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ximi miu.mi & H i j jrfu mbxxs fount!. Entered at tho Post-office, Coluinbue, Neb., as second-class mail matter. ISSUED EVTBY WEDNESDAY BY M. K. TUTfcKTER. & CO., Columbus, Kel TEBMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: "oneyear. by mall, postage prepaid, $2-00 Six months. . Three months, Payable in Advance. -Specimen copies mailed free, on applica tion. TO 8UBSCBIBEBS. When subscribers change their Il of resi dence they should at once notify us by letter or iioatal card, giving both their former and their Knt Uoffice,-the first enable us to readily KxSne on our mailing list, from which, bein "to type, we each. week pAnt, either on the wrapper or on the margin of yoilr,JOUBNAL, tne date to which jour suliscription is paid or ac counted for. Kemittances should be made either by money-order, registered letter or draft, payable to the order of & Co TO CORRESPONDENTS. All communications, to secure action, must U accompanied by the full name of tlie writer. We sera the rfeht to reject urunnA and cannot agree to return the f-7lt;JJsair a correspondent in every rclwWl,t' ,i ! 1'latte county, one of good juihjnient, and re liable in every way.-Write plainly, each item beparately. Give us facU. WEDNESDAY, APBIL ti. 1S37. Chahlks F. Adams has been re-elected president of the Union Pacific rail road. Hox. 1). K. Lucas has received tbe ap pointment of U. S. Senator from tbe governor of West Virginia. The lirst train electrically lighted in the United States left Boston the other day for New York. Fbaxk P. Gould, a barber of Bur liiiKame, Kansas, shot and killed his wife tho other morning. , Pkesidext Cleveland has appointed C. V. Gallager postmaster at Omaha, vice C. K. Conant removed. Ox the republican side presidential timler is getting reduced down to Blaine, Allison and Sherman. A mkuchaxt of St. Petersburg was re centfey assassinated for refusing to con tribute to tho Nihilistic fund. Gov. Tiiayek last week placed his Bignature to the Omaha charter and it is now the law for the city of Omaha. Sexatok Snell's anti-gambling bill passed the house last week and is now ready for the signature of the governor. James G. Blaine and his daughter Hattie left New York on the 29th ult, for St. Louis on their western trip. From St. Louis they go to Denver. Wednesday morning of last week about :i o'clock, a fire was discovered in Dnaine ,t Becker's store rooms at Tal inage. Neb. The loss will fully reach sin.ooo. The Shu. of New York, announces that James G. Blaine has completed all his arrangements for an European tour. He will sail in June, and remain abroad for a year. It was thought at Washington last week that the organization of the inter state commerce commission would lie perfected, all the commissioners being in the city except Bragg. Ex-Liett. Gov. T. C. Reynolds, of St. Louis, fell down the elevator shaft from the fourth story of the custom house one afternoon last week, crushing Ins head and causing instant death. - Hon. C. C. Wyatt of Madison drop ped in to see us last Wednesday on his his return from Denver and Cheyenne. Ho reports tho Columbus folks there, those he saw or heard or, as lieing in good health. A kepokt conies from Carbiner, New foundland, saying: "The prospect here has been gloomy in the extreme. Thous ands of families in -this and adjoining northern bays have been on the verge of starvation." The startling rumor of Sunday that the steamer Seythia had been wrecked on the coast at Scituate turned out to be Talse. She arrived at her dock safe, about f p. in. Sunday. The storm at sea had been fearful. John Van Metek and Alexander Ransom, two jonng Indians from the Lincoln Institute sailed last week as passengers to London on the British Princess. They will take some -part at the Anieric.au exposition. A call for a special term of court to lie held at Ozark, Mo.. April 19, Tor the trial or sixteen Bald Knobbers now confined in jail there for the murdepof Charles and William Edens, in Chris tian county, two weeks ago, was issued last week. j The men must look to their laurels. Mrs. Marion Todd of. Albion, Mich., a lawyer, recently won her first case, which was for a railroad conductor against a rieh corporation. She is now prosecuting a $25,01 K snit against the Central Pacific railroad company. IIahdixo Hall, of Leadville, Colo., an employe of the Iron Silver Mine, was thrown beneath the wheels of the ore ears and instantly killed. Tho body fell ISO feet after the train passed over him, the bones of the truiiK ot uie touy were ground to a pulp and the sight was a sickening one. A kepokt comes from Chicago on the :Wth ulU, that from various parts in the state heavy snow storms prevailed dur ing the day and evening. Some places the ground is covered to the depth of twelve inches on the level. It is said that great damage has been done to budding fruit trees, shrubs and early flowers at Bellville and it is feared that the wheat has also been injured. It is stated that no such storms have occur red before in Illinois at this time of the year for a long period. ''Patents granted to citizens of Ne braska during the past week, and re ported for the Joubxal by C. A. Snow & Co.. patent lawyers, Washington, D. C, A. O. Dietz, Syracuse, car coupling; F. Foellmer, WTest Point, motor; L Jay, Arapahoe, feed grinder; P. T. Walton, Sutton, cholera remedy; C, E, Maris, Wyniore, car coupling; E, Fisher, Scotia, wagon box. A Yankee having told an Englishman that be had shot on one particular oc casion 999 snipe, his interlocutor asked him why be didn't make it one thousand at once. 