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A. II. 1'itch , Manager Daily Circulation ,
Omaha , Jicbraslta.
THE commission system has become EO
common that commissioners are now a
numerous as"colonels. . The woods are
full of 'em ,
Ir has boon decided that ( t Is a viola
tion of law to proaoh on the common in
Boston , but wo suppose it ii no offense
the minister * talk on the square.
FIIE.SIDENT CLEVELAND proposes to
tnko a rest. If ho succeeds In finding i
retreat where the office-seeker canno
discover him ho will indeed bo a luck ;
man.
TUB oGlco-seekers objocb to Mr
Cleveland taking a vacation. The office
holders , ho trover , hope that his vacation
will last nil summer. They want a roa
as well as the president.
THE coming contoit In Ohio will , It I
Bkld , ba n barrel campaign. St.John
has * recently been In that state , and it 1
HUapoctod that his visit was for the pur
pose of sizing op the barrel.
I ? la Intimated by the friends of Hr
Hoacb that had ho been a democrat hi
Dolphin would have boon accepted Ion ]
ago. It is but natural that the democrat
want nothing to flo with a republics
craft.
GOVERNOR BUNK , of Idaho , has mad
loom for a democrat by resigning. Hi
career la Idaho has been brief and no
very'brilliant. [ About the only thin :
that ho has done by going from Fhlla
dolphla to Idaho Is to acquire the title o
governor.
RUSSELL B. HAKHISON , asjayor of th
mint at Helena , Montana , has boon en
tlrely exonerated by the ( solicitor of th
treasury from the charges recently mad
against him. The evidence was careful ! ,
examined and ia no particular did It BUS
tain any of the charges.
THE New York World has suecooede
In raising 8100,000 for the pedestal o
the Statue of Liberty. This la anothe
evidence of what an enterprising and in
Jlaontial journal can accomplish. Th
World IB certainly entitled to a grea
deal of credit for what it has dono.
THE statement la made that Sam
-Jones , the revivalist , made 400 convert
In Waco , Texas , In one week , and tha
ho was paid 81.GO aploco for them by th
olty council. Mr. Jones has an Immons
field before him in Texas , and ho ough
to make a fortune there In a singl
.season.
THE Indians are breaking loose over ;
where , and wo shall not bo surprised to
see even the clgar-slgna go on the war
path. Fortunately for Omaha , however
Fort Omaha la only three miles distant
and Is connected with military boat
quarters by telephone.
GENKUAL JOSEPH E. 'JOHNSTON , thi
newly appointed United States cornmls
eloner of railways , has entered upon thi
discharge of hit ollijlal duties. Ao thoai
duties consist prlncipa ly in making an
.annual tour of pleasure and obaorvatlui
In a pa'athl private car over the Pacific
roads , wo venture to say that the aged
soldier will appreciate the kind consider
ation of President Cleveland In giving
him ao-oft a borth.
WE are going to have telegraph com
patltlon in Omaha In a few weeks , the
city council at Itj lait meeting having
granted a permit to tko Pacific : Tolograpl
company to erect Its poles and string it
tdrca within the city. If the competition
takes as lively a turn in Omaha aa It did
last week at Had Bank , Now Jersey , the
aoda-fonntain will play an important pan
in the war. At Red Bank ono uf thi
competing telegraph companies sent mes
nagea to Now York for fifteen cents ant
throw in a glass of soda-water. Perhaps
the lager-boor vendors of Omaha wonlc
like to stand in with the telegraph com
pany that adopts ibis method of securing
business.
A wmzEii In the Now York Commer
cial Advertiser states that the sum of
8100,000,000 is annually paid in this
country for fire losica , Ho points out
that this loss Is equivalent to doatructlon
yearly of one-third of the wheat crop of
the United Slates , or one-thlrd of the
value of the cotton production , while ,
last year , It exceeded by $10,000,000 the
total value of gold , silver , lead and cop
per yielded by the mines of the country ,
In other words , It Is estimated that the
property annually burned up throughout
the United Statoi njuils about one-sixth
of the profits on all our Industries during
the came period. This great destruction
of national wealth Is attributed in the
main to the carelessness and recklesiness
of our people , the statistics showing that
only SO per cent of the louei are to b&
to Incendkrlam ,
MR. ADAMS IN DENVER.
Mr. Oharlei Francis Adams has caused
ooldnets lo spring up between hlmielf
nd the people of Colorado. In the first
ilaco he deliberately Intimated , In Ian-
rrjage that was both plain and bold , that
allroadtng In Colorado , as far as the
Union Pacific is concerned , Is an unprofit
able bminoss , and thst the Union Pacific
would bo very much bettor off If the
Colorado lines could bo cut off swal-
owcd by an earthquake , or otherwise
ost. " This was no slight shock within
tsolf to the overage Ooloradan , but when
Mr. Adams asiorted that the best ro-
Bourcos of Colorado wore neglected in the
nsano search for gold and ( .llvor , ho
caused a violent vibration of indignation
'rom center to circumference of the
silver state.
