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

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS Uncle Remus) is
said to be worth 100000
MARK TWAIN is worth few cents more than
he was when he made Virginia City his home;
81, 200, 900 the figures representing his pos
sessions.
IT is now understood why the French Acade-
my made NJ De Lesseps an Immortal" They
wished to give him time to construct the Pana-
ma canal
THE announcement is made that Rutherford
B. Hayes, of Toledo, son of ex-President r. B.
Hayes will be married next month to Miss Mary
Sherman. of Norwalk D.
HERR H. G. ScHwABE. long resident in
England, has given his collection of paintings to
his native town of Hamburg. Some of the
finest English pictures are thus lost to that
country.
GEORGE W. PECK, of Pecks Sun, can esti-
mate his wealth at $3.50, 900. And yet there are
many men not old who can remember when he
worked on Pomeroy's Democrat, and had no
money to spare.
The first candidate for admission to Brown
University under the new rules allowing women
to enter the institution presented herself the
faculty last week She is e. graduate of the
Providence High-3chool, and will study only
chemistry at Brown.
SAYS the Critic Lounger: have heard that
the World offered Mr.. Lowell S., 900 for few
lines the Statue of Liberty. and that the of
fer was accepted. It was the publication of the
interview 20 which be objected that put a stop
to the composition of the poem.
GEN SHERIDAN has become enthusiastic over
Don Cameron's riding exploits, and he and the
Senator have planned horseback trip from
Washington to Strasburg, Va Poetry and his.
tory assert that Gen. Sheridan knows how to ride
a horse, or least he did before he began to &C
cumulate adipose tissue.
THE first forgery on the bank of England was
executed in 1853 by clerk to lawyer He was
an Oxford graduate of thriftess habits, and was
engaged to marry when he could save up $500
He committed the forgeries to obtain this
amount, and was executed at Tyburn about the
time his Wedding was to have occurred.
PROFESSOR CHESTER S. LYMAN, who for many
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University,
is believed to have been hopelessly stricken with
paralysis and his place will be filled by Professor
Hastings Professor Lymans connection with
Yale dates back more than half century.
THE President has an odd way of going to
the theatre. He never lets anyone know when
he intends to go, but shortly before o'clock
box is ordered and the party arrive just before
tho curtain goes up Mrs Cleveland ALWAYS
dresses quietly at the theatre Generally she
wears handsome black dress, and often carries
a bunch OF flowers.
THE Hon. Jake" Child of Missouri, is de.
lighted with his position as United States minis
ter to Siam. Whenever he appears on the
streets the natives fall down on their faces be-
fore him, and battalions of soldiers present arms
to him and make q way for him By force if nee
essary In all Mr.. Child's experience as Mis-
souri, Democratic editor he does not remember
ever having received such attentions.
The poetic temperament of George Alfred
Townsend crops out in every chapter of his new
novel, Katy of Catoctin." Describing youth
full Baltimore hunter wandering in the mount
aims and longing for the love of some woman
yet unreveacd, ne thus apostrophizes: Beau
tiful detached time of lfe when, like the mote
of the Italian poplar's pollen blowing in the air
to find the female cup, the souls of two young
destined people, yet unknown, solicit each other
in the world"
THE marble house of Mrs. Stewart is locked,
and only the watchmen have entrance to it. en-
til the future of the estate is definitely sett ed
visitors will not be allowed within it. Ex-Judge
Horace Russell said few days ago that for
aueht he knew iNpight be turned into an hos
pital for cats. But thus would benefit the pauper
class. which were so distasteful to Mr. Stewart
Either Mrs. Smith or Mr.. Clinch will be abund-
antly able to take it either with or without the
gallery of paintings. The latter, it is thought,
will be divided among all the heirs
Mr.. III. w. PAINE. the Boston lawyer, relates
that in his early years he and Rufus Choate
were counsel for F. o. J. Smith in a railroad
case. In addition to their speeches to the Jury.
their client also had his own say: and then q
verdict was rendered against them. A few days
afterward he saw in an Augusta paper q report
of the trial, which stated that "Rufus Choate
furnished the eloquence, Henry w. Paine the
law. and Mr.. Smith the slang" Inquiry elected
the fact that the graphic paragraph, picturing the
three men exactly and without superfuous
word, was from the pen of James G. Blaine, who
was just entering upon his editorial career.
THIS idylic story comes from Chicago
lady noticeably dressed and wearing bonnet
shaped like a watermelon entered the opera
house and took a seat in the center. Expert
enced play goers expected trouble from the hat.
but soon rs the curtain went up the lady re-
moved the ill-shaped thing and held it in her lap
Then when the curtain fell she replaced her bon
net. taking il off when the second act came on
and thus repeating until the end of the play
What theni Why, delegation Of gentlemen