THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FEIDAY , JULY 22 , 1881.
THE DAILY BEE.
OMAHA PUDLISHINQ CO. , PROPRIETORS.
010 hnrnham , bet. Oth nnd 10th Streets.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION :
cpj1 3tar , In advance ( postpaid(10.00 )
aoiith * " " . . . . . . 6.00
months " " . . . . . . 8.00
RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
TIME CARD CHICAGO , St. rtt'L , MI.tNr.M-OU > AXD
( IM MIX RAILROAD ,
Leave Oirfvha Xo. 2 through pwpnircr , 11
n. nil Xo. 4 , Oakland pa otirir ) , S:30X : in.
Arrive Omaha Xo. 1 , through jn icngcr , 3 p.
in. No , 3 , Oakland passenger , 4:10 : p. in ,
IP-AVISO OMAHA HAST OR SOUTH BOCND.
C. , B. & Q. B n. m. 3'40 p. m.
C. fc N.v. . , 0 a. m. 3:40 : p. m ,
C. , n. t. & P. . C a. m. 3:40 : p. m.
K. C. , St. J. k C. R , 8 a. m. 3:40 : p. m. Arrive
t St. Louis at 0:25 : a. m. and 7:15 : a , m.
WKST OR SOETltTMTS.
B. & M , In Xcb. , Throtieh E\prc , 8:35 : a. m.
K. & M. Lincoln Freight. 7:00 : p. m.
U. P Express , 12.16 p. m.
O. k 1U V. for Lincoln , 10:20 : ft. m.
O. & Jt , V. for 0 ccol , 0:40 : a. m
U. P. freight No. 8 , 6:30 : a. m.
U. P. frtlrht No. D , 8:15 : a. m.
U. P. freight Xo. 7 , 0:10 : p. m. emigrant.
U. P. freight No. 11 S:2S o. m.
ARMVUTO MOJI BAST ASD
C. n. & 0. . 8:00 : a' rn. 7:2i : p. m.
C. & N. W. , 9:45 : . m. 7:25 : p. m.
C. U. I. fcl',0:45 : a. m. 9.05 p. m.
K. C. , St. Joe & 0 R , 7:400. : m. fl:4S : p. m.
W. , St. L. & P. , 10M a. m. 4:25 : p. m.
ARRiri.VO FROM Tim WK3T AND BOinUHMT.
O. ft It. V. from Lincoln 12:12 : p. m.
U. P. Exprc 3:25 : p. in.
B & JI. In Neh. , Throiifth Express 4:18 p. m
B. & JI. Lincoln Freight 8:35 : a. m.
U. P. Frelpht No. 10-1:40 : p. in.
No. 6 4:25 : p. in. Emigrant.
No. 8 10:60 : p. in.
No 12 11:35 : a. m.
O. & II. V. mixed , ar. 4:35 : p. m.
KORTll.
Nebraska Division of the St. Paul & Sioux City
Itoad.
No. 2 leaves Omhha S a. rn.
No. 4 leaves Oinnha 1:60 : p. m.
No. 1 arrives at Omaha at 4:30 : p. rn
No. 3 arrives at Omaha at 10:45 : a. m.
DCXMT TRAINS BPTWEltN OMAHA AXD
COUNCIL BtLTFS.
Leave Omaha at 8:00 : , P.OO anil 11:00 : a. m.J
10 , 2.00. 3.00 , 4.00 , 8:00 : anil 0.00 p. m.
Leave Council lllufls at 8:25 : | 9:25 : , 11:25 : a.m. ;
C25 , 2:25 : , SJj : , 4:25 : 6:25 : and 0:25 : p. in.
Sundays The dummy leaves Omihn at 0.00
and 11:00 : a. in , ; 2:00 : , 4.00 and 6:00 p. m. Leaves
Council Illuaa at D.25 and 11:25 : a. m. ; 2:28 : , 1.25
and 8:25 : p. m.
_ _ _
Opening and Closing of Mallf.
HOUTK , OFItM. CLOSK.
a. rn. p. m. a. m. p. m.
Chlcatro&N. W . 11.00 0:30 4:30 : 2:40 :
Chicago , 11. 1. fc Pacific. 11:00 : 0.00 4:30 : 2:40 :
Chicago , B. fc ( J . 11:00 : 0:00 : 4:30 : 2:40 :
Wabash . 12:30 : 4:30 : 2:40 :
Bio ux City ami Pacific. . 11:00 4:30 :
Union PaciHc . 6.00 11:40 :
Omaha&H. V . 4:00 11:40 :
B.&M. InXeb . 4:00 : 8:40 : 6:30 :
Omaha & Northwestern. 4:30 : 7SO :
Local malU for State of Iowa leav o but once a
day , \Iz : 4:30. :
A Lincoln Hall Is also opened at 10:30 a. m.
