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GKNEHKI. VAN WYCK is proving
liimsolf an active investigator.
JUSTICE CoNKLiNn will sound
utrangoly to oara ncoustomed to "tho
aonator from Now York , "
FEMALE trnffrngo is acnin worrying
the Massachusetts legislature , whore a
bill has boon introduced to confer upon
women the right to vote on municipal
n flairs.
DOUOLAS street property owners
have decided to take the bull by the
horns and pave from Ninth to Six
teenth street on their own responsi
bility and without asking the credit
of the city for the prosecution of the
work. '
DB. BUM is tn got $25,000 for his
profession services rendered to the
la to president. The weight of the
bulletins and the muscular exorcises
in writing them was taken into ac
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count.
GENERAL ROHECIUNH objoctH to Mr.
Blaino's opinion that the Army of the
Cumberland was greatly disorganized
at the time Garfield became connected
with it. Mr. Blaine has several his
torians and many army officers on his
side of the caso.
THE plan of dropping Secretary
Xirkwood from the department of
the interior and making room for
him in the Austrian mission will not
moot with general satisfaction through
out the west. Mr. Kirkwood is mak
ing an excellent secretary of the inte
rior and any change would not bo in
the line of .an improvement.
ONE of the most monopoly ridden
of states is Now Jersey. Under a law
lobbied through its legislature some
ten years ago , all railroad property is
exempt from local taxation. Taking
advantage of this grossly .unjust pro
vision , the railroad companies center
ing in Hudson county , opposite to
Now York city , have acuuircd by pur
chase vast tracts of valuable river
front which before was subject to tax
ation , in Jersey Oity and Hoboken ,
and assisted largely in carrying on the
government of the two cities. Since
its purchase by the railroads the loss
to the citizens of Jonoy Oity in taxes
alone has boon over $200,000 annual
ly. A bill has now boon introduced
in the legislature making all property
hereafter acquired in cities by railroad
corporations subject to local taxatinn ,
and notwithstanding a vigorous fight
by the monopoly members , it lias passed
the house by a vote of forty-six to
eight. The anti-monopoly movement
is bringing forth good fruit in Now
'Jersey and is spreading rapidly in all
the counties.
Tun BEI : has been a consistent ad
vocate of the interests of the laboring
classes , and a staunch upholder of the
rights of labor. It believes that labor
is entitled to living wages. It has
Always insisted that well-paid workingmen -
ingmon nro more profitable to em
ployers than employes working on
starvation wages. It has further in-
.sistod that labor has the right to
chose its employment , and to change
whenever , in Ita opinion , its best in
terests will bo subserved by such
change. The right of laborers ta
strike for higher wages cannot bi
denied. Any nun has the privilege ol
demanding more pay for hia servicoa
whenever and asoften as he wishes
Combinations formed far tbo pur
pose Are called strikes , ono of whiol
now exists in Omaha. But while
atrikoa are permissible BO far at they
represent individual < lotuands ior in
creased pay , no man or body of mot
liavo the right to prevent by force
other laborers or mechanics from
working at the wages which they
themselves refuse. This is an in
fraction of the la ( TB which is certain
to prejudice public opinion agitins' '
their case , and in the end to rcac
injuriously against the end whicl
they aim &t by striking. No rensona
bio man in Omaha believes that a dollar
lar and and a quarter a day is enough
to aupport a family ou , And the de
mand of the laborers for a reasonable
Advance above this flguro will mool
with A general sympathy which can
only bo destroyed by acts of violence
offensoi against law and order.
EXCESSIVE RAILROAD BUILDING
ING-
Some months ngo Mr. K. P. Vining ,
general freight agent of the Union
Pacific , WAS interviewed by a San
Francisco paper upon the rapidity of
western railroad construction. Mr.
Vining expressed the opinion that the
country tires being overstocked with
roads nnd that inoro lines wore being
projected and built than were de
manded by present needs or than
could bo profitably operated for many
years to cqmc.
Thcro may be some difference of
opinion as to the soundness of Mr.
Vining's judgment as applied to rail
road construction in the far west.
This is a country of magnificent dis
tances , thinly settled as compared
with the Atlantic seaboard nnd rapid
ly filling up with nn industrious agri
cultural clais. The development of
the mineral resources of the tcrrito-
torics is an yet in its infancy , and for
many years to come may bo'oxpoctod
to yield n constantly increasing reve
nue to transportation lines. But
capital in the cast nnd abroad is al
ready becoming alarmed at the heavy
expenditures of the trunk lines for
heir construction account and the re
cent heavy decline in stocks and the
argo sales of American sccuntics in
England are said to bo largely the re
sult of a feeling that the roads are
pushing forward the development of a
; reat system to an extent unwarranted
} y the present and prospective traffic
and prejudicial to the dividend paying
Dowers of the corporations.
For several years past there has
) eon n rage for consolidation among
.ho railroad managers. Vast systems
lave been created by the purchase
nnd linking together of isolated bank
rupt roads and connecting lines have
been built in all direction/I to join the
smaller links into a single great chain.
Throe yc'ara ngo Mr. Yandorbilt said
hat there wore five trunk lines from
Chicago to the coast without traffic
enough for throe. Since that time
'our ' additional systems have boon bo-
gun. The Chesapeake & Ohio has
icon completed so that it Is enabled
, o compote with the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Wabash combination has entered
; ho arena. The New "York & Chica
go is being constructed parallel to the
Lake Shore. The Lackawanna ex
tension is being pu thcd rapidly to
wards Buffalo and the Ontario & West
ern is rapidly approaching completion
as an additional link between Now
York and the lakes. Immense sums
nro being invested in these now lines
In the hope of future dividends. Each
ono will divert a portion of the traffic
from the older lines , which are now
stocked to their full capacity. Vast
amounts of stock and bonds ara being
issued and thrown upon the market
for investment purposes and .specula
tion is rioting in the stocks of roads
which sooner or later must fall into
the hands of the courts and litigating
stockholders.
