The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-11
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

THE Rev. DR.. George Williamson Smith,
president of Trinity, College. Hartford, will ac-
cept the assistant bishopric of Ohio
A LETTER dated Aug. 20 has been received In
this city from Robert Louis Stevenson. He was
then sailing about among the Marquesas islands,
sleeping at night on the deck Of his yacht, and
gaining health and strength with every day.
THE citizens Of Dion boast that they have
the oldest poplar in France. but just how old il
is no one knows. 1t is 100 feet high, forty-fvs
feet in circumference at the base, and twenty
three feet in circumference fifteen feet from
the base.
THE London Academy speaks enthusiastically
of the merits of James Whitcomb Rilsys book
other things, that sit caS hardly be denied that
the average OF American books of verse is high
than the English"
THE latest fad of the writing desk is square,
satin finished note paper, family tinted and
striped down with the finest of faint lines, across
which, at intervals, come others more distinct,
producing a blurred rather than barred effect
The envelope that goes with it is long and mar
row. and the sheet il folded once lengthwise and
thrust within.
LORD TENNYsoN 10 the only living author
whose writings are used in civil-service exami-
nations in India. A body OF candidates not
long ago at Madras found themselves etumped
By the question: what does this line mean
Was proxy welded to a bootlsss calfr" One
candidate wrote that he dida's know anything
about cattle breeding.
THE Infanta Eulalia, wife Of Prince Antonio
Montpensier, has given birth TO q son, to whom
the Spanish government has granted the rank Of
Infanta of Spain. The youngster shows COM
plete indifference to this honor, and fears
are entertained that he does not realize the
necessity for punctilious politeness which always
confronts Spanish grandee
EUGENE Bloc, of Paris, fourteen years old,
apparently didn't take enough exercise, for he
fell in love with plaster cast of Venus in his
fathers house, and would stand gazing a. it for
hours. He neglected his studies, and his father
got angry and smashed the Venus. Thereupon
Eugene went no to his room, twisted q sheet
around his neck and strsnaled himself to death.
SLAvERIc is the name Of the man who has
succeeded to the position Of chief bandit in Bull
gara He is described a. q handsome young
fellow. highly educated aud . most eloquent or
ator. Two years ago he was q member of the
Bulgarian Skuptschina, but being detected in
''boodling" fed to the mountains, and now has
very desirable position as boss Of the back
counties.
coming winter will be Miss Nellie Bayard, Miss
Garland, Miss Grace Black, daughter Of General
Black; Miss Harlan, daughter Of Justice Har-
Ian: Miss Quay, daughter of Senator Quay; the
Misses Preston. daughters Of tho Haytian min
lister; Miss Wilson, daughter Of Col John NJ
Wilson; Miss Thompson, daughter Of the Cali
fornia Representative. and the Misses Fuller
daughters of the Chief justice.
BISHOP KEASE, the rector of the new Catholic
University, will sail for Europe next week on
business connected with the university, and will
not return rntil spring He will inspect tho
principal universities of the old world in order
TO get points and ideas for the new univ ersisy
He 10 also anxious secure professors, but be-
cause Of The contract labor law will not Be able