The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-19

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a camp in the town of Prescott. Me-, about
so years ago.
In the little town of Patchogue, Z. l.,
diphtheria is raging to an alarming extent,
there being fully 100 cases and deaths occur
ring daily.
The total endowment of the public schools
of the United States is IS 600, 000 and 1t is
estimated that the average daily attendance
Is 4, 500, 900.
American street cars are now running in
nearly every large city in the world, and
horses continue to be exported from this
country TO Europe. "
Mrs Horace Broad, widow, died IN Cam
bridge, Mass, on Sunday, and her daughter
as can be ascertained. 2naH4 'e
The fifth publication of Benin & Wagner's
estimates of the population of the earth,
lately published, puts the increase since the
last issue at IL. 100000.
The widow of Senator Wade has been
gradually failing in health since the death
of her husband. and is now very ill. She is
more than 10 years old.
about to separate. Nilsson has lost her pro-
perry and most OF her voice, and she can't
afford to keep husband.
The returns of the first II months OF the
year show that 116,049 immigrants were
landed at Castle Garden, of whom IS, LAT
were aliens and 43 902 citizens.
Philadelphia physician has just made a
discovery which will startle every baby in
the land. He has learned that baby-carts are
very injurious to babies health.
st. Louis has 700 lawyers, and this year
the law taxes them $35 per head, thus util-
1zing class hitherto utterly improbable to
the finances of the city ana its jewellers.
A colony of Englishmen will settle in
Plymouth and Cherokee counties, Ia, dur
ing the coming season, an advance agent
having purchased some $1,000 acres of land.
Judge Hilton has fitted up tea room in
the basement of the Stewart store in New
York, to which the clerks have access from 2
till 4. They can drink all the tea they want
gratis.
Aunt Phillis, an old negro woman living
at Biggus Powelrs ak miles below Yancey-
vile, N. c., on the Yanceyville and Milton
road, has just bad twins. Phillis is go years
of age.
A Waterford, Conn.,, youth engaged to a
South Lyme girl, laconically deserts her
with the following note: "Money is scarce
and girls are plenty. Guess 1 will give up
the contract
Eighty tons of honey were shipped by the
Messrs. Thurber in October last, in the City
of Berlin, for Liverpool. This is the largest
single shipment OF honey ever made from
America to Europe.
A man who sued the Cleveland TO- SUM-
day Voice for libel, because it charged him
with being on record as connected with
thieves and rings to plumber the city, has
secured verdict of 1925.
There are over 1000 Americans studying
in German schools and universities. The
American consul at Wurtemburg, estimates
that over 81. 500, 900 are thus annually ex-
pended by Americans in Germany.
Law, physic and divinity are well supplied
with feminine members in the United
States. The lady doctors number SOB, and
feminine dentists 400, while 60 women are
preachers, and five practice as lawyers.
General Badeau, the United States consul
eight miles out of town. He drives in to
his office daily, there being upon his
brougham coachman and foot,nan in dark
blue iIyeries, cockaded hats and fur tppets.
! A nervous policeman of East Providence,
R. l +, went to shoot vicious dog, when the
| brute sprang upon him, causing a prema-
ture discharge of the pistol. The dog es-
capped unhurt, but the ball entered the lung
of young man, intiicting severe wound.
The amount of policies issued by life in
surance companies doing business in New
York, has fallen off from 81, III .000.0 900 in
| 1872, to 81 ,555, 900 900 in 1877. The general
| depression of business has rendered thou
sands of policy-holders unable to keep up
their payments.
| This appears to be a hard winter for
| thieves, and extraordinary expedients are
resorted to to obtain possession of other peo-
/ pies property. Within few nights past
| three churches on Long Island have been
pets and other property susceptible of con
version into ready money.