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THE DAILY BEE-MONDAY , JULY 27 , 1885. LINCOLN. layer Burr Recommenils a Generi SnspCDSion c [ Busier Aninst 8 , The Mad JJog Scare , a Lunati Loose , and an Arsenal Spiked , OrRnnlzfttlon ol the State Bank a Gibbon The Norfolk nsjlum Other Events. TIIE STATE CAl'ITAIj. OENKBAL EVENTS. Reported by The MEE'S Burcrui. LINCOLN , Nob. , July 20 Articles o Incorporation of n atato bank at Gibbon Buffalo county , have been filed In tin aocrolary of state's ofllcocapUal § 50,000 F. 0. Illtchcook , 0. 0. Holloway , 0. E Woodruff , J. G. Hall , S. B. Lowell , J , P. Hattman , jr , G. W. Dot can , M. V , Chapman aad H. F. Flint Bra the Incor- porators. Applications for the appralsmont ol school lands in Frontier , Hitchcock , Lonp and Garfield counties bavo been filed with the land commissioner , and notion will bo taken on them at the nezl mooting of the board. The conaus from Valley county la all In , giving it a population of 5,835. A former editor of thia state , and now a copying clerk In the census bureau , IE gaining aomo reputation aa a flirt lot ac well as a copyist and wo fear friends In IOWA may learn of this. The walking arsenal arroatod by Police man Kelly on Friday night received n fine of $10 and coata. If the court thought him insane ho ought not to have boon fined , but If sane ho or any other poraon who will carry two loaded bulldog - dog , a six-inch bladed knlfo and a putty knlfo oui > ht to get the full penalty of the law , ay nothing about hla attack upon an officer. These small lines encourage crime. A vllllan of this kind receives no greater punlahmcnt than an ordinary tramp ought to havo. A grand flourish , n few tqnlbs In the papar , tire or three dead doga and all la ever , with the dogi enjoying the free dom of the city again. The ordinance regulating the dog business Is very strong nnd should bo enforced during the heated term at least , especially after It la well known that mad dogs have been In the city. If the Jaw as it stands is not good , got ouo that Ia and If It la good lot it bo complied with. The contract for building the Richards block will probably bo lot Monday and work will commence Immediately and to bo completed thla yoar. F. M. Ellis Is the architect. County Superintendent Bowers haa le aned hia circular letter calling the ninth annual teachers Institute together on tno 10th of August , naming the lecturers and Inatrnctors. Mayor Bnrr haa Issued hla proclama tion reccommondlng all military and civ ic societies and Industries of every kind and the suspension of all business of the city on the 8th of August , to participate In the memorial services. The commlttco on the Grant memo rial services have decided to hold the ser vices at the capltol building. If the weather should prove clear the meeting may bo hold out of doors. The com mittee will hold another meeting next Saturday at which a programme will bo completed. A movement Is on foot to organize a militia company Lcra to be known aa the governor's guard. They will bo armed with the most approved pattern of guns. Davis , the man who attacked Dr. Lucas , of this city , aomo months ago nnd was sent to too Insane hospital , walked nway from there Saturday and Is still at large. K y , the party who robbed the brick layers' union of thla city and had another party arrested hero for robbery , a couple of weeks since , and thenjakippcd out , waa captured at Plattsmouth Saturday night and will bo returned to this city for trial on embezzlement. Your correspondent was Informed by Mr. Elli , the architect of tha asylum at Norfolk , that Mr. King , the contractor , was now at Nor/oik arranging matters nnd bo here the first of the week to algn the contract and file his bond. Havorly'a minstrels , who played hero Saturday night , took their departure Sunday morning for Omaha. E. A. Harris , ex-mayor of Had Oak , lowu , IB In the city on bneinesa. Superintendent Lane is at hia pant again. 11. J. Johnson , who has boon in the southeast pnrt of the atato the past two weoka in the Interest of hit company , returned yesterday and reports crops of nil kinds in good stiapo oren the Inaur- nnca crop of which ho reaped a good supply. Prominent arrivals : 0. W. Goile , Goo. Oraintn , E. A. Loavenworth , Omaha ; S. H. Oaburn , Duuvor : F. J. Evernon , Kearney ; F. 0. Brolesb , Mlndon ; W. G. Madden , ( Dunlin , A MYSTERIOUS MISSIVE. Tlio StrariK" Oaso of Olmrlco AVIUle , ot KlinLmll , Dakota , Capt. Frank lin , of Klmball , Dakota has been for the past day or so In thla city and in Council Bluffs , looking np a case which is decidedly myatcrbns. It appears that on last Wednesday , July 15 , Charles Wlldo , of Klmball , drawing 8300 from the bank , loft hia wlfo and children to go to York , Neb. , via Sioux City , intending to meet his parents there. On the succeeding Fri day Mrs. Wilde received the following letter : t COUNCIL BLUFFS , July 8. LILLIK : I have fallen from a train a few miles from Omaha nnd bin b dly hurt. I think I am about done far this world. I hope you will pot this some time. JIuu , The contents of the missive were of a decidedly Btraugo nature and caused con siderable consternation lu the tamily. It waa undoubtedly genuine , as tbo term "Hub" was a pot name need frequently wed by Mis. Wilde. C pt. Franklin , ha fithor-in-low of Mr. Wlldo , at once tatted for Omaha via Slonx City. To a