The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

he went to the present session OF the YER
mont Legislature. He is about go years old
and thinks he has lost nothing by staying !
at home and minding his own business all
these years.
A hack driver in Ellis county, Texas,
was shot at the other night and only owes
his life to copy of Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress, which he carried in his breast
pocket The ball struck the book and pene-
1rated ffty-five leaves of it before its
coN-se was arrested.
A Chicago paper conveys to us the start
ing lnspzmation that Fred. Grant didn't
kiss his brde. 1t SAYS: "She was kissed
first oy her n-ther, then by her sister, Mrs.
faImer, 'nen II Mrs. Grant, next by the
friends and reIatvas. THE BRIDEGROOM
alone seemed content to relinouish his
newly acquired right"
How I Do not regard the gooo ar had
opinion of 'he multitude, have alre.dv
told you; lett, however, the remark shotlo
be looked ulon as a Jest, or momentary
ebullition of spleen, again state distinctly
that / esteem the herd of mankind, the
human cattle no better than other cattle,
nor quite so god. In short, told them in
the utmost loahing and contempt.-HOrace
Maynard.
the Postillion q Longjumeau his speciality,
not that he slgs the music with more
taste or talent thin his confreres, but for the
artistic manner ii which he cracks his whip,
ne having filled reality the calling of
postilhOn before citing on the stage. he is
said to have nOr formidable rival in
Nachbaur, who is laying the part at Ber-
lin, and who also ms a great deal of snap in
him.
writer in the st Paul Press tells new
story OF Horace GPeley. Horacs wrote
note to brother sditor in New York,
whose writing was equally illegible with
his own. The recifent of the note not
being able to read itsent it back by the
same messenger to NJ. Greeley for eluci-
dation. Surprising tito be the answer to
his own note, Mr.. Greley looked over it,
but likewise was unabb to read it, and said
to the boy: $50, take 1t back. What does
the ID fool mean?v "Yes sir" said the
boy, that is just what be rays"
Eight hundred unemployed in certain
collieries at Durham, England, threw down
their tools, few weeks ago, and demanded
of the owners water to drink and decent
houses to dwell in. They complained that
they were in dizziness and their families in
sickness for the want of water to drink and
cook with, and that, as acs of Parliament
had no effect, they thought it high time to
see what could be done by Rbsenting them
selves from work, and refusing to pay
rent.
great literary curiosity is now for sale
at Peking. 1t consists of a copy of gigan-
tic work, composed of 6, 100 volumes, entitled
AN Imperial Collection OF Ancient and
Modern Literature" This huge encyclo-
pedia was commenced during the reign of
the emperor Kang-ha (I662-I722l. and was
printed at the Imperial PRINTING Office
where a complete fount of copper Vvpe VTas
cast for the purpose. Its contents are
arranged under thirty-two divisions, and
embrace every subject dealt with within the
range of Chinese literature. The price asked
for the present copy by the Chinese owner
is, we belive, about ga, .-Athen@um.
The Boston Sunday Gazette say: 1.-THE
other day lady reached the railroad depot
just as the train on which she desired to
depart moved away. As she stood gazing at
the train, her arms full of packages and her
eyes full of tears, gentleman arrived at the
depot on run, with a valise in hand, his
coat on his arm, and face streaming with
perspiration. He also was after that train.
but alas! was too late. AS he looked anxious
ly after the train, now moving swiftly
away, he sat down his valise, wiped his
face, and very deliberately said: On
on him with all her sweetness, her facs
lighted up with a heavenly glow as she
whispered, Thank you, SIR"
People who prefer wetting the winters
store OF coal to lay the dust on putting it in
their cellars, do not, we believe, generally
know that they are laying up for themselves
a store of sore threats and other evils con-
sequent upon the practice But so it is said
TO be. Even the fire-damp which escapes
from the coal mines arises from the slow
decomposition of coal at temperatures but
little above that of the atmosphere but
under augmented pressure. BY wetting a
mass OF freshly broken coal and putting it
In warm cellar the mass is heated to such
degree that carbureJed and sulphureted
hydrogen are given of for long periods of
time. and pervade the whole house The
liability OF wet coal to mischievous results
under such circumstances that there are
several instances on record of spontaneous
combustion of wet coal when slowed into
the bunkers or holds of vessels. And from
this cause doubles, many missing coal yes-
sells have persisted.
Considerable excitement prevails in Lin
coin, Neb, over the action of Gov. Furnas
in pardoning Joseph L. Weber who was
convicted. four months ago, for forgery to a
large amount, in Fremont. The Omaha
Herald and few other papers openly
charge the governor with bribery, SAYING
that Mrs. Weber, wife of the convict. had
III, 900 with which to purchase his freedom.
Last night the indignant citizens of Fremont
burned the governor in effigy. A procession
was formed, preceded by placard, rep
resenting Furnas, with one hand raised TO
heaven, taking the oath to support the con-
siltutlon and the other hand holding a hat.
into which Mrs. Weber is dropping green,
bucks. In the distance was seen Weber,
ma king tracks for the penitentiary. No act
of Gov. Furnas' career has excited such gem
eral condemnation, and especially as the |
petition for pardon was accompanied by |
lengthy remOHstrances.
Admiral Porter's handsome mansion bids |
fair to be ablaze with the brilliant lights of J