Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 07, 1880, Morning Edition, Image 1
YOL.X. OMlHA , NEBRASKA , WEDNESDAY. JULY 7 , 1880. Established 1871. MORNING EDITION. Price Five Cents FOREIGN AndtHer Tremendous Gas Explosion in London "Which Rendered "Whole Blocks of. Houses Uninhabitable and Caused Great ' ? ' Damage. French Legislative Bodies in a Muddle Over the Am nesty Question. A'Frenchman Says He Has : "Invented a Cable Telr - ' -r ephone. ' Public Meeting "Called to Pro- .test Against the Monument ment to Louts Nap. The Turks Bellow for War and the Sultan Won't Sanc tion Arbitration. LAYING ON llin TAXES. SpedM Dispatch to Tni BIB. HAVAKA , July 7 1 a. m. Taxes on vines and liquors have been raided 15 per cent. BELLOWING FOR WAR. Ipsd&l Dispitch to Tut Bu. LONDON , July 7 1 a. m.- - dinpatch from Constantinople says the aultiu has decided not to accept the recommendations of the Berlin confer- euce. A strong party is , in favor of sending an immediate declaration of war to Gr ecu , if that power concen trates any military on the frontier. JONATHAN'S DEMAND'S. Special D : | tch to 1 lie Bee. MADRID , July 7 1 . m. The ministry is considering the question' of the indemnity demanded by the "United Statis for lours sustained by American citizens in Cuba. BltADLAUGH AGAIN. 5ppcUl Dl | > atcli to TIIR HBB. LONDON , July 7 1 a. m The writ served .on Bradlaugh was made out prior tp the voting , and may be va .rcated. The second wai served within the precincts if the commons , and is therefore void. It ia prabable , as the i question must be decided , Bradla'ugh v-will not oppose the first suit on its merits. TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION. The damage done by the explosion of gas in Charlotte street , Tottenham Road , Monday night , now proves , on investigation , to be much more exten sive than was at firs' believed. Whole blocks of House * are found to be so badly shaken as to be rendered unin habitable. . . The London.Gas company and the city authorities are working rapidly as possible to repair the dam- f ago , which will , however , require con- atderablu time. It ii thought further ' casualties "occurred beyond the three * or four reported. It is also thought that the Prince of Wales theatre is not injured , although the shock was felt there , as the gas was extinguished during the performance. Examina tion by daylight yesterday morning in the district in which the explosion occurred shows great devastation ; hundreds of valuable residences in"the neighborhood , including many in Russell , JBedfgrd , Warburn and Euston squares exhibit thoktho effects * of the explosion in a groitor or less degree , while re any shops and stores in the vicinity will require extensive repairs , and probably some will have to be taken down altogether. ARAB BERNIIARDT COMING TO AMERICA SpecUl Dispatch to TUB Bsi. LONDON , July 7 1 a. m. Sarah Bernhardt and a complete company will sail on the 16th of October for New York. She will make her debut at Booth's theatre on November 8. Jeanne Bernhardt , her sister , is among the members of her company which is now forming. BORSE LAUGH. ' Allegations calling in question the * - Identity of Ben D'or , as winnep of Derby , has been completely refuted and the identity of the horse estab lished. Persons who backed Ben D'or and whore rights to retain their bets was doubted o. > the ground of assumed deception as to the winners feel easier aud will hold their money without qualms of comcince or fear of violating the law of the turf. Notwithstanding - withstanding thij , however , Bon D'or la.by no moans a universal favorite for the St. Leger race. Bets of three to _ one are being offered against him and 'freely taken. BRADLAUGIl's CASE. Bradlaugh has bet frlerved with a third writ for illegallfholding a seat In the house of commons. curnNO LOOSE FROM THE CHURCH. SpecUl Dispatch to the Be * . ROME , July 7 1 a. m. The Bel- Ian legUion have left Rome and iplomalic relations with the Vatican are broken off. LORBILLARD'S BOREAS. Bpcdkl Dep ! tch to The lie ? LONDON , July 7 , _ 1 a. m. Now- market selling plate was won by Lor- rlllard's Boreas. THE NAPOLEON MEMORIAL. A public meeting has been cilled for toe 15th to oppose the proposed erectiou of the Napoleon memorial In Westminster Abbey. GOOD OUTLOOK. SpecUl Dbpatch to Tu * EBI. DUBLIN , July 7 1 a. m. The har rest prospects in Ireland are more fa vorable. EXPULSION OF JESUITS. pecUl Dfepatch to The Bee. PARIS , July 7 , 1 a. m. Decrees against noa-authorizad religious con gregntions will ba forced during the present week. SWISS CHURCH AND STATE. The people here find it difficult to understand the vote on the 'question of the separation of the church ant elite In Switzerland. Separation was demanded by the dissenting Protest ants and.ultramontane Catholics , and ras rotis'ed by Protestants of the na tional church , . Jibexal Catholics and radicals. It was these latter who car ried the day by a vote of 9306 to 4064. This curioue classification of opinion puzzles the two great parties in-France , who are now engaged in a somewhat similar > conflict , and each side deduces from the result of the conclusion in favor of its own posi tion. INVESTINATING RIOOU Inquiry is to be made into the riots which occurred at Havre on Sunday. CABLE TELEPHONE. A now telephone has jnst been trle'd it Lemana. The inventor claims to be able to transmit sound to America by cable. REVOLUTIONARY JOURNALISTS. Hartmann , the nihilist , Ninatti Saribaldi and Arthur A'rnould } the : ommunist , are to be on the'staff of Eenri Rochefort's new paper , Lit transgeant. ENGLAND'S DITTY AND DIGNITY. LeTempi newspaper strongly urges , hat England alone is responsible for enforcing .the decision on the confer ence of Berlin. THE AMNESTY HUDDLK. - The committee of the chamber of deputies appointed to consider ; the itrnate'a 'amendment to the amnesty bill , have adopted -M. "Lablche's amendment , which _ amnesties all communists ' ' "pardoned by the government , except those who lad undergone common law sentences previoui to the commune. These will still be deprived of all political right1. The advanced and extreme loft have decided to supportM > Labiche'a amendment. The left centre insists npon the exclusion of assassins .and murderers , al'.o previously criminally convicted. , WASHINGTON. 