rportor there ho said : "I hardly know wiut to Bay. There Is a mystery snr- ronndlcg the eito that I cannot solve , there Is no doubt la my mind but what ' o latter WAS written by Mr. Wilde , us onoj olno would attnoh the signature Tib. ' No ono but his wife r called him by th&t name. * domestic relations aio the . pleasant and nil basinets it 1 , d shape. Tbo train gola Into Conn , r"n'i about 10:110 : , Ha could not d time to reach Omaha , M the 1 letter left Council BlniTa at 1 p. m. ] ia my opinion that ho hia foil in wlthba company and for aomo reason , whic must bo learned , haa determined t abandon his wife and children. Sti thla Eooma Impossible , aa ho waa a kin huaband. Even though ho has decide- to do this rash act , It eoom strange that ho should hav written snch a lottor. If ho had fallei from the cars he would have been found If nothow conld the letter have baci matlod ? And ho would havotolcgraphei instead of written. It is a strange cat and I will know all about It if It takes al summer. " Capt. Franklin la possessed of consFdcr able dotoctlvo cxperlonco having boei for a number of years marshal of low Olty. Ho ta determined if possible ti solve the mystery which threatens th happiness of his daughter. ADAMS AND BOYD. An Interview wilt ftc Mayor Regard PcDuingNegoliatio tto Union Pacific , " \Vlint the Union PAclllo Is Obligator to do Under Ita Contract. A reporter of the BEE called upot Mayor Boyd last evening and asked hla f bo had road the Interview with Mr , Galloway In Sunday morning's Republic an , Ho said ho had , and that BO far as he was concerned Mr. Adams waa at llbertj to publish his second letter. Thla he conld have done without hla ( the mayor's ] consent. Mr. Adams has n ropy of the letter , and can glvo It to the printer , or the mayor aays ho will furnish a copy for publication f Mr. Adams writes him to that cil'dct. Bnt as Mr. Adams declined any fttrthot controversy and lott the matter in the lands of Mr. Oslloway , the mayor eays 10 took It for granted that the latter was not to bo given publicity. The mayor further Bays , "Mr. Gal- owny makes n proposition in that Inter view which would bo perfectly Batlsfao < orty to all concerned. Ho says , "Across .ho foot of Tenth street , a few feet wcat rom the present depot alto , a union lopot will bo built , and the transfer > uslnoes which is now conducted on the other side brought ever hero , thus ad mitting to Omaha the trains of all roads vhlch now contra hero and In Council Blnffj. " The nnyor s ya , IE the Union Pacific vlll do this , It will do jast exactly what the people of Omaha have boon outonding for for many years , and only 10 carrying out tha provisions of a certain leod with contract , entered Into the 1st lay of January , 1872 , as follows : "Agreement made this 1st day of January , n the year of our LorJ. 1872 , b ? nnd between rho Union PaciBe Hailroad Company , " authorized by law of congress to build a irldgo across tbo Missouri river , at or nonr Council DluiFd , Iowa , and Omaha Nebraska , nd its Buccetsora , party of the first part , and ho citv of Omaha , Nebraska , and the county f Douglas , iu the state of Nebraska , parties f the second part , wltnessetb , that whereas lie parties dealro to arrange for the more perfect connection of any railroads that re or shall bo constructed to the Missouri iverntor near Council Bluffs Iowa , and ) muha , Nebraska. Now , In consideration of lie premisoa and of the receipt by the party of ho first part of tha bauds of said Iouglas ounty to the amount of $250,000 , and in fur- her considorntlon of the receipt by the party f the first part of a deed from tbo said olty f Omaha to certain real estate in taid city cnown as the depot grounds , and right of tviy , the party of the hrat part , for Itself end accoseora , covenants and agrcea to and with tie said county of Douglas nnd the said city f Omaha , as follows , to-wlt : 1 That it will construct nnd maintain a ailroad bridge ever the Missouri river at tbo aid city of Omaha. 2 That tha castorn terminus of the Union Pacific railroad ehull be nnd remain iu said Ity ol Omaha , : t That after its Missouri rlvor bridge nt 10 city of Omahn ia completed and ready for so , the eaid Union 1'aciuc railroad company tvill make up nil ita regular west-bound paa- enger and freight trains on the grounds , vhici ! the people and citv of Omaha propose s nbovo to dead to said Union Pacific railroad ompany , nnd aa ia already mapped and ilattod that ia to Bay , all passongcra and rleghta coming from the east on all line * of oatl Booking a connection uith ( aid Union 'acific railroad company at ita eastern ter- linua shall bo delivered and transferred to le Union Pacific railroad upoa said depot rounds , whore the Union Pacific trains will e made np from the west ; and that said party f the first part will , after such bridga complo- ionutrnngfcr upon eaid groundatotho various ailroadu that do or may begin or end In Council Blulfa or Omahn , all Its passenzerB , uggage , express matter , mail and freight , orth , east or south bound , 1 That the Union Pacific railroad com- > any will , within ono year from the date lereof , expend lu improvements iu tha build- ug of pasougjc nod freight depjts. goiiotnl lassen er nuu freight ollices , land cllicea nnd nine fee nnd telegraph ollicea upon said rounds , a turn that shall ba not leas than ne hundred thousand dollars , nnd to main- alu three buildings nnd ollicea thereon. 