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THE DAILY BEE-SATURDAY , MARCH 7 , . 18857 COUET OALENDAE , The Mllln Blnnaor OABO Commenced YcstcrtlnyMorninjt The css3 of Thomas vs. Thomas was concluded tnd given to the jury yester day afternoon on limiting instruction ! . A vcrdioi on spocisl findings w s re turned , favorable to the defendant , Mw. Thomas. The defendant did not deny that she wai at one tlmo married to S wnuol Price , the alleged husband. The marriage between - twoen this plaintiff nnd dofendsut took place in September of 1875. In 18G3 , Mrs. Thomas testified she was living with her husband , Samuel Prlco , in Iowa City. At that tlma they had some difficulty and Mr. Pries disappeared , nnd she hid not BO en him since , and the only news whichever over reached her cf htm waa a rumor that ho waa dead. The defendant testified , and the fact Is not controverted , tbat she did not marry the plalntiir until seven ycats hid olapisd after the disappearance - -anco of Samuel Price , a period of time which under tha law laltoi the presump tion of doath. On the contrary the plaint'll" attempted to provo that Prlco waatotn alive In No- Tomber , 1808 , nnd there is no satisfactory or convincing proof of his death before September , 1875 , contesting If this stile of facts ii true , llut under the law there was no legal marriage and the plaintiff should Lave baen grau'ed the relief praj- od for. Thus Mr. Thomas Trill not gain the co- vttod dlvoica from his sppuso At the conclusion of this trial , the caio of Ebenhack vs. The Union Pacific rail- \ ay waa tikon up. Frank Ebsnhack.is the plaintiff , n snail 15 year-old boy , who wan run ovur near thu Tenth street track by n U. P. train , sustaining by the ac cident tha loss of n log. Damages nro prayed for in the snm of $25,000. In Judge Neville's branch of the district court yoitcrday morning the casa of the stnto ot Nebraska vs Jnmoa Millr , waa cillcd for Iriil. The cmrt room was thronged with an audience composed of persons who drink In with avidity the racy dotoi's ' of n case which for disgusting - ing dettili is alinsat unparalolled. The dotondnnt Mlllu wni indlcttd with his wife , Alice P. on n charge of tlindoriog Mrs. Aliso Dillsy , nee Itobicson. Threu indictments were preferred , all of them based on alleged slanderous statements , circulated by tha defondantp , Mr. and l\Ira. \ Mills , reflecting on thu clmrnctar of Mrs. D&lloy. Mills , whoeo trial is now in progress , is charged frith having circulated stories to the effect thai Alice Robinson before her marrlago had been guilty cf criminal Intimacy -with Dailoy , that she had subsequently committed Infant'cide ' , and that she had compelled Dalley to muiry her , after ho had accomplished her seduction. Both the accatcr , Mrs Diilcy , and the dofondsn's , Mr. and Mrs. Mills , with friendssreprenout and watch the progrcsi of the trial with cagar attention. CALL ron QUEUE. During the progreEsof tbo Thomas vi. Thomas case , In which Mr. T. sues for dissolution of the marriage contract on ho ground tint MM. G. Ins n first hus- aad still living from whom she has never eon Divorced , a funny incident occurred hunday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas , on ho witncsi stand , was nekod If she saw any one In _ the court room who look'ed like her first husband , Price. She looked araund and niter scanning every face , replied ' " "but " she continued ' if 'noj" , , Deputy Sheriff Grebe were here , ho would look exactly like the dear man. " "Then , ' said Mr. Baldwin , counsel for Thomas , spcikiag with that measured accent cf profound silemolly , "I demand that Mr. Grdbe bo sent for ! " COUNTY COVET. Judge McOullooh tried yesterday morn ing the casa of Ezeklel Shott vs. Molllo Wright , fat $125 due on ccsount. The bill Is ono contracted by Mollie Wright , in Cincinnati , before coming to Omaha. Judgment was rendered against the de fendant , Judge McOullooh rendered a decision last evening in tbo case of Doll vs. Pupo , an action to replevin an undivided half of some furniture and utensils belonging to the Pacific house. The suit was dla- misled. 1'ollco Court. In the police court yeetarday morning Judge Benoke fined B.Hlles , charged with being drunk and disorderly $5 andcosts. 1 The defendant eoamod satisfied to stand the punishment after the coutt lot him toll ho " off' . His why "got yesterday. ex cuse wns "celebrating Cleveland's inaug uration , " that Inasmuch as he wns in jail on the 4th betook his jublloa the next day. Judge B. seemed to sym pathize with the spirit of the celebration , jut not the means used , and warned iho .headachy democrat not to do so again. "Kamni C.ty L-'z , " whom insny ex- porlcnses have taught very little of wis dom , was up on a charge of bad conduct , She dodarad herself innocent , but begged t > bo convicted nnd jailed. The court thought best to have the oflicor's testimony , and postponed the hearing until yesterday afternoon. She was final ly dlsohsigsd. FlensBiu Party. The residence of Mra. Dwceloy , on Twenty third and Burt streets , was the acono of a most plobsant gathering Thurs day nigh % the occasion being tbo cole bratlon cf tbo 54th anniversary cf that popular lady's bltth. The presents made on the cccaslon wcro numerous and valuable , and the supper prepared most bountiful and choice. Dancing was continued until a Uta hour In the morning and the guests loft for their homes after n delightful en torluinmcnt. Among tboio present were Messra" Whitney and lady , Dyer and lady , Plnkham and lidy , Oaroabyand lady , Thomas and lady and Honvor and lady. , Messrs Golden , Dyer , Stngran , Dennis jxnd