Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1885, Page 9

8 THE DAILY BEE. Thursday Morning, May 28, “~"L.OUAL BREVITIES, 1t is now believed that the recovery of Frank Marlin, who was shot Sunday night, in aswured, —The torrid weather of the past few days has temporarily passed away and yesterday there was quito & rainfall, —Sohnol Superintendent Bruner arrived to-day from an extended trip of inspection among county schools, —An effort is on foot to get a base ball club here from exther Hannibal or Keokuk to play the old Usion Pacific nine on Decoration day. —Mr, Harvey Storck Tnesday sold out his interest in the Real Estate Bulletin, and the paper will be conducted altogether by the purchaser, Mr, W. A, Thompson. —Major Woods, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy detective, is in the city, looking,up a brace of crooks who have been operating extensively 0a the company 's trains in Towa InJudge Weiss’ court yesterday Kittie How- ard began a replevin suit sgainst Birdie Mann, for the possession of a trunk, which, it innlleged Is wrongfully detained by the de- fendant, —The “Chineso Mother,” a beautifal drama is to bo presented by the Young Ladies Sodality, B. V. M., of the Holy Fam- ily church, at Creighton college hall, Wed- nesday, June 8, 1885, —Two small school-boys went to Marshal Cummings yesterday with four pairs of fancy slippers which they claimed to have found hid away in a pile of stable litter, The marshal still has the slippers in his possession. —Y, Kanko, T. Ota and R. Totain are thres mercantile gentleman of Japan who are making a business tour through America, They arrived in the city this morning and are stopping at the Paxton. They leave on to nights U, P, train, Frieco-bound, —Cards have been issued for the marriage of Miss Eleanora Boyd, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, James ., Boyd, to Mr, Ellis I, Bier- bower, United States marshal., The wedding will take place on Wednesday, June 10, at half past twelve o'clock in Trinity Cathedral. —Ttis hoped that the ladies ¢nd children of Omaha will defer visiting the court house to-day, until afternoon and evening, in order to allow the country cousins to have full sway during the day and to prevent crowding. Tt is expected that the rural dele- gations will be very large, —The Omaha team put a touching climax to its phenomenal record, They tackled the Indianapolis club and were downed by a score of 26 to 5. Manager Hey has oancelled the games here during the latter part of this week and will play them in Kansas City. Itis quite probable that he will not return at all —Loud complaints are heard sgainst the city for allowing the posl of stagnant water on Dorcas street, between Tenth and Eleventh. The pool is the receptacle of all kinds of refuse, and the stench arising from it is not only disgusting, but seriously en- dangers the health of the reseidents in the vicinity, —About fifty-four members of the G. A, R. from Portland, Oregon, passed through Oma- ha Tuesday, enroute to the national encamp- ment at Portland, Maine, thus making a tour across the continent, The travelers reached this city by the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific, and from here go to Chicago via the Milwaukee & St. Paul road. —Master Harry Fair, a boy about 4 years old, and living on Fourteenth street between Leavenworth and Jones, swallowed about an ounce of oil of cedar, which had been procured for killing insects, Tuesday morning, He s00n went into spasms; and his life was only saved by prompt work, Dr., Peabody was called and antidotes were sent from the Cen- tral hospital, and after a short time the young experimenter was pronounced out of danger, ———— Bids for Excavating, The fact that several bids for grading lots 5 and 6, block 116, the proposed site for & new city hall, were recelved by the council Tnesday night and referred to the proper committee does not appear in our regular report of the meeting, for the simple reason that they were referred without being handed down. James K. Jones, Jomes Welsh, Chas, E. Fanning, Stult & Hamel, C. F, Williams aud Patrick Welch, are the bidders. Mr. Jon to do the grading at 11 conts ber oublo vard, and Mr, Welch at 10 cents, while Mr, Fan: nivg asks 10 cents per cubic yard, and the dirt or 204 cents and lot the city have the dirt. Tho other bidders, Stult & Hamel for instance make their proposition to do the rading at 10} conts per cubic yard for the irst 500 feet and after that 1 cent for each additional 100 feet, Mr, Williams' bid is on the same basis, only he wants 17 cents per cubic