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OMAHA DAILY ' 13- 'ELEVENTH YEAH. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORN ING , AUGUST ( > , 1881 , NO. 40 REAL ESTATE BARGAINS AT- BEMIS' AGENCY , HHKMH iHD JMTOBLAS SIS. , Mo 1 let on lUrncy street , near new court -fcoufo , F2500.- No 2-Let on Cmw etrrct now 22d , > K > 0. , NoS Lot on Cairornln'street near 22dlK00. No 6 Lot on Marcj ; Itrcct near U. I1 , depot , No B I blade In Bhlim'a 3d addition hear Coo- cnt. em * < w NeB TV loU onDocatur neat Campbell fit , TOO. ' > ; ' f No 10 SUM on Collax street near Itanvom Park , at reasonable prices. 100 choke residence lotsIn Credit Fonder and fl randilow Additions a thort dlitaneo southeast of U. P. nnd Di & M. depots , prices from $100 up wards , , IS lot * on 2Utj 22J , 23J and S&undcrs streets , north of and adjoining K. V. Smith's addition , WOO ? terms easy. , No (59 ( Full corner lot on Douglas street near 10th , 82600. 'No TV Corner 06x110 feet lot on Douglas nmr near llth street , $3100. No. 71 Three lot * In OUe'i addition near Saun- den ct root , $1000 7 * Lot on Vccatur street , near Irene Sblnn'i ! d addition 9115. JNe. 76-7-82x00 feel on Pactflo street near U. P , Md B. . & M. depot * , 8300. . ) . > No.7eV Splendid warehouse lot 77x132 fc t Oth r ttrect.near Jones , * 3600. . , No 78 3 lots on llarncy street near lOih.SiOdO. NoM-jiLot In Gtoe'i Addition near jSaunJcra I No.-2-r.ot in Ulses'.addition ncar-8und ri strootwoor > ; i t * > -j - ) "No83 2 Idts on10tHncar 'Pacific * and N lt Works , $1600. "No SC Lot on CharlctTttrect near 8aundej , J500. J500.No 87 Lot'on LcavcnworUfincar lIUi , ' 1.100. NeBS LotoriCalducIl Street near SaUnden , No 89 Lot'on Chicago near 2'dstrect.1 ! 1600. ' ' No 00 Lot on Dlondo near Campbell street $78. " . " - K. . ' SllofclnMIIUrdstCnldwcirs addition , Sher man avenue , lOUYfttrcct , Spring , Saratoga and Florence streets. , 8700 anJiupwarug. No 122 2 lots on 18th street ; nouPoppleton'e new residence , 81000.v * " * ' 1 L No 123 Lot ,71x310 feet on Sherman , avenue , Ifith' street , $1100 ' t\ iNo-124 8 lota on Delta ua street , near shot tower , $50 to 875'each. No 125 Full bloek on Clinton street , near ehat tower , (50 to $76 each. No 120 Lot on Ibtli street , nojj uhltek&d works. 8525 No 127 2 lots , 3 ] acres near head of St. Mar > 's orenuo , on rood to Park , $2500. No 120 Lo on California near Crelfthton Col- ego , $371) . No 130 4 loU near new government corral , 82J 5207J acrc each , $300 No 161 Lot In Ciiso'rt addition on Cameron St. near Sanndcrs , make an Oder. No. 160 Lot In Glsc'H a < Ultlon on Casslus St. , near State , make an oiler. No 102 Lot InGtaa'gaddltlon on Caaslua near Saundcrs , make an offer. No 103 1 block In Uod' addition addition near Omaha Darrackn , make an offer. No 101 7 lots In Henry k Khclton'fl addition near hiffh school , price from 81250 upward. 170 Lot on Pacific gtrcet , near Ifith , make an offer. ' No 171 2 lota on Webster street , near 21nt , both $33iO or S2000 for corner and $1800'for In- do. do.No 173 I lot on Casa near Uth street , JIOOQ No 175 Lot on Shcnuan a\enuo IDth street near Izard , 44x132 , S1404. No 177 3 lots In Grandviow. make an offer. NoltiO Lot In 8ni n' addition on Pier tit. , near end street car track , < 52fi. No 181 Two lots , ln Nelson's addition , 1 on Idaho street , 1 on Center utrtwt , near Cumin ; ; , tSOOcach. No 183 Two gilt cdfc lots on Ca-ss street near 21st. on a corner , 6000. No 185 Lot on Scward street , ucar Saundem , make an offer. No ISO 3. lota , on ScwarJ street , near Irene , make on offer No 180J , lot'on rfcucnportncar 2fith$500. No 187) , lot on DUIdon near Cuinin st , $200. 'No ' 1SSI , Mock In Iojd < ti addition , mar Omalia barracks , WOO. J < NolSO ) , 4 lot on Pleroo near 6th street , $550. No 18IJ * . J lot on llth near Kariihain , 21 ) No 191 J. 2 beautiful lota in bbiuu'a addition , 81200. ' " ' No 192) ) , 2 lots on 18th street near white lead works , 1UW. No 10J1 , lot on 2QtliKtxcot near Sherman , $400 , No 101 * , 2 Iota on 22d Hircut , near Clark ; $000. No lOd ] , 3 beautiful loii on baunden t. near street car turn table , 4135. * . ' < tj < i ' No Htyj , Jot on Uth ucar J'icJco it. $500. No 201 Lot In eilMi'i addition on CamiTon st , near Sauiidcru , 500. No Mi Lot on Cameron trcet near Saunders. J900. J900.No 203 Lot In Bhuio's addition on Saundcra Btrect , ile vr > tr ( ! t car tnr.table. . $850. . No 204 itc-iutiul [ lo | in > 'el * > n'jl addition , on DU Won stroet5 near CunUng , * a5Ux in' No. 205 Two lota on Cautellar street , near 10th No'200 Two lota on Sixteenth Btrect , near the nail works , S1DOO. No 2tW One-hull lot on California ttrcet