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433 Omaha , Neb.
IT is the "old ticket" that wins in the
board of education election.
THE old school board will not bo dis
turbed for 8omo days to como.
MINISTER SAROENX objects to the climate -
mate of St. Petersburg. Ho prefers Cal
ifornia and a seat in the United States
Bonato.
IT is positively assorted that Bon. But
ler has signified a willingness to accept
the greenback nomination for president.
Wo would like to know of something that
ho wouldn't accept.
PAT. 0. HAWKS arrived by special train
from Washington , just In time for oloc-
> tion. An election without Pat us the
chief engineer would bo like the play of
Hamlet with Hamlet loft out.
AMERICAN manufacturers of buttorino
and bogus choose have boon supplying
the English market to a liberal extent with
their imitation products , and now the
English foreign office has boon instructed
to investigate the importation of those
compounds.
IT is rather singular that immediately
following the withdrawal of Minister
Sargent from Germany , Bismarck has
concluded to stop down from the Prus
sian ministry , with the consent of Kaiser
Wilhclm. It seems that the American
hog ho * succeeded in raising quite a stir
on both sides of the Atlantic.
THOMAH SAMOH , a Now Hampshire
murderer , has pleaded guilty to murder
in the first degree on the ground , that it
would not bo just for him to attempt by
trial to escape the gallows : Such a re
markable course surprises the court , who ,
although accepting the plea , was inclined
to regard the man as insane , although no
other evidence of insanity could bo
found. Samon is to bo given a medical
examination.
BOSTON is in an uneasy state of mind
over the reported sailingof 270 emigrant * ,
taken fromtho Workhouse of Swinoford ,
county Mayo , Ireland , and shipped by the
Alltmlino of nteamships. It is claimed that
the British authorities have evaded the
law to empty their poor house upon Bos
ton , and that this is not the first time
that they have recently offended. The
collector of the port is to make an in
vestigation.
ONE member is so sure that congrcsi
will bo ready to adjourn by Juno that he
wants a declaration made now that the
national legislators will go homo on tlu
2nd of that month. It is somewhat dif
ficult to BOO how any man , not giftec
with prophecy , can bo sura on the las
day of March that congress will havi
completed its business by the noconc
day of Juno. Possibly the fact that thi
republican national convention comes 01
the 3d of Juno may throw some light 01
this apparently hopeless mystery.
THOSE adventurous navigators who g <
down to the sea in the ships of the groa
American navy had better get their live ;
insured. The other day the naval board
of inspection started out of Norfolk , Va.
on the United States steamer Ossipoo
and in a few moments the noble craf
ran hard aground on n sand-bar. Af to
it had boon pried off , and had rosumoi
its voyage , part of its machinery broki
down. Then she was towed back to thi
navy yard and the board finished the !
journey on safe dry land. The best wa ;
to runko the United States navy as harm
less to its friends as it would bo to it
foes is to pull it up on the shore am
then lot the boards examine it from car
riages.
TUB Iowa legislature will probaby ad
journ to-day. A great mass of bills ha
b en crowded through during the las
two or three dasin order to make U |
for the rtilatorinoss of thn latter part n
the e iifjn. As might ba expected ,
good deal of legislation is going througl
( . without much cfmildoration. A burcni
, , of labor statistics , with another olUoer t
bo paid by the dear people , VT.IS estali
liihed yesterday. IOWA needs u buriu
of labor stat'utic ' * about as much M
wo on need * livn wheels. The labor in
turesta ef thu state are largo and gro
ing , but what advantage it will bo t
the a iutert'vii tit havu salaried ofQcci
c jlluoting statistics about them it is liar
to say. A re rt about wages and wor
1 h nut goiuK to lu-lp Iowa coal ; mine )
fur iiutaucu , or Iowa laborers of an
cUss , to bettor piy uor their children I
better tiohuol * , nor their taxes to bo n
ducwl , Ic will , however , help some ono I
aa cfllco , and this is too often an objo
clearer to the legislator's heart th&n at
ATARINO COUNTY HOAJS.
The road bill which passed the Iowa
normto on Monday , is , o far ns it Jooi ,
nn excellent measure. It docs away with
the old and cumbrous system of working
out taxes upon the roads , and permits
each township to luvy n tax for highway
improvements to bo paid only in money.