yard and the dirt, 17 cents for the first | b 500 feet and 1 cent after that f o tional 100 feet, A comombacdl Mr, Welch's bid is for 10§ cents per cublio yord. ———— Music for the Ladies, Tho Ladies Musicale, the fiteenth of the current series, was the event of the afternoon at Moyer's hall. The programme was nter- esting and well rendered throughout, P 2. Andante Spiau: Miss 3, Mrs, Est “Warump “Traumeswirren,” { * Mre. McWors Sonatein D Minor (Piarera 4 Miss 3 The Musical Shepherd Mrs, Woo e — There are many cheap cosmetics offered for sale, which claim to coutain nothing :nfutiuun to the ekin, Th all bosh All, or very nearly all are compounded from the most deleterious and polsionous drugs in the materia medi They de- stroy the vitality of the skin, making the consumer prematurely withered and old, J. A, Pozzonl guarantees his medicated complexion powder entirely free from all Injurious matter, Use none other and you will never regret. Price 50 cents and §1 per box, Sold by all d. t and perfumers, 4 Rl T ———— Two Telegram, Marshal Cummings received a telogram Tuesdsy night from the chief of of Mioneapolis asking him ncs took place, it in lica or to the * hard up” ters 1 {¥estorday & telegram was recei L Hammill, of Sioux Oity, mkges 1o .K%".;'Li Oumaha 0 b3 on the lookait for four boys whs bave ;\5[-‘: left that burg on & ranaway expedi jon, They are supposed to e copl t2ain o by skiff on the Missonsio - "6 8 the — B. H. Donglass and Sons’ Capsloun Cough Drops are manufactured by thewm selves and are the result of over forty yesrs experience in compounding cong} Anixtures, o THE GREAT DAY. The New Dunglas Connty Conrt-House to be Dedicated To-day, The ,Programme to be Presented on the Interesting Qooagion, Briet Sketch of the; New !Structure— Something About the Old Oourt-House—Re- miniscences, To-day has been fived for the formal dedication of the magnificent new court house of Douglas county, For more than three years the architects and the laborers have wrought upon the buildiog which is to furnish for many years to come the officlal centre of Douglas connty,and at length their labors have found consummation, and the beautiful struc- ture is complete—in readiness for the ocere- mony which will celebrate its formal transfer from builders and architects to the people of te county of Douglas, THE EXERCISES, The building will be thrown open to the public from 8 o'clock . m., until 10 p, m. All citizens of the county are invited to view the building and tnspect thoroughly its vari- ous features, The more formal reception will take place in the evening from 7 to 10 o'clock, At 8 o'clock p. m, the following programme will be carried out: Presentation on behalf of the county com- missioners to the court and the peopla of the county, Hon. J, C. Cowix, Acceptance and declination on behalf of the court. JUuDae E, WARELEY, JuDGe JAMES NEVILLE, Acceptance on beshalf of the Rfloph' Hox. Jaurs W, Savacg, The old court house and its history. HON, J. M. THURSTON, The past jurisprudence of Douglas county, Hox. Jays M. WOOLWORTH, Reminiscences of the Douglas county bar, Hox. J, S, REDICK, The future bar of Douglas county. ARTHUR WAKELEY, RICHARD O’KERFE, H. W, Convzss, G. W. AuBROSE, B. . KENNEDY, w CONNELL, E. W, BivERaL W. A. REDICK, Committee. It will be noted that the speakers are those who are capable of handliog the parts as- signed to them with eloquence and thorough- ness. No effort has been withheld to have a programme perfect in every particular and the occasion will be one, doubtless, to furnish for long years to come, pleasant and enjoyable memories, THE NEW COURT HOUSE. ‘The readers of the Bik have already been furnished in these columns with a thorough description of the new court house. In connection, however, a brief resume of its new features will not be ill-timed: The court house was_commenced in May, 1882, E. E. Moyers, Detroit, Mich., being the architect, and J. F. Coots superintendent of the building.. The structure, ivcluding fur- niture and retaining wall, has cost the people $245,369 74, Ot this amount $120,369.74 has been already E‘.id' leaving $125,000 yet to be dishursed, This sum has been provided for by the issue of bonds of $125,000, bearing 6 per cent interest, he building is of the massive classical style, 10x187 feet 1n_size, there being eight stories, including the basement floor and the five stories of the tower or dome. The build- is thoroughl; proof, and in point of safety from fire no structure ever erected can surpass it. The mamn entrances are on the north and east, and are heavily recessed, flanked by four