near 21st , WOO. No 200 Lot on 18th street near Nicholas , $600. Nd'210 Lot on Capitol a\cnuu near 23d. U > 00. Na 212 Lot 148x600 ( cct on Xlalfax street , near Il&iwcora Park , with ImproteuuinU , 2700. ' No 213 Two acre * on Cuinkw street , f 1000. No 215 One-half aira on California , near Ken nedy street , 9350 ; No 218 Beautiful lot on Hamilton ttrcet near etrcct car turn table , tlOOO. No 217 Lot on 23d street , tuoji Clark. $500. A few acre lota only remain uuuold In "Park IPlace" little west of Crclghtoo Collegt , prices raiding fioiu $275 to 830Ucai.h ii4 on easy terms. LoUIrt Horbacn's lit'and 2d additions ; al.o loU In Parker'iiShtnn'i ; Nelson' * , Terrace's. K. V. Binlth's. ItedlcWa , and all th tlar addition * At any price and at any tcrruj. y Ten acre * In tlio city llruiU on UM road to tlio barracks at 375 per acre. y ur beautiful residence lot * In front of CrclKHton Collegi ! ; will cut them up to null. Mno rcnldenra lota north at CnJgUton College ground * , from < 700 toSlOOO eacn. Xliirty resident lota In Parker's addition , six blacks north of the end of the streca car track xm iiiuiidcra street , f300 each,8.10 douti , tmlanio ito kult , at 4 per cent interest. A few loin left In Terrace addition on the road to the Park , near head of tit , -ii. , , . . . -.u , vi.u each. To those who ill build a * 12UO retidtuco , 7 yciritlme at 8 pT cvn ( intcrvst. LoU in Uku's addition at $3M | to $ bW each , 10 yewsUiuo atU prrcvnt Intercut , to ttioua who uulld. "lheoIdTous1ey40-aere trtut with house and all Improi cmeiiti , adjoining race courw ar.d fair ground * * for&SuOO. TracUof 6lli , IB , 20 , 40 or bO acres , with hull- dlngj and other Imjiroi tnifiita and'adjoluini ; the city , at all price * . . 35UOofthu brat redldencn loti In the city .f Omaha any location you dcbiro north , cast , south or west , and at bud rock prlcru. 250 choice bu lnc Iota In all the principal hu . int a tr .U In Omaha , marling from JSOU to * 7000e ch. Two hundred hoiuot and loU naiflng from 600 to 116,000 , and located In e\ cry part of the city , Large number of excellent arms In Douglas , Birpy , Saundem , Dodge , Washington. Hurt , and oUier good counties In eastern Nebraska. 12,000 acrt best land * In Douglas , 7000 acres best landu hi Sarny county , and Urge traits In 11 the eastern tier of counties. Over 1)00,000 ) acres of the bottland In the No- nska for sale by this agency. Verj Urge amounts of suburban property [ n one to ten , t cnty arut f ) rty acre pieces , located t.ithln one to three , four or flto mllea of the l stotrice some > cry diiap pieces. . New Maps of Omaha , publiihed by dccrge P Btmia plain , unmounted mips 60 ccnta each ; mountcJ , colored and with cloth back , $1.50 tuch. llousustores , hoteln , fannsloUl , andj. otl'.ccs rooms , etc. . to nut or Icwo , Taxes paid , rents collected , dccdi , mortiraKe < ) , ind all klndu of real tuUte documeuU made out en thort notice. GEO. P. BEMIS' Eeal Estate Exchange 15th and Douglas Street , OMAHA , - - NEB. OUR WASIHGTOH WIRE. The ProBiflonfc Takes a Nap ol Kloyen Hbors Yesterday , And Awakes Fooling Oonsicl oraMy Refreshed ' ' ThorelVom. . Ho Loses Forty Pounds- Dur ing His'Sickness.- * I --V Admiral Eortor to Oommanc ! the Navftl ( 'Yosaols 4 nt tlio 1 ' < T . ' Yorktown Colobrtition , , , i - - - j 5An Expedition ! to"bo 1ItTod ; Oul 7 to Observe ! { ho Transit df/ * 1 n " ' 1882. 't ; . Mlioollanooni Ate From tkoNa- , , , National Associatca FraaF ALL INWCATitJNfl FAVORAtlLE. WASHINOTON , 13. CX , Augilst R. Dr. Blisi6ayS't4iait the 'President ii doing os'Iwoll this kftornoon as any one ' could wiali. Hia rAilso n [ thcla3t'ux , animation was OO. jth teinporaUjn and respiration normal ZAlLthb in' 'dicatlons ' a HLEEFIKO CONH1DKKABLY. J WAiir OToiS ! r\SguStj 51 The prcsidont had" slept * up"to ' 7 p. m , about- eleven hours of-th < Hnsfc-twcnty , four. The , .ovoning ejxainijiAtipii ro vo'alod a Blight increase of ! eniperatur < over lhat'outhc sainrjchourjlast/ / but his pulaoand rcspirntioiUrcmaincc abouftho same. . , , , was asked ! re nlmgr thorinorjaso o two or more tenths of adogVcp pn esacl bf the last throo' rifour oy nings dvoi tholtbnipotatUro fttliu inrnit preodel ing Ho said 'tliis waa"probablj ' caused by a granulation of'tl o wounu channel. This process has the ofl'oct of contracting the ch.tnnol sc tliatf it-n is diilicult to kco | the elrftiiiago tube free and COIIHU < qucntly tlio tcinper.xturo was slight ! ; incrcaoed. Tliis , cpuplctV with thu fpbrilo HHO as is us\ial with the pa tient's , wound , ought to bo a satisfac tory explanation -of'the matter. Us was further asked .if. there was any danger of the channel contracting sufficiently