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THE DAILY BEE B. BOSEWATER : EDITOR A THOUSAND immigrants a week ar pouring Into Texas. THE only Block which hasn't boom edfln sympathy'with Wall street lire stock. . MOETON hss been promised th French mission , and Oonkling's curb Is appeased. ' THE qneitlon whether the flood wll be universal , is agitating residents o Missouri river towns. Eut PEBKTNB Is jealous. John RUB sell Yonng I * said to have a dead sun thing on the Mexican mission. MRS. DR. MART WAITER has don ned a new pair of trousers and has joined the office seekers crusade in Washington. THE state papers are still cnrlou to know Senator Van Wyck's preclsi ago. They can be assured that II Is'nt dot-age. DUBINO the present year it Is esti mated that 8000 miles of railroad ml be built in the "United States and Mexico. COKKIIKO proposed and opposed but General Garfield did pretty mnch u he pleased about those cabinet ap polntments after alL THE anti-monopoly league are re jololng over the selection of Senator Windom for the cabinet and the elec tion of Senator Mitchell of Pennsyl vania to the U. S. , Senate. Both at ardent anti-monopollsts. THE selection of Senator Ktrkwoo of Iowa to a place in the cabinet leaves a vacancy In the senate which it Is understood will be filled by th nomination of ex-Senator Harlan. No better cardidate could be named. THE BEE joins with the Herald I Its appeal to the citizens of Omaha t come forward and assist that worth ; harlty , tha St. Joseph's hospital In its need. Such a practical and effi cient means of ministering to the slcl and noefly should not appeal to th public in vein. THE horrible condition of the inter section of Thirteenth and Douglas streets , after each thaw , would seem to show that there is some defect in the grade at that point. The alien tion ef the city council and the city engineer is directed to this matter. THE Norristown Herald rites to re mark that "Ireland's 'tater * crop was a failure last year , but her agitator crop promises to be abundant this year. The difference between the Irish 'tator' and the Irish agitator is that one get Into a boil and the other Into a broil , both are good for an Irish 'stew. ' " ' "SENATOB-ELECX "MITCHELL , " sajs the Heading Times and Dispatth , "is a powerful opponent to the abuses oi thoeo-called transportation discrimi nation from which so many parts ol the country have suffered so severely. He will enter senate with a record on this subject which will at once give him a national reputation , as this IB the great subject on which the govern ment must next grapple. " LOED BEACONSFIELD has given America a slap Jn the fuse when ho announced his support of Foster's coercion bill because , as he s&ld"tbo agitation In Iraland was caused by an organized conspiracy of foreigners. " Lord BeaoonsGeld's admirers are nol numerous on this side of the Atlantic , and this latest remark will not add to heir number. THE Pennsylvania railroad last year reduced its fares to a reasonable rate and increased the passenger accom s odations on their road. Result 1 an Increase of the passenger mileage nearly one-fourth and receipts ten per cent , greater than the best year , except 1876 , of the road's history. IT takes a farmer or merchant in the interior of the state to appreciate the beauties of that "just discrimina tion" about which the railroad mana gers are so eloquent A correspondent from Stromsbnrg forwards tc THE BEE freight bill for charges on a car oi coil from Council Bluffs to Stroms- burg , and makes the following state- meat : "I had a car of coal sent to me from Galra , Henry county , HI. , for distri bution among the poor families In this ; place. The Value of the osal combin ed with the freight from Galva , HL , to Council Bluffs was $45.00 , the IT. P. charges on the * cotl .from Council Bluffs to Stromsburg were $64.78. How if this for just discrimination ? " This Is only a sample of the out rages and extortionate charges under which the people of Nebraska &ra Buf fering at the hands of the railroad monopolies. It is such outrageous plundering of the producers that has aroused and Is arousing throughout the'whole country that "dangerous temper" of which a railroad magnate lately spake with so much felling , What , a bold and shameless robbery , perpetrated under the protection - tection of the laws and mark of in terest In the prosperity of our state. The distance from Council Bluffs to Stromsbarg is only one-fourth of that from Galva , Illinois to Council Bluffs , aadyet the merchants of Nebraska are compelled to pay for their local freights in Nebraska at the rate of nearly four times as mnch as Is charged by the Iowa roads for the transportation of the eame class of goods. And yet the corporation attorneys attempt to persuade our people ple that legislation to restrict the greed of the monopolies la entirely ueleM and that a regard for the In terests of the people by the railroad managers will regulate of itself all complaints and shortcomings. i THTC SOCIALISTIC MOVEMENT IN GERMANY. Avarloty of