Office open Sundaj n from 12 m. to 1 p. m.
THOS. F HALL I' . II.
Business Directory.
Art Emporium.
U. ROSE'S Art Emporium , 1510 Dodge Street ,
Steel Engravings , Oil Paintings , Chronics , Fancy
Fraints. Framing Specialty. Low Prices.
BOXNER 1309 Uoualaa btrcet. Good Styles.
AbttraCt arid Real Estate.
JOHN L. McCAOUE , opposite Post Office.
W. R. BARTLETT 317 South 13th Street
Architect * .
DUFRENE & MENDELSSOHN , ARCHITECTS ,
Room 14 Crclghton Block.
A. T. LARGE Jr. . Room 2. Cielshton Block.
Boots and Shoes.
JAMES DRYING & co. ,
Fine Boota and Shoes. A good assormcnt of
home v ork on hand , corner 12th and Harncy.
TII03. EHICKSON , 8. E. cor. 10th and Douglas.
JOHN FORTUNATUS ,
605 10th street , manufactures to order good \\ork
at fair prices. Repairing done.
Bed Springs.
J. F. LARRIMER Manufacturer. 1617 Doui'lasst.
Books , 'News and ( Stationery.
J. I. Fr.UEIIAUr 1015 Farnham Street.
Butter and Eggs.
McSHANE & SCHROEDER , the oldest B. and E.
house in Nebraska entabllfihcd 1876 Omaha.
CENTRAL
REbTAURANT ,
MRS. A. RYAN ,
eouthwcet corner 16thand Dodge.
Beit Board for the Money.
BUbfaitlon Guaranteed.
McaUl at all Hours.
Board by the Day , Week or Month.
Good Terms for Cash ,
Furnished JVnmn Supplied.
Carriages and Road Wagons.
WM. SNYDER , No. 131h 14th and Harnoy Streets
Civil Engineers nnd Surveyors ,
ANDREW ROSK\VATER , Crcighton Block ,
Town Stme)8 , Onule and Sewerage Systems a
Specialty.
Commission Merchants.
JOHN G.VIL LIS.14U Dodge Street.
D B BEE3IER. For details BCD large adv crtlse-
merit in Dally and Weekly.
Clears and Tobacco.
WEST & FRITSCI1ER , manufacturcrg of Cigars ,
and Wholesale Dealers In Tonaccos. 1306 Douglas.
W. F. LORENZEX manufacturer 14 10th street.
Cornice Works.
WeeUrn Cornko Works , Manufacturers Iron
Cornice , Tin , Iron anil Slate lioofllng. Order *
from any locality promptly executes ! in the best
manner. Factory and Ortico 1310 Dodge Street.
Galvanized Iron Cornices , Window Cans , etc. ,
manufactured and put up In any part of the
country. T , SINHOLD 110 Thirteenth street
Crockery ,
J. CONNER ISOODougus street. Good line.
Clothing and Furnishing Qoods ,
GEO. II. PETERSON. Also Hats , Caps , Boots ,
Shots , Notions and Cutlery , 601 S. 10th street.
Clothing Bought.
C. SHAW will pav highest Cash price for second
hand clothiwr. C'orntr 10th and Partition ] .
Dentists.
DR. PAUL , Williams' Flock , Cor. 16th & Dodge.
Drugs , Pal its ana Oils.
KUHN & CO.
Pharmacists , Fine ? anc Uwli , Car , 15th and
Doiuix ktreets.
W. J. WIHTEHOUf K , Wholesale & Retail , 16th St.
C. 0. FIELD , 2022 N ith Side Cumins Strcjet.
M. PARR , Druu-irlst , inth and Howard Street ) .
Dry Qoarls Notions , Etc.
JOHN JI. F. IEUMANN & CO. ,
New York Dry Goods G.ore , 1310 and 1318 Fftrn-
ham ( tr eL
L. C. Enew old also boots and shoes 7th & Piclflc.
huruiture.
A F. GROSS. New and Second Hand Furniture
and Stoics , ilU Douziu. llighest cash price
paid for second hand eoooi.
J. BOXNER 1800 DougU tt. Fine goods , Ac.
Fence Works.
OMAHA FENCE CO.
GUST , FRIES k CO. , 1213 Harney St. , Impro\e-
eU Ice lloxu , Iron and Wood Fences , Office
lUlllius , Counters of I'ine and Walnut.
Florist.
