Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1889, Page 6

THE OMAHA BEE.! COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFIUE. NO, 12 PEARL STREET, Pelivered by carrler in any part of the City, M. W, TILTON... MANAGER TELEPHONES: BURINEEs Ovrice No, 42, Niant Eviton, 3 MINOIt MENKION. N. Y. P. Co. Gleason coal. Council Bluffs “umber Co., coal. T hatcher coal, see advertisement. The Hoston store for holiday goods. Mest conl and wood at C. B. Fuel Co. Carbon Coal Co,wholesale. retail, 10Pearl, Two drunks were hauled in last evening with their tanks overflowing with Christmas booze, “amily reunions were held yesterday at the residences of Charles Baughn, on Madi- sou street, and K. J. Day. An unknown Dane was robbed of #25 on Ninth street, between Twentieth and Twen- ty-first avenues, last night. Walter Beecbe's team took & Chiristmas run, damugiug the buggy somewhat but for- tunately injuring no one. ‘ “the Dancho y gave d dance at Peter- won's hall on upper Broadway last evening, &t which there was a very large representa- vion of the Danish population of the city. Almna Bell, the seven-months-old duughter of Mr. and Mr. Stiles, living at the coruer of Tweuty thi t and A o A, died yester moring of congestion of the unu: Dan Carrigg remembered all the charitable fustitutions in the city with a Christinas gift of $25 cach, Which was very thankfully uc- ceptod, and added materiaily to the comfort of the unfortunate 10mates. A certain contractor stated yesterday that ho had just closed a deal 1o eréct two #7000 residences in this city as soon as possible. T} ake thirty-five new dwellings that he has contracted for during the past two weeks. One of the largest audiences ever in at- tendance at St. Franc avier's church was present at the 10:30 service yesterday morning, the spacious building being fitled to 1ts utmost capacity, There were very many Protestants present. The Maennerchor had a pleasant enter: tanment last evening at their hall on South Main streer, at which the members, their families and friends celebrated the close of 8 happy Christmas day in a fitting as well as uery enjoyable manner, Sheriff O'Neill won the handsome oil ainting of “Council Bluffs, from Fairmount ‘,’Brl{." that has been on exhibition in Eise- man’s window for the past few days. Beside it is another panting from a pen sketch of the Bluffs in 1852, and it is a watter-of won- der to ail who view the two paintings that such great changes have all taken place in thirty-six years. Asmall ripple of excitement was occa-- sioned yestorduy morning by an incipient Tunawa A little girl was ieft siting in a buggy while her father ontered a cigar store. The horse became tired of waiting and started off, finally breaking into a run. There was a lively dash for about a block, when the animal was stopped and what bade fair to result in a scrious if not fatal ace Gent was averted. One of the most umque features in the way of building improvements made in tho city is the minature cottago erected by Mr. J. L. Stewart on his grounds for his daughter Miss Eleanor, It is nicely furnished and is very attractive and inviting fn appearance, both inside ana out. 1t has Just been completed and was given to its Young ownor ar o Christmas present. The oung lady will receive New Year's callers n the new cottage and will undoubtedly en- tertain them most hospitably. Christmas day passed quietly in polico circles. A few individuals surrcunded more Jiquid excitement than they could stand and con‘equently got into troublo, Charles Graft was towed in for disturbing the peice, and B. Drake wound up in the hole on a milar charge, J. Anderson was drunk and Hourished a gun, and he likewise landed in the city soup tureen, He put up §20 for his appearance and was released, Charles Smith managed to unsettie the peace and quiet of the day and had to file a bond to nsure his appearance in police court this morning, Captain Andecson of the merchants’ po- lico hus received a portion of the goods stolen from the Bankrupt shoe store on South Main street a short time ago, and has returned them to the owner, Mr. Pryor. The recovered property consists of thirteen pairs of shoes, which is about o third of what was stolen, The shoes wereo found in an unoceu- piea building on the bank of Indiun. creek, between Seventh and