The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-26

MR. ROBERT BRowNINGs 5000-iine poem will
be published, it is said on the LIST day of March.
TENNYsoNs "Enoch Arden" as translated
into German by Carl Eichholz, has reached a
third edition.
MARX TWAIN is considering q proposition
from one of the magazines to conduct humor-
Gus department.
It's mighty sloppy walking,
And ere the snow is gone
You'll know the color of the hos
That every girl has on.
Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. SINCERITY, of the Philadel-
phia Record offers to build. at his own cost
toboggan slide in Paramount Park for free pub
lie use.
SCULPTOR EZEKIEL has finished little figure
of Robert 4. Lee to be placed in front of the
house in Westmoreland county, Virginia, in
which the General was born.
LORD COLIN CAMPBELL has had parlia-
mentary career, but the most notable incident
in it was his bringing his collie dog to the
House of Commons with him.
SUCH a crowd of unlimited guests rushed into
the cathedral at New Orleans, to witness mar
riage. the priest ordered the lights extinguished
and performed the ceremony at the brides resi-
dence.
PHILADELPHIA teachers are so poorly paid
that it must have been one of their representa-
tives who responded to the toast ''Long Live
our School Teachers!" with the heartfelt reply.
''What onY'
THE Princess Louise is said to be in love with
her husbands family. Then she ought to in
sist that her husband is good enough to go to
a drawing room" at the head of the process
sion along with his wife.
Mr.. HOWELL, of the State library, at Albany,
has secured the Andre letters recently discov
cred at Kingston. In all there are about nine
hundred letters twenty eight of which were
written by Andre himself
GAvARRE. the famous Spanish tenor. sixteen
years ago received so cents an evening for sing
ing in a Madrid concert hall He recently made
contract to sing fifty nights in Italian opera,
for which he will receive $40, 900.
A DAUGHTER of Bishop Whitehead, of the
diocese of Pittsburg, made donation of three
canary birds, raised by herself. to charity fair
IN Pittsburg. One of the birds was bought by
Reuben Miller, of that city, for $500.
THERE are six women dentists in Philadelphia.
One has practiced dentistry for twenty-six
years. Some have large practice and open at
tractive Offices The girl students at the dental
college have good time ail through their course.
they say.
MARK TWAIN said to friend the other day
that he did not like to go to New York with his
wife. ''She is very anxious to have every one
think she dresses like New Yorker" he said,
''and yet whenever she buys anything in store
In this city the clerk is sure to ask What hotel
shall send this to- maamP"
GENERAL MILES is considered the handsome
officer of the army, and well-deserves the title
He is not quite six feet high, has broad shout
ders, and is built like young Apollo. His face
is full and rudy with the glow of health, and
set off bya heavy iron gray mustache. His eyes
are blue. and kindle with animation when he
speaks He is typical soldier
THE Rio Janeiro News says that the Emperor
Dom Pedro is greatly disturbed by the reported
conspiracies against crowned heads in Europe.
We 90 not think his Majesty has anything to
fear A sovereign who walks abroad without
detectives attendants and button holes people
on the streets to ask about their business and
talk on common topics, is not in much danger of
assassination.
PROBABLY no man in Philadelphia makes as
many presents on Christmas as George w.
Childs. He thinks not only of his relatives and
rich friends, but also of his friends who are poor
Mr.. Childs spent several hours in the stores yes
terday completing a list that he held in his fat
little right hand. Many turkey finds its way
into humble dwellings on Christmas day that is
bought by Mr.. Chlds.
PATTI has arranged to take back to Wales her
niece, Caroline Deschamps, aged seventeen
years, the only daughter of her brother, the
violinist. Carlo Patti. a native of New Orleans
The niece has been at fashionable boarding
school in that city for several years. the expenses
being paid by Patti. 1t is understood that the
young girl will be adopted ard receive a large
share of the diva's wealth.
DR. WILLIAM PERRY, of Exeter, N H., the
oldest living graduate of Harvard, celebrated his
ninety eighth birthday Monday. He is the sole
survivor of the passengers who sailed down the
Hudson on Robert Fnlton's steamboat, seventy
nine years ago. DR.. Perry has been for wears A
successful and noted surgeon. he has the credit
of being the first person in New Hampshire to
conceive the idea of erecting an asylum for the
insane
PROF. PLINY EARLE CHASE, whose death has
just been announced, was one OF the most ac-
complished linguists in the country He could
readily converse in eight different languages,
and he could with little difficulty read and
write hundred more But he did not give all
his attention to philology. He excelled as a
scholarly paper on magnetism and gravity.
This medal, by the way was stolen from him
by burglars and never recovered.
GENERAL SHERMAN has attracted much at
tention during his visit to Washington, and is
said to be the same jolly old soldier he used to
be, and just as fond of pretty girls as ever
A gathering of "old folks" has few attractions
for him. The General is not at his happiest
at this bleak season of the year, when ''the old
clown" and the founced pad-rider do not disport
themselves in the sawdust arena His prime
weakness is circus, and he generally takes
from twelve to twenty young ladies with him.
On the slush the beautiful slush
Filling the sidewalks all with mush
Over the crossings. over the street
Over the shoes of the people you meet
Squirting,
Flirting.
Squirting along,
Beautiful slush you will be here ere long
Flying to kiss fair ladys cheek
Clingng to skirts In frolicsome freak;
Beautiful slush-from the Hades below
And yet you were once only beautiful snnpul