Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1887, Page 2

CIVIL SERVICE CROOKEDNESS. Namerous Schemss Worked to Evade the Operations of the Law. THE COMMISSIONERS TROUBLED The President Considers a Single Eye Glass a Bar to Falrchild's Ad- vancement Trouble in th WasHINGTON, M4 Tel- egram to the B very shrowd tricks to cireumvent the operations of _lhl) civil service laws in relation to the selection of appointecs, especially in reference to tho apportionment of appointments in various states and territories, are reported. The civil e commissioners say they have recently ced a great deal of trouble from fal- ition of tesidence of applicants. After passing examination applicants go to work 10 ascertain where vi neies exist and when one is found or 13 anticipated they change their residence and swear they live in the state or territory which is to have tne va- cancy. Frequently compacts are entered into between the applicant and the employe who thinks of retiring and the residence is set up in the application to be in the same Btate as the employo who contemplates leay- ing the service. Frequently appointees, after getting into the service by this falsifi- cation of record to thecivil service commis- sloner as to residence, gives hls true residence when it comes to registering at the devart- ment for making out the pay rolls. There Rppears to be no law to punish this trick, and It is making great trouble. FAIRCHILD A DUDE. It was reported to-day that President Cleveland had a personal reason for not ap- pointing Assistant Secretary Fairchild to the treasury porttollo. It is said that when the president went to the capitol on the forenoon f the 4th inst, to walt upon congress he saw r. Fairchild going about wearing a monoc- ulor—a single 6y glass—and that he ob- served afterwards that it looked dudish and beneath the dignity of a man who aspired to be at the head of the treasury department. INFORMED ON HER SON, Mrs, Van Schoffhausen, an old lady who 1ives on Ray's farm—Forest Glen—near here, came to a detective office in this city to 0 enter a complalut against her son, Earnest on _Schoffhausen, in order to provent his narriage to a woman she did not want fora smu{llll'r-hl-lmv. As the officers could not mssist the old lady unless the youny couple had violated some “law or were " suspected of ,snhm!hlnx other than matrimonial rela- lons, she said she might as well tell them that he was a deserter from the army, and she would rather see him in custody than witness his marriage this woman. ~She said tnat he enlisted October 5, 1885, and deserted at Jefferson ba racks, Missouri, July 81, 1886, Detectives Rafl and Horne took a description of the de- rter, who is only twenty-three years of age, and an hour later they returned w from Uniontown, Md, H before he could get his lices ‘To-day the young man will be the war department and is likely to take a trip to Fort Leavenworth. In that event the marriage will have to be declared “off,” for a while at least. BIDS OPENED, Bids were opened to-day for theiron beams for the first floor ot the court house and postoffice building at Keokuk, Ia., as follow Jlark, Raffin & Co., Chicago, $1.125: Jai B. Driver, Keokuk, 81,86;Dearborn foundry company, Chicazo, 8 Hough, Metchan & Co., lunllmuf\nl 1,24 nead & Co., iron works, Lousville, Ky.. 81,02, PENSIONS FOIt NEBRASK Pensions_issued for Nebr: George L. Verley, Burwell; Rufus L. Cox, York; John Muhr, Redington; Charles H. Funk, Chappel; August Molderhawer, Nor- wal binger, Red Claud; Charles L. Coolidge, Central City. Pensions granted [owal A. Summer- ville, Oskaloosa; Isaac N. Rhodes, Mount S. Vi o) e, AND I0WANS “Tleasant; Wm. augt, Libertyville; Loe ... Thorpe, Kast | v Geo, W. Wallace, Bod- * ford; Juio, W. Shrode, Farragut; J. M. Sea; Schaller; Win, R, Hampton, Clyde; Wm. W A. Huntington, Cala; Nels P. Nelson, Keokuk; Janies Evrett, Red Montzomery, Waukegon; An, oty Alexander Svencer . Owen, Clarinda; T Des Moines; Samuel Bouge Davia M. Thomas, Harvard; Jab, ‘Vietor; Richard Martin, Goleman, Oakland. Har) Farragut; Wi ARMY V8. Lieutenant Wendell L. Simpson, Twenty- fourth infantry, who was recently trans- ferred from the Third cavalry with Lieuten- nt Charles N. Clinch, s been relleved rom temporary du(i’ at Fort Leavenworth and ordered to join his new company at Fort £ilL, Indian Territory. ‘The alleged “reprimand” to the Third ar- illlurybattu!lun regarding ity appearance at Lieutenant Colonel Seott’s funeral on Tues- dn{ was simply a demand for an explanation 88 to why the command was ten minutes Inter in reporting at the place for the fu- © meral. Nomisconduct was charged at all. Army furloughs authorized: Post Quartor- master Sergeant Carl Dumas, Fort ~ Verdi, Arizona, one month, with permission to ap- ly for an extension of one month; Hospital toward Joseph A. Sealy, Fort Missoula, ntana, thirty days extension; Serzeant Robinson, troop O, ‘Fenth Cayvalry, Fort pache, Arizona, two months: Sergeant C. + B, Zimmerman, battery D, first cavalry, rt Canby, Washington Territory, elx weeks; Corporal Carl Barnstein, troop is, ¥ifth cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas, four & months to g0 abroad; Corporal Fred W. P le, company E, Twenty-third infant; ‘ort Mackinac, Michigan, two months; I wvate Gustav Munzesheimer, troop G, First (o Cavalry, Fort Custer, Montana, one month from March ¥5. . CAPITAL BRIEFS. .. Benjamin ‘L. Darlington, of Iowa, has graduated in dentistry from the Howard uni- ». Yersity, this city. Secretary Lamar to-day refused to approve tho clam of Sagnvel B. Parker, of Dodge ecounty, Nebraska, for $512 on account of Pawnee Indian depredations in 1850, 'There o was insufticient evidence. Ex-Representative Frederick, who wa: a © “» candidate for sergeant-at-arins, to-day with- rew from the field, ‘This action. it Is said, ‘was owing to the fact that the present ser- eant-o! Leedom, has such strong nkln{ or re-election. Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle leave for home, at Covington, Ky., to-morrow. Oticial information was to-day received by the commissioner of Internal revenue of the leath of W. C. 'Thompson at Davenport, Ia. puty Collector Dixon has been designated et as collector until an appointinent shall ve been made. ‘There was a rumor at the eapitol to-day to the offect that Senator Cameron and his M 7. . Iather, Hon. Simon Cameron, who ara now A gt Harrisburg, Pa., are using their influence prevent the nro‘msed gerrymander of Mr, andall’s district In Phiiadelphia so as to de- it that gentleman’s re-election. 1t is said «ou St both of the Camerons, father and son, - " think that l’enmilvnnh will not gain any- thing by retiring Mr. Randall to private life. B POSTAL CHANGES, The following lowa postmasters were appointed to-day: Jos. 3 Curley, Palo Alto c rlot A. Tressler, resigned; W 1ra, Jasper county, vice Salem ‘Jefferies, re- sl Sidney Squires, Laddsdale, Davis fmun y vice C. H, Merrick, removed; Peter D, Hattield, Kilis, Ellis county, vice A. S. Porter, resigned Tho president. this aftern inted \ sident this afternoon appointe Charlton 1. Way, of Georgia, to b‘:!pconml kenoral of United States at St. Petersbu —— ——— y. AusTiN, Tex., March 10.—P, H. Henuesy, sergeant-at-arms of the Texas senate, was ar- resied this afternoon on complaint of Sen- :'\::r Knittle, chairman of the committee on . tingent expenses, charged with raising a wm-m. on m'e u‘u‘mm to "mi warrant was for he purpose o' 'of postage for the senate. At the numnlno':y ng this evening Hennesey admitted m&” warrants. He said he discovered o ded amount was due him for ad- it he needed the money, and not find Knittle to have the ased, but that he charged him- He was held in $1,000 yances = Mo{m nere -selt with the {ucrease. ns ’“.utvlolo“l‘l‘ lflllll grof; church on mext Sunday evenirg. for (n Beecher g “A PION1O PART Rosa Bonheur's Latest Contribution to the World of Art. (Copyright 187 by James Gordon Bennett.] L.oNDON, March 10.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee. |—There will be a private view to-morrow on the opening of Messrs, Tooth's Haymatket gallery of arts. The feature will be a new and lately finished pleture by Rosa Bonheur, named *“A Picnie Party.” The figures are those of a fox, with a family of three cubs, discussing a freshly killed rabbit. The cratty mother 1s looking round to see that the picnie party is not ob- served. As she turns lier head her penetrat- ing eyes met those of the spectator ana seem to defy his interference. The picture bears the date of 1543, but was in fact but recently completed, the rabbit having been the last painted, Mlle. Bonheur commenced this work at Nice in 1853a8 a commission from Alr. Gambart. It has been altered from thne to time in accordance with suggestions, and the design was till recently hindered by dif- ficulties which the artist encountered in find- ing a wild rabbit exactly suited to the artist's Ideas. The rabbit 1s the strong point of the picture, bring painted with admirable fidel- ity, while the cubs, each a character portrait of their dame, seem to be a perfect type of ferocious cunning. There are about 200 pie- tures i the gallery, which opens to public on Monday. Among these is one by iuke Filder who to-day was elected as & royal academician, New English Vessels Described. (Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxDoN, March 10.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEE.|—A new bolted cruiser, the Galatea, was launched to-day from the Napler yard at Govan-on-the-Clyde, Just below Glasgow. Lord Charles Beresford was on board. The Galatea is 800 feet long between perpendiculars, 56 feet extreme beam and 37 feev deep. Her draughtof water 1810 feet and her displacement will be 500 tons when in fighting condition with every- thing on board. The admiralty expect a speed of eighteen knots an hcur, ‘I'he en- gines are all of the triple expansion type, working twin screws. They indicate §500 horse power at a working pres- suro of 130 pounds. The boilers are of the double-end, multubular type, with corrugated flues. Her armament is com- posed of two long-range nine and one-quar- ter inch Armstrong guns, ten six-ineh guns of the same class, eight six-pounders, eight three-pounder quick firing guns, and six tor- pedo impulse tubes. The engineand steering eear under the water line are protected by two-inch-thick steel decks extending tho whole length of the ship. The water line of the ship Is protected by an armored belt ten inches thick and steel faced, and strongly supported by a teak and steel backing, and capable of resisting shot or shell from ten- inch guns, There was also launched at the Davenport dock yard the torpedo cruiser Serpent. She is entirely of steel, all exposed fittings being galvanized. Her linesare particularly grace- ful. Ber length is 225 feet, her beam 36 feet, and her displacement 1,600 tons. She will have six six-inch breech-loading central plvot guns on Vavasseur carrlages; elght three-pounder quick firing guns; two Nor- denfelt and one seven pounder. She will be fitted in addition with five Whitehead tor- pedo tubes, each fourteen inches in diameter, one directly in the bow, with one on each side and one on each quarter, Russia Not ‘America the Thiet. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett,] LoNDoN, March 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to tho Brg.]