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.. .fiIKHIMTUEK. T.C. HACKEE.
FA1RBBOTDER & HACKER.
Publishers and Proprietors.
'Published Every Thursday Morning
AT BHOW2TVXLLE, XKBRASKA.
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HEADING 31ATTER ONEYEKYPAGE
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
District Officers.
p. B.POrXD-
in) s S3ATTK
WILLIAM It HOOVKK
O. A. CECIL
Jadse.
tttstriet Attorney
District Clerk.
.neaaty Clerk-
CountT Officers.
JOHir s. STGLijj.
Ja4?e
WlfcsOS K. XAJOt-
A. H. OIL1HMM!
K-V BLA-K
Sari8
..Caroaet
ifirtaW'adeat
f HTLIP CWJTMEK-
iauvh SHOOK. I
JONATHAN HIOODTS,.
Ounimlnntowprs
J. H- PJCBRY.
City Officers.
W.T. KOTHK5-
-3f:
MSB
1 L. HCLUCXU
J. B. BOCKKR
BBK. B. TH'-JXftaOK-
.Clerk
Traaarr
3tersteo.V
;BO. M. LAXNOfc-
OOUXCIXXRK.
I . BOBINSOK t vt Ward
JOSBPH DV.
wr. A. JCWCIXS. 1. Ward
J J JJCR'KK.
lBWfei HILL. r wars
f. XlttDilAKr,
SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
Churciies.
SUthodLt H. Cl..rrh.-serTtere4 tSrtfrath
.twin si., tna ;vi p m -ni -u""
p. m. fraj-er Mtrac TbOMday
eremiap.
b. P. Wibms . fastor.
. : n.i, rrteen each Sabbath
r rrr - - . ..
ctitju. m-.aaJ7Jtip.ia. Prayr Mt-tanz eo
aelar eretT. -aWiath school i a
a-m. H. B. D'h. Paor.
g mE lfxKBT. JcWown id charge.
Sit. PleaHt .rJaroTmeSeT-
tee-i flrt -abbath tti ch mmatb B. J. JottN-
hov, Pastor.
M.rl-tiaa U.-6jrrtawjryM3MW
imctiay vrv aaaday at 11 a. . Ptaj-w "
rh Tmanday erenlowt.
mosth. it Ivo rfciea a. m Pather Cnmmwa-y.
Prk-H.'
Sciools.
PrMaopa! : JCi Jene K. Bain. Aeatot
atuliWeSol. Xh Loa Taolter. GnMMr
xST Kate Cux. id trJle.Laa SfVSf
HaOth. W Primary Mrs. Carrie Johasoti.ad ITt
ary. T. n. r o. T. i
aaslac Taety evaatag ot aacto '.1p!4t"
harteartUwraeetfulrylaTlMd. A.H-tHtaore
N.O. Ja. Cochran. -ecy.
VeiHih. City L.aee "ui,a'JP;- AV
Xmu every atatorday. O aZujK.A-(. Iav.d
TftoaTKtiOTT. Sec
Knigats of Pythias.
i.i i .i. xn is. K. I. Xee every
"yeVeatin-XaHrti. TsltlD
k-BK-ab eatdiail invited. J. B. McCj.sk. t . C
Wit. KAOrr jcan . K. of R. S.
Masonic.
Nemaha Valley l'd"-4'jLKAn
Jtatinrt aieeUBCS ""-a ardav on or beasre itve inn
. t. - i.w9 rwun iMK-n everv Sator-
Air evealac lor lectare. instrncuon and ocial j
Stereoe JXXcNabto.. W.M. B.K. feo-JT
BroivRvlIlc Chaotcr No. 4. K. A. M.-Sted I
der. :-.
avotnu "I'coaa Tnoraaav ot vmru rami i - - " -Pnraa.
M. E. H P A. B. Kavieou, fcc
Furaai Council No. 3. It. S. A." - K- ;
.stated afreeuao second Tharvdav of each month.
J. C. XcNaochton. T. I 3. A- R. Dax awn. Rec.
aic('arinelCommaailar) No.:l, K.T. Stated ,
ateenag -ecoud Moooar maacu m-"- " - ,
n!!A:yf:sa: i
tt C-Xeets at Xawntc Hall on ribe on-
ays. K- W. Furuaj, K. P. &o.'. - T. Kainey.
Aiiaa uflspier.io.-w"" w. .- "--.- ; -
Stated ateetracH thitd Xoaoay m eaca
Mrs.K-C. Handley. W JC
th.
Societies.
County Pair An".ociation. . A. ?J?J'
President . JuhJ. BatX Vi- e PrC: S. A. O- om.
Heeretary : J M. TruwbrafcBe. Ticanarer. Xana-
een-H O MiaJck S. Coehran. F. K. Johawn,
Taooaaa Bath. Geo. Crow. J. W. Uavtt.
Choral Uaion.-J. C. XeNaaghtoa. PreaC J. B.
locker ec
TllaUe Dramatic Aeciatiou. W. T. Bogen.,
Pr J. B lcer.fcec.aadTreas
JletropehtRB Caraet "and'.T.Saatth. Ma
gical Director, i- Hoddart. Trfaaarecaad Bui
ob6 Xaaaeer.
TlroivHvKe Literary Society. X. w. Jraraas. j
President. A. O. C--l, Sec.
I. O. of G. T.
GRAND LOIKJK OFFfCBBS.
Xik. ABA VAN PKXT. W. G. C. T Lincoln.
3. W. Sf JTT' iALF. W. G. C Teeum-eh.
v t v vrir! W.G. V. T : Kivertou.
F. G. XWCte. W. G. ". - -Kearney, j
Ml KVA RANSOM W. U. Treas -Falls City.
