Til E OMA1L\ DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JUNE 1 , Rsi.-TWELVE PAGES.
A STORYWHW. LAW ,
" I never would tx jnvict a man mi
circumstantial cviO .cnco if 1 ivcro a
juror neverJ no'.er ! "
The speaker was n distinguished
eriinintil lawjr.r of nearly forty years'
nctivo jiractK.-o , and whoso fAiiio ex
tended far * i > eyoml the limits of his
own sUto.
We h'.ul been tliscusMtig n ruccnt
cawt r.flclrc in which , UIKJII purely
circnmstantial evidence , u man had
Ixy-n convicted of nn atrocious mur
der , although many uf tl o o most
Jamiliar witli the circumstances of the
case cntcrUincd lliu gravest doubts
nliout the justice of his conviction , and
lie had been swung OH" into eternity
protesting his absolute iiuioccnco with
his'lnst breath , and calling upon God
to send his soul straightway to hell if
hu were not telling thu truth.
As most of our party were lawyers ,
the conversation naturally enough
drifted into a ilisciiMMon of the dan
gers arising from convicting accused
persons , whoso own mouths wo.ro
closed , upon purely circumstantial
evidence , in the absence of any direct
and positive proof of guilt , and oiuiu
iifter case was cited in which , uftvr
conviction and execution , the entire
innocence of the supposed culprits
had been clearly demonstrated. Most
of the laymen present agreed with the
distinguished lawyer , whoso very positive -
itivo expression of opinion has 'been '
quoted , while tlio majority of the
lawyers contended , with that earnest
ness for which lawyers are noted
when advocating their own nido of
nny question , that justice could never
miscarry when careful judgeB gnard
against the possibility of unmvfo ver
dicts by refusing to permit a convic
tion except when every link in the
chain of circumstantial evidmico has
been established beyond doubt , and
the whole chain been made so per
fect and complete as to leave no room
for any consistent hypothesis of inno
cence.
"Tho first case I over tried , " Raid
< mo of tlium , "was Htrangor than fic
tion , as you will admit , and IB qtdteiis
remarkable as any of tho. cases you
liavo referred to where innocent men
have boon wrongfully convicted upon
circumstantial -evidence. It ought to
Jiave been reported HI an example of
the unreliability of the direct nnd pos
itive testimony df oyo-witnosso.4 , who
tell .what they believe to bo the truth.
Ho tlion related the main points of
what was certainly n most ronmrkuhlo
nnddmniutic trial , und which con-
Htitutcs a fair offset to soinu of the
memorable coses to bo found in every
work on circumstantial evidence. The
narrative produced BO strong an im
pression upon my mind that HIIJIHO-
< jiicntly , with his consent , 1 put it into
the following flhnpo , having lirst care
fully compared it with his notes of
testimony taken upon the trial of the
case. It can bo relied upon an abso
lutely correct , with the exception that
1 have used fictitious names , for rea
sons' which will readily bo appreciated
trhon it is known that most of the ac
tors in the drama are still living.
OHO winter evening about 8 o'clock ,
in the early days of the war , in the
' -
ling the streets to pick up stragglers
from the camp on the outskirts of the
town , Corporal Julius Fry was shot
and killed by one of throe men of bad
character , who.woro in company and
upon terms of open enmity witli the
Holdicrn. The men were arrested ,
committed to prison und brought to
trial at the next twin of the court.
Two of them were gamblers and des
peradoes , and supposed to ha'vo moro
than once had their hands stained with
human blood. The third , whom I
nhull call Short , though bearing an tin-
tinviablo reputation , was regarded as
ono unlikely to slay n fello\r-man except
copt under compulsion of circum-
Htances. On account of the character
of the men und the trouble they had
already brought upon quiet , law-abid
ing citizens , the sentiment of the
whojo community wau strongly aguinst
them. .
In order to clearly understand the
force of the testimony given upon the
trial and the subsequent result it is
important to bear in mind the physi
cal peculiarities , dress and general ap
pearance ' 'of 'each of the three pris
oners.
Short was a small man of not moro
than five foot six inches in height ,
slender , weighing scarcely 130 pounds ,
with bright , fiery rod hair and side-
whiskers , and at the time of the mur
der were u white felt hat and an old
light-blue army overcoat.
Ryan was fully six feet in height , of
robust frame , with black hair and mus
tache , dressed in dark clothes , and
ivoro a black Derby hat.
Grey was a heavy , broad-shouldered
man of medium height , weighing fully
200 pounds , with a full black uoard ,
reaching nearly to his waist , Hut as
evidence subsequently showed that ho
had not fired the shot , it is unnecessa
ry to describe his uppcaranco moro
minutely.