NesUno , Misioi Whitney , Uonver , Jones , Pinkham , Miller and Spolleiber Death of AVllluuu Chambers , Marshal Cuminlngs received a to'cgram from Chicago yesterday morning saying William Chambera had died ia the Cook hospital from the effects of an operation which had boon performed upon his dis located shoulder. Mr. ChamboisVai well known In this city , where he haa lived for many years He had been employed in tbo Union Pa clfio shops until the death of his wife occurred aoao four or five weeks ago Shortly after that ho mot with a very Bovorc accident , dislocating and other who injuring his shoulder. Ho went to Chicago , hoping to gut relief in an oper atlon , bnt died from tbo shock , He was a man of many Admirable L qualities , and hftd in any friends in tho' city , who will regret to learn uf his death. EAILEOAD NEWS , Ad tilt Ion to tlio U & M. Unlltlini- 3ho JJ-Ccnt Kara Mill Personal . and General. The B. & M. directory hu decided to > uild an addition to the headquarter ; > nlldlngnenr Tenth nnd Farnnm streets , The annex will ba croctad oa the west ido of thobnldingon ! the 22lt lot owned > ytlio company , The tenants of the mall two wocdcn buildings now situate in this section have boon advised to "git" itid the work of tearing downtt is said , rill bs commenced as soon aa the details if the plans can bo arranged. ? ao spaclhcUlons and plans ot the addition nro now in the possess ion of the chief engineer of tha B. & \l. \ at Lincoln , It is understood that the nnoxwilboof brick , three stories high , ' 2 foot In width , nnd communicating directly with the main building. The necessity for some such enlarge ment has long boon felt , as all the de triments are cramped for want of room. The enlargement of tbo building will be ttondoi by n rearranging of the various department offices. HOWLIXO llAILnOADEUH. The faces of the people around the loatJquarters buildings , B. & M. nnd U. * . , wear woful expressions these dnya. 'hey ' declare that the 't-cont f ire bill vhlch has recently become n law by the ictlon of tha legislature , Is outrageous md opprassivo , and will cut down their ovcnuos to i\n unwarranted degree ( of iouruo ) . The billby the way , is ono pro- riding for the reduction of pissongor arc to points east of the ono hundredth narldlan to 3 cjntd per milo , in the casa af roads earning § 400 par mile ; to points west of that meridian , n fare Trill ba hnrgod not to exceed ! cents par mile. PERSONAL AND QENEUAL. John Mulr , general traffic manager of ho Oregon Illyor nnd Navigation com pany , is in the city. J. 0 Phllllpi , asshtjnt general freight gent o ftho A. T. & S. F , formerly of ho B , & M. , headquarters ia this city , linOnnhaoa n visit of business and ileasuro combined. ThaU. P. officials have issued their now tlmo cirds for the western divisions of the road. The schedule governing the running of trains in this state will bo -eady nuxt Wednesday. Dotectlvo Valentino goes to Idaho to day to put the finishing touches on the ob of ojrnerlng the freight train thieves of that state. Church Sows ia stopping nt the Taxton. C. K. Halney , of Avoca , Iowa , is in tha city. Mrs. Ana ? Bardun loft for Chicago last ivonincr , C. W. Thomas , of New York , is stopping t the Cozzsns. Mrs. Aliis C. Willard , P. M. of Loup.City , s n guest nt tha Millard. Mrs. B. M. Vnile , of DCS Moinea is visiting or sister , Mra. Ilyan , on California street. Mr. M. M. Marshall , of the barbad wire works , returned from Chicago last night. E. W. Blair , Es < i , late postmaster of he 'Nebraska ' Jatate ; . senate , is n guest at tha ConGeld. R. A. Spencer , editor of the Council Bluffs ilerald , paid the BEB a pleasant visit yes- erdny morning. E. L Crowell , who haa bjen visiting his trio of honored sons in this city , leaves to-day , proceeding to St. Joseph , Mo , O. B. ( "Skip'WilIard ) , chief engineer of he Sherman county Times , and second fbosa if tha Loup City postotlice is at the Mtllard. Rav. E. B. Graham wenttoBellevuoThurs- day night mid lectured before the student ) if the college , returning yesterday morning. ; Messrs. Thomas Sturg'u , ot tha Western took association , and G. B. Goodell , of Chey enne , both larira cattle men , left Omaha yes- ; erday for the west. Geo. W. Sanderson arrived hero Thurs day from Salt Lake , on his way to Phila delphia , where he will enter upon the duties if general agent of the Onion Pacific. Mrs. T. A. Miner and Miss B. Boyco , 3raIgP. ; W. Blake , Sidney ; J. W. Johnson , S. R. Johnson , Fort Madison , and J. I" . Ny- ander , Kearney , Neb. , nre at the Cozzens. J. M. Porfet and wife nnd A. S. Wells nnd amlly , of Moulton , Iowa , left the St. Jamas Saturday night , taking n through sleeper. They propose to make California their future lomo. George II. Thomas and wife , ShuylerE. ; L. Rpcd nnd J. Chase , Weeping Wnter ; S. J , Alexander , Lincoln ; D..B. Ashborn , Gibbon ; and W , J. Sutherland , Schuyler , are nt the P.ixton. Hon. W. II. Conger nnd A. E. Charlton , Tjoup City ; F. W. Barnes and wife , Madison ; 3. F. Iddings and J. M Coleman , Nellgh ; J. II. Hamilton and W. H. Clnrk , Tckamah ; A. D. Buckworth and several members of the late legislature nre at tha Milliard. Ira B. Mapes , Ponca ; D. Nichols , liar- vard ; John Fleming , Des Moines ; II. O. Wy- man , Norfolk ; J. O. Kohoe , Platte Centre ; F. P. Laingan , Scotia ; C. D. Jonal , liarting- ton ; U. Robinson , Woit Point nnd F. S. Bowen , El Dorado , Kan , , nre nt tbo Canfield , W. J. Leyds , Weeping Water ; W. J. Ia- ) yis , Ord ; Thomas Allen , Grand Iiland ; Wat con Tyson , Mrs. D , O , Archols and family , Blair ; George 0. Potvin. Bancroft ; E. W. Petersen , R. A. Snath , Tekamah ; Charles Mutnaugb , North Bend , and Mrs A. Simons and family , Fremont , Neb , , nre at the Met ropolitan. The ninlc Exhibition. The Cftiurr-GUmore-Llvesey combina tion gave an admirable performance at the rink Thursday night. Miss Oarrlo Gilmore gave as tbo opan Ing foituro ef the programme , an exhlbl tlon of roller-ekatlng , which Is pronounced cod by exprrta to be the finest erer seen in the city. Mr. Livetcy followed with a series ol alh'.etia ' feata on tbo bicycle which were greeted with applause. Mr , Canary cload the programme will ; a number of tricks on the phantom whto ! which were wonderful in execution. The entertainment , taken aa a whole. Is the best yet given nt the rink. DIED , WHIVLOOK-In this city At 4 a. in. , March 0 , Olaienre L. , son of llr. nnd Mn. Whit lock , ago 0 years. Funeral from residence Sunday , southeaa corner of Grace and Twenty-first streets , Rev Ptlton , officiating. Knni the Hatters Light Weight hats at Saxo'a. ' ' IITHE " THE ELEVATOH , The Comedy 1'orforinsinco nt tlio Con Chnpcl Last Nlfilit. A largo nnd appreciative nudienci gathered in Iho Congregational chapo ! parlors last oven'ng ta wltuesi n tcpra- ecntatlon of HowoH'i captivating com ctly , ontltlod "Tho Elovntor. " Every available scat was tikon , nnd many wera content to remain itanding duting the ontlro two hours' performance in order not to miss seeing it , nnd they wcro ctr- tainly well repaid. It may bo unld that nil those who tcok part in the phy had well studied their evernl roles , nnd they oil , therefore , do- orvo ranch credit. Miss Allco lluslin , in the character of 'Mr * . Robortf , " showed moro than av erage ability as nn amataur actress , nnd v s pacullarly ndnpted to the part. Mr. 'iValkor made n vary ncc'ptablo "Mr. " ho have dls- iDbotU , although might - played n trifle moro vhnolty without in- ury to the clmaotor. The role cf 'Young Bemls" fel ) to the lot of Mr. T. I. Taylor , who acquitted himaclf very sUistnclorlly , while Mrs. T. II. Taylor made a very charming ' 'Mrs. Curwon. " Among the amusing characters of the piny was Mr. Fred lialn&worth , who , as 'Mr. Miller , " the mnn who got ttuck In ho olotator , created much gonalno mirth > y his funny but eminently professional ondcriiiR of his part. Mias Lizzie Allen , as "Aunt Mary"and Miss Jennie Ilouso , "Mrs. Miller " deserve word of ( s , a com mendation fcr the efficient services they ondored the httlo company in the pro- ontation of .tho play. The "Dr. Lawton" of Mr. 0. 0. Howard , waa much ap- ) laudcd , while Mr. Oration ai "Mr. Jurwen , " end Mr. J. Howard ns "Willis /amphcll , " won words uf prnho from nil iroeent. Tha noting of tha latter gentle- rritin was espcclnl'y ' lino. Last , but by no nenna least , Mr.V. . B. Allen , who ap- > oarcd as "Tho Elevator Boy , " nutst not ) a forgotten. Ho certainly contributed lia share to tha fun of the evening. Daring the evening Miss Gertrude 31ark gave a recitation which was vocifer ously applauded. Sin certainly is an elocutionist of talint , and poaacsies a nco and form singularly calculated to add effost to the rendition cf anything of the jathotlc and soul-inspiring order. Thcro vas also given a piano forte duet by the tfisBca Gertie and EdittiJamos , and a oung vocalist , Miss Marshall , treated he audience to the over papnbr ballad , 'When the Robins Neat Again. " THE PLUMBING OEDINANOE \Vhat Oily Engineer Iloscwator line to Sny About It. A reporter met City Engineer Rosewater - water yesterday morning nnd questioned him with regard to the trouble which has arisen in connection with the passage of .ho . plumbing ordinance. "So far a ) the so-called strike [ "among ho plumbers ia concerned , " said he , "it loosn't amount to anything. There is no ntriko. Already one plumb- ng firm has taken out a llccneo as ro- inired by the terms of the ordinance , and ' understand that another one has made .pplicatlon. . If the balance of the plnm- ) ers In the city , don't ' want to take ont the nocoisiry llcccs ? , why they needn't do any of the city work. Tnat'a all there s of the matter. "So far M concarns the prdininco It self It ia none too vigorous in its provis- ons. I wish I could show you the or dinances , tomewhat similar In nature , which are In fore3 in the eastern cities notably , New York. They nro far more rigid , even , tbau the oao jnst pasad by our city council. "This bill Is intended to protect tbo In- oresta of tbo citizens and not .those of , he plumbers. If the paoplo don't want .he . ordinance , way open for them to go to work and repeal it. But I don't think they will. The fact la that this )111 is to prevent \rloisness and negli gence nn tha part of the plumbers in .oaring up the streets of the city. It will make them mora careful in the fu- uro n laying pipe , by holding them ra- iponslblo for uny evil results which may ollow their ngllgonco. ' Q * BENEFICIAL MEASURE , Why the OHlcc ot Recorder of Deeds Should bo Separate from Xliat of County Olerk. A bill has recently passed the legisla- uro which ptoposos to sepamto the ofiica of recorder of deeds and mike It entirely .ndopendent of that of county clerk. Thl.s law , materially changing the pres ent order of things , is believed by Mr. Laavltt , the present county clerk , who Is perhaps best acquainted with its provis ions and with the present situation , to be ono which will ba highly beneficial to the a tore sis of Douglas and Lancaster coun ties. ties.For For example , in our ovm county the clerk is ex-officlo iccordor of deeds. This work of itself , highly important in all Its details , requires ( or ought to have ) the loreonal supervision