The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-09
ALL SORTS.
opinions.

A Hamilton county, Ohio, juryman has
brought damage suit against a sheriff for
So coo, his business having been injured to
the amount of $1,000 by his absence and his
confinement having destroyed $1,000 worth
of his health.
Secretary Evarts is said to be thinking of
giving occasional receptions in the spacious
audience room of the new department of
state building to the diplomatic corps and
other dignitaries, similar to the receptions
given at the foreign offices in London and
Paris
Mr.. Donald G. Mitchell advocates floors of
polished wood all over the house, with rugs
in the center OF the room. He likes house
finished with implanted wood, and for walls
he advises plaster on the ground that wood
ceilings absorb too much light, and paper
hangings often interfere with other orna-
ments. He especially admires unique and
unexpected arrangements of rooms and
doors.
In the famous Antonelli will case the court
has very properly decided that the young wo-
man who claims the cardinal for her father
must produce her mother. This the claim
ants counsel have always objected to doing
unless ii should become absolutely necessary
for their case, but they insist that the lady
is alive, and that it was only with the desire
of avoiding painful scandal that she has
not been produced as a witness. They say
that the lady is married and occupies high
social position.
That aspiring patriot who called on Presi-
dent Jackson to ask that he might be APP
pointed minister to England and went away
with the gift of pair of old breeches has his
parallel in the Hon. ]. Willis Machard, a
eolored ex-senator in Florida. This gentle
man went to Washington equipped with
recommendations for the Belgian mission.
His strong point was that his race ought to
be recognized. But the Belgian mission was
already bespoke" so he asked to be ap
pointed consul to Liverpool. That being
refused, he wanted a clerkship, and at last
accepted with gratitude the place of watch
man in the treasury department.
France had more suicides in 1874 than
ever before-5,617, of whom 20 per cent.
were men. Twenty-Five of the suicides
were under 10; 1913 from 10 to 81; 1,477 were
from q to 40; 22l4 we're from 40 to 60, and
!, 500 were beyond 60. The ages of 105 were
unknown. Thirtysix per cent. were cell
bates; As per cent were married, and IS per
cent. widowed. OF those persons whose
motives could be ascertained, 652 killed
themselves in consequence of pecuniary re-
verses; FOL from family troubles; SIS from
love, jealousy and debauchery; 798 from
physical suffering; 4S9 from vaEous troubles;
1,622 from mental maladies, and 80 to escape
punishment for the committal of capital
crimes.
The opium habit in the United States is
discussed by the New York Times which
presents some startling facts, demanding the
attention, not only of the medical profession,
but of all those having at heart the welfare
of their fellow men. From careful research
and inquiry it appears that no less than
1859 924, s39 grains OF opium are brought
int g..
cent. of this amount, used for legitimate
purpose. has been deducted, there remain
SIPS 1888 grains which are each day used
solely for narcotic effects of the drug Al
lowing TO each opium debauche 80 grains a
day, which is said to be a very high average,
it will be seen that there are not less than
100000 OF those unfortunates in the United
States.
After long use organ pipes become brittle
and fall to pieces, doubtless because of the
molecular change effected by vibration. The
impurity of the metal does not appear to be
the cause. In 1872 0udenmans called at
tention tOthe fact that plates of pure tin
] containing only 03 per cent. of lead had,
| during their conveyance from Rotterdam to
Moscow in very cold weather, broken into
very small fragments. At Spandau, more
recently, similar disaggregation was observed
and noted by DR.. Petri. A large quantity
of tin plate acquired, first, laminar exfolia.
| tiens, and then began to crumble. A large
| quantity of block tin also became affected
in the same way as the tin plates, but to a
| less degree. The warehouses in which the
| tin was stored were dry, and the cold was
not severe. Repeated little shocks, with
| frequent strong variations of temperature,
are usually supposed to be sufficient TO ac-
count for the crumbliug. but il would ap
| pear that there must DC other causes which
remain to be discovered. DR.. Petri tested
the tin which had disaggregsted at Spandau,
but il contained no phosphorus. no sulphur,
no oxide Of tin, and only the faintest traces
OF any other foreign metal.