NEBRASKA GRAIN.
HolliDE Into Omaha ia Enormous Qnan-
lilies ,
IlecelptH At tlio Omnha KlcvrUorfl tlio
Kvor Known ,
Novcr was tlicro n time in the history
llio Onialm olovnton wlicn tlioy received
the amount of grain now being handled
by them. Yesterday was tlio biggest day
ever known in Omaha in the way of grain
receipts. The Union elevator nluno re
ceived yesterday 178 car loads of grain , all
from the state of Nebraska .
Of this enormous amount 139 cars were
loaded with com. This is an astonishing
quantity of com to bo received in one day ,
when the low prices paid for the same is
taken into consideration. The only vay
to account for it is in the fact that the
hogs have been dying ofT in largo numbcn * |
with cholera , mul the fanners have shipped -
pod what did not die , whether they were
ready for market or not. 13ocaii.su of the
scarcity of hogs thuro is nothing else to do
with the com except sell it.
The farmers feel as if they cannot af
ford to bnlld criba to store corn at its
present loir price , and the future pros
pects are not bright enough , they think ,
to warrant them In doing this.
Besides receiving 178 carloads of grain
at the Union elevators yesterday , they
loaded and shipped 88 carloads , making
total of 2GG carloads of grain handled
at thoao warehouses yestorda ) . In order
to handle this Immense quantity the ele
vators are run day and night. A thirty
light dynamo has boon put In and the el
evators are now lighted with electric
light. A switch engine Is required con-
atantly night nnd day to do the work
around the olovatora.
TOO MUOH TAXATION ,
A Unit Called for Have "We Done
lor tlio Present.
OMAHA , Nob. , December 31 , 1884.
To the Editor of The DEK.
Aa the subject of public improvements
monts In Omaha is being quite generally
discussed at this time , I beg space for a
lugg ostlon or two in that behalf. It was
not ray fortune to bo present when the
people and their legislators-elect mot to
discuss questions growing out of pro
posed changes in the city charter , oho ]
would have taken that less obtrusive
way of saying what Is hero written.
In my humble opinion the time has
como for .this cltyito boon its careful
guard less wo go wild on the subject of
public Improvements. Without know
ing what the figures are I have heard it
said wo have ton miles of paved street !
in Omaha. Of course there Is
much larger amount of grading ,
- . durblng " arid ' 'guttering' and sewer
age , while tno water and gas
pipes run near Into the hundreds
of miles It was only two or three years
ago when wo had only gas and a llttlo
curbing and it does seem that wo have
yono with , this rush quite for and fast
enough. I am moit heartily In favor of
public improvements nnd readily admit
the force of all arguments in this favor ,
and have little to say against the wisdom
of any part of what has been done , but
I think we have done enough tor the
present. This wholesale ezpendituro of
pnblld'monoy and this gigantic and op-
. prosslvo.levying of special taxes should
eeas& and'eense nowj'boforo'wo get too
deep. Wo have all the paved streets , al !
the graded streets , all the sewerage , eto ,
etc. , that Omaha demands for the proa
ent , and as citizens , taken as a whole ,
wo probably have all we can pay and enjoy
joy life. There Is great hardship being
experienced In this city to-day
by the burdens of those specla"
taxes have imposed and the burden falls
heaviest upon the workingman , the mo
chanlo and artisan , men who pay for
their family expenses and are the glory
and real strength of any community. Wo
must consider this class as component
parts of our city or wo _ overlook onr bea
interests.
I have not Investigated the > subjoot a1
all for the purposa of procuring example
of hardships , but I cannot refrain from
stating a faw cases which have been told
tome simply In catual conversation
within the past few days , as follows :
There Is a man on St. Mary's avenue
who is taxed for a sewer for Instance ao ai
three sides of his lot , amounting to five
or six hundred dollars. At the same
time ho has a curb and gutter tax of thi
same amount to pay , besides his regnla :
taxes ; the whole amounting to flfty o :
sixty per cent of the taxable value of his
property all to be paid within thirty
day * In fact the sewer on tit. Mary a
avenue and the curb and gutter tax
with the regular annual taxes will proba
bly average fifty per cent or more of thi o
taxable value or the property , and whor 0.
there is paving also it will go much high
or. The same is true in other parts o
the city.
Another case I have had mentioned In
my presence is the owner of a lot In south
Omaha , a poor man. Ho hold In hi
hand at ono time four postal cards from
the city treasurer notifying him to com a
up and pay out of hit hard earned mono ;
four special taxes grading , sewer , curb
ing and guttering , and either paving o
sidewalk tax. With his annual count ;
and city tax to pay , it is easy to see th <
condition In which this man , who workoc
by the day , was placed.
Another case was told me to-day
where a man B apodal tix was one hun
dred and ton gar cent of the taxtbl
value of the property.
