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7. . THE DAILY BEE-FRIDAY , JUNE 12 , 1885. | THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA OrncB No. Oil AND 910 FARXAM ST. NEW Yon * Orrica , llooit C3 TIUDCNX BCILO- ISNO. emy mornlnir , except FumUy. The only Monday morning ( Ully publltlied In the state. THRV4 DT MAlIi One Y r . JIO.OO I Tlir 8 Monthi. . . $ SK > Six Months . 6.00 1 Ono Month . 1.00 The Weekly Bee , Published every Wednesday Ono Year , with premium . I 2 to Ono Year , without premium. . , . 1 2S BU Months without-premlum . 75 Ono Month , on trial . 10 All Cornmunlc tlom rclttlns to New * ami Editorial nutters thould be addrcsied to the EDIIOB. or mi his. BOllXUf LKTT1M. All Dullness Tetters and Remittance ! ihiuld he addrc'ecJ to Tun Hsu runuimtM ) ConraiT , OMAIM. Iraft , Check anil Port ofDooordtri to ba nude pay able to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING GO , , Props , 13. KOSKWATUE , EDITOE. A. It. Fitch , Manager Daily Circulation , 1O. . Box , 488 Omaha , Neb. _ CANADIAN astronomers nro ttlll looking for Ursa JMajor In the northwest. SITTINO BULL la to bo a standing card for "Wild West" troupe for the rest of the season. BOB TOMDS applies the name of "scrubs" to the negro race. Mr. Tomba would make a good editor of the Omaha Jlcpublican. of Texas , who knows what ho Is there for , has not resigned at- tor all. Ho would llko to know what the democrats nro going to do abont It , any how ? THE seventeen-year locusts and the college graduates are being turned locsa upon the country this month In untold numbers. Misfortunes never come singly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WHEN Tobo Castor lands In Washing ton the administration will have to move more rapidly In the matter of Nebraska appointments. Such an oily schemer as Tobias ought to bo able to remove all factional friction. TUB Lincoln Journal must bo sadly out of Gero. It appecred yesterday Tflthout a line of editorial. It Is sup posed that this IB the effect of drawing $2,000 a year for being notorious as a railroad commlseionor. THE manner in which the council sat down on that census resolution would in dicate that the city fathers do not care whether a complete enumeration is taken or not. The council haa certainly made a serious mistake In refusing to give assistance In this Important matter. COL. TKACY bids farewell to the read ers of the St. Joe Herald , and John P. Strong introduces himself as the new proprietor and adltor. Ho promises an onlargment of the paper and various other Improvements , of which the Her- aid has been eadly In need for several years. THE annoyance to ox-ProjIdont Hayes arising from the advertisement of his Omaha saloon property still continues. The Chicago Times says : Speaking of the use of liia recent property in Omaha for a saloon , Mr , Hayes says that It was thus employed without his knowledge , and that his agent grossly betrayed the truat reposed iu him. Mr. Hayes should at least be given credit for having sold the property In question at a sacrifice , after falling to induce the lessee to surrender his lease. Under the circumstances Mr. Hayes ought to bo given a rest. IT was generally supposed that the publication of extracts from Gen. Grant's book was done by authority and Intended as an advertisement , but It cow seems that the appearance of these extracts in the New York Commercial Advertiser was n complete surprise to all other newspapers , to the publishers of the book , to Gen. Grant , and everybody oleo. It appears upon Investigation that a man who had obtained possession of a can- vassor'd samplo-book had sold ltsccntents ] without permission. Nevertheless , the memoirs have received a splendid adver tisement and no one has been hurt except the Now York papers that were "ecooped" by the Advertiser. PUESIDEXX CLEVELAND will probably do nothing further In regard to the squat- tew upon the Winnobago reservation un til the meeting of congress. Ho is said to have admitted that his action In regard to the Wiunobago reservation was made In great doubt as to Its justice and pro priety , and that ho Is disposed to do all that ho can fairly and justly to protect any supposed rights of settlers upon that land. It is evidently not his desire to harm any man who Is there In good faith , and ho will gladly exercise the prerogatives of his office in favor of any family on the reservation Innocently and honestly In coarch of a homo , His crder was issued for the purpose of preventing what bo nuppoted to bo fraud cf tbo clearest character , and it was only upon the understanding that a sot of sharks and land grabbers had poracadcd Secretary Teller to open that laud and give them the opportunity to got hold of it that Mr. Arthat'd order was revoked. The president indicated , as it Is stated in a special dispatch from Washington to the St. Paul Pioneer Press , that ho would permit honest settlers now on the ground to remain ( hero until congrots should meet and adjust the whole matter. In tbis way his order would bo practically suspended in their behalf. In his first message to congress ho will distinctly de fine the action taken and the situation as it is , aud recommend such notion as will bo tut to all concerned. JL INLAND CUSTOM HOUSES. Denver makes the same complaint as Omaha In regard to the obstacles thrown