The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-17
MIR. BLAtNE's HISTORY.
The Interesting Events Treated in the Sec
Ond Tolume-Large Sale of the Work.

The Interesting Events Treated in the Sec
Ond Tolume-Large Sale of the Work.
Norwich tConn.) Dispatch.
The second volume of Mr.. Blaine'S history,
taking up the thread of the narrative at the end
of the war and bringing it down to Garhelds adj
ministration, will treat upon the subject of the
reconstruction. the impeachment of President
johnson, the Electoral Commission, the resump-
ton of specie payments, and other issues of such
recent interest that it will possess, in addition
to its historical value, a more curious attraction
for living contemporaries than its predecessor.
Mr.. Blaine, while c%ontning himself rigidly with
in the bounds OF truthful autobiography, will
handle actual facts in the lively fashion of which
he is capable. Mr.. Bayard. for instance, will be
one Of many who will find a peculiar fascination
in the secondvolume.
Mr.. Blaine record of the reconstruction
period. in which Stanton and Sumner are con
spicuous figures, has been completed, and proves
to be of absorbing interest. The author is now
well advancedin the ost-reconstruction history.
Until within a day or two he had done no writ
ing for his book since he started on his remark
able tour to the West before election. Having
arrived in Washington, and taken up his resi-
dence in eX- Senator WINDOWS house, he has al
ready assumed his literary labors, and will com
plete them by contract in February. The second
volume will be out within twenty-four hours Of
the receipt of the last revise.
The3 portraits to be included in the second
volume have already been determined and en-
graved. The frontispiece will be a full PACED
BOfLhll VI IeSlutIb s0EstIlb. 1T VIII GaSO
be full page portraits of President Hayes and
President Garfield. One plate viii contain
Vice-presidents Hamlin, ColfaX, Wilson,
Wheeler and johnson, the last named occupying
the central position. Another will embrace
Benjamin F. Butler, Roscoe Conkling, George
+. Edmunds, Matthew Hale Carpenter, VIM. A.
Buckingham, Timothy o. Howe and Allen G..
Thurman. A.third will represent Lucius &C.
Lamar, Thomas F.. .Bayard, Benjamin II. Hill,
Augustus II. Garland, James b. Beck, Samuel
j. Randall and AlexanderH stephens. A fourth
group willembraee five colored representatives,
Il. r. Revels, James T.. Rapier, B.. *. Bruce
j. Fl. Rainey and John r. Lynch.
One who had an interview with Mr.. Blaine a
Jews days ago says that the reports alleging that
he is broken down and looking unwell aIe abso-
lutely untrue.
Mr.. Blaine is looking remarkable well, and
says he has not lost a wink of sleep since mid
night, Nov. 4. He, is as bright and cheerful as
ever, and is very enthusiastic about his book
work. When this task is completed he will be-
gin on another historical work, the nature of
which is unknown.
1t is authenticity stated that more subscrip-
tons for the Twenty Years" were received in
November than in October; and more thus far
in December than during the corresponding
period of November. This 'may be interpreted
as rejecting a wide sentiment that the scombina-
ton of fortnitous circumstances which led to
Cleveland's election was not in reality a defeat
tor Mr.. Blaine, whose career has yetto reach.its
height.
Upon reading a report that Mr.. Blaine has
told a Congressman since the election that his
book will net him 5000, 900. a trustworthy in
formant said that Mr.. Blaine would stand by his
statements. He't thought the book ought to do
work have an army of six thousand agents can
wasting for the book, some Of whom are in the
Sandwich Islands and Mexico, whence orders
have been received.