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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1881)
riTE"OMAHA DAILY BEE : F1UDA.Y NOVEMBER 11 , 1881 The Omaha Bee rnbllshed ivery mominff , except Sunday. SChe only Monday morning lUIlj- , IKKMS BY MAIL- . M810.00 I Thrco Months.fc".00 Month. . . . 0.00 I Ono . . 1.00 TUB WEHKIiY BKK , ' published ev- ry Wednesday. IlBllMS POST PAIDs- Ono Year. $2.00 I ThrccMonllu. . W ) Sis Months. . . . 1.001 Ono " . . 1 COUHKSPONDr.NCK AU Commtml. cation * rolntlnn to New * nnd I'.ditorinl mut ters should bo mMrcued to the KniTOli ov S LKTTKKS All Letter * nml IlemiltnnoM nhould bo ml drwml to THE OMAHA I'lmtlHlllNii Cox rANT , OMAHA. Draft * , Check * ami IVwU office Ordeis to bo mode jmyable to the cider of the Coinjmny. OMAHA PUBLISHING 00 , , Prop'rs E.ROSEWATER , Edwin Divvisi , MannR * " * ot City CironlAtion- John K. Tlerco I In Chnrrfli of _ the Mull Circtiition of THK DAILY 1JKK. A. II. fiteh.cornwpnndentnndi'oUcitoT. ; lvinn Proclamation by the President. It liwloiiR been the piom cimlom i'f our people , with the chwini ; of thn yenr , to look bnck upon the blfmn ; brought to them in the clmn lnf , ' conr n of KiuiKons and return solemn thanks to the nll-Kmiu wiirco from whom thfy flow. And although - though at this pnriod when the fallltiK leaf juhnninhes ux thnt the tiir.c of our Kitcrcd luty Is atlmii'J ' , our nation htlll Hen In the Hhatiow of the Rreat I nrenvcnicnt nnd jiioiirninK which liaa ft led our heart * , Mtill finds us hopeful xprcwltmtownm tlio ( JIK ! l > oforo who-n wo lately bowed In Brief n d supplicationyettliDcotintlciwibcnelitH which liayo nhowcre < l up-m im during the pa t twelve ninnthH en I for our fervent ( 'rnti- tuile , and make it fitting that wo ohou'il ' Tojoico with tlmnkfulncHf that the I/ortl in 31 is intinlte mercy h n hiynally favored inr country nnd people. 1'enco without iind pro p iity within linn been vnuclmafeU t < > us. S'o pestilence hiw visited our nhoren. The abundant privilege of freo- Iom which our fntlirrH left in thi-ir win- lorn M Btlll nur Incn-iuiinR heritnRO , nnd if in parts of the vent domain nonin nlllic- tions liavo visitetl mir brethren in their forest homes , yet even tlili calamity hni l ccn tempere < l In a manner nanctlhed t > y the ( jcnerous coinpnuninn for the nullcrcrs -wlilch hnfl been called throughout our country. For all thmo thini ? < U In meet that the voice of tlio nation should K ° UP to Cod In fervent horoaKo- Wharcforo I , ( 'he-tier A , Arthur , rrer-I- lent of the United Htntec , do recummewl that All people oboervo the 21th day of No- vcmbcr , inst. , ns n day of nati nnl thanks- Kivinj ? and proyer , by craflliif ; HO fnr.is maybe from their Kecular laboiH Mill meeting - ing in their Hoeral , plnces rf wonihjp , there to j in in AHHertiiiK h nor and praUc to AlmiKbtyfJod , whiwe i ; < > oilne n has been no manifest in our hixtory nnd our lives , and oiFcrinn unrneit prayers thnt his boun ties may continue to ui and to our chil- Iron , In witness whereof , I hive hereunto net my hand and can-fed the ( , 'rent ceal . of the Unltcil HUtc-i to b allixcd. Done nt the city of WnMhliiKton , ii H.lhlH seventh diw of November , in the year > ( our Lord ono thousand olsbt hundred mid el > ; li y one , ami nf the independence of tlie United .States thu onu hundred and fifth. ClIKrtTKIl A. AltTllfll. ho I'raaldent : rt. UIjLAl.S'i : , So-rctary of .Stale. THK democratic rooBtorn hnvii boon Hilled in. ] _ _ _ _ _ _ FIM.MOKB county rofuHOB t < take anymore moro railroad ring in NEDKAHKA niiti-ninnopoliaU nro 3imking themselvcH seen us well OH hoard. < THH Into election nhowa Ihoro nro a good many readjtiHlora in Nobrasliii , an well aa in Virginia. NEAULT 10,000 omisranta landed at Castle Garden last wuok. The roll- iiif tide continues to cnino in. THK result in Saline county hnn nipped the gubernatorial bco in Jim Dawca' little bonnet HUe an early Du. MII.I.KK need not cackle BO loudly over the democratic defeat. Republican ticketa have been elected in Omaha nnd Douf > Iaa county n great many time before. TIIR Rcarcity of servant girla in the cast ia accounted for in the Philadel- pbia 1'rcsi by the largo number of Ixmnnwi kings married in Colorndn during the past your. Douar.AH county republicans can congratulate tlicmnelvca over a clean avreop for their new brooms. It will now bo in order for the now brooms to reciprocate by aweopinr ? clean. THH charge ia being fruuly umdu that Mr. Hordic umkua money by selling out hia cab lines to the atroot cor companies. Mr. llerdio boasts that thia was the C.IHQ in KniiHaa City. SRNATOU