of the recorder. This attention Mr. Leavltt Is not able to give , s.i his time is entirely taken up by the other work of his oilica. The county clerk is also ex-offlclo secretary cf the board of county commissioners , and this jranch of his duties It ia impossible to ulvn the necessary attention on aconnt of too much work. "Yes , " said Mr. Loavltt , "I believe that this separation of .tho two offices that of recorder of deed * and that of county clerk , Is juit what is needed. Years ago , when business to warranted , the county clerk could attend to all the work , but the tlmo has passed. " ARMY OIROLES , flews of Interf Kt to tlio Boys in Blue , Second Lieut , John Daxtai jr , com1 pany H , Ninth Infant/ , becomes firat llenlenant of company C , by tbo promo tton of First Lieut. Hoffman , and will at once proceed to Fort Brldger , Wyoming. First Lieut. William E. Botfaan , com pany 0 , Ninth infantry , by the retire ment of Captain Pollock , is promoted to captain company K , and goes-to Foit D. A. Kuisall , 'Wyoming , fcr duty. The Captain Pollock referred to is the ono who recently fell from the ettirway of a hotel in Choyenoa and was killed , A gal Jant and icoomplishod ofliser ho waa. A board of ofticeis , to consist of Col Alexander McD. McOook , Sixth in f ntiyj Maj. Edward G. Hush , Sixth In- fjnlryj Surgeon Frank Menchani , U. S. A. ; Unlit. James W. Powell jr , Sixth iifnntry , will convene at Fott Dougias , Utah , nn March 18 , prox , or as Boon thereafter ai practinblo , to oxamlno into the claims of such DOQ-C iniuisslouod officers as may bo ordered bofoto it , and In pursuance of this order. First SorRt. Haver Wilklo , company E , Sixth infantry , will r port In person to the rocotdor of the board of oflicors above mentioned for examination. Gen , 0. 0. Howard , commanding this department , hfc with his wife for Wash- ngton CHy , whore ho will servo on the [ Isnoti court. MUSIC MAD , San Francisco Shekels for Ihe Map- I'son Picket Yuctloti Snlo of Opera Sonts Unpre cedented Amount of Premiums Paid. San Francisco Call , Sao Francisco Is preparing to go mnalc mad once mote , and the second Maplo&on opera season promises to crca'o ' quite ns much of an oxc temont ni did the ono of last year. The auction sale of seats yes terday was even more of n succses than the inosi sanguine of prophets had deemed possible , nndfindocd surpassed anything ever before hoard of In theatri cal history. The intention of the auc tioneers was to sail ns many saats as pos sible for fie season of two wecki , then to dispose of what were left , for ono weak , and they claimed that In thU way they could soil n largo majority of the seats. The result was as much of a surprise to them ns to the general public , for there were no single-week sales made , as prac tically every place In the honso wns sold for the entire season , and nt very hand some premiums , too. The specu lators bid In quite a lot of back eoata , upon which the premiums were moderate , but all the best parts of the house were taken by legitimate buy ers , ni a ghnco over the liat cf purchis- era will snow. The heaviest speculative buyer was n Konrny street pawnbroker , who probably ciptured from lifty to sixty seats In all , but there were n number of other curbstone sharks who gobbled np a section of places hare nnd thera in the least des'rablo patts of the auditorium. The remit of the ajtlon is that persons who could not afford or who did not care to attend twelvd opsratlo performances in two weeks are debarred from going to the particular performances of their choice , unless they are willing to pay the exor bitant prices that the speculators will un doubtedly demand. , Lit such persons baar distinctly in mind the fact that the seats held by epicnlatcrAmoro bought at the lowest premiums paid , fcr the stmp'o reason that they were comparatively uii desirable phcuj , and no one else would bid for them. Any ono who ehall , there fore , pay a largo inctca'o upon iemulation prices for these scats will provo himself a willing pltreon , self-offered for plucking by Iccil hamks. THE SALE. The auction sale was announced for " 10 a. m. sharp , " but really dtd not begin until b f an hour after the ap pointed time. With the exception of .his . delay , the effair was excellently managed , and everything from , first tj ast moved without a single hitch. The oud-voiced and ohlrrnpy Eldridge pattered about an unceasing stream of ; road wit and personal comment , there- > y keeping the buyers in god humor , astead of wearying them with a mon otonous repetition cf figures. With the exceptlen of two proscenium boxes , which were reeerved by Mr. Flood when 10 leased the house to Maplesou , and some seats for the press , a clean she at was offered , and to all appearance the conduct of Ilia tale was thoroughly im- initial. That there wai a little straw lidding at first waa among tbo possl- illities , "to start things up , " bnt afcer he first few minutes the bnyeis needed no urging , active competition being shown o long as the good seats were for sale. [ ? ho auctioneer prefaced the sale Tflth a humorous mock heroic speech bat was greeted Tflth shouts of laugntcr , and then put up the first proscenium box D which was bought for Mra. Theresa ? alr at a premium of $150 , or § G50 in a'l ' , The nextbax C brought only 860 iremium , being purchased by J. Roson- > erg "for a frload. " Box H went to IVil bm. Dunphey at 50 premium ; box T to Isaas Heoht at $30 premium , and > ox G to "John Smiti" nt 8-0 prom- um. I'KEMIUMS FOH SEATS. At this po nt the audience clamored or the orchestra seats , and bidding on bom was accordingly started , the fixed > rlco for the season of ten evening and , wo matinee performances being 844. and the successful bidder being allowed o choose any number of seats up to ton. Pho first premiums pa'd were 812 per saat , and from that time on the prom- nms ranged up as high aa 815 , hold there for some time , and from that point gridually tank to 87. When a'most everything worth having bad been sold , the odds and ends of single seals left between groups already purchased and the rows next to the music sold down to 85 and § 2 CO prom- urns. Tbo parquettewas next offered at an upset piica of 844 for the season , premiums ranging for the first row from ? 