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

NINE. RUTTKAY writes from Turin that her broth
Louis Kossuth. is in excellent health and spirits.
MARY A. LINCOLN, old lady living at Agawam.
Mass, lays claim to the site of the city of Bath Me-
and says she will sell out for $500, 900.
A BOSTON millionaire provided in his will that his
wife should be annually paid in gold equal to
her own weight. This example, if generally followed,
might operate to retard the feminine consumption of
pickles.
LONDON society has been burdened with too much
waltzng this season. and the evil is charged upon a
certain ilustrous parsonage who got tired of square
dances because they overtaxed his conversational
powers:
THE o'clock tea is giving way to some extent in
London society to the German 4 o'clock Katie
klatsch." 1t is scarcely probable however that the
stocking knitting which is of the prominent feat
ures of the German symposium, will be taken up by
the gentlewomen of England.
PRESIDENT ELECT CLEVELAND has commissioned
Mr. Eastman johnson to paint his portrait and will
give the artist the first sitting early next week. This
likeness is to be hung in the Albany City Hail. among
the other ikenesses of the governors of the Empire
State and will undoubtedly be equal if not superior,
to any Of them as work of art.
THE admirers of handsome patchwork will be inter
ested in learning hat autograph quilt is now on
compose the quilt bear the autographs of many dis
tinguished personages, among them being the names
of General Grant President Arthur, Mr.. Gladstone,
the Archbishop of Canterbury Edwin Booth Salvini,
and others more or less renowned.
JOHN c. Emo had rather uncomfortable time
when he went to the Quebec Opera-house the other
night to hear the Chimes of Normandy" When the
old miser, Gaspard, goating over his gold repeated
aloud, There defaultng bank presidents here
all eyes instinctively turned toward Emo. He
blushed to the roots of his hair and did not look
his again until the curtain fell for the last time.
NJ. CARO-, it seems, was warned beforehand that his
bold words at the funeral of Edmond About would
bring hornets nest of anti.relgionsts about his
On the way to the grave NM. Taine and Caro-
we're in the same coach, and Caro- pulled his speech
out of his pocket and began reading it to Tame
when the latter said You must not say that you
will have terrible row." And in speaking to friend
afterward about it he said II felt that we were going
to be hooted."
MISS r. S. MILLS editor Of the Hawley d. IT,
Star, has resigned her position. During the six
months she has furnished all the that made the
Star shine she has proved up presumption planted
five acres of trees a claim, built saw-m raised
the largest squash and the roundest squash in Hyde
county She proposes to rest awhile and reside
on her homestead. When Miss Mills proves up on
this she will have $50 of land and probably as
many offers of marriage
ANCIENTLY in many parts of France when a sale
Of land took place it was the custom to have twelve
witnesses. accompanied by twelve little boys; and
when the price of the land paid and its surrender
took place. the of the boys pulled and they
severely beaten, that the pain thus inflicted
should make impression upon their memory, and
if required afterward they might bear witness the
sale. Later, when a criminal was being executed
parents whipped their children, so that they might
take warning by the example and keep in the path of
virtue.
LADY Wo1sELEY is reported to have received the
first intelligence of the fall of Khartoum from cross
ing sweeper. She was out in the morning for her
usual walk and crossing Governor square was saluted
by the sweeper, to whom she was known very sorry
for this bad news my lady" What bad newsq"
''This about Khartoum being taken" Absurd"
said Lady Wolseleyi where did you hear such non
senseY" 1T amt nonsense! / took letter from a
house here to Marlborough House just now, and the
porter there was reading it out of the Telegraph"
Lady Wolseley returned home. and hour later re-
ceived dispatch from the War Office
SIX hours of Washington monument dedication
ceremonies had no effect George Bancroft though
younger men were almost worn out with the fatigue
and the severity of the weather When asked if he
did not get very tired Saturday the aged historian
said: 'Oh, no. was we'll protected by my fur coat
anu ceremonies so very interesting that
did not get tired at all. But hear that poor old Mr.
Corcoran was quite used up by the day. and has not
been able to get out since" AS the two men are over
eighty, and there is not two years difference in
their ages, the expression poor old Mr. Corcoran"
was a trife amusing to those who heard it. It re-
minds me Of the greeting Mr.. Bancroft gave Senator