The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-17


whit me family estate IN Mississippi is
some time by the waves of the Gulf of Mex
leo.
GEN. ANON G. MCCooK, Secretary of the
United States Senate. is . stronRly-built
man. about fifty years of age. and has dark
hair, mustache and eyes, He Is one of the
most agreeable and popular men in Wash
lngton.
Bishop TURNER, the Georgia colored d.
vine. is back of movement to send colo
MES of his people to Africa. He will make
trip across the water to investigate the
promised land before completing arrange
ments for the first shipment.
The report that Florence Nightingale re-
fused $1,000 for a short article on hospital
meiodlous writer's from going right ahead.
1t Will then come to pass that more than
ever Will the editors want information
about hospitals.
FRANCE has two illustrious invalids on
her hands just now. Gounod's health has
become so badly shattered as to forbid his
doing any work whatsoever, and his ply
sIcians have denied HIM the sight of call
ers The other distinguished sick man Is
as very slight. He is eighty seven and
lacks the physical vitality to rally from the
illness that has Frustrated him.
THE usual signature of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis IL ". Jefferson Davis" 1t was ex-
planned by some writer not long ago that
the V stood for the French word for widow.
and that the signature AS written by her
was the lady's own conceit for paying hom-
age TO her distinguished husbands name.
That this writer was partly wrong is shown
by the signature TO the reply made TO the
request that she designate Richmond as
the final burial place of Mr.. Davis. The
reply is signed " arina Jefferson Davis
OREGON's Thoreau passed away in the
death of Levi Leland last week. For many
years prior to his death he had buried him.
self with his books and dogs in deserted
house In the country near Oregon City. I'M
til his fODdness for seclusion won him the
name of the Oregon Hermit" In his early
days he was well known In the East as an
AbOlltionlst, and he was for q long time
companion of John Is. Gongh on the tenn
perance platform Just before the out
break of the war he aroused come bitter
feeling by his lectures In Southern cities
against slavery.
The State Of Washington owes its name
to a Kentucky member of Congress named
Stanton. The petition to be set off as
separate Territory from Oregon was before
Congress as early as 1852. hut was not acted
on till 1855. The name proposed was CO.
lumbia, but Stanton said: I'VE have al
ready Territory of Columbia. This dis
trict Is called Columbia. but We never yet
have dignified Territory with the name
of Washington. / desire to see, If l should
live SO long, at some future day. q sovereign
State bearing the name OF the father OF his
country. therefore move to strike out the
word Columbia wherever It occurs In the
bill and insert in lieu thereof the word
ashIngtOn.'"
A PROMINENT cable-csr line official in
Pittsbnrg said recently: THE ropes on ca
BILE roads are. a rule. sold as soon as they
are put in. The rope npon which we are
travelling W as sold several weeks ago. The
old ropes are sold for inclines. elevators,
etc. They are better for that purpose than
If they were new. They have become so thor
Onghly soaked with oil and tar. and so
stretched that they are seasoned. They
will never wear ont on incIines or ele-
vatOrs because there is no strain on them
compared with that of q cable road, and
they have been tested that they may be
short time on the cable roads, and before
they show signs of wear, they are replaced
by new ones"
AT her recent brilliant reception In Lon
don Mrs. Mackay received her friends at
the top of the magnificent marble staircase
which cost f1OO.0OO. and which leads on to
a wide square lobby hung with the cele-
brated GObeIin tapestries. known the
columbus" series. and ceilinged in blue
and gold 'crooheted" panels Mrs Mackay
wore very charming. extremely simple
gown of that simplicity which has Worth
written in every fold. She wore no jewels
of any kind. except superb diamond soil
taires in her ears IL am tired to DEATH"
she said. ''Of always seeing my pearls. or
my rubies. OF my diamonds recorded. as if
no one else possessed any gems as good. and
/ mean to GO in tor abstention in that way
for the rest of the season" Her mother.
Mrs. Hungerford. received with her. and
looked very picturesque with her snow
white hair and dark. sad eyes.