The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Col. SIR REGINALD RANSOM, the new Lord
Mayor of London, used to be the best football
player at Rugby.
COUNT BEUsT directed that above his tomb
should he inscribed Peace to his ashes; justice
to mis- memory"
THE art of journalism" SAYS an indiscreet
journalist In London Truth, lis the art of con-
cealing ignorance"
MEssRs BLAINE and Edmunds might effect
compromise by using a pair of pincers or an
textbook in shaking hands when they meet.
LAURA BRIDGMAN the wonderful blind deaf
mute. has returned to the Institute for the Blind
at South Boston. She is now nearly ifty-seven
years OF age.
LORD SALISBURY never uses tobacco, and
seldom drinks any alcoholic liquor. Lord Ran
dolph Churchill smokes segars, but Is almost
teetotaller
It'd Bits: "Why. Chawley,' drawled Gus de
Flipkins to his chum. c. Percy Gddbraine,
where's your watch9' "Oh, couldn't stand
it. he replied. 'the beasty ticking shattered my
nerves."
FREDERICK DUBOIS, who has been elected del
egate to Congress from Idaho, only went to that
Territory three years ago. President Arthur ap-
pointed him United States marshal largely TO re-
sst the Entertainments of Mormon treason and
he now comes back to Washington pronounced
anti Mormon delegate.
THE great brewery of the Guinnesses has al
ways been managed with marked liberality to-
ward the employees, and now that it has been
turned into stock corporation, Sir Edward
Cecil Guinness has celebrated the change by
giving every worker a bonus of three months
salary. This bit of generosity cost him about
$780, 00
A RAT was put into box with a rattlesnake
in Sacramento the other day. Instantly the
snake struck it, and in moment the rat turned
over and died. 1t was then swallowed by the
RATHER The next day another rat was put in
the box. The snake made no movement toward
it. but the rat at once attacked the snake, which,
in defending itself, struck its enemy several
times. The bites had no apparent effect on the
rat, which after a while was released, and ran
away seemingly hone the worse for its battle.
THE former husband Of Adelaide Nelson disd
ia England few weeks ago. He was SO nearly
forgotten at the time OF his death that only one
or two newspapers there noticed il Philip Hen
nv Lee was the son of a clergyman of Derby
shire when, about 1866 he wooed and won AIDE
laide Nelson. He was with her when she came
to America for the first time late in 1872, and
he went back with her. The States never
him again. though she came here twice after
wards. They lived together unhappily, and then
a divorce separated them forever. Afterwards
he married the widow of Charles Thorpe, Lon
doner.
WIGGINs, the weather prophet, has recently
bobbed up again, charging Frof. Richard A.
Proctor with numerous errors, and making some
amazing remarks about his own and Mr.. Proc
tors scientific standing. Mr.. Proctor dsposes
of him CURLY In note to the Globe Democrat
saying that, 'As to my standing. I often wonder
myself why, among so many l was chosen to
contribute Astronomy to the Encyclopedia
Britannica and Haydeus Dictionary OF Science,
and Meteorology' also. to the latter. AS to his
standing, his power for mischief is dead I
helped, in the way of duty, to kill it. ] will not
gavanze it into the appearance of life by motto
ing him further"
THE common suppostion that young Mr.
Ashmead Bartlett. who became the husband of
the Baroness Burdett-C outts. is an American
must be incorrect, for the will of the Duchess of
St. Adams. lately published in new edition of
the Memoirs OF Miss Mellon" expressly pro-
vides that ''in any of the three daughters of
Dame Sophia Burdett shall ntermarry with any
person being by birth an alien, whether such
person shall or shall not have obtained letters of
denzaton, or have been naturalized," her share
Of the legacy shall be utterly forfeited AS the
Baroness and her husband are still in the enjoy
ment of the St Adams fortune, Mr. Bartlett
would appear to be a native of England