Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 4, 1884, Page 4

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Box 485 Omaha, Neb, Crxcinnatt lost her court house and fifty lives, but she still has her jailful of murderers, A vEw weeks ago there was some talk of taking steps to abolish the Ohio mili- tia. The Cincinnati riot has probably forever putan end to any such move- ment. A New York plumber has been fined $250 for doing bad work., * This would be a big fine for any one but a plumber topay. He can get even on his next customer. M= Briss charged at the rate of}{8100 per day and $150 for Sundays for his services during the star-route prosecu- tions. This explains why those trials were so long drawn out, A MOVEMENT is now on foot in New York to make the comptrollership again an elective office. It is difficult to say ‘whether the elective or the appointive system gives greater dissatisfaction in the large cities. THE new cabs which are to run for 26 cent fares in New York have been put upon the streets. It is expected that they wiil knock the bottom out of the extortionate prices which hackmen have hitherto charged in the city. Exouss merchants are viewing the aggressions of Portugal in the Congo country with great Jalarm. The idea of any other coantry than England having any kind of a chance at foreign posses- sion is enough to drive Englishmen into fits. Frank Jaues is about tobe tried at Huntsville, Ala, As Alabama has been known to show some remote signs of civ- ilization on. a few occasions, there slight hope that poor old Missouri's first citizen may this time get something like justice. e CoroNEr, VALENTINE BAKER, now known as Baker Pasha, is endeavoring to be reinstated in the English army, from which he was dismissed some years ago for assaulting a lady in a railway car. It is rather singular that a large number of English women are now voluntarily as- sisting the gallant pasha in his effort for reinstatement, Ir is predicted that the river and har- bor bill this year will net call for more than $15,000,000, and that the president will sign it without hesitation. The levee sharks and creek pirates must be getting quite moderate in their demands if they will let the treasury off with only $165,000,0(0 of plunder, — Hexry WaTTERSON, who has succeeded in burning the ships of the democratic party behind it, has gone to Louisville to get himself made a delegate to the national convention, He expects to be a member of the committee on resolu- tions again. Then he will fix up another little tariff plank, to make still more cer- tain the victory of the republi e——— THE dynsmiters give the British lion no rest. The latest contrivance to blow off his head is & dynamite cigar. Several boxes of these loaded cigars have been sent to London. The Prince of Wales, the lords, and the dukes will hereafter be very careful in accepting cigars, and will probabiy take more comfort with a pipe. Mz, HeNoricks has been heard from. Ho is in Paris, where he has been inter- viewed. The cable brings us his opinion to the effect that it would be a sensible thing for the den.ooratic factions to com- . promise their differences with respect to protaction and free trade. We suppose the democrats will now immediately settle their little diff-rences. 4 — Cusa is In great danger of being sur- rounded and eaptured by a filibustering expedition under General Aquero, whose foroe is estimated all the way from 20 to ~ 100 men, The expedition has ssiled in a sohooner from Koy West for Cuba, and the United Btates revenue cutter Dix has been sent in vursuit with orders to ake the schooner in out of the wet. ——— Mosar Hausreap, of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazele, is generally con. sdered & very pointed and rather abrupt but when he thiuks occasion re. it he can elothe his expressions in most delicate language. Had Berner n taken out of jail and been *“hung lormally, so to spesk,” says Mr. Hal- g ‘ ml:.r;nbou & public e of & good done.” Under; ordinary ciroumatances Mr. Halstead nately defeated in the house. THE LIGISLATURK'S WORK The session of the Towa legislature, which came to an end yesterday, was more remarkable for the quality than for the quantity of the work it performed. An extraordinary amount of time was frittered away in idle discussions and va- porings. As a result, the taxpayers have an unusual number of unpassed bills to contemplate. There are between 300 and 400 bills in the senate and between 600 and 700 in the house which were not acted upon at all. Some of these were of tho greatest importance. They were neglected, however, in the useless squab- bles over the prohibition bi nd a few other leading measures. Besides the prohibitory legislation, which was of a severity that almost amounted to ferocity, the most promi. nent work of the scesion consisted of railroad legislation of one kind or another. It was =& railroad legislature, and the lobby was present in unusual force, A shamelessness was d played in influencing members to vote for the interests of the railroads like nothing seen before in the state. The lobby appeared on the floor whenever a railroad bill was up and openly directed the votes of members. A number of bills restricting