YEHT haa promiaod to champion the bill appropriating $ 000,000 for the improvement of thu IMiaaiasippi. That'H thu kind of n "Vent the people do not wnnt to aeo "pulled down , " THE editor of thu JcniAwho hna been chuckling over uinco the election over the defeat of the democratic ticket in Douuhis county , llatteru him- eolf that thu lack of support given to that ticket by hid paper ia reapoiiHiblo for ita defeat. Jr. Miller JH entirely too vain. A CAUKOKMA editor haa invented n method for communicating a telegraph message to cnra in motion , If hi would devote hia onergiea to the uub- jcct ot hastening the communication of a mctsa e between thu telegraph ofiico and the newepaper otllcea he would confer a favor upon thu f rater- jiity At largo. i STAR ROUTE PROCEEDINGS The public has not \ cn nllogethc eatisfied with tlio conduct of the uta route proceedingnnd the latest do vi-lopmonts are not likely to diminisl the general dissatisfaction. In tin first case , indictment by the u un process of grand jury investigatiot was omitted , nnd an nntiipiatcd nnt obfiolito form of proceeding by inf < > r tnntion HtilHtitulod. Thli procc n ha ! never before boon tried in crimina cases in the courts of tlio Din trict of Columbia , nnd froir present appearances it neomi prnb.-jlilo that tlio courtf will decide it insuflicient and throw out the c.vu'8 iigninnt Hrndy , Dorsoy A company. It ia generally understood that the procefw of infonnAlion wan : aken up in pretcrencu to indictment tecaueo in thu latter case much of tlic most important uvidenco for the pros ecution would have been barred out > y thu ntutuo of limitation jtior to ho meeting of the grand jury in Go ober. Just what the public nro in- erc.stcd in knowing is why the cawed vero not inndo uji nnd thu ovidcnco presented in July nnd September nt which times the district ijrand jury wa in Rocmon and ready o act upon nuch imbjuctn ni might lave cnmo before them through the lands of thu dwtrict nttorney. It iH well known fact that the grand jury was adjourned in July , nnd ngain in loptember nnd tha * . thu general ex- icctution was that thonUornoy-uoner.il vould present his evidence before hnjr final adjournment in October. It now turn * out that by the failure of he government to inako up their ases for the conBidorntion f the grand jury prior o their September adjournment ho most damaging tcHtimony ngninat lie ntr\r route Hwindlois haa been ) ractically thrown nway. Huch being ho caoo nothing remained for tkc t- ornoy general but to revive the obso- oto common law procosn of informa- ion and onduavor by thin means to ntroduce thu eviduncu which could tot by thu usual process have been rosunted ngaiimt thu accused. The rospoimibility for thia Horioua lundur lies between Attorney Gen- ral MacVoagh nnd DiHtrict Attorney 2orkhill. Ourrent rumor at AVnsh- igton hna represented Mr. Cork- ill os bund in glovn vith Tom Urady nnd ] iin nicked partners and na willing for bvious runsoim to'assirtt them olllcinl- y escaping from tlio effects of their nilt. It h.ia HHO been reported that klr. Corkhill wan perfectly aware that ailuro to bring tlio star route cases > ofore the grand jury prior to their loptember adjournment would great- y weaken if it did not destroy the trcngth of the proHccutioti , and , nowing thia , that ho deliberately ro- rained from making nnch prnsont- nei > t until ho wan too Into nnd then adjourned the jury in ordur to pre vent thu poemhility of proceeding by ndictment. , On Tuesday the diHlrict attorney OBO in court and made a personal cx- ) Ianation of his relations to the atnr outo CIISCB. Early in the history of he caueo the attorney general cnmo o him nnd stated that owing to thu leavy duties of his oflicu ho had an- igned other counsel for the prosccu- on of Urady nnJ Dorsoy i nd explic- ly releived him from duties in thu remises. DislnctAtlornoy Corkhill urther went on to nay hat before ndjournine ; the rand jury he went to Mr. MncVoajjh nd asked him if he had nny busino.sa o If y before it , notifying him of the iropoacd ndjournmentin October , flu ntimati'H that Mr. MaoVeagh very harply hinted to him to nttond to hm wn businraH. The ditttrict attorney n hit * statement further alleged that liu grand jury could have been called ogether nt any time by the govern- lent prior to their Gnal adjournment or thu presentntion of the govern- nent'a caso. There Booms to bee o reason to doubt the istrict nttorney'a atatoment. t wus mibstnntmted by Judge Cox nd haa not muco boon denied. If ho star routu prosecution fail bo- auao thu caaea were not properly pre- onted to the court the responsibility