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All communications, to secure attention, must bo accompanied by the lull name oi me ;. ,ir 4i. -f,.i, f, kiWi nnv manuscript. and cannot agree to return the hame.e desire .)., : nn.rr Rr-h(Mll-llhlriCt OI Platto county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, eacu uein separately. Give us facts. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1887. Onio rocs Republican majority. bv increased Judge Maxwell returned by an over whelming vote. rvT. r.invr was defeated in New York by 10,000. The lody of Jenny Li ml was buried at Malvern, Nov. 5th. The printers of Rochester, N. Y., have resolved to 6triko for a now scale. The decrease of the- public debt for October is estimated at $14,000,000. Only ono now ease of yellow fever at Tampa, Fla.,on tlio-lthand three deaths. The President has appointed Edward C. W'eili of Kansas, United States con sul at Sonneburg, Germany. TiiETallamoro prison authorities have ordered that William O'Brien shall wear the uniform prepared for convicts. Tnr. Mormons have applied for per mission to establish a community in Turkey. It is expected that the request will le granted. The Norfolk Journal wis sold the other day to W. 31. Leavitt, recently of Ashland, who will continue it as a re publican paper. A thikty-six inch vein of coal has been struck at a depth of 30." feet north of Huron, P. T. Prospecting will now stop sind a shaft bo sunk soon. News from Dublin states that an affray between moonlighters and constables occurred the other day at Castle Island. Two constables were reported shot. It is reported at Boulogne that fifty nine fishermen have been missing since the gale. Seven bodies lashed together have been washed ashore at Eotiles. There wero seven new cases of yellow fever reported last week at Tampa, and two deaths in twenty-four hours. There is no yellow fever in the state outside of Tampa. L. D. Ross, foreman in the Acme white lead works at Detroit, Mich., was caught tho other morning, and before the machinery could bo stopped, he was a lump of broken lones. The Utah supreme court on tho night of tho 5th, by a unanimous decision, de cided to appoint a receiver for the Mor mon church property in excess of tho limit fixed bv congress in 18G2. The imperial commissioner at Cape Colony, has officially notified the homo government of tho discovery of extensive gold fields in Namagua Land in tho northwest part of tho Capo Colony dis trict. Jefferson Davis and his family left M.'icon, Ga., on tho morning of the 3d insL, for Beauvoir. Though a largo crowd w:is present to seo him olT, there w:is no demonstration. Mr. Davis was in good health. O'Brien and Mamleville, two Irish patriots, have been sent to Tullamoro prison. It is stated that tho two noted prisoners will bo compelled under tho law and regulations to wear tho dress and do tho work of ordinary convicts. This statement was prepared at the treasury at Washington for the month of October, showing a net increase of $1.020,050 in circulation and a net in crease of $14,240,511 in cash in the treasury. Tho total circulation on No vember 1 is stated at $l,:3G7,512,:tt), and tho total cash in the treasury at $f08, G00,00i A special train from Salt Lako city was started Sunday by tho Union Pacific company, with two companies of the fith U. S. Infantry, who have been ordered to the new barracks. Highwood. near Chicago. They havo with them all their arms, ammunition and camp equip ments. News from Milwaukee states that five fishing tugs went out tho other day from Two Rivers, Wis., and brought back the bodies of seventeen men and two women who had been aboard tho foundered propeller, Vernon, making twenty-two bodies that have been re covered from the dark waters. News from tho northwest reports two troops of colored cavalry and one from tho Cheyenne agency havo arrived at the Crow agency. Indian scouts report two white men killed on Reno creek, near the agency tho other day. The In dians are now killing cattle for their beef supply and taking away more than they need. A keport comes from New Orleans that a number up tho river indicate that the hands are striking all over and in many places have been given the alter native of returning to work or leaving the place. It is expected that trouble will ensue when an effort is made to force the strikers to leave the planta tions. John Hodel, a silk weaver, living at Hebron, Conn., snot and killed his wife -the other night then set fire to the house id burned up two of his children. It claimed that he had been on a spree about a week and when at himself lite a good natured fellow, but le hjm crazy. He is now un- Possibly it Might. As we write (Monday morning) the county is being informed by dodgers of ono of tho sleekest tricks ever attempted to be played at tho end of a desperate campaign. It is a well known fact that Henry C. Carrig was ardently supported by a portion of tho democratic party of tho county as a candidate before the party nominating convention for county treas urer. The nomination, however, was made to go in another direction, by tho party machinery at work before and on the