The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-23
GENERAL NOTES.
PEoFEssoE K. 4. PROCTOR IS lec:urins in CALI

-ACos N Nasty. OF the oldest residents OF
South Bend, Ind, dropped dead OF heart disease.
rEIExD of General Garfield says he will no!
-. Washington until the week of the inausura-
rf0D-
szxzroE DAVID DAVIS Is visiting friends in
Oslo If John sherman's fences get down again
he will know the reason.
FEED DOUGLASS says he does not care to serve
smother term Marshal of the District of Column
hiA- Fred has evidently heard from Ohio.
sKS1ToE JoSEs. of FLORIDA, is Irishman. a
derosIt Roman Catholic, and carpenter by
trade. lie is tall and erect, has fair complexion
sz.d an excellent bearing.
COLONEL JOHN S. MosBY is mentioned in Wash
ingtOn rs the next Republican candidate for Gov
ernor OF Virginia. It is said that movement al
ready is on foot to secure for him the nomination
a GENTLEMAN in Athens, Ca, claims to be the
owner of the whistle about which Robert Burns
wrote ballad. Its history dates back to the time
when Anne OF Denmark went 10 scotland with
lanes VI
Professor PROCTOR says that with a good tele-
scope one can see a hundred million suns. each
the center of universe. Never mind the tele-
scOPe, Professor. \ pint of Cincinnati or Chicago
Ehisky will answer just as we'll
P1UE HoAG, one Of the characters in Mr.. Whit
ae-'s Among the Hills has just died in his
New Hampshire home. He was Quaker Of the
kindIiest sort; he never locked up either house
barn. yet his hospitality was never abused.
JoHE A. CUTHBEET. OF Mobile, Is the oldest Nv
ING ex-COngressman. He was born at Savannah,
IL niaety-three years of age. is a graduate OF
Princeton, served in the late war with Great
Hritnin, and was in Congress more than sixty
PEARS ago.
KESG KALAKACA. the Tawiian has the civil
Ized good taste TO dress simply. to jewelry
zRd no dee6rations He Is aremarkably handsome
uzaR, more than six feet height. His carriage
l. erect, his beard, mustaehe and eyes are black.
ard his expression is amiable.
FzANKLIs CARTER, the newly elected President
al Williams College. is a scholarly and agreeable
man, conservative in religion aud of excellent lit
eTzry tastes. He is far from being poor man.
having some private fortune-net unpleasant
possession for College President.
Az1HUE L. THOMAS the Acting Governor of
Utsh is a Welshman. only twenty-eight years
old. lie is the son OF an Alderman of Pittsburg
and began his political career as Private Secretary
~ General Negley. For two years past he has
been Private Secretary TO the Governor of Utah.
Az Ohio lunatic. calling himself Commodore
Oliver Perry Green Watson, walked all the way
from Ashta0ula to Washington. where he
aoinced that he had been invited BY Mr.. Hayes
20 remain at the White House until after the in
auguration. He was given lodgings at the Police
Station.
WILLIAM f. DODGE Of New York is about to
puI a line of steamers between New York and
IIberia, to carry over negroes who wish to settle
IA their parent continent where there are now
living COCO American blacks, among native
Ill
eOEee and cotton.
EDWIN BOOTH. when not on the stage, Is great
smoker. But he never drinks any alcoholic
liquors. Tea is his only stimulant. He never at
tends late dinners OF suppers and never has an
~out." After acting he is very much depressed.
and likes TO lie abed to recuperate during much
OF the next day.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON expects 10 have a
pleasant visit Cuba He has been commended
20 TIE good offices of the Captain General oy Gen
eral Grant. Nearly all of our exchanges have
been alluding to this contemplated trip of "Old
Simon's" to Cuba for the last two OF three months
We hope that the old chap will get Off soon.
OLD PETER COOPER built the first locomotive en-
CINE in the United States, and assisted to build
the first Croton aqueduct. The Cooper Institute,
which he presented to New York has cost him
been spent in free instruction in it by the trustees
paying for the same out of the rents. There are
200 students in its schools of science and art and
the pupils earned 5000 last year.
JaGEs G. PATTERSON, of Hartford. proposes
that we get up an Obelisk of own. granite
shaft larger than any ever yet cut, say rs feet
high, weighing 1000 tons, bearing on its faces
record of leading American events, discoveries
III -s1h
100000. Mr.. Batterson's remarkable en-
tfusiasm Is. perhaps, due to the fact that his
business is furnishing granite shafts to whoever
may want them.
III PEEKISs-sometimes called Uli-says:
~'1srant has gone thoroughly back Nashburne
who made him. Mrs. Grant wont speak to Mrs
wsshburne. washburne feels very much hurt
He almost shed tears when he spoke about it the
other day. Washburne's friends naturally
Indignant. They call Grant hog They say he
mas no gratitude. They call him a beggsr on
horseback Then Grant has insulted Blaine
because he dared to against him People
begin 20 think that Grant only loves his friends so
IS 20 use them, and that he loves best the men
Who subscribe the most money"
TIsoNAs L. CIISGNAN. formerly Senator from
North Carolina, gives some information about
gold mining in that State. General Ben Butler
vas the pioneer of North Carolina gold mines.
ne bought twenty-five acres of land and put nice
houses in connection with DR.. Aver, the pill
ussRer. who is since insane. They made failure
of IT, None OF the mines OF North Carolina have
pald since the war spite OF the advances in the
ART OF mining, and principally because the
Northern men spend too much money in expert
mental machinery
SxyaTOR DoRsEY's name was among those OF
The men reported killed az the battle of Stone
HzseT- A friend who going to the front was
commissioned TO find the body and send it home
At Louisville he bought coffin and shipped il
20 Nashville. "on my arrival at Nashville" re
lsCFs This friend, II started fer army headquar
tsTs 10 make inquiries about the corpse. and the
very first met gallOping through the streets
Dorsey told him had coffin for him AT
Ehe landing and insisted on him taking ii off my
hands, as il might come handy, but he declined
- ds so, protesting that he had never ordered it.
However. opened negotiations with an under
Laker, which resulted in my getting my money
Back, and some other Boy in Blue sleeps the las
sleep in the coffin intended for Dorsey"
\ sIRs. RAY GORDON, Of Philadelphia. arrived
at New York from Liverpool the other day. AND
zEpSa searching her trunks the Inspectors OF Gus