The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07

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alarm.
THE New Haven Palladium says: President
McCosh is endeavoring to add q scientific school
to Princeton" Princeton has had scientific
school for about ten years and It is now one OF
the most hourishing in the country. The build
ing and apparatus devoted to 1t are worth about
$500, ooo
NINE. CHRISTINE NILSSON thinks thst American
women are beautiful. The men in this country
she thinks not as polished. formal. and do not
exhibit as much outward politeness the Europ-
can gentlemen, but they are more chivslrous ana
exhibit their devotion to the women from the bot
| tom of their hearts.
THE Khedive's medal for the English troops
who took part ia the Egyptian campaign is In the
form OF bronze star, of a similar pattern to the
one given to the troops who took part In General
Roberts march from Cabul to Canoahar. On the
diverse are the name and initials of the Khedive
in Egyptian, while on the reverse is an engraving
of the Pyramids.
| WHEN Henry J. Gardner Governor OF
Massachusetts,, he issued frst-day proclamation
| in which, like Governor Butler, he warned the
clergymen not TO preach political sermons. Theo-
dore Parker did not take kindly to this advice,
and instead of reading the document to his con-
gregation he read the proclamation issued by the
Governor OF Maine.
| LEO Kill has just given Gn audience In the
Vatican to l,6oO children from five years Of age
and upward, of the elementary schools establish
ed and supported by him. The children, who
sang Hymns IN chorus and recited pieces of poetry,
were accompanied by their teachers and at the
conclusion of the audience His Holiness gave the
Pontihcal Almoner 2.oCO france to be distributed
among the poorer scholars.
THE skeleton Army Is the name OF q new or
ganization whose aim is to break up the Saliva
ton Army, but incidentally to break the peace.
Towns IN England are In great disorder ccnse-
quent upon the conflict between the two armies.
When the Salvetonists attempt to march the
Skeletoniss appear in procession bearing flags In
scribed with His Satanic Majesty" "FanaIi-
cism "Blasphemy," and carrying collins, skeIe-
| tons, and skulls and cross-bones.
THIS is the way IN which the Meteorological
Office IN London In response 10 an underwriters
inquiry. disposes of the remains of the late Pro-
| fessor Virgins: THE prophecy to which you
| allude emanates from some man in the Finance
Department OF the Canadian Government. 1t is
utter nonsense. No living man can predict the
weather two days beforehand, much less six
months. The idea that the Admiralty have or
deTed ships be in port is also absurd and utterly
| false"
THE son OF q Baptist clergyman is In the Peni-
| Tertiary of Philadelphia He served during the
War as Lieutenant, but, OF being honorably
discharged, promptly anddeliberately became 0
| thief He has spent most of his time since in
Prisons Lately attempt made to get him
pardOned. and.t was essential that he should
show contriiion. al have no desire to go back
into respectable society," he colby said; 'having
been @ criminal and associate of criminals so
many years, prefer to end my days among
them"
1t is generally conceded thst Mrs. Senator To-
gan hss helped her husband TO az least half Of his
success. and the way she does is illustrated by a
recentincident during the FitzJohn Porter debate.
He wanted some papers which were locked up In
Chicago, but which but himself could
well obtain. she knew what was going on his
mind and said: ~ will 60 and get those papers
for you" And leaving home and family In the
very middle Of one of the severest winters, she
went to Chicago, picked out the papers and
brought them back to Washington.
SENATOR TABOR, OF Colorado, has made himself
famous, although his term for senator only began
on the LIST of February and ends on the 4th OF
March. His maiden speech is reported to have
been the statement that on the question under
discussion he was paired with the gentleman
from Hampton, W. South, Carolina But he has
won his greatest glory from bis princely night
shirts. They are said 70 be worth $3.50 each.
There have been actresses who have won dis
tinction on account Of their wErdrobes, but
Senator Tabor will live IN history as O bonarzs
king who served thirty days in the Senate and
had six night shirts that cost $3.50 each.-New
York Sun.
ANOTHER plaster cast OF a human form has late
ly been taken from the mould left in the ashes of
Pompeii. From the place and posture 1t Is evi.
dent that the man was overtaken by the ashes
while endeSvoring to escape, and was suffocated.
The fguIe is lying on its back, the hesd Is bent
backward, and the skull is perfectly preserved.
The open lips disclose five upper and five lower
teeth, white and even. The left arm is half
raised and the fingers one half shut the right arm
is pressed against the body and The closed fist
rests on the stomach. Two rather small keys were
found rear the body.
A BEAUTIFUL JEwEss, of Berlin, became eDgag-
ed to a prominent young society mar. who was a
member of the Lutheran Church. The formal
marriage contract stipulated that should any i'm
pediment arise TO prevent the marriage, the sum
of 90 900 marks should be forfeited to the Injured
party. The lady, wishing TO give her lover an
agreeable surprise. secretly joined the Lutheran
Church. The man in the meanwhile found a
richer heiress who was willing to marry him. He
then not only made his inancee's change of re-
iigion excuse for refusing to marry her. but has
actually sued her for the 90 900 marks, and has
covered them In q Court OF law.
THE rumor." says the Washington Star, 'that
Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania will resign at
the close of the present Congress Is revived; but
it scarcely needs denial from the Senator him
self to stamp it as untrue. Even grant that he is
weary OF public liie as the rumor says, TO resign
now would be to hand his seat over to a Democrat
as the Governor and Legislature of Pennsylvania
are Democratic. Rather than bring about this re-
suit, al a time when the Republicans viii require
every Senator they have In order to control the
Senate, Mr. Cameron will. no doubt, bear the bur
dens of public life awhile longer"
THE astonishment and alarm at the rapid in
crease of drunkenness In Switzerland has lately
been further stimulated by official report
drawn up By NJ. Challand, director of an Asylum
at Berg. He declares that every year. on an aver
age, $50 deaths are directly due to alcoholism.
and that from 800 to ZOO more are indirectly
caused by excessive drinking. The workmen in
Switzerland, who are very poorly clad, exc out
their scanty supply of food with cheap esu-ce-
vie. which is nothing more than an alcohol OBJ
tanned from potatoes. and very poorly rectiaed.