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Tun next tirao the ilromon have a
tournament they ought to hold it la Sop-
to mbor. .
Mn. CLEVELAND h.\s boon ntteckod by
Buffalo gnats , And hU friends arc trying
to protect him with n pitoiit fly not.
17 will not hu walk-nwuy for Jim
L ird this time , even if the gravel trains
at fall apocd during the primaries.
IF the hiniaoiuo BJO. Butler doesn't
-como to the front very soon , the ladies
will all flf to the bosom of St. John.
" "SluTFREWKN wanto to make a British
proviuoo out of Wyoming , without as
much aaying"By your leave , m'am. "
St , JOH has accepted very promptly.
Ho Till not aland on ceremony , and has
no clump upeeah to palm oil & a letter
of eaccntance.
7 > UK Omalm waterworks company ia
corking its p traps too much. Can't iho
ocmpany give us more gravitation tnd
UC B direct pressure )
Mr. BAUHUII agaiu appoara before the
jpubllc na manager of the national ctemo-
cratia monegorio. The roads to Indiana
-aro being cleared for a heavy shipment of
mules. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
IT is a cold day when Ohio does not
got an olEco. It was an Ohio man that
carried off the pri/.a in the Minneapolis
raco.for comraandor-iu-chicf of the Grand
Army.
Till ! rights of the American not ; iiuvo
boon entirely overlooked in all the plat-
iorms and letters of acceptance. The
American hog must now look to Bon.
Butlor.
BEN BCXLBK'S two-legged stool does
not stand steady. Ho wanU one more
nomination. Helena ( M , T. ) Indepen
dent.
dent.Ho
Ho is bound to got it when the laboi
reform convention tnoota in Chicago.
IF Mr. Blaine can only induce the
Joyces , the McDonalds , the Elkiuses , the
Dorsoys and the Sponcera to keep in the
"background , and let the honest republi
cans make tho'ficrht ho will have a walk-
away. The ox-whisky crooks and star-
routers are too numoaous. '
Tin : ox-contodoratos are a great doa
moro grateful to their veterans than the
loyalists of the north are to the men whc
fought to aavo the union. The domocrati
of Missouri propoao to make Gon. Mar
maduko governor. His nomination
almost a foregone conclusion.
IT was just as wo prodlctod. Mr
James 15. Boyd was represented in tin
national democratic committee by Dr >
George L. Miller. That accounts for the
enthusiasm of the Qmib JIcrald. How
mil Jim Boyd do for n democratic can
didate for governor , doctor ?
TUB effect of the last revision of hoe
tariff ia plainly nhown in tho'matorial reduction
duction of the income from imports
which during the last fiscal year IDd
'
$10,022,7-15 loss'than during the preceding
do
ing fiscal year. The reduction of the to :
bacco tax has caused a decrease of eve
$16,000,000 during the corrospondiiij
period , while the income from manufac
tured liquors allows an increase of nearl
83,500.000.
THE now commandor-ln-chlef of th
Grand Army of the Bcpublio , John ft
Kountz. ia the youngest man ovorolocto
to that honorable position. Ho has boo
twice before a candidate for plac
Commander Kountz was born in Tolcdc
Ohio , in 1840. Ho entered the eorvlc
of the United States in 1801 , when enl
fifteen years of ago , enlisting in th
Thirty-seventh Ohio as drummer boy. I
this capacity ho served until the battle c
Mission Hid go. During the moat oxcil
ing period of that battle ho throw oaid
his drum and grabbing o musket h
fought bravely until wounded , whic
caused him the loss of a log. When h
fell ho was the nearest union soldier t
the confederate lino. His bravo conduc
Las been celebrated in several pee ins , nd
has become a matter of history , Upoi
his return homo , being still a youth , ho
attended school a year or two , a nd tliw
launched forth into local politics
inwhich field ho was successful
jl.m
Commodore Kountz lias always boon
on active and influential member of thi
Grand Armyof the Republic , and has hole
all the important positions in the ordoi
in Ohio , from post adjutant to depart'
mont commander. While ho was com
mander of Ohio ho organized 159 posti
and increased the membership from 1(70C
to 8,750 , Ills election ai commandor-iu-
chlot is undoubtedly a deserved recogni
tion jof Us valuable cervices and of hit
ability for the iinportan position.
TJIkT GREAT FRAUD.
