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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 , 1881
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BOOKWAI.TEK will now Imvo time
enough to attondtohis NobraskaBhccp
farm. _ _ _ _ _
Sin. GALEV is about to purchase a
I * new guitar. That last ono got badly
cracked in Wahoo.
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So FAR the special session of the
United States senate has been commonplace
monplaco oven to drcaryncss.
OMAIIA on Sunday echoes the cry of
Coleridge's Ancient Mariner "Water ,
water , everywhere , and not a drop to
drink. "
CHARLEY FOSTEH increasod'his ma
jority 8,000 votes over the lant elec
tion. Charley in n piece of calico
which stands washing.
TUB senate has adjourned until Fri
Hlay And fhot country ; will" remain in
vsuspchso over the impending- cabinet
changes for another week.
NEXT to George W. Doano the
Herald thinks Guiteau the woiat citi
zen oft the republic. Guiteau has
"never prodded the iron in Dr. Miller's
editorial vitals. „ _ .
JunciK CIIAUWIUK is giving general
satisfaction to the Douglas county bar
inthia , coimtyvjudgeship nml ho ought
to lf $ retamod * in the position by n
large majority ! , 7
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TUB Garfield fund is now complete
with subscriptions amounting to
over $350,000 ! A check for the
quarterly interest was sent on the _ first :
of the month to Mrjj. Garfield. t ,
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THE Board of public works of Gin-
cinnatL ia just now considering soiuo
proposed extensions of the aewer ays-
' torn' of Cincinnati. 'The ' engineer * es
timates place the cost ut 81,080,000.
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* JOHN 0. NEW , of Indiana , * is 'au'fi
fering for a position in Mr. Arthur's
reorganized cabinet. John should bo
retired to tno quiet seclusion of Jils
editorial sanctum. His high opinion
of New is an old one.
THE Tilden democracy have thrown
Jonah Kelly overboard , it may be
fun , but when Jonah swims around
for the purpose of scuttling the ship
it looks as if the sharp edge oE the
omi'Bomciit might bo taken oil' .
ONE of 'the most important oflicos
to bo tilled by President Arthur is
that of auditor of railway accounts ,
which was vacated last spring by the
summary removal of | Thoophilous
French. The salary is a trifle Ii
than $5,000 annually , but n dishonest
commissioner can whack up with the
Pacific railroads and name his own
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figure if ho will work in their inter
est ? * , A Now York man is said io bo
bacliod for the place. ,
' TUB western reserve , , cf Ohio in
tho"lato election , swung magnificently
into line with an increased republican
majority. Cuyahoga county elected
a solid republican delegation to the
Btato legislature and gave Governor
Foster five thousand majority , or
moro than a quarter of his whole ma
jority in the stale. The western re-
Bcrvc , which stood so manfully by
General Gar field through all his public
career , is a stronghold of Intolligonl
republicanism of which Ohio and the
whole country may well bo proud.
( UJUIM GOUDON UlBfNKTT llM begun
ufriehdly sui against'his sister , Mr * .
J iaoBellf | and her fanilly , to 'divide
tlie tate of hit father. By the eld
cr7lij nnott's will Uio Jlnald' WM lofl
absolutely to the son , and the remainder
maindor of the estate waa also loft in
his hands wi h the proviso that he
take care of his sister and.of . his moth
tr , since deceased. The property ia
of imnfenao value , and the Indefinite
ness of the will has made the sui
necessary. The most amicable rola
tionsaro said to exist between the
contesting parties. Independent o :
thu return * from hi * tather'a estate
outside of the Herald , Mr. JBonuott'i
income ia eaid to amount to the sun
of' 800,000'annually from , that , pa-
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THE SUNDAY I.AW IN OMAHA
The local committee on temperance
reform und Sunday observance are
canying matters lee fnr when the ;
insist that no business of any kirn
shall bo transacted in Omaha from
twelve o'clock on Saturday night un
til twelve o'clock on Sunday evening
following. Although every species o
labor and trafllc on Sunday is forbidden
don by law , common sense and t
common humanity have compelled
courts and juries to give these Sun
day laws a liberal construction.
The laws forbid labor and traffic on
Sunday , but no court in America
would fine n telegraph company for
transmitting dispatches on Sunday ,
nnd no grand jury in this country
would indict a physician for amputat
ing a limli or doing any other pro
fessional labor on Sunday. Ever
down in puritanical Now Engltmd they
don't imprison an undertaker or sex
ton for burying people on Sunday.