The township will then lot a contract fcr
the construction and repair of the road ,
nnd there is reason to believe tlmt the
work , in most cases , will bo done in a
satisfactory mannor. This is , for the
most part , the reform which two utato
road conventions , ono hold in Iowa City
in March , 1883 , nnd ono in DCS Moincs
in the present year , have recommended.
All details as to thn manner of perform
ing the work , matters which have boon
discussed a great deal throughout thu
alnto , are wisely loft to the township of
ficials. The law , as it stands , is much
like the Ohio road law which has given
great satinfaction through yearn of oxporN
anco.and the reformseemstopromisoonly
well for Iowa. The oldsystom was about
as bad as could bo imagined. A tax ,
payable in work on the roads , was levied
in an indiscriminate mannor. At the
seasons of the year when the roads need
ed the least attention , crowds of mcnand
boys would gather from the farms to
work out their taxes. They wore most
often without intelligent 8uporvi ionand
in the greater number of cases did more
harm than good. The methods employed
in different localities were entirely dif
ferent , but the object of the -work every
where was the name. It was to pay the
tax in the cheapest and easiest way. The
result has boon , in most parts of the
state , roads indescribably bad. During
the spring months , the county highways
are impassable and almost a total embargo
barge is laid upon vrado. Every rain
transforms the roads into quagmires ,
through which only the strongest teams
can pull the heavy wagons. Business
men in the smaller towns in Iowa have
suffered more from the sudden suspension
of nil their country traffic than
from almost any other cause , and
obviously the losses to farmers must
have boon , at least , equally groat. At
the same time , experiment showed that
good roads could bo made in Iowa. A
portion of the highway in front of the
state agricultural college at Ames was
prepared in 'an intelligent manner and
made an excellent and durable road.
But it is probably the only piece of
county road in the state which is en
titled to bo called good. The extension
of such highways throughout the state
seems certain to add very materially tc
its prosperity.
It is possible that the Iowa law doce
not go far enough and will have to be
made more radical. But , at least ,
making it possible for the wark of road
building to bo put into the hands oi
competent contractors is a great stop
forward. Other western states , cursed
with wretched country roads , as Iowa
has boon , would do well to follow its ex
ample. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLEMENCY TO CRIMINALS.
The prevalence of crime all over out
country , and the escape from proper pun
ishment of these who commit it , is what
aroused popular vengeance in Cincinnati.
It was not merely the solitary case of the
beardless boy who failed to bo convicted
of a capital oiTonso that produced the up
heaval in that city of the spirit of mur
derous revenge. It was other cases just
like it which are constantly occurring
there , in Illinois , and all ever the coun
try , that drove the people to madness.
Government by the mob is at the bottom
of it all ; , want of respect for respectabili
ty , contempt for law and for authority in
religious as well as in civil affairs , are the
rooted evils which produced the appall'
ing riot and ruin in the great state and
city on the Ohio. Omaha Herald
Wo are glad to obsorvotlmt the Heroic
is at last beginning to BOO the evil cffccti
of lonionoy to convicted criminals , especially
cially murderers. The Herald says ii
was other cases , just like the Bornor ciac
in Cincinnati , which are constantly occur
ring nil ever the country that drove the
ppoplo to madness. This is very true
"All ever the country" of coursi
includes Nebraska. The Heretic
has always been an advocate
of clemency to criminals , and has alway
fought against capital punishment. It
appeals in behalf of the murderers in No
brankahavo no doubt had their offeot ,
for men who have boon sentenced t <
death are now enjoying Mo in the poni <
tontiary.
Within the past year two cold-bloodoc
murderers , Polin and Hart , were con
viotod of murder in the iint degree ant
were sentenced to death. Through tin
efforts of thuir friends , and the kind as
distance of the jurors and thn courts thn
convicted thorn , the governor commutci
the death sentence to life imprisonment
The governor , instead of performing hi
duty , noted in sympathy with a false sentiment
timent which has boon created by jus
such tender hearted papers as the Omaht
Herald.
