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THE DAILY BEE MONDAY. JUNE 1 , 1885. , THB DAILY BEE , tutu Omn no , W4 urn n J-AMIM Bt. Dtar YOB * Omoi , BOOK SO Tmau Brno- twrt. Moadtj noreloi dallj nrtU h nuti IT Kin. . . . . . .liaWITlimMonllil . J.M . . I.M I On * U nto . 1.0 Bee.Fubllhsed 8T 7 Wtdnetday nun , rwrrira. . . . . * * tatTe * ? , wtlh premium. Bat T ar , without premium . * " te Month * , wtihoat premium . " M Month , on UW . u oouuroirniscBl All Oommonleillo.il reUtlni U Kwn" " * Mlt rUl ihould b * wUieuwJ h E rt m of tai umuk i btttrn and h j * b AH B Mi RemUUnwj . ft4dtM l t THI nn PotuiBiM OOHTirt , OXIBA. KifU.Ohecki and Pott offloeorJ.ri to b ud ( PV kl * la Uw etdei of tbi tcmptaj. THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , Props , . EOSEWATKU , EDITOH , A. H. Fitch , Manager Dally OtwulU < , t. Q , Bo , J88 Omaha , Neb. OUR , LINCOLN BRANCH OFFICE Wo IIBTO thla day established In the city of Llucoln a branch oflico of the Omaha Daily BEE.Vo rooognlzs the tact that Lincoln is not only a growing nnd prosperous city , but that It is alsa an Important news contor. The object of locating a branch oflico there Is to supply the readers of the B E all the news that can bo obtained at the atato capital , which will bo received in Omaha by mail anil telegnph. Onr LInsoln bureau will bo In- charge of Mr. Charles W. Gonlding , an experienced newspaper man , and wo can aasnro the readers of the BEE that henceforth they will bo supplied with all the slate capital news , together with much other interesting Information from ( hat quarter. THE census t&kern will bo Euro to find the Irrepressible dog nt homo. TENNYSON'S wreath upon the coffin of Victor Hugo was much more appropriate than an effusion of Tcnoyionlan poetry would have been. SUNDAY base ball playing has received a black eye in Cleveland. The statute forbidding such sports on Sunday la being strictly enforced. THE police court la now located in a business building and will as nsnal , bo condno cd on business principles. The offenders must either put up or bo shut BOYD WINCHEITEU , the now minister to Switzerland , is not the inventor of the Winchester rifle , but ns a poker player , ho haa repeatedly rifled the pockets of many nn adversary. ANOTHER party of Mormon converts , 400 in all , has just landed in New York. Tli3 question oooma to bo not so innch whether the Mormons will go , as it is whether they will over stop coming. SOME ono hai discovered that the eagle on the "dollar of the daddies" coined In 1878 haa eight feathers in his tail instead of the usual number of seven. This Is a republican dollar sort of eight to seven affair. Tun fuuoral of Victor Hugo , in Paris , to-day , will bo a great event. It will bo participated In by the wrltew , orators , statesmen , painters , sculptors , actors , singers , and the people generally of the French capital. YOCTNQ SniKCKLES , son of tho' sugar king , is now on trial in San Francisco for his murderous assault npon M. H. Da Young , of the Chronicle. In a case of this kind a great deal depends npon "sugar , " and the chances ore that it will bo a contest between money and justice , with a favorable prospect for the defeat of the latter. ALTHOUGH Mr. Hay , atslstant pcut- nmtor general , la an invalid , ho can chop oil' the heads of postmaetera just as readily as a man in perfect health. Ho recently decapitated eighty-eight post masters In ono day , and it is Intimated that ho hopes to bo nblo to raiko the average number ono hundred a day. The democrats think ho is the right man In the r'ght placo. EIGHT weeks after the Kansas prohib itory liquor law wont Into effect the thirty ono Hocused drug stores of Topeka recorded e&Ies cf 11,806 pints of liquor. Apparently the effect of prohibition has boon to turn the drug stores into saloons , to cut off the tale ol malt llquois , and to double the consumption of whisky. In 11,800 pints o ! liquor there are at least 00,000 drinks , aud that is doing a pretty br.'ok business for the Kansas capital. THE broach between Governor Sher man and Auditor Brown , of Iowa , may potaibly bo healed at an early day. The governor has redncod to wilting the charges against him , and has defined exactly what la necessary to bo done on the part of the auditor to bo reinstated. It bin been stated that the auditor would , If an opportunity were given him , make the proper accounting required by law , and it would seem that If ho does this the governor will end the controversy by restoring him to ofiioo , THE governor of Massachusetts has a'gucd a law limiting the charge for ttlo- phonaa to throe dollars per month , and requiting telephone companies to furnish telephones to anybody who will pay far them. Heretofore opposition telegraph companies have not been allowed to uoo the telephone or have messages soil ; by telephone to their ofllces. And yet there are sima people who maintain that the legiilaturo has no right to regulate the rates of public corporations , such as tclo- phone , telegraph and nllroad companies , aad to prohibit dltcrimlnatton on the part of such corporation * , whoso leea\ \ exist ence U due to the legUlaturo , THE MURDEROUS APAOHES. It was supposed that General Crook's lenient policy towards the murderous Apaches would have lho effect cf keepIng - ( Ing them contented and peaceful , but it seems that they do not appreciate kind treatment. The