THE OMAHA BEE. E. IIOSEWATER. Editor and Proprietor. "TO COKKESIOX ENTS. IV F. m > OT dcf ire any contributions wbatci cr of'i literary or j * > etical character ; and we wilt not undertake to preserve , or to re- urn the eamo. in any case whatever. Our SUIT is sufficiently large to more than * up- pl'y our limited space in that direction. Thanksgiving Proclamation. From year to year we have been accustomed to pause in our daily pursuits aud set apart a time to offer ourthanks to Almighty God for special blessings Ho has vouchsafed to U3 , with our prayers for a contin uance thereof.Ve have at this time equal reason to be thankful for His continued protection and for 'he many material blessiugs which His bounty has bestowed. In addition to these favors accorded to us as indi viduals , we have especial occasion to express our hearty thanks to Al mighty God that by His providence nnd guidance our government , es tablished a century ago , has been enabled to fill the purpose of Its founders , iu odenug an asylum to people of every race , securing civil and religious liberty to all within its borders , and meeting out to every individual alike justice and equah'ty before the Jaw. It is , more over , espesially our duty to offer -thanks to our humble Father of all mercies for a continuance of His divide favor to us as a nation and as individuals. By reasons of all these considerations I , Ulysses S. Grant , President of the United States , do recommend to the people of the United States to de vote the 30th day of Novembernext to expression of their thanks and prayers to Almighty God , and lay ing aside their daily avocations aud nil secular occupations , to as&emble iu their respective places of worship and-observe suck day as a day of thanksgiving aud ret. ( Signed ) U. S. GICAST. WASHINGTON , Oct. 2 . Thanksgiving Proclamation. By the Governor of the State of Nebraska. The Presideutof theUnited States having designated Thursday , the 30th day of .Esoveuiber , 1S76 , as a day of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God , and belitving we have abundant cause for thankful ness for the manifold mercies aud blowings bestowed upon us as a State , aud as individuals , during the past year , therefore , I , Silas Garber , Governor of the State of .Nebraska , do cordially commend to the people of this Slate the observance of the day so appointed iu such manner as will manifest their gratitude to the giver of all good. In testimony whereof , I have hereunto set my hand auil caused ihe great f-eal of the State of Ne- br i-Wa. 10 ba allixed , at .Lincoln , this fcixth oiy of .November , A. D.1876. By ( hu Governor : [ SICAI/J SILAS GARBHK. BKUIJO TZSCIIUCK , Secretary of State. AMD still the country is waiting for the verdict. LEAVENWORTH polled 2,757 votes last Tuesday , or 1,000 less than were polled in Omaha. LIMHEU JIM is doomed to disap pointment The people of Gage county refused to put their trust in him. Tun CencnulalExixwilion is now among the things of the past , aud Philadelphia hotel-kcepcrd are sadly distressed. IF Tilden becomes the next Pres ident of America he owes his elec tion to Republican corrupticni.ts and hard times. CHURCH HOWE is elected to the State Senate , aud he owes his elec tion chiefly to the desperate as saults made on him by Hitchcock's henchmen. THE Demociatic slate is nearly made out John Morrissey is to be Secretary of War , and Dr. Miller Secretary of the Interior and chief dispenser of Indian traderehips and surveying contracts. .Ex-Boss CUNNINGHAM , the Ne braska Tweed , Is becoming very desperate since the election. He has been living on the proceeds of public plunder and fraud so long that he dreads tbe prospect of being compelled to earn an honest liveli hood. Boss SIIEPARD , who contributed as much as any other public man toward the demoralization of the .Republican parly by wholesale cor- ruptiou , has gone into bankruptcy. Iiike other men of this stamp , he overreached himself by reckless epecula.tion and extravagance. As far as can be ascertained , the Nebraska legislature will be com- jwsed as follows : Regular Repub licans , 77 ; Independent Hepubli- cans , 4 ; Independent Greenback , 10 ; Democrats , 23. On the Sena torial ibsue the SI Republicans are divided as follows : Anti-Hitch cock , 51 ; Hitchcock , 24 ; noncommittal mittal , 6. THE Republicans of Kansas have carried their State ticket by nearly 30,000 majority , but their Governor elect runs behind over 10,000 votes , owins to the fact that crave charges of corruption had been preferred Bttilllil 1 i j Ii nlliiL Republican papers. And this goes to show the determination of honest Republicans to puri'y their party. TOM HENcmcits made a charac teristic speech at Indianapolis Thursday eveninc. He expressed the hope that the colored men of the South would henceforth stand by the Democracy , inasmuch as that pttr'y < hd nor propose to de prive 't em of their constitutional righis uh citizens. Kc lM > declared that tbe uegto did not owe his freedom aud his enfranchisement tea a party , but to the country. Mr. \ Hendricks did not , however , see fit to refer to the tact that he personally was one of the most ouUpoken and Litter opponent pj the constitn- ti tn l amendments that rpnferred rights upon colored Biea , , * VANITIES OF SAN FRANCISCO. A Maiiia for Speculation auil Gamb ling Among All Classes Extra ordinary Table of the People Wlio Have Amassed Sud den Wealth. Iiilliicncc or ( lie Mining Element on thc.Business Community. San I'rancizco Ccrresppndoncu of the New York Times. The wild determination of all Cal- iforuiaus l > bray theuibelved , their country , and their instituliousahead of all creation , made so strong an iinprcbsiou upon my mind that I have been diligently becking a so lution for this iny&teiy. It seems to me that this Cahforuianisn : springs primarily Iroin the influence which the miniug element has upon the so cial features of the Pacific slope. The men ol ' 40 regard everything that can now be found in California as the work of their own hands. The most besotted old bummer that limps paralytically through Sau Francisco has