"If the people would turn their attcn
tion to those Industries and lot gold and
silver go to the devil , " said Mr. Adnnu ,
'they would bo batter off. " When Lo
aggestod , In this emphatic manner , that
the people bettor abandon the
gold and silver mines anc
dig for coal and paving stone bo struck
the most sensitive chord of the Colorado
system , and that , too , at a time when the
most enterprising men of Denver wore
discussing tha project of getting np :
grand silver pageant or spectacular expo
sition , by way ot an advertisement ol
Colorado's greatest Indus try and as/'aliv
ing protest against the demonetization o ;
silver. " Mr. Adams is evidently a sand
stone man. Ho holds that Colorado
possesses better paving stone than an ;
other etato , and wq can nnaorstand wh ;
ho Is so enthusiastic for the adoption o
sandstone as n paving material. There Is
more sandstone in Colorado than nn ;
other material , except sand , and If a demand
mand could bo created for it the Union
Pacific quarries might bo made toglvothi
company's lines In that state anffioicn
business to put them on a paying basil
The inference to bo drawn from Mr
Adams' observations la that the people c
Denver onght to got np n eandeton
pageant instead of a spectacular silver
show. However , Mr. Adams' appeal in
behalf of sandstone has already had
chilling effect uoon the silver enthusiasts
The Denver Zribune-ltcpublican now
opposes the propoaed'eilvor pageant , anc
says that "Denverjnnstcnltlvato contlnn
lty"whatovortbat ] may mean. Inciden
tally wo are lodto remark that Mr. Adam
is now no doubt surprised that the Union
Pacific has In times past done BO mncl
for Denver and Colorado and BO little fo
Omaha and Nebraska. It la to ba hope
that in the future the Union Pacific , nn
der Mr. Adanu' diicreet management
will adopt a more liberal policy towarc
this city and state. This hope Is base
upon his poiltlve statements to a Denve
reporter that the Union PaclG
had no Intention whatever pjst
present , or future of moving It
shops and headquarters from Omaha
to Denver. This puta at rest forever th
rumor of removal , which is periodical ! ;
started and Hot afloat by the Djnvor
boomers. Mr. Adama In concluding hi
remarkably bold Interview threatened ti
have the reporter shot fall of holes If ho
was not reported correctly. The reporte
evidently thought the fications Mr.
Adams was In earnest , and ho according
ly made no mistakes in reporting wha
ho said. The wonder Is that Mr. Adams
escaped from Denver with hia tcalp. His
audacity porhapj saved him. It certainly
won the admiration of the Denver Tri
bune , which eays :
The Boston friends of Charles Francis Ad'
ams , Jr. , will doubtless bo shocked to learn
with what facility ho falls into the wayg o
the wild west , and there will surely be a com
motion in the staid old town of Quincy when
It becomes known there that Mr. Adams , with
the sang froiJ of a desperado , threatened to
shoot a ! Tril > unc-ltejml > licaH reporter "lull o
holes" if the latter snould misrepresent him In
repoitinp : m interview. Hr. Ad
ams is reported to bo something aua
tere , He may be , in the chilly am
effete east ; but in Colorado he ij in warn , a
the sun and as free as the ambient air of our
Italian climate. Mr. Adams will maki
friends in the west by his od-hand manner
It is especially pleasing to westerners to see
an caatorn man citch on to the vernacular o
the Rockies ; and wo must nay that there ii
not a professional or business man in Denve ;
who could have told n reporter that hi
would "shoot him full of holes" with raoro
truly western grace and abandon than Mr
Charles Francis Adams , Jr. did it.
THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
A great many people In thla city seem
to labor nnder the Impression that prop
orty-ownors cannot ba compelled to lay
down now sidewalks or Improve old ones
without sorno further legislation by the
city council. Thla is a great mistake , as
anyone will BOO by consulting ordinance
No. C53. This ordinance regulates the
construction , widening and repairing ol
sidewalks , and provides fov the levy ol
taxes to pay for the name. It covers ev
ery material point. According to this
ordinance , which waa passed October
3d , 1882 , the construction of all side
walks , as well as the widening or repair
ing of the same , shall bo under the di
rection and supervision of the board of
public works , and nnder such rules and
regulations not Inconsistent with the or
dluanco as the board may from tiso to
Imo adopt. Sidewalks shall ba laid to
such permanent or temporary grade
aa the board shall direct. The
materials , If walks are required
to bo laid to a temporary grade ,
shall bo plno or oak plank , but if ordered
o bo laid to an established grade they
shall be of such materlil as the board
shall designate. All sidewalks mutt bo
mlform at to line and grade In front of
ach block , whether laid to permanent
ir temporary grade , and all walks shall
nclino from the line of the lots outward
t the rite of one -third of an Inch to
ha foot , Any sidewalk constructed in
ny other manner than as required by
his ordinance shall bo deemed a nuls-
nee , and a fine Is provided for every
ay inch nuisance it permitted to re
main. Furthermore , It is the duty of
ho board of public works to cause inch
nntianco to bo abated. Power la given
o the city conncll to require by resolu
ion the constrnctlon , widening or repair
f a sidewalk , and U Is the duty of the
> oard of public works to coo that the
roporty owners have this work done in
