The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-29

THE chances for Kasson's being Speaker in
crease as the Western States coincide in the de-
rnand that Iowa shall have large recognition from
the Republican party.
JOHN C. CALHOUN, q grandson of the noted
South Carolina Senator, was drowned near San
Francisco the other day. He was dissolute, and
recently lost his mind.
THE New York sun calls on Congress to vote
samuel ]. Tilden 100000 his Presidential sal
airy, and interest before it votes any position or
any msney to General Grant.
IT is claimed that Robson has about given up
his fight for the New Jersey Senatorship and that
he will throw his influence for Halsey. Other
wise Sewell Is ahead in the race.
SENATOR HASSIBAL HAALIS, who is spoken of
for Collector of Customs either at Portland or
Boston, was born in 1909. He began his service
to the Federal Government in 1913.
ACAEADIAS paper reports that an Irish resident
of Pembroke, being about to return to Ireland,
sold his wife and family for 500 to fellow eoun-
tryman. Formal articles were signed.
SECRETARY THOMPSON received the chiefs OF the
Bureau of the Navy Department. and listened to
an address full of regrets from them. He re-
sponded in a kind little speech of farewell.
MRs. SENATOR LOGAN superintends her hush
for hours at a time. She also assists the Senator
in collecting materials for reports and addresses
MES. GARFIELD recently received a letter from
lady proposing that If she would procure the ap-
pointment of postmaster tor her husband she
would give her a switch made from her own hair.
Mr. GARFIELD, his wife, and the young lady
who is to assist in doing the honors of the White
House, have all been school teachers. The reins
of government will now be kept taut.-Boston
Transcript.
Iris stated that the family of J. w. Mackey,
the bonanza king. live in Paris at the rate of
nearly 81, OOO, 900 per annum- They are all right
for 1o0years, anyhow, as Mackey Is worth over
S1o0 100000.
EVANGELIST MooDY's. Seminary at Northamp
ton, Mass, is full, containing now about 100
pupils, including the Indian girls The latter are
making excellent progress in their studies. They
are very fond of music.
MRS. McCUE, of Rhode Island one of the wo-
men with whom Mrs. Sprague accuses her hus-
hand Of beipg intimate, denies it most bitterly,
and has written letter to Mrs. Sprague demand
ing public retraction.
JUDGE STRONG, who is retiring from the su-
preme Bench, was formerly engaged with Simon
Cameron and others in building railroad from
Reading to Harrisburg, which was leased to the
Reading Railroad Company
II is stated that Justice Strong was offered the
position of Secretary of the Navy after retiring
from the Supreme Bench. but there being some
legal doubts regarding a pensioned officer filling
Cabinet position, he declined.
long as hickory trees grow walking sticks He has
al cfIx, ad
the wood of which came from the Montgomery
County farm where he was born.
Mr. j. w MAcKEY. of bonanza fame. has gone
10 join his family in Paris. bonanza man has
nice time. He works sixteen hours day, is
abused by everybody, and gets a chance to see his
family once every two or three years
GENERAL GARIBALDI's health has been entirely
restored by his residence on the Genoese coast.
He frequently visits the villages along the shore
in a canoe or small boat His friends believe that
he will live ten years longer, at least
SENATOR BURNSIDE Is one of the great dinner
Eivers of Washington He entertains like q
Prince He has his camp servants and cook re-
tanned sisee his army days. The butter and veg
etables he uses are raised on the Senator's farm
in Rhode Island.
THE New York Herald thinks General Sherman
shows too much sensitiveness over the scheme to
make General Grant Captain General, and says:
1T would have seemed more graceful on the part
of General sherman to acquiesce in the move
ment which seems to annoy him"
THOMAS c. WALES, Boston merchant, died a
few days ago and was followed to the grave by an
immense concourse of people. In 1889 he failed,
paying fifty cents on the dollar. In 1859 he paid
the remaining fifty cents. and in 1866 he paid
the interest of twenty-five years on the princi-
pal.
PAUL HoAG, spoken of in whittier's beautiful
poem, Among the Hills. Is dead. He was
born and always lived in Sandwich, n. h mel
ther his house nor his barn knew locks or bars,
yet the most wretched tramp who ever took the
road ever abused the free hospitality of that Qua
ker home"
CERTAIN lawyer was compelled to apologize
to the Court With steady dignity he rose in his
place and said "Your Honor is right and am
wrong, as your Honor generally Is" The Judge
hardly knew whether to feel happy fine the
lawyer for contempt Of Court.
A NORWICH Conn, firm makes frequent ship
ments of live frogs to various parts of the coun.
Try, but principally to New York and Buffalo
The frogs are caught in the ponds Of the surround
ing towns, and prove a source of considerable
revenue 10 the juveniles, VINO receive seVehty-nVe
cents to 81 Is per dozen. They shipped alive
after being properly fattened for the market.
They are fed before shipment on fish.
DIR. CHALMERS said. just before his marriage:
Diminishing all anticipations of Heaven upon
earth, may betake myself soberly and determin-
edly to the duties of the married state" Whit
field informed his hancee that he was free from
the giddy passion that the world calls love. Ra
cine married because his oonfessor advised it.
telling the poet that by that means he might over
come his unfortunate propensity for making
Yerses
Andrews Bazaar the fashion magazine, says
gathered waists very much worn" IL the
men would gather the waists carefully, and not
squeeze so like blazes they would not be worn SC
much. Some men 60 to work gathering waist
jsst as they would 90 TO work washing sheep, OF
raking and binding. They ought to gather
waist as though 1t was eggs. done up In funnel
shaped brown paper at grocery.-s. B. Anthony
Mr. p =. BARNUx, the veteran Snowman. who
has teen j. ing Ill In New York City for some time