The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-12
+ HI TRIAL.
Scenes In the Apartments of Nine. Clovis
Hughes After Her Acquittal.

scenes In the Apartments of Nine. Clovis
Hughes After Her Acquittal.
PARIS. Jan. l0.-At 6:30 yesterday afternoon
Nine. Hughes received the visits of her numer
GUS friends and admirers at her apartment, No.
"A Rue st. Louis en- Lille. The salon was bril-
lantly lighted and the entire apartment filed
with perfect avalanehes of rare covers. A bust
of Nine. HIgues in white marble, standing con-
spicuously between two large windows. was
decked with ~festoons of laurel and myrtle inter
woven with roses and lilacs. Huge pyramids of
letters and cards of congratualation completely
covered the center of the table. and during two
hours over sixty kilograms arrived, from all cor
ners of France The heroine of the
day received one Of her guests
with the remark: Il have almost made
up my mind to undergo the alternative of
four months imprisonment rather than pay the
2.OO0 francs damages to Morin's father" N.
Ciovls-Hugues's admiring constituents sent him
most cordial and pressing invitations to visit
Marseilles, and the deputy has decided to accept
the invitations. which are especially agreeable
to Nine. Hughes, who says she needs change of
scene. those who have not seen q portrait of
Nine. Clovis Hugues may form an accurate opin-
ion of her general appearance and features by
looking at IA picture of the late Nine. Parepa
Rosa. The general outline of the face is a trifie
coarser than that of the great cantatrice, but
the resemblance is most striking. M. Hughes
says that he is slmost certain that he has dis
covered the real author of the anony-
nous letters and postal cards. His
suspicious have fallen upon one of his
most jealous political rivals. The fiery
Deputy has charged two friends to.ascertain the
truth by the aid of professional experts, and re-
marked: Il propose to obtain complete repara-
ton, but by other means than a duel" The
effect OF the acquittal is already apparent on the
bouievards by glaring advertisements of Bijou
revolvers, no less than 8, 239 of which were sold
yesterday.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The Figaro publishes a sensational cartoon
representing a large nut-cracker, bet0 cen the
two blades of which are two skulls being
crushed to dust. One skull is intended to rep
resent MORN, the other skull the victim of nj.
Hugues's duel at Marseilies, who expressed
objections to Hugues's civil marriage. One of
the blades of the nut-cracker is inscribed
Paris" The handle is surmounted
by a portrait of Nine. Clovis Hughes. The other
blade is inscribed ''Marseilles," and is sur
mounted by a portrait of NJ. Clovis Hughes.
This extraordinary cartoon is entitled ''un
couple fatal" These two events, both of intense
dramatic interest, have fairly monopolized the
attention OF the entire community. The Paris
papers of yesterday and to-day devote an aver
age OF twelve columns each to these two dramas.
making a total Of nearly 500 columns of closely
condensed complies rendus and criticism of what
rdriS almost unanimously procialmS TO ne the
acclmation of American customs. For the mo-
ment the war in China is forgotten; Bismarck
and peridious Albion are relocated to the lam
ber-room; Madagascar and the coming elections
are consigned to oblivion.
OF the Hughes jury, six were in favor of
conviction, two of a~cquittal and four
were neutral. N. Hughes has dis
covered tho author of the ANONYMOUS
post cards which figured prominently in the
trial, and will prosecute the person. A duel
with swords. arising out of the acquittal Of
Mme. Hughes has taken place.