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THE BEfr-FEIDAY MOENTETG'JUSTE 3 1881 ,
THE DAILY BEE.
E. ROSEWATER , EDITOR :
How tlioso despised "half breeds"
have multiplied.
ME. CONKUNG'S anti-moiiopoly
dodge vron't work.
AifOTHZtt hotel like the promised
* " " " ' * - Millard would pay xvoll in this city.
. -waiting patiently for
vrhich arc bound to
f jjf glucose works
TUK first day's trial of iho Rlocumli
law proved it a dead letter in Onialia ,
t at least.
r\ - -
rr THE administration lias hoisted it's
flag , inscribed "colors warranted not to
TJIE sunshine and the rain are ex
tending their benificent influences on
the crops.
'
THE spirit of public improvement is
in the air and our people begin "to re
vive already.
TUE Republican asks , " Who is this
Hayes ? " He is the party who refused
to send Hitchcock to Paris.
WHILE wheat is king , cotton is
queen. Last years crop , presents a
magnificent total of 0,400,000 bales.
OUK banks would consult their own
and greatly benefit this city , by be-
comingmcmbers of the Clearing House
Association.
THE friends of ex-Senator Conkling
should feel mortified at placing their
once uowcrful chief in his present
humiliating positioa.
MR. BLAINK can afford to smile
complacently over the desperate attempts -
* -tempts of his enemies to connect him
* with the star route frauds.
[ | * . THE question at Albany is now
whether Mr. Conkling or President
Garfield was elected as chief executive
Mr. Cornell will probably ansxver the
question.
WITH its four per cent bonds sell
ing at $1.181 and three and a half per
cents bringing four and a half per
cent premium , the United States
can well afford to be proud of its na
tional credit
JOE COOK is getting.hit on all
sides. An escliange sums him up as
"a species cf theological Jules Ycnie ,
embroidering a small piece or truth
with elaborate and effective misrepre
sentations pardonable and charming
in the novelist. "
Mn. JOHN O'CoN.von. POWKR who
came to this country a few years ago
and returned with his pockets filled
with Irish-American money , has be
gun a series of slanders on Irish-
Americans. Mr. O'Connor Power's
jutriotism dwindled with his pocket-
.il > ook. A good coat of tar and feathers
would be an appropriate garment for
this traitorous blatherskite.
Of a1 ! the river towns Omaha is
B' showing"the most vitality. St. Joe is
sleepy , Kansas City has had her boom ,
Atchison is advancing slowly , but
Omaha lias put on her -seven league
boots , and is making strides which
cause "tlie oldest inhabitant" to
scratch his car in wonderment.
THE Chicago Tiibunc makes the
statement that the wheat crop of the
United States will not aggregate more
than two-thirds of List years' yield
and that only" Ty&OO.OOO bushels of
wheat remain in the elevators. This
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seems to portend high prices during
the coming winter and sqvcral lieavy
noels to control the market. * "
GAJIBETTA has won a'decisive victo
ry by the passage 'of the bill for the
election of deputies by a general tick
et in each department This change
to an election by departments , wliicli
gill leave the minority in each depart-
practically unrepresented ,
expected to place a strong
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Mid well drilled majority in
Gambetta's hands. This is , after all ,
the real significance of the change.
J There is now no one way in
which a general' popular vote in
.favor of any one man can bo
'had in France , the President being
elected by the Chamber of Deputies
o Sena to'sitting in joint conven-
" 'tion. Tub election of deputies on a
general ticket by departments will en-
, ablegreat masses of voters to express
lcd" preference for one man ,
Gatubctta , by putting hiis name "at the
head ofhcir ticket or choosing
liis candidates. For six
> * years , power
i has been steadily approaching him and
he has put it aside untiT it should
come in such shape as would lift him
above casual intrigue or political plots.
The proposed change in the constitu
ent Jaw , which ho has louij advocated ,
will make him , not msrcly the most
powerful man in the French. Republic ,
' 'lie is that already : but the only man
secure in his power and liis position.
, t ST. Lwis proposes to hold a Mis
sissippi river convention next fall , at
which delegates from all the states
" bordering on its banks will be invited.
"We earnestly hope that the meeting
will be a success. The Mississippi and
Missouri rivers are national property
> f incalculable benefit to the country
at large. The barge lines have de
ll „ mons&atcd that the successful naviga-
* Cation of the rivers benefits regions re
mote from their banks. By'the cheap-
f , uing of transportation . rates
down the river , the rates by
rail from St. Louis to Chicago
fYj | f have also been cheapened and the
' " 'r 'doepcning of the channels of these
great natural waterways will add mil
lions of dollars to the wealth of our
people. Immense sums of money are
ts'Sf.Ki . annually wasted by the government
Kim iti dredging unnavigable creeks and
m- deepening the cliannels of brooks
f - which can never become of practical
use in transporting freights. The
problem of cheap transportion is rapidly
"becoming the one great issue of the
wt * < rdayto western-producers and eastern ]
consumers. Our people should de
mand of their representatives and sen
ators in congress tiiat"liberal annual
ppronriations shall beinado by\con-
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iW. it I 1.1
I grcss toward deepening the channels
and protecting the banks of our great
waterways.
A SENATORS HUMILIATION.
enemy ofHoscoe Conkling could
wish him a' worse fate uan that which
has befallen him aa'the result of his
foolish and uncalled forresignation of
his seat in the national senate. The
unanimous vindication which his pat
ronage friends so confidently predict
ed lias turned to utter rout. The
prestige of his past career , the record
of lib party triumphs , the remem
brance of his genius as a political or
ganizer { .have all been swallowed up
in the haste of his former friends , and
political allies to place .themselves on
the winning side.
