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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

t. new disease has lately appeared in the
Potomac army It's called dry gangrene The
feet seem TO decay and, IL not taken in hand
quite early. death ensues IL Is supposed tie dis
ease comes from keeP.ng the boots on week after
week. as the soldiers very apt 10 do. when
they have only shelter tents and no fires
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

Public Sale of Real Estate.

NE UNDERSIGNED WILL SILL Al PUBLIC
Sale. on Monday the 33d day Of March, 1858. 10
hklest ii ider. the following real estate. situate an
>t Ind ssapo Marion county that l. 60 say, lots ten
eie, 20 and ~ Ia squsre al oot-biock nine,
the donation Lands adjoining the city of lndianap-
the sane being situated IN. and part of jonathan
ker's subdivision of SAID out lot o. On this real
.e are fine Improvements said property y known a.
Wesieru Hotel
Tho ale N n be between the hours % 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Ind , O'Clock q. NJ II said day, the premises The
erns saie viii be third down onethird ~ one Aud
third "a years bearing interest the purchaser
giving secured by mortgage 81 aii property i"r
deferred pa, ueuis HENRY BRENAMAN.
inch 90 dkwfl
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

deliberate attention Of all who desire 70 preserve
constitutional liberty aud a constitutional Gov
ernmeut II such acts receive no reb,'ke rom
public sentiment, tbe end Of both. we ieT, has
arrived.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

MOVEMENTS OF THE CoNFEDExATis NEAR
WAsHINGToN-CAPrURE OF USIoS GKNERAI
AND ALL HIS Or .cERs-GREAr Loss OF Gov
KRSAENT SToREs, &C
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
SUDDEN DEATH.

We sometimes prepare surprise par
tie, for the very sake of pleasure. Dis
tant friends are secretly gathered
Those whom the daley thoughts long for
are brought into the house, and the par
lor is filled. The unconcious one for
whom all this Is prepared, walking on
some housekeeper's GRAND, by chance
opens the door, when, with overwhelm-
ing surprise, she stands in the very
midst of parents, brothers, sisters, com :
panions, friends And so to thousands
is the privilege of sudden death. 1t is
like the opening of door. At one step
they are within the charmed circle of
love 5s
1t is not sudden doath that men have
noen to fear, that unpreporedncss for dy-
ing which sudden death lays open. He
who is always prepared to die need see
nothing terrible in sudden dying, but
many things that are good, and some
that are glorious .-Independent.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
Heavy DefalcatiOn of Il Paynlaster.

The Cincinnati Commercial gives tho fol-
lowing particulars of the manner in which
Major Isaac N. Cook misappied nearly a
quarter of million dollars OF the funds in
tended for the payment of otr troops in the
West:
ajor Isaac n. Cook, formerly of Mari
eta, Ohio, and latterly paymastcr in the
United States service, some time since fell
into the hands of gamblers, and sustained
considerable losses. The story is the usual
one-that he then entered upon tho despe-
rate enterprise of making things even, and
of course his losses grew heavier as he pro-
ceeded, until they amounted to nearly a
quarter of million--the sum being largely
above two hundred thousand.
The fact of Major Cooks defacation be-
coming known to the military authorities,
the most energetic efforts were made to re-
cover the lost money. Major Cook, it ap-
| pears, had been conscientious ool-kceper,
| and had kept an exact account of his losses
| This enabled the government to get after the
right parties.
| Arrests were made simultaneously at Cal
| ro, Springfield, Columbus, Chicago, Cleveland
and E.ouisvilc--thc principal gamblers be-
ing picked up in each case. Their diamond
rings, gold watches, and ready money has
been possessed, and a number of the institu-
tons where the tiger is displayed occupied
by United States authority, About seven
ty thousand dollars were recovered from
parties arrested at Cairo. On the ist large
company of the sporting fraternity left Oh
the maboat for Louisville under arrest. 1t
seems reasonable to conclude that the Gov
crnment will not in the end bc a loser for
any heavy amount, and it is possible every
dollar may be recovered.
! The gamblers consider themselves an i'll
nsed set Of individuals but they knew whom
winning money from Major Cook that it was
not his money but that they were robbing
| the Government, and some of them pursued
him in his travels. The gambling house of
Whaley, in this city, (Cincinnati,) is report
GU 10 IaNt tdhcH tiic ilNtltiItu tHUusiHu
dollars of the missing money. The houses
{ Of Lewis and Corrcy are also in the scrape'
and represented on the trip to Louisville
'The paymaster is not green one. He
was, some years ago, steamboatman in the
| Clio trade. Aiterward he was an agent of
the Marietta railroad in this city, and it is
| 90 hot tb,ro or 1of,
ton on his part at that time.
These facts have been known to us for
several days, and the publication of the cir
cumstances has been deferred that the gov
ernmcnt might have all the advantages in
evyins upon the spoilers.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
DANGERS FROM WORKS OF FlC-
TION

