Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-06


ALLEN Couxrr DnocRArIe CoSvESrroS.-l
The Democracy Of Allen county me, in copven
ton on the lsi inst. and nominated = ,
oRourke for Auditor, snd Vim. Long for
Commissioner.
Lewis Heacock. living 10 VsllOnia, vas
taken out Of bis house last Saturday night oy
number OF men disguised. and severely whipped
with cowhides The cause alleged was the con
iuraI iphdelity of said Heacock, be having ieit
his house and run away with another woman
For thi. oferse he was greeted with bloody
welcome when he returned These are the iae's
az related 20 us.
DfrtoaABLE AociDENr.-Yes terday Al noon,
lady 80 years Of age. named Mrs. Bronnan'
while returning from church on Barr street was
run over by a wagon and 20 badly injured that
she died within half an hour after. Some little
boys we're shooting of frecrackers. which iugh'-
ened team passing. driven by small ooy'
which become unmanagesble for the time oeiug,
roared. plunged and ran. The wagon passed
over Mr.. B.. and crushed her terribly Fort
Wayne Sentinel.
CoAItS MoSreoxEHY CouSTr Many years
ago Major Elsion. In boring for salt water near
tho old Slower Mill, about two miles northeast oil
town. s,ruch bed Of coal seven feet In thickness,
Al depth Of fifty feet below the surface, In The
prosocstlon Of the work the anger broke and FUR.
iber work was abandoned. Since that time, until
o,;,e ,ecentlv no one has ever thought of there
being coal In our county. Mr.. Stewart, who
owns the land where this coal deposit Is said to
sxi.t. has resolved to test the matter. and for
some time has been vigorously AZ work IN sink
ING shaf. A large portion OF the distance 10
the coal is through rock. which. with the difficulty
OF keeping tho veil clear Of water, renders the
work extremely laborous and tedious Dir. \.
however il determined 10 accomplish bis enter.
Prise which, il successful, will be source OF
wealth. not only 20 himself but 20 The county -
Crawfordsville Review.
TnE Caors-MoxRoE.--W learn that the
wheat crops in this neghborhood. which ill a
short time since promised such all abundant
weld, has lately been struck with rust and smut,
no that in general not more than half crop viii
be realized, and in some instances IL was not
| worth harvesting. Most Of the crop was cut
during the past week bloomington Republican.
Dusous-Wheat harvest ia overall that will
| be cut-and toe best informed say that the crop
| is not more than half an average one. the early
fields having been injured by the last frosts. aud
| the last ones BY the "spot" or blast. Numbers
Of fields were not cut. the yield not being sufii
| cent TO pay for the harvest The deficit, how
ever, In this county will probably be made up by
| the amount OF Oiu WHEAT vel IN tue nhnus Oh tue
| farmers. The yield Of barley vas very fair
Oats will soon be ready for harvest, and looks
splendidly. A good deal of the grass is cut
| rather soon. though much of it is down" and
the crop will be a splendid one IL sufficient dry
i weather Is had TO properly take care of IT, Corn
generally looks well, though the season has been
so wet that IL could not be properly tended
Jasper Courier.
HARRISON CouyTy.-Wheat harvest is over 10
this county, and although the appearance of the
| crop before it was cut excellent, we are
sorry TO learn that the yield will be light. The
| trouble seems to be that, notwithstanding the
heads are large and look we'll. they are not we'll
hlled with grain, and besides this, the smut is
pretty bad In many fields IL the reports of our
best farmers are reliable the crop ia at least one
third lighter than il was supposed to be before
bsrvest-Corydon Democrat.
| MARION CorSTY We hear discouraging &C.
counts of the wheat crop 10 this county. Several
farmers report that their wheat, on account OF
smut. is not worth cutting. and the hogs have
been turned into the fields. In other cases the
yield is very light. from the same causes. and
will not exceed seven bushels to the acre. The
grain is shriveled. while the straw is sufficient
for forty bushels to the acre. The new crop
will be under an average in this county.
| Or IN PKRRr CouNrY.-The question an TO
| the presence OF petroleum in Perry county, 10
large quantities may be considered az settled
In our item OF last week we alluded to the dis
covery of oil on "a small branch OF Deer Creek
/ by COMPANY, in which our TO wnsman G..
| Schmuck, ESQ, is interested. On Monday last we
concluded to personally inspect the grounds
where the oil was reported TO have been found
and accordingly repaired 10 the spot. The land
is in section thirty three, township six, south OF
range two west, on small branch of Deer
Creek, and about one mile east of that section
and within three miles Of the Ohio river On
Tuesday the 10th inst, oil was first discovered at
depth OF some thirty feet. and above any rocks.
| A we'll was first sunk some twenty odd feet in
the same manner, and at that depth an iron bar
driven down several feet further which on being
extracted was followed by a stream OF petroleum
running out some forty gallons in six hours The
boring was then commenced in the usual way. in
the hole from which the iron bar was taken,
and hard sand stone rock Immediately
struck, the oil continuing TO flow in the
meanwhile. The work was prosecuted with
vigor, and while we were standing by the we'll,
on Monday last, the auger appeared suddenly to
| drop as IL through n hard substance into a soft
one, or a crevice. On drawing out the augcr il
was followed by fresh flow OF oil and In a large
quantity. The rope and anger were completely
covered with Il. and from the top Of the derrick
to the ground IL ran down on the rope in heavy
streams. say some forty feet. On looking into
the we'll where ,here was standing some fifteen
feet OF water. the petroleum could be seen rush
ing up from the hole just made by the augcr.
or course We cannot tell how fast IL was running
| in, bot we should say at not less than twenty
barrel. per day. We have IL in bottles. and IL Is
pronounced Of remarkable pure quality. The
depth reached Is about forty feet.
This discovery we consider the most wonderful
and valuable ever made on the Lower Ohio. I.
demonstrates beyond doubt. that Perry count
has petroleum In paying quantities. VIVA, will
DO the result we will not pretend 10 prophecy
We simply say that we have seen the oil, smelt
IL. aud touched II. and everybody can do the
ZANE by visiting the oil we'll above described
There is no humbug about this, but plain and
important fact that strikes tho beholder a. one OF
the greatest discoveries OF the age Cannell,on
Reporter
Vermont Gees the whole Figure fer
tue Negro,