Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 27, 1886, Page 2

~INCENDIARY FIRE AT NEOL " A Business Block Destroyed Entailing a Ton Thoueand Dollar Loss, GLENWOOD SUFFERS BY FLAMES. tirely Wiped Ount Sioux City Cattle Scare—Other lowa News. Destructive Fire at Neola, NEOLA, [, July 26.—[Special to the Ber.] | ~This morning about 5:40 o'clock fire broke | out in a wooden shed in the rear of Richard | & Hegarty's buitding on ‘Third street, and | end until the entire block was de- | 840 s buildings in all. The town is without any fire protection, and it less to try to do anything with buckets, the flames being under guick headway and the hent 50 intense that little conld be done be- yond saving some of the contents ot build- - ings. Rickard & Hegarty's two story frame building in the rear of which the fire started, was a total loss, It was insnred for $2 500, while the loss was fully 85,000, The building was use- was occupied as & saloon by August Rud ger, who resided upstairs, le barely eaped with — his “lite. ~ Tudig surance was $550, which will ne: cover his loss. The one story frame buildings, owned by D, J. Farrell, were burned, Loss S900, insured for $500, One of hese buildings was occupted by J. A. C. hitney as a general store, whose stock was fully insured, and_he suffered only a partial loss. The Neola Reporter office was located In one of these buildings, and its loss is but partial and is covered with insurance. The shoe shiop and dwelling of J. McCarthy, a two-story frame building, was a total loss ‘of $600, and he had no insurance. ‘The Central Touse, owned by E. Seiverts, was burned to the ground, but some of the furniture was saved. Loss $2000, insured for $1500. A two-story frame, owned and oceupied by Pat Ryan as'a saloon and_dwelling, was burned o the wround, Loss S1.200, for S6X0. The flames wera so hot t e damage was done to business property on the onposite of the street, but ot any serious 10ss ond insurance. The total loss by the tire 1s pstimated at not less than £10,000, it is thonght that the fire was an incendi- ary one, as there was nothing in or about the shed where the fire broke out o cause any bla: As 5000 a5 it becane evident that the fire was o serious one help was asked for from Council A steamer was sent butit arrived too late tobe of any service, Everything was dry, and the building being of frame the flames spres was impossiblo to stay the rom the Biuffs canie throuzh 3 nee of twenty-two miles, in twenty-five .« minutes. The insurance companics having lossesare the Council Bluffs, Western Home, Monarch, Home, of New York, and the Rockford. 4 Cattle Men Alarmed, Stovx Crry, Ia., July 2i.—(Special Tele- gram to the Be cent fatalities in the herd cattle belonging to Mr. Merrill have wgaused great anxiety among large cattle own- ers in this vicinity, and the most strenuous #fforts have been wmado to locate all the dis- _eased cattle and determine as to the nature of their ailment. A number of other cattle have just died and still others are quite sick. fealth Ofticer Lewis states that the quaran- ine, which expired to-day, will not be raised for at least three weeks. Some of our cattle men are inclined to deery the precautions be- ing taken, but the Iruth is there is every rea- son for alarm, A Political Duel. Dics Morxks, In., July 2.—[Speeial Tele- gram to the Ber.]—-Congressman Hepburn, of the Eighth Iowa district, s sent a chal- “lenze through the republican committeoman to Major A. R. Anderson, tho reney hat district by the democrat: ackers last weel. I Anders: here will be musie in the'airand aliv ¥ ampaign between powerful debaters, Passenger Train Derailed. DrsMoiNes, IA., July 26.—[Spocial to the —The Rock Island passenger train go- dng west was partially wreeked at Van Meter at 1:30 this afternoon. The engine, baggage and express car were thrown from the track from some unknown cause. The engine was rendered entirely s and trains were delayed several hours. No one hurt. The First New Wheat, Souvx Crry, gram to the Brr « fered this season in the market was bought here to-day at 60 cents per bushel, being graded No. 2, Very little barley has been oflered. Canning Factory Destroyed.* Grexwoop, la., July 2.—[Special Tele- uning factory at i dastroving in stock and The A Soldier Shot Dead, . VALENTINE, Neb., July 20.—[Special Tele gram to the Bee.|—A shooting affair oc- curred at Fort Niobrara to-day, said to be ac- cidental, by which a soldier mmed Davine was kitled. "Two men v on guard, and “one was following them with his gun, when it was accidentally discharged, striking Davine in in the forehead, killing him in: stautly, Prep: & for the Reunion, Nowrork, Neb., July 26,~-[Special Tele- sRram tothe Bee. ] —General Brisbin was here to-day inspecting the camp for the North Nebriska soldi reunion. He will bring xegular infantry, ca and_artillery hero and remain encamped diring the reunion. The new insane asylum building will be ready for the roof Wednesd: The Stanton Tragedy, STANTON, Neb, 20,—[Special Telogram to the Brk]—Upon the preliminary examina- tion, J. n was held under 310,000 ‘bonds to appear at the district court for the murder of the Swede, (. Davidson, on Sunday night, July 18, e will probably give the bond MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., June 20.—[Special “Pelegriam to the b here was @ five minute shower early this morming, the sec- ond since May 15, The Crop Prospect. Cuicaco, July 20.