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BAKTLBTT and Church Howe mak
an elegant team.
AT Lincoln the honorable Mr. Bartlett
lott puses himself off as an oracle. A
Omaha ho is classed as a shyster.
MR. BAKTLKTT has pnt in a high bid
tor a position AS assistant political rail
rood attorney , with a fixed salary.
BA.ETLBTT boasts ho has as man ;
friends at Lincoln as at Omaha. No
doubt of it. Ho will have preeiou
few in Omaha horoafter.
WHY can't Governor Nauco rotlro
his staff on half pay t Lot Mickey , of
Polk , his right bower , or Church
Howe , his left bower , introdnco a
pension bill.
Tna woman suffrage of Indiana
Lave been holding a mooting in In
dianapolis. The sympathies of Nebraska -
braska are f roely accorded to Indiana
in her late affliction.
MB. OAR.NI has outlived his useful
ness an a Union Pacific purchasing
agent , and Jno N. Thurston will either
have to fall back on Frank Hanlon or
look up another man ,
EX-GOVCKMOK MOBEB , of South
Carolina , who is on trial on enormous
barges of potty larceny , is to bo de
fended on th ground of insanity.
Lunacy cove-roth a multitude of sins.
TUB legislature should not adjourn
without awarding brass medals to
Alexander & Cyrus for double-pay
gallantry during those terrible Omaha
rioU.
IK another column the Bur. pub
Italics the principal portions of the
nmeudod city charter as paajod by
both houses of the legislature. Omaha
will soon begin the work of street
paving.
TIIIIIU ! are only nine placca to fill
on thu tariff' commissions , and tharo
are already nine hundred namoa aug
gosted for the positions. The unem
ployed statesmen , who have uo other
recommendation than they are at proa
out out of office , cooin to bo on the
increase.
BY the way , can't Church Howe
and Bittlott demand a thorough in
vestigation of the means used for pull
big through iho capitol win ? appro
priation in 1881. There were about
$3,000 raised and distributed among
members of the legislature and their
' "best friends. " Bartlett and Howe
voted for the bill.
Alexander the Great is not the only
double salaried militia brigadier on
It- the governor staff. Another gallant
- warrior General Cyrus N. Baird , register
ister of the United States land ofllco
at Lincoln , achieved gloryand renown
in suppressing the Omaha riot to the
tuuo of $130 for eleven days vacation ,
while his office foea were coming on as
tuual.
AOUICULTUUK is king in the west ,
and mining has coooed to hold the
first place as a wealth producing ole
ment. Tn the ton years beginning
with 1871 California produced over
1132,000,000 , moro wheat than of gold
and silver. Nebraska bases her
prophesies for future development on
the remarkable increase in her corual
productions , and Omaha is her natu
ral depot and mart.
TUB proposal to make the Bureau
of Agriculture a government depart
ment , recalls to the Philadelphia Ren.
prd a story of old time days ; in the
administration of Mr. Lincoln. Good
old Mr. Newton wai called from his
popular ice cream saloon in this city
to take charge of the great govern
ment seed etore , known as the Bureau
of Agriculture , la one of his official
reports Mr , Newton said the expendi
tures of his bureau had "exceeded
bis most nanguino expectations. "
"Wl-en this bureau is raised to a de
partment , with a cabinet minister , its
rr expenditures will doubtless exceed the
molt sanguine expectations of all con
cerned in the job.
TliAT COMPLETE VINDIOA-
T1ON.
The militia bill passed by a lara
majority against the malignant pro
tosU of legislative hoodlums in anc
outof the legislature. The factroundi
out the matter into n full , complete
and entirely satisfactory vindication
of Gov. Nance and Mayor Boyd , and
through the written statements ol
both governor and mayor of what Ac
tually occurred during the labor riotn
hero , a perfect and truthful history ol
it takes Its proper place in the archtvoa
of the state , and the truth , in opposi
tion to a mountain of falsehood , is now
made as plain to the people OB it woa
to the legislature.
The Herald linn little to add to what
it has ftlroady stiid of the promptitude
and wisdom with which Mayor Boyd
and Gov. Nance acted in an emergency -
cy that showed how well fitted
both men are for the positions they
occupy in public opinion , and also in
public confidence. Gov. Nanco is a
Republican governor , but it is our
duty to tmy of him that his ndminis-
tration of the oxccutivo department
of the state government has been as
clean as it has boon dignified and ef
ficient. Gov. Nance has had the char
acter and ability to BOO the line of
luty in several emergencies , and the
: ourago and pluck todltchargoit with-
] ut regard to political or personal con-
icquoncca to himself. Omaha Herald.
