THE OMAHA BEE
MONDAY , ATJG. 17 , 1874.
OFFICIAL TAPER OF THE CITY.
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LEAVE OUAllA. 9:55 A. M.
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Express. . . | Mail * _ 10:43 : P. M.
Mali * _ 5:00 : A. M. .
Sundays ezcepted. 'Mondays exceptcd.
Xlotel.
Pullman
Ibis U the only line running
Dining cars.
UABCTP BEUEL ,
C.W.HITCHCOCK , .
Ticket Agent.
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'l. Wca. Chiccso , 111. Oiaaha , Neb.
Union Pacific.
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UocU IflHuJ Sc Pncflf.
' 5:30 : A. M. 10:40P.M. :
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sprees Snudayc cxccplcd. tMondays exccpted.
Chlc&so & NortU\vcstirn.
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Hall. . P.M. TJOW > A.1I
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Han nail CltjSt. . Jo. & Council Bluffii
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VfornlngEjrprcee..6:30A.M. :
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P. M. 6 :
Evening Krirc s..2:50
Sioux
and
Omaha ic. PiortUivcuteni
City A : Paelflc.
KUUErprcea 6:15 : A.M. MS P.M.
Dally except Sundays.
leave the
and B SRIRO Wtjoni
Omnibuses
and Ninth etrccte , 2f-
fflec , corner Farnham Railroad
of the above
ecn iaUiut s In advance
TDC
Opening and Closing of Malls in
Omaha.
noon BUT. CLO8E.
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tmci.tu.
Chicago and all J asirrn -
lUuQsaud Burlington
PlatUcrouth , Council
City ton , , due at 10:30 a. ui. , closes at 4:30 a. m. and
I . in.
St. p. Louis and Ft , Joseph , due at lO'OO a. m.
1:45 . iu. and 4:30 a. m.
and 7 p. m. ; clusea at : p.
Office opco Suudave Irom 12 to 1 p. m.
ft. E. YOST. Postmaster.
Eoputlican County Convention.
County Convention for Bous-
A Republican will be held at the Court House in
lascounty Saturday , the 29th day
of Oiuaha , on
the of August city , A. 1) . , J67Jat 2 o'clock , p. m. , for
to the
of electing 23 delegates
the purpose State Convention , to be tcld at
Republican Lincoln on Uie2J < Iarof September , U"4.
Omaha will be entitled
Eacli w rd in the city of
ard each precinct outside
,
delegates
titled to 7 .
of laid city to S devgatc ! * to said convention.
of choosing
Primary election' , for the purn sc
called for Saturday
such tclpcntes , are hereby
(
ing
the S2d day ol Augu t , the polls to beep
,
day
in the city of Omaha Irom 4 to 7 p in. ,
nod op n Iu the other prcciucU from C to E o'clock ,
P.O. rotora will
P.O.None Imt well Vnown republican
be allowed to vote at said primary elections ,
W'U be
of Umaha no person
find in the city
vote unless duly rcg'st.rcd or Identified
allowed to
of election
Judges
tified to the satisfaction o > the
ol the
voter
tion ( axlnt \ a properly qualified
ward , where his ballot is otlcrcd.
The Iulloing arc designated as the places
elections will be held :
where such primary
1st Ward-At Turner Hall.
2nd Ward At Engine llou e ,
3d Ward At Engine House.
4th Ward At City Engineer' * office. '
0th Ward-At Ed. Callows' , on Chicago St.
Cth Ward At Engine > -ouso.
Union Precinct At Knight's School House.
Precinct Florence School House.
Florence
' residence
Valley 1'rocinct At Jndgo Hnncy's
Station School
Chicago Precinct At ElUiorn
Honse. School
McAarUIe Precinct At McAardlo
Houso. School
Elkhorn Precinct At ElLhorn City
House. PougUs Precinct .At Joel T. Griffin's r
dtnce.
West Omaha PrcclncU-At O. Ecldcn's TO-
idence. Saratoga Precinct , At Saratoga School House
By order of the Douglas County Republican
Committee. CHAUNCEY WILTSE ,
Chairman.
JOHN U. TIIUBSTON ,
Secretary ,
TOABYBKTIMHKS Tne
X VrION of lie DAILT 11KK In more
tbaa double thnt of any'ollicr dally
paperpuliIUbed In Krbraska.
THE first FEESH BALTIMORE
OYSTERS of the season were .re
ceived at PEYCKE'S RESTAUR
ANT to-day. feb24-tf
OMAHA BREVITIES.
Aceordiug to the Union the BEE
js doing the cheapest joh work in
town. hia i9 " ° ncws' U has
generally been known for a long
time.
Three car-loads of short-horn
stock passed through the city Satur
day , for exhibition at the various
cattle shows in California. They
are said to bo the finest collection
in the country.
United States Marshal Daily ,
who is in the city , says that that
story about an attempt to rob him
at Eastport , Iowa , the other day , is
a hoax perpetrated on him by a Ne
braska City joker. Ho has not been
at Eastport at all.
-The German Lutheran congre
gation commenced their new church
building on Jackson street , between
Eleventh and Twelfth , last Monday.
The location is a very pleasant and
suitable one. Mr. Prince is doing
the carpenter work and superintend
ing the structure. He will have it
finished by the first of October.
-The entertainment for the beue-
fit'of lliose two Omaha favoriesHar- (
ry Hales and George Staley , other
wise known as Jappho , which was
indefinitely postponed , will take
Blaee at the Academy of Music , on
{ he evening of the 2Cth , arrange
ments having been completed to
success. The entertainment
make it a grand
tertainment will bo made up of an
. Hales and Staley
olio programme.
will grve their best recitations ; the
. Gardner ,
veteran minstrel , Sam.
villlendhis musical voice to the
occasion ; the Orpheus Quartette
odll render some of their best songs ;
wLl sing and a host
Al P. Morris ,
gentlemen will assist
of other talented
sist ; the evening to conclude with
a laughable farce.
