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

VI\ i msromc SPOTS. The Battlefleld at Yorktown During the Centennial, Where the Regulars Will Camp — The National Monument. Tents for Thonsands of Men The Buildings in Course of Ereoction. Correspondence Philade’ph Colonel Willlam P. Craighill, Uni. ted States ongineer, returned from Yorktown, Va., this morning, where he has been looking after the prog of arrangements for the centennial celebration at that place. At tho re- (quest of the congressional “Yorktown centennial commission” for an officer of the engineer corps to aid them in the work necessary for a proper na tional observance of the one-hun- dredth anniy ry of the surrender, Colonel Craighill was named and de tailed by the secretary of war for that | purpose, and also to superintend the construction and erection of the mon- ument provided for by congress, Up to this time progress in the work has not been advanced rapidly, owing to | the fact of a general improssion that, the display and observances of the | oceasion would depend in a g measure upon the assured convales- cence of the president and the addi- tional fact that the amount— £20,000 —appropriated by congress was insufli cient to meet expenses absolutely necessary to be incurred. THE SIGHT N Work is now progressing more ex- peditiously and’ satisfactorily. The sight selected is on a blufl’ overlook- ing the river, adjoining and below the village boundary line, only a deep ra- vine, c\tumhnn from tlu, foot of the bluft and g ul\mlly dimiishing until it reaches the level plain, distant a fow hundred feet, intervening. Fac- ing the river, andlooking to the right, castwardly, the view is unobstructed to the Capes of Virginia, distant about twenty-eight miles. In front, north- wardly, the view is directly across the river to Gloucester Point and over ter county, To the left, rdly, up the broad river in a | direct line to West Point, is the junc- tion of the Pamunkey and Mattaponi rivers, which form the York. The other view, southward, will overlook the pla of Yorktown. When erect- ed, the monument will bedistintly v Dlefrom allvessels pussingup and down Chesapeake 1 The land purchased Dy the government for $1,000 em- braces six acres and lies just within what were the British line The foundations for the base « the monument has been dug and filled in with granite concrete. The cornex- stone of granite, taken from the Richmond (uarries, the same from which the stone used for the state, war and_navy department buildings at Washington was taken, is on the ground, ready t» be lowered in posi- tion for Masonie ceremonies. FEDERAL AND STATE TROOPS, The encampment of United States croops and State military and Mason- 1¢ societics will be on” the Temple farm, about a mile and a half distant from the monument site. It 1san open field, nearly level, but with suf- ficient undulation for proper drainage and well adapted to army encamp- ment. In position, the regulars will oceupy the right of the field, and Gen- eral Hancock's hcadqu.uurs will be here. 'I'he same ground was occupied by Washington’s “line one hundred years o nd by General McClellan’s army in 180; On this field from 1,200 to 1,500 tents, each sheltering | fifteen men, and furmshed by the [ tment, will be erected, ater in ample quantity will be supplied from Wormloy crcek. Tt will be raised into tanks by two en- gines of thirty-lorse power cach and distributed u“mm...m the camp, for | which purpose ten thousand feot of | pipe will be used. It is estunated that about 25,000 military and 5,000 Masons will be in tente. ~ For the ac- | commodation of the cutive officers of the Government, members of the Cabinet, the Congressional Comu sion, and distinguished guests, a re- ception building 100 feet long and 60 feet wide is being built, 1t will con- tain a room for the Commission, one for the Secretary of State, one for la- dies, but a large part of the space will be taken up for purposes of entertain- ment. This building is only a few feet from the site. FRENCH GUESTS AND HOUSE, In addition the Commission has rented the