The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
old year went out in tears.
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

JOHN G. WHITTIER is enjoying better health
than he has for several years
NJ. DANIEL WILSON has bought an estate in
Scotland and will go there to live.
PUCK: Mr.. W. d. Howells is said to be writing
farce, to be called The Parlor Anarchist"
Mrs. JULIA WARD HOWE tarries at Newport
and will not open her Boston home until after
the holidays
SIR MoRELL MACKENZIE has SO far received
upwards of $43.000 in fees for attending the
Crown Prince Of Germany.
KING KALAKAUA has been stripped of most of
his honors and deprived of half his revenue, but
he reiOices in the retention of the veto power,
which he uses vigorously.
THEIRS was elected President Of France at
seventy-four years of age, MacMahon at sixty
five and Grevy at seventy-two; while NJ Car
not is only fifty. Louis Napoleon was only
forty.
Mrs. BRIsB1N. wife of Gen. James S. Brisbin,
u S. A, died at Fort Mckinney, W. T..
Dec 13, after short illness She was beauti-
full and accomplished woman, barely forty years
of age.
WILLIAM WEIHE. president of the Amalga-
mated Iron and Steelworkers, is the tallest
trades union officer in the United States. He is
six feet four as he walks, and he might straight
en- out an inch or two more II he tried.
Upon Lord Lyonss coffin was placed wreath
gard and true friendship, from Victoria r. T.
Another was "A last token of enduring friend
ship and sincere regret, from Albert Edward"
THE ladies of Lagos and Wseokuta sent to
Queen Victoria gold calabash a jubilee
present and as it was manufactured out of En-
gland, her Majesty had to pay duty of 437
on it before she could get it out of the custom
house.
ONE Taliaferro-not the confederate general,
however-is the latest inventor of perpetual
motion He lives in Atlanta and has already
applied for the rewards offered by European
governments to the discoverer OF this principle
in mechanics.
IT is a funny rumor that is flying around now
in literary circles to wit: that there is a natri
monial engagement between Mrs. Frank Leslie
and Marshall p Wilder, the humorist. 1t IS
known that they have been attached friends for
several years and have more than once voy-
aged in the same vessel to England and return.
A sEwING-MAcH1NE of solid silver and
riched with sapphires was recently received by
the Empress of Russia 1t present from
the Society for Promoting the Use of Russian
Materials The Czarina has taken great inter
est in this organization. Her enthulasm, how
ever will not cause her to use the sewing ma
chine in all probability.
Il DON'T see why you should sheer at my en-
gagement ring said the fair girl. with the flush
of indignation on her cheek, she faced the
belle of the opposition town; Its great deal
prettier than the one you wore three years
ago, and haven't worn since" mo. dear, re-
piled her friend, with cool, PARKWAY look in
her voice; mot prettier but quite as pretty. 1t
is the same ring.n-Puck
HERR PossART the German tragedian, made
his American debut on Thursday night in New
York In appearance he greatly resembles Ed
win Booth, but is perhaps a little more poetic
and dreamy. His postures are graceful. and his
voice is of singular charm. The play chosen
for the occasion was the German masterpiece,
die Bluthochzeit." the subject of which is the
massacre of st. Bartholomew. and in it Herr
Possart achieved an unquestioned success.
WORD comes from Florence of the death of
Signora Mariana Barberi-Nini, who was
famous thirty or forty years ago as an operate
singer and remarkable for exceptional
uginess as for her artistic talent and splendid
voice. In the height of her fame she married
Count Mini and retired from the stage. After
his death she married well-known Vienna mu-
sician named Hackensolner. who suddenly dis
appeared, leaving her in extremely straltened