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THE DAILY BEE SATURDAY ; JULY 11 , 1885 THE P MLY BEE. OKAIIA Omen No. 9U AND 010 FAUNAM ST. NEW YOHK OITICB , ROOM CO TMUCNE BUILD ING , VnUliheil c\ery morning , ewpt Sunday. The nly ilondiy morning dally paMlshed In the state. TRRHI BT mil. One Yc r . 110.00 I TJirco Months. . . J2BO Blxilonlhs . . . D 00 I One Month . 1.00 The Weekly Bcc , Published every Wednesday TFRMS rosmiD. OnoYtar , with premium . . . . J 2 00 One Year , without premium . J j * BU Month * , without premium . . . . < J ° Ono Month , on trial . . . 10 AH Communication ! relating to Now a ami EMItorKl tnUtera should bo addressed to the toiroa or tin USE , M7SI1FSS WTTXW. and ' ncei shouM bo All BuilncM Utters l\oniIH' \ tuldrcssolto Tint Bnn I'lm-muMi COHPA-CV , OMAHA. . Dralts.Cheeka anil l'o t office onlcrs to lo made pay. nblo to the onltr of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , PfOflS , i : . ROSKWATJU : , KDITOR. A. II. ritch , Manager Daily Circulation , Omaha , Ntbtftskn. _ DENVER , following In the wake of Omaha , is aaltatlng the erection of a market house. MAYOR BOYII evidently did not consult Dr. Miller when ho wrote that letter to Charles Francis Adams. NEBRASKA , will not transfer its exhibit from Now Orleans to the St. Louis expo- position owing to a lack of funds. MAYOR BOYU'S vote of the pound ordi nance has led many eastern papers to be- lllve that Omaha is yet a village and a cow-pasture. DR. MILLER believes in free trade for railroads , and ho therefore opposes pro tection to the people who ate compelled to traverse their tracks at dangerous crossings. THE son of Gen. Rugglas has boon ap pointed by the president as one of the four West Point cadets at largo. This Is pleasant news to the many friend of Gen. Rugples' family in this city. TUB early closing movement during BUaimer is likely to become general among the merchants of this city. A largo number of business men In certain lines of trndo now clojo their stores at 7 p. m. This is a stop in the right direc tion , and it will bo appreciated by the employes. The dealers will lose nothing by early closing aa thera la hardly any trading after 7 o'clock in the evening. "WE take it that Mayor Vaughon , of Council Bluffis , intends to withdraw from the gubernational race in Iowa , as ho has applied for the office of superintend- ant of police of the District of Columbia. His competitors for the governorship will heave a sigh of relief if the president ohonld take him out of Iowa and plant him In Washington , but wo don't BOO how the people of Council Bluffs can spare him. MAYOR BOYD is to be commended for hla back-bono in coming out flat-footed In f ivor of Omaha as against the en croachments and arrogant demands of the Union Paclfio and the railroads gen erally. If the olty council will stand firm and sustain the mayor's position with regard to our public thoroughfares , Mr. Adams will soon reach the conclusion that the city is in a condition to enforce its rights to safe railway crwslngs , and proper depot accommodations. IT la reported that General Sheridan has issued an order to Gen. Miles , who succeeds Gen. Augur In the command of the department of the south , to disarm the Cheyenne Indiana In the Indian ter ritory. This is the most practical way of Bottling the expected trouble in thai section , and It is to bo hoped thai all the Indians of this country wl ! bo disarmed. As they now depend upo gorornment rations for subsistence , an not upon game , they have no further us for arms. WHY ore the water and gas compinte allowed to cut trenches In the streets few days before they are to bo paved "Why was not this work done raonthi ngo ? The proposition to pave uppo Ptroam street was pending during tin winter , and the water and gas companlo know that ( ha street would bo paved I : the spring or summer. Why did the not , like the street car company , do tholi work months ago ? They know that tin heat-packed trenches will settle afte heavy rains , and unices the pavement i delayed until next year it is bound to sin hero and there. Furthermore , th trench-digging at this tlmo actually delays lays the paving. THE granite blocks -with which uppe Parnam street is to ho paved should b thoroughly overhauled. At least ono third of the blocks are too largo , Irregu lar , and rough for any pavoncont. Th propery-ownora ! on that street had a tight to expect the very best of Sioux Falls pavement , but it now looks as .1 ; they would have the most inferior pave ment In tbo city. Their petition called for granite blocks laid on broken stone and land , with the joints filled in witli asphaltum. It was snppoiod , of course , that they would got what they asked for and what ihey were willing to pay for Their specific request lies not only bion ignored so far as the asphal joint Is concerned , but the board of public works la diipoted to allow the contractors the privilege of dumping in all the rofuio rock from Sioux Piillf , If this is done as a matter of economy the property owners do not thank the bcatd for its cfliclousness. They wanted the belt pavement , regardless of coit. They could better dispense with the broken rock foundatloa than to have a rough curhco of largo and irregular blocks. They wanted a noiseless stone pivemeur , and now theyaro going to have the noisiest pavement in the city. THE action of the board of education In repealing the rule that required all principals to have first grade certificates has