The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-23

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ment of the business. ~
Professor -RIL.AY, OF the Agricultural De
partment, Is 20 Investigate the army worm.
The pest con.doues its ravages in Eastern New
dorsey ard on Long Island, aud has appeared
on the northern shore of the Sound near New
Rochelle. In some parts Of the afflicted dis
triets the wecms are 50 thick that they cover
tie roads, 80 that the wheels OF passing We
nic.es ssesu to roll upon a carpet. 1t is twenty
, years STAGE the last plague OF this sort &c
ourred- - a
f. GIBBoN's religious belief has aroused a news
paper discussion tn London. One of the COR
respondents, in setting forth his opinion that
the historian was not an atheist cites a letter
from Gibbon to mis- aunt, bearing date in 1883.
al can assure you with truth, /" he says, "that
consider religion as the best guide OF youth
and the best support OF old age" A French
nobleman having once remarked tn him that
ali good historians are sieptics. he looked dis
( pleased and remarked that he hao never heard
that DIR. Rotertson wasS skeptic-
MANAGES HARDING, OF the LIE Moin crems-
tory at Washington, has had an application
from parties in England for the incineration
of body. The letter stated that they had
been communicating with the Dresden crema-
make it less expensive to have the body
shipped here and return than cremated there.
Mr.. Harding will refuse the application on
the groGnd that the body has once been
buried, and hence is obje, tionable under the
rules for the control OF the erematory.
THE Robert Ralkes centenary will be one of
London's summer sensations The celebra-
ton, beginning June 26, will last about ten
/ n ffAara xufI ho Ont hall in
st. Pasrs, In Exeter Hall, in Surgeons Taber-
nacle; there will be concerts in the Crystal
Palace and In the Royal Albert Hall; ana the
greatest ceremony of all will be the unwilling
of the Rsikes memorial statue on the Thames
embankment. No doubt throughout the Eng
lish. speaking world the inventor of Sunday
schools will be talked of on this coming hun
dredth anniversary.
Mr.. JOHN A. GANo whose recent marriage
by DIR. Bellows to Miss Vallette has been an
nounced, has been for many years partner
of MUrat Halstead in the Cincinnati CONNER
cial. The New York Tribune thinks IL Mr..
GRno had postponed his surrender eight or ten
years longer. those who have known him in
the newspaper business for the last twenty
years would have begun to suspect that he
might in time become q confirmed bachelor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gano sailed on Saturday from
Philadelphia by the steamer Ohio for Eu-
ropean trip, which is expected to last for
year or more.
THE Gsulois says that on the eve of the late
duel between Rochefort and Koechlin, the
former went to the play and enjoyed 1t like
child, while the latter was equally light
hearted among his friends. When they met
on the field next morning, Rochefort was
very nervous ard seemed in great haste to
have the affair ended; he gnawed his mus
tache, twirled his imperial and could not stand
still. NJ. Koechlin, on the other hand, was
cold, impossible and absolutely correct both
in dress and in demeanor. After two minutes
of fighting Rochefort was wounded in the
stomach, which shows how important 1t is to
keep cool.
BETSY KENNEDY, a Senaca squaw, living on
the Cattarsugus Reservation, lately asked for
Government pension. She is eighty.three
years old, and her husband, recently deceased,
was a survivor of the war of 1872. The claim
was admitted and the sum OF 5000 was sent her
from the Treasury Department.. W. F. Fuller
a law student of Gowanda, n. Y, applied to
the Government for her pension, and on re-
ceipt of the money he appropriated all but
$40, which he sent her through the United
States Express Company. nephew of the
the sQuaw thought the amount very small and
laid the matter before the United States au-
thorities. Fuller was arrested and held in
s2,sOO bail. He is twenty-six yea old and
member of good family,
DIR. BRUcH, of Phillipsburg, N. J., left a
curious will. It's fifth provision is as follows:
at is my will, and do order my executors to
pay over to the inhabitants OF the town of
PhIIipsburg, in the County of Warren, in its
corporate capacity, the sum of $4,000, to be
held In trust forever by the said inhabitants
of the town of Phillipsburg, TO annually pay
the interest of so much as shall be needful and
necessary TO and for the purpose OF establish
ing and supporting military band of music
to be called The Bruch Comet Band, of the
Town ofPhillipsburg,' whose duty it shall be
to march to the aforesaid cemetery on the an
niversary of my death and on such holidays
as are established by law, and on other proper
occasions, and then and there perform a
funeral march and such other appropriate
music the leader of said band shall desig-
nate and appOintn