The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

IN order to have something to divide when the
grand whackup occurs, Henry George is to make
prolonged lecture tour this winter
JAY GOULD has bought pew in DR.. Paxton's
Presbyterian Church, in Forty-second street,
where Russell Sage is one of the prominent
members
PROFESSOR RoEHRIG, who formerly filled the
Sanscrit chair at Cornell University, has been
chosen for similar position in the University
of California
THE late ex.President Arthur was too feeble
to vote at the late election and so he arranged
pair with r. G. Dun, of Dun's mercantile agency,
who is Democrat
JOHN MCINTosH KELL, who was first officer of
the celebrated confederate cruiser Alabama, has
beer appointed Adjutant general of the State of
Georgia by Governor Gordon.
Miss ROSE CLEVELAND has written poem of
four hundred lines for the January number OF
Lippincott's Magazine for which she has been
paid $780, 1t is called the Dilemma Of the
Nineteenth Century," and deals with the WON
an question.
HENRY THORNTON moved his sitting room
stove to the smokehouse last April. The other
day he cleaned it. preparatory to putting it I'D
again, and found among the ashes live Goals that
must have been smouldeIing for six months. He
had burned hickory wood in the stove.
MATTHEW S Quay. who is generally believed
to have walkover for the Pennsylvania Sena-
torship, is not an imposing man. He has thick
set figure. large, well-shaped head, and a pair
of hshy eyes He is no orator, but awkward
and nervous when he rises to speak He has,
however, strong and clever pen, and has been
a successful editorial writer
JOSEPH HOLT President Lncoln's Judge-ad-
vocate- general, still lives on Capital Hill, Wash
Go;u l.
He lives practically alone He has been repre-
scented as crushed by remorse. This is not So
He considers his actions in the case of Mrs Sur
raft and the other conspirators perfectly just
and has never had any regret for his official past
RICH but penurious hostess to poor society
friend--"I notice that square dinner plates are
the thing now, and I've ordered ten dozen but
I'm worried about one point in serving dinner
with them" Friend-'What are YOU in doubt
about!' Ought to serve round steak on these
square platesl" THAT depends. There NAV not
be enough to go round, judging from the dinner
you gave the other day."-Boston Record.
THE President is writing his message on the
desk made from the timbers of the Rescue and
presented to the United States by Queen victo-
ria. 1t stands in big bay-window of the White
House library. Hitler come the members Of the
Cabinet to confer. from time to time. with the
President regarding his coming address At
each Cabinet meeting as much of the message as
has been written is read and commented upon
The message will be put in print about the 1st of
December.
THE presidential widows are much more
tenacious of life than the Presidents or Vice.
presidents. The country is paying yearly an
nuties of $1,000 each to the widow of President
of President Grant and the widow Of President
Garfield, and only few years ago ceased paying
a like annuity to the widow of Abraham Lin
coin. Mrs. Tyler was married when her hus-
band was President, and has survived tie Tyler
reign full forty five years, and Mrs. Polk has sur
vived the Polk administration full forty-one
years.
THE Council Bluffs Nonpareil says: "Helen
Potter is a smart woman. She went on the lee
ture platform few years ago as trick elocu-
tIonist, and made money. Then she organized
a troupe. calling it Helen Potters Pleaides'
She did not do well with this; but she had saved
up some money and invested it in Montana
cattle ranch. The other day the good Kiner of
the GeneSeo News discovered her riding in a ca
boose among the railroad boys, with half a dozen
cars Of stock she was taking to Chicago. The
cattlemen treated her with the utmost defer
ence and she rode like a queen. Helen is a great
woman, little cracked on the subject OF the
rights OF her sex, but level-headed and able"
MUNKAcsY, the Hungarian painter, who has
Just SohiC ~ I'VE" AoIhj met Will dn amusing
adventure which he told with some astonish-
ment to one or two of his friends. He strayed
into a region of second hand shops and found
where very old and dilapidated paintings
offered for SALE Some of these he priced
and finally asked the Hebrew proprietor about a
wretched monstrosity which looked as if some
gamin had made it and then, becoming disguised
with his work, had thrown it in an ash barrel.
"Dots chenuine Munkacsy," said the dealer.