—The following crop ‘Bummary appears in this week's issue of the Farmar's Review: The prolonged drouth, which is almost unprecedented in its length and severity, is beginning to have very se- xious effects upon all late crops. Lhe spring avheat outlook has been in nowise im- proved, and the average condition of crops has declined, Stoce July 1, when the Far- wmers' Review indicated that the vrobable to- tal wheat yield of the United States would not exceed the round total of 420,000,000 bushels, the tenor of the reports indicate this estimate will bave to be reduced by from 10,000,000 10 15,000,000 bushel. cports from Nebraska, lowa, Wisconsin, Minuesota and Dakota, do not indicate an average yield of six to ten bashels to the acre, with many tields e ly ruined. Corn s e ported el uneven in Michigan, 11 lhols, Wisconsin, lowa and Nebraska, and while looking “clean is in need of rain, and a shortaze in the yield Is threatened. In Minnesota corn Is looking well, but it is be- inning to feel the effects of the drought. 'he oat c10p will full short, with promise not 80 excoed one-hall and average yield in Wis- consin and Minnesota, and thiee-fourths an e yield in 1linois, Michigan and lowa. ith the exception of Minnesota, the potato ¢ Is threatened with tailure, few of the re- - "ports indicate more than one-balf w yield, k nd in umn" sections complete tailure, * Pas- a8 short, e inall northwestern states Is reported lm{ i ions of Wiccousin cattle arve already | government The Canning Factory and Stock En- | A STARVING PEOPLE Famine Counts its Victims by the Score in Labrador. S, Jonss, N, F., July 2.—The Canadian government will send a steamer from Quebec to the const of Newfoundland and Labrador rry donations as charitably dis- persons may desire to send to the starving people there, The Indian guide and interpreter, who has just re- ape Chidley, the extreme int of Labrador reached by to o snch turned from northwestern | and had been lowe e for several hundred miles was solid for a depth of from ten to 100 fect, and snow was piled mountain high. At least eighty persons haye !M‘fihfil since March, between Cape Chidley and Cape Mugford, and the only survivors: were found in rude_ shanties along the coast, “Ihey accompanied the guide to Cape Mugford The bodies “of eight fetims were found frozen stff. The clothes had been taken from them, evidently to help keep life in the bodies of the misérable survivors, who in turn had died while out fishing, or after seals. Seventeen bodies were found along here. Twenty-two persons_are known to have per- ished at Cape Mnzford, where on June 20, there were only twenty barrels of meat and forty barrels of corn flour. The residents uumbering about 500 persons, we worn and pinched from famine and cold, the ontlying distriets at least one-halt of the pulation had died. — There was no slgn of he fce l)mnklnr up, and the natives had notning to exchange for food or clothing. Sevent squimaux from Austoria, six miles from the cape, made an attack on the stores at Mugford. The men were rendered desperate by their sufferings - THE BASE BALL RECORD. Lincoln Suffers Defoat With the Lieav- worths—Other Game: LixcoLy, Neb, July gram to the Bek.]—The last of the series of games played to-day between the Lincoln and Leavenworth teams resulted, s usual, in a victory for the 1atter by a score of 7 to 10, VanDyke and Roaks, two of the Lincoln new men, were found to be blacklisted from Oskosh and were barred out. This left the howe team structurally weak. and leaves the enipled for the future. Tne Lincolns ahead up to the eighth mning, when a runs in th inning placed the yond reach. It is not known 05, LL DEFEATS Nel ORFOL! .—[Special Tele- e to-day the cated by O'Nelll’ by a NORFOLK, ram to the BE: olk club w GAMES, New York. 0114107 3-18 Washingtons 0100000 0-1 Base hi York 22, Washington 4, Errors— Washington 10. Pitch- ers—Keefe and Madigan. Umpire—Charles Fulme AT STATEN ISLAND— Cincinnati.. ...000300010-4 0000100 0—1 Cincinnati 7, Metropolitan A incinnati 3, Metropolitan 5 Pitchers—Mullane and ' Mays. Umpire— Valentine, ' BALTIMOR] ore-St. Louis game was post- poned on_account of rain. Louisville. 3— 7 The game § C at the end of the seventh inning on account of rain. chers —Hartand Hecker, First i leties 3, Louisvill 8. Erro; Louisyille 5. Umpire—Bradle 3. 3 0.4 A1 BOSTON— Bostons. ..., Philadelphia. Pitchel 5 hits—Bostol Boston 7, Pl a 9 4 010000701 0-2 temmeyn and Daily. First base 0.0 0—14 , Philadelphia 4. 10. elpi Tmpire— Saratoga Races. SARATOGA, N, Y. July 26,.—For all ages, mile: Precios first, Bordelaise second, Santa Anita Belle third. Time—1:4414, Purses for two year olds, three-quarter mile: Bessie June won, Theodosius second, tinator third, Time—1:18, for all ages; one three-sixteenth mile: Mona first, Jennie B, second, Frankie B. third. Time—1:16, Selling purse, one-ighth mile: Frand Ward first, Sovereig) g L. 0 Pat, second, Geo third, Time—1:59:4 s S Kuklux Outrages. New OrLeaxs, July 26.