A. Donagbuc , plants , cut flowers , Becdi , bonuets
etc. N. W , cor. 10th anl Douzlas streets.
Foundry.
\ JOHN WEARNE & SONS , cor. 14tb & Jackson sts
Hour and Feed ,
, GHAHA CITY MILLS. 8th aod Farnham SU. ,
gWeUhansBrot. , .roprietors.
Grocer * .
STEA'ENS , 21st UUc n Cumlng and Izard.
. A. UcSIIANE , Corn. 23d and CumlngrBtreeU.
Hater .
W. L , PARROTTE & CO. ,
DonglM Street. Wholala
Hardwaie , Iron and Steel.
PLAN & LANG WORTHY , Wholesale , 110 and
D street.
k A. HOLMES corner J6U ) MiU CallfornU.
Harness , Saodles , Ac.
B. WEI8T 8018th St. bet > 'arn. & HurntT.
Hat and Bonnet Bleachers.
Ladles get yoni Straw , Chip and rVIt Hats done
up at northeait corner Sexcntecnth and Capitol
A\enue. W1I. DOVF. Trtvrlctor
Hotels.
CASFIELD HOUSECC5.CanneUl.Mh & Farnhum
DORAN HOUSE , P. It. Cary , 013 Fnmhim St.
SLAVEN'S HOTEL , V. Shren , 10th StrocU
Southern Hotel Gus. Iiaincl , Oth A LcMenworth.
ton r-encing.
The Western Cotnlco Work ? , AccntB for the
Champion Iron Fence tc. . liate en hand all kind )
ofFancj Iron Fences , Crcstings , Flnrals , Rallliir ( ,
etc. 1310 DoJiro Urcc. apll
Intelllcence Office.
MRS. LIZZIE WENT 217 16th Street.
Jewellers.
JOHN BAUMEIl 1S14 FarnhMn Street.
Junk.
II. BF.RTHOM ) , Ran and M U1.
Lumber , Llmo and Cement.
FOSTER & QUAY corner tlth and Douglas Sts.
Lamps and Utassware ,
J. BOXNER ISO ! ) DomlM St. Good Variety.
Merchant Tailors ,
G. A. L1NDQUUST ,
One of our most popular Merchant Tailors Is re
ceiving the latest ilwk'iu for Spring and Summer
Good * for gentlemen * wear , btjllili , durable ,
nnd urirca low as ctcr 21613th bet. Pmur.&Farn.
Millinery ,
MRS. C. A. RINGER , Wholesale and Retail , Fancy -
cy Goods In great variety , Zephj ra , Cnnl Donnli ,
Hosiery , Glove * , Corsets , .Vc. Cheapett House In
the West , 1'urchaicrs mvo 30 per cent. Order
bv Mall. 116 Fifteenth btrcet.
Physicians an I Surgeon * .
W. S. GIDRS , M. D. , Uxjm No 4 , Crelghton
Block , 16th Street.
P. S. LEISENRIXO , X. D. Maoonlc Block.
C. L. HART , M. D. . Kjf and Ear , opp. | Xstonice
DR. U B. GRADDY ,
Oculist and Aurist , S. W 16th and Farnham Sts.
Photographers.
GF.O. HEYX. PROP. ,
Grand Central Gallery ,
212 Sixteenth Street ,
near Masonic Hall. First-lass Work and Prompt'
ness guarantecn.
Plumbing , Qas and Steam Flttlnc-
P. W. TARPY k CO. . 210 12th St. , bot. Farnham
and Douglas. WorK promptly attended to.
D. FITZPATRICK , 1409 Douitlas Street.
Painting and Paper Hanging.
HENRY A. " "STERS. 1412 Dodge Street.
Planing Mill.
A. MOYER , manufacturer of sah , doors , blinds ,
molding , new t-ls , alustcrs , hand rails , furnishing
scroll sawing , ic. , cor. Dodge and Oth streets.
Pawnbrokers.
J. ROSENFELD , 322 10th St. , bet. Far. & liar.
Refrigerators , Canfield't Patent ,
C. F. GOODMAN llth St. bet. Farn. i Harney.
Showcase Manufactory. ,
0. J. WILDE ,
Manufacturer and Dealer in all Kinds of Show
Cases , Upright Casca , U : . 1317 Cus St
FRANK L. GERHAKD , proprietor' Omaha
Show Case manufactory , HIS South ICtli street ,
between Lcavcnworth and Marcy , All goods
warranted first-class.
Stove * ana mware.
A. BURMESTER ,
Dealer In Stoves and Tinware , and Manufacturer
of Tin Roofs and all kinds Of Building Work ,
Odd Fellows'Block.
