The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-19
ABOUT people.

Mr. THEODORE TILToN has grown fat and no
longer looks intellectual or romantic.
THE word Deseret, so commonly used by the
Latter-day Saints, is term found in the Book
u Mormon, and signifies "houey-bee." 1t has
no reference to the desert, as has been COM
monty supposed.
JESSE A. RAMSEY is doubtless the youngest
grandfather in Kentucky. He is barely thirty
six years of age, and has grandson, Master Les
ter Nelson, who is now eighteen months old. Mr..
Ramsey's parents and grandparents are also
living, and bid fair to do so for many years.
Miss EMILY FAITHFUL has not yet decided
whether to return to Englang this spring or not
Her friends here are urging her to remain during
the summer, and lecture next winter. She will
lecture soon in Brooklyn on the Changed Posi-
t1Gn of Woman in the Nineteen tn Century"
The Boston Saturday Gazette announces that
Mr.. G. w. Tewksbury, Of that city, has lately
sold for $4,000 a handsome building lot in
one Of the suburbs of Chicago to a club of which
General Sheridan is the leading spirit, and upon
which a handsome clubhouse is to be erected at
once.
WILLIAM BARNES, of Washington, takes back
an earlier and hasty declaration by advertising
in the Washington Post: ''Notice-I was mis-
taken about my wifes intentions when she left
me and went to her own home sick with a fever,
TO be with her children. revoke my former adj
vertisement, and acknowledge was hasty re-
greet its appearance"
MAN of growing interest in financial, and
especially Southern interests, is George I. Seney,
the New York banker and hacker of the Nickel
plate system, and now of the East Tennessee,
Memphis & Macon system. 1t is well for the
public to become acquainted with projectors OF
this character, especially when they show a
cordial philanthropy. as Mr. Seney has done.
ALEXANDER H. MITCHELL, of Milwaukee, is
said to be worth $15,000,00O, and he hasi in Scot
land, whence he came, a schoolmate who is
worth $40,000,00. 1t is related that the two
met in France a few years ago and spent the day
together The Glasgow man paid all the bills.
At the close of the day, when the two sat down
TO dinner, the Glasgow banker pulled out card,
and, turning to Mitchell, he said: "sandy, you
owe me 81 S." This was Sandy's share of the
expense of the day.
JUDGE ANDREW WYLIE. who is presiding over
the star-route trials, is described having
head like that of some fine old Roman of the
Golden Age. 1t is long and deep and crowned
with silvered hair His face is smooth shaver,
with complexion fresh, and his firm mouth and
blue eyes are constantly beaming out into smiles.
He tries the tedious star-route cases very pa
tlenty; but to friend the other day, in reply to
frankly: 81 am; and are we ALL"
THE ages of the United States Supreme Court
judges are as follows: Judge Harlan is so, and
the youngest man on the bench; the Chief JUS
tce is 81; Judge Field, 81; Judge Bradley, 70;
Judge W GODS, SO; Judge Stanley Matthews, 50;
Judge Gray, So and Judge Blatchford, IS.
Judge Miller was appointed in 1862, Judge
Field IN 1863 Judge Bradley In 1870 the Chief
Justice in 1874, Judge Harlan in 1877, Judge
Woods In 1880, Judge Matthews in 1881, Judge
Gray in 1881, and Judge Blatchford in sS2
Ex-M AYoR ELIAS PLUM, OF Troy n. Y, whose
death at the age of seventy-nne years has
just been announced, was a Democrat, but he
was always q good hater of such Democratic
doctrines as slavery and secession, In the days
of the underground railroad he was practical
sympathizer with the managers and passengers
of that institution. The late William Rich was
the trusty agent through whom ne acted.
''What is wanted now, William7" he would ask
whenever Mr. Rich called at his place of bust
ness-as lie very frequently did. ''well sir"
would be the frank reply, az have fresh batch
of fugitives, and DO money 10 care for them"
"Why, William, what would you do2 Would you
break the laws of your country, sirf" "N-no,
sir" "Then take ths"-handing him O roll of
mOney-"and send those runaways right
straight TO their masters" And Mr. Rich,
interpreting Alright the twinkle in Mr.. Plums
eye, would take the money, and by the end of
the week all the fugitives would be safe in Cana
da.
MRS GEORGE H. PENDLEToN, whose husband
is again attracting attention a presidential
quantity, is of Puritan origin, her earliest Mary
land ancestor, Edward Lloyd, having been
forced out of Virginia in 1850 for monochrome
ity. His eldest married Henrietta Maria
Neale, named for the wife of Charles l., and born
in Spain, and presumably Catholic, for from her
sister Dorothy was descended Chiefjustice
fancy. Mrs. Pendletons maiden name was
Mary Alicia Lloyd Nevins Key. Her father was
of rather pioneer family. Her husband is
somewhat her junior. Her connections are ex-
traordinary, embracing General Scott, cad
miral" Buchanan, John Morgan, the Towards,
CAROLS, Chews, Taylors, etc. Her Francis
Key Pendleton named for his grandfather, the
author of the "Star-spanged Banners a law
yer in New York city. Mrs. Pendleton reared
the children of her brother, Philip Barton Key,
and gave them a new Western opportunity. Two
of the daughters, at least, are married, and the
son. James Swami Key, has been in the theat-
rical business.