causes combine to ren der the German empire the hot bed of the most advanced socialistic dis cussion of the present day. Even , , Geneva , for so long the centre of agitation on this subjects has yielded her claims to those of Berlin * , and Bochefort , Clemenceau and Beaure- palre of France wield but a feeble in fluence in the ranks of the brotherhood when compared with the great leaders of German socialism , Liebkneck , Bebeland Hari- min. In Germany , more than in any other country on the continent , the re pressive laws of government , the practical denial of the rights of pnblio meeting and public discussion of po litical affairs by tha working men , joined with the underhand suspension ot laws passed fo'rj the benefit of the middle and lower classes have silently but steadily fostered the growth of a socialistic body.of thinking men who are making their influence powerfully felt , and as powerfully dreaded in the Empire. In Germany alone are the socialistic ! theorists sufficiently educated and suf ficiently trained in military affairs to cause well grounded alarm. The uni versal conscription is yearly giving an army education to thousands of able-bodied citizens who are in wardly chafing under the politi cal and social condition of affairs , and who return to their homes , after their term of military service is completed , with the full knowledge that a million of their countrymen , equally well trained in the use of arms , hold the same opinions as their own'and only await a favorable opportunity cf show ing their strength. That the social democrats are fully organized ia seen from their recent assertion of power at the polls. At the last general election * tion- the party cast 600,000 votes , and in ] Hamburg , their candidate , Hartmann'polled twice cs many votes as his two competitors both of whom were openly and avowedly opponents of socialism. The Socialistic revolt in Germany has been defined as "the revolt of Industrialism , against mitairism , " the protest of the people against a class of hereditary officials and imperial bureaucrats whom they have learned to bate mora than a foreign foe. The German socialists are endeavoring to do away with what they consider the tyranny of capital , s pow er which one of their leaders has de nominated as the modern incarnation of the slave driver without the slave driver's Interest In thelife of his prop erty. They look upon the vast accu mulation of Individual capital as det rimental to the best interests of the people , and believe that the state or municipality should be the sole capi talist investing its means for the common benefit. They picture for themselves in the near future a politi cal and social Utopia where self inter est shall be merged into a desire for the common welfare , where each in dividual shall nee his powers for the benefit of his fellows and where a reign of perfect equality shall result , In which the full development of hu man energies shall be the solo object and general advantage the common end. Thiststheglovring vision which a late writer in the Nineteenth Century holds up to the gaze of the world as the ultimate attainment of Garman socialism. For the present , the lead ers are prepared to admit that the realization of this vision is not possi ble. Society is not yet ready to at tain to this lofty conception of its right and privelege. The thoughtful minds In the party are therefore de voting their energies to counteract the policy .ot centralization in the Empire , to contend for indi vidual liberty and the rights of the working classes , and to insist upon a due respect being paid to the munici palities by the government It would seem that Prince Bismarck is blind to the terrible power which is slowly gathering its cells about the imperial Fabric which he has woven , and which at no distant day will threaten the foundation of the German government. The conscription still goes on ; the standing army is Increased ; rigid laws of terrorism are enacted and while guarding against a foreign foe he is only providing the means for domestic revolution. Not three months a a soc'sliotlc deputy In the German Keichetag boldly avowed that "falling to modify the laws which had bean enacted to crush them for the next six years they must try force. " German socialism is daily completing its organization and within the next decade is likely to mike it self felt with a power which will Jail nothing short of revelution. THE trunk lines from the seaboard to the lakes are not overjoyed at the step taken by the New York legisla ture for the removal of all tolls on the Erie canal , making its use entirely : ree. A joint resolution to that effect passed the lower house of that body ast week , by a vote 76 to 29. The resolution contemplates material im provement on the canal , which , with needed repairs , shall be met by gen eral taxation. This is one of the moat radical movements against the encroachments of monopolies yet re corded , and indicates the rapid crya- allization of popular sentiment upon i that subject JAY GOULD thinka M. Da