3-en , Grant Has Written an Im portant Letter on the In ter-Oceanic Oanal , Something Must be Done to Arm the Mexican Border. Grant and the Oanal. Special Dtapttcb to The Bee. WASHINGTON , Juy ! 7 1' a. m. A gentlemin in this city has recently received an important letter f torn Oen. 3rant , dated Juiip22i in relation to the inter-ocoanic canal subject , bat not in connection with Grant's presi dency of the canal company. The etter is of great importance , however , .o farther the success of the Nicar- rugua route.Exhibition of this | let er in proper quarters cannot fail to have a most marked effect on the in terests of the Nicaraugua route.r The letter will very sh-.rtly be given to the vjblic through the medium of the Rational Associated Press. The Mexican Border. Spec' ' * ] Dispatch to The Bee. WASHINGTON , July 7 1 a. m. Iho question of more securely pro- * ecting the Mexican border has been iiscussed for some lime in official cir cles without the formation of any bet- er plan than has been pursued aince _ he close of the Mexican , war. . The' conclusion has been reached , however , \ hat unless the two governments inter- sted can agree upon some plan where- > y the troopa on each-side can co-op- rate in the pursuit of Indians and attle thieves the work cannot be boronghly accomplished. It has not et been determined to make any over- ares to the Mexican government on .bis . point. Further discussion of the matter may possibly result in inatruc- ionsbaing sent to our minister at lexico to open discussion wltb the lexican authorities with a view to se curing a better understanding. > Mining Tragedy. * Special dlipatch to The Befl. SAN FBANCISCO , July 7 1 . m A Bodie dispatch says Pat Carroll , a miner ejected from a meeting of the Vliners" Union Monday night , re- urned aod fired at those who opposed lira , when he was shot dead ! He was a native of Lynchburg , Va. , and wai said to bo a great grandson of Charles Carroll , a signer of the Decla ration of Independence. f * A Suspicious Fire ? Special dispatch to Tin Bl . , ' * > ' NEW YOEK , July 7 L a. . m. A 6ra of suspicious origin occurred aat evening in a four story tenement louse , 425 east 13th street , the lower wrtion of which is occupied by Morris jevy as a ptrwn broker shop. Before he flumes wore extinguished the mililing and contents were almost otally destroyed aud several persons narrowly weaned with their lives. Levy was insured for $5000 and , from evidence given to the police ha was arrested on the charge of Incendiarism and held to await the action of tha'fire marshal. No Glutton. Special dtopatch to The Bee. NEW YOKK , July 7 1 a. m. jrenoral Chester A. Arthur has de clined a dinner tendered him by prom- nent republicans at the Union League club on Thursday next. , Hancock a Revolutionist. > pedal Dlfpatch to The Be * . NEW YORK , July 7 1 a. m. The Times , of this city , publishes an arti cle to prove that Gen. Hancock had n 1876determined to support Tllden f the latter had decided to be sworn into office as president of the United States. This decision on the part of Hancock was , it is said , made while the two houses in congress 'were con testing over the manner in "which the electoral votes were to bo counted , and before the question had been re ferred to the 8 to 7 commission. IRISHMEN FOR GARFIELD. In this city active republican ! like Thomas Murphy , Barney Bigelow and others are working up a movement with the Intention of enlisting the sympathies of the Irish people with the republican party. It U uid tht means will be provided to ta e as- many represent ti r e IrighmeuaJ wil' go to the Irish republican convention to meet at Indianapolis Auguit 14. Remaricable Base Ball. Special Di t tch to The Bee. . CHICAGO , July 7 1 . m. The Chicago base ball club won its 22n < consecutive game yeiterday. This is the beat winning ever made on re cord. The. old Cincinnati "Bed Stocking * " in 189won21con culfve games -which was tiu beet reootd pr GORE AND GLORY. s The .Deeds That Marked the Observance of the Nation's Birthday. * ? r The Heavens Illuminated by jJMyriads of Bright-Color ed Explosives , To' Brighten the Pathway of Human Souls Hurried _ _ * * * From Earth , _ J Fatal Duels , Shooting and Stabbing Scrapes , and Accidents to Pleasure Parties s Mixed With Horse Races , Base Ball , and Other Amuse ments. A Deadly Duel. ) pfcal ! Dispatch to The Bee. CHARLESTON , July G 4 p. m. "CoL" Win. Shtunon WAS killed in a duel yesterday with some other dU- tinRulshed "Ool. " More Blood. ! p d l dispatch tu Tie Bee. _ " " GALVESTON , Tex : , July G 1 p. m. t-In a fight in a store in Allaascoa * tt * county , yeitosday , two men were filled and several b.vl'y ' wounded. Steamer Sunk. Fjxtcl&l Dtomtch lo The Her SYRACUSK , N. Y. , July 6 4 p. m. A steamer with ono hundred Syracuse excursionists on board , sunk in I/azenofii'lakfl. No lives lost. A Daatn's Door. Special ilisjnkh to The Itee. SAN FRANCISUO , CAL. , July 6. 