Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1892, Page 4

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Feb, 16 Baturday. Feb. ¥ BUSIN All b lotters Average Sworn to before me and subscribed in m yresence this 27th day of February. A. . 1 AL, N. P, FRIL Notary Publice. Average Clroulas A AUGE wigwam or more permanent style of auditorium is the crying ne- cessity of the hour for this convention city. HosriTABLE homes should be opened to the visiting Methodist clergymen and laymen who are to bo our guests in the merry month of May COMMISSIONER PADDOCK’S economy consists in carefully calking up the small leaks in order to increase the flow from the larger ones. Now iet other good people rally to the support of Mr. Milton E. Freo’s noble charity and contribute funds for the curo of dipsomania. NO GOOD reason ¢an be urged against utilizing the information and facilities of the Associated Charities for the dis- pensation of county charit; ‘Wit the ndvanced ‘prices proposed by, 4 Oxnard company for sugar beets rth coming year, farmers all over the " tate can afford to experiment in sugar beet growing. ——— GOVERNOR BOYD ought to celebrate this day and keep it holy, for on this day twenty-five years ago he was made a citizen of the United States by the admission of Nebraska into the union. SIXTEENTH street will remain the principal north and south thoroughfare of the city. Nothing can wrest from it this supremacy. A viaduct on Ffteenth stroot will not materially divert travel trom the direct thoroughfare. GENERAL WEAVER of Iowa =and Tgoatius Donnelly of Minnesota are the most prominent candidates for - the people’s party nomination for the presi- dency, with the cryptogram man only two lengths behind the great Iowa greenbacker. E— ONCE more lot the statement be re- peated: Omaha is the geographical center of what will in twenty-five years So the greatest sugar beet growing and beet sugar manufacturing region on the globe. A little enterprise and foresight oan make Omaha the commercial center also. THE democrats of Missouri contem- plate a gerrymander of the coagres- sional districts of the state which will make the election of more thau one re- publican congressman impossible. Yet the republicans cast 260,000 votes in Missourf and ropresent 45 per cent of the total vote of tho state. THE Douglas County Agricultural so- ciely has decided upon holding a fair on the old ground the last week in August. Now let an exposition association be formed to co-operate with the county so- ciety and the two can make up an enter- tainment that will draw visitors from the entire state and from western Towa. e—— GENERAL TEST returns from Des Moines to Council Bluffs in the opinion that a high license and local option law will supplant the present Inoperative prohibitory statute. ‘I'HE BEE hopes the general’s judgment is correct. The republican party cannot afford to longer carry the dead weight of prohibition in Towa. Tie ladies of Omaha are maintaining their reputation for patviotic devotion to the doctrine of home patronage. They are cheerfully enrolling their names as members of the Manrufacturers and Copsumers association, which in- volves an agreement to give Nebraska industries the preference in making purchases, prices and quality being equal. CALVIN 8. BRICE a few days ago gave utterance to the bright original thought that Cleveland would certainly be the nominee of the democratic natioual con- vention if he should secure the votes of two-thirds of the delegates. The same statesman now has a local democratic organ announce for him another politi- eal truth, Senator Brice will support the nominee of that convention, e WHEN Congressman Livingston re- . turned to Covington, Ga.,the southern allinnce indulged in u great demonstra- tion., Livingston, Wilson, vice presi- dent of the state alliance; ex-Senator Zachary, a prominent member of the order, all made speeches. The meeting resolved to stay with the democratic party in the presidential contest. There 1s no doubt that this is the sentiment of the southern alliance almost univer- sally, the St. Louis convention appar- eutly to the contrary notwithstanding, 197 <~NERRASK A 182, Nobraska this day colebrates hor silver wedding anniversary. On the 1st day of March, 1867, the knot was tied that binds her forever in indissoluble union with the United America Tho quarter of a century that has clapsed since Andrew Johason officially 1o statehood has witnessed changes the States of proclaimed Nebraska's admission the most sanguine enthusiast about No braska’s destiny as a populous and pros- perous state would not have dared. to predict. From an insignificant territory Nebraska has within the last quarter of A contury grown to bo one of the most populous and wealthy commonwealths in the union. In 1860 the pooulation was only a fraction over 28,000, or about one-half the present population of Lin- coln, or one-fifth the present population of Omaha, In 1860 the state of Towa only had a population of 684,913, and in 1870 Towa’s population of 1,194,020 was less than 100,000 more than Nebraska’s population at this day. Twenty-five years ago Nebraska had less than 250 miles of railroad in full operation; today her railrond mileage is 5,400, This 900 large a mileage