The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-14

press his listeners with the unaffected
greatness of the orator, though his
voice has lost the clear ring and vgor Of other days.
Mr. Spurgeons greatest ambition now is to round
his half century of life, which is fast approach
ing.
Mrs. KATE SPRAGUE-CHAsE has far recovered
from her affection at the loss of her husband and
property that she is now living in fine style in the
most fashionable quarter of Paris and her weekly
ceptions every Thursday are the establishment and
admiration of the American colony.
THE brilliant Phillips Brooks, of Boston, occupies
the anomalous position of a prominent Protestant
Episcopal clergyman who repudates the doctrine of
apostolical succession and does not believe in the
pernatural Office and efficacy of the sacraments He
is giant physically, and theologcay broad
his own shoulders.
A Mr.. YoUMANs publishes the following card in a
newspaper at Delhi, N Y: ''Within the past sixty
days 1 have paid 81, $50 for indorsing Notice is
hereby given to the public generally that any man
who asks me to indorse his note will do well to have
his life insured for the benefit of his family before
making such application"
WILLIAM NJ. MEREDITH who was President Tay-
Tor Secretary of the Treasury the original owner
and occupier of James Buchanan's "Wheatland,"
which is advertised in the Philadelphia papers as
for sale, and by coincidence, Daniel Websters
Marshfeld" advertised in the Boston papers, is 60
ing begging for purchaser.
IT is among the facts not generally known that a
certain toilet water owes its immense sale in the
Southern States to the persistent illusions it in the
course of her performances of certain coincidence
once popular south of Mason and Dixons line. This
actress tided many poor with the checks
the perfumer sent her, and she earned the money.
Miss EMILY FIFIELD, of Nebraska who was gradu-
ted tha noU Dal4
last week, has been appointed resident physician
of the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium In that city, an
institution endowed with $500 900 by the man
whose it bears and especially intended for the
treatment and of sick children during the
months
EDWARD KING writes from Paris; II hear that
Governor Leland Stanford, of California, who has
been here for time past and who is in very bad
health has decided TO give several millions of dollars
out OF his immense fortune tc the founding of uni
versity for the of workngmen. This institution
will probably be located in the State of California
and will be named after Governor Stanford's only
son. who died recently in Florence of malaria fever"
THE Rev. P. O. Mozoomdar meets with bitter op-
position in his aspiration to become the successor of
the late Shunder Sen as leader of the Brahmo Soma
of India. strong faction holds that the deceased
Babu is still perceptibly present in spirit and will al
ways remain So anu hence they refuse to admit the
possibility of there being successor" TO him. Mr.
Mozoomdar unquai6edly rejects this notion, and is
supported in his position by equally strong faction
AMONG curious superscriptions of letters the
used by the wife of DIR. Andrew Bell, friend Of
Coleridger is perhaps the most insolent record.
When addressing letter TO her husband she did SO
with the following preamble and comment: "To that
supreme of rogues who looks the hangdog he is, Dr.
land such doctorD Andrew Bell" Madame Bell is
dust long ago but her impudence survives in this
record, which makes pity her Observation-Disclosures
he was-and return thanks in his behalf that there
is marrying giving in marriage" in the other
kingdom.
$50 they abandon their mani" said Zebehr Pasha
when told that the English government had announced
that it not prepared to relieve assist General
Gordon at Khartoum. We'll well! Allah is great
Perhaps it is best So Their government is imbecile
But it seems Madness" Can Gordon retreat in
safety" asked the correspondent 81 doubt if he
could possibly cut his way out" replied Zebehr
Gould he retreat in the other drection2" 'Impossi
BILE. He would be marching into unknown wilder
ness, among hostile tribes and in murderous eli
mate. Not one of them would reach the Congo alive
The British government is about TO send him word to
evacuate Khartouin soon as possible. They might
better send him rope with which to hang himself.