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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

D. Netherlands business block, at Portsmouth,
o., burned yesterday. Loss, 81 l 900; insurance,
$1,000.
Lamborp & Gray, bankers, Alliance, o., have
failed. Other large interests are embarrassed
thereby.
Henry Deven, Of Philadelphia failing to kill
his wife and tather-in-law, cut his own throat.
He will probably die.
While attempting to cross Petit Jean creek
near Paris, Ark, IA man named Tray, his wife
and child and two ladies' were drowned
MissGabrielle Greeley daughter Of the late Hor-
ace Greeley, W as thrown!from n sleigh yesterday,
at Pleasant Hill, N Y, and seriously hurt.
Final action has been taken in the case of the
woman found in the river at Peoria. The YER
dict of the corOner's jury is that she to her
death by unknown reasons.
George Jones, burglar who was shot in in the
store OF Mr.. Trotwood, at Dayton. o., on Satur-
day morning, died yesterday, He was bad
criminal and an ex-penitentiary bird.
The bell in Independent &C Hall, Philadelphia,
was runS 100 times NJ noon, yesterday, COM
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THREATENED OVERFLOW.
The Ohio and Tributaries Greatly Swollen
Heavy Damage Done,

CINCINNATI, Nov. 24-The Ohio river is
rising rapidly to-day. The Licking river
began to pour out early this morning. The
steamer Champion, with a fleet of eight or
ten coal barges broke from her moorings in
the Licking and swept down the river, but
was soon captured.
Harper's rolliug-mill, at Newport, was
crushed by snow, involving considerable loss.
The. Cincinnati & Portsmouth narrow-gauge
railroad bridge and long iron trestle near
California were torn down by the flood in
the Little Miami. The Oak street tun-
mel of the Cincinnati Northern railroad
caved in, and all trains are stopped. -Four
hundred barrels of molasses at the foot of
Sycamore street, consigned to the Little Mi
ami and Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton
roads were swept away by the rise in the
Ohio river. The river is rising foot an
hour.
Innumerable small losses are reported
from roofs crushed by accumulated snow, wet
with rain. Among the larger losses of this
kind is the Cincinnati varnish factory, the
roof OF which fell, destroying the
contents of the first floor; loss, $4,000.
Heidelbach, Friedander & Co.'s clothing
stock was damaged $1,000 by falling roof
Many livery stables have suffered from
crushed roofs.
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piece of anatomical work. Upon the occasion
of Sergeant Mason's recent visit to Washing
ton he was invited to call at the museum
and inspect the bones of the assassin who
had caused him so much trouble. The WIS.,
itor eyed the skeleton curiously, and could
not refrain from shaking his fist and mutter-
ing, Your bones caused heap of trouble in
this land" Other relics of the assassin
which are preserved in the museum were
shown the Sergeant, and he expressed him
self much gratified at finding his intended
victim had been SO safely secured. 1t will
be useless for visitors to attempt 10 see the
skeleton, as the museum authorities have
been compelled to adopt stringent rules
against allowing strangers in the private
room where it is kept. One of the first in
quries Of the tourist after climbing the steps
leading into the museum proper is for
Guiteaus skeleton or anything that belonged
to him, and hundreds are daily disappointed
by the watchman's stereotyped answer,
There is nothing of the sort on exhibition,
SIR" 1t is likely, however, that in the course
OF q few years the skeleton will be exhibited
after properly secured case has been pre-
pared for it.
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A NEW ANECDorE OF GREELEY
The Great Editor Not on Familiar Terms
with His Assistants.

