Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 4, 1882, Page 1

S — ( < vaad PR ] ¢ gy’ THE OMARA TWELFTH YEAR. OMAHA NEB. * Have now in store tiie Largest Stogk of ~ DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, AND MEN'S FURNISH'ING GOODS IN THE WEST. v ~John 8. Brittain & 07, ~ ST. JOSEIPFPEL, VK, We can offer close buyers every inducement they can possibly find in Estern wark ts, and rave freig t, besides del.y ia transportation from East ern c ties, which promises this fall to be a very serious drawback, on account of el ys Huv ng largely increa-ed our stock for Fall Trade, we can offer Wes'ern Merchants Grea er Advantages and Clos r Prices than ever before. We ask he attention of Mrrchan's who find it to_ their adva-tage to buy where they can find the Best 8t.cks, at Closest Prices, getting their goods quic:er, buyng ofien as ther trade demands and not run the risk of carry:ng ov-r large stocks of goods. : vall and see us and convince yourselves, if 8t Joseph is not your Best John 8. Brittain & Co., Corner Fourth and Jule Streets, opposite Court House. Dry Goouss Market. GIVE Hid ROPE And in Sufficient Quantity to Hag Him Higzher Than Gilroy's Kite. | A Black Fiend Aesaults and Cutrages an Aged Lady Near Brownville. i 1 home. who resides with her father. To.day the childven were taken to Green’s After playing with them some time he shot both dexd, fired two balls into their dead bodies and then fled. Being closely pursued by sneighbors he fired a bullet into his own brain with fatal cflect. Murder and Snicide Epecial Dispateh to Tuk Brx. CHicAGo, September 3,—Lars Eck- lund avd Oscar Anderson, brothers- n-law, ate employed in an iron fourdry in this ci Saturday mght they lefe the city for South Evanstun, 3 3 twelve miles north, to spend the The People Justly Iof | with another brother-in-law, Jver the Brutal © rime, wed Rand, A quarrel over some Over 1o B 1 A ¥ormor Omahn Mun Saddeniy Dispos:d of in Utah. The Usual Variety of Crime. Fiendish Crimo. Bpec'al Di-paic e to 1K BNi. BrownsviLLe, Neb., Septomber 2. — "Tiicro 18 great excitement in this city over au outrage committed upon Mra Copeland, & white woman, living Bedford precivct, by a negro farm | hand 1u the employ of her husband. The villain has besn arrested. BrownvILLE, Neb., september 3, — The excitement consequent Upon news of the outrage in Bedford precinet has partially subsided, and the threats of lynching the villain have boen super- ceded by a dstermination to let the law take its course, aud the fiend re- ceive tho full punishment morited by | his hellish crime. The particulars of the vile effair are as follyws: The negro, whose name is Cloyd, left| his work in the d and went | to the house during the absence of Mr. Copeland, king the poor womin to inscusibilty he succoeded in his base design and when she re- covered coneciousness he made her promise not to tell anybody, threaten- ing to kill herf she did. He then left the honse and then rcturned to his work in the Celd. Mrs. Copeland, a8 soon 48 she could colieet her reat tered scnses, atarted for a neighoor's house, but on the way met a couple of men sud told them her story, The men secured tho assistance of a con- stablo and arrested the blac« villain, whom they found working unconceru- edly in the field which ha had but a short time provious left, He was brought to the city aud given a pre- liminary examination, the resuly of which was his comwmittal to jul to await the setung of the district court, The vietim of the black brute is about 65 years old, For some time past she has beca in poor health, and it was feared the ehock to her system wou!d be more than sho could buar, Bhe has since recovered and will bear testimony that will put Cioyd where he belongs—in the peaite BRIGHAM'S KINGDO M. Correspo denc ta Doe Asurry, Utah, Auvgust 24.