heavy columns, with capitals, which support a col- onade with a large balcony, Kntering the building, the first floor is found to be diyided into four sections or quarters by two cor- ridors which run transversely north and south, east and west intersecting each other in the centre, In the northwest sec- tion of the first floor are the recorder's office and the county clerk’s private and business offices, together with a massive fire-proof vault. In the southwest quarter is the coun- ty court room—together with threo smaller ones—county judge's, sheriffs, and jury rooms, There is also & largo vault sixteen by nineteen feet, Inthe northeast section are the treasurer's private and business offices, together with the district attorney’s office, and a fire-proof vault. In the southenst sec- tion are the offices of the county superinten— dent of schools, private and business, and the office of the county commissioners. There are four entrances to the first floor, with ves- tibules, the entrance on the north side having three double doors, the others being single Leaving the first floor by the heavy iron stair. case, in the northwest section of the second floor, is the law library room, separated by a small corridor from the grand jury, witness and ladies waiting rooms, In the southwest quarter 1s the judge's chamber, to- gether with the room and vawt of the clerk of the court. In the northeast sec- tlo is the largest room in the building, the district court room 45x75 feet, into which open, in the southeast section, the attorney’s consultation room and the judge's private offico. On the west side of the second floor is the stair-case leading to the third floor, In this story all the rooms will be left unfinished, ut on the san.e general plan as the rooms on the first and second storios, A central shaft, technic:lly called a well-hole, runs from the intersection of the first floor corridors clear through to the very top of the dom TLeaving the third story by a winding iron stair case, one arcends to the first floor of the tower. In this tower their are four stories, provided with balustrades ornamented with massive iron columns of the Corinthian pat- tern which are topped with elaborate frieze and architrave, The fourth and last story of the tower is very small. On each of the four sides are placed the glass dials, five feet in diameter, of the monstor clock which is tobo placed ' au some future day on this floor, All these urmounted by the dome. This, entirety, 15 the most splendid feature of the structure, being ornamented by a series of cornices, consoles, and pediments, The bell of the dome is an irregular quadrila- teral nupgoned and ribbed by massive iron beams and covered with zine, ~ Standing on a r.deam on the topmost extremity is a tower ng figure of Justice,with the symbolic scales —a beautiful climax to this palatial structure, The lighting of the interior is effected by large windows placed at regular intervals, surmounted by cornice and pediments of or- nate figure, The roof is of tin, On the four sides of theroof in the center of each side stands a large Plb]n, with frieze cornice and pediment, while Grecian urns of beautiful design are placed llom‘llhu edge of the roof. The coraice effects of the roof are plain but handsome, All the galvanized iron work of the exterior of the building has been painted and sanded, giving the exact appearance of stone and marble, The buildiog is heated by steam, and ventilated according to the Iatest and mox rfect plans, All partitions, of roof, sides ceiling, have been thorough ly concreted, making the structure absolutely fire-proof, THE OLD, In this place a brief sketch of the old court bouse s given, as belng: apropos. ated in & small hollow on the corner of Sixteenth and Farnawm streets, surrounded by & growth of ancient foliage, stands the old court house of Douglas county. Aged and fofirm, syine and creakivg before every on. slaught of the rustling wind, the old house is in the last stages of dissolution, Erected in the pioneer days of Omaha and reschi ack to the early period of territorial history, 0 replete with the interestivg and amusivg, the old courthouse might be made the prolific source of many an article of interesting re- inisence, The structure is now being toru down to aake way for & new and modern building, sud before many weeks shail have passed will b ons of tho land msrks swept away by the capid advance of civilization, he brief sketch could be supplemented to almost an uplimited extent by the detailivg s | ing public, THE DAILY BEE---THURSDAY. MAY 28, 1885 of varied