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

They are harvesting ice at ALAMEDA, Col
orado.
Leonard Jerome's breeches come from
Geneva.
Chinese women continue to lace tight
around the feet.
The London Times building is illuminated
by the electric light.
In louisville, Kentucky, street car drivers
get 1919 cents an hour.
Detroit has now Sunday paper devoted
entirely 10 society news"
There were no less than ten English steam
ships in port at Boston Monday.
The Brown mare Nettie c. has been pur-
chased by Budd Doble for $4,000.
There are now $50 parks connected with
the National Trotting Association.
One of the most industrious journalists in
Washington is Poore but respectable.
George washIngton's tracks can still be
seen on the ice over the Delaware River.
Congressman Welborn, of Texas, has 81 900
majority, with two counties to hear from.
1t costs 81, 500 to die stylshIy In the Paris
of America, aud $500 to fade away quietly
and respectfully.
A writer in the Montgomery Advertiser
thinks the whipping post would be worth
500, 900 to Alabama.
The floors OF the court house at Quitman,
Texas, were saturated with coal oil, and the
buildings and all records burned.
An "old fashioned" Tammany ball will be
held by the sachems and braves in New
York tue night OF the Sth OF January.
In South Carolina only 80 cents day is
allowed for dieting prisoners, aud bill IS
before the legislature TO reduce it to 20 cents.
St. Louis is the worst place in America for
doubling up newspapers. There is the
Globe Democrat, the Times-Journal and the
Post-Dispatch.
There Is a negro lunatic in the Dansyille,
Virginia, Jail who claims to be George Wash
iDgton-to be 1000 years old, and to be
worth $2,Oo0,000.
TIE first deep boring for petroleum OIL at
Ventura, CAL, proves a great success. AT
1925 feet fine green oil has been found in
good supply and Of superior quality.
The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal expresses
fear that the appreciation of the value of
there Is not a single public clock in the
place.
General Grant contemplates visiting Ire
land about Christmas time, accompanied by
Ministers Welsh and Noyes. III health Of
the minister to Englanddelayed the journey
somewhat The general goes to Ireland as
bis last jaunt before his departure for India.
A dispatch from Lord Lytton, viceroy OF
India, says Major Cavsgnri confirms the
news that the ameer of AfghsnIstan has fled
from Cabul to Turkestan. His 500, Yetsof
Kahn, was released from confinement and
left at Csbul The amser had lost almost all
control at that place, and his soldiers were
deserving.
Francis Murphy, the temperance revival!
list, took one step too much when be visited
the New York Stock Exchange, and at
tempted TO deliver a lecture The oulls and
bears treated him with jeers ard threats, and
he was obliged TO leave their presence with
out having accomplished any part OF the
work ne set out to do.
Mrs. Alexander I. Stewart has presented,
through Judge Hilton, $500 to the American
Dramatic Fund Association, which has been
thankfully accepted. She bas also sent to
the New York Eye and Ear InfirmarY $500,
with request il be spent on the present poor
OF the city. Mrs. Stewart has also given
$500 for the Home for Little Wanderers.
A gentleman who has Just returned froIa
Standing Rock Indian Agency states that
about 600 dependent and unarmed Indians
are living there without adequate supplies.
The agency is short of -four. The govern
ment has been notified OF this fact but IL is
feared the Indians will become dissatisfied,
saucy and ungovernable before they are re-
lieved.
A cooking main between Louisiana and
Alabama against Georgia and South Caro-
Ia hoo hoe arranUaA and will Ia fnnoht
the FIRST week In January. The conditions
are for each side to produce 81 birds, and
fight all that shall weigh in at weights rang
ing from four pounds four ounces to five
pounds fourteen ounces, for $500 each battle
and 81 500 side, the odd fight deciding the
main.
Policemen get hardened to scenes of crime
Just as veterans find themselves able to walk
up TO the mouth OF the cannon over the
bodies of their comrades. but when Officer
Dscy walked carelessly mp TO the sergesnt's
register in Detroit on Wednesday, and there
read a charge OF aggravated highway robbery
against his own SON, whose sullen lace could
be seen behind the bars, he fell back in q
dead faint and remained 30 for eight hours.
Little Bijou Heron is now in a convent in
I aris where her father means she shall re-
m aio until her body and mind mature. She
is WHY Is now, and has seen a world of trou-
ble.. She Is like a bird in the convent, ping
ing sil day long. Her father is a delightful
mus ician, and out OF compliment to the
sister y, who are taking such good care OF BIZ
lou, Ne has composed sacred chant for
them Tor the Christmas mass in the private
oratorys
A lad named George Deerfeld, aged two
years and living with his parents at Prov
Idence, Y. l.. was literally roasted sliTe a
few days 60, in consequences OF his clothing
catching FIRE from lighted matches. IL seems
the boys mother left the house for few
minutes, and upon returning beard him
f)r help She hurried to the
room from whence the cries came. and there |
!, terrible sight was presented. Lying on the |
floor was the form of her little boy. with his |
clothing burned from it's body, and the flesh |
completely roasted from head to foot. His
arms were outstratched as though mutely |
mploring aid, and were stiff in death. The |
Imposition Is that the poor child got pos
ession of some MATCHES, with which be set
ire to his clothing and was enveloped in
he flames, which suffccated hifu before aid
cached him. ;..,'F