The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-28
GENERAL NOTES.

Propellers and sailing vessels are leaving
Buffalo for the upper ports.
Four negroes were lately executed at
Townsville, Georgia, on the same day.
Many placards ere now displayed in Eng
lish towns, discouraging emigration to
America.
The comet, whose discovery was lately
announced in Europe, has just been seen by
an observer in New York.
The Berkeley street church, Boston, has
already raised $500 for the sufferers by the
overflow of the lower Mississippi.
Beecher declines to go to Europe on a six
months vacation. He postpones any visit to
the Holy Land until disease sets in.
The celebrated Emma mine, in Utah, is
shipping about eight tons day. Concen-
trating works are about to be put in.
Mr.. George William Curtis is to deliver an
eulogy on the late Charles Sumner before
the Massachusetts, Legislature, next month.
Among forthcoming books of local history
is Mr.. ". Matson's French and Indians OF
the Illinois rIver," which is toappear at Chi
cago.
A state convention of fish culturists, and
all persons interested in organizing an asso-
citation for this special culture, is TO be held
at Elgln, ILL.,, on the 5th of May.
The Texas state fair commences at Hous-
ton on the 10th of May and continues four
DAYS. Among its premiums it offers silver
medal Tor the best newspaper printed any
where.
Mr.. Walter Hill, the English government
botanist, claims to have found trees in Aus =
tralia which. in point of size and height,
surpass the gigantic shrubbsry OF the
Yosemite.
The Bolivian government has ordered its
engineers to mark out the twenty-third par
allel the line of demsrcatiOn between
Chilli and Bolivia without consulting the
former republic.
The first catalogue of publications in the
English language was published in 1895, by
Andrew Maunsell. bookseller, "for the glory
of God and edifcation of the Church OF
Christ in England"
In Cincinnati, the other day, two phleg-
matte, speculative Germans attempted to
loosen this mortal coil, and while one sue
ceeded, the other ignominiously failed.
This initiates a "season of suicides" re-
marks an exchange of that city.
The Ohio Legislature has lately adjourned
after a session of one hundred and six days
during which time it passed one hundred
and twenty-five general laws, sixty-four
local laws and some Joint resolutions. Who
can wonder that people go to law?
The city treasurer of Green Bay, Wiscon
sin, has not been able TO equalize the debit
and credit sides of his accounts. to within
sixty thousand dollars. He became con
fused about his figures, took the wings o
the defaulter and has fed to the uttermost
parts of the earth.
The attorney general has decided tina
household effects in use by persons or fami
e L.
them not less than year, and not intended
for any other persons, nor for sale, may b.
admitted free ofduty, without any Limitation
as 10 their value,
The commissioner of the general land OF
flee has issued series OF instructions rela
tive TO the climber culture act of March IL
1874, TO encourage the growth of timber OIL
Western prairies," in order to prevent tn
numerous frauds which may be committee
should not the provisions of the act be rig
idly enforced.
The most extraordinary lawsuit of tn
Temperance crusade is probably that q
Francke VS.. the city of New Albany, TO
$4,000 damages for false imprisonment. Th
plaintiff was arrested and imprisoned by tn
city authorities tor not taking of his ha
while band of women were praying on the
side sidewalk before saloon.
a gawky saw for the first time, sehoo
girl going through some of her gymnasti
exercises for the amusement of the littl
ones at home; after gazing at her with look
of interest and commisseration for awhile
ne asked boy near by il that gal had fits
No, replied the lad, contemptu0usly, that
gymnastics. oh, tits. hey? said the verdant
how long has she had 'em?
Some weeks ago intelligence was receive
that the wreck of a balloon had been foun
near Natal, South Africa. A package of LEI
ters found near the wreck established tn
fact that it was one of the many air ship
dispatched from Paris during the seige il
1871. A well-known Paris savan, demon
strates that the wreck is none other tina
that of the Richard Wallace, which lett Pari
under the charge of M. Iacazo three day