reminiscencos connected with the old;honse, But the inex rab'e laws of time ard space will permit only the briefest refer- ence to the varions phases of storied lore which are connected with the building, The conrt honse was erected in the year 1850 by the pioneers of the county, who thought that the growing demands of the city and county called for some such official contre. Ta the spring of 1857 the eity conncil deed- ed to the city, “in the consideration of the sum of £1.00,” a block then known as Was- ington equare, bonnded by Fifteenth and Six- teenth and Farnam and Douglas streets. All of the lots, with the exception of those ocou- pied by the building, were sold. The pro- oeeds were applied to the erection of the court house, James E, Boyd sesured the contract for the building. The brick work was done by Armstrong & Bovey, while John Davis did the carpenter work. The strioture was finally completed in 1850, Since that time it has been ocoupied by the county officers, the district conrt, police authorities, eto. It has been repaired many, many timee, and still stands, a8 one of the old landmarks of pioneer days. "Fho old court houre has been the sceno In early days of many an_exating episode, In 1861 Bouve and Iler, two desperadoes, were arrested for attempting to outrage a Mrs, Taylor, living near the military bridge, and for plundetine her house, Pubiic sentiment ran high against such lawless deeds and one night before Bouve had been accorded a trial a body of citizens broke into his oell, took him out and hung him to a beam in the entry hall, He died “'game,” and would make no confession of his orime, £ ynch Iaw soems to_ have been greatly in favor, in the territorial days, and a still eacl Iynching occurred. In the month of M. 1858, two men, Braden and Dnlg, were inc: corated in the oity jail for_horse stesling. Citizens broke into the sheriff’s offico in the court house, which was then nearing comple tion, and seizing the keys, unlocked the cell in which the two culprits had been placed The two wretched men were then driven idly away in a northern direction, and the next morning their lifeless bodiea wero discov- ered hanging to n tree situated two miles north of Florence on the main road Ona of the most exciting scencs ever wit- nessed around the old court house was in the month of June, 1870, when Barney Doran was incarcerated in the city jail. Doran was the murderer of Constable Jerry McShane, Ho was guilty of the cime of adultery, and warrant. for his_srrost was placed in Mr. Shano's hands. When brought to bay and ordered to give himself up for arrest, Doran diew out a long knife, and made a number of desperate lunges at' his_captors. Lawyer Thomas Mulcahey was with McShane at the time, and was dangerously stabbed in the breast, McShane, howover, was moro seri- ously injured, Ho was stabbed in the righ temple by Doran, and shortly afterward died, Doran was_immediately arrestod and placed in the city jail. During the day, and most of the night, the court_house and jail were be- ieged by & crowd of men determined to lynch the murderer, All day long the masses of the angry and excited populace surged_back and forth, in front of the building, devising ways and means to effect the plan of dealing out summary_justico to the offender. By the restloes vigilance of the authorities, however, the schemo was thwarted. Doran was tried and given ten years 1n the penitentiary. He had been but & tew months in the penitentiary when he managed to break out, and ho. has never been soen since, The district court rooms up-stairs also fur- nished the people of Omaha 1n the early days with theatre —rude to be sure, but perfectly adapted to the wants of the amusement lov: The chairs were properly re-ar- ranged, while the platform, o very small e was fitted with a drop curtain in the pe of bed blankets sewed together, The ry was painted on bed sheeta. It thatheld the of this remarkable theatre was little Kay Te pleton, accompanied by her father and mother, who were traveling around the coun- try giving variety performances, 7t tho court houso was the soene of much social festivity. In the old district court room the great balls and parties were held -always well attended and always en- joyed. 