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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1881)
! THE DAILY B IK : JANUARY 1 , 1881- Hit , DAILY BEU , B. BOSEWATER : EDITOR THE Xew Y rk democracy are wishIng - Ing John Kelly a Happy New Year's. A FACETIOUS correspondent proposes to rename Macbeth all railroad con ductors passing through sleeping cars t night , because they''murder sleep. " The New York Mining 2eiC3 pnb- llshes the following c rd : JAY GOULD , Wholesale and Ketail Dea'er in RAILROADS , NEWSPAPERS , TELEGRAPH AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Supreme Courts and Legislatures Bought and Sold. All orders promptly attended to. Spectator speaking of America says : "We know of no great service which she had done to mankind except in offering the dis tressed a home , and that repays her ; " and it goes on to say we aid "no struggling people " America is a na tion which mindi its own business. What has England done for sl.nggling people by her meddleiome interfer ence. India , Turkey , Egypt , South Africa and Afghanistan are all exam- pi8 of her meddles me policy , which has brouuht disaster and ruin wher ever applied If it comes to helping struggling people we refer the Spectator to America's freely offered help to Ireland whrn the home gov ernment looked with indifference on thousands of her starving subjects and refused to t the hand of help for Jheir assistance. THE BEE-published yesterday what purported to be a statement of J. B. Rutherfoord , ex-contractor , who was discharged A few weeks ago by the Omaha City Water Works company. An investigation by THE BEE utterly fails to substantiate Mr. Rutherford's statement. It appears that after the contract was awarded , the company found that Mr. Rutherford was irre sponsible , and that no material could be procured by him , unless orders were accompanied by the guar antee of the company. Upon in vestigation of the antecedents of Mr. Rutherford and his bondsmen they were found to be inadequate to pro tect the interests of the laborers , as mlao the interests of the company. Failing to comply with the bond , Mr. Rutherford forfeited his contract , and the company were very glad to get rid of htm. The high character and well known financial responsibility of the parties composing the Water Works company is sufficient denial to the tatements of Rutherford. The work is being prosecufed as rapidly as possible. All bills are paid promptly and the company have ample means to carry the work to a speedy conclu- slon. COLORADO AND THE UNION PACIFIC. The Union P.icific monopoly is winding its hydra folds around the young state of Colorado and endeavor ing to divert wealth from every channel into its overflowing coffers. Its policy in respect to Colorado is only a repetition of that pursued to wards every state and territory through which its lines pass. But in Colorado It is grappling with a state whooe journals it-has failed to purchase and whose people are rising In ftheir might to re sist monopoly rule. The D nver Tribune and KcpiMican and theLaad ville Chronid : are d ily pouring hot shot and shell into the monopoly ray , and meetings are being held to Influence the coming legislature to pass a stringent law regulating and restricting railroad monopolies within Iheatate. "Denver in particular is justly in dignant over the extortion i and dis criminations practiced by the Union Pacific road .against its growth and prosperity. One of the most fligrant abuses of railway power is the deliberate manner in which the Union Pacific is draining Denver of currency by forcing direct payments of freight bills in Omaha , and compelling all monies collected by its agents to be transmitted directly to the Omaha National bank , in this city. In consequence - sequence ot this policy , the greater part if the currency required for cir culation in Denver must be shipped from Omaha over the Union Pacific express line , and the payment of a boavy rate is demanded for the transportation. The Union Pacific brazenly admits that while this action does not benefit Omaha one cents' worth , and Injures the trade of Denver , it is done simply to increase the business of its express line , and to wring additional tribute from the merchants and banks of Colorado. Sncb an outrageous interference with the laws of trade , is rousing the citi zens of Denver to a knowledge of their rights and duties , which will show itself in the next legislature. Another cause of complaint by Col orado merchants is the persistent overweighing of freights and over charges for shipments , which is being " practised by Jay Gould's monopoly. "When cla'ma for overcharges are made the papers are held six months or a year , and frequently never re- turned. By this method the original apers are retained and claimautb revented from bringing suit against he company. Many of Denver's merchants have simply handed their laim with the papers attached to an ttorney , and have given the lawyer ill he ever collected from the com pany. One of the grossest of recent out rages by the Union Pacific road upsn Denver merchants was the arbitrary raise in the tariff on hay. The com mission merchants of Denver ship most of their Kausas hay and grain from Clay Centre , which lies OD one of the branch lines of the Kansas Pa cific , a short distance from Topeka. The rate from that point to