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Mit. JACK NUOENT will bo gratified ti
learn that the Buckingham theatre ha
puttied into bolter hinds , and that thi
perforrrmncea hereafter will bs of n raon
elevating character. The place has boot
loated by the W. 0. T. U. The worl
contemplated by this organization is i
commendable one , and should recolvi
the hoarly support and cnconragomcnt o
our cltlzona.
THERE is such a thing as being a litlli
too pravlons In political predictions
Mr. Samuel J. Randall predicts the reelection -
election of Grover Cleveland , while i
number of republican papers and pollli
clans conG'Jently maintain that Logu
will bo nominated and elected to thi
presidency in 1888. The early bird ma ]
catch the worm , but it la not always tin
early boom that captures the presldontla
chair.
THE whistle nnis-mco in this city ha
become almost intolerable. The smallo
the concern the bigger the whlstlo acorn
to bo the rule. There is no reesDnvhj
a dozen or moro whistles , in the vor ;
hosrt of the city , should bo allowed ti
blow for several minutes at morning
noon and night. It is simply distracting
and people are beginning to bollovo tha
It ii only done for mitchief. Tin
nuUmnca ought to bo abated , and if then
ia no other way to do it the city conncl
should pus an ordinance prohibiting thi
practice.
IT now turns out that the war-ship
"Omaha" la a gingerbread vessel. Shi
has an abundance of fancy woods , oloc
trie lights , elegant furniture and othe :
now and costly glmcracks , all of whlcl
are plcanog to the ojobut her machinery
in old-fashioned , occupying twice the
room o ! modem machinery , and hcnci
nbo can carry only 150 tons of coal. Ai
oho burns about sixty tons of coal po :
day , she could only tteam part waj
across the ocean , and for the balance o
the trip eho would have to depend upoi
tbo wind. Wo move that either he :
name bo changed or her old machlnor ;
replaced with something moic compac
and modern.
ACCORDING to his confidential circnla
the postmaster-general requires no mon
proof of offensive partisanship than th <
affirmation on the part of a senator o
representative that the postmaster ha
been the active editor or proprietor of
republican newspaper , printing offenslv
articles , easily shown by slips , or ha
boon a stump speaker , member of a pa
lltioal committee , etc. How fortunate 1
Li that Postmaster Ooutant baa not bee :
an editor or a etamp speaker , and tha
there are no democratic senators or rep
roientatlvcs In Nebraska to patch up ovl
donco against him. But how about th
now postmaster at Kearney ? Mr. Vilac
In appointing a democratic editor a
postmaster , has made an oflbnsivo pai
tiuin out of him , and has done what h
virtually denounced in His confidontii
circular. That la consistency , indeed.
THE f fiends of General lloeocrano , wh
liavo boon looking around for a fat oflic
for him , think that the colloctorahlp c
the port of Sin Francisco will suit hirr
This is the beat California office in th
gift of the president , and it Is said the
thn general will receive the oupport of th
Grand Army of that state. Ho was th
former Grand Army commander In Oal
fornla , and this backing will probabl
overcome any opposition from politician !
It is very likely th&t ho will succeed I
securing this appointment , as ho is ah
warmly endorsed by prominent repabl
cans and newspapers. The San Frarj
cltco Call says "thero Is nothing real !
that can bo said against General Rosi
crnus , except that ho has no technlc
knowledge of the duties of the office 1
aspires to , but he is a man of high hone
and certainly of sufficient intolligenca <
apprco'ato the necessity of continuing I
office subordinates who can instruct tl
collector in bis duties. "
INDIAN postmwtors may not bo "offei
slvo" partisans , but the redskins must {
all the sama to make room for whl
democrats. There are about soventy.fi
postolHces In the Indian territory , ai
some of thorn have boon and are in chari
of Indian postmasters. The attorne
general has just rendered an oplnli
that an Indian Is not ellglblo on tl
ground that while a member of a Irll
and subject to tribal jurisdiction ho Is n
In legal contemplation competent to tal
the oath required before entering on I
duties , and besides there i ) strong dou'
as to the competency of an Indian In tl
Indian territory to give the required ofi
cial bond. Ittooka democrat to di
cover all this. The discovery opens i
u now end inviting field for the democrat
auico-sookors. Una thing Is certain , at
that Is that ns republican office-seek
was over mean enough or hungry enouj
to ask to luvo an Indian postmaati
kicked out of office to msko room f <
biimulf.
TilE NEW YORK CANALS.
Wo have received from tha Now York
> onrd of trido and transportation an In
cresting statement regarding the bust
ness of the canals of Now Yoik as com
tared with that of the railroad ] . Durlnj
ho season of navigation of 1884 , th
anals delivered at the port of Now Yorl
37,501,421 bushels of grain , and thi
allroads for the sarna period delivers
28,01,020 ! ) bushels , or 0,402,404 bushel
ess than by canal , and whllo the tonnagi
of the canals , owing to the goner al do
ircsilon throughout the country wae
> 54,568 tons loss than the prccodln ,
year , the tonnage of the Now York trunl
Inos fell short moro than donblo tha
amount.