There is also danger to be guarded
against, in young persons especially, of
an over indulgence of imagination in
reading works of fiction, and in what is
called castle building Not that such
an exercise of the Imagination is to be
condemned as an evil in itself, supposing
of course: that we avoid immoral books;
but an excess in the perusal of fctieps
is apt to disqualify any one for real life,
by creating distaste and disgust for
actual everyday scenes and humble
practical duties, which do not equal in
briliancy the ideal scenes and imagina-
ry transactions of fiction. The heart
may even become hardened aga last real
objects of compassion, from our having
been too much occupied in dwelling on
the elegant and poetical pictures of ideal
distress which tales and poems exhibit.
For, in these, a flaming excitement be-
ing all that is aimed at, there is, of
course, studied exclusion of all those
homely and sometimes disgusting cir
cumstauces which often accompany real
distressss, such as we are called upon to
sympathise with and to relieve.
And there is also danger of our be-
coming dissatisfied with cstimable
friends, because they do not come up to
the standard of the heroes and herons
Of romances. And what are usually
reasoned as moral tales, and are written
with good design, are sometimes the
most hurtful in this way, for they COM
monty represent the good characters as
perfect, and bad ones as iiends, being
both quite unlike what we meet in real
life, and therefore serving to engendor
false notions. It is allowable, indeed,
and right, to bcstow cultivation on the
tlo9er- gardens of your mind, only they
must be allowed to take the place of the
plain but necessary corn.fslds, or lead
you to neglect their cultivation. .-Er-
tracts from Whateley's Lesson on Mind.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

A LITTLE HEAvY.-C-, good soul
after taking all the little comforts he
could afford to give to the wounded SOL
diers, went into the hospitals for the
fortioth time, the other day, with his
mite, consisting ofseveral papers of fine
cut chewing tobacco, Solace for tho
wounded, as he called it. He came to
one bed, where a poor fellow lay cheer
fully humming tune. and studying out
faces on the papered wall.
"Got feyer?' asked c..
NO. answered the soldier.
"Got cold?' ....... ....
Yes, cold-lead-like the ID!
"Where?'
"Well, to tell you the truth, it's
pretty wcll..scattered. First, there is a
bullet in my right arm; they han't dug
that out yet. Then there's one near my
thigh-its' sticking in yet; ono in my
leg-hit tho bonc;ttat fel!ow hurts.-one
trough my left hand-that fell out.
And I tell you what. friends, with all
this lead in mo, feel, generally speak,
ing, little Aeavy all overi' 1. .af
C-lightened his woes with dou-
bic quantity Of Solace. .-Continsn.al
Mon,hh
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
Phil0pena in Germany,

When couple meet after having ca
ten philopena together, no advantage is
taken of the other, until one of them
pronounces the word 'philopena This
is the warning that now the sport is to
begin. Let US suppose that q gontlc-
man calls upon lady; she invites to
walk in, and Mt the same time speaks
the talisman word. II he accepts the
offer to walk in, he is lost, unless she re-
moves the ban by telling him to 60
away.
If she tells him to take off his hat, he
must resolutely keep it on; if to be seat
ed, he must stand; or if at the table she
should hand him any article which he
accepts, she wins the forfeit At the
same time he is watching to get her off
her guard for the first acceptance of
any offer from tho other ends the game.
Both are constantly exercising their wits
to prevent being caught, and the sport
often goes on all the evening.
Perhaps the gentleman brings little
and says:
knowing that I shall loso my philo-
pena, I have brought it along. Here
it is
If she is caught off her guard by this
smooth speech, she loscs-for he imme-
diately claims forfeit. If neither wins
at the first meeting, the sport is contin-
uod on the second, and it: may happen
that half a dozen parties meet at the
same time, all ANXIOUS to win of
their philorena partners, so that the
scene often becomes ludricrously anus
ing .-Bost. Rec
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
HLiGrtllanenus.
Giving a Fellow the Sack Literally.

