The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.


of Pennsylvania who didn't want any legal
gibberish in his papers.
Mr.. AND MRS. RICHARD MATHER, of Bingham
ton. N. Y, have just celebrated the sixtieth an
niversary of their wedding.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, daughter of the
late Gar, is the brightest and most amusing
talker of the British royal family
POSITIVELY, it is stated, it not Mrs. "Bo-
nanza" Mackey recently appeared at
European court ball attired In dress of white
t-kid.
A "wIsH-BoNE" wedding is now the proper
way to tie Hymen's rosy letters. The couple
stand under floral piece shaped in the form of
a "wish-bone."
ROSA BoNHEUR has been very ill for three
weeks, and is now in critical condition. She
is suffering from cancer, for the removal of
| which dangerous operation lie necessary.
| THE fullest and most valuable stamp cOllec-
ton in the world belongs to a son of the Duchess
| of Galliera. Though yet incomplete, the
| stamps contained in it have cost $300,0 00
! IT is said that the President receives letter
| every week from the wife of one of our foreign
ministers, who has written to him with the ut
most regularity ever since she went abroad
| MRS. ALEXANDER HAMILTON laid claim to the
distinction of being the first to introduce ice
| cream into Washington society. She is said to
have been very unpopular among the male de-
| partment clerks.
JUDGE HOOVER, who once upon a time was
| Chief Justice of Arizona, is now chief waiter in
a restaurant in Southern California. Judge Sat
| terthwaite, also from Arizona, Is now doing
tiuker's jobs for a living.
MARTIN LUTHER compared original sin to the
beard of a man. eve shaved to-day and
look clean and have a smooth chin; tomorrow
our beard has grown again, nor does it cease
| growing while we remain on earth"
| MISS CORA A. BENNIsON, most worthy lady
and an able lawyer, of Quincy, ILL.,, in company
with Miss White, an Eastern artist, are doing the
tour of the world without male escort. The
p!ucky lad9s were last heard of at Yokohama.
THE Comte de Paris is rich tall, slender and
| forty-six years of age. Nobody appears to sup
| pose that he will ever reach the French throne,
! but should he be called he has wife ambitious
and spirited enough to take her place with cred
| it as queen,
| PRINCE NAPoLEoN's eldest son has been for
some time pupil at Cheltenham College. His
| studies have, however, been suddenly cut short,
! asihe has just been summoned back to France in
\ consequence of his having been drawn in the
| conseription.
Mr. w. s. GILBERT, the dramatist. is SAID TO
receive 100000 year from his copyrights. He
once years ago. applied for position captain
in a cavalry regiment, but, fortunately for him
| self and the world, was not able to pass the re-
| quired examination.
| EX-SENATOR THURMAN is said to be showing
| the effects of high living. The cold. forbdding
cast of eountenance which has distinguished
| him hitherto has now relaxed into softer
| preston; but care and anxiety have left strong
impressions on his face.
MRS. DRURY, of Cleveland has set a new style
GhaI ac had harh Iuh dad in
because he came home with strange hair-pins
sticking tohis coat. It will not be great while
before a few long blonde hairs will make trouble
| for the head of family in Ohio. .,.t.
IN brief autobiOgraphc sketch, written by
| Edwin Booth, some nine or ten years ago he
| says: "My debut on 'lites stage was during a
grand star performance, Nov. IS, 1888, it he
ing the occasion of the 'meteoric shower
mentioned by old almanacs, farm
| twenty-five miles from Baltimore, in Hartford
| county Nd"
| THE first published proposition for the adop-
| ton of uniform time standards came from Pro
lessor Chas. F. Dowd, of Saratoga Springs, \. Y.
The development of the idea into practical shape,
and the securing the assent of the railroads to
| the adoption of the plan, are the work of w. F.
Allen, editor of tho Travellers Official Guide of
New York city.
| CHARLES SUMMERS old house in Washin gtou
| is now hotel "annex"; Edward Everetts is oc-
cupied by War Department office; and is
| the house in which Seward was nearly muir
| dered at the time of LincOln's assassination;
| Chase's ''Bdgewood" stands empty; Stanton's
| and Hamilton Fish's houses are boarding
| houses now; and Daniel Webster's former resi-
dence has been converted into beer saloon.
| BENJAMIN TAPPAN, better known as "Old Ben
| Tappan, OF Ohio" was one of the wittiest men
who has ever sat in the United States Senate,
| and he labored under obliquity of vision
| greater than that OF Governor Butler. On Que
occasion, while holding court in an interior town
! in Ohio, the prison, or county Jail of which was
constructed of logs, as he was passing sentence
| upon the usual number convicted of petty Of
| fen against the law, an inebrate indi vdual
in the customary GRO wd OF spe ctatOrs sang out:
''That's right, give it to him, old gimlet-eye."
"Who is that" sternly demanded the court, his
sinister eye Indignantly flashing fire. "Its the
| old hoss, judge" exclaimed the offender against
"the peace and dignity of the State" "Mr
sheriff." promptly responded the dignitary
with the italic eye, "take that old horse to the
stable, lock hi mp, and keep him without hay,
oats, or drink for twenty-four hours" which
mandate was forthwith obeyed.
BLAZE DE BURY relates that when Alexandra
Dumas pere was experimenting the first re-
hearsal of "Les MOusquetaires" member of the
fire brigade of Paris was stationed in one of the
wings. The fireman watched the first six
attentively, but during the seventh shrugged
his shoulders and strolled away. AT the close
of the scene Dumas went after him and asked
him why he had gone. The fireman, not recog-
nzing the author, replied blnntly that the scene
didn't amuse him as much as the others had
done. Dumas instantly rushed to the managers
room, threw off his coat, waistcoat, braces, neck
tie and colar-as he was in the habit of doing
when he worked-and asked for copy of the
seventh tableau. 1t given to him, he tore
it up at once and threw it IN the fire. "What
are you doing?" cried the manager. ~ did not