The fact that thoao results wore ob
tained with canala upon which practical ! ;
no Improvements have boon made fo
many years , whllo the railroad
lave had everything which ectonc
and ingenuity could furnish , is suggcatlv' '
of the great benefits to the country vrhlol
may como from the improvement and ox
onsion o ! our waterways. The Nov
York canals are not only a great bonefi
o that state , but to the whole wostert
whoat-growlng country , for , in connco
Ion with the great lakes , they furnish ai
all-water route from Daluth , Milwaukee
Chicago , Cleveland and Toledo to tin
oaboard , thus affording a competing
ransportation line to the railroads. Thi
) enofita cannot bo overestimated. Thi
waterways not only are the moans o
cheapening transportation , but they an
nn Important factor in the problem o
making rates stable , both on land ant
water. Millions npon millions of dollar ,
and vest tracts of land hare been donatoc
> y the government to the railroadwhlcl :
are In the hands of private parties
and it does seem singular that canals
especially thoao which are free pnblii
ilghways , are not moro encouraged bj
ho government. The surplus could nol
> o moro advantageously expended thai
n the construction of a public system oi
canals connecting the various navigabli
rivers and lakes. But so long as the rail
road lobby remains aa rich and profitabli
an it is to day there will ba but little hopi
of any great canal enterprise rocoivln ;
national aid to any considerable extent
The canals of Now York , which have
) eon made free highways , have Trorkod
wonders for that state , and their Influence
upon trade and transportation li
not by any moans confined to loca
Imits. Wo are glad to sot
, hat the interest In the canal system o :
< Tow York Is net allowed to flag. Import
ant improvements havebeen proposed and
advocated by ox-State Engineer Horatlc
Seymour , Jr. , and ox-Comptroller Irt
Davenport and other state officers. It ii
not too much to predict that with those
> ropo3od improvements , calling for (
urn inslgnlficont In comparison with thai
already expended on the half-complete :
now capitol building at Albany , a nev
era of usefulness for the canals woulc
)0gin , the results of which would bi
; reater than anything that has boon ac
compliahcd in the past. To obtain thi
necessary funds from the stito ought t <
> o a very easy matter , but wo auppost
hat the main obstacle to ovcrcomi
s the opposition of the railways. However
over , meetings ara to bo called through
out the state to form sn organization tc
> o known as "Tha nnion for tho'lmprovo
mont of the canals of the etato of NOT
York , " the object , of course , being to BO
cure the necessary appropriations frorr.
; ho legislature. The patties having thi
matter In hand are proceeding systematl
cally and energetically , and probably wil
succeed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE POLICE COURT CLERK ! .
It IB very uestionable whether thi
proposed change in the ordinance Introduced
ducod at the last meeting of thi
council with regard to the clerk of thi
police court should bo made. In thi
first place the office of clerk was ciuatei
not merely for tha purpose of rellevlnj
the police judge from the drudgery o
writing up his docket , but as a chock up
on the two officers. It wan Intendei
that the judge should handle no funds
ana that the fines and costs collected ii
the court ehonld pass through the hand
of the clerk , who should keep th
records , and that the records should b
subject to the auporvlalon of the judge
In thin way each would check the other
This system does not necessarily cast an ;
reflection upon the present In
cnmbcnta , nor docs It Imp !
any lack of confidenca in thoC honest ;
but there may a time como when a dis
honest man will bo elected to the judge
ship. In such an event this syster
would prevent him from approprlatln
any of the city funds , and to guar
against such contingency it is impoitat
that this plan bo strictly carried oui
Formerly the judges of the courtd ; <
rived their Income from the costs ol
tained from the various offenders , bi
this was found to bo a source of corruj
practices and impositions. It was not a
unusual thing to remit fines and oolloi
the costs alone , which , of course , wei
into the judge's pocket , while the cl <
got nothing. The offender might 1
able to pay ono or the other , bi
not both , and in such n case tl :
judge naturally looked out for his ow
Interests and collected the costs. I
Eomo Instances judges of the police con :
have actually made no record of any soi
with regard to parties arrested for aorl
ons offensos.who wore lot off upon psyln
the ao-cillod costs.
It Is now proposed to tnlco the appoln
raent of the police court clerk from tli
mayor and confer tbo power upon tl
police judge. It is a serious questio
whether the appointing power can bo e
transferred legally. If , however , thei
la to bo any change in the present ord
nance wo should regard It as much moi
proper for the appointment to bo made t
ths instance of the board of educatioi
Tbo ontlro revenue of the police courl
belongs to the school fund , and tha clcrl
of the court should bo held accountable
to the board , If the clerk were choscr
by the beard or rather appointed upoi
Its recommendation by the mayor am
council , the board would then have iti
own sgent In the court to take care 01
the school fund , A competent man could
easily do the work and have plentj
of time to spare. Wo say , with all dm
rsrpcct to the present judge , that for hli
own Interest it will bo bolter for htm tt
bavo nothing to do with the appointment
of the clerk , Wo might nnmo judges o
higher courts , who have had this powoi
but who have not by any moans added
anything to their reputation by the wnj
in which they have exercised the priv
iligo of appointing their own clerks.
