The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-22

ton the expected arrival of Herr Gerice, who came
as successor Mr. Henschel in the leadership of the
Symphony Society, impulsively exclaimed oh now
you will know what symphonic music isl"
| CAPTAIN JOHN MASON is to have a memorial nonu-
ment too on the potwhere, nearly $50 years ago he
destroyed the Pequot fort at Mystic Conn., and
forever broke the power of the savages in that col
ony
| CAPTAIN HoSIE, Winnie Ream Hoxie and the
infant Hoxie having forced to leave their warm
quarters in Washington, down in Montgom-
cry, Ala. and yet, all down with malarial
fever
! SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE in his rural resort at
Ramsgate, is daily receiving and is able to talk
with and entertain the numerous friends and delega-
tons that call to congratulate him on his coming
tennal.
THE death of Field Marshal Won Bettenfeld at the
age of lightweight leaves the Emperor William as the
oldest officer of the German army. He was of The
few surviving German who earned their first
laurels at Waterloo and Lepsc.
! Mrs FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT has in great
measure regained her heat but is still resting at
Lynn, in company with her little twin sons. Dr..
Burnett has gone tn Washington, and Mrs. Burnets
will probably follow him about Nov. L.
| A REMARKABLE wedding partyis to be held in Mis-
souri, Twentyone couples from the northern counties
of the State have agreed to get married at the
time and place. There will be banquet for 200
guests, and then a bridal tour by the husbands
and wives in company.
| TIRE trustees of the Northwestern Presbyterian
Seminary have just officially received complete the
dormtory eretced by the late Cyrus Fl. Mccormick.
of Chicago at a cost of $4,000, and it is surnlised
that even the conventional theological student
sleep comfortably on that
| THE Emperor of Russia while at Sliernewice, dur
ing the recent meeting of the Emperors gave Prince
Bismarck a life-sze portrait of himself. 1t was i'm
possible for him to confer a decoration upon the
Chancellor, as the Chancellor already possesses all
the highest decorations that conferred in Russia
| PRIVATE HENRY of the Greedy expedition does not
yet know that he is dead the bullet of his exeeutoner
having killed him suddenly and unexpectedly that
he not aware of it. But his spirit is under
instruction by Chicago medium, who is slowly maxi
ing him understand his condition Thecase is gravely
reportedin the Religio Philosophical Journal
/ COLONEL CASH, notorious South Carolina man. is
said to have at his fingers ends all sorts of odd points
about dueng. One of his queer assertions is that in
every regular duel fought in the United States the
with the fewer syllables in his always killed
his antagonist. He adds moreover, that it has been
so in all history from the time of David and Goah
| to that of Burr and Hamilton.
| A PARIS medical journal reports a remarkable in-
stance of the effect of hypnotism used in the
of girl of twelve for the relief of st. Vituss dance
Her trouble had advanced far that her handwriting
had become than series of meaningless
serawls. Upon being hypnotized she able at once
to write clearly and egbly, and after the seances had
continued for afew days she was completely cured.
OUT driving near Killarney short time ago, the
Earl of Kenmare found by the roadside destitute
family that had been evicted from their cabin on his
estate by one of his agents. He had not heard Of
their eviction before and learning of their condi-
ton from their lips he babe them conduct him to
their late home. Then he tore down the notice Of dis
possession broke open the door with hatchet, and
told them reenter and live there; that they
would not be disturbed again
DIR. MACLEOD, the Queens chaplain at Bamoral
writes that there was an old, invalid man ON Tweed
side who tended by faithful maid servant. Like
many persons in his condition he always antc-
ipating his speedy demise I'm thinking.
Nancy" he said one day, that it be lang
feel as if this NIGHT the end wud CAM. In
deed laird said the attendant IF it were the Lords
will it wad be real convenient, for the coos gaen to
caIve, and 1 danna weeI see hoo am to tend on ye
bath"
The sandwich advertisement is little usedhere,
though in London it is the great 60 There he may
be seen moving along the Strand disguised in an
tique armor and adulteraed gin, firing the public by
his gttering helmet and nodding crest with fierce
desire to "Claudian;" again he shuties along
the curb al Cheapsde in the discreet hat and gown of
the monthly nurse, bearing dummy infant on each
arm and reminding man and woman kind that tho
Twins" is in full at the Olympic, or The
Babies" heads the programme at Tooles We have
scarcely reached this delicate perfection yet.
| DANrRI c. PRRNH's statue Of John Harvard,
yelled at Cambridge last week. is of course, in no
sense likeness. since no portrait of the honored
Puritan is in existence and almost nothing is known
concerning his personal appearance. But the figure
more than lfe-sized is that of tall slender smooth
faced man. in an attitude of contemplation and re-
pose the right hand resting upon open book on hls
knee and the left upon the of the chair nwhich
he sits The dress is that of Puritan gentleman OF
the seventeenth eentury-broad collar skull cap belt
knee breaches shoes with rosettes, and an AMPLE
flowing cloak
A SWISS cardinal has up to the present time been
purely mythical. The red hat has, it appears, never
been given to Swiss prelate 1t is stated, however,
that Pepe Leo XIII intends to break with this time
honored tradition and to give cardinal to Switzer-
land as his predecessor in equal disregard of preee-
dent gave one to England, Ireland, and the United
States Monsignor Lachat is the person destined for
the honor He was Bishop of Berne at the time Of
the settlement of the outstanding differences between
the Swiss Federation and Vatican; and the former
insisted on his deposition it found necessary to
sacrifice him. As a compensation to the Bishop for
the loss of his see and in recognition of his long
ice the Pope has determined raise him to the rank
of an archbishop and to promote him to seat in the
Sacred College at the time.