The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.

JOHN BRIGHT denounces female suffrage, but
his daughter, Mrs. Bright Clark, has, neverthe-
less, taken to the lecture platform in favor of it.
GENERAL WASHINGTON and General sherman
by curious historical coincidence, issued their
farewell orders to the army on the same day, a
century apart-Nov l, 1783-1983.
Miss BENNIE JONES is the editor of a wild
Democratic paper at Athens, O., but she ia de-
scribed as 1.-THE wittiest and brightest girl that
can be found between the rising and the setting
OF the sum-"
MRS. BERCKENFELDT, the poor niece OF Wagner
now in New York, ADDS to the gossip concerning
the composer by telling how, at a reception at
Lucerne, in Switzerland, thirty women fools
Frustrated themselves on their knees and kissed
his feet
SHERIDAN has reputation of being a very
profane man. How he will act in his Office now
remains to be seen. Sherman swore little
just little-when he got angry. But they say
Sheridan is firstclass swearer, and that if he
gets mad a smell of birthstone at once arises,
and the devil himself is glad to take back seat.
At least this used TO be the case before he was
married. which was about ten years ago.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL BREWSTER has probably
the most tastefuly arranged Office in Washing
ton. 1t is on the second floor of the old Freed
mans Bank building, looking out upon Fifteenth
street, Pennsylvania avenue, and the White
House grounds. In the center of the room is an
deliberately carved, fiat topped mahogany desk.
at which the Attorney general sits, and signs
his name with quill pen. Mr. Brewster usual
~ wears velvet jacket in his office.
IN the year 1910, when Queen Victoria and the
late Prince Albert were married, it was arranged
that the second son should be his fathers heir,
in the succession TO the sovereignty of the Duchy
Of 90 md no fba
Duke, Ernest II, the late Prince Albert's elder
brother, has no children, the Duke of Edin-
burgh, the Queens second son, is the heir pre-
sumptive to his uncle. The Duchy contains a
population OF about 200, 900, and is situated in
central Germany.
MARGARET WASHINGTON is George Washing
toms great grandniece. and, excepting cousin
of hers who Keeps up the old family place down
on the east shore of Virginia, she has more of
the Washington blood in her veins than any
other American She keeps a boarding house
just back of the Riggs Hotel, in the capital AL
though seventy years old she is active and alert.
Her features have a strong resemblance to those
of Washington. She is deep in every charitable
work in the city, and manager for home for
old ladies.
BEN: PERLEY PooRE, in an interesting sketch
of Senator Nye, OF Nevada, says: "Nye wasn't
particular witty in debate, and the speeches of
Proctor Knott, McCreery, or Sam Cox were fun
nier than his were; neither had he any senatorial
dignity whatever. He had, in its place, a vast
store of humor and genial humanity-beJter ar
t1cles-that brought him in love all that he lost
in respect. He had more humor than wit, al
though many of his good things possessed the
sharp scintiiiatiOns of the aforementioned ar
tiee, as when Horace Greeley sat down on the
Senator's new hat, and, picking up the crushed
stove-pipe, he said, gravely: Il could have told
you it wouldn't fit before trying it on Or,
when at a dinner emotional insanity was being
| discussed, he remarked: Il admit the right of
the injured husband to vndicate his marriage
bed by numbering right and left, but. after such
vindcation, he should come out and be hanged
like gentlemen, for society has right to vim
dictate the law. We must harmonaze between the
rights of husband and hangman.'"