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

the executive Office requires $50 COO a year,
and the stationery and miscellaneous APP
pOintments 5000 more. This is exclusive
of 1900 year for care and repairs of the
mansion, $751; for lighting the house and
grounds, $1,000 for fuel, s.. 500 for the green
houses, and single item of $4,000 for re-
furnishing.
Ella Higgins, the. young daughter of
poor miner, nc DunmOre. Pa, desired To
dress as well as her companions at forth
coming party, and therefore purchased some
fineries at store, saying they were for the
wife OF neighbor. who would pay for
them. The merchant, on ascertaining how
he had been tricked, made arrangements to
have the girl arrested. When the officer
went TO get her she was found hanging to Z
beam in the garnet of her home.
Lord Beaconsfeld having, as is supposed,
brought up the question OF "Thackeray's
Relations to English Society" i'm "Endy-
miOn, the article on that subject by l.. s.
Nadal .insthe February Scribner, although
written before the appearance of Beacons-
| fields novel, viii now have timely in
terest This article is said. by the way, TO
be one OF unusual thoughtfulness and value
and il is accompanied by a pen-and-ink
sketch, by Blum, after Boehm's very char
acteristic statuette of the author of Pen
Dennis
The following is description OF Mrs. Kate
Chase-Sprague in her glory: "At one Of
her receptions, when her popularity was at
its height, her dress was like herself, a
wOnder-a marvellous satin robe of two
shades--a pale blue and pearly white, n
tint rather than n shade. 1t was en-
| brOidered in wreaths on the blue satin petit
coat and bouquets on the court train and
square cut waist The sleeves were tight TO
the elbows, and deep white duchesse lace
| fell over the rounded white arms, on which
sparl1led gold bracelets set with diamonds.
On her head she wore tiara of turquoise
and diamonds; her earrings matched the
tiara"
Two not very progressing looking gentle
men were toasting their feet at a stove in
back room of a saloon. One of them was
reading n newspaper Suddenly he ex-
claimed: why Sam and Bill Boys have
| been caught stealing horses in Kansas. Bill
was captured and Sam was shot and killed
while running from the Sheriff" You
don't say so! Well, ! am glad it turned out
that way. l knew them boys. / am glad
that Sam did not survive, for he was very
| high-tOned, and il would have almost killed
him to have had his brother convicted of
stealing. He was too sensitive, Sam was
had too much family pride TO succeed in a
rough frontier country"
A Western woman, tall gaunt, deter
mined, followed young man into railway
station at Pittsburg n few days ago, and
pointed silver-mounted pistol at him. He
stopped, deposited his baggage on the plat
form and mildly expOstulated with her in
the presence of the crowd. The woman
calmly replied that she was his wife and she
wouldn't allow him 10 run away from her
He scratched his chin, and resumiug his
burdens walked back toward the train and
embarked thereon, closely followed by the
| woman. The not very aifectionate pair found
a seat and the wife motioned her husband
to take the seat next the window, which he
reluctantly did, and quietness reigned
From passenger it was learned that the pail
had quarreled all the way from Chicago, and
that the man had threatened 10 desert hi:
wife at Valparaiso.
"Ah that's what | iillel that's what
like!" chirped old Mr.. WhistleblosSom a,
he came carefully down the Hill where the
boys were exercising their sleds. IF there
anything really love it's to see the boys
full of animal spirits, enjoying these wintry
sports" And just IT this instant $50 pound,
of animal spirits came dashing down thu
hill on a double-runner, and caught tn,
unsuspecting Mr.. Whistleblossom between
the heels. There was a sound of revelrN
by night, and when they picked up the un
fortunate gentleman, and had pinned to
gether the ruptured back of his coat, he re
marked in tone 50 gentle that il made hin
quite black in the face, that the city gov
eminent who would refuse to pass a Law
making it Reform School crime to slide OF
the streets were n set of pusillanmou
yahOos.