THE DAILY BEE-TUESDAY MARCH 24 , 1885 THE DAILY BEE. MABA Omoa No. 914 urn III F HA * 8 * . Eoou 65 TBIWM BUIM- Miw YOEK Orrw , i na. Be Fnbiihwd oyery Wednetd r Ch. Weddr , T1UIS , . . . S ? r r , without irtth premium.- prem ! . * . . . . . . . . * Bit Month * , without premium . 'J0 OmMontti , on ttUl ! > B" . All Bnitnew t t * n n . . , Ojun * Md torn * BUB Ponusmsa OO TI T * i and Vt t offlword.ri to tw mad * pay Kit id the ordtf th company. THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , Props , E , IWSIi\YATEIl , KDrron , A. H. Fitch , Manager Dftily Circulation , P. O. Bo , * S8 Omaha , Neb. _ _ _ _ _ _ TIJE rnayor'a ' oflico has boon the grave yard of many nn ambitious politician. PRESIDENT CLEVOLAKD la giving the people as many surprises ai Santa Olans , WHO over hoard of Phclps , who Is to roprosout this country at the court of St James ? GAUL SCHUKZ did not go to Berlin , "but ho sent his bosoia friend , the father of civil icrvico reform , as a proxy. TIIE Kentucky bourbon distillers have lost their grip. Wosb Virginia moon- fibinors will now corao to the front. WHEN Johnny McLean , of the Cincin nati Enquirer , heard of Pondloton'fl ap- ipolntmont ho wont wild with fury-and danced a hornpipe. RED CLOUD may leave Washington without McUilllcuddy'a scalp , but ho has loft his scalplng-knlfo in the hands of the democrats. TUB Illinois legislature itlll lives , an that la about all. It continues to vote for senator , but the vote is growing beautifully loss each day. SENATOR EDMUNDS has invited ox- President Arthur to dlno with him this evening , Mr. Blalno has not yet sent the ox-president any such invitation. THE rcpublctm convention has it with in Ita power to nominate a ticket that will be elected , but it mnstpresent candidates whoso character commenda them foi .popular . support. Tun Third ward is said to bo without a sandidato for councilman. How would Mr. Oaulfiold do ? It is not nesesHarythat every councilman from , the Third ward ohonld bo a bartender. A MISSOURI judge has just sontancod : man and woman , convicted of murder , t < the penitentiary 'for ' ninoty-nlno years If ho hadn't boon a tondcr-hoirtod judgi ho would have sent them up for life. WE wonder what the young America ! hog thinks of Mr. Pcndloton's appointment mont as minister to Germany. Johnn ] McLean , of the Cincinnati Enquirer will say It is anontrago. Mil. PiiKLi'f ) , who has boon appotntei minister to the court of St. James , is n ralatlon to William Walter Phelps , tin dndo , who did about as much to smasl the republican party as Father Burchard AiON ( ! all the appointments wo lnv as yet failed to see the name cf any Nc 'braskan. Perhaps Mr. Cleveland i waiting to hoar how the factional light i : this state has boon Bottled in regard t ihc dutrlbutlon of federal pap. THE country will remain safe. Th British lion's tall Ins not been twistoi very hard by the appointment as minute to England of a Vermont millionaire , wh da known principally on account of his fa bank book. HENUV lloor JACKSON , of Georgia wlio has been nominated for minister i Mexico , is charged with being a poet Ono of bin poems is called "TallaLdi. Perhaps ho will now wrlto ono moro of.v ontltlo It "llllaolula. " MK. WiNaFKAii aspires to the doaio cratia nomination for the city treasury uhlp. Ho has made an ezeellont rocort as a legislator , and unless Mr. Buck hsi a pro-omptloa on the place he would bi na gocd a mui as tlin dcmocaits couli find. CLEVELAND hai received a great many compliment * , and ho ought to be satlsGed with the courteaioa extended by his political adversaries. Ex-Presi dent Arthur attended his tint reception , and Mr. Blalno recently paid him a friendly call at the White Honao. WE notice In the Deny or ppori glar ing advettloomonta of "Free Homes In Colorado. " A hundred thousand acres of government land are offered in San Lull park , subject to homestead , pre emption and timber claim entries. Wo obcorvo , however , that the main object In inducing people to locate upon thi land i to obtain from them a revenue of ono dollar per acre per year /or water from the canals with which to Irrigate tholrfarmt1. All lands In Colorado have to bo Irrigated in order to produce crops. It occurs to ui that land-seekers will not take adyantaga of this generous offer. In three years they will pay moro money for water than their lands cott them. In Nebraska land-ieeker * can got homes ai cheap as they can be had In Colorado , and have to pay no water-taxes , as our jol ! \ \ productive without lrrig tpa. | TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. Now that Senator Van Wyck , by Ms attack on the South Amotican commis sion , has directed public attention to the frauds practiced under the dltgnlso of committee tours , It may ba Interesting to know to what extent thcao pleasure trips have been planned. The tonato naval committee , under the lead of Don Cam- oro"b , Is to go over the country , Inspect ing ( ho naval yards , and this will , of course , take It to the Pncilio coast. Mr. Aklrich , of Rhode Island , at the head of a committees on transportation to the seaboard , will also make a transcontinental nental trip , while the commttUo'a stitis tician will do considerable traveling In order to complete the Wlndom statistics down to the present time. The Indian comir.lttoe , in tire divisions , will go to Montana and I ho Indian territory , A now committee on const defenses , with Senator Dolph as chalrmanf will take n pleaiuro tour , and so also will the fish committee with Senator Lapham at Its head. Senator Miller , of Now York , will take his agricultural comnrittco on n summer jaunt for the ostensible purpose of examining the resources of the public lands. Senator Blair , of Now Hampshire , will alt which virtually moans to alt In a palace car and travel over the land to conttnuo his Investigation of two yours ago Into the relations of capital and labor. Senator Cullom , with n special committee of five , expects to do some traveling In order to Investigate the matter - tor of the intor-atato commerce , This committee , like all the rest , will bo sup plied with clerks , stenographers , and other assistants. Now Isn't this a pretty extensive vacation programme , the expense - ponso of which the people will have to pa ; ) All those junketing tours were arranged before Senator Van Wyck ruado his attack on the vicious system. Wo have no Idea that any of the committees will abandon their proposed tours on account of Mr. Van Wyck , but wo believe that his criti cisms will have a tendency to make .the junketing senators cut down the ox- ponces much below the same that would otherwise have boon squandered. Thoj now know that their expense account are liable to bo hold up to the gaze of the public , and they cannot afford to be shown up in the same light as the Soutl American commission. It Is safe to say however , that in the future the senate will bo moro careful about voting to senc committees all over the country on com paratlvely useless missions simply ti plcaso this or that senator who may wan1 to have his vacation expenses paid on of the public fund. THI : democrats with big pocket-book arc the fellows that Cleveland is after. IF Governor Click , of Kansas , Is ap pointed commissioner of agriculture , hi friend Dr. Miller will have plenty e garden sooda for distribution among hi granger friends in Nebraska. WE are asked what will become of th Utah commission If the polyginilsts , nc dor the now revelation which Is to be prc claimed In April , all turn monogamlstt The question Is respectfully referred t ox-Senator Paddock. THE real worklngmcn of Omaha , thos who labor for a living , will do their ow voting and their own thinking. The fe < lows who labor with their jawcr , and lor around saloons and street corners , can n longer control their votes or sell them ot to the highest bidder. . TUEUE are already on file 3,000 appl cations for positions as special agents < the postoflico department. Inasmuch i there are only 125 of those places , w cannot figure- out ho w the supply wl meet the demand. The government short on oflices and long on applicant COL. LAMONT , the president's prival secretary , says that Mr. Cleveland's ' rei ord at Albany shows that while govornt ho was in the habit of selecting noi applicants for oflico. This may oxplai , why the editor of the Omaha Herat was left out in the cold. AN antl-troating bill was passed at tl : last session of the Nevada legislature and the governor , who does not with i sign It , has temporarily absented hin self from the state , and no IT the llcutei ant governor publishes a card in which h dodlnesto exorcise his authority In th matter. The till consequently become a law. The Neradana need have no foe of its enforcement. It will bo a doa letter from the start , just as thoNobrask null-treating law has boon. STANDING FEOM UNDER. It was announced B few d.iys ago b > Leland Stanford , president of Abe Centre Pacific , that there bad been consummate a long-contemplated consolidation o transcontinental Interests , and t hat th Southern Pacific , the Louisville.Testeri Texas & Now Orleans , and Mo.rgan * Louisiana railroad and steamship Una would bo hereafter operated under on < general organization. This la n Stanford Huntington combination , the object til which Is eventually to drop the Central Pacific entirely , and turn it over to the government. These railroad wreckers have no further nso for the Central Pa cific , out of which they hava rapped the life-blood , accumulated immense ] indl. vldnal fortunes , and built a southern transcontinental route. The new combination Is the result of a pro- oincertod plan of the conspirators to stand from under. They have stolen millions upon millions from the govern ment road and now have a road of tbolr oirn. They BOO the day of reckoning , not far dutaut , when the government will take posactslon of the Central Pa cific , and tljey do not propose to nuke