Eighth streets, whick hus not been used for years, They were stowed away in a little nook under the roof, and it was by the werest chance that they were discovered. Tnere is no clue to the thieves or to the disposition made of the rest of the propurty. e —— To Stone Contractor Proposals will be reccived at the office of Messrs. Kimball & Champ, Council Bluffs, Ia., until 4 p. m., December 30, for putting in the concrete and stone footing courses for a hotel building, The plans and specitications can be seen ay their ofice. They reserve the right to accept such proposal asinay be deomod for theie best interest, or roject all, Col g Hereafter the dining room of the New 1’a- cific will be ran on semi-European plan, All meals served at 25 cents each. Bush & Gert's pianos, 538 Broadway. - The Munkattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way. 2 b The Hardman Leads, Couscin BLy In. Dee, 23.—[Messrs, Mucller music company, civy. |—Gentlemen ; Ju roply 1o your request to give our opinion of the Hardman biano you sold us sometime ago wo state frankly that we are fully satis- fled with the instrument 1n every particular, The tone, action and finish are a constaut leasure. In our opinion the “‘Hardman,” fke the ‘“Steinway,” takes the lead. Re- Yeotfully yours, J. R, LINDsAY. Lt Personal Paragraphs. George Cookins of Chicago is spending a fow days with Mr, and Mrs. Champ, Mr. Henry Swan and his niece, Mrs, Kirby, have returned from an eastern trip, Mr. A. T, Flickinger, with his wife ana peut Christmus with rolatives in In- ce, In, Christmas was made especially enjoyable for Mr. R. H. Pollock by the arrival of his mother aud his sister frowm Kunoxville, la. ‘This is their tirst visit to the Bluffs, HA L A 2 Finest liue confectionery, fruit hoha xrm‘crln’ in the city, Attee's, - Fioe stock of watches and jewelry for the holidays at Wollman's, 533 Broaaway. B fruits, nuts, Cnristmas baskets, ete., av Palmer's, 13 South Main, nuts and T, Me- i Fountain cigar, & strictly 10¢ cigar for 5o 8t the "ountain, Try one, - A, D, Telegraph Co. All persous in the city who have tele- Phones can call up telophone 179 for wes- sengor boys, cabs and express wagons, Prompt attention guaranteed. U, G. Hobi son, wanager, No, 11 North Main street. e Will Light Up New Year's. Ove of the uew Sperry dyuamos {recently ordered by the electric light company hus wrilved, and the other 18 expected at any time, The cowpany has arranged thirty lights in three circuits, and one of them is now completed. The lights are being placed in position on the others, and all wili be in readiness in about a week. It is intended to start up uuder the new em on New Year uirnL There will be nearly ninet; of the arc lights, including tne towers, whicl will bo just about three times as wmany as are now in use The three new towers will be in Eudnwu when the other lights are startea, ut will be erected before the middle of Jun~ ‘n’urx. if the weather vontinues favorable. nder the new system the city will present & vastly different appoarsuce at night. ————— Holiday zoods and books a8 low as the lowest at Dell G. Morgeu's, 742 Broadway. i— Neumeyer hotel, first class,reasonable rates et u— The Ross Investment and Trust company CHRISTMAS IN THE BLUEFS. The Day Is One of Feansting and General Enjoyment. . TO ILLUMINATE ON NEW YEAR'S, The Electric Light Company Nearly Ready to Start the Lights —A Btrong Pull Needed for Chan- tauqua—General Notes. How the Day Passed. With not a suggestion of & shiver in the air, with a regular May sunshine bathing the warm carth and clothing the swards and fields with bright green verdure, Christmas day came upon Council Bluffs with noth ing to indicate the fact but the happy confusion of the children and the beautiful foasts that were spread alike in palace and hovel. Old Winter, the ever presont guest who has never failed heratofore to g1ve 208t to this nost joyous of all the festivals of the year, ailed to make himselt folt, but in his placo Wwas tho warm breath from the south bear- ing the odor of orange blossoms, The duy will long be remembered as the warm Christmas, Houses were open, birds sing- ing aud twittering in the open windows, croquot and lawn tennis being played and all kinds of outdoor sports and games in- dulged in. ven in the hovels where many of the so- cessarics of