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    THE OMAHA BEE
MONDAY , JULY 27 , 1874.
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TOADTKIITI SklSS'ine jall
f < fl1Otl or ho DAILY BKK IK n
chandoetile tbnt.ef nnyjotlicr d
fiajter jml > U L { ) _ in Kebrnklin.
Peycke'e Restaurant and Oj
roomsTbc leading houaa of
kind. 207 , Faruham street , betv
Twelfth and Thirteenth. Jeb24
OMAHA BREVITIES.
"NVIrtk savs lie \viil bavc
gift concert deer , if it co tfl li
bund red dollars.
A. second summer nigbt's i
val was given by the Ou'
Macnnorchor last evening
Tbiele's garden.
The Sledges pounded the 1
yesterday , in a match game of
ball. Score Sledges , 38 ; 1
22.
The hot vrcathcr of the
three days has caused considei
sickness. People cannot be too <
ful during such oppressively
weather as that of Friday.
- The funeral of "Willie S
aged 15 , son of "William and 1
* Saturday afteri
Scott , took place
from the residence , U78 Doi
street. He was a bright boy ,
the pride of his loving parentSj ,
are deeply bowed down with
over his untimely death.
Jt as * so hot Friday iv
kitchen of the Grand Central ]
that the heat caused the hole'
alarm to strike in the ofllce in
succession for sometime. "N\
' 'ever the heat in any of the a
mentsof the hotel reach 112
fire alarm announces the fact i
office.
office.The public investigation o
charges against Postmaster
and Special Agent Fumy wa
gun before Justice BartlettSati
morning , and will be continue
* oday. A lengthy and impo
affidavit has been made by Mi
M. Bamberge , which will prol
be published on Monday.
1 About two months ago , It ]
Gopdrichj landlord of the St. Cl
.Hotel , had h'is coat stolen fror
office. Itcontainedapccket-lxx
, J which \yere' some valuable pi
book. F
- . and a thank note
a" colored man named George
. don .found the pocket booki
"cellar 'of tbehou o atthesout
- corner of Douglas and Sixl <
- streets , which he has rented , n
" TTfiCHng"np for a boarding house
dellveredlhepockeUbook to 3
Pealxxiy , wuo returned it th (
Goodrich.
FOR SALE
Immediately and at a * gteat
in the I
- gain. The furniture
' delphia House can be bought <
> - = -one half cash , and the othci
' " mouths time
'on throe "to she
"J good fcccurity. Lease of the !
runs seven months , at $25
month. Foity-live io fifty
cash boarders. The propriety
; . oilier important busiuess to ate
to immediately , and for that n
olTers this splendid opportunity
C. ScirAitxiiOK
july24-2t.
_ _ DR. POWELL , oCicc215 , 1
TIRED.OF LIFE.
Suicide-of Mrs. Welch , an Aged
and Estimable lady of
South. Omaha.
She is Pound Hangine to the
Cellar Stairway.
Ill-
Except BLfcent
No Cause.
Health , Assigned for
the Deed. |
At nocn Saturday , South Omaha
was startled by the announcement
that a Mrs. Welch , a most estimable
lady living in the vicinity of Brew
er & Bemis' brewing establishment ,
had committed suicide by hanging
herself. Her son , John "Welch , a
about twenty-one
yount ; man of
who is employed as a
i years of age ,
{ brakesman on the transfer , came
home to dinner at twelve o'clock ,
and not seeing his mother about the
house , nor his dinner ready for him
as was usually the case , he thought
something strange must have hap
pened , and accordingly begar
searching for her. Looking lute
he horror-stricken t <
the cellar was
iind his mother hanging dead fron
the stairway. She had ended he
own life. She had taken a rope am
tied it between two steps , and the !
placing the iatal noose around he
neck , had thrown herself from th
htairway , her feetbeing about a foe
from thp ground.
Mr. Welch at once cut herdowi
gave the alarm to the peighbor
who came to his assistance , and ca
ryjng the deceased upstairs , laid tl
corpse upon a bed. Dr. Parke
from Ish's N inth sfrggt drug stor
was immediately bummoned. f
found the deceased cold In deat
ii. having been dead for som § two
ii.Gn three hours. Coroner Uish was n
Gn
GnM tified , and ho "will hold an Inqut
M over the remains.
[ IX The only cause that can be I
ii. signed fpr the deed , is recent i
health , she having been unwell I
the
fif- several days past , and having eo ]
oad plained of severe headache. S
tiad tlifWtlout ) some vague hii
in of being tired of } } fp , and that s
contemplated suicide ; but they wi
not strong enough to excite a
suspicion at the time of their utt ;
ance.
In the morning she appeared
P. V. hgajfhan the i
be in herordinary ;
ly intimation of her Intentions >
that she ofiercd her son , before
vent to his work , which calls 1
nway at an. parly hour , all therei
money she had ami thp family ]
turcs. He did not notice anyth
wrong , however , and went his w
little expecting that he had lee !
a ska mother for the , '
ling- upon his living
sud | time.
i. m. Mrs. Welch was a lady of betw
i. m.
05 and 70 years of age , and was 1
er. in high esteem by her neighb
who cannot appount for her sad e
cu-
-
icre ing. She had always been -5
kindly treated by her son , wh
almost bean-broken over the
ster afl'air.
the Feriouai.
reen Fred Millard has gone to Ma
Itf chusctts to attend ecliool there.
