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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12,1886. Litigation Om the Purchase nt Loyal L. Smith's Special Sale. WHAT DAVE MILLER COULD DO. Anollicr AVboto Pn o Dlsplny Added to Ills llrllllnnt JIlHtoi-y Skull nnd Oi-ois Hones Scare. Tlio Tonm. [ rtioji TUB HUB'S MKCOI.S tifnr.Atr. ] The counsel for the defence in the Cole vs Miller suit , which wns feet for trinl at the present sc slon of the United States court , have filed affidavits in support of a motion for continuance , nnd the case will probably go over the term. The plaintiff ! ) arc anxious to try 11 outside of Omaha , nml Judge Duudy is known to bo of the opinion that it would perhaps bo as well to do so , but lu fnoo of the Showing made by the defense it will hardly be pushed , Lewis Cole , the plain tiff , is tlio son-in-law of Haiinaii Lowy , and claims to be the owner of Iho stock of dry goods left behind by Loyal L. Smith , Omaha's missing merchant. The defendant is David N. Miller , ex-shcrill' of Douglas county , who in his official capacity plastered the stock with attach ments after Smith's flight , and prevented Lowy and Cole from taking possession. The ease was removed from tlto slate to the federal court , and the stock sold and the proceeds , nearly $80,000 , paid in to Clerk Frank to be bold subject to Ihe decision of the present suit. Should Cole win ho will get the money , nnd the defense fenso will bo left "holding the bag. " Should Cole bo bcalen , however , the $80,000 , will bo divided among the creditors in the order Hint their attach ments were filed. And here , as pointed out by Judge Untidy the other day , comes in a curious contiuircncy. Miller , while ostensibly the defendant , is really only tlio agent of the creditors , but none of thorn are named with him as co-defendants. Should the matter bo decided iu his favor the money would lyivo to bo paid over to him. As his bond is only for § 10,000 , lie could if ho full so disposed mil the money in his pocket and calmly tell tlio creditors to go to Canada , and Inoir only resource would bu to sue his bondsmen , whoso liability is limited to $10,000. People who know Dave Miller understand that there is no danger of anything of the kind happening , but thc situation is cited lo show what might bo. Judge Dundy suggests that in order lo put the case iu proper shape , all the attaching ci editors le ) named as co-defendants , which will probably bo done. lu connection with this litigation there is an hitherto unwritten romance full of interest to all Omaha and Lincoln people ple , and especially those who know Smith m his high rolling days. When the sharper found it convenient to go to Can ada , ho loft behind him in OmaTia a hand some young brunette. , with whom ho had been wont to pass his leisure hours. A mashing son of Blackstone , whoso resi dence is m Lincoln , happened in Omaha shortly after , and meeting this dark-eyed damsel , became well acquainted with her. In a confidential mood ono day , she told Mr. Blackslono that Smith had loft her penniless , but that she was possessed of secrets which lie would j > ay well to have ko * ; 'w [ , BInckalono , ' Y.'uii an eye to speculation , supplied the girl with money , and bringing her to Lincoln , installed her where he could gradually work the alleged secrets from her. This done ho went to Canada , met Smith and cooly asked ? 10,000 as the price of keeping still , conducting the negotia tion of course m such a manner as to shut out a charge of blackmail. Smith refused point blank to buy his silence , denied the charges entirely , and Blackstone - stone returned to Lincoln. Having uc further use for the girl , and thinking that , perhaps after all she had been "working" him lie turned her adrift and settled down to muse over his busted ( peculation. The girl and Blackstone btill live here , but it's said "they novel speak as they pass by. " SKULL AND C'HOSS HONES. The crusudo waged by llio Law and Of' dor league , and Iho promise of the louden to strike still harder blows for moral re form , has made many residents of Lin coin engaged iu not strictly legitimate callings a lilllo apprehensive as to when and how they would bo put on the rack , Consequently when Thursday's mailbort to .some thirty saloon and billiard roon keepers mysterious blood-red posta ! cards with a ghastly skull and cros : bones , on the back , accompanied by the warning , "Bowarol The eye of the mystic league is on youl" lliero was a genera rush for counsel and advice. Jones , Hit Timth slreet furnished room man , fiow to Mayor Burr demanding ; protectioi against an unholy conspiracy bcsidt wTiitib tlio southern Ku Klux Khm was i bchool boy orgnni/.alion and crow of mer ry follows. The saloon men wore cspe cially unnerved and fearful that som < converted plait to drive them out of hum ness bad been tuloptcd. Quick's sale o : his barroom busincss'to Hood & Co. was takou as an indication that the vclorni had snuffed the impending danger , ant wisely "stepped trom under. " Fmalh ( he mutter grew so serious that Marshal Bcacb ujul Ofiiccr Smith wore called in and given a copy of the mysterious care with instructions to discover by all moans the senders and their irjtonlions. Thoii first and all sufficient discovery wns thai every man who had received one of the blood-rod cards was a retail dealer ii : cigars , and that among them wore nianj reputable oiti/.uiiH such as John T. Coch ratio , and Sowall. Ihp grocer , againsi whouv no breach of law could bo urged This * alislicd Iho ofiicluls Ihat it was iu : advertising bcluuuu and they drop pud ( no caso. The Bii : : man determined to go a littlt further , learned from Postmaster Wat kins that the emrds were mailed in : bunch in t ho local drop Wednesday night and taut the distributing clerk rotorrce tlmai la the ftbslbtant postmaster bofon Bending thorn out. They wore found ti bo mailable , and much against his per soual wish , thu postmaster was compollci to allow thorn lo pass. The sohomo , over as an mlvei tiaing dodge , is highly re pro heiisiblo nnd scandalous , us many of th * recipient * being nervous and oxcitabh men , have been caused a severe inentu strain and suffering , In thu case of tin vntoran Coelirane It was oven cruel , fo bis allliclious iu the past huvo been suf iieiont for one man to bear , ami ho , a least , should bo secure from such wilt and uncanny pranks. Till ! V11/.GKKALD IIOSK TIIAM. The team thai will represent the Fit ? gonxld Hose company at the New Or leans tournament has at hist been tie cidod upon , ami on Saturday niornin ; tlio boys will Mart on their journey south ward. There will bo twenty-six poopli in the party , including the wives o Messrs. Benson , JuuieS , Austin. Hunick Franklin and Carpenter , all undo charge of Malinger llohman. The runners nors comprise \\illiam 11. J tunes , Wil liam O. Austin. Frank I'urkington , C M. Benson , Harry Franklin , G. M. Car punter , 1'runk Austin , J , It , Hunlok Henry Small , Alex Mustine , B. II. Floyd A. Dillon , Foroy Knsigti , Si ( Jould ant Tullield anil Warner , Besides the.su thosi there will bo a cook , a rubber , and i inun of nil work lo look after th wants of the crowd , The team i ono of llio best oycf picked lo rep resent the rit/genddij , nnd will make ; linrd run for- thy championship. The' will captained by James , and led ii the races by Pa'rkington. The , coiipn ) ! < will bo dciio by James and Aiistin ( W C ) Mr. John Fit/.gernld has Rocurcd'a special car for Iho party , nnd they nnticl- jiito a picasnnt time , tlio route , ns given in Wednesday's HUE. being via the Union Pacific to Omnhn , Wnba Ti to St. Louis , anil Illinois Central to New Orleans. A CL'IlIOfS VEllllUT. The jury iu the combined Heed nnd Pheasant ease vs the Minneapolis & Omnha railway , after five daj'S uolibcra- tion , brought in n verdict yesterday , nnd were discharged by Judge Dundy. They award $3f > 00 to Pheasant's family , nnd shut Heed's off without .anything. Thc cases- were of the personal injury elns. " , nnd were nbly tried in United Stales court last week , Cencrnl Cow in nnd a Norfolk lawyer appearing for the pialntllfs and Messrs- Ogden , Brome mid Dewecso for the company , it was shown thai Itccd was engineer and Pheasant brakemau on a Irain which was wrecked on thc 8th of May , 18 J , near Wayne , by Iho Washing otif of a bridge , "and that both lost their lives. This the defense did not deny , nntl after the ca cs were called , offered Heed's family $2.1500 and Pheasant's $ lr,00 , with attorney fees and costs , to sottle. As the mo't Ihat eould bo recovered was $5,000 , General Cowlu nihisod the acceptance of the offer , but It wns refused , nntl the trial proceeded with the result noted. For some days the jury slootl 8 to 4 for the defense , then changed to jt to ( i , HIM ! finally yesterday morning made a compromise verdict. How they justify it , e.\copl upon the theory that ISoctl was drunk , is difficult lo understand. They held the company guilty of negligence1 , gave Pheasant's heirs ? ilr , > 00 , and left the family of Heed , who lost hi.s life at the same time and in the saino way , without a cent. cent.WANTS HIS nUIIINO UAfOllTint. Last week John Gross , n bookbinder employed tit the Journal olliee. was ar rested on a charge of unlawful cohabit ation , Gross was a new arrival from Ottawa (111. ( ) , anil , was stopping al the Trcmont house with a young woman whom , ho represented n i bis wife. The Illinois authorities sent on word Unit Gross1 family was still there , and thai the woman with him was Mary Pembroke , with whom ho hud eloped. Yesterday Shcrllf M'elick received a letter from Mary's father , asking that his girl be sent homo , or if il wns necessary to hold bet as a witness , that she bo well taken care of. Gross' arrest loft Mary without money , ami after giving her recognizance to iiiipenr when wanted she loft the hotel , sayinpj she must look for work. Since then she lias nol been liea.rdfroin , though it is safe It ) presume she is not far from Lincoln , and will show up when court meets. BIUIF : MUNTION. The old Wymore & Blue Springs Street Railway company has transferred all its rights- and property to the Wymore & Blue Springs Railway company for the sum of $01.70. The new company con sists exclusively of ( lie Reynolds lumily , who have put $15,000 into the scheme. The secretary of state has issued a cer tificate to Iho American Dclcclivo Associnlion of Omahu. Samuel Anderson is suing David Iln/.ard in tlio district court to obtain title to lot 3 , northeast quarter section 30 , township 10 , range 0 , which Anderson alleges was wrongfully conveyed lo tic- fonilanl while held in escrow by an un named party in 1870. A project to incorporate and endow the Nebraska Slate Teachers' association will be considered at the annual meeting next month. Mr. Jones proposes to secure 200 life members at fCacii , Iho proceeds to bn v.5Cd as nn endowment , tiio interest of which will way expenses of conventions , etc. Circulars are being sent out to teachers asking their opinion on the enterprise. The attention of thc police is respect fully called to Iho gang of loafers who in fest the B. & M. corner at Tenth and O streets , and also to the city ordinance against such gatherings. THE PUA1U1E AVAIF. A. "Standing Koom Only" Audience AVItness tlio Performance. Boyd's opera bouse was not largo enough to contain the great throng of people who rushed to that place of amusement Inst night to witness the pro- scululion by Buffalo Bill nnd his com pany of the sensational drama , "Tho Prairie Waif. " Long before time for llio curtain" to rise on the first net , there wns "standing room only , " nml fully 300 people ple wore turned awny , unable to gain ad- mittanco. The audience was not only largo , but also enthusiastic , nnd from the beginning lo thc end of the performance the applause was frequent and demon strative. At times it almost seemed as if the galleries had gone wild when Buf falo Bill appeared in the direst emergen cies nnd rescued the "Prairie Waif' from her impending fate. For Mr. Cody himself lliero is no need of praise , as who has not wilncssed his marvelous powers. His fancy rillc shoot ing lust night was witnessed with tlio same breathless interest that lias always accompanied it. Miss Denier made n charming "Prairie Waif , " nnd received her full meed of prniso. As the Dutch man , Julo Kocno iu his recitations brought down thc houso. John Pcntlv as "Captain Russell , " and Miss Jell "Sadie " their and Pcntly as , m songs dances , wore immense , iindQcreated the wildest enthusiasm. In fact , every mom- betof the company Is elesorving of men tion , and the performance to-night will undoubtedly bo greeted with a packed house. A PEUSUASIVK GUN. How Some ol' South Omaha's Dad Men Jumpctl tlio Town. In conversation