And the case ws made known to mi
"by a mechanic , who owni a house neai
St. Mary's avenue ; when ho told mo hi
house had been vacated by his tenau
because of the disagreeable tower run
ning near the houie on St. Mary'
avenue , and ho said : "I oinnot rent th
houio on account of the loirer.1 Ye
this man has to pay for this tewer , bull
under law which tequiros special taxo
to bo levied only according to "jpocla
benelUi. "
Not to bo wearisome I mention on
more. There is a good citizen residing
near St. Mary's avenue and Nineteenth
treat who , with his wife , has been striv
ing for fifteen yosrs by economy and
personal deprivation to mike money
enough out of a small salary to clear two
lots they bought on time. They
were about paid for , vand one waste
to ba sold to build a "home on the
othtfr for the balance of life. A long
coarse of special taxes for St. Marys 8v
untie pavement , curb and gutter and
nwar snd actually "atenp"ona whole let
and it had to ba sold t ? risa money to
pay the the tar. This man's property
does not abut on the avonno either , but
Is near It. This Is what I call hardship ,
and as I believe theto cases which como
only under my accidental observation
are true examples of hundreds perhaps
more In this city. I am forced to the
belief that this whole subject of streets ,
grades , sewers , etc. , should have a snd *
den end , until wo can catch our breath
and think n moment of where wo will
eni.
eni.It Is by far not only the poor or those
of small moans that are being cramped to
meet those taxes , but the rich and the
well-to-do in some cases suffer considera
ble ombarassment , and while many of
these complain and moro fool the qrievo-
ance , few make it known In any decisive
way.
Something shouldbo done quickly to
brim ; down the brakes. It would bo
very reasonable for these who complain
of the existing order of things to rather
suggest something bettor before making
criticisms. But even if I had
any plans , and I am free to say I have no
mature ones , the people have chosen
their spokesman in these things and it
would bo uncivil , at least to Invade their
domain. If n remedy is needed It is
their province to dovlso it.
I BOO by the papers it has boon sug
gested o extend the line on curbing and
guttering and sewers the same aa streets i
and perhaps make all Into ton payments
of a year apart. This Is a delusion and a
snare. Of course it is a very pleasing
scheme to know yon can got n thing and
have a long time to pay it , but it is a
poor argument for getting it. It Is not
only n delusion in simply staving ofl
something that Is sure to come , but this
public recognition and sanction of Indi
viduals Incurring long running , Interest-
boarint ? debts la demoralizing. As a rule
to buy only what yon can some
time very soon bo able to , pay
for Is good policy. Then again ,
this scheme is a poor one for another
reason : These ton year payments would
ba secured by a lion on the individual
property as taxes are by law and any
default In principal or interest would bo
satisfied by levy and sale. la there any
difference between this system and bor
rowing the money on a mortgage and
paying the eovon per cent necessary to
got the extension ? It Is seven per cout
in either case. If there is a difference ,
however , it is in favor of a straight
mortgage , for then you have your basi
nets In your own hands , nnencumbored
by the public's interest or officials.
But 1 began simply to say , as ono
whose property In this city Is asiosacd this
season moro than half of its taxable value ,
and then only for gutters and sewers and
tax , that It is my opinion no moro money
should bo expended upon public Improve
ments for a time at least than the real ,
actual necessities of our city demand.
Wo can thus lower the rate of taxation ,
decrease onr bonded debt , glvo a chance
to those who have homos to enjoy them
and throw out.sorao cheerful Indncomonts
to others to como and abldo with us.
AWA8HIN&TON BKEEZE ,
Interesting Utterances or Van"\Vjck
on Important Topics ,
Senator VauWyck passed through
Omaha yesterday on-his way to the na
tional capital. Ho WBB mot by a BEE re
porter Ust night , who engaged him in a
conversation , -which developed certain
points of interest to Nebraska.
"Relative to Fort Niobrara , " said the
senator , settling with easy grace to the
task of bolng Interviewed , "there is this
much to say. It Is the policy of the gov
ernment to build up and Improve'tho post.
Before leaving Washington I had a talk
with General Sheridan and Secretary
Lincoln and I learned that it was their
Intention , so soon as possible , < to have
the proper attention paid to Fort Nio
brara. Indeed at the last session , and
during the summer an appropriation was
made for this specific point , but the
moneys being since exhausted , the im
provements have not been made. How
ever , the bills recently passed provide
fully for Fort Niobrara , and there is no
doubt bnt that in a very short time $50-
000 will be ready for expenditure in the
improvement of the fort. "
There is another point which I think
will bo of interest to Nebraska people , "
said the senator , continuing. "Just be
fore the adjournment of the last session ,
1 succeeded in having the senate make b
special order of the bill relating to the
survey of all unpatented railroad lauds
in this state for next week. So that the
measure will meet with Ibo Immediate at
tention of the senate upon Its convening. "
THE BLIZZAED ,
A. Genuine Northwester Strikes
Omnlin. AnildsbipH ,
About - o'clock yesterday afternoon a
. genuine bliz/urd began and snow came
from all directions , nd whirled
round the corners by a strong wind in
great shape.
