Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1886, Page 2

+BASIS OF BANK CIRCULATION Attorney General Garland Renders an Elab- orate Opinion on the Subject, SECURITY REQUIRED OF BANKS. National Banks Must Deposit Interest- Dearing Bonds—Called Three Per Cents Cannot Be Used as a Basis of Circulation, Socurity for Bank Oirculation. WasHixaToN, Oct, 30, —Attorney G Garland has given an opinion to the secre- tary of the treasury that national banks must deposit interest-bearing bonds to secure their eirculation and that called 8 per cent bonds cannot be used as a basis of circulation. The Tollowing is the opinion: Certain 3 per cent. bonds of the United States held by its treasurer as security for cireulating notes of the First National bank of North Bend, Neb,, having been ealled in for redemption and’ ceased to be interest- bearing, the bank lias been notified by the ceomptro!ler of the currency to exchange these bonds for interest-bearing bouds of the United States, The bank, in reply, asks to kno b{ what authority the demand has been mnde, alleging that it has once complied with ‘with section b, of the revised statues by depositing with the treasurer interest-bearing bonds of the United States which are worth par. An opinion is requested upon the gues- tion thus presented, namely, whether * the ulnpnll:r of interest on the Donds deposited resuited from the call of the secretary of the treasury authorizing the nptroller of th currency to require the bank to substitute in- terest bearing bonds for the bonds now on deposit. It s not open to question that the . bonds deposited by a national bank to secure THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: HE WAITED TWO YEARS, A Moonshiner Sctties an Old Grudge With a Revenue Colloctor. Hanmsox, Ark., Oci. 90.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek. |—Details have just reached this place of the cold-blooded murder at his home in Marion county on the 22d inst. of Jumes N. Hamilton, late deputy eollector of internal revenue_in the office of Henry M. Cooperat LittleRock. About two years ago Hamilton, while acting as deputy collector of internal revenue, made a raid in Johnson county on a number of illicit distillers, among whom was a man by the name ot Mul- ligan, capturing one of the distillers and managing to get here with their crooked property. Mulligan was one of those who eseaped, and nothing more was heard ot him until a short time ago, when he came to the home of Hamilton, who was residing on a farm in Marion county, and applied for work on the farm, giving his name as Pag Hamilton hired him and e worked until I day night without attracting any partienlar attention. On that night he left Hamilton’s and wentto the house of a_neighbor, about halt ‘a mile distant, to spend the night. After the family had’ retired for the night Page or Mulligan, left the house, and_going back to Hamilton’s, crept into 'the latter's bedroom, and as he'lay asleep placed a pistol to his heaa, blew out” his brains and " fled. Mrs. Hanniton gave the alarm, and there ing some men about the vlace’ the nelgh- bors were soon aroused and in pursuit of the murderer, A party of citizens caught him a short distance from the house and placing a rope around his neck made him confess his erime, Just as they were in the act of lynch- ing him another party of citizens cane up supposing them to be of- scattered. Mulli- 2 n and gal antage of the excitement, es- cani 8 recaptured the next day and taken to Yellville, where he is now in jail, Hamilton had twice been elected sheriff and . dts circulation must be interest-bearing at the fime tho deposic is made. On that boint the Jaw is explicit. 1t would seem to be equally clear that whaiever purpose congress had in view in reauiring bonds deposited by national banks to be interest- bearing, that purpose has continued the same from the first law on the subject in 1563 dlown to the present time, there being an ab- sence of any legislative declaration of a change in_intention in that particular. In z the question whether it is essential to a valid deposit of bonds by a national bank that bonds deposited should’ be interest-bear- ing during the whole time of the deposit, it Anay assistus to read the act of 1863, under “’||z’l']\ the national bank system was intro- duced in the light of circumstances in which At was passed. The secretary has already mentioned the support to the public credit which may be expected from the proposed associations, ‘I'he importance of this point m cuse some additional observations, “The organization as proposed, if sanctioned by conuress, would 1 within a few : K:;mafunlvp(l\u as security for circulation . bonds of the United States to an amount not less than $250.000,000. 