The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-21

pensati0n, the Sad-eyed wtdOWer turned and said
to him: "Brudder Jackson, I'm more'n ever
convinced that I'm in the hands of an allwise
but INSCRIPTIONS Providence"
SENATOR CULLoM has, since his election, been
taking a quiet rest. The last of this week or
the first of next he will leave for Washington.
his family will remain in the city until the
opening Of the long session which succeeds the
present one.
THE Hochi Shinbon, a native newspaper of ia
pan, criticised the authorities, and was promptly
suspended. The editor invited his subscribers to
the funeral. Several thousand persons were on
hand, and the editorial staff bore a copy of the
paper to an open grave upon a bier.
VoN BULOw's children were as fond of Wag-
ner as his own. Their mother, the daughter of
List, was Won Bulow's wife until she eloped
with Wagner, whom she afterward married with
, Won BulOw's consonv. The intimacy of the three
distinguished musicians was rendered only more
close and cordial by this little episode.
THE presence of some recognition of God on
American coinage was first suggested to the Dr.
rector of the Mint twenty-five years ago by a
foreign missionary, who told him that he was
perpetually being asked by MOslems if Ameri-
cans did not worship the woman on their coins,
and, if not, why they did not recognize their
God, then.
LONDON TRUTH: The relict Of the ill-starred
Colonel Flatters will soon be led to the hymenial
altar by a general of brigade. To become his
wife she will sacrifice the rather handsome pen
sion that Gambetta obtained for her. IL is not
generally known that Louis Philippe, regarding
Colonel Flatters as his son, paid for his educa-
tion and settled on him about $4,000.
Miss CATHARrNE WOLFE, for whom the most
costly house at Newport is being built, has
caused two large beech trees to be moved from
Westchester, N. Y, to Ochre Point. These trees
were planted by Miss WOlfe's father many years
ago. One of them is thirty feet high and the
other twenty-seven feet, and the weight of each
is about thirteen tons. The cost of transplanting
is several thousand dollars.
DUCLos, the academician, once began to tell
before the Marechale Duehesse de Luxembourg
and another great lady a more than doubtful
story, after having eased his conscience by a
formal declaration that a virtuou5 woman need
not fear any story, however equIvocal. At last
he reached a peculiarly trying passage. and the
Duchess, hiding her face with her fan, said:
Sab, NJ. Duclos, really you are giving us credit
! for more virtue than we possess"
WASHINGTON special: MADAME Patti celebra.
ted he: fortieth birthday on Monday, but was so
indispOsed as to be able to receive in person only
the congratulations of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ma
pleson, the charming Cavallazzi. The company
opened at the National tonight to a crowded
house, including the members of the legations
with their ladies in full dress, cabinet officers,
Supreme Court judges. the General of the Army,
and many members of Congress and their fami-
lies. Albani as Marguerite received an ovation"
WAGNER's hair was always highly priced by
his admirers, and whenever he had it cut enthu-
siasts were on the lookout to secure locks of ii.
During the great maestro's last visit to Naples
he had his hair trimmed, and the barber was so
lcited by some of the WagneriTes at the hotel to
sell them the shOrn locks, to his considerable
profit. UnluckIly, Madame Wagner lad prom
ised the hair to a friend, and the barber was
robbed of his perquisites. But remembering
that the butcher who supplied meat to the hotel
had hair similar to that of the great composer,
he persuaded him to have it cut, gratis, and was
thus enabled to send the enthusiasts away re-
joicing.
THE affection and respect with which Eng
lands great Premier Is regarded among his Mid
lothian constituents is picturesqueiy shown by
the following conversation, which took place
during the notable campaign of 1880 between a
Dalkelth minister and "a workinsman. Said the
latter: "Do you see that handq' eyes" 'That
hand shook Mr.. Gledstane's hand the day!"
"Yesi" "Aye, that hand shook Mr.. Gledstane's
hand the day; and what's MAR, that hand shook
Mrs. Gledstanes hand the day; aye, and what's
mair. that hand shook Miss Gledstane's hand the
day. "Then, looking at the brawny member
with undisguised admiration: "NoO, dye think
1 should wash itf"
AT the time of the great Chicago fire Marshall
Jewell was in Detroit, and after some tele-
| graphic correspondence with the officers of the
company, he FASTENED to the scene of rum, and
found "a large crowd of business men assembled
amid the ashes, discussing the probability of re-
covering insurance on their losses. Mounting a
box, Mr.. Jewell announced at once, in his own
genial way, that his company would pay all its
losses in full. The crowd was a little skeptical,
and finally a merchant stepped forward to test
the matter. He presented the policies on his
burned building, amounting to $4,000, which
was a mere 1.-THE Of his total loss. Mr.. Jewell,
ON the spot, with the top of his hat for a desk,
signed a draft for the amount, and that was the
first settlement for loss on the Chicago fire.