Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-05
STATE ITE -.
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They have a national bank at Norfolk, Va.
Quite number of our exchanges speak in
very hat,ering terms Of the Hon. Geo S Brown.
of Wells county. as a candidate for Lieut. Cover
nor at the ensuing election. We have but little
personal acquaintance with him. but his reputa-
ton an able debater, sound logican and good
parliamentarian give ample assurance of his fit
ness for the position He would make good
race, and il elected would, we have no doubt. do
honor 10 the Democracy of the State : Ply
mouth Democrat.
AT the Fair in New York, the married ladies
will be distinguished by black aprons, the unmar-
ried bv white California and other widows. by
aprons hemmed with yellow. So says the Bos
ton Post. which is posted in such matters.
-THE Social EVIL The magnitude of one
social evil that affiicts Washington in these times
is indicated by the fact that the new court there
has, in the past few months, imposed an aggre-
gate of about ten thousand dollars in fines upon
keepers of houses of i'll repute-and near about
the whole of il has been duly paid.
Col Howard BLAKE-The many friends
of Col Howard Blake will be gratiied to learn
bv letters recently received from him at Mama
nilla. where he is our Consul, dated February
2Sth. that the statement lately published in re-
gard to him from San Francisco papers, was un-
true and malicious. originated by former consu
lar officers there, whose extortions and frauds he
had broken up. and who hoped to njure him by
exciting prejudice for his stern discharge of duty
in arresting deserters from the United States
steamer Saginaw.
In securing four deserters. as he was required
TO do AS Consul. one of them desperado. who
would not submit. resisted and endeavored to
take Col Blake's life, who alone. in self
defense. and to prevent the escape of nil the de-
serters which would otherwise have taken place,
! he was compelled To shoot him and Unexpectedly
/ death ensued.
Notwithstanding the efforts of his predecessor
who had been dismissed. with others combining
with him. Colonel Blake was acquitted by the
Mexican Court. and continued to exercise the
duties of his consulate as usual.
This is what might have been expected by
those who knew Colonel Blake's decision OF
character, bravery, and vet marked prudence
"a General Morris and those who served with him
in Western Virginia. abundantly testify to
His predecessor. il il understood had favored The
! French pretensions to claim Mexico conquered
While our government declines such acknowledg
ment, no influences or threats would induce such
n man as Colonel Blake to abandon the Republic
to which he is accredited indianapolis Journal
Fifty German soldiers arrived at Portland
| on Saturday i'm the America sent out by AT
agent ITDIU DOslbU. WIN ftCfullcu tiitlH lil
fatherland for the purpose of filing up the quots
of the ninth ward of Boston. Some difficult.
occurred at Portland. AS other recruiting officers
had discov erred the prizes aud enlisted several o
them Boston committee in attendance TO re-
ceive these distinguished foreigners. explained Il
the Mayor of Portland that about 500 men had
been engaged in Germany to come over and en-
list Who says Massachusetts, will not furnist
her patrio tic "swarms2"
Two people, man and maiden lady. claim
the same pew in church at Saccarappa. Maine
and on n recent Sunday. the former. arriving first
wouldn't let her in. whereupon she went into the
next pew and climbed over. tearing her clothes
There WAS confusion of tongues and tussle, bu
no bones were broken
"A rebel captain who had escaped from John
sons Island recently enlisted in the 3Sth Ohio
Veterans while that regiment was home on fur
Tough aud for recruiting business. When the'
arrived al the seat of their new recruit wa
sent out one day on Dicket, and unaccountabll
disappeared never 10 be heard Of again till one
dav a flag Of truce came in. and with it lette
containing the compliments of the quondau
Union soldier TO his former officers.