1t may well be o ‘pected, indeed, since the circulation, by uniformity 'in credit and value. and séapacity of quick and clieap transportation “will b likely to be used more extensively ‘than any hitherto issued, that the demand for bonds will compass this limit. Should congress see fit to restrict the privilege of de- Posit to the bonds known as the five twenties authorized by act of the last session, the de- mand would promptly absord all’ of that description already issued and make lar, room for more. A steady market for bonds ‘would then be established, and negotiation of them greatly facilitated. But it is not in im- mediate results that the value of this support would be only or chiefly seen. There are al- ‘ways holders who desire to sell securities of whatever kind. If buyers are few or uncei ‘tain the market value must decline. ~ But the iplan proposed wi 2 constant d Jyand egualizing and often exconding tho sup- : IY' Thus n sic:ulf‘ uhiformity in tice would ne maiutained ana generally e ‘st a rate somewhat above those of ‘bands of equal eredit, but not available to anking associations. ‘It is not easy to ap- preciate the full benefits of such conditions n government obliged to borrow. The seonclusion arrived at. namely, tl t was tho intention of congress that deposits of bonds by national banks should be kept terest-Dearing during the whole periods of eposits, if correct would seem to be ren- e solutely certain by the act of July, 882, “*To enable national “banking associa- tions to extend their corporate existence and s%or other purposes.” Section 9 provides that iguy pational bank may, on dopositing law: Ul money with the tréasurer of the United Btates, withdraw a proportionate amount of “AUnited States bonds on deposit, subject, However, to the proviso *“That not more than 000 shall be deposited during any eal- endar monti for this purpose,” and to a fur- ther proviso *“I'liat the provisions of this see- tion shall mnot apply to bonds ealled for redemption by ‘the secretary of the treasury nor to the withdrawal of circula- 4ing notes” in consequence thereo! This language it wonld seem leaves no doubt that it was the intention of congress that when the bonds deposited to secure the circulation of a bank are ealled for redemption the pay- ment of them means the retiring of the circula- tion theysecure, unless indeed the bank, as it suay lawfully do, should make a S| of an adequate amount of interes “bonds. It follows, then, that unless th Nationul bank of North Bend substitutes Anterest-hearing bonds for the existing de- it of bonds called for redemption, the pro- eeeds of the latter must be applied to retiving “ghe circulation secured by it. 1 have the honor to be,” sir, your obedient ‘servant, A. H. GARLAND, The Hawaiian Ministry Kesigns, SAN Francisco, Oct. ‘Tho steamer Marlposa, which arrived from Sidney and Honolulu to-day, brings news of the resigns tion of the Hawalian cabinet and the ap- pointment of a new cabinet, as foliow. Minister of foreign affairs and premier, Wal- er Murray Gibson; interior, Luther Ohalo; finance, Paul P. Kanoa; sttorney general, John L. Kaulukou. The resignation of the old cabinet was due to the defeat on the 15th of the ministry's amendment to the bill uring a 82,000,000 loan recently aut) y the Hawaiian legislatur ia amendiment was to secure tl nent of 700,000 previously loaned the rnment by Taus Spreckles, ~Owing to this action of 1he Tegislatur s Spreekles has returned all Bis decorations to Kalakua, = Tntelligence has been received at Aukland, Wew Zealand, that on September ‘81 seven mative villages were destroyed by a voleanie @ruption on the island of Niafu, in the Tonga group ot Friendly isfands, "Thé whole fsland ad beon devastited by voleanie deposits, AWhite island, in the Bay of Plenty, is in a state of active cruption, a vast column of |nuke s nd to & helght zed The effect of ding from the is 1,00 feet, - Six Murderors Sentenced, 2 Four Sairm, Ark., Oct. 30.—-Six United Blates prisoners were sentenced to-day to be tan ed Friday, January 14, for murder com- aulited in the Indian territory. They were Pat McCarthy, for the wurder of the Aaloney boys, in the Cherokee nation last obruary; Albert O'Dell and James Lawb, dor the wmurder of Edwara Pollard in the Iickusaw nation last December; John W. arrott, for the murder of John W. McAdams and John MeAdains, Lis son, in the suunm f Last vear: John 1. Echols, for the murder - f John Petionfidgein the Cherokes nation, nd John Stepliens, for the murder of Dr, L0, Pylo in the Cherokeo nation last winter, Allare white men but Stephens, avho is a negro. These men were tried and conyicted at the Avgust tetn of the United Blales court, A Millionaire's Mystorious Death, Drruorr, Mich,, Oct. 50, =W illiam Coopor of Port Austin, ad a tetter nddressed 0 him by lis uncle, Joseph Leath, who mys-, geriously disappeared from the steawer laska during her trip from Sandusky to yeeriy etroit on “Tuesday. Its ts siated swhere his will and other priva s could found. Heath lefta forbune of 00,000, L is allogether unlikely th he commitiea elde, It 18 b and thrown into hat e was robbed Tnereasing the Capacity for G o Kansas Crey, Oct. 80.—Armour ackin eompany is preparing 1o manufacture oleo- margarine on a siiil larger seale under the jew law, baying increased its capacity to &.w pounds per day, B " Nebraska and lowa Weather, + Nebraska—Generally fair weather, south- 3 q’y“mnds, becowing variable, slightly 4 [owa—Generally falr weather, southerly winds, ne deeided chiznge in lewperature, twlee clreult clerk of Searey county, He was_for four years deputy coliector of inter- nal revenue and was a candidate for sheriff at the recent elections, ki T REOR Sulcided Over an Accident. WiLkEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 50.—A double tragedy occurred this afternoon at the Ben- nett slope of W. G. Payne & Co.’s colliery, near Kingston, Williamn Moses, one of the oldest mining engineers in Luzerne county, was on duty at this colliery. Ile was given the signal to hoist the cage from the bottom of the shaft, which was 500 feet deep. Ile supposed _everything was clear below. and started his engine just as John Bradda, a footman, was running a car upon the eage. The sudden hoisting threw Bradda off, and, in falling, he was caught between the cage and a brattice on the side of the shaft and instantly killed. As soon as Engineer M was informed of what | walked to his room near from his coat pocket, and forehead, fired, killing hin Died From His In) X S, Louts, Oct. S0.