as the total raliway mileage of all the New England states, and within less than 400 miles as large a milenge ns is credited to the state of Missouri, and about the same mileage as now possessed by Wisconsin, Only seven of the forty-four states of the union excel Nebraska in point of rail- way mileage. And yet our railway sys- tem is incomplete and several thousand miles of railway will be added before the ond of the present decade. Twenty-five years,ago more than two- thirds of this state was marked onall standard maps as the great American desert; within the life-time of the pres- ent generation the desert has disap- peared from the maps and the stute now those embraced within the great American corn belt. of Nebraska is within miles as ranks as first among Twenty-five years ago the settled and cultivated portion of the state was con- fined vo two tiers of counties bordering on the Missouri river and a narrow strip in the great Platte valley within the right-of-way land grant of the Union Pacific this side of the 100th meridian, Today agriculture and stock raising are carried on in ninety organized counties, extending across the entire state from cast to west and north to south. Dur- ing the pust year the grain and cattle products of Nebraska computed at the lowest estimate exceed $75,000,000, ana the products of Nebraska manufactures exclusive of the output of the Omaha smelting works. which alone was over $20,000,000, will exceed $25,000,000 in value. In other words, Nebraska’s pro- ducts of the farm, factory and mill ex- ceed $100,000,000 tor the year 1891. This is more than the entire value of the state with all its lands, towns, railroads and chattels in the year 1867, And yet Nebraska is only in her in- fancy, with vast resources that are yet to be developed. Those who will celebrate the 50th anniversary of her admission into the union will probably see a state with from 8,000,000 to 5,000,000 inhabitants, with towns and cities teaming with an industrial popu- lation engaged in transforming the raw products of Nebraska into manufactured articles and in supplying the wants of the tillers of the soil with every com- modity we are now compolled to import from the industrial centers east of the MississippL AN OBVIOUS FALLACY. The platform adopted by the St. Louis conference declares that *‘the interests of rural and urban labor are the same.” The fallacy of this proposition will be obvious to every practical farmer and to every intelligent workingman in the cities. What is there in common be- tween the farmers alliance and the Knights of Labor, so far as their ma- terial interests are concerned. It is not the hours of labor, for while the farmer must work twelve hours a day the city laborer works [rom two to four hours less. It is safe to say that there is not a farmer in the country who would not oppose the demand for legislation making eight hours a day’s work for all kinds of labor, The farmer might be entirely willing that the mechanics in the cities should work only eight hours a day, but he would insist that if com- pelled to employ farm labor on that basis he would soon be bankrupted. If the interests of rural and urban labor are the same how does it happen that in all legislation enacted or proposed for reducing the hours of work rural labor has been exempted? The simple truth is that there can be no identity of interests between the two classes of labor tor the reason that they are controlled and regulated by wholly different conditions, The rural worker, by which is ‘meant the farmer, is de- pendent largely upon the moods of nature. There are times when he can- not labor, and when he can he finds it necessary to make up for what has been lost. He cannot have a fixed schedule of work, s it is feasible for noarly all city laborers to have. The man em- ployed in &' mill or factory is not con- cerned about the weather, but it isa very important matter to the man who has plowing or sowing to do, The at- tempt w0 permanently unite the two classes of labor, rural and urban, on the ground that there is identity of interests between them, must fail because the proposition contravenes actual and un- alterable conditions. It does not foliow from this that they are antagonistic, although it is to be observed thut so far as the reduction of the hours of labor in the manufacturing industries tends to enhance the price of the products of such industries it may operate to the disadvantage of rural labor, But there is no necessary hostility between the fHE two olasses. Bach is simply regulated by clrcumstances and conditions peculiar to itself, and these always have existed and doubtless will continue to e gardless of the declarations of conven- tions of the disgruntled and discontented or the theories of demagogues. WORK OF THE GRA Tho grand jury is to be highly com- mended for striking a deadly blow at boodlerism in Omaha. The indictment of three members of the late boodle council and the late street commissioner is the dawn of the beginning of a new era. Our city and county government have for years been the hothed of jobbery and corruption. Boodling officials and con- tractors have looted the city treasury and fllled their own pockets with plun- der. The plain letter of the law, which forbids