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t Tns BepuUlcnn cafe for a bill of particulars -
ticulars in the Laird matter. Our Dom
.cratic contemporary now has the floor
to answer.
Tnaua seems to bo an epidemic of
matrimony just now in Omaha , but ws
hoar of no movement on tire part of
clergymen to bull the fee market.
' SuAnRALBourbon oxchanger'aro writ.
ing lengthy editorials on "Tho Real Road
to Democratic Success. " The real road
to Democratic aic.ess will bo found in a.-
curing enough votes.
Tunas seems to bo no disposition to
°
f I acco1)tex Secreiary Kirkwood'a offer to
take the stump for the republican ticket
in Iowa in case ho should bo permitted
; ' ,1 to disavow the prohibition plant : in the
platform ,
, l Tin Sioux Falls convention is still engaged -
gaged in drafting a constitution ( orSouth
k
Dakota , but with a heavily Democratic
I' to the Republican
Congrose oPIosed ) increasing -
publican electoral vote next year , the
, people of South Dakotn are likely to have
their labor for their pains.
e Tins South Omaha crook has gradually
disappeared , and in its place the city will
Leon have a wide and handsome street ,
built over a conduit whose construction
.
has already added many thousands of
dollars more than it cost to the value of
Omaha real estate.
t ' Tna State fair opened with sunshine
y ; . and ended in rain. But between sun-
; ehino and rain the managers were able to
1 attract a largo and paying attendance to
the beat fair whicht has over been held in
1
, this State. And minas 101 what no city in
w ' Nebraska , Omaha alone excepted , can do.
to Mn. RANDALL is satisfied with the
. spenkorahip outlook , and Mr. Carlisle is
c c .onfrdont of success. The only candidate
who is not inclined to be sanguine 1s
Sunset Cox , whoso candidacy Is to be included -
cluded in tire next edition of his famous
look of jokes , entitled "Why We
Laugh. "
. IT is gratifying to note that our city
schools have opened with a greatly increased -
creased attontanco in all departments.
There has boon much room for improve.
mont in our school systen , and as
i A changes and improvements progress the
, public recognize thorn by extending their
patronage.
r
Tns fight among the Ohio democrats is
a very pretty ono and thu scalping of
bravos in the Now York wigwams has
already begun , When Mr. Dana turns
his editorial telescope on the political
battlefields of the Buckeye and Empire
. unto. the cry of "Tho republican party
must go" gurgles in his throat ,
SIITRF.N THOUSAND DOLLAIta have lOOn
collected in Now York by penny arbscrip
I tiins to erect a monument to Peter
Cooper , Whilotho motive which prompts
this tribute is a natural and a praise
worthy one , Peter Cooper's best menu-
molt to the magnificent institution which
ho founded and endowed for the poor of
his native city.
Tuns venerable aJohn Ericson is still at
: _ work on his torpedo boat , " 'Pltu Do.
F atroyor , " which prornisoa to prevo the
most effectual means of coast dufonso yet
devised , The Pinn of attack for this
engine of destruction is to run her with.
In 300 foot of a hostile vessel , which is to
ho shattered below the
water line by a
shot from a submarine gun. TIme recent
oiperimonta have proved that time pitch-
. bug of the vessel in rough water dues not
, affect the courao of the projectile ; that
Ue concussion does not dmnago the
ateain connections when time boat is un
t
1 dor full boiler pressure , and that thorn
is no clanger of a premature explosion of
the torpedo when , on being fired , it dia
1 places the valve at the mouth of time gun ,
+ Tan Episcopal general convention
which moots in Philadelphia in October
will examine the revision of the prayer
book which has boon made by a commit.
, too sppointod at the last convention ,
The new prayer book will be more an ei
lArgomant than a revision. The princi
pal changes are in the lice of replacing
.milieione from the English book ; in the
removal of the abort form of abrlolution
for morning services and the addition of
the Magnjf sal and 11one 1fntfUta to the
canticles for morning prayer and in a
alight change in the prayer for the pros.
ident The Cormnurrion and Baptiamal
services undergo little change , but the
Matriinonial service has received
the addition of several words , do.
signed , in these days of easy divorces , to
make : its dodgua more binding , Thu
beautiful service of Burial of the Dead is
left as it was. Other changes brought inhere
hero and there will hardly be noticed , ex-
.opt by careful students of the book. Thu
ootnrnittoo's work , it should be said , is
merely advisory , and will have to be ox.
