Sailors and Soldiers Protection Society Reso-
lutions were adopted 70 get up grand picnic,
on Friday. for the benefit of the organization,
and requesting General Dix to be its President.
BOAT RACE.
rowing match, which attracted large
number of spectators, took place on the North
river. Yesterday, afternoon, between the crews of
the boats Atlanta and Columbia. The starting
point wac off Eliza Field, and course WAS q mile
and a half up stream aud back The Atlanta
was the winner, going the three miles in twenty
three minutes and thirty five seconds, and beating
the Columbia thirty seconds.
PHGSIx BANK ROBBERY.
The e1amin alton in the Phoenix case was 70
sumed yesterday. Lyons and Chas. Brown were
present n custody during the proceedings The
counsel for the prisoners moved that the state
ment of jenkins be rejected, and that the pris-
oners be discharged urging that il was not shown
in evidence that Genevieve and Brown knew that
the money received from jenkins was stolen by
him from the bsnx. The counsel for the prose
cnton urged the commitment of the prisoners
con,endiug that the evidence was sufficient to
that end.
The Justice reserved his decision till Monday
morning
THE GERMAN FESTIVAL AT BKEuEx--ARxEsr or
GERMAN AMERICAN.
The Herald's Bremen correspondence gives an
account of the reception of the New York club,
which lett this city the LIST of July to attend the
German National Festival in that city A por
trait of Mr.. Lincoln and a man representing
negro slave, with broken manacies, figured in
the procession Dr. Schofield, Of New York
of the Schuzen party. felt "a natural desire TO
revisit the town of Wschetrbsch, in Electoral
Hesse. where he was born Carrying this de
sign into effect, ne Was arrested by the Hes.isn
police for nsn- per formsnce of his military duty
The United States Consul at Frankfort was ap-
piled to, but il il reported tina, he replied that
he could do nothing in the matter, although DIR
Schofeld is an American. Complaint has been
made on the subject TO the United States Minis-
ter at Berlin
LANDS PATENTED TO IOWA
The Herald's Washington special says: Pat
ents for a6lo acres OF Government land has Just
been issued to the State of Iowa. This is an
indemnity for an equal quantity of swamp land :,
situated in Montgomery county, of that State,
which had been disposed of BY the United States
with other pnblic lands.
LANDS LOCATED By RAILROAD COMPANY.
The Chicago Northwestern Railroad Com
pany having furnished the General Land Office
with map of location aud route Of said road !;
by resolution of Congress approved April Is,
1862, instructions have been issued by the Com
missioner to locate, and offer in Menasha,
Wisconsin to effect that held in reservation ss
nuring 10 the State Of Wisconsin, for this rail
road; even numbered sections all within six miles
of the old route are reduced in price 10 one dol
lar and twenty Eve cents per acre. and the even
numbered sections within six miles Of the route
lately authorized, are increased in price to two
dollars and fifty cents per acre. Its also ad
judged that parties who have purchased within
six miles OF the original line of the railroad and
paid therefore one dollar and fifty cents per acre,
and have Lot bought within six miles Of the new
route, will be allowed to change such locality to
the new line or enter without further payment;
such addition of land held at one dollar and
twenty cents per acre, which may be subject to
private entry and equal 20 the amount OF the
original treaty
FrKENEs's RIOT IN INV YORK.
NEw \ oRx, August 20.-Th. morning about
10 o'clock a small ere occurred in the northern
part of the city. Two fire companies at the
scene Of the ere, 10 consequence of some misun-
Outstanding, attacked each other with revol-
ers. /, is reported that from fifteen TO twenty
men are killed and wounded.
AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA.
The Tribunes Jacksonville, Florida, cores
pendent says: Nothing can prevent the happy
and speedy restoration Of civil government in the
late rebcllious States, but the corruption of the
people by political demagogue. When the war
ended BY the surrender of the rebel armies, the
people promptly acquiesced in the cessation of
hostlities and the abolition OF slavery.
No PARpoSs TO BE DELIVERED TO AGENTS.
WAsHISGToN August 90 There is authority
for stating tina, hereafter 10 pardons will be de-
! livered 10 agents or attorneys They will be
delivered either to the applicants in person. or
what il more convenient and les. harrassing, to
the President, and will be sent to the applicants
by mail from the State Department