—A special from Jackson, Miss., to the Picayune sa; Last night as a special train with thirteen coaches heavily loaded with passengers,most of whom were negroes, residing along the line, of the Vicksburg & Meredian railroad was le; ing Vicksburg to return to Meredian, brick- bats and stones were hurled into it through the windows by unknow miscreants stand- ing outslide in the darkness. One young negro was struck on the head and rendered unconscious. Just before the train reached Bovina pistols were fired into the cars and one colored man was shot through the snoul- ders. When two miles east of” Clinton the train was again fired into, this thme by a man standing upon an bankment of the cut through which the train was passing, and a young white man was shot through the leg, The train passed here Jate at night, Al in- flnfll were taken to their homes. No clue has been oblained, locating these dastardly acts or indicating the motives of the would- be assassins, L iy Points on Postoflices. WasniNagTon, D. C., July 26,- nual report of Edwin O. Fowler the appointment division of the postoffice departent, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1886, has been made and details furnished for publication. The appoint- ments which this division has ol o are those of postmasters only. re- vort is summarized as follows Number of postoflices established duor- ing the year, 8,482; incr 1 during the year, 1,861; whole number of postof June 80, 1886, 53,614; number of preside tial offices, 2,265; increase during the year, 32; number of fourth-class oflices, 51,349, total number of apnointments made during the year, 22747; increase during the year, 13,200. The total num. ber of money-order ofices at the closo of the year was 7,336, o net increase of 237 over the pr us year. Of these Hlinois holds the largest number, 500; lowa ngxt with 522, M Disastrous Hail Storm, 8t Pa July 98.--A afton (Dakola) spechal to the Ploneer-Press describes a Lail storm of unexampled fury which burst upon ping a that locality Saturday atternoon, swe track fiye wide from 8t, Thomas ac: the I v nto Minnesota, a distar thirty wiles, as hiens' egys. Yiddiod, th sningles and br of The hail stonés were as larse Houses at St Andrews wore o hail stones tearing through the ing sash as well as glass, Beveral persons were severely mjul..f and one boy is missing, The damage to crops and otherwise is estiinated at halt & million dollars. Many farmers are left entirely dos- titute, The Visible Supply Statement, Cieaco, July 25.—The following tabls shows the visible supply of grain in the United States and Canada July 24, 1%, and the inerease or decrease as compared with the provious week : Wheat, ..., 34157441 Increase. . 048,170 Corn 9450,005 Tucrease 5 Oats, 114738 Deerea: o Rye 301,224 Inere: . Barle 213,078 - Medina Arrested—QOutting Released. MOGALES, Ariz, July %.—-The trouble growing outof the Medina-Cutting affair at N large sections, ruined. In vpn foed, owing toan inebility to obrain enauce in the dried up furo lands. b fruit erop In Michigan, 1finois nud Wis siu i very mowising, Paso del Norte hias udoubiedly been amicably settled asit is said that supreme judge of | Cliualiya, the only subreme’ judge of the sledge, gives a heartrending account of the terrible destitution and sufterir.g which the Esquimaux and Indian farmers are endur- » the Labrador coast. On cape 5 souls are distributed over an area or several miles, The entire food supply gave out early in March. The seal- cateh was very small. As on wore on | al failed to come near enongh to shore to be cauzht. The cold was intense and many of the older people died of exposure and lack of nourishment. On June 13, when the guide loft, the mereury stomd at 18 below zero n states, has ordered the arrest and confinement of Editor Medina and libera- tion of Editor Cutting. - - - Fatal Wreck. Fr. Wavse, Isp, July 2.—-The west bound limited express on the Pittsburg Ft. Wayne road fran_into an open switch and crushed into the freight cars on a side track. art_Burk, engineor, was instantly Killed. The fireman fumped ffom the engine and es- caped with ‘slight injuries, No passengers injured. - Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: Warm, fair weather, in A Fight for OMmce. Wasmsaron, Do C, July 26.—~The principal part of the time of the scnate in secret session was consumed by Sena tors Vorhees and Harrison, speaking re- spectively for and ugainst the. confirma tion of Collector Tnomas Hanlon of the Seventh Indiana internal revenue dis- trict, adversely reported from the finance committes. - Police Point Geo. Brown, the young rascal who some the boy driving the - dis- ot messenger wagon with a heavy “hlacksnake,” was arraigned before Judge Stenborg in police court yesterday morning. Imediately after hohad,beaten the boy, Brown, fearing arrest, leftthe town. aturday, however, he returned, and was_immediately captured by the police. Ho was tinm[ytfl and costs, ~ The ten negroes arrested for {znmbnng, as noted elsewhere, were tined $6 and costs Eight paid and two were sent up 1o jail default. Seven drunks were gned and two fined $1 and costs, veral vagrants and suspicious were discharged, i SRl 304 A Sworg Contost. Professor . Fallon has been author- 1 to make n match for a sword contest between William Barrymore and Captain O'Malley, of this city, and both: of them old swordsmen. T'he contest s to be 00 a side and will probably take place at Athletic park soas to enable the two men ample time for training. Personal Pa John R. Manchester Ord yesterday. Mr. H. D. Pike Manitou, Col., and vacation there ©2Maj. Armstrong has gone to Spirit Lake to return with his family who haye. been spending a short season thero. Thos. F. Blackmore left on Saturd evening with his sister lda for tended vis to northern places. graphs. and son went to left yestorday for will end a short J. Reed formerly manager of rpet department of Kelsey &Sinip- son’s furniture and carpet house of At- chison has aceepted a position with S. A Orchard of Omaha, Mme. L. Cappian passed through Omaha Sunday as the guest of the Bos- ton delegation of the G. A. R., accom- panied by her pupil and friend, Miss S. 3uiley, of Boston. Assistant United St lett, Clerk of Court F Marshal Allen were Grand Island tourists last evening. They elaim to be on