Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 6, 1889, Page 4

[——= B. ROSEWATER, Biitor, PUBLISHED BVERY MORNING. B/t TERMS OF SURSCRIPTION. Morning Edition) including Sunday Do O Yome. v i i 8 The Omuha Bunday Tiee, mailed to any address, One Yoar ... 8 % Weekly Beo, One Year ‘ OFFICES, Bullding, N, W, ook ory Iulidin ook o k Hooms 14 and 1§ Tribune on OMoe, No. 513 Fourteenth Street. neil Blufls Ofee, No. 12 Pearl Stroet. in Office, 1020 P Stioet, CORRESPONDENCE, All communfoations relating to nows and edi- torinl matter should be addressed to tho Editor of the Hee, BUSINESS LETTERS. ANl Lnsiness lotters and vemittances should ho wddressed to The Bee Pubilshing Company, Omahe. Drafts, checks and postoftice orders to be mads payable te the order of the company, g Bee Publishing Compauy, Proprictors. #Ex Building Farnam and Seventeonth Stroets, ettt Bt e S Omana OMce, Cornor Beventeenth an THE DAILY B SBworn Statement of Circulation. Btate of Nobraska, | County of Douglas, > George 13, Tzschuck, secretary of ‘The Bee Publishing Company, does solemuly swear tht the actual circulation of THE DALY Ity for the week ending Augnst i1, 185, was as foilows: Bundny. A Monday, A ¥, August Wednesday, Augu: Thursday, Augnst .. Friday, Augnst3). ... . Baturdiy, August 81 Average, S GEORGE B. TZSCHUUK. worn to hefore me and subscribed 10 in my prosence thisilat axy o Auguat 4. D1 al .« P, F] . 1850, i L, Notary Publix tate of Nobraska, County of Douglas, fsn Georgge I3, Taschuck, being duly sworn, de- 0%es and says that hie 18 seeretary of The'Ree ublishing company, that the actual average dally circulation of Ty DAILY BEE for the month of September, 188, 15,154 coples; for Oo- tober 1KY, 1K,084 cop! or nber, 1584, 18, 080 copres: for December, 1565, 18,223 coples; fol January, 188, 18,674, copies; for February, 1559, 8006 copies; for March, 140, 18864 coplos; fa April, 180, 18,650 1 lok: for Jule, 14, 18,84, cople ), 18,706 coples; for August, 1580, 18,851 cc Gro. B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presenc this dlat day of August, A. D, 185, (8EAL] . P. Frit., Notary Public copies: for Ma joice. The city hall con- tractor hus begun his labors, and will presecute them to a finish. GENERAL GREELY has answered our appeal for good weather. We will ro- ceive him kindly any time ho comes west. < MAJOR GLARKSON is in clover these days. Being chief marshal is almost as good as being postmaster. There is more glory in it if not as much pay. IN point of appearance the Omaha police and firemen who took part in the trades parade would compare to advan- tage with those of any metropolitan city. THE resumption of full time at the Union Pacific shops will place a large number of artisans who, for a long time, have been compelled to nccept the eight hour scale. —— THE Chicago “Big Four” packers de- liberately snubbed the senate dressed beef investigation committee, And now Senator Vest can retaliate by re- fusing to eat Chicago beef. THE receipts of grain at Chicago dur- ing the month of August were the largest ever recorded in that city. This is a gratifying indication that the pros- pect of good times in the northwest 1s excellent. SENATOR WADE HAMPTON wants the Uaitod States to appropriate five mil- lions to buy Cuba and colonize the ne- groes. But what would become of the ©x-confed majors and colonels without a negro to do their menial service? WARNER, the Safe patent medicine man, has sold his plant to an English syndicate for five millions. Not con- tent with monopolizing the American bar trade, the English syndicates are reaching out for our patent nostrum factories, . Tue New York Sun hits the nail on the head when it says that the inter- state commerce commission, composed almost entirely of lawyers, is a sort of privato supreme bench and court of finality all to itself. —— ISN'T it about time that BEE building was being opened again? Don’t be a elam, Mr. Rosewater. Open up.—Re- publican. Tre BEE building has been open all week and visitors from abroad to the number of from three to five thousand & day have passed through its spacious halls and magnificent court each day. ACCORDING to the gospel of Saint John, of Kansas, the year 1900 will be the pronibitionists’ year of “Jubilee.” If the latter day cold water apostle had set the millenium and universal pro- hibitiou for the year 2000 nobody in this generation would feel disposed to call his prophetic powers in question, THE Bell telephone company is not yet out of the woods with respect to the suits brought to annul its patents, The millionaires who have joined in with the government in contesting the val- idity of the telephone mdnopoly a re in condition to keep up the fight until the Bell patents expire. —— OFFICI AL figures show that during the last few years Virginia demo crats have incrensed the yearly expenses of the stute government by from one to three millicas, This extravagance has .