The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-31
Personal AND GEN ERAL,

GAIL HAMmToS is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Blaine, in Washington.
THE wife of ex-President Tyler, with her dsugh-
ter. is now In Washington.
THE Pennsylvania Senate has defeated a resolu-
ton to print 5000 copies of Governor Pattlson's
inaugural address.
The Boston Advertiser thinks that "of all the
professions the clerical furnishes the purest spe
cimen of the statesman"
ALL trace Of the quayS and banks of the Danube
at Vienna are lost. The plain between Mannheim
and Worms is an immense lake.
THE Presidents sister, Mrs. McElroy. is now in
Washington and will. it is said, remain at the
White House during the season.
1T is said OF Frank James that he never killed a
man unless he felt that it was positively neces-
gary. This relieves him OF much suspicion.-De
troit Free Press.
| 1T Is said that new French tenor has beel dis
covered. He sang for the first time public at a
midnight mass, where he electrified the congrega-
| ton with the power and sweetness OF his voice.
His name is Eugene Foreau.
SENATOR PLUMB was once foreman of little
| newspaper Office at Xenia, o., whitelaw Reid
being the editor. The former went Vest and is
now worth 81, COO, OOO while the latter went East
and married millionairc's daughter.
REGISTER BRUCE. the colored exU United States
Senator takes pains to deny report recently cir
culated that white barber refused to shave him.
Mr.. Bruce does not go out of his way to test the
prejudices of the knight of the razor.
THE widow of Chief Justice Hardin, OF Ken
lucky, has become insane. He- pennliness condi
ton was made known some weeks ago. and
money began to pour I'm upon her. but the turn
| of the tide appears to have overthrown her rea-
| son.
THE first newspaper published west of Cincin-
rati was the Vineennes Qrd.) Sun in 1906. The
next was the Missouri Gazette. OF st. Louis. In
1908, which was afterwsrd merged into the present
Republican, and the third was the Illinois Gazette
at Ksskaskia, Ill.
AN exchange announces. in tone OF surprise:
"The Car and Czarina have been dancing ut 9
ball" There doesn't seem TO be anything out %
the way In such conduct. That is what balls are
for. Now. If they had danced at prayer meeting
comment would have been in order.-NoTiktowu
Herald.
| CAPTAIN PAUL H. DENNIS. Chicago's weather
prophet by nature, who bases his prognostica
tons upon the instructive movements of insects
| and animals, seems to be more successful than
vennor. His spiders in September correctly ind
Gated long aud pleasant autumn, and his musk
rats in December warned him of very SEVERE
| winter.
Mt. GLADSTONE takes full advantage at Hawar
den of the relaxation which DIR. Andrew Clark hai
prescribed for him. The Premier, however, re
stricls his exertIons to walking and driving Ac
companied by his bodygusrd, he frequenti,
drives to ore Of the picturesque spots with which
the nelghborhood abounds, and, dismissing the
equipage, walks back a. good pace.
LAST Friday lady of Cooperstown, D. T., star
ed with horse and sleigh for the house of friend
near town, but was caughtin the wild blizzard
and lost her way night coming on IN the mean
time. At length she wrapped herself in buffalo
robes and remained all night on thu desolate
bowling prairie. waiting for daylight, at the ad
vent of which she returned home none the worse
for her adventure.
THE modern guillotine is placed on the ground
fThe condemned is seized and pushed against al
upright board, which falls forward. pivotinl
under his weight. and brings him In horizontal
position, with hts neck between the grooves above
which the knife Is suspended. The executionel
touches spring. the knife flashes as 1t falls, and
all Is over. This is far better than the horrible
and bubsrous pupgling which occurs at hanging