The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-17
ABOUT PEOPLE,

LORD COLERIDGE is quoted as saying that
Governor Butler is one Of the most charming
men 1 ever met"
THE charge is made against Governor Hamil-
ton, of Illinois, that when a boy holds his horse
the boy gets no money.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER has said a wicked
thing to the San FranciscOans. He speaks of
California as "this little strip of country"
GENERAL G. 7. BEAUREGARD, who has been
visiting Manitoba, is now sixty-ive years old, is
hearty and vigorous, and has a stern counte-
Datce.
A COLLECT. ON of the books by the women
authors of Maine will be a feature of a woman's
exhibit in a New England fair shortly to be held
in Boston.
DIR. MARY WALKER must find some cOmpensa-
ton for the sliugs and arrows of outrageous for
tune in the So, 900 left her by the will OF an
eccentric Massachusetts man who died the other
day.
WHILE the Rev. Phoebe Hanaford, of Jersey
City, was enjoying her vacation. some grace
less wretch entered her house and stole various
articles of value, including a communion SER
vice.
MR., John GUY VAssAR has just added to his
numerous benefactiOns to Vassar College by
giving the institution the cum Of $4,000 tho
income of which shall be used for certain special
purposes.
THE Empress Eugenio, once the model for
the fashions of society everywhere, is now at
Carlsbad, where she walks abroad in an ordinary
black dress, attended as a rule by DR.. Evans, the
dentist, formerly of Philadelphia.
THE Prince of Montenegro allows no man in
mis- domain to be addressed by any higher title
than MI" no matter what Office the "Mr."
may hold. He is determined that no stranger
abntt -; -.,.,~ 80, hfe anrf Of
the world.
THE Queen of Roumania, who is a gifted and
most worthy woman, is in trouble because her
husband, Karl /, wants q divorce, she being
childless and ne desiring an heir to his throne.
She has given her consent to a separation pro-
vided it can be obtained without injury to her
reputation.
A VOLUME of poems by Maurice Thompson,
entitled ''Songs of Fair Weather." is coming
from the press of ]. r. Osgood d Co. 1t will be
printed on imported, handmade paper, and, the
publishers promise "a dainty volume Of charm
ing verses, especially appealing TO lovers of
woodlands and woodcraft."
THE capture of Jefferson Davis will be fully
treated by Mr.. Burton N. Harrison in a paper to
be published in an early number of the Century.
IL is a narrative of personal experience, descrtb-
ing the retreat of Mr.. Davis and party from Rich-
mOnd at the close of the rebellion, and is said to
be OF decisive historical Importance with regard
ia the event of which there has been 50 much
dispute.
NINE. SARAH BERNHARDT and her husband. M.
Damala, have formally separated. NJ. Damala
ana his wife lived an apparently happy life for
several months after their marriage. Some seri.
GUS trouble suddenly arose between them. They
separated. and he enlisted i'll the military service
in Tunis. There his health broke down and he
was discharged. He returned, but whatever
the domestic trouble was, it seems it was incur
able. Nine. Bernhard has stipulated to regu-
larry pay NJ. Damala a handsome allowance.
Mr.. ALFRED AUSTIN in the National Review
NOndou) relates the following anecdote of the
Earl of Beaconstield: "'see what my gracious
sovereign sent me as a present at Christmas he
said to me one day. 1t was a copy of the edition
de luxe of 'ROmOla;' and in it was written, in
the beautiful flowing hand of the Queen, TO the
Earl OF Beaconsfield, K. g.. from his affectionate
and grateful friend, Victoria But he added,
4 cannot read it, I ventured to
him not to make that confession to everybody,
tor it would not raise their estimate of his liter
airy cuIne Well he said, it's no use. I
can't"
81 ONCE asked General Grant," said General
Sherman at a dinner given him in San Fran
cisco the other day, why he always started to
talk horse when anyone tried to engage him in a
political conversation, ahu he replied: well. l
don't care about talking politics, and have got
to say something. so I choose horse for a hobby
and Istlck to that. II does as well as anything
for the occasion. 1 advise you 10 get a hobby,
too. 1t comes handy I have ever since de-
liberated" continued General Sherman. "what
to choose for a hobby, that I might have some
thing to talk about. But I haven't found it yet.
l am a soldier, and have tried to be a lawyer,
but neither profession has furnished me with
the desired hobby"