Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 5, 1882, Page 1

MAHRA DAILY AR, VALLENTINE'S VILLAINIES A Professional Swindler, Whose Deeds'Entitle Him to a Front + Pew inthe Penitentiary, Farmer Long of Burt County Compelled to Pay $100 for His “Proot Papers,” Which Valentine Held in His Pocket Till the Money was Paid, The Romig Homestead in Cum ing County Sold by Val. While Register, Porjary, Forgery and Robbery. In The Tekamah Burtonian of Octo- ber 26th, '82, there appeared the fol- ‘Wving: Ask Ben, Long, of Decatur, how it is that he had to give a yoke of oxen worth $150 to Valentina, to have an error cor- rected which he had not made. In addition to this inquiry there were several just as pertinent, but Mr. Long was the one they decided to “‘ask,” there are acores of others ready to testify against Valentine if inquired of. Abbott of Decatur, prepared an affidavitt just on one point; namely the statoment that the payment had been made while Valentine was regia- ter of the land office, which Mr. Long gnfly answers in his affidavit before Ir. Abbott, as at the time he deliv- ered the oxen, Valentine had been superceded by Welch. Nothing had been seid in The Burtonianas to time, place or conditions, the simple re- quest was to ask if it did happen, Mr. Long's fisst affidavit tells just a grain of trath; Vallentine’s sapper did not want it all. Here is a first statement, one, by the way, he would not have made had he known the whole truth could not be given. Friends in Decatur soon learned of the imposition practiced and Mr. Price of The Herald saw Mr. Long and obtained from him a fuall state- ment, which he published with the Abbott aflidavit: State of Nebraska, Hast Gonny ™ § 88 Benjamin Long, being by me first duly aworn, on his oath deposes and says that any statement made that E, K, Valentine, while register of the land office of the United States at West Point, ever charged him (Benj, Long) 8100, or any other; ever took from him a yoke of oxen, or any othe er property, to apply as a fee, or in any other way, either directly or indirectly, is olly false, BENJ. Lo ér‘uhscribed in my presence and sworn to 1 before me this 3lst day of October, 1882, < A. C. ABsotT, Nortary Public, The pettifogger’s hand is visible in the above; he did not want the whole and did not put it in, even when Mr, Long desired it; for Long desired to <o right 1o the metter, and not leave the impression that he desired to cover up any part of the transaction, so he explains all in this HECOND AFFIDAWIT, Burr Cot 3 Benjamin Long, being first duly sworn, WA .oy that about the year 1870 he made ) proof on his homestead, before £, K, Val- ““iiine, who waa then register of the West \Point land office, and that about twoyears (\emnlter, while in the office, Mr. Valen- tine informed me that my proof was insuf- ficient, and when asked if he could inform me what to do, or could assist me, he said that in a few days he would be out of the land office and would take my case. I then employed Valentine; his fee was £100, which E agreed fo secute to him on a yoke of oxen of mine. About month after T went to West Point with additional proof, and Valentine then took from me a mortgage upos the oxen to secure the agreed fee of 100, and in about sixty days therestter | was notified by him of the issuance of my patent, and wot having the money to pay said fee delivered up my oxen to Val- entiue to be sold, with the express agree- ment that he wouid pay me all the pro- ceeds of the ssle over $100, The oxen were :old for $L87in about a month after- ward, ind after much dunning, and fiually going tc West Point, T received an order on & mechant there for 815, At the time of receivizg this arder I authorized Val to pay for me $12 due The Omaha Republi- can for sibscription, but that about one year therefter was called upon by said newspaper ‘or the eubscription, and_ after juuch time and trouble “was finally in- formed it wa settlod, The final proof on my bowestedl wax made and passed whilo Abr. Valentin wax in the land nifice, and f any wistakowas made or my proof was nsufficient he \hould have ioformed me Temployed him s abovestated whilehe was an officie! io thilaud office, and the above Pt e il T over received Pous Vaorme, ni there is due me from him a balance of§s from the sale of the oxen which he ha<coften promsed to pay me, bat ks neveidone so. 1 was com- pelied to pay him te exhorbitant sum, ? Was & poor man Wh a large family, an | tick was romoved from the