nual bu placed upon thu nhouldera of either thu attorney general or thu ctis- rict attorney , It ia incredible that a man of Mr. tfacVeagh's legal ability would mia- natwgo a caeo of nuoh magnitude. It a moro likely that a man notoriously ulnorable , as Mr. Ccrkhill ia reported o bu at Washington , } ms been noting a double pnrt in these ntar routu pro- ceodinga. - _ _ _ _ _ _ BANK EXAMINERS. The Newark bank fniluro haa directed attention to the neglect of Lho national bank examiner to per form hm duty. Thu Philadelphia Record states thu cane in a nutshell when it aaya : "Thu function of a na tional bank examiner ia , or ought to bu , that of a dutectiru. " His nlliciul visits should bu midden and without warning , and never ni they generally are now by previous nngugument witli the otllcora nf the bank ho proposes ti go through thu motions oC examining , If hia investigation of its condition it to amount to anything liu ought note to givu the cashiur or anybody elm connected with thu institution time ti ttut ready for him , When ho consult the convenience of thu persona when ho prjpoien to overhaul ho cjivea tlu-in nn opportunity to fix things up by methods which nro quite fitmiliartu dishonest financiers , nnd RO throwp away ono of the moft effective nafo- guards ngninat deception. It would probably bu nn improve inont upon the present Hy < tUini if the exnminalinn of nntional banks were committed to competent nnd trustworthy - worthy persoiiH occaiioiwlly desiannt- ed for thnt purpose , inatuid of being lodged witliaset of pcrnmurnt oflic'nls an at present. The chances of collu- n or of neglect of duty would be grently dimiiiished , An examiner holding his nlnco for .1 suritfiof years , and dependent ponnihly for his reten tion in olllco upon the good will of the banks , is very likely to fall into an easy-going routino. Ho can dardly t'HC.ipo being influenced by social attachments , contracted in the immediate line of his Hervicu. His an- soci'itiona nru to a largo extent with the very men with whom hu should deal without fenr tir favor. Such nn otlicur has n hard duly to perform when it comen to the exposure nnd ruin of a friend , nnd it requires extra ordinary qualities to enable him to ilischftrgo it promptly nnd stonily. Thn atliiirH of the banks should bo inspected frequently nnd thoroughly , ml there is no need of regular nalar- ed examiners to do it. A bettor way : o nmko sure of the object nimed at would bo to call from timu to time upon first-class accountants not in thu permanent employ of thu government Lo innko thu necessary inquisition. There cnn hardly bo n doubt thnt this [ ) l n would bo much more advan tageous to thu creditors and innocent stockholders of thu national banks than that which in now pursued. IK England where the telegraph is owned nnd operated by the govern ment in connection with the post- oflico , the aondur of dispatcher is re- juired to attach a stump to each mes- ingu in payment for its transmission , On thu first of November an order was isauod by the British punmaster- ) [ enoral abolishing the distinction be- , woon telegraph stamps , and poutof- leu Rtninpa. Homu of the advantages of thia new departure nro printed out n the ollicial announcement. A telegram need not bo taken to nn ollico which in distant , or when it m unnecessary or impossibly to dispatch t at once. Thu sender may atlix n mstngo stamp to the form , nnd may nit it in the nu.ireHt letter-box , jhould no telegraph olllco bu nuceK- tiblu , thu sender of a meKsugu nuiy est it with thu certainty thnt , if thu mvelopu bo property marked , "t will bu transmitted , free if extra , charge , nt thn nunreat telo- ; raph ofiico. Under the now HyBtoin t will not bu necessary to keep a BO [ > - initu set of tuleurnph stamps or forms ; xistngu stumps , nnd , if thuru bu difli- culty in procuring the forum , ordin- ry paper will suftico. All the ad vantages of thia change , eliuht and obvious though it may seem ut first blu" ] ! , cannot bo utated in a fuw worda. Manifestly , however , It means uimplicity and economy. " Thin country in way behind Eng- and in the matter of telegraph fncili- .iea and cheapness of trane- niasion by ielogrnph. In England .ho telegraph is operated by thu gov ernment for thu benefit of the peoplo. Ji America the telegraph in operated > y a giant corporation ior the benefit of stock jobbers. WOIIK on the Canadian Pacific mil- way ia being pushed forward very rapidly , and trniim aru now running to i point 200 milesliuyoml Winnipeg. ) n thu Southwestern Pumbina Motin- uin branch of the line rapid headway H also beinp madu. On