5 All machine , car chops and other man- l.ictoriea required for the use of the said ompnuy at ita eastern terminus , nil per- nanout oflicea uf the company requited for ho transaction of ita business , including the ml department , general tuperiutemlnnt'ii ( lice , geaer.il pastungor end freight oHloo * , varohousoii for the company' , ) IHO , etc. , shall > Q erected nnd maintained at Omaha. 0 That , under proper rules for their rcgu atlon , to bo porscribed by said party of tha rat part , the trains , can > , and eugiuea of nil oada now or hereafter running Into or out of Omaha nnd Council Blulfr , shall have unob- tructcd nccoaa and transit to nnd ever Bald iridgo nuj ita approach's , nnd such road a hall have the right to tulte or cauio to be ; aUen , their train * , cars and engines , with lieir freight and paseengcrp , over and across aid bddgea and its approaches , nt reasonable ompenauiion , without dUctimlnation , hind' ranee , preference or delay ; provided , how- ver that the Union Pacific railroad company ioll , In nil oisai have the option of tubitU utiug ita own engines for those of such other oada in the operating of its ( aid bridge , re- eiving reasonable compensation therefore , ba object of this clauiojbeing to makea [ virtual nil operating connection upon laid transfer rounds between all the railroads , desiring uch connection , which do or may begin or id In , orpasa through Omaha or Council lullj , and the trains nnd business of Bald oada , * * * * * Hereby limiting the u o of said premises to ho legitimate purposes of depot and transfer rounds , and grounds for right of way and iproacliea to tha said Missouri ilver bridge , ibjec to the conditions nud reatnctsona con vince ! in the contract above recited ; and pro- dud further , that in case said premises or ay part bo abandoned or disused orconverted 0 any other than tha uiea and purpnies hero- nbefore limited , then the name shall revert to nil become the property of the taid city of maba. The mayor further said that the city f Omaha and county of Douglas aie aylng about § 40,000 per year Interest n bond ? they donated to this company , nd during the p at thlrleonyeara p ld or this purpoeo ever § 500,000 , and that 1 the fuca of this fact wo are told that the fulon Pacific Is too poor to p y Its part I the cost of building two viaducts over a tracks. Comment Is unnecessary. "Has Mr. Galloway , alnco hla return , ntimated any desire to confer with you u thla mattoi ? " asked the BKE repto- ontatlvo of Mr. Boyd , "Yes , " ho rjplied , "bo ii dlepoted to neot the city authorities in a conference hottly , end I expect there will be ornetiring ngrecd upon before long , I ELOQUENT EULOGIES. Tender and Tearful Words Spoken 1 the Memory of General Grant , Personal Cli r ctorlnUcB of the Ien Here Eulogies by Qon. Howard , lion , J. M , Thurston nnd Oth ers Memorial Services nt the BnptlBC Church , Lnst Night. Last Thursday morning , on the cool an lofty heights of Mt. McGregor the aplrl of Gen. U. S. Grant passed from It earthly tenement forever , and In rovoi once to his great name the nation la uoi draped In the emblems of monrnfu sorrow. Yesterday from every pulpl In the land touching , tearful am tender appeals o sympathy fo his grief stricken widow am her weeping children were pro nonnced. In the various churches o Omaha prsyorawero offered nnd sermon ; preached on the Ilfo and death of thi grand old commander. At the Flra Baptist church , corner of Fifteenth am Davenport streets , according to provloui announcement , memorial church service ! wcro hold last night. The odlQco wai filled with people to Its fullest capacity , and special arrangements had boon made for the ovont. The pulpit waa moit appropriately and beautifully draped with iliga and bunt ing , in the background being a very largo flag , caught up and fastened at the top of the chancel window , thence falling cither way therefrom In gentle folds to the right and loft hand CDrnoM. In the center hung an oil painting of the dead general , surrounded with a profusion of black crape hold In place- with festoons of whlto ribbon. On the choir ratling hung battle [ flags , silent mementoes of war days , and at each end , rested on upright staffs , the stars and stripes. Rich smelling flowers abed their odor ous perfume through the building , and a percoptablo feeling of sadness spread o'er the scene. The choir sang , with mush tenderness and beauty , "Tranquil and peaceful. " The Rev. J. W. Harrla , pastor of the church , reid a part of the first chapter of the Book of Joshua. Gen. O. 0. Howard offered the openIng - Ing prayer , beginning with : "Our Father , Who art "la heaven , hallowed bo Thy name , Thy kingdom : omo , Thy will bo done on earth as It Is in heaven. Give us this day , our dally broad , forgive us our trespassers aa wo forgive these that trespass against us , lead us not into tomtatlon but deliver us 'romcvll , for Thine is the kingdom and ; ho power and the glory forever and for- bver. " lu his subsequent words of auppllca- lon , Gen. Howard spoke reverently of Sen. Grant In his family life , of Its joauty , grandeur and purity. The choir aang hymn 930 , "Tho hour if my departure has come,1' ' after which ho Rev. Harris in substance said : It la mnecossary to announces the reason why re are gathered hero In this man- icr