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A JURY IS SECURED.
Trial of Pugilist Lindsay's Case Is
Actually Commenced.
COUNTY BRIDGING CONTRACT.
J. It. Steljr, Vlio lla IIhI (Iio YVurk
For the Tt Year, .Again Scr"
tli Coiilrwrt at MavU
Irftwrr Fl:ur.
The Lindsay case, on trial in dis
trict court before Judge Chapman,
took a somewhat unexpected turn yes
terday and a jury was secured early
after the opening of court. Forty-nino
jurors had been called to the box and
besides those excused for cause, the
defense had ten remaining challenges
and the state four. These were
waived by boih side?, and the jury was1
thereby accepted. The men chosen,
together with their occupations, are as
follows.
Geo. Meisinger, farmer.
J. M. Gardner, farmer.
Milton Wolfe, farmer.
J, W. Maguey, farmer.
Harry To id, farmer.
Jno. Yick, tneichant.
J no. i.rown, farmer.
Jno. Adams, banker.
II. E. Countryman, farmer.
Wru. Sokes, school teacher.
W. A. Hrown, farmer.
W. F. Hall, farmer.
The examination of witnesses was
commenced at the afternoon session
and at four o'clock the state had called
six witneses to the stand. At this
rate the cae can hardly go to the jury
for dual determination before Friday.
The c urt room has been well-filled
ar d interest seems to be quite general
Tlii County Ilridslne.
The county commissioners opened
the bids for county bridging for the
text yer at the court house yesterday
and let the work to Mr. J. II. Sheely
of Lincoln, the gentleman who has
hud the contract for the past year.
Another firm tiled a bid equally as low
a Mr. Sheely's. but as the commis
sioners have found the latter gentle-
they had no hesitancy in awarding
him the contract. The various bids
were ti!t-d, the accompanying figures
btine on the basis rf so much per
lineal foot:
J It Sheely tl 11
T-I t ramrnell JTt
S-jrlu-er i Uinbw 3 1
E S Ileaty 3 Vj
A B To.IJ. -... 3 M
King ISr!dr-e Co 4 IC
II T Ward A Co 3 43
Maasil.'oii UrMgeCo 3 Ui
Wro'iht Iron Kridge Co 3
The contract price for the year just
endf d was ?3.S0 per lineal foot, the to
tal expense to the county for bridging
during that peiiod amounting to tl,-
coo.
It w l-Coclirsn.
The marital nuptials of Carlos A.
Iiawles, Esq. and Mary Cochran were
celebrated at the home of the bride's
parents in the precinct at noon yes
terday in the presence of a goodly com
pany of relatives and friends, Hev. A.
C. Itawles of Larence, Kan. a brother
of the groom, officiating. A wedding
dinner was served after the congratu
lations had been extended.
The bride is the complished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Holmes, arid for
years has resided in this county. The
groom is a diligent, faithful and aspir
ing young attorney and has resided in
the citv for the part four jears. They
will make their heme at No. 020, Pearl
t-tteet (the Walker property). Tiik
Jot'i'.NAL unite' with many friends in
extending its best wishes for their
happiness
Hl'l to IIv lln.l Many WItm.
J. A Walter.-, the veteran soluler
jir d IL & M detective who suicided in
this cit) several days ago, seems to
have been a mar. with many wives.
It w;i reported that he h;id one in
Denver; that he attempted to kill one
here when he Miicidrd, ami now there
U -information that lie had two in
Pennsvlvania, one at York and mill
another at Ilarri?buig. He was In the
latter city a few days before he came
to this city, and at that time a con
stable from York was looking for him
with u warrant sworn out by hi3 York
wife, charging him with bigamy. Tho
Harrisburg Mrs. Walters informed the
constable that Walters had declaied
in her presence that lie would never be
taken alive, and displayed. a knife and
revolver to back up his assertion.
Omaha Bee.
-' Nlvyivi
al 1 block.
T Fitzgw-
A Thuiiltt From the S-iIV.lil.