convention Even
; , if they do approve of it , It cannot comae
Into use until formally adopted by the
next great gathering of the church , to be
t old three years hence ,
n
AI'1'OINTJUtNTS TO T1W STAFF ,
The suspense of some six hundred army
oficore who wore applicants for the two
vacant appointments in the commissary
and quartermaster departments has boon
ended by the nomination of Second Lieutenant -
tenant Sharpe , late of the Fourth infantry -
fantry , to be captain and assistant commissary -
missary of subsistence , and of Second
Lieutenant W. S , Patton , Eighteenth infantry -
fantry to be captain and ualitant quar
termauor.
Thar. are two points to he noted in this
connection ; the first of which is that the
president very wisely refuod to go openly
outside the army in filling the
vacancies en the staff , The rut
army bill , which was so ] tastily
rushed through in the closing hours of the
congressional session , contained a clause
which permitted civilian appoinbnonta to
staff positions , amid fears were ontcrtaincd
in seine quarters that political influences
would be brought to bearjupon the Prusi
dent to secure the must eligible of army
positions for men who weie without miuli-
tary training or experi000e. It is
a matter for commendation that
Mr. Arthur has not followed
the precedent which he not in
the appointmnmit of young Snlytho to the
pay corps , Captains Sharpe and Talton
ate both army men , though the former is
not now borne on the pages of the Army
Register , having resigned his conunission
801110 nrontlts ago.
The second point to ho noted
is that time appointment of officers
of the lowest grade to desirable
staff positions carrying with thomir tire
rank and pay of captain can scarcely ho
conini mdcd on grounds of justice. Such
appoinbnenta ought to ho in tire line of a
regular promotion , mid should be given
to deserving first lieutenants } whose long
service or military record entitles then
to the rank. 'To make captains of second
lieutenants , when hundreds of their au-
poriors in rank who arc in every way
equally qualified for the position are
anxious to receive the appointment , is unfair -
fair and uiwiso , unfair because it
offers a premium on favoritism , which
has been one of the crying
evils in army management , amid unwis.
because it removes the healthy stimulus
of abelief in the line that the faithful
performance of duty is appreciated and
will be rewarded by tire commander-
hi-chief of the army whenever opportunity
is affordod. Much of the rancor and bit.
tornoss exhibited by the veterans of the
line who have grown old and grey in hard
service on trio plains and in tie isolation
of frontier posts , arises from the feeling
that their position and its emoluments
might have boon long ago charged for
the hotter had they boon fortunate
enough to gain tire car of a1 influential
politician or to have pressed their just
claims upon tire attention of the oxecu-
tivu. Failing in this , they sac oflicora
whom they rank in tire service aid excel
in abilities lifted to staff positions and
exchanging tire monotonous routine and
the isolation of garrison life for time
cushioned chairs and social enjoymnout of
light office work in tire largo cities.
One of tire greatest opportunities for
army reform is same change in tie moth-
ode of tenure of staffappointmenta whiele
will equalize more than at present the
bitter and swoetof military service ,
SOMB WORDS ON Till ! FAIR.
Tie state fair which has just closed
was a success in sonic partiottlars. In
others it was a failure. Time attomrdarmce
was good , aid , considering tire weather ,
the receipts were all that could reasonably -
bly have boon expected. There will be
mio deficit to be carried over tire next
year , or to ho mot front tie last surplus.
Financially thou tire fair may be coisid
crud n success.
As a comprehensive exhibit of the pro.
duetion and resources of Nebraska , the
atato fair was a failure. What county
exhibits wore displayed wore inturestimig
lord good , but less than a dozen counties
iii time state vcro represented by anything
like a showing of their resources. It can
truthfully be said that of the capacity of
Nebraska as an agricultural state little
or 110 proof was showim. A few bunches
of oats , several shocks of wheat and rye ,
a number of mammoth corn stalks and
801110 eutall displays of fruits timid
vegetables formed aside front the
railroad displays nearly the suns
vital of tire agricultural exhibits. If we
except tire fine stock display , tie farm
nrnchinory section , time few county ox-
1rlbittt amid the railroad building the State
fair as a stale fair we.u only a limited sue.
core. Titoso are plain words but they are
the truth.