city and county officials from being interested directly or indirectly in contracts for ~ work or materials, has been defiantly ignored. Councilmen have not only been interested with con- tractors and franchise corporations, but they have actually taken contracts for materials and work required by the city. The grand jury has done well eo far in view of the obstacles put in its way ‘and the ovasion of contractors who have manipulated county and city officials in testifying. There is still a great deal of good to be accomplished by the grand jury in pushing its inquiries to tho bot- tom of the pool of corruption. ILet the city be purged of boodlers at any cost. A PROSPEROU EASON, Unless all signs fail 1892 will pass into history as one of exceptional prosperity to Omaha. Already the number of building enterprises inaugurated or to be inaugurated surpasses the expecta- tions of our builders who sought to fore- cast the seuson’s business sixty days ago. Brick blocks and fine residences are promised in all directions. The aggre- gate expenditures for the year may not equal those of 1888 and 1889, but they will be satisfactory to tho conservative people of the city, who predict for Omaha a steady advance year by year in commercial importanco and population. Aside from the private buildings which are contemplated, the city will enjoy the benefits which flow from the expenditure of not less than half a million upon the federal building, per- haps $300,000 on school buildings und sites, and a half million more at least in purks and public improvements. The South Omaha forward push in the pack- ing house interests will also benefit this city. Work will bogin upon Fort Crook too before the year ends, in all proba- bility, The manufacturers are encour- aged to enlarge their plants by reason of the improvement of business in their lines as the result of the home industry campaign. The several great conven- tions are also a source of cash. In fact, the year is big with promise, and every citizen of Omaha can reasonably antici- pate good times with the opening of spring. THE BINDING TWINE DUTY. The report of the minority of the ways and means committoe, in opposi- tion to placing binding twine on the free list, presents cogent arguments which will carry conviction to the minds of all persons who are unwilling to see the binding twine industry in the United States destroyed by foreign competition. The report points out that under the Mills bill the raw materials used in the manufacture of binding twine were made free and the duty on tho twine was re- duced to 25 per cent ad valorem. The present tariff law does still better, leav- ing raw materials freo and making thoe duty on twine seven-tenths of a cent per pound, which is less than 10 per cent ad valorem. The report says that the ma- jority of the committee propose to destroy the business ot at least one class of American citizens for the assumed benefit of another class, and yet on every occasion this same majority are loud in their denunciations of class logislation. The fact is, says the mi- nority report, the romoval of this duty would simply benoefit foreign producers and foreign consumers of the surplus of American wheat. In the end the farm- ers would bear whatever burden falls to the Americans, Destroy American competition and you lesve the farmer entirely at the mercy of the foreign pro- ducer and importer. Nothing is more certain than that this would be the result of breaking down the binding twine industry in the United States. Themoment the Ameri- can competition was destroyed the for- eign manufacturers would advance the price, and it would be only a question of time when the American consumers of binding twine would pay more for it than they do now. The moderate pro- tection which the tariff gives this in- dustry is simply sufficient to enable it to exist against foreign competition, and to remove that protection would be to surrender the American market to the foreign manufacturers, with the result, as the minority of the ways and meaus committee state, of throwing thousands of men out of employment, rendering millions of dollurs of invested capital useless, and turning $2,000,000 in wages annually to the laborers of other coun- tries. Hemp production in this country, also, which is of increasing importance, would be abandoned, to the loss and in- jury of a large number of our people. There is absolutely no valid reason for removing the small duty on binding twine. It does not shut outforeigncom- petition nor give the American manu- facturer an opportunity to realize more than a fair profit on his product. It is not oppressive to the consumers of twine. It is simply a reasonable and necessary safoguard to a growing indus- try which already employs a consider- able amount of capital and labor, and therefore ought to be maintained, It is probable, howaver, that the bill putting binding twine on the free lisu will pass the house. As a freo trade measure, pure and simple, it will hurdly fail to receive the support of the majority of that body. In that case it will become the duty of the republican senate to put itself firmly in opposition to this attack upon an important Awmerican industry in the sole interest of the foreign manu- facturers. — SENATOR