The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


VENERABLE NEAL Dow of Portland, Me-, has just
celebrated his eghty-frst birthday.
GEORGE W. CABLES mother is described as "a dear
little darkeyed old lady, who always carries black
silk bag in her hand and seems to have stepped ont
from yandyke picture"
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE has been Freemason
seventy-two years. but according to the Masonic
Token there are several members OF the order In this
country who antedate him.
THE late King Mtesa. of Uganda, exceedingly
proud of his blue blood. He was the neal descend
ant of thirty-fve monarchs who had reigned in I'M
broken and unconquered succession.
DURING the ten days previous to the battle Of
Charlottesville the late General James McQuade had
been i'll, but when the battle was began he taken
in an ambulance to the field, where he mounted his
horse and commanded his troops throughout the
fight. The battle over, he fell from his horse ex-
hausted, and was confined to his tent two or three
weeks afterysard
MIR. PHELPS was in Washington under Fillmore's
administration. He was a great friend of Daniel
Webster, and it due to Webster's influence and
suggestion that Mr.. Phelps came to Washington.
PROFESSOR EDWARD EMERSON BARNARD, of Nash
vile not long ago assistant to photographer
and IS now only twonty eight years DID, but is already
recognized as the great astronomer of Tennessee
The Nile campaign has not been utterly fruitless,
for it has Anglicised an Arabic word-zereba which
is temporary fortifcation in the form Of square,
made of wagons, brush and the usual impedmenta of
camps.
GOVERNOR MOODY. Of Oregon it is rumored has
been advised by Mr.. Blaine and other prominent Re-
pubcans, to call special session of the Legislature
early in the fall for the election of United States
senator to fill the vacancy in that States delegation
BILL has been passed by the Nevada Assembly
imposing fine of $50 on any person who treats an
other in saloon. The bill does not prevent any
number of persons from going into saloon and
drinking together but requires that each shall
pay for his own drink.
FRIEND of Carlos Aguero, the Cuban insurgent
leader who was recently killed in skirmish with the
Spanish troops said: 'The last time 1 saw Aguero
at Key West last winter, shortly before he made
his descent the Cuban coast On leaving him he
took my hand and said in Spanish with great earnest
ness, you may again, but be of one
thing-if you hear of alive or hear of dead, 1
live die for the independence of Cuba ~"
AN orange tree in grove near Emporia, Fla, ac-
cordng the Gazette of that place has just had the
seasons crop picked from it and still contains four
distinct crops, and is in full bloom for the fifth One
crop is from last Julys bloom and is just beginning
to rpen; the second is from blooms in September,
and is about the size of hens egg; the third is from
blooms in November, and is about the size of egg
of partridge and the fourth is the size of bullet.
II MUST tell you" writes Kebe. that Miller made
Moliers experiment.; for he gave his sermons to his
servant quite rustic lad read before he printed
them and the man said he understood them all except
the fifth which. accordingly, Miller made palmer, till
the youth protested himself satisfied with it." very
slight study of the Christian Year. would prove that
keble did not pursue this plan. He admitted, some
years after it published that he had forgot
what he had meant by some passages, and could not
explain them.
THE projected bridge the Straits of Messna is
still engaging the attention of Italian engineers The
narrowest portion of the strait is two miles across
but the depth there is 521 feet while the shall
lowest part which is 361 feet deep, runs between
Cape del Pezzo and Franzirri. Although the distance
at the latter point is half mile creator than
the portion of the strats its greater shall
owness has caused it to be selected the spot for the
bridge. In addition to the double row Of rails it is
intended to have the bridge wide enough to include
road for ordinary carriage traffic. The viaduct will be
supported by two land towers and three piers, each
$3.50 feet apart the foundation Of these piers will be
of granite ballast up to within seventyve feet of the
surface of the water and of granite masonry the lat
ter being carried up to feet above the water
shaped piers constructed also of granite with the or
binary dry foundations, and the height of the bridge
above the water will be 1928 feet.