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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 4. 1886 CUPID AND THE CLERGY , They Have a Tilt at Arms Mr. Falconer's Prospective Marriage. NO WASHEE TO-DAY. " The Chinese Cclebrnto Now Years The Marshal Controverey A UottOlns Mystery An Aged Laity , Etc. An Interesting Question. Some time ago the BHK nnnoitucccl the engagement of Mr. N. B. Falconer , llio prominent dry poods morclmnt , to Miss Ncttlo Leach , one of his accomplished lady clerks. The wedding was to have taken place Fob. 11 , but has been post poned. In connection with this affair , which is of great social interest to the vendors of the Bin : , a curious and somewhat per plexing question has arisen. Briefly stated , it is this : Miss Leach is a member of the Catholic church , while Mr. N. B. Falconer is not. Now , according to the laws of the church , which have from lime to time been brought Into promi nence by encyclical letters from the pope , Catholics and Protestants ( or heretics ) arc not allowed to intermarry , except for the most stringent reasons. This law can bo set aside , by a special papal dis- dispensation or an order from the bishop of the diocese in which the parties re- Ride. It is this law of the church which has cast an impediment in the way of the marriage ot Mr. Falconer and Miss Leach. Hilltop O'Connor lias been re quested to grant a special order setting aside the lawt but ho has refused to take nny such action. Other priests in the various parishes of this city have been requested to perform the ceremony , but one and all have declined to do so , not caring to take any action wnicli would bo in direct delianco of the decision of Bishop O'Connor and the expressed laws of the church. The priests of Council Bluffs , who have likewise been visited , have declined to perform the ceremony. There remain but two tilings to bo done , cither to have the nuptials solemn ized by a 1'rotostanl minister or by .some magistrate duly autliori/ed bylaw to per form the ceremony. This latter course will probably bo pursued and the wed ding will take place on February 18. Mr. Falconer , in conversation with a reporter yesterday said that Miss Leach , while a member of the Catholic church , was not so devout that she would allow the anti-Protestant marriage law of the church to prevent the union. "We can ihul no priest hero to perform the ceremony. " lie said , "and shall probably bo married by a local magistrate. Miss Leach is a member of thiiCutholicchurch while I am not , but , on the oilier hand , am inclined to bo rather liberal in my views. It seems that the Catholic church lias a law which forbids such marriages , but wo doii't propose to allow it to stand in our way. " A priest of one ot the local parishes was called upon by a reporter last night. Questioned with regard to the matter , ho ( aid : "The laws of the Catholic church for bid a marriage between a Protestant and a Catholic. This can bo set aside for various reasons , by a special dispensation from the bishop ot tlto diocese in which the member of the church , so desiring to marry , resides. In the ease of Mr. Fal coner and Miss Lc.ach , the bishop saw no special reason for granting a dispensa tion and so could not take such action. " "Suppose that the marriage ceremony is performed by some authorized person who is not si member of the Catholic church ? " "If a heretical preacher marries them the lady will by the very act , become ex communicated. If.the ceremony is per formed by some magistrate then the act is simply one of disobedience on the part of the lady and the church will see her later after death. " CHINESE FESTIVITIES. The Coolie tiaunclrynioii Celebrating ; Their Gliul Now Year. The twelfth anniversary of the acces sion of Quong Soi , the Son of Heaven , the Child of the Sun , Prince of Earth and _ Emperor of all the Chinas , was celebrated in Omaha yesterday with far grander "eclat" than the run of affairs would seem to warrant. The average citizen rushes over the snowy streets on business intent with no thought that the day was one of solemn ceremonial and re ligious observance , but it was for all that. When the lirst cold rays of the winter mm stole into the several washco shops in the city , their occupants arose with drowsy minds full of meditation. The establishments were not opened with' that business promptness which usually ' greets the morning , but the barred door's wore left as such and the win dow curtains hung undrawn. In every laundry the work of preparation for the great holiday was elaborately begun. Shrines of painted cloth ami grotesque pieturings were reared , and in their center sol a figure of hideous mien about which incense tapers were lighted. This done the devotees of great and awful Buddha fell upon their knees and wrestled for an hour with heaving prayers and inyslio incantations. The hour ended , the absolved penitents , freshened for another year of life , arose and proceeded to I ho festivities of the . the "China " day. Although boy" actually kneels but one hour in uttered prayer , the entirct day is passed in alleged devo tion as in thy symbol of the fuming ; ill- const ) sticks which stink the shop , worship continue ! * from dawu till dark. The Chinese year dates from the be ginning of eacli reign of king ? and natur ally changes from time to tiimt. Long years ngo.Colestial astronomers had fath omed the mysteries of tlie heavens and reached , approximately , the movoimmU of the heavenly bodies ; They had nmn- liered the days of the year