The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-13
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

a BROTHER Of Peabody, the great philan-
thropist, died in Ohio last Monday.
DANIEL wEBsrERs old law Office at Ply
mouth, y. H., is to be converted into free
library.
Mr.. HAYES win be the guest during July Of
Mr. Evarts at the "Evarts farm" windsor,
Vermont.
WILL CARLTON has incensed the negroes by
calling them, in his decoration day address,
set jewelry."
STANFORD DoUD, of Iowa, is the father Of
thirty-two children. He is seventy years of
age and his baby girl six weeks.
THE 18th annual session of the American
medical association commenced Tuesday at
Farwel hall, Chicago. About 500 delegates are
present.
NoBoBY wants to be consul at Funchal, Por
tugal. The pay is only 81, 800 year, and there
are neither perquisites nor social pleasures in
the place.
THE duchess of Wellington is Queen Vic
toria's lady in waiting, and always attends her
majesty on state occasions. She is said to be
very beautiful.
NJ. ]. PENDLEroN, of Cleveland, one of the
actors in Miss Dickinson's "Crown of Thorns, {"
has just married Cleveland heiress with
$4,000 in her own name.
LORD HoUGHToN entertained Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe at dinner the other day. The
company were all intellectual, and the con-
versation, as well as the viands, were delight
full.
Miss BoUCIcAULr, the eldest daughter of the
famous Boucicault, is to marry John Clayton,
an actor. The gentleman has Just made "a
hit'' in London in the "Danicheffs" and "An
For Her."
A LADY at the queen S last drawing-room re-
ception wore a dress composed of red silk
black lace, yellow-green satin and dark green
brocade. She must have been worse than a
flash of lightning.
BEN BUTLER says he is not going to Colorado
to raise sheep nor to New York to practice law,
but If he is not let alone he will interview
somebody, and make them wish he had gone
to-the Hot Springs.
A CLERGYMAN in Boston has fixed the ages
of bride and groom at which he can conscien-
tiously perform the marriage ceremony. The
nam must be Y, the woman 20, or he will not
say the binding words.
PATHS social position seems to be unaltered,
though her husband, by his suit, has done all
EOS'ACAS
has been commanded" by the'queen TO sing
at Buckingham palace.
A CELEBRATED New York artist is painting
Anna Dickinson as Anna Boleyn, and Emma
Abbott Marguerite. Both pictures are or
dered by admirers of the ladies, and a large
sum is to be paid for them.
WAGNER had "stage fright" the night of his
first appearance in London, and was obliged
TO leave the conductors desk to recover his
composure. The hearty applause of the Eng
lish was more than he could stand.
A DISEASE is prevailing among the cows
around. st Louis which proves fatal in a short
time. 1t is rumored that they have been
poisoned by grazing in a district where "Paris
green" has been freely used to destroy bugs.
THE Illinois state sangerfest is in session at
Quincy. Large delegations of prominent mu-
steal societies are hourly arriving, and grand
festival will conclude the meeting. Hans
Balatka, Of ST. Louis, is the leader of the con-
certs.
Ex-sUPERvIsoR MOORE, of West Chicago,
has proved 10 be a defaulter and has fed from
the city. His defalcations amounted to about
$500, and he was under guard in his own
house at the time of the fight. having been ar
CoLFAx says he has made $4,000 in three
years from his winter lectures alone. And
that he is very happy because now his life is
social one, and that his wife is the only one
who has right to command him. Queer idea
of happiness.
Men who own real estate in Washington are
selling their property at ruinous prices rather
than pay the heavy tax. Magnificent resi-
dences and elegantly adorned grounds are sold
for less than the original cost of the unim-
proved land.
SENATOR MORRILL, wants to put bronze
statue of Washington, rs feet high, upon the
uncompleted monument. Thus the pile Of
stone would serve as a pedestal, and would
not be quite such a national disgrace as ii is in
its present state.
OREGON is the great ish-canning state of the
Union, and last season alone 100000 cases of
canned salmon were put up and sent to all
parts of the world. Those 100000 cans re-
quired 100000 fish, and yet the supply was
not visibly affected.
1T is reported that the population of Texas
has doubled since 1870, and that IL a census
was taken an increase of 10 votes in the elec-
ton is estimated at 100000, that of southwest
Texas being principally German farmers.
LYDIA SHERMAN, the notorious female
poisoner who escaped from the Connecticut
state prison last week, has been recaptured at
Providence, r. /. She had been secreted by
parffac urbo will ha rroSaeufad soon nc do