Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1882, Page 1

nqe ey ar Tur OmadAa DALy BEE RLEVENTH YEAR OMAHA TUI'S NING, FEBRUARY 21 SHOCKING MURDER. The Village of Waverly Horri- fled by a Cold-Blooded Crime, James Cook Shot Through the Heart and Instantly Killed by & Man Named Raven -— Narrow Bscape of the Criminal from Lynching. The following special dispatch was received at Tne Ber office yester- day: LiNcorw, February 20. Another shocking murder has been committed at Waverly, James Cook and one R. D. Raven, from Ken- tucky, wers in a bar room last even- ing about 5 o'clock, and gotinto a discussion as to the spelling of the word ‘“peddler.” The discussion ended in blows, when Raven drew a pistol and shot Cook throagh the heart, killing him instantly. Cook is a brother enterprising grocer in this city, and was a respec table young man, engaged in the lum- ber and grain trade at Waverly. Raven is in jail. Further particulars of this cold- blooded affair were obtained from a gentlemen who came from there yes- terday. It appears that Raven and another man were discussing the spelling of the word ‘‘peddler’ quite excitedly, when Cook sided against Raven and told him he was mistaken, Raven thereupon called Cook a and a liar. Cook slapped or struck him in the tace, when Raven pulled his revolver and fired, killing ‘Cook instantly, as indicated in the dis- patch. An excited crowd immediately gath- of our ered, and while some bore the body | of the murdered man -to his home, others seized the assassin. A telegram was sent Sheriff Ensign at Lincoln, and that official promptly responded When he reached Waverly he found a large crowd gathered around the he- tel, where a few determinedmen were guarding the prisoner. Somebody had procured a rope, and the crowd were preparing to swingRaven from a convenient tree. The sheriff asserted his authority however, and the crowd were induced to allow the prisoner to be taken away without violence. Raven was con- veyed to Lincoln and lodged in s cure quarters in the county jail. Raven is a tramp painter und has been looked on as a dangerous char- acter. STICKNEY'S TRIAL. A Somewhat Jramatic Scene in Court at Denver Friday. Stickney Jumps Out of His Place and Attempts to Strangle Lawyer Jerome. Dispatch to The Chic go Tribune, Denveg, Colo., February 17.—To- day was one of sensation 1n the trial of C. W. Stickney for the killing of M. T. Campau. The state occupied the day with evidencein rebuttal, and about 4 o'clock Mrs. Appel, Stickney’s former boarding mistress, was placed on the stand. She testitied to Mrs. Stickney’s first application to her for board, in which Mrs. Stickney had advanced as her reason for desiring to come, her old acquaintance with Cam- pau, whom she afterward said had raped her before this time. To this the defense objected. Tre question which brought up the objection was, “‘What did Mrs, Stickney state to you was the reason she wanted to come to the house?” ‘“We object,” said Mr. Patterson. MR, JEROME THEN AROSE and said: “I desire to show by this witness that Mrs. Stickney came to the house and obtained admission there after repeated requests, because she stated that Mr. Campau was an old friend of her’s; they had lived to- gether in the same town, and her hus- band desired that she should hoard at the table there; that subsequently Mr. Stickney returned, found his wifg living there, paid her board from the time she had been living there up to the time they l¢ft together, and that consequently he must have been cog- nizant of the circumstances under which she ‘was living there. If the ‘court please, it is already in evidence on the part of tho defense that this defendant had observed suspicious «circumstances, as he supposed, in the conduct of Mrs, Btickney with Cam- n; that he had received a letter to imself from his wife when he wasat the Gunnison which led him to sup- pose that something might be wrong; and that—"' SUDDENLY A BOMBSHELL BURST in the court-room. Stickney spran to his feev andyelled, ‘‘You are a liar! A dead silence fell upon the audi- encs, and all eyes were turned upon the yrisoner. He stood erect, look- ing aeross thetable at Assistant State's Attomey Jerome, scarcely eight feet distan’, Stickuney's eyes were set in a fixedstare. Thenhis sister jumped up and threw her arms around his neck, mid forced him slowly back- ward. Just as she was about to over- come himhe sprang at Jerome. A dozen jumjed botween them, but the risoner, wth superhuman strength, orced his wiy through