DAVID B, HiLL, candidate of the Tammany democracy for presi- OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUE dent, evidently does not intend to let the grass grow under his feet between now and the date of the meeting of the national conyention. It is stated that he does not prifpose to give much of his time to sefjatorial duties, and among the announddments of his designs already made is a tif p which willenabla him to feel the sodlhern pulse on the question of his candidacy. He is booked to address tho logislature of Mississippi, and on the way to the performance of that obligation he will undoubtedly find opportunity to talk toa number of south- ern nudiences. From Mississippi it is understood he will go into Indiana, probably with a view to making some sort of a deal with Gray. Mr. Hill ought to be roceived cordially by the southern democrats, for the reason that his political methods are very much in harmony with theirs. The facv of his having stolen tho logislature of New York will undoubtedly commend him to the enthusiastic reception of the politi- cians who have been for years holding power by depriving tens of thousands of voters of their rights, And Mr. Hill probably would not hesitate to tell them that in this they have done right and that it is their duty to continue to do so. 1t would not be surprising if he should make a fayorable impression in the south. At present the sentiment in that section 1s largely for Mr. Cleve- land, but the feeling is gaining there as elsewhere, that the availability of the ox-president is declining, and in the unsettled condition of the democratic mind rogarding candidates is the oppor- tunity of Hill, at least in the south, to gain adherents, IT 18 announced that Secrotary Blaine and the British ministor have signed a treaty looking to the arbitration of the Bering sea question. This having been accomplished there would seem to be no good reason for further delay in submit- ting the matter, beyond what may be occasioned in waiting for the acceptance of the governments which it is under- stood have been asked to act as arbi- trators. These are Italy, France and Sweden, and there has been no intima- tion that any of them would decline. The Britisk government will have two representatives to present its caso and the United States two. In the meantime it is presumed that the modus vivendi agreed upon last year will he continued, and that vhe killing of seal will not be permitted beyond the limited number allowed under this agreement to the company having the priviloge from this government. ———— EAsT OMAHA fs ih Nobraska accord- ing to the decision of the supreme court, or to speak accurately all of East Omaha except the island’is Th Nebraska. The full text of the decision of Justice Brewer will be awaiteds +ith some interest to see exactly how sweeping it is. Judg- ing from the meager details of the dis- patch received yosterday the court holds either that all of East Omaha (except the island) snd both ends of tte two bridges are [in this state, or the present channel is'the boundary and the island is in Nebragka. As the East Omaha people admitted that the island 73 in Towa, it is poncluded the decision will so hold. ) MAJOR GEORGE H. BONEBRAKE of Los Angeles is said to be slated for min- ister to Japan to succeed the late John F. Swift of San Francisco. Major Bonebrake is a wealthy banker of the angel city who has coutributed a great deal of time and effort to the republican cause. He is not so able a man as Swift, but he is far more popular, and as southern Californin is the republican stronghold of the state his appointment is good politics. — . JusT why Governor Boyd deems it essential to have a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in Omaha “in harmony with his administration” is only clear to practical politicians. The average oitizen rogards this point with absolute indifference,provided the afore- said board is in harmony with the principles 6f honest municipal govern- ment. TuE East Omaha case involved pe- culiar questions of law unlike any found in the books. Justice Brewer’s decision will go down to future generations as an important precedent. An Odious Comparison, Lineoln Jowrnal, John M. Thurston may not he elected vica president, but ho has at least the satisfaction of knowing that tho aiscussion has made bis name as famillar to the newspaper readers of the country as any baking powder advertise- ment, —_—— A Lucky Hlunde Norfoll News, The Omaha World-Herald gives the next republican nomination for state treasurer to “John Bartley.” Ot course that's another blun- der, but Joe Bartley, Holt county’s rustling favorite son, can thank his stars for it, He has a young army of friends in these parts who rejoice in this bit of evidence that he is not porsonally acquainted with the World- Hitehcuck, ————e Requisitas for Suoc Grand Itand Times, The coming campalgnimust be an aggres- sive one on the part of rbpublicans, and they must not be bandicapped by the nomination of men of questionadlo standing or doubtful reputation, whose* previous recora would need whitewashing or explaining away. The nomination of sugh men simply means ignominious defeat.,, With honest, honorable candidates, who have been tried and found