The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-04

ne writes MS next volume ne Will see Amerlca.
He leaves London this month for Boston, where,
/ believe he opens UP his lecture tour. Mr..
Haweis is an eloquent preacher, and has written
well ON social and art subjects. His wife accom-
panies him. She is an authority on @sthetcism,
and has written several books on the art of dress
and kindred subjects"
II may as we'll add in this place that Mr..
Haweis is an NJ. A. of Cambridge, clergyman
OF the advanced schoolin the Church of England;
does not believe in a devil. but believes very
much in America; is the incumbent of St
Jamesls Church, Marylebone; a special preacher
at Westminster; was present with Garibaldi at
the siege of Capua; advocates the opening of
museums on Sunday; is chaplain to the Twenti-
eth Middlesex Rifle Volunteers; was on the
original staff of the Echo newspaper, and is, in
deed, an Admirable Crichton." His appear
ance is not heroic. You must measure him by
his mind according to the old distich:
''Were so tall as reach this pole.
Or grasp the ocean in my span.
would be measured by my soul
The minds the standard of the man."
Mr.. Haweis is short and dark, trife lame,
wears side whiskers and a tall hat has brown
penetrating eyes and fearless tongue. He
ought to be interesting to Americans.
WELL" said, land what elsel"
Depression" he answered.
You said that before"
Il say it again The book trade and the pict-
ure trade never were worse. International
copyright. That is what we want for the good
of both sides of the Atlantic Tell your people
so. A good fair treaty would give literature and
art an immense flip. 1t would extend old
houses of business in America and in England;
extend the trade of the old houses and bring
into the field new competition. The great Amer
lean publishers would have establishments in
England the great English firms would have
big places in America 1t would lead to a COM
bination of English and American capital and
give such stimulus to American authorship as
would amaze our clever cousins l believe they
hnVa hal O,orr for hon
English authors would"
lis that all?r
"All the news? Nearly all. There are para
graphs in the papers that Messrs Scribner's Sons
are going to publish Scribners Magazine next
year. Mr.. Bangs their courteous representative
in London, tells that this announcement is
wholly unauthorized. He did not contradict it,
however but he says the paragraph has brought
Messrs. Scribner hundreds of English offers of
literary and artistic assistance. Harpers
are preparing fine Christmas number, not
unusual in its size. however. The English
critics highly commend Mr. Howells's last
novel, and we all looking forward with
interest for General Grants book. Sampson
Low & Co. are to publish it on this side The
most active member of the firm, Mr.. Edward
Marston, is now in America. He intends to make
tour through the Rocky mountains. By the
way, a friend of mine is writing volume
Method and Metaphor He has chapter on
mixed metaphors. few points and ilustra-
tons in which amuse me. They worth
peating. Do You remember Sir Boyle Roche's
famous exclamation, i smell rat; see it float
ing in the air; but will nip it in the budP Of
course you do; but the Irish members declara-
ton that Ireland is overrun with absentee land
lords was more subtle mixture; and it was the
same speaker who declared that Gadstone's
land bill was another link in the chain Of Irish
freedom"
Good -bye."I said; II will have the remain
der when you send me the advance sheets. You
were right at the outset-depression is the
word"
And fear this letter only too faithfully re-
fleets the situation.
The death of Jumbo has eclipsed for the mo-
ment the interest of the cable announcement of
the Puritans splendid victory. The public has
never forgiven the Geological Society for selling
Jumbo Many Fellows of the society resigned
in consequence of it, The committee made a
great bungle of their explanation of the sale.
They tried to blacken Jumbo's character They
protested it was through fear of a coming in
tractablity of temper that made them part
with him, when all the time everybody knew
that 1t Was the temptation of Mr.. Barnum's
money. They sold Jumbo into slavery for
filthy lucre. His struggles against the consum-
nation OF the bargain were pathetic. His death
makes them historical. l witnessed for many
days the efforts that were made to induce his
entrance into the fatal cage. / saw the process
sion which at last announced his capture. HUI
man craft and gold accomplished his enforced
exile. Ii it his fate to be killed in
railroad accident. / am glad that his
death not occasioned through the
careessness of an American signal man; for all
the children in England are crying ont for the
blood of that luckess Canadian official. Poor
dear old Jumbo!" is on every childish lip; and
I'VE old folk" throughout Great Britain are
grieved at the great elephants death. and TO day
over dinner and at the clubs, we are all exchang
ing with each other pleasant "reminiscences of
Jumbo JOSEPH HATTON