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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1885)
TT-TTC HA ! VW \ T A II V MOVDAV n tff 5S. ? DEATH OF EX-JIAYOR MCRPllY lis Sad and Untimely End Caused by Ptomaine Poitoning. BLISTERED IN A BOILING BATH. An KiiRliiPPt-'H SuililiMi IMiwijc Into ScnltllMK WainClKfirnmkcra Hound I'oiSan I'ranclsuo -Oilier Local News. A I'lffiil Wlb Ktiileil. Pnlrick V Murphy , ex-mayor of Oma lm , illeilnt his residence In this eily Sul- unlay ocninjj n1 | " 'cluck. 'I'10 ' HOWS of his death wai a shok to the whole coniinunUy , which was ItclglilKiictl hy the aiinouuceinuiil that Iw had tlicil from poisoning. It was iiol generally known that ho was -'rk ' until tin- fact wn < statud in Saturday evening's paper thai ho was not ixpecte'l ' to live. ( July tlireo days had I'lapsul ' finci ) Mi. Murphy had uriii'l d his many friend * on Ihu Mrcut tin1 pictjlirc of health nnd strength , whiuh Irtatlc thi" news . ecm almost iiiercdlblu. Mr Miirpliy resided at SiWU Uod is htreel with his family , cotisi.-lin of a wifa and tin1'o children. One week njyo Mrs , Murili | > and two of the children , Kimiicl and Lewis. became violently sick. The lint symptom * of ilie Mini" " ! were vi- oh'iit purging and retching , followed hy high fuvcr and ehllN. In a day or .so tins were oil'and the sick mies regained their iiHiial health. Mr. Murphy was , a few days lalur , seined w.th tinHam - ! mysteri ous maladv , though soinn time elapsed before It fully developed. On Wednes day night hist he was -ei/.tul with a violent vomiting lit , which gavu way to chills and fever. lr ) Stone wis : rolled in and relieved his siiilering.s by hypodermic injeetions .nifnlorphiiio. This guvo him some loin- / tiorary relief , hut lie soon grew WOMB. JJr. Moore was called In for consultation .Saturday forenoon , and in the. evening ] ) r. 1'oaljody also , but both agreed that death was near at hand. All that could bo done was to relieve the. fail-failing fiuHbror , and shortly alter 7 o'clock ho breathed h.s . Ia.-t. He was conscious up to an lio.ir befom he died , when ho went into a sleep , from which ho nuvcr hilly awoke. Dr. Stone , in speaking about the aflair. said ; "The. case is plainly one. of decayed meal poisoning ptomaines it , is called in medical hmguairu. 1 found upon questioning Mrs. Murphy that for the past tun ( lays the. family had been eating chicken freely. The ile.shof tlm fowl had frozen and ihen thawed , causing a < : poi son to be engenderedwhich is highly dangerous in its eli'oets. This poison may lie found , in tins same way , in thawing lish , beef , mutton or in fact almost any kind of meal. Il acts directly upon the digestive sy.-tem , with terribly irritant fillcct , then causes a depre-sipn of heart and finally causes a poiioning of the entire system. L have no tionbt that it was this malady which caused Mr. Mnrphy'.s death , as all the .symptoms were fully developed and unmistakable. Sucli cases are very rare , and L know of bill one other which , came to light jn llii.s city some time ago , and terminated fatally. " Other physicians who had become ac quainted with the features of the case shared the opinion of Dr. Stone , that it was one of ptomaines , caused in the manner indicated. As corroborating this theory it may be mentioned that tlm only one of tiie family who has not taken sick is the youngest son , who refused , for some reason or another , to feasl on the chicken lledli. Mr. Murphy partook heartily of the dangerous food Airs. Murphy and the four children did ' notcal so he'artily of the chicken as did l\lr. \ Murphy , and were fortunate in a speedy recovery from the malady. TIIK AUTOI'JSV. Yesterday afternoon , in compliance with the wishes of Mrs. Murphy and the friends of the deceased , an autopsy was held on the remains. Those who were present and assisted in tint operation were Drs. Stone , Coll'man and darter. The autopsy was quickly and com pletely performed and revealed a state of all airs which would exist in a case oC ptomaine poisoniuir. There was inten.su inliammation of the bowels and stomach , which was the direct cause of death. There was , in addition to the congestion of the upper bowels , a complete destruc tion of the mucus membrane of the lower bowels. The tests showed thai there were traces of alkaloid poisoning , such as would be produced by the toxic prop erties of ptomaines. MK. JiritniY's ' oAunnii. Mr Murphy was born in Dublin , Ire land , in 1811) ) . When he was _ twenty years of age ho came to America and started for Omaha shortly after his ar rival , lie was given a liberal education in some of the schools of his native country. During his lirst two years in America he spent much of his limo in Omaha , but he made one or two visits to places in the east. In 18(17 ( he u.stablinhed fdmselt' in lhegroc'er > business in thiseily at Ninth and Davenport streets where ho remained for nearly three years , lie sold out- his More al this point and then removed to Dakota county , taking up a homestead two miles from I'tmca , While living there he formed the acquaint ance of Miss Mary Sharkey , a most cfctimalllo lady whom ho married in 1871. In 187U he relumed to Omaha and went to work In the Union 1'aeilio shops. Thrift accompanied his efforts and two years later , in 1878 , ho established him self in the dairy Uus'iucss at Twenty- eighth and Dodge streets. This ho con tinued for two years , when ho opened a grocery fjtoru at the Kanio place. In ! & > ! ! ho was nominated by both the workingmen - ingmen and republicans as their