The final passage of the militia bill
: an bo in no aonso considered a full ,
: omploto , and entirely satisfactory
rindication of Governor Nanco and
Mayor Boyd in calling out the troops
luring the late labor troubles. That
question was not at issue in the oppo-
lition to the measure as originally ro-
lortcd from the houio committee on
ilaimi. No member of the legisla
te proposed to obstruct the passage
if any item in the bill which was the
ojitimnto outcome of the call of the
Governor. There WM no opposition
0 the payment of the militia who
> boyod the Governor's summonc. If
hose members of the legislature who
> eliovod the action of Mayor Boyd
nd Governor Nanoa uncalled for
nd unncoisary had wished to
vidonco their belief by opposing the
nilitia appropriation bill , the result
n roll call would have counted up a
oodly number. What many of the
Qgislaturo did object to was the bare-
iced attempt to throttle all discussion
f the causes loading to the calling
t of the troops , the protests of the
itizona of Omaha against the necessity
ar quartering soldiers in our city in
imo of peace , and the outrageously
artisan speech of Mr. Bartlett , of the
ommitteo on claims , in presenting
iis one-sided report to the houso.
'hoy were determined that potitienero
rom Douglas county should bo heard
rhen they demanded a hearing , and
ho fact that they were enabled to sc
are that hearing for Omaha's labor-
ag men , when the governor's backers
ttomptod to make an issue of his oc-
lon in calling out the troops , shows
hat the vindicators didn't have such
1 rough-shod victory after all.
The chief opposition to the militia
> ill as originally reported lay in the
xhorbitant charges made by the gold
toed and ( IIagree oflioar * who compos-
d the soft Borneo brigade during th
earful Omaha canpaiqn. In cutting
own one half the estimates for the
arvlccs of the valorous gentlemen wo
nnotsoo how the vindication of
ither Governor NAUOO or Mayor
loyd was helped or retarded. The
lemboru of the legislaouro who de-
ended free speech und opposed the
yrnont of oulrnfjoom salsrica
o the gorgeous governor's staff
ro "legislative hoodlums"
wording to the editor of The Herald ,
'hey ooitainly do not train with that
lus of aristocratic pilferers with
rhioh the much investigated editor of
'ho HoraU ia connected. The truth
t history cannot bo stamped out by
lonntuina of falsehood , oren if
hole brigade of buckram brigadiers
dould certify under the great seal of
tie State , of Nebraska , that they
ewod their way through on army of
Imaha rioters , and waded through an
ooan ot blood every time they
rcnt to their hotel for a meal ,
t is a well known fact that
jo present legislature as a body , no
lore represents the sentiments of the
eoplo of Nebraska on the late labor
roublo in Omaha than does the editor
f The Herald , the views of our poo-
In upon any questions of public or
lirato policy.
The local taxation In England and
ifolos is steadily on an iucroiao. In
374 the total sum raised was 9123 ,
32,260 , and rose until it reached
155,216,600 In 1880. As compared
ith 1874 , the poor and pollco and
mrch rates show a decrease In 1880 ,
10 church rate being reduced from
r&,850 to 507,035 The highway ,
nitary and school board rates rose
om ? l,259,63c ) to 90,421.500. The
tal of loans outstanding increased in
IB same period from 9420,974,780 to
185,483,035.
TUB discovery Is triumphantly
ado that Anna Dickinson is a chain-
on of woman suffrage. According
i a report of a speech made by the
aw Hamlet before a Ohiosgo woman
iffrago convention , Miss Dickinson
iid : "I do not say it [ that woman
lould have a vote ] for the sake of
> ing to congress. I can safely venire -
ire to put the ruling of this convon-
un to-day against that of the vice
csidunt of tha United States the
her day In the house of representa-
res. " [ Applause ] . If Anna Dick
eon's knowledge of congress is a
mple of the political knowledge of
her suffering sisters , the conntrj
wouldn't bo highly benefitted by the
sixteenth amendment. When the
vice president of the United Slat en
presides in the houao of representa
tives as stated by Mies Dickinson , the
amendment miy probably pass. Not
before.
HONEST ELECTIONS IN THE
SOOTH.
The Crape bink bill has passed tha
house of representatives , and the coun
try will now be treated for some days
to come to n long and bitter wrangle
over the southern contested election
cases. The first to be disputed in
partisan debate will bo the Mackoy-
O'Connor case from South Carolina.
