The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

eral experimenting of his place and to his family.
bell on the house. which is rung three times per day.
can be heard all over the neighborhood. The bell is
rung at 8 a. NJ, at noon and at g in the evening.
At the latter hour the family, with the hired men.
assemble on of the piazzas for evening prayer.
MARY is the commonest mans name in France,
where as in Italy, the custom prevails Of giving the
Virgin name to boy, in conjunction with dis
tinctly male appelation. Thus Hugo was Victor
Marie, and the late Pope Giovanni Maria. After
Mary come in order of frequency Louis, Joseph,
Charles, Henry John, Francis, Peter Paul, julius,
Maurice, Anthony, Eugene, Leo Victor, Augustus,
Edward, Ernest and George.
Il HAVE not read Miss Cleveland's book said Col.
Ingerson to reporter >'but if the author condemns
the poetry of George Eliot she has made mistake.
There is poem in language more beautiful than
The Lovers and none loftier and purer than The
Choir Invisible There is no poetry in the 'beyondt
The poetry is here-here in this world where love is
in the heart. The poetry of the beyond is too far
away-a little too general Shelley's Sky Lark was
in our sky-the Daisy, of Burns grew in ground
and between that lark and that daisy is for all
the real poetry of the earth"
AT the time Mr.. Lincoln submitted his Proclama-
ton of Emancipation of the slaves Jan. l, 1868
for the consideration of the Cabinet before that time
never having conferred with any about the
phraseology of the instrument he read the document
through without single interruption comment
They all concurred in opinion that it was an admirable
paper. Mr.. Chase then said: Mr.. President you
have invoked the considerable Judgment of mankind,
but you have not invoked the blessings Of Almighty
God your action in this matter. 1 believe He has
something to do with this question" Mr.. Lincoln
then said you are right, Mr.. Secretary. most
lumbly thank hat twas an
oversight of mine. Do me the favor of taking pen
and paper and adding what you would have in conclu-
SION" Mr.. Chase wrote words, viz: And the
gracious favor of Amigh God" Mr.. Lincoln then
added them to the end of the last paragraph of the
Proclamation which made the whole read follows.
to wit: And upon this act sincerely believed to be
act Of justice warranted by the Constitution upon
mil tary necessity invoke the considerable judgment
of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God"
PROF. JOHN NJ LANGSTON's admission to the
United States Supreme Court was motion of Gen.
Garfield in one of the most eloquent speeches ever
made by him. An interesting incident occurred just
after the Professor was admitted. While Garfield was
making his address, Judge jeremiah Black stand.
ing by, apparently well pleased with what taking
place. Langston got the idea that he was Thaddeus
Stevens, with whom Black at enmity. When he
went to the clerks to get his papers, Black
in to get $1O,bl changed. The clerk unable to
accommodate the Judge, and Langston volunteered to
do it. He pulled out roll of bills and advanced
toward Black who had his bill in his hand, saying
"Have not the honor Of addressing the Honorable
Thaddeus Stevens?" The words were hardly out be-
fore Black began to back off, saying, No, sir By
blank no, sir! No sir! BY blank, no, sir!" until he
had backed out of the door LangstOn meanwhile ad-
vancing and extending the small bills. The young
man turned to the clerk in astonishment when the
latter explained the queer action saying, why Mr.
Langston, that is Jerry Black, and he would rather
have you spit in his face than call him Thad'