Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1880, Page 5

{ ism, the denial of the right of private . tion, or, the association of a number THE DAILY BEE: DECEMBER 13, 1880. 5 LABOR AND CAPITAL. Relations of Employer and Employes---The Dangers of Socialistic So- cieties. Abstract of the Lecture of Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor, Sunday Evening. Agreeably to announcement, the first lecture of the Union Catholic Library Associaticn Dime course, was delivered last evening in the catheral of Philomena, by Bishop O'Conner. The subject was ““Socialism,” and was treated in the calm, echolarly, digni- fied sud exhaustive manner so char- acteristic of his lordship’s efforts. The audience was the largest that has assembled in the csthedrsl tor years, and was, indeed, representa- tive of the various classes and condi- tions of society to be found in our country. It wasasplendid tribute to the lecturer and the noble associa- tion under whose auspices he spoke. At precisely 8 o'clock, the bishep commenced his lecture, as follows: Socialism, in its technical sense, may be said to be that ethical theory which aims atthe amelioration of man’s eocial condition through com- maunity of goods and co operation in lebor. It traces nearly all the ills of society to a individual ownership, and 0 united individual effort, in the pro- Juction and distribution of the results of man’s toil, and seeks to remedy them by the removal of these too, as it declarss, prolific sources of human misery. It has, thus, a two- told bearing, the one theoretical, which finds its expression in commun- fsm; the other, practical, which is called co-uperation. Communiem denies the right of ownership, and places the dominion of external goods exclusively in the com- munity, or in the goverament, as the representative of the community. A distingnished modern communist bas declared ownership—individual own- , ership—to he theft—theft from the | state. 8o that, under this system, people might use external goods, but not own them, except in the sense in which a citizen of the Uuited States 1s said to own the National park, or, the Whnite Houss, a light house,a revenue cutter, ora government am bulance. Some communists, from ! Plato to the Oneida Perfectionists, have extended this commnunity of goods even to wives and children, whom they have regarded as property. The transfer of private property to the state, advanced communists think, should be effected by revolution. The more moderate advocate its purchase by the siate, or ita gradual absorpricn by legislation. Others, recognzng the impracticability of these methods, would vest it in voluntary associations, based on community of goods, and bor, till che whole properiy and in- dastrial energy of the nation would be ahsorbed by them. Communiem isnot a thing of recent dat Th~ bishop then traced the history of ‘ommunism from the days of Plato +o the present time; dwelt up»n the fandamental error of social- ership, which he showed to be in fonsistent with both human and di- bine law; showed though a commuui ty of goods was practiced successfully by religious orders, it was utterly im practicable as a religions principl and then indulgedin a brilliant e: sition of the evils which might be ex- pected to flow from its adoption by any people. Reaching the second head of his dis- quree, the bishop said : he other division, or variety of socitlism is, as Thave said, co-opera- 0! of individuals, or societies, for mutual rofit, whether in the porchase and distribution of commodities for consumption, or, in the production of commodities, or in the borrowing or lending of capital, or for mutuil defense or protection in their com- mercial interests or trades. The soci- eties founded on this idea in Europe +and America, may be divided into the f-llowing classes: Firs:: Societies of consamption the object of which is, to buy and sell to members alone, or to members and non-membere under dif- ferent conditions, the necessaries of life, or the raw materlals of thelr in- S:’ond: Societies of production— e object of which is, to sell the col- lective, or individaal work of the memberes. Third: Societies of credit or bank- ing, the object of which— is, to open sccounts of credit with their members, and advanoe them loans for industrial urposes. 