Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-25
ALI SORTS or PARAGRAPHS

Lord Broughejn in recent speech referred
to work he published sixty years agol
The Milwaukee News says railroad projec Is
and paper charters, existing and contemplated
are as thick rs the leaves in mid summer forest
The health of Mr. Lincoln is little biz i'm
proved. He has been able for the last four nights
10 attend the theatre to see Hackett ia the
Merry Wives of Windsor
"A bounty of one thousand dollars is paid in
Newark. New Jersey, TO every recruit under the
last cali for troops A regiment. thus, will cost
the mere tride OF million dollars.
We cannot look through Christian countries
without seeing that Christianity is rather the flag
under which the world sails than the rudder that
steers its
Over 100 rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas
have enrolled their names and had them iorw arded
TO Washington, offering TO enlist in the United
States Navy. At Rock Island the number of
rebel prisoners is 1855
"A project for warming the whole of Phila
delphia by means OF a central furnace, heated air
To be distributed after the manner of gas is be.
Ing officially investigated
MIR. Lncolns amnesty proclamation is being
haWked about ms show At last accounts il
scrawl.
The Assessors Convention Committee re
commend a tax OH all distilled spirits of 81 per
gallon; for malt liquors 90 cents per gallon: for
malt 80 cents per bushel for hops five cents per
pound
-"Ah. Jenny" said a sympathizing friend To
a man who was just too late for the train, you
did not run last enough"
Yes did said Jenny; Il ran fast enough,
but did not start soon enough
Bob" said a young fellow TO his compan-
ion az a fancy fair, "you are missing all the
sights OH this side" Never mind, Bill" re-
tcrted Bob, I'm sighting all the misses on the
Other"
Don't put too much confidence i'm a lovers
VOWS and sghs,' said Mrs Darlington to her
niece; "let him tell you that YOU have lips like
Strawberries and cream. and cheeks like a tarna
/ ton, and eyes like asterisk; bur such things
Ottener come IRON a tender head than a tender
\ heart -
BAD MORALS The daughter of we'll
/ known commission merchant in Chicago has in
/ stiiuted a suit against prominent physician of
/ Ihat city for "a breach of promise of marriage
damages S25. 900
] Another lady IN Chardon, Wisconsin, has Just
received verdict OF Sl0O damages in a SINH
/ lar case.
The legal tender case has been decided by
Justice Wayne OF the Supreme Court of the
! United States who delivered the opinion of the
Court dismissing the writ OF error sued out by
Judge Roosevelt, on the ground that the decision
OF the State Court of New York having been in
favor OF the consttutionalitv of the law the
Supreme Court had DO jurisdiction 10 revise that
decision The only mode therefore in which the
question can come before this court is by appeal
or writ of error from the Judgment OF an inferior
court of the United States
TO learn how immense ia the army of the
United States, il Is necessary to examine the
rolls at the Paymaster's Office. A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, indignant at the dis
coveries there made says:
One thing ought not on any pretext 10 be
! neglected a peremptory stop should he put to
the further saddling of the country with pletho-
RI OF officers We have on the rolls. say an army
! of 700 600 men. OF whom perhaps half million
are in some sort or other way m the held. We
are paving officers Tor not a man less than four
! teen hundred thou>aIdi A colonel is popularity
| supposed 20 command a thousand men. Our
colonies will hardly average 800 men The same
! NAV be said oi all subordinate officers. AS for
superior officers, who needs 10 be told oi the
hosts OF hi gad ers and major generals without
work and standing in the way of the promotion
| of better men?
Six thousand eight hundred and twent y-6ve
name are now before the Senate Military Com
mitee tor confirmation, and as many more, it il
reported. are still before the President and Sec
rotary of War. unacfel upon. Among the mum
Der are forty Bugaders and many Major Gener-
} all. This l. yer, large number, but we believe
there are rery few political appointments on the
list. Promotions are now made upon the recon-
mendAtion of corps commanders la tie field and
are. therefore. generally tor real merit or con
spcuons gaaniry on the field
New England with an area of 65 900 square
miles ard 1000 600 Of people, has the chairman
ship eleven con niitteeS, In which embraced
all the leading committees Such IL the distr-
button of power To n section of the country less
than forty fifth Of the entire United States il
extent, and which counts on the score Of ponua
ton less than the single State of New York
Here are the figures from the census
New York .................... 2 ss7 50.
Six New England States. 3. 1875 20
New iork's excess ....................... 1872 pa
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