The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-14
PERSONALS.

WILKIE COLLINS will be sixty next January.
PETROLEUM V. Massey is short, fat and nity
GENERAL Robert TONES has just joined the Meth
odist Church.
FRANZ sIGEL is editing an almost unheard-of
newspaper in Harlem.
BRICK PoNEROY is laying to run silver mine
the profits OF a newspaper.
THE authority of ''Ben Bolt. Nat Barker. seven
ty years OF age, is very i'll at his home in Lynn,
Mass.
NEW YORK critic having said that Miss Ellen
Terry has IAN ideal Attic figure" the New Or
leans Picayune promptly remarks that it ought to
put her on good terms with the boys in the gal
leIy.
SIX widows, aggregate age 526, live in a bunch on
a country road near New Haven. New Haven peo-
pie take TO the woods just about there.
SENATOR DoS CAMERON. of Pennsylvania, writes
from Paris that he intends to visit Germany. Italy,
and Spain before returning home. aud that he
will not be back before next spring
THE Toronto Globe states that since taking up
his residence in Ottawa the Marquis OF Lansdowne
mas received a number OF letters threatening his
life. Possibly applicants for Office.
THE wife of General Rosecrauz whose illness at
the adjournment of Congress alarmed her friends
has entirely recovered her usual health, and is
quite able to mingle occasionally in social affairs.
Mrs. soUIHwoRIH the story writer, still lives in
Washington. where she was school teacher thirty
five years ago. Her home, Prospect Cottage is
empowered in honeys and occupies com
handing position overlooking the city.
TIE RI. Rev. DIT. Penick, who has just resigned
the Episcopal Missionary Bishopric of Cape Pal.
mas Africa, has been called 10 the reetorship OF
ST. Andrew Church, Louisville Ky, and will en-
ter upon his duties as soon as he returns from AZ
RIGA.
GENERAL HANCOCK chatted with animation to a
reporter the other day. q" am almost we'll" the
General said and win he AT my Office to-snor-
row for the first time IN several weeks. No. there
will he no important changes consequent upon
General sherman's retirement"
Buffers nerves were not ratified by the cyclone
Re remained at his house in Lowell while the re-
Jurns were coming in, RECALLING himself with a
cigar and keeping his appetite up to concert
pitch. 1t is getting to be quite common TO indulge
gentlemen in these little Injuries before they are
hanged.
ZUKEEToRT, the famous chess player. now in New
York. is a German by nativity. but Londoner by
adoption ana a natumlized Englishman. lie will
spend about six months in tins country. and hence
depart Tor journey round the world, checkmaiins
kings. siorming castles. capturing queens and dis
persing bishops as he goes.
WILLIAM II. NANDERBIT. the millionaire, is re-
membered by an d-timer who lived years ago. G..
Vanderbilt. proprietor" chubby-faced little
boy, who used deliver 10 customers the shad his
father bought in the city" Young William never
carried basket but always strung his fish a
willow hickory withe.
WEcan forgive nature for giving Henry Irving
low forehead and bang when he comes before US
the antithesis of the heavenly Ellen Terry.
What exquisitely nodded features; what a fasci-
mating figure; those speaking eyes; those cherry
| red liDs-ah. but we forget; it was to have been
| only four lines.-HartioFd Post.
GEORGE c. SIcKLEs the father of General Daniel
L. Sickles. called in cab at Nassau street poll
| ing place in New York last Tuesday morning, aud
| voted Democratic ticket. Mr.. Sckles is nearly
ninety years of age and ne is interesting object
as he scans his ticket on the curb and walks with
| wave of the right hand. to the window.
AT the recent marriage OF Miss Gertrude Tucker,
| daughter Of the Hon. Randolph Tucker. OF Eir-