So far as the effect upon the gam
blers who deal the railroad cards in
concerned , the general public cares lit
tle. It is more interested in the cer
tain results to the money and loan
markets , which nfTecta all prices , and
more than all , in the fluctuations in
tariffs and the war and truce policy
which is euro to result from the fights
of the rival lines to secure traflic and
alternately cut their own their own
throats and those of the public.
Nothing in inoro certain than that
every ono of the fierce wars of rates
by the trunk lines is followed by an
advance in the tariff sufficient to more
than cover the losses of the war , nnd
for which the public have to pay.
Railroad competition lias always boon
a sham , and the over-production of
railroads will bo used ns an excuse by
the management to maintain exorbi
tant rate * by showing earnings insuf
ficient to pay inoro * than ordinary
dividends on the capital invested.
So long as railroads are unrestricted
by law in their charges , nnd the pub-
lie nro at the mercy of whatever.
chnrgn their management may choose
to inflict , just so long will capitalists
continue in their belief that railroad
ing is the most profitable of invest
ments and that the dividend paying
power of the lines is only limited bj
the avarice of the managers undth ;
power of the people to boar the tariffi
imppsod oifhbir products , It hai
boon the unbridled license granted t (
the railroads in this country mod
than anything OHO which has boot
responsible for the state of uilairi
which is now BCJ loudly deplored 01
the Now York stock exchange , urn
the difficulty will only bo adjustet
whoa the transportation Hues nn
brought under the control of Inwi
which will compel publicity of the !
transactions and put a utop to tin
outrageous plundering of the publii
which lion mndo them in the past tin
moat powerful nnd prosperous pirate :
on the facu of the globe.
WJIKN the time comes to lot pavinj
contracts the city council should bo 01
ite guard against a class of sharki
with which Omaha has had aomo experience
porienco in times post. Those men ,
who are unfitted for the work , botl ;
by inexperience and character , go into
the business of contracting for the
purpose of making a &tuko by nol
carrying out their contracts , As they
are entirely irreapijnsiblo , it Is impos
sible to dpply nny'remedy for the lose
which accrues to the city.
THE EXPRESS CASES.
The long leqal fight between the
railroads nnd the express companies
haa finally resulted in n victory for
the latter. The opinion of Justice
Miller , which decided the controversy ,
was rendered last week in 'the circuit
court of the United States at St. Louis
and is of the highest importance as
defining the relations between trans
portation companies and other com
mon carriers using their lines. The
caao upon which the decision wes
based was that of the Adnms express
company vs. the Atchison , Topekn &
Santn Fo. About n year ago the at
tempt was made by a number of rail
roads to oust the Adams company
from off their lines. This action waa
resisted by the express company who
claimed that they had a right to travel
on the railroad as long as they paid n
reasonable compensation for the pas-
Hago of their messengers and for the use
of cars for their packages. Thereupon
the railroads refused to take cither
the Adams express company or th ir
messengers , and the latter sued out
nn injunction to prevent the railroads
From putting off their messengers and
to compel them to transport theit
merchandise.
Justice Miller in rendering his decis
ion states at the outsut that the ex
press business has become known and
recognized as a distinct n..d nocesiary
branch of the transportation trade
and to deny to the companies the
right to carry on this business through
their mcsscngcss paid to protect and
assist in the rapid forwarding of the
parcels is distructive of the business
and of the right which the public have
to the use of the railroads in this
branch ot transportation. The court
further decides that it is the duly of
the railroads to furnish every convoia-
once for the safe and proper transpor
tation of express matter on their
roads and that the use ottheso | facilities
shall bo extended on equal terms to
all who are actually engaged in thu
express business. Only reasonable
remuneration for this service can be
demanded , and the right of the court
to determine what such reasonable re
muneration is is distinctly affirmed
from the bench.
Thin decision is of the highest im
portance. It marks another advance
in the rapidly accumulating decisions
which define the powers and duties
of common carriers. It settles the
question that railroads nro for the
public use , and cannot bo used for the
private ends of an unscrupulous man
agement. In addition it reaffirms ( he
decision that the service by common
carriers must bo rendered without
favors or discrimination , and that
charges must bo fair nnd reasonable.
The most interesting point advanced
is that which affirms the right of the
courts to determine what charges arc
just and reasonable , and gives to the
victims of railroad extortion a safe
and secure remedy by appeal to the
courts.
ACCOKJJIXO to the new apportion
ment bill if the states having an in
crease of representation which neces
sitates a now apportionment do not
make a now redistrictricting before
the congressional election the in
creased number of congressmen must
bo elected at largo. .Some of the
friends of Governor Nance are urg
ing upon his excellency that an extra
session will bo expensive and useless
and at the same time distasteful to
the railroad politicians. It is easier
to control ono convention at which
throe congressmen are nominated
than three separate conventions , at
each of which only one candidate is
selected , Recognizing this , the rail
road managers are opposed to the
calling of an extra session , and argu
ments against it may shortly bo ex
pected to appear in the monopoly or
gans. It may bo well for Governor
Nance to remember that the senti
ment of Nebraska is overwhelmingly
in favor of redistrictiug the state , and
that the earlier the legislature is con
vened for this purpose , the hotter it
will bo for all concerned.
