Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1885, Page 4

4 16 Fanvas 81, 1ONE BUiLn Oxamna O New York Orrice, Roos 66 18, Iy published in the state TRRMS BY MATL $10.00 | Three Monthe. ... . § 2 50 Six Months 6.00 | Ono Month.....c. 1.00 The Weekly Bee, Published every Wednesday TRRMS, FOSTPAID, ear, with pren One Year, without pr Bix Months, with One Month, on t Tab only Monday morn One Year $200 10 ows and Editorial All Communi: s rel 5 News t0 the EDITOR OF THR atters should be addre PUSISESS LETTRRS, siness Lotters and Remittances ehould be 3 COMPANY, OMATIA. ,Checks and Pos rders to be made pay t0 the order of the company THE BEE PUBLISHING €O, Praps E. ROSEWATER, F wfimlnl, Jiteh, Manage Daily Circulation, @R Give us better sidewalks,” is atlll the cry all along the line. Ir we are to have any new sldewalks 12 the business cen'er It is to be hoped that there will be no further delay In this matter. —_— AvsTria has qurantined heraself agains cholera and Kelly. She may perhaps be forced to take the former, but she can’t be compelled to accept the latter, Mu, Frank Sweesy, who has taken charge of the Ber's Lincoln burea, is an cxperienced newspaper man, an easy writer, and a superior newegatherer. Tk finest paved clty ln the weat,” la one laurel that Omaha wears smilingly. “The bhast supplicl with parks and drives,” {s what she is now resdy to reach for. Tuene is only one member of tho legls- Inture in Georgia that has been refuzed a pess by one of the railroads, and he s the only legislator in the state that has to pay railrond fare. He ought to be ex- hibited as another Georgla wonder. M GaArDNER, the new surveyor-gen- eral of Nebraska, has been made a target of by the torpedo shootor of the Herald, Mr, Gerloer, however, will continus to draw his ealary until the end of histerm, notwithstanding the torpedo blasts of the disgrantled doctor. ‘Tax Peince of Walos has taken the Jer- a0y Lily under his wing once more. The- atrical speculators conslder themselves under obligations to the gallant prince, as hls recent attentlons to the Lily will glve her a boom daring her next profes- slonal tour. Tom HENDRICKS breathes easior since the clvil gervicy commitslon has given a report favorable to Jones, his Indianapo- lis postmaster. The commission after Investigating Jones comes to the conclu- slon that he has not violated the service law in any respect. It was a Field day in London on Wednesday. Cygrus W. Field gave a banquet in celebration cf the twenty- sovonth annlversary of the completion of the firat Atlantic cable. Thers are now over 700 aifferent submarine cables, making a total length of about 100,000 miles. Tue olty councll ought to devise some way of giving us betler cross-walks on lower Farnam street. The expense of puttlng down two rows of flat stones. such as are now being laid on upper Far- nam, would be very llght. Thislisan improvement that is demanded by the publlc, and should not be delayed any longer. We regrat Dr. Miller's reslgnation from the commlttee on resolutions, on ac- count of the Repudlican’s publication of state politlcal extracts from the Z/erald, 1t was to say tho least most unseemly on the part of the Rcpublican to open old sores at a tlmo when a nation, forgetful of the past, is uniting todo honor to the memory of her dead hero. Nor long ago Lord Chlef Justice Cole- ridge, of England, Interfered with the matrimonlal affalrs of his daughter, and hls daughter and sonnow object to theold man marrylng an American woman, who threatens to sue him forbreach of promise if he doesn't take her as his wife. The Lord Chlef Justice now knows how 1t s himself, Tue appointment machine at Washing- ton which has been growing a little rusty of late has just recelved a thorough olllng up, The new firat assistant postmaster- general lsnow cutting off the heads of fourth-claes postmasters at the rate of ten an hour. We publish this little ltem for the benefit of the army of patrlots in Nebraska whose anxlety to shed red Ink for thelr country has not abated during the late warm spell. — Tuere ehould be an effort made at once by the execntive committee of the Grant memorlal services to get as much lamber ss possible from the varlous dealors to be used temporarlly in the construction of seats on the high school grounds, This much ought to be done for the comfort «(f the people, who will find 1t very wearisome to stand for two or three hours io the sun, Seats ought to be pro. vided for the ladles at least. A speakera’ stand should also be erected and appro- prlately decorated. A handsome cata- falque, which could be provided at small expense, would prove an lmpressive feature of the occasion, While the cere- monies are to be held upon the high school grounds, the weather msy possibly interfere with the outdoor programme,and thesefore, the opers house should be held | in reserve