them, reached the interviewrs’ table, and GRASED AT JEROME, The latter stool with uplifted hand ready to strike be prisoner when hy should spring aross the table, A dozen men seizec the murderer and forced him slowl; backward to his chair. He retreatd with his mouth £rothing, His siste threw her arms around his deck and bore him down into his seat, where he sat glaring for a minute, and then turned his face wearily. Judge Heelm said he would not order the prisoner shackled then, but would have him manacled ana shackled if another such outbreak oc curred. He afterwurd ordered him to jail, but finally agreed to wait the decision of the doctors upon the ad- visability of returning him. The state closed with the testimony of Dr. Den- nison, who examined Stickney last night. He testified that Stickney’s eyes and blood were affected. WH]SKY AND PISTOLS. Charles Dowers Empties a Six- Shooter at John Mayall. One Ball ;Takes Effect and Produces Probably a Fatal Wound. Plattsmouth Journal, 18th inst. At about 8 o’clock last nightcitizens on Main street were startled by a number of pistol shots in rapid suc- cession, emanatung from the darkness in the vicinity of Peter Merges’ shoe store. Inquiry developed the fact that an altercation had taken place there between Charles Dowers, Emer- son Dowers and John Mayall, all strangers in this city, aud that the former had done the shooting at the retreating figure of the latter as he ran from him_diagonally across Main street, toward the restaurant on the southwest of Sixth and Main. Before anyon could reach the scene of the shooting, both the man who did the shooting and the man who was shot at had jisupppnrcd, the man who serv- ed as the target running down sitxh street and the marksman seeking sate- ty in another direction. Emerson Dowers, who is a_cousin of Charles, the man who did tHe shcoting, and who was with bim at the time of the altercation, was the only one of the helligerent trio who was left to ac- Guuat to the cfficers for the affair. He says that the party were all pretty well under the influence of hquor, and had met in a saloon some time before and had had a quarrel oversome money that Dowers claimed Mayall had taken from him. They had separated, however, and the affair was no more thought of until they met at the time and place of the shooting, when the quarrel was renewed, dur- ing which Mayall struck Charles Dow- ers in the month with his fist. Mayall immediately afterward started to run, when Emerson Dowers called to his cousin to shoot him, and Charles ac- cordingly drew his revolver, a double- acting six-shooter, and emptied every barrel at Mayall’s retreating fizure Emerson Dowers was taken in tow by the officers, and when searched a pair of heavy brass knuckles was found upon his person, For some time it was not known what became of either OharlesDowers or Mayall, and the excitement over the affair had partially subsided. About an hour or less after the shooting two gontlemen were going home along past the ditch on Pearl street, between Sixth and Seventh, when they heard a man groaning in the ditch. They went back to Patterson’s livery stable and informed Mr. E. Wheeler of what they had heard, and he procured a lantern and proceeded to the place and found the man Mayall in the ditch almost directly 1n front of Mr. Pick- en’s carpenter shop. He was lifted out and supported to the office of Dr. Livingston, where it was ascer- tained that a ball had entered the man’s back just below the shoulder blade and to the' right of the spinal column. The doctor examined him and gave it as his opinion that the man was not very badly hurt. He was then taken to M. Curran’s restaurant, where he remained over night. To-day Dr. Schildknect and Dr. Miller were called to make an ex- amination, end found that the ball had penetrated the right lung and was lodged in the right breast, Dr. Schildknecht gives it as his opinion that the man is not likely to live. When found he was still so druuk as to be almost unable to, tell his name, and could give no account of how the shooting originated or who did it. There are various theories as to the cause of the affray. The one that gains most credence is that the par- ties had been gambling and that May- all had got the best of the game. He is believed to be somewhat of a sharper, and one of the Dowers boys says that he knew him a year ago, when he traveled under the name of McWaters. Mayall has been engaged for some time past in trimming hedges for farmers in this county, and has lately