civil business conneeted with the government. s M. Kiefer, assistant foreman of In Journal job rooms, and lieu- tenant-commander of the Uniform Divis- jon Knights of Pythias of the capital city, was in Omaha Sunday on his retnrn home. He spoke highly of the reception in Toronto, but has no” very great love for exhibition drills in a ramn storm. L D. Marshall maresenfinF the'Ameri- oan Press Association with headquarters in New York city wasin Omaha tel day. He is one of the brightest journal- 5 'of the Empire state and for many years his work on the Rochester Post s and Rochester Union and Adve er and as correspondent of the Chi Times was at all times notable for its high character. es Attorney Bart- nk and Deputy ——— THE MULE. How to Prevent It From Brayiag—An Incident of the Civil War, Major Randolph in Baltimore American: It id that & mule cannot bray if you tie a weight to its tail and hold it down. This was touchingly illustrated in the cavalry movements that preceded the second battle of Manassa General Stuart, with a large for ot cavalry mancuvreing around the retreating army of Pope, got caught between two columns of the union troops and was oblized to conceal himself in a dense wood between two parallel roads along which the enemy wero retreating, He d to lie low at night until the columns passed by, Mes sengers that the union generals s each other through the woods were tured and held with “as noise as possible. One great difl culty was to keep the mules in the ordinan and commissary wagons from braying and thus calling the atten- tion of the foe. For this purpose Stuart ordered a man to de detailed to stand by ach mule and whack him with a stick , for a mule, in prepas his neat-and ap- propriate voeal excreises. There is a preliminary protest made with the e and certain solemnities of the nostrils; an expression of sorrow overspreads the countenance, then the tail is A bray does not break forth from the lips, of the mule. Tt begins way b n the abdowinal viscera and comes gradually up. Now, as s0on as the cavalry mules began to’ prepare for a bray, whack! whack! would go the sticks, and the bray would ba suppr —and this all o1 night, It wag said that this was needless geverity, for it would have sufliced to tie a brickbat to the tail of each mule. - - A Widow's Bank, Wall Street News: An Ohio widow owued alarge gravel-bank which a_eer- tain railv \I{T« mpany was very anxions to secure. Several propositions were wade and rejected, and the president finally sent his private seeretary down with “instructions’ to offer up to §14,000. The young man returned after a couple of days, and when nsked how the business had turned out replied: will aceept your offer,” ont'’ Ixactly. Dmarried the own the bank,” widow and - The Actor's Dream, Someryille Journal: “I'll engage you," said the theatre maunager to the actor in search of a job, *but times are hard just now, and I can't give vou any Patti price How would %100 a week suit you No, cully,” said the actor, “that won't do af all. That isn't enough. Say, see bere! Supposing you giye me $10 a week und pay ity -~ asant Purgative Pellets, Positively Popular; Provoke Pra Priceless; Peculiurly Prompt; bly Potent; Producing Permanent Profit; Pre Auding Pimples and Pustules; Pro- moting Purity snd Peaee. Purchase. Price Petty. ~ Pharmacists Patronizing Pierce Procure Plenty. et ST They Fall to Agree. Wasningron, D. C., July 26.—The eon- ferees on the river and harbor bill have have failed to reach an agreement and will s0 report to their respective houses. Scicntists eandorse Red Star Cough Carg, because it is free from noxiou opiates. Pierce's " f “rict is $3,047.90, - (Th® WORKMEN ON A WALKOUT, The Employes of |[Fowlar Bros' Packing The Fair and Bxpd GETTING READY FOR WORK, ttion Associations Arrange Their Committees. A mecting of the joint committees of p the Fair association and the exposition House #n 4 Strike, association was hoeld the Exposition building last might. The time from 8 SCHOOL FUND "AP*’ORTIONMEN{ cussion ove ‘clock until 10:30 was taken up by « dis the question as to which as- The State Leyy<he Bxposition— | sociation should have the chairmanship Logal Mattorki-Nairohild's Loss of the joint committees. It was finally ~Two Afterdbilh Hires—0ads decided mv::lw -l']u-l?un” of Mr .l‘ ph 3 w. Mr. James Ross was chosen bR b i s e L secretary of tho committee and Mr. Wil Rt liam Wallace president. Mr. G. W. Lin- Sonth Omaha Strikers. | inger was selected as general manager of Sinee the strike 6f/G. 1. Hammond & ! the exhibition with full power to act and (& beef butchers, the men employed at | stbject ouly to the action of the stock yards have been very quict and ::u- joint committes The plans for he exposition were then fully nothing has occurred to brenk the mon- | gisonssod, after which the following com otony of the every day round of labor | mittees we vpointed until yesterday. For several days past On Reeention i Meyer, Jos. Gar- there has been a feeling of dissatisfuction | neauand N. B, . A ading among tho Iaborers employed | | (M Mechaual ' Department 6 % by the contractors, Riley & Delancy, on | (lurke rebAt : Fowler Bros.’ packing house, which cul- On Appiication for Space—G. W. Lin- minated yesterday in astrike. The labor- ers, who have been paid 20 cents an hour for an eight hour day, struck for §2 per day. The contractors refused to ac- cede to the demands of the laborers and }vul th refusal in a more emphatic orm by promptly discharging the di satisfied men and paying them off. Their plan was to engage a new gang of men the next day, but at