The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr., JOHN F. SLATER has endowed the Park
Congregational Church, of Norwich, Conn.,, with
$4,000.
FkVIcE-PREsTDENT WHEELER is rapidly re-
covering from the illness with which he mas for
some time past been afflicted.
The grave of Miss Fanny Parnell sister of
Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish leader. will
be decorated on Decoration Day by the Boston
leagues.
"PETER COOPER, the great novelist" says the
Appalachicola Tribune, "has passed away.
man whose memory deserves to be revered by all
civilized nations"
A GREAT many men remain awake during the
sermon until the minister straightens up aud
says: ''But one more word and am done"
Then they start in for long nap.
THE Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, Miohigan's new
United States senator, is said by Michigan poll
ticians of experience to be a refined gentleman,
who will make one of the ablest representatives
that State has ever sent to Washington.
GENERAL JOHN ". PHELPS, who ran for Ithe
presidency in 1880 on the anti-Masonic ticket,
has just been getting married at the age of sew
enty years, evidently intending to keep pace
with ex-senator David Davis in the race for
1884.
"OLIvER OPTIC INT. William T. Adams) is re-
covering from pneumonia. Mr.. Adams has long
been good friend of American boys, for his
books are healthy and in direct contrast to some
OF the wretched hve-cent literature which is ruin
Ing the boys of both city and country.
A GERMAN physician has written a cOmmuni-
cation, which has been published in the Lon
don Lancet, advocating roller skating as an
exercise for children. 1t is especially recon-
mended for those who are subject to bleeding
I'M de1,n Al
rink be established in connection with all large
schools.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE writes from Constan-
tinople to a friend in Charlottesville, Ind:
speaking of books, or rather of writing-good
heavens, what all amazing wealth of material is
lying here, just waiting to be picked up, begging
to be used, and to think nobody has ever touched
1t except poor old Sir Walter, and he only in his
last days of glory"
THE Hartford Comm Times has information
that Mgr. Capel, the original Catesby of Disra-
ellis "Lothair," expects to sail for America in
August, and that, after first visiting Ne port, he
intends to deliver series of lectures on hstor-
ical characters in few OF the principal cities Of
the United States. He comes expressly author
lied by the Holy See.
TALMAGE gives this little pen-picture of Sam
uel j. Tilden: "a few days ago saw in a rail-
way car the sickestlooking man ever saw out
of bed; his chin and hands afflicted with the
worst palsy ever saw, either in or outside of a
hospital, exciting the pity and sympathy of all
who looked at him. He is one OF the candidates
for the presidency. This is the pathos and trag-
edy of political life, that man will clutch at it's
baubles though he stands with both feet in the
grave"
THE Comte de Paris recently sent to this coun-
try an order for plants of Southern dogwOod
trees. Years ago, when he was with the Army
of the Potomac, he witnessed terrific battle in
the swamps. twas early in the spring, and the
dogwood blossoms were like a white snow cloud
for miles over the battlefield. When the fight
was over drops of blood had fallen in many
places upon the white flowers, an incident of so
much suggestiveness that the Comte has since
determined to plant some of the dogwood at his
villa at Cannes.
A PRIVATE letter from London, just received
in New York city, says, concerning recent state
ments that Mr.. Gladstone is "visibly falling"
81 failed to see it, near and in full view of
him. and have no hesitation in saying that in
manner and movement he was as sprightly as
the youngest member of the House. He came in
at p. NJ, and was informed that he would GER
tainly remain till the close OF the sitting-2 A. N.
For a man OF his age to do that night after night
must require an iron constitution. He seems as
ruddy, hale and hearty as a man in his prime"
LONDON Standard: Games Stevens, ex-Fen-
ian head center, Is a complete wreck. His mem
ory-or at least the later half of Its complete
ly gone. Things that happened twenty or thirty
years ago he remembers with accuracy, but you
might ask him a simple question twenty times
in the course of an hour and he would always
return the same answer to 1t, and not be
aware that you had asked it before. He repeats
himself IN the simplest matters of conversation,
and says the same thing over and over time af-
ter time, without being at all conscious of the
fact"
THE Princess OF Wales has suffered a serious
bereavement in the death of her companion,
Mrs. Stonor, who had been constantly in attend
ance on her since her marriage, and was prob
ably her closest and most intimate friend in Eng
land. During the Princes absence in India,
Mrs. StonOr was the Princess's chosen compan-
ion, and when the Prince was at Cannes, last
winter, she kept her royal mistress company
at SandrIngham The Prince gave up EPSON
in order to attend the funeral, and the Princess
remained at Marlborough House In complete
seclusion for some days and put on mourning.