The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

of a man who feels himself to have been greatly
wronged and disgraced. He owns a house at Long
Branch-one among the many handsome and costly
buildings there-occupyng it every summer and some
times in the winter.
THE University of Edinburgh, Scotland has in
vited DIR. Samuel D. Gross emeritus professor OF
surgery in Jefferson College, Philadelphia, to accept
the honorary degree of doctor of laws the ercen
tenary of its foundation, on April II.
A CRUSADE has been naugurated by the temperance
people in California against grape growing the
ground that it tends to increase drunkenness Bands
of Hope being organized throughout the State
with the object of stamping out the industry.
A MEMBER of the Royal College of Surgeons in
London declares that the air of Italy, has nothing to
do with the peculiar excellence of voice attributed
Italians and still further dispes the illusion by show
ing that only small proportion of singers in Italian
opera Italians. Thus, one by one traditions
destroyed.
BISHOP WLBERFoRCE, remarkable generally
for bitterness than sweetness of observation OBJ
served in speaking of the lovabe nature of Dr. Jacob
son. who has recently retired from the of Chester
81 have often heard of the milk of human kindness,
but never knew which was the COW until met with
Jacobson"
SUSAN b. ANTHONY says the meanest thing
said about her was in Western paper, just after
nent part. 1t story about her carrying poodle
dog to the convention in her arms and holding it in
her lap all the time except when she to speak Il
don't own dog" she says, and never did. never
spoke to one"
ONE of the causes of Mr.. Sargents unpopularity
at Berlin is said to have been his difficulty in address,
ing state officials by their full titles, etiquette
sternly requires. When he received a call day
from the accountant of the bureau where the state
debts paid and reach upon his card the title of
the poor
lost his equanimity altogether
LAURA JOHNSON, Milwaukee girl became so In
dgnant reading letter from her betrothed in
which he expressed the desire to break off
ment, that she tried to snatch the engagement ring
from her finger but it so firmly fixed that she
could not it. Seeing hstchet by, she
then deliberately chopped the finger off and sent it,
with the ring attached, to the fathless lover.
A CURIOUS occurred in the auditing of the
British army accounts for last year The Comptroller
and found that the pensions included
one granted to "the widow of a Roman Catholic
chaplain" On inquiry it was found that the Roman
Catholic chaplain had been actually married, though
under assumed name, to the lady in question, and
that this ground the War Office people granted her
pension. But Sir Henry Dunbar pointed out that
the fact of the chaplain being Roman Catholic pre-
cluded him from marrying. It was, therefore, mpos
sble for the Audtorgenera to recognize the lady in
question a Roman Catholic chaplains widow, and
the pension disallowed
GENERAL SAMUEL FEssENDEN, of Maine, had eight
sons. Although not connected with any college, he
put them all through college, and, in addition, edu-
Gated every one of them for profession, and Of
them made national regulations. These sons in order
of their birth William Pitt Samuel c., Oliver
g., Hewitt O., Daniel W.. Thomas A. D., Charles s.
D., and Joseph P. Oliver. Hewitt and Daniel were
graduated at Dartmouth the others at Bowdoin
Charles Hewitt and Joseph became physicians and
the others lawyers William Pitt Fessenden was
Names senator, and was Secretary of the Treasury
Samuel @. long member of Congress from
Maine. Hewitt Daniel, Charles and Joseph survive
A RECENT professor in American college is thus
honored by the London Spectator: Professor Syl
veser is selected to succeed the late Professor Henry
Smith Savlian Professor of Geometry at Oxford
Professor Sylvester is-with perhaps question
to Professor Cayley-the most brilliant and original
mathematician of his time Nor has the fertility of
his genius, it is said diminished with age though he
is believed to be already seventy He leaves the Johns
Hopkins University at Baltimore where his genius
has hAen greatly valuOd and hos bors lsese fr,,:.
Christmas, and will, suppose assume his new
duties at Oxford early in 1884. Oxford has chosen
outside of her university, and has indsputably
made brilliant choice"