to hinder the How of puss in addition to affecting the tempera ture. He replied that the channel .would . not bo likely 1U ) .contract much , but if it did the chzuigo of they tube might meet the emergency. The president is doing rery nicely. Hi : was given no morphirifat all , and 'dbee not.go to , sleep' iiiliijijp. rejidily tiul sleeps quietly and sufficiently. Ho said also that the excestrivo heat of to-day was noticeable even < in the siik room , where the ventil&ting * apparatus was worked to good advantage ) . The president remarked 'once this after noon , 'lit must bo very hot outside. " Thu president liun lost forty pounds during his sickness and presents n vory' emaciated iippuuranco compared with his usual grand physique. Hu U now eating morei than enough to allow him to Kohl his own and will eloubtluss gain llesh before long. Hu full asleep before 0 o'clock and rcsteel quioUy/ail of , the evening .JJomJof tho/cabinot ofllcois'butiiho postmaster . * i 111 * * t * general ciillcd. A KAJ.SK STOKY. The report ( hut the { president was iuduoud to sii'ii sundry commissions after ho was woundejl' ' on .July 2 is still feppatcd in'car&ujr fpapo'rs. , Tlio afteriioon and night 'before iho at- teuiptod assassination , in view of his expected absence , the president made a [ < Qed many wpointments , wJiich did not got formerly published until after the hootint . After hu was wounded tlio president lias not exchanged a word on public business with any hu man being. FRIDAY'S [ BULLETINS- WIIITI : House , August 0 9:15 : a. m. The president slept 'naturally ' during 'tho greater part of thij ! night , although no morplniion has been' , ' ad ministered in the lust'24 ' hours/ > His improved condition has warranted for several days a diminution in thu epuantity of mornliinu ndniinistorcd tiYpodcnnically at bedtime , and it was reduced to i and afterward to 1-10 of a grain in ; the 24 hours wjthout 'any unpleasant reatiHs , and fiinilly has lieeu altogether discontinueil. Ilia condition this morning exhibits con- tinuuel improvomunt anel another good day is anticipated. At proBimt his pulse is 88 , temperature 08 4-10 , res- jiration 18. [ Signed. ] F. H HAMILTON. D. W. Hum , J. K. IlAUNKS , J. J. WoomrAUD , llOIJT. 1KV1UUN { ! , WHITE Hounn , August 5-1250 : p. in. All the president's symptoms rp- main favorable and hu is doing well in every respect. WASHISUTOK , August 7 7 p. m. The president passed ' another good day , The appearance of thu wound and the character and amount of the discharge of pus continues satisfactor ily. Ho has taken an adequate quan tity ot nourishment and has had sev eral pleasant naps during the day , At 12:30 : p. in , his pulse was 08 , temperature U8.4 , respiration 18. Af ter 4 p. in. his temperature began to rise as usual , but to a moderate de gree and without perceptible dryncss of akin. At present his pulse in 102 , respiration 1 ! > , temperature 100.4. 100.4.Signed ( ) F. II. HAMILTON. D. W , UI.IHS , J. X. BAIINKH , J. \Vooo\VAiti ) , Hour , lluvjiiw.v , WASHINGTON , August 5 'J p , in. The president hiss gene to sleety with out the help of anything and the fob * rite rifto is slowly subsiding. Augusts Midnight. The president is resting quito well , notnitnatntuUng the great heat nnd the omission of the usual injection 'of morphia. The prospecte nrp gvoA for a favorable progress during the night. MISCELLANEOUS , TO tHJMMANU TIIB NAVAt VKMKIA Al . YORKTOWN. WASHINGTON , August 0. Socrotarj Hunt to-day issued nn order direct' ing Admiral Porter to lake commander or the navid vessels which will assem ble at Yorktown. Admiral Portot will have the general management ol the nnval part of the celebration. He will hoist the ilag en the torpedo rani "Alarm. ' > t TO OBSBUVIS THE TIIAN81T OP VIJJIU8. It is proposed to send out an'ox- pcdition , or ; oxpc"elltu5n , of obsofVft- tion of the transit of'Venusvhich occurs again in 1882. < > Ncthing.dofi- nitu has been arranged , howovrr. 'An appropriation will hare to bo miuk by coiigrcs's before ) lhowotk"cnn * be undertaken. . ii- ) , > ' ' ; 1IAUTHANN , T ifc NjltlJJaT NumortAis < inquiries have 'boon inadu nt the state department in re ! garel to Uartmaiin , the nihilist , aiiel [ What Our government will 'do'in'liia case if liis extradition is nskodliy thfa RuBsinii government The 'ofllclala dcclino to announce the poliiy of 'tho government in advance. 