The law passed for the closing ol
naloona on Sunday had for its solo ob
ject the prevention of disturbance nnd
the preservation of order during a day
obiorvod by n largo p.irt of our
people aa n day of rest.
Immediately after the supreme
court had rendered its decision on the
Slocnmb law the Omaha liquor deal
ers' union passed resolutions requir
ing all ita members to close their
places of business on Sundays , But
when s mo of those liquor dealers at
tempted to punish the whole commu
nity by insisting that barber shops
must close , butchers must aell no
meat , and oven ice wagons should
sell no ice on Sunday , with the ther
mometer up in the nineties , this paper
voiced the common sentiment of our
people by entering protest against
such torn-foolery. The liquor dealers'
union very promptly disclaimnd any
intention of interfering with the par
ties engaged in necessary traf
fic. And now Mr. Watson B.
Smith , ns the head of thot ; local
temperance. , reform committee'la ' , wo
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are informed , endeavoring tonavoour
irug'stores closed on Sunday because
some of them have gone so far as to
tell cigars to their patrons as well as
modicino. The loading druggists
tired of such annoyance are now con
sidering whether they had bettor clone
jntiruly , arid lot the community go
without medicines on Sundays. It
may/bo / very o&tisfactory for Mr. Wat-
ion B. Smith nnd other extremists to
liavo the drug atorcs closed for twen
ty four hours each weck.'but wo don't
bollevo it will bo satisfactory to Hho
community. In fact wo doubt whether
this reform would plcaso'Mr. . Smith ,
ihould sudden sickness overtake any
member of his family. Right hero
let us say that wo regard the closing
> barber shops on , Sunday aa another
other- piece of foolish ( Annoyance.
Wettako it' that cleanliness is , , next to
godliness. Every Saturday evening
ana early Lunday scores of , travelers
arrive in Omaha by rail , who would
gladly attend church if they could go
there in n presentable appearance.
But they can neither obtain a'batlf ergot
got shaved and consequently are coin-
polled to undergo"a"dny of discomfort
ind annoyance to which no traveler
or Bojournor should bo subjected.
Phis matter of legal Sunday obsorv- ,
unco should bo governed by reason
and toleration. It ia proper enough
bo enforce the Sunday laws wherever
their enforcement does not conflict
with transactions that are absolutely
necessary to the preservation of life ,
health and comfort.
THE KLCSH1NG .ELECTION-
If tko extension of suffrage to
women at general elections ia to bo
attended by as many amusing incidents
ai those rohted of a recent election
n Long Island , cruel mankind may
10" pardoned for refusing to enf ranch-
so their sisters for some tdno to come.
Jy ajlaw passed lately in the town ol
riuahing , all persona owning real pro-
> orly of paying hire for aucli , and
> olng twenty-one years of ago wore
wnmttcd to vote. { This of course
ncludod the ladies , and a vacancy
occurring in the Board of Educatloi
afforded the first opportunity for the
enfranchised women to exercise their
newly acquired rights. Ono ol
the nominees was a lady Airs.
Harriet 8. Judd , and the other
Air. Benjamin Downing u lawyer ol
Quoena county. According to the ac-
counta in the Now York papers party
spirit ran unusually high and the
ladies got down to the political bust
ness in a manner which nhows that
with a Uttlo practice they would prove
formidable rivals in an electioneering
contest. The Irish Radios aupportoi
the man candidate with great unanim
ity and rode to tha polls in carriages
provided by their favorite. There
were many funny ucencs growing ou
of the casting of the first ballot. Oijo
Irish woman came to the "foro" will
a ballot in tier' hand , and waa
challenged. Shuatonco throw down
tha ticket with the exclamation : "Aw ,
don't yoos bo bothorin wid it at all , a
all. " Another female candidate for
suffrage had her vote refused , and salt
to the inspectors , "An why shouldn'
I cast mo vote , and mo having given
soldiers andsoldiera * wives to thocoun
try,11 Another cimo up and voted ,
but stood staring with wonder a <
the ballot box , nnd then wanted
od to know if "that was attft
But the Irish kdioa did not have
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matters wholly tjieir own way. La
dies leading in society , ladies uonritif
silks , satins , nnd velvets , wore there
to exercise the right of sulTrugc.
