The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE sculptor Story is to make statue of Ezra Cor
NELL founder of the university 1t will be erected on
the college grounds at Ithaca.
HUGE lemon was recently picked at Panasoffkee
Fa 1t measured "a inches in circumference one way
% inches the other and weighing pounds Is
GRAPHIC: 1t is said that Queen Victoria has pur.
pose in requiring Prince Battenberg her son-in-
law to live with her. She will read her books to him.
and as the Prince is lame he cannot escape
A RUMoR is prevalent to the effect that General
Sherman on his present visit to Washington under
took of old to kiss every pretty girl he met, but
the exertion is proving too much for his health.
THE missing DIR. Brandeis, of New York, had 3d.
600 insurance with the Mutual Life. Presumption of
death will be regarded conclusive until his body
is found or until he has remained unheard from for
years.
SIR HENRY BEssEMER has announced that by the
of very pure charcoal pgiron and it's treatment
by special method Bessemer steel is produced
which on analysis is found equal in purity to the high
est brands of steel made from blistered bars.
CHARLES DOWNING, the celebrated authority on
pomology lies dangerously i'll at his residence in
Newburg. N. Y. He is 81 years of age, and grave
fears are entertained concerning his condition He
was injured in New York by horse cars about two
years ago and has never fully recovered from it.
Mr.. LABoUCHERE received from charitable person
5000 new sxpences for distribution on Christmas
among the children of the hospitals and warehouses;
He faithfully executed the trust So far the happ
ness conferred by the gift is concerned the money
was as effective 5000 gold sovereigns would have
been.
Whitley COURT and the great Worcestershire prop
erty of Lord Dudley, where the Prince and Princess
of Wales have lately been visit bought from
Lord Foley for nearly $4,O00,0OO for Lord Dudley
during his minority There have been years in which
Lord Dudlevs income has exceeded So, 600 OOO-from
coal, iron and lead together.
BISHOP LYMAN of North Carolina, takes exception
to the statement Of Dr. Thompson Bishop of Mississ-
ippi that negro desirable in the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church through the South He
that ten blacks in his State satisfactorily minister
ing to congregations of their color and he would
not like to any other system tried
In spite of Signor Brignoh having resided long in
America, and the fact that he married American
lady, he learned to speak language with any
degree Of fuency or correctness At time, when
he staying at hotel at Long Branch, he missed
his hairbrush; unable to find it. he rang his bell and
when his servant appeared he said, in very curious
tone: Yesterday was harbrush; to-day-where
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CHICAGO has 5000 persons or about one in every
100 of its population who constitute the select social
circles represented in the new ELITE Directory" for
1885. The book is printed on giltedged paper and
is said to DE entirely worthy of place beside Shak
speare and the family album. which form the library
of tie marbe.top table of the Chicago parlor. The
leading streets in which society" lives Michigan