There needs to be a radical reform in
the nranagenert of the State Board of
Agriculture and tire old ruts in winch tire
Boa ; .l has boon jogging peacefully along
for the least five yoare must be in future
avoided. Tire next Legislature shrould
be applied to for , min appropriation suflt-
eioat to make a State exhribit at the State
fair , Weeks before the exhibition opors
canvassers should be sent out throughout
the State to make a collection which will
faithfully represent the resources amid
capacity of Nebraska as air agricultural
community. The exporse of time eollec
thou and transportation of this display
should be bornubytleState appropriation.
This exhibit should inelurde spociuions
from various counties of tire wheat , oat ,
rya , barley , millet mind corn , with statis.
tics of their production in elifreront pur
lions of Nebraska ; samples fruit fron
Nernalra , Itiehardeou and Otoo counties ,
as well as from Washington and Burt ;
of wool ( rein the West and butter from
tlioNortlr ; of vegetables , of tie products
of tie apiary , and , in factr of every trans.
portable and non perielrablu product of
our farm. As a Stateauxhibit it should
alight no portion of time State , amid it
should be comprobenelvo , while at the
same time reduced in bulk by careful
selection. Such an exhibit , to which
country enterprise and time premium
offered by time State boards would add as
much at least as is shown under present
auspices , would render our fair truly a
State fair , It would then become nu ab-
ject-reason of the resources of Nebraska ,
lnstructtvo alike to her own citizens and
to visitors from abroad ,
Time Astor family in Now York during
their career have given a striking proof
of how enormous wealth can be accu-
mutated by the aimpl. process of sound
real estate investments and patient wait-
tng. They have also furnished nn example -
ample of the means by which property
may be practically entailed in ono family
and time wrangles of contested wills
avoided , John Jacob Astor , tire oldest -
est member of the family , now growing
old , has followed thu family custom and
precluded all possibility of the lawyers
becoming interested in his property by
deeding Iris entire estate to hie son ,
William Waldorf Astor , reserving only
no annuity of $100,000 , to ho annually
paid to himself during his life. lie huts
thus mnado himself a pensioner on Iris son
by a wiser regulation than Lear arranged
with his daughter. On an income of
$100,000 a year he is not likely to be reduced -
duced to tire strait of begging for
food and shelter , anti his old ago
is tolerably secure from penury. John
Jacob Astor , thio alder , who died about
eight or : ten years ago , left iris vctatwoaltlr
to .John Jacob and William B. Astor , and
gave a fat slice to his granddaughter ,
who is since dead , William B. Astor
provided for his idiot son , amid both fnther
and eon are dead. At tint limo of tire
older dolui Jacob Astor's death time Astor
estate was estimated at $40,000,000 , but
tire property was then mostly unproduct-
ivo. Since that time tire Asters have
been forced to build for self-protection ,
and tire estates have immoaaarably increased -
creased in value , but it is a family rule
never to tell or give a hint of what they
are they are worth. It is believed that
oalate just deeded by the present John
Jacob to his son Williamn Waldorf Astor ,
represents from $00,000,000 to $70,000 ,
000-a little matter of tan millions or so
in the estimate is of small moment.
There is no will to break , and there will
be no enormous foes to pay , and trio
Astor design is that the solid millions
shall roll up and pass down from genera.
tion to generation. It is a practical entail -
tail , and under this deeding aystom , as
tire estate does not come into court , its
value is unknown.
There seems to be a bond of union , a
aympnthotio vein , between Savage and
all corrupt , disironost frauds wherever
they may be found. As an attorney in
Onmalra , before he was eloetod Judge , iris
clients consisted principally of professional -
sional gamblers and tire worst classes of
residents of that city , and since fro r0
signed the Judgeship what little practice
ire has mad has boon of the worst class of
criminals-Blair Pilot.
Tire editor of the Pilot wino resided in
Omaha at the time and capped
for a monte shop out lower Fariram
street , no doubt fools himself quald
fled to speak for tire "professional gamb
hors and tine worst classes of rosidonta" of
this city. Until the time of iris election
to tire bench , James W. Savage was
senior mornber of the firm of
Savage mind Mandorson in which Senator
Mandorson was his partner. Non does
tire reformed nionte sharp of the Pilot
intend to charge that Senator Mandor-
son , who had an interest in the proceeds
of all cases coming into Iris firm , was
also an nttornoy whose "clients consisted
principally of professional gamblers and
the worst classes of residents" of Omaha.
