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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE MONDAY DECEMBER 22 , 1884. THE DA ELY BEE Oman * Oltlco. .No. tiltt Frntn St. TJow York Ofllco , lloom OB Trlbnno Oiillillnu. faonstaa t ery rrointnf ; , * eiccpl Sand/1 Tnt 111) IfoniUy tnotnloit ilailj. Doe T M . 510.00 I Thrcp tfocthi . I fi.CO One itor.th . I'or Week , 36 Cent" " ) . ; WIBS SDIT. Bnt Y 4 ! . 12.001 Three Uotlhs . J 1.00 I Ono Month. . . . 13 , 4. I CaHimnnlewtiofM tcUtlnR to Ncn Mj'IKditorhl ' MitUri ibmild be uhlrw-ooil to tin IVa or Tui CI7.J MTTIU. All Bndnetl totttrs &nd r.omlltAaMM ihon.d bo llrer * . ! toTuiiUsa roM.isnt.io OOIIFANT , OMAUA. Dn't ! , Check * inii Postolfico orJors to bo maJo p r- Kbit to thn order of the compimr. SHE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , PROPS' ' K. UOSKWATKK.IKclltor. A. H. Filch , Mnniwor Dally Circulation , P 0. UOK. 488 Omnlm. Noli , _ _ TUB obituary writers were a little pro- mature. Koniuth still llvon. WATTBUSO.V has lived so loog la the vicinity of Paris ( Ky. ) that his frlonda think ho ought to bo made minister - tor to Franco. JAY Goui.n predicts that 1885 will bo a money-making year. It may bo for him , but how will it bo for the followa that ho proposes to squeeze the money out of J r- A HOOK entitled "How to got an cflico" la being extensively advertised. It la oatimatcd that about ono million copies will bo uoedod to supply the demand in the democratic party. It will provo a bonanza to the eutercrising pnbliaher. Ir Mortou and Miller were to pay for all the advertising that they are now re ceiving gratuitously , it would require the salaries of several cabinet positions to aottlo the bill. If notoriety ia what they Book , they are getting their full share of it. . _ _ _ _ _ _ : = = THE Omaha poatoflioo has not yet boon definitely disposed of , and probably will not bo until it ia positively learned whether Dr. Miller ia to hnvo a cabinet position. In the event that his ambition o'orleapa itself it is intimated that ho will fall back oa the poatoflico. \ IT ia naid that the Iniluonco of the missionaries and agents has induced the Crow Indians to adopt civilized usages in the burial of their dead. If thnao state and churcii officials would only pay moro attention to bonofitting the condition of the Hvo Indians the country would be bettor satisfied. SANTA GLADS will attend the democratic l > ow-wow at Lincoln in dicguiso in order to learn just what every domociat ox- pccla. Ho will probably discover that Bomo of them haven't Blocking largo enough to hold the gifts which they de- elro , although they are spacious enough to contain all that they will receive , and moro too. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i AT Its next mooting the board of education cation should take docislvo steps in the matter of protecting the high nchool foullding with stand-pipes and fire escapes and the location of at least four addition al hydrants in the immediate vicinity of the building. The safety of the children and the protection of the property demand mand that this should bo done ct onco. Tun Now York 8un , which boomed houost Bill Holraan , of Indiana , for the presidency , now ugcs his appointment tea a cabinet position. It enya that Hoi man "is fitter than all others to bo secretary of Uio interior. " If Dana's Sun shine docs not have any moro effect than It did last epring , William Steele Holman's chancoa fcr a place In the cabinet are rather cloudy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE democratic convocation at Lincoln juat before Cnriatmaa promisca to bo a very interesting nfl'.iir. The Omaha oflico aeeltois , who have already gobbled up all the boat offices , in their mind , will prob ably bo Informed that there are u few democrats outside of Omaha who want oomo show at the public crib , and unions they get it they propose to kick up a lively row. A iiUMon Is published giving the out lines of a general combination to reduce Iho wages of railway employes all over the country ton per cent on the first of January. Inasmuch aa the report comes from Dajlas , Tex e , wo have not much , faith in It. The railroad managers , how ever , are inclined to carry out ouch a eohemo If they thought they could suc ceed , but wo hardly think that they dare attempt anything of the kind just at present. Du. MILIEU declares that ho has but ono thing to ask for , and that ia the aj polntment os Mr. George E. Pritchott as district attorney. This oflicl&l utterance ought to satisfy the spoils-hunting dem ocrats of Nebraska that the doctor Is net ambitious to bo the chief dispenser o : federal patronage in this state. This loaves a clear field for J. Sterling Mor ton , who is deilrous of distributing the political prize-packager. It is now safe to predict that harmony will prevail a the Christmas convocation at Lincoln. : Herald comforts the colored people ple with tbo assurance that they will be taken care of by the democrats. Its as. fluranco is based on the report that G ro ver Cleveland hai engaged the presiden tial coacbraan , a colored republican , who has served In that capacity ever slnca the first election of Grant. That appointment Is abcut all the colored people need expect. The fact of il Is Mr. Olevehnd would have had some diflionlly in finding a domocratlo negro to till the position of -firoaidontiftl coachman , and hence Mr , Hawkins has been retained. T11E SPEAKER , Wno is to bo the speaker of the lower houao of the Nebraska legislature ? Is it a foregone conclusion