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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , JULY 15 , 1881. The Omaha Bee. FtiulMicil every morning , except Sunday * only Monday morning daily. . TK11MS BY MAIL- : Onc venr. § 10.00 I ThrcoMonth * S3.00 Six Months. . . 5.001 One " . .1.00 Tin ; \VKIKLY ; HUB , cry Wedne'day. TKHMS POST 1'AIl- ! One Year. S2.00 I ThrcoMmithi. . M ) SivMonths. . . . 1.00 | One " . . W COUHKSl'OXUKXCK All Communi. cations relating lo'Ncwsand Kditorial mat ter * dhould l > e ftddrcs.ied to the KniTOn OK THE llr.K. 1JUSIXKRS TiiTTKHS : All lluslncsn Letters nnd Iteinittanccs should bo ad dressed to TIIK OMAHA rununiiisa COM- PANT , OMAHA. Drafts , Checks and Post- office Orders to 1 > o made payable to the order t > f the Company. OMAHA PUBLISHING 00 , , Frop'rs E.ROSEWATER , Editor. John II. Tierce Is in Charge of thoCircu- alien of THi : DAILY IJKK. BY the bulletin received nt 2 o'clock lliis morning the president is reported as sleeping quietly. ] JOOKWALTIU'S : barrel got awny with the Columbus crowd. DIJIIIXO the present lioatedtcrin the thermometer has ranyud na liigh in Omaha as in Oalveston. Now lot us have these direct Hprink- lurs. If anybody wants to enjoin them let them try it on. Now let us see what the stalwart organs have to say about Koscoo Conkling's latest norformanco. As Garfield'n ' prospects of recovery continue to brighten , the star route thieves are becoming moro despon dent. _ TUB doctors arc still quarrelling over President Garfield , but the pres ident's condition is still improving in npito of them. CHICAGO is way ahead of St. Louis in more ways than on , but St. Louis gets away with Chicago on the ther mometer range. Tr Omaha is to bo a city of 50,000 inhabitants witltid five years she must ojtablish moro brickyards within the next six months. Tun democrats are laughing in their sleeves. The prospect of bagging the N6w York senators next winter makes them feel very jjood-uaturod. Tun damage in Western Iowa , caused by recent Htorms , is much greater than was first reported. The damage to railroads by the washouts of bridges and culverts , cannot bo re paired for a week. Tin : scheme of tunnelling the Min- Houri at this point appears to meet with some favor at Council Binds , but wo should prefer to see a wagon bridge between Omaha and Council Bluil'ti , which is badly needed and would bo n paying investment. IK the property owners in North or Houth Omaha on streets that are with out a single gas lamp can bo taxed fern n gas lamp for every hundred feet on St. Mary's avenue why can't ' the prop erty owners on St. Mary's avenue bo taxed for sprinklint ; Farnam street and other thoroughfares ? THE English land question lias made its appearance in the house of com mons. The strong opposition of the English tories to the Irish land bill is duo in the main not to any particular concern about the Irish landlords , or any particular interest in Irish affairs { { ( morally , but to the fear that the log. islation for Ireland wits but the fore runner of legislation of a similar char acter for England. There has been a great deal of writing and out-door npoaking about the need of a change in the English land laws over since the bud harvests sot in and AVOID aggravated by American compo- iutiun , that is to say uinco 18"5. But It is only within the last fortnight that any ollicial utterance on the mibjccl has appeared. Mr. Gladstone , aftei complimenting Mr. Fowler , who brought the subject up in the house of commons in his speech which re lated mainly to the power of onlailinj , estates by marriage "settlements,1 H.iid : Whatever system will give the greatest freedom to the descent o : laudj to the transfer of land , to the holding of land , to the raising o money upon land , is the system whicl will bo by fur the best for the interests osts of the owner of land , as well as for these of the public generally. ] < lo not deny that there are ditllcuHios attending the subject } but as regards the domestic and nodal aspect of the question , I confess that I have a very strong opinion that nothing can bo rnoro mischievous than tin present system of settlement and of entail of this country , and I believe that nothing would tend moro to the moral strength of the aristocracy thai a great and Imidamontal change of fectod in tliat system. I must say ] think'that when parliament comes to < leal with this subject the questioi liould bo dealt with broadly. THE OUTCOME AT ALBANY. Four weeks ago Colliding and Platt1 leserlcd their posts of duty in the United States senate. They justified his act of treason to their party by entering protest against the violation if senatorial courtesy in the appoint- ncnt of Judge llobertson to the el ectorship of Now York in opposition o their personal