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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , FRIDAY * JANUARY 1 , 1836. PUNISHMENT PRONOUNCED , i Sia United States Prisoners Eeccivo the , Sentences for tleir Crimes. JUSTICE DEALT OUT MILDLY. An AfTcctliiR Incident The ItntiUIn Cattle Case Goes to the Jury Otlici1 Court Notes Lo cal News llccelvotl tliclr Sentences. Yesterday was .sentence day in Iho United Slates court nnd seven prisoners were arraigned before Judge Untidy to receive the reward of their evil deeds. Sealed in the court room they did not look to bo convicted criminals , the ma jority of them being young men. Only two in the parly were as yet middle aged , while the youngest was only eighteen years old. It was nearly 0 o'clock in the afternoon before the were called before the bar to hear their sentences announced by Judge Diiudy. The lirsl prisoner to know his fate was George K Crawford , who pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit money. Crawford i.s u resident of Omaha , and had been furnished by other parties wjth counter- felt silver ilolhirs , three of which he passed on a second-hand dealer. As it was his lirst oll'cnse Iho seiilence imposed was light ; to pay u line of $11)0 ) and the costs , and to be placed in custody of the marshal until Aiiril 1 , 183(5. ( Crawford has been in jail since last July. Silas Congdon was Ihe next man to re ceive his senlenee , which was imprison ment for two years in Ihe hou e of correction at Detroit , Michigan , and to pay the costs of the prosecution. Cong- don's crime was the cnibe//.leinent of goods from the United States mails. He was employed as driver of u mail wagon between the depot and the postollice , and succeeded in slealing In Ihe neighborhood of $1,000 woith of goods. A large part of the stolen ooils were presented to u young lady to whom ho was engaged to be married , but who was unaware of the crime ho was commuting to obtain them. A trunk full of the stolen articles were captured at Congdon's home in this city. Charles F. Gordon was the next pris oner called before the bar. He had plead ed guilty to jiassing counterfeit money ami had furnished valuable information to District Attorney Lambertson. Ho had already been in jail four months , during which time two of his three children had died. His wife was in the court room , and when Judge Diindy asked how many children he had , there was an aU'ecting scene. Hoth Gordon and his wife burst into tears and the judge was .silent for Eome time. He then sentenced the pris oner to pay u line of $100 and to be placed in the custody ol the marshal until Jan uary 15. Joseph It. Hughes , of Alma , the scarred veteran of the late war who had been found guilty of making a false pension iilliduvit , was next called forward and an nounced that he was not. guilty. As that miestiou had already been decided by the jury , the court did not take it into con sideration ; but owing to Iho fact that Hughes had already .served forty days in jail and the jury had recommended' him to extreme mercy , Judge Dunily only sentenced him to pay a line of ff > Q and be placed in the custody of the marshal for lifteeu days. Howard S. hovojoy , the defaulting re ceiver of public moneys sit Xiobrnru , was the next prisoner sentenced. When asked if ho had anything to say , he replied that lie had never had a chance ( o say anything , and he sup posed that pleading ignorance of the law would not vindicate him All tliut had boon published about his case he declared to be false , and his violation of his trust had been without criminal intent. The count on which I.ovejoy was found guilty was "failure to deposit , " not embe//le- incut , and the court sentenced him to the custody of the. marshal till July It ) , 18S-0 , and to pay a line of $12,803.88. U. D. Sliatler , tin 18-year-old lad who had pleaded guilty to passing counter feit money , wnfe next sentenced. Ho was working on u farm at Friendvillo ut the time of his arrest , for having passed three counterfeit dollars at Lincoln. Ho has been lying in jail since September , and the sentence of the court will keep him there until March 1 , when he will be released in time to commence the spring work on the farm. He was also sen tenced to pay u line of ! jr > 0. Sylvester inndt , the Denver cow-boy who was convicted of conspiracy to de fraud the government in the land cases , was called up for sentence , but on appli cation of his attorney , sentence was de ferred until this morning in order that cerluin letters may be produced from Denver parlies. All the prisoners who are s'onteneed to the custody of the marshal are to be rou tined in the Douglas county jail until their sentences expire. John H Leonard , the Chicago million aire convicted of conspiracy in Ihe laud cases , is expected to appear before the court Saturday for sentence. TJIKHANKIN CASH. The argument in the ease of Hico vs. the Hanklii C'attle company was com menced yesterday morning. At- lornoy Ilii'liurd Hall opened for thu prosecution and Judge Savage , for the defense , consumed the remainder of the morning. Messrs. Webster and Thnmtou hud the closing tilt in the afternoon , Judge Dundy in charging the jury said that there had been a misunderlandiiig about the trial. U was intended to take u ) ) all the cases against the Itunkin company and try Ihem together. At thu last miunle the plan had been changed and only one case was taken up. The judge said he did not care to express his opinion on the law