accordance with iho plans and ipoclfia-
lens , and if the property owners do not
comply with the published order within
fifteen days , the board shall direct the
city sidewalk contractor to lay the required
walks , the expense of which must ba
charged against the property and paid for
a tax levy. This la the substance ol
: ho sldotralk ordinance now In force , and
wo cannot see that anything mete ex
MM h needed. The whole matter la
virtually placed In the bands of the board
of public worka. It has all the power
necessary , and If U would only exercise
Its power , fnlly and Impartially , wo would
soon have a uniform system of sidewalk
on our Lnsldeea streets , all of which have
a permanent cradc ; , and therefore re
quired to have durable material for side
walks. If the property owners do nol
lay down proper walks , the boird has the
Doirer to do it for them , On Fornam
street now walks of durable material are
being properly laid to a considerable extent
tent , but the old walks are permittee
to remain In their present position , thai
miking bad breaks and stumbling placci
where the now and old walks unite. I
ii the dnty of the board to Immediately
cause the old walks , that are othorwia
unobjectionable , to be raised or loworoc
to the same grade with the now ones , s
that the walk would bo on the same Hn
the whole length of a block. Notwlth
standing the powers bestowed npon It by
this ordinance , the board permits certain
walks to remain at their old width , in
stead of being extended to the curb line
whllo certain other walks have been
widened by the owners upon the order o
the board. This partiality is Bomothlnj
wo cannot qnlet understand , as pnbll
officials are supposed to bo Impartial in
the performance of their duties. I
wonld perhaps bo advisable for the mom
bera of the board of public works to rea
this sidewalk ordinance , and post them
selves thoroughly aa to their duties
After having done this , It is to bo hope
that they will do their duty promptly
and impartially.
COL. JOHN GIDBON , who has been pro
mo ted to be brigadier-general to fill th
vacancy caused by the retirement of Gen
Augur , has been a life-long soldier , an
has made for himself a gallant record
Graduating from the West Point mllltar
academy in 1847 , ho was In September o
that year assigned to regular duty a
second lieutenant In the Fourth artillery
When the war of the rebellion broke out
ho had attained the rank of captain , an
In May , 18G2 , ho became a brigadier-gen
oral In the volunteer service. In tb
summer of 1804 ho rote to the rank o
major-general , and In March , 1865 b
waa brevotted major-general In the regu
lar army. Upon hia return to the regula
servlco ho waa made colonel of the Thiity
sixth Infantry , and In 1809 he waa trans
ferred to the Seventh infantry , of whlcl
regiment ho has over since boon In com
mand. Since the clote of the war ho ha
been stationed moat of the time on th
frontier , and has done eomo hard cam
paignlng and fighting against the Indians
adding fame to his reputation as a aoldle
and fighter. His promotion to the brlga
dlershlp has been faithfully earned , anc
his many friends in the department o
the Platte will take pleasure in can
congratulating him.
SOME officials are altogether too fre
and handy In the use of tha revolver
Such appears to have boon the ciso wit ]
the marshal of Papilllon , who fatally
wounded a tramp fjr not halting
at hia command. The tramp was
with four others , all of whom
wore anspostod of having committed
trivial larceny. His companions were ar
rested , examined and discharged , thor
being no evidence agiinat them , and in
all probability the wonndod tramp waaoi
innocent as they were. How any oliice :
cm bo justified in killing a man who Ii
merely suspected of a potty offense , oven
If ho does start to run away , Is something
that wo have yet to learn. If wo are no
mistaken , an officer before making arros
has to have a warrant , although this rnli
is not always followed , owing to varloni
reasons. It Is true that the dying man
ia "only a tramp , " but oven tramps are
human beings , and are not to bo nho
down like dogs.
Tar. fact that the last Pennsylvania
legislature passed a law requiring licenses
to bo taken oat for marriages haa attracted
tractod a great deal of attention and
caused much favorable comment at the
hands of those newspapers whoio edilors
labor nnder tha impression that such a
law Is a new thing. The fact is , that
Nebraska has had such a law over since
she became a state , and wo suppose other
states have similar laws. Pennsylvania ,
ihorefore , is not entitled to any credit for
originating the marriage license law ,
which it ought to have adopted long ago.
THE introduction of hone-cars upon
Broadway drove tbo stage-lino equip *
ments into the auction rooms. Eight
lundred hones , three hundred stages ,
and five hundred aats of harness are now
> olng Bold at auction In that city , Val .
uing the horeoi at $75 each , the ttagos at
he low figure ot $300 , and the harneea
it $20 per set , the total value of this
property foota np $1,000,000 , but It is
nfo to a y that It will not bring anywhere
near Us valce , de
TUB Oraahi Herald , following In the
wake of other democratic journal ? , con-
inues to Had fault with Uen. Logan'a
'bad grammar. " Gen. Logan's grammar
does not Interfere with his common sento
nor did it prevent him from making a
gallant ro cord aa n loyal and bravo sol-
dier. His grammar compares favorably
at times with that of the odltor of the
Omaha Herald.
