Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1884, Page 4

i —— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE---MONDAY DECKMBER 22, 1884. THE DAILY BEE —— Omaha Oftice, No. w18 Farnam St New York Office, ltoom 65 Tribune 1 e sa every mworning,’ except Bundsy Monday morniog daily, 0ok Y MAIL #10.00 | Throe Mortns, . 1,00 | One Morth,.. onts, " Por Woek, 26 SN VREKLY R¥3, FUSLIBTIAD EVARY. WADKNSDAT, TERNA POATRAID, v W | Threo Mouihs. ... e . I v and Bdivorial masdtors stould be add %o thy Koowa or T o Cc A 4 ice ordors to be made pay: o the company. A \EE PUBLISHING CO.. PROPY' . ROSEWATET itor. ¢ Daily Cireulation, P b, A. H. Fitch, Man 88 Orna T obltuary writers wero a little pre- Kossuth atill lives, maturo, Hexny WArtensos has tived so long in the vicinity of Paris (Ky.) that his friends think ho ought to be made minta: ter to France. Jax Gourn predicts that 1885 will boa money-making year, It may be for him, but how will it be for the fellows that he proposes to squeeze the money out of 7 A nooxk entitled **How to get an office” is belng extonsively advertised. It is estimated that about one milllon copies will be needed to supply the demand in the democratic party. 1t will prove a bonanza to the enterorising publisher. Ir Morton and Miller were to pay for all the advertising that they are now re- celving gratuitously, it would requlre the salaries of several cabinet positlons to sottle the bill, If notoriety is what they seok, they are getting their full share of it. — e Tre Omaha postoflice has not yet been definitely disposed of, and probably will not bo until it is positively learned whother Dr., Miller is to have a cabinet position. In the event that his ambition o'erleaps itaelf it is intimatod that he will fall back on the postoflice. Iris said that the Influence of the missionaries and agents has induced tho Crow Indians to adopt civilized usages in the burial of their dead. If those state and churen officials would only pay more attention to benefitting the condition of the live Indisns the country would be better satisfied, —re Banta Oraus will attend the democratic pow-wow at Lincoln in dieguise in order to learn just what every democrat ex- peots. Ho will probably discover that esome of them haven't stocking large enough to hold the gifts which they de- £ire, although they are spacious enough to contain all that they will receive, and more too. Ar its next meeting the board of edu cation ehould take decisive steps in the matter of protecting the high school building with stand-pipes and fire escapes, and the location of at least four addition- al hydranta in the immediate vicinity of the bullding, The eafety of the children and the protection of the property de- mand that this should be done at once. Tuee New York Sun, which boomed honest Bill Holman, of Indiana, for the presidency, now uges his appointment to cabinet position. 1t eays that Holman “tis fitter than all others to be secretary of the interior.” If Dana's Sun shine does ot have any more effect than it did last -epring, William Steele Holman's chances for a place in the cabinet are rather cloudy. Tue democratic convocation at Lincoln just before Christmas promises to be a Very interesting ufluir, The Omaha office seekors, who have already gobbled up all the best offices, in their mind, will prob- ably be ivformed that there are a few democrats outside of Omaha who want some show at the public crib, and unless they get it they propose to kick up a lively row. A numor is published giving the out- lines of a genersl combination to reduce the wages of railway employes all over the country ten per cent on the first of January. Inssmuch as the report comes from Dallas, Texae, we have not much falthin it. The railroad managers, how- ever, are inclined to carry outsucha echeme if they thought they could suc- ceed, but we hardly think that they dare attempt anything of the kind just at present, Dr. Miiex declares that he has but one thing to ask for, and that is the ap- pointment os Mr, George E. Pritchett as district attorney., This official utterance ought to satisfy the spoils-hunting dem- ocrats of Nebraska that the doctor s not ambitious to be the chief dispenser of federal patrovage in this state. This leaves a clear fiald for J. Sterling Mor- ton, who is deslrous of distributing the wolitical prize-packages. It is now safe to prediot that harmony wll prevail at the Christmas convocation at Lincoln, —_— # Tur Herald comforts the colored peo- ple with the assurance that they will be taken care of by the democrats. Its as- eurance is based on the report that Gro- ver Cleveland has engaged the presiden. tial coachman, a edlored republican, who has served In that capacity ever slnce the first election of Grant, That appoiutment {s abcut all the oolored people need expect, The fact of it Is Mr. Cleveland would have had some difliculty in finding @ democratic negro to fill the position of wpresidential coschman, and hence Mr. Hawkius has been retained. THE SPEAKER, Who is to be the speaker of the lower house of the Nebraska leglalature? [s it a foregone conclusion that Allen G Field, the ecandidate of the railroads and of Bill Stout, is to fill that important position? This is a serious question as it the most vital interests of tho state. Tho