faithful to every trast iinposed in thom, men whose selection Wil ‘be an houor to the party, we will Lo successful as in the past, but not otherwise, '’ e Douglas County Must Be Heard. Grand Iland | tndepondent. An attempt to “studiously ignore Douglas county” in making nominations, as is talked of by some fool republicans, would prac- ticallyamount to an attempt at suicide and should be abandoned by every republican of senso who cares for the success of his party. Douglas couuty, the home of the other candi- date, saved Judge Post from aefeat. | 1as county is still a vart of Nebraska, aud an important foature in her poliucal as well as in ber business life, aud we are glad to own ber as such, and look upon anv attempt to deny her voice in proportion to her im- portance as the extreme of both folly aud in- justice, The fellows who are engaged in kicking Omaha might put thelr efforts to & much better purpose. MARCH 1, 1892-TWELVE PAGES. BACK IN TERRITORIAL TIMES Earliost Sessions of Nebraska's Supreme Oourt and the Records Theroof. BROUGHT BY THE BELLEVUE BUCKBOARD First Session In February ‘55, but No Busi- ness—Sult on a Promissory Note First on Record—Justice Harden Didn't Like Frontler Life. These are the days when there are courts and courts, courts whero plalntiffs and de- fenaants, with the aid of attorneys, parade their griovances before the public: where wrongs are righted; whero judgments arc rendered and whero criminals are convicted 0° the crimes that they have committed. These courts have existed in Nebraska for thirty-eight years, but they have not always been as numerous as they are at present when twenty-seven district judges look after the legal wants of the residents of the fifteen judicial districts of the state, to say nothing of the gentiemen who woar the ermine of the supreme bench and their less important brethren who occupy the bench in each county and are known as county judges. Thirty-eight years have vassed since the first judicial tribunal convened in whbat is now the state of Nebraska. To Omahn fal the honor of being the place where the si prome court held its first session that cou- vened Februa ), 1855, ‘Ihat was during the old territorial days when the entire territory could boast of a population of only 4,491 souls, distributea through the counties of Burt, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Nemaha, Otoo, Pawneo, Richardson and Washington, but instead of there being twenty-soven judges upoa the district bench, there were but three and in dition thereto thoy looked aftor all ot the business of the supremo court as well. The First Supreme Judges, The honorable gentlomen who occupied the high position were Chief Jusuce KFeuner Kurguson, father of the Hon. A, N. Furgu son of this judicial district, Hon. James Brad- ley ana Hon. Edward R. Harden. They were all appointed by Presiaent Piecce shortly after the territory of Nebraska was organized. Chief Justice Kerguson was appointed from Michigan and Associate Justices Brad- ley and Harden from indiana. The first term of the supreme court was held in the old territoriul state house, & two- story brick stracture that stood on the west side of Ninth street, between Farnam and Douglas streets. It was the first brick build- ing erectea in the Missouri valloy west of the Missouri river. The dimensions were 33x70 feot and the contract price was 83,000, On Monday morning, Feoruary the people of the littie frontier to somowhat surprised when they formed that the supreme court would hold a session on that day. During the previous night the Bellevue stage, which was nothing more thau a buckboard, drawn bv ono horse, rolled into town with two passengers, Hon, Chief Justice Ferguson and Hon. Edward Harden aboard. Shortly after breakfast a gaping crowd of frontiersmen and claim- holders gathered at the state house to await the coming of the judges, it having bean pre- viously announced that they were in the oity. As the two strangers turnea the corner of Ninth and Farnamstreets the crowd about the state house expanded its lungs and gave vent to a genuine western whoop, similar to those that only & few months previous had frightened the Indians and driven them to the bluffs west of the city. The judges, for the strangors wero they, pressed on and a fow moments were grasp- ing the hands of the warm hearted and sturdy ploneers. The reception was of short dura- tion and tho judges entered the legislative council chamber where they at once an- nounced that J. Sterhng Morton had been appointed clerk of the supremo court of the torritory of Nebraska. The late Jesse Lowe, the first deputy United States marshal, opened court with the stereotyned expression, “Hear yo; hear yo; the honorable, the su- preme court of the territory of Nebraska is now in session,” Journal of the Session, An old document, faded, tattored and torn tells the rest of the stor This document, which is nothing less than the journal of the supreme court from 1855 to 1857, 18 tucked away in the vault of the office of the clerk of the district court of Douglas county and 1s treasured as carefuily as though it was worth its weight in gold. It contains nineteen pages, is tied with pink tape, neatly swritten, but the writing as weil as the papor shows the ravages