The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-31


man than poor mayor. Besides, am old
enough to know better than to accept any
more Offices"
THE Chicago Times published on Saturday
1S5 special kilograms from IL Northwestern
States, giving an estimate OF the yield of win
ter wheat this year. II the figures trust
worthy, and If reasonably fair weather prevail
the increase in the yield over the large yield
of last year will be about 80 per cent. This
depends, however, on the weather OF the next
month, as a severe frost on fields bare of snow
might produce disastrous results.
THE oyster war in the Rappahannock Is
looked upon a serious matter. One of the
craft employed there carries a shotted how'll
ger, and more bitter feeling has been engen-
dered between the Maryland and Virginia
fishermen than has existed for many years,
which nothing but the most clear and concise
legislation can remedy. One of the causes of
trouble is the changing beds of the Chesa.
peake bay and river.
THE dry-goods jobbing trade in New York
continues to be active, and most of the leading
houses are doing a more than usually satisfac-
tory BUSINESS In all descriptions Of seasonable
goods. The demand at first hands has been of
fair aggregate proportions, but jobbers are, as
q rule, operating in accordance with immedi-
ate wants. The tone of the market Is very
strong, and higher quotations have been made
by agents for additional makes of cotton goods.
prints, etc.
Mr.. CHARLES Dickens, son of the novelist,
and Mr.. Joseph Hstton have written four
act drama on 1.-THE Mystery of Edwin brood !"
in which the murderer of Edwin Brood natur-
ally turns out to be Jasper, the choir-master.
The play ends with an exciting scene in the
opium-smoking den, where Jasper beholds in
dream the details of his crime and arrest
which are also made visible to the audience,
and wakes to find the realization of the climax
of his vision liz the entrance of the officers OF
| justice.
SEVERAL senators OF both parties were ad-
mitted TO a consultation with the sergeant at
arms the other day over a letter which arrived
addressed, simply: "Plumed Knight, United
States Senate, Washington, D. c." The post
master thought it was intended for Mr.. Blaine
but didn't like to take the responsibility of
putting IL In his box. The group of senators
finally decided to give 1t to Mr.. Blaine, and
when he entered the Chamber the sergeant
alarms handed the letter to him, Indicating
that public opinion seemed to recognize in
him its owner. Blaine smiled and opened the
envelope. 1t was an invitation to James g.
Blaine to attend some literary exercises at the
University of Tennessee.
A TELEMErER, which will for many purposes
far surpass any range finder yet suggested, has
been invented by professor of mechanics at
the High School at Belgrade. The instrument
1t is stated, Will show with unvarying precis-
ion the exact distance of an enemy. The rap
idity with which sound travels is the basis of
the measurement of distances, the distance re-
quired to be known being shown upon the
face ofthe instrument in less than a minute.
The telemeter itself is only about the size of a
watch, and can therefore be easily carried in
the pocket, while the error in the measure
ment of any range from 500 up to 10000 yards
does not exceed one and a half yards, and does
not increase with the distance. The cost is
only about SO.
GEORGE KoEHLER was believed to have muir
dered man at Cairo, ILL.,, but there was not
scrap of evidence against him, and for some
time he was not even arrested. 1t was at
length decided to entice him into incuIpating
himself He put into JAIL in the same ce l
with detective who pretended to be a crimi-
nal and confessed many imaginary crimes to
his companion under a solemn pledge of
secrecy. He argued that almost any crime
could be concealed, and thus gave the i'm
preston that ne was wonderfully shrewd.
and gave him a circumstantial account of the
murder. The missing body was found where
he said he had buried it, and it seems certain
that he will be hanged on the evidence that he
has himself provided.
A YOUNG farmer living in New Scotland,
near Albany, NY, left his fathers house last
Wednesday afternoon walked up the road
about quarter of a mile and cut his throat
with a RAZOR. He also made a cash across his
right wrist, the cut being deep enough to
sever the tendons aud lay bare the main
artery. Then he placed pistol to his head
and fired. the ball entering just above the left
ear. He also shot himself in the right side
under the sixth RIB, and then fired another
shot, the ball entering the left side under the
fifth rib. With blood streaming from all these
! CHASTITY wounds he walked to his fathers
house and presented himself to the afrighted
members of the family. When the shot was
fired into the head the muzzle of the pistol
was held so close that the hair was burned off.
| The mans clothing was set on fire from the
powder, and when he reached home his shirt
was In a blaze, and the first thing the family
did was to throw pail of water over hint
| put out the fire.
| LUMBERMEN have for many years been look
ing for profitable mode of utilizing sawdust.
Burning 1t as fuel for their steam engines
makes no appreciable diminution In the sup
ply, and though various means of turning it
to good account have been suggested, their
adoption is not always practicable on the spot
| Mixing the sawdust with tar or pitch and con-
verting it into fuel has been found to answer
in some cases; in others the manufacture OF
fire lighters, by mixing the sawdust with
petroleum or resin, and pressing 1t into small
cakes, has been adopted, An Ingenious in
ventor has devised a machine for working up
the material into pulp and COMPRISING 1t into
various shapes, such as barrels, brackets
doors, etc. 1t is said that articles of furniture
made in this way are in certain respects pre-
ferable to those made of ordinary wood, the
pulp becoming perfectly hard and impervious
| to water.