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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1881)
DAILY BEE it takes twelve days to elect one senator , how much time will be requi red for the consideration of five hun dred bills. THE British government , having decided that the telephone cannot be operated excepting by the postal de partment , has given orders' for 20,000 Bell telephones , and will shortly add the system to the postal telegraphy department. GESEEAJ. GEA > T has accepted the permanent presidency of the World's Fair , at New York , in 1883 , upon the understanding that tha committee Is to raise 84,000,000 as a financial basis belore proceeding. Iu all likelihood the general will wait some time. THERE are continued rumors of the consolidation of the Chicago , Burling ton & Quincy with the Atchuon , Topeka - peka & Santa Fe road , and Boston journals are predicting that the com bined stock will be watered over 63 per cent. * Murr of our citizens greatly over estimate the cost of laying that portion tion of our sewer system , the imma- dlate construction of which is a public necessity. St. Paul , last year , laid over two miles of sewer at a cost of $40,000. THE people of Omaha are pleased to learn of the substantial improve ment which has taken place during the last quarter in the management of the public schools. In every move towards a more thorough administra tion and improved methods of prima ry Instruction , Superintendent Lane will have the active and unqualified support of our citizens. GOVERNOR TABOB , of Denver , has purchased eight lots In the heart of the city at a cost of 8100,000 , which he proposes to donate to the govern ment in consideration of the erection of a postoffice building at that point. Other wealthy and influential citizens stand ready to furnish capital for building and manufacturing purposes to the amount of over a million del lars. If Omaha's wealthy citizens instead of locking up their fortunes In bank vaults and real estate , would follow the example of a few of our public spirited merchants of moderate means , the present year would open an era of development which would place our city on a par with any of her western slaters. THE gas question Is to be made an Issue in the spring elections at Tole do. It appears that there is a wide spread feeling in the community that the price of gas should be lowered , and the man who asks the suffrages ol his fellow citizins for the position of mayor Is expected to define clearly his sentiments on this important question. And yet Toledo payi nearly $2.00 a thousand less for gai than Omaha. THE Omaha Herald knows that It is stating a falsehood when it says "Now , the railroads locogaiza the narrowness of the margin between the price of a marketed commodity and the cost of production. Their tariff is regulated accordingly. " The tariffs of railroads , according to their confessions , are regulated solely on the basts of what "tho traffio wil bear , " or , in other words , juat how much can bo charged without making it totally unprofitable for producer * to ship. _ _ _ _ _ THX legislature of Kansas is about to take measures to regulate the rail roads of the state. A resolution has been introduced requesting the secre taries of all the roads doing business in Krmias to furnish a verified statement ; ment of tariff rates for freight and passenger business from all points where the roads enter the state , or from the starting point in the state to all points on the line. Another bill has been introduced in the house es tablishing a maximum rate of freight _ and feres , prohibiting discrimination in charges or facilities , anu for the ap pointment of a state commissioner of railroads , and to do away with irro- sponsjble railroad comp&nie * . THE basis upon which congress will "be asked to regulate or take con trol of the telegrrph lines of the ountry is precisely the same as that upon which the right to regulate the railroads Is granted under the con stitution. The power to regulate commerce among the states gives to thfl national legislature the right to fix the rates charged by the corpora tions for transmitting telegrams in order to prevent discrimination and extortion and its power to establish post offices and post roads. Congress say also construct and operate lines of its own , should It be deemed advisable not to purchase the property of the consolidated companies. Thebeit and the safest plan would comtemplate complete government control of the telegraph. The Western - ern Union owns all the telegraphic improvements of any valno which have been made within the last quarter of a century. By the extension of their present system of lines , cheap tele graphic communication "oould be brought within the reach of all. So far as the enormous capitalization of the company Is concerned , the govern ment will not be ' obliged to p'ay more than reasonable sum for the pur chase of the property. Tha fictltiovs could eatlly be separated by appraisement - ment from the real capital and the stockholders would receive sufficient remuneration if paid on the amount actually invested. A Bis Steal. 