that Allen G. Field , Iho candidate of the railroads and of Bill Stout , ia to fill that Important position ) Thii ia a sorioua question as it affects the moat vital Interests of the stato. The spenkorship of the houao will drlirmino the character of Iho businccs transacted by the next legislature. The speaker has nbsoluto control of the ap pointment of the committees and can pro mote wholocomo legislation or retard it , and , If nocoaaary , destroy it entirely. If wo are to have any honest legislation , and if steals and job3 are to bo prevented instead of being encouraged and nour shed ! , the speaker must bo not only a man * bovo suspicion , but beyond the np roach of corporations and jobbers. The contrnctor for the state liouso and ) ouitontlary is entitled to fair and just roatment , and whatever may bo hia dues hould bo given to him without any f.vc ioua opposition , but it would bo a cnlatn ty to the Ktato if the place of epoakor hould bo filled according to hia wish or lictatlon , because ho is personally inter- latod In a certain class ot legislation. No 'ulucrablo ' man ehould bo chosen for poakor. TUB SENATE COMMITTEES. The question line been asked ua wheth er or not the lieutenant governor will lave the power to appoint the senate committees. Certainly not , if the rules > f the previous senate are adopted by the now senate. In nearly every state of the union the precedent established by the Jnitod Slates senate has boon followed rom the very beginning. The United States senate docs not allow the vlco ircsidont to appoint the committees , but laa always exercised the privilege of ihooslng its own committees. The pro- iding officer of the state sauato is merely a figure-head. Ho has the casting oto in caeo of a tie , and may lossibly become the head of the xocutivo department hi case of the loath , resignation , or removal of thogov- riior , but nowhere does the upper house urroudor its prerogative of appointing ts own committees. The only excop- ion that wo know of waa when the re- oubtablo lieutoant-govcrnor Cams sue- ceded in securing for himself the power if appointment because f wanted o make his services moro , 'aluablo to the railroads than they other wise could have boon had ho simply been llowod to proceed without interfering with the committees. The laat senate lowovor very properly restored the ild rule and appointed its own commit- ees. There the matter rests , unless the now senate repeals the old rules and aur- enders Ita prerogative either as a com- ilimont or for other reasons. Its refusal o do olthor would bo no reflection on jleutonant-Govornor Shedd any moro nan the refusal of the United States onato to allow Senator Edmunds to ap- joint its committees Is a reflection on ho vice-president of the United States. IN a purely private way , and withoul ntonding the least publicity to it. Dr. ililler did say , after the result of the election was known , to Mr. James Creighton , of this city , that ho had but ono thing to ask for himself when , In the "ar future , the proper tlmo arrived , and hat was that Mr. Creighton and other democrats in the state would grant to iim ( Dr. Miller ) the appointment of Mr. 3eorgo E. Pritchott , ono of the purcsl and best men and ono of the ablest law- era at the Nebraska bar , as United States district attorney. Omaha Her ald. ald.This This endorsement of Mr. Prltchett wil no doubt secure for him the appointment of district attorney , and all other aapi rantn might as well take a back seat. I is the only thing that Dr. Miller proposes to aak for , and it stands to reason that the only request and a very modest one at that of the eminent loader of the democratic party in Nebraska will surely bo granted by Mr. Creighton and the democrats of Nebraska. Besides this Mr Pritchott Is deserving of such a recogni tion of hia valuable political services Aa a ward politician ho has labored loner and hard for ho success of the dome cratlc party , and has stood the brunt o many a fierce and bitter contest. In ad dition to his personal labors , ho has con tributed generously from his purse to grease the wheels of the party machinery Upon the stump ho has shouted himsel hearse in every campaign in behalf o his party. During all these years ho ha devoted so much tlmo to politics that i has frequently interfered with his law business , and yet ho has never sought ol fico. On the contrary , of Iho has sough him , but was unable to find him , Thi was 'owing to the fact that it was an oll-yoar when Mr. Prlchott ran for th oflico [ of attorney general cf Nebraska When the campaign was over , ho hardl knew ho had boon running. Now th oflico of United States district attorney i seeking him , and it is to bo hoped tha it will find him prepared to accept th place. Mr. Prltcbott cannot afford to re fuse the honor , ts the democratic part ; and the country penerally need such men to conduct public ati'ilrs , TiiEHK is a well-defined demand amen the taxpayers of the state for the ropca of the law , passed by the last legislature making city and county taxes delinrjuen on the first of January of each year The demand is a pressing ono and th coming legislature should take early ac tlon in restoring the old system , makin taxes delinquent on the first of May Tno present law Is a burden to all classes To farmers and to the poor people In cities It ia especially burdensome , a it takes from them mone ; in the middle of winter when fuel ant clothing bills are a severe drain on Blonde purses , It worku no benefit to the general oral public. The