candidate * for councilman at largo from the Fourth ward , The city de mocracy put up no one against him and liu received upwards ofI.JOO votes. When the new council of 18SI was organ ized ho was elected president of that body , and when Mayor Chase was impeached ho became , by operation of law , the act ing mayor ot Omaha. The onerous du ties of this olllcu compelled him to sus pend all other business and devote his whole time and attention toolllcial duties. At the city republican convention in April last ho was nominated by acclama tion for mayor ami at the polls was the opponent of Hon. James K. Hoyd , the democratic and citi/.ens' nominee tor that otllco. A somewhat exciting canvass ru- Bulled In the election of Jloyd by a ma jority of 177 votes , Since his retirement ifroni olllco Mr. Murphy devoted his time to Ids private business , During the season just closed ho constructed near Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets three Btoro buildings which are now occupied by tenants , and his friends say ho was considering the erection of other struc tures on lots which he owned still farther out on that thoroughfare. The deceased was a member of the Emmet Monument itsswjatloii , the Knights of JMhia-i , Myrtle LadjiC , t'.nd ' the Knights of Labor Assembly Miri. Of the first organization ho has been a mem ber for twenty ycaia. Jn the second ho was a quiet but acl'ivo worker and always declined the honor of anyolllcial position. As a Knight of Labor ho was an able ad- vocuto of all measures which had for their end the amelioration of the working classes , lie was lolently oppo.-ed to the unjust distribution of wealth and did not believe that the many s-liould toil for the bcnelit of the wealthy fjyw , llo was a leader in this order , nnd it-s members fre quently looked up to him for counsel and uilvicn. Ho was the friend of the laborer , nud his thoughts were ever upon feomo means to elc\ ate and as-si-sl him. At homo ho wu-s u model head of u fain ilv and a mnn of exemplary habits. In polities hi'wa < a man who never broke his word. What ho promised he always fulfilled , and his political enemies never pointed Ihe linger of MMvcion at him. II.ku.r ? a vIfc ami Jive IM > JS , the old est of whom is twelve nnd the youngest sis. The dec-'n rd , by frugality and at tention to business , had gathered to gether considerable property , an amount siillieient to keep his family in peed r'.r- ' cum tancps. He has no relatives in the city or in the west , but It is thought ho has an uncle somewhere in New York. Tin ; ITNKIIVL. Vc-lorday afternoon the several n rm- blies of the Kniglil-i of Labor met in K. of L. hall to make preparations to attend the funeral. Kulogies were delivered on their hit'- brother and many Wern the ex pressions of sorrow at Ids untimely de mise. The funeral will be held this after noon at a o'clock from his late residence , eO'.1 ; ! Dodge ill-eel. All members of Myrllo lodge ? > * o. 2 Knights of L'ytliia , are notified to np- pear at the Ca lle hall Monday , De cember ' , " < , al 1 p. in. sharp , to attend the funeral of our deceased brother , 1 * . F. Murphy. Hy order of Kdwiu II. CroWell , chancellor commander. MMlrittMt ; AlliU'T I'TO.M.UNT.S. A few weeks ago Dr. Carter read , al a regular meeting of the Douglas county medical society , an cs < : iv on the subject of "Ptomaines.1' ' lleforo that time .this new form of di oa'o had been given little alti'iition by the medical men of Omaha. A reporter wits permitted to cull a few extracts from this essay , which will doubtless bo found of interest in this connection : "I'toniiiines arc a cms * of bodies closely allied to the vegetal alkaloids in chemical composition and reactions. Most of them possess strongly poisonous qualities. I'tomames are met with as a constituent of normal organs , tissues , muscles , in testines , blood , etc. A No as a cadaveric production , especially in putrid lish , meat , game , cheese , etc. These bodies are largely produced in the process of decomposition of annual tissues , whether il be the re-ult of tissue-change , diseased or normal , or of putrefaction. They may result from the growth and development of minute germs in some such way as alco hol results from the fermentation of grape sugar by means of the ycasl plant. The cxisteiieeofthe.se bodies ( ptomaines ) as the results of the decomposition of organic matters is an undisputed fact , although illy defined chemically , and their origin is still in the domain of theory. Man is liable to bo poisoned by some of these putrid poisons which enter his body most Ireipiently by the digestive canal ; sometimes by wonndsof the skin. Among our neighbors across the sea , impassioned consumers of sau.sage. the eating of this article of diet , if it has undergone cer tain putrid alterations , often causes toxic or poisonous symptoms. According to Mueller , this poisoning comprises a first stage ; of irritation , which makes its ap pearance generally within about eighteen lioiirs after the eating of the spoiled sau sage ; loss of appetite , nausea and vom iting ; diarrho-a , headache , extraordinary doncis of mouth and throat. In a very few days other symptoms follow , such as laborious respiration , lossof voiceparaly sis of limbs and tongue , slowing of the pnKo and heart , coldness. Death , after several attacks of fainting or convulsions , supervenes , in a third of the cases , before the tentli day. Recovery may occur after a period of extreme de bility , which may continue for weeks erin in 0111 h.s. This poison pre enls the greatest