Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-10

WAsHISGroS, April S.-The Richmond Whig
of Thursday evening says: The transition from
enormous prices and deprecated currency 10
reasonable rates and real money. has come so
suddenly upon the citizens. that it will be some
time before they can properly realize the change.
Butter scarce at 25 dollars a pound; now
plentiful at so and 90 cents. Eggs that were hid
away at Is dollars per dozen are 80 cents Other
commodities at an equal ratio.
Monday morning pending the excitement and
confusion growing out of the evacuation by the
confederstes. the $50 convicts in the state peni.
tentisry managed TO efec, their escape, but on
Thursday over 100 were e-csptured and return
cd TO prison.
Military Governor Sheply has authorized de-
tail of colored men to clear away the ruins of the
great fire. go As to explore the brOSen gas pipes
Suffers stores are sprngng up all over the
business part OF the cit! left by the fire, and old
times are being revived by a sight OF the suhstsn.
tisls and iuxuries enioyed before the war
We understand from General Ripley tha! no
difficulty now exists in regard to mail communi-
cations by citizens with their friends in the north
ern states and all sections within the union lines
provided the letters be stamped with the legiti-
mate postage
A mail is made up daily going by steamer via
CITY Point. Fort Monroe and Annapolis
Four Of the detective officers vf the Coaf
rate government, who resigned and remained
hebind when the government changed It's base
have been arrested, together With Wiley, The
turnkey of Castle Thunder, Frederick Shafer,
the bread commissary of the Union prisoners and
all connected to the Libby prison
The functions of the mayor and the police have
been suspended for TIE present, and military law
governs the city Ia time we may look for the
restoration OF our municipal government upon
union foundation, and the resumption Of legisls
ton in all its departments.
The Whg gives additional particulars OF the
evacuation which bad been going on for a month,
but the people we're blinded aud refused to believe
! the removal meant evacuation as sl declared the
measures were only precautionary.
On Sunday morning the gold and silver belong
| ing 10 the Louisiana banks, snd recently apprO-
prated BY the confederate congress. was run
down to the Danvills train also the specie of the
Richmond banks
Then the programme for the departure of the
officials Was arranged A number of trains was
to leave during the evening Sill there was not
room for all who iboughi il desirable to get
away. Davis was TO depart ,s.7 p N
Brecknridge intended to 90 of on horseback
with the last OF the army on Monday morning
/ Gov. Smith ran off during the night
Tue correspondence Of The Morning Chroni-
Gle, from Wilmington. y. c., April 2, says il is
a mistake 10 suppose that Wilmington vas left
bare. large quantities OF cotton being found in
private houses; and that both British and Amer
| lean gold abound, and silver i ANYTHING but
/ scarce
Tbs most interesting item Of the week has
been the arrest of 20 pilots formerly employed
! IN the Nassau bocksd running trade Most Of
them reside in SmthVille, az the mouth of the
! Cape FesT river. Tnev csme from Nassau 10
Beaufort, having taken toe oath Of allegiance Al
Nassau before the United States consul at tha,
place They were arrested however as soon "a
they reached Beaufort, saj are now in custody
A letter from Richmond of the 6ih s.v.: The
new state OF afirs in snis city gives general sat
isisction TO residents. shO, 10 show their graft
tute, tender all the attention and information in
Their power 70 our soldiers, who, in return, are
kind and courteous, thus giving contradiction to
| the false reports of the rebel press The best OF
order prevails. The streets after tattoo. are free
from soldiers. except the patrol or the changing
OF guards. 20 bar-room j. allow ed TO be open
ed, and What whiskey is found 10 conhscaied and
poured in;o the streets.
A notice is posted At the wsr department that
passes to Richmond will no, bs granted under
any cirsumstansss.