railroad extortion were killed atsight. Othere were permitted to die the death in committees. Among the measures thus suffocated was one prohib iting railroads to charge more for a short haul than for a long one. Another was to forbid discrimination betweendifferent customers on car-lot lots. Another was to compel all corporations doing business in Towa to incorporate under the laws of the state, in order that they might be sued there. Another anti-monopoly bill which was defeated was one to compel all telegraph companies to turnish the same service to all customers at the same rate. This was copied after the Nebraska law, and was killed in- stantly, On the other hand, a law per- mitting railroad companies to condemn an unlimited amount of land around their depots, or to secure right of way through cities was passed. It places ev- ery city in the state at the mercy of any r+i‘road company that may enterit. The bill was passed mainly at the instance of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad to enable it to enter West Des Moines. It is as bad a piece of legislation as can be imagined. A bill was passed to nomi- nally increase the powers of that glaring fraud, therailroad commission. In real- ity, it amounts to absolutely nothing,and will have no more effect than water on a duck’s back. The appropriations made were pretty liberal. There was one of $200,000 for & new insane asylum, $80,000 for the the state university, comfortable sums to the other state institutions, and other drains on the state revenue down to $5,000 to help the farmers fight the barbed wire monopoly. Bucket shops and the buying’and selling of grain were prohibited. The crazy proposition that the state go into the school book business was laid out stiff and cold. A law was passed changing school districts back to conform with civil townships. It is not likely to give satisfaction, and thero are already complaints uttered against it. An excellent bill to tax the property of churches and private schools was passed in the senate, but unfortu- It was provided by law that hereafter all child- ren in the public achools are to be freely gducated as to the injurious effects of aloohol and tobacco upon the human sys- tem. Why they are not also to be in- formed as to the evils of using other baleful articles of drink or diet does not appear. One of the most unfortunate steps of the session was the defeating of the board of charities act. This proposed to put all the charit- able and reformatory institutions of the state under the direction of one board of competent persons. At present each in- stitution is managed by a separate board of trustees paid by the state. The bill would have reduced thy number of ofti cors from forty-five or fifty to nine, with a correaponding saving to the taxpayers. A great number of memorials to congress in behalf of pension spplicants were passed unanimously, They were amarked feature of tho seesion. A memorial in favor of restoring the tariff duty upou wool was happily set down upon iu the most summary manner. The sale of petroleum oils was regulated. Horefter severer tests will be applied, and the dealers will be required to pay the ex- penses of an inspector. The ssle of low grade oils, which have hitherto been freely vended, is prohibited. This is slight blow to the Standard il company, which has been running in poor quali of A taxing of the tax to pay for sheep killed by dogs. Tothe great surprise of almost all observers, the woman suffrage amend.- ment, which passed the senate, was de- feated in the house by a small majority, Lt will come up again at the next session, when & more determined effort will be made to pass it. With the prohibiting laws and penal- ties enacted, the readers of Tur Bre have been made familiar from time to time. They will form a rich legaoy for some future legislature, when time shall have shown their uselersness, to repeal. ——— Iris reported from Washington that no legislation on the subject of patents is at all likely to pass at the present ses- sion of congress, The general belief that some step was about to be taken which would destroy the monopolies created by existing patents is unfounded. A major- ity of the aenate is undoubtedly in favor of gieatly relaxing the laws. But the committee on patents, tion of the senate will dogs was also passed at the importunity of the wool-growers, It devotes the proceeds by which the ac- | careiully be guided, is op- | . posed to such a course. It is even stated that certain members of that committee have agreed to favora law making it a oriminal offense, punishable by imprison- menf, to infringe on a patent. Relief from the oppressive features of the pres- ent law which builds up huge monopolies to prey on the public, is therefore scarce- ly for the present. ELECTION FRAUDS. Among the needed reforms which the citizens of Omaha, regardless of party, should demand at the hands of the next legislature is a radical revision of the election laws. The most glaring and out- rageous frauds perpetrated at last Tues- day's election were committed through the fast and loose system of swearing in men's votes. This swearing in votes by affidavit has become an incentive to wholesale perjury. Men