Personal.
Lyinau Richardson went cast
Saturday ] afternoon.
General Superintndent Clark , of
the Union Pacific went East Satur
day.
Congressman Crounse left for his
his home at Fort Calhoun Saturday.
Hon. JohnLRedick and family ,
returned from the East Saturday
morning.
Conductor Dave Miller , of the
transfer , has returned from the
East.
J. S. Spaun , Esq. , left for Colorado
rado Saturday to be absent about
three weeks for health and recrea
tion.
Sam. Bullock , auditor of the
Union Pacific Express Company ,
left Saturday for a ten day's vacation -
tion in Colorado.
Clay Dear , whose health has been
very poor of late , will leave next
week for Yir&iuia to recuperate.
He will be gone a month or two.
The following are the arrivals at
the Wyoming :
Dick S Howard , Omaha ; J S
Bubh , wife and child , Council
luflri ; John Fowler , Kansas City ;
Hiram McClure , Pittsburgh , Pa ;
"Wm Roberts , Fond du Lac ; AVis ;
C S Clapp , North Bend ; S Jenkins ,
St Joe ; S N Parnell and family , St
Louis ; Jno S McCool , Tie Siding.AV
T ; Thos Savage , Kansas City ; J J
Dickey , Omaha ; D "Webster , Chi-
Uurder Across the Bivor.
Mr. Anderson , of Silver Creek , in
this county , arrived in the city
about 10 o'clock last evening , hav
ing in charge Jacob Stoves whom
he delivered to Jailor Moss , for safe
keeping. Stoves yesterday afternoon
deliberately took the life of his
noon '
neighbor , J. J. Clark , by shoo'ting
him through the head with a shot
gun. This was because Clark had
been uc-st-hiding with his ( Stoves' )
Wife , Stoves will have a hearing
to-day , and so wo forhear attempt
ing to give particulars until the
facts in the case shall have been
brought out through the proper legal
inquiry.Vo pursue this course ,
the more readily from the fact that
we are unable to pursue any other ,
owing to the pressure upon our col
umns of the other case of nest-
hiding at Brooklyji ; - ( * oic// Bluffs
Nonpareil to-day.
FRESH OYSTERS
AT
auglSIS PEYCKE'S. '
ICE VJREAJM ! ICE CREAM ! !
H. L. LATEY'S is the place to gofer
for this very necessary commodity.
DYEING , cleaning aucl repairing
done in the neatest manner , at the
STEAM DYE WORKS ,
10th Stl/et. Farnham and Douglasj
apr28t f. _
"PRO BONO PUBLICO. "
For the benefit of the public
alone has the system of CASH DEAI >
iNd been introduced by P. H , .Ai
LEX. For in aU lines of GENERAL
and FANCY GROCERIES , In the
fruits of the season , and in all staple
articles , pnn" the purchaser obtain
full satisfaction , and save 15 per
cent by trading on a cash basis
with P. H. AIAES ,
aug 13t2 Creighton Block.
Of the many Rood Life Insu
rance Companies doing business in
Nebraskathere is none more worthy
of confidence than the Continental ,
of New York , whose official state
ment appears in another column.
This live , energetic company has
lately organized a Board of Direc
tors for Omaha , comprising many
of our best and moat influential
citizens , who have each Insured
their lives in this Company for
amounts not less than from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars. The large
policies taken by these Directors
will give encouragement to the
hundreds throughout the State ,
who are already insured in the Con
tinental , and will guido those who
may be looking for a sound compa
ny in which to insure. To all such
we recommend , for further particu
lars , S. A. TAYLOU&CO. , the Gen
eral Agents , or to any of the Direc
tors , whose names appear in another
column. augl5-lt
FOlt SALE OR RENT.
Two story brick dwelling house ,
containing nine rooms , in first-rate
order , havinjr been recently reno
vated. The house was formerly oc
cupied by P. Her and family. Rent ,
$45 per month. Good cisterns and
well. The house and premises oc
cupy a full city lot unencumbered ,
from Harney street to the alley.
Will sell for $9,000. Apply at nw
corner2smlh and Harney streets.
augl3-tf MRS. JESSE LO"WE.
SAI.OON for sale cheap. Inquire
at Br.E oiiice. ju24-tf !
PETCKE'S RESTAUKANT is
the only place for FRESH OYS-
IERS. aug 1313
$50. Take Notice. $50.
In reply to retail cash purchasers
kve will state to the public that we
purchased from the Howe Machine
Company July 20th , 1874 , a large
lumber 01 Elias Howe Sewing Ma-
ihincs with all the latest improve-
nents for CASH , for which we hold
i contract signed by the Machine
Company , giving us all the territo-
y io sell said machines in , west of
he Missouri riyer , except in the
States of Missouri and California.
We Avill ask the public who are
ho irresponsible parties selling ma-
ihiiies , and who has the right to
his territory ?
For the next ten days we will
five the public the benefit of all dis-
sounts , by selling the machines for
Hfty Dollars ( $50. ) All machines
ire warranted. LEVAN & Co. ,
aug3-tf 482 Thirteenth St. *
FRESH OYSTERS
ATPEXCKE'S.
PEXCKE'S.
ug 13 tS
A Bemarkable Well.
During the dry weather , Messrs.
Fletcher & Hubbard , who have
the contract for sprinkling the
streets , ran out of water on account
of their pond drying up. Learning
that Mr. J. H. Lacey , residing at
the northwest corner of Twentieth
and Chicago streets , had a 120 foot
well , with sixty feet of water in it ,
theyofiered him $2,000 for the privi
lege of obtaining water therefrom ,
by means of a steam pump , which
they would put up for the purpose.