any fight against inch a proceeding , Of courjo , they will divert as much of the transcontinental traffic over the southern route as possible , and in this way do ma terial damage to the Union Pacific. This may explain the action of Jay Gould ia withdrawing from the Union Pacific. Ho , too , proposes to stand from under , as ho very likely bollovcs that the Union Pacific will follow the fate of the Central Pacific and bo turned over to the govern mcnt. Ho has accordingly nnitod with the Stanford-Huntlngton syndicate which has taken the Gould system Into the combination to bo used as a northern outlet. Ir it wore not for such a man as Van Wyck in the United States senate the people of this country would not know half of whai Is done by that body. Th reformatory efforts of the senator are heartily Indorsed by the prots and the people , and the effect cannot bo other wise than salutary upon the future con duct of the national legislature. WE [ now understand why President Clavoland selected a man from Wont Virginia for commissioner ot Internal revenue. At Wcston , West Virginia , the other day the grand jury found 487 indictments for the illicit tale of liquor. The no ? r commissioner will evidently have his hands full of business in his own state. MK. JASON LEWIS has returned to Onittha after several months absence- , just in tlrco to call n convention In which ho will assemble himself with three or four other leeches to make up n tlckot for the workingmen. This Is an old dodge on the part of Lowls. Meantime candidates will bo called upon to contribute to Lowin and his pah for the bogus worklngmen's boom. IT seems that President Cleveland did after all give recognition to the mugwump element , but not in the manner that the people expected. Ho gave a too willing ear to Charles Francis Adams , and in - i accordanca with the prayers of that emi nent mugwump ho left Allen G. Thur- man out of the cabinet , because his appointment ! pointment would have boon regarded as detrimental to the interests of the Union Pacific. Mr. Charles Francis Adams is , evidently a mugwump for revenno only. e THE two-mllo prohibitory bill ought to be added to the city limits. This can be done , and in this way the saloon-keepers within that territory can bo made to pay the regular license of $1,000. If the city limits can bo extended for police pur poses , and as to taxation of the property that would bo thus added to the city it need not necessarily bo made much greater than at present. In case of such a thing being done , it wonld remove the prohibitory bill two miles farther awaj from the cltj , and It is not likely thai any saloon-keepers would find such a lo cation profitable enough to induce then : to go that distance to violate tha law. 10 THE now senator from Arkansis , Hon. Jamoa Henderson Berry , is a self-made ° * man. Ho Is a native of Alabama , and is 5 ] " ' years of ago. Ho has been a resident ol Arkansas ever slnca 1848. During the war of the rebellion ho served as a lieu tenant in an Arkansas regiment , and at so the battle cf Corinth , In 1802 , he lost , ono of his legs. At the close of the wai , ho found himself without a dollar , bul nevertholees ho set about as best ho coulc . to carry out. his determination of becom ing a lawyer. Not having the necessary funds to pay his expenses at a la w schooloi . ovenin a law office , ho borrowed law booki from any ono that would lend them t < of him , and studied at homo. In 18GG Mr Berry was admitted to the bar , and tin same year ho wai elected to the lowe 111 hence of the legislature from Carrel is county. In 1872ho was again elected ti the lower house , this tiina from Bontoi to county. At tko extra session of the legIslature toc Islaturo In 1874 ho was chosen speaker o the houao , and was president of the dem erratic state convention of 1870. In 187i ho was elected jndgo of the Eight ! , Judicial circuit , and In 1882 ho wa elected governor of the state , hiving re ceived the nomination by acclamation While Mr. Berry is not regarded as i brilliant man , ho i ] honored for his hon o , to oity and integrity. n" IN the appointment of Hon. J. D. 0 11' Atkins , of Tennessee , to bo commlsalone 10 of Indian affairs , Frosldont Olovolam 10 has added now strength to the Randal 08 wing of the democratic party , and wi suppose that ho has thus Incurred th < further displeasure of Henry Wateraon , Mr. Atkins was born ia Tennessee and graduated from the East Tennessee nnl veraity in 1816. Ho served in both the branches of the logiilaturo , ana In 1857 7 y elected to . When the al waa congress. wai ald of the rebellion broke one ho left Wash ington and entered the confederate army as a lieutenant-colonel , but coon after- 0 wards was elected to the confederate Q congress , where he became the intimate friend of Lamar , which accounts for his appointment as Indian commissioner. Mr. Atklni was sent back to Washington as a congressman daring the forty-third , forty-fourth , forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses. , and when Ran * dill detested Blackburn for the speaker- t hip he was one of the etrongost suppor- te r * of Kamlall , who rewarded him with the chairmanship of the committee on appropriations. In this petition ha prove i an economist , and byhta continual cutting down of the bills ho made him self generally unpopular. At the open ing of th e forty-eighth congress Mr. At kins wai a candidate fa- the clerkship of the house , bat ivai defeated along with his leader , lUndall , His appointment as Indian coiumluioner moans rigid own- only in the tndian department. He I eaid to possess a our disposition , and Is generally known fli the man who never amllw. THE citizen's candidate for mayor has not yet received nny support from the Herald. Dr. Miller Is very careful not to commit himself to any man before the democratic convention mcots. SENATOR PENDLETON , who has been appointed and confirmed as minister lo Germany , will undoubtedly look nftortho interests of the American hog in that country. CLEVELAND Is making hlmaolf with the millionaires. With Coal Oil Whitney In the cabinet and Millionaire Phelps at the Court of St. James , the money bags have no complaint to mako. Perhaps Vanderbilt and Jay Gould will get something yot. Dr. Miller Knows III * Own Qnnrtcr Section , Chicago News. Since his return from Washington Dr. George L. Mlllor , editor of the Omaha Herald , announces in plain terms that no ono mnst attempt to captnra the Omaha democratic convention and throttle the will of the people of that city. The vet- cran statesman journalist may not bo omnipotent down east , but ho knows his own quarter section , and ho proposes to hold the balance of power thereabouts. If ho moans to prosecute the political bosses ho has our best wishes. the Knaves , Chicago News , No wonder the knaves In the United States ccnato howled with rage and pain yesterday. Van Wyck scourged them as they were never scourged before. LITERARY NOTES. Harper's Magazine for April is a bril liant number with sixty-eight Illustra tions , and an unusual variety of exceed ingly Interesting reading matter. The frontispiece is a characteristic portrait of Abraham Lincoln , from a photograph taken before ho became president. Mr. Wendell Phillip ] Garrison contributes a poem entitled "A Vision of Abraham Lincoln , April 14 , 18G5. " The most Im portant of the lllustratod'artlcloa Is a per sonal sketch of the Prlnco of Wales , by William Howard Russell. The long- promised series of Baltic Sketches by F. D. Millet Is began In this number under the title of "A Wild GoosoChaso , " char- actoristlcally illustrated. The other Illustrated articles nro "A Collection of Chinese Porcelains , " illus trated from objects in the collection of Mr. Charles A. Dana ; "Along the lllo Grande , " "Some Richmond Portrait } , " and "Fly-Fishing. " Miss Woolson's new novel , ' 'East Angels , " increases in inter est with eacii installment , and the anon ymous etory , "At the Rod Glove , " is ex ceptionally bright and entertaining. James Lane Allen contributes a humorous ous story , entitled "Too Much Momen tum , " and there Is a very cuiions and In teresting short tale by Annie Trumbull Slosson , entitled "How Faith Came and Went. " < t , All the editorial dopaitmonts are well sustained , and the entire number In letter press and illustrations Is one of the most attractive ever issntd. With all her other troubles In Egypt , and Ireland , and Asia old England has also been passing through a eonons agri cultural crlsle , in which the ancient pro verbial expression , "as good as wheat , ' lost its force , for the price of that com- modlty touched the lowest point It ha ; reached in the life of this generation. What brought on the crisis , what were its effects , and what remedies have been proposed , are questions that concern the American almost as much as the English man , whether ho bo a producer or a con sumer of wheat ; and they are very ably and clearly discussed In an article by William E. Bear , editor of the Mark Lane Express , In the North American Review fur April. In the same number Charles Warner Interesting Dudley presents an teresting "Study of Prison Management,1 while Robert Buchanan , the English poet , discusses "Free Thought in Ameri ca , " T. V. Powderly "Tho Army ot the Discontented , " and Prof. Hunt , "How tc Reform English Spoiling. " The othoi articles are : "Tho Law's Delay , " bj Chief Justice Thomas F. Hargis , anc "Chirac eristics of Persian Poetry , " bj A. R. SpolfjrJ. But what will probably attract the most immediate attuntion ir this number Is the new department o "Comments , " consisting of brief crltl cismi of articles that have appeared Ir the Review. Murat Halstcad's politics article in tlm March number is hero dls cussed by three wrltars a democrat , i straight republican , and an Independon republican. Richard H. Stodihrd com ments with a gocd deal of feeling on Ma : Miller's "Budhlss Charity , " and