day of tho convention. Ever since, it has been up-hill work with Kavanaugh, (tho party nominee) and his workers. Every stone has been turned to see what was under it for the "Boss," and the anxiety h;is been des perate. Wo must say, and wo say it candidly, that if Kavanaugh's workers have not toiled for him because of favors past or to come, or because of fealty to their political county boss, there must be a strong personjil attachment that overcomes every sense of duty to public interests. But to our account of one phase of the campaign. Saturday morning last Republican scouts came across olection 4,sticl a "pasters" or "slips," with tho name oT ; Henry C. Carrig, for county treasurer. In a flash it was seen what bad work might bo done with the harmless look inir bits of paper, and thousands of dodgers were gotten up for circulation Monday throughout the county. This we set forth below as a part of tho local history of tho times in which wo live. Tho dodgers speak for themselves in overy way, and whether they counter acted tho work of tho stickers can only bo known, probably, in caso of a contest where tho original ballots are shown up: "election fraud! bogus slifs! look out for them! To the voteiv of Platte count;: It has como to my knowledge that there is in circulation a lot of slips with my name printed on them as a "candidate for county treasurer," and are intended to bo used on tho day of election. I hereby emphatically state that I am not a candidate for any olliee. and that said slips aro bogus, printed without my knowledge and consent. I brand tho whole thing as a malicious fraud. Henry C. Cakrig. Columbus, Neb., Nov. 5, '87." The KeMilt. Reserving only small space for the re turns, we can say but little. The truth is that, so far as. Platte county is concerned, the republicans with some few exceptions, voted for the good ticket they nominated, while a largo number of tho better element of the democracy voted all or a portion of the republican ticket. Republicans can congratulate them selves upon tho nominations made by tho party representatives, while tho democrats may feel that a blow has been struck against bad party politics that will never lo forgotten. The average voter is pleased to cast his ballot, without dictation from party lwsses, and havo it counted for all it is worth. We aro in receipt of the November number of "Peterson's Magazine," and find its pages full of bright, fresh, and entertaining reading and illustrations. For beauty, artistic worth, and real satisfaction, no magazine fills the bill as well as the old and ever-reliable "Peter son." xne lauies win always una in it the very choicest information pertaining to fashion and household matters: but its main attraction is the literary de partment. Its stories, etc., are by some of our best-known writers, and are of tho most interesting character. Tho home that does not include "Peterson" misses a friend that it cannot afford to do without. Subscribe to it for 1SS8. Terms: Two dollars per year, with great reductions when taken in clubs, and handsome premiums to those get ting up clubs. Send for a sample- copy. Address Peterson's Magazine, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The news reported from Pueblo, Col., states that about 10 o'clock on the morn ing of tho 3d inst., several masked men stopped tho west-bound Salt Lake ex press on tho Denver & Rio Grando road a fow miles east of Grand Junction, and compelled tho managers of tho train to leave it, and while they wero being guarded somo of the robbers pass ed through tho train, relieving passen gers of their valusibles. The roblers failed to open tho safe in tho express car. Tho mail jhuiches wero cut and registered packages and letters oiened. It is not known how much money they secured. An explosion of gasoline in St. Louis yesterday was perhaps tho most fright ful in its consequences of any on record from that dangerous preparation. A tenement houso was completely demol ished and eight persons killed under the ruins and three so terribly mangled that they cannot survive. Five of ono family perished, father, mother, and threo children, another of tho children, a youug lady, cannot possibly recover, and still another, also a young lady, is lying in a terrible condition, but may re cover. Omaha Republican. Detectives tho other night went from Allentown, Pa., to Slatington and ar- rested Mrs. Annie Breckner and man Bach, who aro charged with her the murder of tho former's husband in Allentown, Oct. 27. It was supposed that Breckner cut his wrists and throat, but officers found evidence that he was murdered by his wife and Bach. The latter was friendly with the woman, and was seen leaving the house soon after the tragedy. Tho officers found Mrs. Beckner's cloak, covered with blood, concealed in tho attic of her house. Patents granted to citizens of Kansas and Nebraska during the past week, and reported expressly for this paper by C. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers, op posite U. S. patent office, Washington, D. C. P. H Shine, Blue Mound, Kas., painting machine; W. Sloppy, Kiowa, Kas., bed slat support; J. C. Weakley, Slate, Kas., cover for seeding machines; C. E. Apgar, Hastings, Neb., seal; F. W. and J. E. Melcher, Omaha, cutting ap partus for mowing machines; J. K. Pat terson, Crete, Neb., door weather strip. No arrests have been mado of the six road agents who held up the Denver & Rio Grando train, near Grand Junction, Thursday morning. It is now reported that no passengers were robbed. It ap pears no-hat nothing of great value was obtained by the robbers from the several registered packages Jaken from the mail car. L. Albright, a farmer, and Miss Belle Merrick were married in September, near New Philadelphia, O. Recently he became sick and went home to live with his father. His wife refused to go. He became very ill and sent for his wife to come. She went to see him, and when in his sick room requested him to read an old letter, and while he was reading the letter, she placed a revolver to her head and fired. She dropped by his side. She was strill alive, but no hopes of recover-. In her bosom was a note giving as a reason for the act that she loved another. John Price, it is claimed, has victim ized a largo number of the business men of York and Waco and has disappeared. He leaves a wife and two children at Waco. A reward of $500 is offered for his apprehension. He is about five feet six inches high, weighs about 150 pounds and is dark complexioned. Until re cently he was a prominent farmer in the vicinity of York; his business transac tions and leaving have created great excitement among his creditors and they aro in fast pursuit after him. Gen. Rcger had a meeting the other day with tho Indians at Crow agency, and demanded that Sword Bearer and ithe bad young Indians should be given up. They refused to comply with the request. They commenced singing their war songs and advanced upon tho cavalry and had a small fight, the result of which was that the Indians were driven back. One soldier reported killed and another wounded. Sword Bearer killed. The Sioux City Journal to the north ern democratic press: "With rebel yells still ringing in tho air, with the frenzied kisses of rebel devotion still fresh on the hem of Joff Davis's garments, with the rebel bloody shirt flying at full mast, perhaps it would bo just as well to hear moro about tho loyal bloody shirt in the north for a season. In short, the vet erans of the Grand Army of the Repub lic should have the floor." Girson Atherson, ex-congressman and attorney-at-law, while engaged in a law suit at Newark, Ohio, tho other day, suddenly lost his memory altogether and was unable to recognize any one or to tell his own name or where ho was. Physicians believe he is beyond recovery. Two years since ho was stricken with paralysis and was advised to quit his profession, but refused. Secretary Lamar received tho other day a telegram from Indian Inspector Armstrong, of the Crow Agency, Mon tana, saying that General Rliger and troops are there. Indians were camped below tho Agency. Demand had been made for the surrender of tho Indians engaged in tho trouble of Sept. 30. If resistance is mado tho Indians must tako the consequences. When arrested thev should bo sent away. The adjutant general of the depart ment of the Missouri has issued orders for two companies of infantry now at Fort Douglas, Utah, to proceed to Chi cago and take up permanent station on tho Highwood military tract, which was presented to the government by Chicago this vear. Next spring, it is understood, the tract will be converted into a large military post and supply depot. JosEPn S. Lord, member of the firm of James A. McCollough & Co., Phila delphia, Pa., wool merchant, although a young married man, had become in fatuated with Maggie Lodge, whom he married a week ago, leaving his wife and two children behind him, has mysterious ly disappeared. It is believed that he has gone to England with Maggie, where he has relatives. At New Orleans last week trouble ex isted between the colored labor strikers. The negro strikers resisted the civil au thorities to such an extent that local sheriffs were compelled to call on mili tary help, and it is reported that at Sallersville, a. collision occurred in which fivo colored persons were killed by soldiers. More troublo was expected. John Jambar, of Racine, Wis., who was charged with attempting to kill Mayor Secor a long time Jigo, by means of a dynamite bomb, had his trial in tho circuit court tho other day and was found guilty. The prisoner received tho verdict calmly, but when committed to jail broke down and wept bitterly. Tho public consider it a just verdict. The health officer, Smith, of Now York, reported tho other day that three children had been taken from tho steam er Alesia, to the hospital. The case of cholera taken from tho same vossel in October is reported to be convalescent. Matthew Butler, an inmate of the almshouso at Washington, suddenly be came insane the other day, seized a heavy stick and with it killed Anthony Jones, by striking him on the head. The young daughter, Mary, of Dr. Lathrop, of Dover Center, O., eloped the other day with tho Doctor's student Will Gage, and took a train for Michi gan, where Gage