The rats have deserted- < 5 sinking
. sliip. "When 'patronage unbounded
was at his disposal no levees were so
well attended as those of Senator
Coukling at the Fifth Avenue. The
praises of no parly chief were- sounded
more loudly and the compliments and
adulation of political henchmen were
showered upon the virtual dispenser
of three thousand offices and the rep
resentative at AVashington of the
wealthiest and most powerful state in
the Union.
To-day , Mr. Conkling , who was
unanimously re-elected two years ago
to his seat in the senate , finds himself
compelled to beg for the endorsement
of his friends and to cry quarter to liis
enemies. Two weeks ago he proudly
claimed an unanimous -endorsement ,
now he is content to regain by hooker
or crook the proud position which he
has forfeited , and even to ally him
self with his former opponents in
order to purchasea place in the senate.
The result of the first two days bal-
letting at Albany must have convinced
the ex-senator that his political pres
tige lias departed. Humilating as the
knowledge must be to him , Mr. Conk
ling can now understand how little of
his political strength was due to his
own qualities as a statesman and
how much to his powers as a despenser
of office. The earnest and overwhelming
support which the state of Hew York.
is giving to the administration which
Senator Conkling challenged to per
sonal conflict , must be wormwood an
gall , to tlie ex-Senator , and to fill hi
cup of humiliation to the brim , his
most bitter enemy leads public opin
ion against him in the legislature tc
which lihe as appealed for support.
It is one of the possibilities thai
Mr. Conkling may yet bo chosen as
his own successor , but such a victory
would be indeed a barren one. Democratic
ocratic support would bo gained at the
expense of party confidence and , re
turned to the senate under such aus
pices , his influence in politics woul
be forever lost.
AMERICAN HORSES IN ENG
LAND.
Tlie magnificent victory won by tin
American horse Iroquois at Epson
Downs is an event of international in
terest. 3Ir. Lorillard's successful
venture will bring him a host of con
gratulations from every American who
has at heart the improvement and de
velopment of [ racing stock in the Uni
ted States.
"Iroquois" is the first American
horse that has ever gained a Derby.
Several ventures of a like nature have
been made heretofore by wealthy
horse owners of the United States. In
1878 Mr. Sanford sent Mate
Prcakness , Bay Final and Brown
Prince across the water , and the Eng
lish journals liailed the event as being
of little importance. When , however ,
Brown Prince and Preakness made
creditable appearance in several hand
icaps and the latter was purchased by
the Duke / > f Hamilton , our English
cousins began to awaken to the possi
bilities that lay before American horse
breeders. .
In-1878 Mr. Pierre Lorillard sent a
number of horses from his New Jer
sey stables to Kcwmarket races. 0 ;
these Parole was the most noted. Ho
won easily a number of handicaps
whiloJUncas and Mistake also gained
good positions. None of the American
stud , as it was called , when subse
quently reinforced by Mr. J. R.
Keene's string , were considered as at
alTforniidable competitors for the great
international race the Derby , which
founded a century ago on Epsom
Downs , is the greatest sporting
event of the year in
England. Tliis season , however ,
when Mr. Lorillards , Iroquies and
Mr. Keene'sj/'Don Fulauo obtained
second and third places in the Two
Thousand Guineas race at New Market
the sporting journals of London ad
mitted that should the American
horses run at the Derby the question
of the relative merits of English and
American thoroughbreds would be
thoroughly tested.
Twenty thousand people crowded
the * race . courco at Epsom
Downs on Wednesday to witness the
trial. Parliament had adjourned ,
many of the shops in London were
closed. Nineteen thousand spectators
arrived by rail from one station. The
Prince of Wales , the Duke and Duches
of Connaught aud a largo party of
fricnls were present. Fifteen horses
started and Iroquois , the first Ameri
can horse that has ever obtained a
place at Derby , after a magnificent
contest passed first under the string.
It is stated that his fortunate owners
won $2,000,000 on the event.
Aside from all pecuniary benefits
which have accrued to Mr. Lorillard
through the success of his entry , all
the United States will reap a subatan
tial reward from this victory. It
settles the question whether our
American stables can be worthy com
petitors of the best bred and best
trained English thoroughbreds. Eng
land has , heretofore , led the world in
blooded horse flesh , America now
asserts her chum to be classed with
England.
THF TiTTE IN THE STATE.
Beatrice Eexpreas : THE OMAHA
BEE appears in a handsome new dress.
THE BEE is conservative in nothing.
Hastings Herald : THE OMAHA
BEE is out in a bran new dress cut
biased and fit by skilled hands. It
denotes prosperity. ,
Valparaiso-Avalanche : THE OMAHA
BEE has a new dress ; now then ! let it
have a now editor , for the sake of a
forbearing and long suffering public.
Central City Courier : THE OMAHA
BEE has improved itself by a brand
new suit of type and has also incor
porated the c-ty'of.Omaha ( bird's-eye
new ) into its head.
THE BEE has a now dress but the
jars of the jackass stand out as far as
over [ Omaha Republican.
'We thought it was its stinger that
hurt the. Republican. [ Crete Standard
ard- , * t .
Alma Herald : THE OMAHA BEZ
comes out in a new dress of body and
display type , and slightly enlarged. It
button and is
looks as bright as a new
an evidence of the prosperity of THE
BEE. IxJng may she BEE.
South Western Chronicle : * THE
OMAHA BEE comes to us this week en
larged and dressed in a new suit , and
claims to have the fastest presses be
tween the Mississippi river and the
Pacific Ocean. It is a handsome sheet
at any rate , and sometimes happens to
get on the right side of the question
the anti-monopoly one for instance.
West Point Progress : THE OMAHA
BEE is out in a new dress from top to
bottom. We have watched the strug
gles of this paper from its inception ,
and despite the united and questiona
ble efforts of jealous rivals to squelch
it , it has reached the top round in the
ladder of Nebraska journalism. Mr.
Edward Rose water , you are a "stay
er , " and no mistake. More power to
your stinger.