If capital punishment were intlictot
every time it was merited there woulc
bo lusa wanton destruction of human life
and there would ba no necessity of lynch
ing.
llu KAKSO.V , of Iowa , has introduce <
a bill to repeal the internal rorouui
diitieu upon tobacco and the distillatioi
of peaches nnd apples. If congress I
half as wise as an ordinary congres
tthould bo it will seat itself upon thi
proposition with great force. In thi
ilrat place , there is no demand what eve
for the reduction of the tobacco tax. Ni
tax in our entire revenue system is s
entirely unobjectionable. It is lali
upon thu moat unnecessary luxury ii
common uso. Its fitness and justice ar
to I so generally recognized oven by those
e2 2 who pay U most often that there is n
to j complaint whatever against it. It prc
divides a certain and large revenue withou
ay ja great expense to the government , an
I no ouo feels partipularly hurt by its col
lection. Certainly , as long as there nro
heavier taxes upon articles of common
nnd necessary use the duty upon tobacco
should bo loft untouched. The IOWA
congressman's nccond proposition nbout
the npplo nnd poach distillation is of n
kind to make ono smile. If it should bo
adopted , ho would bo n stupid distiller
who would not be bright enough to label
his corn juice as the product of apple or
poach distillation. Where would the
whisky revenue bo then ? The manufac
ture of rye nnd bourbon whiskies would
ostensibly cease , nnd wo should BOO n
distillery on every farm.
WAR ON JIOOUS HUTTER.
The Now York legislature is evidently
determined to put an end to the
manufacture and sale of oleomargarine ,
suino , buttorino , and other fraudulent
substitutes for farm nnd dairy products.
A now bill has boon introduced with this
object in view , nnd it is proposed to np
propriato 9300,000 to carry the bill into
effect. The principal fraud is in the
manufacture of substitutes for butter and
selling the same under the name of
buttor. It is assorted by the investigating
ing committee that the imitation of butter
is frequently so perfect that it can only
bo detected by chemical analysis , and
that makers of bogus butter do not prop
erly label their products , as is required
by law. It is stated that not loss than
40,000,000 pounds of this stuff is con
sumed annually in Now York state alone ,
and that in addition to the
extent to which the consumers
nro defrauded , the loss to the state
is from flvo to ton million dollars
a year in breaking down the export but
tur trade. The fight on bogus butter is
being carried on by the Now York State
Dairymen's Association , which intends ,
under the proposed now law , to entirely
stop its manufacture. Whether such n
law can bo enforced is n question , for if
the manufacturers honestly label their
products and sell thnm for just what they
are , no law can well prevent thorn.
Oleomargarine and buttorino are not any
more deleterious to the health of consum
ers than the lard and tallow from which
they are mado. If people want such sub
stitutes for butter and buy thorn know
ing them to bo such , no law , which pro
hibits the sale and purchase under such
circumstance , can bo constitutional.
There nro already laws enough for the
punishment of frauds in food adultera
tion , and all that is necessary is their en
forcement. The manufacture of oleomar
garine and soiling it under the name of
butter is simply obtaining money un
der false pretenses and is a punishable
offense.
TUB whisky distillers are not entirely
disheartened by the defeat of the bonded
extension bill. They still have hope of
securing some kind of legislation that
will accomplish their ends. A bill was
introduced in the first part of the session
which provides for the consolidation of
certain revenue collection districts and
contains other apparently innocent pro
visions , but really covers a permission to
store whisky for a longer period under
certain conditions. It is believed by
some of the distillers that it is possible
for this bill to pass. Many , however ,
conclude that the temper of the present
congress is altogether unfavorable to
them , and will seek relief only by
export. They will ship their pro
ducts to points in Germany at cost
for freight and handling equal
to about 8 per cent , of the tax they
would otherwise have to pay. It may
seem strange that they should bo willing
to endure so heavy an expense , since the
tax must eventually bo paid in any
event. But the object of the distillers is
to avoid throwing an immense quantity
of their product on the market at onetime
time through the expiration of the
bonded period. By exporting a largo
amount until the present surplus shall
have boon reduced , they will , they think ,
accomplish this purpose. But it is per
fectly evident that as long as they con
tinue , as at present , to manufacture more
whisky than can bo consumed , neither
exportation nor any other expedient will
bo of much avail. The distillers seem tc
have mismanaged their business Over
production in their trade is as great as in
the iron industry. Instead of govern' '
mont interference , the distillers roallj
want decreased production , and they can
bring that about themselves without lob
bying ornpocial legislation of any sort.