at three hundred and sixty-two , long before the Christian scientist had loot Ins neck for maintaining that "tho world do move. " But the followers of the Cross havd since outstripped the worshippers of graven .linages and pierce morn clearly the depths of nature. In their conservatism the Chinese , however , will not bo hliown the error of their ways ami adhere to the calendar of centuries ago. , The social observance of this hominy nmong the Chinamen is strikingly sim ilar to the common practices of Now Year's day in this country , The day is spent in calling , and each washerman re ceives his visitors with good cheer. In every shop there is a spread of good things , such as hit the faney and palate of the Oriental. Mysterious confections , 1 quaint paper scripts which are greeting cards , cigars , clgarrettes , opium pipes , and an endless quantity of quaint and j ! curious articles are laid out and the L caller helps himself according to I ' ' his taste. lie may take a snack of cake , I < or cat black tally from a dark , forbidding I , pot or "hit the pipe" a soothing lick , just ! * as ho wishes. A rcporterfor this journal f Who made the rounds was cordially ro ll I ceivad at every point and intrepidly F helped himself on pressing invitation. I It is to be said that some courage is re- I quired to swallow Chinese delicacies , as \ their appearance is all but alluring. Yet I the candies and sugared fruits are pal- I at able , and the cigars : ire genuine tobac- I co , while the opium smells as strong and I probably works as damagingly i\s \ the or- I ' diimry drug of commerce. I It appears that the .C.'iiinimou had in- tended to give a prand blow-out in the W. 0. T. U. hall , where they attend Sun day school. They hung the auditorium with lanterns and banners when sudden ly they changed their minds nnd took down the ornamentations. The night was passed In high revelry at all the wash shops in town , THE STALNCH MAKSIIATj. Honest Defiance of the Base Assaults Upon Him. The reckleis vindlctlvoilo's of the as saults on Marshal Cunimings arc not more apparent than when the Herald says that on the July day when ho was jribed to release Boveridge , "the money was dropped in the marshal's overcoat pocket , " and again when a lot of sctir- ilotts matter , involving Policeman Turn- bull , is prated of a day , on which that ofilcer was In Lincoln ; also again when lie ( leorgo Jackson jail delivery is laid up against Cunimings. as well as when countless other palpably false charges , crippled in their very malic iousness by ignorant blunders , are made against him' . Of the Jackson ca o , all that is to bo said , is that ho was n common thief without friend or In- llucnce , who escaped from the policeman in charge of the gang going from tiie jail to trial in the police court. If the mar shal is to be blamed for all the mishaps on the force , it would be a scheme to ac cuse him of having liberated the prisoner who sawed out of the now jail before the iron armor had been put on. Marshal Ctimmings ( Iocs not deny that lie accepted the § 10 which Emory pressed upon him as a slight .share of the reward for his assistance in capturing Boveridge. This was after the detective had success fully completed his work and the Fre mont forger had been discharged from custody on a compromise which his rich father made with the banks. If Marshal Cummiiigs is to be blamed for accepting this money then all of the olliccrs of the city and county constabulary are guilty of repeated acts of malfeasance. Marshal Cunimings is a stayer , and , iirmei with the knowledge of his own in nocence invites investigation. Yesterday lie said to a reporter that ho was now convinced that his cncminles were banded to destroy him and the journal which they influence and in whose cdi- Lorial room they plot and plan did not care to scruple the falsity of any accusa tions. lie declared himself prepared , yes , willing anil anxious , to meet the grand jury and to light , if the iwttle went beyond that , through all the courts to \yhicli his maligncr.s proposed to carry it. "It's a scheme , " said he , "to remove me in the spring. If 1 am indicted the mayor will claim the right to suspend mo until the case is settled and then the trial will be slaved oil1as long as possible. But t tell yon thai it won't succeed , for I rely upon the support of all honest men , of whatever party , who must naturally con demn a political scheme to destroy a man and his character at once. " ONE HUXDHEO YEAUS OIjD. Ail Omaha Tmily Who Has Ijtvcd Be yond the "Three Score ami Ten. " Undoubtedly the oldest person in Omaha is Mrs. Augusta Douglas , resident on California street , between Twentieth ind Twonty-lirnt streets. The aged lady lacks but three months of being one hun dred years old , for in May , 1880 , if she ivcs till then , she will become a centen arian. Mrs. * is Douglas a grcut-grcat- grandmothor. Her daughter , Mrs. Hall , a lady 77 years of age , nnd phenomenally well preserved , has a daughter , [ now visiting hero , but a resi dent of Colorado Springs ) , who lias a son who is a father , his eldest born being two or three years of ago. Mrs. Douglas is now living with her daughter , Mrs. Hall , on California street , and it was there she was soon by a re porter for the Bru last evening. The aged lady is still in hearty health , and is able to converse intelligently , and perform for herself common every clay duties , though she is confined to her chair most of the time bv reason 61 acute rheumatic troubles. Her hearing being a little