Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28

Street robberies by women are very com mon
in London.
A woman at Berlin has for the seventh time
given birth to twins
Happiness abounds mos, among the lowly:
there more blossoms in the valleys than on the
hills.
There are now in New Orleans seven schools
for colored children. with twenty FIVE teachers.
and eleven hundred and ninety scholars.
The late Mrs Trollope did not commence
her literary career until she was fifty years OF
age. She tailed a. milliner.
lit is calculated that at the present time there
are about 26O .O00 English vessels on the sea and
that they ere mtnned BY above Que million and
half seamen.
The Bank Of England covers an entire par
ish. aud il has a clergy man whose salary is E700
ayen A room in the bank ia kept 10 represent
the church. for the sake Of keeping up the living
and lie emoluments.
Will Comptroller Mccaloch follow this e1-
amplef
-Thewarsaw people are obliged to carry Ian
terms of different coors-whte for persons who
have been arrested, yellow for doubtful, red for
suspected-with the name and address OF the
wearer painted on the glass.
A bounty of one thousand dollars Is paid in
Newark. New Jersey, 10 every recruit under the
last call for troops A regiment. thus. will cost
the mere tribe OF million dollars.
During the last three months 10 500 horses
have been purchased Ia Chicago for the Govern.
meu, Of which 1910 have been shipped to St
Louis, 900 to Louisville and 7 400 to Wash
ington. The price paid wa sl2p. making the
cost. when delivered ia Washington, 1884 each.
The people Of this country are TO take il
solcmnly "a heart whether they will devote their
country 10 unparalleled ruin, or by taking affairs
into their own hands. Ia the legitimate way. will
insttu'e different policy. by which alone there
would bc some reason for hope that the fOllies
aud madness of the past might be in time partially
repaired.
-Sx-hngerei babies are reported by Dr. d. J.
Mcgowan. OF the army, to be comparatively ire
quent among the negroes of Northern Virginia
The Doctor. from his observations. estiniates
that at least one per cent. OF the young dNkies
of chat region are born thus abnormally 'poly.
dactylous.'
A contemporary recommends the following
AS an eiiecIual preciution against burglars:
II YOU are sleeping ia room in which YOU
apprehend a visit from robber. spread half a
dozen newspapers on the floor near the entrance
of the room. The very highest step will rustic
the paper as t. awaken the heaviest sleeper
and the door cannot be opened. or a step made.
without rustng
The intercepted rebel correspondence found
on the prize stea mer Ceres captured of Whining
ton, among other highly interesting items con-
tains the statement that the French Emperor had
promised the protection of his flag TO the block
AIDE runners NJ Matamoras. The same fact il
may be remarked here was developed on the
capture OF Brownsville by Gen. Banks. early in
November.
1t is stated that Andrew Jack son Donelson
the Know Nothing candidate for Vice President
in 1856. has preserved his LOYALTY throughout the
rebellion. somewhat after the fashion Of John
Minor Bolts but with less nOtorie.y. The rebels
arrested him once charge of treason and
conveyed him 70 Ncksburg. but he carried such
stiit upper lln that il was concluded best to lei
him alone, and he returned Ia his plantation in
Mississippi near the mouth OF White river. where
he has since resided in quiet
/ Those who are an xious TO head off Secretary
Chase rs a candidate Tor the Presidency will b,
sorry to hear the latest news from Chei Justc,
fancy That eminent man was never in better
health than he Is NJ the present time. though ~
octogenarian. mud he has idea of re
signing his position on the bench than he has o.
going To the moon II j. not likely, therefore
that the Secretary will he placed on ;he benct
before November next, when the question viii
be decide Ms 20 which ot thnse who have enteret
upon the Presidential race will ne the successful
man IL is rather a singular circumstance, how
ever, that certain PERSONS who. a month ago
were advocating the claims OF Mr. Lincoln ent
calling hiei the most popular man IN America
nre TO day exhausting themselves in behalf o
General Grant for the succession
The resolution introduced into the Senate b,
Mr.. Trumbnll, calling on the Secretary of Wa
for list OF all Major Generals aud Brigadie
Generals who have no commands or have com
mands disproportioLate 10 their grade. has excite,
something OF : sensation in military circles, th,
general impression being that this !. only prelim
mary To the introduction Of hill for Kidding TIT
service Of a large number OF officers now idle
The difficulty has been that Major Generals de
cined To take the command at single division
prelerring idleness TO anything less than corp
or department. This has increased the laho
and responsibilities of subordinate officers placing
Colonies at the head at three fourths OF the bri
gadcs OF the army A strong effort will be mad
Immediately after the holidays 10 correct The evil