4 > . m. Six firemen buried under allicg walls of a burning stable in EIydi ; street yesterday , all wore finally secured , though seriously injured. Gen. Chasten wai buried thirty minutes under burning hay , and was aken out inieusible , burned , nearly uffucdted and crushed. Uii recovery s doubtful. Amateur Snootlst * . Special Dlapatch to Tui.Bra. COLUMBUS , O. , July G 4 p. ro. There was no formal observance ot the Fourth 'hero , 'bat a general suspision of business. The largest shooting for he champion team aud b iug otTered > y the Lowell Crtrdgo : Company , at he fair grounds , wai witnessed by a ; roat crowd. Eleven teams , of ten men each , were cntereJ , ojch team hooting 100 rounds. The Governor's Guard , of this city , madu. 271 ; Van Veti team301 ; and the Westerville earn , 308 , .ont.of a possible 500. Chicago's Hurrah. p ctal Dispatch to flic Ike. CHICAGO , July 6 4 p. m. People lave been celebrating the fourth here or three days , bat yesterday was the > iggest day of all. Flags everywhere lisplayed , business suspended , the wpulation' largely going out to the tarks , on lake excursions , to the races , iwe ball m3thor theatrical matinees. j st night the ciiy , especially hi the esidence quarters w aa booming bril- iant with fire works. The citizens were apparently vieing with each- other and with the small boy in disre garding the ordinance against fire forks , and in seeing who cou'd make he finest display. About 10,000 pcciple attended the running races in the afternoon. The irst. wa'j the club purae for maiden , hrao-year old , mile and a furlong. [ t was a dead heat between Bosewell and Duke of Keut , Bonnie Castle .bird. The owners agreed to divide ; he purse , $3CO without running it off. Boswell's. rider claimed a foul against Duke of Kent which 'was not allowed. Second race , citizens and merchants mrse , 9250 , all ajes , mile heats , 3 in > ; Roaella won the first heat in 1:45 : , Charlie Rosi second , Beatitude third ; [ losella won the second heat in 1:48 , Beatitude second , Charlie Ross third ; Beatitude won the third head in 1:481 : , sella Fecond , Charlie Ross third ; burth heat , Roiella aud Beatitude only , appeared. Beatitude won that and , . the fifth heat , winning the race The third race club purse of § 600 , all ages , with maiden allowance , was won by Gold Boy , Matagorda second , JimMalone third ; time , 2:33 : . The last race , handicap hurdle , for purse of $400 , all ages , two miles over right hurdles , was- won by Captain Franklin , Harry Bishop second ; time , 4.05J. The judges were inclined to ; fie opinion" that Comet , the favorite in the pools , was not ridden to win and gave him no place , reserving their decision as to what should ba done with thttrider and owner. ' This closes the summer running meeting. The trotting races begin July 20. 20.Baae Baae Ball on the Fourth. Special Dispatch to the BZE. _ TBOT , N. Y. , First game , Albanys S ; Nationals 5. Second game , Albanys 4 ; National 8. BUTTALO Buffalos 1 ; Worcesters nothing. CLEVELAND Treys 4 ; Clevelanda 5. CINCINNATI Bostons 2 ; Ciucinnatis 7. ' . A Fatal Squall. ST. PAUL , July 5. A yacht con taming a party of fourteen persons capsized on White Bear lake , twelve milei from here , this afternoon. They were struck by a sudden squall , and having.no competent sailur on board the yacht overturned. Eight of the passengers' were men , of whom seven Were unmarried. The rest were women and children. The seven single men swam a hnre with out making any effort to save the lives of the women and children , who were all drowned .with tine , "married mm , who stayed and made an effort to save his family. Other boits here came to the rescue , but- were , only abln to recover part oi the bodies. The lake is being drag ged for the rest. The following is a list of 'ke ' drowned : Frank Gibson wife aad childracthe wife of John Dow , a child of Thomas Cline. All in the- boat were laboring men , Gibson , Dow and Cline being employed in the St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba shops. LATKR. It is fe'arnedthat on the yacht which cap-ize1 yesterday all the passengers were machinists and their families. Two women and five man were saved out of fifteen. WE ARE TWELVE , The Entire City Council Once , More Together , S A Good Deal of Important * \r * s Business Transacted. regular meeting of the city coun cil wag' Held iu the council was hold Intha council chsiub Lis ! ; evenii2 ; ! , the entire body beiuj ; present and Hon. James E. Boy.l in the chair. The minutes of the profiling meet ing wore read and approved. A communication wat received fc < un the mayor , approving the two ordiu aneos passed at the lost previous meet ing. ing.The The official bond of George Linde , sealer of weighti and measures , was approved. The petition of Oha'lii H. Brown to remove crth on Capitol nvoriue , adjacent to lot 8 , block 81 , was re ferred to the committee on streets .vd grades. > A petition from residents ou South avenue to have the hill neir Mason treat grade 1 was referred to the same committee. A proposition from Alfred Clark to take care of evergivein iu Hanscom park , saidt ) be in a bad condition , waa referred to a npecial committee , consisting of Moaera. Steplu-iKon , Roduis and Thiemin. A p-jtition from 0. P. Chubb and others to grade Harney street , with profile , was referred to the committee on streets and grades and cily engi neer. neer.A petition from a number of citi i zens uad tax-payers , asking that steai be taken to remedy the "stink hole i on Lpavenwortli and 'J'hirieuiithnorlh of the railroad bridge , elicited csnaid erablo. discussion , and wai tiinlly re ferred to the committee on judiciary. The report of the cily engineer on grading Eighteenth street w.is receiv ed and placed on file. n The communication ot the city en gineer regarding the cost of Twon- ; ieth street grading , § 2030 , with pro file , was referred to the c ty on streets and grade * . The proGles of Decatur and Farn- iim street were sent in by the city engineer , and referred to the cjmmit- ; ee on streets and gra > Us. A petition from the trustees of the | South Om ha M. E. church , asking that the Tenth street grade in front of lotl , block 61 , bejcoinpletect , as it was at pre'ent impoGsible o build a eidewalk threon as ordered jy the city council , was referred. ! The official bund ot C. g , Woud- ! worth , as secretary of the Omaha echool board , waa approved. A communication ws received rom Hon. A. J. Foppletun , attorney of the U. P. railroad , asking that the J5000 allowed by the city council in jurauance of a reso'ution adopted June 11 , 1878 , for rip-rap work be paid.After After a lengthy consideration of the r. quest , during which it r.ppsired ; hnt although the amount was Allowed on the 20h of August of the same year , il did not sn appear on record , ind was claimed tint tha records had 9een tampered with , Mr. Stephenson offered the following : Resolved , That the claim of the U. P. railroad company for rip-rapping ba and the s m is hereby allowed and , : that thel ity attorney be instructed to confess judgment for the above sum. Mr. Konnitd could not - seethe the city's legal obligation to pay this debt which did not apptar on the records , our only guide. Ho was surprised that such a fuss should bj made about the ciiy , so insignificant a dot on the west bank of the Misso"ri , refusing to pay that mighty corpora tion so small a debt when the railroad iad beaten the county out of its huu- dreds of thousands. The resolution * was adopted by a vote of ten to two , Messrs. Hornberger and Kunnard voting in the nogativu. A ccmmunlcation from Mrs Ann Alderson , asking the c juncil to put its lowest cash price on a lot occupied by iier , on Harney , Between Eighteenth and Nineteenth wis reftrred to the committe ; tnd improvements * on publc propoity < provements and the clerk authorized to advertise for bids for the said lot. The cla'm of Kennard & For ytho , for $81.21 , for goods furnished for use in Hanecom Park in 1878 , was reff rred to the committee on cliims. The report of the city marshal show ing the number of liquor thaUrs do ing business in Omaha-June SO , 1880 , to be 166 , was referred to the com mittee on police. The city physician's report for the month of June , 1880 , was on motion of Mr. Kaufmann referred to the com mittee on public property and im provements. Proposals were received for grading Fourteenth street from S. Sluckridge , P. Welch and L. McDermott , and . f grading Cass street from Dufi'y Bro . and P. Welch. After a lively debate the contract for grading Fourieenth was awarded to P. Welch and the con tract for grading Cass t j Duffy Bros. On motion of Mr. Kaufmann the council adjourned to 7:30 : p. m. to da\ An Extinguisher , SpecUl Dispatch to the Bee , ST. Louis , July 6 4 p , m. At a smalt fire to-day a fireman was killed by the explosion of a Halloway Fire Extinguisher which was strapped-on his back. A HERO a ONE. Philander Toole , the fireman who was"killed while using a Holloway tire extinguisher , was captain of the Pop lar corps and the man who made him self famous by rescuing BO many pee Elo from the S-juthern hotel when it timed several years 'ago. His losi will be greatly felt by the fire depart ment. * The BOBS Trotter. SgecUl Ditpatcbea to The Bee. . . DETROIT , July 6 , 4 p. m. SL Jul > , the famoua California horse , trot ted yesterday ia-2:12 * , which is half Mooed quicker than-lus beat time. 4 * . THE HARVARD HOPPER Into Which is Gathered a Variety of Notahle Events , Illustrating Profusely the Condi tion of the Crops and the Matrimonial Market , And the Rapid Multiplication of the Population .by , Immigration and Otherwise. Education and Bepublicanism Going Hand in Hand to Higher Mental * Lovels. O lebrdting the Natal Day. Correspondence of The Bee. UAUVAUD , Neb. , July 6. A few weeiss ago , such wis the extent of the drought that but few persons hoped to'realize more tlun half an average crop of sm ll grain ; but now the sea son of their discontent is changed to glorious hope , almost assurance , that a remunerativoharvtstis forthcoming. Few pieces of grain are a total failure , while ininy will yield a bounteous hirvcst. One farmer , with a lead- colored heart , is now on the mourn er's bourn because ono of the little street Arals purchased his forty-aero p'oh ' of "who tfor twenty dollars. The juvenilj party is correspondingly happy. Corn is promising an immense crop , aud occupies aiiiiuinuuo yield. PoUtood will be an immense crop , the bugs to the contrary notwith standing. The Uirted States census , juitcom- pleted by enumerator Birmingham , shows Harvard's population tu ba 1JH4. Where the town s'ands was P'ed for prrf-rmption In 1871. The second story of Payne & Farmi-r's ole ant brick bank building la now completed , and one of the well ollices ii occupied by Hayes & Staele , atto noys. Having decided to"so rch for wealth un < ier dilKculties , seven of our meat substantial profcsiional and business men associated themselves together by solemn compact ( union being strength ) , uidcetfirtti last week for the auri ferous regions of Colorado. .JTbeir n-mesarc : ' J/C. Bain , Dr. M. W. \Vilcox , J. T > Sawtell , 0. J. Scott , Ed. Wpdyke , Chas. Rockhill and Ott Stevenson They e ch possess an augury of success in ( he shape of the necessary heal h , wealili , nerve , cheifk and good character. Matrimony has again broke out all over in spois in this place , even septuagenarians Lecome willing vic tims t ) its seductive char n . Tie ex- hilaMtinx .brevity of anme of the courtships is commendable , in an economic view of the matter , with 150" test oil at 15 cents a gallon , and rent gate lumber on the rise. A seventh eoioii of ono of our city families has la'ely nppaared upon life's viecissitudinal stage , and now that in fant's immediate paternal ancestor is indulging in his annual a wear-off , vow- ng that he'Jl never hardly ever f rer ever Oh , yea , apeakii g of children , re minds me that there are 481 persona of school ae in this school district , and that Harvard is justly proud of j her schools. Besides her high school 3 there are five new or nearly newschool ' huU3i8 in the district , which is six < miles square , all of which are well < t painted , rod'led and supplied with ! < school apparatus , blackboard' , patent j furniture , etc. , and the district practically - . < tically out of debt. The rate of asI I aessuient ordered this year for school i purposes is fifteen mills. Theptinci- | pal of the high school receives $1000 : for nine months' school , and lady . 