'No request has heoii preferred 'by Iho Russian governimmt to have oyon an exami nation of the case by < the Btato de partment , and there is not likely to bo as ho haa gene to Canada. Illinois nnd Mlxutotota Crops. National Aswclatctl I'rwi. I ST. PAUL , August G. The state commissioner of statistics has fi report showihg that th6 acroilgo'plan'te'a i'n iwheotin 188.1 JB Slt50tl7.8 , aqainst 2,9GO/07y last year ; corn , 475,847 acres , against 422,507 last year ; oats , 737,907 acres , against 082,831 last year. Reports regarding this year's 'wheat ' prop Hitler considerably , but the latest ones are favorable , espe cially in' the * northern part of the state. The prospects now are that the state will probably have an aver age enip of'wheat ; while other cereals will yield moro than average. UIIIOAOO , August 5. Dispatches re ceived from over txvonty-fivo towns in the principal wheat and corn growing districts of tlio State agree that - the long continued drought 13 working very disastrously to Into planted corn. The oat crop has been harvested and is rather above the average. Wheat is poor both in acreage and yield. A gooel rain hax nOt fallen in any part of the Stale for three weeks. Groonflald Garrotod. National Associated 1'rusii. SYRACUSE , N. Y. , August 5. At 10:45 : o'clock QrocnHolelai5Condcdthc , stops of the gallows aad stepped under the nuoso. Ho did not exhibit any agitation , although his face waa slightly fl-ished. The chnplain began to pray , and finished at 10:55. : When thu chaplain had finished Under Sher iff Bennett stepped forward nnd pin ioned the prisoner's arms and logs anel adjusted the uoose. Ho wiis asked by tlio aheriff and chaplain'if he Imd/any / thing to say , and ho 'replied , ' 'No.1 The trap was sprung and the drop fell alf 1Q:58 : a.m. . His nock was notjiro- ken , anil sifter , luuighigjthirteenmm' tites the doctors pronounced lifo ex tinct. THE DEATH RECORD. National AtvxjiaicU Press. KANSA CITY , Augustf > ( Gon. John A. . Clark , land cotninission'er of the ICansas City , For ( , Scott & Gulf railroad - road , died to-day. Ho Was govern ment surveyor of Minnesota , during Piorco'a administration , anel after wards appointed surveyor-general of Now Mexico , Arizona , and Lower Cali fornia. In 18CJ9 lie was appointed land commissioner of the Fort Scott railroad. Michigan' * Ex-Governor. National AiuocUted 1'rw * , DuTitoir , August 5. The remains of the late ox-Gov. John J. Baaloy reached here this morning and wnon the casket was opened at' the house they worn found in an. almost perfect fltato'eif preservation , j They , will pk'- cprdingly lie in state to-morrow nt the city hall. The funeral takes place Sunday afternoon. It will undoubt edly bo thu largest and inost imposing ever witnessed in Detroit A Law That Every State NoooU. Mutioiifl woclattid 1'fuM. ATLANTA , Ga. , August 5 , A bill lias been introduced and will pass the legislature tp suppress Monnonism in Georgia. It jrovdes that any person convicted of touching such principles sf endeavoring to decoy emigrants to Utah ahull bu fined not exceeding 8100 or imprisonment for moro than ono year or both at the discretion of the court. Hot "Weatlier In New York- National AwociatvU 1'rcM. NKW YOIIK , August 4. The heat to-day was oppressive , rivalling the hottest day in May A number of cases of prostration were reported. 1'ho thermometer at 3 a. in. was 72 ; at 3 p. m. , 1)2 ) ; at midnight 77 , NEW YOUK , August C. Twonty-ono cases of prostration by heat were ro- mrted by the police to-day , three cases fatal. The range of the thor- noinuter to-day was ; Three o'clock a. in 93 , noon 85 : a:30 : p. in. 91 , mid night 78 _ _ _ [ _ _ _ The Heat in Now York. National A aoclato4 1'ruu. NEW YOUK , August D. The heat eflocts , first perceptible on Wednes day , still continues. Last night will : eng bo remembered for its sultriness , which rendered sleep almost impossi ble ) . The humidity of the atmosphere was the cause of great depression. To- lay ia the hottest of the season. Tlio thermometer was 91 at 3:30 : p. in. Many persons were Bunstruck anel several fatnl cases are reported. FOREIGN FLASHES. The House of Lofts Dot Through With the Amendments to the Land Bill , It Will Oomo Up For a Third Monday. . . . . , , The CaAr ARatn in Danger of Hia Ii.fb.-4 * Ho Receives nfrhroateulnr * Letter - tor From the 'Nihilists. _ < _ . . . . poviVal Persons of HJjjh Rank i i piscovorod in ( A Mnfiintrnto RofrtieJjfto Grnttt ' 'UitulirmKU , n Snmmea * < 'tlio Polloo NatUnal AteWatc. ! Prow. OPENING OK Tlin' rnoVitfc , ? * ! , PAUUA- MKNT. & MKLHOUKNK , August 5-rTho pro- jvindal parliament opened , hero yen- jtordny. The session - , projiilsoa to bo [ nu interesting but not' ] very pro- truct'cd one. p y ? 8UM.MONH UKNTSKII , ' vEoNDpN , lAugust-5 , The niagis- trtucs havu ro'flisod to' grant llrael- lauglt'tho summons nskuel for tlto of ficers \ his cntr.