Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-07

vaneed 70 - - per thousand, and lgmoer to
- 50 per hundred feet
DR.. Skinner, Of Yincennes. has been ar.
rested aud held to bail in the sum of 81 900, as
an abortionist he IS said to have killed 20
man named Benedict. near Lswrenceville. H.
inois
The Owen County Journal says license to
marry was, last week issued by The Clerk of
that county, to a veteran aged seventy one
years. of the War Of 1912. who fought at the
battle olHeS Orleans,
CHIcAso AIR-LrNk RaILRoAD.-The meeting
In the interest OF the Indianapolis and Chicago
Air Line Railroad. held Monticello. on the
Sd inst, was attended by respectable number
of leading citizens. and much interest manifested
and quite large sum Of stock subscribed to-
wards the projected work c. W Kendall Esq
was chosen President. and Ellis Hughes, Score
tary of the meeting Speeches were made by
Col. J. W. Blake. OF indianapolis, who is the
Secretary Of the Company. and Hon. ID. Turpie
and DR. W. 5. Raymond, of Monticello Mr.
Wright. the engineer, made a verbal report TO
the meeting of the probable cost per mile, as
well as the most practicable route for the road
through White county. The building of the
road would be most advantageous to the in
terests Of White county, aud to secure its com
ple.ion its citizens should make every eIertion to
forward the work. Ten thousand dollars Of
stock we're subscribed to day, and canvassers ap-
pointed to solicit throughout the country. 1t is
thought ffty thousand dollars will be readily
raised in White county
The WEST SIDE WATER PowER-A sufficient
sum of money has been raised to secure the sur
ysy of the proposed water power on the west
| side of the river, and competent engineers will
commence operations before the close of the
month The prospects are favorable to the en-
| terprise; and once completed, Lafayette may be
set down in the next census for at least % 900
| inhabitants Lafayette Courier.
The project is to bring the water OF the Tippe
canoe River distance of about l2 miles to the
high banks opposite Lafayette There is no
question as to the feasibility Of the scheme, and
the water power thus created would be of vast
benefit to the Star City
ROBBERY Mt Abbott, OF Boone county was
robbed of $3.50 on the cars between indianapolis
and Lebanon, the other day he had ust pur
chased farm, and this was the first payment.
D Mcbride. cashier of the First National
Bank. has in his possession quantity of virgin
gold washed in a common basin from the sand
on Coal creek, in Fountain county. A gentle
man who has had some experience in the Cali
fornia gold mines says there is gold in Fountain
county in paying quantities Lafayette Courier
dix in passing Coleman's Quarry, just
south of Bedford the other day, we noticed that
a Company have erected their derricks, and are
boring for oil The site is only few yards from
the l., n A 4 G. railroad Another Company
have erected their works, and are vigorously
boring for oil, on Rock Lick creek. between
Bedford and Mitchell, in Lawrence county. We
learn that the indications for oil at this place
very favorable Bloomington Republican.
BROKE JAIL.-Last Sunday evening at IL
! o'clock, one of the prisoners called for water
| and while the Waterman was in the hall in front
of the cells giving water to the thirsty two pris
| oners burst out of cell, ran into the watch
room, closing the door behind them, and escaped
| from the window. Upon examination it was
| found that they bad fled off the chain holding
| the cell door with knife sometime previous, and
the water was called for by preconcerted
rsngement by a prisoner occupying cell far
| thest from the watch room. The names OF
those escaping were James Scott and William
Brown. They were committed for theft: Scott
had stolen horse and buggy from Boards
livery stable Fifty dollars reward is offered for
their capture Lafayette Journal.
| An INPosroR The pretended paymaster who
stopped over Sabbath in this city. and claimed TO
have in his possession over a million dollars in
| greenbacks. is doubtless an impostor he Dor
rowed ten dollars of new acquaintance Sunday
evening, under the pretence that his money was
"all locked up" in the vaults of the Second Ma
tionsl Bank. On Sunday evening he called lin
company with the acquaintance upon whom he
bad imposed,) on some young ladies in the east
ern part of the city A walk proposed to
the Artesian we'll Pretending TO fall desperately
in love with the young lady who accompanied
him down street, he proposed an eopement to
Cincinnati on the midnight train This exposed
his true character at once, and the young lady
refused to walk home with him from the We l.
! The graceless scamp left on the Cincinnati train
Sunday night. He is middle aged man, dark
hair and eyes, well dressed, but rather rough"
in style and appearance. He gave his name as
Col. Shepherd Courier.
INV ALBANY DAIIy COMMERCIAL This
new candidate for public favor made its first APP
pearance this morning. and is quite handsome
sheet The first number is well filled with read
ing matter, as we presume the subsequent ones
will be. In politics the Commercial is of the
radical school. The paper is owned by a com
psny, and is under the control of Board OF
Directors, composed Of Rev. W W Curry, late
pastor of the Eniversast Church, president
J. + Lindley, dry goods merchant, Treasurer
} j. Brown, pork packer, Andrew CASTER. dealer
in queenswsre, and G. O. Hill. iron manufac
turer. The former gentleman is understood to
be the principal editor, assisted in the local dc.
partment by Mr. Slbley. late OF the Aurora Com
mercal Mr. Haskius is the Secretary Of
the corporation The proprietors and directors
in their salutatory, pitch into the Ledger With
more zeal than wisdom But that is matter of
their own concern. We reckon can stand il
II they can New Albany Ledger.