IT cortiluly is amusing to see ono "of
fensive partisan" turned out of office ti
make room for another. "Why Isn't ai
"offensive democrat" ns bad ns an "of
fonslvo republican ) " If there over wa
an "offensive partisan" it Is the nov
postmaster at llazelhurst , Mississippi
Ella name is Meade , and hi
was the chairman of the domocratli
club In Ooptah county that ordoroi
Mathowa to leave Hazelhnrdt and threatened
oned him with death if ho remained
After the shoo\lng of Mathews , when In
attempted to vote , the club passed rose
[ atloos approving of the killing and Mr
Meade was the presiding officer of tin
meeting. Instead of being put in thi
Eaz'ohnrat postoffico , ho ought to bo in
side the walls of the Mieslsslppl poni
tcntlafy. Wo cannot understand hov
Col. Yllni , who was a bravo soldier , and
who fought for free speech , free press
irao men , and a free ballot , could
possibly bo induced to 'appoint sncl
a man ns Mcado to a federal position o
iionor and trust. President Olovolant
rejected the brother of Senator Blaok-
jnrn , of Kentucky , simply on account ol
an old letter , In which ho expressed
wholesale murderous sentiments , but Col ,
Yilaa accepted a man who is accoasory tt
a cold-blooded murder. It is no wondoi
lint oven some of the democrats are dis <
justad at such blunders , which go tt
make up the most effective kind of 0111
munition for the republicans In the nex
presidential campaign. So far aa the republicans
publicans are concerned they care no
tow many such mistakea are made tht
more the bettor.
DR FEIUIAN'S cholera Inoculation con
; innea to ba the subject of considerable
discussion. The evidence , so far , of the
success of his system is quite encouraging ,
though not yet entirely satisfactory. It
Alclra 5,400 persona have been inocu
ated , and no deaths of inoculated
patients have yet occurred. The ropoil
shows one cholera caao for oaoh 1G5 unin
oculatod parsons , and but ono case tc
each 770 inoculated persons. Moreover ,
a death rate of ono in 853 among the for
mer , as against no deaths among the
alter. This showing is , however , more
.hart fair to Dr. Fcrran , as it suppose :
all the inoculations made on May 1 ,
which la not the caao , and leavet
out of account the fact thai
the most cautious and well-to-do arc
most apt to avail themselves of sach pre
cautions , whllo the death rats la largest
among the oppoalto class. Some of the
conservative Spanish physicians shake
their heads and expreas distrust concern'
ing the discovery of Dr. Fcrran , whort
they call an "unbalanced enthusiast. '
Public opinion , however , seems to be Ir
favor of Dr. Ferran , and the governmonl
will appoint a com mission of eminent
physicians to investigate his dlscoveriet
and the preventive value of bis system ol
Inoculation. The result of this Investl
Cation will bo awaited with a great deal
of interest.
No material Improvement la noticeable
In the Eidowalka in the business centre
of the city. Our streets are well paved ,
but the walks are in a wretched shape.
This condition of our principal thorough
fares reminds ono very much of a woman
In an elegant dress , but wearing an old
pair of shoes , with holes at the toes , and
run down at the heels. Our walks should
correspond with our streets , not
only for comfort but for stylo.
Something certainly ought to be
done to got the olka on such a street ai
Farnam in proper condition. Thoj
should be of uniform width , on the came
level , and of durable material , Wo cat
point out iifty different places where net *
walks should bo put down , other placei
where they should bo widened to thi
curb line , and still other places when
they should bo lowered or raised , I
property owners can afford to pay fo :
street paving , they can afford to pay fo
decant and durable sidewalks Thi
plan pursued so far of compelling cortali
persons to improve their walks whll
others are allowed to do as they please
la unjust. Everybody should bo troatoi
alike In this matter , and wo hope tha
the council will pass a fair and reason
able sidewalk ordinance , and have It im
partially enforced.
MR. GAUL AND wants Xacharlah Montgomery
gomory , of San Fronciico , appointed as
slstant attorney general. The Now Yor
Herald , ono of Mr. Cleveland's warmoi
supporters , vigorously protests ogalns
such an appointment , and If It has n
Influence it will probably not be made
The qualifications of Montgomery arc
according to the Herald , first , that h
nas a schoolmate of Garland ; recond
that ho was a blatant secessionist In Cal
iforuia during the whole war ; and , third
that ho has poured contempt in bla wril
ings on the common school system of thi
country. The Herald Is evidently mad
and It gives vent to Its wrath i
the following language : "If Altorne
General Garland cannot bo happy wltt
out having his secessionist and antl-pul
lie schools friend as an assistant , wh ;
should it not bo well for the president ti
dismiss Mr. Garland and give him am
Montgomery a chance to go off togotho
somewhere ? la our judgment it wouli
bo easy to got a much abler and lot
blundering attorney general than Mr
Garland has proved hinuclf. " The np
polntmont of Mr , Montgomery may bo i
mistake , but It will net bo any WOIBOI
mistake than dozens of other appointments
monts which wo can name , and whlcl
the Now York Herald cither endorsed o
failed to criticise.
Tur. attempt to prevent ; the importa
tlon of a German band under contract a
a violation of the now law against th
importation of labor , seems to bo stretch
Ing the thing n llttlo too much. Whotho
the law can bo made to cover such case
Is extremely doubtful , If such Is roall ;
the intention of the law , no opera troupe
theatrical company , circus , or any slml
lar organization , with whom a contract i
made abroad , can enter the United States
This certainly would bo absurd , as and
troupes are not laborpra within the com
mon acceptation of the term. Such i
law , however , could easily bo evaded b ;
the postponement of the contraot-maklu
nntll after landing in thta'conntry. '
TIIH British house of lords is doslrou
of becoming acquainted with ccrtaii
points of American law , and it has ac
cordingly summoned , or rather invited
Senator Edmunds to appear before tha
eminent body and testify. Ho has nc
copted the invitation , and no doubt wll
enlighten the British lords tc their emi
nent satisfaction. If there is any mai
In the United States who can do it tha
man la Senator. Edmunds. The Invita
tion from the houss of lords la certainly i
liigh compliment to his knowledge am
ability. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has dismlssei
kho colored steward and tha cook of thi
white house , who were appointed b ]
President Arthur , and has employed at
accomplished Irish cook , who served Mr
Cleveland while in Albany. There ma ]
bo no offensive partisanship In this nov
deal , but it indicates the president's prof
oronco.
