Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-30

cedent. Three theatres, two circuses and two
hybrid places of amusement known respectively
as Canterbury and Olympic Hall. besides dozen
smaller places of enjoyment. are in full blast and
nightly jammed 10 repietion. Hacks by the
hundred. filed with pleasure seeking parties are
necessarily dashing hither and thither; gaily
dressed equestrians canter about the avenues and
dense crowds Of happy, richly dressed pedestrians
throng the dewalks At all hours. The skeleton
IN our national closet isn't suspected Of existence
in this section; the gigantic war affects people as
little as II IL were being waged between the Hot
entots and Senegambians.
The irrepressble Barnum IL also here lectur-
ing on Sundays. in the Capitol grounds, on tenn
perance, and on other days exchanging views Of
Commodore Mutt, Tom Thumb, grizzly bears.
&c. for the quarters and halves of the citizens.
in which transaction he. usual. gets much the
best of the bargain. just nov there is most
interesting newspaper raging between him
and Nixon, the proprietor OF a rival circus, in
which Barnum is, as usual ahead, aid has shown
that. in the of abuse, he is by far the biggest
BLACKBOARD of the two.
Maggie Mitchell. at Fords Theatre on Tenth
street, has drawn crowded houses for six consecu-
tive weeks, and In addition, has turned the heads
of half the spoony shoulder straps in Washing
ton. Nightly the stage is flooded with bouquets,
and frequently with more substantial evidences
ington and the pockets of her admirers are about
equally empty. And thus we goa gay and fes-
tive community.
Col Mulligan is still IN town. but has satsfac-
torily settled his differences with the Admins
traticn. arising from the complications of Camp
Douglas. He is considerably stared at, and is a
lion Of first quality, dividing equally the curiosity
of the public with such men as Mcdowell, Stone,
Corcoran. Porter and Meagher. Why hasn't he
d.
ago the President offered him a star. but he re-
fused it, as, by accepting, he would have to ne
glect his Irish Regiment, which just then be was
endeavoring to reorganize. Now, however. he Is
differently situated and could accept the position
both with credit to himself and the service.
III there ever was n cause of complaint relative
to Sigel lacking troops, il exists no longer, for
within a short time. large number OF regiments
have been added to his corps. among which are
the 9th Wisconsin aud the SD Illinois. lie ha:
now got all the force he needs, and hence il i
hoped that the earnings of everybody on the sub
ject will cease.
see that the Chamber of Commerce in New
York has adopted a series of resolutions con
demning in very strong terms the action of the
Confederate Alabama-tbe go. This is right
and il the Alabama is commanded by gentle
man, he will. upon reading those resolutions
navigate his piratcal craft into New York. anC
offer penitentially his neck TO the merces of thu
outraged and indignant Chamber of Commerce
We are great people on proclamations and res
olutions. Hunter. Phelps, Lincoln and the New
York Chamber OF Commerce. are particularly
heavy" in this department. and il is a wondel
that ere this, their tremendous efforts in this re
spect have not ended the and smashed tn.
Confederacy. The people of the loyal Nortl
will stand agape. waiting the effect of these reso
lutons upon Captain Semmes; il he don't "com'
down" the next move will probably be the old
fashioned one of sending armed vessel t
chastise, and. if possible, capture the bold in
truder.
Gold is still going up. or rather. paper is still
going down Our war Is a paper war, and Is car
ried on by paper currency. What will be thu
resultg
am authorized to announce the important fac
that everything this morning is quiet on the up
per- Potomac