The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-22
PERSONALS.

HENRY GAYS grandson of the great Henry,
was defeated for the Legislature In the recent Ken
lucky election.
Miss MARY CROwELL won the literary essay prize
at the Vanderbilt University over one hundred
and twenty-one young men.
N. VICTOR HUGO has run foul Of the majesty OF
the law. His name is posted among the delinquent
taxpayers of Jersey for non-payment of taxes
two dogs.
COUNT DE LEssErs. at the age OF seventy-six, has
Just been made the father of fat baby boy, aud
Tilden stock has experienced sudden rise in the
Democratic m rket
THE first woman to arrive at Carbonate. Col. re-
ceived an ovation. marked by such substantial TO-
kens OF welcome town lot. a mining claim.
and the money with which TO buy silk dress.
REV. THOMAS HARRIsoN 1.-THE boy preacher"
will next winter try to convert ST. Louis, and ex-
poets a general revival In that plsre. The Metho.
dists there have engaged him for five months ser
vice.
CHARLES O'CoSoR In a barber shop at Nantuck-
ct; the barber. adjusting the towels: "Its d fire
day, sir; l hope you are well, SIR; how would you
like to be shaved, Sir?" in silence SIR" And
the barber talks no more
OSCAR WILDE landed In New York the other day
having returned to let us see how he looks in long
trousers and snort hair, the latter trimmed and
dressed after the fashion of picture he in
Paris OF the Emperor Nero. The cholera now
raging iREgypt is a mighty slow old fraud.
THE Whitehall Review is authority for the state
ment that Captain Webb never enjoyed robust
health after his feats in the Westminster Aqua
rum. He contracted an affection Of the lungs,
which made II impossible for him to look forward
to long life; and he therefore preferred to die
heroic death, while still in POSSESSION of much of
his power
HERE are twelve of the thirty-four rhymes in
Paul II. Haynes poem, which was read at the
Centennial celebration in Charleston, S. c., on
Monday last: Honor ana upon her. emotion and
ocean, tender and splendor. wonder and thunder.
endeavor and forever. upyearning and burning
scorning ana morning, graduation and degrade
ton. dresry and miserere vision and fruition, ex
isanco ana distance. riot and quiet.
ABOUT ten years ago Henry Austin, of Pottsdam
N. y, became totally bind from disease OF the
eyes uuskirfully treated, but he has not suffered
that sfiictng loss to overcome his spirit and his
independence. lie goes about the town alone
signs his name to business documents, and, in fact
conducts numerous mercantile operations with as
much shrewdness and complete success az be-
fore he lost bis sight He is considered a remark
ably good judge of cows. of which he annually
buys large herds in Canada to sell in this country
JOURNALISM at Red Bluff, Cal" says the Chi
csgo Times, ''is conducted under peculiar and
what would ordinarily be considered discoursging
circumstances. The editor of the only paper in
town is in Jail on a charge OF murder, but, IN
daunted by this radical change of base hi has
turned his cell into edito' al sanctum and with
pen, shears and paste pot, works away in his Sc
clukion exactly il seated in his own Office, ex
posed to the unexpected dun aud to the constant
reader who demands correction CT wants to
know how far il is TO the moon"
RECENT sller on Mrs II. Stowe writes to
the Chicago lnier-Ocean: she is rather below
m, dunn height, with strongly marked features,
especially in the lower lines Of her fsce which
impassive except when quickened into momen-
tsIy enthusiasm. when her speech flows in sill
yer torrent followed by lspSes i3to contemplative
silence which are redeemed from inattention by
the swift passines OF smiles at every aIlusion to
| her victorious past NY husband is sick, and
his nurse. she said. L have written very little
since, we and Our Neighbour What 1 find time
for now is done for sweet charitys sake "
CORRESPONDENT, who saw General Robert
! TCOmbs at Atlanta the other day. writes: II
looked toward the entrance to see man dressed
in loose-ftting linen suit with grazing hair and
shriveljng face, stoop-shoulders and hating gait
lie appeared TO lean heavily on his cane as he
stopped in the doorway to speak to a friend who
seeosted him. His eyes were lusterless and his
voice tremulous. One who knew the stalwart po-
ntical mslcontent the aggressive leader. the fiery
debater, the magnificent specimen of physical
manhood personated in UNITED states Senator
Robert Toombs tweaty-f five years ago. must look
regretfulIy at the weak old man whose physical
debility is hardly suggestive of the shrinkage of
! his reputation aud influence a publicist. Per
sonally, however, he is held in exalted esteem"
UNCLE JOEL JONES, as he was long Familiarity
called. who was one of the pioneers of Cuyahogs
County o.. has just died at the age OF eghty-four
! years. he settled in 1870 when but lad In that
| part of Euclid Township which sfterwsrd became
| East Cleveland Township, and for seventy-three
] years has lived on the same farm. He was full Of
anecdotes OF early pioneer life, and loved especially
to tell Of hearing Commodore Perry's guns on that
! pleasant September day in 1913. on Lake Erie,
nearly seventy miles away. His favorite story of
| his own achievements was TO the effect that one
day when he was securing the woods gun in hand
! he heard Tustling in the thick underbrush near
him, and fired both barrels of his gun without
seeing the object at which he shot. and on parting
the intervening vines and branches found two
| deer lying aead as the result of his shot.
"IES," said an officer ofthe Canada. in speaking
of Price George Of Wales, I'VE like the Prince
very well. lie conducts himself jlst like one of
| ourselves. Oh, DO, he is not stuck up at all. He
is treated by all board just like any other mid
dy. Nobody makes any difference Secause he hap
pens to be the Prince of Wales son. And he does
not make any dife -enoe himself He is pretty
lively ard eI Joys lark as well as any OF us. He
takes his turn at the watch and does his duty as
well as can be expected. But don't think he
cares much about his work not any more than
other boys of his age do: OF course he's only boy
yet, end hes not entered upoa life seriously. He
was tatiOled on the arm while he was on the Bic-
chante. He gets we'll with the officers aud is
pretty well liked by the men. Oh. no. don't
NAL Q any fuss OVER him when entering port. nor
is he paid honors. He is not sailing ID his capsc
ity or position as Prince hut az q MILDLY"
SUMMER RESORTS