like ness to the cadnvarousalkiiloidscxlraetod from pntrilied moats by Zul/.er and Son- neselnm , and the ptomaines studied from a chemical and physiological point of view by Solmi and by AIM. Hrouardel and Itoutniy. Jn 1S78 these two last named gentlemen havingtoinvestigatethocau.se of death of a woman who had rapidly succumbed after eating of a spoiled sinned goose , extracted Irom the remains of this gooao a liquid alkaline base very similar to hemlock. They likwiso- found in the viscera of the woman an alkaloid which determined in frogs the same toxic symptoms which the pto maine extracted from the goose had produced , and presented the same chemical properties , so they were enabled legitimately to conclude that death was the result of the. absorption of a ptomaine. The Hoslon Surgical and Medical Jour nal , in an article upon this subject says : . "In till known ticcoitnls iff poisoning by the inffcstion of spoiled meals , wo sec su- pcrvchiny tiflcr u few hours , digestive ( roubles , vomiting , < ind abundant fetid , in neons and btoutly dinrrhoM. At t/tc ( unite time ' there cxi.itx nreal prostration , i/i'iimil'trcmblinfi , and sometimes a more less intcni . " or > cjairilc nioetinenj. The London Lancet mentions a case in which four persons were poisoned by eating the liver of a calf which had been suffering from nleiiro-pneumoni.t , and which had been killed four or live days before. Dr. Schribcr reports a number of ca = es of poisoning by the use of tainted lish , which occurred in a family of six per sons , in all ofwhom violent symptoms , such as dryness of the mouth , dillieull. swallowing , paralysis of the muscles and nerves. The poison of venomous serpents and insects are classed among the ptomaines , and the action of the venom is quite simi lar to the ptomaines of putrefacture origin. A. HOIIjIVO JIATII. An Kuuineor'H I'Yi lHI'iil Pall into a Hot Water Well. A frightful and po ibly fatal accident occurred yesterday morning at Iloson- berry's planing mill , Sixteenth and Mer cer streets , W. 11. H-'iinett , the engineer al the mill , being plunged into a well of hot water and fearfully scalded. lion- nott was at work repairing the exhaust pipe to the engine , and was standing on a plank placed over the hot water well. The plank suddenly broke in the center and precipitated the unfortunate man into thy woll. When falling lien- nutt made a frantic effort to save hiniiclf , grasping the exhaust pipe with both hands. This prevented nis being com pletely submerged in the boiling water , nut the lower portion of his body , to just ubovo the waist , was frightfully scalded. Ho succeeded in pulling himself - self out , however , and dragged himself to the front of the mill. Being in terrrible agony , ho endeavored to relieve his suf ferings by rolling in a pool of muddy water just outside the mill door , and there he was found by fellow workmen who were attracted by his screams. They quickly removed him to a house near by and physicians wore summoned. Drs. ( jalbraitli and ( iibbs responded and made an examination of the injuries. They foiind thai the llosh on Dennett's limbs , and across the abdomen , was scalded so badly that the skin had all peeled off , and borne of the lle = ! i had fallen from the bones when the clothing was removed. The unfortunate man's feet and ankles were one blister , his long boots having re tained a large quantity of the boiling water until ho plunged into the muddy pool. Komcdics were at once applied , and Hcunctt was made as comfortable as possible. Ills precarious condition pre vented his removal to "his homo , 2110 I'aetlic street , and fears are entertained that the shook will provo fatal. Hcnnett is : i married man , the father of several chihlr n , and Ids untortuuuto accident is a terrible blow to them. Funeral ol'tlic Suicide. Frank V. Adams , ihu morphine sui cide , was. buried Saturday afternoon by military authorities. The funeral was not pretentious nor the demonstrations of jjricf very pronounced. The younjj gentleman , who in life had pampered h.s elegant lastoa and lived in snrroimd- ! ngof relincnienl and comfort , wa con signed to his long homo in a liftceti dol- l.ir collin , the boat allowed under She mil itary appropriation for that purpose. Not the least interesting feature of this remarkable case is the fact that sonic pro nounced differences arose between the army authorities and the cemetery com pany. A soldier who was detailed for that purpose made the announcement in the morning that he would shortly been on hand with a squad to dig the grave. Mi- Daniels , the superintendent , and Mr. Medlock , the se\ton , wenery prompt in informing the trooper that ho was off his reckoning and that he could go home while the ceiiii tery authoiities woul.l pn pare the sepulchre. There is an appropriation of $15 for Clave digging made by the government for deceased subjects of A'iams' rank , whiehwastlial of corporal. Anyatteniptto avoid the payment of this sum on thoparl of the military by doing their own grave d'guing ' is promptly resented by the com pany , which further claims that the gov ernment already owes $1,000 on the sol diers entombed in Prospect Hill. AX AW11NO l UXATtC. Joint Cowing , tno licmnrkal > loKiillsti Ijitnatlo , Set at I < ll ( rty. John Cowing , of Valley , was Saturday released from the county jail , where he has been for the past month since his capture as a fugitive lunatic in Creston , Iowa. Application was made by his rel atives for Ids admission to the state in sane asylum , but this was refused on the grounds