to cover such any contlngency. THE DAILY BEE---FRIDAY,‘ AUGUST 7 1885 great pleasure resort was an unhallowed #pot for the final resting place of the vation’s warrior hero. The [ocation chosen on the banks of the Hudson amid the beautifal rolling gerounds of Riverside assures the tomb immunity from eur- roundings such as were feared In the former case. It lsnow more appropriate for the press and psople to be engaged fn preparing endurlng honors to the memory of the dead general than to keep up a useless erltlclem of the judgment which selected the little spot of ground where his ashes will rest, at least for the present. Ultimately, when the nation's wishes are expressed through congress, there Is reason to belleve that a more fit- ting place of sepulture at the national capital may be provided. — Tur cucamber joke Is now golng out of fashion and hard up paragraphers are pinning thelr falth on the watermelon. If 1t were not for the vegetable garden at the present tlme, Amerlcan humorlsts would find their occupation gone. A HARD YEAR. What between rallroad wreckers, dis- honest and Incompetent mansgement, parallelism of competing roads and a general overpreduction In the east of In- ternal tranaportation facllitles the rall roads of the country for the past year have had a hard time to pay dlvidends on thelr enormous capltalization or to float new bonds and stock on a public which was willlng to be bitten no longer, The brief summary of Poor's Rallway Manual for 1885, which was published a tew days sgo Inour telegraphic dispatches bas now been supplemented by a fuller synopsls of rallroad operations which will pos: an Interest for the general public as well as for those engaged In conducting the rallroad service of the country. At the closs of 1884 there woroe In the United States 125,150 miles of rallroad. The cost of the entire rya- tem, including an additlonal 21,347 m'les reported as sldings and double track, and rolling steck, was §0,024,504,444, or something over fifty-five thousand dol- lars per mile, The roads represented, however, a total investment of $7,- 076,300,064, of which 3,062,616, 686 was capltal stock, $3,000,115,~ 772 bonds, and the balince un- funded debt. In 1883 Poor had com- pleted returns from 106,938 miles of road, while 113,173 are embraced in the re- turns for 1884, On the latter mileage we learn that 834,670,766 passengers wera carried last year, whose average trip of 26,24 miles made a total passenger mileage of 778,081,061 miles, The passenger earnings amounted to $200,- 790,701, which represented an average charge of 23,00 per paseenger mile. The paesenger earnings of 1883 were slightly in excees of thls, while the number of paesengers carrled in that year was nearly 7 per cent. lees. To transport thess passengers reulred a passengor firaln eervice cf 206, 510,118 miles, an Increase over 1883 of 18,500,000 miles, Geographical- ly conslcered, the rallroads in the New England group carried 76,283,760 passen- gora, The average distance traveled by each was less than eeventeen miles, and the receipts per passenger a little over PresioeNt CLEVELAND goes to the Ad- Irondack mountalns next week to remain until the middle of September. Mean- time the office-ssekers may as well eave thelr postage-stamps, as he hay glven dl- rections that no letters bs forwarded to Eim unless of the utmost Impertance and requiring his immedliate attentlon, Ir is announced that Gen. Logan has written a book of war experiences, and that it ls ready for thepress. Gen. Logan as a eoldier and politiclan has ce- caped the venomous ehafta of criticiem, but as an author we are afrald that he will be cat and elathed without mercy. He better etlck literature alons. Tue Spanish govenment has fesned a gultar to overy ro'dler on the garrfeon at Saragossa a8 a remedy egainst the ap- pearance of chelera, We venture to sug- gest, if the cholera s as sensitive as thls would ecem to Indlcate, that a cornet In the hands cf every other soldler would be twica as effectiye In keeping the dls- easo at a good dlstance from the camp, two centa permile. In the middle states there were carrled 138,019,967 passen-— gers, each an average distance of eighteen miles, at an average charge of 2 1 cents per mile. In the south 16,972,976 pas- sengers traveled an average distance of forty.six miles each. The charge per mile traveled was 2.8 cents. The west- ern states show a total of 92,508,455 pazsengers, each of whcse average trlp of nearly forty miles was made at a cost of nearly 2.5 cents per mile. The railroads In the Paclfic group carrled 10,695,618 passengers, whoee average trip cost about three cents per mile, In the matter of frelght tonnage thera was a falling off of 10,378,090 tons during tho year, as oom- pared with 1883, Notwlithstanding this reduction in amount, the actusl baulage reached a total of 44,725,207,607 