The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A MADrsoN-AvENUE New York keeps
coach dog to match her frecdes. She calls him
Spot"
BIsMARcKs voluntary reduction of weight from
237 to 1875 pounds has materially improved both his
appearance and his health.
Miss EDITH JAFFREY, of New York, who is to
marry Poultney Bigelow will receive wedding gift
of 100000 from her father.
JAY GOULD, it is said, intends making a trip to
Havana next week in his yacht, sailing from Charles
ton, S. c., so as to avoid Cape Hatteras
SOMEBODY, whom Southern papers describe
prominent gentleman of Athens Ga, has preserved
record of the slaves his family owned-1 600 in num-
ber-confdent that some day he or his descendants
will receive pay for them from the national govern
ment.
TT is said that Mr.. John Swinton, who received
81 500 year for his work the New York Sun, has
some cash yet after running his own paper through
several weekly issues. William Swinton is able to
pay good prices for contributions to his Story
Teller"
p A YOUNG lady the other day presented herself to
the librarian Of public library and inquired if IAN
Idle Clergyman was in. Somehow things had got
mixed 1t was finally evolved that the book she de-
sired was GA Reverend idol"
GENERAL Butler hopes to live long enough to ride
in car made of iron and with rounded top, in
which will be apparatus for electrical lighting.
The car will float and it will be padded that in
of accident no one be hurt Mr.. Thomas Scott in
tended to build car on General Buffers plan.
THE late Thomas Knowles member of the British
Parliament, was the of common pitman, and at
nine years old himself worked GOLFERS boy for
half crown week. He died at tifty-nine, wealthy,
popular, prominent member of the House of Com
mons, and one of the most influential men in Lanca-
shire.
MRS. GENERAL FAIRcHILD, wife of the ex,minister
to Russia has in her possession singuarly sugges
tive cross which was presented to her by traveller
who had obtained it in Russia. This silver relic,
though only two inches long, unfods to every expert
in crucial law at least half dozen varieties of the
sacred tree.
Ex-Governor WILLIAM SMITH, known as Extra
Billy" Smith, of Virginia celebrated his eighty
seventh birthday at his home in Warrenton, in that
State, few days ago. The venerable host appeared
hale and hearty and greeted his legion of callers
cheerly. Among those present many leading
members of the Virginia bar.
Miss HARRIET MARTiNEAU, in whose honor
statue has been placed in the Old South Church. Bos
ton is of the very few in history who have
been thus remembered. She the author of sever
al books and wrote much for the magazines and also
for the editorial columns of the London News during
VI.
in 1902.
COUNT VAsILI describes Count Moltke as old, dry,
and taciturn and rather green" at the age of four
score. He is a recluse living enclosed in his egotism
and impatient of being any way disturbed in his
guilty; cold impassve man, incapable of doing good
to any one having in the of his long life
either obliged any been under obligation to
anybody.
OLD Captain Jake" Vanderbilt is the name of
member of that noted family which is seldom heard.
He is a brother of the dead Commodore and, though
four years, still has full possession of
all his faculties He lives very comfortably on his
Staten island farm, and seldom troubles "Billy as
he calls his nephew, any of the other members of
the family.
JUDGE GEDDEs is said to be the most solemn look
ing member of the Ohio delegation in Congress. He
is ftyni years old, tall lean, angular with big
head covered with ron-gray hair, long, thin face,
and high intellectual forehead. He has moderate
fortune and lives at Mansfield in handsome frame
house situated on hill which the neighbors call THE
Saint Rest"
Mr. PARNELLs movements have been always wrapt
in much mystery. He is seldom in Ireland and there
are not more than half dozen to whom his London
residence is known His sudden disappearance from
the scene in the midst of than great crisis
occasoned some reflection and for time preced-
ing his recent triumphant appearance in Dublin his
Cork constituents could not hear from him
tain his whereabouts
REPRESENTATIVE BILL" MORRISON of Illinois, is
described as knotty but well-proportioned of
medium height, with well-shaped head generally dis
heveed hair bushy eyebrows, black eyes, short grizzly
beard and mustache and for farmer singulary small
hands and feat. He SLOUGH hat and carries
his hands in his pockets. He loves to lean with his
back against a pillar in the hotel lobby and talk
sense aud nonsense ntermingled to throng in front
of him.
Mr.. WILLIAM X. VANDERBILT acquired from his
grandfather some millions of dollars, increased it by
personal skill and force three fold and had
attention paid to him till he made losses He is
his fathers favore son. has cut out the work for the
family to a large extent, and made losses like
the old Commodores who would have left nothing
without venturng genius. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
the present does trade at all and is thought to be
worth $40 100000.
THURSDAY was the eighty fifth birthday of Mr. W.
w. Corcoran, the Peter Cooper of Washington. He
always pays visit on that day to the Louise Home
the most beautiful of his charities, home for aged
and indignant ladies' who neither work nor beg
1t is fine brick building Massachusetts avenue
furnished with all the elegances weas the comforts
of life and here the poor souls end the wreck and
remnant of their days in peace. Mr. Corcoran himself
lives in big old-fashioned brick house H street.
near the White House. Heis b handsome in