-Johin Weber died at the city hospital this morning from injuries received on the 9th inst. On the evening of that date he entered a house of disrepute kept by a colored woman, Sallie Battus. He had been drinking and the inmates of the house attempted to Tob him, A scrimmage ensued, and Magzio Johnson, taking a lighted lamp from « table near by, hurled it at the man’s head. ‘The aim was good,and the lamp struck Weber full n the face and e ploded.” He received fearful injuries, being made totally blind. and was besides terribly burne geie Johnson, why threw th lamp, was arrested to-day, charged wsth murder in the first decree, and Susan Spen- cer and the woman Battus were held for ex- amination. placing it to his elf, el Natlonal Jockey Club Races. WASHINGTON, Oct. 80,—T'he track to-day was fair. Mile, maiden won. Time—1:48, All ages, one and one-eighth miles: Irish it won, Valet, second; Santico third. me—1:58. 4 Three-year-olds, three and three-eights miles: The Bird won. Only two ran, Mile for beaten hors Eeolfun seccond, Bonnie Prince third. Timé —1:44, Handicap steeple chase, full course: Jack "l"“" Teunessee second, Shamrock third. im 3 two-year-olds: Dunbine P Jim Douglas won, CINCINNATTE, Oct. 80.—H. Hersog & Co., wholesale clothiers at No. 08! West Pearl street, assignod this afternoon to Louis Kramer with assets estimated at $125,000 and liabilities abont $150,000. Preferences to the amount ot 67,000 e made by chattle mortgage, of which 52,000 was to Lazarus Bros, who had endorsed notes, B o A Mother's Deed. WAsHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The wife of a penter named George Donaldson, who lives inan isolated place near the banks of the Potomac, two or three miles above George town, jumped into the river this evening witha young child in each arm andall were drowned, Kansas Oity's Fat Stock S8how. KANsAS Crry, Oct. 80.—The fat stock show f]uw;l to-day with a very satis or the week, SEEKING‘ L REDRESS, Various Courts Yesterday. he case of Josie Gibson, accused of being insane, will be called before Judge Wakeley on Monday. ‘The jury in the case of the City vs Mrs Lou Boyd, asuit for the posscssion of real estate, gave a verdict for the city yester- day. Fred Lang hascommenced asnit in the county court against Wuethrich Bros. for $525 due lum on & piece of resl estate sold by the defendants, Barbara Ganz commenced a replevin action in Judge McCulloch's court terday ngainst Minnie Prince and her father for the possession of cortain house- hold goods of the yalue of §150, Dennis Canningham commenced o McCuiloeh’s court yes " Alex Beabum to secir which amount he was compelled to pay The Business of the for Beaham as a surety on a note, The jury .o the cuase of the State vs Gerstent rged with failed to Judue Neyill ‘I'he county court docket for November will be called on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday, at 9u. m. id was disel The case nst Charles Wi'son, charged with” having passed a bogus cheek upon Grant ‘rence, will he catled before Judge Novil'e on' Monday. In the distriet court yesterday Jennie Bowles filed a petition for a divores from ber husband, Edgar Bowles, to whom she was married in North Adaws, Mass., in 1853, She alleges eruclty and inhuman troatinent as 4 suflicient cause for the desired separation. Hallow E In another purt of the Bee will be found an account of the shooting of a boy named Parsell on South Tenth street recly twenty-five feet north of the ne stands a small et gallery. Last might the same young sxamps who pro voked the shooting of their comrade, entered th Dery after it had been elosed and tore it to piec Their excuse was that it was Hallow K'en. angelical Lutheran Mis Hall, Saunders street, near Rov. Geo. H. Sehnnr, pastor Celebration y" with Sunday Charle Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. of “Reformation Day school concert at 7:80 p. m. Bible meet- ing Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. Every one invited to be present at all services. al Lutheran Sunday school meets every Sunday at 3 m. in Cosmopolitan Hall, 1531 hirteenth strect. THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Some Interesting Facts About a Worthy Government Bureaun, REMARKABLE ACTS OF HEROISM. Thousands of Persons R ‘scued Annu- ally From Watery Graves—Points About “Pretty Prospect”— White House News, Facts About Life-Saving. WasnivaToN, Oct. 98.—[Special Corre- spondenes of the Ber.]—As the winds on Michigan's lakes and the Atlantic coast begin to howl and the white caps plunge high, and the biting air warns the little ships to hng closer to the shore, even though larger ones may venture more, the scenes of activity in the office of the Life Saving Bureau here grow interesting and the importance of this braneh of the government's work is made impressive. The equinoctial storm, which usually comes during the last days of Beptember, vive an impetus to the life saving work, which grows into excitement till the warm sun of spring comes again. At this season the loss of lite and property is often v great. Already wrecks are being reported and caution is being issued. Reports are coming in to the effect that the Iake and coast vessels are preparing for win- ter quarters. Soon the sections subjected most to danzer from rough water will be cleared of fragile vessels and the danger will be proportionately lessened. Some terrible adventures are