tons of freight moved one mile, an increase in that respect of (60,284,382 tons, one mlle, over the figures of 1883, the average haul per ton In the res- pectlve years belng 114 66, and 110.04 miles. In New England the aver- age rate of hauling a ton one mile was 1.6 cents; In the middle states less than 1 cent; in the south 1.5 cents; in the west 1.1 cente; and in the Paclfic group 2.4 cents. In frelght traflic Pennsylvania heads the llst among the states. Ohio stands second, New York third, and Ili. nols a good fourth, The manual shows that only 3,977 new miles of rallroad were constracted In 1384, a falling off of more than 40 per cent from the construction of 1883, and more than 65 per cent com- pared with the returns of 1882, Accord- Ing to the manual the falling c¢ff in con- stroction was more noticeable in New York, Ohlo, Illinols, and Indlana, than elsewhere, The total of new lines bulit in these statcy during 1834 was 150 miles, while In the three preceding yoars the construction was 4,059 miles, or an average of 1,053 miles por year. The figures showed a decrease In gross earnlngs, compared with 1883, amount- Ing to £53,088,016, and a decrease of 25,261,027 in the net earnings. The firat is & decreass of about 6.4 per cent., while the second showa a deorease ot nearly 9 per cent. In 1883 the aversge Frexcr CANADIANS promise to make trouble in case Rlel, the leader of the half-breed rebeliion, is hanged according to mentence. In Montreal, especially, the excltement Is #ald to be at fever heat. England’s subjects in Canada are not and will not for years be thoroughly amalga- mated, and there s no doubt that Riel's oxecation will still farther widen the breach. Postmasrer Brapy, of Steelville, Mls- sourl, aged 70 years, who was firat sp- poicted to the postal service by Andrew Jackson forty years sgo, has been re- moved from his postoffice, where he has eerved for twenty-five years, to make room for a successor named Andraw Jackson. It was the Jackson family that was crodited with orlginating the politleal aphorlsm, *‘To the victors be- long the epoils.” ThrRE is growing belief among leading democratic papers that one of the greatest needs of civil service reform isa primary re- form in the clvil service commiseion,—Oma/s Herald, This s the unkindest cat of all. Com- ing as 1t does immedlately after the civil service commlesion has whitewashed Tom Hendricks’ man, Postmaster Jones, of Indianapolis, it is absolutely cruel. Bat, in view of the bellef that several buckets of whitewash have been plastered over Jones, perbaps the Z7crald is rlght, Wiex a railroad corporatlon, as rail- roads are at present managed, getsa live newepaper man on its track fur is certaln to fly. Mr, Keep, editer of the Wall Street .NVews, who was sued for llbel by the Elevated railroad, is bringieg out In his defense some curiozltles of raflroad bookkeeping. The “‘comstructlon sac- count” inclades taxes, asssssments, legal expenees and damages to pereone and property, and the system generally was deserlbed by a lawyer as one whero the company could provide for its operating expenses by aelling bonds, so long as it took In cnough money to pay a dividend, declare one, and swear it was pald out of its earniogs, A bona fide sult, which to pelltlcs, and let [} Since early in the spring at least a half a dozen Tndian snd frontier troubles have demanded the attentlon cf the army. The Third, Fifth, Slxth, Ninth and Tenth reglments of cavalry have been In the field since spring opened, patrolling Oklahoma, guarding the Kansas border, or purtulng Geronlmo and his hostile Chitloahauas {n Arlzona and New Mexteo, The Fourth, Ninth and Twenty-first regi- ments of Infantry In thls department are still In tho field assisting In thefinalaettle mentof theCheyennetroubles while appre- henslon oftrouble with the Canadlan halt. breeds, the Orows and northern Chey- ennes has kept the troops in the north- west In daily expectation of arduous campalgn daty, Joln to thls rumor of trouble between the cowboys and Utes in Colorado, and apprehensions regarding the Mormons In Utah, to quell which other reglments were held In readiness, and It will be seen that our little army has had plenty to occupy Its attentlon besldes the monotonous but neceesary routlne of garrlson li'e, Transplantiog Suckers, Chioago Tribune. The following correspondence speaks for {tself: Pronia, IIl., July28,—My Dear Mr, Cleva. land: As I informed you on my recent visit to Washington, my services to the democratic party are invaluable, it I may aay it. _Indi- vidualiy, I have been a wheel-horse; I have attended the democratic national conventions a3 & delegate and, a8 you may remember, visited Mr, Tilden last spring, when no one supposed the democratic ticket would be elected, and obtained from the sage of Grey- stone a positive promise that he would not be a