1JE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. MAHCH 22 Ib8 * . STEELE , JOHNSON & CO. , WHOLESALE GROCERS AND JOBBERS IN Flour , Salt , Sugars , Canned Goods , and * * All Grocers' Supplies. -x A Full Line of tlio Best Brands of : CIGiKS IAOTACTUEED TOEAC00. Agents for BEIIWOOD NAILS AND LAFL1H & BAND POWDER 00 THE JELM MOUNTAIN GrOZLjID AND Mining and Milling Company. _ _ _ . . . . . . Working Capital - esoc.ooo . . . _ . , , Capital Siock. - - . - . - 11,000,000 Pat Value oi Sharra , - - - - - - 125,000 STOCK FULLY PAID UP AND NON-ASSESSABLE Mines Located in BRAMBL MININGDISTRICT. . OJb'Jk'XGJhlJbCES : DR. J. I. THOMAS , President , Cummins , Wjoiulnj ? . W.M. E. T1LTON , Vlco-Prosldcnt , Cummins , Wyoming K. N. DARWOOD , Secretary , Camming , Wyoming. At O. LUNN , Treasurer , Cummins , Wyoming. Dl. J. I. Thomas. Louis Miller W. S. Hrrvmcl. A. O , Dunn. E. N. Hsrwood. Francis Leavens. Gco. II. Falos. Lcwta Zolman Dr. J. C. Watklns. no22mc5m OEO. W. KENDALL , Authorized Apcnt ( or Sale of Stock1. HP- " n Ji .Nob. WHOLESALE- On River Bank , Bet. Farnham and Douglas Sts. , DEALERS IN ALL'S SAFE AND LOCK Fire and Burglar Proo 1020 FarnhamjStreet , -WHOLESALE- BOOK SELLER AND STATIONER -AND DEALER N Wall Paper and Window Shades. 1304 Farnham St. Omaha Neb. . O. WHOLESALE GROCER 1213 Farnham St. . Omaha. H. M. & M. PEAVY CLOTHIERS ! . 1309 Farnham Street. ' . JanJOvoJ.m&eGm JA < WUOLK8ALK AND KKTAJI , DKAI.KK IX Lath , Shingles , Pickets SASH , COOK'S , isLfftito , hiULOtaUS , LirfH ) , * , I AdKNl JOB MILWAOKKIf OKUXNT Near Union Pacific Denot , OWfAHA.\TK MWAJHtfumin < tVlt JLWJL JL Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings , MINIMO HAC1IINEKY , BELTING , HOSE , BKA83 AND IHOK W1TJN08 PIPE < JTK / PAOKINO ; AT ( YnOLESALE AJfD UCTAIu"-.1 ' HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AMD SCHOOL BELLS A. L SRANG , 205 F'1" St. , Omaha THE TOWN OP ESSEX. Inhabited by Enterprising People Importjvnt Business Houses and Factories. Corrtsdomlcncc ot Tim Hsu. ESSEX , la.March 11. The eastern branch of Iho Niahnabotna , n clear nnd beautiful stream , finishes power for a good many mills , nnd its beauti ful nnd prodactive valley is dotted with cities ntul villages , ninong which nro Audubon , Atlantic , Rod Oak , Shonnndoah nnd llntnbur , while nature - turo seems id hare niadothis n natural roadway for the ' 'iron horse. " The northern nnd southern branches ol theO , , IJ. & Q , , from Rod ( X\k , form n direct line from the western centra portion of the stub ) towards Neb iskn City and the business centers along the "Big Muddy , " and the long trains of fifty to eighty carsso , often scon on this line , are a true index of the fine grade and the amount of business dono. Six miles north of Shcnnn * don.li on this road is theiunpiatcntiotm villnRO of ESSEX. From Shonnndoah it looks liku u city resting in tlio valley behind the encircling bluff * , with its bountiful brick union school building , standing in the highest part of the town , prop- ing out over the hills like a beacon ol our now civilization , or n ( stronghold for the dofonco of American liberty. To the northeast is n strong BETTLKMENT OP RWKUIM , and n fair minority of the thrity business men of the village , are of the same nationality , some of thorn being among the earliest , nnd now , the wealthiest dealers. There is n noticeable enterprise about the young cities , seldom seen in the eastern states , nu eagerness to start n now enterprise , nnd venture time and money to supply the domnnd for nil kinds of s.ilablu articles , and Essex is no exception. A