lives. Hon. Chamberlain, commissioner from England to make amicable settle ment of the questions about the fisher ies, arrived in New York tho other day. Tom Wooleolk, the supposed mur derer of his family, of nine persons, was taken tho other day to Macon, Ga., whero ho will bo tried. NEBRASKA NOTES. J. K. Chamberlain, attorney at law was admitted the other day to practice in tho supreme court of tho state. Colonel Frank MorriBsey, late manag ing editor of the Herald, retires from newspaper work, but says he will remain in Omaha. John Moran was struck the other morning by a train near Kennard, on the F., E. & M. V. road, and it is thought he is fatally injured. Tho brick residence of Foster Edwards at Nebraska City, was burned the other evening. Loss, $3,000. The fire was caused by a defective flue. The grand army camp fire at Wymore the other day was addressed by Gov. Thayer. The audience was a large one and the address received with rounds of applause. Mr. J. M. McDonough, business man ager of the Herald, at Omaha, it is said, has resigned his position, and will soon leave for New York, where he expects to ' take a position on the Evening Sun. L. Morris has been arrested charged with being an accomplice of Passoo in land swindling business at Seward. Passoo and Keith were taken to Omaha by Deputy United States Marshal Hast ings. Gov. Thayer has issued his proclama tion setting apart Thursday, the 24th day of this month, as a day of public thanksgiving, prayer, and praise, to be observed by the people of the state of Nebraska. Lewis Passoa, who has misrepresented himself in Iowa and this state to certain parties, was arrested the other day at Lincoln, charged with fraudulent trans actions in the making out of deeds for homesteads. J. C. Palmer, a -farmer living near Fremont, was standing in the door of his barn with his hands over the muzzle of his gun, when the stock slipped off, causing a discharge which tore away all but the third and fourth fingers of the left hand. Hon.G.W.E. Dorsey delivered a speech on the 2d inst, before a large au dience in the opera houso at Ogallalla. The subjects discussed by him were the tariff, railroad legislation and the pen sion question. Nesbit, Church and Wil cox spoke at the same.meeting. George Newborg, of Kansas, was tried the other day at Arapahoe, Neb., for passing an old, unsigned Missouri de faced bond at Cambridge, this state, for a fifty dollar bill, the bond being of that denomination. He was bound over to the district court in $500 bonds. Henry Miller's two children, aged 1 and 3 years, living near Oakland, who were left alone in their dwelling for a short time one day last week, accident ally set fire to tho house and burned the building and themselves. It is a horri ble accident for parents to think about. Col. Cody's Wild West show has closed its exhibition in London. Favorable comments have been made in regard to the good conduct of the Indians and tho company in general, lue indoners were apprehensive about their scalps for a good while. The American Indian is as docile as a kitten if you don't rub his hair the wrong way.- Omaha Bee. Among other towns whero typhoid fever is raging, Newman Grove seems to be suffering more than its share of af fliction. Wo learn from a gentleman who came down from there Saturday that there have so far been four deaths and twenty-five moro cases ?ire reported in the little village. Tho physicians are having more than they can properly at tend to. Fremont Tribune. An atempt was made the other morn ing to burn the bridge across the Platto river near Fremont. Tho firo was dis covered by a farmer returning from the city, who gave the alarm to hands em ployed in the brick yard,who extinguish ed the flames. No motive is known for the act and no clue to tho party who did it. Stella Livengood, a little daughter of George W. Livengood, residing near Blue Springs, was terribly burned the other day while lighting the fire in the kitchen stove, the shavings igniting her clothing. In running to find her father fifteen tons of hay caught fire from her clothing, and also burned. Tliere is but small hope of the child's recovery. A banquet was tendered the other evening at Lincoln to Arthur O'Conner and Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Es- monde, M. P., by tho Hon. John Fitz gerald, president of tho Irish national league. Fonr hundred invited guests were present. Messrs. O'Conner and Esmond responded in neat addresses to toasts by Marquette, Judge Field, Judge Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati, and Gov. Thayer. In a caso of much interest pending in tho supreme court of Nebraska,-between the state board of transportation and the F., E. & M. V. railroad company, Judge Maxwell held that the state was the real party in interest and that if the attorney-general of the state demanded it, the case would have to proceed to a hearing. Good enough, and thanks to Atorney-General Leese. At Lincoln tho other day in tho case of Mrs. Martha Stoddard against Swartz it Meyer, whom sho sued for $10,000 damages caused by the defend ants selling her husband liquor, the judge instructed tho jury that