Certainly it is difficult to imagine two
men moro unlike than Short and ttyun ,
or less liable to bo mistaken for each
other , even by strangers , much less by
their acquaintances. There was no
; possibility hero for a case of mistaken
jdontitv.
Short and llyan were tried togothot
with their consent Groy having nak
ed for and obtained n separate trial-
ami each was defended by Bop.irutc
counsel.
After the preliminary proof relating
to the post-mortem examination , the
CIVUBO of death and the indentiflcation
of the body of the deceased us the per-
BOH named in the indictment , the com
monwealth called as ita first witness
a woman , Alary Uoweii , She bore u
bail reputation for chastity , but , no
body questioned her integrity of her
purpose to tell , reluctantly , it is true ,
the whole truth. The prisionura worn
all her friends , and went constant
visitors to the drinking saloon of
which she was the proprietress. She
was u woman of powerful physique ,
almost mosculino frame , great force
of character and moro than ordinary
intelligence.
From her testimony it appeared thai
a colored woman with whom the had
liad ftomo dispute had. hit her on the
Lead with u ptono and ran , and tlu
three prisoners , coming up at the mo
ment , Btarted with her up the stroei
in pursuit of the fugitive. Althout'l
the night vros dark there was snow 01
io ground , nnd n gns lamj ) near by
ivo suflicient light to ciml)1o me In
ecogni/.o n jwson witheaso some feet
way. After running about oiu-liun-
red ynnls the pursuers came to the
rner of nn alley nnd slopped unilor
e gas Ump , Ixjing challenged by the
ceased , who was in uniform , in com-
iny witli one of his sijiind. Kho
voro that when the coriioml called
hnlt , " Short , whom she had
nown iiiUinately for jenrs , replied ,
On to h 1 , " and while standing nt
er side , * < i that their elbows were
niching , both being immediately un-
er the gaslight , hejiulled out a pis-
. 1 , pointed it at the deceased , who
AH fuvr or live foist from him , mill
red mi d then ran < ) ) wn the alley , the
econiwd pursuing him. She Jioarii
) ur < cr five moru tliotn tired , and im-
loilmtely the deceased roturnrd
ounded , nnd .Short disappearwl.
Vliilo the shots were being lircd * ho
iw both Hynn Mid Grey standing , ' nt
lie corner some feet away from her.
nd after that they separated anil
ho went h mo. It was also
roved that this alley was
Bunded on / ither side by high
ences dillicult to climb , and led down
o n stream of water about li.fty feet
vide and three or four feet deep. No
races of foototeps were found in the
now except those1 of ono man leading
lown into this stream , nnd it wns ovi-
lent that the tiorsoii who hnd fired
lad not climbed either fence , but hnd
ended through the stream and disap-
icared on thu other side ,
The next witness was the soldier
i'ho stood close by the deceased whan
ho first shot wns fired , and who , not
( Mowing .cither of tlio prisoners , dc-
cribed tlio person who liad tired nnd
nn down the nlloy ns the man with red
lair nnd side whiskers , dressed in n
iglit-bluo army overcoat and white
oft lint , and upon being directed to
ook nt the three prisoners , immcdi-
, toly identified Short ns the mnn
rhom hu hnd seen do tlio shooting.
The testimony of these witnesses
vas in nowise shaken upon cross-ex
amination.
Then the sworn anto-mortcm state-
lent of the deceased , taken by n
Magistrate , was read to thu jury , lie
aid that ho had known Short person-
lly some time , but had never had nny
lilliculty with him. Ilo fully identi-
led liim as the man who tired thu first
hot and then ran down the alley ,
iring ono shot after another until hu
Ired tlio last and fatal shot almost in
ho fnco of tliu deceased. Ho also
ully described the clothing worn by
Short ns it had been described by the
ither witnesses.
These were all the witnesses to the
iccurrcncu , except the prisoners thoni-
clves , nnd , of course , they could note
> o heard. The case against Short
oeiucd to bo ns conclusively made out
is thoughascoro of witnesses had sworn
hat they had seen him do the nhoot-
ng. Neither the judge , the jury nor
ho upoetators entertained the Hliylit-
st doubt of his guilt , and when the
ommoiiwealtli , at this point , closed
Is cuso , it seemed ns though the futul
opo was already around his neck nnd
lis escape impossible.
Ryan heaved n sigh of relief which
ras audible throughout the whole
ourt room , for lie was oafo ; there was
lot ono word of testimony against
lim , or nny circumstance tending to
iluiw any previous arrangement or
uncart of action butwueii him nnd
Short.
