The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. J, I, Caughey, of Shelbyville was in the
city yesterday.
Dir. w. j. Craig and family have taken rooms
at the Grand Hotel
Judge Thomas F. Davidson, Of Charlottesville,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. p. s. Heath, the Washington correspond
emit of the Journal, is in the city.
W. T. Durbin, manager Of the Anderson
Opero-hcuse, was IN the city yesterday.
Mr. T. NJ Bassett of the Newly ork store, has
gone East, combining business AMI pleasure
Mrs Lizzie Halves is in the city visiting her
sister, Mrs. Will Guy, at No. 243 North Pennsyl-
vania street
j. j. Todd, of Button, who is candidate for
the Republican nomination for Lieutenant gov
ernor is in the city, stopping at the Grand Hotel.
Capt John r. Clinton and Captain Moore
house left yesterday for DesMoines, Ia, to
attend the national reunion of Mexican veterans.
Edwin Mayo and his business manager F. D.
Hall, are here making arrangements for the APP
pearance of Mr.. Mayo in "Davy Crockett" at the
Museum next week.
Rev FL. A. Buehtel and family, of Denver will
be in the city to-day, the guests of Mr. n. FL.
Kipp, Park avenue. DIR. Buchtel will be at the
Central-ayenue prayer-meeting tonight.
The lawn social given Yesterday evening at
the residence of Mr.. A J: Joyce, No. LA Fletcher
avenue, by the young ladies of the South street
Baptist Church, was largely attended and was
In every way success.
Yesterday afternoon telegram was received
announcing the death Of Mrs. Lydia P. McDon-
aid at Washington. d. c. The deceased was
the daugh ter-in-law of ex-senator Mcdonald
and the daughter of the late George Tousey.
Major Kress, who has been in command Of the
arsenal at this point during the last three years,
has been ordered to take charge of the ordnance
department at the jefferson barracks, ST. Louis,
on the 18th inst. Major Crumley, an instructor
at West Point will succeed to the command of
tie arsenal
The Alta Californian OF Aug. IL contains an
extended account Of the experiments in the bay
at Sen Francisco of Lieut.. James w. Grayden,
late of the United States navy, in firing dyna.
mlte-loaded projectiles with charges of ordinary
gunpowder Lieutenant Grayden formerly lived
In indianapolis. and has many relatives residing
here now The demonstration of his method of
using dynamite projectiles in warfare was wit
messed by 8 number of army officers, and it was
pronounced great success.
Mr.. "a. Rave read poem recently at the meet
ing of the Southern teachers. The Louisville
CourierlJournal says of it: ''The browning sue
cess was the reading Of an original poem, en-
titled 1.-THE Teacher" by Herman Rave. the
poet of southern Indiana The production was
very meritorious from literary standpoint, and
was read with the grace and finish of a practical
elocutionist Mr. Rave is connected with the
local press aud has bright future before him.
Mr.. Rave will have poem in the Journal of
next Sunday.
The german given last evening at the Semi
nary building on North Pennsylvania street was
largely attended by society people, and was de-
| lightful affair. The german. was led by Mr..
Frank Hord and Miss Florence Miller. Among
those present were Misses Malotr, Laura and
Marea Ritzinger. Mamie APPLICABLE Julia Moore
Zee Beatty, Lille Butler, Nancy Baker, Lizzie
Herod and Margaret Barry, and Messrs. Fred
Judson. Benz Nichols Frank McKee,, Merrill
Moores Charles Moores, Walter Gait, James w.
feathers, James Condit, w. III. Van Buren, and
Nicholas Goodlet, of Evansville.