A.t.strwvv.w.d X BrowavUle. ,
W. F. WARREN. W O. Chap Nearaaka Ctty.
-A.. J. SsKKEN Dust. Cep. for Nemaha Couatj .
Urotvaville Lotlce No. 9, Xi ". 9rfI-,T,T
Jleetseverv Fridav eventa?ui Odd Fellows Hall.
. over Nlckell s drar More. Main treet. Straa
cers of oar order vteitim: the city are iavited to
meet wtth as. LaeittB. Church. . C. T. L. L.
Hatbard.sec li. W. Fairhrotber. ar..L. D.
Nemaha City I.odse No. 109.-Xeeu i every
Xadt evening . A Hanuaeton. . C.T. J.
B. Joaon.&ec P Crother. L. 1.
uroav eveaiag. John S. jliale. w . t t. i- J
KKt."bec. 7toB. No. 13T.-Xets every Tharaday .fjea.
at toe Kennedy School Hoo-, two miles north
we cf Bcowa ville. IL O. aUoick, L- II.. Brown
viUe. Security, No. lS5.-Mees every Saturday evea
toe atFairvlewtTinrch.stx mile sooth west of
BfWaviMe. J W. Litchey. W.CT. Joha Max
well. W. S Geo. Crow. L. D Brown viiie.
X.iaden. No. 9S.-Meets ererr Sa""? TE
at Lhaftea School Hooe.stx miles aorth west of
HMdao. H. F Palmer. L. 1 aberidaa
lMeaant Prairie. No. lOO.-Meet every lgr
ay eveatac. at Bratton school Hoaw. Beataa
precinct. B. H. Baiiej , L. ii.. Brattoo P. O.
B-dforJ. No. tfiO.-Meets every rr?
at coal Tar School Hoase, four miles rth west
of Nemaa CKy . C. Tadter. L-D N eaau Ctty.
Sheridnn. No. 1 '.2.-34eets every Sataraayevea
lac. W.T.Beed. L.D.
rother lodees In the coaatv that desire a place m
this directory will pleaee Inform as of name, aura
ber. when aod where It meets names of presidias
officer and secretary together with an other m
feraatkn they may wish to commaiiicate.
AUTHOKIZED Bi THE
FIRST RATIO
OF-
brotv isvth.i-11:.
Paid-up Capital, $50,000
Authorised " 500,000
IS PR5TAi- TO TRANSACT A
General Banking: Business
BUY AXD SELL
(JOIN & CUBBENCY DEAPTS
on all the prladpal cttie of the
United States and Europe
MONEY LOANED
Oa approved seeartty only .""Time Drafts discoaat
aad aeclalaoiBmodaUoocrauted to deposit
s. Beaters la OOVERXMEST BONDS,
STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES
DEPOSITS
ftwsalved aayaMe as aeeaand. aad INTEREST s.1-ton-ed
ea teBeertaeafeST' deposit.
'STRBOTOflE. Wra.T.en, B. X. Battey. JT-A
Jfuiialay. Fraak E. Jofeaea. .Lather Hoaatef
Xm. Frafohrr.
J0IIX L. CaRSGS,
A- R- BA VISOR. CsSbJer- Preside.
dkcXAUGHTOX. Asst-Casbler.
JACOB MAROHN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
aad dealer is
yiaeEnslUh.Fiercli. Scotch and Fancy Cloth,
Testinss, Etc, Etc.
Brotvuviilc IVebFaalia.
V ) v ) '&
1 MO . " I "
50 . - -zzz : ' T -.- - -
XSTABL1SKXB 1856.
Oldest Paper in tie State
.
BUSINESS CARDS.
T L. HULBURD,
JLJ A'JL X'UIt Ji. AM. .liA
I Ami Jaatlce of toe reece. Ooe in ceart Jionse
I BaUdinc. Brown vlUe, eb.
"
ATTOKNEi'S AT LAW.
OfSce. over Theodore Hill fc Cc' store. Erowa-
vUIe.K.
T L- c CHICK.
1 . ITTORVET 1T1.AW.
' -ffice verJ.LXeUee&Bro'sstore.BrawHvIHe.
I
T H. BROADY,
t) t Attornej- and Counselor at X.atv,
OfflceverStatc Baak.BrowavllH -Neh.
WT. ROGERS.
Attorney and Connitlor at laiv.
Will ?iTe diUgent atteUon to aaylesal bi5ines
en trusted to bis care. Office In the Boy baildiBg.
A S.
ii. jpi
HOLLADAY.
JPltysician, Snrgeon, Obstetrician.
rMduiMl In 1S5L I-OCt 'd la rowavWe 15a5.
Seeial aUeatton paid to Obstetrics and di;eaies
of Woatea and Child ren. Orace.4l 3falB street
Q A. OS HORN.
Ot ATTORXET AT LAW.
Ottce, No. El Mata street, Brewsvile, Neb.
T W. GIBSON,
1ILACKS3IITH AXD HORSE SHOER.
Work doae to order and atiefitctfon traaraateed
Ptrst street, between Main and Atlac. Brows
vine. Neb.
p A
T . C L I N E ,
FASHI0NAUI.1:
BOOT AAD SHOEMAKER
W
CUSTOK WORK atade to order, and fits always
caaraatoed. Beaairiacaeattyaad promptly doae.
Shop. No. S Mttia strtretBf owavilte. Neh.
A D. MARSH.
TAILOR,
BROWNVILLE, - - NEBRASKA.
CotUns, er CatUos and MakiB-, doae to
order on short notice aad At reescsable
prieee. Ha bad long experieBee and can
warraat sHtifaction.
Sliop in Alex. Iiolilnson's old stand.
