The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-05
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. Blaine's home organ thinks 1t would
never, never do for the republican party to
60 South for presidential candidate.
Senator Bayard is next to the youngest
member of the United States Senate, the
new vice president, Mr.. Ferry, being the
youngest.
A Polish dancing master committed sui
eide in Erie, Pa, the other day. He schot-
tisch own head off.-Com. Adv, 'Spose he's
gone to galop-ry ?-Boston Post.
What shall we do with our boys? Let
'em get killed by the cars. A Milwaukee
German has Just received 50 900 from a rail
road company for killing his son last Jure
Moody has converted II employees of the
Philadelphia gas-works. This is good but
Moody amounts to something when he con-
verts any OF the officers OF that or any other
gas company.
Anent to the Boston Journals idea OF
holding the national republican convention
in Fanenil Hall, the New York Tribune
thinks il would be q chilly place to get up
third term fervor in.
The last words OF the San Jose (Cal.) Ad-
Yertiser were: 1--WE entered the journalistic
field on business proposition; and on the
came proposition, we know when it is time
to die, and we are dead"
The simplicity of the Sioux maiden is
something wonderful. She runs away in
the greatest confusion upon an opera glass
being leveled at her, thinking that it rem
ders her clothing diaphanous.
Joaquin Miller's sffectation of ignorance
is not admired in New York. Though he
preteDds he never reads anything but Byron
and the Bible, his writings show that many
other sources OF inspiration are drawn upon
by him.
Canadian detectives in search OF Tweed
send reports of a stout man, dressed in furs,
travelling in sled through Lower Canada
and distributing specie on all sides with a
liberal hand. Can il be that the Boss has
turned Santa Claus?
A member of the British Parliament sent
pineapple to powerful constituent, and
had to suffer the modification of hearing
that il was not thought to be savory. The
powerful constituent had boiled his pine
apple with a leg of mutton.
In the vilest heart there is almost always
grain of goodness. You wouldn't expect
anything good from that monster, Jesse
Pomeroy. But really be has good deal OF
the spirit OF the Humanitarian in his nature.
In proof of this, il ne5d only be said that he
Is bitterly opposed to capital punishment.
A New London connoiss eur of liquor, IN
derstanding that rum improved by being
sent to sea, intrusted cask % 4 I'D captain
who did not return forthree years, when
the New LOndonite found that all the rum
had been absorbed. Affectionatelv SEEING
the sailors hand, he gave thanks. ask ing
"Can ever forget your goodness in bring
ing back my cask? Never, neveIp
One of the society boys in Washington,
according to correspondent, wears his hair
la Pompadour: 1t is rolled back from his
fourhead over a cushion, or what the girls
cali "rat." His necktie, gloves and low
shoes are faultless; and he Is, altogether, the
most darling exquisite we have. He il
very fsstidious and critical about the toi-
1ettes Of the young ladies whom he honors
with dance. His manners as polished
about bis dainty feet have caused the sug.
gestion to be made that they should be tied
back like the ladies' skirts.
We are authorized to contradict a para
graph going the rC unds OF the press to the
effect that General Suffer, on whose land in
California gold was first discovered, is eighty
years old, and lives in a poor cottage a
Litiz, Pennsylvania. where he is educating
his grandchildren in German school. Thu
facts are that General Suffer resides in on,
OF the finest aud best houses in that village
which was constructed to suit his tastes au(
under his own supervision, and that one o
his granddaughter is being educated a.
Linden Hall Seminary, a school which bal
a widespread reputation.-Cincinnati Com
mercial.
Theodore Tilton, in his lecture on 18th,
Problem of Lie" tells the story of the kin,
who could not be made happy except b,
wearing happy mans shirt. "When til,
happy man was found it was sscertained b,
wore no shirt" This invariably created
laugh, and Theodore takes advantage of 4
by sliding in the following bit of humor
"L,adies and gentlemen, suspect from tn
merry humor you are in the many of yol
would be afraid of unbuttoning your vest.
Wben Mr.. Tilton got this off at Association
Hall, Newark, on Thursday evening, stou
and tidy looking Scotch woman in the gal
lery responded: "Dsll bit 1 arm afeard
moD," and then christening two buttons O
her dress In front, and disclosing the snow
est frill ever bleached by the sun, she con
tidueds Here it is, mon, seventeen honde
linen, and my grandmithef's ain spinnin'
too" sTbsodore passed on.-New Yorl
Star