Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-15
AL sOHTs az PsRAnRAPnS


Passenger cars now fashiousby named
slaughter pens
A negro suffrage newspaper is about to bs
started in North Carolina.
The Charlottesville, Va, Chronicle save,
that the town of Winchester. 10 that State. was
occupied by the Union and Confederate forces.
successfully, seventy six times
Twenty thousand tons OF solid rock were
recently blown off at single blast in the Isle of
Man. Seven hundred pounds of powder were
used in fourteen chambers, each twenty FIVE feet
deep.
A correspondent states that Major General
Hooker is to be married to Miss Groesbeck, OF
Cincinnati, sister of Judge W L. Groesbeck, ex-
member of Congress Miss Groesbeck onioys
an income Of $40 900 per annum.
-"Oh, mother" said very little child, Mr.
s. does love aunt Lucy-he sits by her, he
whispers to her, and he hugs her" why,
Edward. your aunt does rot suffer that, does
she?' Suffer it! no, mother, she loves it,!
"A man on trial for murder in Bangor, Ne.
last week. secured his acquittal by his own sim
pie, frank and apparently truthful evidence
taken under the new law Of that State, allowing
all persons accused Of crime to be witnesses IN
their own behalf.
There is a woman 10 Charleston, n II. who
has large collection OF tame toads in her ward
They know their mistress; follow her about. and
hop in her lap TO be fed. and at the word of com
msnd range themselves in perfect circle about
her feet.
INDECENT NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS. The
New York Herald has this queer cut at Dana s
paper: I'VE can no longer exchange with the
Chicago Republican. 1t is too indecent in ire
management for US to permit il to come into our
Office
Edith Wheatley, daughter OF Nathaniel
Whsatley, of Brookfeld, VT, is what we CALL
smart" girl, though but fifteen years of age
She has this season raked 100 tons of hay, aud
while guiding the rake she quietly pursued
her knitting.
"A piece OF petrifed wood, full of nails has
been found in California. The query ia who
drove the nails ia the wood? The Indians who
inhabt the country have no idea of working iron.
Perhaps il is piece of one Of Solomon's ships
that he sent to the land of Ophir after gold.
Penny trains are now IAN institution" ia
London. They run early and late on the under
ground railroads The working man descends
into aspacious subterranean depot, we'll lighted,
in one part of London, takes his seat in a third
class carriage, and for two cents, in ten minutes,
is landed. miles away, in another part of London,
to reach which. "bus," would have cost ten
cents and an hours ride.
"A specification has recently been filed at the
Patent Office for improvements in boiling eggs
This was shortly afterwards followed by patent
for machine for removing the tops from eggs
previous to eating them We hope next week 10
be able to announce that a patent has been Sc
cured BY somebody's grandmother for sucking
the above delicaces M echsnics' Magazine.
The London Sun is distressed about the
future of the United States, expressing itself a.
follows: q" Ii is not likely, from all past expert
ences that the United States continue TO
form one nation They are too vast and too
unwieldly to be kept together under one head,
out whatever the eventfu division for the present,
there IL but one course 10 pursue 10 restore order
and civil government, and heal as far possible
the breach between the people.
The New York Weekly Review has an Ella
borate description Of the ladies' costumes at the
midsummer balls which have Just taken place at
Saratoga. The NOR, striking and pronounced of
these nCw toilettes was worn by stately Geor-
gian grl. whose summers could not have er.
ceeded twenty, but Who carried herself with the
air OF a woman OF f0rty-of one who had look
ed down the crater of life and found there was
nothing 10 II. Her dress consisted OF q train of
white velvet, falling not from the waist, but
from the shoulders, and trailing its slow length
along. IL was without sleeves, but was held over
the shoulders by cluster clasps of large diamonds
The arms were bare, and polished as those Of
statue OF Praxitiles, "a was also the face aud
neck and bust Indeed, the beauty was marble |
lzed-vss turned into alabaster by q new method |
OF enamelng. The heavy wb to velvet of the
train did not look wGrm a creature cold /
and statuesque as the wearer. though thousand /
lights were blazing and shedding streams OF
invisible ire out on the warm air of . still /
midsummer night. Common place people in
six, AID carleton aud gossaner tissues hirted |
their fans and drank ice water. and strolled out
On the grounds and balconies. and exclaimed,
oh, dear, bow hot il isl' but she moved in
beauty like great white cloud that sails above
he intersectlng air currents of the earth sphere
] bis robe was noted for its entire absence of
rim ming The hair was powdered with pearl,
md dressed IN the Aspasia STYLE, but instead Of
he blue ribbon usually employed in the making
Up Of that superb couture, circlet Of diamond
iar-clusters was substituted The slippers we're
u white kid and had dia moud buckles. fastening
Monde and satin bows. No gloves or bracelets
we're worn, nought broke the magnificent sweep
rom the plump round shoulder 20 the delicate
FPS OF the taper fingers.