The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-09
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

GovERNoRELEcT SCALES, of North Carolina, is to
be escorted to his inaugural ceremonies by the 'Hor
nets Nest" Rifles
who is to be principal of Limerick Me-, Academy, is
a native of Greenland.
BOSTON Transcript; The average size of the Amer
lean family is OF. The decimal probably represents
tho dude but satsticans have got it rather large.
THE marriage of Miss Arnold to Nv. Whiterdge
of New York, will take place Tuesday next at her
fathers home, Coeham. Mr. Lowell Mr.. Henry
James, ir., and other celebritias ss~i-''--,
ALEApING New ork dealer asserts that drummer
rarely lasts over a halfdozen years. at the end of
which time he is out and must give place to
some beginner who will renew the same experience
IT is rumored that the London Telegraph has pur-
chased large tract of land in the Moave desert,
the Pacific coast, to the yucca plant in the
facture of paper the pulp to be shipped to New Or
leans for Liverpool
Mr.. j. H. Cleveland, cousin of the Pres identelect
is clerk of the Leon House. at Tallahassee Fla
| and Alexander H. Stephens the nephew and heir of
his uncle, the little Georgian is conductor of sleep
ing car between Nashville and Atlanta. His legacy
a small one
MATTHEW ARNoLDs wise and brilliant lay sermon
in White chapel elics vast deal of discussion anu
much puzzled criticism by the daily and weekly press
Mr. Arnold has fully resolved resign his official po
stion next year. and revisit America In the autumn
lecturng in the West and South.
AN Arizona editor thus pays his respects to
his neighbour 1.-THE miserable who tries to
edit disesteemed contemporary is lying, as usual
We don't want the postofce but we in the hands
of friends; and by the Eternal, they'll sec that
we get it whether want it or not"
VERY complete filling for open cracks in floors
may be made by thoroughly soaking newspapers in
paste made of one pound of -four three quarts of
water and a tablespoonful of alum, thoroughly boiled
and mixed Make the final mixture about as thick
putty, and it will harden like papier mache.
SlERRE VALLEY, Sierre county, Call is of the
prettiest but most isolated places in the State 1t
has telegraphic communication with the rest of
the world, and only be reached by difficult stage
ride of twenty five miles. The inhabitants have Just
begun to sing 'Grandfathers Clock" and probably
will not hear of welt Till the Clouds Roll By" for
several months yet.
THE Khedive of Egypt is always hard up; but a few
weeks ago he became little harder up than usual and
chest of jewels to Paris to be sold for the high
est price in cash. In the meanwhile debtor came in
unexpectedly and paid mp every cent of his indebted
ness although the Khedive had for long time
tally marked IN. g opposite his The Khedive
being flush" sent post-haste after his jewels,
and they their way back to Egypt,
GovERNoR CLICK, of Kansas who is an extensive
cattle breeder pronounces the proposed cattle trail
from Red river to the northern boundary Of the
country as marked the recent Cattle Men Con-
vention at st. Leuis, mpractcable Such trail, he
holds, would have to be one hundred instead of six
miles wide TO be of value to the parties concerned.
He maintains also that the cattle have right
to trail through Kansas any other State. The
existing trail through the western part of the State is
1 AL H. H., 3
establishing it.
TIE $50, 900 awarded to the plaintiff In the
Fortescue- Garmoyle- accurately Finney VS..
Cairns-breach of promise suit is probably the Law
Journal of London says, the largest amount of dam
ages in such an action recorded in England Tho
nearest approach to it is verdict of $17 500 given
in 1888 to solicitors daughter who had been Tilted
by rich lawyer. In earlier times it was more com
for Tilted men than women to bring such suits,
and in the reign of William and Mary obtained
So 600 damages for the loss of fancee whose for.
tune was $50, 900.
PARIS letter: Clovis Hughes is said to have head
of hair which arises erect and black and is curly
that Hercules with brazen comb could not conquer
it. He has thick lips, Aattened nose rolling eyes
and a prodigiously vibrating voice. Cynics wonder
that his wife should after all be sensitive. In
society so corrupt that of official Paris the worst
women have DO received by the most spotless for
political purposes For example, one of the most
powerful women of the day VIGOROUSLY paid so
much month by the late emperor to play the Tpart of
Deilah to NJ. Grevy, Jules Favre, and other promi
nent Republicans
Miss KATE FIELDS latest way Of putting it is:
''Morironism is to this Republic what the Canada
thistle is to agriculture; the 300 missionaries the
flying seeds" She wants the warcries TO be The
saints must go" and Turn the Mormons out,
CONKLING. when at Utica, attends Trinity Epsco.
pal Church. just across the aisle from him sits
old gentleman named Sherman, for years prominent
politician He and Mr.. ConkliDg not on speaking