Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-30
ALI SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

-Fremout's friends say a political anaconda is
folding about Lincoln.
-Lincoln's last joke-eharging upon God the
consequences of the wal. -[Saratoga Republi-
can.
Many of our generals were not bred to the
business, although the business is bread to them.
louisville Journal.
old Abe calls Fremont tile "Bespattered
Reformer." Were the Pathfinder to retaliate he
would, Of course, call old Abe the "Smutty Re-
former"
The supply from the Springfield armory
alone, for the present year, will probably be not
less than $50 900 muskets. while $50 900 more
will be received from private contractors.
The Louisville Ky Journal truly remarks:
at is the most awful part of this war that the
President of the United States considers his owl
reelection the chief purpose to be accomplished
by il.
Generals Beauregard, Forrest, and Elk Gov
ernor Harris, have paid the direct tax upon their
real estate in Tennessee, through agents or At
torneys. This fact appears in an official letter
from Tax Commissioners of Tennessee.
old Abe will have his joke. The Washing
ton Union says a Western Congressman was
very anxious to know if Grant himself had been
heard from. The President said no-that Grant
was like the fellow that climbed the pole and
then pulled the pole up after him.
Senator Hale, in speaking upon the effort
by Congress to annihilate the State banks, said
the object would be more easily understood il
it were put in this form
And be IL further enacted, That all those in
struments heretofore known as State Constitu-
tiops, be and they are hereby abolished.
HARD FIGHTISG The severity of the loss
on each side, as well as the universal testimony
of those engaged, shows that the fighting in the
present campaign in Virginia is the hardest vet
seen in that army. We learn from a private let
ter that Gen. Grant himself has said that he has
seen nothing like it before in this war, on. either
side.-[Boston Daily Advertiser.
In Mexico there are three theatres, the lar
gest Of which will seat two thousand five hun
dred people. The Emperor Macmillan intends
however, to have a grand opera, a comic opera,
and a ballet; and the municipality, besides grant.
ing an annual subvention of 300 900 francs, have
sent a special agent to Europe to engage artists.
If Max. intends to sing, fiddle. and dance, let
him stay in some quiet corner of Europe and
enjoy himself He will find the founding of EN-
pires a sad and weighty business.
How THE REBELS GET THEIR SuPPLIEs.-We
observe that our men throw OIL their blankets
and great coats. in order to pass through the
swGmpy grounds on the way to Richmond. Banks,
and even the good General Steele, left supplies
for the rebels on a still larger scale. This re
minds US of the reply attributed to Gen. Butler,
on some requisition for ordnance supplies. last
summer, before he was displaced. ''Gentlemen, i"
said he. 81 must decline furnishing both armies
any longer. Let me know which one is to be
supplied, and the department will be able to
meet the requisition." This style of business
may be good for contractors, hut not for bond
holders-[Boston Courier.
-OUR GENERALs.-From a letter from the
Secretary of War to the Senate, il appears that
the total number of Generals acting as appointed
in the regular service since the commencement
of the war, is twenty nine-oDe Lieutenant Gen.
eral, six Major Generals, and % Brigadier Gene
rails; three of the latter have died, three been
retired or dismissed, one declined; two Major
Generals have been relieved, and eighteen of all
grades are now in the regular service. In the
volunteer force l03 have been appointed Major
Generals. and All Brigadier Generals. OF the
latter 46 have resigned, 80 died, IL declined. ~
lost their commissions by constitutional limita-
tion, 9 have been mustered out. 5 were rejected,
one discharged, one dismissed, 81 have been APP
pointed Major Generals, and 257 are now in the
service. Eight Major Generals have resigned,
sixteen died, one declined. and seventy were in
service on the 18th inst.