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OMAHA DAILY BILE-MONDAY JUNE 23 , 1884. /THE / , OMAHA BEE. OtTMtin Office , No. 01O FArnnm St. Council UliifTnOnlco , No. 7 I'oarl St. , Street , Near Broadway. Now York Onico , lloom 05 Tribune Pabllshcd vtry trprnlng , * eioopt Snndayl The oot ) Monday tnornlcR dally. nans BY HAit * Oni Tear. . . . . . . . . 810.00 IThreoMonthi . . . (3.00 SIxMonini. . . . . . . . K.OO | Ono Month . 1.00 Per Week , 25 Cents. [ TIinWKtEtT K , rUBUSIlRD KV1KT WIDKZ3V1T. HUMS rosrrAio. OnaTear . SS.UO I Three Months . t to 81i Months. . 1.00 I Ono Month . American News Oompany , Sola Agontr , Ner8doi etl In tha United States , ill Oomtnunlnatloni rclatlnK to Nowa and Edltorls Datun ihould ba addressed to the KDITO or Tin Sti. cms UPS Lirrniu. Alinaslnon TxstMrs'Vind ' namlttanocs ihonldfb ddroweiltoTnsIliix rcnLidni.ta CoxrAUT , ntn * DtafU , Chcckn and PontolJico orders to bo.inade pay bl to the order of the coir.vnv. . SHE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , PROP'S ' n. R03EV7ATBR , Editor. A. n.FitJh. Uvniifer Dilly Circulation , P. 0. Ko 433 Omaha , Nob. _ iN linsiiotyot risen to explain. WITH the approach of Iho dog days the American hotuo of lords may consent to vote an ndjoiirnmont. Ir was proper and croditnblo for the council to give Mayor Chose until Mon day to dcciilo whether ho will stop down without further ceremony. THEIIK is ono thing nt least that ia satis factory in the conduct of public affairs in Omolm. The grand jury has found the Douglas county jail in excellent con- diiion. THE republicans had a narrow escape last spring in the defeat of McGucltin. Had ho been elected , wo would have had a vacancy in the council , which could is not bo filled by appointment. for DiSTiuor ATTOIINEY GODWIN has con ducted the investigations in the grand jury very creditably , and if ho docs as good work in the trial of the criminal lifo cases ho will bo a hard man to boat next valt Jail. solv WE know that the responsible editor of , the Lincoln Journal has resumed bus iness at the old stand. Nobody else could have penned the malicious perver lot sion of testimony before the last legisla lica ture. clul : the THERE is almost aa much opcculation pro concerning the preferences of the Now inei York delegation to the democratic national convention as thora was regard ing the delegation to the republican con vention. hab THE summer resort business has been acli , dull this Bcanon , nnd the rccotit failure of ovoi so many millionaircn and bank officials spic will make it still duller , as most of the agai tankruptsprofer to go-'l6 Canada or pea > Mexico. self omj BEN. BUTI.EK will bo the white olo- tool pliant of the next Chicago convention. own The way ho will tramp on the tees of ropt aorno of the equnro-tood fraternity will souj afford a great deal of amusement to the out Test of cho circus. Ohii tive "TiiE clouds of yesterday are dispelled outwit pelled , " saya the Omaha Herald. Dr. Miller , who was forninst Cleveland wit holt the day before , waited 'til ) the clouds still rolled by , and a clear nky revealed to stillA him the coming man in the democratic convention. The wise men from the vor east have wired him their prophecy , and gral ; now the Omaha Herald ohouts for and Cleveland and harmony. But in our opinion there can bo no harmony ns long mui she as Cleveland has to pacify Tammany. chi : Tim Now York independents are now groi ; Tjctivton the devil and the ( loop sea. oft ) They want Cleveland nominated by the the ; democrats , and promise him their votes Wh if ho is nominated. But if Cleveland nrc t gets the nomination ho must make a bid not for Tammany support , and if Tammany noii helps to elect him , Cleveland will have fial to go back on the reforms which the in tivc , dependents want to inaugurate. If llol Cleveland in not nominated the independents - . at pendents will have to cheese betwean IUtt 151 line and Undemocratic candidate , supported - was ported by Tammany , unless they want to Oh go ever id Butler. 1 mat Pal DR. GKOUQJ : MIU.EU , the able editor of the Omaha Humid , will not attend the of national democratic convention. Elnc- nga trio bolls and speaking tubes will connect It Jiim with the Nebraska delegation , so on that ho will bo able to control matters and things from his quiet little editorial to room out on the billowy prairies of thu bra far west. Since Mr. Tildon'a'retirement hav the good doctor has made up his mind to Cot play no conspicuous part in politics here vice after. Do will simply pull the strings and lot the other follows do the dancing. nat This is better , wo toke it , than immuring , vero liimsalf in a nunnery an wo feared ho pro ho would do when ho saw that Tildon letter in cold , unrelenting typo. Chica itThi go News. Thi Unless the city council orders all the ward wires that connect Dr. Miller's ofllco Hoi with the telephone system to bo put Kei [ under ground between now and the 8th Phi of July wo fear the connection will bo rent broken by some villain , nnd the Nebras- voti lea delegation will bo loft in a state of doc exasperating uncertainty. The doctor's ton auoponzo would bo agonizing. got gro WE have been asked why the BKK does loii . not hoist the name * of Blalno and Logan fraud at the head of ita editorial columns , Bai "We simply answer that the BKK a is metro- Wfc politaucu'Jjr. With very fowoxcoptionsnil man iho leading dilllos have dropped tlio inil custom of hoisting tickets and keeping gate them standing , The Chicago 'Irlbunc , Tin which is rocogniz6d as tiio loading Blaine aga and Logan paper in the west , doea not on keep the ticket nt the head of its edi road torial column. Neither does the Phila sura delphia J'reet , which next to the New Mr York Xrllw\e , Is tLo most pronounced can Irg'n jnp.r fulUehc : ! iu rcuo the oast. The St. Louis Qtobc.Jcmocraf and llu St. Paul J'ionccr 7Vm , the ono the loading republican daily in Mis souri and the southwest , and the other the leading republican organ in Minnesota seta and the northwest , do not print the presidential ticket at the head of their editorial columns. And other republican papers of loss note nro in Iho same category. When Mr. Blalno was nomi nated the UKE made a positive nnd un equivocal announcement of its support of the national republican ticket. That ought to bo sufficient f jr Iho present Jn a state that will give lUnino and Logan n majority of 25,000. IT is about as hard to got a bill in the ntnrcst of anti-monopoly passed through the American homo of lords , known as the United States senate , as it would bo for n camel to pnan through the eye ot n noodlo. When n bill is brought up providing - viding for the forfeiture of land grants it 'sW pigeon-holed or amended to death. . Whim it is proposed to npply the provi- sums of the Thurmnn sinking fund bill to railroads other tkan the Union nnd 0 ntral Pacific , delay is asked for until 0the the judiciary committee can digest and strangle the proposition. When Senator Ilill brings up his postal telegraph bill ho is summarily choked off , and informed that other measures must have preference . nnd precedence. It is no trouble , however \ ever , to got lavish appropriations through the nonato for any schema or job that may bo proposed. SE.VATOII VAN WVOK'H motion to place the disabled private soldier on a level with the disabled ofliccr on the pension list hereafter , was voted down in the son- ate , but for all that it was a motion in the ight direction. The private soldier who now dependent upon the government support , owing . . . to disabilities arising rom his service in the defense of the on inion , ts in ovogy respect entitled to the ; amo consideration as the veteran who wor shoulder-straps and epaulets. The and limb of a private aoldior are as altiablo to him and hia family aa the live and limbs of ofliccra are to thorn- his elves and their families. WE have had enough of ovations. Now un ! have a business mooting of ropub- to icans to organize a Blnino nnd Logan lub. Such n club must bo organized on OU ho broad basis of tolerance to all who a iroposo ] to support the republican nom- ncoa. sat SLOPPED OVER AGAIN. Mr. Jubilon M. Thuraton is in the lyi labit of slopping ever every time ho has pro ; > chnnco to open hia mouth. Ho slopped toai at Chica70 and mndo himself con- con picuous and ridiculous. Ilo slopped ever pro .gain in Omaha , and made himself ap- sch ear "tho great sought for. " In his ton olf-glorification speech at { the Acad- uys of Musio Mr. Jubilee M. Thurston to occasion to boastfully refer to his tcai election as a delegate to the national cati opublican convention as entirely un- upo ought and spontaneous. Ho wont clear moi of his way to toll his audience that at tof ; Jhlcago "ho found that the roprosonta- will elect ( which moans delegates ) -with mig the assistance of the politicians , yea rithout ! the assistance of a single oflico- sup loldor from almost every republican con- oug tituoney , were men of the people. " a Mr. Jubltloo M. Thurston is not only hit 'ory ; forgetful but decidedly un- ton : ratoful. Why should ho , of all other non , cost slurs upon the ofllco-holdors atai assert what everybody in this com- tel nunity knows to bo untruo. Why inc ihould ho , who has boon for years the uoc liiof < lobbyist nnd machine politician of a mo roat railway corporation , poao us a man var var'I the people , sonl to Chicago without slightest uflbrt on his own IHmlf ? 0m Why phould ho inault the intelligence of Ui [ republican audience by tolling thom'that ted a tiinglo olHoo-holdur auintod in the any lomlnution of IMaiuo when they all know pul the man who holds the most lucra- federal ollico in America , Collector tuburtaon , of New York , wns a delegate to ; Chicago ( , nnd ono of the moat nctivo nachino ( workers in the convention. How oug it with the local ofllco-holder/ ing ! from Long Jonoi , Unitud States 'ord 1 of Illinois , down to Postmaster Palmer , of Chicago , nndtho , whole horde subordinates i , who were there working , aoui igaint Arthur and for Logan nnd Blnino , rndi isnot i only ungrateful but ungonor3us don the I part of Mr. Jubilee H , Thurston ho deny his creator as u delegate from No- , jraska. : Where would Mr. Thurston ,11 boon without the nid of Postmaster Dautaut , who , in violation of civil sor- T rules , secured proxies for subordinates - nates of the post ofllco from parties who > elected against Thurston , nnd whoso sorv iroxies were voted for him. How was that Postal Olork Shill voted for "tm rhurston on a proxy from the Sixth ? How wn it that Postal Carrier , Tollman voted for Thurston on Joe Cent's proxy ? How did it como that crat cop to the state convention and ion a look rated for Thurston. It in looJdodly cheeky for Jubilee M , Thurn- is to claim that ho made no oil'ort to . & the di'legation when ho was on the m jround with Frank Walters , Frank Han- tied i , and other henchmen to supervise the can put up by John Sahlor , Walter and Baunott , Pat 0. llawos , and McGucltin. ical SYhpso was it that Gor made money bought n aiily delegate from Saratoga , and what jont iniluonco was there used to got the dolo- with from Millard to throw two votes for 1 Thunton , when ho was elected to vote jury against Thuraton ? Who wrote the loiters gar of Thurston'u behalf to the vatioua rail' foci [ strikers all ever the Btato to make itself of his opontauoous choice ? Does ihow , Jubilee M , Tliurstou iinugino that ho od n.ii insiko people forget these tilings , bo- atl : liih is a r.ativa..l aa THE Nebraska Is entitled to her proper shnro of credit in the nominations of Blflino nnd Logan , but Mr. K. L. Heed is laboring under n delusion when ho clnirns the credit of Logan'n nomination for Nebraska. According to Mr. licet Postmaster General Groshnm was on th vice-presidential slnto until the Nebrask delegation ontorcd the breech and force the nomination of Logan. As a matte of fact the course of the Nebraska dele gation had not the remotest inlluonc upon the choice of the convention. During the recess that followo