These manifested various phases o
character. There wore among them
the modest , shrinking voter , the
coquettish voter , nnd the voter who
put on n determined air , as though
she embodied in her own person al
the rights of woman. Frequently
their votes were challenged , and then
would cnaiio a scene much the same
if they had been invited to a duel.
Mirny seemed desirous to vote for the
moro novelty of the thing. "I don't
know how I voted ? " said ono
woman , "but I cast , my vote. " "La ,
Mary , did you see mo vole , " said a
well dressed lady on turning from thu
poll , "I don't know what ticket it
was , I got mixed up , but I wonder if
that in oil there ia in voting. " An
other lady advanced and handed the
inspector two open ballots for Mrs.
Judd. When told that ono ballot was
sufficient , and that it waa usual to fold
tickets before despositing them , she
was much surprised. Another lady
came to , vote and was with much difli
cttlty persuaded that the poll clerk
could bo wifely entrusted with her
ballot.
The lady candidate , Mrs. Judd , was
beaten , but polled an unusually hirqo
vote. Her friends declare that
if nil the maidens and spin
stcrs over twenty-one who
stayed nwuy from the polls because
they didn't want to admit their age ,
tad voted Mrs. Judd would have been
triumphantly elected. Others insist
that voting if not what it is has boon
cracked up to bo , and that on the
whole dusting is less tiresome. At
some future time , however , the Flush-
ne ladies will have an opportunity to
renew the contest when the general
mprcssion ia that there will bo fewer
at the polls and much le'Ss interest
taken in practical politic * .
.QUITEAtTB TRIAL.
A little over a week ago Mr. George
Scovillo , Quitcau'a attorney , an
nounced that iiis defense of the prcsi-
lont'a assassin would bo based alone
on the plea of insanity. lie disclaimed
all intention of taking advantage of
any technicalities of Jaw to protract
holrial or increase the expense of the
; overnment and denied emphatically
.hat the plea of medical malpractice
would'bo introduced by the , defense.
dr. Scovillo was either wilfully falai-
ying'in ordor'to allay public excite
ment or else ho has undergone
a remarkable and sudden change
of mind. Upon the arraign
ment of Guitoau on Friday
lu made on affidavit that his .defense
of the prisoner would rest on three
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1. Lack of turiadictio'n on the part
of the court/ ' '
2. Insanity on the part of the do-
bndant ,
3. Malpractice on the part of the
> hyaicirtiis.
To substantiate the laat two pleaa
klr. Scovillo proposes to call on a
mass of testimony which will protract
the trial for weeks , if not montha ,
and put the government to an enor
mous expense in providing for witness
oos and paying mileage.
Mr. Bcoville'would have done well
n confining himself to the simple plea
of insanity. No one , and probubly
east of all himself , believes that any
ury can bo found who will acquit the
cold-blooded murderer of General
3arflold. But aa a defense is neces
sary , it is perhaps SB well that the old
and well-worn plea of insanity should
bo interposed aa a bar to justice. To
this the publicwill not bo likely to
demur , especially aa the result is cor <
tain. But by weaving into his do
te.nso of 1,0 , prisoner a mosaof tech
meal disputation and expert testimo
ny , which can have no other object
than the temporary delay of
justice and an increase ( of the
expenses , Mr , Scovillo lays himself
open to aovoro censure , which not
oven the delicate and trying relations
which ho bears to the prisoner can
ward off. 'No ono boliovcs > that such
testimony can have a feather's weight
with the jury. ' The very witnesses
whom Mr , Scovillo has named indig
nantly deny that they can testify in
behalf of the prisoner. Drs. Hammond
mend , Gunh and Simons , the medical
exports , upon whom the prisoner's
counsel relies for assistance , promptly
come to the front and declare thntjio
physicians could have saved the
wounded president. Dr. Simons adds
moat emphatically that the sooner
the assassin is hung the
bettor for the community.