who have not lived in the state thirty days, and men who do nos comprehend the nature of an affidavit were taken from ward to ward and voted. Anexamination of the aflidavits in the ballotbox willreveal the fact that more than one-third of all the votes polled were sworn in, a8 it is termed, and these affidavits will also show the most outrag- eous villainy on the part of citizens who vouched for hundreds of people whom they did not know, and criminal reckless- ness on the part of notaries in making cut the bogus affidavits, which show on their face that the notaries knew that they were frauds. Under this system of swearing our registration is a mere sham, Non-residents could not easily get their names on the register without running the risk of exposure, but any ward bummer, who works an election for pay, is ready to vouch for them. The notaries ask no questions, and the judges of election entertain no challenge. By that syssem aliens who have not taken out their first papers, and vagrants who have no fixed abode are allowen to vote, and their votes frequently turn the scale in the most important elections. Pri- marily the blame lies with the registrars, mayor and council. The position of registrar is of such high importance that none but the most competent and conscientious men should be chosen. In- stead of that, with one or two exceptions, our registrars have been incompetent and indisposed to live up to the letter of the law. They do not give ample notice to the voters, and do not sit regularly as re- quired. Of ccurse they are not to blame for being compelled to advertise in a readerless paper. The council alone is responsible for that, The result is that nearly one-half of our citizens have not registered because they do not know when and where to register, and are not inclined to become subscribers to a paper, which they do not want, merely to keep themselves informed about registration. But the grestest latitude for fraud is afforded by the law which does not compel the judges of election to entertain a challenge when a party comes to vote under an affidavit. Here is where reformis moat needed. No person who neglects to register should be allowed to vote without the most search- ing safe-guards against fraud. All for- register, should be required to present their papers, and no affidavit should be accepted, unless it is made “efore an offi- cer expressly commissioned for that pur- pose, with authority to require answers under oath as to the eligibility and resi- dence of the applicant. Had such rea- sonable restrictions been in force, it is safe to say that one-third of those who voted on affidavits would have been ex- cluded. excitement give a chance for cool reflec- tion, the behavior of the authorities in the Cincinnati riots is being bitterly con- demned. Going back over the course of events, it is very clear that if the sheriff, the mayor and the governor had acted with anything like discretion or good sense, nearly all of the bloodshed and violence might have been avoided. In the first place, it was not necessary to call out the military at all. In the next place, when the soldiers were out, shoot- ing down the people in cold blood was the very worst thing in the world they could have done, Great numbers of in- nocent men and women were mur- dered or wounded by the militia with- out a shadow of excuse. The mob was at first not disposed to do violence and probably would have done none if the authorities had not behaved like Gov. Hoadley properly comes in for a large share of this blame. Instead of going to Cincinnati to see for himself what was best to be done, he contented himself with skulking in Columbus, ask- ing for the latest news, and making bad worse by ordering more trcops to the front, The mayor and sheriff lost their heads from the very start. The mob comprised many very good people, If the authorities had showed that they re- lied upon them to abstain from violence, there would have been no violence. 1t was the presence of the military to over- awe those who were ordinarily good and law-abiding citizens which stung them to madness, The rest followed as a matter of course. emm———— A cORONER'S jury at Roodhouse, TII., has just set s notable example to all juries that may come after it. yardman in the employ of the Chicago & Alton railroad was coupling cars one night, His clothing was caught in a livered rail and he was thrown down and killed, The coroner's jury has astonished the world by finding the rail. road company respcnsible for the mau's death. Of course this is not very mucn, The railroad company will not suffer in pocket nor any other way for the man’s wurder, eign-born voters, who have neglected to |P® Now THAT time and the subsidence of |J A poor L Pt s THE DAILY BEE-~OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1884, courage enough to put the blame exactly where it belongs Tur Chicago board cf trade has per- fected arrangements with the telegraph company by which 1t is to have exclusive control of all thy market revorts These reports are then to be delivered only to such persons as the board of trade may select. This will close up all the bucket shovs in Chicago and throughout the west. For they cannot carry