9 Fourth; Socleti s of workmen— to protect the interests of the particalar trades to which they belong. The cipal of co-operation 1s also wflufinmny other societies such as friondl\y societies, barial and build- ing societies and industrial partner- ~or the admissicn of the whole body of laborers to & participation in the profits, by distribating among all | who share in the work, in the form of » percentage on their earnings, the whole, or a fixed portion of the gains, after a certsin remuneration has been allowed to the capitalist. To discnes the merits or demerits of these societies, as bosiness associa- inns, would be foreign to my present purpose, nor am I competent to do s0. I shall conmsider them in their moral bearing only. Thus view- ed, they are, like all other societies, good, or bad, sccording to the objects at which theyaim, the means they ake use of, and the character of the ons that compose them. But the Object of a particular society may be excellent, yet, if the means it employs to sccomplish that object, be unlaw- fal, the society isto ba condemned. | and even though the object be good, ! And the means used to attain it law- fal, the bad character of the members, woul 1 make it necessary for others to oid it. For evil communications orrupt good morals. Christian men ' shou'd not put themselves in intimate 'corporate relations with infidels and ; them. Such legi: very ser.ous trouhls just. revolutioniats, for any purpose what- ever. Any and all ¢f the above men- tioned societies, if organized by com- munists, or in the interest of commu- uism, wouid be worthy of coudemua- | tion, because of the evil system of which they would be at onae the out- come, and the support. Baut if, recognizing the present or- der of things, they aimed only at the mutual profits of the members, they might be very meritor us organiza- tions. Workmen may sassociate to promote the interests of the trades to which they belong, but they cannot interfere with the national or civil rights of others, who do not belong to their associations. They may, for in- stance, as a rule, and where no undue ! edvantage is tzken of the actual ve ceesities of employers, determine the rate of wages, under which they will not work, but they cannot hinder others, who are willing to work for lower wag-s. Every man hasa right to hire his time and his labor, on whatever terms he pleases, or even to give them for nothing, and he can be restriced In the exercise of this right only by public authority. But neither are employers free to in- troduce bodies of cheap laborers into localities where usage has established the equity of certain rates of conspen- sation. They can do so only when the demanis of workmen have become extortionate, or uureasonable, and, even then, they should pay the estab- lished rates to the new-comers. When bodies of men have chosen certain callings, they become, as arule, uu fitted for others, and it is not just, or proper, that the men whose inter- ests they have promoted, should de- prive thom and their families, of the means of a decent support. The wrong of such a proceeding would be greatly intensified, if doae in a place where workman would be far removed from other fields of labor, and from which they could not move, without considerable loss and expense. There is, I believe, no legal remedy for this abuse, at present, in this country, bat it should be provided. Rates of wages and their gradua- tion to meet the uuavoidable fluct tions of trade might, I think, be easi- ly regulated by law, at least for the principal trades. This, it seems to me, would be the most effectual way to prevent abuses like the one just mentioned on the part of employers, and strikes and hurtful competition on the part of workmen. The compensa- tlon once determined, which every workman could demand for services rendered, the temptation to employ cheap lacor would be almost entirely removed, and employers could and ought to be protected in the right to choose whom they pleased to work for ion might not be thought to be quite in harmony with the spirit of republican institutions, but a matter in which great public in- terists are involved, and which, at tiwes, threatens the peace of whole cities and towns, is not only a fit sub- ject for legislation, but one that ought to be legislated on in every country, whetler 1t be a monarchy or a repub- If left, "8 at present, to be set- tled by individuals, and priyate asso- ciations, it must, eventually, cause Workmen can combine unjust encroachmeuts of capitalsts, but not againss capitalists as such. This would be absurd, as well as un j ¥or, after all, what is capital? It is simply sccumulated savings. It is the savings of men who have toled at trales, in bussiness, andin the pro- fessions and which are now enjoyed by them, or by their heirs. The cap- italist, then, has the same right to these savings, that the day-laborer has to his hire. Then, hew very, little could the laborer accomplshed with- oatthe aid of capital! It is capital that gives him land to till, mines to work, factories, work-shops, mills, machinery, and So many other things that make i: possible for him to tind remuverative employment And even when invested in banks, or bonds, capital is of,, at