The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-01

age and viii terminate his five years connection with
the institution next month His successor has not
yet been fixed upon.
IT is definitely settled that the oldest old Mason
in the world is John Tressider of Falmouth England
initiated Augusta. 1905 while the oldest in America
is Capt Sylvanus Hatch of Port Lavacca Texas, who
joined the order in 1909.
IT is stated that letter addressed o the Greatest
of French Poets at once delivered to Victor
Hugo who forwardedit unopened, to Lamartine. With
equal courtesy Lamartine returned it. remarking that
it had not miscarred in the first instance.
VICTOR HUGO was in his usual health and spirits
the day when he seized with his fatal Illness
but Ferdinand de Lesseps with his thirteen children
to dine with him and his two grandchildren and
the racket was too much for the poor old poet
j. E. CARPENTER, the English song writer whose
death is announced from London was the author of
What Are the Wild Waves Sayings" widely popular
twenty five years ago and not without admirers
1t was founded on chapter in Dickens's "Dombey
and Son. and brought the writer considerable money.
THE person who should charge herself with the
duty of keeping home healthful is the of the
house, recently remarked Colonel Ludlow. in lect
nre delivered in Philadelphia. ''The majority of peo
pie who die in this country children under FIVE
years of age and this high rate is due almost entirely
the of the house to see the good sanitation
of the dwelling The necessity should be impressed
women of studying to enable them to inspect and
put in practice good rules of sanitation"
GENERAL SHERIDAN gave moments talk to
Kansas City Times reporter while his way from
the West He said that the accident which happened
while he was riding at Los Angeles CAL, very
small affair, and adds: Nobody was hurt but the
newspapers saw fit to make good deal out of it.
How did You find the army in the West!" I'm the
tpossble condition The country through Arizona
and lower California is improving rapidly, and settlers
are coming In by thousands and towns spring
ing up everywhere" How about the difference be-
tween yourself and the Secretary Wars" There is
no difference between US, and cause for 1t is
mere newspaper talk.
IT seems that the Suakim- Berber railway is to be
abandoned The navvies have already stopped work,
and the seventeen miles of railway constructed
therefore, to remain an appropriate memorial of Brit
sh Intervention in the Soudan. Political philosophers
ask what more fitting monument of illconsidered and
resultless action there could be than railway begun
in ignorance dropped in few miles and leading no.
where. Such gigantic absurdity is too grotesquey
farcical for farce 1t is known that the evacua
ton of the Soudan will be attended with immediate
relapse of the country into its former condition The
effect of English interference will pass from the native
mind with the departure of the English troops, and
leave more trace than their footsteps.
Mr.. AsHMEAD-BARTLETT, M. P. for Eye has been
trying to make himself famous by plying Mr.. Glad
tone with numerous questions and has succeeded in
making himself obnoxious to the House. and ridicu
ous in the sight of the public He has often arrogated
to himself the right to put questions which, according
to parliamentary etiquette belong to the leader of the
party only that not many Conservatives even,
pleased to him rise. Not long ago he fired off
three questions at once at the Premier Mr.. Glad
stone replied deliberately with respect to the hon
orable members questions, have nothing to say to
the first and third" (My usual luck contound it'll"
thought the member for Eye while the House smiled
approvngly.) with respect to the second" contin
ued Mr.. Gladstone (Joy! JOY at last! He's going to
mel" exuted Mr.. Ashmead. Bartlett, while the
House got ready to GRIM with respect to the second
the right honorable gentleman, the leader of the Op
position [Sir Stafford Northcotel, has given notice
of his intention to put similar question. and will
defer my answer and address it to the House in reply
to him." The House fairly howled and Rugged itself
with glee to the member for Eye thus squelched
and would have been absolutely happy only for the
haunting consciousness that he would not stay
suuelched.