The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A FRENCH magazine article relates how George
Washington shot the apple off his sons head at COM
mand of the tryant, and says it happened near st.
Louis.
VICTORIA fatty rejected Woseleys nomination of
Baker to place on his staff. The old railway apart
ment scandal still rankes in the Queens virtuous
breast and with her Baker cake still continues to be
dough. *
A SARCASTIC clergyman in a ministers meeting at
Springfield, ILL.,. predicted that time coming
whom everybody who took active part in a prayer
meeting could demand pay for his services He meant
to hit the professional revivalists.
NJ ANpRIEux relates in his "reminiscences of the
Paris prefecture Of police how he supplied the funds
to Louise Michel and others for starting Anarchist
newspaper spy, in the guise Of retired druggist
advancing the money, and being admitted into the
Anarchist councils.
His Boston audiences complain that when Edwin
Booth is called before the curtain he always presents
the appearance of parson fresh from funeral
when he has been playing Don Cesar de Bazan, but
then there is something solemn in Edwins perform
ance even of that character.
CARL ScHURz, Rollin NJ Squire. Hubert O. Thomp-
son and George Gould are said to have formed com
pany with 800 900 cash capital to establish in New
York daily newspaper, to be named the Morning
Telegraph. Such paper would probably be the
organ of the County Democracy.
IT is asserted of woman who died in Cape Breton
that she ITO years DID, and up to the day Of her
death could relate with perfect accuracy events which
happened 100 years ago. The last statement is oddly
taken proof of the other. Almost any schoolboy
can do the same thing, but that does not prove him
to be 100 years old.
AN old lady living Georgetown, S. c.. sowed
recently, she supposed, mustard seed. Days
and weeks passed. but no signs Of the seed having
taken root we're visible and she decided to make an
investigation, which, much to her surprise revealed
that she had planted some of her soninlaws powder
and not mustard seed, supposed.
PROBABLY the prize-ring was never so ably repre-
sented it is to-day In the judgment of majority
of experts no who ever lived could cope with
Sullvan Mitchell is still able to fight down to middle
weight and among that class he is practically irwin
cble and the lightweight representative Jack Demp
sey reputed to be the superior of any one of his
class that has appeared for many years.
CAROLINE f. WHITING is remarkable woman, for
she has taught school in New York City for City years
and has been principal Of the girls part Of grammar
school No. IA in Twenty seventh street since it was
organized in 1885, yet she is healthy active and
petent STILL and has not lost ten days work since she
began teaching bright-eyed girl Her golden an
niversary will be the occasion of great celebration
next June.
BIRTHDAY presentation has just been made to
Mr.. r. 3. Browning, the painter, by "a few of those
members of the Browning society who venerate the
memory of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett
Browning" They have given him set Of his
mothers works in bookcase designed to match the
given to his father the poet three years ago. and
ornamented with many pretty conces illustrative of
Mrs. Brownings poems.
THE death Of Mrs. Yulee. wife of ex-senator Yulee
who represented Florida in the United States Senate
before the war, closes singular career. She was of
distinguished American family, and reigned as a
social beauty. Yulee, pudgy, ungainly young man.
sought her hand, when she laughingly replied that
when Senator Yulee presented the suit she would con-
sent. He went at to Florida and was forgotten
by the beauty 1t not long until he won his prize
and no moro surprised than the lady herself
when tho Florida Senator claimed the fulflment of
her promise.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN "had foot of her own" in
SIZE and generally tours, but could crowd into
threean a-half on "a tight squeeze" One night
socn after recovering from attack Of infam.
| matory rheumatism she wearing a pair of slip.
| pers much too small for her. Darling behind the
wings between the scenes she snatched them off and
threw them far as she could exclaiming .Ye rods
Somebody lend me pair of slippers, or I'll 60 on in
my stockings What number do you weara, asked
young actor, ready to help her in her emergency.
"Oh never mind the number; anything from five To
| twenty she replied.
| NEWS has been received In Vienna concerning the
last journey Of discovery of DR.. Schweinfurth His
excursion, 1t appears lasted 100 days. Flo explored
the eastern desert track between the Nile and the Red
sea to ar extent Of 1900 Kilometres He intends to-