The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-18
GENERAL NOTES.

SENATOR FAIR told his Nevada friends that
Malone is no bigger than a giant cartridge, but
spry a lizard"
Mr.. HENRY w. LoNGFELLow has presented a
handsomely framed portrait of himself 10 the
Maine Historical Society.
THE acknowledgements says: up to date only
two Hoosiers have been appointed to office-as
as stonemasons at the Washington monument at
$3.50 day each.
A SOUTHERN paper reports that W. H. Pillow, ot
Jacksonville Fla. has sent So 900 quarts of straw
berries North this season and that they have
Melted him $4,000
PRESIDENT PORTER. of Yale College, has begun
series of lectures to the seniors on the choice of
a profession. The lectures are of an informal ma
ture. and are given as addition to the course on
philosophy.
SECRETARY of the Treasury Window has sold
his house in Washington for $4,000 to Senator
Platt, of New York. 1t cost him ZOO. He will
build another and finer one on the corner of Six
teenth street and Massachusetts, avenue.
Miss FANNY PARSEIL is a young lady of decid-
eddy intellectual and rather progressing feat
ures, being tall. slightly built, with expressive
blue eyes, firm mouth, and with a wealth of rich
brown hair. worn low upon a broad and open
forehead.
THE original of MARY Had a Little Lamb was
written by Mr.. John Roulstone, of Boston, son of
Colonel John Roulstone. proprietor of popular
riding school. sixty years ago. Mary" the
owner of the lamb, is now Mrs. Tyler, of Somer-
vile, Mass.
FRANK WALwORTH, who murdered his father at
Sturtevant House. in New York City. some years
ago, aud was discharged from prison on the plea
of i'll health and threatened idiocy, was admitted
to the Bar of the Supreme Court. at Ithaca, on
Saturday.
FOUR British M. P.'s are eighty and upward.
| one of the wealthiest settlers in Australia Is
Jem Mace, the noted champion of the prize ring
who landed in Melbourne two years ago with
$50. He has made a fortune by specializing in
mining stock.
THE Presidents son, Irwin, a sprightly lad who
is fond of his bicycle when asked by visitor at
the Executive Mansion how he liked his new
home, replied: ''Oh. the White House win do.
but I'd rather be back at Mentor. playing in the
woods"
BOSTON paper with Christian" in its name
confesses that il has sometimes thought that, II
Wendell Phillips, in a moment of enlightened re-
morse, should sting himself with his own sar-
cssm. he would quickly die Of the effect Of self
| acquaintance"
Hon. ELISHA ii. ALLEN, who represents King
Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Island, at Washing
ton. is visiting his old home in Bangor. Forty
four years ago he was the rival of ex-senator
Hamlin for Congress. They had previously been
leaders of rival parties in the State Legislature.
MANY months since a distinguished Senator
from New England being little annoyed by one
of Senator Edmund's proposed amendments, re
marked TO a brother Senator that he would bel
SO, if the truth could be known, that when Sens
tor Edmund's mother first taught him the Lords
prayer, he bounced up on her knees and offered
an amendment 10 il.
THAT President Garield's first batch of New
York nominations were sent in as a bride to Sen
ator Conkling to vote for the confirmation Of
Judge Robertson, is conclusively proven by the
circumstance that when Mr.. Conkling had de
clared hts unslterable opposition to Judge Rob
ertson, they were withdrawn. This fact is ir
reconcilabe with any other theory than that they
were designed as a bribe.-New York Herald.
WE hope to see the Democrats in the Senate
sustain the President in every wise and proper
measure, and yet that the relation between them
and him shall never be nearer than at present
The Democrats have a right to expect right actor
from the President. and he to expect correspond
ing right action in return, and there is nothing
in this like favors given or ground for expecting
favors In return.-Nashyille American.
CoNKLIsG has reached the point OF his career
sure to come to every boss when the long line o
} men he has hit and kicked and cuffed on his way
to power see their chance to make old sores even
The man who Systematically kicks the ladde
away as he climbs has a long way TO drop wheI
he falls at last and for twenty years Conkiing ha
been kicking away one friend after another b!
: whose help he has risen. He has behind him tn
organized appetite of the machine and nothing
) else.-spnngheld Republican.