The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

IT is claimed by La Nature that the highest railroad
viaduct in the world is that of Garabit bridge France
That remarkable structure is 1900 feet long. and
the middle of the great central arch the distance
from the bed of the river to the rail is 413 feet
THE Lees, of Virginia, coming to the front again
in the Old Dominion. General Robert E. Lees
daughter, having finished her wanderngs is socially
prominent, and "Runey" Lee, now on his farm in
Fairfax probably will be the next Democi attic cand
date for Governor.
THE venerable Professor Leopold Won Ranke is
great favorte in Berlin society His conversation is
brilliant and epgrammatic, and he is always good
natured In religion he is ultra-orthodox Lutheran
in politics conservative Royalst, and in all things
an intense Prussian.
CAPTAIN HENRY WALKER, Of the steamship Ceph
a!onia who married in Boston last week. will
turn Europe by himself while Mrs. Walker will sail
from New York by another vessel it being against the
rules of the company for captain and his wife to
cross the Atlantic together
THE Washington monument has had strange visit
since its erection. A gaunt and hungry cat
clmed the tops FIVE rats have made the ascent to get
the crumbs from the workingmen's lunches; wasps
build their nests and pigeons roost at night 434 feet
above the habitation of man.
AFTER her marriage the Princess Beatrice will re-
side with the Queen for six months in the year. and the
other six months in Germany. The marriage is the
outcome of love match which has existed for four
years. 1t has al along been even bitterly opposed
and discouraged by the Queen
BY means of a simple and conveniently worked de-
vice of coiled spring, an English inventor has
ceeded in dispensing with the need of driving sewing
machines by hand or foot A few turns of handle
winds up sufficient power to keep machine going at
full speed over an hour 1t is completely under con-
troll as to the rate of stitchng and stopping and can
be applied to any existing machine at moderate cost
EX-SENATOR BUCKALEw, of Pennsylvania, relates
that he once heard the famous Governor Rtner call
ing over the roll of prothonotaries by counties in al
phabetic order. He had gone through the AS and
among the BIS. when an impatient from Center
county wanted to know how long he would have to
wait "Zenter coundy9' replied the Governor, ivy.
way down at de emit of de list, of course, NIT de
zets."
Mr.. EDMUSDs, the presiding officer of the United
States Senate has fallen into habit of late of
ing black silk skulcap. He is bald and the air of
the Senate chamber is uncomfortably cool to the ex
posed cranal surface causing colds and the conse-
quent inconvenience. So he wears the little black
cap all day. in the committee rooms in the Vicepres
dents chamber and in the chair of the Senate as its
presiding officer.
leved to have been fastened by an incident that oc
Cured during the preaching of his last in St
Paui's on the evening of Jan. 4. lunatic in the
congregation interrupted the discourse by sprnging
to his feet and screaming out: You worship idols
while you scorn to souls. Woe unto you!" This
caused an agitation which the Bishop. then in delicate
health never recovered from.
GENERAL GRANT has recently repaid loan of
81 900 made to him last May when the firm of Grant
g. Ward failed by in Lansingburg N. Y.
The of the money was voluntarily offered for one
year without interest and in returning it General
Grant expresses his thanks and explains that he had
been able to earn the sum himself within the time
specified No doubt the latter fact gave the General
especial satisfaction and the entire transaction re-
fleets credit upon the persons concerned
DURING bis boyhood days Governor Richard J..
Oglesby. of Illinois, very being drowned
In company with friends. days ago, he told his
experience in the water. He said: when was a
boy wss bathing with some friends, and got beyond
my Depth and was unable to swim. ! had heard that
when person in the water goes down three times he
browns. counted distinctly the number of times
sank and when started down the third time said to