Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-29
STATE ITEMS

General Walter q Gresham has so far re-
covered from the effects Of serious wound. re-
ceived m battle. a. to be able to walk on; on
crutches.
BY vote OF the citizens. 2s6.tO 1874. South
Beod il TO be organized az a city
"A case OF small pO1 occurred at Auncie .
few days ago. The patisn, was promptly re
moved from the city to prevent contsgion.
A huge panther was seen two miles southwest
Of Button on Monday last early in the morning.
The branch Of the Bank Of the State at
Terre Haute having been metsmorpbosed into
National concern is nov called the National
State Bank of Terre Haute.
The furniture establishment Of g. W.
Porter, the store of Mrs Welsh, milliner. and the
bakery Of c. Brown, 10 New Albany, we're de-
s,royed by Ere on Friday morning last Loss
s.. 900. insurance $4,000.
"A DAseKRoUs ExPLoIr.-Jacob Carper, a
boy about fifteen years old. residing in Hea,h's
building on Columbia street. arose in bis sleep on
Thursday night and jumped out of the window
OF his room. He landed on the cobble stone
pavement in the alley The distance from the
IL wonder he did not break some Of his bones
Lafayette Journal.
The CRoPs.-Ssys the Owen County Jour
nal
The We, weather is giving the farmers "the
blues" and with some reason. VeIy little corn
has yet been planted, and il is DOW quite late in
the season. All other crops are doing we'll
Says the FrArklin Jeffersonian:
There has been too much rain during the pas,
six weeks for the growing wheat on the low black
land. and il bears yellow ana SICILY appear
ance But wheat on the higher land is in fire
condition.
"A correspondent OF the Frankfort Crescent
who has been over the regio1 be describes, says
The present growing crop of wheat in the
counties of Upton, Hamilton Boone. Mont
gomery. Tippecanoe aud Clinton, will hardly
make half yield of former years Many acres
are being plowed up and planted in corn The
late heavy rains have done great damage
The oil well commenced on the farm OF
Elder Johnson, near Valparaiso, smits such a
constant stream OF carbonc acid gas that il is i'm
possible to work it for the present 1t is said
that new we'll will have to be started in conse
quence. Is this large and unusual quantity oil
carbonic acid gas an indication of coalf-Valpa.
raiso Republic.
-STABBING AT MORRISON Monday quar-
rel occurred at Morris. brought on by one j ohu
Sturges, OF this place, who was intoxicated al
the time, and quarrelsome. during which be
stabbed a man named Hyatt with a sword from
a cane. The wound was for some time believed
to be a mortal one, but Hyatt il now reported
getting better. Sturges was sent to Jail at Yer
sailles.-Greensburg Chronicle.
-SHoorING AFFRAY.-Ou Tuesdast, per
sonal difficulty occurred at Viewpoint. in thi.
county. in which Dr. q. w Preston, of that town
fired two shots at Abner Colston, a son OF Esq
G. The shots did not take effect, but it was no,
from want of intention. but rather from unsteadi
ness of the Doctors hand. The quarrel was
family affair, and Preston had been drinking
pretty freely. Upon examination before
Esq. Colson, he was bound ever in the sum of
5000. and in default of bail was committed tc
jail-Greensburgh Chronicle.