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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1881)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 1881. THE DAILY BEE , Tuesday Morning , Doc 13 , "Wnnthor Hoport. ( The following ob cratlon * rue tnkcn a' ' the came moment ot time nt nil the st.v lion * , named. ) DKrARtH'.vr , U. fl. 8ii At S'RMCR , > OMAHA , Dcccmlicr It , 1881. (1:45 : p. ni. ) f Klvcr above low xvntor innrk , fottr feel nnd eight Inchc. , anil troron. LOOAL BEEVITIBS. SUntlnnl Club party Wcdncida ; night. \ false alarm of flro wai turned In n 2 1 > . in , yesterday. The Kntherino HogcrH troupe was reg t lcre 1 at the Cnoflcld. liilly Doyle Inn been nrrcsted for in Kinity. C'nuso , vhi ky. 1'rojccutlng f Attorney Hurnhnm ha Keno to Sarpjvcounly to attend tlio Nolni A rare licat thu [ great artist , Katli crino Itogers at tlio Academy of DON'T ' MISS THOSi : UAUGATNf in Overcoats at I'olaekV , ) Kill ! 1'nrnlmii i-trect. decO-Zt V/illiam Wiiisclt , tlio contractor , liai nkippcd tflwn. I to left Saturday nnd led Home credttom , too. The funeral of AVm. II. Marry , wl wan killed at tlio TI. 1 * . Hhopn on Sund y will take place to-day at 2 ] > . in. The weather haB changed a ain , heinj bright , warm and clear yontorday. It i very mudily under foot , and the RIIOW ii fast disappearing , Onlera for cleaning Water Closet * , OuthouscH , etc. , will be promptly attended to'by nddrcsfling Uwcn Conly , postullice , city. decO-Ct Mr. and Mri. A. JC. Coggceliatl , rc ! d ing at 17 10 Dodge utroet , lost a little one on Saturday night. They have tlio xyiu- pathy of many friends. Mr. CoKgexhall ia traveling agent for 1' . H. Sharp & Son. 1'ftinillcK wisliiiig Canned Cioods of tlio FIN KHT a it Anns ( Kndt and Vcget.ible ) AHSOIITKD TO oilmen , nnd at wholesalfl ratoi , will find superior accommodations nt KlcmingX fourteenth and Douglan. IiOHT Wodncwlay , holwecn l ifth and Chestnut htrectfl , nnd tlio Mercy Hou- Vital , a lady'H ( .iold Watch ( Hunting . Case ) . "Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning tlio xatno to tlio olMco of ] ! < ) II)1H At noon to-day an nliirin of fire Irotn box 14 , Chicago nnd Tliirtccnlh ptrcctn , called out the wholu department. Cause , n coal oil xtovo explosion un Sixteenth , between Webster and Cnining StrcetH. No damage. The nxE classic concert cf the 1'hll- hannonlo club , alibied by MisH Kato L , .Tames , will tnko place at Itoyd's opera kouse Thursday evening , December I5th , 1881. The usual price of a Imienion will 1)0 charged. Subeeribera may rcscrva Hcatu at tlio box offiqo without extra charge , deel2-le The reputation of Dr. Qraddy in HUO- cessfully treating diseases of the Kyo and Ivor , inunt bo very encouraging to the Doc tor. Coming to Omaha lest than two ' years ago , ho h IB not only made n reputa tion hero , but h receiving calls from every , part of Nebraska , Iowa and the wt-Ht gen erally. In his specialty ho has no mipei ior in America. ' Ono hundred and fiftvnino beautiful , residence lota , located on Hamilton Direct , half way between the turn table of tlio red street rar line nnd the watcr\vorkn reservoir nnd addition , and lunt west of the convent of the Sisters Poor Claire in Shlnn'n addition. Prices range from $75 ' to $100 each , and will bo gold on easy torniH to thoBO who will improve. ] ! emi ' cal eatato agency , Fifteenth nnd Douglas StreU. StreU."Tho "Tho Ncbrnuka State atHoeiation held A regular meeting lost night at their roomti in Bt. Ocorgo'a hall. Hon. E. M. Dart. lett , of Omaha ; lion. .T. H. AIIICH , of Lincoln ; Ma ] , Penrinnn , of Nebraska City , and D. 0. Ilallcntinc , of the ex. treme western portion of tlio tttate , all members of the state leglshture , wcro proient and elected lionoriiry members of the asHociatlon. The gentlemen named addressed thu ixBsocintlon with lively speeches , in true western style , which elicited rnniuls of applauxe from the liralrio boys of that Stalwart Kepublonn State. " The National Hepublilcau , De cember 7. Two extra coaches were attached to the west-bound U. P. train to-day , con taining fifty-four recruits from Columbus barracks. Of this number two were for the Twcfth infantry , Now Mexico ; twofer for the Twenty-first in Washington Ter ritory ; eleven for Fort Uidwell , Northern California , and the remainder for Angcll Island , A 1 cat rar , etc. They loft Colum bus , 0 , , Saturday evening at t > o'clock , nnd came in on the Hock Island road this morning. They are nearly all old vet- erani. First Lieuts. Kirkman and Burn- ham were In command , the latter is a brother of the prosecuting attorney , N , J , liurnham , The firm of O'Brien fcMcCnuloy , sewer contractors , are negotiating through ( Jen. G , M. O'Brien , their attorney and engin eer , fur two million brick , to he furnUhed by the West 1'oint I ! , & O. association nnd to lie tised In the conntructiou of tlio sewer from 10th to llltli ttreets. This U a splen did evidence of the substantial character of thu sewers which the company projKHes to give tiie city. TIIK Bin : reporter hat mode a thorough InvcHtigatlou of the qual ity of the br uk manufactured ut Wuit Point and they ura better than nuy now being laid by Omaha builders , Theio ure 1 00 feet in all to bo laid by O'Diien ami JlcCauley wnd they never build I s than twenty feet per day. Having still one liundred end four days