Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-05
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

The "lasi ditch" is said % be Buffers Dutch
Gap Canal.
"A Washington boot maker states authorita.
lively that "Old Abe's last Is avery big thing
The steam plough turns over eight acres
day. Il IS one Of the trismphs at British agri- +
culture.
"A paper collar aud cuff company has been
organized in Boston with capital of $500. 700 |
The people of New Haveu have subscribed
fifty thousand dollars TO form a coal at cost com
pany.
The Partisan ladies dye their lapdogs
Green dogs. yellow dogs, aud pups sky blue, are
a. present much in vogue.
"A boy in Liverpool. England. was fatally
poisoned lately. by swallowing the juice OF some
tobacco which he was chewing
The Newark New Jersey papers complain
Of the increase OF the lottery business in that
city.
An Englishmln who has lately gone 'ome
from Hamerica. has given it a. his opinion that
our youths are smoking themselves TO death.
There never was a turmoil in a State" said
Walter Scott, Gin which knayes did not take to
advantage themselves--ss boiling pot is sure
10 bring scum TO the surface"
"A Sabbath school girl IN Bangor. only ten
years old, recently received the prize of a bible
for committing 1859 verses to memory in six
months. The teachers should be prosecuted.
Wisconsin is a model State There is but
little crime committed out there--at least bat
little that sees the light of day for the State
Prison is vacant, and there is no prospect OF lis
apartments being occupied soon.
"A large rolling mill tor the manUfrtursrof
boiler and sheet-iron will soon be etSs.eg az
Providence r. l. About three hundred hands
will be employed in it, many of whom will be
brought from England
There is a Squirrel Club in Rockville. Mass.
and every wear they have a grand hunt. This
year they killed 600 squirrels The fur Is val
liable now.
Thou hast a naughty cunning smile,
Full of mischief, fun and guile,
And all the hatiering things you say,
Vanish in that smile away.
"A vast coal field has been discovered be-
tween the great lakes and the Rocky Mour taius.
This will furnish fuel for the navigation OF the
| Upper Missouri River, and will be a controlling
element in the location of a railroad to the Pa
ciic.
Theology, as well as medicine. is getting
much more genial than il used 20 bell he Unitar-
| ians of England close their theological com
mencement with a ball, though the organ OF the
denomination in England mildly protests against
the practice.
The library Of Congress has received an ad
dtion of about 10000 books during the past
year They treat of great variety of subjects,
but especially of the discovery. settlement and
topography of this continent. The law library
of the Supreme Court has also received some
valuable additions
--Kossuth has three nephews 10 the Union
army: Colonel L. l.. Zulavszky. who, when
/ General Asboth was disabled in the late severe
engagement At Mariana. Fla, took the command
and brought the action to a successful close;
Major A. Ruttsiag, commanding the First
Florida cavalry, and Lieutenant f Zulavszky,
in his brothers regiment
"A professor of legerdemain, in Cornsali,
| England, borrowed penny from a miner and
speedily changed it into a sovereign. And ia
that nv penny!' asked the miner LET me
see it," He took the sovereign. and, putting it
into his pocket, said: "I'lI keep it in this shape
don't want il turned back again"
AT Vicksburg. Lieut. Dee, Commssary Of
Subsistence of the cavalry force, was killed re
Gently by Jesup, of the 4th Illinois cavalry. Both
officers were somewhat intoxicated and were
playing William Tell" Dee placed cup on
his head, and Jesup fired at il As ne pulled
the trigger Dee raised his head little, and
the ball went through his forehead Jesup is
now under arrest, and is TO be tried for the
deed
A newspaper is to be published in Paris, de.
voted exclusively to matrimonial interests. Its
only advertisements will be wants and replies, "
from persons who want husbands or wives: its
literature will be love correspondence; its ESSAYS
are to treat of the affections, marital duties and
and rights. and It's editorials will give advice to
the illtreated the lonely and the deserted, gra-
tis. This is progressive age.
A droll story is related of an honest old
farmer, who, in attempting to drive home bull,
got suddenly hoisted over a fence. Recovering
himself, he saw the animal on the other side of
the rails saving the air with his head and neck
aud paving the ground The good old man
looked steadily at him moment and exclaimed:
Darn your apologies. you needn't stand there
you tarnal crtter, bowin' and .crapin'--you did
it purpose, darn your curly pictur !"
This ingenious superscrption was actually
upon letter mailed at the Rochester On. Y
postothce
To Hiram Allen, OSWEGO;
Transposed it reade,h WE-G0 so;
Transposed again, and you will see
That thus it runeth SOGO-WE;
Transposed once more, and il will show
common adage. so WE-GOl
Aye--sO ice 90, in Lite's GREAT MAIL;
Ii well directed we can't fail
Ii badly, Thereby hangs tale!'