Denver has , as a rule , been , 65 cents. Early in the present month an order was suddenly issued raising the rate to 70 cants. This advanced tariff was kept in force , about eight drys , during which time two hundred car loads of hay and grain were shipped to supply a scarcity in the market. This was done during a pinch in the hay market , and as soon as the market was supplied the rate was at occe low ered to Go cents. By this little oper ation , it is calculated that the com pany netted between § 2,000 and $3,000. These ara only isolated instances of the discriminations and extortions which the Union Pacific is practising on Colorado shippers and producers. The state proposes to deal fairly but firmly with the railroad problem. They are determined to break the Colorado pool by legislation. A late number of the Denver Tribune sums up the case as folio we : The remedy lies in breaking the pool So long as the Colorado pocl is in existence one road will necessarily strengthen the other in any discrimi nation which it may choose to indulge in. With the pool broken there will be fair competition for ihe business and the Union Pacific will be forced to accept Colorado exchange or be de prived of Colorado traffic. This is the one and only remedy. Promises are worth nothing. Legislative action can destroy the pool. No matter how much dispute there may be about the other details of a railroad bill this point can be agreed upon. Our merchants can right themselves in January. The board of trade should at once proceed to tbe preparation of a bill in which any Colorado pool for the purposes of regulating freight charges so as to prevent competion shall be declared illegal for all time to cime. It will pass. HAPPY NEW YEAR To its many readers and patrons THE BEE gives the compliments of the season and wishes one and all a Happy New Year. It congratulates our state upon the genenl prosper ! y which has prevailed within its borders , upon tbe pluck and industry of its people , upon the growth of its towns and cities and the extension of its in dustrial , commercial and agricultural interests. Such p-osperity as Nebraska has enjoyed during the past year has been due to the sterling qualities of its cltizo ns , who , in building up their own individual fortunes , have con tributed to the general advancement of the state. THE BEE extends its warmest con gratulations to Omaha over the rapid growth and general prosperity which has marked its progress during the year now drawn to a close , There has been no halting , no retrogression in any department of industry and trade. Manufactures , the great element in building up municipal stability , have increased with rapid atrid"s , aud the opening months of the new year will wit ess a number of new indus tries located in'our midst , employing Omaha laborers and distributing mon ey O.naba merchants. Our WJ among -V 4 * MM IMVfcWIAMUl 0 XSU * wholesale business has grown rapidlv , but steadily , and our city now holds the commercial key to the states ar > d ierritoriea of the west. Building op erations have been extensive and of a higher character than in former years and stately blocks adorn portions tions of our streets which twelve months ago were occupied by wooden sheds. Water works , now under rapid headwhy , will shortly supply our city with fire protection and domestic comfort. Sewerage has been begun , and a thorough system of sanitary drainage is assured to our city In the near future. Such a record nwy well be a source of pride and sat isfaction to our people , and to none more than to the enterprising business men property-holders among our citizens , who , refusing to hoard their savings , have invested them in build ings which adorn our city and in enter prises which increase the common prosperity. Such men are deserving of all praise and will , receive it from a public which is always appreciative of industry , integrity and mnniiipal loy alty. alty.With With the march of Improvement throughout the state , and in our city , THE BEE has endeavored to keep fully abreast It now expends fn the collec tion and distribution of cews to its readers more than four times the amount expended by any other paper In the state. It is a source of con gratulation to its editors and publish ers that its sfforts have been fully and warmly appreciated by the public. The daily circulttlon of THE BEE has increased fifty per cent within the last year , and tha circulation of ite weekly has increased three-fold. The outlook for the future is still more promising , and with the many im provements which it proposes to make during the coming year it confidentlj expects a Still further manifestation if the public confidence. THE COMING CRASH. The mania for speculation ia reachi ng a phase of perfect frenzy. Vast sums of money released from invest ment are being drawn into the mal- strom of the stock and grain boards. Legitimate business is becoming de moralized by the recklessness of the stock and produce gamblers. Corpo rations are throwing out , as tempting bait to would-be speculators , huge blocks of watered stock upon which they propose to pay future dividends by plundering the producing classes of the country. Capital , which should seek secure investment in legitimate enterprises which would return fair profits and bulid up the community and state , ia scattering itself to the