J. BONNER. 1300 Douglas St. Good and Cheap.
Seeds.
J. EVANS , Wholesale and Retail Seed Drills and
Cultivators , Odd Fellows' ilallt
Shoo Stores.
Phillip Lang , 1320 Farnham St. , bet 13th & 14th.
Second Hand Store ,
PERKINS & LEAR. 1410 Douglas St. . New and
Second Hand Furniture. House Furnifhlns Goods ,
&c. , beui'ht and sold on narrow manrlns.
Haloons.
HENRY HAUFMANX ,
In the new brick block on Douglas Street , has
just opened a most elegant Beu Hall.
Hot Lunch from 10 to 12
cv ery day ,
FLAfcNERY ,
On Farnham , next to the D. k M. headquarters ,
has rc-opcnul a neat and complete establishment
w hlch , barring FIRE , and MothcrShlplon's Proph
ecy , Mill he opened lor the ooja with Hot Lunch
on and after present date.
" Caledonia " J. FALCONER. 079 16th Street.
Undertaker * .
CHAS. RIEWE , 101)1 Farnham bet. 10th & lltd.
P. PEMNER. 303 } Tenth street , between Farn
ham and Harney. Docs good and cheap work.
00 Cent Stores ,
HENRY POHLMAX , toys , notions , pictuics
Jewelry , &c. , 613 14th bet. Farnham and Douglas
P. 0. BACKUS. 1206 Farnham St. . Fancv Goods
NOTICE.
J. M. Stanton ( lull name unknown ) Har
riet Henu anil Mnry Shlllock , nou-rcoident
defendants will tnlce notice that Milton
Hendrix , of the county of Douglas
I.T.H , In the State of Nebraska , did on the
7th day of May , 1881 , file hii petition in
the LMxtrict Court of the State of Nebras-
kn. ' Vlthln and for thesaid county of Doug-
Ian , against the Raid J. M. Stanton , Har
riet Ht-nn and Mary Shlllock. 'impleaded
with George Mills , Maggie McCoimick ,
Jonitih S. McConnick.MatthewT , Tatiick
and John N , Patrick defendants , netting
forth that by urtue of n deed issued by t/ho
treasurer of said county , he has an abso
lute title to the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter
of section nine , (0) ( ) townsliip fifteen (15) ( ) ,
range thirteen (13) ( ) e , in said Douglas coun
ty/that ; you and each of said defendants
claim to have some interest in Raid land ,
and praying that he may be adjudged to
have an indefeasible title to said premises :
but that if his title should be held invalid ,
he may be decreed to have a lien on eaid
land , that it may be sold to oatiafy the
t > ame , and that -you nnd each of you be for
ever bedebarred from netting up or asserting
any right or claim thereto. And the mill
J. M Stanton , Harriet Henn and Mnry
Shillock are hereby notified that they are
required to appear anil answer t > aid peti
tion on or before the first day of August ,
1881. MILTON HKXDRIX ,
By CLARKSON & HUNT , his attorneys.
Dated Omaha. June 23 1681 wHtd
PROPOSALS
For curbing ana guttering Dodge street , ana
doing the necessary grading , from the last side
of 13th street to 20th street.
Sealed bids will be rccchcxl by the undesigned
fortwovseeks from the date hereof , for the curb'
Ing. guttering and the neccstary grading of
Dodge street from the east tide of 13th strict to
20th utrett. Plans and ipecillcations can be fccen
at the ottlce of the city engineer.
ti > cclfy the price fcr cubic vard for nucli grading ;
also ( hall tpicify the price In iU tail for biiih curbIng -
Ing and guttering , ami thall bo accompanied by
the name of proiiobej turcty unnder the usual
conditions , baid bids to bo o | iml at the firtt
ri'iruUr meeting of the cltv council after Monday ,
July25thlSSl.
The City Council rc ervcj the right to reject
any aid all bldi.
Envcloiwn containing Bald proposal ) shall be
marked , ' 'I'roinsals for curbing and guttering
Dodge street and doing the necessary grading , "
and delivered to the undmigno l not laUr than
July 25. IbSl , at 12 o'cloik noon.
J. J. L. C. JEWETT ,
Omaha. Julv llth , lSSl-d2w Cltv Clerk.
