T H"I ? T A 11 "V 1 THE DAILY BEE MONDAY , APIUL 27 , 1885. DAILY BEE. omn No , 914 urn Bli FAMAM Bi. TOM Omoi , Boon 68 Tmurt Bono- B I nuii rt tun. Thr Hontti . I no . -Iia0 I tM Year ' " . " ! . - . 1.00 I On. Kanlh . * lb Wwkly B , PnbUhitd erery Widaeid r TMUU , r mi . fiiYear , wHhpremlnnj . J 4n Tear , without premium . * J. Wonthi , without premium . 1 , Six * Month , on trial . eouuronnnl urmu. AD Bartn.H UtUrt and lUmttUne * fctlt to Ik * ordil ol it * tonpany. fHB BEE PUBLISHING CO , , Props , 1 E. ROBEWATKR , EDITOJU I A. H. Fitch , Mwwget D Uj Olronl Uo , 'g. 0. Bo . 488 Om h , Neb. WHAT will Mr. Haaosll got out of Mr. Boyd's grnb-baR nort Tnoaday ? DK. McQiLLicoDDY and Red Oloud have mot. The doctor , however , atlll retains his scalp. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BEN BUTIEI ; at last has hla rovengo. Two Butler mon have been appointed Internal revenue collectors In Now Eng- / hud. - = ; ; = IP the Germans nro to have the city marahalahlp , why not appoint Judge Wolaa ? He apont more money than any other Gorman to elect Mr. Boyd. THE French have a proverb tint ho who oxcttsos hlmsolf , accnacs himself. So It la with the Republican In Ha labored ef fort to ozcujo ita late defection from the party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ JUDQB BENEKE would look well In a blue tmlform and brass buttons , but the quoatlon ia whether hla appointment as city marnhal would bo In kooplng with the dignity of an ox-police judge. Two now apecUl agents have boon ap pointed to go to Alaaka to investigate alleged frauds. It is useless to say that they are democrats , and were cot recom mended by Senator Mandoreon , WE can't comprehend why Omaha should not bo able to erect brick build ings as cheaply aa Kansas City or St. Joseph. There is but little difference in the price of fuel , and labor is just as cheap In Omaha as it is in either of those citlos. TUB revenue collectors of Indiana are trembling in their boots. Dan. Vcor- lipes and the entire Indiana delegation have marched in a body on the white houao , and h&va taken a solemn oath never to sheathe their swords until every Internal revenue collector In Hooalerdom haa bean scalped. | ' How sjon will that high school clock ' , bo wound up and sat rnnnlng ? The I money raised by star-jpanglod entertain. J ments hai boon in the eavings bank for * & several years. If the Interest on the g money hasnot Increased the original deg - g posit sufficiently to pay for a first-class clock , lot the school board ralao the de ficiency , and lot the people no longer gaza at a hand loss dial. Ir will be in full accord with the eter nal fitness of things for the newly cre ated board of railway commissioners to appoint Mr. Charles H. Ooro as ono of the § 2,000 secretaries. Mr. Gore Is a man who understands the railroad ques- Uon from the railroad standpoint so thoroughly that ho would not bo compelled - polled to figure out the rates which ought to bo reasonable. LBADVILLE has produced the equal of Mayor Vau han , of Council Bluff * . The Loadvlllo gentleman , whoso card Is as original as that of Mayor Vaughan , is a professor by the name of Judd. Calling at the White House ho obtained an Im mediate audience , as did Vaughan , by ( imply presenting Iris card upon which was inscribed : "Prof. 0. J. Judd , Lead- vlllo , Col. , author of first article pub lished in Colorado advocating President Cleveland's nomination. " The admission of such cranks shows that Mr. Cleveland has a weak spot. THE pretont council will go very slow In contracting for public improvements bnt there is such a thing as being tot conservative. The favorable Improsslot which Omaha has created within the pas' ' two years as a clean , well-paved and wel drained city la duo entirely to the vigoi with which pavements , sewers and othei public Improvements have boon carrlec on. In the most depressing times Omalu has grown and prospered , and it wonlc simply bo suicidal to stop further 1m provemonts because they make mon taxes. With the fnndlng of the floating debt , which was authorized at the laa election , the council will have a very respectable spectablo fund at Its disposal for gradln &nd Improving such streets as Harnej Douglai , Capital avenue , Davonporl and South Sixteenth. These street Ykro centrally located and should b made ready for paring next yeai The court house grounds and the at proechos cannot bo properly laid out an graded until the grade on Harney stret ispermanently esiablithed and the etrcc is put to grade. Sixteenth street ougt to bo lowered between Farnam and HOY aid , so as to make It a grand thorougl faro to the south. The building of tli chamber of commerce on the corner' ! Firaara and Sixteenth street ] makes snro that business will extend from thi point to Howard street , just as it bound to extend from Sixteenth I Tirenty-Stcond on Fatnam , The lowe > Ing of Sixteenth street Is Inevitable ar property owners who oppose this movi mjnt are only standing In their own wa OFFENSIVE PARTISANSHIP , When Grover Cleveland became presi dent it was announced , almost officially , that with the exception of the ctblnot and diplomatic positions , the Idea of civil service reform would bo strictly adhered to in regard to removals from office. So emphatic was this oft repeated declara tion on the part of Grover Cleveland , that it was generally believed that ho meant just what ho said , It aT { > rdcd some considerable relief to those republl1 can office-holders who had faithfully dis charged their duties , bnt to the spoils hunters In the democratic party , who had boon looking for an immodlato clean sweep , the declaration was anything but comforting. It was taken for granted by the people generally that no officer was to bo removed during his term ex cept for cause , and that appointments would bo made only on account cf com petency and known integrity. Removal for cause under the civil service rules moans removal for dishonesty or Ineffi ciency in the discharge of duties , upon charges being preferred and sustained , after a fair hearing bolng given to the accused. Ever tinco the civil service Ideas of Grover Cleveland have baon promulgated the spoils.hunting democrats have been constantly at work to invent some now cause of removal , which would bo suffi ciently plautiblo on Itsfacoto permit Mr. Cleveland to lot hlmsolf down easy , and finally accede to the demands of the hungry democrats. That invention , after duo consideration , has at last boon placed before the public under the term of "offontivo partisanship. " It Is a now , original and unique dovlco , to nay the least , and already attempts are being made to put It In operation , with a fair show of eventual success. It has been added to the causes of removal , and it is expected that it will open wlilo the door for an onslaught on republicans because - cause they have boon faithful to their party. The impression now prevails among the rank and file of the democrats that oilentivo partisanship Is to bo considered as Including every office-holder who haa In any wsy contributed to the success ol republicanism. This would , of courss , drive out nearly every office holder in the country , and make civil service reform a sham and a mockery. If this rule ia to be applied In the future , over ; democrat who accepts office under Mr. Cleveland will become an offensive partisan just as soon as he contributes to the campaign fund or takct an active part In democratic success. The tendency of civil service reform is to put the service on the same footing in the matter of politics as the military and naval departments have been for roars. Wo do not know of any military or naval cfficor who has been [ dismissed from the service , or charged Tiith any offense agaiutt army or navy regulationE because he has entertained and expressed political opinions or volunteered te con tribute money from his salary to a cam paign fund. General Hanock , for In stance , was the democratic candidate for president , and was therefore a rank partisan of the moat offensive kind , particularly so because the democrats took advantage of his high military posi tion and hla war record in the hope of drawing largely from the soldier vote , jot nobody thought of domcndinghls remov al from the army. On the contrary when General Garfield , his opponent , was Inaugurated president , General Han- ccck was assigned a conspicuous place of honor among the distinguished mou who participated In the Inauguration ceremo nies. Why was not General Hancock re moved from office ? Applying the same rnlo to the republicans , Mr. Blaine , if he had been an army officer , would have been liable to court martial as an oiFan- sivo partisan , because ho consented to bo a candidate for the pros' Idency. General Grant was n candidate for president , and If ho had boon defeated nobody would have thought of removing him from the army on the ground of ofi'enslvo partisanship. Sup pose General Sheridan should become the presidential candidate of the republl can patty In 1888 , and bo defeated , tin domocialio rule of offensive partisanship If strictly enforced , would cause him t ( bo removed. Allowing to Mr. Cleveland credit fo being honest In his civil service rcforn dccltration , we cannot comprehend liov ho proposes to treat as offensive partlsm that class of public mon who have dis charged tholr duty faithfully , and whir have been guilty of no other crlrao thai merely a consistent attachmontandloyalt ; r to ono political party , and the open manly and fearless expression of the ! honest sentiments. All an Illustration o really offensive partisanship , the case o Paul Vandortoort , late chief head clerl of the railway mall service affords a qoo < example , becauto ho notoriously neglectc hla official duties and tramped from on end of tlio country to the other as stump speaker and campaign organize To auch men aa Vandorvoort the no1 democritlo rale of oflfemivo partlaansnl wonld apply moat admhably. Both hi successors were pronounced republic it r' who have attended atrlctly to the bus } < nets of the railway mail ecrrlcel VV think not. For our part we have grav doubts whether the present admlnlttn tlon , with the exception of the pretldei hlnuelf , haa any Idea whatever of carrj * " Ing out civil service reform. Itlmsboe a moro cloak from the vei 16 beginning , ai recent events clear ! Df ahow , for standing cif and repelling cflii It aeokera whom the admlnittratlon did n t want to favor and rewarding person ' 8 followers and favorites , who could not 1 t ° choked cff. Whether the bus will bo 1 T > down entirely , after the f&vors hare bei id. diitiibnted among the ( elect few who