The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-03
VARIETIES.

William Cullen Bryants estate is valued
at $3.50 900.
By the recent strike the Lancashire mill
owners saved over SO 100000 in wages.
The Tammany hall 18th of July Grafton
will be delivered by Ex-Governor Walker, OF
Virginia.
Beaconsfeld's imperfect knowledge OF
Ere lch is said TO retard the proceedings of
the congress.
Dear reader, be comforted. The Popular
Science Monthly proves that death by hang
ing is painless.
A writer in the Deutsche Rundschau esti-
mates the consumption OF silver in photo
graphy at no less than 81 $50, 600.
BrignOli is said to haye been arrested in an
Arkansas town for playing cards for money
on Sunday and subjected TO a small fine
The bust of Henry Wilson has been placed
in Dor1c hall, at the state house in Boston,
between those of Lincoln and Governor
Andrew.
Bessie Turner has been playing at Niblos.
A critic speaks of her as poor reader in a very
short blue dress which exposed rather long
pair of cerulean legs.
According to official statistics, AZ persons
in 1878, and % in 1876 The total ia the IL
years, 1866, was 3S7.
At the Derby there we're some large WIN
ners by bets. Mr.. George Payne cleared $751;
600 Captain Arthur Paget $4,000, and Mr.
Crawford and the duchess $l05, 900.
Paper, sir?' asked a newsooy. mo. I
never read" was the blunt answer Hi,
boys. come here" called out the gsmin;
heres a man as is practicin' for the jury"
The Bolivian army is in many respects the
most remarkable in the world, there being
three generals and 1,O13 other officers to
1000 men, or one officer to every two priv
ates.
A western editor throws up the sponge
with the remark that lit doesn't pay to run
a paper in a to En whers business men read
almanacs, and pick their teeth with the tail
OF a herring" -r
A conscientious householder in Troy, in
filling up his census schedule, under the
column headed Where born, /" described one
of his children as born in the psr.or," and
the other up stairs
According to the latest returns the cult
waited land of France is divided into 800
600 properties. Five millions are under six
acres. Belgium has a like subdivision OF
property. In Ireland, on the other hand
SOIL
Tie receipts of the Grand opera house.
Paris. for the financisl years 1S77-78 were
2 $50, 797f; Thea'er Fiancsis, 1.74S 1891 :;
Caatelei, 1872, 530f; Varieties, 1,074, 301f !;
Potte ST. Martin. 1,024. 58if. The authors
rights for al the Paris theaters amounted to
1856, 520f.
The national debt OF Russia was increased
about 10, O0O, 900 roubles between the 18th
of March and the 9th of May. Over SO. OOO.-
600 roubles were added to tae paper circula-
ton. and 100, 900 900 roubles of excbequer
bonds were issued.
The Paris police are spending much OF
their time at the Grand hotel. The shah Of
Persia, who has $500, 900 worth Of jewels with
him and several royal princes, bring the
hotel number OF guests who run th, lr
faces" to make their fortunes. The duke of
Aosta hac suffered already.
General Fitz Henry Warren, formerly first
assistant postmaster general. and afterward
editor of the Burlington Hawkeye, died at
Brimfeld, Mass, last week. He was cores
pondent of the New York Tribune in 1861.
and originated the phrase 'On to Rich
mond." Later he was an officer in the army,
and in 1872 Greeley advocate.
Dio Lewis is a gourmand compared with
the man in Manchester England, who lives
on sixpence a week. For twelve yeals he
has abstained from any other food than bread
and water, and at the age of 81 is in the EN-
ioyment Of better health than he ever had
lie his earlier years He is blessed with a
small appetite, and finds a four pound Loaf
of bread quite sufficient for his sustenance
during week.
The other day man of exceedingly gen.
tlemanly appearance presented himself al
the Office of the director OF the police in
Paris, saying that be brought certain infor
nation. He was asked to sit down. II must
tell YOU said the director, that there Is
pardon and also a reward IN money for the
informers, II they were implicated in the
crime" us the principal author of the
crime included in the offerr' asked the
stranger. "0b, no" was the answer. The
stranger arose, and saluting the director