being made almost constantly in the life-saving service which the world knows nothing of. No where in the annals of war can there be found more thrilling tales of daring to save life or escape death than are in the unwrit- aving service. Here is one, told by an old life-saver who has long worked in the surf of Lake Huron: “In November, 1810, a rough storms were inaugurated on the shores of Michigan by a fierce gale, which drove a blinding sheet of snow on 08 & CArpen- ter'ssaw. On the evening of the 10th the schooner W, B, Phelps was driven ashore a mile east of Glen Haibor, lHer stern cane foremost, her center-board being down and the rigging a mass of shred Clinging to some of the fracments were the mate and a sailor, All night they had kept one position in asheet of ice. Thevessel had keel \'lln\cri winter’s with her lee rail under , while the on her weather side gone. The sca cataract torrent. voured over in a perfec ) ¥ the erew perished, and it was not tili ak that the two poor fellows were dis- 1 in the wreck. The weather could not have been worse. The alarm brought out a large number of townspeople, but tiie had nothing better than a_miserable, leaky b-boat. s they launclied and brave mei 8 ted out to the wreek. Soon the plunging sea tilled the boat and the crew barely got back alive. The crics of the two almost dying sailors eame ashoro with the whistling, tting winds, lending azony to the scené d commanding the most courageous ac- tion, “Finally the fish-boat was dragged to wind- ward and a strong current obtained. Then another effort was made to rescue the perishing sailors, still cling- ne to the wreek. Hours' were spent in the plunging surf betore the vessel was reached. The waves ran mountain high, shooting like great guns clear over the shat tered ship. 1t frozen. almost drowned men clung like rats to th rs, and actually swooned away when the rescuing finally reached them. They were covered with ice, one of them being a vertect glare. When tlie rescuing boat reached the wreck the two sailors were away in the bows, inac- cessiblo on the windward side of the hull by reason of the terrible sea, and Inaceessible on the leeward side on accolint of a great mass of spars, timbers, sails, rigging and deck plank which'even hung over the whole lehgth of the bulwar hed and bounded in the water constantly, menacing aporoach with_destruction. Tl prospect of reseue wasextremely gloomy, and as_the boat was fast filling It was concluded that what could possibly be done must be decided on shore, to which the erew then returned, with their boat stern foremost, not daring to turn it for fear of the heavy séas. “Think of being almost within arm’s length of the men who swooned from expo- and then havinz to turn away for an indefinite hour to return to the shore for further preparations! Probably the sailors will be found dead when the reseucrs r turn. Indeed, the chances are ten to one that’ they will expire before the rescuers reach the shore. T'erilous moment! But the return trip must be made. So, nearly frozen the sailors are compelled to change clothing upon reaching the shore. But soon they are on the crests of the white caps, plunging & hundred - fe at a time, going < to th wreck, which is shedding its substance, like chaff from a threshing machine. It was re- solved to wedze the rescuing boat into the mass of the wreckage which crashed up and down alongside of the vessel. Once beyond the dangérous debris the sailors could be taken off. At last the boat ploughed through till within sixty feet of the two men. The danger was intense. All strength and skill is brought into play to prevent the boat fiom crushed by the spais and timbers on [ hand, More hazardous vet the work of geting the almost dying men across the ruins. Atlasta line was made fast, and the mate was hauled to within tifteen feet of the boat. He was drawn along on_ the deck by inchies, there being no way of lifting hiy When he could be reached he was landed i the life-boat. 11is companion, howey so nearly dead that he “coul except with great difliculty, and came vear being drowned. As he crept along over the constantly mixing spar some of them eauzht his lez and held him so that e had not suflicient strength to cate it, bly he was stiuggling terrible predicament, on_the verge of being drowned, when two ‘men - sprang upon the floating debris, leaped forward at extreme risk, and reliéved him, The resene Tus nearly ten hours, But it was worth a fo tune to all who par feel the gratitude earn: all the weird, hazardous service undor zovernment, ' not excenting the navy, war, or anv of ihe special azencies wheie there is detective work, none produc mueh that is thrilling as the life saving, coming winter.is expected to b vere stormy one, and vessels will early go into winter quarters where navigation “eloses on aceount of ice, but along the New Jerse orth and South Caroling const and the keys of Florida, there will be the biinding hurii- canes at midnight, the rushing of the waters ligh in the airy and on the roar of the seenes of disaster will come the eries of men, women and children in the wrecks of yessels, Awid these the life-saving crews with their modern appliances for reseuing lives work. Atound the oflice of the chief of the life saving bureau, while orders are be uow and everything made in 28, Teminiscences are ke'chupters of adventur, ism worthy of pirmanent history, not read like stories of fietio IETTY PROSPECT, “Pretty Prospeet,” the country home near Washington ot President Cleveland, is now known ws “led Top.” For ten