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OMAHA PUBLISHING 00 , , Prop'rs
Et ROSEWATER , Editor.
s IH complaining that
Gould's Bhadow is already routing on
her state house , Mid an nctivo railroad
'
road lobby 11 already hcKinnitiK its
labors. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB sentiment throughout thu state
la almost unanimoun in favor of divid
ing the state into conijri'Bsioiml dis
tricts. There will be an oxtrn
of the legislature.
TUB mingling of north and south
at the Atlanta exhibition is siid to
hnYO done moru to break tlio Holid
south than ten Hill M.ihonu movements -
monts in Virginia.
Hlnckburn lion been
thoroughly riddled in IIIH ar umunt
with Mr. Uurbridge. The only resort
for men of Mr. Blackburn's stamp
wliun discomfittod in argument IH n
challenge.
THK New York custom house on
Wednesday collected over a million
dollars in ducats. The heavy im-
croaao of articles of luxury indicates
increased oxtravatranco nnd a growing
Uato for glitter and display.
OMAHA now pvys about 8150,000 a
year for fire protection. She baa an
odiJmit fin- < lti > iutmont and a first
clma syHtein of water-works. Would
it not bo in order now to reduce the
fire insurance rates ? If not , why not ?
THK rail roads in New York com
plain that thu anti-monopoly element
in the legislature is stronger than
aver before in the history of thu state.
Moaars. Thurbor , ' Nichols , Crittondon
and other howling communista are be
ginning to be hoard from.
is aliuad of .ill other
Utoa in her publiu credit. Last
Thuruday bids were opuned on a newton
ton million dollar state loan , and the
premiums will amount to about $400-
000. Thu Urexels , of Philadelphia ,
oiferod to take over six millions of
\ V thirty year four per cents at 107.
SABOKNT will bo Kirkwood's successor
ser , and Gorhnm is happy. The only
question is whether Sat gent has re
turned to his first love , the Central
1'acitic , or whether he will adhere to
bis later views in opposition to the
Pacific coast monopoly. Like Jim
Wilson , Sargent's latter-day convor
alon to thu anti-monopoly doctrine n
&u outburst that is liable to aubsidi
a noon as it comex to u square tost.
JUIHH : JOHN A. BIMIUAM , of Ohio
has been recalled from the Japanesi
mission. It is rumored that upon hi ;
return hu will at once go into train
iug for the congressional seat nov
hold by Air. Updegratl. Mr King
bam won a member of the Credit Mo
bilier ring and voied for the salary
grab and pocketed the money. H
&lao defended both actions. NVitl
thin record Judge Hingham is likel ;
to Cud thu way of thu candidate
hatd one , even in Ohio.
Mit. SAIIGKNT is confident of hi
appointment as secretary of thu'intu
rior , notwithstanding his record n
thu author of the desert land net am
the invuntor of the tape-worm ballot
Thu tape-worm ballot bad for its oL
jeot thu depriving of thu go\ernmen
employiui at Vnlloja of the righto
voting as they pleaued. Thuy wei
distributed iimong tbu men at th
navy yard , und they veru requiit'd t
"vote Htraight" under p.iin of dii
whutal. As described by tbu Ne
York Sun thu ticket \viin an follows
The ballot is u strip of pretty uti
iiastobourd , fjvi > inchen long mm enl
naif un inch in width On this na
row li | > nro printed in iiucrosuop
type thu names of twenty-nine ciiuil
dates approved by Siirgont. Tl
HnuH run the length of thu ballot , tl
namea are croudud together , audtliu :
isn't u hairbreadth of uvuilublu vvlii
nurfoce on which thu finest pom
point can find a foothold , The r
vorau i covered with un olaboratu ai
utriking pattern in white and gru
It looka like the back of a pluyin
card. ,
Mr , Sargent's little wrinklu w
very Buccosaful , almost AH much so
Wade Hampton's tissue ballot *
South Carolina , but it arouacd tl
pooplu of California to a. lively proles
which found voice the following yea
1872 , in u law pdiuud by thu legist
turu , which prescribed u uniform bu
lot , and \ ory onVctually blocked ai
further Bchomev of a liku nature.
AN ABSURD PROPOSITION.
Some inspired idiot has boon dr-
culating ft petition which was pro
Bcntcd last week to congress asking
it to provide for having the proceed
ings of thnt body lent once a week ,
in newspaper term , to every family in
the United States. It is safe to Bay
thnt the parties who in cold blood
signed their names to the document
had never waded through the uwtul
page * of the Congressional Record
which furnishes Ions of material year
ly to our paper mills , und is used to
decomto the shelves of editorial
sanctums. Hut iwido from the
subject iimttur of thu congressional
debates which nro often by no nioius
instructive or improving literature , it
would hu u physical impossibility to
grant the prayer of the petitioners
The Itutlitlo Kxprosi his lit ; u roil out
the coat of the proponed enterprise ,
and declares that each weekly issue of
the Record would till n nowspipor
twice as large ns the New Vofk Herald
o\tra issues of twenty four pages ,
without advertiscmonta .Such n IIDVVH-
paper rould not be pioduced , ovun in
the largest editions , for lias than ten
emits u copythu white pipur alone
would eoHt half that sum Ten million
copies would he needed They would
cost ? l(100,000 ( n week , or , fo'r the
forty week a th it a congress usually
sits , § 10,000,000. The wuukly edition
of 10,000,000 copies would require for
its production sixty of the fastest im
proved modern presses ( costing SI-
000,000) ) to Im run continuously
The edition , when printed nnd
wrapped for mailing taking the work
of 2,000 mulling clerks for two days
would weigh ft,000 tons und would
require lifty trutns of ten mail earn
each to move it from Washington.