pork packing establishment has bcon placed in working order this season , nnd hns nlrondy disposed of n few thousand hogs ; n barb- .wiro fence manu'nctory , doing n successful business , has boon forced to surrender to the "alvnnoo guard" of Washburn , Moon & Co. ; n $0,000 creamery is ready for the spring's work ; a steam engine manu factured lioro is driving the wood and iron l.vthos and the emery wheels in n plow and machine shop ; a practical miller is turning out a good quality of flour ; a now i > nd spacious wagon shop is nearly finished ; agricultural implements and hardware , dry goods ami groceries , building material nnd farm hands uro in good demand ; the newspaper is eagerly sought after ; church and school enterprises are bold and well sustained , and a healthy moral tone is found among the pee ple.The The importance of the place , .at present , may bo seen by the number of BUSINESS HOUSES. Wo find n bixnk , five stores of gen eral merchandise , throe each of res taurants , confectionaries , coal dealers and implement houses ; five plusicians , four churches and a. la vyor ; duplicate leviitors , groceries , moat markets , hardwares , drux stores , nurseries , grain and stock firms , blacksmiths , jewelry stores , and harbor shops , while the furniture , packing h > use , harness shop , newspaper , mill , hotel , boot and shoe store , shoo shop , tailor , livery , wagon shop , creamery nnd brick yard are all in the "single on- trios. " MR. C. M. 7OLK Bottled in this part of the county quito a number of years ago , and after im proving his farm nnd placing himself in easy circumstances , he built a fine steam elevator , with the improved methods of handling nnd shelling corn , ' and a good steam mill. Ho is , at present , doing n good business for half dozen , ocean steamship com panies , furnishing transportation and passage to those who dcsiro to cross the "great deep , " for there are multitudes tudos of our foreign born citizens , who , after locating and establishing themselves in business , purchase tickets and send back to their old homes to bring their friends to this great now world in the west. THE BAKE is ono of the model institutions , and the silent , retiringly modest proprie tor , Mr. B. M. Webster , a brother of the late Hon. W. E. Webster , like all that family , is a banker by birth as well aa education , and manages hit business with great prudence and safety. Tlio bank is located in a fine largo two-story brick , and has all the conveniences expected hi such business. UK. 0. II. JKNNINOH , like W. S. Palmar , of Rivorston , who it ia said , would quarrel with himself if ho had time , because ho is the only lawyer in town , located hero several yeura ago , unknown to "fortune and fame , " nnd , taking his library from under his arm , begun his work. Ilia largo practice , oxtonaivo law and mis- aellanoous library , elegant rooms joining the bank , and the many busi ness interests which revolve around him , are evidences of his popularity , energy , enterprise nnd professional success , N-YE AND MOO1SK , the proprietors of the loading general merchandise house , have n mammoth stpro and carry a largo and well B' < - locti'd stock , and are thorough busi ness men , who propose to supply the public with juet wliat they want at the lowest figured John 1 * . Nye was for many years a resident of Oiuahu , and inquired after the health and prosperity of many f.ionJs in that metropolis. 