'No," said he, "it is not likely rm going to fceU a lie for one snipe." Whereupon the Englishman, determined not to be outdone, began to tell of a story about a man haying swam from Liverpool to Boston. Did yon see him yourself?" asked the Yankee, suddenly. Whv, yes, of course I did; I" was com ing across and onr vessel passed him a mile out of Boston Harbor." ''Well, Pm glad vou saw him, stranger, cos yer a witnese'that I did it ThaJ was me." The New Law. Many heavy shippers seem inclined to think that the law will be evaded by both railroads and jobbers when there will be no risk of detection. Some think that the railroads will, after all, make special rates to those of their cus tomers that can be trusted to maintain a strict secrecy, and that the men who ship ten car-loads of freight a day will receive better terms than the men who only ship that many car-loads a year. Other heavy shippers propose to try the plan of selling the privilege of carrying their trade to the highest bidder. Thus, the jobber who has ten car-loads of freight to send out will take bids from the different roads for the business, they offering so much premium to get the contract, he, of conrse, to pay the reg ular rates. The highest bidder would get the business and the premium would be in the nature of a rebate, which might or might not be regarded as a violation, or at least, an evasion of the law. Hastings Gazette-Journal. "The Fountain," York. Pa. The April number is laden with the most dainty intellectual fare alike en joyable by young and old. Original ar ticles are presented as follows: Shakspere; English Rulers; Geysers; Light; Mimosa; Stories from Shak spere; Wood Girdling Beetle; Letter from Washington Territory; Vanished Years; New York Harbor; The Luxem bourg Palace; Bamboo; A Song for Monday; Analysis Parrhasius; High Pressure in Schools; Penmanship; Drawing; Questions and Answers. Music "The Old Mill." This Magazine is worthy of a place in every home. Price 10 cents per copy. Xo Pass. Some wag has been looking up the pass question in an unthought of place, heretofore, and, finding the following, has posted them in a local railroad office in Omaha: Thou shalt not pass. Numb., xx, 18. Suffer not a man to pass. Judges, iii, 28. The wicked shall no more pass. Nahum, i, . None shall ever pass. Isaiah, xxxiv, 10. f This generation shall not pass. Mark, xiii, 30. Though they roar, yet shall they not pass. Jer., ii, 42. So he paid his fare and went. Jonah, i.3. m Sunk at Sea. New Yokk, April 3. The steamer Ptolemy arrived today at Santos. She reports that yesterday morning she sighted a big ship and a three-mast fore-and-aft. The latter appeared in dis tress. The former hove to near the distressed vessel, which suddenly sank. Before the steamer could reach the spot, however, the ship had sailed away, so that particulars of the disaster could not be learned. The Haddock Trial. This, now celebrated, trial at Sioux City, has been attracting considerable public attention the past week. The conviction had grown that Arens- dorf was the murderer, and the defense are trying to turn the minds of the jury towards others concerned in the mat ter. Ax artesian well now being bored in SL Augustine, Fla., is twelve inches in diameter, and is the largest artesian well in the world. It is now flowing at the rate of 7,000,000 gallons in twenty-four hours. The well is 760 feet below the surface, and is being deepened every day. The old idea that Florida was of a coral formation has of late years lieen vig orously disputed. The boring of this well proves that coral underlies the state, and samples of the material have been saved at every stage, and for the last 3TA) feet the drill has been going through coral rock. Ex. Herbert Harsha, of Chicago, assis ted another man in robbing Nelson Dun ham's safe in that city of 3,300 and slipped out to Omaha to spond it. Here he was making good headway in spend ing it gambling. The Moynihan de tective agency got on his track at the latter place and arrested him and willjre turn him to Chicago. He had only S300 of the money left, and made a full con fession of his guilt. A report comes from England to a friend of ex-Secretary Manning in Wash ington City, which appears to place his health in a very precarious condition. This informant asserts that the ex-Secretary was not only not improved by his voyage, but decidedly worse than he was when he sailed; worse, even, than when he landfed in England. His friends have little hope for his recovery. A statemext comes from Washington that the Hon. Joseph H. Brady," who is now lying at death's door, will author ize the revelation, after his death, or several hitherto undisclosed facts rela tive to tho assassinaton of President Lincoln. Mr. Bradley was the leading councel for Mra Surratt at her trial for complicity in the assassination. Pkesidext Cleveland has apiointed in Nebraska the following receivers of -public money: John Tracy, of Neb., at North Platte; Gould W. Blakely, of Neb., at Sidney; Albert W. Crites, of Neb., at Chadron. Receivers of land offices in Nebraska Milton Montgom ery, of Neb., at Chadron, and John M. Adams, of Neb., at Sidney. George Musselmax's body was found the other day having been lost from Fairmont, Neb., since the big storm of last February. He was found eighteen miles south of where he started in the vicinity of Yuma, Col. It is said that his remains will be taken to Penn sylvania. President Cleveland has appointed and signed the commission of Charles L. Fairchild as Secretary of the Treasury and Isaac H. Maynard as Assistant Sec retary of the Treasury. Elizabeth Cady Stanton writes from London that the condition of the Irish peasant under English rule "is far more deplorable than ever was that of the negro on the southern plantations." "Bjsoistered packages containing $15, 000 have been stolen by a clerk in the "New York post-office in the past three years, to which now the clerk makes full confession. It is understood and has been an nounced at Washington that the inter state commerce commission will make Judge Cooley chairman. TffE revised estimate of the public debt reduction for March makes it about $11,500,000. Ox the 31st ult, 1,000 pepsipn certifi cates issued from the pension oiled. Common sense recognizes intelligence, good breeding, every day honesty and fair dealing between man and man as the standard of good society. It does not turn its nose up at honest labor even though its bank account is small; it does not tody to wealth, not counting how the millions were accumulated; it recognizes true manhood in its shirt sleeves working at a trade as boldly as it does a four-button cutaway in the counting room or a dry goods store; it looks for the good man, the good hus band, the good father, and the good citizen in the cottage as well as in the brown stone front. Council Bluffs Nonpareil. NEBRASKA XOTES. Ogallala, Loup City and Cambridge were Jast week made third-class post-offices. Nebraska City is determined to make the tramps work their way, a good medicine for a bad disease. A fire occurred at Wakefield Saturday. The Farmers' Home was burned to the ground. The buildings were used for a boarding house and dwelling house. Hoffman and Bell, the Missouri Pa cific train wreckers, were arraigned the other day in the district court at Ne braska City, charged