The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-16

ing it's dusty highways in childhood with fiddle
playing and singing for yokes in front of village alec
houses.
JOSH BILLrNGs seated himself at table, threw his
handkerchief across knee and lectured recently
upon the Probabilities of Life ~ have been trying
for the last forty to find out at what time of life
man is most foolish, and when End out I'll let you
know" he told his audience.
ExPREsIDENT ARTHUR viii pass the month of
September at Lenox, Mass. number of receptions
are to be rendered him, including one by Mr.. Whit
ney Secretary of the Navy who resides there with
his family. AT Secretary Whtney's reception 1t ID
expected that President Cleveland will attend
DE. CREIGHTON BROWNE says that men Of to-day
eat bread mot in the sweat of their face but in tho
fever of their brains." Apoplexy, neuro-cephalus
and paralysis are he says carrying off an increased
number OF victims every year, In England during
the i've years 1875 they caused los, 189 deaths,
ana IN 1ofo-oo the number had increased Ids sos.
THE Vienna correspondent of the London Daily
Telegraph says: mot very long ago friend of mine
who had been the Cars guest at CATCHING was told
by her Majesty, the Czarina that the life of the i'm
perial family was of constant anxiety; indeed
added the Empress, almost dread sometimes lest
the milk given to my children in the morning should
contain poison"
field to extent in Newcastle Pa. He has bought
there for 81 900 piece of land in the central part of
the town, and is to erect thereupon library and
Young Mems Christian Association building to cost
about $50, 900. A large number of books have been
selected by him in Europe. The funds from the
proceeds of the Moody and Sankey hymn-book.
WILMINGTON Comm judge recently fined man
4S for carting beer around the town, leaving it by
kegs and bottles behind stone walls and underground
for his customers The was so pleased to get off
easily that he presented bottle to the Justice in
open court, with the appeal Take suthn', Jedge."
The Justice said he didn't care il he did, and drank
the liquor in the presence of the court, and asked
for couple more bottles to take home to his folks
1T at the home of the late Mr.. w. H. Cherry,
at Savannah Tenn, that General Grant made his
headquarters just before the battle of Shiloh THE
federal chieftain says the Nashville American was
sitting at the breakfasttable of Mr. Cherry when the
first cannon of that eventful contest was fred The
General little late in leaving his apartment that
morning and presented his apologies therefor to Mrs.
Cherry, remarkng that he had not retired early
usual the night before, and consequently had head
ache. Though battle known to be imminent.
neither the General his staff expected that day.
and they sat down calmly to breakfast which
destined never to be completed. Mrs. Cherry. lady
of great refinement and culture was extending the
courtesies of her home in a which, by its uni
formty, seemed to have upon the respect of the
foeman chieftain. He occupied seat Immediately to
her right, his staff arranged around him. Mrs. Cherry
poured out cup of coffee which the General received
and placed in front of him with Thank yous
madam He in the act of raising it to his lips,
when the boom of heard in the distance.
The cup for moment poised in air, while the
General half turning his head and excaimng, What's
thatF seemed to be listening intently. The words
hardly uttered before the ominous sound
peated. The General sprang to his feet. Gentlemen,
the ball has opened. We must be going he exclaimed.
And in five minutes he, his staff and orderles
aboard the small steamer anchored at the foot of the
hill and steaming up the Tennessee