The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ALREADY every suburb of Washington
has set up claim that President-elect Har-
risOn is about to purchase country seat
within it's border.
Miss MARY DICKENS, daughter of the
novelist, has gone on the stage, and is play
ing part in Little Lord Fountelroy" in
the English provinces.
Miss HUI KING ENG is q Chinese beauty
who is making quite a sensation in Wash
ington society. She is said to be relative
of the Emperor of China.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK is particular
ly popular among the young officers OF Ber-
lin, and his bachelor dinners and other en-
tertainments are much sought after.
NINE. BLAvATsKY, the priestess of esoter-
ic Buddhism, is hard at work in London,
managing her magazine, Lucifer, and
striving to make converts to theosophy.
''DoNT talk to me about nay voice." said
Mr. Gladstone the other day, 81 hate it.
Once had voice with which could do
what wanted; but have that no more"
HARVARD has graduated three Presidents,
two Vice-presidents, eighteen Cabinet of
ficers three Speakers of the House of Rep
resentatives and four Supreme Court judges.
The Washington Post learns that Bill
Nye is now driving tho wolf from the door
at the rate of at least $3.50 week. and that
James Whitcomb Riley's income is not
much, If any, smaller.
YE HA YUNG, of the Corean legation at
Washington, is good deal of dandy i'm
his way. He pays great many calls at
the capital, and seems to enjoy himself
although he does not know q word Of
English.
BIBLIoMANIACS occasionally pay enor-
nous prices for ancient documents. At .
recent auction sale in Boston yellow old
pamphlet, published in 1747 by Rev. John
Norton. entitled Captivity at Canada
brought $30S A lady of Brooklyn, n. Y,
W as the happy purchaser.
DR.. FREYER, of Moradabad, India, re-
Gently cured the Nawab of Bampore of a
long and dangerous illness. For this serv-
ice he received 100000 from the grateful
Nawab. The British government has init
mated that the Doctor must return the
money, hut this he refuses to do. He
claims that he holds it in fee simple.
AMONG the events of the coming London
season is one of such Importance to society
that it is already heard of thus far in adj
vance. 1t is the return of the Vanderbilts.
1t is understood that they were pleased
WIFI tucI CApCliCuCC VI ldSU ecaSou.
end Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt have re-
tanned their London house, and will occu-
py it. receiv ing and giving entertainments
on the same magnificent scale as before.
AMONG the private philanthropies estab-
lished by Joseph w. Drexel, the late mill
ionaire banker of New York, was large
farm in Maryland, which he divided into
lots and gave to deserving immigrants. The
grange as he called it, is maintained by
| his widow, Mrs. Lucy Wharton Drexel, who
| sent five hundred presents to be distributed
| among the children of the grange on Christ
| mas day.
THERE is in the Tsarkoe Seloe, the Cars
| palace near st. Petersburg, room known
as the lapis-lazuli room, the floor of which
| is ebony, inlaid with mOther-of-pearl.
| There ia also an amber room, the walls of
which are CT the finest amber picked ont
| in multitude of exquisite designs. The
| walls of the banqueting hall are covered
with gold, and its ceiling is dazzling with
the same precious metal.
THE Earl of Onslow, the new Governor OF
New Zealand, is an alert, terrier-like little
man, with keen, intelligent eyes, a narrow
profile. crisp manners and brindled hair
He thoroughly understands the art of din.
ing, and can drive four horses respectfully,
loves children, hates the sea, and has
achieved modicum Of success as an anna