The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

WHALES were eaten by persons of the upper classes
in Europe late least the latter part of the thir
tenth century. The tail and tongue, dressed with
peas roasted were priced as choice deicacies The
Princess Eleanor de NIontfortpaid in 1866 the of
24s for 100 pieces of whale to be used as food in
her household.
Miss MARIA MASON, of ElIton, Md, has broken
off her engagement with her betrothed because the
latter wished to postpone their wedding until the bill
reducing the price of marriage licenses should be
come law. The present rate is $4.5O and the pro
posed law reduces it to sixty cents It has not yet
passed the Legislature, however
THEODORE TILToN, who used to be a Sunday
school teacher in Brooklyn has become quite
man of the world in Paris, and is often in the
most fashionable salons, where he pays distinguished
Partisan women the compliment of comparing them
to the best brightest and most brilliant American
bellies he has seen and known in New York and Brook
lyn.
THE that three Engshmen have been seen by
native among the prisoners of the Mahdi raises the
hope that Edmond O'Donovan the daring London cor
respondent is one of them Not only is his
safety matter of public interest but the fact that if
he escapes he will tell the history of the Mahdi's
movements for the past six months, is of much mo-
ment.
THE late Judge Otis Phillips Lord, of Massachu-
sets, is said to have made but one direct mistake
a question of law while on the bench, and that
statute which had just been amended. On dis
covering his mistake and that it due the action
just taken by the Legislature he said: well the good
Lord only knows what the Massachusetts, Legislature
hasn't done in the last six months"
JEFFERSON DAVIS, who will celebrate his seventy.
sixth birthday June 3, is by the half blind
and wholly played out individual of the papers
Al
with his second wife, who is twenty-five years his
junior, on his plantation Beauvoir, seventeen
miles east of Christian Pass Miss, is in excellent
health, and is having good time generally.
BREAKFAST parties are the fashionable lenten en-
tertainments in New York. and are served at IL
o'clock, by candleight. All daylight is excluded and
the guests generally about twenty in number are
seated around four small tables five guests at each
table, and the tables placed sufficiently for
general conversation Breakfast is served in courses
after which there may be music or any amusement
suggested by the hostess.
Mrs T. NJ WHEELER. of New York, received the
$1,000 prize offered for the handsomest design in
wall paper. 1t is known the bee pattern and
represents golden-wiuged bees in wealth of clover
blossoms. The second prize won by Miss Clark.
Her design is gold fishing net on a light ground with
a dado of seaweeds and frieze of seashells This is
quite triumph of the ladies, as quite a number of
artists in competition.
Mr.. BRIGHT is never so happy when Mr. Glad.
stone compliments him During the latter's recent
speech on the new reform bill he said many pleasant
things of Mr.. Bright, 'who bushed like maiden
thereat. Once Mr.. Gladstone spoke the words of
praise in 50 low tone that Mr.. Bright had to bend
forward with his hand behind his ear to catch the
words. An awkward Liberal passed between the
-
that the Quaker forgot the religious rules of
his communion, and INDUCED in big big D.
D-DIN-otherwise, The Beauty of ReH-
gion"-is his name and in Paris where he now lives he
is positively declared to have been the tutor of FL
Mahdi. Figaro sent a reporter to interview him the
other day, and after nquiring ''Whatll it bel" and
paying the bar-keeper like little man, this GENIAL
edDin announced that he himself about to start
a newspaper, which would incite grand Mussulman
uprising, ending with the conquest of the world
America and Hoboken included-and then a reign
of universal happiness for two hundred years.
KNOW of no who writes much and works
as hard with brain and pen Mr.. George William
Curtis, who well, writes New York jour
nalist. He does not look much older than when l
first encountered him in the Harper establishment
away back in 1866. He performs all the manual
labor of his large compositions of DID, when he
working harder than he does to get out of
debts he had become liable for through ndorsingnotes
of his friends and relatives. His youthful looks must
be largely due to the methodca and placid life he
leads.
THE late Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild, whose
death was announced the other day, was famous
woman in England She united good sense and
keen wit to her princely wealth Her husband was
the first jew to become member of Parliament. At
haph tha far of tha dax
accustomed to meet 1t is said that she invited
Cardinal Wiseman to one of her gatherings. Mrs
Walpole who was also asked, declined to meet the
distinguished preate because she could not on prin.
cple break bread with a Romish priest" To this
the witty Baroness replied you see, my dear am
not Christian and can't be expected to enter into
such feelings"
THE translation of the recently Undiscovered nscrip
tion of Nebuchadnezzar the Great has just been
pleted Among other things it describes the restora
ton of the famous temple of Belus which made
bright the beauty of heaven with gold silver and
precious stones The roof 'of the house Of the ora
Gle" was of cedar wood plated with gold. The king
records the restoration of many other public buildings
and sacred edifces, and among others the Tower of
Borsppa known as the Tower of Babel In conclud
ing the inscription the king commends his pous
works to the keeping of "Merodach king of heaven
and EARTH" aud prays him to grant him long lite,
fullness of glory and widespread dominion
Mr. CARLYLE's memory continues to receive occa
sional touches not always to his advantage writer
in late number of the Cornhill Magazine says that
Carlyle used to keep his mantelpiece three
eigns in a small package, and TO point to them as
Leigh Hunts sovereigns," because he sometimes
lent them to the poet Hunt" says the writer,
would have lent him three thousand sovereigns had
he possessed them, and never disclosed the eircum
stance" Caryles brutality in conversation to people
he did not like is often mentioned and l heard the
other day an amusing instance of it. w II. Maock,
the author of rs Life Worth Living'' and other
singular books, is credited with having a curousy
high estimate of himself and it is related that day
he dropped in Carlyle and talked the old gentleman
almost into his grave The Scotch philosopher and
histnriar listened imnertnrbahlY eyal1thno That