The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

G. P. R. JAMEs's record is beaten by that of
the Polish novelist, j. j. Kraszewski. who is
credited with the production of 400 novels.
THERE are ten exGOvernors now in the Sem
ate, namely: Anthony, Brown, Colquitt Coke.
CullOm, Garland, Groome, Hampton, Harris and
| Hawley.
THE Earl of Rosebery will, 1t is understood,
shortly enter the cabinet as Lord Privy Seal and
as Minister for Scotch Affairs. In that event he
will resign the under-secretaryship of the Home
Office
WHEN General Spinner asked by Florida
man, a few days ago, how old he was, and if he
was in good health YET, he said: "I sm eighty
one years of age, still in good health, and be-
lieve can whip men of my size yet"
FRED. DOUGLASS, who is now over sixty years
OF age, is said to be about to marry a very hand
some young woman several shades lighter than
himself. His wife, the partner of his many
| troubles and triumphs died over year ago.
THE twenty-ifth anniversary of the Lourdes
apparitiUn is drawing near, and great pilgrim
| age is now being organized in its honor. The
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lord and Lady
Denbigh, Lady Londonderry, Lady Georgiaua
Fullerton, Lady O'Hagan and Lord Ralph Kerr
are upon the committee.
GEORGE A. SMITH, of Hartford, saw a runaway
horse coming on the street, and, as the flying
animal dashed past, seized the rear of the sleigh,
jumped In, grasped the reins, and in two min-
utes the horse was jogging quietly along with
| dead man driving him. Heart disease, melted
| by tine sudden exertion, had killed the man In a
minute.
JOSEPH A. WHEELOCK, ESQ, chief editor Of
the st. Paul Pioneer-Press, and family, will sail
| for Europe on the steamer Alaska, the first
week in July. They will make extended
tour of the continent, and while in England
remain the guests of Major Walter owner of the
famous Sharples Washington portraits, at his
countryseat in smford, Horsham, Sussex.
SENATOR TABoRs first wife, writes one who
knew her in earlier days, was the banker for the
miners who worked with her husband. At times
she had thousands of dollars of gold dust in her
bosom wrapped In little buckskin bags, each
labeled with the name of the owner. Tabor him
self was always believed to be as scrupulousy
honest then as he is known to be generous now,
THE latest gossip about Jay Gould is to the
effect that he has declared his intention TO retire
from active business as soon as he completes his
projected tour around the world. The story
goes that his son. Mr.. George ]. Gould. a young
man of twenty-three, is to take his place as
speculator, and Mr.. Gould himself will lead
private life Mr.. Gould's fortune is carefully es-
timated in round numbers at $100,O00,OOO
JOHN b. MCMAsTER, author of the new ellis
tory of the People Of the United States" was
born at Brooklyn, Long Island, June 90 1852.
His grandfather was Robert Bach, a prominent
Brooklyn merchant in the days when that city
numbered 10000 souls His father was James
McMass ter, a native of New York State, and till
the war opened, a banker and planter at New
Orleans, Mr.. McMaster's early years were
spent in New York. Here he was educated in
the public schools, and graduated from the Col
lege of the City of New York in 1872 For
year he taught English grammar in that institu-
ton as fellow, but in 1873 he set out to become
a civil engineer, spent some time in Virginia and
Chicago, and when the panic came returned
to New York to go on with the history. for
which materials had been collecting since 1870.
Some reviews have attributed to him the works
of the late John Richard Green as model. But
the plan of the first volume of the "History of