with nresidontof South Oimtlia , named Fox , yesterday afternoon , a BIK : man was informed that there was great rejoicing in that burg over the re moval of Dug Johnson lo Omuhu , "He's bad " said Fox "and n man , , you may be sure the community will miss him , but no ono will mourn. If ho'il stayed much longer somebody would huvo done by him the way 1 did witli Crow. Crow was another bait man , and I made up my mind that we didn't want him to slay in town , So I wen ! up to his house ono day and told him ho had boiler got out. Ho didn't go , und the next day I wwil down with a shol- gun. Crow locked the door on mo , but 1 kicked it in and I says : 'Now you git. ' 1 kopl the gun covering him , and ho got. I accompanied him out of town for a ways , und. ho never come back. That's about the buit ; way to rid the plnco of toughs , " Ojiostloned about Mrs , Barrett , who has been accused of being a firebug , Fox wild that while the woman was bail enough , still ho did not believe she was guilty of the onbnsos charged.Vo've got too many bin' ' men out tlioro to bo looked attor now , " ho remarked , "without pitching onto wimmen. " Mr. Fox is of the opinion that the morals of South Omaha , will improve rapidly no\v that tlio hard characters are being rooted out. I'ut lu nu Klevator , "I wish you would call the attention ol the commissioner.- ! the fact thai the best thing they could do now is to con struct a tunnel from Farnam street into the basement of the court house and put in an elevator , " said a county ofilcull to s BEU man yesterday. "It has been al that a man could do this winter to climb the long stops in tlio condition they have been , und an elevator and a tunnel is the only remedy. They will have to do it before - fore long , and the sooner the bettor , " Fresh .Celery , Lettuce , Radishes -and and Cauliflower at U , Ii. Mooiitt & Co. NEBRASKA'S ' SUPREME COURT Business Transacted and Oases Considered at Yesterday's ' Session. TEXT OF THE OPINIONS FILED. A Yomic luuty'fl Mysterious Dlsnp- ttcnrnnco A llaby's Miraculous Es-onjie From liurnliiK to Dcnth Stnto News. Jfcliranka Supreme Coutt. LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 11. [ Special. ] The court met pursuant to ndjournmcut. The following causes wore submitted : Mat- Us vs llojrss1 Horn vs Miller , on motion ; Thomas vs Thomas. The following causes were ioversell by consent ! Oinnhn vs Dclndorf ; Spioiilo vs Omaha. The conil adjourned to Tuesday , February 1C , titsro : o'clock a. in. Tholollowlng opinions were filed : McPheison vs Wliwell. Knor fiom ( ! ago county. Reversed. Opinion by Cobb , .1. There being evidence before the Jury , tend ing to piovo a rescission by W. o tlio con tract between him and M. , an Instruction statlm ; the supposed facts of the case , nnd tclllni ? the Jury that If they believed such lacls from the evidence they Mioulil lind for thexlefoiidauts , but which Instruction is ig- noiod and lett out of the question of icscls- slon and the oUdenco tlieicol held , enone- tms and a now trial awaulcd , although In other nnd foimer instructions the couit had propcily Instructed the jury upon thu law of it-scission and its application to the casu licfoie them. Boyd vs State. Knor from Douglas county. Re\eied and dismissed. Opinion by Oobb , J. 1 An order of injunction only restmlns the defendant , or defendants , to the action In which the snmo is issued , and Mich per sons acting in. or occupying a subordinate position to him , or them , as may bo named , described , or in some manner designated In such order. 2 Proceedings in contempt are in their nntuieciimlnnl , and the stilct rules ot con struction , applicable to criminal proceedings , are to covcin therein. Van Xnnt vs Arg. Ming. Co. , SMcCrny , 014. State ex rel Heckling vs.lnynes. Mandamus. Wilt awaided. Opinion by Cobb , J. 1 Upon an application for a mandamus by a person who has duly lecehcd a ccrtllicato of election to the ofllcu of justice of tlio peace , to compel the delivery to him , by tlio late in cumbent of said ofllce , of the dockets and pancis iicitalnlng thoicto , the cause of action necessary nnd pioper to bo set out in such application , consists solely in his having been canvassed in , dcclaicd elected , awarded a certllicatc ot election , taken the oath , nnd given tlio bond required by law , and the respondent having i of used or failed to deliver up to him such dockets , papei , etc. , on demand. 2 To such application or relation , nothing may bo properly pleaded in answer which does not deny , or put in issue , some or all of the above facts , lliibbard vs Walker. Krror from Lancaster .county. Aflirmcd. Opinion by Cobb , J. 1 Land convoyed by II. K. to AV. , May 19 , 1609 , deed remained in the hands of W. 'i"7S- corded uut.i j.-iy ibSOi wacll thc SUUO ! wa , duly recorded. 2 On the-1th day of August , 1873 , L. & B. filed a transeiipt of judgment in the oflice o the clerk of the distiict court of the proper county , against McK. Execution issued thcieon February 7 , 18TO. Levy made on land tlio same day. March 11,1870 , sold by shcilff to G. Sheriffs deed on said bale June 20 , IbSl. Deed to G. supposed to have been recoidcd the same day. Deed from G. to II. In ejectment bv 11. vs W. et al bald , that W. holds the land by the title conveyed to him bv McIC. , absolutely unaffected by the judgment ot L. & B. or the legal proceedings thcieon under which plaintiff claims. J udg- nient for defendants upheld. Washburn vs McUnlr. Kiror from Gntjo county , llovciscdand attachment restoied. Opinion by Cobb , < ! . Affidavit for attachment contained , among others , the following allegation : "And that the defendant , D. Mculr ( ! , is about to con vert his pioperty , or iv part thereof , Into money for the purpose gf placing it beyond the reach of his cicditors. " On motion to dlsclmigo thc attachment on the gionnd , and lor tlio leason , that the facts stated in the affidavit lor attachment were iintino ; and , it appealing by affidavit , that , on the day of the Issuance of the attachment the defendant executed and placed on record two deeds to Ids wife , by each of which liu conveyed to her a lot of land for a nominal consideration , respectively ; and one of said conveyances being explained and shown not to bo fraudu lent by the respective affidavits of defendant and his wife , but , the other conveyance , not being cxulaincd , nor in any manner ac counted for , or even alleged to have been made in good faith , or for a valid considera tion , the older of the district court discharg ing said attachment is le'versed. School District 4'J , vs Hank of Xeuia. Error fiom I'.iwnco county. AOlrmcd. Opinion by Cobb. J. 1. " The bonds sued on purport to be signed by Peter Robot tson , modeiator ; John ( ! . Wlnekler , dhector , and William Ulchaiih , tie.mner. They weio dated October 10 , regis tered October ! i3 and negotiated and Issued by the district after the latter date. Tlio said William Rlchaids having bemi appointed director , and having accepted said office October 23 held , that ho will be picsumed cto have signed the said bonds alter his appoint ment , notwithstanding the date of the bonds. 