CotumbuGautnaf.
Wednesday, .tan. c, isifc.
Charges Lave been filed against
the confirmation of George A. Pax
ton, as postmaster at Valentine, Neb.
A line of road between Fremont
and Omaha is talked of, making fif
teen miles less than by the Union
Pacific.
TnE Viceroy of China has contrib
uted $300, and the Chinese Minister
at "Washington $200, toward the Grant
monument fund.
An exchange says : "The oldest
inhabitant refuses to certify that the
ice went out of the Missouri river
ever before in December."
Bkigham Hampton, convicted of
conspiracy with a lewd woman to
compromipo prominent anti-Mormons
was sentenced by Judge Zane to be
imprisoned one year in the county
jail.
The recent talk in the U. S. Senato
over the liquor supply for that august
body, and the personal habits of the
honorablo senator is likely to attract
considerable attention from (ho
country.
Baktlett secured the largest num
ber of votes in tho county seat con
test in Wheeler,' county, but it is
clainijd that tho majority is not
legally sufficient to locate the county
capital there.
Xews from Paris states that the
four children, Fitzgerald, Ryan, Lane
and Reynolds, who have been under
the treatment of M. Pasteur, will
leavo for homo this week. It is eaid
they arc well.
Acting assistant treasurer Acton,
of New York, refused to turn the
funds of tho office over to Jordon,
who took the responsibility of break
ing the seals, taking possession of tho
ofllco and commencing business.
The secretary of the interior has
requested tho attorney general to in
stitute suit in about forty additional
cases against cattlemen for illegally
fencing public lands in Kansas, Ne
braska, Wyoming and Colorado.
D. P. Manning, secretary of the
treasury, has issued a call for $10,
000,000 of :$ per cent bonds, the prin
cipal and accrued interest of which
will bo paid February 1st, 1SSG, and
interest thereon will cease on that
day.
Judge McCoy decided at Atlanta,
Ga., tho other day, against the liquor
interest, and refused to continue the
injunction restraining the announce
ment of the result of the election,
which was carried by the Prohibitionist.-.
The David City Tribune wants to
know how much David City and
Butler county will bo ahead on mon
oys collected as saloon licenses, when
tho nine criminal cases, duo directly
or indirectly to drink, shall have been
liquidated.
Judge Sawvki: of tho United
States circuit has rendered a decision
at San Francisco in the Sharon di
vorce case of Sharon vs Hill. The
court holdn thai tho alleged marriage
contract is a forgory, and decrccB it
null and void.
The democracy have a very open
eyo on the next Nebraska legislature,
and it goes for the saying that thoy
will do their level best to have a
majority, in order that they may
elect a United States Senator to suc
ceed Van Wyrk.
Gov. Zclick of Arizona has inform
ed the secretary of war that troops
are icqnircd in the neighborhood of
San Carlos reservation to protect the
Indians from threatened attack by
white iuph. The secretary has order
ed troop to be sent forward.
Quite a .-cusatiou was produced at
Beatrire the other day by the an
nouncement that Mrs. Hastiowait who
died from th effects of a largo dose
of morphine, was reviving and in a
fair way to come to life. Physicians
were called in, and after making an
examination, pronounced her still to
be dead.
The condition of Ireland is the ab
sorbing topic in EugHsh politics. In
the language of the 6treet, Parnell is
regarded by all friends of Ireland as
a ''brick." The present theory as to
parliament is that it will open its
duties with the tories trying to get
turned cut and the liberal doing their
best to keep them in.
The opinion is expressed at Wash
ington City founded on tho fact that
the receipts have been very light
duiing the past mouth, and that peu
6iou payment? have been made to a
considerable amount on account of
last month, that the peblic debt state
ment will show an increase of nearly
$2,000,000 during December.
Lambertson, United States Dis
trict Attorney, has received instruc
tions from the attorney general to
commence civil and criminal proceed
ings against some eight or ten per
sons for illegal fencing of public
lands. The plats in his hands show
about S0,CO0 acres enclosed within
his jurisdiction in Nebraska.
The directors of the chamber of
commerce and board of trade of Den
ver, the other day moved a vote of
thanks to Senator Beck for his advo
cacy of the continuance of silver
coinage. A committee consisting of
ex-Gov. J. B. Grant, John Evans and
Hon. D. II. Moore were appoiuted to
draft resolutions on the subject.
Commissioner Sparks, of the gen
eral land office, has issued another
circular to the registers aud receivers
of land offices, said to modify his
former circular in many particulars,
especieliy in that part in making proof
which he directs in bis last circular
shall be made in all cases to the satis
faction of registers and receivers. ,
As One Senator 8ce It.