a Bne&r the throne , ii ono of the things th ? the future alone will determine. B It now really looks very much as If the pretense of offensive partisanship wonld break down the barbed wlro fence that Is keeping back the common herd and kt in the thirsty and hungry with a grand rush. THE libel suit brought against the Chicago Tribune by D. Appleton Wilson for $1COOGO damages , hai resulted In a verdict of $250 In favor of the plaintiff , who had been charged by the Tribune with having been Indicted for conspiracy , with two others , to commit a murder , the victims being his relatives , an aged couple named Wilson , living at Winotkn The reporter of the Tribune was led into the publication of the libel through mistake. Ho found a clerk in the state attorney's office filling np an indictment In which the plalntlQ'o came occurred with the others , and aa the assistant state attorney did F.ot pronounce the In dictment spurious upon Inquiry , the state ment was published that It was rumored that the plaintiff had boon Indicted , Thosln'omont ' was promptly retracted when It was ascertained that the plaintiff had not boon Indicted. The court Instructed the jury that malicious Intent to defame must bo demonstrated , bub that malice on the publisher's part is conclusively Infetrad in the communi cations if f ilso and unjustifiable. If vol untary retraction of the alleged llbo were made , the fact is to bo considered by the jury in deciding whether or not to allow exemplary or vindictive dam ages ; or , if any bo allowed , as to the amount. The jury agreed that the cir cumstances under which the report was made modified greatly the aspect of the offense , aa no malice was intended , and so they docldod upon technical libel. The St. Paul Pioneer Press makes the following sensible comment upon the result of this case : As there are many persons ready at all times to sue newspapers for libel with the intention of making some money by the operation , ttto termination of this caao Is of Interest. It IB vorp seldom that an action of this kind terminates profitably for the lawyers or tbolr cljents who lusti- tuto it. A newspaper which maliciously publishes matters injurious to an individ ual should ba given the blttorest taste of the law. A newspaper which is prudent enough to have the evidence in hand need fear no libel suit , and a nowtpapar which lus used duo diligence ana honest ' endeavors to aecettain the 'truth of a statement about an individual , and speed ily retracts , if the statement Is false , will never bo brought by a decent jury Into the condition of a football for shysters and the individuals they prod into libel suits. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican , which has been such an ardent admlrei and warm supporter of President Cleve land , now begins to find fault with some of his appointments. The Republican assorts that his recent appointments of internal revenue collectors far Now Ecgland are "a complete going back from a llhia previous record ia appoint ments and declarations , " and that if bo had consulted the Now England mem ber of his cabinet he should have been Informed by that gentlemen that throe of the appointments at least would nau seate oven the democrats of that section of the country. PIHsbury , the collector for Massachusetts , and Chasp , the col lector for Malno , were fellow-conspirators 'n ' tbo attempt to steal the state of Maine for Garcolon. Plllsbnry , since hla re moval to Massachusetts , has become a Butler man. This alone ought to bo sufficient to bar him from any favors at the hands of the administration , because such a flop Is disgusting to the Massachu setts democrats. Troup , the appcintee for Connecticut , is a/greenback ogltatoi and a Butler man. How the president should fall Into such a nest of misfits it what puzzles the Springfield Republican , But that paper , if it wonld Investigate , appointments elsewhere as closely ns it does in its own immediate vicinity , would I find that those are not the only misfit : that the president haa honored with office , IT Is rumored that Colonel Stanton , paymaster of the department of the Plalto , ia soon to bo removed to anothoi station. This is In accordance with tin policy of occasionally shaking up the army officers so that they shall not become como too attached to any ono station , bin why this should apply to such officers at paymasters is tomothlng wo cannot under r stand. If , however. Col. Stanton Is t < be removed from this department , wi hope that his long and faithful servicci In this part of the country will bo taker Into consideration and that bo will bi given a choice of stations. Independen of hla extended service , and his lonf payments , he has been often exposed ti attacks of Indians , and has served h Indian campa'gos ' In command of India : scouts. Ho Is a valuable officer , and li entitled to great consideration at thi hands of the government. The people c tbii city and of the west generally wil greatly regret to lose him , but whorova ho goes he will take with him Ilia bra wishes of a host of warm friends. Tire proprietors cf the summer tiscrt around Niagara Falls object to the par ! bill which has been paised by the legtc atnre and which only awaits the gov ernor'ssignature to become a lair. The ; fear that it will greatly diminish thol business. It