Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-19
ALL SORTS Of PARAGRAPHS.

Att SORTS o. AHAGRAPgS.
There are over two hundred persons confined
in the military prisons at Louisville.
The amount subscribed in New York City in
aid of volunteering amounts to s ,2ne 400 90
-THr OUTSKIRTS OF FMR CREATION There
$50 looms at work in Massachusetts, maxi
ing balmorsl.
A Philadelphia paper SAYS the receipts OF
petroleum during this year will reach nearly half
million of dollars
Senator Hale has introduced "a bill to sup.
press the rebellion" 1t is odd that no thought
of doing this before
Every great dscoverer suffers for his discov-
cry. whetherit be Of world or of truth. wheth
er Columbus or Calico.
Agate. (Mr Reid. the Washington cores
pendent aud reporter at the Cincinnati Gazette,
has been appointed LbrariaL OF the House of
Congress.
In the country around Chattanooga. for an
area of about nine hundred square miles there
no Preparations for crops OF grain-al is de-
olate aud decay.
Tobacco has advanced in price at Louisville
during the past three or four DAYS four 20 seven
dollars per hundred, 10 grade, and will go still
higher
The rebels brand all deserters, when not
shot. with the letter d" A contemporary pro-
poses that we brand defeated Generals in the
same way.
During the next year an eclipse of the sun
will take place on the afternoon Of May 9th. An
annular eclipse will take place on the Goth of o..
tober which will be invisible IN the greater part
OF the United States
A man has just been removed to the insane
hospital in Concord. n H.. who buried two child
rcn ia September last and since then his been
in the habit OF standing sentinel by their graves
during the midnight watches. to save them from
imaginary intruders.
The New London Star learns that the wife
of Gen Gustavua W. Smith date of the rebel
army.) arrived in that city last week, from Rich
mord She passed through the Union lines IN
dAguise Her husband ia president OF the Etoah
Works At Atlanta, Georgia
An ingenious pcrsonaee has discovered
most economical wa, ct lighting cities. and pro-
poses 20 apply il To Paris Balloons from the
cars of which are o. emanatean electric light. are
20 be liked 1t certain stations. and hover over the
CITY at the proportion of one balloon 10 90 600
persons The city would be lighter at night than
IL often - in winter by day.
The WorCester County Mass Cheese Fac.
tory have several buildings now in the process of
erection in the south part OF Warren. Thirty dali
ries comprising 500 cows have been pledged tor
five wears. To give from 100 To 1000 gallons of
milk per das; and rs 100 gallons Of milk will
give 100 weight of cheese. the establishment IS
expected to turn out ton OF cheese per day
The desire for the preservation of the Union
il strong among the masses of the people. The
way 90 attain the object is not - clear Bat the
way 70 prevent it Is becoming more curly de-
veoped every dtv Il j. the way pursued nv the
Administration which wiihdraws every plank
from under the feet OF the Union men OF the
South. and drives them 10 the wall of abolition
proclamatons anil coutscation acts i II ,rtford
Times.
The New York Herald saws that Gen Scott.
~ a recent conv erSatinn On the Developments of
the war. remarked that the fighting had only
commenced aud that the rel, hard hshhting was
vet take place He also added that the Al
mini>traiion had fooled away nearly every golden
opportunity. and thus instead of ending the
belion as they could have done long since. have
extended il TO a distant future
An editor in PENNSYLVANIA has found out
that the Government" still allows MS some LILLE
remain, Of liberty The editor slys:
We have CAREFUL, examined all the orders
FROM the office of the Provost NJ r.ha of the
United ~ ties anu Stantons manife>ioes for the
prevent any subscriber from furnishing an eii'or
turkey for Christmas. We state this fact for
the benefit OF printers at large, and without any
iovl motives "
The farewell address OF General Bragg TO
his army. on resispng the command. and that Of
Gen Hariee upon resuming the same .sre each ex-
ceedIugiy c1mpiimentary u the other General
Bragg refers the serious diilicutie- through
which the rebel army has passed. and General
Hardee SAYS that the past must take care OF
itsel. that their object now Is To secure the lu
ture"
Ma iIxcoiS's characteristic story of
the President is narrated in letter from Wash
iugton When the telegraph from Cumberland
Gap reached Lincoln that firing heard in
the direction of Knoxville" he remarked that he
WAS glad of IL" Some person present who had
the perils OF Burnside's position uppermos in his
mind. could not see why Mr.. Lincoln should be
glad OF IT," and so expressed himself Why.
you see" responded the President, lit reminds
me Of Mrs Sille Ward neighbor Of mine. who
had large family. Occasionally one of her
merous progeny would be hesrd CRYING in some
out of the way place. upon which Mistress S.lie
would e,claim. "Fhere's one of my children
that isn't dead vet"
-THE Flax QUESTION commi--ioners
appointed by the Department Of Agriculture for
Investigations 10 test the pracucsOillty OF cult
waiting aud preparing fax aud hemp a. a substi-
iute ~ cotton, will hold their Adjourned meeting
the Oath of Februarv Ia the meantime. al
persons anxious TO develop this subject are re
qu~Sted to forward samples of hemp and fix in
different stace> Of preparation, OF the fbres and
fabrics prepared by them. accompanied by state
ments OF the various processes used and the cost
OF production in each case; also descriptions of
the kinds and cost of machinery used. where
made, etc: together with any aud all in:ormA-
ton which NAV he Aseful 20 the commission.