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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
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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.