Wayne County Review : On Mon
day last , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE took
another important step forward , by
putting on an entire new dress , a new
and handsome head , and lengthening
its columns so as to give nearly one-
third more reading matter. We know
that it is fashionable in certain circles
to constantly jeer at Rosewater , and
and speak sneeringly of the journal
which he controls , but no one can deny
that THE BES to-day is the leading
.NEWs-paper of Nebraska , and
that it wields a powerful in-
fiucnco in the affairs of the
state. While THE BEE , in our
opinion , makes many mistakes , and i
a little given to the pernicious habi
of bolting nominations which it ca :
not control , it is in no sense
"
"tiimmer , " and can always be" foun
one eido or the other of the grea
questions of the day. fighting manful !
for that which it believes to bo right
The stand which it has taken on thi
side of the people in the war agains
corporate monopolies , is more thai
enough to atone for its past political
sins and heresies , and we trust that it
may continue to lead the press of Nebraska -
braska in the good fight , until thi
producer shall enjoy equal rights witl
the transporter , and the power nf rail
road monopolies to control venal legis
latures shall bo abolished forover.
Senator Fair.
The Hour.
It is a curious circumstance that'al
four of the Bonanza people are Irish
men by birth three Roman Catholics ,
while Fair is so muoh of a Protestan
as to bo called an Orangeman. It i
remarkable , by the way , how many oi
the mine owners and minesupcrinten
dents are Irishmen. In moro thai :
two-thirds of the mines on the Pacifi
Coast the superintendent or his first-
assistant hails from the land o ;
O'Connell and Parnell , and they arc
generally faithful if not ultra-pious
Roman Catholics. The wholesale
houses on the Pacific coast are in the
hands of tlS ) Jews' ' Americans are
the politicians , tho' lawyers , tjjo rail ;
roadmen and the speculators. Al
though the best-known millionaires
are Americans , it is , nevertheless
true that moro than half of the wealth
of tlie Pacific Coast is in the hands o :
Irish Roman Catholics and Jews. The
Irish spend tliejr money freely and do
not make good specul tgrs , bu'
they more than iijake up for it by
their aptitude for practical mining.
James G. Fair was born in 01oughor
Tyrone County , Ireland , in Decem
her , 1831. He came to this country
in 1843 , attended school at Geneva ,
Illinois , whore some of his family
still live. Ho was an oriijinal " 49er.
In that year ho was at work on Long
Bar , Feather River , California. H
did not find it profitable , so ho turned
his attention to quarts mining. If is
first essay was at Angeles , Calaveras
County. He soon ranked high as a
good judge of mines and as an opera
tor. In 1855 ho became supcrjntqnr
dent of the Ophir mine , and in 1857
the Hale and Norcrosa mine came un
der his direction. It was the Litter
which gave Fab : liis start in the world.
Soon after ho made a lucky guess
Ho surmised that certain ground
might contain a great deal * of rich ore.
With the help of Fl a4 1)9 gecured
the claim , slnco grown so famous
throughout the world as the Consola
ted Virginia and California mines.
Senator Fair ownes seventy ftoros oi
land in San Francisco and is the owner
of a residence in Menlo Park , which
is said to have cost 81,000,000. Ho
has a wife and four children. Living
so much underground in an unnatura !
atmosphere , holjaa been trpubled wjtl
rheumatism and throat diseases , and
once took a trip to Japan fur his
health. Fair , ia not ag rich as either
MacKay or Flood , for his possessions
represent actual money taken from
the mines rather than profits made on
the Stock Exchange. Senator Fair is
a democrat in politics , but he is on the
ploasantcst personal terms with his
associate , Senator Jones , who is a re
publican.
Land and Lai or in Russia ,
New York Tlnw.
It is not generally known that the
emancipation popularly ascribed to
Alexander TT , was really devised by
his father , Nicholas , in ardor to coun
terpoise the nobility by creating a
strong middle class , the want of whicl
is Russia's greatest calamity. The
grcafragrarian reform plannedby Gen.
Melikoff just before his downfall , may
be called a supplement , or , rather , a
revision , of the work of 18G1. The
55,000,000 souls then inhabiting
Russia proper ( t. * . ; exclusive of Fin
land , Poland , and the Caucasus ) com
prised 1,000,000 nobles , 610,000
ecclesiastics , 4,000,000 burgossoa , 23-
000,000 serfs , and 20,000,000 free
peasants. Of the trading class
nearly all were grossly illiter
ate , and many quite as igno
rant aud brutal as the peasants them
selves , a fact which quickened the
zeal of Alcnander H. for the elevation
of the latter. Both the freedmen aud
the free peasants were encouraged to
buy or lease land , and most of them
did so. It was a fatal step. On the
rich Southern soil a few throve almost
in spite of themselves , but in the
swampy West , the stony North , and
the parched East matters went steadily
from bad to worse. The money
raised for land or rent burdened the !
small farmers with an ever-increasing
Load of debt , soon argumcnted by that
of over-taxation. In 13G6 , when the
loud question first became a national
problem in Russia , the
yield of the "Podushni Podat" ( poll
tax ) was 30,600,000 rubles
( $22,950,000. ) In 18G7 it was 35- ,
825,000 rubles ; in 18G8 , 41,075,000 ;
in 1869 , 41,707,000 ; in 1870 , 42,513-
000 ; in 1871 , 42,9(56,000 ( ; in 1872 , 43- ,
306,000 , an increase of very nearly 50
per cent , in fact , in the taxes of an
almost stationary population. Then
came protests , agitations , and that ex
cited talk"of reform which is the rec
ognized official substitute for reform
itself. But , while this passed away ,
the growing distress remained. The
freed serfs , accustomed from infancy
to be cared for by their -owners , were
quite helpless when suddenly forced
to rely on themselves alone. Their
farms , itorth barely 35 cents an acre ,
though frequently purchased at $1 ,
seldom , if ever , sufficed to keep them.
