The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-05

twenty-five cents in addition to the face value of each
coin in the case of gold coin, but silver coins are only
sold in sets, for which twenty-five cents is added to
the value of the set.
THE willow tree at Mount Vernon which over
shadows the tomb Of Washington was originally a
clipping from a tree which overshadows the tomb of
Napoleon at st. Helena. It was brought to this copn-
try by an enthusiastic admirer of both Bohaparte and
the Father of His Country.
THE microscope reveals that there are more than
four thousand muscles in a caterpillar, and that the
eye of a.drone contains a thousand mirrors. There
are spiders as small as a grain of sand, and they spin
a thread so fine that it would require four hundred of
them to equal the size of a single hair.
NJ, RENAN has a little trait that is provoking to
some of his acquaintance Whom the great man is
called into argument he always begins by admitting
that his adversary is right. "vous avez ~parfaitement
raison, " he says; Dependant" and then he proceeds
to demolish all the theories of his contestant.
HERR MAKART's memory will be kept green by the
Viennese. A street in the capital is to be given the
painters name, a Makart monument. raised by small
popular contributions, is being planned and a Makart
exhibition is already spoken of, containing every one
of the artists works which can possibly be obtained.
THE Princes Dolgarouki, the widow of the late Gar,
will pass the winter in Paris and vii. live there, it is
said, in strict seclusion. The gayety of Vevay, on the
Lake of Geneva, is declared to be not to her taste. So
large a number of Russian and French aristocrats are
now staying there that she cannot obtain the repose
she. wishes"
CARL CAUER, the sculptor of the Garfield memorial
bust in st, Louis. is ~,ffty-six years old, and has made
statues of nearly all the sovereigns of Europe as well
as of other famous persons-those of Kaiser Wilhelm.
Francis Joseph, Metternich and Bismarck being per-
haps the best known. He has a son, aged twenty-five,
who has executed a good statue of Count Moltke.
The S%trasburg police has just put a paw upon a
cunning rogue named Meyers, whose business it has
been to negotiate stolen or worthless securities. Some,
to the amount of $40, 900. found in his possession
were stolen long ago. He would buy them from
thieves for . small price, cash, and bide his time to sell
them. He did business here as well as in Europe.
Mrs. HEMINGWAY gave a reception in Boston the
other evening to Miss Amy Bradley, who has been
carrying out the plans OF her patron in the education
of IL. freedmen. Mrs. Hemmenway has devoted
100000 to this cause, and to Miss Bradley was
committed the executive responsibility. At the re-
ception a purse of So, 900 was. presented to Miss
Bradley on behalf Of the assembled guests.
HERR RUBINsTEIN, when tired of his triumphal
progress through Europe, retires to his villa near St.
Petersburg. and there, surrounded by his family, he
prepares for the next campaign. AT present, before
leaving for Hamburg, where the first performance of
"Perroquet' will take place on Nov. l, under the
superintendence of the author, Rubinstein is enter
tanning his friends and enjoying life on the shores. of
the Baltic.
AN officer in the Russian army, who was exned, has
been conducting a cider and vinegar factory in Sacra-
mento for ten years.. He married in this country and
has a family. Recently he received information. of
the death in Russia of his father, and being the sole
heir, he is entitled to a fortune of about $50 00,-
600. During the past few days he has been engaged
in securing the necessary papers, including one from
the Secretary of State relative to his citizenship, ard
yesterday he left for the borders of Russia-he can;
not enter the territory-to look after his property.
Mr.. ROSWELL SMITH, of the Century, says: 1.-THE
current story that we have. agreed to pay General
Grant $15 900 for his four battle-artieles and $50
900 for his autobiography, is absurd, though aroyalty
might possibly give him that. The fact is that. we
have made no bargin. whatever. We shall certainly
give all they are worth. The General himself, whose
bodily Affections are less severe, told a friend chat he
enjoyed writing more than he ever enjoyed anything
else in his life. More than fghtingW he was asked;
and he laughed and answered, heartily, II never liked
that
A LETTER. purporting to give a description by IN
eyewitness of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots,
will be published at the end of the present year. 1t
was found in n manuscript book among the papers of
Lord Eliock, the judge, who died in 1898. The book
is all written in one hand. apparently in the first half
of the eighteenth century, and the account of the SIX
e%cution is a copy of a letter sent by special desire.
Lord Eliock's father managed the affairs of the Duke
Of Perth and of other families devoted TO the Stuart
cause, and it is conjectured that the document is a
copy of a letter written by a member of one of these
families.