The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-30

back to her heart and home. II may be added
that all last fall Mrs. Tabor (SO II bought gro
ceries and provisions for herself and ordered the
bills sent 20 Mt. Tabor. And now the merchant is
bringing suit against them both, to decide which
OF them is responsible for the account.
COUNT DELVA, son Of Ex-President DelVa OF
Hayti. who arrived in New York from Havana re-,
Gently. is as black coal. but he Is very intell
gent, and his manners are pleasing. His sister.
known as the "Black Countess" created a sensa-
ton In Paris year ago by attempting 70 poison
herself. Her melancholy was caused by dissp-
pointment in love. but she has since fully recOY-
cred. and is again prominent figure in Partisan
society.
HYLAND, OF Toronto, disappeared, leaving his
wife and two daughters Hnprovided for. Two
years after 1t was rumored that he had died III Cal
iiornia. His wife became insane ana ended her
days in an Asylum. OF the daughters, one died
while child. Several weeks ago it learned
that Hylsnd had lived until recently In California,
and left property valued at S25O.OO0. Thus, after
thirty-Hye years. the surviving daughter is en-
riched by her fathers desertion.
Dr.. WEES. who defended Brady and Curley. the
two InVinctbles already hanged. is a gentleman of
amazing versatility. A poet. mathematician and
an admirable scholar. he crowned his University
career By obtaining fellowship at twenty five at
Trinity College Dublin. This success only stimu-
lated his genius to new efforts. As Professor Of
Moral Philosophy and afterwsrd OF Civil Law he
has conquered new fields. and while keeping up
academic studies he has been able 70 attain very
high position at the Bsr. He is the author OF
several able pamphlets on the irish land question.
1t is objected to his elo1uence that 1t is too Cur
ranish.
JOSEPH PULITZER, of the New York World, is a
tall man with Jewish cast of features, protrud
ing nose ana chin such as we see in pictures of
witches in children's books. and a thin and
struggling red beard. He stoops in the shoulders
and dresses extensively. His manner is extremely
pleasant and Rffsble, and he has the genuire "go"
about him that is usually met in Western men
who have realized large fortunes in little time
Pulitzer's career has been extraordinary. He hes
been a goodman. a day laborer. a deckhand and
gravedigger. During the cholera epidemic In Sc.
Louis he performed the task OF burning the dead
at hight. When he started the Post-Dispstch he
received more kicks and cuffs than most men
would stand. but he stuck to his work Ike q
Trojan, and now the paper brings him in about
$500 year.
WHAT is believed to be the last letter ever writ
ten by Thomas JeffersOn-to Mayor Weightman.
of Washington, declining because of sickness, an
invitation to attend the Fourth Of July exercises
in that city in Is26-hss just been found in an
old family Bible in Baltimore. Referring to the
event about to be commemorated. it runs as fol-
lows: May It be to the world what believe is
viii be ito some parts to others later, bat
finally TO ALL the signal Of arousing men
to burst the chains under which
monkish ignorance and superstition
had persuaded them TO bind themselves, and to
assume the blessings and securely of self-goVern-
mon he i~l,x
stores the free right to the unbounded exercise of
reason and freedom of opinion. All eyes are
opened or opening to the rights OF man. The gen
eTal spread Of the lights Of science has already
laid open TO every view the pslpeble truth
that the mass of mankind has not been born with
saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted
and spuued, ready to ride them legidmately, By
the grace Of God. These are grounds of hope for
others-er ourselves let the annual return of this
day forever refresh our recoectons of their rights
and an undininished devotion to them"
A CORRESPONDENT of the Cleveland Leader re-
lates the following anecdote of the late Amsss
Stone and his visit, years ago, to one of the COM
mencemedts OF the High School Of Cleveland: 81
called at the Office of Messrs Stone ( Witt, for
them to go up to the High School. had been to
the Auditors Office and ascertained the amount
OF taxes paid by each, and then took the
amount OF school taxes paid and sscerssined
the cost per scholar in the schools in Cleve-
Land, including the cost in the High School
Mr.. Witt was not in and asked Mr.. Stone TO go Up
TO the High School to attend the examination OF
his children. and see how well they could pass ex
animation in the several studies. He said he had
no children in the High School. I told him he was
mistaken. and asked him what amount OF tax be
paid in Cleveland. BE said he could not tell with
out looking ct his receipts. then handed him the
figures 1 had taken from the Auditors books. with
the calculations 1 had made, and the number Of
children his taxes kept in school ia the city This
was new and very gratifying revelation TO him.
and he said he should pay his taxes more cheer
fully in the future than he had ever done, as he
believed in educating the children. He said he
would so IN, but could not stay more than : half
hour. Soon after be went into the room he became
very much interested in the class in algebra, and
the rapidity with which they made their demon
STATIONS in mathematics on the blackboard. The
half hour soon passed, and said TO him: MI.
Stone the half hour is mp and he replied: L shall
not 60 until the exercises for the afternoon are
finished. Those are too interesting TO leave he
frequently referred to that visit to the ability ex-
bfbited By the scholars and to the thOroughness of
the teaching OF the principal OF the High school,