After a whispered consultation bo-
weon the counsel for the defence , one
f them rose and moved the court to
lircd , the jury to forthwith return a
ordict of "not guilty" ns to Ryan , in
> rdor that lie might bo called as n
vitness for the other prisoner. This
vas resisted by the district attorney ,
ind , after length and elaborate argu-
ueiits , the court decided that it was
round to grant the motion , nnd , ac
cordingly , llyan was declared "not
; uilty , " and the verdict recorded.
Then came a scene as dramatic to
.hoso present as anything over wit-
leased on the stage. Without any
) ponitir | speech by Short's ' counsel ,
tyun , in obedience to a nod from his
ittornoy , stopped out of the prisoners'
lock and into the witness-box ,
.ooked around the court-room , took
ip the IJiblo nnd was sworn to tell
"tho truth , Uiu whole truth nnd notli-
ng but the truth. " Every head wns
iont forward , every ear was on the
alert , every eye was fixed on the wit
ness something startling was ox-
> octcd. Would ho attempt to show
.hut Short had done the shooting in
self-defense ? That seemed the only
hing possible. But how could h ? be
icliuved in the face of the positive tea-
iniony of throe witnesses , two of them
iving nnd in the court room , ono of
.hem dead murdered ]
llyan stood for n moment looking
lown , nnd then slowly lifting his eyes
o the bench , in a nilunco in which the
'ailing of n feather might have been
lioard , ho said :
"May I ask the court a question ? "
The vonurahlo judge , evidently mir-
jitisod at being interrogated , looked
at him and said : "Certainly , mr. "
"I understand that I am acquitted , "
said Ryan , pausing for a moment and
then continuing. "I want to know
from the court whether nny thing I may
say now ci ever be used against me
in nny way ? "
What did ho menu ? What need for
that question { Kvery ono looked at
his neighbor inquiringly.
The Unshod fate of the judge show
ed that ho , nt least , understood what
it meant nn attempt to swear his
guilty companion out of thu hnngnmn'ti
grasp. Then , in u tonu of inimistak-
able indignation , came the answer :
"I am sorry to say , sir , thnt noth
ing you may say now can bo used
against you ; that is , on n trial for
murder. You have boon ncequittod , "
Ryan's face grew palu and then red ,
nnd hu said , slowly und distinctly :
"It was 1 who fired all the nhots
not Short. "
Most of the faces in the court-room
wore looks of incredulity ; some of in
dignation at the hardened wickedness
of the man who had just been declared
innocent , and who , by his own aluto-
nient , had boon guilty of murder , if he
was not guilty of perjury.
lint quietly nnd calmly , without i :
tremor , as coolly us though ho were
describing sonio trivial occurrcnct
which ho liad casunlly witnessed , llyai
wont on , stop by stop , detailing all tlia
had occurred , and when ho had finished
od his utory theru was probably not i
pureoii'presont who wns not fully con
vinced not only that Ryan hud'told tin
ntinrilo truth , but ulao that ho himsel
had fired the fatil sht in self-defence
or ut least under ouch circumstances o
diuigpr as wouM linvo led nny jury to
acquit him.
Ilo detailed hnw ho hail fired the
first shot from a small , single-barrelled
pistol in th'- air without any putpoae
except to give his challenger a scare.
and then ran down the alley , and
upon being closely pursued by the de
ceased with sabre drawn and ready to
strike , ho was compelled to pull < > nt n
revolver nnd lire several shots toward
his pursuer , who wa.s rapidly gaming
on him , to keep him back ; nnd that
wfcun ho bad but one shut left ho
stiunbled over a largo ntono nnd fell
on his knees , und nt this mmnont the
deceased struck at him with thu sabre ,
cutting him nliglitly in tliedieek , and ,
leing thus proMcd , ho niiiMid and tired
lie last shot , which f.ubsequontly
> roved fatal. Ho further told how.
n recovering his fe t , ho ran , waded
lirough the stream , and , finding that
le had lost his hat when ho fell , re-
raced his steps , recrossed the htream.
omul the hat nnd then went ton hotel
vhcrc ho was seen by several whiles-
es to dry his wet clothing. His man-
ler , his bearing and IUH story eoii-
inccd his hearers tliat ho Wns telling
ho truth.
15ut , Bothat nothing might bo wani
ng if any doubt remained in the
ninils of the judge or jury , witnesses
jf undoubted veracity were called
vho corroborated him as to the condi-
ion of his clothing and the cut on his
cheek within fifteen minutes after the
jccurrcnco. Resides , it was shown
hat , although the man who had fired
ind waded through the stream , Short's
clothing was perfectly dry.