Tun choice of Thomas A. Hondrioks
M the candidate of the democracy for the
second place on the naUonal ticket is
chiefly , if not ontiraly , duo to the pretense -
tense that Honaricks has boon a martyr
of the "groat ftnud" of 1877. At thof
great ratification mooting hold at Indianapolis -
apolis immediately after the adjournment
of the national domocratio convention
BJr. , Hondricks sought to arouse the holy
wrath of the democracy and the nympa.
thy of tender-hearted republicans by
pointing to Uio htg > handed r > T- '
potralod eight yeara ftgo against Tildon
and himself , which is to bo avenged now
by the election of Cleveland and Hen-
dricka.
It seems ts us that it is high time that
the line and cry about the "great fraud"
is the most unmitigated boah that lias
over boon raised in American politics.
The loss the democracy has to Ray about
that "great fraud" the bettor it will bo
for iU own reputation and the Candidajy
of Thomas A. Hondricks. "What is tfoo
history of that "groat fraudl" In i ; o
the people of the United States fteJd
presidential election. In Eovora' * < the
states , notably iu Louisiana n J South
Carolina , the right of suF.ropo was
abridged and popul'.ir sovereignty destroy
ed by ornnniccd mob rulo. . Democratic
campaign clubs , metkctl , , mocntod nnd
armed , perambulated the country with
the aolo object of fcoopiug colored repub
licans away from the polls by throats and
criminal violonos. Where they did dare
to oxorciao their rights in the fnco of
shotguns nnd revolvers , ballot boxes
were stuffed or deritroyod , to prevent an
honest nnd ( air count.
order to raalco their election tmro
the great reformers , Tildon and Hen-
dricks , through their accredited political
,
agonta entered into n conspiracy to pack
the electoral college by bribery. Ono of
the objective points of attack was the
state of Oregon. In the face of the fact
that Oregon had booncarriodby anavorago
majority ofovor 1,000 forovory republican
elector , an attempt was made to bribe
ono of the doctors and have his vote
cast for the domocratio candidates.
Under the management of that
Inlonso reformer , Dr. George L.
Miller , who was a member of the ox-
executive national committee , and an
tip ir A tit to a cabinet position , Omaha
was made ono of the great distribution
centers of Samuel J. Tildon'a "bar'l.
It was fro 21 Omaha that opccial ngont
.
Patrick was dispatched to the Pacific
coast , and right here , in Omaha , nogo-
tations were entered into for the vote of
the late General Strickland. The villain-
- ious plots to capture doctoral votes in
Nebraska and Oregon proved A failure ,
. but the record of that "groat fraud" is
indelible. Wo need only oito
ono of the cipher dispatches
to show the arrant hypocrisy
of the tail-end of the Tildon klto , whc
now poses before the country as a mar
tyr to the "groat fraud. "
PORTLAND , November 28 , 1870.
To W. T. PKI/TO.Y , No. 15 , Gramoroy
Pirk , Now York :
"By vizier association innocuous noq-
ligonco cunning minutely previously
road unit doltish to purchase afar act
with cunning nfar sacristy unwoighod
- afar pointer tigress cattle superannuated
- syllabus dilatoriness iniuapprohonsioti
contraband Kountx bisulcuous top ushoi
spiniforious answer.
answer.J. . N. H. PATUICK.
"I fully endorse this
JAMBS K. KKM.Y. "
[ Ofiicial translation. ]
IB Poim.ANi ) , November iJ8,1870.
To NV. T. PKLTON , No. 15 Gramoroi
I'ark , Now York :
IB ' 'Certificate will bo issued to ono dom
ocrat. Must purchase a ropublicai
elector to rooognizo and act with democrats
. ocrats und sociuo the vote and proven
trouble. Deposit $10,000 to my crodi
with Kountz brothnrs , Wall street
r. Answer , .J. N. II. PATKIUK.
I fully endorse this.JAMES
JAMES K. KKLI/V.
When the question of the dhputoi
doctoral returns came before congrcs
the democrats controlod the lower hous
by a vote of 181 against 107. No olcctc
o- ral bill could have boon on acted withou
the concurrence of the houso. The dom
: ocratio loaders put their heads togotho
d- nnd with the assent of both Tildon nin
o- Hondricks they agreed to abide by th
oor
or findings of the electoral commission
That commission was an extra constitu
- tionaldovico Congress alone had the righ
; and duty to canvas the doctoral return
and declare the result. The republicans
being in the minority in the house
heed sought a way out of the dilonim
through the commission , and the demo
od crats , confident of controlling n majiritj
: of the jcommission , became n parly ti
this "groat fraud. " Oitonsibly a patri
, olio effort to prevent anarchythocominis
ice sion was a game of draw between polili
cal gamblers In which the republican
ho drew the jokor. It is a matter of his
In tory that Alien G. Thurman
Inof
of Thomas F. Bayard , Henry 13.