Those who witnessed the execution
of Harry Hill Friday could not but
a Jmire his deportment throughout tho
trying ordeal. From the moment that
that thoso within the enclosure where
the execution took place first saw him
appear thiough the jail -window, to
the last, he in ver weakened. II is was
not an air of stolid indifference of
stoical resignation to an unavoidable
fate; neither was it a marvelous exhi
bition oT disciplined neive power, for
the features of the condemned man
lacked tho hard, drawn, tense expres
sion that accompanies u great mental
and nervous strain. He wascalm and
resigued. Fear had not benumbed his
sensibilities nor deadened his let lings,
for he felt emotion. If you doubt it
ask those who felt the fervent clatopof
his hand or tho reverend fathers be
embraced and kissed as. he bade them
a last farewell. It wai not wonderful
nerve that buoytd him up through
those awful moments of fleeting life
and impending death, but a firm and
abiding faith that, through ttiemed
bun of the faith he espoused, he had
obtained fiom God forgiveness for his
sin which was denied him on earth,
and sustained and comforted by an
unfaltering trust in his eternal sol
vation, he faced death in a manner
that awakened a slumbering faith in
the conscience of many a innn who
witnessed the cene. To the priest
who, by the steady influence of his ie
ligion, could so soften the calloused
heart of a hardened criminal us to
bring about such a thorough repent
ance and establish such an exalted
faith, all respect is due. One must bow
In silent acknowledgement to a relig
ion whose efficacy ss miairet.
WouM not one rather tak his stand
with a church that stirtches out its
comforting hand to the condemned
If Ion. 3-ud through it piiestly mini
stration so prepare hun for death
than with a secret society which
attacks that churchbut will al
low one of its members to be on a lin
gering bed of sickness tossing in the
delirium of fever, without H m mber
oiTrring ti relieve the aged father and
mother through tLeir h rg vigils of
anxious watching t v the bedside vt
tli sick brother of liu-ir older ?
A l'i:ori:rANT.
The following dispatch fr-m Klm
woxl in Tus!avs Lincoln Journal,
dated Monday, tells of a destructive
fire which visited the town of Aivo, a
hustli'ii! village in the wtrtt in pait of
this C-oiutv , and well nili detrod
the eutue buirjess poitirn of the
town:
'The little town of Alvo. located on
the life's Island stven miles north
west of Klmwood. wrs vi.Mted bj a
destructive, fire at 1 o'clock this mot n
ing. desfoy ing the State bank. Gen
eral store of Waugh & .Son, drug store
of 11. A. Koot, mat market ai d ree
taurant of Frank Scott. Dr. Sturde
vant hsd his office in the drug etore
and his instruments and all f his ac
counts were dtstioji d. The lire was
first discoveied issuing from the roof
of Waugh's stoie. The alarm was
;oon spread. A large crowd with
buckets did what they could to subdue
tho flames, but their efforts were of
no avail, although by persistent work
they kept the lire from spreading to
adjoining buildings. In a few hours
the force of the fire Wis spent and
nothing but f-moke and ruins were left
of the main business part of the town.
The bank safe was opened today and
the contents were found in a good con
dition except that the boohs weie
badly scorched. Frank Scott places
his loss on huihtirg. ice houe, ice
and stock at 81.00O. n:tl 400 insur
ance. The hank has not estimated its
Ios. All buildings except Scott's were
owned Kdwtn Jeaiy of Klmwood and
.James Hivett of Lincoln, and were a
t otal loss. The insurance had expired
ht, a few data 1 efore. Their lof-s is
estimated at $5,000 Wauh & Son
place their loss 0:1 stock at 1,000. with
83,000 insurance. It A Hoot's loss on
Htock is $1,000, Insurance S0C0.
"The origin is unknown. There had
been no fire in the building since Sat
urday night. Dr. Slurdevant'e. Ions is
about $200, with no ius.irar.ee. He en
tered the drug store to tty to recover
his hooks, but was overcome by the
titnoke and bare ly got out in time to
Have his life.1'
Ilia InruiiiK Tim,
Tuesday 'h World Herald says: "Re
turns for income tax, which were all
due yesterday until an extension to
April 15 was made last week, are com
ing in rapidly. Collector North has
about 600 already. Some of these arc
not properly filled out and will be .bent
back.