The certificate of election wns given
to Mr. O'Connor , over 3,000 votes for
Mackey having boon thrown out m
the various precincts. Mr. O'Connor
died five months nftor the election ,
and n new election was called by
the domocrata to elect his
successor. In thin the republicans re
fused to participate , claiming that as
O'Connor was never elected ho could
have no successor. Ono Dibble was
declared chosen and Mackoy now con-
tusta Dibble's right to the seat in con
gress on the ground of barefaced
fraud at the original election * . The
elections committee of the houao pre
sent n majority report in favor of
Mackoy , and a strictly partisan con
test will follow over the adoption of
the report.
The contested election cases of the
present session only servo to ompha-
sire the necessity for additional meas
ures to secure honest elections in the
south. When a democratic congress
so emasculated the federal election
laws that it deprived supervisors of
election appointed by the government
of all power , it opened the floodgates
of norruptiou and fraud in manner
which was promptly taken advantage
of by the southern' bourbons. Under
the present law nuperviaora are only
empowered to witness the election
proceedings and the making out of re
turns. It is openly charged and
not dented that illegal voting ,
false counting and other violations
of an honoat election may take plac
under their very noses , and that they
are wholly poworlooa to interpose ,
No ono knows this better than Mr.
Lynch , of Mississippi , who recently
gained his seat from the Shoe String
district over Chalmers , and who has
offered a bill in the house designed to
pro rent such frauds as those which
: ounted him out at the last election
Fho Lynch bill authoring United
States supervisors , or any one of them
t any precinct in which the state
officers refuse or fail to open the poll
to organize an election board and to
: onduct the election as nearly as practicable
ticablo in conformity with the laws o
the state , and to make the proper ro
turns. Those supervisors are to be o
opposite political parties , appointed
for every election precinct , and oiti
tans of the county or parish in which
they are to not. They are empowered
in addition , to bo preaont in
the room whore the ballo
box is kept , from the tim
the polio are opened unti
the last vote is counted. Any ad
[ ournmout during that time is strictly
prohibited. They are als requiroc
: o make regular returns of the eloc
ion in addition to these made by tin
itato ofliuoru , to report all violation !
) f the act to tha chief supervisors , and
.ho United States district attorney ii
rivon free access to these reports it :
jrdor to institute criminal procoedingi
igainst violators of the law. Any in
! racti n of the provisions of the bill is
nado punishable , when conviction in
my district or circuit United States
> ourt with fine and imprisonment.
Mr. Lynchs * bill is timely , and
rould no doubt if enacted into a law
promote honesty in elections. There
s however , little prospect of its pais
go at the present session , although
lomo of the fact ) brought out in the
lobatos of the coming week , will prove
ho strong necessity which exists for
ho operation of just such a measure.
BONANEX MAOKAY proposes to build
i hotel in London five times as largo
tc any hotel at prusnut in that city.
it will be conducted on the American
> lsn with a genuine American bar and
iot61 clerk with a genuine diamond
ihirt ntnd.
Statistics of population compared
rith representatives in the legislative
> edie of the leading countries of the
vorld show that the United States ,
rith the largest population , has the
mallost number of legislators. For
tor nearly fifty millions of people she
las 3C9 senators and members of con
gress , while the figures for European
lations are these : Germany , 45,000-
100 , and 397 delegates } England , 34 , .
00,000 , and 658 members of parlia-
nuut ; France , 30,000,000 , and 050
epreseutatlres and senators ; Spain ,
7,000,000 , and 387 deputies in the
) orto ; and Austria-Hungary , 35- ,
00,000 , and 1,000 members in tha
wo houses.
STATE
Ited Cloud has two uJ
Fall. City dog * uro taxed $3 each.
Wahoo haiubuut 1,300 population.
Bt , Paul U to hate & new bank Imlldlug.
Small pox It about all gent from PlatU-
loutb.
Seward has a wniblog machine mana-
lotory.
The Union Pacific paid $15,287.61
taxes into ( he Merrick county treasury 01
the llth.
Progreiilre Beatrice hM established i
fire limit.
A box ot lire cats WM among Rtvarton'i
late receipts ,
The railroad will reach North Lon [
about Ju y let.
The Fremont Tribune ii threatens
with A libel Milt.
Kearney hod a very lucctuful art exhl
bition latit week.
Ther * Ii talk of reiurrectlnj the Cam'
brid o Us | ubllctn.
1 he new bank at Loup City begins baa-
loess on the lit l > roi.
Bed Cloud complains that fhe has toe
many dog gone dog * .
Tnn Mettr post , No. 9J , Q. A. U. , hae
been organized at Alma.
A grand army fnit WEB organized ot
Pawnee CiVy un the 18th ,
A BUir retail dealer Bold G.COO pounds
of barbed wire on the 13th.
Thkt grand mutcal fcntlvnl will not be
given in Lincoln till September.
HitPDme Hock yard * nre to bo built by
the railroad people at Red Cloud.
