Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1888, Page 6

HE COUNCIL BLUFFS. l):"l"l(.'ll. NO, 12 PEARL STREET Detivered by Twenty . W. TILTON t in Ang T f the City at 1% Per MANAGER, NUesINEss OFeicr, N Niont Eprror, No. 5. MINOR M N. Y. Plumbing company. Reiter, the tailor, 810 Brondway, has ived a full line of fine fall goods. added the Burlington Tn- smpany to his long list of reliable companies. The printers’ base ball club will cross bats with the canning factory nine at Union park at 2:80 o'clock this afternoon. The infant daughter of Charles Goss was Pburied yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence on Eighth street Mrs, Almy, who runs a second hand store on Upper Broadway, wiil be one of the ap- plicants for divoree at the coming term of the district court. The Dodge Light Guards leave for the state encampment ut Villisca Monday morn ing at 6:55 o'clock. About forty of the boys are intending to go. The Daughters of Rebeka, 1 0. O. 1", have aceepted an invitation to visit the lodge in Omaha next Saturday evening, und ex pect to cross the river 100 strong. ‘The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C. B Wilbur of Stanton, Neb., will be buried from the residence of Mr. E. M. Hayes, 358 North First strect, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Sarah . Pearson has filed a petition for divorce from her husband, James 1. Pearson, alleging descrtion. She asks ali- mony and the custody of her four-year-old son. Eighth street, south from Bi ing graded ready for the pr few days the whole force will be tur, in that part of the ci id the cedar will fy. The German Catholic parochial school building is neaving _completion and will probably be ready for occupancy shortly after the opening of the city punlic schools in September. Colonel Daily met with his usual good suc- cess in securing the binding over of the prisoner Robinson, at Oakland, for burgl 0 i8 held iv the stim of ¥500 to appear b fore the grand jury. The brick work on Alderman T double business block on is about completed, and the rooms will soon be ready for occupaucy. The building is a credit to that part of the eity. The Council Bluffs Reds accept the enal- lenge of the Bluff Citys for a match game of ball for £25, and will expect the money to be up on both sides before Monday evening, the game to be played Sunday, August 26, Yesterday was a dull ket, and hay was drag at £5a ton. ous loads stood there all day, but b were scarce. The hay crop is the heaviest for years, and prices are constantly dropping. Mrs.B.Donohuo has instituted asuit for £20, 000 damages against the Chicago, Burlington &Quincy railroad company,on account of the death of her husband who was killed wh at work as engincer for that company in the yards of this citv. An injunction has been granted to C. Hal- dane, Ksq., restraining John Plummer, county treasurer, from entering on the tax books special assessments against certain lJots on Seventh avenue and Tenth street, owned by Haldane. The county commissioners viewed Northwestern railroad bridge over creek, north of Crescent, and found t piiing obstructs the creek and will or removed uuless the company immed makes the necessary change: Yesterday morning at 5 o'clock Freddy, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bu- datz, aged four months and oue day, after a short i The funeral will tuke lace this afternoon at 8 o ence of the parents, No. 512 Pierce street. A. A. Clark & Co. have secured the agency of the Agricultural Insurance company, of ‘Watertown, N. Y., one of the oldest and strongest companies making & specialty of dwelling house insurance. Oftice, corner Broadway and Main, over American Bxpress oftice. Deputy Urited States Marshal O'Brien ar- rived in the city yesterday morning in charge of Charles Hanson of Carroll county, who jumped his bail and left his bondsmen in the lurch. He was under indictment, charged with sending obscene matter through the mails, The Plattsmouth nine will attempt to amuse the Bluffs club to-day at Manawa Athletic park, and will bring with them about one hundred and fifty of the citizens of that rushing little city. A special train will bring the visitors, who desire to enjoy the pleasureable featurcs of Manuwa. The pavingof Graham avenue and Madi- son street is completed, and the pavers re- turned to the work on lower Broadwa - terday morning. On the former streef 5 yards of blocks were Iaid, and 3,100 yards on the latter, The five remaining blocks to be aved on Broadway will be finished in about hree weeks. There was not a solitary victim in the cooler yesterday morning to be brought be- fore his honor, and the court did not tarry Jong within the walls. The jailer improved the opportunity to do a little house cleaning, and an_hour's faithful work with the hose did much to improve the atmosplicre in the municipal sweatbox. Bob Mardis was hauled in again yesterday afternoon howling drunk. He left ‘his team on South Main in such a manner as to ob- struct tho strect, and *‘held tho fort” with a loaded rifle of mammoth proportions. He lled to surrender unconditionally ucas, and was scon snoring peace- fully behind the bars. ‘The annual moeflnfi of subscribers to the Chautauqua will bo held Monday evenng, mber 8, at the board of trade rooms, This meeting will be an important one and weryono