Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-01
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The LapOrte Union:

Says The LapOrte Union:
Twenty eight persons were baptized in the city
last Sunday, ID by Rev Mr.. Ash. of the Baptist
church. and Is by Rev. Mr.. Lord. of the Chris
tan church. Nightly meetings are now being
held in the Baptist Christian and Methodist
churches, and many converts are being made
--THE NORTHERN INDIANA Prison The
newly elected board of control for the Northern
Indiana Prison succeeded last Friday in Ranking
the old board and obtaining POSSESSION OF the
institution. How il was accomplished we are not
advised. except that the tactics of Grant were
made available in cutting of the enemy's sup
plies. The auditor OF state, restrained BY legal
notice. could not audit any bills, and demo
cratic officials, however tenacious, of Off ce, can
not subsist on half rations, they made virtue Of
necessity and surrendered The board, con
ssting OF Hon. Hugh Hanna, of Wabash, presi
dent; Judge @ T. Shipley, of Muncietown, and
Col Jas B. Dodge of Warsaw, appointed tie
following named officers W. c. Layton, OF
Michigan City, deputy warden; " Q Smith. OF
Michigan City, the popular messenger of the
American Express Company, clerk; DR.. Bently.
OF Michigan City. surgeon; II G. Skinner, of
Wabash. late chaplain of the Sth Indiana volun-
teers, moral instructor; Richard Epperson, of
Charlottesville, superintendent ef construction.
Tom Wood still retsi.s The wardenship. -Lafay-
cite Courier
AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD William Edgerton,
senior. aged lO4 years. died in Lafayette town.
ship. this county, on Wednesday last He out
lived large family of children. and all his
grandchildren except three. He was probably
the Oldest mau in the state at the time of his
death, aud up to the hour Of his decease his fac
ulties were unimpaired.
-TgNPERANcE REVIVAL IN NEW CASTLE A
Mr.. Chance. alias The Buckeye Broad Axe, has
deem lecturing in New Castle upon the subject
alton Of league or joint stock company to sup
press the liquor traffic The organization raise
the sinews of war by an assess ent upon the
stock subscribed The Courier says: after
the books were opened Wednesday evening
over 600 were pledged in about half an
hour. which is regarded only a beginning -
The following is the plan OF organizations
THE CARSON LEAGUE-A PLAN FOR THE SUPPRESS
SION OF unlawful TRAFFIC. IL ISToxIcArIyo
LIQUORS.
Whereas The sale and use OF alcoholic liquors
is an evil OF the first magnitude, extending its
whitening and baleful influences, directly or in.
directly through all the notifications of society;
and
Whereas. amid all its black crimes and ca
lamities this evil presents no redeeming quail
ity;
And whereas, moral sussion has been brought
to bear upon the vendors OF spurious liquors
without accomplishing the desired end, while on
the other hand our arguments, aud appeals and
circumstances have been answered 0y insult and
injury, and the horrors and crimes of which we
complain have become intolerable and we have
been brought TO a point where we must either
ingloriously surrender 10 the enemies Of our
common good and the human race, or rising in
our might, adopt speedy and effective means to
check and destroy forever the ungodly traffic in
our midst; therefore
Resolved, That il is the bounden duty of all
good citizens to combine for the suppression of
the traffic in intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
Resolved That IN order TO abate the evil. we
unitedly pledge to each other. aud to all who
will come To our aid. to give our entire personal
influence, upon the following basis, viz:
The formation of a league for the purpose Of
enforcing the laws OF the state of Indiana
against all wrongful selling and drinking of in
toIicating liquors in New Castle, Indiana. or in
its vicinity; therefore
We, the Undersigned, do promise to paw the
sums set to cur names, or such per centum. not
W tAtcSb tWo gci Seuhs PCT upon the
capital stock by US subscribed; that when ten
thousand dollars shall have been subscribed in
share. of twenty Eve dollers each the stockhod-
ers shall elect a board Of directors, whose DUTY
IL shall be 10 msks the assessments, collect the
same and empl". he men and means to enforce
the laws Of India = against sl unlawful selling
and drinking in tic town Of New Castle, Henry
county
Ii IL the intention 10 form similar associations
al over the state Of Indiana. for the purpose of
making a combined aud powerful effort TO prohi
bit BY legal ensctmenis the selling and drinking
OF intoIis.ting liquors
The New York Tribune gives currency TO
the following item
On Monday last boz presented himself at the
counter of jay Cooke / Co in Phiadelphia,
and said that be wanted to invest $40 900 in sew
en- thirties DC uncovered that amount Of mon
ey from his person in greenbscks and notes Of
Ohio and Indiana banks II soon trAnspired
that he lived in the western part Of Indiana. and
desiring 10 inves; in the government loan. and
thinking with prudent simplicity that it would
be safest to get his bonds right from Jay Cooke 8
own hands. he travelled all the way TO Poiladel
piha TO make the purchase. While there be re
ceived the attentions which his patriotism and de-
votion msTiled
While Gen. Grant was on train lately s
youthful book -peddler trAversed the cars. crying