The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is not at Manches-
ter-by the Sea butts having good time athis country
place in Beverly -Farms-near-the-D Depot.
MISS KATE FIELD viii lecture this coming year
under the auspices of the Williams Lecture Bureau
The topic win be THE Mormon Monster"
MARION CRAwFoRD is in Constantnopls. The sue
cessfu novelist is, it is said about to be married &c
Miss Border, daughter of General Border, ''of the
guns
In their next visit this country Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry win be accompanied BY Chief Justice
Coleridges Stephen, who also viii bring his wife
with him.
to Chinaman named wun Lung the other day, IL
Denver. As neither desired to take the Others
they compromised on Smith.
A WEST SOMERSET England jury is said to have
returned the verdict Died by the hereditary vista
ton Of God in the case of man who had broken
his neck when drunk and whose grandfather had met
with like mishap.
MR. JOSEPH M. Blair, of Richmond, offers prize
of $25 medal of equal value for the best essay
,'Selfsupporting Employment for Ladies in the
Southern States and Mr.. George w. Mayo, Of Rich
mond viii receive competitive essays till Oct I5
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has sent valuable gold watch
and chain to Captain Brien commander of the British
barkentne Susan, in recognition Of his conspicuous
bravery in rescuing the officers and crew of the Amer.
lean ship Tennessee while that vessel was burning at
sea.
THE American publishers of Sir Lepel GriAin's
prep sterously poor book describe him in their ad
vertisemehts as as English NOBLE thus elevating
him to the peerage when in point of fact he is not
baronet but simply knight plumed with
Sir by courtesy.
ACCORDING to veracious correspondent Lord
Rupertswood, Of Melbourne Australia, is worth
100000, 900, and has the most magnificent resi-
dence in the world which was built at cost of
$5,00O,000. His wealth is increasing SO rapidly
that be lies awake at night thinking what to do with
it,
CATHOLIC society in Ohio called The Purga-
toral Association is said to be growing rapidly. Ac
cordihg to recent report the members are saying
about $4,000 decades of the rosary every week 70
the poor souls The obligation of each member is on
''our Father and ten hail Marys or one decade o.
the rosary every day for souls in purgatory.
FROM Dublin is reported an extraordinary story of
lioness eating her tail. One day she removed
twelve inches of it, and though efforts made to
heal the bleeding stump the ioness continued to eat
the tail until it had almost entirely disappeared One
Of the fore paws was then attacked, and it was be
lieved that the operation would end in sefdestruc
ton
AoeOcD
seclusion IN darkened room for from ten to fifteen
hoursa day, while progressively increasing the hours
Of sleep; and the excessive use of bromdes and other
stupofnducing scdatves is discouraged 1t claimed
that the soothing effect of deep twilight is alone
therapeutic agent Of great value in cases of extreme
cerebral irritability.
NICHOLAS ANcHoRENA, who died two months
since at Buenos Ayres was probably the richest
farmer in the world His executors report his rural
estates as follows Land / 10 square miles, cows
$4,000; sheep 100000 He also owned much
house property in Buenos Ayres and his assets have
been valued at 92,4o0, 600 He inherited a2OO, 900
from his father thirty years ago.
EDWARD KING writes to the Boston journal that it
absurd to be afraid to visit Paris this summer on
account of the cholera that the great city has been
usually comfortable in spite Of heats which have ex-
ceeded anything known here since 1875" The shop
keeper, he adds, 1aments and says This is all along
of your sacre republque for somehow they lay the
cholera scare all on the government.
DAIRYAfAN in Milan keeps an intelligent rooster
in his bedroom to wake him up in the morning. The
bird in order not to disturb his masters slumber,
Trains from growing until O'Clock, when he emits
loud crow Jumps upon the bed and begins eagerly
peek at the slumberer He has been taught that his
breakfast of corn depends upon 1t, and he knows
In the CatskiI mountains summer boarders find
much amusement in riding on blackboard wagons. in
this way they are taken to meeting evenings A
single board is placed over the wheels. On this sit
half dozen persons who are drawn by OK team to
the school-house. The minister snuffs the candles
with his fingers the women folks" carry sprigs Of
fennel and dill for perfume and to nibble on during
service
SIR JOHN MCDONALD, the present Premier Of Cam
ada is said 70 have started in life as bootback in
Glasgow. He emigrated to Canada at early age.
When only eighteen the daughter of wealthy Cana
dian fell in love with him, and he away with her
to a Clergyman, who consented to marry them The
bride father after time forgaye this escapade and
started him in business Thence he drfted into poll
tics and displayed so much shrewdness and that
in short time he was leading member Of the Minis
terial party in the Dominion Parliament.
THE court dress worn by Mrs. John W. Foster,
the wife Of our minister to Madrid had pettcoat Of
heavy lemon gros grain hand embroidered with large
gold and silver lilies; around the bottom of the skirt
was double ruche of lemon tulle, and over this
fringe Of small pearls The court train four yardsin
length was of heavy lemon satin brocaded with Grim.
son velvet and gold lilies and lined with satin and
plush of the same dark crimson. The low corsage
was of the material the train trimmed richly
with lace, In the hair three crimson tips were fas-
tened by diamond buckles.
DR. EDWIN SHTPPEN, acting as the representation
of his fellow-surgeous in the navy has had hand.
some brass tablet cut by firm in Philadelphia for
erection in the village church at Culpepper Va The
tablet bears the following inscription James Mark
ham Amber passed assistant surgeon United States
navy died the banks Of the Lena river during the
memorable retreat of theshps company Of the United
States arctic steamer Jeannette In the year 1881