Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-10

The grape crop of Ohio is said to promis
more finely the present year than ever before.

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The grape crop of Ohio is said to promise
more finely the present year than ever before
The leading journals in Louisville have all
commenced the issue oil papers every day. in
clu.lng SUNDAYS on the plea that the demand of
the war makes il necessary. So true is it, ;hat
the tendencies of war are demoralizing.
--GEX SrUARr-The people of Manchester.
England. assert that the rebel cavalry officer.
General Stuart, is no other than Lord Vane
Tempest
The son of the Prince de Joinvile, gradu
ated No ~ at the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Newport.
AN ORDER-The Emperor of Russia has or
dered the Bunk of Russia to again diminish the
price of gold. so that at the end of the year il
shall be at par
"A number of officers have recently been dis
missed from the Federal army for 'disloyalty. %
"disloyal conduct. "u.terance OF disoyal senti-
ments. Unreasonable language" writing and
publishing disloyal letters.' &c.
The Galena (Ill) Advertiser settles the
vexed question as to General Grants political
status While in the army he never voted, but
after he settled in Galena he declared himself a
Democrat. and voted in 1860 for Stephen A.
Douglas for President.
-REsIGxATIoS Rev. DIR Lord has resigned
his position as President of Dartmouth College
His successor has not as yet been appointed.
- There are now thirteen NJ lior Generals
without commands, viz: Mcclellan. Fremont,
Butler, Hooker, Hunter, Buell., Mcdowell,
Franklin McClerland, Curtis, Cadwallader
Morrill, and Milroy Gen Franklin, Washing
ton dispatch reports, has been ordered to New
Orleans, TO report to Gen, Banks.
-NEREDITH p. GENTRY Hon. NJ. p. Gentry
late member of the Confederate Congress from
Tennessee. surrendered himself voluntarily to the
Federal commander at Shelbyv;le the other da v
Mr. Gentry was Wing politician of considerable
note member of Congress during Folks ad
mnistration. and was the Know Nothing candi-
date for Governor in 1855 against Andrew Jack
SON. by whom he was defeated.
The INVALID CoRPs.-The Invalid Corps
is rapidly reaching its prs ;ribed dimensions
Twenty companies of the lst battalion have al
ready heen organized, aud also seven companies
OF the ID battalion Recruits are gathered al
st Louis. Washington. Michigan. Connecticut
South Carolina and Fortress Monroe. and will all
soon be brought into the organization At least
$500 men have already enlisted; some of them
are performing guard duty at the War Depart
ment and at other places.
"A CHILD OF JEFF DAVIS The Oshkosh
(Wis) Northwestern remarks curious circum
Stance relative 10 Jefferson Davis: 1--WE have
been informed on Trustworthy authority that there
is child of Jefferson Davis the President of the
so-cllled Southern Confederacy, being educated
among the Stockbridge Indians. at their settle
ment in Shawnee c0un'y. Davis, it is well
known. stationed at Fort Winnebago some
Years ago, and there formed the acquaintance OF
the mother of the child, Menomonee squaw."
Mr.. Stanton was reported az saying, year
ago. when the call for 30u. .000 men by draft was
issued, that the call would be enforced, whether
the men were needed not. means of de
monStraIng the power OF the Guvernment. Not
u few think he Is now acting in the same spirit
which he then exhibited. and That but for desire
To exhibit the power of the machinery which he
handles, months ago policy would have been
adopted which would have secured more than
soldiers enough for all practical uses.
--MoReAx HORSES One hundred and twenty
horses. lett by Morgan's men in this county, were
tai en- "a New Albany last week, thence to the
government corral at Louisville. About one
hundred and fifty more Of Morgan's horses were
distributed among the citizens uf Harrison county
by Gen. Carrinston, who has the matter OF re-
claiming and returning 20 their owners or the
government all horses left by the raiders on their
passage through the State. considerable lot
still remains here, too poor to be OF any use to
farmers. CorydOU Democrat
-In the New York Tribune of the 22d of
July. in speaking OF The first negro regiment
in Il ,Bsas. called the First Kansas ColOred
Resiment." it is said that "to day it is the best
disciplined and most perfectly drilled regiment
in the American army"
That is putting il on pretty steep. and exalt-
ing SAmho pretty high We had been led to
suppose that our veteran white regiments in the
service Of the country mad become somewhat pro-
icient in drill and duty: but here a regiment of
negroes who have never seen service. are, by
this high priest of Abolitionsm placed in front
the crack regiment of the American armyi So
we go.
Tho l5-inch Dahlgren guns have made an
other complete failure in the late attack on Fort
Wagner in Charleston harbor. They made no
impression Whatever on the earthworks and dur
ing the continuance of a terrific cannonading. the
Rebel eunners sat quietly in their casemates
without any effort to return the fire. When the
land force assaulted the position. expecting to
find il pretty effectually demolished IL was ascer
tanned that rot the slightest harm had been done
by the bomb1rdment As this has been the com
mon result since the Monitors have been armed
with Id inch guns, lt l. tO he hoped that the NAVY
Department has at last wakei up TO the necessitv
OF adopting some species of ordnance which will
be more effective
-WHAr THEY DRINK IN WAsHiSeToS.-Among
the drinks made at popular saloon in Washing
ton are: Spirituous consolation. ladies blush. hop
up, "290. brandy hash. morning glory. Tippeca-
noe sangaree Malta blush. Ainsette blush, con-
stitutional, know nothing cobbler stone fence.
stone jug. wedding night. pine apple fip. rum
croak, strawberry smash. Atlantic cable, Jackson
sangaree, bee fruit. Island of Cuba, railroad
smash. take her off. Great Eastern, Monitor,
Champagne blush, twelve o'clock. pure Cham
payne ON draught, old salty, tanzy julep. tea
smash. coffee juep. nose oreaine. Maine liquor
law cObbler, and a topper for luck.
Fire Marshal Bakers estimate Of the losses
by fire during the late riot in New York foots up
over S400,0O0 Between Monday morning. the
18th inst, and Thursday night, thirty-four fires
occurred.
SUBSTITUTES JArLEp.-When conscript Of
fers substitute. which is accepted by the enroll
ing officer, at Hartford CT. the said substitute Is
instantly placed in the county Jail, there to be
kept till wanted.
Miss Mary Pierce recently died at New Ha
ven. leaving about sl20 900 as the result Of in.
dustrious school teaching and judcious invest