Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-21
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The Houston Telegraph says the sugar crop
of Texas promises this season to yield heavily.
and to be OF superior quality.
The Cleveland Banks have put at dis
count of one-half per cent. all currency except
greenbacks, National Banks and State Bank of
Ohio.
The 9th of December is the anniversary on
which the feast of St. John is celebrated by the
Masonic fraternity.
The enormous business done in canned pro-
visions appears from the fact that single estab-
lishment in New Jersey puts up 5000 cans per
day. and often turns out six tons of jelies, in
glass, per week.
The Washington Star says over one thou
sand horses were drowned in the Potomac and
Eastern Branch; and they valued at
Sl45 per head, the loss to the Government would
be Sl45 900.
"A lady clad in the deepest mourning is a
constant attendant of funerals in Philadelphia,
where her grief touches the hearts and her finger
the pockets OF the mourning assembly.
The New Orleans Era argues that instead OF
committing the management OF abandoned or
confscAted plantations to public officers, they
should be rented to the highest bidder who could
give proper security for the payment of his rent.
After his escape from the Columbus peniten-
tiary, John Morgan went direct to Cincinnati
From that city he proceeded directly to Mount
Sterling, Ky, and thence via the Big Sandy route
to Richmond Lieut.. Magee, of Morgan's staff,
has also arrived in Richmond.
The first national bank at Newark, n J .
the scene on Saturday of daring burglary
The burglars entered the building aud blew up
the safe, the explosion nearly destroying the en-
tire building The entire contents Of the safe
however, were but three dollars.
alphabetically speaking, woman should be
amable, benevolent. charitable, domestic, econ
omical forgiving. generous, honest, industrious,
judicious, kind loving, modest neat, obedient
pleasant, quiet, rejecting, sober, tender, urbane
virtuous, wise, exemplary. yielding, and jealous
The Chcagoians are agitated over new
morsel of scandal Ceesta Mather, daughter of
n we'll known and oDpulent commission merchant
of Chicago, has sued DR. Aaron Pitney, of that
city, for breach Of promise of marriage, laying
damages Mt the modest little sum of S25 900.
The Doctor instead of fulfilling his promises to
the young damsel married bis old housekeeper
The Democratic State Convention of New
Hampshire meets at Concord on the 80 of Janu-
airy, TO nominate candidates for Governor and
tendance OF all who "are in favor of the Consti-
tuition as it was" Judge EASTMAN will be re
nominated for Governor
Mrs s Todd, mother of Mrs Lincoln,
the Presidents wife, and Mrs White and Mrs.
General Helm. sisters oi Mrs. Lincoln, arrived
in Baltimore. OF Friday. from Richmond per the
Norfolk stea mb0at Mrs Helms husband was
killed ut the battle Of Chickamauga, while in
command of Confederate brigade She has
resided in the South since the commencement OF
the war, but now returns to her home in Lexing-
tom XIV. with her mother and sister.
The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondent SAYS of the vote on FERNANDO WooD s
peace proposition:
The War Democrats who voted against
tabug Fernando ood's peace resolution, do
not desire Ia be regarded ~ iavoring il IN the
form i'm which Il WAS offered. They say that
had il not been tabled, they intended to have
offered amendments authorizing negotiations with
the States Individually. but they do propose
in any way to recognize the bogus Government
at Richmond
The Washington Republican relates the fol-
lowing:
Hooker, finding that the Potomac river was
fordable above and below Harper's Ferry. and
Learning tht, the whole Of Lees army was in
MARYLAND. ordered the evacuation of Mary land
Highi-. t., employ the troops garrsoned there NJ
other poiats. General Haeck said Maryland
flights must be held az all hszer1s. asserting il to
be the KEY to the position TO which General
Hooker replied: What in - is the use of the
KEY when the door mas been smashed inf