old Nelson House, which is undorgoing thorough repair and is said to be intended for the French Pross, 188 D, THE OLD NELSON guests. Work is all going forward under the personal superintendence of Major L. C, Forsyth of the Quar- termaster’s departinent,who has taken up his quarters at Yorktown. In ad- dition to th preparations by the Congressional Commission, the York- town Centennial Association, compos- ed of well-known citizens of the thir- teen original states, of which Hon, John Goode of Virginia s chairman and Col. Peyton of New Jersey Gen- eral Superintendent, is also aiding the Commission, As heretofore announe ed, they have purchased the Temple f.mn and tendered its use for camp- ing-ground, They have also renovat- ed and repaired from cellar to garret the Moore House, which is on the Temple farm. Tt will be hmnlmnnuly (,1rrulul and papered by New York and Philadelphia merchants and ten- dered to the Congressional Commis- sion for use by its guests, It was in house the articles of capitulation were considered and agreed to, The Association is also about erecting a building 260 by 64 for hotel purposos, designed to accommodate 1,000 por: sons, with beds, WHAT THE IVES DONE. On the part of the people of York- town absolutely no preparations are being made. A little wooden shanty with the words “Opoll Opera House” overthe entrance and a half-dozen more hoard huts for dispensing **Cool Lager” have been nailed up and seem to have exhausted the, enterprise of the natives. ineers Braxwon wnd Webb of the Chespeake and Ohio road met Col. Craighill at Yorktown HAVE | of Prado at Madrid, {of them by spending with the view of locating the entrance of their branch road. At present the only way of reaching Yorktown from this city is by way of the York-river line of steamers, It was expected that forty-eight engineer soldiers and tifty enlisted men, ordered from Wil lett’s Point and West Point by the v of War, would arrive at rktown to-day and report to Colo nel Craighill, —— StreotSketches in Mexico City of Mexico Correspondence of The New York Post, Next to his comfortable home and the churches, the Mexican is proudest of lus ““‘Pascos” and the “‘Alameda.” On the Pascos we see the high life of the metropolis—the upper thousands moving up and down in The Pascos of Mexico h much in common with the monotony with the exception t on the Prado in Madrd N we soe their car- | overy beautiful faces, clegant | dishes, as they HI: OMAHA DAL dtravberrie, ponches, apricots, Turk ish and Tndian figs, the growth of the temperate clime, are to be scen lying together with the golden orange, the yellow lemon, bananas, mangoes, and the delicious chirimoya, produc tions of the torrid zone. Those who o fond of a cooling draught may ply to one of the numerous water stands, where inoffiniive mixtures of water and ananas, lemon and other juices are served to the caller for a glass, While sipping our nectar we notice two or three old Indian women, half naked, who press with a round stone the juice out of the frait. Chocolate and cocon are served as well at the stands. Traveling cooks with their two- two eonts serve their them a call; street, and they dishes to those who give yet a forcigner would pleased with the acid or the baked sweet potatoes and o are genorally spic panish pippin i i are to be seen wdes, as | dat us low work Ounly a few pedestrians on the Ps walking by Mexi Outdoor life in the city presents the | mark of idleness, as loaters and loun- | gers outnumber those passing the strect that are bound on s rand or engaged in any sorious affairs, The famous Lazzaroni of Nuples and Pulermo may be abused, but they are fine fellows indeed compared with the dro hble of Mexico, who (mostly ugly looking Indians or dirty- -skinned Mestizzos) lack entirely the charms of the beautiful figures and the chilklike, happy and thoughtless character which reconcile the traveler with the vices of the dark-eyed and proud inhabit- ants of the thoroughfares nd piazzas of Naples and Palermo. he goggle-eyed, gape-mouthed fel- lows adorning the streets of the Mex- ital are marked