The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-28

the Generals expenses for entertaining the for.
eign visitors during the Yorktown celebration
q few years since was s., 900, the government
refusing to reimburse him. although it was ad.
mitted that he was imperatively required by his
position to offer them tho courtesies which he
| did.
| The day of democracy is beginning to dawn.
even in Spain. Louis Mazzatini, bull-fghter,
is contesting two districts for election to the
Cortes. with fair prospect of success The
peasants are enthusiastic in his support, since he
has promised. if elected, to organize bull fights
for their amusement. With a matador associat-
ing with Spanish grandees on terms of official
equality, and laboring man in the English
Parliament, the leveling process is Fastening it's
| movement
THE faculty Of Harvard College has recently
taken remarkable action in adopting resolution
suspending or otherwise Furnishing any student
detected in using unauthorized books or papers
at an examination, or cheating in any way. 1t
is not remarkable that the faculty should vote
to punish those guilty of such offense but rath-
er that the action taken was so long delayed. Is
it to be inferred that no punishment has hith-
erto been inflicted for itg
THE courtesy Of the press is carried to an ex-
traordinary length in Philadelphia. The Times
of that city devotes two-thirds of a column of
valuable space to an account of the wedding of
Mr.. William Singerlys coachman, Mr.. Singerly
being the editor and proprietor of the Record, q
hated rival of the Times
IF it were left for theater-goers to decide, they
would probably vote that the stage kiss was being
| just trife overworked. There is too much rep
ettion of the osculating act, and it is too real
stic in performance. Even the eager baldheads
on the front seats ny prefer to have something
left to the imagination.
SAM SMALL Sam Joness partner, is said not
to be drawing very well in Chicago. Perhaps
this is to be accounted for by the fact that he
was formerly newspaper man. and that Chica-
60 people have a special difficulty in believing
that newspaper man may be thoroughly re-
formed.
RICHARD HENRY SToDDARD pronounces How
ellss novels the incarnation of the common
place." Readers of these novels will thank Mr..
Stoddard for this brief and comprehensive de-
scription. They "knew it, but they couldn't
express it, before.
IT is pleasant to learn that Mr.. Watterson is
enjoying better mental health than he has done
for years. At least, this is the inference to be
drawn from the Louisville dispatches, which as
W.
clear.
OURAY Col, has new 81, 900 hearse, provid-
ed with speaking tube connecting with the in.
terror. Probably to make it possible for the
driver to communicate with the remains as to
the number of carriages in the procession.
THE latest scheme for getting Senator Jones
back to Washington is that of toling the unhappy
Miss Palm to that city in advance Whittier she
goes Jones will 60, and all. it is thought. will
then be we'll for the country.
THE past week has been a remarkably quiet
one in Salvation Army circles. But one officer
has been placed under arrest for crime, and he
received sentence for burglary.
A SYRACUSE, N. Y, bank cashier recently
overpowered burglar. The cashier will not be
outdone by burglar in anything.
In Searsport, Me- there are 131 sea captains
one to every three voters. Kentucky has twice
that ratio of colonels
THE st. Louis Globe Democrat intimates that
Mary Anderson has been sandpapered. This is
rough on Mary.
HUGH CONWAY is not dead. dead men tell
no tales