'J. There was uvidenco to tlio eflect that the naipo of John G. Wlnckler , director , was not placed on the bonds by his o.vn hand ; that ho being of advanced ago and feeble health bad , about that time , always made USD of his son as his amanuensis to writu hh name to all papeis , and tlio bonds WHIG signed In that way ; and there also being ovldcncy that Mr. Wlnckler ticated the sig nature , purporting to be bis to the bonds as Ids own , by paitlclpatlng In the negotiation nnd balonf the boiuls-hold.tljiit the bondsare. the valid bonds of tlio dlstlk't. 3 Theio being evidence that the county comnilssloiiois iinied taxes on the taxable pioperty in said school distiict for the pur ; pose of paying the interest on said bonds ) nnd to provide a sinking fund for the final lodemptlon of the same ; that Mich taxes wore collected by the county tieasmer and paid on said bonds , within live yea is next before tlio commencement of said action held , that such payment was snllicieut to taku the bond upon which it was paid and endorsed out of the statute of limitations. Post vs School Dibtiict 10 , Gage county. F.uor liomGagocounty. Atllrmed. Opin ion by Maxwell , Ch. J. 1 Wheie It is sought to piovo by a member of a law firm , after Its dissolution , that ho has made search for certain instruments sent to the linn , and that ho cannot find them , in order to admit secondary evidence oC their contents , it must bo madn to appear that ho letalned the possession of the same , and that bciuchas mndo In such places as tlio instru ments , if In existence , in nil probability would be found. 2 Wheio the execution nnd validity of cer tain school bonds weio denied held , that unless there was some proof of their Issue , sale mid satisfaction by the district the couit should dlicct \eidlet for the defendant. Aiiltiimn etc. Co. vs Jenkins. Kiror fiom Ktchaidbon county , Alliimcd. Opinion by .Maxwell , Ch , J. 1 Undur the homestead law of 1679 n m6rtgago on the Homestead .of a married jiersoii to. bo valid must bo 'executed and acknowledged by both husband and wife. 3-A . "mojtgaso to socuio'au antecedent debt was signed by both husband and wife , nnd afterwards acknowledged by Ids wife before Hie proper officer , but not by the hus band held , there lelnic no countervailing equities , that the mortgage did not create n lien on the homestead. McMurtrey vs State. Krror from Lancaster coiinty. Ro\eis < M for new trial. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J , 1 Aflhliivlts iiMiil in the trial court , to bo nvntlablo for a review of the question In the supicmc court , must bo embodied In n bill of exceptions. 2 Where an answer , or other pleading of n defendant U properly on file , no judgment by default can bo entered ngntnst him. n An nnwer filed In the district court , but entitled "In the county couit" Is nmendable , nnd if applicable to the petition , cannot bo disregarded. Stnto ex rcl Saco vs Kenneth Mandamus writ allowed. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. 1 Cities of the second class hn\o author ity , under subdivision 8 , of section O'J ' of the ' act ot 1S711 , entitled an net to provide for "Iho organl7aton ! , government nnd powers of cities nnd villaces , " to Impose an occupied tax upon liquor dealers. In addition to the amount paid for license to sell liquors. 2 The pnyiucnt'of such tax , however , can not bo mndca condltoii precedent to the Is suing of license to sell intoxicating liquors. ! ! The findings of refeiecs , like vcidlct of n Inry , will not be set aside unless they are cleatly wiong. State ex lol , Omaha llor < o Itnilwnv vs .Indues. Mandamus. Writ denied. Opin ion by Mnx\\ell , Ch. J. Where n peieinptory wilt ot mandamus was gi an led by the dlstilct court against n sticct railway company to compel It to run cars over n certain poitlon of its line , and the lallway company sought to lm\cjudg- nient lovlewed In tlic snpicmu comt nnd to compel the district couit to fix the amount ot the suporredeas bond held , that-theie was nopiovtslon of the statute.rcqulilug such coin I or judges to fix the amount ot the tin- del taking In such case. Burlington & Mlssoml Railroad Company vs L Crockett. Itehcaiing nfliimcd. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. 1Uicio the under boss of a giavel tialn gang was directed by his Immediate snpoilor to take men and dig out a car , which Irul been partly coveied and derailed by a fall of giavel from a high bank near by , and in pursuance of such older did proceed to dig out the car , nnd while so employed was killed by the embankment caving in. Piior to that time , the custom had been to station watch men to give notice to the workmen of danger from thc falling bank , which was omitted on that occasion held , that the company was liable 2 The conductor of a gravel train on a railroad with a gang of men under his Imme diate control In the employ of the rallioad company Is as to such men the vice principal of. thc railroad company , and not a fellow ser vant. 8 A sub-boss , under the immediate con- tiol and diiectlon of tht > conductor or tlio per son In cliaigo of a crnvel train , is not as to such conductor or person in charge of a train , a fellow sen-ant. Business JJitt Front IJIair. BLAH : , Xeb. , Feb. 11. [ Special. ] The re ports that leach us from the neighboring towns of proposednew industries and booms lias finally awakened pur citi/.yns to n icalizatiou ot - j. j-ia't , jt is tlmo somc. thine was done Jin the direction of an in dustry that will bo'of general benefit to the city. Steps are being taken now for the erection of a canning factory. Rcpresontalivo citizens agiecd at a meeting last night to subscribe a sufficient amount