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.
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The authorities -along the weatorn
border. of Rnssla hava recuived strict
orders to feurrey. all packages , letters ,
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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 *
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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.-
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* 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
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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 * ' * "
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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.
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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.
