The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-20
CURRENT NOTES.

FRANCES WILLARD, the temperance advocate,
has gone to the Sandwich Islands.
MICHIGAN proposes &c organize Commission to
hear complaints against railroads
MRS. DE LONG, widow of the Inflated Arctic ex-
plorer, will sail fer Eurore in few days.
CONGRESSMAN MORRISON wants to treat Demo
Gratis who believe in tarif protection with lenien-
cy.
GENERAL JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN is now at his
home in Brunswick, Me-, rapidly recovering his
normal health and strength.
MEMBERS of the Massachusetts, House of Repre-
sentatives have voted themselves an increase of
pay from $500 to $3.50.
REV. MARY SAFFoRD is tn e ordained minister of
the Unitarian Church at Humboldt, Iowa, and is a
woman of fine spiritual and literary culture.
Miss EMMA IHURsBY denies the report that she
is to appear in opera in Europe. She will not leave
the concert for the opera stage but goes t. Europe
fer pleasure.
JUDGE FORAKER, the Republican candidate for
Governor of Ohio is being written up as very lib
eral in religion with view of making him solid
with the foreign vote.
PARK GOODWIN one of the most consistent ad-
vocates Of free trade in the country, thinks the
free trade cause has made no substantial progress
in the past forty years
SAMUEL C. EASTMAN, just elected Speaker of the
New Hampshire House. was the Legislative re-
porter of the Concord Monitor and from repo ting
IL e House worked his way up in it.
GOVERNOR HALE OF New Hampshire in his in
augural message, calls the attention OF the Legs-
atuIe to the growing evils arising from the loose
ness of divorce laws and urges remedial legisla-
tiou.
CHARLES gISGsLEY's daughter, Mrs. Harrisou
Is about to settle IN the district which her father
mode famous in Westward He" as her husband
has Just been appointed to the vicsrsge of Clovelty
the quaint and beautiful seaside village which
Canon Kingsley so psssionately loved.
SPECIAL dispatch to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette from Columbus, O., confirms the re-
port that an effort will be made 10 bring about
union of the Prohibi ion and Greenbsck par
ties, both of which hold conventions there next
week.
Mr. J. Q A WARDS statue OF Lafayette for the
University of Vermont was finished at a bronze
foundry in Philadelphia on Monday. 1t is of
heroic tize, and represents the distinguished
patriot with smoothly shaven face and clad in the
simple costume of an American gentleman of a
little less than 100 years ago.
JUDGE FORAKER, the Republican candidate for
Governor of Ohio. says his youth has always been
urged against him. my father declared was
too young when at thirteen fell in love with
red haired girl and he stopped my counting her.
Re objected when enlisted, and now other people
say am too young for Governor
NEXT Sunday will be the fftieth anniversary OF
the visit of President Jackson and Vice President
Van Buren, to Hartford. The occasion will be
celebrated on Saturday with a parade and ban
ouet given by the Governors Foot Guard to Major
Calvin Day, who on that memorable day In 1893
first appeared in command Of the Guard.
NEWS has at last been received from DR.. Pogge.
the companion of Lieutenant Wissman, on his
journey across Africa, and who remained in Africa
after wissman left. 1t sppears that DIR. Pogge
reached the Mukenge safely in September last
bringing large collections with him. He had
written and sent TO Malange for means for his re-
turn journey.
NR. PARNELL is reported TO have said recently
when asked how he affected by the Papal
accommodation ~ don't know what it will do
for me in the next world, but it has made my
fortune in this" His testimonial fund is rapidly
nearing the intended sum OF SIPS 900, while before
the Popes circular issued there little
prospect of it ever reaching $4,000
THE New York Herald is now accused by the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette of inability to
understand and appreciate the political compiled
lions in Ohio. This is not at all remarkable The
Commercial Gazette is edited aud published in
Ohio, and there is no evidence to show that it IN
derstands Its own State politics sufficiently well to
set up for an expert.-The World
Ex-CoNGREssMAN FOWLER. of New Xork, thinks
a New York man, or rather man who can carry
New York, Jew Jersey and Connecticut, will be
nominated by the Democrats for President; that
no sweeping changes in the existing tariff law Will
be attempted, ard that while Randall seems to be
ahead in the speakership contest, Cox Carlisle
and Springer are all good men and can be trusted.
1T is understood that Postmaster Gen srdl Gres-
ham will order suits to be commenced st once
against the Salisburys and Pdrkers. Star Route
contractors. They have had the extreme pleas
ure of deiraudiag the Government, it is claimed,
to the extent of 5000 01. Before the Government
is put TO additional expense in this business it
might be well to wait and see whether it is at all
possible to convict Star Route thieves in Wash
ipgton.
JOHN g. WHITTIER often writes impromptu
verses, in albums and elsewhere, bright with
gayety that does not often appear in his more i'm
| portant works. Not long ago he wrote in the
| album of q young lsdy-who with her friends had
| been rallying him on his baehelorhood-the fol-
| lowing lines:
"Ah, ladies, you love to levy tax
On my poor little paper parcel OF fame;
Yet strange ii seems. that among you all
| Not one is willing to take my name
To write and rewrite, till the angels pity her.
The weariiul words, Thine truly, WHITTIER
| GENERAL and Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont
have returned to this city to reside, and living
| In one of the beautiful fiat houses, swned by
married daughter on Fifty ninth street. near Sew
enth avenue. and overlooking Central Park. Mrs.
Fremont is in excellent health and goes about
great deal. The General is absent at present. Mrs.
| Fremont is anxious to obtain information as to
| the Whereabouts Of a marble bust of her father
| Thomas H. cold Bullion') Benton, which was
mistakenly sold several years ago. along with
| other household effects, In her absence She
naturally desires TO recover it-New York Tri-
bune.