thia br.inch ; rading now uxtomlri a far an Smug- ; lur'a Point , w hich IB on thu boundnJy inu dividing Manitoba from Dakota. At this point thu branch inukea a unction with the St. Paul , Minneap olis nnd Manitoba road , which will onn almost a direct linu from Chicago cage to that portion of the northwest. Another rend , the Manitoba and southweHtern railway , w endeavoring o have trains running from Winnipeg o IBoyno Suttlumunt , a distance of 100 miles , by next Junu. Thia line a backed by the Nothorn Pacific , and will bo a strong opposition to thu Canadian Pacific from Winnipeg to ho Ijouris coal fields , eomo . ' )0l ) miles west of Winnipeg. All thin activity n thu far northwest ia intended to' tend off thu constantly increasing emigration from Canada to thu static by bringing into closer connection with the eastern provinces of thp Dominion thu viwt tracts of unoccu pied territory lying west , Canadians , lowever , seem particularly anxious just nt present to get out of Canada , and it IB very doubtful whether a tratm-continentnl railroad will bu suf ficient inducement for thorn to retain their residence. I.hia l.iit report to thu general of thu nnny fiunural Sheridan given thu statistir-H of thu military division of thu Missouri , of which hu in thu com- mandcr. It includes thu states of Minnesota , Town , Nebraska , Illinois , Mirsouri , KaiiHiiH , Colorado nnd Tuxaa nnd the territories of Dakota , Monta na , Wyoming , Utah , Idaho , New Mexico and Indian Territory. Theno status nnd territories nro garrisoned by mxty-ninu purmanunt forts , Uven- ty-ninu camps nnd ono cantcnmunt , The division haa eight regiments ol cavalry , twenty regiments of infantry , twelve of which nru mounted , and oni battery of nrlillery , nil apgrogatinj l-,07rt ofticurn nnd men. The repor earnestly recommends congreniionn action to keep intruders out of tlu Indian Territory , The troops in Ihodi vision nro commended nn ell'iciont aiu the discipline n good. Attention ii called to the nnny boinj ? much to ( smnll to t'fliciently and ocononiicAllj perform the duties raquired of it Greater nctivjty is recommended ii enlistments. The fchool of instruc lion for cavalry mid infantry , wil shortly bo established nt Fort Leav enworth , Kansan. IT is au open nucret that thu policj of thu treasury department haa beer uniformly unfriendly to themlv < r dollar lar , but wo cannot comprehend whj thn I * . S. mint is mauipulntcd no UH tc make gold coin inconvenient for gon- ural circulation. Why should mon thnn hnlf of thu coinngu of gold In.sl month have been in ten-dollar pieces' The gold coin most Inrgoly circulated and convenient is about foui dollars in value. Our fivu-dollnt piece anawern the purpose ex cellently. Thu tun dollnt coin is too largo. Why not use thu mint to turn out the gold no the people plo wnnt it ? Thu doublr cnglu iwunly dollnra is too clumny for gen eral use , and yet our mint linn until recently been devoted to it. If we are to bo a Hpecio-pnying nation we must bu n specie-handling nation , and gold coin should bo in the pockets ol the people , aa well as thu vaults of the bank. THK city council nf Den Moincs has voted to exempt the new woolen mill about to bu erected in Des Moinea Flora taxation for a period of five ycnra. This exemption from taxation may afford substnnti.il encouragement for manufacturing enterprise , but it IB decidedly wrong in principle an well as in fact. Taxation to bo juHt must bu impoaud equally upon all classes of property. To oxenipt thu property of any claia ia to itnpoao un un equal burden upon thu taxpay ers that are compelled to pay. In Nebraska Buch exemptions would l > u illegal nnd unconstitutional. They may 1m legal in lown , but they are xl vvaya wrong. SIIKHWAN has given most umnhiitic denial to thu Htatomunt mndu in thu affidavit of Samuel Urnwn , wherein lie is charged with paying for nineteen dnyn * carpontur work on his rusidencu out of funds in the nntional treasury. In thu first ilacu Mr. Sherman denies that such x person as Samuel Drown worked for lim ; in thu next place hu Hays thnt the only liousu he ever built at Wash ington wna erected undnr contract , nnd all mechanicH that worked upon it woru employed by the contractor. If any such man us Drown did work on thu h'jut > o it wan undur direction of thu contractor and y.iid for by him. Thin effectually disposes of n most malicious canard. DiiFoitR Postmaster Ji.mtH leaves thu department ho should turn his at tention to the checks and bnlnncen against defalcation in tha poatnl ser vice. In all thu other departments the rucuipta are invariably turned over