been at work for Hen- ry Wolfe, on the Factoryville road* The Dowers brothers are cousins and reside about seven miles south- east of Ashland. Charles has not been willing to say very much about the affair, only saying that whisky and his temper did the work. One of the shots came near doing other fatal work. A stranger was stranding in front of Lawrence's res- taurant when the shooting occurred, when a ball whizzed by him and crashed through one of the window panes, scarcely a foot from his head. Both the Dowers boys are now in jail and Mayall is in charge of the county commissioners, He will proba- bly be placed in the jail as soon as quarters can be rigged for his comfort. r. Schildknecht will make an effort to extract the bullet this evening. e ———— WORKING MEN SEE HERE ! A good pair of Boots for $1.75, Lot of Children’s Shoes at 26 cents, Good pair of Ladies Shoes at $1.00. dies' Slippers at 60 cents. Extra good Children’s Shoes 60 cents. Splendid Calf Boot at $2 This stock must be closed out to make room for a large new stock new on the road, WIIG & WESTBERG, f17-tf 10th and Tankean e “ROUGH ON RATS,” LIFE AT THE CAPITAL. The Collapse of the Star Route Disheartening to the Prosscution. Candidates for Governor and May- or Multiplxing. Correspondence of Thy Bee LixcoLn, Neb., February 18. weck which opeied with flourish of trumpets, as a week of great interest in Lincoln, has ended upas a very ordinary one. Monday morning every newspaper reporter and every hanger-on at the courts be- lieved the star route cases would re- quire his undivided atlention for a a whole week at least. But the whole affair came to a sudden and disastrous end on Wednesday morning, when Judge Dundy decided thai Clary could not be compelled to anawer all proper interrogatories that might bo put to him. Mr. Lambertson did not look 80 happy as he might have done, and Mr. Webster was quite crestfalien, and not at all inclined to enter into conversation i regard to the matter. The end is not yet, as there are other indictments against Messrs. Iddings, Corbin and Clary. And doubtless Mr. Lambertson will make it very “‘torrid” for Mr. Clary, as hedefeated the case by refusing to testify after he had agreed to do so. The defend- ants are very proper appearing young mon; and though they might enjoy a cocktail or a game of ‘‘draw,” they do not appear in the least like crimi nals. The proprietors of the stage line declare that they will make John Furay very unhappy. They threaten all manner of exposure against that distinguished individual. The sud- den collapse of these cases threatened to bankrupt the news gatherers, but a change in the weather and a few horse thieves saved them. A long time since a man stole a pair of ponies from a citizen of the bour- bon state of Missouri. The other day Sheriff’ Eusign went down to Gage county, and was fortunate enough to recover the missing animals, much to the joy of the before mentioned citi- zen. The thief is now learning how to be useful, and 18 wearing striped clothes as a citizen of the great pro- hibition state of St. John. State and municipal politics are now attracting some attention. The can- aidates for governor are very numer- ous. The boy governor has served his time and is expected to return to his rural home north of the Platte. But Mr. Alexander would like to stay. He has a occupied a nice, comfortable of- fico 8o long and lived at public expense 80 happily that he has a great desire to remain and feed at the samoc crib. As he was a soldier, he will doubtless seek to call to his aid the soldier ele- ment. Mr. Dawes, the ‘‘gentleman from Crete,” is also believed to be a candi- date for gubernatorial honors. Hav- ing been chairman of the republican central committee, he doubtless knows how such matters are managed, and has a considerable following. From the city of Fremont in the coun- ty of Dodge, comes a long, loud cry, “‘Geo, W. E. Dorsey.” Here in Lin- coln it is believed he is a candidate and that he has a “barrel” to help him through. Fremont people seem to know nothing of the aspirations of their tellow townsman. Wonder, if he receives all his honor away from home, There are as many more men- tioned and when the time comes they will probably all get left. The city of Lincoln is about to pass through the throes of a municipal election. The office of mayor has nothing to recommend it to any one, and still there are a dozen of aspi- rants, But what are a thousand petty annoyances when accompamed by the honor of being mayor of the city? John B, Wright is a candidate again, and evidently believes in a third term. No doubt he will be a candidate for goyernor in two years All the justices of the peace in Lin. coln are sandidates for police judge. The emoluments of this office are quite Jarge. e L A NUDB DWPARTURE, The Arrival of the Head of a Family Causes an Interlop- The such a er to Depart Suddealy. PrrrssurG, February 20.