recent outrtgcs com mitted by a portion of the Ohlrlcahu * Apiches , under the leadership of Gcro- nimo , have led to considerable criticism of General Crook's policy , and ihoro Is ft vigorous demand that ho shall now pun ish them for their crimes , and not lot them go unwhlppod of justice as ho did two years ago. Thcso Indians are the worst savages in America. They bavo caused moro trouble than any other Indiana In the west , and although whipped into submission tlmo and tlmo again they will not slay whipped. Their periodical raids have been without any cause except their natural love for bloodshed , and no part of the country over auftered so much from , Indian raids as has the southwest from the Apache * , Whllo wo aronot.i wara of the Immediate can so of the present outbreak , wo are pretty well convinced , , that It Is simply duo to their restless spirit and their love of roaming advonlura with the rotnrn of spring. It is two years since Goronlmo and his follower ! rnado their list raid. They were quiet last year , for In the early eprlng they came into..tho reserva tion npon the invitation of General Crook. They ot onca settled down Into an apparent peaceful condition , and gave evidences of a desire to bccomo civllizsd , In this they were in every possible way encouraged by General Crook and his officers. It was at the request of General Ctook that the hoslilos were per mitted to remain on the reservation un der police control. The Ohirlcahuns , sorno five hundred in all , although nomi nally hold as prisoner * , wcro allowed to retain their arms and ponies , and were in no way punished for the crimes they had committed. They were treated with the greatest consideration , and their conduct during last year led General Crook to siy in his ropert : The results have bjen such as to warren } the most hopeful anticipations. The two chiefs , Goronimo and Chnto" who laV"year weio our worst enemies , have this year made the greatest progress and possess the best tilled farms. The other Apache bands con tinue to do excellently well , and with the ex ception of a few who did not receive seed in time , or whoso farming landa were injured by freshets , have produced large crops of vegeta bles nnd cereals , the surplus of which will bo purchased for cash fur the use of the military posts upon the reservation. I regard this as one of the most important features of any policy which has for its object the advance ment of the savage beyond a state of vaga bondage. Ho must bo made to work , nnd ho will do that with u fall heart only whoa he sees that ho can always find o ready cash market for the fruits of his labor. General Crook's policy may bo the most practical and moro likely to produce good results than any other among the great majority of Indian tribes , but with the savage Apaches gunpowder in liberal doses is about the only kind of treat ment that will make them good Indiana. "Tho only good Indian ii a dead In dian , " is a saying that is particularly ap plicable [ to the Cbiricahuas. General Crook no doubt will capture Garonlmo and his band of fifty followers , audit is hoped that when this rctult la accom plished the marauders will be treated as any other murderers. It will not do to let thorn go unpunished again. They have forfeited every claim to mercy. "ANilNGLORIOUS COLUMBUS. " Wo have received n copy of Mr. Edward P. Vlning'a great and sjholarly work , "An Inglorious Columbus , " in which ho tooks to provo that America was discov ered in the fifth century by Hwui Shan and a party cf Buddhist monks from Afghanistan. This volume of nearly ofght hundred pages Is the work of nev- eral years of close study , deep thought , and thorough research. No man bub a great scholar and a philologist could have accomplished the t sk , and Mr. Vlnlne may well feel proud of the result cf his 'abors. Ho certainly has made a most valuable contribution to literature , which will attract marked attention. In the preparation ot his work Mr. Vlnlng has made a special ttndy of the Chinese languige , the Intricacy of which would have dlccoureged any ono but a man of Indomitable perseverance Former writers upon the subject of the discovery of America have paid bat little attention to the history of tbo country lying In the direction and at the dl&tanco from China indicated by the Chinese as the location of the lands to irhlch they gave the names of "Fussng" and the "Country of Women. " Thcso lands , according to Mr. Vining's map , were In Mexico. A careful examlcatlon cf the description of this region of the world , given by other authorities , and their comparison with the details of the Chinese account , and with the minutiae of Asiatic civlllzitlon are almost the only mean ' ai Mr. Vlnlng Informs us , by which tbo trnth or falsity of the Chlnoio records can bo established. The comparisons of this nature , rnado from such data as ho has been able to obtain , roveol so many peculiar coincidences and remove so many difficulties over which earlier Investigators have [ tumbled , lhat the hypothesis that the Chinese account was derived from a traveler who had visited Mexico is , In the words of the author , "rendered almost Infinitely moro probable than any other conjecture that can bo entertained upon the subject. " Whllo It is true that tome objections sllll remain , Mr. Yining holds tint the few slate- ments that U Kerns difficult to explain are far