The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-19
NEWS ANn GOSSIP.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The APP, fe crop OF Connecticut in 1874 was
worth 52OOOOO
Prevention of cruelty to animals has
cached the City OF Mexico.
Fifteen thousand California salmon have
been placed in the Tangipahoa river at
Amite, La.
It cost the management of the Grand
Ducal Theater, Darmstadt, So 600 to place
aida" on the stage.
The discussion of the pFcpriety Of renew
ing a tax upon theatrical licenses is again
renewed in New York
"LOng Yaller" is the name by which ex
Sheriff Crosby is best known to the unre-
generate traitors of Vicksburg.
Instead OF costing nearly 100000, the
Ashantee war cost but 81 10000 with re-
turned stores TO be heard from.
Dayton has public library of over 1000
volumes. There are some German works
In it, but not one in the French language.
The postmaster at CerTo GOrdo, H.. has
been removed, because he refused to con-
tribute from the proceeds of his office for
campaign purposes.
In pamphlet by DR.. Carter Blake, it is
stated that the lakes in the northeast of Ice
land are surrounded by primrose colored
mountains Of pure sulphur.
I'M. Hotchkiss has sued Abraham Foss,
stage driver from Fairfax and Georgia, vt.
for s, 900 damages for injuries received by
being thrown fEom the stage CT the latter.
The clash in the fashionable world just
Row, between the girls with pretty feet who
want to wear short dresses and those with
sugly feet who insist uoOn having long ones,
ds described by the fashionable dressnaakers
as something fearful.
"Flavius," said 1 to a little ten-year old
ebony in Florida, "when you see 6. mecca.
sin snake what do you do?" "Eill him,
said he, with flashing eyes. "Whea you see
a rattlssnake what do you dor" Then
leave" said Flavie, with solemnity.
The Chicago Journal of the 9Th says, &C
cording to official figures, the elevators o
that city contain 2,S73, 372 bushels of wheat
1.291, 40l bushels of corn, 4s6,I7l bushels O
oats, y, l79 bushels Of rye, and 1872 busk
els of barley, making a grand total OF 500.
ST. bushels. against 4,034, 665 bushels on
week ago. and go, SOS at this period las
year.
TIE Boston corresponding of the Hartfcr'
Courant says: The opera msde disastrou
failure, pecuniarly, in its late visit to Bos
ton. The principal reason assigned is tina
the prices wero too high. This had much Z
be hard one for amusements generally
People are poor and disposed to economic
in their pleasures. No concerts have sue
ceeded, except those of Mr.. Thomas Orehes
ira, which are really the rage emong fash
ionsbie and musical people alike
An application of photography, that
sptIy described as startling, haslbeen hit W
on by an English amateur, whose name
not given. The inventor claims to have di
10 fl. nrfu oil
iect or a senstized plate not exceeding he
an inch in diGmeter, an impression frol
which can afterward be enlarged TO the net
essary size. A plate is fixed into an ordinaI
lOcketsor keepsake, hanging from watC
chain, and can be suddenly exposed, by
touch sfthe inger, on entering a'Toom, an
an image taken of picture or a perso
without any one beside the operator beiI
aware OF it.
The Detroit Free Press ssya: Among Il
railroad travellers eating dinner at hot
near the Central Depot yesterday was chs
from Fayette, Ohio. who hoisted in mea
potato and bread as IL he had been
week without eating A second cup Of cof
was brought him, and in his hurry he pickle
it up and took large swallow. It was col
siderably hotter than pepper, and in bis e.
element the BuckeVe opened his mouth al
shot the liquid across the table against
young mans shirs bosom.
Gosh-whOop-hot parGon-an
blazesi" he exclaimed. reaching after waite
"You are hog, sirl" replied the youI
man, "a regular hog ~
IL am, chr"
eyes, SIR"
"And I've got bristles7"
ayes, you have"
sAnd grunt?"
ayes, sir"
stranger" said the Buckeye, as I
reached across after another slspjack, ''ssral