—Last spritg a you vamed W, B, Bowen, formerly of Omaha, came hero with a woman who he claimed was his wife, of O man They lived here quiet- ly about une month when the woman got drunk, and told everyone that her name wag Lizzie Weir, and that she came hera from Cedar Rapids, Towa, to muke her living as & prostitute, as she had been doing for the last eight years. Bowan leit here but returned a fow days ago with sgome money and tried to make her quit. The woman was drunk and called on her *‘running mate” to protect Ler, siuce that Bow- en has not been seen or heard of, The women has become a no-orious drunkard, making disgraceful exhibi tions of her person repeatedly to Mexicans, Tudians, and all others of that class, Bowen was a quiet peace- ful man and has conducted himself so a8 to keep the respect of ths people. Tis thought Bowen has been put out of the way. I there is any inquiry by friends of bowen, address George A. Davis. Cruel Deed of & Father. Bpecial Dispatch to T MExico, Mo., September 3 —Geo, Green, son-in-law of Major Bybes, & | derson at Rogers wealthy farmer living near the city, was recently divorced from his wife, unkuown cause arces and they pot uth the train at Rog- c, at 11 o’clock at night. At 6 o'cluck this moroing Racd, hearing a shot in the basement, went down, and found An with a bullet hole in his breast. Aunderson confessed that he murdered Esklund the night before, Raod and Auderson went to the police etation. The former went ou to tl the story, but when ate hg come out Andersor was gone. V) this afterncon his body was fourd hanging from a tree on the lake shore, his clothes wel showing pre- vious attempt at drowning and strips of cloth strewn about showed Ander son had mads one or two futile at- tempts to hang himself before he got strips, torn from hair overalls, strong enough to hold his weight, In the meantime Ecklund’s body was found Tark with three bullet wounds in it. DOWN SOU rH. The Drought in ranama-—Horrible Work of the Chillaus in Peru. Special Dispatches to Tuk Ban. PANANA, September 1.—All heavy work on the 1wter-ocenn canal is to be stopped. The rainy season, so far, has n very light, yet it 1s found the wlight rainfall impedes all work, and in low ground entirely prevents its being carried on. The men who at- temut to work feel sick, and the meu in charge of gangs eay none of them can work more than threo dayi ® weel, tho balance being passed in bod with fever, Drought continues to bo severcly felt in several Central American ro publics, Corn and all rising in value, The governments of Nicaraugua and Honduras and Salvador have ordered corn from the United States, The indiscrinate slaughter of small gacrisons and atrocities committed have induced the Chilian government to deterniine to adopt stringent meas- ures. Rumer clains that among these will be the following: Maurtial law to bo declared in all territory held by Ohiltan, fuices; all who arte ins ant execution of pt the life of Ohiliaus Il Moutoneros to b shot ured; all meuibers of Cher rgress and the executive to be captured nd seut to the penal settie- ment at Paota Arenss; the Chilian people, congress and government will pr. elaim as definitely incorporated with Culi all territory eouth of the river Olo and back to Tacora wmoun s, which is the dividing line betwien the Tuno department in Peru and Lataz in Bolivia; prisoners of war will in the future be gent to Juin Fernandes. A letter from Lima states that orders have boen by head- quarters Lo burn every town or village where Peruvian troops may have re ceived food or assistance. At last accounts the sloop of war Aungamor was lying off Tombs de Mora, where an encounter took placs on the night of tse 28th of July. with her guns shotted and trained on the town, In anticipation of destruc- tion, all foreign residents fled from the neighborhood, Distinguished Tourists. Bpecial Dispatch to us Brs, Ouicaco, September 3.