The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

RIcHARR GRANT WHITE, who has been severely ill
for several weeks, is slowly improving.
| Miss ALICE E. FREEMAN, the president of Welles-
ley College, graduated there in 1876 and is only
twentyeight years of age
WITH Daniel Manning, Daniel Lamont and Daniel
Lockwood his closest friends Mr.. Cleveland is sort
! of lion in Daniels den says the Hartford Post.
THE University of Cairo, in Egypt, said to be 900
years older than Oxford, has 10000 students, who
are being educated as Mohammedan missionaries.
| CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER is to deliver FIVE lect.
ures before the Drawing room Club the youngest of
the New York literary clubs during the present
month.
MY wife, writes Mr.. Cross, told me that the
she fixed the name George Eliot" was that George
was AIR. Lewess Christian name, and Eliot a
| good mouth filing, easily pronounced word
The Rev. DR.. Storrs, of Brooklyn, has made 1t a
rule for years not to announce from his pulpit public
meetings to- which admission fee is charged. It is
only at extreme intervals that he departs from this
custom.
GENERAL BRAGG, Of Wisconsin, looks more capa-
BILE of making temperance speech than violent
declaration Of political love- He is of almost delicate
stature not the least bit nervous, and delights in
| slow, sledge hammer repartee
! ALLISON MAILER has the contract to drive Mr..
Cleveland to the Capitol using carriage he bought
new for Mr. Tldens use in 1877. He has kept the
carriage unemployed ever since, waiting for Demo
cratic President, at least so it is said
THE Rev. and Mrs. Samuel w Rowland for twelve
years missionaries of the American Board in Ceylon,
have returned home, the health of Mrs Rowland be-
| ing seriously impaired. Mrs Howland's father has
| been missionary in Ceylon for forty years.
| THE members of the New Haven Board of Select
men have been served with papers in behalf Of three stu
l g.
ages in 81 900 each for the refusal of the seectmen
to allow them to at the recent presidential cleo
| ton.
| COLONEL BURNABY, before his last expedition to
the Soudan had arranged certain of his papers and
manuscripts with the idea Of eventually writing his
autobiography. The papers have been passed to
Mr.. r. X. Mann and Mr.. J. Redding Ware. who will
| write life of the Colonel
AUGUST WILHELMJ, the v;olinist, has paid s., 200
for an ancient Guarneri VIOLIN which has been pre-
served in single family for generations. According
to rumor he has resod the instrument to his friend
Gajc, also distinguished violnst, Of Bohemian orr
gin, for about the same sum.
A DISTINGUISHED American doctor says that people
who take the greatest of their stoachs
to have dyspepsia. He maintains that if will eat
when he is hungry and eat any food that tempts his
appetite he may have the govt but will surely escape
dyspepsia. This will the pet theories of profess
sional dietists topsy-turvy.
| EDWIN BOOTH uses the compound word stage
sick" against stagestruck, popular expression.
Mr.. Booths fire Of ambition is said to have been
quenched by the which trickled down the saow
and sunken cheeks Of dyspeptc. He told Law
renee Barrett lately that next would be "a
farewell season" in fact for Edwin. son Of Junius
Brutus.
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been missionary in Ceylon, whore Arab Pasha
Egypts false military leader, is confined in luxury by
the British. Her two daughters, Mary and Carrie
Hastings have been educated in this country by their
Uncle Grover. They are bright young ladies, have
been much at the executive mansion in Albany, and
will doubtless be at the White House after lent
HENRY WILLARD is living quietly at Berlin. He
| severed the last remaining tie that bound him to
America only short time ago by resignng the posi-
ton of president of the Oregon & California railway.
When his blind pool was in full swing and the Willard
stocks at their highest figures he was worth on
paper, !P5, 900 900. His fall was tremendous and
the wreck was complete. Out of the chaos he saved
$500 000 and that represents the fortune he took to
Berlin to settle down ON.
AMID current rumors of Ismail Pashas ntrigues to
regain his Khedivate it is interesting to remember
that Gordon, few days before setting out for Khar
toum said; "If Egypt is to have ruler capable of
maintaining really efficient native government,
Ismal must be the He is the worst-used man
in Europe. He was the best and most capable ruler
Egypt had with all his faults and the calamites
witnessing the natural consequences of the
withdrawal of his master hand
WALT WHITMAN, who will be sixty.six years old in
May is in his usual physical condition. friend
says that notwithstanding his paralysis poverty the
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and demonstrations that have followed him through
lfe and the quite complete failure of his book from
worldly and financial point of view" his equanmity
and good spirits remain unimpared, and he is to-day
amid bodily helplessness and most meagre income
more vigorous and radiant than ever.
'LIoNEL SAcKvILLE WEST writes Washington
correspondent sis of middle height, with inconspicu
features, pair of large sad blue eyes and look
wearied and bored that it can only proceed from
| ill-health hopeless ennui. He is Of middle age
quite bald and slightly gray. His court dress is
able the most heavily enriched among the legations
1t embroidered in gold bullion until it is as stiff as
cuirass and the only place where the cloth is visible
is in the back between the collar and the shoulder
| blade
| Mr.. JOHN MORLEY, to the citizens Of Glasgow: "f
Gordon unhappy be dead then with the profoundest
regret yet with sort of thankfulness that such
an Engshman should have lived and should have
crowned career gioriousy-with some sort OF re-
greet, but with firm face then, say, we must retire
from that fatal field, not showing any alarm, not
showing any hurry. not going posthaste toward
Egypt proper but quietly and calmly withdrawing,
possessing our strength, ready to repe any attack
that may be made upon us, but equally determined
not to make wanton attack upon Others"
! LlECTENANT-CoLoNEL PHILIP EYRE, who lost HE
life in the battle of Dulka was onca a eerk i, ths
Dublin postofice He was careless in his work and
ono day the head of the department angriy told him
he would earn his salt as clerk. .sWhat shall
do then9' asked Eyre Better go and enlist You'd
make good target" Next day Eyre did not put in
an appearance. but late on the second cane strong