The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t was Samuel j. Tilden's idea that there
were two forces in politics-"the old men,
who do the %grunting. and the young men,
who do the lifting"
Secretary Gresham is the great smoker
of the Cabinet. He is seldom without a
cigar in his mouth and sometimes con-
sumes as many as twenty a day.
Gen. James Longstreet, the confederate
soldier. has asked the Senate to increase
his Mexican war pension from $12 TO $50
monthly because of his present total dis
ability.
Charles J. Lease, whose only claim to
fame is that he is the husband of his wife,
is an apothecary who has failed in bust
ness. He and his four children look upon
the head of the household as the grandest
and noblest woman in the world.
David B. Hill is not a sociable man. He
never eats with anybody. If he happens
to know that the wife or daughter of a
Senator is iii almost unto death. he would
never make an inquiry in regard to her
while talking TO the Senator. Hill. in fact,
has no private life. All is merged into
politics.
An ostrich in the London geological Gar
den got hold of an attendants chronometer
watch a few days ago and swallowed it.
The striking of the quarter and half
hours, which continued for three hours,
appeared to excite the birds curiosity, and
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the spectators.
The young Khedive of Egypt seems to
be a more enlightened monarch than his
predecessors. On his large model farm he
has established a model village, with
school. club and mosque and a fire engine
of modern manufacture, for he believes in
the Occidental way Of eXtinguishing blaZes.
He rises at 5 o'clock and works hard, for
a sovereign, all day. He is fond of riding,
driving and outdoor sports and is an ex-
cellent shot.
Miss Ada Rehan's hair is gray, and she
takes no pains to conceal it. A theatrical
manager who met her in London in a
picture gallery where she was peering at
the paintings with an air of absolute alb
s~orption, was surprised at the change which
had come over the famous actress. She
has grown thinner. and her face looked
gray and showed traces of the long and
hard season in the English metropolis.
Her hair on the sides of her head was
distinctly gray, and it set the manager
Eliminating about the extraordinary drafts
which playing makes upon the vitality of
women. and the length of The road which
they must travel before they finally reach
their goal.
According to the Philadelphia Record,
Captain Blake, of the revenue cruiser
Hamilton, has the distinction Of having
fired the first shot of the rebellion from a
government vessel. The place was Charles
ton harbor. and the date April u, 1861,
and the captain at the time was in COM
mand of the revenue cutter Harriet S.
Lane. A steamer, the Nashville, attempt
ed to enter the harbor, carrying supplies
for the confederates. She received a warn
ing from the Lane, but did not heed il.
and on her persisting on her course the
Lane sent a shot across her bows. This
sent her scurrying out to sea. On the
same day the bombardment of Fort
Sumter was begun, and the war was on.
After the capitulation Of the fort Captain
Blake brought back on the Lane some of
the brave defenders who had held out so
well against the confederate batteries.