The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


Mrs. HARRIET LANE JOHNSON has lately been Wis
iting in Washington.
MRS. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT, now in Boston,
is regaining health and strength rapidly.
COLONEL INGERsoIL is said to have made 1926, 900
from fifty lectures during the last two months.
COMMANDER SCHLEY has received cordial well
come at his old home Frederick, Nd where he is now
visiting.
THE person who claims to be Sir Roger Tichborne
will make tour of America in company with other
curiosities Of the dme-museum order.
THE daughter of Secretary McCulloch who was
born when her father was first occupying his Cabinet
Office, will make her debut in Washington society this
winter.
IT is said that Mr.. Gladstone does not like to
the big bouquet that always adorns his coaapel when
he speaks in the House of Commons, but his wife in.
sists upon his doing
JOHN JACOB AsToR and Miss Catherine Wolfe of
New York are cooperating in effort for the estab
lshrnent of a college in Florence, where American
woman can pursue any branch of art.
GENERAL GEORGE A SHERIDAN struck bonanza
when he struck the lecture platform He is said to be
delghtng immense audiences in Australia with his
grafton the American Civil War"
HARD times have reached even the Rothschilds. ~
don't suppose you know what hard times are" said a
to of the house servants of Baroness Roths.
child in Paris. "Oh yes, we do, for it is only this
morning that saw the Baroness and her daughter
playing piano"
The girl who married Oscar Richards, in Wiscon.
SIM three years ago, wrote on her wedding day to
friend: MY husband loves devotedly, and yet he
has such wicked temper that don't doubt he will
end by numbering me-" Her estimate of his charac-
ter correct he has killed her.
THE wife of Secretary Marscal of the Diaz Cabinet
To- Wae iS Tho wifi IF Pc,
ero. Nine. Yturbide, granddaughter-in-aw of the
Mexican Emperor is native of Georgetown. She re.
sides in Washington but is said intends taking up
her home permanently in Mexico.
PROF GEORGE GoLDIE Princeton, recently re-
ceved call to take full charge of the New York Ath-
etic Club at advance of salary. But some of the
younger alumni of Princeton have made up subscrip
ton suppleme ntng his salary received from the col
ege and he has decided to remain at Princeton.
HENRY WARD BEEoHER was sued some months ago
by the Western Maryland Agricultural Society, which
deemed itself damaged in the of 500 900 because
the Brooklyn orator had failed to keep an appoint
ment to lecture during the societys fair at Cum
berland Md. The issue contested before the
and yesterday the case dismissed for lack
of prosecution.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE would let one set of pu-
pills go to the public schools half the year and engage
second set take their places He thinks that by such
plan all would obtain beneficial mixture of theory
and practice and that the children of poor parents
would be able to continue their culture to later
period in life than is customary.
PROFESSOR HUXLEY who from the Adriatc
to London, to be present at his daughters wedding,
has returned to Italy to his liver and prolong his
lfe under prescription of absolute dleness. Smalley
says his first idea of absolute idleness" was eight
hours a day instead of sxeen--'time to do some
of the things 1 had to put off," But he has found
that a deluson. He will be sixty years old in May.
COLONEL FRED MUssEY son-in-law and former pri-
vate secretary of Governor Foster of Ohio says that
the telegraphic statements from Columbus that he
has been served with notice of divorce proceedings
brought by his wife not true. Nor the stories
that he is Threatening to make public any of Governor
Fosters private political affairs with which he be.
came cognizant in his official capacity The Colonel
and his wife have been separated for months.
HENRY WARD BEECHER is evidently not blind to
the fact that the members of his congregation some
times give themselves up to tired natures sweet
storer Her is good story that proves it, from his
his own lips: "A regiment of lumbermen big, tall
fellows sxfootfve, from Maine, passing
through Brooklyn in go. There about 900
in all and 1 marched them up to Plymouth Church,
invited them in, and gave every of them whole
seat with a cushion in it. There they all sat with
their knapsacks on and got the platform and be-
gan to preach. Ny friends it's the only time in my
life ever preached whole congregation to Sleep
THE poetic and perfervid nature of Orientas is
illustrated in the addresses presented to Lord Rpon
on his return home from India. 1t may be that they
are servile but after the noble stand made in India
for the natives by the Marquis, against European
oicialism they to great degree deserved. 'For
a thousand years." said deputaton Indian his
tory has recorded no such ruler" 'Thy lovely
is the country's lamp and eye" But the richest of
them short Of the adulatory eloquence of the
Shah of Persia his presentation to Queen Victoria.
Heretofore he said, "the years of my life have
been numbered from the hour of my birth Hereafter
they shall be reckoned from the moment beheld the
beauty Of thy countenance,"
ROBERT STEPHENSON left no family behind. His
wife died many years ago and he remained widower,
so that the direct line from George Stephenson the
eminent engineer has died out. James Watt the
noted inventor left descendants. appears that