caused much comment and specula tion. "What is the object of the board in repealing this rule ? "Why should any teacher bo employed aa principal who cannot procure a first-grade certificate ? The examination , as wo are assured , Is not a hard ono , and any teacher who can. not obtain a certificate of the first grade has no right to expect employment as principal in our public schools. The nat ural inference is that the rule was re pealed for the purpose of opening the door for second-grade teachers who liavo "iDflooenco" and persist In forcing themselves - solves as principals upon our school sys tem at high salaries , to which , by rights , they are not entitled , Omaha Is now paying such high salaries to her teachers that there can bo no excuse for mediocrity. If any favorite teacher wants to bo placed in charge of n school , lot him or her qualify for the position. If teachers do not have ambition and en ergy enough to thoroughly master the blanches of Instruction , they should be content to remain in subordinate posi tions. If wo have misconstrued the action of the boaid wo would like to be corrected. The patrons of one public tcnools deslro to know why the bars have boon let down at the very time when the salaries were raised , and when they nat urally expected that the standard of ex cellence would bo raised correspondingly. Merit and competency cannot bo set asldo for favoritism without seriously im pairing the efficiency of the schools. TUB Herald assails City Attorney Conncll for his opinion concerning the viaducts because Mr. Connell caw fit tc use the expression "extending the olive branch to 1ho railroad companies. " II the Herald can attack Mr. Council's opinion on that or any other account , what has It to say about Mr. Boyd'a let ter to Charles Francis Adams , jr. ? Mr. Boyd Is decidedly moro severe in hi : strictures , and moro emphatic ? with re gard to the systematic violations of contract. Mr. Connell elmplj quotes law and cites diclslouB ol the supreme court of Kansas tc show that cities have ample power tc compel railway companies to protect the public against dangerous crossings. II Dr. Mlllor thinks that the city attorney has gone out of his way to attack the railroads , ho will have to tako.Mr. Boyd in hand now and administer to him a se- verorebnko. In reply to Mr. Adams'threat , that under certain circumstances , the Union Pacific would have to go elsewhere across the river with its business , Bojd says : "For years tuts threat has retarded our growth , and I feel confident that if the Union Pacific railway had , as it should have done , irreversibly fixed the transfer of passongoro and freight at Omaha , or else have taken it to the other aide of the river , as it has periodically threatened to do no matter which there would have been 100,000 people hero to-day instead of 60,000. " THE Iowa State Leader still lives , notwithstanding a statement , published in the BEE and taken from the Daven port Democrat , that it had been sus pended by the sheriff. The Leader is a good paper , and deserves a liberal patron age from the people of Ds Molnes and Iowa , without regard to politics , It ap pears that two millionaire railroad dem ocrats had an unmatnred claim against the Leader , and caused the paper temporary trouble , but Mr. Garrety , the plucky publisher , has been enabled to free himself - self from such baneful Influence. Ho now feels confident that It will bo a source of satisfaction for many men to patronize the Leader who heretofore would not touch It. It la of course a great relief for the publisher to know that his paper is no longer uudor any obligation to rail way bosses and schomera. Ii is about tlmo for the United States to put up the sign , "No moro territory wanted. " No sooner ia ono annexation scheme disposed of than another ono is proposed. Not long ago it was stated that Cuba was In the market , and that Spain wanted to sell it to this country , Spain finally denied that GUDA was for sale. Next It was announced that King Kalakanabad sent sent a special aent to ( ho United State ] to clfcr the Sandwich Islands at a bargain. And now comes the rumor that Mexico dojlres to unload slxoihernorthernstatcaupouthlscounlry , as aho Is hard up and wants some hard cash. There Is tome sense In snch a proposition , but wo question whether it would bo seriously entertained even if it were made. Our government has all the territory that It can conveniently handle , IT would seem that it is very unseasonable enable to call upon republican clerks In the departments at Washington for con tribotlons to any state campaign , but i number of Ohio republicans are now ii Washington for the purpose of making a canvass of the Ohio voters in the govern ment tervico to determine how much money these clerks may bo relied npon to lonato for the campaign In that state Wo venture to say thai there will bo a loavier shrinkage in thoio contributions : han there Is in the winter wheat crop , they are not very liable to violate the : lvll service Uw or lay themselvei open o the charge of offensive partisanship ait at this juncture. A LOCAL letter addressed to "Mr. Byrd inittb , sornor Fifth and Morgan stroetr , Famous , ' City , " was dropped in the St. .ouls postoilico , and was aout to Kansai 'Ity. ' The postmaster mistook the name f a clothing house , "Famous , City , " for [ antai City , and accordingly sent it to mt famous town. The St. Louis -ftc- ulUcan , which lamovingcarthaadeaitb : d the