The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-02
CURRENT NOTES.
hush up.

PETER COOPER. tits said. gave away 1000 900
during his life.
MR. wILKIE COLLINS wears the govt and fanci-
fully-striped necktie.
LEPRosY caused sixteen deaths Tin the United
States In the census year.
GENERAL GRANT made SIS. 900 by the rise of L.
and N. stock last week.
SENATOR JOSEPH 4. BROWN has given $50. 900 In
bonds to the University of Georgia.
MICHIGAN has adopted local option law which
confers upon villages the right to prevent for
bid liquor saloons.
A SAN Francisco inventor will soon have for
sale in the tailor shops instrument that is es-
sential to the comfort of the wearers of tight
trousers. 1t Is sort OF telescope rod made to be
carried under the coat-tails. BY the use
of this prop the user can rest without sitting
down at all.
THE Newton On. J.) Register says that the sale of
General Kilpatrick's personal property did not
clear the estate from incumbrsnce, the personal
property bringing only $500. while the claims
against the estate, including mortgages, amour to
nearly $4,000. The Register however adds:
with the g. 900 allowed Mrs. Fitzpatrick by the
Government, the unpaid portion of the Generals
years salary as Gillian Minister. the pension she
will receive, and several other sums of money
coming to her, she will be able to pay all the debt
and have the fine farm free OF membranes. Il
is her intention to return from Chill to the United
States and make her home on the farm"
TIE dscspItstlon Of Conrad in Berlin is tn
tenth execution of the kind since 1878. when
Hodel was beheaded. under the Regency of the
Crown Prince. The Emperor has always been
averse to capital punishment, and between 1868
and 1873 no murderers suffered the extreme
penalty of law. From 1859 to 1877 inclusive, 42S
criminals In Prussia were condemned to death,
and Of these not one was led to the scaffold. The
case of assassin Hodel broke the continuity of
this humane administration OF the law; but In
the same year. 1875 there were ifty-three cases of
Communication. During the years 1879 and 1850
only one capital sentence out of eighteen was exc
cuted. while there were four executions in each
of the years 1881 and 1882.
some six years ago. when the late lamented
Latham found himself financially swamped he
repaired to the Office of Bonanza Flood, and Of
fered his entire collection OF paintings, engrav.
ings, ETC.. for 100000 for which the only edu-
Gated banker we ever had in this city paid about
twice as much In the different cities,of Europe
and Latham not swindled. as he understood
painting well as he did the amenities of soci-
ety. "well," said Mr.. Flood. II will ask my wife
and will let you know In the morning" Morning
came. and Mr.. Latham called upon Flood and de
sired to know the result OF his interview with the
lady Of the house. and &c given In just these
precise words: "Well. Governor. the old woman
says that she doesn't think second hand pictures
will do for our new house."
TIE matrimonial engagement OF Miss Anns
Barnes. the only daughter of the late Surgeon
General Barnes, has been announced. Her
fsnce Is Hartwell Heath. grandson OF the late
John Y. Mason, of Virginia. 1t win be remem.
bered that she and Miss Edith Fish. who Is soon
TO be married TO Mr.. Northcote. were the first