The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

young Hlndoo bride from Madras Is tb1
lioness of London social circles.
"The secret history Of the Tichborne cass''
is soon to be published. Great hevingsi
Canon Kingsley will be here In February.
He will make a lecturing tour Of the princi-
pal cities.
A sewing machine agent inherits IS $780,
900 from an uncle in Scotland. And yet
there are those who believe that men get
their just deserts In this world.
Mayor Cobb says the Boston people suffer
from lack of self confidence, and that's
what's the matter with them. Cobb must
have been corned when he got off that
Joke.
A New Haven editor spent last Sunday In
Slawson, and attended church. When the
contribution box came around he was in q
doze. but on being nudged, hastily exciain-
ed, at have pass"
A party of Americans called en- the Pope
a few days ago to present few slight tokens
of their fealty, respect, etc. Among the ITO
kens" was gold casket filled with English
sovereigns and a cross OF solid gold three
feet high.
Talking about upserting sleighs, Wicks
remarked TO young lady he was taking out
Il
can to fall on, when L upset my Sleigh"
and then she blushed, for she didn't know
just what Wicks meant.
In the burial OF Professor Agassiz at
Mount Auburn, the sweet simplicity OF the
sepulture of Charles Dickens was respected.
A cross of brown stone, standing in the CEN
ire of the lot, was hidden with wresths of,
laurel and smilax, interviewer with lliesl
carnations and camelias.
No man who parted his name In the mid
die or owned three front names was ever
elect president of the United States. In
fact. all the presidents but four had each bus
one front name. Moral: Don't use front
names recklessly in naming your babies.-
Memphis Avalanche.
One of Ralph Keeler's guardians lives In
Ohio, and he writes to the Toledo Blade:
"Lest your readers may be led to think he
had property left him which was used by
his guardians, it is due them to say that
they never saw nor handled enough OF his
money to buy one cent postal card"
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett played In "Riche+
lieu" Julius Caesar" las Cssslus). Rose
dale" and "Ricaard I'LL" last week at the
Richmond, Va, thester. His supporting
company is one OF unusual strength, and
includes Mr.. John w. Norton and Miss
Louisa Hawthorne. Madame Jantusc0ek
succeeded Mr.. Barrett at the Richmond the
alter.
Davidson county, Tennessee, knows how
to keep a poor house. The straw beds are
minus straw and the sick, the old, ard the
feble were compelled to sleep on stats. The
faces Of the inmates were dark brown for
want of water, and the rooms were like hog
pens-the broken windows admitted the
cold wintery blasts. The diet Was coffee,
corn bread and pork. Lunatics were allowed
to run about at will.
A correspondent of the Jackson (Miss.}
News, tells how General Jackson got his IT,
tie of Old Hickory. He says he got the story
from Captain William Allen, near neigh
Dor of the General, and who messed with
him during the Creek war. During the
campaign the soldiers were moving rapidly
to suppress the Indians. and were without
tents. A cold March rain came on, mingled
with sleet, which lasted for several days.
General Jackson got severe cold bat did
not complain as he tried to sleep in a muddy
bottom with his halt-frozen soldiers. Capt.
Allen aud his brother John cut down a stout
hickory tree, peeled off the bark and made q
covering for the General, who was with dif-
ficultv persuaded TO crawl into il. The next
morning drunken citizen entered the camp
ard seeing the tent kicked It over As Jack
son crawled from the ruins. the topper cried.
"Hello, Old Hickoryi come out Of your bark
and jine US in drink"