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hidden there from noon until dawn of day. Yet
it may be said as the honest opinion Of fair men
that, if Mr.. Morrison would make as good Pres
ident as he has compounder of committees he
ought to be nominated and elected. The com
mittees are.the joint work of Carlisle and Nor
risOn. Mr.. Carlisle would like to see Morrison
nominated for the presidency. He likes the
man, respects his common sense, enjoys his
hunior.
Morrison is singular product of the fat prai-
ries of lower Illinois, Personally he is a knotty
man of five feet eight, good proportion. we'll
shaped head, when his hair is not so disheveled
as 10 conceal it; bushy eyebrows black eyes full
of fun, with humorous wrinkles running from
the corner of them; grizzly gray beard and
mustache cut short; small hands for farmer,
and obviously small feet. He loves slouched
felt hat; his hands are more comfortable when
showed into his pockets than anywhere else, ex-
cept when blowing through the locks Of his hair,
which they leave standing up straight on end
and crossing each other like the paths of
labyrinth; careless about his clothes, but neater
withal than good many statesmen and very
fond of high polish on his boots. Mentally he
is bright-bright precocious ehild-with a
superb gift for eondensing a perfect description
of a man or principle into Il word or two.
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HEAVY LOSSES BYFIRE.
Narrow Escape of Family from a Burning
building.

Narrow Escape of a Family from Burning
Building.
LoUIsvILLE, Jan. 2.-Fire early this morning
destroyed Deems furniture Arcade building at
sos and $40 Market street. Loss ON building
$l5, 900; on contents 500 900; two-thirds insured
The millinery stock of Mrs. NJ. Wagner sos,
valued at $4,000, and the building was badly
damaged insured B. s. Beekman, grocery at
Sl2, and David Sterberg, dry goods, $780, We're
also damaged Loss covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire in Deems is
unknown. His family was living on the second
foort and every avenue of escape was shut off,
save a few windows in the front of the house.
Ladders We're raised and Deem, with his wife
and family, rescued by the fremen. so close
was their call that they were com
PEELED to escape in their night attire. Not a
member of the family, except Deem, saved stitch
of clothing The family aroused by the
barking of dog that had been locked up in the
house, which went to the bedside of Deem and
barked and whined dismally. The room was full
of smoke, and they were almost stupefed to suf-
location. 1t was with great difficulty that they
found their way to the windows. 1t was a re-
markably narrow escape.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Proposed Expedition for the Relief of Lieu
tenant Greedy and Party.
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.77The following gentle
nen appeared to-day before the Arctic board and
presented plans to rescue Lieutenant Greedy and
party; Captain George r. Tyson, of the Hall
Arctic expedition; Lieutenant II. D. Hunt
United States navy, one of the officers of the
Rogers on her expedition in search of the jean
nette Lieutenant Darlington, who commanded
the last expedition, and Lieutenant p. H. Ray
who had charge of the Point Burrow. Alaska
signal station two years. Darlington, who is OK
tremely anxious to return to the Arctic regions
in search OF Greedy, proposes that the coming ex-
petition be commanded by himself. and the re
lief ship by Lieutenant Colwell A letter was
read from Lieutenant Schwatka setting forth
his views in respect to the conduct of the pro
posed expedition, and one from General Niles
recommending Schwatka be placed in command
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Mr. Biggars Undignified Remarks Concern
ing Earl Spencer.
DUBLIN, Jan. 2.-Despite the proclamation of
the Lord Lieutenant prohibiting a gathering of
Nationalist at Cotehill County Cavan, J. c.
Biggar, of the Irish National League, arrived at
the depot and was enthusiastically received by a
large crowd. The magistrates and force of po-
lice were also present at the depot.
The magistrates waited upon Biggar and
handed him a copy of the proclamation prohibit
ing the meeting Biggar mounted cart and
drove off, followed by his friends and the police
the latter preventing the holding of meeting
At dinner given in his honor, in the evening,
by the Nationalsts, Biggar made an address
lie said he was not aware how the Lord Lieuten-
ant OF Ireland obtained the title to his property
but unless some successful prostitute or church
robber amassed it years ago, Earl Spencer would
at the present day have been drunken house
breaker.
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DE REFS FOUND GUILTY.

