The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-18
BREAKFAST CHAT.

COLONEL FRED. GRANT has become a perma.
nent resident OF Morristown, N J.
Miss NELLIE GARFIELD and Miss Fanny Hayes
attend the same school in Cleveland.
VICTOR HUGO is posted among the delinquent
taxpayers of Jersey for non-payment of taxes
| on two dogs.
FIGURE of Informer Carey will shortly be
added to the famous wax-works collection OF
Nine. Tussaud in London.
THE Bennington, Vt,Battle Mon ument Asso-
citation adopted the design submitted by Pro-
| lessor Weire. The monument will cost $780,
600.
THE old Yankton war chief, Medicine Bear
died the other day near Bull Mountain, NJ. T. He
divided with Rsin-in-the-Faoe the honor OF kill.
ing General Custer.
QUEEN MARIA CHRISTINA, of Spain, while at
the German baths, wore perfectly plain but
irreproachaby cut, gray batiste Dress plain
plack straw hat, and her hair smoot he'd back and
| tied In Il twist.
1T is surmseG by the BROOKLYN Union that Mr.
shapira, who claims to possess manuscripts Of
| Deuteronomy $500 years old, must be a lineal
descendant of the Nine. Sapphira, whose sudden
death is recorded In another manuscript of some-
| what later date.
cher face" writes Mr.. Richard A. Proctor,
tells Of a remote youth-a time of fiery activity
Look at her features, streaked, ringed and
wrnked; they tell us of century after century OF
disturbance" Mr. Proctor refers TO that fanced
old beauty. the moon.
HENRY WILLARD, president OF the Northern
Pacific railroad, intends building a steam aoht
at one of the Philadelphia shipy ards. He says
the yacht will excel in speed and grandeur any
thing ever built in this country or Europe. The
cost will not be less than $780, 900.
THE officers of the sute of Emperor william
| will present him in October, on the occasion OF
the twenty-ffth anniversary OF his accession to
the regency, with huge bronze shield, EN-
bossed with the portraits of the princes aud
generals who fought for and under him in the
| French campaign.
MARwooD the professional hangman of Eng-
land. is In despair. 1t is stated that two re-
cent occasions he has performed the functions of
his CHASTITY office while under the Influence OF
liquor, and a result his work was done In a
bungling and brutal manner. 1t is thought that
he will be dismissed from his office.
EDoUARD DUBUFE, the painter OF one of the
greatest and best known pictures ever seen in
Amerioa-"The Prodigal Son." unhappiy de-
stroyed by fire at Cincinnati several years ago
died In Paris on Monday. AS a comm eroial enter
prise merely THE Prodigal Son." exhibited
at twenty-five cents admission, paid over 10 per
cent. on 100000.
THE Corean King. who is a small and slight
young man, is frank and attractive in face, aud
when he received Mr.. Foote he wore a winged
cap, very much like the caps of his ministers
his dress consisted of a single garment of bright
red silk, with long flowing sleeves reaching to
the floor; at the waist it was secured by bells
of crimson and gold. On each shoulder aud on
the breast were large dragons in heavy en-
broidery.
MOUNT HOOD, in Washington Territory, was
recently assembled by large party, They
reached an elevation of 1860 feet. where they
spent several hours. When above the snow line
the men constructed sleigh, and treated the
women to July seigh-ride. The crater was
penetrated a distance of 100 feet. There was q
ceaseless drip of water from the roof of the ice
encased entrance, caused by warm air ourrent
coming from the slumbering fires far below.
from whence a lond Kissing noise arose. rock
hurled down produced deafenng reverbera-
tion.
| STATELY and handsome man registered at q
California watering place as English lord.
With him were his wife and two daughters. They
took the best rooms in the hotel. ordered extra
delicacies in food and the finest wines, and In
every way common to such resorts spent money
without stint. 1t was soon discovered that their
claim to arstOcracy was fraudulent, and they
departed as soon as the exposure caused cessa-
tion OF social exaltatiou. But they paid all their
bills. gave the menials generous fees, and be-
trayed no other reason for the deception than q
desire to be lionized.
DR.. FREDERICK L. RoEHRIG, professor of San
scrit in the Cornell University who is said to be
acquainted thoroughly with moro languages
than any other scholar in America, makes some
interesting statements with regard to the Irish
language, to the study Of which ne has been do"
voting several years With the exception oe
Scansorit aud Greek, he considers Gaelic to be
the most interesting, most philosophical aud
most picturesque language he has ever studied.
and the general Indifference about it among the
Irish people is to him one OF the strangest and
most inexpltoable facts he has ever observed in
connection with any nationality.
ATTENTION has been called anew in Paris to
the order of the Barefooted Clares. There are
eighteen of these nuns, and fourteen are under
twenty-five years OF age. The reason OF this,
according to statement just made by Baron
Pallet Is that the rule of the Clare Is So exces-
sively severe that nearly all the inmates die
young They go barefooted on the cold st0ne
flooring; they never warm themselves at Are.
even the kitchen flra being placed beyond their
access; they eat meat only on Christmas dayi
they sleep on a narrow board; they must spend
ten hours every day upon their knees, aud they
are only allowed to speak to one another on
rare occasions,
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A Credit to Western Journalism.
Albion New Fra. rt-
We do not believe that there is State cap
ital in the West, of elsewhere, that can show