1 teachers et from $40 to $50 per . month. i t , The Harvard cemetery , which is a well-kept , pleasant-looking spot , and j is the place of seputure for a large j area of thickly-settled country , contains - tains tno graves ot over 100 persons , % most of wjom died either of old sgo or ailments incident to childhood. i Our county Clay now stands j about seventh iu population in the , sta'e ' , and second to only ono on a re publican vote for state officers. ! * The red-hot Grant men who were down on Blaine , only for one thing , because he unnrecedontcdly strove to gather to his own nominating support a portion of Grant's own state ( on which the "Silent Soldier" is pre sumed to have acopyright , with Black Jnck L'jgan as his animate trademark ) forgot that a third-term candidate is not only an unprecedented but also a very obnoxious thing. 1 venture to predict that the presidential candidates \vill each poll nearly his own parly vote in this country. Arthur's weak- ncs * being about offset by Hancock's unflattering record as an Indian fighter and political wire-jerker. The national birthday was duly cele brated here cs on such a date made and provided. The fourth of July ia nlwaya a success in Harvard , partly because it seems to contain in itself the very elements of success as a day of big dayd and , furthermore , be cause the humanity that populates pur fair immediate surroundings are an English-speaking people , hence there Is no clashing of tongues , and every man readily assimilates with his neigh bor. True , we have the unAmerican- ! z2d Tueton , several of him , but he is of the progressive sort , and when anv > ng the Americans , talk as Americana do. Even the stolid Russian proven the "rectitude of his intentions" by cultivating an acquaintance with our standard tongue. Hence our fourth cf July it always void of all lingual jargon. In this Instance the exercises of the day were the customary salute , parade , music , orations , reading , fireworks , etc. , with the dangerous and foolish pyrotechnics left conspicuously out. The Harvard cornet bind greeted the auditors with some really excel lent jnnsio. Their heavy band wagon was elaborately decorated , their four- in-hand richly caparisoned sod their banner attractive. "The general display of bunting was not prouse , but fair. A novel feaV ture-of-the oooMlon'-waa th.e nrprtsen * . . 4 ° ' ' * * * " * - * < - tation of the states by ladies on horse back , each attended by a cavalier , the whole , whether in procession or eie- cutlng th'e various cavalry manouvres to" which they had been carefully drilled , prese.nting to the eye a sight quite pleating. A large wagon , properly fitted , car ried 38 little girls in white , and was drawn by boys. The orators of the day were from among our own numbers , consisting o ! Messrs. L. G. Hurd and A. P. Rit- ienhouse , one of our prominent law firms , and Gol. Lickens , late of Cali fornla. All the speakers were listen ed to by the large and intelligeut nu dience with marked attention , elicit Ing frequent and hearty applause. The numbers in attendance aggregat ed a crowd , and the day passed with out anything to mar the kindly folcg ! that prevailed. A grand dinner was served at the M. E. church , the proceeds to be ap piled to the purchase of a $140 bell but fu this writing we have not learn ed how much WAS realized. It mus have bden a considerable sum. sum.W. A. 0. Closing Exercises of the Nebraska Conference Seminary. Corcetpondeaco of tlio Bee. YORK , Neb. , July 3. The Nebraska Conference seminary was located al "Xork in York county at the last ses sion of the Nebraska conference , and began work on the 7th of January , 1880. Prof. E. Thompson was elect ed principal , and in connection with an excellent corps of teachers entered heartily into the work of building up a strong and eflicient school. Though begityping , as they did , s ) late in the scholastic yea. ' placed them at a disadvantage , most students Imv ing already made choice of other insti tutions , yet they had about 50 pupils the first term , and over 90 the sec ond. * It is always difficult to plant and sustain an institution of learninsr , and It is not surprising that this one should liave been watched and its progreaa noted with great interest on the p.itt of the one hundred Methodist preach ers and 10,000 laymn in th > a state. Quite a number of the former attend ed the opening exorcian , which be gan June 18th and continued until the 23d. The examinations which your corre spondent witnessed , evinced both thorough work on by instructors , and a high grade of talent and hrfrd work on the part of the students , evidently the teachers pojsesi in a rare degree that power so essential in their work of inspiring an enthusiasm for stidy in their pupi's. ' On day Sabbath Pi evident Thompson preached the annual sermon to a larje ; audience. Ou Monday night the musical dupr.rtment gave an entertain ment , vocal and iii tnment < l , which wai highly spoken of by those com petent to judge in suih matter ? . Mrs. P.V. . Morgan , the director , is a graduate of "Eben Towrjoer" con servatory of music , Providence , R. L , aod evidently possesses the qualifica tions needful for sueess in her do paitment. On Tuesday evtuiug the two liter ary societies gave an ecittrtainmont. Without personal mention o the par ticipants , I would fay they ell did well , their exercises throughout giv ing good satisfaction to the large au dience that heard them. On Wednesday evening an able ad- drefs was delivered by Rev. A. C. Williams , of Lincoln. This was fol * lowed by the president's levee , which was largely attended and greatly en joyed. The trustees met on Tuesday , and from the reports of the officers it w s ascerrained that ( he assets in lands , notes , and furniture amounted to $15,000 , with only $128 indebtedness. They took action , limiting the amount of indebtedness to $10,000 at any time. A fine building , to cost when completed , about $50COO , was pro jected , one wing of which is to be completed at once. D. M. IOWA t OILED DOWN. Atlantic is wrestling with the water works