THE formal opening of the now Done ;
las county court housa will take place or
Thursday. This will prove an interest1
Ing event to the people of this city and
county. It will well rapay any man 01
woman to pay a visit to thla magnificent
structure , which would be a credit to i
city five times the alza of Omaha.
THE American consul at Rio Grandi
do Snl , Brazil , having been made thi
subject of attack by a caricaturing paper
an exchange of shots between him and
; ho editor waa the result. If the conan
bas been made the subject of wood-cir
illustrations It Is a cause of war.
MR. VILAS is readjusting the posta
affairs In Mr. Mahono'a territory. Mr
Mahono'B postmasters are receiving thcii
walking pipers as fast as Uncle Sam'i
malls can carry them. Mr. Mahono wll
probably continue to affiliate with the republican
publican- ) .
SENATOR EDMUNDS , ho goes to Ens ;
land to testify before the house cf lordi
on American law , will have the bea
junketing tour of the season. The beaut ]
of it is his expenses are paid by tht
British.
Ii Is to be hoped that the Omaht
Doard of trade will not allow this season
to pass by without putting its balldinf
nnder roof.
WESTERN NEWS.
DAKOTA.
A Valley City farmer sowed 1,000 acres tc
barley tbia season.
There are 35,003 bushels of wheat unsold
n Hanson county.
Patrols of citizens guard Yonkton n'ujhtlj
against burglars and ihugs.
DSrookinga county proposes to issue ? 20OOC
n bonds and build a court house.
Bismarck is advertising ( or bids for tha con' '
struction of a water-works sy tora.
Rapid City is coining to the front as tht
metropolis of the Black Hills country.
A mammoth botsl Is to bo erected on the
shores of Devll'n lake for summer boarders.
Ti. II. Kobluson , o ! Clark county , hat
planted 27,000 trees on his claim this spriuc
Walsh county gave a majority of ovei
COO against tbo proposed division of tin
county.
Southern Dakota is to have another const !
Uitional convention to bridge the gulf eeparat
ing it from statehood.
The Richmond Mining company propose
erecting a large mill on their property in th
Galena silver camp near DeatlwooJ ,
Schooners of beer have tumbled fron
fifteen to five cents each in liierrarck , Tli
event Jwas celebrated by n general swel
head ,
One hundred and fifty families of Yermon
ei-soIdlerH have been located In Edmund
county , Tbo colony represents over a millloi
dollars.
Yankton county reports a larger amount o
breaking will be dona thin spring than an ;
season before since the 'settlement of th
county ,
A large colony of Swedes' and Danes fron
Goodhoe county , Minnesota' , ara preparing t
emigrate to McLean county , north oi Bin
marck.
The cottonwood beetle is creating great do
structioog of the young tress in and about th
Bijou bills , by stripping the follaca from th
trees , leaving them as bard as In raid-winter
The Catholics are complaining that" th
university of Veunilllon Is being urn in the
interest of two or three 1'rotestant denomina
tlone , and demand reprnientatlon on th1
board of repents or exemption from tnxa
tion ,
The present value of cattle In Dakota is ee
tlmated at 98OJO,000. The cost of beef pro
duction Is from 81,25 to $3.00 per 100 poundi
the latter figure covering corn fed cattle
Hinge cattle ara figured at from 81,60 to 8 :
par 100 pounds ,
S. N. Dalrymple. ouo of the celebrate !
family of bonatui farmers , living near Caeilc
ton , met with a fatal accident on bla farm e :
the 14th , Ho bad taken a young colt out t
picket it , and tvlillo engaged in driving th
stake tbo colt took flight and started to rur
throning Mr. Dalrymple on the stake , letei
ally impaling him through tha stomach o
thu sharp wood. He died In a few , tnlnutee
He was about fifty-fq\ joars old , an
leaves awifeand | fi\o children ,
WJOMINCi ,
The Searlght Cattle company have sold t
the Nott Amoricin C Hto company , 1,00
cows ml calves for § 10,000.
A firebug Attempted to cremate tha town o
Borlo ( recently.
A good miMlty of sand stone hat been dls
covered in the Lone Tree Valley , thiitcei
miles from Cheyenne.
IUotts | of rich gold finds at the hondwator
of Crow Crock nro circulating in Cheyenne
but nothing definite is known ,
The noted Hereford bull " "
, "tttidolpli , val
tied nt 825,000 and insured for that amount
died of a tumor last week. Hov s owned bj
tha Hereford Stock Association of Cheyenne
The artesian well experiment at Choyonm
1ms already cost 53oOO with the hole enl ]
( CO feet below the irarfaco. It is proposed U
go down 2,100 , foot and tpend S < ! ,010 if notes
sary.
Several Wyoming cottlo companies nn
planning to sum cattla to Dutnlh and tbonci
by way of the Otnadlan 1'ncifis , or by water
hike everything undertaken by the cattli
men this echemo has n tremendous capitaloi
papnr nnd enormous profits In projpsctivo.
COLORADO ,
The old Settler mine at Idaho Springs Imi
been sold for § 10,010.
Sixteen Incorporated minoi in Coloradi
paid dividends In 1883 of Sl.illS 250 and h
1881 , nearly § 2,000,000.