to tlio treasury , and disbursements mndu by warrants duly drawn. In thu postal department salaries and ex- [ Hinsi'H nre deducted by postmasters From receipts , nnd thu remainder , if nny , turned into the treasury. Thia permits a widu margin for fraud and relieves officials of the check of n proper auditing by the treasury. Tint elections Tuesday , ought to convince every democrat of his duty to fltund by his party under all cir- cumstnnces. Omaha Herald. Do you over swallow ono of your own prescriptions doctor ? If BO , why didn't you take this onu just butoru Tuesday' * ) election. DKNVKK is waiting patiently for the entrance of the Durlington road into that city , when thu Union Pacific tankmostora will bu let severely alone by thu business men. ! ' Hometimea [ > ayB to bu obliging , as the Union Pa cific will discover to their cost. VALKXTIJJK urgea the farmers of Nebraska to tnku moro oi the solid comforts of life. Mr. Val entino's idea of "solid comfort" con- aists of looking into the bottom of a beer glasa or exercising his elbows at thu end of a billiard cue. THKV drew thn color line very brmd ami distinct down in Mississip pi Tuesday. lleaald. Yes , they did. Hut it wan drawi along thn barrel of a Bhot gun and fif teen dead nogrooa wore nilent witnosui to ita accuracy. THK dnims of the democracy tc Nuw York and Wisconsin remind ui of the remark of old Hen Wade "Thoy would c'nim thu kingdom o heaven if they hadunt a prior pre emption on thu kingdom of darkness. ' Mirisouui has entered three eminent ont aaleamen for cabinet positions Chnuncey L. Filley , Tom Flotcho and 11 , T. Van Horn. Should Preai dent Arthur decide to take all throi into hia cabinet thu democratic major ity in Misaouri may go down to GO- 000 in 1884. VALV.NTINK nnd his Btrikura p.ickei thu primnrie ? in Cuinini ; county , niu the outcome is a nut of democrat ! ) county olllcials. Whom will Valun litio'H West I'oint-rowdica and bar room loafers burn in efility now ? OCCIDENTAL JOTTIN38. CALIFORNIA NVvnila county f > ent n § .15 000 bar of pjnli to Han 1'ranrlnco a il.y or two i ; i > tin largest that hi * sonic fruiii thu hyuraulh mltiH-i for ome time. The sheriff of Nevada county bin beer ordered tu Unit oil ihu wntt-r from thu en j incd hyd nu ic mines in the county , .Setious-roublu is feared The Vel on c mpMiy , by deepening m nf their wells in i ice canyon , Snn Kcr- nnn'lo ' tllntri t , linvostiurk n fl iwof petro leum of n bund p rinlnutu. _ In .Santa Marbira county iko crop ol limn benuH is larg , and II-K been ripe fet xoine llir.e , but tnrmrri * cnnno' ai'L ntilmnlx nriuh ( to tramp out thubenns from the pi id . Mining nbout Wont 1'oiut , Calnv-rn * county , > v s jioxrr In i better cnmlttl > u than t prcHont , in ni than twenty mliiM hoi if worked by lompjuiui hclou in/ la the p nco. Thn Krn > ln ! ? nf Ihn fin-t thlrty-tiv mile nf the Vn-1-mito dhNinn ot thn California Central railroad WHH let. Work * ! ! ! be rninmef cod nfc once , uad tuplcted by this lit of .fa luary. The Kan KraneVcn mint will only coin > Klm nnd half falcH ; hereafter , in obedl- em.tu i renHUry in-tniLtioiiH , I.ti-t month ,78. 000 of t.bfse ruint wtro minted , alsu ,000,000 Htandnrd dollars. A huly in Y lo county has conducted a fnim of IliO acres hcrM'lf ev r elncc the : ith of her bu bun > ) , five years go. At the tinui nhu tookt lo management of the "lomentfiMl it wiui i * uilt-d by H inorttngB | f $3 000. This she has paid uff and i-nnw in rany clrcumnt nce > - . She Is jtbouttC y ir of | { e , nnd hni received oiuht pro- | io-i : nof niarrittgo ninru thu death of liei nusbund. NEVADA. AVork hnw been re < utued in the Bu'Hiu ino on the Coiu.Uork , ufter H "hut-down of o ght months. Con. Virginia , Californiiv and the C. & C. * hnft pay-roll lu l month amounted tc VU.lTaBO ; Union shaft. 514,189 ; t'tnh , " " riUj 75. The 'ontr.ict to jrnrt . ' thu fir t twenty- five mi J'.H of the Kuu'kft nnd Colorn lu p ver railroad IIHH lieeu let. The matter Ii il been hang nt ; fire for nomu tnontlin. The i utftl yield of bnl ion for the firntMix nv-iitln of the year in si .r)4iri07.C7 ! , JIH iiaiust$5.GSlJn'i.2.'i ( ; ! fittiiii HIX inonthfl | ir. c din/ the firxt hnlf of the present y.nr , howiui ; a lullIuK'ofT of u little nverlCOU- 000. IDAHO. Iiitlio han only one person iu its iunauo isyliim. There : r l.'OO tom of wlfiit stacked up on the hoiith mile of Sn ke river ut Tex s I'erry awnitinsr the completion of the "ntngu i ilyiailroiul. Appl-s 10 centit p r ] ipund ; board n'ne ' d liars aveek ; Hour rix dollar H per 10IJ iiuniU ; i.ot.toeSS per 100 pounds , and inec-han c-t receive fr.m