William Hare , Bishop of }
brara , is at the Grand Central.
that George L. Seybolt has been
ima meted to the position of head c
of the Union Pacific railway i
Vail1 1 service ,
mha Fred. Thomas is back again i
at his New i'ork home , whpw hp
had a pleasant visit for the pas
lilos weeks.
base Mr. L. T. Farr has received
[ ilos , appointment of United States a ,
for the Japan malls. Mr. Farr
last been a postal clerk on the U
rable Paoific for the last three years.
care- Dr. A. S. Wright , who rece
hot left this city to visit Santa I
California , for his health , w
cott ac tuat he is "greatly imprc
>
am' ' that he is so well pleased
Mary
California , that he has decide
teen ,
permanently locate there ,
uglas
and family Avill leave in a few da ]
join him.
who
grief The following are the arriva
the Wyoming :
i the C H Cooper , Chicago ; J C
Elotel win , St .Louis ; A J Tuttle , John
L fire tie , Wisconsin ; Mrs McClure ,
rapid Moiiies ; Henry Beeman , Oscar
rhen- man , New Pi e&ton , Conn ; L F'
ipart- Miss Emma Lewis , Avon , 111 ;
, the Rountree , W S FormanlSrM C
n the in , Nashville , 111 ; Jas Keating , ' .
sas City ; Mrs Millburry , Mrs
f the Sacramento ; ETSchenck , Me
Yost Mo ; T E Calvcrt , Plattsmouth
Early Dubuque ; James Coi
s.be . - ,
irday Lincoln ; Joseph Lanning and
U S A.
yl
on
irtant Bool Estate Sales.
For the week cndtngl July 24th ,
bably John I. Redick to Susan I
wood , 3 , acres east of cemetei
13 , 13 § 100.
[ r. S. Gregory Stanwood to Wi !
larles Hennery , 52 square rods in 3
n bis 13 ? 12o.
} k , in St A D Balcombe to Ma
Temple Craft , 98x132 feet in be i
tpers , ner of block 77 $10,000.
riday Anthony O. Sather to Boj
Gor- block R Shinn's se
Hill , lot 3 , ,
n thQ addition § 1,500.
beast J. M. Brudahavr to R. H. & J
jenth Jlillf-r , CGO acres in west pa :
.nd is county § 8,500.
llrewstor to Ellen Piere
. He G W
3 and 4 , blk 3 Quiun's additlc
Fudge Omaha ? 430.
jpos- N P Dodnelo J E Boyd , lot
438 , Gnmdview $50.
S A Strickland to Isaac S Ha
1 acre in n c ne 34,15,13 § 10
bar- W J Maxwell te N O Wil < x
'hila- hfsw3,1C , 12 $800.
, George Hattto James "Water
iheap
i.nif lo ts 2 , 4 and 7 , blk 109 , Florei
'hf
*
$500.
with Israel Sauuders Jr io Mai
house Wesson , lot 8 , block 48 , Oma ]
per ? 1,000.
good Charles Powell to J H Bacon
3 , block 200 , Omaha. § 2,000.
i M F .Shinn to Luke "Usher ,
ttend. "bliJC-k "S ; " Shlnn'a second add
§ 400.
JGMegeath !
ST. 1 acre south of park ID _ ? ;
§ 500
Henry E Brown to H J Rat
090 acres in west part of com
mono
A BELLIGERENT FEMALE.
!
Mrs. Parker "Winds up her Huscle
and goes for a weaker Sister ,
towhom her ex-husband'
had paid some at
< - -
lention.
Some time ago "Coupon. John"
Parker paid some little attention to
a fast girl named Minnie Evans ,
to he
who claims
and the woman ,
his wife and who formerly lived
with him , suspecting that her John
had been following the example of
I Beecher , could not , like Theodore
Tilton , condone the offence and
, brood over the affair for anyrgrcat
length of time. She bore her griev
ance , as she supposed it to be , for
| two weeks , all the time , however ,
lookout for the
keepmg a sharp
frail Minnie Evans. Friday
Mrs. Parker , whose traveling
name is Nellie Mason , in company
with the notorious Tilly Weed , de
coyed the unsuspecting Minnie to a
secluded spot on the river bottom ,
where she "turned herself loose"
upon her rival , who was weak in
physique as well as moralsandgave
her an unmerciful pounding , to the
delight of Tilly Weed , who stood bj
and looked on as a deeply interests
spectator. After punishing Minnii
quite severely she let hei gobut no
before she had threatened her witl
further punishment.
Minnie Evans , being afraid of he
life , gave herself up for protection t
who escorted her t
a policeman ,
jail , where she remained overnight
This morning she swore out a wai
rant for the belligerent "Mrs. Pa
ker.
h ker.Th poljceman into whose hanc
or , tje warrant was papcd } , found hejr t
ere a fortunp-tpJIer's ' } jouse , onEIpvent
street , quite composedly srnokjug
cigar , and resting easily on her pi
gilistlc laurels.
xs-
She was brought into the Poll
ill-
-
for Court , where she confronted Jud |
Wilbur , and to whom she lit on
he assumed ajUfftngdgnt bearing , usii
ats very unpretty language botu to hj
ihe and Minnie Evans , the victim
pre her jealous wrath. She was fin
in aJJ $ J3.8.0 whi
ny § 10.00 and costs , ,
er- she refused to pay , probably for t
very good reason , that she didi
teen have it at hand. She preferred
on- go to jail sour grapes , you Jcno'
and to. iajj sJjg went , where she
bo remain for "two weeks , firijyi <
way of the transgressor is hard ,
idy FEOH COLFAX COUNTS
pic-
HIGHLAND , COLFAX Co. )
Ing
July 21st , 1874.