that moment a new factor came mto the field. The brick- ers threw down their trowels and A W er and John T, Clark nger, F. W. Gray and Dic Parker and Jas. H, Mes inger, F. W. Gray and N. B, Falconer. On Music =G, W. Lininger, Max Moy On’ sion—G. W, Lin- tehen. with ckets and Adm On Fine Arts—G. W. Lininger power to select associate On Contracts, Insurance, Printing and dvertising—G. W, Lininger, D. Vhecler and 1. W. Miner. On Permits—-G. W. Lininger, Churchill ne. Lininge On Hmplu,ymcn( - quit work, declaring that they would not | Tler and C. K, Yost 2 work with any new ‘men and - would ot rohitn _ to rm-k ntil A VALUABLE WORK, the old men were taken back. = = The contractors declined giving any [ - (\wolf's Nebraska State Gazettoer. answer to the men without a little time to consider and work on the building was postponed for the day. The men ad- journed to Bruno Strathman’s place, to talk over their grieyances and decide upon a course of action. Some of the brick layers did notsecm at all pleased at the turn a had taken, and com- plained that after they had struck to help out the laborers, the laborers wanted evorything their own w nd would not hearken tothe brick layers. Uhe contract- s sent word to the men that they would swer at 7 o'clock this quite probable that the will be adjusted without fur- du me dif rence ther difliculty. FOR EDUCATION amination the fifth braska State ( rector; embodied years, many features of spe been included in general d ages, of the state. in the state, together w We have had left upon our table for ex- volume of the Ne- etteer and Business Di- J. M. Wolfe & Co., publishers. In addition to the practieal information in the Guazett of tormer Ivalue have the issuc of 1886, A ription of Nebraska, its pro- ictions, sbil, climate, natural advant- ailway facilities, ete a of the commereis B The work comprising about ages, is supplied with a complete, ssilied, dire noust names of th AL PURPOSES. | y]| staty, country, and city oflicials, post- Tl 7 A oflices, - newspapers, religious, military The Apportionment of School Bonds | 1 "8 G luties " in cach place, th for the Lnsuing Year. County Superintendent Bruner has Just. completed thé apvortionment of school funds for the various distiiets in Douglas county and will report the same to the secretaries of the different school- boards to-day. The entire fund amounts to $14,590.15 divided as follow. From state a [ 18 o W .$13,358.07 T W P Y T & One-fourth of this equally amoung all; of the fifty-four dis- trists und three-foyrfis of the amount per geapita acedrding w the school population of s the vavious dis tricts. There are 5502 youths of school age in the county, Omaha dis- trict, No. 1, the lyrgest of the dislricts, has n sehool popilation. of 11,831, and gets $8,420.78.of tlie m{_d. “Watcerloo dis- trict, No. 14, 1s thegsmallest, has a school povulation of ningg-and gets §75.83 of the fund: “Fho totul amounsdivided per:dis- 70, ¢ amount divided is $10042/45, - District No. 17 s failed t6_rettph an annual re- port, and will lose its_apportionment un- less the report is furnished at once. The following letter, showing Omaha’s share of the apportionment; will be i ailed by the county superintendent to- duy mount is divided A m in '0 Charles Conoyer, director of sohool district No. 1: [ hereby certify that there is now in the county treasury school mone ubject to apportionment and derived as follows: Amount certified by state superintendent, $13,358.07; amount C W resident and offici populalation of towns and such ¢ of the volun; of the stat be found vastly superior to thos fore circulated. A 3 refle tion of works of this ¢ them to meet the demands of the times. “The present volume will be re. livery claims o Two suits were filed ‘ag: day afternoon and atts the stock i of these was in favor of Friedman & Co., for $840.65, and one of Ullman, Bloom & Co. that on July 12 he was ton on the charge of | 0! not guilty. ing clergy with the mrches oyer which they preside, the ta as value not aceessible else where, The is further enhanced by a smplete List of all farmers in Nebraska, ith there postoflice addresses. A map , revised espe for this and corrected ting all Iroads, counties, cities and towns, will ¢ hereto- f faithful mple ngem 1 noatness, the Gazettec much credit upon Messrs. Wolfe ., whose experience 1 the publica- aracter enables el aphic C ady for de- arly inthe coming wee e I SEEKING LEGAL REDRESS, After Heavy Damage Suit—Still Trostler. Creditors of Simon Trostler, the cigar anvfacturer, are still sceking to recover gainst him through the courts. inst him yester- chments against ued by Judge Wakeley. One for $158.20. ‘Trostler’s stuck 18 now e hands of mortgage holders. nk Kubovee commenced suit Fr against C. W. Edgerton and Ira Von amp for £5,000 damages. IHe charges sted by Edgor- ving stolen a lot cord wood from Von Camp. He as tried before Justice Be and found He claims th has been t he from fines and licenses, $1,124; amount | greatly injured in reputation, boay and from dog tax, $19.80; amount from all | mind, wherefere he asks judgment for other sources, $88.28; fractional remuain- | damages in the sum named. der from lust apportionment, $—; total | Aurclia E. Knapp brought suit to amount to be apportioned, $14,500.15; number of districts entitled to share in apportionment, 52}; number of child in " districts entitled to share, 15,50; SOne-fourth” divided equally among dlstricts “tliree 15,502 gives to cach district $60.48; fourths” divided equally among children gives to 70.58734 B! Number of children in distriet No. 1, 