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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27
A Contest May Be Expected Over Appoint
ments to Offices Where the Terms Of In
cumbents Have Not Expired
Mr.. Randall Will Not Oppose the Pro-
posed Changes in the House Rules.
Senator Blair Confident that His Education
Bill Will Be Passed-Why Democrats
We're Removed from Office in 1851.
THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
An Indiscriminate Fight Will Not Be Mad

An Indiscriminate Fight Will Not Be Made
Against Them by the Senate.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-'There has been
great deal written" said Republican Sen
ator to the Journal correspondent upon the
action of the Republican members of the Senate
in regard to the Presidents nominations. Some
people insist that there is a combination on the
majority side of the Senate, which is banded to-
gether for the purpose of wholesale opposition to
the Presidents action in selecting his appointees.
There are papers that think it necessary, from
time to time, to quote various members Of the
Senate when they assert that there will be no
factious opposition, and only day or two ago
noticed that President Cleveland had informally
notified all Republican members having obiec-
tons to arys6 his nominations to acquaint him
with their objections before the Senate meets.
Now, ] think that all these statements and
counter Statements are altogether unnecessary.
No one with a grain of sense supposes for
moment that the Republican senators are to
make solid phaanx' in opposition to the will
of the chief executive, nor is it likely that the
members having objections to individual, cases
will avail themselves of the privilege offered
them by the President to explain their OBJ
jections in advance Of the $780, or more, of
nominations which may be expected in the early
days of the Senate, upon which action must be
taken, there many hundreds which are ex-
cellent, against which no objection can be made
by any one; again, there are others who are
utterly unfit for the places to which they
have been nominated. Their shortcomings
will perhaps be shown to the President
before he finds it necessary to send in their nom
nations to the Senate for action. But aside
from these two classes there are great many
appointees who, while understandable in them
selves, will be opposed, because to confirm them
would mean the acauiescence of the Senate in
the removal by the President of excellent men ap-
pointed short time ago, whose terms have not
expired 1t is upon this class that fight may
be expected, and / shall be very much surprised
if there is not great deal of bitterness growing
out of the fact that the President promised to
observe the spirit of the cviservice law, and
yet violated his promise as attacked by
politicians anxious to secure the spoils Of the
victory of last November.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

BECKY JONES, of Ludlow-street Jail and fem
mime obstinacy fame has again bobbed up Sc
renely with present for Warden Herman, in
the shape of fine silver tea set. She accom-
panies it with letter, which she p. SIS in the
following characteristic fashion:
Up. S.-Poor Ward, l feel very sorry for him.
If l could of went instead of him would of won't
willingly. B. j."
In some respects Miss Becky IS female Mi
cawber, or would of" been if she could. She is
now comfortably domiciled at Ballston, N. Y,
and signs herself ''as ever Obstinate Warden
Herman is not married and neither is Becky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

CINCINNATI has at least one very discreet citi-
zen, one man who knows how to avoid trouble
and to save others as we'll as himself. While
drinking in a saloon he witnessed the most
brutal treatment of woman by half-drunken
man, who insisted on her drinking glass of
wine at one gulp. Two other men were at the
same table with the man and woman, and, when
he threatened to beat her black and
blue if she did not drink the wine, the
two feebly demonstrated, saying that it
would be outrageous to force the girl to
drink what she did not want This maddened
him the more, and he threatened her life unless
she did as he ordered The very discreet man
who witnessed this says his conduct toward her
was SO intensely brutal that it was with
great difficulty that he refrained from interfer-
ing for her protection; but his discretion got the
the better of him, and he withdrew from the
loon. In moment the girl came rushing out,
weeping and crying for protection. Her tor
mentor followed her, caught her about the
waist and threw her on to the iron guard
which protects the glass window next to his sa-
loon. The crash of her body against
the pointed edges of the iron was
audible for block, and her cry of suffer
ing followed it. The bystander then withdrew,
lest, as he sad he should be drawn ointertere in
her behalf probably at the cost of his life or some
one eses. The woman finally broke loose and
started for the river with the avowed intention
of committing suicide, when her cowardly tor
mentor-for he could not have been else than
coward-followed her, and with pleadings be-
sought her to relinquish her designs upon self
destruction. What this brutal bully needed was
thrashing There was no need Of killing or
being killed. A man who visits saloon should
not be too nice to come to womans rescue
there, even though some one should be hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE suggestion is made by several enthusi-
astic journals-all on this side Of the Allan
tic, it may be remarked-that now is a good
time for Spain to throw monarchy overheard
and become a republic. The advice speaks
well for the loyalty of the journals in ques-
ton to their own institutions, but it is some
what premature Spain has not reached the
point of self-government by at least several
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

