The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-30

you do not wish that the fires of heaven descend on
your heads Vote, OIL vote for the Hon. Antonio
Joseph, who will know how to be grateful for your
votes and who will let no means stand in tie way Of
his guiding you with firm step to the splendid temple
of progress and immortality"
In is now thought probable that Mr.. Devine, who
was removed from his position official stenographer
of the House by Speaker Kefer will be appointed 70
6ll the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Lord Mr.
Devne is of the most accomplished stenographers
In the United States. He accompanied Mr. Blaine on
dis campaign tour and reported the speeches for the
Associated Press
Mrs E. D. E. N. SoUTHwoRTH still retains her
house at Georgetown, near Washington but is living
with her son, DR.. Richmond j. Southworth, at
Yonkers. She is sixty four years old, and has just
taken census Of her numerous novels, which she
finds TO be exactly sixty-fve of which, 1.-THE
Hidden Hand, has been dramatized in twenty four
different versions.
THERE remain in the French Senate only three of
the dapdies of 1880 One is Barley d Aurevilly; the
second Rance the architect and the third the negro
phe Victor Schoelcher, who, dressed in black with
wide 'pegtop" trousers frock-coat very tight in the
waist scrupulousy clean, very angular and very tall
impresses the spectator as living moving and
breathing problem of Euclid
The Salt Lake City Tribune devates from the amen
tiles of obituary notices when it says in announcing
the death Of Editor Marriott Of the San Francisco
News Letter; 1.-The picture of Thenarder in Les Mis-
CRADLES where he softly rubs his hands together and in
a low voice murmurs, good. he is going to corrupt
me-, would do for Marriott Like most rogues he as
serted that his Journal was Independent"
ApRoPos of Sarah Bornhardt the London World
recounts what the great Russian novelist, Ivan Tour
guenef. thought about her. In his correspondence,
which has just been published at ST. Petersburg in
letter written from Paris in 1881, he says; when
ever think of Sarah Bernhardt am reminded invol-
unfairly of the toad Why did God give to both of
these creatures adorable and poetical voice? In
another letter he calls her ugly mouther and
posturer," "a cold grnseer-pourre de chic-whom
nature has provided with an adorable voice while
fusing her all other gifts by some incomprehensibe
caprice"
WRITING of Nathaniel Parker Willis, Hartford
Coursnt correspondent says; He the scion of
one of the stest of orthodox families, and his world
Illness shocked the circle in which it moved. There
was contradiction to the doctrine of heredity here
which is puzzng. The children were brainy, brilliant
and worldly, with dash of a mild form of deviltry
about them. Their father we'll remember. He lived
to be about ninety years old and was queerlookng,
little shrunk-up old gentleman as mild of aspect as
could well be- His diminutive size would strike any
one who passed him in the street. Yet the children
were tall graceful and especially Stylish word
which perhaps best conveys idea of their personal
appearance Perhaps they inherited these traits from
their mother never heard of the mother or father
writing anything of any account The father en-
terprsing and good business manager, but he left
little property when he died. He published the Bos-
ton Recorder the religious weekly of city, ard
started the Youths Companion the first chlds paper
in the country, which has lived till now, and is a
source of enormous income to its present owner"