The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-31

friends have by no means abandoned hope that
his strong physical organism, never before
weakened by serious illness, will prove success
full in his struggle with death. -
A PRIMARY school teacher in Lawrence, Mass,
on Good Friday asked parent of a pupil the
age fher daughter. The mother informed the
teacher that the girl was five years old that day.
her birthday coming earlier this year than usual,
as she was born when Good Friday fell on the
9th of April
1T is understood" says London Truth chat
the present Earl Of Stamford 1.-THE Rev. Harry
Grey married himself to the Hottentot lady who
at present enjoys his undivided affections, and
as she has presented him with son and heir,
the question whether clergyman can marry
himself is naturally under discussion"
LADY BRooKE's toilet at the Queens last
drawing-room reception is described as ga mar
velous arrangement in white of Venetian vel
vet, fairy laces sewn with pearls, ostrich plume
and antique diamond buttons"-in fact as no
London World says, ga perfect replica of the
costume in the celebrated picture OF Nell
Gwynne"
MIR. LOWELL is mentioned as a possible rector
OF st. Andrews University. Whether successskf
or not, the mention of mis- name is Significant
Ihirty years ago no one would have dreamed of
suggesting an American for the post. Dr.
Holmes said recently that the cultured minds Of
Great Britain and the United States are annu-
ally drawing closer together
THE letter which Dukes wrote to Captain
Mutt, but which the latter never received, con-
taips copies of a number of notes sent to Dukes
by Miss Mutt, none of which affect her chastity,
but appear to be the ebullition of a woman evil
IDENTIFY enamored of Dukes. The letter is very
short and Dukes has very little to say in it, and
nothing directly rejecting on the young lady.
DR.. MCCosH, instead of extending the curric-
ulum of the College of New Jersey, is bent on
reducing it. He has stopped concert Of the
Princeton Glee Club in New York, and next he
may undertake to restrict the travels of the
baseball nine. Such policy as this will re-
duce Princeton to a mere institution of learn
ing, which can have no attraction for young
men.
ITALY resumes specie payments April H. hsv-
ing been upon paper currency since 1866 Ten
years later she had slight excess. Recently
she borrowed plenty of money at 5 per cent.
This has been done by a poor country submit
ting to taxation for the sake of true honor, the
honor of financial independence. They haW
drawn $16,000O00 OF gold from us to resume
upon.
MIR. CLARK. the architect of the Capitol at
Washington, suggests to Governor Foster that
the Ohio statue of Mr.. Garfield, TO be placed in
statuary hall at the Capitol, shall correspond in
size with the other statues there. He calls atten-
tion to the general condemnation that the statue
of Ethan Allen has provoked, on account of its
colossal size, which dwarfs the surrounding
statues.
JOHN BROWN heavily built, fine-looking
Scotchman, six feet one inch in height, with q
broad chest and well developed muscle. He
had a large, fell face and high forehead. "a we'll
shaped head, with gray hair at the Sides well
brushed up to hide the bald spot on top. HIS
appearance and his devotion TO the Queen
caused him to be known throughout England as
the "watch dog"
THE death of POstmaster-general Howe leaves
in active public life only three men who, with
him, occupied seats in the United States Senate
when President Lincoln called 1t together in
special session at the outbreak of the war They
are Senators Anthony and Sherman and Daniel
Clark, United States District Judge for New
Hampshire Not more than half dozen other
members of that Senate are now living, amoH1
them being Mr. Doolittle, who was then Mr.
Howe's colleague The yce-presldent, Hhnni-
bal Hamin, and the chaplain, DR.. Byron Sunder
land, also yet survive