under tho Slocumb law tho plaintiff must show hor loss by tho death of her husband, and that tho defendant had contributed to his death by supplying him with liquor. The jury brought in a verdict for $C00 damages. A young lady by the name of Wil liams, who was living near Ponca with a farmer named Searles, was sick with typhoid fever and died Tuesday. On preparing tho lx)dy for burial blood was seen streaming from her mouth, and an incision an inch long and quite deep was found under one arm. The doctor in attendance swore out a warrant and had the whole Searles family arrested. Tho girl was heiress to a fortune, which upon her death would have belonged to the Searles family. Omaha Bee. We received this morning, but too late for publication, the articles of in corporation of the Leigh Farmers' Union, recently organized by the solid farmers of Stanton and "Wilson precincts of this county and Sherman and Creston precincts in Platte. The object of the union is to build and operate a grain elevator, keep a lumber yard, and handle produco and live stock for the benefit of the members. Shares enough have been taken already to guarantee the success of the enterprise. We wish those farm ers success, and shall havo more to say concerning same in another issue. Schuyler Quill. Sometime last longing to a Mr. way to Stanton Eberling ranch. week two teams be Norris, were on their for lumber for the One was driven by Mr. Norris and the other by his little son Sid, aged twelve years. The wagons had no boxes on, and the drivers were sitting on the hind part of the reach. While going down a hill, the hind team, which was driven by the lad, crowded the front wagon, and on looking behind to ascertain the cause, the father dis covered that the boy was missing. On going back some distance the boy was found in the road with his neck broken he having fallen off the wagon and the hind wheels run over him. We have been unable to learn the day of this fatal accident, or further particulars than are given above. Madison Chronicle. Startling Discovery. During tho search of the cells of tho seven condemned anarchists the other day in the county jail, at Chicago, tho startling discovery was made that six loaded bombs had been hid away in a wooden box which was concealed under a pile of newspapers in a corner of Lingg's cell. The opinion prevails that these bombs wore secured or prepared by Lingg to blow up the jail if pardon was refused him. It was decidedly a lucky search for the officers and attend ants at the jail, as in tho event of Lingg using them, they all certainly would have lost their lives. It may result in good by causing these officers, in fault, to keep a more strict watch over all such prisoners. WRIT DENIED. The Supreme Court Dispose of the Anarch ist's Appeal by Denying. Washington, Nov. 2. The Supreme Court of the United States handed down the decision today in the matter of the application for a writ of error in the cases of the seven Anarchists now con fined in the Cook county jail in Chicago' awaiting their execution on November 11. The roquest for the writ was denied. There was a great attendance at the Supreme Court to hear the decision in the Anarchist case. The opinion was read by Chief Justice Waite and was an elaborate one, occupying over half an hour in reading. Every word was lis tened to eagerly. He reviewed the points on which the claim for an appeal was based one by one. The constitu tional points, the claims that the jury was improperly organized and that prejudiced men were accepted as jurors and the claim that one or more of the condemned men were compelled to tes tify against themselves were considered Many opinions and decisions, the con stitution of the State and the common law were cited at length, and each of the claims upon' which the right of ap peal was based was considered, and each point claimed was clearly disposed of. Tho end of the decision was reached at 12:35. Tho only hope of the Anarchists now is to their pardon or the commutation of their seutencos by Governor Oglesby, of Illinois. The Iteration Gas Well. The following wo clip from the Coun cil Bluffs Nonpareil. If there is gas for Iowa, it looks plausible that there may be some for Nebraska, though probably at a greater depth. Just think what a Itoom would strike Columbus, after a good gas-find! "It is reported that the pressure of gas struck at the last well sunk at Hern don, Guthrie county, is 140 pounds to tho square inch. When the gas reser voir was tapped by a common well augur at a depth of 130 feet tho terrific pres sure threw out tho apparatus and hurled tho sand and dirt to a height of 100. The noise made by tho escaping gas was so great that it could be heard at a distance of several miles, and the terrific roar, continuing day and night, frightened many persons nearly out of their wits. Herndon is on the Milwaukee road where it crosses the Wabash, 103 miles east of Council Bluffs. The elevation of the country is perhaps 300 feet above the site of this city, and if, as is very proba ble, the formation of the subterraneous rocks follow the same contour of the surface, Greene and Guthrie counties