The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

and she stands good deal higher than her intended
husband, the beggary Battenberg, about to be com
missioned colonel in the British army.
| GENERAL SHERIDAN has invented a new dish
composed of young pigs tails fried in OIL seasoned
with pepper and trimmed with grated celery
ALI it lacks is mystifying French name.
| DUTCH treating" is the fashion at Washington
Ladies and gentlemen buy their own theater tickets
and pay their own car fare, or if it BE- question Of
pcnics the ladies furnish the solid and the gentlemen
| the liquid refreshments.
| BISHOP NILES of New Hampshire has lately re-
ceived from Mrs. A B. B. Tilton of Tilton N H., an
unsolicited gift of $4,000, to be used ii establish
| ing in Concord the proposed Episcopal school for
girls. This gift is memorial of her daughter Evelyn
| Tilton.
IRE rumors which afoat not long ago that
Secretary Mannings tenure was only temporary are
set at rest by the action of the Secretary in renting
| for four years the house Of the late Alexander
Ray, the northeast corner of and Twentieth
| streets.
| A w. ROLLINS, of Chicago who gave $50, 900 Of
the $3.50 900 required to build the college in Florida
| has christened the institution, recently opened
Rollins College," 1t is under Congregational inau
ences, though sectarian and admits both
| its classes.
1T is said that General Grant intends, il his life and
strength hold out to carry his autobiography from
the close of the war where the present work leaves
| 1T, through his presidential administrations as he
feels that else rotate the inside history of
| that period so WELL
| THE degree of Do, tor of Laws which the Univer.
| sity of Chill has just conferred DR., Logan our
minister at Santiago is the first 1t ever has given to
foreigner DR.. Logan, who has served twice as min.
| lister there--frst under Pre- ident Grant and then
| under Presid Mt Arthur--is awaiting the arrival of
bis successor, Mr.. Roberts, and then will immediately
| return to the United States reaching New York
| probably late in July
VICTOR HUGO, though the son of skeptica parents
had Catholic and monastic connections. His
mothers sister became an Ursu,ine in 1897 and
died in Nahees at the age of ninety. Another aunt
| and two cousins members of the same COM
munity, a third cousin still living. On the
| fathers side there is cousin a Carmelte nun at
Tul e, and of his brother Abels sons died at
Rome on the eve of entering the priesthood.
THOSE dreadful literary inconoclasts at it again
| They have turned their guns on Milton, and
| reverend gentleman named Edrnunson is endeavoring
to rob the author of Paradise Lost of all the honor
which belongs to originality of conception He has
published work to prove that Milton largely in
debed in decomposition of his great poem to various
| poems of Dutch rhymster of the same period, one
was inspired by drama by Vondel on the same sub
| ject.
VICTOR HUGO wanted about year ago to buy the
house in which he died recently, but on his making
proposal the andlady asked such extravagan price
that he was taken aback On his inquring the basis
for such apprasement the landlady exclaimed:
''Victor Hugo has lived here" s'Ah," replied the
poet then l can't afford to live in a house where
Victor Hugo has lived" He then bought piece
of land in the immediate neighborhood. and the
| builders were just beginning their work when the
end came.
| A NECKLACE case in the courts, has been the alb
sorbing topic of late in italian high life. Plaintiff
| asked lady friend to look out for fine set of
pearls for plaintiffs daughter few days later the
friend defendan said that she had unexpectedly had
bequest of some splendid pearls and would like to
| part with them. 'They are worth from IA 600 to
| $4,000 francs. but from you will take IL, OOO."
Plaintiff bought them. Presently her daughter wrote
''They are only worth from 1000 to 5000 francs :"
Defendant then vowed that they had been tempered
with. The action is to recover tie II, 600 francs.
The evidence all goes against defendant who it is
| shown, had received no bequest
| NINE MoDJEsKA has just completed an engagement
in Dublin where she called and recalled after the
curtain fell the last act of Heartsease" until she
satisfied her admirers by delivering short address
Speaking apparently without preparation or deber.
ate intention, she disclamed the idea that their cheers
| were due merely to her poor artistic merits II
know" she exclaimed, that the largest share of the
cordially with which you greet me is due to your
sympathy for my dear Poland country so akin to
your in her misfcrtunes her expressions and
hopes of undyng prayers for liberty 1t is needless
that this talk excited the Dnbn to the ut
most. The actress was conducted to her hotel by a
| great crowd headed by the John Dillon brass band .
and there she received patriotic deputation headed
| by Mr.. William Redmond, NJ. p. The London papers
say that she will have to elect whether she is an
actress politician before appearing again in Eng
| land.
MORRIS BAGBY, Of Rushyille, IL. LISTS favorite
pupil in a letter to the New York World says that
Lszt has become very stoop houldered Of late years.
| and this with added portliness, seems to have
taken much from the effect of his tall stature. His
face is full, ford and smoothly shaven. His long,
white hair is abundant that many wrongly supposa
| it to be wig. The young lady pupils pick stray
hairs from his when his back is turned and wind
them around dress button to save for souvenirs.
Some have gained considerable lock in this way.
| Iiszt puts comfort above appearances. He wears
either his long black Abbe's coat, short. black
velvet one artist fashions black vest and trousers
pair of comfortable cloth slippers. without heel or
back into which he slip his foot easily The col.
lar OF his vest is cut out somewhat and the linen col
lar attached his bread plated shirt rolls over
black silk tie in odtime fashion When he goes out
he wears an old fashioned lowcynder silk hat that
J somebody zealousy brushes the wrong way.