The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

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JAMES AND HARRY GARFIELD, sons of the late
President Garfield have determined to study law with
the intention Of practicing
THE justprobated will of Samuel w Sweet, of Bos-
ton exhibits less than $500 900 left for charity,
which will keep Samuels memory, as well as name,
sweet.
MIR. FRoUDE, having completed the life of Carlyle,
is engaged on the preface to the third volume, in
which he will vndicate the he followed as Car
lyle's literary executor.
WASHINGTON IRVING stands on the books Of the
United States Treasurer defaulter in the sum %
three cents. distinguished army officer is default
to the extent Of one cent
A YOUTHFUL Jesse James society in Hoboken re-
Gently captured cigarstore Indian in lieu of live
aborgne and when the reclaimed it the top OF
its head had been scalped off to below its ears
AMERICANS travelling abroad, as viewed by Rev.
Dr. Buckley, present greater diversity Of manners
and personality than the tourists Of any other
try but the Doors among them the ones usually
identified as from the Atlantic.
WASHINGTON correspondence st. Louis PostDis.
patch There whispers of another possible Cabinet
marriage, in the famyof the Postmaster general the
prospective groom mentioned being Mr.. Hendricks,
who occupies position in the Office of the Postmaster
general
Mr.. HUBERT HERKoMER is building a medieval
tower at Lech. Bavaria, his birthplace 1t will con.
tain five rooms and be used as studio Many Of its
decorative pieces will be of hammered iron Mr. Her
komer, like Mr.. Louis G. Tiffany, having keen APP
probation of the artistic possibilities of that metal as
well practical acquaintance with them.
The Rev. James P. Smith, speaking at Fredericks.
burg, Va, on Thursday of "Stonewar jackson, told
this story: Jacksons power of selfcontrol was won
to ask him which way the army would move on the
following day. Can you keep secret, sirl asked
jackson Yes sir, said the gentleman, supposing he
about to obtain the desired information. Then,
sir retorted Jackson 80 l. .
MRS BONANZA MAcKEY escorted Mrs. Bonanza
Fair the other day from Paris to Liverpool whence
Mrs. Fair is to take passage for America. OF the
turning rich woman Paris letterwriter says: II saw
at the various shops orders just completed for her.
never saw more beautiful lingerie nor more luxurious;
and the pricesi The bill at place alone for
eighteen garments, all linen and deliberately trimmed
with real lace, somewhere near $2,OO0--nos
1000 francs mind
Mrs. ORD, widow Of General E. o. g. Ord, now re-
sizing at Hinton Nd. is the owner Of the table upon
which the articles of surrender at Appomatox Court
house were written General Ord commanded corps
of the federal army, and present when Generals
Grant and Lee agreed upon the terms of surrender.
Immediately after the surrender he purchased thu
table that had been used by the great captains in
drawing up the papers relating to the conditions oE
the captulation and thas been in the possession Of
his family ever since.
QUEBEC telegram says that John O. Emo remains
at the St Louis Hotel in that city and has gained in
flesh in the past two months. His family and soma
friends with him. One of his children, daugh-
ter, eight years old, was seized with malaria fever
about fortnight ago. and for time the physicians
had grave doubts to her recovery Emo, the tele-
gram says, took his chds illness to heart than
his personal troubles even, and to his intimate
acquaintance he blamed himself as to the cause in
having necessitated the change of residence.
EX-SENATOR NEsMITH, Of Orgon the news Of
whose insanity has been heard with deep regret by alt
who ever knew him. was of the strong ndepend-
emit characters that than great learning and
accomplishments. 1t is told of him that shortly after
he entered the Senate Charles Sumner asked him. in
the presence Of several other senator's how he felt
when he first took his seat Nesnith replied that at
first he wondered how he ever came to get
into that august and historic body but that after he
had been member few weeks he wondered how
any of you fellows ever got here"
DR.. HUNTER MCGUIRE medical director on Stone-
wall Jackson's staff says the General had, as If by
when it seemed his guardian angel deserted him. for he
was struck by three bullets in quick succession The
first went through the right hand lodging under the
skin The next entered the left forearm just below
the elbow and came out near the wrist completely
shattering both bones. This followed by ounce
ball crashing through the left the shoulder
severing an important artery To add to the catas-
trophe his horse took fright and dashed mad through
the timber before he could get the reins gathered up
in his left hand.
NATHANIEL, MACON, an old-time North Carolina
congressman figures in a funny story now current.
Heearned at Raleigh that the State had been charged
with silver ladle. He went home indignant and in
dignantly took the stump. ~Fellowcitizens, said
he t4where viii this extravaganza endl You have
been taxed to buy for his Lordly Excellency silver
soap ladle Now, my old woman and your old woman
has to stir their soap with pine single, but the old
woman Of this big Governor has silver thing to stir
her'np Some one whispered to him, that it was a
soup ladle not soap ladle." Now they tries to
git outen It, The gentleman whispers that it is soup
ladie Yer can't git outen It., sir l have it here
plain in black and whito on this paper that copied
mysef-.s-ou-p ladle and if soup don't spell soap,
what do it spell9'
THE old Cafe de la Rotonde one Of the most cele-
brated for Partisan loungers is gone In the
days of the old revolution Danton showed his head
there every evening until he called upon to take
to the scaffold Robesperre often went there to adj
mire the beauty of Nine. Cuisinier the wife Of the
proprietor, who was renowned. Young Bonapartes
sallow face. and uncouth looks were familiar. Vir
ginaud and all the wits, painters musicians, and
goodly number of rufians of the period, made up
hodgepodge society daily In 1915 the Delegates Of
Peace met there, and the cafe became known as the
Pavilion de la Paix. But the name not appropri
ate for during the presence Of the allies in the city
quarrels hourly between the foreign and French
officers and the duels, which the consequence.
were fought in the neighboring street,
IT WAS introduced to James Gordon Bennett when
he was in Omaha the other day" remarked we'll