The Donna Madixxa , or Mrs. W. B. Dan
iels , has sued her whilom husband for SJOOC ( (
for false Imprisonment In Denver.
The South Arkansas river has bocii so ful
of fish lately that fish runs have been built n <
the dama to glvo the fieh n chance to gel
through.
The Denver , Aspen it Grand Hiver railroixi
IB the latest narrow RURRO highway plannct
for construction this month. It is backed b ]
tha owners of tha Denver ft Ilio Grando.
The Omaha and Grant Smelting and He fin
Ing company suit against the Kobort K , Jet
Mining company for § 15,000 damages 01
breach of contract was hoard in Loadvllle or
the 15th , and taken under advisement by tin
court.
MONTANA.
The Btto for the new court boueo in Helen :
cost gl-1-190.
Helena's city tax levy this year has boot
fixed nt fix mills.
The Gloetor rnlno produced between 830 , '
OCO and SOOOCO worth of gold bullion Ir
April ,
The total Irma to msuranca companies al
Billings and Miles City from the recent fires
will aggregate 870,000.
Butte IH having a contcet with bunko men ,
"sure thlDfjors , " and their Ilk and is bound
that all of them shall go.
The government this year will employ
about 3'0 men all season In constructing roids
and bridges in the National park ,
An artesian well 1mj been sunk at Great
Falls and an unceasing How of pure water
was obtained at the depth of thirty feet.
_ The Utah & Northern and Northern IV
cifiu railroads have made a considerable re
duction on tariff rates on ore to the east.
The amount of dividends paid by mining
companies in Montana during the year 1884 ,
according to the report of the Mint Bureau ,
was 899 ,000.
Several now discoveries of rich silver ere on
the head of Newton creek. Meaghor county ,
were made last week by Neihatt parties. A
good many prospectors are heading that way.
OliFOON AND WABHIKOTON ,
Portland , Or. , derives an income of 875,000
yearly from the city licenses.
Logging wages this season In tbo Chehalla
volley , Or. , are considerably lower than in
any previous season for years , The wages
ptid to bands this year will be from 826 to
§ 75 per month , against § 10 to 8110 last
season.
The following appears as a barber's adver
tisement in the Walla Wnlla ( W. T. ) States
man : Tonsorial artist , physiognomical hair
drcfsor , facial operator , cranium manipulator
and capillary abridger , hair cutting and shav
ing with tnnbidertrous facility , shampooing on
physiological principles.
Some fishermen near Astoria , Oregon ,
caught in one of their nets , last Monday , a
shark eix and a half feet long. Upon cut
ting it open they found a pleca of India-
rubber hose , a small turtle and n two-bit bottle
tle of whisky , tightly corked. The whisky
was none the vvorsa for UB storage ,
Some weeks ago , in a cut on the Cascade
division of the Northern Pacific railroad ,
about two miles from South Prairie , the
workman cunio upon n fir log , eight feet In
diameter. It va\i in tha middle of a ridge ,
fifty-eix feet below the surface of the ground.
When found the wood was in n soft state , but
after being exposed to the air for a , short
time it became almost as hard as stone.
The express train on tha California & Oregon
gen railroad was stepped a few evenings ago ,
a few miles from Salem , by an aimy of cater
pillars , which , in migrating from a swamp tea
a green hillside , crossed a track and covered it
so densely for about a mile that the driving
wheels of the locomotive spun around without
effect , and It was only by a liberal use of sand
that the train was got across the route of this
army.
CALIFORNIA.
There is green coin In Iho San Diego
market.
Onions weighing 2J pounds apiece aae com-
ng Into tha Modesto market.
Tha jaw-breaking terror , diabrotica tluo-
docem Dunctata , is ravaging apricot trees in
, ho state.
The carp carried from private ponds into
, ho rlvera by the freshets of last year have
nultlplied rapidly.
A cremation society has baon formed in San
? rancieco , A § 15,000 crematory will be
juilt and a profit of § 25 rcallzaJ on each
tmeral ,
California has produced 8 ! > 59OCO,000 in
gold out of n total of 81ab'7OOU,000 worth of
jokl deposited in the mints for coining since
, heir organization in 171)3 ) ,
The count if money In the state treasury on
the IGth showed the amounts as follows :
Gold. Slli2,8")2.53 ; ; silver , SJ.337.73 ; cur
rency , § li,327j ) January' * special icceipta la-
celvud aa cieh in settlement with county
treasurers , § 19,17' ' ' ; preferred warrants. 8120-
211.01. Total , § 1,330,231 11
On tha 21th inst , , in the United SUtos
man-of-war Mohican wont into commission.
Bho is the last wooden warship built by the
government , an < l wai put on the stocks at
Mare Island In 1S72 , and launched and fitted
up January S , 1881. The Mohican takes the
place of the Lackawanna In tbo Pacific
equadron , Shej carries six Dahlgren , guns ,
ono pivot rifle , ono Parrot gun , and ono large
howitzer. Her crow will number 115 men ,
20 marines and 20 apprentices ,
In regard to the grasshopper question ,
which is now exciting BO much attention , Sec
retary Street of tbo Immigration association
states that troiu what information ho has been
able to gather be thinks the excessive fear
being shown in some quarters is groundless.