-become an important issue in the pres- ent campaign and through its ventila- tion will afford General Mahone the requisite ammunition for carrying the state, —_— THg m aritime exhibition, which is to open in Boston November 5, and last for a period of nine wecks, will be the firat of its kind in this or any other country, The display will include models of ships of all kinds, engiues, boilers, hoisting apparatus, pumps, steering gear and everything connected with vessels and steamships. The good to rvesult from this show it is sup- posed will be the enthusiasm it will arouse among ship owners as to the vast improvement and superiority of Ameri- can built ships over those uf other countries. MEXI1CO'S BEEF TARIFF. Mexico proposes to put a tariff on American beef aud beef products, which will have the effect of excluding them from her markets. The beef trade of the United States with Mexico is one of cansiderable value, and its import- ance has been steadily increasing dur- ing the past few years. There is nota great amount of cattle produced in Mexico, and - the quality of the product is not fine. Consequently that country has always depended upon the United States, or more properly upon Texas, for its supply of choice beef, and as the demand has grown to be large, and the national exchequer of Mexico needs all the help it can receive, the government has decided that it is necessary to collect a duty on Aweri- can cattle and beef products. There can be no doubt that this ac- tion is a mistake. We referred a fow days ago to the fact that there wasa vigorous popular movement inaugu- rated in Germany in favor of a repeal or modification of the restriction im- posed by the government of that coun- try upon the importation of American pork. This is due to the fact thatin lim- iting the supply of pork to the home pro- duction, the poorer classes in Germany do not got as much meat to as for- merly,and are compellea to pay more for what they do use. The peopleof Mexico will have asimilar expericnce. [t is a question of only a short time when the taviff on beef will shut out the American product so far us the commion people are concerned, by making it too high for them to eat as regularly as they have been in the hubit of doing, and,of course, the home product will advance to a price which will not allow them to use that. A popular protest against this state of affairs will undoubtedly be made before the new law is a year old. There is another point to be consid- ered, and that is the unfriendly nature of such legislation to the cattle interest of the United States. This country sends a large amount of beef to Mexico annunlly, and while the tarifft may not wholly destroy vhis trade, it cannot fail to make serious~inroads upon it. In view of the fact that the United States is moving in the divection of ex- tending its trade rolutions with Ame can councries, and has called a congre of these countries to consider plans for enlarging its commercial relations with them. the action of Mexico seems some- what 1nopportune and not altogether encouraging. It would seem that our government should endeavor to induce the Mexican government to adhere to its past policy of admitting American beef free of duty, or at any rate with a y s0 small as would not have the effect of wholly excluding i 'he mat- ter is of such importance as to merit the promptattention of the cattle inter- ests of the country. THE THIRD LOUISIANA DISTRICT. As was to be expected, the eloction in the Third Louisiana districttresulted in the choice of the democratic candidate, Andrew Price, over Henry Clay Minor, in spite of the exertions of the visiting committee of northern republican con- gressmon in this hot bed of intimida~ tion. As between the two candidates there scems to have been but little choice as to fitness, barring their party allegiance. Both are sugar barons. But while Mr. Price isan out and out democrat, his opponent, Mr. Minor, is a protection democrat who joinel the republicans on the taviff issuc. The campaign was ostensibly to be fought out strictly on the necessity of protect- ing sugar. But it turned wholly upon the pivotal issue in that state as to which of the two men could carry or frighten away the negro vote at the polls. As the democrat was elected, the peo- ple of the north cun draw their own conclusions. Despite the fact that the election was bitter and closely con- tested, on the whole it was tame for an average Louisiana political contest. Leaaing negroes who took too promi- nent a part in the republican meetings during the campaign were whipped and terrorized. But of courso that was to be expected. As no serious disturbances are as yet reported, except ata place called Franklin, where a deputy mar- shal was shot, the Third district of isiana is likely to drop out of public o entirely. But the country will await the home-coming of Representa- tives Burroughs, of Michigan, Rowell, of Illinois, and Poters, of Kansas, before passing final judgment. They will have something to say of Louisiana elections, and of the Third district in particular, and may explain the reason why the white man and the black man cannot live in peace and harmony to- gether. THE TRADES DISPLAY. Omaha has reason to feel proud of the suporb- trades display which passed in review Thursday morning. It was an jmposing demonstration and impressed both citizen and visitor with the mag- nitude of Omaha’s commercial and in- dustrial resources, Favored with sunny skies, the moving panorama was a sight well worth witnessing. Without ques- tion the display was the finest ever pre- sented upon the streets of this city. Our merchants were imbued with the spivit that what was