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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
A LONE HORsEMAN.
He Makes a Sensation i'm K-nsas City,
and Is Taken for One of the Jameses.

Sergeant McMinenan, of the metropoli-
tan force. recites strange adventure with a
well mounted horseman last Sunday night
The officer was making his regular rounds
between ii and II o'clock. He had reached
the vicinity of the southern end of the bridge
over the Missouri river, when he heard the
sounds made by horse at full gallon coming
over the bridge from Clay county. McMin-
eman ran towards the bridge with the in
tention of stopping the horse, which he
supposed was running away. He was sur
prised, however, to see the horse sur
mounted by tall, well dressed man, who
carried a pistol in one hand, which he waved
at the toll keeper as he dashed past him.
The officer drew his pistol and called on
the stranger from Clay county to halt;
but the stranger paid no other attention to
the police sergeant's pistol than to stoop
lower in his saddle and put spurs to his
horse-whlch was very handsome one-and
dash on up Broadway. The officer blew his
whistle, and other policemen took up the
alarm. The strange horseman galloped at
full speed along Fifth street to Delaware,
and thence southwark to the vicinity of Tur-
ner hall. The police being on foot. were
slow in their pursuit. McMineman notified
Officer Deitch to look out for the
man who defed his pistol and
laughed at the police patrol. Deitch
remarked that the man they were after was
in house near Turner hall, and his horse
was hitched not half block away They
started to look at the horse just in time to
see the stranger mount and ride away.
When Deitch fiourished his pistol at the
corner of Eleventh and Main, the stranger
laughed at the threat indicated and dashed
away at a lively rate out of the south
exit to town. Who was he? The
police are inclined to believe that he
was one of the James boys. His descrip-
ton as given is as follows: ABOUT FIVE feet
ten inches high fair complexion, hair rath-
er long, sandy beard and evidently about 81
or 80 years of age. He wore a light army
blue sack coat, broad brimmed drab hat and
high topped boots. His horse was a fine
bay. The saddle was of he California pat
tern, with large stirrup guards and holsters
for pistols. Whoever he was it is plainly
evident that he did not care for pistols in
the HANDS of policemen in night time.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
brooklyn Eagle.l


The brief respite which Brooklyn has en-
joyed from the depredations Of the maraud-
ing fraternity was boldly interrupted on
Saturday evening by one of the most daring
and successful operations which has been
brought to the attention of the police auth
critics within year. Burglars made a raid
between p m. and p. m. on the resi-
dence of a wealthy widow lady named Mrs.
Leon p. Smith, at No. 323 Dean street, while
the latter, her son, her sister and servant
girl were on the premises, and, after ran
sacking the bureau drawers in which the
valuables were kept, secured near 5000
worth of jewelry and bank note for s., 100
The following are the most valuable por-
tons of the plumber:
A diamond cross. seven stones. set in gold,
valued at 5000.
A diamond ring, nine stones, $50.
A gold watch, with steamboat on one
side and a locomotive on the other, valued
at $160.
A diamond ring, with three stones, valued
at $3.50.
A cluster diamond ring. with nine stones,
valued at $3.50.
A gold fly, pearl shaped, with diamond
on the back diamond in eyes, and the body
emerald green and black, valued at $50.
In addition TO the above were score or
more of minor articles of jewelry, ranging
in value from $50 to So A note on the Ma
tional bank of New Jersey, for s., 100, drawn
by brother of Mrs. Smith in her favor. and
payable in 80 days, was also carried of, but
of course will be worthless TO the thieves.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14