. It was so blinding in its character
that it has , it times boon almost impossi
ble to see across the street , and as it
struck the exposed part of a persons face ,
made him wish that ho was homo toast
ing his shins by the firo.
Both east and west have been visited
by very heavy snow storms and it now
looks as if Omaha is booked for a dose of
the snmo kind , From present appear
ances there will bo excellent sleighing for
Now Years.
First "Wnra Tax 1'Ayero.
The First ward taxpayers wore paylnz
their taxes yoaterday with the following
protesting proviso , in the shape of a sup *
plomentary communication ;
To TIIUHAN BUCK , City Troa-uror of the
city of Omaha , Sin :
You are hereby notified that the un
dersigned hereby protest against the
payment of taxes for city purposes for
the year 188 ( , upon the property in tbo
. schedule hereto annexed , and JT tbo
Tbo assessed valuation as made by the
board of commissioners for Douglas
county , was arbitrarily and without mny
sort of evidence whatever raised by the
city council of said city , twenty per cont.
This action of aaid council was without
authority of law and void.
The taxes now exacted and herewith
paid aa baaed upon inch increase of valu
ation are unjust nnd illegal , and the payment
mont of one-fifth of said taxes are here
by protested against.
Notice is hereby given that anit will
be brought to recover the earno back ,
| OMAHA , Dec. 31 , 1884.
At 111 a Metropolitan hall the popular
MHrojmlitin cluli ffa > " one of tlit-ir eiijoyiible
hup ) last night. A filr pelj ? tiou of gentle
men ami Indies , wa * on , hand , and dnncing
wivi indul i'd in until .1 late hour.
A CHARITY BALL
A Grand Ba'l to lie Given for1
Bentfil of the Poor ,
The Probability ot Its Occurrence In
Uojcl'a Opera House ,
The following petition and signatures
has been handed in for publication :
"Recognizing the vnnt of combined
effort in the city for the purpose of re
lieving the necessities of the poor , the
undersigned hereby nnito in calling upon
the charitably disposed citizens of Omaha
to meet us nt the parlors of the Pnxton
liuuso on this Tuesday afternoon , De
cember 80th at 4'clock , to take such
measures as may bo deemed necessary to
put under way n charity ball , to bo given
some time In January for tlio benefit of
the treasury of the Ladies Aid society.
Kitchen liroB , 13. Kosawator , John A
Crolchton. P. S. Justus , P. .Tj Nichols , P. L
Pomno , William ( J. Mnul. lh Kountzo , Goo
1) . Lako. Shears , Mnrkol k Swobe , J. II. N.
Patrick , George B. Dandy. U.S.A. . Major
Do Kussw , U. S. A. O.V. . Hamilton , J. W.
Savage , W. Y. Morse , A. Saumlore , Fred
ISyo , Milton Rogers , M. lUHinan. Jlyron
Keod , K. Wokeloy , V. H. Coflman , O. F.
Davis , Guy O. Harton. Jog. Uarnomi , Jr. 12.
S. Duntly , J. M. Woolworth , H. W. Yntes ,
0. D. Dorman. Thcs. U Klmball , S. 11. Cal-
loway. 0. II , Dewey , Jnmca E. 15ojd. F rank
Murphy , J. S , Collins , Ilonty Funut , John
P. Uawkins , U.S. A. , K. M. Mnrsemnn , Max
Meyer k Bro. , Lcvi Cartsr , John I Kedlck ,
J. W Paddock , Goo. A ( Hoagland , E. B.
Chaudlnr. J. 0 , Cowin , Lymnn Illchatdson.
S. II. II. Clark , II. T. Clark.
The Rchonio intended is to build n plat-
fynn over the parquet in Boyd's opera
house , level with the Btagu , and use the
platform nnd Btago for dancing purposes.
1 ho boxes would bo gold at auction to the
highest bidder. The tickets would proba
bly bo sold nt $5 each , and nonio of the
nbovo mentioned gentlemen thmk that
fully $1,000 could bo raised by such n
ball.
OHABITYJ3ALL ,
Tlio Ball Sot Fairly Kolllnp.
Notwithstanding the storm qnito a
number of gontloinon met at the Paxton
yesterday afternoon to make the prelim
inary arrangements for worning up the
charity ball , pursuant to the call of the
committee of well-known gentlemen , as
published In the morning papers. Itwas
decided that these who signed the call 11
should bo known as the "committee of E
fifty. "
Mr. John Collins was made chairman
of the mooting and Mr. J. W. Paddock ,
secretary. According to resolutions then
adopted , Mr. Collins appointed an ex-
ecu tivo committee of five , under whoso
management the entire work will bo con
ducted.