Lessep's Panama canal ia all wind including the stock and shareholders. It evi dently differs from Gould's stock-job- blng schemes which are mostly water. Congressional Gains and Losses The gains and locsea of the several states by the'new congressional ap portionment will be as follows : Gains Arkansas 1 , California" 2. Georgia 1 , Illinois 2 , Iowa 1 , Kansas * Kentucky 1 , Massachusetts 1 , Michigan 2 , Minnesota 2 , Mississippi 1 , Missouri L Nebraska 2 , North Carolina 1 , Ohio 1 , Pennsylvania 1. South Carolina 1 , Texas 4. Virpinia : 1 fWest Virginia ! ; totat 29. oaMaine 1 , New Hampshire * I , Vermont 1 , total 3. ) By this apportionment the north n ? alns 16 and loses 3 , making a net I [ jam of 13 , and the south gains 13 and t ind losea none. ] - PERSONALITIES. 'Colonel Ingersoll'a railroad retainers are said to exceed $20,000 annually. Biley , tha bug man , has a grievance against De Luc and carried it to Men tor. Edison has set up his laboratory In New York City and hopes to make his light burn at last. Senator Jones , of Florida , Is an Irishman , a devout Catholic and a carpenter by trade. Jay Gould Is so superstitious he will never travel any distance , unless compelled to , and then never on his- own roads. The Boston Journal says that "the Princess Louise is fond of music and a good singer , " but it does not give tha singer's name. The Baroness Burdett-Coutts pro poses to bring her recent purchase over to this country next summer. It will come in frpo'of duty. Senator Brown , of Georgia , denies that he is a millionaire , and declares that in all Georgia , there isn't a man who , having paid his debts , is worth a million. . The late Senator Carpenter's law library is said to be valued at $40,000. The Milwaukee Sentinel estimates that he left about § 100,000 besides th $50,000 of life insurance. Senator-elect Miller , of California not long ago rose in one of Mr , Moody's San Franc'uco ' meetings an asked prayers for himself in hia en deavor to lead a Christian life. If Gen. Hazen makes the comltv summer as proportionately hot as th winter has been cold he will have t pack up vand move to some Indian reservation. He can not freeze and drown and cook people alternately without a protest. Michael Davitt , the land leaguer ia tha aon of n tenant-farmor.of Coun tyMayo , Ireland , and worked in Lancashire cotton mill until he wa1 nine years old. Then his right arm was crushed in the machinery , am' had to.bo amputated. Thereafter h turned his attention to educating him' self , and at 15 became a governmen letter-carrier. HIS MAJESTY JAY PROGRESS OF MONOPOLY. New York limes , Fen. 24. Judging from what is commonly said concerning Mr. Jay Gould , th father of his country might as wel have spared himself the trouble of a birthday. There is no doubt tha Washington meant well , and that h worked hard to establish free govern ment in North America ; but his work has lasted only a century , and Mr , Gould is now on the point of com pletely aud forever destroying It. There was a time when Mr. Gould viewed as a financial phenomenon was comparatively little larger than a man's hand ; but he has since dark ened the whole heavens with his baleful shadow. So long as he was supposed to bo merely engaged in making a fortune the pnblio cared little about him , but he has now thrown off the mask , and is seen in the act of seizing not only the su preme power of the nation , but al our powers , our bodies , aud to a large extent our souls. Controlling , as he now does , the telegraph system of the country , vast liaes of railways , and two , if not three , of the newspapers belonging to the Associated Press ho has the standing-placa from which he can not merely ruin , but uttorlt upset , the free" government tha Washington and bis associates estab lished. If wo miy believe all that is said o ; Mr. Gould , he already controls no on knows precisely how many trunk lines cf railways , and he can at no very distent period control every trunk llm in the cgnutry. He can depress the stock of this , or "bull" the otockof tha road , so as to make millions ol dollars and he can do thia every week in the year. With the means already at his command he can readily and rapidlt gain possession of every great line o railroad connecting the eaet with th weet and the north with the south Being thui master of the rail way i/h can levy tolls at his pleasure , and re ceire revenues greater than those o any existing government With such untold millions in his possession ther will be no possible combination o capitalists or patriots that can wore him. him.To To tha controlof the telegraph lines Mr. Gould is'now taid to be dutermiu ed to add the control of the Associated Preoa , and it is popularly believed tha by the purchase of one more newpape ; he will achieve thia end. He will thus , to a large extent , control wha has been the free preas of America , The newspapers will print only such news as ha allows the telegraph wires to carry , and will express his opinions with the same fidelity now exhibited by the Tribune and