money cannot be usoi for public works in cities until the first o nly , while county treasurers are not bilged to report to the county commis- i"rjera or state treasurer until Juno , The law won hatched by the money enders , who got the use of largo sums t n time when It commands the highest rowiurn. It robs the poor to benefit the harks. It forces poor farmora to soil when prices are lowest , and the grain Miycrn and usurers reap the harvest. It hould bo repealed. IN commenting upon the recent ver- Hot given against the Lake Shore rail- oad for discriminating in favor of the Standard Oil monopoly and Pgainat n ri val concern of loss Importance , the Phila delphia Record says : The railroad company pleaded injusl- icatlon of its discrimination that the Standard ( 'II company furnished it a much larger amount of freight than the plaintiir In the suit. But the judge righteously charged thattho railroad com uny , as a common carrier , had no right ; o discriminate between its customers because - cause ono furnished it moro freight than another , and upon thin ground the jury awarded appropriate damages. This ap pears to us to bo good law andgood sonso. Wo trustif an appeal inmndo.thodecisioii will bo confirmed by the supreme court of Ohio. It knocks the underpinning 'rom the argument upon which the carry- ng companion have nought to justify a jriovous departure from their proper iunetion. As common carriers the rail road companies adapt their rates to the oggregata of business furnished thorn by all their customers. If the aggregate iusttfies diminished charges every man is mtitlod to share in Iho advantage in pro lortion to the extent of his transports Jon. Any other rule puts in the hands of transporting companion the power to julld up monopolies nt the expense ol ndivldual enterprise. UXDKU the constitution of Nebraska a state census must bo taken every ton roars. This has nothing to do with the national census. By this arrangement wo shall hereafter have a census every Ivo years , as the first ntato enumeration s to ba taken in 1885. Ono of the first duties of the legislature will bo to pro vidofortho taking of this census. II may bo put into the hands of the assessors sossors , or perhaps in charge of a commission which shall have the super Ti'aion of the whole work , and appoint census takers in all the wards and pre cincts of the state. The work is an Im portant ono , and it should bo carefully dono. It ia safe to cay that a thorough ensus will give Nebraska a population in L885 of ovor800,000or very nearly double what It was in 1880. Besides ascertain- ng the population , the statistics of llvo stock , agriculturo. commerce and various other Important mattera ought to bo carefully collected. TAE democratic factional fight in No- iraska , which fa liable to tear the party : o pieces , is attracting considerable atten- , ! on abroad. The Kansas Oity Jburna las the following to say concerning the split that is daily widening : ' The domocratlo party In Nebraska islet lot very largo , but it is divided into two 'actions , as it ia in Kansas , and there is a big quarrel on hand aa to which shal control the federal patronage under the new administration. The progressive wing is headed by J. Sterling Morton , chairman of the state central committee uid defeated candidate for governor. The Tilden , or copperhead wing , ia head ed by Dr. George L Miller , editor ol the Omaha Herald , The prospect ia thai the Morton faction will come out on top. TUB Garfield national monument asso ciation makoa an exceedingly good show ing. The fund , which amounts to $132 , SOU , is drawing interest at 4 per cent. Of this sum Ohio contributed § 88,400 Now York people gave § 13,406 ; § 5,300 came from Illinois , § 2,821 from Iowa 81,022 from Montana , § 1,010 from Maine § 1,000 from Connecticut , § 1,342 from Now Hampshire , § 1,015 from Wisconsin § 1,705 from Pennsylvania and so on down to § 0 from Canada. It ia interest ing to observe that citizens of Texas cave ; § 570 , or moro than Masaachusatta vritl § 480. Franco contributes $1,140. Ix aonio of the eastern cities Christina clubs have boon organized among the children of wealthy parents for the pur pose of providing presents and entertainments monts for loss fortuato children. Al though rather late something of the kim ought to bo done in Omaha , where hnn drods of children will pass a'sad am dreary Christmas day unless aonio char liable peraons Interest themselves in thol behalf. Christmas ought to bo made cheerful for everybody , and no charit ; can bo nobler than to carry the gooi tidings of Christmas cheer to aching littl Hearts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DuniND the past year the agrlcultura bureau sent out 3,600,000 packages o seeds , and of those 2,000,000 were sen out by congressmen. This represents a package of seeds to every two families in the country , and these persons who dii not got a package this year should appl for ono next. Of these seeds 2,300,00 , packages were of vegetables , 500,000 o flowers , 114,000 of tobacco,60,000 wheat 200,000 corn , 425,000 turnips , 12,000 po tatoeB , and only one package of. rye. AH loira man has figured it all ou that the republican party is aa dead a Cauar. Mebbeso , but if that Iowa ma hai public ambition ho had bettor got on friendly terms with docnasod as qulckl ; as possible. Chicago Herald , Coming faom an independent paper with democratic tendencies , tbo abov ought to bo appreciated by republicans The Herald has told a bushel of Uuth In nutshell. A riio.MiNEM