The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-28
CLIPPINGS.

IN Franklin County, Texas, horses are
killed by buffalo gnats.
VICTOR HUGO is said to know more than
10000 people by sight and name.
LINCoLN's son is for Grant,an SO is Douglas.
son, and so, too, is Grants son.
IN the opinion of the Augusta (Ga.) Chroni-
Gle Mr.. Tilden could do nothing more patriotic
than voluntarily retire from the contest.
THE fruit and vegetable business from Flor
ida to Northern and Western cities has grown
from about % 900 boxes in 1874 to $4,000 In 1880.
THE Springfield Republican says: "Just as
sure as General Grant is nominated at Chicago,
SO certainly will an independent Republican
candidate be put in the field"
THE Boston Pest says William II. English,
of Indiana, is building an opera house that
will seat 1900 persons. What a grand place
that for q ratification meeting.
THE demand for young trees in PIttsburg,
Pa, and vicinity, and also in other Western
Cities is unequaled, the nurserymen being I'M
able to fill the orders received.
THERE was recently killed in the Kentucky
River catfish weighing l7SLs pounds. man
while in a boat ran upon the fish in shallow
water, and was almost overturned. The fish
was then killed with an oar.
THE assassin's aim seems better in America
than in Europe. Thus Abraham Lincoln, OF
the United States; Balta, of Peru; Morales, OF
Bolivia; Garcia Morcua, of Ecuador, and Gill,
of Paraguay, have all been murdered within
the last fifteen years.
JOHN SPERRY, New York's "millionaire
boot black" was married in that city, on
Thursday, to Miss Mary Broome. Sperry still
hrCf
he is said to be worth a round sI,OOO,OOO made
by stock speculation.
JAY GOULD has purchased about two hun
dred acres of highly improved land and mag
nifcent white marble residence said to have
cost 100000, and known as "Lyndhurst on the
Hudson" Mr.. Gould win occupy the villa
during the coming summer.
JOHN L. READY was shot and killed while at
work In his field In Baker County, Georgia, by
unknown parties. He killed a man named
Fitzgerald in Worth County, Georgia, in 1871,
and escaped, and 1t is believed that his assas-
sins were friends of Fitzgerald.
OF Mrs. Hayes, the Washington correspond
ent of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat says that
"nothing else so thoroughly proves her sim
cere Methodism as the way in which she at
tends all the funerals, mourns with those who
mourn, and comforts the afflicted"
1T has come to be pretty generally under
stood that Kellogg Will not be disturbed in the
stolen seat he fills In the Senate, though it is
shame to decency and an outrage upon Lou
isians. 1t really seems that Democratic policy
has degenerated into the most abject cow
ardice.
THE number OF electors qualified to vote in
Rhode Island, last Wednesday, was $3.50,
nearly 10000 more than the largest vote ever
cast, but the total vote returned is only
about 1900, which has been several times
exceeded. though larger than the average OF
recent years.
THE Syracuse (N.Y) Courier says: sit is no
favor to Mr.. Tilden 10 force him into a losing
race, aud even IL ne sought that doubtful
honor, can the National Democracy afford to
imperil Its own existence to crafty the ambi-
ton Of any individual of the party, however
eminent or deserving?"
THE new-fangIed ballot box might possibly
be arranged so Gs to stamp out big majority.
Cincinnati Commercial. This suggestion
comes from Republican paper; and from
paper, 100. that Endorsed the Returning Board