speakership of the houso will determine the character of the businers transacted by the next legislature. The speaker has absclate control of the ap polntment of the committees and can pro- mote wholeromn legislation or retard it, affects and, if dostroy it entirely. It wo are to have any honest leglslation, s and joba are to be provented 1oCeNsATY, and if st instead of being encouraged and nour- ished, the speaker must be notonly a man above suspicion, but beyond the ap- proach of corporations and jobbers. The contractor for the state house and penitentiary is entitled to fair and just treatment, and whatever may be his dues should be given to him without any fac- tious opposition, but it would be a calam- ity to the state if the place of epeaker should bo filled according to his wish or diotation, because ho is porsonatly inter- ested In & certain class ot legislation. No vulnerablo ehould be chosen for speaker. man THE SENATE COMMITTEES. The question has been asked us wheth- eror not the lieutenant governor will have the power to appoint the senate July, while county treasurers are not obliged to report to the county commis- sirners or state treasurer until June. The law wan hatched by the money lenders, who get the use of large sums at a time when it commands the highest premium, It robs the poor to benefit the eharks, It forces poor farmers to sell when prices are lowest, and the grain buyera and usurers reap the harvest. 1t should be repealed Ix commenting upon the recent ver- diet given inat the Lake Shore rail- road for discriminating in favor of the Standard Oil monopoly and sagainst a ri- val concern of loes lraportancs, the Phila- delphia Record says: Tho railroad company pleaded in jusi- fication of its discrimination that the Standard (1l company furnished it a much larger amount of freight than the plaintiff in the suit. But the judge righteously charged thatthe railroad com pany, as a common carrier, had no right to discriminate between its customers be- cause one furnished it more freight than another, and upon this ground the jury awarded appropriato damages, This ap- pears to us to be good law and good sense. Wotrvst,if an appeal is made,thedecision will be confirmed by the supremo_court of Ohio, It knocks the underpinning from the argument upon vhich the carry ing companos have nought to justify a griovous departure from their proper function, As common carriers the rall- road companies adapt their rates to the aggregate of business farnishod them by all their castomers, 1 the aggregate justifies diminished charges every man is entitled to share in tho advantage in pro- portion to the extent of his transporta- committees. Certainly not, if the rules of the previous renate are adopted by the new senate. In nearly every state of the union the precedent established by the United States senate has been followed from the very beginning. The United States senate does mnot allow the vice president to appoint the committees, but has always exercised the privilege of choosing its own committees, The pre- siding officer of the state senate is merely a figure-head. He has the casting vote in cate of a tle, and may possibly become the head of the executivo department In case of the death, resignation, or removal of thegov- ernor, but nowhere does the upper house surrender its prerogat!ve of appointing its own committecs. The only excep- tion that we know of was when the re- doubtable lieuteant-governor Carns suc- ceeded in securing for himself the power of appointment becauze ' wanted to mako his services more valuable to the railroads than they other- wise could have boen had he simply boen allowed to proceed without interfering with the committees. The last senate however very properly restored tho old rule and appointed its own commit- tees. There the matter rests, unless the new senate ropeals the old rules and sur- renders its prerogalive either as a com- pliment or for other reasons. Its refusal to do cithor would be no reflection on Lieutenant-Governor Shedd any more tnan the refusal of the United States senate to allow Senator Edmunds to ap- point its commlttees is a reflection on the vice-president of the United States. Ix apurely private way, and without intending the least publicity to it, Dr. Miller did say, after the result of the election was known, to Mr. James Creighton, of this city, that he had but one thing to ask for himself when, In the far future, the proper timo arrived, and that was that Mr. Creighton and other democrats in the state would grant to him (Dr. Miller) the appointment of Mr. George E. Pritchott, one of the purest and best men and one of the ablest law- yers at the Nebraska bar, as United States district attorney.