The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19


elected TO Congress in ls45 and served until lszS
In 1854 he was elected by the Democrats Goverpcr
of Maryland. and at the expiration of his term
tired 10 his farm.
SECRETARY GoFF is forty-three. but locks young
er He is an excellent lawyer and the possessor
of extremely good manners. He is married to a
West Virginia lady.
Hon. JOHN W. GARRETT. President OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, has given 5000 for the
benefit of the worthy poor of Baltimore. Noble
gift from noble man. Had we a thousand such,
how happy the poor would be.
SENATOR BLAINE is very anxious to reduce letter
postage to two cents but this will not be popular
with people who get good many dunning letters.
The rates are TOO low now.-Philadelphia News.
THE Philadelphia News is of the opinion tina
"the most remarkable and unaccountable thing
in the worlds history is the fact that the great
Napoleon, who rose TO throne, was not an Ohio
man."
"Gem'len," said the old man. remember DAT
il am not safe to form an oplnyun on a stranger
by de size of his mouf or de number OF his hat
No person can tell de number of mules in a barn
by looking at de stable door. Detroit Free Press
truth that, whereas the Queen of England is re-
stricted to poor halfcolumn in which to state the
needs of a great Empire the Governor of Michi-
gaa has six or seven columns in which to talk of
his State.
Mr. WEBSTER. writing from Washington, says:
II never saw such a crowd here before. Persons
have come 500 miles to see General Jackson
Judge Story writes: after the ceremony was
over, the President went to the Palace to receive
company, and there he was visited by immense
crowds of all sorts OF people, from the highest and
most polished down to the most vulgar and gross
In the Nation, never saw such mixture"
SENATOR MAxRY, of Texas, told the Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore sun on Tues
day that he was opposed from beginning to end to
any movement to cut new States out OF Texas
and that, although there had been agitation on
the subject, and the project might be brought
forward in the Legislature, he was sure it would
receive no support of consequence, the people
were universally opposed to it.
GOOD Methodist asked John Wesley what he
thought as to his marrying certain woman, we'll
known to both. Wesley advised him not to think
oft "why," said the other, "she is a member
of your Church. Isn't she?" ''Yes was the
woman?' eyes" said Wesley, II believe she
is" We'll then, why not marry herr" BE
cause" replied wesley-"because. my friend the
Lord can live with great many people that you
and canti"
Mr. ]. G. WHITTIER, In letter to the Boston
Advertiser, writes: "As respects suffrage for
women. whatever objections may be made to it
as matter of expediency; there is no possible
&.
No one can read William Bowditehs essay on the
taxation of women in Massachusetts and not be
convinced that the time is not far distant when a
sense of simple justice and fair dealing will com
pei Legislators to confer the privileges of cti-
zenship on those from whom they exact the utter
most farthing of its duties"
THE Hawkeye man writes from Hartford: You
can get insured here in any way and for anything
you wish-mutual. endowment, tontine, accident,
international, nomadfc diferential, protop-
lasmic, Baptist, Old School Presbyterian, Con-
gregational Bob Ingersoi renaissance, Gothic,
Byzantine, greenback, composite, Corinthian,
Scotch, cheyiot, gossamer, seamless new Wheeler
| & Wilson, barbed wire liver pad and hard finish.
1t is the central and distributing point for the
entire insurance business of America. No In
surance Company is genuine unless. Hartford
is blown upon the bottle"
"GIvE as good as you tske" was well illustrated
at Lexington, KY, recently. In that town Brig
noli the tenor, in company with a number OF
gentlemen, was entertained by II. Price McGrath
After dinner some one asked Brignoli TO favor the
party with song He replied that singing was
his profession and he only practiced it upon the
stage. short while afterward he expressed q
desire to see Mr. McGrath's horses The latter
told him that racing horses his profession
and that If he would come to the next spring
meeting opportunity TO see his horses would
DE afforded. BrignoIi returned to his hotelwith
out getting glimpse ofTom Bowling or his stable
mates.