The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-04
PERSONALS.

Mr. JOHN W. GARRETT has presented fine sea
lion. weighing half ton TO Druid Hill Park Balti-
more.
Ex-PREsIDEST HAYES is announced to speak at
Woodstock, Conn, July A. National Aid to
Education"
GENERAL FREMoNT's wife is now in New York ia
quest OF bust OF her father. Thomas H. Benton,
which was sold as rubbish some years ago.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has not only cut his whis-
kers Of short, but it is rumored losing his hair
so rapidly that he is in danger of becoming bald.
SENATOR LAFAYETTE, of France the last OF his
line is broken in health. He is poor and lives in
lhiid floor ordinary fat. The American public
the New York Graphic thinks, ought to get up a
pure for him.
1T is rumOred in London that the Queen will be
called upon to welcome another grsndchild before
many months have passed. whereof the mother
will be the fair ard gentle Princess of Wales.
PRINCE KRAPoTKINE. the Socialist and Nfhilist
instrucs his fellow prisoners In cosmogrsphy, gs-
ometry and algebra Those sciences viii be of
great assistance to them in swallowing Prison
hard tack.
Colonel John Mcclure, OF Little Rock, said to a
would back a hand in poker with all ne had, and
won house from him that sold for sl4Oo0 half
an hour afterward"
GENERAL sHERMAN's idea OF Washington recalls
one Of Horace Greeley's letters "There is so much
villsiny going on in this place. he wrote in 1856
that am almost afraid to look in the glass lest
shall see the face Of a rogue"
ME-. RIcHARD,MERR1cK, the counsel for the GOV
eminent in the Star Route trial. is thu father OF
seven daughters and one son, ell under sixteen
years of age. he and his wife and family fer
days ago removed to their country place In Mary
land
Miss CELESTE wISASs, the daughter of Ross
Winsns, Is engaged, as Baltimore gossip runs. ID
Mr.. Hutton, wealthy young man of the North OF
ireland. The young people met in Russia few
years ago and at a second meeting at Moscow,
during the coronation ceremonies, they became
engaged.
Russell SAGE is said to be the meaneSt MAJ in
New York. He has fortune estimated at between
$50 100000 ar $50 oo9 COO yet misery that ne
wallis rather Than pay Car fare. ard eats free
lunches rather than psy to- h's di iner But then
good many men 90 that who are not W ottn a
cent. and no one thinks Of calling them mean.
Mrs. MAcKAY is sgain denying 10 the Paris cor.
Respondents the reported engagement OF her
daughter 10 a royal Prince OF cue of the efete
maDarehies Of Europa al mean" she says, ito
give my oaus liter to an honeu man It seems a
lit lie sinaulsr thai Mrs. Msckay does not make
tour OF News q a1d see what size can ind in the
mires.
CArTAIN EBENEEzER MORGAN. Of Groton. C)nn.,
not long ago subscribed S25C0itO be used for So
curing genuine irsnslstion OF the Bible from
Baptist standpoint Now he has bought the trans.
lator's library which the Baptis Of this country
had collected alter FIVE years effort at the expen-
| = q nA0 L. avvff1
present it to Madison University, at H1mlton.
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! STATE SENATOR HEREBY, of Chicago, lost his
! watch in the midst OF the hustle occasioned by
! the adjournment of the Illinois Legislature. He
afterward read that State Senator Bridges had
/ been presented by admirers with a fine gold
watch, hut thought little of the matter. Happen
ing to meet Mr.. Bridges the other day, Mr.. Hereby
discovered hii lost watch-tne statesmen of
Springfield having stolen it from ore man and
presented 1t to another
MRS LEVI p MoRToN's recent ball in Paris is
said by London Truth to be the finest given at
United States Legation in that city for fifteen
years. She brought together at it such sntagonistic
social elements as Marshal ana Marechale Mac
Mahon, the Due de Broglie, NJ. Challemel-Lacour,
/ the Due and Duchesse de Bisaccia, ROLAND Bona
parte and bis sister Jeannie General and Generate
Charette, NJ. and Nine. Jules Ferry, the Due
de Morney and NJ. Tirard.
AT HOLLYWOOD. near Bromley, England, stands a
! venerable oak tree with huge gnarled root, pro
Iectirg on one side into the shape of rude setee.
1t was while seated upon that root that William
! Pitt and William Wilberforce held together that
memorable conversation, as a result OF which the
latter, May u. 1889. brought the question of the
abolition of the slave trade before the House of
Commons in what Burke termed "a manner the
most mastery, impressive and eloquent" The
tree is still known as ''Wilberforce's oak and is
carefully guarded from injury.
THE Moniteur in 1885, then the organ CT LOUIS
XNllI, thus from day to day recorded the progress
of the first Napoleon from Elba to Paris: 1.-THE au-
thropophagist has escaped 1.-THE Corsican ogre
has landed" 1.-THE tiger is coming ''The mon
ster has slept at 6renoble." The tyrant has ar
rived at Lyons" 1.-The usurper has been seen in
the environs OF Paris" "Bonaparte advances for
ward but viii never enter. the capital" "Napo-
leon will be under our rampartS tomorrow"
IBIS Imperial Majesty entered the Tuilleries the
DIST OF March, in the midst of his faithful sub
jeets. London Society.
A SHORT time ago the Emperor Franz Joseph and
! the King OF Saxony were out shooting together.
| Night came on and the royal sportsmen. finding
themselves at a considerable distance from the
| Residenz, hailed a passing wagon driven by a
stolid-looking peasant, and got IN. When they
came TO their journeys end the Emperor slipped
few forms into the PEASANTS hand and said,
smiling: do you know whom you have been
| driving" "No." You have been driving the
Emperor of Austria ard the King of Saxeny." The
| The peasant who was convinced that he was being
| hoaxed replied with a cnuekle: And do you
/ know who ann" s'No." "Wel l am the Shah
of Persia" And he whipped up his horses and
departed
JAMES PAWN. the novelist lives in one of the
most attractive houses in Mazda Vale, London.
and spends most of his time there, except. OF
| course when at his Office. He says that in his
boyhood he never took part in any games sports
and 10 this daY doesn't know anything about
cricket, tenris, croquet, rowing, yachting, horse
back riding or anything OF the Sort He.doesn't
take any recreation now; not even walking go
| ing to the Theater. Leaving his house IN the
| morning he goes to the nearest cab-stand-about
twenty steps from his door-and rides to his Office.
From 10 to O'Clock he writes fiction, and then
| walks-one block-to the Reform Club aud takes
lunch with his old friend, William Black. Then
| he goes back to his Office and reads MSS, and