Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1882, Page 6

6 . ¢ P. T. MAYNE, Manager Council Bluffs Circulation, COUNCIL BLUKFFS, IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS. | Office: Room Five, Bverett's Block, | Broadway. H. W. TILTON, City Editor. MINOR MENTIONS, —The snow went off speedily yesterday, —Towa Wyoming conl handled only by J. W, Rodefer, No, 26 Pearl St. e ~D. F. Eicher was, last nicht, nomina- ted by the democrats for alderman of the Second ward. —Justice Baird yesterday tied a matri- monial knot, joining for life Andrew Wat- gon and Miss Ella Curry, both of this city. —The case of Slayter va. Perry Reel was argued yesterday afternoon in the circuit court, It has been three days on trial. —The Round Table met lnst evening, and had pleasing literary exercises, the gathering being in the rooms of Mr, J. H, Keith, —The Cecilia club of this city has ar- ranged to give Miss Fannie Kellogg a benefit concert at Dohany's next Tuesday evening, ~The Royal Arcanum dedicated its new hall last evening with appropriate and merry doings, in which members and friends participated. —The Iate cold snap and the apparent desire of the council to spend money a lit- tle more slowly, has caused a general sus- pension of city improvements. ~The amusement announcements con- sist of Leavitt's minstrels to-night, Alice Oates' opera company Monday night, and the Fannie Kellogg concert I'uesday night. ~There never were better prospects for the city having a good council than for the coming year. Both tickets average up well so far as aldermanic nominations are concerned, —Several of those concerned in the wagon bridge project went to Omaha yes- terday afternoon, to join with those there interested in making ready to draw up a needed bill to present to congress for pas- € X —At the office cf the clerk of the court yesterday marringes were issued to Abram Burbridge and Mary Ann Pierce, both of Couneil Bluffs; C. H. Brockman and Kate Lahrsen, of Avoca; Fred H. Branow and Martha H. Branow, of Boomer township, —Vaughan has arranged for another meetine at the court house Saturday even- ing, at which he proposes to fill up the rest of his ticket. It is understood that the ticket will be made up of selections from the two tickets now in the field, with per- haps slight variations, —Some sneak thief yesterday stole a saddle from a harness shop on lower Main street. As Crowell, the chronic plunder- er, has been released from jail, suspicion naturally falls on him. If he is the one, other cases will speedily follow, as he is never sutisfied with one saddle, —Chief Fields shows with commendable pride the first half dollar he ever received. 1t was given to him fifty years ago by his grandmother, and through all the ups and downs of a varied life, he has clung to it as & memento, Few ever hang to a pocket plece for half a century. ~The indications now are that out of three candidates in the field for mayor, the real contest will be between Lawrence and Bowman, with great odds in favor of Lawyrence. Vaughn's strength seems to weaken daily, He launched his baloon too early, and as it hus sprung aleak,. the supply of gas will hardly keep it afloat until election, though there may be enough of a supply to let him down easy. —Something must ail The Nonpareil. Old residents say it is the first time in its history when it has omitted to shout that it had triumphed in the primaries and convention, and to fling out its headlies, claiming a victory for the paper. The crank of the organ must be missing, for always before it has turned the old tune, “We've killed the bear!” It is evidently sad, —Jo Spaulding proposes to run as an indevendent candidate for marshal, It is stated that some of his friends are urging him to change his mind and make the in- dependent run for superintendent of mar- kets. Jo's action in announcing himself a8 a candidate for marshal prior to the convention is the reason given by some of the delegates to the republican convention for not voting for him, They think he ought tohave left himself in the hands of his republican friends. —The colored voters lately held a meet- ing to protest against being ignored by the political parties, and insisting that they shall be recognized. The republican city convention recognized the colored folks by allowing them a voice and vote in the forming of a ticket. The democrats here recognized the colored folks by pub- lishing a cartoon of the colored delegate and