of time, The first entry is this: “February 19th, 1855, In pursuance of executive proclamation the supreme court of Nebraska commenced its tirst session in the council chamber of the state house, Omaha City, Douglas county, Neb, Ter.: Present, the Hon. Fenner Ferguson, chief justice, and the Hon. Edward R. Harden, associate jus- tice, “Proclamation was duly made by Jesse Lowe, deputy marshal. An ordor slg{wd by lholuflge.np{poinun Julius Sterling Morton, o, clork of the sald court, was duly filed al the official oath administered by the chief justice. “Hon. E, Estabrook, United States district attorney of sald territory, was in attendance. There being no business in readiness, the court adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m. the 20th fnst." That completed the first day’s business of the first zession of the supreme court of Ne- braska. The next day was even more barren of re- sults, as the journal shows this entry: “Tuesaay, February 20, Court wmet pursuant to adjournment, and there bewg no quorum, in consequence of the absence of Associato Justice Harden, who is eick, Chief Justice Ferguson adjourned court until 2 o'clock p, m, tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, 20th Inst.” Ths followiag day, the hour of adjourn- ment having arrived, the following entry was made upon the journal: **Wednosday, February 21, 1835, the court met pursuant o aajournment; present the Hon, Fenner Ferguson, and owing to continued illness of Hon. Judge Hardon court adjourned until tomorrow at 4 o'clock p. m.” Admitted a Lot of Lawyers, Owing to the protracted illness of Judge Harden the court adjourned from day to day until March 6, when the journal shows the following proceedings “The court met pursuant to adjournment: resent, Hon, Chief Justice Fergusoa and don. Associate Justice Harden, Deputy Marshal Lowe being absent, court was called to order by the clerk. The Hon. Attorney General Experience Estabrook addressea the court in preface of the following mo- tion: ““Territory of Nebraska, supreme court, February term, A, D., 1855. And aow comes the attorney of the United States for the ter- ritory of Nobraska and makes known to the court that O, D. Richardson, A. J. Hanscom, A. J. Poppleton, Samuel E. Rogers, William Canfleld, A, L. Sharp, H. P. Bennet, J. M, Lathaw, J. H. Sherman and A. D. Jones, are and all have been members of the bar in gooa and regular standing in other states of the United State ““The court is therefore moved that the above named persons be admitted to practice under the rules of this court as attorneys and counselors at law, and solicitors in chancery ot this bar.” Chief Justice Ferguson addressed the ap- plicants for admission and was followed by Associate Justice Harden, after which thoe following rules of the court, iwhich haa been prepared by Chief Justicé Ferguson were subscribed to by the attorneys who had ap- plied and bad been duly admitted to practice. Rules of the Court, “Ordered that the followlng rules shall commence and take effect on this sixth day of March, A. D. 1835, W1, Applicants for admission to practice as attorneys, solicitors and counselors of this court, who are entitled to examination shall be examined in open court on the sec- ond day of each annual te 9. To entitle an applicant to examination he must prove to the court that he citizen of the Unfted States, and that ho 1s 21 years of age, which proof may be made by his own afidavit; that he 1s a person of good moral character, which fact may he shown by the certificate of a reputable counselor of this court, or of some other reputable verson Koowu to the court, but such ocertificate snall not bo conclusive nor preclude further exumination and enquiry into the character of the spplicant, “8, Atloroeys, solicitors and eounselors of this court may practice as such ia any of the courte of the territory. “4. Any person who shall proguce toany of justices of this court in vacation the evi donce required in rule three, shall uvon his application be licensed to practice in all the coutts of the territory until the next annunl term of this court, proyided the judge to whom such application may be made, shall bo satisfied of the propriety of granting such o, On process or papers to be served tho attorney or sulicitor shall endorse his namo and placo of residence, and if he shall negiect 80 to do, papers may be served on him through the mail, by directing them accord ing to tho best information that can bo ob tained ccncerning his vesidence. This rulo shall apply to a party who prosecuts or de fonds in verson, whether he be an attornoy or solicitor, or not. +6. Service of notica of appearance or ro tainer generally, by an attorney or solicitor for the defendant, shall in all cases be deemed an appoarance, and the piaintiff on filing such notice at any time thereafter, with proof of the time of servico, may have the appear- ance of the defendant entered as of the time whon such notice was servea, *7. The private agrooment or consont bo tween the parties or their attorneys or solici- tors in respoot 1o the proceedings 1n cause shall not bo binding unless the same shall be 1 writing and subscribed by the party against whom tho same shall be alleged, or by his attorney, solicitor or counselor, or un- loss the same shali be reduced to the form of an order by consont and entered. 