Thirty men ate cutting brush near Blair
for the Mlsijurl ri-r | p near there.
An excursion from O tlesburg , III , , Is
expected to an ire at Ablon on Juns G.
Three boy horse tliieies ot Clay county
gottbreo year * apiece in the penitentiary.
An Incendiary fire partially destroyed
the bridge at Lindsay , Platte county , on
the 13th.
Wymore celehrnto 1 it * Grit anniversary
on tha 2 lit by a grand tellglous and social
demonstration.
Daniel Caropin died at Lincoln on the
17th frnm wounii Inflicted by James Grif
fin in a f racat on the 12th.
D Flnlev G llnfl ! , was killed on the
12th by th * accidental discharge of a gun
while hunting near Kearney.
The regimental band at York I * regird *
cd by thona within the Round of the instru
ment * M the finest In the state.
Durin ? a rreent > ! se of thi Republican
river. J. W. Ward , of Mt. Ayr , la. , lost
SCO sheep at bU ranche in P uruas county.
A Beatrice wife visited a billiard hall
on the 15th , found her lord therein push
ing the ivorUe , .boxed hia ear ) and led bin ?
home. * > -
P. Wilnon of Frontier county , now on a
risil to England , write * that nbont tvrent
families will accompany him on hii re
turn.
John Linblom , of Philrn , w * s throw
from his hone wi lie returning from
farmers' meeting' , and tis collar buns wa
broken.
Kearney ToteiTune 20th , on a propo
nition to donate $30,000 in bonds to ait
the conntruition of canal to brinp watc
to the town.
P. M. Konsh Inform , un that he klllo
nineteen pole cats in one riny this week o
the farm of J. B. Mumford , nine mile
northtant of Beatrice Democrat.
The trnok i * now Md fire mites beyon :
Long Fine , and will be completed t
Bone Ureek by the last of thi * week , i
the wtather r , niaioa favorable.O'Neil
Banner.
The B , k M. surveyors are in cam
about two miles rait of Beatrice , and wl
teen finith > he line from Ttcumseh. iThe
have run on lin < into town through Sout
Beatrice. Express.
John Gailbralth , Ijving ia the timber i
Arizona , caught a wild oat that tnta < mre <
three feet nix inches Ion ? , and wan twenty
two feet high. Evidently old tettlar
-Tokamah News ,
A. M. Anderson , tried at Clay Cemto
for tba murder of J. Storm Johnson a year
igo , WAI acquitted. Johnson'ii itomao
: ontatned aruenic , but there was no evi
Jenoo to show Anderxon gave it to him.
Deputy Recorder Brown , on tl ; 17th
begun teuording a will which contain
) Vcr 8,000 woida i > nd disposes of one n > il
ion , nix hundred and fjrty.threo thouiam
iollars * worth of property. Plattsmout ]
Tournnl.
A state drupelet aaiociallon will b
formed in Nebraska. A call will goon b
jublMied calling for the druggUts to
usemble'at Liuculu some time nuxtiuonth
it which tituo an organization will bi
ifftctetl.
The bridge which U to built ncrom th
Nfiobrara river by the Sioux City &P cifi
railroad will omitaiii muro tlmn fOU.OC1
'eet of lumber. The fr.uno work of the
pridie ; is no\v being done at Long Pine ,
3'Neil Banner. '
A mare belonging to F.
jirth to a two-legged cult last Sunday. Ii
* .tn wt'll formed nnd henlthy , but Mr
khweitzor , unt thinking that u two-leggc-i
: olt wn worth moro than a four-leb-goc
mo , killed it M tdUou Chronicle.
W. J. Howell , ofVost Salem , in th
lepublicun valley , determined to ehutlli
iff Ho mixed up a dote of various kinds
if pniiun , 1'arh graen being the most , anc
vaahed it dawn with n gulp of carbolic
iuid. It wna eight hours before a pliyci-
; Un Kut to work on Mr. Howell , but ha
ilonned him out thoroughly.
The form house of Mr * . Sarah Khino ,
i&e milu iiotth of FalU City , wiw totally
lertroyed by tire on thu 12th. While out
uilklng Mr * . Khino discovered uinoke
liming from th second utory and by the
Imo f-ho urrlred at the house it wa eurel-
iped in fUmei. There bulng no help al
mud Loth house and furniture were con-
uiiied. The kouso was valued at 93,090 ,
iud wan fully Insured.
Frith , Lancaster county , has a "ganctl
led seduction" caie , the sinner being i
; ray < holred deacon of the llothodinl
hurcli , and the victim a fourteen-year-old
irlndoiilttd by the doacjn. The child
llv ei the old brute used force at nr t and
: ept up big lecherotn acta fur nine months
v thnats. There d trouble in store for
Im heie and hereafter.