8 Un County Standard. The matter of our state printing the past few years has been a big steal on the tata and we are Rlad to note the tep the sanato has taken to farret out the matter. - = A California younR man of 26 yean fan recently parried a widow of 72. THE SKNS0S COMPLETED. The cnperintendent of the cen- BUS has completed nil work of enumeration and places the total population of the United States on the 1st of Jane last at 50,162,550 inhabitants. Oar population in 1870 was 38,558,371. We have , therefore , gained in ten years since then 11- 594,188 inhabitants. This is an increase - crease nearly as great as the whole population fifty years ago. Compared with the sreat nations of Europe , the United Slates show a greater population than any , except Russia , which contains over 72,000- 000 of inhabitants. Against our 50- 152,559 , Germany shows 42,727,360 ; Austria-Hungary , 37,331,430Fiance ; , 36,905,789 ; Great Brltian and Ire land , 34,160,000 ; Italy , 27,769,475 ; Spain , 16,526,511. The total popula tlon of Europe is given by the "Almanach do Gotha" as 311,763,713. 3ence we have even now only about onc-Biithas many inhabitants , though our area and that of Europe as a whole are nearly equal. The eastern states during the past decade hare increased only 18 per cent. , while the western and southern divisions are credited with a gain of 34 psr cent , over the census of 1870. It is now conceded that the appar ent large * increase in the southern states is due to the fact that this cen ins was taken there with more regard to exactness than any preceding one , while that of 1870 was done in slovenly and careless manner , not reaching a large mats of the popula tion. There is but one city in the United States or on the American con tinent that contains over one million population New York. There are three others that contain ever half a million ; three others above 300,000 three others above 200,000 , and ten others above 100,000. The following [ 9 a carefully revised list of the cities that overgo 30,000 inhabitants each : NewTorV 1,206.690 Columblli , 0 51.6C5 Philadelphia. . 846.634 ? aterson 60,857 Brooklyn SC3e89 Toledo 50,143 Chinco fcOJ.SOi Charleston 4B.B99 Boston 362.535 Fall Rlr.r 49,005 St. Lou'i 3&0.2 * Minneapolis 46,887 Baltimore 232,191. jcranton 45,650 Cincinnati 235,708 VashvUIe 43,461 San Francisco. 21S.656 Reading ,2SO New Orleans. . 216,141 Hanford 42,553 Cleveland 160.140 Wilmington 42,499 PIttsburg 15B.831 Oatrdcn 41f 3 Buffalo 155,137 it. Paul. 41,493 Washington. . . 147,307 Lawrence , Mass..39,173 Newark U6.400 Dayton. 33,677 Louisville 123,645 Lyun 33.2S4 Jersey City. . . . 120,72.- Uenv r. 35.631 * Detroit 116,312 Oakland , Cat 4,556 Milwaukee. . . . 115,578 Atlanta ! S4 338 Providence. . . . 104,550 Otlca 33,913 Albiny 99.PW Portland , Me 31,810 Rochester. . . . . . 89,363 Memphis .33,693 Allegheny , Ft , 78,681 Springfield , Mass.33,340 Indianapolis. . 75,074 ILincbester , N. H 32.780 Richmond 63,8 S > t. Joseph , Mo..32.484 Kew Haven. . . 62.8S2 Grand hapids 82,015 Lowell 59.485 Wheeling 31.S6 ! Worcester 63,295 Mobil' , Ala ! i,20S Troy 66,747 Hobrken 30,9V Kansas C.ty. . . 65,813 Harrlsbnrg. 30,76 Cambridge. . . . 62,740 Savannah SOC : Syracuse 61,791 Omaha 39,511 From this table it will bo seen tha' ' Omaha is the sixty-fourth city in sizi in the county. With two exception ; no city in the United can boast of B great a percentage of increase in pop ulation , manufactures or tazabl wealth. What the next decade wil ! bring to our people depends aione upon the enterprise , publio spirit and unit ed efforts of its people. THE published statistics of Orego : show thatits area is95,274 miles , twelv times greater than that of Massachu setts and twice the size of New York laboring under heavy disadvantage : its progress has still been marked. The territorial government won pat in ope ration in 1849 and ten years later Oregon joined the sisterhood of states. In 1850 it had but 13,294 Inhabitants , la 1860 this number had increased to 52,465,1870 to 90,933 , and in 1880 to 176,704. This growth , though rap id in Itself , must be regarded as com paratively slow. Since the first settler went to the Pacific Northwest more than forty years have elapsed. 