The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19

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the ensuing week.
THE exports of grain from Russia during the
months of January and February were / ,C99 OOC
quarters below those OF the corresponding
period lS70-a decrease of 81 per centum.
BARsUN won a glorious victory In Spring.
field. A clergyman who had been a mission.
airy in South Africa tested the Zulus by adj
dressing them in their native tongue, and
found them genuine.
JUDGE II. V. JOHNSON and Joshua Hill. OF
Georgia, are mentioned as possible Postmaster
Generals. Judge Johnson is a very conserva-
tive man, and Mr.. Hill was a Union man
| throughout the war.
| AN agent of Massachusetts, mills, while
hiring hands near Montreal, rejected one man
because only men with families were taken
The man In rage assaulted the agent, who
shot him, probably fatally.
THE Montreal Witness says that the exodus
OF laborers has had a tendency to raise wages
in that city, that laoorers are now getting 81
per day, as against 70 cents. and even less, in
the corresponding period last year.
THREE plstoons of policemen were neces-
sary to keep the Blaine and Grant men from
lighting at the County Convention in Chicago
| Now, how many regiments will be necessary
TO keep them from killing each other at the
National Convention?
During 1879 nearly a quarter OF a million
| head OF live stock were exported from the
United states, aggregating in value over Ii Gee,
600. This is not a bad showing for branch OF
trade which five years ago could scarcely be
said to have an existence.
DRUNKARD fed into the woods, near
Nashville, Tenn, while wild with delrfum
tremens, dug grave, and was found lying In
it dead. HIS wife was made frantic by tile
sight, and she loudly called upon Heaven to
let her die too. 1t happened that on her way
home lightning struck and killed her.
AN old Episcopalian prayer-book was sold
recently at auction In New York It was pub
lished by William Bradford in l7lO. 1t is prob
able that this copy is the only one of this
edition now In existence. Il was bought for
$50. AT the time it was printed it is probable
that what is now the great State of New York
did not contain over 10000 white inhabitants,
and the topographic art was in its infancy.
A Savannah paper rejoices in the rapid in
crease of the vegetable trade of Southern
Georgia and Florida A few years ago, 1T says
a few hundred crates were considered a large
shipment, and now the exports are counted
by the hundred car loads and ship
loads. One day last week ten car
loads of vegetables, nearly all cucum-
bers, arrived over the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, and were shipped to New
York.
TENNYsoS, who looks cold and exhausted"
is said recently to have told a story of a
drunken man whom he met Keeling along the
road. The fellow came up to him and said
"Mr. Tennyson, If you viii shake hands with
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liquor again" phe poet shook hands as re-
quested, but afterward remarked dryly, al
am afraid didn't do any good"
MISS LILLE WILKINSON, of wilkinson's
"Uncle Toms Cabin" Company, cast ASIDE an
old corset at hotel in holly, Mich +, on the
18th ult., and had been away from that town a
week before she recalled the fact that $50 in
greenbacks was stitched into that article OF
apparel. When she remembered this, men,
Der of the Company was dispatched post haste
to Holly, and was lucky enough, after digging
over lot Of rubbish in the hotel yard, to find
the corset and cash all night.
THE late wife of President Diaz, of Mexico,
is deeply incurred all over that country. She
was one of the purest, noblest and most
amiable of women. During the past three
years Mrs. Diaz has been an invalid, and has
AoACAJ CAbCACO SOSACNS3 Oub chC was highly re-
spected and sincerely beloved for her gentle,
charitable and irreproachable character.
Although young and beautiful, and of such
high position, she preferred home to. all social
was a devoted wife and mother,
and singularly modest and unassuming.
IT is forty days too late to talk about Easter
eggs, but still a basket OF six that were pre-
pared for an American bride-elect in Paris
HOY
contained in basket made up of twigs of gut,
with apparent carelessress, and there
were six OF them. One was of ivory, another
of ebony. and the rest were of lockwood,
sandal wood, coral and shell, and all were
carved, and each held one piece of a set of
pearl and sapphire jewelry. Over the eggs lay
red and yellow tulips, knot of six birds were
perched on the handle, and a red and yellow
bow, about which was gathered enough
Alencon for colalr and sleeves, was on the
other side of the handle.
FREEMAN, the Adventist, who killed his
child at Pocasset, Mass, about a year ago, was
formally recommitted to the Danvers Mass
Insane Asylum on Wednesday. During his
confinement there he has gained ten pounds,
and is in excellent physical health. He Is
cheerful and hopeful, but is d1sin-
clined 10 talk on matters personal to himself.
He maintains that he is not insane. He makes
lent it TO her. She testified that, by the terms
of mutual agreement, she was to pay for the
jewelry by kissing Mr.. Eddy every morning
for a hundred days. He called and got hfs
kiss, on his way to work, every day for about
a month. Then he grew bold. and wanted to
take hug well kiss. There no
provision In the bargain for hugging, and she
repulsed him, even restricting his kisses to a
mere touch of his lips TO her cheek. He
thought he was being cheated, and hence his
effort TO recover.
DURING a recent performance in the Teatro
del Circo, at Madrid, a madmsn foIced his
way into the house, armed with Ratchet,
and contIived TO climb from the auditorium
upon the stage, where, brandishing his
weapon furiously, he announced himself 10
the terrified audience as "The Avenger of
Mankind" All attempts to remove him
having proved in vain, and his fury momen-
tarily increasing, a detachment of soldiers re-
C sived the order 10 load with ball ana fire
upon him. A minute later the wretched man
lay corpse upon the stage, three bullets