question. MuscUino haa 8,294 population against 6.718 in 1879. The apple crop of Mahaska county is estimated at 100,000 barrels. The population of Cedar Rapids is 10,175 , or nearly 2000 short of what was Claimed. Brighton business men have sub scribed about $300 towards establish ing a creamery there. Five thousand people attended the Methodist camp meeting in Linn county last Sunday. The brick makers of Webster city are burning their bricks with cobs , and say they are better than wood. The loss to farmers in Fulton town ship Clinton county , by the late Miia- iaaippi fh'od is estimated at $20,000. A corn < stalk is now on exhibition in the Council Bluff * Ncnpaieil office which measures 9 feet 3 inches in height. A census enumerator in Scott coun ty found a wife who wa1 ? the mother of five children , and jei was only 17 j rj of age. Spencer has a population of 822 , a gain of nearly 103 in six months. The population i-f Clay county will not much exceed 4000. Valisca gets an 18 inch vein of coal at a 220 feet depth , and , arguing that she will have a G foot vein r.t 500 feet , keeps on boring. The population af Carroll county is 1360 ; Denison has 1438 , while Jeffer son will fall it , little below 1500. The tbreo towns are not far apait. The Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company having purchased the oM C. , C. & Dubuque radroad , have decided up > u enlarging their shops at Dubuque and building a new depot there. The chintz bug has appeared in countless multitudes in DCS Moines county , and is totally destroying the wheat crop. Had the pest deferred its c lining a week the crop woult have etcaped. The United Brethran college , lo cated at Western , Linn county , is to be re-located at some moie accessible point , and Yinton is attracting the at tention of those having the matter in charge. Dub'uqne has 159 persons who are assessed oa real estate at a valuation above $10,000. The heaviest individ ual owner is John D. Bul > , who is as seflsed at $100,545. Senator Allison .is down for $15-,7QO and CoL Fender ion forfl om - , * ' ADDITIONAL LOCAL Board of Education. At the regular meeting of the Board of Education-Monday evening , all the members were present except Mr. Kennedy. The treasurer's report was read , showing a balance of $9,630.11. Prof. James B. Bruner was granted the use of the North school room for a clcss during vacation. Applications for positions as teach ers were received from eight persons , A number of claims wore allowoc agcrcgatii'g $400. The committee on buildings am property waa authorized to make need ed ropaiis on all school buildings dur ing the vacation. The special committee on thoallegc rawing of the standard in the egh'l grade of the high school , reported that , if anything , the examinations were easier this year than last , an < that no injustice hud boon done ; riy- one. They recommended that th subject be dismissed and commi t-v discharged. Agreed to. The board pruce.-ded to billet for superintend ! nt. First ballot stood : Bltnk 5 , Seal 3 , Maples 1 , Hancock 1 , Misi Foot 1. No choice * . Second billet : Maples 3 , Blank 5 , Mm Fooa 1 , Bjals 2. No choice. A motion was made to postpone the balloting. Carried. By Mr , Staley. Resolved , That a special committee of five he appointed consisting of the cotcmiiteo on teachers and text books and two others members of the B > ard , to bo appointed by the President , to inquire into the qualifications of the suver.il candidates ant } those who may become candidates for the euperin- tcnilanuy of the schools , and rep > rt as loon ai practicable. The President and Secretary were authorized to draw n warrant fi-r interest on the bonds in New York , § 5,011.40. Mr. Staley offered the following re solution : Jiesuhed , That a ppec'al committee of five bo appointed , consisting of the committee on teachers and text bocks , the president of the board and two others to bo appointed by the presi dent , to take into consideration the advisability ( f revising and reforming the course of study in the High School. Al o to tdke into c nsidera- tion the advisability of revising course of study in the grades. Said commit tee to report to the board as soon as practicable. Agreca to. Mr. Kennedy was appointed on the committee. Adjouinod for two weeks. CUTTING SCllAFIS. AwrfrrAut Wiwi-auedMond 'yufghtfor John Taylor , a young man charged with atabbini ; Peter L usen with a hay fork. Inrsen had just returned from the picnic at Pries' Jake , where a cou ple of deus got to fighting in the alley by his house , between Nineteen' ' ! ! aid Twentieth streets He * ays he parted the dogi twice , and finally seized one by the hind lega and threw h m over the fence Soon after , without warning , Taylor attacked him with a fork , wounding his head and left arm , the latter seriously. Fred Jepp. who 1-ves on Idh street wasattackedbyamauMond&fiiightand received a severe cut ou the arm. His tisailant has not been arrested. The trouble grew out of Iho bill of fare at boarding house , which did not suit Mr. Jepp's friend. PLAYING WITH PISTOLS. Since our lasr , three additional nc- idents h vo occurred from playing with toy putoh. Master Frank Giidley , son of JM. J. Gridloy , met with an accident Monday evening , and carrier his hand u a sling to-day. In his c se the load tassed across the palm cf the left land , taking skin and tleh with it. Master Willie McCune , living on Eighteenth and Cumingstreets , with a mall blank cartridge pistol , shot off he end of tlu first finger of his left hand , or shot i. so njifly off that it will prol ably have to Be amputated. ? his occurred during the celebration of the glorious Fourth also. Master Willie Brown , son of Mr. Win Brown , of North Nicetcenth treet , met frith an accident like the bove Monday morning , the shot as isual taking effect in his left hanJ , which was ouito seriously injured. Revenue Collectors inTroub'e. pedal dispatch to The Bte. WASHINGTON , July 6 , 4 pm - Several of the deputy collectors