villifying him because he dared to ap- pear as a delegate to & convention, Which recoguition do the colored voters like the best! ~—The chief of police has been instructed by the council to notify the public not to throw ashes and rubbish in the streets or alleys, and in cases of a failure to comply the offenders are to be prosecuted, There has been a great laxity in regard to the street ordinauce. Even along Broadway andother promiuent business streets, ashes, papers, tin cans, decayed fruit, in fact the offal of stores and offices have been tossed into the streets, It ie to be hoped that the proposed reform will not end in mere talk, —Vaughan seems to bave had work to get o befitting name by which to christen his party. It started out as the Independ. ent party, but as it was found that there were others beside Vaughan men who fa- vored improvements, the next move seews to have been to call & the workinguien's party, This name is a8 wuch out of the way as the other, for the party comprises a small fragment only of the workingmen, If Vaughan wants to get & name which will justly represent the purposes of the party he should name it after himself, as the whole bent, from beginning to end, i not to further improvements, not to help the working people, but simply to further #nd help Vaughan, “SHOOK INTO CONGRESS,” An Interesting Interview with One of Garfleld’s School Boy Friends. Garfleld’s Superority as a Rifle Shot, and How It was Tested. A gentleman named Marcy, who has been spending the winter with triends here, dropped into Tue Ber office the other day, and in the course of talk the name of the martyred Garfield camo in, “Well, sir, I'vo known Garfield ever since I was & boy, I could al- most go blindfolded to the very spot where he was born, Know him? I should say so. It seems strange enough though to hear him called any- thing but ‘Jim,’ for us boys used al- ways to call him so, even after he had got to bo a man full grown and began to get famous, We went to school together, and I can see him now as a schoolboy just as plain as I can see the leg of that table there.” After chatting over some of the reminiscences of school life Mr. Mar- cy hit upon the time when Garfield was nominated for congress. ‘“‘I've just been reading a life of Garfield, and I have to laugh at some of the mistakes and statements made. For instance, the book I've been read- ing tells about his being unanimously nominated the first time for con- gress. Now, its no such a thing. I was a member myself of the convention, and I tell you we balloted over a hundred times. It was guuin¥ after sundown, and there were several candidates who stood just about even, and Garfield was one of them. Finally one of those whe wasamong the leading ones, & man named Ferguson, withdrew his name. Just in front of me eat a delegate named Merrill. T had been working right hard for Garfield, and when Ferguson withdrew I did what I could to make the break count for Garfield, and T urged Merrill to cast his vote for him. Merrill had written a ballot for another candidate and was holding it in one hand., I gave him a Garfield ballot, and he held this in the other hand. He didn't hardly know which to vote. As the teller came around I saw Merrill hesi tate, and leaning over I took hold of the hand which held the vote for Gar- field, and sort of in fun shook it, and he let the ballot drop into the hat. When the vote was counted it was found that Garfield had just one ma- jority, It-was on this nomination that Garfield was first elected to con- gress, and afterwards he used to laugh and tg!l me that I shook him into con- Talking of the sad ending of Gar- field’s ligfl, led Mr, Marcy to recall the fact that Garfield in his early years was a wonderful shot, and es- pecially with a rifle. One incident especially was fresh in his mind. He tells it thus: “‘Garfield was then teaching at Hiram, and I was living at Garrets- ville, a lively little town only a few miles away. He was known far and near among the young fellows as the best shot in that part of the country. There was a young man named gi Beecher, who kept a store in Garrets- ville, and he was himself pretty good on the shoot, and he was, too. He had got him a new rifle, and had been practicing for months, on purpose to get ready to beat Garfield. o had a target back of his store, a dis- tance of about ten rods, and he blazed away at this day after day. He used a dead-rest, and by M.emg,y practice got so that