The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-10
GENERAL NOTES.


GENERAL HANCOCK rises at "A m.
GENERAL TooMBs is growing blind.
ENGLAND has paid 5000, 900 to hear the opera o
Patience"
JENNIE CRAMER's clothing worn the day she
died weighed only nineteen ounces.
IT is said that Admiral Rodgers is now consid
cred by his physicians out of danger.
THE London World says that Cetewsyo has alb
jured polygamy and abandoned grog.
THE value of property left by the late George
W. Gill, of Worcester. Mass, is estimated to be
s., 900 900.
THE coffin used at Pleasant Bidge, o., funeral
was painted red, white and blue, and draped with
Union flags.
HENRY JAMES JR., will sail for Europe this
month, T. B. Aldrich next month, and William
d. Howells in July.
ANGUS MCDONALD, whose cap was shot off his
head ct the battle of Waterloo, died In Montreal
the other day, at the age of LOG years.
ELIOT CABOT of Boston, is, it is reported, the
person selected by Mr.. Emersons family TO write
the biography of the Concord philosopher.
JEANNE HUGO, the granddaughter of the
poet, is handsome young girl, with bright, dark
soft eyes and proud and graceful carriage.
SENATOR BEN HILL has lost brother, sister, and
two aunts from the same disease-cancer-which
has taken such hold upon his own system.
SPEAKER KErFER's constituents are said to be
thinking of sending to the next Congress, in his
place, Judge Lawrence, First Comptroller of the
Treasury.
REV. DR.. NEWMAN SMYTH Is expected to accept
the call rendered him by the old Center Church
OF New Haven, of which DR.. Leonard Bacon was
so long the pastor.
VICTOR HUGO has at last consented to publish
one of the plays which he has so long kept locked
up. He has sent to the printer the MsS..of his
drama of ''Torquemada."
A MONTREAL baker, whose bread was confscated
on the alleged ground of short weight, has sued
the city for damages. the corporation scales hay
ingsince been found to be incorrect
Mr.. CHILCoTT, of Colorado, was a farm laborer
in 1850, and is now a member of the United States
Senate, which shows the advantages of going
West and growing up with the country.
1.-THE Father of the Orphans, =" Ferdinand Reidt,
who, having children of his own, became
the legal guardian of thousand and more father
less children in Vienna has recently gone to his
reward.
THE marble statue of Ex-Governor Buckingham,
which is to adorn Connecticuts State Capitol, will
be carved by Oliver L. Warner OF New York. Two
years time has been allowed for the completion
of the work.
A HUNGRY rat devoured fifteen canary birds in
Cleveland. o., in one night recently and in conse-
queuce grew so corpulent that he couldn't escape
from the cage. That rat was killed with much
promptness
THE London World says: Lord RoSeberry con-
templates paying another visit &c America this
year. He will be accompanied by the Countess.
and also, in all likelihood, by Professor Donald
son and Professor Huxley"
",THE most beautiful woman in Washington" is
the wife of the Swedish Minister, Countess Lew
enhaupt. She is a delicate and slender .blonde
with the fairest of compilations, rich golden hair
and lovely blue eyos.
WOMAN in Philadelphia, fifty years old, is the
mother of twenty two children, and a reporter
who called to interview her was in doubt whether
he had dropped in on Sunday school in session
or a miscellaneous party.
MADAME NILSSON has resumed her own name,
and when visitors ask for Madame Rouzaud the
ScIfdnb says. 1Ou mean oAauhAnc NhsSOls uO
you not?" She says she determined on this course
shortly after her husbands death.
THE highest price ever paid for piece of land
in the world is supposed 10 have been the sl6S 900
hich J. H. Glover has just paid for lot 80 by l6
nth building thereon. at the southwest corner q
Wall and Broad streets, New York.
AN Austin editor was writing at home, when
his numerous children disturbed him, whereupon
he howled to his wife: I'm busy writing an
editorial. denouncing the infiiction of corporal
punishment on children in the Public Schools OF
Texas and if those brats interrupt me once more
I'll get up ard wear my cane out on them
Texas siftings.
AT Begole, NJ. T., the other day. wildcat visit
ed Jesse Kinds flock of sheep. and selecting a
little lamb, commenced his Luxurious repast.
Thelittle three yearold son of Mr.. Kinds flew to
the rescue with loud calls for aid. and when Mr..
Kinds responded he found the willy cat intent on
his banquet, while his three-year-oId had the
animal by the tail and was endeayoring 10 pull
him away from its feast.
THEfollowing memorandum was picked up in
dry goods store in Troy the other day We give
It verbatim: father fetch from troy: one box off
acksn greece; seven yards Of yaller caliker fore
libbie dress; five yard overhaul STUFF blew; one
box shenks Pills from Hocombs; ten pounds
Cotton battin: twelve yards Caliker for gran
mas dress; one and oDe-half yards buf ribbin;