otlio correspondents tike this pleasant oppor tunity to offer a single thought where ai extended article would , perhapj , fini neither room nor readers. The April issue of Outing Indicate the purpose of Its publishers to place 1 in trio foremost rank of American maga zincs. It is enlarged to nearly doubli Its former size , and Its compound tltlo ii wisely simplified to the orprcssivo Out Ing. A new and tasteful cover and in creased Illustration of the best sort give it comeliness , and its table of contents is substantial and alluring. Four serials are begun in this first number of the volume. Julian Hawthorne - thorno contributes four chapters of a strong novel , entitled "Love or a Name , " which will deal largely with modern politics ; "A Modern Tramp , " by E. 0. Gardner , is an illustrated serial in which the problem of summer homos is considered. "Tho Flag of the Seven Upright Ones" is a striking tale of Swiss democracy. Two bright short stories are given " 'Early Jlrn , " an atlractlvo study of Lancashire character and dialect , and "How Mr. Podwinklo was Encouraged. " A leading feature of the number Is n strong group of letters on the preservation of the Adirondack forests , by a icoro of eminent public men. An entertaining paper on the "Char coal Bnrnori of the Green Mountains , ' is profusely Illustrated bo the author , J. R. Chapin , and a delightful article describing a vacation in Canada with birch and paddle' la Illustrated by the frontispiece. Itogor Riordan contributes a poem en titled "Running Into Harbor , ' illus trated with an exquiiito fnll-pige on- graving' There are alio poems by Edith M. Thomas , Frank D. Sherman and R. K. Munkittrick , Other features are an exciting descrip tion of an ocean yacht race , by Col. Stuart Taylor , a valuable paper on whist by one of the bear authorities in the country , and a plea for football , by Eu gene L. Richards , Jr. , captain of the Yale eleven , The departments are full , and of jrrat interoit , preeontlng a variety ol , novel features. The prlco of Oaliog is 25 cents n copy or $3 a year. It Is pub- luhod by the Wheelman company , 176 Tromont St. , Boston. Mr. Albert Moore has the phco of lion , r In the Magazine ot Art for April , his 'Study ia Drapery , " printed In color , > rms the frontispiece , while rcprodnc- ons from his best known pictures grace thor pages of the magazine. Mr.Mooro's rt is dispassionately discussed by Mr. Josmo Monkhouso. The opening paper , s on "Tho Older London Churches , " by 'iV. J. Loftlo , which ii followed by a cur- nils account of "Fa hlons In Waists" by Uchanl Heath. Both of thcso papers -re fully Illustrated , as indeed are all In ho magazine. "Sorno Venetian Knock- irs , " are described by U. F- Brown , and -ho "Artist In Corsica" continues his graphic journey. The second paper In -ho - series on "Profiles from the French lonnnlstanco" is on Maltro Ronx. Har ry V. Barnett contributes a bright "Note in Gainsborough , " whllo the editor of ho magazine discusses at length the "ronch sculptor Olodlon and hit work. . very soneiblo paper by James Runcl- man tolls of the mismanagement of art studios in what Is known known as tbo Board School In London. Austin Deb on with his pen and Fred Barnard with his pencil have the page devoted to poo- ry and picture this month. Mr. Deb on'a ' versa Is In his delightful olghteputl century manner. The "Art Notes' o America and Europe are so well cditoc that there is little the reader will nol find in this admirable record , dissoll & ompany , Limited , Now York. 83 50 a year. The Rev. Dr. Wm. T. Taylor , of Now York shoots the arrow from The Qulve "or April. "Reserve Force in Char cctor , " In the Reverend Doctor's theme and ho handles It In a forcible manner "Secret Faults" ia the subject of a papo by the Rev. Goo. Hill In which wo an urged to discover our secret faults am correct them. The Lord Bishop o Rochester continues his Interesting statement mont of the "Church Work In South London. " The Rov. Gordon Calthroj writes of "Tho Beat Place to Hide th Bible In , " which place the reader wil not bo long In guessing la the heart. Professor fossor Blaiklo continues his far-rcachin "Bl Centenary Sketches , " showing n Franco in 1083. Dean Plumptro has paper on living to ourselves which i worth reading and acting upon. The Rev Guy Poarso writes of "Tho Mount o Blessedness. The fiction In The Qulve gets batter with each number. Wo or following the fortimes of "Mollia * Maidens" frith great interest , and have coino to look upon "A Poor Man's Wife as ono of our own family. By way o shorter stories wo have "Sir James Law ronco'fl Warning , " "Sandy's Diamonds , "In Membership , " and "Doroth Clements. " There 11 poetry and music ana pictures en almost every page Cassoll & Company , Limited , Now York $1.50 a year. The March number of Babyhood , th novel magazine for mother * , contains "Tho Accidents and Injuries of Ear ) Childhood and their Prompt Treatment , ( the first of a series ) , by