Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 3, 1884, Page 8

OMAHA DAILY BEE-~-TUESDAY JUNE 3, 1884, e ————a 8 THE DAILY BEE. Tuesday Morning, June 3. ;’;“NTEI‘S WANTIED. A numbee of good printers can find steady employment at this office, e ——————— LO(iAi. BREVITIES. ~The assessors returned their books to the Sounty clark yeetorday, and to-day the hoard of connty commissioners will sit as a board of equalisation. —Smith, the prizo-fighter, was fined $15 and costs yesterday p.m. for an aseault upon & Chinaman one week azo Sunday. —An exciting game of base ball was played Sunday in South Omaha, by the Little Sham- rooks and the Nailworks nine, in which the Nailworks nine were defeated. The Little Shamrooks will play & gamo of ball in the Bluffs noxt Sunday. —1In police court yostorday, John Mor- Htt, Albert Cox, William Williams, Thomas MoGuire and John Wilson were each fined 5 and cost for distarbing the pence, by being intoxioated, Bella Sanford was held on a chargo of disorderly conduct until witnossos could ba procured. —Mr. Jensen, a blacksmith at No, 913 North Sixteenth street, received a present from his wife in the shape of a girl baby, weighing eleven pounds, who arrived on the 31t of May, Having had four boys before the girl was unusually welcome, Mr., Jonsen says that in fourteen yoars from now shoe will ba cashier of his business. ~—Hank Petit, who has been engaged in run- ning a ferry boat across the Platto river at Oreapolis, has disappeared and it is supposed that he is drowned. The river has been drag- ged but as yet his body has not been recovered, He had attained considerable notoriety by hin 1awsnit with Dr. Black, throngh which he lost anios farm near Plattemouth. When last ween he was trying to remove a drift of logs from the B, & M. bridge acroes the Platte river. —Burglars entered the store of D, J, O Donahoe Sunday eve. They went through tho stook protty carefully and selected out such s thoy wanted to take with them and had it all piled up ready to start. Luckily for Mr. 0'Donahoe, but nnluckily for the burglars, the janitor of the building appeared on the sceno and frightened the follows away, They didn’t stop even to take what small change was in the drawer. Had they not boen frightened away they would have made & good haul as they had selected some of the finest goods in the storo. PERSONAL, A. Moller, Chicago, is at the Motropolitan, G. 8. Carnes, of Chicago, is at the Metro+ politan, S8am Reist, Holyoke, Mass., is at the Met- jpopolitan, George Burk, of North Platte, is at the Metropolitan, L. D. May, Dotroit, Michigan, is at the Metropolitan. J. Onvanaugh, of Atchison, Kansas, is dined at tho Metropolitan. T. J. Floyd, of Verdin, Neb,, is registered at the Metropolitan, J. ©. Mitchell, of Burlington Junction, Mo., is at the Metropolitan, George W. Martin, of Maryville, Mo., is stopping at the Metropolitan. J. B. Davis, the fat and genial editor of the Wahoo Independent, was in the city yester- day. Mr. Davis came to Omaha to accompany his wife thus far on her trip to Hamilton, Madison county, N. V., whero their son is ow attending school. Rev. J. A. Hultman, Ministor of The Bwedish Mission of Omaha, left Saturday af- ternoon. over the C., M. & St. P. Ry., company with his wife, for Red Wing, St. Paul and Minnoapolls, Minn., whero the young oeuple will journey for the next three ‘weeks, ‘Mr. T. R. Boone, of Rochester, N. Y., spent the Sabbath at the Millard hotel. Mr, Boone is in the merchant tailoring business and has come out west to look at the country, and if he finds » location that suits him he will move his business out this way, We are sorry that Mr. Boone cannot see in Omahs just hisideal of a city, but are confident that after ho has traveled around all over the west- ern country ho will return to this city and say, “‘Verily, this is a land flowing with milk and honey, ” and at once locate among us, GLEEFUL GERMANS, Yhe Collosal Concert at Germania Hall Last Night for the Beneflt of the German-Ameri- can School. Last evening one of the grandest con- ocorts that has taken place in this city this season, was given in Germania hall for the purpose of raising funds for the Ger- roan-American school. There was a very arge sttendance, among whom were some of our most prominent German citizens, The entertsinment opened with a Dbrilliant overture by the musical union orchestra, which comprised twenty musicians, This was followed by one of Mendelssohn's master- pieces entitled : *‘The Song of the Ger- man in a Foreign Land,” sang by the choir made up of the four leading