he could put almost every ball ivside a bulls-eye as small as a silver quarter, When he thought he had got himself in good trim, he told me to see James and get him to come around to the store and shoot with him. James used to come down to Garretsville of a Saturday, when there wasn't any school, so the next time I saw him I told him all about it. I told him what the game was, to get him to shoot at ten rods and a dead.rest, and that if he did that way Hi would surely beat him. ‘Well,' said James, ‘according to all the rules of war and the code of honor, the challenged party has the right to name the distance and the weapons. T'll see tohim.” _ After a while, as Hi and I were standing in frent of the store, Garfield came along, I hadn't told Hi about seeing him before, and called out to him and told him that Hi was getting a little conceited about being a crack shot, and wanted to shoot with him, They went out back of the store, and Hi pointed at the target. ‘' Pshaw!" says James; “‘that's no distance to shoot. That's too much like boys' play. Let's make it twice as far, anyway.” Hi objected some, but James told him he was the chslluu ed party, and had the choice, and they agreed to shoot av the fence, about twenty rods off when they commenced to fire, 'Hi was going to use a rest. ‘Oh stand up like & man and shoot off-hand,’ says James This was an. other settler on Hi, but he had to do it, or back down. Well, they fired six shots a piece, and all of James' bullets were plumped in close togeth- er, while Hi's were straggled along over a atring of three feet or so long, 'Hn'n practice had'nt helped him mucg, ‘and he had to own up beat, I neyer shall forpi:fl. how (lussld looked as he went back into the store, and putting on his overcoat, stood for a minute 80 broad-shouldered and manly, and his face so ,{wd-nutumd as hesmiling- ly said—'Well, Hi, wherever you gnd yourself gotting sort of conceited, just lvuml for me to come down again, and I'll try to help you get rid of it,’ and he hurried out laughing, to catch the stage to go back to Hiram,’ A i —Every sort of & mishap or scoldent #hat ocours within a block of the sorner of Broadway and Pearl streets is laid by the Nonpareil to the street railway track, Of course it is nothiug but the petty out. cropping of @ boyish spite felt by the al- | 'lHE QMA H A!spAllf X BEE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1852 COUNCIL BLU leged editor toward the manager of the street railway, If it is half as honest in its desire to have the streets in good . dition for driving as it pretends to be, it wonld clear away the old lumber, ash. piles and other obstructions which clutter the street alongside of its own office, The public is invited to look at the street rail- way track and then look at the piles of rubbish placed in the streets by the Non. pareil, SHORT AND S8WEET. Such was the Speclal Session of the City Paternals, An adjourned special meeting of the city council was held Wednesday evening, at which there were present Ald. Fonda, Churchill, Spetman, Un- thank, Phillips and Raine, the mayor presiding. The session was the regular order of business be- ing hurried through with no wranglings or discussions. A batch of bills were presented and allowed. Notice was given that in the injunc- tion suit began in the district court, three amendments had been filed, making T J. Evans, A. B. Walker and Charles Bond plaintiffs in the ac- tion against the city. The matter of the condemnation of property, the ownership of which is claimed by Mr. Short, was reported on adversely to him, and was then re- ferred to the city attorney. The report of the committee of the whole, who inspected the improve- ment in progress on Main street, was deferred until the next meeting. brief FFS jokes played upon each other by the fun loving youngsters of our city. The small pox scare has almest en- tirely abated. No new cases have been reported for some time past, but it must be confessed the disease was terribly fatal in the families afflicted with it, Brother J. W. Chafliin has been home for a few days arranging his business prepuratory to removing to Council Bluffs, He and his partner, 8. D, Street, Esq., will in a few days commence the publication of The Council Bluffs Weekly Herald, and his many friends here are pleased to know that his enterprise is starting out under very favorable auspices. Mr. O, will publish a good, live re- publican paper, and having located in one of