A JOB FOR TWttNi'Y YEARS.
! orriwpciiUonce o | The lieu.
ORD , Valley county , Neb. , May
9. The trial of utato VB. Niels Godt-
riodson , which haa been before , the
ourt since Monday last , terminated
oaterday at 2 o'clock , the jury hav
ig retired for deliberation the day
ay bo/uro at noon. After remaining
ut twenty houri they returned with
verdict of murder in the eecond do
reo. Thu cue was ably defended by
ttoruoya Coffin & Brown and A. M.
Bobbins , but fact * will tell , and mur-
er will out , however wall defended ,
'ho ' sentence of the court wag , "Oon-
uement in the penitentiary for twen-
f years at hard labor , without soli-
vry confinement. " The dockoU
ere all well cleared up , all well satis-
ed. * * *
A PO3TJA8TE ! PfiOS OUT.
jtretpondeun ot The Be * .
OiKUND , Iowa , May 19. Thepost-
i ster of this place , A. Eck , left
3me the first part of this week under
rcumstances that seemed quite su -
icioua. To-day letters wore received
f parties here and his family , stating
mt ho was going west to grow up
ith the country , The special agent
' the postofllco department has boon
atified to-day , and his bail have
.ken . possession of the office until the
10 arrival of that officer. It is stated
mt he had been behind in his ao-
milts for some time , and before
aving he sold his cows that were un-
) r mortgage. It is supposed that his
( counts ( uo behind $1,000. His
kit is perfectly good , and as there are
lite a number of men on the bond ,
to loss , individually , will bo small.
BUCKUTB.
A FALSE FRIEND.
Bartlett'a Assertions at Lin
coin Contradicted.
What Ho Snldtotho Laboring Moi
la Omaha.
OMAHA , May 20 , 1882.
To Ui * Editor of Ths Ree :
Will you permit mo a short space ii
your valuable paper to reply to semi
statements made by the honorabli
representative of Douglna Bounty ant
chairman of the committee on claims
I was greatly surprised in reading th <
roportof the committee on claims 01
the militia bill and the course takot
by Bartlutt , who proclaimed himsel
to mo us being n staunch friend of tin
working classes and an enemy t <
monopoly. His etatemonta to mo anc
his remarks in submitting thu ropon
are BO glaringly contradictory and hii
efforts to injure the laboring class o !
this city and place them in a false
light before the people of the Uti
so plain that I deem it to bo my dutj
to reply to his remarks made at Lin
coin. In my interview with him ]
was accompanied by two other person :
members of the labor union ono ol
vhom was at that time and is now the
secretary. Pursuant to n resolution
adopted at a mooting of the union , 1
waited on Mr. Bartlett nnd others ol
the Douglas county delegation , and
spoke to them of the , to us , objec
tionable feature in the proposed
amendments to thocity charter. Aftet
discussing that question , reference wae
made to the late labor troubles in this
city and the presence ) of thu militia.
Mr. Bartlett said that in his opin
ion the calling of troops was unneccoa-
sary and that the killing of Goo. P.
Armstrong was outrageous and the
murderer ought to bo punished. Mr.
Bartlett stated in Lincoln that the
ureaident of the labor union went to
his office in anticipation of the present
investigation and requested hi.n to do
all in his power to defeat nny bill of
this kind which should "bo introduced.
Ho nays he told mo that was no pluca
to discuss the question and invited mete
to go to Lincoln and appear before
the proper committee. I want to say
to Mr. Bartlett that ho never told me
anything of the kind , He never invited -
vitod me to appear before the com
mitteo. He told me , in discusiing
the question , that he was chairman of
the committee on claims nnd he sup
posed that he bill would be referred
to his committee ; that if I appeared
before the committee my statements
might have some weight. It was not
my fault that I did not appear before
that committeo. I was awaiting nn
invitation from them. I should have
gone there if I had got one.
Bartlett was , I presume , aware of
the fact consequently did not invite
me. I asked Bartlett if it was not
possible to make the governor pay the
expenses of the militia , in view of the
fact that the law governing riots was
not complied with ? His reply was ,
"I don't think wo can , because he
acted under information received from
the mayor. " Very true , I said , but
was it not his duty to come hero and
from personal observation determine
the necessity of troopi. If ho had
done that ho would have acted wisely ;
I have no doubt but that he acted a
little hastily. I then said wo were
not opposed to granting the militia
theii pay. Wo want all workmen to
receive their pay , but under the cir
cumstances TVO question the right of
the state to pay ttio bill , as the calling
of troops was uoclesa nnd unnecessary ,
nnd therefore the officials at vrhojo
instigation the troops were
brought hero should bo held re
sponsible for the bill. I want
it to bo distinctly understood
that neither I nor the other members
r > f the committee that vrnitod on Mr.