with murder in the first degree. They plead not guilty. It was reported the other evening in Omaha that John M. Smith, an Omaha expressman, had been drowned in the Elkhorn river. Smith disappeared some days ago, and has not been seen sinee. Judge Chapman at Nebraska City, sentenced F. Massman to three years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Mass man forged a note for $350 on F. New and Henry Schroeder, aud sold the same to the Farmers' bank. Mr. W. Sketchley, mailing clerk of the Omaha Republican, was slipped upon the other night by two robbers, thrown down and robbed of what money he had on his person. They failed to get his valuable gold watch. S. R. Callaway, of Omaha, vice presi dent or the Union Pacific, has been ten dered the receivership of the Wabash road. Mr. Callaway was unwell at the receipt of this intelligence and it was not known whether he would accept or not. A. L. O'Conner, met with a frightful accident the other morning on the Union Pacific railroad at Valley station, where he was crushed between the cars breaking his left leg and arm, and otherwise badly bruised. After ampu tation the poor fellow died. Bnrglars at Kearney, the other night entered the residence of E. C. Calkins and stole a large quantity of silver plate. They also took a -silver watch from the residence of ex-Mayor Mack, and the money drawer from Gebbardt's meat market. Hastings agrees to give $60,000 to the Northwestern road to go that way, by the 1st of January. It is understood that the Company accepted. Somebody has said that the N. W. is a roadnhat don't demand anything; it is evident that they are ready to accept. A special to the Omaha Herald from Nebraska City says: "Work commences tomorrow on the erection of a $5,000 starch, hominy and oatmeal factory here. Fred Beyschlag, the projector of the en terprise, has just returned from Germany where he made the matter a special study." At Nebraska City 27 men employed at the packing house quit work on the 31st, giving as a reason that one of their men had been discharged. It appears that the discharged man was one of several who were drunk, this one going further than the others, and having a collision with the authorities. Hugh Fitzpatrick and Wm. Fegan, two cowboys at Anselmo were killed the other day by the sheriff and posse. The cowboys were drunk and were shooting recklessly in the streets. When told to surrender by the aheriffe they did not do so and the sheriff and posse fired, killing both instantly. The Bellwood Gazette of last week contains the following: "A number of boys, ranging in age from 14 to 19 years, got on a glorious old drunk Wednesday night smashed things generally around town. Where they obtained their li quor we are unable to state, but it cer tainly is a shame for any one to sell drink to such boys." Last week J). Anderson sold 250 head of heavy stock steers to a large cattle feeder in Gage county, this state, these cattle were bought by Mr. Anderson in eastern Iowa, only a few years ago. He sold the same class of cattle that were raised in Nebraska to be fed in Iowa. This is another evidence of the fast ad vancement of Nebraska as a corn pro ducing and cattle feeding state. Julius Kruegfr, just over the line in Wayne county, and about three miles of Billy Milligan's, met with a horrible death on last Sunday afternoon. His straw stable was set on fire by sparks from his house chimney and Julius rushed into the stable to save a couple of cows. The excited animals got him down, and, owing to his lame leg, he was unable to extricate himself. He leaves a wife and five children. Stanton Reg ister. A Chadron special to the Rapids City Journal, under the date of March 24, contained the following bit of news: "A desperate attempt was made to wreck train No. 38, coming from Rapid City today, at Way Side by some un known persons. An old brake beam was fastened across the rails and a large drain pipe was also taken from the cul vert and fastened to the center of the track. After removing the obstruction, the train proceeded two miles when Conductor Nealson espied two men on the track, seeing the train approaching, started across the prairie. The train was stopped and Conductor Nealson started in pursuit, and after a despe rate hand to hand conflict, captured the villains. They are large, husky men, and are in charge of the sheriff here. Too much praise cannot be given Con ductor Nealson for his bravery in cap turing these men who jeopardized the lives of many people." Tuesday's Dailies. The U. S. supreme court has decided that National bank shares can be as sessed by the states. At IngersolL Ont., the Kings mill dam was carried away by a freshet, and three men, a child and two women drowned. At Negaunee (Mich.) tho heaviest snow storm of tho season has been rag ing all over the upper Michigan penin sula for the last 12 hours. 100 masked men at Corning, la., called on J. M. McKenzie in jail, early Mon day morning, and took him to a con venient maple tree and lynched him. McKenzie quarreled with and killed J. H. Riggs a month ago. Ruffians in a crowd at a salvation meeting in Savannah, Ga., Sunday night, made a disturbance, imperiling scores of lives. No policemen present. The com batants fought for twenty minutes. Five men had broken noses; several, teeth knocked out; 25 more or less seriously injured. The immediate cause of the trouble was that one of the ruffians in sulted a lady and her escort struck him in the face. The L-S. C. C. has promulgated its first rule of proceeding, which is, vir tually, that application to them for official action must state the foun dation facts, verified by oath. Mem orials have been received from Walla Walla in relation to high charges; from Portland, Ore,, in relation to long and short hauls; from Macon, as to same, setting forth that the enforcement of that particular provision Mill cause trouble with them, etc. Herman Schutezler, an unmarried la borer twenty-six years of age, died in the insane department of the Ceok county, (HI.) jail on the 4th, in terrible agony from rabies. He was bitten four months ago, but nothing was thought or it until Sunday, when he became ill and soon went into convulsions. A police patrol wagon was sent to his house, and after handcuffs had been placed on Herman, and his ankles had been lashed together, he was taken to the county hospital, but he was too violent and his reception was denied. At 5 o'clock Mon day six officers dragged the powerful maniac