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THE DAILY BEE. E. BOSEWATER : EDITOR THE Conncil Bluffs board of trade are more interested just at present in a home barge line than that proposed arge system to St. Louis. THE Union Pacific should at once make arrangements for a permanent < < fiat bolt'.transfer at Dlllonville , or le build an elevated railway to con nect the bridge with the pool lines. at1 "aUt roots" aervice which is _ belnj' so + thorenijhly ventilated , by nToBtmailer General James ji mall eti- vice over specUl rontes by land and water outside the.regular lines , of rail- r roadB und steamers. The largerj > or- tion of the "star routes" are stage lines -rnanlni ; In eparaely-flettled partione of JbLlie oonntrv. , THE Connecticut Leghlatnre , In -T attempting io pass laws reatraluing the. practice of medicine by persons not properly qualified , fin-Is itself in an awkward dilemma by the Spirit- , oulliti of- the State , who openly announce - nounce .that they will get even at the next elections , If their clairvoyant doctors are interfered with. This * "appears , to be by no means an idle * " threat The Splritn Hsts claim that thejr can rely npon 3000 votes , and If "thatIs trne , BS U may be , It means that they hold the balance of power , and camdcfeat the dominant party Jn the state. THE statement has been made that the use of postal-cards has decreased , Ihe sale of wrUine paper in the United States § 12,000,000 annually. In the first place , according to figures Riven" by 'the , Springfield Republican , the sa'o of writing paper has not de creased at all ; and. In the second 'place , the amount now manufactured in a year is not worth ' $10,000,000 , ' 'iaclndiog that used for blank books , envelopes and other purposes requir ing sized paper. List year the gov- _ eminent sold 293.000,000 postal cards : IT costs a large .amount of money to run even a republican Government : The sum of , $1,630,000 la required to fpay thesalaries' : cf the members of fttw Uouse bf Representatives . and fftheir niieage : In addition to this the last Eonse voted itself $125 for each member for newspapers and posture stamps , making * an additional -$37- 725. The clerk disbursed en account f 'wjariea'to'statlonery clerks $221- & 49jlast year./erclusive of $25,000 , , which , theJLtreMiuryi dbpartment raid If dlrect'Vo tHe stonographers. During * recess the persons who receive com pensation are only about one hundred less tfTan < la other .times. The cose for the senate is abont $600,000 a year , nearly $400,000 going for .sala ries and mileage. * 11 i _ j - - - - ii--- I" - - - - - J * i The authorities -along the weatorn border. of Rnssla hava recuived strict orders to feurrey. all packages , letters , / P * ll V L * and freight coming from Switzerland with double watchfulrmnii Krp r- lanced.datectives have been stationed at all the ports * of entry along that border 16 assist thn officers stationed _ therolniheic. dutiesTha .Russian. government fcasjalso s"6nt , 400 ° o "its shrewdest agents to the chief cities of Europe especially London , Paris , jjJcimelsj.ftnd Genevatowntch closer - r ly oveTthTsTstionrand movements of thu Nihilists abroad. It Is said at St Petersburg that.iate ditcoveriea de monstrate .clearly the fact that anoth er assassination plot , directed against .thU life of the present Czir , is being hatched by the Nihilists , to be carried Mfato effect if Alexander III. should not -grant the reforms dcinauded by them within the 'time specified by them f orfthat jnirpjiie ! ' S * O X t MB. TnosirsoNiho general superln- CoSelit jf liejrailsray Jnai ) service 'has tendered the thauts of the depart- 'meutjo'the Union Pacific railway and to > Mr. Vandervoort , the chief clerk of the service at Omaha for the energy , and promptness displayed in transfer- - JaftbeAuBiralianraail.Thiscard of thansis draws forth from 'the greaC Nebraska beslobberer Iho following c The Herald cnntinuas to 'acknowl edge --energetic 'sprvice of Paul V ndervoort in bringing the maili over thatjigly river in spite of either . , flood ot storm.Vhen , \ it it necessar ? 'to * take responsibility he takes it. Let ters and papars on our table attest the sustained vigorjof his work -agvmt , all sorts of difficulties. The Pi M. Gen- - ril ftnjrellafford to < * thank Mr.- ' " " " * V 'netSrtoprfJ"BB "willjas thTs plendii" - Dni&a.VPaoiiioVcaanagement , ' for the success achieved in moving the -mails , under tremendous diffiwltiee. _ NW'-we are veryfmnoh pleased to5 " " , . v * * * "fc 4 > "A * k T * > * knojrthat the Astrali k3n'aila.haTe deal more pleased if the American saaUs would receive some of this at- taation. liottersjand. pspers/on the < table 'of the' editor of the Herald may. show sustained vigor on the part of Yaaderroort , but -letters and papers -ron . 