World. Mr. Gould can thus elect the next presi dent , even without incurring the expense pense of buying the nominating con- vent'ons. He can have one of his ropre sentatlves nominated by the republi cans and one by the democrats , so that whatever may be the resnlt o the election bis candidate will be elected. He will likewise pack congress gross with men who will be thorough ly subservient to him , and can thus effectually prevent any legislation which might interfere with his plans , There would still remain the supreme court , but no one can suppose that he will long psrmit it to retain its inde pendence. Even if he cannot secure the confirmation of Mr. Stanley Mat thews , he will sooner or later contrive to have any vacancies that may occur filled in such a way as to provide against the contingency of decisions hostile to his Interests. When the day arrives that shows us Mr. Jay Gould controlling the three branches of the national government , the railroads , telegraphs , and preas of the country , he will be the autocra1 of America as truly as Alexander is the autocrat of Russia. He will sit in his private office and dictate legisla tion as he pleases , and levy indirect taxes ( or the benefit of his personal pccket. The people will be entirely helpless. ' The press will be silent , and the expression of any opinion hostile to the wish of Mr. Gould will bo punished , not by Imprisonment , death , or any of the violent methods practiced by military despots , but by the switt and sure financial ruin of the rash victim. The autocrat will not need to surround himself by an army ; but he will govern-none the less despotically under the forms of laws. He can crush out any Industry in a single day , and reduce whole provinces to beggary , and can reward hia supporters with a magnificence which no Roman emperor ever'exhib- Ited. In that day Mr. Genii will own ibout fifty million slaves , whose slav ery will be as real , if not as apparent , is that of the four millions of south- am negroes before the rebellion. This Is not a pleasant prospect , and to some people it may seem merely a bad variety of nightmare. Neverthe less , if we are to believe the various assertions which are ctustantly made concerning Mr. Gould , it la impossi : ble to doubt that he la aiming to en- : ilave the people of the United States , ind that nothing can prevent his sue- ess. Every day it is announced that 10 has bought a new railroad , or a new lewspaper ; and every week we hear $ f the additional millions that he has nade by some vast stock operations. f these rumors are true , nothing but i he death of Mr. Gould can hinder * t ilm from gaining a greater power than I that ever wielded by any man since Constantino. Perhaps , after all , Mr. Jay Gould Is not the formidable person he is represented to be. Undoubtedly , he does own a good many miles of rail road , but It .may not be true that he buys a new trunk line every day at 10:30 : a. m. Undoubtedly he owns The Tribune and The World , and pos sibly he Is unfortunate enough to own The Express , but a man may Indulge in vices of this sort without hurting anybody but himself. He may own several senators , but somehow Mr. Stanley Matthews la yet unconfirmed. Finally , it maybe true that50,000,000 of Americana will allow Mr. Gould's foot to rest on their neck , and then again perhaps they will not. THE RECONSTRUCTED SOUTH. A HEW AND GENERAL DEVELOf MFNT OF ABT AND INDUSTRY. Edward Atkinson , in the lnternatlnal Review In the market gardens of Norfolk , Charleston , Savannah and elsewhere , the well-directed work of white and colored laborers alike leaves littla to ba desired in comparison with work of a like kind at the north. In fhe At lantic Southern states the number of small farms will soon give to these states a larger number of conservative citizens than will be found in any other equal section of the country. To these small farmers especially bave tha centralizing and undemocratic tendencies of the bourbons become most oppressive ; they areurapidly or ganizing to regain local self-govern ment and their right to elect their own magistrates , county officers , assessorsi and the like. They resist the same per capita road t ces and other meth- cds of legislation that oppress thjj. black , by meansof which the bon'rj bens have attempted to discriminate against both classes , and , as they have' ceased to dread the assertion of socia" equality and Intercourse on the par1 of the black since they have foum that no such assertion is made , whit and black voters are learning to co operate in defense of the rights which are essential to both races. On all lo col questions the south is dividing in every section , and It will never again submit to the bourbon rule , even on national questions. In the mechanic and manufactnrinj arts , if comparisons be mada with th barbarisms of the anti-war period , th > progress ia almost marvelous. Vil lages are springing up ; the country store is established ; centres of Indus try ra forming. The south now ba > at Chattanooga the largest single tan nery