The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26

Miss Ellen Terry, the accomplished actress. break
fasts hard-boiled egg and bit of bread dipped
in sherry wine, our old friend Bismarck leans
kindly to fat bologna soaked in beer
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN. deprived of the philo-
sophie pastime Of warming a seat in Madison
Square. has decided to commence the publication
Of a weekly newspaper. 1t will be called Train
Oil, and It's mission will be Psychology.
I'M prayer meeting in westield, Mass a brother
arose aud said: 81 want TO hear sung that beauti-
full hymn. Split Doors" A ripple OF laughter
was suppressed by a sister who struck up "Gates
Ajar." That's it, that's it!'' the brother shouted
as he sat down to enjoy the melody.
ELI PERKINS palmed or on a patent medicine al
manac the ancient yarn about barrel that
built around the bung-hole. The New York World
says Eli will take advantage of the ignorance of the
press about Scripture, and viii sell some paper
the anecdote of the "Prodigsl Son." The story OF
Ananias would be more in his line.
The Detroit Free Press can recognize true tenn
perance missionary on instinct alone and says:
"Mr. d. R. Locke, OF Toledo. has gone to Vermont
to investigate the working OF the prohibition act.
He is just the man for the task. Vermont may bet
its Green Mountains that if there is whisky in the
neighborhood d. r. will nose it out"
NEARLY forty years ago the Comanches aided
Texas and carried into captivity Cythia Parker.
A few years afterward she married a Comanche
chief, and OF this union a son named Quinah was
the fruit. General Sui Ross recaptured Cynthia
Parker, and she returned TO Texas much against
herwill, and died. Her son remained with the
tribe, and is now the chief.
OsNAN BAILEY, who was born on Edisto Island,
s. c., owned plantation and slaves there until
the War impoverished him. Then he hauled lum-
Der for time, and at length he became street
car driver. He sticks to his car Notwithstanding
his wife's uncle. Thomas Whitridge of Baltimore,
died the other day leaving her large share Of S.,
0O0O0o.
MATTHEW ARNOLD viii do no good out West.
Prejudice has been excited against him by the
statement that he travels with an outfit consisting
of four leather hatboXes. six Umbrellas five canes
and bath tub. This is too utterly English for the
simple Westerners, and bets are laid that Mr.. Ar
mold, if he penetrates to s.. Louis, will never
turn with his wash-tub entire.
A TELEGRAM was received in san Franci-co the
other day announcing the coming OF John L. Sui
livan. All the sports and local sluggers turned
out to meet him at the depot. When the train
arrived it was discovered that playful drummer
had assumed the champions name. The sports.
sluggers, wrestlers, etc, were mad and the drum
mer was glad TO escape with his life.
BILLY FLORENCE. the ACTOR, made an application
to President Arthur, shortly after his assumption
OF Office, TO be appointed to foreign Consulate.
Arthur. being an intimate fishing friend. treated
the matter a joke and nothing came of it. Mr..
Florence, in his new play, now makes a pleasant
allusion to the episode Mr.. Arthur made a mis-
take in not appointing the genial William to a
good, soft place.
COLONEL "BoB' INGERsoLL has purchased house
in Washington next to Senator Sherman's. Here
he resides with his wife and their two daughters.
Miss Eva and Miss Maud, neither Of whom has seen
eighteen summers. 1t is liberty hall-each one of
the quartet eating, sleeping, reading. working
walking when desirable. The Colonel boasts that
his children never did wrong. never kepta secret
from their parents, and have never been refused
request.
GENERAL LoSGsTREET has explained his breaking
down in speech IN Woodstock Ill. The newspa-
pers had pictured him as overcome by his emo
tons when speaking of burying the past. The
General says; II carry bullet in my throat that
struck me in the battle of the Wilderness. Il
always troubles me in public speaking, and fire.
quently break down after a short effort. That
the overpowering emotion which interrupted my
speech in Illinois"
h RECENT visitor to the Hon. Simon Cameron
found him in his library, tive large rooms extend
ing the entire length of the house the walls lined
With well laden book shelves. lie sat near his
desk, which was strewn with letters and papers re-
lating TO his large business interests and social
eoep ondence TO all OF which he still gives close
attention. The whole apartment looked like the
Office of busy lawyer. rather than the library of
man of leisure far past eighty years. Mr.. Cameron
will be eghtysix years old in March, but he stands
erect, and his well marked ieatures-high forehead,
black eyes, prominent nose set lips, and strong
projecting chin-haye only been made holder and
stronger by the hand Of time.
THE late Professor sophocles of Harvard. was
short but inely-built man, with bushy snow
white hair and beard, olive complexion, and
piercing black eyes, and looked like some veneer
able Arab sheik. Reserved and shy in manner, he
was yet full Of genial humor. Once in the class
room. he ask cd q student: what was done with
the bodies of the Greeks who were killed at
Marathon" They were buried. sir" "Next?'
"why. they-they were burned" ''Next?" IL
don't know, Pr lessor" Right Nobody kuowsl"
Hewas never married. but lived alone in one OF the
college buildings aud prepared his own food,
getting up many curious Turkish dishes. He
allowed aservent to visit the room to make I'D his
bed, but would endure no further disturbance,
and the floor was unswept from October to June.
A ooRREsPNNDENT OF the Hartford Times relates
the following incident: Long ago, DR.. Alfred II,
Guernsey. for many years reader as wen as
writer for the HaIpers told me that manuscript
which was first read by George William Curtis.
next by himself, and by both pronounced first
rate was then handed to Charles Nordhof at
that tine also reader for the house. Nordhof
took the manuscript home, brought il back next
morning and Faid he didn't think much Of it.
whereupon, both Curtis and Guernsey, deferring
10 Nordhoff, revised their own judgment and re-
iected the manuscript Now Nordhoff wrote the
manuscript, which was the story of 'Elkanah
Brewsters Temptation 1t speedily appeared IN
the Atlantic Monthly, and more than that, may
add, in a subsequent holiday season volume of
collected stories published by the (then) house of
Tichnor & Fields this same story had prominent
place. When Nordhod was humoredly taken 10
task by his reading (Onfreres Tor letting good
thing 90 10 rival and for prOnOuncing against
his production, he told them that il they were
more infiuenCc I'd by his disparagement than by the
actualt merits of the manuscript, that was their
look GU, not bis"
MANY good anecdotes OF Sherman were current
during the War. Some Of them, he once said,
when they were brought to his notice, had been
told of every General since Hannibal Here is one
of unquestionable authenticity, which shows
his sagaci in dealing with the population OF con-
quered towns. After he occupied Memphis. the
people kept the Churches, schools, and places of
business closed so that save for the rnovamant