life are often wanting thero was o fecling of pleasure that th less, nimicss inmates scldom experien aside from tho fact that the exceeding mild- ness of the weather was not waking inronds on the fuel, the less fortunate ones in all parts of the city had been generously re- membered by those blessed with a larger portion of tnis world’s goods. Hundreds of well filled «ts were distributed, and mauy & bundle of half worn clothing brought comfort and something ukin to contentment to those whow Christmas would otheriwise have been a day to be bittorly remembored oceasion that brought out even more ibly than usual the painful contrast be- tween the favored and the unfortunate, the rich aud the voor, In many homes family reunions or friendly gatherings wore held and tho hours spad pleasantly. Special features and attractions for the amusement aud entertainment of the pleasure suokers were not numerous, and the citizens wero left to devise theit own plans for passing the day and it must have re- sulted successfully, for on all sides pleasant, contented fuces abounded, and the gencral opinion seemed to exist that little was want- ing to make 1t model Christma It was an_unusualiy happy Christmas for all clusses of people. ~ During the morning the church-goers filled all the piaces of di- vioe worship that were open. In nearly all tho churches special services were beld, In St. Paul’'s Kpiscopal church a splendid ser- vice was carried out, The holiday decora- tions were abundant and beautiful. Rev. T. J. Mackay read tho usual service and preached 4 poyerful sermon. The music was an especially fine feature and the surpliced choir wus assisted by Miss Merkel and Mrs. Evans. o were solos by Mrs. Messrs. Thornton and Noble and Fred Duguette and Fred Showalter. ‘I'he programme contained an offertory on Christ- mas themes for the organ, *“Te Doum, “Glory to_ God the Highest,' anthem, “Sing, O Sing.” communion service in I and a solo, offertory, Mrs. Evans. In the eveniug special musical service was ren- dered, consisting of anthems, solos, ete., with in an address to the children by the rector Special servicss were held in the First Baptist church, chiefly for the vhildren. The house was fliled with little people, who were addressed by tor, Rev. Dr. Cooley. In the other churches the Christinas sei- es were carried out as announced in yes- terday’s Beg, and large congregations as- sembled in all of them. At the charitable iustitutions thére was joy and feasting. Geuerous and kind-hearted citizens had remembered them all, and none had cause to believe that théy hud bsen for- gotten or neglected in their sickness, tufirm- ity or misfortune. The effect of Christmas was av the Jails, Judge gave every prisoner at jail nhis liberty as a Chrisunas gift and allowed them to seek turkey where they would. This was, of course, out of tho question at the county jail, and Sheriff O'Neill provided a genuine turkey dinner for his numerous boarders. At the institute for the deaf and dumb Superintendent Rotheri vrovided a grand feast and the fes- tivities were of the most enjoyable character, Avthe hotels the tables were supplied with alnost evary thing that the inner man could desire. At the Pucific, Jameson, Ogden, Kiel, reston, Revero aud others elaborato bills of fare were offered, but as is gencrally the case, the patronage was rather under than above the average, many of the regular boarders accepting invitations to dine with private familie Y ‘I'he cancellation of McKee Runkin and company left Dohany’s without an attr tion and many visited Omaha during the afternoon and evening, The ball game that was advertised for Fairview park did not take place as many of the players did not put in an appearance, although quite a number visited the grounds in expectation of seeing a game. The principal event of the evening was the aanuzl masquerade ball given by Bluff City Typographical union, No. 203, .at Masonic temple, und theres was one of the largest eatherings that ever assemblea on an occa- sion of this kind in the city. Over 12 tick- ets were sold in advance, and fully twice as wany wore paid the price of admission at the aocor. Both fiuaucially and_socially the affair was a graud succese. Dohauy’s or- chestra furnished the music, and Louie & Metzger prepared a tempting supper. A programme of