Jn the country ; the sole leathei of Louisville takes a leading place among the best , if not the best ; wood Is being worked in many forms , and the chief supply of the best ash , oak and walnut , for eastern cities , is newfound found south of Mason and Dixon' line. Nashville is said to possess th la-gist wagon factory in the country iron is being made at the lowest cos' ' and of the best quality ( n many places and Pittaburg feels the necessity of constructing new lines of railroad to reach the southern mines , in orde : to maintain her place. Norfolk con tests the palm with Baltimore In the canning of oysters , literally employ ing thonsands'of persona In that in dustry. In Richmond , two carpet baggers , who carried full sized trunks and stayed , employed some hundreds of women in the manufacture of cigar ettes that are mostly made from to bacco of the fintal quality , grown in places and on hnds which ten years since , no one knew to be fit for grow ing any tobacco even of the coarsfst kind. Elsewhere , In every direction arts and industries that are old to us but new to the south , are , starting into vigorous life and creating'new conditions which will not permit sec tional antagonism any longer. The Empire State. From Census Stalls.la. The exact population of New York state by the census of 1880 la 5,082 , 982. 982.New New York's gain In population in the ten years from 1870 to" 1880 was 700,223 ; an increase greater than thi entire present population of any om of these twelve statta : Colorado , Con neciicut , Dataware , Florida , Maine , Nebraska , Nevada , New Hampshire Oregon , Rhode Island , Vermont , Wes Yirginla. All twelve of these states combined do not contain as many people as New York. They fall nearly million short. Add to the total of the twelve the population of either Arkansas California. Louisiana , Maryland or Minnesota , and New York is ahead of all thirteen together. New York state has more inhabi tants than all New England. It has more inhabitants than all New Eng- wlth California throwu in. Re-inforce the population of Ohio. Including all the officeholders , with the united populations of New Hamp shire , . Rhode Island , Delaware , Florida , Colorado , Nebraska , Nevada and Oregon , and you have almost ex actly the population of New York. Of New York's population of five millions , 2,713,021 , or somewhat moro than one-half , live in cities and towns of over 10,000 population. The re maining two and a quarter millions may be properly called countrymen. There are in the state thirty-nine cities and towns of over 10,000 pop ulation. There are thirteen cities of over 20,000. There , are seven cities of over 50- 000 ; New York , Brooklyn , Buffalo , Albany , Rochester , Troy and Syra cuse That is the order of their com parative size. The first three are over 100,000 ; the nrat two over half a million , and the first one over a mil lion. . New York City and Brooklyn con tain considerably more than one-third of the state's population. Together these two towns are larger than any outside state in the union , with six exceptions. There nre nineteen states which have not the population of New York city alone. He Gets Another Lift. DANA , Nob. , Feb. 22d , 1881. To the Editor ef The York Tidal Wave. In looking over last week's "Re publican" I * aw an article that claims attention. It was well written and the boys aet it up in good shape ; here la an extract from the article : "The objects of the Alliance are worthy every farmer's and business man's attention , but It would be the height of folly to commit the organ ization to men who would bring a curse on the beat cause under the Bun. " [ Republican. Now would any one suppose forJL minute , that just because Allen Root has written a few articles for THE OMAHA BEE in favor of the Alliance movement that , the "organization has been committed" to bis care ? It is considered by all Intelligent people that it Is purely a fanners movement and has baen and Is committed to the farmers to make the most they can of it , and dnes the editor of The Repub lican allow himself to think that the Farmers and business men of this ountry are capable only to "bring a | urfie on the best cause beneath the rani" I have a higher opinion ] of the farmer and business man than that and BO should an edi tor when he engages himself In taking $1.50 from a farmer in payment for a iheet that he claims is printed In be- lalf of the farmers. If the Alliance is gooi thing for the farmers why don't io editor of The Republica'n take lold of It and make it a success through his 'farmer's paper' Instead of telling them that It Is a democrat or greenback dodga to draw thenxfrom the old party ? In the same article he saya those two parties are "hopelessly busted. " Then we have nothing to fear from them of leading the farmers estray , yet with poor grace he bids the faimers to "fight shy" of "fool friends. " Now ! why don't he come out like a man of might and make this Alliance movement a republican move ment and a republican success ? This is the reason he does not. He