The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-17
CURRENT NOTES.

Mr.. A. BRONSON AIcoTT continues 70 improve
in health. and can row speak distinctly.
Hon. CHARLES J. FAULKNER, of Marunsburg
W. Va. has in HIS possession, we'll preserved the
desk and chair once long occupied in the Nation
al House of Representatives by John Quincy
Adams.
SILLY story Is being copied by the newspapers
throughout the country to the effect that "Chi-
cagO society is wild over Mrs. Langtry. She re-
ceived 5000 cards the first two days after her ar
rival" If Mrs. Langtry received that number Of
cards she must have bought them.
THEODORE THOMAS offers to go to Omaha for
two nights next summer with his orchestra Of
seventy pieces. If Mayor Boyd will guarantee him
81 ,OO0 in advance, or 81. COO night. This would
require the placing OF the seats at more than
double the price usually charged for ordinary en-
tertsinments and the Omaha Bee doubts whether
IL can be successfully accomplished.
THE Sultan IF Zanzibar, having made trip to
Paris, las returned to his own dominion with a
passion for two things In particular pendulum
clocks and strawberry ice cream-and he has en-
gagged q skiIlful confeotiOner and expert watch
maker DIS part of his regular retinue, to supply
him with these two luxuries to his hearts con-
tent His palace Is furnished with clocks in large
number. and he takes delight in watching them,
and seeing that they keep time with perfect ac-
cord aud strike the hours simultaneously.
AW0MAN in Virginia sent to Richmond book.
seller 5000 in Confederate bonds In payment for q
81 book, and received return the desired book
and g so OF legal currency. This shows that the
BOOKSELLER considered Confederate bonds worth as
much now as they were in 1854, when the Confed-
crate Government was in existence. In the latter
part OF '6l barrel of -four was hard 10 get in
Richmond fur 6 200. Twelve hundred dollars
worth Of Confederate bonds are now worth IS 40
there aud that sum will buy d barrel Of good
-four.
THE New York Tribune saws: Governor Hen
bricks has placed himself squarely In opposition
TO the Pendleton civil service bill. He has no
faith in such methods OF reform and wants TO see
the Government brought back TO the good old
Democratic days when frauds were unknown.
One fear in particular appears to agitate his
bosom. 1t is That Republicans are stealing Dem
ocrEue thunder From the close of the day
when the Republican banner went down. to use
his iGyorite figure of speech, Mr.. Hendricks be-
lieves that the Republicans have been certifying
/ their broken camp ald using the Democrats to
do the work. and he calls upon the party press
to give the note OF warning A loud note may
be expected soon"
In. TANNER. the starvationist, fills two columns
of the Cleveland Herald with denial of the story
that his wife sought divorce from him because he
experimented with her to ascertain the effect
which different articles OF diet had upon the hui
man disposition. The results OF these expert
ments were said to prove that carrots make peo-
pie timid and sullen; French beans produced ex-
IRENE irrtability OF temper, while turnips pro-
duced extreme amiability." Not only does Tan
ner deny all this, but he accuses the Amsterdam
correspondent OF the London Standard with the
authorship OF the ingenious report The same
source is ascibed to the report of months ago thai
| Tanner had died in the Hague.