Mr. Lacey , however , refused the
offer , as he did not care to speculate
in this way , nor to destroj' in any
manner , the beauty of his hand
some grounds.
Hearing that this well had an in
teresting history , and that the water
had peculiar qualities not incident
to other wells in this locility , a BEE
reporter Friday morning called
upon Mr. Lacey , at his residence ,
and obtained the following account :
The well was dug in 1868. Water
should have been reached at about
25 feet below the surface , but at that
point the workmen struck a blue
hard pan clay , and dug through it
to the depth of 95 feet , finding on
the way down houlders , of a dark
g'-ccn color , from the size of a man's
fist to that of a person's head ; strat-
tas of petrified vegetable matter ;
trunks of trees , ten inches in diame
ter , shells , etc.
The digging tlius tar had been
undertaken by three different
parties , each having abandoned the
task in turn. But Mr. .uacey deters
mined to strike water or go through
to China , persevered at considerable
cost , until a depth of 120 feet was
reached , when in boring with a six
incb augur and drill , which was
used at times , a rock was struck ,
which appeared to be of soft sandj
stonc , or a shell rock , for on two or
three heavy blows being given it
by the drill , it sank about ten inches ,
and a stream of water spouted up
with such force , that the man in
the well had to be drawn up im
mediately.
A force of men was put on , work
ing night and day to bale it , but
they could not reduce the water tea
a depth lower than 100 feet , and
were compelled to throw in rock and
brick to fill it up to that point , and
thus aftord a foundation upon which
to build the wall to the surface.
The water then raised up to a point
about 55 feet from the surface ,
where it has ever since remained.
Mr. Jjaopy has measured it re
peatedly in" dry weather , and has
found that it neither ribes nor falls ,
showing pretty conclusively that it
is an artesian well. He made this
large amount qf vrflter available by
having D. Fitzpatrick put in a force
pump , to which an attachment was
made , by means of which water
can ho forced to al ] parts of the
house , in case the 350 barrel cistern
should ever give out. Ho proposes
next year to put up a wind-mill and
force the water to a large reservoir ,
and use it for purposes of irrigation
on his premises f n case of another
dry season.
The water is in every respect su
perior to any other in this locality.
Mr. J acey has had it tested , ' and
finds jt to he what is known as car
bonated chalybeate water , which
contains thp carbonate of iron , dis
solved in excess of carbonic acid ,
and is easily recognized by form
ing an ochry deposit of red oxide
of iron on the boards and bricks
surrounding the well , owing to an
escape of the carbonic acid on ex
posure to the air. It is similar to
the celebrated waters of Wiesbaden ,
in Germany ; Islington and Spa ,
Jn England ; Bedford , Sharon , and
other places Jn the United States.
The water is very clear , and has a
peculiar and pleasant taste , which
cannot be discovered in any other
water in Omaha. We were shown
a bowl of the liquid which had set
tled during the night , and on the
bottom the water was of a very yel
low color , and upon the surface wa
tcr being poured out , the botton
tasted much stronger than fresh
drawn water. Mr. Lacey congratu
lates himself on the fact that it ii
not necessary for him to go away
from home to obtain medicinal
spring waters , as this answers every
purpose.
Continental Life Directors for Omaha.
The Omaha Local Board of Di
rectors of the Continental Life In
surance Company , of New York ,
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year :
Jus. E. Boyd , President.
Elam Clark , Vice-President.
Thomas Martin , Treasurer.
Chas. T. Taylor , Secretary.
The following is a list of the di
rectors with the amount of insurance
held by each in the said Continental
Life , viz :
Jsis. E. Boyd , beef and pork
packer. 515,000
Elam Clark , wholesale grain
and flour merchant 15,000
W. T. Seaman , paper merch
ant 15,000
C. II. Frederick , wholesale
and retail hatter 10,000
R. C. Moore , physician and
medical examiner for Con
tinental 10,000
rhomas Martin , druggist 10,000
N . N. Vindquest , ice dealer. . . 10.000
0. is. Ramsey , wholesale
grocer. 10,000
David Whitney , wholesale
gi-ocer 10,000
Samuel Bean , grocer. 10,000
Jhas. L. Krutli , wine merch
ant 10,000
5 D Mercer , pbysician and
medical examiner for Con
tinental 10,000 ,
Mevander Polack , merchant 10,000
? rank J Ramge , merchant
tailor 10,000
ETenry Gray , auctioneer and
commission merchant 10,000
3 A Taylor , real estate and
insurance agent 10,000
1. T. Taylor , real estate and
insurance agent 10,000 :
S. .Ai TAYLOR & Co. ,
General Agents.
OMAHA , NEB. , August 13,1874.
auglStf.
BROWNELL HALL
vill re-open on Wednesday , the 1st
if September. Apply to
Mrs. H. C. HAJX ,
auglo-toseptl Principal ,
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
.Report From the Bee's "Scout"
at Lincoln.
The Independent Fizzle and the
Ko-ops Performances of
Dr. Trick-Mule
Johnson.
LINCOLN , August 14,1874.
EDITOR BEE :
Again has the mountain labored ,
and again has it hrought forth a
mouse , and a short lived one at
that. The grand event which waste
to have revolutionized politics in
Nebraska was to come off yesterday
in the assembling of the Indepen
dent convention , this being
the tYird attempt to bring
together the champions of in
dustry. It was expected
that the gathering would be at least
commensurate with the effort made
to render it a success. Although
Gen. Bick and some of the Ko-op
leaders have been vigorously trying ,
with the aid of Gosper's windmills ,
to blow life into the corpse , by repre
senting that the assemblage had ex
ceeded the expectations of every
body , the truth i , that it was com
paratively a much smaller affair
than any county convention ever
held in Lancaster county. It didn't
pan out very well , but 'twas ever
thus , etc.
