The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
GENERAL NOTES.


sEvENrY-FoUR streets were added 70 London
last year.
MISS KRUsE reproved man who jostied her,
In Galena, Ia. by throwing pepper in his eyes.
THE crypt erected over the spot VIII ere the
remains of a. t. Stewart do not lie cost S9Oy0UO.
We don't know how George Ehot's health
is just now. We havnt heard from her for a
couple of days.
Nor more than one clerk, or boOkkeeper, or
cashier in $50 proves TO be dishonest, even
though each days paper has a new embezzle-
ment case.
HOWARD l.. SMITH, a Boston negro, finds
himself rewarded by bequest of 27,0OO from
Baltimore man, whose sons he once saved
from drowning.
JOHN CANTRELL, Texas stage robber, has
just been sentenced TO 20 years Imprisonment.
He feels greatly relieved, as he feared he would
get u life sentence.
A YOUNG girl, at Sandy Hill, y. ", ran into
the office OF a staId old lawyer, kissed him,
and said that she accepted his offer or mar
riage, though he hadn't made any. She had
gone crazy.
AN Indian at San Diego, Cal, was told that q
voice through the telephone was that of the
Great Spirit, and when it said, "Give up those
stolen horses" he Immediately confessed that
he was thief.
WHILE a collection was being taken IN a
church at Heath, Mass, the pastor remarked
that he would rather have buttons dropped
INTO the box than lead coin, because good but
tons have some value.
A MAN a. Amsterdam, n. Y, predicted cold
weather. IL DIDN'T come, and when his friends
laughed at him he went to the barn and
roped himself into country where the
weather Is always at an even temperature.
MRS. CHRIsTIANCY, who accompanied her
husband, the United States minister, to Peru,
on his mission, has, since the revolution In
that country, returned to the Uniled States,
and is at present with her mother In Mary
land.
Mr.. REDPAra says Josh Billings mas made
10000 by his Writings. He receives sIO0
week for half co.umn In a New York story
paper, and has published his books with rare
shrewdness. The profit on ms "AIlminax'
has been s25,000
THERE are about $1,000 Mennonites in
America. They have 500 meeting houses, one
eighth OF that number being In Canada. Tney
abstain from taking the oath, do not infiict
punishment, do not accept public office and
never go to law. They are nearly all farmers.
MR.. OLIVER DALRYNPLE, the great Mime
sofa farmer, intends to cultivate 5000 acres OF
wheat this year. He will have 20 steam
threshers I'm operation, with l35 reapIng
machines. Last year he employed 600 labor
ers, and this year win increase the number 20
700.
A CLERGYMAN In Brantford, Canada, in the
course of his farewell sermon last Sunday, re
marked that portion of the choir had placed
obstacles in his way, and that he had never
had an hours peace on account of the action
OF some OF them. This aroused the ire of a
gentleman In the choir who promptly arose,
and from the choir gallery, directly opposite
the pulpit, he called upon the speaker TO de-
sist, as he was insulting every member OF the
choir. This created great conn otion. The
preacher instantly ordered the intruder TO
sit down. The latter retOrted that IL any
further insults were offered ne would turn
on the organ and drown the parson' s voice.
During the controversy several ladies tainted.
A VERY awkward sportsman in California
has been so unfortunate as TO go hunting on
Sunday and bring down two pretty girls with
buckshot: and then, to MAKE bad matter
worse, has explained that he mstook them
for wildcats. The young ladies had gone ont
for stroll in the woods on the Telegraph
road, and had sat down on the ground behind
a bnsh-covered knoll. The hunter. Gross.
fancied he saw wildcat in the brush, and
said as much to Mochult, his companion. The
latter replied: ii have got buckshot aud will
load with it He did SO. but could not see the
wildcat, Gross took the gun and fired.
Mochult saw something tumble, and said:
"You've killed the wildcat" When they were
within p yards of the spot a man jun ped mp
and cried; "HeIpl helpI you've wounded