The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Empress Frederick owns chain Of thirty
two pearls that is valued at $4,000.
HENRY JONES, otherwise known as "Cayen-
dish." looks painfully like Senator PETER.
A SKELETON OF man twenty-five and half
feet tall is said 10 have been unearthed at Dau-
phine A rude tomb OF brick thirty feet long in
closed il.
MRS. FRANK RHEINHARDT. widow of ST Paul,
Mimi. has been notified that by the death OF her
brother-In-law estate in India, valued at
$4,000 600, has been left 10 Ler.
y. c. CREEpE, the founder OF Creole, Col. who
was poor man few years ago. has purchased.
for 100000 a house in Los Angeles. Cal, where
he intends To reside for his health.
Mr.. LABoUCHERE has for many years set aside
n part of the profits OF the London Truth as a
sinking fund for the defense OF libel suits. and il
is said To amount TO something like 100000.
TIE King OF Portugal is about to become bull
fighter. and TO enter the ring in the true gala
costume. This lie will not do merely once,
rarity, but intends to make IL u frequent prac-
.tIce.
TIE Syracuse Standard states that cit ia a
fact that at prominent Syracuse book store,
within two weeks, lady OF apparent inteli-
gence asked IL there was anything new DY Dick
ems"
THE latest horn son of the Crown Prince and
Princess or Greece makes tae number of Queen
Nictorias great grandchildren sixteen. lie Is
the eleventh grandchld OF the Empress Fred
click.
TIE hour glass in the coiin has been varied in
Sweden 10y another klnd-alooking glass in the
collin Of unmarried women. so that they can see
TO comb. their hair when Gabriel blows his
trumpet.
TIE oldest "oid lady" in England is an old
maid. Her name is Polly Thompson. and she is
an inmate of the Chamberwell wOrlhoase. she
has recently celebrated her lU1th birthday, and
is hale anu hearty
THE 9th OF September has been set apart as
Naval Veteran Dag at the worlds fair at Chlca-
30. The blue. Jackets will rendezvous at noon in
front of the Iowa state building. close TO the
lake shore, and at l i. N. the naval parade viii
begin.
1T is asserted that investigation has shown
that 20 per cent. OF the inmates or the reform
school at MOrganZa, Pa, have either siepfather
stepmOtner. and the question may lac asked.
III view OF this Tact, II second marriages are a
failure.
THE Rev. Rober: Mcintyre, OF Denver. has
created Il sensation among his congregation in
that city 10y asking that his salary OF $1,000 he
reduced to 81 900 lie thinks the SUN he re-
celves at present il at least twice rs large IL
should be in hard times.
THE Rev Charles Edwards. OF Freeport, J.. l.
who has resigned his pulpit or account OF the
protest his congregation has made against his
poem entitled adventures IN Hades." is con-
WINGED that when man deposits himself In
cavity some regard should be had 10 the temper
ature OF the cavity.
IN May. 1859, Miss Hannah X. Clapp. n teach
er. left Michigan with party of seven men and
two women to cross the plains to California by
team. They arrived at Placerville in September.
After "A years WORK there she accepted a school
in Mashoe. now Nevada. and has taught there
ever since. being at this time OF the state Uni
Versity faculty.
CAPT. 5. Il. NELSON. who entered the COnfed.
crate army in February. 1862. a officer of
the FOrty-frst Mississippi Regiment. was
wounded by fourteen bullets and shell. and
still hives. comparatively male AMI hearty. at the
age of sixty three years or his original COM
mand OF 300 MississippIans only twenty-siX re-
turned home at the close OF the war, and but
three now survive.
TIE THREE LOVERS.
zone is thousand miles away,
And one Is deao.
Bat thou from me art farthest;
For thOu art changed" she said.
-Persis T. barrow.