are located on the spot where the V shaped stratas meet and form the nat ural great conduit for the gas generated in the interior beneath the greater part of the state. While this reasoning indi cates those localities as being the points where natural gas will be obtained with the least difficulty, and by little more ,than scratching the surface, it docs not presuppose the improbability of gas being reached at Council Bluffs. It simply makes tho expense of getting it a little greater. It requires the well to be driven to a depth of not less than 2,000 feet. The Deaf and Dumb institute well is the deepest that was ever driven in Council Bluffs, and that reached a depth of only a little over 1,000 feet. Another 1,000 feet added to it would have been as certain to have revealed the gas reservoir as the discoveries in Herndon. The indications are now that a well managed trial will soon be made in this city. JENNY LIND DEAD. The Wonderful Soprano of the Last CeatHry Passes Away. London, Nov. 2. Jenny Lind, (Mad ame Goldschmidt) the celebrated Swe dish singer, is dead. She was sixty-sis years of age. She has been seriously ill for some weeks. She retired from the stage after her marriage in America in 1852, but re-appeared at various con certs in aid of charities. She has not appeared in public sinco 1868. Jenny Lind was born in Stockholm October 6, 1821. Her father was a teach er. Her wonderful talent attracted the notice of Mme. Lnndberg, who intro duced her to the famous teachers of music, Craelis and Berg, and to Lind blad, the composer. She was then pro cured admission to the Musical Academy, where her progress was very rapid. After acting and singing in children's parts for several years her voice failed. Four years passed before it was restored suddenly at a public concert, and she sang the part of Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable with such artistic finish and brilliancy that her success was insured. In 1841 she went to Paris and took lessons of Garcia. There sho was introduced to Meyerbeer, who took such an interest in her that he obtained jnjrmission for her to appear in M. Pil lett's opera. Here she met with no success and left Paris. Afterward, in 1845, due to Meyerbeer's influence, she distinguished herself in Berlin. She re peated her triumph in Norman at Vienna in the "Camp of Silas" and the "Daugh ter of the Regiment." She came to America under contract with P. T. Bar num for 150 concerts in 1850. Here she met with unbounded success and enthu siasm, but at her ninety-fifth concert sho terminated her engagement, as she had become utterly worn out. In 1852 she married Otto Goldschmidt and re turned to Europe. In 1859 she took up her residence in England, where she has since resided. Her voice was a sweet, flexible soprano, full of tenderness. Washington Letter. From our rcRnlar correspondent. Cleveland contributes $1,000 and La mont $250 to the campaign fund in New York. With this example at the White House, the department officials feel safe in "doing JiKewise, ana uio consequence is that a good round sum goes to that State for partisan purposes. If there are any merits in the Civil Service Law, from a Democratic standpoint, it will be hard to discover them after a little more strangling. The President 6ays in his Thanksgiv ing proclamation, that "Every path of honest toil has led to comfort and con tentment," but hundreds of Union sol diers and widows who have been dis charged from the Government Printing Office for no reason but to give place to confederates and partisans, discover lit tle beauty in such a heartless sentiment. The Republican party has always fa vored a cheap postal system. To Re publicans alonawe are indebted for the present rates. Representative Cannon, of Illinois, is entitled to more credit than any other man, for this great bless ing. He now proposes to reduce letter postage to one cent, and will press this winter his measure with the hope of success. If Congress had more such practical men, there would be far less ground for complaint. I had a talk yesterday with Senator Cullom, of Illinois, who is really the father of tho Inter-State Commerce Bill. He says the Commission is giving a rather rigid construction to the law, but on the whole he believes it is working well, and with some modifications which he will propose in the early part of the session, with confident expectation of approval, he thinks the law will become popular and will be thoroughly endorsed by the people. By the way, some of the Senator's friends say there is a presi dential bee buzzing around his ear. The Republican party is blessed with an abundance of good presidential mate rial, and Gov. Cullom is among the number who sit in the front row. There will be a complete re-organization of Senate Committees this winter, and possibly a change in the subordi nate official list. Secretary McCook does not give the best satisfaction, and Sergeant at Arms Kennedy has an ad mirable faculty of alienating friends. There will be some loud talk about thes two gentlemen at the first caucus meet ing of the Republican Senators. From a mass of information that I have gathered