a fixed idea that he helped to build up the magnificent State whose future developments promise such wonderful things And those who have main tained themselves above the surface , and have rut been drowned by rum , arrogate to them selves a superior standing , a higher level in society , upon t&at very ground. It makes no difference whether they bo rich or poor , all the early settlers aliKe claim for themselves that they built up the Pacific slope. The trouble is that their claim is allowed. There are curious wrecks of humanity floating about this great city , clad fantasti cally and half insane , who are cer tain of half dollars and quarters from numerous people , simply be cause thev came here in the early daya and helped to build up the country. Should an eastern man be present when one or theao lor- lorn creatures iu his old frowsy uni form comes upon California street , the Wall street of San Francisco , and express his surprise at the gene * ral recognition that is extended to the unfortunate , his Cahforuian cicerone will surely ay , "Ah , of course you don't understand this , nor do we expect you to appreciate our feelings , but we have the deep est bympatby for those who helped us to build up the country , no mat ter how foolish or vicious they may have become. " The mining element controlled aOairs in those early days , aud ap- peais to control things now. Every thing seems to be subordinated to the mining stock ? , and to specula tion In mining. Here they are not satisfied with one board , but must have three , although the population of San Francisco is barely 270,000. There is the Pacific Board , the Cal ifornia Board , aud the Sau Francis , co Board , each of which has its Stock Exchange and is independent of the others. This is pretty much as if there should be in New York City an Atlantic Stock Exchange , a New york State Stock Exchange , aud a New York City Stock Ex change. But , though the business transacted in Gotham represents a populatiou of over two millions , ono Stock Exchange has hitherto been found amply sufficient It is ob vious from this one fact that gam bling in mining shares must be a very general pursuit , and iudced it is. The man who resolutely con fines himself to the strict channels of his immediate business is looked upon by the community with those mingled feelings of contempt and admiration which u thoroughpaced ough-paced drunkard entertains for a teetotal friend. He envies his vigorous health , aud ad mires the calm blood that courses through the unfevered veius , yet , after all , he thinks the mau is n milk-sop , too cowardly to know the joys of Bacchus , So here in Sau Francisco , everybody takes a nibble at tiie treacherous bait. The mer- chaut down town , whose capital is Just sufficient for his importing bubiness , is on the sly b ° arina Ophir , while the wife of his bosom has bought the same stock for a raise. His clerks are all embarked on small speculative bhips of the same kind , aud condemn them selves to voluntary poverty in hopes of making a great raise aud then going into busiaess for themselves. Even the very cook in the kitchen is enabled through the discrimina ting bujiuess tact of borne brokers to share in the delirious dance , for with so small a sum as a dollar one an venture IB. Tiie method by ( which ; the sin gle dollars of the poorest classes of the community are raked in by the sharks of ILeideridorfl aud Califor nia streets , is the familiar put and tall of Wall and Broad In our own Jelightful city. Here you can have a put or a call upon a single share of Ophir or any other stock iu the market for oue dollar. The consequence quence is that the miuda of almost the entire 'adult population are riveted upon mining stocks. Bul letins of the prices current arc circu lated every half hour , exposed in ill the brokers' offices and in all the Money exchanges , and sent to all : he leading hotels. The large Broking offices , where business is lone on a grand scale , are furnished ivith enormous blackboards , on .vhich the ditlerent stocks are 3aioted m legible white characters , md the fluctuations are marked iu ihalk every. In front of these ) flices hundreds of men gather svery day , coming ts early as I o'clock aud lingering until the inal quotations are marked , when hpy slowly retire. Sometimes , vhen there is great excite- nent in the mining shares , here are thousands of such oiterers , the sidewalks are choked , md to pass on one must walk in he street itself among the bustling hicles. They are essentially a [ ueer crowd , composed of specula tes and loafers. Not that there is uy intrinsic difference between hern , for the speculator of this naracter is simply a loafer who has aistd a stake and is awaiting ro- ulte , aud the loafer is a speculalm rho is penniless and is awaiting : \ take from tome fortunate comrade. L'OU may know easily the men who re iu luck from those who ar out. 'lie former havedeceut habiliments ud heavy watch-chains of gold iuarlz in broad setting ; the latter re clad iu rusty western cloth from liich the dye has faded , leaving ho color an indescribable kind of mrple. They have neither watches ior watch-chains , and dinner is a iroblem to be solved either by .bundant . check or by the spirit of amxraderic which such a spirit is ikely to evolve. There they stand , lie lucky aud the penniless , iu rain > r atnshine , during the livelong lay , watching that miserable specu- ative pot boiling. So long as they ; an make a lucky hit or two they outluue this extraordinary mode of ife. "W hen they are what eiuphat- cally called ' 'played out , ' * the en ergising seek the mines aud the hiftless drift into crime. This is evidently won-e than the tteries for with them tbe gaui- jmergied are not paralyzed , . he CHU wor } > fpr his liviugj and buy lottery tickets , too. But here it is not so. The mere fact that a man has got a put upon some favorite stock seems to entitle him in his own mind to a positive respite from any active occupation until the turn is decided lor or against him. The sentiment of all lawyers of eminence has been steadily against the legalizing of