singing societies of Omaha, namely, the Concor- dia, the Maennerchoe, the Turner quar- tette club and the Swiss choral soziety. The effect produced was very fine and thnfiwm vooil u-lmppl-uded. Mr, E. Hohnstein gave a -80lo in & very pleasing manner and the Concordis so- ciety led by Prof, Harding treated the sudience to a beautiful selection by Beet- hoven, ‘‘Vespers.” Mossrs, Myer and Baureis evoked much genuine mirth by their telling rendition of Restoris' cele- brated ‘‘Cat Duet.” The Mmwnnerchoir, under the leadership of Prof, Raven, THE CONVENING OF COURT. Several Decisions of Importance Ren- dered by the Bench., The Grand Jury Empanelled, Sworn, and Instructed by Judge Neville. District court for the June term con- venod yesterdasy morning with both judges on the bench. The court imme- diately after its assembling proceeded to rendor several decisions upon cases ar- gued and submitted at the last term, notable among which were the cases of Richards against McClure, and Parker against Kuhn, the amount varsey in these two cases approximating a quarter of a million dollara. As the evi- dence in these two cases went back into the oarly times of Douglas couuty, a brief history of them will doubtless be intereating. In the suit of Richards against McClure a creditor’s bill was filed to set aside cer- tain conveyances mado by McClure to his wife. The property was purchased by defendant in 1865 in his own name. The money which paid for the property came fecm hin wifo's estate, and the convey- ances were made to place the title in his wifo, whoso money paid for the property and upon which thoy have resided from that time to the present as a homestead. The court by its decree sets aside these conveyances to McClure's wife us fraudu- lent as against the creditors, but sustains the homestead claim, the law at the time this indebtodness was contracted being unlimited in amount. The defendent will appenl to the supreme court. The property in controversy in this case is 44 foot of real eatato on Harney streot be- tween 11th and 12th streets, and is vasued at $15.000. Ths amount of the creditor’s bill 1s $2,200, In the case of Parker against Kuhn, it appeared that in 1857 the Florence Land company, a corporation in which James H. Parker, then a banker at Floreneo, was a stockholder, chartered by the teri- torial legislature to speculate in land, ontered several thousand acres about Florence. This Florence land company in contro- closed the first part of the programme with ““The Tharessa Waltz" from Faust. ‘The second portion of the programme commenced with an entrancing waltz by the M. U, O. and Mr, Henry Haubens with the celebrated Turner quartette olub made » success of one of Marschall’s lively choruses. Miss Fanny Arnold re- ceived quite an ovation for her trul Aflh&o .;anqr-dnbg.;! q«%-wg “Bt.und,- chen'’ subert'a “‘Vom Bauern und den Tauben.” The Bwiss Binging society, which was only last January, was enthus- lastioally applauded for their masterly presentation of “The Warrior's Fare- well.” Prof. A. Cajori is to be corgratu- latod on the high degree of efficiency that his young choir has attained. After & cornet solo by H. T. Irvine the musical part of the enterttinment closed with a ::suflunl chorus in which all the ty tr20k ) The ent t proved eminently -y g Aoy AR LT sum of woney or benefit of our tserman-American school, was similor to the one knownat that time as the Nobraska Land and Ferry com- pany which claimed to own the town site of Omaha and _the lands around it. In 1857 Jonn M. Kuhn loaned the Florence company between $2,000 and $3,000 as was evidenced at that time by a note. In the same year this company mort- geged to Cook, Sargent and Parker nearly all thelr lands. This mortgage was foreclosed and the land was bought in by Parker who held it in secret trust for various members of the Florence Land Company who were not parties to the mortgage and whose interests no- where appear. Subsequent to the mort- gage Kuhn brought suit on his note, ob- tained judgment and bought about 2,000 acros; the sale not being confirmed until 1880, he supposing the Parker mort- Rage was bona fide and took all the prop- erty. ’ghe present suit was instituted by Parker to have the Kuhn deed by the court declared a cloud on his title and removed. Tho defense of Kuhn is that the mortgage is fraudulent as to him and void, which fraud was not discovered until 1879 and consequently his remedy is not outlawed, His Honor Judge Ne- ville ruled a prima facie case of fraud had not been made out and consequently it was no defense. The suit will be “ap- pealed to the supreme court. This real ontate in controveray lies just out of the city limits north of town and comprises about 2,000 acres, worth at the present time between $160,000 and '200.