, 1864-05-04

kSptklAl correspondence OF LUG Ln4EAHo lclDunt.f
4. 1Sp1ANAro11s, May 9, 1864.
The poet who characterized spring as
"ethereal mlldness" never spent that season
in indianapolis, or he wonld have revised his
verse, and Gang eternal dampness, come!"
For ne have only had wind and mist and
min, varied by rain aud wind and mist, for
three weeks and more past. The rheumatic
c1ammfncss Of Bleak House, az Dickens SO
ae1ingly describes 1t, cannot be compared
With tho present condition Of this sewerless
city. As n consequence, everybody feels
dumpy, and everything looks dismal
But yet, Under the forcing process of the
extremely dubious reputation that preceded
him, large, etc, audience assembled in Ma.
comic Hall last Tuesday night, to bear Doe
sticks lecture on "Cheek.n I went among
the rest, and paid my hfty cents, more to see
That celebrated individual than to hear his
profound speculatlons; and by the time he
was one-ha1f through began to suspect that
The original 9. =: had been taken suddcoly
Ill, and that his friend Damphool had uuder-
taken to "fn his appointment Tor him.
There is no doubt Of It, Philauder Is t4plaved
out'' In this section.
On Wednesday there was grand review OF
the troops stationed In and about the city, b.
oCA- tQu AAQ eLau 1H0TeE1me0I3 OF
the Veteran Reserve Corps, nine battalious OF
cava1ry and the city regiment took part In
the affair. The purpose OF the review was to
awaken martial ardor, s'fire the Northern
htart' Especially the Hoosicr part of it), aud
infuse into the butcher, the baker, the can
triotism to make them rise to level with the
emergency and volunteer for one hundred
days in the ranks.
The ladies, too, undertook TO carry their
end Of the timber, aad met in the
1tie1noon, nn.a oaaaI IN 1aEge plaid and ging;
1aseed resolutions that they would volunteer
to take the places Of such clerks as would
step from behind counters and into the ranks.
And 1Go of them did volunteer, then and
there, and Sang ont their sweet nalaes one
enough that they were ssfor the Union, to
man." And the next day duly constituted
committees from the volunteers went around
to the business men, and gained their cordt.l
cooperation. The clerks have responded
with equal enthusiasm, and there is no doubt
that the city regiment Of the Legion will be
ready for service in few days. Last night
there was another ronsfng old meeting, at
the came hall, to help on the work Gov
Morton (who has returned from Washfngton)
WIS the principal speaker: Re had said but
cInor WR8 mere than usually aroused. His
speech YVES Indeed crusl,cr, On Copperheads
and all other reptiles with poisonous ,fauys
To Ese homely but terse expression he
"came right down to the brass Of it," and
gave these bntternut gentlemen to Under
stand that II they dared to raise their hands
againEt the Government, and SO carry out the
irUgramme Of the Z. G. C.'s, he would
proml t1y employ these 5000 men to put
them down, The Governor, always vigllaut
and energetic, given to no half way measures,
has shown by last nights speech that there Is
depth to LIS caroestness and purpose that,
fortunately for home traitors, has never yet
been sounded, butean and will be when stern
necessity demands. The meeting had the
best possible effect Recruiting officers are
eso9cs ep5g 'nd nt men linz are 5a fGmng up p
dces the confectionery and local bust
ness Of the Sentinel bas been endeayoring
in every way by silly little illusions, aud
woree jokes, to make Hight OF the efforts Of
the ladies In tl{s matter, but has only served
in the eyes Of the reading and thinking COM
munity.
Gov Morton has interfercd at different
times to savc the Sentinel office from actual
destruction, but his only reward ia persistent
and vile abuse. Happily for all loyal men.
tncks Of that filthy sheet. Impartial history
will metc out to such men as it's editors the |
Justice they now barely escape
Inc fnmons 11th gave farewel1 parade |
ana drill on University Square yesterday af-
ternoon. The elite OF the city turned ont to
anplaud their fayorite regiment, and even
old Sol peeped out from behind the clouds
and gTinned On the boys gun barrels in eyi-
standardization that it wos q nice thing to |
see. The regiment left at niue this morning
from Cairo, en- route for New Orleans. They
took NTH them about $50 NEW recruits. The
s9th Pennsylvania. Col. Hambright, veteran
volunteers, passed through to day for ,he
front They belong to the army ofthe Cum.
berland. They paradcd In front Of Governor
Morton's house and he made them neat
little speech. They look like soldiers, NIL of
them, and hive already done gallant service.
Chanfrau Is closing his third week at the Me-
tropolitan- The T" Ticket of Leave Msn" Ind
quite run here, though the soldiers who
make up the Ereatcr part Of the nightly audi
ences, incline rather to the sensation scandal
oEities Of the French Spy'' school Curl
Gus animal this public audience nowadays.
Dividing 1t up again into theater.goiug
units, ii is evident that some Of them stnevef
vert the men they have been. Dor.