The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Not the slightest.

A FURNISHED house has been taken for the Itch
borne claimant near Southampton.
Mr. WINANs, of Baltimore who rents about
quarter of million acres of deer forests in Scotland
has this season killed $50 stays.
THE Rev. DR.. Abbott e. Kittredge, of Chicago, will
enter upon the pastorate of the Oxford Presbyterian
Church. Philadelphia, about April L next
NOTWITHSTANDING the excitement in China
the Foochow Methodist Conference willlconvene Nov
26, according to announcement Bishop Wiley presid-
ing.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is preparing
series of papers to be published in the Atlantic next
year. They will appear under the general title of
THE New Portfolio
JOHN B. COUCH addressed the scholars OF the
Worcester (Mass) High-school twice, and has in
turn been presented with handsome album contain.
ing the autographs of all his auditors.
Mr.. GLADSTONE during his past and present
premiership, has disposed of the English primary and
of sixteen English bishoprics well of eighteen
English deaneries, besides many canonries and liv
ings.
ANNIE WHITNEY the sculptor, whose last work is
Harriet Martireaus statue has farm of IT'S acres,
oSar which the White Mountain range towers, and
through which the Androscoggin runs and which she
farms practically.
THE venerable Dr. William Dean now In New York
city proposes shortly to SAIL and though seventy
eight years old will his mission work in China,
confident that his old age will entitle him to the posi-
ton of dean of the chapter of nomadic cergymen in
that country.
CORRESPONDENT of the Pail Mall Gazette calls at
tention to the alarming mortality among bishops
wives 1t appears that at present there six bish-
ops who widowers, five who have been married
twice and one the Bishop of Liverpool who has been
married three times
DIR. FRANZ LIszr sends letter TO German paper,
stating that he is overburdened with appeals for his
autograph and requests to examine musical compost
tons and to give his opinion upon them and that he
now informs all unsolicited correspondents that their
letters will receive no answer.
SENATOR MALONE has secured the seat and desk
in the Senate occupied for mary sa-s by the late SEN
ator Anthony, of Rhode Island This seat is in the
front row on the Republican side, next to that
pied by Senator Edmunds, and one of the most prom
inantly located in the chamber.
COOP gracious The great and good Gladstone
has been called in the House of Commons "caek-
ling old GOOSE Chamberlain Is pronounced "a
political drunkard" and Lord Randolph Churchill
for ISLANDERS the corporation of Birmingham, is
threatened with horsewhpping If he sets foot
n that city.
CAPTAIN ERICSSON, the naval architect and invent
Or, who has just passed his eghty-frst birthday is
described as straight reed rosy of skin, with
firm grip of hand, quick step and eye full of
light and his dark beard sticks obtrusvey out from
his cheeks and his black hair is drawn smoothly across
his forehead"
EXPERIENCE may be dear teacher" remarked
clergyman as the contribution box returned to
him empty 'but the members of this particular flock
who have experienced religion have accomplished it
at very triAng cost. The choir will sing the
ty-ninth hymn, emitting the first third and fourth
verses In order to save unnecessary wear on the
organ"
In the northeastern island of Terra del Fuego the
native people, who intermarry frequently with the
more southern Yahgans las they called by the
English mssionsres) the tallest tho GLOBE
according to the report of the French mission to Cape
Horn, presented to che Academy of Science Paris
by Dr. Hahn. In stock and speech these tall people
appear closely related to the Patagonians of the
tinent.
THE experiment Of allowing women TO participate
in the administration of public affairs ON equal
plane with men continues to work well In Washing
ton Territory Chief Justice Green in recent charge
to grand jury composed of both sexes, said
that he had held twelve terms of court in which
women had served as grand and petty jurors land it
Is certainly fact beyond dispute that other twelve
terms so salutary for restraint of crime have over
been held in this Territory
THE Joisalfarer, a Norwegian bark, from Portland,
Ore has arrived at Falmouth, in England, and re-
ports having touched at the famous Pitcairn island on
the 21st of July, where she boarded by James
Russell Mccoy, the principal inhabitant of the place
Mccoy stated that there 100 inhabitants then
on the island that they all well and wished their
respects to be conveyed to the people of England.
They were In want of nothing at present, but would
be glad to receive newspapers.
WHEN Mr.. Henry Irving came to this country last
year he brought literary man with him, Joseph Hat
ton, who had been engaged to write Mr.. Irvings Inn
pressions of America This seemed efether curious
proceeding most actors able to thrive without the
help of travelling Boswels. But MIR. Irving thinks
otherwise apparently. Mr. Hatton is not with him
this year But in the place of that obsequious scribe
he has brought Mr. Frederic DAILY, the author of
Henry Irving in England and America. book