Falrbrother Galls the Turn.
THK OMAHA BEK is without excep
tion the beat paper in the state.
[ Tecumseh Torchlight.
Not by a dam's height , Al. Read
the State Journal und Omaha Repub
lican before you decide which is the
bent paper in the state. You might
road the Courier , too , while you are
about it. [ Ualvort Courier.
We'll go you two bolter , and call
you down. Wo said that THK OMAIIA
BFK was , without inception , the best
paper in the state. That's what wo
meant when wo said it , and that's
what wo said when wo meant it. TUB
Bin ; is fearless in its criticisms , op
posed to all evils , when they are
known to exist ; is 'ably edited ; a
friend of the people and its enor
mous circulation in this and other
states corroborates our statement ,
"that It is the best paper in the stato. "
When Tin : Br.i : , iv few weeks ape ,
was trying to purify the mor
als of Omaha ono of the hardest
towns in the west - the Ropublic'ni
simply pimped for the 80.odd boll-
holes of that sanctified city ; it is sub
sidized by the monopolists , and , like
the State Journal it always on thu
fence. To say anything about the
Stuto Journal would bo foolish , as wo
all know it is simply a taffy machine
which exists on stnto steals. The
Lincoln Democrat is by far the best
paper in Lincoln , and the second best
111 the eta to. And Mr. Courier you
know it. [ Tecumsuh Torchlight.
Fifty now oars are bo ing built at the
ehonj of the Virginia & Tcuckco railroad ,
at Carnoij , Nev. , for the G'.won & Color
ado road , It la fuuud that Jhey can be
built more cheaply there than tnev could
bo purchased In the ea t.
STATE JOTTINGS ,
A cnno of Mnnll-ixix In reported nt Wf t
1'olut.
The Wayne llcvlew In the sunflower of
Ncbrnitkn journals.
An Town otpltnllnt IIM mndo nrrnngc-
iiicnts to Mnrt n bank nt Wymoro.
The city of Calvtrt l troubled wllli
wolves , four ami two-legged lieruti ol
prey.
prey.A
A llhlf Sprlnss genius hnsi coralleil the
U. 1' . boom at Hint town nnd now clnltm
a pnUnton perpcttul itiotl > n.
Four hundred acres of broom corn will
be planted by Orrin Sherwood. He offeM
to tuainntco SCO per ton to i ny one whc
wnriU to ral c broom corn nnrl deliver It
nt hia own died. IlarlanCoimty Nevvn.
A member of Kock Creek Alliance ; Xo ,
201 , .telTcrton county , writes tli.it farmer )
arc taking grett interest in the progrex * ol
the orgnnlzation. Very few funnein rec
fuo to j''ln tlm AlllAncc ,
A man ntuncd Klrby , an employe of tin
It. k M , ot Lincoln , who lately nnivcd itl
Cnnadn , waa taken with einnll-i > ux on Sat
unlay , nnd fur want of nny pest house ,
WA < < elepoittod In the council chamber fet
two dnyn , nnd the city council member
nro besulothemselvtn with rft.-e , feir mul
grief nad have u-fuieil to occupy the room ,
Another county he.ird frum. G. W ,
Kcklby , of Newcnmb ( tiovc , Mndhoi
cnuntv. write * : "I tco in Tun Hr.K i.l
February 14th ihut U > val Utick , nf Hoi
Willow county , claims tlio ribbon for the
b-m h-g , it weighing f i2 when cpldec
acil scraped. I Imd two liogn tlml
weighed G2o pound * each , live weight.
I hud 10 ho s that averted fill poutuU , f
of them Uv-lvo month ) nnd o nineteen
months t Id. They were of the L'oland
China bn-cel. "
It take * a riattfimiuUi mvttcithnrnuglr
ly engineer an eeiito ill puff , hist wte ,
tneto\vner of new restaurant elown there
decided to open up with a grnud flourish
nnd in order to gt\o it thi remiislU
amount of respectability nnd tune , he In
vlted n 1 the scril ea of town to 'Veo him1
during the quiet hours of eveningThrj
came In jiairA. armed uitli patient elastic
ban-els nnd bur isLe I teeth w.tfatbnndi
prepared for an emergency and nppetitei
sharpened for a square meal. The meui
ories of the feast were visible in the nexl
edition. Deacon Btislinell " 'piwed thi
col imded air" with pious1 exclamations ;
Sherminpaiute _ < l the emotions of a full
stomach in glowing colors , aiulMcMurphv
loudly clapped his palms for mora. It i ;
alw.iys nalo to strike the scribes of Qnalitj
Hill I elow the belt.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Pan Handle roa I linsIUM tirt-clas :
giuca in use on its linca
Already $87,000,000 In railroad nub i
dies have been promised by the govern
ment of Mexico.
The business of the Pennsylvania Cen <
tral system of roads for the calendar yeai
1881 , amounted in grosa to the unexampled
sum of 811,124,000.
Pen d'Oreille Lake , one of the most pic
turesque points on the Northern Pucific , 5i
2.0JO feet above the sea level and is 1GC
miles cost of Portland.
The men nt the he.ul of the Denver 5
TUo Grnude Railroad company made ar
rangement * to push forward into Mexico ,
a distance of 7-0 miles.
Locomotive engineers on ( iermnn rail
ways receive from § 225 to § 340 per year ]
c uductor * , S1CO to 8180 per year ; br. ke >
im-n from § 150 to S1C-5 per year.
The Leavenworth , Topeka & South
western railway Is said to be a'i offspring
of ihe Chicago , Hock Island & P.icific.