on their business without telegraph reports. In other words the gamblers of the board of trade are to have a monopoly of grain gam- bling. Other gamblers will hereafter have to confine themselves to faro and “policy.” Mz. Pavxe, of Ohio, s that he is not a candidate for the presidency. Of course he is not;and Le won't be until the democratic national convention nomi- nates him, Jusricr Fienp declines the nomination for president. Some people have a mania for declining what is not offered them, ‘The Kneavals Land Grab. The public is familiar with the facts in the Kneavals land cases, affecting a large number of settlers on the St. Joe & Den- ver land grant. When the bill for the re lief of the settlers came up in the senate the other day, Senator Van Wyck made the following remarks: Szxaror Vax Wyck.—In further ex- planation of the suggestion of the senator from Arkansas, I will say that from this statement of facts there 18 no question as to the right of the persons settling, pur- chasing, and holding_patents from the government, and the duty of the govern- ment toward them. There is no dispute anywhere in this body or in the depart- ment that this relief should be had. This certainly is a remarkable case, where the statute was supposed to be so plain that the commissisner of the general land office and the secretary of the interior, and even the common man who was seeking a home on the prairies, could read and understand it fully. Then, after ten years had elapsed from the entry the settlers were in danger of eviction by the grantee of a railroad company; the supremecourt (listurbed the patents which were given by this government by a most remarkably strange decision; and the question arises now as to what mode of relief should be extended to these parties. It was at first supposed at a previous congress that two dollars and a half per acre would probably satisfy this claim. Since that time congress has failed to enact a law. True, a bill was passed in the Forty-seventh congress by this body, but too late to be acted upon by the house, so that it went over without final action. Naturally the settlers be- came discouraged. They wanted to save their homes; they were pressed by a supreme court decision from which there was no appeal; nothing stood between their homes and the process of law to dispossess then, after ten years of labor upon these lands, where children had been born and buried. When the mar- shal of the district about to execute the process was on the way to dispossess them, then it was that it became neces- sary in order to save their possessions that some further compromise should be made. Certainly it was liberal on the part of the party having the desree of the supreme court in his favor—a settlement was agreed on at three dollars and a half r acre; a generous settlement, becauss, although the decision of the supreme court was unjust toward the settlers and toward the government, and was a judi- cial repeal of a solemn act of congress, atill the claiimant had this decision in his favor, and I refer to it now as a tribute to the generosity and humanity of Mr. Knovals that he was wiliing to concede land worth $20 or $256 an acre to the settlers at three dollars and a half per acre. The presiding officer. The senator’s time has expired. Mz CaiL —I would ask the senator from Nebraska if he would have any ob- jection to accepting an amendment mak- ing this bill general in its provisions? 1 see no reason why a man who has bought laads from the United States and whose title has failed should not in all cases re- ceive an adequate compensation, Ever since I have been in the senste I have had an application pending before the committee on claims and on file in the department for the return of money paid for lands more than forty” years ago—for the simple return of the money where the title failed. It does not matter from what cause the United States has sold a piece of land to one of its citizens and the title has failed, there should be sompensation made; the money should be returned and some interest upon it. 1 can see nothing to except this particular case from the general equity which re- lates to every one of such cases; and if there was no cbjection I would ask that thebill be amended so as to apply to every one that has bought lands of the United States, the title to which has failed. Mz, Vax Wyck. T agres with the sepator that we should have some law on thut subject, and the want of 1t is the great difficulty in all these cases; but 1 prefir he shonld not ask it as an amend- ment to this bill. There has been an ef- fort mude in the public lands committee, and I think in other committees, 10 frame a bill which will reach all these cssvs. And now I say to my friend, this would be & most excellent timo, when we have an overflowing treasury, when we are ready toexpend our millions on the uavy, when we are willing to spend mil Lions for & building for a liorary at the capital, when we are willing to millione for educational purposes would be a most proper time for this goy- emmment to do justice, stern justice, 10 & class of its oitizens upon whom it has always turned its back, I agree wi hmy friend that now is the time that honest claimants scattered