onttrolghed by the evidence presented by the numerous details of the account which ars proved to { bo true. The story cf the early | Buddhlat traveler , Hwnl Shin end his party of missionaries , is handled by Mr , Vinlng as a lawyer wonld bandlo a case before n jury. Ho states the facts which ho expects to provo , ho then produce ! the evldonco from all Important witnesses and authorities , and finally mikes his de ductions in Ills recapitulation. The ovidcnco in favor of this discovery of America Is given In great detail , and in so entertaining a manner that the story will bo found deeply intercetlng from be ginning to ond. The recapitulation is cer tainly very convincing. It is shown that ITtrul Shan In his capacity of a mis sionary , was carrying out the command of Buddha to his disciples to preach his doctrine to all men without exception. This was the motive of his journey to Mexico. The route via China , Corea , Japan , the Island of Saghalion , the Kurile , and the Aleutian Islands to Alaska , and thence down the American coast , Is shown to bo a practicable route for ono man or a small parly of men to take In an open row-boat or a small sail-boat. There Is bnt ono place at which the voyacjor would bo out of sight of land , and then only for a few hours. Furthermore , each stop of the journey Is troll known to the natives , BO that an ardent missionary , detarminod to carry his doctrines to the ut most llmlta of the earth , would merely bavo to press on from ono Island to another being told in each of another island lying farther to the cait to ulti mately find himself in America. Inci dentally , this alongshore route shows pretty conclusively that America could have been , and no doubt was , first peopled - plod by adventurous inhabitants of the Old World. There exists In Mexico a tradition of Hwnl Shan's visit. The ro- llglous easterns and beliefs of the nations of Mexico , Yucatan and Central America , their pyramids , their architecture , tholr arts , tholr calendar , their daily practices and habits , as they existed at the tlmo of the Spanish conquest , certainly show that there must have been some com munication between that region and Asia. The people of Mexico must surely have known Bomothing o Asiatic beliefs , customs and civilization from nome source , auch as the wandering missionaries under the direction of Hwnl Shan. Shan.Mr. Mr. Vinlng expresses the hops that the proof that ho has presented in sup port of his aEsertion that Hwul Shan discovered America a thousand years be fore it was known to Europeans will bo found sufficient to induce the world to glvo to this faithful missionary of the BuddhUt faith that honor to which ho ia entitled , so that ho may no longer remain "an Inglorious Columbus , " So far as wo have been able to examine the evidence , wo think Mr. Vinlng has made out a very good case for his client , _ and wo bellevo the great majority of pcrsons who closely in vestigate tbo proofs , as produced by hint , will como to the same conclusion. It will richly repay any person to carefully read Mr. Vining'a work , The reader will find in it a great deal of instructive knowledge and much interesting Infer mation. The charge that it is a dry compilation cannot be made against "An Inglorious Columbus. " GAMULING on the duration of ilfo , which has become a very popular business in Pennsylvania , has been pasted npon by the supreme court of that state , which holds it to bo Illegal. A had his Ilfo in- snred for $2,000 , paid assessments on the policy aggregating $185.20 , and then sold and assigned the policy to B for $05 , the assignment being recognized and approved by the company. B continued to pay assessments till A's death , to the amount of $558 50 , B and A's ad ministrator both claimed the money due on the policy , though the latter conceded that B waa entitled to the $ G5 ho paid teA A , as well as to the amonnt of assessment ho had paid , $715.53 in all. It was ad mitted that B was neither a creditor of A , nor his relative by blood or marriage. The lower coart decided in favor of the administrator , and the supreme couct af firmed the dosUion , holding that the rule applicable to this class of contracts rests on public policy , trhioh forbids gambling ; the sale or purchase of a policy In gcod faith ia of no consequence ; the mischief renulting from such sale la that It Is con- tnry to public policy and the jast prin ciples of Ilfo Insurance. TUB scheme for the abolition cf slav ery In Brazil ia not ono thatcommonda Itself to people that believe that all men should bo freo. The plan is to gradually emancipate the slaves by a tax , the pro ceeds of which shall bo paid to the clavo- holders for the slaves that are given their freedom from tlmo to tlmo. This sys tem might bo well enough were It not for the fact that it will require too many years before all the aUves will bo eman cipated. The slaves sr3 to bo registered , with a declaration of the valua of each slave registered , aubject to a yearly de- proehtlon of 5 per cent , making the maximum value of slaves of GO yours at 200 mllrels each. Slaves over sixty years of ego will have no monetary value , but will bo obliged to rervo for a term of three years. Only a small proportion of the slaves that are alive to-day will over bccomo freed men , unless they live to be 03 ycarj of ago. THE general Indignation at tbo ap pointment of the notorious