democratic United State senator IB credited with saying that tbre cabinet positions have been settled. They are Bayard for the treasury , Garland fo attorney-general , and McClellan for th navy. Wo are glad to see that the po altlon of secretary of the interior la no yet filled , as this loads us to believe tha Dr. Miller may ba called npon to occupy that place , AcconntNO to n Washington special G rover Cleveland lus decided that either Now York nor Indiana shall have cabinet place , na ho coneldors that hose two tates are represented in the at > inot through the president and vice president. This will leave Joe McDon- Id out In the cold , which will probably bo very comforting to Tom Ilondtlcks. WILLIAM M. KVAUTS has announced limself aa a candidate for the Now York cnatorahip. IIo says it is the first time n twenty-four years that ho has been a candidate for the aouato. IIo probably hinks tha * if the democratic party con valk into ofiico once intwonty-fouryoars , ia ought to get into tl'o senate once in .ho aatuo period. THK railway managers have refused to reduce the freight rates on grain , aa po Itlonod for by the board of trade of Kansas City. The Journal says that they will find lint they have made a great mistake , which In the end will coot thorn a great deal moro than they will mako. Tun principal amusement of the DA lotana just at present seems to ba fight Ing over county soata. It ia n cold day when there is not some battle between tv70 rival towns for the possession of the county records. noservocl heats for the Illch. Chicago Herald , Hon. Levi Morton Is now thought to jo in the lead in the Now York senator ial conk-si. Morton is generally reported LO bo willing to pay a quarter of a million - lion of dollars for the honor. In Penn sylvania Cameron without trouble will secure - cure re-election to a position for which ho lias no fitness , and in which ho is any thing but useful , his wealth and his ma chine being omnipotent. In Ohio ono of the richest men in the state has boon dioson senator , and ho owes hia success largely to his wealth , aud that of his rol- itlvos and friends. In Illinois there are lilnts hoard hero and there that money only will brook the deadlock. In Wis- : onsin the only caudidates who appear to kayo any show for election are moder- jtoly rich men , railway lawyers , backed by their respective corporations. In Nevada and California silver mines and railroads choose senators almost without opposition. But fen states send poor men to the senate , and only in rare cases are they able to secure ro-election aud foothold in public lifo. They must either succumb to the demands of corporations Dr step down. The south has done better In thiareopoct _ than any other section ol the union , but even there the growing [ lower of now corporations ia beginning to make itself felt in every senatorial choico. The United States senate is not a rep resentative body. On the whole it rep- renonts the railroads bettor than anything else in the country. As on upper branch of the national legislature , noted for the wisdom and character of its members , serving as an advisory council to the ex ecutive and as a conservative chock upon the more directly chosen houao , all oi which it was designed to bo by the framers - ors of the constitution , the United States senate ia a failure. Morton anil Miller. Chicago Newa , The Springfield Ecgister , which has become insanely reckless since its hated rival waa reappointed postmaster , nom inates Mr. J. Sterling Morton for secre tary of the treasury. This Mr. Morton lives out in Nebraska and undoubtedly at this writing is penning thoughtful ed itorials for his rural paper on "Tho Des tiny of Oar Republic , " as an occasional reminder to "our subscribers" to "bring in that wood" and "pay up your sub scriptions. " Not very long ago there waa talk of making this Mr. Morton editor of the Chicago Times , but as wo have ceased to hear talk of this kind , wo con clude thattho Nebraska statesman has abandoned the idea of Chicago journalism for the moro loftier ambition fwr a cabinet portfolio. It seems to us that if any Ne braska journalist la to bo called to Mr. Cleveland's cabinet , it should bo the edi tor of the Omaha Herald. The editor of the Herald is a good , pure , able man , and ho does not part his name in the middlo. Moreover , ho is a doctor , and wo have yet to find an instance whore the doctor did not provo a success in politics. BTATE JOlTINGH. Creighton echoola nuvo im enro merit o 200. 200.Tho The Niobrara Axe will take cord wood on subscriptiona , Thiee dtujj stores iiisko a living elF sickly Creightouitca , The schools of 1'iorco are over crowded , and cry out for moro room. The now Luttiernn churcii at Wayne waa dedicated on tbo llth , liennntt Bell claims the belt an the champion com busker of Cass county. The OaVdala foundry is closed , the owner skipped the country. Thieves alllict the coal heaps of Fierce. The wise man keeps his fuel padlocked. Kov , Father Klllinn Ia preparing pinna and epicificationa fora church at St. 1'aul. 1'ullertonitea amuse themselves fishing for church oyators , ( thilto a etuw 1m botm Btlrreil up. up.Kmnnuel Fiat , a peddler , was thrown from the tn'ck by a locomotive , near Salem , and killed. The 1'npillion Times says "no city with an equal mpulation affords more legal business than On Five business houses were destroyed by fire in Tucumteh on the 15th , causing a lora esti mated ot 320,000 , The lata Arctic snap gave the children of Hastings a eeriej of holidays. The