5, Whenever it shall be nocessary in an; | journal was rocorded as tlco: K. Estabrook, United Statos attorney, and B, P. Rankin, United States marshal, 'he court appointod Mossrs. Estabrook, | Bowen and Chapman a committee to examina applicants for admission to practice at this court. “Tho court also appornted Jamos M. Wool - worth reporter for the suprome court. Thora- upon the court adjourned until tomorrow wmorning at S o'clock a. m," The First Case, Weodnesday was important day. The long- 1ooked-for event had come. Thece was a case for trinl, [t was ono that had worked its way.up from the justico court and upon tho William I, Seott, appeliant, vs Patrick Corrigan, appelleo.'’ “Tho suit originated when Scott falled to pay a promissory note. The trial in the supromo court did mnot furnish any persona groat amount of satisfaction as 1t was settied, as this oniry would indicato: “In this case, by consont of the parties, tho court ordered 'tho suit dismissed at the cost of the appeliant.” To vary the monotony that was caused by the aisposition of tho Scott-Corrigan cass Albort L, King moved that John C. Wilbur, Alfred Sayer, Charles W, Page and Au- gustus Macon bo admitted to practice. They produced satisfactory evidonce of having tho requisite amount of legal knowledge, aud after paying tho §200 fes and subscribing to the rulos, wero duly authorized to appear in auy of the courts over which the judges presidod, Omaha's Mayor Before the The next day tho ecaso of C against I, (L Miller was callod. art, H. Rider Milier was afidavit to swear to the advice of counsel, the party shall in addition to the other nec- essary facts, swear that he has fully and fairly stated the caso to his counsel, and shall be set forth the namo and residence of such counsel. “, Personal service of papers upon an at- tornoy or solicitor may be by delivering the Same to such attorney or solicitor, or in the apsence of such attorney or solicitor by leay- ing the samo botween the hours of 6 o'clock in the morning and 9 o'clock in the evening, in the oftice or place of residenco of such at- torney or solicitor, with some person of suit- able age and discretion. 10. “‘No special motion or application will be hoard by the courtunloss a copy of the popers in which such motion or application s rounded shall have been served upon the obposite party, when sich party prosecutes or defends in person, or upon his attorney or solicitor, when such ' party appears by attor- ney or solicitor at least three days bofore the day on which such motion or application is to heard.” - In addition to the above the journal shows the following entry: *‘The motion to admit attorneys to practice incluaes D. N. Thorpson, William Kempton, 1. L. Gibbs, i. C. Ford and A. V. Larimer. Tho fees of the clerk for the admission of awornoys was by consent fixed at §200 per membor. 1t was ordered that therules as engrossed be spread upon the journal.” Tho attorneys who had just been admitted were conducted betore the chief justice who administered the following oath, to which they afterwards subscribed: **We severally do solemnly sweaa that we will port the constitution or the United States and that we will faithfully discharge the duties of ut- torneys, solicitors and counselors of the supreme court of Nebraska to the best of our ability.” The first torm of the supreme court was then adjourned. Adjourned in Disgust. Tho time set for tho convening of the second term of court was on Tuesday, Do- comber 11, 1855. On that day the following entry was made by the clevk, Jackson Bar- ritt, Who had been " appointed 'to fill the va- cancy caused by the resignation of L Sterl- ng Morton : “Be it known that on this second Tuesday, the 11th day of December, A.D. 1855, 1t being the day set by law for tho session of the su- reme court for the territory of Nebraska. Cresent, Attornoy General Experience Esta- brook and Deputy Marshal L. D, Patterson, and there being no justices present, the court stauds adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.’ Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day of that week Clerk Barrett went to the court room and then he became disgusted. He concluaed that there would be none of the justices in attendance, aud by virtue of the authority invested ia hira the following journal entry was mado: “Saturday morning, 0 o'clock. There beirg no justices appearing, the court now stands adjourned until the second Tuesday of June, A.D. 1856, according to law."” The Docket Was Very Light, When the timo for holding tho Juoe term of court tad rolled around Chiet Justico Ferguson and Associate Justico Bradley were present. A morning session was held on Tuesday, but thero being nothing for rial, an_adjournment was ordered uatil the next morning. Then the clerk made up the ournal which read as follows : ““Phere being no business bofore this court, it is adjourned. F. FERcusoy, [Signed] Chief Justice.” Three torms of court bad been held and nothing had been done. Thero wero no casos for trial and no businoss in sight, Jus- tice Harden had become diseusted with ploncer life and had rosigned to roturn to his native heath in Indiana, but in the mean- time the