8. A. COLLINS monopolizes the livery business , and wo think he may well do so. for ho liaa hosts of fnendg , plenty of "good rigs , " nnd does the "aquaro thing" by the boys , while always looking as Imppy aa a mule who has just kicked somebody out of this world into a bet * ter ODO. W. N. MALONr , > f the corner hardware store , has joen building all around that corner , and whut was at lint the largest hard , ware fltoro is now the center of his leaps of hardware and farm irnplo- nenta. lie has boon mayor for some 'jme , and reading law , and the way ho donls out the farm machinery looks as though ho had gene crazy nnd was giving away his stock. Cer tainly while acting ns "Your Honor , the Court , " ho holds aomo interesting dialogues with Bud Baker , the demo cratic nrtist nnd constable. THE LINDELt IIOU9R is Btill the h < > adqiinrtora for the hun gry travelers nnd musicians , nnd when mine host finds n "qualified" person to manage the organ ho con "pick n fiddle" to perfection , DR. O. M. BURIUUB is imitating the proprietor of Mon'o Park , having nrnuiged n snug oflho detached from the business houses , whcro ho is perfecting his machinery during his spare hours , nnd will hardly stop to oat or sleep. Borgnnn is said to have spout thirty years in perfecting his "Automatic Wonder , " and the" refused Barnum's oiler of 830,000 for it. If ihn people would keep healthy , and not call the doctor away eo much , wo might soon see his now appliances for hearing and see ing , talking nnd breathing , for test ing the lunga nnd the action -f the heart , nnd for manufacturing and caging ojootricity ; nnd vo may yet see his wires , like spider's webs , con necting with Shenandoah nnd Chicago , and his now electric machines light ing the streets ot E'sex. TUK INDKX lit n bold , independent and lively pu- per , nnd , like ita editor , "takes he.ivy impressions" very easy Wo found Brother Churchill wearing ft ten-inch knife Biisponded from his watch chnin , nnd wo supposed it. WAS the emblem of hia nursery business ivtid was to bo used in grafting nnd pruning , but the grcnt law of ' "Bolf-dofoncOj" and the thought tlut editors wnlk in dnngur- ous paths came to our relief while wo n-c-illod Max Adlor'a lines : , ni.itcils mvd utillcttoi Wcr n'rmigoJ about his tliigln , An. I ( leinomcnl glnrca Were Quito cumtnon with his eyes. " The four ehurnhoa Imvo good fr.xmo buildings nnd nro in n prosperous con dition. The Methodists are about to build a good pnrsonngo Thu Ond PiillowajindUmtud Wi.rk- men and theM-isonioordurs are strong and in goO'l ' working older , nnd the city has just dootoil u to npcr.uicj ticket. BUOKIIYK. Bradford , Pu. Tim * . Kitclian , Utailforcl , 1'a. , writex : 1 cnclo'o m"iiey for SrniNO lu > s > so\i , ns H.tiil I would it it curttl mo. My dyitpcp- sia hns > imi8h ( l , with all its fymptmiiH , Many tlianU ; I flmll muer bo uithoiit it in tlio houio. ' i'licoCO cents , trial bo.- ties 10 cents. FL.ORIDA. ALLIGATORS. Tholr Food , Their Habits , 'and Tholr Commercial Valuo. Uuffal > Courier. , The alligators nro mostly of the rcd- eyed species , which nro noted for ttioir size nnd ferocity , nnd , when met on land , are not much disposed to turn out of their course for nnyth'ng ' , so that not many people care to meet them in their rambles. An immense fellow , who lay about two hundred foot from the shore , allowed us to puddle within ono hundred feet of him , go that I had n fine view of his vicious eyes and general ugliness. It wni fully two feet from his nostrils to his eyes , and he must have boon nearly or quito twelve feet long. Aa wo approached nearer ho settled slowly out of sight , sinking so easily as not to cause a ripple upon the almost glassy surface