Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-16
STATE ITEMS.


tories doing Furnishing business in New AL
bany.
Col. William f. Mclean will deliver the
Anniversary Address TO the Alumni Of the Ind
ana State University on the 2ssh inst
"A correspondent Of the Wabash Express
proposes the erection Of monument 10 each
Congressional District. TO perpetuate the mem
DRY Of Indiana soldiers who have fallen in bat
tie.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel. of Tuesday. says,
" At the depot. as the train came in which con
tanned Gen. Grant and Staff, our fellow citizen,
J. L. Williams, ESQ. had his pocket book ex-
trscted from his pocket by some expert light fin
gered larky. IL contained about S25
AT meeting of the citizens Of Lafayette, on
Tuesday night last. il was resolved that the
construction of the Cincinnati, Lafayette and
Chicago Railroad. from lafayette to Chicago, is
OF vital Importance to Tippecanoe county. The
resolutions aver that the commercial interests OF
lafayette. "as a community are in jeopardy,
from the fact that the President of the Board of
Trade OF Indianapolis, in connection with large
number of the capitalists of said city at work
to build read from that place to Chicago. by
way of Frankfort aud Delphi"
The Bloomfield Indianian says
1.-The farmers are Of the opinion that the wheat
crop 10 this section will be materially injured by
rust"
The Richmond Republican says:
wedding OF her niece, Miss Scott, of Rose Hill,
in this vicinity, had her trunk broken open at the
railroad depot. Tuesday night, and several
valuable silk dress, DC stolen We have not
learned how the robbers found entrS nee, the bull
ding we learn having been locked.
We learn that the wheat crop in this county
looks well and the grass crop very fine Corn
was much delayed by the wet weather in the
spring but is now coming on finely Blooming
ton Republican.
The CRoPs-There appears to be a fair
prospect for a fair crop of wheat throughout the
county, though there are some fields that are
poor. The spring crops doing fnely, and
the fruit prospects are good Perry Republican
"A little daughter of 2 Wise, ESQ OF
Fort Wayne, died last Saturday morning from the
effects of swallowing shawl pin over two years
49, D"N 0NS'S' 6'ShN'J NctAs
preceding her death
HARVEST COMMENCED Some farmers in this
vicinity have already began cutting their wheat
The hot. showery weather We have had has pro-
duced indici atoms of rust, which will hasten the
cutting By the latter part of next week large
portion of the whe it in THIS part of the State will
have been harvested. New Albany Ledger
WEATHER AND Crops Showers continue to
visit Us everv day. to the great annoyance Of our
farmers. The warm, wet weather threatens to
materially injure the wheat crop In some see
tons the prospect has been blasted by heavy
winds The prospect for grass crops were never
better, and that of corn i favorable. --Hendricks
Union
SHOOTING Quite number of persons in
the neighborhoOd Of the Sulphur Springs. in
Pike county, were suspicione1 of completely in
the robberies recently committed there, and some
have been arrested and acquitted On last Sun
day night, number of self appointed off Gals /
surrounded the residence of Mr. Nelson. and
without making themselves known, demanded |
of him to come out. he supposed the robbers !
we're after him. opened his door and fred upon
them with revolver at the time He
wounded on man quite severely. and grazed some /
Others, and received q charge of bird shot 10 his
own breast. when the crowd dispersed jasper |
Dubois CO.. Courier, lOih.
-ExrESsrvE BURGLARY On Thursday night |
last number OF ourglares we're committed 10 |
Greencastle, the perpetrators Of which have thus !
far eluded detection. The Putnam House. Mr. /
Ricketts, hotel, and Mr. Shocks residence we're
each visited by one or more of the rogues, who |
despoiled several gentleman boarders of their
pocket books, watches, and other valuables |
Judge Claypool, who was temporarily domiced /
at the Ricketts, House, had his pocket book /
stolen, but found it the next morning in the
street, the thief having pilfered it Of some sos
The night being quite warm, the thieves were
doubtless encouraged in their undertaking bv
the open doors of the sleeping apartments occu-
pied by their acknowledgements Press.
ON IN CRAWFORD CouxrY-We conversed
yesterday with a gentleman from Crawford
county touching The prospects Of oil 10 that
county lie Is of opinion that oil will soon be
found there in paying quantities The well he
represents flows a little-about a pint "A day
This we'll is now 355 feet deep, and quarter in.
terest has been sold at an enormous figure
There is now fine prospect of oil, and the
holders OF wells and property will soon realize
From other sources we learn that
three wells in Crawford county have found
oil besides the one mentioned above From
one of these wells it constantly oozea and oc-
occasionally flows out at the top There il no
mistake or numpug IN tbs, and the only thing
now remaining TO be proved is this Is there oil
in these wells in sufficient quantities to ray? The
work Is going on vigorously, and the parties in
terested are ssnguine of success No doubt. in
fact, appears to be entertained of the ultimate
result.
The agent of a Pennsylvania COMPANY has
within the last three weeks purchased-not
lessed--land in Crawford and Perry counties to
the amount of over 800 900, upon the strength
Of the indications and success at the wells now
In progress. These statements are not written in
the interest of anv one; they are facts. and NAV
be relied upon--N A Ledger.
= EPISCOPAL Diocesan CONVENTION. - The
Annual Convention OF the Episcopal Church of
Indiana met at Richmond last Wednesday. and
Ia session two days. There was con
siderable business transacted by the Convention.
In pleasant and harmonious manner The ven
cradle Bishop Cpiold, although 10 very infrm
health and IN Dped condition from the NAL
adv which has sffi ed him for several years past
vas present, and presided over the morning SEES
slons OF the Convention
The subject Of the ele ;tion OF an Assistant
BISHOP tor this State came up in the Convention,
and after some discussion il was decided practi-
cable 10 elect assistant, but il was deemed in
e1pedient 10 20 Ito an election at once Twas
agreed upon that the Convention adjourn to meet
aga'n on the fourth Wednesday in August next.
~ indianapolis, especially for the purpose Of
alectinS an Assistant Bishop. The present in
cumbent, B shop Uoiold. BY reason of hi. severe
physical suferings, has been unable 10 perform