The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
DR.. W. 8. JONES, one of the veteran newspaper
men OF Cincinnati, died of dropsy and rheumatic
govt.
WHEN Henry Ward Beecher was at Grand
Forks, Dak he was invited to umpire baseball
match.
THE total amount received annually by Queen
Victoria and other members of the royal family
of England is stated at ss93,392.
MR.. JEREMIAH MILLBANK, of Boston, will build
a church to cost S25, 900 IN the town of Mill
bank, D. T., which is named after him.
BILLY EMERSON has purchased the Harvey
House in San Francisco for $25, 900 and intends
to convert IL into home for the use of INDECENT
actors.
MISS JESSIE BUCKNER, who was implicated in
the famous ThompsOn-Davis tragedy, win make
her debut upon the operatic stage in October
next at the Casino Theater, New York city.
BISMARCK is said TO have become so suspicious
aud tyrannlcal toward all officials of state that
it is believed that if the Emperor dies before
him the Crown Prince will not hesitate to dis
miss him from office.
AT Chautauqua, NY, the Methodists, Baptists,
Presbyterians, COngreg ationalists. Lutherans
and Omitted Brethren hold Sunday-school con-
crosses In the various halls and tents on the
grounds on Wednesday.
THE Rev. B. d. Peck. Treasurer of Maine, left
the State in disgrace twenty-five years ago. He
lately returned to Portland preached a sermon
| about his sins and cOntrtion, and excited much
sympathy in the congregation.
AN English vicar who has already set a good
example by keeping open on Sundays the annual
exhibition of pictures, which is under his con.
| troll, lately announced that flower show on his
grounds would remain open over a Sunday.
| toria tramping ABOUT on the Shaw Windsor farm
in the mud aud rain to inspect the cattle just be-
fore cattle sale. and showing as much interest
any ordinary farmers wife. and no more
| afraid OF the weather.
THE Rev. DIR. John o. Fiske, who has preached
4,l40 sermons, attended 300 funerals and off,
| ciated at 500 marriages. babe farewell to his
congregation in tho Winter-street Church, at
Bath. Me-, on Sunday He has been pastor of
the church for forty years.
ONCE upon time Byron called himself
George Lord Byron, a minor" recent cata-
logue has ventured to go several steps further
and describe the poets "Hours of Ideness" as
"a series of poems, original and translated, by
George Gordon, Lord Byron, minor poet"
WOMEN are better than men, except when it
comes to tOmbstones. SIN n California Gene
terry a large monument stood over the grave OF
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family name of Lord Essex, and has been in the
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luz Ee'sos """resseo !" her ny an auihirer' one
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No hermit e'er could dwell.
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TUE postof,ic. Danar,m.n, raoa,,, so,.. M
tice 10 a woman in ohio inform,ng nar hat lot
ter addressed to her was held on acconn, =,
insufficient postage She didn't let her curios,tv
gel the better of her and send the renu,red
stamp for il, But, instead. she sent a nore and
this ia what IL said: "When pu,npk,ns ara rina
will send Won one that has more brains than
ever had the man who made this rune m nost
age."
AwoMAN named Messlck. who kent bonse for
her brother. living near Marsh Home Kent
eounty. Del. has been iii for soma time mast
On Wednesday last a neighbor. followed nv a
dog came TO visit the sick woman, and the dog