The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Dearest, let's pool issues" is believed by
the Albany Journal to be the fall style of
marriage proposal.
The New York Express remarks..that But
lerism seems to be nothing but Kearneyism
with the swear left out.
The democrats in General Joe Johnston's
Virginia district are urging against HIM that
he is opposed to the reduction of the army.
Buffalo Express: A Black river cow re-
Gently swallowed hoopskirt, and ever since
hiss been teasing her owner for silk dresses
and other luxuries.
General Lafayette once stopped over night
in Biddeford, Maine, and the people are so
proud of it that they show you eleven differ
ent houses where he slept. -
Washington Post: In almost every north
ern state the radical party has been thrown
into angry, violent recrimination by the
question of ENDORSING Hayes.
New Orleans Picayune: Victoria has re-
ceived some Cyprus wine 800 years old. If
she will keep Beaconsfield away from the
barrel, and let it age little it will be good.
st. Louis Times: The thought of a rail
road to Jerusalem is encouraging. But let
not sinners rejoice unwit.ingly 1t is not
the new Jerusalem that is to be reached by
rail.
New Haven Register: 1t is suspected that
the reason why the horses made such good
time at Hartford was because, when started,
they thought they were getting away from
the place.
Frank Leslie, says the Free Press failed in
business a few months ago, and that's one
reason why his entertainments at his sum-
mer house are the grandest given by any one
this summer.
Union City, Tennessee, has had the follow
into that place: mo strangers allowed TO
come into Union City under penalty of a
fine of $3.50"
The brave man of ill-fated Grenada is Bal
Redding. the telegraph operator. He is at
his post almost day and night working like
a hero, with a rag filled with carbolic acid
tied around his neck.
A seaside belle from Chicago left her BATH
ing shoes hanging out of her hotel window
nounced that such hotel "had put up new
awnings, of an unique design"
Miss Lilly Dean, variety actress of San
Antonio, Texas, has inherited $780, 900. The
local press say they always knew that girl
had talent and only wanted a wider sphere
TO become second Charlotte Cushman.
Mr.. D. H. Hunter, of West Virginia. of.
Tended Miss Matte Heap, of Washington.
Ex-Mldshipman j. s. Garland took up her
quarrel, and duel was arranged and fought
with fists, the ex-midshipman proving a
victor.
A sister of Sam Bass, residing in Indiana,
has written letter to the sheriff of VIII
Hanson county, Texas asking if her brother,
the distinguished desperate, really did say
he was going to hell. An affirmative reply
was given.
Springfield Republican: General, | hope
to live to see you inaugurated president of
the United States" said an sdmirer, after
the New Haven speech General Butler
pressed his hand and warmly responded,
''All right sir; that will come in time'
The Spirit OF the Times will next week an
swer by the pen of Mr.. George Wilkes the
following conundrums: "Was Shakespeare
large and we'll favored; or lame, with some
deformity in his back? Did he ever have his
likeness taken, or was he ever described by
an eye witness"
NJ Offenbach has it is said, in the course
of three months, mastered the English Ian
guage and Injured himself to the English
diet When he was leaving America he re-
peated twice the good, homely words. Fare
well, farewell" HE lived entirely" says
the Paris Constitutional, ION sandwiches,
whisky, ale and dumplings."
A Scotch clergyman has pointed out re-
markable misprint occurring in all editions
of Shakspeare's works and never before
noticed. by which the bard is made to say;
Books in the running brooks, sermons in
stones and good in everything" when what
he really said was undoubtedly ''stones in
the running brooks sermons in books, and
good in everything"
Albert Mellen, who died recently at Dallas,
Texas, was ordered to work on the Vicksburg
Notifications, and when he refused would
have been compelled to do so by negro sol
diers had be not seized q Ratchet lying near
at hand and struck off his own left hand at
the wrist. He waved the bloody stump in
the fedsrals faces with triumph, and never
to the day of his death did he regret the
act.
Matthews Forever SheIved.