31 to 835 and for the two next rowa at Tom $17 to 822. Then the premiums 'ell ' until , in the list row they were only $2 or $3 and the sale of this portion of ; bo house closed with only 22 seats left m hand. Bidding nn the mtzzinlno } "X09 was anything but brisk , the first .wo . brought a premium of $25 oich on ho starting price of $240 and went to R. It. Thompson and Mrs. Mark Hopkins. Than J. G. Severance paid $15 fur one , and the others dropped down to $12.50 , $10 and § 5 oaoh , four of them remaining unsold. Seati in the dress circle , start- ng at $44 were quickly bid in at prom- ums racging from 820 to $5 per neat , according to locati n , every place In this portion of the house being sold. The family circle , starting at J20 for the season , brought for the lirat row 812 premium , for the second row $8 and $10 , and from thera dropped to Email premiums on the rows furthett from the itago. After the house had bcn auctioned by section the few remaining seats In the orchoetra and ptrquet were put up once more and were snapped up at moderate premiums , tha result being that abso lutely every seat and box in tbo audito rium wai sold by the time the sale closed. The gross receipts for premiums reached the high figure of $12,711 75 , which ii by far tbo largert amount over received In premiums at a similar sale. Nor has It ] ; ever before ccurred tbat tbo reals lor an < entire soison have been disposed ot on the fust day cf sale , and uveiy ono of tbcrn at a premium. In scino cues rang ing to moie thin Btveiity-Bvorcrcnit ad vance en the adveiti cJ price of thetcits , THE TERRIBLE TRUTH , The Govern PilTiic Jcc'elaryUc ' An IntrrcMitiK Chi i > t < > r From Hie Llfo of J. 31. ilotViiinn. LINCOLN , March G. NVlico I stepped Into the oQice of the < ! or > limn liottso Wednesday evening I wns ne costcd by Hon. Jnmes \Vool\vortb , who raid , "You are creating comiilGrAlilo commo tion nt the capital. I should think you wculcl bo afraid to coma down hero at Hits time. " "Xot nt ixll , " said I , "There is no man in this or any other city wham I nm not ready to face. I presume you rater to my editorial about the ( f jvornor's secretary , " "Yc , " said Mr. Woohvotth , "You fired n lerriblo bombshell. The artlclo created moat intonao excitement , Is there really any truth In that charge ? They nro liable to glvo you trouble with n suit for libel. " . "Let thorn como on with their libel suits , ' I replied , 'I am well fortiSod. My witnesses are right here , and they are responsible and reliable. " Later in the evening I mot that veteran Lincoln lobbyist , John McConnell , \vlio said : "Well , you have got yourself Into u terrible snap In charging Hoffman with stealing n horso. It Is utterly incredible. Ho has lived hero eight or ton jcftra. Ho has n very nice family and is highly connected. You must surely bo mistaken. " "I nm very sorry for Mr Hoflman'afaraily , " replied I , "but I don't believe I have made a mistake in the man , Mj informant Is one of our most solid citizens. Ho owns 810,000 or * T > 0,000 of property hero , nnd certainly would "ot concoct such a story out of whole cloth. I saw him this evening , just H3 I came in from the depot , and ho pave mu some moro partio- ulais wlmh more than over confirm my bsliuf In the truthfulness of the charge.1 "How did ho como to tell you about this ? " naked McConnell. "It was by mere accident , " replied I. ' 'Last fall , two or llireo weeks after the election , n letter appeared in the Chicago Tribune from Lincoln , in which the writer undertook to diccuss tbo political outlcok. Ho interpreted the call issued for a meeting of the Farmers' Alliance as part of the scheme for meeting the democrats , and agreeing upon n divlstnn of the federal patronage. He represented THE liKas ! : onocf tlia important factors In the division of the spoils by the democrats , and dec ared that tlio owners of TIIK lUi : wore detnorats , while I was * simply edit Eg the paper for them. This was really a repj- titlon of campaign falsehoods which wore cir culated by JimLtird and his strikers in the Second district last fall. As matter of fact , out of thu S50.0JO BEK stock I own fourfifths. My brothers in Cleveland own all but ? 2,000 of the balance. The only democrat that owns stoo t in THE BEU ia Max Meyer , who owns ju t one share , and , as you know , is not a politician , I was somewhat provoked over tbialetter.nnd intended firct to contradict through th-j Trib une , but be'ng ' ouddenly called to Washing ton , I dropped the matter. When the legis lature was about to convene I went to Lin coln and incidentally inquired who was the correspondent of the Tribune. I was told by General McBride that Huffman was the cor respondent. Tbo same day I met the man , who is my informant , and we talked over the political situation. After giving him my viewfj I referred to the letter in the Tribune as n tissue of falsehoods. 'Who wrote the letter ? ' asked my friend. 'Hoffman , Dawea' private secretary , ' said I. 