This is a now and refreshing exposure ,
which will no doubt be greatly appreciated -
ciated by our junior Senator.
SrNATon Loa AN is boasting of his tuao-
lunco to Sitting Bull , aid says , "Tire
point I tried to make on Sitting Bull
was that he was riot such a it-Il of an
Indian as h0 seemed to think. " According -
ding to tie Rev. xlr. Ilinnman , tire point
Sitting hull matdu our the Sioux conuuis-
sier was , to use tine clriof's own language ,
that they wore "A lot of drumllen loafers
travelling at govenuneit oxpenrso. " So
far Mr. Bull seers to have had tire best
of the controversy.
With tire Ohio do11ocrats are figiding
among tlennsolvea over wino is responsi-
btu for the party disorganantiol , line republicans -
publicans are quietly preparing to roll up
an astonishing majority for the unknown
Foraker and tire Great Scott law.
iVBST OF TIIJsIISSOURI.
Tire projected Salina , Lincoln tC Does.
tar railroad Lu become a certainty. Time
gontlenron , who are the aetivo nianagora
of tire proposed road , Judge 0. P , Ilanril.
ton and Mr. G. V. Morford , were in
Omaha last week turd gave every asatur-
anco that grading would commmnonco on
some portions of the line this fall. Thu
recent chang. to tine presmit name of time
contpauy is intended to cover a charter
winch the comapany hiss secured for a
bridge over tire Missouri river at Doca'
tur. It will lie roneubored that tine
Sioux City tC I'aicific at one time had
dotenninod to cross the river at that
point iustoad of at Blair. Tire surveys of
Engineer Morrison at that tiune show tine
location to be superior to any point be.
twoeu Oninhn and , Sioux City , and tine
ciuutor for a briml u there will Provo very
valuable to tine uoiv road.
'Fine success of tire Missouri I'aeifro as
a murlh nod south read has doubtless
stimtlatod tire projectorn of true Salina
road to take in a wider rnugo of country ,
and one that is iuadequataly supplied with
railroad facilities. The proposedluro ; be.
gins at Salina , a flourislung little city in
tire center of Kansas , running in a direct
nortlreasturly course to the Nebraska line ,
paasiug through Beatrice , Lincoln and
F'rennont , to Oakland , and ( rent there to
Decatur on tire Missouri river , Frain
Decatur a lime is projected to Spencer ;
Iowa , Nileru conuectionwill be made whir
time great Milwaukee line , ' A t Cherokee
Iowa , about midway bet cam Decatur and
Spencer , it will cross tit Illinois Central
road , t Oakland inn Nebraska it will
connect witir tine St. Paul t& Omaha , and
at Fremont it will interest tire Sioux City
branch of the Northwestern , as well as
time Union Pacific , At Lincoln it will
cross the B. , C M , system and in its course
south will cross six branches of the U. I' .
in Kansas ,
Fronn Salina a road is In course of construction -
struction to Council Grove , whore it will
connect with the Missouri Pacific , reaching -
ing to all the great coal fields of southeastern -
eastern Kansas , and opening up to Nebraska -
braska s new source of fuel supply.
Besides thew actual am ] os active
connections , the Topeka , . West-
em road raches ino smo of the most
innportant coal fields of Kansas , and tra.
Tomes the great wheat belt. Millions of
bushels of the fine winter wheat produced
inn this section of Kansas is bought and
used by Minneapolis millers every season -
son , and when this projected recto is
completed it will , of course , follow it instead -
stead of tire roundabout way through
Kansas Cnty ,
'I'ho northern end of tine line gives direct -
rect connection with the vineries of Mtn-
1ieso'a and 1Vtacousin.
The nnanagara assert drat tire outor-
priso is not backed by any particular railroad -
road company , bmit that ample capital had
been secured for its construction. All
that is needed is sucir organization nmrd
assisannco as will put tine investment into
good and safe share , and it will b0 at
ounce hurried to completion. Tire company -
pany will ask assistance of tire communities -
ties tlrrou h which the road will pass , on
the condition that tine road shall bo completed -
ploted through tire county fronn one curd
or tine other before a cent is paid. In
this State Oakland will doubtless be the
point at which work will begin , on account -
count of superior facilities for having
material laidown. Tine ro ositions
submitted to localities in this ricnnnity will
stipulate for a cennumication Withitimat
Pcurt for n continuous line south.