it- Payne , and Stephen J. Field , all of then
presidential candidates , were member
ho of the doctoral commission and psrtio
to Its findings. The great statesmen am
ho wily politicians were outgeneraled by ai
to unforaoon accident. They had countoc
noses on the supreme bench and conoid
orod David Davis safe for Tildon am'
Ilondricks. With Davis the vote on ho
commission , which the democrat
pledged themselves should bo nonpartisan
, san , was regarded as bound to stam
. eight for Tildon and Hondricks and sovoi
* for IJayoa audWhoolor. By a coinbiimtioi
between the democrats , greonbackors
and disgruntled republicans John A.
Logan was defeated for ro-oloction to <
the United States senate , and David
Davis was elected in his placo. Thi
democrats were jubilant , but they were
jellifying at a funeral , David Davh
resigned from the supreme bench ant
Joseph P. Brady , his successor , became
the eighth man. By beating Logan foi
senator the domocratio gamblers lost the
joker , and the jig was up with Tildon ' nd
HondrickB. The "groat fraud' was
oflicially consummated by and with the
consent of Thurman , Bayard , Payne ,
Field and Randall.
And now Mr. llondricks \jrought
forth to avenge the terrible orient which
was permitted by the loader * of hia
party and by himself , ami by * ' .
expected to como out wformr _ nonndrlcklj
was willip.2 to BO county
, n by { rnud
perpetrated throng , ] Qmocrat50 Bhot-
guns , bull-dovjrs , nnd tissue ballots.
Iloudricks w aa Billing to bo counted in
by 1 purchu olcotoral votes , gotten
through t1.10 most infamous of conspira
cies , but his great soul revolts at the terrible
riblo crmo / which the doctoral commln-
sion p irpotrated when it refused to go
bohi ) ud the returns.
DESERTION.
'Tho man who , as a confederate , fought
or the destruction of the Union , is
! cast entitled to respect for his bold and
pen attitude and for fighting for what
io boliovcd to bo right , but the man who
n esorted from the union ranks in the
, our of the country's greatest peril , do-
orvcs the contempt of all mankind and
merits a punishment a thousand times
moro severe than the person guilty
pen treason and armnd assault upon the
ation's Hag. Neither the union nor
onfcdorato soldier , who was faithful
10 cause for which ho fought , has ono
word of sympathy for the deserter. In [
10 ftoo of all this it scorn
trango that congress , by lll
oneidorcd legislation , has actuallj
rovidod for the payment of a reward
csortors. This has boon done by th
iaesago of an act "to relieve certain sol
iers from the charge of desertion.
-
. Under its provisionn iho secretary of wai
is ompoworcd to remove charges of do
, sortion now standing against moro thai
110,000 mon.
it During the war of the rebellion 277
1 > M mon deserted from the Unioi
Armies. The "relief" net practt.allj
rehabilitates those who by any possibility
might have boon classed as unavoidably
. or unintentionally absent , estimated
above stated at 110,000. The charges
. desertion may bo removed upon satisfac
ory proof in the following cases : 1. When
u soldier , within a reasonable time afte ;
the charge of desertion , returned to hi
command , and served faithfully to thi
" end of his term of service. 2. Whcro sicl
, or wounded soldiers absent without prop
t or authority voluntarily roturnct
to their command and scrvcc
-
. faithfully until discharged ,
died of wounda or disease , while so absent
-
sent , and before their commands won
in mustered out. Where furloughed sol
diora abacntod themselves and died
wounds , injuries or disease received o
contracted in the line of duty before thi
OSy muster out of their commands. Whoi
lo the charge of desertion shall have
removed the soldier or his legal ropre
sontativoa shall receive the pay am
bounty duo such soldier. The wordu ' 'ii
the volunteer service1' occur in the firs
section of the act , but not in the seconi
- section , whcro the description is in th
words "any soldier in the late war. "
is claimed , therefore , that deserters fron
regular army will also have the Done
fits of this act It is estimated that th
or amount of money that will bo paid
theao deserters , under the pension lawi
will aggregate from § 10,000,000 , to $50
000,000.
