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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
CHRISTM AS-GlVING.
Indications Pointing to Condition of FL
nancial Prosperity Among the People.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-The work of the post
Office clerks and lettercarriers, always heavy
during the holiday season, shows up to this date
a large increase over that of any previous year.
From o'clock on the 23d to l p. NJ. of the Oath
there were dispatched from the general postofice
to uptown branches, for delivery there 322
pouches of letters and 423 sacks of other mail
matter, largely composed of packages containing
Christmas gifts, and during the same time there
were received at the general postofice, from up
town branches 376 pouches of letters and
491 sacks Of other mail matter Very
heavy local mails were also exchanged directly
between uptown branches, including over 300
sacks of packages. In addition 5, GAG sacks of
packages of various kinds were dispatched from
the general postoffice to other Offices throughout
the country, besides much more than the usual
number of letters There has been falling off of
Christmas cards, a fact which indicates increased
ability on the part OF the general public to send
their holiday remembrances in a more substan-
tial form than ornamental pasteboard The
statement, however, only furnishes partial in
dex to the extent of the Christmas giving of this
city this year. The shops have been
more brilliant in holiday goods
than ever before, and they have
been actually packed with buyers during the en-
tire week Shopkeepers report marked ten
6ency toward the purchase OF beautiful and cost
ly remembrances. Most of these purchases have
been carried away by the buyers or packed for
delivery from the place of purchase to morrow
morning. For the past two days progress along
the streets in the retail shopping district has
been more than usually difficult, on account of
the number Of people staggering along under
loads of parcels. The express companies report
that they have never before had as much busi-
to handle FOR out-of-town points. extra
forces of clerks being kept busy far into the
night, and, in addition. there have been heavy
deliveries in the city and suburbs by distric,
messengers.
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DYSPEPTIC STATESMEN.
Gases of Bad and Irascibie Temper Among
Distinguished Men,


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Dec 4-Representative Wm
r. Morrison, of Illinois, who has gained so much
celebrity in horizontal tariff reduction efforts
and successful revision Of the rules of the House
has grown very morose of late Whether it is on
account Of his defeat for the United States Senate
against General Logan, or because he is molest-
ed great deal 10y the public making inquiries
Of him, IS not known. 1t is true, however, that
the William r. Morrison of to day is not the
William r. Morrison of eighteen months ago.
He has grown very i'll in temper and clustering
in manner. His constituents, when they come
to see him, unless they have something Of the
same disposition as himself. cover before him.
Speaking of the harsh manners of public men
here gentleman who comes in contact with
nearly all of them daily remarked, to-day:
Il have discovered that the men who are in
chned to be dyspeptic and gouty in their nclina-
t!ons have been growing worse very rapidly for
some time. Some OF them are already almost
uubearable. have often remarked the growth
of this disposition on the part of Mr.. Morrison
OF late, while Mr.. Randall has become almost
bear. and 1T is like taking ones breath to
approach him with any kind of civil
subject. He seems to get all out of
patience when one asks him a common question.
Personally both Of these men growing less
popular with the people who come in contacs
with them. | was talking the other day to
Abram S. Hewitt, the distinguished statesman
from New York. You know Hewitt has the dvs-
pepsa, and there is more harshness in that little
bent form than in any other composition the
hall OF the House of Representatives ever held.
was astonished, however, to notice that he was
more gentle and accommodating in his manner,
and instantly inquired, upon meeting him, if his
health was not better than usual, and he said it
was think that any man with dyspepsia,
gout rheumatism and kindred ailments which
llnger about one and incline him to be
unpleasant, is unfit to occupy position in public
life here because he vents his spleen upon the
poor devils who have to go to him. Senator
Vest, of Missouri is one Of the most harsh men
have ever met, and it seems to put iron into
his soul to have to speak gently to anyone he is
so inclined to buster and snarl. ard cut ones
feelings Senator Beck is also brash fellow in
his manner, and person breads to have to 60 to
him for anything 1 afraid, too, that Sena-
tor Voorhees,, who has won such laurels for his
hospitality and kindly manner, is growing harsh
and unpleasant in his ways fast, for often hear
the remark that he has hurt somebody's feel.
ingSo
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He Told at Least Two Prominent Indianians
that He Did Not Believe the Pending
Nominations Would Be Confirmed.
The Opposition Aroused by the Action
of Land Commissioner Sparks.
The President Expects that Some of His
Nominations Will Be Contested, but Is
Not Worrying Himself About 1t.
THE INDIANA NOMINATIONS.
Senator Voorhees, Told Two Persons that Hs
Thought They Vonld Not BE Confirmed.