The coat of tine road exclusive of sortie
heavybridgiug , will be about $12,000per
mile. It is tire intention to linnit tine
stock and securities issued , to that tire
road will have no difficulty in earning
good dividends after the first year of its
operation.
It is the intention to consolidate tine entire -
tire litre from Salma , Kansas , to Spencer ,
Iowa , as soon as tire preliminary work is
done , and tine financial and construction
arrangements will all be niado ripen tine
basis of a line 260 miles long. The
Kansas portion of tine line is ready for
operations to bogie , and work is only
waiting upon the conditioni of affairs in
Nebraska.
The B. & M. has so thoroughly cow
Bred the southern tier of counties with
railroad iron that it jealously resents intrusion -
trusion from all but those sufficiently
powerful to give it battle on airy field.
The organization of tire Salina , Lincoln
tC Decatur company was tine signal for
hostilities. A now company was immediately -
diatoly put in the field , with tire compro-
hoisive title of tine Chicago , Iowa tC Ran-
sits Railroad compmny , with tine avowed
purpose of covering nearly tire same
route from tire Nebraska lime to Salina.
Supt. Holdredgo and tire backers of the
road visited Odell , tire point where the
Salina line will connect with tire main
systemn of the B , tC Mand opened stock
subscription books. It is a matter of
cannon rumor that this work will also
be commenced this fall , for the purpose ,
as'avould ' appear , of throwing a damper
on tire Salina , Lincoln & Decatur pro-
joel.Another
Another company has been organized
as a feeder to tire B. tC M , known as tire
Nebraska tC Colorado t oupany , which
proposes to isuntl wm.u from Beatrice.
'I're Expreas s.r s the present line of the
Beatrice branch will be followed from
Beatrice to DeWitt , to avoid several costly -
ly bridges aid other heavy railroad work.
The road will be built from Do Witt
across tire southeast corner of Saline
county , running north to Plymouth mid
Fairbury , in Jefferson county , crossing
tine St. Joe & Western at or in the vicinity -
ity of Bulvidero , running to Hebron and
threnco to Chester , on tine Republican
Valley line of tire B , tC M. Tito entire
line from Beatrice to Chester will not be
completed this winter , as tire season for
railroad building is now too far gene to
porniit tire building of about seventy
mules of road.
Tire wonderful growth amid prosperity
of tire Republican Valley in past years is
suppleuentod the present year with a
harvest of grain , vegetables mid stock
t11at puts all previous records in tire
slado. Fourtoenyeara ago it was thought
by many that time region watered by tire
lepublican , now comprising eight of tine
southern tier of counties in Nebraska ,
was a' wild waste , tumid that it could
not bo used for any other than
grazing purposes , Tine Wien wino settled
in that rogionr themr and successfully
braved the privations of pioneering , can
now look upon that same region dotted
with thriving villages , substantial ironies ,
stacks of grain amid waving fields of corn.
Tire excellence of this valley for stock-
raising hiss long boon known and sought
after. Tire great ] nerds of bullhlo found
by tire early settlers loft no doubt about
tine grass and water. Buffalo grass still
grows and cattle fatten nicely upon it ,
rind if the snowfall is not too ( , great thrive
all winter with no otier food. hut tire
cowboys acid ; cattle raneirea have given
place to tine agricultural settlers.
If tinny one &ubting tire fertilityof tits
region would now journey through Web-
ater , Franklin , Ifarlan aid Fuenas cornr-
ties and count tlnu stacks of oats , wheat ,
barley and rye , mid miieasure the stalks of
ripouug corn , ho would soon ho convinced
vinced of iris error. From all points
camas the reportof handsome yields fronr
malt grain , extending from a quarter of
a mile to a mile amid a ) calf on each side
of the stream bed.
In 1880 the 13. , C M , connpnny extendnd
their line more tluui a hundred miles
info ltupubltcaur valley. This is now tie
popular Burlbngtort route to Dairy.
