Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 3, 1881, Page 7

RS 6 - — COWBOYS. The Wild Life of the Cattle- Herders on the Southern Border, One Minister Comvelled to Take a Big Drink And Another to Dance Be- fore His Congre- gation. A Leaf From the History of the Notorious Jack Slade —~ Cattle-Stealing On the Plains. Tucson, Ariz., Cor, Chicago Tribine. 1 met a ‘‘rara avis” on the tram to- day, between Tucson and Benson, in the porson of a noted cow:boy named Jerry Benton, He had killed a man two or three weeks ago, and was on his way to the scene of the murder for trial. “The law gets the best of us fellows,” said he to me as he laid a huge six-shooter on the seat in front and took a seat by my side. *‘I have a chance for my life if only one man is ainst me, but a dozen against one gives o follow no show. But my bondsmen shan’t suffer, and I'll stand my trial like a man.” He was a burly follow, with the white slouch hat, colored shirt, scarred face, and des- rate look 8o characteristic of the prder-ruffian, and with a form which whisky and a wild life seemed powerless to deform, ‘‘Jerry is a good fellow,” said his companion to me a8 Jerry placed his revolver in his belt and walked to the other end of the car, “but a regular devil when angry or under the influence of liquor. Ho has killed 8o many men that he now takes no chances, and thinks that almost every man he meots 18 after his life. That huge revolver he carries is a dangerous weapon, and Jerry gen- erally knows how to ‘get the drop’ on victim; but_the last young man he illed was very popular with his friends, and some strange swearing may be expected at the trial. Arizona is a frontier country, and a man must not be squeamish about shooting if he himself expect to survive; still, there is a great deal of honor among cow- boys, and Jerry is not the least honor- able of them all.” COWBOY CHARACTERISTICS. Jerry Benton is only the type ot a class of men who are scattered through Arizona, New Mexico, Color- ado; and Texas, and who are more dangerous to society than all the other criminal classes combined. The un- tamed cowboy generally sports a large six-shooter, a belt, a knife, repeating- rifle, and a huge pair of spurs; while the mustang which he rides is supplied with a Spanish saddle, and held in check _and guided by a huge Spanish bit, Herding cattle being his voca- tion, nothing delights him more than a wild chase after an untamed steer; and, being a splendid rider, neither an Apache nor a soldier can ' get the best of him on the plains, Some- times he is an American, sometimes a Mexican, a half-breed, or Indian; but, no matter what his nationality may be, he is as uncivilized as a grizzly bear and reckless as a savage. He would be as much out of in a Chicago parlor as a wolf in a sheep- fold or an alligator in a bird-cage; but, properly mounted, his saddle orna- mented, and his animal trained tocar- ry out his slightest wish, he does not serve as a bad subject for an artist, | ® and his physique and horsemanship are universally }znisud. Quick, wiry, and intrepid, often generous and hu- mane, he is ever sui generis, and many aro the stories told of his bloodthirsty career. Originally he belonged to Texas and was generally known as the Texas ranger; but, with the increase in stock-raising farther west, he has finally come upon the railroad, and is now found on every range from Tuc- son to Santa Fe, He it is who has made lite on the border unsafe for immigrants, who does the shooting in most of our frontier towns, and who is fast hzcoming a terror to the citizens of the section which. he chooses to visit. Like ‘‘the bad man from Bodie,” fear to him is an unknpwn quantity, and the greater the danger the more desperate he seems to become, PRACTICAL JOKES, Some time ago a crowd of cowboys ‘went to a certain restaurant in a small town north, and amused themselves by shooting at the plates in front of | fi board ors. The guests suddenly con- cluded that they were no longer hun- gry, a general stampede was made, and the cowboys enjoyed the fun im- mensely, . “‘A cowboy came into my place once near Tombstone,” said Jerry Benton to me as we journeyed across Arizona, “‘and bogan firing at my chandelier. I began firing, too; and soon that cow- u,{'un....md into his tracks." ) another village, not long since, 1 read that, after a certain congregation had assembled in the evening, a num- ber of cowboys entered the church, and one of them exclaimed: ‘‘See how neatly T can shoot the eyo out of that fool of a preacher!” The preacher lwpp::cl duwuklux:il out, and the