HARLEs HELMER,
FASH ION; ABLE
Boot and Shoe
HavlnE: toasht the ens
tm shop o: A. Robisnn.
lSf"Sife" nf all kfnds at
sssFt" HeasonaDie Kates.
iS X:Repairln uetly and
Shop No. ftl Mala street,
Brown ville. ,VcbrasI:a.
WITOHEELY & HAWKINS,
H
Fwllinrfi mA .QVifn'nm
A IT aaa 1
Ciii VU!
W'viii. aiiwwiiw.vi.iii;
SAX.OON,
1st door wte. First Nat.onal Bank.
Broirnvillc. - SVchraska.
,A . -r pm
NEW EbTAURAlsT.
' M "
-
AT ALL LTOmS.
IFECTIOIEBUnlES.IllTS,
FRESH AND CHEAP.
Oysters Cooked to Order.
Rosscls Old 5?ta.nd.
3Ir.s. Sarali Rauschliolb.
UTTl
Meat Market
ti
BODY & BBO.
BrTCIIERS,
BROTtXVIL,t.TS, XEBRASEA.
Good, Sweet, Presli Meat
Always on haad, aad satibfactlen guar
antied to all casto mers.
t. j- s-TEa:
is bow proprietor of the
MealUM
and is prepared to accomodate the
public -with
GOOD, FRESH, SWEET
Geatlcmaaly aad aeeemmodatiBg clerks
will at all times belB atteadaaee. Yoor
p&troaase solicited. Tlemember the place
the oW Pasooe shop. Main-sL ,
Brownvillc - JVcbrtiska.
B, B. COLHPP,
Mane facte rcr of
FINE
59 Main Street,
-BrovnviIlc, Nebraska.
Orders From Neighboring Towns
Solicited.
Book-fcecper, Exporters,
Operators, School Teachers
L&?
At Great Mercantile College, Keokuli, Iowa J
c
i -aa..
SSs
-?$g3k
S ACAi
I tfiz
i ?3K.
TKti
BUTT A
MiiJJIiiUUiJ
tlllt E hd E I s e 1
GIOARS
jr "
etii:
FOR
GMlls, Shakes,
FSVSR A3SD AGTTS.
Tasboso, N". C, 1SI3.
DB. H. 2. STEVENS :
txxtr SJ- T f4 verv rratefal for-whaiyonr val
uable atedtdne. Vesettne. ha.s done In my family- I , , , (l...j ,.ora T linnlf?
I -wteh to express my thanks by informing yon of, should live a thousand J ears J anoUlQ
the troaderful core of my son; also, to let yoa frrTO ;t
know that "Veretine N the best medioae I even not iorget II.
fwirtf?iha!chtrfhimif ! 'Well, that's no way Dick,' cried
iSKIStufpagSs? -e ! Uncle Billy Franklin, the genial Ma,
eKckTtlrc after waitiuSa
eoaW not move withont crutches. I readyonrad-i ionf time for Rollins to continue
verttsemeat In the "Louisville CoHner-aoornaJ.
that Tewtine was a preatBioo.1 Purifier andBiood
at. He kept on with the medicine, gradually ram-
1CK, iif raw mien fituicru umj iu "n. jiiivi xic
is coiBDieteiv restorea to health, walks without
eraicaes or cane. ie is twenty jean 01 :. a
have a yonnjrer son. aneen yean, of ae, who is
sohjecc to Ckttts. Whenever he feels one oaiin?
on. ha cornea In. takes a dose or Vejretine, and that
Is the last of the ChUL Veetine leaves no bad ef
fect apon the system like most of the medkanea
reeotnmeaded for CMUi. I cheerfally recommend
Vetrettae for saeh complaints. I think St is the
greatest medicine In the world.
Besoectlolly. yLBS. J. W. LLOYD.
.. - . -r
VBGETEICE. When the blood becomes lifeless
n.tu wanr nraru. n-c-itiaT- iiBt nrfiwn
anv other caae. the Vesettae will renew the blood,
carry off the putrid hamors. cleanse the stomach,
recaat tae Dowejs.aaa imtMirt atoae m visor 10
the whole body.
YEGETIWE
FOR
Dyspepsia. iServonsness,
And General Deoility.
Bekxakdston . Hass.. 1S73.
We. tbeonderslsned.havincu-ed VeeeUne.take
pleasure in recommending 't to ai thoce trucbled
with j?uarofany kind, irtprptia M-mnuwt. i
. f FMfnJih. it h.tn'.Thi.Cra.t ?ti..) trtri-
er. fcoidbv r L.croweii5caona. wuos.e:i moreoi
tt than all other patent medicine-, pu: swether
MKS.H W.!SOTT.
JOSBPHrs SLATE
VEGETINE is the creat health restorer com
posed exctabivety of barks, roots, and herbs. It b
very piOHsant so take: every child likes it.
YEGETINE
FOH
3S3RVOTTS HSABACES,
And Rbeuniatinm.
CIXCIXN All. 0., April 9, 1S77.
TT T Cm. r. Cn .
i -ear Sir I have ed yonr Vegeune for Xervotu
Jfaorioeae. anrt also for Xfwmatitm. and have found
eaUrereher from b. th.anl take sreat pleasure In j
rconiHieBQiBg it to u- u ui w iiieww; ai
litcted. FKED. A. UOOE,
1- 3IU1 St.. Cmn.
VBGBTINE has restored thoo-wirtds to health
who had b-ea lonit: and painfal sailer?.
YEGETINE.
DRUGGISTS' TESTIJZOXT.