--A distin- guised party of Eaglishmen are in the city. member of parliament and president of the Direct Cable comoany;J. W Fuller, secretary of the same company; Wm. Paton, Molineaux 8% John; Wi, Booth Scott, Thomas (sborne, and H. Derby, of the company, in company with Hon. Abram Hewitt, given edibles are h They include John Prender, | F. F. Payard, and Lieutenant Com- mander Gorringe. They are en route to the Yeliowstone Park on invitation of Mr. Hewitt. Hotel Burn Special Dispatch to Tire Gkn, Cairo, T, September 3. — The Pianters’ hotel was burned this morn. lingat & o'clock. The building and furnitare aro a total loss, Fart of the lower floor waa ocoupied by the Tron Mountain railway company for a ticket offie; als) by the Pucific express com- pany. Loss, §15,000; partly insured. Saturday s Ball Gamens. At Cricago - Bostons 7, Chicagos 2. At Buffulo-—Buffalos 1, Provi- dences 2, At Sprinfield—Watch Factory Reds 19, Chveago Whitivgs 6, At Detroit - Troy and Detroit game poetponed on account of rain, At Cloveland—Worcester and Cleve- land game postponed on account of cain, The Glass Industry. 8peciul Dispateh to Tik Brs, Umaa, . N. Y., question of wages between the glass mauufacturers of the state and work- men has been settled and the contrac signed. The manufacturers concede to the Pittsburg list with a reduction of 10 per cent on single thick glass, and workmen to acoept the usuages on earrying their own rolls, Work the factories of the state will begin at once, ptembar 3 The Skirmishing Fund, Spocial Dispatch to I'iis Bex New Yorg, September 3.—Those agitating tne whereabouts of the Irish skirmishing fund have appointed prrmanent committee of investiga- uon, the other commites not having received any satisiactory acoounting from the trustees A Prize Fight. Special Dispa‘ch to Tk B, Siuver Cuiry, Col , September 3, — A prize tight between Billy Lynn, of this city, and Joe Silvers, of Albuuy, took plack at Robert’s hall to-day, ro- sulting in & vietory for Lynn, Silvers neing knocked senseloes in the fourth round, Both men were badly pun ished, =i SE 4 Bogus Railroad Tickets. Spocinl Dispaieh to Tus Bri, Kansas Ciry, Suptember ~The true inwarduess of the Ross ticker fraud is described by J Cruise, gou. eral agent of the Santa Fu road, whe roturaed from Hannibal, bringing 900 bogus tickets, representing an average of 826 each, he tickets were printed by W. H Foiscin, a printer at Quincy, I'L, employed by Rose. The printing hegan about three months ago while Ross was located Hanuibal, Two ymouths ago he removed to | this city, = Last Wednesday 8 K. Hooper, general passenger ugent of the St. Joe road, receiving au 14, visited Folsom uwnd adroily d the secret from him, and secured 900 vichets which had been priuted in compliance with the receut order of Rogs, together with letters of the latter, Folsom protests his inno cence of any knowledgo of raud in the transaction, The «ckets are is | 6ued in the namos of the Pooria, | Decatur & Evansville and Lake Erie & Waestern railroads. They read hetween the following points; Kuusas City to Choyenne, Kansas Cty to Santa Fe, St. Louis to St Joseph, Chicago to Minneapolis, ani | Peoria to 8t. Joseph, The tickets for | n | both roads are signed J. L. Allen, gen |eral passenger agent. The tickets | have a genuine look, and are calou- | lated to fool the oldest econductor. | Nothing is known as to the probable | number of tickets already issued and used. It has been ascertained that | Ross had confederates at Bt Louis | He is now in jail awaiting the grand | jury next week. He is about twenty- [two years of age, with a plausible | manner, He declines to talk. | —— — —~ No More Bloating. | 62 East Beconp Streer, Foxv pu Lac, Wis,, | Aug. 4, 1381 H, H, Wagner & Co,. Biws—1I have been using your Safe Kiduey and | Liver Cure for dropsy, and has helped me very much, Danikr Vanney, The ! THE LION AT BEY, RNING, IPTEMBER 4, to that the will not be missed reinstated police. An Tavitation to Arabi to Tpy [moch uicter. His Key on Kassassin Locks, he Furies of War Momen tariiy Calmed at the Front, [he “ur,Sand and Water Prov. Most Efficient Allies of the Rebels: The Missiles of the Dablin Mob [custom Harrass the Rear of the Brit- fah Benast: The Folice Orisis Rlowly Subelding. Two Constables Killed. Special Diepatches o Tiw Ien, COME AND KE USs, Kassassiy, Seplember 3 — The British position here is 8o formidabl. that it 18 boped Arabi Pasha may tost s strength against it, ENTRENCHING THR® CAMP, Kassansiy, Sentiqaber 3.