defective , one lias to talk in aloud tone of voice in order to make himself heard. Her sight is ulmostgone , and she is barely able to distinguish objects held at : v close range and in a favorable light. Mrs. Douglas is possessed of a memory which is in many respects remarkable Events which have transpired but a few weeks , or "months , or years ago , to bo sure , she does not remember at all well , but things which occurred lifty , sixty or seventy years ago or more aio still re membered by her with wonderful accu racy. Slip remembers quite well the war of 1812. At that time she was a resident of New York state. Her hus band , as she informed the reporter , was drafted for the war but procured a substitute. Their neighbors were not so fortunate. "I remember one family" she said , "who sent two or three boys to the war. One day word was re ceived that one of the boys had been badly wounded in a battle. When the youngest son heard it ho burst out crying , with 'I know ho'il die , I know ho'll die , it's just our luck ! ' " Up to two or three years ago , Mrs. Douglas' eye sight was so good that she could read well with the help of glasses , and could oven sew. One day howcvoi , while busy on u piece of ncedlo-work , her sight suddenly failed , and since that time she has been unable to use her eyed. At times she is seized with a paralytic affection , particularly in her hands and arms , which occasionally ren ders them almost useless. Mrs , Douglas was for many years a resident of Lebanon , New York , and it was in that town that her childhood was spent. For the past few years she has been living in Omaha with her daughter , Mrs , Hall , and hero she will probably end her life. _ That Coal Attain. To the Editor : It seems to niu that it would have boon moro creditable for County Commissioner O'Koclfe to have stated in The BUB "that after exam ining into the matter , and seeing the parties , alleged by Dr. Benson to bo the complainants , I , in behalf - half of the commissioners , pronounce the complaint unjust and untrue. " But , as it is , Mr. O'Kcpfle unburdens himself to a reporter of the BEE , making u broad denial. As far us that is con cerned the writer's word is just as relia ble as Mr. O'Kecilb's , nnd the statement made in 1113 * card of Monday "that the coal given to the poor is unlit for use , and that the fact can easily bo corroborated by n half-dozen of reliable persons , " still remains improved | o the contrary. Bo it as it may 1 have succeeded in arousing the attention of the public in this important matter , and assured our unfortunate poor and needy that there are those in this community who have the temerity to oxcrcNo their pen , as well as voice , in their behalf , And , as I have not the time nor the inclination to enter into n newspaper controversy in refer ence to this matter , would therefore state that by calling either'at my resi dence or nlllco that I will cheerfully fuis nisli such information which baseu tlio subject of the complaint.N. N. I. . . Trcmhlo. King Alpoholt ' Mr. 0. J. Holt hud.another successful temperance meeting at the W. G. T , U , ' Buckingham hull.'Mr , W. N. McCnndllsh conducted devotional exer cises in an impressive manner. The song service was spirited and led by Mr. KIch- arils , Mrs. J. T. Hell presiding at the organ. Mr , Holt was listened to with dec ] ) attention and the interest is being awakened on this subject. His power over drinking moil is something marvel ous , as his great success during the past seven years nilly attests. 'Hov. Mr. Dale spoke in prniso of Mr. Holt's work in Illinois , and insisted strongly on the necessity of this reform and that the Christian people of Omaha should put their shoulders to the wheel and give it a boom , Ho was followed by others. Mr , Holt read the constitution of the Reform clnb and many signatures were obtained. Tlio interest is deepening and tlio best re sults arc assured. The meeting * are to continue all week and a most cordial in vitation is extended to all. Everybody conic to-night. MUItDKK IX I'll L ; 1UUST DHGUKH. The Grand Jury Imliuta Powell Oilier Cotii-t News. The grand jury lias finished the case of Lafayette Powell , charged with the murder of Charles Leslie at Florence and yesterday afternoon brought in an indictment against him for murder in the lirst degree. The jury also entered into consideration of the case of Timothy Drlscoll , who is accused of liorso-.stualiiig. The wit nesses examined wore Messrs. Kd. Cul ver , Coc , ox-Deputy Sheriff Crcwcll and Captain Cormack , of the police force. Tlm jury adjourned for the night without presenting an indictment. .fudge Wakoly yesterday morning heard the arguments in the injunction case of tlio city against J. L Redick to prevent him from putting up a wooden building at Twenty-third and Ciiming streets , which is within the lire limits as designated in t.'io now ordinance. Mr. Rndiok made the defence that the contract for the erection of Iho building had been let before the ordinance was passed and so its validity could not bo impaired. Further time will probably bo given for the attorneys to cite authorities and on Saturday Judge Wakloy will render his decision. Judge Neville was engaged with the trial ot a small civil case entitled , "Cook vs. lo { < e , " a suit on an account. After taking up the attention of the court all day , a judgment was rendered in fa or of tlio plaintiff for $20. District Attorney Estello said yesterday that ho dill not propose to bring before the grand jury tlio main question of Mar shal Cumming's guilt. "It would be fool ish to do so , " ho remarked , "on Iho $ lim showing of evidence so far brought out. But 1 understand from the Herald cdi- torjals that Dr. Miller bus other evidence which lie considers of importance. 