THE Des Molncs Leader has been
temporarily suppressed by the sheriff ,
inancial embarrassment being the canao ,
The proprietor , however , assures the
public that the publication of the Leader
will be resumed In n few doys , There
must bo something radically wrong when
a democratic paper is compelled to sus
pend jnst aa the democrats are about
getting their hands on the ( polls ,
PHINEAS T. BAIINCM celebrated his
seventy-fifty birth-day last Sunday. Eo
has lived long and prospered. May ho
continue to do so Is the with of the ad
vertislng columns , which ho has BO liber
ally patronized. Printers Ink has done
wonders for Mr. Barnnm , and wo have
no hesitancy in recommending It for general
oral use ,
Ir the Hartford Courant Is to bo relied -
lied npon , Yolo college will bo oponoc
next fall as usual , Tills statement ha
been necessitated by the fact that Har
vaid'a victory In the recent annual boa
race led the public to believe that Yali
college would go to the dry-docks for an
Indefinite period for repairs.
ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND is a strong
advocate of silk culture as it affords oni
more avenue of solf-BUppjrt to womoa
Wo venture to siy that moat women wil
continue to cultivate silk over a dry-goodi
counter , and lot the Bilk-worms take can
of themselves.
WHIH3 flOUSE MANNERS.
What Miss Cleveland Wears and
How tbo President Looks
at Kcceptions.
Washington Correspondence of Philadelphia
1'ross.
Miss Cleveland baa a thoughtful , re
fined face , not at all handsome , and neat
at all ngly. She la decidedly sallow , anc
looks as If she might bo about 48 or 40
years old. She came hero with shorf
hair , rather gray , and slightly waved al
over her head. No woman over looks
dignified with short hair , but U was not
unbecoming to her , and did not give her
"woman lec
an absolutely aggressive
turer" look. If oho was BO soon going to
succumb to popular opinion on the sub
joctof short hair for women , it la a pity
aho didn't "pin on" her "colls and pnflY
before she came here , for so marked a
change hero wonld have caused common
In private life , and In her case It has
made no end of talk. Tbo women who
laughed and sneered at her for wearing
short hair now do the same thing because
she has followed the fashion. Poor
woman ! She looks anxious and worried
and the sooner she loams to follow her
brother's example and "gang her aln
gait , " the sooner she will bo happy.
Her dresses are not remarkable In any
way ; she has quite a pretty figure and
might look better than she doea If the
would biro some woman who hna perfeo
taste to dress her and stand over her
dress-maker when her clothes are fitted.
She appears like a woman who Has given
her attention to better and h'gher ' mat-
ten than clothee ; bat , then , clothes are
onn cf the minor matters that a woman
In her position must attend to herself or
must have some ono else to attend to.
Her manners are parfostly courteous ,
but not cordial ; she has no society man
ner of any kind , and It Is qulto easy to
BOO that , although sha means to do her
dnty as mistress of the Whit o House , 1
la simply dnty to her and no more ; that
she is really very much bored and very
tired ; that she receives guests every day
because she must , and that flho ia a very
thankful wcman when her hour Is fin
ished.
The pretident comes down stalra after
1 o'clock on the day when Miss Cleve
land receives , unless ho Is tie busy. Ho
stands In front of the folding doors in
the east room , and shakes hands rapidly
with all those who wait to have that
honor. To uco the society phrase , Mr.
Cleveland Is a very "common-looking1
man. " Hia best friends , his most ardent
supporters admit , what Is certainly
true , that when ono firit looks
Into tbo president's face , ono
sees just a coarse face. But
there Is a great deal more there. No par
son , no matter how prejudiced , can help
seeing In his face anct figure a calm , pow-
efnl repose , and full of dignity of the
moit simple and Impressive aort. Ho
looks like a man against whom any cir
cumstances , any people , any powers
might beat until they tire thcmsalves out ,
without moving him a hair'sbroacth from
the position he bad originally taken for
himself. Ono feels instinctively that
there is a man who Is president of the
United States In truth , and who is going
to follow out his own convictions If the
world turns upside down because of them ,
Some peopla Bay Mies Cleveland haa
much Influence over him , but people who
have talked with him do not believe ir ,
and ono woman RODS BO far as to any :
" 1'ooh ! Influence the president ? I don't
bollevo that If the most enchanting angel ;
of the female porturson in heaven itself
should fall at Its feet with wings spread
out she would have any more Impression
npon him than the rest of ns do ; and
goodness knowa that Isn't much. " His
manncri are perfectly courteous. Ho haa ,
a pleasant voice , shakes hands cordially ,
Bjys a few pleasant words If ha has time ,
and makes It qulto evident to every one
when their turn Is over , and in a perfect
ly simple , courteous way.
A StiuotliiK Match , '
The shooting match for $50 a side ,
Wednesday afternoon between H B. Ken
nedy and Ed Leoder.reaultod In a victory
for Kennedy , tbo total of each man's
score being as follows :
Kennedy . 8G
Leader . M '
The shooting took place at Athletic
nrk in the presence of a hundred or
nore Interested spectators. Peoria
> lack birds were sprung from a irap at .
.00 yards distance , As Mr. Leeder dc-
Iros satisfaction another match la being
arranged. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
llu.ua Kail. a
CHICAGO , 111 , July 0. Chicago , 8 ; Prow-
tenet , C
Dwiiorr , Mich. , July 0. Detroit , 3 ; Phlla-
phU , 2 ,
I'UTSBima. Pa. , July 0 Pittsbarg , 17 ;
, 0.