PROPOSALS FOR SPRINKLING
FARNI1ALI STREET.
yEALED proposals u III ba recciv ed by the un-
O dcnlgned unjll the 22th day of July. 18S1 , at
12 o'cloik noon , for the sprinkling of Parnlmm
street from the centre of Oth utrett vvcit to the
center f 10th strcit.and for the crois streets b -
tuccu Bald ttrccts north to the centre of the al
ley between Forulum and Douglas streets , and
south to the center of the allej Utwum Kurnloiii
and Htrncr itrutts. The contrast to CIASO when
the vtatir works company supply v atir ; In such
district1 Said bld < to be opened by the voinmlt-
tee on gtreiU and gradis , said committee ruicrv-
Ing the rl.'ht to reject any and all bid ? . Said
bdj | limit bo occoiuuuled | Ly the name of a pro-
| io i4 iiurity under the utnul conditions. YJIel -
opc < containing said prejxuali shall bo marked.
"J'roposaU for pilnLllv ! Kamliam street , " and
delhenU to the undersigned not later than the
time above tiieclflwl ,
Omalu July 2UtlSAl.
Jy-l-3t J. J. U C. JEWETT ,
City Ckrk.
LONDON' FIKE BRIGADE.
The Rltltonloui Flro FiRltterti of
the XVorld'n MotropolU-
Brltish Conceit.
London Letter to The Chicago Times.
I closed my last latter just as a small
electric gong announced an Alarm of
fire , or , ns Jlolson termed it , n call.
Knowing llto perfection attained by
the fire nlnrm telegraph corps at homo
1 wns somewhat curious to sco the
means employed by the Englishmen in
receiving an alarm. Accordingly 1
made my way to nn adjoining room ,
where 1 found a small group of men
surrounding an instrument in a cor-
nor. Hero I saw five plates of
brass arranged in a circle and so placed
that each could bo touched by a brass
arm or indicator pivoted in the center
of the circle and moving like the minute -
ute hand of n clock , The small gong
ringing the alarm was just over the
circle , nnd was still ringing whim I
entered the room. Ono of the firemen -
men was moving the alarm around the
circle , touching each plato in turn.
Finally ho touched ono that "out
out" the electric current of the
bell , which tliornupoti became fiilont.
Referring to the name engraved upon
the plato , ho shouted , "Lambeth
Bridge ! " and the small knot of men
that had gathered about him during
the examination of the dial suddenly
dispersed. Following them into the
outer room where the steamers are
located , and seeing that they wore
preparing to get out. I took out my
watch and thought , as a matter of
curiosity , I would time them.
A group of men was over on ono
side of the op.irtmont where thcro
wcro a number of uniforms and bims
helmets hanging upon pegs , and a
dozen or moro pairs of boots nn the
lloor. While thcso men wore en
gaged in making a change of clothing
preparatory to starting for the fire , a
couple of firemen brought in a basket
of shavings and kindlings , and pro
ceeded to stuff them into
the fire box of ono of the
steamers. Hotson and ix com
panion trotted in the horses and hitch
ed thorn to the apprratus , the men
who had been dressing , mounted to
their places , someone leaned under
the boiler and touched n match to the
kindlings , the doors were opened and
away they wont at a brisk trot , just
bleven minutes after the alarm was
sounded. As they disappeared around
the corner , Hotson , who had watched
them as they pulled out , turned to mo
and said :
"Eawther lively work that , eh ? "
"Marvelous ! " 1 responded. And
it was , I never saw anything like it
before.
At this juncture , Capt. Shaw's son
appeared and ordered his father's
"van , " or whatlsupposedcorrcspond-
ed to our marshals' fire buggies , ex
plaining to 1110 that the fire- was so
largo that it demanded the presence
of the chief. Three or four , minutes
later a wagon , about the length of ,
and somewhat wider than the vehicle
used by the West Side fire patrol , con
taining two wide seats in'front , upon
which were seated four firemen , was
driven up to the door , and word was
sent in to the captain announcing that
the van was ready.
While awaiting his coming the men
discussed the shortest route to the
fire , which was in Lambeth , n manu
facturing district in the southwestern
portion of the metropolis. The sub
ject was still under discussion when
the captain made his appearance. As
he was about to stop into the van , ho
turned to mo and asked if I would ac
company him , an invitation which I
thankfully accepted.
The captain were the regulation
uniform dazk , close-fitting tunic ,
bolt , knco-boots , and helmet the latter -
tor and the buckle of his belt being
silvered to denote his rank , the
helmets of the ordinary firemen being
of brass. As ho sat down beside mo
and gave the word "go" to the driver
or "coachy , " as ho is termed here , ho
took from his pocket a pair of yellow
kid gloves and carefully and leisurely
drew them on. I began to think that
wo were on our way to a reception ,
and took a second look at the captain
to see if ho were not in full 'evening
dross. Finding that ho waa really1 in
uniform , and having my attention
called to dense masses of brownish'
white smoke rising and floating away
from ix point some distance ahead of
us , I became convinced that .wo were
really on the way to a fire.