lotteries - teries , and in most countries they have ceased to exist from a convic tion of their demoralising tenden cies. Here , however , in California is something worse than lotteries , and iu--tead of beinj : frowned upon it seems to have the cordial sympa thy of all classes in the community. No matter how important are other interests and upon them , iu the opinion of the judicious , the future prosperity of the Pacific slope real ly depends there is not one of them which can command the attention of the public , or the purses of the capitalists to the same extent. For a new mine , for a new departure in miniug machinery , or for anything that is connected with mining , any amount of capital can readilv be obtained. But for the most impor- taut enterprises , for even the water works upon which the future of the city must hang , it is so hard to ob tain any investments that the promoters meters are ueginmngto look to New York and to JUoiidou. And yet in spile of this prevailing sentiment in favor of mining affairs the majority of well-informed men do not hesi tate to tell the stranger that the whole business is a rascally oueand that the public , who hold mining investments in a boua fide way , are ski ii u til iu the most deliberate ! fash ion. ion.Without Without naming any mines , or any individuals , let me record what I have learned on this subject with regard to mines that are actually producing silver ; for out of the en tire s > toc < j list there are only three or four in this category. I am told that the&e valuable mines are invariably controlled by two or three individuals who operate them in this way. They purchase the reduction mills in which the ore is converted into bullion , and as the transaction is made by them selves with themselves , they deliberately charge for icductiou Just double the legitimate price. Silver ore can be reduced lor § 6 50 per ton , and they charge $13. Be sides this monstrous fraud upon the shareholders , they have another method of profit in what is called tailings. By their process of reduc tion it is estimated that only sixty- five per cent , of the silver is obtain ed. The thirty-live per cent , which remains is the perquisite of the re duction milld. Now , as the valua ble mines hoist up day for day 500 tons of ore , Sundays and all , it In obvious that duriug the two years erse so of a mining productiveness a very pretty heap of taliings must accu mulate. When it is the interest of the manager to make tiie tailings ss rich as possible , it seems highly probable that thirty-five per cent , would not be the maximum amount of silver contained. Very possibly this portion of the silver may pre sent itself in a more obdurate form than the other moiety , but I do not see how that can furnish any argu ment for its becoming the prop erty of the mill , instead of the shareholders of the mine. If this abuse of tailings were altered , 1 am convinced thai the dividend.- ) would increase in a very disproportionate ratio , for human nature tells us that when the cook has the drippings for a perquisite , and Is uncontrolled , there wont bo much fat left in the roast. And wiiwi the mills are owned by the controlling spirits of the mine , the tailings will probably be inordinate ly rich. It has been found uecesary to have a Superintendent of Insu rance and another of Banking iu New York State , to prevent certain evils. I am certain that a Superin tendent of Mining is far more nec essary hero than either of these was iu our own State. And I do not be lieve that in New York City there will be any serious attempt to do anything with the Miuiug Board until there is some such official ; for at present mining is about as hon est aud honorable as John Morris- sey'a skin uame of faro. The people who have succeeded by fucK ana the exorcise of such arts as I have mentioned In amass ing colossal fortunes are generally from the lower orders , and their ex pcudilure is usually of a peculiar aud marked kind , i have visitei various furniture ware-rooms iu this city , notably those of the Wes Coast Furniture Company , and from what I saw must believe that the liomes of the mining kings ( ant queens ) must be fearfully and won derfully ornamented. Bright blue and red American Brussels carpets , Oriental rugs , furniture of a deej purple plush , heavy curtains of ok damask , auction pictures , the mosl staring and odious vases o * majolica , seem to be the staple articles Re garding the pictures a story is ton ] here of a mining sultan who , at the instigation ot his wife , bought a large uumber ot pictures at auction. Next day a young man called , and requested to see the potentate of the silver world on important busi ness. He was admitted into1 the plainly furnished buncturn , which lemala taste had nol yet decorated. "Jedge , " said the young man , "ifit'd a fair questionhowmuchdidyou pay fur them picturs ? " "Well , " said the gentleman , " I gave on the average about seventy-five dollars a piece for the twelve. " "Jedge , " said the young man , with tears in his voice , "I painted them picture , and only got $10 apiece : and if this is to be a fair deal I think you lurjht to tel ! Mr. [ the auc tioneer ] to give me ten dollars a piece more. " The gentleman de clined to conduct the negotiation , aud the young man retired exclaim ing at the terrible way in which men of genius were judged by cap italists , and threatening to stick to liis coach-painting and never do imother "picture" for love nor money. The mining element ijreatly admire these works of art , itud rather sympathize with the youug man who did' them ; but he jught to have had a little more -olid pudding , for the empty praise hich they give him is not satisfy- ug. But in some way which I fail : o appreciate , the happy owner ooks upon himself as having made lome very valuable acquisitions in he art line , aud rather prides hini- iclf upon having furnished his walls so cheaply. The influence of the mining ele- nent is plainly visible in the stores > f the leading jewelers. These ) eople address themselves almost sutirely to the instincts of the suc- iessful miners