The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

JEFFERSON DAvISs nephew having died recently,
none of his name of his family survive except
himself. He has been married twice, but has no
male descendant who bears his name his only son
having died little while ago.
Mr. JAMES WILLIAM DEFoE, the great-great-
grandson Of Daniel DeFoe, is paralyzed nearly blind
and in urgent need An English paper suggests that
all who have ever read Robinson Crusoe contribute
penny to the descendant of its author.
Mrs. MARK HoPKINs's building of $500 900 pal
ace at Great Darlington, Mass, and her permanent
removal that place will go far towards paying the
taxes of the entire Heretofore the bulk of her
property has been taxed in San Francisco
In Missouri there is lake which is unique 1t pos.
sesses a beach largely composed of lead sand This
has been produced by the gradual breaking down of
bank containing veins of galena. The water is said
be poisonous, and no fishes found the
beach
THE Cincinnati Graphic announces upon private
and authoritative information that President Arthur
and Miss Tillie Frenghuysen, daughter of Secretary
Frelinghuysen, engaged to be married and the
wedding will take place during the second week of
January next"
I.oED RossE son of the famous astronomer and
owner of the largest teecope in the world. far as
spacepenetratng capacity concerned arrived in New
The aperture of his telescope six feet which is high
er than he is himself and it has focus of iftythr
feet or more feet than he is years of age. He looks
about forty years old is rudy, and has the ap
pearanee of jolly farmer than a stupendous earl.
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE has no intention of visit.
ing Berlin and the reports to the contrary untrue
The truth is that though his general health continues
good his illness Of last spring has left him al
most too i'll to leave his His memory, however.
is unimpared aud he manages large correspondence
and transacts good deal of business every day. The
old Baronet will attain his hundredth birthday
Oct "a and preparations being made by his
friends TO make the celebration worthy of the ocea-
sion.
Mr.. HENRY CoxwELLl the veteran English aero
naut, says; "Balooning has saved my life Can you
be surprised when you think of the great body of
nure unadulterated oxygen which you enter when
YOU reach height of, say milel 1t imparts
life to me every time go up and it is with reluctance
unit it. Whenever | feel unwell long to undertake
an ascent and have doubt that if means could be
devised for their passing unscathed through the
lower regions of fog, many invalids would benefit i'm
mcasurably from an ascent in balloon"
In England there is story current that Mrs.
Langtry, when last in New York sent for young
American dramatist, who had been recommended a
good person to write play for her. He called and
was asked to take seat Mrs. Langtry entered the
room. Without a word of formality she surveyed
him with a cold English stare, and then walked clean
around him. looking at him the whole time. 1t was,
ofeourse emnently agreeable to be surveyed like
horse on sale. But he stood it. Having completed
her survey she asked almost contemptuously, And
do you think that you could write play3" The
author who had made several successes replied in
civil tone: well, don't know. dare say may be
about competent to write play your are to act
one They did not come to terms.