The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-04-25
Louis, where he was guest, the ladder and
gloves saved his life.


are some of the allurements of the position,
and yet there are only 76l applicants.
The approaching marriage of Cora Pearl,
the notorious Aspacia, whose adventures
have depraved the columns OF the lighter
Partisan Journals for some years past is an
nounced. II is said that the bold individual,
like Miss Pearl, is English.
The National Academy of Science will
meet at the Smithsonian Institution in New
York on Tuesday next. One OF the princi-
pal subjects Of discussion will be the meth
DDS for a more perfect prosecution OF scien-
tific exploration and research.
The new jury law of Florida provides that
when in any case, civil or criminal, a knowl-
edge Of reading, writing and arithmetic is
necessary 10 enable a juror TO understand
the evidence to be offered, he may be chal-
lenged If he does not possess such qualifica-
tons.
Mrs. Gen. Sherman has been successful in
her efforts to organize the jubilee movement
in America, and already $230.000 have been
contributed. Besides this large sum, great
numbers Of fine articles manufactured IN
this country are on their way to Rome.
When a man is laid up with a broken leg
and there is no -four in the house, nothing
pleases him so much as to have the members
of the society to which he belongs present
him with series of resolutions, expressing
their high appreciation of his fine moral
character.-Norwich Bulletin.
"a perfect picture of oriental repose,"
says German correspondent, sis to be seen
in the Turkish parliament The phlegmatic
Dutchmen who sit half asleep in their COM
Portable chairs in the house of deputies at the
Hague are vivacity itself compared with the
lifeless statues on exhibition here"
Birds killed on the western prairies,
packed closely with paper in barrels, and
without any freezing or artificial process of
preservation, now go regularly to Leaden-
hall and are sold and eaten in the dining
rooms of London and the west side by side
with the much more expensive cartridges
and fowls which are reared in England.
Among the recent applicants for postoffices
from the new administration are daughter
of ex-senator john j. Crittenden, of Ken
lucky author of the famous Crittenden COM
promise; also a daughter of Alexander
Campbell, founder of the religious sect
known as the Complexities, or disciples of
Jesus Christ.
At the "Old South BALL" recently given in
Boston, descendent of John Hancock wore
a suit that Hancock himself had once worn.
IL was coat of crimson velvet, with tight
sleeves and waistcoat of white satin, finely
embroidered The ruffled shirt front was
adorned by big brooch, which was paint
ing on ivory of Hancock himself by Copley
Milton Mobiles, the actor, who plays "Jim
Bludsoe," did his best at the st. Louis hotel
fire to earn right to play the part of John
Hays hero. He saved a half dozen lives and
was badly scorched in doing it, which comes
near Jim's feat of running her nose asin
flafh han hnl unt he acf
gal00t was ashore"
One Italian asked another at what moment
the nineteenth century commenced. "On
January 1, 1900" was the reply. "Not so"
said the first, and thereupon a bet was made.
The mutual friend who was to decide the
matter gave il as his opinion that the GEN.
fury in question began on January 1, 1901,
and that it will terminate on December 81,
1900.
Some of the southerners retain their cool
ness. X. A. Aston has been an applicant
for the United States marshalship in GeOr-
gia, and has published a card in which he
speaks of calling upon the president and lay
ing before him his papers, which were 1.-THE
same he had prepared for Mr.. Tilden and
which he presented without erasing Mr.. Til
den's name"
of miners held in Glasgow, advised young
men to leave the occupation. There were
other fields of labor open to them. III they
had a few pounds let them go to the great west
of America Let them not go to the coal
fields of Illinois. Pennsylvania, Ohio or In
diana There was no room there, but there
was room in the states Of Nevada and Cali
fornia, where the wages we're 81 day in
gold.
The Virginia democratic papers are dill
gently discussing the subject of the candi-
date for governor, and the Charlottesville
Chronicle closes a long article on the topic
with a somewhat surprising exclamation for
that section, as follows: "a wooden leg
an empty sleeve, a blood-stained sabre and
a railroad reputation are all well enough
but craftsmanship is to be preferred when
we select governor for the great common
wealth of Virginia"
Mile. Provost Paradol when shocked by
her distinguished fathers suicide, renowned
Professionalism and sought consolation in the
Catholic church. She determined to become
nun, but as her guardians opposed this, so
long as they had authority over her she was
unable to carry out her design until the
other day, when she became of age and inn
mediately took the vail. The young lady
has rare beauty, and was before her fathers
death bright and merry little creature.
In the language of the tramps, the letter
III" on the gate post means that the resi-
dents will give the caller handful of grub;
"S'' that he will get seat at the table; IS
NJ that he will get a square meal, and sc
b" that he will get the grand bounce"
Now that the secret is out. let every house
holder bic himself TO his gate post aud dig
in letters deep, and thai can not be misun-
derstood. the mystic sign sc BIZ Here at
last is the complete solution of the tramp
problem.-Chicago Evening Journal.
An article in the Church Eclectic for April
is exciting considerable attention in Episco-
pal circles Ii was written by the Rev Nor
gan Dix, ID. d., rector of Trinity church,