into tho insane department of the jail. Here he lay crouched in a cor ner of his cell or beating the padded walls with his head, face and hands, and giving voice to the most distracting sounds. At times he would froth at the mouth and spit viciously at tho attend ants, and again would liecome suddenly calm and call plaintively in German: "Where is my mamma?" At 11:30 a. in. he had a violent convulsion which end ed his life. Washington letter. From our regular corresionlent.J Now that the long looked for event of the appointment of Inter-state commerce commissioners is a thing of tho past, other important questions in connection with them have arisen. Each individ ual member of the board has lieen fully discussed from every standpoint, viewed through and through, and allowed to pass as an honest, able man, whether or not he can do anything that will re dound to his credit as regards the great crude problem which he is called upon to grapple. The next question is, where will the new court sit? This puzzles Secretary Lamar. He is expected to furnish the necessary accommodations, and the In terior Department is already over crowded. The truth is this constantly growing Government has no room any where for a.,new bureau, and not half enough for many of its old ones. If the Commission is fit to survive the op position, storms and conflicts which await it dnring the term of six years for which it was appointed, Uncle Sain will doubtless be ready by that time to erect a commodious building lor its special use. At present they will be compelled to seek more humble quarters. Among the houses offered for their use is one that was formerly occupied as a res idence by Mr. Blaine. The first office of importance under the Commission is that of Secretary, and candidates are being brought forward. In the organization and management of a new branch of the service or so much importance as this Commission, its.sec retary will have a large amount ot busi ness to attend to, and of necessity must, be a man of fine ability and one who has some knowledge of the organization aud routine of the government departments. The establishment of a new Federal office here, the employment of a large clerical and official force, and the flock ing to headquarters of thousands of people, railroad men and their attorneys, shippers, producers, consumers, trav elers and others interested in questions coming before the commission, will have the effect of adding much to the activity of the summer in Washington. Every day the civil service commis sioners receive letters from persons who desire to enter competitive examinations for clerkships under the new Inter-State Commerce Commission. But the clerical force to be employed in this service will not come under the provisions of the civil service law unless the President sanctions and promulgates a rule to that effect. Just at this time there are pending before the United States pension office 287, 137 claims. The claims are received at the rate of about six thousand a week. The number of pension certificates is sued every week is about two thousand, and over that number is rejected weekly. On account of the Mexican Pension act of Jan. 9, '87, the pension office is embarrassed now for lack of sufficient working force. It is said to day that one hundred clerks of this, bureau, who have volunteered their services, begin to work extra hours on the claims of the Mexican veterans. Their extra labors are required until the end of the present fiscal year. Sraaktaaes, or Ltqior Habit, raa be Cared by AdaiialiUrlag Dr. HalaeV Goldca Kaecitc. It can be given in a cap of cofleo or tea withont tbe knowledge of tbe person taking it, effecting a speedy and permanent core, whether tbe patient is a moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Jie Golden Specific in their coffee without their knowledge, and to-day believe they quit drinking of their own free will. No harmful effect re sults from its administration. Cures guaranteed. Send for circular and full particulars. Address in confi dence Golden Specific Co., 185 Race 8t. Cincinnati, O. janl2-y It is reported that on account of the Inter-State Commerce law the South ern Pacific railroad has discharged its baggagemasters and imposed their duties on the express messengers. Premature decline of manly powers, nervous debility and kindred diseases, radically cured. Consultation free. Book 10 cents in stamps. Address confidentially, World's Dispensary Medi cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Last week tho steamer Eagle was re ported lost with her crew of two hun dred men; the report has been confirmed by tho "finding of wreckage. Untold Suffprinas- A Tn Years' Experience. Near Bhowxwood, Ga., Dec. (', l&SC. Gextlemex: For ten years I have had a tumor. During that time f. have been under treatment of the best physiciaus iu Atlanta, Ga., and Utica, N. Y., none of whom were able to give relief or as surance of cure. Then f turned to the use of patent medicines, several of which 1 used to no avail. My doctor in Daw son, who had attended me for twenty years assured me that Leonid not live a year. About two years ago I began iising S. S. S., and at once my tumor yielded to its influence; it grew softer and smaller, and my. general health, which was badly run down, was built up with the decrease of the tumor. Finally I felt so well and my general health was so good, that 1 stopped the Swift Specific, and went on performing my household duties. But, or course, as I had persisted in the use or the medicine until tho tumor had entirely disappear ed, I could only look Tor a return of the ailment. Again 1 resorted to the use ot Swift's Specific, with the same happy result as on the first occasion. This has been repeated several times within the last two. years, the medicine never fail ed to reduce the tumor and build up my general system. When I first began to take the Specific, I was so nervous that I could not sleep Tor hours on retiring. I felt that ir I just held my feet still for a few minutes by force of" will, that it would have thrown me into convulsions. That ner vousness the S. S. S. entirely cured. My pain was so great my physician urged me to keep under the influence of mor phine all the time, aud to abandon hope for recovery. When I began the use ot the Specific, I was on the lied half my time, a helpless invalid. This year 1 have been able to do my own cooking, except when I was down with a severe cold. Mrs. M. E. Sassek. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3. At lanta, Ga. An Ortlinunce. An ordinance concerning the waterworks of. the City of t'olnmlius, Ncbnmkn,. reRiihitinK aud KoveniiiiK lite auie, establishing water rates, rule.-, anil ieulatiou for tho Koverniiient ot water consume!., plumbers anil others, and to protect said water works, including i pet, and other apparatus from injury, ami providing IM-nalties. He it ordained by the Major and City of Columbus, Nebraska. Sex". 1. That the rules, regulations and water rates hereinafter named t-hall lie considered a Hirt of the contract with every ihtsou, company or corporation, who is supplied with water thiolliih the waterworks of the City, and ey Mich iK-ixiu, company or coriMtration by taking water shall la-considered and held to consent to !e bound thereby: and v. lieu any of them an' violated, or such otheis :i the said City or water commissioner may hen-after adopt, the water shall ! cut oil from tin building or place of such violation, eteii though two or mon iartie maj nt-eive water through the same pie, and shall not Ik-let nu again except by order ofthe water eouii!iisioner, and on Mment of theex-jH-iiM-hi.t' siiiiltiiii it oil ami turning it ou, and upon Mich oilier terms jis the said water com missioner lialli determine and a satisfactory understanding with the iarty, that no further cause for complaint bhall arise; and iu ease of such violation the water commissioner bhall have the right to declare any payment made for the water by tho ierson committing such violation, to be forfeited, aud the same bhall thercuiKin be forfeited. . . Sec. 'J. Ktery ierson desiring n supply or water must make application therefor to the water commissioner uion blanks to he furnished bvhiin lor that puriose. The application must elate truly and fully all tho uoes to which the water is to be applied, and no diQerent or ad ditional use will be allowed except bj permis sion of said company. Sot more than one house shall be supplied from one tap, except by special termisdion. Sec. 3. All rates except for meters and build ing purposes, will be payable semi-annually in advance, on the first day of May and November in each ear. ltentsaud rates for building pur poses will be oaj able on demand. Where water is mesibiired by a meter, bills must be paid mouthlv, the amount of water used w-ill de termine the price payable each month, len per cent, will be added if the rent is not wid within ten davs after the same becomes due, and all otlicer"of the waterworks department are ios itivel prohibited from ullowing credit to any one. Sec. 4. Water will not lie turned into any house or private service pii except upon the order of the water commissioner or his duly authoiised agent, nor until the applicant shall hae jiaid the rent due for the current term; and plumlrs are strictly prohibited fmm turning the water into any bervice piie except on the order or ?rmissiou of the water commissioner or his duly authorized agent. This rule shall not lie construed to prevent any plumber ad mitting water to test pipes, and for that puno-e Sec..". No consumer shall supply water to other families, nor surfer them to take off his premises, nor after water is introduced into any building or upon any premises shall any person make, or employ any plumber or other person to make, au tap or connection with the pue upon the premises, for alteration, extension or attach ment without permission of the water commis sioner. . . , ,, , .. Sec. t!. The water commissioner shall liave the right to order a meter applied to any service pi i ?, whenever he may deem it advisable, anil collect meter rates for water. Sec. 7. All iersons using water shall keep the hdrant, ta-hose, water-closets, urinals, bath or other fixtures allotted to their use, closed ex cept when obtaining water for use, and shall be responsible for any damage or injury that may result to others from the improiier use of said Sec. 8. All house boilers shall be constructed with one or more air holes near the top of the inlet pie, and sufficiently blrong to bear the pn-ssure or the atmosphen- under vacuum, the stop-cocks and other apurtenances must bo suf ficient lv strong to bear the pressure anil run,otl the water in the mains. All persons taking the water shall keep their own service pies, stop cocks and apparatus in good reiKiir. and protect it fmm frost at their own risk andexiK-nse, and shall prevent all unnecessary waste or water; and it is expressly stipulated by said City and water commissioner that no claim shall lie made against them or either of them by reason of breaking of any service cock, or if from any cause the supply of water should fail or from damage arising from shutting off water to retiair mains, making connections or extensions, or Tor any other purjiose that may be deemed necessary; and the right is hereby reserved, to cut off the supply of water at any time, and permit granted to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. J. Service piie intended to supply two or more distinct premises or tenements, and where only one stop is used, the iierson or per sons controlling the same must pay the water rent of all iwirties who are thus supplied, as ...n-otu l11a will not Im made. Sec. 10. Wlien me waier mis ureu ,uw.-.i .... from any consumer, he shall not turn it on or permit it to be turned on without the written consent of the water commissioner. Sec. 11. Every person taking water supplied through the water system or this Citj; shall .per mit the water commissioner or his duly author ized agent, at all honrs of the day between i o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. m., to enter his premise or buildings to examine the pipes anil fixtures and tho manner in which the water is used, and must at all times, frlinkly without con, cealment, answer all questions relative to its consumption. . , , Sec. 12. Hose larger than U inch will not lie permitted except uion payment of an additional cfijirct? Sec. 13. No hose sliall be used in any case un less it has lieen projierly applied for and allowed by the water commissioner; and in no case shall it be used without a nozzle, and the nozzle shall not exceed one fourth of an inch in diameter, unless specially authorized. Sec. 14. Hose for sprinkling yards, gardens and streets, or washing windows and sidewalka shall lie used only from the first day of April to the first day of November, and for sprinkling ards and gardens shall only