The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-17

GENERAL NOTES.
JOHN WEsLEY's red comedian seal Is now the
property of collector In England.
MARTIN LUraER's betrothsl ring has come
into the possession of a Dusseldorf jeweler.
THERE will be 75i delegates to the Repub
hcaa National convention at Chicago IN June
THE rich Dublin brewer, Sir Arthur Guiu-
ness has sold his business interests for 10 .oO0-
OOo
AFARMER at Crooke county. Texas. reports
$500 pronts flom 20 acres planted in corn and
cotton.
FLOOD, the bonanza king, distributed 5000
cisco charities.
OVER 1000 grape baskets were made by one
firm In Naples, n. Y. during the latest grape
season.
BALTIMoKs, Nd, with its packing trade oon-
sumes In boxes and cases over 5O,t0o,OOo feet OF
lumber Fer annun.
GEESE raising Is carried on to a large extent
in Texas, One goose viii yield about a pound
and half of feathers. One ranch already has
5000 geese.
Mr.. HORACE WHITE, the famous Chicago
Tribune editor. Is lucky man. he has just
made s2OOCOO by the rise in Kansas Pacific
railroad stock.
IN the present Federal Senate, out of IS
members, 80 are lawyers. Gut OF 2ls members
of the House of Representatives.. 2l9 are law
yers.
GENERAL ROGER A. PRYOR has received from
a friend in Virginia, relic of the war, con-
sisting of two bullets which met snd were
elded together over battle feld.
wAsHINGToN pas ed through the upper part
of South Carolina in private carriage during
1917. Since then ex-president has visited
the region until General Grants present trip
South.
IN the list of Georgia lawyers who have re-
ceived big fees the Atlanta (Ga) COnsii ution
puts Senator Ben Hill fret. He received In
ore case a fee OF $1,000, OF which $4,000 was
paid in cash.
Ex-USIrEp STATES SENATOR TRUMAN
SMIIH was one of the three persons who last
Sunday united with the Presbyterian church
at Stamford, Conn.,, on profession of fsitn. He
is IS years old
In Queensland, Australia, the splendid
wheat C op has had. in many cases, To Oe cut
for fodder, by reason OF the rains. The colo
MES are thus dIsiressingly sympathetic with the
mother country.
EX-SENATOR DORSEY, of Arkansas, Il using
the 81, OO0,f % he made in mining operations TO
carry on sheep raising on a grand scale in New
Mexico. He was nearly bankrupt when he
left the Senate.
THE wife OF Gov rnor Van Zandt, OF Rhode
Island, who barely escaped the Russian mis-
sion, is a daughter OF Albert q. Greene, whose
name is widely known ~ the author OF "Old
Grimes Is Dead"
To give an idea of the ravages or dlphtherie
In Southern Russia, IL may be mentioned that
In the one DIT )vince of Pultava about 1000 per-
sons have die OF the disease In each OF the
last three years.
The National Republican says: 1.-The ext
Republican National convention will be held
In Chicago on Wednesday, June %, 1880, and
not the Sd of that month, AS many Journals
have announced"
RETIRED Spanish soldier, Lopez, is liz
years old. He recently sent to his sou, at Co
lumbus. Ca. a letter, saying that after 40 years
of army service he has been retired on 81 500 q
year. The sou who received the letter Is only
~ ears old.
AT Bishop Ravens funeral on Tuesday 1t Is
stated that nearly avery minister OF the Meth
odist denomination in New England was
present. One of the bishops sons is prepar-
ing to be a clergyman. The bishops mother
IL still living, at the age OFT.
SENATOR ELEcC GoRMAN, Of Maryland, be-
gan life as a page I'm the United states Senate
by appointment OF stephen A. Douglas, and
rose to be postmaster of that body. During
the war he was Republican, but went out OF
that party under Andrew Johnson.
Mrs F. GRANT has appeared la Washingto on
in some quaint Eastern attire, presented To
her by her mother in-iaw--a dress of some
wonderful Oriental fabric, and number OF
Hindostanee ornaments, including bangles
which almost concealed her arms from wrist
to elbows.
ave feel" says the editor OF the Ringgold
Record, a Western newspaper, ''the nj most re
gret at having omitted the marriage of Ella
sconce last week. Bu We hasten 10 say that
she was one OF the bet catches In our city, a
girl OF modest, unassuming manners, but ~
pretty as "A picture"
Mr.. RAMsEY, the new secretary of war. IL
described by the Times. OF Chicago. NJ tall and
very heavy, with gray hair and short side
WIN skers. large blue eyes. aud broad. good
humored face. He has a bluff aud kindly way
OF talking, aud receives the callers at his new
Office as II he we're to glad To see them.
WuES Rev. ID. Jacobs Ide was ordained pas
tor OF n church At Midway. Mass, 6s years ago
his health was 40 b ld that IL was supposed he
would die WITHIN "A few months: but he sur
vived until last Monday, attaining the age OF
81. OF the $40 members OF his original copgre-
cation, he conducted the funeral services Of all
except one.
TIE Churchman gives this story az abso-
lutely true: "a jealous clergyman In large
Western city had the happiness of presenting
40 persons to his bishop for the holy rite OF
con affirmation. Immediately after the ser, Ice
vestryman approached his rector and said
To him: "rhat was large class-a very large
class. But there was no money In IT."
THE population OF our globe, estimated at
300 10000, is ruled by II emp.rors, Is kings,
Az pI inces, IL sulians, " khans, grand dukes,
o ukes, vice king, nissan, radia, imam, |
hey. AZ % presidents, besides "a large number
of chiefs of wild tribes. OF the republics, 10
are found on American soil. leaving ,nly o for
the rest OF the world.
LITTLE more than 40 years ago, all the
table cutlery used in the United States came
from England. AT present, out of an annual
consumption of nearly s3,G0Oo0 worth. Eng
land supplies but per cent. and this country
not only manufactures nearly all that Is
needed at nome, but ships large quantities TO
South America, Australia and Europe.
Mr.. LIGHTER, young blacksmith of Find
lay, o, went TO Batavia, In that State, the
other Jay, met Miss Lucy Roberts, a hand
musician, became enamorei at first sight,