The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-07

other true and honorable Democrat.
THE largest dividend In New York City this
year is that of the First National bank. On
capital of $500 1t has divided 100 per cent for
the year. after adding 100000 to its surplus,
making tle surplus 81 10000 and after leaving
$50, 7O0.Sl undivided IN profit and loss account.
THE Courier-Journal says that the Indiana
exodus leaders now report an immense de-
mand for blacK house servants, cooks, ETC., all
through that State. The farmers have denied
that they want 10000 black harvest hands in
December, and the Republican importers of
black voters had to change their story.
TRIs is a cat story from Bath, Me-: "Two
kittens were sentenced to be drowned In the
presence of their mother, whereupon the ami
NAL suddenly disappeared. Two days later
the housewife jokingly said, IF pussy would
keep her kittens from under my feet they
would be safe Passy went out aud returned
with her kittens"
IN Bavaria l3.42 out OF every 100 births are
illegitimate children in Austria, l2.0S; in Den
marx, 1899; in Scotland, S.S7; in Germany,
SIS: in France. 72l: in Italy, 7.O7; in England,
5,lI; In Roumania, S,4S; in Ireland, 236; in
Greece, Las The excess In Bavaria and Aus
tria Is due to laws prohibiting marriage except
to those with a certain income.
New harmony fecglslST says. non
William H. English, that grand old time
wheel-ho of Indiana Democracy, is fire.
quently spoken of all over the country for
president. He is not seeking the office, and,
with the rest of Indiana, is for Hendricks; but
should he be nominated he would doubtless
accept, and there is no man who would COM
mand Hendricks heartier support.
Two MEN started from Minneapolis on the
same train. carrying conflicting deeds to a
piece of land in Sioux Falls, and each resolved
10 get his document recorded first. AS they
approached that city one of them climbed
upon the engine slipped the coupling, left the
train to take care of itself and rushed on, Sc
curing a record of his title half an hour before
his rival
Some sensation has been created in London
by the officiating clergyman, the rector of st.
Peters, Kensington, having at the Millais we'd
ding instead of reading the last portion of the
marriage service, substituted new aud i'm
proved version, in which it was explained, or
rather stated, for no one could explain what
was meant, that a husband should be as indul-
gent TO a wife as Heaven is TO the church.
THE Cincinnati Commercial says the third
term question is upon the Republicans. They
must discuss 1t thoroughly and at once. Gen.
eral Grant is a candidate for the next term of
the presidency, and is TO be weighed and
measured as such. He wants the Office as
badly as any man ever wanted to be re-elec-
ted to Congress. Denials OF the fact where not
hypocritlcal are frivolous. There is nom
sense about this. 1t is plain business.
THE Washington Post says that Secretary
Thompson did not bring with him from the
raging Wabash any hope that Indiana will be
redeemed" in 1880 He has been strongly
urged TO take the Radical nomination for gov
ernor, but having declined that honor more
than once, when he might have been elected,
he prefers TO leave a hopeless race TO some
politician who will find the glory of the stu
alton sufficient reward for his labor and ample
consolation for defeat.
BOY in Pottsville, Penn, took a dueling
cap to school and finally pierced it with pin.
The cap exploded, tearing of three Of his
fingers and the noise caused panic among
his school fellows, who started for the door
with a rush. A number of the smaller child
rem were knocked down and trampled upon,
but, fortunately, none were seriously injured
The teachers retained their presence of mind
and succeeded in quieting the frightened
children before the stairs were reached
THE Huntington Democrat says: Our choice
for the e.idency is Governor 7. A. Hen
bricks, who, we believe. has no superior in
the nation, and If we know anything of our
Demoe ratio readers, they also prefer Mr.. Hen
bricks; yet should the National convention,
in its wisdom, select another standard bearer
from among the many true and tried men who
have been named in connection with the party
nomination, we can give them hearty sup
port and labor just as faithfully, with the abil
ity we possess, for their triumphant election.
A DAKOTA man was moving his family into
a new house, and left his stove for the last
trip. Within 100 steps of the house his wife
was taken Ill. Leaving the twoyOungest chill
dren in a dry goods box on the hand-seigh, he
helped her and two older children into the
house, where, in order to prevent their freez.
ing, they were all put to bed. He then re-
turned for the two children, and was frozen to
death before he reached them. The wife lay
in bed until the next day without fire or food.
The father lay dead near the corpses of his two
boys in the box, but although the children in
bed with their mother were frozen nearly TO
death, IL is believed that they will recover
JAMES WATTS old workshop at Heathneld
Hall, his home near Birmingham. is kept still
as he left it-even to the dead embers in the
Franklin stove. A correspondent OF the Rec
ord, OF Philadelphia, says that there are order
and system throughout the room. All boxes
etc, are labeled, even TO that containing snuff
and of the countless small tools each is nicely
wrapped in paper or laid In trays. On the copy
ing machine in course OF preparation is small
bust, not more than an inch in diameter-a
perfect copy of an original In the machine.
This was the great engineers last hobby, pur.
sued for pleasure after the steam engine had
brought him a competency.
WHEN General Grant stood in the railway
station at Washington the other day-says the
Baltimore Amerlcan-a former Confederate
colonel walked up to him and shook hands
with him. 1.-THE last time met you, general"
said he, "was at Fort Donelson" "Ahr' said
the general, shaking his hand more warmly.
"But, them" continued Professor Mclaughlin,
al was with General Floyd" "Ah, them"
said General Grant, "you were with the oppo-
sition?" "Yes," replied Professor McLough-
lin, "and for so much more revere and honor
your character" General Grant said prompt
ly: "God grant that all Southern men should
feel as kindly as you toward the North"
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