worth doing at all was worth doing well, and they suc- ceeded beyond their fondest expecta- tions. The floats were one and all unique and appropriate, and the review of the wholesale, the manufacturing and the leading retail establishments and industries of Omaha and South Omaha would do credit to any city of the country, Not the least important feature of the proces- sion was the fine showing made by the traveling men of Omuha and viecinity whose appearance merited ap- plause of the thousands of spectators. The people of Omaha congratulate the projectors and managers of thigenter- prise for their untiring zeal and energy in making the trades display an un- qualified success. They bave demon- strated that the business men of Omahu are alive apd alert, and need only the stimulus of a moving spirit to bring out their full strength, The effect of this demonstration wili be of far-reaching importance to the wmercantile interests of Omaha. 1Itis not merely s passing show that dazzles the eye and is forgot- ten. ‘The bird's-eye view of Omahu's mercautile greawness will leave an in- delible impression upon our people, and | more especially upon the merchant and visitor who have come to celebrate the day with us. THE PUBLIC LANDS. The general land office at Washing - ton has in its possession a number of ro- ports made by spacial agents under the last administration covering fraudulent land entries in Wyoming and ocher tor- ritories. While many of these entries have already been acted upon, and in a number of cases the land in question was restored to the public domain, there yet remains considerable testi- mony for the land office to pass upon in- volving the title to thousands of acres. It aid that there is a disposition on the part of officials to ignore these special agents’ reports and to confirm entries upon which grave suspicions rest. Shoald this be done it will do the honest settlers of the country a great wrong. The work of the special agents has been highly succossful in the past in the exposure of frauds, and their testimony should be carefully weighed. Action inly should be suspended upon case where doubt exists until a re-examination can be made of the methods by which the patents were originally obtained. This is as much due to the integrity of the interior depart- ment as it is to the protection of the public domain from spoliation. It can not be denied that the land grabbers are as active to-day as they ever were. Backed by prestige and influence they 't too often a mysterious spell over 1 land offices, 1t is only the watch- ss of the general land office that can check their machinations and cor- rect the abuses which have scandalized the public land service. The officers of the general land oftice can not fail to heed the demands of the people fora correct nccounting of the public lands. cor every CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. The impending election for congres man in the Second congressional dis- trict of this state emphasizes the general demand for national legislation to regulate congressional elections. Henry Cabot Lodge, a member of con- gress from Massachusetts, has recently written an article in the North Ameri- can Review in which he urges the ssity of an early revision of our il election laws. The constitu- tion vests the power of providing the times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representa- tives with the legisiatures of the respective states, but congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations except as to the places of choosing senators. This clearly implies that congress has full power over the election of its members, exceptit.g only its right to interfere with the state’s choice of the place where its senators shall be chosen. Congress has, during the one hundred years since the adop- tion of the federal constitution, ex- ercised its power to regulate elections of its members only three times. In 1842 it passed a law providing that rep- resentatives must be elected by sepa- rate districts. Later it was provided that such elections should be by ballot. The day for such olection wus made uniform throughout the country—the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, except where special acts enable several states which hold their state election earlier in the year to choose represontatives in congress at the same time. In the last congress Senator Sherman “introduced a bill to regulate state elections. This bill is very comprehensive. Under its pro- visions congressional elections will be conducted uniformly and the entire control of all the steps con- nected with the choice of members of congress will be under the supervis- ionof the federal government. Senator Sherman’s bill may have to be modified in some essential particulars, but in the main it will commend itself to republi- cans as a measure that isin full con- formity with the platform of the party, which demands the purity of elections and the protection of every voter in the free exercise of his rights us an Ameri- can citizen, WHEN congress assembles its mem- bers will be flooded with statistics of population ceutres. New York, Chi- cago and St. Louis are each preparing “figures that do not lie”’ to prove that each of them respectively is the centrs of the lnrgest population