gayly decorated cars, which interfere with
their fun; 50 they dance and caper about
the city until nightfsll, when they
60 to the balls some wander about
the streets all night, and you are
often startled from your sleep during the
night, or even at daybreak, by their fiendish
bowls and shrieks. The Corso display has
been rather poor this year. There have
been very few cars and no grand professions,
as in former seasons. On Giovedi grasso
there was q fine japanese car, the dresses
were of ddinios of the first class, and very
rich as well as exact The young gentle
men who filled these fine clothes were ex-
tremely gallant to some pretty girls in our
balcony; they threw them fans and flowers.
But the handsomest car was little carriage
ala Ddumont of Baron Giordano Apostolic, of
Sardinia The front of the carriage was q
huge bed of most lovely dollhouse flowers,
and rich garland bordered the fairy equip
age. In the carriage were three charming
children, not more than four and five years
of age, daughter of the baron, with two
cousins, all dressed in Sandman costumes of
various districts. These costumes were as
rich rs possible; / saw them after the Corso
was over, and admired the rich red satin
and blue silk velvet, with buttons and orna-
ments of real gold and silver. The Goa Oh
men and footmen and the harness of the
horses were also in blue silk velvet, gold and
silver. Four servants in costume walked be-
side the carriage to protect the children from
any danger. 1t was the prettiest affair of the
kind ever saw, and every one treated it
with admiring respect; there was no pelting
with flowers or bon-bons; the only drawback
il had was that the children looked awfully
tired, and the little mistress of the estab-
lishment was both bored and frightened; her
poor baby lips trembled, and only pride
kept her from crying. When / went up to
the carriage side she seemed doubtful
whether to have good sobbing or to go to
sleep.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
WAITING.

with waiting and wishing our courses we pave,
we wait for The port as we battle the wave;
,Tfs waiting forever, from cradle 10 grave
Waiting for morn, so serene in Its light;
Waiting for MONDAY, so brilliantly Drlsnb'
waiting at eve for repose In the night
waiting for zephyrs in springtime that blow;
Waiting for summer and flowers that grow;
Waiting for winter and swift iainhs sno"-
Waiting Is ever the bosom's refrain
IN moments of pleasure and moments OF pain;
waiting, though stricken again and again.
waiting in childhood for youths joyous time;
aim waiting" says Youth, shut III certainly
The top of the ladder on reaching my primer
In manhood awaiting the time when he may
Find rest on q calmer, happier day,
When age shall relieve from the worrying
fray.
waiting, when Fortune sheds brightly her
When choice are the pleasures the pathway
There always is something to wait for the
while.
waiting in poverty, anguish and grief;
Waiting for Heaven to send US relief,
Yelling the heart that tho trial Is or1ef.
Ayel waiting for joys that win never appear;
waiting for moments that never are near.
waiting, when SHINING and worn in the strife.
with penltent throbbings the bosom Is rife
waiting the dawn OF noner ne.
Waiting at last for the spirits release;
waiting a rest in the dwelling of Peace,
Where waiting and longing forever VIII cease.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14

BY FLORA Mk-RcIAN.

1t is the signing, sobbing time
OF mingled sleet and rain and rime.
Tossing his hair, out from his lair
The Wild. the clustering son of Mars,
March, cometh calling on his stars,
His buckler and his shield always
The golden ram of Aries.
The sun is down toward Capricorn,
But must be back by May-day morn.
March wishes he had not been born
The blusterer of all the year,
Driven by hurricane or tear;
He calls the wind from east to west,
OF south and north, and smites his breast
For tits his giant hand must turn
The vernal equinox, and burn
Pale ghost lights for the violet's urn.
The SHOWS from of the ice-girt shore
OF Greenland or of Labrador
Do smite this giant in the face,
But still he keeps his southwark pace.
And calling on all feathered focks,
Defiant Of an earthquakes shocks,
He gently turns the equinox;
Upon its gllden hinge IL swings,
And, 10. there comes rush OF wings,
And very soon shall smile and breathe
The primrose. cowslip and the heath.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
ANOTHER MANS HEAD.
It Is Worn by an Ohio Tramp for Thir
teen Years.
dayton Democrat

