THE DAILY BEE-OMAHA MONDAY , ' JANUARY 28 , 1881 THE OMAHA BEE. Oinnhn Onicc" Nfo. OKJ Fftrnniu St , Council HliilTfl onico , No. 7 1'oarl Street , Near Ilrondwajr. NewVork Ofllcc , Jtoom 05 Tribune _ _ _ _ _ _ I'abllsned over ] : trrrnlnu , cifKpt Sunday The 111 oal ) Mend r mornlDR ( Ully. RKMS IIT MAIL. Ont Tour. . . i . 110.00 I Thrco Uontha . $300 HxMontni . 6.00 | Ono Month . 1.00 Tin WlIKt/T K1QI , rtTFLlBnKD HTXRT WXO < rRSDJLT. Ono Tear . $2. < X > | ThrooMonlhl . t EO SUMonthn. . 1.00 | One Month . 20 Amnrlmn Ndvrs Oompitny , Solof.Agcntr KowsJcM- om In the United StAtci. A Communications routing to Nown and Kdltorlil < nitt n ihould bo tdclrcwod to the EmroR or Tin llli BIOTSKSS LHTTT.RB. All Bu < ! nMi tetters and nomlttitnect 'ihould do idJrcaiM toTimnrn r tuiiiNn OourAxr , OMAHA 7 > ntt , Chtxjks and Pmtoinco onlora to bo roado fit1' nW to the order ol the company. THE BEE PDBLISHINfi CO , , PROPS , _ B. R03KVTATER. Editor. _ ] SIn. LDCIDS QOINTILIUH CCJJITIUH LA MA.U , of Mississippi , anya that the por- .nontxl rolntion.s botwoou himself nnd Sen ator Kdmunds have ccixsod. LIr. Ed munds still survivcB. ALTHOUOII the bottlu blowers have bocn on a stnko for six months , the price of bottled boor remains the aamo , which would indicate that bottles have not ad vanced to any material extent. OK last Monday evening Chestnut Btroot , the main thoroughfare of Philadelphia - dolphia , was successfully illuminated by electricity from underground wires , and the press of that city express the hope that the day is not far distant when the unsightly nnd dangerous overhead wires will bo removed. PAT. O. HAWKS , Nebraska's ox-con tingent congressman , is nt lastdrawing .1 onlary. Ho has boon placed on Undo Sam'o pay-roll , having boon given a position in the "folding room of the senate. This will give him a chance to ply his vocation 1x3 a lobbyist nt the public oxponao. Governor Murray started from Kentucky for Utah some three yearn ago ho declared that his main busincos in the land ofAon would bo to crush out polyg amy , and now the valiant Kontuckinn assorts that unless his friends como to his rcscuo the polygamists will crush Lim. Mit. GLENN KEXDALI * has had himself interviewed by the Omaha Republican about the disposal of achool lands , but Mr. Glenn Kendall has not n word to aay , about the transfer of that fufo from the office of the land commissioner to his private business houao at St. Paul. Mr. Kondrill , as a keeper of the tmfcs belong ing to the state , is uot a safe man. THE now constitution'of Pennsylvania requires every person to show n tax re ceipt before ho can vote , the intention .boingtoshut'butvagrants and dead-boats. This has brought about a heavy traffic in tax .rcccipta , both parties investing largely in poll tax receipts for distribu tion among voters. While the city is the gainer in increased poll tax , there is no reform in politics. THE next regular mooting of the sen ate comtnittoQ on postoifioos and post roads Vill bo devoted to the consideration of the postal telegraph. Dr. Norvin Green , president of the Western Union company , intends to bo present to ex plain , how unprofitable the telegraph bus iness has been. Ho will very kindly volunteer his opinion without charge , but the committee are not quite so green as Dr. Green would like to have them. Mn. HBNUY M. ATKINSON , formerly from Nebraska , is now at Washington asking for a third term as surveyor general - oral of Now Mexico. It is to bo hoped , that the president will take time enough to investigate the record of Mr. Atkinson 'before ho sends in his name to the onato. Mr. Atkinson's relations with fltar-routo Dorsoy nnd the now Mexican land ling have boon altogether too inti mate even if. ho was not implicated iu the BUrvoyor scrip swindle , by which vast tracts of land wore taken from the public domain by land sharks nnd speculators. Mu. OIIATJNCKV DKI-JSW , who figured ao prominently as a candidate for the senate to succeed Roscoe Oonkling , hau delivered himself of a lengthy argument against Roagan'a fntor-stato commerce bill and all other legislation having in view the regulation of the railways. Mr , Depow represented the Yandorbilt sys tern , for which ho has. boon the general attorney for many years. Whether Mr. n Depow honestly believes that congress n hu no right , under the constitution , to regulate railways , or whether ho is merely talking to oaru his salary , it