The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

QUEEN VICTORIA has ordered number of Irish
roplins for the Princess Beatrice's trousseau
LORD LYTToNs novel in verse" to be published
soon, is to be entitled "Glen Avr; or tho Metamor
phosis."
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD thinks that when New York
and Brooklyn incorporated into one city they
should drop the old and become Manhattan"
PHOTOGRAPHS of Mr.. S. s. Conant, the missing ed
tor of Harpers Weekly, have been prepared for dis
tributon to the police of all the large cities and also
to the postmasters of towns and villages.
YOUNG ladies institute in North Carolina is rep
resented at the New Orleans exhibition by specimens
of stocking darnng and refooting, the work of the
pupils. Young gentlemen who are looking for good
wives should not overlook the old North State.
A NEW and exceedingly important for hydro
chlorae of cocaine is reported to have been discovered
by one Dr. Fleischl of Vienna. Administered hypo-
dermically in doses of from onetwefth to onefourth
of grain it is said to cure alcoholism aud norphinsm
within ten days.
BOSWELL has been accepted as evidence in Lon
don court of law Sir James Hammer rejected the
suggestion that who never passed post oppo-
site his house without meeting it with his finger was
so eccentric as to be incapable Of making will on
the ground that Dr. johnson used to do the same sort
of thing.
LOVE rules kingdom Of contrasts Heine dream
from courts to kitchen, and espoused his house
keeper Bacon, master of philosophy, was joined to
woman who had loud voice and dressed like cham
bernaid out on holiday. What is more piteous than
poor Keats pouring out all the typical luxuriance of
his soul to Fanny Drawn. He is poet shea feminine
| commonplace. Idolatry the side, a mingng
of curiosity and vanity OH the other.
AN art writer says: There are two excellent ways
of discovering any weakness in picture you have in
hand One is to look at it through magEifying
glass, which enlarges and makes its shortcomings
more noticeable; the other to reverse it in mirror.
The latter is old and ever popular method for the
| eye becomes accustomed to looking at thing in
way that it to be critical The moment the
picture is reversed it becomes fresh picture and in
nine of ten hitherto unnoticed reveal
| themselves"
| One of the strangest peoples with whom the mis-
sionary has to do tho Falashas of Ethiopia They
! are black Hebrews about 200, 900 in number living
west Of Jordan who have their holy writings the
Old Testament in an Ethiopic version and who still
rigdiy adhere to the Mosaic ceremonies and laws.
| They are the children of Hebrew immigrants, who,
in the time of Nhe great dispersion settled in AbyssiIa
| aud married wives of that nation--somethng not
strange, the Philippians are Semitic in nationality
| and language.
THE sculptor Story has written letter saying that
| Nathaniel Hawthornes statements concerning the
Marquis Ossoli Margaret Fuer's husband, are "to-
tally false" Says Mr.. Story: II knew Ossol well.
He was not of special ability, but he thor
| ough gentleman, of old and distinguished family
! patriot who fought for his countrys independence
and most amable, modest and kgh-minded man.
| His uncle monsignor of the church, his two
brothers Guards Mobile in the Popes service There
is not a word to be said against any of them"
| IT is almost assured fact that Mr.. Arthur has
never contemplated resumng the practice of law and
that his future life will be of and retirement
unless indeed he should reenter the political arena
From the White House air arthur goes to the resi-
dence of his friend and premier, Mr.. Frelinghuysen
| thence te fortress Monroe thence TO his New York
home thence to Canada a fishing tour, and thence
/ probably back to New York to spend next winter
Mr. Arthur is fond of Washington but has not vet de-
cded to make it his future winter residence although
there many circumstances tempting him to such
| decision.
i with respect cyncally observes the London
Truth, ito the senseless habit of buying clothes
| in order to mourn for deceased relative an Austria
liam writes to say that both in Australia and New
Zealand the announcement Of deaths in the press arc
often followed by the words, BY the wish of the de-