The chief fugler in the movement ,
Church IJowe , was on the ground
three days ago surveying the field ,
with a long glass , from an elevated
position , with the hope of manipu
lating the convention according to
his own ideas. His face keptelong-
ating as the time for holding the
convention approached , and as the
long expected delegates failed to
make their appearanpe.
The Convention was originally
called with the view of putting up
a platform and making the nomina
tions ahead of everybody else. It
was proposed to put on a bold front ,
and carry things by storm. When
it became apparent that the thing
was to be a fizzle , Dr. Trick-
mule Johnson , Church Howe , and
a few other manipulators
commenced a lively skirmish in
search of Ko-ops. Grangers , and
sich. The Ko-ops were quite wil
ling to "jine , " but the Grangers did
not show much confidence in the
movement , which they regarded
with a suspicious eve , as they did
not like the qhjefc of that trjlje.
3 Ion. A. K. White , a prominent
Granger , was repeatedly approached ,
but he told them that he had joined
the Grangers for a different purpose
entirely.
The Grangers kept shy of the out
fit. So the idea of holding a regu
lar convention was abandoned for
the plan of calling another conven
tion with the hopa that by that time
the Democracy would send In a suf
ficient reinforcement to make a re
spectable showing. Dr. Johnson ,
the chlgf Ko-op , was , from the out
set , the light around which the In ?
dependent moths fluttered.
His election as president of the
convention was virtually a confes
sion that the Grangers had been
swallowed up by the Keep organi
zation.
People who looked for the me
chanics and laborers , strained their
organs of vision in vain ; and on
the whole the disappointment of the
npw departurjsts pould hardly be
concealed.
The proportion of Republicans
was decidedly slim. The platform
adopted was virtually in the identi
cal language as that of the Kansas
Independents.
The aato of the convention was
fixed on September 8th , with the
mutual understanding , as wearein-
formed , that the Democrats should
hold theirs two days later. As far
as this county is concerned the
movement is a decided fizzle.
Preparations for the coming Re
publican primaries are beginning to
be quite active.
There is already much skirmish-
inq among the Bank ring , who are
laying their pipes to gobble the
State treasury.
Henry Atkinson has been here
throwing out his feelers and testing
the pulse , but ho has received very
little comfort.
The Welsh movement is looked
upon from this end of the State as
a tfcad cock in the pit.
Secretary Qosper is adjusting his
wind mills ' in spite of the calm
weather. From your own
ownSCOUT.
SCOUT.
Seal Estate Sales.
For the week ending , August 14,1874.
Clarissa La Follette to George H
Fitchett , lot 31 , Griffen & Isaacs' ad
dition -$1,200.
Henry C Addis to O P Chubb , e
hfofwhf lot 7 Capital addition-
Si,800.
Ellen C- Loomis to J T Paulson ,
n hf lot 5 block 268 $200.
Ezra Millard to Anna Fieid , lot 1
block 6 town of Millaid $25.
S W Hurlbut and A L Masson to
H M Hurlbut , undi. two-thirds of s
en w27,1G 12 $400.
Enos Lowe to Olof Hansen , that
part of lot 7 , blk 192 , Omaha , not
conveyed to the UP railroad com
pany $75.
Wilson Reynolds to James War
ren , n i " no and e } n w 34 , 15 , 10
5103.09"
L H Bordwell to W R Bartlett , n
hf lot 5 blk 229 and partof lots 5 and
5 in blk 190 , Omaha $1,000.
Ignace Scherb to John J Hauser ,
5 acres near Florence lake , 35,10 13
5480.
5480.Caroline
Caroline M Scilsen to William
Stephens , 15 acres in nw qr nw 10 ,
LO , 1S-$300.
Martha A Brown et al to B E B
Kennedy , nenw , 27,15,12 § 480.
Julia E Nye to John A Gordon ,
ot9 , block G , Shinn's Addition
? 2,000.
FRESH OYSTERS
AT ,
augl3t3 PEYCKE'S.
1 o
A choice lot of Nebraska apples
or sale at Harris' butcher shop ,
? ifteenth street P. WALKEB.
tug 11 to
.THE NAUGHTY NORTONS.
Frank Norton Stabs Policeman
Collins.
Gus Norton and his Companions
Arrested for Indulging in a
Free Fight.
Saturday afternoon Frank Norton
arrived home .from the west , where
he has been employed for some
time past. He had in his possession
about $100 , and shortly after his
arrival , he started on a spree , and
by seven o'clock was crazy with
liquor. At about half past seven
o'clock , policeman Byrne , who is
met him on
his brother-in-law ,
Douglas street , and endeavored to
take him home. He managed to
get him to the corner of Dodge and
Eleventh streets , when Norton re
sisted and intimated that he was not
going homu till he got ready. Quite
a crowd collected , and policeman
Collins , doing duty in the Fifth
ward , came up in answer to a call
from Byrne. Norton now drew a
knife , and made some threats , not
withstanding which Collins rushed
towards him to aid in taking him ;
Byrne warned him to look out for
the knife. As he came within reach ,
Norton cut him in the fleshy part
of the left arm , which caused him
to let go , and seek a doctor at once.
Byrne then exe-ted himself
and at once started with
Norton for the jail. On
arriving at the corner of Thirteenth
and Farnham streets , opposite
Huberman's jewelry' store , Norton a
second time drew his knife , which
Bynie had not succeeded in taking
from him. Byrne quickly snatched
for the weapon , and obtaining pos
session of it , threw it a distance of
twenty feet or more. Policemen
Porter am ] Sujpagh now put in an
appearance in response to a whistle ,
and with their aid , policeman
Byrne lodged the prisoner in jail.