The participants in Japanese weddings" a
form Of entertainment very popular at church
socials in towns where the appearance of the
"Mikado' has suggested the idea. are experience
ing considerable embarrassment in New York.
and elsewhere over the fear that they are act
ually married, after all The marriages were
intended, of course, to be mock affairs but the
ceremonies having been performed, in some
cases, by clergymen or other authorized persons,
not unreasonable suspicion has gained ground
that the Japanese unions are sufficiently Ameri-
can to be legal. In one instance mentioned.
where the young man and woman who kindly per-
sonated Nanki-Poo and Yum Yum for the bene-
fit of their non-theater- going neghbors, had each
formed previous matrimonial engagements, great
confusion and dismay exists. 1t is probably the
wisest and safest plan for those DESTROYS of wit
Messing the joining Of two Japanese hearts TO GO
to professional show, where there is no danger
that the performance is anything but ..play
acting"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

ONLY few days ago the ''bloody-shirters,
the men who believe in free and fair elections,
were tainted by Eastern mugwump papers
with the intelligence that in Kentucky the
people were moving for the higher education
of the blacks, and were about to erect and
endow a college especially for them. The
knowledge that this thing WAS contemplated
has been sedulously kept from the public, and
we were not aware that such great things
were in store for the coored youth of that
State. And even if it be true, and before &C
cepting this as a rebuke to men who
want honesty in elections, it would be in
teresting to know what people Of Kentucky
are moving for the education of the negro,
and whether the intiatory step was taken by
Democrat opposed to 'the bloody shirt" of
free elections. The average Republican is
incredulous when fairy tales of this kind are
told. We have failed to see any signs of a
genuine, wholesome movement for the eleva-
ton of the Southern negro that did not have
its origin at the North, generally setin motion
with Northern capital We may be mistaken,
and really hope we are, but the Kentucky
story will be kept in brine until properly veri-
fed. We don't say it isn't true, but we are very
strongly inclined to discredit it. Certain it
is that such things do not obtain in many
Southern States-in Georgia for example.
AT Quitman, that State, a suitable building
was donated by Mrs. Allen, of Waterbury,
Conn, as school or college for colored youth.
1t had been running about month, when
it was destroyed by an incendiary. 1t was
one of the finest structures in the place,
and the thought maddened the aristocratc
populace, who took this way of showing their
resentment. The "bloody shirt idea of free
elections would not be tolerated for moment
at Quitman. Now that the college has been
destroyed and the teachers scattered, the
people express indignation at the "unkpown"
incendiary, and declare that they will hunt
him down at any cost The Journal will
gladly publish the news of his arrest and pun
ishment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

either by reason of their overweight expecta-
tons or because they were blase, decidedly too
tame to be satisfactory. She was naughty, but
not naughty enough. Having seen her and
found her representations comparatively respect
able they went no more. On the other hand
the advance advertising was sufficient to cause
the reputable and far the larger class Of theater
goers to remain aloof, and they have not yet
been persuaded to lend countenance to the
French woman who must be improper because
her manager said so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE funeral services of the late Vice-presi-
dent will be held on TuesdayAat u o'clock,
meridian, in st. Pauls Cathedral. The body
will be removed to the court-hcu use on Sunday,
at noon, and lie in state until Tuesday morn
ing. The President and his Cabinet and the
Washington party will probably arrive here
by special train on Tuesday morning
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE good and faithful Democrats of Cotuit,
Mass, are SO enraged over the appointment of
woman as postmistress there that they have
combined to boycott her, and are resorting to
the methods usual to such cases. If she is an
ornament to the sex she will recall the forti-
tude of Becky Jones, of Ludlow street Jail
fame, and hold the fort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

HENRY WARD BEECHER is careless in his re-
marks Of the late H. B. Clsfiin he says HE
never gambled-I do not mean with cards-but
legally and Internally" This leaves the infer
ence to be drawn that the departed trustee of
Plymouth Church perhaps now and then in
dulged in a strictly moral game of draw, with
his brethren or possibly his pastor. Mr.. Beech
err, it may De- is one of those who hold that there
is nothing ''infernal" about poker if you don't
get caught at it by wicked sinners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

IN 1884, in q presidential election, there
were but 1855 votes cast in the city of At
lanta On Wednesday, upon the question of
prohibiting the open traffic in liquor under
the local-regulation law Of that State there
were over 1000 votes cast. Where were the
more than 1900 votes that were not cast in
the great and exciting Presidential electioni
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