Blnino'fl nomination , Stephen B. Elkin and Wm. Walter Phelps , the recognize managers of Mr. Blaine , called upot Frank llntton ns the accredited representative sontativo both of Arthur and Groshnm to _ tender Iho vico-prosidoncy to Judge Grosham. They stated that Mr. Blaino' friends desired to place in nomination the man that would represent the Arthu wing , just as Governor Donnlson of Ohio in . behalf of Garfield had tnkonjup Arthur four . years before as n compliment to the friends and followers of General Grant. . . . Mr. Ilatton then and there in behalf of Judge Gresham positively declined the or vice-presidential nomination , and also do dined to name or suggest any other can didate who was specially acceptable to President Arthur. Mr. Hatton wont Further than that. Ilo advised Ellnns " ant ! Pholpg , as a matter of honor , to dia- " charge their obligation to General Logan , ivithout whoso help Blaine could hardly hav boon nominated. It a Mr. [ Groalmm 0 refused to tllow his name to bo used in of jorinoclion with the vlco-prooidcncy of and Mr. Arthur's friends declined to lanii ) a man from their own rtnka thai B. jionoral Logan became as a natura iequonco the unanimous choice of the sonvontiou. The individual and com- jlnod oflbrta of the Nebraska delegation \ behalf of General Logan nro ouUtloc as teethe credit , but under the circumstances Jioy could hardly bo regarded as decis ivo. Wo say this with no disrespect to ' . the members of the Nebraska delegation , 'y but purely in vindication of the truth ol tiistory. ! THE SCHOOLS OF OMAHA. TIIK schools of Omaha nro now drawing w : > topul n < close for the summer vacation. The ; is public schoola have had a very prosper ous ! year. The attendance has boon largo , ind in every respect the results accorn > ? plishod in the variouo departments , in the way of instruction , have been very Fr satisfactory. : The examinations show Kh that the pupils have boon quito thorough : jiu taught , and that they are making gooc nnd rogrcs3. It is evident that the corps oi teachers is , as a whole , composed oi and competent nnd attentive instructors. The ami present satisfactory condition of the wit ichools is duo to the efforts of Superin tendent James in establishing a thorough system of instruction , and endeavoring ; keep ] out of the schools all inefficient m teachers. Mr. James ia a practical edu- ator , nnd Omaha is to bo congratulated clui ipon his retention in office for three years old ) whi noro. This will give him an opportunity ibn fully carry out his iaoasand the schools bo undisturbed by any change which bog night sot them back for two or thrco roars. Having once found a competent ud luporintondent , such as Mr. James , ho poi Mat ught to bo retained in that position for long term of terms , as frequent changes ut tlio suporintcndcncy of our city schools roi ends to demoralize the whole system. 3 Our Echool accommodations , notwith- em itanding the the now buildings , continuo o bo rather crowded , on ing to the rapid hai increase of population , hence it Trill bo lo necessary at an early day to mnko arrung- oh inonts : for sovornl now school houses in , si rarious parts of the city. iroi The private colleges and schools of tuo Dnmlm are also in a flourishing condition. jon is safe to eay that no city in the Uni ly States , of the size of Omaha , offords jon butter educational faailitioa either in ore niblio schools or private institutions , pra iot Ir no eloquent democrat can bo found oul nominate Ben. Butler in the national lomocratio convention , Bob Ingersoll night to bo sent for. Bob would bo wili to nominate the devil if it would nf- voi him an opportunity to make a good ho ipucch. lorr Wnitr. the now anti-polygamy bill has oti ,01110 excellent features it it so extremely Ittlo ndical in some of its provisions that it is poi loubtful wl , other it would hold water in Goo courts or could bo enforced without ftl army of United States marshals. ugo ro bin TIIK tail of the old ticket refuses to Tha sic idcomo ' the caudal appendage of Me- i urr onald'a klto , Mr. Hondrioka haa ho orvod notice on the admirers of his In- The liana rival that ho will under no circum- fa ilnco tnucos run for governor this year. UXl , LITERARY NOTES. * noy. TIIK B. & 0. Rod book for the Dorao- lad iratio national convention is out , and a s a snpital compendium of political informa- ego lay it is. About everything ono can no for in becoming thoroughly posted is regards the presidential past is em- jracod within the sixty odd pages , while point ' of typography the little book ia OOI gem ! of clean , clear-cut work. The books have become indispensable'in ig . jampaigns , and in their dilluront forma risod editions nro the most popular polit lat text bookn of the day. No charge ia uri for them by the B. & 0. , nnd the , mv requisite is the inclosing of a two fort stamp to 1C. 0. Lord , Baltimore , the application for a copy. troot. iga Tun immemorial institution of trial by all's , which for centuries has boon reit is yarded as one of the msst essential rights wcsl the i citizen , and one of the most of- four octlve barriers against absolute power , is mall on trial to-day , and is required to Imoat csuio why it should nut bu discardrcsc and i n moro oliectivo method of ad- will r.inisteriug justice substituted for it , or hilts least why it should not bo reformed so cava to jiclJ uioro aalufrtutoty rvsulto. hole Some scggcstions for the improvement of of the existing jury system presented by Judge Robert 0. Pitman in the North American Jicvlcw for July , under the title of "Juries and Jurymen , " should , in view of recent notorious miscarriages of justice , receive the serious cor.s dera tion of oacry citizen. "Amvrican Economics ticmi mi , " by Prof , Van Burcn Denslow , is a lucid nnd forcible exposition of the grounds ( upon which the protection theo ry of national economy is based. Judge Noah Davis writes of "Marriage nnd Divorce. " Dr. P. Bender , whoso sub ject is "Tho Annexation of Canada , " sets forth the