TUB prohibitionists of Maine seem tc
bo oven moro impracticable than prohi
bitionists elsewhere. For years they have
lived under a law which has always beer
regarded as the utmost limit of restrictive
legislation. It has boon enforced jju thi
smaller towns and is almost a dead lettoi
in the cities. In order to extend prohl
bition to these places which the law doei
not cover , these good people are trying
to force upon the constitution an iron
clad prohibition amendment. This inter
eating measure has already boon passed
through ono legislature , and at the iiexl
olootion will be submitted to the people ,
The idea that a moro declaration in the
conititution will enforce prohibitiouwherc
law has failo'd seems very absurd , bul
Maiuo is not the only place whore
it lias been , or whore it will bo ea
tortoiued. It ii a common feeliut
in the minds of many people
that in nome mysterious manner a coutti
tutional amendment is going to put itaell
o into effect without any moro &do. As i
matter of fact , such an amendment ir
BIftino will bo absolutely worthless unlosi
the legislature shall make special provi
slous for its enforcement. But the legislature
laturo oould pass lawa for moro stringent
prohibition at each session without anj
amendment. Moreover , the amendmeu
would have the effect of nunulingall pro
vlous legislation on the subject , so tlm
entirely now penalties would have to b <
devised to support it. The chief justice
of the state is urging these objections
upon the voters , but apparently without
much effect as yot.
OUR MUDDY WATMt SUPPLY.
The contract between the waterworks
company and the city of Omaha is that
they nro to furnish us clcnr nnd wholesome -
some water for ( general uso. For moro
than two months , nnd in fact nearly all
winter , the people of Omaha have boon
regaled with Missouri river slops. In
stead of pure filtered water supplied
from the reservoir by gravitation , wo have
hod mud-swill pumped from the flats by
iroct pressure. The city waterworks
ompany should bo made to understand
hat they must live up to their contract
ibligations. Ourpooplohavocortainlyboon
olorant enough in dealing with this cor-
oration. They have submitted patient
ly to nil sorts of inconvenience by reason
f delay in the construction of the works ,
, nd the replacing of poor machinery
loughtby the company with a view to
conomy. They have not murmured at
; ho enormous increase in water-tax
reason of the extravagant
ncroaso in the number of fire hydranta.
They will no longer submit without pro
test to the wretched quality oi the water
upply. Missouri river slush may bo a
cry wholesome beverage for some
looplo , but it is certainly nauseating to
have such stuff served at the tablo.
'ooplo ' in Omalm may use it because -
cause they cannot help themselves , but
ho hundreds and thousands of strangers
who stop at our hotels will
go away with a very poor im
pression of our water supply.
SVo voice the sentiments of the great
mass of our citizens when wo say that
'orboaranco has ceased to bo a virtue.
Direct pressure nnd pumping from the
lottling basins may bo very economic so
'ar as the waterworks company are con-
ornod , but the citizens of Omaha have a
right to demand that the water supply
[ hall como from the upper reservoir , by
gravitation after it is filtered and pun-
led. Wo have had clean water whenever
an effort has been made to furnish it ,
and there is no reason why wo should
not have it all the timo.
HEiiEAFiKtt Mr. Brunor will attend
strictly to his own business.
HAVE 'you heard from the Okolona-
Omahd J3cc Mr. Copeland ?
MR. JOUN SADLER will not preside over
a republican city convention very soon
IT was a rainy day yesterday , and wo
had to take the Italians in out of the
wot.
IT is now settled that the old schoo
board suits the people of Omaha wel
enough. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
POLITICALi NOTES.
The budding candidate will bloom before h
bursts.
Instead of being a dark horao Blnlao is ai
conspicuous as a wulte elephant.
Mr. Vnndorbilt says he has .no politics.
Both parties are to bo congratulated.
General Logon should not think of writing
a history. Let him get out an almanac.
General Grant should send his discards
crutches to some of the presidential candl
dates.
Mr. Morrison will probably conclude to tak
our advice and put his poor little bill in cam
pbor.
Ono strong point made in I'rosldent Arthur'
favor ia that ho is not a Tyler , a 1'illinore or a
Johnson.
How would this ticket suit ? President
Private Dalzell Vice President -Sergoan
B-itea. Platform Moro pie for tramps.
There are eleven states in which women
vote for school directors. Mont people will b
surprised to learn that Kentucky is ono of th
stales.