winds with a reckless dis regard of the final outcome which is aim- plyappalling. Gouldtho most unprin cipled unaottlcr of values , the most bold and unscrupulous adventurer and stock gambler on our continent , predicts that the country is on the eve of the greatest panic in ils his tory , and the solid and substantial business men of cur commercial cen tres , who watch events from afar ( iff , are uttering dismal forebodings of the future. The fact that tre weal or woe of a continent is controlled by a fraction o' our people , is a cause for serious re flection. To-day , trade , commerce , the prices of tbe commodities of life , the labor supply , the arteries of trans portation through which the commer cial life of the country throbs and pul sates all are dependent npon the trill and desires of a band of reckless gam blers , who thro f about their lailroad stocks and wheat and pork margins as recklessly as a tramp rattles the dice in a beer saloon. Bankrupt and unscrupulous men hoping to realize wealth by a lucky strike oi fortune are operating on change , sub stituting "finesse and cunning for capacity and Integrity. " Business is done on a ba is of futures instead o the healthy principle of present values. Gambling has taken the place of honest commercial transactionsand if unchecked is as sure to bring ruin upon the country as gambling with dice or cards is upon the individual. While legislative restriction upon such a qnestion would be extremely difficult , we believe that it will be found the only remedy. Its applica tion should first be made to the over capitalization of corporations which create fictitious values. Riilroads should be prohibited under heavy penalties from listing their franchise road be' , rolling stock and improve ments at a price above their genuine value. Stock gambling should be sternly repressed , and the capital of a company should represent its presenf not its prospective value. The s > s tematic plan pursued bythec'mpa- nies of blinding the public to the enormous profits earned , by increas- ig stock and decreasing dividends , is an outrage on the people and a stimu lua to unhealthy speculation , which should no longer be permitted. POSTOFFICE CHANGES In Ncbra ka , durin the week ending December 25th , 1880 , furnished to THE BEE by Wm. Yanlock , of the postom'e department , Washington : Postmasters Appointed Denton , Lancaster county , Isaac L. Button ; Guilford , Custor county , R. C. Talbot - | I 1 bet ; Tamora , Sward county , Philip G. Tyler. j j THs NEBRASKA S1SNATORSHIP. TWO .ACES . Beatiice Express. Senator Nance and Governor Cams are strictly a young man's pair but e ual to two aces to draw to. A NEGLECT OF DUTY. Sttttoa Register. Gen. VauWyck Is a candidate for United States senator from Nebraska. He has recently been on an extended eastern trip in which reports say poli tics played an active part. He is In Nebraska once again , and we rise to ask why Mr Brooks , of The Republi can , does not make him another visit ; just a friendly one , without regard to politics , as he did some time ago. At the former visit readers of The Re publican remember Mr. VanWyck was treated to taffy in advance of the visit , and in return Mr. VanWjck treated tbe U. P. statesman to the best products of the farm , but no politics. Perhaps Mr. Brooks by a second visit could penetrate to the political heart of the Otoe war horse ; he is neglecting his duty until he at tempts it. THE COSHNO MAN. Lincoln Globe. The senatorial contest has been boil ed down to a degree of consistency which makes some things visible even to the naked eye of an outsider. First , it may be plainly stated that Senator Paddock has no earthly chance for election. One month ag- > his pros pects were good , but since that time hia strength has gradually diminished until he is now certain of only a strong complimentary vote on the first ballot and a gradual loss on each subsequent ballot until he stands near the foot of the list. The present personal strength of Dundy , Weaver , Mason , Van Wyck and Nnce is very nearly equal , neither hav ing en iugh to secure hw election without tne aid cf one or twof the others. Under these circumst.tnce.- < h chances are very strongly in favor of Judge Dundy. Ha wa * a strong candidate fur senator six years ago nid by his withdrawt.1 bee ime the irincipal agent in securing Paddock's jlt-ction. This astion on the part of Dundy and hia friends will demand md deserve recognition whenever Paddock's chances are known to be uonn , aud the strength of the latter gentlemen will naturally go to the former as a second choice. With this accession to his forces , hf has the opportunity to satisfy Judge Weaver by leaving his own position vacant for him. A combination of these three factions , which m y be said to represent the different railroad interests , could secure the election of Judge Dundy. Van Wyck haa a strong personal following combining most of the ati-railroad interests and it b probable that all of this class wlil eventually ' unite upon him , but except by the very hardest and most continuous work they cannot hope to defeat the combination mentioned above. Gov. Nance'may be considered as virtually out of the race. Personally , he is j erhaps as strong as any other candi date ; but the fact that his election would make Mr. Cams governor , will defeat him. There is , in Nebraska , a decided and almost unanimous opposi tion to elevating Mr. Cams to the governorship of the stale. This situ ation is clear enough to need no dia gram to illustrate. WHOOP HIM ur. The Paddock pipers are still in de fault on call of the peotli for what he has done in four years Come , Babcock - cock , give us a column of fat on that subjectsay two lines to each measure of greatness , and sum up at the bottom tom ( if there's room ) something like this : "And to the above we refer the people for a decision whether Paddock has or has not been a great and good senator , bringing prosperity and a multitude of good things to his constituency. " Then shall tha people cry with a loud voice , "Whoop him up ! " A CHINESE LATJNDRYMAN. Paplllion Times. ' What there is about Gov. Nance that has given him such a sky-rocket boost , no one pretends to tell. No body knows where the powderisbutit is'there just the same/for all that. He has never uttered a thought that oan be called brilliant or great that any body kjowa of. On the other hand , which is jnstaaa important , he has never uttered one thnt was weak and foolish. He seems to be like a Chi nese laundryman he can balance two buckets of water on a pole without slopping fro m eit her. * HONEY FOR THE LADIES. Vermicelli lace is the latest novelty in Lice goods. New watches show shell cases elab orately engraved. Bangles are worn to excess by fash ionable wojaen. Japanese screen front dresses are o' American origin. Furniture effects are aotlght for in racent costumes. New bonbon b xos resemble rolls of rich sash ribbons. Hjoda en dresses , as well as entraps traps , t > row in favor. Fur trimmed costumes begin to make an appearance. Silver and blue fox are among the f ncy furs most in favor. Beaten gold is used extensively in bracelets and watch cases. Hand-painted velvet frames are new for cabinet photographs. Tiger's claws mounted prettily are hitndsome cloak-clasps. Lice pins have completely snptr- aedtd other kinds of brooches The Dr gan cap is shaped very much like a French pastry cook's. Dull red is a popular shade for young girl's and children's wool suits. Quantities of bead and gold-thread embroidered lacoa appear among late Importations. Novel riding gloves are in gauntlet shape rnd are ornamented with hound's heads. B mnct strings are fringed , beaded , isselled , or shirred , and lace-trimmed at the edges. Many of tbe cloak sleeves are rath er short , the lower part being turned back to the depth of ten inches. Brides do not wear diamonds this winter ; white heliotrope is taking the place of the orange blossoms of yore in ciiffure decoration. Plush and brocaded velvet fans come in dark oriental color ? , or in delicate evening shades , and are liandao ely mounted with pearl or barved ivory. Spun-silk stockings in solid colors antique gold and all the lighter shades of sulphur , cameo , Salmon , straw and lemon are among the latest importations in hosiery. Pretty epvelnpments are made of black , brocaded velvet heavily out lined with cut jet beads , and trimmed around the edges with broad bands of rich paaaamanterioi and beaded Span ish lace. "Are you any relation to my Mater ? " He blushed and stammered until the young lady , taking pity on him , solved the matter by saying , "No , but he'd like to bfwouldn't ; you , Alfred ) " Cards will soon be out. A New York girl , while in a ma chine shop recently , hai her scarf and clothing caught by an upright waterwheel - wheel shaft , making eighty revolutions a minute , and was whirled about three minutes before the machinery could be stopped. On being released she said it wiu just like the racquet , only there are not more than six fellows in society who go BO slow. The whole undergarments are mak ing rapid headway , because ladies are becoming moret and more averse to multiplied and unnecessary folds and ridges about ihe waist , a condition di rectly opposed to smoothness and ele- ; anco of outline. The fevrcr pieces nto which clothing in divided the more convenient and pr&c'ical , and in this case the more true and harmoni ous It becomes. OMAHA'S BOOM. Over a Million Dollars Invested in Buildings , Public and Pri vate , During the Past Year , The Prosperity of the City Still on the Increase. We give below a Hat of the build ings , public and private , erected in the city during the past year , with others now in process of construction which give substantial confirmation of the continued growth and prosperity of the city. We print the building etatiatica oi Omaha in this issue for the reason that the space in our annual review is all taken up with the general statistics of our manufactures , wholesale and re tail trade , railroad traffic , etc. The Illustrated Review will contain a summary of the buildings and im provements , which nil ! serve the purpose for which it was intended in advertising the growth of Omaha. Chicago , St. Paul & Minneapolis R. R. C'o. Frame freight depot 52 by 132 , Webster and Fourteenth : round house , stalls , Izard and Fourteenth streets 800000 Boyd's Opera House Association. Opera House in process of erec tion , 77 by 132 feet , cor Faruam and Fifteenth Greets 100 000 00 Trinity Cathedra ] , Episcopalian , in process of erection ; southeaster Capital avenue aim Fighteenlh streets 30 000 00 A L. Strung , three siory brfck block , with boseuient , 44 by 132 feet , northeast coruerFarnainand Tenth strcat 2100000 A. J. Poppleton , three story brick residence , Queen Anne style , Eli zabeth place 40 000 00 James M. Woodworth , three story frame residence , Queen Anne style and stable , St. Mary's ave. 20 000 00 Omaha White Le-d wor s , improve ments 12 000 00 Ouiana Smelting and Helming Co. , improvements to replace loss by fire 8 000 00 Omaha Water Company , works lu processor construction tocost. . . . 