The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The New York State Agricultural Society
is a net loser of $4,000 by its recent fair at
Rochester.
The treasury architect says that the New
York postoffice building will be ready for
postoffice purposes on the LIST of January.
Bayard Taylor denies that while in Egypt
he found the correspondence which passed
between Joseph and Mrs. Potiphar. He de-
clares that he would not publish 1t If he
had it.
The directors of the Amherst College
Boating Association have been directed to
correspond with Yale and Harvard, with a
view to the formation of a New England
boating association.
The total length of water-pipes in New
York is 400 miles; in Chicago, $50 miles;
Brooklyn, 300 miles; Boston, $50; Balti-
more, 30; Detroit. 40; st. Louis, $50: Mon
treal, 40; Louisville, 70; Cleveland, 20; Jer-
sey City, 60, and Milwaukee, 40.
Sylvester Keith, of Hadley, Mass, found
fifty old Spanish mill dollars in his corn
field about fortnight ago. They had appar-
emily been buried in a bag, as the remains
of a piece of old checked linen were with
them. The coins are of the reign of Ferdi-
nand. and have an old, dead appearance,
which indicates long burial.
A woman died in Paris, France, recently,
at the age of forty-three, from an excess of
appetite. She ate every day an average of
six and a half pounds of bread and one
half pound OF meat. It required about nine
pounds of bread to completely satisfy her.
She earned about half dollar per day as
q needle-woman. and was Obliged to eXpend
the whole for food.
The United States steamer Ashuelot has
been cruising up the river Yangtse, in China,
tor a distance of over 1000 miles. The off,
GERS were we'll received by the Chinese Off
Gals at Tchang, where the presence of the
AshuelOt created a great sensation among
the natives, as MANY as 1000 of them gath
ering on the banks to take look at her.
The great sewer at Saratoga, begun at
distance oftwo miles from Congress Spring,
will be completed to Congress Park by the
middle of next month. 1t is to be extended
1000 feet further east to point beyond the
Excelsior and White Sulphur Springs,
which will require about $4,000 additional
appropriation.
About seven years ago boy named Jones
inserted dry pea in his ear and forgot to
mention the circumstance to his parents.
The family reside near Springfield, Mass.
The pea was removed last week by DIR. w.
Shaw Bowen, of Hartford. 1t had caused
great damage to the ear. the hearing having
been nearly gone, and for the past year the
child has suffered terrible pain.
A Vienna paper thinks it remarkable that
the sailors who took part in the Austrian
Polar expedition all come from the coast of
the Adriatic. near Flume Captain View
precht selected these men in preference to
North Germans and Norwegians, being Of
opinion that they would endure the cold of
polar regions better than northerners; and
the hardships of the expedition certainly
seem to have had rather a beneficial effect
than otherwise on their health and spirits.
Ex-Governor Washburn, of Wisconsin,
who is probably to be a prominent oppo-
nent OF Senator CARPENTER for the UniUed
States Senatorship, made speech at La
Crosse last Wednesday evening, setting
forth his political views. He pronounced
himself emphatically in favor of specie
currency, ridiculed the $3.50 bond plan OF re-
sumption, and declared that the reciprocity
treaty with Canada would be a death blow
to Wisconsin.
The Rev. W. III. III. Murray, of the Park
Street Church, Boston, surprised his congre-
CATION Sunday by rendering his resignation
at the close of the morning service; assign
ing as reason that he had hoped in vain
for the engagement by the society of an as
sistant for him in his pastoral duties, and
for its removal to some more cOmmodious
effect November r. at the close of Mr.. Muir
RAYS sixth year in Park street. 1t will prob
ably be accepted, and a council be called at
once.
= writer in notes and queries says in re-
1ation 10 the nativity OF Jefferson Davis: 81
have no recollection of having heard him
state that he was of Welsh extraction but
he has often, in my presence, referred in
cidentally to it. On one occasion, during
his recent visit to England, in describing
some operations in slate quarry in Wales
he expressed establishment at the large
number of workmen, whom he likened to
swarms of flies, saying he never thought he
had many cousins" Should your or
respondent desire a more direct eDsw5r,
viii write for it to the fountain head"
Mr.. Thomas William Fitch, now son-in-
law Of Gen. Sherman, was seventh warden
of New York. His high alliance was the
cause of great iubilation in the seventh
ward. He was born in Madison street, neal
Rutgers, on the LIST OF October, 1873. Hi:
father was hard working man, and, at ar
early age, the son was given a chance tC
earn his own living. Young Fitch, who ha6
four sisters and a younger brother, who
has since died, was sent to gram
mar School No. %. The teachers, especially
Mr.. Durand and Mr.. Meiggs. became
warmly attached to him. On graduating
from the school, he obtained a situation in
the Home Journsl Office, but did not remain
long. He was shen about fourteen. Wish.
ing TO learn ? trade, he chose that of q
moulder, an9 Sscsme an apprentice in the
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