is fortunate that ho was not selected to fill Koscoe Conkling's seat in the United States senate. Tuts McGarrauan olalraanta and John Roacu are on hand as usu l. McOarra. Ljm's claim * are comparatively trifling , and involve the ownership of a quicksilver - silver minn in which , at most , the Ameri can people have but a very remote inter- eat. John lloach , on the other hand , in trying to enlist congress in his subsidy chemoi , which would take millions out of the pookota of the tar-payers. Mr , lloach is one of those benevolent per- on * whohaino design to enrich himself , but merely wants to contribute to Amori- mn glory by building up a great n&vj and extending our commerce to the moat remote lands of the gloljo. Ho is uon * t Washington making hii annual plea for lUsunihip subsidies , and he will BOOH luve his annual excursion to the ship yard on the Delaware , where ho has t lge supply of champagne and othoi frfmhmMiU to tiekle the pulates of th < American COMMVTIA'a Ono of the most practical plans for nr- rcating the rapid nnd wrocklcss increase of pensioners nnd.tho corresponding de pletion of the treasury is that proposed by the Now York Jfcrahl. The sugges tion is that pcnsionclnims should bo com muted , nnd that payments , which may run ton , fifteen , twenty or thirty years , bo made nt once , cash down , nnd nftor the method used by the lifo insurance companies , saving millions to the tax payers. No doubt n majority of pen sioners would favor this lump payment system , as such nn nccosiion of funds would oiublo thorn to buy property or start in business. The objectors to _ the system will doubtless bo the politicians who have found no liltlo political profit in getting ut > dazzinx pension schemes to sccuro the old soldier vote nnd the pen sion claim ngcntsvhoniwo _ worked the pension mine so assiduously , nnd with such brilliant nnd substantial ndvnnUgo to themselves. The commutation nchomo would bo strictly economical , nnd if the largo sum necessary to lump the payments is obtained by the issue of bonds , the national banks would have n prolonged basis fnr their system and would DO relieved of the nnxloty incident to the expiration of the present bond term in 1007. Chicago Current. The primary object of pensions to sol diers and to seldiors * widows is to con tribute n steady income for the sus tenance of the defenders of the country , who have boon disabled by military service. To commute their pen sions by calculating the number of years that they nro liable to survivewith n view of setting them up in business , will not nnswor the purpose. The money which these pensioners thus soctiro might bo improperly invested nnd lost , leaving them destitute nnd n chnrgo upon the public. Many of the pensioners would bo tempted to squander their money , nnd the very purpose for which the pensions nro granted , namely , to assist them in their old ago by a steady income , would bo defeated. This is n inoro fatal ob jection than politicians or claim agents might sot up , and wo believe that nine tenths of the sensible pensioners , who at first would look with favor upou the proposition to commute their pensions , would upon second sober thought prefer the present system of monthly install ments. Mu. KEIFEII seems to be having con siderable trouble over his nophuw just now , nnd they nro tolling some pretty hard stones about him. It appears that a dog in nt the bottom of the whole diffi culty. Tyson , the stenographer , was the owner of a beautiful St. Bernard dog , which Mr. Koifcr greatly admired and coveted. Ho asked Tyson to make him a proflont of the dog , nnd Tyson , who thought moro of the dog than ho did of Koifor , refused. Thisnrouscd the wrath of Koifor , who shortly nftorwnrds in formed Tyson that his resignation wus wanted. Tyson , BO the story goes , pleaded in vain , and ho was finally bounced to make room for Guinea , the nephew of Mr. Koifor. That St. Ber nard dog lost Mr. Tyson a position worth § 5,000 a year. Moral Don't keep n dog. MATT. ZIMMUKMAN , who is under sen tence of death for the murder of Sheriff Jack Woods at Minden , nnd whoso day of execution is fixed for Monday , Febru ary -1th , has appealed to the supreme court for a trial. Wo presume the oupromo court will accommo date the gentlemanly horse thief and murderer. If they cannot , however , consistently grant him a third trial , nftor having given him a second trial , it will bo in