35J 000 00 SI. Taft , one story frame dwelling , Twentieth street , near St. Mary's avenue and barn same locality. . 1,800 ( X II. Backman , om story residence , Twentieth street near St. Mary's avenue 1,20000 Gustavus Anderson , two dwellings Improvement Association adilit'n 750 ( K. C S Goodman , frame dwelling , I. A. additl n COO 00 Richard Davis , frame residence , I. A. addilion 50000 John Wavara , dwelling house , I. A. addition 50000 Wallace C. Rogers , one story dwel- tion 800 OC SaiahJ. Scu.ffjr dwelling , I. A. addition 810 OC Twenty-sevensmalId ellligsI.A 17 950 OC E. Estabroo * , one-story frame bus iness room. Sixteenth street. . . . 1 500 OC L. G. Sherman , two-story frame resilience 2 800 00 M. W. Kennedy , two one-story frame dwellings , Twenty-Third and Clark aud carriage bouse. . . . 1 390 OC Mrs. J. B. Carsons , two one-story and basement frame dwellings. . 3 500 0 , Kent Unyden , resi encsTwenty - Tnird aud Douglas streets 2 500 OC D. Helibler , one-story Irame , Thlr- 'teenth street 100000 J. Yablechu * . etory and a half frame , rt illiams , letweeu Thir teenth and Fourt enth streets' . . GOO 00 Joseph Crusher , Th'necnfi and Williams street9one-story frame 200 0 ( W J Broalcli , three story and base ment brick iron warehouse 33x 125 , Harney between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets $11 000 00 Hobble Bios , three frame store rooms. outhsIJeTenth street. . 1 6flO 00 A JIcGavock , two frame butlness rooms , touth aide Tenth sheet. . 2 000 ( X A McGavcck , improvements on frame building , Mnth street. . . . 100000 L II Colcman , frame residence and butcher shop , Tenth street 50000 McKc-m and Uailey , residence , Ttnthstr et 450 00 Mr Fasbender , Hascail'u addition , residence aud barn 65001 Max Meyer , tnree story brick b'ock 44x100 , two stoie rooms , Ftun- ham street between Tenth and Eleventh 15 000 00 Max Mejer , improvements on briik building , corner Farnham and Eleventh streets , clock tow er , etc 5 000 00 J S McCormick , one story brick , 132x13 ? , warehouse and livery stable each GGxGG , Harney street , between Thirteenth and Four teenth 15 000 OJ Steele , Johnson < t Co , three story and basement brick business block 66x123 southeast corner Harney and Thirteenth street. . . 30 000 00 James Stephenson , two story brick livery subl , 66x132 , southeast cormr II irney aud Tenth 25 000 00 P Windbeim , three story brick business block , 22x80 , Douglas street between Thirteenth and Fourt enth 8 000 00 Ignace Scherb , two story and base ment crick block , 22x44 , Six teenth Jtreet 6 000 00 Chas Gruenig , three story bricfc , 22x80 D.uglni str. et , between Thirteenth and Fourteenth 8 000 00 Fred K > ug , two story brieE struct ure , 24x66 , with one story brick office , 24x36 , attached , southwest correr Jackson acd Tenth street G 500 00 A J Popplct n , three story brick block , 66x100 , tun e store rooms , southwest corner Farnham and Tenth 3000000 Thos Kennedy , one storv brick COx 44 , two store rooms , Tenth street between Jackson and Jones 3 300 00 Smith Bros one story brick COxCG , three store rooms 3 600 00 John McCormick , frame warehouse 132x120 , Jackson between Sev. euth and Eigh h 500000 Omaha Foundry an > l Machine Works Co , two stery biick 58x93 , south Omaha , building and ma chinery 20 000 00 Gee Giicominl , three story brick block 22x80 , Douglas between Thirteenth and Fouiteenth 8 000 00 Lueien Woodworth. three story brick business block 66x120 , three store looms , Douglas street be tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth 18 000 00 Hugh McCaffrey , two'story brick bfck 4lx > 0 , Dodge street near Sixteenth , two store rooms 8 000 00 Marsh A Smith , feed mill , Cumlng and Twenty.third street 2500 00 James G Chapman , one itory brick structure , Dodge street 1 500 00 F D Cooper , brick block 66x66 , one story , southeast corner Harney and Fourteenth street 1 COO 00 F D Copper , warehouse near U P track , improvements , etc 50000 A Traypor , one story brick block , double store room 33x44 , Tenth street between Howard and Jsck- on 140000 Chas J Kurbach , two story brick block 24x44 , Flit-enth street be tween Furnham and Douglas. . . . 2 500 00 Her & r.o , Wlllo * Sprlnes Distillery - ery , bonded warehouse , brick , and three new barns 2500000 Wm Hagedorn , two storr brick block 22x66 Fifteenth between Farnhamand Harney 450000 F Lane , two story brick Mock 28r 60 , Thirteenth street between Jackson and Jones 500000 USA Military supply depot , two story bnckstorenou'eand offices 32x245. two story brick 31x140 , ahops ; os e story brick oil home 15x18 30 000 00 James E Boyd , new packing hou.