of the water , as ho disappeared. It seems that these strange creatures are almost as much at homo on land as in the water nnd , contrary to my previous understanding of their habits , they are frequently found n milo from nnybody of water , especially at night , when they wander about from ono pond or lake to another. They are very destructive of stock , and are especially fond of hogs , and , as all stock runs at largo in this coun try , they catch great numbers of them. Calves and yearlings are also a favor ite diet of these monsters , and oven full-grown cows and steers are pulled into the lake by them and devoured. Whenever you BOO a bobtail cow in Florida , which is not unfroquontly the case near the numerous lakes and ponds , it is safe to presume that nho has boon wrestling with an alligator , and would , if she could , "a tail un fold. " A gontlomin living about two miles from Lochloosa Lake , told mo that on ono occasion ho was driving a lot of cattle across a stream that empties in to it , when all at ouce they com niencod running nnd bellowing. Run ning forward ho saw that an immense alligator had seized a fine yearling , not by the tail , but by the body , being so largo that ho had actual grasped the yearling's body in his mouth , as n pig would an ear of corn. And although ho could not , of cour-e raise it from the ground , ho did b his weight and the strength of his huge jaw crush it to the earth. Tlio owner of the animal tried to make the 'gator let go his hold by striking him over the head with his cow whip. Failing in this ho rode rapidly back for his gun.nnd was followed on his return by hia dog. By this time the 'gator had released liin hold , and the yearning lay in the road nearly dead. Riding up within twenty feet , the gentleman discharged a heavy load of buckshot at the alligatpr'a head , which only served to infuriate the brute , and ho at once made a rush for the dog. Thereupon tlio gentle man approached until he could almost touch the 'gator with the muzzle of Ilia gun , and discharged the other barrel at a point just back of the shoulder , causing the animal to re treat into the buahen , and ho was found next morning on thu shore of the lakfltifrand dead , Jli > measured fifteen feet in longtb. Alligators are being hunted very extensively of late for tlieir tooth and hides. Their tooth are mounted with gold and made into ear-rings , nock' lacea , w itch chains , etc. , and are worth from $1 to f 5 per pound , The hides are worth from $1 to $1.50 , green. Over 400 have boon killed iu Lochlpojn lake alone , Fire hunting , at night , i the moat successful mode af capturing them , if not the eafest. Two inon and a boat wro required. One paddles while the other has an immense bull's-eye lantern fastened on the to ; of hia head , the 'light of which attracts the alligators to the lurfaoo , and blinds them BO that the x > at can be run right against them. Then the man with the light thrusts the jnuzzlo of a hoavy.palibre rifle within BIX inches of the creature's .head , and fires , imme diately proceeding to haul him aboard , to which effort the 'gator lends what strength ho hits left ; his great desire on being mortally hurl is to got out of the water , And if ho once feels the boat after being shot , lie will attempt to climb in himself if not entirely dead. A native al 11 gut or hunter whom I mot on the shores of the lake yesterday , told mo thntholmd soon ns many na eight 'gator * nt ono time dur ing one of thrso night hunts , nnd that ho could hear nnd feel thnir noses "plump" ngniiiflt his boat as they swam rnpidly toward the light , their oyca toing too miioli dnzzlou to dis tinguish the boat until they ran against it. On cominc so abruptly in contact with the boat's sides they would break off n little distance to in vestigate. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Uuolmn'K Arnion Salvo. The best salvo in tlio world for outs , bruises , soroa , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores , totter , chapped hands , chillblains corns and all kinds of , skin eruptions. This salvo is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case or niotioy refunded. Price , ' Jiio per box. For sale by TBII fi "McAUnoN. Omaha. AN UONKST MEDICINE FREE OF COST. Of all medicines advertised to euro uny allection of the Throat , Chest or Lungs , wo know of none wo can rec ommend so highly ns Du. IviNo'nNinv DiscoyniiY for Consumption Coughs , Colds , ' Asthma , Bronchitis Hay Fever - vor , Hoarseness , Tickling in the Throat , loss of voice , etc. This med icine does positively euro , nnd thnt where everything else has failed. No medicine can show one-half BO many [ lositivo and permanent cures un h.ivu already been effected by this truly wonderful remedy. For Asthma and Bronchitis it is n porloct specific , cur ing the very worst cas'es in the short est time possible. Wo say by all means give it n trial. Trial bottles fn > o. Regular size $1.00. Forsaloby y Isit & MoMjuiotf , Omahn. FACTS THAT WE KNOW. 9'jh ' 'tat fur bclnR th ino't llivct i | ilckiMl , an iitoiHIno connecting tht < went Metropolis , 0111 OA.OO , and the KAHinui , NOiiTii.KAHTiiRN , I ) u mil Hocni'KAHTRHN Luiiu , uhlch tcnuinnUt . r , with KAIIUS CITT , F.itAviwiwoHta , ATOUKCN " 'OUNCII. Uu'rn anil OMAHA , lh fnvMniinv from which rwllato EVERY LINE OF RtfAO ) 10 Continent from tlie Ulsnour Klwr to tlio Vnclflo Slop * . The 'HJOAGO HOOK. ISLAND & IJA OIFIO UAlLWAy IB lliu only line from Chluvjro owning track lu Kaunas , or which , hy Its own road , ruachm tb points aliove named. No TnANsrims nr Uxnuuoi No WIRUI.NQ oo NKOrroNal So hiiddltnK (11 ( 111 vontlUtoJ or unclean cats , a every mnicngcr carried In roomy , clean ant ! vrntllatnl CC C > N upon Kant rhtiines Trains DAY CARH of unrivaled maKnIOcuncu , ' Pou.BAr PtLAi'n HLKKPIKQ CAPS , and our own world-fatnou * DiNma CARS , upon which mn ! arn ecr\cd of mi Biiriuwod cicolliuico , at Ir.o low mtu of SSVXNT FINII CXNTH men , with unjilc tlnio tor hcOtkni onloj-ment. TlirouRh Cam between Chicago , I'oorU , VII waukce and Hlenourl UUcr Points : and clone c ( L noctlons t all points of Intnrnoctlon * lth ot'im roads. We ticket ( do not Jomot tUU ) ) directly to ui r ; place of Importance In Knnsaa. Nebraska. lll l llllla , Wyoming , Utah. Idaho , Nevada , Callforr. * , Oregon , Waahlnirton Territory , Colorado , AtUonc and Now lloilco. Aa'l ' boral arranucinenta regarding bn trivb rt any other line , andrates of fare al ay u l o * M competitors , who furnleb but a tltho o the com. fort. fort.DOK and tackle of iporUimen freo. Tlckcta. main and foldera at all prlucli * offices In the United States and Canada. R. U. CABLE , E. ST. J01I.N , VIcol'roii't&OoQ. Gen. Tltt andVvw'r Aj ; .Chlcwro 1880. SHORTJLINE. 