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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-
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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.
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