through the states and territories of the west should be paid from the treasuay, and a general bill passed, The world may admire our gen- erosity; it would still more admire jus- ice, - Congressuman Poland, Ratland (Ve.) Herals, March #7. There is no doubt of the unanimous renomination of Congressmen Stewart, We wish his able colleague, Judge Po- land, was equally sure to be returned, but we regret to learn that the old feud in his diatrict is sure to be vigorously re- vived under the leadership of General Grout or some equally promunent leader of the opposition to Puland. We have Bo mea. rof acouratelyliucg ' g how stren The higher courts will mil"“:;,'y or successful @ fight Judge Po- enough to that. Bot it islg, ~ mething to find a coroner's jury with | credit of the state, that the effort to do- s foes can make, but good of the public We do not_say thil' because we have any personal difference with those who dislike the judge and desire to defeat him, but because we be- lieve the quarrel isfessentially a childish one that has no origin or basis save that of an old personal preiudice that ought to die out before the larger consequence of sound public service. Judge Poland, like all men of vigorous, aggressive intel. lect and temper, has very likely in years gone by wittingly or unwittingly offended some of the active and aspiring young men among his constituents, but we do not learn that he has done anything that ought to fairly stand against the record of his long, able, and excellent public service. Saving Senators Edmunds and Morriil there is not a man in Vermont that has done so much public service of admirable and versatile quality as Judge Poland, feat him will fail. STEELE, JOHNSON & CO., Wholesale Grocers ! H. B. LOCKWOOD (formerly of Lockwood & Draper) Chicago, Man« ager of the Tea, Cigar and Tobacco Departments. A full line of all grades of above; also pipes and smokers’ articles carried in stock. Prices and samples furnished on application. Open orders intrusted to us shall receive our careful attention Satisfaction Guaranteed. AGENTS FOR BENWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & RAND POWDER CO MAX MEYER & CO. ——— IMPORTERS OF STATE JOTTINGS, A colored woman living four miles west of Lincoln was severely wjured by a stroke of lightning last Monday, Tho two men, Lee and Mead, who robbed Jacob Leidell at the depot Thursday, were captured at Seward and brought back to Lincoln, Thoe News says “'Sixteen persons have been arrested in Omaha for peddling ‘hell-fire' on the holy Sabbath day.” " This explsius the un- usual heat of Jast Sunday aud why the bovs eanzht the cooling breezes on the lee side of the groceries Tuvwas Milton and a companion, driving home in a wagon, Monday, were rtruck by lightning two miles outside the city. Milton was_instantly killed and his companion se- verely shocked, One of the horses was ul-o killed. The wagon had caught fire from the flash and all_the front part was burned and charred, while the body of the man who hud mot such o sudden and terrivle death, had fallen over iuto the flames 8o that one arm and leg was literally roasted until the flesh had crackad and peeled off. AND JOBBERS OF DOMESTIC CIGARS, TOBACCOS, PIPES s SMOKERS' ARTICLES PROPRIETORS OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED BRANDS: Reina Victorias, Especiales, Roses in 7 Sizes from $6 to $120 per 1000. AND fHE FOLLOWING LEADING FIVE CENT CIGARS: & DUPLICATE EASTERN PRICES SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND SAMPLES, The Dem- over everything v But hero is ocrat never exaggerates—hardl, the picture: *‘The new hotel is to be erected At a cost of §150,000, 875,000 of which amount |- 8 already been puid in and the remaining ,000 secured, The house will be built at rner of Eleventh and N streets, and to o stories in_height. The parlor will be after the same style as that of the Paxton at | ! Omuha, except very much larger. The ro tunda will b two hundred feet larger in area than that of the Paxton, provided with all the new modern improvements, fire escapes, and in every particular the finést hotel west of Chicago.” Double and Single Acting Power and Hand we trust, for} sud ml’Em‘L aud thirty-elght phuge” of tor HASTINGS, Two divorces were granted at tho last term of court, The Hastings creamery will begin opera tions next Monday. M. K. Lewis, of this city, has been sued for $5,000 by J. N. Clark of Webster county, for infringing on a well augur patent. J. E. Parker, a tooth pnller, skipped out very suddenly, leaviug several bills unsettled, Itis roported ho has stactod business in Ted oud. PUMES, STEAM PUMPS Engine Trimmings, Mining Machinery,§ Belting, Hose, Brass and Iron Fitting Steam Packing at wholesale and rejail. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS, CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS. Corner 10th Farnam St., Omaha Neh. PERFI;JSTEQN Houry Secliog, Petor Fox, Jas Clark Tosiah Clark, and Fred Nabour, were found guilty of maliciously bresking_ into the house of D. J. J. Hardbeck in the night, aud doing him great bodily harm and frightening his family. They were sentenced to thirty days in the county jail and to pay & fine of $3(0 and costs each. Heating and Baking s only attained by using 7 CHARTER OAK FREMONT. Stoves and Ranges, Fight hundred and twenty-eight votes were . 