The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

RANDOLPH TUCKER, nephew of Randolph of
Roanoke, is said to be dying in New York OF
govt.
BOSTON Post: ga Virginia woman has named
| her baby Malone, because its alleged father re-
pudates It,"
Mr.. RUsKIN is slightly built man, with mod
est manner. kind blue eyes, and fine converse
tional powers
1T is thought that the prairie hens sent to
Queen Victoria from Illinois will thrive in the
royal preserves
THE novels of Miss Evans, Mrs. southworth
and Mrs. Holmes have been banished from the
Cleveland public library.
Mr.. THOMAS HUGHES, who will visit Rugby In
Tennessee, hopes to find that experimental col
ony settled down in a business;ike way.
Miss JENNIE CAMPBELL, who was "cured" at
Quincy, in Michigan, of consumption by prayer
and faith about two months ago. has just died of
| that disease.
Mr.. BLAINE is now in excellent health and Is
| often seen upon the streets these spring days.
His hair has rapidly whitened and he is becom-
ing somewhat portly.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER observes that "when
one is religious through fear of hell and helsh
| remuneration he is apt to carry good deal of
nell about with him."
LOUISE MICHEL is writing novel at st. La
zare, and behaving with the sweetness of an
angel to the Sisters of Charity, who have charge
of the women's prisons in France.
NERVOUS prOstration has thus far prevented
Miss Clara Barton from assuming the duties of
superintendent of the Massachusetts Womans
Prison, to which she was some time since ap.
pointed by Governor Butler.
MR.. JOHN BRIGHT is lord rector of the Glas-
Cow University. He was lately invested with
the hood, and received the degree of Ii. D.
While speaking during the ceremony he removed
he robes with cool elaboration, having found
! them too cumbersome.
AMONG the rich women OF Boston, Mrs. Susan
o. Brooks, is assessed upon $l,O34 300; Mrs.
John L. Gardner. ST., 1885, 800, and Mrs. Gardner
Brewer, S937,69O; but many of the wealthy
ladies of that city are not taxed for anything
like the actual amount of their property.
A NEW political issue has appeared in New
England. James H. Whittier. of Braintree, VT,
writes to the Boston Post that while he is not a
Democrat he will vote for any Democratic pres
| idential candidate "who will pledge himself to
clean out the fiends who take orders for cut
under hay racks"
MRS. KATHARINE CHASE, for 30 she now signs
herself, having finally acted upon the permits
sion of the courts and the advice of her counsel
to drop the name of the man who has tried per-
sstenty of late to injure her, is living quietly at
her fathers old home, Edgewood, busy with the
care and instruction of her children.
THE cherry tree feled by Mr.. Gladstone in
snowstorm during the Easter recess has been
sent as present to the Bursem Liberals to be
converted into souvenirs which may be sold for
the benefit of their club. AS the tree is twenty
eight feet long, the Burslemites will probably
get good profit from their treasure.
N. R.AN 49,.
lung food, and among all fat-containing sub
stances fresh sweet cream is about the best, and
salt pork the worst. Consumptives should avoid
all scorbutic articles of diet salt meats, pickles.
indigestible made-dishes, rancid fat pungent
Spices cheeae, and all kinds OF intoxicating liq-
uors.
THE Empress of Germany gives an Easter egg
hunt every year to the pupils of her institute at
Charlottenburg. The eggs are hidden carefully
in various pieces of furniture in the Empresss
apartments, ana both the Empress Augusta and
the Imperial Princesses are highly amused by
watching the girls search vigorously in every
corner for their gifts.
LIEUTENANT WIssMANN, German army officer
has made successful journey across the cont.
nent of Africa, from San Paola de Londa on the
west coast to Saadan on the east coast. He
succeeded in exploring Dr. Livingstone's Lake
Lincoln, which had been indirectly described by
Cameron and Stanley, and definitely determined
it's geographical position.
A STORY ia told by the Harvard Herald of
Prof. Benjamin Peirce that 1t was his custom to
invite members Of his section in higher mathe-
MATES to question him after the recitation in
regard to any explanations that were not per-
fectly understood. One of the students took ad-
vantage of this invitation one day. To his sur
prise the venerable professor received his
question in silence. 1t WAS repeated. Still no