ItL , Mead to bo postmaster atHtzolhurst , Missis sippi , ha * been so great that Postmaster General ViUs hai yielded to the prcssuro and requested him ( o resign. The excuse made In behalf of Mr , Vilts in making this appointment is tbat ho was unac quainted at the tlmo with Mead's allowed complicity in the Ooplah county outrages aud In the murder of Matthews , the former pootmaiter thoro. This ii a very poor excuse , indeed , for the killing of' ' Matthews was ono of the most cold * blooded tiftira over committed } end no crlmo was over given greater publicity through the prots or moro commented upon than this political murder. Mr. Vitas mast , indeed , bo a man who pays but very llttlo attention to the important news and affairs of the day. THE latest style of sticldo la the high jump. The fatal leap by Odium from the Brooklyn bidgo was followed by an at tempt on the part of a poor man named Fleischer , who was ont of work and dis couraged. Ho was prevented , however , by the police , and when the public was Informed of hli circumstances , subscrip tions to the amount of several hundred dollars flowed In npon him , and now ho Is a happy man. The latest attempt of this kind was moro successful fatally. A Oa nadlan named McComb , on Friday , jumped from the banks of Niagara Falls , and broke his nook on the rccka a hun dred ( oat below. Some ono ought now to jump from the top of the Washington monument , and wo should not ba sur prised to see eomo disappointed office- aooker try It. IT is now claimed that the man who planned the half-brpcd rebellion In the Northwest territory yas Gabriel Damont , Riel'a lieutenant. Ho Is said to bo a very shrewd man. When the re bellion collapsed , ho saw his opportu nity to got away and took ad van ) ago of it. His arrest In Montana followed , bnt as It was unauthorized , and' ' as the Canadians don't want him , ho has been released. Ho can now bccomo an American citizen , as Rlel did after the Red river rebellion. The Dominion government probably wishes that Dumont had taken Rlcl along with him. This wonld have re lieved the government of eomo consider able cmbarracsment. circular lesuod by Postmaster General oral Vilas makes republican office-holders' squirm like cela in n pot. A taste of what the democrats got twenty-four years ago will do them Rood. Tco steady a diet of sweet meats ia injurious , Boston Glob ; , The republicans , however , upon losing control of the government and being ejected from oflico , do not go into ro- bullion , as did the democrats of the south , who had democratic sympathizers all through the north. EXACTLY what Is to be accomplished by the national bureau of labor , beyond the collection of statistic ; , and tbo creation of a big bill of expense , is something that wo have not yet been able to find out. It is certain that the bureau can in no way ameliorate the condit'on of laboring men and we man , not ono in a hundred of whom will ever BOO or take any Interest in the columns of figures that will bo published as the result cf the work of this bureau. THE festivegjtisshonpor is not likely to visit the graln'i-'fields ' of tbo west this season , cvon if ho has put In on appearance - anco at the Chicago board of trado. When the European war-cloud rolled away the speculators , naturally enough , looked'around , for some other disturber of prices , and they picked up Mr , Grasshop per. Ho can discount any ordinary war- cloud in the game of affecting prices of grain. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MRS. JOHN L. SULLIVAN , who brought suit for divorce on the ground of cruelty , has been beaten in court. It is not the first time that uho has been beaten , but It does seem an act of cruelty on the part of the court to compel her to remain the wife cf a man like Sullivan. CHARLES FIUNCIS ADAMS Is on his way to Omaha from the west. Manager OallawayandMr. Kimball have gonoont to moot him and Inform him that they have had the Union Pacific headquarters painted red In honor of his vieit. THERE is a great deal of talk about restoring the navy to its former efficiency. Wo cannot see much use for a navy ex cept for Btjle , end the vessels that wo now have answer very well for that purpoeo , THE recent census of Washington shoTffl a population of 220,000. The enumeration , of course , 'Includes the tons of thousands of office-Bookers that have made the national capital their headquarters slnco the 4'.h of March. STATM JOTTINGS. Wayne has contracted for a $5,003 crime cooler. A line of railway ia talked of to run from Beatrice to Fa rbury. The license record eliowlp. that Fremont has a population of seven dogajf The new lutheran church at Dakota City , waa dedicated on the 21th , A line ot stages has been established be tween Chadron and the Black Hills. Hastings Is doing a lively business in real estate ; 5100,000 dunged hands on the 23d. Fairmont decided by a majority of eighty to Invest 810,000 in a system of water works. Fullertdn is considering the ndiisabillty ; of substituting brick for frame school buildings. Hereberg , the bit ; stock grower near North Bend , chipped on Monday last 123 bend of fat cattle. Fullerton'a new jail was dedicated last weak , A corn and corned doctor was the lint occupant. The two men accused of murdering Pro vence In Uustor county , have had their tii&I postponed till July , The now Congregational church at Fremont will