They display huge ; old watches , with enormously hick cases , which appeal strongly o the sterling seu&e of then : favor- te customers. Their chains are a rind of cable , in which quartz gelds s strikingly conspicuous. Even heir rings have the same substan- ial character. I saw a diamond iolitaire , not more than three qaar- ers of a carat , which was set in a ing half an inch broad aud a quar- er of an inch thick. The poor iia- noud twinkled feebly amid that nass of gold , and was about as per- icptibleasa morning star shining liraugh a yellow mist. They deal ixtvusively in cluster rings , too , md iu huge pins , aud they have a e absortraent of atones of coty , but of considerable size. But the greater ! features of the jewelers' stores is unquestionably the ingen ious manner iu which they work up the gold quartz. Home of these de vices are so pleasing that the vihit- ow from the cast and the old world never fail to purchase. For the mining aristocracy the favorite form , after the watch-chain , is the lucketaud some of these are so ponderous derous as to astonish a weak-mind ed traveler. The popular form seems to be a gold horse shoe , exceeding ly solid , inclosing a mass of quartz , either rough or polished. Home of the rough masses , especially these where the gold is in thick pieces , and the quartz is of the rose pink variety , are very pleasing , and would surely lind a ready sale east if the settings were not so very heavy. i5ut there are some forms which delight themiuers aud which are very ridiculous , such as cigar- cases and chewing-tobacco boxes. 1 have even seen toilet-caskets of it , but the gold-setting in every in stance is of the heaviest possible style. Tliia mania for big things is observable m everything. I asked Warren LelatuI , or the Tulace Ho tel , why he had such , enormous steaks aud such immense dishes of corned-beef hash. ' 'Obliged to" he said , "obliged to. Miners would leave if they didn't have twice as much as they could eat. They like to see plenty of everything. It makes them feel good. " And yet , by a queer coutradiction of senti ment , some of the wealthiest will not leave their small , poky , narrow houses , but have added onio them .paltitial structures , where they re ceive their guests. If you are a friend , you go to the old quarters ; if only an acquaintance you are ush ered into the tomb-like drawing- room , where the vulgar magnifi cence you giddy yo'u are inclined to be billious. GUAXGE NEWS. The number of subordinate Granges now iu Virginia is 378. with ten Pomona Granges. Sev eral co-operative stores are being es tablished throughout the state , gen erally with good success. Patrons of Uuder county , Ohio , have a supply store with $10.000 capital. Highland county Patrons also have one with § 13,000 stock , which will ba raised to $25,000 this coming winter. The place of meeting of the next State Grange of Michijr.au has been determined. The representatives elect will convene in Representa tive Hall , in the city of .Lansing , at 10 o'clock , on Tuesday , the 12th of December. A Grauge iu South Carolina re quires the lecturer to keep a book , in which the prospects and for wardness of the crops are recorded from meeting to meeting. His rec ord will , of course , make a compar ison of the crops of various years easy , and may ultimately prove of much intere-st and value. The amount saved to Patrons , through the Mu&our. slate agency , in the last six mouths , is : On sew ing machines , ? 3,825 ; corn-plant ers , $1,137 ; cultivators , $1,530 ; moweiM and reapers , $7,536 ; grain- drills , ! 4SO ; groceries , etc. , § 8,000 ; dry goods , boots , shoes , notions , etc. , ? 44OOJ ; total , $26,508 The Chairman of the National Grange Executive Committee re- porla that there is § 62,256.25 invest ed in government bonds , worth now about $70,000 in greenbacks. $9,747.- 54 stands to the credit of states that have not drawn their $2.50 for each subordinate Grange ; deducting this leaves the net assets iu the treasury , $56,578.18. The Master of the Indiana State Grange says : "A large majority of the Granges in rnost'or the counties report themselves in good working order , aud increasing in member ship of a better class thau some they have lost. As soon as money can be realized ou this year's crops , they will be enabled to more fully carry out that excellent policy of the Grange the cash system of busi ness. Iu spite of the prediction of its enemies , the subordinate Granges of Minnesota are , as a whole , in better condition than they were a year ago The secretary's books show tuat up to date the amount of dues received is greater by $1,000 than last year at the same time. Jb'ur- ther than this , all the obligations of the Grange incurred by Brother Denman's failure have been met during this time , and the Order is out of debt. Minnetota Patron. Worthy Master Forsylh , of Illi nois , \v'10 had been requested by the committee to visit every county in the State , in the interest of the Order , reported lhat he had spent his entire time in the performance of this duty and his necessary office work ; that he found the interest ot the Order on the increase in all parts ot the State , and that he be lieves the Order to be stronger to day thau at any other period of its history , though somewhat less in numbers. He also reports the co operative enterprise in a prosperous condition. England's Armored Mcn-oPWnr. London News. Strange as it may seem in these days of heavy guns and mighty iron-clads , we have at the present time only four armored men-of-war ic course of building. Other ships to the number of thirty-nine , are ou Ihe clocks , but these , one aud all , are nnarmored vessels. This pau- uity of iron clads under construction is , however , fortunately more appa rent thaa real. While we have but four vessels actually building the Ajax aud Agamemnon turret-ships , and the kelson aud Northampton , masted irou-clndj , there are six magnificent' crafts already launch. sd and fitting for sea , which will idd very materially to our strength 13 a naval power. These are the Thunderer Dreadnought turret-ships , nought aud Inflexible , the least of ivhicti would be more than a matcli ror half a dozen iron-clads launched liree years ngo , and the masted ihips , the Alexandra , Shannon , and remeraire. The&o sir vesssls to- ; ether constitute a fleet which at : he present moment would proba bly bo unconquerable by the com- ) ined navies of Europe. Of tbe liirty-niue unarmored vessels build- ug , two of the moat interesting are he Bacchante , which will be aunched at Portsmouth to-day , and he Eurvalua , both of which are > uilt on the principle of tbe Boadi- iea , which was launched last year. Dhey are intended for cruising , and vill constitute tbe most powerful vessels of the kind in our service. 