Senator Voorhees, Told Two Persons that He
Thought They Would Not BE Confirmed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "A good deal has been
said in Indiana circles to-day about the state
ment of Senator Voorhees,, on Sunday last, that
he did not believe that the nominations Of
Messrs. Lamb Hawkins, Henderson, Hunter
and Postmaster Wads worth of LaPorte, would
be confirmed. 1t is stated upon good authority
that Senator Voorhees, made this expression to
at least two Indiana Democrats, both of whom
are known throughout the State. The card
about the matter telegraphed from here on Mon
day by Senator Voorhees,, and published on
Tuesday, is not considered a denial by Indiani-
ans in this city: as the Senator has talked free
ly. it is said, about the matter to number of
gentlemen, and has not denied that he said he
believed the nominations mentioned would not
be confirmed. Senator Voorhees, was not quoted
as saying that he knew the nominations would
not be confirmed, or that he had any personal or
positive information on the subject. 1t was only
his belief. from what he had heard and OBJ
served, that he is reported to have expressed in
that opinion.
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THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
He Expects that Some of Them VIII Be Con
tested, but Is Not Worrying About 1t.


tested but Is Not Worrying About 1t.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1T will not be until
some time in March, and possibly April before
the nominations in the Senate have been cleared
this morning. ''When the Senate reconvenes,
on the 9Th of January there will be considerable
a thousand nominations before it. The
great bulk of these Of course, will be disposed
of without objection; but already there have
been objections to nearly third Of them.
never saw so much complaint made about nomi-
nations. Quite a fight will be made over a large
number Of them, and in my judgement there
will be at least fifty of them withdrawn"
"Do you know whether the Present is aware Of
this condition of affairsl'
Yes" replied the senator. "for although l
am a Republican have talked to him on the
subject. He talks it all over philosorhically and
says that all Presidents have made mistakes, and
considering the fact that his party has so long
been out of power it has made no more mistakes
than would naturally have been expected He
stated to me that it was all right for the Senate
to refuse to confirm men who were Objectionable
to the masses, and that he only had one thing TO
ask of it, and that to treat every body fairly
and to indicate to him before report was made
that it would be adverse to the nominees; he
would then withdraw the name and send in an
other. L would not be surprised if the number
of adverse reports upon the nominations now
before the Senate-if they are finally made and
the nominations not withdrawn before that
time-will aggregate more than one hundred
or more that 10 per cent. This proportion
is considerably above that made by former
Presidents believe under the last four Presi-
dents the refusals of eonfrmatons were less
than two
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THE STORM AT COLON.
Captain Nordefeldt's Story--Twenty-Two YES
se!s and Sixty Lives Lost

