The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-16

tne wedding garment, and to make that friend
happy. the witness had loaned him his suit oil
store clothes. The clothes not having been re
turned, the farmer had not the boldness to ap
pear before the court in his common, every day
attire, hence the delay. Under these clrcum
stances he was kindly excused by the Judge
DIVINITY may hedge king--or queen-but,
nevertheless, the fact cannot be concealed that
| queen Victoria possesses the weaknesses of her
| sex. The latest evidence of this is the announce
nent that she has been making quilts They
were not 1t is true, composed of reetang ular bits
OF calico, nor vet were they "crazy" quilts,
which is in her favor, but were knit of soft woods
and embroidered with Her Majesty's ciphers.
Five of these quilts have been presented to a
hospital for the use Of soldiers wounded in the
late Egyptian war. Loyal Englishmen resting
under these blankets may not suffer any less, but
they will feel glad that their sovereign has re-
membered them with personal contribution.
| "PERsoNAL journalism, after the Cincinnati
plan, is appendIng the writer's initials to his edi-
| t0rlalS. 10 crafty the vanity of man, this
| plan is a success. Boston Herald.
But is there anything to be vain about in those
editorialsG
| AN association is forming to restore Niagara
| Falls to their prmeval condition. The prime
evil of that unhappy locality is The hack-drivers
ard hotel-keepers.
The Windsor and Annapolis express from Hal
flax, N. s., ran off the track near Mount Unlacke
station Two passenger, the postal and baggage
car were thrown into snow bank. Only two
passengers were seriously injured.
Martha Johnson and Charles Anderson co.
hahting at Baltimore, INDUCED in a jealous
fight on Sunday, the woman receiving twelve
cuts and the man sixty. Anderson's wounds
were inflicted with razor, and will prove
fatal
r1F 4t aotaio
engineer of the United states navy, was roohes;
of pocket-book and earrings, the other day
while descending the steps at Murray Hin, IN
aristocratc quarter of New YORK, TO take TIA
Fourth avenue horse cars. No arrests TIE
young lady, resisting the thief, was throw,
Violently to the ground. =
Peter johnson an industrious and poor Dane
| OF Council Bluffs, Ia, was in possession or
| good-l0okng wife and two interesting chlldreb-
| A gay Lothario. named Richard SJraup, inducer
to eESSs S9h s i y Of
MISS WEST, the daughter of the British minis
ter at Washington, is young lady of far more
than ordinary accomplishments, being lngust
and musician and fine organ artist She is very
! ,apiet cpd reserved. and the s Iii 7.es ny
that never encourages inIurmalties.
! A BEAUTIFUL engraving of Leo Kill, similar
| to the one of Napoleon 1. made by Calametta,
has been made by the French engraver, Joseph
Mancion. His Holiness is much pleased with it.
He has given gold me dial to the artist, and ere
ated him Knight of st. Gregory the Great
| PRINCE BIsMARCK's salary as chancellor and
prime minister Is 900, and he is allowed
$4,000 more to maintain the style of living
necessary to his rank Bismarck's private and
confidential secretary receives but $1,000 per
annum.
J FOR a quarter OF a century Mrs. LYDIA Maria
! Child and her husband lived without servant
| in their humble and pleasant home in Wayland,
I Mass. Once when he said to her, 81 wish, for
your sake, dear, I was rich as Cr9sus," she
replied "You are Cr@sus, for you are King of
Lydia"
REPRESENTATIVES, MOORE, of Tennessee, by
way of a surprise to his wife, lately made her a
present of thousand-dollar dress, selected by
himself. 1t is of pale pink, covered with the
rarest point lace. Mr.. Moore's taste in such
matters is said to be as good that of any lady
of fashion.
EX-SENATOR MoRRILL's face was very strik-
Ing He had splendid head. Although lack
ing in eloquence his speeches were crisp and
sententious. He got on his legs meaning to say
SO and so, and he said iu. No flower of rhetoric,
no ornamental style, but the thorough business
like speech of a business man.
| SENATOR PENDLEToN stands as straight as a
| Lake Superior oak, his large head well thrown
back and his chest well to the front. line
might be dropped from the back of his head and
it would touch the heels of his polished boots
He carries himself with dignity, but there Is
nothing of ferceness or conceit in his manner.
PAsTEUR, the French scientist, Is man OF low
stature and powerful frame-spare, angular and
| weather beaten. He Is a man CT few words, alb
rupt but clear in speech, and of quick, impetu
GUS gestures Although his fame rests upon
| II h. IL FIAT Ia
lever in spirituasm, and takes no interest in
evolution theories or positivist doctrines.
JOAQUIN MILLER in writing of the stability Of
wealthy families on Murray HILL thinks that the
patent-pill people are the most perfectly secure
The man that "struck oil" once did not long
maintain his elegant mansion, aud the inventor
of q patent hinge disappeared when in a suit hi:
patent was annulled. The man who invented
patent screw was more fortunate. He bought
his residence Murray Hill, and "says he has
screwed himself on TO stay"
PHILADELPHIA Times: "Mr. Gye's diamond
robbery did not prove great success, and 1t ha
been withdrawn. The whole value of the stoler
bag is now given at under $500, and the story o
Madame Albanis diamonds ian Infamous
fabrication Mr.. Gye does not tell who fabri
Gated it, and it will be remarked that the story
was not called in until it had had several day
currency and certain envious rivals had already
pointed out its improbability."
WENDELL PHILLIPS, in his old age likes TO tall
about the fiery years Of the struggle agains
slavery To Mr. Fortune, colored, the editor o
the New York Globe, he related, the other day
how he went to a New York hotel in 1862 II
pass the night. The proprietor handed him hi
satchel hack, saying eve have no vacan
rooms" do you me7r thcu. or do you meal
you do not desire to accommodate Wendell
PhiIlipsl" asked Mr.. Phillips 81 mean do no
care to accommodate you. SIR" Mr.. Phillip
walked away more in pity than in disgust.
A DRESS worn at a reception in Washington oil
Wednesday by Miss Van Buren,, daughter of til
consul general at Japan, which was embroidered
for her at Yokohama, attracted great attention