may probably decreas tholr profits , but the number of visitor will 1)9 greatly Increased as the hi ! besides making a public park of th [ grounds In tbo immediate vicinity wi ! very likely put an end to the robberlc that have been perpetrated for ycai upon tourists. The governor cannot a ford to bo iotlaoacad in any way by Va Niagara sharks. His approval of the bl will bo in accord with the general sent ment of the people. ' bo entitled to a great deal of credit. The senator holds that although congrots his not passed the Omaha port of entry bill , which ho had introduced , the secretary of the treasury has authority under exist ing laws to place Omaha on an equal footing with other pott of untry cities. THE cash In the treasury is going to be counted. It will ba quito n undsrtak- Ing , and will reqoira about three wneks ttmo. The work will ho done under the direction of a committee. Thrco members will represent the outgoing treasurer and three other members will rcptotont the now treasurer. This committee and the secretary of the treasury will each ap point a corps of asslttints and clerks , and the greatest precaution will be taken to prevent any of the cath disappearing dur ing the count. ' THF.UE are several democrats In Omaha who would like to bo custodians of the pottoffico building If they can't got the postmastorshlp. Some of those hoary headed patriots voted for Gen. Jackaou , and they think It is about ttmo that they should get some reward for standing up for their party through half a century. GOSSIP. The Collins family , of Omaha , were the intimnto friends of the Grants long before tlio war. The late E , A , Collins , father o the late "Gil. " Collins , and of John S. Col lins , was for many years tlio partner of Jesse II. Grant , father of Ulyssca. The Grant leather etore , ns It Is called in Galena , Illi nois , from which Ulytsee graduated to enter the union nrmy at the broaklrg out of the re bellion in 1801 , was foumlcdby Mr. E A , Col lins in 1810. The next year JOSBO 11. Grant became n partner In the business , the firm being known aa E. A. Collins & Co. The two continued together for the period of twelve years , when a dissolution took place , The published notice was somewhat of a novel character , being in verso , nnd was com posed by Jeseo 11. Grant , who besides being exceedingly eccentric , waa addicted to poetry making. The following ia the poetical adver tisement of the discolutlou , aa it was pub- Itched in the Galcnn Gazette in 1S53 ; In eighteen hundred and forty-ono Our partnership was first begun We two then became as one , To deal in leather. Some little business we have done , While together , A dozen years we've toiled together In making and in mondiug leather Suited to every singe of weather E'er dry or rain , The time baa como for us to sever , And wo are twain. E. A. Collins is still on hand , And occupies the former stand , Where he haa always held command , To buy an J scll As matters now are being planned , May he do well. J. R. Grant , the old off-wheel , As quick and firm as smitten utcel , Does yet a strong desire feet * To do some more. Then expect within the field A brand now store. Our hearty thanks we humbly send , To every customer and fiiend , Who has stood by us to the end With free good will. And sny ( n future wo intend To aervo you still. There's one thing more we have to pay ; To those who owe ui , we want our pay ; Then send it on without delay The full amount. For still wo have Bomq debts to pay ' Oa firm account. The former partners continued the leather and saddlery hardware business , eep- arately , in Galena , until 18GO , when Mr. Col lins sold out his stock and good will to C. K , I'orkina , who , in 1861 , formed a co-partner ship and consolidated with Jesse Grant , the firm being known as Grant & Perkins. Dur ing the early part of the war , Mr. Fejkim became sole owner , and still conducts the business at the old stand , Mr. Grant aboal this time was appointed postmaster ut Cov ington , Kentucky , opposite Cincin natl.i.whithor he moved ! his family , Mr Grant held this post-office until his death. > In June , 1872 , ircmediately after thi BKK oflice burned down , Mr. Hoaowoter , thi editor and proprietor , went to Cincinnati te purchase a new outfit for the paper. On < evening he strolled across the suspomloi bridge over to Covington and coming in frnn of an olt. dilapidated brick house , which hat upon It the sign , "Pottollice , " it occurred ti him at once that this was i'atler : Jesse's office Stepping inside ho inquired for old Mr. Grant and was told that ho had not been arouni ( or several weeks , but that ha could bo foum at hla house , which was pointed out. It wa an old fashioned double brick house , evident ly occupied by two families. Knocking a the door of Ilia wing occupied by the Jrants a Httlo hey answered the summon ? , and said 'Grandpa will come down presently. " Tbi hey waa the son of Mr , Cramer , minister ti Denmark , whoso wife waa a lister of Genera Grant , and who was visiting the old folks Old Mr. Grant soon came hobbling down tin staira , and Invited the visitor in , Kverythlrif about the premlees looked old-fasbionod am well-worn , Old umbrellas and old hat § wen bung about the hall , The old gentleman wa diessud In a very plain suit of clothes , Hi was at least a head