w which to fulfill their contract It will be teen that It will be no trick ut all to fmUli it in fine thape by the agreed time. A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY Tenth Street a Disgrace to the City. Up * nnd Downs , Muddy Holes nni Deep Cats Whloli Peril Life nnd 1'or runny months Tenth street has bcei notorious by reason of its broken walk ) and generally uneven surface of roadway , hut it Is now in the wornt and absolutely most dangerous condition that it has erci bc n , oven In the memory of thu oldest In habitant. From Farnham street to tin milrond ciossing thcro are holes and pit falls enough to frighten n Hocky mnnntair goat , while each succeeding rain or fall of snow nerves to render the dritewayi on cither nicle of the street cnr track im passable ID vehicles with ordinary loads So mmy complaint * have been made concerning the coiullti in of this street , nnd they linvo been so generally disre garded by the authorities to whom they were prcforro I , that atlcngth the reililcnt.- and property owners along the htrect liavc about given up hojio o' ' better thiiiKH. Yes terday : i rofortcr of TlIK BKK spent about an hour in Matching tlio pcdvrtrinn nnd waon travel on the ntnol. At om ; titni ho counted no ICM than six wagons stilled , Ono of this number \vus broken in the nt' tempt to gel it out of tliciiiigmrc. | ! The others wcro finally pulled out bythc assist mice of extra horsepower. Hut it was to tlio ciiti'litlonof font tnucl that attention wns especially drawn , lie tween tlw City hotel , nt llnrney street , mill .loncH Htruct , there IH nut a p.-issuhli iroDiing. At tin Harney htrect cnmiiujf , on thu wc t HO ! of Tenth strict , tw.i 01 three planks reach half way acnon , nnd nru s > nui row nnd slippery ns to bu nol only naitf , but (1nnicriius. ; Thn othci half of thu cniH'ing in a mn > s of mud , varying from four to tin Inchon li depth , in wh ! h ovcrslmcm are easily IOH ! beyond hoiies f recovery , except with tin aid ( if n stick. Tlio approaches on bolli sides of this crowing are sllppory plnnkx only lest lhan two feet wide. Itetwcpti llnrney and Iltunrd ntrectr tlio coiullti in of the walks li not oven re- spcctnblo , but they nro passible except nt one point. This is the nlleywiiy In the middle of the block , which is a ( | ungmro ! , with only two very rotten six-inch plunks Homing on the surface of the mud. A podtstriin in the dark would rare ly find either of them and could hardly avoid going nnklo deep in tlio imddlo of Hastiness. From this way to Howard ftrcet there is no especially had snot until the crossing is luached. On the Occidental hotel corner the walk conic < tea a \cry precipitous nnd dangerous jumpini'- elf place. At this point tlio guttering work baH been completed by the city , but no prec.iutiiini have been taken to protect p6destrians from falling into the gutter , which in fully four feet below. Three perilous planks span thii tntitdy chasm , two of them six inchcn in width nnd unnther broad enough but very rotten nnd decidedly unsafe , llcro another crossing of ubout the nvmo character as the ono on Harnoy street in cncounteicd , and woo betide the unfortiiiiato who makes u mlsstup. Ho or she will find a niudily and wotery gruo In tin 'JVnth street gutter. At tliU point "no or two broken w pins are generally to bo found which Imo been abandoned as hopclc B wrecks. In front of liirncr Hull th'ro Is fome protection in the shape of lailingH nt thu inter edco of the sloping and slippery lilank wnlk. From the corn'r to the nlloy- ivay between Howard nnd .Fnckhon nciuets lot much danger may lu apprehended , but ivhen that alley-way in reached , look out ! It in n dcop cut -a liolo a man trip. Duly ono broken and slimy plank lies between the sidewalks on cither sldn. Ono lido of thin | ilnn k formerly wns raited to the wali < on the north side and u gradual luollno to the muck below \vantliereforo tlfordcd. lint now the plnnlc lian been broken in iU middlu nnd fait of it lion Hat while the other part is nt an angle of15 legrees. In fifteen minutes t me * yester- lay ufternoon throe ladies attempted to ivalk up tills slippery connecting llnlc with , ho sidewalk on the ncrth si le , and all ; hrca sue ossivcly tell Hat in the mud 3c- ow. Ono was considerably hurt mid all rvill need to hang their cloaks and droxses iway-to dry. At Jackson street there ! * another bad : ros ing- bad not so much by reason of .ho mud as by thu unstable footing alford- ; d pedestrlaus and the Nubility of danger- Mis falls. Tlio approach to thu bridge over ; ho South Omaha creel : is very uncertain mil there are several holoi in the planks .lirou h which n traveler could step , nud mlFer u sprain or bioken limb. From the liridga to the railroad cnwi'g the wnllis uo compuativcly nafo , though by no incnns easily tinvoised. Next lo'Vniiilinm nnd Dong'as ' sticets Lhat portion of Tenth Btiect leading f om tlii ! ( irst named to tlio U , 1 * . trucks in thu iiioU trn\cled of any in thu uity. Jt Is especially tlio nvcnuo for Htraiigcri comiuit from 01 going to thu depot. It should line , fiom its nattir.il inegul.irity , the lient proli'ctcd siduwalks. It has tin- uutbt , There am holes and iiuaiiiilrcs lie- Lwecn Hnrnoy nnd .loiiua strcctn that r. mining camp tlueo weeliH old would bu iHliamul of. Homo ono is responsible and dcvonitig of < ovi > re ceiisute. It it be .lot thu city coun cil it is the street commissioner. John llrixiu'i' , tliupropiietor of the Tiirncr hall ialoon , staled hint evening that on Friday last liu told Councilman ICnufmnn Ihut ho Intended , at his own expense , to roust met t suilabln croHking for tnoilungerous nlloy. ivny sinkhole between Howard nut Jack- ton streets , nbo\e described. Ho sta'os that Councilman Kimfmaii itdvixvd him not to do so , ns the council had directed the Htect commissioner to do the work Immediately. Three days huvo claiifod nud nothing has been dono. Kx-Coiincil mail Hnrnoy Slinnnon said lost nlcbt , at ho rescued a lady from a jwrlloiiH position ut the .Inckson street crrssini ; , "I ttlmU make 30iiiplaint to the nuyor to-morrow. " It is to bo hoped he does so , and that the mnyor will take energetb steps to correct this Infamous ontr.ige iiH > n a long-suiri-ring and much-abutted nubile , both resident and truxellng. Two liuudred dollitr ' expense would m.iko the wrest tlilo of Tenth street passable * for po- Jvstrians. Fi\o hundred dollars wuild make the way to thu depot , for thii win- lor , comfortublo and bl-curo. Thu city is liable to bo obliged to pay twice thu latter itmount for n single accident. If the present ollk-lals do not do Komethliur , aivl ilo it immediately , an indignation meeting of a lively nature may arouuo them from thelrbruln-like sleoji , SNAKED OFF. Kinaey nd Haley Off For Hooilor- dotn With Sheriff Coigrovo- Sheriff Cosgiove got elf with his pri'on- nr , I < uk Klnney nnd Dan Haley , yester day afternoon , after avosk' delay and several harassing milts on tlio part of the prisoners' counsel , The'plucky ollicer had tolegraphed'on the night after his nrrival here , to ( ior. 1'or- ter , for a requisition un 1 It was duly for- wauled to ( lov. Nanua ami the necessary IUJH-M iccehctl by Shcrlf Cosgrove from Lincoln yoiterdny. Upon the receipt of thcte dorumonts , the United Status Dis trict Attorney , Hon. ( ! . M , Lambertinn , entered a nolle prosciul | in the U. S. Court and the prisoners Hero at once re- leaned from Uuclo SnmV surveillance. The ehorilf iicmedlately rcpalrt'd to thu county jail , and clapped the luuulculfu on Ills pritoneru. They were placed in u cirrlagu and conveyed to tlio Union 1'acllio depot , from which they were taken by the afternoon train , Ollicer McUlure attended the party acrosn the river , The sudden departure woa kept n. iccret from the iirisoucrs' counsel , .is it WA'fenro that niiotlicrhfti'C.is ' corpus c < ise , with it VMAtintiHilelnys , would be hioiignt. , HI stnttil , but whether on goinl authority o not U not known , that a writ of Imlica cnrpm wns expected nt Couiuil lllulfis nni that the jirlsoncrs Wrr iniletly simu'gici llirnuli ( that town and out over the Noitli western. One thing is certain , howcwr , thn Omaha is rid of the parties to whom ma' ' bo attributed cvrrv one of the niimeroil daring cifc rob'ierics ' nt a venr f.g > . Kin ncy nnd II alev will probably soon sec th lii'itle of the Indiana i-Utc prlion. BOARD OF 1RADE. OrcnnUntion of tun Chnmbnr o Commoroo Now QnnrtorB So- onred-Spooial Mooting. The board of directors of the Olnah Board of Trde met at the rooini In Unio1 block , at 3 p. m. yesterday , for the pin pose of auditing accounts and closing ii | the hmincss of the board for the cuncn year , 1881. 1'roscnt , 0. F. ( Jondumn , Max Mcyei John KvaiiR , Thcs , Qibson , 'I'hcre were three nowmotribcrs proplcci upon uh > su election final action wns token viz : NP.YO , McCord A Brady , and Mutcal Itros. , of Omaha , and KlishnMites , a shii | jicr of Kearney. All wcro duly o'octei ' mcmbcrii of the board , Coiidilcriblo bus ! ness held over from list month win Iran sactcd. Ths memb rshli | of Win. A. Uwye was restori'd and that of C. S. Clmsovn trinsferred from the honorary t < the nc live list. Nutlto having been given of the uxpira lion of the present lease of the rooms it Union block , proposition * wore rerelvui and coiiHldurfit for more commodious ( | uar tors for thu coming year. After some discussion of the pr posci erection of n ( hambcr of commerce , th > articles drawn by the secretary for the In corjmratlon of nclmmlicrof commercu u- Hocutlon , liming for its object 'he pur clmso of grouuilH and the ultimate > * rectio > of such a liuilillng , adapted to the growtl of the city and its commerce , wcro ap proved and signed by thu committee. The capital htoik proposed is S" > 0OOC divided into shares of $50 cich , nnd ut HIMIII as two hundred slimes are taken , the plan contemplates the purchase o ! valuable grounds in tlio central pii't of the city anil the erection of a substantial edifice by is- miiiig low interest bonds , or on about the Minn plan on which the ISoyd opera home was built. 