should arrange to b present. The name of the organization is to be changed to include Omaha, officers are to be elected and wvarious other matters considered. James Reese was in court yesterduy after- noon on a charge of passing a worthless check on a grocer some time ago. The pro- secuting witness failed to appear and the case was adjourned until evening. The pro- secuting witness failed to appear again, and Reese was discharged. It is supposed that the main witness was bought off, Dr., Fred Bellinger has gone cast wi of his father. About three we his brother telegraphed him of his father's dapgerous condition and he left California, roturned to Laurens, Tn., and was with his father when he d ‘The body has been taken to Ogdensburg, New York, at which lace the funeral will oceur to-day. The doe- will return home the latter part of the present woek. Dr. M. J. Bellinger has been :p»nannled executor of his father's lowa cs blocks cy's new the Pigeon n the ks ago J. R. Sovereign, union labor candidate of the Ninth congressional district, will address lroad men and laborers at Smith's hall, Monday evening, August 27, at 8 o'clock. On Tuesday evening, the 28th, Le will ad the laboring men und eitizens of Coun- Bluffs at the clectric light. tower at tho head of Fourth street, and discuss the iu- terests of the masses as against the classos. Fverybody is invited by the committee to turn out and Lear the rights of the citizeus vindicated. The county commissioners are gathering the harvest of weeds which have grown ia aomn house yard, An old man with a lunt scytho was trying to hew them down esterday. This extravagant expenditure of county funds will doubtless jeopardize m&\::wm of re-eloction for some of the commissioners. The cutting down of the weeds will, however, give the taxpayors an opportunity of fmng view of th ‘house, which has cost &5 much money of which all are so justly proud. The pilding begins to loom up well. For several weeks past Mrs. Neumaker, ter of Mr, and Mrs. Leibold, had been . visit®ig her parents. She was ill with con- suin| and the change from her home near n, Pa., was made in hope of benefitin h. ‘This hope was not realized ang ovening she laid down the burden of and passod into the rest beyond. She ‘was about thirty-five :nn of ageand leavesa 3 z and five children tomourn her desth. 2 wmsband will probably arrive in time for i which 1s set orwd-.vni&nr‘r; > oceremonies will be held at the resid Pparcuts at No. 796 South l‘:m._ stroet. 1 ALL ABOUT THE BLUFES. A Swarm of Swarthy Gypsies in Camp For Revenue Only. vISIT OMAHANS THE LAKE. Improvements in and About the City —Serfous and Singu The Fight For I —A Bluffs Pre er Wanted. Tellers of Fortune and Misfortune. “Have you seen the Gypsy Queent” Tur: Big man had not. That is, he had not seen any particular Gypsy queen very ently. This is a real live queen; one of the origi nal 119 registered CGiypsys; the last remnants of the Pharoaic race—the kings aud queens of ancient Egypt.” Of conrse the news gatherer wanted to see s0 illustrious a personage and he did so. He found her with her camp just cast of the dummy depot on Broadwa, She bude the seribe ente He entered. He was introduced { R. Ballard, also to Mrs, R. Ballard, She was the queen. She was seated upon & rug, and around here were scattered symbols of astrology, or whateve they call it. There was a skull, & bowie knife and a dog, also some other things which did not especially attract the eye of e, Ber man spoke Bgyptian fluently and ucen® siung a good Inglish, s0 no - ed. “You see Dbefore you to Mr. Bgyptian tr She can *'read your answer in the star She was introduced 1o Queen Vietoria by cal Grant in 187 s the victure, The picture didn't flatter Vietoria, Tt did not resemble unless she has changed siuce the seribe saw her last. Tt was a very fair advertisement for a poor painter, but it answered the purpose all the same, The queen had traveled through thirty two of the fifty 1wo nations of the carth, ad seen much and was an agreeuble conversationalist The scrive did not have u quarter to _have his fortune told, and after an hour with the “queen’ he departed. “There are lots of people down in the bot toms who claim to be Gypsies, but they ure frauds, ™ she said as the Bie man passed out. “Remember 1w the all-wool-and-a-yard- wide queen in the cit The seribe then v which the above refe were found between transfer aepot A man, evidently the as the scribe approach, “What do you want with the Gypsies?” he askey The Ber man stated his errand. £ you have gota dollar 1 will teil you all you want to know." he answered. The dollar did not materialize, neither did the information. A woman with a child proached. You can say that M prophetess of the Gypsy said. “The camp numbered thirt they lately came irom Chicago, and ar the roud to Denver. *if we do a good busi stay with you all winter,” explained Mrs, Green, ed the second camp, to e was made, They Broadway and the worse forwear, arose in her arms ap- Green, head race, is here,” tine watermelons; beston earth: Red letter v at Lake Manawa, Republican Flambeau elub ex Lunch at Hotel Manawa at all hours, —— Omaha Visitors The Omaha 11 pday. ubeau club holds forth at Manawa today. The members have char- tered the steamer M. . Rohrer for the day, and will give an exlubition on the lake mn the evening. The water in the lake is abont u foot decper than for some time, and there is 10w no trouble in getting to all parts of the luke with the steamers, Special excursion 18 will be run from Omaha, and it is ex- ed that it will be one of the most suc- ssful days of the season at the lake. The attractions offered are numerous and varied, and both cities will be well represented. ——— All fruits, domestic and foreign, at Feavon’s, —— Buy grocevies of N. L Tibbitts, 45 Broadwiy. Full line of sheet music at Council Blufls Music Co, 4 Broadway. e Travelers op at the Bechtele. Stop at the Pacific House. The wiost centrally located hotel in the city. e .