Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-17

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surround ings could be permitted to
retain. In her simple white bal
dresses she looks like some Of Sir
Joshua's pretty little girls, aud it is a
matter Of regret N those who know
the little beauty that she lie to be mar.
ried In March and go to live in the
Quaker City.
The orange blossoms will be next
wor by Miss Alice Blaine, who mar
ries Col. Coppipger, of the army,
whom she met while visiting at Fort
Lesvenworth last spring Col. Cop.
pinger Is an Irishman by birth, and
had had something Of a military ex.
perience abroad before he came to
this country, He i, considerably the
senior of Miss Blaine aud is a Romen
Catholic by faith, which raises
many questions among out.
81 srs as to how their wedding cere-
mony will be conducted. Mr. Blaine
was born and raised a Catholic, but
regularly attended service In Protest.
ant churches, and his children have
listened more to the doctrines of the
Coneregationalists and Prssbyterians
than to those of the mother church.
The engagement of Mr. Walker
Blaine to the daughter of a promi.
nent and wealthy exc fiji ,ial Is much
discussed, but has not been authori.
tatively announced.
The daughter CT Government Printer
Rounds is to be another bride of the
spring.time, and the gossips having
relented a little in disposing of Sena.
tor David Davis, are now giving Sec
Rotary Folger In marriage to some un-
known widow. Other engagements
and alliances are talked of, but beyond
guess work there Is nothing to them.
For a long time the gossips have let
the president alone, and the great
surmises that beset society last winter
are completely hushed. By authori-
tative denials from both families, that
absurd and urfounded rumor Ct an
engagement betv cen young Allan
Arthur and the daughter Of Congress.
man Crowley, has been effsctually dis
posed Of.
Fitz John Porter.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-There
Ia q very we'll authenticated story to
the effect that even IL the bill for the
relief Of Fitz John Porter gets through
the house 1t stands no chance of be.
coming a law. A cabinet off GER is re-,
ported as saying last night that the
president will veto the bill if 1t ever
reaches him. A%ccordino to the state.
ment Of the cabinet officer in ques-
ton, the Fitz John Porter matter has
been discussed several times at cab.
met meeting, and each member
of the cabinet has expressed him
self very freely with regard to the case.
Only n member, Secretary Freling-
huysen, Is a friend of Potter. Free
linghuysen is from the same state
Porter is. He says, however, that In
his opinion President Hay Q, had n:
authority to appointed the Schofield
board of inquiry, and that the find
ing of that board is not to be con
sidered in arriving at q conclusion In
the case. In Mr.. Folger's opinion,
the testimony taken by the Schoield
board Is of no more value than sc
much talk between gentlemen. HI
Is, nevertheless, inclined to think
tina. Porter Is entitled to the relief fol
which he asks. The president
Is quoted as saying the vote In the
senate shows harmonious action be-
tween the northern Dsmocs rats and the
ex .confederates. He not only does
not think Fitz John Porter was I'M.
Justly convicted, but If the time should
ever come when he Is called upon te
act in the cass he will not be found
supporting this united action of thu
Democrats. The cabinet officer II
question says the president has giver
q great deal of attention to the Porter
case, and has followed the evidenc'
closely. His mind is made up. He
will
ACT AS HIS PARTY ACTED
against Porter. Another reason is al
legged why he will not favor Porter
1t is that If he should sign a bill civ
ing relief to Porter the whole countr,
would Immediately say that he ha'
been influenced by Grant. While tn
president is on very happy terms wit
Grant, he Is very sensitive about hav
ing 1t said that he is Grants mar
However, If the house passes the bill
Fitz John Porter will have accom-
plished far more than he expected
few years ago.. All he wants is tn
stain removed from his good name
The favorable action of both houses Q
congress will about do that. TIL
fact that President Arthur granite
Porter a remission of the unexecute
portion of his sentence, on the groun
Of serious doubt as to the justice G
the sentence, had prepared Porter
friends to believe that he would sig
the bill If 1t passed.
As a fact, the reasons that will i'm
pei members of the cabinet are politI
cal and have their origin in sugges
tions made by w. f. Chandler, VIII
claimed that 1t would be a wise politi
cal device to draw support to the &C
, ministration from both factions of tn
republican party. The stalwarts, rel
resented by Logan, would applaud
' veto of Porter's claims, and the hal
breeds would accept 1t IA a pleasing il
dication that President Arthur Is NJ
led by the nose by Gen. Grant, BIT
, agrees with Garfield. 1t is suggeste
! by Psrter's friends that this bit of cal
met gossip has been given out in of
cial circles for the purpose of infiueu'
. ing the action of the house againl
!, Gen. Porter.
:, Money for the Unmarried.