'In much shorter time , as is well known , the moat populous com * monwealths have sprung np in other parts of the county. The distance ot Oregon and Wash ington from railroad communication , and their isolation from the great centres of population , are chiefly re sponsible for their slow growth. If this portion of the Union , with its ad mirable climate , rich soil , and varied capabilities , had been as accessible as Kansas , Nebraska and Iowa , it is only reasonable to believe that their population - lation , instead of being less than three hundred thousand , would now be counted by millions Within a few months the Northern Facifio road will open up a direct line of commu nication with the east , and put an end to the isolation which has hitherto been the chief drawback to this portion tion of the Union. When this is done we may confidently expect to see Otegon taking her place beside the most populous states in the west. CONNUBIAL SIPS. A sixty-year-old Dubuquer has taken unto himself a wife of fifteen. A. J. Hemstreet and Delilah Stew art were married in Indianapolis a few days ago. He is 78 years old and she is 42. Some time in February , Litta , the prima donna , will wed Harry L. Cleveland , the tenor of the Slayton concert company. The coming bride ol Governor- elect Flalsted , of Maine , is Miss Ma bel Hill , of Exeter , in tha : state. She is 20 years old , while Mr. Plals- ted is 52 years old. J. W. Kling , of Ringgoiii county , Illinois , has sued Miss Belle Thorpe for breach of promise of marriage , asking for $31 for money advanced and $2000 for damaged affections. One of the Austrian Prince Ru dolph's wedding gifts is to be the mar riage ring of Maria Theresa. It is to be presented to him by the cloister of St. Elizabeth , at Klageufurt to which it was bequeathed by the great em press * daughter , the Archduchess Maria Anna. On the 5th Jacob Dhabalt obtained & divorce from his wife in the circuit court at Indlanolt. Iowa. Lydia 0. Banks secured a divorce immediately afterwards from her husband. Then Jacob and Lydia repaired to a hotel near by and were married. The un coupling and coupling was done in about thirty minutes. A young fellow , a few days ago ap plied to a justice of the peace in Iowa Oity to know how much it would cost to get married. The justice named the price at $2 , and because the jns- tice would not knock off fifty cents , the young man concluded to postpone the marriage , and he and his girl , whom he had in waiting , departed together. POETRY OF THE TIMES. The Snow Ball. If the small boy heave a snow-ball , Seize him , you , no matter how tall ; "am his he id again-t the side wall ; Throw him high nnd let him hard fall ; Lift him np and gouge his eye-ball ; Hit him ! Split him ! Closely fit him \ > the pavement , though he loud call , Tell him he has much too much gall. Shock him ; Knock him ; Even BOCK him Down thecoal-hule , boots and all ! Never mind his little bawl. A Sleigh Bide One sleigh , One horse , One moon , Of course. One maid , who snuggles to you. nothing loath One arm Well placed Around One waist , One robe that's closely tucked around you bothl A race , A dash , A Clash , A crash , And you and she are sprawling on the , . . A drink , A bite. A fond Good-night , A groan when yon look at your purse next day ! Mary's Soofes. Mary had a little lamb , Ita legawera fat and crooked ; That lamb was carved , and served , and ale rt had previeusly been cook-ed. Its fleece WJB carded , spun , and knit , And into socks erected , With stripes f red , and white , and blue , And variously complected. "What makes the socks fit Mary BO 5" The watchful young men cry ; "Such limbs fit any sock , you knowj" The hosier did reply. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. . There in in Paris less prejudice against Wagner's music than formerly existed. Kellogg is to get $600 per night for twenty-night engagement at the Grand Opera in Paris. Camilla Urso has been fiddling in Atlanta. The audience liked Urso she was obliged to repeat. Miss Clara Morris is renewing her former triumphs in Miss Multon at the Union Square matinee. Gounod's "Trlbnt de Zamora" will probably be ready for production at the Grand Opera , Paris , in February. Mrs. Scott Siddons , the actresi , was thrown from a sleigh and seriously In jured at Youngstown , Ohio , on Sun day evening. John McCulloueh , the tragedian , will sail for Europe April 5 , accompa nied by Fred B. Wards , to fill an en gagement at Drury Lane Theatre , London. Miss Anna K. Green , whose "Leavenworth case" was so success ful , is going to produce "The Sword of Damocles" shurtly. It is probably catting. Mr. Ystes hears that after "Fron- Frou" Mme. Modjeska is likely to ap pear in "La Princess Gaorges , " a play which was forbidden in London not so very long ago. Manager Mapleson's London season will begin April 30 , and Mme Nilsson will undoubtedly be the prima donna. Mr. Maas , late of Carl Roasa'a com pany , has been engaged. Edwin Booth is said to possess a portrait of his first wife , which is kept entwined with flowers by his present wife , and under it is written , "From Mary on earth to 4Hary In heaven. " The present Mrs. Booth is the daugh ter of Mr. J. H. McYicker , of Chi cago. cago.A A certain musical critic Is so full ol music that he eats soup with a tuning fork. [ Boston Globe. Wo presume it is also natural for him to pause and rest at a bar , [ Somerviile Jour