accord with the eternal fitness of things for the members of the court to signpoti- tions for his reprieve and write letters to the governor invoking his executive clemency. It will bo a very cold day in Nebraska when a horse thief and mur derer can't qot somebody to circulate a petition for him. Tun Balary of Governor Irwin , of Idaho , who returned it to the govern ment because lie had not earned it owing * to sickness , has boon placed in the con science fund. This naturally riles Gov ernor Irwin somewhat , an he had inti mated that the money should be the foundation of im unearned salary fundr to bo incronsqd by other ofiicinls who might follow hi * example. Governor Irwin's action is the first oC the kind on record , and probably will bo the last , at ) caat for Bomo years to como , utitil Homo men nro endowed with conscience by their creator. Mn. JOIIN 0. Nuw has at lost cotired from the assistant secretaryship of the treasury , and Mr. Volgor will now have an opportunity to conduct the depart ment without political intrigun and fira in the roar. Mr. Now has always boon disappointed because the president did not appoint him secretary itii place * of Folgor. Wis have received notice of the convention of baggage smuhora to. beheld hold at St. Louis on February 20th , . and wo are asked if our line will bo repre sented. Tint BKK has been an honorary member of the railroad baggage smashing fraternity for a number of years , and the Boo line will bo represented , you bot. WIIKKLKU , the man who utrwiRlod hk sister-in-law , was hung in San PrantUco on Friday , Had ho lived iu Nebraska the governor probably would have relieved him from the agony of flimpensioii. TUB defaulting president of the Load- villo bank has boon captured at Elpwo , Texas , By the time ho reaches Loadvillc ho will need au iron-clad vault him from being mobbed. Cu.ua BniKOKLKfi and the Oalifomh sugar ring ? are in a fair way to defeat thi repeal of the Hawaiian treaty. The committee mittoe on foreign relations , of whitf Senator Miller , of California , is chair nan , has voted against the repeal , nnd VIr. Sprcckols will continue to pocket millions of dollars , at the expense of the American people. Tin ; audacity of the Pacific railroad land robbers knows no bounds , For moro than thirteen years they have hold mil lions of acres which were donated to them as n subsidy , without paying n dollar lar of taxes on thorn. A great portion of these lands were , by the provisions of the Pacific railroad charter , forfeited to home stead nnd preemption sottlomont. And now these land robbers propose to appear before the public lands committees of cf.ngrcss , through ox-Judge Dillon , In opposition to the bill compelling them Lo piy for surveying their unpatontod land * , in older that those landishall bo placed upon the assessment roll for taxa tion. Why , in the name of common sense , should these Iniidsromainuntaxed ) Why should this grasping monopoly con- linuo to evade its just share of the burdens - dons of government ? Do these cormor ants propose to-go untnxod forever ? Do they imagine that the ooplo of Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado , Wyoming nnd Utah will forever mibniit to such outrageous inipo iti"H3. : will bo music in the air when Senator Sherman's resolutions como up for debate. The democrats feel very in dignant that the southorn.outragus should bo made the subject of inquiry. As usual Lhoy will commit the blunder of array ing themselves against such investigation , Instead of joining the republicans in a demand for the rigid i * forccmont of n free ballot. Violence ) and bull-do/.ing nt elections nro by no means confined to the south , nor have they nlways been com mitted by democrats. But it becomes the duty of the national legislature to devise proper remedies against those out rages , especially whore , ns nt Danville nnd Cjpiah , they are signalized by a spirit of race hatred and partisan tyranny. In stead of opposing Senator Sherman's res editions , the democrats should heartily co-operate with the republicans in a thorough invostigation.with a view of sup > rcssing terrorism in the south and nink- ng elections untrammolod. Two years ago the editor of the The Jicjntbltcan was clerk of n house commit- eo and Washington correspondent of this > apor. Now Clem. Chase is clerk of ienator Mnndorson's committee and iVashington correspondent of the BEE. LVo years ngo