days My Cleveland Las paid the place & visit evory twenty-four Lours, overseeing the earpenters, paintérs. artists and serub wowen who are giving it the nnishing tovehes and mak it habitable for Mrs, Folsom, who is to ha matronly charge of it, Withina few days ihe furniture will be in the house and the grates will be aglow with tlaming wood fires, “Heetor,” the kinke pet dog, will have been removed from 1) exeeutive mansion to the farm, unless the programie is changed, and there will be new lite on the Tennellytown road, Mrs, Cley i tand intends 1o send out her new piano, some of her paintings and her own hand- wiade work together with i the wed- ding presents which her motler can utiiz such as silverware, bric-a-brae farm house,” as sl triend, lustead of making ¢ summer resort, Mes, Cle: intending it looks v 0 a lady ¥ 1. elan orward o it asan Lay Liowme —a p where she ean go when she wants (o leave the hum of so- y and tae pusdic for a few hours, & fen days, or a4 few months, as she may conclude to do next spring or lite in the winter, and where she can have the com fort and advice of her mother, There is no privaey worth coveting at the White House. ‘The building is about as public as a departent. The complement of clerks, vants and wechanies aud the who 15 sup floods of eallers at all tinyos of the day make the exeoutive mandidn la very nndesitable place for those who dési‘e retirement, of all it has become a_ place dreadful in the event of sickness, and the president and members of his houskhotn are as liable to be il as those of any other household, Mr. Cleveland is a far séeing man in domestic matters as well as those of state, and in fix- ing up “Pretty Prospect.” he anticipates a retreat for his family'and friends as well as for himself. Tt is said that Secrotary and Mrs. Whitney first impressed the adviegbility of having a country home, and that President and Mrs, Cleveland lirst learned of their pla ugch the secretary of the favy and his w It was from this that the report was originally circulated through these dispatches t real estate syndicate here had pr “Pretty Prospeet” to M Cleveland. Quict will be thd White House winter this The determination to inaueurate a season of <oial brillianey with the beginning of the holidays hias been reconsiderea Mrs. Cleveland will not be mueh in society for a while. But Mrs. Whitn will_keep them up. Miss Heath, the Virginia beauty who makes out the lisfs for Mra. Whitney, s said to be at work revising the slate, and some new friends for the administration are to be made, Society will likely flap 1ts wings with party, 50 that there wiil Do haraony all around It is probable that there will be a mild type of rivalry between the Beales and Meleans on the one sideand the administra- tion wing_upon the other side as soon as John K. Mclean, the bonanza newspaper man, gets his mansion finished. It is re- ported to be his ambition to teach those who g not shown him due def co in politics K Or two in s Vo The quietude inside the white house will be more than accounted for and made good by the events on the outside. The indica- tions are, too, that society is again to play an important part in the politics of the national capitol, Three or four of the master fomale spirits have taken it into their heads to do the thing and to doit well. CO-OPERATIVE CLUDS, What the fal of the country failed to do in the matter of co-operation through the medium of the grange the clerks in the de- partments here are just now accomplishing through clubs, Clubs are formed for the pur- chase of clothing, provisions, cigars, every- lllimi needed by bachielors or men with fani- lies by the men, and clubs are formed by female employes for purchases. Some of the clubs have a purchasing agent, while others have permanent arrangements made at stores. for certain discounts, the un nding be- ing that all of the employes in a certain division of a department, from twenty-live to one hundred and nfty persons, will buy there. A great measure of success is being attained by this artangement. A suflicient number agree, under the nawe of “celub,” to by certain things at one time or to get them ata place agreco upon, and they go where the greatest discount cah be obtained. They stick together ing cash, they make money by s v In a number of instances hote arding houses have ac- ceded to demands from tnese clubs, and by receiving a number of class boarders have made discounts from_regu rates amount- ing to trom ten to thirty per cent. SOLDIERS' HEAD-STONES, “The authorities dirceted by congress at d ut times to make —purchases of hes fel - d at the graves of the de- stones to be plac ceased unicn soldiers report that all of the c vhich could their memory At one purchase 320,000 head-stones were seeured, or rather contrac for that number were let under ment, ‘These cost from stone, > When congress det¢rmined to e head- stonee to the dead unjon =oldiers advertise- ments were inserted in newspapers and ernment publications, requesting ti atives and friends of ghe teceased hoys to re- port the s, compandy, tion of the g ) that the inscriptions could be made correctly. Adtliangh this has been the one SLY0 to § nearly twenty vearsiago, to this day letters are récoived at the.fuargermaster-general’ oftice, containing unisue requests in_relation to this m One woman hos reancsted a ono as ker husband was a large large hea man. Others are injinprD erse, recit- ing the virtues of the- deceast inscrip- tions on the stone. -Oteasfon here is an application for a *“family-monuient,” leav- ing a blank for