taller than his son Ulys ses , to whom he bore a alight resemblance Ho ttooped somewhat , and was a little deaf He received the vultor cordially , and at one asked him what he thought about the gen I eral'a chances of re election BI president "I think they are very fair,1' replied Mr Kosewater. "Well , I don't know as mud about politics as my wife does , " rernarket Mr. Grant ; "you better come Into the parlor and we'll talk It oyor with her. Mrs , Grant waa a short and elli woman , Her hair was yet almost black She waa sitting in an old-fashioned chair , an wai engaged in knitting stockings , The par lor was furnished with old black-cloth eof chain and old-style eofai. Mrs. Grant a once entered Into a lively conversatlcr. "They nay that the general Is appointing a ! bis relations to oilico , " said the , "but there at II a good many people that I never heard of wh claim to be his relations , The fact is that b Q 11 bag never done an much for us as some peopl suppose. 11 ere is my son Orville , who lie been unfortunate In the Chicago fire. A H that the general Is willing to give him is tl f. Fort Laramie post trudership. " "That is ie ve'y B ° ° d place. " remarked Mr. ttosewatei 11 " it is one of the most lucrative places in tl country worth at least 10,000 ! a year "But how about the Indian/ ' she askei "Isn't it dangerous out there ? " "Not i all , " replied Mr , llosewater , "there a 'n plenty of troops there , and your son need n " ( live there , if bo does not wish to , " Tl ill conversation finally turned upon the Collli family , who hud made Omalu their home. The old folks Inquired after old Mr. Colllnt win died in lown only A few yeirs ago and about Gil nd John , his sow , who had estftb llhtd thomsslvcs In the leather and saddlery hardware busiccss in Omnhfl. Three weeks after this convention Mr < ; . H. Collins was appointed post trader at Fort Laramle , and the business wai carried on at th t pest lor several years by G. It. and ,1 , S. Collins. The appointment came at n time when they needed asslitancn , nnd while they held the place they made considerable monoy. What influence secured tliom IhlsHttlo bonan ; , or why Onillo Grant declined the place , i not known , but in all likelihood the Collins family were indebted to tbo old wan Grant for It , owiog to the friendship existing be tween himself and oltl Mr. Collins. Josie It. Grant died In 1878 at CovlnRton , nnd Us wlfodlodin Now Jersey In 1881 , shortly after the death of her son Orvillo. The editor ot the BUR , whllo In Chicago tbo other day , met ex President Hayes In the corridor of the Grand Pacific hotel. Mr , Ilnye * , who wa In attendance at the meeting of the Ioyal Legion , naturally inquired about Omabn , as ho has sumo valuable property here. Ho alto returned his thanks for a crpy of the Now Years1 illustrated UKK , which had been Bent to him by the editor. "I ntn ploaeed to sco that Omaha Is growing and is a prosperous city , " said Mr. Hayes ; "I like to own property in such n city , whore values are steadily Increasing. " Senator Mandorson at this point catcc up and indulged In n little pleasantry. "General , you are depreciating sorco of my property in Omaha , " paid ho to Mr. llnjcs. "How 10 ? " Inquired the ox-prcsldent , somewhat surprised. "You nro allowing n saloon to bo run on your premises opposite to n lot of inino on Sixteenth street , " replied the senator. This rather staggered the ex-president , who Is known to bo a s rict temperance nun. Ho grow rod in the face , and deemed to be considerably confused. "Well , I'll have to refer you to my ogent , Byron Keod , " said ho , finally , "bo Is , of course , not cxpectd to let my houses to Im- improper tenants. " The senator and the other bystanders had n good laugh over the matter. It is presumed that Byron Reed will govern hlmsolf hereafter in accordance with the withes of the ex preeidor.t , STATE J01TINGS. A new bridge ppans the river at Chadron. Saloon license in Creteisaitratght thousand dollars n year. Coal prospects are said to bn excellent in the upper Niobrara country. John G. Brown dropned dead while chor- ing at his house flvu miles from Belltrood. Monday's big wind had force enough at Grand Island to blow cars from the track. The Valentine land oilico ia doing the larg est business in the state. Entries are increas ing every day. Fort llobineon and vicinity enjoyed n bliz zard of wet snow last Monday. The beauti ful < yas a foot thick. Milford hag fixed snlcon license at ? 5P ( , while Ulysses haa rMsod the amount required for permission to Boll liquor to SI COO. A Dakota City grand jury put nippers on Bill Koitiinger , of North Bend , for hooking timber on a school sectien before ho owned the land , A Columbus firm is lawing for a bill of $4.75. Three trlalu have boon had and neith er side is satisfied , thoagh the coatf now foot u > S150. The school census of Dodge county shows a total of i > 327 children , a gam of li.Vj over last year. North Bend tbows a gain of 77 and Schuyler 70. Tha town board oi Weeping Water were not satisfied with the bids for the construction of water works there and rejected them all. New and better bids are wanted , Fine luscious rolls of lard , with a thin coat ing of genuine butter were recnntly palmed off on a Weeping Water firm Thnre is con siderable freshness baaking on the tearful