schools were too cold for occupancy. Cltiiena of Xiobrara ore organizing a telephone - phone company with a capital of only $1,000. , They uro novices In the stock business. There U a lively contest waging for the Ulycsea postoQice. The man with the longest petition doesn't always capture the persimmon. Jamea Flynn , a Tecumseli enthusiast , will turn over a new loaf on New Year's day. and begin boring for coal on his farm near town , "Tim little -'xt sbnet published ia a gopher hole , " is the complimentary allusion of a UlyseeB paper to an esteemed contemporary. The North Bend FJnil his dropped lilalno And Logan from its masthead as candidates lot 16SK. The ticket has beeu (1 ( allot ! enough. At Sidney , on the 13th , Harry Hill wai in dicted for pel jury , and pltmd guilty , and win sent by Judge ] lamer to the pen for four year * . Norfolk declares that U she can't ee euro Bomo college soon she will revenge herself by butldlor a pork-packing establish ment. The 1'lattamoiith Herald announces I'rack H. Wileon. of that city , a * candidate for chid clerk of the house , and eulogizes his ijuuhlice. lions at length. The H. & M. bridge over the Blue river at O.Udvvell will coat SHllGO. The company will build & new brldgnnear Beatrice aud one over Turkey creek at Da Witt. A Tecumeeh paper figures that enough stock liaa periahed in Johnson county the pant nonth to make nn svornpn of $ > 0 In cash lots tj every Ini'lmcs man In the c > unty } The Oinilm Ueo coined down on the rail roads pretty Imrtl , but it is , ncvcrtlinlpf" , jun- Ifmd in nt doing. The way tht-y charge for iMillug freight I * nn outrage on the people. .I'lnlnvlow CiA70tto , John F , UoUnd , n tcatn'tnr employed by Hurt Or nt fttSt. Paul , while driving over rougli plowed ground , win thrown out of Uio w.igon nnd inotnntly killed. The whoela crushed hi * skull , I Suxto impors nro clrculfttirp the story that the Oniih.v j .il is Imtintod , Nothing strange about 111 it. Kvrr sluco the firl MmiRlo win put en the roof it hvs bcun Uio Daftly > nl\o of spirits of ovcry degree nnd condition. Tim board of regents of the atato university nt thu tunning 1-wt week , lotod Or. August H I'Mgrcti , of the University of hutid , tfwo dtn , to thn chair of modern latigungot , nt n H liity of SU.lHK ) a j car , services and suIAry to bet'iu A pill Itt , next. On tha morning of the loth Nclllo Olson , of Holdrrdgi' , nwoko with n sharp pain In her hprtd , Iti less than lwn huiirs eho wni dond. Doctors thought death WJB muuul by rupluro of n blond voasul in the brain , She was ulnu years old. The "Conflict or I ave nml monuy , " which hna been In pngrow soil illy in D.ikota City since thn RClUumt'iit of the stnto , wld proba bly tench n climnx ooino chijly day In the next century , unlota the author pro noa palm * with the ferryman of the Styx tu thu tnutii- time. _ lt Is now pretty thoroughly Bottled that the Siour City it Pacific rnilrnud will certainly bo completoi.1 to Clmdroii by August 15 nuxt , and on that date the Northwestern Tr.uin- portntlou company will ramnvo its outfit from the 1'ierro route tj thu ChaJron road tu the Black HlllB. The Nebraska bir a saci" tlon will moot ut Norfolk , on the 23J , at which time It ia pro posed toinakojnoma recommendations to thu coining tH'sslon of tlio leglalnturo , Tha bur at Norfolk it is understood nro arranging to give their brethren n grnud reception. The tolrgrnph line party have returned to Fort Kobiuson from wirk , having cut the poles nnd dug the holes for over thirtyfivo milt ! ? of the distance between thnt plnco and Liramiu. Tha work of stringing tho-jylrea will bo begun ns BOOH ns the material arrives from S'dney. ' Fr'inoutors celebrated "Founders' Day" ol the Normal school , last Thursday evening. The exorcises , musical and literary , were hold In thu fchool but ding , which was crowded , The college is emphatically a homo institution , on enduring monument to the enterprising nnd Intellectual people of "Tho 1'rettiest" Eugene Sherwood wan shot nnd killed by Jouns Noleon , at Stockvillo , in the southwest ern pait of the state , lait week , The trouble nreso over the boundary line between the ranches of both. Nelson laid in wait for his victim nnd sent a charge of buckshot into hia head , Nelson was arrested and is now in jail. jail.Tho The Grand Island Independent enya that fix drinks of I'me Bluifs whiskey Is wan an ted sufficient to cause death , nt lo.ist thnt wns the result In the case of H , S. Prlco , the prenchor , who took six drinks of It while nt 1'ino Blulfa the other day , nnd wns in n few hours n tab- ject for the deliberation' ! of a coroner's jury. Ho didn't know it waa loaded. The bloodthirsty Smith who murdered hia wife and attempted to cut his own throat nt Osceola on Thnnksgiung clay , kicks ngalnst the grub furnished nt the jail there. A little liemji mixed with telegraph polo would aid IUH digohtion. It ia warranted to euro nil ills of two legged cnrrion. Be sure to got the right brand , mid avoid Imitations. C. C. Wherry , the Sow.ind ngent of Linin- ger & Metcalf , was found to bs crooked iu hin dealings with the firm , and was nrrosted. He wns given time to settle up , but Instead of rustlling for the uocesanry wherewith he pur chased poison and attempted to shuttle off A stomach pump saved. He is short only 630. Tha Scribner News thinks that itisnnevl- donco of the eound financial aifaira in Bodgo county , that riot ono failure haa occurred dur ing thu general business depression , intensi fied there by the enormous losses of hogs sus tained