The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-01

by her defense Of Latham House against the troops
of Cromwell. Lewis Lathams daughter came with
her second husband Jeremiah Clarke to the Colony Of
Rhode Island and in that State many Of her descend
ants still i've
THE language Of letter seals is the latest seal Of
pink wax congratuation; Of black, condo
lence; of blue, love; Of purple friendship; of red
business; and invitation TO wedding other fes
tivity is sealed with white wax.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is privately quoted as saying re-
Gently to friend II shall be satisfied IT, at the close
OF my administration, retire with the respect and
good will of my countrymen North and South in the
degree accorded President Arthur"
OsMAN DIGNAs original name was Alphonse Vinet,
he being full blooded Frenchman. He was at one
time sold as slave to Mohammed Ahmed Ell Mahdi,
but quickly in that prophets favor and became
his soninlaw. He is about fifty three years old.
HENRY CABOT LODGE Thomas Bailey Aldrich r.
NJ. Pulsifer Henry NJ Dexter. Frederick Law Ohm
| stead and Bishop Paddock all of Boston, were
among the signers of recent petition presented to
the Massachusetts Legislature opposing woman suf-
| frage.
| DASIET PRATT, for many years perpetual presi-
Dental candidate and in his eighty ninth year.
has lectured before the Harvard students civil
service reform illustrating his remarks by stereopti
views Of railway timetables and maps of the seat
of war in the Soudan.
THE second SON of the King of kWurtemburg has
been entered q student at Dublin University, and
the aristocratc students propose to give him a
grand reception Others object to such tribute until
the Prince vndicates his right to it a and not
possible sovereign.
GREELEY Coli Tribune: "A Greeley lady has in
her possession ring which taken from the finger
of Cheyenne Indian who was killed at Fort Robin
SON. The name of Alice Cheney la engraved the
ring, and she is anxious to find the owner or any
friends of the former of the ring"
FRED BURNABY, says Mr. Edmund Yates looked
more like Italian baritone than English Guards
man. He had pale, beardless face, q slight black
mustache, sweet smile and pleasant manners. He
always extraordinarily addressed frequently in
black with huge muller round his throat.
WHEN am correcting the proofs of my writings"
said the late NJ. Edmond About IF come to SEN
tence word which I should not like my
daughters to read at strike it out" The elder
Dumas used to maintain that of his works were
fit reading for his wife, but not for his daughters
Ex.JUDGE DooLrTTLE, of Wisconsin. is a man of
medium size with broad shoulders and rch sonor
GUS voice. He is extremely democratic that if he
avoid it he will not go the platform of the hall
wherein he speaks during political canvass but pre-
fers to stand level with his audience generally
supporting himself with chair.
THE Magazin fur die Litteratur des Inund Aus
andes publishes article by Mr. Charles Blind the
photography of Clothes lie points out that
Gothic, in tie Frankfort dialect means godfather"
and suggests that the poet adopted the spelling
Goethe in order get rid Of the ludicrous associations
excited by the significance of the name.
Mr.. JOSEPH WILSON SWAN the electric light inl
ventor is described as tall. handsome, North-of-
England man, of mora than middle age with Jove-
like cast of head waving with long gray locks, and
pair of penetrating eyes cleaning from beneath bushy
gray brows. His house. Lauriston, at Bromley,
England is probably more completely equipped with
electric devices than any other in the world.
W. CROSS the husband of George Eliot passed
the ten years of his life between 1862 and 1872 in
New York, in the banking house Of his uncle, Will
lam Wood. of the Board of Education His relatives
here and In England strongly opposed to his
marriage, and used all their influence to prevent it.
Mr. Wood received, few days ago, from his nephew,
an English edition Of Mr.. Orosss Life of George
Eliot"
JOSEPH Cook says that preacher standing with
cigar in hand and the Word in the other is
spectacle which arouses attention Boston clerical
smoker asks why Mr. Cook should arouse atten-
ton with cigar in his hand than when eating flap
jacks or holding bootjack. There is wick
edness" he adds, Gin cigar than in plate Of hash,
and one is not moro congruous with what Mr.. Cook
calls the Word than the other.
THE wellknown pugilist Charles Mitchell. attri-
butes much of his to the fact that he cannot
raise beard, even a mustache. He says that his
opponents firmly believe until he convinces them by
welldelivered arguments of the hollowness of their
opinions that lack of hair the face is invariably
accompanied by lack of bodily strength. He has
doubts of the accuracy of the story of Samson
and Delilah but has no fears of sharing Samson's
fate.
A LABoRER living in this city, says the San Fran.
cisco News Letter afflicted with the existing lottery
mania recently invested in ticket, and being advised
that to insure good luck the ticket should be tied to
rabbits tail until the drawing took place. he immedi
aely proceeded to enlist the services Of household
pet. The scheme worked to charm-a prize was
drawn and snug sum at that. A family rush
made for The hutch the rabbit there sure enough
tail and ALL but the ticket gone. Bunny had
eaten it, There is rabbit less in town.
A NEW YORK firm applied to Abraham Lincoln
some years before he became President as to the
financial standing of one Of his neighbors Mr.. Lin
coin replied follows yours of the 10th inst. re.
ceved I am well acquainted with Mr.. and
know his circumstances First of all, he has a wife
and baby together they ought to be worth $50 900 to
any Secondly, he has Office in which there is
table worth 81 So and three chairs worth say ST..
will bear looking into. Yours respectfully.-A LIN
COLIN"