The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-10

Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada, has been
sued for $4,000 OF back taxes.
Mrs. whiteside, who has owned the famous
lookout Mountain, in Tennessee, Ia about to sell
the huge pile Of Socks
The beautiful ruins of Melrose Abbey have
been carefully restored during the last few
weeks by the Duke of Buecleuch, to whom they
belong.
Miss Maud Howe the daughter of Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, has been convicted at last, by
jury OF Boston literary gossips, of the author
ship OF "a Newport Aquarclie"
The Duke of Beaufort is about to play the part
OF an editor. He is supervising the preparation
OF series of small volumes dealing with sport
ing matters. The series will be called the Bad
mintOn.
1t is proposed to form an Ebers gallery in Dres-
den in honor of the famous novelist, George
E6ers, to be composed entirely of pictures in
spired by passages inh his works. Several lead
lug German artists are now at work at drawings
for the purpose.
Mrs. Edison is the originator of what promises
to be verF popular idea in the arrangement OF
the electric light in chandeliers, that of making
the bulb containing the incaudescent loop APP
pear as the stamen of cup-shaped Hover OF
brass or other polished METAL
Rumor has it that Mr.. Parnell, in order 30
keep up the spirits of the people by letting Others
down, has resolved 10 devote part of tue peoples
pence to purchasing distillery. 1t is stated
that lie is already carrying on negotiations with
the proprletors of well-established whisky dis
lilly which is situated close 10 Dnbin's principal
suburb. The matter has been freely spoken of
foundation for the report
The London Lancet has evidence, which it
considers authentic, of n French woman whose
age is 1913 years. Her marriage certificate
shows that she married over 100 years ago.
Her diet consists of soup, containing little vino
or brandy, ana bread. she is scrupuOuslv neat
in her habits, and still does her household work,
| with the assistance of her neighbors. Her gem
eral health is good, and, with the exception OF
| slight deafness, she shows none of the ntirmi-
| ties of extreme old age
A French p2per points out that Alexandra
Dumas predicted the Panama canal in his novel
"Capitaine Pamphlle." BLACK Snake" the pas
| sage runs, "became cacique of the Mosquito ter
| ritory, with the assistance of the English, who
| hoped % make of his capital second Gibraltar.
| in anticipation of the inevitable cutting OF a
| nal across the Isthmus of Panama" Goethe, in
a similar way, predicted the cutting Of the Suez
canal in a letter written fifty years ago, and he
! added that England would take possession of 1t
when it was finished.
Christopher Columbus is now to he honored as
| a Frenchman. Deacon Martin Casanova in Ca-
| Vi, Corsica, finds that the great diseOverer
| born in Calvi, ana, Corsica is a part of
France Columbus Is by implication a French
| man. He Is to have monument in Calvi, ard
when the centenary Of the American discovery
| is celebrated, Deacon Casanova proposes that
| the chief event take place in his towu. The
geographer Peschel who investigated tie sub
| ject, concluded that Columns was born in the
| year 1456. not 1886 or 1446, at Genoa, of Il
| wealthy family, one member of which a
| GenOese admiral.