ay ,
EDITOR
bed
Dear Sir In addition tp the gr
last
drouth , which made the wheat yl
een poor , we have for nearly two wei
bten plagued with immense swar
icld
of grasshoppers. They eat up m
ors
,
snd- of the corn , oats , and all the gan
produce , flowers , and leaves off
'pry trees , makjng it look like wir
ois
here. I saw as many as two i
sad
three hundred on one corn st :
We shall not have any corn or
deed feed of any kind for stock i
season. There will be much suf
ing of course. Unless we get i
wo shall not have much hay , as
ground all 3FSHni ? * a much parcl
We saw an extraordinary
pro- tenlay. On looking to the n <
lerk we could see what looked like '
mail columns of smoke , but which pro
to be armies of grasshoppers lea\
rom and flying high. They went eoi
JRB west , and when I tell yell t ! > ey 1
tslx on from morplng tJl | evening ,
can form some idea of thp puni
tbo We are now nearly clear of th
gent but they have destroyed everyth
has even the potato vlnea wore eaten
be small. 1
nion and tliat crop will
of our people have cut and stac
their wheat and harvest is ne
intly
tosa , over , but this season will long b <
rites membercd as the. worst and i
ved ever be remembered by the ol
> ,
with settler herc. |
Respectfully , f
( d to
His ROHEKT L. PAYS
'
ijiTTBE'FBOK DIXOJT
XEWCABTI < EvDlXON Co. ,
Is at
Nebraska , July 21.
EDITOKBEE :
iood- The grasshoppers are still 1
Tut- and having destroyed the corn ,
Des have tinned their attention to
Bee- small grain , and are eating it ii
Ross , shook , * which Is something
Bat have never done before , at leas
3ood- to any great extent. Grain \v
Kan- is unharvested is being cut fn
Hey , charge by these hungry insects
sxico , in a very few days ycgetatii
; JT every kind will be , complete ! }
moy , stroyed. The pests are report
wife , be at work from Tankton to' S
City. ,
*
GROCERIES.
1874. The place to buy your fa
Stan- supplies is at , Jno. S.rJobnsc
Co.'s , 260 Dodge Street. , P
111am Butter , Country Produce , a ires
4,15 , voice of ono of tb'o Very best br
of SL Louis family flour , am
sonic other goods needed hi the fai
cor- can be found fresh and .reliabld
as cheap aa the cheapest. We
cond not be undersold , _
JNO. S. JOIIXSON & Co. ,
F. A. July25-eod3t ;
rt of A
cmpcu.
elots , During this month I will'
in to
CARPETS , .OIL CLOTH ,
7blk
, TING and WALL PAPER.
scall and examine goods- and f
0. , You can always find a farge
0.x , w well selected stock of CARP ]
'
OIL CLOTH , MATTfefG' "V
man UOW SHADES , MATS , HI
ice etc. , at my establishment , and
buy direct from manufacturers
rinna
importers , I can sell the same
ua.
of goods as loww Chicago o
i , Jot Louis. Give me. a
JOHN
lotS , Carpe
lition 504 Fourteenth street , * beb
, Farnham and Douglas streets
5& 8Me1' - ' '
| . .
Tudian Curloeitlcs lat Kot-
rarnham si
may 7-tf.
A JW * r sf
rPAUL NELSON.
* '
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Itr-fs Claimed that He. Hang
Himielf.
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IThe coronersmques'ton the death
of Paul Nelson , was concludedFriday
evening at thu office of Judge Porter.
After returning from the cemetery
consisting of 12. B.
ry , the jury ,
Chandler. G. W. Homan , Sr. , Hen
ry Grebe , Louis Weinstein , J. H.
"Stem and C. S. Goodrich , met at
Judge Porter's office , where an ex
amination of witnesses was had.
The evidence , such as it was , went
to show that th old gentleman hung
i himself.
first wit
Peters-on was the
Mary
. She refused to testify nnless
ness.
she could first see her husband , but
this was not permitted. She said
Christian Peterson
she was the wife of
Nelson was her father ; he had
son been ; sick for some time ; he had been
and down for fourteen days ; he
peddled up milk of mornings , then
went back to bed again ; he was
troubled with his legs ; he said when
he was dead not to let anybody see
him ; he didn't want to live ; at 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon I went up
to his room and he was petty well ;
Found him at about 5 o'clock in the
stable. He had hung himself. I
didn't ' tell any one , forh ° had told
me not to. He died on Tuesday and
was buried on Wednesday. Mysel ;
and husband dressed him for burial
We put Uho best clothes on that hi
had. He had on a pair of blu <
pants , a shirt , no coat ; don't rf
I didn'
member about a blanket.
say anything about my father'
death to our neighbors ; sonic live *
r very near us. Merely told Glsl
that he died. Re had been slcli
o He was GG years old. He had n
0 property here. He attended t
t. his milk business every day up t
rthe day of his death. He had n
' recollect whetht
vest on. Don't
_
r bin
around
a blanket was put
Missed him from the house about
° i o'clock. After I cut him down 1
it 1 wasnt ? brought in until Petersc
'
u I came home. " Did not'say to GU
that hp djed 9f spasms. Told tl
a Coroner that he was thrpwlilg J ) ,
li hands and arms about some Urn
Had spasms at 11 o'clock * aud 01
o'clock. Had never had spasms b >
ce fore. Had them since he was tak (
sick thio last time. Had three tl
ce I I day on which he died.
i'y f hcr has had horses , b
' thii
none now. Hasn't a
rn I owns '
Ij I now. Kasnt | lind any hors'es sin
April 1st. * "Had two Ijien , F3ff
ed and harness" . ' It was one ) 'ypac'n
' *
ch ast April. Hp sotd'tHem " tq B "
. fJouUln't ' 6ay"yia& }
husband. VuUu > r - „ - „ i :
hp
paid for them. Wave s&n ray hi
a't band give father money whene\
tow he asked for it. Th5rearo thi
. We own the
w ; cows on the place.
