The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE name of the actor Sonnenthal translated into
English is ''sun-lt valley"
RICHARD G. WHITE is very particular IL
letter comes to him addressed above he refuses it.
The G. must be Grant or nothing
PREsIDEssH CLEvELAND's favorite game La pro
nounced pea-nuckle although spelled panocle. 1t is
half-brother to old maid" and cousin german of
smut"
THE illness which last week threatened the life of
Lawrence Barrett's little daughter Gertrude, was
congestive chill. She quickly rallied however and is
now out of all danger.
DIR. LEsUEL Moss, formerly of the State Univer-
sity, and well known in indianapolis, is in Chi
cago, though his family is still in Bloomington. de
is employed by Chicago newspaper.
THE Rev. Mr.. Marshall, of Georgia has named his
daughter '.Eufaula." and she has been christened.
Now all too late he has found that "Eufaula' means
wet dog and he has no more faith in melodious
Indian
Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE who thoroughly appre-
ciates the value of moneyhis having come to him by
hard work-wrote recently in lady's album that he
would almost soon leave his as to
leave him one of the almighty dollars.
GENERAL LEW WALLAcEs haste in rendering his
resignation of the Turkey mission is solely for the
sake of devoting himself to literary pursuits, he
IS compelled to leave Turkey to feed upon
THE latest oddity in the shape of a crank religious
publication comes from Los Angeles. CAL, and it
calls to the unconverted under the appella
aion of the Lost Angels Trumpet Call" It's pros
pectus sets forth that it is Published by the Holy
Family for the Heavenly Host of Angels 1t is also the
Horn Of Salvation. One loot One Cent"
AN extraordinary sensation has been excited In the
neghborhood of Inverness, in Scotland by
strange rumors concerning alleged sacriege upon
the burial place cf the Frasers Lords Of Lovat which
is vault beneath chapel attached to the parish
church of kirkhill near Beauty, and which has been
their last restngplace for four hundred years.
LORD BYRoN's screen discovered the other day
among the lumber of an obscure collector Efforts
are now making to discover extraordinary colec
ton made many years ago by MIR. Watts, first violin
of Her Majestys Theater, and which may be in this
country. Watts spent for many years every cent he
could spare in obtaining portraits autographs, and
relics of Byron =
AN eighty year-old farmer in Union county, North
Carolina, attacked and killed. few days ago, by
one of his bears. The old usually carried
heavy stick but on this occasion he left it at home.
The animal took advantage of his defenseess condi-
ton, charged upon him. and in instant feled him
to the ground and inflicted wounds which resulted in
his death within twentyfour hours.
The White House family deeply regret the ciroula-
ton of the reports derogaory to Marshal McMichae
and on the contrary that his courteous helpful
ness highly appreciated by them The proof of the
pudding is in the eating and the fact that the Presi
dent has held Mr.. McMichael's resignation since
March 5. but still desires to retain his services, is
conclusive evidence of the falsity of the offensive re-
ports.
Ii cannot be said that the French artists do not
know how to charge for their pictures. Basten Lee
pages well-known Chimney Sweep" Is valued ct
$22, 500. The price is asked for Meissonier's
LA Vedette at the Hanover Gallery, in London,
while Jan Van Beers famous scratched" picture, La
Sirene, be secured for the patry of $40 600
The price fixed on Holman Hunts Triumph of the
Innocents" is 100000.
NorTowAY county. Virginia, the region inhabited
by the first settlers and made interesting by
iniscences of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas, is
returning to it's prmeval condition. In twenty years
it will be wilderness" prophesies visitor. The
residents are old and sad. The young have gone to
more promising regions Deer browse whore cattle
fed and the oak and pine DOVER great plantations
where the negro cultivated corn and tobacco.
ONE evening when the beautiful Kau ST. daughter
of powerful Chinese mandarin, assisting at the
grand feast of lanterns she so overcome by the
neat tnaC She was oDIged TO take on her mask. But
to expose her face the eyes of the proane and vu
gar serious offense against the law So holding
the mask closely possible to her features she
rapidly futtered it to give herself air. and the rapdty
of the movement still concealed her. The other ladies
present witnessing this hardy but charming innova
tiop itatedit and at once ten thousand hands were
futtering ten thousand masks. Thus tho fan was
evolved and took the place of the mask,
THE Yaqui Indians, Of Sonora, long since used tao
tics of that unknown to civilized troops In
former uprising, says the San Francisco Cali, they
were attacked by General Pesquerias, who was much
amused to the savages use blankets as a shield
against the soldiers bullets. Holding up blanket at
both ends, that the edge just touched the ground
the Indian ridemen marched boldly toward him behind
this apparently imsy protection. The Mexican gen.
erol alarmed however to find that his bullets
did not stop this strange advance and the moving fort
of blankets came close to him. and poured in
such deadly fire that he fain to y the field In
confusion and with great loss. The Yaquis had be-
acquainted with the simple fact that while a
bullet will pass through twenty blankets strained over
frame, laid against firm surface it will not pen
citrate single one if mostened and hung up so to
swing clear of the ground The bullets which ten
eral Pesqueras imagined passing through the In
dian blankets, and thinning the ranks of the savages
all falling harnlessly on the outside of the
woollen bulwarks.
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CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
No doubt abuses have grown up in the too long con-