The Great Editor Not on Familiar Terms
with His Assistants.
w. A. CrofTut, in Pioneer Press.
| recall q funny incident about Cook and
Greeley. When [ first went to work in the
Tribune office sixteen years ago, was con-
slderaoly awed by the line of desks along the
south side OF the big room, at which sat the
members OF Mr.. Greeley's staff-William
Winter in the corner then Clarence Cook,
then Bayard Taylor and COgdon, with George
Ripley in the front corner where lay the big
piles OF books. Especially was awed by the
little room in the rear, through whose half
open door l could often see Mr. Greeley
tilted forward in his chair to the high desk,
the paper on a level with his nose. One day
John Russell Young, then managing editor,
said
Mr.. Cook, I should think you would go
IN and see Mr.. Greeiy. He speaks of liking
your work, and you have been here now
I'VE years and have never spoken to him, 1
believe'
Mr.. Cook laughed, and said: "Pll go in if
you really want me to. You've asked me to
DO SO two or three times before, but it didn't
seem worth while, for 1 have no business
with him. If he sent for me- that would be
another thing. However, as you urge me,
III go. Here, Jake!"
He called to him the office boy and sent in
his card, following it presently Cook told
me about the interview afterward.
He was scratching away for dear life his
back to the door. My card was on his desk.
He had apparently not seen it. l sat down
on the hair-cloth sofa. He kept scratching
away. AT last l said, Mr.. Greeley lie an
swered in that high squeaking voice OF his,
What is it? but kept hard at work. 4 am
MIR, Cook, l said, Mr.. Clarence Cook, of the
Tribune Busy now' he exclaimed, with
out looking around, and l retreated. did
not try again for years. But when L returned
from Europe, in 1871, 1 wanted to get letter
of introduction to A. I. Stewart, to try and
interest him in that great picture, RaphaePs
Apollo and Marsyas,' then for sale, but
since bought for the Louvre gallery in
Paris for 100000. l went in to see Mr..
Greeley. Scratching away as before, his nose
nearly touching the paper said, Mr..
Greeley He looked up at me, but evident
ly did not know me. I am Mr. Clarence
Cook said. He scratched away again. He
did not say Good morning. OF How do you
do? but only in that strange high-pitched
voice, What do you want? I told him. He
reached out and grabbed piece of paper and
wrote, reached for an envelope and scratched
He handed it to me and resumed his writing
without word. He had written: Mr.,
Stewart-The bearer of this, Mr.. Clarence
Cook, is well known to me as journalist and
"a gentleman, and as one who never wastes
anybody's time" r.:.
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Notes and Personalities.
D the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Miss Marietta
Steele daughter of Representative Steele, of
Indiana, arrived here yesterday to spend the
holidays.
The Senate to-day confirmed Royal w.
johnson surveyor general of Arizona.
The railway postal service has been estab-
lished on the line of the Whitewater
railroad, between Hagerstown, Ind, and
Cincinnati. Service on this line between
Cambridge City, Ind, and Cincinnati, was
formerly performed by the Fort Wayne and
Cincinnati railway postal office. The line is
to be known as the Hagerstown and Cincin-
natl railway postal Office.
The following changes are announced in
the railway postal service: Railway postal
clerks to curtail their run--to end at Rushville,
Ind, decreasing the distance seventy miles,
and leaving the whole distance 107 miles;
the line to be known as the Fort Wayne and
Nashville; decreasing the distance twenty
six miles, and leaving the whole distance
forty-fve miles; the line to be known as the
Rushville and North Vernon railway
postal office.
The postmaster here has been directed to
make dispatch OF through registered pouch
for Indianapolis at $40 A. NJ. via Baltimore
and Grafton.
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GU1TEAU'S BONES.
The Skeleton Articulated and Placed in the
Army Museum.

Ane SKeleIOn ArIfculated and Placed in the
Army Museum.
Washington Special.
Guiteau's skeleton has at last been articu-
lated and hidden in private room of the
army medical museum, but it has been
deemed best to deny the public admission to
the room, at least for the present An i'm
proved French method was adopted for
placing the bones in position, the vertebrae
being held in position by three large brass
screws attached to a perpendicular brass rod
about an inch in diameter. One of the most
skillful anatomists in this country superin-
tended tile operation, and great care was
taken to see that none of the bones were car
ried off, When Guiteaus body was first
brought to the museum daring employe
succeeded in eluding the Waterman and cut
off a small piece of flesh, which he has
since exhibited in alcohol. Repeated
polishing and bleaching has given the
artieulated skeleton the appearance of
an ivory figure and the few who
have been allowed access to the room in
which it is stored pronounce it creditable
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A LAND OF GIANTS.
A Proposal to Organize an Expedition to
Find Polar Fairy Land.