Dr. Jerom Walker , of the Children's Sanitarium a Coney Island ; an article on "Teething,1 by Dr. L. M , Yale ; "Tho Study o Children , " by Sara E. Wiltso ; "A Mother's Journal , " by Mrs. M. A. Allen Mation Borland's ' department includes a pleasing and comprehensive talk on "Baby's Sleep. " Dr. D. F. Lincoln contributes a practical talk entitled "Some Sanitary Aspects of the Kinder garton. " The usual departments ar - well filled , "Nursery Problems" being particularly comprehensive , and a now feature , "Tho Mother's Parliament , " 1 introduced , to which readers are invitot to send communications on subjects o general interest. [ 15 cents a number $1.50 a year. 18 tipruca street , New York. ] The United Service Magizlne , pnb llshed by T. H. S. Hainorsley , 83 Broadway , Now York , is devoted to th interests of the naval and civil service It is one of the vary best magazines pub llshed , not only for the army and nav , but for the general reading public , I la ably edited , its contributions boln from experienced and entortainin writers on timely topics , It content embrace practical subjects and a Hbera supply of interostiug fiction. Its tabl of contents for March present a plcas'n ' variety as follows : British Military Operations in tli Egyptian Soudan , by Lieutenant-Gen oral Charles P. Stone , late of the Eg/p tlan forces ; The Campaign and Battle o Shiloh , by Thomas Jordan , Adjatanl General of the Confederate forces a Shiloh ; Over the Border with Mackenzie zie , by E. B. Beaumont , Major Fourt Cavalry , Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U.S A. ; A Dead Hero , by R. Doraoy Mohnn The Batalllon System for .tho Nationa Guard , by Brigadier-General George I SnOrvden , National Guard of Pennsylva nia ; Eaok Hopkins , the First "Com mandor-In-Chief" of the American Navy 1775. ( concluded ) , by Roar-Admiral Goo Henry Problo , U. S. N. ; One of th Duanes , chapters 13 and 14 , by Alic King Hamilton ; Jack Haultaut , Mlt shipman United States Navy , or Llfo a the Naval Academy , chapter 7 , by Commander mandor Allan D. Brawn , U. S. N. Chronicles of Carter Barracks ( concludocT by Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Cloasoii U. S. A ; Promotion In the Civil Ser vice , by I. E. Vail. Editorial JNotoj The Washington Monument , Judge Thoman'a Article on the Civil Service Secretary Chandler , General Swalm' Sentence , the United Service Series o War Articles , President Arthur's Ad ministration , Death of Raar-Admira Proble , Illness of General Grant. It has boon said , and with much trutJ .hat the best novels of this decade are written by women , and young women a 'hat. However this may bo we can say -bat - two of the best novels now appearing in serial form are by women , and ir : Cassell's ' Family Magazine , "A Diamond in the Rough , " by Alice O'Hanlon ' , snd "Street Cbrlstabol , " by Arabolla M. Hop. klnson. Tire moro charming stories ol English life It would bo bard to imagine. Besides these serials this mapazine pub 'Ishes by way of fiction this month a story n three short chapters , "How She Saved Him ; " "Frank do Vaud , " a story of S whs life , and "An Old Maid's Friends. " Articles of a more practical nature tell us 'How American Bread is Mado"of "Tho load t } tha Giants' Causaway , " of the peclal features of "Shareholders' Moot- ngs , " of "Wild Birds in Lon- Ion ; " of "Work In the Garaen ; " and ast , but very far from leait , "What to > Voar. " Wo certainly think that the 'ushlori Deportment of this magazine Is lie best of any we know. Other articles if Interest In this number are a review of ulian Hawthorne's "Nathaniel Haw. home and Ills WIfe " "The Huglo Calls if the EoglUh Army , " and "The Body's nvlslblo Eaeinle , " discusiion of germi f disease , by the family doctor to whom we have all become BO attached that wo would llko to call him In. "The Gath- rot" is as usual filled with accounts of 10 latest inventions. Illustrations bound In this number. Cassell & Co. , mited , Now York , § 1.505 year. In "Tho Character and Discipline of Political Economy , " with which the Vprll number of "Tho Popular Sclonco Honthly" opens , Prof. Lturcnco Laugh- in , of Harvard university , exhibits the tudy named as a valuable educational actor. In a first p pcr on "Tho Nervous iystem nnd Consciousness,1' Prof. W. R. Jonedict , with the aid of illustrations , escribes the slractnro of the nervous ystcm and lays the foundation for a dls- nsalon of its relations to consciousness , ilr. George lies , in "A Chapter on Fira nsurance , " sketches a scientific scheme of InsuMnco as it is Illus'r.Ucd In the mutual" plan adopted by a number of Now Eugland factories , In which the first point aimed at , and with an attained measure of success , Is the prevention of lonflftgrntlono. Dr. Franz Boat , L German Arctic explorer , arnlshos an Interesting sketch of lifo on Cumberland Sound , and of thoEsqul- naux who visit or dwell upon Its shores , with simo of their superstitions. The 3ount Goblet