in volved in the case until Iho other ou-es had been tried before him , He therefore instructed the jury lo bring in u fi-alrd verdict on the following iiuestions : Worn tlui cuttle infected ? Did the de fendants know ity Did ( he cattle com municate the disease to the plaiutltl's cutlloy In cuso the jury found for the pluintllVs on tlie.su po.nls thorn was Mill the question to be decided : What was the value of the cutllu which died with the disease ? When Iho jury's verdict is received , Judge. Dundy will consider the legal points to be decided and render his decision when the oilier eases have been tried. , COt'ltT ' NOTIN. Court will convene to-day to receive thu verdict of Iho jury in the Itankin case. The next cases on trial will be the eleven Leighton & Clark Insurunco suits which wiubu disposed of in u body. Jiuliio llrewer'-s opinion in the casn of Fish "s. the Nebraska City Harb Wire company was received yesterday. Ho finds for the defendant ui the pkiintiU's cosls. WHO UK ? Tlirce Crooks IVom Omaliu Working I" KIUIKUH. Marshal Cmumings received yesterday ho following interesting letter : Marshal ruminlni.'s Dour Sir : Helton , Kan. , Dec. at , ISM.-.A yoium m ! n who roc- iBteied at the hotel as O. Kllliilt , Omaha , came to this place tn company w ill ; \ yminir man whoblirns "I1. I'.Ull > " ; 11" lllJlitu"i' ; ' on the 23d hu > t. On the 31th Hlllott lorjji'd a check on thu Flint National hank hero lor 5Vi l uiiil Flvlpiii'd , but wasauvsti-d t > nuu > day ut Vallov Fiiils I'll ' ! * slat1'11 wn ( > I'lo ' buelc lieio , Yt'fU'iday he mid companion had n preliminary trial and were bound over to the dlstilft i-ourl In the niim ot * ; 7'iKK ) e.ieh , Klllott us principal. At the trial I'.lllott uave Jilt nnmu us OMW. He Is 5 tVet 10 iiii-hes vr v Ifct hiub , wliout > years old , light , brown eye ? , receding to n rather sharp chjn , fMhdrffo-ort U5ff ! : ! ! ! , 3lcnde > In form. OillTniJ is tibout the same njfC , nbo'Ut 5 feet 6 Inches high ; red hair , and sandy com plexion , ( puck of speech ) stxyns to he n wag. Rather llcht weight. TrTeynro thought to have n con federate whoDbotlt the witne time presented a fsr : nd check nt another of the banks which whs not honored. This mail wfls fllso tall , nbout 0 feet , blue eyes awkward In nppe.unnee. Some suspicion that this was a woman. Cnii you ijtvo us any Information ns to any of the parlies ? In Klllott's satchel was found a dark Inntein , levolvcr , nnd some cheati Jewelry in Ullllnn' ! ! , fnlse fare , whiskers , writing fluid , ink eraser , etc. Very truly , I.ou it.i. \V.\i.unis. . These men are not known lo the police of this city. Klllott could not have re sided long in this city , as his name does not appear in the late directory. The Work Ac'compllshuil by the \V. C. 'I' . U. Durliiu Iho. Past Month. So many are interested , nnd enquire concerning the work going on at Ihe Buckingham under Ihe managcmcnl of the W. C. T. U. , that a brief monthly re port will bo given through the winter season. During December , employment has been secured for 17 girls one , who , though but twenty years old , is burdened with a. drunken husband and three chil dren. The poor creature was married at thirleen , and is u sud , care-worn woman duy.A . A bar-tender in one of our saloons came to the Ladies' prayer meeting two weeks ago yesterday and stsited that n repo 't of our work had appeared In the Uii : : the night before which told uf a young man saved by the prayers and assistance of the society , and he greatly desired the same help. He has been blessed iu his resolves to lead a new life and now fills an honorable position given him by Itev. W. J. llar-hu. The Chinese in Omuha do not exceed twenty-eight in number. They have all been called upon by the Matron of the Huckiiigliam and sixteen enrolled as pupils of the Sunday school. A line op portunity for "foreign" missionary work can be found right at home on Sunday at ! > o'clock in the lluckingham , as these young men are frequently obliged to leave for luck of teachers. Any one who can read English and loves the Savior will be welcome as an assistant. Three men abdietcd to drink met a well-known doctor u few weeks since and asked , "whore's that place that people sign the pledge ? " He pointed to the W. C. T. U. sign and they came in , asked for the pledge , said thev wished to re- orm utwl hoped the ladies would pray for them. They have attended every re ligious service held since. Eight re formed men are now bourdmg at the Twelfth street lunch room who have ex pressed a wish to sleep under our roof as a protection , for they cannot walk a block in the business portion of this city with out inhaling uir that is poison to them. The services held Sunday and Tuesday evenings are well attended by young men wno often rise fin- prayers and the ' spirit of God is working on' these heavy burdened souls. The \ . M. C. A. assist nobly and we trust others will take an in terest in this work. The ladies of the Union will receive calls on New Year's at tiic Htickingham from J to 10 p. in. Friends of the cause are cordially invited to call and Inspect our facilities for work and become ac quainted with the members of the Union. January HcalM. The beats of the police tor January will be as follows : D.