The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

GKNERAL GRANT will this week be the guest Of
Mr.. G. w. Childs, Of Philadelphia.
A BILL introduced in the Michigan Legislature
provides that the occupation and politics Of each can
didate shall appear on a voting paper giving the names
of all candidates.
In Wales a judge travels from town to town to hear
cases. Whom he comes to a town where there is no
case to hear he puts on a pair of white gloves which
have never been worn before and never will be worn
again.
WHILE Prof. Huxley is still Withdrawn from all lit
erary work by the order of his physician, his wife has
written and his daughter has Illustrated a charming
work for children, thus keeping the book business in
the family.
CHIEFJUsTIoH MERCUR, Of the Supreme Court Of
Pennsylvania. is now talked Of as a probable candi-
date for Governor of the State at the next election.
His term ON the bench expires next year; and he ia a
friend of the Camerons.
EX-SENATOR SHARoN's daughter. Lady Hesbeth, Is
coming from England to console her father over the
Hill affection, which proved such a mountain of mat
rimonial difficulty to the San Francisco jury which en-.
dured the protracted trial" for divorce.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR Is said to contemplate q foreign
trip after his retirement from ofioe, and then will re-
turn to the practice of law as consulting attorney IN
his old firm. None of his friends have any belief in
IA SUOry tndt tho pro0luouCy VI OnlOu NOLcSo Will Oc
rendered to him.
A CLOCK seven feet high has been made by a Lees
Vile, O., blacksmith with the aid Of nothing but the
tools of his trade. 1t is made practically of steel,
gives the time in eleven cities. strikes the hours and
quarters, and is exhibited In a glass case where the
movements can be seen.
SENAToR-ELECT STANFORD, Of California and Now
York city. is one of the four great statesmen who went
into Central Pacific comparatively poor and came out
millionaires-this famous quadrilateral being com.
posed of Leland Stanford, c. P. Huntington, Charles
Crocker and Mark Hopkins.
PRINCESS BEATRICE's Christmas present to Prince
Henry was a card painted in water-colors by herself.
The background is Of the deepest blue, and around
the drawing are designs of elderbushes, Christmas
roses, and winter flowers. Two little cupids call at
tention to Byron's famous lines on Loves
THE visit OF Prince Napoleon and his sons to Rome
calls attention to the fact that that city is now the
headquarters of the Bonaparte family. Living there
are Cardinal Napoleon. Prince Charles Bonaparte, and
the Cardinals four sisters. King Humbert has set his
heart on e~fecting a reconciliation between P1on.Plon
and his wife.
"WHAT is the right time-I mean the exact Green
witch time'' asked one of a group In a London club.
There was no response. BLESS MEL continued the
searcher after truth, 'd'you mean to say none of you
~chappies has a watchf' 'Nota solitary ticker amongst
us" answered the representative of a Hibernian con.
sentative borough: were all Irish landlords"
DULUTH, Mimi. the past year shipped almost as
much wheat as Chicago. It has half a dozen ele-
vators of mammoth proportions, to which are to
be added during the coming year one with q ca
pacity for 1900 900 bushels, and another with
storage accommodations for 1000, 600. increasing
the present capacity from 100000 to $4,000
bushels.
On a certain street in Denver Ia q stone mansion
which, with its grounds, cost nearly 81, OOO. 600.
Directly opposite, on a vacant lot, Is q tent, boarded
up inside as far as the angle Of the roof. The back
end Of 1t is pierced with q stove-pire. and in the front
end are a door and window. In the window hangs a
curtain of costly lace, and in the tent Is a piano of sx-
quisite tone. The tent itself did not cost over 800.
The piano, upholstery. and furniture inside are said to
havU3Dst $4,000. The owner planted his tent here
over twenty-five years ago, and Is one of the moderate.
ly successful Colorado miners, being worth about
$4,000. He prefers his tent to any dwellinghouse.
and says he would not exchanged for Windsor Castle.
A CURIOUS story of Mr.. Hastings, tho legitimate
heir of the Earl Of Huntingdon. is told by an English
paper. When q young man he met q pretty chamber.
maid named Betsy Warner. and becoming epamored of
her, vowed to marry her if ovcr no got possession Of
tho family living. Thirty years passed. by. Mr..
Hastings forgot hts early love, married, lost his wife,
and finally gained as q second living that no had al
ways desired. Ono day. tho Venerable old pastor was
astonished by the arrival Of Miss Warner, who calmly
told him she came TO claim the fulGllment Of his
promise, az she had never swerved from her engage.
ment. The result was that tho reverend gentleman,
finding upon inquiry tina: his bctrothed's conduct had
been exemplary, consented. published tho banns him.
self in his own church. and married his carly love.
TIE statement made by tho Rev. DIR. Todd, Of New
Haven, that no does not "hciiovc there's a professorin
Yale College today who can translate at sight, and
without recourse to w~ellthumbed iexicons, a page Of
Greek or Latin with which he has had no previous ac-
quaintance," reminds tho Now Haven Conn., Register
of the CONSERVATION of a recent graduate upon look.
ing at his diploma. He at once recognized the FAC.
that the first thing his father would do upon scolng
the certificate of graduation would DO to ask him to
prove tho benefits Of his college training BY translas.