A iarge number of ry he widow and children. Y&nw- have requested that the price of the libag-Ntones allowed by the government for décefsed union soldiers— $1.60 or $2.25, be sent them, and announcing their willinguess to fpregp the pleasure of tablet. A COON'CAR¥ING. A Colored Gentleman Goes Friend with a Razor. A cutting affray which is apt to prove fatal to Charles Cook, one of the princi- pals, took place in a saloon the corner of Eleventh and Dodge streets last night shortly before midnight. Coox and Billy Ford, the speckled mulatto who After a has been employed as barkeeper at Higgins’ suloon, were engaged in throw- ing dice when a quarrel arose over the game. A few hot words were inter changed, when Ford drew his razor and, leaning across the table at which they w seated, gave Cook a fearful slash across the neck and then ran from the bulding and made b s taken to Chene, macy, on Farnam street, an ) gansummoned to attend him. Wound was found to be an ugly one tending trom the base of the lefu around to the center of his throat, posing the windpipe. Fortunately, cut was not a deep one, and no serious efleets pt to result HOW ANTS LIVE, Their Love of Cleanliness and Their des of Burial, 1n spite of the multifarious dutie tasks that arve imposed on thes burghers, they still tind time to ¢ and adore their worthy little persons, says a writer in the Cosmopolitan for Oétol No spot, no utom of dust or anything else uncleanly will they toleratt on their bodies. They get rid of the dirt with the brushy tufts on their feet or with their tongue. ‘Fhey aet, for all the world, like domestic eats when they clean and hek themselves: and they as- sist one another at the toilet preciscly like monk heir sense of cleanliness goes so far that the naturalist often finds, to his unpleasant rprise, t colored marks that he had applicd With so much cure on his “trial ants” removed by their dirt-hating fricnd J kewp their dwellings Just But the beuri brethren, whose v of their decensed ad bodics they appear to regard with the greatest antipathy, gives. them more trouble than anything else. When some mem be of an sant commun iy, which Mr. Cooks®ept imprisoned, died and * conid! ot be removed those remaining “Tsutmed affecto with the greatest htrror. For days tl inse 18 run about sggking a way out, nn d only whon copplitely exhaist nging jte the camponotus species seized (he dasd and thiow them into'n water-puil, whieh( they converted into a sepuicher, CHOrdinarily, though, the ants are suid totgdat theic dead with more reverence, ‘Lhey ven pos own graveyards, winich fie in the vie of thoir nests, hey. Lonvey their ceased companions Lhither. fay them down 1o orde=pgy it n rows o 2 4 It isonly the corpaes 6f the however, t they treat in this Dead str ors they thrpw out lik: thing unc N, Or Lo Even between the maste the swme community Miss Troat suys she has observed a dissimilar mode of burial While the masters tind their repo: in v spec ard, by side, aves lie 1i ped.up refuse near the nest despised equally in death life The ant cemeteries are often populuted for their life is short. last mitle lives through one summer; fe males somewhat fonger, and the workers die of old uge in' the eighth or tenth Vear. There is a Metho nee aving for its regular pastor a and 100, caruest young woman named Miss Down Rev. Robert West, editor of the Ady: speaks of her as an cducate aud copvineing preaches, s their | where they | | Soldier” will afford theatre goers plenty of amusement at Boyd's opera house Monday and Tues- | y mghts. The picce has been seen in Omaha before. It is a satire on the plumbing business, and is one of the most amusing performances on the stage. The sale of seats opened this morning with a large demand. The Chieago Opera company will ap- pear at Boyd's opera house next Thurs- day evening in “The Mikado.” The com pany numabers thirty-fiye people, and in- cludes the principal singers of the old church choir company. The Denver Tribune Republican says their perform ance of “The Mikado as the best ever given in that city Salsbury’s Trotnbadonrs, great favorites with Omaha amusement goors, will be Boyd a house next Fri y, and appear in an elabsrate re vival of “The Brook."" Army Briefs. The following officers have tailed to be presentat the Indian Agencios named to witness the issue of nnnuity goods for the p t yeur 1st Lieutenant 1 vt T, cavalry, (Fort Niobrara, D Rosebud Agency, D. 1. 2d Lieutenant Philip A. Bettens, 0th eavalry, (Fort Robinson, Neb.,) for the Pine Ridge Ag«-m-{ D. T. ist Linctenant Horaco' B. been de- mmett, Oth b.), for the son, 24 infantry, (Fort Omaha, Neb.,) for the Santee and Flandrean Agency, Neb. 1st Licutenant Arthur L. Wagner, 6th in- fantry, (Fort Douglas, Utah), for the Fort Hail Agency, Tdalio. Major Robert” H. Hull, 22d iofantry, acting inspector general, department of the Platte, has been ordered to ins\n-cl the vofts of Forts Niobrara and Robin- son, Neb. Brovities. Permit to wed was yesterday granted to Joseph Klaus and Miss Anna™ Filler, both of Omaha. Miss Sadie Clark, of Council Bluffs’ rming and_accomplisced belles, was ing u yisit to the metropolis yestor- Mr. D. 8. Appleton, of New York, the senior member of the great publishing firm of D. Appleton & Co., was in the city yesterday. He w. caller at the office of Secretary Conoyer of the board of education. Nine pounds of infant humanity -camo to Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith the other morning. ouncilman Thrane, who stands in the important position of grand- pa to the little new arrival, showed