candidate, I also caused myself to ba in- terviewed and myself rent the intorview out by aseociated prese. My paper has really held the democracy incentral Lliinois togather several times when it was falling to picces, It has been one of the most solidly democratic papers (price ten cents a week—cordwood and vegetables taken on subscription) that have been published in the state, 1t has never boen recognized, except that my asso cinto editor has been made superintendent of the publiz building here, which Mr. Manning and the Johet convic! o to erect, I thought sure that I was going to get that Rio Janeiro conrulship, but it geems that 1 was mistaken, Personslly | care nothing about office, but I would like to see the services my paper has rendered the democracy properly recognized, I’ay no attention to Oberly, He 18 & bald-headed fraud, Yours truly, W. T. Dow-pALL, WasiinGion, D. C., August 1.—[Private. | Dear Colonel: I perfectly appreciate your delicacy, and have therefore this day caused a commission to bo issued to your nssistant editor, Mr, Horace R. Chase, a3 superintend- ent of the Indian industrial school at Genon, Neb, Yours, G-R-veR O-LV-L-ND, ““Well,” sald the colonel, when he received this, *‘if I am ever too modest agaln may I be ) The Red Prince iKuled by His Wite, A profound sensation has been exclted in Berlin and Vienns, says London Truth, by the appearance In a well- known German newspaper of what pur peris to be a true account of the death of Prince Frederick Charles. This journal asserts in plaln terms that the Red Prince did not dte of apoplexy, but that he was shot dead by his wife. A Belgian jour- nal makes the following comments on the narrative: “‘The Red Prince did not live on good terms wlth his wife. Some grave scenes had taken placs--scenes so serious, in fact, that tlie old emperor iad to astizn to Prince Frederick Charles sn isolated castle for his residence. It was a dis- grace to be thus almost excluded from the court, where Li1 presence hid caused ecandals incompatible willi the severlty of morals there obrerved. Tiwo years ago the princes: wanted an absolute di- vorce, and wished then to retire to her brother’s home. The emperor was oblized agaln to interfere, and a sem- blance of a reconcilistion took place. Bat thelr troubled mode of 1ife sti'l con- tioned, and only ended the other day, whep, after a acene more violent even than usual, the prince, whoee harshness was proverbial, atruck the princess, who, in & moment ot rage, seiz:d a plsiol and fired. Prince Frederick Charles fell, mortally wounded.” o ——— DOINGS ABOUX DORCHESTER, Dorcuester, Neb,, August 4 —The town of the above name is situated on the B. & M. rallroad, abount twenty- elght mlles west of Lincoln, The coun- try for miles around Is the best In the state of Nebrasks, and the land Ia tilled by most experienced farmers, This year orops are fine and everythieg i1 In abun- dance. This, of course, makes the mer- chants of our town fecl happy, for when crops are good the farmers aro in good spivits, money I8 1nore plenty and trade {s brlsk, Dorchester is beantifully latd out and the streets are in exccllent ehape, asare also the sldewalks, Thurston & Gilbert represant the Natlonal bank in a very neat building on Washington avenue. The Citizens’ bank will be means fight, wiil elicit more interesting informatlon from a top heavy railroad company, than three government experts and half a dcz:n state commissions gross earnings per mile were $7,401 and in 1884 the average fell to & mile. In 1884 net earnings averaged 2,318 per wi'c of road, against an aver- age of $2,702 In 1883, 1In 1583 the op- erating expenses were (3.78 por cent. of the gross earnings, and in 1884 the oper- atlng expenses consumed (5. 21 per cent. of the gross earnings. controlled by the management. Iz is rather a late day for anybody to pay a judgment recovered for the valus of negro slaves, but Governor Plerce, of Dakots, has just pald $100 to settle a jadgment, which was obtalned sgainst him during the war. While he was quartermaster at Paducah, he employed about 1,500 negroes, most of whom were slaves of resldents of that part of Ken- tucky. He refused to surrender them to thelr owners, and had some trouble over the matter, the last of which was the re- covery of a judgment by one owner for the value of a negro boy and girl, The judgment has been kept allve, and with costs now amounts to over $6,000, It cama tnto poasession of a Olacionatl man, who has from time to tims dunned Governor Pierce for tha full amount. The governor, rather than be annoyed any mora about the matter, offered the fellow $100, which he accepted. Tue day Is not far distant when our tkeloton army will be incressed without diesent from elther of the political par- ties. Even with the present extension of sentlments it {s proving much too small for the demands