administration for ibe removal of Postmistcr Welli , thinks this will prove the last nail in hii political coffin. CAPTAIN SAM HERMAN , who ii living In hopes of securing the internal revenue collootorahlp , Is reported by a Washing ton correspondent to have the "longest petition , signed by half the people of Omaha. " That document must there fore bo signed by about thirty thousand persons. That ought to settle it , but It is not always that the longest petition knocks the political persimmons. Tnn appointment of Dr , Julius Gorth to the position of state veterinarian Is very satisfactory to the Lincoln Journal. That Is about the only suspicions clronm stance connected with the appointment , so far aa wo know. But what Is satisfac tory to the Journal , Is not always to the Interest of the people. THE Pall Mall Gazette has proven pretty conclusively that the "batter classes" of London are really the worst in the kingdom. It is to bo hoped that its exposure of the grots vices ofthe "bettor classes" will result in a much needed moral reform , and the Indications now are that It will. THE moro senators they send to Okla homa the moro evident It becomes that the persecuted cattle > klngs are right and the agprcsslvo trespassing homesteaders are wrong. It is so easy for a cattle- king to royally entertain a senator and make him feel perfectly at homo on a ranch. _ the pretext of patronizing homo industry the wild-cat Insurance agents are having a big harvest in this state. Nebraska Is liable to have moro trouble with wild-cat Insurance than aho had ton years ago with grasshoppers. IT would have been strange indeed had the name of the Prince of Wales escaped connection with the hugo London tcan- dal. It is a very cold day when ho is not mixed up In some such nasty business. THE St. Louis Republican calculates that the redaction in postage causes a loss in postal revenue at the St. Louis office of over $400 per week , or an annual IOBJ of over § 20,000 par year. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The sensation of the week in the Brit ish metropolis Is the great scandal created by the exposure of the vlco and licen tiousness of the nobility of Great Britain. While these revelations have within themselves no political significance they are likely to produce Impressions upon the masses of the English people which in the end may result In the downfall of the aristocracy aa a ruling class. With the extended franchise the power of the aristocracy has been materially weakened and the leveling process has doubtless been accelerated by the recent exposures. The revelations made by the Pall Mall Gatctle will open the eyes of the British nation to the fact that , socially , the English aristocracy and nobility are the most potent agencies for ovll that could bo employed. The idleness which Is almost inseparable from vast hereditary wealth predisposes them to vicious amusements , and the wealth gives them means of grat ifying their ovll tastes , and the result is the entire body IB morally rotten to the core. From all that can bo seen of them at this distance , the English nobility to day bear a very striking resemblance to the French aristocracy of the years im mediately preceding the revolution thai startled the world. It might be well fo English aristocrats to take warning b ; that page of history. The statement of th'o Marquis of Sa labury concerning the foreign policy c the British government does not dliTo much from the statements recently madi by his predecessor In the premiership Mr. Gladstone was resolved on protect ing British Interests , if his words may b believed , and ho frequently said as muc" In a general way ai Salisbury has now said. The difference has been that i Gladstone's case the English Jingoei came to believe that while he talked on way ho acted another , and that his fond ness for retreating from exposed polnti was fatal to anything like a vigorous proa ocullon of the policy which ho outlined , After all the "tall talk" about a viporou foreign policy , Lord Salisbury seems u anxious ai was Mr. Gladstone to dimin ish the number and Importance of th responsibilities by which the empire , a Mr. Gladstone says , "is overweighted. Ho is going to settle the Afghan difficult. on just the lines agreed to by Lord Gran vllle , although when bo came Into oflici ho found that settlement utlll in an unfiti ( shed state , with abundance of opening for disagreement , if ho had wanted them It was ono of the last acts of the liberal to throw the negotiations into on oh shape as would leave with Lord Salisbury the responsibility of going on with them or making froah demands. Ho has done nothing but go on on the lines laid down by his predecessor in office. The truth is that any Englishman c average good sonsa when called to powoi begins to feel tbat John Bull haa tot many outstanding bills , and that they have a trick of coming in for payment by batches. The wont of all Is tbo Irish bill , which is put forward all the time , and. makes the rest mcro intolerable ! Then on the continent England haa not a single friend , except the mercenary house of Savoy , which would tarn upon her to morrow If Blsmirok would offer U the chance to take Tunis without war. From 1815 until the Crimean war England hold \ high place In European politics. Even that war did not deprive her of it , al though It showed that her practical capac ity had been much overrated. The ; rfat blow to her prestige came In 1804 , when she first onconaged