The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Marquis of Butte has expended more than 3d.
100000 on his residence Mouptj Stuart Hause.
When finished it will be the finest place north of the
Tweed. aeCe te
Miss LILLIAN WHITING. who has been for several
years doing good work ON the staff of the Boston
Traveller has just been made the literary editor of
that paper.
AN applicant for postoce in of the large towns
in the Fourteenth Illinois congressional district has
high hopes having addressed letter to ellis Majesty
Grover Cleveland, President-elect"
THE Rev. DIR. Newman says that the expenses of
Grants trip around the world borne by his no.
BILE son. Ulysses s. Grant r, who paid all the drafts
made while the General was travelling"
BAVARIA has just passed law forbidding the mar.
riage of people who have received public charity with
in three years. who have not paid their taxes who
by of dissolute habits azness poverty are
likely to make home wretched
ONE of the richest women in Europe is the unfor-
tunate Carlotta ex-Empress of Mexico, whose per-
sonal expenditures are small while the interest on her
large fortune every year is of itself fortune She
has brothers who will inherit her estate.
Mr.. SAEoNY. the New York photographer, although
over sixty years of age rch aud very fond OF sketch
ing in charcoal and chalks for the Tile and Salmagun
d clubs, of which he is member still attends per.
sonaiy 20 posing the SltIerS IL MS SreaC eStaonsn
ment.
The will of the late Maria t. Chism, which has just
been admitted to probate in New York, is model of
brevity. 1t says H. Maria Chism, do give TO my
daughter Sarah Phelps all my real estate and per-
sonal property to do as she sees fit. Sole exec
utrix."
DIR. HOLMES has rendered the music Of the village
choir into words. He says that three hymns more
got into voice by many preliminary snues and other
expiatory efforts and accompanied by the snort Of
huge bass VOL which waowed through the tune like
hppopotamus."
Mr. CLEvELANp's resignation as Governor of New
York was humorousy misconstrued by an old back.
vroodsman at Little Rock. Ark. Said be: 'Thar, I
knowed it. knowed they would skeer him outen it at
last. Amt been lected morn q month an now he
haster gin up. Fust thing you know old Tom Hen.
bricks will fling up his hand an quit"
AMONG the bequests made in the will Of bachelor
who had died in Spotswood. ~ j., recently was one
giving $500 to church, provided that annually on
the anniversary of his DEATH the bell be tolled, and
the number OF strokes struck as he had attained
years. The residue of his estate he bequeathed to
another church condition that the family burial
plot be kept in good order.
The translation of the Arabian Nights" by Captain
Burton, the explorer. will probably be published in
part next spring No passages will be suppressed, as
the book is specially intended for students and sohol
ars 1t will be obtainabe only of Captain Burton,
Trieste Austria Captain Burton has been thirty
two years at work it. The special aim kept in
view is to reproduce the book originally written
THE story published respecting the origin OF bal
looms that Madame Montgolher had washed her petit
coat to wear to great festival the next day. and
hung it over chafngdish to dry. The hot air,
swelling out the folds of the garment, lifted it up and
foated it. The lady astonished, and called her
husbands attention TO the sight. It did not take
Montpelier long to grasp the idea of the hot-ar bal
loon.
THE Hon. Hannibal Hamlin relates that he enjoyed
and profted by his brief newspaper experience.
when Horatio King and l." he says bought the
Jefersonian at Paris Me-, were under twenty-one
years of age. remained n partnership with him six
months, and worked for him six months moro. set
type and helped him work off the paper on tho old
hand press. We had to spread tho ink on With balls