CINCINNATI , 0 , , July O.-CincInnati , 4
Athletici , 2.
LooiBViLLir , Ky. , July S. Louisville ;
Baltimore , 1.
AN ESTIMATE OF IINCOLN.
His Guato as a Benefactor and States
man BcTleweil ,
McCnlloch'ft Travesty on Truth Pot
llttonl Komlnlscencos [ l' st
niul Present.
WRITTEN FOR THE BEE.
Hugh McOnlloch , Into secretary of th
transary , recently published a letter in
the Now York Tribune giving his view
and his estimate of Abraham Lincoln
In that communication ho withhold
from Lincoln a high position as a lawyer
a statesman or an orator. I am quoting
from hia opinion from racollcclioii , no
being able to put my hand on the loiter
at this timo.
A part of the letter appoirod In thi
BEE a few days ago , bub not the part t
which I refer. In the writer's humble
jndgment Mr. McOalloch falls far shor
of a proper estimate of Mr * Lincoln'
real merits , in the characters mentioned
Ho seems to have very little appreciation
of Lincoln's greatness. To have fille
iho sphora which the latter filled , to hav
accomplished what ho accomplished mtis
create the conviction that ho did glvi
evidence of the possession cf man ,
of the elements of greatness
That ho ranked high "ns a lawyer canno
bo disputed. The man who , being
lawyer by profession , could maintain tha
great debate with Stephen A. Donglus
as Lincoln maintained It , cauld dovelo
such extraordinary reasoning powers a
ho developed , could not ba other wit
than
A LAWYER OF THE FIRST CLASS.
Mr. Douglas was ono of the groatos
debaters of that period , but Lincoln wa
more than his match. It la not Intonde
to convoy the Inipression that , beciusa
man ID an able debater , ho la therefore
great lawyer , but , having a thoroug
knowledge of law , a wonderful amonn
of practical common sento , and possess
Ing extraordinary powers of argumon
and reasoning , the conclusion must b
that Lincoln wonld stand In the fron
rank of his profession , and there 1
where ho did stand ai a lawyer.
As a statesman , none but a small mln
can deny him greatness , and the comma ;
judgment of mankind has enrolled him
on the list of great statesmen. Probabl
no ruler in history had to pass through
moro trying crisis than did Lincoln , anne
no ono over passed through It moro sue
cotsfnlly. In every emergency that arose
ho
ROSE EQUAL 10 THE OCCASION.
No man over read and nnderstood th
character of the American people botte
than ho did. Ho BO managed them , am
so shaped public gontlmcnt , as to leac
them to believe that they wore leading
him , whereas , ho waa all the time loading
them , and bringing them np to sustain
ing measures ho wanted to carry for
ward. In theaa respects ho substantiate )
the claim to ba admitted to the circle o"
the first statesmen of the world.
A few months back , certain men , be
lieved to bo competent and impartial
were selected as judges to pass upon
those questions : Who are the three great
cast benefactors In our history and coun
try ; the thrae greatest statesmen ; th
three greatest generals ; and the thro
greatest orators ? The judges wore Davit
Dudley Field , the eminent New York
lawyer , Gen. Thomas Ewing , of Ohio
Prof. Yeamans. of Kentucky , A. J
Mold , of Now York , and ono or two
other ? , names now forgotten.
THEIR DECISIONS
were as follows : The greatest benefac
tora were Washington , Lincoln am
Hamilton ; the greatest statesmen wore
Hamilton , Webster and Lincoln ; the
greatest soldiers were Washington , Gran
and Lee ; the greatest orators wore Web
ster , Clay and Corwln. It is thns seen
that , in their jndgment , Mr. Lincoln
ranks among the greatest statesmen auc
benefactor * this country has over pro
duced. Their judgment Is qntto as con
elusive as that of Mr. McOplluch ,
It may be remarked Incidentally , thai
Gen. Grant's estimate of Lee diffois fr
that of the committee. The writer has
heard Grant say more than once , that ho
wonld much prefer to meet Gen. Lo a
commander of &n opposing army which
ho was going to fight than Gen. Joe
Johnston. Johnston certainly provec
himself to bo a general of the firat rank ,
though all throogh the war ho was undoi
the ban of Jeff Davis , whllo Leo was in
high official favor.
It Is evident that ilngh McCnlloch hac
very little In sympathy with Abraham
Lincoln or that ho greatly mis judged
him. When William Pitt Festonden , of
Maine , who succeeded Cbosa as secretary
of thetreasnry , reslgnedjtbat oflicoLincoln
promoted McCullocn to that poeltion. Aa
great a reader of human nature M Lin
coin was , ho sometimes made mistakes , ;
though rarely , In the selection of men ;
and this selection of McOnlloch was ono
of them , aa subsequent events very soon
proved. Not long after Andrew J ohcsan
had become established in the presiden
cy , ho Johnson , most grossly and t roach
eronaly betrayed the republican party.