Lincoln and Ilawloy is tbo latest presidential
tial ticket for thu republicans. It is , wo ar
afraid , too sweet to llvo long. [ Now York
Journal.
Tbo Bayard boom is a blessing that blight
ens as it wings its flight to that injutoriou
bourne from whence no bursted boomlot eve
returns.
Robert O'Lincoln IB tlio bird that worrie
the lifo out of Logun. The president and th
> ico-pref > idont canuot bo taken from the sain
state , you know.
It is stated nn apparently excellent author
ity that Mr. Tildou ia not a candidate for th
presidency , and will not bo unless the demo
cratlc convention nominates him.
There IB a movement on foot tc nominal
John Knlly for mayor of New York. II
would bo a bitter pill for the Tildenitoa t
swallow , but they would cloubtlena gulp i
down.
It in thought in Washington that Logan
cauvasslut ; la made as much to put him i
uhape for the senatorial contest as with uu
expectation of hta being nominutod for pres
dent. Ills term aa senator will expire nex
year.
year.On
On April 0 the Missouri republicans wi
hold their Btato convention at Bedalia for th
purpose of electing delegatex-at-large to th
national convention , and mich coogroitBionu
district delegates as may not have been chose
previously ,
This year will not be the first whoa the na
tional conventions of two great political par
tlea met In the same city. In 1844 and aital
in IBM both the whlga and democrats he ]
their conventions in Baltimore. Polk an
Clay were the presidential nominees in 1644
and Plorcoand Scott in 185U.
The Cincinnati Kmnilror ( Dem. ) has sen
nut inquirioj to Indiana democrats for the pu
pouo of ascertaining their opinion on the tari
question. Of about 7,000 anaweru receive
031 declared for a tariff for revenue only , 81
for protection , nud 6,341 for the double-cu
platform of the Ohio democracy.
The Bovonth congressional district of Sout
Carolina will undoubtedly cheese a colore
representative to succeed the late Congresama
Mackey , unless some pupil of ' 'Shoe airing
Chalmers enters the fight and elects hliuse
by bulldozing and ballot box stuffing. KJ
Congressman Smalls la making an onorgoti
canvass , and appear * now to have the lies
chauco of lucceaa.
Presidential candidates Boventy years ag
were chosen in a close caucus at Washington
fifty yean ago they began to be choseu In con
veutloni , ineetloif nearly a year before th
ovont. A half century of thoae convention
hat made the choice of delegate * more imirar
txnt than the convention itiolf. America !
politic * thus moves b < tck , decade by decade
nearer the people , and the newspaper poll
and cauvaasea of the popular choice in progreu
now are tbo coming sniulow of a day wheu th
votera of each party will act directly In tnak
ing theta nominations. Already thoaelectlo
must lie made by the people or succoaa cauno
ba had.
The following is the moat recent utatomon
of thefuithnf the Mahonltea , by the llich
rnond , Va. . Whig ( Head. ) ; "Tho republics
party of Virginia to-d y ia not that of to
year * ago. The times have changed , and we
have changed with them. Hei.ubhcanlim in
Virginia moans bitter and determined oppo'i
Uon to the outrage * o ( this latter-day factl'ir '
uhich call ) itself democracy , nud cautes a ro
| TTT | I [ T | you are bothered nearly to
LJ-L " A dunth with rheumatic twinges
rtho pangs of neuralgia is no reason
why you should continue to suffer. Ex-
lorimont with n good medicine. Try
Thomas' Eclcctrio Oil. Recollect it is
UAUAMKEI ) by every druggist. .Neural *
ia and Rheumatism never stood before
us n man or woman , if you
can , nftlictcd with toothache ,
jarachc , headache , backache , any ache ,
liat hits sought relief in Dr. Thomas'
Jolcclric Oil to no ndvantaco , nnd in ro-
urn wo will refer you to thousands
imiliarly affected whom this medicine
ins restored nnd cured completely.
FOSTEB , MILUUIIN & CO. , Props. ,
Buffalo , N. Y.
ros-Ion of the national Interests of the rntlro
icoplo of Virginia. Wo want to nlfgn our-
elves alongKldo with that great national party
hat favors protection of Virginia's mineral ,
mechanical , and agricultural interests. Wo
ire for the nominee of the Chicago convention ,
locaufto that nominee will bo for us as wo
yore for Arthur , because Arthur was for us.