nal. Perhaps it might bo added occa sionally stikes a flat. John T. Raymond will bring out his new , and as yet unnamed , play , by A. G. Gnnter , at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. The Dramatic News says the plot is based on the marriage oi an American to an Egyptian princets. She is adducted , and he goes to look for her in a harem. Miss Henrietta Boebe has been en gaged to sing the solo soprano pirt ef the ' Elijah , " in Philadelphia on the 28th inst. The other artists will be MissWinant , Mr. Theodore Toedt , and Mr. George Henschel. Miss Beebo's absence from New York will be regretted in the coming spring sea1 son. Sha has been engaged for an English tour and will leave us in March. Her appearance In England , which cannot fail to be successful , will add to the musical reputation of the United States , from which the most eminent artists are recruited. It is stated that the advanoa sale for the short season of opera by Mr. Ma pleaon's company in Philadelphia is beyond any other that has been prev iously recorded In that city. " Aida , " "Lucia " " " " " "Mefistofele , , "Marcia , "La Favorlta , " "La Sonnambula , " and "H Trovatore , " are the oper&s announced for next week. Mr. Ma- pleson will then take his company to Chicago for two weeks , beginning Jan. 31. After this the company will go to St. Louis for ono week , commencing February 14 , and will ageln be heard at the Academy of Music in New York city Feb. 28 , when the spring season will be begun. PEPPERMINT DROPS. A Massachusetts paper says man wants but little here below zero. [ New Orleans Picayune. Batchers sell porter house steak , but you can't get one of them to admit that ho sells boarding house steak. It is very gratifying to pick up a In which there is not an editor- Eaper the congressional trouble in Utah headed "A Spiked Cannon. " "Far from the old fox at homo , " was what the young fox said when he was chased from his cover and had to run ten miles before he got to his hole. hole.The The present winter has been an nn- precedentedly cold one at Niagara Falls , and great hopes are entertained that same hackmen may be frozen to death. A curiosity is a pig which was born with a trunk , and the Bockland Courier is not surprised , for its edi tor says it has often seen one in a car with a valise. The English papers are dishing np Irish stew ; the French pspars , Cr' isthmus pie ; the German papers , jewjew paste ; the American papers , Cabinet pudding. " * A Philadelphia debating club having decided the question , "Do surprise parties surprise , " in the ne gative , will begin next on the ques tion , ' 'Do donation parties donate ) " "What's your taste ? " asked a Boston house painter of a customer. I can give yon a harmony in green and white , or a symphony in laven der and brown , or a nocturne in yel low and blue. " [ Boston Globe. If she's got to talk slang , a Boston girl will refine and beautify it. The proper caper becomes the appropriate gyration ; bank-up is front hair eleva ted ; tumbling to the racket U falling to the audible disturbance , and a deal a qnadrilaterial distribu tion. 0 , refinement is a great thing. 0 , you wager your existence that it is. [ Boston Post. In the counting room of a Galveston Irishman the following notice ia stuck up 5n a conspicuous place : "Persons having no business in this office will please got through with it as soon as possible and leave. " An English landlord was returning from a festive New Year's gathering pretty full of boar's head and good old port , when he suddenly fell prone against a lamp post. "Doe sh-sh-oot , ' he shouted , "I'll leave the country. " "What are our printing-presses doing ! " inquires The OlevelandLeader. In Chicago they are removing fingers from small boys who fool around them and also disseminating gems of thought. But this is really an im portant question , and we should like to see it discussed in some other paper. Unique or nothing In Kentucky's motto. The following are eomo of her town and village names : Poll- tight , Pinchem Slyly , Pluck-'em In , Shirt-tail Bend , Shake-rag , Dog . Walk , Lick Skillet , Grab All.Ti Wa-pa Ta , Fool's Hollow , Moll's Gut , Law- don's Hole , Devil's Den , and Hell's Salt-acre. "Tour visits remind me of the Orowth of a successful newspaper , 'aid Uncle Jabez , leaning hia chin on lis cane , and glancing at William lenry , who was sweet on Angelica. "Why so ? " inquired William Henry. "Well , they commenced on a weekly , ; rew to bo a tri-weekly , and have now Decome daily , with a Sunday supple ment.11 HONEY FOR THE LADIES. Scotch plaid hosiery -stylish for children. New tablecloths and napkins are In bright colors. Jacqueminot roses are still scarce and expensive. The balaycuso is fuller and moro conspicuous this season. The princess style of dress is still preferred for evening dresses. New fichus are very largo , and are worn with the immense corsage bow. Very fine