least, iadirectadvantage to him; for banks are now aimost indiepensible to trade and commerce, and ro- ments, and private ¢ rporations would find it very difficult to meet their obligations, and provide for necessary outlays withont bonds. Capital, then, may be truly said to be the laborer’s best friend. The relation between capital and labor, is 30 intimate, that employed sand employ2e must nac sarly stand or fali other. They should then, cherish for cach other, not distrust, but mutual forbearance, and esteem. Workmenshouid care for the interest of their employors, as for their own, and not take advantage of which they are not prepared to do the same on a small ecale. But neither of two things can they ever, as a nation, be induced to do, they will become neither monks nor soidiers; or, as Mr. Pauliet would say, they will not suffer this country to be cnanged, either into “a vast convent” or a “‘vast barracks.” Nor can such achange be forced upon them, for those whose best interests depend on the present order of things, whose material con- dition communism could not improve, and who have sense enough to see the intrinsic wickedness and folly of this system will always be sufficiently nu- merous to prevent it. Their misap- | prehension of the real nature of com- munism, and the European revolution generally, has led many of them to sympathize with both, a thing very much to be regretted,—but beyond this communism caunot influence them to any serious extent. Never- theless, there are very grave dangers | to be apprehended from communism in the United States. In naarly all our great commercial and manufactur- ing ceutres there are societies, eithor avowedly communistic, or largely un- der the inflaence of communisiic ideas. They are thoroughly organized, and, {n some instances, drilled and armed for the strugule they predict, and which their lceders say they are determined to precipitate. between oapital and labor in this country. Al | the elements of disorder amongst us | are i1 sympathy with them. Our great and ever-growing army of “tramps wouid rally to their support in any crisis that may arise. Property-owners, and law-abidin citzens, generally, regard them with | ever increasing alarm. To withdraw | their men from their influence, and | prevent their gaining absoluie polit- | 1cal control of our cities, large firms and railroad companies are distribut- ing their factories and shops over the country districts of every state. But the influence these organizations wield, at the polls, makes them court- ed or feared by our politicians, who cannct be induced to favor the legis- lation neceseary to avert the evils they may cause, st any moment. The destructlon of even one of our large cities, wouid be a fearful calamity, yet who will say that it may not be brought about any day, by these s»- cleties, some of which seem to be aui- mated by the very spirit of the Paris Commune. It is but three years since Chicago seemed, for a time, to be at their mercy, and when, in all proba- bility, it would have been laid in ashes, but for the determination of the Irish regiment, that had been called out to defend it. The danger for that aud other cities, is not over. It becomes every day, more threat- ening. And, unless proper precau tionery measures be taken to avert it, the consequences may be deplorable. Should the injury to life and proper- *y, to be apprehsnded from these so- cleti-s, actually ensue, in asingle in- stance, their suppression, all over the country, would follow asa matter of course. But, prevention is better than zure. They should be permitted to meet, and organize, and theorize, as much as they please, but they should not be permitted to arm and drill, for the avowed purpose of forc- ing their theories upon others, at tne point of the bayonet. Men so ignor- | ant, or sc foolish as to dream of at- tempting anything of ths kind, here, cin he no betier than lunatics, and lunatics 2iould notbe allowed the use of deadly weapors. Good cit- izens of the nationalities to which the wembers of those societies belong, should try to mske them understar.d thit, inthis country, liberty does not mean licenss, but the protection of every mau in his rights, under the coustitution and the laws. The rep- rosentatives of the press, should keep the public informed of their proceed- ings, sud remind them, from time to tinie, of what they must expect, should they proceed to acts of violence against property or persons. ‘The principal authorities, in the cities where these organizatons exist, should keep a closs watch on their movements espec- ally in times of public excitement, 80 esto bo prepared, if necessary, to meet force with force, should they atterpt o distarbance of the peace The:e is irn all our great cities, much inflammable material, moral