The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-20
ABOUT PEOPLE.

| bostou people Dy volunteering the Sldleulenb
that she is fifty years old.
A LONDON rumOr says that Mr.. Gladstone is
anxious to be called to the Upper House by the
title of Liverpool and that an objection in high
| quarters is made to this.
THE daughter of George Francis Train says she
/ is now thu only one with whom he will speak.
Formerly lie refused to shake hands with people,
but now he will not even speak.
IT is hoped that Kaiser Wilhelm will be able to
celebrate next Thursday, his eighty sixth birth
day, by laying the foundation of the new palace
of the Imperial Parliament in Berlin.
| A PHILADELPHIA editor thinks the enemies of
General Grant ought not to object to having him
put on the two-cent postage stamp, as that is the
only way ever contrved to get him licked.
! MRS ALEXANDER CARLYLE has bought the
| birthplace of her uncle, Thomas Carlyle, at Ec-
clefechan, to insure its better preservation. 1t
will probably now become an established show
place.
THE most common name among English and
American Jews is the priestly name of Cohen.
To English Jews IT is what Smith is to English
men. The second most common name is that of
| Davis
OSCAR WILDE now makes his appearance in
London drawing-rooms in an open-work en-
br0dered shirt showing black silk lining, a large
yellow silk handkerchief thrust into the breast
of the coat, and high stock of the past ages.
| QUITE ripple of interest has been created in
social and educational circles over the lease just
made by the Misses Bonney and Dillaye, prin-
| cipals of Chestnut-street Seminary, Philadel-
phia, of Jay Gould's paiatial home. Ogontz, near
Philadelphia, for occupancy as a private board
ing school for young ladies.
WHEN Lord Spencer goes out hunting, as he
does pretty frequently now in Meath and Dub
L
cavalry mounted police behind after riding
a few miles beyond Dublin, thus showing that
| he has full confidence in the country if he does
not repOse the same unlimited trust in the city.
A FRIEND of President Arthur says that the
latter is planning trip West the last of May.
He intends to 90 out to Yellowstone Park, and
possibly to the Pacific coast He is very anxious
| to make this Western trip this year, because he
| knows that next year the long ession of Con-
gress will prevent his getting away until too late
| for such journey.
| REV. DR. MORGAN DIX is at the moment the
most conspicuous preacher in America. The
pastor of one Of the most fashionable congrega-
lions in New York, he has been lashing society
women for their frivolity, vanity and worldli-
ness. Twelve hours after his last lecture the
preacher published all of his addresses in a stout
volume. He has shown that he is as shrewd In
business as he Is eloquent in the pulpit.
A sEAMsTREss of Milan, Guiseppna Rosa by
name, recently in such dire poverty that
she was forced sell for trifiing sum an old
painting, the sole.relic left of her dead mother.
She had scarcely dried her tears when back came
the picture-dealer with large roll of bank
notes He had discovered that the laInented
relic was masterpiece of Annibale Caracci-- "a
fact scarcely more remarkable than his own
honesty.
Hon. JOSEPH MEDLL, chief editor of the
Chicago Tribune, and Mrs. Medill, have left for
an extended tour of the South. They will visit
jacksonville, Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile
and other important cities The trip is taken by
Mr.. and Mrs. Medill more for recuperation ana
| the regaining of their health than for pleasure
Mr.. Medil has been quite broken down by the
| events connected with the death of his brother,
the late Samuel ]. Medill.
GENERAL SHERMAN has invited Chief Justice
Waite and Associate Justice Gray, of the su-
preme Court, TO accompany him his annual
tour OF inspection to the Pacific coast this sum-
mer, and it is understood that they have ac-
cepted. Colonies Tourtellotte and Bacon, of
General Sherman's staff will also be OF the
party. AS this will be Shermans last trip of this
character, he will visit good many points and
make it as interesting as possible to himself and
friends.
ENGLAND's wealthiest baronet is said to be Sir
John Ramsden, of Byram, Yorkshire. His rent
roll is computed at $s5O,00U year, He owns
almost the whole of Hudderstied the great
manufacturing center The little bit he doesn't
own was a very Naboth's vineyard to his father
who, according to popular tradition, once
offered to its Quaker owner to cover 1t with SOW
ereigns if he would sell it. ''Edgewise, Friend
Ramsdenl" quoth the Quaker: sin that case it
is thine otherwise all Huddersfed must still
belong to thee and me-" "Edgewse" was rather
more than the baronet could swallow.
OSCAR WILDE 'ran over to Paris u fortnight
ago, and made an after-dinner speech about his
experiences in America. The brightest and best
of the many stories he related was one to the
effect that at ball in Leadvllle he saw notice
over the piano which read; "Please don't shoot
the pianist. He is doing his best" This enuerpris-
ing resurrection of antediluvian almanac
tradition set the company roaring, gave mis-
hearers a high opinion of Oscar an observer
and thinker, and moved Galignani to remark
that "there is a freshness of originality about
the man that is absolutely fascinating"
THE lady of rank who got Mr. Yates, of the
London World, into his present difficulty with
the Earl of Lonsdale by sending Mr.. Yates
gossipnS paragraph about the elopement of a
young married peer. is understood to be Augusta
Countess of Stradbroke This lady, daughter
of sir Christopher Musgrave, the owner OF the
famous goblet called the Luck of Edenhan,"
married the Earl of Stradbroke quarter of a
century ago He was her second husband and
was more than sixty years of age when he mar
ried her. She has been contributor to the $50
ciety papers" of London for some years past.
TEXAS Sftings: "An Austin female vocalist,
who Is always fishing for compliments, asked old
Colonel Yerger if he heard Jenny Lind sing when
she was in this country. yes; was personally
acquainted with her. Now, Colonel, tell me
candidly. don't you think me and Jenny Lind
resemble each other just .ittlel There WAS an
awkward pause, and finally the old man sad