advantages likely to accrue to the United States from the absorption ofMe the Canadian provinces. Prof. D , McG. Means , iu nn argument * against "Government Telegraphy , " subjects the management of the post oflico to a most pcarching criticism. Charles T. Congdon wri of/'Privalp Vcngoinco ; " nndiiualy the is n symposium on the "Future of the Negro , " by Senator / . U. Vnnco , Frederick Douglass , Joel Chandler Har ris , Senator John T. Morgan , Prof. Richard T. Greener , Gon. S. 0. Arm strong , Oliver Johnson and others. PROMINENT among the contents of the American Monthly fa "Tlio Gordinn Knot , or Chriatism and Paullsm , " a vig orous article from the pen of 0. D.Vil - bcr . In Politics , Hon. Elijah M. llainos liscouraes "Why the Republican Party Should not bo Longer Continued in Pow- is , " ' while Austin JJiorbowor writes in itrong opposition , These articles con- lain many now nnd startling suggestions , Doing replete with aorious thought for intelligent voters. The second part , ( the Moody revival of ' 70 , ) of the serial , [ "Within and Without , " ia begun. The ' itrongth ' and weakness of Mr. Moody's revival work have never baforo bcon BO truthfully exhibited. Mr , Moody is ox- liibitcd both us an earnest teacher and as Chicago < phenomenon a natural out growth of the city _ . The third chapter ixmtaina the beautiful episode of the lifo Mr. ] Orr , and his tribute to the probity the Friends , of Philadelphia , half a century ago. Eugene J. Hall and Dr. . L. McVickar contribute poetical gems. full of human sympathy ; Mrs. Alice King Hamilton , 'Ks.therine , " a weird i study in neutral tints ; nnd H. 0. Fulton , paper on "Tho First Lord of Creation. " } magnificent essay , entitled "England Reflected in Ohaucor , " by Eugene it Parsons , will bo road with much pleasure and interest. A' few pages of 'editorial iiomortnda ! conclude this in omioly in teresting numborl The America Month- has already achieved for itself a front it rank in periodical literature. Free dis- jussion is its motto , nnd' its contributions are strictly American , original , progrcs live and abreast with the times. Tun "Outing" for July comes along with , the breath of the hills and the scent f summer flowers in it. The first article an illustrated description of the Catskills - kills , where 0110 can still evidently find § nature at her boot , without getting bo- end the bounds of civilisation. The va Wo rious 'cycling descriptions are particu WeD larly readable , Mr. llumo describing a oftl French bullfigh't , and recounting uomo oftlT LUiino legends , in a vein of light senti- Cl)3 : nont , while Mr. Fisko touches up Bel- ium wheeling with humorous novority , tycJi ; President Bates tells us in his funny way ot n drive with his wife. Hunting bouiT fishing each' ' receive a .light and imusing illustrated sketch , and canoeists ago trill bo pleased with a practical article , chic ivith designsto show .how an amateur with n knack nt carpentering can build > liimself a canvas canopvfor ! live dollars moiT that will do good service. Summer bo chai : tanizing , , by Prof. I'ailoy , is full of infor- den nation for out-door students. And in iction "Summer Sweethearts" is con- od. sludod , and thoro'is1 fc'pretty ' story of yo com ldpn time , "Grandmama'a Bonnet ; " vhilo the amenities have theirusual lively foui Character. : saviT THE artists' scnson in the country hns She togtin and theru seems to bo but ono 8 ! , Irawback to their perfect happiness , udging | from the report of ono of Prang's Con pooinl artists , who writes from Concord , Ar.iT ilasa. , "Heaven itself cannot excel this poi in beauty ! but what ia heaven with- com beer ? No wonder the town has not KapIr rown in two hundred years for logor unknown. " ther Tlio popularity of humorous designs is iot onurally acknowledged , but is significont Oak notice i how decidedly American in hint haractor the humor must bo to suit pub- sio tnsto ! in this country The absolute _ ortamty of the growth of a national tlrox sion ohool of art is as clearly shown by this wccl by greater matter. There is no ap- wcclTl irociation of European humor , and here pleti large contingent of Gorman citizens nnnot popularize Gorman picture. The vicirTl lomnnd is for American cards , designed American artisln , reproduced in Aincr- of style and as fruo as possible from nil part ' Tnci oro'gn olcwtmt. Some of the most sue- TnciW eesful American nrtisls nro umong coal ' Jraug's designers , reaching ft larger pub- atrni through his publications than they job ould command in any other way. 1'li'r Chic CITY WALKS AND TALKS. the ITl " \VniLK Tl driving along Georgia tracl venue , on the west oidoof Hnnscom park Ik COM other day , " said a well known gen COIGi loman to the BKK'K Man About Town , "I with loticcd a beautiful residence , south some killo tracl distance from Mogcath's place , and tlllll1Fr inquiry I loarnsd it belonged to Fr rheri loorgo W. Holdrodgo , general manager thiui the B. it M. railway , The homo is n hnrsi structure , and very attractive in its by rcliitocturo. I am no architect , but I Tc hlnk it ia of the Queen Anne stylo. hifm cratu ' that's near enough , anyway. The house Any located in n groyo of trees , and all the ralao urroundings are in keeping with it. In Tli roar is a commodious and neat stable. a few water supply is obtained by moans ndml windmill. Every thing about the irked ' 1st indicates an air of refinement and axury. Mr. Holdredgo by the way is Thu effucl of the best railroad men in the coun- ( nth i , and Is n cultured gentleman. I am iloon to BOO him prospering. I believe ho niltti graduate of Harvard. While in col- ulckl : ho was quito an nthloto , n good ball Ta layer , and a line oarsman. Ho believes raid oxorciao , and every day ho walks from throe were iroo house ] to his place of business and back Tared ftthor than ride in the street cars. " turn turnA "I took a walk down South Thir Pucil jonth , Btroot a few dayo ngo"satd a load- Nort to > hi merchant , "and I was greatly aur- euild to BOO the