The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-19

ceived the news that the Car had granted hi
demand Tor a Communication of the death sentenc
passed on five Nihilists. He was at a dime
party when the telegram reached him. and rlslD,
from h.s chair with streaming eyes, he said in
! trembling voice: 'T drink TO the health of tn,
Car, who has spared the lives of five men con
| demned to death. and who will extend his elem
ence to their companions"
CAPTAIN ANDREW BARTLETT, of Massachusetts,
the well known Missionary to scamen left /
very carefully drawn Will in which he provides
that, under certain conditions, the Boston Sea
mans Friend Society shall receive $4,000 for the
maintenance Of a Chaplain or Missionary for the
Marine Hospital in Chelsea, provided the teach
4 ing of said Chaplain or Missionary shall be evan
gelical," and Captain Bartlett desires that such
Chaplain shall have before followed the seafar
ing life"
GERMAN lady has lately published in Ber
lin journal some records OF visit to the Carlyles
in 1916, when she much impressed with the
profound devotion of Jane Carlyle to her husband
and his defective appreciation of her. The
visitor felt, in reading a long letter of Mrs.
Csrlyles, that its writer haunted by the spec
tire of suspicion that her husbands heart no
longer chung to her, although she was devoting
herself to the furtherance of his ambition, and
sinking her life upon it.
| SENATOR BAYARD has contributed to the Chris
tian Union short letter on success in public life
In which he states his conviction that such sue
cess does not at ell involve disregard of the can
ons of punctiliousiy honorable action. He says of
the young American who engages in politics that
| 1.-The discovery of much weakness and unworth
may often pain and disappoint him, and he may
weary of the work and long for rest; but his
| handa Ia l.;
at the end of the Journey as when he set out
upon it."
A PENNSYLVANIA family, at whose house rel
alive died, refused to bury him. The Coroner.
wanting TO sayo the County the expense, found
some relatives who were willing to bury him.
At this point it was discovered that the deceased
had an Insurance policy his life. The first
family thereupOn insisted OF burying him. but the
Coroner gave the corpse to the other family The
people at whose house the man died have now
sued the people who removed the corpse, for tres
pass, and good share of the insurance policy
will go the lawyers.
PROFESSOR JEAN LOUIS. an accomplished musi-
cia1. for seven years Superintendent of Musical
Instruction In the Public Schools OF Philadelphia
and prominent figure in musical circles during
the Centennial year. is absolutely penniless, and
is now in the Almshouse in that city. Louis was
instructed by the most celebrated masters, in
Guiding 1. E. Grell Dr. Marx, Grunewald Grune
baum, Flodewald, Geyer, and others. As Super
intendentoi Musical Instruction in the Public
Schools the Professor had at one time thirty as.
sistants and loo, 600 pupils.
JOHN W. CHILDREss, Chairman of the State
Credit Democratic Executive Committee of Ten
nessee, at its recent meeting, which passed thar
mopy' resolutions, said: Il have but one view
OF the State debt issue from its incept on-that is
the state justly owes and is able to pay the whole
debt. recognize the differences of opinion upon |
the question existing in the State, and the dis |
Iuption of the Democratic party thereby. l cor
daily reciprocate the sentiment for its uniica-
uon and, take it, there is not a member OF this |
Committee but shares the same sentiment"
EVER since the abolition of slavery the necessity
for educating our colored population has been |
patent to every thinking Southern man, and if
the steps in that laudable direction are properly
encouraged most beneficial results must accrue.
not only to the cOlored people, bot to the waite
race also. In connection with this subject it is
gratifying to notice that the Catholics of the
South are practically aud energetically, though
quietly, pushing this movement in a manner
worthy the emulation of all Christian denomi-
nations.-New Orleans Times Democrat (Dem.).
VICTOR HUGo's capacity for persistent daily
work is unimpaired. He gets up before every
morning, and every day adds to the number of
his unfinished verses. 81 have more to do than
have DONE" he said to a friend net long ago. 1T
might be thought that age weakens the intellect:
my intellect, on the contrary, seems to grow
stronger. and does not rest Ii seems to me that
Is l advance my horizon grows wider; and so III
hall pass away without having finished my task
should require several livessiu to write all that
ny mind conceives; 1 shall never finish. am
esigned on that point"
GEN. BEAUREGARD has been engaged for some
ime on a book about the War, and his MS is now
almost complete. The work covers his whole
militia career. II is not conciliatory in tone 1t
.ssumeS throughout the fundamental Justice of
he Confederate cause, and maintains that their
ointment and teachings upon that subject ought 3
o he preserved and cherished. General George
v. Smith has also completed an account of the
all OF New Orleans under Mansfield Lowell, TO- I
ether with a history of military operations on
he Peninsula. He attacks jefferson Davis as Sc .
erely as some of his predecessors.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has appeared in new charac
er as the defender of her tart but judicious :
laiesty Queen Elizabeth. There is a fashion,"
e said in speech at Harrow the other day. {
anu lnlnk II VICIOUS fashion, OF decrytng that
reat Queen. No doubt when the historical stu
ent examines her character as woman he may :
effect in it this flaw and that flaw; but you, gem
lemen, when you apply to your historical I
tudies, can not fail to have your attention drawn
y so great aud magnificent a figure: and 1 en-
reat you whenever tempted to pess q remark :
pom her human infrmites never to forget the
measurable debt which every Englishman o
ives n the memnrv and mama of Ouao- Fls,, L
eth"
JUDGE PHELPS. the only Democratic Representa- P
We in Congress Connecticut has now, is likely to s.
leet with strenuous opposition il he attempts to
Eek a denomination. The New Haven Register a
erves a summary notice upon him by saying that k
New Haven County Democrats seriously object D
giving Judge Phelps fifth election to Congress =
e has held the Office since 1874 a period long g,
nough to satisfy the ambition of most men. AS a
iddlesex County furnishes no Democratic ma
'rity ana has had the important office of Con- u
-essman for eight years, New Haven Democrats r.
9lieve that 1t is now high time that New Haven
Dunty should have the Congressman. Judge C
helps has been a faithful Congressman, but he ~
ight now to concede the office to New Raven a.
ithout any debate"
NR. WArTERsoN says that ar Abran s. Hewitt a,
Is long been troubled with sleeplessness, and n
at after trying various tenements in Washing W
n he finally established himself In the upper
Dry of one of Wormley's houses where he has IN