river. The PlaUamouth admirers of Gen. George S Smith gave him a square rmal last Wednesday eveninptbo nccaslon being a fare well benefit previous to his departure for Omaha. The new county of Dawei baa been chris tened. Cytna Fairchild , Edwin E.Egannnd H , C. McMillon , special comnmsloners , and F. B. C < irby. clerk , are appointed temporary nurses. Chadron ia designated as the tem porary county scat. A surveying party that has been camped on White river , opposite Cbandon , for the past ten d&ys has started on the railway survey to Fort Fetterman , Settlers in eastern w yo- mingare confident they will eee the railway completed into that locality this season. Two little tids , sons of Mrs. Fuller , at Cedar Crook , CABS county , dug a email hole in the ground with a hatchet. Ono of the little fellows stuck his head in the hole while the other nearly chopped it off with the em blem ol G , W The blow was a severe ono , but the boy will recover. All deeds tn lots given by the Blair road In towns in the Klkhorn valley contain a clause that in caao liquors are Bold on the premises for other than medical purposes , the eranter ? , their heirs or assigns , may ro-onter eaid premises and hold thu same as of their former estate. GBKO county now haa a population of about 25 010 , 134 mlle of railroad , a city of nearly 7(00 inhabitant ? , two towns of 1,700 oacb , ono of 800 , ono of COO , two of 500 nnd two towns of n bmullertUe. There are few counties in the statn that have increased BI > rapidly in wealth and population as this the past five yoaru. The annual report of Chief Clelland ol Fremont , ( ire department shows there uro 192 cctivo members in the department , two en gines , ono hook nnd ladder company and one hose company. There wen ) eight fires dnrinq the pafct jear , cawing n total loss of & ; I.I20. ! Those figures speak well for the efficiency ol the Gro boys A Holdredgo coon of dubious tanto , was found hiding tinder a lady's bad. Several toll-appointed guardians of law and mor la threatened to tear the coon's heart out and hang It on the battlements of the town , but the sheriff gathered them in and they paid S1E each for lighting with their mouths , Tha conn still lives. The cream City Mutual Cattle comp ny is a Milwaukee association which put 380 head of cattle on a new ranch near Sidney , to which will bi added 800 young heifers this summer. The novel feature of this company is that oath member owns his cattle individually , paying bin proportion ol tba expenses for the number of head ho owns. The Grand Island Times tenders its com. pliments to tbo forthcoming t-xpotition In the following : "Omaha U constantly adding metropolitan feature * , and Boon will bo the equal of any ot tha ild cities in the way of convenience ) . Lately Pattt passed them twice for want of a room of sufficient capac ity to make it pay for an entertainment , and when Moody was t > > ere thousadda were denied admits ! n for lack of even standing room. This , with tha faint twinge of jealousy over Lincoln's fretting the state fair , has brought out the pluck of a strong paity of capilulUts who are going to erect an expoil. tlon building with capacity enough to teat several tboutana persons , It is to bo arranged BO that it can ba used for exhibiting anything , or as a theatre on extra occasions. " To show the demand for farm land in thu state and thu high prices It commands , the Ie 1'latUmoutli Herald says ! It ia reported ! OB the streets that John W. Barnes cleaned up latt week on commissions for the sale of U , 11 P. lands 82'JOO One party at Lincoln head ed by John H , Clarke the banker , boughl two townships of him or about forty thousand acres and Bam Barker says they were offeree one dollar per acre profit on their Investment or a cloin gain of fortv thousand dollars in side of sixty days. There is another part ] who lives hero who has now about tit thou aod acres In ono body which is very choici farming land , he was offered by a party Ii Omaha who ii agent for a Chicago syndicate eighteen dollars per acre which be declined Toe propa ition was finally madn to htm tha if he would take twenty dollars per acre the } ns would wire the Chiago tyndicats it the ; could close It at thnt figurj. Ita told them his price WM twontyavc dollar * per ncro and not R ctnt los * . pijirao-i NBfMoxi A , A rnocr.A > MTo.v ! I'Roiunimn THK HHII'MEHT M' CATTLK WOSl IIISSOUIII TO ILLINOIS. SriUNQFiKLD , 111 , , April 25. Gov. Oglesby to-day iesucd A proclamation scheduling the state of Missouri and prohibiting the ship ment cf cat lie from there lute the stnt ? of Illinois , except on a clear bill of health. To prevent delny In the shipment of healthy cat- tie Gov. Oglotby has invited Gov , Marma- iuke to nrrango for inspection And certifies ion of healthy cattle coming into this stnto rom Missouri , The following Is the odicial information upon which the governor's procla motion Ii based ; M.CHIOAIIO , March 12. Tn Hon. Richard J. Jglesby , Governor of Illinois , Sprinpfield , II. Dear Sir : Whorem , during the the nontb of July , 1884 , the state lunatic Mylum f Musouri , loftted nt Fulton , in tald state , lurch Mod A .Jersey bull of Messrs. D. II & . S , i. Trip , of Poorla , 111. , in whoio herd of cat- ilo nt that time existed contagious plouro- incumonin , and , whereas , said Insane- asylum