Successive bad harvests , epidemics ,
floods , , exorbitant usury , paralyzed
what little energy the poor creatures
had. Many forsook their holdings
\nd flocked to the towns in quest of
Hrork. Others -a most unheard of
step for a Russian emigrated out
right. These causes and the vast con
scription of 1877 have depressed agri
culture to such an extent that the
government , having tried in vain to
stimulate foreign " immigration by
tempting offers of free hind and stock ,
lias lately been forced to prohibit
jrain exportation altogether.
Gen. Mclikoffs sweeping .remedy of
i compulsory sale of Jand , to takc effect
' '
fect before January1883 , 'may re
lieve the peasants from Iho late riots
it Kieff and Elizavetgrad. But who ;
: an warrant the pcrmaneucy of the
: uro 1 Were every acre of the Russian
> oil to bo transferred to-morrow , thd
apse of a few years would probably
jnd matters as bad.as . ever * To be
stow good land upon a class which
clings obstinately to the barbarous
farming of the fifteenth century ,
rejects or misapplies all modern
improvements , uses plows and har
rows of wood scantily tipped with
iron , and knows next to nothing either
of subsoil or of surface drainage , is
merely casting pearls before swine.
Reform , to be effectual , must deal not
with the farms , but with the farmers.
Economy , foresight , self-helpfulness
cannot well be expected of men accus
tomed to live from hand to mouth ,
and imbibing with Iheir.mother's milk
' the creed that what was' good enough
'for their fathers is good enough for
them. One day in an ordinary Rus
sian village is an-ample reply to all
rose-colored theories. Half-clad
- - vaga
bonds loafing around tumble-down
shanties , s.illow , unwholesome-looking
men scratching the earth with wooden
plows , acres of unclearedthicket or
oozy morass , rough roads worn into
gaping ruts , clumsy carts creeping to
market at two miles an hour , begging
priests filling their'sacks with the gifts
of starving peasants , men dying of
fever or cholera from sheer lack of
medical aid such facts cannot bo an
nihilated by an official .formula or an
imperial signature ; and as Pitt said
when taunted with his youth , "The
cure must bo left to time. "
SLOCUMB'S TODDY.
Vast Eeservoirs of That Refresh
ing Beverage Stored Among
the Sana Hills ,
The Bee Man Browses on the
Bankg of Saormento
Lake.
Crop Prospects in Phelps and
Buffalo Counties Kear
ney Items.
Correspondence of Tlie Bee.
KEAKNKY , Neb. , May 30. It is not
very generally known that Nebraska
has a few very beautiful lakes. Some
years ago in company with a govern
ment surveying party I visited a num
ber of small lakes forming a chain
parallel to the North Platte river ,
thirty miles to the north of it. These
are among the sand hills , and it is the
opinion of many that underground
connection ia sustained between the
lakes. They are illy fed by springs ,
and receive no streams , The head
source of Blue Creek is through the
sand from the foot of this chain.
Occasional lakes are found among
tljo hills in other parts or northern
Nebraska and email lakes and lagoons
abound in the low bottoms of the
larger streams in the state ; but a lake
of any size on the high prairie of Ne
braska is a real cunosit } * . Such , how
ever , is found on the divide between
the Platte and Republican rivers in
Phqlps county. Sacramento laku , as
it is called , cpvera.at tliQ prQsont tiinp
about one thousand acres of land and
is eight or nine feet deep. It usually
covers only about four hundred acres
and is about five feet deep. Two
small sail boats have been provided
for pleasure excursions.
During the extreme drouth of List
season it became luarly dry , but a
great quantity of sno\v fell in the Sac
ramento Valley last winter and exces-
sjvo rqins tlu fa.r during tlje qeeson
has s\vellpd it to unheard of proper ?
tions. It is situated in the center of
tj lareeiiiea qf alnjost level table land ,
but litllq lowar thrn the surround *
ing country. It has neither
outlet nor inlet'and contains but few
if any fish , the testimony ot near resi
dents differing on this point.
Tlin TOWN OF SACRAMENTO
about : i milo from the lake , is little
more than one year old ; but it is a
thriving Ijttlo business place , and has
outstripped all other inland towns in
this part < if the state. For this much
credit is. duo to the character , business
ability ande-ergy of Us merchants ,
A drug store , hardware store , and two
houses of general merchandise are all
serving a splendid patronage , one
single firm having received four car
loads of goods since the highwater
trouble.
TIJE CROP ? IN metre
The crops \n \ Peeing county are jn
excellent condition , and the ground is
very thoroughly saturated. A contin
uation of the recent heavy rains may
prevent corn ground being worked
and otherwise injure all kinds of grain
This section of country yielded ten
bushels of wheat per acre last year ,
while elsewhere many pieces wore not
worth cutting. The consequent faith
in this as wheat land has nearly doub
led the qcreago qf vlieat sqwn.last
year , .
THE CROP PROSPECT IN BUFFALO
county was never better. There will
bo nearly the usual acreage of corn ,
but all Li not yet planted. The in.
crease in wheat acreage is about equal
to the amount of now ground broken
last year.
KEARNEY , THE METROPOLIS
of the county , lias a very good trade.
This town was laid out in 1872 and
has steadily grown since. It now
claims 2,000 people and now
dwellings appear each week.
A canal project js on foqt , which if
successful 'vill insure to Kearney a
bright fuhcre. The Platte river is to
bo tapped fourteen miles above by a
canal leading to the bench land ono
milo north of the city. The water
there conducted iato bo used for
mill and factory power. More good
flouring mills will will find ample em
ployment , and the immense quantity
of wool grown along the Loup , Repub
lican and Platte rivers will sustain
Extensive woolgn. mills. Paper mills
ire also contemplated. Men of cner-
jyand means are interested in the
matter.
Some Kearney firms are doing a
iinall wholesata business , and the city
s putting on airs. The street com-
uissioner is grading the streets and
putting in stone crossings. Tlie stone
5 shipped from Lincoln by Boss Stout.