within agiven radius. St. Louis has already impro- vised & mup to show that more people live in a circle of which St. Louis is the center than can be fonnd in like terri- tory around New York or Chicago. With these maps before them mem- bers of congress who do not live in New York or Chicago will of course have to throw their votes to St. Louis as the right place for the world’s fair, But we suspect that Chicago will not calmly allow the St. Louis map to pass uncontested. It is barely possible that Chicago may im- provise auother map that will exhibit St. Louis as the center of solar heat and Mississippl miasma, while New York will trump their cards and submit a map of Chicago as the center of all wickedness. With all these stubborn facts before him, the average congress- man from the raral districts is liable to be sorely perplexed. If we could get the world’s fair lo- cated at Omaha by showing that she is the largest city nearest to the centre of the continent, wa should have no diffi- culty in proving it conclusively by one of George Francis Train’s maps of North America, which were gotten up regard- less of expense when he was running for president away pack in 1872, THE greatest mistake that has been made by the constitutional conventious of the **big four” is the scattering of their state institutions, Within a few yeurs when the towns where their peni- tentiaries, agricultural colleges, uni- versities and asylums for the insane, blind and deaf and dumb are located will prove their issues and make bur- glarious raids upon their treasuries they will realize what @ blunder they have made. Nebraska has paid very dearly for her experience in that re- spect. And she will have to paya great deal more as she grows wealthier and move populous. The combines of | zens of Boston. members from overy town that has a | state institytion are becoming more formidable ffoth year to year. These combines absolutely dictate appropria- tions amoudtihg to hundreds of thous- ands of dollars, and the state is plun- | dored by putilic building rings and job- bers in (-mnmglmlu‘ THe postmhster general willestablish a number of wib-stations in Boston Oc- tober 1 for the' collection of third and fourth class mail matter consisting ot bulky packages which ordinarily can not be deposited in the mail boxes but must be taken to the postoffice. These | stations are to be located in drug stores and news stands for the convenience of the public, and facilities will be pro- | vided for the sale of stamps to cover the necessary postage. This innovation will be highly appreciated by the citi- Although it is in the nature of an experiment there is every reason to believe that it will prove suc- cessful and be extended to other cities of the country. Merchants accustomed to send out samples of their wares and parties who mail large quantities of cat- rlogues and bulkly circulars will be especially accomodated by theso postal package stations. A CURIOUS phase is developed in the case of the Illinois coal miners’ strike. On tho part of the men it is proven they cannot live on the wages paid, and were compelled to starve or run in debt for the necessities of life. On the part of the mine owners it isas conclusively proven that they cannot pay more and run the mines on account of eastorn competition. From this point of view there is nothing to do but close the mines until such time as thoy can afford torunon a paying basis with living wages for the miners. THE Swedes of the United States are vreparing to celebrate the three hun- dredth anniversary of the landing of the first of their nationality who came to this country. The date fixed for the demonstration is the 14th of thie month, aithough the exact time of the first Swedish settlement is not kuown. The first extensive colony settled in Dela- ware two hundred and fifty-two years ago. As the Swede makes a good citi- zen, there is no reason why he should not colebrate his advent on American soil. TIHERE is a lively demand in the wool manufacturing centers for the Montana clip of this season, which is reported to be in excellent condition and selling at good prices. The wool industry of Montana will be stimulated by these encouraging signs, and the time is not far distant when wool growing in Mon- tana will cut seriously into the wool ruising industry of Ohio and Michigan. ANDREW OARNEGIE wants the world’s fair held in New York. Mr. Carnegie has an eye to business. New York buys more of his steel beams than Chicago and St. Louis combined. —_— Stubborn Fact va Theory. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. . The moral philosopher who argues against the theory of total depravity will find some diffculty in disposing of the prohibiticnists, BSt R SRR Or an Omaha Policeman. Chicago Herald, Hugh Pentecost counsels his Newark con- grogation to be kind and considerate to the burglar. The ex-reverend gentleman talks like a Chigago policeman. BERBERESSY S In Chicago This is Poetry. Chicago Times. ‘Westward the exposition takes its way; ‘The four old citics already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; ‘Time's noblest offspring is the last. A Hic Jacet Elixir. Chicago Tribune, It died in spite of guinea pigs, Its end came very quick, sir. Lambs couldn’t save it. Here's what's left Of Brown-Sequard's elixir, —————— Ane Oyster ns a Weather Prophet. Chicago Tribune. The oyster came out of hus shell yesterday, but saw his shadow and disappeared—ac- companied by a little salt, pepper and other things—ana there will be no cold weather for several weeks yet. B Somewhat Paradoxical, Kansas City “Times, Grover Cieveland has expressed his will- ingness to serve on the world's fair commit- tee with other citizens of New York ‘“to malke the expcsition a grand success.” Just how & notabie failure can contribute to & grand success we don't see, but perhaps it can be done. —_——— THE AFTERNOON TEA. The queen of Siam wears one and one-half inch boots. Mrs. Harrison recently remarked that if & woman loves tne societyof her husband she should never encourage him to become 8 public maa, Author—I want you to give my book s good notice. I want to 800 it in the hands of every mother, wife ana daughter in the country, Editor—I can fix that. In criticis- ing the book I'll say that it is not a proper book for any selt-respecting lady to read,and then they all will buy it. The Paris dressmakers are said to be de- termined on the cofuplete annibilation of the bustle. The sunplest draperics are now the moss stylish, In a copy of the Bloomsburg Register, printed in 1841, which & correspoudent re- contly came acroas, appears the following advertisement, inserted by a man named Kerr, of Browns¥ille, Peun.: ‘‘Whereas, Fanuie Martin, alias Kcrr, has without cause lefv my habitation and 1s floating on the ocean of tyranniédl extravagance, prone to prodigality, taking a wild goose chase aud kindling her pipe With a coal of curiosity, w0 abscond and abolish such insious, clandes- tane, noxious, pernicious, diabolical and noto- rious deportment, I therefore caution all per- sons from harboring or trustiog her on my account, as I will pay no debts of her con- tracting from this date unless compelled by law.” The German Lutheran synod in Wisconsin wrostiea long and hard with the conun- drum, “How far end under what conditions do we allow women to teachi” The conclu- sion was thau St. Paul had the right idea, and no woman is to be allowed to teach, or even speak in the congregation. Nothing was said about chewiag gum. Gladys (eftusively)—*0, Uncle Joe, the Gypsy who told my fortune says I am to warry @ uoblemas.” Uncle Joe—*Well, lov's hope for the best. You may die, you kuow.” Maud Miller, daughter of Joaquin, “the poet of the Sierras,” married sgainst her father's will and drew a blank. She is now in destitution, and althoueh the father is rioh he forbids ker his threshold. Joaquin is furnishing the material for some later poet to “do him up” in the blankety blankest kind of blank verse. Wiilio—"I guoss papa has said something that made mamma awtul mad, He'll get a reasting after them cailors has gone away." “Johnny—“How do you know!’ Willie— ““She’s bogun to call him ‘darling.’ " Sarah Bernharat is in black for the doath of her husband, and her Yollets will probably bring out some grief-expressing novelties in the mourning line of dress that will be nop- ular with widows as poignantly afflicted as Sarah, Mrs. Langtry has the gout. Horror upon horrors! Imagine a prizo boauty with a swollen foot and a onronic scowl. Tho London Globo Lias coined a now word which shall stand in the same reiation to love, as aquatics does to genuine navigation, nd has hit upon “‘amatics.” LIGAT IN T DARKNESS, How Lnura Bridgman Made Her Lnfe Usetal and Happy. Many ladies learned the finger alvhabet simply to be able to talk with her, and she wroteand recolved many letters. Her room had a window facing south, and she often headed her letters “Sunny Home.” She Yook pleasure in aranging her room and read a great deal. - You know that quite a num- ber of books have been printed in raised lot- ters for the blind. Tho letters must be large and are printed on one side of the pwge only. It took sixtoen large volumes to print the bibie in this way, Most biind persons cultivate one finger for reading until it is very sonsitive and can feel the letters very rapidly, but, of coursa, ot s rapidly as we can read with our eyes. Miss Bridgman became quite an author, too, says Joseph Jastrom in St. Nicholas. Almost fromthe time she learned to write she began to keep daily journals. Those she wrote during her first five years in Boston form quite a large pack, and are full of many interesting things. She recorded all her little daily doings, and in going through them from the earlicst to tho latest en- tries you can see how she gradually used more'and more words, and began to use cap- itals, and wrote more cleariy. ~ She had also written a few poems. These have no rhyme, of course, because that depends on the sound. What she says in her pooms is . a great part taken or imitated from the Bible, Her spare timo was devoted to knitting, sowing, crocheting lace aud mats, and talk- iug. I have a very pretty crocheted mat which she mado in ono evening. Though her life was gen v & peaceful and happy one, it had nlso its sovere trials. Several of her teachers, to whom she was much attached, died; her closest tie with the world was always her constant teacher and companion, who was eyes, ears, and tongue for her. Her teachers naturally learned to sympathize with Ler condition more than others could, and the loss of