The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-26
BREAKFAST-TABLE TALK.

de Leuville, paid So 600 for his title to the Portu
guese government.
IT is common belief that, since the death of Wen
dell Phillips George William Curtis is the chief Of
American orators
LETTER from NIadamme Nilsson: 81 have arranged
with Mr. Theodore Thomas to sing in twenty eight
concerts, for which he is to give me $28,00O, and
consequently L will remain in the country this sum-
mer."
ALEXANDER, the colored cadet will hold third place
in his class when he enters his second year at West
Point it is predicted and if accident befalls him
his rank may be still higher when he is graduated, in
1887.
THE bridal veil originated in the custom of perform
ing the nuptal ceremony under a square piece of
CLOTH held the bridegroom and the bride, to
ceal the bushes of the latter AT the marriage of
widow it was dispensed with.
GEORGE BANCROFT, who recently celebrated his
eghtythrd birthday attended the reception Senator
Morrill, gave to celebrate his SEVENTEEN year and upon
greeting his host, said well, young fellow, wish
you many happy returns of this day."
THE venerable ex-President John Maclean, of
Princeton College celebrated his eightyfourth birth
day few days ago his residence the college.
He is familiar figure in the streets of that academic
town. and enjoys the affection of both natives and stu
dents President McCosh his successor, is spending
his Easter vacation out West.
THE gates ajar at Newport for the reception of
Miss Chamberlain, who is about to the Atlantic
with the avowed intention of being the regning bell
at that seaside resort during the coming 1t is
gratifying to learn that she affects combination of
white and silver in all her gowns and that at latest
accounts her hair od-gold color.
KING JOHN of Abyssinia, is cruel. On returning
from an interview with him General Gordon forty
Soudan soldiers mutated together and sent to Bogos
with a message that if his Highness wanted eunuchs
he could have them. Two thousand Egyptians taken
prisoners, ordered to march. Being hungry and
faint they refused The Abyssans shot at them at
targets.
SIMS REEVES obliged to postpone ballad
cert at Chester England account of the death of
Prince Leopold. Twenty-three years before he
announced to give with Jenny Lind and others,
cert in the same hall On the eve of the performance,
Albert, the Prince Consort, died but there was
postponement. The programme modified, making
it sacred concert, and all the singers appeared
dressed in mourning.
LABoUcHERE, speaking of lady Stradbroke who got
Yates, of the World, into libel case, said 'Ladiosl
Some of them write well, but never should dream of
inserting fact sent by the best of ladies. The
fair sex is credulous and imaginative. Still less
would insert any fact told by lady of another
lady. But what want to know in this matter of
Yates is why Lord Lonsdae Lord Westmoreland
did not prosecute Lady Stradbroke."
BEING asked by Pittsburg Dispatch reporter about
the story that he had Converted Mrs. Hamersy and
several other persons, Monsignor Capel said How.
the intellectual mosquito the interviewer follows
the stranger, there must be sacred ground where
neither he nor angels ought to tread In what apper-
tains man profession there be secrecy.
You therefore only imagine the question which
you have raised, for have information to give
about it. It is to God the work to be attributed"
CARLOS AGUERo, the Cuban revolutionary leader,
| is a man below the medium height, and weighs only
about hundred and fifteen pounds. He has black
curling hair, and a small mustache which turns up
at the ends His smiles grim, and there is look
of ferceness about his face, but ordinarily he is the
most harmless person imaginable in appearance.
Augero belongs to a wealthy family in Puerto Prin.
cpe. He is not yet thirty, and has been in arms
against Spanish authority in Cuba almost contn-
uously since he was fourteen. No one who knows him
doubts his bravery,
THE Duke of Albany lived to be older than the ma
iority of English princes. Octatius and Alfred sons
of George I'LL died the respective ages of four and
two Of Annes seventeen children only one survived
infancy and he died at the age of eleven Anne and
her sister Mary the only of the eight chill
dren of James H. by his first wife, who lived through
childhood By his second wife James II had six
children and they all died in infancy except the Pre-
ty. Of Charles rs eight children, six died young
Nor the faes kinder this respect the Tudors
or the Plantagenets than to the Stuarts.
IT may interest those DESTROYS of enjoying hale old
age to know how Nignet, the French historian just
deceased, lived He at s. prepared his first break
fast himself worked and pottered about among his
until IL, then dropped into dejeuner at THEIRS
or had chop kidney at home went to restau-
rant. He got up from table with appetite At din
ner he studied the menu to skip superAuous Dishes
and be preferred fish, fowl vegetables and fruit to
meat. He believed in the antiseptic and nerve.
strengthening qualities of garlic with which however,
he only seasoned his food when he was lying by in the
country He also liked to chat at dinner and while en-
train de fare digestion did posture as a talker
but conversed with grace and delicacy any subject
that cropped up in natural way told anecdotes
reasoned strongly but with touch-and-go hghtness;
was at serious and cheerful, and had such fine
tact that Jules Simon well said: I'm all the years
have been acquainted with him never knew him to
cast pearl before swine"
In Dr. Busch's book about Bismarck, the Chan.
ceors wife is not presented in particularly fem
mime and Christian light. 1.-TWO days after the fall Of
Sedan, writes the Doctor 1.-THE Chancellor read aloud
to us an extract from of her letters praying in
Scriptural language, that the French might be de
stroyed. May ask how the Countess isg inquired
Prince Albrecht (Oct. %, 187O) while dining will
the Chancellor at Versailles. Oh, replied the latter
she is all right that her is getting better
but she is still suffering from her grim hatred of the
Gauls whom she would like to shot and bayoneted
every man Jack of Them the tiny children, who
really cannot help having been born of such abomina
BILE parents. few days later he impaired to a re
mark made by her, conceived in a not much mildei
spirit than the above fear that you will not 6nd
any Bibles in France and therefore shall send you thu
Psalms Book so that you may read the prophecy
against the French say to you the goddess shall b
extermnated.' "
On April the funeral of the Baroness Daumesnl
wife of the famous general who defended Vncenne