The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

of late that fears are expressed of its permanent
impairment
NEW ORLEANS has named its exposition
grounds Audubon Park, after the famed natural
ist, John James Audubon
THE sons-in-law of the late Brigham Young
intend to hold convention in Utah, if bu lid
ing can be found large enough to hold them.
Mr.. AND Mrs. MATTHEW ARNOLD have re-
turned to Lenox, Mass. where they are spend
ing the summer near their daughter; Mrs. Whit
ridge.
A REQUEST of $l62, 600 was made in the viii
of the late Miss Farrar of Halifax, England, to
be applied to the support of aged widows and
spinsters
THE eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales
was considered the worst dressed girl present at
late London assembly; and this because she
was really dressed
The Emperor of Germany's health has been
somewhat improved by his stay at Ems, but the
aged monarch is exceedingly irritable at times
and grunts at everybody who approaches him
without special permission.
THERE will be yeritable "man-milliner' in
the new British Parliament in the person of Mr.
Isaacson, Tory member for Stepney, whose bust
mes alias is Nine. Elise, of Regent street. His
millinery establishment is very fashionable and
profitable
CURIOUS specimens of journalism are often
produced at seashore resorts. One of the most
unique is baby newspaper at Sea Grit. It is
printed every week on toy printirg-Press. and
gives the nursery news of the numerous chill
dren in the place.
REV. PHILLIPS BROOKS, of Boston, is a very
lonely minister He declined to receive his
salary during his recent absence in Europe.
What adds to his isolation is the fact that he
pays to his church annually the sum of $500 or
upward to secure certain free seats for poor
people.
AT Concord, on Saturday. speaking of the story
of the swarm Of bees that alighted on the infant
Plato's lips as he slept under myrtle tree, DR..
Peabody said that ne once knew of similar
event happening to twin brothers who though
then promising little boys and left unharmed by
the bees, have not distinguished themselves in
any way.
"MR. T. B. ALDRIcH," says the Boston Her
ald combines species of writing school with
tho Atlantic Monthly, for having horror of
untidy copy, he wants every contributor to send
in manuscripts as immaculate as his own and
the story goes he has refused some Of the best
magazine work ever produced because of this
little foible."
GENERAL BoULANGER's bitter enmity toward
his former patron and benefactor the DUO D'Au-
male, is explained. One of his first acts on be-
coming Minister for War was to search the
records ard find what had been said of himself
He found that the Due had reported MIN to be
"a good officer active, very intelligent, but bad
ly brought up" Hence.
IT is the opinion Of Mr.. Carnegie with all his
large experience as an employer. that ''the
workingmen of this country no more be in
duced to sanction riot and disorder than can any
other class of the community. Isolated cases
of violence under strong prcvocation may break
out upon the surface but the body underneath
is sound to the core, and resolute for the main
tenance of order"
IT is on the bills that Lady Maud Ogilvie,
daughter of the late Earl of Airlie, of London,
England, is soon to marry an American. Since
the death of her father Lady Maud has spent the
summers in Estes Park Colorado, with her
brother who owns immense tracts of land in the
West, purchased by the Earl The marriage is
TO take place in this country, and the dowager
Lady Airlie will come from England to be pres
emit on the occasion
A PARAGRAPH in the Macon Telegraph says:
MANY years ago the writer had in charge the
mail of !. aneral Wigfall which had accumulated
during his duties in the field. Looking woefully
ut bushel basketfu of it on his return he said:
Throw it in the fire. Suiting the action to the
word he threw it into the fire without opening
letter and then added, by way OF explanation: Il
will work for my friends; will spend my money
for them; svill fight for them but won't write
10 them"