The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-07

result. The organist refused to play, and the girls
The elected candidate accordingly refused to accept
and another election is pending
OLD acquaintance scarcely recognize Bret Harte
in the gray, wrnkIed, corpulent he has become
during his residence abroad His hair is now as white
as snow he is full of habit with decided tendency
to embenpoint. One of his sons, Francis b. Harte
named for his father, is an actor of promise. The
other elder is in business and prefers its compar
atively sure methods of success to the precatious
ways of literature and the drama
THE Salvation Army has reached India and pro
poses to take hand in the little unpcasantness with
Russia it the opportunity is offered. Here is one of
their war songs
"Ciod speed the Muktifaui
Long live the Muktifaui
Jai, jai Yesu
Down with the devils brood
Up with the Fire and Blood,
Victory is with God.
Jai, iai Yesu"
IAN ex-staf officer tells this story in the Boston
Traveller; Grant had no fear of responsibility, no
fear of Secretary Stanton. In September 1861.
while at Harpers Ferry, returning from visit to
Sheridan, he learned that Wade Hampton had slipped
in in rear of the left flank of the Army of the Pc.
tomac and carried off our entire beef herd, 1900
head. When Secretary Stanton heard of the loss of
the cattle he wanted somebody's scalp and tele.
graphed who responsible for the loss of the cattle
herd' to which Grant replied 1 am There was no
hair raised that time"
SOME of the youthful letters of the late Lord Bea-
conseld contain such characteristic passages these
Look at me; here you who is quite willing
to boast OF being what every else would despse if
only he can thereby convey to the world that he de-
spises 1T much more than it despise him." ITO
govern men you must either excel them in their
accomplishments despise them; I do the latter. y
With the united assistance of my English Spanish,
and fancy wardrobe, sported costume in Yanina.
which produced most extraordinary effect on that
costumeloving people,"
The sketches by Count Vasli or whoever shrouds
himself under the name, published in Nine. Adams
Nouvelle Revue ridiculously untrue and amusing
y incorrect. The picture he draws of Mr. Gladstone
writing love letters postal cards his knee, and
entertaining tender passion for Mrs Langtry is gro
tesque to any knowing the G.. o. NJ, who retains
his love for his wife in all it's early tenderness. Mrs
Langtry, on her first coming over here mentioned
casually day at dinner that she had been in
PRODUCED to Mr.. Gladstone, but had spoken to
him. Nine. Adam should be excluded from decent
society for publishing such SANDERS.
THE death of Victor Hugo recalls among other
things romantic episode which to be unknown
here and forgotten in France 1t is the capture
of the famous brgand Fra Diavolo. by General Hugo
father of the great poet. The General, who
of a carpenter, born in Nancy in Lorraine, and
was quite young officer at the time of the capture
of the famous brigand He preserved the dagger of
the brigand for many years. When museum in his
native town was opened, he made present of the
dagger to that institution, where it is still to be
<...o -
Contrary to the common belief, he was never
monk.
The following is given by the the Pail Mall Gazette
as the ages of the well-known named. The
figures obtained from careful study of the
dates contained in recently published English
biographical dictionary: Nine. Adam, 40; Mary An
derson, 26; Sarah Bernhardt Al; Mrs. Besant, SO
Rosa Bonheur 63; Miss Braddon 4S; Miss Gordon
Cumming 49, Lady Eastlake, go; Empress Eugene,
50; Emily Faithful, so; Mrs. Gladstone. rs; Julia
Ward Howe, CO. Nine de Novikof 43; Jenny Lind
Ga Pauline Lucca AS Helen Modieska 41; Florence
Nightingale, SIS; Christine Nilsson, AZ; Mrs. Oil
plant, 81; Ouida, 49, Adeljna Patti AZ; Christine
Rosetti, SIS; Ellen Terry 81; Mrs. Weldon, 49, Mrs.
Henry Wood, &c.
Col. CHARLES DENNY. the newly appointed minis
ter to China has been closely associated for years
with lawyer named Garvin that, though not similar
in personal appearance, it has come to be said in
Evansville that you cannot tell them apart for the
reason that they always together To illustrate
that intimate friendship story is told by one who is
very near to Mr. DENLY. One morning it is said the
Colonel arose from his COUCH pert and clipper and
saucy and called out in CHEEKY voice: "My dear,
please hand me my striped pantaloons." ''Your
striped pantaloons, Charlesq Why, you haven't any
striped pantaloons" why, yes I have my dear.
They ought to be here the chair where put them
1t insisted that Charles had pantaloons of the
pattern described and he in turn asserted that he had
been wearing them all the week. Suddenly he stopped
scratched his head, and after moments deep relec-
ton, said: "You needn't bother yourself any more,
my dear. You may be right. guess it's Garvin, and
not me- that wears the striped breeches."
JOHN EsTEN COOKE, of Virginia, has made a
searching investigation of the Pocahontas matter and
he is satisfied from all the evidence to be had that
Smith was captured by party of Indians in 1907
and carried to the Indian capital on York river
where Powhatan ordered him to be slain. Pocahon-
tas interfered to him. She took Smiths head in
her arms that it impossible to beat out his
brains without hitting her. Powhatan consented to
spare the prisoner, and treated him kindly After
ward Smith released some Indian prisoners, stating
that it was for the sake of Pocahontas He told his
friends in jamestown that Pocahontas had saved his
life. In letter to Queen Anne he said that he would
be guilty of the deadly poison of ingrattude if he
forgot the goodness of Pocahontas In several letters
he to this girl credit for his rescue from death
1t was this account that Pocahontas was iatter.
ngly received at the English court. After her mar
rage TO Role she baptized and lived civily and
lovingly with her husband"
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