The raid , thoitfh It ia now being experienced
in more or lens severity in Butte , Butter , Bo-
lane , Napa Yolo and some of the southern
counties , U nevertheless , in bl opinion , not
sufficiently extensive to justify widespread
alarm. It has not yet baan satisfactorily as
certained whether these pests ara tha winged
locust or ordinary hopper. If tha former ,
they will , In all probability , as soon as they
attain HufHciont size , and before laying their
egg9 , take wing and ily toward the interior ,
Into or over the mountains to Nevada , Mon
tana or Utah. If they are non-flyora local
remedies must ba resorted to ,
New VorltcrH lit Colorado.
A correspondent writing recently from
Danver , Col. , says :
"It may be a ( act worth relating tint
fonr of the most noted men in Colorado
who as much ns any others sft'actod Iti
fortnnes are native New Yorkers. Ol
ihoao t ro , David H Moil'it , Jr. , nnd Na-
tbanial P. Hill , are from Orange county ,
whllo Jerome B. Clmtfeo cornea from
Niagsr * county , and Henry BI. Teller
from Allegheny county , Of late years
Mr , Ghsft'eo has not been conlinouEly liv
ing in Colorado , bat ho came to it over
the phlns twenty-five years t\o , and
rendered It valuable sorvlcaa In the oirly
pioneering days of hardship , and also in
later years. With tha city of Denver he
Is in a particular way identified , as In the
that legislature of the territory ittca he
that Introduce i a bill for its Incorpora
Thla WAS done on the nlnotoontl
day of September , 1801 , oxnotly ten day
after thn tint session of that legislature
D. II. MciTat arrived In Colorado in thi
mme year as Mr , Chnflbo , I860 , am
Henry M. Teller in the spring of the ff 1
lowing year 1801 ,
It was three or four years later tha
Prof , mil , at that tiino filling n chnir ii
a Rhode Island university , was dli
patched ( o Colorado to examine and report
port upon the Gllpln property in Sai
Luis park In the Interest ol some capital
Ista who wore contemplating Its purchasi
Ills opportunity In Colorado , and an ob
serration of ere taken from mines there
resulted later In the establishment of thi
Boston and Colorado Smelting works ,
which have slnco yielded to Mr , Illll nnc
these furnishing the means to erect then
largo revenues. Three of these gentlemen -
men , Jeromes B. OhnfTco , ilonry M
Teller and N. P. Hill , have served \vltl
clialicctlcn the s'nto ' of Colorado in tin
senate of the United States. Mr. Teller
as Is well known , formed ono of Prod
dent Arthur's cabinet , conlroling thi
portfolio of secretary of the interior , nut
has bat recently boon again re-elected tc
the United States senate to roprcsonl
this state In that body. Mr. Mo flat , HOY ,
president of the lllo Grande mil war , Imi
never boon a politlc'an ' in the sonoo ol
activity in that direction. Ho is i
natural born financier and a most succots
fol one , whoso ab'llty hao boon steadily
directed in that channel and rigorous ! )
confined to it. Ho is the youngest ol
these gentlemen ; considerably so , ant
probably the richer of the four. About
40 years of age , tall and well formed , n
man of blonde typo , with blue-gray eyes ,
cool , sagacious and nervy , the innnaae-
mont of tha lllo Grande , with its $7i > , -
000,000 capital does not seem In the
leant to disturb his repose , this , too , in
addition to other enormous Interests
which ho wields. Previous to the fail
ure of Grant & Ward , Mr. Chaffeo wat
richer than ho is now , the peculiar man
ipulations of iMr. Ferdinand Ward hnv
reduced his bank account , so It la tald ,
about half n million dollars or HO.
Senator Teller Is not estimated to be
moro than moderately "well to do , " the
honors cf wealth In the vnartetto and the
cain of it being now divided between
Hill nnd Moll'it , with , presumably , the
balance in favor of the latter. In 1804-
5 , when the Indians were raiding the net-
tlomontn and the settlers In thla'region
had anything but a fooling of safety from
the Bof-lping knife , Mr. Teller and Mr.
Moffafc were sarvmg the territory , the
first ni niijor gaccr.il of militia , the
latter as adjutant general ; and each ono
af llioso four mentioned have boon hero
prominent and active , Identified , with
Colorado and its development.ond prog
ress , and in many ways materially afloat-
Ing It , or in a measure controlling its for
tunes. Mr. Ohaffeo is a widower and
wealthy. This 1 mention Incidentally
For the benefit of such as It may Interest.
Miss Chaffeo ( when she was Miss Ohaffee )
dad not been in Colorado for parloda
long enough to have boromo a factor In
Its social life. Mrs. Teller's ' Colorado
dome Is at Central City , some seventy
iillca distant from Denver. She is not
par excellence a society devotee , her prj-
iilectlona being rather toward Intellect-
ill and domestic pursuits , although the
; race , fascination and charm of her
iresonco Is universally eulogized in the
I'ghor ' circles of Washington society ,
Mr ? . Me If it end Mrs. Hill are stars in
: ho firmament of Denver social life.
Mrs. Hill Is so widely known as one of
iho beau inondo at Washington for years
.hat llttlo remains to bo eatd with regard
, o hoc that ha ? not already been chronl-
: led over and over again ; while of Mrs.
