The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.


SHAKESPEARE. says an English writer, disliked
dogs, and it is impossible to find canine spo-
ken OF kindly throughout all the great authors
works.
MISS HOWARD. the writer of the new novel,
"Guenn," is native of Maine but for several
years has lived at Stuttgart, Germany. She
eonfesses to forty summers.
VICTORIA G. Woodruff is living quiet do
mestic life in England as the wife Of Mr.. John
Biddulph Martin, wealthy banker to whom she
was married four years ago.
Mr.. RUSSELL HARRISON will be married before
the winter is over to ex-senator Saunders's
daughter, and will then bring his bride here.
The wedding will occur at ex-senator Saunders's
residence in Omaha.
A PAIR of knitted socks 1000 years old have
been discovered in an Egyptian tomb, They are
loosely knit of fine sleeps wool, and the foot is
finished in two parts, to allow the sandal-strap
to pass between them,
The game of billiards was invented 200 years
ago by London pawnbroker, who found time
hanging heavy on mis- hands. The three gilt
balls, tho sign of his trade, became detached.
and he was amusing himself by knocking them
about the floor with yard stick
THE following, humorously credited to Charles
A. Dana. contains more valuable instruction in
essay: 81 attribute whatever of success have
achieved in this world to persistent use Of the
word begin instead Of commence"
HUBERT HERKoMER proposes to build a whole
house with his own hands, assisted by his father,
without even The help of bricklayer. The in
terror OF the house where he now lives is re-
markable for the hand-carving of it's decorations,
which is entirely by his own and his fathers
hands.
THE Boston Transcript says: "Pere Hyacinthe
has stirred the religious quite as profoundly as
Arnold the critical and Irving the play-going
community of Boston. Indeed, many who have
been eaptivated with the renowned actor have
been in deep sympathy with the eloquent monk
in his veritable portrayals."
'JUDAH P. BENJAMIN,' says Senator Gibson,
of Louisiana, who has just returned from Eu-
rope, CLOCKS very much as he did thirty odd years
ago when first knew him, only not quite SO
buoyant, more sedate and somewhat saddened
when he recalled old times and old friends in
Louisiana; but his geniality, naturalness and
kindness remain"
ENGLISH personals: Lord Garmoyle gave an
ostentatioUs denial to the reported rupture of
his engagement by appearing in prominent box
with Miss Fortescue on the first night of "Pyg-
malion and Galatea." The Duke of Albany has
composed waltz. The Empress of Russia is
said to be dying with consumption, and the
Empress of Austria to have given up hunting
for sonnet writing.
LONDON special Mary Anderson is the rage.
She ia viewed by the sculptor for plastic attI-
tudes, by the masher for another object, and by
every selfrespecting society personsge so as to
be able to make some part in the predominant
theme of conversation. The receipts, which
were rarely supposed to go hey ond 81 500 IN che
Lyceum were 81, 625 on the worst and 81, $50
on the best night of this week.
KEATs's only sister, Fanny, is still living in
Madrid She married Senior Llanos, q Spanish
gentleman of liberal politics. and the author OF
don Esteban," "sandova the Freemason,"
and other illustrations of the modern story of
the peninsula. During the existence CT the
Spanish republic he represented Spain at the
Court of Rome. There son, Juan Llanosy Keats.
is an artist of high repute IN Spain.
SOON after Artemus Wards death movement
was started for the erection of a monument,
and the sum of $35 was contributed by few
persons '"This placed in our hands," says
the Portland, Me-. Transcript 'but, as 1t did not
grow, after the lapse of few years, we passed
it over to Mrs. Brown the mother of the hunor-
list, by whom it was expended in erecting the
stone which now marks his grave"
THOMAS MAST, says "a Salt Lake Tribune cor
respondent, appeared at the office of Harper
Brothers one day. am told, green looking fell
low, and asked for Job, He was laughed at,
but, in order to get rid of Aim, they told him to
sketch one of the ferries. He gone for a few
hours, but returned to show a piece of work so
faithful and full of life, so original and stamped
with genius, that he was immediately engaged.
A REMARKABLE exhibition of paintings by Sir
Joshua Reynolds is to be held at the GrosvenOr
gallery in London. These pictures, to the num-
of 100, are heirlooms and have never left the
families for whom they we're painted, so there
can be no donbt OF their authenticity. This will
be the most complete exhibition of the works
of Sir Joshua ever seen, and affords rare eppor-
tunity Tor the serious study OF his methods of
treating various subjects.
AN-interesting publication concerning Freder-
ick the Great is promised in Germany. 1t APP
pears that the king had Swiss gentleman who
read TO him every day for few hoars, called
Cate. At times the king who was fond of
reading alond, relieved his dependent, and read
himself, interspersing these readings with highly
original remarks. 1t appears that these royal
remarks were duly noted down by Gate, and his
manuscript book has found its way into the
Prussian state archives. Herr Won sybe intends
to give to the public these curious and interest
ing notes.
Mr.. SABIN. the new chairman of the national
Republican committee, has become mill onare
in few years by skillful seizure upon the OPP
portunities of money-making in new State.
''Some of our readers" says the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican, "remember him when, as q
young man, with his breecnes tucked in his
boots he used to draw cord-woOd into the south
ern towns of Worcester county for So cord.
We do not refer to his humble beginning as n
ground Of political disparagement, hut an
evidence of his business success, of which he
may we'll be proud"
BROADWAY LOUNGER: friend tells me that
Jnlian Hawthorne. son of the great story teller,
has purchased for no great sum of money about
seventy acres of ground aud a quaint old house