This committee Is composed of Hon.
James E. Boyd. chairman , J. W. Pad
dock , Herman Kountza , Frank Murphy ,
and General Hawkins.
This committee is to appoint a second
commlttoo of five well knorrn young gen
tlemen on whom they can rely who will
attend to jtho soliciting of subscriptions
and the selling of tickets. The tickets
will probably bo five dollars , admitting
bearer and ladies. The supper will be
extra. During the progress of the meet
ing Mr. Falconer offered the use of his
halls free and the proposition was refer-
to the executive committee with thanks.
General Carlin also very generously
tendered the services of the
Fourth Infantry band. It is probable
that many moro donations will como in ,
and that if the ball is held at the opera
home that the different lumber companies
will combine to donate the lumber neces
sary to build the Ibor , thus leaving only
the carpentry to be paid for. Mr. J. E.
Boyd has prepared figures as to the ex
pense.
All this looks as if the charity ball was
'
really'to bo held , and held successfully ;
it is In tuch excellent hands. That it will
be the greatest affair over bold in Omaha
is beyond question , and the BEE hopes to
too everybody help push it forward. The
date set is In the vicinity of the 14th of
January.
THE KLUSA MYSTERY ,
No Now Developments in tlio Klusa
Case Arrested on Suspicion.
Yesterday at the direction of Marshal
Cummings , John Klusa , the man whoso
Bid mishap of Monday night was detailed
in these columns , was removed to St.
Joseph's hospital. He is still In a very
critical condition , the chances of his re
covery being now at the minimum. Be
tides the ugly gash across his f. rihoad.it
has boon found that the case is com
plicated by a compound fracture of the
hip. This may necessitate amputation.
Yesterday afternoon Officers Turnbull
and Sullivan arrested Mrs. Klnsa and
Frank Grobno , the two parties who
are suspected of complicity In the at
tempted murder of Kluoa. Mrs. KInaa's
children , four in number , were also
lodged in jail with their mother , there
being no ono to care for them in her ab 0I.
sence. One of them , a very bright little
Polish miss of some six or seven years 0d 0f
ago , told a reporter that her father had
been away for a long time working in
Missouri. She cald that ho had como
homo just a few days before ho was hurt ,
to visit his family. The night taut the
accident had occurred the father had
boon drinking and had got into a quarrel
with the young man , Frank Grabne.Mrs. |
Klusa became alarmed and went with
her children into a neighboring 'house.
When they returned the father was lying
on the bed , Injured as already stated.
She could say nothing further. Grabne
and Mrs. Klnsa , who can speak bnt very
little English , are very reticent about the
matter , denying , however , all criminal
complicity ,
I
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EAILWAY GOSSIP ,
Vnrlou.3 Morsels of N'cws OatiKht on
tlio Fir.
General Tranio Manager Kimball , Gen
eral Passotiger Agent Morsr , General
Freight Agent Shelby , and General
Ticket Stobblns are now in Kansas Oity I
in attendance upon a mooting of the Colorado - '
orado pool association , They are ex
pected to return this morning.
J. H. McConnoll- superintending mo-
ohanlo of the U. P.mopsatjNoith | Platte ,
Is In the city.
J. B. Sheldon , of the Union Pacific
tola raph cilice at this point , was called
to Poru.Tnd. , yesterday by the announcement -
mont of the death ot his father at that
point.
The railroad agent at Louisville , Col , ,
has received notification from the Union
Pacific company thai the fire company of
that point will shortly bo the recipient of
a fine ten-man power fire engine from the
U. P. people. This Is n token of ap
preciation on the part of the company of
the good work done by the Loulavlllo fire
boys in saving their property from the
flames during the recent conflagration at
that place.
The Union Pacific is running fifteen
extra freight trains a day , hauling grain
from the Interior of the atato.
The B. & " M. railway people com
menced work yesterday upon their new
bridge , over the U. P. track , oaat of the
stock yard ; . It is to bo of DOO-foot
span.
span.Today the Union Pacific will send out
snow-plows to Columbus to doing clear
ing work on the Norfolk branch.
Major V. MoargU. S. A. , la at the Paxton.
Thos. M. Huntlngton , of Gordon , Is at the
Millard.
| O. L- . Hogan , ot Grand Island , is : it the
Fax ton.
Mr. J. H. McConnell.ot North Plattc , is at
the Paxton.
Senator VanWyck left the city laat night
fur Washington.
J. K. Ives and H. 3 , Fuller , both of Crete ,
are at the Millard.
Prank J. Siblsy and wife , of Lincoln , reg
istered at the Millard yesterday.
Tlio Hon. Cliurcli Howe is in the city. Ho
leturna to hi * homy at Auburn to-day.