1880 , KANSAS CITY , 3t , Joe ife Council Bluffs u TUK OHM Direct Line to ST. LOUIS AND TUB EAST From Omaha and the W at. No change nf cat ) , tniivtttn Unuba Aim Ok. nil Hrt "inbetwicn OMAHA ' < VKW YOKK Daily Passenger ! rainti ItlACIIIHO ALI KAHfKKN AWD WEBTKKN 01TIKM with 111-- * ' OIIAJMJBS and IN ADVANCIK of AI J , milKK LINES. Tblu Butlre line to iwiulpnod with I'rUco BlmtnliiK Can , Pilitoo Day Coachoe , IflUcr'r rtkty I'latlonn and Coupler , and the colo'iradil ' * YoAiujfhoiud AlrbraV9. { $ co that your ticket ruadv VIA nANHA I'lTV , T. JOSHl'II & COUNCIL BLUmi tt i' tin < ] , via m. Joseph ami 6t. Ix > ul < . Tick etc lor lf > at all coupon utatlonnlnll r , Mt J. K , BAHNAUD , i. C , DAV/ht. , ( Jiti. bunt. , 8t. Jonetih , M i Orii I'mi nd TliVht Art. ( , Ht. Joseph , Mo Aii > r llovurjt , Ticket Agent 1020 FarnhbUi ( trcet fi 3tkmcp Oonrral Aitint , OUAHA , HB THE OCOIDEHAL J. I. PAYNTER , Proprietor Corner 10th and Howard Streets , OMAHA , NEB. .Two Hollars Per Day , Real Estate 5,000 PIECES OF PROPERTYI For Sale By JOIN M , CLARKE , S , W , oor , Douglas and l or OE--A.O-33 HAMBURG BRANCH OF THE o , B. < t Q. F. M. Wihon Onahior , B. M , Webster's Bank Nye A Mnoro General Merr.hfvndl&o A. M. Jones . .General Merchandise Tohn Ijituicrholtn Gonornl Merchandise I. 0 , Eisiman * General -Merchandise Tohnson A. Donaldson Gonornl Merchandise Toeoph Tnvornor Groceries 'Nelson Bros Groceries & Moat NV. 0. Maxwell Restaurant nnd Coiifoctjonory Charles llemenovor. . , , , Restnurnnt And Confectionery O. K Brooks. , Rostnurant nnd Confectionery W. N. Mnlony ; . . Hnrdwnro nnd Fnrm Implements DoLoo & Ross , Hnrdwnro nnd Fnrm Implements 0. Nichols. . . . k . ' Drugs M. Burlon- - . . .n Drugs N. S. Gromborg Drugs .Tamos Mnrtin. Packing House Pennon < t llnrtmnn. , Harness W. 11. 0. Moore , M. D , Physician 15. Eckerson , M. D Physician 0. M. Burhnnk , M. D Physician Stunrns & Runner Homeopathic Physicians 0. B. Jennings . ' Law G. W. Churchill i Essex Index D , A. Pee . * Lumber and Conl Goo. Pnlmor & Co t Lumhor nnd Coal Pomlloton & Co ! . ' Elovntor 0. M. Folk ! ' . . . . . - . . . . .Stenm Eluvntor nnd Mill G. W. Churchill - . , \ Nursery J. M. Klisioll : ' : Nursery H. 0. Ki.'Bter ' - . i Oonl L. B. Day ' . . . " Grain nnd Stock Laiulon it Lindoiliolm ' . , . " . . . ' Stock Amos & M il' in > ; Stock A. H. Dray " . . . . . . ' . . ! A , A. Borduit ' < A. Bled ott ' . J i Lindoll House .J. F. Kiniicy ; . ' Boots nnd Shoes S. A , Collins Livery J. 0. Thorp t Barber Goorjjo Stiff v Barber D. W. .lunuR i Crcnmory We Will K ot Be Undersold ! L B. WILLIAiS & 1422 and 1424 Dodge Si , ARE MAKING OIF1 LE GOODS ! Xlff Linen and , Housekeeping Department All Linen Towels , lOc ; a Fine Knotted Fringe Towel 256 , ' Table Linen , from 40c to $3 50 per yard ; Crash , 5c up. Hand Made Russia Crash In All Grades , Napkins , Sheetings , Table Covers , Etc , VERY DESIRABLE PATTERNS IN CREAM AND WHITE , DOTTED AND FIGURED SWI3SE. , t Exclusive Pattern31 GARRETS I CARPETS I We will opoa la 'i ivr' ' weekri a fUll and oompL te eto'ok of On Second Floor , WhioK is no r boincr prepared for them. LOOK.FOE OUR CARPET DtJfARTMENT. Gents' Furnishing Goods British Sox , 6 pairs for $1.OO : Unlaundried Shirts , 60o , 60o and 860 ; Subpenders , 26o , up ; Fancy Hose , 60 up ; Lmen Ool- lare , $ l.oO per dozen ; Linen Oufts , S2.60per dozen. New Styles. Qentb' Neckwear. L B. WILLIAMS & SONS , 1422 and 1424 Dodge Street. "WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. " BASWITZ & WELLS , OPERA HOUSE SHOE STORE , Under Boyd's Open , House. Are noW daily receiving large Stocks of SPRING GOODS ! And invite the people to call and examine Goods. Good Goods ! Low Prices ! ' AND SQUAB' " : DEALINa AT THE "Opera House Shoe Store. " | an31-dSm PILLSBURY 'S BEST I Buy the PATENT PROCESS MINNESOTA FLOUR always gives satisfaction , because it make ? superior article of Bread , and is the Ohear _ est Flour in the market. Every sack warranted to run alike or money refunded. . M. YATES , C