linen handkerchiefs have the initial in hemstitch in ono corner. New ornaments for the hair are silver fans , arrows , daggers and pen dants. The colored Sevres glass is nice for toilet articles and for small pieces on dinner tables. White plush hoods , bordered with swan's down , are worn by ladles when sleighing on the park. Vermont women can now hold the office of town clerk , if thny can secure enough votes to elect 'em. Handsome fichus for street wear are of the new striped mull , scol loped and embroidered on the edge. Brunettes are fashionable this season. The girl who is so recklessly unfortunate as to insist on remaining a blonde might as well be out of the world. Sets comprising fichu , handkerchloi and Ecarf are of silk mull , with ap plique of flowers in natural colors , cut from foulard and chain-stitchec with fine gold thread. Pretty collars are made of fine em broidered handkerchiefs , two corners of which form the turn over collar , and the other two are knotted to form the bow on the throat. Philadelphia girls are quick trave lers. One of them who went sleigh ing the other night made twelve miles in one lap. Philadelphia Chronicle It was the go-as-you-please style. Some of the New York girls mua look like small hussars in their ret jackets braided with gold. Collar cuffs and jackets fairly glitter witl metal , and the effect is decidedl ; military. Lockets of a rich , heavy style , in plain gold or enamel , with initials or motto engraved in pearls or diamonds are worn , and there are brooches in lighter style for fastening on the lace or tulle bows now so fashionable in the way of cravats. Gold-dusted and powdered leeks have appeared in American ball-rooms and towering puffs and curls , adornec with glittering stars , crescents anc bandeaux of brilliants or jets , effectu ally complete the antique styles oi dress now the rage in Paris. Crinoline , when worn at all , is very small. The bustle , however , contln ues in favor. Those made of fine stoo and lace net or pique are most deaira bio , as they are light , and really form a support for the skirts worn. For woiring with long trained evening dresses they are an absolute necessity. A correspondent tells a story about a Baltimore girl whose mother trans ferred her from a brunette to a blonde In order to marry her to a young man , only to see her die within a year after her wedding , of an erup tion brought on by the substances used in coloring her hair. "Unhappily married ! I should think I was , " cried the burlesque actress. "Why , here's this miserable apology of a man doesn't beat me ; doesn'i come home drunk ; doesn't oven squader my earnings ! I haven't the slightest excuse for a divorce , and I'm afraid I never shall make a name in the world. " On New Year's day , in New York a young woman , magnificently arrayec in white satin , white oight-buttonec gloves , diamonds , etc. , having im bibed too much wine while enter taining her guests , wandered into the street in a state of intoxication. She was followed by hooting boys , anc was finally arrested by a policeman"1 and consigned to a cell in a station house , where she was found by her friends. Ladies who cannot afford to apend a great deal of money on bed-room curtains can make very Inexpensive and beautiful ones of chocolate-colored canton flannel , lined with light blue cambrio or silesia. They should bo hung on gilded poles. Unbleached cotton mnkes tasteful curtains , bor dered with Turkey red or French blue silesia. Many additions have been made to the little envelope muffs , now so pop ular , in the shape of card-cases , reti cule tops , handkerchiefs , vinaigrette , opera glass and bouquet holders , etc. These attachments are now supple mented by a very ingenious contriv ance called a "hand-warmer , " being a combination of flask and parse. It is made in electro silver , and ia to be filled with hot water. A little chain is attached , which Is to bo fastened to the mnfl suspender , and thus extran eous ho\t is obtained. The shape is that of an ordinary pocket-flask ol miniature size , and touching a con cealed sprine , a tiny purse reveals it self. Other "hand-warmers" are made like cylinders aud covered with plusher or fur. IMPIETIES. We do not know what church he be longs to , or whether any , but he threw ashes upon his.icy sidewalk , and for this act of chrtstian benevolence de serves honorable mention. | 5It is mighty embarrassing to a man who has some religious friends staying with him to have his dog , which has been very quiet during the week days , begin after breakfast Sunday to run to the gun In the oorner and then to his master and wag his tail , and then run back to the gun again. [ New York Post. An exchange notes that there are 15,000 families in Alabama without a Bible. Maybe it's best they should be so. Col. Ingersoll has a Biblj and has read It carefully. See the result. Few. O few are the ministers Who have girt on the