twenty-three nnmbers heid the dancers until a late hour. The dance Programmes were arranged very artistically and will be preserved as souvenirs, R T Saddle Rock rostaurant, 402 Broadway, oven day aud night. Airst class, J. B Yancy, prop. ——— Reiter, tailor, 310 Broadway. s S. M. Willismson sells the Standard and Domestie sewing machines, 106 Main st, ol *Sohd gold watches cheap at Wollman's, P00y S o) Mixed candy 10¢ per pound; & full line of hand-made creams, put up ia 1 to 5-pound boxes, cheup, Palmer's, 12 South Main, A L ttle More Help Needed. The persons having in hand the rasing of the necessary funds from the sale of lots on the Chautaugua grounds have been quietly but persistently at work, and have provided for about eighty iots. There are now only about twenty lots more to place at an aver- ago of $200 cach, or $4,000 more to raise to place this grand institution in excellent financial condition, The executive commit- tee insist that the required amouut be fully provided before they will authorize the con~ tracts for the next year's programme. The exoellence of the future prograrame is de- pendant on the immediate provision of this small balance, 'Those wishing lots should at onco select them wund thereby secure the wore favorable locations and at the same time help wake up the small amount heeded. T'ne selection of eighty lots will insure the building of twenty-five coutages with the opening of spring aod further increase tne number of ‘the rewident families on the rounds, It is evident that 200 persons are ntending to purchase lots and 80 have a com- fortable summer home, The longer such arties wait, with so many lots sold, the arther they will need to go from the amphi- theater and there will aiso be less lots from which to choose, When these twenty lots are placed no more will be offered at the prescut prices. Those purchasiug the first 109 lots will get 20 per cent from the appraised valuation of the lots. This will uot be given afier the first 100 are taken. Ounly twenty more lots wre on the market at this favorable offer, These few lots being placed, attention will Iu(l:von 10 the programme, it 18 proposed to have a programme iu no way inferior to that of 1880, It is also the purpose to erect coltages and make other improvements on the grounds, to secure better facilities of transit to the grounds, the cutting down of beavy grades and improving of the bigh- WS, %vhou interested in any or all of thess de- sirable Unprovements can materislly belp noticeable Aylesworth the city them forward by prompt personal support. Whitine for others will help forward no entorprise. . Chautauquans o' nov grow through selfishness, but by liberal, wholo- sonled giving and_personal action, The growth of the industries of the Missouri ars not depending upon the with- holding, but in the planung, that shall make returns, Thero is a withholding that tendeth 10 poverty and a giving that maketh rich. The men who are planting Chautauquas are making rich the future, the harvest of which they shall garne - Drs. Woodbury nave removed their dental office to 101 Pearl stroot, up stairs, - at Moors & Bowman's, - Shoes. Verry. Shoes, Will sell genta’ flne shoes at less than cost until January 1. Corner Broadway and Main, under the bank. e R, ostate, 527 Broadway. - Smokers’ presents J. G, Tipton, real Have you tried McClurg's Pastry Wafer Sodast They are delicate, crisp and delicious. ot tink i EMBARRASSING DILEMMA, Beanty Held Him Blonde Tresses, A man who was riding down town on a Third avenue train yesterday became involved in an interestingg dilemn which afforded amusement to all thos, passengers who hecame aware of it, snys the New York Sun. Te was seated di- reetly behind the last cross seat in the car. In front of him was a young woman who was devoting her timo to watching the windows on the opposite side of the street as the train sped along. She was young and pretty. Without her knowl- edge o few tresses of her blonde hair escaped from under her bonnot, and had fallen over the shoulder of the man behind her,and bkad in some unex- plained manner become fastened around one of the buttons of his cont. e made one or two delicate attempts to remove the wandering tresses, but was so timid thad he only entangled them the more, He sat there with a_frightened but meek expression