Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-23
ATT soar, OF PARAGRAPHS.

-Ne~ York has three thousand Eve hundred
miles OF railroads
A Philadelphia paper gives the name of
fourteen new petroleum companies organized In
that city within week. which together have a
capital of sll 100000
The Arab horse shoe IL thin plate of iron
covering the hoof. IL is tar lighter and gives
more protection, though il requires to be removed
oltener than ours. tlLf
The Democratic State Convention in New
Hampshire for the nomination OF candidates for
Governor and Railroad Commissioner will be
held at Concord on the lin of January next
George Washington once wrote to friend
mo punishment, in my opinion, is too severe
for the man who can build his greatness on bis
country's ruin
"A lsdy Who was recently asked TO Join the
divisions OF the Daughters of Temperance, re-
piled that 1t Is unnecessary, as il is my inten-
ton 10 join ore Of the Sons in the course Of a
few weeks"
-Naturalsts have remarked that the squirrel
Is continually chatting to his fellow squirrels in
the woods. This, We have every reason to sup.
pose, arises from the animals love of gossip, AS
he is VIGOROUSLY one of the greatest tale bear.
ersP among his tribe. all
One of our Boston merchants Yesterday paid
the excise on 700 barrels domestic spirits. which
amounted TO The snug little sum of sixty thou
sand three hundred dollars This, we are in
formed. is the largest amount paid at any one
time since the present internal revenue Law has
been in operation Boston Post
"A cOntraband, who came into Sheridan
army, when questioned about the rebels armnQ
the colored men, said: Bout half the colored
men think dey would run directly over 20 dc
Yankees with de arms in their hands, and toder
half think dey would jiss stand an fire a few
volleys TO the rear fust, lore they run-dat's all
the difference
1t may interest our soldiers to know tbs
their average height is greater by two inche:
than that OF recruits for the British army-theil
average weight greater by eighteen pounds thar
tina. Of British soldiers; and their average cir
cumfefence OF chest quarter of an inch greater
than that of certain French troops.
Six Senators were at the treasury office on,
day last week. With applications from women FOL
cerkshlps The Secretary stated he had nov
more applications of women known to be worth,
and in extremely destitute circumstances thar
could be given places for the next ten years
without sweeping removal Of those alread,
employed.
The grand council of the secret Unior
League, which met at Washington last week
appointed committee to investigate charges o
disloyalty against government officers at Wash
ington. Why don't these important fellows senC
Old Abe and Congress home. and run the gov
eminent machine themseves?-Springfeld Re
publican.
Efforts now being made TO have the "a
tons OF our soldiers changed and mackerel fur
nishel once or twice A week in place af pork anC
beef At the present time pork is twenty fv,
cents per pound No ! mackerel eight cents
In former years the price cf mess pork anS
mackerel have been about the same, now thi
former Is more than double the price of the latter
$50 you are going to keep house, are your
said al elderly maiden 70 = bushing bride.
q" l es. was the reply
. Going to have girl. | SUPPOSED"
The newly made wife colored and then quiet
liz responded that she " really didn't know
whether it would be girl or boy