dare not ; he knows that the representa tive men , or In other words the lead ers of the republican party almost to a man ( the editor of THE OMAHA BEE excepted ) are sold out body and soul to the railroan men , and further , he knows that-should any "paid tool" or "whipper-in" of these "rep resentative men" advocate openly and fearlessly the Alliance , that they would Immediately set down on him and crush him out of his political ex istence. Knowing all this he will do nothing only ridicule tha Alliance movement , and say that he will wait , and see see whattha representative men are going tojdo , "wait for them to make a move " My brother farmers they are not going to make a move in the right direction ; we have got to make the move. It strikes me very forcibly that the reason thia aforesaid editor calls especial attention to Allen Root , la simply because he Is one of Nebraska's bold and fearless farmers , and one of those kind of men that means busi ness , and enough of just such farmers will .make the 'Alliance a success , not/ny taking charge of It but by i helping one-anotnervr < i f Now I hope the farmers of this ' county will not allow this hue and cry j about the Alliance being a political j ' draw-off , &s. , to retard tha movement. It is nothing of the kind. It is sim ply farmers and mechanics oi any aud all parties banding themselves to gether and pledging themselves to each other to nominate and elect law makers that will make laws to regu late freight and passenger rates on our railroads , and regulate other abuses to that extent that will make ua a more happy nnd prosperous pee ple. 0. M. 0. WOOLMAN. Army Statistics. Army and Naval Journal. Lost week we presented some inter esting facts and figures compiled from the tables accompanying the last an nual reprrt of the secretary and treas urer of the Army Mutual Aid Associa tion , Capt. Geo. W. Davis , 14th In fantry. We now furnish some further data derived from the same source. The tables show the following com parative motrality among different classes of officers for fifty-one years , ending with 1878 : Death. Ratio , General officers. 14 .036 Chief and staff corps ? 13 .027 General staff field 105 .023 General st iff captains 75 .020 General staff lieutenants 30 .012 General staff Burgeons 42 .024 General assistant surgeons 77 .019 Line field 136 .030 Line captains 328 .025 Storekeepers 24 .029 Chaplains 11 .027 Ketired officers ( since 1859).129 ) .036 J'ho awerage number of officers on the active list in each year has been ( discarding fractions ) 1300 ; the aver age number of retired officers since the retired list was established IH 1860 tas been 20G , and , the average num ber of deaths annually 7. The high est ratio of mortality iu the active Hat 048 in 1846 , and .052 in 1847 ; .048 in 1862 and 1863 ; .049 in 1864. In 1865 it went down to .018. The lowest was .005 in 1843. Since 1865 ( t has varied from .032 in 1867 to Oil In 1872 and 1874. The number of officers In service June 30 , 1879 , was 2,512 ; deaths 37 ; ratio 14.72 per 1,000 3 uno SO , 1880 , 2,530 ; deaths 37 ; ratio 14.57 per 1,000. The ago of two officers is not given. Of the 2165 officers now on the ac tive list of the army , 147 are from 20 to 25 years of nge ; 317 from 25 to 30 ; 320 from 30 to 55 ; 430 from 35 to 40 ; 426 from 40 to 45 ; 217 from 45 to 50 ; 147 from 50 to 55 ; 84 from 55 to 60 ; 45 from 60 to 65 ; 17 from 65 to 70 : 3 from 70 to 75 ; 2 from 75 to 80. The average age of the general officers is 55.83 ; of the brigadier'generals of staff and staff corps 61.18 ; colonels 60.56 ; coloneh of cavalry 52 40 ; of artillery 56.72 ; of infantry 52 54 ; lieu t. colonels of staff and staff corps 54.88 ; of cavalry 42 72 ; of artillery 61.42 ; of infantry 52.12 ; majors , adjutant gen erals 45 76 ; judge advocates 47.15 ; quartermasters 48 05 ; commissaries 50.02 ; surgeons 47 74 ; paymaster ) 48 50 ; engineers 43.02 ; ordinance 41.48 ; cavalry 45 76 ; artillery 51.11 ; Infantry 47.84 ; captains , quarter masters 44 69 ; commissaries 42.72 ; engineers 37.67 ; ordinance 38 72 ; medical officers 35.01 ; cavalry 42 07 ; artillery 42 17 ; infantry 42.55 ; first "ieutenants of engineers 32 30 ; ordi nance 31.53 ; cavalry 34 75 ; artillery 36 78 ; infantry 37.78 ; second lieuten ants of cavalry 26 56 ; artillery 29.82 ; infantry 27.30 ; engineers 23.97 ; sig nal officers 30 22 ; captains , store keepers 56.76 ; chaplains 55.10. These statistics are for the 1st of January , 1881 , corrected for changes of grade to December 1 , 1880. Dur ing the fifty-one years ending with 1878,132 officers entered under sge- 5 of that number at 17 years , 1,275 were from 21 to 29 , 185 were from 30 to 37.