Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-09
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NICKEL CESTs-Nickes are coined at the
Philadelphia mint at the rate Of 50 500 worth a
day. Nevertheless they are so scarce that eight
per cent premium is often paid for them.
The Common Council of the city of LAFAYETTE,
Ind, at recent session, passed an ordinance or
dering the issue of city scrip to the amount of
SIC, 900. in 5. 10. 10. % and soc. checks.
There is great competition among the manu-
facturers OF sewing machines, each contending
that his is superior 10 all others The prettiest
and best working one, that we have yet seen,
stood on two feet, and was covered with calico.
As General Halleck condemns the generalship
of Mcclellan. and Burnside doesn't appear able
to do any better, why doesn't Ha!leck take com
mand himself and show that some things can be
done well others, as he did at Corinthl-
Louisville Democrat.
GUILLorINEs FOR THE UNITED STATS "A cor
respondent of the London Morning Herald charges
that recent steamer from Liverpool took out
twenty rour French "guillotnes,' consigned to
confidential agent of President Lincoln, in the
city of New York.
Five citizens filed atfidavits in Washington
City, before Judge Advocate Turner, stating that
they had been arrested by detectives acting under
orders from the War Department, on trivial
charges and released from Imprisonment on paw
ing seventy five to one hundred dollars. Judge
Turner promised an immediate investigation, and,
if found true, to have Chief Detective Baker dis
missed.
The CoNsTITuTIoSALITY OF GREENBAcKs.-On
Thanksgiving day landlord proprietor of Cleve-
Land rendered a prominent lawyer S27 900 in
49, II =. 4 A
terest of "a mortgage falling due on that day. The
payment was refused on the ground that the
"greenbacks" were not legal tender, and a suit
will be commenced TO test the question of the
eonstiiutionaliiy of the law making United States
treasury notes legal tender.
EIeHrEKS REBKL IRoN CLAps.-A letter from
London to the Rochester Uuion says:
Il know bey Ond peradventure that no les, than
eighteen iron-clad steamers of various kinds and
dimensions. are being built in England and
France for the jeff Davis Government Some
of these vessels are nearly finished and will be
launched and abroad doing their work of devasta
ton before the new year.
NKGRoEs yoriNG The Republican Election
Judges IN the town OF Oberlin, LOrain county.
Ohio. allowed sixty seven negroes 10 vote at that
precinct, at the October election. The names
of the darkeys are published. and the thing
proven beyond al doubt. 1t is supposed that
negroes voted in other townships OF that county,
and an examination is now going on to ascer-
tain the facts
The Knoxville Register says that Towards
Alabama cavalry have returned from Kentucky
with 5000 hogs Bragg has $4,000 cattle aud
100000 hogs. The Chaplain Of the 4th Texas
regiment published card in rbe Richmond Whig
recently, in which he SETS forth the dest-
tute condition OF the regiment. he says il will
require At least one hundred pairs of shoes and
five hundred pairs OF socks TO complete one suit
for each man. E-lsHHe
The Mechanics Magazine says that excellent
paper Is now made in Europe from the leaves OF
Indian corn. There is one paper mill in opera
ton IN Switzerland. aud one in Austria. in which
paper Is made from such leaves exclusively. I he
huSks which envelope the ears of corn make the
best quality" IL j. also said in an exchange that
foreigner has fled in Washington an applica-
ton for patent for various made OF corn
shucks The varieties include yarn, maize
cloth. paper Of beautiful quality white and col
ored) from silk 90 parchmsnt texture