con- ation quic! isparsed, F%_Curly l‘iill," ywhul killed Marshal White at Tombstone last year, with his i;-ng entered the church at Charleston, and, ordering the minis- ter out of the pulpit, compelled him to dance in the most approved style before his congregation. The gang guarded the doors, and allowed no one to escape until the performance was over, The minister is now more ;tmngly opposed to dancing than be- ore, Another reverend gentleman not long since met two cowboys, and, on invited to drink, politely de- lined. ‘‘You drink with us or die right here,” said one of the desper: does pointing a revolver at the mu ter's head. And immediately he took the est drink of whisky he had ever taken in his life; and even Neal Dow, John B. Gough, or Gov. Bt. John would not otherwise have acted. “‘Johnny Behind the Deuce,” *‘Buckskin S8aw,” *‘Dare-Devil Tom,” and “Lightning Bill" are celebrated for their wild exploits, and sorry will Do their fate if once they come within the power of the law. A fow days ago ‘Buckskin Sam,” says a San Frau- | $4,120, and an *Eri sisco correspondent, boaght anew gun in a store on the border, and celobrat- ed his purchase by riding throngh the streets and firing it off. ~ A great ex citement was the consequence, and armed men on foot and horses at once gathered and gave chase. 1, how ever, eluded them, and, afte no small amonnt of fun, came in and gave himself up, and the next day paid a handsome fine into the city treasury. A SPECIMEN DESPERADO. 1t is related of the notorious Jaok Slade who at one time haunted the re- gion of the north, and than whom no more desperato cowboy has since ap- peared, that, on one oceasion find- ing an old enemy tied to a post by his (Jack’s) friends in such a position as to render him helpless, he shot him twenty-three times, taking care not to kill him, cursing all the time in the most fearful manner, and taking a drink between every twoshots. While firing the first twenty-two shots he would tell his victim just where he was going to hit hun, and then send a ball fo the spot indicated. ~ Seven of Slade's companions witnessed the pro ceedings, and thought it was capital fan. - Unable to provoke a sign of fear from the helploss enemy, he thrust his pistol into his mouth, and at the twenty-third shot blew his enemy's head to pieces. Slade then cut off the ears, which he afterwards was ac- customed to exhibit in saloong, and, demanding drinks on the bloody pledges, he was seldom refused. On the frontier these cowboys are feared more than the Apaches. They shoot at a man's hat to sée the man jump, and then shoot the man if he demur. They come in crowds to the smaller towns, brandish their weapons in view of the citizens whom they meet, and then help themselves to any goods or whisky which they may find. They drive cattle across the Mexican border; where they sell thom to their “Greaser” friends, and then steal the same cattle and drive them north, where they sell them again. Some- times one is found who is humane, possibly generous to o fault; buta wild life on the plains is not generally adapted to bring out the botter quali- ties of a man's life, and the majority of the cowboysin the south area bloodthirsty and daring set. RELIEF MEASURES PROPOSED. I the cattlo stealing benot stopped, serious complications are likely at any time to arise between the governments of the United States and Mexico. Not long since, Gen, Fremont recommend- od that a force of militia be put into the field, and the governments of Sonora and Chihuahua were requested to act with the American authorities in exterminating the outlaws. ‘“No man is safe in the interior without a revolver,” said a Tuscon citizen to me “‘either hanging from a belt, or con- veniently placed in an inside pocket.” Until this dangerous class of men dis- appear, frontier life in New Mexico and Arizona will not possess ‘many charms for the immigrant, and the agricultural and minini“duvnlopmont of both territories will be ceriously re- tarded. A R.W. How to Harvest Flax. ‘When the majority of the balls turn down and will rub out in the hand,the flax is ready to cut. It may be cut with any machine, a harvester, reaper, hsader, or mower if necessary. If cut with a harvester, one man should stand on the platform and throw off in large bundles, It will not pay to bind. I have foundit best; by far to cut with self-rake reaper, citting as high as possible, holding the rake till large bundles are collected, and drop- ping it all in windrows, 8o it can be gathered easily when dry enough to tack, Tt left till very ripe and the straw is tough, cut with a smooth knife, which can be kept sharp. Flax when ripe, will stand longer than any other crop, but it will pay to take care of it. The straw, if cut and stacked before ifi rots, will make good feed for cat- sle. Don’t cut with a mower if you can help it, as much seed will be tramped out, After stacking cover the tops of all your stacks with coarse wild hay to protect against rain, It is but little work and is well worth while, if the season should be wet. Thresh and dispose of it as soon as you can, as it is hard to store and heats easily. It is also well to manure your land after a crop of Max, asit isa little more exhausting than wheat. Oats do well on flax !