Danmark to resist Austria and Prussia , md then loft her in the lurch when war : am9 of It. Oloso upon this came the raaty of Woshlngtou , showing to how nuch eating of humble pie she would londoscend for the sake of au'atsurod > oaco with a country over whoio dismom- laments she was exulting but a few ftarj before. The last blow was when tussla in 1870 toro up the treaty of Parii nd dared England to forbid her to send itr ships into the Black sea. Every ountry in Europe at once begin to resent bn tone England had taken in tbo 1810 854 period , and the reaction against her > ad In economic matters sent in. Now iho stands Isolated as shn has not been slnco the American revolution , and at every point her statesmen find her rela tions to neighboring nations liable to un friendly friction. So oven Lord Salis bury has to move with oautlon and mook- ncs , and-to ask Turkey to take Egypl off his hands. The Ruis'an nrcss Is anxious for a dis avowal by the British premier and secre tary of state for India of the hard things recently said about Russia by the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Randolph Churchill , and the Russian foreign office la said to bo expecting a spontaneous explanation cf the same. This explanation , if given at all , will undoubtedly bo couched In the most general of poislblo terms. Mr. Gladstone's apology to Austria , which is probably taken as a precedent , is ono only superficially. Mr. Gladstono'a disagreeable references to Austria were much moro nearly gra tuitous than those of which Russia now complains. What Lord Salisbury said was said under the excitement of a wholly different state of aiUIrs. England and Russia were on the very verge of hostilities , and as the marquis occupied no official position , ho was certainly priv ileged to deal with the extraordinary sit uation ns ho saw fit. To hold him to a strict account now for such utterances of official amenity , which should bo needless , unless something oc curs In the future to render them pertinent , would bo to glvo very just provocation to England. If the raid from Turkestan Into Afghanistan is really in behalf of Ayonb Khan , it is , on the con trary , Russia that might moro propar'y ' bo called on for explanations ; ; and if Lord Duffarin , who has already been called on for the fullest particulars of it , forwards any Information ascribing the attack to the familiar "Russian intrigue , " she most certainly will bo. It is too soon yet to guesi whether the Incident would , In that , turn out a blessing or a misfortune for the now government. Reports about what Is going on In iho vicinity of the Afghan frontier are con tradictory. From St. Petersburg wo learn that the Afghans are gathering in force on the Mnrgbab apparently with the Intention of attacking the Russians who whipped them at Pul-i-Khistj. A London paper , whoso Information concerning - corning affairs In India and Afghanistan has been fresh and trustworthy , declares that the Ameer wants moro British gold , and that until ho gets it his attitude will bo uncertain. More over , It is assorted that the people and local rulers In Northern Afghanistan are leaning toward Russia. The news from Persia that the Russians are mass ing troops at Askabad and sending fresh troops dally from the Caspian to the frontier confirms previous reports and Is undoubtedly trustworthy. It will ba very easy for Russia to precipitate a quarrel at any time with Afghanistan or Persia. In tbo last few weeks she has extended her line of attack , and if eho should decide to move southward she would not now bo restricted to one path. And yet again Mr. Bradlaugh has ' 'ad vanced to the table" for the purpose of taking the oath and been excluded from the house of commons. The now leader of the commons , Sir Michael * Hicks- Beach , nude what may be called the usual motion of exclusion and the noted radical retired. The tlmo will come when these solemn differences over the modes of formal pledges of faithfulness to duty and country on tbo parb of the members of parliament will seem child's play. Bradlaugh has retreated from his original position of affirmation only , and a ro ll action IB being cast upon a largo con- stltuoncy , which , for years has gone un- represented or to use the vlgorou words of Mr. Gladstone , "tho preson parliament throughout has grievous ! wronged the electorate of Northampton. Lettore from the mahdi have been re celved In Cairo , m wbinh ho says ho certainly coming to that place befori long , and ho has Issued twelve command ments In anticipation of his arrival. Th principal ono is the killing of all infidel unless they turn Mussulman and pa ; taxes. The press also is to ba aup pressed , with the exception of ono news paper which ho will edit himself proba bly as striking a testimonial to the powe of the press as was over uttered. Bli paper will doubtless be what wo call her "a religions weekly , " but will certain ! , have neltner a "secular department" no ; a "publisher's department. " It will b wholly religions and will handle th sceptics without gloves. Everything points to the likelihood o another revolution In Mexico. Reporti that have been coming northward from tlmo to time indicate that there is at las a rupture of tlo delightful , harinonlon relations that have existed for so many rears between Porfirlo Diaz and Manue Gonzalee. With the terrible financla1 pressure the arrangement by which the ; bavo passed to each other the control of the Mexican treasury