The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-27
PERSONALS.

Express wants to know IL Il would not be the 'eOr
rect caper'' to send congratulations to Mr.. Lang
try.
JENNY LIMBS son is an officer in the British
army and her two daughters are both married.
Jennie appears to have designed her little family
for war.
DORSEY is threatening II show up some of the
dirty work of Senator Logan. Years ago he was
known in Illinois as "Dirtywo Logan. He
hasn't improved, it seems.
JUDGE RICHIE, Of Frederick, Ma, has sixteen
beautiful and accomplished daughters, only one
of whom is married. This is what the French
would cali an embarrassment OF Ritchie's.
THERE has been a slight improvement in the
condition of Mr.. A. Bronson Alcott during the
past four weeks. His appetite remains about the
same. and his diet is confined to soft foods.
Miss MARY ANDERSON is already literally adver-
Used in England. Illustrated papers there are
publishing portraits of her. and society journals
give sketches of her and rel ate numerous incidents
in her career.
MAIDEN lady of sixty, living in jersey City, has
over her doorway a beautiful worked motto bear
il the inscription, Come not to WOO" The
strietness with which her wishes are observed Is
positively dazzling.
THE remains Of ThurlOw Weed will finally have
their resting place in the beautiful Rural Gene
terry at Albanv, where his relatives have pur-
chased twelve burial lots on the south ridge OF
Lincoln avenue. West OF Pear Lake.
Nj. BLAINE says that he is the richest man in
Washington, because be has enough and is con-
tented herewith A good many men could set up
philosophers il they had accumulated s. OOO OO0
or 100000 COO on G salsry OF s., 900 yea.
to death" All night. Turn Emma Abbott loose
on him. The prima donna and the General of the
Army appear to be the champion Osculatonists OF
this sleetionate age.-Burlinxwton Ha8keYe.
HONORABLE MONTGOMERY BLAIR, who has been
seriously i'll since last fall has been removed TO
his country residence in Montgomery County
Msryl aud his doctor thinks he will recover
Mr.. Blair is suffering from an acute spinal afec-
ton.
MRs. MAcKAY, the wife Of the bonanza million
aiIe, is accompanied whenever she goes into pub
lie by private detective. The duty of the hireing
is to so screen the diamonds that they shall not
dazzle the eyes OF persons with light purses and
lighter fingers.
Boss SHEPHERDS 500 600 home in Washington
is vacant The Chinese Legation has moved out.
and lawsuit to settle the title to the property
viii now be commenced. Under international
law this was impossible long as the Chinese &C.
cupied the place.
Mr.. GARRETT's horse Damascus, which Mr.
Story, the sculptor is to present to King Humbert
of Italy, left New York in the BIrmsnia for Genoa
Saturday. 1t is said that, Mr.. Story has received
an order from King Humbert to reproduce the an
imalin marble, for which he is to receive 5000.
GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON. then President,
and Mr.. Van Buren,, the Vice President, visited
Hartford on the 10th of June 1885, The Hartford
people last Saturday commemorated the incident
by parade and banquet given By the Governors
Foot Guard to MsjOr Calvin Day, who on that
memorable occasion first appeared in command CT
the Guard.
THE Paris correspondent of the Philadelphis
Press writes OF the late Edouard Laboulaye: 81
remember his telling me with considerable glee,
during an interview 1 had with him in 1869. of
coming into his lecture room one morning and
hearing one lady in the audience say to another,
in hoarse whisper, oh, its Laboulaye; we shall
get nothing but America this time "
THE residents of Newport have served notice
informally, upon Mrs. Langtry that she need not
spend the summer there, as she proposed 10 do.
The local paper, which is supposed to echo the
sentiments of the heavy swells in that neck Of
woods is very free say that should she make her
appearance not one of the cottages would open its
doors to her. The cottage that she rents will
probably open It's doors to her,
THE richest colored man in the United States is
Aristide Marie, Of New Orleans, who has an In
come from his city rent roll alone OF about $50 00o
to say nothing of his other property. He has not.
however, made all this since Lincoln's procama-
ton, for he was large slave owner before the War
and is a gentleman of blood and breeding which
would throw any number OF Haytien Princes in
the shade, whatever the particular hue of their
skin.
IT is said that H..w Howgate, the defaulter. was
recently seen in New Orleans "ceverly disguised, -
his hair and eyebrows being dyed fiery red and
his face marked with artificial freckles A rail-
road accident is given as an explanation OF the
failure OF the Government officer in pursuit to
catch him. and the latest report about him is that
he sailed for Cuba, but has probably already re-
turned to this country.
STEPHEN w. DORSEY has played many parts on
the stage life He was house-painter; he be-
came land grabber; he was made Senator; he
developed into National politician with procliY-
titles for secret campaign work; he inclired to
Star Route contracts, and brought up in the GRIM
insl deck under indictment. He has been acquit-
ted, but he is not content with freedom. He is
bound to die in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a
hole"
MADAME BIGAT, formerly Miss Healy, and
daughter of the portrait painter, of Chicago, now
of Paris has been awarded the second prize of the
French Academy for her story Of Marco" lately
published In this country, with the title Of "A
Mere Caprice" There were $50 competitors for the
prize. Madame Bigst is the recipient of fiatter-
ing letters Of congratulation upon her success
from Dumas. Cherbuliez, Jules Simon and other
distinguished members of the Academy.
MRS. BELL, wife of Professor Graham Bell, the
electrician. was one OF the deaf pupils of DR.. Gal
laudet in Washington. Professor Bell first met her
at q reception at the College. and so expert was
she in reading speech by the motions of the lips
that they cenversed together some lime without
his discovering her infirmity. At last, walking
through the conservatory, where some OF the
Chinese lanterns had gone out he made some re-
mark requiring an answer. But none was forth
coming, IT being not light enough for her to see
the movements of his lips. He repeated the re-
mark, and again got only silence FOX q reply.
Mystifed he soon escorted her back to the parlor,
and then in the brilliant light asked hen why she