—(/maha Her- ald, This endorsement of Mr, Pritchett will no doubt secure for him the appointment of district attorney, and all other aspi- rants might as well take a back seat. It is the only thing that Dr. Miller proposes to ask for, and it stands to roason that the only request—and a very modest one at that—of the eminent leader of the democratic party in Nebraska will surely be granted by Mr. Creighton and the democrats of Nebraska, Beeides this Mr, Pritchett is deserving of such a recogni- tion of his valuable political services. As a ward politician he has labored long and hard for ho succees of the demo- cratic party, and has stood the brunt of many a fierce and bitter contest. In ad- dition to his personal labors, he has con- tributed generously from his purse to grease the wheels of the party machinery, Upon the stump he has shouted himself hoarse in every campaign in behalf of his party. During all these years he has dovoted so much time to politics that it has frequently interfered with his law business, and yet he has never sought of- fice. On the contrary, oflize has sought him, but was unable to find him. This was jowing to the fact that it was an ofl-year when Mr. Prichett ran for the office [of attorney general ¢f Nebrasks, When the campaign was over, he hardly knew he had been running. Now the oftice of United States district attorney is seeking him, and it is to be hoped that it will find him prepared to accept the place. Mr, Pritchett cannot afford to re- fuse the honor, as the democratic party snd the country generally need such men to conauct public affatr Tuene is & well-defined demand among the taxpayers of the state for the repeal of the law, passed by the last legislature, making city and county taxes delinquent on the first of January of each year, The demand is & pressing one and the coming leglslature should take early ac- tion in restoring the old system, making taxes delinquent on the first of May, Tae present law is a burden to all classes, To farmers and to the poor people in citles it is especially burdensome, as it takes from them money in the middle of winter when fuel and clothiog bills are a severe drain on slender purses, 1t works no benefit to the gen- eral public, The money cannot be used for public works in cities until the first of tion, Any other rule puts in the hands of transporting compantes the power to butld up monopolies at the expense of individual enterprlse. Uxper the constitution of Nebraska a state census must bo taken every ten years. This has nothing to do with the natlonal census. By this arrangement we shall hereafter have a census every five years, as the first state enumeration is to ba taken in 1885. One of the first duties of the legislature will be to pro- vide for the taking of this census. It may beput into the hands of the as- sessors, or perhaps in charge of a commission which shallhave the super- vision of the whole work, and appoint census takers in all the wards and pre- cincts of the state. The work isan im- portant one, and it should bo carefully done, It is eafe to eay that a thorough ecnsus will give Nebraska a population in 1885 of over 800,000, 0r verynearly double what it was in 1880, Besides ascertain- ing the population, the statistics of live stock, agriculture, commerce and various other important matters ought to be carefally collected. Tar democratic factional fight in Ne- braska, which fs liable to tear the party to pieces, iv attracting considerable atten- tion abroad. The Kansas City Journal has the following to say concerning the split that is daily widening: d The democratlc party in Nebraska is not very large, but it is divided int> two factlons, as it is in Kansas, and there is a big quarrel on hand as to which shall control the federal patronage under the new administration. The progressive wing is headed by J. Sterling Morton, chairman of the state central committee and defeated candidate for governor. The Tilden, or copperhead wing, ia head- ed by Dr. George L. Miller, editor of the Omaha Ierald, The prospect is that the Morton faction will come out on top. THE Garfield national monument asso- ciation makes an exceedingly good show- ing. The fund, which amounts to $132,- 300,is drawing Interest at 4 per cent. Of this sum Ohio contributed $88,490; Now York people gave $13,466; $5,306 came from 1llinois, $2,82¢ from Iowa, $1,922 from Montana, $1,610 from Maine, $1,096 from Connecticut, §1,342 from New Hampshire, $1,915 from Wisconsin, 81,765 from Pennsylvania and so on down to $0 from Canada. It is interest- ing to observo that citizens of Texas gave 579, or more than Massachusatts with $480. France contributes §1,149. I some of the eastern cities Christmas clubs have been orgamized among the |2 children of wealthy parents for the pur- pose of providing presents and entertain- ments for less fortuate children. Al though rather late something of the kind ought to be done in Omaha, where hun- dreds of children will pass asad and dreary Chrlstmas day unless some char- itable persons interest themselves in their behalf, Christmas ought to be made cheerful for everybody, and no charity can be nobler than to carry the good tidings of Christmas cheer to aching little yearts, DuriNG the past year the agricultural bureau sent out 3,600,000 packages of seeds, and of these 2,900,000 were sent out by congressmen. This represents a package of seeds to every two familiesin the country, and those persons who did not get a package this year should apply for one next. Of these seeds 2,300,000 packsges were of vegetables, 500,000 of flowers, 114,000 of tobacco, 69,000 wheat, 200,000 corn, 425,000 turnips, 12,000 po- tatoes, and only one package of rye. AN Towa man has Ggured it all out that the republican party is as dead as Civsar. ebbeso, but if that lowa man has public ambition he had better get on friendly terms with deceased as quickly as possible,.