As wo neared the locality "Coachy"
kept touching the team , and , what
ever may JJQ the regular speed of ,1110 ,
regular speed of the engines and sim
ilar apparatus upon the streets' of the
city , certain it is that the captain en
joys the sensation of being whirled
along at a rate not much below that
at which the Chicago apparatus travel ,
Thorp being no going or other me
chanical contrivance upon the van
aa , indeed , there is not upon any of
the machines hero , of ono of the
firemen. It may bo said , and to his
credit , that ho has the strongest
lungs of anyone I have heard , not
excepting the ( lower of the Garden
sity ward orators. At the sound of
liis long , demonical cry , "Wa-a-ay-
o-o ! " cabs turned out , trucks hugu'od
the curb , and inon women and chil
dren Hod the street as if urged by a
pack of howling demons.
This sort of thing lasted for several
minutes , anil then , with a final earsplitting -
splitting howl from the chap in front ,
wo broke through a crowd of people
kept back by a line of police and
pulled up at a narrow alloy-way filled
with a , mass of humanity , through
which a half dozen policemen wore
trying to force a passage for three
firemen who , with a lead of hoau ,
wcro patiently awaiting a chance to
got past. While 1 mentally calcu
lating how many seconds that crowd
would stand ni'ainst a company of
Chicago firemen , with a load of hose ,
Capt. Shaw said good-by , and having
detailed a man to pilot mo about and
keep mo out of the clutches of the
police , disappeared around the corner.
Passing through a back street filled
with stilling smoke from burning
grcaso my guide led the way to an
open space in front of the burning
structure , which proved to be a candle -
dlo and soap factory , Hero I noticed
the remarkable fact or what would
have been a remarkable fact in Chica
go that in spite of the Umo the fire
had already been burning , fully thrqp- .
quarters of an hour , there wcrji/but' '
four streams in service , and none of
these wcro over an inch in diameter.
Three of them were doing ft fair
amount of execution : that ia to
M *
they where just strong enough to lift
the water ovnr the sills of the second
Morv windows. The fourth , howov/er ,
foil to the ' ground some ten foot in
fiont of the nozzle Although there
was n warehouse adjoining the blazing
building whoso wrd'8 ' offered nn ad
vantageous position from which to
play directly into the fire no thought
was given it , and the men Contented
themselves with sprinkling it from the
ground.
I noticed that two men wcro only
required to manngp cnch stream , while
if necessity donmndo'd , ono would
hnvo boon sulliciont feeing this , t
could but picture a Chicago liie where
from four to six of the ladders have
their hands full "backing-up" a hinglo
stream , rln fact , nll the work
thu brigade was in violent con
trast to that done by the
Jhicago department. Tirinp of the
mild tlisplaV of strength exhibited by
thu brigade , I started out to take n
look at the steamers at work The
first I came across is ono of thu largest
in the department , and weighs , ac
cording to the statement of the engi
neer , two nnd ono-half tons. Itsdi- ,
minutivu si/.o , added to the fact that
it is a single cylinder piston eiiuine ,
explained the necessity for the inch
noz/.lo and small hone tliat are used.
Should they furnish ono of those
steamers with the hose and pipoa uaod
in the Chicago department , thosheaui
might possibly bo of service in sprink
ling n garden , but would bo of little
use at n firo. In fact , with the pres
ent equipment , the brigade is seldom
able to got the bettor of a fire until
it has burned itself out ; nnd , were it
not for the thickness' of the party
walls in the majority of lx > ndon
buildings , nearly every fire that start
ed would grow into a general confla
gration. . ,
I noticed ono improvement in the
brigade during the past thrco years ,
and that is the supplying of each en
gine company with n key to the tiro-
plugs. Under ( ho rules of former
years the presence of a "turncock , "
ono of the municipal employes , was
required "boforo water could bo had , so
that in cnso ho had stopped out to got
n drink the brigade was obliged to
stand around until ho came back. The
now arrangement has reduced the
time of getting to work , after arriv
ing , fioni half to n quarter .of an hour.
A company going , to n fire-now-a-days
may confidently expect to got to woik
the same day. Tho1 old custom of al
lowing the water to run into a can
vas box first , and then taking suction
from that , is , however , still adhered
to.
