The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


p THE deepest seasoundirg ever reached was by the
consistency steamer Blake between Bermuda and the
Bahamas The lead touched bottom at over FIVE and
oneiifth miles.
MANY of the Arabs captured in the battle of Teb
said they knew nothing of the English forces, had
never heard of their victory Arab, had never
heard of Arab himself and had never heard of
Tewfk.
IT having been asserted that the French General
Sehramm nnety-fve, who lately died, was the Oldest
general, Belgian paper says that Antwerp can pro-
duce yet older ninetysix who took part in there
treat from Moscow, and is still able to enjoy life.
LYDIA THOMPSON, the veteran buresque actress,
has charming daughter who is attracting at
tenton in London now. She is known as Miss Til
bury and she is said to have great deal of comic tai
emit which has been developed on the amateur stage
Mr. STURGEON, the famous Baptist preacher, was
born at Kelvedon Essex, on June 49, 1884. He set
tied at Watterbeach. Cambridgeshre, when only sew
enteen, and in London, the church meeting
in the Metropolitan Tabernacle at the early age of
nineteen.
Z. d. WINsLOw, who achieved fame as a forger in
Boston, is a very big man in Buenos Ayres own
ing and editing the Herald of that city. He also
blocks of buildings drives the finest and fastest pair
of horses in the city, has unlimited credit and is
sidered an estimable citizen.
THE other day jealous Providence husband became
so indignant at felow-passenger in street-car be-
he gazed directly at his wife that he got
up and slapped him in the face. just then the car
stopped and small, thiny-cad girl helped the of
fender off the car. He was blind.
A PRETTY tough customer that Nine Paul AIinck
the Paris anarchist, must be. She named her first
born son Tucifer Satan Vercmgetorix, and now an
the advent of a second, who is be called
Spartacus Blanqui Revolution If this thing is kept
up the parish record there will have be suppressed
incendiary literature.
LIEUTENANT DANENHowER is reported to have won
his wife, as Othelo did by his thrilling tales of his
most disastrous chances" He first met her during
his ecturing tour and afterward in private narrated
his adventures in the arctic seas and gained her
heart well as her But then, many young
woman has been won merely by iudicious dispensing
of ice-cream.
APRoPos of the proposition TO erect memorial to
Dickens, correspondent of London daily paper
quotes passage from the novelists will which will
probably prove fatal to the project II coniure my
friends account to make me the subject of any
monument memorial testimonial whatever. rest
my claim to the remembrance of my country upon my
published works."
LOUIS E. SALoMoN 'boss" of the black republic of
Hayti has generally been represented as deerepit
old, dried-up man but correspondent who must
have seen him through telescope, describes him as a
massive broad shoudered giant at least six feet six
inches tall, which is making him stand higher than
history probably will permit Like Fred Douglass, he
has white wife whom he married in Paris where he
himself was educated.
MISS EDMoNIA LEWIS, having both Indian and
gro blood in her veins justly claims to be "colored"
and her recent commission to make marble altar
piece for the Marquis of Butte by means her first
distinction. Sixteen years ago when Edmonia
fresh at Farringford from New York, Tennyson not
only paid her much attention but said that she
almost the only of his visitors that who
caught the spirit of his Lotus Eaters
THE absence of all surgical attendants in the field
does not add to the satisfaction of service in the
Chinese army The theory advanced to explain this
brutality Is not so much callous indifference to
human life u superstition akin to that of 1.-THE pc.
culiar people" who refuse all medical advice to their
children. The who gets bad wound is re-
garded whom the gods to die For
like cause the Chinese reluctant to rescue the
drowning.
Mr.. MUNTz the senior member for Birmingham
who of those who congratulated Mr. Peel on
his elevation to the Speakers chair present at the
baptism Of the latter when he named Arthur
Wellesley, after the Duke of Wellington who
also present the occasion in the capacity of god
father. This in the year 1929 when Mr.. Muntz
was in his eighteenth year. Mr. Muntzs father talso
NJ, p for Birmingham beard when there
was not another in the House Of Commons and was
known throughout England the with the
beard"
FRENCH paper relates that Alboni on one occa-
sion, finding herself near Como, and learning that
Pasta nad vita on the lake proceeded TO pay her
visit dreadful looking old satterrly bag TO
the door recalling in her appearance the canpagnonne
in "Ruy Bias who conducted the visitor TO parlor
and said the Sgnora would presently be there. In a
few moments she made her appearance, and Aboni
was startled to recognize in her the old sattern she
had seen. somewhat fixed up" Reading her
visitors thoughts she said You are saying to your
self Can this be Pastai Well, tho fact is, have