as well as physical, and dangerous popular commotions may arise there, at any mowent, fiom unforseen and insig- nificant causes. In a country, where we may be said to have practically, no etanding army, even a small body of well organiz:d desperadues, can, at such times, do infimte mischief, be- fore they are put down, unless the suthorities are prepared before hand, circumstances that may able them to enforce, by strikes and combinations, ex:ortionate demands for wages. Employerz, on the other hand, should not adopt aclose and exacting policy towards workmen. They should ot ouly not defraudjthem, in whole, orin part, of their hire, which is one of the sins tha: cry to heaven for vengeance; they should deal generously with them They should give them such compensation for their labor, as will enable them to live comfortably, in theirstaion,oflife toeducatetheir children,and withjecon- omy, to proviae against such contis gencies as sickness, accidents, or en- rorced idleess. They should make them feel that they have their well- fare at heart, study their wants, do all in their piwer to lighten their bur- dens, and give attentive consideration to every plan for improving the organ- ization of labor, that would be likely better their condition, without in- »usly affecting their own. Were employers and workmen ani- mated by these sentiments, the trade of soclalistic demagogues would soon be gone, and the unnatural struggle between capital and labor, that now threatens the peace of all civilized na- tions, and the stability of most of them, would soon come to an end. Christian soclety is based on justice and charity. Where these are re- spected it will endure. Where they are di ed it must perish. *‘Un- less the Lord keep the city they labor in vain that keep it.” There is no danger, at least, for long years to come, that communism will become justly popular in this country, much less that it will change or seriourly affect ita institations, The American people, it is true, have scant reverence for the past and its | precedents. They have given Mor- monirm, Millerism, and Perfectionism a trial, and there is hardly a conceiv- able social or theologleal theory, for to repress them. What occurred 80 recently in Pittsburgh and Chicsgo, should be a warning to these and other citles to prepare for like contin- gencies in the fataore. A NEW DODGE. Appears pearly every day intke pap- ers, ingeniously constructed, so ‘as to attract attention, and the conse- quences are that the people are often humbugged. But tor all this, 8- Kalish, the Star Tailor, one door west of Cruickshank, is offering the bal- anceof his fall and winter stock of goods lower than ever before. Call within the next few days and secure bargains in suits, pants and over- coats. Hollday Presents.—A great variety at the Jewelry Store of John Baumer, 1314 Farnham St., 9-3t Undoubtedly the best shirt in the United States is manufactured at the Omwmaha Shirt Factory. The superiority of Material and workmanship, com- pined with their great improvements, thatis Reinforced fronts, Reinforced backs and Reinforced sleeves, makes their shirt the most durable and best titting garment of the kind, ever manufactured at the soderate price of $1.50. Every shirt of our make is guaranteed first-class and will refund the movey if found otherwise. We make n specialty of all wool, Shaker, and Caoton flannel, also chemois underwear, made up with a view to comfort, warmth and darabil- ity. To invalids and weak-lunged ersons we offer speeial inducements in the manner these goods are made for their protection. PH. GOTTHEIMER, 1907 Rarnam street, SENATORIALMILL STONES {The Fight for Paddock’s Brogans Progesses Peacefully. The Seward Mill Stone Destroys the Secret Hopes of Nance. A Greased Greenbacker Lands the Lieutenant Lavishly. A Sanctimonious Methodist Growing Fat on Paddock Pap, Possible Candidates and Pros- pective Night Mares. Correspondence of the Bee. Davip Ciry, Dec. 10, 1880.—Having been deisined a few days here on bus- iness, I ven.ure to report what items of interest I have learned whilst here and at Seward in politics, relizion and other matters thzt are liable to readable. At Seward, whilst loafing abont rhe hotel I gathered up a copy of The Se ard Atias, a psendo greenhack pape but which gets most of its green inspiration from Claudivs Jores’ ba and “Governor” Carns’ gram elevator That Carns, Jones & Co. were push ing Nance for senator with all power they possessed was always ev: dent toyour correspondent, and with the fall intention of making Con governor. Happily their schems w almost ruined by the defeat of Jo1 for state senator, and King for rep- sentative, by the strong anti-Carns ¢! ement in this county. Yet, that t crowd intend to persevere in efforts, is quite plain by the follow | exteact from the said greenback orzan, which is no doubt floated by the fun: s ofC,J. &Co: The railroad corporations have settlcd upon Gov. Nance for that position, and their arrangemenis are perfected for =hort and triumphant contest soon aft. the meeting in_January. No combini- tions will be able to overthrow this ar- rangement. Of course we do not feel at liberty to give the source of our knowl- edge in the matter, but of this our repub- lican readers may be assured, that Nance will be United States senator, and Lieut.