The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05

after all; guess ii is almost time to go pruning"
took large pruning knife from his pocket and
set to work.
THE exploit OF Grand Rapids dog was TO run
up one aisle of Church during services, upse
the contribution box. run down the other aisle
go upstairs into the gallery look over the railing
fall over with yelp into the congregation below
and then get kicked out.
IL Ccba free labOrers receive at present from
SIS to $50 per month, gold for field work, and 81
per month as house servants. Chinese laboTers
who were prosecuted formerly, are now eDjoyin,
rights coequaI with those of the most favored ma
ton. and giving evidence of their superiorit,
over their negro competitors as agriculturists.
LOUIS Bosch, aged thirteen. rose in Taunton
Mass. Court while George whitwell was on tria
for assault on a woman. and, with tears streaming
down his cheeks, declared himself the real Grim
inal. He had been hired to knock the woman
down in the dark. and did it brutally; but hi.
conscience would not let him see an innocent man
convicted.
COMMODORE VANDERBIT's widow win be mar
ried at the end OF Lent to DR.. Nathan Bozsman a
surgeon of some reputation in New York and the
manager Of one of the large charity Hospitals. II
is announced that Mr. William II. Vanderbilt is
not pleased with the marriage, but the young
wife has already passed long widowhood and
she is entirely her own mistress as to her choice
and fortune.
THE proprietor of canning factory at Gaines
ville Ca. was much annoyed at the constant
ringing of the bell of a Church directly opposite.
He protested without avail Finally he employed
a travelling preacher to hold services in his fac
tory twice every Sunday, and TO summon an au-
dience had his steam-whistle blown for four hours
on stretch. On the third Sunday the Church
capitulated.
DION BoUcIcAULr is short, stoutish, beardless;
save minute moustache, his Shakspearean head
perfectly bald, really over sixty though apparent
ly about fifty years of age. In clerical attire be
would pass for Roman priest He dresses very
simply, as he lives. he wears silk hat or a
Derby, as chance directs; short, bob-tailed coat
or al.ng ulster, as the wind decides; never pro-
duces his costume with ornament and has no
time for nonsense. save in the way OF business.
BARNUM, the Snowman, told q temperance
meeting the other night that he had probably
drank more liquor than any person in the hail.
AS the audience was largely made up of young
people belonging to Bands of Hope and Good
Templars, 1t was certainly to be hoped so.
Twenty four years ago he gave up drinking: he
would have been in his grave long before If he
hadn't. "When l was in Erie" continued Mr..
Barnum, "areporter came TO interview me about
my circus. He incidentally intimated that he
would take drink. l told him was q teetotaler.
Then interviewed him. The interview wound
up with his pledgIng himself not to drink again.
He wrote to me and told me about his success
after left Erie. He finally wrote me letter
asking me to write letter to lady. whose
name and address he inclosed, telling her what
thought of him. did il. In his next letter to me
he said: 'Barnum, we're engaged He is now a
chief editor in Detroit He wrote me recently,
saying: 'Barnum. I've got boy That mans
boy is now eleven months old"