sells and Sixty Lives Lost.
New YORK, Dec. 24-Captain Peter Norde-
feldt and the of the Swedish barkentine
which was DESTROYED in the harbor of Colon DUR
| ing the storm of Dec. 3, arrived in this city
to day, by the Pacific Mail steamer City of Para
To reporter, Captain Nordefeldt told the fol-
lowing story:
I'VE arrived arrived at Colon on Nov. &C. with
a cargo of about four hundred tons of coal We
had, with the aid of lighter, discharged about
forty tons. In the afternoon of Dec. g a heavy
swell from the sea set in, and compelled the
lighter to leave the ship and seek shelter nearer
the shore. The wind at 3 o'clock had
shifted to northwest, and rain fell
in torrents The sea became angrier
and angrler every moment. Fearing that the
ship was beginning to drift, we threw out a
second anchor. This did not hold us so at
o'clock we let go our third anchor. We paid out
all the chain we dared to, but as there was g.
vessel loaded with explosives lying at anchor
just at our stern we had to be mighty careful.
Mountains of water tumbled over us, and for
| time it looked as though we would not keep
afoat till morning. When daylight came
climbed up into the rigging and looked
about about I6e ne sea a..on was scattered with
pieces on the reefs. Just beyond the bar I saw
a vessel bottom upward with a number of men
clinging to it for life. Concluding that we were
going to sink with our cargo, we put up signals
of distress. In the afternoon we observed an
American three masted schooner drifting directly
toward our ship. Seeing that a collision was in
evitable, we set sail and the ship ashore.
We struck reef and cut the rigging overheard.
The American schooner Veteran drifted against
our ship, and part of her rigging fell over
upon decks l sent one of our
sailors ashore with line, and crowd there re-
ceived him. We then took our longboats and
| went ashore. Here we found Captain Pierson
of the Swedish bark General Nicholas. and
Eignor. of Holm, of the Norwegian bark Doug
lass Cash. These insisted or taking our boats
and making an attempt to save the lives of the
crew of the British bark Lynton. They were
unsuccessful at that time, but the next day they
reached the vessel and rescued the Captains
wife, child and three sailors. Twenty-Five YES
sells and sixty lives were lost in that storm
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A Close Vote the Tonquin Credit-Ru-
mored Resignation of the Ministry.
PARIS, Dec. 24-The Chamber of Deputies
has adopted the Tonquin credit by a vote of 274
to 27O. 1t is rumored that, owing to the close
ness of the vote, the Cabinet has resigned. Be
fore the vote was taken, General Campenon,
Secretary of War, spoke in opposition to the
proposed evacuation of Tonquin. He also ad-
vocated the formation of a colonial army.
M. Clemenceau demanded the revision Of the
Tentsin treaty
An uproar ensued, during which NJ. Ferry,
amid Kisses and cheers, made futile attempt to
reply to M. Clemenceau. The latter, continuing
his speech, appealed to Frenchmen to decide
whether it was not the paramount duty of the
government to tighten taxation. The operations
Fin Tonquin, he said, had prevented reforms at
home. and had endangered the very existence Of
the republic.
NJ. De Freycinet, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
declared that it was impossible for France to
evacuate Tonquin. I'VE are masters in Tonquin,
he continued 'and the country will be com
pletely pacifed by April The protectorate over
Tonqnin will be equally as successful as the pro
tectorate over Tunis. The adoption of the Ton
quln credit will have wider bearing than the
| occupation of Tonqu:n, it will decide the
question whether or not France shall have for
eign policy" DeFreycinet's speech was loudly
cheered.
NJ Ferry, replying to NJ. Clemenceau's state
ment that the exPremer had implored Bis
marck's aid. de6ed M. Clemenceau The latter
thereupon read dispatch from Baron de Cour.
cey, French ambassador to Germany addressed
| to NJ. Ferry, stating that Prince Bismarck had
offered to mediate between France aud China
| and NJ Ferrys reply to the Baron, in which he
said he valued most highly the offer of the
| German Chancellor. The reading Of these
| dispatches caused the greatest excitement. NJ
| Ferry was hooted, and tried to rush to the
| Tribune but his friends prevented him from
doing so. The result of the division on the
| Tonquin credit question was the reason of
| tremendous uproar. The Chamber then ad
iourned until the 29th inst
| The vote on the Tonqun credit is a virtual de
| feat of the government, twenty four Conserva
| tives, who would have voted against it, having
| been deprived of their seats.
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Wages of Iron-Workers.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 24-The wages of steel
rail-workers, although members of the Amalga-
: mated Association, are arranged every January.
steps have been taken by the association looking
toward an advance in wages aud the manufact-
urers have given no notice of any contemplated
reduction. During the past few days the mem.
pers nave gwen this matter considerable atten
ton. The Labor Tribune this week advises the
workmen to ask for Is per cent advance mas
much as the price and demand for steel rails
have increased materially during the past wear
and the market promises to be well maintained
throughout 1856 1t also recommends the adop-
tion of O scale providing for per cent increase
in wages for each dollar per ton advance in the
price of rails, and corresponding decrease if
: the market declines.
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Republican Support for the President