with the ex- ity or maliciousness, frequently combining both traits. Yet persons belonging to the better 1 oflicers, business men or when crossing the streets givea brighter color to the pictures, as most of them walk very slowly or are fond of stand- ing for Hours about the corn rons and young ladies sible, as they consider the slowest Juisite for good man- who set ofi’ at good round pace are seve iticised and pointed out as foreigners. The dense population that is pressed togecher in the valley of Mexico, and the country-like chs r peculiar to many parts_of the capital, brmg al- s of boorish people into Mexico’s thoroughfares. pare blood, looking like dis ies, are constantly seen ro bout. Husband, wife and child are trotting the snme slow pace, stooping to the very ground and frequently rying heavy loads, or the straw m: tresses on which they have passed the previous night, on their way to the c Passing the front of some ancient church or a decaying convent, we see the grades crowded with ugly looking Indian women nursing their dirty littlo ur- chins. In the shade of some building we sec a happy family sharing the frugal meal, consisting of “‘tortillas” (a cake baked of Indian corn) and some fruits; now and then they may even e seen indulging in the luxury of ““trijolas” (reed beans), the nation- al dish'of the Mexicans; not very fa from the happy “‘at home” we noticea crowd of shabby-looking young men lying on the ground smoking and gam- Dling at cards; the monotony of the wscos in the prome outdoor play is now and then interrupted by wild curses or a blow at him who has been found gui cheuting his drowsy companior Indians and M , the broad- brimmed sombrero on their dust-coy- ered heads are leaning against the walls of some “‘fonda” (inn); they are shepherds or muleteers who have brought caitle and goods from the in- terior and who are gazing at all the splendors of the capital and beholding the wonders of them, They are dar- ing looking fellows clad m dirty linen clothing and a parti-colored shawl, which they draw closely around their neck and head when the wind pegins to blow, so that there is little to be scem of their defiant faces, Pick- pockets and thieves, wearing a mix- ture of national and foreign garh, are seen spying out an opportunity favor- able to their profession, Men and women of all ages and complexions, hoys and girls, besiege the coffeo houses, annoying tho pedes- trian with their shrill voices, pressing him to buy a lottery ticket and the five or ten thousand *piros are drawn on the coming mor; ders of matches and other tritle: fol low you step by step till you get rid a copper piece or two, but only to be annoyed by others who has ched your weak- and are anxious to have their turn also. More pleasant than these match and ticket sellers are those who offer for sale small objects of art, as | the town ¥ | ed from s, splendid horses and fine | with a good deal of dirt, riders, while on the Pasco everything The place of wine at these outdoor is too much in imitation of what I+ | meals is taken by the national bever ly is in the Bois de Bonlogne or Cen- | “pulqe that ved by fral Park. The horses walk or pace; | small boys and girls i carthen ve the carviages are occupied by half |sels, Pulquo is the juice of a kind of | Parisian, half New York toilets; we [eactus plant. After having under soldom see a gentleman in the company | gono a process of fermentation it. is of ladies, but the castern law of se- | consumed all over the country in large clusion seems to oxist yot in the socie- | quantitios, Tho *“pulquerias ty of the capital of the republic. |} whero the nectar is served wre mostly taverns nccessible by two, or the ner places even by [ four doors, A dozen primitive barrels ave placed bohind a long b the on bar from two liquid is taken out of the « rels with vessels containing In to five gallons, me nearly every fourth house contains a pulqueria, and the places are constantly patronized by a most imposing number of eustomers, who pour down a gallon or two at_a time, and are seen ‘tottering to the public places, where