The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


self, had love affair." but fell out with his sweet
heart because handkerchief he happened to see
her take from her pocket was not exquistely
neat.
Rev. F. L. HAYES, of Boston, has been elect
ed president of Hillsdale College. in the Michi-
gan town of that name-a Free will Baptist
institution. Mr.. Hayes is only about thirty
years old.
A SMALL louisville boy, after being naughty
and suffering justly at the maternal hand, or
rather slipper, stopped sobbng long enough to
look earnestly at his mother and say with en-
phasis: Mamma, I'm sorry you ever married
my papa
AT the entrance of restaurant in Pesth,
where young ladies are employed, is posted
tice reading: Gentlemen are requested to
abstain from kissing the mattresses on the stairs,
as this is a fruitful source of breakage and i'm
pedes the services"
THE relapse suffered last week by Bishop
Stevens of Philadelphia, was caused by over
work, but is not considered serious, although all
Of his episcopal appointments for this month
have been cancelled The diocesan convention
will meet on Tuesday of next week to eject an
assistant for him.
CLAUS SpREoKELs. the sugar king of the
Sandwich Islands. denies the story that the
Hawaiian government intends to sell itself out
to European syndicate for $40 600 000 and also
tho rumor that the King wishes to DO emperor of
the Pacific. King Spreckels will tolerate no i'm
peral rival within the boundaries of his saccha-
rine but volcanic domain.
REV. HEBER NEWTON mentions many in
stances of visions" just before death, and treats
them as possible evidences of spiritualized sight
His search after religion based science is
leading the reverend gentleman into some very
interesting fields of speculation but he still holds
fast to the belief that the phenomena of ina
terialized spirits" are the work of charlatans.
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM. an Englishman while
swimming at Fortress Monroe, was in danger of
drowning quarter of mile from shore DR..
Irving G. Rose, formerly surgeon of the arctic
went to his rescue. eff you obey my orders"
he shouted, III save you. If you don't I'll let
you drown" The Englishman obeyed orders,
and the Doctor towed him to the shore
HIS Majesty Dom Luis of Portugal, who
speaks some half dozen languages, and devotes
most of his time to literature and science,
granted an interview to the London Times's cor
respondent at the recent marriage festival in
Lisbon. His Majesty declared that Shakespeare
would occupy his attention for some time. He
has already translated into Portuguese ard pub
lished "Otheo, Hamlet" 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice and Richard the Third" 1.-THE Tam
ing of the Shrew," now in proof. comes next
MISS CLEVELAND replies thus modestly to in
quires about her forthcoming story. ''The Long
Rum" "As to the socalled novel being pub
lished by the Dickersona, of Detroit there is lit
tie to be said. The utmost that can be said of it
is that it is little summer story, written sew
eral years ago. once in the hands OF a publisher,
but recalled when my duties in public life COM
menced. Since their termination have given it
to Mr. Dickerson. 1t should not be called a
novel 1t is wholly unambitious of such
name"
The daughter of General Meigs, who married
Archibald Forbes, the famous English war cor.
respondent, is said to have conceived very
strong liking for her future husband long before
she ever saw him, deriving her knowledge of
what he was from the newspaper accounts of
him and from his own writings She had care
fully made scrap-book of his writings wherever
she could find Them and when she at last met
him. and found that the ideal she had formed of
him was not untrue, she was more than ever in
love. They became firmly attached to each
other, and would have been married several
years ago but for unavoidable delays that inter-
posed
A CURIOUS story comes from Moscow
clever and beautiful girl lad an immense fort
une left her. to be paid into her hands on the
occasion of her marriage Her friends tried to
oblige her to marry man whom she could not
endure, and she had 10 money to take herself out
Of reach of his attentions. So she sent for old
beggarman to whom she had occasionally given
a few cents and offered him 300 roubles if he
would stand up for the marriage ceremony with
her. and straightway leave the town and never
let her hear from him again till news should be
sent of his death. He consented very cheer
fully, and the marriage took place, all the beg
CARS of Moscow coming to see the strange pair
welded. In few years the girl, who is only
twenty-five now, will doubtless be legally a
widow. with the right to give her hand to the
obscure lover for whose sake she went through
the extraordinary ceremony. In the meantime
she is rich. and free from suitors.
THE Mexican journals announce the arrival of
Nine. Bazaine at the capital to demand the res
toratioL of the palace which the Mexican gov
eminent confscated from her husband The
palace Is one of the most magnificent in Mexico,
and was once the headquarters of Marshal Fo-
rey, and afterwards Bazine who gave famous
entertainments there. When Bazine married
Senorita Josefa Pena. Macmillan made him a
present of the palace. Bazaine, forseeiug dis
aster, borrowed large sums on it Juarez sub