FATE SOON DECIDED.
Testimony in Lindsay's Case Ended
and Arguments Taken Up.
BOTH SIDES ARE RATHER WEAK
T-t intouy Inlrmlnrrtl My lioili l'rnfcu-11-mi
mi:I lf.,H' llnnllj- t i:
lfctitliift StuiiM nttit-r Ml4.
ffl Ii4i-t tl .1 t I i 11 1;
The Llmlsay me.rdi r trial, com
meuced esterday moxnirg in district
court, after a day had been ppent in
seem ing a jury, is now all Out finished
and the prisoner's fate, barring an ex
tra long session by thejuiy, will haw
been made known by toworrow.
The state introduced its last witness
shortly before the noon hour, and the
defence opened its side of tLe contro
versy by putting Lindsay on the stand.
The prisoner's testimony w:js in effect
a complete denial of inU ntionally jab
bing the deceased Kobtius in the ab
domen w itti his elbow, and the bulk of
the testimony introduced by the de
fense was on t he line that the intent
was luckiu ; by reason cf the position
beinjit ikeji that Kohbiu.t really rushed
onto Lindsay '9 elbow and shoulder.
The audience was large and the
opinion prevails generally that, while
the defence has been weal;, the testi
mony introduced by the state ha not
been as slror-g as first anticipated, and
a Veld ct for manslaughter i ;
erally Iwdieved WW follow.
The intit.duction of the state's testi
mony in rebuttal wa concluded at
about -.ro o'clock tl.i. afrriio r and
Judge Chnprnan then devltd about
thirty ti;itiut, to nihil e.-itig hi in
struc! i; :.s c the jury .
C.i:r ly Altornty Folk was. nuikirg
the opening argument as w e go to pros.
Mssrs IJe-rSon, U.-oi am! Gurley will
follow for the lef-i"e in the order
nau;ed ai.it 'U Hi v will lepiesent
the Plate lit the closing
M-iX I liKiHut. 1-..I . ! n.i.
!'(;! u"s Omaha ibe ;o: "Dr.
Slio'r of I be Gram! Aimy of the lie
ptlblif has received a ... Teller .. ItOin tta'
"(man w is T . i 1 - in t!." tl 1 1-1 aiid
legal wife of J A. Wa!er. Ito miI-di'.-r
who Mitcnled in lhl? city a few
dais agv. She Itvrs in Harrhhurg,
l'a.. and in the '!! r lie makes io
pirte regarding the ftiM:barge paper.s
which Walter k !i -d upon hi- person.
With tlicse stie intends to try In prove
a Claim for a periston. To do thisrhe
will have to prove that she wj;.h Hip lo
g il wife and that she had never been
divorced fioin Wallers. This may be
a big j.b a il is well known lhat Wal
ters li-id married several other women.
Mrs Wrflicri ,the fiiHt, however,
thinks that she stands a pretty giu.d
sh w for a pensin. In her letter sbc
s oh that she was loan ied t W.tlteis
oi January IU, lsrw;. Twelve eais
ago he left her and s!at ted we.st. She
dsl not see hitu till last November.
At. that titn she says that he told her
that ho tiad married M-veial olher
women, but that they would never
give her any trouble as he had never
been divorced from her. An extract
from ibe letter reads as follows: "He
toid me win n hero how he had married
ether women, but, he said. 1?- don't
matter how many other ones 1 have
mat ried,ou are the only one that can
get my pension. " She.; relies on this
statement en a basis for ber belief that
she is a lawful wile. Yet sic will
have i urcat deal of ditlieulty in prov
ing her claim as sOe will hav it) I lace
up iie- bo .iitijil's career during the
toauy t iiis i v.as nbsei.l ami give
imii-jiutahle proois that h; n- m v r
di voiced Horn her.
