The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-17

ing out of restaurant one day looking supremely
happy. Herr Kappelmester, said friend to him,
you seem to have dined WE'LL" Yes, I had fair
dinner; it was a turkey" "And was there good
company around the board?" Yes, good-but SMALL
just two, indeed, the turkey and myself"
A. NJ CUMMINGS, Harvard class of 81, wrote q
poem, last winter. .'Tennyson" sophomore
theme 1t was subsequently printed in the Boston
Journal. copy of which sent to Lord Tennyson.
He wrote Mr.. Cummings the following:
Dear Sr-I thank you for your fine poem. It is
overpraise but then during the greatest part of my
dose of overpraise viii not turn me ,giddy. Yours
very faithfully TENNYsoN."
Two years ago wellknown New York broker
bought $3.50, 900 house on Fifth avenue, fronting
Central Park, and after furnishing it handsomely,
moved into it with his family. He president of a
mining company. Within year he lost his presi.
dency, his NINE his home and his money, and is now
in control of desk in small room OF an obscure
lawyers office on Broadway sought only by his credi-
tors This is typical of life in the metropolis in
1885.
THE house. sobbing, is bird peculiar to
Southwestern Texas It's melancholy note is described
as very impressive. 1t begins in high, clear key,
like the tnkling of silver bells and, descending grad
ualy from one chime to another it suddenly faters,
breaks on, and sobs like a child-the song dying
away in gasp. The song is heard only in the
opening light Of the dawn, and is repeated but
few times. The singer is rarely seen during the
day.
JEWELS on children says the Lahore Qndia) Ga
zette, 'have at all times been of crime.
With in the last fortnight at Amritsar, two cruel
robberies with violence have been perpetrated. Both
on school girls. One little girl going down
the street. when her noserng snatched out of her
nose by thief who ran off, leaving the child fright
ened and crying bitterly, for her was torn The
other robbery similar little girl left her school
to dry what she used instead of slate. scoundrel.
seeing her. snatched out her nose and disap
peared."
Ex-CoLoNEL FRED GRANT it is reported, will be
appointed by President Cleveland either assistant
quartermaster commissary in the army when the
next vacancy occurs and it is further said that Mr.
Conkling and other friends of General Grant either
have asked will ask this much of Democratic
President Since the Grant and Ward failure Fred
Grant has really been very poor, and but for his
brotherin.law, Potter Palmer of Chicago and one
two other friends he would have known positive want
He desires above all things it is said to get back into
the army and recalls his regmental and cadet life and
experiences the happest days he has known.
The riot in London Wednesday night caused by
the Indignation of the publicans and their friends at
the proposed increase of the liquor tax reminds
of the description which given in the Of
the Corn-La rhymer of the sufferings endured by
the people, of the burning indignation. which these
sufferings led
''They taxed our corn. they fettered trade,
The clouds to blood the to shade
And every good that God had made
They turned to bane and mockery.
They sought no interest but their own,
They shook the state. they shook the Throne;
0, years of crime! The great and true
The nOby wise, not few
Bid Freedom grow where Corn Laws grew
And plant it for eternity"
In Charleston number of saints and sinners are
di scussng the propriety of round dances Objection
is made to the close embrace in which gentleman
holds lady while dancing An ingenious correspondent
suggests that there is way out of this difficulty. He
proposes to buckle the lady up in an ordinary shawl
strap. The strap will give the gentleman secure
hold and allow full play for his muscles while swing
ing his partner. The proposed arrangement
practical enough but instead of filing longfelt
want it meets with encouragement whatever from
the dancing portion of the community. In spite of
the oftrepeated charge that round dancing is simply
''hugging to music the dancers seem determined to
grin and bear it.
THE close physical resemblance of the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher to the Rev. Robert Collyer was much
remarked few days ago. when those gentlemen sat
near each other the stage of the Madison-square
Theater, at the authors readings. Each has long
flowing white hair, brushed back from high fore
head a very forid complexion, a robust frame, and
large features and each is often mistaken for the
other. They ARE much nearer alike in appearance
than most brothers are, and sometimes at public
dinner scarcely be distinguished apart, by
those who know them fairly well, from the fact
that the Rev. Mr.. Collyer's head is surrounded by
faint wreaths of smoke. They both sit erect when
facing crowd, and much more quiet than many
younger men, Mr.. Beecher resting his hands,
after the other by placing them partly in his trousers
pockets