The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-23
NOTES.
sESAroR-ELEcr FAIR spent Sunday in Omaha
on his way TO Washington.

sESAToR-ELEcr FAIR spent Sunday in Omaha
on his way to Washington.
THERE are only four ladies living whose hus-
bands were Presidents of the United States
Mrs. Polk, Mrs, Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs.
Grant.
MAJOR JoHN T. HAROLD, Of New York, has been
awarded $4,000 damages by the Supreme Court
OF New York for injuries by accident on the
Elevated Railroad Of New York City.
JOHN T. RAYMOND the actor, who is divorced
from his wife, known TO the Play-bills as Marie
Gordon, will marry Miss Courtney Barnes, mem.
Der of his company, who is daughter OF Rose
Eytinge.
IT Is understood In Cleveland that Captain
Henry, Special Agent of the Postoffice Depart
ment who was school friend of General Gar
field will be made United States Marshal for the
District OF Columbia Office now held by Fred
erick Douglass
GENERAL GIBBoN says that the story of Rain-in-
the-Face to the effect that he killed Custer Is
manifestly false. AS General GIbbon was about
thousand miles away from the scene of the
Custer massacre when that event occurred, he
probably knows all about it,
SHE had caught him coming out OF a sample
room. and as he wiped his mustache he hoped
she was not offended. "oh, nc, she replied. mot
at all, excepting that in that room il a bar-a bar
to matrimony. Henry" They now meet as
strangers.
FRESH young man 10 lady ne has just escorted
to the dining room at literary gathering-"A Are
you partial to Lambs Tales? " Indignant young
lady, after exhibiting much uncalled for sur
prise-"No; nor mutton heads either. "-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
'THE old-fashioned kissing bees have been re
vived in Connecticut" queer taste. Such d
fashion will never supersede the old fashion Of
kissing girls in this part OF the country.-Norris-
town Herald. Ali but 1t Is only when the wrong
girl is kissed that the sting of the kissing bee i,
felt at its best.
MICHAEL DAvIrr is said to be strikingly hand
some. His height is about five feet eight inches
and he has slight, compact figure. His com
plexion is fresh and clear, with dark closely-cui
hair and whiskers. His spare, high forehead and
clearcut features give him an intellectual
thoughtful Appearance.
TIE Louisville Courier-Journai says of a New
York actress-the daughter of former member
OF its Bar:-"Niss Annie Wakeman, who hai
created so favorable an impression with Robson
and Crane, is woman of cultune, and outside o.
her stage accomplishments is iavOrably known a.
a writer OF Sermons from Shakespeare. She il
making her mark in her profession"
| WHEN once they have obtained the reluctant
consent of their wives, writes Mrs Stenhouse, O.
/ salt Lake City, IL is astonishing how bright and
cheerful the Mormon husbands become. mot
withstandiag all they have said to the contrary
il is evident that polygamy is no trial to thei
faith. They say that it is as great cross TO then
as 10 their wives; but somehow other they TAX
very kindly TO it,"
MAJOR Ben PEELEY PooRE, the father OF th'
reporters gallery, went 10 Washington in 1927
He was born in Georgetown, and was very yOuni
when he began IN the National Legislature TO re
port the news of the Capital for New York news
paper. He has lived In Washington almost con
stantly ever since. He has n very distinct recol
lection of every inauguration from the time o
John Quincy Adams.
"THE potato is cooked" Such was the reply O
TIE Whit, the Maori prophet, when the Governo
of New leland recently sent an aid-de-camp re
questng a conference about the ccssion of certain
Maori lands. The English Governor and his Min
isters were puzzled and asked for more pointed