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UMABA DAJLJU * BfcE : MOKOA5T FEBRPAIVY 20 lee * . The Omaha Bee ' Published every morning , except Sunday. The only Monday morning dally. TKKMSBYMAIL Ono Var $10.00 I Three Months.$3.00 Six Months. 5.001 Ono , . . 1.00 THE WEEKLY BEE , published ov TO3UMS TOST PAID- : Ono Year. . . . . . " $2.00 I ThreoMonUis. . W BUMonths. . . . 1,001 Ono s . . 20 OOUHESPUNDHNOE All Comtmml iiUlotiH relMJni ! to News nnd KdltorlnlmnU era bould bo addressed to the Lniron OF TnE Urr. BUSINESS LETTKUS-AM Bunnc ! LotttiM nnil Kemlltnncos should bo ad drcfwcd to Tun OMAHA PcnusiiiNa COM PANT , OMAHA. Drnftn , Checks nnd Pont- office Onlcm to ho nnule pnynblo to th order of tlio Company. OMAHA PUBLISHING 00 , , Prop'rs ' E. ROSEWATER , Editor. EVEHY unearned acre of land no\ claimed by the monopolies ought tc rovorl to the government in trust fo I- the people of the United States , Tun city council must not allow Mr sSnydor's market house propos : 'tion to slumber in the committee pigeon holo. Omaha needs a marko and is determined to have one. Kit ! > v THE persecution of August Arnd has injured the corporations in the estimation of the farmers of this ntnto to n degree which the railroad man I ! ingors are slow to acknowledge. WILMAM M. DAKBII , author of "His Majesty Myself , " is writing a sqqual to it for "Our Continent. ' The sequel will bo entitled "Thirl more , " who again appears as n contra figure in a very absorbing story. TUB city council probably fools re lieved at the compromise of the rail road companies over the Jackson street right of way trouble. It has saved a vote and no ono stands com mitted. THE fluctuation in stocks nnd grains still -continues and the market shows signs of weakness. Something is go ing to drop very shortly and a too ( ] many pooplo.iro liable to got hurl unless they stand from under. iTiia suggested that Mr. Conkling will run for congrcssman-nt-largo from Now York state under the now apportionment. His friends claim that his personal popularity in the state will carry him through with n hoavyimajonty. THE house committee on education and labor has reported favorably the anti-Chinese immigration bill intro duced by Mr , Page , of California. California-still echoes the slogan of Dennis 'Kearney. The Chinese must So. _ PAT 'O'Hjkwss is in Washington working for his share in that contin gent congressman pio. As Pat fur nished all the facts and figures upon which Tom Majors is prosecuting his claim ho doesn't propose to be loft when that little appropriation is passed around , TIIK destruction of the manufactur ing portion of thn town of Haverhill , Mass. , byifiro , will bo a serious blow to the ahoo making industry of the country ( for some months to come. Twenty-five ( millions of property b reported a .consumed by the flames , and thousands of operatives are thrown out of employment. SKNA.TOH JJAI'UAM denounces 09 false the report that ho was about to make the trousered Dr. Mary Walker clerk of the senate committee 01 female suffrage. Ho says that fron the hour the report wns published ho 'was overwhelmed with protestation and denunciations > from every soctidi of the country , until ho was nearly distracted. MAYOR BOYJ ) has given Omaha n magnificent opera liouco. In addition ho has given our thoatco going people an energetic and gentlemanly mana ger. It is not'too .much . to'say thai the ono without "the " ether would have failed of the patrojuagowhich , sincoita opening , has foeon accoadod our opera /house. Coming to-Qmaha B stranger , rManagor Manii hu made many and .utrong friends aaiouif .all clMsos with whom he has boon brought < in contact , laboring under erioui.disadventages , by , reason of the hucneos of-the season "wlioa the opera house was completed ; , ho hae succeeded in filling his.dntos withjilandard attractions , , nnd pro- wonting to the public a largo number of the ftest travelling companies on ( the road. Few know the labor oud ' pains-takiug energy which lias boort Alone responsible for the success of the season ot the opera houso. The public have ody viewed results , , nnd their pitronago jias followed as a matter - tor of course. WUK BEE joins many of our citizens in congratulating both Mayor Boyd and jiis ublo manager ever the happy oufowae of the opera house venture , and in expressing the hope that the benefit .which ia to bo tendered Manager Marsh on Friday evening next may bo a genuine rocog- f , nition by our citizens of the yaluublo nd faithful services wliich he ha * ron- > < aerod the poramunity as the guiding spirit of Boyd'fl opera house , , - . , . j ? THE APPORTIONMENT EBILL. The now npportionmont bill ns ussod by the house of representa tives on Friday has boon considered by the saiinto committee , and will bo favorably reported to-day to that body for passage. Under it's provisions the house for the next ten years will consist of J2f ! members with such additions as mny oii.iuo from the admission of now states to the union , The entire in crcaso of members of congress undur the now npportionmont is thirty-five of which nineteen will bo electee from states which