The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-15
General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-At the Dulles Fost or
marriage, last evening. Mrs. Senator Harrison
woraa dainty trained dress Of shrimp pink silk
and old point lace; her daughter, Mrs. Mckee, of
Indianapolis, an evening costume Of pale pink
satin, with front of pearl passementerie. Mrs.
Voorhees, dress was a princess robe of old gold.
embroidered in leaf patterns of bronze and ruby.
Miss Voorhees, wore a pretty toilet of dead-leaf
silk, with ornaments of turquoise.
Miss Eleanor Foster, Oldest daughter of Gen.
Foster, returns at once to Smith College. North
ampton, Mass, to resume her studies. which she
left to attend her sisters marriage here last
evening. Miss Foster is much annoyed by the
printed rumors of her engagement, as no such
event has transpired.
State Senator Menzies. of Posey county, is
here, and is said to be looking for an office, but
he refuses to disclose the size of his ambition.
Ex-senator Mcdonald and Representative
Matson were at the White House this morning,
and saw the President.
1t was reported to-day that the object of Rep
resentative Holman in securing the removal of
Joseph M. Dufour, of Vevay, principal
s srehites in e the t G6i's T Tr the SUPERVISING wss e
make a place for Dr.. Woollen. who has been a
congressional aspirant against Holman, but
friends of DIR. Woollen say he would not accept
such a place. 1t is worth but So. 900 a year. and
has no prominence. Mr. Holman is trying,
however, to get a place for DR.. Woollen, who is
visiting friends over in Baltimore and awaiting
returns.
Capt. John III. Lord, assistant q~uartermaster
In the United States army, is at the Ebbitt
House. from his station at the Jacksonville.
Ind, clothing depot.
To day Representative Steele presented in the
House the petition of e.. w. Hayworth, late post
master at Xenia, Ind, asking Congress to direct
the Postmaster general to pay him 1921 due him
on postmasters commissions.
Indiana men have lost their fight for Bedford
limestone for the general superstructure of the
government building at Pittsburg, To-day a
contract was awarded for granite. The Hoo
siers made a splendid presentation of their case,
and were defeated only by the peculiar circum-
stance of a condition of atmosphere at the
Smoky City.
j. McCabe and wife. of Indiana. are here.
Senator Voorhees, to-day introduced a bill to
amend the pension laws. The bill was prepared
by and introduced at the request of Sedgwick
Post, No. 80, G. A. R., OF Indiana.
The statement that President Cleveland has
determined that no answer shall be- given to re-
quests from the Senate for Information as to
the reasons for removals or suspensions from
Office is authoritatively denied. No such request
has yet been made of the President by The Sen
ate.
The number of employees REQUIRED in the GUS
toms service the next fiscal year is stimated at
4.026. and the total expense of collection at
SO, $40, 535. The persons employed during the
year ended June 80, 1885, numbered 1927. and
the expense of collecting was Sc, 918. 221.
Several gentlemen representing the Travellers
Protective Association appeared before the SEN
ate committee on commerce, to-day, and asked
the repeal of the laws imposing State and mu-
nicipal taxes on commercial travellers.
Admiral Porter is seriously ILL.,
The total value of the exports of dom estic cat
tie and hogs. and of beef, pork and dairy
| products for the twelve months, ended Dec. 81,
1885, was $685. 13, 020, against $96, 449, 142 the
previous year.