The contry has boon exceedingly libon
in pensioning ita bravo defenders , bu
oy the act of congress relieving and rowarc
ing deserters is going altogether toofni
The now law opona the way for n wholi
sale raid upon the surplus in the trca
ury , about the disposal of tthich thei
has been BO much trouble. This meihc
would Bcom to solve an important prol
lorn. If the army of cowardly dcsortci
nnd bounty-jumpers ia not iiumcroi
enough lo Bwnllow the cntiro surplus , v
would suggest that congress at ita no
session order the balance to bo distribu
,
cd nniong the confederate soldiers , wh
certainly nro moro worthy of it tha
duuortcrB from the ranks of the unto
nrinv.
A COWJJOl' REVIVAL.
The American cowboy has of lain bee :
coming to the front with a whoop-la.
was the cowboy who recently introduce
the Spanish bull-fight upon America
soil , and this grand nnd ennobling spori
if not suppressed by Henry Borgh , mn
; possibly become a popular America
amusement. The cowboy has appeared upi
on the theatrical stngo aud in the arena i
out-door sports to give realist ! ? oxhib
tiona of western lifo. It wi
. the American cowboy from tl
. rowdy west that stormed the oxpositio
] building and nominated the Plume
isKnight and the Black Eagle , and later o
, the cowboy raided Chicago and painto
. the city a blood-rod color ,
Nov comes another cowboy sensation
All the way from Big Stone City , in tli
laud of the Dakotas , comes the ohoorin
Intelligence that the "cowboy preacher ,
0. E. Hurray , of Pierre , is stirring u
an unprecedented religious revival. lis
dgroat specialty is music , and as rausi
' hath charms to looth the savage broaul
it is no wonder that the cowboys of tha
hitherto benighted region are rapidly be-
. coming converted. The singing evangel
1st is aaalstod by a boy preacher nanici
Webber , who has charge of the tarter
work in the grand camp-mooting undo :
the direction ot the Methodist ISpiucopa
. church. In the grand round-up of sin
nors , Murray steers the cowboys on nho
right trail , and Webber applies the brani
of Christianity upon their brows ,
They are performing a good work , nd
woaru glad to note the fact that they ire
meeting with marked success. Thcsi :
missionaries have chosen the right field
1 and wo hope that the day is not distaa ,
when they shall have converted ovcrj
cowboy in the vaat .
of the country ' 8 * wS& regions
and from > m > j to Texas
It , , ! ' Nebraska to Arizona.
, " indeed ba gratifying to
10 hcar the cowboysf M they joyfnlly
1 " ° 'und the '
' oror bu'jalo grass , singing
Moody and Sankoy ' hymns and "Ilosan-
nabs to the Lord , ' > Instead of indulging
in profanity thf.t stroaka the very air
blue with oatta. Lot the good work go
1 on. T.'bo cowboy preacher , with hta
- molliflu.ous voice , ia destined to play an
. ImporSnnt part la the great missionary
field of the wild wcat. The generous nature -
turo of the cowboy insures to him an
attentive audience , respectful treatment ,
and liberal support. The seed that ho
- aows will bring forth an abundant har
to vest among the ninnors of the plains who
will hail with delight the opportunity
offered thorn of abandoning their evil
ways. The cattlo-kings , in all proba <
it bility , will encourage the cowboy
at preacher iu his efforts to tame and
id christianize the cowboys , by offering
it premium for every convert ,
10
lo CITY WALKS AND TALKS.
3- "What time is it , TroxolU" asked
3d a gentleman of Mr. B. F. Troxoll , who
38 pulled out n handsome gold watch , and
of replied that it was 2:30. : "By the way ,
10 there is quito n story connected with thai
or watch and chain , " added Mr. Troxoll , as
to ho opened jt and showed the inside casa
10 on which was engraved the following :
10n "This watch and chain
were mudo from gold lilinga
as found Juno 15th , 18G8 , by
11- W. L.Troxcll , in an old juwolry factory ,
11ly No. 13J , Liafayotto avenue ,
ly Lrooklyn , N. Y. "
tc "My brother bought the property described
lie scribed on this wntch case for § 15,500 , '
jl- resumed Mr. Troxoll. "It was known as
' the Douglas property. The person fron
whom it took ita name had boon deac
ar aomo time when the purchase was mado.
