The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

HERR ZUKERToRT's name translated is Mr.
Sugar-tart
THE editor of the Philadelphia News sharply
critcizes the newly published history of the
United States mint It hasn't word about iu-
leps.
A RUSSIAN physician has experimental on
dogs to find out the proper treatment for restor-
ing frozen person. Every dog when placed i'm
mediatey in a hot bath recovered quickly.
ACCORDING to the report of the Surgen-gen-
eral, there were only two cases of varioloid and
one of smallpox in the United States army last
year. Vaccination was carried out with great
regularity.
JOAQUIN MILLER the poet and novelist is now
in his forty-ffth year. He looks older, and walks
with limp from wound received when boy
in an Indian fight, during which he was on the
side of the red men.
MAN-MILLINER WORTH. of Paris, corrects the
current opinion that Eugenie when Empress,
was the leader of feminine fashions and de-
clares that she persistentiy refused to make in.
novations on prevailing styles for fear of being
called giddy and frivolous.
THERE has been remarkable performance in
New Orleans. For probably the first time in
America if not in the world, Julius Cesar was
played with an entire cast of colored persons
Inc production was am DirlOuSly prepared. and
was not, it would seem, devoid of merit
A DEsPAIRINa Prohibitionist walls, "Our mag
istrates license publicans to make sinners, and the
church licenses ministers to convert them. Men
pull down the fabric of society with the one half
and build it up with the other; and SO the world
wags-it thinks and winks and drinks"
AN eminent oculist says that persons who in
discriminatory resort to the use of colored glass
es without first consulting their physician incur
serious risks of permanently injuring their sight
The exact shade should invariably be prescribed.
Just as the precise strength of drug is in an or
binary prescription.
CANON FARRAR said in an address delivered in
Aberdeen, Scotland, Nov as to the attitude of
clergymen in regard to the drink traffic, / think
there is nothing excites my scorn and indigna-
ton more than man who carries his reverence
for Scripture to the extent Of holding that it
sanctions the use of drink"
ATTORNEY GENERAL MARSHALL, of California,
who is now in Washington, is nephew of the
late Chief Justice Marshall and a brother of the
celebrated orator, Tom Marshall. Thirtyfour
years ago he was member of Congress under
President Fillmore, and this is his first visit to
Washington since that time.
A PETITION has been presented to the Con-
necticut General Assembly asking that repara-
ton be made to Mrs. Prudence Philes fnee
Prudence Crandell, VINO now AVeS IN poverty
for injuries inflicted upon her in 1888 by citizens
of Canterbury. because she persisted in teaching
| free school for negro girls.
| MR. JAMES T. Joy, of Michigan, who in 1880
nominated Mr.. Blaine. and in 1884 exchanged the
| lie direct and the lie crcumstantial with Rev.
| Henry Ward Beecher over the report of private
| conversation anent Mr.. Blaine, is in New York
He states that he is out of politics, but that he
thinks Mr.. Blaine should not retire from the race
| for the presidency.
| MISS ANNIE LOUISE CARY, the famous con-
tralto. is living with her husband, Mr.. Munson
Raymond. IN New York Always favorte in
society," she is as much sought after to-day as she
was when her fame was worldwide. Miss Cary
was some years ago bstrothed TO the intimate
friend of her husband. but whose death abroad
alone. and it was while acting upon his friends