The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-09

| 4 W4sHISGTOS correspondent says he rode
down from the Cap tol the other day in five
I cent omnibus in wSich the only other passenger
WAS the Vice President OF the United states. sir
Edward Thornton. the British Minister. whose
salary besides his income. is $4,000 year.
walks every day from his home away beyond the
White House TO the Capitol. a distance Of carly
three miles. lie is IA trim. understanding man,
with business air and a quick. nervous step.
Mr.. Hill. Of Colorado, who is worth million or
two. walks, while all around him dash the
coaches Of men VINO live on their Congressional
salary.
/ Mr.. MoSTGoNFRY BLAIR says in recent lester
10 Missouri friend: Ice told father in the
room /. which write this note-when my father
Mt Lincoln's request. offered him the command of
our Army-that he was utterly opposed TO seces-
sion-regarded it rs anarehy-and said ii he
evned every slave in the country he would freely
surrender them rather than see the Union dis
solved and yet took UP arms for the cause he
himself had pronounced illegal and runous be
cause his relatives and friends were involved
! il it."
IN one OF the camps on Ann River, Mimi, lives
| q Chippewa squaw. who is enjoying the society OF
her twenty-fourth husband the Medicine Man OF
the tribe. Forty year, ago, at the battle of what
was called Battle Hollow. she was living with her
thirteenth husband. a distinguished warrior. who
fell pierced by the OF the Sioux. since then
she has been married and divorced from ten nus
bands and married the present one eight mOHths
ago. She is very Old and goes By The name of "0ld
Monument"
IN England. when you want to propose to
young lady, you do 10 in person; in France, de-
corum requires that you should use the inter
mediary OF a third party; and when your petition
Is accepted you are required 10 pay your first
visit TO your bctroihcd in evening dress. This is
the ceremonial garb OF France. Frenchman
puts a swallow tail and white tie 10 call upon
Minister to attend funeral. or TO get married:
and he is equally nice in minor points of sartorial
etiquette: for ii wcll-brcd man. it would not
occur to him to pay a ysi; ia amy garb buts irock
coat.
GoyEESoH CorNEfL. and senator elect Platt for
tuuately and narrowly escaped an accident on
their way to Mentor titc other evening. The train
was behind time. and was bounding rapidly along
when its speed was suddenly slackened, and with
a Jolt IL stopped. The engine found to be
complete wreck. The 1ange part Of the driving
wheel had broken in two. Rt the same time break
ing the satety-vaive. twisting the piston rod out
OF shape aud demolishing one side OF the en-
gine's lower works. The ougineer though dazed
by the crash and ignorant OF the cause, had the
presence Of mind 70 reverse the engine and put
on the air-orakes.
YoUSG Snoodlckius had called at the Smithcrs'
residence. lie had seen Matilda home once or
twice and had -ow called TO take her 20 the con-
cert. While the young lady was fixing her hair
Nm Smithers was doing the agreeable 20 SnoOdic-
kins in the best paror. Presently entered the
hce 81 the house OF SmitherS. aged five This is
Mr.. SnocdlekinS GcOrgy," said the mother.
Georgy looked UP at the yOrns gentleman with II
farc frightened W ~ recent recollection.
Mamma like YOU lots he said. DOCS shcc'
askel SuoodlckinS. "what makes you think so.
tfccry?'' cause Size said she is glad TildyS got
= beau al last" SnoodlcLius turns crimson and
Mrs. Smithers cries. "Why. Ge0rGy!" and looks
Indispensable unspcakablcneSs.
Az Englishwomau. recently deceased. addressed
her husband in her will as follows: las have
long given you my heart. and as oil my tenderest
affections and fondest wishes have always been !
yours, so Is everything else possess AL that
can call mine being already yours. have nothing
to give but my hearticst thanks for the care aud
Kindness You have at all times shown nae, whether
III sickness OF health. for which God Almighty /
viii hone reward yoU ia a better world. How |
ever. for forms sake. hereby give and bequcath |
you as follows: First thc ClO.OO let me by Sir h. /
IL; che GOO ycuc lett me hy my father; tho |
larger gold cup aud two lesser gold chocO late cups
and stands. which 1 WISH you would sometimes
look or IN memory of my death. and Of Che fond /
est and iaithfulcst friend you ever had"
TnE engagement OF the wealthy Baroness Bur /
dett- Coutis 10 a young bachelor Of London, re
calls TO mind the cdct Of Joseph Emmanuel |
King Of Portugal ia i769 fnrbiddiug widows of
more than fifty years Of age 20 marry. because"
the preamble said. experience has shown that
women OF that age commonly marry young men /
OF no property, VIC CiisSipatc the fortunes such /
marriages put them in possession OF, TO the preju
dice Of children and other relations" SpinSterS 1
were left free to work what havoc they might /
Possibly the law and the exception may be eN- |
planned by the fact that. b. the laws ct Portugal
fraction Of the property OF widows who re-
NAMED unmarried reverted to the Grown. which /
was not she case with spinStcrS. Tho ediot was I
not prompted by pure philanthropy.