The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17


gruity, to be sure, in voting money to execut,
the provisions Of a reform measure to Presiden
who has manifested in every possible way hi
contempt for the reform practices of his prede
cessor. But 1t would be an interesting and per
naps an instructive spectacle 10 see President
Arthur wrestling with the problem of hanging or
tn the Offices as spoils. with a firm grip. while
continuing the inauguration of a reform in the
civil service"
A LETTER just received at the Smithsonian IL
stitution in Washington from Mr.. w. W. Story
the sculptor. at Rome, who was designated by
Congress to make n statue in bronze of the late
Professor Henry. and for which work SIS, 900 wa:
appropriated. states that in consequence of seri
Gus accident In the workshop of the bronze
caster. there will be an indefinite delay in the
completion of the statue. and that it may be nee
essary to make a new casting. The statue was ex
pected IN Washington about the middle of thi:
month.
The Hon. Hugh McCuIloch has signiied &c
some public-spirited ladies ia Fort Wayne, Ind
his willingness to act upon their suggestion that
he should give a valuable plot of ground in that
city for the erection of a home for orphan chill
dren, and also offers 10 contribute toward the
fund of money needed. Incidentally he says: 81
should greatly prefer Of it be done under the
act) to make the conveyance to corporation to
making it to County or city. Counties and
cities ought not in any manner to have the man
agement of public charity
The friends of Ireland everywhere feel crushed
to the earth by the news But further considera-
ton must show them that even out of so dreadful
deed they gain great opportunity. 1t Is an
occasion, as the assassination of President Gar
field was, for the oblivion of differences, the
union of all parties in execration of the murder,
and the agreement to uphold the Government in
the discovery of the murdereTs and in carrying
out its generous intents, despite this cruel at
tempt to defeat them. The Irish must be their
own best friends in this emergency, for it is GER
tainly in their power 10 make or mar their future
Springfield Republican.
REV. N. J. SAVAGE. of Boston, IN his sermon on
Longfellow, related the following incident: "a
little more than year ago he was at myhouse.
He was hardly seated before he had turned him
self into a playmate for my little four-year-old.
When the call was finished he said the usual
good day. and was quite at the bottom of the
stairs. My little boy had not seen enough of him.
SO he rushed into the hall and called out, Mr..
Longfellow come back l want TO kiss you
again. Before we could interfere to save him
the trouble he was up stairs again, had caught
him in his arms and was playing with him once
more. And then Max watched him from the
window till he was out of sight
WHEN Queen Victoria conferred the Order of
the Garter upon the Earl of Beaconsfield. Sir
Richard Wallace presented him with the magnif-
cent diamond star of the Garter originally belong
ing TO the late Marquis of Hartford, said to have
been one of the finest ever made, on the under
standing that il should be made an heirloom
From an omission in Lord Beaconsfeid's will,
this-was not done, and after his death the star
was sold by the executors to Messrs Garrard,
crown goldsmiths and jewellers of the Haymsrket.
After having retained it for some months in the
hope Of disposing of it, but failing to do so, they
have taken out all the diamonds-396 stones-and
remounted them into single stone and gem rings
of different sizes.
WE do not put much faith In the report that the
of Maine, being in sore straits, are
sending a Lord-a-massy-donian cry over the
wrath of Mr. Blaine to go up and give them the
benefit of his posthumous leadership, after the
manner of the dead Cid at the siege of Granada
II the FuSionists of Maine were afraid of the re
suit Of the coming elections they might try to get
Mr.. Blaine TO take the Republican leadership,
but any other hypothesis is absurd.
Mr.. BlaiRes magnetism upon analysis
resolves itself into capacity for
inspiring dislike and distrust tempered by lavish
promises. Inasmuch. therefore, Mr.. Blaine
has rot the Federal patronage in hand and the
Presidency in prospective, he stands poor
chance. Indeed, he reminds of the oriental
gentleman whose elimination from the ranks of
the aspirants to the succession had been cOnfided
to an unusually expert and neat young heads
man. There was a flash of a scimitar, but neither
the damage till the executioner rendered him a
pinch of snuff. Then. to the surprise of the
Tribune, the aspirant sneezed his head
off.-New York World.