—One In dian seveu-pound battery hus arrived Stores are bowng fast brought up, and engineers aro busy entreuching the camp of defense. A forward mowe- ment is daily expected. THE SORTHERN CAN¥, ALERANDRIA, September 3. - Eng- lish suldiers at Meks are suttering diarrohea and dysentery, caused by the bad water in the forts. Bedouins| continue entrenching their pomtion | on the Aboukir side of Alexandria, in close proximity to the British out- posts. The khedive has given the British the necessary permission to cut the dykes at Meks, thus inundat- ing Mareotis lnle and proventing an attack by the enemy from that side, Experts who have been consulted foel saticfied that the operation will not iaterfere with the Jands under calttvae tion in Behra provinces, AFFALRS AT CAIRO, ALEXANDRIA, Soptember, 3 —Ad vices from Catro report great anxiety felt there lest the prefect of police |* will bo uuable to maintaia order, do spite his unceasing ffris. Tho pop ulace continue to menace the faw ro- maining Europoans aund throsten wholesale plunder. ARABI'S FAANK MONEMENT, PORT Sa1n, September 3, —Arabi is formiog a camp at Salihey h, thus threatening vhe canal and the Brinsh | flinks, Wolseley has taken proccu ions ugmust any wovewents in that direc- tion. A FAL{I ALLRM, stoiher 3, —Yes- ) Y fikus given that the AL torduy a enemy was \ (.ncwg across Lok Mareotis, Saitchs wy marines w inudud o sopsl ticad b the Teju proved to be false, ARABI'S HONORABLE CONDUCT, Parts, September 3.— D L ssops, speaking to-day to a doputation of friends, said he had been described as an enemy of Eogland and a friend of Arabi Pasha. Ho was simply a friend and defender of a work of civilization He soid Arabi Pasha’s honovable con duct in regard to the Suez canal ought to be acknowledged. THE KHED/VE'S EMINSARIES, TsumaiLia, Septomber 3. - The omis- saries ot Sultan Pasha are doing their utmost to iuform the people of Da- miotta that those who lay down thuir arms will be leniently treated., ARMS DIKCOVERED, Tt is reported that a large quantity of arms and ammunition bas been found in one of thy moeques here, Ouly four per cent of the troops here aro vick, A TURKISH PROPOSAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, September i — Said Pasha propused to Lord Luf ferein to-duy that Turkish trocpy be allowed to disembark at Port 8 in- stead of Aboukir, Lord Duilerein telegraphed Lord Granvillo relative to the proposal. Tt is undcrstood Hobart Pasha, chief of the Turkish adwirel stafl, has pointed out to the porce aud to Lord Dufferein the impossibility oi disembark tion at Aboukir, Rosoita or Damiotta. Lord Dufforien has - formed thy porte that luysl suthorities at Bueyrous uill prevent the exportu- tion of mules for the British army. THE POLICESTRIKE. Sgeclal D pacch to To s Hx A FQUARE BACK N, Suptember 8,—Lho strike is vircusbliy ended. Tho superinten- lent in an iutorview with the dias. missed won advised thom to draw up 4 memorial asking that thoy be rein stated und acknowledging they com- witted a breach of discipline, This wemorial will be subuitted to the authorivies this evening, and there is uttle doubt that the men will be rein atated with the uoderstauding that their grievances be iuvestigated. Sov- oral street robheries wers committed lust night, The wounds of several parties injured in the sireet meloos were dreased at the hospital, bat no DOWN, Di ' they could be swom in L, September 3, crowds huve Niostent erard and the soldiers have - | be ths dismisacd asking for tnatatement has baen signed by 107 of the 254 dismischd men Miscreants to. t placed a dirty wx on the head of the bronze tatue of King Waliam HIL The windowa of tho College Green t graph atation have been broken mon H. B M gunboat Forester, lies at *the house S aville streot BUENES