—Hon, A, W. Campbell. editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer, who became prominent in the Chicagu convention becanse he would not vote for Conkling’s resolu- tion to support the nominee of the convention, has instituted proceed- ings at Wheeling for a divorce from his wife. Oue night last week he had arranged to leave Wheeling on a train departing at about 10 o'clock. He missed the train, whereupon he returned to the editorial room of his paper and worked until 3 o'clock in the morn- ing, when he started home. Itseems that Mrs, Campbell, under the im- pression thut her husband had left the city, was entertamning a gentleman who had no business there while the head of the household was absent, Mr. Campbell had hardly got the door of his dwelling unlocked and opened when a man whisked past him out of the house, with nothing on him but his under-gal ts, and carying his clothes in his arms, Mr. Campbell ~ took after the man and chased him into a livery stable two blocks away. Here he had some difliculty in prosccuting his search, as he was opposed by a colored hostler, who was friendly to the fugitive, but tinally he discovered the man erouched down in a corner of a stall. Drawing The thing desired found at last. druggist for “Hough on Rats,” out rats, mice, roaches, flies, boxes Ask It clears bed bugs; 1c him out into the light, Mr. Campbell, who is a man of powerful physique, forkud him to his feet to get a look at his face. On recogmizing him, he said: “‘Oh, it's you, is it! That's all T want to {mm" and walked away. Mr. Campbell went to a hotcl aud spont the remainder of the night. The next day he Buit for a di vorco from his wife ground of adultery. The man ho had run down in the livery stable was George K. Wheat, a I merchant of Wheeling, and one of the wealthiest men in the city. Mra. Campbell is young, very beautiful, snd highly ed- ucated, Mr. Campbell marricd hor about four years ago, ahe was a teacher in a fe #seminary at Wheeling She is his seeond wife. Mr. Wheat is mareied. He has sev eral grown up child smong whom are four accomplished hters. Tho event is the talk of ‘Wheeling, but owing to the promu of the par- ties concerned, the of tha! city have rofrained mention it S ——————— DEADWOOD DETERMINED lhat She Will Have Communi- cation With the Outer World by Railfdad in Some Direotion. And to That End is Making Some Dexterous Movementsto Attract the Attontion of the Muna- gors and Capitul. Corrcspondent St. Paul Ploneer Press. The railroad movement has gained great momentum since my last,and al- ready claims more attention and is of vastly greater interest to the people of the Hills than the _polifieal ques- tions, division and admission, ' which hungry oftice seekers have labored so long and strenuously to bgom. This (Lawrence) county projected, it, and the lower counties, Pennington and Custer, have promptly fallen in, con- sequently it may reasonably be in- ferred that someth ng will be speedily accomplished. The committee of fifteen met on Wednesdayy whan sub- committees were nppoiM" t6 com- manicate with the several railroad companies looking this way for the purpose of ascertaining their views, plans and disposition, Letters ex- plaining the situation here, and the desire of the people to en- courage in nnubstnntislp_:'nmmr an extension of some one line to the Hills have been forwarded to the Ci- cago & Northwestern, Ohigago, Mil- waukeo & St. Paul, Northern Pacific, Sioux City & Pacitic, Union Pacific, and the Wyoming, Montana & Pacific companies. Replies are @xpected in time to be submitted to an adjourned meeting of the general committee, A meeting of citizens of Peonington coty is called at Rapid vhen a committee will be -pg:inhnf‘“ fact in concert with that of Lawrq,y. founty in securing congressionsl, . \ority (none existing ir-the trelyiy 4t slat- utes) to vote twenty year bonds to the company first EXTENDING ITS LINE TO THE HILLS, No amount is specified, but it is generally understood that at least $500,000 will be offered by the three counties of the Hills. As intimated in a previous letter, public favor in- chines towards a