The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

! Mrs, GARFIELD lately spent two or three days in
Pennington Connecticut arranging for the admission
Of Miss Moie Garfield into Miss Porters school in
that pretty little village.
| GAD's HILL, Charles Dickens famous residence
near Rochester, is advertised as TO be let furnished
! for the summer" The London World says. even
without taking account of its associations Gads Hill
House is delightful old place surrounded by beauti
full scenery and in the midst of historic district
| GOVERNOR CLEVELAND has brother living who is
a Presbyterian minister near Utica He has FIVE sis
ters. One of them lives the old homestead at Hol
land Patent, is unmarried and is strong advocate Of
womans rights. Another rs the wife of architect
in Toledo Ohio and third is the wife of missionary
| in India
GENERAL SHERMAN has at last paid his license for
extra streetwashing water, rendered him some time
ago by the city of St. Louis. He paid it under pro
test however and in his letter added characteristic
sentence: The city of st. Louis reminds me very
much, he wrote, "of hotel in Omaha, whose pro-
prietor advertised Terms $3.50 per day; board and
lodging extra"
THE Fletcher prize of $500, offered by Dartmouth
college for the best essay The Perpetual Obga
ton of the Lords Day has been awarded to the Rev.
George Elliott of West Union, Iowa. The committee
of award the Rev. Drs. Thompson and Pratt, Of
the Hartford Theological Seminary, and Dr. Stone, Of
the Asylum Hill Baptist Church Theessay will prob
ably be published by the American Tract Society
AT London dinner party the following was handed
to the master of the house, "a selection of piano
forte solos, songs and vocal duets will be performed
this or first fine evening under your window by two
gentlemen in painfully-reduced circumstances, who
earnestly solicit your practical sympathy which, if
any please kindly send to us" In the street be-
low piano ON a cart, accompanied by two men,
who proceeded to give an agreeable performance.
A DINNER was given in London recently by Mr.
Grey, NJ. p. to Henry Willard at which number of
the English visitors to the Pacific slope at the open
ing of the Northern Pacific railroad last autumn were
present. Lord Darlington made speech highly com
plimentary to the energy, enterprise and financial
ability Of Mr.. Willard, and presented him. behalf of
the British guests with beautiful silver cup shaped
like uln and handsomely wrought, with suitable
inscription. Mr.. Willard responded modestly ana
happily. He expects to return home about the first
of August
The death of Paul Morphy releases from hopeless
suffering mind that broke down under the unnatural
strain which his own rare powers invited. Morphys
genius for chess is tradition Of the game, and
while greater players may have arisen have
excited the interest and astonshment which the
Vicious New Orleans boy aroused. His extreme youth
his modesty of manner and the novelty as well the
wonderful skill of his play conspired to make him
the hero Of the day. Chess became the fashion and
the young American prodigy was of the best
known figures of society. But his mind unable
to bear the exhausting labor put upon it. and in the
midst of its triumphs gave way, leaving Morphy a
| melancholy wreck.
IT is said that the elder James Gordon Bennett
sat down very heavily on his chief editor The
sion was something like this. The editor came to
Bennett and said that new man named Smith had
brought in many big points" The editor was half
in favor of employing Smith the regular staff,
but said he, 'Mr. Bennett, the man can't write
| grammar" The was sent for He came into the
awful presence. Mr., Bennett questioned him. The
! young man knew every politician, banker merchant
and public in the city. He knew every steam
ship every exchange and every public Office Bennett
was impressed. After questioning the young for
awhile, he told the editor to employ him. And his
GRAMMAR said the editor. Then Bennett showed
his greatness. Damn grammar! Give us faetsl"