A green, awkward girl, the daughter of
wealthy parents in Arkansas, having come
to ---, in Massachusse etts, to be educa-
ted young dentist, named Brown, concei-
we'd notion that his shortest road to fortune
would lie to marry her. But then she was
the laughing stock of the seminary. because
she was so gaunt, masculine and ungsntecl
in her drcss and Brown felt that it would re-
qnre all his nerve to stand the ridicue Of
several Of the young pupils with whom he
had flirted until he was satisfied that they
had no money or expectation of any.
However, he consoled himself with the
reflection that lie should speedily obtain in
nuence enough over her to enable him to be-
come, in a measure, her adviser In the man
ter of costume, manner, &C., The foremost
shought was to amend her long, lank forr',
by the aid of crinoline, which she hail never
worn, and his hattcry had no sooner secured
him confidential place in her graces, before
he ventured to make her a present of pat
cnt skirt or sack, together with hint to fix
up pretty handsomely for ball, to which
he had invited her.
The night arrived, the party were assem-
bed and the Arkansas damsel made her
grand entree from the ladies' dressing room
amid the litter of laughter from the school
girls and village bellies, The hoop sack was
shockingly out OF shape, projecting in front
like the sprouting horn of Nahant but that
was nothing to the expose it made of her
somewhat incongruous black hose, the fasci-
nations of which were somewhat augmented
by yellow rosettes of her white satin slip
pers (mcn's size) encasing her delicate feet.
To complete Browns horror, her fazen
head and freckled face were set off with
profusion of green and yellow bow knots, of
formidable size, intended to do execution as
beau catchers.
Madder than sixty the disappointed den
tist went through the first dance with her.
taking little or no pains to conceal his dis
gust, and then hurried! away to the whist
room to escape the compliments and sarcas-
tic ridicue of his old flames.
The unfortunate partner, who was clear
grit, was deeply incsnsed when informen of
her abandonment, and some of the sympa-
thizers advised her to give him the SACK i.
o., dismiss him at once. I'll be dedrotted
eff | don't do it fore the hull crowd she re-
Piled in a boiling passion, and making
straight for the dressing room. and followed
by bevy Of laughing girls, soon emerged
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
WIFE VS.. LADY

1t is certainly not in good taste for a
gentleman to speak of his wife as his la
dy, or to register their names upon the
books Of hotel as John Smity and Ia
dy,' or to ask a friend How is your
lady?' This is all fashionable vulgari.
ty, and invaribly betraysa lack of cult :
vation. The term wjfe is far moro
beautiful and appropriate, and refined
whatever may be said to tho contrary.
Suppose lady were to say, instead of
my husband, my gentleman or sup
pose we were to speak of Mrs Fitz Maui
rice and her gentleman The thing
would be absolutely ludricrous. and it's
diverse is none the less so, if rightly
considered. A mans wife is his wife,
and not his lady; and We marvel this
latter term is not absolutely y tabooed in
such connexion, - at least by intelligent
and educated people. ls.-Prooideace Post.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
Theories Of Coal Formation.

The supposition that coal is true min
eral, formed in certain strata of our
globe only BY some chemical agency and
without an accumulation of wood grown
on the surface and buried afterwards, is
contradisted by all the appearances of
the coal deposits and by the nature of
the coal itself. The supposition that the
matter of coal-the wood-was heaped
in some hollows or basins by the agency
of water, as by currents of the sea or Of
some river, or by some other external
cause, has been also greatly abandoned,
the principal reasons brought against
such supposition being, that the coal
appears, ON close examination, to have
been formed by successive layers of mat
ter, and that some of the beds are 80
thick as to contain quantity of ma tier
far graeter than could be furnished by a
buried forest. I he theory. then, of the
formation of coal by the heaping of
consecutive layers of plants and trees
grown in place, preserved in water and
buried aftervards-or the peat-bog the
ory, as it sometimes called-is is the one
now most generally admitted and as sat
isfactorily explaining the process Of coal
formation. The trrth of this theory is
believed to have been SO firmly establish
ed that none of tho various conflicting
suppositions can unsettle it.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
Sorghum Wine.