This is the gouornl opinion. There
has boon a largo amount of sympaMiy
expressed for Mr. Scovillo , who has
not hositotod to announce that the
duty of depending his criminal broth
or-in-law was most distasteful to his
feelings. But if ho endeavors to
evade for his client a justice which
the nation demands shall bo dealt out
to the assassin of its president , sym
pathy will bo turned into disgust , and
Mr. Scoville will certainly bo the suf
ferer. Guitoau cannot escape his do
sorts. An cscapo from the sentence
of .tl\0 court would bo aurely mot by
prompt vonKoanco at the hands of the
popple ,
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. , TUB republicans of Nebraska mot
last week to nominate a supreme court
judge and two regents of thu state uni
vcrtily , and passed n remarJotblo toao-
lulion indorsinn President ArJhur "AS a
citizen of pure patriotism , of eminent
abilities , of sound political education ,
of varied accomplishments , and ol
unstained life , and n republican in
whom there is no guile. " There is no
"snivel-service reform nonsense" in
this Nebraska platform which would
suit the Boston TrarclUr. It calls
upon Mr. Arthur to see to
it that "tho democratic party
may never again dominate in
a government which it sought to over
throw. That party in every southern
state and in mostof the northern states
has repudiated sacred obligations re
lating to nationality , to freedom , to
financial honor , and to honest econom
ical administration. " The Nebraska
republicans are clearly of the stalwart
order , and yet Col. Kooves is raising
money for Mahono In Massachusetts
and a wretched democrat presides over !
the United States Sonnto , Nebraska
will hove to catch up with the proces
sion. SpringQcld Republican.
Whether the majority of the voters
of Nebraska sure clearly "stalwart" or
not , they1 are disposed to place their
confidence in Mr. Arthur and hope that
ho will carry out the broad policy of
his predecessor. So far as the plat
form at tho.lalo republican convention
is concerned , the republicans of
Nebraska had little moro to
do whit it than the
republicans of Massachusetts. The
resolutions wore drafted and carried
down to the convention by a roan who
is socking oflico at the hands of the
government , and the platform was
rushed through , at the close o
convention and all discussion smother
ed by a vote of adjournment. While
commenting on the Springfield Rt
\ttblican't \ comment it may be well to
say that a . "wretched democrat ! ' no
longer presides over the senate having
given way to an ambitious green-
backer. As this- change -was effected
by a republican senate , Nebraska has
caught op with the procession in this
particular. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB rumor comes from Washington
that Frank Hatton , of the Burlington
Hawkey t who is'spoken of as "a warm
personal friend of Mr. Arthur , " will *
loon bo appointed first assistant post
master general. The report fails testate
state whether Mr. Hatton is willing
to give up the better place ho has now
at the head of one of the brightest and
DCS t * newspapers in Iowa. State hegit-
ter. '
Mr. Hatton is ono of those pure
) atriots whoso devotion to party is
measured by the opportunities which
larty affords him to , draw pnblicp.ip. ;
\lr. \ Hatton was a warm friend of
General Grant's candidacy so long as
hero seoined any chiinco of a nomina
tion. His devotion to president Gar-
ield was singularly strong as soon as
10 received the postmastcnhip at
Burlington , and his warm personal re
gard for Mr. Arthur since his acces
sion to the presidency is no doubt
> eyond question. Mr : Hatton always
ias his hawkeye to the main chance.
Special to tha Cinclnn tl Commercial ,
' HUNTSVILLB , Ala. , October 15.
Captain Frank Gufley was to-day convicted -
victed , jri the federal court of trespass
and taking timber from government
and. Gurley will be remembered as
; ho murderer of General Ed. McCook ,
of Ohio , for which crime ho was.son-
; encod by court-martial to be hanged ,
out the sentence waa commuted by
President Johnson.
It is perhaps well forOptaiuGurloy
; hat ho did not emigrate west about
; ho time lie was pardoned by Andy
Johnson. Then the [ sentence of the
court-martial might have been enforced -
forced in spite of executive clemency.
People in this section will , however ,
bo surprised to hoar that any man can
bo competed and sent up for trespass
for cutting government timber. Even
the Omaha postmaster can leave his
oflico for a couple of months to engage
in cutting railroad ties on the public
land and nobody has over thought of
interfering with his enterprise.
TUB BEE calls the attention of the
contractors who are now constructing
the sewqr through the alloy between
Farnham and Douglas street to the
necessity of placing warning lanterns
along the course'of the excavation.