Senator John J. Ingalla of Kansas
is credited with being about as
ehrowd as the next man in divining
the sentiment of tho country touching
political Interests. An interviewer at
Chicago, while Mr. Ingalle was on his
way to Washington, succeeded in
getting from him the following opin-J
ions concerning current events, start- !
ing"with the silver question :
i
"It is merely one phait? of the great
battle between labor and capital, and
will be the engrossing question of the
future. The effort to demonetize sil-
'tjor nrnf.f1a frnm e.ini tuliRlw. bond-
holders and the inouonolIa.fi of the
country, and is regarded by the pro
- . - i
ductive and laboring claes as a
direct assault upon their interests.
Tho readjustment of tho political
forces of the country under tho tenth
cenaua shows that the political ma
jority rests between tho Alleghany
and Reeky mountains, and an allituce
of the Mississippi vailoy and gulf
states in tho immediate future, on
economic and social questions, is in
evitable. Tho interests of theso sec
tions are identical to those of New
York and New Englai.d, and with a j
majority of votes in the house aud
after tho admission of Dakota auu a
consequent majority of voles in tho
electoral college, it is moro than
likely the next presidential election
will be fought on i-,sue3 now present
ed. Theso issues are tho relations
between labor and capital, protection
of American industries by revised
tariff, control of railroad corporations
and the establishment of an abundant
and satisfactory currency. So far as
I know, the sentiment of this great
intorior region is practically unani
mous in believing that the coinage of
silver should be continued. They
logard it as an essential factor in the
prosperity of the country, and believe
the arguments against it to be falla
cious and unsound. The people are
bi-ractallsts and willing that both
gold and silver shall bo recoguized in
the currency ot the country, but if
the attempt of Wall street brokers
and capitalists to demonetize silver is
prossed too far it is not at all im
probable that the result of the strug
gle will be the establishment of a
single standard of silver and the
practical demonetization of gold.
There is a feelimr in the west of dis
content, that is rapidly ripening into
exasperation at the efforts of the ad
ministration in connection with Wall
street brokers, to interfere with cur
rency in the WHy now proposed by
President Cleveland and Secretary
Manning. This feeling applies not
only to the present administration,
but" to the administrations of Presi
dents Uayes, Garfield and Arthur
alike, each openly violating the law
and defying the will of congress.
Silver has been habitually stigma
tized by tho efforts of the past
three administrations. To - day
there is u lanrer ner cent of
silver in the treasury represented by
the outstanding certificates in circu
lation than of gold, and tho senseless
clamor about the failure, to circulate
the silver dollar aud the difficulty of
inducing the people to take it have no
foundation. In fact, the people do
not want gold or silver as a circula
ting medium. They prefer paper,
with the proper reserve of coin to
make it a sate medium for business
transactions, and even if silver bo de
preciated to the extent claimed by the
president, still it is belter currency
than the greenback, forat least eighty
cents in coin is behind every dollar
of silver certificates, where, as behind
tho greenback dollar there is but
thirty cents in gold.
It is unquestionably true that the
entire bonded indebtedness of the
country is lawfully payable in silver
coin of the United States. The silver
dollar was a legal coin when bends
were issued, and if there bo any ex
cess of silver dollars in the treasury,
the natural inquiry suggests itself
why the president and Mr. Manning
do not apply it to tho payment of that
portion of tho public debt subject to
call. A somowhat minute canvass of
both houses leaves no doubt that tho
coinage of silver will be continued,
and tho efforts of the administration
and the bankers will be defeated."
In reference to Dakota, the senator
said he had discovered during his
visit to the Ciow and Winnebago
reservations last summer an appar
ently irreconcilable hostility between
the northern and southern portion of
the territory. He thought the people
in the northern portion were more
opposed to division than those in the
southern. But he said since that time
tho sentiment eeoms that the majority
of the people tavored the admission
of the territory into tho union. He
was of the opinion that tho bill for
the admislon of northern Dakota
under its constitution will be passed
by the senate, but its fate rested with
tlie house. IIo hold that the ground
taken by one faction that the action
of the people in Dakota is revolution
ary is simply frivolous. "At one
time," he saioV'Kausae had four state
governments." He held that were
tho senate not so emphatically repub
lican the democrats in 'both houses
would tread on each other's heels in
their tumultuous haste to. lot Dakota
into the union.
The Polish Catholics of St. Albur
tus church in Detroit, numbering
about two thousand, got up a good
sized mob aud kept the peace and
order of the city disturbed nearly all
day Christmas. The men who have
been tho leading spirits in opposi
tion to Father Kolasinzki, together
with their property appeared to be
the principal sufferers by the mob.
