The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-16

first officially refused return fugitive slaves to their
masters, replying to slave hunter who asked him
what proof of ownership hs would require II want
bill of sale from God Almighty"
REPRESENTATIVES, BAYNE, of Pennsylvania says SEN
ator Don Cameron has not wakover for the senator
ship. Mr.. Bayne thinks the aLti- Cameron movement
among members Of the Legislature is growing, with a
prospect of reaching proportions that will defeat
Cameron.
Ina ately-published account of Charles Dickens he
is said to have had a great dislike to the name of
grandfather, and to have substituted selfinvented
term for the of his grandchildren. Venerable
was his adopted name, and to this day some of his
grandchildren speak of him by his selfnvented name.
Miss FoRTEsoUE, altogether declining to live on
the interest of Lord Cairnss money returns to the
stage possible and begins provincial tour
early next year. She acts n London during the sum-
mer and decides to visit America in the autumn for
tour of six eight months under management that is
not yet settled.
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER AGAssIz who has Just re-
signed his position as a fellow of Harvard College, has
been of the most generous of that institutions
beneactors, although his iberality has always been
unostentatious During his official connection with
it he has given half million dollars for various
objects connected with the university.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER is tie most partic-
ular man in Washington about his hats says a Brook
Ign Eagle correspondent He has them made to order
in Philadelphia, and uses about half dozen during
season. They built very high, with bullying
crown and broad brim and possess the advantage of
being equally attractive, no matter which way
brushed.
INSTEAD of statue in Central Park to the late DR..
Marion Sims, bronze bust by Dubois of Paris, has
been placed in the of the Medical Library Asso-
citation, of Boston 1t is the gift of lady who
successfully treated by Sims. The donor thought
that his memory would be more appreciated by the
physicians of Boston than by the frequenters of Cen
trail Park.
A PARAGRAPH will be inserted in the army bill pro-
vidng for assistant signal officer with the rank of
colonel This is intended to be place for Leuten-
ant Greedy The 6tate of California is about organ
ize a signal service and in few weeks officer of
the service here-probaby Lieutenant Crag-wil be
detailed to take charge The system adopted is mod
eled after that of the government.
APPLES and potatoes are the popular form of tick
cts to church entertainments at this of chnra
BILE needs. Each person upon entering the hall
vestry deposits his potato apple in the proper
ceptace and the tickets afterward collected for
distribution among the poor. By simple method,
which pleases from its novelty and ease fine collec
ton is made toward the meager winter store of the
unfortunate.
A BALL given recently in Paris by Spanish
woman of rank whose reputation something more
than doubtful. She invited to it Alexandra Dumas
and his unmarried daughter. Dumas arrived alone at
the entertainment charmed to see you, NJ. Dumas"
said the hostess, but where is your daughter" She
was unable to come madame for two reasons" was
the courteous response 1.-The second was that she
had bad cold"
PROFESSOR BLAoKIE, an eccentric, but highly
gifted Scotch professor, produced great commoton
in Glasgow recently by giving lecture on Sunday,
and selecting a subject mundane Scotch Love
Songs" The lecture a euogy of beautiful women
and of the historic characters that had proved
BILE to their influence from David downward, and
wound up by the spirited singing of old Scotch
song by the Professor, who is nearly eighty.
BRAgroN IVES, of New York city. owns a copy of
the Gutenberg Bble-the first book ever printed. The
only other copy owned in this country is that in the
Lenox Library. On Saturday copy sold in Lon
DON at the great sale of the Lyston Park collection
for the modest sum of 300 It was bought by
Quaritch and promptly offered by cable to Mr.. Ives
at slight advance The cable that time had the
curious luck to strike the only man in Nation of
SIS 900 600 fully supplied with the article offered for
sale.
WASHINGTON letter: The Hutchinson House has
been purchased by Congressman Hit, of Illinois, who
is now man of wealth. He formerly the private
secretary of Senator Norton later First Secretary
of Legation in Paris and under Garfield was First
Assistant Secretary of State Mr.. Hit is of the
most noted shorthand reporters in the country, and
reported the famous joint debate between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas in Illinois. before the
war, and also reported every word of the thirteen
printed volumes of the Kuklux investigation with his
own hand The latter was perhaps, one of the most
remarkable feats of shorthand work ever known The
witnesses mainly negroes. Most of them spoke
dialect OF negro patos. Yet Mr.. Hit is rapid
and perfect stenographer that his shorthand notes
were transmitted to Washington, written out and
printed and he himself had nothing to do but revise
the printed proofs.