United States land office, You have this as it came from the lips of Mr. Romig, Tovrist, Porjary, Forgery and Robbery & Editor of Tux Brx Wilbur F Bryant, Valentine's can- didate for district attorney of Judge Barnes’ distriot, is trembling on the verge of defeat, He in the delirium of deepair, so completely lost his senses that Wednes- day Jast he made a falze affida. vit at Ord for the miserable purpose ot keeping his opponent’s name from being printed on the Wheeler county anti monopoly ticket. In this he failed, but he had the frandulent tickets printed, and while the farmer | vho was getting the ticke*s was doing his trading, Bryant put the bogus sts in his on and took out the farmer started for his home, L is 30 miles from tho nearest printing office, but eight miles out ho dysco the fraud and returned and 0 t more tickets printed ¢ farmer’s name is John Acre, of Willow Springs, Whoeler county. The aflidavit is now in his possession, and it says that John R. Morkley was not nominated by the anti-monopolists for district attornLy, while last weok’s issue of Tue Bk gives full proceed- ings cf the antimonopoly convention that nominated him at Norfolk, The aflidavit was sworn to before F. L Harris, of Ord Perjury and forgory are evidently qualifications fr railvoad candidates. NORTHWESTERN, e s O, CAPITAL NOTES. Special Dispatches to Tue BEs. THE NAVAL RETIBED LIST, ‘WasniNetoN, November 5,—Rear Admiral Chas. H. Pear, died here of of apoplexy to-day. Ho was taken ill Saturday night and lingered until this afternoon. He entered the ser- vice at 27 and was retired at 70. THE SOTELDO FAMILY, Mrs. Soteldo has written a letter to District Attorney Corkhill praying that any further proceedings against her brother-in-law, who was acauitted on the charge of murder Friday last, be abandoned and that the matter which has enshrouded their lives in grief be no longer kept bofore the public. The charges against Clerk McKin- ney, of the supreme court, have been filed with the chief justice, has, m THE IRISH PARTY. A. M Sullivan Speaks for Parnell and His Assoclates. Special dispatch to Tae Br Bosron, November 5.—A, M. Sulli- van, M. P., referring to the latest news from Ireland, said: ‘I read that tha Irish party voted with the government on the great trial of strength Thursday night on the cloture question. The reason for that was not cabled, but I happen to know it quite well. They voted againat Stof- ford Northeote's amendment, which mendment smpoledn two-thirds m jority instead of a bare majority. This was an ingenious but very shabby artifice to entablish cloture, which should never hit the tory party, and should crush the Irish ®party. Glad- stone's cloture will hit the tories and home rulersalike, Thetoriesarealways sure of having ruore than a third of tr.~ house, but the Irish party is not. Seeing all members from Treland of all parties only number 102 out of 652, one therefore perceives that Northeote's cloture would crush the Irish and let the Tories escape, Speaking of the new programme enunciated at the recent conference in Dablin, Sullivan said he considered, asameiter of tactics, ‘it would have been btter to concentrate upon some one subjeet, but the conference must be accepted as speaking for the Irish people with authority, as no previous body can pretend to. He belioved the coming land revolution in Eng- land would far outstrip in magnitude and tremendous consequences the Irish land movement of the present day. Affairs in Mexico, Special Dispatch to Tue Bre, Ciry ( ¥ Mexico, November 5, —A society has been organized for the en- couragement of the mining interests of the republic. Among the promo- ters Porfris Diaz and muny of the more active and wealthiest men of the country, Gen, Paches, minister of publiz works, is president, The reciprocity treaty with the United States is again being discussed by the press. It meets little favor, Reciprocity with any nation is un- popular as Mexico's revenues are de- rived principally from importation dutiea, The arrival of Romers caused dis- the yoke of oxen taku by him was all I had’ for farming pulose, all of which ke knew, 1 make thisgtatement for tho reason that 10 a form: affidavit made by me in relation to the ktter a full state- ment of all facts wasyot made for the reason that the parties y uesting thesame did not desire it in full. * Bexi Long, Subscribed in my presee and sworn to efore me by snid afiantyis 2ad day of November 18¢2, 1 oaify this affida- vit was read by affiant