four to live dollarn t day nt H.iiley. MONTANA. Mlies ( ityhns forty-two mJoons. The t wn-wi c of Hcleni is siid to be .hn-tt milertHijuare. I'ortv-two houHt-x nr < s in eonrfe of cou- ntru tion at Helena. ( tlendiv if loh'iyo n school liouni built > y voluutary coutrilmtiona Au ' .irthiiiil | < ( t occurred in tha licit mountains I Ml week , the second within it year. year.The The totnl bullion production of thn Alice L minn y for tlio month of October jig re- ; ted inHfny vnhiu ? SOriSO. An as * y recently obtained from ore tilten from the Keystone leal at Darker t-howH $ ' ,7oO of Hiiver to tha ton. Due thoiiHand Crown under the chief , Jiii ; M on , are a camped nt the mouth of Jitg 1'iircupino. A feiht : for DemocratD. Thu hor-o thi-vcii alonj ; the M nsnurl ; iuvn cleaned out the xtock to i-uch an ex tent that pricen of horses have doubled iu the pant few month ! ) . A chain Northern Pacific engineer haa been operating in Misnoula county lately , runu IK : lines whne he coiil I blesil the | i ojii-i ty owuerx , borrowing money , nnd no ou. It irti'htimati * . ! thnt the Mullan I'sss tun nel of the Northern 1'ikciHc willcOi-t92 per linen foot , benulc thu cent of thu motive powrr for running the drills-or S3.)0tOO for , 00 feet. In the United Stat s f'ourt iitIo/em.-in _ i ho MiHioiiri liver steamer J'eninah wan condemned n < d ordered cold on account ol ome of it-i oth'coM having nold liquor ou un Indinn reeurvation , H.iwytr'it Ut hit Northo'ii party h vu iiinii luted the nanow11 , go HUI vev o dertvj o bu iun Irotn lledfoul to llelenn. This I ne cmteinplntt-M comiiiff direct to the capitil l > y the Spokmio loute. Thu c uxh i n theKozoman & Miles City rosd w H iiuippcd at Ott-r oru k by twn iligliwftynipii ono day bint week and the mi.il nick cut oprt'i and nyiHtired paik- iii' taken Thure WIIH but onu p io eiie ( i.id ami ho w.is not mol-htvd , though ho hud 83,000 on hi * p llio ToombHtono SVnter Company Smmw Kiipplying thu town with an vbunJaucu ot water. The survey f the Atchiaon , Topeka k r nnta Ko until from Kennon , ! * coninlu oil to one mile from TombMtone , und thu lo- citing ennineersgo to the .Sulphur Springn Yalley to begin tha loc tion Inmi tlie t-aHt towant Toinbitorie. Tlio ma u line from Doming c.itnu th ough thix iilnce , and one Ii auch goei up the dun Pedro nnd d wn the rtanurn river. NEW MEXICO. A new jnil I * building at Socorro. Georgetown , nhlpi nearly $30,000 tier month iu bullion. The new Custom * ollicern mvl frontiot Bt Jun 1 Vitro uru do ng nil in their to f ei itito Americans going into for L DAKOTA AND THE ULAOK HILLS. About fiftv pnpiU attend the Pierre pub lic school * . A po totKco hnx been rxtubliiihed at Hot Sprlngn in Unxter county. V stock cuinpany 1ms been formed to de velop the I'nlUudoluccrt | , The Mllwaulco company lute built new Htock yunU ut Mecklini' . ( ! orn lit worth one dollar and Heventy- live ccnU per bunilred jHiumlH in Pierre , The new depot to bo built ut Vermlllion ban been located just went oi the situ of tlu old ono , The UH two heml-inonthly clean-up * ol the Father le Hnwt mine yielded 807,700) ) 821,000. county ban tun Kund.i ) twentyine teaclierHundtwo bur. dred mid ilxty icho nrti. COLORADO. The regiutration of Denver in the lati election wai 16,3(5. ( An exchange e Uumten tlio number o inlnen wuclilng In Colorado thin winter nl 17,000. One hundred and tifty additional coki ovetiR , " 'ftking 400 in Ml , nro tu bo erecUd in HI Muro. l-'oitj" fjiuirtcr i < cct5oUK i.f rnal land batn betn taken tipin Noith park during the ( i.trt mimmer. H. NV. Caticy luwl the Dcnvrr A Htn Oramlo lUllw.y . com < nnv f"r . * SoO,000 d mug i ntho unttedbtates Diitrictcouit. Ho wan | i\it otf n train la t Ajnll , The jury K v. ) him a verdict of $1,077.130. The Iron Silver mine , on I'on hill , made nn output of about .1,000 ton * of ore duftiK the month of October , which average * ? ' 0 a ton , in king Hi'im Indollan anil ci-ntw of $100,00 In coin. 'I'hii comtiany It now woring iibout MO men During t'P month of October the Harrison risen reduction wor n > hiprd | WO.OOO noun M of bullion of "Of ! tout containing 31.070 oiinp-n in nll\cr nnd ] .ti ) ouii'-eH In gold , tinn > crnge of whu-li was 119 Ti-10 ounecH of tl , vtr nml r10 of nn ounce in gold , ciiuftl to * : , GlW.7fi in Kllv.