made opon it and in the years to come the added drafts on ils resonrces for internal police purposes, joloed toa propar garrisonlng of our pro- jected sea coast defenses, will compel a materlal increase In the organization, Tue protection of Inventive genlus s right and proper, both as » stimulus to {n- veniion and a defense agalnst plracy on the part of others, But when It Is calmly announced that Sir Henry Besse- mer has pocketed $600,000 a year tor the last twenty-one years from his steel pro- cess patents, while American consumers have pald five times that amount yearly into the pockets of the Bessémer mon- opoly, It beglns to look as if thero might be such a thing as overproduction even to great genlus, Tug carplng of many of the leading papers of the country sgeinst the selec- tlon of New York as Gan. Grant's burlal place is decidedly unseemly, While on s number of grounds other places may have clalms for (he hovor which at the frst aight appear greater than New York city, all expressions of preference should be hushed before the deelre ¢f Mrs, Grant and her children that the ramains of their loved one should rest o the pelghbor. hood of the home in which they have chosen to spend tho remalnder ¢f their llfe. The eelection of Central Park was » shock to the ccuntry, which felt that o ready for business ia a fow days. It will occupy the elegant brick building just erected by our enterprising tow: s- man, John Oberlies, The amount of capital stock will be fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, The names of the in- corporators are: Johu Oberlles, Wm, Trayer, H. J. Ferguson, R. G. Fergueon, of Dorchester; Chsrles Band, J. R. Johnson and George D. Stevens,cf Crete, They will condust a regalar banklog busi- ness, and our town feels proud of this new addition to her business circles. The Methodlst flock are watched by Rev, G. W. Soathwell, while thoss of the Christaln chorch are looked after by El- der Jas, Shields, The Baptists have a good church but no regular pastor ab present. The Odd Fellows, Masons, G. A. R, Sonsof Veteraus and W. O, T, U. have floutlshing organizttions. Dorch: ster boaste of ccnsiderable liter ary and musical talent and many fine en- tertainments ara given by our home tal- ent, Coats post No, 107 and Garfield camp No. 3, 8. of V., have made arrange- ments for memorial services at the M. E, charch on Ssturdsy at 2 p. m.,, in memo- ry of the beloved general and hero U, S, Grant. The church will be appropriately draped in mourning and It is llkely all business houses will be closed until after the services. The town is continually Improving and new buildings are constently golng up, among them {s the addition to the school bouse. When finished the school will be graded Into four rooms ani the besi of teachers that the diatrict can afford will “:anoh the young {deas how o shoot” 4 Property kore s sdvanciog and busi ness 1s brisk. If you wish to locate 8:op at Dorchester and see the advaniages she has over many towns, H, l The colored people of Chatleston, Va., are bullding a skating rlok in which no wiite trach will be allowed, STATE JOYTINGS. Football and faro hold the bosrde at Valen tine. Several northwastern connties are euffering for rain, Howard county has awaiting trial, Fremont is trying to indace Omaha to start & pork packery thers, Capt. Alphabet Cobb commands company B, Fremont National Guards, 1The Boston “Tea” man has been swindling farmers in Madison county, Charlie Campbell, a 12-yoar-old lad, was drowned near Crete Saturday, The body was recovered, Thero aro fields of wheat near Brownaville that it is claimed will yield as high as 35 bush- els per acre, Congregational chutch societien have been recently formed at Rushville, Chadron and Hay Springs, The convocation of the North Platte dean. ery, of the Episcopal church, will be held at Columbus, September 16, 17 and 18, Tred Evorton shot and fatally wounded Will Esgate, in the town of Star, Holt county, lnat woek, Everton is under $1,000 bonds, The state encampment of the Nebraska Na. tional guard will be held at Lincoln duing the dates of the state fair, September 11 to 15, The fourth annual reunion of the old set- tlers of Dixon county will be held at Hileman's grove, seven miles southwest of Dakota Uity, on August A freo reading room will soon grace the intellectual hill tops of Grand Ieland, The detailed census of Hastings will not ba given place on the center tablo, The title to the site for the postoftice in Nebraska City has been approved by the na tional authorities, Work on the building will commence about the first of October, Grand Tsland's proppsition for water works is to includ: a $5,000 building for city purpo ses, five miles of maing, a hundred foot stand- pipe,—bonds asked for, not more than ®37,000, George Ginger, who murdered his partner David Shaffer, at Rushville, July 