Fhu company were the owners of many
micros of rich soil , and were desirous of
haying 'mormanuutsottiements ' along tiroir
lino. Accordin 1y their circular wore
sent threu6ir tine Imnid anuouucinB cheap
hunnos hr the \Vest. Notlniug so oneour
ages tire eottlomont of a nosy country as
cheats laude , llrousauds of acres now
worth ten ar.twelvo dollars each were
sold for three or four dollars , Such
Prices enable farmers who had routed
farina valued at forty or sixty dol.
Jars par acre in easturn states to purchase -
chase farinra of their own , 'Phero were
also tlnouaande of acres subject to home.
stead and timber claim , Tine titles to
these timber claims have just been per.
footed , and there are now riot a few
hones under cultivation with nice
groves of timber on thuem. Cottonwood
is still a favorite beauso it grows so rap.
idly and makes shade and a windbreak
in a very few years. Ash and box-elder
grow naturally and with little care. An
old settler and cattle raiser said the black
walnut grows rapidly and scorns native to
tire climate. The increased cultivation
amid planting of trees hum produced the
anticipated effect upon tine rainfall , which
has increased year by year , until now ,
when it is abundant and properly dis-
tributeel , the Republican flows full to the
brim.
A movement huts been started m Cole ,
rado to secure the setting apart of a ocr-
thin day in each year which the people
generally can devote to tree planting-in
fact to secure the establishment of Arbor
Day , In urging the scheme The Denver
Tribune points to Nebraska as a forcible
illustration of its benefits ;
"Arbor Day there , " says The Tribune
"has become a State festival , which is
annually observed by every public spur
iced citizen. The result is an object of
admiration to every visitor and of corn-
mirent to all wino are acquainted with tire
country before the establislmicnt of tire
s-stern. Originally a plain as treeless as
the cattle ranges of Colorado tire tnoro
closely populated portions of Nebraska
are nw la wall planned and regularly laid
out forest. An attractivenes habeen
added to the landscape and a comfort to
tine habitations that could riot havu been
attained in any other way , mid which
are a comnshnmit source of pleasure and
joynrent to all who live within tine range
of tireir beauty and foliage. In tire city
of Lincoln , Arbor Day is a day of ju-
bilec , tine population recognizing that to
Its esiablislunerrt is due the wonderful
beauty of their trce-enboweredtliorough-
fares.
The climate of the western plains is
gradually urrdcrgoing remarkable changes.
Tire unusually heavy rail fall of the pros-
omit year , in western Nebraska and Wyoming -
ming , is ( railed with unconcealed joy by
tine press of our neighboring territory , as
indicating that there is sumo imiipolling
force of nature at work , which iii a few
ycarsmny revolutionize tine agricultural
productions of tire west. Tire cultivation
tion of tire soil is undoubtedly the primary -
mary course of tine change. It is air urn-
disputed fact that the rain fall has inn.
creased west of tire Missouri river by reason -
son of tire cultivation of the land. This
being true of Kansas and Nebraska , it
will prove true with respect to Wyoming.
The glory of that region has been its dry
climate , and should tine amount of rainfall -
fall next year approximate to that of the
present , tire territory may expect to ox-
; ) erionee ninny of tine ills and blessings
that fall to the states cast. Tire increase
of rainfall is a curious operation of nature ,
and is worthy of lire deepest study.
True remarkable success attending the
sinking of artesiar wells in Denver and
vicinity is of incalculable value to tire
city amid state at large. It demonstrates
tine uxistenco of subteranean streams of
pure svatcr , which only require art outlet
to furnish an apparently unlimited supply -
ply , Thu first well sunk in the State
was by Mr. J. M. Parberry , our time South
Park road , about six milts front Denver ,
in this sprung of 1881. Water was struck
at a depth of 220 foot and a flowing supply -
ply secured for all purposes intended ,
which continues till this day. A dozen
or more wells have beenn sunk in Denver
tire present year , in each case a copious
supply being secured. Tire most important -
tant of these are tire Windsor hotel well ,
the water of which rises in a stand pipe
above ground 180 foot : and that at the
Colfax avenue bridge/ / which furnishes
an abundant supply of wonderfully pure ,
cold water. Tine News says a few weeks
will witness the wonderful sigirt of pub.
tic drinking fsuntains from which will
flow sparkling streams of tire purest
artesian water in the world , which
will be erected by the liberality of
citizens as an evidence of their gratitude
for tire great boon conferred upon thorn
by a beneficent Providence. These foun-
thins , to tire ntnmibor of probably fifty ,
will bun placed in different portions of the
city , amid in their ceratruction , the err-
joynrent of luxurious draughts will not bo
denied man's faithful friend , tire horse ,
as in a number of cases troughs will be
added to tine fountaina.