11,831; your pro rata share, therg fore, is %8,351.30; your share of the “‘on fourth is §69.48; total amount appor- tioned to your district, $3,420.78, J. B. BRUNER, el County Superintendent. Douglas County, Neb., July 27, i836, The State Levy, The auditor of public accounts has no- tified the county commissioners that the levy of taxes for state purposes for Doug- las county has been made, on the tot assessed valuation of $15,638,474.55, follows: Fund, neral, an st ot Wi recover §1,000 from Karl for ¢ Ka Greener Than a harvest in this city now and it se rolling oft a log. South and having been six ye: and - being an apparently intellegent me- chanic it'was not thonght nccessary to have s guardian appointed for him. the depot ho met soon on the spider's web. some bag; South Bend man to go Of conrse h the oft told loan of able George n from her by 1 lot of goods n attachment. Nebraska Pasture, Confidence men are reaping quite a ms as y for them to gather in the rusties as A young German from end ‘came to Omaha last week in the west Lon a; At stri and - was ¢ up town and he asked the ong with him st him withat to the train, did. On the wuy up Tenth reet the nsnal confederate was met, and ¢ of immedi payment 2 a storage bill was given, and the result s that the South Bend man , all the money he had in th nd and 2 world. 1 any. hours, as por agreoment, for a return of the shekels, Rogineza et 1d is waiting yet. f Hiull\\-u new made storm o ] y 20 Bolia0ls oo nds have widoubtedly ero this blown Latytlon for feablo winded his money for thuir pleasure, in tho Taotal . EX-GOV, FAIRCHILD' Vil 'S BAD LUCK. He Loses aLarge Amount of Money Near Denver, Ex-Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin, fool whom they can cateh, this kind if the con ) up n new scheme for entrapping the unwary. an time laying snares for the next It would add ariety, however, to the many items of men would only get Cirous Me: The Great Eastern ( Lefx. u col- not a whoso short visit to Omaha last week is'| 1 consolflated show, nor dous it visit vloasantly remombered, ot with bad | Vol igs plaoos, beitig_oontent with luck just before reagling Denver. A short | gmayf fuvors from small cities and vil- distance from theyicity he handed s - Sunday its two cars came down pocketbook to his gnaghter to care for | fon Bluir and went to Plattsmouth. while he went to agother portion of the traim to see some of his fellow trave about the programme during the Denver 4 When the cmain rolled into the depot and the ex-goverhor with the other cors had #alighted, the former daughter. for the pocketbook, She had it not, ang n guick return was made to the spagisf ¢Pullman sleeper. Notwithstanding a thorough search en- sued under, over and through the seats, W Wi te Wi ha serted. of the troupe Phe menagerie consisted of asingle cimel ho solitary and alone looked quite d There were some good horses ith the party and quite a corps of ilip- floppers, ete.,, and the nsual retinue of weral of the ma portion ook a stroll up wwn while in and lavished their on beer. When they ent litters. aiting for the ard earned fund returned to the depot lo and behold their ro gone and Plattsmouth tventy: Barnuw, Forepaugh, i grips, valises, weaps, cte, no pocket- | old John Robiuson, or some of their star book could be'ofgud. 1t contsined | performers would = have immodi checks and drafts fotfs amount of 1,000, | chartered a locomotive, but the in money #8500, arg the governor's | Eustern people have not reached that railrond passes atl jeveral very impor- | stage in the arena work yet, ‘They had tant private papers tectives were immedis they went to work st onc The first step taken was the ' arrest of the con- ductor and porter of the cir, but at fast accounts there was no tangible clue to the missing money. Ex-Governor Fair- child was for a tinie in the hands of his friends and was obliged to telegraph home for funds to continue the trip. The policé and " de- ady notified, and be Omaha's Insane. Mrs. Barry, who has been in the insane asylum from Omaha fur several months, was returned yesterday and placed in the hands of her friends whe will care for her as she is in ' harmle: pudition. . Mrs, Virginia Hendricks » nt to Lincoln 1o take the place vacated® vy Mrs. Burry: to consider the or the probability of an empty box ecar made the day or 80 ago of a lady named D Platismouth, looking for her husband in this city. nouncement, and towns adjacent were cogni Mrs. Deane's troubles. First came to the depot and found the young wife, saying she had heard of her distress in the Bee. Finding that pecuniary aid wis ondition of the walking ping taken down the road. At any rate had to skirmish. The fact that they dis d ndicates that they ivery Time. olumns a ie, of It Gets Thel Mention was made in the: ‘The very evening of the an- ery male reader in Omaha nt of lady needed for food and lodging, she kindly provided the funds, and Duff Green put on his high hat and escorted Mrs. Deano hotel. Then the buzzing of the Be: aised her friendsin Plattsmouth, and they telephoned to advance her anything that was needed and all would be right Two or three other gentiemen and ladies had read the Bk, and they came to the depot and were only all in their power fa ally the husband, Etheredgoe Doane, saw the article and immediately sought out | his wife, and they are now as happy as a butterfly on a blossom “‘Confound it," said Mr, D believe that BEE is read by everyone in the United States and part of New Jor sey, Ihelieve I have had two hundred people tell me about my wife being her Thus the good