We learn that patent has been issu :
cd to the Rev. A. MYERS, of Spring
field, Ohio, for making wine from sor-
ghum, and for the process of fermenta-
ton. The wine produced has, when
two years old, the flavor of nice madlra.
aud is pure, migrating. and slightly
exhilarating beverage. This wine, it is
stated, has been tested satisfactorily at
the State fairs of the past year in Ohio
and Indiana, and promises to be at great
addition to our agricultural product 1t
possesses the slightly acid quality char
acteristic of all the product of sorghum
and has been found most valuable
tonic, and very eficacioqs in case of
dyspepsia.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

again with the hoop sack in her hand, and
threw it at Browns feet. Thar, you mean,
good -for-nothing shaker out of old snags!-
Take your old sack and woar it yourself, and
eff ketch you speaking to me again, I'll lick
you within an inch of yer life; you'd better
believe it,
Roars of laughter followed this spirited
conduct, and tooth puller was fain to make
his escape, The next day he left the village
and has not returned to it, The Arkansas
girl became pet, and finally made very
respectable appearance in society.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
45uetital.
A Thousand Years.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.

Tlhe thousandth anniversary Of tho foun'
dation of the Russian Empire was recently
celebrated and Bayard Taylor commentaries
the event in the following stirring verses.
a thousand years through storm and fire.
With varying fate, the work has grown.
Til Alexander crowns the spire.
Where Rurik laid the corner stone.
The chieltans sword that could not rust,
But bright III constant battle grew,
Raised to the world a throne august;
A nation grapder than he knew,
Nor he alone; but those who have, d..
Through faith, or deed, an equal part
The subtle brain of Yaroslav,
Naldimr's arm and Nikon's heart
The latter hands that built so we'll
The work sublime which these bega,,
And up from base to pinnacle
Wrought out the Empires mighty plan.
All these to day, are crowned anew,
And rule in splendor, where they trod.
While Russias children throns to view
Her holy cradle Norovgood.
From Nolga's banks, from Dwina's side;
From pine-clad Ural, dark ard long:
Or where the rerck's foaming tide
Leaps down from Kabek, bright with sung.
From Altai's chain of mountain cones;
Mongolan deserts, far and free,
Aud lands that bind through changing zones
The Eastern and the Western son.
To every race She gives a home,
And cracds and laws enjoy her shade;
Till far beyond the dreams of Rome,
Her Caesars mandate is obeycd,
She blends the virtue she imparts,
Aud holds, within her life combined,
The patient faith of ASas heart,
The force Of Europc's restless mind.
She bids the nomads wandering cease;
She binds tho wild marauder fast;
Her plowsh shares turn to homes of peace,
The battlefield of ages past.
And nebler far, she dares to know
IIor futures task-not known in vain,
But strikes at once the generous blow
That makes her millions men again!
So. firmcr based. her power expands,
Mr. yet has seen lis grooming hour
Still teaching to the struggling lands,
That peace tho offspring is Of Power.
Build up their storiol bronze to tell
The steps whereby this height she trod-
The thousand years that chronicle
The toll Of man, the help Of God.
And may the thousand years to come
The future ages, wise and free
Still see her flag, and hear her drum.
Across the world, from sea to sea-
Still find symbol stern and grand,
Her ancient eagles strength unshorn,
One head to watch the Western land,
And one to guard the land of morn!
NoRoFuooD, Russia September, 20, 1862.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
NUMBER 3.
Nine FOllies.

To think that the more man eats
the fattsr and stronger he will become.
To believe that the more hours chill
drsn study at school, the faster they
learn.
To imagihe that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained.
To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in.
To argue that whatever remedy eau
ses one to feel Immediately better, is
"good for the system, without regard
to no more ulterior effect .- -
To commit an act which is felt in it.
self to be prejudicial hoping that somo-
how or other it may be done in your
case with impunity.
To advise another TO take remedy
which you have not tried yourself, or
without making special inquiry whether
al the conditions are alike. .... ..
To eat without an appetite, or contin-
uc to eat after it has:been satisfied mere-
ly to crafty tho taste.
To eat a heavy supper for tho pleas
ure experienced during the brief time it
is passing down the throat, at the ex~
pensc of a whole night Of disturbed
sleep, and weary wading in the morn
ing.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15
Borrowing Trouble.