the liviest cities in the state, his opportunities for serving the pub- | lic well as a journalist will now be better than ever before. Very many of the old patrons of The Clarinda Herald and his neighbors in our city regret to see us, but wish him success in his new paper and new home. Railroad matters are very quiet, but the contractors use all the good weath- er and some of the bad in hurrying on the work on the H. & S. railroad, which, when completed, will bring ou much nearer to us than now. Vhen the H. & S. begins to carry mail over this route we hope to re- ceive Tue Bek by eight o'clock a. m. each morning. THHJSE, ——— IOWA ITEMS, The mining product of Dubuque county last year was $34,000. The colored people of Corning are determined to have a church of their own. The salary of Burlington aldermen The announcement was made that the registry list would be open by Saturday next. The action of the fire department was confirmed by a unanimous vote, making C. D. Voorhis and Peter Ryn- kendale drivers for the Rescue steam- er and hose cart, and John Madden driver of the Bluff City hose cart, their pay to commence when actual service shall begin. The supervisor was instructed to attend to several crossings and cul- verts needing repairs, A new sidewalk was ordered on the west side of Fourth street between Willow and Fifth street. J Ald. Uthank was authorized to plant a lamp-post on Eighth street at the end of the sidewalk. The question of selling the old hand engine to parties desiring to purchase it was informally talked over and 1t seemed to be the unanimous opinion of all that it was best to wait a bit and let the new council settle the matter. Adjournment was then had until the next regular meeting one week from to-night. UNTY POLITICS is §1 for each meeting, and not to ex- ceed $60 per annum, The Brighton National bank has surrendered its charter, and will run hereafter as a private banking house. The board of directors of the agri- cultural society of Lowsa county has appropriated $100 to encourage an educational exhibition at their coun- t\é:;ir. which will be held September 12th, The Second Iowa cavalry will hold a reunion in Davenport June 13, 14 and 15, provided the surviving mem- bers 8o desire. All who were in the Second cavalry are requested to send nawe and address to the secretary of the executive committee, J. W. N. Rumpe, Marengo, lowa. * The bonded debt of Cedar Rapids is now $33,000, and the floating debt about 88,000, The receipts of the city taxes have been about 9,000. The total debt ot the city of all kinds at the time of settle- ment next ‘month, will probably be not over §36,000. The total indebtedness of Marshall is $65,000, which debt is part of the cost: of the water-works, which the city own and are valued at $200,000, and out of which the ity derives a revenue now of $1,000 more than the Cutting Loose from Ceuncil Bluffs in Congressional Matters. Btraddling the Prohibition Question --8pirits of Prophecy in Demand. Correspondence of the Bee. CrarINDA, Iowa, Fobruary 21.— Now that the question of the number of representatives in congress Iowa will be entitled to seems to be settled, the next step among our politicians is the re-districting of Iowa. The state will now be divided into eleven dis- tricts, and as a matter of course will disarrange old district boundaries. The south side of the state wants to be cut loose from Council Bluffy lest in the scramble for congressional hon- ors as a Bluflite might carry oft the prize, leaving Page county’s favorte son only a two-year old and postpon= ing the chances of Col. Anderson Smith, McPherson, J. Y. Stone, L T. McCann, F. M Davis, Will Laugh- lin, Mr. Rowell and others who might wear congressional honors with credit to themselves and honor to the state. In order to accommodate the poli- ticians of the south side, some of the aspirants favor cutting off a shoe- string district two counties wide, ex- tending from the Missouri river east- ward half across the State. But this shoe-s tring system of districting has been found not altogether satisfactory in other States, and might not work well in Towa, The next important matter coming before the public is the temperance amendment to the constitution of the State. Many of the people are striv- ing to learn in advance which will be the popular side of the question, Land none are more careful of ex- Froumg opinicns on this subject than ocal politicians, In Page county we have eight Republican