The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-08
NEWS n GOSSIP.

Governor Beverage is quite i'll at his home
in Springfield.
Hepworth Dixon is lecturing on "The
New German Empire"
Strauss has signed a contract to give con-
certs in America next year.
President Grant is busily engaged in the
preparation of his message.
IL is now sixteen years since Col. Forney
founded the Philadelphia Press.
The Misses Conover ara about to open a
Kindergarten school in Kalamazoo, Mich.
King Victor Emmanuel has made Verdi,
the composer, a member of the Italian SEN
ate.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild gives an
nually $4,000 francs for the relief of the poor
in his reimbursement.
David Thompson, of Ohio, has been ap-
pointed interpreter to the legation of the
United States in Japan.
A number of French-CanaGian physicians
of Montreal recently formed an anti-com-
pulsory vaccination league.
The pope is said to be more partial to the
American minister in Rome than to the
representative of any other country.
The December number of the Contem-
porary Review will contain a paper or Free
masonry, ny AECuOASIOP ohohhA5'
The indications are that the constitutional
convention voted at the recent election in
Missouri was defeated by eight votes.
The manufacturing companies of Man
chester, N. H, which have been running on
short time, began on full time this week.
Mr.. Gladstone is said to rave received
efOO from the proprietors of the Contempt
rary Review for his article on Ritualism.
It is understood in Quebec that Edward
Jenkins, the agent-general for The Domin-
ion, in England, has rendered his resigna-
ton.
Texas is proud of DR.. Peter Gunsolus, aged
seventy-six, who has taken to himself six
consecutive wives and given paternity to
ifty-four children.
Col. j. w. Forney was the guest of the
Hon. John Bright at his residence, Roch-
dale, near Birmingham, England, from the
18th to the 14ih of November.
Monday afternoon Gen. Robert o. Tyler,
chief quartermaster of the second military
district of the Atlantic, died very suddenly
of neuralgia of the heart at Boston.
The late Major Harry Larkyns. who was
shot by a jealous San Francisco husband
recently, - said to have been zone of
Charles Levers heroes in real lte."
Al a O0lCdEO ldlI IIOl. Il dSNDA NObCu
to be the most popular man in that wicked
CITY. For a present ratified DR.. Swing re-
ceived 663 votes and Editor Patten 900.
Father Burke, the eloquent Dominican, is
preaching to immense gatherings in Ireland.
His boat with FrOude in this country gave
him great popularity and fame at home.
Mrs. Grant, Polk county, CAL, vindicates
the equality of her sex by killing deer.
Eighteen of these animals nave fallen be-
fore her unerring rifle since she lived in
Polk.
1t is estimated that there are fifty-seven
women actually editing newspapers in this
country. The female reporters, general wri-
tiers, etc, engaged on the press are numbered
by hundreds.
A new volume from Gail Hamilton is
nearly ready at the Harpers. Under the
title of Nursery Mornings" it deals with
children. little and big, including the wards
of the nation"
The third annual convention ofthe Amer
lean Association of Short Horn Breeders
met at Springfield. ILL.,, Wednesday. There
was a large attendance from the various
states of the Union and Canada.
Russell j. Roberts. of Orange, Vermont
and Addie j. Jackson of Chester, were mar
ried last week on a moving train, DetWeer
Putney and Brattleboro. 1t must have beer
a moving sight.
Mrs. Hayard, of Rhode Island, who il
known in the art world as a distinguished
sculptor, has a number of her works on ex
hibition in Paris, where they are attracting
attention and favorable comment.
1t is announced that General w. II. f
Lee will soon leave the white house farm OF
the PamunkeY river, Va, for Ravensworth
Fairfax county. and will hereafter maxi
that place his permanent residence.
Mime Ristori has received signal honor
in Peru. On the occasion ofhe farewell ap
pearance a grand reception was given b,
the president and, and a medal of gold wa
struck for the occasion and given to her.
DIR. Lyman Bsecher, urged to write abool
on speaking e~xrempore, on the ground tina
that was his method, replied: 'True, but
i did not write also, my extemporapeou
efforts would DO only cider emptings.'"
Mr.. Hinton Rowan Helper, OF Asheviile
N. c., the we'll known author of several in
teresting books, one Of which, "The ImPend