That was sensible advice which was
given to the young bear, puzzled to
know how to walk. Shall [ said he
move my right front paw first, or my
loft, or the two front paws first. or the
two hind ones, or all four at once, and
how 2 The old she bear came to his re-
relief with the advice: Leave off think
ing and walk
1t is not uncommon for men to place
themselves in the prediciment Of the
young bear: to involve themselves in
needless complexities, by trumping up
imaginary difficulties, or by timorously
looking forward to the future. There
arc some who appear to take pleasure in
casting dismal horoscope of their lot,
and there is no one who does not suffer,
more Or less. from dangers and perplex-
tiles, from trials and SORROWS, which
haye no real existence.
As general thing, ono who is over
anx ious about future and doubtful duties,
may be sure that he is Sinking present
and plain duties. 1t seldom happens
that the duty of the present moment
can not be discelned IF that is done,
it becomes torch, throwing light upon
the duty next at hand.
In every department of life, the habit
of borrowing trouble is found, crippling
action and aound thought.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

IafECfS pace fOrSUoFt peFlousI hb per ayr
ment.
Advertisements beforeMarragesan Deaths
10 cts. per line for first insertion subsequent
insertions, 8 cents per line. Nine words are
counted as a line in advertising.
Merchants and others, advertising by the
year, will be charged Sl2 90.
Proceedings of meetings not OF general
character charged at cents per line forcach
insertion.
Yearlyadvertiscrs mustco netheiradver
Using to their own business.
ALL TRANSIENT ADVERTISING, cash in aa-
vance.
Personsordering theinseriion o flegaladver-
isemenls will be held responsible for pay
ment ror the same when the time for which
they were ordered to be inserted shall have
expired.
IssotrENr NorrcEs cash in advance.
PATEsr MEDICINES, one half in advanccand
the balance in six months.
ALL Jon Work, CASH.
The losses we have sustained compel us 10
adopt this course II will be strictly afheled
to in all cases, and no advertisement will be
inserted unless accompanied by the cash.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

THE SEX OF EGGS M. Genin lately ad-
dressed the Academic des Science on the
subjec Of The Sex of Bggs.' He affirms
that he is now able, after having STU
died the subject for upwards of three
years, to state with assurance that all
eggs containing the germ of males have
wrinkles on their smaller ends. While
female eggs are smooth at the cxtremi-
ties.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

THERE is story of a scotchman, who
had got situation for his son. The
son exprcssed-rather too honestly his
doubts as to his qualifications for the
discharge of the duties, when he was
sile need with "Ma lad, MA lad, every
body has sufficient qualifications for any
Office he has sufficient interest to get.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

Why CHILDREN D1E.-I have seen
persons gather for their parlors the
choicest flowers, just as they begin to O.
pen into full bloom and fragrance, lest
some passer by should tear them from
the bush and destroy them. Does not
God sometimes gather young and inno-
cent children into heaven for tho same
reason lest some rude hand should de-
spoil them of ther beauty.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

"Is it not astonishing, said a wealthy
individul, "that large fortune was lsf-
me by a person who had only seen me
oncc?'
ia would have been still more aston
ishing.' said wag, ''if he had left it to
you after seeing you twice
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

SOMEWHAT PERsoNAL.-Pray sir, said
a Judge, angrily, to blunt old Quaker
from whom no direct answer could bo
obtained, "do you know what we are
here for?'
Eyes, verify do said the Quaker,
'two Of you sit for four dollars each q
day, and that lat one in the middle for
two thousand a year
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

RAGS FOR THE UNITED STATES. s.-Du-
ring the month ending December 4th s.
600 bales of cotton rags were bought
in the Liverpool market, and 5000
bales in London, for shipment to the
United States.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

A down cast editor says he has seen
tho oontrivance the lawyers use when
they warm up with the subject Ho
says it is glass concern, and holds a.
bout pint.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-15

THE Printers employed in the Gov
erbment Printing Office. to the number
of one hundred and eighteen, have pc
titioncd Congress for an increase of
wages proportional to the adyaaced
prices of living.