Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-29
ALI SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

The deficit in the pork crop in the West viii
amount to 900, 900 hogs
Baltimore intends to tax masquerade balls.
&c, at SO each a revenue is expected from
this source Of about Sc, 900.
There were 600 1000 pairs of shoes manufac-
tured in Auburn, Ne. last year. giving employ
ment to 500 persons
Sidney Smith speaks of man so dry that if
you we're to bore holes in him with ginilet, saw.
dust would fellow.
The Abolition State Convention in Connect
lieut. has passed resolutions in favor of Lincoln.
and requesting the delegates from that State to
vote for him in the Presidential Conver ton for a
denomination. 's s.i 81.
-Brigadier General Benjamin Grierson, the
great cavalry officer of the Western armies, is
described as tall and slender, well on to 40 years
of age, of volatile disposition, and a splendid
performer on the piano forte.
The Christian Commission has sent to the
Army of the Potomac. during the past year.
1000 900 newspapers, IL 900 900 tracts, 500. 600
Testaments, furnished by the New York Bible
Society. and 80, 900 library books.
SHORT AND SwEEr.-On rough old sailor
beng asked by one of the members of Il learned
and customs of the somewhat barbarOus nation
whose territories he had lately been exploring, he
put down the following exceeding brief summary
Of the characteristics Of the people in question
"Manners. none. Customs, nasty"
The Court of Inquiry have finished the case:
| of Generals McCook and Crittenden. The test
mOny not only relieves them of all the charge:
preferred, bet shows c0nclusiv elysthat they die
all that could be expected Of officers in the field
| General Negley will also be exonerated of al
charges 1t is said that the blame of the disaster
will be thrown upon other shoulders.
The New York clergymen have finally uttered
their protest against rafting, in which they make
three points. First, rafting is contrary to ths
law of God; second. il is contrary to the law o
I the State; and third the judgment THE cviize,
world condemns call resort to the lot" TIL,
Commercial thinks their second point is the onll
one that will "hold water"
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce says:
The results of the wholesale rebel conscriptior
were painfully shown here yesterday. Forty five
fine looking middle aged men were marched "a
| Pennsylvani avenue to the Provost Marshall
Office TO take the oath OF allegiance. They wer'
conscriDted but few weeks since and forced int,
the ranks. They deserted with arms in thei
I hands. being determined 10 fight their way out /
obsirucled by their fellow soldiers. They declar
that Lee is being considerably reinforced by con
scripts, but they question very much if such al
element will be of any great avail just at thi
| time.
Zen. John Morgan has determined upon
highly ridiculous. disagreeable and humiliatin,
course of treatment for the prisoners whom h
may capture, in retaliation for the prison dis:i
rline which he was forced to undergo in the Obi
Penitentiary. There viii be barber attached /,
his band and to his skillful hands every prisone
taken. who is higher in rank than Sergeant. will
be delivered, and be he Lieutenant. Colonel, o
General, each will be shorn Of mOusfaches, whis
kers and hair, until bis head is shaven as bare a
an egg.
The London &c. w J Prototype says that AL
derman MCPHERSON, who lately died there. wa
awakened two nights before his death by his wifi
loudly sobbing and crying in her sleep Ben,
awakened, she said that she had dreamed tha
two gentlemen had called to inform her of he
husbands death. Next day but one she besough
him on his leaving home to be careful of himself
as she had presentiment that he would not re
turn alive In the evening the two persons q
whom she had dreamed came with news OF he
husbands death Not waiting for them to spea
she held up her hands, exclaiming that he wa
dead, and fell on the floor insensible.