The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-22
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.

More than Sc, 100, 600 were coined in April,
three fifths being of gold.
Cultured women in Europe never wear
jewelry except when in full dress.
For the list of firms who haven't failed
please see our advertising columns.
Since the first of January exports from
Boston have averaged more than 81 900, 900
a week.
The amount of national circulation
United States notes and fractional currency
lis about 1864, 100000.
A building firm in London has failed, with
liabilities to the amount of 81 ,000, 900. This
is keeping up the dignity of bankruptcy,
and making 1T respectable.
Grant has been heard from again. He is
at Paris, and is travelling on the reputation
for wisdom which he acquired at CONSTANT
nople by keeping his mouth shut.
A column of vapor steadily rises from a
vast swamp in Florida, and nobody has ever
been able to get near enough TO the phenorn-
enon to find out the nature of 1t.
The best thing ever said of ghosts was said
by Coleridge, when asked by lady if he be-
ieved in them: mo, madame; have seen
too many OF them to believe In them"
of results. Fisk's brain weighed So ounces;
Daniel Webster's weighed but 5312; Cuvier
had 64&. while Professor Abercrombie pos
sessed 63.
A New Hampshire court has given boy
who stole two postage stamps, of the value
OF - cents, IA months in the state prison.
What would that judge do with some of our
corporation robbers if he had a chance at
them?
One by one the luxuries Of life are becom
ing so plentiful and cheap as 10 be within
the reach of the poorest. A large lake has
been discovered about a mile west of
Laramie. at the bottom of which is thick
layer of EPSON salts in almost a pure
state.
Among many interesting historical relics
IN and about Monterey, California, Is the
wreck of the old brig Natalie, the veritaOle
vessel in which Napoleon made his escape
from Elba. This slowly decaying wreck is
securely anchored in the sand by the new
wharf
The supreme court of Ohio has decided
that the discharge of a husband from bank
ruptcy does not release the property of his
wife from liability for debts contracted by
the husband for family expenses. The court
also decides that the rights of homestead
exemption to the widow, as the head of a
family, ceases when she marries again.
President Hayes received letter on Mon
day from an individual in Vermont who
wrote: Desiring to see Washington TO the
best advantage, l write to ask you if can
make my headquarters with you at the ex-
ecutiye mansion, as have prejudice against
hotels, and the private boarding houses are
not quite up to my standard of LIVING
A gray haired drunkard staggered into a
temperance meeting in Philadelphia, and in
a maudlin way tried to make speech. The
chairman utilized him as an lawful exam
pie, - making him stand up before the peo-
pie to be prayed for, and exhortiDg them to
beware of becoming such a wreck. Over a
hundred signatures to the pledge were thus
obtained, including that of the illustrative
drunkard
A gentleman rather given to conviviality,
DESTROYS that the effects of slight over in
diligence should not be noticed by the groom
who was holding his pony's head for him to
mount, sprang so lightly into the saddle as
to land on the turf on the other side. John,
advancing to meet him where ho 'ay, ex-
claimed, 'Ech, sir, hope you're no ilurt?'
''No, John, /" was the reply, but / never
knew the beas. to do that before,'