to-night. Our natlonis In mourning 'or the leas of an ox-magistrate. When lie news was flashed across thia country ast Thursday morning , it brought ead- 1033 to many homes , therefore- la but itting that the people should publicly ; lvo expression to tholr grief. Rav. Mr. Shlrrel , pastor of the Con- ; rogatlonal church , was the firat speaker ntroducad. Ho commenced by saying hat ho held In hla hand a telegram re- : elved by him on the 8th day of May , 1877 , announcing the death of hla father. Chat telegram brought to him the reall- ; ation that ho was moro alone In the vorld than ho ever had boon before , jaat Wednesday the reverend gentleman ocolved another telegram from the state if Massachusetts , tolling him of the death if hla beloved mother and that aho would to burled on Thursday. All day ung on Thursday ho felt aa .hongh ho waa being burled too. iVlth this aad ntlltctlon coupled to that irought In the announcement of Gen. 3 rant's death , his symyathy for the : rlof stricken family on Mount Mc Gregor must bo moro pronounced than hose nndor different circumstances. Mr. iherrol then paid a very high tribute to ho character end career of Gen. Grant , jylng that the wonderful simplicity of ho man , hla words , hla manner , hla actp , vero the secrets of hia greatness. He Ivod to teach the aristocratic nations of ho glebe that the highest positions to 10 achieved can bo reached and held without the pomp , glitter and prldo of loblllty. The London Glebe , said Mr. shorrel , could not , after its weak attempt it pralso of the American hero , refrain rom dropping the sneer that ho waa not i Wellington nor a Napoleon. "If ho tad been a Wellington , " continued the peakor , "thla ctfuntry would have gene chore England wanted to see It go. If 10 bad boon a Napoleon wo cannot toll "hat might have been the result. ' * In losing Mr. Shorrel said : "This la the irst citizen , American , of our land , jovlng homo , country , God , and wo can hank God for him. " The choir then oang "Nearer my God o Thee. " Gon. Howard was the next ( peakor. n Introducing him Rev. Harris declared hat In thirty years from now , had ho ils way about It , he would paint five lortralts placing in the center , Washing- on , the father of hla country , clustered round him ho would have : Lincoln , the emancipator. Garfleld , the statesman. Grant , the military genius. Howard , the Christian soldier. Gon. Howard apoko as follows : Ono rrho knew Gen. Grant Intimately or many years saya : "Ho waa alwajs ho same In manner. Never elated by Ictory , bo waa also never cast down by efeat. Ho mot all sorts of fortune atol- 31y , His confidence In himself never illed. " Possibly this la a true analysis of the haracter of Uen , Grant ; but I think ot. It Is doubtless the seeming , the utward look of yonder reservoir which upplloj the city with water Is always ho same. Yet to-day the water rises , lgh within Us lofty walls , whllo to- IOHOW the water may sink to the lowest aval near to exhaustion. Once dnrlnj a ory oxcllinK parlod of Gon. Grant's Vashington life 1 heard Mrs. Grant aay. 'People eoain to think that Mr. jrant' ' she ever apoko of him aa Mr. rant "can boar any amount of otraln , nit tt is not ao. Ills system la sensitive nd ho suffers much with dreadful head- chs1 Who but a sympathizing wife rould have made auch a discovery ? No- Ice the same characteristics In that last road sickness now familiar to ever ) eader in Its utmost detail of suffering ; o complaint ; no murmur ; "he was at rays the s mo In manner. ' "Ho met , apparently , all sorts of for uno stolidy. ' "His confidence in himself navot failed. ' * How strong ho must have booi If ho had a human heart , an active bra ! and ordinary netvos , to maintain auch perfect governance ever them , aa not I flush or trouble or otherwlao show 03 cltomont wton on the first day his trooj were giving back at Shllohl Or who hundreds of comrades wore falling an perishing around him in the blind wlldoi nets of Virginia , or when the mingle forma of the dead and dying beatrowe the ground after the Petersburg mln disaster. Ah , It waa not want of foollnp not want of sympathy , not stolidity o indifference which enabled Giant alway to preserve a cheerful , hopeful , unchang Ing demeanor. The ancient stol urged that "contentment andapathy woi not to permit grief even for the leas o friends that wo ought to treat the al dictions and the death of others wltl the same frigid Indifference a our own. " Was it atolcUrn llko tha fostered at homa , taught at West Point and kept np experimentally In aimy llf < which produced Grant's remarkabli steadiness under trial. Hla family ant frlonda will not accept auch a theory. J dograo ot stoicism has donbtleas beet mixed with Christianity ; or , to atato i bolter , mixed with the faith and practlct of the friends of Jehovah from the days o MososandJoshnatothosufferingsof Christ from the days of the martyred apostlei through all the changing persecutions oi God by man up to to-day. But It was not stoicism which nerved David before the prlnco of giants , and kept Daniel calm nnd toarlosa before the lions I which brightened the features of Stephen In the face of a furious mob ; and enabled Paul and Silas to sing pralsca when fast In the prison stalks. The first night I overspent spent with General Grant ho _ tnld , in aubatance , during our conversation , that should ho seek a