Kight of wiy has been grante I for 2oC
miles west of Leavenworth , and construc
tion work is wll advance , ! between
Jjenvenworth and Topeka ,
The Wabash company now campeh ite
brakeaien and switchmen to u.se in ash
( tick in making a coupling , nnd have tup
plied such articles to the employes of that
branch of the service. Making a coupling
without u-iing the stic' < is cause for imtnal
discharge of the employe.
The Mexican Central railway ha * beer
completed tu a point 104 miles" fr.un Pasc
efel Norie. " The Texas Pacific Kailwaj
com nny it end avoring to secure a Mexi
can grant to construct n brielgo over the
Rio G i ande at El Paso to tap the M-xi
can Central nt I'nso del Nortc.
The gross earnings of the Northern Pn
cific in Minnesota for 1881 was § lG09
125.01. The classification of these earn
ings is as follows : Total freight earnings
81,2 3,583.91 ; passenger traffic , 6282-
512.60 ; mai'8 , S13.U24.32j telegraph ,
Sl.7o2.fi7 ; rents , 81,588.43 ; miscellaneous
$2,018.64. The sta'e tax on the gross sum
nt 2 per cent is $32.182.fO.
A uyndicate , of which it is surmised the
Milwaukee railroad company is the prin-
cipd member , has purchased 3,003 acres of
coalfields of the Philadelphia Coal Com
pany , thirty miles northwestof Deaehvood.
The beds have been thoroughly developed ,
showing veins eiuht feet thick , of nn ex
cellent quality of lignite , valuable formill ,
locomotive or domestic use.
The New York , Lake Erie & Western
Railway Company hiu- decided to build a
doublet track on the line west of Hornells-
ville , nnd for than purpose has made a sale
of its "prior lien" bonds which amount to
$2,500,000. The Erie road now haclou -
i le tracks from Jersey City to Hornells-
villo , and accomplishment of present pur
pose of the company will make it etouble
track the entire length.
Mr. Henry Hitchcock resigncel hia posi
tion aa superintendent of the naledburu
division of the Chicago , Jiurlington &
Quincy railroael company a few months
ngo after twenty-five ) years of efficient
servie ? , nni the directors recently pre-
Edited him nn elegant gold wntch nnd
chain , which had been appropriately In
scribed , tcgether with a copy of compli
mentary resolutions Imndsonio y eiigraved
on parchment.
Too Fltchburg H ilroivl company ( Hoo-
sac Tunnel route ) lias greatly increased it )
terminal facilities in Boston for the re
ceipt nnd shipment > , f all descriptions of
me-roliaidipo nnd freight , exports I and
Imported , Anew covered dock , the first
of live now in course of construction , large
enough for the Invest class of steauiuhlpa
afloat , nnd a grain elevator of 000,000
bushels capacity have just been opened
for business.
An Inventor c'aims to have produced a
railroad switch that can bo operated by
levers controlled by the engineer in the cab
of a locomoth o by which the switch can
be successfully closed or opened when a
train U running at tbo rate of sixty miles
an hour. The levers operate on a Balance
wheel between the rail * opposite thu
switch In Buch a manner tint tin shifting
rails can bi move 1 cither way at the will
of the engineer
The articled of incorpoiatton of lilt
Iowa North-ru railway caupany hive
been filed In the > Ilico of the secretary of
orate. The principal place of business ol
the company is at Newton , and its object
is to construct nnd oper.co iv railroad ,
commencing ut the town of Colfux , .las IT
or-iinty , and running thf wi in n north-
WH .rcriv ii-d ] | | 11 to i j eilnt in n northern
1' ' " t rv Im f the bin e of lawn ; also to
c n tiuctuiu operate ) branches or exten
sions thereto. Capital i-tock not to ox-
cerd $3,000,000 , ellvidud into shares of $10C
each.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED ,
In these ) times ot ( { unck mpdiciiiu
advertisements everywhere ) , it is truly
gratifying to find ono remedy that it
worthy of praise , ixml which really
docs us recommended. Electric Bit-
tcra , we can vouch for na boiii } , ' a truu
and reliable remedy , und one that
will do as recommended. Thoyinvari-
bly euros stomach and liver complaints
diaoasea of the Kidneys and Urinary
difliculticH. Wo know whereof wo
speak , and can readily say , give them
a trial. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by
lah & McMahon (3) ( )
niftht Kov. Bishop Lynch , Cunrloston ,
South Carolina.
No Roman Catholic , prelate , cler
gyman or educated layman , within
the limits of our states nnd tcrrito-
rios will hear without abiding regret ,
oftho _ death of no distinguished n
churchman na Bishop Lynch , for
nearly a quarter of a ccntnry the
Catholic ordinary of the ccclcciastical
diocceo of Charleston , South Care
lina. Thousands of clergymen -rep.
rcacntativcs of various Protestant
denominations will riympathizo with
the Konian Catholic hierarchy and
people of our republic for the loss of
such a distinguished "Master of
Christian theology. " No Irishman
in the old land or settled in ' 'far
foreign fields" will fail to join in the
sorrow which the death of an illus
trious follow countryman usually
evokes .iimongat all classes and creeds ,
The Right Rev. Patrick N. Lynch ,
whoso singularly brilliant career as
citizen and bishop closed last Sunday
forenoon , at Clnrlcston , S. C. , was
born in the county Moiuiylun , Ireland -
land , in the early daya of March ,
sixty-firo years apo. Within a year
of his birth his parents emigrated to
South Carolina nnd settled on a farm
not fur from Charleston. It appears
thai young Lynch inherited his tran
scendent talents from both parenU ,
who were quito remarkable specimens
of Irish culture in the first quarter of
this century.