-uico to | tlo.commons'on \ . ' WoelncsdKy. THK NIUILISTH.AT , IT 'AOAIN. ( ST. PETKiisnuuo , August 5. Dos- tutu tliu watchful precautions tlmt jlinvo boon tnkun it has ] ) con ncjaiu iinado sbirtingly corUin.thfj ! tlio Nihi lists nro uvuu now closo'toiliu porsun ef tlio cmporor ' nnd they are liable to inako tin attack upoi his lifo nt any moment. Last 'night a lot tor threatening the czar's dunth was found on a table in itho ennporeir's bed room uhich wns 'supposed to bo tliorolighli'guarded , anel to which access can. bo had only b 'tho ' most thoroughly trusted of Itho czar's attendants. The ollicor who < waa on guard anel four servants of the 'palace ' have boon arrested. IlltlOANDS. VIENNA , Aucust 5. A band ot fifty 'brigands ' recently attacked , a mail carrier - | rier near , Iolclc , in Thorzoyovinno , killing two soldiers of the escort and 'stealing ' the money from thu mail bags. DRAltLAUnil .STILL AH KINO J'OK A HUM- j MONH. LONDON , August C. The niagistrato to whom Bradlaugh applied for a sum mons , against Police IiiaKctor Dun ning for an assault committed upon him whilu entering the Hbby of the li'ouBb of "commons liius rciTftiea tograhl the summons. Bradlaugh will now ask the court of Queen's bench for n writ of mandamus to compel the magistrate to grant the summons. The magistrate takes the ground that the inspector was right in obeying the orders of the speaker of the ) house ol commons. If Bradlaugh had any grievance to rutlross hu must look tei the , speaker. AMKNIMINT3 TO TilF. IANII DILL. JjoyuoN , August 5. Tlio house ol lords got through with all the claiiRei of ( bo land bill in committee- the whole at midnight. ' A reporl'will bu made on Memday , when n tliird reading - ing of thu bill will be taken. In con sequence of the amendments to the land bill by thu housei of lords 1'arnoll urges his party to muster strongly on Tuesday , when the bill will bo returned - turned to > the house of commons. j . , LONDON , August 5. A public com < pany has b&oii formed hero with n capital of 4,000,000 , with the aid of several largo financiun , for acquiring and roclaiming'wasto lands in Ireland , ' -Tlio Telegraph and Standard'this morning speak : in thu warm est tornu of America's offbr to hunt down the authors of the internal machines. Tlio Russian ambassador , nqw at Berlin has boon appointed to tho. em bassy in thin city. I TWO MUILIHTfl AHHK8TED. * BELflRAnK , August fi. Two nihilist agents , entrusted with commissions to murder the czar , have boon arrostoel hero. A flATIHKACTOUY * IIKI'LY. LONDON , August 5. Sir Win. Vor- lion Ilarcourt,1 homo secretary , an- ifouncudin the housu of commons this afternoon 'that , respecting- the com- niuniciitiim to the Ambncan government - mont on the /manufacture / of thu ex plosive machines , a most frlandly and .satisfactory reply had boon received from Secretary llliiino , who telu- graphed , saying that the national , state and municipal authorities of America would span ) no expense to discover the wicked authors of the crime. A 1'I/OT niSCOVEUKI ) , Sr , IV.TEiwnujui , August 5. A con spiracy. wide in r.imiiications , has been discovered in this city , the ob ject of which was the surprise and assassination of the imperial family at midnight in their rcnicfoiico at Peter- liof. Tlio police ] arrested a boat which had succeeded in passing a cordon of the Russian guard hip ( and a search disclosed papers showing that sixty conspirators , somu of high rank , were involved in thu plot. Murclorouu Apaches- Natlorml Awodatc.il I'rim. BOUOIIKO , N. JI. , August fi. The murderous red devils nro now ravag ing in this neighborhood and killing oil'pcoplo by the score. Last night an engagement occurred between them and the Mexicans at 1'arajo and re sulted in thirteen of the Mexicans being - ing killed. Two of the Indians that were cjpturod wcro mrnod alive , lie- ports are coming in every hour of homo fresh ravages of the murderers and a party is being hastily raised and armud to go to the icscuo of the minors tit I'uublo Springs , who are surrounded and in danger. Last evening a minor and his wlfo arc supposed to have boon surprised by the red devils while the former were returning to their mine and probably tortured. The band is a part of Victoria's old band , now under the leadership of Niim ( who Ls oven more murderous than his predeccKsor. A general Indian war will doubtless result unless they direct their attack olsotyhoro. Brnilstroot. NallonM Aiwoctitnl I'rrM. NKW YOUK , August ft. The reports by wire to Bradstrretn from forty cities throughout the country indi cate no material chnngo In the gener ally natisfactory condition of trado. The industries of thu country also continue to receive orders in excess of thu supply. No