from the records in the Bureau of Statistics, I summarize for this letter the following interesting items, which possess special value at this time, as the subjects touched upon are questions of great public discussion, and will be prominent at this winter's session. The United States has 101.6& men, and 6,605 vessels engaged in the fishing industry. The annual fish catch of the world, so far as calculated by civilized governments, amounts to 1,500,000 tons. This by careful calculation, I compute to be equal to 150,000 car loads, which would make a train 910 miles long. The annual consumption of beer in this country amounts to G09,765,347 gallons, at a cost to the consumer of $304,852,438. That of distilled spirits to 74,673,429 gallons, at a cost of $337,500, 000. The use of distilled spirits is grad ually decreasing while that of beer is increasing. Nearly all the sugar produced in the United States is made in Louisiana, and amounts this year to 145,000 bogheads, or about one-twelfth of what we con sume. Seven other states produce su gar, but in small quantities, and chiefly for local consumption. We are the largest consumers of sugar per capita in the world, and it takes 1,389,125 tons this year to supply us. Tho total numler of sheep in the Uni ted States was, in 1886, 48,322,331, and in 1887, 44,759,314, being a decrease of 3,563,017, in one year, but taking the past twelve years together there is an increase of 10,975,914. California, Ohio and Texas rank the highest, having nearly 5,000.000 each. Kansas and Col orado are increasing more rapidly than any other states in this industry. For the year ending June 30, we imported 107,000,000 pounds of wool, at a cost of S16,000,000. r. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Monroe Township. Mrs. S. Patterson of North Platte is visiting friends in this vicinity. Mrs. P. F. Miller, who has been visit ing friends at Hastings, returned on Saturday of last week. Wm. Bugsley has moved into his new house on his farm in our neighborhood. Wm. Jacobson and bride entertained their friends at the residence of Olif Larson on Thursday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Zeigler returned from Lincoln Thursday of last week. The meetings that have been in pro gress for some time at the Congrega tional church closed last week. The farmers in our neighborhood are very much interested in their Protective Association. We believe it will be a great benefit to farmers generally. Corn husking is the order of the day now, and every one seems anxious to improve this pleasant weather, before the gentle zephyrs of December bem'n to waft about us. We are requested to say to "Occasion al" of the Democrat that the bridge across the Lookingglass will be complet ed this week, the trees which were planted having grown to a sufficient size to make it safe for any one to cross, if they keep the snake out of their boots. t. d. x. Dancan. Indian summer days now. Corn husking has commenced in ear nest. Thanksgiving is coming and the wo men begin to look over their flock of turkeys. The bridge across the Platte is in passable order again; with Mr. N. Blaser as instructor and builder at the front the work was done in a short time. The stock-feeding establishment at this place is about completed, and is a great benefit to the country surrounding. The farmers look toward it with a smile. The Catholic Christianity of this neigh borhood celebrated the first and second days of November with great glory, be ing the principal holidays of that church. 3. DrankennesH or the Liquor Habit Positively Cared by Administering Dr. Haines Golden Speeile. It can be given in a cup of coffee or tea without the knowledge of the person taking it; is absolutely harmless and will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient is a moderate drink er or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Golden Specific in their coffee without their knowledge,and today believe they quit drinking of their own free wilL IT NEVER FAILS. The system once impregnated with the Specific it becomes an utter impossibil ity for the liquor appetite to exist. For full particulars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., 185 RACE STREET, CINCINNATI, O. janl2-87y fltotlce r Setftlemeat. In the matter of the estate of Jacob Weber, de ceased. In the County Court of Platte county, Nebraska. To the creditors, heirs, legatees and all others interested in the estate of Jacob Weber, late of Platte county, Nebraska, deceased; take notice that William Ziake. has filed in the County Court in said Platte county a report of his do ins as administrator of said decedent's estate, and it is ordered that the same stand for hearing on the 25th day of November, 1887, at one o'clock p. nWin said County Court, at Columbus, Ne braska, at which time and place, you and each of yon, may appear and except to and contest the same. Ckas. A. 8racz, Columbus, Neb., Not. 4, IW7. County Juda. aorMt ERNST & SCHWARZ, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALER8 IN SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND COAL OIL CAN COMBINED, ""- ;w. i-uufi-mraw, uu-Hniinc&a ana xitnplicity. cannot w xr.Ml i mplt principles philosophy and takes the rank a W alHXp "kuSS . k.,1.. plosions. Absolute safety Ruarantecd. Nos or oataide of can. Use it once and yon wil not & without it for nv tim'Lw- n ." 