The police were unable to disperse
the mob as soon as driven from one
street they collected on another.
Some believe that the deposed Father
Kolasinzki is exciting these dis
turbances with the hope of being re
instated, and others think he has
nothing to do with them.
Trevelyan, formerly chief secre
tary for Ireland, in a recent speech
made at Stratford, said there could be
no half-way between the complete
separation of Ireland and absolute
imperial control Unless it was in
tended to keep the care of law and
order in the hands of the central gov
ernment it would be better to repeal
the union act. He condemued tho
proposition to give Ireland a parlia
ment and at the same time allow Irish
members in EngMsh parliament.
The American continent is now
supplied with a real, live, active vol
cano. On the 2Cth ult., the people of
Colima, Mexico, were alarmed by
loud reports, soon followed by erup
tions of lava, which flowed over the
sides of the mountain, completely
covering them. A white cloud over
hangs the mountain, and on it are re
fleeted flames darting up from the
crater.
A numbei: of destructive fires have
occurred recently destroying a large
amount of property. At Nowbury
port, Mass., a lire the other morning
destroyed thirteen business places;
150 hands were thrown out of work.
kAt Collinsville, Ala., a fire burned
eight stores, a large quantity of cotton
and'tbu depot of tho Alabama &
Great Southern Railroad. The loss
i is
heavy. At Plattsuurg, JN. I., mo
Stevens House at Lake Placid, togeth
er with ir.iHt of its contents, was
totally destroyed by fire, which start
ed in one of tho chimneys. At Cin-
clnnati. a fire burned a five story
.
building on front street, occupied by
the Western Paiut and Roofing Com
pany and M. Erhart & Co., patent
roofers. Los3 on building and mate
rial about $00,000.
Nebraska. seoms to be the finest
example of a stato subduing the very
element aud changing tho face of
nature. From au arid, treeless plain,
sho has become a land of orchards,
(orCiilH am waving fiolds of grain
Since her first settlement in 1854 she
has planted over 000,000,000 of forest
trees, which now give 244,356 acres of
woodland. Add to this 12,000,000
orchard trees, and nearly 3,000,000
grapevines, and see how she is ex
tending her cultivated fields into what
was once an almost rainless prairie,
and it is hard to doubt the settlers'
theory that "rain follows tho plow,"
aud increase of moisture is attendant
upon the growth of orchards and
fruit. The Western Trail.
The police in" Chicago the other
afternoon discovered what they be
lieve to have been an attempt to blow
up or wreck the residence of Lambert
Tree, of that city, who is now minis
ter to Brussels from the United
States. Tho building is one of the
most expensive in Chicago, and has
been unoccupied since Minister Tree's
departure for Europe. A dynamite
bomb was discovered under the front
doorway and the fuse was attached.
The police took the bomb to lake
front and set it off. The noise was
heard many blocks away, and the
i re z ;n ground to the depth of six feet
torn up. There is no clue to the per
petrators or their intentions.
The Boston night express on the
New York & Hartford Road was
wrecked the other morning at Pel-
hamville, fifteen miles out from New
Yor. Eugene Blake, fireman, was
killed, Ira Phillips, engineer, and
Charles Turner and E. E. Clark mail
agents, were badly bruised and cut.
What caused the accident was the
blowing of depot platform across the
track just as the train came rushing
up and was thrown from tho rails
and dashed down an embankment
sixty feet.
Again there is trouble at tho Naval
Academy at Annapolis. It seems
not sufficient that a gang of cowardly
cadets should "haze" Lewis Deggs,
but, becauso one of the cowards was
dismissed, tho remaining gang ot
roughs must unite and "thresh" their
victim. It seems to tho general pub
lic high time to root out tho brutal,
cowardly practice of hazing or else
abolish the institutions that disgrace
tho country by allowing cowardly
bullies to maltreat inoffensive cadets.
A banquet was givcu tho other
night to Senator Beck at the Phoenix
House, Lexington, Ky., by represen
tative men of the Blue Grass region
without regard to paity lines. Gen.
Wm. M. Preston presidod. In the
responses made to tho toasts showed
what a strong hold the senator has
upon the esteem of his fellow citizens,
and his remark, made with much
feeling, Indicated warm appreciation
of the honor received at home.
In Elliot county, Ky., A. Crisp
found Craig Tolivcr, who was drunk,
sleeping with his head in the lap of
his (Crisp's) paramour, and without
stopping to awaken the sleeping mau
he shot him, the ball penetrating Tol
iver's left breast just over the heart.