The celebrated John England , an
other great Irishman , and thu first
bishop of Charleston , had ample op
portunity for appreciating the promis
ing seminarian under his charge , and
when Huflictcntly advanced in his
classical course adopted him ns a diocesan
cesan subject for clerical education in
the colubralcd Roman college for mis
sionaries , popularly known ns "tho
Propaganda. " It is highly probable
that Bishop Lynch was among the
most prominent Irishmen who over
pursued ecclesiastical studies in any
Roman college. Having received ordi
nation at the hands of his illustrious
diocesan , Bishop England , in 1840 ,
ho was immediately appointed as semi
nary professor , cathedral assistant ,
priest , and episcopal secretary.
Within a few years he was president
of the seminary and vicar-general of
his diocese , and about twenty-five
years ago ho was raised to Episcopal
rank. Daring the war of Secession
his early associations had so influenced
his mind ns to make him one of the
most prominent Catholic secessionists
iu the southern state ? . In 1805 ho
p.ccepted the issue of the war as a
truly loyal citizen , and for nearly
twenty years , in his social relations
among northerners , nobody could fail
to feel for the overwhelming losses
entailed by the war on this noble but
sorely distressed prelate. As theo
logian , philosopher , lecturer , preacher ,
essayist , linguist ; and general scholar ,
he was scarcely over supassed and
rarely equalled in the United States
hierarchy.
Within the past two years his name
was forwarded to Rome as "diguis-
simus" to boco-adjutor to the cardi
nal arbishop of New York , and had.
not his physical infirmity so influenced
the Roman authorities , in all human
probability his remains would belying
lying in state to-day within the walls
of the magnificent cathedral in Fifth
avenue , Now York.Vo take a
mournful satisfaction in giving this
summary biographical notice of this
eminent prelate , and wo ex
press our earnest hopes that
no member of the American
Catholic hierarchy , of his varied eru
dition and eminent services to church
and country , will bo called for many
moro years , to swell the list of deceased -
ceased prelates whoso memories are
revered by every liberal-minded
citizen within the limits of our en
lightened and progressive republic.
'Postofflce Changes in Nebraska ,
During thu week ending February
25 , 1882 , furnished by William Van
Vleck , of the postoffico department.
ESTAULISIIKIJ.
Anawsm , Knox county , James H.
Nickorson ; Carson , Nomuha county ,
John W. Ford ; Ilatton , L ncoln
county , William A. Vroman.
rOSTUiSTBUS APl'OINTKD.
Baird , Nuckoll.s , county , SamuolC.
Baird ; Brooks , Howard county ,
James A. Howks ; Congdon , Dawson
county , Emmon J. Godfrey ; Elk Valley -
loy , Dakota county , James Knoi ; Gi-
nml , Saline county , John Blackmore ;
Pleasant Ridge , Harlan county , Mrs.
Alary M , Carlilo.
Iowa.
ESTABLISH Kl > .
Bromloy , Marshall county , John
C. Armstrong ; Galtvillo , Wright
county , Robert H. Hatnhn.
I'OSrMASTEUS AVl'OINTEl ) .
Adol , Dallas county , Walter A.
Noel : Castle Grove , Jones county ,
Charles 0. Scott ; Corwith , Hancock
county , Oliver II. Stilson ; Danforth ,
Johnson county , Berthold Byer ; El
Dorado , Fayettu county , Paul Buocu-
ser ; Mount Sterling , Van Buron
county , Aaron H. Thatcher ; Nugeut'a
Grove , Linn county , 0. J. Nugent ;
Woshburn , Black Huwk county ,
James Brown.
ROMANCE IN REAL , LIFE.
Elopement , Exciting Race , .und a
Happy FiniUo. '
son Co. I'n-si.
Theiu win a little duncu on the
Botith side of the river , near the Qos-
per county line , n IW uveniii"s siuco ,
and among thu merry people there ,
was a prominimt 1'lntto prtMiinct
fdimur ( a middtu , ig < > ' , vvdl 'u .1.
bachelor ) and his best t'ii'l , to whom
ho was to bo mnrricel on the follow
ing Sunday , lie was happy and
had a jolly time , when the party
broke up assisted hia fair fiancee to
mount hur pony and then went to
gut his own atuud , but returned to
find the damsel gone- und with her a
certain Gospor county youth. Ho
returned home , uttering curses , not
loud but deep.
The next day u brother of the
young lady proceeded to the rosi-
deuce of the Guaper county youn
man , found his sister there alone ,
and induced her to accompany him
homo. They rode several miles to
gether when suddenly the girl scorn
ed to change her mind , wheeled her
horse , nnd took the back track nt a
dashing gallop , followed by her irate
brother , but the girl had the best
pony nnd won the race , her brother
following nt n distance until ho per
ceived that his horao showed signs
of exhaustion then ho tinned home
ward , hut had to hoof it part of the
way , the poor horse dropping dead
by the roadside ) from having been
ridden too hard and far. A day or
two after another brother of the girl
heating that she had returned to the
Gospor county chap's "doby , " and
was frying his venison for him , otc. ,
buckled on his artillery and rode
over to the "dobj" determined to
have his sister or blood , hu found the
girl engaged in household duties ,
and endeavored to induce her to
come homo with him , but was un
successful. The Gospor county chap
appeared on the ncono and i > rovonted
a tragical termination to this I'.il'uir
by showing up a marriage certificate ,
and otherwise convincing thu big
brother that things were straight.