wonderful improvement first At has boon made nnthat thoroughfare touf uriug the hat few munths. The atone 81-1,1 avomont from the Icwu : railroad crossing ravka ia almost completed. Now build- ! are springing up on each tide of thu Lo . From the railroad outh to Han- Moir , thu a troot. has been graded BO Unit with almost luvol the whole length. The the u tide of the street for a distance of ulicl rupee Uola or five blocks haa boon filled up with but neat bnuineaa buildingu , and Al every brunch of business ia rop- tllO 81 that 'Bcntcd. Tlio cast sidu of the atreut has lifer not bo built up DO rapidly , as the for vi will nccosiitato a great deal of ex- path ivation. A good sidewalk runs the Tin loinjUi. This u imo of the best retail thoroughfares in the city. It is next : to Sixteenth in import ance. I don't know of any street In the city that affords better opportunities for making money than Thirtoonthstrcot. The street railway will run the entire length of this thoroughfare , nnd probably to Hnscairs park. The track Is nlrendy laid ! to the Union Pacific crossing. The wonderful improvement that has boon made In Thirteenth street , as well as in every part of the city lying south of the Union Pacific railroad , is duo moro to Co Hascall than to nny other on i man. Ho has not only made himself lich , but hns bcon the nicana of adding muh to the wealth of many other property - orty owners. Hnncall is n shrewd , enter prising and energetic business man. " "There is a man in Omaha who reminds mo very much of James G. Blaine , " remarked a well known gentle- mnn. "His name is Will Brown. Ilo looks like Blaine , ho tnlka like him , nnd net like him. If I didn't know him nnd should moot him I would take him for Blaiue. " * * * "When I was attending the na tional republican convention , " said n prominent Omaha politician , "I mot Senator Tom Bovron , of Colorado. Ho a man of positive ideas. I like hia stylo. Although worth several millions which ho hns acquired from mining opcr- ttions , ho tloen not parade his wealth in xny way. No ono would judge from his ipponranco that ho was a bonanza senator , Iti is said that ho is n great dovotco of the national gnmo of poker. Bowen never 'orgots ; hia old friends nnd acquaintances whi know him when ho was a poor man. Ho wns a private soldier in the First Ne regiment. " * * * "I know it is a violation of the jath ! of secrecy to give away anything that occurs in the grand jury room , " laid n grand juryman , "but I cannot help tolling you that ono of the most important n tan matters before us for investigation waa dynamite case. It was a villainous at tempt to blow up Timothy Kelley , ono oft the jurymen. Some ono gave him a loaded cigar , and while ho was smoking iti in : the jury room it exploded with a loud report nearly frightening Mr.Kelloy out of his wita. A thorough investigation tiui of the dynamite outrage failed to Jiscovor the perpetrator of the deed , but is suspected that it was the revengeful is work of some friend ofa certain mnn who has boon indicted. " " STATE JOININGS. ot THE STATi : IN QK.N'nitAL. Schuylor ( lias organized a Blaine and Logan ilnb.Tho The nsBeBsed valuation of Saline county ia 3,0 3,0T The Blnlr bridge is nssosscd at 8150,000 in iVoshlngtoti couuty. Blair Is blessed with n pop factory , a branch the Omaha institution. The Wcfit Point jmblie library lias been l)3ed ) owinif to lack of interest , Of the 831,000 tax of 1883 in Webster coun- only § 4 1,000 have been paid in. Johnson comity lias paid out 88,000 for tounty of uolf Hwlps already this year. The storm of the IGtb did considerable dam- in I'awnoo city , chiefly in turning over ihlmnoya The lied Cloud National bank.is issuing its wn currency , having received the first install- nont of $11,1/00. cd The North Platte Nobraskian is about to to hauga 1 minis und coma out as a full dodged Icmocratio organ. Musical circles in Seward are brass mount . Thcro are live brass bands , each under ' jompetout "toattts. Sevcnty-ono pianos and thrco hundred and coi 'ourtecn organs are thumped to eoothe the S breastB in Saline . lavago county. too The firat I'rotc3tant church over erected in the Sherman county , woi dedicated Sunday , Juno him nt Loup City. It cost § 2,000. ofl nS . B. Mcl'herson. of Omaha , and F. 0. his London , of St. Joseph , will open a baulc in \rap.ihoo about the 1st of July. Gal The Niobrara Transportation company have per loinnionccd hauling freight froni Valintino to lapid City in immeiiBa quantities. In Nebraska City , according to the ccnsiiK , M. hero nro 21 who cannot read nnd 31 who can- My Col write ; ono insino and ono idiot. Lai The base ball clubs of Wisnor , West Point , are akl.tnd and O'Noil will , Lyons raise diamond ant on the 4tb and 5th of July , for a purse of pan UOX ; oini Cornelias Webber , a brother of Connnis- huri ioncr Webber , of Sanders county , wan ofHc rou-iicd uhilc awimiuing in the Platte last rcelc. The PJatto bridge at Sjhnylor will bo coin- letud by the l ourth , and tha opening will bi ppropnatcly celebratud by the people in that icinity. cess earl The railroad company havoolFerorl a reward earlJ § i 1,000 for the ni rose and conviction of thu arties who wrecked : v train at Jluhbell last on 'uesday ovunitig , jjjj Work haa been suitiondod in the Snward ng prospect hole , owing to the insufficient trnngth if the machinery. Heavier inachincrr wee have boon ordered. of Belli Mi-n Liz/Io Ciildcrwofxl and Miss Clari nit Mi'rco , of Omaha , nnd Nettle Marshall , of for 'liicagn , nro billed for nn entertainment on UUthJit I Wood Ilivcr. T Tha West Point authorities have lot a cou- u i for a well , wind mill , and water tank , at a\vo ; of § . ' ! 