The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

WILKIE COLLINS regards 'Armadale" as Charles
Dickens did David Copperfeld the favorite among
his own books
JOHN c. FREMONT says he has camped where Chi
cago Minneapolis and Salt Lake City are before
the first inhabitant put up his cabin.
TIE house in which George Washington resided
when lie visited Charleston directly after the Revolu
tion is about to be turned into bakery.
THE father of Bayard Taylor. who died the other
day, had never seen canaboat locomotive street
He thought wheebarrow good enough for com.
mon folks.
Mr.. IGNATICs DONNEIIY is now cruelty dis.
tressed at the discovery of Western rival who con-
cusiyely proves that Shakspeares plays We're written
by actor named Burton
"CURED patients are employed by certain San
Franciscan physicians and stationed in the waiting
to testify with fearful earnestness to new pa
tients how they themselves cured of precisely
the same disease by the prince of medical science il
side
THE marriage of Mr. Theodore Frelinghuvsen and
Miss AlAe Goats will be celebrated very privately
next month at the summer residence of the brides
father in Newport. The young couple will sail for
Europe very after the wedding and will spend
several weeks with the grandfather of the bride at his
place in Ayrshire, Scotland
visit Saranac Lake about Aug l. He will be accom-.
panied by several members of his Cabinet Miss
Cleveland will spend part of the summer at her
home New York State Colonel Lamont will take the
opportunity of the Presidents absence from Washing
ton to visit friends in Cortland.
THE "Plankinton prize of 81 900 for the best
composition to be sung at the national sangerfest in
Milwaukee, in July, 1886 has been awarded to Karl
Joseph Brambach, of Bonn Germany for his orato.
rio entitled Columbus" The score is expected to
call for a solo by Vespucci, and grand chorus by
the inhabitants of Cat Island.
A REAL King Charles dog weighs when in good con-
dition about eight pounds; has small round head;
full, round hazel eye of great brightness and ex.
preston, very short nose fine dropping ears with
black silky hair on them that almost touches the
ground; soft long black coat; delicate limbs fringed
down behind each leg with hair of rich TAM grace
full TAIL tan at the sides of the mouth and sometimes
under the chin and on the eyebrows. There must be
white, except tick" on the breast
Miss EDITH FISH, daughter of ex-Secre tary Fish
who married Mr. H. o. Northcote, a few years ago
becomes another of the brilliant galaxy of titled Amer
lean ladies at the British court The elevation of her
fatherin-law Sir Stafford Northcote to the peerage
gives her the prefix of Honorable" the courtesy
privilege of the wives of younger sons of peers below
the rank of earl. If however, Sir Stafford receives
an eardom it is rumored he will Secretary Fish's
daughter will become Lady Henry Northcote.
), JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS says that the exhibitions
pf minstrelsy the stage illusion. They rep
resent nothing on the earth except the abnormal de.
yeopment of most extraordinary burlesque "Per-
maps the very breadth and Stature of this" he adds
.overshadowing and putting to shame all other bur.
ssques gives it strength ar1 vitality for it is en-
byed with as keen relish in the South where the
egro is supposed to be known it is in any part of
be North where all that is known Of the Southern
egro is that he slave and that he has what may
ecalled humorous turn"
s Processes GUsTAvUs JAEGER, of the Agricultural
o bllege of Hohenheim is well known in Europe as the
l. hostile of wooden clothing He has number Of dis