The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-31
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS, once a slave, is said
TO be worth 100000.
A MONUMENT TO the late E. P Roe is to be
erected at Cornwall.
GEN. GRANTS memoirs have thus far Melted
his widow about 100000
The shah's famous emerald is described as
too big for effect. being about the size of an
ordinary watch, and exactly like a bit of green
glass.
THE wedding trousseau provided by the
czarina of Russia for her niece, the princess
royal OF Greece, cost over 100000 rubles, or
about $4,000.
Miss GwoFNDoLEN CALDWELL, the Kentucky
girl who gave 100000 toward the Roman
catholic university at Washington, and is
worth at least million besides, is engaged to
Prince Murat.
CONGRESSMAN REED of Maine is credited
with a sensible observation in politics: 1--WE
managed TO get our district out of the doubtful
list last fall, but it looks as though, with the
help of the postotices, we will be able TO put it
back again"
JORDAN BLAIR of Montrose, Pa, is col.
ored man possessed Of remarkable courage.
He was afflicted with gangrene in his leg and
foot and the doctors said he would die ii they
performed amputation. Blair thereupon cut
of his leg with a lack-knife and is now limp
Poor old DR.. Scott has had a very hard time
of it since he left the pension Office and be-
came a member of the presidents official
household. lie has always led quiet modest
life, and the new order of things seems too
rich for his blood. lie doesn't like it at Deer
Park, and be likes it still less at the white
house.
JUDGE ALLEN G. THURMAN was one of the
speakers at the formal dedication Of the CO.
lumbus co. board of trade building on Tuesday
night. He spoke for half an hour in a very
vigorous manner. AT one point of his speech
he drew from his coat-tail pocket the we'll
known "bandanna" and wiped his brow. The
audience broke into uproarlous applause, and
it was five minutes before Mr.. Thurman could
proceed.
THE finest private collection of pearls in
France belongs to Mile. Dosne, sister-in-law Of
Theirs. 1t is valued at /, SOC, 900 francs. Nine.
Theirs, her sister, shortly before her death
gave to the state pearl necklace worth 100000
francs. This necklace is now in the Theirs
museum in the Louvre. The Duchess Dues,
who, after Mile. Dosne, has the finest jewels of
all French women, possesses diamond neck
lace valued at 100000 francs. Nine. Henry
Say has necklace of white and black pearls
worth 100000 francs
QUEER to tell President Harrison doesn't
tan. That is TO say, he doesn't take tan; for in
the active sense of the verb "tan' he tans lots
Of patriots, and is expected to tan Tanner in a
day or two. But the white-skinned Hooser
now at the head OF affairs doesn't show sun.
burn like the ordinary man, who will redden
up for you in n single days stay by the sea.
Harrison has been in the open air great deal
this summer, but there isn't so much as a
speck of brown on the tip of his nose.-Phad-
deiphiG Record
AN exceedingly sad incident marked the in
PRODUCTION of the late Mrs. Julia Gardner Tyler
to her husband, president John Tyler, in 1874.
With her father, Mr.. Gardner, she had just re-
turned to this country from Europe, and was
visiting in Washington when the two were in
vited by the president TO join pleasure ex-
cursion down the river on the war steamer
Princeton. During the trip the explosion of a
gun killed Mr.. Gardner and several others. Mr..
GARDENERS body was taken to the white house,
and in the sad scenes attending the funeral
began the acquaintance which ripened Into
intimacy, and resulted in the marriage of Miss
Gardner and the president.