The Indianapolis journal., 1883-05-19

Carlyle speaks Of her as "the most queen-like
woman had ever known or seen. The honor Of
her constant regard had for ten years back been
among my proudest and most valued posses-
sions"
BOXES of wedding-cake have been received in
washington from the wedding of ex-senator
DAVIS. They arc ornamented with a couple OF
coolng turtle-doves, and the idea of the huge
bridegroom posing as turtle-dove has been sug
gested by iconoclastic testers,
REV. DIR. ]. P. NEWMAN, of New York. closed
his last Sunday sermon in these words: "The
Holy Ghost is divine telephone, giving us the
sweet voice of Jesus. What sham life to seek
supreme happiness in the opera, the ball and the
society Of other ladies than your wife"
NJ. WADDEGToN, the French ambassador to
the Cars coronation, is spending money lavish
iy In preparation. he has secured several state
carriages, which are being gilded and painted
gorgeousy; he has borrowed lot of horses and
secured retnue, and he goes to Moscow with
an ostentatious pomp and pageantry.
SOME one recently wrote letter to tho Rev.
Dr. Buckley, asking him il a member of the
Methodist church can consoientiously keep
checker-boards for sale in his place of t1sness.
Dr' buckley at once answered as follows: "Ie
depends largely on the kind OF business he is in.
Ii he is butcher or baker or candlestick maker
IL would seem inconsistent to keep checker
boards for sale, as there is no connection be-
tween them and that kind OF business"
1T is General George P. Buell., and not, as most
OF the papers have It, General D. G. Buell., who
recently underwent a surgical operation in Nash
vile Tor the removal of a portion of the lower
jaw, neoessitated by an injury received by fall
ing from horse a few years ago. General
George P. Buell. entered the army as lieutenant
colonel of the Fifty-eighth Indiana volunteers
during the war. He is now colonel Of the FIT
teenth infantry and brevet brigader-general.
Globe Democrat.
SAxoNY has some very curious laws concern
Ing servant girls For instance, the mistress is
required to allow the servant one pound of butt
ter and one pound of coffee per month, or thd
equivalent in money. If the servant furnish her
own bedding she receives one and one-half cent
per night for so doing. seventy-hv cents per
night is allowed the servant for her washing,
and she receives per cent. on all purchases she
makes. She must givea months notice before
leaving her place, and must keep sbook for
recommendations, in which, upon leaving her
place, her mistress is compelled to state the
cause of the servants leaving, and also what is
her character.
JOHN L. ROONEY, OF the New York fire depart
ment, has been decorated with the Bennett
medal for gallant conduct at the burning Of the
Potter building. The medal is a heavy gold one.
about the size of a double eagle, and is suspended
from a bar of the same material, which serves as
clasp. The face of the medal contains the ale-
gorlcal design of the figure of Neptune sur
rounded by sea nymphs and fire fiend. On the
reverse, surrounded by a wreath of laurel
leaves are the words, Presented to Fireman
John L. Rooney, in appreciation Of meritorious
performance of duty as fireman. T. Bailey
Meyers, Robert s. Hone and James Mclean,
Fire Jan. 81, 1882"
"IN india" writes lady correspondent 1--WE
all rise early, and have comfortable ohota-
hazree, or little breakfast about o'clock.
After that q mother of family can always
secure quiet tune, while the children go out
for their morning walk, till breakfast at 8
O'Clock. Then comes the housekeeping have
always kept a ellsupp.ied store-closet, and
have given out daily according to what order
and write down for luncheon, dinner and break
fast next day The fashion is for the cook to
buy every day in the bazar small quantity of
each article that the lady writes down in her
book, and the price, often after much d;sputng,
is entered against it, Visiting hours are from
IL to 2; but as morning rides luncheons, tennis
parties and dinner parties bring all together,
our visits are really matters of ceremony. and
the going round calling thing to be got over
and congratulated on when accomplished"