00 f r lire purposed. Thu tank will N. a capacity of ! ! ( jO bunda. up Grandma Coard , a voncrablu old Indy living her two Dunn in I'.uvueu count- , wan illoil immtly whilu walking on the rjihoad rack. She had been fucblu minded for KOIIIO T , poll From UIH number of cards received by the Tl lerilf olfrring ruwnrdafor thecapturu of liorsu thm iiuvi'n ; it ! H very apparent that thu Hupply of loixl. nrsoi m Nebraska in nut equal to tha demand > m Tl Tom Wyuiond , of Nebraska City , is eliak- hem a bet of $1000 in the face of Utoo demo- lock that Blulno will bo the next president , Thu democrat with n email sized barrel can nddi It ti > § 1500. Js'o takers , i"'K ' The editors of tlm David City papers , with of tt select friends , have fonnod a mutual imlratlon society , and the amount of elbow taffy thrown at each other every week Tl too lovely for anything. " * Now 13. & M. has just itumod orders to the NowTl Tl that their employees must not Indulge thu uiu of intoxicating liquors nor visit tlio hut during working hours. They aru | > er- torn ittod to Indulge In donations of "twofoni- pron cklo. cnpil two I'aijlllloii wna excited last week ever the and of homo thieves , A pair of blooded horses .Seco taken from tha barn of Chas. Tildnr , ig mlles from town. A reward of $100 ia HCCOI for the capture of the tuiavotf and re- airy of tha horses. brakeman in the employ of the Union ucilio. named K. A. Holer , woa killed at 1'latto Saturday. The actldont IB said The have been caused by a tightly-net brake IB iddauly recoiling , ana pllchlug him hoail then oil the track. Thu ThuSI a ialo of blooilod cattle on the Turllng. SI farm , near Syracuse , forty head frought gnu 1-1,010. ; The nttmidauco wns large. Canada , time , Illinois. Kansas , Missouri , and No- hlsr weri rojirojcntoJ ; The avcrago was the G5W ) nor houd. per. LouU Hoover was lrowncd at Urefo's mill rick county , on the lUch. In company four othora bo wan fishing with a telna at mill , und had just taken up ouo of tha The to crosa the race , whou ha stopped into , mnty . beyond hU depth and vrta dmwuod.'aic Sarpy county pa ] > cr soriouily Btitea that The sun wns to hut nut there one d y laatvtol : and it I melted a rnlf tied to n ktaku. Surpy infer [ herjtofora enjoyed nn on > iubln reputation billl iiU i vurucity but now teems wiltlm ? in the 11 of truth , Lot thu tale go with the hide , usea aidec liiirtunian VIVB the farmers around i uak held ' ' ' throu iklaudruueuuy a wtejlujj iu 'protect' against n circular isiuod by the rnilronl rom * puny refusing farmers Iho privilege of ship ping tock or drain. " Thi tends to strength en the conviction that the railroads want the earth. The pcoi loot Harvard last week nabbed n farmer named D. B , Hnnnati uhoso million granaries and barns in the neighborhood had IK-MI numeroiu nnd profitable. For fix nights hn win watched and Bern to enter either n barn or corn crib. He will bo urged to lenvo the country for the country's good. A liglitning-roci fiend bled n hotel-keeper in Wytnoro ; lait week. Ho made a square bargain with the agent to have his house roddcd nt n certain price. After the work was done the lightning-rod man chnrged moro than four tinifs tlm nmnnnt ngrced upon , and dcninndcil nnd ivcciral n note for thu full amount claimed. An Iowa girl , with her bit ; brother , struck Norfolk tlio other day. nmlnlao utruck n young man who had been a iittlo too previous with the girl , The big brother persuaded the young man to tnko part In a marriage ceremony , nnd nfter thu documents legalizing " nrevioui pro- ceedings" hail been signed and sealed , the brotlier nnd sister returned tottieir Iowa home minus the young husband. The Kearney Journal takes offense at these Jottings because n credit ia not tnckod onto the end of every thrco linor. The Journal hns doubtless forgotten the proclamation that Jot tings nro condensed specially as n labor saver for the weekly press nnd with ono half of the state papers ns regular patrons , the Jottinger fcols recompensed. But lifo is too short nnd fabcrs too scarce to think of credits. Town ordinances do not have the di-flrul ef- foe in Valentine. Thu Keportor cries out : "How much longer nro wo going to allow mis- crcnntH to ride rough-shod over us ? Night af ter night thcso disturbers of peace continuo of discharge ) fire-arms in the village of Valentino in violation of our ordinances , to tlm gceat nn- noyanco or citizens nnd the discredit of oar young town. " St. Paul was vi'lted by n dcUructlvn fire on the evening of the 18th. Twelve buildings in all were destroyed. The but tit district lies on the HOI tb side of Howard nvciuio , between Sixth nnd Seventh street * . The buildings were principally owned by Nick and J. JsT. Paul , Mr Alrst , K. Thompson , O. M. ICnlp- plo nnd T. Darnall. The stab'o where the tire originated was owned by a Mr. Pinch. A stranger wns drowned in tha jMlssouri , near Tokamah lost Tuesday , by the capsizing of n i boat. His satchel wns brought to Judge Perkins' ollico in Blair. On opening the vallso It' wns found to contain nothing of vnltio , but discharge from the 23d Ohio infantry regi ment volunteers nnd a letter written by n brother of deceased at Groenvillo. Mcrcor county , Pfl. , April 9th , 1882 , and addressed to coilW. U. Onkes , Coin , lown. Donno college , of Croto.still continues flour ishing beyond the expectations of its best friend. The commencement exercises hold last week showed marked progress on the part of the students. The receipts for the construc tion of a Indies. hMI thus fnr nro 85.425.C2 : nmount pledged , Sl.'JjS ; total , SG.078.52. Of this nmount Crete contributed 31'J74.G.r > . It expected Crete will contribute about § 5,000. The cost of the building will bo nbout § 22- 000 Web'ter \ County Argus : The Republican valley ' and other parts of the Htnta are filling up at a rate that will increase the population oil this , thi ! grandest state in the Union , fully 200.00J this year. The now comer * nro not empty-handed cither , but bring with them horses , cattle and other personal property. They are people backed by intelligence , means and plenty of untnrpriso , and _ as such failure to them is out of the question in fertile Nebraska. The North riatto .Telegraph says two fish ermen mot with n narrow escnpu from death last Sunday over at Fremont slough. During one of the many riioweis of the day a