To handle such n mass of muil each
week in addition to thnt already han
dled would elog the mails in every di
rection nnd require an increase of
postal facilities that would eost not
less than $20.000,000 for each con
gress no part of which , of course ,
could be got back from pontage , ns
this would be free government mail.
The increased amount of mnil for
each congress would bo about 200,000
tons nnd 400,000,000 pieces. And
when it wns all sent it would do no
body any good , nnd would surely do
harm to innocent young minds ,
which , us everybody knows , cannot
bo too curefully guarded from con
gressional intluonctt. On the whole ,
wo candidly advise congress not to
grant the prajcr of this extraordinary
petition.
" "
WYOMING.
Eastern journals nro making merry
ever the statement that a bed of crys-
talirod soda , nine fo.it thick nnd
chemically pure , has boon discov
ered in Wyoming territory near the
line of the Union Pacific railroad.
Ono nowspapoi of metropolitan pre
tensions displays its ignorance by re
marking that "ueoplo have hereto
fore generally supposed Wyoming's
productions to consist of cow boys ,
vigilance committees and sago brush. "
Such'.ignoranco ' is inexcusable. Few
of pur status and territories
can claim equnl natural ad
vantages with Wyoming. Her urn-
blo lands comprise 20,000 nqunro
miles , an urea iarger than both
Massachusetts nnd Connecticut com
bined. She hau u ra/.ing area of
55,000 square miles , foiosts which
cover ! tO,000 square miles , and coal
lands larger in extent than the entire
area of the state of Pennsylvania.
Her dopimitH of iron ere nro inex
haustible and yield from 10 to (58 per
cent of the pure metal. lluth gold
nnd silver are found in paying quan
tities , and prospnctinu during the past
year bus been rewarded by nnmeroue
strikes of the precious metals
The fact Unit Wyoming's uosurl
belt alone ban heretofore been trav <
Ii ersod by the railroad has given a falst
j impression of the territory to travel
. Thu richest
ore. agricultural an <
timbered portions of ihe country Hi
north of the Union Pacific , and owini
to a lack of transportation lacilitiei
have , up to the present time , beui
neglected by wettlers. The extonsioi
of the Granger branch of thu r.iilroiw
and the probalilo building of thu Cell
tial Pacific the
ncrosH northmn port
t tion of the territory will di
r much to bring into prominenci
the rich agricultural and mineru
resources of Wyoming. Already cup
ital is organi/ing to develop thu mnr
, . volloim soda deposits north of Itawlin.
ft. ami near Laramie City , the \alue o
the first of which is caiimatwl nt eve
$ ( ' . ,000,000 Attention is ulso bom ,
directed to the groit Khoshone oi
basin , wheru uotioleum can bo pro
ducud at the rate of over 12,000 bat
rein daily , while the seven other oi
baMiw of the territory pronnue fo
geiinratioim to come an unfailing HIIII
ply of light and fuel
Wyoming cattle industry has upt
the present time boon the moat in
portunt means of wealth in the terr
tory. In the single county of lnn
niio , during the past year 700X
as head of cattle valued at ovor$10OOG
us 000 were gw/od and hurded. The t
in la ) number of cuttlo in the territory
10 estimated nt nearly 2,000,000. Tl
\astgnuinijcoiintr ) Ij ing along the H
Horn , Powder nnd Sweutwntur rivu
in able tomiHtuiii twicu this number
herds which it now contains whi
the coming of the railroj
will render the transportation of ca
tie from the northern grazing grounds
easier and moru rapid than is atiorded
by the present facilities.
In the near future Wyoming is des
tined to bo thu Pennsylvania of the
west. With unbounded fields of coal ,
inexhaustible veins of iron , excellent
water power and unrivaled facilities
for wool nnd stock raising , with beds
of sulphur , marble and soda , which
will afford nupplies for centuries ,
there is no reason why Wyoming
should not tnko her place with the
most prosi > orous of our eastern sister * .
The abundance of money in cnstorn
financial ceiitorH , nnd the desire for
profitable investments , will doubtless ,
if the present prosrority | continues ,
turn the attention of capitalists to the
undeveloped resources of the terri
lory , and within n few yoari o may
uxpoct such an inlhu of capital into
Wyoming us will duvelon tier mar
vellous resources and make her what
she ouulit to bo , the groitest niann
fiictniiiiL' , us she is now thu greatest
cattle producing territory in tbu
country.
OARFIELD AND BLAINE.
A few days ago un article was pub
lished in the New York Herald , which
proposed to vindicate the memory of
thu late president from criticisms on
his Now York appointments. The
article was signed by "a friend of
( lonoinl ( lurlield , ' who uxpluined that
the entire course of the president was
dictated Uy Mr Hlainu's muddling in
the politics of Now York , his enmity
to Mr. Conkling , and his desire to re
pay Mr. Roburtsnn for his assistance
in the Chicigo convention. In proof of
this assertion a dispitch was published
from Whitolnw Ueid , of the New York
Tribuneu utrong friend of Mr Hlninr
and the spokesman of tliu Blnine ule
munt in Nuw York , on which thu
president was urged to hold firmly to
hm ground on thu Robertson appoint
ment , and assured of thu substantial
support of tbu republicans of Now
York sluto. The editor of ( ho Trib
une has published a very spicy reply
which very eirectually disposes of the
charge and contains a letter from
Gen. Gurfield which must prove of
urcat interest to every friend ( if Mr.