The big brother loft the young couple
to enjoy their romantic honey moon ,
and murmured as ho rode home , all's
well that ends well. The portion are
all well known in this community.
A GREAT RAILWAY URIDCJE.
Crossing n. Ravlno In tlio Allegheny
Mountains SOO Foot Deep.
N. V. Hcrnld.
On thu top of thu Allegheny moun
tains , at the point whore the Brad
ford extension of the Etio raihvay in
to pass , is a slight impcdi i out in the
way of a rnviuo 300 teet deep. The
chief engineer of the Erie , Mr. Cha-
mite , yesterda ; exhibited to a re
porter of thu ller.ild his plans tor
getting over this impediment. For
some time it has delayed a railroad
connection between that section nnd
Pittsburg. It is virtually a valley ,
running lengthwise the mountain
range , whoso nails are 2,200feet above
the level of the sea , and whoso
bottom is washed by the waters of
Kinzua creek. In some places the
depth of the valley is 700 foot , and
iiOO foot was about the first favorable
crossing point that was to be found.
The place is about twenty-seven miles
from Johnsonburg , the terminus of
the extension , and about thirteen
miles from liradford. Work was be
gun last fall upon a structure which ,
when completed , will bo thu highest
railway bridge in the world. The
length of the bridge will bo over 2,000
foct , that distance to bo covered with
twenty-two piers of iron and twenty-
three spans. Trinity church and its
bteeplo might be putbesidutheloftiest
spun and yet bo hftuon feet short of
it. Two low stone piers will underlie
each iron ono , the total masonry work
amounting-to 2,200 cubic yards.
The country thereabouts is ex
tremely wild , nnd Mr. Chanuto said
that tne masonry work , which is
nearly completed , r * Bembleel from the
approaches a forrest of piers. The
length of the piers will bo 40 feet and
the length of the spans CO feet. The
piera will bo 110 fuet wid j at thebaso ,
tapering gradually to a width of lii
feet at the top. Mr. Clarke , of the
firm of Clarke. Reaves & Co. , of Phou-
nixvilld , Pa. , the contractors of the
iron work and the builders of the ele
vated loads in this city , called the re
porter's attention to the fact that the
piers at the base would bo one-
third of their hight , which was
considered by engineers to be the cor
rect pioportion ior a staunch struc
ture. The Tay bridge , whoae fall re
cently cost so jiiany lives , was con
structed , hu said , of piers 80 feet high
and only 10 feet at the base. In a
few weeks they would have a
small army of men employed in the
ravine putting up the iron , and they
xpocted to complete the structure by
about the 1st of Juno. Its total cost
will bo about § 300,000. Mr. Clarke
said that some railroad bridges across
wide ravines were lowered in the mid
dle , leaving a downward and upward
grade. This would not do for the
Erie at this point , because no engine
could pull the heavy freight trains
up such a grade. There
will be a consumption of 2,500 tons of
iron in the whole structure , and some
of the hoisting methods employed in
putting up the string pieces of the
elevated road will be used again there.
Work can bo continued upon several
pieces at onco.
Both Mr. Chunute and Mr. Clarke *
agreed tlmt there was no railway
bridge in the world of ao great height
as this will be. The Kentucky river
bridge is 270 foot high , the great Pe
ruvian railway bridge in 235 feet , the
Portage bridge , on the Erie's main
line , is 234 feet , and the Niagara BUS-
pension bridge is 275 feet.
A Seat for iBores.
Domcr Tribune. "
Forsomo time pasta dilapidated chair
has occupied a prominent place in one
of The Tribune editorial rooms. It
occurred to one of the gentlemen of
the force to utilize it as a pitf.ill for
bores. So ho carefully cut the cane
seat out of it , pasted a paper over the
yawning hole thus created , nnd ar
ranged a lot of old exchanges over
the pasted paper in such a manner
as to create the impression that they
were thrown there from the exchange
table. Very naturally , the visitor
would plank himself in this inviting
chair , and as naturally , tumble
through the papers upon the floor.
Mr. Ilenry L. 1-eldwisch , the gifted
editor of The Inter-Ocean , hud heard
oft hia little scheme of entertaining
strangers , and in his paper of Satur
day made an elaborate notice of it.
.Last evening he paid a casual visit to
The Tribune edituual rooms , und 'or-
yetting ull about his expose of thu
treasured secret , ( hopped into that
u.iino chair with a comfurtuble hoil of
u sigh. There came u crash like the
burning of a mill-dam , and Mr. l < 'cld-
wUch went through the frail scat of
tlm * rhiir'iki ' xruaied li > ; hti > ing. Hu
iloulili-U Ui , 111 , .t JUKI. K > 111hie
knuca utrikuig him in iJn. chin and
knocking out two front teoth. Hia
ears caught on the aides of th chair
and were badly lacerated , It took
two printers and a reporter to extri
cate him from his embarrasuing pre
dicament. Thu next time ho gives
away onu of The Tribune's practical
jokes , lu will perhaps have a carp not
to tamper with the object of his bo-
trayal.
Ex-AnkUtant Postmaster.
CINCINNATI , O.Sept. 2 , 188.
H. H. WARNEII , & Co. : Sinn I
iiavu used your Safe Kidney nnd
Liver Cure for chronic dys ntory ,
contracted while in tlio army , with
the most bappy results ,
fob 28-dlw JOUBVH H. THOKNTOM.
HOUSES
-A.3XT3O
For Sale By
I
FIFTEENTH STS
AHDJOUQLM , ,
173. Home 3 rofjinn , full tot nn Plorexj roar
Sutli direct , gt.CDO.