en gaged in the Rod Oak office in Georgia tavo been arrested. Gen. Raum has .elegrnphcd . the district attorney to appear in their defence. A Pirate. Special Dispatch to The Befl. WASHIXOTJN , July 6 4 p. m. The ttate department has received in formation from the Spanish govern ment that they think the ship wh'ch ired on the American schooner off the Cuban cr.vt , was a pirate , as there is no Spanish vessel Answering the de scription. , Tne Burned Tomb. 3poci.il Dutpatch to Tin Uii. NEW YORK , July 7 1 a. ro. The work of removing the wreck of the burned steamer Seawanaka from the sunken meadow on Rand-ill's Island was begun by endearo-ing lo revolve the paddle wheel at high wa ter yesterday. A derrick will * ema\ the boilers and cylinder , and th n it is thought the hull will float , and if a iy of the mltsing are under it they will be recovered. Captain Smith is still In the Jioipital doing well , but will not probably bo able to return home ftr many weeks to come. The 1-ttlo girl , Mits Rancher , was taken aw y Mon day by her father. She is notx - pected to live. Forty-three bod'ea thus far have been recovered , foriy- two of which hive been idcntified- Two are still missing. Depressing Heat. Special Dlspitch te The 6 e. NEW YOEK , July 7 1 a. m. Thi htated term appears to haveade pressing effect and several case * of suicide are reported. At eleven o'c'ock yesterday morning a woman dressed in bhcksilk entered the Penn sylvania railroad depot at Jersey City and deliberately , § not henelf tkroagi the head. The fcll pwed ia ftt the * ' base of the skull ani lodged in her brain. She fell bleeding on 'a scat ank was able to speak , but refused to give her 'name or address. At the hospital a pawn ticket with M. E. Brevely was found in her pocket. In a satchel she carried a box of cart ridges , comb and brush , and a night dress marked M. B. The surgeon at the hospital has been nnablo to extricate the ball and the wound is likely to prove fatal. The woman expresses henelf determined to die , and says that if this attempt does not end her life she will try again. She is now on the point of death and all attempts to ascertain her identity have failed. Saturday evening the same l dy took a room at the Hotel Hudson , Jeney City , and registered as Mrs. M. E. Brevely , N. Y. Noth ing occurred to create suspicion till Monday night , when she told a lady in the hotel that she had taken laud anum to kill herself. Medical aid wai obtained , and the woman coon left the hotel and proceeded to the depot , where she made the second at tempt. Several other unsuccessful attemp's to ccmni't suicide are reported. Ohio Murderers. SptcUl Dr patch lo the I EE. COLUMBUS , O , June 7 1 a. ro. A repri-.VB has bem granted to Monroe Rob r sou , sentenced to be hanged in Ltarko county July 16 , for 30 days to allow h m to straighten up his buslnaas fffjirn. Gov. Foster w II not interfere in the execution of G o. Princ * , the mur derer of Viliio Block , at Cincinnati. Chicago's Half Million Sped * ! Dispatch to The liee. CHICAGO , July 7 1 n. m The census of the cily ia complete ! and the official figures show a pjpula- tion of 602,910. Muan of a Hniband Special Dispatch to The Bea CUICAUO , July 7 1 a. m. Olirenco E. Davis , the bigamist or man of many wives , was yesterday sentenced to five yeara in the panitentary and fined ? 1000. _ Inhuman Butchery. Special Dispatch to tlio Ke . NASQVILLB , Tenn. , July 7 , 1 a. m. Duiir.g a row between It. F. Dough- ton and one Brown Monday evening at White Bluff , Doughton slabbed Brown to the heart with a knife , kill ing htm almost at once. The Great Faster. BpecUI Dispatch to The Boo. Nuw YORK , July 7 , 1 n. m Dr. Tanner finished the t Ljhth day of of hisfdst at noon yesterday. Hotji' \ walk in Union Square at an early honr iu f-e morning an-l showed u > signs of weak n cts. MARKETS iti Ti > LE KA ! > n Chicago Produce. CIIICAOO , July 6. Wheat Active and higher ; No. 2 , 89i < a 3s , cksed at 93c for cish ; 8J < 92c , closed st 92fc for July ; 87i@ 89c , closed at 87c for August ; SCifa 87c , closed ft 87c for September ; No 3 , iu store , 78jf380c ; rejected , 30Jr ; Ho , 2 red winter , iu store , new , 92c. Corn Fairly active -nd firmir , with a better feeling ; No 2 , 34J@ 35jc , cU&od at 35j < S35Jc fir ch ; > cloed * . for Jul 34jS35Jc ; J a 35jc } ; 353oc , elf sed at 35j@35jjc for Au gust ; 35A@35gc , cloteJ at 35J@35ge for Sep1 ember ; rejicled. 33Jc. Oats Fairly active and a shnde higher ; No. 2 , 24j@24c , cl s d at 24gc for cahr 24 24 , cl s d at 24 jc for July ; 22 | < a22Jc , cl. sod at 23c ft r August ; 223@22jc for September. Rye Nt > . 2 , 71c. Barley No. 2 , in storr , nomimlly 76c. 76c.Pork Pork Ac ive ai d decidedly higher ; 813 12J < sl3 15 for caih or July ; $ l327 $ for August , and § 1325 for September. Bu'k Meats Shoulders , $4 75 ; short ribf , $7 Go ; short clear , $7 25 CLOSING PRICES. Wheat Active and higher ; No. 2 spring , July , 931@94c ; 89g < s89gc for August , 8Gjjg86c ( fur Sep'ember , 85c year , cloring at 93jcJuly [ ; 89j@89gc for August ; 86jc for September. No 2 red winter , 93jc fir July. Corn 35J@35gc f r July ; 3535J5 for August ; 35j@36c for September. Oats 24go for July ; 23g@23jjc for August ; 23cf.T Septemb < ; e. Mess P. rk Higher ; § 13 25@13 45 for August ; § 18 40@13 45 for Sep tember ; $12 50 for October ; ? 10 10 ® 10 05 for the year. Lard § G 75@6 80 for July ; SG 80 @ 6 82J for August ; $6 82 0 85 f. r September St. ixrals Live Stock- ST. Louis , July 6 Hc'gs Active. Cattle Active ; Yorkers and Haiti mores , $4 25 < 34 50 ; packing , § 4 15 ® 4 25 ; butchers' lo select , § 4 30@4 40. Receipts , 4800 ; shipments , none. Milwaukee .Produce MILVAUKEK. July 6 Wheat Firmer ; cloced excited and hard , No. 1 Milwaukee. $1 01 ; No. 2 Milwaukee , 92jc ; July , 92jc ; Au- j.u t , 93jjc ; September , 87c ; No. 3 Milwaukee , 97c. Corn Steady and in fair demand , No. 2 , 34jje. Oats 24c. Rye Firmer at 71c. Barley Quiet ; Kb. 2 spring at 68c. Provision ? Firmer. at Louts Produce. ST. Louis , July 6. Wheat Cash lower ; options higher and unsettled ; No.2 red , 95J for cash ; 911@90i c for July ; 87A < g88c for August ; 87i@88J@77c for Septem ber ; 86J@87c for the year ; No. 3 do , 89@81)fc ) ; No. 4 do , 82jc. Corn Slow ; 34c for cash ; 34 < § 31Jc for July ; 33J < 234c for August ; @ 34c for October. Cats Dull ; 25o for cwh ; 31Jc for August ; 31c@31jjc for September. Rye Dull ; 60c bid. Ba-ley Nothing doingr Butter Unchanged. Whisky Steady at § 108. Peek Higher ; ? 