one of these dear friends was a greataflliction. She even had to endure the 10ss of her benefactor, Dr. Howe. He had lived to see her grow up into what he had hoped she might become when he took her from her home in Han- over. His death occurred in 1876, and fected Miss Bridgman so seriously that she was very ill and weak for a long time after- ward. So she lived her quiet life, 80 the days grew into months, and the months into years —and 80, also, quietly and peacefully she passed away on the 24th of May, 1889, Laura Bridgeman’s days of darkness are over. Many, many persons will for a long time to come think of her, and will often speak of the patience she showed in her af- fliction and the earnestness with which sho 1abored to make the most of her life, WALERWAYS CONVENTION. The Mississippi and Navigable Tribu- taries Must Not Be Impeded. CiNcINNATI, Sept. 5,—At 10:30 B, D, Wood, chairman of the executive committee, culled to order the meeting of delegates to the water ways convention, He announced that Temporary Chairman Holman had unex- pectodly been called trom the city and could not attend the remaning meetings. The re- port of the committee on credentials was read, showing twelve states were repre- sented by delegates. The report of the com- mittee on permanent organization was then read, presonting the foilowing officers: Chairman, Captain C, M. Holloway, of Cin- cinnati; secrctary, Edward Stevens, of Cin- ciunati; assistant secretaries, J. W. Bry- ant of New Orleans, R. J. Barbour of Kentucky, and E, A. Keating of Memphis; vice presidents, Captain H. Johnson of Ken- tucky, M. S. Marks of Iowa, Thomas Fort of ‘Pennessee, William Starling of Mississippi; Cuptain JI. Gilbert of Indiana: J. E. Dana of West Virginia, William Rusinson of Lou- 1siana. Chawrman Holloway thea took the chair and thanked the convention in a brier speech, The report of \he committee on rules and order of business was then submitted. It sets forth that the deliberation of the con- vention bo confined to the improvement of navigation on the Ohio, Mississippi and Mis- souri rivers and their tributaries. ‘I'he committee on resolutions presented its report to the chairman, The resolutions de- clare it the sense of the convention that the general welfare of the people of the Mi sippi valley and the entire country doma that the Mississippi river and navig tributaries be so improved by the gencral government as to secure to the people easy and safe navigation as well as cl transportation, and the conveation hereby reaffirms the declarations made by the river improvement couvention of 1851 at Washing- ton, in 1855 in New Orleans and in 1857 at Melnphis, calls upon congress to protect these great waterways, upon which it is ex- pending large sums of woney, from further injury through the construction of faulty or defective Dbridges with numerous piers, and while recognizing the undoubted right of railroad companies and others to bridge a river, the right must be ex- ercised without injury to its value and without impeding or periling its use, and as the competition the river affords is the only guarantee of the people against ex- cessive rates, the river must be free and an- restricted. It is declared the duty of con- gress Lo improve aud protect all waterways of the nation, Whero private individuals or corporations have assumed or secured by state action or otherwise privileges on such waterways to the injury of commerce, the removal of such obstructions is usked. The oconveution heartily approves the connection of the waters of the upper Ohio river with the great northwest lake system, through the waters of Lake Krie, by the construction of a ship canal, if upon survey the same is found to be practicable. LEGITIME IN NEW YORK, The Ex-President May KReturn to Hayti ay a Private Oitizen. New YORK, Sept, h.—Legitime, ex-presi- dent of Hayti, arrived this morning on the line steamer Manhattan, accompanied by his family and several oficers of his army. The Haytien party was transferred from tue deck of the French man of-war, on which o left Port-uu-Prizce, to the Manhattan at San- tiago. As soon'as the Manhattan was made fast 10 the dook she was boarded by Consul Gen- eral Westlander, of Hayti, and Stephen Preston, minister, who were followed by ball a dozen reporters. ‘The ex-president would talk but little, but he made o few remurks which were interpre- ted for the beuelit of the reporters. “My people called me and I came,” he said. “Phoy doposed me and I left; not because I was compelled to, but to void further blood- shed. On Baturday I shall go to France where I will remaio a short time. I may re- turn to Hayti as a private citizen, or I may #0 to Cienfugos and establish wyself in busi- nes Regarding the circamstances of the rebel- lion Legitime would not say auything, snd when asied if he would say that 0o brisoners were exccated st his command, raised both hands und exclaimed ip Freach | “Can 1 sy the sun is not shining now?"’ When four carriages drew up 10 the dock tho exiles ontered and were driven ot a rapid Pace 1o the Hotel Martia. THE CAPITAL CITY GRIST. The W. C. T. U. Denounces the Treatment of Female Prisoners. THEY WANT THE JAIL REMODELED e Lanas Appraisement—School Teachors Appointed—The A, O, U, W. Celebrate—A Big Sale of Trotters, 1020 P Staeer, Laxconws, Sept, 5. ‘The ladios of the Women's Christian Tom- perange union of this city aro making a righteous protest against the condition of the oity jml, espocially that portion of it where female prisoners are kept. They claim that no matter how guilty the women may be, nor how degraded they may have boecome, that they are entitled to decont treatment while in jail, and that this is impossible un- der the existing state of affairs, A few days ago a delegation of ladics from tho different unions visited the jail and made a thorough examination, i This morning Tue Ber correspondoent, while looking through the Jail found a negro man confined in one of the coils and a nogro ‘woman in the hallway. Sheisa laundress on East O street who had some troubloe with her husband last evening, and was arrested, She was fined #1 and costs, amounting to $6.70, which sbe could not pay, and was sent oack to juil. She was enciente, and her physician very strongly urges that sho be not subjected to such treatment, There is certainly a cry.ng need for a big reform in this direction and the ladies say that they will not coase this agitation until the jail 1s remodeled 80 that decent treatment. is possible to the femulo prisoners, LINCOLN BURRAU OF THE OMATA Hag, } Saline Land Appraisement. The commissioners of Laucaster county have completed the appraisement of the Sa- line lands, Thoy fixed the total appraised value of lands at $30,374.66. This makes tho value a littlo over $3.28 per acre. Considor- able surprise was oxpressed at the state houso over the extreme low valuation, It is reliably stated that the lands have not been given a value proportionate with the value of the lands immediately contiguous to them. The board of publio lands and buildings will sit to lease tho lands Saturday, Octo- ber 5. Itis stated (owing to the low valua- tion) that the cash bonus will be in order, and ‘that the board will look to the main chance as to tho state's interests. New Noturies Lublic. The governor appointed the following Ne- braskans notaries public to-day: N. B. Cor nolius, Hastings, Adams county; Charles Kroll, Broken Bow, Curtis county; H. B. Brown, Verona, Clay count E. Wheeler, Crawford, Dawes county; L. L. Soarles, Oxford, Furnas county; G. A. Morensticker, Grand Island, Hall' county; E. E, Emmett, Arapahoe, Furnas county; D. W. Moutgouery, Oak, ' Nuclkolls c Eugene McUornns, Nebraska City county; J. S. Williams, Tamora, Seward } "Goorge Nathan, Talmage, Otoo . E. Allen, 'Omaha, Douglas Wheelor, Pawnoe City, Pawnee county. Tho Workmen Celebrate. of stallions, brood mares and colts and num= bored about forty, They were only bringing ordinary figures, State House Jottings, The caso of George B, Banks, assignee of the estate of E. H. Richardson, ve, Omaha Barb Wire company, on appeal from the dis« trict court of Hitohoock county was flled for trial in the supreme court to-day. Attorney-Genoral Leeso loft his office in charge of his deputy, John M. Stewart, to- day ana went to Omaha 1o take in the 'ex- position. He was accompanied by Mrs, Leese and daughter, Miss Efte, The docket fo> the fall term of the su- prome court will be out in a few days, With the lay-over cases there will ba 450 on the call for trinl at the term. The docket will be much the largest of any ever hoard be- foro the supreme court at any one term. Oity News and Notes, Hon, Chas. O. Bates and Deputy Revenue Collector Andy Kerr, of Beatrico, were in the city last evening. John J. Raymaker, now of Hastings, but formerly of Lincoln was in tho city yester- day aftornoon and evening renewing old acquaintances, Judge J. B, Cessna, of Hastings, was & Capital City visitor yesterday afternoon, ‘Tho new soap works in West Lincoln will be ready 10 run in about ten days or two woeks. ‘The announcement that the Eden musco veople would run on Sunday fn the future is creating something of a sensation among the pious people of t ty, a8 well as among those who aro not so pious, yot who are op- posed to the desecration of the Sabbath, ‘The work on the now parocial school on M street is progressing finely. The University Cadet band will furnish the music for the state fair next week, A gentleman romarked that he meant no roflec- tion on the boys, but it did scem to him that the state board of agriculture should have engaged a firsy olass band for this oconsion. The cold weather of the past fow days is brivging out the swvos, and fires in the morn- ing and evening are quite common as well as comfortable, The B. & M. have had so many acoldents 10 people in the vicinity of Salt creek bridge that they have put up a notice at_either end warning pedostrians that it is not a public bighway and that whoever attempts to cross on it must incur great risk. Mr. Lampher, of Grinnell, Ia., father-in- law to Mr. Wallace, traveling man of this oiy, arvived last night to take in the great state fair A non-partisan prohibitory league was or- ganized this ovening at University Place. The Lincoln people who visited Omaha yesterday express thomsolves well pleased with the treatment received from the author- ities both of the city aud the fair, and regret very much that the inclement weather made tho parade an impossibiiity, B. F. Thones, editor of the Wymore Union and postmaster at that bustling little oity, vas in Lincoln