1 shall bring him or bis representative here , and find out whether lie really has any new facts in his possession. If ho has not the case will uo dropped ; if ho has , it will become my duty to sift the matter to the bottom. No jury with a particle of common sense would convict tlie mar shal on the evidence so far brought out. " TO-DAY'S CALLS. Judge AVakcloy's call for to-day is as follows : L'.iing vs. Nelson. Estabrook vs. Ilalcrotli. Krejci vs. Barta et al. Reed vs. Omaha. Bossard vs. Hnbormun. Simeral vs. Howcll. 11anmnn vs. the B & M. ' Harmon vs. Omaha. The following is the call before Judge Neville : Ilcndriv vs. the Board of County Com missioners. Festncr vs. Forbes. Velirs vs. Emerson. Schuincl vs. Stcphenson. Grautncr vs. Omaha Belt Railway com pany. Horbach vs. Omaha Belt Railway com- DOING TIME. A Noted Onuilia Crook in the Colorado rado Penitentiary. At one time there was no criminal in Omaha better known than Frank Burns. Ho was one of the toughest of the tough , and before his departure from Omaha got into several sciious scrapes , one ot which at least gave him a close call for the penitentiary. IIo was a tin-horn gambler , confidence man and general "hard worker , " whoso reputation was about as bad as that of any one in this city.But But Frank's usefulness in his chosen line of work is , for a time at least , ended. He is now in the state's prison in Col orado , serving out a sentence for at tempted murder. Tlio circumstanced of the affair have never been published in the local papers , and will be news to many of his old friends in this city. Some months ago , .shortly after iiis dis charge from the county jail , Burns left Omaha and drifted out west. A short time ago ho fell in with a gang of Colorado rado crooks. They wont together to Lcadvillo. There Burns , one night , be came involved in a quarrel with a wine room decoy , and in the oour.se of a heated conversation struck her savagely Shis at once informed tlio manager of the es tablishment , Mike Goldsmith , a big , burly fellow , who picked Burns up by the. sent of his pants and threw him out upon the sidewalk. Burns reflected lor a mo ment , undecided whether or no to take notice of the "insult , " One of his gang , a noted desperado , turned to him and said : "If 1 was in your place , I'd ' got a gun and shoot the . " Burns acting on his friends advice borrowed a revolver , ami waiting Ids chance , confronted Goldsmith and lired. The aim came very near proving fatal , lodging near the haso ot tlio brain. Burns was hustled off to jail by the authorities before tlio infuriated mob which congregated could carry out their threats of lynching , lie was tried , con victed , and sentenced to a term of ten years in tlm Colorado penitentiary. Goldsmith hovered between hfo and death for many days , but finally re covered. Burns will be remembered as tlio crook who was suspected of being implicated in the Dttko hardware robbery. A short time afterwards ho attempted to kill Willard , tlio frhmd of Lottie Coombs , the woman who hud "given away" the details of the Duko'd robbery to the police. No Death Itcncllt. Judge McCulloch of the county court yesterday rendered a decision in tlio case of Christian Bcrtlcson against the Danish Brotherhood. The suit was one brought by the plaintiff to recover $175 benclil from tlio association on account of of the death of his son Frederick , who had been a member of the organization. It was shown that tlio young man.somo eight months before his death , hud left Omaha and had ceased paying any dues. This was enough under the provisions of the constitution to debar Bcrtlcson from obtaining any benefits , and Judge Mc Culloch so decided. 1'ollco Court Docket. Judge Stcnborg. of the municipal court , had a very light business before him yes terday. Frank. MorrUoy and Frank Sheets , who had been engaged in a quar- rcl'at Dunham's stable , were fined $1 and costs each. Alfred Campbell , arrested for being intoxicated , was found to bo , too di'.uni ; for trial and was reuiandqd to jail , ODDS Stray IicnvcH Front' ' ' tlui Hcportcrs' Note-bowk * . "Only forty cents among twelve pris oners , " saul jolly Night Jailor Tom 1'cirronct , last evening , as lie closed up the register on which ho had copied a list of his boarders for the night. "Do you count all the money a pris oner has on his person J" asked a BIK : re porter who was standing near and heard the remark. "Yes , 1 have to take .all the money ho has , together with every piece of prop erty , valuable or otherwise , which lie has on his person. These are all done up neatly in a package , and tlio next morn ing , on Ills discharge or commitment to jail , they are returned to him.Vo find some curious tilings on tlio prisoners once in a while , t can tell you. " "What was the largest amount of money you over took from any one pris oner ? " "Thirteen hundred dollars , which I captured on a fellow who came hero from Texas and determined to paint the town with pink and yellow stripes. He landed here with about two thousand del lars. He fell in with fast women ( to one of whom he gave $ . " > ( ) ( ) ) became gloriously drunk , and was in the midst ot a grand spree when he was arrested by the police , hi December or November last , 1 forget which , a woman of the town landed in jail and tlio charge of