Walter bad given his discharge
papers 10 th.; woman to whtm he was
Di.iiiii'il iii i!i:-. it. Sie.? juimeiliatelj
at'u r ber h'l-'b nol's ileatb hucU-d up
her mai 1 tayo ccitifica'e and the. lour
iMhrtiges and s!.lieJ U apply fcr a
pensioa. Her marriage wiilr Wallets
ocourieil in January, 1801, am! t hisdaio.
bai ted her from receiving the pension:
A recent, act of Cougre.s.i provides that
a woumii Nho marries a veteran sol
dier ul ter J uue, ISO), is not. entitled
to receive a pension after bis death.
The Omaha Mrs. Wallers, however,
held on to the papers and tok thorn
with her to St. I'aul.
If Mrs. Walters the first in divorced
from Walters, then Mrs. Walters the
second, whoever she is, can ooine in fcr
I he pension, provided she wns married
to Waiters before June, 1K9). If ftbe
was divorced then Mrs. Waltets the
third stands a show, and so Mi through
the string of wiveti.
The day before Walter lolled him
self he wrot. to Mts. W.dtHMthe first
and told ht t of hi: intent 'im of cotn-
J. min i ng t--uic'de, and gave her the as
surance thai bhe would tt-t a perion.
Some time before the commission of
the deed the Omaha Mrs. Walter h
claims that Walters gave her the dis
charge papers, together with the as
surance that she was in line for tho
pension. It U sup cted that Wallers
managtd to gather his many wives by
promising each one that she should get
the pension after his death. All that
hav been heard from up to date have
not expressed any great sorrow at
Walter's death, and each of them has
been making very pointed inquiries
ib nit the pension.
Although Walters swerved some
what from the conventional in the
number of his wives, he had an excel
lent war record. He had four honora
ble discharges from the army. He in
lifted in tho Sixteenth l'enns Ivania
infantry on April 2S, 1801, and was
discharged on July 27, following. He
re enlisted with the One Hundred and
Thirtieth Pennsylvania infantry on
August 4, 1SC2, and remained in the
company until February 16, 1SG3. Ou
June 27, 16'i.i, he enlisted in the Twen
tieth IVnrisy U anU and was discharged
on January 0. IH'.L He then enlisted
with the Twelfth Fentrsylvaniaca'alry
o.j February 23, ISO!, and was dis
charged on July 20, lf-0-V
H.i iik Kot.h r Ma m Hail tCrconl.
Theiw is a possibility that one of the
(i.'iswohl bank robbers arreud in
Council Illulfi a shoit time ngo is
guilt) of a greater crime than safe
blowing. The one in question is
the roobcr w ho was wounded during
the battle between the olllcers and the
crooki, and who gave his name as L.
II. Smith. The crime that it rs
tho. mhi. be may hae cuinu.ilted is
murder. It is a well established fact
lli tl the uo.-mb rsuMhe gang which
look parr ia ihe robbery are eastern
criminals and of the iuo:a experienced
4i:d dangerous kind, their manner
shows that thy aie bkilled workers,
and the police uificiii.'s are confident
Ui.U nil 1 I theiii aie guill) ot man)
cr r:n".
The ruuriirr in which Sjiilh is su
pecu U ot L:itg llltpllcaUd Wi3 CUM
r.L.Uted in Cievel.ui.l. O., 011 the night
of Sep:eu!er 1" ol last jTcar. At tlnt
lime there were opt-ruling in that cil)
a teiy .sll.li:! cf .n tle blowers and
tho p -lice '.t-ie kt t pll :g a ptctl) thai p
looi ul lot tbnu. One ol the olliceia
wlio -.as li ving tt gt-t 101 li.e Hall Wiis
Serge .ti, 1 N . II. iitrij,ll. ()u i,je
liighl in quvt'.loii lie .-tumbled across
tnree men l.i lh- .ct L!o.ing a nale
iuajj.eir) aliuc. lie eioleavoled to
Cb'piure l)jiu. but it.e title liallileot
the etK uiij ler bnwtt-u the otlicer anu
tlie burglais can lu il be told, as
nothing was kiojwii 1 a untii the
next moiiiing, wiieii tr.e 6t rgeant was
tourol l in,4 Ue. id l.esid- a kit cf Ivols
and a half opened ale.
