The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29
GENERAL NOTES.


year was 100000.
THE Sandy Hook lighthouse was lighted for
the first time in May, l7G3.
THE rice crop OF South Carolina for the year
is estimated at 1900 tierces.
THE increase OF the National bank circnia-
ton for October it is said, Will reach 5000
coo.
WOMAN at Tarboro, n. c., nodded the bull
let with which her lover murdered her hus-
band.
FOURTEEN OF the United States senators who
Will retire in 1881 are Democrats and II Repub-
licans.
WILD tea grows in abundance In Arkansas
county, Ark, and the people will discard the
Chinese article.
GENERAL Tom THUMB is 81 years old, weighs
- pounds, and says he has retired from the
show business.
In the opinion of the Cincinnati Gazette
real estate is soon to share in the general
viyal of business.
THE New York usury law makes it "a states
prison offense, after January ], to lend money
at more than per cent.
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS is said 10 be growing
blind and his wife, since the death of their
son, has become an invalid.
WHEN David Davis wrote to the sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate for a bigger chair he ought
to have ordered whole sofa.
BRIGHAM YoUSGs estate has been settled
/ finally, and the seven heirs have divided S75,-
coo. the sum total OF the old reprobates wealth,
among them.
| SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has ordered the size
/ of his chair TO be enlarged, which is accepted
as good indication that the Independent
party is increasing.
SINCE the resumption fspecie payments
nearly s55,O0o.0eO in specie have arrived in this
country, nine-tenths of which have arrived
! since the LIST of August.
IL deed to a large tract of land now on
record at Santa Rosa, Cal, mistake In the
number OF the townihip locates the land L.
miles out in The ocean.
NINE wheat ships were cleared at San Fran
cisco in the first seven days of this month, and
six more were ready 10 clear, but there Is diffi-
Guilty in procuring sailors.
HoRAcE GREELEYs daughters have an offer
OF $4,000 for the tract of land in Virginia, once
supposed TO be almost worthless, for which
thegreat Journalist paid $4,000.
ESQUIRE MARTIN, OF MInden, La, has held
the Office of justice OF the peace there for "a
/ years, and has never had appeal taken
from decision made by him.
1
| A CANADIAN couple, on their way to Dakota
TO settle, weigh Oh psunds-the man 80
pounds, and the wife sol pounds. Let us hope
that they will be careful what they settle on.
! Fol; the first time in history an American
| war vessel has been permitted to pass up the
Bosphorus and into the Black sea. Soon the
uttermost parts of the earth win know and
honor the star spangled banner.
I lean pane ~ Ieasi 4 dozen Republican
Senator's" seya General Butler, "who are
either in the Massachusetts, State prison now,
or nave served out their time;'' and this is by
no means a weak point against the God-and-
morality party. a'
LANCASTER (o.) Gazette (Rep.): 1t may be
that the Republican party can elect either
Sherman, Blaine, washburne or Window
president In 1850; but why not take a bond o.
fate and make assurance doubly sure by oncs
more calling upon Grant to lead the Repubii
can forces:
WHAT used to be the Ohio r. yer does not de
serve to be called more than a creek now. L
Is SO low that even the new marks put dow
some time ago Will not register the amount o
water. AT SteubenviIle ii is SO reduced tina
small boys roll up their pants and wade II
and throw stones from one side to the othe
with ease.
THE Official vote of Ohio shows total o
6ss,667. Piatt, the Greenback candidate, re
ceived only 9.i29, and Stewart, the Temper
ance candidate, received has. Fosters major
1ty is only sS5i over all, bat his plurality owe
Ewing ID about 1000 votes. stiil Ewinl
received larger vote than Tilden received IL
= 1876. There was. After al. not much Of a ida