lie used lietween the hours of 6 a. m. and 8 p. m. If allowed to run at other hours the water will bo cut off without previous notice, and it must be confined to a fair application for those purposes, without excessive or unreasonable use, and to the premises of the partf. In sprinkling the streets each consumer miiBT confine himself to the street in front of his premises. .... , , Sec. 15. Yard fountains shall not be used more than six hours per day, and only between April 1st nnd November 1st, except by special permis sion and upon payment of additional charges. The service pipe of fountains out of doors must be provided with stop-cocks under the control of the water commissioner. .The right is reserved to suspend the use of fountains aad hose for sprinkling streets, yards and gardens, whenever, in the opinion of the water commissioner the public exigency may require it. Sec. 16. Either iron or enameled iron service pipe may be used at the option of the applicant and must be at least one-eighth inch larger in diameter than the tap through which it is sup plied. All iron pipe must sustain a pressure of not less than 200 pounds to the square inch, and at the point of connection with the street main, between the corporation cock and the coupling in the iron service pipe, there must be at least eighteen inches of lead pipe to relieve the rigidity of the iron pipe. A brass coupling must be used for connecting the lead with the iron pipe and in no case must lead be soldered to iron. . . , , . , , Sec. 1". Every service pipe must be laid suf ficiently waving to allow of not less than one to one and one-half feet extra length and in such manner as to prevent rupture by settling. Sec. 18. All service pipes must be laid as much under the surface of the ground as the main pipe in the street, and in all cases be so protected as .,. r-.rvnt rnnfiir. bv freeiinir. "i""""; "::'. .""., -...- ,:.-. t .. i ..re Sec. 19. Every service pipe must be provided I Wlin a blop turn wasieCT'v& " vw .v.u.uue, easily-accessible, and so situated that the water can be conveniently drained and shut off from the piiies. Stop cocks to be of sucii jwttera as shall bo approved by the water commissioner. Sec. 20. Unless otherwise permitted, stoo cocks shall be placed in the service pio on the edge of the sidewalk, near the curb line, and protected by a box of iron pipe reaching from the top to the surface, of suitable size to admit a stop key for turning on and off the stop; also with cast iron cover having the letter w" marked thereon, visible and even with the pave ment or planking. Sec. 21. There sliall be a stop and waste cock attached to every supply pipe at u point in the building so as to admit ot water being shut off in frosty weather, anil the piiet being emptied. Sec. 22. In making excavations in the streets or highwas for the laing of service pipe or making repairs, the planks or paving stones and earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public, and provide for the passage of water along gutters. Sec. 23. No iierson shall liave any excavation made in the street or highway open at any time without barricades, and during the nights warn ing lights must be maintained at such excava tion. Sec. 21. After service pities are laid, in re filling the opening, the earth must be laid in layers of not more tlu-ui V inches in depth, and each layer thorougldytamped and settled with water. The street, sidewalks and lavements must be restored to as good condition as previous to making the excavation, and all dirt, stones and rubbish must be removed immediately after completing tne wore. Should an excavation in any street, alley or highway be left open or un- nnisnea ror tne space of tweatv-iour hours, or should the work lie improperly done, or the rub bish not be removed, the water commissioner shall liave the right to finish or correct the work, and the expense incurred skill be charged to the consumer, and sliall be tMiid by him before the water is turned on. Xo opening of the streets for the tapping of the mains will be iermirted when the ground is frozen, except by permis-sion-of tho Ma or and Council. Sec. 23. Applicants for water will be charged from the center of the street for ull service piiie and trenching, and the water commissioner sliall have the power to make such arrangement with plumliers or others a- he ni.i deem exjiedieat to cany thissection into effect. Sec. 26. No hdniut, except for public drink ing fountains, shall be placed within the limits of any street, unless such hydrant lie securely closed and protected against general use, and no drinking fountain which has lieen erected for public use which has openings by which it can be uswl as a source of domestic supply. See. 27. If proprietors of Iumlier yanls, man ufactories, rlouring mills, halls, stores, elevators, warehouses, hotels or public buildings, regular consumers of water from the works wish to lay large pi ies with hdrants and hose couplings to lie used only in case of fire, they will lie permit ted to connect with street mains at their own ex iense, upon application to the "water commis sioner, and under his direction, and will lie al lowed the use of water for fare puriioses only. Tree of charge. Sec. 2H. Any plumber wishing to do business in connection with the waterworks sliall. In-fore receiving license, file in the office or the water commissioner a petition in writing, giving his name and that or each member or his firm, if any, and placu of business, asking to In-come a licensed plumber of the City of Columbus, stating his willingness to be governed in all re spects by the rules and regulations now or here after to lie adopted by the City Council or water commissioner concerning his business. Said lietition to lie signed by ten business men of said City, vouching for the business capacity, qual ificationsand good reputation of the applicant, and for his worthiness to receive a license, lfe fore receiving a license he sliall also file in the office or the water commissioner, a IkiiuI with two or more sureties, to lie appmved by the City Council, iu the sum or two thousand dollars, conditioned that he will indemnify and keep harmless the City of Columbus and the water commissioner from all liability from any acci dents and damages urisiug fnun any negligence or uiiskillfuhicss in doing or protecting his work, or from any unfaithful or inadequate uork done in pursuance of his license; anil that he will also restore the streets, sidewalks and Iaeinents over all piiies he may lay, and fill all excavations made by him, so as to leave said streets, sidewalks and pavements in as good condition as he round them, and keep nnd main tain the same in good order, to the satisfaction of the water commissioner hir the period ot six mouths next thereafter; and that he will pay nil fines that may be imposed on him for the viola tion of any rules and regulations adopted by the said City or water commissioner, and in force during the term of his license. Sec. 20. Any plumber or pipe fitter who shall lie guilty ol a violation of any of the rules and regulations adopted by the City or water commissioner, shall forfeit his license. A for feiture of the license or any plumber shall ope rate as a siisM'nsiou of the license held by the co partner in the same business, or by any person in his or their employ. iyt-v. 