The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-24
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Miss JULIA STEVENSON. daughter of the
Vice President. is member of the entering
class at Wellesley College.
MI. JUSTICE HORSEPOWER is only forty
two-the youngest man appointed TO the
Supreme Bench since the time of Justice
Story.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has for
years habitually taken the girth of the
large elms he has seen on his daily drives,
and only four exceeded fifteen feet.
Mr.. 4. B. BEHR MAINTAINS that by means
Of the Lartigue single-rail system. with
electricity as the motive power. q speed OF
12o TO $50 miles an hour Tor trains can be
maintained.
Mr.. BURSE JONES is painting a portrait
of Mr.. Gladstone's youngest Rranddaugh-
ter. Miss Dorothy Drew. and &c Is said that
the b:ue-eyed little maiden of three is
stsrtlingly like her grandfather.
Mrs. BLAINE, widow of James G.. Blaine,
and her daughter. Miss Hattie Blaine. who
are accompanied by the daughter OF Senator
Don Cameron. left Uxbridge on Monday
for Paris. The party spent the summer IN
Uxbridge.
The fact has come out that the touching
farewell message of Infanta Eulalis to
America was written 10 a Miss Fitzpatrick.
and not to the ladies' magazine in which
il Was published. Somebody touched the
magazine $50 for it,
OSCAR WILDE is reported to have grown
very big. and fat and untidy in appear
ance He hos been seen boating on the
Thames u great deal clad IN costumes that
were not In tho least suggestive of the
aesthetic taste of his days of apostleship.
GOVERNOR AIIGELD is reputed to be
worth $4,000. 900 to s5.OCo.oOo. Most of il
WA a 1a in af IN
estate. Up to date the Governor has studi-
Ously repressed his views relative 20 dis
tributing his fortune consistently with his
socialistic tenets.
The Popes will has been made for many
years. The document is in Latin. and be.
gins with an humble confession of human
weakness. and appeals to the merits of our
Lord and all tho saints. In 1t Leo NH dis
tlnctly disclalms all personal inclination
In the matter OF the choice of his successor.
THE death of Frederick l.. Ames leaves
Montgomery Sears the richest man in New
England. ana Mrs. Montgomery Sears
thereby becomes the wife of the richest
New Englapder. She is the artiet whose
painting "Romola." took the prize at the
New York Water Color Exhibition last
February.
Mr.. GEORGE MEREDITH. tho president Of
the Society of Authors. fhds that he can-
not work in London. and so has spent the
best part or his life in beautiful Surrey.
whers be is surrounded by q choice group OF
old and new friends whose greatest delight
ia to spend IN hour occasionally with go
veteran novelist.
MRS. BLAND, the wife of Silver-dollaF
Bland. is said to DE as keen free-silver
advocate as her widely-known husband.
She never misses a debate when this sub
| iect Is on aud probably no listener more
thoroughly appreciates and understands
| the arguments pro aud con than does she.
| so we'll posted is she In the matter.
Mr.. FERRIS. of worlds fair wheel celebri-
| ty. is now engaged in constructing O can
| tilever bridge at Cincinnati which will
| have sheer span of !. 500 Ieef. and be sixty
| feet wide. lt will be the second longest
csntiever In the world. and. considering
it's width and It's enormous size. II Will DO
the greatest bridge of that construction
that has ever Deen built.
PERSONS who have recently seen the ex-
Empress Charlotte. of Mexico. say that she
has aged rapidly In the last twelve months
| Although only about fifty three years old.
the dee ply w rinkird face. the pure white
! hair and the carew"rn expression OF ber
eyes make her sorIu AT least eoNchty'
Hope that she will ever recover her reason
was long ago abandoned.
WILLIAM III. Down died last week at
Madison, Conn. aged eighfy-eight. lie
| was the last of live brothers who lived hap
PLY together. held aloof from all their
! neIghbors, never married. and by strict
/ economy amassed q fortune OF cl0p. .0JO.
This money will low 20 to the church. For
| twenty years the lire op~their heartbstone
| had not been extingulshes.
/ -x&sf
81 IpyE the sea- the maiden said.
| And like 20 watch tie dying foam"
| But suddenly che hang her head
| And gasped 81 N.Ish that woredead.
Or safe OH land -0i;. take nie AVmo"
| --New York AIVrnsrg Jos-.>>