The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.

confirmed fop, and wears cOrsets.
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke, according to A.
r. Boteler, who knew him, had bilious, swarthy
skin, a rather low forehead, soft, fine hair, no
beard, very shapely, pretty nose, and a we'll
formed face His eyes were rich and dark, and
had strange, peculiar light in them.
The brother of Robert J. Burdette, of the Bur
lington Hawkeye, is to enter the Baptist minis
try, having graduated from Newton this week.
Be will have no occasion to preach to the Hawk
eye man. for he is one of the few newspaper
humorists whose work is always clean and whose
influence is uniformly good.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, of Missouri, has pos
itively declined in advance TO accept the me-
mortal gold watch and chain for which fund is
being raised by the bankers of the State. He
says he has done no more than his duty in sup
pressing outlaws, and is not entitled to any
special testimonial over the many other law
officers of the State.
WILLIAM H. BEATTY, wealthy banker OF
Toronto, was asked. one day recently, to lend
his fourin- hand to drive the Marquis of Lorne
and the Princess Louise from their hotel to the
race course Mr.. Beatty, who had two $1,000
bills in his hand, said: "Not much L wonld
sooner tear these notes up and throw them into
the street than lend that party my fourth
hand"
Mr. GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA has returned to
London from Moscow. He says that the real
story of the coronation pageant has not been
told. The mobs cheered by order of the police.
The officials simulated confidence they did not
feel in the loyalty of the people, but were actual
ly in constant dread. Ali the kilograms sent
were carefully scrutnized and adapted The
newspaper dispatches were opened and doubt
full passages Obterated.
CHARLES GOUNoD, the composer, is slxty-fve
years old, He is man of full medium size,
stout and vigorous. His face is pale, his eyes
large and luminous his hair gray and the top of
his head entirely bald, as it has been for many
years. His broad forehead Is furrowed with
many wrinkles his eyebrows are heavy but we'll
formed, his gray beard thick and long, and his
lips pale but heavy and sensual He lives in the
Place Malesherbes, Paris, close to the home of
Bernhardt.
THE richest colored man in the United States
is Arstide Marie. of New Orleans wLO has an
income from his city rent-ron alone of about
$4,000, to say nothing of his other property.
He has not, however, made all this since Lin
coins proclamation, for he was a large slave
owner before the war, and is gentleman of
blood ana breeding which would throw any num-
ber or Hayten princes i'll the shade, whatever
the particular hue OF their skin. Mr.. Marie lives
abroad, on the Proserpine plan, about half the
year.
GEORGE HOADLEY is a bright, snappy little
man with bOyish face and complexion which
almost approaches the color of a ripe banana
He speaks with quick, nervous, emphatic ad-
dress which denotes nerve power and selfrei-
ance. He seldom INDUCES in liquor, though he
likes a good glass of wine at dinner. Heis an in
defatgable worker, and he takes life too earn
estly to be a good fellow socially. His law part
ner, Edgar johnson, is depended on for socabi-
ity, Mr.. Hoadley speaks German fuently and
is very fair amateur telegraph operator.
THE sculptor selected to cast the bronze euues
tran statue of General Ambrose E. Burnside is
Launt Thompson, of New York, who is quite
celebrated in that line. Among his works is the
statue of General Scott, at the Soldiers E-s.uc,
Washington. The statue is to be completed in
time to be dedicated on Memorial Day, 1886. and
will probably be set up in Exchange Place, Prov
dence r. 1. The money necessary to bear the
expenses OF the work is already secured, the
State contributing $4,000. the city $4,000, and
$4,000 or $4,000 being secured by private
subscription.
81 DON'T believe" said an old army officer in
Washington the other evening "Lhat Senator
Malone has the faintest idea where his oem-
mission as brgaGier in the Confederate army is.
I captured his wagon train one day. -.Aey
brought me a wagon said to be his personal
property, in the military sense of the word. In
it were peck and half of corn and grip
sack. The latter held brand-new Confederate
brigadier's uniform and Mahone's commission as
a brigadieT- general in the army of the Confe6er-
ate States of America. 1 gave the corn tony
horse, the uniform to my little servant, whom 1t
fitted to IA ncety, and some day I'm going to
give the commission to Malone. It's in my desk
nOw."
THE Pope is seyenty-four, and Ia a tall, thin,
ivory -complex exioned man, with benignant ex-
preston and smiling lips. bearing the stamp of
indelible firmness-the expression of a man TO
bend, but never TO break. Some has said he
has the mask of Voltaire, but this is nonsense.
There Is none of the saturnine caducity, the de-
pressed mouth and prominent chin, or spectral
smile. Leo XIII is tall; he wears his years well;
walks upright and thus makes the most OF his
inches His hair is snow-white, and naturally
forms into a crown about his fineiy-developed
brow. His long face is serene. mis- small eyes
dancing with intelligence; add to :his harmo-
nious sonorous voice and wide knowledge of
languages, which ne speaks with the correoUness
of professor.
MADAME MoDJEsKA is believer in dreams.
When she dreams of rats she says it is fore
boding to her OF some accident or trouble This
verified during the second week of her re-
cent engagement at San Francisco. At break
fast, on the emorning of Saturday, she said to her
husband: 81 dreamed of rats last night 1
thought they were coming out of the foOtIights.
Something will happen in the theater. 1 am
sure" "Tut! tutl Helcia, you are always wor-
rying," said her spouse, as he devoured an arti-
Gle in the - on NIhilism, and his chocolate
and toast at the same lime. Nevertheless,
Madame foreDodings came true and that after
at the matinee of "As You Like It," the
carpenters having through culpable carelessness
neglected to fasten tree, in which she sits, TO
the stage, she was thrown violently the
boards by its npsetting and 80 badly bruised that