Ma. H. K. Steves"
,-Ii,rrwAnar?JnJ?y?BAia-riiU'estin!r. when click, click, went the
eBeiine. roraoom snr"e ors. anu-tare pleasure i
.nrecommend.nf u to oarratoiaerand fn no In-
utniv arhorx a. h!n.tri imTilicr rvmikl rAMCh tho rase .
has it ever failed m eatnit the cure, to our kaowl-
nAmt It rprtainlt U tlwHi. nfcu ultra of rpvaUir
BetDectiaUy.
- .. i
E. X SHEPHKRD A CO..
OraKcfets. Xt. Veraoa. 111.
It is aokaowieded by all dashes of poaple to be
the best aad taost remote Moed parMer la the
worW.
YEGETIKE
PREPAP.ED BY
H.E. STEYMS,B0ST01T, MASS.
Tegetine is Soli! 17 all Drtunrists.
ESTABLISHED IS 1858.
)
O X.D E S 1
ESTATE
Williaui H. Hoover.
Dees a general Real Estate Business. Sells
Lads oa Commission, examine Titles,
makes Deeds, Mortgages, ami all lnstra
meats pertaining to tne transfer of Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate In Nemaha Cocnty.
ORGANIZED, 1S70.
ITAH BIIK of IFBRASU
AT BROW5TILLE.
CJLT?rTJLJL, $100,000.
Transacts a cenaral bnr sine business, sells
Drafts oa all the principal eities of the
UNTIED STATES AND EUROPE
-Special acccmniodations granted te
depositors.
STATS, COUNTT' & CITY
SE CI7SITIBS,
BOUGHT JX SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.HcCREERY, : : President.
W.YI. HACKNEY, : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
L. HOADLEY . J. C. DEUSER.
WM. H.HOOVER, C. it.EAUFFitAN.
W.W. HACKNEY. H. C. LETT.
W.H. ilcCREERY.
HAVE 1TOTJ SEEN
Having purchased thd
"E3LEPHANT"
LIEBTAHD FEED STABLES
I wish to annonnce that I am prepared to
i aoanrsi doss Mreryimsiiiesiv
Joslt Rogers,
mm m tjuti h wra
inis micrnfln i .
BBOWNVILLE, NEBBASKA
A HaillQad Detective's Story.
'Yes, it
was a mysterious affair,'
j Eaid detective Rollins ; 'but I had lit
tle trouble in working up the case, al
though I was some time in finding
the chain to the broken link
that I had discovered. It all came
UUb -1- -. w - - w . . -
bout in such a queer way that if
D
i 'that's no way of getting over the
j road. But it's just like men m your
. tj. .
, business : stirrmc up one s dormant
I - .
curiosity, and exciting one's expecta
tions, so they settle themselves back
for somethiug good or not. as the case
may be, only to be placed on nettles
by long pauses, like that in which
you are now indulging
Come, drop
n Iirtlp cniid null nor vrinf onen. anu
j ... . !.,.
take a run at the hill Of JOUrSt
LUl V
.. .. Tv;t- i l;mQr! Toot-
nvc, tj c, iiliv; cAuuiuit.ii uuwu
Sprague, 'You're bulletined for that
yarn, so pull out, nij boy.'
'You should be the last man to hur
ry an eugineer. Jack,' replied Rollins;
'either one of the 'company's ket
tles1 or a story. In either oase one is
nnnmpllpd if he floep not wish to run
"
the risk of breaking down, or 'stick-
ing' on some hard pull to examine
m,.,OFr ,l,nnnin n 1ifMpr.il
jjere andtiiere, where there is danger
' . .. .. J
of wear or rust, and after satisfying
himself that his guides cross-heads
and eccentrics are all 0. K.. pull
ahead, as I now propose doing, with
a clear track, a good fire plenty of
water and fuel, and a good train be
hind.' 0n the morning of the 10th of De-
cember, 1S0, I was Sitting in the tel
... . . - -r-x
egraph OtlMje at tile Uepoi in U
congratulating myself on the dearth
of business on my line, on account of
the terrible weather we were then ex
periencing, and 'chinning' the opera
tor, as we sat back in our comfortable
arm chairs, testing the merits of some
'Lone Jack' in which I had been in-
.- - i
col over the jjne for neat quarters of-
" " w - i i
. ... . . -w ...
ful anu otherwise, tuat i uave picsea
lip ill many years service with the
railroad is the art if such it may be
Odlled of telegraphy. I cannot ma
nipulate the lightning myself to any
great extent, but I have no difficulty
in undertanding the strange language.
f as-spoxen by the many mouths of the
telegraph line. So when Rob and I
heard the call for the headquarters of
fice, we voluntarily suspended our
talking and smoking, and listened for
what was to follow.
'Headquarters answered, and then
his message as near as I canrecol
lect was sent flying over the wires:
'Agent Pancoast of this station
(Attica) was found dead in his office
at 6:30 this A. M. That he commit
ted suicide, is evident from the fact
that all the doors were securely lock
ed, aud it was necessary to force an
entrance to his office. The body was
lying in about the centre of the floor,
and near by was a large pocket-knife
supposed to be his own covered
with blood. He stabbed himself in
several places near the heart, and
failing thus to reach the seat of life,
cut his throat almost from ear to ear.
! Safe-key found on his person, and
contents of safe supposed to be 0. K.'
In a minute after this message had j known that Pancoast had not corn
been turned in, there came one from ! niitted suicide, remain for fear that
headquarters, calling on D .
Then followed :
'Is Rollins there? Answer quick !'
'Of course, Bob told them I was.
'Proceed to Attica on No. 2, and
investigate deatii of Agent Pancoast,'
was the order, and, as the train was
due lu five minutes, I had little time
for preparation.
I was readj however, when No. 2
pulled out, and was soon drivingi
along through snow and sleet, on my
way to the tragic scene.