bo dedicated to-morrow , Itev , Sherrill , of Oinnha will proaih. Blniritea are bound to abandon the tele phone , preferring to walk a mile latherthan tear their lungs ' 'helloing. " Itilna In the White river region are ( aid to be ample thus far this season for all agricul tural needs and purpose * , The assessed valuation of Ainsworth ii $500,462 , an iocreaie if nearly four hundred tbouiand dollarJ over last your , George II. Kobertsor , of Atlantic , Ia , is preparing to establish a banking home tt Uuihvillt ) , in tlio Wbita liver country. The lllmrock Boroalia in the latest cows- paper venture in northwett Nebraska. It is imbtltheJ In Himrock , Keya L'aha county. "There U no denying the fact , " says the Shelton Clipper , "that tbo abolition of ealooui hero does not diminish the quantity or finality - ity of drunkenness on the street ! . " A gang of eleven beastly trampj wcro run in at Noith PUttft for committing n nnmelcis Mtaulton onn of tlulr number. The sheriff bad it lively tlmo corraling tbo crowd. The U , & M. Is offering excursion rates to Or And Army men to the national ro-unton nt Portland , Mo. Tbo train will leave Omaha and Lincoln on the afternoon of tbo 16th , Conductor Cunningham , of the A. & N , was nipped between two cars while ranking n coupling In Lincoln. Two ribs were broken , bnt no actions Internal injuries wcio BUS * talnod , Tbo Fremont Weekly Journal plant hts been transferred to North Bend. Tbo chance of air neo siltatcs n change of politics , and it will support Cleveland nnd a postofllco hence forth. J , F. Cullen , the Plattsmonth insurance masher , was convicted of b'gamy at Wahoo and sent over the raid , III ] Wnhoo wilowftS unaware of tbo fact that be bad a wife In Plattsmoutb. A largo number ot team a , men and ma' terial , have been unloaded at Alma the pas1 week for tbo construction of the Burlington & Missouri river i ail way branch up * the Prairie Dog. Blowott It Balding , the noted importers o 1'orcheron horses at Fremont , added n drove of 1G7 flno animals to their stock last week , Two head wore lost on the trip from Franco to this country , The Papllliou Times IB ready to unloose Ua purse strings nnd contribute $200 toward the establishment of n canning factory , starch factory or distillery there. Now , lot the mil llonairos speak. G. N. Pate , of Hod Willow , convinced the local bank that bo had cuttle collateral nuc secured a loan of $200. Investigation shoivoc that his stock was in his mind , and bo is now In jail awaiting trial , A twelve-year old girl at Fontancllo , a few days since , converted her father and mother into grandparents. They lost a valuable hired man tht day previous , No great loss without dome small gain , The State Medical association mot Tuoiiliy at Grand Island nnd bad two very Interesting sessions , Tbo attendance nt both day and evening meetings was good , A banquet was given at the ball in honor of the occasion , Two young fellows of David City were out walking when they eaw an animal tliov tup- posed to bo a badger. They tried to catch it and they did catch it nil ever them , so that they had to bury their clothes six feet deep. The 12-year-old son of Isaac Pollard of Weeping Water , is suffering from a "bone tumor" In ono of his lega , which necessitates the amputation of that member at the knees , It is feared the boy will not survive tbo am putation , D , 0. Quinn , tlio absconding Singer sewing machine ugent , who loft that company iu tin lurch nt Nebraska City , has been discovered in Lhmdas. Ontario. The offense not being extraditable the governor refused the requlti tion asked fcr. Many of the moro choice claims on the Sautee reservation are said to have brought good prices. As under the old ruling , where there are two claimants tbo land is bid for some quarter fectione in thismennor going as high as SO to $ J per acre. The state papers almojt unanimously com mend the Omaha stock yards and slaughter bouses. The Importance of the beef packine interests to the etato at large la fully appreci ated. It moans a homo runiket for Nebraska stuck , saving the farmers nnd ranchmen largo sums in freight tatce. A Missouri Pacific freight train was wrecked on the trestle bridge near Weeping Wuter last week. George Kothrlck , head brakemnu. jumped from oue of the cars to the ground below , aud was severely shaken. Sev eral barrels of whisky were tapped in the wreck. A Cass county father sends word to the eagle-sjed peelers of Nebraska City to arrest a pjrty by the name of Bradshnw with hU three daughters in Ins possession. The childless dad protest ) against the villainous I'rinciplo of monopoly instituted by Brad- sbaw. Bill Wngonor , of Nebraska City , cultivated an acquaintance with a widow of sixty , pos sessor of a neat but lonely borne and some cash , llo made her bis better half by the usual process , coaxing her to sell her home , pocketed tbo proceeds and left the country. He was overhauled and turned over to the grand jury. Diy Creek , the place where nine immi grants were drowned by a euaden flood last week , is six miles west of Cambridge , on the Burlington & Miieouit , The freshet carried away the railroad bridge across Dry creek , aud a considerable portion of the track de taining the tram thn train over twelve hours. It is said that foarteon soldiers weie drained at the same place by a waterspout in 1S71 and were not alterwaida heard from. The