5 The wife of Herman Godel died last Snnday from injuries 1c.eived by falling down stairs & ; week previous, - ;: Fer sale by "he Tribune thinks thut with Baby Barnes, SR Buffalo Bill and Nellie Burke on the turf, No: MILTONROGERS & SONS braska maintaing a proud position in the gal- IR axy of states, Senator Charley Long and the Widow Beer have adjourned " difficulties to the district court, the ‘“senator from Dodge” putting up $500 to appear. A consignment_of 50,000 young trout-fry have been shipped to the streams of north- western Nebraska, The consignuient will be divided up among the following streams: Ba- zile creek, Cedar creek, I.ong Pine creek, Bone croek, Plum creek, and the Minnechadusa. There will be another shipment io follow in a week or teu days for the Verdigris and other streams in that section, The surplus of marriageable girls over boys in town as shown by a ricent census, has pro- duced a lively discussion on the merits of lern education as a matrimonial burean, A f the old school, who has ‘“‘been thar” nd raire 1 and ¢ osed of & number gives the fo ing advice gratis: rt is to cater to his_ appetite. A girl who can claw a piano and agitate the atmosphere promiscuously may be a tine parlor ornament, but the damsel who can grease the griddle and turn two pancakes at a time, is the piece of furuiturs in the most demand, and the fewale to tie to at this time of the year,” J. A. WAKEFIELD, 'WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Lamber, L, Shingles, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, &C. STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY. Union Pacific Depot, - herself, of daughters, ““The way to catch a wa: SPECIAL NOTICE TO Growers of Live Stock and Others. WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO Our Cround Qil Cake. It istho hest and chespest food 1or wtock i sy kind, stock tea with Ground Oil Cake 1 the Fall aua Wiarer, and be 1n ¢o0d murketabls cour.tion in tho spring. Datry its merita. Try It and fudve 2 rselves. Frice $26.00 g 00 Gno ponnd s equal to thres pounds of corn isvead of rnning down, will increaso in’ weigh Dion, 62 woll as others, 'Who Uso it can tertify t0 parFLal ddres THE STATE IN GENERAL. ‘The school censu« of Grand Island shows a total of 1,311 attending school. The nd& M. company has paid ot 832, 395 already for right of way in Graud I-land, S The uew towa of Hartington wants a school. | O+ M. LEIGHTON. house, aud the Herad proposes one costing not less than $5 000, Boatrice is luxuriatingin & temparance re- vival. The chauge from budge to beer at this season is a good time to encourage water, Tecumseh has decided by a majoity of i1 to take water wtraignt on and after May 1 Just: think of diyis g up on L ock beer day, Fullarton religions circles are torn up over the problem as to whether or no it is the reet thing to have cornet playing in a churd choir, Richard Reese, a prominent resident of Platt-month, died suddeny of heart diseass last Suturduy morni Ha was 64 yeirs old aud hus resided in Plattanouth since 1865, By the buming of bis barn a few nights gince Dennis O'Flaberty, of Cedar county, lost thirteen head of horsss and & large quan- tity of farm wachivery, all valued st $3 0.0, The lands of the Omaha Indian reservation will be th'own open to scttlement on Wedaes- day, April 3), at 12 o'clock, noon, under rules and regulations which are provided for the event, The Pierce County Call motices a nuptial event in this style: “Mr. Pugh and Miss Jennio Fox resolved themselves into a com- wittes of one, with power to iucrease the number,” ‘The Johneon County Journal prints a com. plimentary uotice of iteelf from TuE Bk in one column, aud in wnother adwits the spite- ful slurs of ‘an opposition paper toward ‘i‘nl Bee Vide journalisiic courie-y, A party by the name f Wilson is credi ed at Kourney with hving disposed of 600 sheep belouki g b the Poudre river cattla compiny of Wyoming. They wers driven into Buffalo county andeold, Wilsou hus made tracks for foreigu chimes, ‘I he following nsmed Nebraska gentlemen have been uppointed as wides de-camp on the staff of the commander-in-chief of the G. A . Frince, ngs; W, 8. Run- dull, Fairficld; E 8 Post, Heby Chas. A, Holies, lecumseh; G, W, E. Dorscy, Fre mout. 1t in hinted to & Journal reporter that an ef- fort is beiug made by capitali-ts of the Owabs board of trade tohave the Gallagher patent broows manufactured on & Lags scale, The principal, and probably the only wdvantuze that town offars over this city, is i raileoad rates. The B & M., ought to be williug to give this tow ce to “‘save her bacon.” —Platsmouth Addresa NY Omuhs Neb, H. T, CLARKE, LEIGHTON & CLARKE, ‘ BUCCESSORS TO KENNARD BROS. & C0.) Wholesale Druggists | —DEALERS 1IN~ Paints. Qils. Brushes. Ciaca. OMALH- AT LASTA C. F. GOODMAN, Wholesale Druggist! 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FULL ASSOLTMENT CONSTANILY ON HAND, ang vurnal, The B & M. detectives have made ¢ fiud " of merchan lise, stolen from the the company. on the premises of the e B ML HENLEY, HAYNES & VAN ARSDEL, y-0u thres | for amie by m&e Omuba, Neb,