Byrne then went to Dr. Coffman's
office , and learning that Collins'
wound was not dangerous ,
proceeded to Judge Wilbur's resi
dence , and induced him to come
down and take bail for Norton , if
he could receive bail under the cir
cumstances. The Judge did so , re
leasing him upon his putting up $75
and his watch and chain , for his ap
pearance this morning at the Police
Court.
During the evening at a later
hour , Gus. Norton , brother of Frank ,
got into difficulty'at Tom Gardner's
notorious dive , at the foot of Doug
las street , in the building formerly
occupied by Madame Mason. He
became involved in a quarrel over
a game of cards , which 'resulted in
a lively fight. Policeman Mansfield
raided the establishment and cap
tured Norton , John E. Bennett ,
qporgo D. . RutlU , aml , EJi rUey ,
alt young men , They were lodged
In jail Norton was released by
Judge Wilbur on $10 bail for his ap
pearance to-day.
That EoportSd Murder by the Pawnees
Denied.
SCHUYLER , August 15 , 74.
EDITOR OMAHA BEE :
I noticed in your paper a. iioticeof
the Pawnee Indians killing a Bohe
mian and skinning him alive. I
made it my business to go to the
northeast part of this county yester
day to ascertain the facts. I found
one man only that had heard of it.
He was atWest Pojn. ton Wednesday
and was told of it there. I have
satisfied myself that there has not
been any Indian murder in Colfax
couiuy , and I cannot understand
why the West Point fiends want to
palm it oft'on our county. If there
has been anything of the kind I im
agine it is nearer Curnjng county.-
Yours with respect.
G. N. Wells ,
Sheriff of Colfax Co.
OUR CASS COUNTY LETTER.
ELMWOOD , CASS COUNTY , )
| Neb. , Aug. 13 , ' 74. }
EDITOR BEE :
The wheat raised in this locality
is immense , and will far excel any
in quality and quantity west of this ;
the grain is more plump and better
filled. The amount sowed lust
spring was more than ever before
known , with an average yield
There is scarcely a farmer who ha ;
not a large crop , and nearly al
saved.
Threshing machines are busy in
every direction , and the average of
wheat will exceed the expectation
in quantity , and is being hauled to
market and sold at low prices.
The corn , which was severely
damaged by dry weather , would
have been a small yield , when the
grasshoppers came and did much
more damage. They remained but
a short time , hence the damage was
not so great as it would have been
had they remained longer. Near
Eagle , Cass County , west of this ,
the damage by grasshoppers was
more severe and in many places on
ly a part of the stalks were left
standing , which will be almost a to-
tel loss. The wheat will not equal
the crop here.
Where the corn is not so severely
damaged , itlooks welland , if season
able , will yet be more valuable than
was anticipated , as the silks are still
growing and the corn filling out ,
where it was supposed to have been
a failure.
It has been threatening rain for
Jays , ind while writing it is rain
ing , with prospects of continuing
ivet weather.
Nearly all of the small grain is
stacked and out af danger. Wheat
ind oat stacks are to be seen in
; very direction , and are so numer-
) us that they appear like villages of
ivheat. Should there be a total
ailure of corn , there will be small
; raln sufficient toj fatten all the
stock in the
logs , and keep the
: ountry , besides the amount re-
luired for bread and seed.
The grass is still growing rapidly ,
ind looks green which once ap-
> eared almost dead , and there will .
> e no lack of hay cut if it is taken
tare of. So far as I have been in
} ass county , the prospects are more
lattering than any county west of
t Potatoes are scarce , but those
ilauted late will make at least half
crop ; there is no cause for the
armers to complain as their yield
f small grain will be comparatively
oed , but in many places they are
iiscouragd and fear the results ere
he next season , and are now exer-
izing the practice of economy.ADD
ADD ,
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE. Advertisements of To Let , For
Sale , Lett , Wants , Found , Boarding , Ac. , will
be inserted In these columns once for TEN
CENTS per line ; each subsequent insertion ,
FIVE CEF1S per line. The first insertion
never less than TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
F011 S * LE A good ! 400 piano for sale at
half its value. Inquire at this office.
auglMSt
1 EXT A fine suite of front rooms suitable
TO
ble lor gentleman and wife. Apply at 277
lurenport fat. , between 15thand loth. auglMtf
1.1KEKAL UEWAK1) will be paid for the
A
return of a female Black-and-Tan pup to
i Douglas St. , Omaha , 'eb. aug4d2t *
-TMVE DOLLAUS KEWAltD-Lost , last ere-
_ } niug on Howard St. or M. Murj's Arenue ,
between Twenty-first and eleventh , a black
cashmere sncque , embroidered in red , and
lined with silt. The finder will receive the
above rcwaid up < 5u leaving it at 1S6 Howard
St. , corner of 1'Jtli.
augUdtf J. M. WOOLWORTH.
milE NICEST and best house in town for
I rent , South East corner of 17th and Chica
go Streets. 9 Rooms , besides clothes presses ,
tumtuer kitchen and bath"room. Gas fixtures ,
good well , cistern , and cellar , and all other con
veniences. P. UICKNKLL ,
auglSdtf No. 230 Capitol Ave.
RENT House N. E. Cor. Dodge and
FOR Streets. CIIAS. II. ISAACS ,
aug2dtf 222 Farnham St.
BOARDERS cin be accommodated at
DAY . DELAWARE'S , south west cor. ol
IHh and iiarner. augl2d6t °
WONDERFUL MACHINE ! ! 1 Just the
A thing fur Blacksmiths and Machinists.
h entia ! toe ery well regulated Blacksmith
and Machine shop. A machine for shearing
and punchiug metal ? , by hand or by steam.
