The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-20
PERSONALS.

DENVER advices say that Albert II. Pfeifer a
pioneer and a comrade of Kit Carson, is dead.
COLONEL ]. B. FRoTHINGHAx, one of the fighting
men OF the Rebellion. died in Brooklyn on Tues
day night.
CONGRESSMAN HIscocK. who once handled the
pick-ax in California mine, is visiting on the
| Pacific Coast.
1T is said that Colonel Thomas A. Scott. of Phila-
delphia, is worth about $50 900, but his health
is hopelessly lost
Encouragement of Rutherford B. Hayes, Jr
and Miss Alice Smith, daughter of William Henry
Smith. of Chicago, is announced
Ex SENATOR Bruce. of Mississippi, is reported to
have declined the Mission to Brazil on the ground
of his unwillingness to take his family to so un.
| healthy climate.
COLONEL THOMAS A. ScoTT lately bought at a
sale in Northumberland County PENNSYLVANIA, a
clock made by his uncle in 1890. 1t still keeps
good time. and every three hours plays a tune on
a chime of bells.
THE Cleveland Plain Dealer says that the
meanest looking man in the whole State of Ohio
has been appointed State Librarian. At Elyria. a
year ago. he sat and stared at a dog until the ami
NAL dropped dead.
| 1. VI. KALLocH assisted his father in conducting
religious exercises in San Francisco recently and
made an address in which he said that he in
tended to resign the ministry, but will continue
TO reside in the city.
VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR on Friday took ex.
Minister Stoughton and some tsdiss into the Dip
lomatic Gallery at Washington and 7in the pres
ence of an admiring multitude, pointed out the
celebrities of the Senate, from Mr. Malone up.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, NJ. c., is very popular
at Washington. He has host OF callers, and sci.
dom refuses admission TO any one. Every day
except Sunday he plays whist from till 9o'clock,
and Justly prides himself on his excellent game.
DIRECTOR of .he Philadelphia Mint. Burehard.
who is known in New Orleans, tells a reporter
that the decision OF the Monetary Conference
with regard to silver may cause a suspension of
coinage operations il 1t is adverse to silver
'rency.
JOSEPH COOK has been lecturing at Edinburgh,
where some local correspondents have made
mince-meat OF what he Is pleased TO term HIS
scientific statements. Mr.. Cooks declaration
that the white of an egg is vital matter and that
the nonfoatibiity OF an egg is positive proof OF
its life, are mercilessly derided.
AN old country friend OF Gsrfelds says: Jim
my Is a sort OF sudden man. Perhaps he is a
little too sudden. Once he had a $40 gold piece
and he looked at 1t very hard and said: 4 wish
that this was three cent piece 'why?' said l;
and he replied: You can't buy glass of ginger
pop with $40 gold piece. because the man hasn't
got any change"
BERNHARDr Salvini and Buffalo Bill appeared
at three Philadelphia Theaters last Monday eve
ming. Bernhardts audience was snail, and Sal
WINS Of moderate size, while Buffalo Bill had a
crowded house. 81 did feel little anxious"
said the latter, playing against such strong rival
~. but it turned out all right. Oh the public
knows a good thing when it sees it,
THOMAS SINS who, when slave, escaped from
Savannah 20 Boston, and whose case as n fugitive
created great excitement in the latter city thirty
years ago. was afterward sold in Mississippi. Ten
years afterward he escaped with his wife I'm a
dug-out canoe and sought Grants army at Vicks-
burg. He was given place in the Attorney Gen
erals Office in Washington by Judge Devens and
is still there.
APRoPOs Of the Poets Festival which the Poe
Memorial Committed Is to hold at the Academy of
Music on April %, the three hundred and seven.
teenth anniversary OF Shakspeare's birth, John G..
Whittier writes: II gave the first money ever
earned for copy of Shakespeare, and 1t has proved
the best investment i ever made. The long
years since have only deepened and intensified
my admiration of the great creative poet"
A MASSACHUSETTS lady Of strong temperance
principles, supposing that Mr.. John G. Whittier
was the author of poem entitled THE Cider
Mill, wrote the venerable poet sorrowful let
ter of inquiry and received note from him dis
claiming all knowledge of the authorship of the
poem in question, but saying that although he
rarely tasted the beverage he had himself once
worked cider mill and made many a barrel of
cider. In regard 10 his picture of the cider-nug
in Snow bound he remarked that without IL
the winter evening iireside scene would not have
been faithfully described.
REAR ADMIRAL JAMES l.. LARDNER died yes
terday at his residence in Philadelphia, in the
seventy ninth year of his age. His commission in
the Navy dates from 1870. While Midshipman
he was attached TO the Brandywine when ii took
General Lafayette home the Nations guest"
The late Rear Admiral Lardner was constantly in
active duty before the Civil War began, at which
time be had become Captain. During the War
he served on blockading duty and he partici-
pated In the capture Of Port Royal. His commits
sion as Rear Admiral Is dated in 1896. Since that
time he has been special duty, and for
some time Governor of the Naval Asylum at
Philadelphia.