supposed existence of coal fields in Knox county is again attracting considerable attention , not only from residents ot that county but a large company of Iowa miners arilved at Nlobrara Ust week for the express intention of prospecting for coal. After look ing ovet the county they found that near the mouth of Soldier creek the indications were very favorable , and they took their machinery and have already commenced work. Dan Mclntyre , a contractor on the railroad , was ehot in the thigh by Pat O'Donncll , at Kuahvllle , on the 23d , during a drunken quar rel. Mclntyra insisted that he was a dead man , nnu was loth to be convinced that he hud no bones broken only a bad llaah wound BO ha m-listed that the boys should chip in a dollar each aud nt once buy him a cork leg , BD ho could walkout nnd whip tlio mau who did tbo shooting. At last accouats the wounded man was do'ng well. Tlio Onpturo or John Urown. From on account in the Juno Century of John Brown at Harper's Ferry , writ ten by ono cf hi ) prisoners , who was la the ouglnu houju during tao iiuurrcc- tion , nnd ftftcrmxrd hdd the rank of captain in the confodrratu army , wo qaoto the following : "When Liouienant Ktuart oimo in the morning for the final reply to the demand of surrender , I getup up end went to Brown's side to hour his umwor. "Stuart asked 'Aro to , you ready sur render , and trout to the mercy cf the government ? ' ' Brown answered promptly , 'Not I prefer to die hero. ' "His manner did not betray the least fosr. "Stuart stepped aside end made the Rigml for tbo attack , which waa instantly be nn with Bledgo-hammers to break down the door , "Finding It would not yield , the soldiers seized a long ladder for a batter * Ing-ram , and commenced beating the door with tlut , the party within tiring Incessantly. 1 had ( isolated in the bar ricading , fixing the fastenings so that I ODuld remove them upon the first effort to get in. Bat I was not at the door when the battering began , and could not get to the fastenings until the ladder was Died. I then quickly removed the fittenlogs , and after two or three strokes of the ladder the engine rolled partially back , making a small apertcro through which Lieutenant Green cf the maunes forced hlmeolf , jumped oa top of the onglnp , and Etoad a eocond In the midst of a shower of bills , looking for John Brown. Whsn ho saw Brown he epraug about twelve feet at him , and gave an uuderthrust of his Bvord , striking him about midway the body and raising him completely from tie ground. Brown fell forward with his head between 1m koeos , and Graori struck him several times over the heed , and , as I then sup posed , split hia skull at every stroke , "I was not two feet from Brown at that tlmo. Of coano I got out of the building as soon as possible , and did not know till same time later that Brown waa net killed , It seercs that in making the tlitmt Green's sword ttruck Brown's bolt and did not penetrate tbo body. The sword wai bent double. The reason that Brown was not killed when struck on tbo ncad was that Green w s holding hit sword in the middle , striking with ( lie hilt and making only scalp wounds. " LINCOLN'S TERMS OF PEACE , Intemliog War Stories Told by Itc Late Mr , Garrelt , Andy Johnson' * Determination to Ar rest Gen , Uobort 17. Lee ior Complicity In tlio iintlon Onn. Interference. N , Y. bun. When tbo late Mr. Gatrett , president of the BAltimore & Ohio Railroad com pany , wlthod for n little rest or recreation tion ho wai In the habit of causing his private oar to bo attached ta ono of the trains rncning west cr couth , and wltl his wlfo and pothapi another friend or two ho made an cxcurtion. At such times Mr. Garrett left his businesi behind - hind , and , though deemed a man no given to much conversation , yet ho then often narrated eomo of his experiences especially of the time of the WAT ant Immediately aubiequont thereto , In a manner that was abjorbing Intoioetinp. Two years ago the writer mot Mr. Garrett rott upon ono of thesa occasions. The con voisationtnrncdupontho south , Its risks and its lostos entailed by inaugurating a civil trar , end as some of Mr , Gratott'fl reminiscences ht vo a special Interest jusl at this tlmo , I have written out from notes uiado teen after the conversation what ho said. In speaking of Mr. Lin coln , President Garrett said : " 1 never travel through the south with out thinking what a dreadful climax for the south President Lincoln' . ) assassina tion was. During the war I often mot Mr. Lincoln on business pertaining to our railroad , at.il in the latter part of his ad ministration ho used sometimes to speak to mo of what ought to follow the return of peace , which ho s w could not louc bo delayed , Had Mr. L'naoln ' been able to carry out his palicy , and I tbink that the man who proved equal to tint would bavo boon equal to all that followed , there would bavo been real po'co , ant an early revival of prosperity in the southern states. It was n frightful rotri butlou that followed the murder of Lin coln ; bnt , after all , I think as I lock It all over , that it was In ono sonao the re sell of I ho short-sightedness of some o the leadoraof the confederacy. I moan that all that happened after Leo sur rendered , Including the assassination o Lincoln could have been avoided , Lac the confederacy not filled to make terms at the peace conference at Fortress Mon roe. Every man of capacity In the south know at that tlmo of that conforcnco what the Inevitable was to bo , excepting Mr Davis. Now , I know ii to bo a fact , that when Mr. Lincoln was asked respecting tbo terms of peace that wonld bo demanded by the federal i > o70inment ho just toro a sheet of paper in two , and wroio across the top of it just tbojo words : ' On the part < f the Unit cd Statce : "i'ho Union preserved. 