IN DUBLIN AT DAY NouT . Duowrx, Scprember 3 —The crisis in the polion strike was reached yes- torday, when the ,olice, almost “en- tire, numbering 1,175 men, refueed to do duty. The force has boen ag- tating a gratuity of three months' ex. tra pay, similar to the royal Irish constabulary. A wmeoting was held on Friday nighs to set forth tho men's urievances An order was afterward posted that any man attending au- other meetimg would be at . nco dis missed, Another meeting was held last night. The men who attended, 234 in number, were dismissed this morning This arbitrary step was immediately followed by the entire force refusing s go on duty. A 8 o'clock in the sfternoon the lord licutenant issued & proclamation cail e for special constables, and ap pointing the time and pl where When the nuws spread throughout the ety the excitement beou mtense. The ap pearance of compauies of soldiers, who had been oxdered out o take the placy of the pelise, did not mend matten. The lord mayor oslled special meeting of $he eorporation to oonaider the gravity.of the situation. dock, not far from of the disirisved man, with sympathizin nions, were ching (hrot the streots, ed by crowe A Howiing. e wero closed abw very early in the evening: the men who gued sent a memotal 1o the cxetie pecasing deep recroc s thuir acrion, and respec fully wrking Lord Sponcor to consider their case, Spencer replivd that if they rer 10 their duty theic case would re coive the fullest covedermion, A nuinber of mun re ed to thein posts, da large proportion of t e roliefs wero on duty. Tho revult un- urstionably saved the ciiy from seenes of rioting. At midnight (he city. was in the most exited state. The wditary ad on the mob surroundiag the el statue and cleaed the npot: a0 of policemon on daty ar 8 ville atreot mado frequent charges in vrder to clear the sides of the streets. Thors was much stone throwing, S.v © iy :uded and o number of arrests made.. Both the wilitary and police were hooted, bu: showsd great Tt is stated that the polico hawe cxpressod their determination again to throw off their uniforms Monday, if the dis- missed men are not reinstated, Lord Spencer madena diplomatic and quietiog speech last night to the spe- ctal constables, Ho upyealod to all Iaw-abiding men to support the gov crnmont in this crists, 1lv promised to favor the spocials in overy way for their services, Cheers for the spesker yreeted the conclusion of his taik Ivis siatod that in tho event of terms not being mado with the aurhor- tties 400 or HOO policemen have ar- ranged to sail in a special steamer to Quacensland, The men say that 600 wen of the royal Irish constabulary havo refused to doduty in Dublin, and hat they have received a telogram on the part of the entire hody of the constabulary stating they would not do duty in Dublin while difficulties of the metropolitan foroes remain unsot- tled, 1 GE ERAL FOREIGN NEWS. pocial Linptehos 01 us BKs, THR COTTON CRO¥, ALEXANDEIA September 3, —A oting was held Friday to consider position of Septomber and Osto b r contracts for cotton aud secds, I has besu found impossiblo in the present state of the country to make deliveries in mths A com wittes of the p pul merchants and baukers was furmed to ascerwin the exact position of the market and re port within tourteen days. N w oot~ ton should bo arriving now, but the crop of 1852 is behind aud deficiont owing to the absence of labor sud deri gation, Uader the most favorable circumstunces a large deficiency is vx eeted, THE KUKDIAT REBELLION, TANTINUPLE, Soptember 3.