—It is officially annaunced this morning from the Chatham dock yard that its autnorities hold the name of the person who paid Mr. Young Terry for copies of the plans and. specifications to which that official had access, also to whom these plans and specifications were for- warded. The authorities state in addition that they aro In possession of trustworthy information which shows that the Russian, or at any rate the naval department of that power, reserved the papers Terry sold to their London agent. The statement that America was a secret buyer of the copied Dpapers proves to be totally devoid of founda- tion, The whole facts leave no doubt in the oflicial mind at tho admiralty that Russia is now in actual possession of the detailed drawings and papers in question. Tho Russian-Austrian Understanding. LCopyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.) Benwr March 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Speclal to the Bek.]—Regarding the threat of the Journal de St. Petersbourg, which created such a sensation here, 1 find it is the general opinion in usually well in- formed circles that there is an understanding between Russia and Austria by which Russia in a few aays will occupy Varna and Bon , while Austria will occupy Salon- lea. This expectation seems to be universal here among people who would be apt to know if It were true. As regards the existence of this understanding no doubt is expressed, but something unexpected has oceurred which it seems is not understood in Berlin and which makes the ultimate carry- ing out of the project less certain. although at first 1t seemed probable. I give this state- meat as possibly important news, but I am unable to absolutely guaraatee its truth. Accepted the Invitation, [Copyright 1887 by James Gordon Bennett,] QUEENSTOWN, March 10.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to the Bek.|—Mr. Atwell Hayes Allen, solicitor and secretary of the Royal Cork Yacht club, has recelved a com- munication to-day from Mr. J. I Bird, secre- tary of the New York Yacht club, to time the Corona and Dauntless at the finish off Roche’s Point. The club sailing committee will make arrangements to time the arrivals whether they be by day or night. Organized Injustice in Ireland. LoNpoN, March 10. —A sensation has been caused by the publication of Sir Redvers Buller's evidence before the land commis- sion. Itanpears that General Buller testi- fied that what law there was in counties Kerry, Clare and Cork was on the side of the rich, and be expressed the opinion that It would be a serious matter, with their griev- ances unredressed, to attempt to suppress by force the tenants’ right to openly assoclate for the protection of their intérests. The nmjomr of the tenants, he sald, struggled to pay their rents, and where the: coqu did m--, but in a great mary cases the rents were high and such as the tenants could not pay, 1le said there never would be peace in reland uutil there had been established a court having nmnfi,foerelve powers over bad landloras and protective powers over poor tenants. The Pall Mall Gazette declared that the facts attested by General Buller come like a flash of vivid lightning revealing the nhtkrl horrors of orzanized injustice in Ire- 0 An American Exhibition Muddle, Loxpon, March 10.—The Duke of West- minster and the Duke of Arzyle have with- drawn from the honorary council of the American exhibition owing to the mauner in which their names are mentioned in the petition to the Prince of Wales to accept the presidency of the council of the exhibition, and also, they state, because they have learned that the exhibition is purely a private ureculntlon. ‘The 'r\tltlnn to the prince, which the managers of the exhibition are handing around for signatures assures the prince that Americans hold him in high esteem and humbly begs that he will be ll)llll! leased to accept the honorary idency ol he council of the exhibition, whieh will ‘u living proof that Americans desire to aid in :g. eellehnufill: of t}xe ueen’s ]ILDIIB(& That @ prince will decline the oftice is a foregone conclusion, e ‘Wheat and Corn Statistics. WAsHINGTON, March .10.—The March re- port of the department of ugrienlture of the distribution cnd consuimption of wheat and corn shows that 30 per cent of the crop ls A - B AR N5 ) THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1887, still in the farmars’ hands, a smaller propor- tion than in March 1885 and 1836, but larger than in 1354, The estimated remainder is 603,000,000 bushels, The estimated_propor- tion on hand for consumption is 1,377,000,000 bushels, leaving 255,000,000 for transportation beyond county lines. The proportion of merchantable corn |s 86 per cent, making the quality of the erop comparatively high, 80 being the average per centage of merchantable ina series of years, Tnhe amount of wheat on hand Is 27 per _cent of the cm&hnr about 122,000,000 bushels, against 107,000,000 last year and 163,000,000 in March, 1845, the argest surplus ever grown. It is 5,000,000 bushels ‘more than in March, 1584, and 24,000,000 more than in 1882, after the shortest crop for recent years, The proportion held for local consumption is 194,000,000 bushels, and the proportion to be shipped beyond county lines 203,000,000 bushels, 'The quality of the crop s usually good in the princioal wheat-growing sections, the average weight being 55.5 pounds per bushel. Another Mutilated Mystery. Boston, March 10.—A barrel upon which there were heavy charges was received by the Adams Express company to-day from New York, via the New York & New Eng- land railroad, for delivery to the American Express company to be forarded to parties in New Brunswick, The American Express company refused to receive the barrel on account of certain suspicious marks resembling blood stains upon its side, whereupon the Adams company took 1t back to their main oftice here, The barrel was opened, when the head of a woman was dis- coverea packed in straw, and enough was seen to convince the officer that the barrel contained other portions of a human body, The head was replaced and the barrel with its contents removed to an undertaker’s where an examination will probably be made this morning. 