Mr. Kosowatcr had a great deal to about "Tho say Republican re ceiving 'pop' from the government , " What's the matter with the BEK now ? Jicpullican. The Bun fools under no obligations to Senator Mandorson for the appointment of Clement Chaso. It was his own choice , and Mr. Chase was relieved from duty on the BKK staff nt the ( senator's request. Wo pay Mr. Chase for his letters and dU- Jatches , while the Republican , through Valentino , saved the salary of an editor > y having him put on Unolo Sam's pay roll. THK Current , published in Chicago , by dgar L , Wakoman , has taken front rank among the periodical publications of this country. It is ably edited , of a very high literary character , clean , entertaining nnd instructive throughout ta tabletof contents each week presents t ploasini ? variety of subjects , both from ta excellence has improved from the iho editorial staff and contributors. irst number , and is being maintained. iVo know of no similar literary publica- ion in this country that can compare with it. Tim Minnesota convict cage has boon destroyed by fire nnd three hundred con victs nro tomporrriltv houseless , if not lomoloss. The penitentiary contractor , Senator Sabin is , however , not very doa- > ondont. He stands ready to take the contract for rebuilding the convicts' cage on a larger scale just ns soon as the Slatu of Minnesota has the piano ready and ho will proceed with the work just us soon as the weather will permit. Tfith his three hundred convicts working or their board Mr. Sabin can defy competition. NYK'K boy insists that ho mows a great deal more about the morita of the Fita John Porter case than Gen eral Grant. When the war broke out Thorou'a boy had just dropped his petti coats aad put on pantalets. When the war was over he was just able to fire off a toy pistol. thai Fred. Douglas wanted bo show his sympathy with the woman's ' lights movement by marrying MissPitts. Bio wife is one of the strong-minded agi tators of woman suffrage , and being in despair of getting a white man anywhere near her equal , she concluded to tie her- oolf to nn intelligent contraband. Tint Cincinnati CamimrcAil-Gcucfle , which is as good a republican paper aa there is in the United Stnt s , says : "It ia not au essential article ci the republi can faith that Fitz Johu Porter was a. traitor. " IT is now in order for the dime mfl- seum managers to nuke an offer to Gov ernor Irwin , of Idaho , who returned his unearned salary. Ho is now the groat- eat living curiosity iu the wild wesl TUB citizens of Papillion , vnd especial ly the ladles , deny that they shed tean over the eloquent and pathetic speech oi Col. Sruytho in defense of McCurty , Diu Miw.ii baa sailed frcm Llvorpeol , but wo have no advicoa as to whether ho was baptized by an KpUcopal biahop be. fort ) etarting. CITY WALKS AND TALKS. " \Vhlo ! witnednlng the jmrfornmnco of 'Tho Silver King' nt IJoyd'n opera house , my mind wandered back , between nets , o > cr the ftmtiflomont history of Omaha , nnd many in- tcrcatlntf reminiscenced were the result , " re marked one of Omnhn's old cottiers to THE IJKE'rt Man About Town , who thereupon drew out from him n chapter of theatrical lilitory which may provo entertaining to the render. "I remember that nlxmt the first plnco of amusement In the early \\nyn \ of Omnhnvai the court Iioiwo. " snld tlio old eottler , "nnd nlx > ut tliu firit piny of nny nnto presented hero wns 'Tho Chamber of Death. ' It wns pro duced by John Tcmploton's traveling com pany , who curried their own ecencrynnd Rtapo. Teinpleton , by the wny , Is the father of Fny Tomnleton , the opera thiRor , who opened 1 oyu'n oppra liouna It ncems rather singular now , that I think of It , that John Temploton , who gnvo tbo firnt tlumtilcal performance worth mentioning , tu the old court lion o , nbout twenty yenrs ago I can't remember exactly should bo the proprietor of the opera company tint 1ml the pleasure of inaugurat ing Omaha's hamlftoma tPtnplo of amnumont , the 15oyd opern honao. When 'Tim Chamber of Death' was played In the court honro , Kay wai n morn child and pcrhnpn oven then wn the 'juvenile' ot her father's company. Her father has boon n tirooperom innna ir , and In everywhere known as Lucky John Temploton. The court house used to bo our place of amusement - mont until the opening of I'otter'x theatre over J. > T. Brown's ntoto , nt the toiithcast cor ner of Fourteenth nnd