\V roncn. Michael Dempsey , Douglas , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; William White , 1'ariiam , llarnev , Ninth to Twelfth ; Patrick Mur- iihy , Farnam , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; rM. Carroll , Thirteenth , Harney lo bridge ; Michael 1'iley , .Sixteenth , Dodge to Nich olas ; J. J. Doiiuvuii , Ninth , Tenth and Eleventh : Frank lielltimy , Tenth , How ard to depot ; James Brudy , Twelfth , Fur- nuni to Capitol avenue ; John ISrudy , Cuining street ; IVter Mat/a , roundsmen ; 1'ut. Horrigan , at large ; Michael Whaleii , court ollicer ; Al. Sigwurt , jailer ; Peler Turtlcson , driver of patrol wagon. NKJ1IT KOI1CE. Martin Shields , Douglas , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; John Xormau , South Thir teenth street ; Andrew Crawford , Six teenth , Dodge to Cass ; A. 15. IIu/.o , Six teenth , Cas.s lo Nieholus ; Patrick Hin- chey , Farnam and Harney , Ninth to Twelfth ; Joe Howies , Eleventh , Douglas to Capital avenue , L. Jui > iierson. Ciuning street ; James O'Uoylo ' , Tnirlecnlli , Hur- ney lo Hridgc ; Richard Kurdish , Tenth , Howard to depot ; John Curry. Farnam , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; Charles Hlom , Twelfth , Farnam to Capitol avenue ; Geo. Trimble driver of puirol wagon ; Tom Peirouct , jailer ; Patrick Mostyn , rounds man. AVonl Iliiildiiii ; . School Superintendent James was found busily engaged yesterday in sorting over u lot of small colored pasteboard bits , containing dilVerent. short words. "What are thosoi" asked a reporter who happened in us Mr. James was com pleting the tusk ot .placing Ihem in boxes. "Thny are used by the children in the primary grade , for sentence building. Each one of these little colored bits of pasteboard contains a word or eombinn- of words , such as "is. " "was , " "sat , " or "the rat. " A complete assortment of them will contain enough to form several sentences , of dill'i't'ent lengths. In this way the pupil is taught to recognize the dill'crcnt words easily , ami to put them to gether M us to form sentences. Some- tunes Ihe teacher writes out some sen tence on the blackboard , and the scholars who art ! put at this kind of work are re quired to pick oul and place the different pasteboard blocks which shall form Iho sumo sentence. This practice instructs the children , and is u sort of diversion besides. These blocks have been iu u-e one year , and have so far proved highly successful for Ihe purpose lor which they were intended. Yes ; they are used bv all the children Iu the lir.il grude uFus-es of Ihe schools throughout Ihe city. " The fiohooht of the city will re-open on January , UOI-HU Dentistry. The military authorities of the depart- menl of Ihe Platlo are preparing to re ceive a visit from Dr. Clark , the celebrat ed horse-dentist of thu cast. He Is to go out to FortMoKinney to instruct the cav alrymen there in the art of filing thu teeth of their horses. This may seem u jockeying practice , but it is not. Ueforo u horse gets to be twelve or thirteen years of ugo , ills teeth become worn down nnd splintered , and unless they tire tiled away , they cause serious injury to his mouth , and eventiiully to his entire f-ybtem. 15y instructing the cuvalrymcn how to lile the teeth ot their horses , and providing them with sets of instruments it i.s believed that a good strokcof econ omy will be achieved. Accident. Willie Anderson , a small 10-year-old , was coasting down a hill on South Seven teenth street yesterday when his sled ran against thu fence and threw him violently uguiu t a post , lie sulVercd considerable injury , the principal item of damage being a long nnd uyly teulp wound. His injuries , however , uro not consideicd duufierons. Dr. Gulbraitb decked his wound. The boy is a son of John Andei-sou living ou South buvcn- THE DAWN OF A NEW YEAR , Close of ' 85 and the Opening of ' 86 with Pertinent Facts and Figures. OMAHA CROOKS IN KANSAS. Arrested for Ilurfilary The Fire Hoc- ot-d Herb Jjcavltt's Accounts The Coroner's Ilccoril General Iioenl. New Yonr's Day. "The glad New Year" is on deck. The "remorseless hund" has spilled out another round year from its "cxhaiistless " the last " Now Year " urn , "since "glad , and the "grim minion of the scythe and gla s , " knocks oil' from his harvest of ' 85 , stacks his sheaves and rolls up his sleeves for another twelve months' busi- ne = s. The garner of events for the past three hundred and sixty-live days con tains much that is good , and an oven quantity of that which is otherwise. Civ- ili/.alion has continued its strides , and is still whooping it up for that millennial goal of perfection , of which"so much has been said of of n speculative charac ter. While the world abroad has been agitated with threaleuiiigs of war , and great men have resigned their duties here below for shilling places on the scroll of historic fame , Oiuuliu , indifl'ereul to suth concerns , has piled up population and achieved the record of thrill and advancement. The New Year "bells across the snow" in-each profound sermons. As the Now Year marks un era in chronology , so let it then be the initial of yet grander at- tiiinmcnts. Let the people of this city recognize that theirs is u community without parallel at this time.und let them resolve with popular accord that the splendid promises of Iho future rest responsibly on all to attain. Let the day also be one of solemn thought and self-rellectiou with each individuals and where the tares of licensed passions threaten the growth of honest ambitions and worthy purposes , let the dangerous stuff bo mercilessly eradicated. Let the young man this once forego indulgence in the sednctiro Tom and Jerry , and , ratiier than herald the new year