'Slavery abolished. Then pointing to the blank space bo ncath , he eaid : 'Thoro , let thorn , write their own terms underneath that. " Mr. Girrett said that many of the southern leaders felt that the fedcr.il government could properly ask no loss tban that , and that tbo confederacy could ask no mete for itself. Peico ought , they folr , to have bton established then. Gon. Leo , with whom Mr. Garrett was on terms of special intimacy after the war , grieved greatly because the peace conference was a failure , for hp could only look forward t usjlcsa Bheddin ? of bloo.1 after that. ' In fct , " aald Mr. Garrett1 'Gen. Leo , like Gen. Joe John ston , realized , as a military man , that after the fall cf Atlanta the end of the confederacy was near at hand. Like Johnston , and every other great general In the south , Leo understood thac with the defrat at Go.tytburg and the surren der of Vlckeburg , the only military pal- Icy left for thd south was that of defense long enough to obtain terms of peace that would , net bo humiliating. With the fall ot Atlanta It was plain to Lao teat the terms of peace would be just what the federal government choto to make them , and , as a military man , Gon. Lee told mo that ho of t on , though un officially , protested to tbo civil authori ties that further prolonging of the war meant only nnnecesary loss of lifo nud destruction of property. His plcai , ho trover , were wholly without avail. Kir. Davis seemed to bo convinced that the confederacy wonld tuccood in estib- llshlug itself. There was much of the lilghest Importance of the inner history of the last yoir of the rebellion that has been lost by reason of Gen. L-o's : failure write a his lay. In the very last in terview I had with LDO ho was a pueot at iny houeoin Baltimore. Ho had been telling me some of that inner history , showing , In his view , the war had been unnccoieurlly prolonged. I told him thit ho ought not to allow those facts to bo lost to history , and that ho ought at onca to begin the preparation of an ao- cnuot of the war from his understanding of it that ahoald bo complete , aud should , without hesitation , tell the viholo truth. Ho told mo lint ha full/ intended to write such a bcok , but ho thought that it war too eoon then to do so. Ho hid , ho said , much valuable matter , many dccu- ments that wonld throw light , taken in connection with other facts that ho per sonally know , but which did not appear cf record , on the latt year of the war. I urged him not to loeo a moment- , but to bpgln the work at once , and btforo ho left mo ho promised to set about it as soon BS possible. It was not long after that ho was stricken with his last Illness. a don't think , " ocntinaed Mr. Gar- utt , "that it was evar known how near Leo came to balng arrested as ono of the conspirators In the plot to assasulnatn President Lincoln and his cabinet. I mow that Andy Johnson in some unac countable way get the idia in his head ; bat Leo wai In that contpliacy. Some- ) ody had told Johnton some thing , I have reasons for believing , that led htm to tbink EO , Johnson wanted Leo arrested at once , and I know that ho proposed , if Leo was found guilty , to have him be- loaded. Johnson told mo that Lua couldn't be hanged , shouldn't bo shot , nnd he wonld order him btheaded. A warm ft lend of mine and of Mr. John- eon's , who knor xhat waa going en , cnao .0 me in great liatto , knowlug i had long jeon a personal friend of Gen. Loe'r , and was also B warm friend of Geu , Grant. This gentleman said that Lee was in ; reat daagcrof arrist , and that In the lion excited ttato of tbo country it waa lurd to lay what might happen. 1 at onca telegraphed to Gen , Grant to meet ne , and ttirtod for Washington , 1 met Gen. Grant a few moments alter my er- rUal there , 1 told him what was in Johnaon'a mind. I have Been men black witli auger , bnt I never aaw auuh anger as Qrant then showed. Ho wai not pas sionate , but ho was terribly angry. Bald le : 'This ia infamous infamous 1 I will throw up my commlttion if there ia the slightest attempt to do it , aad if there bo the shadow of A circumstance to justify oven the faintest suspicion against Lee I throw np my commission , too. It's ns impoislblo for Leo rts for mo. ' "I said , 'Can't you sen President Johnson &nd his cabinet acd tell thorn what you have told mo. ' Ho said ho would , and ho loit no tlmo in doing a ) . Ho was very stern with Johnson. Ho said that If Leo was lusullod by throa of arrest ho would throw up his commletion at n moment's notice. 