He was spending the night in the station
house when the reporter met him and heard
his wonderful story. His face had the
marks of dissipation and rough usage, but
might have been an intelligent countenance
once. There was q particularly indolent,
careless air in speech and his manner, not
exactly that of a rough.
You would not think said he, ''that l
had another mans head on my shoulders.
/ never met anybody who would believe it,
but this is the way it happened:
al went down to Brazil in 1854 hearing
there were pretty good chances there for
a young man. Twas born on School street,
in Boston, and during the war was selling
goods for HI. B. Claflin & Co., New York. l
had saved about thousand dollars and con-
cluded to make this trip to Brazil. got
down there, and aftef a long time OBJ
tanned place in commission fruit house.
/ could never do much at it. It's
rich enough country there but the LATEST
lot of people on Gods earth, and
more ignorant and superstitious than brutes.
A good deal was said of the diamond fields
near Diamantini. in the western part of the
country. party was going out there, and
purchased an outfit and went with them.
We were all on horseback, and it was three
weeks trip. 1 made the acquaintance of
several Englishmen in the party; they were
wild fellows, but had no reason to suspect
Diamantini several months the whole place
was in q fever about the robbery of
some diamond merchants The thieves es-
capped with the booty and shortly the robbery
was repeated. The plan was to attack the
train when it got short distance from the
town on the way to Rio Janeiro. The next
train took strong guard and a detachment
Of the guard returned d, three hire days later ss:
thieves and captured one Of them. This
fellow was big, lazy, half native Span
lard, a servant of the Englishman 1 men
toned. He swore that these Englishmen
had committed the robberies, and then
swore that 1, too, was connected with them.
l had known they were absent but never
suspected their motives. / remember once
/ gave Pedro the servant, sound kicking
for trying to steal a meerschaum cigar hold
er Of mine.
The charge was so sudden could not pre-
pare for it, and there was no pretense of JUS
tice In such a barbarous country. Pedro ex-
pected to get off by exposing me, but in
three days we were both tried and con-
demned to be decapitated. After the first
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
THE ROMAN CARNIVAL.
Something that Throws Mardf Gras Into
the Shade.


Rome Letter to the N. Y. World
At o'clock in the day the mad fun be-
gins. By that hour the maskers have slept
off their fatigue and are ready to start anew.
You will find the streets in every quarter
bubbling over. Masked devils dressed in
tight red and black flannel. with horns and
tails, caper about This is the favorite dress
for men and boys, and the Voce della Yerita
reads US many a homily on this fact, draw
ing from II the conclusions you may readily
guess at. There Pierrots and Pulcinell,
Chinese and any amount of incomprehensi-
bic costumes They all shrek and squeal
in the same absurd falsetto voice. Where
ever you turn you meet shoals of them. II
you are quiet person, or gentlefolk, they
do not modest you, but they seize hold of
laughing maids and grinning shop boys,
yell out some silly words, rout around lit
tie, then dance and leap off madly shrek
ing, as il they were hurting themselves into
the breakers of an ocean. At 3 o'clock in
the afternoon the Corso shops are closed and
the greatest crowd assemblies there; but the
majority of the masqueraders prefer to per-
ambulate those parts of the town where
they can attract the most attention. In the
Corso there are more ambitious masks, and
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
Art I'm the wilderness.

Burlington Hawkeye-l
Art has its votaries even amid the I'M
taught children OF the wilderness. A few
days ago a savage Indian painted his own
face, went into an emigrant wagon that was
sketched, by himself, out on the prairie al
ter dark, and drew a woman from under the
canvass and sculptor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
Washington Dispatch

Among the pleasant incidents of the day
his inaugural, President Hayes was APP
preached by the dignitaries with out
stretched hands offering congratulations, he
took no notice of them until he had first low
ingly shaken hands with Mrs. Hayes who
sat near him. After this exchange of do
nostic courtesies the president cordially
shook hands with those on the plstfn-p
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14

Washington letter.
The probabilities are that it will be the
worst assorted cabinet that the sun OF
heaven ever looked down upon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-16
Over-Esil mated.

People Of small means do not iind Il
easy TO believe that the powersof Snonst
is not omnipotent. The greatest things
which have been done for the world
have not been accomplished by rich men,
.or, by subscription lists, but by men, ,aea.
orally of small pecaniarY means The
greatest thinkers, dise6verers, inventory
and artists have been of noderste
wealth, many Of them little raised above
the conditioh 6f laborers; m pofns OF
worldly circumstances And II win Il.
ways be sos Riches are ofteners an ilb-
|pediment than a stimulus to- actioa aed
in many cases they are quite Az much .
misfortune as blessing. The youth who
inherits wealth is apt to baye life. made
too easy for him, and be soon grove So
ted with it, because he has nothing left
to desire Having no special object to
struggle for, he finds time hang heavy
on his hands, remains morally and men
tally asleep; and his position In society
lis often no bigher@than- thst Of a polyp.
lsus over which the tide floats. 4 Na
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Don,rLose a sflnilte..