Tnn' know what he did with t
money that my husbanu pam In
He pu4 | h. j3 .dpfctg wit | } jr. Caj
name a person to whom he pi
money. Told my sister Christ !
just as I told the jury. She cai
home at 10 o'clock. Told her tl
he had done such u thing ; that
iriiLself told her not
had hung - ;
" - i - OU slei
say anything about it. She
eat home { jyery nipU , pjn.'t ( } look
eld his face when I put thp. tope. . L
him there. Went in and got ;
cks knife. Peterson and I carried h
ms in. It was dark. Peterson ca
test in at about 0 } o'clock. It was
len light to carry him in when Peters
first came home.
the Christina Nelson testified that
iter brother-in-law told her that
or father died of cholera morbus. ]
ilk. sister dtdnlt talk" tp bpr ab/Ui
She didn't see her fathpr a'ffpi
in-
was dead.
thii James H. Platz , said that ho i
fer- Peterson In Jail yesterday , and
ain latter told him old man Nelson hi
himself.
the Clui. tian Peterson testified
icd same as his wife about the old mi
pes- denth. He said that he told hei
jrth tell Phrjstjnfi W tFu.th. Wt | ]
bought a team of deceaspd about
ras year njfo , and paid Jum S6QO foi
ived Had never had any troublefwlth
Ing old man. Ho was burled In
Jth clothes lie dipd In.Tried tl
times to dress liimin hisbestclo :
iep ' hut couldn't ori account of the si
yo'ii from the leg.
her. PlliJMp Weaver , who lives i
em , the Peturspfis , spl l that he hei
great racket over there" Sup
ing , evening , and he thought they Heat
1 off ) Iquarreling. I- .
- " " ' " - " "
' H"-"o-
Jost' B. Burns , a neighbor , did
iked hear any quarrel there Sunday a
noon ,
arly
Peter Iversou , who lived witl
3 re- Petersons , testified as to the.
QUSt man's sickness. Did not knoV
Idest hung himself until told so by <
stable Simpson , when on the Wi
court. Nelson said on Sunday
he bad'an awful pain in hs i
Didn't see Nelson after he <
They never quarreled.
Dr. J. R. Conkling made an
anjpntion ] of thp body of decei
it was very much decayed ; oou ]
'
tell whether there were'marks
rope around the neck ; took out
jcre , stomiteh , and brought it homo
us. Noticed a slight ulceratioi
they
the log ; couldn't ' say now the c
the
of death.
ithe Dr. McClelland coincided
they Dr. Colliding. Some kinds of
prevented d <
son would have
it not
Arsenic will" preserve the body. .
hioh Dr. J. G. Baylcy went to P
DC Of sou's \ \ ith Coroaer Gish ; Pete
> , and and his wife both said he di <
m off choleia-morbus. They said he
spasmx , threw his head backclc ,
f de ed his hands. She said he die
ed to the bud in ono of these spa
iioux She said they laid him out in i
suit o f .nice black- clothes , am
all they could for him.
The jury rendered a verdipt
deceased came to his death by b
miiy " '
mj" himself.
in & Peterson was discharged fron
rime rest immediately. -
hin-
- 'The evidence fails to show tt
ands
chemical examination , of
1 all stomach was made , nor does il
nily , isfactorily explain the strange
taud duct of Peteison and his wife.
can Coroner Gish Baturdaymprnin j
itedjPfcterdpn/s / housond inqi
for thejrope * with which Nelson 1
St. himself. Peterson snld hov
get It , if the hogs had not eate
offers upy jnd he accordingly went
dug U up from under the gro
s of
It showed the marks of having
[ AT-
cut ! "Th'e place in the stable w
Call
lees. Nelson hung himsef , ] , was also ]
and ted out ,
Concerning the statement of
3TS
, physicians to the effect that
body was too much decayed to
JGS , - - - - -
as I low tht detection of poison , th
and lowing letter from a chemisl
class I been receivedf.
At the inquest on elson
evening , two physicians couoi
in the surprising statement
sveen P08011 * cannot be discovered
corpse sifter the lapse of three <
the time between -Nelson's
.cease and exhumation. This a
110 tjoj ) , { f trpp , would be good ne' '
tuosp ' anxjous.to Jnbprjt , an.4 to
ture. But the fact is , that 'most , of
the poisons operating quickly and
fatally that can be procured by an
ordinary individual , can be discov
ered-not only in" three tlays , but in
* 'v- * * * 4o anfl lTltHf > pt\ .
_ . .
IUU1 lUOlilll\to v > w - „
the crime-has-been brought'n'pme
to the poisonersi" ' C. ° P.T _
r
POSTAL IRREGULARITIES.
f
How Pattee's Branch Office was
Managed. * ,
*
* j
The Silver Plate Gift , &c.
i.
, . * * * *
The public examination o f 'wit
nesses in the'postal corruption case
commenced at 11 , a. m. Saturday ,
before Justice J. 'P. Bartlettj ; 'and
the following deposition , -was-taken ,
Gjen.Estabrpbkfjisking .the ques
tions o'fth'e "witnessMr. . Yost was
*
* " " *
not present : %
WILLIAM jftaJAMBEEaE1
Q. State your name , "rag6" and
* * * * * '
-
place of residence.
A. William.'MMJambergefjthir-
ty-nine years of age , reside in
Omaha. - T * J.
Q. Are you acquainted with one
* ' '
James M. Pattee ? ? *
A. iTarn. - - . i Ja i _ . y _
Q , . Have you atany 'time1beerj
In hla.employ , and " " , if " so , wlien and
, in what service ? ,1
3 3 " At , . I , was-in his 3emplbyi'in l&T.
was'-trayelinj
. and part of ' 1873 ; -
I agent for him ! and .had charge o
s his room when hia circulars wen
i folded.
Q.i In what business was Jame
[ i M. Pattee engaged during the tinn
you was in his employ ? _ ,
A. In the gift enterprise and lolo
„ tery business.
o Q. What matter was folded t
o
> r be mailed In that room inwhic _
L you was employed ? - .