PHILIP OWENS, of Jacksonville, Tex. has
been waylad and shot by a man named Rance
Music. Death by music is bad enough but usu-
ally it Is slow, lingering horrible taking off,
from which the victim gladly makes escape at
last by passing to better land, where earthly
music never comes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

message the secrets are oozing out through
some unplugged leak or other and, the first
thing Mr.. Cleveland knows, everybody will
be as familiar with the contents of the docu-
ment as he is-and all before its final deliv-
cry, too. However, it does not appear, so tar,
that anything very startling is to be said, and
it is not likely that the premature disclosures
will bear serious consenuences
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

A NEBRASKA convict has confessed to having
murdered an Omaha man several years ago. These
confessions are usually to be regarded with some
degree of doubt; but, inasmuch as this convict
had previously served term in prison for steal
ing an Illinois editors overcoat, he seems to be
depraved wretch capable of anything, and his
story is probably true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

Asit must, of course, be supposed that King
Alfonso has gone to the land where all good
kings go, it follows that he is spending his
Thanksgiving day with Mercedes, the fair
young queen whom the royal gossips united in
saying he married for love as we'll as policy
Whether this pious reflection will mitigate the
grief of the widowed Queen Christine, can only
be matter of conjecture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

AT Omaha, a few nights ago. Mr. Lauer shot
and killed his wife, alleging afterwards that he
mstook her for burglar. 1t was of record that
two years ago he had severely punished her on
Christmas, finishing his diversion by knocking
her down with the Christmas turkcy-a most
unseemly use to put that noble bird to- When
it was found that he had shot and killed his wife
the populace recalled his violence of o,sser years.
and wanted his blood with the least delay posi-
BILE. The coroner's jury merely held him to
trial, and the criticism was so fierce that the cor
oner felt called upon to defend himself in a card
to the public. He said that he himself had en-
tered upon the examination of the case
with strong feeling against Lauer,
but that investigation had convinced
him that there was very great probability that
the accused was innocent, and that no more
could be done with him than to hold him for
trial at such time when the great feeling against
him should measurable subside ANYBODY
who knows woman" he says knows that they
are always climbing about at night, fixing birds,
protecting nice flowers from frost, and reeulat-
ing ventilation" Reasoning from these prem
Uses, he argues that there is strong probability
of Lauer installing his wife for burglar under
just such circumstances. We think the deduc-
tioA faulty and the premises absurd Women,
as rule with very few noble exceptions, do wake
up in the Silly hours of the night but instead Of
climbing about, looking after the comfort and
security of birds and flowers, generally
make the alleged head of the house do the
climbing" The probabilities are that Lauer
was victim of just such tyranny, and the
chances are that in desperation he shot his wife
to escape further persecution. He should be
held to trial, but extenuating circumstances
must plead loudly in his favor. Men inclined to
resort to mob law should take it home to them
selves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27
Yesterdays journal.

The large edition of yesterdays Journal, con-
tanning so complete an account of the death of
Vice-presdent Hendricks was exhausted while
the demand was yet unsatisfed. We have
printed second edition, and those desiring
copies for mailing, or to preserve as memorials,
can now be accommodated at the counting-room.
We will preserve the plates for day or two, so
as to answer any calls that may be made, either
at home or from abroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

WHILE playing at Pittsburg on Wednesday
night Clara Morris's dress train took fire from
the footlghts, and for few moments it looked
as though she would be burned to death She
helped extinguish the blaze, and went on with
the play as though nothing had happened This
looked like nerve But the very day before
when a constable had levied upon her effects for
a claim of $40, Clara tainted. It's hard to tell
what woman will do under trying circum-
stances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

WE believe chat Hon. John A. Logan will
be elected President of the Senate There is
such q manifest propriety in this, under all
the circumstances that it may be taken for
granted that such will be the final action of
the Republican senator's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

Mr. HENDRICKS is the fifth Vice president
who has died in office-George Clinton, dur
ing the first term of Madison; Elbridge Gerry,
during the second term Of Madison; William
r. King Vice-president under Pierce, and
Henry Wilson, during Grants second term,
being his four predecessors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

The Republican legislator of Ohio who
wants to avoid the very appearance of evil
will take care not to be seen in suspicious dal-
dance with wealthy Democrats. The pubs
licity given to the fact that the latter gentry
are on a still-hunt for corruptible law makers
is likely to defeat their object
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

