The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.
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New York to edit Pulitzerss paper or papers.
PAULINE LUCIA has announced her intention
OF quitting Vienna in the autumn. She proposes
to reside in future at Berlin.
THE submission of the prohibitory amend
ment by the Ohio Legislature TO the people is
attributed largely to Senator Sherman's influ-
ence.
MISS MADGE WICKHAM, of Goshen, Ind, a
prodigy on the violin, sails to-day for Berlin
with her mother, to study music thoroughly
there.
MARY ANDERSON, 1t is said, hopes within two
years to master Creek Latin, French and Ger
man, so as to read the great authors in the orig
ina. She has thrown aside all novels and barely
reads the newspapers.
BISMARCK is not a good orator. He coughs,
stammers and stops for the right words, and
often becomes involved in sentences which
seem almost interminable. When he writes his
style is idiomat1c and graceful
LrEUTENANT-CoLoNEL GUIDE ILGEs, of the
Eighteenth infantry, who captured Sitting Bull
and his band, has placed his resignation IN the
hands OF General Terry. This announcement
will create considerable surprise in army circles.
LAWRENCE BARRETT's two daughters are
in Germany, completing their education at Stutt-
CART The elder will be married next fall to
Baron Won Htidel, and Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett
have made preparations to be present at the
wedding.
MR. CHARLES P. MILLER, for several years past
writing editor on the New York Times, has been
promoted to the position of editorin-chef, fill
| ing the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. John Ford. The latter gentleman has the
control of the Brooklyn Union-Argus
Mr.. CURTIS, in Harper's Easy Chair, believes
that woman will never reach her proper develop
ment until she ceases to be under the dctation
of men. "In n world where the tacit understand
ing Ia that women must study to please men, the
vanity and folly and mad extravaganza of the
fashionable women are mainly due to men,"
EX-SENATOR GEORGE W. JONES, of Iowa, has
just celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday at his
home in Dubuque. The Times of that city says
that for his years he is n remarkable man. He
is in good health, vigorous, active, and strong.
and, except for his snow-white hair and beard,
would pass for of fifty. ne has resided in
Dubuque and vicinity firty-seven years.
CHARLES DICKENS Is reported to have ''assist-
ed" at seance once and requested the attend
ance OF the spirit of Lindley Murray. He was
soon informed that the spirit awaited his ques-
tioniug. Are you the spirit of Lindley Muir
ray2" asked the great author of the great gram
marian. 81 are" replied the incorporeal visitor.
Mr.. Dickens was Immediately convinced.
OF sara Bernhardt Lucy II. Hooper writes
from Paris to the hadelpha Telegraph: "She
has laid asiis, the flaming toilet of scarlet plush
and gold yellow satin wherewith she used to as
tonish her audiences in the second act, and now
wears dress OF white satin. worked with pearls
and silver, which Is far more tasteful and artis-
tic. But despite profuse lace draperies, it is
very evident now that Nine. Sara will soon have
to quit the boards for brief period, and that be-
fore many months-it may be weeks-have