The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-28

''Psalm-Psalml" he exclaimed, where does he
come from?" Perhaps from Sing Sing said the
person addressed.-Dr. w. II. Russell in Res
perothen.
PHILADELPHIA has q new branch Of Industry.
1t is the grinding OF cocoanut shells into powder
and mixing the same with pepper. The next
thing viii be to find way 70 adulterate the
cocoanut powder.
IT is believed now that Congress viii not ad-
journ before the middle of July. By remaining
in session two weeks longer it would become an
august body. which is otherwise out of the ques
tion.-Texas Siftings
THE clergy Of Iowa have taken the field on the
Temperance question. and are making combined
effort of the most determined character to set
popular majority in favor OF prohibition amend
ment to the State Constitution.
WHEN General Grant arose at the reunion din
ner of the Army of the Potomac in Detroit last
week. he began his brief speech by saying: 81
can not respond to your call to get upon the table
1 am badly enough scared where am"
FLINT, the Chicago catcher. is said to think
that the race for the base ball championship will
simmer down to Providence, Detroit or Chicago.
The way the Chicagos got walloped in Boston
must have confirmed him in that belief
KENTUcKIASs think they have the fsirest wo-
men, the fastest horses and the finest whisky, and
1t takes big man at imagination and description
to picture Heaven strong enough to make them
think it's anywhere nearsequal to Kentucky.
JEFFERSON DAVIS having declined. on account
of feeble health and the weight of many years,
to lecture in Atlanta. Ca, for the benefit of the
Young Mems Library Association, the Committee
in charge has applied to Oscar Wilde to fl the
vacancy.
ENTERPRIsING Chicago dealers have already
bought and sold next years wheat crop several
times over. The only future they can specu-
late In is their own. 1t is hardly necessary ;or
anybody to speculate about that future. 1t is a
sure thing.-Lowell Courier.
Miss FLETCHER, who has spent some time in
Washington and awakened much interes: in her
studies among the Indian tribes. will go with the
Indian girls and young men who have finished
their course at Carlisle, Pa, and are to be re-
turned to their respective tribes.
THE appointment of Judge Underwood to the
Tariff Commission calls to mind an incident of
his early years. Some one asked his father, then
a Federal Judge in Georgia. what his sons poll
tics were. ~ don't know" was the reply, 81
haven't seen the boy since breakfast"
THE father of General Custer, speaking at the
reunion of the Army Of the potomac in Detroit
last week, said: II am no speaker. have never
been much of a soldier. 1 went through the
Toledo War. but can say that raised some good
boys who did service for their country
THE Boston Advertiser (Rep.1 remarks that 'if
the Republican party, which formerly had no
trouble In getting votes honestly. is Obliged to
offer cash terms for States and Northumberland
the assessment looks like tit is time 1t made
an assignment and retired from business"
HENRY WARD BEECHER made a bright speech
at the birthday celebration of his sister. One of
his good points was that he had been accused OF
writing "Uncle Toms Cabin" and to prove that
he did not he wrote Norwood" He also said
his mother was not a talkative woman, and in
that respect he took after her.
THE general impression to-day. at all events out
of Germany, is that the best German is spoken in
Hanover. but Walpole relates that at supper on
the night of George the Thirds marriage they
talked of the different German dialects. The
King asked If the Hanoverian was not pure.
"Oh, ho sir.' said the Queen lit is the worst of
ALL And this though her husband was King of
Hanover.
A YOUNG man of wealthy London parentage
came to America to see the Centennial Exhibition
of 1876. Although provided abundantly with
money by his father, he lived so riOtously that he
wanted more, and to get it went intoIa scheme of
forgery. His trial and conviction did not bring
out his real name, and, on going to the Moya-
mensing Prison for five years, he wrote home that
he had started on a slow tour around the world,
and so might not be heard of in long time. His
recent death divulged the facts
THE will of George Washington. which is on
file in the Clerks Office in Fairfax County, Vir-
ginia, has received so much wear at the hands of
strangers that glass case has been prepared for
it, and visitors will no longer be permitted to
handle it. The document is written on heavy,
unruled paper, about note size, and every side is
covered. There are twenty pages. all of
which have General Washington's name attached
except the twenty-third which ended with the
words "City of Washington" and it is supposed
that in looking over 1t the General mistook the
words for his signature. and therefore failed to
sign the page. The entire will is in his own
handwriting.