bére signing the €. T, D.4uiLroN, County Jedge, Burt Gunty, Neb, Wky Valentine WaiRemoved From the Land U, To the Editor of Tux Brs. It was J. D. Eomig's fagr whose homestead, three and & yif miles rom West Point, was sold b, Valan. tine for §400, whea in thejjijed States land offjce, after the dgh of Mr. Rowig, Sr. When theyopy found what Valentine had yne, they eave an attorney, py / he name of .Clark $100¢, get back the homestead. OClark wig 0 Washington, and not long afte gentleman came from that city, & after a stormy conversation up stal cussion, The committee on custom house reforms has prepared regulations for facilitating the transit of goods by INFLATED BY VICTORY. The British Lion Figuratively Strutting Over Earope With a Long Tail Coat. His Tail Menacingly Hlevated in the Vicinity of the fultan's Palace. A Portentious Grow!l Hmitted Agninst the Pretentions of France in Exypt. The False Prophet Making Progress SBlowly in the Bowels of Africa. Tho Pope Laments the Deondeneo of Virtno in the Nineteenth. Century. i GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Spocial Dispatch to Tur Bre. THE BOARD OF CONTROL. Carro, November 5.--M. Bredif, Fronch controller of finance in Egypt, has writtena letter to Cherif Pasha insisting upon his right to be present at the council of ministers, ~ Cherif Pasha immediately referred the letter to the British government. ARABI'S COURT. Several members of the court mar- tial engaged in the trial of Arabi Pasha have resigned because of the information conveyed to them by counsel that they may be called as witnesses who shared in the military uprising, RADICAL CHANGES IN RUSSIA, Beruy, November 5.—Baron Pil- sach, conservative in the upper house, is dead. General Schweimitz, ambas- sador of the German government at St. Petersburg, and General Werder, attache of the legation there, have asked the emperor to recall them on the ground that radical changes have taken place in Russia since the death of the late czar. FIRING THE FALSE PROPHET, Avrexanporia, November 5.—The forces of the false prophet in Soudan made five attacks on the town of Obeid. They were driven back with great logs, Among those killed were two brothews of the false prophet. Obeid remains invested. The prophet continues to advance on Khartoum, for which there is hope of a successfal defense. 1t is reported that tho Bed- ouins are offering for sale large quan- tities of firearms and other property, proceeds of the loot at Alexandria, ENGLAND AND FRANCE, Paris, November 5.—Negotiations in Egynt between the governments of nd and France seem to be mak- . no progress in the direction of mutual yndérstanding.’ On the con trary the divergence of views is be- coming greater than before, THE BEY OF TUNIS, Duclerc has definitely resolved to reject the claims advanced by the porte for the formal investiture in the bey of Tunits by the sultan, THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY, At the opening of the chamber of deputies Duclerc will ask a vote of confidence in the ministry, If the vote proves adverse, dissolution of the chambers will follow, and an ap- peal will be taken to the country. A SOCIALIST REBEL, Beruiy, November 5.—Herr Rebel, socialist leader, has commenced to serve a three months’ term in prison, in accordance with the recent sen- tence against him. Herr Hazen- scholzer and Herr Liekknecht accom- panied Rebel in his prison life for two months, their offense being simi- lar, but deemed by the judges less se- rious in its nature, All three are edi- tors, and reside in Leipsic. SOCIALISM IN FRANCE, Panrs, November 5, —The minister- ial council held to-day dacided to de- clare at the opening of the chambers the necessity of a very strong govern- ment to suppress the increasing ten- dency to socisl anarchy. Gambetta rrupo-au to reintroduce his scrutin de iste bill, A REVEREND RITUALIST RELEASED, Loxvox, November 5,—Lord Pen- zance, in his judgment upon the con- tempt case of Rev. Greon, who was imprisoned for ritualistic practices and deprived of his benefice, says it seems to him Green’s contempt is sat- isfied and that inhibition should ceuee with his deprivation, He there- fore orders that Green be released from prison, DESTRUCTIVE GALES and inundaiions continue thronghout railway across the northern frontier and simplifying the tariff generally, ADHIING N8 SALIS R6Rs) Colored Cutthroats: 8pecial Dispatc to Tun Bex, New Orieans, November 5, —Chas, McCarthy, colored, went to his moth- er's room, Rampart