The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

CHICAGO has so many Socialists in Jail that
beer has fallen from 1920 to Sc barrel
On the occasion of his approaching marriage,
General McCook will be presented with a solid
silver service by the members of the United
States Senate
THE old house and school-horse of Margaret
Fuller, at Cambridge Mass, one of the oldest
and most interesting landmarks Of that historic
town, is to be torn down.
MRS FRANK LESLIE has been elected an hon.
orary member of the Northwestern Literary
and Historical Society. Sioux City, sin recogni
tion Of her high journalistic abilities and appre-
citation of her publications
REV AUGUSTUS FULTON is the only colored
student ever sent from the United States to the
propaganda in Rome. He has been ordained
and will return to this country to take charge of
q colored Catholic church in New Orleans.
IT seems that during her brief English engage
ment Sarah Bernhard did not wear the fine cos
tunes prepared in Paris for her American enter
prise. A London correspondent who saw her
Fedora. says that her dresses were made of rich
and handsome fabrics, but were ''conspcuously
shabby"
SENATOR PALMER, of Michigan, the Washing
ton Post says, has no children Of his own, but
has partially adopted the son of his gardener
under rather peculiar arrangement For six
months in the year the boy lives like prince at
Mr.. Palmer's house. and for the other six he is at
his fathers. merely workingman's son again
THE educational influence of Mt Holyoke
Seminary, which is soon to celebrate its semi
centennial, may be appreciated from the follow
ing figures: Out of nearly :, 1000 graduates thirty
have become physicians, 1900 teachers, $50 for
elgn missionaries, much larger number
missionaries in the South and West and 640
have married professional men.
LADY DILKEs new book of stories is lugubri-
GUS, both inside and ont. Bound in black cloth,
with hut little ornamentation, it is printed in a
very black-faced letter, with page-borders in a
species OF half-mourning black head md tail
pieces to the chapters. On the last page Of ALL
is doleful sketch of a skeleton riding black
horse, with attendant skeletons in the back
ground The stories are Of the dismal sort.
THE late Earl of Redesdale, who was noted
for his shabby clothes, once called at the man
sion OF certain duke, famous for his philan-
thropy. "His Grace at homer he inquired, in
his abrupt way, of Mr. Yelowplush. Look
ere, my man." replied the gorgeous meEial 'hit
amt no use your bringing begging letters ERE
The Dock sends them all to the Charity Organi
cation Society, and the door was slammed in his
lordship's face
THE will of the late Thaddeus F. Stuart. of
Vermont Methodist Conference. The will pro
vides that at each annual session of the confer
ence one of its members shall be appointed to
visit the grave of the deceased the first Sunday
in June and there "preach full and free sal
walton to all that may attend TO hear" The
minister appointed is to give timely notice to the
churches of the hour this sermon will be
preached. and is to receive $40 for his services
the interest on the 5000 to be used for that pur-
pose.
CALIFORNIA carries on large business in
sea shells. which are gathered on its coast and
shipped to Europe One firm has a contract to
ship forty tons of shells every sixty days. They
are worth from 500 to 81. 600 tom They are
used in all kinds of decorative industries, re-
increased In price, when transformed into pearl
buttons brooches, shawl clasps, knife handles
or inlaid work. Tahita shells. large fat mother
ofpearl shells, are worth from 81. so to 81 each
and the finest selected pairs are sometimes sold
for as much as $50
AN antiquarian bookseller Signor Hoepli, in
Milan, has in his possession Hebrew manu-
script, the authenticity Of which is not doubted
by those who have seen it, and which is almost
of priceless value. The manuscript contains
Maimonide's ''Yad Hachazaka,n and appears to
be the identical one which was bought by the
famous philosopher and Spanish Minister of FL
nance Isaac Abarbanel, for no less a sum than
&c, 600 ducats. AS having at time been in pos
session of Mamondes himself. On tho last
page is written in Hebrew characters II write
here in Venice with broken heart in remem-
brance of blessed days Isaac Abarbanel the
humbest among men. May God grant help.
Amen!"