&)0. After rendering its decisions the ducket up to case No. 201 was called by the court. Of thesa first 200 cases 64 were set down for trial, the remainder being passed to the foot of the calendar or con- tinued. The court then appointed the Hon. ames W. Savage, G. M. Hitchcock, O, 8. Montgomery, Isaac E. Congdon, and H. D. Eslabrook a committee to examine npglluntn for admission to the bar, 'he excuses of jurors who wished to be dismissed from servin, wore then heard by the court, John D. Creighton, S. P. Morse, F. D. Cooper, Sam Cottner, R. E. Livesey, M. Dun- ham and O. F. Davis were excused from the petit. From the grand P. Y. Rar- bough, Joseph Hockney and Henry Ker, thelr places being filled by Charles Ohilds, A, D. Jones and Arthur Reming- ton, The grand jury, after having been sworn, were instructed by Judge Neville, who referred to the great amount of crime in the city, enjoined secresy upon the jury, exhorted its members to do their duty, assuring them he would do his, Court then adjourned to this morning at 10 o'clock, the present term o — Real Estate Transfers, The following tramsfors were filed for record in the county clerks office May 31, and reported for the Bkk by Ames’ real estate agency, John H. MoShane to the public, plat of Irving place in seo 24, t. 16, r 13, Alvin Saunders and wife to John F. Helin, lots 5 and 6, block X Shinn’s 3d addition, w d, $1000, Alvin Saunders and wife to H. D. Jones, lots 3 and 4, block X, Shinn's 3d add, w d, $1,100, J. W, Bedford and wife et al to H. D. Jones, lots 6 and 7, block 2, Haw- thore's add, w d, 1850, J. W, Bedford and wife, et al. to Geo. 8, Joslyn, lots 7 and 8, block 1, and lots land 2, block 7, Hawthorn's addition wd., $2200. John I, Redick and wife to W, H, Herbert, n 4 lot 4, block 4, J, 1, Redick’s sub, wd, $0060, Meds Toft to H, E. Powers and J, D, Porter, lots 13 and 14, block 5, Hanscom Place, wd,. $1760. Jos. P, Scott to Ed L. Howe, s 66 ft. o 132 ft, lot 33, Redick’s second addition wd. $.360. L M. Bennett and wife to R, H. Har- ris, lot 6, block 52, Omaha, wd. $8000, John I, Redick and wife to George M. Redick, &4, sec. 91, tp, 16, r 13, w d, “sore affection—81, Jumes W, Logan and wife to M, S, Martinovich,lot 16 Elizabeth Place,w d— $2,500. M. 8. Martinovich and wife to James 0. McGuckins, lot 16, Elizabeth Place, w d— 83,000, Samuel D, Ourtis to the Public, s}, nw, sec. 33, tp. 16, r 13, Belevedere, | — Rev. [Ingram's Karewell Sermon, Rev. J. W. Ingram preached his fare- woll sermon at the Christianchurch Sun- day morning, to a largeaudience, com- posed of both members of the church and their friends, who had come out to hear Rev. Iogram's last sermon before his de parture for his home on the Pacific Const. The subject of the mermon was ‘‘The religion of the Future,” It was a care- fully prepared and well delivered dis- course and was pronounced by one and all to be one Rev. Ingram’s best efforts. Sometime ago a committe was appoint- ed by the church to call a minister to fill this pulpit. It was'decided to extend this call to Rey. Ingram. Accordingly at the close of the services the members of the church and their friends who were present were asked to vote on the ques- tion. The response was unanimous. The invitation was then extended to Rev. Ingram to fillthis pulpit at the close of his present engagement in California, which ends in March, 1885. Rov. Ingram was formerly pastor of this church, having had charge of it from ita ro-organization in 1878, to April 1883, through his efforts the church was built and every member and friend is anxious- ly awalting his answer to the invitation extended, Rev. 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Ono or two first class men wanted for its salo in the stato of Nebraska. Apply to Bexs, BaTes, Omaha, Neb., General FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED. The Condition of the Boand of Edcs- tion at the Present Time. Abortive Attempts for Rellef Made at the Meeting Last Night, The regular meeting of the board of education was held last evening at which members Points, Long, Parker, Hall, Copeland, Connoyer Specht and Livesey wore present. The roll was called and the minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, From clty ireasurer: Giving the finan- cial condition of the school district. The report shows $5,027.81 cash on hand, $14,623.50 In