improvement is reported from Butl'alo as to the de pression in canal trntlio consequent upon the railway freight war. Late loporta from the northwest confirm previous estimates of the crop , while other loading grain states will un doubtedly give a reduced yield. The corn product of Kentucky , Tennessee and Kaunas has BUll'erod fronvdrouyhU Without ram soon serious damage must ensue. During the past year there were roportodeighty-sfx failures in the United States and Canada , a decrease of _ throe comparoel with the week previous. SUMMER SPORTS. THE TDItP. iwuiirroN niiAcic HACKS. NKW YOUK , August fi. The racon at Brighton Beach were continued to day.The The lirsl race , sovoii furlongs , was won by Statesman , Tarry 0 , second , Soda third. Time , 133 ; | . The second race , seven furlongn , waa won by Clam A. llelloim second. Time , I ; ! } ! ] . The , third race , one mile , was won by Dodctto , Darden second. Time , 1:44 : $ . The fourth race , a handicap steeple chase , was won by Strychnine , Miss Molly second. Time , 2:51. : The fifth race , two miles , over live hurdloi , wan won by Strychnine , Frank Short second. Time , ! ) : G1. IIUKKALO UAfKH. BUFFALO , August 5. There were 7,000 people present at the races to day.Tho The 2:1 : ! ) race , purse of 83,000 div ided , waa won in three straight hoata by Trinket , Wedgowooel second , ami Alexander third. Time , 2:18 : ? , iL8L ! : 2:18. 2:18.Tho The 2:1B : class , for a pnrsoof § 3,000 , was won by Midnight , who took the second , fourth ami fifth heats , So-So winning the first ami Charley Ford the third. Time , 220l ; , 2:11) : ) , 2lA : ! ) , 2:20 : , 2:21 : , 2:25. : The nice for iv purse of § 1,500 , waa postponed after four heats had boon trotted. Joscphino won the first ami second heats , and Fanny Weather- spoon " thp".thirdnnd > fourM'- " - Time , 2:20 : , 2:202,2:10 : : ] , 2:20. : HAUATOflA 1UCKS. SAiiATemA , N. Y. , August 5. The first race for a purse of 8300 , for horses beaten and that had not won a race at Saratoga , distance three- quarters of a milo. It was won by Bootjack , with Ccmstantina second , and Bunhoincr third. Time , , ' .lilCU. The second race was for a purse of ? 100 , all ages , distance , one milo and 500 yards. It was won by Get away , with Dauntoror second and Bal tic third. Time , 2:05. : The third race , for a purse of § 300 , for two-year-oldH that have never won a sweepstakes , three furlongs , watt won by Olivia , Macbeth second , Capias third. Time , l:01j : The fourth race , purse 8150 , milo and a furlong , was won by Lucy Walker'Gov. ' Hampton second , Ter ror third. Time , 1:55. : THE DIAMOND. flAHJW I'LAYIU ) YJCHTl'.UUAV. NKW YORK , August 4. Metropoli tans 10 , Allan tics 8. Hnrtmann , the NlhllUt , Leave * for Canada. National AuwKlatoil I'tua , NKW YOIIK , August fi Leo Hart- maun , the Russian nihilist , who has boon in Now York over ft week post , has gone to Canada. The cause of his departure was the declaration by As sistant Secretary Hill , of the depart ment of state , that , in his opinion , hu would bo liable to extradition if the Russian government Hhoulel ask for his return to be tried on thu charge of miirdor. OMjoary AooopU. National AHWclat.utl 1'iowi. NKW YOUK , August 5. Daniel O'Lcary , the pedestrian , him accepted tlio challenge yesterday made by Jas , F. Connelly , who olfcrod to rule his maio Betsy Baker , thirty miles agains any horse for § 1000. O'Leary proposes to ridu his mare Thought , now in New Yoik city. The time and place has not yet been decided , Striking Now York'Prlnton. National AmxHlaUtl I'rcw. NKW YOHIC , August fi. The strike of the union printers of the city was set down at a meeting hold last May for September 1st and Typographical Union No , 0 is now preparing for the event. The coming strike will not af fect the newspapers , all of whichjWith the exception of two or throe after noon papers , nro now paying more than thu union dunmndH , Letter Carrier Fouud Douil- National Auodatul I'mta OnioAoOjAugustO. JohnG. Smith , who bus been a letter earner on the same route in this city since 1873 , was found dead in South Park this morn ing with a hole through his head and an empty revolver by his aide , The Rullrouil War. National AwoUatul 1'rwu. NEW YOUK. August 4. Tlio rail * road faro to Chicago continues at ? 