higher command than that proper to hia rank with the authority ever him assigned , ho should believe himself flying In the face of providence' Ho had confidence In himself , It la true , but It waa bccanso ho know of a power beyond self , became ho was helped and strengthened by that real poiror beyond self. You may call it the spirit , providence or Godl 'Ibo name la not material. It is all the samo. When In the outset , In 1801 , seeking McOlollan in order to go on hia staff , but turning back in-self distrust. When afterward trying hla memory over forgot ten military knowledge , ho hesitated to take hla tirat assignment. When act aside by Hallek without any men to command ho followed In the march and waa jaat about to leave the front in defpiir , as Sherman in pure friendship urged him to stay yet longer. At these times there was no lolf-coufidonc ? . Oh , no , they came the jonDdcnco , the strength , the etnrdincsa , the colf-abnegatlon at times , the imper turbable face behind which surged all the strong emotions of a atrong man , with all ; ho qualities of mind and heart and char acter to make him a successful leader of iho host they came from the same source yhonco Washington obtained his nobility , Fofforson his wisdom , Andrew Jackson its indomitable patriotism and Lincoln ila great hearted loving kindness. It was rom Him who is in all things , over all hlngs from Him who cares for the unl- iorn but forgets not the sparrows from Ilm our Almighty Father and Friend , rhcse great eplrlt dwells In thohearts and ouls of the children of men. Then I rould not admit the common philosophy if luck , mere luck , to bo trncl No ! no I 'He had faith , great faith , In his starIn ila luckl" Not so. Not so. After he eft the army In his early life where waa iis luck ? Every venture soemod'agalnst ilm. Ho waa poor and little known. 3an. Scott , with whom ho fought In Mexico , barely recalled his namo. Later if tor his grand career of general and resident where was his Inck ? It proved nit a mirage. Ho found only the ahamo if the game at the hands of a sharper. It vaa not luck. Success from Colds llko Padnknh , Belmont , Henry , Donelaon , Wcksburs , Chattanooga and at asfc Appamatox fields far apart presenting an unparalleled variety of ) f circumstances and clIiHcnltica that sue- ieaa could not have been ao uniformly ibtainod by luck ! Hia knowledge of men mounting to Insight by which ho put isldo the noisy , blustering shams and put nto command the right sort snob as Sherman , McPherson , Sheridan and ithors , did not como from lucky hits. Plans llko that of Vlcksbnrg which rivals n conceptivos and oxcentlve , any of Napoleon's , and thoto which terminated u the final victory ever Robert Leo at ppomattox , which exceeds In every vuy the Waterloo of Wellington those vero not attributable to lucky ventures ! No , they came from a good solid brain , varraed and brightened by a strong , rno besrt , all nf which wcro helped to inlargoment by the Rtoat adjuster of mman events by the King of Kings and jord of Lords. So I have long believed , , nd so Gen. Grant himself believed. Tortunatoly it never subtracts from a nan's glory to glvo glory to God. The Itquonco that sneers at good man and aughs at the Almighty Is short-lived. It nay garner up a multitudions dovii'a iondlsa joy , but that aoon f idea out Into lothing In the prcsenco of endless hope , nd glory embosomed in immortal lovo. received to-day anoto frjm ono cf our ; cnorals of the * er who say a : "I did tope that Gon. Grant would have baon uora pronounced as a Christian , but J hink that ho has tinstcd r.ll to the mercy f Gcd. " Another friend etops mo and sks , "Do you think Grant was a Christ- in ? " I will answer that. It la hard for is to run clear ot the ruts of irejndico. I do not believe that my ritmda and I could agree precisely upon doctrinal definition of what constituted chrlalian. I wlah wo could. But hero are thlnga in which wo mnat agree , hero are testa of Christian living which 11 man apply. These testa enable ua to orrn a judgment concerning men of old , loses and Aaron , David and .Tohnathan , iamuel and Saul , Ahab and Elijah. Herd - d and John the Baptist , Judas and 'etor , the sons of Zebidou and John the Jvlng spostle. No loss do they reach ion of history , lika William of Orange nd the cruel Philip ol Spain , Washing , m and Arnold , Adams and Aaron Burr. 'ho ' testa wo uncomciously bring upon : ieo men are the commandments cf God. iBt us apply them to our hero. First , boa tlult reverenceGcd and have nether ther , If ho had a misgiving hero needy ody baa hoard of It , nobody has over ilumnlomly ajaerted such a thing. Sec- ad , ho haa made no graven Imago , nor owed down to wood or atone , If Inclined t any time to prizj too highly earthly casuro , ho has immadiitely loat It and la heart found there no resting placo. hlrd , ho waa never profane , thouph ) lerant. A distinguished citizen told 10 that ho had seen him much porturbsd i spirit , and deeply Indignant at a rl aid oath uttered iu hla preaence. It ao eald of him that his reverence for odwas to great that ho could not rear. Aa to the Sabbath , how quickly o rebuked ono who had been on hit . ff , lefc and became rich , who ollered 1m a Sunday railroad excursion. In jfcstanco ho said : "I vraa obliged to trav- Iduringjtbo war on the SabD th , 1 o not tee why I should do it now for moro pleasure. " Thou