'Indeed , are you after that fellow ? ' eaid my friend ; 'ho once served me a very scurvy trick. He borrowed my horse and saddle some years ago , and rode off and Bold the property. He WAS arrested near Springfield , Missouri , and lodged in jail. The sheriff tclrgrspbed me that ho had turn In charge , but I finally concluded I would not prosecute him. Ho was then released. If you write down there yon will get other particulars. ' This was a great surprise to me , and I questioned my friend at considera ble length about the matter , and became sat isfied that Huffman was a very bad man. Meantime I was called away to the deathbed of my mother in Cleveland , and later on to Washington a second time , and the matter , for the time be ing , dropped out of my mind. When the re port reached me about the testimony before the coroner's jury that was investigating Griffin's death and the facts connected with the burglary of the state treasury , and the fact was drawn out that Dawes and Hoffman had both held conferences with the detectives before the shooting , it flashed across my mind that Hoffman might have been deeper in the scheme than has yet appeared on the surface. That' * why I wrote the article. " "Well"saidMcConnell , "in your article you charge ilt upon Milton S. Hoffman , His name is J , M Hoffmann. Hoha3 ] ( been liv- ng hero for yean right along , and nobody has ever heard a word against him , " "That may nil bo , " said I. "Many Vad men have enioyed good reputations uttil they were exposed I may have made a mistake in the name , but the Hoffman I mean is Dawps1 secretary. " "How about that burglary ? " isked McCon nell. nell."Never "Never mind about that , " was my reply , "for the present. I can't go Into tha details , but I know ylmt I am talking about. " ThU morning I mot Secretary Hopgon : it the capitol , and ufter talking over the Hoffman affair , hu said , "May you not bo mistaken after all ? There was a George Hoffman here , on the Uamo.rnt , who was a disso.uta character , and who wa shot in Denver. He was not too good for horse stealing or any other thing. " "Mr. Itoggen , " eaid I , "there is a bare pos sibility that a mistake has been made , nnd if so no man would be more sorry than I , and no man could make a more outspoken retrac tion than I. " In order to make assurance doubly sure I aekud a friend this afternoon tn accompany me to the residence of my informant and found him as positive as over. "Can't tbere be some mistake nbout this man Hoffman ? " asked the friend who accom panied me ; "they say at the captol ! that there la Bomo other Hoffman. " . "Do I know my house when I see it ? " said my informant ; "Do I know my wife ? Why of ciuiee It ia J. M. Hoffman , Dawos' ri'cre- tary. I'll tell you just how it happened. It was in tbo summer of 1870. Hoffman was going down eouth of here to fix some land claims , and ho asked rntt to lend him my horse. She was a bay , which I paU $125 fur , and I had refuted 815 ; for her , I put on a new bridle. Huffman alee asked me to lend h'm a little money , with which he bought some clothing , A week or so after , wards I root an officer ( naming the man ) , who asked mo if 1 had lost my bone lately. I laid I hadn't. But the officer then said bo had seen a nun with a mare just like mine a few miles below Firth , which hu offered to sell for 8tO. His suspicions were around and he had a no tion to arrest him , I asked him to describe the man , and it answered to Hoffman , nnd then I felt sure ho bad got away with my horeo. Two or three weeks later I received n dispatch from Springfield , Missouri , Baying thuc Hoffman had been arrested and waa held to my order. After thinking It over , I con cluded not to prosecute him. I wrote him to coma back at once with the hone , and as sured him I would not prouecutu. Ho returned a week or two later , but without the horse. He waa haggard in appearance , and threadbare in his clotnea He offered to give me a note for the horse , bat would not tell me what Ma h d done with him , I didn't want his note , but had him pay me in installments. He paid me $110 altogether , and then got me to tign a contract not to prosecute him in the courts. He hai been behaving well ever since , but there is no telling what he might do. I was very much surprised that Dawes made him his secretary. I met FUharty , tao former secretary , Mid with whom I served In the army , and aiked him who wai go- inor to l" 111" 1l < T "inr ITn g , < l Jlimui n. 'Utnttt Uuul iaiu a , 'mullet low will get thu governor into bomn trouble. Flehnrty wanted to kuotv why , and I told him tne whole story. " The above was substantially the statement made by my informant yesterday afternoon In tlie hearing it my friend , who had accou- muled me. I havu given it in detail became 1 want to show that I am not in thu hibit of inventing such serious charges. That my motives in 'ihl instance cannot bo Impugned ia obvious Thp dlsclo'tires made unca the utato treiMiry burgury * how that thnre h s bent n ptit'npjoi n ; collusion with panic * In thn slate home My Imprrtilon U that Hoffman w s capabli nt l > M fjMc * .iry , mill he MAS just the HIM toitliiioncoGovfjiior ] > nwea into ccmmltlnR nn ofllclnl blunder , which reflect * diacredi upon his conduct. K. KQSIW.VMB , A WOM-1 HUNT. The llnltls of AVoir Hunters of Irv- Correspondence ot THE BKE. IUVINGTOX , Nob. , March 5. For months past the citizens of thU Immlot find vicinity considered nnd talked over tbo alMmportnnt mnttor of organizing for n grand wolf hunt. Excitement grow high nnd fma'ly the day was duly fixed upon for the relentless slixoghlorof every doprodatiog wolf. On