by farmers on account of cholera , which ia tstimnted to reach § 100,000 , or poaeibly $250,000. The Sidney I'lainde.ilcr complains that the streets nnd alloys uf that city nro full of filth , It declares that "thero is no town on this continent that his a bettar opportunity to ba neat nnd pretty and clean than Sidney , But what la the coddition ? Filthy absolutely filthy worse than many a Mexicnn town of many times ita ilze. " The district court of Wheeler county was in session nt Cadar City just half a day on Wednesday , but in thnt short time Clant" . Whltmnu got a divorce , John .Smith ; II. Swnllev nnd - Whitcraft wore convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary ouo civil cise was dis posed of and tlircu criminal cases were dis mi cod. Pawnee City , according to the Banner , has done eomu good improving this year , A new chuich built by the United Presbyterian people ple nt n cost of 310,000 , a school house at § 2- 500 , two largo business rooms nt n cost of nenrly S6OCO , several Inrgo dwelling houses and many mnderato ones , nil of which has added to the beauty of our town , as well na increased its wealth in a large dpprcu. The country around has also kept pace if not gone ahead of the town , The govermient beaidea buildin ? n echonl housonud dwelling house for tha teach ; r and overseer , hnvu furnished lumber fur 20 dwelling - ing houtCH 1-1x123 , for the Indiana on the old 1'tinca reservation. The buildings have been built on claims selected by the Indiana them selves. They were erected by Santee Indian carpenters under the personal supervision of Mnj. l.uhtner , their agent , Somu of the Pmica ? did the painting on their now homes Oonl mines nre getting numerous. Now them baa been ono found nt Brcck , sayft the Auburn Champion. Tha Under is a Air , Shaffer nnd he thinks no haa a bunan i Ho has fcunk a shaft thirty feet deep ami found ' blossom" coal six inches thick. Ho says ho has baen olferod 81 ! ) , COO by eastern parties for hi ) quarter of land but refused na he think * himsnlf nnd bova nble to take cnro of the mine. No doubt they are nnd future de- vplopcments may show < uay that cnn be done. Better take the cash , Mr. Shaffer. The first suit for damages for injuries re ceived by the falling of the stand of the ( > , A It reunion nt Fremont , WHS tiled In North Bend last week , A voting man named Gil koiKon , who Ind his foot hurt , sued Tbos , A , I < eo , the builder of the stand , for S200 , Several witnesses were aubpiemi'd nnd ovl- denco waa produced showing that there had been no lack of duo diligence in the building of the structure. Two other witnesses aUo testified that five of the sway cracos hud been nnwed In two , The jury foucd for the de fendant. Mrs. Splma Calhoun of Plattsmouth called on Dr. Schildneihtin November , 1881 , to have a tooth pulled. The doctor briced her head against n high-backed clnir , slipped the tonp into tha ynwnlrg cavurn and yanked out the troublesome grinder. The single twiat of the doc's wrist , Mra C ! . claimed , mnnjhod her jaw , and shu has since , and possibly forever , lost the use of that important p rtiou of fe male anatomy , She sued for $10,000 to com- pensatdher for physical nnd mental sufferings , but a jury of twelve horrid men , solemnly and severely decided ngnlnst her with uosta , The doctor can do it some more. A Fremont business man has racently been figuring out the cause for the hard times nnd general business depression , which nre just now ailllctiDg tbat town. Jlo says : "Fre mont business men havn given , the past sum mer , 8IU'COO to build n ImalnenB college , § 5,000 for u dram ! Army reunion , SH.OOO for fixing roads , $000 for n 4th of July celebration , be tides varlom other smaller contributions for election purposes , etc. Then , the farmers have probably 1 int 8250,000 worth of hoga in the countywlll | have to pay an extra tax this year of moro than $100 000 and sell their core ut 15 and 18 cents per bushel. If we can atant n cru ial test like thla we are certainly in pretty good condition to weather almost any btorm of Adversity , " Not finfo to bo heft Out lit Mglit. Chicago Herald. Since it has boon ascertained that Cap tain Ilowgate is in Nebraska the people of that ntato luvo begun to entertain hopes of getting oven with the Union Pacific monopoly , If thn railroad Is lefl put of doors over night Ilotrgato will getaway away nith it the first chance ho gets. The suspicion is advanced that Rhode Idind maintains her two capitals in or. der' to help along the horee car line which iravertts the state. MTKUAHY NOTES , The January number of the North Am- crlcan Ilivloiv presents a wide variety of unutuilly readable articles. Wo are now so safely over the crisis of the presiden tial oliction that moti of all parties can onsidor calmly Bishop Iluntington's cs- ay on ' 'Vitupor.iton in Politics. " Under ho ti'lr , "The Ueitniiod South , " Henry Wattoraon presents with Rreat clearness nltu.viou aa U uonr stands. An ther question of universal can- corn , which nome think will soon msko Itself a national issue , is thnt ) f labor nnd its compensation ; ana Col. lllnton , In "American L bor Orgiuuzi- tlons , " shows wl'h ' what equipment it will take the Hold. Hut Iho nrtlclo that i.ho literary reader will liret turn to Is Frcdcdorlck Harrison's brilliant and iu- slsivo discussion of "Froudo's Life of 0\r- lyle ; " while the religious or philosophical reader will find in Coiirtonpy's "Socrates , IJuddho , and Christ , " specific statements and quotations of these parallel