When the canal is completed water
works are expected.
F. W. Williams , after an absence of
our yeara , > has returned from the
Black Hills and again taken charge of
; he Commercial Hotel. The Doctor
'urnishcs the best table of the valley ,
ind his Sunday dinners are simply EU *
5erb. The reputation and standing of
.he Jiouso as a traveling men's resort
s assured in lus hands.
It has rained continuously for the
last three days. The Platte river is
jank full and many small streams .ire
vrestling with the bridges. The
> ridge over the Loup river directly
lorth from hero , is reported to have
; one out on Saturday last. The rain
las extended as far west as Willow
slaud , and-is reported quite general
wth north and south of this place.
JAY.
A-Flinty Fomalo-
Hspatch to Cincinnati Enquirer.
LOGAN-SPORT , Ind. , May 20. Six-
een miles west of this city , on the
state-line division of the Pan-Handle
ailroad , ' is _ situated the village of
xjaville. Near this place is located a
emotery , and in this silent 1
ity of the dead a discovery lias just
ieen made which can indeed be P.
haracterized as strange and sensa- '
ional. A.few days ago a man'named
Jainuol WH.on desired to remove the
emains of his wife , who had
lied six. years ago , and
hose of liis father , whose
leatli took pLice thirteen
ears since. Accordingly , he procured
telp , and tlie work of excavating bc-
an. The grave in which the father's
emains lay was first opened , when it
ras found that nothing but the bare
keleton remained. Then the wife's
rave which was less than two feet
jstant was excavated. Upon reach-1
ing the bottom the startling discovery
was made that the body was petrified
The .arms and limbs , .however , had
withstood the effect of whatever cle
ment in the earth had caused the pet-
rification to occur , and nothing re
mained of them but bones. Tlie trunk
of the body was as hard as flixt ,
and upon being taken from the grave
was found to weigh about 300 pounds ,
while the woman during her life
weighed about 140 pounds. The case
has caused a good , deal of interest to
bo manifested in the matter , /and , al
though the wise men "f the" neighbor
hood have put their hewls together in
counsel , they can study out no satis
factory reason why the woman's body
should thus be turned to stone and the
other remains , located so near , should
be in no way affected by the petrifying
influence. Another strange feature of
the case it the fact of the
arms and limbs turning to dust
while the remainder of the body
hardened into stone. Tlie woman
whoso remains are thus attracting so
much attention was once a resident of
Harrison Township , this county , and
it was there she and Mr. Wilson were
married. She was a daughter of John
Small , a respected old fanner , and
herself and husband took up their
residence near Idavillo about the year
1807- This case of petrification is the
only one ever known in this section of
Indiana , and , asa natural consequence ,
a large number of people liavo taken
the pains to see the strange sight.
Mr. " Wesley Sisson , a widely'known
lawyer of Chicago , 111. , was cured of a
most serious attack of Inflammatory
Rhuem.it5smcoinplic.ited with Sciatica ,
bytho useotSt. Jacobs OiHe \ flat
teringly praises it.
WOMAN'S WISDOM.
Now Haven Palladium : "She
insists that it ia more impor
tance , that her family shall bo kept in
full health , than that she should have
all the fashionable dresses and styles
of the times. She therefore aces to
it , that each member of her family is
supplied with enough Hop Bitters , at
the first appearance of any symptoms
of ill health , to prevent a fit of sick
ness with its attendant expense , care
and anxiety. All women should cxer-
erciso their wisdom in this way. "
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TRUE TO HER TRUST.
Too much cannot bo said of the
over faithful wife and mother , con
stantly watching and caring for her
dear ones , never neglecting a single
duty in their behalf. When they are
assailed by disease , and the system
should have a through cleansing , the
stomach and bowels regulated , blood
purified , malarial poison exterminated ,
she must know that Electric Bitters
are the only sure remedy. They are
the best and purest medicine in the
world , and only cost fifty cunts. Sold
by Ish MgMahon. (2) ( )
Mrs. A. X. Frank , 177V. . Timper Street , Buf
falo , X. V. , faj hhe ha * used Dr. Thomas' Ec-
lectric Oil for " ! e ere toothache and Xeuralsiaof
the head and thinks it is the Lest thin , ; she
knoMs of for rcieinjiain ! ] of am kind. Mic
keeps it constant ! } in the houu as a household
remidj.
FREE OF COST.
DR. KjxoV NEW DISCOVERY for
CniiEmnptlon , Coughs and Colds
Asthma , Bronchitis , etc. , is given
away in trial bottles free of cost to
the afilicted. If you have a bad
cough , cold , difficulty of breathing ,
hoarseness or any affection of the
throat or lungs by all means give this
wonderful luinedy a trial. As you
value your existence you cannot
afford to let this opportunity pass ,
We could not afford , and would not
gjvp tjija remedy away unless wo
knew jt would accomplish what we
claim fur it. Thousands of hopeless
cases have already been completely
annul by it. There is no medicine in
the world thnt will euro one half the
cases that Dn. KINO'S NEW DISCOVERY
will cure. For sale by
( G ) ISH & McMAUON , Omaha.
3
avt
f/eurslgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , tic i
Bactecho , Soreness of the Chest , Dl
if Quinsy , Sot'e Throat , Swell anpri
ings and Sprains , Burns and
Scalds , General Bodily
Pains ,
"tooth , Ear and Headache , Frosted
Feat and Ears , and all other W
Pains and Achos.
lie. Preparation on tarth jqnali ST. JICOH On
W a * nfr , cure , * tmplf and cheap Eittnul
EsmeJy. A trial entails but the eotnpmtlrclj
titling outlay of 20 Cent" , and erery on ; tuffer-
ttff with pain can hara cheap and poiitiT * oroof
et { Uclalmi. -J , .