shall donomu der. Ho , aa a aoldler did not break thi law. And how successfully he worke to settle our difficulties with Englan without bloodshed ; how gloriously t led the nation Into peace with the It dlans. Perhaps no man In the natlo loved peace and the pursuits of poac moio than ho. Thou ahalt not commit adultorj How beautiful hla love for wlfo an children. It , the family , la the tonchln picture of hla administration. In thi simple , pure Ilfo ho has heroin surpasse the brilliancy of Napoloen and th wiidom of Solomon. The pure in hoar ahall see God. The purity of living It veritable teat of the purity of the aoul , Thou shall not steal. How cloarl ; honest in all things ; oven his cnomle attest this. The treachery of Ahithophe gave no taint to King D.wld. Thi avarice of Judas did not affect the pnrlt ; of Christ : neither does the docolt an ! 'nhlty of Ferdinand Ward soil the whlti escutcheon of General Grant. Thou thalt not boar false witness. Oh how ready to right a wrong done a folio * mortal. Almost the last act of his llfi was to correct a biassed judgment concerning corning that glorious manly man Genera Low Wallace. Ho never tried to sweet np what belonged to others In the way ol reputation or claimed credit for others glorious achievements. No moro modest unselfish reports than hla are on the record books of the Government , And now the laat did ho count what belonged < longed to others ? Emphatically no I His hands and hla heart were always open to the cry of the needy. At times as with all generous souls , hla gtfta exceeded the bonnda of prudence and the unworthy imposed upon his bounty. Well , my Irlondr , can you nnd 1 stand the test of the plumb line ao well ? Lot us bo wise and judge gently , that the cup of our blessing may bo full and sweot. Infirmities our heroic loader had , but ho know them , ho mot thorn , ho fought them , ho overcame them. I saw evidences of that victory often and am not mistaken. It would bo utter folly for a young man to yield to drink and excuse himself by the example of a great man. Ob , what a struggle , stronger than that with Lee , Johnson and Pemborton , yet , thank God , ho conquered. Few public men of to-day have become moro abstemious than ho waa the latter years of his life. Oh , but how excessive In making ! Yea , the habit was atroug , but even that had to glvo way. By an early abatatnenco our youth can avoid the dangers that tobacco entails and the crit icism that this common practice brings against our beloved general. What a fire of prolonged suffering ho passed through. Did ho believe ? Notice the words of July 2 : "If It Is within God's providence that I should go now , I am ready to obey hla call without a murmur. " His faith was as simple and strong as that of a child. Ho was like hit mother. Mother and child are ( n the arms of the Beloved. In the largo universe there ro many mansions , prepared by the ex pressive love of Christ. Lotus go there ; hon to find onr brother , our hero. "My Country 'Tla of Thoo" was sung yy the choir. Following Gen , Howard , the Hon. Tohn M. Tnnrston was Introduced. Rav. Qarrla paid the gentleman a very high lompllmcnt In saying that had ho to per- ! orm the duty of selecting oratora to pronounce , fitting eulcglea over the dead icnoral , ho would take ono from Now fork , ono from Maine , and the Hon. lohnM. Thnrston , of Omaha. In a very : lear tone of voice , eaay and graceful nanner , Mr. Thuratou hold the largo ludlenco with his matchless oratory and bulling eloquence wrapped In attention or half an hour. Sj grand were snmo > f hla utterances , that , notwithstanding ho sanctity of the place and the solemnly - , y of the occasion , the hearers had to ; lvo vent to their feelings in mild out- jurats of applause. Commencing Ida : alk , the speaker said : In the presence of a nation's loss the iloquonco of spoken words can but feebly rolco a nation's sorrow. The graateat , fflae&t , most beloved American soldier Is 10 moro. The flag he kept in the sky a looped at half-mast In mourning. The people of all nationa fool and express - press their sadness at hia doath. Living 'n the brighteat ago of the world , he attained the highest plnacle of fame , hu greatest citizen and soldier In all the sarth. After having returned from fields if battle to live a poacefnl , quiet citizen , t tras only that ho knew the flag ho had iworn to protect was In peril , that ho tnco moro took down the sword to do > attle for the right , and when the atar if peace shone ever this broad land again 10 rotnrnod that sword to the people rom whom ho received It. The speaker gave a hasty review of the var and Grant/a part in It. In every ict of his life ho unfalteringly and per- evorlngly performed hla duty. HiaJ mag- lanlmlty , his generosity , his loving klnd- IOBB and his canaiant heroism , were held ip to view In tbo most eloquent terms , n nothing waa bis magnanimity so grand- y illustrated as In his bearing towards the incmy ho conquered , holding out that J-Q were fltlll brothers , In whoso united trongth only conld the life of ho nntlcn be preserved. When the war CRB over , when the flag floated from lorth to aoulh.Gen. Grant quietly sought ho rent ol which ho had BO long been oprlvtd. Bat what lives the longest Is i record of heroism , and the people , acngnizlng this In him , likp the nations fold , who downed their heroi kings , nado him