'Those who are cogniz- ant of the facts believe that the body was in- tended for some medical colleze. pitiantsier - ioabikesiiniy A Bad Temperance Man, BuFraro, N. Y. March 10.—Secretary F. H. Abbot, of the supreme council, Royal Templars of Temperance, has been missin, for some weeks. His accounts are 811, short. His bondsmen have made good the amount and will probably be able to recover most of it. Abbotis in Montreal, ——— TELEGRAPH NOTES, Fair weather, stetionary temperature s pre- dicted for to-day. The Massachusetts legislature yesterday defeated woman sufirage. Emperor William entertained DeLesseps at supper Wednesday evening, The Illinois soldlers’ and sailors’ home at Quincy is now ready to receive inmates, ‘The lilinois snpreme court wiil hear argu- ments in the unarchist cases next Thursday. Spain will be represented at Emperor William’s birthday celebration by General Cordova. Christine Nilsson has been married in Paris to Count Miranda and will retire from the lyrie stage. Senator Sherman at Jacksonville, Fla., has denied that his trip south has any political signiticance, Two hundred passen:ers of the stranded steamer Rhein have been landed at Newport News, Va, by the steamer Richmond. Emmous Blaine, it is officially announced, has been appointed general freight and pas- senger agent of the Chicago, Santa Fo & California railroad. Lucy Parsons, wife of the Chicazo anarch- ist, was yesterday committed to the county {»’:;" at Columbus, Ohio, in default of $300 nds to keep the peace. Stanley’s expedition forthe relief of Emin Bey has arrived at Cape Town, and will jm- mediately start for the Congo river, arriving there the 15th inst. ~ All the meu are in fine condition, Oscar Neebe, the anarchist, has selected Paul Grottkan and George Schilling as the orators at his wife's funeral, The Central Labor union will turn out in full foree on the occasion with banners and bands of music. A deadly fanuly fight with axes and guns occurred at Fayette, Miss., yesterday, result- ing in the death of Lud Churchwell and James Orr. A son of the former was wmor- tally wounded, anda brotuer of the latter badly hurt. ———— AMUSEME NTS. ROLAND REED'S “HUMBUG." Fred Marsden has long had the repu- tation of being able, better than any other living playwright, to turn out picces especially adapted to the talents and peculiar order of ability of comedians who are aaxious to win laurels in the starring field. In no other plece has he succeeded 8o well in this | design as in ‘““Humbug,” which will be produced at Boyd's opera house to- night with that irrepressibly humor- ous and promising comedian Roland Reed in the leading part assisted b,r an excellent company. ‘“‘Humbug" will be repeated at the matince, and on Satur- day night Mr. Reed will be seen in his everlasting ‘‘Cheek.” The sale ot seats opened yesterday morning with a lively demand. Recreant Logislators Oondemned, The following resolutions were unani- mously adopted by the Valley County Farmers' alliance on the 8th of March: Resolved, That in the action of Senator Robbins and Representative Crane we have evidence sufficient to show the basest treanh- ery towards their constituents, to whom they pledgad themselves as adherents to Hon. C. H. Van Wyck, and that they would stand by him as long a3 he had a chance of election. Whereas, Evidence isat hand showing that they stood by him as long as he had no show for election, as they thouzht, and ignom- inously deserted him as Soon as it was appar- ent that ke could be electea, for this treason to the men who nominated and elected them on the above named pledge and for the dis- honorable and unmanly breaking of their solemn promise, the Valley County alliance, by its delegates duly assembled, do hereby censure and condemn Robbins and Crane, and pronounce them unworthy public ser- yants, no lungur deserving of the surp\m or recognition of honest men; ana further, that these resolutions be published in_the papers of this county and the OMAHA BEE. W. M. Gray, President. J. A. OrL1s, JR., Secretary, et The River. The warm weather of the past week has had a mellowing effect upon the ice in the Missouri. rise of nearly three feet has freed the ice from the banks and left it floating. Yesterday a part of it went out, leaving the river clear 1n many places. A general break-up is not ex- Bucwd, as north of Sioux City there have een no indications of warm weather. Will Reorganize the Firm. It has been detinitely ascertained that the wholesale dry goods firm of Tootle, Maul & Co. will be reorganized on ac- count of the recent death of Hon, Milton Tootle of St. Joseph, the senior member, Mr. Kilpatrick, late of the firm of J. H. Walker & Co., of Chicago, will be one of the new partners. The style of the firm name has not yet been decided. Licensed to Wed. Judge McCulloch issued marriage licenses yesterday to the following par- ties: Name, Peter A. Hellman.. Annie Erickson.. John H. Glissman Catherine Hansen Residence, 8"““' Douglas county Douglas county ‘Wanta His Commissions. C. K. Cralle commenced suit in the county court yesterday against George W. Frost for $125 for commission for the sale of real estate, and a similar suit against Morris Sloman for $500, Pozzoni's Complexion Powder pro- duces a soft and beautiful skin, It com- bines every element of beauty and purity. Bold by druggists. e Successful Plaintiffs. In Judge Wnnlu{‘l court yuurdn’ three attachment suits against P. & C. Cowing were decided in favor of the laintiffs for the lollowlnfi amounts: ‘rownell & Co., 0908; Curtis & Co., $27,360; J. M. Wilson, $850,21. In Extreme Cold Weather use Colgate's pertectly pure superfine Toilet ps. Cashmere Bouquet the standard. A HANLEY (GOT SICK. The Clow-Hanley ™Match Last Night— Other Bports. Jack Hanley, 'kngoked himself out of the admiration of Qmaha patrons of the manly art in great shape, at the expo- sition annex, ‘Jast¢ mght. He was matched