thai he was a Mritish subject by birth and jiad never taken out papers of American citi/.enship. Ho has quieted down 'hiring the weeks of hisconlincmcnt and srems now rational enough. His kinsfolk claim , however , that this lucid interval will not bo of anv length and" they will send him lo Kiigland at once , where he can have treatment in _ an insti tute for thai purpose. Cowing is rather a remarkable man phy.iiealiy. lie is a perfect specimen of the dime museum Albino , save that he does not cultivate long and disheveled looks. His hair and eve- brows are snowy white and his skin is pink and clear like an infant's. His com plexion would be the pride of any belle who could possess it. The iris of his ojo departs from the natural hues of blue , brown , black , etc. , and is red , a delicate line lit pink that would be pretty were it not it vagary. His eyes be side liave a Mvilt lateral movement which is never stilled. He came by all these re markable charaelrcisties by a freak , as his relatives are like ordinary people in all apparent physical respects ami de spite them , Cowing seems to be of good intelligence. He is well educated , converses - verses readily on a wide range of topics , and has been np to the time of his insanity , which resulted from : i sun stroke received two years ago , a good bus iness man. While in the jail he was given the freedom of the corridors with the prisoners for light offenses , ami with them formed a jolly companioii.-hip. When he left Saturday he bade them all a very cordial farewell , and remarked as he shook.Joo Miller's1 hand that he was half sorry logo. AMUSU51EXTS. "A TIX b ( > i.iiiit. : " Mr. Chas. II. Hoyt's latest and most successful farce comedy , "A Tin Sol dier , " will be produced at Hoyd'd Opera house to-night and to-morrow. "A Tin Soldier , " like his "Hunch of Keys , " "Parlor Match " " " . burlesques , "Hag Haby , etc. , lesques some business. This time ho takes the plumber as his subject , and has built a comedy which promises to run even longer than any of his previous efforts. Mr. Hoyt travels with tins com pany and gives Ids personal attention to this his greatest production. The com pany engaged for this piece is one of un usual merit and contains some of the most prominent people in the comedy branch of the profession , among whom may be mentioned Mr. Geo. W.Vil.son \ , James F. Powers , Miss Amy Ames , Ha- chol Hooth and many others. Nothing is being spared lo make this the most sue- CL'sslul comedy production of the season and our theatre-goers can look forward to a rare treat. _ In Mcmorlam. * Mr. P. A. Oeompaugh died in this city at the residence of Mr. Geo. L. Green on Thursday morning , Dec. 21 , 18d. > . He was born on March 2 , IS.'ll , and was , therefore , in his fifty-liftli year. He leaves one son and two daughters. Mr. Oeompaugh has many friends in Ihis city , lie looked out into the great future with out fear. lie had made his peace with God. Twenty-eight years ago ho was converted and through life Ins great pur pose was to plea.se Uod. And in these last days he looked lo the Crucified One with the faith of a little child. And the Lord received him and gave him grc.il peace and joy. The funeral soryico.s were conducted by Rev. Mr. Detwciler , of the Lulhcrnn church , and llev C. W. Savidgo. of the Methodist church , after which the body , in care of the son , was sent lo Troy , N. Y. , for interment. S. 1'olioo Court. Judge Stcnborg was greeted Saturday by a bench full of prisoners , most of whom had been celebrating Christinas and had been arrested in an intoxicated condition. John Gorman , Nicholas Gro.shall , II. Hewitt , J. Kumpf , James Heaman , Henry Carnes , Mike Cossley , Frank Anton , 1'r- nest Taylor , Thomas MeCormlok , charg ed with intoxication , were released. Laura Mills ami H-ittio Forrester , light ing , lined $5 and costs. Committed in default. .James Monogha . , drunk and disorder ly , lined ! ! and cost. Charles Thompson and John O'Neil , lighting , lined sj.'i and costs. William ( Jrillln. Dick Uoo and Fred l''lser , drunk and disorderly , lined y > and costs each. John Carey , lighting , discharged. An Unfortunate Accident. The elegant residence of Mr. J. A Wakolield at 0)3 North Twentieth .street was , Friday evening the scene of pleas ant Christmas festivities. The pleasure of the occasion , however , was marred by an accident , which for a time threatened fccrious results and caused general con sternation , Ono nf the candles in the Christmas tree communicated a blaze to the branches , and in a moment the entire trco was in llames , licforo the lire could bo extinguished , the carpet and furniture were burned , the damage in all probably amounting to sf-'OO , Fortunately , no one was injured. So far as known this is Hie only serious Christmas' tree lire this season , Itcmcmbcrcil I lit ) Julius. Mrs. A. P. Wood , who resides at the corner of Twenty-third and Dodge streets remembered the patient and long suffer ing street car driverson Christmas morn ing , by presenting mittens to all of the Fnrnam street line which passes her resi dence. She also halted them as they drove by in the morning and gave them each a warm breakfast. 1)1 HO. MURPHY In this city , December 20. at 7 o'clock , p. m. , P. 1' . Murphy , aged-11 years and U months. Funeral to-day , December 23 , at 3 o'clock p. m. . from his lute residence , 20iU West Dod ; o btrcct. TAMIS WITH TKAVIMHS. Sliot-l Intcrvioivs Untlieroil In Ilio Hotel Kotitmlae. .S. L. ( 'ilho'tn , Xebraslra ( . "fly. AV/- "Worhni arc very by at prcrt t IT pairing our "blarstcd1' lee bridge , which gave way a day or two since. Two of the bents are broken off entirely , and new po t will probably llfivo to be sunk In their places. The tee bridge is a per fectly reliable structure good for the purposes it was intended so long as no sudden breakups occur to throw lloatiug ice violently against the supports of the bridge. 