The observance of Thanksgiving was very
general throughout the city yesterday. The
church services were unusually we'll attended,
and at nearly all appropriate reference was
made to the event which had cast such an un-
expected shadow over the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE unfeeling conduct of President Cleveland
man to assuage their first pangs of grief by
weeping upon his shoulder on Wednesday night
cannot be too strongly condemned by friends of
those gentlemen. No one but man of mug
wump tendencies could have turned those two
Indiana statesmen out into the cold night with
out word of comfort.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE decision of the Cincinnati Circuit
Court in ordering the issuing of certificates of
election to the Republican senators from Ham
ilton county should put an end to all foolish
speculations as to who will be the next United
States senator from that State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THOSE who saw no reason for rejoicing on
Thanksgiving day may, perhaps, venture to give
thanks for one blessing, now that the festival is
over. This is the circumstance that rest may
be expected from the ''Cerv'n- Turkey jokes per-
petrated by professional and amateur humorists
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

THE committees appointed to attend the
funeral of the late Vice president on behalf of
the Senate and House of representatives en-
brace a number of the most distinguished
men of the Nation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

Mr.. CLEVELAND is far more precious to the
Democracy than he was two days ago; for the
next three years that party will cherish him
as the apple of its eye
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27
serious consequences.

WHATEVER may be the merit or lack of merit
in the arraignment by third party Prohibi-
tionists of the Republican party for want of
sympathy with the prohibition movement, we
take occasion to say that no profit will inure
to the prohibition cause by denouncing the
Republican party for its efforts to correct the
abuse of the elective franchise by which, in
most Of the Southern States, one late rebel
soldier counts equal to two late Union soldiers
in the election of President, and by which
the States Of Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana
and Mississippi, with an aggregate voting pop
ulation of only 2,312 more than the State of
Indiana, have thirty-six votes in the
Electoral College to our fifteen; in
other words, in which five late
rebel soldiers count as much as twelve Union
soldiers in Indiana. There may be abuses
nearer home after which the Republicans
ought to look. We concede that there are
but it must be confessed, also, even by our
enemies, that the Republicans are spasing no
pains or expense to correct them. But they
are confronted at every step by Democratic
courts, Democratic grand juries and other
Democratic organizations, to such an extent
that Captain Anderson, of Cincinnati, a life
long Democrat, one of the committee of one
hundred, says that it is the only formidable
hindrance in the way of breaking up that cor
rupt ring The third party man will make no
friends for his cause, and much less for his
party, by raising the insane cry of bloody shirt
when speaking Of the crusade which the
Republicans are making first against the
Ubiquitous apportionment or the iniquitous
abuses which disfranchse half of the Ameri-
can people, while fighting as best they may
for fair and honest elections at home. If it
must come to that temperance in every form
will be held in allegiance until this question is
settled, as it was held in allegiance twenty
years ago. while the armed bands of rebels
were in the tented field. The war of the
Rebellion can never be considered ended while
in any section five rebel soldiers WELD the
same influence that twelve Union soldiers do
in the North We have no disposition to OBJ
trude our advice upon the good men who con-
stitute the Prohibition party, yet we are
tempted to suggest that if they are capable of
grasping two ideas or issues, it would be better
for them to take on this live ISSUE rather than to
repel the millions who expect to make it para
mount to every other question until every
American citizen can stand upon the platform
so boldly stated by General Grant, that every
man must be permitted to vote and every vote
must be honestly counted, and that Union
soldier shall have as good right to be heard
in the councils of the Nation as rebel SOL
der. This may be "bloody shirt" but we de-
sire to say again and again that it will remain
the principal issue in politics in this country
until every drop Of blood is washed out of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

A DISCRIMINATING Chicago observer accounts
for the poor patronage given by American thea
ter-goers to Madame Judic by the fact that her
naughtiness was too strenuously insisted upon by
her manager before her arrival This. it was
thought, would prove a drawing card, but as it
turned out the class OF men which was attracted
by her Wanted stage wickedness found her,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

AN Eastern paper records case of blood
poisoning caused by tobogganing, or coasting.
An exchange thinks it is the beginning of new
disease. There ought to be some new disease
for this new and atrocious term for coasting,
which latter is euphemism for the regular old
fashioned. genuine sport of sidin down hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

SOME of the temperance orators whose tai
ents in this line have been developed by the
recent local option fight in Atlanta, will prob
ably be called to wider field. A great deal
Of eloquence was spent in the effort to carry
prohibition, and the result shows that it was
not wasted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

In 1884 Mr.. ST. John poled just 165 votes
in the entire State of Georgia. But Georgia
has practically prohibited the open traffic in
liquor under the operations of a local-regula-
tion law. Evidently the people of Georgia have
been able to treat this question in non-parti-
san way, and without the aid of third party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27

AN art critic in an Eastern paper describes a
picture by well-known painter as '1ady like
landscape" This can hardly be considered def
mite, bat in the absence of further particulars a
lady-like landscape may be supposed to be one
with a lot of men in the foreground, as well as
In nersnectiyA