Charity and politics should begin at homo.
Ye should not ba bourbon democrats because
reo trade is an omnitv with our proeperity
and future wolfaro. Wo should war against
.his faction bocauao it has and will again war
against us. " _ _
Ait Kditor AsHnsslnateil.
SANTA Fu , Now Mexico , April 1.
Charles L. Kusg , editor of the Gringo
and Greaser , nt ' Mnnzann , Vallencia
county , was fatally shot last week by un-
mown parties. No particulars. Ho
lad boon in Now Mexico about three
'ears. ' Ho resided in Georgetown , Col. ,
n 1875 , where ho was a member of the
irm of Broad & Ksug , nnd three years
ator ho was ono of the lucky at Lead-
villo , where ho made ever § 100,000 ,
nest of which ho soon parted with.
since coming to this territory ho has
won engaged in real estate operations
under the firm names of Kusg & Co. and
Bradford & Kusg. _
The Burlington's Big Business.
BOSTON , April 1. The following
igures are from the Chicago , Burlington
& Quincy's report for 1883 : Total gross
earnings , including leased ( lands and
jranch.es , $20,110,309 ; operating expon
sea , $13,406,478 ; not earnings , 812,103-
801 ; against § 10,260,842 , in 1883 ; not
surplus for year , $987,040 ; total funded
debt December 31st 1883 wns $77,408-
)90. The length of road in operation
December 31st 1883 was 3,332 miles. In
addition the company controls and prac
tically owns the Hannibal and St. Joe
railroac.
_ _
Tlio D. & II. G. Muimgcmciit.
SALT LAKE , Utah , April 1. Yesterday
President Lovojoy dismissed Col. Dodge
from the general management of the
Denver & Rio Grande. Dodge refuses to
be dismissed , claiming that by the lease
of the Denver & Rio Grande and West
ern ho is made general manager for lifo
or till his resignation , and the officers oi
the road stand by him in the fight. This
section of the road runs 400 miles wesl
from Grand Junction , Colorado , and
holds the key to the western through
business.
_ _
Buying Bonds.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , April 1. The
house committee on banking and cur
rency instructed Dingley to report favor
ably n bill authorizing the secretary o :
the treasury out of any lawful money de
posited by the national banks for the
purpose of retiring their circulation , te
purchase at current market rates bonds 01
the United States ho may deem profitable
to the government , the bonds so pur
chased to be held for use for purposes o :
this trust.
Bliss' Big Find.
WASHINGTON , April 1. George Bliss
continued his testimony relative to the
star route trials before the Springer committee
mitteo to-day. Ho said Cook kept in Mi
possession a number of weeks abstracts ol
1C routes prepared by _ Woodward. ' 'In
" Bliss said ' 'thoso abstract
my opinion , , !
were retained for the other side to copy. '
The decrease of the public debt during
March was $14,238,324 ; decrease since
Juno 30 , $81,828,398 ; cash in treasury ,
S402,87S,211.
A Pitthburg Colony.
Pirrsiiuuo , April 1. A colony of 25
amilies left Pittsburg to-day for Seattle ,
Washington territory , which they pur
pose making their future home. Foroigr
immigration , which is crowding them ou
of trudcs , giving employers an oppor
tunity to reduce wages , is given as the
reason for socking now homes. Sovora
hundred moro will leave shortly , if re
ports from the colony are favorable.
FlglilingltnllrouitCommiGhloncrs ,
JACKSON , Miss. , April 1. The counse
for the Illinois Central railroad to-day
filed a long bill in the United States
court against the railroad commissioners
praying ; nn injunction enjoining then
from every variety of interference witl
that rond. If necessary the cases will bo
carried to the supreme court of the
United States.
The leo and Overllovv at BlKiimrck
BIHMAUOK , April I. Ice is form ing
below again , but the water is fallinj
above. The steamers , Josephine am
Rosebud are both hard aground. An im
inoiiBo ice field above Ft. Yalna. uud i
big gorge may form at any timo. The
danger is not yet passed. Mails und pas
songora are still being transferred n
Monday.
A Kulil or Burglars.
