The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-17

NOTES AND OPINIONS.
OLD Mr.. Lord and MIS-. Lord Hicks are living
quietly and happily in their New York home.
They refuse to be interviewed, and propose to
take care of themselves without the assistance
of meddling relatives or prying newspaper
correspondents.
ANOTHER female physician In Madame
RIstell has been arrested in New York, with
sufficient evidence TO send her to the peniten-
tiary for life. Her dying victim recognized
her and charged her with the crime, but she
maintained a stolid composure during the
meeting.
THE undertaken to the queen and the royal
family, known as Banting, has just died. 1t
was his little book entitled "Hints to Fat Peo-
pie, How They May Reduce Their Weight
that has caused so many ie ny folks to starve
themselves nearly to death 10 become fashion,
ably thin.
WHEN Clara Morris read Bayard Taylor's
poem 'Qbsequies of Victor Emanuel" few
nights ago mt an entertainment in New York,
she was presented Win a aureI wreath, ound
with the Italian colors. At the close of the
recitation she handed it to the author, who
was sitting in front of the stage.
PRINCE ALFRED, the duke of Edinburg, is
not popular with the English people because
he favors Russia. Though he rarely refers to
the Turco Russian war, he always speaks of
the bravery of his wife's nation when discuss
ing the affair, and this has drawn upon him
the dislike OF his own people.
"TED" ALMoNTE. the well known clown,
died in New York on Wednesday, of heart dis
ease. His last words were a jest, and smile
parted his lips when they were cold in death
He has travelled extensively, appearing with
many of the best circuses in all parts of this
country and South America. In private life
he was kind and affectionate.
AN effort is being made by the citizens OF
Cincinnati to save the Wesleyan college. IL is
now burdened with debt that so hampers it
that fears have been entertained that it would
not be able to pun through the ha' times. By
means of a subscription this debt can be car
ried for five years, by which time it is believed
the college will be free from it.
STANLEY's book Will be ready the last week
in May 1t will be published simultaneously
in London, New York, Paris, Leipsic and
Christiana, Denmark, as soon as pending ne
gOtiations are completed. 1t will appear also
in Swedish, Spanish, Italian and Russian. He
has yet five hundred octave pages TO write and
revise bat so copious are his notes and so great
MS strength ana ability 10 MOfk, LnlI ne Will
accomplish the task.
AN attempt was made TO steal the bridal
presents of Lady ROseberry. But the thieves
had not reckOned on her husbands prudence
and forethought. He had provided a heavy,
burglar proof, iron safe, and had had every last
pennys worth securely locked up. His mother
many years ago was robbed of thousands of
dollars worth of magnificent jewels, and he
go the same way.
On "Wednesday night Edwin Booth was to
have played BertucciO, in 'The FOOLS Re
venge," at Pittsburg, bat the audience as well
as the actors were disappointed, there being
no performance. The opera house owed a gas
bill of 100 for gas used last year. and not
being able TO pay 1t on the moment, the gas
was turned OFF by the company. There will
be a suit for damages, the opera house mana
ger being obliged to pay Booth If he had
played.
AN old woman, clad in rags and fainting
from starvation, was picked up in the streets
of New York Il few days ago and put IN an
ambulance to be sent to the hospital. On her
way thither she died. An examination of her
clothing showed bank b Ol1s and memOran-
dums proving her to have been worth in cash
about 5000. For p years she has received
weekly aid from church, and the members
have frequently desired her to go to the old
ladies' home, but she dily-refused. y post
mOrtem examination proved that her death
was caused by exposure and starvation.
WATERING place hotels are having coat of
paint, the windows are wiped of, the porches
polished, for the prophetic landlord believes
that this summers heat will fill his rooms
with bOarders and his purse with silver. To
be sure the Paris exposition will take away
thousands of dollars. but everybody isn't going
to Paris, and Long Branch, Saratoga, Newport
and Nahant will have enough and TO spare.
Many viii go to the mountains, some will in
hale the pure air of Colorado, but the great
majority will go to country cousins, eat fried
chicken and drink new milk, and come away
without paid up board bill.