Keep busy the man who has nothing
to do is the most miserable Of beings
If you have no regular work, do chores
as farmers do when il rains too hard to
work IN the field, In occupation we
forget our troubles, and get respite
from sorrow. The man whose mind
and hands are busy fnds no time to
weep and wall. If work is slack, spend
the time in reading No man ever knew
too much, The hardest students in the
world are the old men who know the
most If you lack books, there are free
or very cheap libraries, at least in cities,
at your command. The man who does
not acquire some item Of useful infor.
nation between day break and bedtime
must monrn'ufly say, with the Roman
Emperor, II have lost day" 4 ~.
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Death by Clockwork.

Torpedoes which explode by clock
work. like the engine which caused the
,Bremerhaven explosion, are said to be
favorite weapons in the Russian navy
The English found them when their feet
was in the Baltic,and the vessels used to
dredge for them, bring them up and de.
stroy them 1t is stated that on one &c.
casion one of these inventions was fshed
up and placed on the quarterback of an
English ship.of-war, where the officers
proceeded to examine it, Imagine the
haste with which this inspection was con
cluded when the captains coxswain, who
had been bending over the machine
pulled his forelock and quietly observed
F"Please your honor, the beggar's tick
ing!" meaning that the clockwork was
still going, and the explosion might oc
cur at any moment /"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-16

Telegrsphlng in France is govern.
ment monopoly, and all dispatches have
to be vised by the government. fele
grams do not go directly. but are sent
by pneumatic tube to the Rue Grenelle
Saint Germain There an agent of the
government takes them out, reads them.
has an interpreter read them il in a for.
eign language, suppresses them if he
does not like them, puts bis stamp upon
ltNe tsrmless ores and they are sent Of.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-16
How 10 place the Red,

Baron Richenback, who has devoted
many years of deep study to the art of
bed making, maintains that you must
not always lie on your bed as it is made,
under penalty of abridging your life by
a great number of years, IL, says the
baron, mere magnet exercises an In
fuenee on sensitive persons, the earth's
magnetism must certainly make itself
felt on the nervous life OF a man Hence
be insists on the salutary effects of the
inhabitants of the northern hemisphere
lying With their heads to the Eiiofth, and
those of the southern with their heads
to the south For travellers with short
memories we may put the rule in. gen.
eral La whatever hemisphere You may
be, always sleep with your, feet to the
equator, and let your body lie "true as
needle TO the pole" In giving this
rule the baron has simply told US how
10 live hundred years; for. the polar
direction of the body is, it appears, Of
the. utmost importance for the proper
circulationyo of the blood, and we, have
Baron Richenback's authority for sta
ting that many disturbances in. the bu-
man organisms have been cured bv
simply placing the bolster at q, different
point of the compass from that il bad
occupied before. Let such as have hith.
erto been in the habit of sleeping with
their heads where their feet ought to be
take to heart the example eli the late
DR.. Fischweiter, Of Madgebnrg, who
died recently at the age of l09 years
and always attributed his long life tc
his faithful observance of the pole te
pole position Of sleeping. The mosl
unhealthful position, we are told, is
when the body lies due east and west. :
Some observers assure US that to sleeI
in such position is tantamount 10 com
mitting slow suicide, and that, diseases
are often aggravated by deyiations troa
the polar posture s5es 49, gs5.'i3
4
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london Times, ).


Gorny Studen is d. wretched village Of
a few hundred inhabltants,s the TufkisA
quarter being on one hill and the Bulge
rian on the opposite height The fors
mer is deserted by its proptietors and
the houses have been unroofed BY SOL
diers to get at the wooden rafters, fuel
being scarce in northern Bulgaria. The
only building remaining 10 this psti o.
the sii4age is occupied By rue 4Edipefse
of all the Russias TITS built Of. unburnt
clay bricks. and its low roof covered
with rough tiles Here in thfs bowel the
autoerat passes bis days ard nights ,anx-
iouslys awaiting news from his various
armies in the field, There 10 no pomp
surrounding this humble imperial resi-.
dence; two. Circassians OF the Guard
with drawn sabers were, when Arst saw
Lit, all that stood between ihe Car and
the outside world. "A short distants
from the bouselis largeitent, where ths
Emperor dimes ct 8 with his stsf and in
vited guests On the opposite eide Of
the little street. OF road is tho sspt Of
Gen. Ignalieff,. .us.
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-.
81 tell yeu," said q Wisconsin han to
Ia neighbor the next day after hufying
his wife, "when ] came 10 get into bad
and lay thar, and not hear Lucinda Jaw.
ing around for an hour and half, IL just
made me feel as II ia moved into .
strange country" q saisaflpodiw
iArchdeacon Dunbar writes to the
London Times that, immediately before
shooting arrows, sayages usually poison
them by dipping the points into a small
portion of mortified human flesh. ANY
person pierced with such arrows will die
of modification. The Krchdeacon has
known such cases. Death is certain. but
the pain is slight Vegetable poison kills
he says, when swallowed, bus nol whes
applied exlsrnally.ss sha esz ssssst
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zlisffl!ll'a',,',u q ,'u
interrupted Table TaliE.