-— The Porsiai embassador having pre sunted to the porte a hote proposing combined military action agaiust the Kurdish Coief Obeidullsh, the porte aid thut the measure proposed would b attended with much difliculty, but that Turkey would do its utmost to restesin Oberdullah from acting in a wanner hostile to Persia, FHRANCE AND ENGLAND, Panis, September 3 - The Temps, poiaoas! were v 086 1 injuries of & serious nature wre re- ported. POUNDING A CONSTABLE, About fourtcen persons who wers wounded in the street fizhts «re in the hospital, Five hundred speeial con- stables were sworn in to-day. The mob to-day attacked a special consta ble, The latter tired three shots and wounded a man, The wob thercupon attempted to lynch the constable, and handled him 8o roughly that he wiil die. To-night the wob became vory violent and was charged on by the troops. Soveral persons wore wounded KOUGH ON CONBTABLES, DusLiy, September 3.—1n George street to-night a tram car in which a special constable had taken refuge, was wrecked by the mob. The gun. boat Forester has arrived st Dingston, whero disorders are apprehended. The authorities will advertise to-morrow for reeruite, This action is believed in an article on the Kgyptian ques tion, maintains that the British ex dition will benefit France even wor s than Eogland, and continues: “The awakening of the power of Egland proves that Europe is not reduced to the leadership of one power—Germany. This circumstanc will benefit none 8o much us France, whicl is the national ally of Eogland. By separating from her wo afford an opportupity to Germany, whose owm pipotence can only be opposed by au Auglo-Frence alliancs.” A LEAGUE ENVO{ LoNDoN, Septewber 3 —A, M. Sul livan, late member of pacliament, and family, sailed for New York to-day Sullivan will lecture in the principal cities on the condition of Ireland. He has with him an illuminated address to the mayor of Chicago from the members of the Irish parliawentary party. At 11 K this morning the streets were » memorial from ~ ——— | THE DAYS OF o "E. ahen Men Teft Pamily, Homo an. Friends to Fizht the Ka- tion's Battles. A Pancrama of Thoss Dark Duys Uncer Brighter Skies on the Prairie, The Glories ot the Grand Army Oanmpaign at Grand Island Briefly 8ketched, Jackass Datteries, Mnle Monitors, Dress Parades nnd Martial Musio. The Storfes snd Sonze of the War. peci-] Corrosordance of The Boe, Camr Lyox, Granp Isuann, Nob,, Huptember 2, —~The scones and dents of che reunion of Nubraska vet eravm of the war, that has jost cleved, will never be forgotten by theee who were fortuuate enough to witness thom, Tre grounds upen which the en- campmont was located are admirably | insi adapted to military manouyres and the sports of sham warfara. Level and othe as s barn or, the tented fild wee lnid out with skill and pre- CIS10D MO Yreat KGUATOs, BPACIOUS av- enues and stroota radiating 1 every directions The 600 w'rite tents sur- roundingthe grand pavilione anddin- ing halle covered nwarly as wmuch ground aza small city. Thousands of taams covered the prairia all sround the camp on the outskicts of Grand Tslund, wodn porfees stream of omui Dusew, expresa wagous and vehides of overy description kept ruoming back aid rorth beoween the ciiyr and the camp. I'o the vetsrany who had shared the Wardships of ‘actsve cawpuiuing the vamy proseutsd a vather groterque ap- peuranco. There was much %o remind onvof army lite snd a giod deal more it made thizeham bactle ground ap- pear somewhat ndiculous. There were the seutine!s ane hurryiog or- derdion, thero wer. fBoers on ko and aioot in theic Tasny umforme, theee | were drums and fifes and braeybands pluying martial - musie, but thoro was A promiscuosness about the canp wud the tents that ieade soldiering appesr s had wrought such a cofplete o “Yelr appearance that many change 1n .. *niza each other were unable to rew., 1 then 3 until they were introducad, a they fought thoir battles over again, olug over every incident with in- » ‘e emotion, and cloring with a ter recital of what had happened brief war. At night the camp since the warrounded by thousands h‘rq~ were an and children, listen- of men, wom *d patiently to the ing eagerly ai of bloody en- graphic recitals and sea, and counters on 'and fatriotic senti- cheering lustily every , ment, and laughing bois. stories that pictured mis blunders of the hoys in bi. p when the G. A. R losders atru. 1hg an army song thousands jiined in « chorus with