they sleep oft their fits of intoxication. ~ Others are quarrelling in the streets, and you may witness every day some bloody hght, or when going lLiome by twilight you will perccivesome dark body Ted through the streets by four bare- footed Indians; behind the company is walking a police officer, and when inquiring what has happened you will hear that the body is the corpse of a murdered man who has yet enjoyed the pernicious liquid an hour ago. Taxation of Churoh Property- No X Hera'd, «ch property of the United mounts to about four hundred n dollars in valu With slight exceptions it has always been exempt- ation, But of late there rowing disposition to in- quire whether this exemption is not wrong in principle and is not a sourca of abuse, If the property is not taxed because the church renders the public a great and educational service as an institution of religious worship, why, it is asked,should not a like exception be wade in favor of certain other property which is used for the interest and the advancement of the common welfare, but neverless od? TIf religious property is exempted on the ground that _tho church is a public charity the question arises wheth many churche te ch ties and whether many ave charitics at all? When hurch is not free to all comers, but is in effect for the ex- clucive benefit of those who own its pews and pay for its privileges, it is open to question whether it is any more of a public mstitution than a private school, a subscribtion library or a social club —whether, in fact, it is not a mere religious club. And when a congregation lavishes moncy on_architecture, brilliant preaching and fine music, while spending insig- nificant sums in works of bunuvn[cncc, the claum of the church to being con- sidered a charity is notrather fecble. Another serious _objection to the exemption enjoyed by religious organ- zations, and one which, in fact, often amounts to an abuse, is the the gros inequalities in the value of the prope ty exempted. Hero is an cdifice that cost half 2 willion and thero is one worth fifty thousand. The congre- gation of the former does mo more pul od or no greater work of that of the latter, but it from tax a property twenty charity th holds Trc times as_great, The Rev. Edward Everett Hale maintains that the church has no claim to exemption from tion except on the ground that it is a public charity and to the extent that it is a public charity. His test of whether any church is a public charity and to what extent it is 80 is the amount of money which it expends in churity—poor relief, hos- pitals, asylums, &c,—outside its own congregation. = He would take all churches in form and exempt those which proved their right to exemp tion. This suggestion is worthy of consideration, But we think that every church should have duc credit for charitable work done among its n people as well as that done out- side, Tf areligious organization takes aro of its own helples dependents or those of its - nomination it does a good public work, street, ( unl he s enabled hin to af 0 to work s usual, sepheodlw waxen fruits of great beauty, artificial flowers and wooden and ¢ nal fig- ures of perfect workmanship; tiny lit- tle figuresrepresenting scenes of every day life; beautitul birds on cardboard and ditferent kinds of feather work are to be obtained at very low prices, A charming picture are the flower- girls, who are busy composing their abundant stock of ‘the finest Howers into tasteful nosegays, in which we find a great variety of roses and the ladies’ favorite, the dark blue violet— flowers that nature offers us all the year round, Tasteful garlands, flower skets that would make the New York istrave charm the buyer’s eyes; nose- e gays of all dimensions and thedelicate flower for the dandy’s button hole are to be purchased at very low prices. For flowers the Mexican has a well- pleasing weakness, and the love of flowers is one of the qualities that the Spaniard has inherited from his Moor ish conquerors and has brought with him to Mexico. Old matrons and | young ladies, eying the passers-by from the