The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-04-21

per cent. of the property, real and personal,
of the whole country, as returned by the last
census, and we employ 22l 900 teachers. The
national government has already set aside
for educational purposes I4O, OOO, 600 acres OF
! the public lands.
Prof. Proctor thinks the other planets are
not inhabited. He says Mercury, Venus,
Jupiter and Saturn are too hot, while Mars
/ and the moon are too cold. Some satellites
! of Jupiter and Saturn may possibly be
| habitable. ri
Park Goodwin, accompanied by his two
daughters. lately sailed for Europe. Mr..
| Godwin's health, which has not been over
| firm since the war, has again given way
since his return to active work on the
Evening Post. s s.
In the House of the Ohio Legislature, bills
have been introduced to amend the code of
civil procedure, so as to exempt editors and
proprietors of newspapers from testifying as
TO the identity of persons from whom they
receive communications.
The committee on agriculture are to issue
joint resolution providing that seeds, cut
tings and plants may be transmitted through
the mails by the commissioner of agricul-
ture free. Now may our country bloom
like garden rose.
The Rev. DIR. Curry is the editor of the
New York Advocate, the acknowledged
leader of the church papers. 1t is said that
he deals more steady blows, shoots more
FIRE from his eyes and Phihppics from his
Den than all his colleagues put together.
The Pilot says that in 1925 there was one
Roman Catholic priest in Massachusetts,
one in New Hampshire, one in Maine, and
only eight churches in New England. and
that now there are in New England six
bishops. AL priests, 1872 churches and nearly
900, 900 catholics.
Senator SchCrz will deliver his eulogy on
Senator Sumner in Music Hall, Boston, on
the 10Th inst. Mayor Cobb will preside;
Wendell Phillips will Introduce the orator,
and Oliver Wendell Holmes will read a
poem. Boston seems to make luxury of
her grief.
That "a prophet has no honor in his own
country is again brought 70 mind by the
late invitation of President Grant and
Others to Wendell Phillips to deliver an
eulogy on Charles Sumner IN Washington.
Can it be possible that the club has for
gotten the "eternal fitness" OF thingsY
The New York Times says: We shall
publish in our regular edition on Sunday
next the first part of new story by Mr..
Bret Harte, written expressly for :he New
York Times, and to be completed in two
parts This story will be found to be one of
the most charming Mr.. Bret Harte has ever |
written.
The announced engagement between Gen. |
eral Sherman's daughter, Minnie, and Mr.. |
De Haven Fitch, is said to be a real love |
match. Is it possible? 1t seems that the |
iold fashioned story" is again getting fash |
ionable. 1t was a fashion introduced by |
Adam and Eve and is still quite well re-
hembered by some of the older inhabitants. |
The Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta,
Georgia, lately held a meeting in relation to
9 citing through line of travel and freight |
from ST. Louis to Charleston, |
and from there, connecting by steamers to
Liverpool. Speeches were made, endeavor- |
ing to show that the tide of immigration |
might be made to take this course, especi- |
ally in the winter season.