The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-28

survive-Cresus, who served to turn poets fig
ure. and Dives, who was fortunately associated
with pauperi" Before the laughter following
this remark had subsidized. storrs added: "How
many as well known fellows as you were sitting
in Athens once, observing that the obscure
cuss, Phidias, was long time doing that orna-
mental work up-stairs2"
CASPER GROSS, who was killed by a train in
Illinois, belonged to a family singularly unfor-
tunate in unnatural deaths. His Oldest brother
froze to death in Napoleon's retreat from Mos
COW, in 1912; one was drowned in the Rhine; one
was gored to death by bull; one dropped dead
in a graveyard, while attending the funeral of a
neighbor, and sister was run over by horses
and killed.
THE only trouble about the claim set up by an
old soldier who recently died in Philadelphia,
that he killed the Seminole chief Osceola in
the Florida war, is said to be the fact that
Osceola was not killed by any one but died in
captivity while confined at Fort Moultrie on
Sullivan's island. His grave, surrounded by an
iron railing and marked by plain marble slab,
may now be seen under the northern wall of
the fort.
PROF. TYNDALL is winning a reputation in
England as a professor at the breakfast table,"
He takes hold of all sorts of subjects, and gives
talks about lighthouses, again about some per-
sonal quarrel and now about Capt. Webb.
When the cholera happens to be all the rage, the
Professor rises serenely and prints long letter
on onolera. 1t is impossible to predict what
Prof. ryndall's next subject will be.
CORRESPONDENT in Ell Paso writes: 81 sat on
the plaza this afternoon, and saw approaching
Chinaman whose face was dishgured by long.
ghastly-looking scar 1t was Sam Hing, the
richest Chinaman in America, who has 1t that
all the Cinnamon employed in constructing the
Mexican and Texas railroads get their employ
ment through Sam Hing. and that each China
man about 100000 pays him 81 a month, be-
sides bonus for the job of work obtained
through SAM"
PERSON who describes himself as "de-
scendanJ OF LeOfric and Godiva" has written to a
London newspaper protesting against the Godiva
festiviUy at Coventry. He is indignant that the
memory of his fair ancestress and excellent an
cestor should be kept alive only by a fable-a
fable, too, which, as he says, is ga disgrace to
English history" This descendant" tries to
show that Godiva never did ride naked through
the market-place, and that Leofric, Earl of the
Mercians, who is spoken of by Mr.. Tennyson as
the Grim Earl" was a wise statesman, a loyal
subject and devoted husband.
AS an illustration of Tnaddeus Stevens's deli
cacy of feeling the following story is related:
Early one morning during the legislative SEES
sion Of 1885, while walking to the capitol with
Dr. Worthlngton, of Chester, Pa, they overlook
woman, apparently in great distress. Mr..
Stevens stopped and ask her what was her
trouble. She replied that she was on her way to
market and had lost 50 bill, all the money she
had. Putting his fingers into his pocket and
turning to his companion he remarked doctor,
this is fortunate; that So bill which picked up
down by the entrance belongs to this woman"
Thus he presented the money to her without her
Knowing that he had made gift.
ABOUT forty years ago, L. d. Baker, a veteran
York State editor, spent daY on an island in
Lake George with a number of good friends, all
of whom are now dead. After a days work fish
ing they INDUCED in song and story, ending with
a smoke. After which, and before retiring to
the canvas house for the night The newspaper
man laid his frail clay pipe in the hollow of 3
thirty years afterward, he was in a small boat
passing the spot. The Incident above flashed on
his memory. "Fll go ashore" said Mr.. B. to
companion, "and get my pipe" He had no diff
Guilty in finding the tree, as it was the only one
on the place. The pipe found In the identi-
It was filed on the spot with tobacco, smoked
and returned again to Its resting place. Tue
other day the place again visited and the
pipe found in good order.