has come nppar ontly to an end , and with this ruptun there are signs that foul weather wil soon succeed the long polltlcil calm A short time ego the Mexi can congress was startled by th charge of president Diaz , through hi minister of finance , that Gonzales wa guilty of official peculation and robbery , At the same tlmo a strong suspicion prevails vails in Mexico that Diaz is no botto : than hla colleague In the point of iinan clal integcity , Between the pair it Ii certain tbat the treasury of Mexico uu been brought to utter bankruptcy , and si great is the financial disorder that thi public revenues have been put in pawn [ or months to como In order to obtain means to carry on the government. Th Mexican congress has been prorogued by President Ditz without making formal no uuatlonagalnstGonzaloe , In the fear prob ibly , that ho would organize a revolution igalnst the government or blab concern- ng the financial arrangements of the two ihleftalns. By this quarrel the political lituatlon In Mexico has become extreme- y ombarruslnp , and there Is imminent langer that the peace will be broken , Df the term of President Diaz about tire reata remain and if hla rupture with xonzales bo sincere ho may not be per- nlttod to peacefully transmit the govern- aent to a regularly elected successor. As ho neighbors of Mexico , with whom our lolitical and commercial relations are ecomlnc ; more and moro important , the eoplo cf this country cannot afford tore- ard the coming events in that country ith indifference. Sir John Macdonald has won his long Diitost over the franchise bill In the fltninlon parliament , The opposition lade a strong fight against the measure oui the first , but the government had a irgo and trustworthy majority , and It 'as all along evidently only a question of 3.0 when it would carry Its point. The ill gives the right to vote t- > Indian in 1 tbo provinces , except British Oolara- ia and tbo northwest territories , id as roost of them llvo on iserver , makes them merely tbo tools of agents appointed by the government Still moro objectionable Ii the creation of class of " barristers" a "revising to pre pare the voters' lists , who are given al most tyrannical powers , which they may bo trusted to use for the benefit of the authorities by whom they are appointed. The property qualification In some of the provinces is increased , and there am oth er provisions Intended to weaken the opposition party. The final vote wat token lata on Friday night , or rather early on Saturday morning , and after it was announced , Sir Richard Oartwright , loidor of the opopsltion , quietly remarked , "It Is the Fourth of July a fit day on which to disfranchise your own countrymen. " The fact that two of the conservative members voted with the opposition in the negative is only a hint of the populat feeling against the measure , and Sir John may llvo to tee the day when ho will regret his victory. The private reports touching the health of the Emperor William Indicate his early decease. Ho Is gradually sinking , and the opinion of these conversant with his condition Is that ho will hold out but a few days longer. With his disease and the accession of the Prince Imperial anew now policy Is likely to bo Inaugurated. It Is stated that the prospect In this direc tion is what led Lord Salisbury to finally consent to take office. It Is proposed , according to these rumors , lo form an Anglo-Gorman alliance , In which Eng land will have Gorman support against the Russians , the French and all others. The attempts to arrange a treaty with the United States which would glvo Ja maica an outlet for her products having been defeated by the selfishness of En gland , that unfortunate island is obliged to turn once moro to Canada , and he a sent commitalonors to Ottawa to negotiate for some kind of reciprocity arrange ment , From their account it appears that the GOCOOOCO , inhabitants of Ja maica derive their usual supply of the most necessary articles Hour , Indian meal , oil , timber , butter , choose , otc. from the United States. But all these imports are taxed pretty heavily by the Jamaican tariff , and If the duty wora re moved from the Canadian article of the same kind , there might arise a very 10- spoctablo commerce. Lottn will ba supported next season by J , H Stuart. Miss Gono\iovo Ward is eotinj ? with suc cess in her tour of Australia , Dcnman Thompson Is at present floing a ruthing business In San FrancUco. Mmo. Fursch-Madi , the well-known op- pcratlc singer , sailed for Europe last Wednes day , Mllo. Lnirft Bollini haa signed to eing with the Emma Abbott Opera company ogain next season , Kathryn KUdor has been re-sngoged as loading lady for Frank Mnyo's company next soaeon. The New York Academy of Music Is to ba renovated and redecorated at an expense of § 50,000. Uhristme Nilsson will sing In concerts in Sweden and Norway during the month of September. Frauleln Daniela von Bulowyagnor'a , step daughter , is presently to ba married to a Dresden banker. Laura Dainty , in A Mountain Pink , ia playing a profitable season In the far west , and is now m Oregon. Mllo. Bella , who danced with the "Zanita" company last season , will be urmcip.il of the "Clio" ballot at Nlblo's. Tbo New England Conservatory of Music , Boston , ia the oldest in America. It at traded to itR halls last year 1,070 students , from fifty- five states , territories , provinces and foreign countries. is " fnr . " It Colonel Mapleson "ting a dny. as were , In Gyo'g old stronghold. Covent Garden Thoater.whcro 1'attl ia Biasing in "Travlata , " "Semirnmido , " etc. , for § 5 admission to or chestra Beats. Mr. John G. FrEtind's piny , "Ttuo Nobili ty , " was produced at McVlcker's theater m Chicago , last week , ho hlmtolf assuming one of the prominent rolei. 