'jour i tableshow the most Inexcusable negligence in the transfer and handling of mails at this fi jrolat. f verybody InnOaaahaknows tktiior th edajs iMtVeek iib'Zihi cage or St , L > uis papers were brought over theiivlrpwheniat thtTsamtj timO the Union Pacific .transferred : hun- or a nf trnnlm itnrl imfirf" ! , o gers both ways. The Council Bluffs papers 4Q ? dtdj nor1 reach OmAhajintll Son- day.Whywas'il p'bsatble to transfer to transfer the malls , for whh& tbe government pays such a large sum. Why is it that malls with in fivi xBtiesof Omaha Ifave got to y over frolm"en to twelve -hours. ghf lr/let os ask * what thanks the alek "Tojr traninortras.tariffs ; with romptness7 which they Tiarc con- Jfefccted' ' - with 'dispatch ? Why don't they' thank the snbordi- nateajwho handled these mailil If PoctBUuter-General James was aware , -KMh"e'VilI'be ; ere long , of the shame- * fal neglect on the part of Yauder- v veort in the business in' which he is engaged ) ha" would hardly Jha've 'tele graphed him his thanks. GOVERNMENT HOUSK CLEANING. General .Garfield's administration begins its iabor of government house cleaning with a vigor which commends itself to the tax-payer * of this conn- try and strikes consternation and ter ror among the corrupt jobbers who have infested the national capital Postmaster General James has sound ed the key note of practical reform by unearthing and breaking up the "Star route" ring that has robbed the gov ernment of millions of dollars every year. If he follows up this noble work he will _ discover another branch in the postal service department if anything mora corrupt than the contract office.- Six years ago this paper created a sensation In the postoffice * department by calling attention to the gigantic frauds In the weighing of mails whereby vast sums were pockeled by railroad corpora tions for transporting mails which they did not carry. At that period the late Sir. Bangs was the head of the railway mall service and our charge seemed to. excite him to such a degree that ho came to Oma ha and sought to make a very lame explanation of crooked transactions which transpired at the Union Pacific terminus. It was at a period when the rings had their rep resentatives on the floor of the Sen ate , 4m th'a Dorseys , Pattersons of South Carolina , Spencers of Ala bama , Hitchcocks of Nebraska , and that class of commercial statesmen , who figured In 'almost every scheme oi public plunder. Hence the exposure we then mide about the frauds in the weighing of mails failed to receive much attention. We are firmly con vinced that the frauds in the weighing of mails have continued from year to year by collusion between the railroad managers and corrupt postal officials. The pastofSce is not the only de partment where the jobbers am swindlers have been operating. Ii President Garfield will extend his government house cleaning operatlona to the Interior .department he wil find that Stephen AV. Dorsey has been very intimate with the commissioner of the .Land Office. If Secretary Kirkwood can Induce Surveyor Gene ral Atkinson to toll's. ! ! he knows about the New Mexico mica ring inwhich Mr. Dorsey and some high officials in the genera ! land office have had a hand , he will gut the key to a good many other schemes of profit and plunder in wh'chthe government has been the sufferer. With all his known aversion to corruption and -his intense desire for civil service reform , Secretary Schurz utterly failed to break up cor rupt combinations in the Interior de partment , because the head of the land bureau was , like Brady , a copar cener of Dorsey and other jobbers. The monstrous surveying swindles in Nebraska , which were exposed in b76 , by thia paper , never received the slightest attention from the Line office , and the system of plun der" has been practically con tinued over since. The trouble service reform was that he started out with the assumption that every officer of the old Grant regime was hones and tuust be protected -until he was indictod'Ly some grand jury. Oivi service reform with Mr. Schurz was mainly an effort to harrass department clerks with school boy examinations while the heads of bureaus were plot ting with jobbers. The reform Inaugurated by Mr. Garfield - field is of a different order. It strikes at the root of corruption by breaking up rings , in the removal of dishonest heads of bureaus and supplanting them by reputable business men whose records in the past affords a reasonable guarantee of , fidelity and honesty. * , TUB ladies t > f the Omaha Reliel Society deserve great credit and praise for their labors in the past in relieving destitution and distress in our midst. We regret exceedingly 'that ' the failure , to secure a fifty year lea-o from the City Council for a lot , which they denired to utilize for a Home for the Friendless and Indus trial School , should have so offended their tender sensibilities as to cause them to disband. Thso ladies evi dently labor under the delusion that the City Council has the right io give away the , property of the city , which is entrusted to their care. A lease fcr ninety-nine years or fifty years or even thirty years for the sum-of-one-dollar is practically giving away the property and we maintain with M > yor Boyd that the city coun cil has no''business to give away city property for charitable purposes un less the city maintains control of the institution to which the property' is donated. . JThis city , needs a hospital and an industrial school and there i * no doubt that within a few'years these institutions will be established under the supervision of a board of charities vlth appropriations for their mainte nance. The lot on Howard street'in the neighborhood of the malarious breeding creek and