are reckoned as republican , The ! Nrow England states lese throe representatives , all of wliicl would probably have been republican leaving n net gnin of sixteen members on the republican side of tlio house. Against this must bo placed fifteen members to bo elected from demo cratic and ono from New York state , which will in nil likelihood bo nppor- tionod to u democratic district. II will bo seen that tliero is no substan tial train to either political party in congress under the new bill , nnd this fact moro than any ether is rcsponsi bio for its speedy passage. Tlio influence upon the olcctora vote will be moro favorable to the re publican party. District majorities tire more fluctuating than majorities where the entire state votes on n general oral ticket. The entire electoral vote under the now npportionmont will bo 401 , requiring 201 votes for a choice. Of these , 107 will bo apportioned to twenty northern states , 153 to the sixteen states comprising the solid south , leaving 51 between the two doubtful states of Now York and In dinnn. Taken as n whole the bill is as sat isfactory a solution of the question as could have boon expected. So long as mere party predominance is made thu motive for national legislation ev ery question which nffects party inter ests can only bo solved by political compromise. And this is what has boon done in the case of the now np portionmont bill. THE EXTRA SESSION. The passage of the apportionment bill , which cannot bo delayed beyond a few days , will make it the duty of Governor Nnnco to call at once nn extra cession of the Nebraska legisla ture , for the purpose of re-districting this state in accordance with its pro visions. Wo call the attention of the governor to the fact that a number of vacancies have boon created in that body since its adjournment by , death and the acceptance of oflice under the national government. These vacan cies should bo filled without delay , and to this end proclamations calling special elections ought at once to bo issued by the governor. It is highly important that the legislature shall have no vacant seats nt the coming session. The question of the now ap portionment is ono which will be widely discussed in its rotations to the geographical divisions of our state , and over which there is sure to bo n vigorous contest. Omaha is especially interested that her demand for charter amendments shall bu in corporated in the governor's proclama tion. A committee has boon ap pointed by the board of trade to con fer with the Douglas county delega tion with -reference to such amend ments as will enable this city to pave her streets .during the coming year. The matter ought to bo settled at once. When this is done it will bo bo time enough to talk over materials for paving. FIIEK and sensational advertising is the soul of theatrical success. It is definitely announced by Miss 'Kellogg that the report of her onqngomon was a Ho out of whole cloth nnd that she has no intention of retiring from the concert etago. Her manager ad mits that the rumor was n uhrowd ad vertising dodge gotten up to induce greater patronage from the public am t-mdora his thanks to the press fo their gratuitous services. Emma Ab bott's manager has not boon behind Ma jor Pond in the sensational advertising business. First wo had n couple o libel suits agoimt a Denver gentleman for comments upon the bed-roon scone in "Fr Diavolo" and when th interest of this very thin sensation had some what subcidod the fact was telegraphed over tlio country tha .Emma had refused to permit ncrsol to bo vaccinated on the arm and was unable to walk in consequence. Thi exciting piece of news was yampci and revamped for woekfl'iu the eel unuui of the press and the patronage of a poor opera company correspond ingly iuorcnsod by the desire of n cu rious public to BOO Miss Abbott limi across ihestago in her loading operatic roles. Later Alice Oatoa hoi felt cent polled to follow .in the prosperous wnko of Mlis Kellogg and Emma Abbott and a published report of an interview over the transom of her door carried.ou by the much married actress and an enterprising Denver reporter has boon very industriously circulated in every town where Miss Dates' advnnco agent lias made dates. And now it is alleged that the baboon natures of Oscar Wilclo which some of the newspapers nro printing are mid for at regular advertising rates by Mr , O'Oyly Oarto , his cnterprfaing nanuger , who linds that popular sym- athynd popular patronage go hand n hand. At this rnio the public will soon refuse to credit nny story con nected with a member of the drnnmt- c profession nnd the commercial trav eler will bo forced to make way for the theatrical manager in his claim to bo considered the greatest nnd most versatile liar of the duy. WESTERN RAILROAD PRO- GRESS. The record of the past week is devoid - void of important movements in the railroad field. The spring-like weath er haw nlado outdoor operations of every class ngrccablo and work on all now roads and prospective routes has boon pushed vigorously. The B , M. company hns infused now lifo into the sluggish blood Nebraska City. The purchase