The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-06
NEWS MISCELLANY.
GENERALNOTES

GENERAL NOTES.
The city of London expended S63, l4T in
entertaining the Shah of Persia. That would
go a long way in a poor family.
The Interior asks if it was ever known OF
n congregation who went heavily in debt for
: new church who did not soon thereafter
snub and ship their pastor. A church debt.
it saws makes a people cross, sill-natured and
critical and the pastor is usually the target
at which they discharge their arrows OF dis
content.
George HYDE, of Bridgeport, rested his
gun, at full cock, against his breast, while
hunting, last week, and then held squirrel
out for his dog to jump at. The doctors say
that although one rib Is cut in two and the
jugular vein grazed, if the bullet can be ex-
tracted from The jaw bone, Mr.. Hyde may be
around in few months.
A correspondent ofthe New York Tribune
lust arrived at Havana writes back: In pay
ing for permission to land, l was boldly de-
frauded out of S2 80 in change. 1 reminded
the official of it, who acknowledged the
swindle, but did not offer to make restitu-
tion. This seemed to me to rise way beyond
mere crime into the high atmosphere of sub
tie humor, and / smiled. looked at him in
amaZement. but he smiled on. In short. he
smiled and smiled, and was a villain still,
A correspondent of the Graphic in Wash
ington W rites: The President of the United
States, who has at present no other known
properly in Washington than house now
occupied by Judge Macarthur, announces his
intention Of fixing his permanent residence
in that city, and will buy and build there.
He will be the first President since John
Adams to take that interest in the Capital as
a superior place of pleasurable abode. 1t
was General Grants int ation to settle in st.
Louis on his retirement, but he has felt the
oontagion of the social changes OF Washing
ton.
The progressive party in the Indian Ter.
ritory are inaugurating new movement.
1t is to have Congress organize all that part
of the Indian Territory which lies east ofthe
9Sth meridian, west longitude, into Terri
tory. make the civilized Indians citizens of
the United States, and let that part west of
this line remain for a reservation for the
wild I.dians where the experiment of civil
ling could be applied to the raw material.
Tho country east of the 96th meridian 10
about as large as Indiana, and would soon
have the requisite population to become a
State of the Union.
Marshal Bazaine's wife is only twenty
eight years of age, and is heroine. She
was only poor girl, without any fortune
whatever, when Marshal Bazaine married
her, but the Emperor Macmillan gave her
a small property for her dos. which was
afterward confscated by Juarez. Nine. Ba-
zaine is a beautiful young woman, an excel
lent mother, loving wife, and devoted
friend, and she has pride enough to carry
her through these trying circumstances.
When told that the Marshal might escape by
military degradation. she cried, "Jamais! the
Marshal would never consent to that. If
YOU propose it even L shall soon be a
widow" And making her PREPARATIONS for
a last interview, Mrs. Bazaine wrote to say
that she would enter the convent at once.
The way in which Hosford, the last de-
faulting cashier in New York, obtained the
$1,000 tor which he has taken TO himself
wings is explained by the New York Sun:
While Mr.. King, the proprietor Of the bank,
was IN the Exchange, Hosfort sent him a
blank check for signature, saying that the
money was needed at once to adjust a bal
Anoe on 600 shares of newly purchased stock.
Mr.. King signed the check, and Hosford
filled IL out for $4,000. In case King should
see the check book before Hosfrd's escape
was assured, the amount written in the mar
gin was $40. Hosford took the theck to the
Union National Bank, had it CERTIFIED and
then went to the office Of White Morris Il
Co. and offered the check for $4,000 in gold.
He was we'll known as Kings cashier, and
Mr. King had funds in the Union Bank suf-
ficient to meet the check, so that he Is the
sole loser.
The lines in the Hoosac tunne. says the
Hartford COurant, were measured on Sun
day, and the Variations in the linss of work
ing were ascertained. In both cases the
error was greater than the meeting east of
the shaft last year, but the differences were
nevertheless so slight as to be absolutely
insignificant. The error in alignment was
but nine-sixteenths of an inch; In level it
was one inch and half. Last yeal the error
m of alignment was seven-sixteenihs OF an
inch, and in grade one inch and quarter
In the history Of engineering thert has been
no feat of which the authors can be more
Justly proud. Lines THAT might berun with
absolute accuracy in the open air are only
run with difficulty in moist, rough, SIM Ky
tunnel; and when at one end TIT starting
point had TO be. carried up the side of a
mountain. and then vertically for hore than
j, 3 thousand feet, one may well wouier at the
singular skill and patience with Which the
State engineer corps has performedits duty.
iis. The Boston Herald gives this little sketch
'of Mr.. Days new Fifth Avenue Tlzater in
New. York. which was opened faturday
night: The prevalent colors npon he walls
are French gray, light green, and lea-shel