mandate. They is- ucd a pompous protest against Prcsi- lent Garfiold's course nnd appealed or n vindication to the legislature of Now York , which had elected I'latt to ho senate and was believed to bo un- lor their absolute control. ThoVobuke of President Garfield and riumphnnt vindication of Conkling mil his man Friday was not forth coming. The republican press of the Empire state with unprecedented inanimity condemned the course of , ho seceding senators and their rcpub- ican constituents repudiated them by 'orwarding uionster petitions against .heir re-election to the legislature. iikling'H effort to secure a triumph ant vindication was a flat failure. After weeks of the most desperate bull- losing Conkling and I'latt mustered ess than one-third of the republican vote in the legislature. Two weeks ago Platt was withdrawn from the race. A few days later Ghauncoy Dopow , who was the candidate most offensive to the Conkling wing of the [ > arty , requested the withdrawal of liis name as a measure of harmony , with a view of uniting the republicans on seine candidates whom all factions could support. It was confidently pre dicted that Roscoe Conkling would also withdraw and let the two seated vacated by himself and Platt be promptly filled. A caucus attended by a majority of .ho republicans in the legislature was told and two candidates , representing , ho two factions , were balloted for and reetl upon. Conkling refused to wjthdniw , and a majority of his fol- ewers continued their policy of ob struction. A crisis was finally reached , 'cstorday. The democrats served no- .ico upon Conkling that they would absent themselves in uufiiciont iiiun- > ers to give the republican nominees a cU'ar majority , unless Conk- ing's followers would join -licin and vote to adjourn the legislature nine die. Rather than submit to the republican majority , Conkling made terms with the demo crats , and the legislature stands ad journed. The outcome nt Albany is of a piece with Conkling's desertion of his post at Washington. By vacating his seat in the senate ho surrendered that body to the control of the political ene my. By adjourning the .legisla Lure at Albany ho makes t possible for the democracy to con tinqo in control of the senate for from two to six years longer. This is stal wnrtism with a vengonco. What is Mr. Conkling aiming at by this poli cy ? Ifo started out for a grand vindi cation of himself as champion of the spoils system nnd a rebuke to the ad ministration for infringing upon the issumod rights of Senators to dictate presidential appointments. The vin dication to bo honorable should have been spontaneous. "When lid resigned to u legislature made up of men of ! iis personal choice everybody expected that ho would secure a reelection - election on the first ballot , and tlioro is no doubt ho was sorely disappointed when the legislature refused to reelect - elect him. There wore two good rea sons why they refused to vindicate liim. In the first place they had unauimously endorsed Rob ertson's appointment and could not afford to stultify themselves , and in the second place they did not dare to do violence to public sentiment among their constituents , which was over whelmingly against him. A vindication of himself and a ro- uuko of Garfield being impossible Mr. Conkling's evident intent is to force liis own election nt all hazards , oven if in this desperate attoinpt he wracks the republican party. The outcome nt Albany leaves only ono alternative. Governor Cornell will have to recall the legislature and the republicans rather than risk almost certain defeat no. < t winter must ro-eloct Conkling. Suppose this is done , what position will Mr. Conkling occupy in the sen ate and buforo the country t OF QUESTIONABLE JPRO- FIUETY. When President Garfield lay at death's door and a sorrowing natioi hold its breath to catch the whisper of what it thought to bo the inevitable. The BKK applaude as a praiseworthy and graceful act the tender of a presidential fund t < relieve the wife and children fron anxiety for the future. Now that the president's recovery is probable , the gift of a quarter of u million 01 dollars is of ' very questionable pro priety. Gifts to officers in high position always lay both the giv ers and receivers open to criticism. This is especially so in the case of the president where measures afl'ectiiif , the nation's welfare sometimes clash with the private interests of individu als. Among the subscribers to the presidential fund are men intoreatoi in national legislation for private en terprises. The names of Wall street brokers , railway presidents , claim agents and oflico hunters may bo fount upon the list , and while in the event of the president's death no objection could lie against the subscription , which would bo a uoro