The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-26
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Kan Di.
CARDINAL McCLosKEY was seYenty.hVs
years old last Friday.
GENERAL DUgBIN WARD. OF Ohio. is re-
ported seriously Ill Ia New York.
The famous Rev. l. S. Kalloch has left San
Francisco to settle permanently In Wash
ington Territory.
HENRY JAMES, the novelist, bears a striking
resemblance to the Prince of Wales, and is
anything but proud of il.
FROM an estimate made by Miss Kate
Field, it appears that Brigham Young has
now over 800 living descendants.
A GRADUATE OF the University OF Michigan,
who is q good Greek and Latin scholar, is
doing duty as a policeman in Detroit.
THE veteran politician, Simon Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, is about to make a trip to
Fortress Monroe for the benefit of his health.
CHARLES DUDLLY wARNER says toat so per
GEN.. of the inmates of the Elmira Reforms-
tory are sell out reformed and become good
citizens.
MR. BLAINE has ain os. dispensed with a
stenogrspher in writing the second volume
OF his book, doing most of the work with his
own hands.
VICTOR HUGO, although over eighty years
OF age, is said to have the teeth of q wolf
ard the stomach of g lion." He has as
many hairs on his head as when he was one
and twenty, only they are white.
MRS. LIvERMoRE, of Boston, says that out
Off large fortune Wendell Phillips left only
S25. 0C0. and that the day before he died he
burned a small fortune in notes he held
against people for whom. as he said, his *
ecutors might make trouble.
TVE venerable Jefferson Davis regrets that
ill-hsalth prevents his compliance with a
special invitation to attend the New Orleans
Exposition, but he promises to visit that
city, II he can, April 10, to address the few
surviving veterans who were his comrades in
the Mexican war.
HIS Boston audiences complain that when
Edwin Booth is called before the curtain he
always presents the appearance of a parson
fresh from a funeral. even when he has been
playing Don Cmsar de Bazan," but then
there is something solemn in Edwin's per.
formancs even Of that character.
GENERAL VALENTINE BAKER Las been fol.
lowed numerically by Nemesis until he is
now indeed an object of pity. His wife aud
one daughter recently died OF Egyptian
fever, and his one remaining child is a
physical wreck by the action OF the came
disease.
BILL CHANDLER, who has just emerged
from Mr.. Arthur's Cabinet, holds that the
appointment OF Higgins, the politician of
Baltimore, to a small place in the Treasury,
is q reflection upon the star. eyed Goddess of
Reform. IL is said that Mr.. Teller, late Of
the Arthur Cabinet and now on trial in the
Senate, also disapproves OF the elevation Of
Higgins. They insist on rsformation.-New
York World.
H%ARp.HKADED and soft-hearted old Profess
sor Blsckie thinks there is far too much OF
everything"-except good sense-in these
daye. "Yes; too much eating, too much
drinking. too much preaching, too much
writing. too much speaking. Sermons would
be vastly improved il preached only once q
month" ~ care little for politics" he adds;
attention to politics, as ordinarily under.
stood, entails too great a waste OF brains"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND a few days since
caused an inquiry to be made Of ex.Prssi-
dent Arthur il he contemplated a European
trip and under these circumstances would &C.
cept q diplomatic mission to several Euro.
pean courts, his intention being to offer
the ex.President some high position Of this
character. This reached Mr.. Arthur in due
time, and be replied that while the compli-
ment was greatly appreciated, he preferred
to 60 abroad, II at all, simply as q private
citizen. The relation between the two men
is Of the most cordial character, as has been
shown by numerous courtesies extended to
each other since Mr.. Cleveland arrived here.
Washington Letter.