Two of the tiate biowers were aflet
waids captured and fiom them it was
dincovcitd liial liieie were thleoduiug
the job. They admiUed that the)
ACiedoing 1 he wotk when the officer
en Uiedbiit denied lUl either had
fiied the filial hot. ltjlli claimed that
it was filed by the ibtid man, who has
never been capluied. They gave his
uauie as Henry JacKou. Jackson is a
ct'Oiik known to the eastern police and
has served long terms in New York
and New Jersey penitentiaries lor
buigbiiies and stie blowing. He is
not only a skiiilul criminal in these
lutes, but also a vety dangeious man.
As noon as Jacksju was given away
by his accomplices his photograph and
u iles.-tipi.iou were sent over ihe
country and a reward ot $1 .o00 offered
for his arrest. I'm? description Mniws
th l lu: IS ,1 m 10 tl o" je.il.s id age.
weib.-i 1.1 the neighwi rlu od ot h0 !
pound-, ii live ieet nine itichis in
height, baa ttalk buir and a Unlk c m
ple.Mou. iliitea ,re very ptcuiiar.
being very
1 sunken. This !
dtcilplloli almosl Meiuicail) (
concspomib 10 mat of the vvoumUd '
flrisv.oht bank n fiber, Suiiih,
w ho has adm ltcil lha( he is wl years
ot age. Ilia appear anc? answers to
that of the. escaped mat deter, Veil the
peculiaiiij ol thf cyi. l'i:e Council
Jiluifs p , lice aie s i much Ntruck with
thts Mutuality thnt i ii understood
Ih tl Ihey will c.oinaiuuicale with the
Cleveland police in ord r t discover
if he is Jackson.
The kits of tools found on IheGris
woid roobers when they were captured
ate of exai'tly the fame kind as those
found beside the murdered eergeant in
Clevel.uol. This is t aken rs an indi
cMi'Wi that t!m robbrm may b tnem
bet s of t lo nme gang who worked the
east last fall.
While lie was in Council Hluffs
Smith gave twooth'M' names, reailer
ing at th Ogdco house as W. XV.
Haines and under another nnrne at
another hotel.
ano(rsi rim i:o-r r u '-r
1MST1MCT COUlM .
The arguments In t he ease of Wel
ton vs Atkinson, tried Toei-day in
district court, were fubmitlrd this
morning, and after a four bonis sen
sion, the juiy found fr Ihe j.l dfitill
in the siiui of $160 2S. This t,.xttl e
costs up to Weltou and is viimaUy 2:
victory for the defense.
CCwNTY COUHT.
License to wed was issued in county
court today to Mr. Chas. Oliver Mc
Donald and Miss Zoe Anna Clifford.
They are aged 19 and 17 ears i-pre-tively.
License to wed was issued in count)
court Saturday to Mr. Ldgar M. Stone
and Miss Lulu Kitel. also to Mr. I.
Dean Stone arid Mi-s Leah M. Hart
tuan. Th two prospective grooms are
sons of Isaac Stone of (Jreenwood pre
cinct, an ex-member of the stale legis
lature from this county. The Miss
Ilartman mentioned is a daughter of
Jeremiah Haitman, a former resi
dent of this city.
JUSTICE COL'KT.
It jbert Hill, an employe in the Cul
Ijuj s'.one quarries, look unto himselt
an enormous jjg and the police ver)
kindly allowed him the privilege of
parsing the night in jail. Saturday
morning I'olice Judge Archer assessed
his pleasure as being worth t-j2and
on 1 ay merit of same w as released.
Justice Archer was hearing the U s
timony Monday in the suit of Ls-ren
Haney vs. Van Horn, the barber.
Uauey, for cause of action, alleges
that Vau Horu was to teach him the
barber's trade for the sum of H, and
in turn was to receive hi3 board free
for eix mouths, Haney to receive
nothing for his labor. After woikinu
for three weeks. Van Horn is charged
with sending the apt reulice away and
would give the latter no further in
structions in the trade. Uaney fixes
his damages at 2". Justice Archer
h s the matter under advisement.