4 Hrom this brlef, basty and necassarily fn- completa sketch, it will be seen to what an extent the old court house figures in the early history of Omaha. The ancient structare long lived and served, bnt_ the_“day of its dissolution is now at hand.” Erected at a timo when the city of Omaha was in her be- ginning, it is crumbling to decay when the period of her groatness is dawning. THE FEATHERED SONGSTER And His Enemy, the Small Boy—An Unheeded Ordinance. ‘Why don’t the BEE call the attention of ita readers to the depredations which the boys are creating in the way of killing birds and robbing bird nests in differont parts of the clty?” asked anofficlal of a reporter to-day. *You have no idea,” he continued, ** to what extent this malicious and worse than useless practios is being carried on. Private grounds are invaded by thete ruthless youngsters who not only rob the homes of the feathered song- sters, but kill the birds themselves, for no other purpose than of furnishing a temporary pleas ure, orusl and depraving in its nature, Some- thing ought to be done, or the birds will be driven from our parks and the private grounds where heretofore they have enjoyed the blessings of immunity from the attacks of tho wicked small boy.” " The city council about this time, three years ago, passed an ordinance providing a penalty for offenses of this class, It was passed on account of the urgent demands of the citizens who requested that steps bo taken at once to remedy the evil, For the benefit of those interested it is in the main reproduced : “Itshall ba unlawful forany person to cruclly, inhumanly, or unnecessarily kill, tor- ture, injure, or in any way interfere or tor- ment any birds of the insectivorous order, haviog and making their abode within the city limits of Omaha, or interfering in any manner with their nest, or destroying the same, or stealing any eggs that may he found therein, or destroying or interferiog with the Any persons violating the provisions of tho the above section, ehall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in & sum not less than $5 or moro than 825, and for asecond or subsequent. violation thereof, in addition to fine, snch per- ron may be imprisoned not to exceed thirty day Smoke Seal of North Carolina To- bacco, L — A Crooked Postmaster, Yesterdsy morning Postal Inspector Lawrence arnved in this city, bring- ing with bim, as prisoner, Post- master W, O. Swartwood, of Silver Creek. This gentleman was arrested Tuns. day night for embezzling money belonging to Uncle Sam, which necessarily passes through his hands while acting in an_official capacity. So far as Inspector Lawrence has examined the accounts, Swartwood has been found to bo behind in his accounts about 8800, It is frobable that the defalcation is much larger. as arraigned before United States Com- w er Anderson last night, and bound over in the sum of $1,000 to appear at the next term of the United States district court for trial. Mr Swartwood secured Hugh Olark as his bohdsman, and was released from custody, Swartwood has been postmaster at Silver Creek for three or four years, and has always been thoroughly trusted, ' He is of good family, and his wife is highly connected. C— Broke From the Cage, Deputy Sheriff J. W. Gordonier, of Logan, Harrison county, Iowa, arrived in the city yesterday. He is looking for five prisoners who broke jail st Logen Tuesday morning, the 26th, by drilliog out a plate in the bottom of the cago in which they were confined. They are o'l desperate orim nals, st up for peni- tentiary offece 5. They are Henry Leo and Willian Wood, sent up for safe blosing, amy, Gieo. Johnson, grand ‘oodward, attempted kill- "hoy started west, and are supposed to g in Omaha and vicinity, The police here have been notified to be on the lookout for the gang. Mr Gordonier has so far been in his search, and will probably return to Towa to-night hap | G TRANSFERRING THE TROOPS The Important Order Just Tssu General Military News, For the purpose of military instruction, and practice in practical field engineering, out post duty, escort and defence of convoys, de fensive and offensive mancuvres, and, gen- erally, the minor operations of war, the troops of this department will be assembled in camps a8 follows: Troops from Forts Douglas and Bridger, At & point near the Ficho & Park OCity rail. road, and in the vielilty of Wanship Sta tion. The camp to be loeated by Col. Alex- adder McD., McCook, Sixth infantry, and commanded by the senior officer present for duty. Troops from Forts Russell, Laramie, Sid- ney, and Robinson, at & point on the Union Pacific railroad, near Pine Bluffs Station, The camp to be looated by & staff officer from these headquarters, and commanded by the senior efficer prosent for duty, The infantry companies strtioned at Forts Washskie, McKinnay, Steele, and Niobrara, will conform to the requirements of this order, cach, however, confining its move: ments to the country