1 is bo icved that 810,000 will puirlmso a good corner lot. Tlio committee nlso recommended that a liantpiet be held at the annual meeting ( if thu board ui the first Tuesday in Jnhunry , which will probably take place in the new rooms of the association. The secretary of the committee , ThnmiiH Gibson , was authori/cd to secure the hall u hytlo'ri block for one year fiom Jauuary l t next. hast evening wan the time for the last rgiilnr inei'ting of the board for the ye r 18111 , but a * no quoinm was present there LVDS but little business transacted and that lot of an oflicinl character Tliomas ( iibson reported t' al ho had ecureil the hall in Lvtlo's block , which vas twice PS largo as the present quarters if the bo ml , for ono year , beginning from limitary 1st , The only members prc cnt wen1 : 1'resi- lent Hojil , Seciotary Allen Thomas ( > il > - on , H. < i. Clark , John Evans and Max Hover. The hoard will meet on Tusday CVIMI- ng next , at whi'h tii c , it is expected , n eport will bu m do by the committee on laving thu hticctn , appointed at the hint neeting. A Statement From tlio Mayor- MOLISK , Ii.u July 14 , 1881. H. II. WAUNKU & Co. : Sirs My vifo nnd sulf both unite in pronounc- ng your Safe Kidney nnd Liver Ourn , ho best medicine wo over used. dcclloodlw S. W. WIIUKI.OCIC. Como and See UH. Mrs. Nellie Burke , Omaha's champion iUCNtrienne | , left yesterday aft rnoon f u lock Island , where hhu expects to make .rrangcmcnts for securing a fmo field ol lorsea for the coming year. Mrx. Burko'e nmo as the most gtncoful and pluckiest questriiinno in the world , has spread not nily "boyon 1 the Mississippi , " but ivcn to No > v York City , and she ins iccoivcd hevcral letters from cmtlomcn prominent in turf circles irging her to i'o east and show the delicate ladings of thu great cities how e.isy it is ur a l.uly to sit a side saddle with a horte mining u milo in 1:10 , nnd salute her heeling ndinirors ns she Hashes by. Jninhii wniilil like to scu soinu city scare ip a lady to bent hoami doe-n't limit his clialluiigo to the United States , cither Millie and BCO us. Stoloii Joivolry Rooovorod- About two weeks ago Miss Nora Man- oy , of Lincolu , was robbed of diamonds md jewelry valued at 8500. The liioves wera supposed to have e.sciijied to his city , nnd Lincoln officers fpcnt two or IHCO days hero in .looking for them , but oulil find no trace. On Saturday Dotec- , iv Neljtjli received information from Iowa which enabled him to go theio and ccover the stolen property. Tlio thieves vero ahrmeil in liinu t > cscapo arrest , and inve probably gone toChicago. . Foablo Lndioi- Those languid , tiresome aonsutiona , . nusing you to fool ucnrcoly nblo t ) bu > n your foot ; that constant drain that s taking from your syRtutu nil ita jlasticity ; driving the bloom from , 'our chuuka ; tlint uontinunl Btrain up- in your vital forces , ronduritiL' you ir- ritnblo nnd fiutful , cnn uusily bu ru- novod by the useof that inurvoloua comedy , Hop Kilters. Irreguliiritius uul obstrimtiona of your system nro ruliovud nt once , wliilo tlio apuciul : mi3o of puriodicul nain ia pornmnunt- ly roniovud. Will you heed tliis ? Cincinnati Saturday Ni ht. ducl-K ! Social Olnb Masquerade. The Omaha rocinl club KAVO a plununl ina ( iuc.-acle ball ut Ceutral hall last even , Ing , wliHi was the first of the season , About sixty couplaa wcro in attendance Some of the costumes were strikingly original , but none of them wo o very rich , The mush wn furnished by Irvine's or chest. The masquers disclosed their face ! mid took n long breath of relief , doubt' less at 12 o'clock , after which the danchu continued until a late hour. The follow , ing gentlemen wern tloor managers ; C , Cheney. K. Kdwards , J. F . O'lfearne ( ice , Fleming. The hall was a fmancia HUCCCB- " . "Buoliupaibn. " New , quick , complete cute In four days uriimiy i.irecjtioiiH , unmiting , freipient 01 ililllcult uiination , kidnuy diseases , 81 Dru gliita. lep < it nt U. F. Cioodiiinn'n. ( fi Tbo La Plntto Mystery- No Information has been icceivvd fron La 1'latte , Sarpy county , ii'ganling tin verdict of the coroner's jury on the deatl of John Nolan. It in expected that i thorough examination into the matter wil be made. The deceased was the father-in law of Oorgo J , O'llrien , Jr. , of this city , Coroner Jacobs will conduct the butia ceremony , after the funern1. vvhicl occurs to-day , aud the remains will be in terred in Cotnidy's cemetery , A FORGER CAPTURED Ho Takes in $8,000 in York City , And U Talton in by Detnotlvo No Ugh \Vhllo Iiookiiip ; Omnlin Over- DctcctiveiTamcs Ncligh made nnothe cajilnrc on Siturday , which was i > f no lit tie lliit > it-ince. About ft week ago hs re ceived n dispatcli from the dolectiv ngency In Now York city , instructing bin to look out for n man traveling under th nunio of Col. K. U. Ueyburn , who hm succeeded In escaping westward wit ] 83,000 , the result of forgery nnd embezzle nient. Heybnrn came directly to low after eluding the oflicen in the metropolis and then stopped for nover.il days , al track of him being lost , A rcqulsitl'ii for bis arrest was granted by the gnverno of Iowa anil placed In the hands of ollicer li Council llluffrf , who were also on th out-look for the man , ' Koyhurn ohulcd the Iowa detective9 however , nnd crossed the river to this cit ; on Bxturchy morning. Detectiv o Nullgh' infnnnatiotl contained aptrtial descriptioi of the man , and when he saw a stranger 01 the street on S.iturdaycorrespoiidingtliert' to , he at once "nailed" him nnd engage. \ ilnin \ wo\orsntnii. ! 