Crisp escaped, but tho friends of his
victim are scouring the country for
him and threaten summary punish
ment if caught.
A recent report comes from Pana
ma that Colon has been visited by a
very severe cyclone. The damage to
property has been very heavy and the
loss of life most serious. The follow
ing vessels were sunk with their
crews : "Holdren," "Karnan," "Orto
lan," "Blanche," "Atwood," "Ariel,"
"Veteran," "Ocean," "Lynton," "Ave
lina" and several others.
Dr. Gerth, the 6tate veterinarian,
went up from Lincoln to Omaha the
other day and killed two horses and
four mules infected with glanders.
The four mules and one horse be
longed to Wm. Nelson, a farmer, who
has a farm near Omaha, and who
suffers a loss by the killing, of about
$900. The other horse killed belong
ed to E. S. Coder.
The Cadiz (O.) Sentinel publishes,
as an object of public curiosity, a man
living near New Philadelphia, who
never shears the wool from his sheep
or plucks bis geese, or "rings" bis
swine. He says it is sinful to in
terfere with nature. His own hair
and beard are never shorn, nor are
his nails cut. Every utensil about the
farm is home made.
Monday of last week Capt. Samuel
P. Haverfield of Cadiz, O., a clerk in
one of tho departments at Washing
ton, committed suicide. He bad been
sorely afflicted by dyspepsia. This
young man was well known to many
Ohio readers of the Journal as a
brave, good-hearted soldier and cit
izen. News from London states that the
excitement throughout Great Britain
on the subject of home-rulo for Ire
land, continues without abatement.
Newspapers of all shades of opinions
and politics are urging Gladstone to
speak definitely in regard to his
plane.
A Young Ulan "W'lio Sleep k only
n Few Hours each lVec.
A singular case haB lately come to
our notice. It is that of a young man
who practically does without sleep.
Tho name of the young man is Hen
ry Johnson, and he has worked for
the past two years for different far
.mers near Cottonwood Creek, among
whom are M. Wick and J. W. Pat
terson. Johnson Is a stout robust
young fellow Qf 20 or 21, and except
being of a restless or nervous dispo
sition there is nothing unusual abouf
him.- Some four years ago the young
man found that ha was able to do
with much less sleep than any other
young men of his acquaintance. H
could stay up all night at a dance and
not feel the loss of sleep the next day,
or he could road until a lato hour and
uot feel sleepy the next morning.
His need for sleep decreased so much
that ho began to number his hours
of actual wakefulness during each
week. For the last three mouths ot
1883 he was awake nineteen hours a
day, while by April 1884, he was
sleeping less than lour hours each
night. His health was good, and fco
he thought little about not slipping
as much as formerly. During all
summer and fall of that year he slep:
lesd than three hours each night, but
one day his attention was caught by
an article in the Sacramento Bee
where it stated that loss of sleep
would causo insanity. lie then began
to cat heartily and would drink half
a glass of porter beforo going to bed.
This made no difference about his
sleeping, so he concluded that he was
an exception to the rule, and paid no
furthor attention to his wakefulness
until the summer of the present year,
when ho found that he was only
sleeping four or five hours the whole
week.
He came to Oroville one day aud
had a talk with Dr. T. W. Service
about himself. The doctor saw that
he was in good health and deemed
that it would be Inadvisable to in
duce sleep by the use of narcotics.
He had, however, kept close watch of
tho case and taken a variety of notes
to lay before the State Medical Board
at its meeting. Young Johnson is
now able to go without sleep for ten
days at a time, and gets along well
with only four hours sleep in a week.
He says it is no particular benefit to
him, as he got tired the same as other
men, and has to rest the same num
ber of hours as they do. He gen
erally sits by a fire in a comfortable
arm chair during the night and ottcu
reads the greater part of tho whole
night. The case is a singular one, to
say the least, and deserves the atten
tion of scientific men. Oroville (Cal.)
Jiegister.
The H. Sc III. on It Ear.
The completed articles of incorpo
ration of the Grand Island & Wyom
ing Central railroad have just been
filed with the Secretary of State. Its
capital stock is placed at f7,G00,000,
aud has been taken by various men
representing tho B. & M. company.
Tho road is to be built from Grand
Island northwest through Hall, Buffa
lo, Sherman, Custer, Blaine, Logan,
Sheridan and Sioux counties to a
poiut on the Wyoming line. The
contract for grading has been let to
John Fitzgerald, of Lincoln, and
already several cars of men aud teams
hay bcon sent to Graud Island to
begin operations.