It is not sufllcient 'to place lights on
street crossings alone. The alloys are
public thoroughfares and as such are
more used than is generally supposed
for entrance and exit to their rear of
business and dwelling. As public
thoroughfares the city first and then
the contractors are responsible for any
dmtmges which may result from their
obstruction by excavation or other
wise. An ounce of preuontion is
worth a pound of euro.
MAIIONE insists that the'Republican
senators should stand by Gorliam and
liiddloborgor. Murat Halstcod , of
the Cincinnati .Commercial , blandly
suggests that it is high time to tell
Mahono to go where the fire fly is
singed in the night in other words to
the rod hot country that Dr. Thomas
docs not believe in ,
CURRENCY.
Massachusetts has added 131,173 souls
to her population since 1875 ,
John G. Whittter will be 7-t years old on
the 17th uf December next.
Water In selling la some parts of New
York City for CO cenU a gallon.
Americana , in the opinion of the New
Orleans Democrat , nra not a monument *
building people.
Since his Incarceration Uultertu him
gained ten pound and eita dally DO per
cent , more than the average prisoner.
Ex-Senator Hemlrloki , of Indiana , as
well as Senator Voorliecs of the same
tatc , has become a convert to theory of
protection.
lu Cpyotfl Y U y , Lake'lcounty , C l. ,
W , t TA
there I * Mi oak ten feet ( n diameter At itn
bate , and mearunr'ng lf/0 feet from tip o !
tip of the limb * ,
Air KdNon h reported \ > y The Hnblxjr
Kroto hold $ \t 00,000 ol tock in the
various compnl formed to introduce his
inctndescent light.
The losses by the Michigan forest fire-
Are put liy careful estimates at 52 , 10,313 ,
with ituuratice amounting to 8023,032 ,
leaving a net low of $1,722,781 ,
The principal fruit * uhlppcd to the ea > t
from California , ko far this year , nro the
plum and tha pear , though grapca are now
coming forward in large qitanttt cj.
Augtmt BoJmont and five other inembcn
nf hit family cnt the summer at the
United State * hotel nt Saratoga , paying
81.000 a week for board. This Is mer$20
a day for each ,
The special election In Texas occurred as
eng go as September 0 , and yetuo official
returns have been received from seventeen
counties , lame of them within aday't jour
ney of the btate capital.
The Cuiitcr monument hai been erected
on the battlefield upon which the daring
general fell. It Is of granite , In the form
of a low obclltlc. It bears the names of
all who died in Custcr'i fight.
Anlllinola man , with a foresight worthy
of a better CAUIW , popped thotmeiitlon on n
railroad train , and now the maiden is at A
loss to dccldo an to which county she hod
better commence proceedings in for breach
of promise.
Ml s Catherine L. Wolfe , of New York ,
who U taxed for leu million * in that city
end who owns a summer residence at New *
port , has I ust purchased a building site at
Uchre Point for $42,000 , the land being a
portion of the William Beach Lawrence
estate.
The postofHce department under Repub
lican management has come to l > e > erjr
near self-nun tain Ing for the fimttlme In the
history of the government. For the qurr-
ter ending Soptemt/cr 30 , the deficit was
only 570,000 , aa against $500,000 for the
same period last year.
More than half of the farms In the six
state * of South Carolina , Georgia , Ala
bama , Florida , Arkansas und .Delaware ,
or ? P1,705 out of an aggregate of 494,984 ,
ro worked by their owners , who nro prob
ably white for the most part , while the re
maining 213,179 are rented , chiefly , as is
preiumcd , by colored teuants.
Charles Darwin , the author of the De
velopment theory of the creation , has been
left a very largo fortune by his brother ,
Kronmus A. Darwin , who has recently
died. If Mr. Charles Darwin were an
American he would probably use hla mil-
liens to found a Darwin college orsome -
thatsort. , But tha English custom , ! * dif
ferent.
'Pretty anecdote from Spain : A short
time ago a foreign lady of rank , who was
conversing with Her Majesty resoecting
3pin manners and customs , asked the
Queen how she could endure to sit through
a bull-fwht , "Ah ! " said Dona Christina ,
"you know I ain very near-sighted , and
whenever ! go to Abull-fight I always for
get to take my eye-glasses wlth'me. ' "
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A roll of an invisible drum'is ' heard at
Airlie Untie , in Scotland , as a warning of
the death of the head of the house. So
runs the tradition , and in 1849 , when the
Lord Airlie of that day died , several per
sona 'declared that they heard the mysteri
ous drum beat. Of counts it is now said
that a similar occurrence preceded the
new of Lord Air ie's death in Colorado.