'Leo h s given mo liij parole , sir , ' eaid lie to Johnion. You can trust ovety Wrtt Pcinl ofliccr who gives his pirolo. ' Grant was so oil nest and angry that J h ion was Im pressed , and ho was a little frightened , too , by Grant's throat to throw np his commission. The nutter was dropped but there is no donbt but for Grant's action Leo might have boon at serious peril I my o elf told Lee about It after ward. Ho wts deeply touched by Grant's conduct. Aftorwntd , when Grant was president , Lee called en him tt the white house , and wni received with great con sideration and courtesy by Grant. "Gon. Lee had very many flattering and highly remunerative oilers after the war , that I personally know about ; but ho told mo that ho believed that ho still owed a duly to the south. Ho btllcved that education was the great need there an education , ton , which should tench the younc the dti'y tf loyalty and love for tbo federal union , and ho determined to devote the lost tf hl d ys to the sim ple work t f n ioichor. Wo had very great difficulty in Inducing htm to take the presidency of the branch road of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad built down Into Virginia , for ho fcurcd that its duties might impair his usefulness at the college. " Tlio Last Confederate Clmrjo nt Gnlncn'Mill. From Gun FHz John Porter's contri bution to The Century Illustrated War Series In tbo Juno number wo quote the following : "As if for a final effort , as the chides of evening were coming upon tie , end the wocds wrro filled with smoke , limiting the vlow therein to a few ynrdo , the enemy egain moused h's fresher and ra-formod regiment ? , aud threw them iu rapid tuccosnion sgalutt onr thinned and wearied battalions , now almctt without mimiuntllon , aud with guns HO foul that they could not be loaded rapidly. In preparation fcr dtfta * , should it como , I had posted artillery In largo fore a just In roar of our center and left , ready for any emergency and especially to bo used agalntt a successful foe , oven if his do- struotlon involved firing upon sriuo of our own retreating troops , as might have been necessary. The attacks , though coming Hlro a serku of apparently Irrc- Blatlbld nvalacchoa , had thus far made no inroads upon our firm and disciplined ranks. Even In thla last attack wo successfully restated , driving back our assailants with Immense loss or holding them beyond our lints , except in ono instance , near the center of Morell's line , where by force of numbers and under cover of the tmoko of battle our line was penetrated and broken ; this at n point where I least expected It. This was naturally the weakest point of our line , owing to the closer pioxlmity of the woods hold by the enemy. Under this cover they conld form , and with lees cxpoauro in tlmo and pronnd th&u else where , and launch their battalions in quick succession upon our men. I be lieved I had guarded against * tbo danger \ by strongly and often reinforcing the troops holding this pait of thn line. 7 Here the creator part of McCall'a and Slocnm's forces were used. Just preced ing this break , to my great surprise , I saw cavalry , which I recognized as ours , rushing In number * through our lines on tbo loft , and ctrr lrg off with Hidden Fright the limbers of onr artillery , then prepared to pour tholr irresistible fire Into A pursuing fro. With no Infantry to support , and with apparent disaster before them , such cf the remainder cf those guns as conld bo moved were carried - ried from the field ; some deliberately , others In haste , bnt not in confusion. " The Cost of Failure. Baltimore American. Tbo appointment of the Hon. R M. T. Hunter to a $600 offics collector of ; ho po t of Toppnhannock , Vo. la oto ; lmt Illustrates the adversities tbat reces sion brought npon some of the most dis tinguished men of tbo south , At the date of secession in Virginia , Mr. Hunter was ono of the foremost men in the United States BE into. Ho hed narrowly ntesed nomination for the presidency. Ho realgntd his scat in tbo eonato when Virginia socrded , and entered the con- 'cderato cabinet and shared the downfall of the confederacy. Although a mm of rare abilities , ho has been in retirement ev r since ; and that ho has been in straitened circumstances la evident from ho fact that ho receives this tm&ll cflica on his own application. In the district court ct Dubuque , Tues day , the case of Mrs , M&r arut Everett came np for trial on three charges of aboitlnu. By consent the jury returned a verdict of guilty in uach case. Sbo was lentenced to tix months In the otato pen- tenliary. ETATK Poiin < v ACIUU'UTRH , ) Emu PAIR , 1686 , Ll.tcour,8oplM8 Inolu lt , ! I'roildcnl'jOIUcr , Hultnn , Ntlj.j 1895. ) Scaled proiJosMa'cr the Ica'lnirottlie lioo'h ' rrlv- IrCC ) upon tbo ground * rl the NtUJslta Slate Fair , to lie htld at Lti c In , Ncbm-k. , Sti'temlxr ' Iltbto ISth Incluilvc , will ba received until 6 o'clock | < . IT. , Ju'y Itli , 1685. I'ropfiiili to bo for the f iclu l\o toslli privileges. Alj ) ( cr booth prhleKOd ( xcqitlnR dining halla where worm mealairo fmoj. The board ol mini- [ crurcsmetberlirrt to except from eaid leaio not to exceed four booth itands toViedltpoicd olut their llecretlon. Ono hull ol ( ho prlco bid ti accompi ncich bid , m hobalarne totoixld before 0 o'clock . m. , Septcm. br 1Kb , If 85. Thu tight liiosorveil ti rojtck any or f'-Sffw all Lids. Did ) to bo add roil'il to J. II. Dlnimnre , iuttnn , Nob. , anil endorsed "propoeaU ( or leMln" booth privileges NoDrwU Htuto Fair , 1S85. " Kunds kcccmiuDvluK rejected bldi returned on Ictllceot contract. J. B. WNSMOIIE. I'reB. Nob. 8t to Doirdo ( Arrlcillure Button , Neb. , tlajr 28 , 1685. Jl-a-8.10.U-17.JO Make No Mistake ! Up-stairSj Up.&tairs MisfitClothingParlor 1312 Douglas Street Up-stairs , Up-stairs Make Ho Mistake !
