The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The survivors of the Vile du Havre disas-
ter havSprcsented Captain Urquhart, of the
shin Tri- Mountain, who has lately arrived
in New York, handsome service of silver
plate, an recognition of his kindness during
the nine days they were on board his ship.
On either side are the words: Courage and
humanity" NIasts, ships, tackle, boats ana
capstans fill in the design, the whole Beng
surmounted by the head of Neptune. APP
propriate letters accompanied the presenta-
ton, to which Urquhart has responded with
grateful thanks.
The Fort Wayne Gazette, OF April 2, says:
At about half past O'Clock yesterday after
noon, freight train No. 10. OF the PittsbUTg,
Fort Wayne 81 Chicago railroad, going west,
which left the depot at 30 p. NJ, ran into
the Murcie freight No T., going south, at the
crossing one and half miles west of the
city. The engine of No. 10. struck the fourth
car from the engine of the Muncte train,
pitching it and the next one off the track and
splitting around prOmiscuously the lumber
with which the cars were loaded.
A Boston exchange says that one of the
finest portraits of the late Hon. Charles
Sumner, which is shown in the city, is that
published by NJ. b. B. RUSSELL at 65 Corn
hill. 1t is from an engraving on steel by
Augustus Robin, of New York, and the
is also-exeellent, and the expression of the
picture is such as to make it greatly adj
mired by the friends OF the distinguished
senator, A magnificent large photograph OF
the illustfious deceased has Just been issued
by MessFs. Murdoch Brothers, 5d8 Washing
cannot fail to be popular with his many
admirers.
Mr.. Ruskin's picture at the London water
color exhibition, which the hangers first
hung upside down, is entitled "The Study
of the Coler of Marble in the Base of the
Church of Sc. Anastasia." The mistake OF
the hangers arose from the want of promi.
nent form ii the drawing "Nr. Ruskin
intact" says the Saturday Review, "with
the. utmost Stability and sensitiveness, edu
'ces, out of the polychrome marble of Verona
play of c0leC scintillating and evanescent
as that OF the rainbow. The result is Turne
rescue. Turner himself, indeed, once SUI.
feredthe severs satire of having one of hi:
ford but 70; mless compositions turned
topsy-turvy."
Tbefanaticisan of the womsn's war against
liquor as received a sudden, unexpected
but most needeE check. The mayer of The
city, after courtsously delaying the exercise
OF his authority against the illegal proceed.
ings of this excitement, in the hope, nc
doubt, that it woEld soon expend itself has
AK Oulcldl prOciduldIlOa against It's
continuance. Hes has wisely forbidden. un.
der the threat of arrest, the obstruction Of
the streets of the city by those engaged in
so,ealled religious service. In stopping this
soffense committed against law, against the
liberty of the individual, and bringing con-
tempt and degradation upon religion, he has
prevs nted, worse evilS against the order and
peace of the city, which would inevits bly
have grown OFT of it. The fanatics will, no
doubt. be loud in Their complaints against
this wholesome and timely restraint on their
extray sgances. When this wild, sensaless
storm against all use of stimulants has
passed, aud the moral atmosphere is clear
again, even those who were caught in the
storm ana fed ans spread it with the most
sincere motives will be forced to confess, in
the rational qqietness which will follow,
that the onder OF tho mayor was beneficial to
the whole community. We come to this
conclusion ffom the high estimate which we
have formed of this intelligence of those
against whom this proclamation has been
leveled.-Cathoic Telegraph.
The New York Graphic in speaking OF
Education in srt''says very enthusiastically
that pictures will undoubtedly have much
more to do with the future of education than
they have had with its past. We are only
just entering upon their era. That they viii
do awsy with much of the dry text book
detail is certain, and also enable the stu
dent to come to some of his facts at least by
a much less arduous and more pleasant
road. What pictures will do towards slim
ulating and developing rapid inteIliQence
IN infancy and youth cannot be estimated.
The merest baby IL interested for hours In
looking at picture, and can be taught so