The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Fiftieth Congress, like the Fortv.u;c,.
viii! not contain q member by the name Of Smith
GENERAL NEWTON is to be honorsd in II,
naming of the new He'll Gate channel-eNs,
ton Channel"
THE almost incessant labors of the Right Iss.
Fl. G. Potter ever since his election to Il.
bishops chair have impaired his health, and II.
physicians have ordered rest from work 4.
three months He has made arrangements via
brother bishops to meet appointments durins
that time.
THE London Athenaum gives rather crus
column to Henry James's new Princess Cas-.
massim@," which il describes az aimless ga
verbose, and concludes with the somewhat
satircal congratulatiop of his having, with ~
exception of the use of feel badly" for ifess
dreadfully," written as if he were real En-.
glishman.
RoscoE CoNKLINa seeks to be good-naturaa
nowadays, they say, but sometimes his curl i
as stiff as corkscrsw. In addressing iurv
recently, Mr. c. spoke of lying witness. whs
happened to be red nosed, as follows: "Genfs.
men, I think l can see that witness now-h.
mouth stretching across tho wide desolation q
his face, fountain of falsehood a. ~ sepulchra
of rum"
Mr.. JAMES E. MURDOCH. the aged actor, tells
dent Lincoln. "rm too busy to see you now
Murdoch" said the President; ''your business
will have to wait" "But, Mr.. Lincoln" re-
piled the actor, I've not come on business
I've come to tell you a good story ''Oh, e
that's it," said Lincoln, 'iEs all right Go ahead
with the story aud he settled himself down ID
though he hadn't thing in the world to do but
listen.
THE prices asked by florists for roses aud
flowers of all sorts are preposterous The profits
are from 100 to 300 per cent. There are scores
of prominent florists who let masses of flowers
rot daily rather than sell them cheap Two
weeks ago the most beautiful roses were selling
in the florists shops of London for penny
apiece. Yet in Philadelphia, whore there are
hundreds of competing rose growers within
fifty miles of the city as much as 20 or so cents
is asked for single fine rose.
JUSTICE GRAY, of the Supreme Court Is the
largest man that walks Pennsylvania avenaa
| He has to stoop for most doorways He ia q
| tremendous worker, never tired. but ratherr
| tired. He is stout, rosy, happy bachelor. That
he is the last makes him rather difident with
| young girls. It hurts him to have to say: How
| dye do. how dye do, little girls" to young psr.
! sons. He is, however, very popular, and his
matrimonial fate Is an object Of interest BE
| denies that he is engaged to be married.
THEIR majesties King Charles I, of Wurtem.
berg, of Germany. and his wife, Queen Ola
Nicolaiewna, have arrived at Nice, France, b
pass the winter. The King is hopeless invalid
| and must DO helped by his assistants from plaA
to place. Their residence will be the Villa
| Bouttan. Prince William Of Wurtemberg. lieu.
| tenant in the army, will accompany his uncs.
| the King and remain with him at Nice during
the winter. Emperor William, of Germany, Is
much exercised over the health of the King
'THAT was hard luck" said a gentleman n
the Ryan yesterday. as he threw down Chi.
csgo paper Whats thatp inquired the lit
ener. why, see where the successful canai
dates for treasurer and auditor in one CO 70
counties of Indiana went to bed tired the nigh
of election, and during the night the hoAl
| caught fire and the men were burned to death
"You don't say answered the listener, 'wsts
they Republicans or Democrats2' "The papse
| didn't state, but suppose they were Demo.
Gratis, or else they wouldn't have gone TO OM
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