The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-14

field, and told him TO drive directly toward
her. On his return, half an hour later, he
found the cow had left her place and was
walking about, while the hired man, In pur.
suit Of her, was drawing a zig-zag furrow all
over the field.
A CORRESPONDENT from Naraba, Neb writes
us that the Democrats OF that portion of the
State are In favor Of Mr.. Hendricks for the
next presidency, and think that he can poll
more votes than any man yet named for the
position. This same correspondent adds that
a prominent Republican of Nebraska-once a
resident of Indiana-remarked to him that
the negro colonization policy of the Republi-
cans, and the miscegenation tendencies of
the Indianapolis journal, had prepared him
10 vote for Mr.. Hendricks in 1885, That for
every negro imported into Indiana the Re-
publican party would lose two votes.
THE New York Tribune is authority for the
statement that Senator Mcdonald said today
that he thought the decision of the Maine su-
preme court has practically decided nothing.
Regarding the principles involved, the sena-
tor avoided committing himself he said: "I
have no opinion on the subject because have
not studied it. think, however, that what
ever Garcelon and his council may determine
upon in their official capacity and within their
legally constituted authority is law. Whether
it is a good and Just law or a wicked and un-
just law is not In question. 1 have in my ex-
perience before the supreme court often been
Obliged TO acquiesce in decisions which /
knew to be wrong, yet did not call those de-
cisions in question"
IDAHO has go-as-you- please town. 1t is
place called Beaver, situated at the mouth of
Beaver canon, Is sort of kangaroo city
which has jumped along as the railroad adj
vanced, 80 or 40 miles a time. A year ago it
was calldd Oneida, and was 100 miles from
Ogden, since which time it has changed its base
and name several times, and is now 40 miles
from its former base. When the town takes
aspiring, the hotel, saloons, dwelling houses
and shops are packed up and moved along
and set down again just they started. In
each new locality the streets and signs appear
the same, so that visitor at one place is at
home, without asking, in the new. The in
habitants seem to take kindly to this munich
pal nomadic life, aud Barney 0'Niel, the hotel
keeper, says: livery time she jumps she
jumps aisier."
Bob PHARR, a South Carolina negro, held
that no white man had a right to arrest him
under any circumstances. He was a thief, and
that was the manner in which he construed
the meaning of the fifteenth amendment
Three policemen surrounded his house, and
he jumped from window, shooting one of
them as he escaped. He got out of jail by
snatching pistol from the sheriff and shoot
ing him with it, He killed constable who
was endeavoring to recapture him. He muir
dered his wife because he suspected her OF in
tending TO deliver him up. AT length a party
ofpolice invaded his hiding place at Charlotte.
They had not searched long before his head
and a pistol were protruded from behind a
bed. officer Hill unhesitatingly sent bullet
through his brain, killing him instantly.
a PAGE of the cars diary, if we may be-
lieve the San Francisco News Letter, runs as
follows: ''Got up at a. m. and ordered my
bath. Found four gallons of vitriol in it, and
did not take it. Went to breakfast. The
Nihilists had placed two torpedoes on the
stairs, but did not step on them. The coffee
smelt so strongly of prussic acid that was
afraid to drink it. Found a scorpion in my
left slipper, but luckily shook it out before
putting 1t on. Just before stepping into the
carriage to go Tor my morning drive, it was
blown into the air, killing the coachman and
the horses instantly. Ibid not drive. Took
light lunch off Theoretically sealed American
canned goods. They can't fool me there.
Found poisoned dagger in my fsvorite chair,
with the point sticking out. Did not sit down
on it. Had dinner at p. m, and made Baron
Laischounowonski taste every dish. He died
before the soup was cleared away. Consumed
some Baltimore oysters and some London
stout that have had locked up for five years
Went TO the theater, and was shot at three
times in the first act. Had the entire audi
ence hanged. Went home to bed, and slept
all night on the roof of the palace"