The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-02
ALL SORTS.


ALL SORTS.
Queen Elizabeth was the first ro-Rl person.
age who used fork.
Mr.. Bennett has been entertaining Lord
and Lady Vaudeville at mis- new res. aence in
Paris.
One Massachusetts, woman has had seven
husbands Four have died, and two have
been divorced.
When Bismarck applied for leave the EN-
peror William wrote on the margis one
word, Never"
The Scotch do not like Rubenstein's wild
piano passages, although they praise his sem
timent and ''pianissimo.'
Dr. Redfelds experience among news
paper men is that the majority are temper
ate, hard working and honorable.
Edward Kimball, the reputed instructor
of Moody, has undertaken the work of
freeing all the San Franciso papers from
debt.
The author of the temperance song.
Sparkling and Bright in its Liquid Light,
is in the state asylum for lunatics in Penn
sylvania-
Massachusetts man who sued a newspa-.
per for libel, claiming $4,000 has been
awarded 81. His language on the subject
81 shall never do that again."
1t is now asserted that the widow Oliver
took $500 cash and an old gig and called it
square with 81. Cameron. Well, nothing /.
like prompt settlement of claims
Mark Twain is in Baltimore, attending the e
rehearsals of the new play "Ah Sin," Jointly
written by himself and Bret Harte which is
to be produced for the first time in Washing
ton next Monday night.
The rage for natural flowers for the toilet
still prevails in Paris. The latest fashion is
a thick wreath of real rosebuds violets lilac
hyacinths or eamelias, to be worn across the
front of the dress, like floral line.
Charles NJ Eckert, of PHILADELPHIA. who
died recently at the age of 10 years, left $5O,-
600 to charitable institutions, and bis mother
is now making the distribution. He was
the only son OF the late DR.. George n.
Eckert.
The British empire embraces 7,750,OO0
square miles of territory, and population
OF 234, 100000, of which one-sixth are Chris
tians, over one-tenth Mohammedans, more
than two-fifths Hindoos, and one-fourth
heathens OF various kinds.
1t is stated that Senator Bayard "ardently
desires to visit Texas and bask awhile in its
sunshine its floral beauties and the genial
hospitality of its people" He has according
ly been invited to be state fair orator this =
year; but congressional duties prevent.
When you see young man and young
lady walking along the street, she reveren-
TALLY plying him with questions, and he
carelessly looking into the windows, be sure
that they are husband and wife. If she were
not his wife he would do all the talking.
The French society for suppressing the
oh nf hat
among boys is perniciOus to their health,
has prepared a petition to be presented to-.
the assembly. asking for a law to prohibit
youths under sixteen from using the weed
in public places.
A IA year old boy has just died in Wauke-
sha. Wisconsin, after a weeks struggle
against combined attack of varioloid, scar
let fever, hemorrhage, typhus fever and
bilious fever: The physicians looked on as
tonished, protesting that there was not such
a case on record.
The prince of Wales a fortnight ago. made
the most rapid journey on record between
London and Paris. The time occupied was
seven hours and three quarters, including
stoppages at Folkestone and Amiens but ex-
elusive OF an hour and a half at Boulogne
for supper and rest.
The stern RoNan parent has taken up.his
residence in Baltimore for the present. A
few days ago he caused his only son to- be
arrested and imprisoned for larceny Of the
patexnal overcoat, and testified against the
boy on his trial. Upon cross-exaninatfon,
he admitted that the boy was incurablysill,
and would in all probability live buta few
weeks, but 1t was evident he did not look
upon the illness as extenuation.
A New York gentleman visiting the. other
day at a country seat on the Hudson, was IN
the conservatory, where, showing off fbefere
some friends his knowledge of fiowersanddof
the vowel pronunciation in German, he-said
! to the German gardener: 81 suppose you
have in your country the same names as we
for most plants. For instance, yaR probably
cali that flower 'vair- bay-na, do. you n0tT'
mo, " said the gardener, I've calls dat not
'fair-dayna;' We calls dat 'hay-ls-o-trope.'
San Francisco society is discussing the
marriage Of q Hebrew youth. to a Christian
girl. The wedding was to haye taken place
at the yOung woman's residence, bat the
mother Of the young man, who was opposed
to the match, appea,ed upon the scene. with
q Jewish Rabbi. Thf young people. attended
by an elderly lady, drove IN a hack 30 JUS
tice's Office, where they were made man and
wife. The bride was given away by the
haekman, and be and the lady signed as
witnesses to the marriage compact
A picture: Seven years ago.. Saloon in
Pennsylvania Frames Murphy, proprietor.
Drunken fghk Saloon keeper kicks an ira-
ebriate down stairs. Horriblet The fall hss
killed the IAani Change: I'm a court room
Murphy on trial for manslsughter. Sentence
pronounced. .1Hve years imprisonment"
New scene-Deeember, 1S76 Remarkable
temperance msxement IN Pttsburg. Eftect-
i've lecturer induces 1000 people to sign the
pledge. Suhseqently same man in n0xthern
Pennsylvania and western New York. OBJ
tains &. 0O9 signatures. In Buffalo few
days. Gets $500 converts TO Temperance.
| April, 7Sz7 this month"; In Philadelphia
/ uneouiyocal success Temperance disciples