for a tivewround glove contest with John P. Clgw, who agreed to knock him out or forfeit §100. Fully 500 people were present. pteliminary set-to be- tween Tommy Roohey, of Omaha, and Tom Miller, of Bubuque, two light- weights, furnished” amusement to the audience while the principals were get- ting ready. At 10 o'clock Clow and Hanley made their appearance and were loudly cheered. Clow stripped at 170 pounds and Hanley at 160. Clow was seconded by, Paddy Nortgn, and Hanley by Frank Bradburn. Seth Cole was chosen referee and Ed Rothery and Zeke Murdock timekeepers. When time was called the men stepped quickly to the center of the rin, ornamented with six-ounce gloves, Hanley hav- ing refused to wear anything ‘lighter on the ground that the management of the ~hall ~ would not allow it Hanley did not appear anxious to face Clow and fell to one knee when the first pass was made at him. After a few eints Clow made a rush and dealt Han- ley one body blow and followed it by a fearful whack in the jaw. The men clinched, and when separated, Hanley stepped to the front of the platform and announced that he was suffering from a disease and had been hurt so that he could not go on with the fight. The an- nouncement called for the sympathy of some of the audience, while hisses of derision went up from others. Hanley left the l'il’lé: and was sncceeded by Padd Norton, who sparred threc rounds with Clow to satisfy the audience. It has been known to Hanley's friends that he has been sick and has’ not taken proper care of himself. It is also known now that he stands no chance in a match with Clow. Moth and McLaughlin, A wrestling match has been made to take place at the exposition building next Friday night, between Charles Moth and Col. J. H. McLaughlin, of Minneapolis. The match will be two Graeco-Roman, two collar and clbow falls and one catch- as-catch-can in jackets. The Cycling Champlons, T. W, Eck made a mile atthe exposi- tion building yesterday in 2 minutes and 51 seconds. He feels so good over it that he offers to bet $20 that no_other wheel- man in Omaha, professional or amateur, can equal the time and will go another $20 that he can beat it. Here's a chance for a speculation, The men are all in good condition for the race on Saturday night. There will be a 20 mile race between Eck and Prince, and a 10 mile race between Dingley and Ashinger. e The Peoplds Theater. The Peole’s tfieater was thickly peo- pled with a seroawming audience last night. The “Prfvaté Szcretary” was vreseuted by the Fielding’s Comedy Ideals. Itis a funny play and never was presented to an‘'Omgha audience in a more pleasing mannér. Every artist 18 a perfect comedidpn, and every man, woman and child. wgs kept in a con- tinued roar until'therend. r'To-night the same company will play “‘Irish Aristocraey ortMuldoon's Picnic.” Mrs, Fielding was the origimal *‘Mrs. Muldoon” “with, . Barry Ssnd Fay. This company has the original scenery and will give oviginal businoss, songs, ete. This entirtwmmbnt promises to excel any cometly played in the ciu{’ this season and a crowded house will be in atlendance. Brevities, Deputy County Clerk Auch Moedy is on the sick list. The revenue collections yesterday amounted to $2,021.72. In the case of Hamlin against Me- Carthy, an action on a promissory note, 1n the county eourt, a judgment was ren- dered for defendent. H. A. Peuroge and William Brewer, re- turned vosterday morni gwith seventy-six ducks ‘which they bagged in two and a half hours at Belleview. The county commissioners made a visit to South Omaha yesterday mornlnfi_ with a view to arranging the county roads and railroad crossings. Louis_Simpson against Samuel and Anna King, is the title of a suit being tried in Justice Berka's court, It 13 a replevin case for a piano. Contractor Brennan has a force of men at work upon_the retaining wall of the court house. With suitable weather, the work will be completed in a month. Doran and Fredricson, who were so severely injured by accidents this week, are still living, and it is impossible to tell at present how their injuries will result. Miss Maggie Truland, who bas been one of the trusted and efficient employes of the county clerk’s office, has accepted Eposihun in the office of Byron Reed & 0. John Rosenfield cstordy commenced a suit in replevin, before Justice Berka, against Adolph Nichols and wife for the recovery of a trunk and valise, unlaw- fully witheld as claimed. Depot Passenger Agent Mares says that atleast twenty passengers daily get off the traing and ask him for information as to the loeality where they can rent houses in Omaha. They are accessions to our population, The police force is just at present afllicted with sickness,” Marshal Cum- mings and Sergeants Mostyn and Matza are laid up with lmuumonm. and Court Officer Whalen is luid up with inflama- tory rheumatism. Mr. Joe Needham, the affable and pop- ular clerk of the Cozzens, has gone cast. His friends say that he wasdrawn thither by the attractiong of a young lady in Jersey City, whomi:he intends to bring back with him as hissbride, Manager Smltll.X of,the Telephone ex- change, says that he prooured a license from Chief Butler six months or more ago to put up the! ole at Fifteenth and Farnam, over which the dispute arose yesterday. The'‘pol¥ is up and will re- main there, P Frod Groos, of fie Kansas City combi- natiom of capitalists, who proposes to build a cable railway here, is still in the city. He said yesterday that the syndi- cate did not feel @espondent, and had not given up the schéme, ‘They were simply “awaiting developmants.” Real Estate P fors. Real estate tfgpsfgrs filed March 9, 1887, : Douglas county to Ezra Millard w 33 feet ot Glen st between blks 9, 10 Lowes 2nd add to be k‘nown a8 lots 1, 4 bik 10 Lowes 2na add c—81. 