sinking fund and $49,000 bonds on deposit, From Rene E. Hamilton, Hattie S. Eddy and Jennie Wilson asking permis- sion from the board to use certain rooms during vacation in which to keep private schools. Granted. From O. M. Connoyer: Presenting his bond as secretary of the board, with Ferdinand Streitz, William Mack, M. Elgutter and W, M. McHugh as sureties. Approved. REPORTS OF COMMITERES, On claims: Recommending the allow ance of $7,007.70 as teachers’ salaries and janitors’ wages, Adopted. On claims: Stating the accounts of the secrotary for the months of April and May had been examined by it and found correct, Filed. Buildings and property: Recommend- ing that the Jackson street school be not used for religious purposes. Adopted, On rules. forms and printfng: Recom- mending the suspension for one year as regards those principals who sre at present acting in that capacity, of section 91 of the rules. A motion was made to Delivery. Horse Against Horse. On Saturday afternoon there will be an interesting horso race at the fair grounds. Dennis Cunningham has matched his gray mare, Jane McGregor, against E. N. Cook's bay mare, Lady Cook. Therace will be one half mile heats, best two in three. The winner of the race will take both horses. Atthe same time and place there will be & race for gentlemen's roadsters, mile heats, best two in three. The entrance fee will be §5 and all entries will cluse on Friday evening at 7 o'clock at J. H. Me- Shane’s livery stable. The prize will be a handsome silver water set. The races will be called between two and three o’clock and promise to be very intereating. e £ Nebraska State Gazerreer & Bus- Ness DIRECTORY to be issued in July, 18v4, price $4 60. J. M. Worre, pu her 120 8. 14th St., Omaha. S Saloons on Sunday. 1t was announced last week that several of the ministers in this city would preach 1 favor of having the saloons closed on Sunday,andupon thelaxityof the city gov- ernment. The mayor at once notified all ministers that if they would not preach on the subject he would close the saloons yesterday and on all Sundays in the fu- ture. ‘ The ministers took the mayor at his word, and refrained from J)rnching on subject, but the mayor failed to keep his part of the contract. The saloons were running as openly as ever Sunday, and no notice was given to a single saloon- keeper that he must close. GRAND ISLAND'S_ JOY. The Completion of the B, & M., Ex- tension From Lincoln to Grand Island. The Grand Island folks are now ex- ceedingly happy because of the comple- tion of the B, & M. extension from Lin- coln to that place. This gives to Grand Island four railroads and makes of that prosperous and lively little city quite a railroad conter. The B. & M. folks will not stop at Grand Island but will push up into the north-west to secure a por- tion of the immense cattle trade of that section, In speaking of the completion the Grand Island Independent of Saturday says: The B, & M. railroad and track and tolegraph line were comploted to Grand Island {ut evening, and the crossing of the U, ., will be made to day. The de- pot is pushed toward completion as rapid- ly as possible, and within a few days ever; O.King will be in shape and trains will be running regularly. At the com- letion of the track to the U, P. track ast evening the B. & M. boys had quite a jollification a “‘keg of nail's” being tap- ped and a number of boxes of cigars opened. There is no wmistake but what quick work has been made of building the new line, which included a bridge across the Platte river. It took almostas long for the city ocounocil to take action on the ordinance as it did the company ;o complete the road the entire distance, There has been no foolishness about the building of the road, the com- Flny showing that it meant business rom the word go, sud the contractors pushed things for all that was out; and when one considers the amount of low lands they had to go over, the usual amount of wet weather and extra heavy grade in places, we must give oredit for great energy displayed in completing it a8 soon as they have. An_ excursion train will be run from Grand Island to Omaha and return next Saturday, June 7, over the new 1oad. The train will leave Grand Island at 7 a. m., and will stop three hour in Lincoln, and about the samo time in Omaha, and will return to Grand Island about mid- night Saturday. Excursion tickets re- turning will be good on any train until Monday., and until that time will be over at any station on the There is no doubt but that an im- mense crowd will take advantage of this opportunity