The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-13
BREAKFAST CHAT.

| WENDELL PHILLIPS Tolls q VlSltor IN Boston
that his health is much poorer than his
friends are willing to believe.
Mr.. DANA of the New York Sun, is said by
correspondent OF the Atlanta Constitution to be
worth 100000 outside of his newspaper
stock.
HoLE-IN-THE-DAY, a Chippewa Indian, son of
the famous chief of that name, started out on
lecturing tour in Minnesota. His first audience
yielded him So. so, and that ended the venture.
| THE death ia announced in London of John
| Bockley, the composer of many popular
melodies, and best known, perhaps, by his
setting to music of Tennyson's poem, "The
Brook" He was eighty-two years old.
MAJOR ELIJAH ILsE, of Springfield, ILL.,, who Is
one or the most interesting of the many North
ern visitors now in Florida, was captain dur
ing the Blackhawk war, and the then young
Lincoln was private in his company. Major
Ise is eighty-six years Of age.
THE French Premier is as passionately fond of
flowers as old Simon Cameron used to be, and
his rose garden at Blarritz is one of the sights
there. When poor young man he cultivated a
garden on top of a six-story house, and took
prize for his flowers at Partisan exhibition.
THE Duke of Connaught's Egyptian campaign
is said to have aged him considerably, but he
still makes the best speeches that come from the
princes of the blood. He has a voice as clear as
the Queens, good presence, and simple grace
fulness of delivery which makes every sentence
effective.
| WASHINGTON Special A letter received this
morning from Ex-Governor Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, by friend here, says that Governor Hen
bricks is so much improved that he can now
walk about his room without using cane. and
his general health is better than it has been for
some time.
| GENERAL BEAUREGARD is a short, shapely old
| gentleman, with gray hair and white mustache
anda rudy face. He has the appearance and
accomplishments OF a court1er of the days of
Louis XIV, and, withal, hosts of friends. He has
lost two wives, and has married son and daugh-
ter in New Orleans.
LORD sHELBU RNE could say the most provok-
ing things and yet seem quite unconscious of
their being So In one of his speeches. aludng
to Lord Carlisle, he said: "rhe noble lord has
written a comedy" "No, tragedy" inter-
rupted Lord Carlisle. "Oh, 1 beg pardon
| thought it a comedy"
| MAJOR EUGENE GORDON, of Atlanta, when 60
ing home from the war, was given by comrade
letter to mail. The letter was addressed to
| Mr.. Ledbetter, Mobile, Ala. That was seventeen
years ago. Last Thursday Major Gordon
| placed the confederate stamp with regular
stamp and mailed the letter.
SAM FANG, aged twcnty-seven years, took out
naturalization papers In Rochester, N. Y,
the other day, and announced his intention to
| become Democratic Mr.. Fang came
from China twenty years ago. He speaks and
writes the English language very fairly, and is a
member of the Episcopal church.
The Duke Of Argyll's sons having set a good
example to other younger sciOns of noble fami
lies by going into business, daughter of that
| EIoI,
young gentleman who calls himself "mechan-
ical musician" Mr.. Baille- Hamilton, the invent
or of a new musical instrument, something be-
| tween a harmonium and an organ.
| IT is stated that General Grant has written q
| letter, which he has placed in The hands of a
friend, in which he requests that the Senate
bill in the House, placing him on the retired list
with the rank and pay of General of the army
shall not be pushed If there is any marked OPP
position to it. This letter is to be used only in
the event of the development of opposition.
| A FEW days ago Governor Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, was talking with the editor of a paper
that had persstently and bitterly opposed him.
Said the ex-widow: "Sir, we have met on many
a bloody field but I believe you never called
me fool in your paper, did youi" "No, General,
I never did" GAN right, then; if you never
called me fool don't care about the rest"
Miss MARY BARRETT, eldest daughter of Law
renee Barrett, is engaged to marry the Baron
Won Roeier of Stuttgart Miss Barrett and a
sister recently spent some time in Stuttgart with
Miss Howard, author of zone Summer" study
ing music and the languages and doubtless en-
countered the happy baron during their sojourn
The lady Is now passing the winter with her
| family In New York.
| Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN addressed the stu
dents of Colby University, Waterville Me-, on
Wednesday evening of last week, on the "Im-
| portance of Practice in Extempore Speaking"
| AT the conclusion of the address he presented to
the college an oil painting, a copy of the pOr-
trait of Christopher Columbus in the Naval mu-
| scum at Madrid, believed to be the most au-
thentc likeness of the great discoverer. The
portrait will be placed the library for the pres
| ent.
| THE new president of Girard College, Prof.
| Fetterof, is a native of Pennsylvania, aud forty
eight years of age. He began his as
professor of English literature and mathematics
in the Freeland Seminary, at his home, of which
he became principal in 1877, and SO continued
| for five years He was then elected principal OF
the Andalusia Seminary, under the care of the
P. E. Church in Bucks county, and remained
there until his election two years ago as suc
cessor to the then vice-president of Girard Col
lege, Henry W. Airey.
DIR. HOLMES, though long past seventy, car
ries his years lightly, and speaks in the January
Atlantic with no lack of his Old force, and with
promise of future work delightful to every one
OF his readers. "Having laid down the burden
which for than thirty five years
have carried cheerfully," he says, 81
might naturally seek the quiet of my
chimney corner, and purr away the
twilight Of my life unheard beyond the circle
about my own fireplace But when l sec what
my living contemporaries are doing, 1 am
ashamed of my absolute inertness and silence.
The men of my birth-year are so painfully indus
trious at this very time that one of the same
date hardly dares to be idle"
HARPER's Weekly: General Lew Wallace,