9 S Swan et al trustees to John H Boster 800,77 acres in sec 8, 4, 5, t 14 r 13 and 82, 83, 34,15, 13, and divers lots in village of South Omaha, w d—8750, ohn H Bosler and wife to Sosth Omaha '0 800.77 acres in sec Salas, t2U4r18 secs 82, 33, 84 t 151 13 and divers lots in South Omaha, w d—8§1,000,000, L P Pruvn and wife to Chas W McVicker '%‘ feet of lot 20 W A Redick’s add, w d— 4, 000, (Geo K Barker and wife to C E Mayne lot 18 blk 5 Orehard Hill, q e— Fred W Melchor and wife to Robert C Fuerst lots 22, 28, blk 2 Mayne's add, w d— Adflaxln Bando et al to J Agnzzon! lot 16 of Ma , wd—§! Jfluua Agazzoni and wife to Peter A Van- 1870 3 of 50x175 feet commencing ut a point 30 Teet e and 220 feet sof n weorof s wi§ o 0.4 4,15, 13, w d--8L. . W J Welshans and wife to Wm (h'&;{ et al lot 4 blk 1J [ Redick’s sub, w d—83, Wm F Allen et al to the public plat of Crescent park sub of bik 3 Smith's add, dedi- cation. E H Sherwood and wife toJ 8 Gibson lot 4blk3and 850 feetof lot 1 blk 8 and 8 100 feet of n_150 feet of lot 1 bik 3 Smith's add, w d—815,500, Carrie Shinn to Patrick Cusack lot 0 blk 8 Shinn’s 2ud add, g c—S1, J E Riley and wite to Patrick Cusack lot 6 Campbell’s sub of bik P Shinn's 2nd add, w d--81,000, Byron Reed administrator to tatrick Cusack lot 6 blk S Shinn's 2nd add, admr’s deed—$300, Sarah Axford et al to Geo ITensman et al lot 3 and w 7 (eet of lot7 blk 6 Denises add, W d—$2,000, . A P Tukey to N A Cristenson, lot 7 Fair- mount place, w d—81,500, C § Kempton and wife to Ella G Sherwood lot 26 Kemptons Heights, w d—$450, August Wendt and wife to Daniel Frany, 110x198 fteom 55 ft n of s e corof lot 44 8 E Rogers plat of Okahoma, q c—825, Henry Jones and wife to Jas Hodwges, 1§ of n :iix“xi'; blk 12 Smiths add to Omaha, L MeCague and wife to G H Hagzel 5, blk b west Cuming add, w d—$650, Tukey et al to Mary A A Wilkins et al w0 ftof lot 5 and e 10 ft of lot 6 blk 2 Capitol Hill add, w d—87,500. Minnie G Miller and husband to Jos Sollers Ilnls 6 Millers sub of Washington W d— 8325, L G Seligman to W A Goddard, lot 10 blk 8 Kilby place add, w a—81,0X. D C" Patterson et al to the public plat of Fayette park sub of Syndicate place being the n e ! { 15, 13 dedication. ¥ Ringer et al 20 acres l5| , W d—$:0,540, J M Ilrl)hv to Andrew Riley, lot 6 blk *'q"" add, w d—S81,050, Rose I5_italph_and husband to Clara 8 | Cotton, lot 3 bik 7 Isabelle add, w d—$350, -— UNDER THE THAMES. A New Tunnel in Progress of Con- struction in London Time was, says the London News,when a Thames tunnel was one of the wonde: of the metropolis. That, however, was rly in the century. The first tunnel ked avout and proposed in 1709, and o shaft was sunk; but Brunel’s tun- nel was not opened for foot passengers till 1843, the work occupying eighteen years. Then came_ the tower subway, and a tubular tunnel for workmen be- tween north and south. Woolwich, The newest subway, which is likely to be of the greatest public service has been ex- cavating since October last, but the pub. lic seem scarcely aware of the interest- ing operations that Mr. Greathead, the engineor, has been successfully conduet- ing for the city of London and Southwark Subway company. All that marks the undertaking above ground is a pile of scaffolding, with a liberal complement of cranes and miscellancous gear, risin outof the Thames near Old Swan pier. 1f one watched carefully from London bridge hard by, it would be seen that a certain wire cable was revolving on its drum night and day, save on Sundays, and that at regular intervals a huge iron bucket or skip heavily laden with earth was hoisted from below and over- turned into a barge moored under a point commanded by the traveling crane. The earth is soft London clay brought up from some six-und-fifty feet below the bed of the Thames, and at the present time the far end of a tunnel that in the mar- velously short space of flfteen weeks has been bored beneath the Thames to within a few yards of the further side of the river. As the c]u{ is dug out 1t is taken down the river in barges. The subway is intended to relieye the traflic of Lon- don bridge, and enable passengers to cross into the borough without interrup- tion and at the cheapest rates possible. Nothing strikes a visitor who inspects the works so much as the simple ingenuity of the whole process. Mr. Greathead was connected with the New Tower subway, and now-adopts the same method of ex- oavating as he then used, with improve- ments suggested by his former experi- ence. Miners rough out the clavin the first place with pick and shovel, and a cleverly contrived piece of hydraulic ma- chinery finishes the circular cutting with mathematical accuracy. As the clay is cut and removed by trolly and skips to the upper regions,scctions of iron linings are putup,bolted together,and cemented. Tho tunnel s virtually finished and made water-tight, therefore, as it procecds foot by foot, and since the beginning of the works progress has been steadily made at the rate of ten feet per day. ‘I'he line struck by the tunnel, so far, beneath the bed of the river is from Old Swan wharf, where the shaft to which we have referred 1s sunk to the Hibernian wharf wall on the Surrey side of the river. The terininus to which the pres- ent tunnel will extend is to be the Ele- phant and Castle, and the station for ps sengers on the city side will be on Kin, William street. At both ends there wi be a booking office, and passengers will descend to the tunnel either by hydraulic lifts or by staircases after the ‘manner of the Mersey tunnel, There are to be two tunnels, each with a single line of rails, and one deeper than another. The cars will be worked on the successful endless- cable*principle applied to the tramways on Highgate hill, There being no smoke or stenm the auir can be kept perfectly sweet by means of the elaborate and safe = ventilation pro- vided, and the service will represent a carrying capacity of 100,000 passengers per day. The speed will be double