The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-10


makes more peace house to have only one
WIFE" His conversion to Christianity was soon
announced.
THIS may or may not be true, but it is charac-
| terlstic. friend is said to have related in the
presence of ex-Minister Schenck the alleged fact
that Miss Mary Anderson had declined to see the
Prince of Wales. "Thats nothing" said tho
great poker-player. "SEe is not the frat Ameri-
can. 1 have myself refused to see him upon
several occasions, and the lowest hand held on
any one of the occasions three jacks"
MR.. STURGEON, the famous London Baptist
preacher is described as a brown-skinned, low
proved, big-cheeked, rugged-framed man, stout,
of medium height, with iron-gray hair short.
bristling and impaired beard and mustaehe
closely trimmed, wearing a 'Prince Albert"
coat and black cravat with nothing clerical in
his appearance, but looking for all the world
like village blacksmith with his SUNDAY -go-to
meeting" clothes on.
CESAR ORsINI, brother of the man who, in
1858, was executed for attempting to kill the
Emperor Napoleon III. arrived recently in Paris.
He IS at present deputy in the Italian Parlia-
ment. It was rumoyed in Paris that lie visited
that city in order to obtain permission to remove
the remains of his brother to Italy for inter
ment, but the real object of his journey is de-
clared to be the securing Of French help for an
Mr.. GRAHAM, the noted English traveller, who
set out two months ago to ascend Mount Kin
chinjunga, believed to be the highest of the
Himalayas, has not been heard from for a mouth
past, when all except three of the coolies de-
serted him. Fears are expressed lest his supply
of provisions should give out, for the deserters
robbed him of everything but scant stock of
rice. Every effort is being made at Darjeeling,
India, to send fresh coolies and supplies to him,
but no one will undertake the mission.
FRIEND of Sherdans says of him: "He
never wants carriage FOR himself He never
uses if he can help it. If the day is fine, he
likes to walk down town, and If it isn't he'd
rather go home in a street car. This may
strange to you, as you may be aware of the fact
that he used TO be noted for his fondness for
horsefesh Officers who served with him during
the late war used to say that he appeared superb
when mounted, but can tell you the secret
| When Phil Sheridan's war-horse, Winchester,
died few years ago, his love for horsehesh
went out with him"
GUsTAvE DoRE's statue of Dumas pere, rep. ,
reseats the novelist seated, pen in hand, in the
way in which he used to write, with his breast i
| barely covered with very low-eut shirt. The |
attitude is one of artistic carelessness, free from
all pride or posing. On one side of the pedestal
there is a basreief group OF young girl, !;
young man and a rough artisan with barred
arms, listening with eager attention to the road.
! ing of a romance of the great Dumas. On the
opposite side is the figure of d'Artagnan, the IA
vorite hero and, in great measure the persona
| fcation of the author himself.
| THE first acquaintance of Queen Victoria
with Sir Moses Montefore, the venerable He
| brew philanthropist dates from about the year
1884, when, as Princess Victoria, she was re- (
siding at Ramsgate with her mother, the
| nVro1 Of
being tired of the public walks, and somewhat !
| annoyed at the staring to which they were ex- !
posed, were anxious to find some private gar
| dens TO which they could have access occasion
| ally, in order to take their walks privately. Sir
Moses MontefOre, hearing of their wish, sent
| them polite message saying that his grounds
| at East Cliff Lodge were at their disposal. At
| the same tint he sent a golden pass-key of his
| private gate a present to the youthful
| Princess, who probably then received her
earliest impressions of sympathy with the peo-
pie of whom Sir Moses was so excellent
| specimen.
In the Russkaya Starina, Prince Gortchakof
| is reported as telling how he came to be re-
| garded a Liberal in the reign of Nicholas. 81
never enjoyed the favor of Nicholas" he said,
"because of my hostile relations with Nessel-
rode. I was at Vienna many years without be-
ing honored by any distinction. When Count
Benkendorf came to Vienna FASTENED to paya
visit to him, the ambassador being absent :
After a few cold phrases, and without asking me
| to be seated Count Benkehdorf said Have the
| kindness to order my dinner for me- touched
| the bell and ordered the servant to call the
maitre d'hOtel. what does this meant asked
| the Count, angrily st means, Count, that you
can order your dinner for yourself From this
the Count concluded that was Liberal. and in
Il foc PolIo.
tice was put up in the Third Division: Prince
Alexander Gortchakoffi is not without abilities,
| but he is no friend of Russia"
LONDON Letter: have just heard all anecdote
one of hundreds that ecurrent-iustrative
of Sir Moses Montefiores great benevolence
| Some years ago Mr.. Edwin Arnold was visiting
Palestine, and struck by the total absence
of anything like hospital for the poor at Jeru-
| salem. With view to supply this deficiency he
managed to secure piece of ground outside
| the walls of the city, and proceeded to collect
| funds for the erection of building. He applied
to Sir Moses Montefiore for assistance, and the
reply was: Certainly; anything you like.
What Will you have? $50? 95O0l 25,0O02 Only
name the sum-" AS matter OF fact, believe,
| Cir Moses asked TO contribute 500, and
this, of course, he di6 with the greatest aac-
rity. So the little hospital built; but, I'M
fortunately Mr.. Arnods benevolence and Sir
Moses's generosity were frustrated by quarrel
between the Turks and the Greeks of the local
ity, which resulted In the dem clifton of the hos
| pital and the loss of the site.
| A NEW YORK merchant relates an incident,
concerning the last hours of Margaret Fuller,
who persisted at sea, not far from Fire Island.
His summer residence at that time was on the
Long Island shore, and after the wreck of the
Inflated vessel, a passenger who had been
washed ashore said: "The last saw of Margaret
Fuller she standing on the deck just before
| the ship went down, her baby in her arms, her
husband at her side, and her hand upon the