The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-08

gold aigrettes. The skirt of cream tue studded
with gold butterflies On side panel Of en-
broidery white velvet, and golden feathers were
also arranged on the skirt and corsage."
| THERE is we'll founded rumor pointing to the
establishment Of halfpenny radical morning paper
in London, says the London World. The paper would
be of handy size. printed in clear type, devoid of
ronderous leaders, full of kilograms written in short
paragraphs and adopt the elements of popularity
which have been lately introduced into some Of the
| evening papers.
IT is said by one that Fred Douglass has lost
status with the colosed people by his marriage with
white woman. In this affair Frederick sutied him
self; FOR. some years ago, while lecturing in New
England village, he had occasion to reprimand
girls for disturbing the lecture by Whispering and de-
clared that white girls very foolish lot col
ored girl being worth ten OF them
SNAKE nine feet long and about seven inches in
diameter at the thickest part was found on farm
near Starrca Susquehanna county, Pa, this week
helpless from gorging young lamb, and was killed
with fencestake. The reptile is described having
peculiar fat head with circle of short stiff hairs
around the neck brown in color, with bands of red
about its body at intervals of few inches
WHETHER Oko Jumbo personally deyours human
flesh is not definitely stated, but it is notorious that
his people do. In view of his visit to England a
British philosopher takes occasion to say that there
are no more desperate and disgusting savages in the
world than the subjects of Oko Jumbo. We may
feel sure he will be greeted and feted courted and
lectured, by crowd Of old women male and female.
A coRoNER's jury in Lincolnshire, England, re-
Gently returned the following verdict: Eve find that
William Fisher came to his death by his own hand,
accidentally, and by other means, being at the
mont engaged in the unlawful pursuit of game in
the dead of the night, and not having the fear of
God before his eyes having received mortal gun
shot wound in his left side, of which wound he did
instantly die"
cOLORED clergyman who had been put on trial be-
fore jury in Darien Ga for some offense.
brought in not guilty the other day The defendant
said: Read that again mot guilty" was repeat
ed. With spring he bounded into the air, giving
vent to religious CALCULATIONS. The colored women
who crowded the courtroom, set up hulleuj ah cho
rus in which the preacher joined, and the Judge had
to sit still and let them have it out.
1T will be learned with surprise" says st. Ste
phens Review, that the Government of Mr. Gladstone
has deliberately suppressed dispatch containing the
most heartrendering details of Gordon's end For
more than month past the fact that the heros head
brutaily cut off has been known to the Cabinet
The terrible of his body having been stripped
and kicked naked through the streets of Kahrtoum
have been portrayed by trustworthy correspondent;
and yet because forsooth it felt that such infor-
nation would be dstastefu to the English people and
probably imper the position of the thirteen persons
who sway the desnies of this country the story has
been rigidy concealed"
MRS NETTIE H. BRINGHURsT, the daughter of
Sam Houston, who is now in New Orleans says her
| father died Of broken heart. When the Rebellion
broke out he Governor of Texas and opposed
to secession. He took the position that Texas had
come voluntarily into the Union she must stay. But
the convention and the Legislature against him.
and finally resolution passed to depose him
from office The day before this resolution to take
effect he resigned. Before this President Lincoln Of
fered him troops to keep the State in the Union, but
he declined assistance. He offered place in the
Cabinet but he declined this and retired his farm
in the country and grieved the breakup of the
Union, and literally speaking died of broken heart
| He left property.