of the ferry company's charter and boats was followed by ether improvements of vnst impor tnnco to the future growth nnd prosperity pority of the city. Ground for n now depot hns been procured , costing in the neighborhood of $25,000 , on which a $10,000 depot will bo orcctcd. The chanito in the transfer will bo great boon to the traveling publis who suffered many inconveniences in navigating the Missouri nt thnt point. The contemplated branch of the B. & M. from Culvert will give the company the second eastern con nection with the C , B. & Q. nnd the Kansas City nnd Council Bluffs road , Besides these settled improvements , the city is certain of n branch of the Missouri Pacific. A surveying party is now running the line from Avoca , Cess county. The News says the on ginLCrs will run another line to Lin coln as soon us the route to Nebraska Oity is ready for the graders. These facts will materially aid the southern metropolis to secure its share cf sur rounding trade vhich its isolated po sition heretofore prevented. Business of nil kinds will receive an impetus unequalled since tlio days of .the Pike's Peak he ira. Distance 1 ends enchantment to the battle thn ruges for a bridge over the Missouri between Blair and Docatur. Largo quantities of ink have boon shod by the papers of the towns directly interested on both sides of the river , tentions of Decatur. "Her boasted The Pilot pooh-poohs the pro- rock-bottom proves to bo only a shell at twenty-eight feet , and only im aressions exist of n bed-rock at seventy feet. " The fact of the mat ter is that both points will bo bridged if the 'present calculations of the Sioux City and Pacific and now being mndo of both sites to do- Northwestern companies nro cir ried out. A second survey is .ermine the exact crossing and ap proaches. The bill introduced in congress by Ilupresontativo Thompson authorizing thu Sioux City to bridge the river , covers only the Blair si to "between the county of Wnshingtoi in the state of Nebraska and the county of Harrison in the state of Iowa"and was evidently drafted tit headquarters. The bill in troduced by Representative Valentine covers both sites "between the north line of the county of Monona and the south line of the county of Harrison in the State of Iowa , "nnd names ns in corporators , John S. Bowen , Alexander dor Reed , L. D. Richards , L. H. Rogers , Jasper Lnughlin , M. R Hopowoll , J. 0. Crawford , nnd John B. Olnoy , citizens of the stnto of No braskn , and 0. E. Whiting , H. D Holbrook , J. S. Wattles' , T. M. 0. Lo gnu , George F. Wright , William L Joy , O. H. Manning , nnd William J. Wagoner , citizens of the state o Iowa. The Chicago & Northwestern is believed to bo interested in the lat ter bill , us the company contemplates a branch from the southern main through Maple valley to Onawa , am into northern Nebraska. The rcportoc truce between that company nnd the Milwnukoo road in northwestern Iowa , cannot last long , as the country offers every inducement for immediate occu pation , As soon as the oilicors can clearly define the fields they intend to cover , work will begin. Fremont has reached that stage o prosperity where railroads seek a share of her wealth. The B. & INF looks in that direction longingly , believing lioving that n "pay streak" could bo found thoro. Thq preliminary surveys spoken of in TUB Bun some weeks ago , are not yet completed. The lates route branches out from Ashland on the main line , through tiaundors county to Fremont , taking Wahoo on the way. This route is much superior rior and shorter than the one origi nally surveyed on the north side o the Platto. The movements of the engineers in Saunders county has mystified the "oldest inhabitant , ' and no definite information can bo gleaned from any source. TIIK BEE was ; i trifle previous in stating last week , thut Cheyenne was certain 'of a northern road during the present year , The Iwais of our belief - lief was that the bill authorizing Larnuiio county to issue bonds to the amont of § 400,000 for the construc tion of 100 miles of the Wyoming , Montana and Pacific the present year , had passed the lower house of the legislature and was certain of & nujority of ono in tlio upper house , Wo had a vague belief that the ma- ion ty of Sagebrush statesman were a ew degrees above the temptation of n railroad lobby , but wo were deceived. J. P , Attorney Corlott , who had nnctioiod the bill from the atnrtnnd ns n member of the railroad commit- co , favored its passage , suddenly lopped nt the fatal moment , and the bill was killed. The significant cnturo of the fight was the fact that 3nrlctt's ' change of mind occurred a 'ow hours otter the arrival of Super- ntondont J. T. Clark on the field. The principle point to which the com pany objected wns the limitation lauso reducing the amount of bonds to § 300,000 in case the 100 miles of road wore not constructed the present yenr , Lnramio county people , however - over , were opposed to nny modifica tion of the bill , and Corlott's soil out gave thorn a severe and sudden sot baqk. Tlio conduct of the athletic at torney hns been the theme of many tongues nnd