It is unnecessary to say thnt Short
vas promptly acquitted and warmly
ongratulated on one of the narrowest
jscapcs ever made by nny man in n
ourt-room. Nothing could have
lived him had the court refused to di
ce t the acquittal of Ryan nnd allow
lim lo testify.
The deceased corporal , the soldier
ind Mary Dowen were mistaken.
[ 'hat was all there was about it.
So much for thu occasional unrelia-
jility of the direct testimony of lion-
ist oyowitnesses. .
And HO much , also , for giving the
censed an opportunity to bo heard on
ho witnem stand , thu denial of which
ly the law is ono of the relics of bar-
larism which still disgraces its admin-
stration in some states at this late
IMPIBTIBS.
The title of Hell'n Half Acre uiitviiin , at
CaiiH.ii City , H taken from the wicked
leighWhood in which it is situated.
A Hiiiralu Sunday school teacher is In
rouble hucauite she gave her pupils circus
ickeU instead of thu ortlinnry merit cauls.
Tliu following bit of Paris ( jS8ip WIIH in
i letter fi-om n young American to his
ttther : "All the theatres ami many of the
ImrchcH aio now oiieii every Sunday in
this city. "
Now with the rcviHed New Tci > t.auicnt
. L'IIAVL two Lonl'K prayt'in we Kiipiinxu it
rill be liuiilur than ever for iienple to nny
beni.
"Icis-i ! , " c.'iiil n New York utreet-vemlnr
> f the revised New Testainunt In a repor-
er , "it in the bi est thinjf on thu street ,
ind nil the feller * has let up on suspenders
mil collnr-lmttons. "
Old Coimnodoro Vandi'tliilt once hit n
liecu out of a new testament still pre
served in a New York court which had
lioen handed to him to kiss in n. case when
iiti was in n towering jiaHMim nt hnving
Ijycn mininiiiiiwl as rt witnesH.
AVn exclmniu tvlls nf n very JIICIIIH deacon
u n clnirch who infonned his minister that
le must become his implacable enemy , be
cause , Kaiil he , "Your mm did not dance
vith my duiiijlitor tliu other night at the
inrty. "
Troy boasts of n citi/.en who had his hnir
lit , his photograph taken , wni nienKiired
or a Hiiit of clothes , nnd had n tiuith cx-
rncted all in ono dny without saying mill-
lain.Detroit 1'Yue 1'resa.
A citizen of Avon , 111. , makes It his bus-
ness to enter complaint npiinst nil who
mu profane langnuge , and nhotit 300 of his
ellow-townxinen hnvu d ( I his eyes nnd
mid $3 npleco for the privilege.
"Inquiring Klder" There nre muloubt-
illy mure Sundny hchool ] iicnics than hoi-su
.icen every year. It is , dillicult to say
vhethur you would lie justified In post-
Killing n picnic which conflicted with n
rotting meeting. Write to Hohtrt Don-
ier.
Colonel Ingersoll has mule : $ < > ,000 dur-
ng the iiaiit three months , lecturing ngiiinit
ho llihle. llunlreld of clergymen have
ml made $ -H ( ) dining thu same peiiod ,
irenching in favor of thu llihle. liut the
vlcked rhall not prosper , nil the name.
tforri.itown 1 lernltl.
During the conference nt - , the fol
lowing dialogue win overheard between
, wu newhhoys : "I Kay , .Mm , whal's thu
neaning of HO many mlnistci-s lielng hero
; ogethert" "Why , " nnswert-d .Mm , hcorn-
inly , "they always meet once n year to
exchange uerinons with each other ,
lioh Hart , ex-negro minstrel , nnwn New
York preacher , nays nlniut thu hardest
.auk In his new vocation is to Niipprctis ,
ivhllo In tlio pulpit , the old Imliit of nsk-
'ng bis congregation one of thosu gray-
linired conundrums , tmch IIH "What is the
inference Initwcen the Prince of Wales ,
i bald-hemlud man , an orphan nnd n inon-
< ey'n mother
Two yean ngo tlio Tlev. Mr. Norris , t
liaptlxt clergymnn nt ( iiillford , Mr. , hai
trouble with his congrrgatlon IICC.IUHU o
Ills greenback V ! WH , nnd thu liaptiat con
Terence Kent him to Iturmah a n mission
My ; there lately thu unlives killed nnd ate
lilm. Where is thu gifted I > o IM Mntyr
The henthen plno for him ,
When The Chlcngo Tiiiu-s comes to pub
lishlng the ruvlxeil Old Testament In full
n lloston paper , The Transcript , predict *
thnt it will Intiiiiluco the volume wit )
leadlines like tlieso : ' 'Creation Un
masked ! A Family Tragedy ! Kcapo o
tlio Murderer ! A Fruitful Feml Ai
pplo Hvlcts Them ! Fearful Fivshet
Showers of Ili-imntone ! Full I'articnlaiii
Interet-tlng Developments ! ToothMimt
Scandals ! "
ilo h Billings has revised his prayers
which are hencefoith to lead an follows ;
From tu many friends , nnd from things
with Inco ends , deliver us !