'M. Within forty-eight hours after com pleting any attachment or connection, the plumlier or ;iie fitter shall make full returns of the ordinary and special use to which the water is ihvignaP'd to lie applied under any permit granted from the office of the water commission er with a description or all the apparatus and arrangements lor using the water in every case, and any other particulars tliat may be called for. The watc r will not be turned onto any premises until complete returns are made by the plumb er. Sec. 31. All plumbing shall be skillfully done, ami in the manner required by the water com missioner, and "shall be subject to his inspection and approval; the quality and pattern ol all ap purtenances shall in like manner be subject to his approval; and no work shall be covered until examined by him. Sec. 32. It shall be unlawful for any plumber or jiijie fitter to do any work upon any of the piiesor appurtenances of the system of water works or the City of Columbus, or to make any connections with, or extensions of the supply pipes of, any consumer taking water from said City, until such plumber or pipe fitter shall have first procured a license or iiermit as herein pro vided. Sec. 33. No licensed plumber or pipe fitter shall make exorbitant charges ror any material furnished or work donebyhim.and any person feel ing aggrieved at any charges made by any such plumber or pipe fitter shall make complaint thereof to the water commissioner, who shall thereupon investigate the same and if in his opinion such charges are exorbitant he shall re port the same to the City Council, the amount deemed, by him, excessive and if the Council direct the plumber or pipe fitter to return the amount deemed by him excessive, and if such plumber or pit fitter sliall fail to return the same within ten days thereafter his license shall lie revoked. Sec. 34. No iierson except the water com missioner or the engineer employed by the City will be permitted under any circumstances to tap the mains or distributing pipes or insert stop-cocks or ferrules therein. All taps to be made between eight o'clock A. M. and six o'clock P. M. of the day, and pipes must in all cases be tapped on top and not in any case niarer than fifteen inches or either end or the pipe nor nearer than Tour feet to any other tap. Sec. 35. The City will furnish, the ferrules or corporation cocks and the same in the main and charge therefor as follows, to-wit: three-eighth inch, $1.S0; one-half inch, $1.75; five-eighth inch, J2.C0; three-fourths inch, $2.50; seven-eighth inch, $4.50: one inch, $5.00. Digging and filling to be done bv consumers. Sec. 3ti. The following is established as a tariff of water rates to consumers Troin the waterworks or the City or Columbus, per annum: Hanks, including Iwsin $ 5U) Hakeries, average daily use ror each barrel of Hour ............. 300 Harber shop, first chair 3 00 llarber shop, each additional chair 1 W Hath, rooms, public, per tub 500 " " private ier tub 150 " each additional 100 Hlacksmith shops, first lire 200 each additional 100 Bar and drinking saloons 1000 liillianl saloons, first table 250 each additional table 150 Where billiard tobies are used in drinking saloons, each table 1 50 Butcher shops 5 00 Hreweries, meters or special rates Hoarding and bulging houses, in addition to regular rates for dwellings, each room 75 Hrick yards, meter or special rates Candy manufactories 500 Cigar " Shandsorless 500 " each additional 100 I 111 IX- IlvH Confectioners 5 00 Dwelling houses, one family, not exceeding 8 moms 500 Dwelling houses, each additional room... 50 Dje houses mid renovating establishments.. 10 00 Hating saloons 800 Elevators, meter or s-cial rates. . Fountains (lowing, not exceeding six hours ier day during the season, tor one six teenth inch jet 50 One eighth inch jet 1 00 Three-sixteenth inch jet 200 One-fourth inch jet 400 Five-sixteenth inch jet CU) Filling private cisterns, furnishing water only, each time - 100 (i as works, meter or special rates Hotels, not exceeding 15 moms 1000 " each additional room 75 Halls nnd Opera Houses, meter or special til (fS uu a Laundries from $10.00 to 2500 Livery and other public stables, including washing carriages, each stall 100 MeatmarketB 800 Offices and sleeping rooms, including wash liasin 400 Printing offices, with not over seven em- Private stables, including washing car riages, one horse 100 Two horses, including washing carriages ... 1 00 Each additional horse 50 Photograph galleries 1000 Schools, public and private, special rates. Sprinkling store fronts, side-walks to cen ter or street, 22 Teet front or less 150 Sprinkling lawns, per season, three quarters inch hose, 50 feet 300 Three quarters inch hose, 75 feet 4 00 100 ' 500 Sprinkling lot including side-walk and washing windows, per ft. front 10 Steam engines, meter or special rates DiOrpM - a Water closets, in public houses, per bowl . 5 00 private 250 Ware-houses, meter or special rates Workshops, 10 persons or under 500 Each additional person 25 1IETEB BATES. 100 to 500 gal. per day, at rate of 27 cts. per 1,000 gaL 500 to 1,000 gal. per day, at rate of 22 cts. per 1,000 gal. 1,000 to 2,000 gal. per day at rate of 1514 cts. per 1.000 gal. 2,000 to 4,000 gal. per day, at rate of 1414 ets. per 1,000 gal. Over 4,000 gal. per day, at rate of 10 cts. per 1,000 gal. In no case where the meter is used sliall the an nual charge be lees than $10.00 BCILDIXO PURPOSES. For brick work, 10,000 or less $ 100 For brick work, over 10,000, rjer 1.000 10 For perch of stone (1654 cubic feet) .. ..... 