pens during the past week. Ho is the daily recipient of terrific raking fires front every quar * tcr , nnd his position is anything but cool and comfortable. The Plnttsmouth Journal wants to suggest to the B , it M. authorities The propriety of building n branch line ot its road from Plutismouth southwcstward into Kansas , which would take in the best hog nnd cattle producing portion of this stnto , nnd enable it to compete for this trallic with the Missouri Pacific nnd Union Pacific roads , the latter rotid already having a branch running through thnt portion of the stato. Such aroad could bo built very cheaply , and the local freights would well ropny the outlny , while it would furnish a largo amount of through traffic to and from the cast over the U. , B. A ( J. rond. Thnt such n road will be built by some company at no distant day wo do not doubt , nnd the B. & M. , being already in a posi tion to reap its benefits without much of nn outlay for terminal advantages , could do so much cheaper than any ether lino. The B. & M. and U , P. fight for depot grounds in Omaha has its coun terpart in Atchison , only on a larger scale. The Santa Fo company some months ago commenced condemnation proceedings to obtain several blocks of land south of their tracks , and owned by the Missouri Pacific. The case went to the supreme court , and the Santa Fo company won. The Missouri Pacific then appealed from the appraisement proceedings nnd ob tnincd a temporary injunction. This was heard before Judge Martin , of ( ho district court. On Mondny last the judge filed nn opinion denying the injunction. The Missouri Pacific'has now begun proceedings to condemn certain lots owned by the Atchison , Topeka & Sunta Fo company. Both companies have a large force of men engaged putting down tracks over the lands in dispute , or supposed to bo coveted by each other. Four or five hundred men are thus employed cut ting down hills , filling ravines , and laying down tracks. ALL subscribers of THE DAILA. BEE who expect the benefit of our premium ium offer must bo prepaid to September ber 1ft , 1882. Delinquent subscrib ers must pay the amount now due and prepay for six months , and all subscribers who are prepaid ono month or over , must remit enough moro to prepay to September 1st in order to secure a premium receipt. It is necessary thai aU romitfnnces should bo made before March 1st , as the premiums will positively bo awarded on Marnh 44th , after which no premiums will bo offered. Our premium list and full particulars can bo found on the seventh page. ACCORDING to the lost census there are nearly ono million moro men than women in the United States. The suffering sisters ought at once to pass resolutions against this outrage. The March "Popular Science Monthly" is especially attractive ; it opens sensibly closes brilliantly , and is interesting throughout. The firs ! article , by Miss Hardakor , of Boston , entitled "Scioucn and the Woman Question , " ; ivos the most * rational view of the subject that any woman has yet presented. Her aim is to fix woman's position by the laws of her constitution and her physiological des tiny. "Muscular Expression of Nerv ous Conditions , " by Dr. Frnncia War ner , is a most instructive paper on the action of the emotional mechan ism , There is a capital article on "Sir Charles Lyoll" by Grant Allen , accom panied by a portrait of the great geol ogist. "To Eat and to bo Eaton , " by Charles Morris , is a very graphic picture of nature's remorseless ways. Mr. Lo Suor deals with "Materialism and Positivism , " showing the diotinc tion , and dissipating a good deal of nonsense about the former "ism. " Larraboe's "Sirens of the Sea" is a captivating chapter on the higher forms of ocean lifo. Goldwin Smith's able argument on " Fho Machinery of Elective Government" is given , and also discussed by the editor. Other readable and practical articles are , "Sound and Radiunt Heat , " by Prof. Tyndall ; "Effects of Lightning on Rooks and ' Mounior "Lon Soilby ; gevity of Plants , " by Hildebrand ; and "Soda , n Remedy for Burns nnd Scalds , " by Dr. Popporcorne ; "Quack- cry within the Profession" calls for some Luther to head a revolt against the corporations of the medical church. There are an ex cellent sketch and a well- executed likeness of Prof , B. A , Gould , the astronomer. In tha de partment of "Entertaining Vurities" wo have the first installment of the amusing and satirical allegory entitled "Tho Mountains of the Moon ; or , Hakim Ben Shoytan , Mussulman Doctor and Servant of Allah. " The editorial nnd miscellaneous depart- nents of the March Monthly are va- icd , copious , fresh and practical , and bo single number is worth a year's ubscription. New York : D. Appleton & Co. Fifty cents per number ; $5 per year. STATE JOTTINGS. Inccrulhrlc * are pptrattng In Crete. " " Furn is totinty hiw ix grist mills in op era'Ion. ' 1'inlfoyc Is diminishing tlio income of Ilvcry mm in Ulalr. Tlio Swedish drixinntlo rwoclntlon of Athlnnd have built n public hall. Qtnnd Inlanders nro cUmoring for a clinnco to run a fire inaclilnc. There it notn vacnnthou'oin Tcctunsch. The demand I * greater tlmn the rapply. W , W. Dorrlll , of Herman , WaOilriR- ton county , lost < ? 