7 , Passenger agents and scalpers charge the same for tickets. The demand continues brisk , LINCOLN LACONICS , Lincoluitos Excitotl Over the Prospoots of Having An- otlior Railroad. The Subject ot Water Works Also Being Seriously Considered. Indications That the Grand Army Reunion Will Bo a Success. Other Itout * of Interest From tlio Stnto Cntltnl > LINCOLN , Auguit 4. Lincolnitos are greatly exorcised at present over the prospect of having another rail- reap into Lincoln , and have bce'n on the nnxious-seat since < lay Gnuld paid us a visit laet June. It is very ap parent that , if the MinBjuri Pacific railroad promised that for a reason able amount of bonds voted by Lan caster county they would make Lincoln the initial point of their last and now project , the bond would bo forthcom ing. The idea is to get it road into Lincoln that cannot be swallowed down by the B. & M. railroad. Next in' drder is the waterworks question. You are undoubtedly nwaro that wo voted down the question of bonding the city for $75,000 to build waterworks as an experiment. There fore our business men have taken thu subject matter in hand and are giving it sober and serious consideration , ami are disciiBsing several plans by which we may secure n permanent supply of water. One plan in ty bring it in pipoa from thu Blue river at Milford. Another plan , from the 1'latto river , Which would bet thu most fcafdblo has not us yet beondetornnmul. But this much is a fact , wo are to have water works of some kind in the near fu ture. ture.ThcB. . it , M. rftilrpad arthorities take posscsttion of their new depot on Saturday anil on Monday the trains will run to and from it. The depot is a model of neatness in structure and commodious as t > waiting , baggage and dining room ! ) and oHicus , and is a great addition to Lincoln. After it is { 'unshod wo shall have the finest depot in the state Subscriptions lor the Grand Army reunion are coming in quite fast and the proHpootH of having iv grand time ijrow more llattering every day. Tno leading men of our country ava not all heard from an yet but the indica tions are that a great many , incluel- inK Goncral Grant , will .bo present. Thofio wlio'lmvo c'liargtVHjiJftf inattci ; here are very enthusiastic and are sparing no time or pains which will tend to make the reunion ft success. Our now fountain on Government square is gradually approaching com pletion. There is nothing gaudy or jlimsy about it , but on the contrary it is a substantial looking piece of ma sonry and when finished will bo an ornament to the square. Superinten dent Smith says hu intends that it will stand for years. Well , itn looks verify what ho says. We have been waiting four yearn for this fountain and at hist our patience is to bo rewarded. The Pomological society mot yester day afternoon at the Y. M. 0. A. rooms and displayed some very line fruit , illustrating the fact that just as line fruit can bo raised in Nebraska as in any other state in the union , and why not ] We were greatly surprised -to-soo so fine a display , it being superior to tlio ox bibitat our last state fair in that lino. There were four'orfivo wagon loadr of apples on our streets to-day , some of which were raised in Nebraska and aomo in Kaunas. It was very nice fruit , the preference being in favor of that raised in Nebraska , the fruit being - ing larger and more perfect. The contracts for furnishing gov ernment coal were opened yesterday and the award made to A. D. Mark- all , his bid being the low est , 813.08 per ton of 2,240 pounds , and just ono cunt below the AVhitobrcast company. This is hardly a criterion for ( ho consumers of anthracite to go by , as to price , for the indications are , if wo read thu signs of the time , aright , that coal will reach 815 per ton at retail hero before the season is over. Lincoln merchants , as a general thing , are much pleased at the pro motion of our former townsman , Goo. B , Harris , and wish him all the suc cess imaginable in his new oflico of general freight agent of the B , & M , Ho is worthy of tlio position , Tlio Democrat intimates that the B , & M , railroad company are after the wells which were sunk in the > city paik , and that no money consideration is to bo given in return for the transfer made. II such is the case wo have not been in formed of the fact through the of ficial organ. Why this is thusly we cannot conceive. Ilerdio coaches are discussed on the street corners and in front of busincsu houses , something new for Lincoln. Brinv on thu Herdio's , as Kunnard't horse cars have not put in an appearance - anco and the probabilities are that they will not for some time to come. RAILROAD RUMBLINGS. National Auwxiatal 1'rcM. SAHATOOA , August fi. Jay Gould arrived hero to-night. Chauncoy M , Uopow is also hero. W. II. Vanderbilt - bilt , Mcburs. Garrett , Roberts and other prominent railroad inun are ex pected to-morrow. The conference is likely to bo hold in a day or two , possibly to-morrow , NKW YOUK , August 5. A meeting of the freight agents of the four grout trunk