{Mld‘ Thave had a good deal of experience with this crop and would recommend theabove as the most satisfactory way of harvesting ax, The Polled Breed of Cattle. We clip the following from the Cin- cinnati Price Current; “Lord of Airlie, of Scotland, in a communication to The Price Current and Live-Stock Record, says: I am glad that American farmers and ranch owners are turning their attention to Polled cattlo, They have been a fa- vorite breed with us, They feed to a8 great weight as any cattle in the United Kingdom. On several occa- sions they haye gained the ‘champion’ rize at the English fat stock shows. heir beef fotches from § to 1d per “mnd more than Short-Horns or erefords, They are hardier and more easily ke Hf;un the Short-Horns, As a proof may state that Sir Dudley Majorbanks, whoformerlykept a Short-horn herd on his Highland property and found that they did not thrive, has lately got up a Polled herd and reports them doing well. They have the advantage that, being with- out horns, they do not injure one an- other, as is often the case with Amer- ican horned cattle. 1 have seen an American ox with a great gash on him from injury done by the horns of an- uglmr, which must have depreciated his value, I should say at least 810, I understand that @ cross between a Cherokee cow and Polled bull lately met with an accident at Chicago, and had to be killed, and that it dressed to a very high weight in proportion to the live weight. It is a character- istic of the Polled breed here that they dress to a velatively higher weight than the short-horns, = As the butch- ers say here, they ‘die better.” We have now five volumes of the Polled Herd Book published and another will be out shortly, The most valua- ble tribes aro the ‘Ericas’ and the ‘Prides.” A ‘Pride’ cow was lately sold at auction for §225, or almost ' COW Was pur- THE OMAHA pA]LY BEE: chased privately for £1,000. Bt very useful animals for breeding pur- poses, though not of those choice tribes, ean be purchased her €350 and $400. 1 should say anyone buying for America would do better not to purchase cows in calf, as there might be some 1isk on the journey, but to purchs: yearling heifers, or heifer calves,” That Polled cattle are less hurtful to each other is 8o apparent that the consideration weighs 8o greatly and at once in their favor, If it be true that they are hardier, more easily kept; that they sell for more money per pound; and that they dress high- er in proportion_to live weight than horned cattle, what more can be said for them! This matter is certainly worth the immediate attention of shippers and breeders. — Underground Telegraph Wires Underground telegraph wires in every city are now a mere question of time. The New York legislature has passed a law requiring t companies to put all_their wir round in New York Forty-sccond street befor: 1883, Tn Philadelphi for underground wires has begun the reportof the federal engin has in charge the public wor Washington, recommends a law re- quiring all_wires to be lud under- ground. Washington is well previded with sewers of recent construction, and it was first proposed to string the wires on the roofs of the sew 3 but this has been abandoned, the engi- neors deciding in favor of putting the wires under the sidewalk or the park- ing, in streots which have strips of turf. The cost of doing this is placed at £8,000 a mile for a trunk line of forty wires, and ten miles of such trunks would be needed for the pre- sent tolegraph business of Washing- ton, now carried on by forty miles of polos and three hundred and thirty- six miles of wire. This cost is to be met by the telegraph companies, as it should be everywhere. In Europe over six hundred miles of line are al- ready undereround in cities, and noth- ing else is permitted in the iarger places. But the wires strung there are less extensive than the number here. Lonaon, for instance, gets along with