The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-16

and die it is asserted that during the past ten years
upward of 25 900 people have been cured of diseases
there after having been given up by their doctors.
VIRGINIA preacher has been sent to jail for steal
ing Bible and hymn-book When virginan gets
hold of curosties of this sort, it gals him to have
| them stolen.
| ScorTsDALE Pa. according to an exchange, has a
barber who is afflicted at intervals with loss of
| speech, which sometimes continues for period of
| several weeks.
IN British India the large river Sutlei which has
| descent of 1900 feet in $50 miles, or nearly
sixtyseven feet per mile is said to be the fastest
| flowing river in the world.
| Mrs. HANNAH NJ. LoNGsHoRE-PoTTs, M. D., of
Philadelphia, has recently delivered two lectures in
| ST. Jamess Hall, London, which are highly spoken
| of by the English press. She has just arrived
| in England from tour in Australia whore she is
said to have met with unqualified professional sue.
cess.
| GEN. EDWARD CAREY WAaTHALL Secretary La
mars in the Senate, in command of the
rebels in the battle above the Clouds" Lookout
mountain He also took prominent part in the battles
of Mill Spring Shiloh Murfreesboro, Chickamauga,
Kenesaw mountain, Peachtree Greek, Nashville, and
some Others
| Mr.. SIMS REEVES lately mucted in $50 dam
ages for not singing at concert got up by local
music-seler, in a small English town. His defence
that he disabled by hoarseness from performing
his contract not satisfactory to the special jury
which tried the case Many verdicts like the above
would prevent hoarseness from attacking singers at
the wrong time
A BOSTON reporter sent to get by James
Freeman Clarke the subject ''Have Place for
Everything and Everything in It's Place." went to
church, 'of course and made his report for peacher
and sermon advertised But it fretted the managing
editor next day when he learned that Mr. Clarke had
been home sick and Rev. Rufus Ellis had preached
''Amusements." -
ACCORDING to the statistics of drink, the inhabit
ants of the United States twice much beer
and twice as much milk as they did ten years ago. In
the same period the consumption of distilled spirits
has increased but not in the ratio of the increase in
population and the of wine has actually decreased
The demand for coffee has greatly increased. These
figures upon the whole are favorable to temperance
and health.
The cost of the railway from Suakm to Berber,
with equipment will be $35, 900 mile, and probably
more. The distance is ESQ miles. This charge will
fall either the Egyptian bondholders the British
taxpayers but the latter must pay for it in the first
instance and to get the money from the bondholders
backed they by all the powers Of Europe will
be like getting butter out of dogs mouth. And
when made whose property will it be, England's
Egypt's? Since it is made Egyptian soil without
authority from the Egyptian government it is legally
Egypt's. The cost of maintenance will be nearly
$500, 900 year.
THE late Sergeant Plunkett was prouder of his
ability to provide for his family than of his military
record short time before his death he said '"The
day was married, when was walking out of church
with my wife, overheard some say that they
would never have married man with no arms What
could he do to take os wife9 Then determined
that my wife should never suffer for want of anything
if it any way possible for TO get it for her.
determined that she should never come to want. We
had about 81, 600 that given before
married, and we lived carefully. never squandered
any of my money. but always did what could to lay
up for my wife and children. Now own real estate
in Worcester and have got in all over $4,000. You
may tell this when am gone, but not just yet"