The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

JAMES PAWN, the English novelist, is said to
be strlkinsly like Talmage in personal appear
ance.
MRS. LAN6TRY pathetically remarks that "she
ocean steamships 90 SO heavily loaded that it's
difficult to get place at the rail when you feel
that way"
SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN is chdess He and
his excellent wife adopted couple of girl babies
one of whom died, and the other is now pretty
maiden of fifteen.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has set on the same
bench in Madison Square fourteen hours a day
for nearly ten years past. He wears no hat, and
his face has bronzed coppery in the sun.
Poor CARLoTTA, the Mexican Emperor Maxi
milians wife, is not vigorously secluded"
John Bigelow says, but has "ladies of honor and
household quite regal" so the London World
says.
1T is believed that the Rev. Bishop O'Hara of
Scranton, who was chosen by the College of Car
dinals to represent Archbishop Wood at the
coming council at Rome, will receive the ap-
pointment to succeed the dead prelate.
MRS. CRAYCRoFr, the sister of the unfortunate
arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin, died recently
at Dorking, England, at the age of ninety years.
She spent nearly all of her ample fortune in fit
ting OUT expeditions to search for her brother.
PRED lease of General shermans bouse IN Wash
ngton, and Representative Wadsworth will
make his winter home in the one in the same
row that was formerly occupied by Mr.. Blaine.
CARDINAL MCCLosKEY has left the Episcopal
residence in New York city and gone to the
Academy OF Mount st. Vincent, on the Hudson,
where he will remain for number of weeks for
the benefit of his health. He prefers Noun st.
Vincent to Newport, not only on account of its
being within the limits of his own archdiocese,
but also because of its beautiful location and
the perfect quiet and seclusion which he enjoys
there under the care of the Sisters of Charity.
MR.. PAGE MCCARTHY, who figures as the sec
Ond of Editor Bierne the last amentable
duelling hasco, the gentleman who killed
young Mordecai, OF Richmond, in duel just
after the war. About year ago he challenged
Congressman Riddleberger, but Mr.. r. backed
down. Mccarthy is warm-hearted, genial fell
low, and the last person who would be suspected
of duelstc proclivities. He is "dead game"
however, and when there is any talk of fighting
in Virginia he is usually sent for.
GEN. GRANT has loaned his magnificent col
lection of curiosities, collected by him during
his tour around the world, to the Louisville Ex-
position. This collection includes the rich pres
ents he received from foreign potentates all
over the world, including the valuable gold
boxes presented to him. In the collection is also
number of oriental ouriosiies, as well as some
rare and beautiful specimens Of Japanese EN-
broidery. The box made from portion of the
Shakespeare tree is also In thelist.
Miss LIZZIE MUTT, on hearing that the will of
Dukes had at last been found, and that Dukes
had bequeathed $4,000 to Miss Beeson, said,
with great tenderness:
THAT is right, very just act on his part; for
she chung to him, II seems, to the last, with
either a bOundless blind love which could not
see his infamy, a hopeful pity which made her
believe that the wretch might sometime become
penitent. l am told that she is poor. so the
money will do her much good. hear, too, that
she is quite ill and worn. But why did he not
leave her all his property? With it all her sup
port would have been more assured"
MR. RUsKIN, Mr.. Robert Browning and Colonel
Erred" Burnaby are members of the committee
to raise testimonial fund.for Mr.. Martin Far
quhar Upper. The author Of "Proverbial Phi
losophy" is now seventy three years old, and has
been before the public as an author ifty-one
years. Despite the enormous popularity of his
writings he has received little money from them,
and 1t is said that from the 100000 copies of
"Proverbal Philosophy" sold in this country he
has hever received penny. Mr.. Gladstone,
Lord sNaftesbury, Lord HoughtOn, the Bishop
of Winchester and Lord Ronald Cover are
among those who already have subscribed liber-
ally to the fund.