to put the same In running order. ThCie is also a fair pios- pect for a pork packing establibhmeiit to bo started here. ' ' j it is inmored to-day that the banking house of A. Castetter is to bo made a national bank. Should this bo done we will have two national banks and n savings bank here. * m lU-akomau TJOSCS a liniitl. O'NciM. , Neb. , Feb. 11. [ Special Tele gram. ] Yesterday afternoon a brakcman named George McDonald , running on freight No. 21 , lost his right hand while try- lug to nmko a coupling. Ho dropped the coupling pin , and hastily stooped to pick it up , but the approaching car was close upon him , and before ho could get out of the way tlio wheels tan over his right arm at the wrist. The hand and wiist were feaifully mangled , and the unfortunate man had to have the hand amputated. The operation was successfully porfoimedby Dr. Lease ot Nellgh , assisted by Dr. Conloy of O Neill. The wounded man was taken to Noligh to day , where ho will lemaln under the caio of Dr. Lease until ho recovers. A TL'OUIIK Lady Disappears. IJi.ooMixo-iox , Neb. , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram. ] Miss Annie Shciman , a young lady recently from Michigan withhcrp.xients , left her sister's house this afternoon at about 0 o'clock and has not-inco been seen or lieaul from , although caieful search has been made. On leaving she bade her sister good bye , lenmrking that she might never see her again. No reason can bo given for the act , ns her parents are kind nnd indulgent , Miss Sherman is 19 years of age , rather tall , daik complexion , stoutly liuilt. She has lost a flout tooth , which would bo noticed immedl- ntitly. Her patents nio nearly wild with gilef , fearing that she has committed suicide. Something Muvoil tlio lr..vin , Neb. , Feb. 11. [ Special. ] A lather remarkable lire occurred at tlio elegant icsldencu ot C. C. Ciowcll. While Mis. C. and the baby were sitting in the library ( tlio baby on the floor in front of the llio place ) thico successive explosions In the lire place chimney occinrcd , scattering the logs and clndeis nil over thu loom nnd mound the child , but not injurlnir It in the least. The elegant ciutains , rugs and chalis weio damaged consldeiabiy , him over , but the fiio was extinguished buforoany material dauuigo wus clone to the building. Indicted Tor Attempted Murdor. RmnrroNNub. , . , Feb' . 11. [ Special Tele gram. ] In the case of the state of Nebraska vs P. II. AVilllams , charged with assault with Intent to kill James Ashburn , tlio defend- tt"t WW Placed under 31,20u bonds lo appear at the next tenu , ot the distilct couit to an swer to thu indictment a/s charged. Attention N'ow l\ \ > Human Kind , lii { : > Ci.oui > , Nell. . Feb. 11. [ Special I'd- Brain. ] W. N. lUcMrdWi and Miss Bosio Tangil weio ninrnedMbls , ovonlng , The wedding was a imtft affair , only a few lull- mate fil uds being' present. Itlchaidsou Is an old Nebraska , pioneer cattleman , and has doubtless handled utuiu live stock in the past htteen yeais than nny man in the Mate. Murders TInu'Tjiiuk ' Confirmation. KtxdSTON , Out. , Vt'li 11. Fi lends In this vicinity have beci ) ailyhed of tlm killing of six mounted pollco'liiMT ' Iteglnn , They await conliimatlon of tlm ropldt. They haut also been Informed by their noithwest coriespon- diints that a icbullion U likely to occur In the spring. _ Jlrovltli-s. Putrolniiin Mostj-u j'osterdaj' recovered the cloak which was stolen from in front of J. L. liraiulois i : Co.'s store a day erse so ago. The thief , however , was not cap tured. An alarm of fire last oveniiiK called tlio iiopartnient to Twonty-fourth and Far- naiurttrootvliuro ti cliluinoy was burn ing out , No ilunragu was done nnd the services of the firemen wore not required. Mrs. George Zuttler , of Glonwooil , Iowa , is in the city in search of her hus band. Ho lull her aooui ton days ago to conto to Onmlia , where ho was to sccnro employment as a cook. She has not heard from him since. , and is afraid that ho has met with misfortune , Tbo police liavt } Ijeei ; iiotilicd' bo on the lookout for him.- THE REFORMED GAMBLER , Stove Holcorabo , of Louisville , Who is Now Serving the Lord , A Valuable Secret AVIilcli Ho Will Carry to the Ornro His Mission- nry Work In Louisville. Thc Louisville correspondent of the St. Louis Hepnbllcnn snyss High among Ood's nobletuon stands Stove Holcombc , the rcformcil gnmblor of tins city. From n life of success , plenty nnd revel , ho has turned to onoof bepgnrynnil brotherhood with tramps nnd thugs that ho may do good to his fcllowmon. For nioro than tiiirly years Steve llolcombo was known far and wiilo us one of the most success ful gamblers in the country. In the old pnlmy days of river navigation ho piled his calling iu the gilded cabins of those magnificent Hunting palaces which ran between Cincinnati nml the Crescent City , or rested at will In the dtles nlong the way. Hand-some , courtly , dressed Hko n prince , and as free us a king , it is little wonder that ho wus a general favor ite wherever known. To sit at u gaming table was to win , yet ho wns novelno - ciHotl of cheating. Though n gambler ity prol'e sion ho bore tlioivpututlonof being honor mid candor itsi'lf. Ills blno oycs ovi'i * wore n smllo except when greeted by sulVcriiig , nnd limn a liberal hand always went to an overflow ing pocket to oiler relief ns far us possi ble. lu all his career ho wusnovur known to injure a follow .being. Mnny reasoin hnyo been given in explanation of his uniform good fortune at the gaining ta ble , but none have touched tlio secret. Ho is loth to refer to tlio old days , but ho tells mo his success was duo to u system which ho employed in gambling. Poker was bis favorite game , and ho says that by the aid of is sy&tom ho can , in the end , break the best poker player who ever lived , ilolcombo does not claim to have originated this system , but says he picked it up from the mvontor , n gambler named Nann. The latter often said that Steve was Iho only man who over discov ered the secret , and the two poojed is sues and traveled together , winning largo sums of money. After n few years Nash died , leaving Holcombe solo pos sessor of tlio secret. Steve continued to use it up to the time of his reformation. and it is estimated that he has won and squandered nearly $200,000. Since he abandoned the green cloth many gamblers have tried in every con ceivable way to wring llolcombo's