lo Douglas was a manufacturing jeweler ,
loan and his factory was located in that build
ing. For seventeen years gold wedding
rings were manufactured there , and ft
rV the quality of the gold used for that pur
on pose is always of the finest description
Ily ono would naturally suppose that Doug
las would have used every means to
ty preserve what in the jowolcrs trade arc
ly called 'savings. ' Ho evidently didn't dc
as thishowovoras was afterwards diacovoruc
of by my brother , but carelessly allowed tin
filings to accumulate from year to yea
10-
between the walls and ceilings of the
ire different rooms , in all the crevices of tin
er cracked plaster walls , among the rofua
lit ) thrown out from the furnace , and in fau
hook in every place where dust will collect i
allowed to do so. It was boliovnd tha
ok when died ho
Douglas was penniless
ip. Ho was soon followed by his wife , and i
ip.cd was not known that any members o
cd the family remained. When my brother
or purchased the property ho little 1m
or aginod that ho really was buying a qol <
ib- mine. But such proved to bo the fact
ire Ho idotcrmiucd to convert the factor
ol- into a dwelling house , and while super
olof intending the laying of gas pipes undo :
of the ho found
flooring lying amongst th
or dust which had accumulated there , s
ha diamond valued at § 00. The ciroum
on stance first drew his attention to the yellowish
lowish tinge of the dust under the iloor
on ing , and remembering the purpose fo
re which the building had boon used , ho wn
nd induced to take a small quantity of th
'in dust over to Now York , for the purpos
of having it assayed or tested. The re
sult'moro than exceeded hia most sanguine
nd guino expectations. Ho had actual !
ho struck gold and ho than wont to work i
It a very practical manner to mak
the best possible use of his unoxpocto
Dm good fortune. Ho turned th
1C- gas-fitters , bricklayers and others wh
iho were at work on the promises out a
to t doors , and aided by a number of oxporl
from Now York ho wont through th
, house from roof to basement. Th
0- , building was dismantled , every flee
taken up , every wall taken down and
rol every inch of apace carefully scrutinized.
, The result of this minute and thorough
overhauling was shortly apparent in the
rd- shape of a 'golden dust heap' which was i
'ar. far moro valuable than the dust heaps of
'Our Mutnal friend.1 Ho realized over
§ 10,000 from the gold filings. No ono
ios-
; -
claimed the property and to make sure
ere of it , ho consulted the best lawyers in i
led Brooklyn who assured him that ho had 1
ob- an undoubted right to whatever ho found l
on the promises. My brother built n
ers
private rcsidonco on the lot and after
ous wards an elegant drug store. IIo died in
wo 1874 and loft mo this watch and chain ,
ext which ho had had mudo to commemorate
ut- his good fortune. "
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Frotwcll , the auctioneer , who re
cently returned to Omaha from an ox-
011 tended trip through the eastern states ,
where lie was engaged in selling jewelry ,
tolls some good stotioi about the ideas
which Homo eastern people have concerning -
on
ing Omaha.
It J
"In soiuo of the smaller towns of Now
ed York where I
or Pennsylvania regis
an tered from Omaha , " said Mr. Frotwoll ,
"I at oneo became an object of curiosity ,
my and thn loungora in the oilico would
can quietly ask the landlord who this man
up- ] from Omahs was , and what his business
of was. Once I was in a hotel which was
ibi- crowded , and a now guest was told that
ho had to occupy a bed in the same room
with mo. When ho learned that I was
the : from Omaha ho eaid , 'Excusa mo ; I'll
ion try the other tavern. ' After staying in u
led town two or throe days , I would get ac
on quainted with some of the people who
would bora mo almost to death with all
ted sorts of ridiculous questions about Oma
ha. I romomb r , in ono small town , a
. follow asked , 'Bow many people has
the Omaha ) ' 'Kiity-fivo thousand i I replied.
'Don't you have a good deal of trouble
ing out there with the cowboys ? ' 'Oh , yes ,
" wo have to kill off a few every week erse
up so , ' replied I , 'How about the Indians ?
How do you keep thorn out ? " 'Wo have
to keep a patrol around the town. Homo ,
times they come ia and kill a few people ,
t , but wo don't notlco it much. Wo bnry
them outside the city. ' 'Don't ' you have
- any burying ground ) ' 'Somo of the
churches have their own burying
- grounds. ' 'Thon you have some
churches. ' 'Oortoinly. ' 'Is the town
growing ? ' ' ( rowing ! I should say so.
Ono day you can drive over a vacant
block in the ouUkirts , and the next morn
ing you willlinil thirty or jjprty houscaboing
- started on it. ' 'Mostly ; , clioap houses in
Omahn , I pupposo. Any fine residences ? '
'Scores of 'em worth from $75,000 to
§ 100,000. ' Another young man , who
wanted to como west and go into the
newspaper business , asked how many pa *
pura there were in Omaha and if there
were any dailies , and what advertising
rates , 'Tho advertising rates run from
, 81.25 to $1.50 per line , and they are so 1
nuhod with business that they frequently i
refuse advertisements , 'llow about '
locul writers ? What do they got a wook1 ?