lines leading from this city , and their representatives from the Boston it Albany railroad , the eastern con nection of the Now York Central , won hold to-day nt the oflico of Commis sioner Fink , and decided upon the establishment of a now tarilf , com mencing to-morrow , on west-bound freight. CHICAGO , August fi. The grand trunk road has sold 805 five dollar tickets to Boston since it began sell ing them on Wednesday. The Michi gan Central and other trunk lines also claim that their passenger business is larger than common , although they are not cutting rates. Thrco hundred Canadian prospectors passed through Chicago to-day for Winnipeg. . Imltontlon * . National AuwctitcU I'rctw. WAHIII.VCITO.V , 1) . 0. , August B. ' ' For thoi upper lake region ) tho'i upnrr Mississippi and lower Missouri , valleys : Colder and p.\rtly cloudy * weather , with local rains , variable " winds shifting to northerly , and higher pressure. ' . * . Virginia DomooraU , - KfttlonM Amoclatcd I'roM. ' UiuiiMONii , . "Vix. , August 0. The democratic conservntiro convention reassembled at noon to-day. Hon. " JamoR Barbour , of Culpoppor , was ' nominated for lieutenant-governor by acclamation. Phillip W. McKinney. ' of Prince Edward , was nominated for attorney-general. The convention then adjourned sine dio. MotliodUt Kttlonul Annomtixl I'mu. NKW YOIIK , August B.Tho vari ous Methodist churches of this and neighboring towns are to unite * in n meeting to bo hold this evening in the old John street church , to extend greeting and say farewell to - nearly two hundred delegates and > their friends Who nro to nail to-morrow to > nttond the Methodist ecumenical conference ) in London , September 7th. , ' THE DRY GOODS CLERKS.- How Their Movement .For Shorter Hours is Progressing. . , _ . Last evening the dry goods clerks , who have formed themselves into an association for the purpono of in ducing their employers to close at mi' earlier hour , held another meeting , in the board of trade room. Mr. Murray - , ray presided. The committee op- pointed to wait ouf1ho merchants , Messora. MoKonzio , lloynold and Williams , reported [ that they had , done BO , and that all the merchants would close up , with the exception of Mr. Morse and Mr. Lehman , and that Mr. Morse would close up if Mr Lehman would do BO. The ropturtr. was received and the committee d'is- lHs - After seine discussion , in which- Messrs. Anderson , Reynolds , Cannot , Murray , and others took part , it was : decided that a committee ) , consisting of Mo3 rn. Iloynolds , Hejlst , and Mitchell again wait on Mr. Lehman and Mr. Morse. Mr. Cowio m6ved that a committee of three bo ap pointed to prepare an article for pub lication in thu local newspapers. Thu motion was carried and . 'ho following gentlemen were selected tt * form the committee ; Messrs. Brown , Cowio and Williams. Mr. Iloynylds , the ; president , reminded the members that in order to attain success every mom- bo r iriast put forth energetic individ ual effort. If they would only p'or- severe they were bound to''succeed. ' . The mooting adjourned at an early hour. ANOTHER SCORCHER. The Hotteat Day With a Sin gle Exception. The average ] man felt a little limpid yesterday. With ono exception this has boon the hottest day experi enced hero thin season. At 0:45- o'clock yesterday the signal ser vice thormsmoter showed 78 degrees. At 01Q | when the next observation was taken it indicated 02 and nt 145 ; this afternoon it had reached 08. At y o'clock the same thermometer stood ut 100 decrees in the shade. At 145 ; o'clock Max Meyer's thermometer in dicated a triilo less than 100. At Saxo's a little later it stood at 102 , and on Davenport street ami in other portions of the city ther mometers indicated about the same , even earlier in the day. The highest point reached by the signal norvico thermometer Thursday was 97 de grees ; the lowest point 7G.G degree * . Severe Drought- National Associated 1'rcus. NEW YOIIK , August 5. Private advices - vices received by telegraph from con servative houses in Chicago nnd Gin- cinnati report that the drought is very serious with no signs of ruin. The corn crop in Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Kentucky and Iowa , if the dry weath er continues thu remainelor of the week , will bo ruined. Messrs. Marchand & Bro. , Charles ton , Iowa , communicate the following ; \Vo keep n full line of moat of the principal medicines. St. Jacobs Oil thus far is leading all others , and in no inHtnilco have we hoard ono word of dissatisfaction ; nil speak out like a Methodist class-meeting , of their own personal pxperieneo with it , and of its nigh intrinsic value ns a liniment ,