The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-07


Dheeks elowed, and she looked as happy love and
wealth and beauty all three, could make girl She
had fan to which were attached masses Of lilies.
FRED SHARON son of ex-senator Sharon and Mrs.
Louise Breckenridge, daughter of Lloyd Teyis presi-
dent of the Wells Fsrgo Express Company and di.
yorced wife of Hon O. E. Breckenridge Of the late
vice-president we're married Sunday night in San
Francisco.
IN a stone mountain wall on Crawshay's Cray IN
Wales, were found recently three hundred silver
coins bearing the egy of Queen Elizabeth and bear
ing dates ranging from 1910 to 1905. Those Of the
latter date, however bear the efigy Of James L
whose profile is clear and distinct
COLONEL MAPLEsoN, General Booth and Mime.
Patti herself all unite in declaring that there is
truth whatever in the story that General Booth had
made enough money from his salvation speculations
to purchase PATHS castle in Wales. She has just
added a new wing, introduced electric lights. and
means TO live in her own house herself
PROFESSOR AUSTIN PHELPS, D. d., says that death
Is to all minds alike dread appalling presence from
it's first conception to lfes close Say what mon may
of it, all fear it. He declares that the most de-
vout Christian and the most sensuous skeptc recol
from It, resist it. put it out of sight struggle forget
It to the last ut is the overwhelming terror Of
every unan life.n
OLIVER DoUD BYRON laid wreath of flowers
upon the Longfellow tablet in Westminster. Abbey
early last week, and appended to the wreath card
with the inscription: From an American admirer-
Oliver Doud Byron, an actor To these words Louis
Harrison wRggshly added: "OPENS Utica. n. z, DC,
tober g. The card remained on view several days
before it was removed.
JoHN GILBY, of Beverly. England, wellknown turf
man.witha hobby forastronomy hanged himself lately
In his observatory He had lost comfortable indie
pendence long since amassed. He was known "the
devil two sticks from his skill in steering, Grip
pied as he was, through crowd at meetings. 1t
was he who coached up Miss Braddon in the racing
phrases, etc, Of Aurora Floyd. !"
THE Rev R. P. Shaw, pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church at Sturgis, Mich is firm believer in "tel.
epathyn Or the conveyance Of impressions between
persons at distance from each other He says that
he usually knows, without being informed otherwise
than by vague feeling, of the impending visits Of
whom he has other to look for. and
that those presentiments are never false, t4
MR. PREpra Partisan pianist of extraordinary dar.
ing, has laid wager that he will play cage Of wild
beasts His selections will be from Beethoven and
Chopin. Wagner he deems dangerous and calculated
to arouse the kings of the forest to sense Of what is
due to them. berceuse Of Chopin may lult them to
sleepi such is his hope and reliance, and sonata of
Beethoven mot the Appasionata) may complete the
work begun by the berceuse and reduce the royal
beasts to adense degree of somnolence Whether the
trumpeting,o of elephants and of lions could be
heard oyer the clash and clang of some of Wag
ners inspirations is mooted point which Mr.: Peru
has not yet decided TO hisow satisfaction a.
GEoBqE AUGUSTUS SALA tells an eastern story;
about an Arab shek who, pursuing horseback his
way to Damascus, gayea lift to an old, haggard and
ragged woman whom he found lying, conyulsed with
pain at the foot of palm tree The ancient crone
told the shei incidentally that she was the cholera
and that IL was Alah's will that she was going to
Damascus; but III consideration of the kindness which
she had received, she promised that she would slay
oily sixty persons there Soon after her arrival the
pestience broke out, and the people died like sheep
with the rot The sheik sreproached her Withher
breach of faith. Not so 'gquoth Dame Cholera; II
kept rnyword. killed only sixty. Fear killed the
rest -, a, esfss 81 &
DAN RIoEs the once popular clown, once said that
he was about az bankrupt as usual The times had
moved past him, he thought and he saw no good rea.
to believe that he would ever catch up again Il
have never made money 50 steadily, pleasantly, or
heavily, he remarked, ''as when ran my onehorse
show. \ guess that was rather before your day /
had exceedingly clever trick horse and moderate
sized tent The beast and did ourleveI best to make
folks laugh and we succeeded. The Admission price
was n4Scn C0ntS Win U6n more DeSt seat:
but the expenses light, and nearly all we took in
was clear profit. It was In Dan Rice's OneHorse
Show that made my reputation clown and gained
enough capital to lose in big circus enterprises Iish
Do goodness I'd stuck to my original line Of business
A CORRESPONDENT who visited Mr.. Blaines house
Of Augusta Me-. writes that it is neither in the midst
Of the finest residences that thoroughfare nor is it
the finest house in its immediate neighborhood and
yet it is neat commodous and well located. 1t is
composed Of two commodous square frame buildings,
each surlnounted by eupola and connected by mar
rover structure, which originally an L to the
larger part of the house standing nearest the street.
The other square building added few years ago,
when it was found that more room was needed and
Mr. Blaine did not think it best TO tear down and build
greater house. The house is painted gray drab,
ard stands the side of ample lot that extends to
the next corner, carpeted with wellkept green
sward and literally studded with trees. A picket
fence surrounds this lawn, and easyswinging gate
opens upon pair of terrace steps Immediately at the
top of which one finds himself before heavy door,
and the plate inscription tells him it the home Of
~, G.. Blaine