The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

WILKIE COLLINS has sanctioned the transla-
ton of his works into Bengal.
JUSTICE GRAY has become more affable in
manners since he was Chiefustice in Massa-
chusetts, but his friends say he is not killing
himself with hard work.
THE Duke of Argyll is carrying whisky on one
shoulder and water on the other While pro-
nounced teetOtaler, he owns twenty-five distil-
leries which flourish on his domain at Campbell
town.
CONNECTICUT ladies are about to give a novel
entertainment at Hartford for the sake of sweet
charity. 1t will consist of tableaux based on the
chief works of celebrated poets, with the charac-
tiers and groups arranged therefrom.
THE number OF New Workers who have never
heard or seen Mr.. Beecher is very large. Every
countryman visiting New York makes it point
to cross the river and see the famous preacher.
and of course, all Brooklynites attend his church
at times, but very few New Workers go TO Brook
Ign to near the great divine.
HENRY WARD BEECHER remarked in his
church on Friday night that he was unfortunate
enough to be in a situation that induces news
papers to keep the public informed of HIS actions
and movements. actually" he SAID, ''if I wear
a new coat some of them would mention it. SO
1 do ne ] have a mind to, and doa't care what
they say
THE death of Augustus G. Dodge, Of Iowa, re-
calls the fact that he and his father both held
seats in the United States Senate at the same
time, the latter from Wisconsin. Hon. George
w. Jones, the colleague of A. c. Dodge in the
Senate from Iowa, and Buchanan's minister to
the Central American States, is still living, at
very advanced age.
MR.. CLEIss, from Baltimore, who holds
strong views in favor of the benefits to be de-
rived from the practice of vegetarianism, has
arrived in Paris He ishccompanied by his wife
and two daughters, and he proposes, with their
assistance, to inaugu-ate vigorous campaign
in favor of his theories. He will deliver a series
of lectures in the different cities, and he has al
ready circulated a large number Of pamphlets
which extol the desirabllity of a vegetable diet.
He expresses himself as being perfectly conf
den. of making many converts. The interview
ers of the Paris press say that he is non compos.
A CoLoRED attache of the White House thus
describes popularity of his master: master
Arthur nebber goes to bed in cold wedder wild
out big blazin' fire in HIS room, wedder here
OF out to Soldiers Home and we as has ter
clean up and look arter de fires hez ter take up
bundle oh dis hyar lightuin' wood ebbery night,
so as he kin frow it in de fire an make er blaze,
an sit dar an tink while a-watchin' OBJ de shad
ows on de wall When he uses de lighlnin'
wood, he nebber uses er light, an when he gets
tired he jumps in de bed an watches de flames
flicker till he goes ter sleep. He's mighty per
tickerler about dis lightnin' wood, an If de sup
ply gins out, dar is some fun till dar's more put
in de bin"
MRS. GLIDER, in Boston Gazette ''You proba-
bly, know that General sickles has but one leg,
and has been unable to wear an artificial one,
so that he is naturally obliged to walk on
crutches. After the house is comfortably seated
and the opera is going smoothly along, just as
the prima donna reaches her most ford pas
sage, OF the tenor touches his high G, you hear
a dull thud down the main aisle of the opera
house, and, looking around, you SEQ rather
f1ne-looking man on crutches swinging himself
into his seat. You naturally ask, who is thatP
and soon get your answer that it Is General