The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-13
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ONE evidence of the popularity Of Prince AL
exander, of Bulgaria is the fact that an art
dealer at Sofia recently ordered from Germany
1000 cabinet-size photographs of him.
GRATTAN's fine and forcble but almost forgot
ten phrase, "We have the sea protesting against
union and the ocean protesting against separa-
tion is once more abroad in the political litera-
ture of his country.
THRIFTY fellow, that Lord Wolseley After
getting more than 800. 900 for experimenting
the slaughter of Arabs at Tel-el.Kebr and be-
ing made viscount for failing to rescue Gordon,
he ungratefully declined to pay the customary
fees of 81, 900 on being made K. P.
RICHARD GREENE is grandson of the revolu-
tionary General Nathaniel Greene, and was
private soldier in the Union army. He has been
reported deserter from two regiments, to one
of which he never belonged; the charge in the
other he was relieved OF at the time. He is now
an applicant for pension, and finds the untrue
record against him. 1t will require an act Of
Congress to remove the stigma.
In one Of his letters to his sister, Just pub
lished, Benjamin Disraeli wrote, anent party
at Bulwer's 81 was introduced, by particular
DESIRE to Mrs. Wyndham Lewis pretty little
woman, a fiirt and rattle; indeed, gifted with a
volubiity I should think unequalled, and of
which can convey no idea She told me that
she liked silent, melancholy men, I answered
that had no doubt of itrn And yet, in few
years. Mrs. Lewis and Mr.. Disraeli 'were mar
ried and lived happily ever AFTER" as the story
books say.
The most criticised and derided of the new En-
glish Ministers is Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Sir Will
liam was junior counsel on the Northern CIR
cult over twenty years ago, and held the position
OF steward, it appears that he failed to render
proper account of his stewardship. When ques-
toned closely on the subject of his expendi-
lures by one of his seniors it is reported that he
replied: "The accounts be damned The money
is spent-the Lord only knows how" 1t is sug-
gested that this method, applied to the treasury
would vastly simplify the procedure in that de-
partment.
LORD SALIsBURY's new Bishop of Manchester,
the hitherto Bishop of Melbourne, seems to be
gifted with good deal of sturdy common sense.
1t is told that when he was asked, some time
ago. during the dry season. to direct his clergy
to read the prayer for rain, he refused to do any
thing of the sort, and pointed out that as the
people knew. by the ordinary course of nature,
that there was dry season regularly every year,
it was their business to store up for use the ex-
ira water which heaven sent them IN the rainy
season. 1t showed. he contended, a very defec
thought that the Almighty should oe duplicated
to repair their own deliberate neglect by dis
turbing the course of the seasons.
N. FRANoIsQUE SARcEY relates the following
story, which he had from the lips of ii. Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps: number of diplomatists of
different nationalities were assembled in Lon
don drawing room in the year 1872 A Russian
politician of high rank having made some re-
marks to German parsonage respecting the
five miiliards which France had been compelled
to pay, the latter. instead of replying, turned to
an English diplomatist who was present and
said with laugh: SIT is you who will restore
them to France" Howe" exclaimed the En-
glishman. "What do you meanr II mean
what what say, You will pay the money within
fifty years" The Englisbman looked up for
some explanation and the German dplomatist
asked, How many English ships pass every
year through the Suez canal2" ''And the Ger
man." adds NJ. Sarcey, spoke the truth; for
since that date the French shareholders have
already received more than milliard 80 per
cent. of which has come out of English pockets. ;"
ALFRED TENNYsoN poet and peer, is de-
scribed in a London letter as tall and slightly
bent by the seventy five winters that have also
left their mark upon his whitened hair and
beard. both of which are long and flowing. His
eyes are large dark and dreamy His manners
are shy and awkward-the result of long seclu-
sion from the world. He wears suit OF badly
fitting gray Clothes loose, turneddown collar,
a carelessly tied cravat and low, wide Shoes
made more for comfort than beauty. He speaks
slowly and with great deliheration, in a dull,
rolling Saxon accent which might be called
provincial. but his words are we'll chosen and
his language refined, plainly showing that he is
college man and the student of many Ian
guages." He told his visitor that he once hoped
to visit America, and for one purpose only, that
was to visit the grave of Poe, Of whom he said:
mo poet, certainly no modern poet, was so sus-
ceptlble to the Impression of beauty as Poe. He
had all the Greeks appreciation of beauty and
much OF their power of expressing it in poetry"
"THE Supreme Court judges are jolly Sc.
among themselves says Chicago Mail Wash
ington correspondent 'There are no lean, spare
men among them, except Bradley, and all of
them boast well-fed stomachs and Burgundy
compilations. Almost any night majority Of
the bench can be found in an Fstreet car, trund-
ling along to their palatial residences in the
West End. Whoever is lucky enough to ride
with them can see what would be sight of
life time to any one of millions of American cit
liens, when you think that OUT of fifty millions
of people, probably not over two millions have
ever visited Washington. Chief Justice Waite
and Justices Miller. Matthews and Biatchford
will sit ranged along on one side Of the car, and
make it a special amusement for the trip to pass
up fares. The Chief Justice and Justice Batch
ford always keep sharp eye on Stanley Mat
thews as the nickels pass him, and their com
ments rather reflect upon his integrity in the
handling of small amounts of money. The other
HiguI happeueu 10 rue up WIN tnlS Duncn or
judges, and the incidents of the trip were decid-
edly interesting small boy came into the car.
While exercising his right to put in three cents
instead Of five, on account of his infancy, Judge
Miller picked him up and pretended to desire to
put him into the box as security for the other
two cents Three times the car stopped to take
on fat, shiny old negro women, all of them laden
with heavy market baskets, filled with linen,
and with each of them the Chief. justice and
Justice Batchford competed for the honor of
passing up the fare. When the car was full
Chief justice Waite was one of the first to give
his seat to colored girl"