Ho Bet about
CREATING A. NEW I'AUTY ,
of whiah ho was to ba the head , and un
dertook to establish "my policy , " as ho
called it. It was one of the worst , one
of the meanest betrayals , ono of the baa-
at acts of treachery ever recorded in the
history of political parties , In this conrse
} f treason and treachery , McCnlloch
Felloired Johnston , and sustained him
right through It all , and acted with the
democratic party. McCulloch followed
ho offica ho held ; bo followed the pa-
ronago and spoils , just as others did , for
the same purpose. McOulloch has never
since been known as a ropnbllcin , and
jet
rilESI DENT ARTHUR DOO HIM VV
'rom the purlieus of democracy and
made him secretary of tbo treasury , I
suppoto to embarrass the canvas of Blalno
and to emphasize his indifference to the
inccBss of the republican party , because
10 was not nominated for the presidency
tnd Blaine was.
Henry Ward Beocber , or some other
'ellow , has many a time delivered a loot-
ire on "Shams , " Now , here is a sham jo '
or Henry W. to add to his list , If be Is
ho ono who has made shams a atudy ,
.nd the subject of some of his lectures ;
bo Is not the man , ho cm make this
ho subject of one.
The announcement that Capt , Beecher ,
aon cf Henry Ward Beecber , was an
pplicant for the colleotorshlp of cus-
oins at some point on the Oregon coast ,
was quickly followed by the laconic and
mphatlo announcement that Henry W.
rould not write to the president favoring
he appointment , and bad forbidden any
member of his family doing so. Pretty
utocratio for tbo Brooklyn preacher , for o
ill family ere all of age ; the nmlamo
Beooher did wrlto a letter to our friend
U rover , ia.it autumn , In the midst of the
presidential campaign , without the knowl
edge of Henty W. , as ho publicly slated ,
and It may bo presumed ihe wonld do BO
again if the apttit so willed her.
VTAEREFORE , AND WHY NOT ?
Why should not she , and ho also , aid
the ton In securing the object of his desires -
> sires ? It was an honorable ambition for
j tbo aon to tcek thoco11octotshlpalthougii
ho was doing BO in opposition to the
wishes of the democracy of Oregon ; and
and If Henry W , did not want him to
have It , ho is an unnatural father. But
stuff , shim , ha did want him to
have It , and ho know it was
wholly unnecessary for him or anybody
else to write for his sonbecame ha know ,
as everyone else know , the moment they
hoard ho was an applicant for the place ,
that ho wonld receive the cfliso whenever
Cleveland Icntnod that a son of Becchor
desired It. Boccher played the sham In
this matter as ho did when ho proclaimed
the monstrous docttino that the greater n
man's sins the greater should ba his re
ward , if ho occupied a conspicuous posi
tion , bociuao if his ties were found out
his mortification would bo so much
greater.
Every democrat the writer meets
nown-dsys Ii down In the mouth ,
disappointed , so to speak.
A loading democrat said hero the other
day , "If I lipd to do it over again , I
would vole for Blalno , rather than lor
such a president ni Cleveland has shown
himself to bo. "Nebraska democrats are
traveling
A ROUGN , WEARY , ROAD ;
the I'.no Is long , nnd thcro seems to bo no
prospect of turning. Charles Brown ,
head centre of ono uf the three factions
of Nebraska democracy , was reported
not lone ; ago , to have expressed hlmtclf
in very vigorous denunciation of Mr.
Cleveland and hia policy. Mr. Brown
published a dental , which woe , of course ,
accepted ; but then , It is self evident ,
that , If ho would express his real senti
ments , they wonld bo the very sentiments
imputed to him for that Is the way they
all feel. Our friends , Dr. Miller and
Mayor Boyd , were specially invited to
Washington to consult with Mr. Cleveland
land in regard to Nebraska appointment
They wont , and having boon kindly as
snred by him that all vacancies In No
braika as they occurred by expiration o
commissions or by deaths , wonld bo Clio
by good democrats , they walked dow :
the White house stops In n modltatlv
mood , Boyd looking at Miller and Mlllo ;
looking at Boyd , and both leaking lathe
bewildered. They were overheard t
exclaim simultaneously in the langnag
of the Texas statesman , Flanlgan
"What In Sheol ore wo hero for ? " An ex
presslon of their real genuine feelings o
this mattes would ba entertaining. Can't
you accommodate us , gentlemen ?
JOHN M. THAYER ,
GRAND ISLAND , .Nob. , July 7.
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IT WAS K 01 THE OAT ,
A Lively Scrimmage Among Italian
In Police Court.
The Italians , Michael Gornuis , Wl
liam Kordorat and Augnst Kordorat
who were arrested Tuesday for disturbln
the peace by fighting , had their trial be
fore Judge Stonberg yesterday afternoon
and the latter two were fined $3 each
Snch a trial as it waa has probably neve
before came Into public notice ,
Testimony of nil kinds wai
given. { Gernusa swore that ho heard
ii nolso during thu night on his house-top
and ii thought that it was the cat , but
wont i out to ECO. Ho discovered that the
supposed fellno waa none other than
William Korkerat , and knocked hlai off
with a club. They grappled to deter
mine which was the best man. Angus
Korderat hoard the noise and wont to hi ;
brother's assistance. Gernns succeeded
In whipping both of them , but not before
fore they had torn the clothes all off o
bim.