2iyht of the other vessels are to be > f steel the Mercury and Iiris , both milding at Pembroke , being large md swift dispatch vessels , lightly irmed , whose speed will probably > e twenty miles an hour. The oth- sr steel ships are corvettes , more wweruilly armed with seven-inch ; uus , and these are to be employed in distant stations , and for the pro- ection of our colonies. The num- > QT is made up of sloops and small one torpedo-boat , four gun-vessels and twenty gun-boats. The majority of these are being rapidly pushed forward , so that the Admiralty lias just now as much work on its hands as it can con veniently manage. Only twelve of the vessels now building for the navy are Doing proceeded with in government yards. Tar , for throat , lunge , asthma and kidneys. FOREST TAR SOMITIOW , or inhalation for catarrh , consumption. bronchitis and asthma. TAR TROCHES , FOREST throat , hoarseness , tickling cough and purifying the breath. TAR SALVE. FORUVT or heallnc indolent sores , ulcers , * cuts. burns , and for piles. TAR SOAI , FOREST hands , salt rheum , skin dis eases. the toilet and bath. TAR INIIALEKM , FOREST for catarrh , consumption , asthma. FOH SALE BY ALL DRUOOISTS. sep2S dSm CENTEfflAL EXHIBITION PHILADELPHIA PA. THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EX HIBITION , DESIGNED TO COMMEMO- KATE THE ONE IIUKDKKDTII ANNi- VERSAUY OF AMEKICAN INDEPEND- ANCE , OPENED MAY 10th AND WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER 10th 1876. All theJNation f the world and all the States ai jl rritories of the Union are paiTic y ing in this wonderful demonstration , bringing together the most comprehensive collection of srt treasures , mechanical inven tions , scientific discoveries , manu facturing achievements , mineral specimens , and agricultural pro ducts ever exhibited. The grounds devoted to the Exhibition are sit uated on the line of the Pensylva- nia Railroad aud embrace four hundred and fifty acres of Fair- mountPark , all highly improved and ornamented , on which are erect ed the largest building over con structed. five of thfiso covering an area of fifty acres an I costing $5- , 000,000. The total numberof build ings erected for the i ui poses of the Exhibition is near two hundred. During the thirty days immediately following the opening : of the Exhi bition a million and a quarter of people visited it. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. THE GREAT TRUNK LINE AND FAST MAIL KODTE OF THE UNITED STATES , is the most direct , con venient and economical way of reaching Philadelphia and this great Exhibition from all sections of the country. Its trains to aud from Philadelphia will pass through a GRAJSD CENTENNTAJ- DEPOT , whicli the Company have erected thoMainEntrance to theExhibitiou Grounds for the accomodation of passengers who wish to stop at or start from the numerous iarge hotels contiguous to this station and tbe Exhibition a convenience ot the greatest value to visitors , and afford ed exclusively by the Pennsylvania Railroad , which is THE ONLY LINE RUNMING DIRECT TO THE CENTENNIAL BUILD ING8. Excursion trains will als stop at the Encampment of th Patrons of Husbandry , at Elm ( Station on this road. THE PENNLYNANIA KAILKOAD is THE GKANDESr RAILWAY ORGANI ZATJON IN THE WORLD. IT "CON TROLS SEVEN THOUSAND MILES OF KOADV7AY , FOKLUNG CONTINUOUS LINES TO PHILADELPHIA , N YORK , BALTIMORE , AND WASH INGTON , OVFJl WHICH LUXURIOUS DAY A.ND NIGHT OAKS ARE RUN FROM CHICAOO , ST. Louis , Louis- OILLS , CINCINNATI , INDIANA POLIS , COLUMBUS , TOLEDO , CLEVE LAND , AND ERIE , WITHOUT CHANGE. Its main line is laid with double and third tracks of heavy steel rails upon a deep bed of broken stone ballasts , and its bridges are all ironer or stone. It passenger trains are equipped with every known im provement fo" comfort and safety , and are run at faster speed for greater distances than the trains of any line in the continent. The Com pany has largely increased its equip ment for Centennial travel , aud will be prepared to build in its own shops locomotives and passenger cars at abort notice sufficient to fully ac commodate a'uy extra demand. The unequaled resources at the com mand of the Company guarantee the most perfect accommodations for all its patrons during the Cen tennial Exhibition. THE MAGNIFICENT SCENE RY for which the Peuslyvania Railroad is so justly celebrated pre sents to the traveler over its perfect roadway an ever-changing panorama rama of river , mountain , and land scape views uneoualed iu America. THE EATING-STATIONS on this line are unsurpassed. Meals will bo furnished at suitable hours and ample time allowed for enjoy ing them. EXCURSION TICKETS , at re duced rales , will be sold at all prin cipal Railroad Ticket Offices in the West , North-West , Bouth-West. BE SURE THAT YOUR TICK ETS READ VIA THE GREAT PE 3YLVANIA ROUTE TO THE CENTEN- ( OAL. D. M. BOYD , JR. , * Qcn'l Pastfr Agent. FRANK THOMPSON , Genera ) Mrtnaaer. COMMISSIONER'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale issued out of ho District Court for Douglas County. Ne- iraska , and to mo directed. I will , on the TWENTY-THIRD DA YOFNO VEMBER , 1.1) . 