Itlaino. Mr. lloid says
The dispatch is.givon with substan
tial correctness , and contains a grcnt
deal of irn/.en truth Cf couruuthia dis
patch was nov or intended for thu pub
lic , but the writer sees no occasion to
modify or regret it. Itn uim WIIB , in
answer to repeated -written requests
from Gnu. ( iarfield , to uive him the
exact facts of thu political situation
horu , an the writer understood them.
In answer to similar requests hu sent
Gen. Garfiuld u number of other
equally confidential communications
on this and kindred subjects , nnd if
some 'friend' of the dead president boa
boon 'allowed to copy' any more ol
them thu odilor will bu extremely
glad if they should Ins found equally
vindicated by thu facts of thu
post ton months. Of course this clumsy
attack on Gun. Garfiuld us n puppet
in really intended to atriko Uluine.
The persistent charge that Ulaino'n
meddling in Now York politics led tc
thu lunacy of Conkling und Plutt , unci
to all thu troubles that followed that
uflliction , may us well , therefore , be
disposed of. Wo propose that Gon.
GarBold himself shall do it. Wo hold
the original of the following letter in
Gen. Gariiuld's own handwriting , sent
to one of Ins private secretaries. We
print it wholly , without Secretary
liluino's knowledge or consent. If ho
ovun knows that such n letter is in ex
istence , hu never ut any nitu knew it
WHH in our possession.
[ Private. ]
MANHION , WAHHINO.
TON , D. 0. , May 20 , 1881. DXAF
NIOUOL ; It in not possible for me tt
give the lund'Oflicu to Husk , much at
I would bo glad to oblige. I did not
doubt his acceptance of the place U
which hu was appointed , ard the lane
othcu IB arranged , for 1
am especially anxious to ijrati
fy Sawyer , but Jerry ought U
accept the S nth Amoncun mission ,
The attempt to shift the fight tt
Hluinu'a shoulders is us weak aa it ii
unjust. Thu fact is , no member o
thu cabinet bulmv ea with moru cure
fill respect of thu rights of his brothoi
members than Itlainu. It should bi
understood that the administration ii
not meddling in Now York state poll
tics. It only defends itnelf when us
sailed. In haste , I am very trnl ;
YOUTH , J. A GAKKIKLD
ToThomoH M. Nlcho1 , Fifth Avenue Ho
tel , New York.
'And now if anybody wishes ti
shed moru light on recent politicn
history by the further publication o
stolen confidential letters or dis
patches from thu editor of The Tri
1)une , wo promise to join in thu eifor
to bring out the exact fucta , and id
the facts , with a good deal ofeiU am
some moru documents. "
TIIK chiingu of opinion concornin
thu Kit/ John Porter case which Gun
era ! Grant has experienced recentl
very naturully has given rise to nine
speculation. It may serve to thro'
lijht ; on the letter of General Gran
relative to Kit is John Porter's casu t
nay that thu second court martit
which led to his lecoiving n favurabl
verdict occurred whun General Oral
was In Kurope , On his return hu wise
so occupied with travels and ruco )
tiuns that hunutuially ga\u thu aul
juct no attention. General Grunt
an honest minded man and the main
tion that hu became interested in o
der to promote his chances for n r
tiring petition is nbauid. lie h
oIB simply determined to remedy an ii
IB juiticu HO fur ua lies in his powo
le And this in honorable to his head ai
IK heart.
IKre
reef
of Tm. problem of the hour whit
Io Omaha is called upon to salvo is tl
id paving question. Preliminary etu |
t- in that direction will bo taken at tl
bonrd of Irodo rooms lo-nlght. This
meeting , called by the president of the
hoard , in not to bo confined in its dis-
ciMsion of thu paving question to
mmnbors of the board nlonu but every
taxpayer nnd citizen who can contrib
ute nny information or has any sug
gestions to mnko upon the all absorb
ing topic will hare equal privilege of
being heard. It ia to bu hoped in any
event that the Douglas delegation in
thu legislature will bo present at this
mooting to learn the views and wishes
of their constituents. It is now ad
mitted on nil hands that wo must
have some legislation before wo can
engage in nny extensive scheme of
paving nnd it in nil important that
our delegation in the legislature shall
agree upon whatever amendments
they desire to ofTor to the clnrter be
fore the extra session is called
A TiiuiLii of regret will pass through
the country when it is known thnt
Guitoaii , if convicted , ciinot bo
hangud before Mny.
PRR ONMJTIES.
I'hc left ! ( ( , ' of Miiw | | iiSL'iti' , n Hii'tou
ini' tto , hts become | etrilii ; I , anil him
cinnot recover.
Dr. N'owmin bis not ro ovcreit from liN
, rjp around the world. It w.w 11 very Ii ird
, rii | The inn ectio'i of con-iilaleit iriiuv-
iru toil fiiriuiiidillo-nKoiliniin.
' 1 lie Syracuse Stintlard Hinilea nt thow
[ noplo who wonder if Maf lu Mitcboll in
iver 10 M'trH old , liut H\IO'H \ the idcbst
ittlf uoinun en the Hi ige for nil that.