The Author of the Celebrated Colonization
Swindle Sentenced to Imprisonment.
PARIS, Jan 1.-The trial of Marquis DeReis,
charged with falsely inducing many people to
subscribe to an alleged enterprise for colonial
ton on the island of Breton, in the South seas,
and with misrepresentation of funds, and also
with inducing several hundred persons to settle
upon the island, most of whom persisted through
privations, has concluded. The Marquis was
condemned to four years imprisonment. His
four associates were sentenced to prison from
two years to two years and eight months and one
to six months All of them were fined 1000
francs each. Two others were sentenced to
one and five years imprisonment respectively.
Three others charged with completely in the
swindie were acquitted.
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THE JOURNALISTS
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
The Leading Paper in Indiana.

At the opening of the presidential year the
attention of all intelligent people is directed to
the newspaper. With the session of Congress
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of Indiana and of those portions of Illinois and
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twill be the particular care of THE JOURNAL
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.LThe secretary of the
American Iron and Steel Association, i'll his re-
view of the years trade, estimates the shrinkage
in the price Of No L anthracite foundry pig iron
at s. per ton, gray forge pig iron,$3 per ton;
steel rails IS per ton, bar iron 40 per pound,
and nails 81 per keg. The secretary says: '1t
will be seen that the decline is very serious
much more serious than generally supposed. 1t
would seem that prices cannot go lower than
they now are, and this theory would appear to
be sustained by the fact that owners of fur
mace rolling mills and steel works on every hand
have put out their fires, because the future of
fered no hope Of their realizing living profits
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of the great depth of water and swiftness Of the
tide in the channel where the wreck lies, all such
attempts hitherto were frHitless The company
now engaged in the work undertook it at their
own expense and risk upon agreement with the
United States government that they should have
80 per cent. of all money recovered, the United
States to have the other 10 per cent, together
with all relics of value which might be found
From the fact that legal questions have
arisen concerning the sunl1en treasure and
are to be submitted to the law officer Of the
Treasury. the inference is drawn that there is a
better prospect than ever before for the recov-
cry of the money, but nothing is known defn-
itely about it, or about the nature of the ques-
tons raised
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bought the "Horse FAIR for S,OOO made the
tour of the world with it, sold the engravings
From the pictures of Rosa Bonheur she is bet
ter known in America and England that in
France, because her pictures are bought by for
eigners. The Luxembourg has but one of her
pictures, The Flowing in the Nivernais,' andin
fact she does not belong to herself. Her pictures
are sold before they are painted, but she never
delivers the work so long as she has a criticism
to make-never until her conscience is fully sat
lsfied, Rosa Bonheur wishes to live hidden from
the public never seeks popularity loves her art
Tor itself and not for the renown it brings her.
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Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The President has APP
pointed Glenn Studebaker and w. F. Nisbet of
Indiana, commissioners to represent the State at
the Worlds Industrial Exposition in 1884
The Comptroller of the Currency is examining
the affairs of the City National Bank, of Law
reneeburg Ind, in order to determine whether
receiver should be appointed for that bank.
The House committee on appropriations is
working on some of the smaller appropriation
bills, and expects to have the military academy
and fortifcation bills ready to report shortly af-
ter Congress reassembles.
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POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN CANADA.

Some of the Gentle Terms Used by Our
Peaceful Friends Over the Border.
Toronto Globe.
In his address on Friday at Seaforth, Sir Rich
ard Cartwright referred with effect to the vol
umes of futile abuse which Conservative papers
and orators had heaped upon his head in the past,
andwere evidently preparing to do again. Heread
the following amusing list of personal epithets
selected during three months prior to Jan. 81
1873 from the Mail and few of the more prom
inent Conservative papers and pamphlets by
which he had been attacked. The list was di-
vided into adjectives and substantives, and
might prove useful to the Mail and save it the
trouble of hunting up old terms of abuse or coin
ing new ones
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ROSA BONHEUR.
The Modest Life of a Woman of Talent VIII
is Much Loved by Her Intimates.