15"ing Kat'sticd ' fron the lirnt fc\y wonls that he had the righ man the detective a rested him and et irtei him at once for tlioTransfe . When Ituy- burn siw tli it Neligh meant htiHiness IK owned up V1 his kluntity nnd madu no ob jpqlion to recros'-ing the river into In a HoHaidthiit ho hid expected arrest foi several days as he had learned of the r ipii sitiou. Hut hu Inil changed his appear mice so entirely that hu wan surprised that the detective c < nld t" easily recognize him , Only about $11QO ! was found on licj- burn's person , but he refused to difclose vvhnthij h nl done with the halnuctj of tint $ 1,000. When DdeUKu Neligli nrrlvcd nt the Transfer depot , hb was met by Iowa officers , who pr > duced their requisition and took Iteyburn i-t charge. He in now. probably , in the hands of tlio Now York authoii ies The i risoner wns aoy intelligent , fine looking nun , and had the J'caring nf one accustomed to cultnicd society. KENTUCKY WHIHKIES. If you want srnijuht good Sour Mash Kentucky Whiskies call only for C. Conrad it Co.'s Moss Iloso bourbon or Govern ment's Choice Ilyo. Ask your grocer for them. m&o PERSONAL. W. H. K. Stout , of Lincoln , is in the city. Samuel K. Smith , of Columbus , is in the cl'y. Kntherine lingers registered ut the Witlniell. Hon. T. M. Marquettc , of Lincoln , is in , lie city , stopping at the Metropolitan lotel. Supt , ( ! . W. C illins , of the reform school it Kctrney , m rived in til's city yestciclay ifternooii. Hon. Church Howe and his son Her ert Howe and wife nro in the city , registered itthoWithncll. L. M. 1'cnnctt , superintendent of the Pullman car company for the Union Pa cific roads , arrive ! in the city yesterday from Ojj'den. The following arrivals are noted nt the Metropolitan : Mrs. M. M. Uunyon and Frank Young and wife , of Clear Creek ; Win. M. Widener , of Lincoln ; H. C. licit- Imuser , of Louisville , NebFrank ; A. Snow , of David City. Bishop Slmrp , of the Mormon chinch , and superintendent of the Utah Central and Southern railroad , also director of the Union Pacific road , passed through this city yesterday in a spe-ia ! car , on his way , o Florida. The bishop is accompanied by ono of bli < wive' , a daughter nnd w > n. They will leinain in the Orange state dur- ng most of the winter. The following arrivals in the city are registered at the Within.- ] ! home : C. F. hidings , of North Plattu ; 13. U. Corbiu , of Sidney ; Mrs , 1) . Ciibh , ol North 1'lattc ; Harry Richard , of Fort ttridg r ; A. W. ivinsniaii , of S.vn Francisco ; Miss M. K. Castctter. of lilair ; W. H. B. Stout , of Lincoln ; 1 o Knlisky and vvif ; A. Wait- fiibiluy , of Pueblo ; Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Jodhy a-id maid and K. T. Ithoderf.of New / a land , WOUTI1VT OF PRAISE. As n rule wo do not recommend > atent medicines , but when wo know jf one that reully m n public bcncfac- : or , mid does positively euro , then wo consider it our duty to impart that in sinuation to ull. Electric bitten are .ruly a most vnlunblo medicine , und will surely euro Biliousness , Fuver nud Ague , Stomacfi Liver nud Kiduuy compluintB , oven whe.ro nil other rem edies fail. Wo know whereof wu speak , nnd cntr freely recommend to nil. [ Ex. Sold at 50 cents a bottle. Ish & McMahon. (7) ( ) Rollcloni Mattorn. llov. Mi-Ingram announced to his con < { regatlon last night that ho had repeatedly icen nnked to give his opinion as to vvh > the , labon tit M jor Whittle were nit crowned with greater results dining hit vi-it to Om.ha , and that ho would nnsnei these queHtions next Sunday night ; or , it : othfr word * , would prea h a discourse m : "the iniatuKeu nictlud.s of the groit civiin gelUt. " Four pel-ons were added to the mciiv berrhip of thu Christian church SutuUy , AHnout eve-y week increases the mumboit of Ufa rapidly growing chinch , Oar EjrperUnco from Many. "I had been siok and inisorablu BC long and hud caused my husband BC mujli trouble nnd expense , no one seemed to know what ailed mo , thai 1 mis completely disheartened utul discouraged. In this frame of mini : I got a bottle of Hop Bitters nnd used them unknown to my family. I HOOI began to improve nnd gniued BO fasi that my husbnnd nnd family thoughl it strange nnd unnnturnl , but when ] told them what had helped mo , the } smd "hurrah for Hop Hitters ! lonj may they prosper , for they liavo iiiadt mother well nnd ns happy. " Th ( Mother. [ Homo Journal. dl-15 Take "BLACK-PnAUGHT" nnd yon will never bo bili" ' " U , F , Goodman's. Dr. Amelia Uurrouf-hs , Withnol liouso , Tuesdays and Fridays , 10 n , in. to 4 p. m. tf HOLIDAY GOODS HICKJUN'S , BOARD OF EDPOATION. The Second Dny of January a Hell day / . Bohominn School. An n 'joiimed meeting of the bonrd < education wni held last night. Vici President McSlmno and Mesirs Anheisui Conojer , Thrall and Ferguson wore pn sent. sent.Tho The disciiRslon of the question of grnni Ing the schools n , holiday i n January 2fn January 1 falls on Sunday ) , which wo begun nt the previous meeting , was r < mimed. Secretary Conoyer claimed that th bosml had no authority to grant nholiiln on that day and cited the school laws n compiled by W. W. W. Jones. In whici them npncnrn ! "There are no legal hoi ! days in Nebraska.1 , After a vigorous debate , in which Mi Connoyer opposed the grant ! g of the ho ! iday and the others of the board fnvorci it , und several inelfcctual motions to sn. pend and change th-i rules had been mode th i following resolution by Mr. Fcrgiisoi was adopted : Ik-solved , Thnt there bo no echo 1 hcli on the M of January of the coming yen and that the teachers nnd scholars b granted n holiday. A petition wns received from loh ! mlni citizens asking for the use of the room o : Thirteenth and Williams streets , ( used I connection with the Hartman school ) for school on Hntunhys ami S'lndayjiu whlcl rlnii es may be taught leading nnd wrlti | in the Bohiniiin laiigit ige. The teori'tury wns anthori/ed to obtnli 81.riOO iiisiirauco on the ) ckson ntiec hdiool building. A complaint from the principal of th south school u ainat the janitor uas ie ferred. The IIO.TI ! adjourn ° d : DniKRist's Tostlmoiiy. 