Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-03
STATE ITEMS


loaded With mast
Small poz has made its appearance near
Royal Centre, Cass county. Approximations are
felt Of its spreading. nAny persons visited the
case before The disease was known
The Lsporte Union SAYS: Ia this locality.
and we believe Ia all The counties north OF the
Wabash, fruit of every kind. except pescbes.
s'il be abundant. n the westher continues "a
yorable.
Tux CEors During the past week the farm
ers have bcen veFY actively engaged 10 poWin Z
aud cOrn planting We learn from different
quarters aud from our own observstian that the
growing wheat looks very well -SOlhvsh Dem
ocrat
The fruit crop will probably be an average
one, II il meets With no farther mishaps The
severe frost few weeks since DESTROYED the
apples on the top branches Of many trees and
played havoc with the grapes generAlly. There
will be small crop Of cherries. -shelbyville
Volunteer
-RATHER HEAVY Mr. Wilson the City Col
lec,or. informs US that the duplicate OF the city
tax for this gear fOOts up between S35, 900 and
$50 600. or one dollar on each one hundred
some two-thirds larger than hereto fore-ow wing
as we learn. to large bounties voted by the city.
-Richmond Republican
The WEararR-CRoPs The weather thus
far has been very unfayorabe for getting IN
spring crops, in consequence of the almost in
cessant rains, which has kept a good portion OF
the earths' surface under water. There are very
few farmers who have their entire crop of corn
planted, aud many are not yet over half through
breaking up. but they are hopeful Of favorable
season and late frosts, which would VET secure
! fhar, I'D 49, -
lieye the reports concerning the wheat crop to be
mere crolking, but there is really good grounds
20 fear that considerable less than half crop
will be secured. many fields being nearly OF
quite ruined, and 70 such AT extent that the
stock have been turned IN There sre many
fields that promise good yield. but they are
, few aud far between, At less; 20 far a. our Oh
/ servation has extended.
-ARBIrARr ARREST OH or rnE MOST
/ HIGH HANDED OUrRAGEs THAT HAS OCCURRED
/ DvRING THE WAE.
| Saws the JefFersouyile Democrat:
We learn that on the 9th day OF May, at about
the hour of ten o'clock at night, Louis Badger
I son of the Auditor OF this county. had occasion
TO go out into the garden az his fathers residecne,
I CharesiOwu, Indiana. and was halted by two
men who inquired the way TO the hotel Anx.
ious to accommodate them, young Badger got
over the fence 10 show them the way when they
presented pistols to his head and told him TO
make no noise, or they would blow his brains
out. Young Badger asked them wha, they
wanted! They said be was deserter and the.
I had come 20 arrest him. lie told them that be
had a pass in his pocket They said d-n the
! pass-they were going to take him TO Louisville
! Young Badger then in his shirt sleeves. and
requested them to let him get his coat, and let
his parents know of his arrest. a. they would he
uneasy but they positively refused and compelled
l him to walk along with them 20 where they had
I hitched their horses, some two mil es mile out OF
/ town aud then compslled him 10 walk nearly the
whole way, although assured by young b .dgev
that he was lame. and suffering from wound
received 10 battle
Thus in their powe err they forced him TO accom-
4 pany them to Louisville, where they turned him
I over TO some OF the military authorities, who
would not take time 10 read his pass examine
into the Cause OF his arrest, but ordered him 10
prison. without even taking his name.
Louis b sdger belonged 10 Company ID, Fourth
Indiana Cavalry, and reports to the General Hos
ptal at Jeffersonviile, and had pass from DE-.
Goldsmith, the Surgeon in charge, 10 remain ct
home twenty days.
After being confined over twenty four hours
I IN the Military Prison in Louisville, young Bad
ger was brought before the military authorities
and asked why lie there He told them of
! his arrest ana oil the circumstances attending IL
of his having pass which they would not
read. aud OF their forcing him to walk nearly the
whole way, notwithstanding his ameness, and il
raining very hard The military authorities.
after examining his pass, told him he could leave
but could not inform him who the parties were
! who had arrested him.
! Taken thus from bis home at the dead hour OF
/ night. without the knowledge of his parents, or
any one 10 communicate his Whereabouts. caused
the greatest uneasiness among his friends as be
WAS known TO be very steady aud quiet young
Ii is high time thst such high handed out
RACES the one above named. should be put a
stop 10. This Is only one. doubtless, of many
similar cases which have taken place. Officers.
or Others appointed Tor the purpose, should be
very careful TO arrest only deserters All such
arrests as the one above named should meet
with the severest punishment