- 3Don naWk-Eye.I - = -
The other evening the Rev Mr.. Phi.
lacter sat down At the tea table with a
very thoughtful aiy, and attended to the
wants Of his brood in q very ,abstracted
manner. Presently he looked up at bis
wife and said ~ tsns s.75iss tlIiiv
.iThe Apostle Paul. IS 81.
Got an awtuk lump on the head ,saf
lternoon," broke in the pastors eldest
son, s.playing base ball. Bat Few ont of
the strikef's hands when 1 was umpire,
and cracked ! e2fjght above the ear, am
droppee H nft9 Golly r. and, the
Had shoss h@ 1ead 10 aisnxii baks sxs
pressiye psntomime as he tsnderly rub
bed lump that looked like a billiard
ball with hair on it. The pastor gravely
paused for the interruption, and resum-
ed:ssif.
"The Apostle Paul.
Saw Mrs. o Gheminie down at Green.
baum's this afternoon" said his eldest
daughter, addressing her mother "She
had the same old everlasting black silk,
made over with vest of tilleul green
silk, cost.tail basque pattern, overskirl
made with diagonal folds in front, edged
with deep fringe; yellow straw hat, with
black velvet facing inside the brifi, and
bale blue flowers She's going to Chi
i cago"
The good minister waited patiently
and then. in tones just shade louder
than before, said: 2a3
1.-THE Apostle Paul. I
"Wentin swimmin' last night with
Henry and Ben, pop, and stepped on 9
clam SHE'LL" exclaimed bis Youngest son
"cut my feet SO l can't wear my shoe
and, please, can't / stay hone to-mor.
row p s7 sal ~. - a
"The Apostle Paul says"-- -
| "My teacher is an awful liar" shout.
ed the second son; "he says the world
is as round as an orange, and it turns
round all the time faster than circus
man can ride ! guess he ain'tgot much
sense" "a. qs,. ~ ,,-..,ts -.
The mother lifted warning finger to.
ward the boy and said "Sh!" and the
father resumed. gess2f 'fssa ~ gt'~
"The Apostle Paul says"--, -ss6f
"Don't bite off twice as much as you
can chew" broke out the eldest son, re-
proving the assault of his little brother
on piece OF cake. The pastors face
showed just trife of annoyance as be
said in very firm, decided tones: i.
"The Apostle Paul say" ~
"There's fly in the butter!' shrieked
the, youngest hopeful Of the family, and
a general laugh followed When silence
was restored the eldest daughter, wi b
an air of curiosity, said:
"Well, but, pa, I really would like to
know what the Apostle Paul said. !"
sPass me tbs mustard /" said the pas
tor. absently.
/ Then the committee rose and the sen
ate went into executive session an0 soon
after adjourned
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e.sThe f;sh,ermen liy;n,o, i;r,,so g % 1tbe ~,

T The fishermen living on the lone.
|ly island Of Hitteren, of the coast OF
Norway. have had fer generations ira.
|ditioutiIat in shoals near theiisland ,over
a century ago, a:large ship was wrecked.
Divers searched for the vessel this sum
|mesi and easily found her. Sinceahen,
lportions at the cargo. including 90 can
non. IL anchors and 200 pounds Of lead
lhave been recovered The cannon bear
he date f7l6. 1t has been discovered
that the Inflated ship was a Russian. man
of-war, and that while on voyage from
Cronstadt to Archangef in i760 che was
wrecked ta* &aa SgqtrSse