with u glorious "bu < t , " let him behave himself and forswear himself to a continuance of that good behavior. Let the young lady who Iius abandoned her talents to the frivolities of dress and pluenuo painting register u vo\y that from this day the polite arts of making pie and kindling the morning lire will re ceive her attention. Let all peoples ples discover their short-comings and amend them by instunt reform. All this is preached by the chiming , bells on the frosty air. The conclusion of the sermon gives op portunity to relied that the New Year does not seem to promise much festivity. There will doubtless be some open hous es , but no one knows where they arc. It is not the style in Omaliu for ladies to publish their intentions to receive , and in-so-much do fall short of - - they metro politan form. . Any attempt of recent years to secure a good and reliable list for the newspapers has proven u dismal failure. .For that reason the UIK has not attempt ed the tusk this year. However , the young gentlemen have methods of advis ing themselves of the open houses each in his own particular swim , and the day will bo us much enjoyed , perhaps , us though all the Indies hud their addresses made public. NI\V : YIAU ; NOTKS. FoUpwniq arc sonic ranilom notes of both a statistical and news character wliick are pertinent to the Nciu Year : Legal holiday to-day , but you wil [ get your HII : : sill the fame. Postollice open to-day from 12 to 1 p. in. The occasion for swearing oft" is now at hand. The 15. & M. has forwarded from the Union stockyards here , between May 1st and October Ulst , ISSo , 1 , ! > ( W cars of stock. The drummer brigade will soon be here again wishing their patrons u happy New Year. The printing business in Omaha dur ing the past year has given employment to100 persons. There are twenty-four miles of sewers under Omaha. Ten miles of the streets of Omaha arc paved. There uro forty-nine miles ot water mains under the city. The line paid out hist year $ j.'lOO to its carriers. There are twenty miles of btreet car truck in the city. There are thirty men on the police force exclusive of Murshul Ciiiumiugs. The Y. M. C. A [ will "receive" to-day at their rooms on the corner of Fit- tecnth and Farnum. Among the < o who will "receive" to day tire the ladies of the W. C. T. U. , who will receive ut the Dnckinglisim from 1 o'clock until IU p. in. The UKE is uuiler obligations to Messrs. Mendelsiolm & Fisher , Henry Voss , Sid ney Smith , Clove 15ros. , and others for thu fuels in its building stutistie.s , The now county ollleers are sworn in on thu ? lh. There are now In thn poor house seventy-eight inmates who cost the county ! ? - . ' . ou per head per week to sup port , The total expenditures of the alms house for food and clothing supplies during the pi : l year will reach tfH.U'JO , while the wages to help will uggreguto if'J.fiUO morn liishop Worthington , with his si tor , Mia.s \ \ orthingtoii , brother , Mr. John Worthiiigtou uiid their friend , Mrs. Col lins , will spend New Years with Mr. and Mrs. James M. Woulvtorlh. Mrs. Woolworth - worth will bo lumpy to moe-l her friends and thoto of JSishop Worlliington ut ' Corllundt , " from o'clock until 5 p. m. There uiv sixty-two teachers in Douglas county , outside of the city , who average about $15 ? cuch in salary per month. The number of scholurs i.s JV-i.Vi , In the city 11 , ' . ' 03 children attend school under lli'J ' teachers whoso monthly salaries uverugo 7r , The January siuto apportionment for all the schools of the comity is ! ? 1G,27.07. : ! There uro fifty-four prisoners in the county jail , eight of whom uro held for federal oll'enses. The remainder are solely the product of Douglas county. Three are held for murder , one of whom is under sentence of death and the other two awaiting trial ; three uro lunatics ; one is held for fornication and another for rape ; two are horse thieves and the remainder siuull oli'euders , such us vu- grants , petit larcenists , etc. ' THU l-M Ills"JlKCOllW HiirnliiK HlallslIcK for the 1'nst Year- liooil Hervicis. The record of the tire department for the year past is most exemplary , and Chief Uuiler and his usMstunt Mr. Galli- ghan merit congratulation. liotwccn January 1 , 1833 , and this data inclusive , there have been in the city KiVc'iity-two alarms nnd forty actual fires , representing u totul loss of $40,000. Only fci.x of those llrcs entuiled a loss oqiiul to or exceeding $1,000 , and these were ; April 10 , the Darlington & Missouri railway freight depot , completely de stroyed ; loss , $1-1,000. , Muy Slth , Moycr's planing mill , partially - tially Iwrucd , loss f..lMO. . June 2Gth. Goodman's drug More , portion tion of stock damaged ; ) pS3-l.l)5 ) ? . July SOtli , Ilor's distiller } ' , ono of the buildings destroyed ; loss JIJ.OOO. . September 7th. Famous olo'thing store , stock damaged ; loss $2,075 , October alst , King block , partially burned ; loss $1POO. Two tires were attended with fatalities. On Suly 20th a woman living ut the cor ner of Tenth nnd Capital avenue set the coal-oil can on the heated stove and wns buried the next day. November Oth , an explosion of gasoline nt the scouring shop of II. Sincere burned his wife to death. During the year there hare been no ac cidents to the firemen except that Assist ant ! Chief ( lulligaii , at a tire in the City Steam Laundry , early in the morning of the 1st of January fell three floors through a hatchway. The apparatus has boon improved considerably , although no great expenses were undertaken. A MOW engine house bus been built at the head of St. Mary's avenue and the No. 1'3 will have new shelter shortly. One of tin * best guarantees of the elll- cioney of the lire department is found in the following letter : OMAHA , Neb. Deo. ni.'W. .Ino. H. Butler , chief , andI no. Ualllgan , assistant chlet Omaha Fire Dep't. ( ientlenieu Knelosed check of S100 Is a Xew Years' present for the boys , to bo equitably distributed niuonctlio members in a innnner must benellelal to eaeh and Iu ae- eotdatice with your best judgment. Wisldiuf you and your associates a linpw1 New Year , I am , yours \crv truly , . .l.T. . HAIIT. Manage Nebraska anil Iowa Insurance Com pany. The Coroner's Work. A reporter for the * Iii ) : : , who dropped In upon Coroner Drexel yesterday found him ga/.ing intently upon a small piece of wrapping paper embellished by somu tea chest hieroglyphics and some miscellaneous "trucks" which from subsequent - sequent developments , appeared to bo figures. "What's that ? " asked the reporter. "My report for the your 18W replied the coroner proudly.Yum ! yum ! " "How iiiuuy inquests have you held during the pu.-t year ? " "Thirty four. They were distributed by months , as follows : .lanuary 1 February 0 Mnroli U April n Muy 1 , ) une U July 8 August U September. B ( > ctober November a December 0 Total 8-1 The causes of death were as follows : Suicide 11 Accidental Murdered 2 Abortion 1 Shot iu self defense 'J lnnnud t > St rangled 1 Fio/e 1 Alcohol 1 Neglect 1 The methods of suicide were the follow ing : Poisonlnc 3 .Shooting -1 HansiiiK 3 Oultlni : throat 1 Drowning 1 Street Work. Street Commissioner Montiv has been kept busy this week making repairs on the various thoroughfares of the city , lie has just completed laying u cross walk on Thirteenth street ut Huscull's park. lie bus also a gang of men em ployed on Thirteenth street , near Pacific , in lowering the sidewalk to conform to the changed grade of the street. Another bit of work was finished Tuesday , in the filling of the big hole on Hickory street near Seventh , which had been washed out by the ruin. Mr. Meany and his men worked till day in the ruin , and succeeded in closing up the hole. The work wsis done at an expense of $15 ! , whereas if it had been postponed to the day after the rain , it would , iu all probability , have cost ; ? 10. > . _ 1'olieo Court. Johnny Maxwell , the spiritualistic crook , was the principal oU'eniler brought before .Judge Stenberg yesterday. It seems that Maxwell had become intoxi cated , and going to the house of his for mer lady love , threatened to kill her with u revolver which ho wildly nourished. He was lined $10 and costs , paid it , and was released. .1. II. Johnson was lined $ " ; and o.o5ts for being drunk. Kuril Davis and Charles Williams , two small boys who hud been throwing rocks , were reprimanded and released. Five vagrants were urruigned. Three of them were ordered out ot the city , ono discharged and the other one was given twenty-live days in the county jail. I/eiivlit's Accounts. II. T. Leavitt , ex-county clerk , was be fore the county commissioners yest-rduy morniuir , and the work of adjusting his in volved accounts was commenced. His deficiency will reach u figure somewhere between iJoUO and § 700. Ho presented vouchers for a quantity of extra work , which the commissirnors will doubtless allow , and in that event his shortage will be almost covcied. Mr. Leuvilt has from the start pushed u chum for extra work on the tux lint , but this the eoinmi.isioiiors deny. The work can not ho finished earlier than Saturday. Mr. Leavitt seems to bo in very bud health , and looks ill and worn. Wiintcd in riiloiiKo. SherilV Miller M ediii'-day received a telegram from SherilV Hackney of Cook county , Ills. , instructing him to arrest one Henry Crowley , wanted in Chicago for highway robbery. The man was found Wednesday afternoon working us a butcher in the Hammond packing house , South Omuha. Constable Key- uolds urrcstcd him anil lodged him in the county jail. The culprit awaits the ar rival ol Chicago authorities. Internal Revenue ! Collections , The collections of the internal revenue olllco for the month'of December were as follows : Collections on list S U8.78 Hccr stumps bold N , 1 : ! . ' , 11 Spirit " " UiV.'VWO C'lj-'ur and cltraretie stamps. ' , lti..in Tobacco stamps IMM'J Special tax stamps l,7 : o.M ( Total collections 51W.OU.W Curds are out for the murriago of Miss Amelia J. Paschal , of Council Hlull's , to Mr. Hugh J. Campbell , United States army. The ceremony will tuko pluoo at St. Francis Xuvier church , Council Hlull's ut S o'clock Tuesday morning , January ! ith. A reception will follow at the rest- donco of the bride's purcnla- from 8lo : ! to 11:150 : H. m. m.A A Now Di-iift Concern. The urtrbles of incorporation of the Goodman t Drug company , were filed yes terday in the olllco of the county clerk , The incorporators uro C. F. ( ioodmaii , K. ( joodmun and O. P. ( ioodmaii. Thu capital btook is to be $200. < HW in $100 shares. A board of live directors is to bo elected to assume control of af fairs. The company will conduct u wholesale drujj bu , NEW JNCOIU'OftATIO.V. The Union Pnciltd Et > M5 " 'crcil tu liulld UrapohV ; . . Charles F. Adnms , jr. , Elishn Atkins * , F. lj. Ames , nnU F. Gordon Dexter , through A. J. Poppleton filed yosterdayin tli" olllco of the county clerk , nn amend ment to the nrticles of Incorporation of the Omnha & Hepublicnn Vnlloy rail road , which provides that that line ( the Omaha & Hepublicnn Valley ) , "shall have and is hereby invested with n corporate right and power to build , main tain nnd operate n railroad from such point or points us may bo designated by said company upon the main line of the Union Pacific railway company , through he state of Nebraska , in Merrick , Hall. HufTalo , Dnwson , Lincoln , Keith and Cheyenne counties , to the western , north ern nnd .southern boundaries of said state , with such brunches and extensions as may bo hereafter determined upon by the directors of said company ; anil through , in addition to the counties mimed in its original articles of incorpor ation , the counties of ( ireely , Center , Loup , Hrown , Davis , Cherry , liluine. Lo gan , Sheridan and Sioux , and eiieli otuer counties as may be carved out of thee hereinbefore named ; and aNo through any unorganized portion of the state of Nebraska , and any counties which may be curved out of the sumo. " Mr. Popplcton , who was questioned last evening nbout the purpose of the Union Pueilic in filing these incorpora tion papers. Ho said that the company desired to secure the right to build lines into the southwestern anil northwestern portions of the state , from points on the Hue of the Omaha iV ; Hopubliean Valley railroad. The right was not fully given in thu old incorporation papers. "As to when the Union 1'acilic com- panj will build these lines , " said Mr. Popplcton , " 1 cun not tell you. All that I can say i.s that wo have got the author ity to build them. " OITIC1A1. . . The following appointments are an nounced by S. 1 . Smith , general superin tendent of the Union Pacific , to take ef fect January 1 , 188U : Mr. C. N. Pratt , as sistant general storekeeper , with ollice ut Omaha ; Mr. J. II. Stallord , division store keeper , Nebraska division and brunches , with ollice at Omaha , vice C. N. Pratt , promoted ; Mr. C. 11. Mclvibbin , chief inspector specter of simply department , with headquarters - quarters til Omaha ; Mr E. 11. Darncs , division engineer , Colorado division , with olh'eo at Denver , Col. , vice J. 11. Collins , resigned. Chief lintlcr Kcmciiihcrud. There was a gathering of representa tives from sill the lire engine houses in the city last evening at No. "it's house on Six teenth .street , and till the members of the hitler company wore also on baud. Chief Duller was there , ns was al o Assistant Chief Gulligan. About 7oO : o'clock u sudden stillness came over the boys , and in the midst of it Mr. Oalligan arose , and , addressing Chief Duller , presented him with tin elegant silver water set ou behalf of the members of Iho department. It was some lime before the chief could recover from his surprise , but he finally succeeded and thanked the boys for their expression of their esteem for him. Then a generally good limo was had , and at II o'clock nn improvised lublo was stretched across the room and loaded with refreshments. Foreman Charles Suiter hud received a box of good things from his homo in Iowa , and with contributions of oysters and oilier edibles u grand feast was spread. Everything was excellent us Vv'us testilicd by the hearty manner in which nil presoiit pariook. A number of the boys remained up unlil midnight , and danced the old year out and the new year in. _ OMAHA , Neb. , Jan. 1 , 1S8G. I would respectfully inform my customers and the trade generally that I have this day transferred my wholesale drug , paint and oil business , which I have for the past eighteen years curried on at No , 1110 Furnum street to the "Goodman Drug Co , " at 1007 , 1000 , 1011 Jones street , where , with enlarged facilities , Ihe now firm will be enabled lo merit a contin uance of the liberal patronage bestowed upon mo and I tuko this opportunity lo Ihuuk the public for the coulideiice be stowed upon mo in the years past and bespeak for the new firm Ihfi same con sideration. 1 would uNo inform the public that I shall continue the retail drug , paint and oil business at the old stand on Furuum slreoi and trust to con tinue to receive -huru of the same liberal - oral patronage us heretofore. Wishing all a happy ami prosperous New Year 1 remain , Very respectfully , C. F. Uoomi.YN. The bunk clearings yesterday were $ : ) & ; , no-no. Will Priesman is giving away the cijrars on account of u bouncing boy born December . District court adjourned finally yester day and will not reconvene until the com mencement of the February term. Throe boys were arrested yesterday for shooting crows. They were reprimanded and released by Judge Stenberg. A wholesale notion and furnishing con cern will shortly open in Ihe two west store roomin the lower lloor of the H. & M. headquarters' building. Cup ! . Phillips Is to be made deputy under Shoritr Coburn. Ills place in Street Commissioner Meauy's depart ment will be filled by James Adams. Kiohard O'Kocfo ' yc.