in the way of becoming an "I. T. " port , that la a port for the immediate transpor tation of dutiable goods. Omaha and Denver are ports of delivery , but they nro endeavoring to become "I. T. " ports. Under the present system imparted goods are detained at the soa-porta be yond a reasonable length of time , thus causing much annoyance and loss of money to the Inland merchants. For two years Senator Manderaon has been at work to induce the treasury department to restore Omaha as an "I. T. " port , this citywith abont thirty otherhaving boon excluded from the benefits of immediate transportation on the ground that those cities had no appraisement officers , and could not secure any without creating additional oxponao to the Government. The solicitor of the treasury , In answer to Senator Mandorson's appeal , decided that the treasury department had not the power of restoration In these cases. The ccnator thereupon Introduced and had paesod In the senate , a bill making Omaha an "I , T. " port , but it foiled In the house on account of a lack of time. His next move was to obtain from the attorney general a decision overruling the solicitor of the treasury , This ruling Is to the effect that the treasury do- pirtmont has the tight to re store Omaha to the "I. T. " list. Ilhna tha matter rests at present. Senator Mandorson , however , is doing everything possible to bavo this order is sued , and it is hoped that ho will suc ceed. Ho la , however , mooting with n great deal of opposition at the hands of Now Yorkers , who do not want any I. T. ports established , for the reason that they decrease the number of appraising officers In ports of entry , aud will give our merchants an opportunity of compet ing with those of the seaport cities. It strikes us that Denver and Omaha ought to unlto in the effort to secure the passage ago of Senator Mandorton'd bill at the next session of congress , the bill to bn amended so as to include Denver. In this way the Nebraska and Colorado del egations conld unite on the measure , and exert & great deal of Influence In its bo- calf. In this connection , the following from the Denver Tribune will prove In teresting to the readers of the BEE : The wealthy Now York importers have for years been insidiously trying to break down the Inland custom houses. They desire to do all tbo Importing oE the country , and when any inland Importer succeeds In bringing some article in upon terms that enable him to sell it at a profit Now York is ready to raise a cry of ' fraudulent undervaluation" against him. The very fact that any other city than Now York can make an importation la taken as presumptive proof of fraud. In this con nection it ia well for the people to understand why inland custom houses oxiat. They are a slight convenience to inland importers , but are not at all necessary in order that inland importations can bo mado. They owe their origin chielly to the fact ( hat a virtual con spiracy existed between the Now York Im porters and their tools in the Now York custom house to prevent Inland importa tions. If a Chicago merchant ordered a cargo of goods from Europe it was only necessary to employ a custom house broker in Now York to make the entry and transmit a draft to pay the duties. As ho had to employ a custom liouso broker , anyhow , ho was , therefore , un der scarcely any additional expense under the former system. But aa soon as his New York rival , under that system , discovered that he was making importations , the New York ap praisers were Inttlgated to outrageously raise the valuation. This power of Now York to discriminate against Interior Importers ia sub stantially taken away by the creation of the Inland custom house. The Now York im porting monopolies can still induce the gov ernment officials to raise the appraiaoment on the importations of hia interior competitor , ! > ut this official subserviency now haa a chock in the right of appeal which la given to the interior importer who can call on the local customs collector to appoint a board of mer chants to make a final valuation. TUB Kansas City Times , having been sued for § 50,000 for charging gross Im morality against a prominent Episcopal minister , has created n genuine sensation by publishing a detailed and proven state ment showing that the clergyman , before entering the theological field , had served a two years' sentence in a Now York penitentiary for the burglary of his brother-in-law's storo. This IB , Indeed , a clincher , and the Times haa probably settled his case forever , without any further assistance of the courts. It cer tainly has done n valuable sorvlco in ex posing a wolf in sheep's clothing. As the same paper promises further chapters from the life of this libelled clergyman , showing that his career has boon a con tinued ccurso of crookedness , the plaint iff in the case will probably wish ho wore dead If ho has a spark of manhood or decency left. YOKK CITY has a model ochool teacher in the person of Miss Caroline F. Whiting. For fifty years she has boon the principal of a grammar echool , which under her supervision has attained great fame. She still holds her position , and a few days ago her fiftieth annlvor- iary as the head of the school was made the occasion of an ovation in honor of the event on the part of her present pupils. In addition to this , Mfsi Whiting - ing was given a reception by ono thous and Now York ladies who were her pupils in former years. Besides con * gratulatory addrosns , poems , speeches , flowers and other pleasant features , the programme Included the presentation of a testimonial addrou , and throa gold cer tificates , ono for 500 and two for $100 each. Miss Whiting refused to aosopt the money , but recommended its use to the founding of a library in eoma hospital , tote to known as the " Whiting library. " Mu , HAY , first cseiatant postmaster general , is credited In the associated press dispatches with a statement to the effect "he is unaware of any prerogative by which senators may dictate sppoiutments of postmasters , and that whllo ho would give great weight to their suggestions he would appoint a poitmastcr opposed to the political administration If a majority of the patrons of the office favored such appointment. " If Mr. Hay moans what ho snys this will afford an opportunity tea a republican to got a postofQco In any town whore ho can secure a majority ol the people in his favor. In a town whore republicans predominate snch & result would be possible , but the trouble li hardly woith any oflico to bo obtained In that manner. IF the taxpayers of Nebraska suppoaec that the $2,000 salary for each cf the throe secretaries was all the expense tha would bo Incurred by the creation of n railway commission , they will soon dis cover that they have been laboring under a wrong improssson. The secrotarioa arc to employ n man as stenographer anc book-koopor , which will add an expense of at least 51,000 , a year , This is only a starter , which will soon bo followed by other expenses , which wore novoi contemplated by the legisla ture. The board finds thai the legislature omitted an appropriation to pay its expenses , and the costs of the Bubfconas and Investigation : ] providct for by sections G and 8 of the act , estab lishing the commission , The board has therefore passed a resolution looking teen on arrangement , as the Lincoln Journa says , with the First national bank of that city foi the advance of such funds as may be found necessary for the defraying of ex penses. Wo venture that the expense ! will amount to no small sum , and when the next legislature meets It will perhaps bo astonished upon learning what an ex pensive luxury a railway commission ie aficr all. The attention of the Omaha , Republican ia called to the fact that it civil rights bill has just been passed by the Illinois legislature providing stringent penalties for discriminat ing against colored people by hotel aud restau rant keepers and theatre managers , If such n law were in force In thia state Boyd would not dared to have excluded that colored preacher from his opera house and the Re publican would hardly dared to have defend ed him. [ Fremont Tribune. The Tribune evidently labors under the impression that there Is no elf 11 rights law in Nebraska. In this it is mistaken as such a law was passed by the lata legislature , and is now in force. Itia by virtue of ( hat law that the Rov. Mr. Woodby , who was excluded from Boyd'a opera house , has brought suit against the propclotor. THE St. Louis Globe-Democrat feels considerably elated over a circulation of 50,000. It Is not such a circulation , however , as such a splendid newspaper deserves. It onght to have 100,000. The fact is that the Globe-Democrat is far ahead of the city or state in which it Is published. Most of the rock-rooted bourbons of poor old Missouri don't kuorr a good newspaper when they see It. The Globe-Democrat , however , may after all have reason to congratulate Itself that as a staunch republican journal It has reached even a circulation of 50.000 in such a moss-back state as Missouri. A DISPATCH from Springfield , Ohio , saya that the delegates to the state re publican convention from eighty-eight counties were all full. This does not imply ihat they were all intoxicated , for according to Prof. Sullivan , of Boston , ; her < j is a wide distinction between being 'nil and being drunk. It ia sifo to say , however , that tno delegates are sober enough to nominate a man for governor who will be elected by a handsome ma jority. AMONG the Iowa editors who called on President Cleveland the other day , was Mr. Hubbard , who had been Mr. Cleve land's school teacher. The president recognized > cognized him at once and greeted him meat cordially , and invited him to make an Informal call at the white houao. If Mr , Hubbaid wants on oflico , ho ought : o bo able to secure It without regard to politics , P. T. BAIINUM never lojos an oppor tunity to advortlso himself. Hts latest dodge is to tend a bust of himself to Prof. Baird , at Washington , to bo placed among the busts of distinguished Ameri cana In the national museum. Mr. Bar- num , who evidently holds himself in high oatecm , may possibly bo laboring under a mistake in thinking that the national museum is a dlmo concern. SOME people are beginning to inquire the object of Secretary Bayard In stumpIng - Ing Missouri and Kansas. Is ho laying the pipes for the domocratio presidential nomination in 1888 ? If so he may bo a little provious. It might bo advisable , however , for President Cleveland to keep his weathor-eyo on the Delaware bourbon. THE butcheries of Gerenlmo , In Ari zona and New Mexico , nro