Suite rights ( or tale cheap ; terms easy. A
fortune fur some one ( .all on or address
J. N. FISHER ,
Room 1 , S. E corner 15 , nd Douglas , or
V N 1)ORN ) , Machinist.
Omaha , Neb.
Aug. llth , 1S74. auglldfit
mo THE PUBLIC The undersigned has
I purclatcd and put upon the streets as
pub'ic conveyances , some ol the finest canlages
ever manufactured in this country. They will
be run to and from the dei > ots , hotels and pri
vate rcsidetces. AH orders left at'the Metropol
itan Hutel , or at the stable , near S. E. cor. ol
Ele > f nth st. and Capitol arc , will bo promptly
attended to. A share of the public patronage
is respectfully solicited.
auglldtt WM. E .BULL.
RENT Brick Stoic corner Chicago and
FOR
Sixteenth streets The best location in the
city , bavins been occupied fur the last seven
years as a grocery. .
aus'dtf S. WRIGHT.
SIC Mrs. A. Polack , for many years a
- successful teacher of music in the best
i'emale Institutes of Kentucky , will receive pu
pils in that branch at her residence , 253 Howard
St. Will commence teaching , Sept. aug7dtf
MONEY TO LOAN On approved personal
security , also City and County Warrants
bought and i > olJ. Inquire at Law Office of T.
W. T. Richards , No. 4W 13th St. , Omaha.
AugCdtt _
TTTANTEO A girl to do general house-work
YV at house on nest side of 16 , bet. Jones
and Learcnworth. augSdtf
TTV ) LET Small house , cor. Capitol Avenue
JL and 14th st. , one block from Post Office.
1' sscssion , August 15th. Apply at 'Cozzens
House , 9th St' augSdtf
ASTED
W
Inquire at 404 Burt St. , bet. 20 and 21.
augSdtf _
WANTED A girl to do general house work.
Apply at II. Pomeroy'g , West end St.
Mary's Avenue. Wages-S3.00 per week.
julygtf.
' '
FOR BE.NT Kou.e'oS'iatU near Cass street.
JY2KI. H. A. 'JAYLOB A CO.
CTTANTED IMMEDIATELY girl to dr
YV house-work. Apply 831 Davenport
street , between 17th and 13th. ] y3tf
STORE TO RENT 19S Pouglaa ttiftt. In
quire ol fEBpfiR'i BEUM
' ' '
julv\tt
WANTED Day boarders , at the southwest
cor. of 10th and Uarney sis. 1c29tf
WANTED A cncap isriu in excaange ior
merchandise. Address , Farmer , BKE
office.
MORTGAGE SALE Whereas on
CHATTEL
the Oth day of October. 1873 , J. A. Thorup
made and executed a cerium Chat'el Mortgage
to Lars Christenscn , which was duly recorded
In Book N , of Mortgages in Douglas County , to
secure the payment of the sum of two hundred
and fifty ( * 250) ) dollars with interest fron } the
Gih day of April , 1ST ! , ni.ut Utere is qow ( Uie on
said Jou ( Ite sum of TWO Hundred and Sixty
( S2CO ) dollars at this uUte. Now therefore , I
ihall by the Authority vested In me by virtue
ot said Chattel Mortgage , proceed to sell the
property therein described at the store No. 159
Farnham Street In Omuha , on Friday , August
2lt , 1S74 , at 3 o'clock a. m. , To-Wit : The stock
of pentlcmens furnishing goads tojothM with
all the shelving and fixtures , anS Lease hgld in
terest in said premises.
August 1,1S74. LARS CHHISl'ENSEN.
augl 10 2 < 33v Ur Jsmc * F. Morton his Att'y.
TO
RETAIL CASH PURCHASERS
For Sewing Machines.
In order to make room for our new styles , we
have put in PERFECT order all of our old
stock , including second-hand , and oOer them at
GREATLEY REDUCED prices , fgr CAgJI ,
BEAR IN MIND
EVERY " HOWE " BOUGHT OF US and
our AUTHORIZED canvassers is WARRANT
ED , and INSTRUCTION given , as WE hare a
REPUTATION TO SUSTAIN. Experience
proves a machine WITHOUT Instruction is
WORSE than NONE at all.
CAUTION. AVe know of largo lots of worth
less machines bought at low figures , that are be
ing palmed off on the public for nearly as good
as new. Persons that do not want to run th
risk of being swindled should NEVER buy of
IRRESPONSIBLE pnarties , as they have NO
reputation AT STAKE , as have old established
Companies.
THE HOWE MACHINE CO. ,
auglOJlm 430 13th Street.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CON
TINENTAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. ,
Of NEW YORK ,
For the year prcceeJing January Itt , 1874.
INCOME , 1ST3.
Premium Receipt ! ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S2,54S,73j 32
Interest anil Rents received and
accrued , „ „ . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . _ 8S3.S65 93
$ -,932,601 25
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid Claims by Dtath and
Annuities $ .01.192 10
Paid to Folicyholders for
Dividends , Returned
1'remiunis , Surrendered
Policies , Ac. „ . . 814,206 27
Paid for Commissions ,
lirokeraje , and Agency
Expenses $333.577 9C
Paid fur Medical Exam
inations - 23,303 45
Paid for Taxes , Salaries ,
Rents , Advertising , Sta
tionery , Legal Expens
es , Jtc. 179,699 48
? ald for Commission ]
Commuted , . . . . . „ . . . „ . „ . . . 5fKX 92
'aid for Offica Furniture ,
Safes. Ac . 3,934 U
? aid for Sundries , Rein
surance , Fire Insurance ,
ic _ „ . . 13,454 79
ASSETS.
