The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

REPORT says that the Marquis of Lorne is con-
templating visit to Canada.
A LONDON company has purchased and will
shortly commence work upon number of nickel
mines near Winnemucca, New
CHARLES ZACHARY MAcAuLAY the younger
brother of the historian, has just died at South
sea, England, at the age of seventytwo.
A RESIDENT of San Bernardino. CAL, claims
to have caught 1920 trout during a recent trip
to the headwaters of the Santa Ana river
LILLE DEvEREUX BLAKE says that the only
thing that restraints women from demanding and
obtaining the right to vote is their natural tmid
ity of character
MGR OBRIEN, the papal ALLOCATE, who is now
in Canada, says that the pronuncamento of the
Vatican regarding the Knights of Labor, is abso
lutte the world over.
A RESIDENT of Grayson, CAL, named Casey,
has been in the habit of climbing Windmill and
haranguing the bystanders The other day he
fell from his elevation and broke his neck
AT the Florists Convention it was suggested
that the orchid would supplant the rose as
fashionable flower mot while woman has a
nosew was the emphatic argument of one horti-
culturist
THE Britons idea of the geography of the
United States continues to be past finding out,
even when he's British American. A Victoria
newspaper gravely tells of Disastrous forest
fires in Milwaukee"
WOMAN recently arrived in Portland,
Oregon, from Montana. whose entire wealth con-
sisted of ten children, the eldest ten years old.
There were one set of trplets, two sets of twins,
and three singles"
CRITICS who witnessed the debut of Miss
Maud Banks, the daughter of General Banks,
as Parthenia in 'Ingomar' few evenings ago
at Portmouth, say that her performance
pares favorably with that of any actress who has
yet been seer in the role.
JOHN J. PHELPS, the son of Congressman
William Walter Phelps, has just left San Fran
cisco in his yacht Brunhilde to go around Cape
Horn, and thus complete his circuit of the world.
He and his four companions. of the class of 1888
at Yale started on their tour in the Brunhlde
about fifteen months ago.
AN infant daughter of the Tichborne claimant
died in New York last Saturday, and her father
had her name recorded as Lillian Tchborne
daughter of Sir Roger Charles Doughty Itch
borne. The claimant, 1t seems is still defiant
and combative. But though his declaration is
renewed on our soil, no international compiled
tons are likely to arise.
BOSTON culture through the medium of the
Globe, is trying to mstheticze the chestnut of
the period According 4 the Globe, ''Haw-
should say now when one begins to tell "Twice
Told Tale Again we are told that the President
has caught big fish. This is beginning to be
somewhat of Hawthorne"
On one of the islands in Casco bay there is
numerous thrifty, and most excellent family in
which John is the popular front name among the
males. To prevent confusion of identity they
are respectively known as John j. ;" john O., y
"Heifer john "Thundering john ''Sharking
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john" John Eliza john" and John" the lat
ter being the John of the prolific tribe.
EDMUND YATES is getting even with Lord
Lonsdae, who once secured the editors impris-
onment for publishing libel upon him. Yates
Thackersy drew in Lord Colchicum, with the
present representative much to the latter's dis
advantage. OF the old Lord he says: He was
q gentleman, and though he may have had the
morals of monkey, he did not combine with
them the appearance of hostler and the mar
ners of pig"
AN umbrella was carried off lately from the
editorial rooms of a Georgia paper, and in the
next number Of tie paper appeared this para
grauh: "The man who came into my Office and
deliberately stole my umbrellas 10 worse than
thief and meaner than an assassin, lever tnan
BLACKBOARD and uger than crazy quilt eiay
each rain drop that falls upon it turn into drops
OF DlaZlug VlLrlOl. anu each sun ray DFlS{l6 Win
ten thousand pointed needles dipped in acrd
poison to prick his putrid fesh.p
TIE Bath (Me.) Independent says: Mrs. Nc
Kean, of Brooklyn, N. ", is wealthy lady.
said to be worth $1,000, 900 in bank stock alone.
Her income is estimated at from 5000, 900 to
100000 year. She owns Jewells island, for
which she paid $1,000 and proposes, this fall
and winter. to build dozen cottages, wherein
she may another season entertain her friends
When she Is i'll and needs doctor, she hoists
sigma, which is noted Munjoys HILL Port
land, and physician comes. When she IL in