Douglas strcotn. It Waa In the second story , nnd had n seating capacity of 100 or COO , the Heats being com mon chain ) placed on an inclined piano. This wan about the year 1HG5. Totter , who rnn this theatre , was nn old theatrical manager. ] To opened his theatre with n stock company , in which Walter lirny was the leading man and comedian. Atnon/ the first plays presented was 'Tho Lady of Lyons. ' After running n sh rt time , business proved poor , and ono night the orchestra struck for their pay just before the curtain was to go up. The play Tocnhontas ' In which considerable wnH , nni- nlc was required. This was the first eight ot iU presentation in Omaha. I'ottor , who was equal to any emergency , Informed the Htago manager that the piny would have to proceed without the music. 'By thunderl wo can't do ill' exclaimed the stage manager.'But you can und must , ' ntd I'ottor , who thereup on walked out upon the stage nnd said to the indlonco , 'Ladles nnd gentleman , owing to the illucHH of the leader of the orchestra there will bo nn music this evening. Luckily , however , the | play requires no music. ' Thereupon the curtain rose nnd the play of Tocahoutos' pro ceeded. Among the prominent actors who ap peared nt Potter's theatre were 0. W. ( Jouldock , Air. nnd Mrtf. Hcldon Irwin , who came hero on their return from California , ac companied by Ilnrry Ualnforth ns leading man ; nnd there were others whom I can't re member now , among them being n very prom- ncnt actress. Potter's theatre gave way to ; ho Academy of Music , built by S. S. Cnld- well and John Y. Cloppor , nnd was Included In iholtamolblock , called Caldwcl } block. When , ho Academy of Music opened it was regarded us n mapniticont theatre for Omaha , and it really was nn nt tractive theatre in its duy. It was oponud in the winter of 1KGC G7 under the nanagemont of Henry Corri , n veteran theatrical man. Ho was nn old KnglUh actor nnd had boon Bon DeBar'n manager for many years. Mr. Corri organized and maintained mo of the best stock companies in the United States. This was just before everybody wont to starring and traveling companies became ill the rage. The city wast , in those days , u jiwy place , full of translnnts , brouzht hero by ; hi construction of the Union Pacific railroad , nnd thov nil patronized places of amusement. Corn's stock company .included J. F. Noyos , rst leading man , Henry Norland , frst heavy nan , Annln Ward , souuretto. W. Wntklns , irst jinouilo , Joan Clara Walters , loading ady , Mrs. Clementine l > oBar , mother of Blanche DcBar nnd sinter of Ben DaBar. This irilllant company played the entire season , nnd was well patronised. Standard plays , such ns 'Macbeth , ' 'Hnn.lot , ' lllcharrl III , ' Foul l'lay"Sea of Icu , ' 'Carpenter of Itouen. ' ind other legitimate dramas were produced. Hie following season was opened with nearly the same company , there being only a few changes. George L. Aiken , took the losition of first loading man. Jean Dlara Walters WAS dropped from the com pany , owing to some trouble with Cloppor , wh swore aha should never play Iu the Acade my oraln. Corri , of course , had to obey the order of Cloppor , nnd thereupon Jeau Clara lued Corri for her salary on the ground of jroach of contract. Mrs. J. D , G'trmon was ; ho leading lady , nnd Mr. Gannon vwos the oading man. Aiken remained only n short .irae. His pla6o was filled bv Uooigo G. Jhaplln. During thin season quito a number of Htars played at the Academy , nanong thorn joinjj Eduin Adams. Chnnfrau , Couldock , Mrs. Bowora , Joan Ilomuer. Proctor , Gott- jold , Lotta , Annie Wnrd Tiffany , Fnnnio Morgan Phelps , Leo Hudson , and Fannie Prico. There was n star about once a week , md eometlmea a etar > would play to crowded louses for two weeks ; The treasurer nnd act- ng manager for Corri dicing the second nea- son was Jim NelUrh. who frequently appeared on the stage in the place of member * who were absent owing to Illness 'o- some other cause. Jim played Horatio in 'Hamlet' with Edwin Adamt , also Mosoa in 'School for Scandal , ' ICIng James in 'Elizabeth'l.awjtir Marka In 'Uncle TOIU'H Cabin , ' and other roles. Had he stuck to tbo stage ho- might have become n star in the theatrical firmament , but lie prefer red to become n star in thi detective field , and 10 is now the Allan 1'inkerton of the West , llcnry M. Stanley , who > hns nines become amous as the African explorer , iva'i then