The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08

Boston Courier
ABDURAHMAN KHAN, Ameer Of Afghanistan
is reported to be in failing health, so much SO
that he has been obliged to give up the holding
of public durbars He wishes Sarwar Khan,
his son by slave girl, to succeed him Ia the
event OF bis death. There will be no lack Of
successors, as both England and Russia keep
stock OF Afghan pretenders continually on hand.
LAST week, while the Masons were laying the
foundations of a new chapel in Montreal, fash.
ionably-dressed lady requested one of the work
men to lend her his trowel for moment He at
once complied, when the lady took good-sized
stone and fixed it in the wall with mortar hav-
ing previously placed under it a mysterious
paper, which is supposed to contain~a PRAYER for
some special mercy which she wishes to obtain.
NJ MoLLARD the introducer of ambassadors
to the French Republic. was formerly jeweler,
and used to supplement- his income by playing
the cornet at the famous Mabile. Before par
ticpating in any great diplomatic function NJ.
Mollard stands at the window of the Foreign
Office and practices smiling, and this innocent
custom has caused numperless alterations be-
tween the concierge of the building and passers-
by who doom themselves insul!ed.
THE Vienna Neue Freie Presse tells story
that it thinks affords an explanation of the4death
of the late King of Bavaria. A few weeks before
the Kings death Julius Crosse, the German
author, sent his Majesty a novel he had pub.
lished, in which the life of the Austrian historian
Count Johann Majlath was described. That no.
bleman ended his existence by throwing him
self, with his daughter, into Lake Starenberg al
almost the identical spot whore the body of King
Louis was found.
IT is told in Waterbury, Conn, that we'll
known business man of that town prepared Ia
build handsome dwelling and awarded the
contracts. During recent kirmiss there his
fortune was told by one of the alleged gypsies.
who warned him to give up the project, else
death would claim him. If the house should
not be built, long life and happiness awaited
him. Next day the merchant withdrew the con-
tract, and nothing further has been done about
building the new house.
Mr.. CHARLES ALGERNoN WHITMoRE, who has
defeated Sir Charles Dixie in the Chelsea dis.
trict of London, ran against him last year, and
was himself defeated ny vote of POI to 4,2l6.
He is a barrister, the eldest son OF the late G.
Shepland Whitmore, @. c., a Judge of county
courts. He is from Lower Slaughter, Moretons
in-Marsh, GloEcestershire was born in 1851,
educated at Elton and Balliol College Oxford.
and was elected a Fellow of All Souls College in
1874 He was called to the bar at the Middle
Temple in Hilary term, 1876 when he joined
the Oxford circuit
Miss FEANY WHEEL, of Sacramento, asked
Jacob Kline cornet player in the First AR
tillsry Band, to marry her. Although he ought
to have done SC, he refused, brutally, and
laughed when in despair she threatened him.
She went home, put on an old dress and hat,
exchanged new nickel plated revolver for one
that would not glitter so much and thus attract
attention, went to the piazza where the band
was giving evening concert, waited until
Kline had finished, aud then. stepping up be-
hind him, sent bullet into the back of his head.
killing him instantly.
CHICAGO Mail: DO you know said bon
vivant as he poured liberal supply Of Worces-
ter sauce over his chop at the club this morning,
''that this relish was first introduced as inedi.
cinel" The club man didn't know it. ut was,
though 1t contains at least one of the most
nauseat:ng drugs known, asofoetida, and the
original formula was evolved by notable physi-
clan for a noble patient, whose high living had
impaired his digestion. An effort was made to
disguise the drugs and it is generally conceded
that the attempt was successful, but they are
there all the same" And the stream of informa-
ton was interrupted while the drug -drenched
chops were put where they would do the most
good, no diminuition of appetite following the
revelation