1876. at ten o'clock a.m. of said day , it the south door of the court house , in the ity of Omaha , in said county , sell at public uction the property described in said order , o-wit : LotXo. five (5) ( ) in Capitol addition t the city of Omaha , in said county , aid lot containing fifteen and 40-100 acres , osatisty a judgment of said court recovered y Lizzio C. Mcrcor. plaintiff , against C. II. towns , ctsl. , defendants. ALFRED HURLEY. Sheriff of said County , 231tew5w and Master Commissioner. THE ENEMY OF DISEASE ! A fHE FOE OF PAIN ! To Man a ad IS THE ORND OLD LINIMENT , Which has stood the testof 40years. There is no sere it will not heal , no lame- jss it will not cure , no ache , no nain. that acts the human body , or the body of a > rse or other domestic animal , that does > t yield to its made touch. A bottle cost- s25c..50c. , or $1.00 , has often saved the to of a human being and restored to life id usefulness many valuable horse , PROPOSALS FOR STATE PRINTING. Fttrnlthing Material , Dolna Comnotition , Premcork , Ruling , Folding , pitching , Binding for the State of Ncbratka. Will be received at the office of the Secre tary of State until the hour of 4 o'clock p. m. of the 1st day of December , 1876 , under an act to provide for State printing approved June 18 , 1567 , which in urief provides as follows : SECTION 1. That the undersigned State officers shall , biennisllr , commencing the first week in November , 186S , advertise for proposals for State pnnting for the two years from the lonrth Tuesday of December n xt following. Sec. 2. Defines the labor and material to bo hid for. and require' publication. Sec. 3. Classifies printing to be let in sep arate contracts. Sees. 4.5,6 and 7. Defines styles of differ ent kinds of printing. Sees. 8 and 9. Fixes the mode of measure ment , and computation of composition and press work. Sec. 10. Requires delivery of printed mat ter to Secretary of State. Sec. 11 , Requires successful bidder , within ton days after notice of acceptace of his bid , to give bond in sum not leas than $2,000. nor more than 25.000 for each branch of work awarded to him , with at least two sureties lor faithful performance of hisron- tract , and in case of failure , the awarding of the contract to the next lowest bidder. Sees. 12. 13,14.15. 16 and 17. wake pro vision of bids for ana contract of folding , stitching and binding , and fixes style of binding of printed matter. Sees. 18 and 19. provided for tno manner and time of making out and filingof bills for work , and filing of specimens of work dono. Sees. 20 and 21 provide for auditing and payment of accounts of contractor. Sec. 22 provides for penalties for delays in execution of work and time within which work shall bo executed. Sec. 23 provides forTfurnishing copy to printers. Sec. 24 , Requires Secretary of State to classify laws and prepare indices to. laws and journals. Sec. 25. Provides for the ro-letting of con tracts in case of failure of contractors. The Enid act may be found at large , at page 515. ctseq. of General Statutes of Nebraska , and also at paee C4 et soq. of the general laws of the State for the year 1867. The classification _ - tion of work and basis for determining the lowest bid in the schedule of classes follow ing , each separate class being subject to sep arate contract. , CLASS I. 7i77 awl Refolutiom , of other muttrr M be jirintei [ for the Uou e of Ihe legislature in form , and yen and nay li'tt. ims composition , small pica , per l.OCO. luircB of 21 impressions press work , quires of flat cap weighing 14 Ibs. per ream. ems composition , pica , yea and nay lists , per 1.000. quires of flat cap. 14 Ibs. per ream , cul for yea and nay lists. quires of press work. 2-1 impressions each. CLASS II. Printing of Fenutr and lhn r Journatt , ami accompanying docitminti Royal Oetavo. ems composition , long primer , per 1.000 quires bcok paper , 25x33 inches , weighl two pounds per quire. quires press work , 24 impressions of 16 pages each.CLASS CLASS III. Printing Report * , Communicalioni , ami Pamphlet JJpcumrntu , except tuch al make part of Journal Jloual Octavo. eras composition , long primer , per 1,000. quires book paper , same as in class two. quires of press work , same as in class two. CLASS IV. Printing of General and Local Laict anil Joint Resolution ! ordertd printed therewith , iioyal Octavo , cms composition , long primer , per 1.000. quires paper , same as in class two. quires press work , same as in class two CLASS V. Printing of Blanks , Circular * , and Letter lleadt. quires letter paper , % iheet , weight 6 pounds per ream of 480 half sheets. quires of letter paper , full sheets , weight 12 pounds per ream. quires press work on letter heads , 24 impressions. quires of flat letter for blanks 10 Ibs. per ream. quires of 24 impressions press work on letter * blanks. quires of flat cap , 14x17 inches , 14 Ibs. per ream. quires of press work , of 24 impressions on the saino. quires of note , 8x10 inches , 5 Ibs. per ream. quires of press work of 21 impressions on the same. quires ruling , red and blue ono ruling. quires ruling , red and blue , two rul ings. CLASS VI. . Fulling and Witching of Bill' , Neiolnttoa * , Pamphlftt and JJocuments , and putting on of Girert , sheets of flit cap , ono fold , per 100 sheets. sheets flat cap , stitched , per 100 sheets. paper covers for octavo pamphlets , in cluding composition , paper and press work , per 100 covers. covers nut on such pamphlets , jicr 100 , sheets folded , per 100 sheets of 16 pages to the form. form.CLASS CLASS VII. folding , Govern , Stitching and Binding of Laici , Jotirnalt and Volume * of Public Doc uments , Octavo. sheets folded , per 100 sheets , of six teen pages to the form. paper covers , for laws and journals , including paper , composition and press work , per 100 covers. copies ; ; titching laws , journals and pamphlets and putting on paper covers per ICO copies. copies of laws and journals and vol umes of public documents , binding in law sheep including material , stitching and lettering , per ICO copies. copies same in boards , per ICO copies. copies Enmo in cloth , per 100 copies. copies same in half sheet , per 100 copies. In above classes rule work or figure work , in columns without rules , and having more than two justifications , will be measured ono andahulf times for composition , and ru'o and figure work