Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
_
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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.
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