work goes on, and the | BEE daily adds to its good work of in struction and news-spreading that of bringing happiness aud pleasure to the hearthstone. to the stranger. Fin - The New Bridge, Work on the piers of the new railrc bridge is progressing rapidly notwith- standing disadvantages caused by pass- ing trains. There are about 100 men em- pioyed and the masons under Charles Stears, a veteran in such work, have two viers completed. I'hree more have to be built and it isexpected everything will be ready for the superstructure March next. The picrs alres ini: re magmficent specimens of solid masonry. They are of granite and rest on sunken caissons which rest on rock bottom and are filled with con , making them roally stono for all practical purpouses, The granite work eommences about twenty feet be- low the surface of the water; the founda- tion of the piers are 60x19, and the height 108 feet of masonry. The old bridge will be gradually taken down as work on the new structure permits. The contractor, Mr. Cobalt, is one of the oldest and most Jrominent b idge buildersin the country. I'he mugrnitic ueture at Plattsmonth is a neighbo men of his skill and tnorough workmanship, and what he has already done on the Omaha bridge fuly justifies the faith placed in him, Trains Behi The Rock br a Pime. ain. made a bad not showing up at ansfer at the usual hour. Inquiry the infermation that the tr: ive hours hehind time, the de wsed by being wreekod ne: . In. The engine and two cars wer ck, but no one w in from Denver 18 two hours and twenty minutes be- hind time, caused by waiting for the Rio nde train, which in turn was delayed by a washout 5 Island vk last evening b, t ceived a communics from Williamson, Crane & Co., manufac- s of soap and perfumes, of Jane: Wis. king what ducement be offcred them to remove their large establishment to this eity. M Nattinger has replied that grounds for wnt will be provided and probably ken in the enterprise. Bullding Permits. mits to build were issued by Inspec- tor Whitlock yesterday follow: George W, Logan, one-story frame cot- t . between Eighteenth and Ninetcenth. . ..$1,000 Edward Hansen, one-siory frame’ cot- ze on Pierce, between Burdet and “Two permits azgregating, e Breyities. The location of the eable line is yet un ndies, of the firm of Bi: on, has gone to Wisconsin on a week’s on, after which ho will visit New for the purpose of buying more goods There arc now but fifty prisoners in the county jail, the smallest number that a 1il has contained for The largest number was eigl who were in the county bastile just before the last term of the district court. There were six car loads of excursion- ists to the city from g nd other places adjucentin fowa over the Wabash on Sunday. They spent the day too anxious to do | ATIONS a SCINTIL Forcible FROM 811 and Cormments Cheyenne County Stosey, Neb, July [Corre ence of the Bre.]—The veople of enne county have heard with indigna of the offorts being made to release Hat W. Hall from the state penitentiary, upon some technical points of law., The murder of Con Schlegel 1 1880 is still fresh in the memory of the people here. It was unprovoked and brutal in the ex- treme, Hall's motive was the robbery of the safe of C. A. Moore, at Camp Clarke, | to conceal the evidences of his crime by slaying the only witness. After knocke ing Schlegel down with the butt end of a revolver, Hall shot him three times, Before he could eseape, the constable at the bridge tured him and brought him here 1 He waived prelimimary cxamination and would have been linched r but that Killing him instantly. wiser counsel prevailed follow- ing term of the district court ho plead guilty to murder in the second degree and Judge Gaslin sentenced him to imprisonment for life, At the time he ciumed to be a tive of Ex-Governor Albinus Nance. Since his incarceration he has been ehief clerk at the penitenti 1f justice is now to bo loa hallow mockery, western No- a will not_ stand the high-handed e, Dr. Mathewson of Lincoin has s entire pedig The Sidney and Lodge Pole base clubs played an interesting game yesterday, Score—Sidney, 23; Pole, 13/ Plenty of rain has fallen in this vicinity tely and the merchants and farmers ure ppy. Corn, oats, millet and flax look excellent, There will be an abundance of hay cat all over the count, Potatoes and other vegetables ave thriving and there wili be Targe crops. Notwithstanding the extraordinary fabrications of IL. B. Rumsey of Omaha, our country still lives and will be ?iuhll more prosperous than the Cozzens hotel. Robert 8. Oberfelder, the leading clothier and Lodge Pole speculator, is now enst superintending the manufacture of Oberfelder & Co.'s fall stock., Lhe Bek is the unive per her and aoman mizht as well do without his meal to miss his pay Fhe news- boy sells iton the strect before 7 a. m. ieneral Morrow, Mayor Boyle, Cap- tain Ebstein, Captain Miles, and Licu- tenant Patten left to-day for Cheyenne to tend the court martial of Licuténant M. nth Cava I'h nd Col. ¢ were here last Toesd to institute a ( R. en outy 114 ball hero Lodge Livering- and helped ampment at Kimball, The general is quite a favorite here. W are afraid our genial friend, H. F. Ciarke, will not geta Toavy support from Nebraska for nomination as His high charges at his toll e at Camp Clarke has busted his lit- tie boomlet here, for the grangers are dead against him. He had .better take a trip out here and repair his fences, OAKLAND'S OFFERING, Burt County Politics—The County Seat Question. OAKLAND, Neb., July 26.