- Goy. Carns, of Seward county, will be the vernor for the ensuing term. So ounty is to have the governo: yet. Gov. Carus is the peer of any one named for this office in the republican party; * isthe leading business man in _this community, 1 FuCCess- ful in poiitics beyond expectation. He will make an active, far-seeing governor. 5. C. Carns when he enters upm the active duties of gover.or, will, w quite persuaded, te equal in that po: to any who have preceded him in the g bernatorisloffice. It is tru - he has faults, as we all have, but in a high and exalte { position of this character he will rise above the petty jeal usies— | “That weaker minds agpire to,” and show himself so far abova the common run as to forzet the annoyances that have followed him in political life, and show himself the frieu(‘ of all, and the kind hearted and able lzovernor of his people. We trust and believe it will turn out so, should he become the successor of Gover- nor Nance, : nd we feel almost certain of it too, and we can sincerely congratulate him upon the situation. Thus =re the frailties of some news- papers wavifest. Here is a paper that pretends to champion the interests of i i illions ond yet starts out & manner to congratulate Carus by admitting that Gov. Nance is to b: elected senator by the combined influence of the rail- roads and joins 1n the yelp to farther the scheme. Bu: MR. CARNS WILL NOT BE GOVERNOR all the same, and dou’t you forget it. [o a former letrer T classed White, of Sanndars, as anti-Paddock, but a recent reaearing of tae matter by your newspaporial jurist in these parts has caused Fme fto reverse my for- mer decision, on account of new ovidence adduced, and itis eimply overwhelming in its oature, It isa fact that Mr. Whiie has a brother-in-law here in Butler county, a Methodist preacher of rather rocent plunige, named Rich- ardson, who is a surveyor, and who 1 slso a good surv. yor, and r-pris sav, a very good man; but like mos: of cur Methodist ministers, began to get lean pounding the pulpicat $300 a year, and Mr. White was not back- ward in calling on Senator Paddock fora FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR SURVEYING CONTRACT, which was promised Mr. White forth- with, but was not f.rthcoming, as will be seen. The convention was several woeks away yet, and it was not certain that Brother White could knock the persimmon, and Pad. had no desire to waste a 85,000 slice of such delic- ious fatness upon a man who was not yet even mnominated, although the chances were good for him to pull through, so to hold the matter well in hand it was pro- vided that Mr. Richardson should ap- pear before the proper powers for ex- amination as to his fitness to perform government work, and the report as to his fitness or unfitness was withheld by senatorial instructions until it was known whether the Saucders county republicans nominated White or not. As soon as the wires flashed forth the news that White was nominated, the tardy report upon Richardson, to- gether with instructions, were sent forward to him as fast as steam could cirry them. The Rev. Mr. Richard- son fretted and pined over the delay of his instructions like a caged lion, and never once suspected the caose of it, but he can now see it all as plain a8 the nose on Charlie White's face. That Mr. W. bed pledged himeelf to Paddock throughThomas P. Kennard and other U. P. strikers there is not | ; a shadow of doubt, and through the golden influence of this fat surveying contract he is made to see that the Beatrice statesman is quite an able man, and indeed worthy to behis own successor; at least he sees it $5000 worth, Just what the anti- monopoly citizens of Saunders county who elected Mr. White to doubt, kick up a big muas, if their incorruptible senator shall sit by and allow the railroad schemers to organ ize the senate and allow Carns to ap- point a lot of Union Pacitic tools to places on the railrcad committee. THE BUTLER COUNTY DELEGATION are said to be slightly mixed; have seen Jansen, of Ulysses, the Butler county member to the lower house, and although a stranger to him, I soon learned that he was nit a Pad- dock chicken, but was probably a Weaver man or a Mason man. Mr. Jen en is a well-to-do, honest