-e , four brkfc buildings , viz : ore three story killing house 33x122 ; three three story brick utore rooms and curing house 60x120 , 60x100 and 65x100 ; two Ice hous es 33x70 and 35x00 , 30 fret high , with machinery 4620000 Ja'ob Hodlicka , ! wo one story frame houses , William street 50000 Chas Raudg r. frame resSden-e rnd stable , Pine street 900 00 Joe Vanouj , saloon and boarding house , CleSlnut street 1 000 00 Charles Schroth , Improvements , Third street 1 000 00 Mr Cattier , improvements , Pierce street 700 00 Gee II Peterson , one story frame bnainess bouie , Tenth and Leav- ' enworh 600 00 Thos CPella , two frame residences , Mason street 200000 Lewis < Coy. residence and saloon , Popple on avenue 2 700 00 Brownell Hall , addition.for primary - ry si heel room , south Sixteenth street 1 200 00 \VrnSt3xauer , frame business build * ing , Davenport and Thirteenth. . 1 800 00 C D Woodworth , one story brick carriage repository , Dodge street , between Fourteenth ac.d Flf- t-enth 1 000 00 LWoooworth , Improvements , Dav- em ort aud Fifteenth 1 000 00 L Woodworth , improvements on two house:1 , 1'aveuport , near Tenth 250000 Experience Esterbrook , row of six small cottage- , Capitol avenue , near Tenth street 2 100 00 Peter Hendriksou , res dence and stable. Twenty-third street 800 CO M E Backus , Improvements , Twen. tv-fifth street 200 00 0 F Davis , lour one story brick cottages , on Cuming and Nine teen th street _ 4 0.000 S' Shelton , double brick dwelling house , Dodge street 700000 ' Thompson , addition to residence , Farnham and Eighteenth street. . 30000 Jos L Wrlshans , frania stable , Twenty-third street 20000 Tohn McCrary , brie- tenement housf , two stories and ba-ement. MX residences , California and Seventeenth streets 10 000 00 fohn McCrary , tnree two story and basement brick dwelling houses , Chicago , hetween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets 7 500 00 [ i T Longprey , business block , Cuss and Sixteenth strtets 700 00 T A McSbane , frame store room and resUence , C'uuiingand Twen- fy.first streets 290000 Robert Blair , two dwelling houses on Saunders street 300000 S Rvicbenberg , two frame dwelling houses. Seventeenth near Saun- dersstreet 1 500 00 E A * Smith , house and barn $2,000 , house $1,2(10 ( , house $2,500 , north Nineteenth street ; two hou-es. Twentieth street nearCIarkgl,200 6 900 00 0 J Wilde , addition to shop on Cassstreet 250 Oi. Helen Livingstone , improvements on residence. Howard 8tr et 325 00 Howard B Smith , two dwell ! g houses , Davenport and Twenty- first streets , 4 500 00 O F Davis , two one story and a half and has ruent frame cottages , Mason and Eleventn streets. . . . 3 500 00 John L Webster , two story resi dence , Pleasan street 500000 M Donovan , improvements ou Cieigbtou house , northwest cor ner Capitol avenue and Thlr- teenthstreet 1 000 00 Boggs and Hill , two dwelling hous es , Chicago street 2 000 00 John II Lev ) , klx frame buildings southeast corner Ltavenwortu and Fifteenth street 2 500 OJ John H Levy , two frame dwelling houses , northwest corner Bun aud beventeentb streets 235000 Willis Yates , one story and luse- meut , brick dwelling house , Har- ney near Nineteenth street I 800 00 Gen'l Hawkins , two s ory brick block of four dwellings , Cass street between Twentieth and Twenty-first 10 500 00 McSbane & Schroeder , two story and basement warehouse , Four teenth street 1 800 00 Dr J Tuden , stable , Douglas and Nineteenth streets 500 00 Sisters of Poor Clare , Convent , brick , three stories and basement 06x90 , Siiinu's addition 12 000 00 Caldwell & Uidick , improvements in Academy of Muaic , Bouglaa street 1 200 00 James G Chapman , improvements , Capitol avenue 1 000 00 Union Pacific Railway Co , brass f.iumlry $1.000 , ydditiou tu foun dry $400 , stablel,500 , yardnias- ter's office $400 330000 Gee A Iluaglai.il , three story frame residence , Gothic architecture , northea t corner Howard aud Sixteenth streets 12 000 00 Charles Turner , three story and basement brick residence , Gothic architecture , northwest corner Howa d and Sixteenth streets. . . 1000000 F B Brvant ' , frame residence , Ham- llton'stftet 1 200 00 Char es Salho'm. dwelling bouse , Twenty-seventh st eet SCO 00 Chris Ne son , email residence , Cuming street 800 00 Gee E llubbard , dwelling house. Twenty-seventh street 800 00 P W Roe , dwelling house , King street between Charles and Seward - ard 2 000 00 Cnarles Pruyo. residence. Eight eenth street l 800 00 Thomas Rich , frame residence , Eighteenth street 700 OJ L A Grotf two story cottage , Ter rs ce addition 3 000 00 E A Tillotson , residence , Terrace addition i o,0 00 Pal Carroll , brick dwelling house. Howard , between Eighth and Ninth 650 00 Thomas II Price , leaidence , Grace and Seventeeuth streets 1 COO 00 MrsLewb Browndw.lliiig house , Capitol avenue and Twenty-sec end street 1 700 00 Boggs and Hill , resi eiice , Bogy's and Hill's addition 160000 Howard Cosslej , dwelling house , Twenty-third street 700 00 Mr Th mpkins , dwelling bouse , Douglas aud Twenty-seventh sts 600 00 Ro ert A Reed , two story frame house , St Mary's avenue aud Pleasant strert 85000 Mrs Anders in , one story frame house , ILirney ai.d Twentieth ats 650 00 M Ney , oil" story frame house. Seventeenth street 50000 A ETouzali. , one story dwelling , Chicago and Tweuty-tirst streets 3 000 00 S Jacobs , two siory frame dwelling , St Mary'savenue near Twentieth street 3 000 00 John Mcahaue , frame Dwelling , Ca.-sand Seventeenth streets. . . . 3 000 00 Charles Landroct , frame cottage , Howard and Seventeenth streets 1 500 00 Wm CanipMl one story frame dwelling house , Izard and Twen ty-first street 400 00 Wm Whitmore , residence , Webster between Eighteenth a d Nine teenth streets 180000 John E Powers , frame cottag.