within fitty miles of thelr own posts. The battallions from Forts ‘Washakie, and Steele, will be commanded by tho senior officer present for duty at those posta, The battallion from Fort Niobrara, by the senior officer of infantry present tor duty, The Fort McKinney company will be com- manded by the senior officer present with it for duty. The cavalry stationed at Forts MecKinney, Niobrara, and Washakie will, in consideration of the march incident to a change of station, be exempt from the opera- tions of this order, The _troops from Fort Omaha, including Light Battery D, Fiftn artillery, will encamp ata point near Iremont, Neb, The camp will be selected by a staff officer from these headquarters, and will be commanded by the senior officer present for duty, The troops will march to the camps to which they are assigned, timing their move- ments 80 a8 to arrive on Saturday, the Oth day of September; camps will be broken on Monday, the 2lst day of September, the troops returning by easy marches to thei several stations, The allowance of the tents for each com- mand will be as follows: For the personal use of the commanding officer, one (1) wall tent; for an officer, one (1) wall tent; for each two staff officers, one (1) wall tent; for the officers of each company, one (1) wall tent aud (1) common tentt for every threo enlisted men, ote (1) common tent; for the sick, one 1) hospital tent; for the ehelter of stores, one 1) pu iu or teat; for the guard, two (2) com- mon tents, andtho necessary tents for servants and meeses. Tach “enlisted man will carry with him one-half ehelter jtent for the out-poes service, The troops will wear the required fatigue dress. Full dress not to be worn at any time. Haversacks, canteens, and knapsacks (blanket bags) lightly packed, will be worn during the marches and on all duty outside the camp. After returning to his station each com- mander of camp will submit to these head- uarters a report, giving in detail the opera- tions of each day, with such remarks as he may desire to make. A COURTMARTIAL ORDERED. A general court martial is appointed to meet at Fort Douglas, Utah. on the 1st day of June, 1885, or as soon thereafter as prac- ticable, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it. DETAIL ¥OR THE COURT: Lieut. Colonel Nathan W. Osborne, Sixth infantry. ~ Capt. Thomas Britton, Sixth in. fantry, Capt. Jacob F. Munson, Sixth in- fantro; Oapt, Wm. H, H. Crewell. Sixth in- fantry; First Lieut. Alexander M, Wetherill, Sixth infantry; First Lieut; David L. Oroft, Sixth infantry; First Lieut. Geory . Walk- er, Sixth infantry; Second Lieut. Reuben B, Turner, Sixth infantry; Second Lieut. Chas. Morton, Sixth infant: Second Lieut. Charles L. Beckurtz, Sixth infantry; Lieut. William P, Burnham, Sixth infantry, judge advocate. A greater number of officers than those named can not be assembled without manifest injury to the service. TRANSFER OF LIEUT, VAN ORSDALE. First Lieut, John T. Van Orsdale,Seventh infantry, is relieved from duty at Fort Wash- akie, Wyo,, and will proceed to Fort Lara- mie, Wyo., and report to the commanding officer thereof for duty. CAMELLINE FOR THE COMPLEXION ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS. The undersigned physicians of San Franclsco are familiar with the composl- tion of the principal articles used for the complexion, and freely certify that CAM ELINE Is harmless and free from all poisonous or injurlous eubstances. L C Lane, M D G F Coeper, M D H H Toland, MD S W Dennis, M D R A McLean, MD J M McNulty, M D. O B Brigham, M D J O Shaffer, M D Benj J'Dean, M D W Carman, M D H Gibbons Jr, MD W Ayer, M D J J Clarke, M D T Bennett, M D W H Bruney, M D W Hammond,M D A M Loryea, M D W F McNutt,M D LBard, M D A J Bowle, MD Simms, M D J C Shorb, M D Stallard, M D F A Holman, M D cCaeston,M D J Rosenstirn, MD Keeney, M D J D Whitney M D Wilder, M D T Boyson, M D Powers, M D C G Kenyon, M D RSwan, MD I § Titas, M D LLDoor, MD J L Meares, M D J W Keeney. M D T Price, M D GHolland, M D H Gibbons, M D Madame Adelina Patti, Writes; ‘‘1 shall have to repeat the pralees of your CAMELLINE heard from all sldes. For sale by H, T. CLARK DRUG CO., Omaha, And all first class druggists. TIMKEN SERING VEHICLES; %) H J [ (0] A G B KX e ; Tenython and sher) carry, Equally well =4 Eae drives of ci Canlag w%]flc;/?marz's 1as received at the P INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION,' LONDON, 1884, the HIGHEST AWARD OVER ALL other MINERAL WATERS, NATURAL or ARTIFICIAL, “APOLLINARIS reigns alone among Natural Dictetic Table Waters, 1is numerous competitors appear to have, one after another, fallen away.” British Medicel Journal, A7y 31. 