— Institution Improv ents., ‘The work of improvement at the institu- tion for the deaf and dumb is being pushed as fast s possible in orderto get it com- pleted by the 12th of September, when the next term of school beging, The foundation of the new engine house is being laid, and the machinery for ruuning the elec plant will be hiere in_about two weeks. contracting firm which is establishing the plant have six men at work stringing the uilding with wires, and when the pupils re- turn the change will have boen made com- plete. —-—— TLunch served to-day at all hours at Hotel Manawa. All the creditors will be on hand to sce that patrons are promptly and properly served. Twenty Ibs. of good prunes, $1.00; at N. L. Tibbitt House have none but word the atten- tion given them. A. A. Clark & Co. n farmi and city property wise for gotiate loans on — A Child Badly Hure. Oue of the little tive-year-old twins of Mr, and Mrs. George J. Cranc was seriously in- jured the other evening by being jolted from o dirt wagon, di: ing her shoulder,brealk mg a leg and causing several other severe injuries. Dr. Lacey is attending her, and all ‘vlmmlv\v efforts are bewng made to save her ife, but ber condition is very serious. ———— Pine Californin fruits at N. 1. bitts. — —— Visit Lake Manawa to-day. Great attractions. Hotel Manawa will serve iunch at ull hours. b- e Pacific House 18 open to the traveling public, notwithstanding to the contrary. il Full line of sheet music at Counci Bluffs Music Co., 224 Broadway. - The City Has Fairmoun Park Commissioner Graham yesterday laid u document on the county recorder's desk with a roguest to have it duly recorded. An exawmination of the instrument showed that it was a quit claim deed conveying to him thirty-ihree lots in whai is now Fair- mount park. Is it possible that Park Commissioner Gra- ham has joined the gang of grabbers, and is bent on wresting the beautiful Fairmount park from the city ! 1t looks so. In the same bundle of documents in which this deed was placed appears another, a quit claim, covering other lots in the park, and in this deed the city is the one which acquires whatever real or fancied rights the signers of the deed have heretofore held. Th ere's sowething up. Tuk Bi i readers, learns that really acting in the interests of tl y. getting quit claims on a large por- tion of the lots in the park, in order o quiet all possible trouble about title. He is said to have already prepared a deed couveying to | tie eity the rights which he Las thus secured, that when the proper time comes, and those who howl, howl no more, he wilt convey to the city, thus making the city's title all right. 1t appears that the other deed was tlie re- sult of the energy of Mayor Rohrer, who se- cured in Missouri some quit claims for the city, This will rather complicate affairs for those who are seeking to make the city give up Fairmount park, to buy them something ity now has in vavious ways an undisputed titie to more thau half the lots in Fairmount park, and the fight over the others is said to have no very hopeful look for those who ave opposing the city's in- terests, The city still occupies Fairmounut park. el Buy n 400-acre farm near the city of J. G. Tipton and make $10,000. o — Money Joaned at L. B, loan office, on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, her avticles of value without All business strictly confi- dential. New stock of new grass seed at ¥ ron’s. e A Call From Kansas City. Rev. (i, W. Crofts, pastorof the Congre- gational chiurch of this city, has received a very flattering call to become pastor of a church in Kunsas City. The call in one sense cannot be rightly termed flattering, for the reverend gentloman has ability and char acter sufficient to fill any of the Kansas City pulpits, Council Bluffs can hardly spare him jnst yet, and not only his church, but the community wt large, saints and simfers, wonld protest against is removal from this city, ILis not known what answer Mr Crofts will make to the call, which is ve urgent, and in some respects rather tempt- ing. He has boen absent from the city, and lience his views on the matter cannot be wiven now. It is gratifying to his many friends and admirers 1o tave his worth rec- ognized by such a call, | confidently hope that he will ot d to accept. Clover Leaf cr butter 25 cents a pound at Fearon' g = Buy mantels, grates and hearth fur- mishings of the New York plumbing Co. There will be a 1 v Sunday af- ternoon and evening at the Grove hotel. Good musie and dancing. erything conducted properly aud orderly. So say the proprietors. hes. nents ave - Amougithe Cr The following anunounc coneerning Various services to-aay : T. . Thickstine ches