matter of taste and sentiment , recovery would at once make his relation to the fund very embarrass- g. g.It will bo remembered that the gift of a carriage to Mrs. Lincoln by n contractor interested in army clothing brought down upon the act the un favorable comment of the cntiro Amoiican press and Mr. Lincoln him self felt that ho was compro mised in its acceptance by his wife. Ho preferred to trudge around Washington on foot rather than lay himself open to the suspicion of partiality and unfairness When Gen. Grant was general of the army lie became the recipient of many and costly presents. This system ho un fortunately carried with him to the White House Until ho finally came to consider these only his best and strongest friends who manifested their afFection for him in a pecuniary way. The best friends of Gen. Garfield it scorns to us should reconsider their action and proceed very cautiously in the matter. If the president recovers as there is strong probability that ho will , ho will not need the money , If he dies , which God forbid , the nation will mnko nmplo provision for the support of his family. Mil. FiiASKlluuD and his free trade followers were sat down upon with a good deal of emphasis by the Ohio democracy in the nomination of Book waiter for governor. BooVwaltcr is one of the most extensive inanufactur crs in Ohio and a pronounced advocate of protection to American industries. Cn that score there will bo no differ ence between him nnd Governor Fos ter. The issue in Ohio will bo fought out mainly on the old party grounds and in such a fight the republicans in these prosperous times are almost sure to win. Ono feature in the nomina tion of Bookwalter is decidedly un- ( Vmorican it is the new "Ohio idee" that only a rich man can bo governor of Ohio. This feature has of late been made prominent in both parties in the choice of candidates , and furnishes n sad commentary on our political sys tem. In a country where every \moricaii citizen may aspire to posi tions of honor nnd trust , the idea that only the Wealthy few can occupy an executive oflico is repugnant alike to the spirit of American institutions , and in opposition to the fundamental principles on which this government was founded. THE question of Arthurs eligibility is the echo of some idle talk heard during the campaign about his having been born outside the United States. There is nothing in it. Arthur's father was of foreign birth , but the vice-president himself came into the world on American soil. Ho is jus ! as much an American as Charles O'Conor , who was born in Now York. When Mr. O'Conor ran for president , in n hopeless and rather absurd way , no ono thought of raising any ques tion about his eligibility. Ho was "native and the ' to manor born , and that was enough. It is the same with Gen. Arthur , who hails from the hills of Vermont , whore his father was located as a preacher for some time before his birth. The elder Ar thur came to Now York some twenty years later and these who know the Rev. Mr. Arthur understood that ho came to this country trom Ireland as a boy. It may not bo n matter of any moment what land the father was born in , but at all events the son do- niod'in the course of the campaign , that his father was an Irishman , ant credited him to Scotland instead. Ho is thoroughly American himself , any way , whether his father came hero from Ireland or from Scotland , am just as eligible to the presidency as i : liis lineage ran back ttf the Mayflower. Private v - PublicEmployment - tUn Francisco Chronicle. Iii Europe it is the rule that the greatest intellects fill the highes ofliccs in the state. They are care fully sought for and when found am proved , promoted and retained ii the public interest. England has but ono Gladstone , Germany has but ono Bismarck , nnd Austria had but ono Metternich , Italy but ono Cavour , They gave their entire lives and boa abilities to their respective countries and countrymen honored them com- monsiniitoly with the splendor am utility of their services. It does no require the oldest man now living to recall the time when the same rule prevailed in the United States ; whoi the best executive and administrative talent of the states was looked for ant found in the ollices of governor , leg islator , senator anil congressman. The ablest men in every section ot the union as Webster , Clay , Calhoun Benton , Douglas , 'Silas Wright Seward received early politica advancement and gave their whole lives and talents to the public. 