Tliu Mcxictu taruntuliv which lilt Kim
Sht | n < l innde u ti iHtukc in tlie nnn. It
WIIH tie id in h tlf an hour , vvliilu HOIH tnok
in extra ilrink and didn't even have a
1'ec , of 1'eok'n Sun , helptsl an nld liwlv
l the carri at HUIIIU wuHtorn ut ition three
> r four jours n/o , nnd t.ie | died list month
iml left him $22 , 1100 in bonds coi federnto
neven i > or coii In. Even a homely a mini
is I'cck rim IT IOHIM anything hy playing
of I.ornu mndu n Hpeech
tt I < nilun thu other < ! y , in which In * told
xlKiut tin * slurcity of women obnerved ilur-
riK bin Manitoba trip , and urged at lenpth
.hut an or'anued ( , elTort bo made to tend
KngliHh jjirN over to mipply the < lauurid
fiirwiuu. ,
The l.inpresH of Auntrii ahvayw wears
win n < n horseback ainaroncs of the cost-
icht Bilk velvet. Her favorite color H
Myrtle [ { it'en ; her other colors are admiral
lilue , turkey violet blue , iron gny , fog
{ ray , carmelitti ch ininey HWOOII. A t-ulor
: ilwnj'H ( jo H with her.
Maigarct Kirbv. of New York , is in
lurk. Mr. .John Roruh , the hip builder ,
of I'hiloile'nhia ' , IIHH hod in trust for her
a legacy of 910,000 for twenty years.
During th it tiinu he has he n in starch of
h r und accidentally dl covcred the heir-
OSH juht iw i < hu WUM ul > uut to leavu New
Yoik t'lt > livht wet-k.
T. IIiiry wiut th first colored
lawyer toi > ahn the locul exarnininK board
at I'hilbdelphiit. lie w IH admitted t the
bar I an I week. i'e wag born of KUVO par-
entt in 185 ? , wn < < letter carrier in Itich-
tnoud , then n HI-IHHI ! teacher , and later a
waiter ut St. Klmo liotel , rhiladelphia ,
but uttruLtiui ; tl.en 'li eofuweilthy nicr-
chnnt , WOH put in training for a lawyer.
irandw > m > .Tack Why , of course we
nhall rfcxguUe Mr. Oncur Wylde and his
chum louuil with I im. You' 1 * va un
walking into Vnrker's tt breakfast nnd
hear us order : ' 'Hpie. waiter , give Air.
Wylde it Himflower wnd a couple of wpniys
i f fern , Hid brill. UH a beetntoak , Lyon-
naUe potttoeii and a cup of coffee. " \ \ e
< hall enjoy the olwity tit the laml , nir.
llrooklj u Kagle.
Sever 1 ItiliaiiH newamnera upcak with
surprise of Mina Alice Ulaine , daughter
of the ex-tecretary of the state , traveling
through Italy in an independent way ,
without a chanero e. Miss Alice Uluino
is now at her fatlif r'H houae ia Washing
ton and never wan in Italy. It U i > rou-
able tlmt rome iidventure8n hag a nnmed
her name. Ono of Mr. Hlaino' < < daiifh ern
in in Hchool at 1'urln.
The New Apportionment.
bkyo llentM.
The reapportionment of reprcsonta-
ives incongrcsu under thu census of
880 is a conntitutional obligation
vhich will hnvu to bo performed nt
ho present session , nnd is likely to
omo up ut once for consideration ,
hero being a pressing need to settle
he * question in time to unable the
tate legislatures to redistrict the
lutes according to the now basis , nnd
o prepare for the congressional olec-
ions next fall.
As it is a physical und mathematical
impossibility to apportion representa
ives us required by the constitution
without leaving a series of fractions ,
some of these considerable , or with
out granting temporary advantage tc
ndividual Btutcs , or to groups ol
status , or to some one section ovoi
mother , the law on thu subject will
loceasarily result from a compromise
of conflicting views. Very natural ) ;
each state will prefer that apportion ,
nunt which will not .plucu il
n thu category of unrepre
sented fractions. In no event
lowover , cnn thuru be u solution o ;
.hu problem which will be satisictorj
io uvery part of thu country. AI
.hat can bu done is to minimi/u tin
: ho ground fur complaint by followiiif
ho principk * of fuiriiena through id
: bu coinphcjited relations of thu as
signinent , und by making thu genera
welfare the central object. Ono ule
mont which deservcu to be tnkun int <
account , but which vvu have not seei
noticed , is that the large fractionu
remainders in ntatea which Imv
grown , and pnibably will grow ranidl ;
in population , huvu thu best right ti
rupresentation , bcvause such fraction
quickly expand ti the full extent o
thu ratio fixed , nnd thu increase eon
tinties to advance so fust that , Ion ;
before the next census period , th
thu sumo ratio would yield u consider
able addition of representatives. Thi
point is so clear that it doea not nuei
to bu elucidated , particularly whun i
is considered that population in som
of the states is almost stationary o
sluggishly piocressivu.
Until 181' ' the rule of apportion
munt was to diyidu thu population
thu several States by the number o
inhabitants fixed upon as entitled to
Hupreauntativu. In 1842 this plai
was changed so far as to allow nn ad
ditionnl HepresentatUo to every fr.u
tion umounting to half or moru tha
half of thu ratio adopted Since the
thu method bos been to divide th
whole population of the States togotli
or by Uio number of Representative
fixed upon , und the quotient thus ol
tainud constituted the ratiu by vvhic
the population of each State wa
dUided , thu resulting quotient indi
eating thu number of representative
to which such State wet entitled , an
the largest fractions being allowed i
their successive order extra represen
tation until the arbitrary number of I
total members was filled. Mr. Sea- '
ton , of the Cousus liurcnti , after a
Horics of painstaking calculations , haa
dincoverod that this mode of disposing
of fractions is uniformly advantageous
to the small at the expense of the
largo States. It is reported that ho
has found a now method of allowing
for these remainders which will obviate -
viato the difficulty stated , but we can
not determine its merits until it shall
bo explained to the public.