every Lora’s day mornimg at Al Saints chapel, Third avenue and Bighteenth street. All will be made v welcome, New Methodist mission--There will be memorial services in memory of General P. H. Sheridan at the residen of Dr. Gordon, corner of Graham avenue and Tostevin street to-morrow at 3o’clock p. m., conducted by Rev. J. Fisk. Rev. J. Fisk will the A. M. E. chu morrow at 8 o'clock p. m. attend. First Baptist— Preachin, pastor at 10:30. Sunda people’s meeting at e, St. Paul's church-—-Morning prayer and sermon at 10 a. m. Subject of sermon: The Church of the Putur Rev. M. F. Serensen will oficiate. Sunday school at 12 m. Service in the inavian Baptist church morning and evening, Preaching by the pastor, H. A, dishenbach, The ordi- naice of baptism will be administered several candidates in the evening. All ially invited, Metholist Episcopal chnreh—The pastor, H. W. Rees, will preach at 10:30 a, m. to- There will be no evening servi Men’s Christian association, corner of Main street and Broadway. Open to-day from2to 6 p. m, At 4 o'clock the regular gospel meeting for young men. Tn the even- ing the union church services will be con- ducted by the association in the Presbyterial church, Report of the president and ““Why Work for Young Me: y S Jenner, of Omaha. Gospel -Hymns will used at this service. All are invited. gl S If you have property for sale at a bar- gain list it with us and we will adver- tise it free of charge. A. A, Clark & Co., corner Broad v and Main, over American express. made couduct the services at h oon Williams strect to- All are invited to .y be T S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. — - E. H. Sheafe & Co., short time loan to suit, at lowest rate of interest. Broadway and Main str make long or ou real estate, in sums Oftice et, upstairs. ——— The Mayne Issue, Tle seizure of C. E. Mayne's horses and other property which occurred over the river, was to be accompanied by a like seiz- ure of whatever could be found belonging to him on this side. 1t was supposed tnat he had a large number of horses over here, and an Omaha attorney was over here to see about the matter. He arranged with Sheriff O'Neill to serve the papers, and the sherift and a deputy waited for some hours for the attorney to get the writ. The bonds re- quired were for $40,000, and the attorney spent some time among his acquaintances se- curing tnese, and finally had to give it up. He found that it would be necessary first to go over to Omaha, and so gave directions to let the affair rest until he mformed the sheriff differently. Up to 6 o'clock last even ing Sheriff O'Neill had heard nothing more about it. Mr, Mayne, who was quictly rest- ing at home while his property was being seized by the officers on the other side, hur- ried over to Omaha yesterday morning and spent the day there. -~ Money loaned on furnituve. pi diamonds, horses, buggies or anything of value, at low rate of interest. No publicity; fair and honorable dealing. A. A. Clark & Co., of . Broadway aud Main, over Ame o —-— For bargains 1o real estate see heafe & Co., Broadway and street, upstairs. n0s, H. Main - J. G. Tipton has bargainsin real estate, - L Much Ado About Nothing. 1t is amusing to note how stories grow in the political season. The Council Bluffs folks cun appreciate the following sample, which is going tho rouads of the democratic press, and which, as all know heie, is so far from having any semblauce of truti to it that it is not worth while to attempt to point out its many details of gross departure from the facts: A party of negroes, wearing the hvery of the protection party, assaulted a colored speaker for tariff reform at Council Biuffs Monday night, Their language was of a character that would be dignified if called Billingsgate. Not satisfied with this proceed- ure they proceeded to cruelly beat A, Whittelsey, editor of the Globe, who remon- strated with them. To such dire straits is the party of protection come that it needs must enforce its vile edicts by means of a crowd of drunken roughs. Alack a day, what a fall for the grand old party ! A. A, Clark & Co., real estate brok- ers, have alist of choice inside property on their books. Nothing but bargains offercd. s TS A list of fifty vacant dwellings for rent can be obtained at office of E. H. Sheafe & Co., corner Broadway and Main streets, up stairs, Avtists preter the Hallett & Davis piano, at C. B. Music Co., 224 Broad way. A Fall in the Summer. Yesterday morning Mrs. J. H. Clark, living at No, 820 Sixth avenue, met with a serious accident, from the effects of which she will be an invalid for some weeks to come. The rounds are terraced, and as she was return- ng from the coal shed to the house she lost her footing and fell, The distance of her fall was not great, about three feet, but she is very heavy and in falling the weight of the ‘body was thrown upon the right leg, and both bones below the kuee were broken. Medical tendadee was summon wus promptly reduced, was resting comfortably and the fracture 148t evouing she —— For Sale Cheap—Lote near the bridgo to parties who will build at once. Ad- d 1on J. R. Rice, No. 100 Main - H. Sheafe loans money on chattel security of every deseription. Private consulting rooms, All business strictly confidental. Offico 500 Broadway, cor- ner Main street, up-stag pn, one-tenth hout