The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
EFT CeTERA.

HEemperor of China is very fond OF
oysters.
THE bishop of London has drafted a
bill TO reduce the cost of church weddings
in England.
Prof. EIssENwELLER of Geissen claims to
have discovered the bacteria, which pro-
dIces badness by destroying the roots of
the hair
GEN. Ben BUTLER is seventy-three years
OF age. This fact can be set up as a stat
ute of limitations when Anna Dickinson
publishes those alleged love letters.
JOHN BULLoUGH, the Scottish millionaire
who died recently, was the husband of
Shella, the heroine of William Blacks
novel, "A Princess of Thule" She was
the daughter of Stornaway broker.
Mrs HENRY X. UPDEGRAvE of Tower
City, Pa, is but forty-eight years of age
and is a great grandmother. She was
married at fourteen, her daughter at fif-
teen and her granddaughter at sixteen.
THE credit is in some quarters given to
Whistler for inducing Oscar Wilde to
make his first visit to America. 1t is said
that the famous impressionist planned
every detail of that tour, even to the anus
ing item of that long hair with which
Oscar won half the battle among us.
WHEN Bishop Brooks was asked to pre-
pare history of his life he gave it in these
words: 81 have had no wife, no children,
no particular honors, no serious misfor-
tune and no adventures worth speaking
of. 1t is shameful at such times as these
not to have history, but l have not got
one"
FATHER MICHAEL MORAN of Boston went
to Europe expecting to return per-
manentIy blind, but after five months
absence he has been welcomed back by
the children OF his parish with eyes as
good as ever, except that at times he could
not see at all for the tears of happy graft
tude that filled them.
ACCORDING to the Captain FracaSsd, the
pope lost recently 100000 lire by specu-
lation in stocks. The report, however. is
to be taken with several grains Of salt.
II is known that when Leo discovered last
year that his treasurer had rlsked money
in speculation, he ordered him not TO APP
pear in his presence again.
NJ. VAcAREScU, son of the Roumanian
minister to Vienna, who was expelled
few weeks ago from a reception at the pal
ace of Princess Reuss, was married on
March % to Mdlle. de Casotti. The young
mans father, it will be remembered,
handed his resignation to King Charles in
order to fight duel with Prince Reuss.
the German ambassador. King Charles
declined toaccept the resignation. 1t is
still uncertain as to the end of the unfor-
tunate affair.
FRANK VINCENT. the traveller and author,
has received the diploma and decoration of
officer of the orderof the Bust of Bolivar
from the president of the re public of Ven
ezuela. in recognition of his services to the
sciences of geography and ethnology, and
more especially OF his recent elaborate
work on South America The latter has
reached its fourth edition here and its sec
ond in London within period OF fourteen
months.
OF the late Admiral De Rohan-a Dahl
gren by birth--it is related that he did
gallant service in the Mexican war as a
member of the Third U. S. artillery.
Among the trophies of that regiment was
beautiful little brass cannon. This was
turned into the ordnance department,
also quartered in the Citadel of Mexico,
but it was ascertained that it was to be
surrendered to the Mexicans alter the de-
parture of the Americans This, 1t was
determined, should be prevented. De
Rohan. in the silence and darkness of the
night, scaled the walls of the ordnance
ward, hoisted the coveted bronze over the
wall. and bore it of in triumph to find
resting place with the Third artillery at
Fort Adams