- , Twenty-second street south of St Mary's avenue SCO 00 Frnk Voiiicka , frame dwelling house , Williams and Eleventh sts 300 00 Vaclaviaa ! , fiame houseWilliams aud EKventh streets 500 Oj J Willeboorse , threedwp lingsCal ifornia butwten F.ftfumh and Sixteenth streets 3 300 00 Fied Wirlh , improvements on dwelling house , corner Harney and Tenth strtets 1 000 00 Clement Oscanip. dwe ling house , California and Twenty-second streets , and barn same place 3 100 00 Samuel shears , stable , Jefferson st 220 00 fattele and Johuaon. paint mill , building and machinery , Ninth street 3 000 00 State Bojrd of Agriculture , fair buildings , Omaha Driving Park. . 12 000 00 D Mcln'lre , addition to residence , Marcystrtet 200 00 Andrew Bevlus , frame addition to dwelling , Harney aud Twenty- filthstrgtts 200 00 Johu O'Niell , one story frame dwelling 22x30 , with kitchen 12.x 12 , feiGO ; other improvements , S200 ; Eighteenth street between Masonand Pierce. . . . . 100000 Gee P Paul , frame dwelling , Nine Jeenth bet. Nicholas and Paul 903 00 G C Hobble. Izard and Efghtenth , cotuigr. $500 ; addition to dwell ing 8500 100000 Mrs W T Bechel frame dwelling house , corner Farnham and Twenty-filth streets 3 500 00 Miss L Hainsworth , Irame resi dence , Farnham and Twenty- fifth stilts 3 500 00 Miss M E Hainsworth , frame dwell ing , corner Farnham and Twtn- ty-fifth streets 2 800 00 A R Souer , one story frame house , Eighteenth street north Omaha. . 1 500 00 Gee Tilden , two story cottage. Nineteenth street between Douj- laiand Dodge 450000 Fames France , two story cottage , Twenty-fourth and Lea > enworth 250000 W A L Gibbon , one story frame residence , Farnham and Twenty- fourth street 1 600 00 Thomas A Creigh , addition tn house 600 00 C C Housel , warehouse on Four- tecnth street 2 500 00 Vm McOairmld , frame residence , west Omaha 000 00 Miss Dora Harney , dwelling house , Terrace addition 1 100 00 Jatnes McKeniia , frame dwelling , Cass atd Twentieth streets 3 000 00 AJ Hanscorrj , two story frame res idence , Douglas and Eighteenth. 2 500 00 Dr Gee Tilden , two s-ory frame dwelling.Doughsand Nineteenth 2 800 00 H M Ittner. two itory residence , Cass near Seventeenth stree' 3 000 00 H M Ittner , two st < iry dwe'ling houe , Webster between Nine teenth and Twentieth 280000 A E Toazalin , two story jesi lence , Chicago , between Twenty-first and Twt-nty-second stree'.s 3 300 00 John J Miller , frame house , Uartey street 1 200 00 L Jankowski , frame dwelling , Har ney street l 200 03 , 11 Meadlmber , residence , Harney street S50 00 G Kudowsky , Irame ilwellig , Pop- pletnn avenue and Twentieth sts 1 600 00 E Dunn , residence , Eijreenih treet 105000 James A freight Ir.nienwellirig. Davenpor xml ThirteenthMreets 0000 J F Frue"orT frame re Unee , Twenty-fiiststreet nearLez.ren- worth . . . .f. . . . . ohu Me * re , one story fraui cot tage , St Mary's av m e. . . ' , . . . . artin Svciua , froinu storeroom. Thirteenth s reel j Peterson , frame residence on Pierce street . . lex Buihariau , dwelling houreon tixth street j 1 000 00 I . A Kecd. dwelling on llarnev st. 2 000 00 J Van nruiim two stury .rams dwelling. Eighteenth stieet aud Elizalwihpace u J 500 00 E Bradleyones'ory framed'ell- ing , Irani between Eighteenth ardNineteenth streets120004 . N Fergu on , story and Half frame d welling. Eighteenth street and Elizabeth place . , 150000 ] lyronKeed , two story fntmnresi- U-rjce corthwest turner Uipitol avenueand stijet. . . 2 100 00 < ! has Landrock. frame dwijling , Howard and ( Sixteenth street. . . 1 500 00 Sdward Cal'abau. ' two storv and basement frame house , Ten-Ji and Junes stieeU j 500 00 P Hue , trame dwelling house , Uass street 2 100 00 Mrs Healen , dwelling bouse , John ' son stree- 120000 W H Spa'dmg , frame residence , Chestnut street 500 00 'ohn ' stoitdwelling , Chestu.it and Sixth street i. . . . . . . 450 00 C U If ou > el , Irame house , Chestnut street 6oo 00 M-chael May , frame residence , Pierce street j. 1 000 00 John Williams , small dwelling Pierce street 50000 iinil Metzger , dwelling Pierce and Twenty-secondst-etta. . . . , 300 00 Geor e Bcnioii , frame res dence , Piercestreet 4 50000 T A Johnson , iraum resUencv , Tenth and Center str.eu I 200 00 Church of the Italy Family Jzant and Seventeenth street , in cours i of erection 15 000 00 Cass street school huiice , twit and a half stories , brick , be-wres Four teenth and Fifteenth streets 10 000 00 ilr. Lcvi , one story f rainedn elling , 812 Seventeenth street 630 00 II. Truger , twostorr frame dwelling Eighteenth street 2 260 00 ! Leo Hart , one siory frame dffrUing f Clark and Nineteen.h str et 350 OC | Ur. 31 Her , two siory fmt le and , oascmeni , 4U Kin t > eiitl | st 3 COO 0(5 Clark WuKlmuii , two sta-y and basement fr m lious- ar.l st. 3 500 00 * t JohnHeaIeyoii03tor lramedwell- 1 lag , Nine eunth and Clark 350 rxf Byron Keed & Co. , A > ( eiiey. six Irame tuttag-s , e comer Leaven- worth and Fifteenili , j2 > 00 ; one frame dwelling and onei < ottage , Kurt and Stjventeenih3t..tfJ,4iKf E. Yunk & Itobbins , salesta le25 40 , Sixteenth street Wm W. Low.