A Proposal to Organize an Expedition to
Find Polar Fairy Land.
Washington Special.
Captain George e. Tyson, of Polaris fame,
has received a letter from A. Symmes, dated
at Symmzonia, KY, Dec. Z. The subject is
that of going north in command of an ex
petition next May or June to be got up
by subscription for the purpose OF finding
the country that Nordenskiold, Virgins,
and Captain futile found after passing the
magnetic pole at so degrees north latitude,
and running south after getting into the
open Poler sea until they found country
and people never before heard of and re-
ported to the Art Society, of London, by
Captain Virgins and Seabaum. Captain
futile also reported having found the same
country and people, and describe the people
as being very large, with black hair and
whiskers, Roman noses, and speaking
Hebrew The writer says: II find no diff
Guilty in finding people willing to subscribe
money enough to buy a steamer like the
Polaris, and go in search of the people and
country that Virgins, Seabaum and futile
found, where they said they rode on horse
back through the new country and saw
hemp, fax, wheat, hides, WOOL ivory, iron
ore, and were told of ten or twelve geld
mines that yield from five to seven tons each
yearly. Captain Hall said that if there were
a people up there they must be giants, as the
atmosphere was so life-giving, and now they
are found and reported to be seven or eight
feet high and well proportional.
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SENATOR DORSEY.
The Expediter of the Star Routes Desires to
Return to the Senate.


Denver Tribune.
Stephen A. Dorsey, the ex-champion eXpe-
otter of star routes, is once more before the
public This time he is not filling the role
of defendant charged with defrauding the
government, but as a plaintiff against his
partners in the great New Mexican ranch, of
which he is the largest owner. He found that
his partners were playing some tricks on
him, and thinking it best to put stop on
this order of things, he made application that
receiver be appointed, in whose hands the
ranch should be placed. The application
was granted, and the shrewd ex-senator is
now declared to be master of the situation.
His friends say that it is his intention to be-
come the sole owner of the ranch, and will,
in few days, buy his partners out.
On Monday the son of Frank r. SberYin
visited this city, and it was learned that he
was accompanied by Dorsey. The visit OF
the latter is said to be of a somewhat mys-
terious nature, and reporters are on the qui
vive to discover his whereabouts Dorsey,
however,, cannot be found. He came from
his ranch in New Mexico friend of his
remarked yesterday that he is awaiting the
time when he will ''get even' with the men
who formerly were his friends but who,
when he became the principal defendant i'll
the star-route trial, deserted him and en-
deavored to shove him to the wall.
The gentleman who made this remark to
dents of Colorado, and a warm, personal
friend of Dorsey's. He believes that Dorsey
is not one of the over-religious men of the
country, but thinks there are many promi-
nent men in this country whose chief char
acteristicis not honesty.
Does Dorsey feel that he has been perse-
cuted by some of his former friends" was
asked.
Yes, sir; have no doubt but that he does,
although have never heard him say so.
think, too, that he will yet be on top OF the
heap"
What do you meant"
ut is not generally known that Steve Dor
sey is political aspirant but he is all the
same, and will yet be in position which will
compel those who have endeavored, and have
partly succeeded, to brand him as an out
cast from the Republican party to be his
friends"
$40 what political Office does Dorsey as
pireT, ...-. d..
ale will be the first Republican senator
from the State Of New Mexico"
His DESIRE then, is to be returned to the
United States Senator?
YES, sir; and the newspapers and So
called politicians of this country may as we'll
make up their minds that ne will get there"
rs Dorsey popular in New Mexico?''
HE is. He will be supported by the en-
tire party there and will himself use every
effort to be sent to the Senate"
Does New Mexico desire to be admitted as
a State?'
YES; application will be made shortly to
enable the Territory to adopt a new constitu-
ton, and this will be followed by the admis-
sion OF New Mexico as a State"
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MIR. HUNrINGToN's MEMORY.
A Story Which Is Probably More Interest
ing than Truthful.