Mr. nnd Mrs. M. Toft left for Chicago
yesterday and will bo absent about one week.
Chas. Cook and wife and Kno Thompson ,
all of Wavorly , are Millatd hotel guests.
( ! . J. llailsbach , Alex Lavcrty and C. B.
Hackney , of Ashland , are at the Millatd
Mrs , Sutherland of SldngyLiind Mrs. D.
Cook , of North Platte , ore at the MillariL
Hon. O. H. Van JVyck IB in the city on
his way to Washington and is staying at the
Paxton.
Mrs. M. 3) . Kochc , of Gibson , Is spending
a few dnya in Omab.i of which place nho is a
former resident.
Gen. J. C. Mcllrlde and Mr. G. M. Lam-
berton of Lincoln came up to Omaha yester
day and are at tha Paxton.
Fred H. Martin' , wild has been connected
\\itUee\eral printing offices of this city , has
returned from an extended trip to thu Pacific
cn.ut.
Officer Pat Desmond , of the'pohce force re
turned from a visit to Dea Moines last night.
Pat says the drink in Des Moines now f is
straight alkali ,
"ChmcirHowei AulnilTif J"wTSmall7ijI.iir
ii.-ld ; A. Castett.-r , Blair , and J. p. McBridc ,
Lincoln , are Nebrusksuslmt.triied at the
P.ixton last nigh- .
Mr. John H , Lowip , of Delmlb , Illinois ,
registered at the Paxton yd.terday. Mr.
Lewia Is ono of the substantial business men
of Northern Illinoin.
Mies Mamlo Shear ? , daughter of Samuel
ShearEsq. . , of the Millard hotel , starts for
Cleveland this morning to visit Inends and
attend the great charity ball for whin tlict
city is famous ,
Mr. G. H , Hagcn , .uaiftniit xigoal officer in
this city , will shortly renmt o to take ilui-ga
I of tlio eigoal olHco at Fort Smith , Ailansax
.Hituillbe nicci'odrd by Mr , Lewia Duauc ,
I cf WnnhingtoD ,
Mrs. Samuel ] turns aud her daughter Xel-
Ho were passengers on tlin ( .j , Monday
the latter on her way to the "Young Ladies'
Institute , " at Mount Auburn , Cincinnati ,
Ohio.
Ohio.Messrs.
Messrs. Henry F. add William J. Wyman ,
of Minneapolis , SODH of lion , A. W. Wymuu
United States Treasurer , are pasting the holi
days in Omaha , ho gue ° t of their uncle ,
George A. Hoapland.
ClixraThomaf , the notminim ni'jresu , was
| died on a Uiarxeof larceny ia Judgelianeke's
court tbii aftunoon. gha wni nderedto
leava.tmvn without delay , or Millar the diiest
penally of the court.
Work at the xUughter honi > , to bit run in
connection with thu xtock yards , M progim-
ing salinfactoiity. Forty cnrpenteix are now
nt work , und aleut tha first of Kebiiuny the
"plant" will ba ready fur openttioo. Three
hundred hogs and four hundred bee\e ull
be nl.iughti-red ( itch day if the ftipply ix
adequate.
-Captain W. H. Shield- and ht family
met with a narrow ocapt ) finm ii-phyiiutlun
the other niglit , A soft cn.il tio\ in one of
tliii ilecping rooms Ix-cumn In soinu manner
thrown open while th honnlioM wni uileep ,
Beforu the circumstance was dihCmrn-d tint
bou.Ho win tilled with u dangerous mil poison-
iiusgin : , Fortunately tha iict-idunt uai disc -
c < ncr < -il Ix'forii It bad diivdoptil any ci-i-iuus
results. *
Ti ! < no\ ( > nth imnualHOcialliopoftli"Omaha
Lodge , No. 821) ) , KniRhtiof Honor , took place
l.nt night ntjFidcoiiu.'ji bull. 1)iiitj ) conplts
bni\ed tbo consperuoy of the clement * , and
in HI In their way to the s&'iioof oiul ple.nure.
The Indcjiendent orcbotr.i wn on bund , find
dixcoumed the miiiic , that guided thu d.iiioeri
through thu in.-t/e-i of tbu wultz , the polka , thu
liottinie. ) Thu affair wni u pronounced MIC-
ceii , though not , f conn f , at hirg > iy ! attended
utl.n i- would IM\U been but for thu stormy
oweather. ( .
"IT'S COLD ! "
Laconic Expression of SMrcrlng
Humanity.
Facts iinil KiRurcn-DullctltiH From
tlio West Kiul Kst.
Yesterday , the weather developed sym-
toms of a decided Nebraska blizzard.
