The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

| LORD COLERiDGE Is ABOUT TO De sued Tor dam
ages for further defamation of character by his
| son-in-law, Mr.. Charles NJ. Adams.
MAY IA was the two hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, inventor
OF the thermometer commonly used
THE great monument to Victor Emmanuel at
| Turin, costing 5000, 900, has been erected by
| King Humbert entirely at his own private ex-
| pense.
/ THE handsomest lady clerk in the Interior
Department is said to be Miss Lane, whose
brother is the newly appointed Secretary of New
| Mexico.
Ex-GovERNoRs CURTIN. of Pennsylvania:
| Kirkwood, of Iowa; Ramsey, of Minnesota, and
| Sprague, of Rhode Island are the only ''war
| Governors now living.
| Mr.. B. A. HINsDALE, General Garfeld's friend
and biographer, has just been removed from the
position of superintendent of instruction by the
| Cleveland TO- Board of Education.
| PITTsBuRa Chronicle Telegraph An Irish
man says the difference between st. Peter and
| Powderly is that zone has charge of the kay Of
| heaven and the other of the K. of L."
| JULIA FooT, colored evangelist, has been
| conducting revival meetings ilsDenver. She is
| described good preacher, with strong, full.
| voice, and considerable natural ability
| PROFESSOR BELL, the telephone millionaire.
who married a deae mute, is much alarmed be-
cause his children, lately afflicted with scarlet
| fever, are threatened now with deafness.
THE late Professor Won Ranke finished the
seventh volume of his 'History of the World
shortly before he died, bringing the work down
| to the time of the German Emperor Henry V.
| THE Folio: 1t was perfectly natural that
Songs Without Words" should have been writ
| ten by Mendelssohn. If they had been com
posed by Mendelsdaughter they would have had
| words
| PHILADELPHIA is truly called the City of
Protherly Love. 1t was in Philadelphia that a
| brewer sent all his surplus buck beer signs to
| the Sunday schools to be distributed as chromos
Ito the prize scholars.
| AN inbabitant of London consumes in year
| thirty two times as much fish as an inhabitant
of Berlin; and Paris, with her 1920, 900 inhab-
| itants, consumes more fish than the whole of
| Germany, with population of a, 100000
| A HANDSOME widow, with figure like the
Venus of Milo and Madonna like features, is
soliciting subscriptions for General Logan's
| book the Capitol 1t is said that she has had
| astonishing success with the Democratic mem
| bers.
| A WELL KNOWN ballet dancer of irreproach-
able character, when asked if changing her
short skirts and tights for the long robes of Ka-
| tsha in q "Mikado" ballet did not anGSy nor n
| dancing. answered: mot that way, but l felt
| awfuily ashamed when first appeared in it."
JESSIE BENTON FREMONT has made decided
| impression upon the social life of Washing
| ton during the past season. She retains that
| wonderful charm of conversation which has
| always made her famous, and Wherever she is
| found is always surrounded by enthusiastic ad
| mirerS.
NJ
Hawey: "His one weakness is his belief in
his capacity to sing solo songs after dinner.
| There may be man On earth who can make a
| more frightful noise than the Senator when he
thinks he is singing but his address is not gem
| orally known"
Mr.. CHARLES DICKENS, the son of the great
| novelist, began as public reader in
England on Wednesday evening The report is
| that he weak in dialogue, but strong and
interesting in pathos and humor, initiating his
father very closely. 1t is even said that he will
| further initiate him by coming to America
| MIR. GLADSTONE is now escorted to the House
of Commons daily by two mounted constables
who ride on either side of his carriage A num-
Der of special constables are also detailed to
make his progress to the House as easy as posi-
| BILE. "A couple of weeks ago he walked through
heavy down-pour of rain to Downing street.
| ENTITLED to more sympathy than is due the
| foreign ministers, who could not haste to the
wedding, because they were not asked is the
policeman on the. White House grounds, who,
/ it is reported, was duty for twelve hours with
| never thing to eat. 1t is to be hoped that he
did get at least spoonful of ice cream before he
! was relieved.
| WHEN the Randall amendment to the legisla
| tive appropriation bill, throwing open vacant
| clerkships to all who have passed the examina-
| ton, comes up for debate, Representative Ben
nett, of North Carolina, is said to have speech
/ prepared against civil service that will as he
says, raise the roof off the house and make the
| goddess Of liberty shout for joy"
| MRS BELLE VIRGIN, of Washington, Ga, has
in her possession the camp chest which Jeff
| Davis used while visiting the armies of the
South. A Northern man once offered her 81. 900
! for the chest, which she refused He then ran
| his bid up to So, 900, when the unwise Virgin
told him she would not sell the relic at any price
| to man who had been an enemy of the South.
| THE election of women to the position of poor
law guardians is practice increasing in popu-
| arity in England At the recent elections
| number of ladies who had served before were re
! elected and many new ones added to the ranks of
the feminine Office holders. In ALL including nine
| ladies who are poor law guardians in Edinburg,
| forty seven women are filling that important po-
sition.
CHARLES JoHNNYcARE chief of the Delaware
Indians in Indian Territory. is on his way to
Washington to hold conference with the Great
Father" who will doubtless find it difficult to
come down to Johnnycake after wedding
cake. The chief ID seventy-two years of age,
and has presided over the destiny of the Della
wares as their chief for forty years, the longest
| period such position was ever held by one man
among the red men, For thirty five years he
has been ordained Baptist minister, and at
| his present age delivers two sermons every Sab
bath 10 his people.