It in urged in some quarters that the
present number of the house should
not bo enlarged , because large bodies
of men tend raihcr to retard than to
expedite legislation. It is maintained ,
on the other hand , that precedent in
this and other countries , as well as
the widening interests of our people ,
favor enlargement , which would afford
a broader and more useful basin for
committee work , without which thor
oughness of inquiry would not be at
tainable. In support of this view the
following examples have been ad
duced :
Great llntain , with n population of
31,1)28,338 , has a house of cotnniotm
of ( ! f > 2 members. The chamber of
deputies of Franco consists of 532
mo'iibcrs , on a population of 3l,305- !
788 Oermany with n p > pulationof
12,727,3 < ; ( ) , Ins in the reiehstag 397
members. Austria has 21,712,881111
poimliilioii , and her low01 house has
353 membcrx The coitcs of Spain
consist of ' 108 members In Italy the
eimerade deputati consists of 508
members , and thnt upon a population
of 27,79-l7j. ! In Hungiry , where
the population m 15,009,355 , thu
house of representatives consults of
I i4 members. Belgium has only 5-
112,231 , but her chamber of repre
sentatives consists of 121 members.
At the last session of congress the
census bureau furnished elaborate
tables showing what the ratio , result
ing fractions , and membership per
stale would be on a basis of 200 to
325 representatives , under the preva
lent rule of apportionment. Four of
these numbers- HOI , 307 , 311 and
319 wore regarded with special fnvur
by dill'oront parts of the house. With
2I3 ! members , the present number ,
Illinois would lose ono in thu new
apportionment ; with cither 307 or 311 ,
her share would roninin at 19 ; w ith
19 , her share would bo increased
o 20.
Fixing the number at 298 , the
orth would not 181 representatives ,
J of them by fractions , with nari -
is gain of 10 , and a various loss of
3 , or a not loss of 3. The south
ould get 109 representatives , 7 of
liem ny fractions , with aari -
us gain of 7 , and a vuri-
us loss of 4 , or a net gain of 3. If the
otxl number bo fixed at 301 , the north
imUl hnvo 189 , of which 12 would re-
ult from fractions , the gains being 10
nd the losses 8 , 01 2 not gain. The
outh would have 112 , of which six
ould result from fractions , the trains
cini ! 8 and the lows 2 , or G net gain.
ly fixing upon 307 as the aggregate
umber , the north would be entitled
u 1I2 ! , deriving 8 of these from frac-
OIIB , gains beinij 10 and losses f > , or
notgnin of 5 The south would bo
ntitlod to 115 , deriving 8 of these
rom fractious , gains boino ; 9 , with no
ins. Assuming the entire number as
11 , the North would obtain 193 , of
which ti would be duo to fractions ,
; ains 10 and losses 4 , or G net
; ain. The south would obtain
.18 , of which 10 would bo duo
o fractions , gains 12. without any
OSH. Fnmll ) , fixing 319 as thu whole
lumber , the North would jet 200 ,
ructions giving 10 , with gains of 10 ,
md losses of 3 , or a not gain of 13.
L'hu South would get 119 , fractions
[ Uiiig G , with gains of 13 , and no loss.
.n ' the whole series up to 319 Repre
sentatives , the South would gain 1 to
0 over the North in the npportion-
nent. The aix numltors subsequent
, o 319 yield an advantage of 1 to 3
over thu South. It is only 319 which
naintains the equilibrium , and , at the
same time , preserves nny proper
lumerical proportion between the sec-
ional allotment on the basis of frac-
ions. These considerations have
caused such number to be received
with the most general favor.
Railroad LogiHlntlon.
Wo have been watching some of
our leading state papers with some
utorest for an expression on the sub-
ect of legislation for correcting the
ibuHOH and extortions of corporations ,
especially of railway companies As
a rule they have been very reticent
oxco it The State Journal. This pa-
) er has occasionally launched a abort
mniyrapli , keenly sharpened with
iarcasm , against the gi angora , ua it
denominates the tillers t the soil.
Seeing the granger becoming u source
of | dang r to railway schemes in the
rapid change of the political senti
ment of the country , it advisoa him in
thu alliance meetings , instead of dis
cussing politics , to imitate his brother
n New Jersey , talk of fruit culture ,
grain crops , etc. , iw being much more
profitable to him.