AJ Lottery circulars ahd new ;
5 ' '
'
papers.
ie , Q. State in what manner athe
n " '
ill were folded , and" enveloped ,
ie A. They.wgrt fodfe ] "to lett <
| a sjze" , put In prf\-elopesv \ an < } scale
e.some with one circular , othfers wil
e.le two , and 6the"rff with three.
le
lee JQ. In whatonanner were tl
e-
ejn circulars described by you deposit *
lie in the raail ?
lieut A. Thejenvelones were T direct *
ut beoje the circulars were placed ;
them.ZTheywere then sealed ai
stamped.-assorted into States , ° _ *
ce
' * - 1 „ „ !
- -
delivered to the Omaha post office.
"ft. ' Btntp'-Wfapther' 'plrpuld
alt -had the same character of s tarn
and jf "so"vyhat"Nva3 amount ?
as- . uVl | ( JJreptefl to pwtlas In tl
ror Unitc.d States hftd three cent stam
and those directed to parties
eom. Canada had six cent stamps. Tl
m.he refers only to circulars sent frq
hem. ' room.
m.
i't | U'Besides the matter ( lesorib
by Vou'wp i\\&o \ 'Any news | > | ip <
mailed from that office ?
name
mo A. Yes ; there were Dlipatoh
aat JtepubUcana and Eerolda.
he Q. What character of stamp y
to used on such newspapers ?
A. One cent postage stamps.
eps matter usually <
at Q. Was other
fc eW tjmp , -
day , an5 may" be more , were w
me circulars placed Inside of the ]
too pers.
son pers.Q. Was the whole pack *
stamped with the one cent stam
her A. Yes.
her Q. Was this done by .the dir
Her : \t. \ .
t.he Q. "Where 'were ' these papka
mailed and stamped ?
A. In Mr. Pattee's ' office. < \
the stamps were cancelled in the orlgl
img sheets by drawing a pen across th
with ink , then placed on wrapp
the sorted in States , placed in bags (
m's taken to the postoffice. Some w
r to also taken over in baskets " " to
' "
apss one Q. Was , it the uniform a'pr-ac
: oneU. with Mr , Pattee , when the' ma
the was put up In the manner' ou h
the stated , both at the time you h
ireer mentioned } and at other times
thcs send them out with the one "c
nell stamp ?
A. We always sent papers
icar With ithe one cent stamp , 'anc
id a sending circulars to agents , we
iday "frequently spri"d.tjiera out a. $ w
vere paper rat'pa
9 , . 'Wh6was ; postmaster at 0
not ha * at , the time you speak ?
ftpr- A. Casper , Yost ,
Q , BO yon know of letters t
ithe ing been sent to the nostmastei
old Omaha making" inquiries al
r he Pattee and his gift enterprise ?
Cou- A. i have seen letters in Patl
to possession llirected to the postms
ly
that at Omaha , making inquiries al
side , his lottery.
lied. Q. Wha t was done with i
letters ? '
A. Havesepn Mp. Pattee y
ex- ' '
ised ; " (5. . ' on tlip'fftpp' 8om <
Idn't the letters , and mail them fo
of a 'parties sending them ,
; the Q. Do you know whether i
with letters generally contained a st
n on to pay postage on answers ?
A. I only know , of < one 1
which had the ling enclosed
with stamp for answer , ' anil there
poi- no stamp to that qne. That ia
only one I recollect of re
, Q.Bp. ypa , # ' fl\ , ? , any if-1
etera prespnt beingonade jjy Mr , , ,
irson to MrYost , and } f so what wa
> d of State all you know about'-it.
thad A. I saw a silver platefw
nchMrvPattee told me he had ord
.d on as a present for Mr. Yost
'
sms. ' Q. Have you ever seen Mr.
i $32 In Mr. Paitet's rooms , and | ' f.so
Idld oftpn ? , : ,
A. Yes , two or three times , i
that how ,
ang- * Q. Have0you ever had any
versaUon.with'Mri Yost , in rei
to cprnipg 'here , toT give your
dencc , and'if so0\y hen and what
that conversation ? * *
mt a A .Yesj.pn yesterday or the
the before. He said they could note
: sat- pel a person toattend , and If jc
-it will only injure me , or wop
cou- that effectv1
Q. "For wliat length of time i
fvis- you engaged , or was Pattee
gajged in the preparation , and t
jnng .Lag of the packages , " you have
scribed ?
ould „ A . Ifwaa 'a steady business , !
the time ! went there , early in
' fall 6f 1872J , untillItleft in Ma
und. ' 1873 : neft'orTihe 12th da :
March , 1873.
been
. What number of such p
here. ages were mailed dally- ? - ' 1
win : A. . .IfrQffi threMhotganfl to
thousand per day , and one day t
'was about twentjr thousand le
' '
sent out .
the _ t
al- FOB reason of remarkably
cfol- -prices. I am selling my spring
.summer
'
JulylO-tf " ! ' , > & H. STEI
McKelligon's .c
last
second page. Ji&re2
ined
VOLK'SHALL , free concert e
that
' ; evening by Professors Cclarips
a'
in
Bahns. june27-l
D.YEDfa , c.eamng and rep i
isser- done.in the neate t * manner , at
" " 6l ± > YE WORKB
[ V8 to ST ,
oun ; Bt.Vet
f.
" CHECK YOUR 7BAGGAGE. "
To ' .and From'TQmaha after Au-
! * c > _
* 'The IsEB'-aTIriomieed briefly the
fad that on andafter August , bag
gage would be checked to and from
'Omaha-'over "the-Iowa roads , - instead
stead of "to and from Council Bluffs ,
as heretofore. This will do away
with'the double-checking caused by
the transfer up'to this time , and the
\ traveling public are to be congratu
lated upon this desirable improve
ment.
The following joint circular con
firms our statements : ' V
" * *
* ! &
CHICAGO , July 21,1873.
