The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

WAITER-"Will you have salt with your eggs'
Guest-''No, thanks, they amt at all fresh
extra BILLY SMITH, Ex-Governor of Virginia,
is ninety years old. He lives upon his farm near
Warrenton Va
Z. L. BARNUM has pensoned Matthew Scott, the
English keeper of the elephant Jumbo, who has had
charge of Jumbo since ne three years old.
THE Americas cup is now in the custody of the
New York Yacht Club and is kept at Tifany's, where
it has been for many years. 1t will remain there,
THE value of real estate in the vicinity of Riverside
Park has increased since the burial of General Grant
there and the would seem to be just the per-
to subscribe literally to that monumental fund.
THE Milwaukee Sentinel remarks that Secretary
Lamar is said to be fond of kissing the girls as
General Sherman" And the Boston Post adds: 1--WE
should think he would be fonder of kissing the girls
than General Sherman"
THADDEUs STEVENS BROWN, of Columbia Iapcas-
ter county, Pennsylvania was named for the great
commoner in 1864. Mr. Stevens recognized the com
plment by placing $500 in bank to the boys credit
Next week young Brown will draw out nearly So, 500.
principal and interest.
Mr.. JUSTICE MAULE, of London, has astonished
both church and state in England by decidedly new
departure. small girl witness, when asked if she
knew where she would go if she told a lie said she
didn't. 'Nor do T." said the Justice, and had the
small girl sworn at once.
CHOLERA failed to attack single one of the 400
women employed in the national tobacco factory at
Valencia, though the disease ragged violently in that
city, and it is recalled that tobacco workers also
noticed to enjoy exemption from attack during an
epidemic at Amsterdam.
SARATOGA Journal young lady teacher in a
Sunday-school the east side of the village in the
lesson about Elijah the Tshbte, week ago, asked
of the little girls what the prophet called who
flew from before Jezebe With great promptness the
little one replied: "Lijah the Tintype."
Sarah Bernhardt after selling her Jewels her furni-
ture and her villa, and giving up large share of her
salary regularly still finds herself $3.50 600 in debt
She hopes to clear $3.50 600 her coming American
tour to satisfy all her creditors and set herself
up ready to run in debt again deeper than ever.
GENERAL BUTLER makes long story in the North
American Review of the alleged offer to him by anony
nous persons in 1864 of the vice presidency on the
Republican ticket. first with Chase afterward with
Lincoln The Boston Record says that the General
does not give the for declining as he
did then when he said he didn't want to run with
Abe Lincoln"
A SNUFFBox with history is on exhition in Mil
waukee 1t was once the property of Emperor Will
lam of Germany, and is massive and elegant affair
1t is of Roman gold, ornamented with repousse work
and is deliberately chased and engraved and enameled
There four goodsized diamonds on the cover one
at each corner In the center of the is crest
and crown of the ruler of Germany set in diamonds
LADY scientist physician, the wife of the leading
doctor in Clinton Me-, has been in the healing bust
ness for two months, and has secured practice
greatly overtowerng that of her husband in the
palmy days of his profession. She has surely come
into possession of talisman of the family if not of
even a wider circle She averages ffty-two profes-
siona calls per day. and of her patients now go
miles to see her, who until few weeks have been
confined invalids.
BISHOP MALLALIEU, of New Orleans has been re.
visiting his old home in New England He comes of
long line of Connecticut ancestors. His grandfather
owned 600 acres of land in Windham county and his
great-grandfather was soldier in the Continental
army. The Norwich Bulletin says when boy he
travelled eastern Connecticut foot and alleges
that he fought his greatest battle in this place where
footsoreo tired and hungry he looked into the black
and swftrunning waters of the Shetucket river and
wished he silent in their depths"
The ancient Hindoo faith has met with a severe
shock 1t is article of faith with the Hindoos that
the sacred city of Benares cannot be shaken by an
earthquake because it does not rest upon the earth
earthquake
which recently visited Hndoostan gave Benares a
good shaking up and many rickety buildings came
tumbing to the ground. Thereupon the Moham-
medans laughed and the Hindoos were wroth as the
learned Brahmins openly derided the notion that the
city would be disturbed. Hindooism itself has re-.
ceived a telling blow.
LORD MELBOURNE once said at dinner at the Fox
Club at Brookess: There is but one Judgment Of
Lord Eldons to which can give commemorative in
which he said it is good for men of the same party
to dine often together" is pleasant to think that
the Parne party has adopted the sentiments of Lords
Eldon and Melbourne. They are dining often and
dining well, if we credit what the menus of these ban
quets intend to say. But their French is sometimes
intensely funny. Mr. Biggar, whose fancee was half
Partisan, and who must have made love in that de-
lightful language, should instruct them.
THE Prince of Wales enjoys avariety of life such as
of his predecessors knew He is hsre there,
and everywhere IL a careful record is kept of his
movements it will really make wonderful show
eventually. In the spring he was at Berlin for tho
Emperors birthday; lately he has been entertaining
Mr. Gladstone at dinner board his yacht in Norway