unbounded” enthusiama which re-echoed over the prairie for many miles. Among the inieresting relics eshibited at the eamp was a aword that had been worn by an offi- fi"ll”‘ the sontinental army at Bunker ill. Gen. Thayer commandant of the camp was bighly complimented by everybody for the splendid order and discipline that was maintained under b direction His opening specch was applauded by the veteransas a stirring appeal to patriotiem and Joyalty. General Thayer and his ¢fficien aids the success of the reunion i largely due. The military reviews and dress parades under the command of Geueral Froderiok are spoken of by (fiers of the regnlar sarmy as de- cidedly incompsrable, aud considering the brief time for organizing the vet- erans, General Fraderick certainly has whown extraordinary tact. E. R. GOBBLED BY GOULD, I'te “Old Reliable” Hfannibal & Bt. Joe 'l'aken imOut of the Wet. ‘erously over haps and A Midzo-tag Statemonts by a Wae bash Offiolal. Gomldandths"Old Reliable" pecias b npaten o THY bre, 81 Loums, Supsember 3.--The ro- port from Now York pablishod here this morning that Jay Gould snd friende-have bought a contmolling in- terent in tho Hannibal & St. Josaph raiiroady and that the line wos- to be incorporated into the Wabash systom, cansed considorabio comment in rail- road les 1o day, and various opinions wero expressed by ditferent < Hicials, some regarding it ao a stosk jobbing opeartsen, while othors eon- ridered it o legisimate transaction and one calculatod tn-be of groat value to like boy’s play. Khure was the grizz y bearded voterau, ratber woese for woar, with huin uoddle-aged wife, his busom duughters bouncing boys, xnd rqaeatiog smfantry all teus. 1y a0 loxury, lustend of haréitaek, ined sowbelly, nad army beaw, the Srim visaged warriovs wore ag fed on the fat of tha Jand in company with their wives and ctaldren, The soldicr’s widow had thrown off ber mourning and put on tho lates: agovy. Tne gul the soldier lefe be- hiud him when he went to war had marrisd o homo guard, who was here now sporting the ttle of colonel or general and tolling terrible tales sbous hus bloody experience. From first to last the reunion has been a grund success, It is not only by all odds the moest extensive gather- ing of war vetcrans that has ever taken place in Nobraska, but in every respecs & very croditable aflir, Tho opening day was rather blus- toring wud storuy, but during the re mainder of the weck the westher was s pleasant as could bo wished for, From sun rise till midnight there was @ constant stremn. of people flowing through the streets and avenues of the encampment. Oa ‘Thursdey af- teruoon fully 20 000 were ussembled to witness tho shaw battle and the naval engagement on the broad pratrio A sod fort had been erected to repre- sent Fort Sumter, hulf a dozen how- itzers had becn mounted on the battle- monts and u battery of hght azdllery stationed within essy range, made thy mud fly right and loft, until Mujor Auvdurson was compelled to hoist the white flag and marched out of the fort with all the honors of war and the flag flying, while Beauregard took posseanion, The naval engagement took place at night, and presented a most attrastive BPLOLAC A huge wooden structure, resembliug the orginal Monitor, aud wgeniously mounted on wheels, weut through &’ ficree bombardment, fiery shells illuminated the sky and ex ploded with ternfic force, and the blauk shots directed at the Monitor maude the vessel fairly reel. The pro- pelling fore pair of mules, wnd General Maoderson | ¢ gave public expression to his surprise at tns marvel of ‘modern warfare Ho had soon jackass battories during Apart from tho sprctacular sport aflurded by theso mimie batles, there was uch to amuse and in- torest the epectators, There were oighteen brass bands on the grounds, discoureing wusic aud the pavilion thoe Wabash syskem. John O, Gault, vico prosident of the Wabashy in an interview said he bhad receswd mo information concerni.g the reported transactions e did not, howaver