The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-31
BREAKFAST-TABLE TALK.

Mrs. JULIA WARD HowE's present house in Bea-
con street, Boston, was a gift from her brother Sam.
THE New Orleans Picayune thinks the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts should be persuaded to send Bartlett
to the rescue of General Gordon.
Lilly LANGTRY's latest photographs show a diamond
horseshoe given her by Freddie Gebhardt hanging on
her dress nearest her left ventricle.
THE oldest Mason has just died again, and Captain
Sylvanus Hatch, of Port Lavacca, Texas, is now at
the bat. There are nineteen more on deck in various
parts of the country.
JOIN BOYLE O'REILLY, the poet, and Frederick
Stinson, of Boston, are about to paddle their own
canoes on a trip of 500 milos on the Merrimac and
other New England rivers.
OF all the presents received by Bismarck on his re-
cent birthday anniversary, that which surprised and
pleased him most was from his wife-a beautiful cav
airy sabre in a solid silver scabbard.
MRS. SINCLAIR, who was divorced from Edwin
Forrest years ago, is still living on Staten Island, and
is a hale, hearty, handsome old lady, p%lentifully
provided with this worlds goods, including some of
the best.
BRONSON ALCoTT is still dean of the Faculty of the
Concord School of Philosophy, and still retains his
own faculties also. He is very much improved in
health, but will take no active part in the present EN-
erson boom.
THE widow of President James X. Polk, at the age
VI A1hVJ N"0 No"A"S
in her homestead in the heart of NASHVILLE, where each
year she receives the Tennessee Legislature, which adj
journs in a body to call on her.
A WASHINGTON photographer says he sells more
portraits of President Arthur than of any other pub
lie man. Speaker Carlisle comes next. Mrs. Logan's
portraits are much in demand. General Sheridans
sells better than those of any other army officer.
IT is said that Ell Mabdis name is pronounced asi if
it were spelled MOODY, which leads the alleged funny
man of a London paper TO suggest that Mr.. Glad
stones name be pronounced Sankey. 1t is such jokes
as this that make American wit seem picturesquely
lurid.
SIGNoR CAMPANINI has decided not TO bring an
italian ballet spectacle to this country next season.
He found on arriving in Italy that all the best dan
seuses wore already engaged, and he abandoned his
scheme for the present. He, however, has not given
up the idea.
T. G. APPLETON, who died recently, in Boston, once
advertised a fine horse for sale, for no other reason
than that his owner wishes to leave Boston" The in
ner facts were that the horse always refused to go
over a bridge and that it was impossible to get out Of
Boston without going over a bridge.
EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS is not so ponderous in
physique as of wore, having lost nearly one hundred
pounds since his retirement from the Senate. He wears
a full white beard and a black sloueh hat. and looks
more like a wellto-do farmer from the corn belt of
Illinois than a retired statesman and jurist.
OLD Mrs. Septima Meikleham, the granddaughter of
Thomas Jefferson, has declined the offer of Mr.. Louis
Schaefer, the Ohio philanthropist, to give her a
home, and will continue to live at Georgetown, where
she and two daughters are wholly dependent on a third
daughter, who draws 81 900 a year as a clerk in the
Patent Office.
ORRIN A. CARPENTER, who was recently acquitted,
after a long trial, for the murder of Fora Burns, snow
a homeless wanderer. Few people in Lincoln believe
him innocent, no one will speak to him, no one will do
business with his firm, and his wife and daughters are
treated in a similar way. Having been requested to
leave, he has now arranged to do 50, but whittier he
will go no one knows.
THE Rev. DR.. John Hall recently received a gift
which he prizes highly. Some months ago, In the
course of d sermon, he described apiece of western
prairie. Mr.. Bierstadt, the artist, one OF his regular
hearers, was present, and taking the preachers idea
made afterward a pretty painting, which he sent with
a note, saying that as DR.. Hall was the author of the
picture he ought to be the owner of it,
THE New Haven News says of Mrs. DIR. w. II. H.
Murray, who recently began the practice of medicine
in that city; DIR. Murray's success here in her chosen
profession is proving great. In surgery, to which she
has devoted herself especially, she has performed sew
eral dangerous operations in a safe manner. She is of
very pleasing address, kindly in her manner, and mas
already made many warm friends in New Haven"
THE present ruler of Afghanistan boasts Of his skill
as a mechanic, a musician and a physician. In each
capacity he believes there is no Afghan to equal
him. To expect truth from an Afghan is like looking
for water in the desert, says a writer in the London
Times, but it is said that Abdurrahman is an accom-
plished liar and an adept in the art of chicane, He is
averse to the practice of making oaths, but when he
does make one it is considered a sure sign that he has
no intention of performing what he has promised.
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$1OO,O 900 does not surprise mo in the least, said an
old friend of his to a representative OF the Omaha
Bee, las he has made it a rule of his life not to accept
presents. When he was senator from Missouri some
Calfornians sent his wife a beautiful and costly casket
of Jewels as a token of their appreciation of the Soma
tors vote on some important measure in which they
were interested. He Immediately told his wife to re-
turn it, as he could not receive any gift while in oficei
and the casket was accordingly returned. l know of
other similar instances"
JUDGE STORY told of Chief Justice Marshall that one
morning while doing the marketing he came across a
young Virginia blood who was swearing loudly because
he could hire no one to take home his turkey. Mar
shall stepped up, and, sscertaining of him where he
lived, replied; That Ia on my way, and | will take it
for YOU" When he arrived at his dwelling the young
man inquired, What shall 1 pay you9' "Oh, moth
ing was the reioinderi you are welcome;it WAS on my
way, and no trouble. VINO Is that poilto oio gehue-
man who brought home my turkey for met" inquired
the other of a bystander, as Marshall walked away.
,'That, " replied he, lis John Marshal, Chief Justice of
the United States" + '''
MRS. j. R, HAwIEYis said 70 be one Of the most
remarkable women Of the day. When Joe Hawley
went to the front in the late unpleasantness, says the
Washington Capital. his wife went to the hospital to
nurse soldiers. She went 30 Washington and served as
a volunteer nurse in the Armory Square hospital, of
which DR.. Bliss was surgeon-incharge. The nurses
we're all volunteers, but the difference between the
service at this hospital and that in hospitals controlled
by Miss Dix was that at Armory Square the pay of
the nurses went into a fund to provide special diet for
patients. The nurses signed the payroll. but never