The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-26

VICTOR HUGO tells his American visitors that
no speaks little English, but Immediately be-
gins TO converse in French.
JOAQUIN MILLER rises to remark that the daily
newspaper is 1.-THE six-shooter of Eastern civili-
zation." Every man must have one or fall to
the rear of the procession.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS denies the statements
that he is worth 800, 900 or $50, 900, and de-
clares that both HE fortune and his annual in
come are very greatly Over-estimated.
THE paper yacht to be propelled by steam
which E. Waters & Sons, of Lansingburg, have
been at work for several months, is about ready
to be launched. The builders are confident that
their experiment will be successful.
The youngest of Deawares Judges, Associate
Judge wiles. is sxty years old. Chancellor
Salisbury is sixty-six CHIEF Justice Comegy ID
past seventy. Judge Houston is close on to
seventy. Judge Wootten is nearly eighty.
THE Khedive of Egypt has voluntarily sur
rendered $4,000 year Of his civil list to be
devoted TO the payment of indemnity claims.
But this will not make him poor, as he still gets
S735.OOO himself and his family 5000, 1000 more.
1t is no wonder Egypt is poor.
GEORGE DU MAURIER, the principal artist of
"Punoh,' was born in England of French
father and an English mother, and almost lost
his eye-sight studying art, having done his
nearly twenty years work with less than half
the vision other men are endowed with
WHEN Cardinal Archbishop Manning was
merely Anglican rector of Lavington his wife
died, causing him years of grief, hut freeing him
for the elevation he so rapidly attained in the
Roman church. One of the oanons of his own
pro-oathedral has rather severely observed that
the greatest blow the Catholic church has
oeived in this century was the death OF Mrs. Man
ming.
REPRESENTATIVES, HoLMAN's home in Dear
born county, Is about seven miles from the
county seat. where lac practices law. He goes
down on the railroad i'll the morning, comes
back to dinner at noon, goes down to court again
before O'clock and returns home in the even
ing. He has done this for years. Every year the
railroad offers him an annual pass. Every year
he declines. He is one Of a growing class of con-
gressmen who prefer TO pay their way.
THE Viscountess de Courvars toilet at O recent
reception in Paris had the train and bodice OF
pale grayish-blue lamDas, covered with large
gold flowers; the tablier was ivory satin,
trimmed with gold guipure; the high bodice,
crossed with folds fichu, disclosed flots of
ivory and gold lace, and 1t fastened slant
wise with large diamond buttons; gold lace ruf-
ties to the elbow sleeves; long tan Suede gloves;
bouquet of diamonds in the hair fastening an
aigrette of blue feathers powdered with gold.
RIGHT opposite "rhe Fishery" where Sir
Beaumont Dixie resides, is the country residence
OF Lord Sandys, and the lawn of the latter
stretches clear down to the waters edge. Some
time ago Lord Sandys gave dinner party, and
Lady Florence Dixie was one of the invited
guests. Before the dinner Lord Sandys, with
one of his friends (through whom the story
comes to mel, was enjoying a breath of fresh air
hi 49,
splashing drew their attention toward the river.
In another moment a dripping figure emerged
from the water. The maid turned out To 10 Lady
Florence, who had swum 1.-THE Fishery"
in II bathing gown. and sent her maid around to
the bridge with her clothes.