11\e critics epeal ; moio bighly of Mr. Pround's acting than of his play. The orchestra at the coming bicentenary of Hnndel at the Crystal palace will number -JG9 performers. Two hundred and two violins (102 ( seconds ) , Cl violas , CO colics , and 53 baa- BOB , making 3G strings. There will ba 2.782 voices m the choruses. Mmo.-Modjeska will have at least four now plays In her repertoire next season. They are "Donna Diana , " a comedy from the Span ish ; o new adaptation of Duma'a "Dland du Lys , " and nn adaptation of the latest Paris ian success , "Princess Zilah. " The Strnuss orchestra baa been hoard at the Albert hall in London since the opening of the inventories exhibition by the organization : md a more favorable opinion of the band ap pears to have been gamed than that resulting from its open-air performances at the Inven tories , The now Chicago opera house ia being puabed forward rapidly. It will Beat 2,300 people , and is the largest theatre in Chicago. Phe etago is fifty foot deep and the curtain opening Is thirty-six foot. The houre will ba opened August 17. Among the early en gagements will be tlmt of Mr , Lawrence 13ir- rott , will produce thera for the firut time jliuicus and Thomas n Beckett , The Theater doa Nations where Italian 3pera was given last winter will probably ba 3ugngod for tlo 1'atti season in 1'nrlg. Patti ironiiets to slug nt least twenty times. Mas- in , the Italian tenor , Is engaged for ten per formances , and Is'lcollni will very likely np- ) oar in the others. Maurel , the baritone and director of the Italian theater last season , will bo the principal baritone. The plans are matured for an American ichool of cpern in Now York under the In- itruction of Theodore Thomas , and the man- iqemout of a committee including August , I3elmont , Andrew Carneqio , W. O. Choittn , uid Joseph W , Drexel , The school will > pen in September in quarters somewhere lear'Gramercy park. A series of American > peratlo performance to bo given at the Acad- 'my of Music In the winter by Charles D , Liocke will uervo aa an opportunity for praa- Ice by pupils of the school , which will re- : oivo a certain share of the profits , but it ia lUted that there ia no further business con- lectlon between tbo two enterprises. Tbeo- lore Thomas , however , will conduct these lerfprrnancea , in which it la Mr , Lpcke'a in- ontion to employ only American singers for be chorus. The repertory ia to Include such : rand operaa aa "Toe IlugueooU , " ' 'Loben- : riD , " "lannbauaer , " etc. , and Emma Juch nd Ilorr Catdidua are mentioned aa among ho soloists engaged. An OHlco-Scoicer's Cry. "Tell me , motner. toll mo truly , la the gentle oflice near ? Mother , do I hopa unduly In this democratic year ? "Fast my breath cornea now , and faster Now it seems to quickly quit ; If I cannot be postmaster I will surely have a n't. " "Hush , my child , He still and slumber , Never lo o your grip on hope ; Applications without number Are u. g. without the 'coap , ' "I knew G rover'u uncle'd brother , And hU couiln I did know , Taking one thing with the other You may Btanil a real good ahnw. " [ Kvansville Argus. Mexico Not ( or Sale , SAN Fiut-cisco , Cal. , July 10. The Hex .nconiulln this city , m an interview , itate a at the Mexican administration would not ire toicll any portioa of Mexican territory ; opposition to prevailing public sentiment , is ntnted , alto , that there rxlata a prohibl- w in the Mexican cgcstltutlon agaluBt the IP or aiimembermeot of any portion of the public. VINDICTIVE VALENTINERS. RtcciyfrWeras a Double Baefc Ac- lied Accrobat , ItcRlflter Morris Formally Defended by nta\Vllc , as R Victim ofl'cr. fionalSpltbAtiil PolitlCAl Prr.liullco. Mrs. James Morris , wife of lleglotor Morris , of the Valentino land oflice , ar rived In Omaha Thursday night , nnd yeatcrdny morning cillcd at this ollico , In company with Mr. Sparks , a merchant , banker , dealer In mixed goods nnd dry Rrocotica at Valentino , to make a most omphittlo dlsslalmcr with regard to the alleged assault on her by her husband. Mrs. Morris pronounces the report con cerning her douiestio trouble as being a malicious story , gotten - ton up by political and personal enemies of her husband. While there is just enough coloring to make It plausa- bio , the circumstances ns related by Mrs , Morris warrant the canolntlon that her hmlnnd has been grossly slandered. Mr. Sparks corroborated Mrs. Morris' story In so far as his personal knowledge of the dlfliculty extended , and vouched for the reliability cf her doninl. Airs. Morris produced n number of letters from prominent business poiplo at Valontluo to verify the truthfulness of her own re port of the affair. The following letter from J. Wesley Tnokor , rocolvtr of the Valentino land oflica , to ox-Senator Siundora , gives hla voasion of the trouble : VALENTINE , Nob. , July 7. My do r governor : In the BEE of the Gth lust. , I notlco a lengthy article pnroprting to glvo a detailed statcinont of reported trouble between our filond Morris 'and W fo. These ore matters in which I never meddle , directly nor indirectly , nor would I do so now only for the reason that I have known the