The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-09

cleanly shaved upper lip, and long white
beard that tsFers to point. BE was dressed
in dark clothes and might be mistaken at any
time for Methodist minister.
ROBERT ]. BURDErTE, the humorous lec-
turer and Burlington Hawkeye man, has To-
Gated permanently at Nantucket, Mass. He
viii write as OF old for the Hawkeye, however.
EDWIN BOOTH says that he viii sail for Eu-
rope some time this month. He viii be ac-
companied by his family, and will spend the
summer in great Britain. BE has no definite
idea as to when he will return to America.
A CABLE dispatch to the Boston JournsI,
from Edward King says that "Sara Bernhardt
has accepted Mr.. Henry E. Abbey's offer for
an engagement in the United States for leo
nights, the season TO begin in November
next"
On recent official inspection at the st.
Petersburg printing offices, it was discovered
that an amazing quantity of type was want
ing. One OF the printing offices could no: &C.
count for the disappearance of SO pounds of
type, and the other for l3i pounds. 1t is be.
lieved that the type had been clrried of by
Nihilist printers.
Mr.. JOSEPH W. DREXEI, mas made perma-
nent loan to the metropolitan Museum, 10
New York, OF his valuable collection or aheient
coins, 1tincludes more than 1000 gold, silver
and bronze pieces, Greek, Roman and Egyp-
tian, of the greatest rarity. The pecuniary
value of the collection is estimated at so1 e.
thing ike g3O, 900, and Its antiquarian value is
immense. IL is said that the only collection
in the United STAGES that compares with 1t is
that owned by Mr.. Charles Francis Adams.
Most of Mr.. Drexel's coins were obtained
through Beugsch Bey.
HIPPoLYTE PHILIBERr PAssY, a French
statesman OF note half century ago, died
yesterday at the ripe age old age of eighty
seven years. He was soldier in his youth,
serving In the later campaigns of the Empire
and being present and assisting at Waterloo
when the Imperial eagles went down for the
last time. Then he went into politics, stick
ing to this profession until his Liberalism was
outraged by the coup d'etat of December, 1851.
During the latter portion Of his life he has
lived for the most part in Italy, devoting him
sslf to serious literature.
A BETTER day is dawning in Aurora, New,
for Gospel preacher is wanted. The local
editors soul is touched, and with vexed
spirit he cries out: ave are sorely in need OF
a preacher; we don't want any cheap trash.
We want good, muscular Christian, who can
catch sinners by the scruff Of the neck and
drag them bowling up the pain of righteous
ness; one who Will not drink more than he
can hold. Such man will get right smart
layout here. If he can play the fiddle for the
regular weekly dance it will augment his sal
airy somewhat"
OF General Robert e. Lee, an ex-Confederate
Colonel says that there was wonderful charm
in his manner, and that he never heard from
him an unkind criticism on the Confederate
on the plan OF campaign, its
officers or the enemy. During discussion of
the Sewall Mountain campaign, the Generals
asked why he did not fight Rose
Grams when the press was denouncing him for
not doing so; when the state was losing conf
dence in him and the army needed a victory
Lee smiled sadly and said: az could not afford
to sacrifice the lives of 500 or CD of my people
to silence public clamor."
AN old-time whaling voyage has brought
color to the cheeks of the old salts in New
Bedford. The whaling bark Alaska arrived at
that port last Friday, from the South Pacific
Ocean. She had on board 1000 barrels OF
sperm oil, including forty. five barrels taken
on the passage. She had been absent tour
years, and sent home on the voyage l,22O bar
rels of sperm and 2eS barrels whale oil, also, |
III
catch OF sperm OIL 1t is said, that has been |
made in the same time in thirty years. The |
Alaska left Chatham Islands February 20, and |
he Block Island Light was sighted May n.
Light winds and calns were experienced on |
he homeward trip. The whole distance
could have been made in a whaeboat.
A BIRDS nest made of a love letter and mis-
,ellaneous stufiing recently picked up
a tree in Cincinnati suburb.
Closely interviewer with the bits of sticks and
lead leaves and little tiny feathers was a little
eaf from somebody's little diary. II was
weather beaten and yellow, and on one side so
worm, no doubt by the going in and out of the
little red-breast, that the words, delicately
written in a girls hand, could only here ard
here be deciphered. on one side "Katie:
We have often met and spent an hour to-
ether. VIII these hours be soon forgotten?
When we part, our paths will lead in different
directions. Perhaps we may never again
meet in this world. Shall we remember? p,
B." on the opposite side was Katie's reply:
{ began:
Ah heart, so sadly broken,
Cease, cease thy painting thrill;
nose VOWS so falsely spoken
Have done far worse than Kill.
he sun has lost his glory,
The Queen OF Heaven her light,
o sad" land here Katie's verse was bitten