: asb Items ( in Banks , on
hand , ie ) 5450,403 33
Jnitcd SUtes Bonds 571,126 25
tondsand Mortgages . . .laX.8SO ) 1
remium Loans secured 2,242157 ZO
Jletaalralaeortheroticte * -
arias these Loans It tboat
, ( J.OOO.
xaans on U. S. Bonds ,
( market value 5171,791) ) . 140,073 00
( efcrred Premiums , Semi
and Tri-Aniual and
Quarterly less cost of
collection 709,3(3 ( 15
leal hotate in New Yorlr _ 810,000 00
tcmiums uncollrcted and
in course of collection ,
less cost of collection 273,216 33
.ccrucd rents and interest JltO CO
lucircm otherCompanies
oa account of louses on
reinsured risks _ 10,000 00
6,539,325 62
LIABILITIES.
'et Present Value of all
outstanding Policies in
force Dec. 31,1873 55,638,830 00
osscs Reported and in
process ( f Adjustment 161,214 00
apital Stock 100,000 00
undries 7,64000
Total Labilllle ! ti.C67,6t4 00
SURPLUS . : $371.641 62
S. A. TAYLOR A c67
a5 3t . G n'l Agents. J
LIQCOBS , WINES , ETC.
a 2 I
o
1 m
Wo
3-3 -
33g g
So " c
- K
i
P. N. GLYNN
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IX
Wines , Liquors , Segars ,
TOBACi 0 AND PIPES.
WCalifornia Wines and Brandies.5n
Corner of 15lh and Dodge streets , opposite the
new Post Office building , Omaha , Neb : ieiStf
Bavarian Beer Hall !
193 Douglas St ,
Opposite Metropolitan IFotel.
Finest brands of all classes of Liquors and
Segars. Freih Lager constantly on hand.
je25-3m CHAS. HART Prop.
A/V OEStOX-XL
Corner of Comings and Twenty-second streets
The finest lager bser conv
stantly on band.
CIIAS. WEYMULLER , Prop
HOTELS.
GRAND CEflTRAI ,
"vac o p u I * .
OMAHA , - - - NEBRASKA
The largest and best hot between Chicago
tnd San Francisco.
Opened new September 30th , 1873.
/ s.tO tt GEO. THRALL. Proprietor.
CUT HOTEL ,
E. T. PAGE , Proprietor.
10th St. , bet. Farnham and Harney ,
OM4HA , NEU.
Free Bms to and from all Trains.
Passengers for other Hole's or private Resi
dences , carried for 25 cents.
BST All orders If , ' ; at P. U. Allen's , 2d door
f rou P. Q , 0. Wil on A Son , cor. 13th and
H rney , and the City Hotel Office , will recehe
ptouiul attention.
United States Hotel ,
COR. DOUGLAS AND TENTH.
mHE UNDERSIGNED respectfully announ-
I ces that he ha * purchased and refitted the
above Hotel , and is now ready to accommodate
the public , with board by dav or wetk , at reasonable
enable rates. WILLIAM. LEHR , Prop.
julySJ ' 74 1
ILLINOIS HOUSE.
Between 9th and 10th.
CHARLES FELDER3IAX , Prop.
mcnlUt
Central House
Ho. 630 Sixteenth Street ,
Opp. JeDerson Square , OMAHA , NEB.
JOSEPH DOYE , Prop'r.
Day and week Board fcat reasonable rales.
First-class bar attached to the house.
California House.
FRITZ HAFUEE , Prop'r.
No. 170 Douglas Street , corner lltli , Oui ha ,
Nebraska. Board by the day or w ek ,
iune 1 , Tl
LHTDLE
On 9th , bet. Farnliam and Harney Streets ,
been entirely rcflittrd ard refurnished ,
SAS will accommodate all to the bait of
d at $1M per dny ; 40o I er single meal.
C , Y , & S , M , HARRYMAit
jy28dly. Proprietors.
> . - ar
-MAB\FACTUR B OF AND DEALKB IN-
Lamforequias and Tf-ndow Sbades ,
CHKOMOS , ENGRATINGS AND
PICTURE FRAMES.
270 Farnbim street.coiner Fifteenth
U , P.R.R , MEAT MARKET ,
16th street bet California and Webster.
KEEP ON HAND THE BEST
WE supply of FRESH AND SALTED
JIEA7S. Also a large stock of Fine Sugar
Cured Hans and Breakfast Bacon , at the low-
st rates. WM. AUST 4 KNUTH ,
iayl4-ly Proprietors.
LEGAL N./TICE.
To the owners ot the lands poujlit by the City
of Omaha to becondtuuud for the extentionof
10th street , in said City , south from its pres
ent tcrmiuus.
The unders'gned time disinterested frrtho'd-
ersof thcCitr of Om.lia , appointed by the Maj
or and Council nf said Oity tuasstss Ihedam'ge
to the owners of the property sought to _ be ta
ken fir the extension uf 10th street in said City'
south from its pr sent terminus , at the north
line of lands owneil by George Franiis Tra'n ,
south to C.slelUr Strret in S.utli Omaha addi
tion , such exteiition 10 be 100 feit in width ,
will on the 3th day of September , A. D. 1S74 ,
meet on the said lands to be appropriated , at
10 o'clock In the forenoon , lor the purpose of
assessing said damages It having beietofore
been declared necessary by the Council of said
City \ > j ordinance , to aj propriatc said lands to
the use of said City.
J03IAH KENT.
IL G JENhlNSON.
P. MiGAVOCK. '
Dated ct Om ha , August llih , IS74.
ttcptS
Tlie Sioux City anil Pacific Kailroail ,
la Coancctloa with Its
SIOUX CITY L ST , PAUL
RAILROAD ,
i 62 mll > ( the xhortest rente from Omaha
ind Council Bluff * to St. PanI , Jlineaoolli ,
IHInattr , A not a , Dnloth/BIsmarck , and all
iolnti In Minnesota.
