The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.


AN autograph letter of George Washingt
was sold at administrators sale in the city of
Washington, day or two ago. for ST.
DESPITE the weakness attendant upon MS
eighty five years. Cardinal Newman still rises at
halfpast every morning and makes up his bed.
INGERsoLL says Cleveiand's mistakes have
been, first, accepting the nomination. second,
taking the oath of Office, and third, not re-
signing.
IT is now possible to make the trip around the
world in sixty-nine days, and Jules Verne will
have to revise his famous story if he wants to
keep up with the times.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
of Burlington, n. j., has offered $50 in gold as
a prize for the best specimen Of a drunkard, who
is to be used as terrible example
SENATOR MITCHELL, of Pennsylvania. is al
most blind from rheumatism. His term expires
on March 3 next ard as he can no longer see any
attraction In political life he will not be a cand
date for reelection.
BISHOP STEVENS, of South Carolina, is to
preach every evening this week in the Dart
mouth Episcopal Church, of Boston. The Bishop
was an officer OF high rank In the confederate
army, and for a time was in charge of one Of
their military academies
NONE of Robert Toombss brilliant sayings
will be carved on his monument, but only his
name and the dates Of his birth and death. The
monument is marble shaft twenty five feet
high, on granite base and will cover the graves
of General Toomos and his wife.
CHICAGO News: The man who is said to have
invented the first washing machine sells shoe
strings on the curbstone on State street
graduate of Cornell College drives Blue Island
avenue car and a German baron works in the
Western avenue street car stables.
IT is said that the hardest question ever put
to the Hon. Alexander FL Stephens was put by
Horace Greeley. The question was about slavery
The great editor said: You must admit that
anything is wrong which prevents the fullest de-
velopment of the human intellect
In the library at Monte Carlo the following
named English books are found according to
the catalogue): "The frseh Sketch Book
1.-The autocratoff tho Break Fast" Far Proud
the Madding Crowd" The life Lame Prince"
'Fizebers Daughter" and the Foriom Hope"
THE prohibition women of the West seem to
be in earnest. Mrs Samuel Warren, of Maquo-
keta in prohibition Iowa, stepped into a saloon
where here husband was drinking grabbed
glass of beer from his hand and captured enough
of the beverage to convict the saloon keeper who
paid $50 and costs.
GEN. ADAM BADEAU is a short and heavy set
man. He walks with brisk, quick STEP ard
has sharp eye. His writings about General
Grant and ''Aristocracy in England have made
him a snug little fortune. He is said to be al
ways busy writing, having plenty OF material on
hand to draw from.
MRS SALL1E WARD HUNT. of Louisville,
whose other married names are too numerous TO
remember, says that the complexion which men
praise in her. and which women call 'enamel,"
is only her natural complexion, preserved to her
in mi a % u md cfant
the water from one of the Springs at SGr4toga
GRAPHIC: husband Ito nob!a theatrical man.
ager)-1-I-beg p-pardon, sir. but may see
my wife tomorrow for FIVE minutes? Noble
Manager-To morrow? Ah let me see-no.
guess not for to morrow she must take her
afternoon drive in the park. Perhaps the next
day, but (frowningl, remember, for five minutes
only
THE Queen of Holland invited to the royal
palace all children who were born on tho 31st of
August, $780, when the sixth birthday of her
daughter, the Princess Wilhelmine, was cele-
brated recently. The number which put ia an
appearance led to the inference that Aug 81
1880, must havo been the greatest day for births
on record.
TIE Rev. DR. Lorimer the we'll known Bap-
tist clergyman. tells this story on himself:
when in London, Il few weeks ago. visited a
market, and asked the name of peculiarly ugly
fish that lay on the counter. We call them Bap-
lists replied the dealer 'Baptists" rejoined:
why BaptistsF Because he answered they
go to the bad SO after they come out of the
Nater.'p
Hon. JOHN T. ANDREW, the Democratic oan-
didate for Governor of Massachusetts, looks a
good deal like Lord Randy" Churchill He
wears mustache and English side whiskers
has a retrousse nose that is perfect fac smile
of his lordships. retreatng chm and broad
forehead intersected at the median line by
promontory of brown hair that retreats from the
temples, leaving wide cfanial expanse that is
full of intellectual suggestions
Mrs. CoLT. the widow of the famous inventor
OF the Colt revolver, is described rs q quiet,
dignifed lady of middle age, gentle and cult
waited in manner and decidedly aristocratic in
appearance She usually dresses in black silk.
very stylishly made, aud her white hands arc
oruamented by a number of diamond rings of
great brilliancy and value. Her gray hair is
arranged in massive coils. Mrs. Colts brother,
Mr. Jarvis, and her sisters husband, MIR. Nicho.
las Beach, carry on the business of her late hus-
band.
BISHOP WILLIAMS of Connections, is one of
the most imposing figures in the Protestant