— Chicago Herald, Coming faom an independent paper, with demoeratic tendencies, the above ought to be appreciated by republicans, The Herald has told a bushel of teuth fa nutshell, A vroMiNext democratlc United States senator is credited with saylog that three cablaet positions have been settled, They are Bayard for the treasury, Garland for attorney-general, and McClellan for the navy. We are glad to see that the po- sition of secretary of the interior Is not yet filled, as this leads us to believe that Dr. Miller may bs called uon to occupy that place, Accornixe to s Washington special Grover Cleveland hss decided that nelther New York nor Indlana shall have a cabinot place, as he considers that those twoatates are represented in the cabinet through the president and vice president, This will leave Joo McDon ald out In the cold, which will probably be very comforting to Tom Hendrloks. Witttan M. Evarrs has sannounced himeelf as a candidato for the New York senatorship. o says it is tho first time fn twenty-four years that ho has been a candidate for the senate, He probably thinks that if the demooratio party can wall ato offico onos in twenty-four yoars, ho ought to get into the senate once in the same period, y —_————— Tk railway managers have refused to reduce the freight rates on grain, as pe- titioned for by the board of trade of Kaneas City. The Journal says that they will find that they have made a great mistake, which in the end will cost thom a great doal more than they will mako, — Tur princlpal amusement of the Da- kotans just at present seems to be fight- Ing over counly seats, Itisa cold day when thero is not some battle between two rival towns for the possesaion of the county records, Reserved seats for the Rich, Chicago Herald, Hon. Levi Morton fs now thonght to be in the lead in the Now York scnator- ial contest. Morton is generally reported to bo willing to pay a quarter of a mil- lion of dollars for the honor. In Penn- eylvania Cameron without trouble will se- cure re-election to a position for which he has no fitness, and in which he is any- thing but useful, his wealth and his ma- chine being omnipotent. In Ohio one of the richest men in the state has been chosen senator, and he owes his success largely to hia wealth, aud that of his rel- atives and friends. In Illinois there are hints heard here and there that money only will break the deadlock. In Wis- consin the only caudidates who appear to have any snow for election are moder- ately rich men, railway lawyers, backed by ‘their respective corporations. In Nevada and Californla silver mines and railronds choose senators almost without opposition. But few states send poor men to the senate, and only in rare cazes are they able to secure re.election and foothold in public life. They must either succumb to the demands of corporations or step down. The south has done better in this respect than any other section of the union, but even there the growing power of new corporations is beginning to make itself felt in every senatorial choice, The United States senate is not a rep- resentative body. On the whole it rep- resents the railroads better than anything elso in the country. As an upper branch of the national legislature, noted for the wisdom and character of its membora, serving as an advisory council to the ex- ecutive and as a conservative check upon the more directly chosen house, all of which it was designed to be by the fram- ers of the constitution, the United States aenate is a failare. ———— Morton and Miller, Chicago News, The Springfield Register, which has become insanely reckless since its hated rival was reappointed postmaster, nom- inates Mr. J. Sterling Morton for secre— tary of the treasury. This Mr. Morton lives out in Nebraska and undoubtealy at this writing is penning thoughtfal ed- itorials for his rural paper on *‘The Des- tiny of Oar Republic,” as an occarional reminder to *‘our subscribers” to ‘‘bring in that weod” and ‘‘pay up your sub- acriptions.” Not very long ago there was talk of making this Mr. Morton editer of the Chicago Times, but as we have censed to hear talk of this kind, we con- clude thatthe Nebraska statesman has abandoned theidea of Chicago journalism for the more loftierambition fer a cabinet portfolio. It seems to us that if any Ne- braska journalist ia to be called to Mr. Cloveland's cabwet, it should be the edi- tor of the Omaha Herald, Tho editor of tho Herald is & good, pure, able man, and he does not part his name in the middle Moreover, he is & doctor, and we have yet to find an inatance where the doctor did not prove a success in politics, C— BTATE JOLTINGS, Creighton echools nuve an enro ment o 200, ‘The Niobrara Axe will take cord wood on subscriptions, Three diug stores mako a living off sickly Creightovites. Tho echools of Pierce are over crowded, and cry out for more room, The new Lutheran church at Wayne was dedicated on the 14th, Bennett Bell claims the beltas the champion corn husker of Cass county, The Oakdalo foundry is closed, the owner having skipped the country. Thieves atllict the coal heaps of Pierce, The wise man keeps his fuel padlocked. Rey, Father Killian is_preparing plans and sproifications for a church at St. Paul, Fullertonites amuse themselves fishing for