The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-23

little passage from London paper shows that there
parallels TO such episodes the sea- It oc-
CURED at the end Of heightened wrangle:
My Lord: well, Mr.. -, if you do not know
how to conduct yourself as a gentleman, I am sure
cant teach YOU"
Counsel THAT is so, my lord"
THE swallow chimney" on the Dawson House, at
Saratoga Springs is to be torn down far the roof
and then rebuilt. The city viii thus lose
Of its attractions. In past years the sidewalks in
front of the Worden have at times been blockaded by
people watching ocks Of swallows large that ittook
hours for them all to get into this chimney.
Der Of persons declare that they have counted
thousands of the BIRDS and how they all make home
in small place is mystery.
THE resources of civilization have been brought
into service in the case of Maxwell the st. Louis
murderer, who is on board steamer bound to New
Zealand. A cable message has been sent from st.
Louis via. Portugal, the Mediterranean, Arabia
India, Australia and New Zealand to the Auckland
authorities at cost of about $3.50 per word
eralhundred dollars altogether and if 1t retains any
of its original meaning after the trip of 10000 miles
through all these strange countries there is little
doubt that Maxwell will be in the lookup within an
hour after the ships arrival at Auckland.
WILLIAM Fl. VANDERBILT. it is said, fears q recur-
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his face that produced the difficulty in articulation
which manifests itself to this day. He is living very
quietly, and avoids excitement as much possible.
He has been very much interested in the of Gen
eral Grant, and has been in constant and regular re-
ceipt of information az to the Generals condition.
General Grant has probably had the good wishes and
sympathy of nobody to greater extent than that Of
William Fl. Vanderbilt. Mr.. Vanderbilt has shown
his great friendship for General Grant in the most
substantial way.
JAY GoULD's physical condition has not been the
best this spring. He has been suffering from no
serious complication, but has not for some time been
feeling as well as usual His stomach has troubled
him somewhat and he has suffered considerably from
neuralgia in the face. His constitution is wonderful
for man of his build. It is his temperament more
than anything else that sustains him! His sefcontro
and will power have kept him up where other men
would have broken down. He is a muscular man
even than people generally imagine, although, of
course, not strong in a popular sense. He is what
would be called wiry
MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford o., is to be
opened in September and there will be s reunion Of
the alumni on the old campus on june IT, The ex-
pected features Of the occasion orations by Hon.
Chauncy N. Odds and Hon. Milton Sayler. In the
evening short addresses follows: '"The Value of
the Old Name of Miami University y United States
Senator Ben Harrison; 1.-THE Value of Non.sectaran
Schools" Prof. David Swing; Tho Value Of High
Course of Study" Whitelaw Reid, of New York;
'The Outlook of Miami University" the Hon.
Oliver W. Root of kentucky and Oxford and It's
Relations to Miami University, Frank Coppock.
THE London Truth thinks that Queen Victoria has
gone Aixes Bains for medical treatment and that
the denial of the Court Circular is proof only of the
aversion of the royal family to be thought ailing.
The Truth says that the late Duke Of Albany
eral times the very brink of the grave when the
papers being instructed to state that he per-
fecty well; and the Prince Consort was practically
dead man when the news of his illness communi
Gated the public for his hopeless before
the first bulletin appeared Anxious inquirers after
royal personages who are nd;sposed are invariably
assured that - is going on favoraby," when the
subsequent issue makes it clear that at that very time
the august invalid going straight and fast to the
grave.
THE late Lord Cairns according to the London
Truth was a oold logical speaker but effective from
sheer ability AS Encouragement in Lord Derbys
Cabinet, and as member of the OPP lion, under
MIR. Disraeli, he shone greatly, and stoned to
with pleasure, even by those who dsagr> with him.
He never appealed to the passions for he passion
less and there little Of rhetorical display in his
speeches. put ne knew now 10 expose 1aaces, ana 70
oppose facts and arguments to captrap and mere po
litcal rant Since 1853 he subsisted largely if not
entirely, milk diet. which kept him alive. He
could not bear stimulating food. and touched
liquid stmulants of any kind. His lungs in so
weak condition that ordinary Geld affected him
dangerously. After becoming Chancellor he never
visited Belfast, which gave him his first stepping
stone to greatness and withdrew his subscriptions
from all the local charities He had, consequently.
for long time been odious to his own people, The
present Earl despses Belfast It has neither opera
bouffe nor a ballet.