VIoiiat llttlo or anything has baennrlt -
: en. Ttila lady might with fitness adopt
; ho violet us her floral emblem. With
icr largo wealth and the opportunities
: hat como with it. the is conspicuously
inoatontatious. A blue blooded Knick
erbocker ( a great niece of Diedrlck
Knickerbocker , somewhat famous in past
innah ) , sbo Is henolf a logical argu
ment in favor of tkoiidapo "blood will
; ell. " She is also a New Yorker. Her
iomo was at Seatacook , Saratoga county ,
n her girlhood , She came with her hua-
jand to Colorado In 1800. It was bur
irat trip ac < ross the plains , and her bridal
; rlp ; for she was but just married , and
md turned her face from clvllizitlon , roe
, o speak , to encounter frantier life
imong the foothills of the Rooky Moun-
; alns. Hero Mrs. Moffat has lived prin-
ilpally for a quarter of a century. In
m elegant turnout she Is about as dainty
md restful a figure as one sees ia the
Beautiful drives in and about Denver. A
nero modest , refined lady there is not.
[ n a word , she is a typical gentlewoman.
Anecdotes ol' Grant ,
2x-Staff Officer in the Boston Traveller.
Grant bad no four of responsibility , no
'oar of Secretary Stanton. I nevrr know
ilm to ( how fear of anything. In Sep
tember , 18G4 , whllo nt Harper's Ferry
returning from a visit to Sheridan , ho
earned that Wade Hampton bad slipped
In in the roar of the left Hank of tha
i\.rmy of tha Potomac and carried ell' oar
mtlro beef herd , 2,600 head. When
Secretary Stanton heard of the logs of the
; attlo ho wanted somebody's ecalp , and
.olegraphoi : "Who is responsible for the
.OBJ of the cattle herd ? " To which Grant
replied , "I am. " There was no "hair
raised" that time. For several days
afterward the "robs , " with much "moo-
ng" and "lowing , " frequently called out :
"Hollo , Yanks , don't yon want some
" this the "old
aeefJ" Whllo waa going on
nan "would jokingly say : "I have the
jest commieeary In the army ; ho not
snly feeds my army , but that of
the emy , also. " It was only a few
months pfter this that ho directed the
tame officer at Appomatox to feed Gen.
Loa's famishing ormy. When shortly
ifcer this Iocs Sheridan made a big haul
> f stock in "tho valley , " Grant felt bet
tor. Though the animals were not so
largo nor in such good condition as ours ,
they were in such numbers and of such
itzo as to stop Johnny Rob's mouth. On
kho morning of the day the army cap-
in r d Petersburg Grant stopped to write
\ dispatch , leaning against ono of the
few fences left standing , near a hoaae ,
the nppor part of which bid been aban
doned by the women and children.
These had taken rofngoln the collar , and
were crying from fosr , as the homo was
being riddled by the confederate artillery ,
The writer stood near the general , think
ing between shots that U waa no place
for him , but not seeing how ho conld
leave whllo the lieutenant-general re
mained. When Grant bad nnlshed his
illspatcQ , looking round and apparently
appreciatng for the first time what A hot
place he was in , ho quietly said ; ' 'I ecp
no use In staying hero , " and moved off ,
very chsoly followed by his stall' , to a
place whera an unoccupied nun could
feel cooler.
Travelled on u Free 1'nsa ,
Texas Sittings ,
"Oin you tell mo the n mes of the rail-
raid lines in Texas ? " ajked a Dallas
teacher of a pupil who was the son of a
member of the legislature.
' I dunne , " was the reply. "
"On whut , Uooayour f ttier travel when
ho goes from hero to attend the toiatona
of the legislature ? "
"On a free paw. "
"Gmbnsaed Iiontlicr "
Hundreds of men , women , and emi
boys in New York ate engaged In tha
"binlnois" of collecting old bents and
shoo ( which they take to the wall-paper
factories where they receive from 5 lo ID
cants per pair. Calfskin boots bting tha V
best price , whllo cowhide ones nro net
taken at any figure. The si boots anil
shoes are first soaked in several nntors to
got the dirt off , and then the mils and
threads are removed and the leather Is
ground np into a fine pulp. Then It Is
pressed upon a ground of heavy paper ,
which Is to bo used In the manufacture
of "embossed leather. " .Fashionable
pooolo think they are going nway back to
medieval times when they have the walls
of their libraries emi
dining-rooms cov
ered with this , and remain in blissful Ig
norance that thu shoos and boots which
their neighbors throw in the aah-bnrrol a
month before now ndorn tholr walls and
h&ng on the screens which protect their
eyes from the fire. Carriage-top makers
and bookbinders also buy old boots and
shoos , the former to make leather tops
for carriages , and the latter leather bind *
ings for the chonporgtado of books. The
now styles of leather ftauios with leather
mats in thorn are entirely made of the
cast-off covering of our feot.
. MUVBl'Al'ISK OUTl'ITS.
The Western Newspaper Union , at
Oinahn , In addition to furnishing all
sizes nnd styles of the best rcnely printed
sheets in the country , innkcs a specialty
of outfitting country publishers , both
with now or second-hand material , sell
ing at prices that cannot bo discounted
in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle
about everything nccdcel in n moderate
sized printing establishment , and are
Bolowostcrn agents for some of the best
makes of Paper Cutters , Presses , Hand
mid Power , before the public. Parties
nbont to establish journals in Nebraska
or elsewhere are invited to corrcsponel
with us before making final arrange
ments , ns wo generally have on hand
sccond-hanel material in the way of
type , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which
can bo secured nt gonnino bargains.
Scnil for the Printer's Auxiliary , n
monthly publication , issueel by the
Western Newspaper Union , which gives
a list of priced of printer's nnd pub
lisher's supplies and publicly proclaims
from time to time extraordinary bar
gains in second-hand supplies for news
paper mon.
WESTERN NEWSPAIT-H UNION ,
Omaha , Neb.
Uiulur JMillculties.