south line, for the reasons that such would afford direct communication ~with the mining camps and districts of the west, and because Laramie county, W. T, south of the Hills, has already voted §400,000 in vwenty-year bonds to the Union Pacific, deliverable upon the completion of - $100 miles of road. [This bill has been defeated on ac- count of the limitation clause, and a new Qill introduced, giving the U. P. unlimited time to build the road from any pomt in Laramie county it chooses. Only a few weeks ago an agent of a Denver syndicate visited Deadwoud for the purpuse of looking wver the ground and of feeling the public PULSE ON RAILROAD MATTERS, He assured your correspondent that his company had ample means, and was disposed to construct a direct line from Denver to Deadwood, and would do 80 at once were it mnot for the Laramie county bonus, restricted, as it is, for the benefit of the Union Pacific. If this could be extinguished, or, at least, modified 80 as to permit the immediate competition by such companies as saw fit to enter, the rail- road question would be practically solved. Little or no_encouragement is held out by the Northwestern or Milwaukee companies, for the reason that, as their objectiue point is hun- dreds of miles to the northwest, in Montaua if not on the Pacific coast, they could not, without a great devia- tion from direct and surveyed lines approach the Hills even though they so desired, while the topoeraphy of the country east of the hills 18 of a char- acter that precludes the possibility of a road from that direction, save at a very great expense. The Bioux City & Pacific made considerable strides hillwards lust year, and will approach much nearer ere the close of the present season, but as it is generally understood that its objective point is the Yellowstone park, aud that it will passaround and be some distance from the southern extremity of the hills 100 miles distant from this city —it will be of very little advantage to this people, TALK OF A NORTHERN PACIFIO SPUR. A little talk has been heard of a spuc running down from the North- ern Pacific, and a year or 80 ago a preliminary survey was made with such purpose in view, but nothing was done, and the company doubtless dropped out of existence. Such a line, in the absence of one from the Missouri and passing on to Montana would be of great benefit to the Hills, and of great unportance to 8t. Paul, which could thereby secure control of a trade already vastand valuable, and which is continually and rapidly de- veloping. The three counties of the Hills contain a population of 20,000 active, industrious, prosperous people, whose yearly demand for supplies is very large, as was recently Smwn in The Deadwood Pioneer, in & review of trade and industrial developments for the year 1881. From that exhibit I condense the following, made up from reports of commercial transac tions entirely, mines, mining and mining machinery not being included, and from four trade centers only: Deadwood Capital invested, exclusive of buildings Wi Average stock “ Aggrogate sales and 1eceipta. . .. Central apital invested.. verige stock. .. ... Sales and receipts. . .. Terraville 874,300 407,000 1,193,000 Capital invested........ 92,800 Sales and_receipts.. .. 164,500 Lead Ci RBIERLtEw e vavch ans s co b Average stock . ... Sal-s and receipts. . R capitulution Capital invested. ... Stock . . Sales and receipts. . . 6,080,250 The above represents a small por- tion of the annual trade of Lawrence county only, as in addition and to. the - American - poople. Rochford, Hill City and many other extensive trading points, and very many small ones, which fully warrant mo iu saying that the figures given do not represent more than half of the entire mercantile trade of the hills. In addition to this, is the large amount of machinery required in the develop- ment and working of the many mines; the demands of a large and rapidly wereasing agicaltural community, and beyond this latter the cattle industry, the magnitude of which cannot be roadily described Surely this trade, with its possibilities and probabilities, is worth looking after, and whatever eastern supply market secures it, or any portion of it, will be fortunate indeed. A railrond connecting with the Northern Pacific would divert much towards St. Paul. —~——— THE SCOVILLE LETTER Mrs. Garflela’s Position Real- tive to the Guiteau OCate Again Defl eod. M~s. Sooville Says Sh- Di | Not Ex- pecta Reply to Hor Lottex CLEVELAND, O,, February 17, —Mrs, Garfield received