177 , IlonaJ 2 rooms , lull lot on Dou lM ne t
! OthsTcct70n.
17C , llifiuilfiil residence , lull lot on CnuncM
10th n'rcot , 812,000.
174 , Two houstsanJ J lot on Dcxlro near Oth-
Btrcot , 81 COD.
170 , UOIHO Ihrco room' , lun cloiele , B.C. , liilf
Iotoii21st tnr Uracontrcut , SbOO.
172 , One nnd one-hilt story lirlek lio\ise an
two loin on Douglas ncnr 2Mb ctrict , Jl,7' ' 0.
171 , House two rooms , wellextern , etible , o e
lull lot near 1'lrrco nnd 13th sire t , TOO.
17U , One and olio-half utorj lioiifo six rooms-
vnl w ll , hsll lot on Coiivcnt s'tcat ncur St.
Mnrj stt\cnuc , S1.3M1.
No. 170 , UotisoilircuroQiri' on Clltiton street
Mcnrshot owcr 326.
No. 1HD , House nn 33il20 feet lot on
street ncur Welnt r strcut , ? 3ttO.
No. 1CR , llniua of 11 rnon n , lot 33x123 fcit on
10th n. . nr Hurt fctrict , 85,000.
No. 107 , Twobtory house , 0 rooms 4 closets , ,
cooil wl ar , on IMIi tticun mar I'oniilcton't
e , iK ,
No. IOC , New houfro of ( I rocmv , half lot on
UirJ n ar 10th street , Jlf60.
J > 'o. 101 , Onu finil ono hill ston house 8 roomt
on 18th street i car Leaver uortli , $3,600.
N. 1(11 ( , Ono and one-hull ttory ' oueu of C >
rooms near llanpccrn Park , $ lt > 00.
No. 163 Tun IIOIIKCS 6 rooms each , closets , etc
on Hurt street mar 25th , $3,600.
No. 167 , house Ororme , full lot on 10th Mrcet
near Lea\env\orth , $2,400.
No. 110 , House 4 largo rooms , 2 closets
l.alf aero on Hurt ( treat near Dution , $1,200.
No. 166 , Two houses , onu of 6 and ono of I
room" , on 17th street near Maroy. 93,200.
No. 164. Three houses , one of 7 snd two of E
roenm each , nnd corner lot on Cass nor 14Uv
street , 91JOW ,
Nr. 163 , small hou-o and full lot on Pacific
near 1 , th ttrcct , $2,600.
No. 161 , Ono story houio G rooms , on Leaven-
worth near 10th , ? 3,000.
No. 160 , IIo < so thiee rooms and lot 92xllE >
i car 20th and Karnham , $2,600.
No. 148 , Now house of eight rooms , en 18th
street n-ar Lroomiorth $3,100.
No. 147 , Homo of 13 rooms n 18th street
near Marcy , $5,000.
No. 140 , Hou'o of 10 rooms and IJlots on 18th
street near Matey , $0,600.
No. 145 , House two largo rooms , lot 67x210 foe
otihljcrnan ; ucmieieth street ) near Nicholas
51,600.
No 143 , House 7 rooms , bnin , on 20th sticot
near Lca\enwortr , $2,600.
No. 142 , Ilou'O 6 roemi , kitchen , etc. , on lCtk
street near Nicholas , $1,675
No. 141 , HoUiO 3 rooms on Douglas near 26th.
street , S0.
No , 140 , larpe house and two lotc , on 241
near Karnhumxtrot , $8,0 0.
No. 189 , Hi u. e 3 rooniH , lot GOxlSGj feet , on
Douglas near 27th street , $1,600.
No. 1ST , House 5 rooim at d half lot on Capita
avenuesnear 24ii s.roet , $2,30U.
No. 136 , llou-c iind hilt acre lot on Cumlug *
street mar 24tli ? r&0.
No. 131 , House 2 ro'nw , full lot , on I turd
nuin 21 t street , SSOO.
No. 129 , Twuhourcs oi-o of 0 and one of <
rooim , on leased lot on Webster near 20th street ,
$2 , Eft I
No. 127 Two story 1 oueo 8 rooms , half lot on
Wcbiter near 19th $3,6i > 0.
No. 126 , House,3 roomx , lot 20x123 feet on
26lh s'rcf t near DouclisS07. .
No , 125 , Twoftory hou-e on 12th near Dodg *
street lot'3x6t ) feet $1,200.
No. 124 , Largo house nnd full block near'
Farnham and Ceirral street , $9OU * > .
No. 12.1 , Homo G rooms raid lar 'O lot on Saunders - -
dors si reel near liarmcKs , 91100.
No. 122 , House 0 rooms and half lot on Web
ster near 16th street , $1,600.
No. 113 , House 10 rooms , lot 30x90 fe t on
Capltoi a\cnuo near 22d street , $2,050.
No. 117 , House 3 rooms , lot 30x120 foct , on-
Capitol avenue near 22d $1,600.
No. 114 , House 3 rooms on Doughs near 2Cth >
itrcct , S760.
No. 113 , Uouso 2 rooms , lot 60x90 feet on
ncur Cumii g htrect , $760.
No. 112 , Itrlck house 11 rooms and hall let on
Ctsa near 14th street , 82,6UO.
No. Ill , House 12 roomhlon | Daenport near
k20th street , $7,0 0.
No. 110 , Itrlck house and lot 22x132 feet ou
Cass street near 15th , $3,009.
No. 108 , 1 argo house on JUrncy near 16th
strtct , 38,600.