" " " * "
STATE JOTTINGS.
Graf ton hns a population of 447.
Fremont is moving for a town clock.
Falls City has a population of 2,070.
Johnson county has organized for a fall
fair.
Harttngton is considering measures for fin
protection.
Saturday' * storm damaged crops in the vie
inity of Beatrice ,
A rain storm dampened the enthusiasm of
the Grand Islanders ,
The residents of West Point , 1,080 in num
ber , are guarded by ono policeman.
UlysBei liquidated her patriotism on the
Fourth for a < u h cotmUera'.lon of $102 ,
HarvofitiDp hai commenced in Sarpy county
and large fields of rye have been garnered.
The Luthoraui of Grand Island have te
cured plans and epjcltioatlona fur n $5,000
church.
Kearneyitoj are agitating the canal schern
again , in the hope or saving prairie schooners
from dry rot ,
Nine companies of United States soldiers
ook put iu the celebration at Kearney on the
Fourth.
Otto Shaffer , a Schuyler boy , while playing
cap-frog ou a moving train in the yard , foil
jotwcen the cars and was crushed to death ,
Annie B , PInney , daughter ot Mr. John
Pinnoy , formerly of Ouialia , died of diphtheria
Juuo 28 , at Cedar Rapid ? , nxed eleven yean ,
A soldier belonging to the battalion en
campmcnt near Kearney wag arrested a few
day a ago for a burglary six miloa north of
that town ,
Grand Island granted an exclusive franchise
chiso to a gas company , which now refuses to
either carry out the bargain or allow anyone
olio to do It ,
J. F. Grave , of Springfield , mourns the
osa of a horse and buggy , which has been
ulssing nearly two weeks , A fellow named
McVoy appropriated both.
"Corn ia beginning to look grand , " says the
Johnson Countv Journal. "Lvery field was
as clean aa the eye and then came a aeiioj of
nice rana ! which have let the farmers up with
ilfjh hopes , "
During the month of Juno nearly 30.COO
icrea of the public domain was entered at the
tfeligh land oflica under the homestead and
timber culture acta , nnd about 8,000 acres
under the pre-emption lawi ,
Another packing house will soon bo added
o Nebraska Oity'd industries , The paokery
will be 19ii92 ( , and will have a capacity of
,000 hogu u day. It la calculated that the
milding will ba ready for business by Jau-
uary 1st
An association of Beatrice horse fanciers
ias arranged to have a series ol runniup , trot-
lug and pacing races there during the week
f the Grand Army reunion. The races will
September 9 , 10 and 11 , The purses offered
mount to $1,500.
George K. Parp , of Grand Island , writes :
That the Colby gang was not captured In
Central City and by tbo no-called Detective
tallgh , of Omaha , is known to none better
ban myself , who captured the gang on the
ight of June 12th In Ifatniltcn county ,
bout nloe miles from Aurora. Noligb knew
othlng of it till apprised of it through tha
fern ] , "
To-morrow , F/lday at C p. m. wn shall
Ive an exhibition test of tbo Eclipse
fire Extinguisher on Harney St. , oppo-
to the Herald oflico. Wo cordially in-
Its business men and property owners
came out and wltnesi the superior
bility of this agent. 10
HELD FOE EMBEZZLEMENT ,
Wjllo D. OlCRC Placed on Trlrtl Ixs-
s gal Notes.
The case of Wyllo D. Clogg , accutcd of
embezzlement , last October , of $1,800
from the Union PAcIGo railroad company ,
was taken np for trial in Jndgo Neville's '
court yesterday. The defendant was
a dork in the nudllot'a office up to the
time of his arrest , and was occupying a
trusted position. It ii claimed that whan
his accounts came to bo looked ovcrllioy
vroro found short about $1,800.
Gen , Co win and Judge Savage appear
as attorneys for the dofonso.
It i > understood that the defense will
endeavor to prove that Clogg did not
take the money , and hence Is not guilty
of embezzlement. Falling to successfully
sot up this pies , it Is believed
that an attempt will bo
made to provo that Olcgg is Insane and
hence irresponsible for any acts that ho
may have committed in his official poei >
tion. Ono curious circumstance which
will probably bo called np in this connec
tion is that of an attempt made by Olegg
to substitute himself as defendant for
another man who was arraigned in police
court n year or so ago for atsiult with Intent -
tent to kill. It Is alleged that as the
prisoner was about to bo remanded to
jail Olegu , who was proiont , spoke np and
sild , " Judge , lot ute go to jul In place
of that man ; 1 can afford to ilo it bolter
than ho can. " The ontcomo of the case
will bo awaited with considerable In
terest.
CIVIL CASES.
The case of Ilcrmann vs. the B. < t.
M. Railroad company engaged Judge
Wakoly'a attention nearly the entire day
Wednesday. The jury retired Wednesday
evening and came in yesterday morning ,
after being out til night , add reported
that they wera nnablo to ogrco , They
were dismissed.
E. L. Eaton has commenced salt
nstalnst the city for 81,000 dainngos to hie
Eighteenth street property on account of
grading.
