The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-13


by person utterly unknown TO him. he win draw an
oral portrait Of the writer to the color OF the
hair and eyes. and sketch the moral and mental
characteristics of the individual with completeness.
Mr. STEAD the editor of the Pail Mall Gazette, ID
described by q London correspondent as being the
type of fanatical reformer with his hair standing in
all directions, his lghtblue eyes boodshot his face
red with Unsurpassed excitement, and his slight
frame swaying TO and fro, but looking like brave
man.
THE family of Gen. O. o. Howard deny most
phatically that his recently attempted suicide.
they say that instead of being hopelessy love with
GIRL he was engaged to her. and had been for year.
ana that instead of shooting himself in his room in
The hotel one morning, he was accidentally shot the
day before out in camp.
Miss KITTY CHEATHAM, of Nashville Tenn
daughter of confederate General Cheatham has gone
on the stage and is described as wonderfully pretty
and graceful, and though her friends say she is far
from being good actress, they declare that she is
good enough to be the leading lady of any combination
company sent on the road from Chicago
YEARS ago Lord Houghton, faithful, unvarying
supporter of the Liberal government of that day,
long expected some recognition. None came At
last Treasury letter received, big SEAL Patron
age Secretary's signature in corner, confidential"
etc. What could 1t bel Lord lieutenancy of county,
then vacant' CHARACTERISTIC of Duchyl Opened it;
request to fitting person to be subpcstmaster of
Pig-cum Whstleton; salary $15 year.
Mr.. STANLEY is fitting up handsome apartment
in the Bond street quarter of London-near Grafton
street, and only two doors from Henry Irving. This
does not necessarily that he is to settle in
London at present The explorer has a of
til
broideries, and assortment of African things
which have been packed for years in boxes and which
will be ruined unless he has them arranged in what
will certainly resemble museum.
EX-GOVERNOR WILLIAM SMITH of Virginia, who
Sunday entered upon his nineteth year is in the
full enjoyment of his mental and physical powers and
personally superintends operations on his 5O0acre
farm at Warrenton His only surviving sons are Col
Thomas Smith, prominent Virginia lawyer. and
Capt Frederick Smith, of New Mexico The four
others are dead. One of them, James Caleb Smith,
went to California in 1850 with his father and fought
duel there with Senator Broderck In the presence
of thousands of people.
II HEAR" says Mr.. Labouchere, that Mile.
d'1rnecourt the heiress of q wellknown Legitimist
family; is to be betrothed to German noble. This
lady eoped few years ago undor very romantic cir
cumstances with the eldest of Musurus Pasha.
They married and lived together for some
weeks, but having imprudently ventured into France
the bride carried off by her mother, and
forthwith incarcerated in a convent, where she
kept in close confinement until the Pope had declared
the marriage null and void"
HUGH BROWN, the Ayrshire poet. has just died in
Glasgow at the age of eighty five years. Mr.. Brown,
whose first productions appeared sixty years ago,
best known the author of THE Covenanters."
Ha was hand-loom ,yeavAr yUh the Scots Maoa
published in 1925, his remarkable poem to the mem
ory Of Lord Byron. who had died in the previous
year Mr.. Brown became rustic schoolmaster in
1928. calling which he pursued for upwards of
forty years. He in easy circumstances
and toward the end he was dependent the bounty
of friends for his support. The Christian Leader OF
Glasgow states that few months ago brother poet
ventured to bring Browns claims to the notice of
Mr. Gladstone, who gomez ousy responded by forward
iEg check for ESQ.
GEORGE THE FOURTH is still frequently mentioned
the first gentleman of Europe but it is now pref
ty generally understood that he was never at any time
in his a gentleman recent volume OF
memoirs describes this royal cur as beesty person
age The last of his life is thus pctured For
years the King unnerved by excuses of all kinds
suffered from various maladies-gout. dropsy asthma
ossfcation of the heart general debility and frequent
swooning fits He could longer walk alone.
special machine devised to enable him to mount
horse. rolling chair brought his Majesty up
gently rising incline to platform. From it the
enormously swollen colossus, with the thin, ernacated
iegs-whch so it said, on festive occasions were
bolstered up and stfened by six pairs of stockings
and high-laeing boots-was lifted up by crane softly
lowered into the saddle and the ride down the
front could begin. The system Of the King
had become weakened that he drank brandy or rum
without ceasinG often eleven large glasses day. be-
sides strong whisky punch just to keep himself alive
In January 1890 Christian Stockmar brought us the
that the King had lost the sight of both eyes
and was furthermore perpetualy drunk so as to be
invisible for everybody"