robbing was placed opposite her name , the complain ant being u sucker who allowed her free access to his pockets. Before being placed in a cell , she was pretty thorongii- ly searched , but nothing of any consequence quence was taken from nor. Ouco in the cell however , sbo called Jailor Sigwart to the bars and pulled trom her stocking a roll of $5,000 , jn sflO's , $20' $ , -f.'iO's , $100's and $500's. Sigwart would not believe that the wealth was genuine until she allowed him to count the cash for himself. So far as 1 know , she had moro cash on her person than any other prison er ever caged iii the county jail , at least for the past leu or fifteen years. " V "I shall never forget a lilllc scare I had several months ago it was in October last , " continued Jailor Picrronct. "Olio of the police had brought in a man and placed a charge of drunk and disorderly opposite his name. I searched his inner pockets , felt of his pant-legs , boots , etc. , and finally went through his overcoat pockets. In one of them I found a small square oackage' done up in brown paper. It fitted rather tightly in the pocket _ and I commenced to jerk vigorously to get it out. 1 had worked at it but a moment when , with tv wild shriek , the prisoner throw his arm around and shoved me off. Then with a quick movement ho pulled out the package - ago and handed it to me before 1 had limo to recover from my astsnihlimeiit. Ho seemed to have become sober all of a .sudden , and as ho handed mo the packet lie remarked , "If you had jarred that boxer or dropped it to the floor , you and I would have been dead men before this. " The next morning after ho had paid Iiis line in police court ho explained to me that the packet contained a dyna mite infernal machine of that kind man ufactured for homo use. Fact. And ho broke the scaled cover .and showed mo enough to convince mo that he was tell ing mo the truth. " " 1 wish you would suggest that it would bo a good idea to have the lady teachers present at the meeting , of the board of education"remarked a member of that august body to a ropor.tert.tlio other day. ' You were present at our. last meeting , " continued the aforesaid member , "and you saw the great difference that the presence of the three ladies made in the proceedings. Of course Secretary Con- oycr did btart out on Superintendent James once , but he glanced at the teach ers and suddenly cooled iiis fiery lan guage. Tlio other members , too , spoke in a subdued tonotl suppose you noticed , and looked inquiringly at the ladies for signs of approval of their remarks. Woman , you know , has a softening , har monising influence ( when she's not your \yifo ) , and I don't think of any organiza tion which needs licr jnllucnco more than the board of education unless it is the city council. Bo sure , now , and urge them to come. I like to have good-look ing girls around myself. " A variety actor , his wife , two babies , an immense quantity of luggage and a dog crowded into tlio fir. t day coach of the Union Pacific train bound eastward out of Denver one morning last week. The mother naturally carried the youngsters and the greater portion of tlio tonnage while tlio stout husband and father hustled alone with the dog and a bund- bov in Iiis arms. Arriving at a conven ient section ho gave a stealthy , sweeping glance about tlio car , dropped the band box and .set down tlio purp on the scat and deftly covered the animal's form with a cloak. That dog didn't leave that scat , nor peep from under the cloak nor per ceptibly move a muscle during the whole ot the twenty-four hours ride to Omaha. As the train .stopped at the depot bore , the variety man picked up his pet , and a follow voyager who had for tlio first lime observed the dog's hhrouded silence , re marked his .surprise. "Oh , that's nothing , " rejoined the owner ; "the dog's trained , and ho knows that if tlio brakcman sees him , into the baggage ear ho roughly goes. Why , the dog's done this trick hundreds of times , ami oncorodo in that fashion from San Francisco to Denver , " * There have been numberless exagger ated reports of tlio reduction of tli Union Pacific shop forces circulated in tlio east during the past few weeks. It was reported at one time that three hun dred men hud been discharged from the Omaha shops and moro were yet to fol low. The fact is that not a bhopmun has been dismissed in many weeks and upon the statement of reliable , ollicials , the company entertains no notion of doing ho. Two weeks ago a ping of thirty or forty men who had been liirod to store coal hero , finished their work and were lot oat. These men had been hired for that purpose alone and their task being finished their services wore no longer re quired. There la about as much reason lor those workmen to complain as there would bo for the liumlnxls of additional laborers , employed to raise the blockade , to howl for retention in Idleness after they hud removed tlio'innow The ex pression from high headquarters is alto- gcthor to the effect that < tlio company has lee much work on handUo'aparo ' any of its shopmen. Omaha will enter a middle weight champion in tlio national pri/.o ring this spring , The gentleman is well known and is now in training. Ho will reduce from 180 to IftO pounds , harden his mus cles and go east. On Monday night , us duly reported in these columns , tlio Musical Union organ ized a protective association with a view of joining the Knights of Labor , as an as sembly of that great order. Many may regard this as a strange and unusual enter prise but