being equaled by the murders of Big Boar , In the northwest territory. An Indian Is an Indian wherever hu may bo , and a mor- ci.'oss ' butcher at best , THE justices of the peace , In mass con vention assembled , bavo oxpretscd the opinion that the law reducing the num ber of justices In Omaha to throe , is un constitutional. Well , nv COOMB , KUln i > jiuU lor bufcty. LouaviLLK , Ky , , Juno 11 , Joseph Gray , the negro who killed Kmma Gray with a rock , boating her head , at a spring where eho had gone for water , near Hardiaabiiry , Ky , , liut Tunday , wajg brouea hero for sale keep ing thia morn'iDg , lireckinridge county IB much excited tner the brutal murder , and two unsuccessful attempts were made to lycch Gray , who was hidden aud hurried away by the olUcera of the law , A. Card From Mr , Jrun OB Or lull ton OMAHA , June 10. TothttEtlitw of the lice The editor of the Omaha Republican bus seen fit to nsenil mo in my official capicity a chairman of tbo board of public works , and a Mr , Nye and I nra almost total strangers tc each other ( never having met tut twice ) , I take it that ho can have no personal spite against me. I will , therefore , endeavor tc account for his hostility by giving a brief his tory of paving raatcilal and contracts In thl city , and when I have done this I think tha I will.havo conclusively shown up his motive and laid bare his prompters and their motives and will then leave It to the public to judge as to whcthnr Mr. Nye I making an honest effort toward reform In our municipal affairs or simply actIng - Ing as iho mouthpiece of a oortupt and designing signing public enemy , who has systematical ! ; robbed and plundered the people of this state bought and sold our legislatures and otho public functionaries and threatened and ter rorized our private citizens who refused tc lend themselves corruptly to its belies IB. On September 11 , 1SS2 , bids wererocelvec by the board of public works for the paving of Tenth street , the property owners along said street having signified by petition tholt preference for grnmto as n paving material. These bids were considered by the board ant rejected because they were too high. On October 13 , 1882 , the board again received bids for the paving of Tenth street , and not withstanding the plain preference of the property owners for granite a bu was presented for _ Colorado sandstone At thin 11 mo it was notorioui that the Union 1'aclfic railwty company hat control of two in ember a of this board one , aa employe who , although naturally an uptigh' ' man was afraid to run counter to the withes of his employers lost In bo discharged from a good position ; the other a beneficiary of thai corporation who volunteered to do whatever dirty work was required of him and oven to suggest such further work of this nature aa may have escaped the attention of his maa tera. When this sand stone tpoolc nppearoi upon the scene all honesty of purpose ant thoughts of the public weal were thrown to the dogs and for thirty days the Union Pa cific through its cappers , hirelings and cows- paper organ attempted by corrupt conspiracy and almost open bribery to thwart the ex pressed will of the people and to force upon the city a rotten and worthless paving mater ial that would be rejected on sight by any body of public officials who heed the public good hignor thau private gain , SIuco thai time I have bteadily sot my fnco against sand stone a > a paving material , although by means thoroughly dishonest n few districts have been secured to sand stone. I have been con tinually hounded by the Union Pacific aw ! its paid capperfl and beneficiaries , and now when tlio time has como for the appointment of my BuccoFBor this same corporation fearing that I may bo rc-appolntod because of Mayor Boyd'd public declaration to tint effect , in struct the editor of this paid organ to assail mo personally and to insist that some of my public : and olliml acts have been performed under corrupt influences. The editor in question instantly obeys tha mandate of hn masters and hastens to his work of defamation , Ho conjures up men of straw and knocks them down promptly with a great flourish of trumpets after each round. Ho bints darkly at maladministration and im proper influences , but presents no proofs. The only chord upon which ho dwells In ab solute melody is the failure to put the stone In along street car tracks. After my throe year's services thia is all that can bo found de fective in the performance of my contract. Ho overlooked another plain violation of ipeclflcations and contract stipulations , Wo have allowed the Omaha Horto Railway Company to put in granite between ita tracks on asphalt streets , when the city charter at the time plainly sail that "street railway companies should pa\o between their tracks at the same time and with the earns material" that the balance of the street IB paved with , Will Mr. Nye take a note of this ? So far as tbo failure to put btono outside the tracks IB con cerned , when Mr. Darker and myself ap proved of the acceptance of the intersection ) f Thirteenth and Douglas streets , without .ho stone accompaniment , I believed that it was better than if stone had been used , and 1 etill so bolievo. _ I may _ bo mistaken , but [ consider my opinion in this regard , at least , aa good as that of Mr. Nye , On Sixteenth etreot the Asphalt company sent a communi- : ation to the board proposing to remedy de- ects along the street car track , ( which had bunk ) and whore it is alleged that etono should havobfien _ laid. The board considered ho proposition and recommended to the city council that such proposition bo accepted , and .his recommendation was made August 0 , .881 , Mr. Woodman and myeelf voting aye , and Mr. Wilson being absent. The city : ouncH approved of tha plan and ordered the > oard to bavo the same carried out. I have always been ready to insist upon the perform ance of that portion of the Asphalt company's contract that requires the laying of etono along street railway tracks , an 3 if tha council vill direct it to be done now I will see that it s done. The editor of the Republican calls loudly upon Mr , lioyd not to reappoint me , lror the jonefit of Mr. Nye , and without violating any confidence , I give below a letter recently received by mo from Mr. Boyd , viz : Juno 4th , 1S8D. Hon. Jamea CreiRhton DKAK SIR : Ifrom lon personal acquaintance , and recognizing your integrity , capability and > ecullar litneea to fill the position , I , as mayor if Omaha , in July , 1882 , appointed you chair man of the board of public works. Everything at ttut time was in a state of ormatlon ; our atrecta were in an almost im- iseelble condition , There was not a foot of taving in our city , and it was of the greatest icceeeity in order to avoid expensive mistakes that men of Biiperlor judgment should have charge of our public improvements. The ro- ult shows the wisdom of my choice. That we icgan right , and to you inoro than any other nan are our citizens indebted for the satis- actory manner in which our public works ias boon carried on. And now , sir , after thrf o ycara trial iny coniidenco in your up rightness and ability being still unshaken , I isk you to accept again the same positiontmd lope that you will favor mo with n written acceptance at your earliest convenience. Yours very truly. JAMBS K. Born , Mayor of Omaha. Forthe further benefit of Mr. Nye I will id J that on the 6th instant I replied to Mayor Joyd declining a rcapEointmont for reasons which I gave to him la my letter. If after , ho exhausted review of my official eiruer by , he Republican , Mayor Uoyd regrets any of .he expressions contained in the above he has jut toppeak the word and I will return the original to him , And. thereafter I shall do- y either pretended friends or open enemies , If I have made mistakes I am willing that the mayor and city council shall make a bill against mo covering the name , and I will pay the bill , md if I am unable to do so , my bondsmen , [ > , K. Her and John A. Croighton , are good 'or the amount. So far as my "eon-ln-law Gallagher" Is concerned - corned , ho will take care of huiiflolf in his own way and at the proper time , I presume. JAMES OUKIOIITON , Chairman Board of Public Works. The Industrial Depression , Kansas City Journal. Tno complaint is general that there Is a depression In business , all over tbo country , and In no department of busi ness or indnttry ia it felt as much as In manufacturing. The depression in labor , sspeclally In manufacturers , arouses ser ous reflection. The collision about wages in the iron trade has attained to proportions which must cause much euf- 'ering unless an early settlement Is rcnched. The difficulty calls for iiiso consideration , for kindly regard for each other on the part of both sides , and for a disposition to icaoh that result which shall > o the best for the community as a irhole , Is there no way out of such collisions , collisions between labor and capital ] 3annot a remedy be devised for thp striker , which take bread out , of the uouths of thousands and forthodlsagrec- mentn out of which tboy arise * Ho who can dovlao such & remedy will doscrvo to bo crowned a benefactor of his race. If a new industry could bo created , if tfoductian could bo enlarged yet uouecd , f a demand for it conld bu aroused in resh ports , the relief to society would be decided and healthy. Is thuro an inven tor shrewd enough to add this to our in dustries and production , and to Iho relle cf labor and to the advantage of uncm ployed capital ) What tays the boastfu nnd much vaunted Inventive genius o America ? Such additions have been made In th past , not with cold design for this pur pose , but in ihat inspiration which ha developed all varieties of mechanism am multiplied human comtoiti , Why no something now ? The steam engine Is regarded as acorn pctltoi- with manual labor , but it has It much larger degree opened up fresh field for Industry and enlisted larger nnmbor in production. The ute of electricity in many ways has furnished employment t the many In its peculiar domain. Thcs are fxlromo and striking examples , Oth prs occur lesa conspicuous , but far roach icg. Changes in fasbions bring novo branches of Industry Into prominence For Instance , the cheapening of the cos of making stockings long joara ago , so f augmented the demand , that instead o the country villages at the fireside , the ; are now made by machinery In grca buildings , where thousands of women am girls are employed , instead of the grand mother and maiden , so formerly , at od ( intervals , when household duties could bo pat aside for the timo. The