The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

IF Mr.. Irving looks like the newspaper por-
traits of him he could make money letting him
self out "before-taking' sign.
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER LoRING is iii
with maariai fever, and has Cancelled his cam
paign engagements in Massachusetts.
ct THINK" said Mrs. Parvenu, "that the tim
Der of Nine. Sembrich's voice is very grand, for,
do you know, it sounded way up among the raft
ers."
MR.. Min, ex-preacher and actor, of Chicago,
to Kansas City reporter: "You will be fear
fully disappointed in Irving; he is merely com
| edian."
MR.. BLAINE acknowledges that stenographers
are useful but in composition requiring close
thought he prefers to do his own writing. He
finds that the hand and the eye work with the
brain and help to keep up the connection.
1T will be ffty-one years in December since
Mr.. Gladstone made his first entry into Parlia-
menu and in commemoration of the anniversary
the workingmen OF Derby will present him with
Observation-Disclosures service, made by the Derby
Crown Porcelain Company.
RATHER CHASTITY joke was perpetrated at
| Governor Buffers expense at the Boston exhi-
bltion last week, when some one removed a
large notice, "For the Governor" from o car
riage which His Exoellency had purchased, and
| placed it in q conspicuous position upon a
hearse.
SINGULAR success was scored by the late DR..
Francis Berthier, of Aix-les-Bains Although
less than thirty-six years old at the time of his
death, he had under his care the Princess Bea-
trice of England, Mines. Nilsson, Titiens and
Trebelh, and mauy other persons eminent in 30
ciety and art.
THE wedding ring given by Martin Luther to
his bride is still in existence, aud has lately been
|
IL bears representation OF Christ upon the
cross aud the instruments of the Passion, and in
it is set small ruby. The inscription is: "Dr.
| Marin Luther; Catharine Bora, June 49, 1925"
IN the Continent" for October 81 Judge Tour
gee makes his vaedictory to Philadelphia, and
announces that henoeforth the magazine will
hail from New York. The reasons which led TO
this change are that greater facilities of growth
are offered in the metropolis. 1t is claimed that
the magazine never stronger, and Judge
Tourgee, having fought a brave fight in Phlade-
phia, confidently expects to win rich harvest
''across the ferry"
ONE of Anna Dlckinson's friends says: "We
have IL from her own lips-and her tongue is as
true as her heart-that she has never lost a cent
on the stage. Her losses and consequent mis-
fortunes are such as fall to the lot of both sexes
who make unfortunate investments, and put TOO
much faith in humanity. She supports an aged
mother besides other near and dear relatives,
and her present heart-wail is not for herself, but
for my poor mother who so needs her accus-
toned help"
PROF. DAVID SWING passes some severe criti-
cisms upon MonsignOr Capel and attributes to
him zeal to save the souls of rich New York
ers and summer villa-dinerc at Newport quite
disproportioDate to his zeal for saving the souls
of 'the plain people," as Lincoln would say.
Prof. Swing is unable TO see any resemblance
between the work of the Monsignor and that of
Payson or st. Paul, and calls his mission in
America ga blending of wine dinners and the
conversion of the world"
THE statement that Mrs. Langtry had started
on her professional career without the society
and support of MIR. Gerhard was premature
She appeared at Burlington Vt, on Saturday
night last. A letter from there says "Mrs
Langtry arrived in town on the early tram from
New York on Friday morning Her private car
was placed on side track. and in this she lived.
Freddie was present and attended rehearsal"
1t will be seen by this that Gerhard is still the
leading feature of the combination.
FRANCIS MARION CRAWFORD is son of the
wel-known American sculptor OF the
name. Heswas born in Rome about twenty-six
yPars aso, educated at Harvard, and afterwards
pursued his studies at oxford and the German
universities He wrote sporadic articles for the
London press. and for several years conducted
"A newspaper in Madras, India. Readers OF the
World viii remember the sparkling and delight
flu accounts of the Culinary Festival he contrib