1 presume the damage will bo entirely repaired in n week or ten days" / . . 1) . Kinncy , C/iiffiffo / , / / / . . . Mr. Ivin- noy is president of the newly organized Arnold Automatic Cooker company , which is to operate in this city in manu facturing tin- cooker and selling it in the territory west of the Missouri river. The other ollicer.s arc William K. Howen , sec retary , ami II. ( i. Clark , treasurer. Mr. Kinncy was president of a similarly or- gaui/.od company In Chicago. Among the stockholders was one K. J. Dennifon , who secured 200 shares by false representations , as Mr. Kinney claims. This gentleman , Mr. Kinney alleges , is known among the business men ol Chicago as a sharper and a wrecker , and his connection \\ith the company lias destroyed tlie confidence of the Chicago public in the old company hence MtKfnney's desire lo form a new company to operate in Omaha. Mr. Den- nUon , on the other hand , claims that Kinney is trying to wreck the old com pany and to dolraudit- . stockholders , and lias just commenced suit in the supreme court of Illinois against Mr. Dciini on to compel him to make a complete account ing of the old company's all'air.s , and show his disposition of its monies. "That man Dennison , " said Mr. Kinney - ney , "is a rascal and a knave , despite the fact that ho is ( i" years of age. He gel his shares from me they weie my own Individual properly under false pretenses. I used to have perfect conli- deuce in him , but I have found him to bn a scamp. Ho manipulated the books of the old company in his own interest and is directly chargeable with fraud. The only reason 1 didn't have him arrested before I left Chicago was because Ins wife if dying. 1 found that our old com pany which was organized to sell and manufacture. the Arnold cooker , could makono headway be cause JJonnison was connected with it , and people knew him to bean an unreliable business man. So the new company has been organized , and wo shall have our factory and warehouses , for the western country , in this city , be fore verv long. Iecau-e ! I would not al low Dcmiisnn to have 'JOD shares in the new company in place of : 'OJ shares in the old , on whicli he has never paid a cent , and which he secured by false pretenses , he has announced his purposes of down ing me in the new organization. Hut I propose to make it warm for him. " 'J. li. l.ttccy , Alton , 111. : ' 'Lliuois nnd Missouri capitalists are sure of the success of their scheme to secure another bridge across the Mississippi at Alton. The lull is already working through congress and will no doubt be passed upon before very long. Alton is on tiie Mississippi , twenty- live miles above St. Louis. The proposed new bridge will connect with the Missouri Central railroad , lor which .surveys are now being made and which is to afford a western outlet for the Vanilerbilt system. Hitherto , you Know , Yanderbilt has had lo rely , fo'r entrance into Si. Louis , upon the St. Louis bridge , whicli has been in the hands of llic Gould faction. " TO Tll2 ? OOUH3N O\TK. Kive Hundred Ci ar Makers on Tlu-ii- Way to .San PennCisco. Nearly JOO cigar makers and packers started for San Francisco from New York Saturday night on the New York Central limited express. They go lo work in fac lories where Ch'mcso labor has been cm- ployed. The Now Yorkers are in charge of President Wolff , of the Sail Francisco union , and their expenses arc paid by the International Cigar Makerunion. . Along the roulo to Omaha about -100 others will join the parly , and lions they will again bo reinforced by others. They are expeeted lo arrive hero this evening over the .Northwestern. The train will stop at the depot twenty minutes , and all the labor organizations in the city have signified their intention of inarching to Ihe depol in a body to meet lliem. Hands have been secured , and an ovation will doubtless be held at the station. The cigarmakerslio join the party hero bound for the Hidden Gate are J\ I ! , llonkoinpk , president of the local union ; K. .1. iMinehion , K. I' . ( illicit , Ed. llartnn and A. ( 'hrislieiison. Aboilt , lifly oilier.- , from surrounding cities al = o take the train at this point , The causes which leul : to this large transfer of workmen are as follows : On DecemVcr 1 the cigar niauufaeturcr.s in Sail l-'rauci-eo decided that they would no longer employ coolie labor , and upon the earnest solicitation of Mr. J. NVolf , president of the cigaraiaUers' union in that cily , tlioio manufacturers consented to employ only international union men in case'they could employ 2W of ( his class of artisans by .January J , next. Mr. Wolfe at once Marled for Hie east and here met the local union , which was al once enlisted in the cause of securing means for traiv-portatiuii of sueh of their bivthern us desired to go to San Fran cisco uniler promi'-e of good wages _ and employment for one year from the cigar mi'.iiiifaetnrers in thai cily. Appropriate resolutions wore al. once adopted by the union which were sent to oilier unions , The result has been that a contract wilh ( he railroad companies has been entered into by which it was agreed lo carry llio-io tradesmen from New York City to San Francisco and