0 late years this excellent rule is no longer observed. No discriminating judge will now say that the best exe cutive and administrative minds ol United States are now to be found in public employments ; nor that thoj any longer seek such employment. The greatest executive and adminis trative brains of the country are no\ > beyond a doubt its leading railway managers and corporation directors. Why ? Because these positions give them moro actual power , to say noth ing of wealth , than any public oflico confers in ordinary times. That is why Leland Stanford declared ho would rather be president of the Central Pacific Railway than prcsi- lent of the United Slates. His pos- tion has kept him in almost absolute nastory of the politics of this state during n period of fifteen years. As : ho various roads ho represents shall JO extended into other states and Territories , his power will bo increased. Ho will bo able to shape and control the legislation and and jurisprudence of a larger region than France , and with nn influence bettor cemented and harder to break down than that of the president of Franco or the emperor of Austria. The fortunes of some of these rail way magnates roalipd , too , in n sin- , 'lo generation -eclipses anything known to the most splendid ago of Rome. Already Vanderbilt more than decuples the once boasted riches of Marcus Crossus , the wealthiest man of that republic in the ago of its greatest splendor. And in all but military force no Roman , no French man , no modern European ruler holds as tighly in his grip as Jay Gould an equal amount of financial power , which at any time ho may convert into political power. Not ono of these railway magnates could bo l > roui ht to a suzrcnder of his private employment for pny ofHco in the country less than the presidency. Wo look in vain for any of them in the senate , or in congress , or in the cabinets of presidents , or as governors of states or members of legislature. Their creatures , their obedient henchmen , indeed , they have in all such places ; but they would regard it as n con descension to go there themselves. In fact they cannot afford it. If Mr. Stanford and Mr. Crocker could manage - ago from astart , upon nothing but cute manipulatory talents to pile up fortunes of twenty or thirty millions each in the course of fifteen years as railway directors , at the same time controlling party conventions , legisla tures , congressmen , senators and judges , why should they descend from their high perch to sport personally in the mud of politics and take on them selves the thankless responsibility of oflico ? They have a butter way of serving their own interest. Through their multitude of employes , attorneys and dependants they find the sure means of influencing appointments , controlling nominating conven tions and elections , and securing such laws and decisions as they need to round out their plans and increase their power. And when they combine for n purpose common to all , as they evidently did In press ing the appointmentof Stanley Mat thews , they are irresistible. They were able to drive Mr. Thurman from the senate in Ohio , as they will bo able to prevent his nomination for governor. They can keep Mr. Cam eron in the senate from Pennsylvania , and if they will it they can control the sonnto. Tlioro are nearly 100,000 ollico holders under the government of the United States without counting army and navy officers. It is an im mense power in the hands of an un scrupulous executive. But if the lead ing directors oi the Jay Gould system , the Vaiiderbilt system , and the Balti more and Ohio , the Central and Southern Pacific , the Texas Pacific , the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe , the Pennsylvania Central , and the Northern and Southern Pacific rail ways , should some day tor some spe cial purpose take it into their heads to combine , tjio combination would control moro votes and moro political influence than coulii bo controlled by as despotic a presi dent as Andrew Jackson was. They represent and have the supreme com mand of properties , whoso aggregator revenues are becoming greater than these of the government. They have put the productive interests of the country under a reign of terror ; and they are able , by a cunning arrange ment With the best talents of the bar , not to day the bench , to bailie all at tempts at the curtailment of their power. It is a part of their system to degrade all public employments by corrupting the employes , or by filliiifi the ollices with low , incompetent anu dishonorable creatures as far as they can. Show us the ono hundred best lawyoisiu the United States , and wo will show you ninety of them who are regularly fed by this monstrous oligar chy and dare not take n case againsl them , nor take a public oflico save al the will of a railroad president or directory. Wa > it Nihilism ? Cincinnati Commercial. In his sermon of Sunday Rev. Dr. Boynton draws some admirable les sons from the recent tragic event nt Washington. It is quite true , as ho says , that the reckless attacks upon our public