street, at 5 &, m. to-day and found her unable to speak, with a deep cut across her neck. He went to inforin bis sister on Marois street, and on entering the room found his) sister dead with her throat cut. Mrs. McCartly is not expected to re- cover, Bhe was able to state she was cut by Peter Johnson, alias Dago Pete, who Yiv.,d with her daughter, It is believed he also cut Ellen's throat. The murderer escaped. Jealousy is supposed to be the cause - e - A Burning Town. Fpecial Dispatch to Tus Brs New York, November 6,—-A disas- trous fire visited Redbank, N, J,, this evening, destroying several of the best business blocks of the town, in- in the old Beemer block, *‘Val' Wiacluding the telegraph office, At 9:30 removed, and Frank Weleh appointed 1ooked as though the entire town €lark and Welch are both and the Romig boys never recovered I'his is why Valen- their homestead. 2ould be destroyed. b immunicsl‘luu possible since No telegraphic that . Eogland. In Devonshire the grain crops have suffered complete de- struction, A RISING NIFPED, Viensa, November 5, siau police have been officially notified of the discovery of a conspiracy at Puttaws for a ristng of the peasantry, MILAN'S MINISTERS, BeLirape, November 5, —The cab- inet which recently resigned agreed to remain in office at the solicitation of the king himself, THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION, =0aio, November 5,—The enlist- ment of native troops for duty in Soudan against the false &rnphet is progressing satisfactorily, Many am- nestied officers who fought in the late war are freely offering their services for the expedition. A number of German officers are also offering, REBEL DOCUMENTS, It has been decided to hold the trial of Arabi Pasha in the jail building. The Rus- Merchants and Dealers Throughout the Entire West are Invited to Visit the Mammoth Establishment owned and Occupied by R.L.M'DONALD&CO., » of the celebrated for samples. and have reference to applications con- taining thousands of signatures, in which the sultan is begged to support Arabi in his rebellion against the khedive. THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. Vienna, October 5,—The matn points in the new schems of re-organ- ization of tho Austrian army are the farmation of 14 corps of equal power, and numbers to be recraited from the the establishment of a network of railways. HANDS OFF, CONSTANTINOPLE, October 5.—Earl Granville opposes the dispatch of an Ottoman commissioner to Egypt, and through the Turkish ambassador to England, has asked the porte not to urge the matter, AN EARTHQUAKE in Northern Syria yesterday destroy- ed several villages, No loss of e reported. B THE POPE'S LETTER, Loxnpox, November 5.—An encycli- cal letter of the pope was read in all Oatholic churches of the city to-day, the occasion being the seventh centen- nary of St. Francis Assa: The pope laments the dearth of Christian virtues in the nineteenth century, and says the greater part of men to-day are seeking to revel in luxury; being ex- travagant in their own goods, they are greedy after those of their neighbora. They extol the name of mankind by talk more fre- quently than they act. The votaries of rationalism encourage violence and sedition among the people, provoke agrarian disturbances, flatter the ap- petites of the lower classes and by these meansand others serve to weaken the foundation of domestic life and public order instead of strengthening them by lives of probity and manhood, The letter recommends Francisian in- stitutions be more widely spread among the laity as a partial remedy against the rapidly spreading evil of socialism. BPAIN MUST RELEASE THE REFUGEES LoxnoN, INovember 4,—The Daily News says the Cuban refugee ques- His English counsel obtained access to the documents alluded to in a re- cent dispatch which psssed between the sultan and members of the na- tional parly in Egypt. They were transmitted through Dervisch Pasha tion raises the question of national honor. That the English government must endeavor by firm remonstrance to induce Spain to alter her determin- ation not to surrender the refugees, but if severer remonstrance is needed it will be employed. SPAIN WILL HOLD THE REFUGEES, Maprip, November 4.