the memorable day designated ofllcers of various grades could bo sson marshaling the antl wolfish combatants , and they wore soon deployed on the southern line toward the city , and on the norlh and east and west , enclosing in area of vast extent and surrounding , t is presumed , no sirm'l number of ttio ittlo ravcnoas wretches. The lines contracted and Hbo men nil not in the center , but each wolf acting on his own responsibility scorned t.i have not his fellow wolves outsldo the liner , tnscathcd nnd nntarrifiod , and it has ) ecn said all the wolves were so delighted hat they assembled that night on the coward nio of n haystack on tha "Llt'lo ' Paplo and held a roaring jolliGoMion mealing. Tftijor something else ogiiu fired the innkco blood and hiiotlur hunt , ficrcj , relentless and extarmirmtlng tcok , plnco a low days ago , and their motto was "Lit no guilty wolf escape. " On thfs occasion your correspondent responded to the call for troops , and with mini , two logs and n dub , rotolvcd o fcco the enemy surf aid in wiping oul ho burning iuonli of tbo recent dofejt. So well was thlw campaign msnisoJ and s ) Imwu iU roroluto were cflioera md enlisted map , and so carefully were ha rack of prowling wolves surrounded j"1 ° ely four cteiiudl I believe here wis no list ma < ? e out of the cap- ured or aUu htcrjd wolves. Not a man was losi and BO well content tvero nil that hera was uo dispttto na to each one's hare of the prey nnd in fnot oflicors and nluted men , whether horsomou or club- lion , all had an equal ihare. It waa a good day for hunting and I think wo ould have hun'ed from ihat day to thia witH equal success. Aflor all , the heroes of that day wore not content to rest from heir pi t recird and yesterday stll , an other hunt came off nnd only one wolf es caped. I think tbcrj will ba no moro Icallug in wolf pelts as thcsa mighty Kimrods have nov abandoned the chase and &oiio to farming. Among those whcso names for z-al and brayery are worthy of honorable meutiin are Gllmoro , illlbard , Knight and oth ers , "When will their glory fade ; O , the wild charpo they made Whllo all the world wondered. " P. S. Some an so unfeeling as to ob- otvo that theio was ample opportunity ur moro wolves to escape it taoy had only loan 1hfr , . But I never fad H < co making Jmjdioua remarks about wolf inn eis. Xu , novir. 'A little fire is quickly trodden out Which , being suffered , rivers cannot quench. Procrastination may rob you of time , > ut by increased diligence you can make ip the loss ; but if ic rob you of llfo the oes is irremediable. Jf your health is IcUcito , your appotlto fickle , your eleep > roken , your mind depressed , your whole > elng out of sorts , depend upon it you are eerlougly di-.eased. In all such casei Dr. Pierce'a "Golden Medical Discovery" vlll speedily affect a genuine , radical nre make a now man of you and save you from the tortures of lingering dis ease. * IMPIETIES. Dr. Tanner , the faster nnd humbug , is a esident of Dona Ana county , N. M. , where 10 ia devoting himself to the propcgation of a new religion , founded on a new bible , revealed o n new prophet. Happiness can never reign In a church vhere the choir is divided nnd the soprano in. iats that the tenor does not pay his wash bill ind the tenor hints that the soprano owes for ler back hair. [ fall Kiver Advance. the prominent citizens of " - I'm ucuiuuuv Wt iitl9 Ul Adalrs yille , Ga. , fell asleep in church last Sunday. His wife , sitting by , pushed him gently to arouno him wken the ' 'eld " , soldier. in a half fOeopy way , ciifclout audibly , "Oil , get up Molly , and make the fire yourself. " _ The ladies of n Cleveland church determ ined on a "hen party" sleigh-ride by night. Thouffair _ wns n great success , and no end of Hossip pasted round , nnd nny amount of con- fldenc6 waa indulged in , till ndeep guffaw , fol lowed by a smoothered titter , revealed the fact that one of the Ifss demure young ladies had lent some bajk hair and other accoutre ments to her beet young man nnd the drive was finished In tilenco that might be felt. A clergyman nt Cambridge preached n Har mon whuh one of his auditors commended. ' Yes. ' said the gentleman to whom it was mentioned , 'It was n good sermon , but he stole it. " This was told to the preacher. Ha resented it , and called on tbo gentleman to 10- trnct what he had said. "I am not , " replied tbo nggressor , "very opt to retract my words , but m this instance I will. I said you had Btolon the eenn6n ; I find I was wrong , for on my return home , and referring to the book whence I thought it was taken , I found it there. Last Sunday n iioston congregation was mysteriously seized , in the midst of B service of song with n paroxysm of uncontrollable sneezing. First the children , then the choir , and at length nearly the whole assembly , the preacher included , broke out into involuntary convulsion. When the premUes were searched by the astounded sexton amid the cachinatlon ot the boys , the caueo of thu ridiculous catas trophe waa found to be a cargo of pupptr which , during the previous wuek had been stored in the celltr. The enterprising trus tees had rented the place to n wholesale grocer. "Did you go to Sunday-school to-day , as I told von , Hobbj ? " "Yes " " , "in. "Jlow u it that I find these skates in jour ovtrcrat prcktt , then ? " "KM Ohthem ! tk tet ? You nee , I" T , ! , iyefu" * w n' on'7 ' the plain truth , Hobby , "Ye'm. Well , you nea-I was readin' the other day what Mr. Moody laid nbout ikatin' boln' a good thing if you only skated for the glory of God , nnd BO I started early and took my skates along to show .Tlmmy Green how a good little boy that mlnJed his mother and went to Sunday school riyular could skate thebuttons off'n n bad little boy aa stayed on tbo ponds nil dity Sunday when he ought to be postin'a hlsself up on the scrip- tur'g. I brought the Sunday school in ahead every time , and don't Veil forgot it ! " SKIN DISEASES CURED , By ir , Frazlor'a Magic Ointment , Ourei If by magic : Plmplea , Black Heads or Grub Blotches and Eruptions on tbo face , lenvintr the skin clear and beautiful. Also euros Itch. Halt liheuin , Bore Nipples , Sore Lips nnd old Obatlnnta Ulcers Sold by druggiata. o. mailed on receipt price. 