This action and determined move
on tho part of the B. & M. indicates
that it proposes to get even with the
C. & N. W. for entering its field and
building from Fremont to Lincoln.
It is the first invasion of North Ne
braska torritory by the B. & M. and
the Lincoln branch will be the first
invasion of the South Platte country
by the C. & N. W. This retaliatory
action will no doubt produce lively
building in Nebraska by the two
roads. Fremont Tribune.
Hew IYote.
Grew, the president of the French
Republic is in his Tilth year.
There are said to be 948,000 more
women than men in Great Britain.
Omaha is troubled with a large
number of tramps,beggars and thieves.
There are more colleges in Ohio
than in France and Germany com
bined. At present 2,264 insane persons are
confined in different institutions in
Wisconsin.
The fast mail time between Phila
delphia and New Orleans is now
about 42 hours.
A writer claims that bens will lay
profusely all winter if served with
two warm meals a day.
J. B. Mueller, of Dubuque, who
drove two chisels into his head, died
in thirty hours after the act.
Henry Miller, aged 14, was com
mitted to jail at Hillsboro, 111., the
other day, for horse stealing.
During the storm of Dec. 2d and
3d, twenty-two vessels were wrecked
at or near Colon, and sixty lives were
lost.
While a London chemist was test
ing a bottle of milk it exploded with
a loud report, scattering fragments of
glass all over the room.
Prof. Brooks announces the dis
covery of a comet in the constellation
of Aquita, which in the early evening
is low in the southwest.
A can of alcohol placed too near
the stove exploded the other night in
Roche's plumbing 6hop in Chicago
and blew the glass front out.
A family that arrived in Albany,
Ga., the other day, traveled in wagons
the entire distance from Illinois.
They were on the road five weeks.
The distress among the working
classes in Paris is so great that it has
been proposed to hold fetes of indus
try aud commerce for their benefit.
A lady who received through the
postoffico a postal card containing
1,030 words, written by a gentleman, I
replied on u card containing 1,040
words.
Jimmy Kain, a well known porting
man ot Pittsburg, Pa , the other morn
ing shot and kijled John Eich, a
mulatto, in a brawl. Kain was
arrested.
It i said that all the fruit and other
tree its aauta Barbara, Cal., are being
dug up and English walnuts planted
in their stead. The craze" is rapidly
spreading. s
A new rose, piuk in tint.-and-oi
exquisite fragraucu, is known a? the
American Beauty, though, no doubt,
'twould smell as sweet under auy
other name.
Thomas Standbinu, of Hiilsboro,
III., is said to be tho owner of a "mad
stone" which has been used success
fully by a number of persons who had
been bitten by dogs.
The fire fho other day In a suburb
ot Detroit, Mich, in which tho bodies
of Frank Knoch, with his wife and
two children, were burned, now
proves to be an appalling murder.
In Amadoro county, Oil , recently,
a man found a miner's unburied
bones, aud, searching further, camo
across an o.! boot containing about
$2,000 wo: : U dint and I
UUjjgetH.
Wm. GiLhi, !: alleged champion
wing hol of England, who has arriv
ed at New York, proposes a series of
pigeon-shooting matches, aud is said
to be particularly desirous to meet
Dr. Carver.
In the case of Charies Aterman, at
Buffalo, N. Y., who butchered his
wife and slept iu the room with the
corpse three nights, the jury the
other day returned a verdict ot mur
dei in tho first degree.
Thomas King, of Chicago, in a
quarrel with his wife Christmas night,
beat out her brains with a chair. It
is said that King is a chronic drinker
aud his wife was frequently intoxi
cated. King was arrested.
The burglar 8hot by officer Galla
gher at L'-.gansport, Ind , died the
other moruing. On his death bedhe
gave the name of James McDonald,
of Troy, N. Y., and Chicago Jack as
the name of his accomplice, who
escaped.
It is stated upon good authority
that there exists near tho village of
Spring Grove, Huston county, Minn.,
a law number of cases of leprosy.
The afllietrd persons are all Scandi
navians from the northern part of
Norway.
Roy Udai.i.. tl.e young man who
was so horribly mangled the other
day iu Lancaster county, Neb., by a
balance wheel flying from its place
on a corn shelter with which he was
working, died from his injuries the
next morning.
AVm. West, chief distributing postal
clerk at Des Moines, Iowa, was ar
rested the other day by Inspector
Adsit, ot Chicago, for abstracting
moue from registered letters. The
money was found ou his person, and
a full confessiou followed.