A Story Which Is Probably More Interest,"
ing than Truthful.
New York Letter.
Huntington, the New York railroad mag
nate is a very cautious man." a Wall-street
operator told me recently. HE never gets
left where prudence will save him. For in
stance, not long ago an acquaintance of mine
who had been having some transactions with
Huntington went into the latter's office and
attempted to carry a certain point by persist
emily claiming that Mr.. Huntington had said
so and so during previous conversation.
My memory is very poor on such things"
said the magnate.
Mine is excellent; it is as fresh as if it
were yesterday" remarked my acquaintance.
THE fact is, my memory is so poor l dare
not trust it, and never dispute my friends
in whom L have confidence" continued Mr.
Huntington.
Thank you. thank you, I know am
right, I know 1 amp calculated my now
confident acquaintance, who was delightedly
thinking that by this little stroke he would
be few thousands better off than if be
hadn't suspected the railway mans defective
memory.
Every likely you're right-vary likely"
quietly said Mr.. Huntington" But-Will-
lam! William! bring your book turn to Jan.
A, 1888, and see what it was [ said to Mr. w"
The stenographer stepped out from behind
his little screen, brought out his little book,
and my friends little game was up.
Your memory isn't as good as you
thought it was, is it?'' said Huntingdon
what the gentleman has said here to-day and
read it to him, so he won't forget it,"
AS Huntington grinned at this cruel sar-
casm my discounted friend suddenly re-
membered he had an engagement with his
broker, and fastened away.
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NOT UNMINDFUL OF THE PAST.
Mr.. Curtin Demands the Reinstatement of a
Soldier in the House Postoffice.

Mr.. Curtin Demands the Rein statement of a
Soldier in the House Postoffice.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa1.
ID WAsHTNeroN, Dec "a Represen tative
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, was Governor of
4 that State during the rebellion, and devoted
himself with degree of enthusiasm and pa
triotism equaled by no man. except, per-
haps, Governor Morton, of Indiana in rails
ing troops to defend the government, and in
looking after their comfort and welfare in
the field, At that time. and down to the
second nomination of President Grant
Gov. Curtin was a staunch Republican.
He is now Democratic congressman;
but while the old war Governor
must often feel strange in the
society of his new political associates, he
cannot forget the men who responded to his
patriotic appeals in the days of the rebellion.
This is exhibited by the following incident:
The newiy-appointed Postmaster of the
House, Mr.. Dalton, of Indiana, recently dis
charged Captain E. H Grant, Republican
employee of the House postoffice. Captain
Grant had lost one leg while fighting in the
Union army. Governor Curtin learned of
his discharge, and Immediately went to Post
master Dalton and demanded, in the name of
the Union soldiers of the country, that Cap
tain Grant be reinstated. He was reinstated
that day
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Representative Curtin Demands the Rein
statement of n Soldier Discharged
from Service in the House.
Correspondence as to O'DonnelI's Cit
izenship and Trial in England.
Guiteau's Skeleton Consigned to the Army
Medical Museum Another Expedi-
ton to the Frozen North.
DISCRETION.

FIR. RandaIPs Bill to Remove the Charge
Against Soldiers in the Late War.
Special to the Indianapolis JOurnaI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Mr. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, has introduced in the House
bill to correct an injustice done many men
who served with honor and credit in the
army during the rebellion There are nu-
merous cases where soldiers were un-
avoidably detained from their regiments
against whom the charge of desertion was
made, and against whom this charge still
stands on the records of the Adjutant-gen-
erals office. In some cases this technical
charge was made against men who were
killed in action, and in other cases men who
were confined in hospitals, or in rebel pris
ons at the time of the muster-out of their
regiments, stand similarly charged. Con-
gress is called upon at every session to cor
rect such acts of unintentional injustice by
the passage of special acts Mr. RandalPs
bill is intended to correct all such cases. It
provides that the charge of desertion now
standing on the records OF the
Acknowledgements office against any
soldier who served in the volun-
teer army during the rebellion,
shall be removed in all cases where it shall
be made to appear to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of War that any such soldier served
faithfully until the expiration of his term of
enlistment, or until May 1, 1865, but who
by reason of absence from his command
when mustered out, failed to be mustered
out and to receive an honorable discharge
The charge of desertion is also TO be removed
in cases where the soldier voluntarily re-
turned to his command and served in the
line Of duty until mustered out. When the
charge of desertion is removed under the
provisions of the bill it is made the duty of
the .Adjutant general to issue an honorable
discharge to the soldier if living, and if dead
thea to his heirs or legal representative. All
pay and bounty that may have been with
held by reason of the charge of desertion
thus removed under the bill is to be paid the
soldier, his heirs, or legal representative, but
this is not to extend to the time the soldier
was absent from his command without leave
Those who served in the army for a period
of less than three months or who received
local bounty and deserted, are specifically
excluded from the benefits of the provisions
of the bill.
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Wages Reduced.