, New Zealand with its 44,000,000' ' acres
capable of cultivation , only hod 800,000
under cultivation last year. From them
were obtained 6tiOO,009 busheh of wheat ,
700,000 of barley' ' and 8,000,000 of , oats.
Dats bring twenty-four cents a bushel ,
> eef Bella at 94.08 per hundred weight ,
mutton at four cents per pound , and labor
commands from S1.75 to $2 per , day.
OCCIDENTAL JOTTINGS.
MONTANA.
Butte wants a mining stock board.
Funds have been rained for a new Catho
lic church at Miles City.
The Alice company have declared eight
consecutives dividends of 823,000 each.
The assessment of Chotcan county this
year will amount in round numbers to 81-
750,000. '
Organized bands of horse thieves are
operating near Butte , and thinning'out ' the
stables.
, The. propose-I route of the Bnzeman and
Yellowstone Park hos.been surveyed and
mapped.
The ferry across the Yellowstone direct
ly opposite Miles City , is now in peed
running order.
The losses : of cattle this season by the
depredations of British Indians nponMon-
tana ranges ore very great. >
Butte has organized the Montana Min
ing company with a capital of 94,000,000
to thoroughly develop small claims in that
vicinity.
H. BurSne & Bros. , expensive sheep
raisers in the territory have recently driven
a band of 5,000 and located them on
Tongue river.
The substantial and permanent growth
of Benton durinc the cast vear is wonder-
fnl. Costly stores and residences are ris
ing everywhere.
The greater part of the timber lands
ha\e never been surveyed , nn'l the lumber
man , tie contractor and woodchopper play
unrestricted havoc with the trees.
Cattle men are beginning to complain
tbrvt so many head of sheep hnve beeu
diftwin into the territory this season , the
grass ia nearly all consumed on the ranges.
Buffalo are very .abundant this year in
the Judith basin , Montana. They roust
BOOH' become extinct , however , if the
slaughter continues as it boa been going on
for , the last year or two.
The N , P. machine and repairshops will
be located at Sprague ,
SaW'Tooth City is quite Iholy , and a
number of now buildings are in course of
erection ,
About 45,000 bushels of wheat "was
raised on the * Nez Forces Indian reserva
tion at Lapwai and Kamlah ,
The piles of who t at Blue mountain ,
acres In extent , are growing larger and
moro numerous every day.
Nez 1'erco county contributes a larger
amount of revenue to the territorial treas
ury than any other county in the terri
tory.
tory.Ellcnsburg
Ellcnsburg during the | > ast year has
grown wonderfully , anil the demand for
town property necessitated the recent sur
vey of an addition ol 80 acres to the town ,
There ID already a Methodist church nt
Cheney and the Congregational and Cath
olic denominations are about to commence
the erection of buildings for their respec
tive uses.
There in a great sen ation in Lewiston
with regard toj new diggings on Salmon
river. A wing put In near Elk creek
for prospecting purposes turns oat to be an
Immense uuccetn. Two thousand dollars
liave been taken out by one party in
twenty-four hours.
COLORADO
Bullion thieves are numerous at Gunnl-
son. ' '
The electric light at Denver frequently
fizzles.
The total assessment of Colorado will
foot up $25,000,000.
The state treasurer of Colorado reports
844,487.71 on hand.
A woman at Colorado Springs started a
fire with kerosene and WM teen cooked.
The City Council of Denver hoi decided
to expend 930,000 in the purchase of a
park.
The Denver and New Orleans railroad
company Is begging bonds in the several
counties.
Colorado now consume * $1,000,000wrth
of blasting powder a year , Three yearn
ago 850,000 worth aniwcred all purposes.
One hundred and fifty-five thousand dot.
lara worth of bullion were shipped from
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k , . . . - . ! > ' * .
the Argo works lait week $2p ,000 In cold
and 8103.000 In silver.
The "plant" of n burglar was recently
found in a stitbte In Dearer. It consiKtcd
of d ctgir box /nil of gold and silver
wntchcn , ring. , charm * , etc.