interest. — Buy alot of J. G, T cash, bularnce monthly, Material is being drawn upon the ground for the paving of Harrison street, active work upon which will begin within a few davs. A three-foot storm sewer is being constructed connecting that street with In- i creek. This will materially assist in ing the large volume of water, of which Harrison street is the natural cha Heretofore residents have been seriously convenienced during the rainy season, with these improvements they will be fully protected against the s of water., W Ry Try the Monareh flour, you; at Fearon's. e ——— ew Telephones, Cut this out and post up by your telephone: No. 5, Brown, O. H,, store; 14, King, T. D. & Co.: 72, Metealf, George, residence: Scoles, W, J,, barng 80, Robertson, Dr. J. U dence; 98, Union Pacific Tenth avenue 128, Lewis, William, office (Ogden 3 181, Cody, J It will please . A, hospital 4, Cappell, Dr. W, C residence; el & Hunt, vieat market. b i You People in Omaha and Council Bluffs are foolish. You pay rent. Stop it or you will never be worth acent. Go to Tipton, as hun- dreds have done the past year: buy o home on payments, and put your money where it will do your ehildrén good and you. too. ¢ the Manawa motor line run into one of Mulholland’s ice wagons at one of the et crossings in the southern part of the The wagon wus badly demoralized, its heels being smashed 10 one was hurt. completely. Lo R An Omaha Man can drive over the bridge and up B ¢ (the finest paved drivein America), buy alot of J. G. Tipton, No. 527 Broad- get back home in two hours and clear 100 per cent in thirty days. What's the matter with that? e —— Manawa's Hotel Open. Hotel Manawa will be reopened to-day under the management of 8. 8. Keller, who represents the creditors. Geor “ergnson will supervise the hostelry until the close of the present senson. e QT GREAT SALE P Of Council Bluffs Lots at Auction, [ will offer for sale and scll without reserve to the hignhest ‘bidder one-half of all the lots in Cochran’s addition to Council Bluffs, One lot of every other pair through- out the whole addition will be =o1d with the privilege to the purchaser of the ve ining lot at the same price. The ground on which the addition is laid is known as the old fair ground forty. north of the Union Pacifie depot, and south of Broudway. The number of lots ave 160, or four to the acre. o AlS, Ten per cent of the purchase money cash in hand. The balance in nine equal annual payments to be evidenced by notes bearing intervest at 5 per cent per annum, secuved by mortgage. The s will get warrantee t 1 on the same terms and at the same sale 100 lots in Central sub- division and Stroet’s addi- tion on grounds joining on the north. Some of these lots are situated on Broadway DAY OF SAT MBER 12 The place of sale will be on the grounds on Wednesday, the 12th of September, 1888, and continue from day to day till all is sold. The lots and blocks will be numbered on stakes and waps furnished bidders on day of sale, Other particulars on day of sule. A. COCHRAN. e L8 Personal Paragraphs, Mrs. M. €. Eagan has returned home ¢ a six weeks' visit e D. W. Bushnell and Postmaster Bowman are among the Bluftites who are sojourning at Colfax. Mrs. Fred Spetn:an and children leave this morning for Colfax for a few weeks' rest und recreation, Miss Nellie Hayes and brother Curtis have returned from Scrauton, Ia., where they were visiting relatives. Dr. Rees has so far recovered from 58 as to be able to resume his place y in the Methodist pulpit, Miss Elizabeth C. Cooley has gone to Tor- onto, Canada, to assume her duties as pre- ceptress of Moulton Ladies’ college. ‘The children of 8, S. Keller returned yes- terday from Nebraska, where they spent the summer vacation visiting with relatives, S, S, Stevens, general agent of the Rock Island, has returned to Colfax Springs, where lus family is spending the summer. John Woodard and family have returned irom points in Colorado. Miss Flora Dickey, who accompanied them, will remain for'a time longer in Deny Mr. John MeAllister on First avenue, and is aid and excellent care fro to which order he belongs. Tudge worth will go to New York in a few days to visit his family. His daughter is being treated at the hands of a_ prominent optician of New York City, and it is re- ported that her failing sight’ will be wholly restored. Miss Nellie Swan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swan, s visiting her old home here. Her brother’s wife, Mrs. Jo Swa Glenwood Springs, Colo!, is also vis They will probably remain until middle of ~September, Colorado together. mother, Mrs. Swa s vory ill at his home siving substantial the Odd Fellows, the ‘and ‘will then go to accompanied by their Fast Trains Go Slower. Cuicaco, August 17,—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee. |—The generall mdnagers of the various roads between Chicago and the Mis- souri river have definitely concluded to lengthen the time of their limited express trains one week from next Sunday, regard- less of the protests of Omala people. Some of the roads felt inclined to postpone action until the excitement of the western people had subsided, but were «fually prevailed upon to make the change on the date named. They were given to undegstand that if they continued to run those fast trains, the other roads who could, or would not make equally low rates, would retaliate by cutting fares. One concession has been made to the public, however, nawely the time will not be quite as slow as first agreed upon, and the number of trains will not be diminished. ‘The Cou: cil Bluffs train, which used to leave at 7:30 . m., will leave at 1 p. m — Western Po:tal Changes. RWasHINGTON, August 1%.