this afternoon. The case of Dunn Brown was on trial in the county court this afternoon. It was for forcible ont ner a for two-story house in this city on lease given to secure a loan. John Frolich, aged twenty-one, of Eagle, and Fannie MeGee, aged seventeen, of Isim- wood, came to tho city this morning, and by the aid of Judge Stowart, were made man and wife. Mr. Frolich was arrayed in the conventional black, while Miss MoGoeb charmed the stony heart of Clerk Loug by her white vest, bridal robe, slippers and swoot, angelic appearance. A marriage license was {ssucd this atter- noon for I, W. Hudson and Emily Damrow, of Saltillo. Deputy County Clork tax rolls for 1859 over to the troasur Colonel Ed. R, Sizer. clerk of tho district court, left this morning for a week's trip in Churchill has the ompleted and roady to turn By invitation from Cordia lodge No. 151, and Logan Legion No. 8, of this city, Coa- cordia lodge No. 158, A. O. U. W., and Croto Legion No. 17, Select Knights, visited this city this_afternoon, arriving on tho 4:15 train, The visitors wore met at tho train with a band and escorted to the A. O. U. W. hall, 1114 O street, where a general reception was'held, and the secret work of the order exemplified. In the evening thore was a pa- rado of the legions and lodges. At the hall, iu the evening, another session for the exemblification of the work was held, aftec which a banquet was tendered the vis: itors. The Crotans returned home at §:30 woll pleased with their fraternat visit to this city, he city was handsomely decorated in honor of the visitors, School Matters. There was a spacial session of the board ot education last night, at which Prof. Burr Lewis, of Lockport, N. Y. was elected principal of the high school. Mina F. Met- calf was elocted clerk at a salary of $75 per month, and tne following teachers were elected: Nellie Felton, Ada Patterson, Am- ber N. Richards, Sara M. Ashby, Cathicen Calhoun, Alice Campbell, Ernestine Lyon, Anise Miller, Amos Foote, Ellen Ellison. Belle Gwine! Mrs. Hard was elected prin- cipalof the pow southeast Lincoln school building, and Miss Russell principal of the T strect building. Other assignment of places were made, but they will not be given out for some days The West Lancoln Hog Market. The receipts were very light this morning, there being but two car loads on the mariket. Prices, however, were stronger and 5 cents better than yesterday, bringing 3.6, “Lhe shippers were Todd & Sheltz, Milfora; Hartman & Cunn, Staplehurst, Big Sale of Trotters. Mr. J, E. Montrose's sale of trotting brod horses began at Rawling's Thirtcenth street barn at 1:30 this afternoon, They consisted Illinois. He will stop at Ottawa and Chi- cago. The Cuming adult bobbing up and down ocourt for some week: of venu by the defen ran's court to-day, (]h'l)l'pm ‘Whitman, of Oxford, 18 at the Cap- ital. Hon. J. L. McPhecly, of Minden, a promi- nent candidate for the republican nomina- tion for congressman for the second district, is in the city to-day. . J. Wright, Tecumseh, T. S, Omaha, M, . O'Brien, South 1 b s Ludwig, Ashland, D. H. Huincs. James Jones, Sennett, N. B, one and wife, R. D, Nearing, York, and . M. Wolf, Culbértson, are at the capital case, which has been 1 Justice Snelling's was tuken on change ant to Justice Coch- Jacobsen, d, A i S Vigor, vitality and a healthy appe- tite, imparted by u little Angostura Bitters every morning. Sole Manufac- turers Dr, J. G. B, Siegert & Sons, At all droggis o Curious Names for Locomotives. A PortJervis inyestigator has learned that Erie men have a nomenclature for all kinds of cars and engines, and that these names extend all over the entive road and branches. ‘‘Black Marins” are Pennsylvunia coal cars, which are painted a jet black. The Wootten en- gines with the double cabs are called “Camel Backs” or ‘‘Hog Scalders.”’ The various classes of coul curs ave named ns follows: Long Johns, Ex- clusive, Standard, Black Marias and Jimmi The “Long Johns” are the gondola-shaped cars with sides, **Black ias” are mentioned ahove, “Ex- sive” are twenty-ton cars and aro xclusively for the Delaware and Hudson coal. “Standards’, ave twenty- five-ton cars and are the pressnt Krie stsndard coal cars, and “Jimmies” are the four-wheeled dumps, of which there are but few in use. uny ‘IQI EXAMINE BEFQORE YOU BUY. WHEN in a grocer's store you stand And cakes of Ivory SoAp demand, Be careful not to be misled And imitations take instead, For dealers oft will praises sing Of that which may more profit bring. Let not your senses clouded be Because a snowy cake you see, For villainy is not confined To darkest colors, bear in mind, And oft the sham is not remote From fairest face or whitest coat, Exdmine well with careful eye The cake until the name you spy, And always thus be well assured That Ivory SoAP you have procured ; And should a lingering doubt remain, *Twill vanish like the darkest stain, When in the tub on washing day That cake of soap is brought in play, A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, each represented to be ‘*just as good as the ‘lIvery they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, fack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine, Ask for *Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. Copyright 1856, by Procter & Gamble.