The Omaha Republican , so far iif
w e have noticed , ban been silent on
the great issue of the country up tc
December 30th , when it cautiously
ventured a feeler , we presume for the
purpose of keeping the U. I' , railwaj
company in good humor , and to better <
tor learn the sentiments of its readers ,
It began ut that time the publicatuu
of a seni-s of aiticlus wutten in the
railway interest. 1'ho writer of thesi
article * disclaims against legislation ,
contending that it is unjust , 6 c , ami
they aru credited io Potter's Amoii' '
can monthly , and written by Jus ,
Clement Anibioso and a brother ol
Goo. W , Ambrose , of Omaha ,
Wo ha\o heretofore oxprea et
the opinion that every papoi
in Nebraska would bo forcec
Hoonoi or later to take u petition 01
this question , and it is sometimes
amusing to BOO how cautiously some
of thum throw out feelers. Now ,
whether these feelers are for the pur
pose of trying the temper of railway
masters or the people , is a queatioi
that wo are trying to determine. Tin
Omaha Republican does not positive
ly assert un > thing as to the articles o
Ambrose but tint it does pubhsl
them , when these articled positive ! }
disclaim against railiond legislation ,
and taken in connection with the fac
that the Republican has never to oui
knowledge published a word in favo ;
of such legislation , puts the Republi
can rather on the mdo of ruilwaj in
terest , It ia but natural to prc-suim
that the news journals of this grain
producing and mock-growing common
woath would be in harmony with the
interest of the producer , nnd defend
them na ngninal all opx | > aitioii , from
whntovor nourco it might come , nnd
nny other course would bo so contrary
to reason nnd logic , that a cause for it
would have to bo Bought for in other
directions ; nnd seeking for the cause
of this unnatural course , wo ahull first
examine the most common onu. It ia
well known thnt The Omaha Herald ,
The Omaha Republican nnd The State
Journal got Inrgo benefits from rail
way companies for railway printing.
Wo do not know how much this work
is worth to nny of those papers , but
auppouo it to bu at least from $2,000
to 85,000 per " month , On this hypo
thesis , ant ! no other , can wu account
for the position occupied on the nnti-
inonopoly issue by these journnls.
Wu hn\o heretofore shown thnt the
railway companies of this state , in order -
dor to better enable them to bind
stronger the people with iron bands ,
have secured representative attorneys
from uach of the two great political
parties , nnd men , too , of the highest
order of talent und ability , nt immense
salaries. Theae men , as n mntter of
course , will work in the interoU of
these great corporations , in ndvuucing
their interesla and enforcing extor
tions from the producers of this state ;
und in order to atillo the \oico nnd
vvuaken the appeals of the people ,
these corporations makii it their
aim to control the piesa ,
and find it much easier to do
ao by selecting the more prominent
papers und feeding them with nubHtnn-
tial ailment , thereby compelling a sub
mission thuv could not ottiervviae
effect. These coiporations hold to
the policy that if tbuy cnn i.iu//.lo the
loading papers of the stnte the small
fry will keep quiet This , liku all
other mistaken policies , workud well
for n while , but the people ha\e suf
fered ao long from unjust railroad
tolls , nnd their cuutiuuuua increase ,
thnt the policy is being defeated by
thu country press in many instances
coming to thu help of the producer ,
and they will continue to speak out
until at the close of the approaching
campaign , it will bo found that nearly
the entire country press will be on
the side of the people as against mil-
road impositions.
The London Lanoot.
The London Lincet ca > s : "Mnnj
life has been saved by the moral cour
of the sufferer , ami many n life has been
sived by taking Srni.NG liLOnsost in case
of bilious fever , indigestion or liver com
plaints. " Price 0 cents ; trial bottles 10
cents. 'J-lvv
"HOUGH ON KAT8. "
The thing dcxired found nt last. Auk
druggist for "Lough on Hats. " It clears
out rnta , mice , roaches , flies , bed ' ugs ; 15o
boxes , (1) ( )
BOYD'S OPEEA HOUSE !
JAMES EI.OU ) , PronricUir.
It U JIAKS I , lu ! tienH lluliftn t
Three Nights and Saturday Matinee
COMMENCING
THURSDAY , JANUARY 12.
t ot the Ctlebratod
C. D , Hess' Acme Opera Company ,
ContUtlnir of
6 AHTISTS ( fl
Including thu following crltbrl-tiFH
Icnrv l'cA , AKrul Wilkle , Walter Allen ,
Mirtln bml h , Jamtd Teake * , H. V , Fair-
w wither , MUsMarj K. Watlswortli ,
MIiw Adelaide lUndall Minn
Klla Jlontejo. and M 84
huiuia LUncr.
Grind Cooruu of TI1H11\ Fresh \ ounuotcc .
AN AUOM .SThDOHCHrSlKA.
uatal Dlrectoi and Conductor . K TAILOR.
THURSDAY , JAN. I'i tor the On < t tl e in
its entlretj , without bnrltHqne , Audran'a
IVo Id renowned Optra
FRIDAY , JAV 12 Anil r n's popular Opera
Saturdaj Grand Matlni e
SATURDAY NIOHT , JAN 14.
1'OPULAR PIUCFS-56C , 60c , Tfic , * 1 00.
. aloof prat * will Cfimncnii' Tuumlay morn
ntr , Jan 10 , at Hot Olbic
_ _ _ _ _ J n9t. .
O. S. FOWLER ,
THE VF.JHTIAN
PHRENOLOGIST ,
\ \ \ \ \ Ri\i- HIM : liKCTL ltl > , Amlstcd hj bin
aou-ln law
ItOTH OF MJW YORK
ACADEMY OP MUSIC ,
MouJnj , Tuciday , VVednttdaj and ThursJay ,
Jttnuarj t ) , 10 , 11 and 12 ,
On Health , belt Cultur' , llciuor ) , Huccew , Mar-
rlnfc , 1 fnrliiK ChUdrtiictc. lich ucturc tlon <
Inc i.lt 1 1'uiilic Tcit KxaudmUloiiH Connulta.
tion an to your ou u chlldreu'i taiinlH , beat bU8i
nets , hoafth , mana euient , etc. , at hi * 1 otcl
rooms , only till Frlda ) c\ < iiliif. (
tlTSoe umall blllj. JanU It.
LEGAL NOTICE
the nutter ot the petition of Altcrt U Wymau
oniruardlan o ( Htnrj K. VV'j man anil William
T. Wjmaii , minor Mtlr of Harriet f
.
