The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
PER SONALS.

JOE JEFFERSON says there is ne foundation
for the report that he will play in London
next season.
SHAKESPEARE, not the bard OF Avon, but q
Democrat, has been appointed Postmaster.
at Kalamazoo, Mich.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS lines on
the Essex Junction are printed by the last
number of London Truth and pronounced
clever"
THE will of General Gordon leaves the
whole OF his property to his sister, Mary A.
Gordon. The personality is rated under
ST., 500.
Mrs. Tom THUMB now the Countess Magri,
wears for shoes child's No. 5. and the Count
wears a chiids No. s. The midgets sailed for
Europe last Saturday.
OURAY, Colo, is proud of its Mayor. who
the local paper ssys, is plain and unpretend.
ing, wears his hat oI the back OF his head,
and spells Council with *"
MISS DORA MILLER, young beautiful, an
heiress, and the only child OF Senator Miller,
of California, is soon to be married to Lieu
tenant Richard Glover, of the navy.
A COMPLIMENTARY family dinner was ten
dered to Robert G. Winthrop at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, last Wednesday,
which was his seventy.sixth birthday.
IT is said that Minister Foster, having COM
pleted his mission to Spain, will resign in
few weeks, and Ex-Governor Thomas G. Rey-
nolds, of Missouri, will be appointed to his
place.
WHEN Mr.. Cleveland went to select pew
in the Washington church which he attends
he was asked what part oil the building he
would like to sit IN. WELL" he said, 81
don't want to be 20 near the minister that
he can whether or not sm listening"
LONDON Vanity Fair (Tory) thinks it a
great mistake that only one side OF the pic
ture-the pleasant one-was offered TO the
public IS regards the Prince of Wales Irish
visit. The Royal party were not generally
well received in Cork and Kerry. Why"
asks Vanity Fair, twas the story of the lit
tie coffin thrown into the royal carriage
wholly suppressed?
THERE are good mothers in England. Lady
Portsmouth is canvassing the electors of the
new South Motion Division Of Derbyshire on
behalf of her son, Lord Lymington, the Sc
lected Liberal candidate. She has attended
delivered come effective speeches. Lord Ly-
mlngton, who recently married Quakeress,
is meanwhile on his honey tour.
The Commander in chief of the Afghan
army wears a crimson uniform covered with
gold facings, and black helmet. Gholam
Hyder Chirki is man of great stature, reso-
lutte looking and of commanding appear.
ance. He is Ghilzai OF the district lying
between Kushi and Ghsnzi, his native village
being Chirk, hence his distinctive name
Chirki to distinguish him from numerous
other Gholam Hyders. He played leading
part in the first fights about Kabool.
IT seems that precautions are taken on
water is diverted for the supply of Washing
ton City, to pollute it with the drainage of
pig and cattle and human hog pens. There
has been q Waterman employed at this spot,
and be has confined his exertions to doing
what he could to dirty the water. Sill,
American citizens talk with good deal of
complaceDcy of the unceanliness of other
people. Gazette.
DICKENS has been very much criticised for
his apparent acceptance of the fact of spon.
taneous combustion, but Sir William Gun
lately testified to surprising case before the
committee of the House of Lords on intern
perance. A large, bloated man. who was
suffering from difficulty of breathing and
great distention CT the venous system, died
at Guys Hospital. At the post mortem of
the following day there was no sign of de-
composition, and the body was believed to
be distended with gas. when punctures
were made into the skin,'' said Sir William,
land lighted match applied, the gas which
escaped burned with the ordinary flame of
carburetted hydrogen. AS many as dozen
of these small flames were burning al the
same time