Hou. E. Wakeloy, then of Madison, Wis,, but now a rosident of this city haa been appointed to fill tho vacanoy. Missed a Couple of Torm The December term of 1856 and tho March term of | went by default, but during the vacation the territorial logislawure had con- vened and fixed upon Junef), 1857, s the timo for holding o term. In pursuance of that order court convened on June !, and the journal shows that the following proccedings were had : “Present, Chiof Justice Hon. Fonner For- guson, Hon. Eleazer Walceloy, associate jus- tho mayor of Omaha and bad impris- oned Rider, who had committed some orimo in violation of the city ordinances. ‘The oase came up on a writ of habeas cor- pus. After tho argumonts had been made Chiet Justice Ferguson issued tho following order: “Application having been made on be- half of C. H, Psder for @ writ of habaas cor us, alloged to be unlawfully detained by one PR, "Mifler, mayor of the city of Omahn, it i8 ordored bY tho court that & WriL 1s8ue, ro- quiring said 1. H. Miller to have the_body of C. H, Rider before the supremo coutt on tho 24th duy of Juno, inst. to bo dealt with ac- cording to law, and thereupon the court ad. journed till Wednesday, Juno 24, inst., an 10 o'clock a.m." When the case was catled for trial the reo- ord shuws the following procoedings: “And now comes the applicant by his attornoy, Augustus Macon, and movos the contt to dis- chargo C. H. Ridor from furcher custody, al- loging for cause, the want of jurisdiction of the mayor of the oity toact as & justioo ot the peace.”” Which case was argued by the counsel, Hon. J. M. Woolworth appeariog on bohulf of tho city of Omaba. “The court took the caso under adviseront until tomorrow ut 10 a. m.! Tho noxt day upon the convening of tha court tho following order was spread upon the record: “It is urdered by the court that the caso of C. H. Rider vs. I H. Miller be ro- manded to the inayor of tite city of Omaha to await such further action as ~the mayor of the said city shall seo fit to take therein,” Tnat onded the first case in which the city was a party. It was also tho first case in the Nebraska supreme court in which Hou, J. M. Woolworih appeared as an uttornoy. Hoth the city and tho lawyer won their maidon caso. Tho same dav John S. Chipman, S. W. Cozzens, Alien A. Bradford, W. F. Lock- wood, Jotin B. Moredith and L H, Sabler wero' admitted to practice, after which court adjourned until July 1 dn't Get Together. court convened, but lacking a quorum au adjournment uutil the following day was ordered. On that date matters were 10 as bad shape as on the pravious day and an adjournment was ordered to Friday, Juty 17 at 10 o’clock 8. m. During the night of July 16 Assooiate Justice Samuel W. Black, who had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Asso- ciate Justice Bradley, arrived and in the morning appeared in court, but as Chief Jus- tice Ferguson was absent, having returned to his home at Bellevue, court adjourned until tho following mornine. The next day the motion to dissolve the in- junction in the case of Jonn McMsecham und Alex F. McConneli vs . Nuckols was argued and overruled. Following this came the case ot the case of the territory of Nebraska ex rel W. T. Scott vs Jesse Lowe. The record shows that Lowa moved for & dismissal, alleging that thecourt had no jurisaiction in the premises, Tho motion wus granted and court adjourned until September 22. On that date there were no cases ready for trial and the term went over until Decown- ber 8. ‘The December term was barren of resuits. The clerk was present, but not a judge was in attendance. For four days the clerk ad- journed the term trom day to day nod then entered an order adjourning court until the October term, 1858, At that term the judges were present and succeeded in transacting considerable busi« ness. Iuwas the date for the beginning of bolding terms of the sunreme court at statod intervals, which practice has continued to tho prosent timo. CieRs Aot Left the Catholic Priesthood. New Yonk, Fob, 20.—In the prosonce of over 100 persons assembled in Christ's mise sion hall last night, Father Nicholas Rea- diog, who was ordained a priest in 1579 by Bishop Kenrick of St. Louls, renounced tho dootrines of the lioman Catholic church and declared his intention to devote the re« maicder of his Iife to teaching Catholics “the only true religion,” &s he expressod it Twelve Sults Against the Wabash, St Louts, Mo, Feb. welve suits now stand against the Wabash railroad ag~ grogating $104,000, growing out of the acci« dent to o sleigh last month when eight por; sons wore killed. A few Stubborn Facts-- Our spring invoice of nice novelties in g — e v % ol your boy because we and desirable. special prices. Open Baturdays ti11 10 Other ovenings 4111 6:3 somely appointed children’s parlors on tle second floor and inspect the new thin gs. We will not show out of date clothing for a single dollar’s worth, Gentlemen will find it ad- vantageous to purchase their furnishing goods of us this week as we are making Browning,King & Co -w:|S. W, Corner 15th and Doug'as St. children’s wearis now arriving, ' The jerseys and kilts are special- ly choice, and mothers are ur- ~ gently invited to call at our hand - haven’t carried over Lverything is new