is Much Loved by Her Intimates.
Paris Letter.
II shall never have time to do all that 1 have
to do is a faYorite expression of Rosa Bonheur
Every winter the great artist suffers an attack
of the same malady. A few days ago she came
from her home at Bye to pass short time in
Paris, became dangerously ill, but, happily for
her friends and the world, is much better. To-
day Rosa Bonheur is siKty-one years old. Her
profile in its severity resembles little the Vic
tor Hugo of thirty years ago. Occasionally the
solemn expression of the face is changed by a
smile like that Of an infant and then one sees
the reflection of her goodness of heart and char
ity of soul. 1t is said that 'the face is the mir
ror of the soul and with her this remark holds
true The dark hair with which we are familiar
in her photographs is now silver but worn in
the same manner-short, and parted at the side.
Rosa Bonheur is the idol of her family loved
as few women are There is the family Bonheur,
as there is the family Vernet. By her talent,
she is chief of this family of artists, and lives
with them, a very retired life, in her country
house at Bye. The dwelling of Rosa Bonheur is
approached by a road bar1icaded on either side
by stone walls covered with vines. Long before
arriving one hears growlS roarS, bafks, etc, for
she has with her every variety of beast and bird,
dogs, cats horses, cows, tigers, wolves, geese,
turkeys ETC. In the midst of all this noise lives
the great animal painter, studying the habits of
her favorite models Naturally, she has never
time to receive visits from the curious
tourist who merely wishes to say: Il have
seen Rosa Bonheur' Rarely, very rarely, the
artist puts aside her working dress and becomes
femme du monde. Then she can be seen by her
friends; but even then she prefers to be notified
of the contemplated visit The Empress Eu-
genie, who is very fond of her never failed to
ask permission to pay visit. 1t was the En-
press herself who placed the cross Of the Legion
of Honor on the breast Of the great woman ar
fist Her life at Bye is like that Of Noah in the
ark. She is very happy with her animals, and
her constant association with them has rendered
her very caressing N her manner toward hui
man beings From her infancy she has worked
hard At tho age of eighteen she sold her
pictures for 800 francs each What a
change! In 1853, a Belgian, named Gambard,
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The Fitz John Porter Case.
,ial to the Indianapolis Journal.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2-General Rosecrans is
making an exhaustive study of the Fitz John
Porter case, preparatory to supporting the bill of
the House military committee for his relief He
has been over the field of the second Bull Run in
person. and has full files of all orders and official
papers relating to the case. His own prominence
as a military student and commander and the
assistance he will receive on the floor from Gen
cral SIocun are already turning attention here
toward the coming debate ID ~.
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IMPORTANT LAND SUIT.
Argument in the Case of SiiddeI VS.. The Stat,
of Louisiana.


Argument in the Case of SiiddeI vs.. The State
of Louisiana.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2.-Argument was begun
in the United States Supreme Court to-day in
the important Louisiana land eases Of Alfred
Sliddel and others, appellants, against James H.
: Richardson, Register of the State land Office
and others The principal question involved i'll
all the cases is the extent of certain grants of
land known as the Hounas grant made to one
Maurice Conway in 1776, while the territory of
Louisiana was still under the dominion of Spain
The land in controversy lies alongthe Mississippi
above New Orleans, and according to the
claim of the appellants the grant extended back
:Sjl arpents on one side and 455 arpents on the
-y5ther, to Bayou Manchac and Lake Mature
pas. This grant with these limits, was CON
firmed, the appellants assert, by an act of Con
gfess in 1858 The State of Louisiana. on the
other hand, maintains that the confirmation by
Congress, in 1853, was abrogated by the act
passed in 1860; that the original grant to Conway
had only depth of ~ alpents on each side from
the river, and that all land lying back of the
tract, having that depth and nnety-six arpents
front, belongs to the State. The present
suits are brought by the appellants to
restrain the Register of the State land Office from
selling or disposing of any part of the land in
cluded in the limits of their alleged grant
The court below dismissed their bills on the
ground that patent had been issued under
the provisions and in conformity with the act of
1853 the title still remained in the United States
and hence it was within the power of Congress
to revoke the confirmation. This decision viz
tually awarded the land in controversy to the
State of Louisiana. There are now about s. 900
settlers within the limits of the tract claimed by
SIiddel and his associates.
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Funeral of General Humphreys.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2.-The funeral of General
Humphreys took place from his late residence
this afternoon. In accordance with the wishes
of the family, there was no military display.
The Secretary Of War a number of ex-army
officers and their families, and many prominent
people, were present The remains were taken
to the Congressional Cemetery.
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About That Confederate Treasure.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm reference to the dis
patch from Atlanta on Saturday, giving an ac-
count of the finding of a pack of gold and valu
BILE jewels neat Washington, Ga, stating that it
was probably money left by General Breckin-
ridge with Mrs Moss which was afterward
stolen. or obtained by some one unknown to her,
Representative Dibrell, of Tennessee, who was
in command Of the confederate escort at that
time says tho stof@ is Il fiction 80 far as its
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Rector Lowell Resigns.

