The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Miss MURFREE, the novelist is said to be In
love with a six-foot Tennessee mountaineer,
who likes fried pork.
Nor only is the Princess Louise not going to
Canada next summer, but it is said she never ex
poets to cross the ocean again.
LEONARD SWEET. the trusted friend Of Abra.
ham Lincoln. is in Philadelphia, under treatmen,
for nervous prostration. SWEET has been at the
front of the Illinois bar for quarter Of a CEN
fury, and has never sought ofic0.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's election expenses were
90. 200, or about one fourth the sum incurred in
$780, but now. as then, and In all previous cleo
tiOns, Mr. Gladstone was not called upon person
ally to contribute to the canvassing fund
Miss CoNovER, of Amboy. N, j., who is be-
trothed to one of Senator Evarts's twin sons,
the Rev. Mr.. Prescott Evarts, has been visiting
Miss Mary Evarts at her fathers Washington
residence. Mr.. Prescott Evarts was ordaii:ed in
the Episcopal Church last June, and his engage
ment to Miss Conover was shortly afterwards
announced.
THE Italian people have left off smoking
cigars says correspondent, owing to their in
dignation at new law affecting the price Of
cigars In Rome an association called the Pipe
Club has been formed, every member OF which
refuses to smoke cigars In Naples. companies
Of young men parade the streets with long pipes,
SO that regular revolution in the habits OF poo
pie has been effected.
THE Paris correspondent of the Lancet states
that when NJ Pasteur read his last report on
rabies ut the Academy of Science, his friend,
the late Al. Bouley, asked whether dogs rem
inoculations would not themselves be liable to
communicate the disease by biting M. Pasteur
could give no immediate reply. but admitted
that it was a subject for serious consideration.
THE announcement OF the engagement of Miss
Sibyl Sanderson. of San Francisco, to Sir Arthur
Sullivan. the composer, is being discussed with
no little interest. Sir Arthur met the lady on
the steamer going over to Europe, and the at
tachment seems to have been mutual The
match is considered good one for the lady.
as the English composer Is very comfortably
| settled. SO far as this worlds goods are con-
cerned
QUEEN VIcToRIA's maiden and family name is
Guelph; that she obtained by marriage is Victim.
She and the American widow of the late King
regent of Portugal, who was also Duke of SAKE
Coburg, are by marriage first cousins. Old Mr..
Victims widow. who was the daughter Of Bos-
ton tailor. by birth German. is coming back to
the Hub to live She is a sensible woman, and
will take the plain family patronymic. Victim.
How Victoria's blue blood must crawl at the
thought of such kinship!
THE late Thomas G.. Appleton's hobby-a
statue for Boston Of the famous Norseman, who
ever he was. who is believed to have first discov
cred America-causes much quibbling in that
city. Mr.. Appleton, before his death, headed a
subscription list of SIS, 900 for this object with
$40, coo, and provided in his will for the needful
remainder, and also named the artist who was
to do the work. Now Mrs. Ole Bull threatens to
other sculptor is chosen. There is much ill-feel-
ing over the matter