'I now had an opportunity to study
over the sad affair, and the causes
which must have led poor Pancoast
to commit this rash act. As was my
custom, I drove my thought from the
present, and, as the saying is went to
the root of the matter.'
'He had been agent at Attica for
some five years ; he was also agent for
the U. S. Express Co., doing the rail
road and express business in the same
office. He was a single man, and
slept in the depot offiee. He kept
good company in fact, was a consist-j
ent Christian, and there being so few
of that class of Christians, oue's at
tention is atracted when the true met
al is found. As he did not drink,
gamble, drive fast horses or speculate,
and consequent was not in financial
troubles, why did he commit suicde?
'But d'd he commit suicide?
'That question I mentally answer
ed most decidedly in the negative,
when in an hour later I stood in the
office and viewed the body aud its sur
roundings. It was still lying in the
same position as when found, it not
having been disturbed farther than
tan unauthorized examination of the
pockets, in which were found hia
watch, a small amount of mone',
and the key to the safe. I took the
latter, and opening the safe examined
its contents.
'I found but a few small express
I packages, of small value, eccording to
! the figures marked on them, with
the rprwunr-hnnfc halnnW5n ro fho
agent. It showed no other entries
than the packages mentioned, and if,
as I snnrwLd he had rerfri ,nv
as x supposed, ne uau received any
valuable packages from the messen -
ger on the express the night before, oria,rof ownership, stalked out.
THURSDAY, APEIL
! frrailroad freight, he had neglected!
j to make an entry of them, or had
i
' Deeu murdered ere he had the oppor-
tunity. You see by that last how my
thoughts were drifting.
'But how account for the office be
ing -securely locked as well as the
outer door and no possible signs of
- j
ijibrcible entrance on the doora or win-
dowa ?
'What was easier than for the mur
derer to slip into the freishtroom un-
perceived, after Pancoast had buried
nut to the traiu, conceal himself be-j
hind the freight, and when the agent
f lopkpri flu. nnrar rlnnr fnllnn- hirr. tn
1 10CKea lUe outer door follow him to
tUB mD" omce ana perpetratea cne
deed?
4I procured a light, and went prowl
ingaround in the dark corners behind
the freight, scanning everything care
fully ; and just as I was on the point
of going elsewhere for a clue, my eye
caught something deeeply imprinted
on the top of a box, which upm ex-
t aminatiou. I found to be the imnress
'
U1 a "Dot-ucei
2t ow you may eay there was noth
ing 9trange in that ; but when I tell
you that a man standing on the top
of this box could just see over the pile
of frerght and watch the inner oflice,
you will know that I picked up a
broken link that impress was to me
what the broken twig, or faint im
print of a foot, is to the scout on the
trail.
'Hsrethen, the murderer had stood
and wa'tehed, with baleful eyes, his
victim. From this lookout he had
planned the manner and time for at
tack. Then, stepping carefully down,
he appoached the unconscious agent,
with open knife in reudiness for the
fatal stroke, grasped him, drew him
quickly backward, aud with one
lightning flash of the blade aeross the
throat the deed was done.
'But to make sure of his work he-j
had used the knife in giviug several
stabs in the region of the heart; and
then arranging the body, and drop
ping the knife near to give the ap-
pearance cf suicide, he had opened
the safe abstracted only the valuable
packages, locked the doors of theof-
.. , p,:.i -.. . ... ;l. .1... l:t.
nee nd freight-room W ItU duplicate
keys, and fled, leaving, as be thought,
no trace.
'But as I studied the heel-mark in
the soft pine I knew that be had left
a trace a link that I determined
should be fifted to a chain that should
bind him hand an foot. As I have
antri tff 7c!ffc iiimrint flf tli hp tviis
j :- --z.- -aw;
deeply
pine.
impressed into the yiefdf ngf
The maker of the boot to (
which that heel belonged mut have
had
leisure, and a fanciful turn of
mind, when engaged in its manufact
ure, for lie had made in the centre a
perfect star, and there it was, every
nartdistinct. It was useless to think
of tracing his course without, for it
had been suowing all uijrht and in
fact all daj aud of course every
mcrk was long since obliterated
As I expected, the county coroner j
and jury returned a verdict of death I
by suicide. I immediately held a con-
sultation with the railroad express I
officials, to whom I imparted my be
lief of murder, but cautioned them
to let the impression go forth that they
were satisfied with the verdict, and
theu the chances were that the mur
derer would not take alarm and fly.
ily idea was that he was no stranger
to that section, and that he would,
unles startled by the fact being made
his going away would create suspic
ion. 'I visited all the boot and shoe
stores in that part of the country, os
tensibly lo buy a pair of boots, but I
was bard to suit. I managed to dis
cover, however, that none had made
or sold a pair of boots or shoes with a i
star in the heel. I fell to inspecting I
every shodded foot, and the marks '
they might make, with indefatigable
perseverance. It grew to be such a
mauia with me, that I greatly sur
prised Mrs. Rollins by mechanically
raising her bootees, as she laid them '
aside to doue her clippers one even
ing and examining the heels thereof;
and she fell to expatiating on the
beauty of the fit and the cheapness,
fearing, the dear little woman, that I
was growing parsimoniously inclin
ed. 'I had boots and shoes, from num
ber nothings to unheard of sizes,
mixed up iu my dreams; and when !
one night I mised the Express, aud i
took tue Fast Freight for U
i
and threw myself down on a seat in
the caboose aud fell asleep, it was not
surprising that I fell to dreaming
of the perplexing solution to the
mystery attached to the murder of
Agent Pancoast.
"It seemed to be in an invisible
shape, wandering arround from place
to place in search of a pair of boots
with a star worked in the heel with
nails. At last I stepped into a store,
next door to the headquarters in
C . Great 'broad -treads.' with
strange devices worked in the heels
with huge nails flitted before me, and
rauged themselves on the long coun-
I ter by the side of little shoes with no
I heels at all. Dainty ladies shoes and
gents' boots seemed of their own voli
tion to leave the shelves and boxes,
and come down for Inspection.