d'Alviclla , of the Univers- ty of Brussels , discusses "Tho Religious Voltio of Unknowable. " Judge Gorhnm D. Williams , who has had much experience - enco as a magistrate , suggests , In the matter cf "Liquor Legislation , " n now departure , by wh'ch ' society can take bet ter care of itsglf. Other articles , which wo can only mention , are these of Dr. von Pottonkofor , on the modes of propi- gatlon of cholera ; of Mr. Fcraald , on "Aristotle asaXooloplst" dealingchlcQy with his mistakes ; of Mr. Alien Sprln- glo , on "Apiculture ; " of Charles Morris , on the "Structure nnd Division of the Orpantc Cell ; " of Mr. Edls , on the ' 'In ternal Arrangement of Town-Houses ; " and Mattnu Williams' "Chemistry of Cookery" paper on "Tho Wear and Tear of the Body. " A portrrlt and a sketch are given of Professor John Trowbrldfjo , of Harvard unlvortlty. New York : D. Appleton & Company. The Easter cards of Moesrs. L. Prang & Co. for the approchtng season acorn to bo oven morn than usually bright and pretty In design and apt in quotation , as well as in greater variety than over bo fore. Ono of the simplest and most beau tiful Is a silver cross , fitted with a sup port llko that of an easel , the face of the cross covered with white satin , on which appears in oxquislto shading and coloring the atom and leaves and superb ilowor of the 1 ly. This Is but ono of an endloos variety of designs , of which it would bo Impossible to speak in detail. It must ba enough to say that they range from the simplest to the most elaborate and costly. The uai es alone of the artists who have furnished the designs are enough to satisfy all who know anything of contemporary artists that only really artistic work Is to bo expected. They include Miss Fidelia Bridges , Mrs. E. T. Fiehor , Mrs. O. E. Whitney , Miss L. B. Comins , Miss V. Gorson , Miss Helen Emery , W. H. Gibson , Walter Sattealeo , F. S. Mathews , Thoddeus Welch , A. F. Tait and others. The cards themselves are plain , or fringed with silk , single or double , in book form , with text and design - sign of eggs , cross , lyre , etc. . In bewil dering variety , and all real "things of beauty , " whether crstly or not , FAMOUS MEN WHO SIIOKK Nearly nil Public Blen as Grcftt Smok ers no ivriH ever General Grant. Now York Sun. If General Grant's use of tobacco was excessive , there are very few man in spoming vigorous health , and of very ac tive habits , who must regard themselves SB very Intemperate users of the stimu lant. Among public men it ii the ex ception to find ono who does not use to bacco In one form or another , some times in two ways and almost all of thorn firmly believe that to- baco does not hurt them. Judge Kellcy's case has been cited as ono where cancer was caused by the excessive use of tobacco , but ho told the writer that the cancerous affection of the chock from which ho suffered was duo to the habit ho had of g iog to sleep -with a quid of tobiccD tucked into his cheek and testing his head on that sldo. Jud o Kulley , now 70 years old , smoked and uscd the best fine cut immoderately for fifty years , but ho has abandoned the habit. Vice President Colfax for many years smoked ton or fifteen very strong clgirs every day. Ho was suddenly attacked by a serious vcrt'go ' while vlco president and ho attributed It to the narcotic poi son. Heatonco stopped smoking ; yet Vlco President Wilson , who never need tobacco , was stricken almost precisely as Mr. Colfsx was. The late Senator Carpenter frequently smoked two boxes of clgar.1 a week. Ex-President Arthur smokes loss than formerly , lighting his cigar now seldom before dinner , but whan In the latD night hours ho was busied with work , his com panion was n cigar , sometimes three or four. Dr. IJaminondJIa reported to have onca said that generally three or four cigars after dinner harmed few man of average constitution , and Mr. Arthur thought they did him good. At all events , all of his messages to congress word written under the gentle stimulus of fwgrant Havana. Moat of Mr. Ar- thur'i cabinet officers were good smokers. Mr. Frolinghuysen did not use to- brcco , though the assistant secretary of state , Mr. Davis , llkod good cigars and plenty of thorn. Tobacco was the only thing that ever made Secretary Chandler turn pale. It was a rank poison to him , and though ho tried many years ago tc overcome the evil effects , as became a od politician , yet ho never could. Bn iian. Gresham waa a great smoker. Hi smoked on the public streets , at his work and wherever ho could. Secretary Tcllt .Iked a cigar that would last a long time and was not very strong. Secretary Lin coin smokoa n good many pretty stifl cigars every day , and Attorney genera" Browster liked ono with body to it. General Sherman Is a pretty constant smoker , ana ho smokes , as ho does every- hlng else , with nervona haste , so that ho cigar Is moro than halt chewed up. General Sheridan likes n good black lelna altar each meal , with ono or two brown in