Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-31


Butter is selling ia Terre Haute as lo~ as
seventeen cents.
= The balance in the State Treasury, on the
lst Of May. was s543 .OO2 IS. not sse4. 474 80.
as some Of the papers have il.
Coat 0n.-The following is an extract of
letter from the Superintendent Of the Otter
Fork Petroleum Company. dated 22d NAV:
We are nos 1875 feet deep. AT $50 feet ne
struck sandstone that contained oil to q con-
siderable extent. We pumped up considerable
Mr. Lamb struck oil IN his well st about lao
feet, and bis is running oil out Of the top of the
we'll. So there Is no mistake about there being
a flowing well in Crawford county
Han STORM This city was visited yester-
day evening BY one of the most severe hail
storms. for the time it lasted, that we remember.
Many oil the bailstones were of the size Of a par
fridge egg, and some larger. Large quantities
OF green peaches were knocked from the trees,
but no serious amsge was done. Chickens and
gosliDgs were killed. The rain accompanying 1t
was excessVe.-Evansville Journal MONDAY }
LAYING THE CORNER SroSK oF Sr PAuL's
EPISCOPAL CHUkcH On Wednesday next at l l
O'Clock, A. ~, the corner stone OF ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church will be laid. with appropriate
ceremonies, by RI. Rev. Bishop Smith, assisted
By Rev. DR. Craik, Rev. j. j. Talbot. Rev Dr.
Fitch. Rev. j. NJ. Whittle. and other eminent
divines.
The church will be, when completed, one Of
the most beautiful church edifces in the city. Ii
will be pure Gothic IN its architecture, outside
and inside The following are the dimensions
Of the building: Length, including chancel
recesses. seventy five feet; width, including
tower, forty eight feet three inches; dimensions
OF tower. eleven by eleven feet, and forty six
feet in height: height of front from the ground
to apex OF the root forty tour feet and to top Of
cross on the spire. fifty feet
We learn that Rev. T. g. Carver has accepted
the Rectorship of ST. Pau's, and will at once
remove 10 this city, and make it his permanent
residence N. A Ledger.
-HoRRIBLE FRArRlcIDE The particulars of
one of the most cold Dlooded and horrible fra
trcides We have ever heard Of. we're related to
Us this morning by gentleman from Salem.
ashington county We had previously heard
some details of the case, but they were so re
voting in their character that dscredited
them and declined giving them publicity. be
lievng il impossible for one brother to so DELHI
erately plot and execute the murder of another
The parties to this sad tragedy we're William
Allen and Joseph A. Allen, the latter being the
victim. The particulars of the affair are as fol-
lows:
Joseph Allen was the proprietor OF wooden
factory at Salem, in which he worked number
OF women. among them several young girls His
unnatural brother, illam, had lately returned
from the army, and was in the habit OF visiting
the factory, annoying the women. and della ing
them ia their work. HIS brother Joseph remOn-
strated with him several times about the impro
priety of his conduct. but az il was continued he
finally felt compelled to peremptorly forbid'ts
repetition
When Joseph made this announcement to his
brother. the latter became terribly incensed and
threatened TO wreak summary vengeance upon
Joseph This was on Saturday, 2Oth inst On
that night, or during the following day. William
armed himself with pair of brass knucks or
slung shot, and large knife. Thus armed he
went TO the residence OF his brother Joseph dur
ing Sunday night, the 2lst. and calling him TO
the door first assaulted him with the slung sho,
or brass knucks, knocking him down and insen-
sible and cutting his face and head ia a most
frightful manner. He then drew the knife and
with IL Inflicted stab upon his brother, striking
him between the sixth aud seventh rib, penetrat-
ing through the diaphragm and into the lower
bowels. producing a wound which proved fatal
on the following Thursday, 25th inst
The murderer was arrested on Monday morn
ing .23i before the extent of his brothers injuries
were known, and was held upon a charge OF
assault and battery with intent to kill He gave
the required bond, 81 800. and when he heard Of
bis brothers death lett the place and has not
been heard of since.
Mr. Allen the victim of THE iendish brothers
malice was one among the most highly esteem
ed citizens of Salem, and his brutal murder
caused the most intense excitement in that
town. He was buried on Saturday With Masonic
honcrs. the funeral being one of the largest ever
witnessed in that town We had known the de-
ceased personally for the past fifteen years. and
can bear testimony to his high character as a
worthv aud excelen; citzen.-N. Ledger