his appreciation of the event by eracking the necks of several bottles champague. W. C.T. U. Buckingham, 12th street. Gospel meeting, Sunday, 7:50 p. m., cc ducted by C. L. Boyer. Chinese class B3o'clock. Tuesdny's service led by Dr. W. H. Parsons. Thursday, at 8 B the regular prayer meeting of the Union. Saturday evening, public entertainment of the Reform club. Everyone welcome. Personal Paragraphs. M. C. Keath, of North Platte, is i the city. Aach Moody, the efficient deputy county clerk is on duty again, after atwo weeks' illness. He is somewhat emaci- ated but still smiling. DIED. FITZPATRICK—At Boston , Oct. 29, Wi L Fitzpatrick, age 3 Formeily of Union Pacific supply depart- ment.. OLD SHYLOCK OUTDONE. How a Wily Russian Money Lender Robbed the Poor Peasunts, In January, 1880, a large village it the province of Samara—Soloturn by name —borrowed from one Jaroff a sum equal ,000, interest being dedneted in ad- , and bought from Jaroff's store 15,000 pounds ot huy for th z tle, writes a Russian_correspondent of the Franeisco Chronicle. Repay- ment was to be made on the fivst of the following October, under §25 for every of delay beyond that tim The wretehed peasants were, of eourse, not up to time, but they brought the man $1,000 on aceount and promised to bring him the S 800N AS POS- sible. Mr. Jaroft pocketed the cash and offered 1o objection to the proposed ar- rangement, and for nearly a year he made no demand for the payment of the ontstanding $2,000. But in September, 1881, thinking prob- ably that he had bided his time long rh, he sued the village for the trille O)—principal and penzlty. The before whom' the wis eht deeming the bargain illegal and inequitable, decided that Jaroff would rightly eliin no mor balance of the loan and o) But Shylock knew the the judge. he carried the c: court and won it, and as th oceasioned furthir delay and so increased tho penalty, the conrt gave him judgment for $15,000, equal to five times the amount of the original debt, to say nothing of the $1,000 paid on account. S - e to o h appenl A Cute Yankce. Sueramento Record-Union: The Los Angeles real estate agents are sharp, ud can drive a bargain as well as the tone, but oceasionally they come in contact with a re; -fashioned “down-Enst Yank," and then it is dia- mond cut dimmond. A gentleman just up from the b an - himsclf, wes the following: A shrewd Boston ntleman, one of means, and one ever on the barter and trade, conelnded to in- vest something in the Los Angeles boom —to purchase a little by way ‘of specula- tion. He made known his intention, and soon was besieged by the real estate dealers, who for SeVe days besieged him and oriuge wroves and * glorious climate’ from morn il night. he seleeted four town lots for_some duys upon_the price which wis $2,000, or $3500 a lot, J s redue A 10 $1,600, and he honor of the r would doul the price w was assured, on the estute agent, that he money within one ye I is sueh a splendid, investment why don't you earry them yousel asked the Yunk, 0 carrying all I ean now 1 would Oh, I don’t know able to borrow $1,600 on them.” SWell, I've been all over town, all the bunks at 0 a lot. and they alk business even at that price. you ought to he | tried won't Gowl ion “Rats! 0 at a theater raw ltulian I'liey were T iean a lot of daneing. mice and rats s Al ballot girls were awftully atraid of was the fuvorite pastime of t A THING OF BEAUTY! Is a joy forever, and the only thing that is lasting is Real Estate SOUTHEAST OF FORT OMAHA, ON THE BEAUTIEUL DRIVE OUT THERE - ROM SHERMAN AVE., IS WHERE THERE ARE EAUTIFULLOTS AT MODERATE PRICES. $425 TO $500; $50 DOWN, AND $10 PER MONTH. CITY WATER ON THE STREET Only a Quarter mile from Belt Line Depot. M. A. UPTON & €O, SOLE AGENTS, 1509 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Webster's Maiden Effort mCommencing at the nstrony’s 18t additi corner of lot 5, block Providence Journal: Webste ronics 18t widition, apd running weat speech at the bar was before hi 6] teot, thence nort) oot 16 the placo of tie beginning. CiCommencing at the § T corner of lot 8, block Armstrong’s 1st addition, and running west G015 feet, thence south 2543 foct, thenze enst et thenee north 10 the piuce of pleas. The” same eloquence which had won the acquittal of the woodchuck at the Salisbury homestead had been devel- oped by study and e and_conse- crated to higher usc now near his end, 1 Commc 1 at the 8. T, co S lst A 0 south nerof 1ot 7, block and running west . thunco east ron 2 feet, then G5 feat, thence north ened with pride to the maiden cffort of Ins son. The young . the place ot PRSI S beginning. advocate’s star gyas ahove the w /t the 8. B. cornerof lot 8, block ad begun its bri % Ist nd running west zenith, In nee 8o . thence cast 't to the place of that time he was in trifying the entire conntr congr by his 5 r listened to g at the §. I ous oratory. - His father ic s st i st A7 ST T oI Ans o Solth 25 feot. thenen enst o6 him asecond time. In a year from Dan co sty 20 tdt, thoney el 08¢ icl’s settlement in Boscawen Cs Ebenezer Webster had breathed his the son closmg the eyes of the old revoly tionary soldier in the house which still hore tiie mortgage contracted to_defra the expenses of his_education. Though sixty-seven years of age, he was still, in the language of the gi senator, in later life, gentle, soft, and playful, with teeth | as white as alabaster, and'a heart which a lion; | thenc orth feet to the place of hoginning, icer, a legislator, | Commencing at the 8. B nor of 1ot 8, Isnno er, eg1sa ' | & Grillin's addition, and