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


Alexander Agassiz is exploring in South
America.
Baron and Lady Heron, of Russia. are
stopping in Chicago.
st. Louis is about 20 establish first-class
cotton mill in that city with 10000 spindles.
The Rev. Thomas Williams, of Providence,
r /, is the oldest graduate OF Yale, belong
Apg TO the class of 1890.
The friends of G. @. Norvell, late editor of
the New York Republic, are trying to get
him an office of some sort.
Bartolome Blsnco made 5000, 900 in the
slave trade, and leaves vast sums to Cstho-
lie institutions in New York.
Miss Smiley Is In Brooklyn, n. Y, where
she is giving Bible readings in DIR. Cuyler's
and DR.. Budington's churches.
Sylvanus Cobb, jr., is called ''the smallest
across the armament of American litera-
ture."
The Cincinnati Enquirer is trying to kill
the immortal 81. NJ" but at last accounts
be was still making appointments for the
future.
Weston Gays he will go to Europe in Feb
ruary Now the New York dailies can des-
troy that standing head line, weston again
fails"
Senator Ferry, of Connecticut, who went
to Washington, intending to remain during
the present session, has returned home Sc
Tiously ill.
Charles Bradlsugh has,been busy lectur-
Ing ever since he arrived in October. He
has just returned to New York from a
Western trip extending as far as Iowa.
Henry w. Longfellow has SO many visit
ors at his Cambridge home, that the horse
cars always stop before the door, and the
conductors shout "Longfellow'si" as If it
was railway station.
DIR. Isaac L. Hayes lately said in a lecture:
SIT may be Of interest to you all to know
that no man has carried the flag of his coup-
try so near to the North Pole as has your
late citizen, Captain Hall"
Nine Chinese converts to Christianity
were received into Bethany Church ICON
gregationaD at San Francisco recently. Six
OF them were baplised and received on
profession of faith; the others brought let
tiers from another church.
very handsome testimonial was recently
bestowed upon Seth Green by the New
York State Agricultural Society. 1t is in
the shape of gold medal, worth, by weight.
$50. Upon the face is a picture OF Ceres, and
on the reverse, ITO Seth Green, for his SER
1t Is reported that in the 'sBibliotecay a.
Rio Janeiro discovery has been made of
thirty-seven wood cuts by Albert Durer, In
fine condition, the subject the passion of
Our Lord" and dated 1924. No completes
set, it Is said, can be found elsewhere. In
addition, there has also "turned upv a copy
OF the celebrated Adamssnd Eve of 1904.
The paragraphs who penned the sub
joined will have to answer for Il IN that great
day when the sheep and the goats shall be
separated: Nineteen years ago tennessee
father refused to let his young daughter 90
to caudy-pull, and she disappeared.
The other day she returned, lifted eleven
children ont OF the wagon, and entered the
house and took off her things as coolly as if
she hsdn't been gone over a day.
The Chicago Times, of the 2Ist inst. has
special from Terre Haute. Il saws;
Chauncy Rose, of this city, yesterday decided
10 the trustees of the industrial school of
this place 10 acres of ground within the CITY
limits. valued at S20,0 600, and also the sum or
100000 To the same purpose. The 500. 600
will be absorbed in the building. He had