The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.
by courts.

L,
was buried in Washington yesterday, is practc-
ing law in Michigan.
| THE Gro wn Prince of Portugal is twenty years
old, has a private library of 100000 volumes, and
| speaks fourteen languages.
| MIR. CABLE, the novelist, has Cancelled his en-
| gagements in New England and returned to
] New Orleans Serious illness in his family was
| the cause.
| MR.. MozooMDAR, on being asked what effect
Joseph Cook had on the people Of India, replied:
81 think they were disappointed in him. He
was very loud"
A DAUGHTER of Minister Sargent is making
speciality of the eye in her medical studies at
zulich. Miss Sargent is graduate of an Amer
lean medical college.
| GENERAL HOWARD explains that he did not
say deserrers from the army should be 'brand-
| ed" What he wants is that they shall be ''sim-
! ply marked with indelible ink"
| A NEW member of Congress has made the an
nouncement to his friends that he will conform
to all the political and social customs at Wash
mgton except one-he will not eat pie with p
| fork
HERR ZuKERToRT played thirty one games of
chess simultaneously in Baltimore on Friday
night last and won all but one. This week he is
TO play there ten simultaneous games blind
folded.
| ON Friday of this week the statue of Lord
Beaconsheld that is designed for the front of t.
Georges Hail. in Liverpool, will be unveiled by
| Sir Richard Cross. 1t is expected that Lord
Rowton will be present, as well as the city and
county members.
JUDGE TOURGEE, in a lecture in Philadelphia
| last week, bore down severely on tine dude, and
said in conclusions: "The dude must go from
every part of American life" The next day Carl
Schurz resigned his position editor of the New
| York Evening Post.
| THERE recently died at Brighton, in England,
| a well-known vender of brandy-balls who had
long been known by the name of ''Dzzy." He
bore, 1t is said, marvellous likeness to the late
Lord Beaconsfield. The scene of his death was
| the town work-house.
MISS ANITA, oldest daughter of Professor New
comb, of the naval observatory, has q remarka-
| bic talent for mathematics, and it is said can
| compute ecipses with almost as great facility
| ard accuaracy her father. Miss Newcomb
| will remain abroad for two years longer
THE Maryland Historical Society will COM
memorate Washington's resignation of his com
mission as general-iD-chief of the continental
armies by dinner in Baltimore, on Saturday
| evening next, which President Arthur, Coy
ernor Hamilton, of Maryland, the Hon. George
Bancroft and other distinguished men will be
| invited to attend.
A WASHINGTON paper says The wearing effect
| of the last several weeks plainly shows itself
upon Speaker Carlisle. He is paer than usual
and his friends admit that heis physically unfit
for the laborious task he imposes upon himself
One of them said the other day: "Unless Carlisle
takes better care of himself he will not live
| through the session."
| OLD 10 Holt says that he heard Bob Toombs
| Il In ba N,ao at,t'c
Capitol. just before the war; 81 want no
prouder eptaph on my tomb than the words
Here lies the man VINO destroyed the republic
| OF the United States" If Robert doesn't hurry
| up he will have to be handed down t O posterity
with an ordinary hc jacet.
| GATH: was talking some time ago to q prima
donna. who is in receipt Of q very remarkable
salary for woman, and told her about young
| lady who wanted to become n singer The
prima donna said: ''Oh, tell her to take husband
no matter who he is. This living alone, de-
tached from love and family life, rowing from
city to city. never will make ono happy. A wo
man must pay pensltv-is far greater than
man-for not consentng to be loved"
! THE Rev. Charles +. Deems, of the Church of
the Strangers, denounced Matthew Arnold as a
| teacher of heather doctrines The preacher
said be would never forget the language that
| Mf. Arnold uSeu toward Inc American people,
some time ago, i'll n magazine, and added 81
trust the American people will pay no attention
to such Englishmen. They are only proving
over this country TO get some American dollars,
and then they will go back and abuse u.s."
! THE letters of Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse,
are soon to be published. She was daughter
| of Victoria, and married Louis of Hesse in 1862
Like all The daughters of the Queen of ngland,
she received fine education. In one of her let
tiers to her mother she quotes from Shakespeare
the words, "Uneasy lies the head that wears
| crown" and adds: 81 thank God my husband
has none. Every day thank the Almighty for
our peaceful, homeiike life, in sphere where
we can do so much good o our felow-mortals
without having to mix in these hateful poll
ties"
MIR. PAUL II. HAYNE, the poet, was given
brilliant public reception in Atlanta, Ga, last
week. The Constitution describes him as "tal
and slender. with "a youthful face, earnest intro
spectye eyes, ana the whole appearance of the
man indicates the student and the poet. His
raven locks now slightly threaded with gray