The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

has lost all his earnings by signing note for
friend.
LORD coLER1DeE, in reply to the question, how
long sermon should be, said: twenty-five minutes,
with leaning to the side of mercy"
THE Bishop of Gloucester, England has given great
scandal to many good churchmen by appearing at a
recent cricket match at Lords with cigar in his
mouth
HENRY WILLARD, formerly president of the North
Pacific Railroad Company, will sail for Europe
August 20. 1t is understood that he intends to make
Berlin his permanent home.
Mr.. ALGERNoN CHARLES SwINBURNE, who is a
good critic, when he is not enraged has written pa
per upon the late Mr.. Charles Reade, which will
shortly appear in one of the English periodicals.
Miss MARIA MITCHELL the astronomer is one Of
the residents of Lynn, where her strong
characteristic face and figure, crowned with white
hair, make striking picture whenever she appears.
GENERAL BUFFERS return to the assessors Of
Lowell shows that his income from his profession il
100000. His horses and yacht America valued
at $50 000 and his real estate in Lowell at $50 800
IT is claimed that Godsmith's lost novel; has beer
foundin the shape of a volume entitled Triumph OF
Benevolence; or, the History of Francis Wills. By
the author Of the Vicar of Wakefield Berlin Sold
by August Myths. 1857
ACCORDING to the Medical Times the ashes of the
late Prof s. D. Gross weighed seven pounds. They
inclosed in marble about three feet high,
without ornament or inscription, and placed beside
the coffin of his deceased wife in Woodlawn.
GENERAL GEORGE B. MoCLELLAN's greatgrand-
mother, Mrs. Samuel Mcclellan, planted three elms
in Woodstock, Conn. when she heard the news Of
the battle of Lexington and to-day they are the pride
of the place the largest and finest elms in the town.
GATH the correspondent, attends strictly to his
newspaper work He does not make his own con-
tracts with his journals His wife does it for him.
She in fact transacts all his business while he does
the literary labor His income can not be less than
$15, 900 year.
THE Very Rev. Father Schwartz, who founded st.
Mary's Redemptorist College, at Northeast, Erie
county, Pennsylvania, has been reappointed to the
charge of the college by the Holy Father at Rome.
Father Schwartz has also been raised from the rank Of
Superior to that of Rector
WILLIE NEwcoMBE is the new boy Preacher
He was street Arab in New York, but became sud.
denly awakened 10 religious zeal, and proves to be
possessed of wonderful natural eloquence. Though
not boy he is very young with blonde
tache and eye of soft, melting blue.
w. w. CoRcoRAN the Washington banker and
benefactor has added to his good works by founding
the School of Science and Arts in connection with
Columbia University and among the professors will
be Newcomb in astronomy, Able in meteorology Gill
in zoology Ward in botany. and Fristoe in chemistry
BREWER VAssAR gave young American women the
college which bears his name; Brewer Bass, of Eng
land, refused peerage, gave literally to churches
and readingrooms and left a business worth 3d.
100000 yearly; Brewer Guinness, whose porter has
made him famous, was no less famous for his bene-
factions.
A GENTLEMAN having remarked to the mother Of
Lieutenant Greedy that perhaps her training had
something to do with the character of that officer the
lady replied: 81 guess did train him up. He never
undertook to prove truant from school but once and
then when he told he was going off with the boys
said to him: Adolphus, you must go to school if
have to whip you every step of the way And he
went"
WHILE the eucalyptus or Australian bluegum tree
destroys malaria and keeps off mosquitoes in marshy
SOIL it has such effect upon dry soils. The differ
is ascribed by German scientist to the fact that
the is constructed to act as an eyaporatng ma
chine, and only does its work in marshy land fea-
ture of the tree is its adaptaby different climates
it being grown in almost every civilized country
where frosts do not occur.
LIEUTENANT GREEDY weighs forty pounds more
than he weighed before He is so weak however,
that he barely crawl up stairs and his muscles
fuse to harden The other day some comrades Of his
youth crowded around him, and he greeted them with
How are you, Charley9" Good for you, John, but
he kept his folded and remarked as he saw their
outstretched palms; Sim not shaking hands, boys;
the doctor made me promise wouldn't
AT the recent session of the Concord School Of
Philosophy Mr.. John Fiske stated anew his concep-
ton of the Darwinian theory and maintained that it
entirely compatible with belief in personal self
conscious immortality. Some of his hearers objected
to such view of Darwinism. If we are descended
from apes said one of Them 1--WE are no more i'm.
mortal than they" To which Mr.. Fske replied;
But how do you know that apes not immortal
Immortality is not admit, logical deduction, but
ii is fundamental conviction of my SOUL and as such
stand by it,
THE policeman on duty in the Boulevard Magenta
Paris, arrested the other night, vagabond, old
man whom they found lying upon one Of the benches
in an almost naked state Taken before the Commits.
sary of Police he gave the following account of him.
self: Il am the the Marquis de B. am sixty-nine,
and have no family. / went through my fortune
whom a youth, and then sailed for America. Mixed
up in of forgery and sentenced by default to
twenty years penal seryitude managed TO escape to
France. In 1912 was sentenced to seven years for
robbery, and have suffered many other sentences
since Without friend in the world or one sou, am
glad to go to prison. where l h<pe soon to end my
miserable existence"
As the time draws for the release Of the Itch
borne claimant from prison every particle Of news
relating to that notorious mpostor is eagerly devoured
by the English public. 1.-THE latest piece of intelli-
gence, says the Pail Mall Gazette, respecting this
hero is deeply interesting and important The direct
of convict prisons have it is stated decided that
on leaving prison he may provide himself with some
plain clothes in lieu of the service suit Of tweed which
alponsh convict,a
A Portsmouth out6tter has in a spirit of liberahty,
volunteered to supply him with two suits but the
BILE offer has been declined by the claimant, who has
expressed his intention Of purchasing his clothes.
This independent course Of action hardly fail to
increase the respect in which the claimant is held by
his admrers."
TIE arch priestess of the esoterc Buddhsts Is thus