3t. Paul Globe.
A certllioata was lately filed In Brown
jjunty , DakoS , In these words :
"Bo it known that A. H. H - and
3. A.t - were lawfully united In the
loly boada of matrimony in town 121
lortb , of range 02 west , near the north-
ast corner of said towu , and on the
outh sldo of Elm creek , It belm ; Innk
nil ot water , on Wednesday , A. D , April
27 , 1881. "
The Aberdeen Pioneer relates that this
Ingular form was duo to the fact that
bo justice was on cm sldo of a swollen
reek and the matrimonial candidates on
ho ether , and no way to cross , It waa
osessary to scream out the questions and
esponses , But it was evidently n good
cd valid ceremony , no the couple still
ivo trgethprin the country. The jnstlca
leferrod his labial fee.
Don't \V nt the Kevlscd Version.
jhicaRo IToralcl. K p
"I notice , " remarked n passenger from
Vow York to ono from Washington as
iiey journeyed toward Chicago , "that In
ho now revision of the Testament the
rord 'sheol' has been substituted forMhe
no which wo have been accustomed to
so in speaking of the undesirable here-
fter "
"So ? "
"Yes , nnd I think it's a good change ,
on't ' you ? ' '
"No , alrreo , I don't , " replied the other
rlth energy , hia upper lip quivering and
fierce look coming into his eye ; ' 'no ,
Ir , I don't like It. I'm a democrat from
ray back , I nni , and have been waiting
atlontly and like a true cnristlan nil
: eco years. Bat they can't ring in any
Bheol' on me , sir , not now. The Old
[ ing James word is good enough for
10. "
'Jvcrything Hint is Purifyiny anil
Beautifying Cullcnra will < lo.
!
71011 ClcnsSnfj the 8Mn and Scalp otbltlh Humors , ,
: ( or alia ) lot ; Itching , Burning nnd Inflnnmatlon ,
r curlOK' the Hiftsymj tflraa of Kczcmn , I'dtrlaale ,
ilk Crust , Seal I lieu ] , Scrofula nnd ether Inherited
.In anil blond diseasesCut curltho girnt Skin Cure
nil Cutlcura Foap , nn cxquislto Skin Boiutlllor , ox-
srrmlly , and Cutlcurn Kctolnmt.tlio now Itlood Pur
ler , internally , are Infalllblu ,
NAUGHT BUT GOOD.
We have be-on ac'llng ' jour Cu'luura ' Uemodloa for
10 jut t three or f cur vcnie , mil ha\o no\or hoard
ught but Rood words In tbclr fax cr. Your Cutlcu-
i Boaplscltclcledly thoboat eolllog modlcliul aoip
o bandla , and It highly priced hoio for Ita uootbln
nd uoftcnlng c fleet upcn tha ikin.
J. CLIFTON WHKAT , Jr. .
DitUfgtst , Winchester , Va.
THK LAKGEST SALK.
Our caloa c f Cull our * are nj Urao If not Urgerthin
f any moJicliio wo 8o ! | ; iid wo nsiuroyou that wo
no nevsr liniln jingle Inetinco In wllch tbo nur-
b Bcr waudUialltned. Aa to Tour Soup , wo can eoll
o other , o\crjl-dy wan la Cutlcura.
MII.LKIl li ClIAl'MAN , Druggist ) ,
LouliUna , Mo.
NKVKIl A COMPLAINT.
Blnco I hate been ccllengoat Rutlcura Jlemidlea
have noicr tcarJ a Bloglo complaint ; but on th
ontrary cicry one who Ins used them baa been well
! < ased with them , § nd tn y outsell nil others.
K. B. CUUUEdLV , Uruggllt ,
Andrews , Ind.
SOKOFULOUS SOUKS.
I had n ilozen bad sorca upon mylioil } , anil tried
11 remedies 1 ixiuld hear of , and at tot tried your
'utlcuru JtunciUca and they ha > o cured inc.
JNU , ( JAHKU.L.
Ilibron , lluj Icr County , I'ciin ,
Cull ura Htmed'oB are Bold ever ] where. 1'ilce
ftitlcuro , fOc ; JUinolvcnt , Hl.OO ; Sonp , 25c. I'ro-
tred by the I'OTTKU Dut'u AND CIIKMIWI. Co , , Bs-
TT/fl ATHuuburn , Wmples , Il ! okhcadB r.ilOlly
* ' Hkln.uio the Ciitltura Biaji.
I'own Lots in Denver Junction ,
Weld Count j , Colonnh.
Denver Junction la a now town o ! sbout'JOO
nlmbitunte , laid out In 1881 , on the great
runk railway ncroan the continent , at the
unc'.Ion of the Juletburp Branch , 1U7 miles
rom Denver. Tbo town ii on second bottom
and of thu 1'Jutto Klver , the lineal location
letweon Omaha and Denver , and is surround
ed by tbo l > 3 -laying lauds west of Kearney
Junction , Neb , cllinato healthy and bracing ;
altitude 3,0 10 feot. Denver > hinction bids to
lecnme an Important point , an trio U , P , H ,
it , Co. , are putting upmanyof their bulldlnga
ien > , while the 11 & M. It. 11 , Co. . nre expect-
cd soon to connupt nt thU placs. Tin iirutont
chance for Rood investments in town lots will
carcelv e\e * l'3 e < | unlcd elsewhere , Vor uula
jy the lot or block In good teimn by
H. M , WOOLMAN ,
Agent , Denver Junction , Cole ,
