The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-08

week previous. Eleven members of Parliament
have signed the memorial to the Home Secretary for
Arthur Orion, to be brought here at the counrys
expense,
SECRETARY CHANDLER, United States Treasurer
wyman, and Assistant Secretary Coon are regular pa
irons Of dairy in Washington in which pie can be
had for five cents sandwich for three CENTS and bis
cults for one cent
WESTMINSTER ABBEY has organ, or rather
the old organ of the beginning of the eighteenth
fury has been repaired. Something like what was
once the frigate Constitution very little of the old
instrument remains
SAYS Sir Lepel Coffin America is the country Of
disillusions and disappointments in politics. ltera-
ture culture and art in its scenery its cities and its
people. With some experience Of every country in
the civilized world, can think Of except Rus
STA, in which would not prefer to reside in which
life would not be worth living, less sordd mean
and unlovely.'
ONE of the paragraphs in the local news column Of
a recent number of Peruvian paper consists of an
account Of robbery committed on the premises of
the Prime Minister 'srhe thief succeeded we
learn, lin carrying off gold and silver ornaments
and the Minister'S PORTFOLIO containing speeches,
drafts of acts of Parliament and other papers of no
value. The Minister must have felt highly hattered
when this sentence met his eye
IT is said that the following anecdote, which has
been told of number Of people originated with Lord
Cowley who, at Of his parties in Paris, was
leaning against nantlepece, when an unknown gem
teman said TO him: do you mean to say that Lord
Cowleys parties are yelier than this Never"
WELL said the stranger then shall take myself off
at once" You're lucky man, said Lord Cowley
with sigh, I'm obliged to stop"
FROM paper contributed by the veteran scholar
DR.. Edkins to recent number of the Chinese Record
4or,n Alxo4. *, D n 49,. nj.
possessed knowledge of the art of writing year Of
366 days, with ntercalary month, the astrolabe.
the zodiac the cycle Of sixty Of twelve musical reeds
forming gamut, which also constituted the basis Of
a denary neurology for measures of length weight
and capacity, divination, and feudal system.
NEW YORK special Mr.. Henry Wizards friends
here have recently welcomed him home from Europe,
where he recovered in remarkable degree his health
and spirits. He severely shaken by the events Of
last winter, but he is well again and there many
who believe earnestly as they hope that he has
great before him He is still the president OF
the Oregon 8 California railroad and there is conf
dence at home and abroad in his honor and integrity
JULIA JACKSON, the only daughter Of "StonewaN
ckson, is described by Old Point correspondents
Of the Courier.Journ as being slight blueeyed
girl, with fair hair, dark eyebrows and long lashes
which give strength and character to her mobile,
changing face. "She is quite an accomplished young
lady, swims like fish, shoots like riAeman and
rides like Kentucky belle, in her gray confederate
uniform trimmed with big brass buttons. It is very
pretty tosee the Difference paid the widow and only
child of their lost leader by all the Southern and
women who may chance to meet them. Mrs. jackson
is modest little lady, with charming manners and
sweet voice.
THE remains of Schubert and Beethoven are to be
removed with great pomp and ceremony frem their
present place of interment to the Fredhof Cemetery
in Vienna The lifework and story of Beethoven is
too well known to be repeated but the incidents relat
ing TO Schubert are only being understood to- day
The appreciation Of Schubert late. Believed at
at his death to have been nothing but song writer
the meode excellence of his instrumental work was
later discovery. His misfortunes and his poverty
seem to have arisen pretty much from his fault
His early death, at thirty-one, closed which
| might have made him great as the greatest Of
the musical masters had he but lived to maturer
age
THE latest developments Of social philanthropy in
London is of very practicable character. The plan
which has recently found favor is for ladies having
houses in the suburbs to invite small party of poor
women to spend the afternoon. The guests are usu-
ally selected by the city missionaries and
treated nearly possible like ordinary visitors
1t is said that ladies who most successful in enter
tai ming such guests those who try to learn
thing from their visitors instead Of attemptgto teach
them If they can be let loose for few minutes in
front garden unbounded delight is occasoned There
is passage in the New Testament which recommends
hospitality of this kind, and it would seem that
perence fully jusfes the wisdom of putting it into
practice.
PRESIDENT JULES GREvY of the French republic is
described by an admrer as having an air of thorough
honesty and unreserve.. He looks as if he had and
would have nothing to conceal Should he try to hide
anything it seems he would fail ANONYMOUSLY,
instinctvey frank so temperamenfally open he His
face is calm and kindly, his manner simple and
straightforward. He is the sort of person that
child a woman or man who wanted information or
assistance would accost without knowing him, merely
at a venture persuaded that such information
sistance would be accorded. His appearance and air
are therefore prepossessng, and the more they arc
studied the more so they become. While he may in
dictate his nationality he is not by any means typi
cal Frenchman, particularly not Partisan. He looks
somewhat German or Swiss, as he might we'll for he
is native Of Jura, adjoining Switzerland.
THE Holiness band was founded on the Pacific coast
by the Rev George Newton, formerly Methodist
preacher and more lately one of the Salvation Army
Those who join the band are supposed to be sancted
for the work, and then they permitted to do as
they please in order attract attention and make
proselytes One man Enthusiastically appareled carries in
San Francisco pole on which Is "a banner with
strange devcen He is numerously followed by idlers
and hoodlums. and when he takes his stand on an
eligible corner and shows the sign by which he con-
quers although he says nothing policeman advises
him to move on. He is obedent and the multitude
follow him He says the pole and banner tactics are
very effective and always lead sinful souls into
camp. Others Of the band clothe themselves with
pasteboard arks and affairs with pious Inscriptions
They go sounding cymbas, beating drums, and carry
| ing torches.