The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-24

names of those persons whom she desired to be
made aware of her DEATH and by whom she
wished 70 be followed to her grave and thea ex-
pired in the peaceful consciousness that loving
hands would perform for her the last sad rites of
earth.
A SAD young man, after taking a meal at New
York coffee house. after much searching in his
pocket produced a So greenback from his watck
fob, and with sigh said: Here she goes" At
ter his departure the note was examined. and on
the back appeared, written in fine hand, Save
your salary: doa's gsmble: never play iaro- bank.
The last Of a fortune OF $4,000"
BISHOP GREEN, of Mississippi, who has been
presiding over a council of the Episcopal Church
at vicksburg. is eighty-four years old. and has
been preacher for sixty-two years. lie is now.
and has been for thirteen years past, the Chancel
lor OF the University of the South. ana is the
survivor of the ten Southern bishops who found
ed that institution in 1s60. His mental faculties
are still remarkably vigorous for one of his age.
| CONGRESSMAN CRAPO's surname had it is said
the following origin: In early Puritan times a
French bark wrecked the Cape Cod coast
and all on board were lost. save little boy.
| Him the sturdy colonists rescued, and dubbed
because of his red hair and French origin, Rufus
Crapaud. And from that little waif the present
member for the First Massachusetts, District is in
the seventh generation Of direct descent
SAMUEL RoDxAS, Of South Kingstown. R. L.
died recently at the age of eighty-two, leaving
nine children. twenty six grandchildren and six
great-grand children. He was a descendant OF
Thomas ROdman, of England, an Episcopal cler-
gyman who emigrsted to Rhode Island in 1885,
To him granted 1000 acres of land in Nara
/ ssnsett. On It he built homestead, which is
slih standing in good state OF preservation.
| THE Louisville Courier-Journal thus speaks of
three famous TennesSeesrs. who are now dead:
There was time when 'Parson' Brownlow,
'Adny' Johnson and Horace Maynard were the
three great men OF Tennessee. and. though differ
ing in every other Characteristic they were much
alike in swsyiDg the people by their blunt honesty
| The three were perfectly fearless in that they
chung to their opinions aud principles irrespective
of the Popular regard
President ELIOT, of Harvard. has that last
best gift of man-tact. At one time his students
developed an unpleasant liking for sitting upon
the College fence The President was at loss how
best to break up the practice. At last, one even
ing, as the students sitting the fence
singing. ETC.. the President said: Gentlemen.
ed the Yale CUSTOM" He was never troubled
sfterward by students sitting on the fence.
PROFESSOR J. d. WHITNEY, of Harvard College.
has suffered distressing affic;ion in the death of
his wife and daughter within two days. Mrs.
Whitney, who was daughter of the late Samuel
Goddard of Brookline, Mass, died at Cambridge
on Saturday. and on the next day news
ceiyed of the death of his daughter and only
child, Eleanor Goddard, wife of Thoman Allen,
at Ecouen, France. Mrs. Allen was married in
Northampton hardly two years ago.
THE will Of the late John T. Pentland, wealthy
California pioneer, contains the following: az
wish il understood that 1 I'm in ray clear, level
headed sense, and know Just what am about,
and don't want any one horse lawyer business
fooling about me-" Speaking OF his half-brothers
and sisters he says: There was chssm during
life; let II be even wider in death. This death
bed repentance and pardoning Of old wrongs is
all IN your eye aud worse than hypocrisy. I don't
want any minister or preacher II any kind at my
funeral. The Masons shall DO the entire wO:k
Gospel sharps and 1 never locked together
Inuchly."
LORD FREDERICK CAyENDIsH left no children
His wife Charming woman has two sisters liv-
ing. one married 10 Mr. Talbot, member for the
University OF oxford. the other to mis- brother,
Warden of Kebble College, oxford. Lady Fred
erick's grandmother, the Dowager Lady Lytle.
ton, Queen Victorias gOverness, was a sister to
Earl Spencer's father. Lady f. Cavendsh has had
more than one shock of late years. Her father
whose mind OF late years gave way, threw him
self over the banisters Of his house and was
killed. and it at her house that the late DGch
ess of Argyll was seized with al illness which in
a few hours proved fatal. Besides Lord Harring-
ton. bachelor the Duke 1of Devonsnire has only
one son. Lord Frederick Cavencish's home was
almost opposite Mr.. Gladstone's former abode on
Carlton House Terrace.
THE writer of some interesting "reminiscences of
Alexander H. Stephens in The Boston Post was
present on one occasion at his Charlottesville
(Ga.) home, when Mr.. stephens spent the evening
relating incidents of i've Presidential campaigns
in which he had taken active part. 1t was jnst
on the eve of the GTant-Greeley campaign. The
correspondent says: Now remarks the his
torian of the evening, as he has the little pipe
flied once more before going to bed, L never
have vet failed 10 fOretell the result of a Presi
Dental race. and am not mistaken in what will
be the result in the present one Turning to the
writer, he requested that l write down the names
of the States each candidate would carry. When
concluded ne said, Put that in your pocl1etbook
aud read it on the morning after the election; l
win stake my political reputation on the resultin
every State being rs have Indicated reopened
the slip of paper about O'Clock on the morning
succeeding the election day, after reading mes
sage which completed the returns. Mr.. Stephens
had not mistaken a single State'