The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.


hunt in the Syrian Alps.
MISS PARLoA, the welLknown lecturer on
culinary science, was the chief cook of the st.
James Hotel, Jacksonville, Fla, from 1871 to
1873, and then she became teacher in the pub
lie schools of the State.
AN odd book has just appeared in England. 1t
contains diagrams Of the palms and backs Of
the hands of twenty-five eminent persons,
among whom are Mr.. Gladstone, Charles OAR
win, Wilkie Collins and the Duke of Argyle.
JUDGE WHITE of Dallas, Tex, thinks that the
great electric storms due to the vast amount
OF exposed iron. There are 100000 miles Of
railway and 100000 miles of telegraph wire in
the United states-quite enough, he urges, to in
fuence natural electricity.
EX-GOVERNOR A. H. RICE, of Massachusetts,
has been unfortunate in his love. His first wife
died early. His wedding day was appointed
with a second lady, but she died shortly before.
He became engaged to third lady, whom he
married, but she became insane shortly after
wards.
MRS. CARRIE BURNHAM KILGoRE, wife of
Damon Y. Kilgore, a Philadelphia lawyer, re-
Gently passed successful examination before
the professors OF the law department of the
University of Pennsylvania, and at the annual
commencement will receive the degree of bach
elOr Of laws
MADAME MoDJEsKA's only son will join her in
Denver next Monday. He has just graduated
from the Academy at Paris, and is on his way
from thar city to meet his mother there. He in
tends to follow the profession of civil engineer
ing. He is twenty years old, and is called a very
bright young man.
CHESTER w. CHAPLIN, who died, on Sunday,
at Springfield, had for more than a quarter of
q century been a conspicuous figure in western
Massachusetts, and for a much longer period he
had been closely identified with the material
development of the busy city where his life was
spent and Of the region around about 1t.
THE little paragraph about Mrs W. X. Van
derbilt's new Russian trotks has now been
printed twice in every newspaper in the United
States. There never was bit of truth i'll it in
the first place. IL was written by New York
Bohemian on a wager that he could concoct a
squib which would live in the newspapers for a
month.
GENERAL JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN was taken
in a special car from Boston to his home in
Brunswick. Me-, on Thursday last. He looked
feeble and worn, and compelled to walk
very slowly In passing from the train to his
carriage, but it is hoped his recovery will be
rapid under the careful nursing aud amid the
pleasant surroundings OF his home.
u1AJOh INlChEhoON 10 u man VI phys
ique, and will not easily be forgotten when once
seen. He IS forty five years OF age, five feet ten
inches In height, weighs about $50 pounds, and
stands very erect His hair and beard, as well
his ey es, jet black, his hair rather short.
but his beard long and flowing. He is quick
spoken, and has q shrewd look about him. His
attire is usually faultless.
WHEN the Princess Louise was at Santa Fe last
winter she visited the store of dealer in local
curIosties. After she had spent some hundreds
of dollars in ancient Pueblo pottery, a wag, who
was "onto it," and who also reished joke on
occasions, stepped up and asked her Highness il
she would like to see a real curiosity. "Oh, in
deed, yes" said the Princess. Reckoning her to
the door, the wretch showed her where the an
cient Pueblo pottery was being made with great
dexterity in the pacita.
CARLYLE's niece wrote bographer FrOude
that she was the inheritor OF her unole's MSS,
and should receive the profits of the sale of the
book. When Froude got his publishers check
for the profits, $4,000, he sent it to the young
lady, saying he did not recognize her claim. but
yielded the money as gentlemanly sacrifice.
The niece replied, angrily, that she had only
got her rights Whereupon Froude rushed to
the bank, stopped payment of the check and
Carlyle's niece went without the money.
JOHN u. WHITTIER OIIeu WrlCeS lmprOmpJu
verses, in albums and elsewhere, bright with
gayety that does not often appear in his more
important works. Not long ago he wrote in the
album of Young lady-who with her friends
had been rallying him on his bachelorhood-th
following lines:
"Ah, ladies', you love TO levy tax
On my poor little paper parcel OF fame;
Yet strange IL seems that among you all
Not one is willing to take my name
10 write and r6WritP. TILL the angels pttV her.
The weariful words-Thine truly, WHITTIER
A GOOD story is told of the wife of an Ameri-
can diplomatist, who is fond of calling upon the
celebrities in every place which she visits. Be-
ing in Florence some time ago, she expressed
her intention of calling upon ''Ouida." the well
known novelist. Her friends attempted to dis
suade her, saying that "Ouida" had violent
prejudice against Americans. Undeterred, the
female diplomatist called at the novelist's
house and was met by6FOuida," who said: 81
must tell you that exceedingly dislike Ameri-
cans" 81 am very much surprised to hear
that" was the reply, ''for they are the only
people who read your nasty booksi" ala
THE recent death of General George P. Buell.
has called out letter written by him last De-
cember to Southern friend who had CHANGED to
become his prisoner in the closing months of the
war; in which occurs this suggestive statement
Ouoct oouii otloA eHO " "'b SOW yum SoOU h-uou-
err who I reoolleot thought her boy was almost
ruined because he had gone to work. felt sor-
ry for her. of COURSE but could not help laugh
ing to myself, for nhough the son OF a rich man
who educated his children welD had been taught
to work always. wonder what that good
mother, il she still lives thinks OF the poor boy
who has the responsibility of 1900 miles Of rail-
road on his mind every moment of time"
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.