A Oiirillun t. .1 urilicll.n.
Milton Kemley, attorney general of
Iowa; .v. S.Churc'iill, attorney general
for Nebraska; C. W. Kellogg, attorney
fur Harrison county, Iowa, and C. W.
Sears, attorney for Hurt county, Ne
brasks; Sheriffs Coulthard of Harrison
county and II. H Ilowers of Hurt
c mnty. were in Cotrncil Hluffs Tuthday
in conference over lie question lis to
whether ll-ii l or Harri?uu county has
jurisdiction over a small pitce of land
at piesent joined to the Ntbta.ka side
of the Missouri liver, but at various
times in the past on first the Iowa and
then the Nebraska ?ide.
List ru nlh Hubert Thiilips was
murdered in a quarrel over. the owner
ship of some land in thi.t disputed
strip. The question as to jurisdiction
immediately arose, and neither county
is willing to admit that the lar d be
longs within its boundaries, and each
is tr) ing to shift the burden of dealing
with the murder on the shoulders of
the other.
The conference developed a wide
difference of opinion, but no conclu
sion was arrived at.
To tliw Human -i-ty.
The following letter, in the hand
writing of Harry Hill, nas handed us
for publication as a final mt&sugcof
tho condemned man to the Omaha
Humane society, which had shown a
kind disposition toward him. The let
ter w$is placed in an envelope and di
rected in "Ilevtrend Father Ccok,"
who was one of the priests that at
tended the condemned man:
l'LATlSMOUril, Feb 2Sih. "0f.
1 he obj.-ct of llii.i life is siutp! a
preparat ion lor he t.i.e to c. me. To
embrace the time and only savtnj' faiih
of that livb'g .chinch, founded and
Ii.UI.ImI ilnwii to t.s ihruuh all ages
and tim",by the living God himself.
It is not the work of a man. but the
errand and sublime work of a (iod, viz:
rjrand and old Itmn Cat holicchni ch.
H AttitY Hilt.
I Sincerely 1 lintikru I.
The undersigned hereby returns his
most sincere thanks to Sheriff Liken
b:rry; also to Jailor Denson and the
guards for their gentlemanly courtesies
to mn during my visits to the late
Harry Hill F.vrimu Cahney.
Sheriff Kikenbary has filed a bill for
$00 with the couutv commissioners
for "reading death warrant and con
ducting execution of Harry Hill."
The law fixes a fee for conduct lug ex
ecutions at any ruinr which the commis
sioners may deem just und fair. The
board had the bill under advisement
today, but at four o'clock no action
had been taken.
Only the very best cigars sold at (Jer
ing & Co. 'a.
OFFICER SELECTED.
Easiness AiTairs Of the Agricultural
Society In Good Hands.
NEW SECRETARY IS CEOSEIi.
tiro. 31. Spurlork lte.iK tlie Nrerrtury.
.ltl A n,l Mr. I . II. Polioi l; I Noin.,1
T. AtlenU f , Hi- IJ:i!1.h T
'i it t tn : i. k.
111.. .1 ; I i- U ! II I "I'llll)
Some two dozer, c.i-mbers f tbeCas
County AgricuItor.il f-iK-b-iy tro-t ;;t
the court house Satuiday iif:.eMo -rt
and discussed vaiioos s;ii j--;.i in m-I.i-tion
to the t;ext animal meelii g i the
society, lo be heht in titi- -itv m-xt
September.
In the selection ol r'iivt 1 s t l e l'n!!.v. -ing
was the result :
President F. M. ilicloy.
Vice-prestilent H. 11. U indhiim.
Sccretarj T. H. Prilock.
Treasurer Jno. II. IJecker.
(ieu! sup't Henry Fikenbary.
Directors Lvi Churchill. Ami
Todd, Wm. Wetteuk imp. Jacob Va!
leiy, jr., Henry lh; ck ar-d S imoe!
Itich.irdsori.
