The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-10
GENERAL NOTES.

BERSHARDT's clothes were assessed at sl2, 900.
THE Car has asthma, and it continues to get
worse He will not likely live long.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON, Lester wallack, Sothern and
Miss Kate Claxton said to be spiritualists.
THEODORE TILroN has returned from Europe
His new lecture is entitled The Worlds To-mor
row."
COUNSEL for Mrs. Howe of the Womens Deposit
Bank in Boston will urge the plea OF insanity in
her behalf.
CARLoTTA PATTI is giving concerts in India.
She is probably making India pale ale look
paler than ever.
SAMUEL WATKINS, the richest citizen OF Nash
Vile, Tenn. who recently died worth 500, OOO
began life bricLayer, aud left the city 100000
to increase the knowledge Of those unable to at
tend the higher schools and colleges
THE widow of x-President Willard Fillmore is
dangerously in at her home in Buffalo. About
week ago she received a severe stroke Of
paralysis which rendered powerless one side
of her body and very nearly deprived her of the
faculty of speech. ~ klr
A LETTER has been received at Copenhagen from
young Danish sailor who is with Stanley In
Africa. He writes that yellow fever has so weak
ened the expedition that several of the members
were for turning back, whereupon Mr.. Stanley
called them together and said: "Not one of you
shall allow to turn back before the expedition
is over. Ny motto is Forward and even if a
thousand devils with revolvers ordaggers opposed
us or Illness pestilenee and misery threatened us
with destruction-not even then should allow a
ingle person to turn his nose homeward."
oFFESBAcH came to this Country IN the steam
ship Canada, of the French line. He was super
stitious and before he sailed spent sleepless
nights One nightthe steamer suddenly stopped
to cool her engines. He started out of his sleep.
He imagined at once that the vessel had struck
'againsta rock and was rapidly sinking Often
bach, in his night garment, but with his eye
glasses on his huge nose. rushed on deck pleading
forlife The efforts of the Captain to persuade
him that there was no danger were for moment
almost unayailing,
WHEN General Grant was in Milan, Italy, on his
tour around the world, he was met on the street
one day by welI-dressed woman. who stopped
him and asked the General III he knew her. Eyes, {"
said he, you kept an apple and fruit stand near
the gate leading to the War Department in Wash
ington.'' He asked her what she was doing in
Milan. and she replied that her son had shown
| great musical talent and she was there to give
| MIN the dement, OF instruction unQer the DeSt
Italian masters. That son Is now the basso of the
Strakosh- Hess Company, and sails under the name
of Signor Moptiffirie.
GREAT BRITAIN is said to possess four famous
shots-Lord de Grey Lord walsingham, Lord
Hunungfeld and the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh.
The latter is a short. stout gentleman. who has
become thoroughly Anglicised. He is sound
/ Churchman. and generous one; he Is cultivated
in art. especially in music, playisg well on sew
eral instruments and indeed, working at compo-
sition with the hope Of some day writing opera.
He is fond also of mechanical pursuits, and is a
good clock and watch maker, doing all the repairs
In this line needed in his beautiful country house
of Elveden Hall
Mrs. GARFIELD is thus described she APP
peared on a railway train few days since: "Jusi
here it may not be out of place TO give little pen
picture OF the wife of the next President She Il
a trine above or about the average height Of wo
man. spare In flesh with dark hair combed plainly
with just one wave at the temples. Her ewes are
dark and brilliant and she has very kind, mother
| ly look She was dressed In black silk with heavy
| plated skirt. and woe chip bonnet trimmed
with winecolored ribbon. Across her ann she
carried gray wrap. From her appearance
should take, her TO be about forty-iive years old
Those who know her speak most eulogisucally
about her. and ascribe much OF Garheid's success
In life to her inhence over him." 50