Mrs, Scoville's let- ter this morning, but declines to make any statement concerning it, although a number of reporters and correspond- ents had called upon her before noon. She talked the matter over with one or two friends, and gave J. H. Rhodes, her husband’s life-long friend, au- thority to give such a statement of her feelings to the public as he thought best. He thercupon informed those who called that toward the slayer of her husband she has no malice. He must answer to his God For the sister and all members of his family she feels only profound pity. Further than this she asks to be left alone with her sorrow, and to be spared being dragged into useless and torturing publicity. Although Mrs. Garfield does not give any expression to her feelings upon the subject of Guiteau, it can be set down as truth that she will have nothing whatever to do with the case, and that her fu- ture with reference to it will be as has been her past, and that she will not address President Arthur upon the subject. All rumors and stories set afloat in contradiction of this state- ment are false. Mrs. Scoville. Chicago Timoe, Upon receipt of the information that Mrs. Garfield had reeeived Mra. Scoville'’s letter, a reporter of the Times was dispatched 1o that lady's residence to ascertain if she was aware of the manner of its reception. The reporter was requested in a dignified and reserved manuer to state his bu- BlneBS, ‘*‘Are you aware of the fact, Mrs, Scoville, that Mrs, Garfield has re- ceivedffyour letter?’ asked the inter- rogator, I suppose «he has. The letter was registered for Cleveland on Monday, and she hould have received it before this time,” was the reply. “Then you have not seen a newspa- per report to that effoct?” “Lhavenot. I am getting very tired of the newspapers, They seem willfully to misrepresent me and my family all of the time, in every man- ner possble. A paper yesterday stated that I had written & letter to Mrs. Garfield in order that she might use her influence with President Arthur in my brother's behalf, which is all shoer nonsense, I get no rest day or night, on account of the news- papers and the reporters,” Mus. Scoville looked, as well as spoke, her indignation. ‘‘You re. porters,” she continued, ‘‘come here at all hours of the night and resort to all manner of subterfuges to interview and annoy me, and then make your interviews as sensational as possible. A reporter came here and tried to in- terview me when I was 8o tired and worn out after my return from Wash- ington that I could scarcely sit up, and when my daughter answered the bell and told him I was indisposed, he eaid he ‘would write us all up good for not letting him in.’ She told him ‘we would get even with him if h did,” aud when he wrote it up he said we SLAMMED THE DOOR IN HIS FACE, and quoted my daughter's words, but said nothing about his remarks to her, Afterwards he came here with what he pretended was @ telegram from Wisceonsin, and tried to get in to in- terview me.” 3 The reporter assured Mrs, Scoville that he had not come to make any wisrepresentations, and her manner became finally more unreseryed, She mvited the mterviewer into the par lor, remarking that she would wil- lingly answer any reasonable ques- tions, “Murs, Garfield declines to avswer our letter, She says she bears no ill will toward you or Guiteau, but does not wish to be dragged into no toriety needlessoly. What do you hink of her declining to answer you lotterr?” ‘“There was nothing in the letter that called for an answer, and 1 did not expect an answer.” “‘What was your idea in writing Mrs. Garfield? You deny the impu- tation some of the newspapers have east upon your motive for writing the lotter?” ““I have beon wanting to write Mrs, Garfield for the very reason that 1 gave in the letter; and, as I stated in that letter, T did write her last July, but did not send the letter. I have written as much as fifty sheets of pa- per from which I have made drafts trom time to time, until 1 had ar- ranged 1t to suit my ideas as to brev- ity and proper wording. I felt 1t to be a duty—it weighed upon my mind. 1 wanted to tell her how I fell for her in her great trouble. I wanted to show her that it was not the degraded wretch Guitean, but a poor, nsane, to tho cities reported there are|yisguided boy, who killed her hus- in the hills, ~ Crook, Spear-|pnd, 1 don't seo how my letter fish, Rapid, Custer, Rockerville, | gould bo misunderstood.” “Do you think M 8. Garfield would have written you iu reply to your