The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Rev William c. Winslow, of Boston, has been
invited to join the Philosophical Society of Great
Britain.
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL hopes to introduce gen
orally into deaf and dumb institutions the entire sub
stitution of artcuate conversation for the present
system of sign language
Coz. LOUIS DE LusIGNAN who died the other day
at st. Petersburg was crank claimant who professed
to consider himself king of Cyprus" but who must
now content himself with the cypress his grave
ELIZA KIDD, of Keene, KY, who boasts of having
spent weary months in piecing 821 rags together
for crazy quilt would better have devoted her time
to the cultivation of young kids in the district school
or the nursery.
THE National Law School at Washington, at the
beginning of its fall term refused to admit coored
student. He applied to the Columbian University,
Baptist institution which admitted him and since has
taken in four other applicants of similar tint
g. P R. JAMES, the prolific creator of 1.-THE solitary
horseman' in the English novel, for some years
British consul at Norfolk Va when he visited
Washington several times. He promoted by
transfer to the consulate at Venice where he died
THE ten sons of Mr.. Joseph Pettijohn, of Washing
ton Territory average six and onehaf feet in height
Sthe eldest being feet high and they propose to
apply for legal change of the family name, protest
ling that Pettohn for boys of their standing is ri
tdiculous msnomer.
SOME one who has undertaken the Herculean task of
keeping tally of Ex-Governor Moses's rascaites
sports that up to date he has been broughtto grief in
four statss-New York Massachusetts, Illinois, and
Michigan Probably the retired statesman is making
a grand starring tour of all the prisons the Union.
In city where the law forbds the mixing of
actresses with audiences manager accompishes it
a manner which does not endanger his liability. On
the programme is an Amazon march. footpath
of boards is built on top of the orchestra circle and
on this the twenty girls go in procession from the
stage.
LA CANADA is a Mexican village. Its stores bear
such suggestive titles as 1.-The Saloon of Mercy" and
1.-THE True Faith" Every pulque shop, where
and women get mildly exhilarated the juice of the
maguey distilled in divers forms shows the image of
some saint virgin set up among the bottles. One is
called THE Pulqueria of the Mother of God" and
scores dedicated similarly.
THE Greek Church at Sitka, Alaska is declared to
BE the most ornate house of worship in America 1t
is built on the plan of Greek cross and the interior
Is a mass of gold and silver of the magnfcenee of
which one enthusiastic writer says he give idea.
The walls are hung with pictures of royalty and the
priesthood the gift of a Russian Princess, who has
taken this temple under her special charge.
ONLY thirty.one replies received by the mayor
of Iitchfeld Eng, in response to his widely-pub-
lished request for opinions to the ACCESSIBILITY of
celebrating the centenary of DR.. Johnson's death.
STwenty-one favored the celebration two opposed it,
and tae rest were non-committal Probably most peo
pie think such demonstrations for the greater part
humbug and certainly the of Samuel johnson
is the last in the world that should have even the
picion of humbug connected with it.
THE Empress Eugene has been passing week in
Paris with the Duchess de Mouchy and visiting again
Che scenes of her old trumphs. She is described
swearing the air of who had become almost nsen
tsble from suffering. Her complexion is as bleached
as her hair The eyes, of pale blue, have lost the
faculty of lighting up, and her old vvaeity is gone
The eyes look as if so many tears had leave
no more She drove about in plain coupe dressed
In black Grape and merino. Her figure has lost all
exibilty but the shoulders still retain their outline
of elegance
GENERAL BRADLEY T. johnson, in a speech in
Richmond Va, on Thursday evening took occasion
to puncture friendly paper reports him, whit
tiers Barbara Frietchie fable and to deny that she
shaunted the United States flag in the face of the
confederate column, and that by order of Stonewal
jackson volley fred at her and her flag" Set
ting aside the question whether the flag Haunted
or not the ausion to the alleged order of Stonewa
jackson shows General johnson to be very unfa-
eniar with the poem which he thus publicly attempted
to criticise.
JOHN AVIS TAILOR of jefferson county, Virginia,
during the whole time that John Brown in prison
denies in an affidavit that Brown kissed negro child
In its mothers arms his way to tine scafold or ex
pressed thanks that he allowed to die for a
cause and not merely pay the debt of nature as all
must" His only remarks between his cell and the
scaffold commonplace, about the beauty of the
country and the weather. AS to kissing child moth
sing of the sort could have occurred for guard of
soldiers surrounded him, and allowed person to
come between them and the prisoner, except his es
corts.
Mr.. TREvELYAN has retired from the chief secre
faryshp of ireland account of the condition of his
health which has been completely broken in his
which has befaen many secretaries of Ireland before
him and which is likely befall many coming after
and lost the bright promise he brought there of future
craftsmanship In compensation for his gallantry in
accepting the position in a moment of much danger,
following the assassination of Lord Frederick Caven-
dish his predecessor and the severe ordeal he has
eince gone through he has been elevated to seat in
Che Cabinet and the position of Chancellor of the
Duehy of Lancaster, held by many eminent men, in
cludng his uncle Macaulay Lords Campbell, Hol-
land and Dufferin, and John Bright. There are no
duties attached to the Office but the occupant is
pected to make himself generally useful and be, as
Lerd Dufferin happily designated it, Maid of all
" to the Ministry"