The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

sMARRIAGEs o specially, acceptable at all hours;
strangers particularly invited" is the unique adj
vertisement Of clergyman at York. Maine
PRESBYTERIAN elder in Kankakee, Ill. who is
great domino player. closed his prayer the other
evening not with '.amen." but with domino"
MARY WALKER has been repealed so many times In
her applications for Office that she is getting irritable
1t is said that she now upbrads her pantaloons.
MISS CLEVELAND has said, concerning wine at
State dinners: my brother and are two. While
have my convictions the temperance question,
shall not interfere with him."
GENERAL GRANT has not yet acknowledged the re-
ceipt of his commission rs general the retired
list and his has therefore not yet been placed
on the government payroll.
LOUISE IMoaENE Quincy, author of 'Songs at the
Start" is blonde girl Of twentythreo graceful ac-
complished and studious She will soon it Is reported
bring out volume of prose essays.
LOWELL man whipped out his memorandum book
in church the other Sunday and took down this re:
markable thanksgiving from the lips of his scientific
Clergyman: I'VE thank Thee. o, Lord, that we are
permitted to unwind the mighty coil of material cir
cumstances. and gaze into the everlasting abysses
where flaming comets roll"
BOSTON Courier Abdullah Khalfa is the name Of
the Mahdi's favorite general and the Nizam of Hy-
arsbad, friend of the British, wants to be sent
S~-~"
against him.
The Mahd undoubtedly thcn will be mad
And Wolseley's backbone will be SITTER
When his highness the Nzam of Hydrabad
Swoops down of Abdullah Khalifa
THE late General Gordon's sisters have declined the
annuity which Mr.. Gladstone offered to them The
General left three sisters of whom is unmarried
and they are all residing at southampton He had
two brothers. of whom. Enderby Gordon died
many years ago. The survivor is Sir Henry W. Cor
don, K. @. B. General Gordon's sisters last hoard d.
rect from Khartoum in November.
'PoLAH exploration fanatics" is Mr.. Charles Dud
ley Warmers term for the wrestlers with an Arctic
winter. He thinks that the story of physical strug
gle to keep alive with the thermometer fifty degrees
below zero, can be well told by person who
should in 'this latitude in winter retire to an ice
house, with Ratchet and supply of frozen hash,
fur overcoat and bodybag and should sit on the ice
in the darkness and record his feelings tho gradual
lowering of the vital powers the concentration of the
mind upon the numbness of the legs"
HERE ara two bits from the hbretto Of Gilbert and
Sullivans now opera. 1.-The Mikado:"
"ff You wish to know who we are
We are gentleman of Japanl
On many vase and jar
On many q screen and fan.
We figure in lively paint,
With attitudes queer and quaint
You're wrong il you think IL amt"
Three little maids from school are We,
Pert as schoolgirls we'll can be!
Three little maids who, all unwary.
Come from ladies' seminary"
CASTOR vAssY, whose death Is announced, was
of the most notable of French newspaper reporters
Once fire occurred at the Hotel vendome and there
were some mysterious circumstances connected with
It. All the reporters refused word about it. both
at the hotel aud the police profecture ALL that is OK
cept vassy. He took stenographer with him.
marched boldly into the hotel Office and seating him
self demanded imperousy of the concierge: What
is your nsmea" The man was taken aback. and gave
his name at once. Take it down. Mr.. Sheriff. said
vassy; and then to the concierge again: NOW, sir
tell Us directly all You know about this affair" The
fellow thought Vassy was the Police Commissioners
and told him long story. roh in scAndalous details