'A good sensational writer gets from
$125jto $150 A wook. ' 'Do you have varie
ties and shows ? ' 'Finest varieties in the
world , every nitwit In the year , and
sacred consorts every Sunday evening. '
I told this follow and some of his com
panions some big stories about Omaha ,
and they took everything in earnest.
They were surprised to learn that the
Paxton and Millard were greater hotels
than the Palmer , that four or five steam
boats , loaded with passengers , arrived
hero daily from Now Orleans and St.
Lous , that Florence lake was the great
est summer resort-in the west , that our
Union depot was the Rropte t curiosity in
Iho world , and so on , I venture to say
that Omaha will bo vieit-d by eomo of
hose men , who have never been outside
of their native towns , for I convinced
hem that it was ono of the greatest
places on the continent aud that no man
hould bo willing to die until ho had
soon it. "
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The "fifteen puzzlo" at the Intorscc
tion of Farnom and Fifteenth streets has
sot about half the town crazy In trying
to solve it. Every man who has been
attracted to tha spot has given his opinion
upon the matter and made suggestions
as to how to work the puzzlo. Some
claimed that the castings were wrong
others maintained that the plans were in-
incorrect ; Bomo asserted that the riglv
starting point had not been found ; others
declared that the tracks could not bo
laid without adding on and cutting off ,
and ono of t , cso gentlemen offered
to give the BEE Man About
Town a fine silk hat if
the tracks could bo put down without
such patching. Several civil engineers
also gave their opinions and said that
if called upon they could solve the rid
dle in a few hours. Ono of them offered
to bet $50 that ho could do it in two
hours , finally , Mr. Sinond , a Uuiom
Pacific civil engineer , was called on , and
ho wont to work in n scientific manner
with his compass and other instruments ,
Ho found the central point of the inter
section of the etroots , and then strung
his chalk-linos for the tracks. Ho laid
the cross-pieces at the central
point , and then laid the other
pieces from this center. The
puzzle was solved at last , and everybody
exclaimed , "I told you so. " Like all
puzzles it was as plain as A. B. O. , when
you see how how it is dono. Joe Toa-
hon now offora a prize in the shape of an
illustrated book on Texas to every man
who says ho kno.w that was the way to do
it. Ho has ton thousand of these books
at the Wabash cornor. Richard O'Kcofo
will please aond that hat to TUB BEE
office.
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*
It has boon a lively week in
Omaha. The firomon's tournament , the
circus , boao ball , brass bands , and par
ades , have made it one continued round
of pleasure and oxaitomont. The red-
shirted firemen paraded the streets daily ,
hardly an hour passed by without a
brass band being hoard , the shouts of
the base bailers rent the air every after
noon , and the circus added to the va
riety of entertainments on Thursday.
Omaha can now take a rest until the state
fair.
L1TERAR Y NO TJES.
"Iho Democratic Party ; Its Political
History and Infiuonco , " written by Prof.
J. H. Patton , and published by Fords
Howard & Hulbort , Now York , is a very
timely political work , and ought to have
n wide circulation , as it undoubtedly
will. To these who know the democratic
organization only by its recent plat
forms , campaign battle-cries , and press
utterances , this little book will como as
a revelation. No adequate conception
can bo formed of the real policy and
principles of the democratic party , as a
party , without study of its attitude on
economic and state questions when it was
at the zenith of its power and influence
as well as since it has been "in the oppo
sition. " It will surprise many to
know that it first came into exiatonco
through a disposition to meddle in
European politics and wars iu opposition -
sition to the conservative policy
of Washington , which policy , like pretty
much everything else that the democrat
io party has opposed , has become the
settled and recognized policy of the coun-
try. This volume contains the rcmark-
assertion ( which the author claims to ;
have proved ) , that in epito of ita having
had control of the government from Joff-
orson's time down to the rebellion , al
most without interruption , the demo
cratic party has instituted but ono men-
turo or policy which through success has
boon accepted by the nation and harden
ed into permanency. The book contains
many forgotten und interesting facts
For these facts the author challenges denial
nial ; and for hia fairness and calmness
of statement ho loaves every reader to
judge for himself This spirited mid at
tractively written piece of natural history
is printed in cluar open typo ; it is on
excellent paper and in excellent binding ,
nnd is u book that ovcry voter ought tc
possess.