1325 for cash and July ; $1320 for August. Dry Salted Meats Strong and hgher ; clear ribs purchased at $6 90. freight , , 715c ; clear , 87 15 ; freight , $715. Lard Nominal. N w York Produce. Nzw YOEK , July 6. Wheat F iily active ; receipts , 8,700-bu hels ; ungraded spring , $1 03 @ 104 ; No. Ssprinz , 8102@1 04 ; No 2 , sprin8108@1 09 ; ungraded red. 9 0631 464 ; No. 3 red , 81 13 ; No. 2 do , 3118 ® ! 2. ; JTo. 3 r = d , July Aognrt , Corn Ungraded , 47 < solc ; No. 3 , 56c. 56c.OatsMixed weetein,31J37r ( ; westi ro.37044c. . . Pork Strong acd higher ; now mers § 12 30@13 CO. Beef Quiet. Cut meatr Quiet but firm ; long cle.tr middles steady at 7c- Laid Prime steam , $7 20@7 22J. Butter Quitjt and firm at ll < 21c , Whisky Nominal at $1 12@1 13. Chicago Live Stock Market. CHICAGO , JCLT G. Hogi Receipts , 11,000 head ; ship ments , 3200 ; market firm and scUre , with nn advance of fully & @ 10c tinea Saturday ; pickers i nd shippers buy freely cf beat gnvit s ; ra'os tf mixed 1 acking at § 4 15Q4 40 ; common to # od 1 ght , 4 204 40 ; choice hi avy , S4 12(54 ( 62J. Cat'le Kec jpl * , 3500 head ; ship- rucntc , 40CO ; Irndv tleioy and firm ; shipping gra-ies , ? 4 3C4 00 ; butchers btulF t $2 30 ® 3 40 ; RMS * Texans at § 2 502 9' ; con-ftd wis'cni tattle at 30 Jaco'i ' H. Blociimr , i-f Vi gle , New- York , writts : "Yctir Dr Ihoiraa * El-ittic Ol cur.d a b.-u'ly swelled neck and a < re throat nn ii-y v-n in 48 Loirs ; one p4 lijstion al-to r moved t'tu p. in f. o n a ve y 50 ro toe ; my wife's f.mt w.s nlui inu'h i > fl mix1 , so ni'ich so that sh. could n t wk ! about thoh'.uie ; shtr applied the O.I , and in 24 II'/IM wcs ei'tirely cuied. ' The f.ut muit fasti n i'setf > p > n ih < 9 minis of our citizens , that a t otter Sh rl can be hid at ! * i r < co , nt tt-e Omilia Shirt Factory iha'i > t i y otti- f r hi.u < o in tu ! Wet Ourmw nd coninivdinus store is rmp'e ' p wfof the prognsi tf our Insiiit-fs. nndthe fact th t our good * nrj le'tir f rleta in n--y , must boll e came of our pro gress. In counecti u ni'Jiourfutry wo have a fiwt cas * L > un ry , h-r we are pr.-pared lo do LMU dry W rk in grand siylo for Ji tlo monoy. This a'so enables u < to offer a L undricd Shirt for 8150 madu of W m5u5t % Miidlin , 2200 Linen , and rciuf .rc-d fronts This is our reat bargain. C ll and convince joursclvei cf the above mention * d facts. OMAHA SHIRT FACTORY , 1207 Farnham St. , near 12lh , near Caldwell.Hamilton it Co. ' * Bank. REDUCTION IN PRICES An liid catcd Itcluir. Siiinplc Tens , 2c , gcod valnc. ami other Te : Kr. * fc , * dr , 58c , and upna'dr | | > uiit d , n < l irtuntg.Tco with rcn-li j rnil feM , iiiilnU wirr i.l ( > ; toinlt , orthe uoui. ) willto e'midnl. T til era. Gn titnl "olTtc. c. l.'cunl Oc , F.n KII Sompl * CVSte. He ; U cw It.ot.tTtr , ac ; OMIWII OUt- h.t'ieC. a c-- : . i\ one I'EUKXUnO.N I LKM > Ci ( IiC j > ut i p in ( .lint Jr * . liitt'neC'utinn. 1 ni. riool , tc. > o thur r-iLtrm , tc. Ja > tt < * iH.d Mt jttl'irid i r'cvtnr 'r. ( c , b iiiJ Uv ilvaitin ] i.ts lu\e brtn r. [ . ! nlthtJ an < l cn' r-c-I. Come and See. s Tie D'-fl c > ni.lrtr | jMrrtmtnt ID Jraaha i.d > t iic ) > n Lrlo * ell i < mj tltor r.j iw. H/-K1NC IUni > n : Ucaiu4 npnara FL.VVOI.1.10 fcXIl.A. TO-Al t-cr | boltlo II. ll Up 4 > < l. KS fcXflS > t Be a 1 . .ttlo. MIOK ULAChl > Cii | tc. 81OVK BL.CKLNQ , Ur s box at Cc. Ci.OTUet-.IJ.NK , firtn 8 to 15c < ch. CiijTIIl-b riAS.2dozrn Jortc. 8UOB I ) HUSHES , EC , lc i.d ijiwiids. ticrub Btaab- tr , 6c. ll'inc Trushrp , lie C iet l : k , Se. Toilet. aps tt tic a tli sen tril npw rili > . Ine hip , c. IVpjcr Paocc , > nd IrttKb Alu taid , lOccatb Hop lUndim. lie. AxV On cue. 8 forlEc. Coin blaicb.S : | rr pound. Utrodrj Stircli , cztrm riiahljr | , it tic per pvur.it. Citron. Urania .TiJ Lun it Teal , at SOo fir pound. K1. w nd < Milen Wure cln | > . WMh Hear dn , IBc. rrcnn * . Jor 2.V. Hiid Trod In cnopnu. d paika n with Cut tlo Fbh L'onc it tOc. Tobacco and Cigars. wti : & r j'n I u.Lim st 50c per pound ilcleuf K.ncCutat COc p < r ruui-d ; teat brand of PIiicToticccoat Kcp rprU'iL We tell JCctljarkr fcd-i/t Mr t try then- . WealloAvnocnetounilcr.'cJlHs. Snpcilo- quality of Sirup * rt IPCfer gallon. IZSOprrJcg. I.AUNlRKf.MStoliI : at hot- torn prices. Ml El ) I BC1T > , litra quality at low prices. CKACKKHF. bm In msilctindai cheap aa the chtaooat. \Ve hateabo M > d tlmfollowlD ; fwrll to our tock. nlilch wo pmpiwe to fell cheap : Uampbur Gum , Wtil'e Wax. Sulphur , En. Jam. Glngrr , Borax. rsrsj-orlc S-iIt Peter , LuHAnum. Alum , Mquoita 1Tf. \ . Aqja AmmouU , ttrriiirthrrliiz I UfUl Cubebs , r tl Wl > l > . Spertnadlle , WhIUnjr. Pills , CutUa Castor Oil. Uarjnna. ilachlne Oil , Caraway P" . Justord Seed , Calrdomon Seed , Sulphur Camphor , Tar 8" D , Glue , Gumble. And an Immense Variety of Other Goods too finmer- oos to mention , which we pledge * ourselves to sell cheaper than other Dealers. Don't Forget It , nod give us a call. Exam ine goods and compare prices. Spec ial rates to parties buying to tell again. Orders from the country filled. Prices guaranteed and sent 0. O. D. REMEMBER OUR XVXBEK , 113 North Fifteenth , adjoining L. B. Williams < S Son , Dry Goods Store , Omaha , W. R. BENNETT & . CO. CT. O. MERCHANT TAILOR Capitol Ave , , Opp. Muonic HaJJ , OMAHA. . NfcB. HURRAH FOR THE LEADERS AHEAD OF THE TIMES ! Bring on Your One , Two and Three Cent Pieces. You Can Use Them at the CASH DRY GOODS STORE -or L B. WILLIAMS A SONS , Cor. of Dodge & - Oppctjte F9ft9e ,