men , the vile methods re sorted to to ruin their reputations , are notjonly a great sin , but a peril tt the nation , but thorp is a great deal of untold truth that might do good. Further , Dr- Boynton argues thai Guiteau's pistol-shot should call the attention of this country to the reck lessness with which human blood is shod among us. Deadly weapons are habitually in the hands of the worst classes of our people. Little boys go armed. Life has lost its sncrcdncss , If the pistol shot fired by an assassin at the president of the United States , shall make authorities moro prompt to punish the shudder of blood , then , indeed , will the lesson bo a val uable one. _ The minister states that the assas sination is an awful voice of warning from heaven. The Almighty selected one of the noblest men of the earth , a Christian man , to bo president. Then He permitted him to bo shot down by ono of the vilest of the vile , in order that the people might bo startled from their doze over corruption and crime , and awake to the perils that are undermining our Christian civili zatiou , At the same time , however , the eloquent preacher holds certain politicians who have made ceaseless , ignoble and bitter war on the presi dent , as morally responsible for the crime , lie holds them up to public condemnation. The event was the will of God , yet he denounces these who excited this will , as strongly as a Christian minister can find it in his heart to denounce anybody. The preacher attributes the crime to that "world-wide conspiracy against CJiristian civilisation , " nihil ism. But the deed of Guiteau was so evil that it scarcely seems fair to blame oven nihilism with it , Nihilism is jad enough , no doubt , But it is not apparent that the assassin was con nected in oven the remotest manner with these annihilating agitators. The doctor says , in speaking of the god- 'cssncss of the land : "I have seen as yet no contradiction of the statement that about 200,000 n this city , and 38,000,000 in the' country , are not regular attendants upon any place of worship. Is it not well to consider what kind of a future s before us ? 1 think this is the warn ing which comes from the wounded president. " * But Guiteau did not nt all belong among those godless JJS.OOO.OOO. His religious fervor , real or pretended , was ono of his strongest points. He liad been converted. Ho took no stock whatever in the doctrines of Lhoso red-hot nihilists , Huxley and Tyndall. Ho would have scouted , with no loss scorn than Dr. Boynton lumsclf does , "the origin of man from n monkey , or the shapeless little pouch of a mollusk. " Guiteau was n regular attendant on the means of grace. So far from ro- pudjating the marriage relation , as the preacher says the wretched nihil ists do , Guiteau had had two wives. So far from being an unboloivcrin the God of the bible , ho was a demolisher of Ingcrsoll. No clergyman in the laud ever preached more intense ser mons than he against that bad man. Ho was ns fixed a believer in the "stern , uncompromising doctrines of the orthodox faith" ns John Knox himself. These who know him testified that ho made most beautiful prayers. Ho was the strictest advocate of the "re ality andterriblcncssof future punish ment. " Ho made up to Young Men's Christian associations everywhere ho went. Ho had a powerful gift in revivals. Ho used to help oven Moody and Sankoy in their godly work. No , no ! It certainly wasn't Guiteau's religious fiuth that "Was out of the way. It was his practices. Give the devil his due. It could not have been either infidelity or nihilism that prompted the bloody fool to shoot the president. It was more like "cusscdness. " Guiteau had become poisonous with thinking of himself. Tlio Sliovol ns nn Implement of Warfare- Cleveland Lender. The war of the rebellion has evolv ed some now idi'as as military tactics which have been adopted by most of the military powers of Europe. The principal innovation on the old jitylo of fighting is the practice of throwing uj ) temporary earthworks ns well as works of n more permanent character , such as were thrown up around Wash ington and these around Richmond which have made the former impreg nable to the attacks of the enemy and enable the latter to resist the union armies for four years. On many of our battle fields the lines of the con tending forces would throw up earth works by each soldier digging a hole in the ground eighteen inches square , which , joined to that of his neighbors would form a trench. The dirt being thrown in front lies eighteen inches in height , which added to the depth of the trench , which the soldiers steps into , seating himself on the inside bank , gives him quite an efficient protection against the fire of musketry of the enemy. The great mistake which the French made