The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

SENATOR HAwLEY practices on the violin
every day.
Ii will surprise many people to learn that
neither James q. Blaine nor Samuel j. Ran
dali ever studied law.
MRS. FRANCES HODGsON BURNETT willnot
visit Washington this winter. but will re-
main in England.
A POSTAL card sent around the world
makes the circuit in about seventy days,
without any noise or pretensiOn.
SECRETARY RUsK turns his back upon all
the fashionable designations of the capital.
He persistently refuses to touch cards, dice
OF wine. 4t
The late E. L. Blanchard possessed Gu
rious relic of Charles la Bible, with that
kings autograph and some interesting in
scriptiOns.
Mr.. BLAKELY HALL. the New York jour-
nalist. whose mother lives ON Redmond
street, New Brunswick, N. j., was married
at Christ Church. that city, on Wednesday
evening. His bride was formerly on the
stage,
THERE is religious revival among che
London cat's-meat men. Those who live in
the northern part of the town have decided
ers of cats are begged to purchase pussy's
Sunday dinner on Saturday.
DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT says that the theo-
logical significance of the action of the
council which examined and installed him
rs pastor of Plymouth Church is mot the
adoption of a new theological system, or
the abandonment of an old one. but the
distinct recognition of the fact that not
merely Christian fellowship, but minis
terial and church fellowship. as well. does
not depend upon theological agreement"
Miss GABRIELLE GREELEY, daughter of
Horace Greeley. who. as a girl of eighteen.
was famous belle. resides very quietly on
the old farm at Chappaqua. She is about
twenty-six years of age, still very beauti-
full, but has almost entirely given up 80
ciety. devoting herself chiefly to charitable
work under ritualistic auspices. She
bought in the old Greeley homestead, and
has since spent much money and time on
the Episcopal Church near by.
NADEEF PAsHA, the Governor of Damas-
Gus, died recently OF pneumonia. As he
was attend by six doctors, three of whom
were Moslems. another an Austrian, another
a Greek. and another ScOtchman, il is re-
markable that he lived a week after being
taken sick. Nadeef was not popular. He
was hard drinker and very arbitrary. He
had been Governor less than two years
Nadeef means clean. For the first time he
gives appropriateness to his name, being
clean gone.
ADAM fOHEPAJGH knew everything
about circus, and he used to twit Barnum
with knowing nothing about the business
Forepaugh could tell the number. price and
place of every rope. belt. spike. pole and
| strip of canvas Given a tent of a certain
| diameter, he could tell Off-hand how MANY
yards of canvas there were in it, its seating
| capacity, and how much it would cost to
| equip it. fixing place for every stake. dog
wood pole and rope. He checked off his
| own payroll every Wednesday. bought his
| own meat and groceries. approved every
| bill. and would brook not the slightest
show of ipsubOrdination from his men. He
| would abruptly discharge any one. and
| went on the plan that the FOrepaugh show
was behOlden to no other than himself fol
] it's success. He always kept his securities
and never disposed of so-called worthless
/ paper" In this way many securities be-
| came very valuable to him. He was an
| inveterate reader of the newspapers and
thought himself a good critic of the pres.
! work of his agents. He was somew what
excitable, and at times when he was angry
he spared no one.