secret from him , but to no purpose. It is said that Col. Dick Walts , member of the general council of this city , o lib red him $10,000 cash for his secret , but Stove quietly replied that bo would carry it to tlio grave with linn. \ \ lion this man was converted he walked out of the gambling house with out penny. Cbict of the Fire Depart ment Ed. .Hughes believed llolcombo sincere in his desire to reform nnd offered him work in the itcun'Jt unt. The pinco wnt ; C"rptOa , but' not long afterward llolcombo gave it up and established a gospel mission for tramps and outcasts in a little dingy basement. He undertook to fill the stomach of these needy people ple preparatory to filling their hearts with the word of God. Ho asked dona- lions of food , clothing and money to carry out this plan. It was up-lull work to win recognition , but lie finally succeeded , and donations poured in daily from every quarter. Hungry nnd un clothed people canto in even more rap idly. however , and it was not long before the little mission wns feeding and caring for nearly a hundred people , on tin av erage , daily. But the gospel on a full stomach plan proved an admirable one , and a little army of reclaimed drunk ards , tramps and thugs soon began pro claiming the praises of Steve Holcombe , the reformocf gambler. The work con tinued to grow , nnd now the little base- incut mission has the moral and financial backing of some of the most prominent and wealthy people of the city. As an illustration of his zeal it may bo men tioned that llolcombo lives from the do nations of the charitable , just as do the strangers who arc dependent upon him. Ho lias now grown gray and rough , and the honest blue eyes are pale and shrunken , but in thorn there is a light which tells of a heart contented ami nt rest. Among those who first rccogni/.od the work of llolcombo and came to his sup port was Mr. J. T. Uurftlnmlt , a prominent business man of this city. Taking- great interest in the progress of the mission , this noble man soon realized that it was sorely in need of better and more commodious quarters. Casting about , his pyes alighted upon the old , deserted mansion , which stands on Jolierbou street above First , und bo at once made inquiries about it. lie found that it was owned by residents of Missis sippi , nnd hold at 5(10,000. ( Thinking the price too high ho offered $12,000 with the express uiiilurstniiding thai the pluco should bo donated to the llolcombo mis sion. Through the advice of Maj. Gco. F. Downs , the husband of the celebrated Snllio Ward Armstrong , the owners held on for $115,000 until Mr. Unrgardl with drew. his oiler upon going east tit thc be ginning of the year. Forty-eight hours after the offer was withdrawn word eamu thatli,000 ! would bo accepted , but it wns too late. Now , Mr. Iloleombu , is trying to raise the amount by public sub scription. It is moro than likely that he will bo successful. The building is a very largo nnd excel lent one , and could not bo replaced for sJM.OOO , Owing to its locution , it is uu- salable as a residence or clubhouse. It hu.s about forty largo rooms and is fur nished with every convenience. Upon securing this place llolcombo purposes to establish various nulnsU'ln ! divisions in order Hist all 'loscrving and needy per- BOIIH may bo given a chance to earn an honest living. Another feature will bo a school for street waifs and orphans taken from drunken nnd immoral parents. He w'll also make a special dopartmo.nl for the purpose of sheltering and retrieving outcasts who huvo been discharged from prison moneyless and friondloss. Other features worthy of this noble man will bo introduced. Bujjorstfi IOIIH , luii/t' ( / fYmijwiidiii. It the sun shines wliilo it is raining ; It is a sign that satan is whipping Ids wife. It is a bad sign for n cat to gel in a crndlo. it is bad luck for a deformed cal to bo born on the place , unless it is drowned at once , Whim a dog dreams before a fire it is a sign thai a witch is trying to got in the houso. Tlm way to keep the witch out is to tluow saltiu the lire. A horscshon nail stuck in a crack will keep witches out. If sparks lly from the liroplaco it is a sign , that your enemies are conspiring against you. If n nhnnk of fire rolls out on the hearth strangers are coining , If a twig or biiili gets caught in a womtinV dress ami is dragged nftor hot- it is a sign that she lias a sweetheart. Another liito by tlm Hnmo lo . Paris News ; ( Jood morning , Mns. ( lilli- gan. How is Patrick this morning ? " "Hiiro bo's no bolter , sir. " "Why don't you M-'iul him to the hospital 10 bo treat ed ? " "To be treated J it * Faith , an1 it's ( li.o delirium Irimmius ho had al ready. " Sympathy Wnntcil , St. Louts ( IHibt'ltcinocmt. Mr. Peck , the labor commissioner of New York , has just printed a report , which , while valuable for ils statistics , is also interesting from its accounts of ( ho condition of the working women of the metropolis. The commissioner seems to have given special attention to the female - male workers of the Kmpiro state , and in addition to the statistics gathered from the , census tables and llgnros collected from manufacturers nnd employers In the leading industries of the state , lie has taken pains ( o go among the working women and ascertain , by personal obser vation , what are their wants and what the conditions under which they do their dnily tusks. His investigations. arebow- over , particularly thorough with regard to one class , those who do contract sew ing , taking the work homo and returning it completed to the contractor. The con dition of llii'MJ poor creatures is really pitiable and the pen-pictures drawn by the commissioner of the distress and want which increasing toil i < unnblo to allo- vlato. are likely fo move the various women's a < odations of the country to still more * oarm-M efforts in behalf of tlioirsuHoring sisH > rs. Hut at tlu1 sumo time , whllo sympathy may bn fell tor thu unfoi-tun.ile women who earn a it-nut and insnllHcitl living by arduous toil , it should nol bo forgot ten that , b.ul as their condition K they alone are ivpon ilili for if. They Imve uindu it what it K und a * I'm a as they are willing to live in garrets and .new for . for one or two dollars a Wi-ok , there is n > hopn of oiiy improve- m.