2,000 worth of property , last week Ly fire. A mail route \vai opened lust week on U o B. M. line from Table Hock and Pawnee City to Wymorc. The Plntttmouth Journal Is nojv nerve ! to llfl render * in a dlgeitlblo condition minus patent bowels. A saloon keeper in Hactings was tried and acquitted , last week , for using blinds and set ecus to shut out the public ga/e , The brainy band of the state prest will congregate at Lincoln next Wednes day. Poems and panegyrics arc prom- I ed. i The ladies of Paplllion will give another "sidewalk fund" party to-morrow even ing. They are bound to lift the town out of the mud. Three families with three car loads of gcod * from Logan , III. , with a canh capi tal of over $20,000 , recently settled in York o unty. The Into treasurer of Uass county , Mr. J. M. Patterson , has closed his amounts with the commissioners in a most satisfac tory manner. The young town of Springfield , Sarpy county , comprises twenty-fivo houses anc nineteen bimncs firmi. Pretty good for a six months infant. Kearney is talking of a syrup and sugar factory. A practical man wants to or ganize a stock company with five or six thousand dollars stock. Postmaster McBriilo has secured per mission to ornament the government park at Lincoln. Ash and evergreen trees und concrete walks will bo planted. Two Holt county citizens had a lively rack it at a dance fast week , which ended In a severe stabbing affray Robinson , the victim , had hu stomach carved , in six places. A swindling horse buyer has been oper ating in Lancaster and Onge counties. Two farmers are known to have been beat out of ? Jo by means of fraudulent bank check K. The Republican Valley railroad com pany is making extensive improvements at Panneo City. The depot which has just been completed ia one of the largest and best on the road. Tim BEE correspondent at Wnhoo writes that "fanners are sowing wheat in Saunders - ers county. The weather U fine and pros pects for a bright future g tod. Wahoo is the beat town of its size in the state. " A trottln ? horse , valued at § 1,000 , dropped dead at the Lincoln truck on Mo < day last , just alter making a mile in 2:27. : He belonge 1 to a couple of railroad men , who were about to ( ell him to a man from" Denver. A young Frenchman living near He bron took a dose Of strychnine to punish his best girl for j King him. A utomach pump drained his bowels clrjer than a con tribution box. The statement of ex-Treasurer Burtch , of Sarpy county , for the two years ending January 4th , 1882 , shows the total receipts to have been S10403.t > 5 , including 811- 173.47 turmd ov > r by his predecessor. Funds now on hand amount to $10,703.43. The notorious Yorkbmn , George Bir- ton , ijurinjj one of his retent "periodi cal * , " attempted to chop up his wife with a hatchet. He had only time to crack her scalp bef ro he was -landed in jail. The old tar should receive a fresh coat. coat.The The attempt of the board of trade of Lincoln to dictate the action of the city council in the pub'ie well auestion was a flat failure. The board held an indigna tion meeting which ended in an end rse- ment of the council. "All well that ends well. " , Several prominent men _ of Daweon county are talking of organizing nn asso ciation to be known as the Thoroughbred Live Stock Association. The object and purpose of the association is to introduce in the county fine bred male animals in cluding horses , jacks , cutiles and sheep. The capital stojk is not to exceed $50,000. A very cad case of double misfortune is reported at Lincoln. A woman from one of the frontier counties , who had become ineana because of the destrmction of her home by a prairie fire , was brought to the asylum. Her husband was so affected l > y his loss and his wife's condition that he has also become , insane. He was also brought to the asylum. Dennis Daly has stirred up a hornet's nest at Long Pine. He has filed home stead papers on the pre-emption of Mr. Smith , where the town of the Pine is located. Dennis thinks he can hold the claim "in spite of the devil. " while Smith is equally confident his claim is O. K. As the Mtuaiion of affairs makes the claim nuite valuable , the speculative Dennis dreams of soles of town lots at fabulous prices. The city council of Lincoln has accept ed the plan of Chester B , Davis , of Oma ha , for the well to supply the city with waf.er. The well will bo forty feet ia di ameter at the top and forty-four feit al the bottom , giving a"n average diameter oi forty-two feet to the water basin. It will have a reservoir capacity of 200,000 jjal- Ions. There will bo 3,000 eq tiara feet ol surface exposed and it is expected to ob tain a flow of 500 gallons per square foot per day. This added to the reservoir ca pacity , will give the well it daily capacity of 1,200,000 gal ons. The well will cost 5(5,700. ( MiktS Boler , a bravo exile of Erin , located in Dakota county , went to Sioux Oity on the 13th topurchaso the ecessaries for housekeeping , He was accompanied by his he t men , B , Sawyers and Steve