To General fassenffer a'nd ' cket
' "
' ' -
Agents ; ,
On and after August 1st , proxi
mo , baggage destined to Omaha ana
points beyond , by- our respective
lii\est\should be checked to * Omaha
instead of Councel Bluffs.
Please prepare the Omaha checks
at the 'earliest moment , that pas
sengers may "be saved the trouble
heretofore experienced of rechecking
ing at Council Bluffs , as well as at
"
Omaha. ,
' Gen'l Tk't Agt C B & < i R R.
W. A.
, "Gen'l Tk''t Agt C & N W R'y.
j ' " '
"
"V E. ST. JOHN ,
Gen'l Tk't Agt C KI & P K B.
" SNOW FLAKEJ1
The best flour in the market at
> LITTLE & WILLIAMS' ,
jy 24 3t 2G1 Douglas St.
, ICE CREAM ! ICE CREAM ! I
' . , H. L.'LATEY'S is the place to ga
3y "for'thls very necessary commodity.
y je23tf.
"
*
* =
_
jr XJLOSJNO out-wa.ter-nQolora at cost ,
idh at . SAMUEL BURNS ,
: h ju24-2t * 237 Farnham.
ATTENTION , ONE AND ALL" !
I shall have 125 QUARTS of
-d very CH6ICE BLACKBERRIES ,
this evening , at 8 o'clock. Leave
id your orders for them.
" " '
' fr % \ \ "FH.'ALLEX.
irs = =
Pj Dried Beef , Sugar Cured Hums
and breakfast Baoon , at
Ue " LITTLE & WILLIAMS' ,
| Jy243t 201 Douglas St.
JJ SPECIAL NOTICES.
'
ed . o o Lpt , Foi
Sale , Lotl , W nUTQm(4l ( Boardjpg , * c.wll
jrs be Inserted lo these column * oaoe ( or TE >
CENTS per Une : each lubuquent Insertloo
FIYECKF18 per line , llie first liiscrtloi
es
,
nerer lew than TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
ras ,
'ITOATION WANTED-By a young mai
3 who Las had 4 years experience in the clotl
lag and dry gooJi , also boot and a hoe buiineu
n- will work'for Hp'sU salary f or a feVmp'ntlfi
. AJdteis "A. K * ' Be
q
Good , refarencea. 'm ?
- - ' ' &
Office. jy&Zi" .
ne
ere TTTANTED situation i a Wagon an <
V V Carriage maker , and can n pair all kind
of Farming Implement ! . Address for fire day
j. a CLIPSOK ,
ge Jy24d3twlt. Glenwood , lowt
p ? IKL WAN 1 ED At Dr. EDWARD'S , 18
G Farnham Street.
ec-
N5C3I 11IKINR AN.D * SMELT
j. , . .v 'CQ The"seoilannuaj
"
mdjburnedtrom JilT ( 2Ut , wljlIQ ) mU
Durant Engine lQ jp. on TUnr o y , July JOll
ges at 8 P. M , , tor tha eleitiQn o ( offitcri , and tb
transaction ol buaiccss if great importance t
Che the utockholderi. K. K. LONG.
Fruld nt.
nal
em T7ANTED A girl to do general house worl
TV Apply al H. Fomeroy'i , West end S
Mry' Aronue. Wagta55.CO per week. .
. BGNTT-IIouse on 18th near Cast atrcc
jy2Jt . S. A. 1AYLOB 4 CO.
lice
tter rUEAfLAKD603 \ Acres o ( choice landi I
\j Sarpy County , lor ule at Si 75 per aci
ave one-half cub , balance one year at 10 iiercen
ave Apply at Offiiceof Great Western Land Agenc
130 & 13i Farnham atreet. jy2C
, to
; ent BOOMS to rent with or wit
oat board. No. 117 Dodge atrert , ne
, ninth. Jy 16121
out
tin A girl to took at
WANTED . llth and. mfyTpug * ! t ,
1WS-
GIRL WANTED Inquire at Mon
ma- A Order Window i Po't Oroce. jylStl
Tj > MPLOYMENT OFFlCE-Boom No. 1. nou
Xy cut corner 15th and Douglai St . Wai
( d immadlately , lerrant slrl , ( armhandi , o
iav- p nteraAnd laboreri , alio real estate bought a
r at told , and taxes paid tor non-reildenti.
J.N. FISHER ,
tout
jySU Omaha , N. .
tee's CT7ANTED IMMEDIATELY-A girl to
ister YY house-work. Apply 331 iTarenp
itreet. between 17th and 18th. } y3t
bout
TORE TO BENT 198 Douglas alrre
quire of WEBfigfi *
such olyltf
i R PENT Hpijao qn 15th , nesr Datenp
trite tree > , JeMU S. A , TAYLOR * CO
3 ot
T7 > OB REKT House on Chicago , near 13th
the J } je30t ( H. A.TAYLQUACC
such Par boarders , it the sonthi
WANTED and Ilarney sta. je2l
amp
rTTANTtD A cneap laroi in ezcnange
etter VY mexcunmiiic. Address , Farmer , I
find offlce. ap2lt
was WILL SELL SECoisntJIAVn Carrlai
the I nd one Hearjp. pheap for cash or trade
I I need the room for new ones.
. x ' JelSdtf. G. W.
bout
ittee TTWESALE IfiOacroaof land , belne the !
J } MotaeclS , lu tovnibipl3Nof K 4 E.