11 , F McCarthy , dingiest.Ottawa. Onf. state' tha . he was nllhcUd witli clironii lironchitiH fi r siitne je-irs. and was com I lately < ured by the use ot Til > Ms' Kl.fc Tine On , dlU-eodlw LIST OF LETTER ncmaiuin ? in PostOIHco duiin ; tlm ui cling December 10 , 1881. ( IK.STI.LMLN. Av cr D Anther J Ar , her W 15 Antoner M Adklns S M Atidrr > un Al F liartuifk V HassettD If lirogren S llrijvva'ers K Ulack .1 K Itrunk W T Ilnrtlett W E liainett A S 15eck A Berggwiso Alt Babcock T Borland J Cullin F Colcman G D Can-h U us-ick .1 Christ J 15 Conant 1 ! T Cowdery AV M Chamberlain W I 2 Cruini J M ChrUtenion H C Duel / G , T C2 F Draper - - Domi-lly 2 DerrscmA DoJmody.T Draper A Eckel O Kdelinan L Flint 11 FordF Fowler FT FurlowII FraliinHF Fisher U C Farton II Franck L Floyd il S Fowler F P Fleming Al T Fivy W A George ri GnlmanJ Gardner C li Greomvuy C K Ureo i C G.ronL HyldellmlMT Hunthuton M M Hicks X Hans W II Hook D llembackF Ilartz A F H-uley S HammerX HanicrWJI HallC.T Iliicliiiinlen S Hanlon C llnw.iidUW IivinXA InnH W J i. John ? on 1 To-eih | L Jones S J Jennings ( J Jenisso'i G Johnson II Knott Dr. ICinus .T Kirklaml .1 Kelly .f KirbyJ Kelly M Kae Ji KhotterS J.arrinon 0 Lopey W S--2 Leo D S LlucuieFt F Lamb T LauM Leuk > i Liningcr J McCarey T McGuireTH Alc ath McGoury J jNIcForker J McLarney U Maxwell D II Mulvcy > f Mower K B Mecuem F Mekray G Myers LE Morgan K W Mnusson A Mayer T Munfea J T Mill.r J A Mallery.I Nelion 1' XorhanA 1'liillipps , T J I'lROtJ J Fetcn.on G IMkos 1 Fctifi-on At Payte K FhillipiH W 1'iustun K Falter 0 A 1'ctterbunF Keuir.l Kooney . .T2 Roberts .7 AV UincliLL JtottslIJl KcynoUls AG KuOi U C Utisst-ll K liuy. oldiV A Uo-jerx W O lluhlo C KfiiilioldW I toot F J C A Uankln D .T S.ndslad.T Scott J Sev < F li LuberCH Stronj ; A U Sclnneder A StaUeluy F ' ' ' " Smith \V Sm'i'th K' Sh | M AV F .Scaxt'in ! Schiotlifeldt C Spencer F StinuJ H TilKin f r W Talffr II 15 Townsend K Thompson T Taylor H Trou'Il t1 Wrotu .1 Wuri en I'1 A ' West HL Wnllath S \ VrixhbV W Wood S Wallace U Wood J A Wilson W Wagner ( . ! W Wel-h W Yountr ] ' /Ceigler G LADIKH. Ackley Mrs 11 Blgsby M im G llrowninir Miss V N Brown Mins S Campbell Mrs WF Clay MrH A CVcMraM Cole Mi s L Cuinmines MrB N Dulton Miss C DiuiaonMra B Ureter Mra M Duncan Clara Kloiick MrsS Knudiilil AlrH 1 < Kilney M ! a J ( reeloy MIKH L Harney Mrs O J Hamilton Mitu C K Homer Mixs H llan-on Mrs A Knso Miss F Lnighton .Mi 9 ] I Mellackcr Mrs A McCarthy Mis U D Met-ja f Mlsa M Martin Mrs H McDonald MrsG Mnthews M lns F Mooru Miss E Newell Mrs T S Peru Jon Mra A Perkins Mrs K Pugsley M rs 12 Ilo oMr < H SiersUdMi-sA Severe Miss M ! Shumnul M ! s C Smith MrF .Slmnky MIH SyplierMrs H Stetson Mra J IJ Sweeney Mi s M Sullivan Mrs M 2 Scott Mis * K Thnyer Mrs J H U'ilcox Mrs U A Williams Miss A Weeks M Iss M Wcser M WilleU N AVeeVsMiss AM Welsh 1m S J AVilliams Miss M THOMAS F. HALL , Postmaster. JUarljr Pat Hi * Eye Oat. Dr. Darrow , the popular young physl eian near the U. P , depot , is siilferlnt from an accident which occurred yesteula ; afternoon , nnd which nearly cost him ai eye. A gentleman ntamlint , ' near bin snapped elf ashes from his cigar , nnd i quantity ot the burning Hikes Hew intt the doctor's eye. Immediate attention t < the injured member lemovcd the ashes and prevented loss of the eyesight , Severe Accident- A switchman In the lower Ui.Ion Pncifl yard met with a bomewhnt serious acci dent ychterd.iy afteruoon while couplini cars. Tlio bumbers caught one of hi luind * nnd badly rruthed it. feurgiral ns eUttime wan at mice procured , and it i probable that amputation will not bo necca n-y "WINE OF CARDUI" makes rorj clxroks und clear couiplexiona. C. K , aoodmun'f. Opera House Shoo Store. d8tf As , OARFIELD AND LINCOLN. Solitiylor Colfni nt the Opci Ilutmo January 5th. Hon. Schuylcr Colfnx , one of the mo entertaining speaker * on the platform i the present day , will , it is hoped , dtllvi his famous lecture on Gnrficld nt lh ojiei house In this city on the evening of Jnm nryfi. Mr. Coif ax receives § 100 forcac lecture1 , nnd hni declined over fifty In III titlohs for wnnt of date ? , while many i our heretofore popular lecturers nre tinnb t. ) nijko engagements nt half the abo\ price. The following extract fruiu tl : South Bend Tribune will give nn ido.i < the chnracter of Mr. Colfax's new le tun Mr. Colfnx's successful carter i.s n lei turer is ono of the most remarkable of 01 times. Slx.vctrs continuance in it do ( not exhaust the demand for lectures f rot him. In siiite of his h win/ lectured at e many hundreds of places in thirty utati and territories his nensons continua fit of engagements as e/er. Two years ag ho rewrote his I incoln lecture , c miens in Into it numerous historical facts , many i them not known to the public nt hirgi with glimpses of Sew.ml , Stunt m , Chns < Holt , ' 1 had. Slovens nnd others ot tha fi tnotis noiip of publiu men who wcro t nurr the great' Emancipator , nud of whoti Mr. C'nlfax himself is now one of the fei survivors. The sad coincidence