farmer, and will, no doubt, do his own think- ing and his own voting. Jake Roberts, the float mcmber, is alsoa very sensible and likewise an indepen- dent man who, while he rather likas Nance, is unable to stomach Carns for Governor, and so will let both stay where they are. At York, last Friday, I ran across the track of Judge Mason, who is qui- otly looking after the senatorial toga, and who quietly paid a visit to one of the York county members, or to the member’s brother, and quietly slid back ro Lincoin, where he will be found setting up the pins to a consid- erabls esrent for the next forty days The judge has some friends up this woo arenoc asmindful of hisabil- d who earnestly hope lichtning strike him yet. Tne Butler farmer= sre awake to the importance of the pending action of the legisla tureand are filling he columns of the ith expressions of their road extorticn, and re bere-elect that the 1! belong to the rail anc that scmething is nec- y to be done at Lincoin this win- ter 10 aid the farming cluss ard to curo the spiris of extortion that now pr vails 1o ralroad circles. Your correspondent has now visited e bali the membets of the coming iclaturs and has yet to find a single { onethat favors Church Howe either © speaker or aenator, and nearly all e that his candidacy is simply a ¢vice 10 gain an important chalr- menshlp. Undoubtedly the chair- vinzhip of the house committea on ralivads is what the Nemaha barna- B an's—but—— alk of Marquette as a possible for senacorial aonors is not to consijerat] serlously ling opinions ska, are that ”.y may settle : elaction cof to sgree they will forits partic- 1Wyck or Mascn conceded that qualy, if it does U. P., which s of pwer vgih is of and who, if for himeelf, man_who of this wped the pump , but 1if he he thr (8t Dundy © ular man, uai] V may slip in, for the B. & M. stre not surpass, that would leave 1oe 1 with VanWyet, wh a very positive ¢ he cannot muke will mount up henin will State Seuator city, has thus far e of your correspou 6 not nnu-ualiy scarce will take him 1ito camy to be considerably > , ard the zhou cant oh By ihe way float member, is b talked of as the anti-menopoly candidate for speakece and is promised the support of the York couuty membees, who are all antt monop.ly o the core, I go hence 0 Central City, and you wi'l bear irom me there if [ hear any- thing shout the politicul slates that worti reading—or rath.r worth writing about. FREQUENTLY. e g R LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Omaha postoffice for the week ending Saturday, De- cemberll, 1880. GENTLEMEN AllisonD W 5 F Adams K O Bent F A Brandon M H Buffinglin J J Bullard F E Barsbolm J H Byl HS Cushin W Crawford C Collins J Deny W Dolsn Mr Eayres D L Fontaine F C Geis G jr Gundevin W Gould J Hoxsie H HallJ M HussieJ Hudson W C Hodges J T Heth G- Krebs F Kelley T Kerrigan J J Lyous Dr. MooreJ E Miilet J R Mills S L Nichalas P B Noble J A J Nelson A Peckham J G Peterson S A Quinn W Kichmond Dr Ripley F C no J C Rawlings R Koberts J Seamen H Schlagle A Shaug n J. Smith WF Sintler J Sultea O B Schoeidrwind J Toosley P racy Major Troulsen AP Bistop G W Cannon J Cooper Conlee J R Doud H A Dunn J Eliott G Ellsworth C M Farman J Garden J B Groumin O Goule L Hough J Henry J A Hunley W J Harvey S V. Heney J Hastings A G Kane P F Ketchum A T " .amberson C H—2 Lamphue E W Mudd B Merlin i’ Morgan N Norgren A Nenslrow Q A O Conuor J J Phelps F C—5 Pakiser 1, Richardson C 8 Robinson E W Randolph HR Resenjick J Robins S Sides H Simptra A T Stifel A Stone W O Simons W Spencer T C layter J A Sorenson J Trankls W (2) Tipton C H ler C R illiams J J Wilson C H Webb G ‘Wason A ‘Weaverings Mr. FIRMS, Collins & Stevens Earb & Duquette LADIES’ LIST. Brown Mrs O H Cassidy Miss A A Gustapson Lina Allen Mrs T Chistie Mrs F Fugalt Mrs K M Grin Dora Green Miss L Heine Sarah Holby Mrs W H Johnson Kierstead Miss E Lamphere Mrs A Morse Mrs J Nugent Miss A Penoyer Mrs E (2) Schegrin Mrs E i Miss Leota Knapp Mrs B Len s Martha J McBride Laura Martinik Mary Parmleee Miss M Summers Mrs E Shelton Miss E Vance Miss Wilson Mrs M Wohlinburg MissC Voorhis Miss J Voornis Mrs M M Williams Miss M Any onein need of eyes-glasses or soectacles should not fail o call on John Baumer, as he is able by the use of his eye tester to give you a suitable office may say about this matter it is difficult to say; but they will, no sclected west of Chicago. 