comfort which have grown to bo necessities in nl our homta , which were unknown to oil ancestors , have afforded In their produc Ion , remunerative cmployrrcnt to thons nnds who else would have been Trlthou moans of making a living. This creative power , or pivcoss has no boon exhaus'cd. As population Incrtas cs , some sphere must bo found for labor , some now field must bo found for Indus try. Enforced Idleness harms the Indi vidual and menaces the community , The Interruption of extensive mann- aotures has become so frequent , that the wisest brains connot better bo employed , or do bettor service than to tcek some plan of adjustment and same method ol prevention. There are some who recommend for eign wars as a relief for such ( roubles , aud much of this sort of talk or states manship was Indulged In when war seemed something more than probable , between England and Russia. Bui surely peace can provide eomo employ ment by whloh. whllo hands are kept nl work and mouths are fed , society shall bo ameliorated and elevated. The man who makes , Invents or pres ents a now industry , will bu a public benefactor. Idle labor demands it , and uninvested capital demands it. NASBY. Mr , Nnsby anil His Friends Convict the Federal Olllccliolilcrs nt the Corners of "OlTenslvo Pnrti- y.mislilp. " Toledo Blade. CONKEDEUIT X ROADS ( whloh la in the state uv Kentucky ) , Joon 0 , 1885. The cirklcr uv Posmaster-General Vllns givln out that "offensivepartisanship" wood DO considered snQlshon coz fur removal , wnz rctcBved at the Corners with the ivellcst satlsfackshen. That settled It , and ez soon ez I rod it to Baecom ho im- mojitly reversed his croocl docishon.com- ) ellln mo to pay cash fur llkkor , and ex- ; endid to mo the yoosual credit , conslct- eriu my appointment ez & slioor thing. Ez a matter uv course the president will not rofoozato make complete changes n the offoEes at the Corners , so soon z 10 hez the fax laid afore him. Ther ain't three partisans more offensive to me Jsaakor , Gavitt , and Dookln Pogram than Joe Blglor , Pollock , and that infer nal nlggea Lubbock , which holds the post- cflis. cflis.Pollock hez alltiz votld the republican Ikklt from John 0. Fremont down , and Too Blgler hez votid the same way from Jrant to date. The nixgor Lubbock wood lev votld for Blaine of wo hod permitted t , and his insane destro to vote for that anatlc wuz the occasion uv ono uv the uost serious disturbances the Corners ever cgpjsporicnceu. The dlmocrlsy uv the Corners met jiet afore the prosldenshl election and re solved that ef the nigger ropnblikans at- empted to vote ther would bo an un- ilcasantnls wlch they wood do well to tvold. Notwithstanding all this Pollock and 3iglor appeared at the poles with a dozen - en niggers , among om Lubbock , and they nslsted on castln their ballots. T step ped forrerd to pertest egln any slch dese- srashon uv iho ballot-box , when Joe Bis- ? cr , after warnln us to got out fiom bo- , wcon him an the ballot-box , hauled off and knocked mo como 15 feet , more or ois , into the strost , laffin feondishly ez I vuz trying to pick myself up. J rush wuz made fur em , when Jotef Jlgler pulled ft revolver , and with Poi- ock , forced his way to the poles snd otilly votld ; and the niggers wood hov vctid llkonlso only they wuz BO fr.tanod hat they that batter nv it and skipped ut. ut.It wnz the foeis uv tbo fuoher , not the ; oed intenshnns uv Blfiler and Pollock , .hat pravcntid the ballot-box at the ornera boln polluted with nigger votes. In the melee that follercd the attempt uv ihoso disturbers to vote I lost two eoth and leeaker Gavllt and the good Dookln was broosed and contoostd teni- ic. Is the president , a dlmekratlo presi- lent , wlch desires to remova pollytlx rom the civil nervls agoln to keep these men In ottiB wloh persisted in votln agin ilm , to the oiclooshln nv us wlch Jsln ho vakanclea In onr jws tufTerod In our effort * to prevent em ? Is ho goln to rettano in oilis men wich dare to dror revolvers agin the patriots wioh deny there rite to vote the rcpubli- kin tlkklt ? Is ho goln to permit men wlch is the very solo nv the republikan organlzashon n the Corners to contincor to eat the > rcad uv cflis , when we , his fronds , ore rcdoosed to dependence for llkkor upon ho whims uv the tyrant capitalist , Baa- cm ? Forbid Uneven I Lot him remember that in the Interest uv reform sum uv us votld twlct for him , wnnst In Kentucky and wunstln Injeany , Let these fax bo borne in mind by Postmaster-General Vilss. That both Blgler and Pollock did vote or Bhne. That they Insutld upon the nigger Lubbock'a votln , and actooally jooeed erse when wo threatened to mob om of hey didn't keep away from the poles. That the nigger Lubbock wood hov votld for Blane but for feer that the Uornera wood hang him afterwards , That our devothnn to Dlinocriey cost no two tenth , Issaker Gavitt and the Deokln black eyes and ether internal In- oorles inflicted by Blgler and Pollock , Ef sloh acts oz ther'n don't constltoot 'olfonBivu ' partisanship , " I don't know what docs. Me , the Deokln , and leaker wlch want the places held by thesefecnds are satisfiedUiat it will be so conoldorod at Washington , end thr.t our comrnlahns will be uiado out to-wunst without any. uipro slcknln delay. Ez wo understand It "offcnsivo parti- inhhip" cons'ststut / iudeslr'ntheuleck. ' shun