bolt of lightning fell in the pool of water in front of them and all were prostrated to the ground. They recovered without serious injury , though one fell upon thu points of ; v fish upoar and carries two holes in his jaw in conseqaenco , Thin same ono was unconscious many minutes near thirty \ \ o are told from the shock of the stroke of lightning. LINCOLN. The ministerial association last week adopt articles of incorporation for a normal school tel bq located at 1'airfield , Cloy county. Citizens of Auburn have filed articles of in corporation with the secretary of state with a capital ) pi § 10,000 , to build a street railway. Harry ISoyor , a local bruiser , struck an ac commodating fanner last week , and invited him to settle a dispute on the classic banks of Salt l Creek. The farmer hired a hack and took him to a secluded spot , where no ono but driver could witness tlio melee. It was short and spirited. Boyer was threshed out his boots and yelled bloody murder before opponent had warmed up to the work. The Journal says the National Co-operative Cattle Company filed their ni tides of incor poration with the secretary ot btato on the 1811 inst. The incorporators are H. W. Ben nett , A. N. Thompson , John C. Abbott , John . Daugberty , Wnltur J. Swift , and J. A. Myers , residents of the county of Arapahoe , Colorado , and Thomas Earnest , president , of Larimer county in the same state , the objects the same as is used for mich iiHsociations and the capital block is $500,000. The com pany will operate in Colorado , Nebraska , Wy- inning , end in sucli other states aa they may lureafter deem necessary or advisable. The a jllico of the company will bo at Denver , Col. S. BEATRICE W. , . The Canning company is receiving the no- Co. sossary machinery to begin oiioiations ut un -arly clay. Judge Broady turned the fccrcws of insti'o .Too Grossman , last week , sending him up ninety daj-s and fining him S'OO for btib- , a w . A mass meeting of citizens was held last veck to urga on thu city council the noebsity providing a nyntmn of water works. A ro- elation wai p.ibsed asking thu council to sub- to n vote a i.Tonoiitiun to bond the city that : purpose. The nimblo-finperoil fraternity made a few mccioiiioniniiHcaliH last wook. They nipped w.itch valued nt SI5 fiom n woman , nnd got the iwny with S50ortli \ of caipcntcr tools fiom a. ! Hjmncer. Two ] > ickiiocUet3 were tent for f tun dayj , rilKMOXT. The ; 1'romnnt creamery disposes of 10,000 loumU ! of milk every day. The Tiibuno congratulate ) ) Fremont that far tlm Plattu biidgu ha ? withstood thu . Tha bridge at North Bend hai been adly damaged. Thu Ad yen tints have made this city the leadquarlers of thu tract society , tlio capital For ' of which haa been increased to $25,000. society will soon erect n warehouse , as an ddition to their store , for thu purport ) of xtor- supplies i and \ \ ill lay in a very lurgo stock tenta of all descriptions. HASTINGS. . . The I Ins tings creamery ia shipping butter to hc York. Col. Thu Hastings Building company wan horn book 3ut- week. The Biwnnore of the Infant are i of the most enterprising citizens and i,0 , ruinitu great benefit * in thu near fiitnro , The npital is S'JO.COO , whih will boused to erect a story brick block containing eight largo , commodiona rooms on the north nido of DK ju econd utrcet , east of Di > n\er n\cnuu , occupy. the entire outh half of snid block. The coml story will contain a largu uumbor of and coin ouieut ollico rooimi. n.ATTSMOUTjr , officers of the B. & M , nre looking o\t-r ground which the city proposes to donatu as nn inducement to build a new UeK [ > t. property will cost about $20,000. Sheriff Hikenbary U taid to havu pulled his roc nod to clinch nn argument \ \ ith an opponent , u other ily , and thu Journal tuggesta that rationitiim U thu only proper apology to public ] for this display of unmanly tum lions 9ld lute CHAM ) ISLANI ) . iu4der census taken by the aswisors glvo HnlJ crtl n population of US I , again of MM mur ; . iB year , of which Grand Island gaius 705 , lt le Times sumw noticeon "tho byx | > ciitu A hiieal i ; whu hmma to get transjKjrtatioii funning on railroad bovs that if he valuer IIUACO uf mind nnd wishus to MVO a fcoap ho : will tiku ; hoed. His prayers end jiiu- ill not wash offtnr and fontht-rt , and , to give him "notice to Quit , " would up II'H ' fcf-c-ft ni'rt'njB ' with a harlot rough tha back ws y. ' ' J Sanford'a Radical Cure ! iho Oroat llnljamlo Distillation of Witch llatol , American I'lne , Canadian Kir , Marigold Clover Blossom Ktc. , For the Immediate llcllcl and Permanent Cure of every form of Catarrh , from a Slraplo HeAd Cold or Influenza to the Loss of micll , Tnsto , and Heating , : ouib , Bronchitis , nnd Incipient Consumption. Ilo. lief In fi\o minutes In any nnd every caio. Nothing like It. Or lclul , frajrrint , wnolesonn. Cure begins - gins from firs application , and 1) rapid , radical , per manent , and never falling. One liottlo UatllcM Cure , ono box OitarrhM Sot. vent and Santord'a Inhaler , all In ono Package , for- mine * complete troatuicn of all driiRglsts for $1. Ask for Svidford's Radical Cure. Potter Drug and ShomlcalCo. , Boston. Colling' Voltfclo Electrlo Hosier Instantly affects the Nervous System and banishes 1'aln. A perfect Klcctrlo lUttcty com- fcluod with o Porom Piaster for i TDK cuter jB cents It annihilates IWn , or A vltallics Weak and Worn Out- JUffERINS 1IERVF Parti , strengthens Tired Mus cles , Prevents Dlscajo , and deus more In ono halt the Hj than any other plaster In the world. Sold every nhsro. DUFRENE & MENDELSOHN. jtarr.ntovED TO OMAHA NATIONAI , BANK BUILDINO. HAS NO SUPERIOR. The Sleek is a Durable Piano. THE STECK HAS SINQINQ QUALITY OP TONE FOUND NO OTHER PIANO. SOLD NLY BY WOODBRIDGrE BEOS , , OMAIIA NEB. To Contractors Dredging. Seated proposals for tbe following work of dredging will bo received at the ollico of A. A. Thtmas , County Clerk of Hurt county Nebraska , at Tekainah , Neb. , ( duplicates to bo filed with the County Clerk