-lorduy liled Sl.l.OOO bond , us newly eleelcd county commis sioner , in Iho county court. His sureties uro ICugcno O'Neill and John Hush. The postoHii'o will bo closed to-day from iy m. lo 1 p. m. , the Mime us on Sunday. The carriers will deliver the curly morning mull us usual. ad Pers J. H. Krlon , of the. South Omaliu ( Jlobe , has bought the Omaha Live Slock Jour nal and will consolidate Iho two papers. Mr. Silencer will give his whole attention to tlio Commercial Itecord. i William Webb , of the fim department , returned yesterday Irom Am boy , 111. , where ho went to attend the funeral of un undo who was killed in a railroad ac cident on the Illinois Central near LSI Halle. C. Iluuhoy , of St. Jo-soph. Mo. , writes to Murshul Cuiniuings muKing inquiry ubout his 111-year-old rumjwiiy boy Charles , who is believed to bo in Omaha. The youngster has been missing buvt-n inonilis. Wednesday evening nt Iho residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Heed Nolbll Cass street Mr. Fred U. Martin and Mi s loa { tt'urd were united in marriage , the Itev. J. K. Detweilor tying the nuptial knot. An extended notice is reserved for Sului day's issue. M. I ) . Strande , who has been connect ed with Weideman & Co.'s commission hoiis'o for some time past , and C. 1'iiiiicr- son , lute with Meyer \ Ituupke , hu\e bought oul the grocery bu.-incs.s of S. II. Hullol and will continue the business at the old stand. Put Haiinon , who 1ms been confined ni the ciiy juil for thu pust thirty duys as u suspicious chiirurler , will bLMvli-uecd Ibis morning , his sonli'iu-o having expired. Pat has furnished considerable diversion to the inmates of Ihe jail during his in carceration. ami he will be much missid. Hi-v. Dr. Hciison will lei tun- thin i-vi n- . ing ut tinbiuugogu" ' un tin- fill of MOM-S Mei dclhsohn. ( . .inof il.i . in. . ' t en , iii-ii IKbrcw luilii'-M-flui M" ' .Ci MAX MEYER & BRO THE ONLY DIRECT IMPORTERS OF DIAMONDS PEARLS , , AND OTHER PRECIOUS JEWELS IN OMAHA. An Inspection by connoisseurs or othcis contemplating purohnieft will convince them that they can save from 10 to ! per cent , by ninkln their imichases direct from Importers besides having by far the largest and ilncst stock in the West to select from , Our direct imnoi tntlnns ef FUENUH CLOCKS , UllON/KS , MUSIC 1IOXK.S , Ol'EllA ISI.ASSKS , Kte , , and A 1ST ( iOOIS fiom 1'AltIS , VIUNN'A , and other leadlns markets , ex ceed the combined stocks of all other Omaha jewelers. Our stock of WATC11KS , JKWKLin , SIM'KKWAKK , Kte. , stands without a rlvM In this city In point of elegance mid variety , and all at IF CXFTJD.A.R : : IPREOES : : : ! I ? ALL GOODS MAltKKI ) IN PIA1.X FKIUKKS. 15e sure to consult your Inteieut by inspecting out sleek before purelmsiu : ? . An Kaily Inspection Invited. JIall and Telegraphic Orders Will ] twelve Prompt Attention. Cot : llth and Faniani 8ts. , Omaha , Neb. Ho wns tlui grandfather of the great eoui- iipser , and the littlh anniversary of his birth nccitrs January 5. Services to-night commcnee : it 7 o'clock. A team belonging tu Edwards & Fox , nUuclied to 11 het'.vjwugon , was preei- pituled into North Omaha ereek by the caving of the bank on ( . 'inning street .yes terday morning. Tin- driver accompanied the rig into the water and was nearly drowned. To save the horses it was nec essary to cut thu harness from their bucks. The. people on South Thirteenth .street arc complaining not a little on account of the shameful way , as they allege , in which they are treated by the street car company. One point of complaint is that the first car , starling from llascull's park at ( l-So , which is always heavily loaded with laborers going to work , is generally drawn by a team of balky horses , which invariably cause delay. This prevents the workingnien from reaching I lie shops and factories promptly at 7 o'clock , and canoes no little annoyance. Sonic of the shopmen say that they often lose a quar ter day's time because they are delayed a few moments beyond 7 o'clock in this KXOUHSION TO LOS ANGISLI2S. Kouiul Trip TieltclH $ I OO Excursion Ijcavcrt Oinnlin tlnmiury Ut. The fourth of the scries of winter ex cursions to California will leave Omaha and Council lilufls via LJniou 1'acilic rail way Wednesday morning , January U ! , IS-SO. Hound trip tickets to Los Angeles and return , good for six months , only $100. For full particular : * call upon or addre > s J. W. MOIISK , General Pass'r Ag't U. 1' . K.y. , , Omaha , Xeb. 1'nitlnjr Them Tlirou li Their Puces. The city examining hoard , consisting of Hon. John Hush , W. W. Koysor , and Mrs. T. K. Sudboroiigh , completed the work of examining the eight now appli cants for positions as teachers in the pub lic schools. Most of them passed a sat isfactory examination. Mr. Keynor con ducted ihe examination yesterday. Convalescing. W. II. 1'ieiinett , the young man in Ro.-enbcrry's planing mill who was to seriously Keuldcd in a vat of boiling water on Sunday ItM , is gelling better. It is believed that his injuries will not , after all , prove fatal. TIllS GlllljIlCH I'll II Ol' ( JoiltllMIMMI. Grass. Valley ( Cal. ) Tidings : Rough fellows of the olden limes. There is where the lirelllurte idea crops out. The fellow. " of the olden times were not rough fellows , but on the contrary those old fel lows who came hero fiml were the bravest and most chivalrous men on earth. They would not have Marled lo come had they not been brave And very many of them were men of education , and well read ( not cultivated , as things go now ) , al though sometime .some of tho.M ) gentle men did nol wear fine clothes. William M. Stewart whadcing a bull team up in thi'-o mountains , was a man of as much brains , courtesy and bravery as when lie sat in the United States senate. John 15igler , when rolling barrels on the Sue- ramonto levee , was as good a man as when John Higler was governor of Cali fornia ; John R. MeConncll , when he had on one old boot and one old shoo and was ragged as to the rear of his troupers and while ho was totintr shakes to the lop of a cabin in Nevada City , was then as line a scholar as the state can boast of to day , and he was as learned , polite and as considerate then as when he afterward graced Ihe state's ollice of attorney gen eral.Ve could specify many oilier in stances of Icarncil men working at day's work in the old times. The gulches in this country were 111 led with scholarsand gentlemen who were lighting for fortune with picks and shovels. These men hail neither tin- manners nor the language at- Irllmled to them by the writers of alleged- California stories. ADDITIONAL OOUNOIL BLUFFS NEWS , Personal I'aruKrnph- * . K. A. Uabeocl ; , an attorney of Avoca , was in the city yesterday. llev.J. W. Robcy , oI'Mulyeru , preached liis farewell Koruion to his pcoiilu last Sunday , and left Wediir.