The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14

the Thirteenth Light Dragons and among the Roman
Catholic dignitaries who have served in the British
army is Cardinal Howard, who was an officer in the
Second Life Guards
THERE is movement on foot to place John G.
Fremont the retired list of the army 1t has been
thlrtyseven years since Fremont left the army He
has spent several fortunes, has been United States
Senator, general of volunteers and great landed
proprietor.
OLD BRONSON ALcoTT, the primate of the Concord
Philosophers spent pretty much the whole of last
year trying to die but he is marvelousy recovering
and is much better that his friends report him
as liable to freely" His enemies used to say
his main trouble that he disposed to converse
altogether too freely.
LADY BRAssEY, of the yacht Sunbeam. has pretty
long-hared pet pig He is the quantest little ami
NAL imaginable" she says; che sits up like dog and
was discovered, after lunch to-day, comfortably
sconsed among the pillows the sofa. He is about
half the size of my favorite old pug Felise and has
very sharp teeth of his own"
GREAT was Charles Reade's literary success, he
had one grief 1t that he had been denied
bership in certain club Il proposed by Col
Inns and seconded by Dickens but they wouldn't have
me-" he often said. When asked why he so amented
the fact the hale old replied: Because there
good sperm candle"
CHARLES O'CoNoR has been spending a week in
New York city But he says he prefers to remain at
his Nantucket home which he seldom leaves now ex-
cept for short trips like the present one Despite the
evidences of extreme old age in his white hair and in
his features he appears to be in good health and no
one can converse with him, casually without be-
ing impressed by the mental vigor and activity which
continue to characterize all he says
MR.. H S. OsGooD, of Augusta Me-, has written to
inquirng person in Pittsburg, Penn. that ex-Sec
Rotary Blaine member of the South Parish Congre
gational Church Augusta in good and regular stand
ing, and that he has been member of that church
twenty years II was in church" says Mr.. Osgood
and saw him take and subscribe to all the vows of
the church. His wife is also member of the same
church, and also of his children. He is constant
attendant on all of its meetings when he is in Au-
gusto."
A BRIGHT Chicago boy who wanted government EN-.
ployment at Washington, went to Colonel Morrison
with note of Introduction and commentator from
Mayor Carter Harrison The Illinois representative
read it and said he sorry, but his quota of APP
pointments had been filed long ago Better try
some one else, he added. But Colonel this letter
is addressed to you" pleaded the boy. We'll can't
help it, retorted Morrison gruffy, and turned away
"tiouO announcer Woruj ana so ana the OOy Two days
later Mayor Harrison received from his young friend
note thus worded: Dear Sir-Colone Morrison
says your letter isn't worth -. Yours truly
ETC."
GAIL HAMILTON (Bfiss Abigail Dodge has gone
South and will remain until the approach of summer
She was at one time very popular writer, but,
fortunately, spoiled by success. A bookseller
stated several years ago that everything she wrote
sold rapidly until she quarreled with her publisher
and that ended her success. She thought that the
publisher had too large share of the profit and to
illustrate this she issued volume called the Battle
of the Books, in which she exposed the wrongs in
ficted authors. Only person killed in the
battle of'the books, and that Gail Hamilton. The
publishers thenceforth declined her productions. and
she learned too late the helplessness of popular
writer when shut off from medium of reaching the
public.