let- ter if your lotter had not been pub- lished (" “‘She might Lave done so, although there’s a vast ditferenco in our sta- tions in lLfe. She is a president’s wife, while T am Guiteau's sister; but wo are suflering for a mad man's freak alike. Her euffering, no doubt, is more intense than mine, as she mourns the loss of her husbaud, as only a wife can, while 1 wourn the loss to the nation of a great and good man, and that his lite mas taken by MY DEMENTED BROTHER,” ‘‘How do you account for the ap- pearance of your letter in print before Mrs, Garfield had received itt” “I was almost at a loss to know how that happened until I found that one of the dratts T had made of the lotter was missing. I used a great deal of care in preparing the letter, making a final third copy, which 1 registered on Monday. One of the copies I put away for safo-keeping, while the other was left among my papers to show some of my friends. 1 was very much surprised when 1 found the letter had been published, and, not being able to find the copy I had left among my papers, camo to the conclusion that some reporter had secured the copy in some way un- known to me. Ever since this torrible calamity I have been writing all over the house, when- ever 1 had a moment to spare. My writing materials and manuscripts were in almost every room, until atter 1 had finished the letter to Mrs. Gar- tield. T changed my room then, and began taking care of my papers. About this time some of my board- ers left, and we were answering ad- vertisements of parties who wanted rooms and board. My servant had the privilege of showing parties the rooms I had occupied, and gsveral times left gentlemen who ealled to look at rooms in my" libra- ry where my desk stood open and the papers upon it labeled and strewn about. On one or two occasions, coming in and finding strange gentlemen there and the ser- vant answering the bell for some one else, I have chided her for it. I sup- pose in some way it was found out |1 that I had registered the letter, and some one or two men arran ed to call, and; after one had gone in to look at the rooms, the other would ring, and, while his call was being answered b, the servant, the other mado free wit my papers. This is the theory the rest of the family advance as the only one 70 SOLVE THE MYSTERY, It might have been several days be- fore I registered the letter to Mrs, Garfield, as every one in the house knew I was writing one, and it might have been kept quiet until it was cer- tain T had sent the letter and then given to the press, for if it had been published before I registered the let- ter I should have written Mrs, Gar- field another. I don't know now whether I did right or wron# to write to her, but I did what I considered my duty. Iam very tired of so much newspaper talk about our affairs.” The reporter intimated that some one had been given a copy of her lot- ter to be sold to the newspapers about the time that she registered her copy. 1860, SHORT LINE. 1880, KANBAS CITY, St. Joe & Council Bluffs IRATLILFTLC.A.0DN: s THw ONLY Direct Line to ST. LOUIS AND THE EAST From Omaha and the West. No change of cars between Omaha and bs. Loul- 0y Iflfl bus one between OMAHA and NEW_YORK A =X : Daily Passenger Trains REACHING ALL EASTERN AND WESTERN CITIES with LES! CHARGES and IN ADVANCE of ALL OTHER LINES, - I'his entire line 18 equipped with Pullman's Pulnce H’l\m ping Cas ‘alace Day Conches, Miller's Batoty Platlorm and Coupler, and the celebratec houso Alr-br \vw"ufl"t your e reads VIA nANHA: CITY, 8T, JOSEPH & COUNCIL BLUFFS Ra road, via 8. Jowepl and Bt Loute: Tickets for sale of coupon stubions In She e a 3 P BARK, Vet ARD, AN O DAWES, Gon, Bupt., 5t. Joseph, Mo} Gon, Pas. and Picket Agt., St. Josoph, Mo, AxpY BODAY, Ticket Agent, 1020 Faruham street, A B BaknavD Genora) Axunt, OMAHA. BOSTON MARKET, Cuming 8treet 1. 