-nt , either in th lr pay , their food or holr lodgings. If every other door but that of the clothing eontrac'or ' were tlixi'l again1 ; ! thorn , their situation would ee deplorable indued , but the .same re- b > rt which p.iints their sufferings' shows pl o Iho tact that domestic servants , such as cooks , chambermaids , and personal attondnuK are not only fed und lirusod , ant in addition are paid , on an average , b larger .sum weekly than Is received by nhesu sewing women who , oul of their t canty pittanoo , are forced to clothe ami seed themselves , and pay rent for the frooim they occupy. .Nor is the occupation of domestic ser vice in the least overcrowded. Servants. such as they are , are numerous , but com petent servants are rare ; and , in the lan guage of a female reformer , "a girl who ( lees not have to bo told seven times a week to make the beds , twenty-one times a week to set the 'able , and a hundred limes a week to answer Iho door-boll , is a treasure. " Such a servant will receive exceedingly good wages for the sorv'eo ' she renders her mistress , wliilo even the great body ot incnpablcs got each from $10 to § 20 a month , together with board , lodging , fuel , lights and other accommo dations which the sowing-women are forced to provide for themselves. A feeling of false pride , however , prevents sewing- women from going out to service ; and so prevalent in tho. idea that sewing or starvalion wages in a garret is moro re spectable than doing the honest work of servant lor good pay , that hosts of women are kept in competition for tlio work of contractors , and the wages are lorced tea a proportionally low li uro , So. wliilo tears oi sympathy may How for the sew ing-woman , let it be remembered that she sews from choice ana not of necessity , and let a little sympathy bo spared for ladies who , with a house full of company , are forced to do all their work on account of the sudden and unexpected departure of every servant about the place. A Word for Bruce. CitciGHTON , Neb. , Feb. 8. [ Corres pondence of the Bin. ] I have just read in the Omaha Republican of the Ud inst. tlio accusations against Miner W. Ih-nco , of the United Stales land office at Nio- brnrn , Neb. One not acquainted with Knox county and its people will think Mr. Bruce the worst criminal now in the employ of the government , but those best acquainted with all the circumstances of Ihc case know full well Ihat Ihc charges are made for personal and political reasons to have Uugiste' ' Bruce bounced from the United Stales land office. Is il not strange that out of all tlio affi davits made lo substantiate the charges preferred , only one is made by a demo crat for "olToiisivo partisanship ? " It is tlio old political fight continued , which 1ms been Kept up for the past twelve yearh. tor personal spite or political gain , and their object is to destroy Mr. Bruce , both , personally ami politically , as they ronliztt the fact that ho has many friends throughout Ibis land district. The parties to this light are the nnti- Van Wyolc fuc- lion of Ihe republican party , and com prise what is termed the Niobrara ring who have sworn to destroy the Van Wyck faction. There are many of the charges mndo against Register Bruce that could not bo substantiated before a court and the parlies that make flient are far from being taints , although ( hey wear saintly robes sometimes. They even induced the poor old blind man to sign an affidavit nol knowing the con tents thereof. Knox. county is the banner county for lies , liars and political atlida- vits , but when they commence to assail Minor W. Bruce , they have got the wrong man as he is a better man than any of the affidavit makers ngainsl him , and 1ms got mo.ro friends in Ivuo > c county nnd this laud district. Some of the atli- davit men would like to recall their words as they did not expect Ilium to go into print , but that Suorcta.ry Lamar - mar would call an investiga tion immediately , and poor Minor would gel Iho grand bounce. This is tlio nann" ) crowd that would bol money that Minor Bruce would never bu reg ister of the United States land ofilco al Niobrara ; yet in Iho f.ico of the opposi tion of tluinu same aHiiluvil-maktimiuhas bemi register nearly two yours and it will vuqulro moro horjury limn lias nl- leudy b'eon escnlto Washington to remove him us ho is without exception the most honorable and competent and best regis ter that ever hula the position in the land district. Ho needs no defenders , as ho has al ways been able to defend himself , but his dofnmurs may rest assured Unit tlmir malicious persecution will nol win lauriils for them wlien their great inves tigations are had , as their chargoa can not be subManllalod , bill are mere asser tions anil horesay gotten up for political and pimonnl gain. Let them do their worst. Tlio depart ment knows whether Minor \V. \ Bruce has done Ids duty or not. This is not a democratic , but a republican light , S , F. M. Overbook , for some Umo back one of the mo > t popular attaches of the Chicago Lumber company , in a few weeks will remove his family from Cin cinnati to thu city ami muko His homo iu oitrmidsl. _ V. 1' . Mussolman. who for thu past t\\o yoard has been bookkeeper for Branch & Co , , loft last evening for his old homo in lloHdayoburg , 1'a. , where ho will spend a few weeks. _ The skeleton of an ancient Now Kng- lander , recently uug up at Nantuoket , still retained its clutch upon one of the first copper coins that enmo from tlio mint of tlio independent colonies. Dr. Hamilton \ \ arron , J'.clcctlo Physi cian and Surgeon , 703 N. Kith street , near Webster. Day and night calls promptly attended to. Fresh Jursuy cow for tale' with calf by her side. Graham I' . Drovvuc , Jersey vlllu .stock farm , ADDITIONAL OOUNOIL BLUTFS KEWfa TIIK roou roijK'is. 1 The Council liivcatlRntcR the Clmi-Rcs f orctinrltyl'IIIVHitK. The council Inst night held an investi gation into the charges mndo that the police force had helped themselves to the clothing contributed to the poor. The chief of police told the night turn not to appear before Iho eouneil to testify. This order of tlio chief was not regarded. Nearly all the officers appeared nnd were examined. Ollleor O'Brien was the chief witness. He testified that Captain Walters took three coats and a girrs cloak ; that Chief Skinner laid out n pair of boots nml suit ! lie wa going to take them. II. II , Field identified a coat which was worn by Ollleer Kirk as ono given by him for the poor. Kirk admitted having taken it , but claimed he