apon his face, not dar- ing to movi prodicument by the young woman aris- ing, or rather attempting to do so, at Fourteenth street. She had only got half way out of her seat when she felt a violent tug at her hair. She resumed her seat and turned around irdignantly to learn the true situation. In a moment her complexion rivalled that of the unfortunate young man and her attempts to release hersell convulsed the witnesses with laughter. Her fingers trembled and after fumbling away until the guard had closed the gate. in vain attempts to release herself, she gave one violent yank at the two tre breaking them off and leaving the ends still entwined around the mie- erable button. Although the man saw them and was painfuliy conscious of their presence, he did not dare remove them until the youug woman had left the carat the wext station. For the rest of the way to the city hall he kept his head buried in his newspuper. - P, C. Miller, b per hanging and d orating. The best is the cheapest. Blank books, ull kinds, ledgers and jour- nals, 1 to 12 quires, at less than cost, Send for 'prices. Masonic book store, Council Blufts, The with Her SO e C. B. steam dye works, 1013 Broadway. ol Fine perfumes, sachet powders ana toilet bottles for the holidays at Dell G. Morgan & Co.'s, 742 Broadway. S (N THE CLUTORES OF A BEAR. An Exciting Experience in North- western Wisconsin, One of the most remarkable and ex- citing experiences ever recorded . in conncetion with the settlement of the northwestern Wisconsin wilderness is reported from Unity, a station on the ‘Wisconsin Central railway. One day last week a woodman named Kleinert, together with his two small children. a boy and a girl, wentinto the woods a short distance from the station to pick wild blackberries, Kleinert, as is customary with settlers, mll(inu' along with him his Winchester rifle. He had become somewhat separated from the children, when he was startled by hearing the littlo boy screami at the top of his voice, and upon running to the spot, was horrified to find thata re black bear had dashed from the s0 thicket near which the children were picking berries, and, catehing up the little girl. was makiog off with her through the woods at a rapid rate. The sereams of his child, who was in the clutches of the bear, ne d Klei ert to immediate action, says the Mil- waukee Sentinel, and grasping his riflo he hurriedly followed through the woods in the direction from which the screams proceeded. Owing to the denseness of the forest he could see neither the child nor bear, and was mainly guided by the scream” ing of the child, After he had pro- cended about twenty rods he suddenly came upon the bear, who was standing upon his haunches'in a little opening, with the child struggling and screaming at his feet. The bear showed fight and made ready to pounce upon Kleinert, when he brought his trusty Winchester into use and fired,shooting the bear through the head and killing him instantly. Beyond being badly seratched by the bear’s claws and her clothing torn to shreds, the little girl was unharmed, and at present writing appears to suffer noinjury. The beur was a large one of the male species and weighed 430 pounds, ey Always on Time. 1f you wish to purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on easy terms, then call at once and make your own selection at C. B. Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main street. L Christmas tree decorations, costume 08, etc., at Palmer's, 12 South Main. D Miss Mary Gleason has removed her dress- making pariors to the rooms lately used by the puolic library, No. 14 Pearl strect, where she will be glad to see ber old friends. e Money loaned at L. B, Craft & Co.’s loan oftice on furniture, pianos, hornes, wagons, personal proverty of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without removal. All bus- iness strictly confidential, T — BETTER THAN A GOLD MINE, mot- n New Process for the Oheap Pro- duction of Aluminum. 