A well possessing many remarkable
characteristics , differing in miiauy respects
from those of tire other wells which have
Loon sunk , is that whnichis now approach.
ing couiplotion back of tire Lotlrrop block
atEightocntli and Lavreuce streets. It
was comimneiced about three weeks ago ,
and is now down 610 feet. Sortie of tie
strata penetrated by the drill arc pecu
liar , one of tine atrmurges features being
tire entire absencoof clay , After passing
through oiglrteen feet of coarse mind and
gravel , a bed of shale wmis pierced ,
liIris was succeeded by $1 foot of dole-
unite , or carbonate of magnesia , aid limo ;
than followed shale , sand rock mid quprtz ,
succeeded again by aand rock at a depth
of 320 feet , in which a good flowof water
was struck ; then followed20fcet of quite
pure silica , after which sand rock was
ni gain reached at a depth of 340 feet ,
Tire boring will be continued throu gin
tints strata wlncn it is hoped
tire flow will increase to tine ldo-
sired pro'ortions. ' Upon reachimug bits
extreme do tli the
aandnunrdeveloped
the fact that vein of mieral resembling
quartz and native silver lead boon roaehed.
' 1'le particles were very small/ but suf.
ficient of them were gatlrorcd to have air
assay made. This discovery suggests tire
query whether it would not pay to sink
a shaft of the depth of 300 feet if there
was ant absolute certainty of gottimig pay
mineral at the bottom.
" 1Vhlto Iforso" and "lied Eagle , " two of
tine fleet footecl Winnebago Indians , front the
Northwestern Nebraska region , svlll run a
two.nrtle race on tine second day of the ] cutler
county fair this week.
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Washington Avenue and Eifth Street , - - - ST. LOUIS MO
STEELE1 JOHNSON & CO. ,
Wholesale Grocers !
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AND Jonnxns rN
FLOUR , SALTI SUGARI S CANNED GOOTS3 ; ND ALL GROCERS' ' SUPPLIES
A FULL LINE OF TIIE BEST BRANDS OF
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Cigars and Manufactured Tobacco.
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J. A. WAKEFIELD ,
1 WIIOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Latli , hlilales , Pickets ,
SASH DOORS BLINDS b1OULDINGS LIME CftENT { PLASTER &C'
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY (
Near Union Pacific Depot , - - OMAHA , NEB
C. Fe GOODMAN ,
Wholesale Druggist I
AND DEALER IN
Palilts , Oils , Yarshes alid ¶ illdo ifiass
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
Growers of Live Stock and Others.
WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO
it IS the best and chcapeet food for etock of any kind. One pound is equal to throe pound. of corn
stock fed with Ground oil Cake in the Fail and winter , instead of running down , sip incroneo In weigh
and ho in . good marketable condition In the spring. Dairymen , m Hell as other , who use It can testify
Its . merits. Try it and fudge for youreelvca yrdca 825.00 per ton ; no charge for Backs. Address
o4.eod me w00DMA ? LINSEIDOil. : cosIPANY , Omaha
Double and Single Acting Power and Hand
PUMPS , STEAM PUMPS ,
Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , Belting , Hose , Brass and Iron Fittings'
Steam Packing at wholesale aid retail , HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHUROH
AND SCHOOL BELLS.
Corner 10th Farnam St , , Omaha Neb.
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T11 e Best Ware Made io > < , the Kitchen.
IfIRDtI fdAHUFACTURED OULY BY THE
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PROPRIETORS OF TIIE FOLLOWING
CELEBRATED BRANDS.
Reina Victorian , EspecialesJ Roses in 7 Sizes from $60
to $120 per 1000.
AND THE FOLLOWING LEADING FIVE CENT CIGAIIS :
Combination , Grapes , Progress , Nebraska Wyoming and
Brigands.
WE DUPLICATE EASTERN PRICES.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND SAMPLES.
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