the-fact is that in largo cities one of tlio strongest organizations is found among the musicians. A schedule of fixed rates for performances of various , character is made and alj union men un waveringly comply Avith it. . During thorocenTstrugglo of the Union Pacific with the snow blocked a certain re cently appointed official in the mechani cal department of the road found occa sion to make of him clf a lirst class butt for ridicule. The story as told by one of his subor dinates is this in brlcft Hitherto It had been the custom to send out heavy trains which had to break the snow , with four or five engines coupled together in tlio ordinary fashion. The unequal motion of the locomotives when "bucking" a heavy drift , served to lessen the power of the attack , because the force could not bo brought into a single impetus ; this circumstance being due to tlio fact that the engines were loosely coupled to gether. The olllclal in question , after studying the problem , decided that it would bo a line scheme to have ( lie en gines coupled together by means of long timbers placed on cither side , and riveted strongly to each locomotive. In this way all the engines would move at once "ca- bill' " against Iho drift , and scatter it to ' tlio four winds of heaven. I The scheme was tried. Everything went swimmingly until a sharp curve was mot. The engines bniiigqotiplcd together in a manner which loft no play of action , it was impossible to round tlio curve. Be fore the danger was noticed , however , it was too late , and ovciy one of the live engines was ditched. The accident re sulted in considerable damage , the exact amount of which cannot now bo learned. It is hardly necessary to say that the now scheme has been declared a bril liant failure. THE IliaSTIiKSH KhKHOltN. It Is KcspmiRiblc Foirn $ iiOOO Dam- ngc Suit An Injunction. Elizabeth Johnston commenced a suit in the district courtycstorday to recover $ . 5,000 damages from the Union Pacific railway. The grounds of her petition are tlicsei She is owner of a largo farm in town ship lo ( west of Omaha ) , through which the Union Pacific railway passes. On tlio west boundary of her line is the Elk- 'horn river. There is a sort ot depression or swale running from the Elkhoin river through flic middle of the properly , and at the time of high water the stream overflows its banks and runs through the this depression. When the Union Pacific first constructed its tracks it crossed the farm of Mrs. Johnston by means of trestle work , through which the water could easily How. Later , however , in 1881 , it built a heavy embankment. When the overflow occurs this impedes tlio course of the water , and the consequence quence is that her land is overflowed. Year after year her crops has been de stroyed by this circumstance , and her lanu. both that used for pasturage and meadow , have boon rendered useless. Consequently she thinks $5,000 damages would bo about the right thing Michael Donovan , ofthe Empire Steam laundry , filed an application to-day to procure an injunction against the Sperry Electric Light company to prevent them from shutting voff the steam which has been keeping his machinery in motion. Mr. Donovan claims that ho leased a portion tion of the Spcrry Electric Light building with the distinct understanding that ho was to be supplied with steam power ; he furthermore states that according to the best of his belief the company intends to break its contract : in this respect. A tem porary writ of injuction has been issued. ' TIJIOVEATJII3K. . Warmer Weather Coining Snow Kail Trnfllc. The blacK flag has been ordered down. which indicates that the worst of the cold wave is past. Nevertheless yesterday was a cold day over the entire country. The sun rose hero at 10 below , noon came at zero and 3 o'clock at live above. A litrht snow fell the greater portion of the day. It will continue now to grow wanner. Following was the temperature at leading points yesterday , taken from the signal ofliee report : Denver , Col. . 23 dog. above. Cheyenne , Wyo. , 24 deg. above. North Platte , Neb. , 5 deg. above. Salt Lake , U. T. , 32 deg. above. DCS Moines , la. , 8 dog. below. Chicago , 111. , 1 deg. above. St. Louis , Wo. , 7 dcg. below. St. Paul , Minn. , 20 deg. bolow. Lcuvcnwort.il , Kan. , 7 dcg. below. Galveston , Tex. , Sr dcg. above. Helena , Mont. , 81 deg. above. Bismarck , D. T. , 21 deg. below St. Vincent , Minn. , ill deg. below. Railway traffic in these parts is but lit tle impeded by the cold , and all trains arrived yesterday within thirty minutes of schedule , while the greater number were on time. On the Kansas Pacific and Santa Fo travel is blockaded. Iioctnroby n Siberian Exile. M. Baehrach , who for six years was a prisoner in Siberia , is in the city at the in vitation of the Turners , and will deliver a lecture on his prison life in that coun try next Wednesday. Mr. Baehrach is a gentleman of rare intelligence and has led an eventful life. Ho fought under Garabaldi in 1858 nnd I85 ! ) , and was sentenced to servitude in tlio Siberian mines for his connection with the revolution in Poland in 1803. Ho is now a political exile and his story of his experience in1" Siberia's penal settlement is full of interest. The lecture next Wednesday will bo given at Gormania ball and will bo free. It is sel dom that the public is given an opportu nity of hearing a description of this coun try from a man who traversed it as a victim of Russia's oppression , and all our German citizens will bo highly interested. Musiu for the The programme of tlio Ladies' Musical Society was given yesterday afternoon in Meyer's hall , in the shape of a piano re cital , by Miss Bella Robinson , assisted by Mrs. Ella J. Rogers , vocalist , and Martin Calm , pianist. Tlio affair was thoroughly enjoyed by the ladles present , Miss Robinson dis played remarkably brilliant powers of execution. Her touch , and technique , too , are very lino. The programme was as follows : 1-a Theme and variations . belnibert /j Pastorale . Seat lautl 1 ausls c Fantasle , J ) minor . Mo/.ait tl Gavotte . Uniioiit 2 Vocal , Una Voce , I'o Fa . Itos.sini ! 