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

PsEsIpkSr's FAMILY
NEw fORK, August q.
The Herald's special says: The President $
family and their guests arrived this morning from
Norfolk and Portsmouth on the River Queen.
THE MINISTER TO SWITZERLAND.
Mr.. Harrington. formerly Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, and lately appointed Minister
to Switzerland has been detained in W ashington
by the dangerous illness Of his son. He now
hopes TO ssil an Wednesday.
CERTIFICATES or IsDKBrKDsEss
The amount of certificates Of indebtedness for
the week ending to day is Sc. 62l 100, and all
fractional currency for the same period rede emed
and destroyed amounts to $4,000. Receipts
from Internal Revenue since July let amounts to
s45. 100000 Receipts yesterday amounted to
1927 ,S45.
sKN. WILSON.
Major General j. H. Wilson is in the city, re.
port SAYS, as a witness in the Wertz trial
THE wERrz TRIAL
In connection with this subject, it may be re-
marked that the Com mission will probably issue
an order excluding the ldaies, as there is a large
mass OF testimony TO be given. which is of a
character too revolving and indecent TO admit OF
their presence.
ANOTHER ASDERsoSvILLE KEEPER
The keeper Of the blood hounds was recently
arrested by Gen. Wilson. and forwarded under
guard to this city. He is now in Old Capitol
swISDLISG PAYXAsrERs
The Richmond correspondent Of the Herald
SAYS there are fourteen paymasters concerned
with Binney in the alleged frauds in that State
Ii ia also believed q large number of northern
paymasters are Involved in the same charges
The Herald SAYS that Al officer in New Y rk
city has been arrested, charged with fraud and
forging in the Paymaster's Department.
TIE DEATH or Gss. CROKER
The Herald's special says: Brigadier Genera
McElus NJ Croker, of Iowa. expired az vii
lards Hotel this evening. hJm lubersular, dis
ease Of the brain, after two weeks OF lingering
confinement Dr. Brenneman, STAFF Surgeon &c
General Grant, gave him unrsmittns attention
and medical consultations. General Croeke
leaves a wife and three hsl pless children
srkPnEss RELEASE
Ii il stated that the Pre.ieent will probabI
shortly order the release Of Alexander Il Ste
phens His case has been under consideration
for some time, and has been again urged by BIZ
brother, Linton Stephens. who has had sever
interviews with Mr.. johnson.
HUNTER WANTS TO LEAyK TEX COUNTRY.
Mrs. X. ~. Hunter, OF virginia, Ia at vii
lard's Ii 10 stated that her husband, nov con
6ned as State prisoner in Fort Pulaski, ask,
for bis release With the privilege Of leaving thi
country forever.
| WADE HAMPTON WANTS A PARDON
The rebel ex- G ensrsl Wade Han ptou has re
considered bis sangsinsry determination 10 die il
the last ditch Of the Southern Confederacy. ans
now bellows Justify for pardon III. petition va
received to-day.
| THE CHoLERA.
Our Minister at Constantinople officially in
forms the Government that the cholera continue
TO extend its rsvsges. aud says had proper quar-
antine regulations been enforced at the ffst in
PRODUCTION of the disease from Egypt il nigh
have been prevented.
raE MILITARY COMMISSION
Should the wertr TRIAL progress no faster III a
IL did last week, several months will be consume
in bringing the proceedings 10 close, as ouI
half dozen Of more than one hundred and eft