The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

! ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL ELMER
elected general manager of the American Security
Company of New York. at a salary of $12, 900, As
his salary as public officer but 81 600 it is not
to be wondered at that he willingly mustered himself
out of public life.
THE Washington Sunday Gazette prints the follow
ing true copy of the letter of Roscoe Conking to
the President declining seat the United States
Supreme Bench: Mr.. President-Your letter tender
ing the nomination for Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court is received. 1 respectfully decline.
Roscoe CoNKLING."
EVERY female servant in Prussia and Alsace-Lor-
raine who remains for forty uninterrupted years in
the same family receives from the German Emperor a
golden cross with autograph diploma Between the
LIST of January, 1877, when the custom estab-
lished and the end of last December the honor had
been conferred no fewer than OPT persons
THE following anecdote of resident Lincoln is
lated by General Badeau in the Century: Sheridan
started before daybreak in pursuit of what left of
Lees army. He sent word to Grant If the thing is
pressed think that Lee will surrender. Grant for,
warded the dispatch and account of the victory to
Lincoln City Point and the President replied Let
the thing be pressed"
SENATOR CoLQUITT is hale and hearty man, and
has many personal acquaintance whose faces
always familiar, but whose names he cannot recall.
him warmly by the hand and mumbles something
which the man cannot possibly understand, but
which he is left to suppose is his name. He goes
away quite proud of being so well remembered.
SPEAKING of his plans for to-day, Mr.. Bradlaugh,
the Parliamentary claimant recently said II shall
be in the House of Commons before the Queens
speech is read and, suppose that swear myself in
and take my seat. The House might expel If it
did there would have to be election and should
be back again in a fortnight. X < l shall call no
more meetings. l shall rely the law and my right,
and will not give the House days peace until it
either takes my seat away from or let's me do my
duty to my constituents"
APRoPos of Gambetta's facility in speaking on the
inspiration of the moment, the following anecdote is
told: While journeyng one day with young Deputy
from Paris to Versailles, he said "Do not speak to
me. 1 have long and important speech to make
which have not even had time to think over" The
silence therefore, remained unbroken. When at last
his friend looked round he saw that Gambetta was
not deep in thought but fast asleep did he wake
until they reached Versailles. When reminded of the
speech he had intended to prepare he only laughed
and shrugged his shoulders. In the evening, how
ever he delivered speech splendid and finished as
If he had made vouminous notes and careful prepare
ton.
MISS ANTHONY said II have been roundly abused
and ridiculed for allowing female clerk of mine to
send letter in which suffrage spet suf-
ferage' and was not corrected. There is a little
secret history about tibet letter that will be amusing
to those who laughing at and my female clerk
who cannot spell suffrage The fact is that my clerk
made correct copy of the letter. which 1 approved
and which was then sent TO male clerk, college
graduate to make large number of copies Every
copy which this gentleman prepared read SUFFRAGE
and, what is still more startling, number of mem
bers of Congress, in replying to the letter. adopted
the same unique photography. This may turn the
laugh little onto the other side" was Miss An
thongs closing comment and the reporter thought so
too.
ATTER the Comte de Chambord died the usual dis
cusson arose as whether the doctors had done the
best that could have been done for him. A French
medical editor believing that he had at last heard the
end of the matter ventured to dine one day with q
lady very old fead but shs, also started the topic
TIE gentleman thinking it only right to entertain her
in her own way told in return the story of Pndar
''Poor noble-hearted greatminded Pindar; now alas
dead; and the doctors, perhaps, might have saved
hm!" The hostess shed gentle tear the medical
editor resored to his handkerchief the hostess broke
completely down. The little chocolate girl almost
companion of the hostess entered and learned the par
ticulars She also wept ooh, monsieur she sobbed