1664. Of all Grocers, Druggists, & Min, Wat Dealers, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, A Diamond Soarf Pin, A good story 1 told on & certain well known clothing merchant on lower Farnam streot, Tt in rather too rich to keep, It appears that the gentleman, who s (in his own opinion) a splendid judge of the orystal gom, sawa beantifal little diamond in charming setting of golden bric-brac, a soarf pinof rare beanty, The jewel was in the possession of a Tenth stroet barber, Maurice Robaling. The cloth- ing merchant, withont any solicitation on the part of the owner of the beautiful little gem, romarked that he thought he should like to buy it—was positive that it was a pure dia mond. Howover, before he made the pur- chase, ho would like to apply an infallible toat—that of dropping the stone into & glass of water snd moting tha divergence of the scintillating rays, The glass of water was procured and the test proved per- fectly satisfactor: he dismond pin was ymmediately purchased for & good round sum by tho merchant, Mr, Robeling declining to any anything about the value of the jewel or the propriety of the bargain. The new owner at once took the gem to an up-town jeweler who pronounced it a two-for-a-cent glass pin, with o cheap braw settivg, such as resco the bosom front of the habitual pop corn eater, Tt has cost the vender of coats, pants, and vesta about ten dollars to date in the way of drinks in endenvoring to “suppress” the tale of his ““diamond pin,” e — . Sesl of North Oarolina Tobacco Is the besl. B —— A Suspect Arrested, Taesday afternoon Officer Turnbull ar- rosted Charles Pitts, a_colored man, resident on Eighteenth and Caming stroots, upon sus- piclon of being the man who stolo $190 from Field& Farnsworth Morday afternoon, It seems that ho found some money near the sl of his back door step, ond has been spending 1t quite freely of lats. Moreover hehas been telling conflicting stories as to how the money camo there, and as to the amonnt. A pieco ' of paper, containiog & cash memorandum which had been in _the safe of the drug store, was alto found in Pitt’s conl bin, Theso circumstances, com- jir | bined with others, lead Officer Turnbull, who has been working upon the case since the commission of the crime to believe that he has the right man, The hearing is set for to- day, —_— HOT BREAD MADE WHOLESOME: ¥ The Royal Baking Powder posseses a peculiar merit that is not pos= sessed by any other leavening agent, It provides bread, biscuit, cake, muffins, or rolls which may be eaten when hot without inconvenience by persons of the most delicate digestive organs, With most persons it is necessary that bread raised with yeast should lose its freshness or be~ come stale before it can be eaten with safety. The same distressing re~ ults fol low from eating biscuit, cake, pastry, ete., raised by the cheap inferior baking powders that contain lime, alum or other adulterants The hot roll and muffin ani the delicious hot griddle cakes. raised by Royal Baking Powder, are as wholesome and digestible as warm soup, meat, or any other food. Another greatly superior quality possessed by the Royal Baking pow- der is that by which the preservation of important elements of the flour is effected in raising the bread by the mechanical operation of the gas without fermentation. Yeast, and all baking powders that produce the leavening gas by fermentation, as is well known, destroy a portion of ghe nutritive elements of the flonr, and particularly those which are the most healthful and the greatest aias to a perfect assimilation of the food. The Royal Baking Powder, while perfectly leavening, retains without change or impairment ail those elements which were intended by nature, when combined in our bread, to make it literally the “staff of life.” No leavening agent or baking powder, except the Royal Baking Pow der, possesses these great qualifications. MisfitClothingParlor 1312 Douglas Street Up-stairs Up-stairs DR. PUHEK, Graduata ot the Universicy Vienna, Aus- tris, Late Surgeon to the Military Hospital of Vienna, Will do & general Medical an Surgical practice, All calls in city or country romptly attended, Office at the Omaha Rodical and Surgical Institute, Corner 18th Btreet and Capitol Avenue, COWING & GO. T WROUGHT IRON PIPE, able and Cast Iron WINDMILL AND DRIVE WELL FUXI Plumbers’ Gas and steam Fitters' IRON & BRASS GOODS, ENGINEERS® SUFPLIES, #Ath & Dodge 5ts.-OMAHA.NEB, ] [mported eer IR BOTTLES. 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