—It is stated that the government, although per- sisting in its decision not to deliver the Cuban refugees to ihe British, has resolved to institute an inquiry into the circumstances of their cap- ture, CABINET MEETING, LoxNpoN, November 4. —Yesterday's cabinet council considered the instruc- tions of Lord Dafferin. They were dispatohed to him last night. The Irieh members of parliament selected Kennxr a resident of Manchester, as a candidate for Ennie. NEW TRIAL, _Beuux, November 4,—The muni- cipal council will be dissolved to- norrow, The supreme court at Leip- ig has quashed the acquittal of Prof, Momsent for slandering Bismarck. 1t will involve & new trial, Propellor Burned. Special Dispateh to Tik Bre, OweN Sounp, Ont., November 5,— The propellor Josephine Kidd, from this place for Lion’s Head, burned off Cape Commodore last night. The crow was saved, The vessel and cargo is @ total loss; cargo not insured; ves- sel partly lnsured, YangroN, D. T., November 6.~ Ofticers here have been notified tha President Arthur declines to inter- fere in the case of Brave Bear, sentencd tobo hanged the 15th {nst., for the murder of Joseph Johnson, a dis- Tz;:uud soldler, near Fort Sully, in 7. fore buying their Fall Bills. provinces where the men live, the ex- | tension of the defensive system, and | WHOLESALE DRY - GOODS, Notions and Furnishing Goods, AT MANH00D'S SUPREMAGY. Gov. Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, Throws off the Shackles of Cameron, And Joins the Mighty Throng Now Battling for Honor and Honesty. A Stingivg Reply to the Assaults of the Boss and His Followers —_— Hoyt's Rejoinder. Speclal Dispatch to Tun Brx, Harrissure, November 5.—Gov. Hoyt has made the following state- ment in reference to the charges againet him made at the republican moeting iast evening, that he had used the state's fnm‘fl in connection with others for privatespeculative pur- pose; that to avoid disgrace he had appealed to Senator Cameron to come to his assistance, which the latter did. He says: “T was never a member of any pool to engage in stock specula- tion, 1 desire'to state omphatically, without qualification, I have never re- quested, in person or by agent, of Cameron any financial assistance, cither for myself or anybody olse: that he has never advanced one dollar to me in my bohalf or on my_account in any| iransaction; that I nover had any | relation or connection in business with any party or combination or pool to whom he may have advanced money, directly or indirectly, So far in life I have not been compelled to draw on either the intelectual, moral, political or financial resources of that gentloman, This attack is part of their discipiine and extermination to which Tam to be subjected in com- mon with a large number of citizens of the commonealth, Weo acoept the situation.” In reply to the question as to whether he had recelved Colonel Quay's resigration as secretary of the Commonwealth, ho said: *‘Mr. Quay's resignation had been received and ac- cepted. I part with him with sincere regret. T have appointed as his suc- ceseor Colonel Fraucis Jordan, of this city, who has accepted and will go on duty as secretary to-morrow. Quay's tologram was simply & tender of his resignation, and stated he would be hera next week to settle.” TELEGRAPH NOTES Spocial Dispatches to Tk Brx. GENEKAL, Gov, Alex, H, Stephens, of Georgia, was inaugurated Suturday, United States Supervisor Allen has warrants for the urrest of nearly 1,000 per- sons in ]inmk]y believed to have fraudu- lently registered. 8am Yaw, a Chinee, was murdered in Denver Saturday in front of a Chinese laundry ‘on Fifteenth street by J. W, Walker, a ranchman, The killing was unprovoked, Ex-Gov, Willard P, Hall, died at St. Joseph Friday of q&rnlynin. He was gov- ernor of Missouri during the latter part of the rebellion, and served three terms in congres, Another person has been killed by the Chicago cuLla cars, which has already a Jong list of victims, A boy named Robin- son_ was knocked down Dy the car Sat. urday, aud his head completely severed from his body. @ Samuel Noyes and Mrs, Kate Lipley, of Eldora, lowa, were arrested by Sheriff Wilcox, of Hardin couaty, in Keokuk, Saturdsy, They escaped from FEldora last Mondsy. Noyes is 51 years old. He loft a wife confined to her bed sud eight children, My, Lipley's husband is in Idaho. Noyes had $1,000 on his person and the woman nearly $i00, They were taken back to Eldora. A feud that it is feared will lead to seri- ous results has broken out at S Long Island, between the colored and Trish poople. " A fow nighta 8g0 u wh wan was badly beaten by the neg In retsliation ;K« whites beat every col- ored man found on the streete, Several ® | ing pushed rapidly forward, OMAHA