intcimediate points for $ ! ! ' , ! . Arrangements have also been cll'i'cled by which the tare of those who are unable will be paid by the Interim- tiuiial union. A Pleasant Kveni. The Coneordia singing society gave a concert and ball on Saturday evening , which was in every particular thoroughly njoyablo and fully ui > to the standard of Ine entertainments given by tins organi zation. A Christmas tret ) was on hand , well laden with gifts for all present. The banquet board was covered with all manner of good things , which soon dis appeared , however , ix.'foro the deter mined onslaught of the ineromakers. The Musical Union orelinMra was present and furnished iiuisio for the dance- Overpoivarod by < ! as. A man named Charles Peterson was nearly asphyxiated by gas ut the cor ner of Thirteenth mid Farmun streets early Saturday evening , ami was only resuscitated by most vigorous mi-abiiiTs by physicians who were bummonr.d. Copious drafts of brandy were adminis tered , which hail the desired oiled after the man had bi'tui 111100115010118 for half : m hour. Peterson is an employe of the gas company , and was endeavoring 10 lind a leak in the pipes when lie was overpowered , Onir.c.rs K ii lull It : of Honor. Omaha lodge No. 62U , Knight.s of Honor , at its last meeting elected the. following ofllcorsi Past dictator , Cyrus Kimmcll ; dictator , C. Mentor ; vice dictator - , tor , O. A. Fa Ik ; assistant dictator , 11. M. Himtzberry ; reporter , W. R. Mathi.sj tri'stoes ' , C I , , Frits'her J F Shcoloj and K. l > Pi-alt , medical eaniiner. Dr. Jo < eph Xiille. . K n l li If ntut Ladles orilonor. IViii.Vt.se luJ e , Jiu. 17P , Knights mul Lidie of Honor , at it * last meeting elect ed the following onioer ? : Protector , K. 1C. Long ; vice pni'f-etor ' , Marlon M. Land- rock ; chaplain , Mary A. Fret well ; secre tary , J. U. Hritncr ; treasurer , .1. It. West ; gniile , Klizabotlt Midgley ; guardian , Aletta II. de In Cornillero , 'entiiiel , Chas. Landroek ; trustees , Cha . I * . l''nteher , Anna \ { . Hi-uner and Mary A. Frelwell. Vnltpil Stales Court. Jndgo Dimdy Saturday took up the case of IVler Hoyo vs. the Union Pacific. Two yonr # ago IIey o wa < hi the employ of the road on a pieeo of construction near Koeoa. One ovcnlnsr while the men weiv returning from \vnrk on a , hand ear they were run down by a train. The hand ear \ \ as ditched mill the men seat- tered pell mell. In falling lleyso re ceived injuries which have crippled him for life , wherefore he now ask" : ui indem nity of $10,000. Tenth Street Mission Dinner. The iinnual dintie.r for the poor chil dren of Ihe city will Its given on Wednes day , Di e. ! JO , at its building on Tenth street. As there will bn about four hun dred children to be fed a great amount of eatables will bn needed. The friends of the ini.-Jioi ) are reiitie'ted losend supplies to the Mission building or to vVm. Klein- ing's store , on Wednesday morning , or drop a card mid tht'.y will be called for. Aux : (5. ( C.UU.TON , Supt. Missouri Itlvci1 Improvement. Owing ( o the inability of some of the delegates named by President Meyer of the board of trade to attend Ihe meeting of the Missouri lllvor Improvement association at Knnsis Cily December i ! ! ) , the delegation has broil revised as fol lows : U. S. Chase , W. J. Hroateh. O. Hurlman , Fred Droxe.l , ( I. W. Liuingcr , E. Ho iMvatpr , .John 11. Erck , C. Parker and ,1. ti. Uiclmrdson. iM.'iyoi' Hoj'il'n Illness. Mayor Hoyd. has been ( inito ill ( lur ing the pnsl few days , in Chicago whether ho went on business a week ago. It was Saturday reported on the street that news had been received lo the effect that bis condition was critical. Thi.s ru mor as utterly without foundation. A telegram was received at his ollice Sat urday announcing his complete recov ery from the attack and his intention to return home on Monday morning. ) o-Iilcc ! MUt'ortiiiio. And now Julius PnN , the West Omaha milkman who was beaten by his two hired men , and is yet scarred and bruised fnom head to foot from the encounter , has fallen and broken hi.s arm. I Jr. Iteberl dre.s-cd the injury. The Fates fecem to "have it in for" Pills. Personal Piirngraphs. Mr. C. II. Dinvey left last , night over the Union Pacilie for the west. Rev. F. S. Blaynev leaves this week for new lields in i'haycr county , Ne braska. Col. Chase left last evening for Kansas Cily to attend the Missouri River con vention. Mrs. Josephine Egan , accompanied by her sister and little son , leaves for the west to-day. Mrs. O. ! ' . Anspachor was called Satur day to Sioux City by the news of the serious of her mother. Mr. Lyman Richardson , one of the pro prietors of the Omaha Herald , tenter tained the. stall'of that paper at his hos pitable residence last evening in a most regal , manner. An excellent and boun teous repast was served , to which the boys did full justice. The only tantaliz ing feature of the occasion was perpe trated after the a Hair was over , when the whole force , accompanied by'Mr.Charles Hoyt , visited tho" llii : ; oljico and dis coursed on the pleasures of the occasion to the Monday morning papcr _ slaves. Their mouths were full of praises for ( he enterprising business manager of the "only religious" daily in Omaha. Typographical Union No. 100 held its semi-annual election ye lenlay afternoon , choosing the following ollieers for the ensuing six months : IVe.sidenL K. S. Mahan ; vice president , Charles Williams ; linancial secretary , W. P. COD ; recording secretary , Lee Hartley ; corresponding secretary , W. Willard. Senator Daniel Webster