Bur t lott received from him an invita
tion to appear before Iho committee ut
Lincoln.
In the report of the oommitteo it is
> aid that after the troops arrived nt
Dmaha , a collision and fight between
: hu soldiers and the mob seomad for
iororal days imminent. That part
; hu report ia utterly untruo. There
rras not a soldier or a member of the
nilitia that had the lease fears of
ight , unluos the officers of the militia ,
ivho are very bravo in time of ponce ,
10 long as they can have headquarters
it hotels like the Withuoll houao in
; hls city.
The report further says that a riot
ixistod of the most dangerous charao-
; or , calling for a protection of the in-
labitants of this city , and commend-
tig thu wisdom of the governor and
nayor. It ia remarkably strange that
3artlott should bo a party to such a
eport , when ho know the contrary to
io the fact. Ha cannot find a citizen
) f this city who will say that they
leoded any protection or were afraid
.hat . their poreons or property would
> o injurod. Burtlett knew when ho
.igned . that report that he admitted tone
no and my colleagues that the mayor
.otod unwisely.
EDWAUD WALHH ,
Pres't 0. L. P. U.
THIS EDTJOATIO1N OV THE NUQRO.
'otlit Editor ol Tn ll K
Will you please allow mo space in
'our paper to answer a few of the
negations of Dee Miller , in his
ditorlul of Friday's Herald , on the
'Education of the Negro. "
It is a solf-ovident faot , that a man
iving in this , an age of light and of
dvauced civilization , who will assert
hat a negro cannot bo educated is
ither unpardonably ignorant or mall-
iously false.
Mr. Miller says "tho people of the
tates south would educate the negro
i secular knowledge ai they educated
im in moral and religious knowledge
rhilo he was yet a barbarian and a
lave , if the negro would consent to
10 educated. "
Appreciating , as did the negro , the
of the so-called " "
snor - "religious" and
moral" education of his Christian
lastrr , who devoutly sung psalms
rom a Bible held in one hand and im-
reasod each psalm with the indis-
ensiblo lash held in the other , and
'hose ' highest teaching was "Servant *
boy your master , " who can cansure
im for declining to accept secular
now lodge from such a source ?
Lot us give a passing glance at the
moral and religious education of the
negro while ho was yet n slave.
What was it ?
It was taught him that his highosl
religious duty WAS to cheat , steal and
lie. Yet Doc Miller despairs of the
negro over becoming "pper to the
master man , " simply because as a bar
barian and slave ho could not at one
gigantio stride reach this high cede ol
southern morals.
Ho B ys further that wo are o
highly imitative race. Thin wo ad
mit , and would retort our mania and
religion * status ia a fair copy of those
of "tho master man. " Wo will not
say that the gentleman has made falao
statements , for it would reflect upon
the intelligence of your renders.
What have wo as a race offered to
us as an inducemoat to educate our
selves ? What positions are open to
us in this land of the free ? Must wo
pursue the classics , study the fiuo arU
and polite literature to become good
waiter * or porters ? Yet this very
gentleman who has recently grown BO
solicitious would have us follow these
very pursuits forovor. Wo would like
some time to write an article upon the
education of the negro at tha south
for the information of Doctor Miller ,
In conclusion , I would say directly
to men of my own race , that this arti
cle of Dr. Miller's is from the pen of
a democrat and a proposed leader of
his party. I bol'ovo it to bo a deep-
rooted sentiment and a principle of
the party to oppose , not only the edu
cation of the negro , but of nil poor
citizens of this country. Take note
of this and keep it continually before
you. Very respectfully ,
M. 0. RICKETTS.
Gospel Truth ,
He that in surety for a stranger shall
nraart for it. But he that truateth to
SPIUHO BLOOD for curing liver , kidney and
complaint * uf like tendency , cnall novtrbe
disappointed. Price 50 centi , trial bottles
10 cento. mlSdlw
THE rjNITKD BKhiTHREN.
PLATTSUOUTU , Neb. , May 20.
To the Editor of Tha Deo.
