The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-03


out in his favor until to day. Mr.. English
! probably has more friends favoring his head
ing the presidential ticket this fall than any
other man in the Democratic party.
THEY celebrate ST. Valentines Day In Troy
! (which seems to have inherited some of the
amiable weaknesses of ITS ancient namesake)
with public debates on the ruling passion.
The Society of Young Catholics resolved,
that life of celibacy is preferable to the mar
ried state, and, after an eloquent" debate,
sensibly resolved that it not. But the
/ Society of Young Professionals resolved. that
love seldom prompts woman to marry" the
incentive being usually position. wealth, or a
fear of spinsterhood. The flower and beauty
of Troy, 1t Is to be presumed, took possession
of the hall, for at last accounts the society
was looking for martyr to open in the
affirmative.
MYSTERIOUS burglarles were committed
night after night at Hartford. The strangest
thing about them was that the thief never
carried of anything of much value, leaving
solid silver articles and very valuable jewelry
untouched; but he did serious damage by
slashing fine upholstery, pouring mo-
lasses and oil on expensive clothing, and in
other malicious ways. large number of
special policemen were put on duty to catch
to be negro who had just been discharged
from prison, where he had served three years
on a charge of stealing a coat. He said that
he was innocent of that crime, and said he
had made up bis mind to get even with Hart
ford in the manner described.
PORTER" the fat passenger said, with just
the information of 10 cents In his voice, "Por-
ter?"
'Yes, sah," said the porter, with the calm
trustful infection of quarter In his reply.
"wlll you bring me your brush few mo-
| ments g? Not that" he added, as
the porter made dive At him
with wtsp broom; mot that; bring your
! shoe brush, 1 went to clean my gums" The
/ porter's eyes walked out on his cheeks and
/ looked at each other as he brought the shoe
brush and stood staring to see the operation
begin. But he was mistaken. The fat passen-
ger only wanted to clean his rubber over
shoes. And the porter heaved a sigh OF pro-
ound relief when he saw that it was
JAMES BUCHANAN EVANS was one of the
/ head clerks in the treasury department, Is
years ago. and great favorite in Washington
society. He was a noted wit, graceful
dancer, and a free drinker. A Miss Harvey
was a Washington belle. She belonged to
wealthy Norfolk family, and had been care
fully reared. This couple caused a social fur.
ter by clipping and getting married. They did
not return, and were soon forgotten in the cir
cles in which they had moved. Even their rela-
tives lost sight of them. few days ago, while a
woman was singing and dancing on the stage
/ of a concert saloon at Milwaukee, she was
told that her husband was lying unconscious
In a barroom. 1t was common for him TO get
drunk, and she attached little Importance to
fho farat faor ,IrO
former, went TO see her father, and found him
dying from fractured skull. He was the
once courted James Buchanan Evans, and had
| become a sot. The woman was the former
I belle, Miss Harvey, and had turned her ac-
! complishments on account, in a low form of
the show business.
THE spooks are having high links in a Bel
gian village named Hermee. In the heart of
! the hamlet is house with a court and garden
where dwell a widow and her daughter. As
soon as darkness comes the two woman hear
strange noises; yolleys Of stones are dashed
against the walls and doors; horrible cries re-
sound in the building and heterogeneous OBJ
iects make their appearance down the chin.
neys. Naturally enough the widow and her
daughter became rather alarmed at these phe-
nomena, and communi cated them to the au
thorities, who exercised a strict surveillance
over the premises but Intellectually. The in
fernal or ghostly visitant continued to annoy
the two women, though fearing that some
apology on his part was due, he indited letter
excusing his reprehensible conduct on the
ground that it served as distraction from his
torments in the lower regions. Every effort to
unravel the mystery has failed. A gendarme
was sent to stay in the house, and while TAX
ing his breakfast by the side of the fire an in
xySffa fnQra rfad
fore his eyes.
MARY CLEMmER says that In no other Amer
Ican city Is visiting carried to such an extent
as in Washington. Every lady "in society"
has her day for receiving calls and the distri-
button OF cards is enormous. But calls may
be made extensively without invitation
when strangers visit Washington" she
adds, sand take up their abode at a hotel
they have only to discover the days of public
reception, hire a hack and proceed to
! visit. On Monday they can go to the homes
| of the judges of the supreme court and other
court; on Wednesday they can call on the cab
met ladies; ON Thursday visit all the senator
ial families, and on Saturday go to the White
House to see Mrs. Hayes. Ia every drawing
. room the visitors will find standing in its cen
ter from one to a dozen ladies, richly attired
receiving all with poiiteness, few with that
gracious charm which makes the lonliest
! stranger feel at home. This is not strange
These ladies are compelled so constantly to
greet so many whom they do not know that
the task becomes not only monotonous, but
| irksome. These calls involve no personal rec
ignition. The lady who received you on
Wednesday in her own parlor, on Thursday
may meet you ON the rect without a glance
OF recognition.
CHARLES DICKENS wrote thus to Mr.. Ed
mund Collier, who was about to write an ar
ticle for All the Year Round on working
mems Clubs:' 81 want the article emphatic
| ally tie show that trustfulness Is at the bottom
of all social institutions, and that to trust
man, one of the body of men. is to place him
| under a wholesome restraint of social opinion
and is a very much better thing than to make
! a baby of him. Also. 10 point out that the re-
ection OF beer IN this club, tobacco In
that club, dancing or what not In another
club, are instances that such clubs are
founded on mere whinls, and, therefore, can
not successfully address baman nature in gen.