25, was ta- ken to Sidney for n prelimivary hcaring, whero he was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury. A ralroad grader amed Regan, who was struck on the head with a monkey wrench by auother grader named Black, ‘some three weeks ago at Gordon, has just died from the elfecta of the injuries, Gus, Kohler, of Grand Island, is eaid to have an artificial Jake covering three about six feet in depth, that he has suc fully stocked with the celebrated variety of German carp, The editor of the North Bend Flail, during a meeting of the committeo arranging for the Grant memorial service, asserted two or threo times that Dz, Ellwood was a liar, The Flail now wears a two-line pica border around its optics. A Swede boy named Sadeleks, living near Wilber, was bitten on tho hand by a rattle: enake on Saturday, and although™ the hand and arm were badly swolen before medical attention was given the wound, the lad is re- covering, Mallory & Cushing, the railroad contract tors, are working 200 teams on the Shermsn county extension of the Union Pacific. This firm is_under contract to grade, tie and iron the road to Loup City within 100 days from the date of the contract. Tho Brown county county-seat contest, be- tween Aiosworth and Loog Pine, was decided on the Slet ult, There were found to bs 104 illegal votes cast in Long Pine, 123 in Bawsett, leaviog Ainsworth the county seat with o msjority of 115, Mr. George Hartley, of Sterling, who was indicted batore the grand jury on the charge of falsely swearing to the age of his intended bride in order to obtain a marnsge license, and who left the country about that time, came back and delivered himself up to the authorities one day last week, The body of Shelby Drew, who was drowned at Plattsmouth, was found at Brown- ville at 8 a, m. Thursday, about thirty-five hours after. As the cherifi there did not know who would pay fora_telegram, he har- ied the body on the bauk of the river at 11 p. Chursduy Dzlow fifts inches of earth,aud then sat down and wrotaa letter to_ Platts- mouzh, informing them of the fact, It isnot stated whether he requested o return of the postage. Congreesman Dersey has selected the fol- lowing board as examieers of the applicants for the next cadetship from the Third congres- tional district of Nebraska: Hon W P Harrie, Ponca; Profeseor W P Jones, Fremont; J W Love, M a, Fremont; Professor J H Wood- ward, North Bond; Dr I J Abbott and Dr A L, Stevenson, Grand Island, medical axami ners, The examination will tike place at the high school building in Fremont on Wednes- day, August 12 Tho Weeping Water nowspapers have a parrot time hurling chaste and genteel epi- thets at cach other. The Eagle intimated that tho cditor of the Republican “equ rted n lie” at tha former, and asserted that he was kicked out of a certain house in Omaba, and was compelled to borrow a euit of clothes with which to return home, Now comes the Republican man with a libal suit ia the dis- trict court iu which he asks for 210,000 to re pair the damages to bis gocd name and repu- tation “Lhe Jotticg cf oontracts for making the big ditch that 1s to drain the Dakota county elough is postponed till the 27th inst. ‘Lhe diteh is four and one-quarter miles long, is estimated to contain 4 ubic yards of ex- cavation, is to be ten feet wide on the bottom and fiftéen fect wide on top, and from two and one ha'f to reven and one-half feet deep, with eight feet burm. Bids will be received for the entire job, or for any one of the soy - enty-four sections into which the work is divided, four horse thieves parties s Western Theatrical Intelligenco, Dotroit I'reo Press, 4No, it fon’c the tramps T complain of,” eald 8 Wayne country farmor, ae he called for ginger ale yesterday; 'l can drive a tramp off by simply bringing out my shotgup, but with this other olass 1t is different,” “*What class!” ‘‘Why, these busted theatrical people who are hoofing | * it back to Detrolf. They como along at all hours of the day and night, and in all sorta of shapes, When a chap turns into your gate and anoounces that he is Damon, snd that Pythlss s In a fence corner half & mile back, too far gone to foot It another rod, and he backs this up by quoting Shakespeare and glving you the route of his company for four weeks, why you've got to do scmsthing.” ~Of course,” *‘Romeo came along the other night and roused me up, and I went dowa to find Jaliet on the grass under a pear tree, resting after a walk of twenty— two miles, They had to bave something to stay thelr stomachs and put new life into ’em, and I thought they'd eat me out of house and home, 1've had Jeading men, leadlng ladies, villaivs, lovers, chamber-malds and property men walk in on me eingly und by droves, and I wlsh tho season was over, Curus how they sll tell the same story.” *‘What Is 11/” “Why, they had the boess play snd the keenest