doctrines that ro no often vaguely alluded to. Sir. Pr jctor dineusjea "Uorachol's SUr Sur veys , " and Prof. Lo Conro presents and explains some curloiu facts In relation to "Tho Evidence of the Senses. " Mr. Mill hall's "Tho lucroaeoof " paper on Wealth" la a successful endeavor to render largo masues of figures popularly Intelligible. With its January number Cassell's Family Magazine begins a now volume with a brightness that promises well for the future. There is somothinc ; very nttractivo in the opening chapters of the now serials of thla magazine , "A Diamond mend in the ' ' "How llaugh ; wo Found ' Inn " and "S Vul " Regents' , wool Ohrist , A sorics of suggestive papers , ' 'How I Furnished for n Hundred Poundf , " is begun - gun in this number , and wo recommend It to all our young housekeeper/ / ) . The beautiful hamlet cf Laigh , on a creek of the Thames , is described as "The Me tropolis of Shrimps , " an important item of English consumption. The "Foroily Doctor , " discusses the subject of railway travel iu relation to healthA paper on "Women Workoro in the Unit ed States , " by an American art teacher contains many bits of valuable information , Amen ; ; the other papers of the number are "Sir John Benedict , " with portrait. "A Shilling a Day and Ilia Board , " an amusing sketch uf the men who carry advertising signs on their baeks.through the otroots ; and "Village industries , " the first of an interesting series. There are short Btorlos , poetry , music and the all absorbing chat on dress direct from JL'aris , illustrations abound and are of excellent quality. An im portant contribution to this number ia that relating to "Our Model Reading Club" of which plans are given for "Pri- vato and IIo in o Reading , " and "Ensem ble , or Company Rending. " The Century for January presents a crowded table of contents : The atatus of the negro in the south , Mr. Gcorgo W. Cable treats with much plalnnoes of speech and much fiuggestlvcnesa in a paper entitled "Tho Frecdniau's Case in Equity , " which is likely to give rise to discussion north and south. The same theme is touched upon in an editorial article , "A GraveRaBponsibllity , " and in "an Open Letter" from a "Southern Dem ocrat. " Another subject of wide , interest ia treated helpfully by Washington Glad' don , under the head of "Christianity and Popular AmuBomouts. " Other prac tical topics are "Tho Trouble with the Stage , " "Tho Decradntlou of Politics , " "Co-operative Studies , " "Political Work for Young Men , " "Tho Recent Legal Tender Decision , " "Woman's Clubs , " "The Newspaper and the Organ. " The fiction consists of a short sketch by Mark Twain , "Jim's Investments , and King Sollermun , " illustrated ; "Or- piraent & Gamboge , " a one-part tale of studio lifo , with drawings ; the second third of the "Knight of the Black For est. " The first of the illustrated papers is a continuation of Mrs. M. G. Van Ronsso- lear's papers on Recent Architecture In America , the principles of church build ing being now under review. A portrait of Edward Evorect Halo is the frontis piece of the number and is accompanied by a sketch of this popular writer. "Tho Making of a Museum , " illustrated , shows the arrangement aud classification at the Na tional Muooum ut Washington. The In dian legend of "Hon Squire Coyote brought tire to the Cahroca , " is llluatrat- ad uniquely from clay sketches in baae- reliof. EUROIIO V. Smalley writes of the "Kaliapel Country , ' a portion of north- wontern Montana Of the papers op the civil war there are two , both dealing with the Western gun-boats ; one by Cap tain James B. Eaclo , rrho built thorn ; and the other by Il3ar-Admlral Wulkp , de scriptive of their operations at Belmont , Fort Henry , Fort Donnlson , Island No 10 , Fort Pillow and Memphis. A largo portrait of Admiral Footo is given , and smaller ones of Generals Tilghman and Mackall of the Confederate ) service. The February number will contain General Grant'n paper on Shilob , together with supplementary material describing thu battle from a Confederate point of view. The January number of St. Nicholas opens appropriately with a poem by Co- Ha Thaitor , entitled "Tho Child and the Year' " Another timely article is the ico- yatohlne story by E Vinton Blake ; while John II. Coryell contributes a bright and homo-like story , called "Baby Deb T'ays' for the Christmas Goose , " which tolls how the feaat was kept in a New EngUnd light-hnuso. "Historic Girls , " a now companion series to "Historic Boys , " by E. S. Brooks , Is begun by the same author in the same interesting style wish an account of the girlhood days of Queen Elizabeth , and the Christmas fes tivities at Hartiiold House , three hun dred years ago. J. T. Trowbrldgo con- tines his serfal , "His Ono Fault. " "Davy and tha Goblin" fiP through another In stallment of the most surprising and illog ical advantures ; and Vdmund Alton tolls a croat many moro instructive and enter- tainlnu things ho learned when ho was a boy-pago Among the Law-makers , " Louisa M. Alcott and II. H. Boyesen bring their two very short serials to an end. end.A. . B , Frost contributes a jolly series of pictures to the Rev. Charles R. Tal- ' "The Schoolmaster bot's funny poem , aud the truants. " There Is also a whole some out-door poem , "For Basavrood Ohapij" an "Art and Artlbta" paper , by Clara Erakino Clement , about Yolaaquez with a reproduction of ono of hia most famous pictures , and a great deal besides of the same bright , healthful and happy sort. In romarkable'scope , great