3 it ? the SB part ol Butl.cT ccuuty , < IO mllenNir
weatof Lincoln. A well Im. TOTtd farm ad.o
It on the west , and country all aioand it
hich thickly KtUedt W1U ell for KOO , one 1
ered down , balance in ope year , or $3 00 per acre
cash , or will trade Jor city property. Appl
. myaU ANDREW fb&lH
xosc
mo THE PUBLIC The undersigned 1
_ L purchased and put upon the streets
- public conreyances , some o ! the finest carria
any-
etennaoofactured in tbli country. They will
run to and Irotn the depots , hotels andprlr
con- rrsidencet. All orders left at Metropolil
Hotel , or at the at able , near t e cor ol Elerci
gard rt and Caplttl ATenue , will be promptly '
evi- tended to. A share of the public patronage
respectfully solicited. J01JN E. BULL.
was
mjrlSU
day i
DI8SOLUTI01" NOTICE.
ugo Omaha , A'tb. , July lltb , 18
is to -VfOTICE Is hereby giren that F. H. Goddi
IM and T. W. Bead , doing bulncu in i
city of Omaha ant State of Nebraska , un <
nrere the firm name of Goddard A Bead hate t
day dlssoUfd partnership by mutual conae
e.n- F. H. Qoddard continuing in the bualnesa.
aail W. Bead , retlricg.
c77.il F. H. OODDARB
rip I . J
CleSigned | , | T > w > EAD.
. -
" SfAS. .M.
" DEALEU IN
"BrHOLESiALE t
acj/la * ried' Cider.
lOj.iinil'lSO'FjirniamStreft. /
_ I ' I r > )
m.
MAKUFACTUBEB.
N. E. COBNEB ot 14th and HABMEV 8
TTTOULD respectfullyannoaccetoUi * pen
on { YY Uc that he is now ready to fill aU c
iracU in the abort Unes wlth neatnett i
dUpatco. \
wagoni constantly onhaadi
very or sale.
and
m U.P.RR.MEATMARKE
. . , .
iring _ ICth street bet California and Wefciter.
; the
gl.as
LIQUORS , WINES , ETC.
o
o
sf O
!
M -01
o
( D
> TO
I * -
P. N. GLYNN
WUOI.K3ALE AND BETAIL DEALER IK
Wines , Liquors , Segarsr-
TUB ACI 0 AND PIPES.
JWCalifornU Wines and BrandIesCa
Corner of 15'b and DoJgo atreeta. opposite the
Dew I'ost Office building. Omaha. NebIe25tf
Bavarian Beer Hall !
193 Dougba St ,
Opposite Metropolitan "Hotel.
Finest brands of all clauea of .Liquors and
Segara. Fresh Lager constantly on hand.
Je25-3m CUAS. HAUT.frop. . .
Corner of Comings ui Tweaty-second ttreeti
The finest lager baer con
stantly on han4 ,
HOTELS ,
GRAND CENTRA. !
"EC O 17 33 Xa .
OMAHA , - HEBRA3KA
The largest and beat ho ? between Chicane
\nd Sao f ranclsoa.
Optus * ! oev September aotb. 1873.
s3jl U OEO. THKALL. Proprietor.
CITY HOTEL ,
E. T. PAGE , Proprietor.
10th St. , bet , YfttfiVw a 'l Haney
OMAHA , NEB.
.Free . .EMMo and from all Trains.
Passengers for other Hole's or private Res :
dcnccs , carried for 25 cents.
: * S- All orders left at P. II. Allen's , 24 do <
from P. O. C. Wilson A Son. cor. 19th an
1 Urney , and the City Hotel OPW , U > recoil
1 p , < o\u.l \ > t a\teptlptf. ' Il71m
" " "Onited States Hotel ,
COW. DOUGLAS AND TENTH STREETS
mllEUNDERSIGNED rtspcctfnlly annoui
X ce that he has purchased and refr ted tl
above Hotel , and is uow raadr to accouinioda
the public , with board by day cr we k , at res
enable rates. WILLIAJJ { , ! { ! ! , Prpp ,
FARMERS HOUSE
E. VT. Cor. of 14th and Hsniey Bti.
JUSTUS KESSLEH , Froprieto
Omaha , Neb.
JySlu
ILLINOIS JiOUSI
Between 9th atd 10th.
CHARLES FELDKUMAjr , Prop.
mchlltf
Central Hous <
T o. 630 Sixteenth Streak
Opp. Jefferson Square , " Q4AHA ? , KI
JQSEHOYE , Prop'r.
Pqy and week Board at reasonable raid.
in. Firit-claj brvi attocUcd to the Louse.
California House ,
IEITZ HAFMEE , Prop'r.
th
it- No. 170 Douglas Street , corner llth , Om.
itir - Nebraska. Board by the day or week.
irnd 1nno 1 , rl
sb. Southern Motel ,
art FitmtlBs : on 4th. , 6 ud Wtlovtiti , ,
St , Louis , - Mi
"Laveille , "Warner & Co. ,
or . | 3EaroT3rlotor i.
The Southern Hotel is fint-clau In all
appointments. Its tables are at all times s
it. plied In the greatest abundance , with all
delicacies the markets afford , Its clerks
employes are all polite and attentire to
est wants of the guests of the hotel , There la
It Improved eleia'or leading from the fint t
to the upper one , Railroad and teaml
Icktt offices , news stund. and wesxerr fit
IkZ iOT telegrapli otQ.e in the hotunda of hotel.
V * . Wood ! Wood ! Wooi
Immense Deduction !
T S. P. BUIG fa1 YARD. CORNER
S'E ,4 Htu and Clil ago Streets. Good H
in , . .eodS7 008olt . > IM. S'oie Wood to I
Ih- any number o , aiore ver ; cliraii. ap8tf !
Ini
'is
lalf in G. STRIFFLER
to DEALEB N
CHOICE B. IE
br - Fraii * .
ate Xuls
n ,
lib fonfccllonerj ,
atla Tobacc t
la .
i > j ,
Ac. , &c. .