NEB. MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6 184k S JWNHE PE., MO., The Brightest Lighted, Best Appointed Jobbing House in Amoriea, containing tho § argest Stock of Dry Goods and Notions west of the Mississippi. Sole manufacturers e o, Send orders by emember persons were badly injured. Negro dwellings were attacked and windows and doors_ broken, ~ The negroes appenred nlv'nllrd with shotguns, when the assailants fled. Henry L. Clapp, of the firm of Fair- banks & Co,, New ¥ ork, whose disappear- ance greatly alarmed friends, has cabled his safe arrival in Burope, Hoe went to see o friend off by steamer, and concluded to accompany him down the bay and ro- turn by the pilot boat. The boat left sud- denly while he was talking with his friend in the ealoon and he was obliged to continue his voyage. He will return next weelz, Six years ago an cccentric Spaniard was in Keokul, He died in Spain last August, He had an only child, a wirl twelve years old, It seoms he wanted her raised a Protestant and in his eccentricity named George Bland, s colored blacksmith of this city as her guardian, He made a con- tract with o pricst in Spain for the carry- ing ont of his will. The will provides that the priest is to receive $68 000 in case conditions of the will are fulfilled; other- wise nothing. George Bland, the colored man of this city, is to have the same amount and _guardianship of the chil who gets $350,000 and a large amount ol diamonds and jewelry. The man is now on his wey to Spain to look aftér the matter, General Butler came near being drowned a fow miles from Lowrence, Miss., Friday evening, He came up the river on the C,'L. Nather. When four miles be- the steamer struck a reef, pensable that the general be at Lawrence at an early hour. General Butler, Major Green, Caleb Ssunders and Captsin Hogan entered a small boat, The swift current began to sink the boat under the counter of the steamer. In endeavor- ing to push clear the boat was partislly swamped. The deck hands, after efforts, succeeded in hauling the aud party aboard, The ge al received & thorough wetting and a banged hat, The Chicago Tribune announces that on January 1st, 1883, the management of the Tllinois Central railway and Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleansroad, the latter being now a leased line of the Iilinois Central, will be consolidated, and further re. ported W, K, Ackerman will retire from the presidency ana take charge of the ncial affairs of the consolidated roads, h headquarters in New York, Vice President James C. Clarke, weneral manager of both roads, is to be made !nrunl- dent, Mr. Ackerman, president of the Il linois Central, stated to a reporter in refer- ence to the report that he would resign the presidency that the rumor is entirely without foundation, Mr, Ackermun then further said he had no intention doing thie, nor had he been ssked to do s by the board of directors, It is true that the Chicago, 8t. Louis & New Orleans road is to consolidated with the Illinois Central on January 1st, out the board of directors have s yet had no meeting to arrange a plan of reorganizati n. WASHINGTON. From figures of the official assesstwent of the District of Colun capitol building is assessed at grounds, $9,07,505; white hous treasury department building and grounds, y depart: ticultural departm ; grounds, 8650,086; wuseum, national monuwen Washington monus Teceipts of national bank notes for re. dewption for the week ending Saturday was £18,120,000; United States bonds held by the treasury to wecure national bank circulation, $303,425,150; to secure public moneys in nal bank depositories, $16,- 249,000; bonds deporited to eecure circu- lation during the week, $6,005,000; to secure _circulation withdrawn during the week, 85,770,00) standing, ¥302,7 deposit to redeem reduciug circulation, & The Garfield board received the bill of Mrs, 8. against the estate of the late President Garfield, which had been returned because of certain informaiities. Her claim is for $10,000 for skillful attendance and profes- sional capacity as ®, physician, It will therefore have to be considered a8 coming within the limits of the $37,000 ullowed to "hysicians under the act of congrees. The Poard will meet at the treasury depar ment early this week for_consideration of bills of the physicisus, Edson's elaim is not accompanied by a release upon the estate, hence it is quite likely it will he disallowed unless a release is added to it The Mississippi river