The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

hack from San Bernandino to Panamint,
Cal, 8 distance of 10 miles, in torty-elght
hours.
The editor of the Galaxy very cleverly
shsws how it is utterly impossible for a man
to marry and live like a gentleman In New
York on 81 800 a year.
The secretary of war will, in his next re-
port to Congress, recommend the prompt
printing of both the Federal and COnted-
crate war records. These are now exposed
to loss by fire, thieves and mutilation.
Mr.. II. Bancroft is going to write a full
true and particular account of the a~nte-abo-
ricinal inhabitants of America, as soon as
he shall nave finished reading $4,000 vol
umes on the subject, which he has collected,
including Maximilian's Mexican library.
Some Michigan inventors are said to have
secured a patent for preserving butter and
other perishable articles fresh and sweet
without the use of ice, by simply lining
packages with the pulp OF poplar wood,
which is furnished in sheets for the purpose.
Work on the pilgrim monument at Ply
mouth, Mass, has been pushed forward
vigorously during the last season, and the
base section is finished, with the exception OF
the insertion of the four tablets About
S25,O eco have been expended on the work
this year.
The Salem (Niass.) Register suggests to
its former carrier boys, who are scattered
throughout the world and filling every hon.
orable ami responsible station in life, that
it would be glad TO publish sketches OF their
varied careers from every one OF them who
reads the announcement.
Hon. Gilbert C. Walker, recently elected
to Congress from Virginia, ten years ago,
was a briehass and Flooding Chicago attor-
ney. After the fall of Richmond he packed
his carDet-bag and went to the Old Domin-
ion. Entering the political field he became
governor, from which he steps into the halls
of Congress.
The Illinois man who gave public notes
that he would not be responsible for his
wife's debts has to support himself this win
ter for the first time since his marriage. The
wife said she would not quietly endure in
suit added to injury. and so she declines to
support her husband longer by taking in
washing.
The patent bell punches manufactured at
Colts Hartford armory are now very extern
sively used on horse-car lines, especially in
the large cities. There are about 500 in
use in New York, 1000 in Philadelphia, 400
in Boston, 200 in Chicago, 15O in Buffalo,
100 in Providence, $50 in Albany and 200 in
Troy. In London there are 1000 in use, in
Dublin 200 and $50 in Liverpool.
Col. S. NJ. Thompson, who commanded
the regiment in which Abraham Lincoln
was a captain in the Black Hawk war, is
now visiting relations in Sangamon county,
Illinois. The colonel is now a resident of.
western Kansas, having always managed,
like Daniel Boone, to keep just ahead of civ
iliZation. he took his first ride on a rail-
road car during his present journey.
A large number of Washington's private
papers wer9 recently brought to light by a
fire at Alexandria, and'some of them indi-
cate that George was fond of "sinful in
dulgences." There were several bills on
which some of the items were ''seven packs
OF cards" "fOur barrels of porter" stem
gallons of rum,r etc Some fine autographs
of Washington we're also found.
The next Congress will develop many
new names. Thsre is no Washburne in the
list, but there are seven of the name of Will
liams-one each from Alabama, Delaware,
Indiana, New York and Wisconsin, and two
from Michigan. There are several Robin
sons. but only two Smiths. Among the
new and singular names that appear are
New, Wike, Tarbox and Sintikson.
Colonel and Madame Jerome Bonaparte,
who a been in Europe for the last two
years, are o4poCt0u 10 T5Iuru SOOQ 10 JQolr
residence in Baltimore. Madame Bona
parte was a Miss Appleton, of Boston, and
at the time of her marriage to Col. Bona
parte was Mrs. NewbOld Edgar. She is q
grand daughter of Daniel Webster, and her
distinguished husband is q son of Prince
Jerome Bonaparte.
A special from Columbus, Ohio, to the
Cincinnati Gazette says: "The adoption by
the House of Judge Haag's bill, asking Con-
gress to coerce the authorities of Indiana
to keep faith with the sovereign state of Ohio
and the United States by putting the
Wabash and Erie canal in ~navigable order,
will no doubt attract the attention of Gov
ernor Hendricks in the midst of his valuable
efforts to keep the states in good humor
with each other"
An iron bolt, half an inch thick and one
and one-half inches long, with a nut Of the
same metal attached, was found the other
day imbedded in a piece of solid rock at
Wyandotte, Kansas, by one ofthe workmen
of Morasch's quarry. a good deal of curl
osity has been excited by the discovery, and
all sorts of cODjectures are rife as to how the
iron found its way into the bed from which
it was taken.
For lack of fuel, get the coal dirt or SCREEN
ing, which can be had at a coal yard for cart
ing away, and wetting it, mould it with the
hands into rolls the shape and size of snow
balls, and havinga fire already made of coal,
place the balls in the stove. Never disturb
5t with poker or level, but keep the door