The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-04-25
ALL SORTS.

The masons of Belfast, Me-. have sub
scribed S25, 600 for a new temple.
Three-fourths of the applications for post
masterships come from unsettled clergymen.
Deacon Richard Smith, of Cincinnati,
would take the Spanish missioner any
thing else.
About 5000 was found concealed in the
clothing Of an Albany county pauper day
% two ago.
About three million fans were shipped
from Japan in 1875, almost all of which came
to this country.
A bullet-proof car has been constructed at
York for the Spanish government, to be
used in Cuba.
Wade Hampton has been invited TO attend
the centennial celebration of the battle of
Bennington, Vermont.
Thirty-five millions Of dollars was the
aggregate value of the rice, sugar and cotton
products of Louisiana last year.
Both branches of the New York legislature
have passed a bill prohibiting bets, wagers
and pools on races, elections, etc.
In the way of puns there is nothing keen
err in the language than Douglas Jerrold's
definition of dOgmatism as grown up puppy
ism.
Albert Grant, the London capitalist, of
Emma mine notoriety is about to sell his
magnificent collections of modern paint
ings-
]. H. Mccarthy, the son of Justin Nc
earthly, the novelist though not quite 20
years old, is promising contributor to the
London press.
There are vacancies in three consulates
Seven hundred and thirty men from Ohio
and two hundred and seventy from the rest
of the country are after them.
The lowly beet now ranks in commercial
importance above the patrician sugar-cane.
More beet sugar than cane sugar is now
made by the world, every year.
The remarkable phenomenon is reported
from Naples, Italy. 1t is that for three whole
DAYS in one week there was no births out
of population of 100000 souls.
A non-partisan president is one whom no
party hes elected, according to the New
York Commercial Advertiser. This makes
Mr.. Hayes non-Partisan president.
The Russian government will send a sum-
mer expedition to the mouth of the Yenesei
river in the hope of discovering direct
passage through the Arctic ocean TO Europe.
If you want to be in style you will wear
an amethyst ring on the third finger of the
left hand. Also cough sadly now and then,
as il you were the last OF an illustrlous fam
lily.
The San Francisco Chronicle says that the
average land of California is not so rich as
that Of Illinois, and that the wine grape crop
is the only staple crop of the great Pacific
state.
Mr. William v. Bowen fell dead at prayer
meeting in Chelsea, Mass, on Friday even
ing He had Just been speaking. and his
last words had been: "And the Father re-
ceived bim."
Workmen are making an advance Of about
IS feet day on the St. Gothard tunnel. The
proposed Simplon tunnel, for which draw
ings and estimates are now making, will be
about liz miles long.
The Authors publishing company of New
York offers $500 premium, in addition 10
regular copyright on book sales, for the best
manuscript on any scientific or religio-scien-
tiic subject of general interest.
Marble is being shipped from Knoxville,
Tennessee, to San francisco, California, TO
build a ''stock exchange" which, il is
claimed, will be the finest building of the
kind in the United States when finished.
The Washington Star Is authority for the
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message TO be presented TO congress recon-
mending an appropriation for the represen-
tation Of this country at the Paris exposi-
ton.
All the books used in the Minnesota pub
lie schools during the next IS years are to be
bought of a st. Louis dealer, who contracts
10 sell them at about half the present retail
prices and submit them to revision every
five years.
A crusty old fellow once asked: sWhat is
the reason that griffins, dragons and devils
are ladies' fa' srte subjects for embroidered
designs7'' "An. because they are contin-
uslly thinking of their husbands," was q
ady's quick retort.
A woman in Springfield, Mass. who APP
pealed against a police court fine OF 81 for
keeping an unlicensed dog, was kept in jail
two months in default of bonds and was
only allowed 10 depart on the payment of
the dollar and costs.
Colonel 8 TAYLOR, Of Cairo, H.. has car
Tied in his vsise for many years when trav-
cling a rope ladder asd thick pair OF gloves.
At the burning OF the Southern hotel at st.