river is certainly not fit for a hospital and It Is equally undesirable for a home for aged and 'helpless people. If the Ludiea' Relief society cm secure money enough to secure a substantial "brick building they certainly can secure the addition al $500 or $1,000 for which a lot can be bought in the suburbs. They display 'a good deal of the weakness of their sexwhen , they'getu- Isntly throw up their hands because they can't get just what they ask , and it is hardly in accord with tha spirit of true Christian benevolence for these ladies to say that they will let the destitute go hungry and naked because the city does not donate them a lot .for a'hotpital or an aWlum * ' * " ' * -LL _ " THE "greasers" ougnt to be grateful tc the monied men of the United .States. In.tho short space of seven months $68,000,000 have.been Invest ed in railroad and mining enterprises in Mexico by American cupltalists. I Adirondack Murray has been sold out of his personal property by the sheriff , and hasn't even a clothes line Jeft to ) le him to any neighbprhpod. The Star Route Steal. Washington Letter to the New Totk Times. * Those who claim to know all points of the investigation which Is being made into the star route ring , say the half has not yet been made public , and will not be until measures are tsken to bring Brady to justice and the penitentiary if possible. The whole steal is distributed between what is known as the Dorsey gang and Miner and Salisbury parties , the lat ter being by far the most eitensire operators in the swindle. The Dor- toy gang is composed of J. W. Dor sey , J. M. Peck and J. R. Miner , who have acted as blinds for Stephen W. Dorsey , ex-senator from Arkanias , and secretary of the republican nation al committee , bidding for and receiving contracts. J.A Dorsey is a brother of Stephen "W. Dorsey. Only s little over three years ego he .was a farmer in Vermont , an ignorant , stupid specimen of humanity. He was not eo stupid that his more bril liant brother could use him as a cat's- paw to pull gold in the public treas ury , and he was brought to 'Washing ton for this very purpose. J. M. .Peck , the second worthy of the trio , is brother-in-law of Stephen W. Dor- iey , having married a sister of the letter's wife , and J. R. Miner aa a partner of the great original Dorsey himself. He was brought from'San- dusky , Ohio , expressly to go into the star route business. The amount known to have been pocketed by Stephen W. Dorsey in excels of the amount called for by their original bids in not less in round numbers than 8412,000. What per centage of this was transferred to Brady , and his share of specials , only Stephen W. Dorsey and his partners can tell. The firm of Gilmer , Salic bury & Co. , which did an even more extensive business in swindling than the Dorsey crowd , is composed of J. T. Gilmer , Munroe Salisbury and J. Sail-bury , younger brother of Mnnroe. J. T. Gllmor was formerly a stage driver over the Holliday overland stage route from St. Joseph , Mo. , to Sacramento , Oal. He was a very ig norant man , and could scarcely write his own name , but he had a shrewd head for business. In 18G8 he formed a partnership with the two Siliiburya and bought out the stage line of Wells , Fargo & Co. , over which most of the mails in the territories were at that time carried. Since then the firm has been engaged in the star route business and made large fortunes. Among agents who have made straw bids in the interest of these firms are V. W. Parker , T. A. McDevHt , A. S Patrick , Luke Voorhees , Gee H. Plat , 0 J. Salis bury , Patrick & Brown , A. H Brown , G. V. Metserole , 0. A. Cosgrovp , W. A. Giddings 0. D. Seely , F. W. W. Gllmer ( brother of J. F. Gilmer , ) W. D. Hill , Hueh White , Salisbury & Nichols and Wm. H. Force. The excess of pay received by the Gilmer & Salisbury combination over that called for by the original contracts to the neat little sum of $778,508 , with more etill to hear from. In ad dition to money given these large con tractors , who made their bids through straw agents , small fortunes have been divided between Brady and smaller contractors , who made their bids nn their own account. In Louisi ana Dr. J. H. Pearson secured an ex- cesi of 840,261 on a route of 261 miles Dr. Jtearson was formerly a member of the Warmouth ring in Lau- istana , but now lives in this city upon an Income derived from dealings with Brady. Ohas. Andrews , who received on two route ? , each twenty miles long , an excess of $12,257 , is a Washington man. He'was formerly a clerk : in the postoffice department here , but Mas removed by Postmaster Gsneral Jew ell" for malfeasance In office. John A. Walsh , who secured an increase oi § 188,475 on the route from Prescoti to Santa To , for which he originally contracted for $18,500 , is a native ol Louisiana. When the war broke out he joined the rebel * army , but aftei reconstruction of Louisiana he joined the Warmonth ring. He was indictee in New Orleans for making illicit whieky ; and was saved from imprison ment by Brady , who was supervisor of internal revenue in New Orleans , and refused to appear as a witness against him. Enraged Snippers. Tribune. Commissioner Fink and thn eastern trunk line presidents must "be either ignorant of the feeling that now exists among