The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-02

old United States flag. This cushion she will
rattle at church fair for the benefit CT o needy
Methodist congregation.
Mr. JAMES E. MURDOCH, the ex-actor, now
exacts attention as hale hearty gentleman of
seventy-six, with unimpaired faculties, living in
a splendid home in Cincinnati, where he receives
many visitors and likes to talk over the past and
present prospects of the American stage.
THE last Prince of Grushisn has just died in
poverty at st. Petersburg. In his youth he was
one of the richest. handsomest and most fash
ionable memb ers of Russian society. But in one
day his entire fortune was lost, and thereafter
he lived in obscurity, supported by small gov
eminent pension.
JOHN MUzzY, of Portland, Me-, is ninety
eight years old. but he doesn't act as if he was.
He still transacts business with skill and saga
city. and the other Gay. talking about piece of
land that he owns said: 1.-The lease runs out in
FIVE years. and when it expires i am going to
build the handsomest block in Portland on that
lot"
THE interesting discovery has been made in
Switzerland, of bright green moss growing on
calcareous rocks 200 feet below the surface Of
Lake Leman. No other moss has been known
so far under water, and how chlorophyl-the
green coloring matter-could have been rich
ly developed in place so remote from the light
is problem
A WISCONSIN lumberman was caught by a roll
ing log the other day and held so fast that he
was unable to get away He yelled in vain for
help. While lying there big bear came up to
him. He drew his revolver and fired six shots,
killing the bear, and these shots were heard by
a lum herman, VINO went to see what was going
on. and released the prisoner.
A MAN after Mr.. Bergh's own heart was the
president OF the Philadelphia horse railroad,
who gave as a reason for suspending night trips
that the taking of teams in and out disturbed
the dreams of the other steeds. He said that
hard working horses needed uIdisturbed slum-
Der as much as other folks" And how COM
pletely characteristic of Philadelphia, tool
THERE is Washington Territory girl who
seems to have peculiar notions of breach of
promise cases. for she threatens to sue her own
father for breach of promise. She explains that
the old gentleman first gave his consent to her
marriage with her lover and then Withdrew 1t,
and that In consequence her bean got tired of
waiting and has gone off with another girl
WHEN man kills milk snake in his spring
big black snake in his back meadow, and sur
introduced into the nav of another black snake
not ten rods from his kitchen door, all on the
18th of April it is tolerable good evidence, says
a Pennsylvania philosopher, that the gentle
oPlihS 10 VIII uS.
WHILE female base ball club clad in ier-
seys, knee-breeches, colored stockings and red
caps, were playing ball in New Orleans. on Sun
day. young man darted out of the crowd, and
Selling one OF the young women by the back of
the neck started to rush her off the field. .Po-
lice!' shouted the manager ARREST that man."
mot much" said the young man; ''this girl is
my sister, and I'm going to take her home" and
he did.
CONCERNING the great age of Emperor Will
lam, the following is of interest: "Only few
favored ones are enabled to see five generations
--great-grandparents, grandparents, parents,
children. grandchildren. The Emperor has
known seven generations who comprise period
of l5S years from the birth of the oldest person
up to to-day The Emperor was twenty one years
of age when his great grandmother, Longraviss
Luise, died, March IL, 1873 at the age of ninety
years."
assertion that George @. Cannon has skipped
the country, and has left his friends to pay his
bail bonds Cannon was thought to be worth
about $1,000 600. but Judge Baskin says he is
not worth $4,000, though he has charge, to
some extent, of the church revenue, amounting
to $500, 900 year. Two of Cannon's bonGsmen
paid to the court $25, 900 of bail money for him
and the probability is that they will never see
this money again.
A SUBSTITUTE for gunpowder is described in
science as having come into recent use in some
American coal mines. Caustic lime is ground
fine and consolidated by pressure of fortv tons
into cartridges After the holes are drilled in
the face of the coal, an iron tube half an inch in
diameter with u small groove externally on the
upper side, and several perforatons. is inserted
the whole length of the hole. The cartridges,
which have groove to fit the tube, are then in
serted and lightly rammed, and the hole
tamped. A small force pump injects through
the tube quantity of water equal in bulk to the
lime. The water escapes through the perfora-
tons and along the groove saturating the whole
and driving out the air. The tube is then closed
by tap to prevent the escape or the steam.
which. by its force. cracks the coal away from
the roof, and then follows the expansion of the
Fine.