LONDON, Jan. minister Lowell has retired
from the rectorship of st. Andrews University
TO which he was recently elected. Mr.. Lowell
states that his resignation is owing to the diff
Guilty he would encounter in properly discharg-
ing the duties of rector, in view of his position
as ambassador from the United States. His
resignation is greatly regretted by his supporters
in the recent election and by officials of the uni
VelSitv
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The Handwriting of Eminent Men

New YoRK.-The Spirit of the Times says:
Dan Mace, the champion driver, who, during the.
past twenty-five years piloted millions of dollars
worth of horsetiesh to victory, and who now
holds forth at the Excelsior stables, West
Twenty ninth street, writes that he regards st.
Jacobs Oil the greatest pain-cure in existence
For man OF beast, nothing equals it, says the
proprietor of the New York Club stables, Mr..
e. NJ. Priest-as good a judge of horsefesh as
ever stood in shoe leather
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Mr.. Blaine as a Book-sIaker.
Washington Special.


Some of the politicians have got hold of a
story to the effect that Mr. Blaine is in trouble
with his publishers because of his delay in send
ing in copy. They say the distinguished writer
is delaying the manuscript to not publish
the first volume of the work until after the June
convention, and that complaint has been made
by the publishers because the book could not be
completed on the LIST of January. This COM
plant has been made account of the great
number of orders already received.
Mr. Blaine's intimate friends say that the book
is progressing as rapidly as its writer could have
expected, and that the mere writing part will be
completed within the next six weeks. They de-
clare that there is truth in the report that the
publication of the book is being delayed ac-
count of political reasons, and say that in a work
SO elaborate as the one undertaken by Mr.. Blaine
great care and accuracy have TO be exercised
and that us he has to treat many men still in
public life he has to choose his words well in
every paragraph written
From estimates given by the publishers there
will be about 300, 600 words in each volume De-
Quoting Sundays, this leaves an average of about
1000 words day to be written to complete the
work within the year The book was begun
during the last part of last February Just after
the marriage of Blaine's daughter to Colonel Cop
pinger, and it is commended that if the book is
completed within the year the publishers can
have no reason to be dissatisfied.
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Mrs. Logan's New Year Callers.
81 20 ti,a I,,i pul;s Ixr-r.I---.--a.

opecIAI 70 Tue IhulanapuIls JnurhaI.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2--Among those who re-
ceiyed New Years callers yesterday, Mrs Logan
the wife of Senator Logan, had an unusually
large number of persons constantly in her par
lors Those who called Mrs Logan during
the day outnumtared those who called on
any one member of the cabinet, and this fact is
commented on by those who are closely watching
passing events in connection with the action of
the Republican national convention in June next
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An Uprising Feared.

PARIS, Jan. "A Bayonne telegram states
that revolutionary movement is expected to
occur ON the Franco-Spanish frontier. The
Spanish Minister of the Interior has advised the
French projects on the frontier to take precau
ton to prevent the uprising
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Oil Works Rnrninp.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. Sat 1 o'clock this
morning fire is raging at the Republic oil works.
The cooper-shop is in flames. Loss not ascer-
tainable tonight.
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Confirmation has been received of the report
that the Black Flags massacred the French pris
oners captured before Sontay.
A New Years dinner under the auspices of
Miss Mary Anderson and several friends was
given to go poor children of London. Miss An
derson was chiefly active in promoting the OBJ
jeet, and paid half of the expenses.
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Injured by a Falling Elevator.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-The elevator at Smith
Brothers brewery fell to-day, seriously iniuring
five persons, including two of the proprietors.
The others injured are Otis Cole and George
Weidmieser, who were visiting the building, and
Charles Saver an empoye.
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being any part of the confederate treasure, and
that General Breckenridge never left any such
box as described or any other box with Mrs
Moss and further, that all the money that be
longed to the confederate government that was
there was divided between the officers and men
near MnShinrtnn Ga
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Prussia and the Pone.

BERLIN, Jan "A Rome dispatch says Won
Schlezer, the Prussian minister to the Vatican
has received fresh instructions from the Prussian
government, and has resumed negotiations with
the Vatican
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Two steamboats Burned at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, JAN 2-The steamboats, Colorado
near the section docks, in the southern part of
the city, this morning the overtrnning of the
Colorado causing tho fire. The City of Alton
had been dismantled. Each boat was valued at
$4,000 Insurance. Colorado $4,000; City Of
Alton So, 500