during the Franco-German war was in not adopting the American idea of throwing up temporary earth works on the field of battle and adopting the mode that was used in fortifying Washington and Richmond to fortify Paris. Had General Leo been in command of the French , lie would have thrown up parallel lines of earthworks , just as ho did at the Wilderness , and the Germans would have found it difficult to dislodge him. Ho would have been enabled to fall back from one line to another , as fast as ho was flanked , and in that man ner would have inflicted terrible losses on the enemy , just as Leo did on Grant , and at the same time delayed the Germans capturing Paris by several months , if ho did nol prevent them reaching that city at all. In the meanwhile ho would have had Paris fortified with a cordon of earth work forts , just as Washington was fortified. These forts would have boon located on every rise of ground , com manding ovary road , and each forl would invariably bo covered by the guns of at least half u dozen other forts , so that if any enemy undertook to carry a fort by assault ho would bo exposed to the concentrated fires ol the other forts , which would make the undertaking almost impossible. The present fortifications of Paris consist of an immense wall twenty- one miles long , built in the old style , with bastions and n great ditch. This wall was built of granite , about forty feet high from the bottom of the ditch and is provided with about n dozen gates. 'The great difficulty which jio French labored under dur ing the siege was that every gate was covered , moro or less , by the guns ol the enemy , nnd when the besieged undertook to march out. say a hun dred thousand men , it would take twelve hours to perform that operation and form in line of battle , thus giving the enemy abundant time to concentrate at that particular point and oppose the commencement of the moving out of a column. If the city was only surrounded by some sixty to a hun dred earthwork forts , similar to these thai were thrown up around Washing ton , the imprisoned army would have had no trouble in marching out and attacking the enemy in line of battlo. These outside forts , extending for a circumference of sixty miles around the oity , would have kept a bolt of territory five miles wide free from German occupation , Mr. William Ohisholm the presi dent of the Cleveland Shovel Works , stated , in a recent conversation , that two years ago the Russian government advertised tnroughout the world for bids for supplying fi50,0&0 shovels with which to equip its soldiers. The specifications required them to be made so that the handles could bo un shipped for the purpose of enabling them to bo carried separately by the soldier ; that is , the handles were to be put on bayonet fashion. The style of the shovel were to bo a cross be tween a regular shovel and a spado. Mr. Chisholm sent his bid with a sample of his work. It was not the lowest , and he fail ed to got the coutiact , but he received a complimentary letter from the Russian officials , stating that his shovel was the best finished and the ightost of all the samples submitted , xnd the difference of price obliged hem to accept the bid of a German louse , although it dealt in nn article > f inferior finish. This gave us the Tirst information that the Russian military authorities have adopted the American tactics of throwing up earth works on the field of battles , and that each soldier of the vast army of that nation will carry a shovel as n part of lis warlike equipments. During thn war our boys were not provided with shovels , and they were in the habit of using tlieir bayonets to loosen the soil , and scrape upaiuound with whatever conveniences they might have , such as a tin cup , tin plate , etc. It can bo easily under stood how a line of Russian soldiers , while on the battle field , with their shovels , oacli digging < a hole eighteen inches deep , could throw up n mound in front eighteen inches high and about two feet thick in about three minutes of limo 1 Ho then scats him self on the inside edge , with his gun tt n rest on the embank inent in front , loading at the breech , and is complete ly covered from the fire of musketry. A little thought will show the superi ority of n force hidden from sight in that manner over ono which will stand up in the old-fashioned way , 6x- posing a wall of humanity six feet liigh to the fire of an enemy. Our government has given some at tention to the subject of arming its soldiers with shovels in the form of the "trowel bayonet , " which was in vented shortly after the war. This is simply a bayonet in the form of a sharp-pointed trowel. Experiments have been made by companies of sol diers , and it was shown that a breast work could bo thrown up in an in credibly