The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-26

he rose to depart she invited him to call again,
saying; "And then you'll be ready to give in
your resignation as Minister of the Interior.
and place yourself at the head of the revolu-
tionary party" And he was actually afraid to
go near her again lest her words should prove
true.
In Rome, Augustuss tomb is a variety theater,
Hadrian's mausoleum a barracks Nero's gar
dens the Popes Gardens, Caesars death-place
green grocery, Marcellus's theater a black
smiths shop, Thus the whrligig of Time brings
in his revenges; or, as the big boy in the second
Latin class might say flor he usually knows
more of the Latin poets than he does of his own
Shakespeare, Temporal mutantur ct nos muuu-
muir in Ills.
THE American archbshops summoned TO
Rome are: Archbishop Corrigan, of New York;
Gibbons, of Baltimore Williams, of Boston;
Fehan, of Chicago; Purcell OF Cincinnati; Heiss,
of Milwaukee; Perche, OF New Orleans; Seghers,
of Oregon City; Kenrick of ST. Louis; Alemany,
of San Francisco, and Lamy, of Santa Fee. OF
these ArchDlshOpS Purcell, Perehe and Kenrick
will be represented by their coadiutors-BishOps
Elder, Leray and Ryan.
AMONG other curious items of Information we
are told in the World that the Queen breads
nothing except dispatches" This is nonsense.
The Queen reads largely, and there is hardly
notable work which appears which her Majesty
does not look through. OF the newspapers the
Queen is supposed to read only such passages as
have been marked for her by the lady-in-wait-
ing. The Queen is particularly fond of the
novels of George Eliot, and keeps set of them
constantly in The bookcase of her private apart
ments
WHITE DOG, the famous old chief of the Og-
alalla Sioux, takes much interest in toruadoes,
and cnrffN Nl,.v.N
fashion, all his own. "Me catch" understand
'catch on'D "cyclone," he says. "Big wind in
cloud Blow wigwam way off. Spit fire. Make
roar like five big herd buffaloes. Always go that
way" (poInting to the northeasu. "Me see
plenty of 'em; more than that many" counting
twenty on his fingers). "When he come, Injun
lie down on his belly and grab soap-weed and
grass. Ughl Big windi"
PRINCESS PIGNATELLI sister to Countess PO
tocka, OF Vienna, very beautiful woman, Is
called by the London Truth ''that handsome but
very eccentric woman" She is on the very
worst terms with her sister, and has disguised
all her relatives by her determination to be-
come public singer. Many a public singer
steps from the stage into the charmed but not
inviting circle Of royalty, but the reverse step,
although 1t may occasionally be an upward one,
never fails to be extremely offensive to the
wesrers of traditional headgear.
THE battle-clnb with which Sitting Bull has
split the head Of many prostrate foe was re-
Gently bought by Sergeant Edwin Ham, of the.
Seventh cavalry, stationed at Fort Yates, who is
now visiting his twin brother at Saratoga. 1t is
in truth an ugly weapon in shape resembling an
adze handle, about two feet long, and thckly
studded with brass nails From its upper edge
project two keen knife blades seven inches long,
and set into the two fat sides are small mirrors
for signalling by means of the SUMS rays. Sit
ting Bull accepted $40 in exchange for this san
culinary relic
THE infidelittes of the gay young King of Spain
continue to be q general topic of discussion
among Spaniards. 1t is held that Queen Christ
iana's German asceticism has suffered an incur
able wound, and that hereafter their Catholic
majesties will live apart. Her Majesty, they say,
is German blue stocking of the highest cultiva-
ton, fine mechanical musician, linguist, and
perfectly amiable, but slightly arctic in temper
ament. Alfonsos favorite, on the contrary, is O
Spanish beauty, whose accomplishments are of
a more spontaneous order. One thing appears
to be quite assured, the young King will not be
cured of his predictions, but means to be
merry monarch, and in the pursuit of his bent
VIII have the approval of his people, who regard
the present affair the most agreeable joke
they have had since the palmy days of Isabella.