iivchauged his own coutfor il. Captain Walters admitted taking some of the clothing but only for distribution to the poor people , ami denied appropri ating any of il to his own use. bovcrnl other witnesses wore OMiminod , but little additional light was thrown on the case. The Investigation was u sceret ono , and was continued until after midinlitht. An | adjournment was1 taken until this - evening. The chief of polleo ordered Ollleor O'Brien to give up his star , claiming that ho had fifteen distinct charges to prefer against him. The mayor pro tern in structed O'Brien to retain Ids star ami continue on duly until the mayor re turned and further investigation could bo hud. 1'orsoitnl Patrick Kgan is at the Millard. W. A. Spencer , of Pierce , spout yester day in Omaha. Mrs. K. L. Harrow , of Bentrlco , is a guest al thu Millard. Mrs. J. 0. Morrow who has boon ill for some time past is recovering. Mr. K. S. Daly representing tlio Dobbins - , . bins Electric soap company is in the A city. city.W. W. F. Prindcll , of Cohinuiiis , and F. P. Wigton , of Norfolk , are registered at the Paxlon. Col. J. L. Ctirby , of St. Louis , is regis tered at the Pn.Nton , having arrived in Iho city last evening. Hon. William F. Cody , "Bull-do Bill , " and the loading members of his company are registered at the Paxtoii. W. 11. Pound and C. B. Finch , of Kearney , arrived in Omaha last evening and are registered at the I'avton. W. W. Wilson , Lincoln ; S. P. David son , Tecumseh , and W. II. Hong , Tekn- mali , were registered at the Millard last ovoning. Miss Nellie Townes , for some tlmo buck ono of our widely known and respected young Indies , left yesterday for Bal timore , Md. , where she will hereafter reside. Hon. II. F. Cady , ono of the managers of the Chicago Lumber company , and now of Nebraska City , will shortly move to Omaha and lake up permanent resi dence here. Women Who Work lit fcnglaml. Pall Mull Gazelle. According to the lalcstollicialstalislicd the number of working women in Eng land and Wales is 7,700,515. These nro employed in about 280 ditl'eront branches of work. In the series of articles of which tlio present is the concluding ono I have attempted to collect some information mation as lo Iho training for and the no , turo of some now employments and of those in which largo numbers of women find tboir daily bread , and , according lo Iheir own words , their chief interest iu life. It would bo difficult , if not impossi ble , to give moro than a very general sketch ot the chief spheres ot women's work in the limited space Of a newspaper , Tlio assertion which is frequently made Ihat no woman who earns her own living docs so for the love of work , but merely because she is compelled to work , has , as far as 1 have been able to ascertain by coming in contact with workers of nil classes , no foundation whatever. The factory girl and the laundress who un derstood their work have told mo without hesitation that they would rather work than do nothing ; and all up thc social scale it has boon the same ; but the moro intelligent and intellectual the working Nvomnn , the more in earnest and entliu- siaslie about her work have I invariably found her lo bo. But once moro I would say what has been said again and again , Hint without training no woman will ever succeed in doing her work to.her . own or to hov employer's satisfaction , and if this fact is wo.l understood by parents and tencliorn of girls , the chief dilliculty in the ad vancement of women will be removed. All other difficulties may in time bo over come , ns the employments for women during Iho last Ihirty years boon , and still are , over inoreasmg , the work need bo no drudgery , there being a sufficient number of dill'crcnt employments open to every olass of women that oaoh may choose a department , for which she is best fitted by natural gifts and idyosincniBios. There are still a great many men and momen who , having never by experience. known what it means to liavu life stretched out before them with but the ono clear fact standing out of the dark future that they miisl earn their own liv ing or perish , speak of some sphere of women's work * as "unwomanly. " The only possible explanation of this asser tion is that those who make it have no idea of the moaning of true womanliness. 'L'hnre will bo unwomanly women in high anil in low llfo as long as Iho worm stands , but no work will over in crease or diminish their number. WJuit the extension of work must needs In'lncf about is Uio solution of one of tlio great. est social problems of our tlmonamely. . Unit of the orpiuli/.nlionof llio HOXOS , unit after Ihe ban-let of inequality falls , which is now put up at almost every slop against women whoso iptalilicnlions anil capaci ties are second to none , the way is clear enough. Cnrlylo , in "Past and Present , " that grand oxhortalion of true labor , which ought to lind its place by thu side of the. Bible on the book-shelf of every working man and woman , says : "There is' u perennial nobleness , and even sacredness - ness in work. * * * Blessed is ho who has found his work , lot him ask no other blossednoss. " Oppression , dillicultios and obstacles thorn nruMill many to over come ; days of discouragement and hours ot weariness will still coma , but ono bright ray will never bo absent , oven though ihufcky bo dark ; Unconsciousness that Iho cause of woman in rapidly pro- gresingitlmt.lhero is yet npsphcru which having once been opened lo woman , hun been shut on lh m again becaiiio they failed in it , and from the coiir-cioiiHiiess thai each day of individual labor furthers thccauco of the \yholu MIX will spring new courage and inspiration , and should in a gloomy hour , such as comes ovou to the "most hopeful worker , when body and mind are weary from onrno-il , wholo-hcurlod WOI-K , the temptation draw near to oom- pare the qulot , apparently mo notonous llfo of toil with the changeful , easy life ot the sister whom falo has destined to be an idler , then jet II bo remembered what tiio great spirits of all ages have never ceased to proclaim that the. ( nippiest lifu is a life of work , of whatevt-r kind the work may bo ; and not only is it tlio happiest , but the noblest llfo as -incomparably higher than the oxlstoiico of the idler , with its glitter ing .surface , ' its disappointments and its ( Hi-rowing influences , tor "Labor , wide ua tile world , , lias its summit iu heaven. "