From a wife who don't luv us , nnd chil
vn who don't look like us , deliver us !
From wealth without charity , fmm prid
without bcnse , from pedlgreo worn out , am
from all rich relations deliver us ?
From niaix in the grass , from nails it
our bntes , from torch.llght processions am
from all tin mm deliver ns !
From pack-peddlers , from young folks ii
luv , from old aunts without money , am
kolory inorhii' , deliver ns !
From nuwxpaper ells , nnd pills thnt nin'
fisic , fitun females who faint , and men wh
Hatter , deliver ui > !
I'luiiiiitus without fnigrnnce , fron
butter that hinells , fnun nigger kamp meet
Ingf , iind from cats that are courting , de
liver n !
From other folks Kccivt.s and fron
our own , nnd women committcdi , d olive
u !
From folks who won't laugh , nnd froi
them who giggle , fmm tttu butw , easy vir
tue. nnd mutton , deliver n * !
' 1 hey ho < l a r.iro tlmo raiting the pa > tor'
bnlary , or rather making un the detidency
nt thu St. r.uil'b African IethlHlUt I'hurc
in New York the other night. Jugs wit' '
n hole In them big enough to admit 11 cilve
'dollar had lx > en previously mMwd annuu
thu neighborhood and evcryinxly akt l U
contribute. On thu night referred to th
jug * were to bo broken , und the | > enkv
whose jug contained the most money ww
to receive a tilver watch as a prize
Twcnty.fivo JHK- " were broken. OIIP hod
othiiiK in it- another iiim cent * , and the
thcr vnri'iiis iinm up to SSiiiS. One
it ; remninod. It bcliniKed to the absent
crctnryc.f the vwiity. It vat licliev il
' rmiUin fabulous 'MIIII , KOIIIO , put-
mi ; it ni hUh in 8100 , The eiiriocity of
fie crowd win t o gloat to Wait The jug
vai siim htil , nnd fifty-four cents rolled
'it. It wn < neftly 11 o'clock when the
tcretary cnmo rii'liim , ' in with the "live
iird pie. " \ limli \ the person uho wai
oing lo hnk - tin1'if had disappointed
lim , nnd lie hail to go to work and bake
ho pii ; hiiii'i'lf.
It wni nt ft Sunday school picnic in n
it-dutiful gro\e bv tfie winding river. All
vent merrily until one of the deacon * , nn
ild gentleman , ini ffd hii young and hand-
omc wife. NV'hilo the fire.s of suspicion
nnil the Jenliiii y were consuming him , his
ittle boy rain'1 running up to him nnd
aid : "Oli , I IM. 1 think the dntninio'w
eellng nick. ' "What makes you think
< if "Uwnii-w1 In1' * g"ne nF ( walking nil
ilonc uith iii.iiimia. "
PEPPERMINT DROPS.
"I'm ] iia hcd on you , " ittimrked the
niHijuito to tli'1 ' young lady , ns nho slapped
t.
ThebeH tiling f r n boil , about Uu-nu
lays , is a nice hunch of n pnrngus. [ New
'laveii ltegi tcr.
Debating clubs arc anxiously worrying
hemselves over the problem , which has
he most bones , a S- corset or a oOc shad ?
You won't findn Canadian fooling nround
vith p/iito or inmcllage to make n postage
tamp stick. He nits down and sows tile
tlained thing on.
Thu fool-goi'th out in n haillxat when ho
loeaii't know a boom from n breaker , but
be wiie man picks upl > chhlcson the shore ,
ind ( llrtx with the girl in n pink dress.
Nitro-glycerine becomes a unele s luxury
when the unlinnry steam-boiler of com-
nercu will blow n man seven hunilred feet.
\M untamed Keely motor could hnnlly
lent that.
Some of the mail route jobbers nre billed
0 play Star engagements where the nudi-
nee , yclvcjed from the wont elements of
ociety , Is nccommodated with private
KIXCM. No checks.
"Sho wnsa daisy , " but shoput her little
rcnch heeled shoo on a banatm ] > eel , nnd in
1 llaoh was transformed into n lady flipper ,
mid then arnso blushing like a peony.
