The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-24
GENERALITIES,

OkNGR aAAAlES
A resident of Marietta Ca has shipped 80
tons OF lead and iron gathered from The bat
tle6elds near that town.
1t is becoming quite the custom in western
public schools to use a newspaper instead of
book for reading lessons.
St. Louis has a store over which there is
this "Schloebenhuyser, Maxesteinbeck
and EIntendoerffer. This reminds us Of
the days of old long syne.
"Hurry up with that beer" said a custo-
mer to a barkeeper at Roanoke, Indiana and
the barkeepcr shot him through the bead
This murder teaches as the valae of polite
ness.
Edison said TO q Chicago reporter who
asked him il he had ever been in the western
metropolis before: "Yes; l was here thir-
teen years ago. I had a linen duster, 81 so
and railroad pass 1 was not interviewed
them"
The shah or Persia was the guest OF Paris
restaurant keeper, who charged him S12 for
one musk melon. Let's see; fifteen's in
twelve and two naughts make just eighty
Santa Crnz sours he might have had for the
same money,
An enterprising Chicagoan was discovered
on Monday last selling tickets for a wake
which, be said, wlplng away tear, would
take place probably on Thursday night, but
certainly before Sunday-the poor fellow
was sinking fast.
John Monahan, the chief of the Troy rob-
bers of present notoriety, Is only 20 years
old. He regards himself as hero of the
Jack Sheppard sort, aud describes his ex-
ploits with evident pride. He has been a
close reader of dime novels.
Miss Beckwith, who astonished London
some little time since by swimming ten
miles in the Thames before she was 10 years
of age, will shortly try 10 swim twice the
distance. Should she succeed, she may try
the passage from Dover to Calais.
The French press pays great deal of at
tention to the death of the queen of Spain
and the possible political complications that
may arise therefrom A Spanish marriage
and a candidacy for the Spanish throne cost
the last two monarchs of France their
crowns.
A sailor, named McCormic, convicted of
stealing an anchor, has been whipped pub
licly at Hampton, Vermont, by the negro
constable of the town, being the first white
man TO undergo punishment under the act
which went into effect in the old dominion
on the lst instant.
The shah of Persia has presented an i'm
incuoc Ol nlUtStll 10 the 6A queen
Isabella and also one to the Duchess de
Magenta. He intends introducing pho
Biography into his kingdom, as it is at present
quite unknown there. His majesty has
spent 3,000,0 600 francs in Paris
Forty-seven persons died in England and
Wales from hydrophobia in 1875, aRd 80 in
1876. Ten of these cases occurred in York
shire, six in Durham and six i'm London.
The number of deaths from this cause from
-
have been more numerous of late.
Mrs. Langtry, the hen of the walk among
the 'reigning beauties" of London, is de-
scribed by an undismayed colonial girl as ga
quiet looking, somewhat pallid, dark haired,
large eyed, high shouldered, wasp wasted
lady, in a white dress" ''nlce looking and
trying a little too elsborately to display un-
consciousness of the scene about her.
The mayor of Montreal is bigger man
THAI Premier Mackenzie, and what is the
premier going to do about it? Mackenzie
thought it was the privilege of citizens to
walk the streets, but the mayor thought not,
and the citizens did not walk Has the may
or Of Canadian city the power to abridge
the rights of citizens at will. or to interpret
actions in accordance with his own preju-
dices?
1t results from the studies of NJ Favre on
Tue SuDJ6tb vi COAOI DliHQnt - LOdI
persons in France are afflicted with inability
to distinguish colors (Daltonisml The num-
Der of women so affected, as compared with
the number of men, is in the proportion of
one to ten. Nine cases of Daltonism outof
ten may easily be cured in young subjects
The best means of treatment consists in
methOdical exercise upon eolOred objects.
The French governments has seized certain
property of the ex Empress Eugene as
security for the restitution of considerable
sums of money which the BopapaTtes are
said to owe France. A committee of in--
vestigation has reported that Napoleon Ill
owes the nation his allowance for Septen-
ber. 1870 which he drew in advance: alsa
that the regular civil list was hnbisuallx ex-
ceeded by $4,000, 900 francs, and finally.
that he alienated a large extent of ezoEn
lands.
Miscegenation prevails IN Liberia, accord
ing to the Charleston News and Carriers
and the morals of the lower
class are no better than they should be. You
can swear at native and call. him all the
names yon like. except ''piggsr'' orits eqiva-
lenk The employment Ot Shis s. cred word
as term of reprOach is punished by fine.
The correspondent might have added that
everywhere the negro rssents as the worst OF
insults an allusion to his color "BlacE
Niger is the worst name q Quarrelsome
African can find for his enemy
The Triumph of Love" ended in smoke
and singed muslin at Pottstown, Pennsyl-
vania, on Monday night. In the first act of
the opera the dress of fairy caugb6 fire
from flash of lightning made by one Of the
assistants, the alcohol in the instrument es-
Gaping from its place The young indy was
instantly epveloped In flames, ana. scream
ing for help, ran across the stage and leaped
into the arms of the manager, who was sit
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several men he extinguished the flames.
Her face, neck and body we're burned A
panic was created, and the audience rushed
Tor the doors. A psore Of fs,ries escaped.