IVter.s is the cognomen fjivcn by an aged vagabond who reclines in the women'n cell at the city jail. His was arrr.ilcd at thn depot wh'tlo trying to enter a IOK ) ear. He nt.vs be is on'hi.s way from WqshingKn to bis ' palatial homo on the Pacilie coa4. .Mal.o Them I'ay Up. AIIIIM * din Time * . Congress seems inclined to deal lirmly with the subsidized Pacilio roads. Hills foronfoicing llio government's rights in connection with unearned land grants have been introduced. Another important matter is the debt owed by lliee railroads - roads mnl'T the conditions Kct forth in the original government loans. The amount of the loans was ? ( ilOOUOOU. , Up lo the passage of the Thnrmaii net in JKS ; the railroad ollldals had apiireiitly ] : assumed that dm loans were lo be gift-- , and had made no provision for pay ment. They and their congressional allies fniii.'ht Ihe Tliimnan bill atronuoiti- ly in ewry sliigo of its passige. Finally it was paired , ami has done its share toward compi-lliug the roads lo paj the debt by u Hinkmg Innd. It IUIH not ] iroyed snllieient , however , and it is < elearthat if the government is to tin proteelad additional legislation of aig - orous iialnro is demanded. The Union Pailic , L'cntral Viu-lflo , Sionv City t Pacilie and the central hraiieli o'f the Union Pacilio one now v SlO'i.UOO.OUU. 'J'ho annual ineroiiso \ 5i ! , ( )0.000. ) The lolnl debt will imiture in less than fifteen year.s and will aggregalo a .sum which the roads will lie unable to Day unless they make better provision than tliov have been making. Hesiilo the bums whicli they Imvti to' pay into ( he sinking fund imdi-r Ihe Thurman net , they have done nothing toward lemoning tlm debt except kit far as transportation of mails , troops and .supplies- are charged up to Ilia giiu'nimenl. Congress ought to wrvo notice on tli 'Jc corporations that they must be prepared to pay what they owe the people when me time is ii | > . Wo can build a Niei-ragua ojinul or blnp rail way , iniproMill" great rher.s. and get to- { jellier a decent inuyuih the moiiey. JIKJ ) AT HIS POST. A Well Known Western rjoooniotivo ICiii-lnecr Killeil in lllinoN , AMIIOV , 111. , Dec. ' . ' -.Special [ Corres pondence. ] An acc'.dcn ! occurred throe miles north of La Salic , HI. , l.i-t Wednes day morning , which rcMilud in the clc.ith of'jlcnry MeOraw , one of the. oldest and I ) . * known engineers on the lllin < . ! i Cen tral road. 1 list regular run is li'-lween ' Amboy and Dubuijui ) , but on thia oivu- faion he w.-us pulling a coal tram out of La .Silie : ami ran Into a fwlt--h en inc. He reversed his cnaino nn l li'lod tu ti- cape , but was c.mgTtf bcHvec-ii the e.ngino ami tender and iiialantly hilled , i'lio fu- m nil war held tn d.n at : . .i'u. . > r . i > ! i-ico at Amboj. ami ' ts l.-.i- b u.tiid'-d ' by I , S.HI-IIJ fri'iiJa. U' ' ! - - . . . - > . , \wf - bt.t no ff Y YE I 9 BOT THE ONLY DIRECT IMPORTERS OK - DIAMONDS , PEARLS , AND OTHER PRECIOUS JEWELS IN OMAHA. An Inspection liy connoisseurs or others conteniplatliis : purcli.HM will ( lintthey can save fiont 10 toSS per cent , by milking llielr iitilvhiisus dtroot fioin Importer * besides hiivlnglty far the larpest nnd llne < t slock In the West lo select from. Our direct Importations of FIMC.VCH CLOCKS , IIO\VKS ! ! , MITSH ) IIOXKS , OPKIIA OLASSKS. Lie. , ami ARf UOODS from PARIS , VIBNXA , and other leading mniketc , ex- cm ! the combined stocks of all other Omaha Jpwol i-s. otirstoi-kof WATCHES. , ir.viLiSILVIRW.VRK : { : , i > . , stands wiihmn n n > .v u this city In point of elegance and v.uluty , and nil at ALL WOODS MARKKD IN PL MX tfKlURKS. lo ! sure to consult your lulcivsl by inspecting out stock before purchasing. An l-arly Inspection Imlled. Mall and Telcbi.tphle Onlur-s Will Receive Prompt Attention. c IXOD HIIR. & B Cor. JJth , and Faniaui Sis , , Omaha. Neb. irevitle . Mr. Mosp Rarkalow is spending the holidays at home. The veteran sexton of Prospect Hill cemetery , ( Jeorgo Medlock , celebrated his Uith birthday , yesterday. A complaint was sworn out Saturday for the arrest of Charles S. Jligems on a charge of keeping his saloon open after 1'J o'clock. Slot1ii * Her gave their employes each a livc-doll.ir gold piece and presented their customers wilh complimentary kegs of beer on Christmas day. Belle Smith , a prostitute , attempted suicide by taking morphine Saturday evening , but her life was saved by u rompt medical attendance. Judge Hull received on Christmas day from friends nnd clients in New York a large hamper of damp goods of the world's best and most ancient vintages , Mr. .1. H. N. Patrick arrived home from New York Friday.ln \ was accompa nied by his son .Jonn Patrick , who comes from Vale to spend I he holidays in Omaha. Mr. Thos. Coller is en.jo.ying a visit , from I his sisters , Misses Marguerite and Nellie , who aio home for the holidays from i thi ! Immaculate Conception Acad emy at Davenport. The event on New Year's eve will bo the masquerade parly lo be given by C. J. Sternsdorir and A. ! ! . Mrooks al the Light ( iiiard armory. A largo number of Council ISlnllites will be in attendance. Lcttio Stone .swore out a search warrant in the police court Saturday to recover a trunk of clothing which she thinks is concealed in the house of her former landlady , Mrs. Thomas , 15v0 ! Jackson street. A vicious dog which attacked a small boy on Seventh street , biting him badly , was shot by Ollicer \ \ halen yesterday afternoon. The brute was the properly of Mike Harry. A pleasant snrprNe party was given by the ollieers and members of