Early in the morning the mercury ap
peared to lose conrago and began steadi
ly thongh slowly falling. Superadded to
the circumstance of the cool weather ,
was the fact of the snow storm which be
gan early in the day and continued ,
thongh nlth fitful and varied vlolonco
until far Into the night. At midnight
about n foot of snow had fallen , though
the heavy winds had ralaod the "feath
ery whiteness" Into deep banks which
sorionsly , Inconvenienced pedestrian trav
el at certain points. The wind at all
times was far above the ordinary , being
about fifteen miles daring the
pay , while towards midnight it
was rushing vigorously along at the rate
of twenty miles porhour. The snow was
hurled wantonly uthrout-h iho air at the
fitful caprice of the brcezo , and sent with
0tl irjg and incisive c H'jotagainst thof ace of
the individual whoso business called him
forth ' upon the streets. Altogether the
weather was rather uncomfortable in
every form , , but had to bo born with as
good grace as passible.
So tar as sluih ( ; > rlding and coasting is
concerned , everybody is happy is the
prospects of excellent and long continued
sport in that direction.
At six o'clock in the morning , the mercury -
cury registered 3.7 degrees ; at eight
o'clock .U degrees ; at ton 3 8 degrees ;
at noont degrees ; from which
point it fell steadily until at midnight it
stood at two degrees below zero.
Throughout the west the prevalence of
cold weather , with falling thermometer ,
was indicated yesterday. The afternoon
signal bulletins may bo quoted In this
connection : A.t North Platte the mer
cury stood at 2 degrees , with light
snow ; at Hoarhead , Dakota , ! > , snow ;
at Buford , 1C , heavy snow ; Ohoyonne ,
3 , with light snow. Indeedat all points
in the west and northwest , cold weather
prevails , with heavy snow stonnp. In
some localities , in fact , midnight advices
show that the snow fall has boon un
precedented , and the running of trains
In the western part of the state will bo
will bo without doubt seriously imp'edod.
In an eastern direction , the signal
bulletins fail to record any such alarming
demoralization of the quicksilver. At
DCS Moines , Davnnport and Chicago the
mercury stood near the forties , while
oven at St. Paul the thermometer regis
ters 25 degrees above zero. At St. Louis
the mercury indicated yesterday a tem
perature of G2 degrees , the river bolng
still unfrozen.
Colder weather , with prolonged acrf
heavy snow storms , is predicted for
Omaha and locality.
A Railroad Swindler.
A young man , G. W. Peltingill by
name , has at various times' during the
last two or three yoara represented him
self as a traveling auditor or traveling
passenger agent of the Burlington AMis-
sonri Illver railroad , and has often re
quested transportation on this account.
' Mr , P. S ; Eustls , general tickoc agent of
'the company , says this person never oc
cupied any such position on his road , and
. with the exception of a short period last
whiter has not boon inhis company's em
ploy for some years , and is not entitled
to consideration from any one on account
of any connection he may have had with
the Burlington & Missouri ilvor railroad.
United States Court.
There was no business of any import
ance transacted in this tribunal yester
day , a few minor motions and orders be
ing disposed of. In the 'somewhat cele
brated case cf Nlckerson vs. Meacham , a
motion was argued on exceptions to re
port of special master , relative to relaxa
tion of costs. J. R , Webster of Lincoln ,
represented the plaintiff in the action ,
the Hon. Mr. Blodgott the defense , pro
so.
District AttorneyLamberston ) returned
from Lincoln yesterday morning.
United States Marshal Bierbower re
turned to his office yesterday , after a few
days' ' illnost.
Dfiilcatlon of WatliuiKton Monument
WA3HIFGITON' , December ' 3. The arrange
tnenta for the dedication of Wauhlngton nion
ument are progressing rapidly , The commis
sioner appolntod by congreua to arrange suita
ble ceremonies , extended .1 guner.il invitation
to the military , masonic nndcltio orgamV.a
tions ( the latter not to wear any emblems of : i
political character ) to participate . General
Bherldan requests all organizations intending
to take part in the procession to notify him at
the earliest possible moment , in order that
propsr places In the column may ba ariungod
for them.
ArraDfymcnts are being completed at the
naval observatory to extend the system of
dropping time balls to Boston , Baltimore and
II.ioipton'Koada , and ultimately to New Or I
leans. Thin will bo dona automatically by 11
telegraphic connections with the observatory
clnrks , as is now the cane with the time balls
In Now York. Within a few days a time ball
will be dropped ID the exposition Imildingi at
New Orleans and twenty five or thirty clocks
In those buildings will bo regulated each day
by telegraphic impulses from the obaenatory
clock at Washington. The time sent will 1)9 )
13 o'clock standard time of the seventy fifth
meridian.
