The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-02

the royal banking account transferred to
Coutts's bank, and others following, the founda-
Hon of the great bankers fortune was thus laid
by lucky accident.
JOHN BRIGHT is cool as he is clever. few
nights ago, while addressing an English audi
ence, he had occasion to remark: sob has said,
Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly up-
ward,'" hut that upon the whole he "did not
agree with job" WhereupOn one of the audi
enee of 1000 arose, and Directing to hear Job
spoken of so, shouted: "Three cheers for job"
The three cheers were given with an enthusiasm
W hich might have discomforted less ready man
than John Bright
JUSTICE FIELD, of the United states Supreme
Court, says he travels 5000 miles year in at
tending to his judicial duties. His travelling ex-
penses amount to more than 81 900 year when
he goes alone, and to more than $1,000 year
when his wife accompanies him; and the judges
alone, of high government officers have to pay
their own travelling expenses, which ne freely
declares he considers to be outrage. or
course, passes are offered to him every year, but
he always declines them.
SIR W. HARCoURT, the Home Secretary, enjoys
the reputation of being personally the most OBJ
jectionable man alive. 1t is told, apropos of
this, that twelve gentleman had agreed to dine
together, and as they were in want of a much
larger number it was mutually arranged that
each should select unknown to the other, the
most disagreeable acquaintance he had. When
the selections came to be examined it was found
that all twelve corresponded, and the individ-
ual on whom the suffrages fell was the Home
Secretary.
THE descendants of the first of our rulers are
not numerous now. In Virginia a few Of
the Washington family of the Lawrence Wash
ington brach, and of the Madisons there are
none Monroe has one or two nieces and
nephew living, and Jackson has not living de-
scendant. The Adams family is the best repre-
scented of the six. Jefferson has a number of de-
scendants, and Mrs. Meikleham is his nearest
living relation. She is the youngest daughter
of his eldest daughter, Martha, who married a
Randolph, and is the last of her seven daughters
WITH only two exceptions the judges of the
Supreme Court are wealthy. Judge Blatchford
is worth at least $13, 100000, and has no chill
dren- nobody but his wife and self; Judge Mat
thews is worth at a very low estimate, $500, OOO
Wood, 100000 Waite, $25O,Ooo Field, $780,
00e; Judge Gray, $15O,OOO, and he is old
bachelor; Bradley, 100000. Judges Miller and
Harlan are both poor men. Their only income
is their salary 30 you see have the enorm-
GUS sum of $15,O50,00O represented by seven
men on the Supreme bench-an average of So,
125,000.
CHARLES GoUNoD, the ilusurious composer,
lives in Paris in a superb mansion of unique de-
sign. 1t has the severely solemn aspect of a
monastery, and there are stern-ooking locks
grim iron gratings, gloomy passages and huge,
mysterious staircase, But the locks and gratiugs
are adorned with graceful female heads, the
passages lighted up with beautiful pictures and
statuary, and the sta-s, richly carpeted, lead up
to the masters room. a huge, light, airy apart
ment, containing massive furniture, big organ,
and desk-piano at which he can sit and COM
pose music and write it down at once.