1f all that is claimed tor it proves true Atlanta will come to the front with one - of the most valuable inventions of the age, says the Constitution of that city. It is & process by which aluminum can be produced without the use of sodium and at a cost s0 exceedingly low as to be only nominal, Mr, Samuel Goode, one of the four gentlemen who control the new dis- covery, is confident that it will prove an entire success, both as to production of the metal and the costattendant thereon, In fact, experts have already tested the process, and recently Mr. Goode showed to the reporter ana sev- eral other gentlemen at his office sam- ples, both in the rough and finished, of the wetal as produced by the invention in which he is interested. He has had the matter under develop- meut for some time past, and has corre- sponded with experts all over the coun- try in vegard to it. ‘The replies he has received are of an exceedingly flavtering \ | | | | been opened with oapitalists in New nature, and nopstiations have already | York for the putfise of putting the pro- coss into operation, Aluminum is'gug of the most valuable motals known, Tl on account of its ex- pensiveness it hisibeen compuratively little used. Tt is lyghter in weight than wood and in strangth and hardness equal to steel. Another beauty of the melal is that it will not rust or corrode, but always vbs a beautiful, clea surface. With shese qualities it is easily scen how Wiseful and what a revo- lution in many w «uch an article would make 1f it ¢ouid only be produced at a nominal cost, Prof. Henry Denning, an eminent ex- pert to whom Mr. Goode recom- mended by the editor of the New York Journal of Commerce, in a letter re ceived the other afternoon, stated that if the newly discovered process would produce aluminum at the figure per pound indicated by Mr. Goode in a few years would without doubt be the wealthiest man in America. Attempts almost as numerous as the efforts to dis- cover perpetual motion have been made to produce the wonderful metal without the use of sodium and ata small cost, but so far all have failed. The largest manufacturing establish- ment in the world where aluminum is made is located in Newbury, England. It covers eight acres of ground and re- presents an invested capital of $5,000,- 000, There the minimum cost of pro- duction is $4.88 per pound and nowhere else can it be mado for less than $ per pound. In large quantitios it is wholc od at $7.50 o pound, and retails i 1ces at $11 and 811 an ounce. t will at once be secn what a bouanza is possessed by the Atlanta gentlemen. Thoy claim the wetal has been already produced b their process, that they can manufa ture the aluminnm as low as 81 per pound, and under favorablo ewcum- stances probably at u less figur R Ihe secret of the process, says Mr. Goode, was discovered by a well-known Atlanta man, a chemist, who has perimented with it for eight years or move before finally bringing it to per- fection. gt All the rage, Red Cross Cough Drops five cents per box,sold everywhere. LONG LIFE IN CHILL Persons One Hundred Years Old Are Not Uncommon, It is customary to say that when a man survives th score years and ten he is living on borrowed time, says the San Francisco Alta. Some men ev- enty-five consider themselves very vouthful, and instances are not uncom- mon of hale and vigorous men who lnc Jess than a decade of tou-hing par. They had an old Indian from Monterey at the state board of trade not long since who set up & claim of bheing one hundred and fifty years of age. He might have beeii” youngev—perhaps older—but at any rate he was a tiptop advertisement for! the ‘‘glorious cli- mate,” although his complexion was a tritle off color and his skin looked like the tanned hide of an alligator. 1t is u mattor of comment, almost in- variably, by travelers in the Spanish- American countries, that in ev set- tlement of importance there are usual- Iy several very aged persons who are at least one hundred years old, and often more. The census of Chili, taken iu 1885, furnishes some interesting sta- tistics relative to' the longevity of the human race. Inthe twenty-three prov- inces of Chili thére' were found to be in excess of one hundred and one years of age 211 wmen and 273 wowen. One man, Rafael Munzo of Colchagun was returned as 150 years of age. Ther: was 1 womun 130" years old; 135 y 1 man, 2 women; 152 years, 1 man; years, 1 man; 127 yei 1’ woman; 125 years, 3 men, 4 women years. 1 man; 2 women; 121 years, 2 women; es. 8 men, 20 womens 119 yes women; 118 years,2 men, 5 women; years, 1 woman; 116 years, 3 men 115 years. 