The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-01
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The surface of Lake Michigan is 5sOl feet
above the SEA level.
Gsorge Brown, OF Cairo, failed the other
dav. and his debts we're q cents; assets, 26
cents.
The Rev L. T. Hardy, a Baptist pastor in
Shelby county, Kentucky. has had a terrible
fail from dscency, and has fed, with a
brother of one of his female Pensioners in
hot pursuit.
The Buffalo Express, with praiseworthy
adhesion TO Justice, Indignantly denies that
the obituary verses in the Philadelphia
Ledger are written by Mr. George w. Child's
bookkeeper.
Joualt in his abraham Lincoln; La Jeu-
nesse, OF ga Vie Polltique," speaks of "a
reverend Bsecher-stove," which makes it
hotter for that peccant preacher than Beach
is doing just now.
The remains of Col. BENJAMIN Walker and
DR.. John Cochrsne, revolutionary heroes
were Fe inferred in the Forest Hin Gene
terv. Utica, On The 18th, with imposing dem
OnStEatiOlS.
The maus0lsum which is tt contain the re-
snains of Marshal Prim has been COM
pleted at Madrid, and was recently dedicated
with impressive ceremonies in the presence
of an immense asssmblage of psople.
remains Of Marshal Prim has bsen COM
pleted at Madrid, and was recently dedicated
with impressive ceremonies IN the presence
ofsn immense assem5lsge OF people.
TIE chiefs of the parties sent out by our
government 20 observe the transit of Venus
have delightful summer before them fgur-
ing up c0-sines, c0-tangents, and logar1thms
under the sulsry skies OF Washington.
A general court martial has been insti-
tuted to assemble at Camp Douglas, Utah,
on the 23d instant, Capt. A. H. Bsinbridge,
fourteenth infantry, president, and Lieu
tenant Joseph Hall, fourteenth infantry,
Judge, e,advocate.
4 Joseph Archibald Joyce, OF Cincinnati,
wishes the world to know the he is not the
siegrepious assn who threatened not to take
New York Times unless it declared for
Beechsr. Anything to Oblige Joseph Archi-
bald. Pass 10 along.
>In view of the fact that officers of the
army can no5 be paid more than half-pay for
the month OF June, in consequence of the
appropriation for the fiscal year falling short,
Uncle Sam IS going 70 give them tick tor
subsistence stores.
Gov. CASTOR, OF Massachusetts,, has issued
a special order dishonorablY dischsrging
John H. Hill and William E. Harris, pri.
Wales IN Company II, CLQ EcgiLllSDl, lOT III
toxicasion and disorderly conduct while In
uniform on the 17th.
The church bells at Stratford, Conn.,, were
rung on the morning of the 18th in honor o
the Bunker Hill centennial, among them tht
bell Of ths Episcopal Church, which wa
-ung at the receipt Of the news of tht
battle, 100 years ago.
The Boston Advertiser recalls Lafayettet
remark at the Bunker Hill dinner of 1872
tha. the toast Of the next jubilee should b
<'Enfranchised Europe" and thinks that
whether tee Marquis be called a Grandson
or not, sit is fair 10 remember that he wa
at least prophet"
The descendants OF samuel Adams hav
sent TO Mayor Cobb. OF Boston, slab O
scotch granite, to bs plscsd in the coping O
the fence Of the Granary Burial Ground, Of
the fremont street side. The slab Is marked
Independence, born Sept. 22d, l722; died Oc
5sh, 1905"
Ihe Rev. TnOs. Morris Hughes, a clergyma
fof the established church in Wales, has bee
tsentenced 20 three months Imprisonment
tfor being drunk and riotous on license
premises at illegal hours, assaulting th
landlord of public house and John Wi
kliams, and committing an aggravated as
\sault on Miss Emma Alice Hamer.
Gabriel Max. a German artist, is said
have produced painting with most ex
trsoriinary Characteristic. 1t is represer
tation OF the face Of the Savior. At dis
tancs the eyes appear 70 be closed, but q
one advances they seem to open gradual
uDtilthey bend upon the spectator mouSr
ful and pathetic gaze. This remains unit
the visitor gets quite close TO the painting
when they are again closed.
Attention IS being drawn in England
the value OF tbs mule. At a recent sho
the prize mule stood seventeen hands, an
wss proved TO be much stronger than
horse. Another animal exhibited, an
which was only twelve and a half hand
high, had bean driven the previous wee
go miles in forty-two. hours, and entere
London on the evening OF the second da,
AT pace OF sen miles an hour, with 4
marks OF fatigue.