running west 6158 foot, B Lot 4"""“”“”“ th man could be | thenee south 26.8 feet, thence enst 61,58 foot, to whom learning ne had disclosed xhi»;;pwm.uh . (|" ot to the |l\ll:u-~ui'kl;v;_umn}nul. n " The ity council r ryes the right to reject ample page., any or wl bids. - No bids @ loss amount than the appraised MRy Irezniariinstitnol|val vill be considered v Germuany, regulnr institu- | valuation Wit By SRUREUIR L pry oty olerk, stblished to teach bullfinhes |~ ocraber sth. T o Young birds are placed in S = 5 0f six to ten cach, and kept in the | Railway Tima Table Asthey are fed a little hand organ OMAHA, yod. Soon the birds learn to asso- | when hungry, they commence to sing & | B8 oo depors. Trains of tho Cn St few notes of the “tune they hear daily. | O.arrive and dopart f; ning. Commencing at the 8, W, corner of lot nee south 27.6 feet, tho nce north 23 foot to the pls ‘ommencing nt the 8. W & addition, co south 27.2 foct, th nortl ot t6 the pl nco west 6154 foot, o of § of 117, Isang 10lin's addition, nnd running cust 8153 foot, thenco south 2.8 féet, thonco west B1.58 foot, thenc Commencing at the S, W.corne im thoir depot, cor Those which do this are piiced in n more | 14th snd Webstor atry trains on the B, & M. shaoarfal® v o bt is ndmitted, | € B &Q.and K. C, St J. & O B. from the I cheerful room, where light is admitted. | & g G800 B f B 2o 0S80k JROR Pacine This encourages and makes them more lively. -Then” they like to sing and are taught more. depot. BRIDS Bridge traios will g Children playmg in the bed of Silver creck, right in'the city of Silverton, O found a piece of gold-beuring rock, v rieh in the precious metal, and now there is n gold eraze smong the inhabitants of | the little city. 10 $:57-4:07 p.m n 1 10 roadwiy . Omahi 10 00 p efMoct August 10 35 p. m; ArivoOmaka m.i A Brondway th iiniil furthor no- 5 udditional to present train so J.W. MOIsE CONNECTING LINE Arrival and departure of ¢ i Trapsfer Depot at Council Blutls: METE DEPA KT DD CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & Missouri Pacilic| i CHICAGO & NORTHWKETERN, COMMENCING SUNDAY,0CTOBER 10th, 1856 ns from the AR PAC Vi AILWAY Af:15 A M. | A5 A M RAIL ) A0 u | AT P Will put on a new train for the accom N ““:":"- BURLINGTON & ‘i‘ ""“ ¥, modation of Omahi people for Lincoln, R A | 34 This train will consist of free **Re- | A T T S v e CHICAGO, MILWAUKER & 7. N clining Chair Car,” Conch and Buggnge |, ouieass | % AUk Car, running through solid without A B0 AT:0)p M chunge:- KANKAS CITY, AT JOE & COUNCIL ULUPKS Leaving Omaha, daily 0 p.m | b A bi% Arrive Lincoln 0 pan, carry those, too, if T had the means. | [ @ fpetestine WALASH, §T. LOUIS & PACIFIC. . e AT AV eturning, 1'ave Lincoln. ... .7:30 aan, A 8:00, SWell call and see y in to For tickets, information, ete,, call on AT05A M | A 0I5 AL mory said the enstern s r, us F. . MO IRES, A0 M i ASWI M RAUAL T s liora), r Tioket Agent, N.W. cor. 15th und Farnnin. e e s M 86 ’ -l 4 " Tne Gubi v, Trav. Puss, Agent, o - - 0, yout* roplisd the bauk ofolal, | TE0% K SOUrARr, Seav. Fuss Aneas, Al p s UNION BACIFIC 7 3 b Your sevuniLy is very £00d; but, then,Wo | Genl, TyanioMin's. Gonl. Pass.&Tioket Ast. | jgigia| 5208 oo Fucile Byprote don 't want it oo | 806 ocul Expi e Bostonite left the bank_chuckli e —— P ok | in s sloov, and muds b 1:.:“ for U N {0 o T tua s net sl Mais i Expros . | 040 reul o o ngen enterot JEALED Proposals will be received st the b d 3 o the datter said: *Well, you'y ~ otlice 0f the ol cngieor of the Union Dopuit UMW ARD. Arrive. co! to those lots, have youy™ Pacific railway, at Omuha, Nehouska until the | A s # M MISSOURL PACIFIC A M. | 0 M0 “8ay. 160k here, youny man, how muel | @vening of Monday, the First day of Novewher, | 113108 I . 6 )4 2Q0K R gl A 18| ror the wrading, bridging, trackinying and sur | 9:00b) . Night ¥ 8% money ¢an | borrow or 1080 loth fucing o1 the Union Pacitic und Western Colo- K.C, 571 J. & ( rado caliway in the valiey of ilue river, Colo. | 9:20a] 8:4sh|" Vil Plattsmouth members of the compuny to frighten the | ballerimis by yelling “Rats!"" at them us they stood in the wings waiting to zo on, | and . then enjoy it shouts of Lorror By and by the “word came into use as a term of deriston for a fulse alarm aud the street got bold of i, | n«‘ ). \All‘lvl}‘\ mw‘\~l m £ cblel Depart NORTHWAKD, Profiies mnd plans ean offive of chie - ST B, 0 engineer O, After Ocloner 25t voms | Bilal® | Saoy i &0 'he right i8 reservod 1o refoct any or all bids 8 Sou ¥ he righ r AL AWAY, | aide Ouklund Accomaw Oct.17d15t Gon') Munmger U, 1, Ky, Dopart, SIWARD, “ v U B & O To Whowm It May Concern: Via Plattsmonth sreoy glven that the City of Oma A, Lewins duilys B, duly except ive blds until 4 pau. on Tuesday Ay C, daily excopt Sawurduy; D, daly ©X00); N¢ A. D, 1856, at the office of tnhe | Menday oity clerk, 1or each of the following parcels of | STOCK YARD TRAINS ” vd land, to wit will lewve (7 1, deopot, Ouiuh at *6:40-+7:35— Catamencing &t the 8. B corner of lot 8, 83350 —0:00 8. 3 7100 - B:lhed 10 $:00 p. 0 4, Armstrong’s Ist addition, wid running | 'Pacitc H:%0p, m.i Denver ki, 10i% A1 foet, thence south 24 0 feel, thonee oa i ,6:05 p. m. . fout, thence north 243 feet to the place | Mouye ards far Oinahn st 7:05-§:10. . winning. s | 9580 10:85 . m 32 ;3408 15— 4 200 005 5o om ormer of | | 4 omuencing at the S. F ATinstc ot th feol, thence beginning. e 6:07 p.an. Ex,ie. % 0. bit x.los. O T:ba. . Chioags Ko 0.19:5 a.m.} A'MP Rx, t addition south 2 aorih 24, wnd FunRini west Yixcept Suaiay, ndrews & Benson's Addn - ”~