The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS,

NINE. ALICE FLEURY DURAND is the real name of
the French novelist Henri Grevile.
MEssRs. BIRD SNOW, Ice Snow, Hail Snow, Frost
Snow Deep Snow and More Snow are residents of
Surry county, N. @.
Boss WINANs who has been hunting in Scotland
during the fall has killed $50 stays. They are est-
mated to have cost him 81, $50 apiece
IT is said that Lord Tennyson has declared he will
never visit London again, except on important bust
ness which cannot otherwise be transacted.
CONVICT FISH traces his lineage to John and Pris-
ella Alden Of the Miles Standish romance memory,
claiming to be directly descended from John-and a
terrible descent Fish is.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN was one of the founders of
the ST. Cloud Presbyterian Church. at Orange n. j..
which organized about years ago. and had been
one of its elders since its organization.
IT has been arranged that Ludwig of Bavaria shall
relinguish yearly for the payment of his debts $780,
900 from his civil list This will still leave him some
1886 22O year, besides the large revenues Of hi
estates.
MR.. WILKIE COLLINS has been hard at work during
the autumn a novel and play. The play
is an adaptation of the new story and will be acted
before the book is published in order TO protect the
copyright.
NJ. CREWS age which has now become questions
given. There is every reason to believe that NJ.
Grevy, legal list states was horn in 1907, his
baptsmal being, moreover Francois Judith
Paul though he has adopted Jules.
WHILE the Rev Dr. c. II. Parkhurst. of the Madi.
son-square Presbyterian Church, was preaching on
Sunday night the subject rs Life Worth Livngl'
his voice gradually failed and when he had reached
the middle of his sermon he obliged to ask the
congregation TO excuse him from finishing it.
BISMARCK pays 81 $50 income tax, the Count Won
Hatfield 81 291. and the other German Ministers
smaller sums, down to Postmastergeneral DIR. Won
Stephen who pays only $214. These statesmen are
quite overshadowed in this particular by the kings Of
| trade such as Privy Councillor of Commerce Won
Beichroder, who pays SIG, 500 and Herr Won Hanse-
man. who pays $4,000.
THE two English ladies recently captured by Greek
brigands. and released on ransom of So 500 have
returned to their home in West Kensington thor.
oughy cured of sentimental travelling on the plains
of Marathon Their adventures bear curious re-
sernblance in many points to those of the two fair
compatriots, Mrs. Simons and her daughter as re-
lated so amusingy by Edmond About. 1t appears
that the realization is complete to the fraterni.
cation of Greek gendarmes with the banditti spec.
tacle Of which the captives actual witnesses.
THE art of opening letters address other people
and refastening them that will know is Ia
profession in Spain In the postothce they have a
dark chamber where experts inquire into things and
these have long since given up the of steam for
opening gummed communications. Even red.hot
platinum wire for letters sealed with is out of
date The favorite means is with a knife sharper
than razor. which is along the bottom Of the
velope The letter having been extracted and then
placed after the officials Of the postoce have learned