As many of your subscribers are
members of the church of United
Brethren in Christ , and having three
annual conferences in Nebraska ac
tively engaged in evangelical work ,
wo think it but due to us and the people
ple at largo that your paper giv.o iton ,
of news in regard to our branch of thi
church. I propose to furnish now ;
from time to timo. We have laiol ;
built a parsonage at Sunlight , in th'
wnstorn part of Caas county , also
commodious church in the town
Uriatlilla , Otoo county , another
Blue Springs and ono on the Blm
Tulloy circuit in York countr. Wi
as a church are opposed to intempor
anoe , all monopolies , cliques and clam
that interfere with the rights of man
kind. If you firmly expose and denounce
nounco the corruption of society ou
civil and political world in short , thi
dishonesty and baseness that provai
to such an alarming extent , you wil
have our sinoera' and hearty support
and co-operation.
Youra , for tha rights of the people ,
F. W. SCOTT.
The Champion Safe Works , 25.
Broadway. New tork : Frank O.
Herring , E q. , reports the use of St.
Jacobs Oil for stiffness and soreness of
the shoulder , with most pleasant and
efficacious effects.
TELEGRAPH ROTES.
Senator Logan left Ohiosgo fo
Washington , Saturday , much im
proved in health.
The boiler of Qrubbs saw mill a
Mansfield , O. , exploded , killing tin
engineer , Quo. Bovror , the only per
son in the mill at the timo.
Mra. Cohen , a resident of Ft
Wayne , Ind. , while out riding Sun
day morning , full from hnr carriage ,
breaking her back. She died ehortlj
aftor.
aftor.Mlsn
Mlsn Ejtalla Marnhr.ll , of Qraud
Rapids , Mich. , obtained a judgmen
of § 4,000 agaiiwt J. U. S. Brown ,
druggist , for passing a pououous drug
in a prescription by mistake for qui
nine.
In the latter part of Aujjuit , 1879 ,
Mra. Gregg Fromm , of Now York ,
javo birth to a boy weighing eleven
DuncoB , nnd last Friday evening gave
birth to another boy weighing only
ton ouncea.
Charles Peterson and child wore
walking near the Missouri Pacifia
track in Kansas City , when the child
itepped on the track in front of an
pproaching online. The father at
tempted to rescue the child. Both
rrere struck by the engine and very
leriously injured.
James B. Doyle , found guiltyin
Chicago on the second trial of having
n hia possession a quarter million of
jounterfoit covernment bonds , was
wrought up for sentence Saturday nud
.ho judge postponed sentence for
; hirty daya , ajrreeablo to a telegram
'rorn the authorities at Washington.
The inquest on the remains of Dr.
Lewis Limborn , alias Dr. J. T.
Smith , of Springfield , Mo. , developed
.ho fact that ho was a relative of the
ate Bayard Taylor. Ton thousand
pages of manuscript on inedual sub-
ooti werefound among his possessions.
The supreme court f Dakota * has
lecidod to reverse the deoialon of
Fudge EdRorton in the matter of F.
P. Ecker , the Yankton telegraph oper-
itor The supreme court held that
n criminal prosecution public policy
lemanded that teh ? grams showing con-
ipiracy to violate Jaw must bo pro-
luced , and that a territorial statute to
ho contrary does uot apply to the
Jnited States court.
A Konovatlng xtomedy
[ s U be found in BDBDOOK BLOOD
JITTERS. As an antidote or sick
leadaaho , female weakness , billious-
leas , indigestion , constipation , and
ither diseases of a kindred nature ,
beao bitters are invaluable. Price ,
il.OO.
Railroad Collision.
UtloniJ Aincintsd Vttti ,
UOCUESTEK , May 21. A colli ion
incurred between two Now YorkCen-
ral and Hudson River railway loco-
notives to-day ; one running west on
rders ran into ono that tried to cross
track from a "Y" ahead of it. The
Uter was tipped over and Engineer
lonogtmn and Fireman Sullivan wore
oth seriously aud perhaps fatally
urt.
Oipt. Ben Bulwinkle.of the Chicago
' 'ire Patrol aays : St , Jacobs Oil U a
pleudid remedy.
CARNS CALCIMINED.
A Very Thin Coat of Whitewash -
wash Applied by Per
kins and Gere
WMlo 7Jan.no Strikes Him
Valnorablo Spot-
The Reports of the Coinmltteo.
Correspondence of Tlio Uee.
LINUOLX , May 20. When the eon-
nto convened last Monday Lloutonont
Governor Cams vacated the chair to
allow the president pro tern ,
Senator Dinsmore to appoint the com
inittoe which was to investigate the
charges contained in the Robbarta af
fidavit that had Appeared in TUB 13BE
on that day. Mr. Dinsmoro promptly
named Senators Perkins , Gore and
Donne as such committee.
The prevailing opinion that Owns
and Ditismoro had an understanding
about the peraornol of the committee
has been confirmed , It was well known
that the relations of the two first
named members of the committee
wore very friendly toward Cams , and
it was generally predicted that
they would whitewash him if
auoli a thing was possible.