3t /SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC, ! Pleasant Oases in the Desert of Our Daily Drudgery. From Which the Heavy Fra- grance of Oranga Blossoms is Wafted. (From Saturday Evening’s BzE.) machinists ‘n this city or the west, and very talented and chivalric with. al. The reception takes place at the | Canfield house from 9:30 to 12 o’clock the same evening. On Wednesday evening Mr. J. L, Robinette and Miss Lillis J. Charles were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by Rev. H. L. Baagher, D, D. Miss Charles is quite well known in our city, having lived here for sev- eralyesrs. Mr. Robinetie is foreman The conclusion of the first series of partles given by two cr three of the clubs and the approach of Christmas with its accompanying festivities, made the past week less lively than usual, though by nc meaos barren of the gaities of which Omaha people are particularly fond. Tae record shows the following: BALLS AND PARTIES. A pleasant surprise p rty was given last Monday evening ip Hanscom Place, the victims being Mr. and Mrs, S. M. Rogers, who have but recent ly moved into theit new and pleasant residence this additton. There were about thirty coupls in artend- ance, and music, dancing and refresh- meni.s were added to the usual social enjoyments of such an occasion. The Sans Ceremonie club gave a very pleasant party a¢ Standard ball on Tuesday evening, the music being furnished by Hoffman’s orchestra, Among those present were the follow- ing: Miss Mattie Sharp, May Wilbar, Dollie McCormick, Miss Daviz, Miss Comstock, Miss Goetschine, Miss Ward, Callie McConnell, Jennie Ken- nard, Alice Rogers, Fannie Wood, the Misses Lowe, Messrs. Ciark, Ross, Will Wilbur, Charles Sweeny, Charles Deuel, Foster, Carrier, Bennett, Mor- ton, Hills, Chet. Morgan. Last evening the third party of the Pleasant Hours clab for the seasos, was held at Masonic ball, some sixty couples participating Among the guests from abroad were Mr. E. H. Mallory, of Chicago, Miss Kittie Bal lens, of St. Joe, and Mr. Edgar Yates, of St. Joe. The c'ub givesi's next party, the full dress, on the 30ti. The graud ballto be given for the berefit of ex-Policeman €. R Mans- field, has been postponed from Dec. 14thto 22d I:wil! be givenat Ma- sonic Hall, and under the auspic-s w» tnderstand of the Grand Army of th Republic mittees : in The f.ilowing arath com- on Committee—Judge James . . Gen. C. K. Manderson, Capt. J. Budd, Capt. J. S. Wood. Commities of Arrangements—Gen. C. H. Fred rick, William Coburn, E A. Parp E. Wyman, Floor ( a1'tee—Sam’l B. Jones, John H Butler, Jno. R. Mancneater, Chris. Hartman, C. E. Squires. There will be » grand masquer.de ball ai Metz's, on the evening of December 17th, a porti n of the pro- ceeds of which will be devoted to fur- nishing a Christmas supper for the poer of Omaba, The Sava Cetemonie club ‘pr giving a full dress party on the 28th of December. The Entre Nous club gives its firsi German 2t the residence of Mr. aud Mrs Chorles Wells, Twenty-fcurth and W cbsier streets, next week. ose OMAHA GLEE CLUB. The concert of the Omaha glae club on the uvening cf the 21s. will prove arare musical treat. The of the club are in active rehearsal, and prepariug to bring out the finest male choruses ever heard in this city. They wiil be assisted by Mis: Jessia Crounse, don. Lorenzo Crounse,who wiil render two or three piano eolos; Mrs. Latey, who will give two or thres vocal selections; and by Prof. Angust Walther, an accomplish- ed piaist who has recently arrived in this being hisfirst appearance members daughter of of John D. Mortimer’s establishment in this city. At the residence of the bridegroom, on Dodge street, December 3d, by the Rev. J. B. Maxfield, Mr. Ph. A, Burgquist and Miss Anna Brattland, of this city, were married. On Thursday, December 2nd, Miss Ida Eckman was united in marriage to Mr. A. Casper. NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. The monthly meeting of the Ne- brasks Academy of Scieucs was held last evening and largely attended, Profs. Aughoy, Nicaolor, Childs and Wilter, wore present, with Hons. R. W. Furn-s, W. R. Morse snd otber guests from throug out whole Soveral ing papers were rea aad discussed a I L. Lovert f Omaha, were state, lusble and interest- greater or less ard W. A. Fonda elccted memte:s of tae Academy, and Prof. Elwin E.aerson, of Munich, Bavaris, as a corresp nding member. Adj urued to the sccond Friday in January. WINTER NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS Probably ‘he latost acceesion to the rarks of onr local societies is that of tho Union Catholic Library asvocla- ticn. Having for its aim the sccial, the intellectual and the moral advance- ment of its members, which it seeks to accomplish by mesns cof social gatherings, lectures and «x:ensive and varied reading, iz has steadily par= sued the even tenor of its way grati= fied by an erccuraging increase of members aod of friends. It now comes before the public with an an- nouncement of the varied and ex- cel ent p og-amme of iateresting and inst=uctive “‘winter evenings’ enter- tainments,” with whizh it w il signal- ize the remainder of this particularly