gospel sword. That reckon a call to a smaller church And pay , as a call from the Lord. We've noticed this fact quite of ten , With fee ing of keenest pain , And we ask just now forborne preacher To please arise and explain. The best church-goers of Yuba are addicted to the habit of walking out of the sacred edifice while services are progressing ; and the way a local paper refers to the matter intimates that the "worst" church-goes there play poker during the sermon , and call "keno' instead of "amen. " A man in British Columbia recent' ly substituted a greasy looking copy of "Gulliver's Travels" for the Bible in one of the provincial courts , and many witnesses were sworn upon it before its character was discovered. A Jew opened the book to swear up on the Old.Testament part , when a ludicrous engraving revealed the trick. It is thought that the substi tution may give rise to some nice points as to the legality of the testi mony. When Col. Tom Scott and his party were in Galveston they wore standing on the pavement in front of the Cot ton Exchange , when a gentleman on the opposite side of the street asked a friend who they were. The friend didn't know , but one of the party having a white cravat , he jumped at a rash conclusion , saying : "They are preachers. " "What are they doing herel" "Oh , they rnaet regularly onm a year to swap sermons , " said the EDUCATIONAL. There are 66,000 schools and col leges m India , with an attendance n 1,900,000 boya and girls. The intel leotual portion of the Instruction given is extended to literature , his tory , and all included under the gen eral term of " " "humanities. The na tivea prove themselves very proficionl In languages indeed , Lord North- brook once said that very few Euro pean foreigners could speak English as well as it Is spoken by the natives of India. The Ragged School Union , of Lon don , England , expends about $130 , 000 a year in endeavoring to elevate the lowest and poorest classes. It ha 30,500 children in Sunday schools B489 in day schools and 9267 in nigh schools. It maintains seveniy-tiv ragged churches , manages eighty-two lending libraries and seventy-five penny banks , besides superintending mothers' meetings , men's clubs , bandi of hope and a variety of children's meetings. The annual reports of the presiden aud treasurer of Harvard collage for the year ending Sept. 30,1880 , show that the institution is in its usua flourishing condition. The numbe of students from outside New Eng land has increased , except in the law school , where the extension of thi time requited for a degree and th < raising of the examinations havi temporarily reduced the number. Thi divinity echool has been further endowed dewed with $140,000 , and the medica school is doing well and is to have a new building. At the recent meeting of the Massa chusetts teachers it was apparently agreed that not enough attention wa given to the study of history in Am erlcan schools. In Worcester , how ever , the study has recently been ta ken up with great fervor teachers pupils and the librarian of the pnblii library working in harmony. Mr Walton , state agent of the board o education , declared that in teaching arithmetic the elementary and thi scientific should be kept separate , anc children thoroughly taught first the fundamental facts. Mr. Walton might have added that arithmetic can hardly be taught successfully by any one who has not a positive gift for it. The mechanical hammering of certain mysteriously worded rules and com binations of numbers into the brain of the small boy is not teaching arithmetic. There is too much say ing of "That is so" by teachers , and not enough clear and intelligent ex planation of "Why it is so. " Mr Oomins , of Worcester , advocates dis pensing with obsolete tables of cloth measure. [ New York Tribune. Mr. Fred Barr , Mansfield , Ohio writes as follows : After sufferinj with rheumatism for six months anc applying a number of remedies wiihon benefit , I procured a bottle of St Jacobs Oil from my druggist , Mr. C W. Wagner , and am happy to stat that after using one bottle , I can now dress myself which I had not been abl to do for some time. H. P. McCarthy , Wholo-ale and Retail Drug giit , Ottawa , Ontario , writes : "I vras affllctet with Chronic Bronchitis for ee\oral rears , bu have been comoletely cured by tbe use of Vr. Thomas' Eclcctric Oil , la doses ol 5 drop ) o : sugar. I hara also pleasure In recommend in , It as aa embrocation for external use. " Great German REMEDY FOR mmi NEURALGIA , SCIATICA LUMBAGO , BACKACHE COUT SORENESS or TOE CHEST , SORE THROAT QUOTST , SWELLINGS SPEAJNS , FROSTED FEET i.VD EARS. SCALDS , OEHEEAL BODILY PIS TOOTH , EAR HEADACHE J.KD 11 other Pains 12TD ACHES. No Preparation cu eirth ercuilj ST. JACOBS OIL u a nrr , scHr , sixrus and ciiur EiternU Remedy. A tnu tnUIli but the conrtntlttlj trifling trat ] j of 0 Cum. and erery one inrTenng with piia can hire < ae p and poaitire proof of Iu dtlaa DIRICTIOXS 15 ZLETEK LUGClGtS. SOLD BT All OlOOQISTS ADO OEAURS IN MEDICINE. A. VOGELER & CO. Baltimore , 2Id. , V. S.A , rn f Ha week. | 12a day at home enilj made ; eash kb 16outflt tre .Add nm l True ft Co.Portln J.Me CHARLES RIEWE , UNDERTAKER ! Metallc Cases , Cofflnt , Caskets , Shrouds , etc. mStree . oth and llth , Omaha , Neb , egrapMeJordfxi promptly attended to. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. The Genuine SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWINC MACHINE. The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER in 1879 exceeded thntof any previous year during the Quarter of a Century in which this "Old Reliable" Machine has been before the public. In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431 167 Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,735 Machines. Our sales last year were at the rate of over 1400 Sewing Machines a Day I For every business d y In the year. The "Old Keliabe" That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest. Singer Sewing Machine the Simplest the Most chine has this Trade Mark cast into the Durable Sewing Ma Iron Stand and em chine ever yet Con bedded in the Arm of structed. the Machine. THE SiNGER MANUFACTURING GO. Principal Office : fc4 Union Square , New York. 1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the "b nited States and Canada , and 3,000 Offices intheO "World and South America. seplG-d&wtf ISH McMAHON , Successors to Jas. K. Ish , DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS. Dealers in Fine Imported Extracts , Toilet Waters , Colognes , Soaps , Toilet Powders. &o , A full line of Surgical Instruments , Pocket Cases , Trusses ami Supporters. Absolutely Port Drugs and Chemicals used In Utapengln ? . Prescription ) filled at any boar of the night. Jas. K. Ish. Lawrence UlcItJalion. SHEELY BROS. PACKING CO. , ORK AND Wholesale and Retail in FRESH AIEATS& PROVISIONS , GATCE , POULTRY , FISH , ET : , CITY AND COUNTY ORDERS SOLICITED. OFFICE CITY MARKET 1415 Douglas St. Packing House , Opposite Omaha Stock Yards , U. P. B. B. a.-urnys ' Cures and never disap points. Tlieworld's great Paiit- Rollover for Man and Boast. Cheap , quick and rolia bio. PITCHER * * * CASTOlvl-V is not Xarca ? c. Children grow lUt upoiu Mothers like , ui 1 Physician recommend CASTORIA. It regulates the Bowels , cures Wind Colic , allays Feverishness , and de stroys "Worms. WEI DE MEYER'S CA TARRH Cure , a Constitutional Antidote for this terrible mala dy , by Absorption. The most Important Discovery since Vac cination. Other remedies may relieve Catarrh , this cures at any stage before Consumption sots in. Geo. P. Bemis REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 16th it Douglat Stt.t Omaha , Neb. This cgency doeg BTHIOTI.T a brokange bud nces. Doea not speculate , and there tort ) any ar- gains on Its books aie Insured to Ha pitrona , Ic stead ot being gobbltd op by th e agent BOGGS & HILL. REAL ESTATE BROKERS No llftS Farnham Street OMAHA - NEBRASKA. Office North Side op ? . Grand CentralHotsl. Nebraska Land Agency. DAVIS & SNYDER , 1605 Farnham St. Omaha , Ntbr. (00,000 ACRES caret ally selected bind la Eastern Nebraska for Bale. Great Bargains In Improved farms , andOmaUn dty property. 0. F. DAVIS. WEBSTER BNYDEH , Late Land Coro'r U. P. R. B 4o-tOb7U BYRON RBKO. tBWIS KXXD. Byron Reed & Co. , OLDEST ESTABUS-JH EEAL ESTATE AGENCY IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete abstract ol title to all Real Eatate In Omaha and Douglas County. mayltt A. W. NASOff , 3D E 3ST07IS T , Orncs : Jacob's B ck , comer Capitol Are. and 16th Street. Omaha. Neb. THE MERCHANT TAILOR , la prepared tomakePantl , Suita and overcoats to order. Prices , fit and workmanship guaranteed to suit. One'Door West or nrnlcftahan&'s. BlOly Machine Works , J. Hammond , Prop , & Manager. The moat thorough appointed and complete Machine Shops and Foundry In the state. Castings ol every description manuf acted. Engines , Pumps and every class of machinery made to order. order.pedal attention given to If ell Angnrs , Pulleys , Hangers , SbaftingBridge Irons , eer tatting , etc Flans for new Machinery.Ueachanlcal Draught ng , Models , etc. , neatly executed. 66 Harnev St. . Hot 14t.h nnd 15th PASSENGER ACGaMMODATION LINE BETWEEJi OMAHAAND FORTOMAHA Connects With Street Cars Comer of 8AUNDEE3 and HAMILTON STREETS. ( End of Red Line aafollowi : LEAVE OMAHA : 630 , * S:17and : ll:19a m ,3:03.637and739p.m. LEAVE FORT OMAHA : 7:15 a. m. . 