president. The history of his areor aa aucb , hla tonr around the rorld , and his late sickness , wore all re- lowed. At the close of Mr. Thnrston'a ' amarks , Mr. Shorrol pronounced the onedlctlcn and the crond quietly dia- orsod. The "Wagon They Want , Messrs Leeder , Leo and Thrano , the peclal council committee , appointed at ist Thursday nights meeting to aeo bout tha purchase of a patrol team and 'agon , for the pollc3 department , made visit to Council Bluffs Saturday where ley Inspected a wagon , owned ever lore , which is offered for tale. It la ndmtood that the committee's report , t to-morrow nights meeting , will bu fay- rablo , to making tbo purchase. Now South Wales sant a contingent of ! ght hundred men to the Soudan , and 10 Australian commissary department , y order of the war office , added St , scabs Oil to the equipment of the men. A Hutch of AppulntiuenlH. WASHINGTON , July 25 , The president to- ly made the follow-in ? appointments : To bo irvcyor of customs , Klchard Sinnote , for the ort of New Orleans ; to ba collector of cus- imB , L'eter F. Coghill for tha distnctof ! eteribnrg , W. Va5enj. } Jt. T.ito for the latricta ot New London , Conn. ; liardley U. inalley for the district of Vermont ; Oliver ielley for the dlitrict of Perth Auiboy , N , , ; Joseph U , liaker , appraiser of morctian iio , district of Philadelphia ; Daniel J. [ oure , assistant appraiser of morchnndlie In le dutrlct of Now Vork , Colin F. McDonald xeiver of j.ublio moneys , St , Cloud , Minn , ; ) bo agent for Indian * , J. li. Kinney ; of lUaourl , at Uintah agency In Utah ; Tfiumaj ennlpgv , of Wucoudo , Green ] 5y agency In ncconiiD , SADDER BUT WISER , The Hastings Men Rcinrn Home Afti Losing Tw Oat offeree Games to the U , P's ' , Iho Games of SMtmlny and Buiutn MoKclvey'B Splomlld Jilt Iho Hcoro. The Hastings men have como an gone , They have lo.'t behind them awcc memories of victory for the Union Pr cIGs , the championship of the ttato c Nebraska nnd plenty of Adams count ; Saturday afternoon's game waa Inter ostlng and closely contested throughout The contest waa ono of batteries , but th splendid pitching of Salisbury proved to much for the visitors and they would nn donbtodly have lost the garao but for i ratsplay of Birmingham's In the nlntl Inning , when the acoro stood 1 to 0 li favor of Omaha , with Hastings to the ba and two men out. Smith whirled out at easy lly to Birmingham at second , whlcl ho muffed , permitting the visitors to til the score. Three moro innings won played , when Glbbo , of the Bastings crossed the plate , scoring for his team thi winning tun. The score : UNION I'ACli'IC. u. ii.ii , i' o , A. r. Dandle , c . 0 1 13 2 I McKelvoy , 3Jb . 0 Funkhoceer , cf . Kockwell , lutb . 0 1 10 0 3 Canfiuld , rf . 0 1 0 0 ( Nash , If . Salisbury , p . 0 0 0 17 ( Strode. SB . 0 0 0 3 ( IHrminRham , 2db..O 0 2 G I 1 4 33 20 I HASTINGS. It. B.H. 1' O. A. I ! , Ciibbs , BS . Smith , p . 0 0 2 S I Oavannugh , 3d b . 1 1 1 1 Hohrer , c . 2 ( Kintr , rf . Miller , If . Lindley , cf . 0 0 1 0 ( I'rloB , letb . 0 0 12 0 3 Redmond , 2db. . . . . . . 0 0 10 0 ] 2 4 3i ( 10 1 ( SDNUAY MORNING'S GAME. Yesterday morning a goodly crowd assembled at the Athletic park to wltnesi the second game between the Union Pacifies and the Stinking "Water waifs , The game was , If anything , moro prettily contested than that of the day preceding , the atrugglo throughout being ono oi pitchers. Salisbury played In magnificent form and by giving the Haatlnga men liberal docea of bis puzzling In , out , and down shots , abut them out. The fielding on both aides was accurate , several beau tiful plays being made on both sides. The score : UNION PACIFIC. n. Jin. r.o. A , E. Dandle , c . 1 1 14 1 0 McKelvoy , 3d b . 0 1 0 1 1 Lee , 1st b . Oanfield. rf . 0 0 0 0 0 Collins. If . Salisbury , p . 0 0 0 11 0 Strock.sa . 0 Brandt , cf . Birmingham , 2db. . . . 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 21 1C E HASTINGS , 11 , B.H. P.O. A. E. Gibba , p . 0 0 2 3 C Smith , rf . Davanaugh , 3d b . 0 Itohicr , as . 0 1 3 3 0 ICiug , c . Mnclloy , cf . 0 Price , Istb . Brimblecora , 2d b . . . . 0 lledmond , 1 f . 0 0 3 21 9 7 IN TUB AFTEllNOOy. About 3,000 people gathered at the park yesterday afternoon expecting a : loao and exciting game batwoen tbo two allies , In decision of the superiority of the ono or the other. They were not ilsappointod , The contest was one of : ho prettiest ever seen on an Omaha ball- lold. From tbo first to the sixth inning the game was comparatively featureless. King of the Hastings club managed to icoro a run In the second Inning. In the irst half of the sixth , Salisbury failed to reach firat , but was fallowed by Strock ind Bormlngham both of whom reached JBBOS. Bandlo then wont to the bat , -apping the sphere for a two bagger , and lending Strock across the homo-plate. Cwp outs In rapid succession closed the nning for the Union Pacific's. The lastlngs were put out ono alter the ithor. In the seventh Inning , OanOeld lit the leather well , and ought to have icored , but was caught napping and int out In running to third. When the eighth Inning oponcd , the icoro stood 2 to 1 In favor of Hastings. L'ho Stinking Water men were jubilant ind were taking bets on their team right tud loft. Things looked blno for Oma- m. But the Union Pacific's were not a > lt despondent. Collins stepped lo the bat , and made a Ingle