The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ELLEN TERRYs daughter goes on the stage next sea
son. under the name of Aisa Craig.
GEORGE WASHINGTON only or twice
during his life But then there no telephones in
those good old days.
MIR. IRVING, the actor, who is advanced Radical
in British politics. has been elected member of the
| London Reform Club
GAS is sold in London at 20 and rs cents a thou
sand feet and dividend of 121a per cent. per annum
on 81, 900 600 capital is paid
! Wu.BERFoRcE the great English abolitionist, has
Just had statue erected to his memory in the Town
hall of Hull, the municipality in which he born.
! EDMOND ABOUT who has long been rich, now has a
superb country house-an old castle. In winter he
and his family live in apartments in the Rue de Doua
! Paris.
| A FAC-SIMILE of the diamond necklace of Lady
Dudley, of England, has been made by New York
ieweler for lady of that city. 1t is worth over
| 800 900.
THE only lecture of Wendell Phillips that ever
fully written out is his famous Daniel O'Con-
nell" which he gave to John Boyle O'Reilly who now
has it in his possession
! Miss MARION LANGDoN whose beauty has become
famous has dark eyes, her thick and fine black hair is
the top of the head, the little curls in the
nape of the neck contrasting with very white skin;
and her arms and figure superb.
| CONGRESSMAN Cox, though of the youngest
members in appearance is fifty-nine years of age.
He has been in Congress for longer period than any
Democratic member. Judge Kelley only exceeds him
on the Republican side in length of service.
| PRESIDENT WHITE of Cornell University, has
shown his willingness to have both sides heard by in
yitng Ellis II. Roberts, of the Utica Herald to give
ten lectures the protective system to the students
This is because the professor of political economy is
a free-trader
THE Nashville American states that the handsome
sum of $40 sec 600 is invested in manufacturing in
the four principal cities of Tennessee. Nashville
has 81 800 600 Memphis 81 694 900, Chattanooga
50 079. GOO. and Knoxville 81 1902 800 1t is prob
able these figures will be doubled in less than five
years.
BANDMANN, the actor, after to1r of four years in
India Australia and China, reports a remarkable in
terest in the drama among the people of those parts
of the world In Calcutta he played nearly two
| months. his receipts averaging $4,000 a week His
surprise great to find among natives extraor-
binary interest in Shakespeare works. their appreca-
| ton being most enthusiastic audintelligent,
LEO XIII has nnw twelve red hats at his disposal.
1t is understood that at the consistory next month
four will be given ave. two to French prelates. The
other two will go the Archbishop of Naples and the
Patriarch or Lisbon, NO American pfelate VIII ne
raised to the cardinaate until after the Baltimore
council The stories to the contrary. it is said
the creations of imaginative correspondents and
sanguine friends of certain prelates.
Mr. BARTON GRNDRoD, the great elephant dealer
says that in 1871 eleven elephants shipped in
the Nehemiah Gibson for New York, of which ten
rived safely and one died the passage to New York
The cost of the eleven in elephant land go 775.
The highest price paid 1925, for female ele
plant. Hebe, which gave birth to young Yankee
here. Rajah and Mandrie, notified, cost $500