The boiler of a threshing machine
exploded tho other day near New
Providence, Pa., killing two young
men, setting fire to the barn aud burn
ing twenty-three head of cattle, two
mules, nine horses, three cows and a
largo quantity of grain and hay.
Telephone communication has
been established between Paris and
Rhcims, a distance of about 115 miles,
and tho transmission of sound ie said
to be perfect. Five minutes conver
sation cost one franc, and in five
minutes each party can Bay some 300
words.
S. D. Phelps, of New York City,
has brought charges against G. V.
Browcr, appointed by the President
general appraiser at the New York
port, for want of competency to dis
charge the duties of the office. The
charges will be prosonted to the
President aud senate.
News was received the other night
at Glouchester, Mass., of the loss of
the schooner Cleopatra, Captain Geo.
W. Pendleton, of Glouchester. The
dispatch stated that the captain and
crew had been taken off their vessel
near George's bank aud to Phila
delphia by steamer.
John Smith, another of the Glad
som murderers, was arrested the
other day near Gallatin, Mo., and
made a full confession, saying he was
coaxed into the murder by Joseph
Jumps, who, he says, struck the fatal
blow, robbed bis victim and threw
the body into the well.
Richard O. Reinhard, 17 years of
age, a cadet from Indiana, attending
the Oxford military academy at Ox
ford, Md., while playing with Pat
rick Gavngan, a fellow cadet from
Michigan accidentally shot and killed
him the other morning, not knowiug
the revolver was loaded.
The citizens of Bloomington, III.,
were alarmed the other night by an
earthquake shock, the noise accom
panying which resembled the noise
made by firing artillery. No damage
was done to property, although the
force of the shock was felt distinctly
in several large buildings.-
A sensation was produced the
other morning by the arrest of a
youug man and woman 'at Kensing
ton, England, on the charge of at
tempting to extort money from the
Prince of Wales, and threatening his
life in case of refusal. A demand for
750 was made in tho letters.
H. C. Kemper, who kept a grocery
in Cincinnati, Ohio, was found mur
dered the other morning in his store.
The murderer obtained less than eight
dollars from the money drawer. The
deceased has several grown up chil
dren and a wife who is dangerously
ill. The murderer is unknown.
Five Pinkerton detectives paased
through Pittsburg, Pa., the other
night from Chicago on their way to
Washington City by way of Phil-
adclphia,
where they were to be
joined by five more from the branch
agency there to accompany them.
On arriving at Washington they
were to bo fully instructed as to their
duties.
The Lancaster National bank at
Clinton, Mass., closed its doors the
'other, night after an examination of
tho books by- the directors. The
president, W. II. McNeil, is missing
and has not been beard of for tour
days. He is charged with haviof
used the bank's money for specula
tive, enterprises in which he was in
teidated. News comes to Halifax of a terrible
storm at Dogby and the severest ever
known there, the beach for miles
being covered with wreckage. At
Annapolis the storm raged furiously.
Snow drifts were from eight to ten
feet high, but no damage to the ship
ping is reported. The government
breakwater at Cow Bay, C. B., was
partially destroyed.
At Greenville, Miss., the cotton
seed oil mill of W. H. & H. Stead &
Co., of England, burned tho other
morning. The building was about
400 lee? long, and with machinery and
content, was valued at $130,000.
F.ighi or icu other buildings, together
with 3,300 bales of cotton in tho yard
I were consumed. 1 fie totai loss is
intimated at $300,000.
A destructive fire occurred the
other night at Jacksonville, Florida,
leveling the Abel block, besides many
other valuable buildings. The loss iu
the block building alone is estimated
ut $130,000. During (he fire the wall
of tho Abel block fell, crushing four
colored firemen, one of whom, Wm.
Bradley, was instantly killed. The
other threo were fatally injured.
A story is told of Longfellow and
Fields that they wcro making a short
pedestrial tour some years ago when,
to their surprise, an angry bull stood
in the pathway, evidently determined
to demolish both poet and publisher.
"I think," said Fields, "that it will be
prudent to givo this reviewer a wide
margin." "Ye?," replied the poet, "it
appears to be a disputed passage."'
Celia Perryman.ji colored woman
aud her two children, a boy aud a
girl aged eight aud eleven, were mur
dered at Lowell, Miss., the other
afternoon by Samuel Wilson, a col
ored man ; to conceal bis attempted
crime with the daughter, he then set
tire to the house and fled. The fire
was discovered in time to rescue the
bodies. Wilson was shortly after
wards captured, and lynched in
stanter. Doctors Fail to Relieve.