This morning the committee made
the following report to the senate :
The special committee to whom was
referred the resolution ordering an
investigation into the truth or falsity
of reports that E. 0. Cams , during
the last aoRsion of the legislature ,
offered J. 0. Robborta , chairman of
the railroad committee of the house pf
representatives , 85,000 , to influence
his action as ouch chairman , bog leave
to report that wo have carefully ex
amined all the testimony wo have
boon able to find , which is hereto at
tached and make report hereof , and
find that the charges are unsustained ,
and wo believe they are without foun
dation. J. W. PBKKINS.
Ohairman.
MINORITY KKPORT.
Mr. Doano , of the committee , sub
mitted a minority report as follows :
The minority of the committee ap
pointed to investigate the' charges con
tained in an affidavit made by Hon. J.
0. Hobborts , a member of the house of
representatives , ag'ainet the Hon. E.
C. Cams , charging him with an effort
to influence the action of the said
Roberts as a member of the house of
representatives and chairman of the
committee on railroads in the house ,
by the effort to induce him , the said
Roberts , to accept money to influence
such action , begs leave to report that
said committee took a considerable
amount of testimony , of which a great
deal was immaterial , and that which
was material was very conic ting.
Without venturing to express an
opinion upon this conflict of tosti-
npny , the lieutonaut-governor ad
mitted in his examination , anil such
idmission was corroborated by others'
testimony , that ho lent himself as a
bearer of propositions from the said
[ lobbarts to the attorney of the Union
Pacific rail toad comptny , then in Lin-
: oln , daring the session of the Ibgisla-
: ure , for the corrupt use of money to
nfluonco uaid RobVerts as4 * member of
the house of representatives and the
jommitteo on railroads therein. The
ninority of your committee can not
: onsent to unite in a , report which
'ails to express the most unqualified
: ondemnation of such a compromising
position in which the lieuttmant-gov-
irnor suffered himself by his own ad-
nitiiBtriUiou to bo placed.
Public officers , and especially those
lolding positions na responsible as the
) roiidiiig officer of this body , can note
) o indiscreet or over-fastidious ia
[ uaidrng himself and the members of
ho legislature from any corrupt inllu-
mcea or the suspicion thereof , nil of
vhieh is respectfully submitted
GEO. W. DOAJTB ,
Thoee reports will draw out a very
ively dc to Monday , when the tcsti-
nony taken in the cage ia read to the
onato.
THE UOUHE INQUIUY.
The committeu appointed by the
louse to inquire into the charges of
ogislative bribery and attempted coc-
uption of members of the legislature ,
onfined its inquiries oxcluaivoly to
ho Carnu and Robborta controversy.
? hey filed a report this morning , ro-
lecting severely * on Robberts , and
imitliog all reference to the criminal
ourse of Cams and the confessed
Hurts of the railroad managers and
heir cappers tojpi event legislation and
irohibit discrimination , oxtortion'aud
ther existing abuses by railroad oor-
lorations. The house very properly
nsiated that the full testimony should
"
ccompany the report of"th < commit-
CO.
Owing to the inability of the official
eporter to furnish a complete copy of
ho of the investigation , the whole
ubjoct was laid over until Monday
( ternoon. Both houses adjourned
ntil Monday at 2 p. m.
The prevailing opinion is that the
onchmen of the Union Pacific will
lake a desperate effort to crush Rob
erts by expulsion or a vote of
ensure ,
Found at Latt-
What every one chould have , and nerer
a without , In THOMAS' KCLKOTBIO OIL. It
i thorough and naa In iiu etfectv , pro-
uclng the muat wondrout euros of rhcu-
i tl m , neuralgia , burns , bruises , nd
oundn of every kind.
heir Conference with tha Pool Line
Representatives in Chicago.
A conference took place on Friday
otvtean a committee of the wholesale
lerchants of Omaha and ropresonta-
ves of the Rock Jsland , Northwest-
rn and Chicago , Burlington and
uincy railroads.
The committee represented thatun-
or the present tariff rates wholesale
merchants in this city were unable to
nnpeto with the wholesale dealers of
tchison , St. Joseph and Kansan \
ity. They asked for a special and
WIT tariff on wholesale shipments.
The officers claimed that they could
H discriminate to the extent dusirud
f the potitioucrj , but promised to
ko the matter under advisumeutand
it upon it at a future meeting of the
sociation. _
" UUOHUPAIHA. "
Qulcjf , complete cure , all jinnoyini ? kid ,
: y , bladder and uurinary dlaeaaen. 81-
epot at 0 , 1" . Goodman a
