Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-22
All .oErs of PARAGRAPHS.
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Foremost among the dogs of war-the W est
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Josh Billings writes from Cape May: There
IL one church here, but il won't hold but so fu
that nobody don't so out of politeness."
The author of the book entitled =" The Oil
Regions of Pennsylvania" thus notices the tosn
of Petros he says in that town the church
universally believed in is an engine house. with
derrick Tor its tower, a well for its Bible. and
two inch tube for its preacher with mouth ro-
tund, . bringing forth things new and old" In
the shape OF 2U0 barrels per day of crude oil
mingled with salt water.
"A clergyman called on a poor psrishioner
whom he found bitterly lamenting the loss of an
only son. bow OF about four or FIVE years Of age.
In the hope of consolng the afflicted woman. he
remarked to her that g one so young could not
have comnitted any very grevous sin, and that
he had no doubt that the child was gone 10
heaven" "Ah, SIR SAID the simple hearted
creature, but Tommy was so shy-and they are
all strangers there"
Somebody has taken the pains to make a
religious census" of the new House of Com
mons in England from which ne gets the fol-
lowing results: There are az representatives OF
English constituencies, thirteen Independents,
twelve Unitarians FIVE Jews, three Catholics.
three Quakers, one Baptist, and one Wesleyan:
representatives of Irish constituencies, thirty
one Catholics one Quaker, and one Indepen-
dent; as representatives, OF Scotch constituencies.
three United Presby terans. two Free Church
men. one independent, and one Unitarian; max
ing the total number OF dissenters 10 the new
House of Commons. forty -four, aud the number
OF Catholics thirty -four.
Tho Portsmouth On. H Journal says
Id ~
the vicinity of Portland, two or three years since
purchased at auction. in Portsmouth, an old
mahogany chair with hair cloth cushioned
seat, tackled round with brass nails The price
paid was fifty cents After taking it home, she
undertook the repair of the cushion and open
ing it discovered some papers with the whole
value of which the public has not been made
acquainted Ii is said that an Important will of
one of the Earl Of Derby's family was here
brought to light which sent large estate to
different heirs from those who have inherited it
Information, il IS said, was sent 10 England, aud
a special messenger was sent out. who gave the
lady large reward. How much is not known.
but as she was enabled TO invest fifty thousand
dollars 10 Government stocks last year il is
thought that she made profitable business in
her chair speculation TIE name OF the lady is
Mrs Mayberry"
The Chinese population of San Francisco 10
making rapid strides in civilization, in adopting
western costumes and manners, and in familiar
ling themselves with the language of the socie
~ OF their adopted country. There is also a
marked Improvement III their taste in criminal
directions; and. instesd OF continuing to pilfer
chickens from poultry yards, they are now rob
bing banks This at least is the philosophical view
taken by California journs.t of the recent and
rather sudden departure of An Wee, Esq, a Chi
M af hat oh
cashier Of the Ring Yeong bank, who decamped
with 81 600, which he found in the safe OF the
establishment with a celebrity which would have
been creditable TO any of his New York COL
leagues. Our San Francisco Contemporary, (The
Evening Post) expresses = fear that the mita-
tive genius of the Chinese which ma kes them excel
our quacks in the medical profession, may also
result in their superiority over scsmps in
banking and mercantile persuasions.