uv Blaine find sooand in votln fur lim , Biglor and Pollock , who are re spectively collector nv customs and inter nal rovonoo , aslilly votid for Blanc , am the nigger postmsstor wocd hov done i of ho had boon permitted. This to us o any ono else Is "olfemivo partiztiuhlp , ' and -no hope the president will so consider sidor It. The fact that the bigger post master didn't octllly vote for Blaine musl not bo permitted to count In ills favor It is the Intonshun that Constitutes the crime , and ho fully Intended to do so am wood hov done it hod wo bin week enuf to have permitted it. Wo think wo hev made a cloer cast against these disturbers , bud with this wt rest. rest.Wo Wo fool seeker , and w.it is more to the pint with us , so dots Bascom. When 1 red Vilasscs general order to him ho re laxed and bocum pletant. Foorlu s trap , that 1 was deceiving , hlm for the take of getting credit at the bar , on false protocaes , ho took the paper and wont nnd hired n nigger to road it to him , sa that ho might be sheer that It wnz gouootno , and not an invonshnn uv mine and came back satisfied , romarkln that yoosual credit would bo given hereafter - after , ez ho considered that that settled the case. Now lot the president 30 ahead fear lessly and perform his dooty. There Is no occashnn fur father delay , Lot him rcmombor that "hopo deferred mnkoth the hart sick , " and that cvou n mule can't live onto expactashuns alone. Them oflisea Is In the hands nv Iho enemies uv the dlmocrlcy , und the sooner the change is made the bettor wo shall bo pleased. PETROLEUM V. NASBY ( Srkeor ( Seal of North Carolina Tobacco Is the aesl. BELLEVUE COLLEGE , Animal Commencement K\cr- clscs "Wednesday. The cornmcncomont oxcrclsos at Bellevue - vuo college Wednesday were attended by about three hundred people. The oxer- cisoa were of a highly motitorious nature and were held in Claiko hall. The programme was the following : 'rayor , Music Anthem , "How Beautiful Upon tbo Mountains" College Chorus Class Declamation Inventive Genius Guy F. Calhoun , licllavne. Declamation Life K very whore K , K. Shugart , Council Ululla , Iowa. Declamation Battle of Lexington John 1 > . .Simpson , Omaha , Music-Song"Our Way Across the Soa" II. B. 1'j.yno , Fort Dodge , Iowa. tecitation -Tho Painter of Seville Mias A. V. Hutchison , Ashland. Recitation 'Wreck of the Hesperus Miss A. G. Oliver , liollovuo. Music "Bright Sparklep , " College Chorus Class. Reclamation Ilido of Paul llavero T. Brugger , Nebovillo. Acclamation Declaration of Irish Rights W. G. I'reaton , Omaha. Jssoy. . Joau of Arc and Florence Nightingale Miss B. Minnie Lyoni , Iowa , Music Piano Solo "Moonllsht on the Hudson , " Wileon Miss A. V. Hutchison. Music Piano Solo , . . "Eveningon the Lake , " Eddy Mlea V. W. Kayser , Bollovue. ) ration Idoali W. H. Betz , 13ellovuo. Oration Cromwell W. P. Lyons , Kemviclc , Iowa. Oration Nature H. B.Payne , Fort Dodge , Iowa. Oration Daniel Fred U. Preston , Omaha. lusic "College Farewell" College Choriu Class , leport of Judges and Awarding Pri/os. ionodiction. Prizes were awarded ns folio we : For Oration First to W. O. Bolz , cf Jollovuo ; second , to n. B. Pane , of Tt. Dodge , Iowa. For Essay ( The Hospo prize ) to Miss 2. Minnie Lyons , of Iowa. For recitation First to Miss A. V. lutchlnson , of Ashland ; second to Miss J. A. Oliver , of Bollovue. For Music First to Miss Hutchison , ocond to Miss V. W. Kayser , of .Belle- no , At the conclusion of the exorcises the tudents with their friends and teachers ought Mho "bosky doll and wooded len , " where college songs , qames and ilcnla constituted the attraction. The college is gradually bnt surely bo ng built up. List year there were twon- y-fonr students in attendance , this year ilrty-nine. The ] impression which has ono forth that the trustees have not been bio to pay the current expenses of the nstltution Is erroneous in the extreme. TTho institution will re-open next eptembcr with a full faculty. The osignatlons of Professors Do Islets and lollmaa have biicii accepted , and their > laces will bo filled Immediately. Rov. ) r. Hnwha , tbo president , and ll&v. T. 0. Hall Jnnd Rev , F. S. Bluynoy still emaln as members of the faculty. COUET MATTERS , ovcrnl Attachment Suits Com menced In tlio County Court. Judge McCulIoch , of the county court , iccrd , yesterday , the testimony and ar- amenta in a small clul suit , entitled Today vs. Manor , to roiovcr on a liquor ill. Several attachment suits were com menced in the connly court yesterday gainst August Plots ot al. , the grocery- non on Douglas street , who have for the mst few days been attracting moro than tdlnary attention on account of an & 1- egod charge that they were trying to ot away with abont $700 worth of goods , 'ho plaintiffs arc Henry Bollon , ot al , nd the Consolidated Tank Line com- > any. The store was closed by Deputy horlfl' Orowoll yesterday on attachments sued by the court. Following is the call on thp docket : llosowater vs. Trlbnno Printing com- any. ( On trial. . ) Forbes vs. Brown ot al. Montgomery otai vs Dnuh&m ot al. Steele et al vs. Mount ot al. Cook vs. lloso. Shlpman vs. Forbos. Hobbiovs. Croft ct al , Chlndborg vs. Smith. Jones vs. Gue. ( Ou trial ) Jones vs. Noyco. Jones vs. Gilbert. Thomai v . Hitter. Ilendrlx vs. Board of County Coramis- ners. Nanscn v * . Parker. Before