- Low.improvement * ot. house , raw cor. liar , and Mzieenth } V. W. Lowe , two frame i-oitaje , S2,2uO ; imirovemcuis ; elsewhere in city , jGOO Win. Cracrou , one storv frame dwelling.Twentieth s > tret N S. Clarke , story ud a bii.I frame dwelling , tJrace and .Mu.te nth. 1 500 00 Ph. A. lieigquiat , improreuien f , Sdior DojgeandTw nty-second 82500 S. Relclenliergiiuprovem .tsFrr- nani near Twenty-third. $300 ; Davenport and Seveiiteecib J200 700 00 A. C. Powell , frame cottage,21x36 , cor. Jones and Sixte mr 1 200 00 Christopher M'-orc. frame lesldcnie 14x28 , Eliz.il > tb place nc.lltion. . SCO OO Jerome A. Tillie , i wo story frame ai-d brick ba-einrnt , 26t.t6 , Web ster and Eighteen i h i < rwta 1 600 00 II. Hess , new i am Itx20 ! , ibd addi tion to house , s. Seventeenth st. 3uO OO G. Collin , one story framadwellini ; hous * , Leavenworth aud Eighth 4uO W > Nicholas Kumel , sr , ote story frame dwelling in Smith's addu 450 OO L. T. Longpiey , addil.on to buuse on Elevenths ! t , ntur Arbor. . . 300 00 Fatnc'.Manning , two frame dwell ings 22x42 , Jackson between Thir teenth aud Fourteenth , S .W ; 1m- iTovenifiitn. corner Fourtentu and Leavenwortl rtreeb 31,200. . 4 200 00 John R. Arnold , cottage , ilaruey and Twenty filth streets 800 CO JauieiIre > uanresidei.ceonClarlc- * sonsireet l 000 00 A. Dunaghue , one new gneii hou e a..d other iinproveiiieuts 700 00 Chas. J. Johnson , trampcntuge , ne cor. Tweaty-niuth aud Firuh m. . 325 00 Gottlieb Ziuiiaeruiau , luifcrovem'ts and addition to house , 1 ! ! th t 'jetweeu Jacksou and Juaes 1 4gn 00 ftm. B. Smith sury and a half cottage near Sixteenth nd nlch- olas areeis ; j QO SMALL DWKLLINOS , IMPKOVUIESTS , KTC. HTagicr , llarney street 600 00- S E I'eter.on , Daveupori and T euty-s veiitlistr > et ! . 50000 Peter Kilk , Fouiteentli , south of Willums 2COOO- Jos SlouiWilliam and Fvurtetnth 40000 Jacob ' Nt-iii c. sout I-ourletiiitli si. . 2SO 00 I'raiikSoIda , Twr.fth sti et 600 OO- Mr. Diediich , I'ierceml Tiiiteenih duOOO , Pierce and .Fifteenth 450 00 Mr lioUr.a , kighUei.tn , near Dorcas 25000 Peter c. IVttrs .n , Dorcastrtet. . . . . 300 W > Mr App etou , Durcas street. . . . . . _ . 400 00 A P. llenuii K. > wentietli zir Dorcas 300 0 I rillasc.i 1 , Kiglueeiuh nrCasirlUr 60000 John Mal.eite , Eighteenth urCas- tellar 3ro OO S E Rogers , Eighteenth ort'a-te lar 50000 James Smith , \Valnut street 25000 Chas tiurgdorf , Walnut street 0 00 MIKOU Rogers , P erci- street 300 00 Henry Knodell , Pacificstreet. . . . . . 345 U > Axel Johnsuti. Pacllie stn-et 50000 W Uruan.Thiid stiee' . . , CO ) 00 ntbony Chilliurii.Teiiil tre t. . . 40000 John II Erck , four cottag- > , Hicko ry street j 1 600 00 MrSpalding , Hictory atraet 30100 Sopbms Iloli , Te.ilh street 400 OO Ilans Sc Wire. Tenth street \ 575 00 C F Gardner , Charles strict. . . . . . . 350 00 31r Gross , Ninth and Dorcas 600 00- G T Betkmau , Ninth strfet 251100 - Wm H I obiunor , Ninth street. . . 1 000 00 EN Sutph < : ii , Ninth street 60000 Herman Birney. Nintn itrtet. . . . 40000 J..hn Murphy , NlMh street 700 00 Cornelius Cokely , Sixteenth street" 50000 Michael Quit. Ian , Sixteenth etreet. 450 DO Joe Kraj-c. Fi teenth and WillMma 20000 Pa'rick Barrett , KifietnthanJ Wil liams C H Ilnrtman , FJte uth street I" 40000- 27500 It beri Wall-te , Twelfth street. . . . l.WOO J.nuea IJcJIalioii , Thirteenth street 80000 Frank IIuuipert.Tweliib * treet _ . . . 83000 NeliicSpellnian Twelftrj street. . . . 2SOOO L-KMyers , EIu > enths.n. et -000 < MrTmliar , fclevenths.net. . . . 7500 W D Kelly , stable , 'Iwe.Jth strws " " 50100 S MillsTwelfth treet 70000 Nels Peterson , Donna uid Twelfth 350 CO Mr Knapp , Eleve ith stteet 4,50 00 David lilac. . T-nth strest 850 00- Mr Jensen , T. nth stree. 60JOO Bernard Duran , Euthfeen h ana Costellar st.fet . 30000 ' , simll houa ? , Cas'teliar 20000 Peter Kaiser , Cast * liar I treet. . 200 00 Frederic * Slemme , Eluu and Twen tieth street . . 1 3 * * , TurriDull , Eghtwnth and Belle vue road . ! ri Edward Lee , Eighteenth nod Belie- * ' " TUB road . J Mr Pomerof , Sevcnte nthaudCea"- ; * ter streets . srfi Cornelius Flyno , Cent r itr t. . . . { i Alex Docken , Sixteenth. treet. . . . \i MrBti Jk.n r B llerue o-d. . Mr Boehnn.- . Fifteenth street . Jo eph Dr be , William street. . . Utu. P. lon er , dwe lin * hi we o rner Kljifrand ( alilwe'I ' fcts. . " FSwoboa , Padfic and Thirteenth. . P Johnston. Eighteenth street Mrs Lewis tlghteenth strtet. . . ' . ' treu Iihar. Leavenworth street. . . T Snho d , Learenworth and Seven teenth streets . _ . Fred Kraus * . Twentieth treet. . . . J Davis , Twentieth .t.eet. . ? J Snider , Twentieth street. . " . " " " John Hoke.ienterandSerenteen'h C Flrnn , Centtr and Sixteenth. . . . J Lippiucott. Eighteenth xireet A W Berg , Sixteenth street. . . . ! . " " J ilalloy , Sixteenth srrert . - . . . . . _ ' Henry llobert * . llartlu and Kluh'fh C E Thi. man , Hartman's addition. J Hartigan k Oushurat. Cas and Twelfth stneU . . . . . . . K Curry , Capitol avenne - . ' . " J llochstrasser , Howard and Tenth rhastine Johnson , Division street JOssxoliWeb-ter ndThenty-thIra F Birdock , Pierce treet. . . . . . . W T S amun , Hamilton street. . . II Francis Wilmington , Nr hon'n add Thos Burcbmo e , Chicago street. . . KateJIcShane.CapItol arem/ Sixty-five dwelling houses in rari- ous parts of the dty not Indade abo'e . - ' . - - . < KOO [ Owing to waut of spaceAw obliged to crowd out a portiontof oa" building statistics , which in the next issue. ] oK ? " f > *