Smith. Securing the supplies , the trio started to cross the river , When about thirty feet from ihe Iowa shore Saw.vera , who was carrying about fifty pounds of supplies on his uhoulder , went through. Bolt-r , who was near , caught his friend by the hair and shoved the grocelies back to Steve , who carried them ashore. After pulling his friend almost out of the water the ice broke , letting both men into the water. They struggled partly on the edge of the Ice only to have it break under them repeatedly , and were ne.vly exhausted , when their companion , who hid n t been In succeeded in rescuing them. They returned to town , eecuro > dry clothing , and took a freth start , thin time croaalug on the railroad bridge. Mike's ardor was not materially dampened by the wetting , for the wedding came off on the following Wedne day at Jackson , Miss Ada Moor j wnsethe bride. Household Words .Tame Ponr-iui. US Sixth i t'f 't , Huff 1 > , unya ; "i liiuo used jour'S/rlug ISlotis nn for myself and family , and think it , inval uable as a household remedy , for regula ting the ljoweUliver and kidneys. I uliall never be without it. " Price 50 cents , trial bottls 10 cents. 14-lw Indiana's Hopes , Chicago Tribune. Tlio appointment of John 0. Now to bo assistant secretary of the treas ury did not wholly accord with the wishes of Secretary Folgor , who had recommended Mr. Curry , of the same state , for the position. This cireum- stancu is giving rise to considerable Kosuip , mid tlio story that Secretary b'olger is to bo otherwise provided for ins beou revived. This time , however - over , it does not bring Mr. Conkling o the front as Mr Conkling'a suc cessor. The salary of the office to which Mr. Now is appointed is only S4,500 , n year. His friends say that lie declined the Russian mission , worth $17,500. Ilcnco , so runs tlio story , it is believed that Mr. ledger's successor ia to bo Mr. Now himself. On the other hand , it is said that it Ima long been the height of Mr. Now's ambition to secure the present appointment , and that ho lias never had any other in view. It is one of wide influence- it practical ly gives him the control of tlio patron age , and , as enthusiastic Indianapolis journalist remarks , "It will bo a cold day in national politics if suffering Indiana docs not now secure tliufullest and freest recognition. " , "Xho Commodore " .Trxeph L. looto , the commodore , Elgin , 111. , nays THOMAS' Kct.Eonuo Oil/ cured him of sciatica \vith one application , thor oughly applied. It also cured him of n novoro cold mid cough. Ho thinks It aver ver\ valuable remedy , and will never be without it. 14-lw Majors' Claims. Clo eland Li mler : The sub-committee on judiciary ol tlio house of representatives hns agreed to report favorably on a bill to give Nebraska an extra representa tive , it having been shown that she had , at the census of 1870 , a largo enough population to entitle her to two representatives. Mr. Major ; \vas elected in 1880 as an additional representative from tlio state , and is now in Washington pushing his claim , It is regarded as very probably thai the bill will bo passed , as it will receive - coivo the support of the republicans in the house , and of at least.ono dem ocrat , Mr. Culberson , of Texas. Mr. Majors is a republican. A Now Element. Chicago Time ) . There will bo a now element of fun in the general canvass for congrcs sional elections this year. A now ap portionment has hitherto meant anew now deal. All the obligations ol party leaders to ono another , or party constituents to their representative , based on the old apportionment , are bv common usage declared off. With in tlw new district lines now.combina- tions are formed , looking forward in some cases to a partition of honors for the whole decennial period ; and the follows who hayo been to congress are apt to bo counted out in the deal , for the ono reason , if for no other , that the fellows who haven't been to con- cress are moro numerous and more urgent. The chances are , therefore , that the roll of the forty-eighth con gress will bo largely composed of now men. FOGS of Doctors- The foe of doctors is an item that very many persons are interested in just at present. We believe the schedule for visits is § 3 , which would take n man confined to his bed for a year , and in need of a daily visit , over $1,000 a year for medical attendance alone ! And one single bottle of Hop Bitters taken in time would save the $1,000 and all the year's sickness. Post. Doathful Diabetes. VOUNQSTOWN , 0. , Aug. 6,1881. H. H. WARNER & Co. SIRS : Your Safe Diabetes Cure not only removed the prominent symp toms of diabetes with which I had long suffered , but restored me to full and perfect health. feb24-lw Cot. JOSIAH BOBBINS. Proposals for Army Transportation. UEADQUARTEK'H DITAKTMK.NT OF THE frATTB , ) ClUKK OUARTl'liniASTl'a'HOFI'ICK , V OMAHA , Mob. , February 10,18S2. j Sealed proposals , iu triplicate , subject to the usual conditions , will be received at this office until 12 o'clock , no' n , on Fri day , March 10. 