The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-25
CURRENT TOPICS.

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Memphis, Charleston, Mobile and New
Orleans are all hopelessly bankrupt.
After chase of 100 miles a Texan sheriff
captured a nine-year-old murderer.
Cincinnati brewer has given 1 200 kegs
of beer to charity during the last three
years.
Ohio means beautifully" Iowa, 'drowsy |
ones" Minnesota, CLOUDY water" and |
Wisconsin, wild rushing channel"
A thief at Alamosa. NJ. T., has distin. |
guished himself by stealing saw mill ana |
all the apparatus connected Herewith.
A bullet in a pistol that should have been
loaded with blank cartridge killed George
Coles, an amateur actor, in Vancala, Ill
"s,ussee bees" are now the fashion in
Kentucky, young men and maidens gather
ing to grind a neighbours scrap pork into
sausage meat.
A Chirago burglar says that half dozen
newspapers scattered over the hoors are
terror to men of his craft, as they dare not
handle them or walk over them.
The experiments made last season of Guilt
waiting cranberries on Rouldin Island, Cal,
among the tules, was 50 successful tnat plants
for 100 acres have been ordered from New
jersey.
minister who lives in Wilkes county
Gs informs the Washington Gazette that
not a great while ago he rode In all 40 miles,
married five couples and received for his
services only $3.50.
Boston's music hall Is soon to be lighted
with electricity and the cost is expected 70
| be 81 so per night, with light equal to 800
| gas burners, against $40 per night which the
$40 gas burners now cost
The pope has sent 10 Jesuits to Central
| Africa 10 evaugel re the countries traversed
| nv Stanley and Livingstone. The mission
| will cost $4,000, and the missionaries Will
take 500 porters, servants, etc., who will be
/ unarmed.
man was shot at Colts Station, Ohio, by
| a hjphwayman but the bullet lodged In
| book, and he was unIDjured. The book ~aS
| rot the Bible that his mother bad given him,
out com csons book; and IL vas not next
his heart but in his coat tail POCKET.
can Or thodox Jewish FAIR" is announced
| to he held in B ,ston on Kisley 20, 5,699
which Is next Tuesday. The announce
| melt leaves the public in doubt as TO
| whether the fair is TO be conducted in an or
thUdox manner. or whe her Its managers are
Jews of the orthodox sort.
About 80 years ago young girl in Ger
MANY left her parents, who were wealthy.
and ran away to America with scamp
| named Achilles who deserted her some
| wears ago. leaving her in broken health with
one child Last week she died in the Butler
county UOwa) poor house, 40 years Oh age
An Australian sculler named Laycock,
haiiing from Sydney, recently beat Messen'
| ger son of a former champion OF England.
rhe winner is SIX feet two inches 10 h.lg MT
| S.ighed 100 pounds and is 80 years OF age
IL is intend,d TO send him to K gland and
have him row some of the English scullers
The ST. Louis Times-Journal says the re
| mt newspaper changes in St. Louis have at
rac ed 20 that city large mum Der of report
! prs aud printers 10 search of employment
Thefe axe ready there more reporters anC
printers than eau be accommodated VIII
Sork aud others are advised 10 keep away
from the place.
The life insurance companies have al
\ Withdrawn their agents from Memphis, ao'
the Avalanche finds cons llatiOn In ih
| thought that the benevolent organization
such as the Knights of Honor, Ancient U
: der OF Mu ual Aiders and other socletle
= will pay more losses to Memphis than all tn
| life Insurance com panIes combined.
lanes Clarke. once a townsman of Burns
died iast mouth in Maine. HIS mstnema'
!, .ical talent was remarkable, and he Kept
an excessive correspondence with note
mathematiciaps all through his life For
? long series of years he has filed corner G
G the ma hematical department oil the o
4 Farmers A lmanac, under the lame oil MI
y | chanic.
Nancy Slocomb recently died at Boon
ington. Ind. at the age oi LOB years. Beior
3 her death she relapsed into second chic
:, hood, which was so complets copy oil II
n fancy that the old woman spoke OF herself
q baby, deligh ed IN toys, aud was DIR, ssed al
v | undrsss.d and rocked to sleep by daught'
65 years old, herself q grey headed g-an'
mother.
ss considerable sensation has been caused
I the proceedings If a court OF assize In TIC n
~ Swi Eerland which has let on OIL a
~ tog niui, a high y respectable member
sociefy with fifteen days imprisonment Il
murder committed uoder tx eiuating OF
r. cunstapces. and condemned the editor
ID the II ssiu G. q tue to three months impr
d. onruent for Insulting the local governme
ne ia leading article.
1t is found 10 Eoglsnd that many of q
artificial manuIes act chiefly as stimular
y | and thai alter a time the land refuses " q
j aver the spur THIS is most apparent on q
40 moor and lglter soils, but even s'rong la
ioses heart unless a fair proportion Of far
= yard manure is applied. Tue lo1dest a.
us cultural complaints In Ortat britain
L
IDS ben carried 10 It's highest pitch, such rs
~ scotch Lothiaps, aud I'm Norfolk.
William II Beecher and Henry Wa
'st Beecher are IN u public controversy as
lat vita. their father, the late Lyman Beech
ne -lieved rrgard,ng Adams sin. MY iati
MS ne that IN n must r pant OF ADAM sii
OF says Henry Ward Bsecher. This Is a sr'
rds m stake, aud DOS great oishonor to me
nd nle and beloved dead" says William
ar Brecner. IL would be more in'eresu
ia # the Brecher brothers would discuss a
ION more recent than Adams and aoOut wa
an OF them has m IRE definite know edge
Gu, L. Is reported that at the Silver Lake =
iy in which Curtney, Riley and johnson c.
the pq,ed last summer, that on account oil Cot
IN, uey's sickness and bis desire 10 "ltDorav
mo was agreed, In order TO induce him 20 r
ihe that the men should cross the hnisn hoe
In the order mentioned above, which wo
d. have been a natural and looked for oce
ana renee had all been in good condiuon. 20
on 4 -. -ox~a,tad af this aQreement anO, q