Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-03
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

Some ladies use paint as fddlers do fosn-
70 aid chem in drawing a beau.
"A lady in Germany lately gave birth to four
daughters at once. Her husband fed.
- Moravia is nice place for WidoSs-they
allow them TO pay taxes and vote.
Many husbands think that the range of a
woman's duties Il no wider than the kitchen
range.
An Old topper saws that the two most pre-
cious things encased with hoops are girls and
whisky.
"A question for music master: Can
Miss be made to play on the piano in master-ly
msnner1
Why Is the letter the embodiment of
every American patriots wish? Because it il
the end OF war and the commencement of re-
union.
More than hundred destitute children are
sent every month by benevolent societies of
New York. to the farmers in the west. and the
call is still tor more.
An order has been Issued prohibiting the use
of all shoulder straps, sashes, saddle trappings,
or other prominent insignia OF rank. to be worn
by officers IN the field.
With twenty one thousand six hundred and
sixteen families than Philadelphia, New
York had, in 1860, twenty three thousand six
hundred and one fewer dwellings to shelter
them in.
Scientific explorations in Southern Ohio, in
dictate that the coal oil region extends through
that State into Southern Indiana. forming dis
trict of which Cincinnati i The gecgra phical
centre.
The new King of Bavaria is not merely
boy. but boy that has been reared in such
cusion that he never, it is said had money in
his pocket until he Is years old.
1t has been discovered that al organized
band OF body snatchers. resurrectionists exist in
Columbus. Ohio, whose practice Il is to rob the
graves at Camp Chase OF dead bodies which are
shipped to the medical colleges a, Cleveland for
dissecting.
when General Sherman was told that Gen
Corse wounded. he Remarked: Well, il
he had half Of his head blown off he would still
have more brains than some generals | have
under me-.
Dan Rice's monument to the memory of
the soldiers of Erie county. Pa, is in an advapc-
ed stage OF completion and will s0On,be ready to
inaugurate. The monument j. got mp in very
the generosity and patriotism OF Dan Rice.
A newly arrived London actress has en-
chanted the New Workers. She made her debut
at Mrs Woods theatre, dressed man, dis
closing limbs OF such marvellous symmetry that
her success was immediate. In the character she
swore and smoked 10 perfection
In speech in New Orleans recently, Jacob
Baker mentioned, incidentally, that when Robert
Fulton's machinery for the first steamboat came
from the mandatory in England TO New York,
il was consigned TO him, and that il actually re
manned in his commission warehouse six months
before the money could be raised to pay charges
OF importation.
james Hamilton Hammond Governor of
the State of South Carolina died at his residence
near Hamburg. in that State, on Sunday. the
18th inst He was born in Newbury, ) c., No
vember IL, 1907, and was consequently within
two days of fifty seven years of age The Rich
mond Wing regards his death As the extn-
guishmsnt Of the best intellect in the Confed
eracy.
Our special correspondent, who was pres
ent the interview, states that Old Father
Adam introduced himself TO foolish apple eat
ing Eve with, Madam. I'm Adam" To
which Eve, replying affectionately. improyised
the following cOuplet.
thrust the time will never be,
When I'll not care A-daza for thee"
-rhe people of Shasta county California
after having failed in the vain attempt 10 concili
ate and civilize the Indians, and suffered 10
great degree from their murders and robberes,
have at last resolye upon determination. IL has
been resolved that no Indian shall be allowed to
live east of the Sacramento and south of Pitt
river All found within those limits are 10 be
killed
An old writer says, that to make an entirely
beautiful woman, il would be necessary to take
the head from Greece the bust from Austria the
feet from lndOstan, the shoulders from Italy, the
walk from Spain, the complexion from England
At this rate she would be a Mosaic. and that man
who married her might well be said to have
taken up collection :"
The statistics OF deaths in the Washington
military hospitals during the war. show NOR
tally of over - 600. OF those 32S3 were New
I ORR soldiers Typhoid fever caused the great
est number of deaths Five hundred we're from
amputatOns. and only two from sabre cuts
4 Nearly thousand bodies have been exhumed
and removed by the friends of tho deceased.
/ A gentleman Who j. in the habit Of riding
~ and down town two or three times daily in
the horse ears Of certain New York line. and
who has made point of always presenting ten
cent stamp, Tor his fair aud receiving four fresh
Drted cents change. was lately asked by
conductor, TO whom his face and hnanciering had
become ,olerably familiar. What do YOU do
with all the pennies you get from usf' Il sell
them TO the railroad company again at fifteen
4 per cent premium the bland reply.
"A late Petersburg Va paper says: For
three or four weeks past scarcely she'll has been
thrown directly into the city. The number OF
shells thrown into the city during the progress of
the bombardment was truly astonishing IL
further says tha, 900 900 pounds OF Yankee
shells have been collected by parties and sod TO
the Confederate Ordnance Department At
east 30 600 shells were thrown into Petersburg,
and yet. strange 10 say. not more than ID or 20
persons we're killed. and about double that mum
Der wounded
Miss Heron. the actress having been ire
euenily annoyed in Boston and elsewhere by
her audiences leaving before the performances
closed. few evenings since advanced 10 the
foo;light OF the Boston theatre. ust = party
OF snobs were going out. and Indignantly pro
tested. as follows The respectable part OF
the audience will remain aud witness my poor
efforts: the res. Of the audience NAV go" This
deserved reprimand proved salutary. for a eon
plete revolution experienced, and tie
tire audience resumed their seats until the curtain
fell
- 4 petition is being numerously signed by
soldiers in our hospitals partially deprived Of
fsr~ke h. - hafr1 hat Car