The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-10
ABOUT PERSONS.

IN Paris men wear bracelets. famous Bey
wears one of diamonds valued at 100000.
PETER COOPER was one of the few men who
could look their own lives squarely in the face
and not blush with shame.
MR.. ALMA TADEMA is suffering much from
overwork. He has left London for Mentone, ex-
pecting to be absent two months.
IT was observed that when Mr.. Parnen pro-
nouuced his name in the House of Commons
lately, he laid the accident on the fist syllable
Parnell.
Young Daniel Boone, great-grandson Of the
explorer of Kentucky, delivers parcels for one
of the great Broadway firms OF New York on a
salary of $3.50 a week.
INDIAN AGENT WILCOX does not seem to appre-
ciate red angels. He thus announces the out
look In his region: "The wings sprouting
from the armpits of my Indians on the San Car
los reservation"
AT Sarah Bernhardt's tea the other day GER
tain Count X. appeared with his arm in a sling,
having wounded himself while out shooting.
Really" quoth the sympathetic. Sarah, $50
there was no other game9"
IT is the boast of prosperous merchant of
Athens, Ga, that he started in life as the Circas
sian beauty of side-show, in proof whereof he
exhibits enhancing photographs of himself in
short petticoats and pink stockings.
THE death of Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson's
only surviving child recalls the memory of her
gracious presence in the White House when
Buchanan was President, and how Lord Lyons,
then British minister, was engaged to be mar
ried to her.
Mr.. HERBERT SPENCER's health causes his
friends some anxiety. 1t has been impaired,
apparently, by his American journey. Since his
return to England he has been unable to per-
form his usual- nuanttv Of worlx and he denlnes
all invitations.
EQUEsTRIENNE ANNIE CARROLL, probably the
last woman trained for the circus ring in the old
fashion of beginning in tender childhood the
work of life, was married in New York on
Thursday to Eddie Snow, the acrobat. The
combined earnings of the couple are 1915
week.
Ex-senator THURAfAN's recent serious accident
occurred as he was hurrying down stairs to get
apaper from a newsboy. His foot caught in the
carpet, and he fell forward Two steps to the hall
floor. He was carried to his room, when it was
found that his left arm was squarely broken
just above the elbow.
LEO Kill seeks relaxation In the composition
of Latin poems, all of which are printed under
his careful supervision. After few copies have
been taken the type is distributed. He is fond
of displaying his mastery of the Latin tongue in
the presence of scholars, to whom he occasional
ly presents elegantly bound copies of his poems
as particular mark of favor.
THE widow of the well-known art connoisseur,
Moreau, of Paris, has given to the Louvre Eu-
gene Delacrolx's famous picture ''The Ship
wreck of Don JUAN" upon condition that 1t
shall not be hung among the modern pictures,
and that her husbands name shall be retained
upon the Frame This is magnificent painting
which was first exhihitad in, rho Salon Of 1QA1
and some years ago 100000 was offered for it..
CONTRARY to the custom of General Sherman
when he travels in the Far West, he will not on
this occasion take any of the ladies of his fami-
ly. The projected trip is one of so rough char
acter that ladies could not well endure the
fatigue and the exposure. 1t is even doubtful
whether the Supreme Court Justices, who are to
be of the party, will not wish they had had some
of General Sherman's experience in campaign
ing before starting
THE late Sir George Jessel was one of the
many remarkable instances of the utter failure
of great lawyers in legislative assemblies. Or
the bench his talents were splendid, and many
think that if purely legal merit be considered he
of all the English bar best entitled to the
lord CHARACTERISTIC which he craved But in
the House of Commons he was dire failure; he
never made decent speech there, and 1t SEEM
lDRly lnHlcteu torture upon MIN TO even answer
a simple question.
Mrs. CARLYLEs diary shows that when the
Princess of Wales was engaged to the future
King of England she was a poor, but graceful,
girl who always wore long cloaks. Once when
she visited Windsor the Queen said: 81 think
you always jacket; how is thatl" "Oh,"
said little Alexandria, 81 it because it is so
economical. You can wear it with any sort of
gown, and You know L have always had
to make my own gowns. 1 have never had a
lady's maid, and my sister and make our own
clothes; ] even make my own bonnet"
THE domestic heroine, Miss Dot Purviance, of
Butler, Pa, who, on Monday last drove off the
agents of the Forest Oil Company with a re-
volver and retained the little domicile to which
they laid claim, disastrously defeated, on
Thursday, by the same enemy. She flourished
her revolver as before but intrepid invader
kicked the door down and his comrades rushed
into the breach. Thereupon Miss Dot threw all
her martial glory to the winds and tainted away
The men failed to recognize the pathos of the
the situation, and carried her off to neutral
ground on a mattress. Ordinarily war is the
of last resort and its judgment is final; but
in this instance inglorons appeal has been
taken to the tribunals of peace.