to visit Lincoln and Omaba via the new line, To make a good salad in the ordinary way good condiments, plenty of time and no little skill are essential. Durkee's Salid dressing supplies all these requis- ites. Sold everywhere, adopt the report. The point was raised by Points that the partial suspension of a rule was out of order. Tne point was held good by the chair. An appeal was taken from the decision, but the chair was sustalned. A resolution was presented by Con- noyer instructing the president and secrotary todraw a warrant for $5,011.25 for the payment of the semi-annual in- terest on $100,000 bonds held by the 4th National bank of New York. This resolution called out debate upon the quention of license money now held by the city treasurer. A motion was made that the board meet again a week from next Wednesday evening in the hope that the city council may render assis- tance to help the board out of its present financial embarrssment. The resolution was then lald over until that time. A resolution by Copeland was intro- duced, that the janitor of the Long school be allowed $15.00 per month to rent a house. The sum of $10.00 per month was allowed until the rooms in the school building are habitable. On motion of Mr. Points the janitor of the Leavenworth street school was al- lowed the Frivilugu of working out of doors until the next meeting of the board. A resolution by Gibbon was intro- duced instructing the secretary to notify the mayor and city council to make pro- visions to pay the interest due in New York July st on High school bonds of this city, and carried. On motion of Mr. Points it was decided to employ eminent council tor advice as to the best means to be used to obtain control of the license moneys now in the hands of the city treasurer, Under the head of unfinished business it was moved to repeal sec. 91 of the rules. After some debate the motion was lost, Mr. Hall then read the contract of the board with Messrs. Simeral & Estabreok, as attorneys, to prosecute the case now pending in the supreme court to compel the whoiesale liquor dealers to take out license. The merits of this suit were fully discussed, Specht finally moving that a compromise on fees be made with these attorneys, and the action in the court be dismissed. Mr. Connoyer said he was in favor of the motion, as it did not seem right that outsiders could come here and sell liquors free, when Omaha merchants had to pay a license of $10 00. Mr. Hall gave it his opinfon that foreign dealers selling liquors in Nebraska could be compelled to pay ltha statutory amount, The motion was ost. The board then adjourned. DEDICATED TO GOD. The Soth Presbyterian Charch Opened Sunday for Worship. Eloquent Addresses by Several Min- isters ot that Denomination, To the number of Presbyterian churches in this city another was added Sunday, in thé southern part of our city, where there is no other church to conflict with thework, yet a large enough territory to make a strong organization, A good gathering assembled at this new centre of church work, and a large representation of Presbyterian ministers, Rev. McCandlish, Dr, Harsha and eon, the Revs, Blaney and Hall, and a Ger- man Presbyterian minister, who repres- edthe Germau element of that locality, The choir of the Southwest Presbyte- rian church furnished the music at the dedicatory service, which church may look with pride, while yet in her infan- oy, atan offspring which has so much grandeur exceeded all other places of wor- ship on the face of the earth, But the time came when Jesus aaid that neither in Jerusalem nor on the mountains of Samaria must we be compelled to wor- ship, but in any place we may call upon God and preach his gospel to frail hu- manity. Mr. Harsha said, When he came to this place of worship he saw another type of civilization from that which he saw before him in the church now. In both the family was rep- resented by father, mother and children, in both they had an aim, in both they received a reward, and both types were having a great influence upon those who in warrious ways became associated with them, This type in question was sup- ported by the votaries of pleasure, they drank their chalices to the god they worshiped, and® danced in his honor while those at the church looked not at the pleasures which would cease, not at the god which was mockery, but toa pleasure which the king of rightousness would grant them, and which would last for ever. “Your idol of pleasure, Ts worshipped in leisure; But we have the treasure God gives in great moasure,” Which of thess