WASJIINOTO.V , December ! i'J Uno effect of
tlin failure of congress to pass the. naval bill
will be to suspend all the work nt the D.ivy
yards except such : u are contingent on tne >
care and preservation of the buildings and I
other property. The Star sayp , The proo-
pects of the bill for
TIIK I1ET111E1IK.VT Of OK.VKIIAL 01IANT
are not good Tha bill passed the senate on
tha 13th of May lait and win pl.tced on the
speakers table in the house , whore it now re
mains buried under a hundred and twenty-
seven other bills without a possible chance of
resurrection , It bin not oven been referred
to the house'mlliiiirylcommittee chairman of
which IsGeneral Iloserrans whojia'aupposetl to
favor it The only way It could bo reached
would ba by taking It up by a un.mlmoni
consent , and thli Is rendered out of the ques.
tion from the fact that tbtra is a decided op
position to it.BESJ.
BESJ. Y. limiaow ,
who wai c.uhier of tha national b.tnk of the
Jtepubliclu 1882 nd convicted < jf einbe//le-
meet , w.n to-day sentenced to five yeura lain
Concord penitentiary ,
A New bwluillu Unearthed.
WASUINHTOX , December 29' Detectives
arc at work on a case which they suppose will
evolye an extensive swindling operation. An
dv rtlsemeiit basappeared in several northein
papers which contains the name * of three citizens
itve
izens In the district and states they have
recolved an anpropriat'on ' which will eii Mr . !
them to distribute 0,000 mementoe * of III-1
W-jhlnftou moiiumiat which they will do on
receipt of fifty-seven cents for txwttge. Tht
piece of marble to ba ( mulshed M aoinmontu
H to lm > o a painting upon It an ' 3 toboictin a
handsome plush frame. The alleged ndror-
ti ors will ptobAbly bo rtrrctUd within the next
few days. Nothing has boon hoard in this
city to day touching
aKNKiut , QUANT'S KINANCIAIAKFAIKS. .
General Sherman has not yet arrived , nnd
it is now ftald he \ \ ill not bo hi > ro until alter
the first of January. General Healo fnld to
niRhts "I am of the opinion that Vander-
bill will not cnro to t\ko : advantage of the
Uw to finch an extent ns to enforce the tats of
litnertl Grant's pcnon.d effects , and Mldo
from tint , however , it tms occurred to inn
that Vnndorbllt may bo acting for General
Ur/nt'n btnefit. Haying preferred a claim to
( ! rant'rf property ho may execute tha law nnd
obtain poftteislon mil return it subsequently ,
simply to prevent some chlm.intn who como
nftrr from teeming Grant's effects. So wo
h.id better unit nml POO. If things nro in AS ]
bnd ft shape ns reported , no doubt : in effort
foi relief will pnuo successful. Grant Is on
tior/nt property , nnd the imtlon tixkos pride In
the honors ho h.n received. If congress is
unwilling to plnco him on the retired list ot
the army let thorn mnko an Appropriation to
purchase the mementoes ha nag and place
them on exhibition at the Smithsonian Initi
tutlon , " _ _ _ _ _ fc _ _ _ '
Lamia In Indlnu Territory to
bo Investigated ,
WASHINGTON , December ! ! ) , - The senate
committee on ndlnn nffnlrs will on January
Gth begin an Investigation ot the leasing of
lands in the Indian territory nnd on the Crow
reservation by the Indians to cattlemen , A
number of prominent cattlemen nnd Indinn
chiefs will bo subpirnaod to nppear bcforo the
committee. Ono section of the tovised stat
utes declares 'that the Indian tribes hnvo no
authority to loose their lands , The succeed.
ing section nllows the hordois the privilege of
driving their cattle over the reservations , up
on obtaining free consent of the Indians nnd
government. The cattlemen constnio the lat
ter section as moaning that they mny I erne the
lands nnd under this construction nearly nil
the Crow i-osenntlon in Montnnn , nnd the
Qnnpaw. Cheyenne and Arapaboo roscrvn-
tions in Indinn territory have boon leaned for
periods of fhu nnd ton yonrj , ntfrom two to
to twelve cents per ncro per nnmnn. In the
Cheroken strip , nlsn in Indinn territory , nine
cattlemen hnvo the oxclualvo control of 0,000-
000 ncrus nt nn annual rental of 810,000. The
objoctef the investigation is to enable congress
to take nction on the subject of additional leg
islation it necessary.
An Archbishop
MONTREAL , December 30. Archbishop Hour
got is said to bo djiag. Bishop Pnbro has
administered to him the la-t rites of the
church. I lo is the oldest bishop in America ,
nnd made himself famous in his opposition to
the burial of Guibord.
_
Closed by MinnonpollH MUlom.
TORONTO , December SO. Ogilvio & Co ,
hnvo shut down their ilour mills In Winnepeg.
They stnto Minneapolis millora are now tell
IncJIOur in Canada nt n less piico than Can
n jinn wheat.
_ .Arrlvort ,
NitwYoiiK , Uosember 30. Arrived , City
of Richmond , Liverpool and Westphalia from
Hamburg.
