The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Sir j. Lubbock, NJ. r, recently ueLlNoreu
one Of the series Of popular science lectures
In Manchester, his subject being "Modern
Saya0es." He said that whether science
was. as some supposed, destined to modify
mems religious views or not-a question
into which he did not then wish to enter
no one ought, on that account, 70 regard 1t
with apprehension or distrust."
Professionalism does not seem to flourish in
France. The Reform Church Is about fall
ing into two angry and hearty equal seq
ments. and the Huguenots do not flourish
a. in the old days of persecution. The
Almanac de GOtbs reports only $4,000
Protestants in France. This will be modi-
fed, however, by the fact that all persons are
enrolled 90 Roman Catholics who are not en-
rolled as Professionals.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, the accom-
plished wife ofG n. Fremont and a daughter
of Thomas Benton, has begun series Of
sketches Of distinguished persons she has
known. for the New York Ledger. Her list
of noiables thus far includes Chief Justices
Marshall, fancy and Chase; Presidents
Pierce and Van Buren,; Charles Sumner
and others, all of whom she gOssips about
with grace and humor.
a party Of Englishmen, headed by Sir
Samuel Hayes, lett Denver in October last
on a bear hunt. and had not, up to the 18th
Inst. been heard from. The Denver News
says their friends begin to fear tor their
safety and adds: Their armament was the
most formidable ever taken over the range,
comprising more guns and larger amount
OF ammunition than Gen. Johnston took
when he marched against the Mormons."
Chief Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court
OF Iowa, has recently rendered decision
declaring that municipal corporations, whose
officers are by statute authorized to destroy
rr,tl TfVar- hon fhayy Ghal No
sary TO avert the progress of and extinguish
q FIRE, are not liable to the person whose
property is thus destroyed, in the absence of
statute creating such liability; that destruc
ton OF buildings under the circumstances
IA not a taking of private property for
public use within the meaning of the consti-.
tuition.
At meeting Of the Catholic Union of
Ireland, held November Il, the following
resolution was adopted: THAT the council
of the Catholic Union of Ireland repudiate
the assertion of Mr.. Gladstone that the civil
allegiance of Catholics has been injuriously
affected by the DEGREES of the Vatican Coun-
ell: and further declare that while holding
themselves bound in perfect obedience TO
the Gecrees of that infallible council, they
yield In no decrae to any of her msjesty's
subjects in the duty and performance of civil
allegiance"
Bishop Colenso, of Natal, who some years
ago wrote dangerous" book on the Pen
tateuch, Is now in England. The English
church has endeavored to depose him, but
without success and, in despite, some petty
ecclesiastics have forbidden him the use OF
their pulpits. Thus, personally he was
barred from the parish church of Oxford,
but his sermon was read Dy friend, and
the chapelof Ballot College, as well as the
public halls of the municipal corporations,
were placed at his disposal.
The Chicago Tribune regards Cen. Shaler
~ very expensive luxury. He has recon-
mended several reforms to be made in the
administration of the fire department Of the
Garden City, each one of which would
double the expense of the department. In
this emergency the Tribune is led to inquire:
"What does Gen. Shsler think we are made
of? Does he fancy that Chicago has Shar-
On's bonanza to draw upon, and that the
Taxpayers of the city are Souza de CsLrals.
whose wives and daughters blaze with
diamonds like headlights of locomotives"
Mr.. Fl. P. Johnson has contributed to the
Christian Union an article on the note
worthy library belonging TO Mr.. Hubert
Bancroft, the publisher, of San Francisco.
After describing the beginning and progress
of the collection the article concludes az fol-
lows: "Whoever hereafter would inform
original sources upon the history Of the Pa
ciho coast-its earliest explorers, the Span
iards, who moved up from Mexico after the
conquest; Its innumerable Indian tribes,
snd their phases of civilization from the
Aztecs to tie wretched Digger; its first
missions; its permanent white settlements;
It's material progress and its general develop
ment-must necessarily go to Mr.. BsncrofC's
library. IL Is q collection the Pacific states
could least afford TO be without, and which
they are most fortunate tor having secured
for them rs soon and in such q complete
state"
London journals have frequently of late
had articles on the subject of ga Third Sex, -
and o writer In the Womsn's Journal thus