In the District Court of the Third Judicial 1)1-
Irict of thobtate of Ncbraxka , within and for
the Count ) of Douulax.
And now un the24 Ii duj f IKcinilMr , A D
ISSl.cou.in Albert L' . ttiinn , iiardluiiol Iltnry
F. VVjiuan and William T VVinanaforc-ald , and
prmenUid lu open court bin pttltion for l.ircife
to bvll Ittal Kttatr of bin xuld Kanla for their
malnUnante , tduiatlon and for the [ ajinuit ol
U o aiv > t8Hud and n be atttcbsul upon the real
mtate of bin Balil uardx , and It a ) > piailng to the
court from tmJi petition that It la inc.nan that
thw ruit i UU'ot miih war IH blioulil be bold ( oi
the purport ! In ald petition utatod
Audi i uixo appearing to the lourl tliat the wild
Allitrt Vjmtin , thu haid ( x tltlonir , la tha na
tural sunlMiii ; par lit anil in xt cf Kin of the
raid minor lain , and that Iran are no oilier i IT
DoiiHor partita uittrietcd In the mtutr of Kald
minor hu M an act forth in > aid petition ,
Ann It alMO appearing to the court Hut UK will
Albirt I * Wji nn , notonlj In and b > hla said
pulltiou , tikli includiH and coinluJis tit
rlKhtn in tliu premises us next of kin and heir al
law of titld minora In siutYh ion and remainder
and trnint b ) iourttn ) of the ald Hairitt F
\N ) man , dtti-ucd , but alto b ) hl voluntar > ap-
ptaraiue in open couit , tonftiwliii ; ai iiiardiai
und tuxtol kin , nnd thtr b > aicetlnitbuordt | !
of court beri In , toclnw ( aincuh > 1 unco ohouk
not U t rxnlol for ihtihileof udi rtal cttate ii
lit petition dctiribid
It UordirfJ that tin-next ol kin and nil ptr
fcoim intcrm tcl in Haul intato appear lio'oru thl
court In lianibin on the .Urd ila ) ol January
\ 1) Iris. ! at the court IIOUB * In nald Count ) o
l > oii lin , liiomahi Utv in mill Count ) , tothov
caiu nhv a IkuiM ) li mid n t lu > Kruittel lor th' '
ilo ol ma r ul i tnte in uul petition Ut icribcd
anj that conli of thin notire l > t' ntntHl upji
MU Ii 11 ptoiii in otori'ilil
Jit ) nl liistri t Court Sol , t
( | KU1A | t OUlit ) , J > lll I
, I\S VV \\AQt ,
Judge
SUU oINulriuiku , l > oun'lu > Coviul )
I.Vni II Ijanm , cltrk f thu UMrlct Court ii
ami lor aalil Statr Mndi'eiuntVi ilo htrtt ) > rertlf.
that I havtitomiareil the above ordtr ol wtii
ourt with the original onli'r ub > t apptvin o
r i cord on lol o journal ofbuld court , anil that th
wunu In i rorrrct tranntrlpt thtrtol , und th
u hole cf kuld ordinal onlcr
1 i tutlinony uhtrvof , I have henunto ( ct in.
hand and ranted tin wal ot wtd louit to bo at
Until ut the I'll ) ol Omihn tliu 24th d ) of Do
ttinbtr , last
flhlrdlUttr it Court Stal ,
DoUKlai Count ) , Nil' '
Wit II 1JAM8 ,
doVOtv mU C'luk
J.P.ENGLISH ,
ATTORNEY - AT LAW
IHi tfouth Thlruwtri dtr t ith
1 M.
BITTERS
Mm. J. O. Hotwruwn , IMttubunf , Pn , wrttwc " 1
WM ( mlTcrlne ( rom ( tcnoral debility , want ot p
rtlU , coniiilrwtlon , rt . , no that life MM bur
den ; utter urinn Ilurdock nkxxl HUttr * I Ml tt-
ttr thun for \itirfl I cannot pnlno vour Illttcn
toonjbch. "
It. Olhbn of lluffRlo , N. VwrU < * : "Vour
lunlock. llfct nitterx , In chronic illsnv ciot the
ilrxxl liver .il klitnpvx , hnvp Ix'en bltfrmllj
niukf < l itli BUCCO * * Irmve uwl them iuj ilf
with b < wt r < * ultn , fortorpUIU oftholhir , nnd In
nnoof it frit nil of mine nurferinp ; from drop * ; ,
lie cITcct "UK mnrv nloun. "
Druco Turner , Hochentcr , N. V.lwrlt i' 'I hue
HKJII subject to 8t rloiM dlminli r of the Utility * .