A Tcrrillc Bll//.aril.
Siqox Cur , Iowa , December JiO.A terri
fie blizzard preMiils in this uclnity.
$2 will give you a chance to got a $40 ,
$35 or $25 totlot sot at the mills at Bell's
drug store , Now Year's ' day.
Buy W. J. Welshans & Co.'s No. 1
Self Rising Buckwheat
OAPlTAIj PRIZE $75,000.
Tickets only $5 , Shares In Proportion
Louisiana State Lottery Company
" Wt ( to hereby certify nut us tupirmit < A 01
tangcmentt for all thr Monthly mid 5 nMnnua
Drawn ; * of the Louisiana State Lottery Company
irul in rurr.Ti manage and control tM .Drawing ?
l\tmfthct , ana that the laitid art contacted uM
honesty , faimeti. and in good faith toward M for
) Kit i , and ue authorise the company to use thtt ttr
lif.catewith/a + timilttc/ our
in itt altcrtdnntnti. "
Incorporated In 1SCS lof tl jiari br.tb * leeUlaloic
( at rdncatlonal and charitable pnrpoaot irtlh a caj
it l ol Jl.000,000 to whloh a mem fond ol ors
1560,000 has since been added.
Bj > an overwhelming popular roH III ( nnahlM
was mada a part of the present ilali oonrtltotloi
adonled December Id. A. h. 1878.
Theooly lottery o\or\oteil on and ondoreed b
t epeorli of any stile.
It netcr scales or postpones.
Its grand single number drawings taki
place monthly.
A SPMCNDID Ol'POHTUNITY TO WIN A KOI.
TUNE , KIHST KIl&NIJ DUAWINCJ , CLASS A , IN
THE ACADEMY OK MUSIC. NKW OltLKANS
TUEPDAY , JANUAHY 13 , 183 % , 17flth JIOfiTHi ;
DHAW1NQ |
CAPITAL PRIZE , 75,000. ,
100 OCO Tickets at $5 each. Fractions , in
Fifths in proportion ,
LIST 07 PHIZES.
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1 do do lO.OCl
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10 do 1000 10.001
20 Ju 00 10,001
.00 do 2W 2lCCr
an to 110 3)cci
080 it 0 „ 23 COt
looa do 2i ss.cc
0 AppiOKlmallon prices of (750 ( 07SC
0 do do 6)0 ) 40 C
3 do do 2M 2 5C
11887 Frlcei amounting to I2G550C
Applloatlon lot tales lo clubi ( herald be maa cnl
ojne pffloe ol the Company la New Orleans.
For farther Information write clearly giving to )
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16th and Capitol Arenas , treats all OMM Clip.
pled r Deformed rJeodUeae ollK
Nervous System ,
Throat , Lung ? and
Urinary Organs
All eai * ol Cnmtnre ot the Bpine , Crooked Fe t
Left and Ami * . DlMases ot the Hip , Knoo. and
Ankle Joint * . AIM Chronlo adectloni ofiht Llvei
Rheumatism , Taralytli , nion , Ulcer * , Catarrh , Aith
ma and Dronohltti are all treated by now and suo-
Misfu ) method ! . All diseases of tne Blood and Urin
ary Organs , Including the * rmnUlnn from IncUcre-
lion , or eipoture , are safelj -nocMsfully treated
Young men , middle aged , and old men suffering
from Weakness andNtrvoni exhaustion , producing
inill7ntlonralplUllonol the Heart , Detpondenoy
Dlttlncw , Loss of Uemoi7Laok of Knergy and Am
bition , can bo restored lo health and vigor , U oa o
Js not lee long neglected. The Burgeon In. ohargn
wnt president ol the Notthwpltorn tuWgllial Instl-
'mo and Surgeon ottho Nntlnnal Pur lcM Institute.
f afflicted , oilier write full dcaalptlon of your caoe ,
and medlolne mar be sent yon. Consultation
rwu AddrciAOmaha Dispensary , Cronnso Block ,
) mahi , Neb. Offloe hears 10-11 a. m.,1-8 and 7-8 p.
in Rnnlavt.1C a m
jHrAoeommodatlona furnlahed patients rom tha
jountir.
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V drtn , eto. ' UlclRc'H
Keel la tbo ui'Bt food
in tlin world fur Inva
lid , and Is ronllly
iakoa by the litt'u
( oki , and alunjsulth
labtuactory ; r u s u HM
wnen taken accordloi ;
0 thoillii'Ltioim Acoompanvlni ; t > arh ran. Bet of
cards forwarded for stamp M ga'f I'ooU la put up
til tin rain , four ( lice , at S.V. , 0" > o , , vl.25 , and tl.7A.
Druggists mil U oerfwberu. Woolrlch 4. Co. DO
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