Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-14
ALL sonTs OF PAwAGRAPHs.

ALL SOtIS Of RAHAEHAfftS'
The Kentucky tobacco crop win foot up
about 100000 hbds a.
Two pounds OF good -four make thr ee pounds
of good bread
Why is joiner less handsome than lil5 wife?
Kase be is great deal-plainer.
"A survey is in progress for the proposed ship
canal around Niagara Fails.
An old lady in New Haven whose hen lately
Quit laying, named her Macduff, so that she
would clay on"
"A carriage just constructed at Bridgeport,
Conn, tor Gen. Sickles, is built in the campaign
ing style of Napoleon, and cost s2.O00
Gen Dix visited the fort at Buffalo. to see
that all was right. went through every part aud
saw nor even sentry. They had all gone off to
dinner, rap
The Philadelphia city railroads are about
introducing steam engines, to take the place of
horses. Six of these machines are now build
ing 5,sf
There is little female row ii, high circles.
Mrs Lincoln and Mrs Kate Chase Sprague do
not fraternize, and the former would not attend
the grand wedding. ~
line LOulSNllc DeulOCTtb SdlS I'D ctTag-
glers were brought to that city last Wednesday,
and confined in Barracks No. L
The friends of Bishop Simpson recently
presented him with splendid mansion in Phila-
delpha The Bishops lines have certainly been
cast ia pleasant places a'4 r
The attending physician of James B. Clay,
Of Montreal, writes note to the Montreal Ga
zette. to deny the statement that Mr.. Clay was
ngaged ia the late rebel conspiracy. He has
beeu confined to his bed for two months. s
Statistics of the trade of Boston for the year
Just closing show small increase in foreign
trade, and al increase of over eight hundred YES
sells in the coastwise business. @
DR. Winship. the celebrated .'strong man.
boasts that he is now able To raise Z, 900 pounds.
Would il not be good plan to engage him to
come To Illinois and raise" few regiments?
One Of the Hartford papers is rejsiccd that
the ladies of that place have repuliiated hoops,
and substituted dresses which reach only to the
ankle. aud wear close bllmoral boots and striped
stockings.
-DoS'r BELIEVE IT tits said that man
was arrested ia Washington the other day for
singing "The Light of Other Diysr Stan.
ton supposed he singing of the Union it
was ff
The shoe trade of Lynn. Massachusetts, is
so brisk that fifteen hundred factory girls. IRON
Lowell AMI other places, where the demand for
labor has diminished, have found employment in
the Lynn shoe manufactures. - il.
"A delegation is mt Washington seeking the
establishments Of r freedmen's bureau By all
means let US have It, Those who vote 10 turn
negroes loDse by the million should be delighted
at opportunity to paw taxes for their care
"A s,yiislly dressed young lady recently tes-
tiiied before court in Pari. that she was well
paid for fanting away at the theater, out of pure
emotion. at the tragical moment pointed out be-
forehand by the au,hnr Of the play.
"A New Yorker last week visited the Presi-
dent and asked him IL he would accept hundred
Thousand mon and Gensgal Fremont to rescue
the prisoners ut kichmoni. The President Sc
everely cried out "No ri New York News.
A gentleman riding through Sy,lenham saw
a board with This Cottage for SaiP' painted on
il AS he was always ready for pleasant joke.
seeing woman in front of the house. he stopped
and asked her very politely when the cottage
was TO sail?" "Jast soon ms the man comes
who can raise the wind" was the quiet rep..J.
"A pe~ feature has been introduced into the
army. Grammar schools have been extensively
formed in number of regiments, and are well
attended The Chaplain of the officers.
and, in MANY cases, well educated private. fills
! the position of teacher. A FIVE cent grammar
has beer published in Washington to meet the
growing demand for text books.
The Springfield Republican saws there is a
we'll authenticated story. in private circles. that a
! few months ago, when the rebel rams were about
ready to leave Liverpool. and our affairs with
England were most fearful aud threatening.
| President Lincoln wrote personal. private let
ter to Queen Victoria. on the subject: and from
its reception bv her dates the new and more Just
policy of the English Government toward us.
-JoHx RrssELL Lord John Russel's wife
had been widow, lady of dignihed aud ample
proportions and presence. His Iordship 10 Of
slender stature. Hence he was called by the
wits. the widows mite. ~ i-tisa'si ~
ssOhl" exclaimed an American lady TO whom
this wtticism was related at dinner party of
an English gentry. 81 now see how il came to
pass that his loriship was cast into the treas
uryi'' ,a % f7fli Is s.f tetelH
The Detroit Free Press says: "Quite a
number of Col Barnes negroes have deserted
aud reached the other side of the river. where
they may be seen lounging around the Windsor
doggeries or basking IKE blacksnakes in the
sunshine. Having disposed OF their county war
rants and received full bounties. and clothed
\ themselves in comfortable United States uni
| forms, they become sick of soldering, and make
tracks for Canada. One of them boasts of hay
| ing with him good Springfield rife, and says
that had be .biongd to de cab1ey. he'd bad
horse, sure. :" ae.,4se -.fr ~.
The New York Evening Post says: sIn q
recent history of England from the fail of Wool
sey to the death Of Elizabeth, written BY Frouse,
are published letters to Boutwell,, which have
t,-,, C,ood In Strain and III reuuine rrovo he