unil uiulilu to nttoml to ImsliMtw ; nurtlooh llloou
litters rdlot itl ino lit lore half n bolUu niw u rd
fcil TOiilldrnt tliit thuv will cntlrulj euro niv " ,
K > A'li.lth Hixll , HIiiRhainpton , N. V , rtt < :
'I milTcml with n dull ) > aln through nit < -tt
unk' anil xlioiildcr. I < o t inj Hplrltn , np'tiu | >
and color , and could \\lth dlltlctiUv koi ) > up nil
lav. Tool , jour finiilock Illoixl llitkr tut ill
rvctfd , and hav e felt no l ln nlino first w ixik at
tir imlnir tluin. "
Mr Noikh lUtcti , Klnilro , N. V , rlt "About
'our ' j arnao I had nn attack of bilious fnvurand
never full ) rifo\criHl Mv dl tttlvu orxini.i
wire winkentd , and I would be con plotelj pros
: r tud for dn > . After using two bottlen ol jour
Durdoik lllood Illtttrs the Iniprotcnunt uiwuo
V t Iblc thnt I vax u"tonl tuxl I cnn now. though
01 voarK ol avc , do fair and rcaranablu daj > H
work
C. Ulackct lloblncon , proprlutor o ( Th < > Canada
l're bj tcriAii , Toronto , Out. , wrIUs. "For j < * r
I fufftrcd creatlj from oft rreurrlntf luodiu.hu. I
u d vour Burdock Blood Itlttora with happlmt
re ult , and I no find m'fcll In bolter liralth
lh n for jiara post. "
Mr \ \ allacc , Iluffalo , N. T , rlte : I h\\v
used Burdock lllood llittcru for norvouii and bU-
hnuUclics , aid ran recommend It to an > ouo
for bllliouanean. "
Mn. Ira Mullholland , Alliany , N. Y ,
"For ev cral J ( Am 1 hav o suflerod from oft recur-
nnsr blllloun hcadnchuH , djuptpila , and com-
nliinte peculiar to mj m.x. Since UHitiR jour
Burdock Blood Bittern 1 am entirely nllored. "
Price , I.OO per Bottle ; Trial Dottles 10 Ct *
FOSTER , HILBURN , & Do , , Props ,
BUFFALO , N. Y.
Sold at uboleealu b > tub & McMahon and U. F.
Goodman j 27 cod-rue
United States Depository
aE-nttarr
NationalBank
( IK OilAiiA.
Oor. 13tb acci Farnr.rn Sta.
li . > KI.MJ uifAM" " NIIMKNT IM
OXt MIA
BUOO6iiSOR8 TO fOUNTE Illf
HrABL > , ian It.- ,
, N'utloi-J Bank A..UJI rt , IferU.
OAPITAl. AND PROKIT8 OV131 * 30O OOO
orriosng AKD DiR mo :
KoiWTm , { resilient.
APHUHIIIH Koi'Mrin , Vice
IT. W. YVIKC&iO'ior
A J. I'OI PUTON ,
Joiln A.
F. R. DAVID , Amt.
Thl runk ruvvlvo ) depoalt wlthotil fastfl U >
mount * .
Imuea time cortiflcatet ) LcariDUit r rt.
Draws drafta on San Francisco and principal
dtled of the United States , aim London , DubUu
Edinburgh and the principal citl < * of tbe rontl.
nent of Europe.
Sell * pauonKer tlcknU for emitrr'.ritt4b > IH In
man line
lineThe
The Oldest
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA
Oaldwell , Hamilton & Co. ,
Iltuinuix trftnwt * * mi. m thai of ui incur-
lioraU-d nanr-
Accounta Kent In currunc } or uoM uhjin I to
elpht check without notl'w
OrtlficAtes of depivli nut ' | -.iii < * lu itir r
fflx &nd ttvclvo luonUiH , arliiu " > t r fi , < > r < > n
demand nlthout Intercut
Advanced miUo to ciiKtomuni on PJIMM - | * cn
ritles at market nt < - < i of Interest.
Buy and x l | irold , hllln of
ment , utato , county and dtj bondx
Draw uirnt drafts on Knirktnd ,
Und , and all parte of Europn
Soil KuroxKir ) > pA swii tie iU.
< XLLXT1ONH ! PROMHTLV MA
auyldl
Free to Everybodyl
A Beautiful Book for the Asking ,
lly appl ) ing personal ! ) at the nuarurt office
of TUB HINOEK MANUKACTUIUNO CO. ( Of
by postal card It at a distance ) any ADULT pr.
son wll | ho presented with a beautifully llpi * .
rated cop ) of a New Itook entitled
GENIUS REWARDED ,
OH THK
STORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE
cont&lnlnK a handsome and costly rtiwl ruxntr-
lui { front&pleroo ; also , 28 llnflly onKnvved wood
cuU , and bound In an elaborate blue and iU )
liUioifrophfel cover. Nu chorda whatever 1 mada
lor tills liandMmo book , which con bo obtained
only by application at the branch and nubor
rllnatr ottU-ort of The Binder Monuhkcturtni ; Co.
THE 8INOKII MANUFACTURINa CO ,
Principal Oillcei , 31 Union Square , New York
oct27-dinttfiw
HAWKEYE
PLAIMG MILL CO. ,
'Des Moines , Iowa ,
Manufacturers of 8A8H. DOORS , BLINDS.
BRACKETS , MOULDINGS , &O.
Ureat reduction In H.ink Counters , Plant fur.
nlehod.and uorl : furnbhe'lin all kinds ot harder
or soft wood. Counttirn flnUhud In oil when dv
klred Shelving of all kindH furnlalio.1 and put
Into building rind ) for paint on short notlco
Our workmen are thu I/out mcehanlca that can be
procured Httuiiionnj t > ) vlvlnt ; luuiir ran
tracts.
Blair * , Newels and Daluiter *
Our foreman In thla department MM formerly
with Frost Manufacturing Co , Chlcasa ,
HU , and bin done mmenf thp Qiu t BUIr work
ntlio Northwest ,
Order * liv mail nrnuiDtlv atUndwl in
THE OCCIDENTAL
J. I. PAYNTER ,
Proprietor
Corner 10th and Howard
Streets ,
OMAHA , NEB-
Rates , Two Dollars Per Day.
UMm