one hundred and ten miles of line where Washington will need ten and has now forty. nuary 1, No Matter What Happens Yon may rest assured_that yon are safe in being speedily cured by Tiomas' Ecvkc- Thtc OIL in all cases of rheumatism, neu- ralen, toothache, ete. One trial only is necessary to prove its efficacy. angl-1w Yorktown. The general program of the York- town Centennial Association has been accepted by the Congregational Com- mission, Several of the gentlemen invited to take part have already ac- cepted. Bisho( Keane, of the Catho- lic Diocese of Virginia, Secretary of the Treasury Window, and Joseph Patterson, President of the Philadel- phia Clearing House, are among them, ¥ One question of importance has been to construct wharves at York- town for the accommodation of all the vessels that will be at the centennial. Senator Butler and ex-Ccngressman Goode, of the commission, who went to Baltimore to-day, reported to the commission at the meeting this after- noon that it had been arranved that Mr, Foster, gunt of the Clyde line of steamers in Battimore, should build two wharves at Yorktown ample to meet all purposes. This arrangement was approved by the commission. The programme of celegrations as finally agreed wupon includes four days,—the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of next October. On the first day an address of welcome will be delivered by Gov. Holliday, of Vir- gmia. She corner-stone of the monu- ment will be laid with Masonic cere- moni Ex-Goy. Winttrop, of Mas- sachusetts, wiil be orator 0} the day. Col. Hope, ot Norfolk, will 1 t and Paul H. Hayne, of South na, will conduct the National Ode, On President Garfield had promised to deliver an address, but will hardly be able. On the 20th a grand military display of United troops -and mliitia of the different states will take place, and on the 21st a naval display. There will be at least 20,000 militia present from the differ- ent states, and over 5,000 Masons, The governors and staffs of all the states will be present, and a represen- tative of the French government will be an honored guest. ) oli the rendition of the 19th Y o o As a rule we do not recommend pa- tent medicines, but when we one that really is a public ben and does positively cure, than we con- sider it our duty fo impart that info mation to all. Electric bitters truly a most valuable medicine, will surely cure Biliousness, Fever and Ague, Stomach, Liver idney complaints, even where all other rem- edies fail. We know whereof we speak, and can_freely recommend to all.—(Ex. Sold at 50 cents a bottle Ish & MeMahon. (4) Established 11 Yeavs, . Assets Represented $82,000,000 LET IT My house and fu 0.1 niture is insured with R & CO, Dexter L. Thomés: ¢ ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, city below | 3 0! o I movement | 2 ’ 4\[;1.,[(‘0{)]\% ‘\lz\,lsll\' 1 made rities at market rates of intercst. WEDNESDAY D.T. MCUNT, SADDLES AND HARNESS. 1412 Farn, 8t. ™ Omabha, Neb, AGRAT FOR THR CRLERRATRD CONCORD HARNESS with the We keep the largest stock in b ite all who cannot examine to sand for prices. FEENEY & CONNOLLY, BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERSI Of erery grade and size at At Prices Heretofore Un- heard of. They have this week added to their stock a splendidinew flot of Ladies and Missc's FINEST FRENCH KID SHOES Received direct from the manufactory. Ladies are respecttully invited to call and see them, Also their HAND-SEWED BOOTS AND SHOES IN THE CITY, AND Lowest Prices Guaranteed and ] g rapidly they have this week added an assort- ment of| “CREEDMORE"BOOTS To this department, A Perfect Fit Guaranted or the Money Refunded. ONE PRICE ONLY I ED IN PLAIN THEY CARRY L LINE OF FIGUK FARMERS' SUPPLIES, at prices beyond competition, 512 Sixteenth Street, Between Califor- and Cass street. Opposite Wi, Gentleman's ularfgrocery store, Jy-msw The Oldest Mstarushed BANKING HOUSE IN NEBRASKA. Caldwell, Hamilton & Co., S. P. AUGUST 3 1881. ORSE & Cash Jobbers and Retailers of DR ¥Y¥Y-GOOIDS! 1319 FARNHAM STREET. DURING THE COMING WEEK OUR GREAT SALE OF DOMESTICS, PRINTS ~AND GINGHAMS, sheeting muslins, BUNTINGS! Another Case Black Buntings, 8 1-2c. at wholesale prices. goods, 10c. Lonsdale, Fruit Hill, and other well-known brands of Muslin at 8 1-2¢c a yard. Best quality unbleached muslin, 7 1-2c. Pillow case muslins, 10c. Wide Linen sheetings from from $1.00 to $1.50 per yard. Very best prints, fast colors, 5¢. Very best ginghams, 8 1-2c. BUNTINGS!! Thirty pieces new dress RIBBONS ! RIBBONS ! RIBBONS ! 