bagner. Ho was followed by Salisbury who also reached first base , ending Collins to [ eocond. Strock and 3randt were put out when Bandlo topped Into the breech and made a safe lit. The bases wcro then full , with two neii out. The Omahn partisans awaltod vltb almost breathless Interest , the , ctlon of the next batter. McKolvoy topped np and responded magnificently o the demands of the crisis. Ho hit the tall and sent it far ever the conterfioldora lead over the fence , Into the field bo- 'ond. Collins , Salisbury , and Bandlo rossod the plate in Hying time , followed iy MoKelvey himself , four rnna being sored , the tally standing 5 to 2 In favor f the Union Pacific's , The scene at his period la almost Indescribable , The ) maha men jumped to tholr feet and are vent to their enthusiasm in dealing bunders of applause. Hats were Hying nto the air , handkerchiefs wcro waving , nd altogether the cceno can bolter ba magined than described , It was fully va minutes before the admirers of the Jnlon Poclfio'fl , and of McKolvy'a mag- Ificent effort unparolleld , perhaps In bo annals of local ball playingwore ontent to ait down and watch the finish f the game , The remaining inning was uneventful , o runs being scored on either side , The work of the Hastings team liroughout waa well done and they roved theinaelvos to bo t ball players of o mten ability. Tholr pltohtr , Smith , owovor , "let down'1 during thu last alf of the game and was freely batted. In the part of the homo team , the wotk f Hockwoll at Crat , McKelvoy at third nd Bandlo behind the bit , woio es- ecittl features , all the boys distinguish- ig themselves , in fact , lor sharp and ttndy playing. The pitching of Salis- aty was phenomenal. Notwithstanding bo fact that ho had occupied thu box dur- ) g the two preceding game ) , hla work in bo afternoon waa purhapa inora ellicieut lian ever. After tbo fifth Inning Lo re\r moro determined than during the first part and pitched a anpnrb panto , worrying the visitors greatly with his swift and puzzling delivery. The umpiring of Garncan was Rood throughout , and was marked by MI im partiality which Is rawly attained. Ho was c lled upon to make some very dill.1' ! cult decisions at times , nnd deserves credit for the way in which ho filled his undesirable position. T&o score : f.vio.v I'Acmcs. { DEATH IN THE CLOUDS , ; DISASTROUS CLOUD HURST NKAU COLORADO I SriUNOS. COLORADO SPRINGS , Col , , July 20. Ono of : the moat disastrous cloud bursts ever known In this section of the rttato struck a point a few miles north of this city last midnight. Dut for the fact that tbo storm struck the crest of a hill , the loss of Hfo muat hnvo been appalling , Sover.U railroad and wngon bridges in the vicinity were carried awny nnd a largo amount of track swept out , Tha house of D. A , P. Katon , superintendent of schools , in tbo northern part of tha city , was lifted from its foundation nnd carried down stream with great velocity , In tbo lioiiso nt tbo time \voru Mr. nnd Mrs , Katon , who had just retired for the night. As aoou as the former realized the situation , ho jumped from the door of the llontlng dwell- last , instructing bis wlfo to do tbo eanie. After n hard struggle ho succeeded in reachIng - Ing n place of safety. Instead of jumping , hla wife clung to the liouso , which struck tha Denver & New Orleans railroad bridge , n hundred yards below , nnd WAS dashed to pieces. Diligent search failed to discover any trace of Mrs. Katon'a body. Several fami lies living further up the creek barely es cape ; ! with their lives. Later reports from Luckless vnlloy , noith of town indicate devastation and loss ol Ufa greater than first supposed. On tha slopes of Shooka Hun there wera n number of summer campers. Many of their tents have been seen floating ia the stream , and as tbo Hoed came down t n the dead of night , it ta feared many have perished. Ono body , that of a Swede woman , \i \ reported found several miles below town. The nowa from Shocks Hun is nwaitod with intense anxiety. IjOOSE. A SHABl' ARTILLERY DUEL IN THE STREETS 01' CHICAGO. CHICAGO , 111. , July 23. At noon to-day Policeman Peter Soergel , while walking down State street , in the neighborhood of the levee , heard a report of a pistol and Instantly felt a stinging sensation in his back. Turning ho saw n small man In a white slouch hat stand ing at a little distance with a leveled revolver in liia band. Tlio policeman drew hia own weapon and as ho advanced returned the shots rapidly fired at him by the small man , who retreated as ho fired When the ammunition I of both had been exhausted without any ap parent result , the men clinched and by the uld of several bystanders the assailant was brought to the ground. Ho was then recog nized as a cowboy from Kansas , who had re cently been arrested for firing his weapon In the fitroet and was thlraty for rovengo. Tbrea of his shots inflicted flesh wounds In Socrgel'n body. The Weather. WAHHINDTOS , July 20. For the upper Mississippi , generally fair weather , varalulo winds becoming southerly , slight rise in temperature in northern portions. For the Missouri valley , generally fair weather , south- oaiterly nindf , stationary temperature. Death of Jtul o Okcy. COLUMBUS , Ohio , July 25. Judge John W. Okey , of the supreme court of Ohio , died this morning , nged 68. 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