manager, Every thing was calculated right down to a cent, company was the best on the road and there couldn’t be o such thing as fallare, But there was, The treasurer eklpped with the funde—wesnther too hot, too many roller rinks—allus some good reason for bustiog up. Poor critters! Whenever 1 am woke up at night by & voice calling out: *Me noble lord, s stranger begs a glass of buttermilk of the,’ I git luto my clothes and go down, feeling as {f sll the cold meat in the houss lixewlee belonged to him. —— An Eminent Colored Man, Now York I'dbure Corresponden Prof, John M. Langst.u's return from Hay!'i recalls some Interciting incldents in the history of the negro race. Kred- exlck Dougless is the most distinguisbed black rasn of the United es; Prof, Lavgaton tho best educated, He was a stadent of Oberlin College, smong the first to recsive the benefit of its ‘.,Wnl L ————— ] doors at a time when no other college dared to recelve the colored man, Lang- ston wont through the early ordesis to which a bdack man was subjected in Ohlo with an unflinohing courage. He raised up friends by reason of hisexcellent scholarshlp, who nrged him to siudy law. Col. Phelemon Bliss, of Elyzla, became his proceptor. Bliss was one of the most scholarly Iawyera of his day in Northern Ohlo. Sherlock J. Andrews, since a dis- tingulshed judge in Cleveland, gave the young black man some of thegroundwork of his future success, When he had mastered the legal framework and was roady for admiselon to the bar, his cx- amination was perfest. In his applica- ticn he was describod as & white man, All men were white In Ohlo who could vote. The mulatto who could prove himself on the white slde by a halr’s straightness conld vote, The report of the committee was favorable, It was presented to the five judges at Elyris, one beinga member of the Ohio Supreme Court, who ralsed the point that the applicant was black. Judge Carpenter, of Summit OCounty, was tho only one at fiest to oppose the higher judge. Carpenter, who Is a Con- gregatlonalist, from Connectleut or New Hampshire, with stardy old Purltan blood Inhls velns, satd: ‘*With the quee- tion of color we have nothing todo. Ws have a report from the committee which says he Is white. Wae can not do other- wite than rocognizs the work of our com- mittee.” The black man won by this early declaration of & slnoe famous prin- ciple, that it is imposible to go behlnd the retarns. The Soprome Court ssked to see Laogston, He looked for a mo- ment at the yovng man, and gave up hls objection, eaylng, *Why, he's as white as any of us,” Langston’s admieslon to the United States Supreme Court was on motiou of Gen. Garfield, In one of the moat elo quent speeches ever made by him. An tnterosing insident oceured jast after the Professor was sdmitted, While Garfield was making his address Judgo Jereminh Black was standing by, apparently well pleasd with what was taking placo. Langston got the idea that he was Thaddeas Stevens, with whom Black was at enmhiy, When he went to the clork’s room t5 got his papers Black came in to got & S10 bill changed. The clerk was unable to accommodats the Judge, Lang- ston volunteered to do it. Ho pulled out a roll of bills and advaucad toward Black, who had his bill in hend, esying, “Have I not the honor of addressing the Hon. Thaddens Stevens?” The words were hardly out before Black began to back coff, saying, *No, sir! By bland, no, slr! No, sir! By blank, no sir!” until he had backed out of the door, Langaton meanwhile ndvancing and extending the emall bills, The youny man turned to the clerk in satonisment, when the latter exclaimed the queer acticn, saylng, “Why, Mr. Langston, tnat is Jerry Black and he would ratter have you splt in hla face than call him *Thad’ Stevens.” MEMORIAL EXERCISES, Tho Programme at the High School Grounds on the Day of Gen, Grants Funeral, The various commlttees who havo in chargo the memorlal services on the day of Gen, Grant's faneral, have been push Ing thelr work, aud nearly cverything is In readiness for the day’s programme Tho exerclsen aro to bo held on the High School grounds, Saturday, August 8, be- ginningat 2 p. m. If the weathor fs falr there will, 1t ls cxpected, be from 10,000 to 15,000 peoplo present at the exercleos, not only from the clty, but from the surcoundlng country. Judge Saveyr and the committec have completod the programms of exerclses which ia appended. PROGRAVME, 1—Call to order by the chairman of the meating, Hon, James . Boyd, 2—Music by the band. 3—Prayer by Rev, John B, Maxfield. 4—Presentation of the resolutions by Hon, . Rosewater. 