Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-29


Six hundred barrels Of liquor sre CONSUMED
daily IN New York.
The milk dealers Of Washington. D. c.,
have raised the price Of milk to twenty cents
quart.
We DO not notice the name of Senator
Chandler. of Michigan. among the ayes in the
vote TO increase the whisky tax
Who Is the shortest man mentioned in the
BibleI Knee-high- miah. friend suggests
that there Is one shorter-Bidad. the Shoe
hight
In boring for oil near Chicago. las, week.
subterranean lake was reached. at the depth Of
about 700 feet, from which the water flows in a
copous stream
Mexico is represented as in a deplorable con-
ditiOn from the effects of the var ard lawess-
ness that have prevailed in that country for two
years past. The people are in danger of actual
starvation
Gross receipts ar the leading New York the
aires for one week: WaIlack's. s.. 500: Winter
Garden, $4,000; Museum. $4,000; Olympic,
S34OO; Broadway. 81 ,OUO; New BOwery, 50 $40;
Old Bowery, 50 $50
Fine dsy for the race" said wsg to Q,
sporting friend. one bright morning. lately.
What racer" anxiously inquired the friend.
why. the human race, to be sure" was the re-
+ ply.
The mechanics ami labOring men Of Provi-
/ dence. l., have opened cooperative grocery
store. The store was started on capital OF
$500; and the receipts for the frsi week amounted
to 81 300. and 81 $40 on the second.
Some one with close knowledge of human
nature says great many persons wish to live
+ their lives over again, because they see where
they might have sinned-and didnt.
"A contemporary, noticing the appointment Of
a postmaster, SAYS: IF he attends TO the mails
well a. be does the females. he will make a
very attentive and efficient officer"
The Washington correspondent of the New
I York Commercial says the applicants for clerk
ships have become so mpOrtunate that hence
forth positions will only be given TO those who
have served honOrably 10 the Union armies. This
closes the gate against horde of young politi-
clans, who are seeking reward for their services
during the past campaign.
The exchange papers give an account of a
man who re-enlisted the dead body of his son and
divided the bounty with the chaplain OF the regi-
ment. This is not quite so bad farmer IN
| Weschester county, who sold his two sons 20 the
army and bought two negroes with half the mon
ey to fll their places on the homestead. This
disregard fot life, and greed for gain. supern
duced by this war, is a fearful augury for the lu
ture.
The Toronto Leader Southern repudiate.
Mr.. Saunders in the following court fashion
"Some of the acts of this clever but eccentric
gentleman have created no little i'll feeling to
ward the Southern Confederacy. which it is pre-
sumed he represents in some way or other We
-
Saunders is not an agent of the COnfederat,
government, and we are of the opinion that. il
many respects, it would not approve of his con
duct"
The municipality Of Hamilton. following
the example of the Windsor Common Council
condemns in the strongest terms such robbins
expeditions - those of the st Adams thieves
and urges the s,rictest precautions on the part o
their own officials to put stop to them.
The Scientific American reviews the lat,
attempt to burn New York from technical poin
OF view. 1t SAYS had the know ledge OF these in
cendiaries been equal to their wickeiuess they
would have succeeded in their object, thel
would have carried sufficient oxygen with then
without opening doors or windows.
The Lieutenant General of The United State
army was walking on the dock at City Point.
day or two ago, apparently absorbed in thought
and with the inevitable cigar in bis mouth. wher
a negro guard touched his arm. saving:
mo smoking on the dock. sir
Are these YOUR orders2" asked the General
looking up.
Eyes. sir. replied the negro. courteously. bu
decidedly
Very good orders" said Grant, throwing hi
cigar into the water.
james @. Aver the Sarsapatillaman. pay
an income tax OF S45 95S; Mr. Ralph W. Emer
son. who lives in the Same district. pays 81 Coz
The moral of this is that Sarsaparila pays bette
than literature
why don't you give us little Greek ant
, Latin OCCASIONALLY asked country deacon d
a new minister why, do YOU understand those
languagesy' "No but we pay for the best, anc
? We ought to have it."
Little three year old Mary was playing yer!
roughly with the kitten--carrying il by the tail
Her mother told her that she would hurt pussy
why. no. won't" said she. I'm carrying !
by the handle"