The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The Hon. James B. Beck of Kentucky is soon
to be married TO Mrs. Henderson, who was
formerly Miss Maggie Bright, daughter of the
late Senator Jesse D. Bright of Indiana.
Archbishop Casanova, who was recently ex-
lied from Central America for political reasons,
is travelling through the country incognito as
i. Virgil. He is now in Chicago.
Minister McLane, who is now in Washington
at the home of his brother-in-law, Gen. Joseph
l.. Johnston, is looking remarkably well. He
has gained in flesh and says that he never felt
better in his life
relatives in Putnam, Conn. lie has been in
Australia for forty years and has made large
fortune in agricultural pursuits. His ranch is
AGO miles square and contains $4,000 sheep, be-
sides cattle and horses. BY the drought last
year he lost 10000 sheep.
The gentler sex will be interested in the fol-
lowing item of Washington gossip: Mrs. Cleve-
land spent much time last week in shopping.
She divided her time between the millinery,
the dry goods and the jewelry shops, mixing
freely with purchasers generally, most OF whom
were unaware of her identity. She appeared in
a new spring walking suit of gray cloth,
trimmed with broad white braid, and a very
tall gray hat trimmed with stone colored velvet
and snowballs.
Miss Grace II. Dodge of New York is sur
rounded in her home by wealth and culture
vet is one of the hardest working women in the
cation and chief promoter of the working
women'S clubs, giving her entire time to the
furtherance of their cause and helping the con-
dition of humanity generally. She is a woman
of fine physique and robust appearance, and for
the last ten years has allowed herself but two
weeks holiday in the summer.
Mrs. Maria E. Beasley of Philadelphia has
made fortune from the most remarkable in
vention which the mind of woman ever con-
ceived. In 1884 Mrs. Beasley took out patent
Isl
Up TO that time barrels had been made almost
altogether by hand. The machine is worked
by three men and turns out more than 600
completed barrels day Mrs Beasley was
born in North Carolina of wealthy parents
She possesses wonderful mechanical genius
Her first invention was machine for hopping
barrels. 1t will hoop LOO barrels a day, and
is used by the Standard Oil company.
Pittsburg Despatch writer tells that few
days ago Miss Maria ParlOa accepted an invita-
ton to dine with some very nice people at the
house OF one OF her most ardent admirers. The
dinner was good one, and the hostess had pre-
pared one dish-I think il was a salad-strictly
according TO Miss ParlOas directions as given
in her book. Ii was natural that the hostess
should feel little hurt when she observed that
Miss Parloa would not taste the salad. Miss
Parloa. don't you know that that salad is made
strictly after your recipe% the hostess asked.
Yes" replied Miss ParlOa, " and that's why
| am afraid to eat it. have told people how
to make great many things that would give
me nightmare for a week if 1 ate them"
The methodist general conference adjourned
half an hour earlier than usual the other day.
TO give the players an opportunity to rehearse
Hamlet for the Wallack testimonial perform
ance in the evening. One of the very few spec
tators who saw part Ofthe rehearsal was Bishop
Andrews of Washington. He had forgotten
his coat and came back to find hundred or
more ladies and gentlemen of the theatrical
profession in possession of the stage that had
had been few.minutes before the platform of
the bishops Of the methodist episcopal church
Mr.. Booth was telling Nine. Modjeska TO get
her to a nunnery when Bishop Andrews came
on the stage. He stood at one of the wings,
shading his eyes with his hand, and viewed the
scene curiously for few moments. Then he
suddenly vanished just as il was being whis-
pered about blythe actors that a real bishop was
among them.-Nel0 York Sun.