The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-09
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mr.. LAMAR will be the oldest member Of the Cabi-
net sixty and Mr.. Villas the youngest, forty five.
"MR. BARNUM, America" was the short address
on a letter recently received by the Snowman from
Maulmain, British Burmah
W. d. HowELLs is authority for the assertion that
woman who studies Greek ever marres. That is
not the only cause of single blessedness however
POSTMASTER GENERAL HATToN is said to have
been offered desirable railway position and contem
plates abandoning his proposed journalistic work in
order to accept it.
THE new English Postmaster general having gone
down to his Office and let himself in with latchkey
was promptly arrested by detective and held until
identified as non-dynamiter
AT his own request Georgia farmer who died re.
Gently was buried in plain pine coffin not even
painted and pocket knife that he had carried for
twenty years together with toothpick and pocket
comb were placed in his pockets.
A STAGE upset in Apologize creek, in southern
Oregon, the other day. by a rush of salmon. The
horses cut loose and the driver escaped on their
backs The salmon crowded the river from bank to
bank, and the school was mile long.
By far the bestlooking men in London today are
the police. The soldiers can't compare with them
The hard times have evidently induced many farmers
and others of superior cabre enter the police
manners. Yet London policeman receives only $50
a week. He has pension, though, if he stays on.
Mr.. TooLE, the famous comedian, boasts the wear
ing of historical pair of trousers when he PLAYS
1.-THE Artful Dodger" in ''Oliver Twist" They were
given to him thirty years ago by Robert Wyndham
and the latter got them for William Murray, who
wore them in 1.-THE Heart of Midlothian" drama in
which he several times played before Sir Walter Scott
himself
NINE. FIDEs DEvRIEs, one Of the greatest singers
in the world" writes Edmund King from Paris
has been engaged for 100 900 francs to reappear at
the Grand Opera at intervals, singing sixty-four
times in all for that Maurice Strackosch will
superintend this ladys appearance in the United
States, where she is expected to make an enormous
sensation.
NAPOLEON THE FIRsT's epistoIary activity was
prodigous. Even in camp he often dashed off more
than twenty letters day with his own hand besides
those which he dictated to his secretaries and it is
lieved that his correspondence during the eighteen
years in which, general first consul and emperor
he was the foremost man in France, amounted to not
less than 20 900 papers,
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND viii attend the New York.
avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington of which
Rev. William Alvin Bartlett is pastor. It is now the
leading church of its denomination at the federal
tai. Dr. Bartlett is of high renown as preacher Of
the liberal type. The church itself is two-story
building, the school room being on the ground floor
ard the church proper being above it. The pulpit is
of marble and about eight feet from whore the Pres
dent will sit Designs of pillars painted in gold are on
the wall on both sides of the pulpit platform.
THE Boston Transcript tells the following story of
the late mistress of the White House At her recep
ton two weeks ago, among others who were presented
TO her by Marshal MeMichael the mas ter Of cere.
monies, DR.. Mary Walker. This nondescript per.
sonage wearing tight trowsers and little coat and
carrying cane, presented most grotesque and rdic
ulous figure utterly out of keeping With the surround
ings. Mrs. MeElroy spoke word two to her
rather unexpected guest, and, it SO happened tho
next person that presented to her mas Miss Mann