newspapers, but of these onlytwo can yet be counted in favor of the amendment. The coun- ty seat has four papers—The Journal, which has a pair of editors who re- spectively take different sides of the question; The Democrat, which op- poses the amendment at every stage; The Daily Star, which is openly in fu- vor of the amendment, and The Hers ald, the oldest pnk)er in the county, whose editor is whistling, while pass- ing through the graveyard of doubt, to keep his courage up, ‘and alternately quotes from the different sides, and seems to be praying ‘‘Good Lord, good devil,” not being certain whose hands he will fall in, and wishing to keep friends with both sides, and stancs a good chance to lose friends instead of gaining, Party wire-pullers are also at a loss to kuow how to meet the question, as the democrats are not all in fayor of the amendment, nor republicans all opposed to it. Many a politician would give much to be blessed with the spirit of prophecy, sc as to discuss what will be the predominent theqry 1u years to come. St. Valentine's day was properly observed, and many “were the quiet cost of maintenance per annum, with- out any cost of fire protection. Hiram Van Radéh, a German farm- er, living five miles northeast of Car- roll, was found dead in his bed last Sunday afternoon. A package or poisonous preparation, labeled, “Rough on Rats,” was found near the bed, opened, and & part of its con- tents gone, the means of the unfor- tunate man’s death, There is some question as to whether it was a case of murder or suicide, though it is be- lieved it is the latter. A newly married couple indulged in a wedding tour from Maynard to Quasqueton, and the bridegroom, who ‘was not exactly a temperance fanatic, took 80 much wine and other stimu- lants for his stomach’s sake as to for- get the cespect that was due his wife, and he conducted himself in such an outrageous manner that she became alarmed, and left the buggf’, leaving her lord to pursue his lonely way to Quasqueton, She has gone home to her father, and the young man, at last accounts, had sobered completely and was unsuccessfully trying to per suade his wife to come and live with him, COUNCIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE.—Special advertisements, such s Lost, Found, To Loan, For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Boarding, etc., will be inserted in this column at the low rate of TEN CENTS PER LINE for the first Insertion and FIVE CENTS PER LINE for each subsequent insertion, Leave advertisements at our office, Room 5, Everett’s Block, Broadway. 'ANTED-—To rent a small cottage at once, Address C. M, or euquire at- Bex offive. b4t N[ULES_FOR BALE -Tweniy byour old mules, from 15} o 10 hauds high Somo Maso 1 Wise, livery 22-8t. ules also for sale, £ tal VWV ANIED-To rent—A ten room house in somo good neighborhood or two smaller houses side by side, Address P. 0. Box 707, Council Bius, or applp at B office, Council Bluffs. 461 body in Council Bluffs fo 30 ‘Cents por weok, de livered by carriers, Office, Room §, Everett's Block, Broadway, ANTED—To buy 100 tons broom corn. For particulars address Council Bluffs Broom Factory, Councll Blufs, ows. 668-20t1 ANTED-—A first-class broom tler. M;Knu & Co,, Council Blufts, lowa, 660-80% AND IOWA NEWS. FACTS WORTH KNOWINC. *‘Good morning, Mr. Jones. You seem in good humor this morning.” ‘“Yes, | have been to the BOSTON TEA STORE, and find anything and every- thing I want, OF FIRST QUALITY AND AT VERY LOW PRICES. I tell you,I can Save Money now out of my salary, and Live First-Class, too. It pays to go there.” * “Where did you say it was?" BOSTON TEA COMP'Y FINE GROCERS. 16 Main 8t, and 15 Pearl St COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, DON'T FA'L TO SEE THE STCCK OF W. W. BUCHANAN DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, GLOCKS. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. 