in Jmuha , and was nn ardent admirer of Annie Ward. Nellghhad n little sot-to with him on the Tttrcot nbout n diamond ring which Stanley had borrowed from Annie , and wouldn't return , but ho gave it.tols'olirjli , who van commissioned togot it. Dutluc ; the third season Milton Nobles was the 'jtivo- lilo' man , and John A. Slovene wiu the oading man , his wife Lottie Gimrih being ho Boubrotto. Shortly uftur this oason the Academy was closed 111 n utock .hoatre.and . Slovens included it in the Western itar circuit , which he organized , and which ook In the Academy of Music at iit. Joe , the opera house ut Loavenworthand Coates opera louse at Kansas City. Aimmijt&e stars who iluyod in this circuit were Eorrost , Barrett , \ln. \ Bowers , Stuart Itobson , GhrmlrauLotta , and others of equal proralnonos. Stavonx inally lost his grip. Hev a moro or less inancially embarrassed , and the newspapers copt turning him over for various causes , laving some dltllctiltyvitliitheowncra of the Academy , ho opened HudicU'a cjiora house , which had been recently coinplotuxl.but played there only n few tirnos vhou.Uia Woatorn Stur circuit collapsed. Tim ronmlnlsg members of lU company opened ut the Academy of Music with Marlon Mordaunt , mid. ptayod there a week. From that time tiui Academy was conducted by different managers for the own ers , and was rented to traioljiif ; companies. It continued to bo the only tbo tru until the opening of Boyd'u opera , house , I don't < now what liaa become ofi old rotter. Solden Irwin it an invalid in Texas * his loft nldo being - ing paralyzed. Old.Gorrl died a year or two ago nt the Forrest Homo for aged actors , in I'hlladtlphla. Anuip Ward committed nut- clda in St. Loulx. Joan Clara Walters 1s in Ciillfcrnm , Chaplin la traveling with Jmiau- nchok. Noyea isdead. . . Milton Ni-blea in Bturilmr It. and has struck U rich. So ha Stevens , who on a.atoi actor , author nnd inau- nge has come to the front in Now York. He has.won fame and rlchfii. Ho waa divorced Fro Ix > ttio Church , audia married agalu. MN , Ben Deliar is numbered with the dead. So aba is J. D , German. Charles Honors , wku v u with Ccjrrl.dutljiB' his second season , anil ! franU Woatop , the. j\ropi-rty man , nro both now Htarrlng it. " As Uio T mpoton fomllf figure quite promlnecJtly In U > o above article , the fol lowing may prmo Interesting In this oonnoo- Uoni The nudlanco at the Criterion Theatre Iu Chitago , was bomewhat aurpri&od , Friday oveuing , .ranuaty 18th , at an nuaouncomnnt being made ( rum the ntngo I tot Miss Kay Temnletou could not appear , conboquuuUy thu "Pirate * of Ponzunco" would be uubatt- tuted for "Olhette , " It eeonu that the ca- prldom young star took offense becnuHO a member of the company vU\ted Irvlug'a per- inrmanco Mid h d a gulwtluito In LU Rtead , Bho sat.with her dalutyliUlo foot tedtlngon the fonder of the llro-ploco in her loom at tbo Palmer House aud WOA detennlnoil , Jolin Teinploton , her father , finally thanged the bill , and uhortly before nine o'clock thu cur tain wont up ou the font act. Mr. Taaiplo- ton od Mr. Cleveland , the biuinoia mauogor , Htata that a sudden Illntnu w&a the cauie , but fortunately the illness was uvcrcouo lufticl ntly for the performaucea the next day. "UedlcVs cpeitt Iwuso" U the n mo by which tha | > rcttont city hnli bulldinj , nt tUo ' corner of Farnam ami Sixteenth Jr litrerto , Is yet called by noino of our citizens who ta nwnro of thn fact that Iho frame struc ture \fnf erected as nn opera house nbout tha year 18'ft. It would lip hnrd to convince ft stranger or a new comer that it was renlly In tended for ojcratlc nnd theatrical entertain- tnonti , Sometime In the winter of 1871 72 a 'Black Crook' performance wan givnn there , nnd n chair crarned in the gallery , nnd nt the same time n post umlor the gallery settled. Quito n scare among the nndicnco wax thus created. It soon utibsldcd , however , runl the porformnnto proceeded. This alleged opera house never figured very prominently In the amusement history of Omnhi. THK Br.B'rt Man About Town took occasion the other day to nsk Judge licdlck why ho built It. "I put up tint nrcmUcturnl monument , " said he. to In crease the value of other property that I had In the Immediate -vicinity. The building cost mo 815,000. It never paid ns n plnce of ninu cnont. Only a few performances were mer given In it. Of course you wouldn't .now It'i-i" ) "Tathentro by