The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-11
GENERAL NOTES.



saved" Indiana.
THE Queen of England has buried seven Prime
Ministers, and is looking about for the eighth.
The Philadelphia Times says that this is not a
nation with a big IN, but a caucus with a big
&C.
MRBP. SHILLABER Mrs. Partington) has been
an invalid for several months, and is just begin
ming to go about with his crutch.
PARsoS NEWMAN said IN a recent sermon that
the true Christian is a living, walking heaven
the sinner is living, walking hell
HANNIBAL HAMLIN has been dancing at recent
balls in Maine. 1t is astounding how demoral-
izing the leading Republicans are becoming
BISHOP LYNCH delivered an eloquent address at
the funeral Of the late Congressman O'ConnOr,
which took place in Charleston, S. C., wednes-
day.
LORD BEACoSsFIELD died poor man, andhis
heir. Ralph Disraeli will find little profit in his
legacy for years to come There is a mortgage
upon the Hughenden estate.
COLONEL FRED GRANT. with his family,
rived in New York Saturday. He will have
his permanent headquarters there as President OF
the Texas Western Narrow Gauge Railway.
Mss KATE FIELD has been elected President of
of Directors. Her first duty will be to afix her
signature to 5000 certificates OF membership.
IN stephen W. Dorsey's case, he would have it
appear that it only matter of wicked brother.
Behold how man of genius ana patriotism, ex-
pert as State saver. is at the mercy Of his rele-
tivcs,-Chieago Times.
HUNDREDS of thousands Of dollars were stolen
by the old gang and the new ones not fairly to
aud
Brady for IA fair count and free ballot were
awlulIy heart-rending during the recent Presi-
detail campaign.
SENATOR EDNUNDs and wife. who were guests
at e wedding in Albany, on Thursday, have re-
turned to their home in Burlington. The Sena-
tors healh is much improved, and it is his inten-
ton not to return TO Washington before the dead
lock in the Senate is broken.
DIR. SWIFT, of Rochester has announced his in
tention of going to Africa to observe the total
eclipse of the sun May 16 next year. His spe-
cial object is to look for the two intrmercurial
planets which appeared in the field of his teles-
cope at Denver during the eclipse of 1879.
PROFESSOR CHANDLER reports to the New York
Bo5rd of Health that oleomargarine is superior
IN all respects TO the poorer grades of dairy
butter that there is nothing Objectionable in its
OflegislatiOn to protect public health.
TIE New York Senator deserves to be hoOred
for permitting Hayes to be inaugurated, when he
knew and has confessed that he was never elected,
and when by a single word he could have per
mitted the people to have President of their
choice. If there is a single Democrat in the
Senate who proposes to take sides with Conkling
IN this matter his party will hold him response
Die for the result.-BOstOn Post.
WRITER in the Springfield Republican relates
that two days before the recent death of James T.
Fields the latter met acquaintance who was
about TO start on pleasure trip with friends,
and expressed a regret that Mr.. Fields could not
accompany them. How long shall you be
absent?" Mr. Fields asked. Several weeks" was
the reply. "GOod-by," added Mr.. Fields familiar
ly, drop tear on my grave when you return
NOTHING new was needed to convince any can
did man that Dorsey steadily, consistently and
constantly used his political relations to make
money For years that has been his reputation,
and while his condemnation now is merited and
Just, no man ought 10 forget that respectable men
and respectable organs did what they could, by
praising his corrupt work in Indiana. give Dor
-sey claims and mortgage on the next Admins
tration.-springfeld Republican.
Mr.. HUGH BLAIR GRIGsBY, who was known as
1.-THE Historian of Virginia. died, at his home in
Charlotte County, in that State, last week, aged
seventy-hve years. He a member OF the Vir-
ginia Assembly before he reached his majority,
and many years ago became Chancellor Of viii
liam and Mary College, and President OF the Vir-
ginia Historical Society. His chief historical
sketch was the "virginia Convention Of l576."
distinguished by ferver, grace of diction and
graphic detail.
THE Monetary Conference which IS now assem-
bled in Paris it is understood will have these pro-
pOsals for consideration: % The minis of several
countries joining IN the union to be open to the
unlimited and free coinage of both Nations (2)The
ratio between gold and silver to be 151S To l. 81
Each country to lie left free to regulate its own
coins, as now. (D Gold and silver coins TO be
equally full legal tender at the agreed ratio Of
151l tO1.
II Brady is all right, as he assumes. he should
not be offended at James for investigating his
Department so as to secure for him a clean bill /;
and tforham should not make insinuatiOns that
the President was a bad man because he wrote
letters under the impression that Brady was a
good man. II Brady was a clean patriot, who had
made a fortune in telephone speculstions. what
was the harm in taking his money for the Indiana
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Commercial.
Is BAYARD TAYLoR's youth he wrote an imi;a-
hon of 1.-The Pleasures Of Memory aud called 1t
pleasures of Mud" The Kennett Advance says
that when the poet was a Lad he worked In John
Chambers fulling mill. In the evening he joined
his fellow-workmen in the dam near the mill
The bottom of the pond muddy, and the
bathers kicked up so much mud that the water
always was black after evenings sport But
Bayard and the other Kennett boys had such clio
rious times that they were remembered by the
former in verse.
COLONEL Bob ISGERsoLL has this TO say about
the present Senatorial deadlock: "Seuators who
have been deluding themselves with the belief
that their garrulous imbecility and doukey-li like
obstinaey are contemplated with admiration and
awe as manifestations of the highest statesman
ship, that on the contrary the public are weary
and dsgusted beyond measure or expression vii
the whole business; and that there need be no
fear OF popular fault-fnding with any course thai
may be taken the effect of which will De to bring
abe work before the Senate TO speedy completion
and send its members to their homes"
A PLEASANT story of Mrs. Lydia Mara Child
and Dr. Holmes is told by the Boston Courier
Mrs Child. it CHANGED. never met DR.. Holmes
until after the close of the War. The autocrat'
attitude toward slavery had seemed To her rather
Iukewarm. and upon that account she did mol
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