church oysters, (uite a stew has been stirred up. 5 Emanuel Fist, a peddler, was thrown from the treck by & locomotive, near Salem, and killed, The Papillion Times says ‘‘no city with an equal population affords more legal business than Omuha,” Tive business houses were destroyed by fire in Tecumeeh on the 10th, causing & lors esti- mated at $20,000, The late Axctic snap gave the cluldren of Hastings a series of holidays, were too cold for oecupancy. Citizens of Niobrara are orfnnil.lng a tele- phone company with a capital of only $1,000, hey are novices in the stock business. There is a lively contest waging for the Ulyeses postoffice, The man with the longest petition doesn't always capture the persimmon, James Flynn, a Tecumseh enthusiast, will turn over a new leaf on New Year's day, and begin boring for coal on his farm near town, “The little 2x4 sheet published in a gopher hole,” is the complimentary allusion of & Ulyases paper to an esteemed cootemporary. The North Bend Flail has dropped Blain and Logan from its masthead s candidates for 1888, The ticket has been flailed enough. At Sidney, on the 13th, Harry Hill was in- dicted for perjury, and plead guilty, and was sent by Judge Hamer to the pen for four years, The echools Norfolk declares that if she cure some college soon sho will revenge herslf by buildiop a pork-packing establish. meut, The Plattsmouth Horald announces Fr H. Wilson, of that city, as ca clork of the house, and eulogiz tions at length, The B. & M. bridge over the Blue river at Ouldwell will cost $20,000, The company wll build & new bridge near Beatrice au over Turkey creck at Do Witt, A Tecumseh psper figures that enough stock has periabed in Jobnson county the pash can't e k didate for chicf his qualifice one month to make an avarage of €50 in_cash loss to every business man in the ¢ unty The Omaha Beo comes down on the rail ronda pretty hard, but it is, nevertheless, jue. tifind in #o doing. The way they charga for hauling freight is an outrage on the people. {Plainview Gazotte, F. Boland, a_tea stor employed by t at St. Paul, while driving over ed ground, wis thrown out of ¢ wagon and instantly killed, The wheels crushed his skall, Siate papers are circulating the story that | the Omsha j il is haunted, Nothing strangs | about that. * Ever siuco the first shinglo wag | Potitical aituation as it no ds. Au- put on the roof it has beon the safety valvo of (other question of uunivorsal con spirits of overy degreo and condition corn, which some think will The board of regents of the state university | soon make itseli a national issuo, is that | e el Hinton, fo “American Tabor Organiza Anlary of 2,000 & year, servicos and. sulary to | tons,” shows with what equipment it bewin April 1st, next. Y will take the tield. But the article that On tho morning of the 15th Nellioc Oleon, | the literary reader will firet turn to ts of Holdredge, awoka with a gharp paia in her | Fredederick H s brilliant and in- ||v;-n.|l. |;; lr‘NIllx .In (\? hours ehe was doad. | clsive discussion of “*Froudo's Lifo of VeRt ol reador will fiud in Courteney's “Socrates, 7 Te “Oantite sove and money.” which | Buddha, and Chrlst,"” specitio statemonts has been in pr ws sorially in Dak; v City since tha settlement of the state proba bly teach a climax some chilly day in the next century, unless the anthor presses palms with the ferryman of the Siyx 1 the wean timeo, It is now protty thoroughly sattled that the Sioux City & Pacific railroad will eertainly bo completed to Chadron by August 15 next, and on that date the Northwestern Trans 1 company will ramova its outfit from route to tho Chadron road to the Biack Hills, Nebraska bar association will meet at 34, at which tino it is pro posed to makesoms recommendations to the comng session of the legislature. Tho bar at Norfolk it is understood are arranging to give their brethren a graud reception, The telegraph live party have roturned to Fort Robiuson from wark, having cut th poles and dug the holes for over thirty-five miles of the distance between that place and Laramie. The work of stringing the wires will be begunas soon as the material afrives from Sidney. Frimonters colobrated “Foundera’ Day” of the Normal school, last Thursday evening. The exercises, musical and literary, were held in the echool bui ding, which was crowded, The college is emphatically a home inatitution, an_enduring monument to the enterprising and intellectual people of “The Prettiest” Eugena Sherwood was shot and killed by Jonas Nelson, at Stockville, 1n the southwest. ern part of the state, last w The trouble arcse over the boundary line between the ranches of both, Nelson Iaid in wait for victim and sent a charge of buckshot into his head. Nelson was arrested and ia now in jail. The Grand Island Tndependent says that #ix drinks of Pine Bluifs whiskey is wartanted sufficient to cause death, at least that was the result in the case of H. S, Price, the preacher, who took six drinks of it while at Pine Bluffs tho other day, and was in a few hours a sub- ject for the deliberations of a_coroner's jury. He didn’t know it was loaded, 'The bloodthirsty Smith who murdered his wifo and attempted to cut his own throat at Osceola on Thanksgiving day, kicks against the grub furnished at the jail there, A littlo hemp mixed