Directions ia ZltTca Xingnag l * t
SOLD BY A1LDSUQQISTS AHDDBAIEEB
IK MEDIOIHE.
A. VOGELER & CO. , A
Business College.
CHE GREAT WESTERN
t
CEO. R. RATHBUN , Principal.
Oreighton Block ,
> MAHA . .
, - - NEBRASKA.
3"Scnd for Circular. nov20dtwU
John Dosscpt will take notice that on the Oth
ay of iKy , issi , Cliarles Dnvndca , a Justice of
he Peace of 1st precinct , Dongku County , Neb. ,
sued an order of attachment for the sum oi
25.60 in au action pending before him , wherein
loms El uttcr Is plaintiff , and John Dassept
efendant , and that property consisting of one
rank and contents hv ) been attached under said
rdcr. Said cause viA3 continued to the 20tb
un9,1S31,1 o'clock , p. m.
3lc 8i3t MOURIS ELCUTTER , Plaintiff.
5TATE OF NEBRASKA.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. s <
ACDITOR'S Orncit , 1
, May 14th , 1831. )
It is hereby certified that the Gcrm.-v.nia Life On
isuranco Co. , of > "cw York , in the State of New
ork ) has complied with the Insurance Law of ISC
lis btate , and is authorised to transact the busi-
ess of Life Insurance in this State for the cur-
mt year. cd
Witness my h4i < ] anil Iho seal of the Auditor of
uUic Account ! the day and Tear aboi e written.
JOHN \VALLICHS ,
Auditor P. M.
In Charge of Insurance Department.
_ J. II. ALFORP. bepq y S
unc
OMAHA APIARY ! fun orit
109 Farnham St. , Omaha , Neb. Litl
15 :
Kaisinj and selling of Pure Italian Bees and bin :
ueens. Also keeps for sale the best improved twe
x hues , smokers , comb foundation andaULinda
bee material and fixtures. brit 18i
mSTdiwlm DR. ISAAC EDWARDS twe
Spe
John G. Jacobs , the B
. ( Formerly of GIsh 4 Jacobs , ) slor
JNDERTAKER.
o. H17 Famham St. , Old Stand of Jacob Oil.
jtarOnlers by Telegraph Solicited. ap27-ly
E I STONE I D Ale
, , , , , , live
'aneral Practitioner and Obstetrician. tllo rr-a :
teut
Office opposite Post Office , orer Edholm & col
Enckson's. Residence , 2107 Chi- i colSi
care St. mlS-U I
r v
,
Seventh' Biennial
S/ENGER-FEST / !
OF THE
Pioneer Sasngerlrand
AT
1
OMAHA--
, - -
June 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 and 12 , ' 81 ,
JUNE 8th :
Reception of Guests and
Reception Concert.
- 'JUNE Oth :
FIRST GRAND CONCERT.
JUNE 10th :
Grand Parade 1
Participated in hy all Civil and Mili
tary Societies , Fire Department ,
and Manufacturers'
Interest.
IN THE EVENING ,
SECOND GRAND CONCERT.
JUNE llth :
BANQUET AND BALL.
JUNE 12th :
f
SOLO ARTISTS :
Contralto.
MISS SCATHE LOWE
Soprano.
'rof ' , E , STEASSEE , Violinist ,
The tad Chorus
Voices
Under the Direction of
3ROF. AUG. WALTHER ,
THE GRAND ORCHESTRA ,
the best instrumentalist of the K fl
' . West 4U
"Conducted hy
frof. F. M. Steinhauser.
lEDUCED FAKES on all Rail
roads Leading into Omaha.
AH Fertilities will bo held in the spacious
USIC HALL , btin erected especially for the
Bnger-Fest , and located on the '
ORNER OF I5TH AND CAPITOL AVENUE.
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D.T. MOUNT
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DEALE2 IN
ADDLES AND HARNESS.
1412 Farn. St.
Omaha , Neb.
a !
"
AOEXT FOR T11K CKLKBIUTK9 '
*
JONCORD HARNESS
CO
Two Medals and a Diploma of Honor , with the
ry highest award the judges could bestow was
arded this harness at the Centennial Exhlbi-
m.
Common , also Ranchmen's and Ladles' SAD
IES. We keep the largest stock in the west ,
d imIte all who cannot examine to send for th
apOtf thco
co
DR. C. B. RICHMOND ,
crly Assistant Physician In Chicago Ob
stetric Hospital , for Treatment of Disease
of Women under Dr. Byford. )
Ill devote mv entire attention to Obstetrics ,
Medical and Surgical Diseases
of Women.
3fflce , 1403 Farnham St. Hours , 9 a. m. to 12
[ 12 to 5 p m. inl9-tf
J. H. FLIEGEL , G
Successor to J. II. Thlele ,
In
AERCHANT TAILOR W
So. 230 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. TIGI GIN
N (
FI
KENNEDY'S lilSI
: AST - INDIA
Pri
JITTERS
Coi
ILER & CO. ,
To
ToI
> leManufacturers , OMAHA , t
1
Set
KRS. LOUISE MOHR , his
N.
N.Ra
Ra
tduate of the St. Louis School of Midwirei , * at on
)8 ) California Street. Between Fifteenth Mil
and Sixteenth , of
\'n side , where calls nil ! be promptly respond- loc
to.at any hour during the day or m ht on
" can
rol"d3mo
Gel
BRIDGE NOTICE. ;
I of 1
EALED PROPOSALS Will be receired hy the loc
[ cni ned until Saturday , June 4th , 1SS1 , for si
nishing material and building the following the i
Iges : A sixty foot combination
bridge acre 4
of I
tie Papilhon on section line between sections
Cor
mdlC , township 15 , range 11 ; a forty-foot com- tot
ition bridge acrori creek on range line be
en section 13 , township 15 , range 11 , and we. of ]
town 15 , range 12 ; a sixty-foot combination and
Ige across Dig PanilHon , near section line he * #
Tov
en sections 14 and 15. township lo , rnnge 11. The
citations on file in county clerk' * office , and
right ia reserved to reject any and all Lids. Offil
y order of the Board of County Commls- tha
Iocs
. -
lera. JOHNILILUJCHESTER ,
31-5t County Clerk. tut <
.