twice. All papers shall beef of full weight , quality suitable and of size to worK without unnecessary waste. All work must bo delivered at the Capitol build ing , Lincoln , Nebraska. Contractors for Classes Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 imst furnish prool-shcets at the ofiico of the Secretary of State , at the Capitol at Lincoln , of all pub lic printing. The contractor for Class five (5) ( ) will only bo allowed pay for actual com position. Section 21 , Article 3. new constitution , provides that all laws shall be published in book form , within sixty days after the ad journment of each session. Proposals shall bo in the following form : "Under an act of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska , entitled , 'An Actto pro vide for State printing , ' I [ or wel propose and bind ourselves to do and furnish for the State of Nebraska , for two years from the fourth Tuesday of December. 1876 , tha work and material under each cUss of the public printing , in such amounts and at each times as may be by the State , by its officers , or by the Legislature thereof , ordered , at the rate of compensation herein below specified. Tbis proposal being several for each class respectively , and the bid hereby made for each or any class or classes of the Public Printing may be accepted apart from other bids. IN CLASS I. Bills , and resolutions , or other matters , to be printed for the Legislature in bill form , and yeaand nay list cents per 1000 ems composition , small pica cents per quire of 24 impressions presswork - work cents per quire paper flat cap. 14 pounds per ream. cents per 1000 composition , yeaand nay lists cents per quire 24 impressions , presswork - work yea and nay lisis. cents per quire paper , flat cap. 14 Ibs. per ream , cut for vea and nay lists. IN CLASS II. * * * And wo further agree that the work shall be done in the best style , and ail material furnished shall bo of lull weight nnd good rinality , and ail work executed and deliv ered at the times required. -.bidder. ' : At the time of filing his bid the bidder must tender a bidder's guaranty , signed by at least two respon.ible parties , to bo then by us approved as such , substantially to the effect following : Wo heaeby undertake and gna.antec that . who propose to perform labor , ind furnish material to tbe State of No- irask.i. under the act to provide for the State printing , is fully able to carry out. and ill cr.rrjr oct the proposal by him made , ind that if such proposal is accented , ho will inter into the contract he asks for. and will aithfully execute the sameand thatwe will mter into bonds with him for the faithful performance of such contract , if to him i warded. Proposed ( Sureties. Proposals innat be sealed and endorsed , 'Proposals ( or State Printing , " and depos- ted in the office of the Secretary of State bo- bre 4 o'clock p. m. of Friday , December 1 , 876. Successful bidder will be notified at > nco. and will be required to enter into con- ract and give the required bond on or ieforo the 17th day of December. 1S76. Contractors will bo required to file heir accounts and specimens of all work lone with the Secretary of State on or bo- ore the 4th Tuesday in December in each ear. and upon such filing , the account fill be by the contracting officers , or by two f them , examined , audited and certified to be State Auditor , and will be by him paid y warrants upon the State Treasurer. Dated November 1 , 1876. BRUNO TZSCHUCK , Secretiry of State. JEFFSRSON B. WESTON. Auditor Pub. Ac's J. C. McBRIDE. Treasurer. 1-2-3-4 6-7-Awnov 1 ov - - - - - MEAL GROUND AND FOR SALE IS LABOR OB SHALL QUANTITIES AT lAMPBEIili'S FEED "MTT.T. Eighth and Farnham Streett. EST FEED KNOWN FOR MILCH COWS I HORSES , Woodman & Taft having given up that branch of their business. " 5t12f { 9 , C. CAMPBELL. RAILROADS. free Homes ! ON THE LINE OFjTHE Union Pacific B. B. A LAND GRANT OF 12,000,000 Acres of the Best Farmii & Mineral Lauds IN AMERICA. 3OOOOOO iu Nebraska , IN TIIE GREAT PLATTE VALLEY. Tiie Gai-rtoii of tlio West. FOR SALE glllT PnlCES THAT DEFT COMPETITOR Ten y srs * credit , interest only 6 per rent. Free Homesteads for actualsettlera. The best location for colonies. . Soldiers entitled to a homestead of 160 acres. Free passes from Omaha to purchasers of railroad lands. Descriptive pamphlets , with sectional maps , and THE PIONEER , a handsome illustrated paper containing the homestead law , mailed free to all parts of the world. Address. 0. F. DA VIS , Land Commitiiontr { 7. P. Raifroad , The Popular KOnto from o TO f ! s hHt ! , . IPsrxJirlc On .k.f .r. cnc- pi.it , Orse ; Hay , Kstclreo , SUreti's t , VJs.tertr/-m , OiiiUefli , FOK U Ji : : iit > 9 : > AcrtKtant FUtt CD .urlst ? < ! Ur.t BflSvssn OMAHA aucl CHICAGO t.n > n nu c Ja the 7r.y of nwnms ( trade , aa-i plccta * Iron with E'osI Ua'Jj , adding to lii roirng .toci cow and Elegant DA'S a.5 Equip ; > ut Tilth ths "WiWtlnglioiisaAlr Hrsie" and "MllJei 1'iStfonn , " eatsbliebtnz tomforta- ble and ooxnmcxliona Kiting IIoa. aofl rl2sci ; the eoni/erts of traveling the can produce. From ! * to I9Fn t EzproCT Trains run fjch way dcily over the various Hiirs o ! this road th * securing to the traveler selecting thli route : uro snuceruhi winuttti'i c In rnv Oi- reciloc ho ma ? wish to co. PrinnlUB S C0 ta cilona. AT MISSOURI VALLEY JUNCTION lor Sious City , Yankton and points readied VLI Sioux fsty and I'tililc railroad. ATOUAtlD JDKCTION for Fort Dod e , Dea iloicM , Ottava and Kankuk. AT MARSHAiifor St. IV.uI , Minneapolis , Dulnth , cad nortliwt-atnrn poisi * . AT CJJDAK HAP1D8 lot Waterloo , Cedar Falls. Charles Cll , Burllnston sad St. LouN. ATCLUriOIl .vrBabaqnc , Dunloith , I'rai- rlc du CMon , La Crc i , snrt Ml points on the Cblctfio , Clinton and Dubaijiie , cml Chicago , Damj'iua rtaJ MlnnitotaraiiroiulB. ATFUI/IXXSfor Fri port , Ecina Mlllsaa- < * > , enJ Ml roiJits in Wheoasrn , AT CHICAGO vlti all reUwtr llrss Iradlcj oaf if CWc-.i rUUODGH TICKETS Uieu 3teru ritl ? Tia t ! 