bril'ia E row evoning, the association will hive lelivered the first lecture of by the learned and eloquent B'shop O'Conner, in the ca- thedral on N.o’h and Harpey strects As already nonoinced, the lestars “S seialism,”” and than this, t'mely t-pic could mot Lave I xpected to sacure seals will soci.l season. its ““dime c urse, b hozer is that thoe who ¢ havs o g Following the lecture wiil be the nthly ‘‘sociable” of conversation, muosic and essays, to whi evir " oCy is iavited, and to which noadwissi n fee will be charg:d. Lastiy comes the ambitious under- takivz of produricg the beausifal melod-amy, “Waiting for the Var- dict ¥ This piece is in dehgh ful con- trast with the plays of the day, in that i. preseats life amons the iich and lowly, and with a udelity that hassecared for it a repuiation whicn promises lorg to surviv - the effacing haud of time. 1t will have a strong cast, in which will be wviscovered the names of some of vur bes: known local comediaus. But of this, more ancn. AULD LANG SYNE.§ The following from The Barraboo (Wis.) B.Il tin of December 3d will be r=ad with interest by many of our citizens, espectrlly the portion relating | o Mrs Estabrook and Mr. and Mrs. R. C Clowry, who are old residents of Omsha: Among the many happy meetiongs of familles and friends on Thanksgivi~g day, a notable one was at the residence of J. B Crawiord, esq. Of the 22 persons present— Mrs. Dr. L. N. Wood, ‘““Annt Ruth” Clark, J. B. C.’s family (except Alice public hefore sn Omaha audience. A committce of the club went to Coun- cil Bluffs last evening and secured Dohany’sopera house for one evening, at which place the same entertainment will be 1resented. CHUR HES, FAIRS ARD FESTIVALS. Fricnds of the Y. M. C. A, should not forget their book reception on Tuesdsy evening next, at the Presby- terian church. Instead of the annoal fair ani fes- tival of the Earuest Workers of the Christian church, they intend giving, this year, a dinner and supper at the church, on Tuesday, December 14th. The Eighteenth street M. E. Sun- day school have secured Masonic hall for Christmas night, and propose hav- ing their Christmas tree accompanied by music and recitations at that time and place. A night school at the Y. M. C. A. headquarters is the latest enterprise the indefatigable superintendent,Geo. Howser. If a goodlynumber of young men accept the opportunity George will start the affair off with aboom. Bishop O’Connor’s new lecture on “Socialism,” the first in the “Union Catholic Library Dime Course,” will be delivered to-morrow evening, in the Cathedral of St. Philemena. WEDDING CHIMES. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Cassis Roy warkia and Mr. T. Marsh Henderson, which will oc- cur on December 22, at the Lutheran charch on Douglas street. Both the high contracting parties are weil known in | in this city, the lady as the charming | his and Chatles), Mrs. Caroline Esta- brook, Robert C. Clowry and wife, nee “Gusste” Estabrook, their protege, Susie Springer (whose father fills an honored soldier's grave in our cemetery), Mrs. H. Pot- ter and danchter Carrie, R. A. Morley and wife, J. W. Wood and wife, Miss Alice Gregory, Brier Wood, K. J. Wood and wife, and daughter Mary,—all but five were friends in Walworth connty In the early dags or their children. The longest separatton was between Mrs. Estabrook and her couimn, Mrs. R. J. Wood. They having been ‘‘rocked in the same cradle,” spent gushing youth in unclouded confiaences courted by the same fellows, m-rfie& at tne same ceremony, now meeting for the first time in 21 years, natur- slly found it a very pleasant occasion. A bright thought came up,—that they all write autographs to one paper to send to absent friends in Colorado. A second thought—That they add their ages. This was the firstand last damper. How could these old people, talking of the gay times that seems even now but briefly passed, (realiy some years before Wisconsin was a atate,) accept this test! The patrisrches led off with a well rounded 80, the youngzest with » blashing 18; all came np *‘manfully” to the scratch, figures crowding the sixtys were ali too plentiful, the clouds soon lifted and sll were young agein, at least their natural forcas seemed unabated dur- ing the uext sixty minutes, while dis- cusswuy the great Europsan question with American variations. Many of the saw Mr. Clowry, ‘“‘their Gussic's” husband, for the first time, and made with him au unusually pleasant scqnaintance. Alas! the sun set, friends had to part, the mid- night train_took friend Clowry acd wife, Susin Springer ana Mrs. Eatabrook, to their home in Chicago. pair of glasses. His stock is the best | artist, employed at Eaton’s gallery, Beiore tis Mrs. Estabrook is st ber and the gentleman as one of the best | bome in Omaha.