with telegraph pole would sid hir digestion, Itis warranted to cure all ills of two legged carrion, Be sute to get tho right brand, snd avoid imitations, C. C. Wherry, the Sewand agent of TLinin- ger & Metcalf, was found to bo crooked in his dealings with the firm, and was arrested, He was given time to settle up, but instead of rustlling for the nocessary wherewith he pur chased poigon and attempted to shuftls off. A stomach pump saved, He is short on!. The Scribner News thinks that it isan evi- dence of the sound financial affairs in Dodge county, that notone failure has occurred dur- ing the general busines depression, intensi- fiod thero by the enormous losses of hogs sus- tained by farmers on account of cholera, which ie estimated to reach $100,000, or possibly $250,000, The Sidney Piaindealer complains that the streets and alleys of that city are full of filth, Tt declaros that ‘“‘there iano town on this coutinent that has a_bettar opportunity to bo neat and pretty and clean than_Sidney, But what 18 the coddition? Filthy —absolutely filthy—worse than many a Mexican town of many times its size.” The district court of Wheeler county was in session at Cadar City just half a day on Wednesday, butin that™ short time (‘apt. Whitman gota divorce, John Smith; H. Swalley and —— Whitcraft wore convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary; one civil case was dis puimddul and three criminal cases were dis mi red. Pawnee City, according to tho Banner, has done some £ood improviug this year, A new church built by the United Presbyterian poo- pleat a cost of $10,000, a school house at & 500, two large businets rooms at a cost of nearly 36,000, several large dwelling houses and many moderate onos, all of which has added to the beauty of our town, as well as incrensod its wealth in a large degree, The country around has also kept pace if not gone ahead of the town, The governuent besides buildine a school house and dwellivg house for the teach:r and overseer, have furnished lumber for 20 dwell- ing houses 11x22, for tho Indians on the old Punca reservation. The buildings have been built on claims sclected by the Indians them selves, Thoy wera erectid by Santoe Indian carpenters under the personal supervision of Maj. Lizhtoer, thoir agent. Some of the Poncas did the paintiog on their new b Qonl wines are getting numerous. Now there has been one found at Brock, says the Aubura Chawpion. The flnder is & Mr, Shaffer and he thinks ne has o bonanza. He has runk a shaft thirty feot desp and found “blossom” coal six inches thick. He says ho has boen offered 815,000 by enstern partie for Lis quurter of land but refused as he thinks himself and bovs ablo to take care of tho mive. No doubt they are and future de- velopeients may show easy that can be done, Isetter take the Cash, Mr, Shaffer. The first suit for damages for injuries re ceived by the falling of the stand of the (i, A It reunion at Fremont, was tried in North Bond last week, A young man named Gil kerson, who had his foot hurt, sued Thos. A, I.ee, the builder of the stand, for 3200, Several witnesses were subpwnicd and evi dence was produced showing that there had been no lack of due diligence in the building of the structure. Two other witnesses also testified that five of the sway craces had been sawed in two, The jury fourd for the de- fendant, Mrs, Selma Calhoun of Plattsmouth called on Dr. Sthildnechtin November, 1851, to have a tooth pulled, The doctor brsced her head against a high-backed chair, slipped the tongs into the yawning cavern and_yanked out the troublesome grinder. —The single twist of the doc's wrist, Mrs (' claimed, smashed her aw, snd she has since, and possibly forever, e R T P P wmale anatomy, She sued for $10,000 to com- pensate her for physical and mental sufferings, Lut ajury of twelve horrid men, solemnly and severely decided against her with costs, The doctor can do it some wore, A Fremont business man_has racently been figuring out the cause for the hard times and general business depresslon, which are just now afllicting that town. IHe sa; “Fre mont business men have given, the past sum mer, 812,000 to build a bualness college, £5,000 for & Girand Army reunion, £3,000 for fixing roads, 8600 for a 4th of July celebration, be sides various other smaller “contributions for election purposes, etc. ''hen, the farmers have probably 1 st 8250,000 worth of hogs in the county,iwill have to pay an extra tax this year of more than 8100 000 and sell their corn at 15 and 15 cents per bushel. If we can stand a cru ial test like this we ae certainly in pretty good condition to weather almost any stora of adversity,” e —— Not Safe to be Left Out at Night, Chicago Herald. Since it has been ascertalued that Cap- tatn Howgate is in Nebraska the people of that state hsve begun to entertain hopes of getting even with the Union Pacific monopoly. 