that of the street vehicles, and very similar to that of the undergronnd railways. The ,]nurnny from King William street to the Slephant and Castle may therefore be done in less than ten minutee, and as the cars will run every two minutes, the up and down ftraflic being con- ducted each in its own particular tunnel, dispatch may be confidently reckoned upon. It 1s estimated that 17,000,000 vehicles per year cross London bridge, earrying 21,000,000 persons. In addition to these an average of 30,000,000 foot passengers go every year over Lon- don_bridge, The now Thames tunnel cannot fail to secure an enormous pro- portion of this total. The first outlet or station will be near St. George’s church, in the borough, the terminus for the pre- sent bulnf, as stated, the Elephant and Castle. The directors of the company, believing that this short distance isnot suflicient to fully develop the carryin; capacity of the line, have deposited a bill in parhament for an extension of the Ele- vhant and Castle to the Swan at Stock- well, running nearly the whole distance underneath Kensington park and Clap- ham roads. The entire lenath of the line will then be three miles. The tunnel has up to date been bored and cased with its iron armor a total distance of 667 feet from the shatt; and in a few days the river will haye been undermined its en- tire width. Itis expected that the line will be ready to open before the first of the year. By using the endless cable #s & motive power the engineer has been abie to construct a tunnel of not more than ten feet in diameter, or 50 per cent less than would be required for a steam locomotive, and the passengers will have thirty cubic feet of air per head instead of the twenty cubic feet demanded by the board of trade. LANDS. B THE SEAL The Natives a Prosperous People and Very Fond of Dancing. The natives of the Seal Islands, al- though of common origin witn those of the flcmunn islands, inlz brought in closer contact with the whites and enjoy- ng certrin privileges and emoluments arising from seal industry, are far in ad- vance of their less-favored kinsmen in the south. If one may judge by external evidence they are even better off than the average workingmen in any civilized community. Every male resident of the Seal islands, upon arriving at a certain age is entitled to become a “‘sealer.” He is under the direct supcrvision of a na- tive chiof, to whom he renders implicit obedionce. ~The Alaskn mmercial company pay . for each seal killed ‘snd skinned & certain amount, which is agreed upon between themselves and the sealers. At the end of the killing season the total number of seals killed is counted very acurately, in a manner which loaves no room for doubt, and the amount due the natives is divided into what is known as first, second and third class shares. The shares are paid over to the several soalers, as agreed upon. Besides the regular sealers, the church is allowed to share in this division, and two first-class shares are annually set aside as a fand for the assistance of the distressed widows orge, whero L $10,000 is ach season, 25,000 sen divided among the n A first-cl hare last season amounted to § When it is taken into consider tion that besides this cash paid for s vices rendered by each sealer, every n tive family on_the island has & comforta- ble home, with fuel, lights, medical attendance and schooling free of charge, it will not seem an exaggeration to claim for these hyperboreans a state of lifo which it would be hard if not impossible to improve. With such advantages over his fellow Alcuts it is hardly to be won- dered at that the scal islander should consider himself a trifle better than hi poor cousins, Great is the flutter in t| social circles of Oonals whena dusky hero from the bloody ficlds of St. Georgo or St. Paul arrives on one of the compa- ny's steamers in search of a wife. In affairs of this Kkind the priest. of the purish great nfluence, and it has cen whispered that these good me manage to hold back the choicest articles in the way of marriageable damsels until less desirable stock has been floated, thus l\rvscrvmp A healthy tone to the market. {owever this may be, marriages are al- ways occasions of general and profuse un]|uyumnt, and everybody seems happy. Dancing is indulged in by old and and forms one of the favor- nts of the natives to while away the tedium of the long winter months. During the sealing season so much attention must be paid to the busi- ness of taking seals that but little time is left for amusement. When this work completed, however, a grand ball 1s usu- ally given, which is participated in by everybody who can get to the hall. The native belles come gayly decked in silks and satins fresh from San Francisco, and the men stalk around resplendent in top hoots, store clothes, and paper collars. “Take good notice of the collar, for it may happen that in the excitement of the dance, in themaddening whirl of a grand “all-nands-around’™ movement, it may break loose from the confining button and wander at its own sweet will down the back or over the cars of its oblivious but happy owner. The orchestra ge erally consists of two sad-looking Ah-uts armed with large accordeons and cor- raled in a corner by a line of chuirs. There is a premonitory bass note, a short struggle with the bellows, and then a stirring_Russian waltz or polka peals forth. “Each gentleman seizes the lady next to him, ‘‘without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude,”” and finds to his surprise he has secured a good partner, for they all dance re- markably well. e e AN IMPULSIVE PRINCE. The Young Prince Imperial—His High Spirit and Independence, Pall Mall Gazette: The prince imperial was a young gentleman of high spirit, and not very easy to control. In August, 1878, only a few months before his trag- ical death, we arrived at Christiana