July last I discovered th
bad
racted that most drea
of all
ises, Blood roison,
. .
the
lmendation of one
as in
istance a friend in
I took
5. and used lotion
accord-
directions. Its
aud aActual. I
to were
bne months
to consice mys
that I was
inent phys-
II consulted a pr
Ind after a mos
searching ex-
n be told mo
was perfectly
I know I am
feel well, an
can produce
others upon
S. S. bat done the same
who wuh me, will thauk
emedy JEvhich has cured us
wlJfh doctors so often
e.
Joseph Jordan,
Iornellsville, N. Y.
Oct. 20, l
ins Else Failed.
from BloochtPoison
ried several phys-
a rnouer ot sanaara
cine8,kt to no awn. l
d to trVSwift's Specific.
ced its mm some time ago,
great su
ise I began to
rat once. I
tinned its use
ie montns,
am to-day
id well.
W
. H. Sisco.
Gri
View,
it. 18, 1885.
w the aboe gent
an and of
He is a well-to
farmer
he con-
fncer county, and b
of the community.
J. B. Anderson, Dr
lalieo on Blood and b
mailed tree. The Swif
To., Atlauta, Ga. New Yor
W. 23d st.
OFFICIAL.
John Stauffer. Ehci., CouniaBClerk,
Matte County, Nebraska: m
r: iou are Hereby reqiyMcd to call
tcial meeting oi tne Bovoi buper-
of tnis county, to conmce oa v eu-
Jacuary utti, lswtue Court
in Columbus, lor mw purpose or
)g official bonds.
ueeemuer asm
.) .
JOHN
J. E.
eryisors, C
of Columbui.
JACOB,
NOT,
olumbu9 Tw'p.
SWARTSLKY,
Bismarck Twp.
Nkwman,
snerman Twp.
VT. Wilson,
nd Prairie Twp.
URKC,
Shell Creek Twp.
OFFICBNOTICE.
ColumbKb., Dec. 31.
1883.
To the members.
County Board of
Supervisors o.
ounty, (tor tbe
year ieso.)
In purauancBf the
Coins request
of tbe legallaWrequire
umber of the
present Boa4W of Supe
ors, you and
each of Tosvlndividuall
d severally
are herebpotificd, that
pecial meet
ine ot
id Board wil
Held at the
Court
se in Columb
n eanes-L-lock
p. m..
day. Ji
ry 6th, 1&JC, at
for tb
purpose oi appn
X official
bonds.
Given under my halMind seal
SEid
of said county thisBy and
date last above writte
John Stauki
37-It
County C
FFYAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,1
Dec. 16th. lUSi. 1
N"
OTICE is hereby given that the
following-named settler has hied
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, ana that said
sroof will be made before the Judge of
the District Court, at Columbus, Nebras
ka, on the 30th day of January, 1886, viz:
William Stahmer, Homestead No. 7837
for the N. J N. W. , Section 18, Town
ship 18. north of Range 1 east. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: C. Yeiter, W. Gode
kin, G. Krumland and H. Godekik, all of
Columbus P. O., Platte Co., Nebr.
85-6 JOHN G. HIGGINS, BegisUr.
COLUMBUS
WM. BECKEH,
IlKALUi: IN ALL KIND.- UK
staple an; FAMILY
GROCERIES !
I KEEPCOXSTANTLY ON IlAXP A
WELL SELECTED S roCK.
Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups,
Dried and Canned Fruits,
and other Staples a
Specialty.
Geo Delivered Free
Bart of the City.
to
amy
Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near
A. 6JV. Depof.
BUT
After this
sale competitor.-;
Ith:x:ilt'r::i'
kui-CSLil :.V.M"
ISRAEL
Steps now to the front,
1 proclaims
hold a one or t wo iliw r
up nle,
ou up to the 1st u:i o
been marked AWAY I)
ANUAKY
X, from
a red bandana to a line we
it: gnu
real facta, for when I any a
ig 1
DON'T Y
Israel don't depend solely on
rives lnconSenougu from other s
made up hi
'mind to make it qui
in? line Jul
for the fun of the tl
and Hurroi
iding country the in
it
The heaviest strinedm?otton
Shirting
.08
Lonsdale and Fruit ofle loom
Bleached Muslin .i
Fine Unbleached Aianin.
Heavy twilled ItedJVlaunol
Good Shirting FlaMcI
A good Bed Comflrt
A very good
An extra heavy llr;e size Mar
seilles Quilt
.UOJ
A good Carpeti
I will fil
illy aay to my fri Jds
it's fullest ci
city, and I will m very
you on pri(
f, no matter whether you
Proprietor
FIXAL. PROOJ
..and Office at Grand
id. Xeb.J
Nov.