Mary F. Ponlson has commenced suit
against the Connecticut Mutual Llfo In
surance company to secure a nonforfolt-
ing paid np policy of $1,100 on the life of
her hnsband , Wosly S. Ponlaon , la place
of a $3,000 policy , payment on which has
lapsed.
I'EUSONAJj.
D. C. Clark tai Rene to Hock Spring.
A. C. Colton , Uoitrlco , is n Pn\ton guest
Wm , Patterson , of Central City , ia at the
Pnxton.
E. F. Warren , Nebraska City , is nt the
Pnxton.
Mrs , Ulanchard , of Boston , la at the
Paxton.
] 3. V. Warren , of Nebraska City , is nt the
Paxton.
Dr. J. 0. Davis returned , yesterday , from
Eaiton , Pa.
C. Toft , of Chicigo , ia in the cjty visiting
hia brother ,
Col. Henry A. Morrow , of Fort Sidney , ia
at the Paxton.
Dr. 0. P , Wilkerson is at the Pnxton , n
guest of Dr. Grndy.
Itsv. C. S. Albert , of Baltimore , Md. , Is in
the city , a quest at the Paxton.
W. A. Wilton , of Kansas City , is among
yesterday's arrivals at the Paxton.
0 en. Henry ( ) . Morrow , of voit Sidney ,
and wife , are guests at the Pnxton.
Mr. and Mrs , Thos. Swoba and ch'ldren
eft for the west yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs , D. V. Barkalow started
Wednesday evening for Cheyenne.
Mies Blanchio Hellman left Wednesday
evening for Cheyenne to visit friends.
Mrs , M Hanson left for Davenport this
morning and will ba gone several daya ,
ol. Ira Wilson , proprietor of the Pacific
hotel at St. Joe , Mo , and wife , are guests nt
the Pat ton.
Mrs. Hulst and Miss Miriam Chase , of thi
city , who have been visiting hero for some
time past , return , to-day , to Columbus.
Mr . William P. Payne and daughter Mies
Jessie Payne , of Nebraska City , nro vititiag
at the residence of Capt. D. W. Wiloor.
A , J. Reuck , Lincoln ; 0 , D. Thompson ,
Norfolk ; It. B. Cunningham , Kenrnoyj G. P.
Farn&wOrth , St. Pan1 , are at the Arciclo.
Mrs. Ed. Honey nud children left for
Chicago yesterday where they will spend a
: nontb visiting with friends. Ed , already
looks lonely.
Misses Mapglo and Mamie J'rosnan , o !
Washington , D. C. , are vlnlling their Bister ,
Mrs. Juhn E , Davis , of this city. They ex
pect to remain hero until fall.
U , K. Klttridgo , night clurk at tha Paxton ,
who bad been in Now York state for the past
three weeka visiting hia sick wife and other
riondf , returned last evening ,
Mrs. D , M. Havorly and children loft for
Soda Springs where they will spend the sum
mer , They will put in Bover.il weeks in
camp life and no doubt will have a jolly timo.
Joe BrusselU , who has been connected with \ >
ho firm of Max Meyer & Co. for the past
light years , leaves yesterday for Now York ,
ivhera ho will go Into tha importing business
or himself ,
Mrs , Capt. Copciand , aceompaniod by her
daughter May and son Walter , left yesterday
day for Macklnack , wbero they will remain
during the hot weather , and viiit with Lieut.
'ratt ' and wife ,
E. P. Savage , Thos. Price , Lincoln ; Ceo
Innls , II. Christ , J. E. Wilson. Chicago ; G.
I. K'ncald ' , Bioux City ; J , E. Ulackman ,
, oup City ; O. Bailey , Schuylor ; J. A Adams ;
-louroo - , Wis.V. ; . E , Davis , Oaleaburg , III. ;
V. O , Dlmmick , Apple I liver ; J. D , La
Course , Denver ; T , Powers , Button ; areat the
Canfield.
At tha Metropolitan : L. V , Fryar , Clay
Center , Neb , ; Wm. Kirsh and wife , Kane *
ville , Neb ; II. Ponwer , Blair , Neb , ; Mrs.
F. A. Alexander , Sulton , Neb. ; Major W , G.
Franklin and children and Frank linrr , Lin
coln , Neb , ; Mrs , Harmon and daughter , Van
Meter , la , ; J , F , Chetham and lady , Kansas
City , Mo. ; E. O. Ilnby , Granvllle , III. ; J. H.
Smith , Saratoga , N. Y. ; A. E. Slyter , Milwaukee -
waukee , Wis. ; D , W. Cofley , Denver , Col.
ORIFFIN-In this city , July 0 , at 3 a. m. ,
Elwood I ) . , ion of Mr. audMra , A , W.
Or I Hin , aged 8 months ,
Funeral from reildence , 2512 St. Mary's
avenue , Friday , July 10 , at 8:30 : a , m , Itev.
Willard II. .Scott ollitlating.
DeVINE-In this city , July 'J. at C a , m. .
Mr * . EIrina S , , wlfu of Jni. DaVlne , aged
t > 3 years.
Funeral from residence , northweit corner
Saundem and Decatur streets , Friday , July
, at I ! > . m , , Rev , Contland officiating ,