The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-09
NEWS AND GOSSIP


Baltimore has abolishged her telegraph
poles.
Over 1900 lodes have been recorded in
Colorado since 1859.
Pneumonia has been carrying off ninety a
week in New York this winter.
Nearly hall of the voting population OF
the United States are farmers, numbering
about 100000.
The number of sheep last year in Aus
tralia was 55,4OO.0OO. 1t has doubled in
twelve years.
The fare between Louisville and st. Louis
is already reduced to 81 by the competition
of the B. Il O., and the Pennsvlvania rail-
roads. A still farther reduction is antici-
pated.
The students of Philip Academy, at An
dover, Mass, and the local police had a
latter were badly worsted in their attempts
to stop the coassing.
Miss d. sends us poem entitled 81 Can
Not Make Him Smile" We can not publish
it unless she gives US the name of the young
man. All the young men we know ''smile."
indiana Exchange.
The United Order of True Reformers is
the name of new colored organization
which is making considerable progress in
Virginia. It's subordinate divisions are
known as "F0untains."
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes frankly adj
mits that since the advent OF Lydia Thomp-
son he has had much less difficulty in max
ing his classes comprehend the manifold
mysteries OF the human frame.
NOW, there's a finished gentleman for
you," said fireman as he gazed upon the
pieces of the engineer that had been scraped
up and gathered to mis- fathers, after his last
attempt to run traihon nothing.-St. Joe
Herald.
From the returns just published we learn
that France is the greatest wheat producing
country in the world. She produced, in 1873,
the enormous quantity of 49,, 2O9, 600 BUSH
els. The United States rank second in this
respect, and Russia third.
Emily So1dene has been playing at
Buffalo, and the Express says: Congress
has passed bill for the Improvement Of
the mouth of the Mississippi Now why
doesn't Miss Emily S-ld-ne apply to
congress for relief in this respect also.
Gold has been discovered on the land of
r. s. Lane, of East Pawlet, Vermont. The
property has been leased by r. L. Williams,
of Middle Granville, who has already sunk
a shaft, and the quartz which has been
taken out Is rich in gold, silver and lead.
The following is the circulation of the In
diana newspapers-two hundred and seven
ty-'our in number:
Daily, per annum.. 100000
Weekly, per L. QUO, 900
Semi-weekly, per 10000
1rl-SgeekI y Zc,DDO
Monthly 35,eOO
Is 10000
The Remington Gun Works, at Dion, n.
Y. are employing 2 600 men, night and day,
upon a contract for 500, 600 breech- loading
rifles for the Spanish government, Between
1000 and 5000 finished rifles are shipped per
week. The Providence Tool Company, of
Providence, K. l., are now at work on
contract for 600,0 900 Peabody Martini rifles
for the Turkish government, AID are turn
ing out about 600 Of them daily.
The following from Gibbons decline ard
Fall of the Roman EMPIRE" Chap. 20, is
now the favorite text of the Plymouth
Church: Constantine was satisfied that
secret impurity would be less pernicious
than public scandal; and that the Nicene
council was edited by his public declaration
that if ne surprised bishop in the act of
adultery, he should cast his imperial mantle
over the episcopal sinner.
A New York letter says: To-day in New
York the slang of "GiYe us rest" is set
aside, and the new phrase, "Give the old
man chance" is in every mouth. Mrs.
Moulton said it so innocently. She, In an
swer to question of Mr.. Evarts, replied:
thought Mr.. Beecber would see the saving