The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-21

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would accept. The Democratic party needs
the advice and help OF such men much more
than they need the support of the party. The
Argus has sadly realized this important fact
for several long and dreary years.
GovERsoR CoLau1rr, of Georgia, recently
asked a gas company TO reduce an excessive
bill OF gas for the Georgia State House. The
gas company refused. and the Governor has
ordered the gas 70 be shut on, and directed the
purchase Of eight lamps for the use OF the
Offices of the Government. rn
AN Illinois gentleman counts among his
choicest treasures, and very rightly too. \
quaint old ambrotype OF Abraham Lincoln. II
shows gaunt and akward man of thirty
seven seated in an old, rush-bottomed chair,
and dressed in well-worn dark clothes, with
an old fashioned stock. and his uncombed
hair standing out IN all directions.
A BOHEMIAN innkeeper was bitten some
weeks ago by his own house-dog. Unwilling
TO kill the animal, he consigned it to the
town srave-oisser, eDjoining that solemn per-
SON to take care of 1t until further orders. A
few days later the innkeeper was attacked by
hydrophobia, and died In excruciating agony.
The sanitary officers applied to the grave-dig-
ger for the mad dog committed to his custody.
ceived than described when the sexton calm
ly observed: "The mad dog? have eaten
himp' "You have eaten the mad dog?" "Bet-
ter that than he should eat mel rejoined the
grave-digger. 1t would appear not only that
this man of strange appetites had swallowed
and digested the rabid animal, but that IL had
agreed with him.
If any man sings "Pinafore" in Richmond,
To he Sc ah1 10 ha ch0 tbo 10
evenings ago, while two young men were Wis
iting a lady on Church Hill, one of them be.
gan TO sing. Farewell my, own; light of my
life, farewell" His friend arose from his seat
and went into an adjoining room, and soon
returned with small rifle In his hands, and
remarking, in a jocular manner, 1.-THE penal
ty for singing 'Plnafore' is death TO the
offender" raised the weapon to his shoulder
and pulled the trigger. The piece exploded
with sharp crack, and the "Plnafore" vocal
ist was heard 10 exclaim, "I am shotr' This
caused great consterAation in the room. An
examination was made, and it was discovered
that the young man b I'd a slight flesh wound
in his right leg just above the knee.
THE Huntsville (rex.) Item has only one
candidate for the Presidency, and that candi-
date is Thomas A. Hendricks. 1t says: "One
would think, from the number of blooms
being got up, these United States had at least
a dozen Presidents to select and elect. The
fact is, there is but only one, and that one,
Tom Hendricks. The sooner the people and
press recognize that fact, and act as one sensi-
BILE man on it, the better. Bayard belongs TO
the bondholders, and that particular class will
go to the wall in Convention. Jewett, Han
cock, Fields, Tilden, Seymour-all must bow
to the Jeffersonian action of the Locofocos-
the great unwashed-the mudsilIs-the unter-
rified of our land. Hendricks fills every
requirement.; pub, strong pull, a long pull,
and pull altogether, and all the leather and
cheek this side of Hades shall not prevail
against him. Wait till next November, then
you shall hear the story of the resumption of
our country's almost destroyed glory"