two classes will be the successful one? Which will cause the world to bow to its influence? Where there is one Christian and the Lord Jesus Christ, there is & majority. This church may be small now but in twenty, forty or fifty years it may be a large one and a large edifice, having its influence felt in this immediate vicinity and indirectly, through various chan- nels, upon the world. No one noed take the work in charge unless he has the spirit of a martyr, but after bearing the cross for a time he must expect his re- ward, It may not be riches or honors of this world, but it will be the honors ofthe world to come; and, by the influence of the Holy Spirit, who manifested himself at the baptism of Jesus in the form of a dove, he may expect his power and his reward. The choir then sang “Am 1 a soldier of the cross?” Rev. W. J. Harsha stated that the money for the building of the church was raised by those here who were interested in the work, and by friends in the east, and that four or five hundred dollars was yet to be raised. A lady, after his morning service at his church, had kindly promised an organ and carpet. A collection was then taken for the removal of the remain- ing indebtedness. While the collection was being taken, Mr. Todd sang a select- 10n well adapted to inspire christian zeal. Mr. Blaney said that this work was a commencement which would never end. A fow years ago thera was not a passage way across these plains, but now we see evergwhere great centres of influence and while we establish a centre here to-day, who can tell what the future will unfold. Each centre isan idea lined to the chain of divine truth, having a beginning, but no end. Few will pass the day, who see the Saviour here worshiped, without hay- ing his life to a certain extent changed, and that change will be felt through his life and forever. The hymn, *‘Just as T am, without one plea,” was then sang by the choir and congregation. Mr. Hall, said, among the Adirondack mountains he saw a root which had ex- tended its feelers over a rock and found moist ground, and that it then fastened its roots and became stronger than it otherwise would have been. So the church is sending forth little branches, and although it may seem at first a waste of energy but in time it will be seen that the church at large is strengthened. The church was not content to rest in Jeru- salem or in Judea; it sent forth her mis- sionaries to the ends of the world.” Wild flowers of the field may die and no trace of them be found, but | the seed which the wind has blown covers the ground with beauty and fragrance. We may not see the fruit of our work, but God sees it and_causes it to bring forth a great reward. The speaker then said, as the congregation would hear his voice of- ten he would afford W, J. Harsha an op- portunity to make some closing remarks, Mr, W. J. Harsha said, ‘‘The field chosen for work was a good one, and its future would soon be an honor to the churches of which it is an offapring. “If I am the father of the Southwest Mission and church, I must be the grand- father of this, There has ever been a harmonious feeling between tne Presby- terian pastors of Omaha and the pastors of the city, which aids in the promotion of gospel work, but our church here has not had the wealth of other places, as Denver, and Kansas City, and other east- ern cities, but the members have freely given their support to the greatest possi- ble extenv.” Next Sunday a Sabbath school will be organized at 3 p. m., by Mr. Hall, and an endeavor will be made to have preach- ing every Sabbath at 4:15 p. m. The choir then sang a selection very beautifully, which called upon all to live in sympathy with God, The German minister, after speaking in the German language of the love of God and our indebtedness to him for his love, closed by pronouncing the benediction. e —— Robbing a Judge. On Saturday night burglars made a visit to Judge Wakeley’'s house, 607 North Nineteenth street They effected an entrance into the cellar and from thence into the upper portion of the house. After having gone up stairs, hovever, too many bolted doors were encountered for them to be able to make any progress. They returned to the cel- lar and there they found and carried oft a set of harness valued at §150. They also took gum boots and other articles, making the agregate value of the missing property about §175. e — A Tin Wedding, —Sunday was the anniversary of the marrigge of Mr. aud Mrs. E. Jepson and their friends took advantage of it and gave them a tin wedding. Mr. and Mrs, Jepson, Sunday