Newark Sutulay Call.
"When 1 was n young man , " ayn Bil-
ingn , "IVas always in n hurry to hnld he
tig end of the log nnd do all the lifting ;
now I nm older , 1 seize hold of the small
lid nnd do nil the grunting-1'
It is not safe to argue that n rival of
lusiness in nt hand just because your wife
ins succeeded in disposing of your second-
jest suit of clothes in exchange for a great
. with tomato-color
ilaster-of.paris parrot n -
ed beak.
There. ! * an a disappointed man nt Clarion ,
I own , the other night. A ball was given by
be young people of the town , nnd he wasn t
united. Jliit he had hi.s fun. He got into
: he hall-ronin before the guestH liogan to assemble -
semble and sprinkled cayenne pepper on the
lloor.
The New York Kxpres ! ) ha-s discovered
tlie meanest book agent. Hu is a 1'hiladel-
liliinii and wears anolid twenty-pound chunk
> f iion in IUH trnuhern , and when the indig
nant citizen kicl < H at him , he hits hit * foot
igainst that folitl iron , and tlie way it wakes
p his corn.s and makes him misapply scrip-
iure in n caution.
When a telegram comes from the far
Mejt and t-tates that a lire "destroyed every
Ltisinee.s home save one in the town , " we
: iel Mirry for the town. Hut when , next
lay , we learn that the "business houses of
the town" consisted nf a beer saloon nnd
rnicery , and the latter was mived , our nor-
row is mitigated upward of considerable.
Norristowu Herald.
'Your f/rst / wife was n woman of consid
erable force of character' : " "Yes , she had
Force , " hi1 said , scouring a grease spot on
Ins waistcoat with his thumb. "Powerful
mental michineryj" "Well , I don't rccol-
est Jimi.1) WuflMif/rt , but bhe hiwl force. T
never liked to oppose her in anything if
there was : i skillet of wood handy. " [ New
Haven Register.
At the dance , the other evening , he was
introduced to n becoming miss , nd HO , of
: ourse , was doing his best to merit his good
lick. Feeling a midden indibposition , he
excused himself for a minute , and on re-
.liming , wa.s in the act of removing a few
ieniels of coffee from hi.s vest pocket , when
: he damsel astonished him by saying :
"Don't chew that , I boil rather mnell the
new rum. " He didn't a | > ologize.
The complaint that n man who hax been
president of the United States caunot find
nny projicr employment afterward , U rath
er disgusting. "An ex-president , " sayn tlio
'incinnati Knouirer. , "cannot turn his
lund to .anything , llu U mirrounped by
in ntmoiidieiu of dignity , \f\rn \ would
want to ten an ex-president ilriving a milk-
wagon ? " A great many people in Chicago
would like to see an ex-presiilent driving n
nilk-wagon in ea o ho would get nround on
.iino and nut water the milk. The people
if this city nre rich , but they are not proud.
When wo htop to gave upon the trees ,
cabbage plants and everything else which
is green nt present , Homething calls to
memory the httlo trip wo took some years
ago , when wo thought we * were "MIIIIO
l > umpkinn. " We walked fifteen nnd one-
eighth Milled into the country tn see our
girl , and after arriving nt her home , the
itirl H mother gave us n piece of chce o nnd
n cracker mid said , "Now , run home Kimty ,
like a good 'boy. ' " Fact is stranger than
fiction. [ Derrick.
The meanest thing was done at Kcokuk ,
In. , the other day , by the heirs nf the Ma-
goun estate , who got together and settled
their dllTercnces. The estate Is worth
fully $75,000' , anil the lawyers hnd only got
$1-1,500 of it. It Is believed there ban been
trickery , [ Milwaukee Sun.
The llutfnlo Commercial Advertiser
gives us thu song of the youthful apple-ped
dler nt the country railway tatloiiH In
Pennsylvania : "Apple ! Sapplel Sappals !
Sapples ! Two for five. > > apple , mister ?
Mister , It.ipple ? Wan tnnaple , mister ?
Six for five cents ! Vro nheat nammls ; Ni
heating nappiesseven fornnnickcl ! Nnpi ]
mister ? Muter , wantannpple ? Want sump.
pills , mister ? Nlnu furannickel ? Here's
yuurnppuli ! Ten furanlckel ! "
COOL MINNESOTA.
The Drifts Open and She
Roaches Daylight
Again.
Nebraska and "Cool Minnesota
are a ain neighbors , the Sioux City &
Pacific and thu Sioux City & St. Pan
railroads being open from Omaha to
Sioux City and St. Pmil. Minnesota
outers upon the summer of 1881 wit !
minimal advantages to tourist , who are
in search of cool weather , for in addi
lion to her usually delightful climate
nature has stored away during tin
mat winter nmonghor ; hills nnd nrouiu
her lakes a quantity of snow and ice
which will hardly disappear before the
middle of July.
