The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MINNIE MORGAN, who BEGAN as cattle re-
porter of the New York Times. now gets sal
airy of $4,000 year from that paper.
IT is announced that Patti will leave Lisbon
on Thursday next March 81 for Buenos Ayres.
She is to sing her way around the world for a
very last time
A BUST of James RUSSELL Lowell by the we'll
known sculptor Cyrus E. DalIin. has just been
completed. The only other bust of Lowell was
made by Story in 1854
A cLAssIcIsT in Springfield has evolved this
for the esteemed Union: Qnis crudus enim lectus
albus ct suiravit the patriotic solution Isl
''Who raw for tthel red, white and blew"
BURDETTE Where was the African race 100
years ago2' asks Frederick Douglass. Nursing
George Washington and attending on him.
Frederick. every last solitary, lingering man,
woman and pckaninny of 'em, sab; the whole
epdurin' crowd, kit, cluster an blin' of EN-.
WHEN Gen. Arson G. McCook was last in
Germany. he visited the old palace at Potsdan.
There amid trophies of the Seven Years War he
came upon statuette or Carlyle. ''Why is
that here2" he asked of the old woman who was
in charge of the rooms why, SIR" said She
sit is here because he copied the writings of i'd
Fritz"
SENATOR STANFORD is said to be the most
unassumingly dressed man in Washington. This
independence in the matter of personal deeora-
ton is one of the advantages of being rich
Russell Sage. it is said, walked into Broad
way clothing store the other day. ard tried on
and purchased tweve-doIlar suit of hand
me-downs.'
ARcHDEAooN FARRAR has started move
ment for national monument to the i'll ustrious
Admiral Blake, whose bones lie in a nameless
grave in the churchyard at st Margsrets, West
minister; the promscuons and forgotten pit to
which the vile spite OF revengefnl king con-
signed also the mortal remains at Rym, Strobe,
May and Conwells venerable mother
Ex-Goy. GIL PIERCE, of Dakota, present
few evenings ago at sociabe in jamestown,
at which prize was offered for the gentleman
who could EXHIBIT the greatest skill and agility
in sewing. The Governor entered the liss with
the others and made heroic struggle. but was
dlstanced. His swelled fingers now feel like q
school of harpeoned whales.
Miss BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD. of Bangor.
who has made some fame as a story writer, Is
now engaged in compiling a novel IN Stuttgart
and at the same time in keeping house. educat-
ing family OF nieces and nephews, nursing
several cases of diphthsria and scarlet fever
supervising the translation of ono of her novels
into German, Italian and French, improving
her memory and learning TO uss a typewriter.
B. K JAMIsoN. ono of the wealthy men OF
PHILADELPHIA WAS a few years ago poor mes
senger boy in Quaker City banking firm. One
day he weat to the head Of the firm and said he
wanted mis- salary raised. The great man was
nstonishAd at the boys assurance. II told him. :
says Mr. Jamison that | intended be head
of the firm sorse day myself The bank presI-
dent thereupon told the messenger boy 10 show
his ability in some way before he iuauIgaA ex-
travagant ambitions Jamison left the office.
sought ont Col. Tom Scott, said Ia was
poor boy and wanted some brokerage bnsiness
All right. my boy. Ill send you an ORDER said