commission has sent in its estiwates for the sum needed for work duriog the next fiscal year, They ask for the sawe amount appropriated last year, being about §1,250,000 for the Mis- sippl alone. The cstimates have not yet been aeted on. Jteports from work on the Mussissippi river under the sppropristion of last session show that the work is be- | A large force | of wen is employed under diest control of the government engineere in building I national bank notes cut- ; lawful money on w of national banks McDonald’s Overalls, Duck, Denim and Cottonade Pauts, CYCLONE ULSTERS, LINED SUITS AND CHEVIOT SHIRTS, In all styles now popular with the Trade, Absolutely the best Goodin the Markets IBOTNT"TTOINVE PIRICE:S. Western Merchants can more than save their expenses a visit to this Mammoth stock be- I Traveling agents, with extensive lines of samples, visit all prominent towns throughout the west, and will call upon any merchant any- where upon receipt of a request so to do. The most careful attention tion guaranteed, R. L. McDONALD & CO., St. Joseph, Mo. mail, or write given to orders, and satistac- works and straightening the chanmel te prevent washing away and breaks. Heavy contracts have been let for repairs to the levees, and contractors are vizorously pushing the work. Indications are that sppropriations equal in size to those of last session will be required for several years to cowplete work as projected by the engi- noers, Forty head of trotters 'and thoroughe breds from the breeding farm of Commo- dore Kit, near New York, were sold at auction and realized £13,525; average, $347. Gov, Hendrick’s foot is healing satisface torily. Healthy granulations are forming, thero is every indication of recovery. Fire in the business part of Shrevepor La, destroyed soveral buildings an stores; loss over §100,000; insurance, $75,- 000, FOREIGN. Herr Maats socialist paper, Freihelt, haa been suppressed by the Swiss govern: ment, In consequence of the outbreak of cholera at Mecea, auarantine has been es- tablished at Port 8aid, A terrible conflagration has taken place at Uleaburg, Russia, and enormous Losses Tosulted. Biores, Botels, theatres, etcn were destroyed. The frontier armaments of Germany and ' Russia are now nearly completed, and have such a grim appearance that it creates alarm among the more timid poli ticians, There is great distress in the county of Clare, Ireland, owing to the failure of the potato crop, epidemic among pigs, the high price of articles of consumption, and taxes under the crimes act. In consequence of the impression which fs utill prevaleat among Egyption off.cials he northern powers ure ready ) op- land's ¢fforts to procure the last- tion of Egypt, Baron Tresk ousul, hou been’ entrusted to in- form the khedive aud Fgyptian minist that Bismarck has implicit_confidenc England’s disintercsted policy regardi Egypt, which he considered the only and best means of estab.ishing peace and onder, PERSONAL w/ny( o, of Boston, is at the ird. N. W. Wells, of Schuyler, is at the Millard, 8, L. Caldwell, Superior, Neb,, is atthe Millard, 8, P, Varker, of Plerce, is at the Mil lard, R. F. Riley came in from the west yes- terday, Nat Brown, of 8t, Jo, is stopping atthe Paxton, A, W, Cook, of Santa Fo, isn guest at the Millard, : J. P, Adums, of Schuyler, is at the Metropolitan, Hyram Kelly, of Wood River, is at the Metropolitan, H. It, Wodehouse, of Nebraska City, is at the Millard, Warren Shiedley, of Kansas City, was in town yesterday, Albert 8, Cole, of Nebraska City, is at the Metropolitan, O, ¥. Tallmadge and wife, of Denver, are registered at the Millard, O, ¥, Goodwan was among the east bound passencers yosierday. E. V. Samuels, the wholesale liquor man, went down to Lincoln yesterday. Count Orialla, & foreign nobleman, was among the San Francisco passengers yes- terday. Mr, V. W. Halbert, of Chicago, is in the city, stopping with his brother, J, 8, Halbert, Frank Wilson, formerly of this city, but now in the employment of the Union Pacific in Colorado, is at the Millard hotel, Miss Matilda Fletcher, of Towa, is & guest of the Millard, She leaves this morning to fill lecture engagements in Kansas, Mz, Fred Merstheimer, master mechanic of the U, P.’s Colorado system of roals with headquarters ac Deuver, came in yesterday morning and returned last night Sergeant W. L./ Allison, of company K, Ninth infantry, left Saturday for Fort McKinuey, Wyo., after a leugthy attend- ance hero a8 witness in the Florence rob. bery case.