The fishing nt Minnotonka and the
o' her superb lakes is said to bo hotter
this year than ever and sportsmen are
already whipping the clear waters foi
pickerel nnd uass.
Many Nubniska people have nlrcad ;
declared their , intention to spend the
heated term in Minnesota , but there
is nn danger that the new und benuti
ful hotels springing up every year
along the lakes will have moro guests
than they can accommodate.
Maj. O'Uryan , the agent of the Sioux
City lines , which take passengers
through from Omaha tu St. Paul in a
few hours , can bo addressed nt Coun
cil plutl * for information regardin ;
Minnesota hotel accommodations , am
railroad faro
The Oldest Established
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA.
Caldwell , Hamilton & Co , ,
IransDctcd name M Ihut of n Incor-
rarated uank.
Account ! kept In currency or Rotd jubject to
Ight Oicck without notlic.
Certificated of Ocpcult Iwucd v0)1' ' " 'n ' 'hrcc ,
Ix and twelve month * , liearlntf Interest , or on
Icm&ml without Intcrett.
Alliance ) ovule to ctntomcrs on approved seen-
itlo at inarKct mUd of Interest.
liny find cell ROM , WIN of cxthangc , go\crn-
ncnt , stntc , county find city bonds.
Draw lht ( clrnfts on Knitlanil , Ireland , Scot-
and , and nil jnrti ot Kuro ] < c.
Sell Kuropcan J MIJC tickets.
COLMXTIONS 1'HO.MITLY 1IADK.
Mlgldt
United States Depository ,
NationalBank
OF OMAHA.
Cor. 13th and Farnum Sts ,
OLDEST HANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN
OMAHA.
SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROTHERS. )
KSTABLIBIIRD 18M.
Organized as n National Hank August 20,1503.
CAPITAL AND mOKITS OVErt 300 000
Specially authorized by the Secretary of Treas
ury to receive ( subscriptions to the
UNITED STATES
4 Per Cent , Funded Loan ,
OrFlCP.RS.ANI ) DIRECTORS !
S KOUNTZK , President.
orftTL'H KorxTZic , Vice President.
II. W. YATKH , Cashier.
A. J. I'orrLKTo.N , Attorney.
JOHN A. Cnf KiiiTox.
K. H. DAVIS , Asst , Cashier.
This bank receives deposits without regard to
mounts.
Issues time certificates hcArlni * Interest.
Draws drafts on San FroncHco and principal
Itlcsof tho-United State * , also London , Dublin ,
Edinburgh and the principal cities of the couti-
lent ot Luropc.
Sells passenger tickets for emigrants In the In.
man lino. mayldtf
Geo. P. Bemis
REAL ESTATE AGENCY ,
16th and Dodge Sts. , Omaha , Neb
' Tills agency doc.i STRICTLTO brokerage business.
"Iocs not Hpvctilatc , and therefore nny bargains
in Its books arc Insured to its patrons , instead
if bulng gobbled up by the agent.
DexterLTtaas&Ero ,
WILL BUY AND SELL
AND ALL TRANS tCTIONS
COXNWn-KU T11KR.KWIT3.
Pay Taxes , Sent Houses , Etc.
1 ? TOU WANT TO BTT OR Sr.LL
Call at Ofllce , Room 8 , Crelghton Block , Cmaha.
_ np.l-dtf
NetoaskaLandAgeEcy
DAVIS & SNYDER ,
1505 Farnham St. , . . . Omalio , Nebraska.
Carefully selected land In Eastern Nebraska for
Kale , ( treat liargalns In improved farms , ind
Omaha dtv iiroi > crty.
0. A. DAVIS. WEBSTER SNYDER.
Late Und Com'r U. P. R. U. _ 4p.fcb"tt
BTHOM KKKD. LBWI8 KKBD
BYRON REED & CO.
OLDKST ESTADLI8IIKD
Eeal Estate Agency
IN NEBRASKA.
Keep a complete abstract of title to all Real
Estate In Cmaha and Douglas county. may tf
CONTINUES TO
Roar for Moores ( )
Harness
AND Saddlery.
I have adopted the Lion as a Trade Mai k.anc
all my L cxxta will be STAMPED with the LION
and my NAME on the name. NO GOODS Altt
GENUINE WITHOUT THE ABOVE BI'AMFS
The best material Is used and the iroit kklllet
workmen are employed , and at thq lowest rush
price. Anyone within ? a price-list of caod wll
confer a favor by ucndlni ; for one.