of the cov\ nrdly assa sihation of tvso i f our worthies mid noblent presidents having linke their names together HI insep.it n Hy , he has , jit-lding to many iciient | again rewritten and reair.ingoil his kctur on our firrtliiuule ed tnuiidetit , iiilding t it as a httingprelude , a tribute to our las murdered president , win1 , in his heroic c.i reer from the log cabin to the AVhit Huttfep , and his ennobling char.ictcristic ii trikingly roeembles his predecessor In its comUnsod i-liapi1 , not n ijuartef o th original lecture of nix yens ncro re m nn , nnd it Is , therefore , sub t * nti illy i new luctur on "Our Martyred Piesiden B Llneoln nnd ( Jaifiehl. " The invitation for it , Wti learn , are now coming to Mr polfax fri m f-very direction , over 0111 'uindred ' since the first of HUB month. Hi oniiitg lecture Reason bids fair , therefore ; o be one of the busiest. SEE HEUE Yon nro sick ; well , there is lust one retnc iy that will cure you beyond possibility o doubt. If it's Liver or Kidney trouble Consumption , Dyspepsia , Debility ' 'Well's Health Ucnewer" is your hope si. Dniggist Depot , C. F. Goodman Omaha. ( I ) DIED. VIIICE Friedrickie , wife of Fritz Arihce , December llth , aged 30 years. Funeral will take place from the resi dence , 4th and Spruce streets , Decembei I'M } , nt 2 o'clock p. m. Jacob MartzoiF , Lancaster , N. V. , say your Sriti.vo BLOSSOM woiks well fo everything you recommend it ; myself vife , and childicn have all used it , nni on can't find n healthier family in Nev York Stito.Oct. . r > , ISfcO. eod-lw " BLACK-DRAUGHT ' cures riy > .pep ° ! " ' " ' stitiii anil lii'iiitliiiru At C. K. Coodman. ORGAN for Sale or rent nt EDHOMI cfc EnicKsox's. ' SPECIAL HOTIGES. TO LOAN MONEY. ONE'TCf LOAN Call at Law Cllict of 1) M L. Thomas Koom S Creh-hton llloi.k. Q. " A A A A To Ioa" at from s * ° 10 P"r ct'nt O JIM'W on jrood reai cRtatcsecurity , bi DU. ISA.AC EDWAKD HO1) Farnham St. QtOf A AAA U LOAN At 8 per ccntlr O40w v/\J\J \ tcrest In Bums of § 2,500 am upwards , I or 3 to 6 yearn , on nrst-class cltv am farm proiwrty. BKMIS HRAI , EBTATX and LOA > AutscY , ICth itml DouEUu Kts HELP WANTED. Drcis-imkliitf In pri\ato families , WANTED , Mrs. E. S. , P. O. 703-12 * Aooj sa'csman v\ho has c\ WASTKR In dry ( 'oods , and < an hojjoo efc'reiice. Immlru I Lul , 713 ami 71f > 13th &t , 1,97-tf A clrl for jrencral housework , WANTED at MO N Utli St. , bet. Ca s am CalifornU 035-14 i * . ANTED A K"od 8 < ion Loy to attcnc vv door , carrj juckaics , AC. , from now un U Christina ; Klouml faithful * ill liaic a per nuioiit plate. Aldrcsn , "A , " lice otllic. "Oil i ; WANTED A j ounn' 'oily ' of p ca'lng ad Iresi , hi unclcriUiuli funci work , to taU < linre n ( f.inn drurtnicnt | In a rctal ( tore. Ail dre > K , " 0 , " i co ollic-c. 707-12 : A lir.t-chss cook. Apply at 'Mli WANTiD Oass St. o''l-12 ' * - a cook , ntlUOII r WANTIID-Iiinnedlitch Ctfi tf situation by t-ool baker. Hi WANTED < | iilrcat Mann cllir intelligence olllce Htli St. , lunr Kariiliom. _ ( it 0-12' 70 Teams and n.en for railroad WANTED EiKiulruat Maniiudlir's inttlli , ' nee olllce , llth bt , near I'urnhain CSS 12" - - ! - ; work liifht. Balar > binall , with proluble liicreaso. Aiidrcss 'Obt Ollicu liox Ul. Ci\o ago and experience- . 088-12 ANTED llooiii iTiui board by iiiai and wife. Hcfcrunccu i xchanged. Ad dreeaX. , UeoolMcu. _ 6b8-tf ANTEI' Olrl to do homework. Enquire W 1110 Fainham St. 412-tf WWANTED Fundlnc bridge and school bond * WANTED Clark. Beilevue. _ 28-tf KOR DENT-HOUSES AND LAND. Oil KENT -2itorj house , 8 rooms , 4 F clowU ; also , a barn ! f doulred. 2l'M la\cn iort Rt. 4" " _ IIKST Nice ) ( mulshed rooniH wl ltl board , a low day boardcrj can bo nccom nodatcd , 2' ' > 13 Caba St. 704-tf 170H KENT Ono furnUhed room for tingle L1 gentleman , nl > n2lar.'u rooms with a plane n 8imu will Infer rent llth ( net. H. W , Car Ibth and Capitol aunuo OU9 It ) KENT Boarding house , corner 1 th one FOR Sis. OnB-17 * T710H RENT Fiirnlnhcd room In a prUate fam L1 lly , 1 block from thu U. P. depot , 1011 S llthSt. , for 1 or 2 gentlemen. 076-12' KENT Home , between Htli ami 15tl Fell . , on Chicago. JotIN UWIFT , Chlcagi and 15th SU. 03U tf KENT Two cottiuo , about 1" block FOlt U I1 , thopi. Kmiulro 1211) Shcrmai avenue. A. CAUXENZIND. tOMf KENT One furnlshwl front room on U EOH CM at H. K , Cor. Utli and Donyla St. , No. 1723 , _ (101-13 KENT Furnished roonn for one or tw gentlemen , N. W. Cor , l0th ! and COBS fats. 7IOK UENT A store 22x60 , filled for grocci JJ [ lea and dry goods. Apply JOI/NFOWLEU / , 031-31 * Wa\erly , Neb. "ioiTllKSI fl'ftorv liouwj , L1 illandcUtcrn , SlSjicr month. 