The Denver & Western railway com
pany , reported o deeply In debt , pub-
lichen n statement of its affaire , Knowing
that It ha * advanced money on contract * ,
and is in n htaltby financial condition ,
During the week , two shipment * of 1ml-
lion were made from the works of the Beaten -
ton and Colorado smelting company at
Argo , The > htmienti ! were \alneil at
8ir > a,000 S03,000 havinc been in silver ,
and 832,000 In goldanil represented the
product of the works for tha week
WASHINGTON.
A radish , five fet /our / Inches in length ,
and eighteen inches in circmnfcrencc , is
one of the products of Yekhna countTr
Washington Territory.
The territorial insane asylum at Stcila-
coom is crowded withunfortwnate patient * ,
and now buildings nro being erected to
accommodate all who are tent for necurlty
and treatment. _
UTAH.
The Utah Central is greatly crowded
with freight.
The bullion Shipments from Salt Lake
average $50,000 a week ,
The Ogilcn water works are nearly com
pleted. Capacity , 3,000,000 gallons per
day.
day.Ogden's
Ogden's prospects for Iron works are
steadily improving. The Iron master Is
on the rood from Pittsburo hither , the no-
ces ary capital is deposited In a New York
bank ,
The total amount of bees reixjrted to the
Territorial Beekeepers' association , is 5.-
174 swarm * , which , nvcragim ; 50 pounds
to the swarm , would be 258,70 pounds , or
( at 12J cents per pound ) $32,337.50.
Suits acatnit the Emma mining com
pany in Utah have been compromised , and
the working of the mlno will probably be
re sumed. This Emmu mine , through cer
tain Dwindling operation * , became one of
the most notorious In the country.
OREGON.
A fanner at Eugene City , Oregon , got
26,000 pounds of hops this eeaum from
fourteen acres of ground. ,
The Oregon and Central rallrcod offers a
reward of 500 for the persons who placed
ibstrnctions on the track near North Yam-
tiill , a fewdays ago.
An agent of the national government Is
at work at Salem examining records with a
view of having the state reimbursed for ex
penditures' of the Modoc and Umatilla
wars.
Tha excellency of flax grown in Oregon
and AVanhington Territory has been so
well Illust'oted by several invoices sent to
Belfast that a movement is being made for
; ho extension of its cultivation. Irish
inen men propore to go into inanufuctur-
ng linen on PugetSound. i
CALIFORNIA.
A lot of catfish have been planted in
Russian river , in Mendocino county.
The state and county tax in Calavoras
county has been fixed at 82 50 on the 8100.
All mills in Bodie are running regularly ,
ind bullion shipments average about 87-
500 weekly
Willows , Colusa county , has 50,000 tons
of wheat in her yards and warehouses , and
yet imports every pound of Hour sold in her
market.
Auburn , Placer county , is now enjoying
he most profitable season of its existence ,
tiuilding- progressing in every part of
lie town.
Marysville has now a "curfew" ordi
nance in force. The bell is rung at eight
> 'clock every evening , when boys must go
tome and get acquainted with their moth
ers acd sisters.
Last week there was deposited at the
San Francisco Mint for coinage 2,001
ounces offme _ and 54,703 ounces of crude
gold bullion , representing ! a total value of
more.than 81,000.000.
DAKOTA AND THE BLACK HILLS ,
The Northern Pacific is building ma
chine shops at Mandan.
Two thousand bushels of wheat are mar-
ceted at Redfield every week. '
It is estimated that the Buxton elevators
will pay 8250,000 for wheat this season.
Three hard characters escaped fromtho
Yankton jail by digging under the walla.
The Pembina county court house , , in
course of construction at Pembina , will
cost $18,000 when completed.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad
company have their track laid to within
one mile of the crossing t t Aberdeen.
Silver ore , BO rich that L can be melted
n a blacksmith's forge , han been found in
arge quantities at Crow Peak , six miles
rom Spearfish.
A new tunriql in the Homstake mine
las been cut'nearly through the mountain ,
'or the ore train , which is being laid with
a track of steel rails.
It is expected that the yield of wheat on
.he Dalrymple famous "wheat patch , "
thin year , will be 600,000 bushels. The
cent of production averages 87 an acre , or
8210,000.
WYOMING.
A new stone depot is to be built at
Sherman next year.
There are 105 pupils enrolled in the Ev-
auston public school.
