The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

of Speakers" 1t has been honored with the Of
flee eleven times
Mr. Cox, in his 'Three Decades" says ut is
easy to be phlanthropist when pecuniary in
terests are not involved.
DURING the last twelve months Mr.. G. Muller
has received for his orphan homes, at Ashley
Down, Bristol. England, Sin answer to prayer
nearly $208, 900.
PET deer belonging to W. H. Payne, of
Spencerville Cal, has voluntarily returned to
captivity. after year of freedom spent in the
forest In company with it's kind.
For ifty-eieht years past some person has
found it worth his or her while to pay the annual
interest on green umbrella pledged in the
Paris Mont de Piete for the sum of 3fr. Soc
A PORTRAIT. of Cleopatra, painted on stone. is
offered for sale at the modest figure of 100000
The painting. which is said to date from the
time of Augustus, was taken from the villa of
HadIian.
THE physicians of Sanford, Fla, have signed
an agreement not to visit any patient who will
not pay their bills on the first of cash month
Those failing will not be attended until the for
AGRICULTURAL item from Georgia paper:
ION the acre of ground where Tom Belts was
hung in Clayton county, Mr. j. D. Graves has
and 2,54 pounds of pumkins.'
l. " WILLIAMSON, the richest man in Phila-
delphia, is sized up at $16, O00 900. He is seven
ty-three years old. bachelor, with long hair and
good habits. He gives literally in charity, but
does not spend more than So, 900 year on his
own account.
DIR. CHARLES FL. STURGEON, once famous as
''the boy preacher" is now fifty-one years old,
and his health is completely broken down. Har-
rison, our American hoy preacher" is only
forty -four years old, and is liable to travel as
the Juvenile evangelist for thirty years yet
Mrs. MAcGAHAN the widow Of the famous
war correspondent, resides in New York with
her little boy. She is a Russian lady and her
house is furnished in Russian fashion, one
noticeable feature being picture of Christ in
each corner of every room, with dim light
burning before it.
GENERAL SHERMAN turned suddenly upon an
interviewer in St. Louis the other day, and ex-
claimed: ''Now look here, there's been enough
written and said about General Grant to give
him proper place in history. You might
well question the greatness of Washington. You
fellows have done harm enough with your Cos
sip already"
LONDON gossip reports that both Queen Vic
toria and the Princess of Wales are much exer-
cised in their minds at the very lively interest
the Prince is taking in the turf. He is getting
too old and stout for other fun, and as Parlia-
ment can no longer be depended upon to pay the
gambling debts of royalty, the Queen probably
fears she may be called upon to loosen her purse
strings.
DR. Won GALLHORN, who had been greatly
troubled with insomnia, tells of the method
which he has found effectual for two years in
curing it, It consists in bandasng one leg up
to the knee with SeVarai LAYERS of wet calico and
covering these with sheet of waterproof cloth.
This procedure dalates the vessels of the leg,
and. by diminishing the amount of blood in the
head, induces sleep.
AMONG the new words which appear in a
recent English dictionary (edited by J. A. II.
Murray, founded on historical principles, are to
be found larry and ''arryish" carry" is the
typical English cockney, whose name has been
treated as he treats his mother tongue by
dropping the FL. This is probably the first time
the English have ever acknowledged the charac-
teristic in so unmistakable manner
Mr.. VANDERBILT will be much missed at the
Metropolitan Opera house. in which he took
much more than the mere interest of a stock
holder. At the benefit performance given to
Mr.. Henry E. Abbey, at the Metropolitan, Mr.
Vanderbilt sent check for Sd, 600 for the use of
his box. He had also, it is said assisted Mr..
Abbey at other times, though to what extent
In the Congress just convened at Washington
there are two Adamses, two Aliens a pair of
Andersons, brace of breckenridge, trio of
Browns, Il quartet of Campbells, two Davidsons.
two Gibsons two Greens, three Hendersons two
Joneses, two Johnsons and a Johnston. a pair of
O'Nells, Reed and Reid, two Stones and
four Taylors. The Thomases go in pairs and
do the Wards, the Weavers the Warmers and
the Whites.
Mr.. SAoKvILLEW WEST, British minister at
Washington, is described as short, stubby lit
tie man. with black hair a long black beard and
a wooden expression Like most Engshmen,
he is slow and hating in speech. and phlegmatic
in temperament. He is fond of show and likes
with couple of crimson coated funkeys on the
back seat The balls he gives are generally the
most successful of the season.
A LIBRARIAN says that ministers like to write
their opinions on the margins of books. ~
found book so marked one day and, recognize
ing the handwriting as that of prominent d.
vine, sent a note to him asking to see him at nv
office. He came, acknowledged that he had
written in the book, but said that his writing
made it more valuable Others do not think So
said 1, so if you will give US new book you
may keep the more valuable one"
MRS. GARFIELD has recently denied the re-
port printed in the newspapers that she was pre-
pairing biography of her husband, but says
that ever since his death she has been collecting
the material for such work. good authority
states that it is not improbable that biography
will appear before very long, written with Mrs
Garfeld's authority and for which she will sup
ply many letters and important documents. Col
Rockwell it is also reported, will be the editor
of the work
A NEW anecdote is told of the musician HAYDN.
The harmony between Haydn and his wife was
frequently interrupted by matrimonial discords
but, however severe these differences were they
always preserved the outward forms of polite
ness Consequently, when Haydn was at Wei
mar. the concert director Krantz, was a little
surprised to see in Haydn's room a packet of let
tiers with unbroken seals. some dated MANY
weeks back. "Only my wifes letters" said the
composer. 'She writes every month; so do L
Neither OF us open our letters"