Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-24

Rogers the poet, never wrote more than
four lines Of verse in one day. all his life.
The very low price of wbea, in England has
induced farmers there to feed il 20 stock quite
extensively. Sheep eat Is At the rate of about
= pint day
We have now ten Territories waiting to be
made States. They are. Wyoming. Arizona,
Colorado Idaho. Montana. Nebraska. New Mex
leo, DAkotah. Utah aud Washington
The knickerbOcker saws oats are selling in
Albany at 45 cents. the price having fallen TO
that figure from 81 10. which they brough, bu;
few weeks ago.
The Provost Marshal of Richmond has
adopted novel punishment for parties convicted
of selling liquor 10 soldiers. They are placed
under guard aud compelled TO sweep the streets.
Thirty three young men and boys were ar
rested last Sunday at Allegheny City, Pennsyl-
vania, for losfine around church doors 10 the
annoyance of worshippers Each was fined 81
and costs.
Montreal is spending a million OF dollars in
defenees against prospective invasion of Can
ada from the United States. Please, Messrs.
Canadians. make your Notifications strong as
you can. We may have use for them.
-Gerritt Smith has lately asked to send an
autograph letter TO the Chicago fair. He has
sent ten OF the hairs that once adorned the head
of Thomas Clarkson, the English Abolitionist,
rem arking that Clarkson's hairs were worth
more than his (Smith's) brains.
The New York World states that the Gen
sral Court OF Massachusetts" which is the Off
eial title of the Legislature of that State, has
passed an act fOrbldding the licensing OF any
exhibition intended or calculated to bring any
person into ridicule or contempt on account of
bis race or color.
"A correspondent of the Europe declares that
the Austrian commander in Italy Gen Bene1ck
is about to reduce the Austrian forces on the
south side Of the Alps from 1000 10 10000
men. He mentioned a rumor u the effect tn At
the Emperor of Austria has resolved TO give up
the city of Venice and portion Of the surround
ing territory to the Popo, of whom His Majesty
will constitute himself the Protector.
The profits of cotton growing have become
so numerous that il is said the whole Valley Of
the Nile has been converted into one vast cotton
plantation ln place of producing breadstuffs
for the inhabitants, and vast surplus for expOr
tation, the inhabitants now supported with
grain from Asia.
saw on duty at Fort Washington recently. Ser
geaht Joseph Cameron, who has been in the
service since 1906. two years longer than General
Scott. He has been on duty At Fort W ashngton
constantly during the last thirty SIX years Ser
ceant Cameron was born on the 18Th OF April.
1890"
Mrs Andrew Allison. residing in Beaver
county, Penn, last week gave birth TO tour
healthy children Some tse nty months ago N;s.
Allison gave birth 10 three daughters, whom she
named Cora, Dora, aud Nora These seven
children. born within period of two years.
were at last accounts doing well, rs was also
their mother.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed an
act declaring that it All employe OF a railroad
company shall violate anv rule of such compt-
ny, and injury or loss or lite shall thereby result,
the offender shall be Immediately arrested by
the prosecuting attorney OF the city or county
where the accident happened. ana if found guilty,
shall be convicted OF misdemeanor. and pun
ished at the discretion of the Court.
Prentice gets off the following on his old
friend JEFF Davis:
jeff. D avis had an adventure in pe:ticolts. but
there was none to deliver him The whole
thing resulted in an abortion.
JEFF Davis might have died game; but he pre-
ferred to live game-eyerybody game.
JEFF Davis. in crinoline, looked as if be were
nightly pulled up with his adventures.
jeff Davis has been called windy, and be GER
tainly resembed the wind when he shifted
Little did jeff. Davis children think that their
father was woman.
From a report OF the Chamber Of Commerce
of Lyons, it appears that the value OF silk fabrics
of all sorts exported from Lyons. in 1864, was
ETA 555 900 English, and was f555, 900 more
than in 1863, but "a 64D 900 less than 1859, the
most prosperous OF the last ten years. The pro-
portion of these goods taken by England, has
vastly increased The average OF the five years
from 1855 TO 1855 was nearly a fourth OF the
whole, whereas from 1859 to 1864, it was nearly
one bali-in precise figures, nine twentiethes
As to the United States, they took, up to 1883,
about three tenths OF the total exports, but from
1856, they have only taken one-tenth. 1t is,
however TO be noted that not nconsiderabe
portion of the goods sent to England. was in
reality destined for them, being sent there to be
shipped.