The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11
CURRENT TOPICS.

GamDlng Is on the increase IN fnllaoel-
phia.
big temperance convention will be held
at Waterloo, Iowa, January 10.
The ''iron clad note' swindle is being sue
cessfully played upon farmers in the west,
The young people of Nebraska City en-
terrain each other at o'clock Ia m.) break
fast.
Florida is more nearly out OF debt than
ever before in her history, says the Palatka
Herald.
The Thermometer has registered several
degrees below zero in some parts of Canada
already this winter.
Eighty thousand head of cattle was the
present a Texan cattle king gave to his
daughter on her marriage.
Judge Riyes, of the United States Court
in Virginia, has issued an order forcing
negro jurors on the state courts.
1t is by no means certain that Wade
Hampton's leg will not have to be ampu-
tated. So his Charleston doctor says.
magistrate at Mortified, Mimi, was ad-
dressed as "Your Honor" 'Joe" and you
darned fool" in the course of an eloquent
speech by light of the local bar, who was
pleading case before him.
The Young Mems Christian Association OF
Washington was so shocked by the discovery
that some artists occupying rooms IN its build
Ing were studying from living models that
it ordered them 10 vacate forthwith.
The young king of Siam has appointed
the Rev. S. CT. Mcfarland, D. D., to take
charge of government school In Bangkok,
with a view to the establishment of a system
of popular education for the people.
IAN innocent German" says the New
York Times, took police captain into his
confidence" He must have been remarka-
bly, innocent or he would never have
been guilty of doing such foolish act.
Louis Lochman, of Yorkyille, New York,
was up in court on Tuesday for thrashing o
man named Hallett because he caught Hal
let flirting with his daughter LOchman
had warned Hallett not to carry on the flirt-
ing Justice Wandeil looked at Lochman
sternly and-tined him one cent.
Wasn't that an honest man in Lewiston,
Name? He was buying his ticket at the box
office of Music Hall and in payment handed
up a daddy" coin with ten cent piece
riveted to it. However, even that didn't
equal gold dollar, for the 4l2lz grains are
now worth only about 50 cents and frac-
ton.
Georgia women make good political help
meets: Senator GordOn's wife advises her
husband WHhJ TO 90 IN many Important mat
tiers of state; Governor ColquItts wife con-
ducts much OF his business for him; Con-
gresham Felton's lady ought really to be
the Congressman, and Senator Ben Hill
looks to his better half for clear headed
logic.
The black flag of the pirate has been raised
in almost every part OF the Persian Gulf
Recently the commander of an EDglish
man-oi-war gave his vessel the appearance of
an unarmed merchantmen, and sailed out
on the gulf. He was surrounded by pirates
until the portfolios were opened and the
grape and canister began to fly. Six hun
bred pirates died there
Whalers have been wondering what has
become OF all the whales, but there is now
news as To where they are dlsportiDg. Lieu
tenat Sandebery, of the Swedish Navy, has
lately returned from an expedition to Rus
sian Lapland, made especially with vie v
to researches in natural history, and has
brought back many rare geological specI-
mems, which he will divide among the
museums of Stockholm, Christlania and St.
Petersburg. He reports that never were
such quantities of whales seen in the Gulf of
Naranger and White Sea as during last sum-
mer, and that single Norwegian boat cap
tured a huDd: cd.
1t has been frequently remarked that the
general condition of health is better after an
epidemic IMAM before 1t. IhlS Is cSrtal DtY
the case with New Orleans at present The
number of deaths from all causes for the
current week is remarkably small, and the
death rate lower than that of nearly every
other city in this country. The city Is free
from contagious or infectious diseases, ana
particularly from those diseases which pre-.
vail in more northern cities at this season of
the year, as scarlet fever and smallpox The
clerks of the board of health have about
completed the record of fever cases and
deaths which occurred during the summer.
There were reported %, 600 cases of yellow
fever and 100 deaths, which is the grand
total for the epidemic.-New Orleans paper.
The Swiss government having recently
permitted Roman Catholic priests who had
been deprived of their livIngs to present
themselves for denomination, thus modify
ing its previous decision against the
Roman Catholic clergy, the vatican has
taken ste DIS to ascertain il there was any
favorable prospects of opening negoti-
atoms in order TO re establish relations
between Switzerland and the Holy See.
Mgr. BiaIshi formerly papsl nuncio 10 Ba
varia, has hgep sent with this object 10
Switzerland, In order to study the situation
and convey instructions 10 the bishops with
view 10 pave the way for an understand
ing Should OCCASION offer. Mgr.
Bianchi is also authorized to open
negotiations with the Swiss government