short space of time. Whether the government has adopted perma nently this style of bayonet or not , wo cannot say. But it is quite eve- dent that the "spado tactics" of our rebellion will become universal and continue so as long as firearms aroused used in war. Recollections of Gnitonu by His Oflico Boj- . To the IMItor of The Sun/ ' _ Sin : I was oflico boy for Charles J. Guiteau in 18T3 or 74 Ho Lad desk room in MV. Hawes' ' oflico rooms at 170 Broadway. I was hired'by Guiteau , but was also to act for Mr. Hawcs in consideration of the desk rent , I believe , Guiteau to pay me. I suppose he thought it easier to cheat the oflico boy than Mr. Hawea. Ho would pay mo a few dollars nt a time , saying lie was short. This went on for a few months , when lie told mo I wasn't needed any longer. Ho then owed mo § 12. I called a number ot times after this , but ho put mo off with promises. At onetime time , when I asked for the money , ho took hold of my arm and dragged mo out into the hall , where ho had a rough and tumble. The noise brought out the clerks and lawyers , who were go ing to thrash Guiteau. Thou ho walk ed down stairs and into the street without saying a word. A few weeks after ho removed to Chambers street 51 , I rcnicmberjrightly. Sometime afterward I saw his name in the Ben nett building directory. Ho seemed to bo a very quiet , gen tlemanly man , seldom speaking to anybody. Ho appeared to bo an Amercau , and had plenty of quiet cheek , borrowing law books , , letter presses , etc. Almost every day men came into his oflico presenting bills , , but I never saw him pay any. Ho would toll them , with a half-smiling , half-scared face , that ho was short , and that if they would call on a cer tain day ho would pay them ; but ho was pretty certain to bo out on that day. The bills were generally for stationery. Ho would have half a dozen or dozen boxes of envelopes on top of his desk , and still order more ; and never pay for it. Ho was always writing ; it usually ended in the waste basket. The next room was occupied by a lawyer , an ox-judge , who went homo early. If a visitor called on Guiteau after the ex-judgo had gene Guiteau took him into this room , which was furnished nicely , throw his legs ever the desk and im pressed his visitor with the idea that this was his private oflico. I never believed Guitoau to bo insane at that time , nor have I luard anybody else say so ; but ho has had enough trouble since then , of his own making , to drive any man crazy. I used to think he'd pay what ho owed if ho had the money , but that liis practice would not bring him enough. I always thought him a shyster lawyer. Ho walked softly , with his head down , looking in all directions ; never would look you straight in the face ; always spoke in a confidential way. If a creditor urged him too much ho would grab a letter off the desk and appear to read it , tolling the man in a fierce , low tone , not to bother him that ho was. too busy. I mot Guiteau last fall , passing , down Broadway , looking very seedy , His complexion was light ; hair of a dark flaxen color , incline 1 to curl ; eyes dark blue , His fnco at times was very red from drink or anger. You would never think ho would make an attempt on the life of a presi dent. JOHN F. O'NmL , 110til street Harlem , DYING JJ INCHES. Very often wo see a person suffer ing from some form of kidney com plaint and is gradually dying by inches. This no lunger need to bo so , for Electric Bitters will positively euro Bright's disease , or any disease of the kidneys orurintary organs. They are especially adapted to this class of diseases , acting directly on the Stomach and Liver at the same time , and will speedily cure where every other remedy has failed. Sold at fifty cents a bottle , by Ish & Me- Mahon. (3 J.P.ENGLISH , ATTORNEY - AT - LAW , 310 South Thirteenth Street , with J. M.Woolworth. W , d. CON NELL , ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. Ornn-Front Iloouu ( up Un ) In H.nicom'i new brick bulldiDf , Nf , corner ft ( entU Ad Streets. CHEAP LAND FOR SALE. 1,000,000 , Acres OF THE FINEST LAND IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. SEI.KCTKD IN AN EARLY DAT SOT KAIL LAND , HUT LAND OWNED BY Xo.v KEstDEN-ia witc AUK TIIIKO PATISO TAXES AND AUK OFFEK1NO THKIU LANDS AT T11K LOW PRICK or SO , S3 , AND $10 TEH ACRE , ON LONG TIME AND EAST TERMS. WE ALSO OFFEU FOfl SALE IMPROVED FARMS IN Douglas , Sarpy ana Washington ALSO , AN IMMENSE LIST OP OmaliaCityRealEstate Including ISleg.int Residences , Business mid Residence Lots , Cheap Houses and Lots , nnd n Inrgo number of Lots in most of the Additions of Omaha. Also , Small Tracts ol 5 , 10 and 20 ncrces in and near the cjty. Wo have good oppor tunities for making Loans , nnd in nil cases personally examine titles and