05 For plastering 500 sq. yds. or les 125 For plastering per loO sq. yds. oyer 500 yds. 25 When water is used for punioeea not specified in the foregoing tariff, the rates shall be fixed bv the Citr Council. y i.oi Sec. 37. The City reserves the right to set meters whenever there is any doubt as to the turners wiwuein tunc ts ui) uuuul as quantity of water used or wasted, and thi sumer has the right to tako water by me con- meter EKSTST & MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN-. SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND GOAL OIL CAN COMBINED, Which for safety, convenience, cleanliness and simplicity. caw;o ! excelled. It embodies th simplest -principles in philosophy and takes the rank above ail l-atup Fillers. No danwr of ex plosions. Alisolutesatety guaranteed. No spilling, wasting or dripping ot oil on the floor, tnblo or outside of cau. Use it once and on will not be without it for five Umos its cost. It works iu large can as well as small ones, thereby saving the frequent and annoying trips to the store vith a small can. Every can mode of the very liest tin. and w.rrnted to work satisfactorily. Call luid sample call and set urices. BAKER PER FECTiSTEEL BARB WIRE. j?-lf ou buy it you g, t M rods of fcnee from KO pounds of wire, which no other will do."; ERNST & SCHWARZ. 44-2t :-:zu-7 Haw Eleveutli Mckinley & eJsT COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms, in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. juiyMvtr SPEICE & NOETH, Gfneral Agents for the sale of ZKE-Ju, ESTATE! Union Pacific nnd Midlnnd I'acitic H. It. Lands ror sale nt from ii.Ub to $10.00 per acre for cash or on five or ten eui time, in annual payments to euit purchamrs. We have alxo a large and choice lot of other landa, improved and unimproved, for sale at low price and on reasonable terms. Also businensand residence lotr. in the city. We keep a complete ahrtraot of title to all real entate In Platte County. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and O z Game, Poultry, and Fresh Fish. fcSTnsh paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. Olive Street, second door PACIFIC MEAT MARKET ! KEKPS ON HAND THE BKST QUALITY OF v. Poultry. Vegetables, etc. C. E. 2ur03SSE fc CO.. S'xopri .otsrs. mwisurempnt upon furnishing an approved meter; parties accepting meter rates in preference to special or asscsf! rates, will iki the cost of meter and placing the same. Sec. 38. Consumers must keep their own service pipe and attachments in order and from being frozen. No. reduction in rates will lie made for the time any service pipe may be frozen or out of use from any cante. If any part of the service pipe or fixtures is not wanted for use, the consumer fliall notify the water commission er at once and have the same disconnected and shall pay the expense? of so doing, and a proper reduction in rates will be made from that tlate. Sec. 31. No perMin f hall wilfully or carelessly break, injure or deface, interfere with or dis turb any building, machinery, apparatus, fix ture or attachment or appurtenance of the water works ot said Lity, or any public or private hydrant, hose or water trough or stop-cock, meter, water supply or service pipe, or any part thereof; nor shall any person deiiosit anything in any stop-cock box. or commit any act tending to obstruct or impair the intended use of any of the above mentioned property without permission of the water commissioner, or except in cases hereinafter or otherwise regulated by ordinance of said City. Sec. 40. All the hydrants erected in said City for the purpose of extinguishing fire are hereby declared to be public hydrants, and so person or persons, other than members of the fire defiart ment, and then only for the use and purposes of said department or iiersons specially authorized by the City or said water commissioner, and then only in the exercise of the authority delegated by the City or commissioner, shall open any of the said hydrants, or attempt to draw water from the same, or at any of said hydrants or In any man ner interfere with the same. Sec. 11. No person authorized to open hy drants shall delegate his authority to another, or let out. or suffer any person to take the 'wrenches famished him, or suffer tho easao to bo SCHWAEZ, 6IRLHD STOVES AND RANGES Al.W.U S FOK SALE AT EBMST . SCIWAIZ'S u:-l:: i so. a Fine Line of Staple nnd Fancy GROCERIES y Crockery, and Glassware, Which were bought cheap for cash, and will be Hold at very low prices. Street, Coluuilius. Nebraska. novlO-tf carnahan, )M0KM8&, Retail Dealers in All Kinds of Saasage a Specialty. Highest market price paid for fat cattle.; north of First National Bank. 39-tf Cash Paid for Hides. Olive street, one iloor north of Post-office. ZSneprtttf taken from any house in said City, except for purposes strictly connected with the fire depart ment; or as they accompany hose carta on oc casion of fire. . Sec. 42. No person rfiall make any excavation 1 fif. t f highway within six feet ot any laid water pipe while tie ground is frozen, or dig ap or uncover so as to expose to the frot anywater pipe or sewer of the Cityexcept onder direction of the water commissioner ec.4:t. No person shall place in. near, or around any watering trough any dirt, filth, or impure substance, whatever, or any substance or fluid by which the water in such troughs shall be rendered impure or unpalatable to hone or stock ordinarily using the same. 1.1 iV. v- """ w "" uu, or ine city Mar shal and Policemen to report to the water com missioner all cases of leakage, waste or any un necessary profusion in the use of water; and all violation of this or any other ordinance reUtin to the waterworks of said City, that may bL li&i ,0 the' n,0ce.and they shall enforci the observance of all such ordinances so far ma they have the authority so to do. Sec.?. Any person being convicted of viola tLnfi?3cofit,l, Protons of this ordinance shall be fined in any sum not less than On Dollar, nor more than One Hundred Dollar, and shall pay the coets of prosecution and stand committed to the county jail until such fines and costs are paid. - Sec. . The City reserves the right to, at any time, alter or amend or change thU ordinance or any provision thereof, including the water rates herein establihhed. Sec. 47. This ordinance shall take effect and 1 'rc rrom and after it passage, approval and publication according to laWT -PProvai 2dda7oi Aprira:"1 aBd ,I,ld "rMd to thi Cam. KhA-B( Attest: David Dowtv, Ujror, Cleric m . '