Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-27
All sorts of Paragraphs.

HUNoRs OF THE DRAFr-Onr neighbor of the
Journal is very ~facetious in recording the noted
persons in New England who have been drafted.
The following item explains the results of the
joke:
ONLY ONE Man MUSTERED IS.-Out of sever
al hundred men drafted in Proyidence, r. l.,
only one man has thus far been mustered in
All the rest paid the $500 and got off
1t is not to be wondered at, that in cities where
this can be done, the draft is quietly submit
ted TO, but in communities where il can not be
done, excitement is natural and unavoidable
"A Federal soldier violated the person of a
grand daughter of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.
The soldier was ordered to be hung -[Chicago
Times.
AN English private soldier Is now paid about
SllO a year; a French one about $50 a year. A
Colonel in France receives about 81 600, and in
England about $4,000.
The name of the military commandant at
Philadelphia, is Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh
Dana Phoebusi
The thirty-days militia who went from New
York for the defense 0 f Pennsylvania, are to be
credited and accounted for in the coming draft
on the basis of three years service-that is, SO
men counting as one.
The modern Interpretation of the term
"lucky cuss," is"a msn who has been enrolled
in two districts and drafted in both. OF course,
If he fails TO answer in either, he is liable 10 be
appreheuded and shot as a deserter. Next to the
envied parent of twins, such an individual is the
prince of good fortune
In two weeks tim, without military organi-
zation and without martial law, the citizens of
Pittsburg, with pick aud shovel. constructed a
line of intrenchments around that CITY Is miles
in extent. The guns for the several forts, con.
sisting of 8 and lO-ineh columbiads. have all
been placed in position.
-Blockhead is an appropriate cognomen for
the Republicans. The old blockhead Kings oil
Europe thought the only argument to be used
with their subjects who questioned the policy o.
any of their measures was The cannon; SO tbs
Republicans. in a Government of the people, CRY
amen when any American citizen is consigned tC
the Bastile or exiled from his country for ques
tioning the wisdom or denouncing the despoti,
acts of the powers that be.
20. p. NJ. has gone to Cincinnati to have hi
''picter" taken. 1t is to be framed, aud huns
(that is the "~picter') up in the Council Chambe
of that city, and that human face divine will b,
pointed out to p~osterity as the noble Governo
who drove out, as Sampson did the Philistines
the Morgan raiders, and with a similar weapon.
Gentlemen IN high official positions asser
that the wife of the Rebel General Wise has re
Gently paid a visit to Washington, and that Will,
there she succeeded in securing the exemption o.
certain property belonging to her relatives from
conflscation.
This is what Wendell Phillips calls Post
master Blair: THE huckstering politician of th,
Cabinet" 1.-THE man who has uttered the mos
stupendous lie of the century " 1.-The boldest liza
on the CONTINENT" "a mongrel Politician" g:
truck and apostate;" and he says the whole CA5i
net is Ignorant" ''brainless," hybrid" Mr.
Blair is opposed to negro equality and amalga
nation.
Prentice thinks Humphrey Marshall woul,
have to march slow. He looks as if it would b.
a heavy task TO fetch up his rear.
The editor of the Journal is very ~indignsn
because the rioters OF New York robbed som
huckster Wagons on their way to market. TIL
act was very wicked, but will it equal in turpi
tude the dodge % promising brides to Govern
ment officials to secure fat Government war con
tracts. and when obtained to swindle the Office
out of his compensation? See Washburn's Re
port on Government Contracts.