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


and row boats. That beats Robesons.
The present has been a severe winter in
Texas, but Coke makes it warm enough
for 'em.
The Car has Pole for his new lord cham
beriain. a precaution to keep him straight
doubtless.
Antecedents are the chief consequents in
the United States senate, since extremes
have become the means.
How could the late appointee for chief JUS
tice have been otherwise than "soft" to the
South? Isn't he a Cushing?
There is one chap whose wages have not
been reduced in consequence the late
panic and All! Sin is his name.
Mr. Gladstone has declined to receive a
deputation to urge the claims of women to
the suffrage. 'Rah for GLADLY.
An English lecturer says there is no Amer
lean Punch. Well, it don't matter so much
about the name, but it is fair beverage.
Victor Hugo. left almost alone in his old
age, will, it is said by his friends, concen-
trate his entire energies on literary work.
Portland (Maine) papers have a column
devoted to notices of streets in which coast
ing is permitted. They must have winter
weather down east.
Sergeant Bates writes from Illinois to the
London News proposing to introduce the
prairie chicken into England, Scotland and
Ireland. He tried hard enough to introduce
the eagle.
Frances Gill, beautiful young lady at
Albany, COMMITTEES suicide the other day be-
cause she didn't want to tenda candy store
Most any boy in the neighborhood would
have accepted the position.
a New Haven man went oystering and
fished up one of the fifty pound nitro-glyc-
crime cans which some divers had left in the
river last summer. His family has been
provided for, but the excavations will not
be continued at present.
A New Hampshire lecture committee wrote
TO Boston to learn what Mrs. Scott-Siddons
would read for. The reply was $4,000 and
expenses; answer, as Mrs. Siddons will sail
for Europe at once if you don't want her."
"Let her sal, i" was the answer.
'What is a more exhilarating sight," asks
a Vermont paper, ethan 10 see eighteen
handsome girls riding down hill on an OK
sled?" "What is more exhilarating" would
be to see the sled slew around and the
eighteen girls piled in a heap.-Detroit
Press.
A "Life of Washington in Japanese, con-
sisting Of forty-four volumes, illustrated,
has just been published in Yeddo. Wash
ington In represented in the costume of the
present time, with a naoustache, cane, a
Skye terrier, and battle of the I've he could
not tell.
An exchange very chsritsbly says: The
New York Herald staff is divided into sour
African Explorer" sour Paris Commission
er. sour London Ambassador etc. The
Explorer and the "London Ambassador
write at the same table. The paris Com
missioner" lives in Brooklyn.
A New Haven manufacturer recently in
formed his book keeper that his salary of
$1,000 must be reduced $500, and that
the reduction would date back eight
months, thus making the amount due HIM
for the next eight months $500. There's the
result Of the salary grab repeal.
The st. Louis Republican prints this
''little" foot note: Indianapolis girls when
at the opera occupy balcony seats, and play
fully hang their feet over the railing. A
man in the parquet recently had the top of
his head crushed in by one of the fair crea-
lures letting her boots drop ON him.
Mrs. Ann Teake was in Omaha the other
day, just back from England, on her way to
Nevada. About four years ago she married
man named Teake, and by him had two
and fed to England. She followed him for
the purpose OF blowing his brains out, but
failed to find her man.
The French are such practical jokers. A
coachman living in Monmartre invited his
friends to dinner. snd on arriving at his
house the guests, instead of finding their
host at the mead of the table ruddy aud joy.
Gus, discovered him dead hanging on the
bed post. He had taken the preeaution to
ohQQSa rfnn fO~- +
guests.
Anorstor in Los Angeles, CalifOrnia, began
a r9ee0t speech with series Of conundrums,
thus: "Are there no dynamic antsgonisns
in the inanimate worldY Is perfect harmony
the universal law? De all the elements
above around, and beneath act in pla-
tonic unity?" At this point an old forty
miner from Phoebe remarked that the speaker
had better button his lip or proceed with the
lecture.
The late James Fisk. Jr., sas supping one
nght at table in the st. James Hotel, in
Boston, when Miss Elise Holt. the English
csmedienne, came in with her husband.
Miss Holt, extending the castor to the gal
liant colonel, inquired, What will you ave
with YOur am. Mr.. Fiskf" THANK you"
Fepiisd Fisk, "Isii take an III, IL you please"
Then he gave her an engagement, which
cons0ied her.
When Chase was governor Of Ohio, as we
are informed by a gentleman VIII, AS then
his private secretary, he kept In a separate
drawer stationery which he had bought with
his own money, and which he used invsria-
bly, in all but his official correspondence.
That was simple honesty, and the man who
can see no wrong in driving spanking team
athwart the principles of official purity Is not
1T to sit as Chase's successor in our chief
seat ofjustice.-New York Independent.
Wooden shoes are coming into vogue in
Europe. 1t is claimed that many serious !