balcony, all have their hair and dress adorned with fresh flowers, The fruit vender makes a fine dis- ay of his stock on the ground or in yesterday and went over the ground Ius primitive shop, Apples, pears, DYING BY INCH Very otten we see a person suffer- ing from some form of kidney com- plaint and is gradually dying by inches. This no longer need to be so, for Electric Bitters will positively cure Bright's disease, o any discaso of the kidncys or uriniacy organs, They are especially adapted to this class of discases, acting dwectly on the Stomach and Liver the same time, and will speedily cure whero every other remedy has failed. Sold at mn cents a bottle, by Ish & M;. hor Nebraska Land Agency DAVIS & SNYDER, 1606 Farnham 8t., . Omaha, Nebraska FAOO, OO0 ACIEES Care.ully solected land in F walo. G Nebraska for at Largainy in improved fanny, and | Omaha city property 0. F. DAVIS, WEESTER SNYDER, L e Land Cow'r U P. w-febtt Edward W. Simeral, ATTORNEY -AT - LAW, wheeled Kitchens are to be found in | scarcely be | arters of | ' BEE \\'H)fil’,.\ A bad breath may resuit lrmn n storach, ot from billousnes asea fow doses of Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, administered according to directior: ® dant this unploasant companion w 'J)z\ Y and healthtul ¢ Ttiva cially suitablo for warm weath system strong to do its work ot SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERY LADY , OUGHT TO KNOW. There exists a means of se- curing a soft and britliant| Complexion, no matter how boor it may mnaturally he, lagan's Magnolia Balm is g delieate and harmless arti- present a disfigured face in society when the Macnolia Balm is sold by all druggists for @5 cents, Ftimula a Hop Bitter: Ilvmlnn‘uv\ln"nml discieuion Ll'«. Ty on Hop nuall mml{« i n av e if you uke Hop Bitters ouaresim Sioux [hLy & P&ulh[‘ 8t. Paul & Sioux City RAILROADS, X \CITY ROUTE ROUTE 2O THE 2. MILES SHC ¥roN COUNCIL BLUFFS TO ST, PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH OR RISMARCK, and all points in Northern Iowa, Mi Dakota. ~This line is equipped with tife impros Wostinghouse Auto Air-brake and Miller Platform Couvles and Buffer; and for SPEED, SAFETY AND COMFORT is unsurpassed, gant Drawing Room and Sloeping Cars, owned and controlled by the com- sany, run through \ OUT CHANGE between ! ific Transier wepot at C Bluffs, OLD RELIAD 10! ne depot o 1880, SHORT LINE. 1830, KANSAS CITY, St. Joe & Council Bluffs RATLROAD 18 THR ONLY Direct Line to 8T. LOUIS AND THE EAST From Omaha and the West, No change of cars betwoen Omaha and v, wouls, and but one_ between OMATIA aud | B o= Daily PassengerTrains wxAOINO AL EASTERN AND WESTERN CIT with LESS CHARGES and IN ADVANCE of ALL} OTHER LINES, 5 entire lino 18 cquipped with Pullman's Sleoping Cars, Palaco Duy Corches, Miller's Platform_and’ Coupler, Th Pala A nANSAS . BLUFFS Rail- ,'vin Bt. Joscph and § Chots for sale at all co stations in the ? J. . BAKNARD, t. Joseph, mfl , Mo.§ « ANDY Bowiy 1020 A. B, BArsawp Go driham street, " SIBBETT & FULLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, D2 VID CITY, NEB, Bpecial attention glaen to collections in Butlor coupt o A-meOm DexterL. Thomas&Bro. WILL BUY AND SELL REAX. BST.ATE AXD ALL TRANBACTION CONNKCTED TIRREWITH, Pay Taxes, Rent Houses, Hte, 1¥ YOU WANT 10 BUY 01k 8L Call at Ofiice, Room €, Creighton Block,"Omaha, apbed BY. LOWULES PAPER WAREHOUSE., GRAHAM PAPER GO0, 217 and 219 North Main 8t., St. Lous, —WHOLESALE DEALKAS IN— | ook, PAPEBS § WRITING( NEWS, | WRAPPING ENVELOPES, CARD BOARD AND Printers Stock. Ouh;-hum Rage and Paper Stock, Bera Iron and Motals, SOMETHING | EPTEMBER 7 SN gl I>lzu. v beng th diroct conne most nd the East SOUTILEASTRRY Lixes, KANsAS 1y, LEAVRNWORTY Neit Burers and OMAIA, the COMMERCIAL CrNTRRS from which radiat EVERY LINE OF ROAD £ penetrates tho Continent. frow. the Missourt l‘ilh \mn ROCK 1SLAND & PA. CTFIO RATLWAY ilh fort. wen free, b9 and foldors at all pri ted States and Cana ipal ticke ST.JONN, Gen, Tkt and Pass's Chicago. No Gnanging Cars BETWERN OMAHA & GHIGAGO, Whero dirog with Through SHINGTON® LTIES, STERN