At last came the pair I had looked
for so long a pair with a perfect star
worked in the centre of the heel.
! had already reached out my hand to
take them UP WUen before meatePPed
1 "frT" , it JhX h,H hIn hrb
' neve'-d-well. who had been brak-
mg on the road for a few weeks, who,
i taking possession of them with an
25, 1878.
'As he slammed the deor I awoke,
and, starting to my feet, with the ex-
ciamation: "At last I have found
j him !' found myself face to face with
the man of my dream. His slamming'
the door coming in had awakened me,
and now, with pale face he stood be -
fore me and asked what I meant ; and
.
then, before I had recovered from my
bewilderment, he laughed nervously,
aud with a remark that I was dream
ing, picked up his lamp and stated
J out. But before he reached the door
I was myself again, and in an in
Istant I had my hand on his shoul
der.
' 'Not so fast my friend,' said I.
'Sit down here aud let me see your
boot-heel.'
"What the deuce is that for?'
asked with much surprise.
he
"JDo as I tell you,' I answered,
pushing him into a seat.
'By this time th9 other brakeman
and the conductor had crowded up, . the grandeur of antique Rome which ! order to picture it, one must call up
and stood lost iu wonder at my pro-(are worthy of attention. For my ' afresh in his mind the manner of
ceeediugs. j part, I am astonished that so few ! every -day Mfe among the Bom an s.
I now raised his foot, and a thrill writers have thought it worth their j Let us imagine ourselves Ih the great
ran through me as I saw that I bad while to describe the baths particu-! Forum mnowm in the early morn
found the chain. There it was. as larlv that mighty Dile of crumblins! ins. All around is ile and bustle.
plain as the nails could make it
star in the centre of the heel.
"Who made you those boots?'
asked.
' 'Watson, next door to headquar-J
ters, in C ,' he replied.
'iTy dream to a dot! I was now sure
of my man ; and pulling out the
knife with which the murder had
been committed, and which I had
carried for just such an occassion, I
opened it, and holding it up before
his eyes, demanded in an abrupt
tone:
'John Peters, is not this your
knife?'
'His bravado instantly deserted
him, and, turning a pale a; a oorpse
he stammered out that it was.
'You never saw a fellow weaken so
quick, aad wheal put the 'bracelets'
on him, he 'squealed' the whole
thing
'It was a sorry New Year to him,
for it was on New Year's morning
that I stepped from the train at Atti-
ca with my prisoner, and hurried him
to jail. His trial came off in due
course, and as he had confessed o the
murder, no defeuse other than the in
sanity dodge was set up by his coun
sel. 'He had gone over from C on
the traiu that reached Attica-at 11:30.
He had slipped into tho fTeferhS-rem
vfxifc Agenst Plureaost was sfr .jftt.
train, aud concealed himself behind
the freight ; and Aad stood ou the box
and looked over the pile of freight
watching his chance to slip out. He Just behind the peristyle was a series ' girls from Greece, Circassta, or Xum
had seized his victim from behind, j of rooms for a great variety of pur-' di. and be is applying all his powers
cut his throat, and then, afterstabbing poses, extending tbrotrghout the' o( eloquence and voice in reeoasmend
him, arranged the body autiknife to whole circuit. These were also elab-i . them to the erowd below. Thus
give the appearance of suicide. After
possessing himself of two valuable
packages in the safe, and taking a
large roll of money from the wallet of
the murdered man, he locked the
doors with duplicate keys, walked to
the next station, concealed himself in
a box car on the Night Freight, and
reached C-
without being seen
by any one. He had been 'brakiugj Uaj their sew iug cireles and tea par-' giving the Ronwn credit fbr the pra?
extras' on the road for some time, aud , ties here ai-o had the-e modern tlce of that remarkable virtue, elean-
the very next day was offered aud ae
cepted a permanent position, know
ing that his doing so would keep sus
picion from attaching to him.
'He deserved hanging if any mur
derer ever did, but he got ofF wi:h im
prisonment for life.'
According to the Omaha Bee, Secre
tary Evarts was met in Iowa by his
old and intimate friend E. Rosewater
aud e-corted into Nebraska. Doubt
less, the meeting of these two distin
guished statesmen was an affecting
scene to the conductor, pea-nut boy.
and brakesmen of the train. When
Rosey told Evarts that Nebraska was
with him and Hayes, the old veteran
was moved almost to tears. He brac
ed up, however, and said he always
knew the people sustained the policy,
but the wicked politicians and new3-j
papers were raising a great rumpusJ
'I will keep Nebraska all right Mr.
Evarts, I and Saunders.' "Saund
ers!' thundered Evarts, 'what do you
mean.' I and Schurz I and Schurz
I meant to say,' interrupted Rosey,
and Evart3 pensively smiled, and
wouderiug what manner of man he
was going to meet on the west side of
the river, which this ludicrous speoi-
men of humanity eontioile'd with a
nod and held as in the hollow of
his hand up totbescratch for the pol-
icy.' 'Your congressional delegation
is fornist us, said Evarts, after his as
tonisnment bad somewhat abated,
but if you stand firm' and here he
gazed wistfully across the big muddy,
and wondered how it would seem to
live in a country where such a htsug
naiurd: was permitted to edit a news
paper and own a senator and a Secre
tary of the Interior. He changed his
mind and concluded not to stop off at
Omaha. 'Not that I have any preju
dice against the town, Rosey,' ex
plained he, 'fur onee I thought and
said it ought to be the initial termi
nus, but somehow I want to be going
on, going on. I see very well how
why the court did, not consider Oma
ha a safe place for a railroad to step,
and I won't stop either, thank you.'
