The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-19

The congressional convention of the
Twelfth district will meet at Fort Wayne
June 26.
General Butler seems to consider his mis-
sion to be to "go sloshing around promiscu-
Gus like"
OF the five Indian agents nominated by
the president on Tuesday, only two were
from Ohio.
"stump-tailed, yellow haired pup" is
what the Cynthiana (Ky.) News calls Sen
ator Lamar of Mississippi
Stanley Matthews is informed that he can
get cremated in Pennsylvania for $3.50
travelling expenses only one way:
Two heads are better than one" as the
late Mr.. Morrissey used to say when about
to put the extra one on a neighbor.
A rural newspaper tells ofan editor IN Hi
nois who has ''set in the editorial chair for
80 years. He must be the hester of the
press.
Burlington Hawkeye: The president
should at least furnish Stanley Matthews
with a coffin. He ought to have that much
regard for his old friend.
The republican convention of the Fourth
district will be held in Madison on the 18th.
1t is thought Governor Sexton, the present
representative, will be re-nominated.
Verify. 1t is cheaper to go to a meeting and
yawn about the rights of labor than to give
the laborer job, even though thy house be
out of repair and thy grounds in disorder.
Burlington Hawkeye: Senator DAVID
ho Aolir off,,
the fence in minute, if the pitiless fates
would only tell him on which side to get
down.
The republican convention will meet at
Bedford on Saturday, June Is, and the indie
pendents meet at the same place June %,
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the various county offices.
Samuel ]. Tilden is fond of driving, but
is the worst driver in New York. His
horses always act as if they had been trained
by Horace Greeley while in his most sub
lime heights of philosophical abstraction.
Congressman Frye says in letter that the
people of Maine would not consent to any
modification of the prohibitory liquor
law and that the democrats have been COM
PEELED to drop the subject in their platforms.
Governor Bradley, of Nevada, was recently
asked whether he would run for another
election, and he replied, wal, you bet, my
son; Pm a goin' to stand in. with the boys
agin. Ef they want me, and i think they
does, I'll stand them racket"
Richmond Independents: Ben Harrison, in
his speech before the indianapolis conven-
ticn, insuited nine-tenths of the republican
party of the state, whom he denounced
idiots and advised that they be confined In
state asylum. Ben belongs to the kid-glove
aristocracy, and has nosympathy nor respect
for the common people.
One of Mr.. James E. Anderson's editorial
associates has been interviewed by a reporter
of the Detroit Evening News. 10 wnom he
described Anderson "a medium SEED, red
headed, florid, energetic man, without an
atom OF principle beyond what is absolutely
ness instincts, and first class practical
printer"
Charlottesville Star: Ben Harrison. the
grandson of his grandfather, has always
been praised by his friends as straight
out politician, uncorrupted by the
vile slime of the ordinary orator, but be
made sad exhibition at the recent state
convention when he characterized the green
invariably belittles an orator. and at the
same time shows his cause to be weak Ben's
speech didn't do the republican party any
vast deal of good.
Mack, of the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat,
then of the Cincinnati press, is said to be the
only witness who ever thoroughly discom-
fitted buriy Ben Butler. Mack was a wit
ness on the impeachment trial of Johnson
and, knowing full well Butler would bully
rag him on cross examination, prepared to
meet him. His direct testimony in, Ben
was about to fay HIM, when Mack, search
ing in the pockets of his coat as if for a
handkerchief brought forth large silver
soup ladle and innocently laid il on the table
in front of him. The spoon story was fresher
then than 1t is now, and, considerably dis
concerted, Ben didn't rally sufficiently to
warm Mack as thoroughly as he designed.