Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-28
STATE ITEMS.

The agus is the prevailing disease in Terre
hau'e.
Peaches selling in Terre Haute at 81 IS
per bushel
The Universalists have organized church
in Frankfort. Clinton county. which is now 10 full
progress.
The taxes in Clinton county including the
township taxation, average 81 30 on the dollsr,
and poll tax Of 90 65
Nathan ID. Gallon, died at Brookvlle, on
the % inst He had been citizen of that town
bic man in all the relations of life. He was for
one year a soldier In the war of 1912
On.-The North Vernon we'll has been sunk
900 feet, and the South Vernon, 700, without
favorable Indications of oil. These well will be
sunk thousand feet. if oil is not previously
reached The most favorable prospects for oil
which We have heard OF are from the wells in
Clark county At the depth Of 200 feet. in the
wall eighteen miles north of the Ohio river, on
the Jacksonville road, salt water has been
reached, much stronger than the Kanawha.
From one gallon Of water pint of salt has been
made. The waite. is strongly impregnated with
oil odor. individuals well acquainted with the
Pennsylvania oil wells say this we'll presents
State now yielding oil in large quantities, at the
same depth They feel confident that if the salt
water is pumped out. oil will flow. In fact, Oil
has been reached at neighboring well in that
county. Mr.. Bowsns. and pumping will soon
commence In Perry county. at Butsch &
Dxons we'll. at the depth of 400 feet. strong oil
odor was reached. aud at 44O, still stronger
Boring still continues. and the propretors feel
confident OF success
ORANGE COUNTY DENocRArIc CONVENTION -
The Democracy of this County met in conven.
ton on the 18th inst. The Eagle says:
1T was one Of the largest Conventions ever
held in the county The old men and the Young
men turned out. Every township in the county
was largely represented. The best of feeling
prevailed throughout the deliberations of The
Convention. Z"
The Convention put in no minstion the follow
ing ticket:
For Treasurer, James Worrel; for Sheriff,
David Jones; for Recorder. Thomas B. Bus
kirk for Survsyor r. Samuel Critchfeld; Commits
sioner. Second District, Samuel l. Riley; Com
missioner. Third District. A F. Allen for Coro
ner. David B. Burt.
The following resolutions we're unanimously
adopted:
al hat In n al
stitution of the United States our fathers made
is, and the enforcement o. laws made il pursu
ance thereof.
3 Resolved, That, notwithstanding the great
ness of our National Debt, we are in favor of
paying the same as speedily as possible. principal
and interest.
8 Resolved, That we disapprove of all secret
political societies. That they never have nor
they never ought to form any part OF the Demo
cratic creed. And We do denounce all insurrec
tionsry and unlawful combinations for any pur-
pose.
/. 4 Resolved. That we rejoice that the rebellion,
so long disturbing the peace of the country, has
been suppressed
,. Resolved, That the citizen soldier is the
bulvsrk OF the liberty of the American people:
and that We will ever remember with gratitude
the Invaluable service they have rendered the
Government IN enforcing the laws of the cons,i
tufed authority
6 Resolved, That as this is the white mans
country. and as white men should rule IT, We are
in favor of only white men voting, holding Office
&c.
Z. Resolved, That we are opposed TO granting
civil rights TO the colored population Of the
nitsd States. and, as We are in favor of sepsra-
ting the two races AZ soon a possible, no induce
ment SHOULD be offered TO the negro to remain
among Us ~.
s. Resolved, That We sincerely deplore the
assassination of President Lincoln, and hope all
the guilty parties will De found and punished &C
cording TO the magnitude Of their enormous
crime.
The mule sale has attracted quite a crowd
10 town The competition is sharp, and prices
high; ranging from s75 to $3.50 The animals
sold singly, and it is said there are msnv
more buyers than mules a the yards Fort
Wayne Gazette
The Fort Wayne Sentinel gives the partcu-
IAIs OF robbery IN that city. Of which EleazBr
Johnson. OF MARSHALL county, was the victim
johnson arrived in Fort Wayns with two or
three hundred dollars in his poke, to buv mule.
with. de vas entlced into a rum hole ind uced
10 drink dragged liquor and va, aeeced.
Mrs Samuel Smithson died last veek. b.r
death was supposed TO be c.ussd by snakes 10
her stomach. Before her death she erected from
Der stomach three snakes. or worms DR.. j T
Boules. Of huntsville. has the largest enc pre-
served in Jar Ii ia about elk inches long. A
returned soldier. in Stony Greek township. bout
two years ago. vomited up What was supposed TO
be part OF a lizard. he had been 4 long time
sick but soon regained bis health. aud 10 nov o
hearty man w inchester Journal