friendly relation existing between yourself and the honor able register , and knowing that the BEE'S article would bo embarrassing in the absence of any oxpllnatlon , I therefore ask you as a matter of aim- pi o jnstlca to allow brlof statement of facts. Some ton days ago wo received orders from the honorable commissioner for the employment of throe clerks for the use of this office. On consnlatton ba- twoen the honorable register and myself , it was determined that George Fisher should bo retained and a man by the name of Histon. from Alnsworth should also bn employed. Pending this agree ment M . Morris did come to the offica and objost to Histon's employment. Mr. Morris was present during the most of the conversation with Mrs. M. and at no tlmo did ho show any signs of anger or In any way wai ho impcllto or disrespectful to Mrs. Morris. On the next morning Mr Morris suggested that woabandontho idea of the employment of Hoatonand wo did. This was all of that. Shortly after this , on the s&mo morning , Mrs. M. b lng down in town , stopped In at the cilice , and appeared in a perfect good humor. I saw her face and I did not ; observe any cute , or bruises , or black eyes. Indeed , if she bad been beaten and bruised as the BEE'S art id 3 would have you believe , she could not have walked so briskly and been ohoorful as ehe was the morning after it is said the trouble took place. The truth is the striking and beating is a baeo fabri cation. As to excitement , talked of in the BEE It is not so. The register has some- enemies who have been doing all In their power to do him all the injury possible , and in order to do this did not hesitate to make any statement , regard less of truth. As to the charge that Morris' Intimacy with o'lier ' women has "almost driven Mrs. M. distracted , " I can only say that I almost dally see Mr. and MM. Morris together , with apparent best of relations existing between them And , senator , allow me to say in all candor , that for two years I have been intimately associated with the register , and in a position to know , and the accu sation that ho Is so desperate in hi3 in timacy with other women la untrno. I have written you this statement , as a natter of simple justice and the facts as set forth I know to bo true , and can bo proven. The better class of citizens , here tro indignant of the course taken by the enemies of the Register , and I can as- mro you that among the better class of ; ltzons ! , there la neither , excitement , or sredlt given to the libellous and slander- ma reports thus circulated. Very truly , J.VESLEY TUOKUR. [ Note by the Elitor ] Inasmuch as ho original report , as published by the BEE , emanated from Mr. Tucker , and ras by him reported to the parlies at Valentino who arc our informants , Mr. L'uckor may now explain to whoovur b msy concern whether ho lied in the irat place or In telling the trnth now. Ilio Sweet Girl Graduate. Ilia road the valedictory ; 'twas deep and an alytic , Ind scored n aplendld victory o'or every cnrp ing critic ; iut much I fear her logio clear and all her . moods and tenses Vero lost upon my liit'nlng oar and my enraptured - raptured BOI16C8. far whan ehe talked ol botany , and leaves and grass and rushes , only saw the roses rod that mingled In her blusher , Lnd when she spoke of history and turned its lamp-stained pages , 'o me ita only mystery was what the dear glrl'a ego is. be wandered off on x plus z , on cubas and equates grow flowery ; t set mo thinking what might bo the figure of her dowry. o pondering down In the parquet , I'd sot my ' heart to woo her , ? hen > ho picked up a huge bouquet some other fellow threw her , 'ook out a note , blushed rosy red , smoothed nil JU pinky cieases , /bile over my devoted bead my castle went to pieces. [ Uticft Obiorver , 1'EKSONALi. 8. H. II. Clark , wife and son weatto Spirit ako Thursday evening , Mrs. 0. II , Ddwey and Miw Bella Dawy ve gone to Spirit Lake , Iowa. W. A. Wilson , of Kansas City , is among jitordoy'a arrivals at the Paxton. Oal. Ira Wilson , proprietor of the Pacific ) tel at St. Joe , Ho , , and wife , are guests at is Paxton , Mr * . T. W , IMacTcljurn wnnt to York , Ka naka , Thursday to visit the parents of Mr. laokburn , I ) , II. Mercer , Brownville ; Louis Plat , lattsmouthj Mm. Thorp , Wahoo ; John 1 ihruug , Lincoln , are at the Arcade , At the Metropolitan : W , J. Courtrlght , 1I > ng Pine , Neb ; A. Wilson , Lincoln , Neb ; 1K I Mead , York , Neb ; 0. 8 , Redfetn , I'hila- Iphla ; D. M Whear and lady , Sheldon , j A P , Wilton , Denur , Col ; T , S. Hanlan , K Carfiold , 111 ; D. T. Klchtor , Baltimore Md. Md.Mr. Mr. U. L. Wilkins , who , by his Industry , has accumulated A handsome little fortune , has disposed of Ins laundry business to hit partner , Mr. Kvans. Mr. Wilkins proposes to take a rest for a while , and loft yesterday for a trip lo Europe , accompanied by his wife Their many friends wish them bon \oyoRO And a ante return , P. S. Ritler , North Boadf B. P. Rentier , St. Kdward , Neb ; 0. O. Parworth , St. Paul } D. Cordon , St. P , ulj Ira Thompson and wife , P. 0. Tnompson ; Mrs. Mlnnlo Klm- bMl , Tekannh ; J. A. Harris , Mrs. Smith , Dss Molnos ; A. Potkins , Chicago ; J. M. Simmons , Halloslal , M s . ; A. W , Bristol , U. M. Simpson , Cheyenne , are at Iho Can- field , Pleasures of Courtlnc. TIB aweot to court , But oh , how risky ! To court a girl Thai'a fair and frisky. " ' ' i Pilot , 'Tis Bwoct to court , But you cnn't hoodwink Arkansas