Stale Journal.
If a woman wants to faint in com -
I'paritive safety, Kentucky is the place
todo it. A ff0ffiaa fainted in a car
on a Kentucky railway and thrrteen
"qno s PnapHy pteeu at
faer disposaL In tbi3 connection it
' .... ., , . . ..
, raa De inoiueniauy siateu mat tuere
werejuet inineen men in mercar-.
YOL. 22.-NO. 44.
I
THE BATHS OF ROME.
The following is an extract from a
' letter to Prof. J- AI. ATcKenzie, writ -
ten by G. E. Howard, who, in com -
, pany with Prof. Church, brother t
, Judge Church of this city, is in Rome,
studying the antiquities, and reading
various works on the history, topog
raphy and archeology of the city:
P0llE, February 34, 1S7S.
-fr
There are many ruins left far more J which had beoa ased In refreshing
than I ever imagined, though doubt- ( the aristocratic sfcia? of the Patrf
lesa but insignificant vestiges of the j cians, the water being drawn off into
prlmitlve splendor of the "Sternal . the outer vath. for their use. (Jsuki-
(City." ThePautheon and the Colos-
seum, however worthy of admiration
the former may be as a marvel of ex-
quisite beauty and matchless art, and imperial tyrant that strange eom
the latter for its stupendous propor-' pound of the brute, f&oraud madman
tious filling one with awe even in its had lavished the blood and rfches
ruins are not the only remnants of i of the empire in adorning them! In
walls known as the "Baths of Cara-j
ealta.' They have impressed me with
1 1 an astonishment scarcely less than
I
that produced by the first view of the
Colosseum, or even of the famous St.
i Peter's. The thermae or public baths
were the creation of the empire. The
severe taste and simplicity of the re- ancient, is striving to outdo hid neigh
public did not admit of this species of' bor in noise. Tb snator yonder is
luxury and extravagance. Agrippa, haranguing a gaping erowd around
minister of Augustus, first introduced ' him ; he has cast aside his toga that
the public bath ; his structures for this he may be freer in bis gestures, for the
purpose were erected in the Campttx , Roman believes in action when he
JTartius, and the Pantheon still re-! makes speeches. He is, doubtless,
mains to attest their original splendor, ( speaking in anticipation of some
for he first built this structure as at coming election before COmttia per
therma.but afterwards added the won-' haps he has an eye to the consulate o-
derful portico of sixteen colossal col-j Praetor's judicial chair. TheRomans
umus of oriental granite, which has were a speechmaking people they
been the admiration of all subsequent J knew how to eleeUvMeer ami make
ages. This senator was imitated and j stump speeches in-tbe Forum, as wel1
far outdone in this respect by the sub- ) as any aspirant to eHiee in our own
sequent Emperors. Historians tell us, republic Youder fa another sen a
that Trajan, Constautine, Diocletian, ' tor addressing the people frm the
Titus, aud Caraouiia constructed
baths; vaat remains of those of the
' two last named still exist, also some
i ruins of the hatha of Titus.
The baths of Caracalla consisted of
two parts or enclosures, an external! where now are the rttina the teni
aud an Internal. The external en-, pie of Hotmttm and itewui, near the
closure we will designate as a portico
lit was surrounded by a superb reri-
style of marble columns, supporting
jentabkLtttEeOieEeioisitebeaoiaj. Ii
jyjtg geate,ggui&r In form, and jnj
than a mile in eireuniferencef'yefc tbe '
! whole was adorned with statues, and
I a rare cornice, besides other sculpture.
orately adorned. The Roman bath ' the forenoon passed. Bui at noon the
had very little in common with th-jsen etoangs wwfc Is ever for tae
modern. Bathing was not only made ' dav- PatrJdan, ptebiaa aad sv,eact.
an absolute necessity by the Romans, throws aside hk implements, or ee.
but was the scene of the ease and j his eloquence, and rushes to the
luxury of fashionable life. Here the! bath and the siesta. AliRoaae through
patrician had his parlor, hfe dieting! to the seeae of refreshment and pas
room, bis "club room," his ball and
lt-fcn anpf Stall t lia I . 1 5 - & 14 l& u n.
biviivcit. uau t Lrxc iaum uuiu uave
schools of scandal been known to! Hness.seid to be only ceeond'fti godi:.
those luxurious pagans and doubt- jness; for with all his sernbfcins:, n
less they did have some such ind-i probably did not orach exceed the de
pendable institution. In the outer j mend of decency.. The male of the
structure were also exedrae or porticos , lower otesses usually wore Mb beev
for the discussions of the philoso-. wollen toga n-xt to the akin, with r
phers; academies, where their lee- j undergarment. Hence, wbmi witn
tures were held; ambulacra, or ar-j the heat, the dust, aad poFsptration,
cades for promenading; a xyatus or j the bath became osotately iwdlcpef
arena for the exereiaes of the youth sable. But this practice became u"
eoming from the surrounding schools, j times not only an expensive aad er.
wbich were observed by the parents j ervatiag luxury, but also a prolifi1
aud other spectators seated in the source of vice. Antoninus found .
theatrtdituH or tiers of seats in the , necessary to forbid froth ?ees to bath r
form of a theater. The portion of together, which it appears was a cv.ni
this gigantic structure now under ; non practice. Commoduo bath-i
oonsideratiou has almost disappeared
before the ravages of time, the shocks
of earthquakes, and the still more:
inimical agency of human contention. !
j Yet enough remains to show the ex -
tent and form, aud to enable us to , his palace in hfe dreseiavgowB. Ga -draw
some inference as to its original lienns bathed openly, with old m
magnificence. The black and foiling ! and women and little children.
walls are standing, in places, forsev-! To-day nothing remains of ali th.s
eral hundred feet In length. , splendid edifice aad the seeae of v.-
The interior structure, or baths lupteous. luxury, but the ntainlvg aui
: proper, are so well preserved that ev -
ery one of the myriad of apartments
can be distinctly traced. Into this
portion ro plebeian dare enter. Here
was the natality orptieimt, called also
friffidarium, for cold bathing. It is a
vast hall, paved with mosaics, still
preserved in their clace.snd surround-
ed by the subordinate rooms for the
convenience of the bathers and at -
tendants.
