Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-04
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"A safe predicrion-that gold will never see
double again.
Many man who is glad to be quartermaster
has wife at home who is whole master
Though he labered more than year to cap
ture Richmond, General Grant has never entered
the city.
The net profit on all the crude petroleum
produced in this country Is not far from $50 QUO
per day, nearly 81 900 900 yearly.
There are 800 900 houses in London, Eng.
land, which. if all set in row, would reach
across France and over the Pyrennes.
-Germsn tanners have recently. with great
success. adopted petroleum instead of fish oil in
dressing leather
Gen. Lee is going to reside on Mr. Hill Car
bers farm near City Point. He proposes. il is
said. neither to GO to the south nor to Europe.
The United States government has now at
its arsensls at least sou 900 guns which are en-
tirely new, never having been putin the service.
The Washington Chronicle considers Gen
eral Grant 1.-The Moses of our times, to lead the
American millions out of the wilderness into
land flowing with milk and honey"
The present rate of wages in the Pennsylya
MIA oil regions is moderate Drillers and enpi-
neers get from 81 10 50 80 per day and board ;
mechanics get from 50 to So.
A correspondent from the army gives the
following interesting item: I'm the battle we
lost the brave Captain H. A cannon ball
took off his head His last words were, Bury
me on the spot where fell
France has had sixty seven queens Eleven
divorced. Two executed. Nine died Young
Seven were widowed early. Three cruelty treat
ed Three exed The rest were either poison
ed or broken hearted.
The Germans getting up a grand festi-
val of singers, which is to take place in Dresden
during the summer. No less than sixteen thou.
sand six hundred singers have accepted invita-
tons attend. and il H. expected that from
twenty FIVE TO thirty thousand will be present.
France INDUCES in a new china egg cup:
half hollow sphere resting on a thin entabla-
ture. supported by caryatides representing Cesar
Charlemsgne, and the two Napoeons, / and III .
When the egg is in the cup, the figures appear
supporting globe. pretty illusion, but easily
broken
1T is reported that certain gentlemen Of
Rochester. n Y design to present to General
Sheridan FIVE heavy silver or gold forks. of five
tines each, marked with the letters Of F V"
in memory of Five Forks. Va, or the FIRST Fam
lilies OF Virginia. whose representatives were
compelled TO skedadd.e before his victorious
arms
The managers of the imperial circus in Paris
advertised that they would give one hundred
francs to anv one who wsuld ride their perform
ing mule L" B go'l =" three times around the ring
An English gro, n accomplished the feat, but
did not get his money. ~hereupOn the public
took his part AM rot ensued.
A new English dictionary OF most extensive
and comprehensive character is in course Of
preparation under the auspices Of the British
Pathological Society. Among the collaborators
for the undertaking are Archbishop Trench,
Lord Lyttleton. Sir John Richardson. (the Are
tic explOrer) Rev. Dr. Midland, Mr.. Henry
Gibbs, and Miss Yonge, the novelist.
1t is the opinion OF the American COnsus
and bankers of Germany that there are now in
the European markets between 800 900. 600 and
400 900 OO0 OF our bonds sum as great as the
market will bear The greatest portion of these
bonds held by German capitalists aud BY the
common people for investment.
Sic transit Gloria" The anecdoie of Gen
Sherman is still fresh according to which the
General. upon being congratulated on his uni
versal popularity, took occasion 10 remark the
simitude between popularity ard morning dew:
III should N Ike a blunder 10 morrOs.' said
the hero of Atlanta, savannah. charleston and
R1eigh next dav would see me abused a. bad
lv as Mcclellan" HIS declaration is already yeri-
feS