western people towards rail road corporations , or they bellere themselves powerful enough to def' public opinion and do as they please else the could not have taken such etupld action AS they did last Saturday whan they ordered grain rates to be advanced from 25c per 100 pounds Chlcigo to New "Xork , to 30c , withou giving asingle day's notice to shippers They did this in the fnce of the fact that shippers had based their contracts last week on the supposition that the grain rate wonld remain at 25 cents for ten days at least , for under the rules of the eastern pool ten days' notice of a contemplated advance haste to be given. To require these ship pers now to pay five cents more on their shipments than they took into calculation wonld inflict immense losses on most of them , and It is therefore but natural that the West ern shippers denounce this high handed outrage in unmeasured terms. Besides this the trunk line presidents mast have been aware of the fact that their roads had made contracts at 25 cents with number of leading ship pers , whi h cannot bo disposed of In a nonth. Tola would give the shippers ; hat havj these contracts a decided advantage over those who have not ieen so fortunate as to secure con racts. Tha trunk lines excuse their action on the ground that the 25-cent rate was not a regular bnt'a cut one , and consequently no notice was neces sary. This is ttie flimsiest kind of pretext. The rates were reduced to 25 cents by official order of Oom- misrdoner Fink , and were aa regular as any rate ever made by he eastern lines. Whether the re duction was brought about on account of curtain roads having violated the ; arlff or by any other means doea not make the least difference. It has often been demonstrated that' the railroads are 'not ' in the habit of re ducing rates unlesa they are forced to dn it by some cauie or other. The action this time was nothing but a ; rab game of the JSew York trunk .lues to benefit tnemselves at the ex- janse of the wBstern shippers and ; heir western connections , and it will never be carried out Not a single pound of gn'n ' has bsen shipped thus far at the-new rate , and t is not probable that much , will go forward hereafter at the new rate. So action could have been more cal culated to intensify the spirit of hoa- ility among the western people to wards the railroads than the action of be trunk line managers in ordering he advance. They coald not have lone nothing better to convince the western people that tha letters of Commissioner Fink" and President awett of the Brie , and other rail road magnates , written in answer to he arguments of Jeremiah Black and others are hypocritical and cal- ulated to deceive , and that no re- iance can bo placed on their asser- lons. 2xo cne would have omplalncd if the trunk-line mag nates , after finding that the 25- cest rate was too low , had ordered an advance'in the'regnlar way ; that is , if they had given the required notice and disposed of the outstanding con tracts before the new rate was ordered to go Into effect. But Instead of that they arbitrarily went to work and told shippers that they mult pay five cents more on the business which _ they se cured on the supposition that they corild ship at the old rates. The trunk lines have evidently dis covered before this that they have put their hands in a hornet's nest , and to rectify in a measure the mischief they have done tha meeting of tha general managers and trnnk line presidents , to be held in New York , April 27 , has been called The Gold Problem. San Fr ncuo Chronicle. The present straggle tor geld be tween the leading countries of Europe has probably not been exceeded in importance since the early part of the century. Daring the long armed con flict which followed the breaking out of the first French revolution and ended with the fall of Napoleon , the constant acquisition of gold and sil ver by most European powers was a matter of vital necessity , and In rela tive proportion to their national strength. Specie payments , except for International obligations , were then generally suspended and the mil itary money chests becimo the chief reservoirs of mettllic currency. Even the Bank of England , with all her proverbial solidity , disbursed no gold to the public from 1797 to 1821 ; so that , for almost a quarter of a century , her paper was discounted , which aver aged in some years as high as 16 per cent. The' wars that have since oc : cnrred in Europe were usnallyjof short duration , and owing to the Increased production and accumulation of gold during the long Intervals of peaceand a corresponding Increase of public credit and improved facilities for bor rowing , the financial strain was com paratively slight. Thiii strain was also more local than general , and was par tially , it not wholly , relieved by the suspension of specie payments a ne cessity forced upon Russia in 1857 , on Italy in 1866 , on Austria in 1868 , and on France in 1870. The present con test for gold owes Its origin to the de. monotizatlon of silver in Denmark , Sweden and Norway ; the persistent although futile efforts of Germany to change her currency fram a silver tea a gold standard ; the resumption of specie payments in France and the United States , and a complete reversal of the trade