varicty , ox. traordlnarylntereat and permanent value , the contributions secured for the Christ mas number of The Current ( December 20) ) undoubtedly surpasses the previous achievements of any periodical. They comprise papers upon nearly every known aspect and phaaa of the Christmas tide in all portions of aho clvili/ed globe , and the contributions are from between thirty and forty of the mont eminent writers of the United States , Canada and Europe. The second number of thn now lllus- Irated monthly tusgnzltie , "Tho Quiver , ' Tor Sunday and general rending , comes to us full of good things. It Is destined to bn a very popular \ Isitor in the family circle. It is published by Cntnoll it Co. , Now York , which Is n guaranty of its excellence cellence- . The January isntio of Har | < rr'a Mnga r.ino is a wurthy eucceesor to the beauti ful Christmas munhar. The frontispiece is from ono of the six drawings by E A. Abbry , illustrating the pfcond part of "Sho Stoops to Conquer. " Apropos of the fivo-hundroth anniversary of Wiclif'n ' death , Mr. A. W , Ward contributes a sketch of the great informer , which ia beautifully illustrated. Seymour Linden , in a very interesting paper , makes a strong plea for nuz.-- > tint ns n painter's art , preferring it to etching. Ilia paper is illustrated by fix pictures from his own drawings. Baruot Philips contributes - tributes an ontcrttvlng account of H recent crui&a oil' the wont coast of Florida with Illustrations. Wadworth'r sonnet on Long Meg and her daughters is beauti fully illustrated from a droning by Par sons. "A Pair of Shoos , " is the lirat of n promised aeries of pipers ou Great American Industries and la accompanlnd by illustrations. "Tho Rune of the 'Vo- go's * Rudder , " n poem by B. Giutnf- son , Is illustrated from drawings. By Josslo Curtis Shepherd : The strong feature of the number is the beginning of a now novel , ' Ewt Angels , " by Constance - stance Fonlmoro Woolsou. Another se rial novel , "At the Rci1 Glovp , " also begins - gins in thia number. Sarah Orno Jovrult contributes "Farmer Finch's Daughter , " illustrated , John Fiako contribute1 ! a paper on the "Town-meeting , " the first of a series of throe papers treating of American political ideas. Mr. Bruco's poem , 'ThoSnow Angel , " Is baaed on an Incident In the lifo of Larkin - kin G. Meade , the distinguished Ameri can sculptor. STATK AljLil.lNCE. Fourth Annual Hireling , tit Lincoln , January 117 : tl , 1885 , The fourth annual mooting of the Ne braska State Farmers' alliance will beheld hold at the Academy of Music In Lin coln , commencing Tuesday evening , Jan uary 7th , 1885 , and continuing four days. The following gentlemen have accepted Invitations to address the meeting upon the subjects named : "P. B. Rey nolds , "Need of Our Organization ; " C. H. Walker. "Sheep Husbandry " A. N. Dean , "Education for Farmers' Children ; " J Burrows , "Discrimination inllillroad ; " J. Sterling Morton , "Taxa- ation ; " Allen Root , "Wny Railroads should bo Controlled by Law ; " . ) . H. Stickol , "Tho T.mes ; " A. H. Vance , "Transportation ; " and W. A. Poyntor , subject not named , The following gentlemen - tlemon have boon invited , and are ex pected to address the mooting on subjects of their own choos ing : E. P. Ingorsoll , W. A. McKolghan ; E. Rnaovrater , L. D. Willard , A. A. Sted- well , Wm. Blakely , S. R Maloney , sr. , and some member of the agricultural col lege faculty. Invitations have also boon extended to Ex Governor R W. Furuas , , Milton George , editor of the Western Hurt ) , and the Hon. Francis B. Thurbor , of Now York. The jrder of exorcises for the dllleront oeseions will bo made at'the meeting. All persons who labor for equal rights , equal powers , and equal privileges for all will bo entitled to scats in the meeting the discussions , and the representation for thn business portion will be ono from each alliance and ono for each twenty- five members and major fraction thereof. Persons who attend under the above will bo entitled to round trip tickets tor ono and one-fourth faro over B. & M. and U. P. railroads , upon presenting to ticket ncont a certificate showing thattho holder is entitled to a seat in the mooting. These certificates can bo obtained by addressing the state secretary , L. Darling , Junmta , Nob. , as soon as January 12th , giving name of person and place of starting. The objects for which the alliance was organized have not yet been attained , and the work , though rrell advanced , needs still our best endeavors. Lot us not sit supinely down , resting upon promises , but rally once again and show our determination and exert our Iniluonco , remembering that all reforms begin with the minority , and that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. " P. B. REYNOLDS , L. DiiUNn , President. Secretary. Juniata , Nob. , Dec , 1 , 188.1 Will papers throughout the state please copy ? COLLARS rf CUFFS DtARINQ TKI9 UARK AHC THE FINEST GOODS EVER MADE , CEINU All J.lnen , DOTH Lln'ngi ' AND Eilerlors. Ask for them CAR N BUGS. . Ae < 'iir.s for Onmli A.ro the changes that , In a few years , have taken place in the manufacture of Improvement after Improvement hna boon made , until to-day the clothing offered by Schlank & Prince , 1210 Farnam street , Is equal in every roapoct to the best Custom Work While at the eamo tlrao the lovmosa o price of tbo line grade of clothing they handle is no lota astonish * Ins than the ' Perfection of Fit S AND THK QUALITVT Ot MATERIAL AND MAKE iOD.Clotlis2oisB 1210 farnam Strcut.0