The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE widow OF Paul Hayne is failing under the
shock Of her bereavement
A HEALTH authority insists that low pillows
should be used and that high ones are hurtful.
MRS JAMES Brown POTTER has met the
Prince of Wales. and now she will return to the
United States
MRS. HAMLIN, daue liter of ex-senator Saw
yer and granddaughter by marriage of Hannibal
Hamlin. is about to publish book called "A
Politicians Daughter"
EsrELL1NE Bell: 80, Why Should They
Bury Me Deep9" is the title of some verses
sent to this Office by Minnesota poetess. After
reading the poem the reason seems clear enough
to US.
GREENvILLE (Tex.) Appeal: We got new
subscriber last week who paid his subscription
in wood. A hard hearted, cruel world can laugh
at us if it wants to- but that load of wood was
worth ST..
BuRDETTE: Parson Downs says he is sur
rounded by vipers. That's just like viper;
never cares a cent who it goes with. It's a Won
der viper has any kind of reputation Left it's
so wckedly careless
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN was worth about $40, 000,
0O0 His sister, Mrs. Pelton, is his nearest rela-
tive, and there are about twenty persons who ex
pect to share in the division of the property,
among them two nephews and four nieces chill
dren of his dead brother Henry.
GEN. EDWARD F. MOVES. by general request,
has been selected as temporary chairman of the
coming State Republican convention of Ohio.
1t is an honor we'll conferred. General Moves is
a one-legged soldier, and one of the ablest and
most effective speakers in the West
THE richest unmarried girl in Philadelphia is
Miss Helen M. Ssrrll. She is young woman,
and very attractive. Her father recently died in
New Orleans leaving 1000 600 to his two
daughters, share and share alike Her sister
lives in Chicago aud is married. Miss Serrills
home is with her aunt, Mrs. H. S. Harper.
THE elegant present of silver valued at 5000
presented to the Speaker by few Republican
friends in the House, has not yet been seen by
its recipient 1t awaits him at Covington, his
home. Mrs Carlisle has for four months been
in the confidence of its donors Mr. Burleigh
was its protector, and himself selected the pres
ent in New York.
IN railway stations always be polite to the en-
ployes. Nay, be even humble. Remember that
travellers are only tolerated on the railways, and
that railways are meant for freight-not human
beings Travellers are a nuisance. worry, and
cost the companies great deal of money Trav-
e.ers and their luggage are both banged about in
the same manner. But the luggage does not
murmur
Mr.. TILDEE was not wholly averse to matri
mony. According to the New York Mail and
Express he twice proposed marriage to Miss
Leila Morse daughter of the late Prof. S. F. B.
Morse, but the young lady was not willing,
though her family urged the match and subse-
euently married Mr. Franz Rummell. the plan
ist That Mr. Tilden bore no malice was shown
by the fact that he sent check for 81 900 as his
wedding present.
Mr.. ALBERT DELPIT relates that-according
to trusty informant-in 1884, when Sir Robert
Peel first gave Mr. Gladstone post in his gov
eminent as Junior Lord Of the Treasury, the
recipient of the honor returned to his house pro-
foundry detected; and that on Mrs. Gladstone in
curing the cause of her husbands grief. he re-
piled: ooh, had hoped that Sir Robert would
have created me Secretary for Ireland, so that
might have applied to that unhappy country the
series of reforms which have long dreamed of
carrying out on her behalf"
A GENUINE love episode in the Prince of
Waless household has attracted a pleasant de-
gree of attention. Mr.. Robertson, personal at
tendant of the Princess, has been seriously ill, at
Windsor for several weeks A tirewoman of
the Princess, when the illness seemed likely to
result fatally, declared that she loved the sick
man, though she had previously rejected his ad-
dresses. The result was that she was married
TO him while he lay seriously i'll, nursed him to
recovery and afterward the Princess organized
a household fete in celebration of the happy