5—Addre's by Rt, Rev. James O'Connor, 6 —Singng by the glee club, 7—Address by Rev. W, L. Copland, 8—Address by John M, Thurston, E:q. 9—Music by tho band. 10—Address by John C. Cowin, Esq. 11—Address by Rt Liev., George Worth- ington, Singing by glee club. ‘Addross by Hon, A. Saunders, 14 —Address by Gen, George M. O'Brien, Judgo Savage has withdrawn from ol connection with the memcrisl celebration, as he has been called oast by pressing businoss, It is understood that if the weather is not gocd the exercises will be held in the opera house. TEE OLD VETERANS In addition to the general meoting the Omaha veteran club has also mads ar- rangements to hold memorial services in the councll chamber Satuaday nlght. They have prepsred and announced the followlng programm Music—Dirge. ee Club : ‘haso e Club i O'Brien Omaha Olee Club Shoemaker, Keq, .Omaha Club meon Bloow, Kr(| ) s and selections by voluuteer comrades, Music —'‘We Shall Meet But We Will Miss Him,” ..Omaha Glee Club Lenediction .Rev, John B, Maxfield Sikox Brooy, ) M. J, FrENay, W. 5. SHOEMAKER, J, H, Cuscapes, —— A Successful 8neak, Yesterday afternoon eneak thieves en- tered the store of Adler & Helier, the Farnam street liquor dealers, opened the cash drawer and got away with the con- tents. Although there was some one in the store all afternoon, no one heard any upusual nofss nor eaw any strangers loltering about, The thievea eecured $1 in cash and two checks, one for $20 and another for $5. No clew has yet bezen discoverad as to who are the thieves, - — The Saw mill Troubles, East 8agiNaw, Mich,, Auguet 6. —For the past hour or two rquads of men have been wending their way to the south end of the city, where it 18 reported sn attempt will be made to shut down the mills of Rust, Brother & Co , and Eaton, Pattec & Co., whichstarted up yesterday at eleven hours, The police of both cities and the sheriti have been notified and if an attemp is made trouble will ensue, Imported Beer IN BOTTLES, bacher ... x Committee, Bavarls Erlanger.. "Brewsn Plisner Louls | Aubsuser ......8t Lous | | Beblitz 1 lsner Milwaukes Omaha | Ale, Porter, Domestioand | ihic's Wines ED MAURER, 1218 Farnam St FRECOCIOUS PREACHING. The Mahdis of Methodism in the Northern Part of Donglas County, Correspondence of The Bxx Iimixarox, Neb., August 3 — A houso occapled by a renter, Mr. Johnson, a Dane, was burned last Tuesday aftornoon near here. He had a new planter and caltivator and riding plow, 1 think, ap- stalrs, which were all coneumed, and from 100 to $200 In money besides. The firo began at or near the roof. One of the bridges at this place {s un- safo for farther servica. It Is to be hoped it will soon be repalred, as its present dilapidated conditlon is a great Inconvenlence. Some Free Mothodlst young men have been holding moeetlngs up at Punka and Florence. They aro a lively, stirelng set of boys, They are zoalous, but if thelr opinion cf churches is correct, It is a very great pity that the Lord did not think of the matter sooner and start out Free Methodism centurles ago. Accord- {og to theso fellows, thera ia little or no religion in all Christendom except among thewselves, and they are only very small handfal In the world, A bad state of aftuirs, surely. One of tuose fellows sald in a sermon Iately that threo fourths of all the min- Istera in the conntry are ‘‘dumb dogeand hypocrites. Tho question now s will the regular minlstry and churches survive such a revelation as this, for If this nine- teen-yoar-old boy is a propliot this awful fact must be true, and thers are thore of his followers who seem to think as he 1s. If, therafore, you shall see a rlsing up of the great chrlstian brotherhood, and threo-fourths of the m'nisters hue- tled out of the eynagogues and trampled down in the streets you may know the cause. This boy mays they aro dumb dogs and hypocrites; and don't ho know! Surely this young fellow {8 not a dumb do, You wlil not think he s were you in one of his meet- ings or wore you to liston to his barking at the other denominations. One of theee saints of the new order I am told, called at Mr. B's recently and reproved Mrs. B. for having some flowera in her bay window, eayiog that *‘flowers were created for the devil and his angels.” So there is a now rovelation. Now let all those beautiful yards In the clty be- spangled with flowers b plowed and planted to potatoes and those conserva- torles of tlowers turned into hen houses for such a solemn revelation ought not to pags by unheeded. But tho masea of the paople, and especlally those who con- sider themselves endowed with some de- greo of Intolliganco, are &low to belleve all these prophets have spoken, for after three weeks of meeting In the school house of Florencs, they wore requested by the school oflizers to withdraw. Pos- sibly after they shall coma to accept the relatlons already celivered ihey wiil re- call this for the blessings of farther light —for only a fow of thelr strange *‘delly- crances” have been given here. One thirg thoey s2em to atterly abhor is o fine houie. Does the world move! 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