Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-26
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NEw YORK, December 24.-The President has
granted an unconditional pardon to Wm Tuck
erman, convicted of robbing the mails between
New York and Boston, eight years since. DE
was sentenced for 20 years Since his mprison
ment his conduct is said 10 have been such as TO
gain the sympathy of all connected with the
prison.
An ordinance passed the board of ofaldermen 10
day prohibiting the sprinkling OF streets with
salsfor the purpose Of meltin. the snow. under
a penalty
Wm. Curtis Noyes. distinguished lawyer.
has had a dangerous parslytic attack
The leader OF the Port Jarvis gang OF eoun-
te,feiters has been sentenced TO hard labor in
the penitentiary for five years.
a special from Washington SAYS the weather
is moderating and there is a prospect OF naviga-
ton being soon resumed on the Potomac.
The Posts Washington special SAYS the latest
advices from Canada render it certain that there
will be no trouble between the United States and
that province.
The receipts at the internal revenue bureau
during the month OF December amount 10 twenty
millions of dollars.
The commissioner of internal revenue has de
oided that scrap iron heretofore taxed is hot sub
iect under the internal revenue law, tn taxa
ton, the tax on il having already been paid.
airy. some accoant of whose raiding operations
in the lower parishes OF Louisiana, some time
ago WAS republished from the rebel papers. have
arrived safely at Psscaxoula, La, from baton
Rouge, which place thew left on the 2lst. They
moved through the southern pert of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama, and the western part OF
Florida, meeting little opposition and destroying
large amounts of rebel army supplies, occupying
4 number of towns. tearing up railroads. burning
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ilicting immense damage generally on the en-
emy.
Their operations caused great CONSERVATION
among the rebels in the country through waich
they passed.
Their entire casualties were killed, : wound.
cj and 40 captured
Bushwhackers continue their depredations on
plantations along the Mississippi river, above
New Orleans. but have nearly ceased firing on
unarmed transports
The Richmond Examiner of the Plat has all
indefinite report that the rebel Breckinrdge bad
two engagements with the national forces under
Burbrdgeor Stoneman on last Sunday and Mon.
day, near Glade Spring. Southwest Virginia. and
whipped and compelled them To retreat toward
East Tennessee
The rebel salt works at Saltyille were report
ell be still safe, though il s believed che works
at Marion are destroyed.
The rebel Col Scott, IN All order uateG Clin-
ton, directs that persons caught going IN the di
teclan oi the Union lines to sell 10 the Yankees
shall bc punished with 100 lashes
Some of the Richmond editors. writing aud
smartng under the late succession of disasters 70
their armies, abuse Jef Davis in severe lan
guage charging his meddng in military matters
as the cause of all the mislortunes
An extensive FIRE occurred in Buckman street.
n. Y e. last night. causing loss OF upwards ct
Sl50000.
The Richmond Examiner OF The 2lst says
is army IN Tennessee has been terribly misused
aud has suffered awful injury
Tho Richmond Examiner of the 10Th says the
government has received official dispatches from
savannah up to the 18Th. saying that all was
we'll
A special 10 the Tribune from Washington
kills Moshy again by report from Piedmont.