5 Andante .Siihuntto anil Polontilso , , Chopin - J.o JtosslRiiold . Lis/t h Huiilisoilio llongiolho No. 1'J . Liszt fi Vocul-SltiK , Smile. Slumber . Gounod 0 Oonreito 10 minor , Komnn/u and Hondo , 2d piano , Mr. Martin Culm . , , Chopin Cash anil Credit , Manager Cash , of the Stroator , (111. ( ) Glass works , is in the city , endeavoring to muko un exuminution into tlio accounts of tlio firm of Murtinovitcli & Co. Owing to tlio action of tliu defrauding partner , Sylvester V. Lobe , in skipping oat with ail the available money belonging to the firm , Mr. Cash is "out" on the firm some ! ? lt)00. ) It appears that Mr. Lobe while in the east , called upon Mr. Cash .and representing himself to bo Marlinovitcli , tried to secure moro goods. In this , luckily for Mr. Cash , lie failed. Mr. Lobo.'it is said , was in Ihocit.y a few days since , but has left for parts unknown. To Whom It May Concern. Mr. William Allstadt has resigned from tlio management of Edward Malirer's bottling establishment , and accepted the position us local agent with the power to collect , receive , and receipt for all accounts duo or coming duo sum establishment. Eow. MAtni- . WlI.UAM Omaha , February 1 , 1680. TIIE I ) A UK nOT'JCOMS. One Moro MyMory Comes Up From the Illvcr I'Yonf , Another bottoms mystery is on the string , so to speak. On the lJth ( of January , one Joe Phil lips arrived In the city on a tndu from the cast. Ho was evidently a laboring man but displayed in his purse a largo amount of money. IIo went to the Omaha House , registered without giving ills residence and paid nine days board and lodging. He took one meal , left the hotel and was absent until the 28lli , when lie again disappeared and has not since been seen. Bob Nichols , a resident of the bottoms near the bridge , now turns up with a sensationally mysterious occurrence in that quarter on tlio night of the 28th. Ho told a reporter and a number of men on Tenth street yesterday morning that on I lie night * in question he * had heard a row in a neighboring cabin and on looking out had seen tlio door of the hut burst open and one man run out pursued by two others. The fugitive took a course toward the smelter until he reached the sewer creek where ho turned and fired at his pursuers. They replied each with his pistol and the man fell. Nichols said he was so fright ened at this episode Hint ho elided his door and hustled back to bed. He re fused to tell the name of the dwellers in the disorderly cabin and threatened the reporter with instant and fatal death if his namu was attached to the story. So many cook and bull yarns are told of the bottoms that Nichols * would not bo worth repealing but for tlio simultaneous disappearance of Phillips. Wo have $20,000 to loan at low rates in sums of $ l,000to $10,000 if taken within tell days. J , W. & E. L. Squire , Council Blulfs. * T111-3 NE\VVIAIUCT. Definitely Scttleil to he ntiill on Kiev cntli Street. The action of the council in refer ence to the approval of contracts for the erection of viaducts seems to set tle definitely the question of the down town viaduct , over the tracks at Eleventh street. The contract has been let to tlio Morse Bridge company at a sum amount ing to i82,800. The contract calls lor the completion of tlio viaduct by Sept. 1st , 1880. Mr. Aikcn , the representative of the Morse company , states that work will at once bo begun in the shops for getting out the material and the job will un doubtedly bo completed by the date named. The structure contemplated by the plans of the Morse Bridge com pany will bo the heaviest bridge of tlio kind in the west , guaranteed to stand till strains which may bo placed upon it and will be at once an ornament and a convct nieiice to the neighborhood in which i- is erected. The viaduct commences at Jackson and runs to Mason. The Knights ofljalior Hall. The annual ball of the Knights of Labor , which will inaugurated tbc Ex position building , promises to bo one of the most brilliant uifuirs of the kind. It will bo given on the 22nd of February , that being Washington's birthday and a legal holiday. The Exposition building by that time will be completed sunieicntly for the ball which will bo very largely attended. The Knights of Labor , as is well known , is a very strong organiza tion in Omaha , comprising representa tives of every class ot workingmon. Its ranks have been largely increased dur ing tlio hist year by nnw acces sions and there is probably not a city in the country which bus a larger per cent- age of workingmen enrolled among the Knights of Labor than Omaha. Besides the large number of tickets taken by the members themselves , the committee has disposed of a great many among the merchants and tradesmen of Omaha. That the ball will bo a financial as well as a social success there is no doubt. Burlington Route. California Excursions ! I Round trip tickets , good for six months , $100. Finest scenery in the world. Stop at Denver and Salt