The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Ne, BANCROFT says he is almost ready TO write
"The End" to his history OF the United States
THE California Democratic State Convention
has been called to meet in San Jose on Tuesday,
June 20.
THE New York Herald says that John C. Ere
mont and his wife are the handsomest old couple
in that city.
CASIrAcHo, an untut9red selainole boy, make
excellent drawings Of Florida scenery, aud is tos
be instructed In art.
HANS MAKART las painted lifesize portrait of
Sarah Bernhard. The costume chosen is yell
lew peignoire inc has worn IN "Frou-Frou."
JOHN RUSSELL You've, the new Minister to
China, commenced life in newspaper Office in
the capacity OF copy holder to the proof reader.
THE Nevada Republicans will hold their State
Convention September 4. All the important State
offices are to be filed and Legislature elected.
THE Alabama Democratic State Committee is to
meet in Montgomery on Thursday next to ar
range the call for the State nominating Conven-
ton.
CARAMEL is painting picture of Ophelie, repre-
sentng the maddened girl being swept away By
the rushing stream. 1t has already been pur-
chased.
N. TALMA a son OF the great tragedian, and ar.
ofcer in the French army, has just died in Paris
deputation from the Theater Francois attended
his funeral.
THE Vice Chancellor of England, SIR James
Bacon, attained his eighty-fourth year 1lth Of
February last. he is the oldest Judgeon the En-
glish Bench.
MRS ISeERsoEs is strikingag handsome
woman, tall and d fine figure. with clear cut,
strong face. quick smile, flashing eyes and
smooth, black hair.
TIE late Asa etis. of New Lonccn. Conn, left
81, eco 900 to prominent foreign missions. His
name viii be commemorsted by LOTS HAIL." a
children's school at Madura, South India.
DIR. MARION SINS has now the ability to wear
upon his mauiy chest the order of Charles the
Third, the King Of Spain having conferred that
decoration upon him in recognition of his surgical
career.
Miss GRACE LIPPIScoTT, the only child OF
'Grace Greenwood" viii sE&ke her American de-
but in opera next winter. Miss LippincOtt Is
charming la appearance, and is said TO possess
much musical ability.
JOHN McCULLoUH has sent TO John T. Ray
monds bxbY bowl and saucer with spur of
japanese repousse work, made in silver and cop
per- exqUisitely chased. A costly case inclesed
the appropriate souvenir.
THE Eest remarkable increase in the valuation
of real estate is reported from Aurora, III A
piece OF property the7e has been IN litigation
seven years, yet has risen in value rapidly that
it can still be sold for enough 10 pay the costs.
A PHILADELPHIA yorng man went to Washing
ton on purpose to get Guiteaus AUTOGRAPHED his
album, and then proudly exhibited the trophy
to his pretty sweetheart The girl explains the
scene that followed By saying that ''she wss not
anxious to marry born fool"
PROFESSOR ]. ]. SYN ESTER, of Johns hopkins
UniEers.ty, and grave man of science whom the
late Bishop PIERCE pronounced to be the best
mathematician in the country, is now d,scezeIed
% beR Eoet of not little ability
NORE ex-senators Of remote service are con-
stantly appearing Ia the newspapers. 5osn P.
King. VINO is now living near Augusta, Ca, is
said to have begun his duty as Senator earlier
than env other man now in existence. lis SER
vice began in 1888 and ended in 1887.
ON February IS, in broad day. man asked the
ianitor of fully occupied house in Ps1s on
wsaich4Eoor Nine. Caisterrer lived. and wss told.
He went up. Presently three men followed him.
little later they Advent away They hscmur-
6ered Ter and ransaeked her apartments
kE.JANEs GoRDox BENNETT has soI1 his.steam
yacht Polynia to Mr.. William p. Douglas Mr..
BENEFITS new steam yacht is to be sent toSouth-
amPtOn next month. where he is expected to Join
ii for errise with small party of personal
friends through the Mediterranean sn5 theSuez
Canal into the Indian Ocean.
TEEREis an old dsrkey head-wsiter at the ST
James Hotel in jacksonville who is & popular
lecturer and an extensive traveller lie attended
the Vienna Exposition ebout ten yearsagO.SRd,
getting short of money, learned the German Ian
guage and made good thing By acting as lee
turer en- agricultural iEaplements.
TIE venerable Zuni. chief who is visiting Wash
tlgton is a antlemanly person. He always rises
to SPEAK to a lady, aud refuses to smoke as often
DC usuel declaring that would iDjure the pretty
things In ,,hls nost's house. He has insisted on
uEkng e fngerkowl aud NAPKIN at table ever since
nrst seeing these civilized appliances in use.
'wHA7 good deed have you done to-day,
JoknnyT" said n benevolent father to his,heir.
Il gave a poor boz cedt, fapa," was che good
chiI6ss answer. "Ahi that xsas right. And why,
my son, die yen gave him the cent?'' 'I gave it
10 him, dear papa. for ges1 three-ceRt stamp
hat he thoEght was only piece of green paper
THE Khedtze is vey much nzder petticoat gov
'rnmeHt his wife, Princess KAT da Hanem,
having a strong mind and n stout temper. This
Foung lady keeps herseh remaEEnbly well posted |
n all that gOeSOn in Egypt. andGs something Of |
politician. She speaks excellent French. has
'lazing black eyes. and wears yellow satin and
lush, with large diamonds in harears
WHEN Jumbo arrived in Londen from Paris
eyenteen years ago, he vas not more than fosE
Get high. He is now over eleven feet. and is ex-
ected to attain nine inches more by the age, L
bout thirty-two, that he stops growing. The
of an elephant in England MAS of one
rought there by Caesar in Sc B. C.. In 1858 the
ling of France presented one to Henry III
THE country is coming to the conclusion that
hipherd, the gusno king, is an extraordinary
feature in many ways and that his cheek is as
normous as the millions represented in his paper
'bemes The cool efrontery OF his admission Of |
an attempt to bride Minister Hurlbut, with hfs
Of belief that the Peruvian Minister
man who can be approached In that way, can !
lily be appreciated by recalling the fact that Mr..
urlhu; returned to the Department Of State the G