9:15 a. m. , and 12:45 p. m. 4:00,8:15 and 8U5 p. m. The 8:17 a. m run , leavlnz omha , and the 03 p. m. ran , leaving Fort Omaha , are agnail ; loaded to fall capacity with rejrular pawengerg. The 6:17 a. m. ran will be made from the poet- office , corner ot Dodge and 15th enrehta. Tickets can be procured from street cardrlv- en , or from drivers of hacki. TARE. 25 CENTS. INCLUDING STBE CAB S3-U ( OAHKIRC HOUSES- THE OLDEST 3TABLISKED. BANKING HOUSE IN NEBRASKA. CALDWELLHAMILTONICO Bnaluesa transacted same aa that o an Incorporated poratod Bank. Accounts kept In Currency or gold subject to Bight check without notice. Certlflcatea of di-poslt lamed payable In three , six and twelve months , bearing Interest , or on demand without Intercut. Advances made to customers on approved M curttlei at market rates of Interest Buy and sell ? old. hills of exchange Govern ment , State , County and City Bonds. Draw Sight Drafts on Enzland , Ireland , Scot land , and all ports of Europe. Soli EJropean Passage Tickets. nOLLEGTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. augldt U. 8 DEPOSITORY. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of OMAHA. Cor. 13th ana Farnnam Streete , OLDEST SANKIfiG ESTABLISHMENT IS OMAKA. ( SUCCESSORS TO KOUMTZE HRO3- . ) ESTABLISH ! ! ) IS 18C6. Organized aa a National Bank , Ansjnat 20 , 1S5S. Capital and Profits OverffiSOO.OOO Specially authorized by the Secretary or Treasnrj to recelio Subscription to the U.S. 4 PER SEMT. FUKDED 'LOAN. OFFICERS AND DiaZJ OS HMXAN Kewrrzs , President. &U008TB8 Koiwm. Vice P.otMcav IT. W. YiTS3. CaohlCT. A. J. PorpntOH , Attoctv Jonn A. Cr.-zsnroa. F. H. DA7IZ , b 2i rocetTBS Jepoal ; wltbiat rrcir. ' amounts Issues tici.1 cmiflcalcs bmrtci ; Interest. Draw * ilraita on San 7'nr.cl30o anil principal cltlea of Hie United Statca , a ! j r.ondr > u , Dnb'In , Edinburgh and thn princlp.il cltlca of the conti nent of Kurr | o. Sol' ' paa3iAtlc' oi4for Emi ra-ita In the Ir. man ne. nx.yliltJ HOTELS. THE ORIGINAL. Cor. Eandolph St. & 6th Ave. , CHICAGO ILL. PRICES REDUCED TO $2.00 AND $2.50 PER DAY Located in the business centre , convenient to places of amusement. Elegantly furnished , containing all modern Improvements , passenger elevator , &c J. H. CUMMINUS , Proprietor , ocietf OGDEN HOUSE , COT. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY Council Bluffs , Iowa On line o Street Railway , Omnlbni to and from all trains. RATES Parlor floor. 83.00 per day : second floor , 82.60 per day ; third floor , 2.0o ! The best furnished and most commodious honse In the city. OEO.T. PHELPS Prop FRONTIER HOTEL , Laramie , Wyoming. The miner's resort , good accommodations , arge sample room , charges reasonable. Special attention given to traveling men. 11-tf TL. O HILLIUID Proprietor. INTER-OCEAN HOTEL , Cheyenne , Wyoming. First-cites , Fine argo SampU Rooms , one block from depot. Trains stop from 20 minutes to 2 hours for dinner. Free Bns to and from Depot. Kates { 2.00 , Si60 and (3.00 , according to room ; s'ngle meal 75 cents. A. U. BALCOM , Proprietor. W BOBDEN. Cnlef Clerk. mlo-t UPTON HOUSE , Schuyler , Neb. Fltst-class House , Good Heals , Good Bedi Airy Rooms , and kind and accommodating treatment. Twngood sample rooms. Bpecis attention paid to commercial travelers. S , MTTiT.EB . , Prop , , (15-U Sohuyler , Neb , The Popular Clothing Honse of M , HELLMAN & GO. , J j-jtiffi Find , on account of the Season so far advanced , and having a very large Stock of Suits , Overcoats and Gents' Furnishing Goods left , They 2 Have REDUCED PRICES thatcannotfailtopleaseeverybody. KEMEMBEE , THE ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE , 1301 and 1303 Farnham St. , Corner 13lh , GOODS MADE TO ORDER OK SHORT NOTICE. PIANOS l ORGANS. 0" S. "WHIG-BIT . . - , "B CHICKERING PIANO , And Sole Agent for Hallet Davis & Co , , James & Holmstrom , and J. & 0. Fischer's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey , Burdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ Go's. Organs , I deal in Pianos and Organs exclusively. Have had years experience in the Business , and handle only the Best. WKIbn I i m 21816th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb. HAIiSEY V. FITCH. Tuner. DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING POWER AND PUMPS Steam Pnmps , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , BELTING HOSE , BRASS AHD IRON FITTINGS , PIPE , STEAM PACKING AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHUHCH AHD SCHOOL BELLS A. L. STEA1TG , 205 Farnhtim Street Omaha , Neb HENRY HORNBEROER , V. BLATZ'S MILWAUKEE BEER ! In Kegs and Bottles. Special Figaros to the Trade. Families Supplied at Reasonable Prices. Office. 239 Douglas Ht.r K Omaha CARPETINGS Carpet ! ngs I GarpetingsJ J. B. DETWILER Old Reliable Carpet House , 1405 DOUGLAS STBEET , BET. 14TB AND 15TB Carpets , Oil-Cloths , Matting , Window-Shades , Lace Curtains , Etc. MY STOCK IS THE LARGEST 1H THE WEST. I Make a Specialty of WINDOW-SHADES AND LACE CURTAINS * And have a Pull Line ol Mats , Rugs , Stair Rods , Carpet- Lining Stair Pads , Crumb Clothes , Cornices , Cornice Poles , Lambrequins , Cords and Tassels In fact Everything kept in a Firat-Olass Carpet House , Orders from abroad solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed Call , or Address John B. Detwiler , Old Sellable Carpet House , OMAHA-