of Washington county , Nebraska , at Blair Nebraska ) until July 16th , ISSi , at 12 o'Jock M. to bo opened these filed with eald county clerk of Hurt countv , on July 16th , 18S4at 1 p. m. In the District Court room ; and these fllcd with s.iidcounty clerk ol Womlngton county , on the 10th of July 1831 , at 11 o'clock a. m. . in the District Court loom. The ncrk to bo done , la constructing oljht lateral , or spur ditrhis in slid counties to wit : Spur Number 1 , Is about 8SO rods long ; ; Spur Number 2 , is about ISO rod * long ; < Spur Number fi , is about 721 rods long ; Spur Number 7 , IB about 100 rods long. The above are each to bo 3 feet wide at the bottom 3feet deep , and 0 feet widouttho top ; the dirt to bo removed 3 feet from the brink ol the ditch , ixccpt Spur Number ? , nhich la to bo removed 0 feet fiom brink to south slclo of ditch. Spur Number ) , U about 360 rods lonir ; Smir Number 11 , Is ab ut GSO rod9 Lnj , ' The abo\o arc each 13 bo 1 fett wide at the Lotion , 4 feet deep andBlect wide at the top , and dhtto be removed 4 feet from brink of ditch Spur Number 8 Is about 16 rods locg ; Eimr Number 0 la about 081 rod * long ; , The abcno aio Oich to bo2 feet wide ut bottom , 2 feet deep and 4 feet wide nt top and dirt to bo re moved 3 feet from brink of ditch. Allot said w orfc to be done acccrdlu e to plans and specifications on fllo In the oalco of eald County Clerks. Proposals tobofcrwholowork.cnti'e , also in work- Ins Bcctlons. and bids will bo rccchod for working LV ec-.tlons separately for each ot said spur ditches. iich : bid ( lied in Hurt coun'y mun bo accompanied withcortinod check payable to Its Qaninty. Cltrjc. or , order , for the cum of at least $26 for each worklnic section covered by the bid , but In case ot no one bid need exceed (220 , each check to bo rcturr cd If bidder enters Into contract with good and aulliclcnt sureties for Its performance ; also in casa contract U noa awarded to bidder , otherwise too same shall ba for- cltcd. Each bid must aUo bo accompanied vvitn nartcs of Rood and sufficient sureties to bitlstactlon of undersigned for performance of contract. No bid to bo entertained for any of eald work nhich exceeds the estimated cost of construction of the working section or sections upon which the bid la made. Work * r under contract to bo completed in 160 dija from tlmo contract i ) let , unless extended for good cause. Blank proposals will bo furnished on application to either of eaid couuty clerks. The right H reserved to reject any and all bids. Said work h being done under proceedings had by the county commissioners ot raid counties , under the act of the Legislature , proving for dnlnln ? marsh and swamp lands in Nobraika ; approved I'eb. 28th , 1881 , to which the proceedings , the profile , pint , re port estimate , nd apportionment of the engineer of eald work und particularly to the proceedings of Bald commission * M in joint ecsslon , held at Bhir , Neb , , February 8th. 18S3 , and the Join session held ID Tckamah , Nebraska May 20th , 1SS4 , of the rounty commissioners of Hurt county , and the uupcrvisors of Washington comity ; all on lllo or o ( record In the ofllccsof said oouuiyclcrks , rcfcrcncoin hereby mido part hereof. John Sncntcr , \i. C. Weber , Thos. Haller , John Klotz , Jamej Denny HenryFrahm , . O. Hose , T. M. Carter , . P. Vlelo , Saai Splkcr , l.co Johnson , Dick Blaco , . SuperMSors of Dgton County. C.T. GrIIHn , T. li Hall , Uco. A. Cranncll , County Commissioners of L'urt Couuty. | ALONO THE LINK OP THE Chicago , ' -SI , Paul , Minneapolis and ON1AHA RAILWAY. The now extension of tlila line from \VaIicDold , up BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of the GAN through Concord and Colorldgo TO < Readies the best portion of the State , Hjiochl ex cursion ratea for lind icckera over thl < line ti > Wayne , Norfolk and Hartlngton , and via Blair to all principal points on the SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC RAILROAD Trains over tht 0. , St. I' . M. & O. lUIIway ti Cav ngton. Bloux City , 1'onca , Ilartlngton , Wa > no and Norfolk , Oo33.xa.oot tit 331rt-lr Fremont , Oakdae , Nellgh , and through to Val entine. fJTFor rates and all Information cell on F , P. WHITNEY , OeneraIAEcnt. 1 Apcnta wanted for authcntio , ndltlon of hl > lifo. Published _ _ _ _ - _ , , ' August * , hlshouio. LarR- tmu B U u Uw ejt , handsomest , clicniicat , t. Ily the renowntd historian od Lloitrnpher. . Conwcll , Mliotulllool Qarfleld , publlaho4 by us , 3utoltl the twenty others by CO.roo. OutBCllseicry ever publW.ed In this world ; many unents re lelllnc nttv dilly. Agents ra nuking lortuncs All , lnglner7 ! u"t ul ; ( 'iinJ chance ( or them ; 849tO intd9 by A Inly ncont the flrttday. Terms inoit berM I'trtlculart Jree. Better send 2U centa orp tage , etc. , 03 free outat , now ready , Includ- larifo prospectus booh , nd ea > o valuable time. 10-lw ALLEN li CO. , Auifmta , Me. 017 St. Charles H < . , St. Lonli , 3Fo. . Kealo lidip ) cUltrcatuitutor CN OMIC , Nia lliooD l > utiiult a anutbtr 1'hj.lcliala clly | txn | b < r uJ IUI4 inidcnli kior. Nervous Proitratlon. DeUhllr. Mental and Physical Weakness ; Mercurial and other fllfec- ot Throat. Skin or Bones , Dlood Poisoning , Sores and Ulcers , > ro iroud iih tmrtriiitiwi ; ii , to Ui'ii ifltnilllo principle. Hi'tlr , 1'rli .l.lj , Diseases Arlslnn from indiscretion , Excess , exposure or Indulgence , Mcb ptixiae lomoof tbo lollowlnf eUtfii , UHIODIUCII iltlllilr , dluntii f ililit lh Bieiuprr , pluipli , oa ili < f c . | lijiltil tttr , u la ini lotltl/ ( r i lti , couru > IK or ttoti , iwl , renderluir M rrl te Improver or unhappy. IN uc il > eurcJ , I'lnphlcttl * i > i ) enii > U > i , ti ( . lc4 tutflo.f , frtclo iDTtidrcii. CvniDlUtloil 11 tt- erl/unlriM | , nillntlle4. H ll forijiiMlloui. Positive V/ritcen Guarantee clrr.lri.Mcar.ll.ci.ci. ) l lcllieilcllt criTli i- < . TamphlM * . EnalUlj or Clcrmin , 04 pajei , iJe. nrtblne nbovo dlictiai , la male or ftmalo , rjlEE. E GUBOE ! Illcnrtu4 I 3L t \ttf