take every jirecatition to insure safety of money BO invested. He ow wo offer a small list of SPECIAL BAKOAINS , BOGGS & HILL , Real Estate Brokers , 140S North Side of Farnham Sffcreet , Opp. Grand Central Hotel , OMAHA , NEB. C AI C beautiful residence lot on . OHLC Califortiiabctw eon 22ml and 23d streets , S1COO. BOGGS & HILL. Cfl D C AI C Very nice house nnd lot rUll OH1.CZ on Uth niul Webster streets , with barn , coal house , well cistern , bhailo and fruit trees , everything complete. A desirable piece of property , IhrurcB low GGS & HILL. C AI C Splendid buslncs lots S. K. OnLE. corner of ICth and Capita A\cnuc. BOGUS & HILL. CAI I ? Hou o and lot corner Chicago OHLIC and 21st streets , § 5000. UOGGS & HILL. OAI HT house on Da\enport _ _ UrtLC street bet ecu llth and 12th foop location for boarding house. Ouncruil tell low IJOGGS&HILL. OAI C Tno new houses on full lot wit OHLEL In Kountzo & Ituth's add- ! - . Oon. Tills property will be sold very cheap. > 1JOGGS & HILL. * "T70U SALK A top uhcaton. Enquire of Jas. JJ Stcphcnson. 091-tl CAI C Corner o ( two choice lots In _ OHhC Sblnn'H Addition , request tent nt once submit best cosh oiler. oiler.HOGGS HOGGS & HILL. OAI C A. good nn desirable rca OHLC dcnco property , 84000. HOGGS Si HILL. C RESII'KXCE-Not ' In the market ACIM 11 I E , Owcr will sell for ill , WO. HOGGS & HILL. CflD OAI C 4 K ° ° < 1 I ° t < > . Shlnn's 3d ad rUll OMLt altlon $150 cVch. BOGUS k HILL OAI C A \ cry fine residence lot , to OHLC tome party dcblrln ? to build a Ono house. $2.300. BOUGH k HILL. ETAD OAI C About 200 lots In Kountze & lUn OHLC Jluth'H addition , just south of St. Mary's a\enuc , S4CO to 600. These lota are near buslncsa , surrounded by fine improve men ts and are 40 per cent cheaper than any otho lots In the market. ! Ja\o money by bmliiK thes lots. ; BOGGS & HILL. O A d ! C 1 ° Iotsi suitable for fine rest OHUU dcnco , on I'ark-Wildiucmiu 3 blocks S. K. of dq t , all covered v.lth line larg trees. Trice extremely low. SOOO to ? 700. { HOGGS & HILL. CA1 C Some very cheap lots In OALt Lake's addition. BOGGS & HILL. CAI C Cheap corner lot , corner O/iLb Douglas and Jefferson Sts. BOGGS & HILL. O Al C 03 lots on 26th , 27th , 2Sth , O/ALU 20th and 30th SU , between Faraham , l > ouj'las , and the proved extension of Dodjro street , 1'rlccs ranno from $200 to $400. We haxo concluded to give men of small means. one niGrojthance to jecuro a homo and will build housas op these lots on small pajmcnts , aud will sell lolSjOn monthly pa ) uients. I I10COS & HILL. CAI C 1 0 acres , D milca from city , OrtUt about SO acres very choice ny , lthrumilnr water ; balance gcutiy rolling tirririr " , only 3 mllea fJom milaoad$10 ittracje. j" BOGGS Si HILL. CAI C 400 acres In one tract twclv OMLE. miles from city ; 40 acres cu vatcd , LUlm * Bpiliitfof natcr , some nlcua lily s. Tlio land is all llrst-class rkh iiiulrio. Trie MO per acre. UOGIIS & HILL. CAI C 720 acres In ono body , 7 miles OHL.C cst of Fremont , U all level land , pioducini ; lu.-ny groutli ( yraaj , In rich soil and } mlci from railroad an side track , In good bettlement and no better Ian can be found. BOGGS & HILL. A highly Improved farm of - 2JO acres , 3 miles from city. I'lne implements on this land , owner not a proctUal lirmcr , determined to bell. A good opening far some- roan of means. I BOGGS & HILL. CflD OAI C,000 acres of land near Mil- rUll OHLC land fetation , 3,500 near Klk- horn , 8 to < f\0 ; 4,000 tvrKt in north part of coun ty , $7 to mo , 3,000 acres 2 to 8 inllcj from Hor- ence , 5 to $10 ; 6,000 aircs uebtof the KlKliorn. W to S10 ; 10,000 acres Mattered tlirojL'li the coun ty , ffl to 110. , Thu al > o Und ) Ho near and adjoin nearly o > cry fahn in the i unty , and can mostly bo bold on smallicash wlUi the balance In payment , 1-2-3- i and 6 year's time. BOGGii & HILL. i CAR QAI C Several fine residences prop rUnOm { > r. trtlca noer bcfrro ottered and not Icnoum In the market as rclnj ; for bale. Location * 111 only bo made Know n to purihascra "meaningbuiinta. BOGGS & HILL , IMPROVED FARMS lmpro\ U.rm u-ound Omaha , and in all partx of Douglas , S. > rjiy ind Washington counties. Also farms in lowit. t ° r description and prices call on us. BOGGS k HILL. Ifl Bu.sincsa Ixits for Sale on Farnam and Doug- 1U Ua < KtreeU , from J3.000 to ? dK > 0. BOGGS & HILL. CAI C 8 business lots next vest OtHLC of Masonic Temple price adiauccd of 2,000 each. BOGUS & . HILL CAI C Sbuilneu Iota west of 0.11 i OMUC Fellows block , 82 400 each. BOGGS & HILL. C AI C zt > ulncu Iota south side . OnLC , A > uglos street , between 12tb and 13th , 3WO fach. BOGGS k HILL. CflD Clil Ci 160 .cre , ocv -5uioung rUll OnUC timber ; IhiDg water , sur rounded by implored rmi , only 7 wln : from cit . CUfapCit Uud onhtpd. ' / UOOOS k HILL. \ \ . f j.