The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-14

through the air, aud striking the brides skull
\ knocked her senscIess IN the bottom of the
/ wagon. The groom Jumped cut and gave the
/ thrower of the shoe thrashing. cursing civil,
lied customs with all his heart. $500,
l The Wabash Courier says: Ex-Governor
| English. of Connecticut. is in training as a
dark horse for the Democratic presidential
| nomination. A ticket composed of English, OF
! Connecticut, and English. of Indiana would
surely have enough English on Il to make the
| shot. a .
THE Harrisburg Patriot says occasionally an
''old-line Wing like Toombs or the descend
ant of an ancient Federalist emerges ia the
South TO express the opinion that republican
government in this country Is failure. But
no such sentiment finds encouragement
among the Democracy of the south.
THE Ottowa CTll) Free Trader says: AS In.
diana will, from necessity, cut a very import
ant figure in the coming presidential contest,
we are quite ready to agree with the friends of
Mr.. English generally that his name and
claims deserve very respectful consideration
indeed in casting about for really available
Democratic candidate for 1850.
THE Philadelphia Times says we do not
| know of any way in which Mr.. Hayes could
give more substantial aid and comfort to Gar
celon than by issuing a new commission to ].
Madison Wells as surveyor of the port of New
Orleans. Cd Wells should hurry on TO WASH
/ ington and present this view OF the case to the
greatest beneficiary of returning board frauds.
THE Philadelphia Times says: The Demo-
cratic State committee OF Ohio has concluded
not to have any convention for the election of
delegates to the National convention. The
committee Will name the four delegates at
! large-it Will come handier-and allow the
congre sSIonal districts to name their own del.
egates in their own way. This will avoid a
! quarrel, ana make 1t unlikely that nybody
will have a solid delegation from that State
THE Richmond state says that the south is
solidly Democratic and viii be in that election,
no matter what the issue may be, whether for
greenbacks, silver dollars or gold, tariff or
/ free trade. We are not making platforms
down here just now. We leave that 10 the
North, as also the candidate. Any platform
! aud for that matter almost any candidate,
wilt do for as, so only they Will secure the de-
feat OF the Radical party, and the restoration
| of the Government to the Democracy.
GOVERNOR Cobb, of Alabama has issued a
| proclamation announcing, with infinite re.
Eret and unspeakable Sorrow the d. a;h of
4
ors and OF years, he has gone from among us,
leaving blot upon his CD sIacter, no stain
upon his name, and no Teproach upon his
memory; but his works live after him his ex.
aInple is beQueathed to his countrymen, and
the record of his success remains TO encourage
struggling manhood in the paths Of duty and
honor"
COLONEL NICHOLAS BREWER, OF Baltimore,
the secretary of the association Of Old
Defenders, died Friday, in his ed year.
This association of the veterans of 1873 was
formed in 1910 and Colonel Brewer was elected
treasurer and some years later secretary. BE
was always present at the-neetings of the as
ISOLATION, aud his records<of the proceedings
were kept with extraordinary nicely. When
the association was formed 1t had 900 mem.
bers, but Colonel Brewer hes lived to see the
number reduced TO less than 10.
TIKI pulpit of the Dartmouth College church
at Hanover, n. H., has been furnished with a
telephone, the wires from which run TO the
houses OF Invalid and aged members Of the
congregation. "The trial." il is announced,
twas a perfect success. Every word spoken
and the singing Of the hymns were distinctly
ineligible To interested auditors at over a
dozen houses in town. The pastor Rev. Dr.
Leeds, preached a very scholarly and instruct
at Norwich depot and village, two miles or
more away, and across the Connecticut river"
Mrs GRANT is quoted as having said that
the happiest period of her life and the gen.
erals was when they lived in Galena sin a
small brick house and kept one servant The
correspondent of the Syracuse Journal, who
quotes this, gives also pleasant little picture
of Mrs. Stewart, the wife OF the 9ex- senator.
who, at one time, was cheerfully turning her
kindly hand to household duties in her hus-
bands mining shauty the Pacific coast.
and not many years after was ordering and
purchasing In Europe the beautiful pictures
and statuary aud carpets and hapgings which
gave such charm TO her Washington home.
THE st. Joseph (La.l Journal publishes ap-
provingIy a commuuica tion from prominent
citizen of Louisiana in favor OF Hon. VIM. Il.
English foe place on the national ticket The
communication says that among the names
mentioned in connection with the presiden-
tial ticket, / notice that my old friend and
collegiate associate, Hon. VIM. III. English. OF
Indiana. Mr.. English is a ripe scholar and
wise statesman an, whose monetary record IS
particularly interesting at this juDcture In
national afdrs. Mr.. English has ever been
the advocate of gold aud silver as the only
tue basis of healthy and safe monetary
system He served four success i've terms in
the National Congress, and was the peer of
auy IN an in that great body OF statesman. lie
would be an ornament to the national ticket,
and hope 10 see his name placed there by the
approaching Nation al convention.
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Soldiers Pensions.