GKKENSUUUO , Pa. , April 1. List nigh
burglars broke into the county tronvirur'a
office , blew open the safe , stele 8000 in
cash and a number of valuable pipeis
The thieves escaped. Detect ivt'b are oi
the track. A clue lias been found und i
is thought they will be speedily cupturvd
Securing aDocreo of Perjury.
PHILADELPHIA , April 1 L'no grow
jury this afternoon found H unj bil
apamst Major A. II. Niuknrnon , chary
ing him wkh perjury. I hi * is an outcome
como of his divorce suit , in which tlu
major figured a year ago whoa he tecutti
a divorce from his wife.
A MethdUt Mluixfr Dying.
PETEIWDUIIO , Va. , April 1 Uuv Join
0. Edwards , pastor of tlm 5Urkut atruu
M. E. church , ono of the iiiunt protui
nent ministers in thu M. E. cliurol
South , is lying at thu point of dtatl
from stricture of tbo bowt'U.
Indorsing Arthur-Voting for Uluiin
PiTTsntma , Pa. , April 1. The n put
lican convention of Gloartidd count ) to
day endorsed President Arthur's adiui
, i istration and elected Blaine delegates to
J the ntato convention.
STEELE , JOHNSON & CO. ,
H. B , LOCKWOOD ( formerly of Lockwood & Draper ) Chicnqo , Man
ager of the Ten , Cigar nud Tobacco Departments. A full line of
all grades of above ; also pipes and smokers' articles carried in
stock. Prices and samples furnished on application. Open
orders intrusted to us shall receive our careful attention
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
AGENTS FOR BENWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & 'RAND POWDER Ctf
Double and Single Acting Power and Hand
Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , ) Bolting , Hoao , Brass and Iron Fitting
Steam Packing at wholesale and retail. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , OHUUON
AND SCHOOL BELLS.
Corner 10th Farnam St. . Omaha Nab
PERFECTION
IN
Heating and Baking
IB only attained by using
CHARTER OAK
Stoves and Ranges.
OT HE.GHIZE OVER 0308
Fci sale by
MILTON ROGERS & SONS
J. A. WAKEFIELD ,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOULDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , PLASTER , &C-
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
Union Pacific Depot , -
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
Growers of Live Stock and Others.
WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO
Our Ground Oil Cake.
His the best and cheapest food tor BtooK cl nv ktad. One pound It eqnil to three pounds of core
Block ted with Ground Oil Cake la the Fall ana Winter , Insioid of running down , will increase in weight
and be In good marketable ooL..tlon In the Bprlng. Dairymen , v rfell u others , who use it can tottily to
its merita. Try It and Ju < 10 Jjr younwlvog. Price (25.00 per tea : no charge for sacks. Address
wnnn > . , UNSTtnn rtIT " "u ! nr Omnha Neb
0. M. LEIGHTON. H. T. CLARICE.
LEIGHTON & CLARKE ,
SUCCESSORS TO KENKARD BROS. & CO. )
Wholesale Druggists I
DEALEESiIN
Paints. Oils. Brushes
- * ; i.A a < TA
G. F. GOODMAN ,
Wholesale Druggist !
AND DEALER IN
Paints Oi
OMAHA , NEBRASKA
MAX MEYER
IMPORTERS OF
HAVANA 01
AND JOBBERS OP DOMESTIC
OIGABS.TOBACDOS.PIPESsSIOEERS'AETIOLIS . '
PROPRIETORS OF THE FOLLOWING
CELEBRATED BRANDS :
Reina Victorias , Especiales , Roses in 7 Sizes from $8
to $120 per 1000.
AND THE FOLLOWING LEADING FIVE CENT CIGARS : .
Combination , Grapes , Progress , Nebraska , Wyoming and
Brigands.
WE DUPLICATE EASTERN FRIGES
SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND SAMPLES.
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llttlca r/i * " " H/ . L'i"npi > Ifith and rani * " ' * * unite tnqhn f/gff
; THE BESTTHREAD FOB SEWING MACHINES
Williiiiiintiu Spool Cottou is entirely the product of Homo Industry ,
mi I IH p onouuced by experts to bo the best HO win muuhine thread in the
, orU' , FULL ASSORTMENT CONSTANTLY ON UA.HD , and
.for * . ! y HENLEY , HAYNES & VAN AUSDEL ,
1 tuio Oiuuha , Neb.