1221 N lUtli bt. 031-12' _ _ "ITtOU KENT A | | > ) raait front room , new 1 , IJ furnished Kouthwc.t corner lOtli and 81 Miry'aatcmiu , WJ-16 011 HENT-nrst-class dwelling Iiouso wltl 1 ' 6 room * , at 820 per mouth. Iwjulru at coi ner 27th and Cumin ; ht. tCS-13' OH UENT-Furnlihoil room , at No. W9 1011 F St. , bet. Cioa and California. C73-1 , Olt HENT KumUhtd room , at 007 Nortl F J llh Bt. 053-12 HENT A iult or ilnglo roon-i ) , nlccl ; FOR , at N , W. cor. 2Gtb and Ii\en port. eM-tf SPEUJAL NOTICES-Contumed I.IOIl llrNT After Ike. 31 , Nn , 213 , ' 'If , and I ! SIT , Soiitli 12th St. \ \ M. U. 1IO\VKV , 1008 Capitol Mcnilc. C.VJ.tf OK HKNT Krtoins cur L. V. Morco tcrf. F St. 057-12 tT ( II UKNT A nnt cl M lull lor focloty pur- JL ) x)9' . Central ! ) located. Tor jmrtleulars enqulro Kcm.ixrd Ilros , Htli and DoiuUsSts. WH-tf POIl KENT One parlor on ground floor uml ono chamber handsomely furnUhed , [ 2112 California St. B53 tl I IOR NEXT KimiWiedroomwlthcloct. Ooxl 1 location. SIroofl-un. Emiiilruat V. M. u. A. en.tf FOK UKNT New hnucoof ? roinu , 13tli and OracoSta. tnqulrcE V. Smith. t > 31-U TOOK KENT HOMO , 4 room , muthcnd IClh St I' Kmntlro J. L. McGwic , oppocito Pos Olllcc " 02MfPost , 02Mf ITIOUKENT Furnlihcd roonn , north " ! do of JL1 California St. , 2d door went ol 21st. Inquire after 1 p. ni. 414-t' FOR RENT 2 lurniAhcd roommor AlcJ- chanw' EichnnRo.N. E. cor. loth and Dodee streets. in.tf COR SALE. IJ10U SALE A building JJ O. with a complete ftock of dry coodt , groceries atnl fixtures , li quire b4 N. Ibth St. < > fl--17 : 1OIISUB , V ( food piano , cr would cvhanxc 1 far tlty vroiwrty nnd juy dlfTcreneu Call 12 H. 13th St. 874-13- POH SALE tarffo buslnc * . lotonllarne St suit-iblo for wholesaling John I , . Me ; ague , Opp. P. O. C21 tf 71011 SALE A Mod coicn-jcar-old horse _ * warranted to ilrlic sliiKlo or doublo. En iiulre of George t'nntlild , Caiillcld house. no\lS-tf ITIUUMAi.h ' 1 cam good jionles , chevp ; nt Kcd L1 lUniLK.th .St. 6Vl-t ( DU1CK roil BAbft. BAbft.ESTA1IKOOK ESTA1IKOOK Si COli. ITAOIeSALB Maps of lloufrlan and Sarpy out- J } ties. A. HOSEWATEU,1620Farnhim6treot ! 320-tf MISCELLANEOUS. 10KT Almnchof kcjs. JOHN 0. WILLIS J 1414 DodtfoSt. "il-tf TO LET N'lcul ) furnlilod rooms , with or without board , 1417 Howard St. 7 > 17 QTHAYKD-A blnc' < anJ white spotted cow (3 w thcalfaboutil ) dajs old. Finder wl I ple.i u limuInformational to her whercihouts at J. U , Jardlnc , 112 K 10th St. , or at the Dec el'lce. ' 712 tf rriAKKN UP NOriCITakcti up In South JL Omaha , one larxe bhek sow with white spot" , about thrco and half jcara old. Owner can rico\cr piopcrty by pa ) Ing r-hartfcs. MOH- AND SIIUTI1 , b. 13th bt. , Okahama. 000 em2t NKW CITY MAPS. 10c. Mount e BEMI81 , $2.60. UhO. P. I1F.M1S. JHACII&THASSE11 l'a\8 the highest cash . pri-ofor second hind billiard nnd pool tables. Call or addresj , 60'J Sauth 10th i treat , Omaha , Neb. dO 1m * TAKEN UP NOTICE Taken upon Saturday Dec. . 3rd , two bay horses , ajrcs about f. and 0 j cars ; lair i-iro and well n atched . Owner can ia\o same by proilng property ntid imlnc charircs. WM HA\VlTX.iH : , \ inilo west of Qualcj's BO.ip factory , DcuKlas iiictliut. rr. UK sioux CITYBUTTOX MANUFACTUU- J. 1NO CO. . Will pay cash for horns bj tbecnr- oau.dclhcrcd at any rillroid depot In Sioux City. fu ta'ileer horn preferred For particulars nd- ilrts , D. C. Sloble , Supt. 013-jl IN CUAYO.V 1'astilo nnd OP , POltTliAlTS palntlnij. JIIIS. 1) . It. l , rcom 1 , Jacob's Ulock. 512 tf , EMIS' UtlALI-iiTATK UOOJL Ncc ; ALE1J 11A1 At A. II. Sandcr'b fcuu M B 1013 Uarncy St. slD-tf EMIS' HEAL ESTATE EXCHAMJK--S B 1st pao. ( has rattling long lists of houtex , IOM BEMIS and fartna for sale Call and pot htm. COUNCIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE. Special advertisements , such as Lost , Found , To Loan , For Sale , To Kent , Wants , Boarding , etc. , will be Inserted in this column at the low rate of TEN CENTS I'EU LINE for the first Insertion and FIVE CENTS 'EK LINE for each subsequent Insertion. , fa\ea < ! \ crtiscmcnts at our otllce , upstairs , orncr Itroadwuy and Jlaiu street ) , Council llnlTsWANTED A cl\il cns'iiecrto ' suncj a Hue WANTED and take the Imcl for br-c w-atu n .iln e liroun'h sections 23 aud 20 , Kane tnuislilp , to nJiau Creek , IhciicufLUth touictlnn lit , hunth- Test of def and ilninU aluni , fora Ini'Keiana and lack at the rher. Aililrcss , Hopkins , Hi h olllce , tonuci nintlx. T71OU SALE Fir-t-cla"H saloon IJ milo ? cast of I' city on " .Mo qnito , " on line of It. 1. U. U. liood p nee to make mono/ . Address , lm Olllce , decOOt Council IIUON. Kerj liodv in Council Illuffa lo WANTED TIIK 1IFB , 20 cents per week , clo lixered by carrier" , Oltice corner Uroadwayand Main , up ttalrs , Council llliUia. ( il2-tf ( ' TICKET OI'FICE War in railroad tickets contlmicH to boom. Unprcccilcnted low- rates to all eastern points. Kurj ticket guaranteed , Onlors filled by telephoneI'rom one to ten dollars sa\ed by puuhrtsliic tickets of C , A. Potter , successor to Potter & Palmer , No. 40 South Fifth street , four doors below tin ) post- olllce , Council UlulTii , Iowa. octlii-tf Boy , with ponj , to carry papers WASTED at IlKK ollke , Council liliUIs. octl3-tf To buy 100 tons broom corn. WANTED address Council Iliads Broom Factory , Council Hlntla , Iowa. _ 058-20tt _ A first-class broom tier. Maync WANTED Council niults , long. 600 30 * SALE Old papers 40c per hundred , at FOK lieu ollico. Council Ulufls. sc27-tt EDWAKD KUEHL MAOISTEB OF PALMYSTEIIV AND [ CONDI TIONALIST , 498 Tenth Street , between Farnham andllainey. Will , with the aid of guardian spirits , obtain for any ono glance at tha past and present , and on certain conditions In the fu ture. Hoots and Shoes mode to order. Perfect atl fictlcn guaranteed au26-lr Absolutely Pure. Made from Grape Credit Tartar , No other arpation makes uuch light , flaky hot bread ) , < , uxurious pastry. Can be eaten by Djepepttc Itrout fear of the Ills reaultlnK from heavy f eetlble food. Sold only In cam , by all Grocers HOVAL J1A&INO POWDER CO ) Ncvt York. r ,