'e i,Juor' L'lble lanre cans an well as small nnn. hrKv .;,,.7 ,i.V " . ? LIV"P nv.tnicH its cost. It orks in SterSf0' Sura -r. BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE. S-If joa buy it yon getlOO rod of fencw from 100 ponnd of wire, which uo other will do.-! ERNST & SCHWARZ. Eleventh Mckinley & MOJiTO.iar: COLUMBUS, NEB. . - Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoininj; counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptly, in all cases where title Office up-stairs in Henry Eleventh streets. SPEICE & 1STOETH, General Ayeutsfor the sale of KEAL ElST--T Union Pacific and Midland Pacific It. It. Lands or on nvo or ten tears time, in annual ayments to lot of other lands, improved and uuimprowd. for outiuiMtH ana retuuence low in tiio city. Me Keep iaiic .i'uuiju COLUMBUS. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholemle and (Sane, Poultry, aid Fresa Fish. g3TCiuih paid for IlideH, IVlt.s, '1 allow. Olive Street, second door Heat Radiator. 'In peace prepare for war;" in Hummer, pre re for winter, and ninonif vour nrenanitmnH lon't forget that if jou can kivh one-thin I to one-half on jonr expense for fuel, by an ap- Idiance of little cowt, it will pay you to tako a ittle trouble to provide yourself with one. Francis Marak. jr.. of Kverect, Kan., the in rentorof the appliance referred to, in here dis posing of territory, and has made some sales of counties. The appliance is an ordinary dram except that It is uiviueu into apartments running the length of the dram; one of these is virtually n contin uation of the pipe, when tho damper is not turned, and makes a direct draft when desired for starting a fire; when the itamper is turned, the partitions are so arranged that the heated air and smoke go alternately upward and down ward through all the apartments (usually live in number, owing to the relative size of pipe nnd dram) and finally up the chimney. The princi ple is precisely the same as that of the famous Mennonite heating furnace, anil applied to cook or heating stoves, utilizes n great deal more of the heat evolveU rrom the rnel than is done by the ordinary drum. The pictures of progress are these: A fire, on the ground, under the open canopy of heaven; two posts, a cross stick and the pot of victuals hanging over the fire. Second, the same, only a rude wall around, and a cone-shaped roof, with a hole in the middle for the smoke to curl out at. Third, the open grate, in the open fire-place, a great portion of the heat escaping up the chim ney into the outer air. - Fourth, the stove. Fifth, the stove and drum, incre-ising the amount ox sunace neaicu by the same fuel. Sixth, the greatly improved drum, or Hadia tob, with a more intense and therefore more penetrating heat from the same amount of fuel; forming a reservoir for heat except as it escapes huthjku w meuuiic enclosure, ami wnat little gets out through the chimney. Abundant certificates can ba given from thosn who hare used the Radiator that it does all that is claimed for it, but the following are suf ficient: Blck Hillh, Nebb., March21,18S7.J I have tested the qualities of the Marak Radia tor, and it gave satisfaction in every particular be claims for it. Dr. A. J. KodoebS". Colomucs, Nebb.. ) June H. 187. j I have tried Francis Marak's patent radiator on my cook stove and found it to do all that he claims. It caused the kettle to boil and the oven to heat, quick, with one-half the fnel we had been using without the Radiator. We got breakfast with 19 corn cobs, and the oven was hot aoofh to bake biscuits. John L. Hicbokox. it i 11-1 1 LL! 'J- i- . i . - mn t - iimruwliuu tlitk l..K.,niin., ..".:.. ""tTr. """-.. " umiKer oi x- F.nnkt 1tK -. -V . . GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES ALWAYS FOR SALE AT hist k immi A4-'2t xm? u:-i" i cq, Have a Fine Line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, Crtckery and Glassware, Which were lMiught cheap for cash, and will be sold at very low prici-s. Street, Columbus. Nebraska. novtO,tf carnahan, m and security are satisfactory. Building, corner of Olive and juiyimtr for snlf at from :U) to H).0O isracre for th suit purchasers. We luivo uIm u lure ami cluico unit at low price and on ren.-oiiall term. AUk u complete attract of title to all real e Hfftjlttf 111 NEBRASKA. lt!l Ketail Dealers in All Kinds of Sausage a Specialty. IIixhet market price paid for fat cattle. north of First National Bank. 29-tf Til LARGEST AID FIIEST STOCI west of Omub:i, at GREISEN BROS. The lest manufactories of tho country represented. Not to be undersold by anybody. Come nnd see prices at GREISEN BROS. Thtofa the most PRACTICAL HIGH-CUT TfO W IF ft St mxraDjHf a JmMm TB1A BM BBK Itls very GKNTZKL and DBX8ST aadrfrea the eamo protection as a boot or over-ssltee. itla convenient to pnt oa and the top can be iljiisfiid to it any anklo by simply morlnz tha bottaaa. Xteaiteb? GREISEN BROS, 13tn Oct. 'cS-tf " M