13 ‘men, 12 women; 5, 1 man, 4 women; 113 year: men, 5 women; 112 y 6 men, 8 women: 111 years,6 men, 5 women; 110 years, 48 men, 53 women; 109 years, 5 men, 6 women: 108 years, 6 men, women; 107 years, 5 men, 3 women; 106 years, 10 men, 8 women; 105 vears, 32 men, 37 women; 104 year: men, 1 \\-“mm;n)‘1 vears, 15 men, 25 women 102 3 19 men, 22 women; 101 yours, 19 men, 20 women. It would appear from the foregoing that the women of Chili are not averse to giving their true ages, or else some of them must be as old as ‘*She.” If a woman in the United States ackuowl- edged that t she had passed her 135th birthday. it would be a fair infer- ence to set her true age down at not less than 250 summer: z 5 Headache, neuralgia, d ness, spasms, sleeplessness, Miles’ Nervine. & Co.'s 15th and Dougl e A vemarkable funeral procession paraded the streets of Peking a fow weeks ago, It was the formal public celebration of the burial of Tsching Tschu, a grand chamberlain and ther-in-law of Prince Kung. The bier was carried by eighty men, pre- ceded by forty-six flag-bearers, eight camels and twenty-four white Rovses, One nundred and sixty men followed, bearing sixteen red planks on which were painted in many colored letters the name ane titles of the dead noble- man. The whole procession was a niile and a haif long, . S re—— For delicacy, for purity, and for fmprove- ment of the complexion nothing equals Poz- zoni's Poweer, /2ine8H, MErvous- cured by Dr. mples froe at Kukn & i by George Hardy,a poor hostler, who Kicncd up a lot on the edge of Bar Har- or a fow yenrs ago for $150 and sold it for $600, built a livery stable on a half acre of ground bordering on the site of the Malvern hotel, As his stable be- came more objectignable to the Mal- vern's guests the price of Hardy’s prop- erty climbed up. Heabsolutely refused offers of from $5,000 up to as high as 18,000, and finally thought he was do- ing the Maivern’sawner a great favor when he sold out for $20,000, — Beecham's Pills o bilious und nervous ills et A curious historidal document hangs in the privato offica of Judge John J. Gorman at 2 West Fourteenth street, New York, It purports to be the orig- inal commission granted by John Han- cock, president of the United States, on October 10, 1776, t0* John Paul Jones, the great naval hero of the revolution, The signature of 'resident Hancock is in his well known round hand, and the seript of John Paul Jones’ name appears 10 huve been written in the same bold hand, - Pears' soap is the most elegant toilet a djunct o Gospatin Apostoloff, a young Cossack engineer,hasdesigned a bateau plongeur which will dive into the Atlantic off the English coast and come up in New York harbor twenty-six hours later. Itisthe old story of being shaped like a fish, with a spiral ridge on the outside run- ning around it twice, which in some way or other will be made to revolve. i ey The Brazilinns are said to form the largest and richest foreign colony in Pavis, They uever haggle over any- thing, COAL! COAL! COAL AND WOOD! Sapp & Knotts, No. 31 South Main ¢ peer of any soft coal in the market. stove wood on hand at all times. Remember the place, HEROES OF BUENA VISTA, 1t was Not Jefrerson Davis who Saved that Memorable Batile. George S, Fisher, First Tllinois regi- ment, in the Washington Post: So much has been said and written before and since the death of Jefferson Davie in eulogy of his bravery and mijitary skill that is entirely extravagunt and not in accerd with facts, that the w will be pardoned for what ne now writes, more in sorrow than in anger, notwith- standing the exaggeration both of can- dor and truth, Teople so easily forget, much moro ensily than they forgive. Muny of the eulogists of Mr. Davis forgetthat it was the army of the United States—ith fow regulars and volunteer forces—that saved tho battle of Buena Vista, the writer being one of the survivors of the latter force The glorifiers of Mr, Davis, who claim him as “‘the hero”’ of *“*Monterey” and “Buena Vis forget 1 7 Taylor, “Oid Zack;” General John I, Wool, and Colonels Yell, McKee, Clay, Hardin and Bissell in the parts they took at Buena Vista, all four of the colonels falling, three of them in the last grand repulse of Santa Anna's charges on that bloody field. The fact, the incontrovertible fact, is, so far from Davis and the gallunt regiment of Mississippians he com- manded, saving that battle, the men