-40 from 40 to 49 , 14 from 50 to 59 , 9 from 60 to 69. Two ware 74 , one 76and one 79. One other lived to be 89 , one died at 88 , one at 86 , three at 85 , two at 84 , four at 83 , three at 82 , two at 81 and four at 80 ; 143 offi cers lived to be 62 and over. This was out of " 1,670"officersof all ages who died during that period. Of this number the egea of 1,404 are and of 266 are not of record. The average age at which officera no win the army accepted their first commissions Jin tHgreguIar service ia shown as follows : 8S7 Second Lieutenants , graduates * - ates from MilUtary Academy.22 77 758 Second Lieutenants ffsm'cMl life 25 8-12 137 First Lieutenants from civil life 257-12 81 Captains , from civil life 30 7-12 49 Majors ( inc. aurgs ) , from civil life. . . . . . 37 7-12 7 Lieutenant Colonels ; from . civil life . . . . . .31 2-12 8 Colonels , from civil life..v..39 3-12 182 Assistant surgeons , from civil life ! . . . . . 261-12 21 Military Storekeepers , from civil life .T8 2-12 ' . 34 Chaplains , from civil life 47 3-12 I Brigadier General , from civil life 36 8-12 2,165 Officers ( active list average.22 ) 50 Battle Creek , ( Mich ) Dally Journ al : It shall clivays have my highest recommendation , , says our fellow townsman , Mr. Theodore Wakelee , when epoken to concerning St. Jacobs Oil I have been suffering with rheumatism , and obtained the great est relief from the use of St. Jacobs Oil. It hai also been used in my family for some time , and baa never been found to fall In giving prompt relief. _ _ _ _ BUSINESS COLLEGE. THE GREAT WESTERN' Seo.H , Rathbun , Principal. Dreighton Block , - OMAHA . Bend for Circular. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. The Genuine SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER in 1879 exceeded that of 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 431167 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 btulncaa day in the year , The "Old KeliabV 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 Con" bedded in the Arm of straoted. the Machine. THE SSNOER MANUFACTURING CO. Principal Office : c 4 Union Square , New York. 1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the "United States and Canada , and 3,000 Office * in the Old World and South America. sepl6-d&wtf S'JACDBSOIl v Wf * M flhb. IKEdtEH.tfAtf CERIMMEOT RHEUMATISM , Neuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Backache , Soreness of the Cheti , Gout , Quinsy , Sort Throat , Swell' ings and Sprains , Burns and "Z-Scalds , General Bodily Pains , Tooth , Ear and Headache , Frosted Feef and Ears , and all other Pains and Aches. Ho Preparation on earth equals ST. Jicois On u a tafe , tare , titnple and cheap External lUmndj. A trial entails but the oomparatiYtly trifllne outlay of 60 Ccntl , and ertrj- one inffer- lag with pala can hara cheap and potltlr * uroof of Ittclatoa , V Directloai In El T n Lanenajei. V ( SOLDBYALLDBUGGISTSANDDEALEBS 1 IHHEDIOIHE. A. VOGZLER ft CO. , Baltimore , Jfit , , TTB.JL. Qeo. P. Bern is lSth& Douglat Sit. , Omaha , Neb. Thia sjcucy does STRICTLY a brokaraga bnjr iieea. Does not speculate , ncd therefore any KJ- gaine on Ita bootD aio Insuisd to Its patrons , Ia stead of being gobbled np by the agent _ BOGGS & fiLL. REAL ESTATE BROKERS No 1/83 Farnham Strut OMAHA - NEBRASKA. Office Korla Blda opp Grand Central Gotol. Nebraska Land Agency. DAVIS & SHYDER , 1505 Farnham St. Omaha , Nebr. 100,000 ACRES carefully Klectod land In East * in Nebraska for lale. Great Bargains In Improved farnu. mid Omits city property. 0. F. DAVfS. WEBSTER BNTDBB. Late Land Com'r U. P. B. B lo-tebTtl VTBOM BUS. uwia KMB Byron Reed & Co. , OLDER I&UBUVJD REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN NEBRASKA. Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real Estate In Omaha and Douglas Connty. mayltf AGENTS WANTKD EOR the Fastest Celling Boole of th * Age ! Foundations of Success. BUSINESS AND SOCIAL FORMS. j The laws of trade. legal forms , how to ( rang- . act Business , valuable tables , social etiquette , i parliamentary usage , how to conduct public J business ; Inf.ct It laacomnleteGaldo to Sue- * cess for all classes. A family neces ; ! y. Address f or circulars and special terms. ANCHOR PUB- U3HINQ C > . . St. Louis , Mo. _ J Machine Works , ! ft fyijfv l ngsy j . J. Hammond , Prop. & Manager , j The moat thorough appointed and complete Hachlne Shops and Foundry In the itato. * Caatlnga oi every description mannfacte d. ' Engines , Pumpe and every class of machinery made to order. order.pedal attention given to Well Augurs , Pulleys , Hangers , ShaftingBridgc Irons , eer tnttlns ! , etc HwialornBW Machinery.Meachinlol Dncght ng , ilodelg , etc. , neatly executed. 