"A Country Doctor , " Miss Jowntt'a
now novel , or rather her only ono , since
her previously published volumes have
boon made up of short sketches , is a very
delightful book. Miss Jowett knows
how to depict New England provincial
life in a singularly truthful and charming
manner , and she has never before done
hotter work of this sort than in the pres
ent volume. The story is that of a young
girl , left an orphan in infancy and cared
for by her grandmother , who grows up to
entwine herself equally in the affections
of thoeo who knur her and those who
read about hor. Upon the death of her
grandmother she goes to live with the
village doctor , her guardian and a
kindly man , who treats her as
his daughter , and whom wo como
to love as much as wo do his ward , So
in this quiet Now England village these
two grow up together , and that is abonc
all there is to the story , so that lovers of
the thrilling will not find much satisfac
tion iu its perusal. For our heroine
grows up with the determination to bo
herself u physician , and the little romance
which an admirer seeks to weave into
her lifo acts upon her as a lets powerful
motive than the desire to follow in the
footsteps of her Moved guardian. On
the throshhold of this now lifo of activ
ity wo take leave of her na she looks
hopefully to\r\rdtfho ( \ , future , which is so
full Hr \ \ rif the p'ronfiao'of , usefulness.
IlbiiRhton , Mifllin & Co. , of Boston , uro
the publishers.
7'an Atworp , Br gg & Co. , of Now
York and Cincinnati , have published a
very useful little volume , "The Eclectic
Pjimnry History , of the United States , "
by Edward S. Ellis , superintendent of
the public schools ol Trenton , Now
Jersey. It is elegantly printed and .
beautifully illustrated. It is the aim of ,
this \7ork to give concisely the story of I
our country from Hi discovery to the
present timo. The olomonUry education
of every child should include a knowl
edge of the loading events In the hUtorr
of his native land. This volume is in
tended mainly for pupils whoso opportu
nities will not permit n mastery of the
larger and moro elaborate eclectic history.
The author claims , therefore , to chronicle -
clo in simple language only the moat im
portant events , to explain the cautcs of
national movements , and to show that
the wonderful progress of the United
States is duo far less to the conquests of
war than to the triumphs of peace.
"Tho Labor Question , " by Wendell
Phillips , nnd published by Leo & Shepard -
ard , Boston , is a little phamplet contain
ing the platform of the Massachusetts
labor reform party that convened in Worcester
cestor in 1870 , with Wendell Phillips' remarks
marks in presenting it , nnd two addresses
ho delivered , ono on "Tho Foundation of
the Labor Movement , " nnd the other on
"Tho Labor Question , " during the subao
quont campaign , when ho stood aa the
candidate of the organization for gov
ernor. They are well worthy of poruaal
as containing some of the brightest
thoughts and noblett sayings of the greal
agitator.
James W. Stcele , the brilliant author
of frontier army sketches , has written for
Jansen , McClurg & Co. , of Chicago , n
little brochure , entitled "To Mexico by
Palace car. " It contains an excellent
discriptinn of the journey thither one
its interesting features , as well as mud
valu.'tblp intormatinn about the Mexicans
and their pcculiaralltica and their princi
pal lions. It ia attractively illustratoc
und is a capital lit lo book.
"Domestic Problems,1' by Mrs A. M
Diaz , nnd published by 1) Lotorop
Co. , Boston , is a little volume that deserves
servos a permanent place in every house
hold. It ia not a series of theoretical co
says ; but n plain oand to hand discussion
of the questions which como up over
day in every homo in the country , par
tieularly in these homos whcro it Is necessary
cossary to keep nu eye upon the expanse
of living ; where much of the burden am
brunt cornea upon "tho women folks ; '
where there nro children to bo fed
clothed and educated , and where an ntn
bltion oxista to live in respectable fitylo
Mrs. Diaz bolievoa in Rotting out of life
what is best worth having , and she show
in the various chapters of the book how i
- can bo done.
But Mrs. Diaz only uses n sharp pen
in writing about her own BOX ; she em
ploya it with equal foico in touching uj
the weaknesses nnd shortcomings of mo :
as connected with household carea am
management. She aayo that the womai
who marries a farmer often goes into
workhouse , sentenced to hard labor fo
lifo. Many farmers who are amply nbl
to have the drudgery , at least , of the
household , done by a hired servant , nl
low their wives to do it nil , oven , some
times , to the milking of several cows nf
- tor n hard day'a work. It ia not from intentional
tontional cruelty , but from ahcor igno
rauco. If an overworked nnd nervous !
broken down vroman compltins , the ;
consider ailments as being natural to
women , or aa afflictions sent upon her b ;
the Lord. She is a kind of machin
which ia liable to run down , but whicl
may bo wound up by n little raodicin
and sot going again. If the medicln
does not sot her going again , ho bring
the minister to pray for her , and if sh
dies ha says , "Tho Lord haa taken he
. away. " Thia ia one of the problem
, which needs working out and explaining
nnd there are more which are just a
thoroughly and feelingly diacosaod. If n
million of these hooka could bo circu
litod throughout the country ihoy woul (
do a missionary work now bitterl
needed.