The great saloon, or ceUa iepidarkt,
so called beeause the tepidaria, or
warm baths, were arranged around it,
fc M. vnst ranm ttlfl foat Inner Kt- IflfY1
.U mu: . . t- " Jofa hike bavioc settled- Baeaeal.y
wide. This was the most masuiScent. ... J
r ii .... t i . j .t. . ' All arounu are the Yeatfeesof the pas!
of all, and was denominated the art , . -" "- v
ii i. t .i . l. splendor. In the nfoaes still star:
gallery, because of the great number r .
. . ... .i i i. u t rmtttiated" statues ; on the pedesta 3
of stats. flotlv V!ii(; snri rich Haiiv. prol a
, j .-c
ings which adorned it. In the center
was an arena for the athletes.
These tepidaria were also placed by
the side of cold bath rooms, in order
that the luxurious bather might step t
imroediatelv from th warm rn IK.
vi-i -- " i .u j x. i.
cola water, and thus vary and heigh -
ten the agreeable sensations.
Adjoining the ceUa tepidaria was
the Calidaria mutieira, or warm baths
for women. NdThinsr was left unnro-
! vided which would add to the resl or
imagined pleasure of the participant.
Rooms called imcittaira were provided
where the Aispiae anointed the bath
ers with costly ointments, after which
the Utiffuentarii perfumed them with
sweet incense. There were EiacoiKa
rax. and CoriHaieric, where te w?et-
e.ir.wntasoTErE. -r.c.HACErjt
FAIRCROTHERaBACRER -Piibllaliers
&. Proprietors .
ADVERTISING KATES
Onetack,o yar ,
ftM
. tN
1 M
EacftsaceeedtBic tarn, per year.
Oa tack, per aatfa
A addatoaal taea. per saeata.
iaiaargnnmnw a fcai nif-(Mrjmtif
eaeli4aet,aBttartla.ae.
fiS Ail twwwM 34KtH ecaeHts-xasM a 4p ai
r ... . - ' .
j OFFICIAL PAPERGF THECdtXTT
lers might retire to be rubbed with
, powder and sprinkled with oil. In
the Diaetae and Trk&nc&e refresh-
l ments were served. There were also
j suditerki or sweating rooms. In fact
everything whwh a luxurious and
1 pampered taste could desire, or wealth
produce, was provided regardless of
cost. Yet, according to Horace, one
eon id bathe for the smart st pfece of
coined money.
ThePlebs, however, were compelled?
to content themselves with the water
anything be more humHiabing?
What a scene of spaador must
these walis have witnessed, after the
The merchants of evy elass are
, hawking their wares in th koUi
. placed around the borders f the onen
space; othera are gathered in groups
: under the magcifieut areh of Titus
or Constanttne. Each on, a id peou-
' liar to the Romans, botn modern and
I portico of his own house a acce-
I eery to the establishment of near I -
j every senator of Home.
I But here is a.oene of a raorerevoU-
ing nature a sktve atMeMen. There,
;' the elegaut temple of Attimmm and
Ikttttiimi, and in full view of that
matehlesa structure, the temple of
i Yww.amd Rome, oa tbejarese-at situ
of theteferi f ikawfa i
is tne iuar'e' foc'hitflBni
Mmrtotix Ommudian
c&lrrtiTliis
' morning the vender has an nnnsualiy
! fine lot of ware on hand beautiful
time.
But one mst not be too fessiy in
i scren times- a day. and look his sea' -
i in the baths. Hadriaa bathed in pot
Ite. with the meanest of hie subject?
Alexander Severus, the Virtsaae, an
1 bathed publicly, aad the a feturneu i
! crumbling walls of brick aad stone
he inner building is about 90 fe-t
; lof d 500 broad ; sad toe wall 1:.
' many places 100 feet high, aad from
, fiv to thirty feet in thickness. Tnt?
majority of the rooms wmi coverer
with arches of brick. Imagine & ha'
i 300x100 feet a rente with brick ! Ir.
1 M. .- .
i ay plaeee parte of the acahag exi-.t:
' ragged, and perforated with vasrenT3
! gnawed by the storms of twenty te
tunes
Strange are 4be oraottoos- taai fi
! the soul as we tread the atoscic floor;.
bow u seven aad roi line like the waves
headless aad armless Veauses, Dianas
and Ju pi ters stills stand ttfce foaerp "
! monuments of the pest. Here is c
hand or arm, yoader a torm of sea.-'
colossus. Yoorier are gigantfe Corn
i thian capitals, tfcere are blocks "
1 cornice weitjhrae a scope of toas, ye-
1 rT3..r . .
: i rsiRiu uuiinc, ku Beam are
numerous fragments' of fluted e.-
um3, and sculptured sreifcrave-J
There is one room filled with tnese
fragments a ghastly aad sad mos-
uta:
Seoh was the nature aad pfaa ors
Roman bath, and they were all bu i
after essentially the same plaa.
aaa aa
Always speak w0 f teleeai. ai I
ence in a while sy a aeod ward '
She Hvini?, W yau bae lia ttat-.