girls At Iho akatinp rink. [ Arkansas Register. Tn pain to court With heavenly blisa , And tusa'e two hours For a single kiss. [ Three Sisters. TIa sweet to court , But oh , how and I To court a Rirl And make her mad , [ Gorlmm Mountaineer. TIs aweet to court When thoro'ro only two , But uphill work If thero'ro mnro of you. [ Stockton Maverick. Til sweet to court , But oh , haw blttor , To court a gal And then not git her ! [ Old Timor. _ Bay City Strikers Quiet. BAY CITV , Mich. , July 10. There ia no excitement hero to-day. This morning COO men went to Kast Sagnnnw to inaugurate a strike tboro. It la Generally expected mattrra will bo Bottled satisfactorily to-morrow.jUJM ; ; OUTFITS. TO The Western Nowspnpor Union , at Omnlm , In addition to furnishing al ] Bizos and styles of the best ready printed sheets In the country , makes a specialty of outfitting country publishers , both with now or second-hand material , sell * ing at prices that cannot bo discounted in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle about everything needed in a moderate sized printing establishment , and are solo western agents for some of the best makes of Paper Cutters , Presses , Hand and Power , before the public. Parties about to establish journals in Nebraska or elsewhere are invited to correspond with us before making final arrange ments , as wo generally have on hand second-hand material in the way of typo , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which can bo secured at genuine bargains. Send for the Prtmer'a Auxiliary , & monthly publication , issued by the Western Newspaper Union , which gives a list of prices of printer's and pub lisher's supplies and publicly proclaims from time to time extraordinary bar gains in second-hand supplies for news paper men. WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION , Omaha , Neb. The DOR All Kighr , Detroit Krco Frees. Aa a letter carrier started to enter a raid on Mnllot street yesterday , a dog 'untied at him end drove him nut , and as 10 limped into a shoemaker's shop on the : orurr ho was asked by the owner : "Vhell , dldt you meet my now dot-i" "You bet I" "Und dldfc ho bite you ? " "Snapped me hero in the leg like a teol trap. " "Ah ! Ho vhaa recommended to mo ish a dog that would bite , bat I dean' : now if dor man lied to mo or not. Vhell , hell ! So ho does blto , oh ? Dot eatln- iea rno nnd I doan' worry aomo more. " 1CROFIILOUS INHERITED ClrXTAGIOUS [ > AD BLOOD , Scrofaloua.Inhcrlteil and ConUglo IB J JIu uors , with Loai of h ir , Ol.nduUr Swellings , Iceroui I'ttchco ID the Throat anil Mouth , Abecips- i , Tumors , Cnrbuncloi , llitclies , 8 res , Scurry , r'tstliiK' of the KUncja and Ur nary Organs , Diopsy uaemla , Dublll'y , Chronla lihiuiuatlam , Conetlpa- on anil Piles and moet dUiases alia ng ( com an npuroor IraprotcrUhoU condition if the Blorcl are leudllv cured by Iho Cutlonra llcsoHcmt , the now lee I Purlfl ) r , Internally , assisted bv Outlcur * the rent fililn C'uro , and ( Jutlcura Boaji , tu csquUlto kla Uoiutlflerexternally. ALMOST HUM * noYjfios , f 67 Washington Bticet , Bratm stye : have bocnaflllo cd for one v er &nd ulno months Ith what the doctors roJI d rupla. l was taken Ith drtadfulpalnaln thv head ai il hody , my feet LUime BO anoilcn that I was jeifect y htlplobH notes rcke out on my boJy and U-e , my it | > > tito left roe , cou'd ' not Bleep nights , ! los' fifth , anil 8 < x > n hecimo ) wretched that I lued | to die I'hjflcUi a fal'id i lulu ice Sly illucaso dat y prow worse , my Biilttr- iKa hecimo to'lllilu , Tlio eruption lccrua cd to real burro flag , foul tmUllntr Boron , I omnh'ch ' a iddUh irolter canstintly pouro I , torn ! ng cruala ol cat tblokncis Other torH appeart-d onnrloua irta o ( my body , ami I btoiinu so Htnk ( hit I oould 3t lca\o my bed In this condition and by am lee f a well known | lij lclan , 1 boitan to u o th Cutl- ira Remedies , and In tnelvo ucckn waa perfectly irod. STILL MORK SO , JAM its K. RICHARDSON ; Custom Uonnc , New Orleans l 01 th. Bta : Ijl870BcroiiouB [ ! Ulcord brokoouton y body until 1 waa arnaea ol coirupllun Krery- IDK known to the medical faculty waa tiled In vain , jccaojoameru wreolc. Attimea coull not lift my nidi to my bead , could not turn In bed ; waa In ecu- int pain , and looked upon Ufa M a cunt. No re(1 for euro In ten years. Il 1660 Uieatd of the Cutl'f ra Itemedlea. uwd them , and waa perfectly cured , , I Hworn to before U , B , Com. J , D. CIUWTOKU. i j Bofd by all Drugtlita Price ; Cutlnua. [ 0 cti ; jiolvctt , $1 ; Boai > 26 eta. Prepared hy the Potter ujandCbemlciICo , Boiton , Mats. I K Ol/ HEADS , I'lmplea , Hough Tanned and Oily LHlm Hklo , uie C'utlcura Boap , "KIDNEY PAlNS.l' n < iU't . ' [ we f rytcn tiuj otur | ui.iont with tboso o ' palcfulkldneyr , ueakbacki , otcrworked or worn out by Btaudlog , wilklaf or the owing niarhlnu , curei by LUTICUKA LASTKB , a new , oiliiloal , tlwtnt , rlen- _ _ j tJ pain anJ lutlamatloi ) . At druxKlsU. . , fl o fjr 81. Ualled frtu. Potter Iraif and emloal Co. . Union. , Ciulojm ef IBIM tour * Uftrunyi. U colotid _ kLlou r > lUt lltutUilloal * od l lctl o"f lUu.lltloi'U. C w. 1-owbM. IMU , . 7/ I > ruin M J OatfiU. lonif-o&i , I'lumM , y FtituUtuitotioulder KooU , Uctlj Cot 1 * & 4 IACM. ItultoM * OroimvDU , ] laa4 aail frocu * ' " " * MM'I""LYON & ir ALvChlcago ! Sl ( KOCOWiHORB TO 30OJI0. JACOB * ) INDERTAKERS I , t the old CtAnd 107 Faniam El. Cjjort by I < 1 * h B'jllolte'J and PK cpU atltndod to. SI.