1882 , or at the same hour ( allowing for the difference in time ) , at the offices of the Depot Quartermasters al Cheyenne anil Ogden , at which placesaud time they will be opened in the presence ol bidders , for the wagon transportation ol Military supplies during the period from May 1st , to June 30th , 1882 , from Park City , Utah , or fr.m stations on the main dine of the Union Pacific Railway , to Fort Thornburgb , Utah. The.Govsrnment reserves the right to reject any or all vroposala. Each proposal must be iu trii licate , and accompanied by a ) and in the sum of five hundred dollars , (8500) ( ) , executed strictly in accordance with the printed instruc tions , and upon the blank form furnished under this advertisement , guaranteeing that the part/ making the proposal shall not withdraw the same within sixty dajH from the date announced for opening them ; and that if said proposal is accepted and a contract for the service bid for. awarded thereunder , ho will , within ton days after being notified of the award , ( provided such notification be made with in the sixty days above mentioned , ) ac cept the same and furnish good and sufli- cieut sureties at once , fortho faithful per formance of the contract. Blank proposals , form t f contract , and printed circulars stating the estimated quantities of supplies to b ; transported , ind giving full information as to the man ner of building , conditions to be observed by bidders and terms of con tract and pay ment , will be furnished on application to this office , or to the office3 of the Dep > t Quartermasters at Cheyenne and Ogden. Envelopes containing proposals should bo marked : "Proposals for transportation from to Fort Thornburg , Utah. " M. I. LUI > IJ.'CTOX , febl5-Gt Chief Quartermaster. Genius Rewarded ; OK , The Story of the Sewing MaoMne , A handiomo little pamphlet , blue and gold cotvr , wlth'mmieroua engraUnga , Kill be GIVEN AWAY to any adult prn'n calling far It , at any branch or lub-oftlce ot The Slaget Jli'.ufacturlntr Com pany , rr wil bo tent by mall , pout paid , to IV person HtlnK at a illbtauio from our cltlcca. Tlio Singer Manufacturing Co , , Principal Oflice , 34 Union Square , NEW YORK. BOSTON MARKET , Cuming Street , J. J. NOBESjPropr , Fresh and Salt Meats of all Kinde , Poultry , Pieh , &o. , in Season. OOJUUEl HOUSES LOTS ! For Sale By i FIFTEENTH AND DOUGLAS STS" , 178 , Homo 8 room ? , lull lot on Pierce neat- 2Uth street , $1,060. 177 , llousa 2 rooiLS , lull lot on Douglas ncar 20th s1 reel , $700. 176 , llcnutldil residence , full lot on Caesrcar Iflths'rfct , 812,000. 174 , Two houses nnd i lot on Dodro nor Oth street , 81 600 , 170 , House thrio room * , two closctn , c'.c. , half lot on 2Ist i car Grace street , ? SOO. 172 , Ono and one-h-ilt story brkk houto &nd twi- lots en Douglas mar Sfcth ttnct , $1,7(0. ( 171 , House two rooms , wcll.cistcrn , stable , o'c. ful I lot near ri > rco and 13th at ro < t , $050. 170 , Ono and one-half story lioujc six rfoniO' and well , half lot on Con\out street near St. Mary'gn\cnuo , $1,850. No. 170 , llouio tlrco rooms on Clltton 9 icct near shot ewer , $325. No. 100 , House nil * 33x120 feet lot on 19th street near Wfbst' r strcnt , $3,6CO. No. 10t , Hnu o of 11 rro > i B , lot 33x123 feet on 10th ninr Hurt ktnct , $5,000. Ko. 107 , Two story house , 9 rooms 4 clctcta , . coed ctl ar , on Iblli ttreoi near Poppliton'u. $4,000. No , 1CB , New house cf 0 rooms , half lot on Iziril n or l th strict , 81,850. No. 104 , One and ono hilt story hnuto 8 rooms on 18th Direct oar I.caeiortli , 3,500. N 1(11 ( , Ono atid onihut ftory I ou o ot 6- rooms near Hanecom Park , $1,000. No. 163 Two houses li rooms each , closets , etc. on Hurt street near 25th , $3,500. No. 167 , house 6 rocmi , lul let on 10th Mrcct near Lcaicnworth , $2,400. No. 160 , House 4 laix < > rooms , 2 closets and ball aero on Buit ttrco near Button , 81,210. No. 166 , Two houses , one of 5 and ono of i rooms , on 17th street near Marcy $3,200. No. 164. Tbrco housi-8 , one of 7 and two ofB- roome each , nnd corner lot en COBS near llth street , $5,000. . Nr.163 , small house and full lot on Pacific near nth .trcet , $2,600. No. 161 , One story houto 0 rooms , on Leaven * worth near 10th , $3COO. No. 150 , Hoi so th'co rooms and lot 92ill6- i < ar 26th nnd Farnham , $2,600. No. 148 , New house ol eight rooms , ( n 18th street mar Leavcnworth $3,101. No. 147 , House of 13 rooms on ISth street near Marcy , 85,1.00. No. llB.iHouFo of 10 rooms and IJlots on 18th street near Marcy , $6 UOO. No. 146 , House two largo rooms , lot 07x210 feet on Shorn an axcnue (10th ( street ) near Nicholas , $2.600. No 143 , House 7 rooms , barn , on 20th street near I/cat cnnortr , $2,600. No. 142 , IIou-o 6 rooms , kltchtn , etc. , on ICth street near Nicholas , 31,875 No. Ill , llouie 3 rooms on Douglas scar 20th street , S"50. No. 140 , lar.o ) hou'o and two lots , on 24th near Farnham strcit , $8,0 0. No. 139 , Hi use 3 rooms , lot GOxlCOj fee" , on Douglas near 27th etrcct , 81,500. No. 137 , House 6 room * fttid half lot on Captto a\enue near 23d s.rcct , 82,300. . No. 130 , House and half aero lot on Cumlng- street near 24th $ t50. No. 131 , House Z ro.ms , full lot , on IzanJ ne.n 