1f the railroad fs left put of doors over night Howgate will get away with it the first chance he gets. The suspicion is sdvanced that Rhode Ieland maintains her two capitals in or- der’ to help along the horse car line which waveres the state, LITERARY NOTES, The January number of the North Am. erican Raviow presonts a wide variety of unueuslly readable articles. We are now 20 safely over the crisis of the presiden tial election that men of all parties ocan consider calmly Bishop Huntington's es- say on speraton in Politics,” Under the title, *‘The Reunited South,” Henry Watterson presents with great clearness the southern and democratic view of the and quotatlons of those parallel doctrines that are 8o often vaguely alluded to, Mr, Proctor dincusses ‘*Herachel's Star veys,” and Prof. Lo Conto presents and explalng some curious facts in relation to ‘‘The Lvidence of the Senses.” Mr, Mul- hall's paper on **The Tucreare of Wealth” is & successful endesvor to ronder large masees of figures popularly intelligible. i With its Jannary number Cassell's Family Magazlne begins a new volume with a brightuess that promises well for tho futurc. There is something very attractive in the opening chapters of the new serlals of this magazine, “*A Dia- mond in the Rough;” **How wo Found egonts’ Inn,"” au weet Christalbal,” A sories of suggestive papors, “How I Furnished for a Hundred Pounde,” is be- gun in this number, and we recommend it to all our young housekeepers. The beautiful hamlet of Lafgh, on a creek of the Thames, is described as “The Mo- tropolis of Shrimps,” an important item of English consumption, The **Family Doctor,” discusses the subjoct of railway travel in relation to health- A paper on **Women Workers in tho Unit- ed States,” by an American art teacher contalns many bits of valuablo information. Amonz the other papers of the number are “Sir John Benedict,” with portrait. “A Shillinga Day and His Board,” an amusing sketch of the men who carry advertising signs on their backs through the streete; and ‘‘Village industries,” the first of an interesting serles, There are short storles, pootry, music and the all absorbing chat on dress direct from Paris, illustrations abound and are of excellent quality. An im- portant contribution to this number is that relating to *‘Our Model Reading Club” of which plaus are given for *‘Pri- vate and Home Reading,” and *‘Ensem- ble, or Company Reading.” The Century for January presents a crowded table of contents: The status of the negro in the south, Mr. Georgo W. Cable treats with much plainnees of speech and much suggestiveness in a paper entitled ““The Freedman's Caso in Equity,” which is likely to give rise to discussion north and south., The same theme is touched upon in on editortal article, ““A Grave Responsibility,” and in “tan Open Letter” from a **Southern Dem- ocrat,” Another subject of wide, interest is treated helpfully by Washington Glad- den, under the head of *Christianity and Popular Amusements.” Other prac- tical topics are “‘The Trouble with the Stage,” *“The Degradation of Politics,” “*Co-operative Studies,” ‘‘Politlcal Work for Young Men,” *‘Ihe Recent Legal Tender Decision,” ‘‘Woman’s Clubs,” “The Newspaper and the Organ.” The fiction consists of a short sketch by Mark Twain, ‘“Jim’s Investments, and King Sollermun,” illustrated; *‘Or- piment & Gamboge,” a one-part tale of studio life, with drawings; the second third of the *“Kuight of tho Black For- ost.” The first of the illustrated papers is a continuation of Mrs. M. G. Van Rensse- lear’s papers on Recent Architecture in America, the principles of church build- ing being now under review. A portrait of Edward Everect Hale Is the firontls: piece of the number and is accompanied by a ketch of this popular writer. “The Making of a Museum,” illustrated, shows the arrangemont aud classification at the Na- tlonal Museum st Washington, The ILn- disn legend of *“How Squire Coyoto brought fire to the Cahrocs,” is lilustrat. ad uniquely from clay sketches in base- relief. Eugene V. Smalley writes of the “Kalispel Country,” a portion of north- western Montana ~ Of the papera on the civil war there are two, both dealing with the Western gun-boats; one by Cap- tain James 13, Eade, who built them; and the other by IRaar-Admiral Walke, do- scriptivo of thelr operations at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Island No 10, Fort Pillow and Memgphis. A large portrait of Admiral Foote is gtven, and smaller onos of Gengrals Tilghman and Mackall of the Confederate service. The Fobruary number will contain General Grant'a paper on Shiloh, together with - | supplementary materlal describing the battle from a Confederate point of view. The January number of St. Nicholas opens appropriately with a poem by Co- lia Thaxter, entitled **The Child and the Year*” Another timely article is tho lce- yatohing story by 1. Vinton Blake; while John R. Coryell contributes a bright and home-like story, called ‘‘Baby Deb “P'ays’ for the Christmas Goose,” which tells how the feast was kept in a New England light-house, ‘‘Historic Girls,” a new companion series to ‘‘Historlc Boys,” by E. 8. Brooks, s beguu by the same author in the same interesting style wish an account of the girlhood days of Queen Elizabeth, and the Christmas fes- tivitles at Hartfield House, three hun- dred years ago. J.T. Trowbrl con- tines his serial, ‘‘His One Fault.” *'Davy and the Goblin” gp through another in- stallment of themost surprising and illog- ical advantures; and Kdmund Alton tells & great many more instructive and enter- taioing things he learned when he was a boy-page ‘‘Among the Law-makers,” Louiss M. Alcott and H, H. Boyesen bring their two very short serials to an