—(Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee. |—The following Nebraska postmasters were appointed to-day: William H. Hoffman, Balden, Webster county, vice Julius R. Haine,removed; William D, Smith, Elgin, Antelope county, vice William M. Eggleston, removed. ‘A postofice has been established at Almira, Delaware county, la., with Mrs. Alice E. Anderson as postmistress, The postoftice at Port Allen, Louisa county, Ia., will be dis- coutinued from August 25 IN TURBULENT WAR TIMES. Troubles and Responsibilities of the Telegraph Operator. SOUTHERN WIRING FRIENDS. Newspapers Which Did Not Recognize News—News From Fort Sumpter —The Baltimore Riot—-Bat- tle of Bull Run. In War Times. “We had busy timesduring the war,’ remarked a veteran telegrapher te Washington Stad reporter, “*and a fear- ful amount of ponsibility 1n the mat- ter of news. We had but one line of telegraph here, and but one railvond. There was the New York Associated pross, through which the bulk of the news was received, The late L. AL bright was the agent here, and he had ip his office as assistants Mr. B i and the two Holland brothers, Jumes G, oand Charle The oftice was then in the Davis building, on Pennsyl- vania avenue, adjoining the M tan hotel, now No. 619, The Star was published during the war the southwest — corner of Pennsylvanian avenue and Eleventh street, The Republican wus published in the building known as the Tremont house, Sccond street and Indiann avenue, but was afterward removed to the north- wost corner of Seventh and D strects, and then to Ninth street, between nusylvani vonue and D ostreet. The old National Intelligencer was pub- lished at Seventh and D st ts (on the northwest corner), and Colonel Forney during the war, started the Sunday Chronicle, which was subsequently con- verted intoa daily paper. These com- prised all the ~Washington papers. The Ameriean telegraph office wns then on the north side of Penusylvania avenue, west of Four-and-a-Hall street, and the ofice was under the manage- ment of Mr. A, B. Talcott, familiarly Known as *Pop’ Talcott, now the elec- trician at the capitol. Of the ten or fiftecn operators engaged in the oflice then there are now living W. H. Young, Willinm MeFreely, Fred Royee, Will Snyder and Audy “Johuson—the latter, though, was then a mes; er hoy.™ WIRING TO THEIR § RN FRIENDS, “Much in the way of news prior to the war never gotout,” the old operator continued, “The southern people frocly used the line and kept up a corvespond- ence with their friends south up to the hour of leaving. The government was aware of this, for Messrs, F. W. Walker and Z. K. Pangborn, two nerthern cor- respondents, informed Mr. Stanton, then the attorney general under Presi- dent Buchanan, that the wires were being used for treasonable purpose They were informed that the adminis- tration was fully aware of the fact, hut could find no constitutional authority to vent it. When the question of se- ing was being discassed, a dispateh ent by several of Vivginia's repre- s'to the people of Novfolk and urgin, »poli- them to seize the Brook- Iyn as Virginia’s portion of the United States navy. Senator Wigfall of Texas never denied that he had used the tele- wraph. and_ was wont to say jokingly that he had committed treason enough over the wires to hang forty men. SAfter the inanguration of My, Lin- coln.” eontinued the veteran, “the tem- perof the people here was feverish. rgre numbers of the old Washington families, having southern conpections, sympathized with the southern people, but in the ear] sart of the war the large majority. while not approving of cocrcive measures, were willing to fight for the defense of the capital, and a prompt response wasmade to the eall for troops for that purpose. A few troops from the regular army were in the city company of suppers and miners, three batteries of artillery, the ord- nance company at the arsenal and the marines. To these were added ahout 8,500 district men accepted or the three months’ service, after the fall of Fort Sumter. By the way, speaking of Sum- terveminds me that some years ago a correspondent related that duving the month preceding the fall of Sumter he was in constant commynication with Governor Pickens, of South Carolina. He, however, did not tell the whole sto) nd perhaps did not know it. His custom was to go to the office after it had closed for the nignt and a friendly operator would send and receive dis- putches for him. They were not destroyed and were left on the paper strip. ~ Another operator ‘catching on’ to the scheme, took the correspondence every morning and sent it to the proper officérs of the government. In this way President Lincoln and his cabinet were kept informed of the preparations for opening the ball at Sumte TILE NEWS FROM FORT SUMTER. *1t is not perhaps known,” he went on, ““that an attempt was made to keep the fall of Sumter, on April 13, from whe government as long as possible. Communication was cut off between this city and