I found the man in charge of the
steamer , n rather communicative indi
vidual , who had n store of knowledge
about fire matters that was astonish
ing as it was nmplp.Vhen I inquired
why the steamers 'aro BO small ho re
plied : *
"Bocos WO' ' cawnt get n bigger ono
to a firo. "
"Why not ? "
" 'Osscs cawnt pull a bigger ono
than this 'ore. An' wets more , " this
with a ferocious glare at mo , "wot ud
bo the good of "avin a bigger ono than
this ore ? "
Thinking I had better explain why
I was so curious. I Ventured to sug
gest that larger steamers' * would bo
moro powerful , throw moro water
and do bettor execution generally , ef
fectiveness of the brigade.
"Cawnt prove it It's the first , in
the world now. It don't need no im-
provin' , it don't. ' "
' Wore you ever in Chicaao ? "
"Shecawgo ? W'oro'a that ? "
"In the United Statosr. Now if "
"Oh , I soo. You'ro from the place
w'oro they throws the firemen down
stairs , and shoots tllo happ.uawtua
hout of a cannon tof ri firo. We've
'card of that place before , but wo
cawnt do anything like that 'ere , you
know. Wo dou't know onuf 'cre wo
;
don't. Wo ain't 'ighly enuf heddicat-
od , wo aint , Wo don t shoot no ap-
oarawtuscs hout of a cannon , wo
don't. " And with aloud guff.iw at
the imperceptible joke in Ins remark ,
ho turned awny and began polishing
up the machinery.
Concluding that any effort to en
lighten him in fire matters would bo
worse than useless , I wont back to my
former post of observation in front of
the firo. Here I found that during
the time I had bo'en1 away four or five
moro streams had been brought into
service , but without any appreciable
effect on the fire , which burned as
fiercely as over. , The pno great point
of which the English firemen lese
sight entirely , is' the all-important ono
of attacking a .firo iitiits iiicim'oncy.
A half-dozen chemical engines like
those in the Chicago department scat
tered about Londbii and furnished
with nny of .our'timo-suving appli
ances Btich as the -Harrott "joker , "
the self-opening stable doom mid the
like would bo almpat as , much pro
tection to the city aa the entire force
at jnesont.
The idea expressed by the engineer
when ho said that the department
could not be improved is < just what
prevents its becoming the fust in the
world. It certainly hau n fine body of
men so far as physical 'development ' is
concerned ; but , while able men go far
to make A system perfect } there must
also be promptness and rapidity in responding
spending to an alarm in order to bo a
complete HUCOCSB. London , with its
5,000,000 inhabitants nnd i'OO square
miles et area , upends annually for the
maintenance of its fire bikjado ' 80- ,
000 , or about 8400,000 , Chicago ,
with its 600,000 inhabitants and an
area of10 square miles , annually ap
propriates over $500,000 fur the fire
lepartmej t.
Gambling in Whont Options ,
The supreme courts of Michigan
ind Wisconsin harp , both sat down
icayily on the business of gambling
n wheat "options. " In the case of
Haymond and others against Lcavitt ,
decided at the Juno term of our su
preme court , the complainant had
supplied 810,000 with which to force
ip the price in Detroit and cause a
"corner , " thus compelling parties
who had contracts to iil ) ; or w luMnust
mrchaso wheat , for legitimate
; o.isumption , to pay more
than would naturally bo required.
Having lost 70 per cent of thu amount
in this speculation , thu complainant
lirouglit suit to recover his money ;
but the court decided that doalurs who
maninulnto the market in order to
bring about unnatural fluctuations in
price are engaged in thu plainest nnd
worse kind of produce gambling , and
come under the censure of thu law of
the land. Such contracts can not bo
enforced , nnd if parties sco fit to in
vest their money in "options , " they
must got it back by other than legal
measures. The Wisconsin supreme
court , in the famous cnso of liar *
nnrd ngainit Backers , held that
speculation in grain , where there is
no in.ontion to deliver on the ono
hand , or to receive and pay on the
other , are unlawful and fall outside
the protection of the .statutes , the
same an other kinds of gambling nnd
betting. The business methods
practiced in the Milwaukee chamber
of commerce , are but hazards upon
prospective changes in the markets.
The dales nre not bona fide , no grain
being nctunlly delivered with the full
price paid. Therefore nny suits at
law , growing out of s ich transactions
will not bo sustained in the courts.
A MINER'S PRIZE FIGHT.
Evory-Dny JJlfo Among the Fonn *
sylvanlrvlCon.1 Hills.
PI ) mouth Cor. New York Tlmci.
When the train stopped at Avondale -
dale , on the Lackawnnna and Dloomn-
burg road this morning , thu attention
of tno passengers was attracted to an
exciting scene , About five hundred
persons , mostly miners nnd slate
pickers , wore assembled on a common
close to a mountain heap of culm , in
dulging in rude expressions of delight.