between whiles. Vica-Prcsldent Hendrlcks llkoa tear , bat dearly loves the sweet Detroit ino cut , which he buys In bulk. Perhaps ionator Frye Is the most persistent inokor of the eonatorj. If there was a eng session In the senate , ho will leave its seat several times In the course of it , nd retire to ( ho cloakroom for a smoke , n his cgmmltteo-room and other places f unrestraint ho frequently lights one igar at the stab of another , Poker Jack \rona \ , from Colorado , smokes con- : antly , and when ho can't smoke ho has paper of fine cut at hand. The two ? ow Hampshire seriatou , Blair and Pike , o not use tobacco , nor do Senators awes and Uoir. The now Senator /haco , of Rhode Island , does not smoke , but Mr. Edmunds smokes a few choice cigars a day , and now and then rolls A Httlo pill of navy plug under his tongue. Both Senators Uawlor nnd Piatt , of Connecticut , nro constant smokers , General Hawley not dis daining a good old-faihtonod chow. It is hardly postiblo for any ono to smoke me ro , blgior or stronger cigars than the "Ivlng skeleton called Mahono docs , nnd tis colleague , Rlddloborgor , Is an almost constant smoker. All of the southern anators , except Gorman and Jco Brown , iso tobaoco , and most of them lisa It In wo Trays. Jonce , of Florida , Isnotpar- Ictitar about the flavor of his cigars , and t Is a standing joke among senators when they cot n poor cigar to send it to him , Llo araokcs U aa hap pily as though It cost a dollar. Jones , of Nevada , on the other hand , will moko none but the best , and ho makes iway with ton or twelve every day. Bock , asldo from a few strong c'gara ' a ilny , likes to titillate his nostrils with a with a pinch of snutF now and then , but io docs not do It so publicly as Senator Thurman did. Young Senator Konna great smoker , and John Logan pufla fiercely at big black cigars. John Sher man smokes little clgan , light colored , nnd bas them made specially for him. Bon Harrison likes n plpo In his oflico , but is moro often sorn on the street with n clear than without ono. Senator Conger 1 kos to ninoku three ci gars a day. Senate r Allison would rather smoke n good c'gar ' and bluff out a king full than to diuo tit the mcst epicurean table. Daud Davis waa a great tmokor. Senator Coukling practically gave up the habit some years ago , but ho occasionally cuts a cigar into nnd chowa the cut end/ : . Dorsoy has been for yoara n constant smykor from tbo lime ho arose till ho re tired. tired.Mr. Mr. Randall docs not use tobacco at all , but Speaker Carlisle would bo frantic If ho had to go long without a quid. Ho docs not smoke. Ho does not smoko. Holman chows constantly , but docs not smoke. Sunset Cox does not use tobac co , nor does A. S. Howltt , nor Governor Dlnglov , but there are very few members in the house who do not smoke or chow , very many practicing both habitt. Con gressman Mullur , of Now York , has made many friends with his superb Rcinoa , and ox Congressman Morse , of Boston , was reputed to smoke the finest clcnra that came to Washington. The PrlnmrlCH. The primaries for the election ot dele gates to the republican city convention that moots to-day at 2 p. m. , in the coun cil room , passed oil with comparative quiat although much fooling In some wards prevailed , This was peculiarly true In the second ward , where at onetime time persons came near to blows. The Moanoy tlckot was elected there through out ; BIr.Ilaskell the loader of thooppoaltion. being defeated by a small majority by the next highest candidate. The following is the vote in the several wards : First ward J. N. Wontbarg , E.Sluht , J. W. Honza , 0. F. Goodman , C. C. Thrano , Wm. Doll , J. H. Miller and E. O'Stilllvan. ' No. opposition tlckot. Second ward Mlko Lee , 481 ; Frank Kasper , 482 ; S J. Larson , 485 ; M. P. O'Brien , 24i ; Tim Collins , 241 ; Chas. Thomas , 24G ; Jos. Southard , 284 ; J. B. Piper , 249 ; M. H. BHsi , 240 ; I. S. Has- koll , 234 , and M. Morrison 23IJ. M. Meauoy received two votes for delegate. Messrs. Bliss , Haskoll and Morrison be ing defeated. Third ward John Gorman , 119 ; Sam'l Stover , 119 ; Robert Rexauer , 118 ; W. F. Schmidt , 119 ; Peter Willlama. 119 ; John H. Sahlor , 119 ; Walter A. Meyer , 119 , and Samuel Beatty , 118. Fourth Ward G. M. Hitchcock , John S. Wood , Fred W. Gray , WT. . Bochol , N. A. Kuhn , W. J. Broatch , F. E. Moores , R. T. Duncan. Fifth Ward J. J. Brown , James Wilson , John McDonald , S. Wakefield , Joe Rodmond , Jamoa Allen , J. T Clark and Leonard Blalsdcl. Sixth Ward Wm. A. Smith , P. S. BoUn , Peter Potaraon , Andrew N. Kear , Chas. Rowles , F. U. Mauvjllo , Charlea Hollwlg and George Jones. In the sixth ward there were two op posing tickets in the field. Mcdtcul Collff0 Commencement. The fourth annual commencement of the Omaha Medical College will bo hold at Bjyd's opera house on Thursday , March 20th , at 8 p. m. 25 the Greatest Medical Triumph of the Ago ? 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