The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

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CLARA MORRIS will not be able to finish her season
account fill health, having overworked herself.
She will retire at the close of her engagement in Chi
cago.
THE Duke of Wellington is described as having
prominent aquine nose rather short legs and
long body They used to say that he looked half
eagle, half sheep"
PROF GREENER, of Washington, who was not in
vted to the Washington Alumni dinner, is neverthe
less distinguished the rt negro that received
degree from Harvard.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON has returned to
Johnston, in Fulton county, New York, to pass the
remainder of her days in the old Cady homestead,
where she was born sixty-eight years ago.
Rosa BoNHEUR is quite well again, and has re-
moved to her favorite Chateau de By at Fontaine-
beau where she has already set to work at her unn-
ished pictures.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN, of Ohio has big head,
with yellowish gray hair in unkempt locks,
small deep-set lght-blue eyes, with shaggy brows,
a large nose and full white beard. He wears com
Portable clothes, his snuff box and red bandanna
and carries a big
LADY LANsDowNE, wife of the new governorgen-
eral of Canada is described slight, quite pretty,
and decidedly "aristocratc' in appearance She
is young, having been married but few years. Lord
Lansdowne is dark and of somewhat Jewish cast of
countenance
MINISTER HUNT lost two wives by DEATH got
divorce from third who was considerably older than
he and leaves fourth. When he was Secretary of
the Navy, Mr. Hunt good disciplnarian. About
the time of his appointment to that Office, his son,
naval officer, reached San Francisco and telegraphed
for permission to come home by rail instead OF by
Panama by which route the rest of the officers were
ordered home The Secretary telegraphed to the boy
that he had better obey orders and take his chances
without favor.
CETEwAYo's only head-gear, when he arrived in
England, military forage cap, but he refused to
go and see the Queen at Osborne in anything but
high silk hat, speedily the usages of civizs-
ton grated upon the savage mind The difficulty of
making hat for Cetewuyo was very great owing to
the fact that he always carried weddng-ring upon
his head The Zulu wedding -ring is cord covered
with gum thickened with ashes. This is fixed round
the head at marriage and worn until death. silk
hat however of the most abnormal proportions
witnessed in England, turned out half hour be-
fore the train left for Osborne.
JENNY LIND once went to hear Father Taylor
preach in Boston, bat the preacher, ignorant of her
presence paid glowing tribute to her powers song.
AS the Swedish nightingale leaned forward with de-
light, drinking in this unexpected praise tall man
who sat the pulpit stairs began slowly to unwind
himself and when he had done so, wanted TO know
whether any one who died at Miss Jenny Linds CON
eerts would go to heaven7 Father Taylor said "Sir,
Christian will go to heaven wherever he dies. but
fool will be fool even though he be the pulpit
stairs. 1t would take grace to such man
as that than it would take skim milk to feed ele
plant"
A GENTLEMAN writes to the Washington Star: 81
met Breckenridge in Paris during his exile and when
1 asked him why the rebels did not continue their
march into Washington, which was really at their
mercy after Bull Run, he replied: General Wright
saved your city. Early, who in command, said
the troops tired after long and dusty march,
and he thought nights sleep would render them bet.
ter able to capture Washington next morning. When
the day dswned that General Wright and his
Sixth corps had possession of the commanding points,
and we left Let Congress retire General Wright
the 9th of March major-genersl, in recognition
of his saving the capital"
A REMARKABLE instance of honest bankruptcy has
occurred in England In 1874 Mr.. Samuel Osborn
steel manufacturer of Sheffield. compelled to file
his petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities amounting
to $40, 866, and assets estimated at 950,969. He
bought back the business from the creditors by
position of twelve shilngs in the pound payable in
months before it was due Mr. Osborn determined to
pay the balance of eight shilings in the pound and
set himself ten years in which accomplish this task
A sum of a2S 900 required, and the other even
ing the creditors received the intimation that Mr..
Osborn prepared to pay the whole of their
claims in full. r.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, though retired
from active service still fingers lovingly about the
halls of the Harvard medical school. When the old
doctor in sight of of the classes applause
and shouting bring him to a stop The bright, strong
face lights up with happy SMILE the white head bows
TO the youthful top-knots and the slight, straight
figure, bearing very easily the weight of seventy-fve
long years, tries to steal away But it won't do The
boys must have speech, and the Doctor submits
How he brghtens and sparkes! No dry remarks on
anatomical subjects learned dissertation medi-
cal principles. Only talk with the boys remin-
iscences of the colleges early days, happy hits and
filings, and then good-by until another month has
passed.
THE printing world of London is much disturbed
by the discovery of new process which enables any
number of copies to be taken of any book even the
Oldest, without setting a line of type. compound
has been discovered which may be spread upon page
without in the slightest way njuring the paper and
which refuses to rest upon ink. 1t can be easily re-
moved to a stone, and there become the matrix for
stereotype be used for printing from at
once. Practical printers are experimenting to see
whether they cannot the cost of resetting old.
editions and, if certain practical difficulties
moved there will be change not only in the pro
dueton of fac-smiles of old books but in the repro
duction of new ones. 1t will be no longer necessary
to keep type standing proof will be as good as a
stereotype plate.
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