The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-27

at the Washington United States Court he was
never regarded as the equal of B. K. Curtis, and
at the New York State bar Nicholas Hill, George
Wood ami Charles O'ConOr were contemporary
eously superior to him.
LORD LYTToN has just printed some CORE
spondence between his father and Macready,
which shows that in the play of "Richelieu," as
originally written. the Cardinal was a very un-
important character The play wright saw that,
while the part was especially suited to the great
actor, 1t would bring him but little upon the
stage; and thus the play was changed.
DR. BUTLER, in "The Land of the Veda." re-
lates the following of Lady Sleeman: "Retlring
from the Tai lost in reflection and admiration, she
was asked by her husbsnd what she thought OF
the TAI. Her prompt reply was: Il cannot tell
you what think for know not how to criticse
such building; but can tell you what feel 1
would die tomorrow to have such another put
over mel"
QUEEN VICTORIA does not go abroad this year,
but will follow her usual routine of Osborne till
the third week in August, and then Balmoral
till the end of November The London journals
grumble because the special trains between
Aberdeen and Bsllater, while the Queen is at
Balmoral, are not paid for by her, as is general
ly supposed, but by the government. They cost
poOO Week anu curing Uno la6O Ten years inc
amount paid has been SAC, 800.
SENATOR EDMUNDs said TO reporter: 81 am
not politician. and what little 1 did know
about politics I have forgotten since April,
when L started on a tour with my family for the
benefit of their health. Since April have not
been reading the papers and cannot be expected
to know much now, can II We crossed the Rock
les in a wagon, perhaps the last vehicle of the
kind that will make such journey. MY family
went home direct, while I visited the Yellow
stone Park"
SECRETARY OF STATE DR. STEPHAN ia director
general of the German telegraph system. On q
recent tour of inspection he entered office
just as dispatch was being received addressed
to the operator. The dlrector-general demanded
to see it, The operator tremblingly handed it
over, but the gOOd-humored director only laugh
ed on reading: "Be on your guard, Stephan is on
the rampage; he puts his nose into every body g
pie" He took his revenge by debating the
following reply: "Too late-nose is already in
my pie"
CAPTAIN WEBB was q stout good-looking
blonde, whose close-eropped hair and curly mus
tache combined with his fresh, rudy color to
give him a dstinctively English appearance
He was fieshy; this in a great measure account
ed for his ability to Withstand the weakening
effects of long immersion In cold water, while
his magnificent chest development aided him in
floating and swimming. He was a gOod-humor-
ed hearty, typical sailor, and no reflection was
ever cast upon his honesty il any of the matches
in which he took part
SADIE MARTINoT the actress whose fortunes
have been made by Boucicault, thus iippantly
discourses on Henry Irving and Ellen Terry:
''Well, I saw him as Romeo, and laughed all
the way through, it was SO funny Oh, dearl
shall never forget how he hoped about the
stage. And Ellen Terry! She is very langud
and very lean. She inciines to the aesthetic and
she clings and yearns about the stage In a very
doleful manner. should not dream of playing
Juliet, but know could not play it worse than
she. Her Juliet is a woman of forty If she
day Her balcony scene is a travesty on Shakes
speare."