Washington special to Chicago Tribune.
There seems to be no reason to expect that any
very large number of nominations to Office made
by the President will be rejected. A prominent
Democratic senator remarked o-day that the
President had many grateful friends amongst
the Republican senators, and added: II could
name more thar, half dozen Republican sena-
tors who have more friends in good, fat federal
Offices than I, and half dozen who have about
as many as /. have no doubt that some nom.
ina tions will be rejected, but that will in most
cases be done with the helpof Democratic votes
Inquiry was made of Republican senator as
to the truth of these remarks. He said: 'Un-
fortunately for the Republicans, it is true. Our
party in the Senate is very weak-not numer-
ically or intellectually. but for the reason
stated There are men our side who have ac-
cepted and are still receiving favors from the
President. aud who have relatives and friends in
places. They insist that the Offices should GO
with the presidency, and that the Pres-
dent should have the right TO dis
place Republicans and put Democrats
in. They say they will not inquire into his rea-
sons for removing any official. nor want him to
show cause for doing so, hut will only vote TO
reject nominations which are lad aud when the
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Parnel Embarrassed by Egan's Utterances.

CaDIe Special.
Great interest was aroused to-day among pol
iticians of all classes by the publication of the
utterances of Mr.. Egan, of Nebraska, which
were cabled over here by the special cable cor
respondents. While the Irish National League
of America, of which Mr.. Egan is president, is
an entirely separate organization from the Irish
National League in Ireland, and has no authority
to dictate the latter's policy, yet the wishes of
the American league have all the weight that is
implied by the fact of its being the source
whence comes the major portion of the funds
upon which Mr.. Parnell and his Nationalist
coadjutors depend as the means of carrying
their political schemes to successful issue.
Mr. Egan is. therefore, regarded as one speak
ing with authority, and when he says, X believe
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The pope,s Holiday Eenefaotions.

ROME, Dec. 24.-The Pope made emphatic the
Christmas text of good will toward mon" by
distributing last evening among the deserving
poor of So, 900 (American money! in small coin.
Also, 100 beds, bedding, and bed linen to as
many deserving families. He is still looking i'll,
but will attend the ecclesiastical ceremonies of
Christmas
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A Fruitless Conference.

CORK, Dec 24.-Representatives of the Cork
Steam Packet Company and of the Cattle Deal
ers' Association met to day to consider the con-
cessions proposed by the steamship company
yesterday. The conference progressed amicably
until the last moment, when quarrel arose,
and the representatives refused to sign the
agreement. In consequence of the failure to
agree, the cattle dealers have resolved to con-
time the bOvrott
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Gcrman-American To Be Expelled.

BERLIN, Dec 24-The Foreign Office has mott
fed Mr.. Pendleton, the American minister, that
it is intended to expel the German Americans
residing at Scbleswig, who emigrated to the
United States just before becoming liable to
military service and returned after being nat
uralized. The recent order of expulsion OF 9TH
er German-Americans remains suspended
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why sheehan Murdered His Relatives.

DUBLIN, Dec 24-Wiiam Sheehan, who was
convicted on the 10Th inst. of having murdered
his mother, his brother Thomas and his sister
Mary, at Castleton- Rochela, near Cork. in Oc-
tober, 1877, has made full confession of his
crime. He excupates his brother in-law, David
Brown. who is under arrest from any partici-
patton in the crime. Sheehan alleges that he
was led to commit the murder by the persist
ency of his mother in demanding f300 dowry
from Farmer Brown before she would consent
to her son (the prisoner) marrying Miss Brown.
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THE NATIONAL GUARD.
A Striking Contrast of Methods--yalue of tho
Militia as Soldiers.