balance between Europe and America. These events created in their turn an important diversion in the move ment of ijold , and occurring in quick succession it is only surprising that their combined Influence has so far resulted in no overwhelming financial disturbance. When Germany in 1871 ] with the French indemnity fond of 6,000,000,000 francs in prospect , determined on a gold currency like that of England , it appeared a very natural and feasible ambition. At that time nearly the whole of the gold product of the world found its ulti mate destination in Europe , and there seemed room enough for at least a second exclusive gold currency among the leading commercial cations of th continent. But , notwithstanding all her extraordinary efforts and expedient ! of the last ten years , Germany to day is apparently ts far from a gold standard as ever. The small de gree of success attained may be in ferred from tht amount of gold'now ' held by the Imperial Bank of Ger many say $46,000,000 compared wih § 143,000,000 four yean ago. Her total coinage amounts to $432- 000,000 , but over $1,000,000 have al ready disappeared , and , including her war reserve of 330,000,000 , it ii believed that the whole supply oi gold now in Germany dees not ex ceed § 350,000,000. Since the value of the old coins withdrawn from cir culation was estimated at $150,000 , ' 000 , and the French indemnity of 5,000,000,000 francs was paid chieflj by drafta on gold backs , the small amount coined must appear romarka ble. But the 5,000,000,000 francs were paid in several installments , and during the yean immediately sue ceedlng the war the international trade balances were such that but t small portion ever left France and only a still smaller portion ever reached ed Germany. The actual payment were § 102,500.000 in French gold and silver , $25,000,000 by draft on th < bank of Francs , and $849,500,000 or the banks of England , Holland , iBel gium and Germany. The gold foi the new coinage came from England rather than France , and was in ex change for the silver which German ] with such poor insight , was then press ing on the market. But it is one thing to coin gold and another thing to retain it in the coun try. Bismarck is now thoroughly im pressed with this fact , and has else come to believe that while it Is posal ble for England to maintain the singli gold standard in conjunction with'frei trade , it is impossible for Germany tc do so without a high protectivetariff He may eventually discover that th < absorption of gold by the United States is making that metal too scarce in Europe to permit of its use as s single standard by Germany undei any circumstances whatever. The world'fl supply of goH coin and bullion is eitimated at $4,200,000,000 , oi which one seventh is credited tc France , which , as the great bimetallic nation , also holds a like proportion of the world's supply of silver , avail able'as money , which is estimated at $3,500,000,000. France had a , much larger upply of gold before the tide turned in favor of America , and some estimates placed the amount at over $700,000,000. In December , 1876 , the Bauk of France Held ttie enor mous amount of 1,539,000,000 francs in gold , but that was before resump tion , which practically took place in 1877 , although not compulsory until January 1st , 1878. Her average stock of gold for some time after re sumption exceeded 1,000,000,000 francs , but the extraordinary pres sure of the last eighteen months eff ected a gradual reduction till on the 10th of February of thia year it had fallen , In spite"of every expedient ! to 532,000 ; < X)0. ) The gold supply of the United Kingdom which was about $600,000,000 some..years ago , Is now estimated at $50,000,000 of which more than one-fourth is' usually held by the bank of England , It ia no ticed that the British reserves , how ever much they may be depleted , are , unlike those of France and Germany , after a time fully replenished by im portations from AustralialndiaChlna and Japan , as well as at the expense of the home circulation. But as the United Kingdom "has pretty well ex hausted every available , source of sup ply cxcapt Australia , it is well under stood that with a continuation of the present situation the difficulty in maintaining a gold circulation may within a few-years become so great as to prove Insurmountable. The United States , besides being the chief pro ducer , is at present tba great recepta cle of gold , if not of silver , and the great stumbling block of Euro- K .financiers- From I860 to 18/8 her net export'of specie amounted to $1,280,000.000 , and' she is now apparently Intent ken getting back this huge sum , and within a much shorter period. In * addition to withholding the product of her mines her net imports of gold already amount to $150,000,000 , and her entire supply which is now equal to that of the Jnited Kingdom , promises at the end of thia year to be the largest in the world. That the balance of trade will > e sufficiently in favor of the United States to compel gold Imports from Cnrope to the extent of from $50,000- ' 000 to $100,000,000 a year fora long ime to come appears Yery probable and the important question now up for discussion is : How long will this drain continue without'forcing a sus- > enslon of