eve. left their home on Seward street and went to visit & neigh- promise, The first selection by the choir was exceedingly appropriate and beautifully rendered. Prayer was offered by Rev. Blaney, thanking God for the manifestation of the extention of the church of Christ, and praying that the Holy Spirit might rest upon the work in the new field. Mr. McCandlish spoke of the early church, when it was confined to the Jew- ish nation, and of its condition at the present tho worship of Johovah, which temple was built by Solomon, and its beauty and ! bor, When they returned they found their house occupied by about thirty of their friends who were amusing them- selves by dancing and singing. Tho sport was kept up until 3 o'clock yes- terday morning, ————— The People's Uyclopwedia, After a careful examination of the work, we have purchased a set of the Poople’s Oyclopwdia. It is j -ortu will meet the demands of the people. It is in every way adapted to Tt was told to David that o | popular use, and is very cheap in price. temple would be built and dedicated toj It 18 complete in its range of topics and is up to date, It deserves an immense sale among our best families and business men. MERGELL & RUSENWEIG, Practical Painters & Decorators, |, STORE ™Euanns 1615 Eogls Siret, Omah MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Crazy Man Kills @ Comrade With a Hatchot and Shoots Himselr, AfHorrible Tragedy Enacted at Beth- lehem at an Early Hour Yesterday Morning. The little city of Plattsmouth is all worked up over a horrible and bloody tragedy which was enacted just across the bridge in the little town of Bethlehem, Yesterday morning at an early hour. Nick Bright a horse-trader, chopped to pieces the head of a man named Williams, a watchman on the B. & M. bridge, and then shot himselt through the heart. The two men had been friends for some time past,and on last Wednesday evening they were over in Plattsmouth and were drinking together. Williams stated that he wanted so got some medicine for Bright as he (Bright) was a little off in the upper story Yeaterday Williams went to Bright's room, #hen he had been ill, to see him. Immediately upon his entering the room Bright rushed upon him with a hatchet and struck him a terriic blow upon the head, crushing his skull and felling him to the floor. The maniac then chepped his head into an almost unrecognizable mass. _ After having completed this hell- ish deed, he procured a revolver and placing the muzzle against his own breast he pulled the trigger and fell to the floor,a corpse,shot through the heart. A large crowd soon gathered and a physician was called to attend to Williams who was not yetdead. His case was pro- nounced hopeless and it would only be a question of a few hours, the doctor atated, when he would die. Bright had long been looked upon as a lunatic but he had never been regarded a8 a dangerous man and had always been a warm friend to Williams and would do pretty much as Williams dictated, and this sudden change is unaccounted for. JOHN 8. McCORMICK. He Died Yesterday Morning at Four 0O'Clock, On Saturday evening, at half past eight o’clock, John S. McCormick was stricken with appoplexy, from which he died yesterday morning at four. Mr. McCormick was one of the old set- tlers of Omaha, coming here in 1836. From 1856 until 1870 he was engaged in the wholesalo grocery business. He built the first clevator ever built in this city,and which was destroyed by fire in 1880, He was born in Cadiz, Ohio, in 1821, and at the time of his death was 63 years of age. He leaves behind him three children, a daughter and two sons. He had been very successful in business and had succeeded in amassing a handsome property. The time of funeral will be announced later, as it depends on the arrival of friends. e INVESTIGATED. The Council Investigating Committee Completed its Work Yesterday Morning. Yesterday the committee appointed by the city council to investigate the charges made against Councilman Kauf- man by Councilman Ford in regard to the B. & M. ordinance, met in the city hall building. Several witnesses were called, and a stenographer took all the testimony, from which & report will be prepared. All witnesses denied knowing anything about the matter, and it has simmered down to a question of truth and veracity between Kaufman and Ford. Ford says he did, and Kaufman says he didu't, leaving people to draw their own conclusions. POWDE Absolutely Pure. s powder never varies. A marvel of purencss, gth aud wholesomeness. 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