202 Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFFS. The Leading GROCERY HOUSE IN THE CITY, We keep everything you want in First Cliss, Choice. Clean GROCERIES and PROVISIONS It will pay you to look our es- tablishment throngh. Every- thing sold for Cash, and at the very closest margins. We have a line of 10c CANNED GOODS. And we also sell the finest Im- ported Goods, Eastern and West- ern Goods put up All Canned @oods reduced 10 per cent. Send for our Prices, Strict attention paid to Mail Orders, Agents for Washburn's Super- lative Flour. F. J, OSBORNE & (0., 162 Broadw:g, Opposite Ogden ouse. COUNCIL BLUFFS IRON WORKS, MANUFACTURERS OF ENCINES, BOILERS, MINING AND GENERAL MACHINERY Office and Works, Main Street, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, We give special attention to Stamp Mills, Smelting Furnaces, HOISTERS AND GENERAL MILL MACHINERY, HOUSE FRONTS, GENHERAL REPAIR WORK will receive prompt attention, sortment of A general ag- Brass Goods, Belting, Piving, AND SUPPLIES FOR Foundry, Pig Iron, Coke, Coal OHAS, HENDRIE, President. [ EMAURER & CRAIG, ARTISTIC POTTERY, Rich Cut Glass, Fine French China, Silver Ware &c., 840 BRoabwAY, - COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0WA. or hundred, at OR SALE—Old opers 40¢ The Bee office, Councll Blufts, se27-tf [0 BRICK-MAKERS, FOR SALE—5 acres or wore of land adjo'ning the brick-yard of Hanner & Haives' on Upper Broadway. For particulars apply to David Haines or to Hanner's office at the ard of Trade rorms, Council Bluffs, 776-de22 Sm ith pony, to carr ] otibe, “Councll Blufs, uccess of the new aneous Process ry, Fifth street, Coun- cil Bluffs, the proprietor desires those wishing Children's Pictures to call between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock a, m., a8 owing to the Press of Business such arrangement is necessary to avold delay. im J. BARKE, Proprieto KELLEY & M'CRACKEN, Marble and Granite, North Fifth 8t., Councll Bluff Drs. Woodbury & Son, DENTISTS, Cor, Pearl & 1st Ave. COUNCIL BLUFFS, W. 8. AMENT. JACOB SIMS, AMENT & SIMS, Attornoys & Counsellors-at-Law, COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0WA, ‘ 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Carrler, - - 20 Cents per Week | By Ma1, $10,00 per Year W. W. SHERMAN, ~——MANUFACTURER OF—— ROAD, TRACK, COACH & LIVERY HARINESS Fine Work a Specialty. E. H, SHERMAN, Business Manages, WM. CHRISTOPHER, Mechanical Manager. 124 South Main Street, - COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. My Harness are Manufactured trom A No. | Oak Tanned Leather. I Sell My Goods at Bed Rock Prices, Or- ders from abroad receive prompt attention. J. MUELLER' Jhickering, Weber. Lindeman, J. Mueller| and other Pianos, $200 and upward. Burcett, Western Cottage,, Tabor and Paloubet Organs, $50 andupward. Musi- cal Merchandise of every discription. Itallan Strings a specialty; imported direct. Music Books, Sheet-Music, L'oys, Games, Fancy Goods, Wholesale and Re- tail. Pianos and Organs sold for Cash and on Time, mtock is large, full and com- plete. Musical Journal treo on applica-| “OAEI.(] Correspondence Solicited. ress: J. MUELLER, 103 South 5th Street. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. EX A I. IX.. BOwMAN, ROHRER & CO., Storage and Commission Merchants, PURCEASING AGENTS And Dealers in all kinds of Produce Prompt attention given to all consignments. NOS. 22, 24 AND 26 PEARL STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, W.E. FOSTER ———WILL SUPPLY ON SHORT NOTICE—— Cut Flowers, Greenhouse and Vegetable Plants In their season. Orders promptly filled and delivered to Express office free of charge. Send fon Catalogue, COUNCIL. BLUFFS, - - xa. PAPER, BOOKS : STATINERY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. J.¥. FULLER, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Buyer and Shipper of Grain and Provisions Orders solicited in Towa and Nebraska. REFERENCES.—First National Bank, Stewart Bros., Ceuncil Bluffs; William P. Harvey & Co., Culver & Co., Chicago; E A. Kent & Co., St. Louis. METCALF BROS, ——WHOLESALE DEALERS IN— Hats, Caps, Straw Goods, and Buck Gloves. 3 CHICAGO PRICES DUPLICATED, COUNCILIL. BELUFES, - F. COOX, REAL ESTATE AGENT, Has For Sale, Town Lots, Improved and Unimproved, also, Railroad Lands, and a number ot Well Improved Farms, both in Towa and Nebraska. Office with W. 8, MAYNE , over Savings Bank, - COUNOCIL BLUFF IOW.A. BIXBY & WOOD, PLUMBERS, STEAM AND CAS FITTERS Gas Fixtures, Bath Tubs, Marble Slabs, Brass Goods, Iron and Lead Pipe, Fittings and Pumps, Kept in Stock. No. 7 Fourth St.,, COUNCIL BLUFFS. WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF FINE BOOTS = SHOES, Slippers, Etc., Within One Hundred and Fifty Miles of Council Bluffs. All Mail Orders Promptly Attended To and Highly Appreciated, . OUR PRICES ARE VERY LOW. Call and See Our NEW SPRING STOCK, whick has Begun to Arrive, Z.'T. LINDSEY & CO,, 413 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, 10WA, And WEST SIDE SQUARE, CLARINDA I10WA,