The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

bury on the matter shortly before the latter's
resignation from Office. and received in reply q
note in which Salisbury refused to discuss such
chimerical nonsense"
A WOMAN named Kuenze had been supported
by public charity in Silesian village for thirty
years The other day, having fallen heir to
Sc, O00 she gave 49, 900 to the village with which
to build gravel road to neighboring town.
SENATOR JONES, of Florida, is described by
New York Journalist who has recently been in
Detroit as looking like ga ghost of his former
SELF His clothes hang loosely on him, his face
is pale and haggard, and his eye has q strange
lock in it,
WHEN Gibson's statue of s'The Tinted Venus"
was first exhibited in England critics declared
that the canons of the art had been violated; but
eight statues Of women, painted in colors that
are astonishingly clear, have just been dug up at
the AcroDols at Athens.
LONDON Truth: Mrs. Mackay, the wife OF the
s'Silver King" of California has rented No.
Buckingham gate, from Lord Sudeley. for the
season This will be joyful news for the Lord
Outatelbows and the Lady Nothing Nowhere
class of aristocrats who sponge SO assiduously
upon wealthy Americans
JOHN BURROUGHS finds that since he gave up
the use of meat his health has been materially
improved II find need less physical exercise.
that my nerves are much steadier, and that
have far fewer dull blank. depressing days; in
fact. all the functions of my body are much better
performed by abstaining from meat"
THE will Of the late Mrs. Julia Smith Parker,
of Glastonbury, Conn. gives to Mrs Jane H.
Shepherd, of Washington, D. O. q silk bed quilt
containing Z, 600 pieces, and to Mrs. James Noble,
OF Westfeld, Mass, q table cloth spun by Mrs.
Parker and her sister, and l20 year old bed
quilt spun, wove, quilted and entirely made by
Mrs. Parker's grandmother.
A SENSIBLE parson was the one in Sheffield,
England, who on a recent snowy Sunday an
nounced that he would preach no sermon, mot"
as he explained because the congregation is
small, or because have no sermon-for have
a carefully prepared discourse in my pocket-but
because am anxious that you should get home
quickly and take off your wet boots"
THE champion hog that was killed in Rhine
beck the other day, in the presence of 5000 per-
sons for weeks before his death had been fed
with a spoon. He was so fat that he could not
feed himself, and so a small boy and big iron
spoon were employed. The boy had no sinecure,
for the hog ate half a DARRELL of swll daily, but
the boy learned to love the fat hog, and wept
bitterly when he was slaughtered.
Mrs. BREWSTER. the late wife of ex-Attorney-
general Brewster, was a most beautiful woman
retaining In middle age almost the beauty of
youth. and, with her gray hair, the soft black
eyes and their long, curving lashes, and her fine
smooth skin, without a line or wrinkle, showed
to double advantage; she not only had a youthful
face, but youthful heart and spirits and all
Der troubles and sad experience had never al
tered her happy voice and laugh
NJ NIooLINI almost earned the right to stick
another ii" in his name. at Barcelona, the other
voice all day. sent word later on he could not
sing. Nine PATHS distress was so bitter as to
touch Nicolinis sympathetic soul and he came,
saw, and conquered in the sick tenors place.
But at first there were Kisses, yet Nicolini sung
on. and ten times did the rapturous audience
WOO him and his madam before the curtain.
ALEXANDER G.. DRAKE. colorsd carpenter of
Louisville, is coming into prominence as tenn
perance revivaiist He is fifty-nine years old,
an x-slave. and Is said to be doing good His
plan of work is to secure signers to pledge
which binds them for three months. year. or
for life, as they may elect The pledge is
unique, and reads: II do sincerely hope that if
drink beer or whisky until ldate named here),
without being considered sick, that bad luck
may be mine the remainder of my life, so help
me God
AT recent St Louis masquerade young
lady attracted considerable attention by her rep
RESERVATION of a hornet Her dress was of black
satin, the bodice fitting close and high and laced
down the back, and finished at the shoulders
with silver cause wings, confined by a slender
silver wire round the arms, so that they fut-
tered with their every motion. The skirt showed
in front close fitting lozenge shaped ovsrdress
of the black satin, barred with stripes of yellow
velvet and at the left side was fastened, to fall
straight scarf of golden -colored silk gauze.
MRS MAXWELL Miss Braddonl, the author
ess is in the prime of mature womanhood Her
hair has taken on partial frost Her face is
rudy one She wears pretty lace cap, and
carries about with her decidedly comfortable,
good housewifely atmosphere Her figure is
full She is not handsome, save when she talks.
Then her face is full of expressiveness, ard she
has bright, speaking eyes and sweet smile
Her husband, who is her publisher, is much her
senior. a courtly old gentleman of very deliber
ate movements and a solid, substantial appear
ance
GENERAL CAMANo, president Of Ecuador, was
recently en- route from Quito, the capital to
Guayaquil the seaport of that republic The
journey requires nine days mule ride down
the Cordilleras. Stopping for the night at q
lonely roadside inn, the president told of plot
to assassinate him by gang Of revolutionists
He slipped out by back door, plunged through
a mountain gorge and swan a river, thus saving
mis- life He renamed all night in his wet cloth
ing. and found his way to Quito alone and by I'M
freouented trails nice place for a liberal
president
On the marriage of Princess Beatrice the
women of the city of Bristol resolved to make
wedding present to Her Royal Highness. and it
was decided that the article should be such as
might represent the art life in the manufactures
of the city, and should consist of marriage
chest and piece of embroidery. The gift is now
ready for presentation The panels of the chest
represent the return of Queen Elizabeth from
an entertainment in Bristol in 1874; carved
representation of Henry VII presenting his
sword to the mayor of Bristol; the departure of
Sebastian Cabot from Bristol on his voyage of
discovery, and the initials of Beatrice and Bat
tenberg The chest is three feet four inches
long, two feet two inches broad and three feet
four inches high. and is the work of Mr. Trapnell
who designed and manufactured the beautiful
wedding casket presented to the Princess of
Wales twenty three years ago.
Mr.. Conkiing's Unpopuiarity.