Train leaTes Omaha dally , ( except Saturday )
16 o.clock p. m. , and Council BIuITs at 3.05 p-
i. , from Chicogo A North-Wcattrn Depot. }
arcas LOW and lime as QUICK as
bj any oilier Line.
'DLLIAN ' PALACE SLEEPING CARS
ON ALL NIGHT TRAINS ,
Be sure jour ticket reads VIA Sioux City ,
lus aroiding circuitous routes and inidnigbt
ansfcn.
Tickets can be purchased at the offices of the
bicago & Northwistern Railway in Omaha
id Council Bluffs.
J C. BOYDEN ,
en'lPasj.4TlcketAgt-St.P.4S.C. IU E.
St Paul , Minn.
F. C. HILL ,
en'l Pass , and Ticket Agt. , 8. C. A P. , 'Sioux
City , Iowa ,
GEO. W. GBATTON , Agent.
1C3 Firnbam Street , Onuaj , > eb.
Jnlj20U ,
The Kingof thelSEWING MACHINE WOLLD as rrctniEcntJy ta ColJ Peijcs 1
Realms ci Finaucv. ij
SALES FOE 1873 :
In Round Numbers 232,444 Machines
Or Hundred 1 Tbirtfen 7lou
, andmoreUachinisthan
chice the . irere sold iy anr oil
Company during fame life. -
on 7ratphIU ! . 'J ' Ledenil11 ' * * u suclj eTi < lcnc8 tL t the inferiority ol tLe Singer is lu.lr
ii SINGER MANF'O ' CO ,
, IfiT. NASON , Agent ,
ISO. 212 DOUGLAS STREET , OMAHA.
J. J. BROWN & BROV
WHOLESALE GROOERg
Agents for the Oriental Powder Co.
STEFXE & JOHNSON ,
WHOLESALE GRilCERS
SIJSIPSOA'S. BLOCK
538 and 54O Foiirtsontb. Street ,
BET. DOUGLAS AND DODGE
i chI32y
chI32yMORGAN
MORGAN & GALLAGEH.
SUCCKSSOP.S TO CKEIGHTON AN3 MOP.UAN
WHOLESALE GROCERS
] \To. 10 ( ; Farnham Street
aprSdly
WHITNEY , B AUSERMANicfc CO.
WHOLESALE GROCER
ITo. 247 Douglas Street ,
- - INTEIIB
mch27yl SMS FOR Til * ; DUPO.NT POWDER CO.
CLARK & FRENCH ,
WHOLESALE GROC
AND DEALERS
Canned jt Goods . _ _ , _ _ Dried _ -'Fruits , Green Fruits in Season , ]
jcl .MlbEBS SOLICITED/ I'l.QMlTIA" FILLED.
A. . S. S I IMI 3 ? S O ILsT ,
MANUFACTUKEP. AND WHOLESALE
IBl "
532 IE ST. ,
C.lL. A. KI.ATTS ,
288 Dodge Street , 2d Door East of IGth Street.
I keep cons ntly on hand the Curst sttxkaf Uroad Cloth , C 5imerrs ami Vpfun
which I am prepared to makeup in tLeuiObt fashioo L'e atjks nud Iu ruit tie most fa.-tiilioiH
at the lowest possible pricts. JelOilly
ESTABLISntU
PUNDT , MEYER & BAAPKE ,
-.VIIOr.ESALE DEALERS IN
FANCY
Teas , Spices , Tobacco and Cigars.
212 FariiLam Street , Omnlia , 3.01
mchl odrl
JOBBERS OF
DRY GOODS , HOSIERY , GLOYES and X
231 Fam/ham Street ,
J. J. BROWN & BRO. ,
\VHOLESALEDEALERS _ IN
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
myS-lr Notions , md Boots nntl Shoes.
JOHN T.
-JOBBER OF
Shelf i Heavy Hardware ]
IRON , STEEL , NAILS , WAGON STOCK,1
AND-
? "OTR All IMPLEME2TTS ,
EH.SUKAl'KIlS.nO\VEItS. . DIMLfA. . .KKDKKS !
3K 1'LOWS . , CUI > TH'ATOUS , IIA\ . . _ . _
IIAICKX AND WACiUNS. nx-hHy
246 Douglas St. , Omalaa , Nebraska.
HENRY HORNBERGER.
DEALER IN-
\N\rn. \ , CMRS ,
cfec-cfeo.
YIn OIirKcnlHckyJVyhiskles and JinporlH.'u'oods a Specialtj.
hlQrl
2OMES and
The Burlidgtonand Miavjuri Plrcr Railroad Co. , odors test lanliatTlov pricni on 10 year
editatGpc. om.Interest , a : d wlthaboniu premiumol 20percent , on the . amounto ( the
urchase , u half the land Is cultivated , within two yearn from date of parchaso.
LAHGE DEDUCIONS FOR CASH PAYMENTS.
.orth of ? latte , I.oup Fork and Elkhorn Vailevs
heB. A M. R. F Co. will seC iboul 1 000.000 acres of plen li.l jrailn ? an ! agricultaral bnd
well watered country , at Iroin Sl'M" to 97.00 per acrr on lougerediu
South of he Platte
be Comi any ownesa large body ofthe bestland in Nebraska , Intersected by numerous rireri
idalja'-eut to itarallroii and in thaUrjeJtanI beat dtrelopej partof the Stale , u also la th
ooustt-publlcan Valley. For circulars an 1 full InUruiatioa tpply to
! . E. SCHALLER , Agent B. & M. land Office ,
Corner of Ninth and FarnbamSts. , Onialia
Or General Load Depxilmeat.LiiicolnXi ,