Militia as Soldiers.
Special TO the indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Referring to the re-
cent meeting of the National Guard Associ- -tion,
held here last week, Colonel Moore who COM
mands the famous Light Infantry of this Dis.
trct said to your correspondent:
II paid brief visit to the meeting of the
National Guards and had talk about tho scope
Of their work. The Adjutant- general of the
National Guard. which is nothing more nor less
than the aggregated militia of the several States
Informed me that he had full general COM
mand of the whole organization and conducted
all the clerical work himself In my mind ]
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Indians Surprised by Volunteers.

Ell PAso, Tex. Dec. PA band of Indians
were surprised by body Of volunteers, while
encamped near the railroad track between Cliff
ton and Lordsburg, to-day. Eleven savages
were killed and thirty-three horses captured
The assaultiEg party was mainly camposed of
Mexican residents, under the guidance of Big
Jm a Colorado deputy sheriff. The attack
took place before daylight The Indians, though
we'll armed, were so completely demoralized
that they fed without making resistance and
are now scattered through the mountains.
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Cable Notes.

1t is reported that cholera is raging in Cayenne,
the capital of French Guiana.
The Pope gave Christmas reception yester-
day to the cardinals in Rome. His Holiness. in
an encyclcal letter, proclaimed the year 1886 a
year of jubilee
Zanzibar and Germany have signed treaty Of
commerce. the provisions of which favor the
Hamburg mercantile community and the East
African Society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
The Colliery Disaster in wales.

LONDON, Dec pa dispatch from Pont-y-
Priad, Wales, this morning, says that seventy
five corpses have been recovered from the Fern
dale pit, where an explosion occurred yesterday,
and it is feared that others are buried in the
debris. The scenes in the vicinity of the mine
are pitiful. At daylight fresh body of volun-
manfuly in attempting to discover bodies.
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appointees are proved to be unfit either by rea-
son of their bad character or by want of the nee
essary qualifications. These Senators, holding
such opinions, responsible for the failure of
our caucus to agree to programme for con frma-
tions. Nevertheless, in quite number of cases
the nominations seem to be so very bad that
even these Republican friends of the President
will be compelled to vote for their rejection"
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Favorable Turn In the Illness of the Arch
bishop of Armagh.

DUBLIN, Dec. PA gratifying change has
been observed in the condition of the Archbishop
of Armagh, who was thought. only twenty four
hours ago, to be at the point of death. Hisnearest
friends, who had been called to attend what were
thought to be the last moments of the distin
guished clergyman, were deeply saddened by
what was regarded as positive evidence Of ap-
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proaching dissolution, but the night passed with
out the realization of their fears and in the
morning the Bishop fell into quiet sleep. which
lasted for some hours. and carried with it health
full refreshment, and notwithstanding his ad
vanced age and serious Illness there are now
good grounds for the belief that the Bishop is on
the road to a recovery of his usual vigorous
bpalth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
HEROIC TREATMENT.
The London Times Suggests Method for
Solving the Irish Difficulty.

Solving the Irish Difficulty.
LONDON Dec. 24-The Times, in an editorial
this morning, without advocating such extreme
measures, suggests that the Irish difficulty
could be easily solved in three months by the
exclusion of the Parnelites from the House of
Commons and the proclamation of martial law
in Ireland.
1t is reported that the government intends to
prosecute one Of the recently elected Irish
members of Parliament for a speech made at a
National League meeting, on the ground that
the language used on that occasion tended to in
cite his hearers to commit murder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25

WHY suffer with mumpsq ST. Jacobs Oil al
ways cures them. Fifty cents bottle
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EMANCIPATION IN BRAZIL.
Progress and Prospects Of the Move
ment for the 0bliteration of Slavery.
Obstacles Thrown in the Way of Successful
Execution of the Law by Men Who Claim
Ownership in Human Property.

The London TimesSuggests a Very Rad
ical Remedy for the Irish Troubles.