Mr. (Jeo. M. Spiirlock, w bo h if- servt d
as sf cretar tor the fairs i f 'UZ ar.d "01,
was urianimouf-ly Irui'tiol a if-e;ec-tion,
but he declined, ui d uro! th.
society ti ch-c;se Mr. T II. li-'Wi'f.
which was dif;e by acclan,ai io;. Tl.
new secretary is a yUbg busmen rn::.'r
jH)sess:rg every qualifica! ion nt!td
in fulfilling th t tllc. anl ihe .. iely
is to be congrat ulnttd on its choice.
A committee com pot t d of ?hf-president,
secretary and Mr. Spurloek w;.;
selected to fix the dat' s It r the '.' fair
and to revise and prepare the premium
list.
Koniint the Orlun Still.
Ilpresent.iiive Ed Iiowanl ot Sa:p
county w rites to his paper, t fit- Fap;!
liori Time?, as follows:
" Wo had a merry lime on W i!::e: -day
of l,t week lH-f,,ie ;.e m.id.s i.
bridges comrnil tee. County A'.ti tr -y
Ie:ler, Ciei k Wilson, Coi:imi-slM.-is
lteley and Crell, Editor Kaser. Arthur-Spearman
nnd P. J. Li::jl:.s
were here to help me defeat the ob
noxious Orlou bill, which rr; ' ;n
efi'ect to permit the Cass county board
to transact business for Sarpv county.
Our two c; i.-.ici.-.-iortrs and c t.1.1
clt-xk t-stitird :s t tlo ials that
county hud 1. ear thl) use for Flats
river bri-Iges, ,A that not ten vott r
in the count) would ak the commis
sioners to .-iccept the Clarke bridge a-
a:ift. Attorney L :ler made a spb 1
did argument against the Orion i.en
strosity. proving cor.clu'tvely tb::T t! e
measure is a piece f vicious ch !
islation, intended to vole mo: i- intti
the packets of II. T. Clarki , tb. er
of the bridge, anl Si P.uui: .-rt, tl .
South Herd merchant priuce. Mr.
Chace, chair man of the titidgeiommit
tee, now informs me that his c; iiiaiit
tee will report in favor of kil ii;g tl o
bill, all of which will be good news to
the taxpaj ers. w ho will l e under re
newed cblications to our cxv.roi.k.n
ers, clerk and attorney for their sin -cessful
fiijlit acatnst the enemy. Vrhi'e
the Oiton bill poa iiest?ead, there aie
others to lake i: place, two in be
senate and one in the ho:t-. lothc-f
which have the s-ame air. However.
I feel confident in predictu g at this
time that the house will kill hIImuIi
bills.
SMMijjht i Krhfiiiitii;
The supreme court at Lincoln lis
tened nil day yesterday to reargununt
of two points in the famous suit f
Fitzgerahl ag aipst the Misst uri F.jcfic
raihoa-1. The original judgment ?.m
favor of John Fitzgerald and the Mal
lory Cor.ssttuctioii company was for
$7CS,000. A rehearing was ciar.tcd
on I wo claims, one for o0.) (i-Ojin a dis
count of Missouri i'acitic 1om's, ;n 1
tin other for $UO,000, being a tl iscourr
of ? 1.000 per mile on a road tvr.su neteu.
Tho claim for ."i0.000 was allowed bv
the court iu the original j'eb:uiei:r,b!;t
the $150 l00 c'.ltm v. ;s dialhuvnt at
that time. Tb." M is-out i lVc-t'.e com
pany was represented b Mt. Wag
goner and John L. Webster, wbih- the
plaintiffs wete icpresenttd hi M.--i.
DeWreso, Hall and Woolworth.
riif y rl .Zxr II'"i.il
Tlie February mortgage if-ooid.
compiled at the court hout-e, is as fol
lows: Farm propett) filed. 5!h.l4
,; sitisliid, .f20.l-loo Town prop
erty fiied, :i2.tr:9 5t); sati-tied. 5,b5.
21. Ciattel roartgages-filed. i'- 23 J..V-;
satisfied. $G,i27 48.
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