Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-02
Az SORTS OF PaRaeaaPHs.

Richmond i IS 10 curreDey
There i = trisk trade 10 Wong Ilsisn girls
10 Oregon, 81 50 70 $50 bead.
There is a place IN Counsciicst where The
Sabbath b devoted y killing snakes
Prevent the red breast from coming into
your garden, j: possible, Tor be Is sure to come
there
-There are some plain Illinois farmers vho
O~n more land thaa goes - make Up some Ger
man principaities
The Nep York Herald has dubbed tie oil
miilionsires "Pe,rolians Who nos call them
Gent lies Boston Post
A maa beng asked. as be vas suaning him
self on the gTass. whas vas the height Of his an
biiion. replied. To marry A rich widow with a
bad cough"
There is an old voO5man in the Windsor
Forest. England who has spent century in the
forest. be has planted over 5 900 GA ks with his
own hands, which are now hlge trees. De re
CARDS them all his children
The lovely and gentle Anna Dickinson
the queen OF "niggef" politcs-is Grating and
gyratlng on the lyceUm stump 10 Michigan. She
has as yet come across no male biped possessed
OF sufficient courage 20 marry her.
One cent newspapers are no longer pub
lished. The Philadelphia Ledger and The Balti-
more Sun were both o. this class. but have beer
compelled to advance the price to two cents
The New York Suns terms are lone cent in
gold or two cents in currency"
AtWoodford Hollow, Vermont, man sued
q cobbe: to recover pair OF boots left to be re
paired. which we're withheld until an old debt oil
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verdict I'VE. the honorable jury, do decide
that the plaintiff and defendant pay each hall
the cost and the defendant return tue boots after
taking off one OF the taPsl" -.
The Rev Mr. Beecher said in one Of his re
cent sermons: 1.-The nation. in voting for Abra
ham Lincoln, voted 10 douoleits taxes" True
But DIR. Beecber vas very careful 10 avoid al
allusion to that fact before election
According to the Nes York correspondent
of The Boston Post Mr Moses Taylor paid az
income tax on over 800. 600 and the great dry
goods dealer, Stewart. paid $3.50 900 as his taI
upon about five millions income TOR 1883.
1t IS said that Madame Vestrs. the famous
English actress, used 10 have her white satir
boots sewed on her feet every morning. in order
that they should fit perfectly the exquisite sha q
OF her exquisite foot. OF course they had TO b
ripped off every night. and the same pair coul'
never be worn out once. She is said to hav,
made more conques;s with her feet than with he
face beautiful as il Was.
jeff Davis has communicated TO the rebe
Senate the singular information called for b.
resolution as 10 the number of army officers con
vIcted of drunkenness since the beginning of ID,
war. The figures are az follows: Total eonvic
ted since the beginning If the war, Isl tota
| ,f.l obar rsad f,r
ness, 222 There were convicted in 1861, FIVE
acquitted in 1861. five. Total number tried il
/ 1861. ten. Convicted in 1862, twenty eight
acquitted in 1862. thirteen Total number trie,
in 1862, forty Que Convicted in 1863, seventh
! eight acquitted in 1863. thirty-fye. To'a
number tre,. IN 500 one hundred and thirteen
Convicted 10 1864. forty acquitted in 1866
eighteeen Total number tried in 1864, fifty
eight
"A disease called in the army Suite Ma
MIA, is most apt TO break out among squads, o.
companies travelling along the road on very coli
days, particularly at the appearance of a fuI
wagon load load OF suffers goods, such az canned
fruits, liquors aud cigars. When the paroxysu
sezes the party, the first sign is sort of IndlaI
yell, and then the whole party break in disorder
run against the wagon a0d upset the vehicle, an'
throwing the whole load out upon the ground
can find The tit remains on as long as there i
anything like "spiritus fumend," cigars. o
, other good things come at-able.
The expenses of assessing the income ia,
for the last fiscal wear in Massachusetts we're
Salaries. $50 940 90; clerk hire, S2l 0l0 DC; sta
tiouar', 81 ESQ o. printing and advertising
81 ,9O3 81: postage and expense, 81, ll6 90; rent
I So, $50 79;-total, s64, 900 sc The total ex
penses in some OF the other States were: Maine
sl3 Cos 81; New Hampshire. 50 100 40: Yer
mont, S. .9s2 Al; Rhode Island, Sl2, lO4 81; Con
necticuI, sl9 934 %; New York, sl633l7 35
Pennsy lvania, SlOO.lS3 %.
"A gentleman fell on the ice in New Yora
this week and was severely stunned gentle
man rushed up and insisted upon taking hin
home, as be wOs his neighbor. He called a ear
rage, ordered the driver to 90 to his residence
etc and the crowd thought how fortunate it was
such dear friend was at hand. Sequel: The
dear friend one of the swell mot
who, after picking the gentleman's pockets and
appropriatiHg his watch took French leave
The Springfield Republican has the follow.
ing first rate notice of progress" in its own
city.
That Springfield is progressive city can no
longer be doubted Members of the weaker sex
perambuate the streets evenings, with cigars in
their mouths and canes In their hands; and q
gaiy dressed young man appears and is recog-
nized by many AS weirer of crinolina in the
day time. Dung gentlemen are getting timid
and find it necessary TO so in squads to protect
themselves.
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