J. 1
OES TO WANTED FOE OUR NKW BOOK , EtiJT
Sib e for -the Yonns , "
ttf tlie irniy cf tha f crlptares by R r. Oeo fror
xuider Croat. D. D. in ( Imp's nd attnc- oS <
i Unm > a2 for old anil young. ProfUMlj oSIf '
strmtcJ , w klnjfamoit latenttirg tnd Im tlan
wre j-oatb' lastmctor. Ererr parent will Whj
ire ti > woric P.eacien , tea itioalJ dr- com
tcl . P.ica fl 00. comE
tof tot circular * with txtr no * .
J. H. CHAMBKm & CO.o bU tools , lu
' The Oldest Established
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA.
Caldwell , Hamilton & Co. ,
Business transected same aj that of an incor
porated oank.
Accounts kept In currency or gold subject to
sight check without notice.
Certificates of deposit issued payable In three ,
six and twelve months , bearing intenatjor on
dentand without tntcrvot.
Advances made to customers on approved secu
rities at market rates of Interest.
%
Buy and sell gold , bilU of exchange , govern
ment , state , county and city bonds.
Draw sight drafts on England , Ireland , Scot
land , and all parts of Europe.
Sell European passage tickets.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE.
angldt
United States Depository.
NationalBank
OF 01LUIA.
Cor. 13th and Farnum Sts.
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN
*
OUAIIA.
SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROTHERS. )
ESTABLISHED 1SS6.
Organized as a National Bank August 0,16C8.
CAPITAL AND PROFITS OVER - 9300.000
Specially authorized by the Secretary of Treas
ury to receive subscriptions to the
UNITED STATES
4 Per Cent. Funded Loan.
,
ornciBs ASD DIKECTOBS :
HERMAN KOOTZX , President.
AcorsTrs KorxrzE , Vice President.
II. V. Yjma , Cashier.
A. } . POFFLBTOX , Attorney.
Join A. Ciuuairnw.
F. II. DAVIS. Asst. Cashier.
This bank receives deposits without regard to
imounto.
Issues time certificates bearing interest.
Draws drafts on Son Froncisco and principal
cities of the United States , also London. Dublin ,
Edinburgh and the principal cities of the conti
nent of Europe.
Sells passenger tickets for emigrants In the In-
man line. mayldtf
Geo. P. Bemis
REAL ESTATE AGENCY ,
15th and Dodge Sts. , Omaha , Neb
TThia agency docs STRicrtTa brokerage business.
Docs not ( "peculate , and thereiore any bargains
in its books are insured to its patrons , Instead
if being gobbled up by the a ent.
DexterL-TtaasMro.
WILL BUY AND SELL
AKO AU , nAN8lCTIO\S
cotsrciKD TUiRzwrrn.
Pay Taxes , Sent Houses , EtJ.
It TOU WAST TO BTT OB SH.I.
? all at Office , Room S , Crcighton Block , Omaha.
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Nebraska Land Agency
DAVIS & SNYDER ,
505 Farnham St. , . . . Omaha , Nebraska.
3bOOOOO
Carefully "elected land in Eastern Nebraska for
ale. Gnat Bargains in iuiprosd farms , ind
) maha city protwrty.
) . A. DAVIS. WEBSTER SNYDER.
Late Land Com'r U. P. R. R. 4p-feb'tf
IIRO.S KEEP. LZW1H REKD
BYRON REED & GO.
OLDEST ESTABLISHED
Estate Agency
IN NEBRASKA.
Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real
Estate in Omaha and Dougku county. ma ) tf
m STILL THE LION
CONTINUES TO
Roar for Moores ( )
rness
AND Saddlery.
SM *
I have aelopleil the Lion aa a Trade Maik , and
1 my goods will be STAMPED with the LION
id mv ' NAME on the same. NO GOOUH ARE
ENU'INK WITHOUT THE ABOVE. Sr.AMJfS.
lebest material is used and theirotlnkiJIed
Drkmen are employed , and at the Iowt t cuui
ice. An ) one wishing'a price-list of good vill
infer a favor by sending for one. i
DAVID SMITH MOORE. I
Any one having dead animals I will remove
cm free Qf charge. Leave orders southeast
rner of Harney and 14th St. , second door.
CHARLES SPL1TT.
L f , mm
OmCB Jacobs' Block , corner Capitol arcane
d Fifteenth street. Omaha Neb.
M. R. RISDOM ,
faneral Insurance Agent.
REPRESENTS :
KENIX ASSURANCE CO , of Lon
don , CIsh Assets ? SW",127
ESTCHESTElt , N. Y. , Capital I.IOO.OJO
IE MERCHANTS , of Newajk , N. J l.COO.JOO
RARD FIRE , Philadelphia , Capital. . 1,000,000
JHTHWEbTERN NATlONALlTpitaI 100,000
'
ICEMEN'S FUND , Califojnia bOO.OOO
UTISII AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. 1,200,000
3WARK FIRE INS , CO. , As pt . . . . . bOO.OOO
UEHICAN CENTRAL , Assetd y ,000
Southeast Coc. of Fifteenth and Douglas f t. 1
OMAHA. NEB.
J. G. RUSSELL , M , D , ,
: OMCBPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
Diseases c ! Children one ! Charonic Disease * a
( cully. Office at Residence , 2000 Cass street ,
mrs 8 to 10 a. m. , 1 to 2 p. m. , and aftei 6 p.
aulic "m
J. R. Mackey ,
5ENTIST ,
Comer Uth and Douglas Sts , Omaha , Neb.
ices Reasonable. ap23-3 *
NOTICE.