-r , ? i,000 in sold nnd S'JIi.nOO in lead , nmklne n totrtl showing for the month of $ . * > ! ,7S,7f ! ! > . WYOMINQ. Work on the .irteHmn well ni-ar KnwlliiH IIOH btcn tcmjiorniliy hUipui < ieJ , on ao- tount of lad : of tuhin , ' . Xortlifm l/ftritiniij county han cnppcr rock which rtln from 10 t-i CO per rcnr. copper beflde th remark. I ly h'tfh. auionnt of nilvt-r which the ore diHclonn < . . Jolm Struck , a lulwrcr In the I'nion Pacificfualdepnrtin'iit nt Kock Hpriujf , h.wlnlobroken while unloading n car of lliuiber , by l.avlnK patt uf thy lutub < ; r thrown on him wbilu U.uwin n i < tak from the vide uf the car , Tlio prnonerB in the rouutr juil at Kvannton made it bold effort to eccai > u lunt wut'k , nnii when detect-d by the i-heriff , had cut the bottom hinge otf the doer of ( Jill n'ncell , h d cut the bar of the cage , were in the corridor , and had cut part wuy through the brick wall , Moxlonu Mattors. d Ptou. CITY ov MRXICO , November 10. Conpjrt'BH haa exempted from dutiua nil articles introduced into the coun try to bu exposed in the Origava ex position , 'Ihc city nutborititfl nru cotmiderinp the adviBnb'lity of prohibiting bull fighting within the city limits. An American company haa been funned to work Rome iron miucH near Culiaciti. Gun. JnmvH E. Alfnra ban publiahcd in Tha Libertad an article refuting curtain atatomentn made by Onnornl Grant regarding the war between Blexico nnd the United StnteH. The DiiiHeH oflicinlly deniea that thu dopartmt'iit of fiiumco II.IH fixed any hasia for the nottlcmuut of Mexico's foreign debt. . Chnrnoy , the .French nrrhologiat , has roturnnd to Mexico to explore certain rutnn in the Httitu of Hidalgo. The trallic on thu recently opened Tula division of thu Mexican Cuntial railroad in increaaiiiff. W. C. Btichan , the coiiHultitif ; en gineer of the Mexican "National rail road , has ordered a vicorona puahini ; of the Tolna extutiHion of road. Work haa been begun on thu Eltinlto divis ion. ion.A A bill has been introduced in con- grc-ss for thu free transportation of H.llt. CITV ov MKXICO , November 10. Ex-1'ruaidcnt Dinnnd bridoh-.ivothis city on the 18th for O.ixaco. On Ilia arrival in Oaxico the ex-president will bo installed governor , to vthich ollicu ho waa recently ulectud. Captain John ] ! . Ends , who it ) in the city , ! H to Btnrt with n party of capitalists on a tour of iiiRpection over the linu of the proposed railroad ship canal acroas tha Inthmua of Tibuantepec. Tlio Mexican congn-aa has just passed n bill Rutlmrizinj ; the tissue of nickel and capper money , owing to the scarcity of email ch.tiu'o. The bill for the vHtnbljshmunt of the Brener national bank ia meeting with difficulties in thu aunate. 11. 13. Simmons has arrived in Mexico ice on business connected with the Mexican Central railroad. CITV OK fllKxiro , November 10. The Mexican government has ex changed ollicial papers with the gov ernment of Guatemala conceining boundary troubles , but no agreement haa yet been reached nnd trouble ) is anticipated. The Monitorapeakingof the above troublew saya it coimidera it neceHsary for both countries to with draw from their rospuctivo powitiona leaving * ho settlement ot' this question to the secretary of foreign relations and Simor Howra , thu Guatemala minister resident in this city. It con siders tho.ict of the United Status in consenting to arbitrate ns a threat towards Mexico should nho refusu to submit to thu question. Both coun tries aru firm in' their positions. Mirabllo Dlotn- "Your Soring l > lnnHi > ni IK a certainly think it * ctfectx ro wonderful ; nil the ojv | optic HyinptoniH I comjilained of ha\o vnninhed ; my wifit u alHii entliUM- nftic in prai-e of it ! nhe wai diMfigurwl by blotchfH itnd pimpl H on her face , and hod ( i continuous headarhu. She IH all right now , ii'id nil unnightly erupt onit h VH gone. You may refer nny doubting parties to mo. K. M. WILLIAMHO.V , "Klk . " street , Butfulo. I'rico , 00 eont : tri.d brtttlen , 10 cent * . fl7-eodlwj MniGarfleld AooeptM the Fund. Natlonil AMOciatnl PrcM MKMTOK , O , . Novembwr 7 , 1881. Dear Friend : Your letter of October 20th ia received , giving mo ft full statement regarding the fund for General Garfield'H family , so kindly supervised by you. AH 1 have hereto fore made only a verbal acknowledge ment , I now wish formally to com- municatu to you slid through you to all who have contributed to it , my thanks for thia generous testimonial na nn expression of thu high esteem in which my husband was held and as a tribute to his memory. My children join mo in this gratitudu nnd in n du- niru thai wo accept thia trmt in their father's name. Wu may oo nblo to use it worthy of him nod satisfactorily to thusu by whom it has boon bo- etowed. With Buntiments of high ru- gard nnd witli sincere regard to you , my dar friend , I remain , very truly , youra. youra.LUORKTU U. GAKKIKLD. To Hon. Cyrus W. Field , New York WORTHY OF JMU1SE. AH