-day f r Florida. whore hn will spend the winter , should the climate prove bmielleial to his health. IMin.s Annie Felt , of .Sioux City , is in th oily visiting Mr. and Mr * . C. J , . Felt. K ( ieorgv llcsUon , of Perry , who lias busi , ' n'e.-s inteivhla hero , was in the city yes- . terday. Mrs. Pratt , of Omaha , Is in the oily vis iting the family of Mr. K. lluiilinglon. CMr. L. II. Wtills , of Deere , Wells & Co , , lias gone to Hot .Springs , and will prob ably visit Now Orleans , and po iblyKo : o California hcforo liU return homo. . He. left over the \Vubash \ Wednesday , Judge Reed , of Iho .supreme court , U liome for New Years. John K. ( Jaiil , of Hastings , Neb. , is at the Ogden. Now Year's nt llie Y. M. ( ' . A. The following ladies , Mrs. U. II. Udell , Mrs. Ciiurge T. Pliclju. Mr. < K. L. Shu- gart , Mrs. P. J. Montgomery , Mrs. 11. Curtis , Mrs. K. D Mi-Uruary , Mrs. W. ( J. Slaey , MM. ( J. T. Oilieer , Mr . M. K. ( iiiylord , Miss Ida Wallace , Miss Jennie llardln , Mi s 1/uniii Cole , Ml c Mary A. Cooliiv , Miss Nellie Hatcher , Miss Janie H. llaldwin , the Misses Tosle-vin , Miss Hurlir.ni Andi'reon , Mi < s.s ( 'urrie Huntington - ton and others w'il ' recei\e at the V. M. C. A. rooms , llnmdwuy. couu-r of Main strri-t to day 'lla-ir lriimd and all this \.nm'j mi U of tiniih 'v iiiv < lud in call beittt til ' .U vl to p in 1'cfHoiml Miss Evu Atkinson , of Denver , is visit ing Mis. Andy Hordcn. A. K. Ait ken , a prominent real estate. dealer of Kearney , is at ( he Millard. M. llettlnger , president of the German Fire Inurancc Company of Frecporl , 111. , is in the city. Mrs. ( 'has. F. Stephens left for Kansas City yesterday to spend Now ' Hon. George W. K. Dorsey , of Fre mont , arrived in Omaha last evening , anil is a guest at the Millard. W. F. llrown , of the lirm of W. F. Hrown & Co. , live stock commission , at the slock yards , has returned from a visit to Chicago. Mrs. John M. Thurslon who has been quite low with the diphlhcria is .yet con- lined to her room. This i.s her third weeks' sickness. Her many friends iu and out of the city hope her early recov ery. _ _ The Armour Packing company will open a storehouse with a full line of their product in a few days , with Joe M. Scott , of this city , as their agent. A .Smull Kolibcry. A quantity of goods were stolen from the rear of J. T. Robinson's notion store , Tenth and Harney streets , yesterday morning by unknown thieves. The goods had just been received from the depot , and while piled up in the rear of the store one of the boxes was broken open anil the contents carried away. Nearly all the stolen property was but tons. The police were intormcd and are on the lookout for the thieves. The Jupanc.iu are rapidly adopting western civilization. Miss Linda U Rich ards , late superintendent of the training school for nur > cs : U Ihe Ho-lon City hos pital , is gorng to Tokio for live years to establish and conduct a similar" institu tion there It will be partly under gov ernment patronage. Absolutely Pure. Tlilf pomlcr novnr vnrlrH. A imirvol of pitr- ly.mi'nulli mid n-lioii-oinPiiefH , Morn cronotiil h-iillliini ll nlinur.v Khul , ini'l ' minimi bo sokt III ( ) | ' ) ! Mllll till ) Illllllltllll'l Ol' lOW llJSt Mon ; url'lil ( , iiliiin or pliii"pluil < ' powik'i'H. Sold imly In riuih. Itoyiil lliii.iim : J'o tier Wiisl h-i'i'i , N. V. 5vC S3 33 Z C J3J . DOCTOR McMENAMY riK.i'iiiriur. or TUB Omahn Medical and Surgical I'oiiN'Kit > 3TinT > ANr ) cu'tTbr. AVKNIMS. TIU : W8 AM Chronic ami Surgical DlHoaooa. I > rr riilllr , ll ) > ri > .cx ol U'onirn , Plliilto lllHi1. ! < , l'llr.4 , < Mtirrli : , UUcusCH ut tlui f.Mii'-1 , l.luT , Kidneys , Illnoil , NKIn , Monmcli , Nrrvcu. I > ' < > mill Kill' , St'tid fur Iliiol ; iii'H | > nil ill -i'i ' n fii'o. Itonmauni ] Ilimril for 1'iill. IKH. Wiilufur PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO MEN , on I'm v. . . in , si'EdAi. nii'l Ni i u > r * Dln'm-n , Brm- lunl Wrnki' ' < K < , Si.nm.-.l'iirliii i. Syi liillv , Cllerl , Slilcturi' , Yancucrlc. nuitnll I IM-III-CS of the Drill. cry anil Krxiiul tiiymi' ' . t'nu'it United liy rorrfn- I'Oliilcni < , or | ooiinll.v. C'onH'Irtitiiil. ' Multeities tint liy null i > r < xjiri uithout marl , * tu liullculo luiitcnU IT rcii'li-r. llnl Inli'H , Inlmli rs , Uriii'm. Trusses , nnil ; : ! ! hii'ilx i f Mnllri ! i.i.il Mirpli nl Appliancemam ! ufuitiirtil anil fnr f- illAildivn all IcMtcru to On. McMENAMY , Or OMAIH MKIJII ti. AM > MTI.HAI. l.vsnTUTr , 1:1111 : St. C'.T. < p , .1 A uiiii" . uni'ilm , Nfb , ARCHITECTS. _ . ELLIS & Go. Architect and Building Superini's ' OMAHA , NEB , and DBS KOINES , IA. Ollliv , Cur. Mill nnil I'li'-wim Plrit , Itooin 10 2. < nEn ? . Or.mt ii. Ut HI. i > diiui . i K M. Kill. a . :