ir Its farm manager placed the purchased bull , mocg the cnttlo owned by said asylum nnd autnburing upwards of ( evenly head or inure , las caused contagious plcuro-pnbiimonia to jpread in this herd , the effect of which has been that since Jnniury last ton head have died , two more being now Infected with said disoaoo in its ncuto f Jim nnd ten others now iitlTeriug with uald contagion in ita chronic lorm , nil of which diafnted animals nro now kept on the farm of said nsylum and the chances being that half or three- fourths of the whole of tald number or more cnttlo rnny bjcomu nlmllaily diseased and , whereas the itato of Missouri haa no statutory measures : or the cotnpuUory extermination of _ conta gious pleuro-pneumoni from within ita bouii- JarlcH or for the prevention of the spread cf ; his disease , nnd , whercm , cnttlo nro constant- .y being brought intojtho state of Illinois from various parta or localities in the state of Mis- louri for feuding , breeding or for other pur- , iofO ! nnd placed among our nntivo cnttlo ivltbout suspicion of danger and without any legal restriction on the part of the state of Illinois ngnlnit Raid incorporntion , nnd whorea * , on Mnrch 18,1885 , n carload of _ cattle - tlo arrived nt tlm union stock yards at Chicago shipped from Fulton , Mo. , by Buchanan , Davis , Smith & Co. , nud consigned to Frank Morrison , nt Chicago , originally numbering sixteen hear ) , arrived here and , whereas , no cording to the information rooeired from Dr. M. H. Grimhowcr , deputy Inspector of the national bureau of animal industryand in the opinion nlso of C. O. Atkinson , steward of the Mis'ourl state ineann asylum , there waa ono bull among the said sixteen bend of cat tle affected with ncuto contagious p'euro- pneumonia , The said dteeastd bull uot _ being found by ma among the lut arriving in Chicago cage , but being somewhere dead or nlivo in the stuto of Illinoisto the rent danger and detriment of ether cnttlo and the cattle inter est of this state , and , whereas , it ia yet un known to mo whether the said dis eased animal , which waa one of the short-horn breed of cattle was shipped from eatd insane asylum farm of from some other point in Missouri , nud ns wo nro in constant danger of receiving moro nf { sue ! ; diseased nnimals from the staU of Missouri and of which ovunt wo may not become in formed until great danger has occasioned by reason of sucli unrestricted shipments from such neighboring infected 'state of Missouri , theretore I respectfully nnd urgently call the attention of your excellency to the facts hero in before stated nnd recommended to your contideration nnd advisability of scheduling tha state of Missouri by proclamation In con formity of section 4 of "an act to auppress the spread the ccnUeioua pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of Illinois ; approved Mny SI 1881 , " Your obedient servant , N. H. FAAHRN , Stnto Veterinarian. THE PROCLAMATION AND PENALTIES. All poreons or corporations in this fctate owning or having possession of cattle infected with , or that may havu been exposed tc pleuro-pneumouta , nre hereby on joint d to im mediately report all supposed cases of pleura- pneumonia to the stnto veterinarian at Spring , iie'd ' , III. Any person or persona who shall fail to make such report , or shall obstruct 01 rf aist the stile veterinarian in tbo discharge of his duties aa preecribed by law , ( hall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor , and upon conviction of either charges they will be fined not lees than $50 , nor moro than § 5 < ° 0 , for oich and every fuch offense , and upon convic1 tlon a second time. th ll , in addition to the above named fiuo , bo liable to not lesa than twenty days , cor moro than six months Im prisonment. All ahoriflii , constables , police and other civil officers are hereby called upon and directed to uld the state veterinarian and lend their assistance In enforcing the law. This proclamation Is to go Into effect Monday , April 29,1885. In testimony I hereto set my hand and cause the great seal of the state to bo nffixed. Done at the city of Springfield tba day and year above written. By the Governor : 15. J. OOLMUT. H. D. DEMENT , Secretary of State. "Oniklia tbo FinT. " The "happy family' * who dwell ID the large airy cage in the museum here wee yesterJay thrown into paroxisms of de light and fear , aa was evidenced by the ontburet of chattering tongues upon a diicovery rnaoo upon the opening of tholr rod-iron dwelling. E'ght ' mcnkcya , some cats , rabbits , a puppy , aa ant-eater and other animals occupy the { .forotald cago. Ono lot of monkeys were brought in on Friday night and tholr cage opened Saturday morning to air , cleanse and feed the in mates , preparatcry to tholr transfer to their permanent homo. Among this col lection of eight are two elderly , who- looking mozikeyn , the hi ads of the family so to speak , aLl Immediately upon the letting In of light the sons and daughters of the household were rrjolced to find "a child was born unto" the e&tab'ishmont. At the moment of tbii discovery the yonngor members of tbo household bean - an a/ wild song of rejoicing , acompa- nlod by leaping and gymnastics that rivaled the wlldust 'feats of the trapeze pvrformance , and chorused by cries of jollification from every cage in the vicin