end, A. B, Frost contributes a jolly serles of plotures to the Rev. Charles R, Tal- bot's funny poem, ‘“The Schoolmaster aud the traants.,” There Ls also a whole- some out-door poem, ‘‘For Basswood Chaps;” an “*Art and Artista” paper, by ¢ Erskine Clement, about Velasquez with a reproduction of one of his most famous pictures, and a great deal besides of the same bright, healthful and happy sort. In remarkablelscope, greatvariety, ex. traordiparyinterest and permanent value, the contributions secured for the Chri mas number of The Current (December 20) undoubtedly surpasses the previous achiovements of any perlodical. They comprise papers upon nearly every known aspect and phase of the Christmas tide in all portions of ahe clvilized globe, and the contributions are from between thirty and forty of the moat eminent writers of the United States, Canada and Europe. The second number of the new illus- {rated monthly magszine, *'The Quiver, for Sunday and general reading, comes to ua fall of good thivgs. It is destined to ba a very popular visitor in the family circle, It is published by Cassell & Co., New York, whioh 18 a guaranty of 1ts ex collence. Tho Jannary issue of Harper's Maga {zine is & worthy sucocesor to the besutt ful Christmas number. Tho frontispiece is from ono of tho six drawings by K. A Abbey, illustrating the encond ~part of **She Stoops to Conqaer.” Apropos of the five-hundreth anuniversary of Wiclif's death, Mr, A. W, Ward contributes a skotch of the great reformer, which is beautifully illostrated. Seymour Hade in a very iuteresting paper, m strong plea for mezzotint as a painter's art, preferring it to etching, His paper is illusirated by eix plotures from his own drawings, Barnet Phillps con- tributes an entertalng account of a recent - | cruige off the west coast of Florida with illustrations. Wadworth's sonnet on Long Megand her daughtors is boauti- fully illustrated from a drawing by Par- eons, ‘A Pair of Shoes,” is tho first of a promised series of papers on Great American Tndustries and is accompaniad by illustrations. *‘The Rune of the *Ve- ga's’ Rudder,” a poom by B, Guetaf- son, ds illustrated from drawinge. By Jossle Curtis Shepherd: The strong foaturs of the number is the beginning of a now novel, * Eist Angels,” by Con- stance Fenimore Woolson. Another se rial novel, *‘At the Red Glove,” also be- gins in this number. Sarah Orno Jowett contributes “‘Farmer Finch's Daughter,” illustrated, John Fleke contributes a paper on the “*Town-meeting,” the first of a series of three pspers treating of American political ideas. Mr. Bruce's poem, *‘The Snow Angel,” is based on an incident In the life of Lar- kin G. Meade, the distingnished Ameri- can sculptor, STATE ALLIA Fourth Annual Meeting, at Lincoln, January 27 31, 1885, The fourth annual meeting of the Ne- braska State Farmers' alliance will be held at the Academy of Music tn Lin- coln, commencing Tucsday evening, Jan- uary 7th, 1885, and continning four days. The following gentlemen have accepted Invitaticns to address the meeting upon the subjects named: “P. B. Re nolds, *“Need of Our Organization C. H. Walker. *Sheep Husbandry;” A. N. Dean, ‘‘Education for Farmers' Children;"” J. Burrows, ‘‘Discrimination in Raflroad;” J. Sterling Mortou, “Taxa- ation;” Allen Root, “Wny Railroads should be Controlied by Law;”J. H. Stickel, “The Times;” A. H. Vance, “Transportation;” and W. A. Poynter, subject not named, tlemon have been The following gen- invited, and are ex- pected to address the meeting on subjects of their own choos. ing: E. P. Ingersoll, W. A. McKelghan; E. Rosowater, L. D, Willard, A, A, Sted- well, Wm. Blakely, S. R. Maloney, sr., and some member of the agricultural col- lege faculty., Invitations have also been extended to Ex Governor R W. Furnas, Milton George, editor of the Western Rural, and the Hon. Francis B. Thurber, of New York. The Jrder of exercises for the diflerent seseions will be made at the meeting. Al persons who labor for equal rights, equal powers, and equal privileges for all will be entitled to seats in the meeting the discussions, and the representation for the business portion will be one from each alliance and one for each twenty- five members and major fraction thereof. Persons who attend under the above will bo entitled to round trip tickets tor one and one-fourth fare over B. & M. and U. P, rallroads, upon presenting to ticket agent a certificote showlng that the holder is entitled to a seat in the meeting. These certificates can be obtained by addressing the state secretary, L. Darling, Juniata, Neb., a8 soon as January 12th, giving name of person and place of starting. The objects for which the alliance was organized have not yet been attained, and the work, though well advanced, needs still our best endeavors. Let us not sit supinely down, resting upon promises, but rally once again and show our determination and exert our influence, rememboring that all reforms begin with the minority, and that “eternal vigilance ia the price of liberty."” P. B. Revyons, President. L. DirLIN Seeretary. Juniata, Neb., Dec, 1, 1884 Will papers throughout tho stato ploase copy? CCLLARS »° CUFFS BEARING THIS MARK ARE THE FINEET GOODS EVER MADE, oema All Linen, sotw Linings axo Exteriors. 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