State Lodge No. 10. I. O. O. F , to Mr. and Mrs. T. ( i. dill1. No. 2-33 Caldwcll street , upon which occasion the members presented them with a silver tea and coll'ce service as a token of respect. There was a pleasant Christmas enter tainment at the house of Il. Rchfchl on Cuining street , a largo number of invited guests being present. A. Mandelburg acted as Santa Clans and remembered each one with a gift. The Musical union orchestra was in attendance and ren dered music for the occasion. . A = ight which attracted a good deal of attention Saturday was that of a China man walking up Farnam street , arm in with white "allee Meli- arm a girl , samee - ean man. " Who they were , or whence they cnme , no one seemed to know. Moth .seemed happy and unconcerned , and wen-perfectly oblivious lo the mild .sen sation they were creating. In manifestation of the good u ill ex isting between Hie management and the employes of the Western triiion Tele- ' graph'coinpany , Manager Mayliold was llie recipient on Christmas of a lieayy gold watch chain from the operalors.while Night Chief Patterson was prc-ciilud with a gold-headed cane in testimony of the t good-will he haof Ihe men under his charge. George W. Stover whom .Judge Nc-\ille granted a dhorce on Wednesday last isle lo bo married again on New Year's JCve , in Council Hliifl's lo a young lady Irom this city. They will , in compliance with the law , reside on the "other hide for six mouths , after \\hieh lime lliey will move lo Omaha. The Nebraska law say.- , thai a man cannot bo m-irried and live in Iho same city within six months from the time which the divorce is granted. H , .1. Diimonl , Twenty-fourth and Dodge , gave a parly ami private enter tainment , to a immbur ot friends Friday night. At each plate a card bearing the name of caeh guest and a line of poetry was laid. Thi'r-o being read around the tablii wens found to makea perfectly con structed poem. Shadow pantomimes were gh en , moftl ingenious and laugha ble. The illusion ol a man , Mr. Dnmoiit himself , eating a number of live cats and dogs | , long links of sausages , bootjacks , eli- . , alter which he was cut open and the whole extracted , brought down lliohousii. An intoxicated prisoner at the city jail , named Ames , became impressed with Ihs idea lhal he had killed the policeman who arrested him and was in danger of bing lynched. He accordingly beilatibod Ids lace and hands with blacking , made himself a cap of paper , mid passed him self oil'as a colored cook. Any unusual demonstration outside of the jail would excite him lo n terrible pilch , and 1m would run to the further end of Iho cell and cover his face with a blanket. Jlis peculiar notions furnished the other pris oners with sport and ruliovcd the monotony ony of a tedious Sunday. MOST PERFECT MADE VunVfi , V-in'oij , Orun ' . A.n m < i. i ! " ' - ' - , tin'f.ui. . flavor its tli'llcatc'y < nU lat'-rul ' ' PKICE DAKIKO PO'VUER CO. , 31eiillinliei-'H ; MaudainuM .liitl c Nevlllo Snturday pussoil upon the uuitifiu for : i iiiaiuliiuius to cotn- pell J. .1 , Points , | ) resiilent of the boarder or ciliteatiou , to sign the warrant for ? -100 in payiuriit to .Meailiiulier for the pntro wagon ordered by the eily MUiiutiiuo ago. The judjru declined to issue the ohlur of inaiiilaiutl-i because , as ho Miltl , I hi' exjienilituro of spliK ) by the board or ediieatioii fur this | 'iunsias | not hi hid opinion slrielly lejal ; ; and could not bo enforced by law. AH iiiatters uo\v tippunr the e\peiis'e nf eoiiRlrui'tion of the patro wajron will have to bo borne by tlio city jinwunr novrr vnnm. A ninrvnl of ty. SIMM jilli an l lnlt'i < oiHi'm'S' < . Morn I'oonoml- o'nl ilitin I'.if orhnnry kin. nnd enniiot 1)0 ) HIil In c inii't'tiiloii ' with lim multitudes of Imv teyt thort wuljflU. iili'in ' or ] ilici < ) i'iil'e ' powder. ' ' , polil only In ums. lloyal ITaUinir I'owdi'r C m f , \Vull \ ttr.'Ol N. V DOCTOR McMENAMY rr.nrniKTor. op run Omaha Medical and Suryical . l I3TH ST. AND CAPITOL AVKNl'lv TKKATH AM. Chronic and Surgical Diseases. . n.'foriuIllrH , nlsriim-H tit AVonn-n , Pilvuln Dix-IIM'S , I'lltM , C'lllitrilt , nlM'MM'K l.l'llH ) l.llllKKi 1. 1 tor , Hldm'.IN , Ilium ! , Mill ) , Sli.iiiiirli , J % rv 'H , 1:3-0 : ini'l Hnr. Scud fur Hunk iipnn nil ill r si n fu-p. Jtuomsur. Hoard fur Pntiriiin. Write fur PRIVATE CIRCUUAH TO MEN , mi I'IUVATK , SrfccuL ami Ni tmiUD Pi'Mirs , Scm i In.il Wi'nl.iu'tn , Hin'riniitniilwi , HjlhllK ( Jlcct , Miitlurr , Vnncoci-K1. mid nil lii'OftfCH ( if Ihe I'rlll- ary nnd Prxnnl Orpins. rn M trrMnly \ cnrrcB- Ipomlrnci1 , ( irpcrtoniilly. rmilldriitlnl. ) il < illcliiM mil by mall or 'Xirrn | > without jnuilts to lndlc.tt < > COnK'lltH 'T H'INllT. Untli-rli-H. Inhaler * . Uriiri'n , Trusses , nml rll liiid of .Medical : iml snrKlirnl Aliplloiici-e , inun- ufui lured anil fur tulc. Aildrcrnall Ictteintu DR. McMENAIflY , Or OJUIM MXIHCAI. AMI hi-iuiifAi. iNSTlTfH , l.'Jtli St . C'or. Ojpltol Avi'MiiP , Omilm. Ncu. BOYD'S ' OPERA HOUSE Monday and Tuesday , Dec. 28th and 29tli | he nmv musical tnrcn romudy , liyClmilos II. lliM , Author ol u"IUi LiofKeyhA ! Unit Hub"A 1'm-lor Mutuli , " C'U1. , entitled , A Tin mmiBoiiiont < > t Iliitfi-nu Touil.ms , of lliu HoHloii Theater. The entire iirnl a-tlim under the j > m > emi ) UI- ieciiimol'1 liusll Hoyt. Itnsi'i vo.l fe ls on ml" 'lt ' 1ov ! O"141 * Entirety New Designs in Ml Programs F. A. MANGER MOJ TAHHAM 6T. OMAHA SUPEDIOR WORK AT LOWC3T PRICES If i tv Year Curds , Annciiiicenieiits , Kt < - . r'urv. M GPRiJiG HICLES / , , OVER 400,000 ; IN USE.