tending to take the usual midday tra for Copenhagen. The town was all dee 1 with {lags, and we found that the yacht was expected, the prince i perial'on board. He had been on a vis to the king and queen of Sweden at o little country place called Orkerud (dis- tant some three hours by steame: d was now returning to England, - penhagen, intending to travel by same midday tram, The hour fo parture arrived, but no prince impe We waited and still waited, but the ys was unaccountably detained. At last, however, the booming cannon announced the arrival of the royal party; two or three carriages rolled rapidly up to the station, and the king got out and came on to the platform, leading the prince by the hand. The latter, very short and slight; looked quite like a boy by the side of the king, who is indeed the beau ideal of a monarch, tall and stately as one of his own Norwegian pines. The reason of the unaccountable delay we heard after- wards from one of the party on board. [t a lovely, hot summer's day; the prince was in tearing spirits, shouting, singing, playing pranks like a mad thing all the time.” At last he suddenly came to the king and said he *‘would and must have a bath!” ‘Impossible,” said the king, “the tramn will be waiting for us, you know.” No matter! he would and must, and forthwith began to take off’ his clothes. Theking then mildly suggested that he should at least perform that op- eration below; but not a bit! And in another moment his imperial highness was stripped and ecareering about the deck 1n a state of nature! Secing him s0 determined the order was given to stop the vessel, and almost before this could be done the prince had plunged over the side. Upon this the prince royal of Sweden and some of the younger gentle- men in attendance also undressed, and there were some half a dozen of them in the water swimming round the yacht, the prince imperial .iunuling on their backs and riding them like so many dolphins. Nor was 1t till they had half an hour of this sport that the vessel was allowed to proceed, ‘The king, however, scems to have been much struck with the intelligence of his young guest, and laughingly complained to some of the gentlomen bresent about “‘his terrible thirst for information. His questions are most alarming. Why, asked me just now how long it took a vessel to get up steam. 1 hadn’t an idea —thought 1t might probably bs ten min- utes—(I find it “does actually take five quarters of an hour). But it is very im- proving, and one would certainly have to rub up one's knowledge if one were to be long in his society!” The prince, too, seems to have made himself popular in Sweden, for all through the day and all througy the night crowds were waiting to see him, and from midnigt to earhest dawn we were awakened at every little waysido station by thoir cries of “Hoch! Hoch! Hoch!” \);nriuus amusing little scenes occurred on the way, At one station the moment the train drew up a stern-looking lady planted herself with two little girls “in’ front of the crowd, and receiving from their hands two nobby and most repellent-looking bou- quets, hurled them violently one after the ‘other through the window of the royal carriage. Then, sctting her binocle firmly on her nose, she stood awaiting the result. At first we thought it ill-natured that the green blinds should haye been so closely drawn, but after this experienee were forced to admit that there might be some excuse. At another station, contriving to elude recogniticn, the prince got out for re- freshment and we saw him speeding along the platform, a little dusty figare n the gray, nlusl_Y even to elashes. Unluckily for him, he encountered on his way two ladies whose courtesies be- trayed his hh-nmr In a moment the crowd was at his heels. In and out of the refreshment room, the waiting room, everywhere they followed him, till he was fain once more to take refuge be- hind the friendly shelter of his green blinds. Later on we beheld him lean- ing ont of the window of a second-class carringe at the other end of the train, and watching with great amusement the crowds that had gathered in front of the royal conch, and were wzul;uu in staring at'the equerry whom he had put there to filt his place. That. was the lnst time we ever saw the prince imperial alive, A CARD. - TO THE PUBLIC— " B €, With the approach of spring and theincreased interest mane ifested in real estate matters, I am more than ever consult- ed by intening purchasers as to favorable opportunities for investment, and to all such would say: When puttting any Proper- ty on the market, and adver- tising it as desirable, I have invariably confined myself to a plain unvarnished statement of facts, never indulging in vague promises for the future, and the result in every case has been that the expectations of purchasers were more than realized. I can refer with pleasure to Albright's Annex and Baker Place, as sample il- lustrations. Lots in the “Annex” have quadrupled in value and are still advancing, while a street car line is already building past Baker Place, adding hun- dreds of dollars to the yalue of every lot. Albright’s Cholce was re- lected by me with the greatest care after a thorough study and with the full knowledge of its value, and I can consci- entiously say to those seeking a safe and profitable invest- ment that LN Albright's Choice offers chances not excelled in this market for a sure thing. Early investors have already reaped large profits in CASII, and with the many important improvements contemplated, some of which are now under vay. Every lot in this splen did addition will prove a bo nanza to first buyers. Further information, plats and prices, will be cheerfully furnished. Buggies ready at al) times to show property. Respectfully, W.G. ALBRIGHT SOLE OWNER, 218 8. 15th Street. Branch oftice at South Oma ha. N. B. Property for sale hm“ parts of the city.