Lake. Dates February 3 , 17 , and March 3. Also popular cheap excursions every Wednesday. $ ) / ) pays one way Return when you please. Rates coming back about the same. For further particulars write P. S. Eustis , General Passenger and Ticket Agent , Omaha , Neb. Tlio Charity linll. The charity ball committee arc work ing hard and late to assure the success of the scheme which they have in hand. At a meeting held yesterday $1,000 of the charity funds which have so far been col- looted were turned over to the Woman's Christian Aid association for distribu tion. This sum , and $1,000 still on hand does not include money to bo derived from the sale of tickets. A tour of the city re veals the fact that there is much suffering among the poor , and the money will bo needed at once for charitable purposes. The committee have sent over 1,000 tickets with circular , asking that the purchase may be remitted at once. Those who intend to buy tickets will help the work materially by remitting at onco. Some who desire to nurchaso tickets may have been omitted from the list. All such may bo accommodated by sending to the malingers. The I.oyul The Nebraska cominandory of ( ho Military Order Loyal Legion of the United States , hold its second meeting since its organization in this city in the Paxton hotel last night. The proceed ings were private. After tlio routine work Captain Humphrey read a paper on "Gettysburg as 1 Saw It. " Compan ion Clark ol Milwaukee was a visitor at the meeting. Absolutely Pure. This powder never vanes. A inai vd ol purl y. btieiictli Biul wlioluoyinoiifbs. MniorCoii iioinkm ! i linn the ordinary kind * , imd ( Uiiiiot Ixi od ! In competition wild tlm multitU'lo ' f low tfix.tbort MiiiBlit , a'.iimorplioipunte pcinUeib. folJ only liic-uiifc. HOVAJ. HAIIINO rowj > im to. . HW Wall St. , Few Vortf. Klrp on Knninni Slrcol. The lh " lU'pnrtnicnt responded ver.y quti-kly to tlio nlann turned in from Thirteenth ami Douglas .streets shortly before -I o'clock yesterday afternoon. The lire was located at 1'JlU anil 1S31 far- nam street in btilldliiRa owned by the First National bank. It originated in thereof roof and was probably casued by a de fective Ihio. Tlm lltuncs gathered con- shtoralilo headway anil worked ilt-stino- ' lion to the upper part of tlm buildings. No. 1211) ) was occupied by Schlesinger & l.o. , clothing dealers , hut their jjooda wore not removed and were only slighlly damaged by water. James Stover , who occupied the other store with a stock of boots nnd shoes , was compelled to move out and his stock was considerably dam aged. His lo s , however , is covered by insurance. I'he.ro was no Insurance on the buildings , but as they worn to have been removed this month to make room for the First National's now live- &tory structure , the actual loss is com paratively nothing. The proprietor of a in cent lodging house on tlio second Hour < if laai sullcrod a loss by having his bed- ing Hooded. _ A I'loasniit Kvont. The reception given last night by the Metropolitan club to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Calm , recently married in Chicago , was in every respect a pleasant affair. It was attended by about forty couples , repre senting the elite of local Juwlsh society. A dance programme of sixteen numbers was carried out to the delightful strains of the Mnxical Union orchestra. The Mippor served at. the ! nlonnis. ion wrts a feature of the entertainment. A more extended notice of the event is reserved for our houioty column. Tlio Carnival's Victim. \V. A. Ferris , the young man who was &o badly injured at the coasting carnival , is still at St. Joseph's hospital , although improving. His injuries still cause hfin considerable pain , but ho is eou .dereil out of danger and will bo able to leave the hospital in a few days days. 1'oit SAM : CIIKAI' . HegMered Jersey cow six years old this spring , fresh Jan. 1. tor particulars address look box 201 , Nebraska City. IJroviHcs. Sam Stralton sues Sheriff Colnirn in Justice lierka's court to recover two ponies - nies alleged to have been taken by tlio olliccr from plaiulilf in a previous suit. Marriage licenses were issued in the all of Omaha. The prospects for the success of the masked ball of Thurslon hose next Wednesday are highly flattering. The sale of tickets has been very large , and the expectation is that Met/ and Turner halls will bo taxed to their utmost to eon- tain the people who will bo present. Reserved scats for the engagement o Ailelaidc Moore at Boyd's ' opera house Friday and Saturday , gi > on sale tomorrow row morning. The repertoire is "As You Like , " Friday evening ; School for Scan dal ' Saturday matinee , and "Romeo and Juliet. " Saturday evening. All the ladies attending the opening performance will bo protcnk'd with a beautiful book of poems by Miss Moore , entitled "Drift wood of Idle Moments. " Guy C. Barton , J. J. Brown and J. W. [ lunnctt , having purchased the interest of Messrs. PaxlonnndBnydin the Omaha Savings bank , at the directors meeting yesterday Hon. Guy C. Barton was elected president and J. J. Brown vice- president The hoard of directors are Guy C. Barton , L. M. Bennett. J. J. Brown , Max Meyer , Clias. F. Mandorson , Tlios. L. Kimbail , Henry Pundt , L. B. Williams and E. L. Stone. gFURt. a5i- fflOST PERFECT MAD Prepared with special reuanl toNe No Ammonia , Iine ! or Alum , PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. , CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS , ARCHITECTS. F. M. 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