The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

PAX CHUNG YASK, the Corean minister, will
purchase fine house at Washington.
THERE are said to be but four horses in
Alaska-three at Juneau and one at Sitka.
LOUISE MICHEL is sick and in need of money.
Prince Krapotkine is lecturing for her benefit
Mrs. HENRY CLEws. wife of the New York
banker, is said to be the only woman in America
who owns chariot.
A GREEK wedding ceremony lasts all day.
The richer the family the more priests are en-
ployed for the service.
MRS. Don CAMERON is said to have broken all
previous visiting records at Washington, making
forty eight calls in one afternoon.
WILLIAM 7. ADAMS (Oiver Optic), after a
trial of Minneapolis weather, has returned to
Dorchester, Mass, to reside permanently.
OVER 1000 jugs of whisky were shipped in
two days during the holidays to prohibition
counties in Alabama and Mississippi from Mo-
bile. One boat took 2, 500 in day.
DR. STAISER. the eminent musician, organist
of st. Paurs Cathedral, London, is suffering
from severe affection of tie eyes and will be
compelled to retire for a time from active duty
Mrs. MARIA BARTON will not write any new
books except for pleasure Her claim to Mexi-
can property worth S. 000 900 has just been de-
cided in her favor after eighteen years of hard
lighting
THERE was recently sold at auction in Paris
for S11; one OF Danton for S. and one written
jointly by Robespierre. the great Carnos and
other worthless of the revolution, for So.
GEN. DAN SICKLEs is one of the best-known
figures in New York as he hobbies about on his
crutches. When he visits the National Museum
at Washington he can now have the doubtful
satisfaction of gazing upon his own thigh-b bone.
which has lately been placed upon exhibition
there
E. E. JACKSON, the new Governor of Mary
land. intends to make himself comfortable at
Annapolis. He has taken with him to that
place his family carriage two white horses, an
Attorney cow, three Maltese cats with blue
ribbons around their neeks.h a large dog. and a
number of live turkeys. chickens and ducks.
A LITTLE boy who had lost a pet sheep
through death was somewhat consoled on visit
ing cemetery one Sunday afternoon. '.Mam-
ma" he said, as he discovered q number OF mar
BILE figures of lambs the onbstones. II guess
/ Amt the only one that's lost a sheep c.ere
seems to be lots Of 'em buried here"
AN old white horse that had served many
years in hauling street cars was led along the
street the other day by little boy in Wyan-
dotre Kan Every time a cable car stopped De ar
the animal he would jump in front oft, and only
by force could be be induced to get out Of the
way When the cars glided on without horses
he appeared greatly puzzled
II HAVE says d. Alexander Dumas, .'often
been asked why don't write my memoirs I
don't write my memoirs because man cannot
write his own memoirs without writing those OF
others or without hiding from his own life that
which the reader ought most to know. Those
of whom should have to write would rather
that were silent. and have no desire to write
about myself. The laurels OF John jacques and
of Casanova do not prevent me from sleeping
soundIv at night-on the contrary. 1t is how
ever permitted to draw episodes from ones own
personal souvenirs which time has formed into