No 109 , Two houses and 36x132 foot lot on
Cos * near 14th street , $3,600.
No. 107 , Homo 5 rooms and half lot on Iiard
u car 17th gtrct , $1,200.
.NO. 106. Hoiifoandlot 01x198feet , lot on 14th
neir Pierce street , SOCO
No. It 5 , Two etory- house 8 rooms with 1 } lot"
on benard near Saundtrs street , $2EOO
No. 103 , Ono and one naif story house 10 rooms-
Webster near 16th street , $2,500.
No. 102 , Two houses 7 rooms each and j lot on
14th near Chicnso , $4,0.0.
No. 101 , House 3 room * , cell r , etc. , 1 } Iota ou-
South iwcnuoucar Pacific stres1 , $1,650.
No. 100 , House 4 rooms , cellar , etc. , half lot
eB Izard street near 16th , $2,000.
No. 99 , Very hrgo home and full lot on Ilnr-
noy near 14th street , $9 000.
No. 07 , Largo honeu ol 11 rooms on Sherman'
avenue neir ; Clark ulrtet , make an odor.
No. 00 , ne and one half s > orj house 7 rooms-
lot 240x401 feet , stable , etc. , on Sherman ave
nue near draco , $7100.
No. 92 , Large brick house two lots on Daven
port street near 10th $18,000.
No. 00 , Large hoi se anil full lot on Dodo
near ISihtro t , $7,00) .
No. 89 , Largohause 10 roomi ball lot ou 20th
near California street$7,600. .
No. 83 , Largo house 10 or 12 rooms , beautiful
corner lot on Cass n ar 20th , $7,000.
No. 87 , Two story route 3 roon > 6 acres eland
land LI ) Saundcrd street near Barracks , $2,000.
No. b5Two stores nncl a rcslmnce 011 leased
half lotnear Mason and 10th street , $ 00.
No 4 , Two etory hou o 8 rooms , closets , eic , ,
with 6 acres of ground , on Sauudcra Direct near
Umaha H.rrncKs , 82 600.
No. 83 , Ilouseof 9 roors , hall lot en Onpltol'
avenue near 12th street. $ . ' , (00.
No 2 , Ono nnd ono halt story I cuiii O'roomt *
lull lot on Pierce near 20th street , 11,800.
No. 81 , 'I wo 2 story houses , ono of S > and one
0 rooms , Chicago St. , near 12th , $3,000.
No. SU House 4 rooms , closets , etc. , largo lot
on lEth street near Whlto Lead works , $1,300.
No , 77 , large house of 11 rooms , closets , col.
hr , ct. ; . , with Ijlottn Farnham iiL.'rlDthnireoS : .
I3.0CO.
No. 7U , Orcan j one-half Etory house of 8 rooma , .
lot 00x81 feet on Caen near 14lh street , $4,600.
No. 76 , House 4 rooms and basement lot'
16Jxl3'2 Kct on M rcy rieur citli street , $ d7t > .l - - !
No. 74 , Large brick house and two full lota on
Da\cnportrcar 16th street , 816COO.
No. 73 Onu and one-la f story haute and lot
36x132 feet on Jac.son near 12th street , $1,8CO.
No , 72 , Largo brick houho 11 rooms , full lot
on Da\o port near Hth street , J5,0-K ) .
No. 71 , I argo hou e 12 rooms , full lot on Call-
fornU near 20h struct , 7OJO.
No 6C , Hlatile and 3 full lots on Franklin street
mar BauinliTJ , f,000.
No , 64 , To tory frame buildlnsr , store below
and ioorn ftbote , on lened lot on Dodge near
16th ttrixt , (800
No. dl , Home 4 roomx , bi iment : , etc. , lot
93i2'Xicet on It til itrat ixai > all Works ,
1,7W
po. 02 , New lic/u u 4 ri-oino one itory , lull lot
on Hartley near "Ittttitet , $1,760 ,
No. HI , Lar t huunu 10 rooo. ) , full lot on Bur
near 21 i utrtot , $5,000.
No. CO , llontc 3 ro ins , half lot on Dtenport
near 23d utri-.l , l,000.
No 69 , Kuur housm and half lot on Conn mar
miintrcU $26-'iO.
No 6d , lloubo ol 7 rooms , full lot Webster
near 21st ttreet.t2,60(1. (
No. 67. homo of 0 r OIIIH , lot CO\HO feet on
21't ktriet near tit. ilarj'anveniiu. $1,000.
No.tU , Houxeol 10103IH9 , full lot on Califor
nia near ilht street , $ jtOO.
No , 60 , HoutoO rooim , tun full | i.tx on 19th
bt'e-ct r nut I'iul. $11,01/1.
NoI'J ' iUl. h u * II ' MMIH lull lot nn Karn >
li.un n Ar ' tit str < .tt # 0,000.
No. 48 , JlouBO of U roaiiis , lull tot em i'aclfl
near 9th stre'i't , $ JOOfl
No , 10 , Lirgo huuto with full block near ch
to ti , $2,000.
t-'o. 46 , Largo liouso 7 IOOUH , closets , etc. ,
18th .trrtt niarC'ark ' , $3.000.
No. 44 , House ami full lot on Chlea o near
21nt Btrcut , $5,000.
No. 43 , llou'oaml two lota on Chicago IifA
22d strut $7.6UO.
No 37 , llotmu of 8 rooms , 1) ) lots on 19th near
MchuUa street , $3,060
No. 26 , Two 2 story brick houses with lot
Hxl32 feit on Chicago near 18th street , $5,600'
each ,
BEMIS'
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
16th and EHjuglu Street ,