The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15

NATE FIELD says: 'George EnoI always maue me
think of a noble, Intelligent horse" Unfortunately,
George is dead, and the world will remain ever
l~astingly in ignorance of what Kate Field reminded
her.
MR.. DALEY, the English artist, finds that con-
genital deafness is commoner among the offspring of
cousins who marry than among the offspring of I'M
related persons of whom one OF both are congenitaly
deaf.
Hon. SIMON CAMERON has improved so much by
using the baths at Hot Springs that he vii. leave for
Mexico this week. His condition was so feeble when
he reached Hot Springs that his recovery was thought
doubtful.
Mrs. EMMA MoLLoY is conducting missionary work
among the Cherokees in the Indian Territory. She
has the cooperation of Chief D.. w. Bushyhead and
others of the council. Her meetings have been very
successful.
CONNECTICUT lawyers are credited with the ex-
preston that the State tramp law is not a success, as a
tramp has only to swear that he is looking for work,
or trying to work his way to his home, to escape con-
viction by a jury.
LOUISE MICHEL has devoted her time in the Cler-
mont prison to writing number of graceful stories
for children. The stories are told in a simple. charm
ing style, and the volume is illustrated with drawings
by the authoress.
complains of not receiving anything like
the amount of food he ought to receive, and he is
slowly wasting away. The people are anxious to send
him supplies of cattle and grain but the police will
not allow them to do so.
THE story that the father of Leon Gambetta was 60
ing to get married again is said to have been the spite
full invention of some of the people of Cahors, who
hate the old man for depriving their town of the honor
of being his sons burialplace as it was his birthplace.
GENERAL HASTINGS. who, a few years since, mar
ried a niece of Mrs. R. B. Hayes, is residing in Ber-
muda, where he pays great attention to growing water
lilies. This year he has over 200, 600 coming on.
He has built an elegant house on a point of the island
called Fairy Land"
AN English writer thinks it a pity that English ora
tors are not permitted by etiquette to swear at one an
other. This reminds us of a speech by Old Joe Hoxie,
who. referring to the bitterness of Southern ladies dur
ing the war, brought down the house by saying: IF
the devil had been a woman, what a devil of a devil he
would have been!'
Miss BERTHE BOYD, daughter of Captain John
Boyd, of st. Andrews, N. B., has been presented
! with a handsome gig-boat by the Dominion govern
ment, in recognition of her courage displayed in res
cuing two men from drowning in the fall of 1882.
Miss Boyd and her father have, within the past few
years, rescued twelve persons from drowning.
AN invalid lady residing at San Rafael. Cal, who was
directed by her physician to take a daily sun bath of
several hours duration on the lawn has diverted her
self by patient and ingenious effort to tame a couple
of humming-birds. After two or three months of
acquaintance the little creatures are now so t%rustful
as to sip honey from a spoon held in her hand.
DEAN LIE BRETON, the father of Mrs. Langtry, now
lives in retirement at St. Brelade's, ten miles from st.
Heller's. He is said to be the handsomest man in the
island of Jersey, tall and upright in bearing, with
dignifed mien and features. He long ago was sep
arated from his wife, who is chaperoning Mrs. Lang
try. The latter has paid but one visit to Jersey since
her marriage, ten years ago.
MAJOR WILLIAM ARTHUR, of the army, bears a
strong personal resemblance to his brother, the Presi-
dent, though of lighter build and a more distinct
lively military bearing. He has seen a great deal of
active service on the plains, ard was a brave and
efficient officer during the rebellion. He still. bears
the scars of severe wounds received in battle. For
politics he cares little, his tastes being purely mill
tary.
THE Hungarian Minister of internal communities
tions has issued a decree forbidding any private citizen
or any official of lower grade than a ministerial coun-
cilor to tread upon the stair carpets in the ministerial
building. The uncovered parts of stairs are decreed to
be good enough for general use. 1t does not clearly
appear whether this is simply an economical device to
save the carpets or a political movement of deep sig
nifcance. ...r
THE Grand Duchess Catharine, of Russia, widow of
Duke George, Of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, is the wealth
lest woman in the world. She inherited through her
mother one-half of the fabulous wealth amassed by the
Empress Catharine IL and her son Paul. She main"
tains at her own expense several hospitals in st. Pc
tersburg, and provides talented young physicians with
means for scientific journeys and Investigations. Near
her palace she has established an eating-house for in
digent students.
CHARLES NoRDHoFF, who edits the Washington
news department of the New York Herald, is paid a
salary of $4,000 per annum, and has in addition a
house which is provided for him by the proprietor of
the Herald. His wife is a daughter of Bishop Ames,
and interests herself especially in the welfare of
young women from Indiana who go to the capital
either to find employment in one of the departments
or to enjoy the pleasures of Washington society. Mr..
Nordhoff, years ago, was the city editor on a paper in
indianapolis, edited by Austin H. Brown, with whose
family he made his home.
ONE of the Saint Simoniens is dead in NJ. Y Won
Villarceau. who, after the dissolution of that cele-
brated society, went to the East in the company of
Felicien David. David took his piano with him on this
journey. and, while staying at Smyrna, the money of
the tourists gave out, whereupon David placed his in
strument on a truck and Villarceau drew it about the
streets while David played upon it. The result was a
perfect harvest of paras. 1--WE were not in the least
ashamed" " Villarceau used afterward to say. 'for was
not Smyrna the land of Homer, where the divine
blind bard begged before our time with his Tyre in his
hand2'
Mr.. PARNELL is now at his home in Avondale, in
the midst of the delightful scenery of Wicklow, where
he will use the $40, 900 presented to him in develop
ing the granite quarry on his estate and ~enlarging the
operations of his saw-mill. Of his personal peculiari-
ties an English paper remarks: ut has often been
pointed out that he has hardly a single characteristic
in common with his countrymen. He is cold and they
are perfervid; he is calculating and they are impul
sive; he has no respect for green flags or harps, and
they have made their literature picturesque with both;
he is a dull and labored speaker, and they are elo-
quent by nature; he is desperately tenacious, and
they are disposed to be volatile"
THE late Mr.. Holloway, of London, the renowned