Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-12-04
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of France and England, particularly in ref
erence to the Neapolitan difficulty. In the
picture Louis Napoleon stands the faultless
model of an Imperial Leader Of an orchestra,
in front of a music stand, on which IS writ
ten "1st Fiddle" With one foot advanced,
with fiddle tucked artistically under bis chin,
and bow elevated, ready to sweep the strings
he fixes one eye on the music staed, and turns
the other down on corpulent and elderly
gentleman at his side, representing John Bull
seated in chair, with a huge violncello
resting against his knee, his bow on the string
ready to begin, and in front of him a stand
on which is written, ..sNespolitan Air" And
the picture make the first Fiddle say TO the
Violincello-
Now, Mr.. Bull, take your time from me-
The expression of that one eye of Napoleon,
turned on Mr. Bull. as he thus gives him the
word of command, is ''Now, old boy, look
out Pm watching YOU" and the express
ION of Mr.. Bulls face, as he receives the
command, is between a very wry face to keep
down the modification of playing second fd-
die, and a very sorowful countenance, as If
it couldn't be helped, and as much as to say,
"Well, if must | must, so here goes, this
once If no more" and Mr.. Bull takes his time
from the First Fiddle. Whether Mr. Bull
will take his time much longer from the
French First Fiddle, is just now a question.
T The Rochester american of Saturday
says that Lieut.. Truman X. Walbridge, U. 5.
A. 4th Artillery, son of Henry Walbridge, of
Lockport, was found dead in the woods near
Geneva, last Saturday, having terminated his
life by the discharge of pistol. He gradu-
ated at West Point in 1916, and had spent
most of his army life at remote military posts.
The Lockport Courier says that he had been
at home few weeks, and was ordered to
third banishment in Florida Long confne-
ment at isolated posts had made him sick of
life, moody, morbid, and detected. On the
18th inst he left for New York, intending to
join his regiment and sail with them to Florida
But it seems that instead OF taking passage
for the South, he returned from New York to
Geneva, which was his birth place. There,
under an alteration of mind bordering upon
insanity, and carried away 10 doubt by a
sentimentof melancholy which has become
habitual, he closed his existence by suicide.
THE ORTHODOXY OF DeEss.-The ladies of
the congregation of DR.. Peddle, Edinburgh,
lately determined 10 present the doctor with
pulpit gown. The DOCTOR on the Sunday
after it was presented, intimated to the p,o-
| pie in the church "The ladies have been
kind enough to present me with pulpit
gown, but lest any member should object to
my wearing it, | shan't put it on yet, and
will hear objections on Thursday night" No
body came to object but an old lady. The
doctor said, "Well, Jannet, what objections
have you to the pulpit gown?" "Aweel,
sir" said Jannet, 1--WE never read of the
Apostle Paul wearing gownl'' The doctor
said, and there was signifcancy in the re-
ply, '.you are quite right, Jannet; but we
never read of St Paul wearing breeks (trou-
sers)." That satisfied the old lady.
HIGH PRICE OF Provisions IN MINNESOTA
We learn from Captain Hillhouse, Just down
from Hastings, thirty miles below St. Paul,
that the river at that point closed one week
ago yesterday, and in consequence thereof
provisions had advanced very much. He in
forms us that flour was selling at Hastings
for go per barrel; pork $50 per barrel /;
butter 90 cents per pound ; and every other
article in proportion, and it was thought by
all that prices would be much higher during
the winter. Captain Hillhouse further in
forms US that the river Is falling all the way
down, aud that they found considerable ice
as far down as Lake Pepin.-Iou0a State Gaz.
OF The high wind which prevailed yes
terday did some damage to buildings in Lou
end of the large mill on the Indiana side was
blown in; an end wall of new building on
Third street, Louisville, was blown down, to-
gether with some temporary roofs in other
portions of the city. The Jacksonville fer
ry boats were compelled to lay up till late in
the evening, and the telegraph wires were
Frustrated in all directions. 1t also did some
damage in this city.-M a. Ledger.
HORSE MARKET.-The horse market is
improving One hundred and ninety horses
were sold last week. The highest price
brought by any one was S165, and the low
est SO. The average price was 800. Good
horses sold readily at fair rates. Several
buyers from Kentucky are now in town.
Messrs. Harris and Fuller left yesterday for
New Orleans with twenty-five head, all fair
stock.-Cin. Com.
o. There is mandatory in Philadel-
phia' of paper bags for grocers' use by ma
chinery. The machine cuts the paper, folds
it aud pastes the edges the bags are then
taken on leading strings and carried over
heated steam pipes and dried, and are thence
borne by the same lines into another room
and discharged into heaps ready for use A
machine produces 10000 bags per day of
every variety of sizes. The invention at
tracts good deal of attention.
FIVE WORDS IN SEAsoN.-About two GEN.
turtles and a half ago the Legislature of Scot
land enacted that "a good and sufficient
School" should be erected and maintained in
every parish. To these five words, "a good
and sufficient school," introduced into an act
of Parliament not larger than mans thumb,
IS Scotland indebted at this day for nearly
every solid glory she possesses.
ToRNADo.--We were visited yesterday
evening by tremendous wind storm--one of
the NEST violent we have ever witnessed. A
large portion of the roof of one Of the wings
of the Methodist Female College was blown
| off; and considerable damage was done in
all parts OF the city to chirneys, cave
troughs and tin spouting. Wayne SEN
tinel, 22nd.
GRAN interesting discovery has been made
IN France, with regard to engrafting fruit
trees. Instead OF making use of graft, a
slip is taken, from an apple tree, for example,
and planted in potatoe, so, that couple Of
inches of the slip remain visible. 1t soon
takes root, developes itself, and finally be-
comes handsome tree, bearing fine frnit
/ This method is due to a Bohemian gardener.
SwIFT RETRIBUTIoN.--When they do nab
a scoundrel in England, whose crime can be
legally punished, they make short work of
him. About the same time that Huntington.
the great forger, was arrested in New York,
man named Robson, who had defrauded the
Crystal Palace at Sydenham Of $4,000, was
arrested in England. The City of Washing
ton brings the intelligence that Robson has
been indicted, tried, found guilty, and sem
fenced to twenty years imprisonment Hun
tington, on the contrary, has not been in
dicted.
OF Two curious cases of intermarriage
have occurred in Newtown county, Georgia.