of which w ever men dared to be—Davis’ blundering in the hazardous formation of his regimentin the form of the letter V. thus opening his forco to receivo a chargo—he and his reg mentwere only annihilation, notwithstanding the bravery of his men by tho Second Indianians, under Colonel [ nd the Second Illinois, under Colonel Bissell, and but for Colo- nel Bissell’s rupid movement there woald in all human probability have been no Colonel Jeff Davis and but few if any of his regiment left to tell the tale of Buena Vista. The movement of ¢ Colonel Jeff D was u blunder, and nothing but the fighting qualitics of his men and that of the-second Illinois and Second Indiana regimcots saved him then and there. As for Davis’ extraordinary military manoeaver being the turning point ot the great battle—the greatest battle ever fought on the continent up to the war of the rebellion—it was not to be j compared with the later repulse of the charge by Sunta Anna with 5,000 in- fantry, supported by artillery upon the platean, where the famous’ order was given, “A little more greape, Captain Brage.” uor the one later still, with still heavier and more formidable bat- tallons, upon the “pass of Angostura, between aroyos on the right and “‘the hill,” where Washington’s batte. of the Fourth artillery, supported by the Second Kentucky and First 1llinois regiments and a few regulars, resisted it, and where Colonels McKee, Clay and Hardin all fell within a few yards of each other. Readers of history an®¥ congressional debates ought to remember, il not, many living witnesses do, that upon that occasion tho skill and bravery of Mr. Davis, the Subject of debate in congress, was said 0 have saved Gen- eral Taylor’s army *‘a disgraceful rout,” and northern bravery was discounted at Buena Vistal Colonel William H. Bissell, then a member of the house of representatives, denounced the above statement, and declared it was the cowardice of Davis that nearly lost that field; that north- 'n troops d that battle. This led toa challenge to Lonel Bissell by Davis—that he (Bissell) mus his charge or” fight. Colonel accepted the challenge; weapons, dis- ance, time and place were agreed upon for the meeting. Colonel Bissell, with friends and asurgeon, was on the ground on time, Mr. Davis did not come to tim General Taylor was then president, the father-in-law of Davis, and by him the duel was prevented by reasons of state—that such disgrace should not be acted for words spolken in debate, besides it became known that the weapons and distance meant death to one or botW* The truth was Colonel Bissell meant business, He was not to be cowed. He knew his rights and the kind of stuff his antagonist was made of and that northern blood and courage were as sacred as southern blood and courage ever could b Men who knew the battle of Buena Vista, who were there, and who knew Davis and Bissell at the time of the de- bate referred to, never doubted what the result of that fight would have been and the writer unhesitatingly aflirms that Colonel Bissell would not in all probability have missed his ain A braver, nobler, cooler, truer Christian soldier never pulled a trigger or drew u blade, and he contributed tenfold more to the saving of the battlo of Buena Vista than did Jefferson Davis. Had not Colonel Yell of Arvkansas been killed by the unfortunate break- ing of his horse’s bridle bit he could have told more of this story than Mr, Davis’ wildest eulogists ever dreamed of in their extravagance; and the deaths of Colonels Hardin, McKee, Clay, and Yell sealed lips that, living, could tell of the hrave deeds of Buena Vista that certuinly Mr. Davis took no part in, and which had more to do in saving that battle, ncxt to the undaunted American p i st th a o pl H on fer gi ei th qui for Amer in historic irterest. the traunsfer of from Mr. Jacks West V It is claimed that vhi; chee been nese TOR Wo handlo only first-class brands of coal. Try it once and you will want it noxt time, Full measure, prompt deliy Our Black Poerloss is indeod the Wo also have good hard cord wood and y and cavefully propared fuel guarantoed. SAPP & KNOTTS, No. Coall A, T. THATCHER, Chicago, Ills. 81 South Nain Telephone Coall H. A. COX, Western Sales Agent. OFFICE: (14 Main Street, Brown Building. 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