ity.Amidst Amidst all thia rejoicing tlio heads of the family removed to a qnlotor corner ; the mother , active and alert , bore the ' 'baby" ' closely prosed to her boaom , smoothing "Its wrinkled front" and car essing It with kisses , while the stolid- looking father , tlways cloiu beside the object of hla paternal sollcltudeand prldo , looked wisely and sedately on , baring his bravo front to all rude comer * . The little stranger , the first four-legged monkey born in this city , la as black aa midnight and bids fair to bo aa pretty aa a monkey cm bo. He ii young yet , and in honor of the monkey trlbo was , with all the pomp and ceremony meet for each an oc casion , christened "OMAHA THE KIKST , " and sprinkled with a mother's joyous tors. The Cnunry Coiiimlnslonerp. The Beard of Commissioners met Sat urday and among other things appointed Mr. Charles King , constable In the Second ward , vlco Mr , Strykor resigned , The board alao authorized the Invita tion of bids for the furnishing of neces sary carpels nnd chain some eighteen dtzcns for the several o ( Ticca lately completed for tbo county oflicors , The clerk was directed to Inform the county superintendent of tchools and the county jadgo that their offices will bo ready for occupation day after to-morrow , ( Wednesday - nesday ) The clerk takes possession of hi ) new cflico to-d > y , the room vacated by him being hereafter occupied by the county tnrvoyor nd his piuicnt lieail' quarters becoming the oflice of the city treasurer , Mr , Buck , A BOOM FOE DENVER JUNC TION , Onion I'aclflo lUllwny Shops Ordered from Cheyenne to Denver , ) auction , A nr.MOVAr. . Orders have boon Issued from the Union Pacific hondquartora nt Omaha , for the removal of the repair Implements rom Ohoyonno to Denver Junction , the loint where the Juloibnrg branch unites with the Union Pacific , 140 miles east of hla city. Ono if the buildings which liavo been used for car repairing purpoto will bo taken down and also removed to' ho same plfico. The work of removal iommoucod yesterday The best Buck Door In the city la the fanat Buck Beer , bottled by Ec\ Mauror , solo agent of the Faust Beer. TUB OOUUiS , msriiier count Jndgos Wakolcy and Neville will pro * side to-day In this court after a week's recces. The equity docket and mo- ions and demurrers alone will bo hoard. The Sarpy county district court adjourned - od Saturday and the tvro judges will bo here to push forward the homo work thl& wook. COUNTY COUHT. Judge McOalloch Saturday Issued a writ ot restitution againat the Times Dis patch Newspaper company and the officer received It for cxecii'ion. A suit to recover $187 CO claimed aa commission for a ealo cf real oatato , waa on Saturday brought in this court by E. J. Peck , Bgaiust George Burke. The haboaa corpus Morgnn-Mooro-McF&rland case comes up at 10 this motnicg. I'OUCE COUUT. Bcsidca n few cases of minor nature , not worthy of publication here , tha cue ngilnst Nugent nnd Greou , former pro prietors of the Buckingham thpatro , was dismissed , the complaint being with drawn. Tbo ( meat and pureot Boor in the city ia ho "Faust Back , " bottled nnd delivered - livered throughout the city by Ed. M.iurer. Krnrn Sin to t-ulvntlrm. The Women's ' Christian Union nro "carrying the war Into AfricV' in reality. The Eosioty it la rcpnrUd , have practi cally diiturmlnod to change the interior of the Buckingham tLoatro in such man ner an to mnkn it servo not the purposes of a "variolv" show aa It has no long done * , but ihoo of a hall for religious and lump'rnnco lecfurea and meetings for 'peil Its ons. This , so far as the Icca- cality is concerned , ia really bearding the lion iu lua den. Where once was music for the Rpanglcd nnd painted artistes , now will bo bymna in praise of sparkling water ; where men and women "looked upon the wino when itr is rod" now 'will bo found beef-soup nnd sandwiches , and the old winu room will forget thouo who haunted it for fun and It ] kindred things and become acquainted with tracts and aermona and books and papers. Surely now the former frequenters of thcthoatro can truthf nlly say : "Old titnoi have changed , old manners gone , And a stronger fills the Stuart'd throno. " General Grunt's Condition , NEW YOIIK , April -5. When Dr. Douglas left Gen. Grant's house this morning ho Bald that the general had pasted a very quiet-night , though his sleep was sDinowhat broken. So- far as the physical condition of the general is concerned , hn might bo removed to the moun tains with safety to morrow , but he will not le wo ISow York till the 1st of July. It is the believed by thoau In & position to know that tha general will survive through the summer. NOl'KS. DEATH OF LKW CBOP8KT KINK WHNE1) . Special telegram to the BKE. LINCOLN , Nob. , April 25 Hon. L. E. Cropsay , who has been iil for two years , died last night at Beatrice at the homo of his uncle , HOD. K , B Furrington. The Casino skuting rink , built lott winter at acost of $10,000 , wns destroyed by fire last night. Insured for $ .r > ,000. Incendiary. TEST YOUR BAKMrjWilliK ' [ ( HIM. r ran di ndrnrtl * ( J as absolute/ ! THETEST : A can top down on a liot stove until heatMth . rouTO th coverall mnell. A chemist will not b * ! paired todvtect tlio pratenca of ammonia. DOES NOT CONTAIN AMMONIA. 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