1. NOBES, Propr. Fresh and Salt Meats of all Kinds, Poultry, Fish, &c., in Beason, OME A [ i “WINE_OF CARDUI" makes rosy oh and clear complexions, Exoiting Shooting Affray., National Associated Pross, Lovtsviiie, Ky., February 20— A very exciting Mli{pruh)\hly fatal affair took place this evening on Jefferson street, between Sixth and Seventh, in which Joe Wyatt, ev-government marshal who bagged more moonshin- ers than any man in the country, was badly and no doubt fatally wounded by Joe Cunmingham and Theo. Con- nelly, two deputies of the court, Wyatt is A man of celebrated nerve, and is one who has never known fear. He has had many oxciting incidents in his life and has shot several men, bul generally was acting in sclf-defense or in the dis- charge of his duties as government officer. But this time he has proha- bly met his man. During the affair fourteen shots were fired. The difficulty commenced in tla@ Astor house, a little hotel directly op- posito the fire engine house, and ended in the street, where Wyatt was shot. The origin of the difficulty was witnessed by none but the partici- pants, consequently it is some- what difficult to give the exact particulars, It seems warrants were out for the arrest of Wyatt, charging him with selling liquor to minors, Hearing of this he swore he would pay no uattention to the warrants. ‘“He would be damned if he had to pay the fines, and no ofticer could arrest him.” He is said to have threatened to shoot any man who laid hands on him, The officers attempted to ar- rest him, when he pulled a revolver. Tho ofticers did the same aud the bat- tle raged from the hotel to the street. The marshal fired ten out of the four- teen shots. Wyatt fired four times with his famous pistol, which he calls “Trusty.” Neither of the marshals wore hurt, except that Connelly's forchend was grazed by a bul- lot just over the right eye. Drs. Garvin, Rodgers and cthers were called into jail to at- tend Wyatt, who was found to be very seriously injured. The probabilities are that he will die. He has three wounds 8o far as the doctors can de- termine, - -_— Capital Notes. WasuiNatoN, February 20,—Sena- tor Call’s resolution 1elative to polyg- amy quotes from the constitution and says that its sections forbid congress enacting any law by which persons not ascertained guilty of a criminal act shall be deprived or denied any rights or privileges orimmunities con- ferred by law on other citizens, Senator Frye's minority report of the contingent fund investigating committee will entirely exonorate Secretary Sherman and Major Power, chief ‘clerk of the treasury, and censure Custodian Pitney and his friends, whou: Secretary Folger re- moved, Funerals of the Chester Viotims, Onester, Pa,, Fel 20.—8ix viotic:s of the late eéxplosion were buried to-day. All industrial estab- lishments suspended work and em- ployes attended in a body. Chiocago Froauce. Ourcago, February 20, Flour - Enasier. . Wheat—Strong, higher and active. No, 2 Chicago spring, 124@1 24} for cash; ‘Mi for Fubmur{; 1 24§ for March; 1 26} @1 264 fos April; 1 26§@1 26§ for May; 1254 for June, No, 3 Chicago spring,1 10 1104; rejected, 79@78c. Corn ~ Higher and tairly active; 57{@ 574c for cash; 574c for February; 584c for March; 62§@63c for June; rejected, 5ohc. Oats - Quiet 1ut steady; 42c for cash; 40}c for February; 40hs for Murch; 40%c for A ril; 43%c for May; 43§c for June; rejected, 39c. Ttye —Quiet but steady, at 85c. Barley—Quiet but firm aud higher, at 08, Flax Seed—Irregular; 1 10@1 11, Pork—Active but lower; 17 45@17 50 for cash; 17 45 for February and March; 17 674 for April; 17 874 for May; 18 07§ for June, Lard—Active but lower; 10 50 for cash and February; 10 52} for March; 11 00 for June, Bulk Meats- 9 70; do clear, ¢ Whisky—Lower; 118, Rec'ts, Shipm’ta .. 12000 houlders, 6 15; short ribs, OHicAGo, February 20, The Drover's Journal reports as follw: Hogs—Reoceipts, 11,000; shipments, 9, 000, The market not quotably changed cood natives, scarce and wanted; common to vood nixed, 6 10@6 70; heavy packing wnd shipping, 6 75@7 25; Phila felnhia and larders, 7 3@ ; light, 6 2:@7 30; skips and culls, 4 00@t 00, Cattle- Receipts, 8,800; shipments, ; markot strong and active; expmters @6 40: no very supe i'r cattle here; goud to ohoice shipping, 5 60@6 00; com. to fair, 4 60@6 20; butchers', strong; oor to fair 2 25@3 50; good to choice, 575@4 75; stockers and feeders, quiet and steady at 3 00@4 90, Shoop ~Recelpts 1,600 head; shipmente, 608 head. Market strong; inferior to fair, 4054 75; medium o ood, © 35G350 chuice to extra, b 80@6 00; eastern ship. ping demand fair; local demand for fat sheep very strong. DR. F. SCHERER, Physician and Surgeon. CHRONIC DISEASES, RHEUMATISM, ktc,, A SPECIALTY, Office, No, 1412 Farnham St., be'ween 14th and 16th, Omaha, Neb, j28c0d3m Geo. P. Bemis weaL Esvave Acency, ibih and Dodge 8ts, Omaha, Neb. 1105 ¥ Ciiky 008 KTRICTLY 8 brokemge business, Do 0t apoc uinie wnd (herolore any Dargaios P SR e i M- Nebraska Land Agen DAVIS & SNYDER 1606 Farnham Bt.,, ... Omaha, Nebre O, O i €3 B Care.ully selolied MAud alint salo. Great Bargsios W nproved farms, aod Owaha city property . 0. F.EDAVIS Liwe G ) WYVSTER ENYDERY