Richmond, and the govern- ment had no direct news till in the eve- ning. Inthe afternoon, however, the late Patrick Crowley received a private dispatch from his two sons, then at Gordonsville, Va., announcing the fact. They had built the telegraph line to that point. The fact that the govern- ment had not received such news up to that hour caused doubt as to the cor- rectness of Mr, Crowley’s informati but from this dispatch the idly spread and caused much excite ment. In a short time it scemed as if every man, woman and child knew the news. The immediate result was to quicken the military spivit, and ina little time the war department had mustered in over thirty companies from the district, The question with the young men then was not as to the cause olllhu war, but the safety of the capi- tal. **Colonel Whiteley,” continued the telegrapher, “was then correspondent of tae New York Herald, and also editor of the Baltimore Clipper, with a consid- erable following in the Monumental City, having becn identified with the American, or Know-nothing element. He immediately applied to Secretury Cameron for authority to raise a brigade of Marylanders, and agreed to do 5o at once if quarters and rations weve pro- vided as fast_as the enlistments made. My, Camron declined to accey this offer, but expressed his willingness to provide for them as fast as regiments were recruited and presented for mus- ter. The news of the adoption of the ordinance of secession by the ini convention for submission to the and of Jeff Davis’ proclamation offeri letters of marque on April 17, was ves ceived by us, but was not given out, and no dispatches were posted. Through the Associated Press and the papers the public was advised. ‘The arrival of about 400 Peunsylvanian troops on April 18 gave some confidence to the union people, for this was the first in- staliment under the call of the presi- dent for 75,000 men issued April 15, From time to time next day news was re- ceived of the movement of troops, but poune arrived, and late iu the day the aph off business. THE BALTIMORE “When the attack Massachusetts vegiment in Baltimore, en route to this city, wus made tl mob took possession of the telegraph office there, and, as they supposed, cut all the wires, There wore, however, two wires left uncut, As soon as Sec- retary Cameron learned of this mob he became anxious with d telegraph company to find him and wive him that his proposition would be w cepted. Colonel Whiteley was found in Philadelphia. and i ply telegraphed ‘It is too late. They are now all on the other side there huad heen less red tape in this instance the mob might have been prevented. Then followed suspense and the « hoss for nows from the north wnprecedented. R ports came that a confederate force marching on Washington. The had been cut north and south, the Seventh New York v come by way of Annay and s they mavehed di from the depot to the presidents’s the entive loyal population turned out to seo them “Did you ever hear that a plan was nmade to wreck the train on which they came from Aunapolis function? W there was such a plot, - Out on the disadeep eut. There was an cannon in possession of the country peo- ple who formerly belonged to a volun- teer company. This gun was hastily mounted on a pair of wagon wheel wiis to have been stationed so & detailed to rails, and when the train wrecked the cunnon was to let into them. Two Germans who were in the plot overheard talkin i some of the German soldicrs then guarding the railvoad onee informed the authorities, know but 1 have a copy of a dispateh which confirms this statement., “About the time the movement was made on Alexandri id the veteran, “the war department appointed o cen- sor 1o supervise the dispatehes, and this oveasioned much complaint, not because of the unwillingness of corvespondents to comply with any reasonable vequest from the government, but hecause the want of confidence in some of the men employed in the censorship. Ostensibly the object was to prevent the publication of matter that might emba rass the operations of the government. but some of the government dispatehes were about as wild as the most sensa- tional correspondent could wake them. THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. “When the battle of Bull Run fought, July 21, 1861, the telegraph line was up about half way, and up to the time the union retreat commenced the telegraph office was crowded with business—dispatches coming in giving glowing aecounts of the performance of the federal troops. Then orders were sived from the war department to cut off all communication. Mr. R: mond. of the w York Times, had been sending disputehesall day,and on being refused further use of the wires. tto Secretary Cameron to heg the privile of sendi a dispateh to his wife. M Cameron listened to his appeal to he mitted to =end merely the words, 1 am well,” to allay fears his wife might have in not heas from him, but he would not relent. "he corvespondents commenced ar rive in the evening, been allowed, we would have had @ much could do. The orders were, er, imperative. My Painter, of the Philadelphia Inguivel among the vorrespondents, and on heing refused, rushed out, took a ha to the depo d made a train to Ph delphia, arrviving in time to have in t} morning Tuguiver a full account of the battle. The morning