Judge Nuvillo will bo an ar- aignment of prisoners , then B call from udgo Wakely's docket. Justice Samuel F. Miller , of the 'nlted States Bupiomo couit , Washing- ou , D. 0 , , arrived hero last evening and vlll hold court to day , to hear the argu ments iu the Brighton ranche cue. DcHtruciivo fire. CArK HAYTIES , Juno 11. In the [ confla. ration In Attxcayps on May 10 , 300 buildings ere dpntroyed and 1,000 f&mllloi rendired lomelesa , Thu louts eitiinatad at over & 2- 00,000 , , SEASONABLE SPORTS , A Few HUttcra KcimiiiR to tlio Spotting FrAtnrnlfy ot Oinnlirt. THE KOWIXO ASSOCIATION" , The Omaha Boat club , or more prop erly the Omaha Hawing association , hold meeting Wednesday night in Croighton block. Thcro was a very l rgo crowd In atten dance and the proceedings were Impor tant and Interesting , In Iho abscnco of the president Vice President Olarkson took the chalr.a The committee on beaU icportod that n largo variety of crafts could bo obtained at various points not far from Omaha. The comuilttco on boat liouto sub mitted throe bids , ono of which was ac cepted. The boat house wifl bo G5x20.V foot in dimensions , with bslconloe.plazza'j and float , and will cost iu the neighbor hood of § GOO. The committee on subscriptions re ported $200 already collected nnd much more In pledge. The constitution and by-laws were adopted and the name of the organization declared to bo tto Omaha Rowing Asso ciation. THE sr-OKTSMEJf. The Omaha Gun club hold its regular shoot Wednesday afternoon , The prize offered was n gold medtl to bo shot lor at twenty Poorla blackbirds , 18 yards rlso. Bruckor made the best record aud carried off the modal. The ecoro : ! . II. Brucker 1-1 ! . U. hano 12 W. Howard 11 Goo. K. Kay 1 ( ) C. K. Slrafsbergor 10 Thos. H. Cotter S Kd. Icoder 7 Drucker won the medal , Sweepstakes rive Hvo pigeons , 2(5 ( yards rise , use of ono barrel. Two monies : Goo. K. Kay 1 I'M. Loeder I G , F. IJruckor 1 Jos , Hummel t Fred 151ake O. B. Lane T.H. Cotter W.l ) . iMatthows O.K. Straashorgor 2 Jno. Knoivlca 1 In shooting off Iho tiefl Ktiy nnd LoooVr divided firdt , lilalco and Cotter divided sec ond. Sweepstakes Throolivo pigeons , 111 yards , uno of ono barrel , Cotter 3 Lcedor 2 Won by Cutter. THE "niKEMEJf. " The Omaha club has completed nil ar rangements for its spring moot , which will bo held at the Sherman avenue grounds Juno 13th , commencing at 4:30 : p. m. Gdorgo E , Kay lias been selected to act as referee , tvhilo Walter Morris , J. Hall and Charloa LJIIO will bo the time-keeper ? , ' 'rank Parmalco has been chosen as plttol iiror and atartcr. Thoio trill bu four races , aa scheduled below : No. 1 One mlle club handicap for iold medal ; en tries , John G. Hitchcock t-cratch , Thomas F. Bhckmoro 100 yards start : Key Huncio 2fiO yards start , Perry liadollot 300 yards start. No , 2-OnemiV , I minute clasp , open , for gold medal ; Harry Morford , 1'orry 15adol- let , 0. H. Gordon , T. II , Merriam. No. 2. Throe mile handicap for gold medal. , 'lohnG. Hitchcock , scratch ; lUy Iluucie , GOO yards start. No.i. . One-half miln scratch , open , for gold medal. Thomas F. Ulackmore , 1'erry Had- ollett. i Fronka IitviNcrox , Nob. , Juao 10. The atorni of bat Friday evening at this point de veloped Into a sort of cyclano ss it went waltzing up the valley. As it atruck the vlllaqo o ! outbuildings of F. B. Hlbbard it stlrrud them np after the liveliest fashion , carrying square rods of metallic roofs in every direction and smashing in the sldoi of many of the Frame structures. It also brought down his great windmill and many valuable fruit trees , It lifted a crib of corn of Mr. R. Twaddoll into Hie air , held It there long enough to blow away the brick foundation on which it stood , ant1 then let It down again on the same site flat on the ground , as good as over , minus its under standing. It also made sad havoo with a poitlon of the orchard of Deacon A. B. Knight , and twisted off a score or two of hia largo cottonwcods , Altogether it was rather nn "IntorcDting" storm , nnd vro nro glad it was not moro sadly so. It damaged very seriously several buildings belonging to others , Mr. 0. E. Gwgg and lady are hero from Ohio , stopping with Mr. Preston. They have como to make Nebraska their homo. Mr , Gregg expects to establish himself somewhere in this part of Iho state in the drug business. Miis Loomij , of Amboy , III. , Is hero , spending the summer with Mr. GoodeU'a Family. BUCKEYE. llnilwuy Mntton-H. N. C. Ray , assistant engineer of the Union Pacific railway was In the city yesterday visiting his many friends , but [ oft last night for the oast. Ho reports that there was a fall of eight Inches of mow in Butte , Montana , lattt week and that on Sunday ho enjoyed a sleigh rldo. Mr. Henry Lehmann loft last evening with three paper hangers for Grand Island , lo piper and docoiato the rall- rend fating houno at that rilaco ] ! EST YOUR BATO POWER TO-DAK Ilrnndi tdrartluxl at nl'iolnuly ' r-nr * THHTE8T S ri > ran t' < p ( town on a lint itove until h Udtriii rtmoTo tba covur anil tmell A cn mUl will not bt r- rul ia dttuct the proi'nco ol ammonia. HOES NOT CONTAIN AMMONIA. ns mii/uiri-urn IUB NEVER " In a million homof for a qunrter of a. ctnturjrlt bu tli coniumorV reliable tt-vt. THE TESTOFTHE _ _ QVEH. 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