n rule we do not recommend patent medicines , but when wu know of ono that really is a public bunt-fac tor , and does positively cure , then we consider it our duty to impart thnt in formation to all. .Electric bitter * aru truly a most valuable medicinu , and will auroly cure UillioiiBiiess , Fever and Ague , Stomach , Liter nnd Lidnoy complaints , even where all others rem edies fail. We know whereof wo Boeak , and can freely recommend to all. [ Ex. Sold nt 00 conta u bottlo. lah & McMahon. (4) ) BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE ! JAMK3K l.'Cnt ) , Protirittcr. It U MAUS I , Utirlncxt FRIDAY AND SATURDAY , NOV. II AND 1 ? , AMD SATURDAY MATINtE , KncKemont ol thol'umoui COLLIER'S ' BANKER S DAUGHTER Ulidd the Al pl fsot A. it. 1'AUI'li , e4 til * l'nl > n M-iw Thmro , Nc Ynrk. In thin City ol ll'onwn How- urii tlflcict ) t Iny , thn BANKER'S DAUGHTER , A p' ) \iimnr.lHOfl. l . CO tlmis hy thl-l Com- tvuiy , ntUlnlegTho l.ouRist " .un un Keeohl. A Superb Companyl Rich nnd Coitly Toilets ) New Scenery nnd Appointment * ! I'erlect In ilc Hll n uh 11 In N. V No nduuire In vlrcn. MohKt HJH-IIB TucHda ) Morning , No\cmb.r Stli Monday nnd Tno Juy , Nocmljcr Uth nnd 11 h WALLAPK SlHTKItS. tli-tr-w m - - BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE I JAIIKSK r.OYD , Prnjiriclor. K L.MAK II , Ilu ! ni. ( Manaj < r. ONE NIQHT ONLY , THURSDAY , NOV. 10. J. 11. HAVKHLVH l.AT OUKAT HUCCESS ' New Maito on M nstrejs ! . ) . H. JIAVKKI.Y , J. II , HACK , Proprietor. JL'.HHI t-J WTJfcJfASbO. . The Plnnnclo Reached I Motto : Originality and Rofmomantl Motto An Riitlro I'roirniinnw if JicW luid BfUllfcnt cfltuhss ( ftven by America's Qroateat Coterie of Mlnitrol Talent. Prlevn , 2ic , Xv , 76fi , * 1.CO. Xo Itntra Chnrr * ( or EeaU _ m wnt United States Depository. . Of OMAHA. - Oor. 13th and Famam Bts. OLDEST BANKING K8TABUSiniEKT. DS OMAHA. 8UOCEG80RS TO KOUHTZE BROTHERS. ) . RAWUMIIU ) IBM. Orgnnlud M Sktlonal Bonk Aucu t CO , 1663. CAPITAL AND PHOFTTS OVEH - BOOOOC > , PrcmUoiit. Aracvrr * KOPFTM , Vice r U. W. YATKB , ( Xwhlor. A. J. ForruTOK , Attorn/ , Jo us A. F. JJ. DAVU , AinX Thl buik roceltM dcpodtn witihont re nrd to- air.ountJ. ] e uen time > rtlficntc bcArlnc ; Interurt. Urawi ) ilraftq en S.MI Franrixx ] and principal cltlm of the UnlU-d State ? , alto Lonilon. DubUo Kilinbursh and the principal citlca of thu cootlj ncutol Kuropu. Sollii ] iat4enffar tlekrU for emlicranU by the ID. mmi Hnn mavldtt The Oldest ; IN NEBRASKA. Caldwell Hamilton & Co. , ; . , . ] ! upr.e tmnnctivl siuna u that nf an Incoi- l > oratvd oank. Aci iunta kept la c rrcmcy or gold subject te > oli-ht chec ) : without noliw Certificfiton of dcj ut ! vac.l payable In three , ntx anil tuvlxo ir.onUiR , juoriiix lr.tc * t , or en demand without lntcie-t. Advance' ! ) mndu < o ciu cmora on rpprortd men- riUrs at market rr.tf < Iuy ! end pel ] ( roKl , bills cf vichan f , pOTern- tncnt , BWtv , county mill city bonds. Draw tignt drafta on Kn laud , Irelanil , Rcot- Und , and all part * of liuropo. B U Europonn paiunfio tlcJietf. COLLKCTIONB PROMPTLY WESTETUST CORNICE WORKS I C. SPECHT , Proprietor , 1213 Harney Street , OMAHA , - - - NEB. . MANUFACTURERS OF GiLVAlZED ffiOI. Cornices , Dormer Windows , Finialsp , TIN , IBOH § SLATE EOOFING. Specht's Patent Metalio Sky- light. Patent Adjustable Ratchet Oar and BRACKET SHELVING ; I oni the siiicr.il Htit-j A cit for Uieabov * line ol KOQdi. 1110N > 'EX ( Crcstlnps , Balustrndes , Verandas , 'Office am ! Dank nalllngs , Window and Cellar Guards ; also UKXKHAL AGKNT Peeraonand Hill Patent Inside Blind. nm4dtt Candies , Nuts , Fruits , Etc , , Etc , N. P. JENSEN'S RESTAURANT 'And Confectionery ! 416 10th St. , OMAHA , NKU. FANCYFRIV f. QAKE8. &s. A8PEOIALTY- HAWKEYE PLAfflNG IILL CO. , Des fdoines , Iowa , Manufacturer * of BASH. DOORS , BLINDS , BRACKETS , MOULDINGS , ftO. Gnat reduction In Hank Countert , Plans fur- nUlif Jancl work furnUhod lu all kind * of harder or nott wornl. CoutiU'rn ( InisheJ In oil htn Co- Hired bhch ingot tklndn \ furnlahul and iiul Into bulldlnt ; n-ndy for paint on nhort notice , Our orkm n aru tlio bc < t uiccbwikw that ran bo ptocurc'il , Ka > o money by glvlnic va you ; coo tract * . Stalri , Newels nd Baluitert. Ourtoremnn In thU dc | itmcnt u formerly with Front Manufacturing Co , Chlcuvo , III ) , nml hiu dona uoiua of the fluent SUIr < ork In tha Northwut Urdcru by mail promptly attf nd l r " > i BTEON RIKD , -EW [ BI1EJ > BYRON REED & , CO. OU BT DITlSUBUni Gcil ; Estate Agency IK NEBKAHKAJ Koap k oomploU abtr ct of UU to Ac * ] ' bute la Omaha Mid DauxlM couatv. uuya