3 Una can ne fro- cnrej , cud my information obtzUiftl , conwm- lu Boulw , tiics , ctc.i tlio Ticfecl Office la the Union PidErl-epo * Ouaha.aiM olwut the priatlj-sl Ticket Ofllcea on tha line o ! Use- u. P. ; . . : . All infurriiiion resarilinC passenger * atsJ finish : chrarially furtihhed , snd eletplngc.ii hsrtlis Icr isle at tha Company's octo , 23 r-irnh-oa st. ( Grtml Central Hoto ! ) , Omaha. vS-L'ssga.1 cbprko-1 through Irora Oraafea.-S \f. R. SsTSJiNBIT , JiAUTIN HUGHITT , Oon'irr ( > lEs : < 5'r /g t. Uca. Sun'u D , K KIU2AI.Ii. HAS. ATKINS , Tlctet Ae't. Oauhz. liea'l Ag't Omaha. j. u. KOUBTAIH , * - . HAIT , Wtzt'nTr ar Aft. , Ouiaha. Through to Chicago WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. Tiie Cbicap BnrliDEtoi & Qniiicy HAU.HOAD With its Smooth and Perfect Track , Elejsnt Passenger Coaches , and PULLMAN SLEEPING AND DINIKQ CARS Is acknowledged by the prcsa , and all who travel over it , to be the best appoint ed aud best managedroadin the country. Pa-SMCJigers Should bear in mind that tUs U tha I Best Route to ftkicago , And all points east , north and northwest Passengers by this route have choice of Four Different routes and the advantage of 5IX DAILY LINES PALACE SLEEPING CARS -non CHiCACi O TO NEW YORK WITHOUT C1IAKQB. All express trains on this line are equipped ith Weatinghonso Patent Air Brakes , and filler's Patent Safety Platform and Cou- > leis , the most perfect protection against ac- idcnts in the world. Pullman Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars ire run on the Burlington route. .Information concerning routes , rates , ime. connections. Ac. , will be cheerfully ivet. by applying at the office of the Bur- ington Konte , Orand Central Hotel , corner fourteenth and Farnham. Omaha. Neb. VM. BSTROJXO. D. W. HITCHCOCK. " Qen'l Snpt. . Qcn'l Passenger Ag't. Chicago , ill. Chicago , 111. . 0. PHILLIPPI. H. P. DEUEL. Afcntt. Omaha. Ticket Ag't.Omaha TANHOOD RESTORED. Victims of youthful imprudence , who have tried in vain every known remedy , will learn of a simple pro scription , FREE , for the speedy cure fnervious , debility , premature decay , lost tanhood , and all disorders brought on bv xcesses. Any druggist has tbe ingredients , ddrcss , DAVIDSON & CO , 86 Nassau-st. . 'ew York. oetScodiwly WANTEU. 10,000 Live Hogs I I will begin packing on the first day of No- : mber. and will pay the highest market rice for all fat , merchantable SORS deliver- 1 at mv packing house , on and after that > te. J. E. BOYD. MTSCTTT.T. ATra Great Western oo. , DKALEU IN Gents' Furnishing G-oocls , Hats , Gaps , Trunks , Valissos , Stc.j Etc. , Etc. 242 FARNHAM STREET. I . _ /"iTV/f A TT A ' tl 1V1 A I'l A . COR. FOURTEENTH , / _ , menu U THE JOHNSON OBG AH , MAFUFACTUREDJBY THE : Johnson PLATTSMOJTH , NEBRASKA. First premium awarded at the State F 'rat Omaha , 1375 , over all ronipntitors. First pre m urn whererer exhibited. Elegant black walnut cases ; Ivory IronU to keys ; ebony nharpj braw pins ; mortices clothed : action as < ju k and perfect as the I > est piano ; tuning anjrulcln ; perfect ; Biz octavos. Price Ik taa low a3 I at ol any firjt-clajj instrument. Kveryonan full warranted for th term of five yeua. A t muiisna * pronounca fiem perfect. Look to yon Interest and try thoae organs tefura purchasing olsawhort ) . Addres * JOHNSON OUfJAN CO. . PlatUmo.ith. . Neb ; , ESTABLISHED 1846. Factory No . 7,9,11,13,15,17 and 19. Rash St. , North Water and Michlian treeta.-Office n Warehouse , 47,49 and 69. State St. , Cblugo. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Patent Novelty Beveled Billiard Tabib The Grand Central Billiard room , Omaha , has jiutbwn aappllud with joreu new Xonpar Novelties. The proprietor , U. K. Smith , has a supply of articles on hand , and ; b autbori/ol receive orders for the company. .eblSly REMONTH OSZZOJLO-O. M y 0 hjH hjy 8 0 Rates , $8 , to $4.50 per day ma12 PRATT & TOWLE MISTSSS OF ANTHEACITE AND BITTT2IIK-OUS . 13t ! , Street. Omaha , . "Nob Centennial Reduction IN ADVERTISING. $3.250.40 Worth of NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING given for $700. And a THREE MONTHS' NOTE TAKEN in payment from advertiser * of reiponiibiliiy. A PRINTED LIST , Giving name , character , actual daily nnd weekly circulation , and schedule rates of advertising , sent free to any address. Apply to GEO. P. ROWEIX * CO. , NEW3PAPER ADVERTISING AGENTS , 41 PARK ROW. . . , NEW YORK. ootttf BYRON HIED. 8. RIXD. Byron Reed & Co , . THE OLDEST C8TABLI8BXD Real Estate Agency IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete abstract of title t all real Estate in Omaha and Douglas nnty SMITH ec. CLEM. Booksellers. Stationers. Toys , N"OTIOjVS OICKAJRfe * , fce. , KEARNEY - NEBRASKA. Also General Agenti for the Omaha Daily " n.4 WeekiV B t One year ago cu'll remember it well. The Grasshoppers came and stopped quite a spell. At 0unce'tuc Champion Hatter of town- Well this year they came and again fooled around. The oldest of all. whose beard was quite grey. Opened the meeting and spouted away. He claimed tbe State was run by a ring. Which left for the 'Hoppers nary a thing. Reports then came in which , strange to re late. Declared that Gould had gobbled the State. Politicians would claim what was left in the fall. Therefore they'd cave the State ono and all. And mid pastures green for Bunco they'd ling That really'mong Hattershe ranked as th. King. And whoever they'd meet they'd toil them at once If they wanted a Hat go straight to Bunco. The 'Hoppers , after being fitted to Hats , all left , happy as clams in high water. Everybody leaves Bunco's happy. Bigstock of Hats. Caps. Neck iVear , Suspenders. QUres , Shirts , Collars. < c. . &c.r at BUNCE'S , Champion Hatter of the West , corner Fourteenth and Douglas sta. , Omaha. Neb AMERICAN SURGICAL INSTITUTE 162 Harney-St. , Omaha , Nebraska , FUR TIIE TREATMENT Or ill to : of Sorjrsr } , Ciuoolc Diseases & Detailles , S.D.Merccr.M.D , Surgeon and in charge of Chronic Di eases. J. C. Denise. .M. I ) . , in charge of Diseases of Eye. tar and Throat. epleodAwtl JOHK H. GREEN , STATE MILLS , DEALER IN GRAIN , FLOUFCAND FEED AND Merchant. A. J. SIMPSON'S CARiSIAGJS FACTORY , Established 1853. 1 ? ? * l ! | ' 4 ootl8-to roe ? l