regard it improbable, The Hanmibal & St Joe poople have been anxicus to sell, and tho road has been exacuned by represcotatives of Mr. Gould: Ete mnections are important, being Kansas Caty and $¢. Joo on the west, and Haonital and Qiincy on the east, with some lateral teeders, If so.de. vigned, it will fit on very well with the Wabash system, and will be a. se- rious loss to-the €hicago, Burliagton & Quincy, as that system reaches. St, Juo and Kensas Qicy over the Haoni bal. In reply to a question, Mr. Gould said that the Chicazo, Burling- ton & Q) iincy's arzan :ement witls the Hunibal & St Joo railway was made lant year, but Mr. “Malt advanced 1o opinion whether or mnot it would be operative, I'he Chicigo, Rock Island & Pacitic reaches Kunsas City over a portion of the Haumbal & St. Joe, but the ar- rangomen’ is so faie that it will kesdly bo disturbed, The transaction will have an important bearing the Southwesiern railway associatios, in this way: The Hannibal & St. Joe counts as one line in the pool, ard the Chicago, Buclington & Quinoy, using the same route, counts it as another. With the dannibal & St. Joe trans- ferred to the Wabash and the Chicago, Burling'en & Quincy arrangoment abrogated, there will be iaterial changes in the division of busiuess. 'he Chicago, Burlington & Quiney if deprived of its Haumbal & Sr, Joe conueotion will still have Missouri river connections, but they will not be #o direct. Its Denver route is by the Burlington & Missouri, and will not be affected by the matter, HAILROAD TRAFFIO, Vico President Gault, of the Wabash system, in speaking yesterday of the soason of activity in traflic jus open- irg and the great corn crop to be , down in the hold, was a [ moved, estimated the business. to be lone by the southwestern roade and what are known as the Owaha and Kannas City pools, at four timwes what it was last year, the war, buc never a mule Monitor, of Iu the western part Towa ~ there is & corn belt 120 miles wide, embracin, the Missouri slope, which will yiel in the ageregate more corn this year than it has over done before. Indeed it is in that section that Iowa depends for ita showing of maize, the eastern was shaking with ringing speechus, | part of the state having gone more and humorous war stories and songs might and day, The 6,000 Ne- braska veteraus that took part in this reunion were marching aud counter- marching day and night. Nearly all had rallied cound the various state staadards under which they had onlisted aud served during the war. Neourly every state in the union was reprosented. lowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indisus, Now York, Ponusylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin weve each represented by from two to eignt hundred veterans. The enrcllment of these soldiers formed ono of the wost iutoresting foatures of the reunion It brought together men who had sorved in the same regiment OF COWpADT ON Wany & gory tield who had never met asince thv close of tha war, and were not aware ovon that their comrades were still in the laud of the lving, These meet ings and recognitions were very af- fecting, ¥rom eighteen to twenty patriotic | more into dairying and gra ung, Owsha through the heart of this corn bell, and this year will be ite. Srst opportu. nity to show its real value as a con- tribulor to the Wabask, system, crop wae 80 light last year that the, railroad carried The line passes of the Wabash The. to many points as, much corn as was shipped away from thom, Mr. Gault said he had recently, talked with westesn merchants from Kansas City and sther points, and all commented on the »zapid increase of orders as compared with the uuiiness, of twelve months ago, and the Wa- bash is already feoling the impetus. The earnings sve $500,000, wookly with 1,000 wmiles of road. ‘Puroagh the country where the movement of the corn crop is great, ihe 1tem -of traltic of that portion of the systom, now contribuf .%Eolnnnfivuly lictle, will materially tothe revoaue a ew weoks hence,