Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-31
ALI SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

"A Loyal League Union Club" gave grand
ball in New York " Wednesday night. Practical
support
The Nesburyport Herald says twenty years
ago, in the better days of the Republic, that 3d.
600 fee would have sent Jonn P Hale home; and
il ought 10 now
-Parson Brownlow SAYS be ran away not out
of cowardice, but because he well knew that if
the rebels took him be would have to pull hemp
without iootstool.
According to President Lincoln's amnesty
proclamation. whole States may be brought into
the Union under the governments OF negroes
1T was while riding with his staff. in the
neighborhood of Sangsier's Station. that General
Corcoran's horse stumbled, throwing him violent
ly head formest TO ihe ground. fracturing bis
skull and causing death in few hours.
-Ogostno Borghi of FIorende, Italy. has
discovered composition to render garments in
combustiDle. Two men dressed in clothing pre-
pared by him remained Cor ten minutes exposed
to the flames formed by an immense heap of fag-
gots.
The New York sporting fraternity are said
to be largely "out" on the Heenan King prize
fight The New York Commercial says that
among those who bet on King was Morrisey, who
wins between $50 900 and $4,000.
Some farmers in Elliot. Maine who, through
! the excessive wet of the past summer were una
ole to get on some low swamp land, have recently
been moving aud hauling away the hay on the
top of the ice.
THE New York Herald gives him up-hear
it:
1--WE abandon Honest Old Abe as a hopeless
case We have pulled him, we have praised him.
and have helped him in every way, but can get
no good out of him.
/ Under date OF Richmond December l6,
/ Gen Lee replies to the invitation of the rebel
House of Representatives To take a seat on the
4 floor, which he declines for the reason that his
whole attention is occupied in the execution OF
! public business.
! "A lady made call upon a friend who had
4 lately boen married. When her husband came
home dinner. she said, Il habe been to see
! Mrs B." WELL" replied the husband. Il
suppose she is very happy" Happy? | should
think shd ought be- She had camels hair
shall two thirds borierl'
"A magnificent altar has been brought from
Europe by Bishop McCIosky far the Cathedral
at Albany. 1t has been erected in that building
and was used for the first time on Christmas
morning. Ii is said to be one of the richest and
most beautiful aitars-jn the country.
There are many indications that Washington
is to have a gay season. In addition to the usual
assortment of Congressional bellies the diplomat.
| ic ''set" and visitors. there are to be wives and
daughters of what Mrs Partington termed tbs
"Armory and knayery" men, and the families oil
| regiment of contractors, just quitting the tad
pole state and expanding into gorgeous butter
flies
"A special dispatch to the St Lonis RepubIi-
can, on the authority of Adiutant General Fuller
from Springfield, announces that Illinois has
filled her quota under The call, except in Cook
county, by volunteering. and that, therefore
there will be draft in that Stite, unless it be
in that county.
1t appears from returns published by tho
Statistical Society Of Paris that there are NJ pres
ent 3 Sl6 s47 soldiers under arms in the eighteen
| European States containing population Of 2e9,
1875 1875 souls These standing armies cost an
nuallv 2 32I 400 545 francs or obout S44 frame,
4 per I97I4 It appears, further. thai for every II
| inhabitants one j. taken for the military service
and that the armies cost % per cent. of the tota
expenditure of the various countries by whic.
they maintained.
The Boston school teachers are demanding
higher salaries. By their proficiency in arith
melic they are enabled 10 present the following
table Of advances in the cost of food and cloth
ing
Per cent