The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-30
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Cavour's house is now extinct by the
recent death of his nephew. Cavour's ma
ton lives and will live.
How's this for the name of a Canadian
paper? The Kaministiquia Peram6ulator
and Thunder Bay Prototype.
Captain Card, OF New Hampshire, is dead.
He waited 1c4 years for the last trump"
but Gabriel 'called" him at length-Chicago'
Times.
Mr.. Head, who was counted out of the
New Hampshire Senate because ballots
intended for him were both Matt" and
Nathaniel" has authority from the proper
court TO be known as Matt Head.
A girl is on trial in London for pawning
her engagement ring. She raised fifteen
shiIlings on it the day after her lover gave
it to her, whereupon he had her arrested.
When q Missouri engineer ditched his
train, he family asked: "Did it kill any one
who parted his hsir in the middle?" They
answered that three such were lying dead.
"Ihen / die happy" he sighed, and was
soon no more.
Oskalooss is about ready to go on that
artesiau we'll sgain. It Is so deep now thet
by placing his ear at the mouth of the well,
and holding his breath, the listner can hear
the people on the other side swearing in
IN Chinese.-Burling gton Hswkeye.
Theodore Hook was an instance of the
power of readiness. He had the talent of an
improvisstore, and could make verses To
order. He was asked what was the chief
objection TO dining alone. "WhY the bot
tie comes around too Often," he said.
"The prince of Wales takes a zoologist
and botaniss in his train 10 India" says
an exchange. Knowing the scientific at
tainments of the prince, it is inferred that
the zoologist will have charge OF the dogs,
while the botsnist gathers the mint. New
Orleans Rspu biicaD.
Theodore TiIton will lecture here some
time in Oetobsr. A room is being pre-
pared for him at one of the hotels with
extra nails upon which to hang pictures,
and . be6 o. peculiar excellence. night
porter viii remain in the hall during the
night 10 suppress all sleep walking maniles.
tati5Bs.-Des Moines Leader.
Mr. John G.. Whittier, 1t is said, fiuds the
early morning bour the best time TO COM
pose poetry. He has slso habit of compos-
ing aloud. TIE latter fact 50 seriously inter
ferr5d wish the slumbers of sailor, who oc-
cupi6d q room adjoining Mr.. Whiitier's at
hotel, tnat he applied for other quarters "out
oi the hearing OF Whittier"
The proposition to bury thu bodies OF
Presidents Jackson, Polk and Johnson in
the capitol grounds at Nashville, Tenn, and
to have the state erect over them costly
monument, has been frustrated at its outset
by tbe discovery of a clause in the will of
President Polk, ordering that his body, with
that Of his wife, shall remain in their grar. ss
on Polk homestead.
The Christian Messenger. NJ B5nban.
Texas. has betu saed FOR libel by the Rev.
Hama G. Rogers, for saying that he had
boen ''engaged in the Bescher business in
his flock at Farmersvsile." Damsg~s ere
laid at $4,000. The plaintiff --diI have
to Grove first, what "Beechey hnsiness,'
a., and, second, that reputation for it is
damaging TO his usefulness
Chess ia a game fo- which some claim an
age OF more than NO thousand years. 1t is
remarkable lat in an old Hebrew book
"Tsiuni'' At Is mentioned, and moro on ac-
count of the reason there given for its
orig n. A queen of antiquity wished tC
oestroy the peace o! conquered enemy
aven after death. She had game made o
his 80 teeth In two parts.-Jewish Messen-
ger.
A formerly well-known contributor Il
these columns, says the Milwaukee Sent
mel, sends in this tribute to a adecsased friend
"Mi poetly man ALA samee Mclean fella IL
Fipdelfy, him cal!ee Mistee Geo'Ge Babies
By'mbye Yet Hung (fen' OF mil him die-n'
good any mo-. Mi makee poetiy bout him
See:
"Thlow 'rrnv him Ia'ge fat-ilon.
Mash him tub an beaE him pan.
Him got though him washee business;
Gomez fsT,i aut How, 1ongside joss.
aON HANG. Clalk stleet"
See how universally admired and initiate