66 Harnev St. , Bet. 14th and 16th. REED'S " " "ALLTIME , "Almont " be ' " " By , by Alexander's "Abdallah , Sire cf "Orldsmilh Maid ; " First dam "On rime" by ' War Dance , ? son of the renowned Lexington ; " Second , " ! ! Breckonridge" by Colloesus , " son of Imported "Sovereign. " "Almont'a" first dam by "Marbrino Chief" mdhiaSIraby Rysdlck'a "Hambletonlan. " Thia rcmarkabl * hone wilt be five yars old nMay , he will serve only 35 marca ( half of irhlcb. number Is now engaged ) at 2iOO per nare , payable at time of service. Season ccmmencei April 1st and will end Jept. 1st. After that t me hU nrvice will be rat at { 35 00. Any mare that his trotted In .SO served rxu. , BEED , Proprietor , ] Stable Corner llth and Howard : Streets. marlfodSm I. T. MOUNT , Manufacturer andDeaer ! in SADDLES and HARNESS , Agents for JAMES R HILL & 00. , Celebrated CONCORD HARNESS. Best In The WorldTl .412 Farnham St. , Omaha , Neb. UMKIHO HCUScS- THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED. ! NG HOUSE IN NEBRASKA CALDWELLjHAB.lLTONICO Buslawi asod same a3 that o an Jncor- porattd Bank. Accounts kept In Currency or gold subject tt > eight check without notice. Csrtiacates of deposit lejced payable In throe , elz and twelve months , bearing interest , or on demand without Interest. Advances made to customers on approved w cnritic ? at markt rates of Interest Buy and sell soU. bills of exchange Govern. ment , State , County anil City Bonds. Draw Sight Drafts on England , Ireland. Soot- land , and all parta of Europe. Sell European Passage Tickets. POLlECTiONS PROMPTLY MAOE. angldt _ U , S DEPOSITOBY. ftfiST HATIONAL OF OXJLB& . . Oor. 13tb and Farnbam Streets , OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT III OMAHA. ( SUCCESSORS TO KODK1ZS BROS. , } isiiBLnnxo a 1S55. Olganlzeci aa a National Bank. An nrt W , ls& . Capital and Profits OverSSOO.OOO Specially tnthoclied by the SacfoUs j or Trasnrv to reccire Subscription to the U.S.4 PER GEHT. FUHQED IGAK. 0HCZB3 AND HniUM Kcuirrzi , President. Ananains Eotjaizs. YIco H. W. Yam. Ciahlsr. A. J. Pomsios , Attorns ; . 3ass A. CRiiaarca. P. H. DiTW , TtU bint jecelTM deposit withoai riSgirJ 13 arcocnU. I2BT303 time certiacitcxbes/ing Intio6t. Draws dralta an Sin Jianclaca and principal cities of the United btitss , alaj London , Dcblln , Edinburgh and the principal dtiea of tha conti nent of Europe. Bells passage tickets fo * EmljiMita In tha In man nc. nx.yldtf HOTELS THE JRIGINAL. IOSE ! Oor. Randolph St. & 5th Ave. , CHICAGO ELL. PBICES REDDC3D TO $2.00 AND 82.50 PER DAY Located In the business centra , convenient to plac-s of amusement. Elegantly furnished , containing all modern improvements , passenger elevator , &c. J. H. CUMMINOS , Proprietor. ocl6tf QCDEN HOUSE , Cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY Council Bluffs , On line o Street Railway , Omnibus 'o and from all trains. BATES Parlor floor. 83.00 per day ; second Seer , $2.60 per day ; third floer. 82.00. The best furnished and most commodlona honsa In the city. GEO.T. PHELPS Prop FRONTIER HOTEL , Laramie , Wyoming. Too miner's resort , good accommodation * , , arjje am pie room , chargca reasonable. Special attention riven to traveling men. 11-U n.0 HILLIUiD Proprietor. INTER.OCEAN HOTEL , Cheyenne , Wyoming. * FIrit-clJBB , Fine arje Simple Roomt , ona block from depot. Tralni ttop from 20 minutes to 2 hours for dinner. Free Bus to.and from Depot. Rates $2.00. $2.50 and $3.00 , according. to room ; g'ngl * meal 7E cents. A. 1 > . BALCOM , Proprietor. W BOBDEN. Cnlef Clerk. mlO-t PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION LINE BETWEEN OMAHAAND FORTOMAHA Connects With Street Cars Corner cf SAUNDERS and HAMILTON STREETS. ( End of Red Line aa fallows ; LEAVE OifAUA : 530 , ' 8:17nnd IrdDa. m ,3.-03.S37and7 9p.m. LEAVE FORT OMAHA : 7:15 a m. , 8:15 a. m. , and 1 15 p. m. tOO , 8:15 and 6:15 p. m. The 8:17 a. m run , Icavlnouiaha , and the 1:00 p. m. run , leaving Fort Omaha , are tunaJIy loaded to full capacity with regular jaaaengen , The 8:17 : a. m. run will be made from th e poet * Bce , corner of Dodge and ISth snrebta. Tickets can be procured frcm street cardriv. rs , or from driiera of hacla. ? ABK. SU OKNTS. INOLDDFSn STRK CAS EAST INDIA MANUFACTURERS , OMAILi. ffeb. ! The Popular Clothing Housefiof M. HELLMAN & GO , Find , on account of the Season so far advanced , and having a very large Stock of Suits , Overcoats and Gents1 Furnishing Goods left , / They Have - t REDUCED PRICES that can notfail to please everybody REMEMEER THE ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE , 1301 and 1303 Farnham St. , Corner 13th. GOODS MADE TO ORDER OK SHORT NOTICE. IANOS l ORGANS. O" . S. "WHIG-BIT , AGENT CHIGKERING PIAN FOR F5 And Sole Agent for Eallet 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 , 1 } deal in Pianoa and Organs exclusively. Have had years experience in the Business , and handle only the Best. WDIf'UT JQ WiillifiL 21816th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb. HALSBT V. PITCH. Tuner. SHEELY BROS. PACKING CO. , PORK AND BEEF PACKERS Wholesale and Retail in FRESH JIEATS& PJROVISIONS , GA3IE , POULTRY , FISH , ETC. CITY AND COUNTY ORDERS SOLICITED. OFFICE CITY MARKET 1415 Douglas St. Packing House , Opposite Omaha Stock Yards , IT. P. R. B. DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING POWER AND H Steam Pmnpa , Engine Trimnungn , Mining . BELTING HOSE , BRASS AMD iSOH FJTTifJCS , PIPE , 3TEAM PAGKJMS AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHUHOH AND SCHOOL SELLS . 20n Pfirnhnir , .qf t nrcnhu. Neb IM : o "VIE J. B. DETWILER , j THE CARPET MAN , j Has Removed From His Old Stand on Douglas St. , to His NEW AND ELEGANT STORE , 1313 Farnham Street , v > < ! Where He Will be Pleased tolicet all His Old Patrons ,