after the battle General Scott sent a dispateh to Gen- eral McClellan, then in West Virginia. as to McDowell’s reverse, stating the losses in killed, wounded and prisoners as 14,000, Then we were allowed to open the office, but were cautioned not allow any dispatches to state the losses at a greater figure than those in Gen- eral Scott’s dispatch. T have never seen things move chaotic. Every sol- dier who came across the Long bridge had a different story, and it seemed for a time that the union was about gone up, but the confederates did not follow up the battle GETTING WAR NEWS, “The Washington papers took their news from the Associated Press and from the rtments, and in fact, uld getit. Tt was sur- prising sometimes how news was ob- tained, for at times the offic execedingly reticent. There we pondents on the field, but th not be everywhere at once. Through the executive mansion, the war and navy department news was received, and often it was given outin a mere skeleton. This, however, was often a d for a reporter to follow un. There were some in the newspaper busine: ‘ho did not appear to appreciate good when they had it. I well r that two "correspondents arviv 1 Febr iside’s v island, Aftor sending these dispatchos to the Ne York Herald and Tv knew how glad our people would be to read it in the Sunday morning paper. Getting permissi one of the correspondents to us ch, I took it to the managing editor of & morning paper und offered it to him without cost. The only reply I r ceived v ‘ paper is » e ready for the pre that we decline it.” I have forgotten o teil you that it was not long after the p opened that the government disy; W ent in ciphor, and in that way i of od news was kept all y RIOT, on the Sixth i Finally iment, hav- appeared many a picce from the publi **As you may suppose,’” Sthere was much red tape y then, and often when papers had their news ready to give to the publie, the publishers would be on the anxions oh as to whether, it would be ap- ed or not, Some ofticials weve ver, reticent, and news had to be pump out, but Presicent Lincoln alw; he continued, evailing seemed anxious to have the publie get ! and duy sehiool. all information. ‘Outside of the telegraph and the de- ments, the steamboat wharves and nstantls The quartermaster (Cape Allen) in charge of river transpor- tation wns located at Seventh and M streets, and often boatsarriving brought up interesting news from below, At the navy yard, which, for the most of the tin under the same command as the Potomac flotilia, news was often procurable, but usually had to be wormed out. The rule’ seemed to be that nothing should be divulged until the official report was given ont by the department. Generally the reporter had first to get a sailor _\:n'n‘:ml, after writing it up with the plausibility of teuth, read it to an ofticer, and get at the truth in that way. “Among our own people heve, as well among the many thousunds of sol- s sometimes eamped arou said the operator, *‘there was at times wuch excitement. The anxiety to learn the Intest news held erowds about the news- paper offices almost continuously. and on the reception of good nows often would erowds visit the white house with a baad of music. You remember how the news of tho fall of Richmond was received, This was on April 3, 1865, and the announcement electrified the city. Everybody was glad, even those d been looked upon as sonthern hizers. At night houses were ated, bontives kindled and bells Beautiful Necks, New York Graphie: A woman with a white neek never conceals it,” is one of the social axioms. For the last few years, ever since, i fuct, the Prine of Wales became the leader of Ame can and London fashions, the white neck has been in - eclipse. The prin- cess has o deen sear, caused by an seess under the skin, and to con this blemish the high collar on dresses and the broad band of 3 and jewels by night were adopted. Like most fashions, this one was born to soothe royal vanity, and it must b eded it Tias proved u blessing to « long-necked common Now, ever, there is a threatened revolt among the beauties with white round : they say with the usual cruclty of youth, that the princess would be o enough to dispense with hor chokers if she could, and they will not be governod by her' scar any longer. For tailor-made, s St gowns, yes: but for the § no! Aided and thetted by M. Worth, the girls showing their neck n oa most distracting way. At the theater the night the back of the lovliest white neck divided attention with im, the ny how- the navy yard were points for item and at these places reporters were k ESTABLISHED 1842, Penman,” whenever the curtain fell for the beautiful line of the soft brown hair on that white skin, the graceful curvesof the jaw where it joined the It, and then the roundness of the cou- tours, were studies iu_which an artist might have reveled. To exhibit allthis loveliness tie Frenchy gown was devoid of any band. ng? Well, slightly, but then that is the charm of it. Only the young and fair may veuture to un- cover this portion of the human anat- v. English girls ave famous for their lumnar neck. American, on the con- . are of the finer mold, and their ks like their wrists and ankles, are wore slender than those of the fair but massive daughters of Albion. 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