looking at itrmw. The 11 t-rttiu | . . . .thai nil been changed. The galleiy has been removed , and the room has been divided into two apartments , ono of which Is used for the city clrcii * . commonly called tha common council. Tha building , however , always paid mo 12 per cent interest on thn investment. It was alway * occupied by onices. White 1 hail it the United States court wns hold In liocliurclrpart. You know the old Ooneiegational brick church , the first church of that denomination In Omaha , Ktands attached to the rear of the building at the northwest corner. ] lov Mr. Gaylord mod to provide over that church , nnd it was there that I heard my first sermon in Omaha , llcv. Mr. Gaylord preached It. When I bought the property I concluded to lot thn church stand as a memorial of my lirnt church attendance In Omaha , nnd ills there jet. Although the opera house passed Into other bands. It has nlxvays been occupied , nnd still continues to jiay good Interest. When the government building wns complntod the United States court and federal olllces moved out and the city then rented a largo portion of the build ing. I sold the opera house nlong about 1873 for § 30,000. I thought I never would get a better chance to sell it , and so I parted with It. 1'ntteo vsns running his lottery then , nnd ho wanted nn opera house for his capital prize , and as tliero was no opera house nearer than this one , ho bought it. 1 don't remember whether the prize was drawn by any onp , but if It v\as Pttttoo bought it right back , ns it was ouch a valuable piece ofpro | > orty. As the Inner couldn't take it with him. ho preferred a caib equivalent. The property is in the name of Caroline K. Heed , but that is the satno ns 1'atteo. Tlip opera house WOM finished some time in 1871 just about the tima that Kosovvater started THK BKE. I had some controversy with Itosoy. Ho pitched into me in THK BKC , and I retal iated through the columns of Tlie Tribune unit JiepuWitan , In which hyphenated concern I was a large Htockholdor. Ono day Rosoy came out In hU BKK with a burlesque Illustra tion of my opera houso. Ho criticised its architecture , nnd called mo the dim Fink of the West. I continued to inako it na hut for him as I know how In The tTrilivne ontl Jlcjmllican and ono day ho told mo that if I didn't lot up he would BUO mo for slander. Ono thing that made him mad was that I had a Htandlng advertisement in the Tribwieaml fiepiiUican stating that THK BEK was for Halo to the highest bii'der. Well , when ho threatened to sue mo for libel , I said I would quit if ho would. There upon wo both quit , and wo have never had n xvord since. " "You nro utill interested in n theatre , are you not ) " "Ye. * . I own n half in terest in the Acadcmv of Miuic. I bought Cloppcr'o half in 1H7C. simply as a business investment , and not for the honor of being connected with the theatrical profession. " STATE .lOTMNGS. Nebraska City has put up 18,000 ioni of ice at a cost of S10f > < lO. Norfolk Is promised the telephone with a connection to Madlsoiu York county thinka Icsa of township organ- zntlon uow titan before oloctiun. There nro twenty-eight pensioners in Cum- ng county , ntnong whjpi 5270 arn distributed nonthly. James Patrick , of Sovard , drew his revolver on a policeman of that place and was fined § .r > 0 for dolug it. The B. &Mi llailroncl company are now actively engaged in fenatng their line through Nebraska anu Colorado. Jhn U. P. track betvoon Beatrice and Lin coln is nearly all put down. There is a gap of about four miles that remains to bo closed. Pawnee county farmers , instead of shipping , heir corn to the overcrowded markets of the east , are shoveling it into hogs and pickling x > rk. rk.Mrs. Mrs. Brunt , widows of the late Charley Bruin , has determined to establish , at her own expense , a free pubHc library iu Hutn- loldt. "It is indeed a fact to be regretted , " nays The Burtonian , "thatwohn > e hero in Teka- mah the hardest and roughest crowd of boys , o bo found anywhere. ' ' ' A hospital of the Slators of Mercy will bo built at Grand Island. Tho- ground has been secured and a bulMlng woith § 20,000 in to bo erected intiido of Hvti ye&ia. Twoca\es were found ia Nebraska City which some boja had filled up with cbickona ; hey had utolen of neighbor ! * . They were 'caved" in and the chicken * let out. A Buffalo county farmer named Young no- cidently discharged his gun while climbing iito his wiigou. Ills mm was nosrly cut elf vt the wrist , lie bled to death before the arrival of raodicul aid. ' The B. & M.