!. f
IE is hereby
n tliitt tlie lol-
ix-natned set
r bus tiled notice
tion to
ke final prool in
d that tuid proof
re of the District
support ofmis claim,
will lie mat
Court at C
Neb., on the 9th
dav of January
John Jenni.
viz:
stead Entry Xo. I
10683, for the
ihin 19nortb.
Section 24. Town-
east. He names
the folio wingvitni
prove his
continuous rMidenceBan, and culti
vation of, saifland, viz-tttT Hri.vuis,
of Colfax Coffhty ebrasl3Hnry Her-
Kenhan, Jacob itciss, Herma'Buiianue.x,
of Platte County Nebraska.
32-6 JOHN (i. HIGGIX-VKeTrster.
Fi:AI.. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Iibtnd. Neb.,)
Dec. 1J, 18S. J
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
.settler has filed notice
ot his intention to make final proof in
support of bi.s claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court or Platte county, at t olum
bue, Nebraska, on Tuesday, February
2d. 1856, viz:
Peter Ceder, Additional Homestead
No. 11529. for tbe X. E. yA or N. E. , Sec
tion 30, TownHhip 18. north, of Uanjre 3
west, lie names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation or, said land, viz: Peter
Larson, Nels Miller, Louis Larson and
Frederick Peterson, all or Genoa, Nance
county, Nebraska.
34-6 JOHN G. HIGGIN.S, Register.
FIXAIj PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,1
Dec. 8, 18M5. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
settler has tiled notice
ot his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that f aid proof
will be made before the Judge of the
District Court, at Columbub, Neb., on
January 16th, 184, viz:
John J. Truman, Homestead No. 11.V55
for the N. S. E. Ji, Section 6, Township
17 north, of Range 3, west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Leonard J. Meyers,
D. L. Conard, Nels Miller, Geo. 3Iichner,
all of Platte county. Nebraska.
34-0 JOHN G. HIGGINS, Register.
FINAL PROOF.
r.nnil Oftiee Grand Island. Neb.)
Dec. 2tb, 1883. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol
lowing uamed settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in sup-
Eort of bis claim, and that said proof will
e made before Judge of District Court
at Columbus, Neb., on the Cth or Feb
ruary, 1880. viz:
George Ronton, Homestead Entry No.
10535, for the W. 14. of the NW. i. Sec
tion 28, Township 17 north, Range 3 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz: S.
Skoroba, J. Kotlax, S. Tomasiewcz, S.
Cuba, all of Woodburn Post-office, Platte
County, Nebraska.
36-6 JOHN G. HIGGINS, Register.
BOOMING!
CHEAP FUEL!
Wiiitebreast Lump Coal
AHl
Canon City "
Colorado Hard "
J"A GOOD SUPPLY"
5.00
.4.50
. 7.00
10.00
TAYLOR, S011UTTE& CO.
4.1-tf
JACOB SCHKAM,
)lKAI.Kl: IN.
DRY GOODS!
Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps,
FU1N6 GOODS Atlfi N9II0S5.
LOW PKICKS FOIt CASH.
:ti-tt
iiiMftyoariii uoiic of
oue-(I:ty rliosiji
G
OK
that h vJ
mi t hi- lu on not only
hut will hoi
iiip siilo from this day
next.
."thinii iu in v toro has
u paper
j iou silk dress and tioin
ot clotil
This h no jraa or wind, but
mean it.
ORGETIT!
njr Prviiuiil- t r i Iivuiir,
i de-
to live very romtorfably, td
he tias
listing in the Dry doods ai
Cloth-
rive the citizens of Haiti
county
otPu - fnu while it lasts.
1Y EE-OPBtolS AUD BEFLEGT.
I Very heavy'
iiton Kianue!
I.'je Cotton ni
20c
').l
c
(crmautowu Vancr lh
A "nod heavy wiiT('o;it
" " Over
A good while Shirt,
som and cull-
An extra good scarlet a
Undershirt
that my stock will always he kept
happy to show you through and
buy or not.
ISRAEL GLUCK,
of the Revolution Store.
1A.!11IIFI.I. &: N'r.CIAIK,
DEALRKS IN
a" !Raos and Iron ! "a
Tin- bixhe-'t market price paid tor raijs
and iron. Store in the Hnbach building,
Olive St., Colnmlms, NVb. i.-.-tf
BECKER & WELCH,
PROPRIETORS OF
SHELL CREEK HILLS.
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLE
SALE DEALERS IN
FLOUR AND MEAL.
OFFICE, COL UMB US, NEB.
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