60 cento. Sold by Kuhn & Oo. and 0. V , Goodman , A full line of Lyons celebrated nm- bre'las ' tJ. D. Mcore'a with I , Liber- man , 122 S. lutti at. STATI3 Ulys M is to have n town lull. A M O of hydiophobl | n * is reported at Ha f ved the Xorth ' ' " " ' ' the last Forty thoutnml fish bltfs have been planted 'lrPAm1Hcro'8 n t"Ail far on mos"y b"ks cll001 tcncher' - ° > M boon requested , . lo M-f him , th ° .b"d "rtcn tl19 8I'i , so they might provide n sub. to routrrrct the reP - P lrovo Ulflt ho * M man nt iointh'ii ° nf" - n'w ! ' ful attempt to with n r or. Ho lliofuiur ° ° f Cflss H'1' "lnt ht- not nccestnry inprovomenU to lirlt .ll""Hroot 'r ' of \f \ Wet 70 refusing to pay n bill of ST > J for rods put on one of trio schools. The residents of ' O'Connor , Oteeloy county ro organizing for n railroad mil. A cmn nit' tee us boon instructed to conftr wlUi the 5. t M. nnd cndoftvor to indues them to build U- from Ginnd Wand. It is believed 1 nt C V0t ° ? G ° > 00 ° ' " b ° nd'1 ' " " Hendrick Ifil more , n farmer rosidlng near jnuwoii , while out hunting nfonr ( I , ys ago hot and dangeromly woun.led himself. The ilSf ° Mirred b > ' .n'lllK ' " B t" "UPlwit si w l , i ' 1 Crr'DR n S'eokl nlld a" 18 al * " , the hammer whteh entcrod Mr. IJeiiton Aldrith of , llrock , reported . aRmotiavo or- rt-socntmn f"r the mirp , of prr- ho > will fnbll wilErfainetl ! > % " > . twin , who , , , an < l pa.s tluir oxen- Km)3WAiV -from Ule Ullut9tl tint MI - olllsh Alain stu-et. Such Innocent lit o 'S Wl 'M-'S'VI > ' tofyWWln cuebro maid" can bo ntiu ctd without the 'rff ' , " lllil > ' " " ' "o "hox ? the bigs , and the girlj too. On to Oklahoma. ST. Lot'is , jr.rch fi.-A Louisiana ( Mo. peclal ' to the I'ost-Dispatch Pnjs that ft lony , ' CO etronp , was organize ere last night. Scontu leave aronday to ° " * Sr the I Greatest Mgdiea. ! Triumph of the Ago ! SYMPTOMS OF A .oiaofnppctitc , HoireUcoitlvc , 1'aln In he head , with a dull icnnatlon In the mcU part , 1'nln nndrr the ihonlder * ilatle , Vullncmi after ontlna , with adli- nclinntlontn exrrtlonof body or mind , rrlluhlllty of temper , /O\T spirit * , Trltli fccIliiBofliavinK ncclectcd some duty , Vcnrlnern , Ulzzinca ) , Vluttcrlnarai the lean , Dots before the eye * , Iloadachn ver the right eye , Keitlciinci * , vrlth tful drenms , Illchly colored Urine , aud CONSTIPATION. TUTT'S lULitH are especially adapted o such cases , one doao elfecta such a bango of feolinfr as to nstnnlslitno sufferer. They Increase the Appetiteanil cau o the odr to Take ou Kleili , tlm * tfin fjftcm U nourlalied.nnd by their Tonic Action on lie l > l e lvoOrKali , lCcKiilnrS oolBnra iroducocl. Prlco J5c. 4 fllurray N1..IV.Y. tJKAT IlAin"or WHisKKna changed to n GLOSSY ULACK by a single application ot his DTB. It Imparts n natural color , nctn nstnntancously. Bold by Druggists , or ent by express on receipt of 91. Office. 44 Murray St. . Now York. JSTCAPITAL. PRIZE , 7S.OOOJE7 TICKETS ONLY § 5 , SHARKS IN PiioronriOH Eiouisiana State Lottery Oompany "We io fie reby certify that we mipirvite the a > r rangemcntsjor all the Slonthly and Scmi-Annua ) ' raitringi of the Louiiiana Stale iMttni Company and tn penon manage anil control the Draicinyt hcmeelven , and that the same are cotuluettit with ioncttySairnei * and in good faith toward all ] > ar- ifi , nnd tcr atttdorizc the tompany to vte this err- ijieate , with fac-similet of our signature ! attached n it advtrturnientt. " COMMISSIONERS. Incorporated In 1S03 frr 20 years by the IfgUlituro for educational and charlinMo purposrs wlih * capital of $1,000.0' 0-to whlehamrvo fund ol over 550 000 haa nines been added. By arovirwhclmlnfr jmpu'ar ' vote Its franchise waa mode apart ol the pro ent etato conalltiitton adoutod Dcmnbcr 2d A I ) . 1870. The only lottery 01 cr voted on and endorsed Ijy the jieoploit ny state It nour ecalej or postpones. It * erand slnglo number drawings take plaoa monthly , A bVLKKD'II OITOR VMTTTOMN A K011TU.NK , TlllRB CHAM ) DKAWISU , CLASH O. INIIIK ACAUKJIT OK Mrxio. S'KW OIalA s , TUBSUAV , ilAiiwi 10 , 1685. UBtli llO.MIILX OlIAWI.SG. CAPITAL PRIZE , 75,000. 100,000 Tickets nt S3 each. Fractions , Fifths , in operation , LIST OK ntizcs ; 1 Capital ' Pilz $ 7P.OOO < \ ° 25,000 1 do do lCeoo 21'rlrtBOl ( u/00 , 12000 &rrlze.ol 2,000 ioW)0 ) lOl'rUeiol 1 , 0 JUCX ( 20I'rlz < aof BW 10,000 , | JOO 1'rlzoj ot P 20/00 ' 3001'rzeeof 100 so.ooa 6CO I'rlzos ol M 25.0CO 1000I' < lztbol 26 10,000 JrrilOXIUATIOS riMEKH. 0 Approxlmitlonrjlzcsol WW < J7fO B do ilo 600 4j,0) , 9 do do 250 , Appllottlon ( orrntt.s to duka ihocld liamtuleonly to tlieolllct cl tilt Oompany In New Orleans , For furthtr Information wrltudfarly irlvlng lull addrc8 . rOBTAINorj B , Kiftou Money Of dere , or New York I xcbango in ordinary letrer. Currency Uv Fxpresa ( all sumsoljS and Uward at our ex. pensc ) > ddrei td , l Ho > " > ° tti St. , WashloRton D. C. ttnu NEW OBLE4NB NA7IONAI , 1JANK ow Orleans , l\ . tfOU OAK 1'JLING. OMAHA , I'tbiuary ! 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