WEST KNI > , LONO BIIAHCII , N. J. , July
down hero to a season half of toil and half of
pleasure. A visit to him thb mornincf found
liira in neglige toilet , surrounded with lettcra
and legal documents , and intensely engaged
with his private secretary iu reviewing the
notes of hia testimony in the star route cafes.
Ho was nveree to being interviewed on tha
delicate question of politic ! ) , and slid thit the
statements purporting to como from him on
that mibject were unauthorized and as a rule
misrepresented him. Ho had refrained from
uxpro-slng his views for publication BO far ,
ha continued , out of regard for the
w'shes of l're ident Arthur , wluliad requested
all the inemlerR of his cabinet to resist the
temptation to talk politics through the news.
papers , and to conduct their affaird iu n quiet ,
hiuino'i-liko way. "JJut it is not to b" In
ferred from thi" , " ho uddod , ' that the presi
dent or his cabinet nro cold in Uipcaiuoof Mr.
lilaine. All the reports tending1 to ach an
impres'ion nro u holly witnout foundation ,
Tlio president nnd his cabinet aru staunch
republicans nnd earnestly desire to see
Mr. iihmo _ elected. Tlio president in the
dispatch nhich lie sent to thu candidate itmnc.
iM.vely aft < r the convention had declared lU
choice embodied Aithur'sMnccro feelings , and
thcru lias been no chaiijo in them n'nco that
time , The cabinent desired to see the oxccn-
tivn rorioaiinatud , but they novwtuelfsa cheer
fully accept the will of the mnjority , , nr.d there
I'M not it sir/Rlo / member who will not earnestly
and actively assist to accompli Mr. lil.iino
election. All factions HO-called will bounitocl
in that cause , I think that .Mr. lilaino is u
man of preat ability , rino oxpc-rFencn , and a
thorough American. His letter of acceptance
wns an null ) , judlcloui , nnd EtatoMnanhico review -
view of thu country' * nff.u'w aud republican
principles. It should go far in commending
him to the suifrflgea of the people , "
"What dojou think of '
the outlook1 was
asked.
' ' It Js intenao'y ' encouraging , " he answered.
J " , , , , ,
"Wothall make n strong firht and I have no
, fear for the result.
"What do you think of the Independents ? "
"They are political dudes. The platform of
principles that they adopted in New York
yesterday was idle vaporing. They have little
weight , and no ioflenco over any votes but
their own. "
Mr. Brewster immediately after tho- con
vention adjourned congratulated Mr. lilaino
and offered his services In the campaign.
"Aa soon as the national committee slmll
have laid down its plans of procedure , " Mr.
UrewBtcr concluded , "I ehall tettle any doubt
as to where the administration stands by mak
ing a , speech for lilaino and Logan , nnd I iholl
continue ) to bo actively engaged in tha cam
palgutill election !
CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.
AN ISirAHTIAI. VIEW , '
July 23. The presidential cam
paign will bo at wblto heat In Virginia In a
short timo. Both tides have already com
inenced tha work of reorganization on the can
vass despite the combinations sought by tilt
Mahoucitcs to bo placed iu the way. The
ejuvass will bo opened by the democrats in
thu most vigorous stylo. As nil offset to the
Jllatno and Logan ratification meeting held by
tha Muhona republican ! nt Hartigonuurg
Monday , thu democrats will hold n ron bg
Cleveland and Hendricks at Augusta f\t
Monday , Among the cpoaktrs will bu
uiuuy prominent democrats outside ot
the state , Many express the hope that fotno
of the prominent Independent republicans at
the north mny bo induced to como duwn hero
and million ) the ixioiile. The repuolloans
ulll hold another liUIue and Logan ratifica
tion meeting in the \.illey acton , Some of the
leading ropubllcaus say Senator Logan ulll bo
Invited to bo presrnt nt thid ono , CJol. II. O.
pUHinf , onn of Dlulno'tf moat personal nnd .
intimate friends h re , has prcs3od him to coinu i
out nnd take the stump in th-s cainpai n , It I I
h uot believed that ho has given Mr. I'drsnim | I
I any reason to hopa that ho will follow the nd -
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