The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-08

Due d'Alencon fourth son Of Henry IL Il has not
hitherto been supposed that Francis had any @yiti
mate descendants.
GENERAL SIMON BOLIVAR BUcKNER, Of Kentucky.
IL to be married sometime next month to Miss Clai
borne, of Richmond, Va The prospective bride Is
on the susay side Of thirty, and very handsome
while General 8uckner is whitehaired and sixtyfvs
years old He is spoken Of as the probable next Gov
ernor of Kentucky.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Detroit Free Press says
there is old curiosity shop in Washington where
Clay and Webster played night from 10 r. NJ TO
A. NJ. for the drinks and smells. This interesting
process consisted of the winners drinking at the
pense of the losers who could not drink themselves.
and forced to smell the glasses of their fortunate
opponents. Clay lost every game.
THE genial bill Arp, who is writing up Texas for
the benefit of his Georgia neghbors says: Zone man
told ocularly there good sign that spotted
the Georgiars He said that when man in the cars
wanted to draw the cork from his bottle and couldn't
he up and sad: us there any Georgian in this
car? And when a modest fellow rose up and said,
Yes, sir; am Georgian the man said, Well LEND
your corkscrew.'"
HEAR. writes the London correspondent of aths
Philadelphia Telegraph, that Mr.. st. George Lane
Fox, the inventor of the LaneFox incandescent
lamp, has gone over to Buddhism and Theosophy.
thanks to the influence OF Nine. Blavatsky. short
time ago he was keen politician anxious for seat
in the House of Commons, but happening to pay a
visit to Madras, he came under the Influence and
got so interested in Occutsm that he has given up ell
idea of parliamentary and gone in for coma
munion with the Mahahnas
AMONG the numerous presents received by the
Emperor William the occasion of his last birthday
was simple farthing of the year 1897. that being
Al ~ bax how hia
had been sent by gamn living in Of the villagos
round Brunswick who also wrote a letter congratu
lating the Emperor, in the best language he could
command on having reached so great an age The
other day to his intense astonishment this lucky
youth received an acknowledgment from the Emperor
in the shape of autograph letter thanking him for
his present, and, what was probably more valued
twenty franc piece, bearing the date of 1885.
IL CANNOT understand upon what foundation the
primrose has been connected with the name of Lord
Beaconsfeld says Labouchere. 1.-THE only allusion
to the flower in Lord Beacorsfelds works is in To-
THAR where Lord St. Jerome is called Barbarian by
his wife because he has remarked that 'primrosea
make capital salad would advise some enterpris
ing Tory restaurant-keeper to advertise Hughenden
salad when this anniversary again comes round. and
doubt he will double his chances of If he
adds that the primroses confectioned after
recipe supplied by of the danes of the egregous
Primrose league"
THERE is page or two Of United States history on
which will always be recorded the uncouth name Of
Flipper. 1t notorious and prominent few years
since that of the irst colored cadet to graduate
from West Point. 1t is told by gentleman who had
a letter from him last week that he signs himself
Henry o. Fipper, Colonel Mexican Volunteers"
His friend said: clipper is exceptionally bright
colored He is voracous reader and his letter
to me was to ask about books. After his courtmar
al and discharge for Irregularities he went to Mexico
where color is not an obstacle to advancement and
has high position in the Mexican army, with
handsome salary He must DO twenty-eight twenty
nine years of age. He wrote an autobiography in
1873, which is valuable addition, though some
what crude one to the history of the colored race