DAVID SMITH MOORE.
Any ono having dead animals I will rtmov *
them free of cliarge. Leave orders soulheogi
corner of Harncy and 14th St. , second door ,
CHARLES SPI.ITT.
A , I. MOT , Dentist ,
OrriCK Jacobs' Block , corner Capitol avcau
and Fifteenth ttri'ft. Omaha Neb.
M. R , RISDOM ,
General Insurance Agent ,
REPRESENTS !
I'HffiNIX ABSUUANCE CO , of Lon-
ilon , CUh Assi-U $5,107,127
WESTCHKSTEIt.N. Y , , Capital . . . . 1,100,0.10
THE MKIIC1IANTS , ot Newiuk , N. J l.COO.JOO
( illl.Utl ) Kllli : , I'lliiaddpliia , CatilUI. 1.000,000
KOKT1IVKSTK11N NATlo.VAL.CviiItal WW.OOO
KIltEMEN'S KL'Nl ) , Callfoanla
IIHITISH AMKHICA ASSUll.VNCE CO
NEWAHK KJlli : INS. CO. , AwtU . . . bOO.WOO
AMEHICAN UENTHAIi , Ak cU b 0,000
Soutliviut Coo , of Fifteenth and DouirlasSt. ,
OMAHA. NEB.
HAMBURG LINE.
Weekly Line of Steamers
LuMliiff New York EVERY THURSDAY at 2 p
111. , for
ENGLAND ,
FRANCE and
GERMANY
Tot pusaga apply to
toC. . P. RICHARD k CO. ,
Gen. I'Mii. Agent , VI itroadvsy
Niw You.
FMSK E. iloo , HIS T Prupr , Omaha.
More Popular than Ever.
THE GENUINE
New Family Sewing Machine ,
The popular demand for the ( JENt 1NE KINOKIt In 1S7D cxct-olcd thnt ol MIV pro * loui j car during
ho quarter of ft i-cnturj In which this "OM llcllaUo Machine h.nK- licfore'the public.
ln-1878 we Mid 3G0.422 . Mathlnw.
In 187t ) we cold 431 107 " \
J ccss O > XT any prctlou ? jt-ar 74,735 "
OUn SALIS LAST YEAH WERE AT THE HATE OK
OVER 1400 SEWING MACHINES A DAY
For every buil-icss dny In the } mr.
REMEMBER : ' THE
" OLD RELIABLE1'
THAT EVEUY REAL SINOEH
SINGER
SEWING .MACHINE HAS THIS
IS THE STKONGKST , SIMPLE
THADE MA11K OAST INTO
THE JIOST DfUAIlM : SI'.WINO
THE 1IIOM STAND AND 1M-
MACHINE EVEU YCT CON
DDHD IN THE AIIM Of
THE MACHINE.
THE SiNGER MANUFACTURING GO.
Principal Office , 34 = Union Square , N. Y.
lnOO Subordinate . Offices , In tlio United States nnd Canada , and 3,000 offices In the Old World and'
South America. cplkUmtt (
Pianos and Organs
J. S. WRIGHT ,
-AGENT FOII
THE GHIGKERING PIANOS ,
AND SOLE AGENT FOR
Hallet , Davis &Co. , James & Holmstrom , and' '
J & C. Fischer's Pianos ; also Sole Agent
for the Estey , Burdett and t e Fort
Wayne Organ Co.'s Organs.
I DEAL IN PIANOS AND ORGANS EXCLUSIVELY. HAVE HAD YEARS EXPERIENCE
THE BUSINESS , AND HANDLE ONLY THE BEST.
218 Sixteenth St. , City Hall Building , Omaha.
HALSEY V. FITCH , : : : Tuner.
3DOTJ3BK.X3 AJSSFJD
POWER AND HAND
Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings ,
MINING MACHINERY , BELTING , HOSE. BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS , PIPE , STEAM"
PACKING , AT WHOLESALE AND HITTAIL.
HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS.
A. L. STRANG , 205 Farnam St. , Omaha.
J. A. WAKEFIELD ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Lath , Shingles , Pickets ,
SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOLDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , ,
3E3TO-
* 3TSTATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
Near Union Pacific Depot , OMAHA , NEB.
o
CARPET STORE.
The Largest Stock and Most Com
plete Assortment in
The West.
"We Keep Everything in the Line of Carpets , Oil
cloths , Matting , Window-shades , Fixtures
and Lace Curtains ,
r
WE HAVE GOODS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.
X X A3EJ s
1313 Farnham St. , Omia a.