At first the passengers thought n
strike or n riot wns in progress , but
the real cause of the hubbub wns
quickly ascertained na two men , al
most naked , advanced from opposite
sides into a wide spnco in the midst of
tlio mob , and struck out ferociously
at each other. It was ono of those
miners' prize fights so common in the
isolated portions of the coal region ,
and yet it could scarcely be called a
prize light , since theie was no prize at
stake.
While McFarlan wns playing detec
tive among the1 Schnykill Mollie Ma-
guiles he was freuuently compelled to
vindicate hii ' 'honor" in this way with
some persons who suspected him of
being a spy. Itwas lucky for the do ?
tectivo that he was a nimbluboxer and
invariably overcame his assailant ,
which act , in the mind of the * Mollics ,
was of itself sulliuicnt to establish his
character , not only as n hero
but as u "square man" in ovoryM'ay.
The tight at Avondale had reached its
fortieth round when our train stopped
there , nnd ono of the combatants was
scarcely nblo to stand up so ns to bo
knocked down by his antagonist.
"Take him away , " shouted several
voices , as the vanquished minor col
lapsed under the force of the forty-
first round. "Tho clivil o' that he'll
lave , " said a lusty supporter of the
"under man , " "until ho has satisfac
tion. "
"If it's any satisfaction for you to
see him killed , " crietl n grimy-faced
little fellow who looked like an imp
in the blackness of the coaldimt , "it's
that sure he'll ' bo before long for ho
has moro mcgarum in his head now
than ho can got out in a week , "
"Mind yorr own business , Danny ,
said the first speaker. "Jimmy is go-
in' to fight id out on this line av it
t.akuB till next summer , an Ginernl
Grant sed. "
Just then a pale , haggard little wo
man dashed through the crowd , great
ly agitated , end on gaining the open
space within she rushed up to the
gladiator , who was waiting calmly for
his victim ; and struck him savagely in
the breast , exclaiming : ' 'Mo curse
on you , Mick ; is it how you want to
kill my Jimmie ? Got away wid you
now. " Then turning to the prostrate
man she cried , in n voice of tender
ness : "Ah , Jimmio. Jimmie , what's
come over you , fightin' away like this ,
an' your little Allio dead ! "
The stupid pugilist brightened a
minute and answered : "Is it how
you Baid Allio wns dead , Nancy ! "
"You , yes , " nnd she clasped her
hands with a mournful wail. "Dead
she is , Jimmie , nnd you never came
near homo last night , but wore drink
ing your p.iy in some shebeen house ,
Oh , my curse on the shebeen housccs
oh , my bitter curse on them this
dny. " She wiped the bleeding , bloat
ed face of her young husband as she
spoku : nnd when one of the bystand-
oru , who had been touched oy her violent
lent emotion , asked , "What' ' did the
child die of ? " the woman responded
cMiickly , "With the small-pox , suro. "
The words had moro power to scattdr
the mob than if a battery of artillery
had just assaulted it ; nnd in a short
time thcro wore none left but thu af
flicted women nnd her husband , whom
she helped ns bust ulio could toward
their stricken home.
Sights like this are common at and
about Avomlalo , nnd a whort distance
from the village a desperate fight be
tween a miner from Avondale and n
Xnticoko man was witnessed on the
Fourth of July. Avondale is the
scene of the great disaster of 1801) ) ,
and it is situated on the right bank of
the Bnsqnehannanfi you enter into the
Wyoming valley from STorthuiiibor-
land. I ascertained that the "she
been houses" to which the stricken
women referred to so bitterly 'are the
bane of the mining hamlets. They
sell liquor without a license , and the
poisoning compounds in which they
deal have a maddening effect upon the
niiiieni A false sense of honor pre
vents oven the men nnd women who
look on the "shebeen house" with de
testation from leporting it to the au
thorities ,
Besides , if any ono did report these
hell holes he would bo looked upon as
an informer , and bo subjected to
potty , or perJmps serious , persecution
among the poor clans , who regard the
"spy''with a peculiar loathing not
easy to understand. Now , when the
pay of the miners and laborers is
small , these unlicensed drain shops
are a double curse , nnd the strict en
forcement of the law is sadly needed.
The prize fighting and other brutal
"pastimes" BO often witnessed in the
out-of-the-way places are directly
traceable to the efl'oct of the vile in
toxicants by which the biu'mu of the
working clashes are crazed.
GertiUcatcB.
"I have used UVUDOCK Hwxm HITTKIIS
with u'rvat benefit for iiidhjetttluii and con
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0. L. KASTON ,
"Hamilton , Out. "
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