Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-09

Three hundred recruits from Dubois Co.
am I2s from Spencer arrived IN Evansville last
Sunday night.
Robert Early. sheriff Of vsnderburg. died
on MONDAY night last. sfter brief Illness
-THE Nrxr srArE FAR-Tbe people OF
Fort Wayne are subscribing generally and most
Iberafiy fosards the fund for filling up the
grounds for the next state fair. to be held in
that city. The Sentinel says:
It's COW proposed TO increase the amount OF
subscription to about 81 g OOd-s sum sufficient TO
purchase and enclose twenty five acres of ground
with tight fence At least seven feet hign, WIN
$50 stalls Tor cattle and borses. 300 pens Tor
sheep and swine. four or i've exhibition nails AZ
by 100 feet. ior horticultural and agricultural
products, textile fabrics. musical instruments. hne
arts. &c a shed for vehicles OF ell kinds--a
power hall with shafting propelled by steam en-
CINE Of ID horse power, poultry house. a ousi
ness Office 20 by ~ feet, an editorial hal 10 Oy
/ 25 feet. ticket Offices. general superintendent
office one poice Office with berths, seats and IA
bIes. sx water closets 10 by pa graneTy 10 by
/ 81 feet ring for the exhibition oil horses. one
third or half mile IN circumference, with well
worked track 80 feet vide, pagOda two stores
4
/ in the ring. to be surmounted by the American
hag during the fair, a full and constant supply oi
pure water for stock aud drinking water with ice
sufficient TO meet the wants of visitors, and also
a covered ampitheater adjoining the ring cspa
bic of seating 1900 persons
-Abram Fry, one OF the Oldest citizens o.
Tippecanoe county. died at lafayette on Mon
day night last
One hundred and forty six persons in Jack
son county pay a state and county tax each er
ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
A company has been organized in Philadel
phia to dig for gold in Jackson aud Brown coun
ties in this state.
-Lapor,e has public library and readnl
room.
Fifty eight hundred and sixty-three hog
we're packed in Gibson county during the season
just closed weighing .2O6 9O5 pounds. and cost
ing sl5o,s63.
Seventy We thousand dollars il to be raise
al Lafayette to build public hall.
A great revival prayer meeting is in pro
gress 10 Princeton. Gibson county
- The quota of Terre Haute city and town
ship ia the largest of any city in the State, ex
ceptine Indianapolis.
q Last week three buildings were destroyed b
fire at Bourbon. Kosciusko county; schoc
house, church and dwelling house. TIL
church belonged to the congregation of Unite
, Brethren
Fulton county pays $500 bounty
The commissioners of DeKalb county hav
decided that they have no power to make apprc
pratons for bounties
Gen Sol. Meredith has accorded burial wit
military honors to soldiers of the 9Th Indian
battery killed by the explosion of the steame
Eclipse, and the ceremonies took place at Padu
E cab the 30th ult.
+ Why GEs JEFF G. DAVIS is NOT Promoted :
: The Washington correspondent of the Cincinna
Commercial says that Gen. Davis promotion t
major generalship will be stubbornly resist
E ed" by some Of the (aboliton) senator's. =" VIII
Justly think that before promoting one who hs
made himself conspicuous in the army th
political enemy of the administration, the
ought to promote others whose military qusltie
y are equally good. and whose politics are I'll
exceptioDable ="
That is to say, because Davis has not sol
himself out to the abolitionists "a Butler, IL
: gan, DIX and ohers-because he has had ID
: manliness 10 stand up for democratic principles
his high claims and testimonials as a soldier al
10 be overlooked until the abolitonists are pre-
> vided for This. too. by q faction claiming I
have ignored party The mean, vindictive biz
: OTIS and fanatics !-Vincenncs Sun.