-mnnaKemen $ have decided to vacate the bed of their road along Salt Creek 'mm South Bond to Ahllland , and place the oad on the upland. This will give them n setter , and many inUea-ahozter route. "Shall I sacrifice thso , dear girl to gain a lalf trillion of inonoy , nnd a seat in con- : ros8 ? Shall IS ! " exclaims the noted North Nebraska novelist. Now you're shouting. Seal her up i a cost Iron cue , gho a leap , -our banquet at' the vralia and start iu ns a 'reo trader. Among the new things , if Seward is a five * tory brick mill. Its avails are reported fix feet thick at tbcv baso-ntul has 20,000 bushel elevator attachment iindn dam that has used up 100,000 feet of lumber. When finished , it will bo called the finoshmill in the utato and worth 8100,000. Carl Andrew sof , Wast Point , had an Ital ian vender of iiuwgCH-oarestod for an alleged Indecent assault upou hid wife. The woman Bworo that tha prisoner attempted to outrage her , and the prliouer denied the charge in tote , Kudonco was Introduced to provejthat the complaint was iruvdo for the purpose of oxtortlngmoDoy , and the result wax that the judge disc.barged.tlio prisoner. The frleuds-of cvMnrshall Illckey. of Nc. hraska City , who.wns sent to the penitentiary for six years fortdioatingonoMcUuire ho-uas attempting to arrest in Decorubor , 1881 , uroHtlll doing all they possibly canto uocure Jlickey's pr-rdon. The bar of Oboe county , Judge Pound , the district attorney , nnd the jury that found him guilty , lave elgued u petition asking for hi ] roloam. 0. B. Kellogft , one of the bat-lnforaei ! grain-buyer in the wokt , Informs The Beatrjcq Democrat that there are at this tluio C0OOC , bushels of now and 150,000 bushels of ol J catn crihbea in Beatrice , and that that atnoiiot It being increased by ! > ,000 to ' 1,000 bushiJf jxsr d y. lie says the ImyerH also take lit on nn average " ,000 busbolx of shelled corn , which Li chipped out ns fast as received. Beatrice is one of the larg t t grain markets iu I'ftlraika , Coal BARKER & 1IAYNE , WIIOUiSALK Snil'PKOa AND D BALERS AND- OONNELSYILLE COKE ! STEELE , JOENSON& CO. , Lockwootl & Drnpor ) Chicturp , Mnn- II ] ? LOCrTvW/OD ( formerly of nisVof tliflT& C'S ' r and jTobacco Departments. A fal line of if lso ' nd smokers' articles carried in nil Lrmlos * ! * ! P'PC3 & "nip furnished on application. Open orders u ft to ' 1"lH rocoivc our cim > M nttonliou jgfoctioa Gunrnnteed < AGENTS FOR BENWOO * 'LS MDLAFUH & WND POWDER CO EASTERN PRICES 'JJLVUA . 1118 FARNA1I STREET , NEB. . | AND DEA.-1ER IN V 0/JM/M / , NEBRASKA. J. A , WAKEFIELB , . WHOLESALK AND HKTAIti DSALEU IN j jjniajLEj iujuu.Le.g2j.uuij JL JLUALULM SASH DOORS LIME CEMENT BLASTER SO- , , BLINDS , MOULDING , , , , - STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY. Union Pacific Depot , - DEALERS IN [ all's Safe and Lee ! 4 FIKE AND BURGLAR PROOF XO3O tSPEOIAL NOTICE TO / Growers of Live Stock and Others. WiS CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO It la the bos 11 an J cheapest food for rtock ot any kind. Ono pound Is equal-to three pounds of com stock Cod with OroundOUCnke In the Fall and Winter , Instead ot running down , will InoroMa In weight ; and be In good marketable condition In the sprln ? . Dairymen , ta well oa others , who use It can tottUy to UH merit * . Try It and judge for J ourselves. Price $25.00 per ton ; no charge for cnrks. Address WOODMAN LINSEHD OIL COMPANY Onmh , fob. Rouble and Single Acting Power and Hand Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , } Belting , Hoao , Braaa wid Iron Fittings > Steam Packing at holosalo and retail. HALLADAY 'WTND-IinLLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS. Corner 10th Farnam St. , Omaha Neb. SUirOFAOTUHEH OF alvanized' ' Monte Si H.Vrnlrt oH'Str * ' AND JOBBERS OF D051EST1O CI&Afi&T8MGGOSPIPSs ; SMOKIES' ' MTIGLESi PROPRIETORS OP THE FOLLOWING .CELEBRATED BRANDS : Roina Victorias , Especialcs , Rqses im 7 Sizes from $0 to $12 ® per 1000. ANI > THE FOLLOWING HEADING FIVE CENT CIGARS : Combination , Grapes , Progress , Nebraska , Wyoming and Brigands. WE DUPLICATE EASTERN PEIGES REND FOR P3JOE LIST AHD SABIPLB8. O. M , LEIGHTON. H. T , OLA31KB. LEIGHTON < fe CLARKE , , ( ( HUCCES30I13 TO KKNNAHD DJ.OB. & CO. ) BBALBR8 IN Paints , Oils , Brushes , Olass , Q5IATTA.