The Short Line via. Peoria Eor INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, LOUIS. VILLE, and ail points in the SOUTEL-IHAST. T BRST LINK For ST. LOUIS, Whero direct_connections aro made in the Union pot with tho Through Slceping Car Lines for ALL POINTS SOUTIEX. NEW LINE o DES MOINES THE FAVORITE ROUTE FOR Rock Island. The uneqyaled inducements offerad by this line to travelers and tou ollow & clusive Uso f firseciads passors gers. Stoel Track and superlor equipment combined with their gieat through car arrangement, makes this, ab all ot |I1|'fi the favorite nmh to the heast, 1 find tray ling & luxury In- stead of a dise Throngh tickets vio thin colehrated line for sale at all offices in tho United States and Canada, ‘All information about rates of fare, i Car accommoiations, Timo Tables, etd cheerfully given by applying to PERCEVAL LOWELL, General Passonger Am.t. l.hlwxo‘ T. J. POTTE Generai Masarer Ghicaco, BOCCS & HILL, REAL ESTATE BROKERS. No. 1508 Farnham Street, OM.AELA., - INEE. Orrice—North side, ovn. Grand Central Hotel. WISE’S Axle Grease NEVER GUMS! Used on Wagons, Buggies, Reapers, Thresters and Mill Machinery, 1t I8 INVALUABLE T0 PARM RR# AND TEAMKTERS. 1t cures Scratches aid all Kinds of soreo on Horscw and Stock, as well as on men, CLARK & WISE, Manuf's, 386 Illinois Street, Chicago. £ SEND FOR PRICES, je 24.0m-be PROPOSALS FOR HAY, Sealed Iids will be received by the undersign- od up to Tuesday, September Gth, 1581, at 12 o'clock for furnishing sixty’ (60) tons of hay, me uso of tho fire dopart i of the present fivcal Any information necded will be furnished 000 year, by . J. Galligan, chief cugineer, rved to rojoct any and all bids, g proposals shall bo mark: iahing Hay,"and bo ad Tho right is Enyelopes ed “Prop Uressed to ¢ Omaiia, A L. C. JE I, "City Clork, _ anso-o Busmess College, THE GREAT WESTERN QEQ. R. RATHBUN, Princlpal. Cre:ghton Block, OMAHA, Hx/mm _#arsend for Cireul v v 200&wt GO, W, DUANY, AL €, CAMPBELLY DOANE & CAMPBELL, Attorneys-at-Law, 8 W COR, 15THl & DOUGLAS 8T8, 1881 3 THIS NITwW AND CORRECT MAP soyond any reasonable question that tha CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN R'Y T by Al odas the bes: road for you to take when traveling tn either direction hetwees Chicago and all of the Principal Polnts in the West, North and Norhwest, aretully examine this ¥ap this road. 1ts throw iy Rantii " Spux » E QY \h‘ "\ ».\hh\ & s \} I kil -In(-« over this road are sold Ly al \ Tralng make close & urAlnuL fe. 21 .o, bl AN\t ¥ ,,\: Y, o ONF J Ctayton Chanitie The Principal Citles of the West and Northwest are Stations’ conncctions With the trains of 411 raflroad ak CRAILWAY, l cle, which instantly removes | e« CHICAGO & NORTI-WE r (I":':‘hl;l}\(“ I?:ll;l:t‘loll‘x“'“\lm" THE CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY, l R 'N! My ad o b R bl e f of it "'r 1 08, ne 0 o’ 0 to four ol ore L press gt Flushings; 0t0is0te. So.| oo sealpoints of i [ 1613 tho Oty Tond okt oF Ullonas AL e g |72 Lo four of more Fast fpredls delicate and natural are its | Ll diin . nine oy lhe Imoerlal Palacc Dining Cars. suspeeted by anybody. B ra North or wmm»rcnr( hoago. 1thas No lady has the right to 603 N. NO'.I:‘ 'I‘II:EE LARG—EST —IRUT— g I 5 I R 5 o 5 TN T T Dry Gooods Store in the West (without ex- ception). BARGAINS! BARGAINS! For the next ten days to close out Sum- mer Goods to make room for Fall Stock. GUILD & McINNIS, 16th St., 2nd door N. of Cal., E. Side, Max MEYER & CO., W EHOLESALE OBAGGONISTS. Tobacco from 25¢. per pound upwards. Pipes from 26c. per dozen upwards, ngars from $15.00 per 1 000 upwards. jyl-eod-3mn, O. H. BALLOU, ~DEALER IN— U NG EES e R, Lath and Shingles, Yard and Office 15th and Cumings Street, two blocks north of ST. PAUL. AND OMAHA DEPOT. WHOLESALE AND ¥ Paper Stock Warehouses 1220 to 1237, North Bixth streot, fv e OMAIIA, Near Union Pacific Depot, \nro. - > J. A WAKEFIELD ALL DEALER IN N VT TR T R Y, Lath, Shingles, Pickets, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOLDINGS, LIME CEMENT PLASTER, AAETATE AGENL FOR MILWAUKEE CEMYNTJCOMPANY, ‘OMAHA, NEB