Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-17


Uncle Sam has been party to some pretty
tall kiting, the past week, of a sort, too, that
has drawn the attention of our sharpest finan-
ciers and Wall street sharks. Some patriot,
lucky enough to have the requisite leisure, had
the ingenuity to construct an immense kite
(of the order known among savans as the
giigantia, &c., Sc.) which he named and let
tered "The Constitution" and sent aloft with
the first stiff breeze to an attitude which COM
manded a steady stopping place for so an un-
wieldly an affair. As he played out the
"string" he fastened to 1t, at long intervals, a
streamer, of red, white and blue, a small flag,
and finally large flag, six feet by four in
size,-the latter both orthodox as to stars and
stripes. AS the kite and its patriotic accom-
paniments reached their places in the sky,
crowds were attracted to admire this novel
and enterprising effort at patriotic expression,
until down-towners generally had, as it were,
drawn new inspirations and gathered fresh
encouragement as to the speedy coming of the
time when the "blessed rag" shall, indeed,
wave high above every Secession symbol
The effect was truly sublime, and, what is
more, it was not lost.
As wrote you a month ago. the Shoddy
Investigation has quietly but thoroughly gone
forward at Albany until the report is likely
soon to be accessibleto the public. Damaging
exposures have been made respecting the COM
plicty of number of immaculate Republi-
can politicians, whose reputation hitherto has
had careful nursing and systematic putting.
Some of these precious thieves (that is the
appropriate word, supposeD have been for
years accustomed to have their names linked
with such sweet adjectives as "pure," "disin-
terested," "publc spirited" "incorruptible, :"
ct id genus omne. They will now have to
"sutfer sea change, into something new and
strange" and stand in the plllory, for posterity
to point the finger of scorn at, as men who,
swindlng their country and Its defenders,
were worse than traitors.
An old resident and ex-merchant, Reuben
VOse by name, whose wide acquaintance and
dearly purchased experience have measurably
qualified him for the work he undertakes, is
in the habit of collecting all obtainable intor-
nation respecting the wealthy men and firms
of our city, and, at intervals, condensing the
same into pamphlet for quiet circulation
among those who are curious in such matters.
The last issue of this old book has fallen into
my hands, and as halve all my joys and sor-
rows with the readers of the Post, must dl-
vide the spoils with them this time also The
arrangement of the book is very imperfect
If not careless; much of Its fact is more likely
to be rumor than fact; and there are many
errors of statement noticeable on the most
cursory examination; at the same time there
is an apparent approximation to truth which
/ may make useful to curious Bostonians by
quoting-in the absence of local news this
week-so here goes.
Of course W. b. Astor leads off in this list
I with his S25.000,000; next come Brown Bro
! theirs S10,O0O,000, A L. Stewart SS, 600, 900
! Duncan, Sherman x Co.. and Commodore
/ Vanderbilt, each S5, 900, 900; August Belmont
/ Si,00O,000, and number of parties who sine
treble, or, In other words, are put down al
S3,O0O,o00 apiece; of such are w. III. Aspin.
wall, j. VI. Beebe & Co., Dennistoun & Co.
Peter Golet * Brother, Hoyt, Spragues & Co.
Hendricks Brothers, James Lennox, George
Law, p Lorllard. W. c. Rhinelander, Roose
Welt & Son, Lorillard Spencer, r. l.. & A
Stuart Moses Taylor, John d. Wendell, Johr
ID. Wolfe.
OF those in the list of t,co millionaires. are
i Henry, John, Jacob, and William Astor, j. III
Contoit, Peter Cooper, Hoe & Co., Z. Har
mony's Nephews, johnson Lazarus, Jafiray
/ & Sons ID. 4 A. kingsland, David Leavitt
Peter Moller, Daniel Parish, John Robbins
r. III. Stockton, Edwin Z. Stevens, LispenarC
Stewart, Paran Stevens, Trowbridge 4 Sons
VS.. Wetmore, James 5. Wadsworth, William
Wright, Leroy NJ. Wiley, w. c. Pickersgill 1
Co. The following are 'quoted" at 81 500 90,
cach:-H. a. Burr, Henry Barclay, jaime
Boorman s. Co, Watt & Pckney family, Benk
ard & Hutton. Daniel Drew (in truth wort
S6,OO0:OOO), Thomas Hunt, Samuel V. Hof
man, A. A. Low & Bro. George Lovett, X. c
Livingston, Mason & Lawrence O, Milfor
Martin, Clement c. Moore, Robert 4 William:
j. & j. Stuart, Spofford s Tileston, Watson
Thorn & CO., j. III. Talman, Henry Young.
The proprietors of paltry million apiec
are, according to Mr.. Vose. quite numerous
although | confess my surprise to find anon
them many persons whose existencs illustrate
/ that nervous stanza of a familiar hymn:
That nan may last. but never lives,
. Who much receives yet nothing gives
whom none can love and none thanh
Creations blot creations blankF'
Cor. Boston Post.