21it street , 8300. No. 129 , Two houses ono of 0 and onu of i rooms , on leased lot on Webster near 20th street , $2,60 < l. No. 127 Two story 1 ouse 8 rooms , half lot on Webster noarlOth S3 500. No. 120 , House 3 rooms , lot 20x120 feet on 20th street near Doupla9i76. ( No , 125 , Two ftory house on 12th near Dcdge street lot > 3\OJ feet 81,200. No. 124 , Lame house and full block rear Farnham and Ccn ral si net , $3,00" . No. 123 , House 0 rooms and large lot on baun- ders B'rect near B.irmcks , $2 100. No. 122 , House 0 rooms and half lot on Web ster near 16th street , 81,600. No. 118 , House 1(1 ( rooms , lot 30x00 feet on Capitol a\onuo near 22d street , $2,050. No. 117 , House 3 rooms , lot 30x120 feet , on Cnpitol a\enue near 22d 81,600. No. 114 , House 3 rooms on Douglas near 20th treet , $760. Ko. 113 , House 2 rooms , lot 00x09 feet on 21st near Cunili g btrcct , 8760. \ No. 112 , Urlck house 11 rooms and half lot on , 0 .ea near 14th street , $2,8uO. No. Ill , House 12 rooms on Datenpoit near \ 20th strett , S7,0'.0. ' No. 110 , Brick house and lot 22x132 feet on. Goes street near 16th , $3,000. No. 108 , 1 argo house on Harnoy near 16tb strict. 3J.600. No 109 , THO houses and 30x132 foot lot on Cos * near 14th street , $3,500. No. 107 , H ouso Brooms and half lot on Izard near 17th str.ct , $1,200. AO. ICO. House ktid lot 51x103feet , lot on 14th near Pierce street , SOOO No. li 6 , Two story house Brooms with Ij lot on inward near Blunders street , 32,800 / No. 103 , One and one half story house 10 rooms * f Webster near 10th street , 82,500. S No. 102 , Two houses 7 rooms each and } lot on. . S llth near Chicago , 84,0 0. f No. 101 , House 3 rooms , cell r , etc. , 1 } lote on South avenue near Pnc.llc stres , 81,050. No. 100 , House i rooms , cellar , etc. , half lot on Izard street near lOih , $2,000. No. OU , Very largo hou-e and full lot on Har- ney near 14th street , 89 000. No. 07 , Large house of 11 rooms on Sherman avenue near Clark street , make an offer. No. 00 , One and one half s.ory house 7 room lot 240x101 feet , stable , etc , , ou Sherman ave nue near draco , 87 ( .00. No. 02 , Largo brick house two lott on Daen $ port street near 10th 818,000. No. 00 , Largo house and full lot on Dode near ISihitro-t , 87,00V No. 89 , Large hauso 10 rooms half lot on 20th near California street , 87,500. No. 88 , I argo house 10 or 12 rooms , beautiful ornerlotonCass mar 20th , $7,000 , No. 87 , Two story t ouse 3 rooms 6 acres eland land in Saunders street mar Barracks , 82,000 No. 86 Two stqrcaanda rtsUnnco ou leaped half lot.near Mason and 10th street , $800. No 84 , Two Etory hou e 8 rooms , closets , e'c. , wlih Sacresot ground , on Saundera street near Omaha B rracks , 82,600. No. 83 , House ot 9 roors , half lot on Capitol . ai cnuo near 12th street , 82,600. \ ( \ No 82 , One and one halt story I ouee , G rooms M I lull lot on Pierce near 20th street , $1,800. No. 81 , 'rwo28tory houses , ono of 0 and one B rooms , Chicago St. , near 12th , $3,000. No. 80 HOU99 4 rooms , closets , etc. , largo lot on 18th streit iitar White Lead works , $1,300. No. 77 , large house of 11 rooms , closets , eel- lar. etj. , with Ulotui Karnham near 10thstreet , $8,000. No. " 0 , Or eanJoro-half story house of Brooms , lot OOxSt fiet on Caasncar llth street , $4too. No , 76 , lloiiBO 4 room * and baccmtnt lot. 10Jxl32 fret on Marcy near 8th street , 8076. No , 74 , Large brick house and two full lots on Davenport near 15tii street , 816,000. No. 73 One and ono-ha f story house and lot 30x132 feet on Jac.eon near 12th ttrcct , $1,800. . No. 72 , Large brick house 11 rooms , full lot on Da\e port near 16th street , $5OvMI. No. 71 , largo hou-e 12 rooms , full let on Cali fornia near 20ih street. $7,000. No. 65 , Stable and 3 full lots on Franklin street near Paundere , $2,000. No. 04 , Two story frame bullilliii , ' , store below and rooms above , on leated lot on Dodge near 16th street , $800 , No. 03 , Huu o 4 rooms , basement , etc. , lot 93x210 feet on Uth street mar F II Works , $1,700. o. fi2 , New house 1 ruomi ono story , full lob on Haruey near 21st street , 81,760. No. 01 , largt housc > 10 rooas , full lot on Burt near 2ln street , 85,000. No. 60 , Honeo 3 ro ma , half lot on Dtvenport near 23d strett , 11,000. No 69 , Four houses and half lot on Cans near 13th strea $2 600. * ! No. 68 , House ol 7 rooms , full lot Webster near 21st btrect , $2,500. ; No , 67. houss of 0 rioms , lot 60x140 feet on 21it street near Ht. Mary's avenue , $3,000. -N'o.60 , House of 10 looms , full lot on Califor nia nu.tr 2ut btrctt500. . No , W , HuueuU rooms , t o full lot ) on 10th ititet r.car Paul , $3,000. No. 40 , Brick house 11 rooms , full lot on Farn- ham near 17th street , $0,000. No. 18 , House of 0 rooms , half lot on PaclBe near Oth street , $3,000. No , 16 , Large bouse with full block nuar she tower , $2,000. Ko. 46 , Largo house 7 rooms , closets , etc. , on 18th street near Clark , $3,000. No. 41 , Houboand full lot on Chicago near 21st strnet , $5,000. No. 13 , Homo and two lots on Chicago nea 22d treet $7,6CO. BEMIS' REAL ESTATE AGENCY 15th and Pt ia Street ,