NoRR1sTowN, Pa, Dec 24-James Hoover
& Sons, and ]. H. Boone q Co., iron manu-
facturers, announce reduction in the price
of pudding from 81 to So. rs per ton. The
wages of others are proportionately reduced.
The Thomas Iron Company at Hoken-
dauqua, and the Crane Iron Company, Gaia
saqua, Pa, will reduce the wages of en-
ployes ten per cent. Jan. 1. Nearly every
furnace in the valley has reduced wages
TAUNTON, Mass, Dec. 24.-The Whttenton
Manufacturing Company will reduce wages
10 per cent on Jan. Z. Other mill mana
gers say they must cut or shut down.
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Christmas Congretu1ations.

WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-In accordance with
the time-honored custom, all clerks and en-
ployes in the State Department called on the
Secretary of State to-day at noon to tender
Christmas greetings. Afterwards Mr.. FIRE.
linghuysen, accompanied by Assistant Secre-
tary Davis, Chief Clerk Brown, and followed
by the employees of the department in a body,
called on Second Assistant Secretary William
Hunter to congratulate him upon the fifty
third Christmas day of his diplomatic serv-
ice with the United States. Mr.. Hunter was
much affected at the cordial expression of
good will.
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MINOR MATTERS. !
The Commonwealth Club to Entertain Mr
Carlisle

Carlisle.
WAsHNereN, Dec. "a. Mr.. Randall, this
morning, on behalf Of the Commonwealth
Club, of Philadelphia, of which he is a di-
rector, rendered Speaker Carlisle a reception,
to be given by the club at such time during
January as the Speaker may indicate. There
will be banquet given in the afternoon at
the clubhouse to be followed in the evening
by a reception, at which prominent citizens
of all parties will be present. Carlisle was
much gratifed at the invitation, and will in
a few days name the date. The Common
wealth Club is a leading Democratic club of
Philadelphia, and numbers among It's mem
bers the most prominent Democrats of the
keystone State,
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The Prayer Test Successful.


Professor Tyndalrs prayer test" was APP
piled in the contest for the House clerkship,
it seems. The rival candidates for the Dem
ocratic nomination were ex-Congressman
Clark, of Missouri, and Atkins, OF Tennessee,
and the contest was very close Clark has
two little daughters in a convent at George
town, and the fact has leaked out that they
passed almost the entire time thanksgiving
day on their knees praying that their father
might get the nomination. Nobody prayed
for Atkins, SO far as heard from, and Clark
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A Genuine Surprisa.

Many persons VIXEN suffering from rheumatism
or neuralgia remain Indifferent to what viii
peneht them, because they have tried a multi
tude OF remedies in vain. Let no man or woman
despoEd till AthlOphOr0s has been tried. SAYS
Rev. Charles L. Harris, of New Haven: ''Was
tism, but paid no attention to It, regarding the
specific as among the thousand aud one other
things advertised as cures. But after a time [
tried It, and found that it acted like charm.
Have been quite free from the disease ever
since"
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memorating the giving up by Washington oil his
commission as cOmmander-ln-chief of the army.
Robert White, Of New York. who was brutalIy
beaten on Friday night by philadelphia Tom,'
died yesterday.
George c. Williams has been appointed tenn
pOrary administrator of the estate of Louis G..
Hammersly, whose Will, bPqueathing property
valued at 81, COO, 600, is being contested.