—[Correspond- ence of the Bk ]—As yet we have had no rain and everything is drying up. “The apple erop will be almost a failure, and also corn unless it rains soon. Polities are beginning to be ag In nominating candidates for the I ture the issue will be whether the men are Van Wick men or not. From the outlook now, we think that Burt county will send two men to the legislature who ivst and_last for le ill foeling i yainst our county commissiouers for their unwise course in appropriating $1,500 to build cells for il, owned and built by Tekamah. This question of building nil has been submitted to the county twice, and both times the voters have said by their ballots, nearly unanimously, no new jail the northeast corner of~ the county— not until the county seat is permanently located. Now, ckamah no doubt thinks to forever settle the question of removing the county seat, she agrees to furnish the building if the county will the cells. This action of the commission- ers assuming so much authority agaimst the will of the voters is recciving their bitter condemnation. ted. isla- in ing and well pleased with their metropolitan visit. ott called at the Ber oflice day morning, in any other attitude than that of self dofe ile also demes that hatchets, knives or other weapons were used in the tight, The ladies of the Ceniral Women's Christian Temperance Umon and the a Temperance Unijon will give a book festiva their rooms, Fifteenth wd Capitol avenue, Tuesday evening, v 97, for the purpose of furnishing u ary for the county jail. Refreshments will b for sule, the procecds to purchase @ book ¢ Admission, one book. By ovder committee. Robert Pol better kuown as “Windy Bol been ar in charge of being a suspicious el acter. He was'ares yesterday]pl not guilty and demanded a jury tr Heo claims that be has just returned from a fwo weeks’ trip, while the police say that he has been seen loafing about town within the past week. General S, Burdette, eommander in chief of the G. A, R, Gene Black, commussioner of pensions, and seve other notable veterans will be in Om on to-night, ey left Chi at 11 o'clock last night. N single” Grand Army man passed through the city yesterda afternoon. There was a decided lull in the low of the western tide, but in all probability to-day will witness many of the old sold Didn't onr Yos, indec: plexion Powde Com- - y purity, and for im- provement of the complexion, nothing equals Pozzoni's Powder. e cleari ¥or delicacy, tor were Ll iR For beanty,for comfort, for improv of the skin, use only Pozzini’s powder, —— A number of depositions in the Sloman bankruptey cuase were taken in Judge Webster's oflice yesterduy morning, OUT OF SEORTS? Yes, Sick all Over! e , your pment tion 18 m: Jur pereeps | ouinh we paired and the o et tions are dull und slupolio ble and pecvish, 3 ou e eompanionship. What you need is 10 FNER i ! REGULATOR i o1 have used many remedios for dyspepsia, liver aflection wai debility, bur » Huve | found Auything to bencfit (o the cxicot that § Bhnmans Liver Boculator has. [ sont from Minnosots Lo Georzia tor the remaedy wnd would Lave sent furthor for such a we e 1 would Adviso all who are similarly it od o eite trinl us it seewns the o i, 1@ or tulls § 10 polieve, =8, M Jasmer, My avolis, Min, | IMPORTANT OC SOLIDATION, Big Harnings of the Chicago & North- wes Cicaao, Hls. July n important move isannouneed to-day in the consolidation cific despatch and South Shoro fast freight line oflices in Chicago. Both o divisions of the Erie despatch but have worked heretotore over different east-bound lines, Harmonious relations being now re- stored between Krie, Chicago and the At- lantic, it is the intention to concentrate business over the latter road. “This will take away from Pennsylvaniaa large mmount of provision and dressed traflie enjoyed by it for tho past + consolidation taks elled beef anuual report of the n railway just issued )f the rive o ol ¢ nes east of the Missouri 5 of road, 7,514 ove prising an increase of $ ing expenses wel S55.704, leaving n “The report is made for ending Nay 51, Afternoon lagrations. An alarm of five called the department to 112 North Fourteenth swreet at § o'clock yesterday afternoon where the stable of I. Dellone was found to be burning. ‘The structure was of frame, dry a5 4 tinder and filled with hay and the e spread rapidly and before the rrival of the department had conneeted with the kitchen of residence owned by Charles MeCormick and oceupied by Mrs. Bye The Names were subdoed in good time, but not until the barn and adjoining sheds had been destroyed and the roof of the residc somewhat in jured. The dan wili not exceed §50), wll of which is covered by insuranc: An alarm of fiv 45 o'clock was oc- cusioned by o small bluze in the bouse at the corner of Eleventh and Capitol avo- which was extingaished without the of the depurtment, fnings of $10,120,318, the twelve months - n aid A Musician's Return Juliug Myer has returned from the - tional Suengerfest at Milwaukee, He was delighted with the teip and is now even more musical thun ever. Ho speaks in quavers, smiles in semi-quavers and when he raises his hat to salute a lady friend he has the exact wmotion of & maes- tro leading a chorus. They wanted Jul ius to sing in Milwaukee 1ot knowing the flute was his forte, but poctically he re sponded Break, break, break ! O voice I must urge my plea For the tender strings of wy larynx are brok: And L faid in oy upper G1 - When Yiaby was sick, we gave hor Castels, Wiica shie was & Child, sho cried for Castoria, Wiou sho becamwe Misa, slio clung to Castoris, Wiieo shie had Children, sl gave thew Castosia