The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

WlGGINs points with pride to one man who
went crazy over his prediction.
THERE are fifteen men under the age of thirty
years in Portland, Ore, who are worth over a
million dollars each.
QUAHs have become so plenty in one place in
Petaluma valley that the owner has been kill
ing them off on account of the damage done to
grapes.
AN Evangelical Missionary: It is impossible
conscier tously to escape the necessity of in
forming the Chinese that the ancestors they
worship are all in hell.
Mr.. BEEcHER recently declared, in lecture at
Gateshead, England, that he never yet had
spoken in hall where thousand persons could
breathe comfortably for an hour and half to-
gethe:.
A DIVORCE between Nine Gerster- Gardini and
the Doctor is now whispered of in musical cir
cles. Nine. Gersters voice is believed to have
left her forever, as result of her accouchment
and its precedent and attendant illness.
LETTERS from Gen. Cassius NJ Clay to friends
in New York and Washington speak of his dis.
position to re-enter the political field He once
thought of candidacy for Congress- but is be-
lieved to look more seriously upon the governor
ship.
CHARLES f. JONES, editor of the Charlotte
IN. c. Observer, proposes to run for Congress
solely on the declaration of his ability to terrace
the State Capitol grounds with twomule team
at expense of $1,000 $4,000 having been
appropriated for the work.
THE Presbyterian young folks of Canandaigua
held a corn festival the other evening. The dec
orations of the room were of corn stalks, corn
was cooked in every style known to Ontario
county, there was singing of Cows in the Corn"
and when the Corn is Waving Annie Dear" a
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Corn field" from "Hiawatha," was read, but not
a drop Of corn juice could be had for love or
money.
A WASHINGTON correspondent recalls the fact
that when Mr. F. E. Spinner was Treasurer he
used to honor some of the prettiest young lady
clerks in his Office by having their features given
to some of the goddesses that grace the currency
But it is said, the head Of Martha Washington,
which adorns the new one-dollar certificates, and
an dealized head of Dolly Madison, are the only
accredited portraits of distinguished women that
can be discovered
THE Emperor of Germany is subject to fire.
quent attacks of somnolence. which, his ply
sicians say, if allowed to last longer than is alb
solutely necessary to allow him to rest, might
result in death. Every two hours he is given
soup or broth and walked up by his attendants
during the day. He is troubled with weak
ness of the heart and ossifcation of the veins.
Still he continues 10 work and supervise all
things relating to the army.
GEN. BOOTH, of the Salvation Army, gave a
Toronto reporter this account of the naming of
the army: Zone of my secretaries was writing
little tract describing the movement. and he
wrote on the title page, The Christian mission
is volunteer army leaned over his shoulder,
took his pen out of his hand, crossed out the
word volunteer and wrote salvation We
liked the sound of it. seeing that it really de-
scribed what the organization was body
formed and united after the fashion of an Amy,