gold payments on France , 3ermany or England ? How to pre vent such a crisis is tile more im portant problem demanding a solution rom the international monetary con- 'erence * PERSONALITIES. Wagner , the composer , affects cats ; and The Boston Globe says : "So does lis music. " Sara will sail for foreign shores in & few days with nearly $440,000 in good American money , lees her ex penses. Mary Anderson says it is a three hours' job for an actress to have her photograph taken , and she will never pas * through the ordeal again. The author of the new song , "My Home is on the Tessing Sea , " has lived ever since he was born at Fort Rlley , Kansas , 1,800 miles from salt water. Long John Wentwortb , of Chicago , has been vaccinated fourteen different times , and yet he Is never easy in the company of a man with a pimple on hia nose. Down at Lancaster , Ohio , it cost John Deed $5,000 to chew one of John Ewing's ears off. Ere long such amusements will be too expensive for poor folks. / WhltelawReid wlfi never desert Mr. Jay Gould , although he will take a vacation of six months for his wedding tour. Evidently'the Berlin mission didn't materialize. Sitting Bull , having pledged his word to his royal sister , Queen Vic toria , to decline her hospstallty further , will come in as soon as the walking is good. Maybe you didn't know the Bail of Perth and it's just as well you didn't. He's bankrupt to the tune of $270,000 and his assets consist of a four-ounce dog and a cane to match. The reason Misa Anna Dickinson BO suddenly abandoned her stage projects was because the announcement of the marriage of that gay deceit er White- law Reid was too suddenly 'made to her. Women in the vicinity of the White Rouse already pronounce Mrs. Garfield - field a model neighbor. She hag not borrowed a flit-iron not a drawing of tea since she moved into the neighbor hood. Modern Argo. It was certainty very kind in BU- marck'a son to forgive the' old man. If he will now extend his clemency to the gentleman whose wife he ran awav with , everything will have been settled in a satisfactory manner. Mr. Russell Sage.ono of New York's men of million ? , said to a rep irter the other day : "Yes , I began at the bottom tom of the ladder in Troy , N > Y. When I was a young man my wife as sisted me to earn a living by making collars and cuffs for a Trojan miuufac- turer. " Chief Ohicopee , who toot part in the Fort Dade massacre , still lives in the swamps of southern Florida. He is a hale old savage of ninety years. Ho dresses in the costume of his fore fathers , lives in rude style , doesn't do any work and is as happy as a cabinet officer or the czar of all Russians. Baffilo Bill is not so great an actor as Salvini ; but when he dashes upon the stage , kills seven Indians , ' puts thirteen to flight , removes a quantity of scalps lined with red flannel ) and rescues the lovely maiden who is chained to .the stake , the audience ap pears tn be perfectly satisfied with him. [ Philadelphia Bulletin. John G. Wbittier bought a copy of Shaksptare'a works with the , first money he ever earned. It would have been more like a real boy to have spent this money in bananas and thrown the skins on the sidewalk , but as Wnlttler subsequently turned1 out to be a poet the eccentricities o ! his youth are excusable. Sarah Bernhardt it seems as though it were years since wo wrote that name last had a serious adver tising congestive chill in Philadelphia , onej night , which may result in great pecuniary benefit to her managers When audiences are becoming light , a congestive chili , properly handled , helps out at the box-offiee wonder fully. A SUBJECT OF POPULAR IN TEREST. The expression of a thoughtful man rn other than political matters , is oft en of great use to hs constituency. The Hon. S. H. Yoder , of Globe Mills , Penna. , has thus recorded his opinion on a subject of popular inter' est. I have been soiling St. Jacobs Oil for the last year. I have never heard a person speak of it , except as a splendid medicine , and as tha great specific for rheumatic affectioDF , whe ther inflammatory , acute or chronic , swellings , aorea , sprains , burns , wounds , etc. JE sell more St. Jacobs Oil than anyother kind of liniment , and it.glvea universal satisfaction. I will always keep it on hand. The farmers say , that for man and beast , they find nothing equal to It. Never Give Up. If you are suffering with low and depressed spirits , loss of appetite , general debility , disordered blood , weak constitution , headache , or any disease of a bilious natnre , by all means nrocure a bottle of Electric Bit ters. You will be surprised to eeeUbe rapid improvement that will follow ; yon will be inspired with new life ; strength and activity will return ; pain and misery will cease , and henceforth you will rejoice in the praise of Elec tric Bitters. , Sold at fifty cents a bottle , by Ish & MoMahon , (3) ( ) EacKien'a Arnica Saive The BIST SALVE in the world tot Oata , Bruises ' , "Sores , Ulcers , Salt Rheum'Fever Sores , Totter , Chapp ed Hands , Chilblains , Corns , and ail kinds of Skin Eruptions. This Salve la guaranteed to give perfect satlafac- tied In every case , or money re funded , Price 25 cents per box. For sale by 8dly Ish & McWnhon Omaha. EAST INDIA ilEH & GO. , MANUFACTURERS , ] AHA. Neb. AGENTS WANTED FOR fastest Selling Boot of the Agel Poundafcions of Success , BUSINESS AND SOCIAL FORMS The Uwi of trade , legtl forms , how to trans act business , valaabla tables , > ocM etiquette , > rtlaraentary asnaje , how to conduct public jusinese ; lu fact it is a complete Guide to Snccee orallca sei. A family nece-slty. Address for * ? , d "F * * * tenns ANCHOR PUBLISH- . , fit. Lids , Mo. Great German REMEDY FOR BAH NEURALGIA , SCIATICA , LUMBAGO , BACKACHE , GOUT , SORENESS or THE CHEST , SORE THROAT , QUINSY , SWELLINGS AND SPEAINS , FROSTED FEET AND EARS , AKD SCALDS , GENEEAL TOOTH , EAR ASn HEADACHE , ASO All other Pains _ ACHES. No Preparation on earth equal ] Sr JACOBS OIL u a sirr , SURE , SIMPLE aad CHEAP External Remedj. A trial entalll tut the comparatively trifling outlay of 60 CI.TTS. and tierr ono Buffering with pam can oaye cheap and poiitivo proof ot iU clujnj. DIllECTlOXS IX ELEVEN LANGUAGES. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND OEALEHS IN MEDICINE. A. VOGELER & CO. JSaltimore , 3Til. , U.S.A , Gentle Women Who \rant glossy , luxuriant and Yravy tresses of abundant , beautiful Hair must nso LION'S KATHAIKON. This elegant , cheap article always makes the Hair grow freely and fast , keeps it from falling ; out , arrests and cures grayness - ness , removes dandruff and itching , makes the Hair strong , giving it a curling tendency and keeping it in any desired position. Beau tiful , healthyHair is the sure result of using Katiiairon. Geo. P. Bemis ESTATE AGENCY. lEih cc Douglas Sit. , Omaha , Neb. This tgoncy docj sr.ti J7LI a brokara e bnjl ness. Does noUpooalato , and therefore any tr- gains on Its books are Insured to Its patron * , In stead ot being gobbled up by the agent _ BOGGS & HILL. HEAL ESTATE BROKERS No IjOS Farnham. Strut OMAHA - NEBRASKA. Office North Hda opp Grand Central Botol. Nebraska Land Agency. DAVIS & SHYDEB , 1605 Farnham St , Omaha , Kc'or , 400.000 ACRES caroJnlly selected land InEaattra Nebraska for ealo. Great Bargains In ImproTcd firms , andOmahi city properf. 0. F. DAVIS. WEBSTER BNYUJER , Late Land Com'r U. P. E , H -teb7tf ETRON KKSD. I.BVIE hJ D. Byron Reed fe Co. , OLDEST KSTABU&'ID REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real Eatato In Oimtia and RoutrlaR County. nwltf JNO. Q. JACOBS , ( Former ! ? of Glib k Jacobs ) No. 1117 Ftirnuim tji. , UM at.nd . ( Jacob Gli G , J. EUSSELL , M. D , , Homeopathic Physician. Dlfc.-aea of Children and Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Office at Residence , 2009 Ca § St. Hours , 8 to 10 a. m. , Ito2p. m. and iftcrO p.m. aplSd.lm NEW HARNESS SHOP. The un'ler.ijned h'tint ; had nine years ex perience with O. H. & J. ti. Collins , and tncnty- fonr 3 ears of practical harness mtULfr , 1 as now commen.cd business for himself in the large new shop 1 door south of the southeast corner ot Hth and Hamey bts. Ha AI | ! employ a large ores of skill-d workmen and will fill all orders in his pline promptly and cheinlr. f HANOI A K. IDTOTIOIE. Any one [ having dead animals I will remove hem free of charge. Lcaro orders eoutheas com r of Hamoy and llth St. , second door. CHAR5FS SPLITT. J. R. . . Mackey , DENTIST. Corner 15th and Douglas Sts. , Omaha. Prices Reasonable. a 32-2w D Hi itfiwiv D n Ilanufactarcr and Dealer In SADDLES AXD HARNESS , 1412 Farn , St. Omaha Neb. Agent for the Celebrated Concord Harness ! Two Medilsand a Diploma ft Honor With the Very Hlgbfit Award the Judges Coald Bestow wan Awarded tnb Harness at the C ntcnnal ! Exhibition. Common also , Ranchmen's and Lindle's Sad dles. We keep the largest stock in the West , acd Invite all who cannot examine to send for prices. ap3-tf 31 * EL KISDON , General Insurance BBPB PHtENIX ASSOruu.- % . . . J Lon don , Cash Assets . tJ.107,1 ! ! * E3TCH 3TEK. N. T. , Capital . l.OOO.OuJ THE MEKCIIAMS , of Newark , N. J. , l.OOC.OO GIBAKD FIHEPhUadeIphUCapltal. . 1,05 ,010 KORTHWKSTEKN KATIONALCap- Ital . SOC.UK riRESIENV ; FUND , California . 800 Ift ilKITISH AMERICA ASSURANCECo I.eCO.OCO NEW A IK FIRE DiS. CO. , Assets. . . . EoO.OCO AilKRICAF CENTRAL , Aueta . 300 tCO S ait Cot. of Fifteenth & Douglas St. , OUAHA.&KB. HOUSES. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED. BANKING HOUSE IN NEBRASKA. CALDWELLjHAMILTOHICO iiualaess rraiiMcteJ same u that o * n inccr- po rated Bank. Accounts kept In Currency or gold gnVjact to light check without uotlco. Certificates of deposit toaed payabla In throe , tlx and twelve months , boat ! n ; Interest , or on demand without Interest. Ad\ances made to easterners on approved ie- cnrttlcs at markn rates ol Interest | Buy and soil zold. bills ot exchange Gorem ment , State , County and City Bond * . Draw Sight Drafts on England , Ireland. Scot land , and all parts of Europe. Sell European Passage Tickets. ROLIEGTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. angldt _ u. s. DEPOSITOBY. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of OMAHA. Cor. IStb and Fsmbam Streets. OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IK OUAHA. ( SUCCESSORS TO KOUOTZS BROS. , ) laiABuanio ra 185& , Organized u a National Bank. An jtut SO , U& . Capital and Profits OverSSOO.OOO Specially KUhorliod by the Secretary or Trearor , to racelTo Babecrtptlon to tie U.S.4 PE8 CEHT. FUMDED LOAN. AND D1EECTOM Usr.iLi.1 Kconrzi , President. ioaosTUS KOUSTZI , VIca Pieslas.li. H. W. Tins. Cashier. A. J. POFPLZTC3 , Attorney. Joes A. Ciuiainox. F. H. DATO , An't Cutloi , Itli bani rscoivea deposit Without regard to amount ! . Issnoa lima certificates bearing Interest. Urawd dntta on San Francisco and principal cities of the United States , also London , Dublin , Edinburgh and the principal cltka of the contl- runt of Europe. b-lla pawig * tickets for Emigrants In the In. man uc. is. yldti HOTELS TEE ) RIGINAL. Oor. Randolph St. & 5th Ave. , OHIOAGOILL. PRICES REDUCED TO S2.00 AND § 2.50 PER LMY Located tn the butluc&s centie , convenient to places of amusement. Elegantly furnished , containing all modern Improvements , pasaener elevator , &c. J. HCU1UHNGS , Proprietor. ociett 9 cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY Council IHuCTs. lovvai On line o Street Rill way. Omnibus to and ( rom all trains. KATES Parlor flo. r , 33.00 per day ; second floor. $2.X ( ) per day ; third floor , $2.00. The best furnished and most commodious honse In the city. QEO.T. PHELPS Prop F Laramie , Wyoming. TLe miner's resort , good accommodation * , areeounple room , charirca reasonable. Special attention irlvcn * o traveling men. 11-W H. O HILLI VRD Proprietor. INTER -OCEAN HOTEL , Cheyenne , Wyoming. Flno arjre Satnplo Rooms , one nlock from depot. Trains atop from 20 minutes toShonra for dinner. Fre ; Bus to and from Depot , ilatea 82.00,22.50 and $3.00 , according to room ; s ngle meal 76 cenla. A. O. BALCOM , Proprietor. VF BOnOEN , Cnlef Clerk. mlO-t AGENTS WANTED FOR OOR NEW BOOK , "IJibFe for the Youii , " Beinc the story of the Scriptures by Rev. Ceo. Alexander Croolr , D. T ) . In simple and attrac tive laniruajo for old aid young. Profusely Illustrated , ni.ikin ; a raojt interesting and Im- presnve youth's Instructor Even parent will secure thia work Pieicbers , jou should cir culate1. ! Pilce300. Sem' for circulars with ixtr enns. J. U. CHAMBERS & CO. , { St. Louis , Mo AND ST1LLTHE LION Continues to Soar for Moores ( ) HARNESS & SADDLERY , I bave adopted the Lion as a Trade Mark , and all my Goods will be stamp ed with the Lion and my Name on the same. No Goods are genuine without the above stamps. The best material is used and the moat skilled workmen are employed , and at the lowpat cash price. Anyone wishing a price list ot qnnda will confer a favor by sending for one. DAVID SMITH MOOEE , I. Vs CAMP , M. D. K. L. Sioocts , M. D. NEBRASKA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE , _ _ mm i i i | aj + ) ! > IIL I PRIVATE HOSPITAL. Now open for the reception of orients for th TREATMENT OF ALL CHRONICAND SUKQI DRS. VAX CAMP & SIGGINS , Physicians & Surgeona , Proprietors. A. W. NASON. ID E 3STO7I S O ? , Orncc Jacob's B ck , coruer Capl'.o 3.7 * . and W U Street , Omaha' eb EBIEUVCO "V IBID I THE NEW YORK GLuTHING HOUSE Has .Removed to 1309 FARNHAM STREET , ( Max Meyer's Old Stand. ) Where They Shall Keep Constantly on Hand an Immense Stock of MEN'S , BOYS'JXD CHILDREN'S CLOTHIXG , HATS , CAPS AND GENT'S FUIiNISlIiNC GOODS. PE10ES ALWAYS THE LOWEST , and Examine Goods and . "ML. & DVC. 1309 Farnliam Street. Omaha , iVel ) . MORE POPULAR THAN EVER" The Genuine SINCER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER in 1S79 exceeded that of any previous year during' the Quarter of a Century in which thia "Old Reliable" Machine has been before tha public. In 1878we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879-we sold 431,167 Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,735 Machines- . Our sales last year were at the rate of over 1400 Sewing Machines a Day ! For otery holiness day la tie year , The "Old BeliabV * That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest , Singer Sewing Ma- .the Simplest , the Most chins fcasi this Trade Mark c t into the ' i. Durable Sewing Ma chine ever yet Oou- Iron Stand and em bedded in the strooted. the THE SINCER SMOFACTURING GO. V ew York. 1,500 1,500IAN08 i ORGANS. J S. AGEHFTOB CHIGKERING PIAP , And Sole Assent Toi HalJet Davis & Co , , James & Holmstrom , and J. & G Fischer's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey , Burdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ Go's. Organs , I | deal in Pianod and Organs exclusively. Have had years experience in the Business , and handle only the Best. J. S. WRIOHT , 21816th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Keb. HALSEY V. FITOH. Tuner. DOUBLE AND SINGLE AOTINO Steam Pumos , Engina Trimmings , fining Maohinary- flELTIHC HOSE , BRASS AMD IHOH F1TTIKCS , PIPS , STEAH PACKING AT WHOLESALS AND ItSTAlX. HALLADAY WiHD-SmLS , CHUBCH AMD SCHOOL BELLS * . T. . RTRANfl , 205 Frmhvm Swat d. A. W A K E F I E L D. WHOLESALE AST ) RETAIL DEALER- LUMBER , LATH , SHINGLES , Pickets , Sash , Doors ; , Blinds , Mouldings , Lime , Cement , Plaster , &e. STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT CO. , Near Union Pacific Depot. OMAHA , NEB. IM : JO 'V.IE ID. 3V . , ' ' : . ' ' < ftv * i - * " * - * * * - it. * Jp tt IJ ' rts t * .v --.A . . . , r - " ' J. B. DETWILEB 5 THE CARPET MAN , Has Removed From His Old Stand on Douglas St. , to His NEW AND ELEGANT STORE , 1313 Farnham Where He Will be Pleased to Meet all His Old Patrons.