A barkeeper at Nine Mile Hole , on the
Fort MoKinney road , waa recently killed
i > y cow boys. ,
Another effort ia to be made to insti
tute in Cheyenne a post of the Grand
Army of the Itepublic.
The proposed eastern branch of the Cen
tral Pacific will run through the rich graz
ing lands on the Sweetwater.
A Rock Springs butcher first thumped
Ilia partner ; and then finished the job with
a pistol. He languishes in jail.
The demand for cattle cars at the vari
ous U. P. stations in the territory is enor
mous , averaging over 150 per day.
The amount of freight received at the U.
P. depot in Cheyenne during September
was 0,337,201 pounds ; amount forwarded ,
4CO ,857.
Tha cattle ranges of the territory are
said by stock men to be in extremely good
ccndition for the coining winter , the old
ranges showing better grass than for years ,
and that the cattle arc going into the
winter in excellent condition.
MONTANA.
Helena has organized a board of health.
The Car field monument fund amounts
to SSG3.U5.
Butte proposes to raise $8.000 to pur-
chose the right of way for the Utah &
Northern into the town.
The largest beef steer ever slaughtered
in Montana weighed on foot 2,200 pounds ,
and dressed over 1,200 pounds. It was a
mountain production , gross-fed.
The track of the Northern Pacific is now
completed to Lake Presoott , twenty milea
west of Lake Pen d'Orille. 218 miles from
Wabash , and daily trains run regulaily
from Lake Preicott ,
NEVADA.
The Carson mint starts up Novem
ber let.
Nevada lias 141 patients at present In
the private asylum at Stockton , Cal.
The surveyor * of the proposed rallnmd
to the Bitter Hoot valley have surveyed
and staked a practicable route.
Economy-
A fortune may bo spent in using Inef
fectual medicines , when by applying
Thomas' Kclectrlc Oil A speedy and econ
omical uure can be effected. In case of
rheumatism , lame back , bodily ailments ,
or pains of every description , it affords In
stant relief. 17 eod Iw
Largest stock , finest goods and low
est prices in Hats .and Caps ut Rich *
ter'a , 1322 Farnham St. oot5-2t
CHEAP
LOTS.
A NEW
ADDITION !
-TO-
Omaha.
BEST BAEGAIUS
i
Ever Offered
IN .THIS CITY :
HO CASH PATIENTS
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Required of Persons Desir-
, in to Build ;
LOTS ONPAYMENTS ,
OP
SS.TO 81O
PER MONTH.
Money Advanced
TO
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Assist Purchasers in Building.
We Now Offer For Sale
S5 Splendid
RESIDENCE LOTS ,
Located on 27tb , 28th , 29th
and 30th Streets , between
Farnham. Douglas and the pro
posed extension of Dodge St. ,
12 to 14 Blocks from Court
House and Post Office , AT
PRICES ranging from \ *
$300 to $400
which is about Two-Thirds ot
their Value , on Smnll Monthly
Payment of 85 to S1O.
Parties desiring to'Build and
Improve Need Wet Make any
Payment for one or two years ,
but can use all their1 Means foi
Improving. '
Persons having $100 or $200
of their own , But not Enough
to Build such a house as they
want , can take a lot and we
will Loan them enough to com
plete their Building.
These lota are located between the
MAIN BUSINESS STREETS of the
city , within 12 minutes walk of tin
Business Center. Good Sidewalks ex
tend the Entire Distance on Dodge
Street , and the lots can bo reached by
way of either Farnham , Douglas or
Dodge Streets. They lie in a part ot
the city that ia very Rapidly Improv
ing and consequently Increasing in
Value , and purchasers may reasonably
hope to Double their Money within
short time.
Some of the most Sightly Locations
in the city may be selected from these
Iota , especially on 30th Street.
We will build houses on a Smal
Cash Payment ° f $150 or $200 , and
sell house and lot on email monthly
payments.
It is expected that these lotsjwill'bo '
rapidly sold on those liberal terms ,
and persons wishing to purchase
should call at our office ana secure
their lota at the earliest moment.
Wo are ready to show'these lota to all
persons wishing to purchase.
BOQQS & HILL ,
Real Estate Brokers , .
14OS
North Side of Farnham Street
Opp. Grand Central Hotel ,
OMAHA NEB ,