700 PIECES ALL SILK RIBBONS 10 CENTS PER YARD. In this lot will be found all desirable colors in ALL STLK GRCS GRAIN, SATIN AND GROS GAIN, AND FINE SILK BROCADED RIBBOIS, from one to four inces wide. No Such Ribbon Bargains were ever before Shown GREAT BUTTON SATH!I 12,000 dozen fine Dress Buttons at 10c a card—two and three dozen on a card, all sizes and over a thousand differc designs; worth from from thirty to fifty cents a card. S. P. MORSE & CO. AND STILLTHE LION| AX MEYEE & ERO, CONTINUES TO Roar for Moore(s) Harness AND Saddlery. P J . o e Favo adopted the Lion s a Trade Mark, and all my goods will be STAMPED with the LION and my NAME on the same. NO GOODS ARE GENUINE WITHOUT THE ABOVE BIAMPS. The best material is used and the most skillec and at the lowest cast price. Anyone wi 'a price-list of good will confer a favor by sending fOr one. DAVID SMITH MOORE. United States Depository. ELRST NationalBank =—OF OMAHA.~—— Cor. 13th and Farnam Sts, OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN OMAHA, 404 South 13th Street, workmen are amm{ BUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROTHERS.) BTABLISHED 1856, Organized a8 & National Bank August 20, 1863, CAPITAL AND PROFITS OVER - $300 000 OFYICKRS AND DIRECTORS § Hrryax Kouy Avausr: H wtzk, Vie President. ‘ATks, Cashier, BANKERS. Business transucted same as that of an incor. porated oank. Accounts kept in currency or gold subject to sivht check without notice Certificatos of deposit 1ssued paysble In three, st 'ahd ‘welve months, bearing Tateresh oF ob {emand without interest, g Advances to customers on approved secu: Buy and sell gold, bills of exchange, govern- e, Tously sad city bondar T Draw sigint dratts on England, Ireland, Scot- land, and all parts of Europe. Sell European passage ticketa, COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE, aurldt Geo. P. Bemis Rea. Estate Acency, 16th and Dodge Sts., Omaha, Neb. This agency does STRIOTLY & brokerage business. Dacs not speculate, therefore any bargains on_its bool red 10 its patrons, instead A. J. Porriitox, Attorey, JOuN A. CREIGHTON, F. H. Davis, Asst. Cashier, This bank receives deposits without regard to amounts. Tsuca time cortificates bearing Intarest, Draws drafts on 8an Francisco and princt cities of the United States, also London, Dublin, Edinburgh and "the principal citiesof the conti nent of Europe. ls passenger tickets for emigrants by the (n. man line. may] Jtf ST. LOUILS PAPER WAREHOUSE. CRAHAM PAPER CO. 217 and £19 North Main St., 8t. Louts, ~—WHOLESALY DEALERS I¥— ! PAPERS 1V, ENVELOPES, CARD BOARD AND Priniers Stock. Cash paid for Rags and Paper Stock, Scrap ctals. BOOK, NEWS, Omahs, Nebrasks ks are of being wobbled uv by the acent Stogk Warchouses 1929 to 1287, North Sixth street ! the Oldest Wholesaleand Retail Jewelry House in Omaha. Visitorscan here find allnovelties in Silver ‘Ware, Clocks, Rich and Stylish Jewelry, the La- test, Most Artistic, and Choicest Selections in Precious Stones, and all descriptions of Fine Watches, at as Low Pri- ces as is compatible with honorable dealers. Call and see our Elegant New Store, Tower Building, corner 11th and Farn- ham Streets MAX MEYER & BRO. OM.A EA . THE LEADING ‘MUSIC HOUSE IN THE WEST! General Agents for the | Finest and Best Pianos and Organs manufactured. ur prices are as Low as any Eastern Manufacturer and Dealer. Pianos and Organs sold |for cash or installments at Bottom Prices, A SPLENDID stock of Steinway Pianos, Knabe Pianos, Vose & Son's Pi- anos, and other makes. Also Clough & Warreu, Sterling, Imperial, Smith | American Organs, &c. Do |not fail to see us before pnr- chasing., ARE NOW OFFERING DECIDED 76 Black Silk 20-e0d-tt M’DONALD AND HARRISO 1208 FARNEAM STREBEET, g FOR ONE MONTH ONLY BARGAINS Ladies' Suits, Cloaks, Ulsters, Circulars, Etc., AT COST. 200 Handsome Suits, at $5.00; 300 Stg].ish Suits, $10.00; 0. Buits, $17. We have several lots of staple goods which will be offered at SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. All ladies should avail themselves of this great sale of. CORSETS AND UNDERWEAR, 'LINEN AND MOHAIR ULSTERS, SILK AND LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, LAWN SUITS AND SACQUES, McDONALD & HARRISON. A. L. STRANG, 206 DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING : POWER AND HAND P UV E S Steam Pumps, Engine Trimmings, MINING MACHINERY, BELTING, HOSE, BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS, PIPE, STEAM PACKING, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS, CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS. Farnam St., Omaha. < MAT MEYER & BRO, A Ve 4 »f? o § ;