S. K.OR.or 1 .
a lUif
It. Tbe Slooz City and Pacific Itallroad ,
ird
the ID C.nncctloa llb the
Icr
% his SIOUXCTY ! & ST , PAl
RAILROAD
. , ,
! s C2 Bllei the shortest route from Omi
Go cil Blafh to St. Paul , Xlneapo
jSUllwater , Anoka , Dalath , Bism rck , sad
p Imt In Hlsnttota.
'
*
7 Traln'leaTes Omaha dally , ( except Saturd
, at 6 o.clock p. m. , and Council Bluffs at 8.0 !
m. , from Chicago & North-Western Depot.
Fftre'asTOWaBdIImeas QUICK
by IBJ ether Line.
J
EULLIAH PALACE KM&CA
rs , MHf TRAINS
Bb- - ON ALL ,
on- Be sure roar ticket reads VIA Sioux Cl
inA thus aroiding circuitous routes and inidni
transfers.
tnd Tickets can be purchase * ! at Ihe offices of
Chicago & . Northwestern Railway in Oat ;
and Council Bluffs.
tndfi M ' , -JC.BOYDEN ,
fiST Getf BUPaul.Ulnn. ! Paaa. A Ticket AgtSt. . P. 4 SC , ,
b - , K a HILL ,
en'l pajj. and Tieket Agt. , S , U i P. , Sic
ST "City , Iowa ,
QEO. W. OBATTON , AeU ,
J63 F rpham 8tT6 t. Omit * * , >
The Kingof theSnVJXG MAClIIMI WOFLD as piemccnlly as Cold Ftf n In the
Realms ci Finance.
SALES EOB , 1873 :
In Round Numbers 232,444 Machines !
ItBelnz over One Hundred acd Tblrtttn 7bccsoil more Machines tlan were told by inr olbtr
. . .
Sewing Machine Con i any during lliCR.n-.etii-e.
It willh nly Ledtnlid i < .n tuih etldente tbat the fcilpcrlorily of the Singer la fully
inonitrated.
THE SINGER MANF'G ' GO ,
\ JSf. NASON , Agent ,
je . 212 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA.
J. J. BROWN & BRO. ,
WHOLESALE GROCERS ,
Agents for the Oriental Powder Co.
STEFLE & JOHNSON ,
WHOLESALE GROCERS !
-SIMPSO.VS. BLOCK
528 and 54O -
Fo-urteenth. Street ,
BET. DOUGLAS AND DODGE
iucl)132y )
iucl)132yMORGAN
MORGAN & GALLAGER.
-SUCCESSORS TO CHEWUTW AN5 MORGAN
WHOLESALE GROCERS ,
No. 0& Famham Street ,
- ' - ZBTIEIB.
prSdly
WHITHEY , BAUSEBKAX & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
XTo. 2 :7 Douglas Street ,
mch27yi AGE.NTS FOK Til' ! IUPO > T POWDER CO.
CLARK & FRENCH ,
WHOLESALE GROCERS !
AMD DEALERS IN
CannecCGoods , Dried Fruits , Green Fruits in Season ,
jcl . ' .RL-CRS SOLICITED. ' ND PROMPTLY FILLED.
A. . IE. S I : MI IF S O 1ST ,
- MANUFACTTJBEn AND WHOLESALE
DEALSR INT CIGA&S.
! 532 EGIFTIElEJItfTIH : SO ? . ,
CZi. . A.
288 Dodge Street , 2d Door East of 16th Street.
A. I ttep cons intly on hand the finest stoikof Broad Cloth , CasjJairres ami Vcstlrg
which I am prepared to make up in tl e most la hionahe st jles and tq mil the moat
at the lowest J osBitlo jiriei s. jclOdly
ESTABLISHKU
PUNDT , MEYER & BAAPKE ,
- , V OLESALE DEALERS IN
FANCY GROCERIEi
Teas , Spices , Tobacco and Cigars.
212 FarnLam Street , - - Omalia ,
hlcmTeodvl
ha ,
JOBBERS OF
D. DRY GOODS , HOSIERY , GLOYES
231 Farah.am Street ,
its
and
leer the an J. J. BROWN & BBO. ,
xnt
lion WHOLESALE DEALEES IN
liond
d ! STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOOI
OF
ard
icit Motions , and Boots find Shoes.
JOHN T.
-JOBBER OF
Shelf i Heavy Hardwa :
IRON , STEEL , NAILS , WAGON STOCK,1
AND-
TIIRKSI1EIJS. 1IAU\KSTKKH , IlKAI'tUlS , MOAVKH8.
COUS-DLA.MEHH. I'LOWN , COI.TIVATOKS , IIAV-
KAIUM AND WAGON4.
24S Douglas Stt , Omalia ,
HENRY HORNBERGER.
IL
DEALEB IS
WINES
iha ,
1U ,
all
Iai01dKcntucky2\YlJl3kIesana [ a Specially *
hl9rl
HOMES and FABJ IS HT1TIBIIAS :
as
Coofbn beat Ian'lalTlowprices oniof
' 30 per oat. on the amount ,
H
ES LA11GE DEDUCIONS-FOB GASH PAYMENTS.
North ] of : ? latteJ oup Fork and Elkhorn Vafij
gut B'KCo. . will aJtnbont 1.000.000 acrw of spln ill ! tTaiin .
ieiir0u ry1 > t ttdm Jl-f < to $7.00 per acr on longerrflt.
the
aha South of he Platte
It. '
lodr oftbe bestlaail , Nebraalui ISterseetedby _ nurjei.OBf
laize ;
The Comi o ncsa
andaljaiuttolUraUroia andln . th < . .Ure.nJ'bestd T Jop d.partof thaSta > t , > ea al
tmouatt-puliUcaa Valley For c'w rjanifnlllnforaiatlon apply to
C , B. SCffiitiB , Agent B. & M. Ijmd Of
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