Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-12
ALI SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

Why Is Senator SPRAGUE responsible for the
tightness in the money market? Because he has
the sole custody of Secretary CHAsE's first issue.
The Providence (R L. Post is out in a
strong article in favor OF the Government giving
the command of the Army of the Potomac to
Senator SPRAGUE of Rhode Island-the husband
of Miss CHASE.
Frauds in the Alexandria Quartermaster's
operations continue to be discovered The story
now is that they will reach millions of dollars
Measures are being taken for further inyestiga-
tons that will probe to the bottom?
The Washington correspondent of The Gin
cinnati Gazette says the election of DR.. Claiming
as Chaplain was unexpected 1t is a radical VIC
tory. Claiming is an out-and-out Abolitionist
and Unitarian.
The Louisville Journal is very severe upon.
and reads out of the Union party of Kentucky
Green Clay Smith, Brutus J. CLAY, VIM II .
Randall and Lucus Anderson, members of Con-
gress who voted for Colfax rs Speaker.
"A Southern paper says, ID. Peters, who killed
Gen. Van Dorm, was captured few days since
on his plantation, upon the Mississippi river,
where he was engaged in selling wood to the
Yankees
The Presidents son Bob as ne is called
lad of some twenty summers, has made half a
million of dollars tt government contractor
IN. Y Day Book.
Doubtful.
The Louisville Democrat asks whether the
platform upon which Green Clay Smith, Ander-
son, Randall and Clay made their Congressional
canvass was for use of ornamentg They voted
for the Abolition candidate for Speaker.
AT the time that CONSUMPTION commenced in
the South, under the Confederate conscription
act, a Southern gentleman expressed his feelings
in manner that is quite applicable to the un-
pleasant position that the people of the North
now occupy. He said "ln times like these it is
hard to determine whether il is better to be rich
than poor, to be sick, well, old or young, man
or woman, an American or Turk. But if we
were sure OF heaven, it would be capital good
time TO die"
-UUEMPLoYED MAJOR GENERALs.-A Wash
ington correspondent writes: Congress will
take action soon after its organization upon some
measure to dispose of the long list of unemployed
Brigadier and Major Generals in some way less
burdensome 10 the nation than they are. A
resolution will be introduced in the Senate, call
ing upon the President for information as to the
cause of such officers removal Ny information
on the subject is indefinite, further than the real
object will be to prohibit men for whom there is
no prospect OF service in the field from drawing
pay from the Government | am not at liberty
10 use the name of the gentleman who says he
will take the initiatory steps in the matter.
The term "masterly inactivity" originated
with Sir James Mackntosh "God tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb" which every one who
did not suppose il was in the Bible, credited to
Sterne, was stolen by him from George Herbert
who translates il from the French of Henry Es-
tenne. The cup that cheers but not inebrates, -
IL.
in his Siris Wordsworih's The child is father
TO the man. is traced from him to Milton. and
from Milton to Sir Thomas Moore. Like angel
visits-few and FAR between" is the offspring of
Hook: it is not Thomas Campbells original
thought Old John Norris 1858 originated it.
Like angel visits, short and bright" and after
him. Robert Blair, as late a. l7l5 There's n
guide time coming is SCOTS phrase in Rob
Roy: and the almighty dollar" is Washington
lrying's happy thought
The statements relative to the high cost OF
living in Washington this winter. which have
been circulated in some of the Northern papers,
exaggerate good deal. Ii is a fact that board
ing and lodging can not be had at the rates of
three years ago. when the demand was much less
than at present but the increase is not as great as
the public have been lei 10 believe. a. the first
class hotels they arc charging - per day; though
they usually manage TO tack n lew extras 10 a
mans bill to swell II to 50 80 or 81 Members
of Congress however. seldom remain at the hotels
more than few days They find rooms in phi
vate houses, and there is no scarcity of such
quarters this winter Even at this late day when il
i presumed that all settled for the season. at
every other house you pass on the streets, you
see the announcement Furnished rooms TO let. %
For furnished bedroom and parior. with light
aud fuel-sufficient accommodation for two men,
or man and his vile. $50 per month is asked
and sometimes SIS. according to location. Day
boarding can be had at hotels, or re- taurants al
from Sc TO 80 per week Two persons can get
one room and good boarding for $50 per month
each. Room rent Is the largest item in the bill
Of ordinary expenses. Citizens of Washington
who rent good sized houses by the year. endeavor
TO come out rent free by sub letting few fur
nished apartments for the session. heard to-
day of an instance In which lady who has a
lease on large edi6ce at 81 900 a year, sub 'e,
il so as to realize 8 900 for the session, and
started for New York to live In style on the prof
its Of her bargain.