U. S. LASD OFFICE , NORFOLK , NIB. >
May Ibth 1831. )
rcccmirK ; N. W. J Sec. 5 , Township IB , NorA
of Ilan0-e 11 , Ea t of mh Principal
Meridian.
William Corbett , MorreU , Thomas
ioyera , J. D. Whltticr , Elijah M. Hobbs , and
0 all whom it'may concern.
fou are hereby uotiCed that on the th day of
> tember A. D. 1857 , one William Coroi.lt , filed
Declaratory Statement , No , KX , upon : he
W. i of Section 5 , Township 18 , North oJ
nye 11 East of the Gth I'rincipal Meridian , and
the llht day of Kune month located thereon
itary Uoanty Land Warrant No. S0,17l , act
K > 47 , which warrant wax found to h v been
it I at Counal Iluff < , Iowa , Octobei 1st , 1859 ,
land in that land district. The "locitlou was
icelcd by letter of Hon. Commiiwion r cf the
leral Land offioo , dated July 20th 1SGO , and
counterfeit certificate returned to the local
ce , and the ottlen instructed to notify Corbett
the action takenand that on hi * pu-tmption
lit h.-ul been appn > Tedhe , would beperuutteJ to
ite sad ! tract with a valid and ItfpJly M-
3dl warrant , or to sub titnte cash in p j ment
rcfor ; that no legal notice of the said action
the commissioner was brought home U said
bett , or to any party or jrortiei nho succeeded
ib rights , and it appearing from the record !
[ JoiU'Lw tounti , h'ebnka , that J. B. Wbitticr ,
1 Elijah M , Ilobbn , are the lci.il mccewora of
I Corbett to the title of Bald X. W. } Bc , 5
rn. 10 , North of Kan-e 11 East of 6th V. M. 1
> Hon. ComnuWoner of the General Lard
xsha * under date of May 4th , 1S81 decided
tUie said M hitter and Hobbs ore entitled to
ite tha said tract with warrant * , or to inbstl-
i cash In payment there/or ; m follows , to-wit :
S. Whitticr Jor the Ejr cf y. W. J-5-lfrUE
ah JI. Hobbs for the Wl of X. Wi-B-lC-UK
hirty days from the date of the flnit t * > ublca- !
! . _
Ws notice are allowed. In which an appeal
n salj decision may be filed In the local land
* > ul
3Xti8 $ 2LftB.f Sfcs
B OTJfScfi * " fir > *
1Bfi& . wtB-us2Sir
New York Clothing House
HAS REJI
1309 FARNHAM STREET ,
( Max Meyer's Old Stand , )
i
WHERE THEY SHALL KEEP CONSTANTLY .
ON HAND AN 1UMENSE STOCK.OF JIES'3
DOYS' AND CHILDREN'S
Clothing Eats & ' '
, , Oaps&fient'sInriiigliifl'Goods
PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
A T.T.
1309 Farnham Street , Omaha , Neb.
More Popular than Ever.
THE GENUINE
New Family Sewing Machine.
The popular demand for the GENUINE SINRER In 1S79 exceeded that of anypre ion rear during
the quarter of a century In w Inch this "Old RUiable" Macbjne has been before the public.
In 1878 we sold 350.422 Machines.
In 1879 we sold 431,167 "
. . . . .
Excess oter any previous year 74,735 "
OUR SALES LAST YEAR WERE AT THE KATE OF
OVER 1400 SEWING MACHINES A DAY
For e\ery business day In the year.
REMEMBER : THE
" OLD RELIABLE"
THAT EVERY REAL SINGER
SINGER
SEWING MACHINE HAS THIS
ISTIIESTRONCEST SIMPLE B
TRADE - MARK CAST INTO
THE MOST DURABLE SEWINO
THE IRON STAND AND IMBEDDED -
MACHINE EVER YET CON
BEDDED IN THE ARM OP
. STRUCTED.
THE MACHINE.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO.
Principal Office , 34 Union Square , N. Y.
South 1,500 t Subordinate 1 . Offices' , In the United States and Canada , and 3,000 offices in the Old World and
America. scplGd wtf
Pianos ans
J. S.
-AGENT FOE
THE ING PIANOS ,
AND SOLE AGENT FOR
Hallet , Davis &Co. , James &HoImstrom , and
J & O. Fischer's Pianos ; also Sole Agent
for the Estey , Burdett and t e Fort
Wayne Organ Oo.'s Organs.
I DEAL IN PIANOS .IND ORGANS EXCLUSIVELY. HAVE HAD YEARS EXPERIENCE
HIE BUSINESS , AND HANDLE ONLY THE BEST.
J.
218 Sixteenth St. , City Eall Building , Omaha ,
HALSEY V. FITCH , : : : Tuner.
POWER AND HAND
T
Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings ,
iIININQ MACHINERY. BELTING , HOSE , BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS , PIPE , STEAM
PACKING , AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
flALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS.
A. L. STRANG , 205 Farnam St. , Omaha.
J. A. : IHILD ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Lath , Shingles , Pickets ,
; ASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOLDINGS , LIME , CEMENT ,
IE3727G-
I STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
tear Union Pacific Depot , - - - OMAHA , NEB.
J.B.
CARPET STORE.
fhe Largest Stock and Most Com
plete Assortment in
'The West. -
7e Keep Everything in the Line of Carpets , Oil
cloths , Matting , Window-shades , Fixtures
and Lace Curtains.
HAVE GOODS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.
313 Farnham St. , Omaha.
) ECORATIVE PAINTER.
BEST DESIGNS. LATEST STYLES. ARTISTIC WORK.a
OXT XT riGcara BCTOBE osuBuao wozz rurrnnt.
; 1CN3 , PAPER HANGING , PLAIN PAINTING OF"ALL KINDS , afHEASONABLE RATES.
1318 Harney Street , Omaha , Neb.
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