The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-17


councillor of legation at Frankfort
THE forger Wnslow, who is in Buenos Ayres sug-
gests that forgery be stopped if law be enacted
making il offense with severe penalty for anyone
to take a note from maker or indorser without at the
time notifying the other of the two also thirty
days before the note would become due both maker
and indorser must be notified.
KING CETEwAYo is said to have died suddenly of
fatty degeneration of the heart But London physi-
clan sends to the Medical Times a sphymographic
tracing of Cetewayos pulse, taken in 1892, in which
the healthy state of the arteria system is very dis
tinctly visible, while he states that the heart sounds
were absolutely normal So the doctor suspects foul
play
HELP the wellknown mendicant dog of the English
railways, is dead 1t is but short time since he was
presented with silver collar and silver plate bear
ing appeal He sent to the Bristol dog show,
and in few days collected $50. He next journeyed
to Chetenham, where he collected 500 and to Wor
cester, where he collected $50. He was run by
a train.
MANY good stories told of the university
of c. S. Caverly, the English poet who died recently.
While at Oxford the master of his college summoned
him day and said Il don't know Mr.. Calvery,
how it happens, but whenever look out of the win
dow see you jumping over that wall" ''Wen,
odd that whenever jump over that wall see you
looking out of the window"
Truth says that Mrs. Mackey has given pain ito
all right thinking persons Paris by appearing in
dress of white velvet trimmed ali with the wings
of robin red breasts; and to complete this barbaric
toilet her shoes of red velvet were entirely covered
with the toes of the little robins The dress made
in the princess shape with vatican back and comet
train of portentous length, and the corsage is fla
GRAVITY decollete and is bordered with red feathers.
with which all the train is edged"
DIR. WILBERFoRCE, the late Bishop of Winchester,
while staying in country house. retired to his
70 write letters. When he had finished he rang
his bell to about their transmission to the post
little serving maid appeared who had been specially
drilled always to address the right reverend guest
my lord" and was rather fustered accordingly To
his lordshp making particular inquiries who TO be
ntrusted with his letters, she accordingly dropping
timid curtesy, made answer, 'The lord, my boy!"
THE Little Rock ark Gazette prints the following
veritable letter of Andrew jackson. It certainly
has characteristic flavor: 81 glad to hear from
you, and to know that the good Lord, in His divine
mercy, had thus far spared you. May he bless
and damn enemies We must all lean the cross
for support, for is weak. Did you such
id scoundrel as John @. Adamsi l am pleased TO
hear that you have professed religion and joined the
church. This efectually elevates you above the
id Wings"
CONGRESSMAN BYRON CUTcHEoN is said to
BILE Garfield in appearance. Congressman Lawrence,
of Pennsylvania, might pass for portrait of George
Washington. Congressman Thomas Williams, of
Alabama, is Colonel Ingerso in mnature-fat, round
face doublechin laughing face, bald head all. Con
gresham King, of Louisiana initiates Napoleon Bona
pare in bangs struts and attitudes well in facial
construction. Congressman Geddes, of Ohio
sembles Abraham Lincoln but is not so large and has
small feet and hands.
The Episcopal Bishop of Lincoln England has ad-
dressed letter to General (''Chnese') Gordon in
which he Endorses his policy in regard to slavery in
the Soudan. He says THE Apostle Paul denounced
the act of savedriving but sanctioned that of slave
holding by sending Onesmus back to his master. Did
he then, sanction slaveryl No, but he relied the
religion of Jesus Christ and the truth flowing from
the incarnation, that all were brothers, by slow
but degrees to put end practice utterly at
variance with that fundamental doctrine"
IN La Morte Cvile,'" says Salviri, Il always
weep and greatly Now. there is in Rio Janero a
newspaper editor Senior de Castro, big, bearded
man. who is famous for his lack of feeling They say
he buried his wife without tear-I do not know but
they say He La Morte Civile and after the
curtain fell he came upon the stage Behold each
side of his nose thore was great wet furrow and as
he laid his hand upon my shoulder I could feel it
twitchng and trembling. And next day every in
Rio Janeiro went about saying; He has made Castro
weep What triumph"
VICTOR HUGO entered upon his eighty third year on
Feb. 26 The French government struck a medal in
his honor the presentation of which the feature
of the celebration. In the poets house in the
called after his name crowds of his friends and admir-
focked to pay him homage. His drawingroom
filed with choice flowers sent from all parts of
the country. reception in the evening almost
forced upon him. but in spite of his natural wish
retire early and seek repose the aged poet surrounded
by the members of his family had kind word for
cry one who had come to congratulate him.
THE most ancient stock of royalty is that of the
Mkado. The Chinese, it is true claim that their his
tory begins about 6 900 years B. c. but this must be
taken with considerable salt Against the 5 900 years
of the Chinese the Japanese place only 2544.
They date their calendar from the ascension of Jimmu
Tenno which took place on April z 600 B. c. This
assertion may also be subject to dispute of historians
but the fact remains unsputed that while China has
had twenty-five dynasties Japan has had but one.
There has been but one long unbroken chain of
archs, the longest, Oldest dynasty in the world in
comparison with which the Guephs and Hspsburgs
and Romanoffs are but of yesterday
ALL our Presidents have not been rich men by any
means. General Grants 5000 900 makes him the
richest ex-Presdent since Buchanan. Mr. Hayes has,
perhaps 100000. Neither johnson nor Lincoln had
$50, 900; Pierce went in the White House poor,
but had about $50, 900 going out Fillmore and Tay-
lor were in independent circumstances, but
rich; Tyler bankrupt when he was President,
married fortune afterward and lost all in the war;
Polk worth $3.50, 600; Andrew jackson had
nothing but his "Hermitage;" Adams was RICH Mon
died in debt; Jefferson had nothing to leave behind
him. and Washington very well off. Van Buren,,
who died worth 100000, the richest Presi,
dent we have had.
THE diving for the remains of the Greek and Per.
sian ships sunk in the great fight at Saarnis has
caused a hutter in archaeological circles. Little is