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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1886)
TJf B OMAHA DAILY B3JS , T JLTRSDAY , MAKCH 25 , 1SSG. 5 OLD HAN BENDER BOUND OVER Button , His Oell Male , Swears Positively to the Confession. NODES AND NYE ON THE STAND , Their Testimony tlio Satno tit Given l > y Stilton The Prisoner Awaits the Action oT the Federal Orntitl Jury. [ mow THB iiBB'fl i.tscot.x nunr.Au.l When the examination of Pierson wns resumed before Commissioner BIHIngsly yesterday morning , Messrs. Caldwclland Lansing , attorneys for the defendant , ar gued at length the question of jurisdic tion. Mr. Uartlctl , the United States at torney , was proceeding against the pris- fionor , they said , under section 5,339 of the revised statutes of llio United Slates , which provides for tlio prosecution of offenses committed in places where the United States hits exclusive jurisdiction. As tlio grant by Iho legislature of Ne braska to the federal government of the land in Omaha on which the poslollico building stands reserves to the state con current jurisdiction , the prisoner's conn- BC ! argued that the prosecution must fall , ns It dlil not como under the meaning of tlio section quoted. Mr. iJartlctt replied at length , afllrmlng his position , and claiming that the concurrent jurisdiction reserved by the stale was only lo the ex tent of serving processes by state ollicors on government premises in order that they might not bo made a haven of ro- Ing" by ollbudeis against state laws. Commissioner Billingsly. at the conclu sion of the argumelit , Halt ! that while tlio point raised by Messrs , Lansing and Caldwell - well was one to matters on which he had doubts , bo should , In the interest of jus tlce , overrule it , and order tlio examina tion to proceed. The lirst witness called was Frank Sutton of Blair , who testified that ho was sent to the penitentiary in 183:3 : for bur glary , and while there mot tlio prisoner , John Pierson. In 1883 Piorson , ( hiding that he had been a rounder in Omaha , nsked him If ho knew a woman there named Anna Henry. Sutton said lie did , when Piorson inquired whether she had over told him about liisPiorson's ( ) killiiif ] \ man Uioro , Sutton said she Had , and" I'iorson then told him to bo careful not to repeat it. lie asked mo , said the witness , not to give him awuv. 1 told Mr. Nobos what Piorson had said , and soon after wards t was put in tlio cell with him. Ono night IMcrson asked mo if I had told Nobcs about the matter , and I said no. I asked him how ho came to kill the man , and ho said that ho was paid § 300 by Jack Nugent for doing it. Piorson said the man lie killed was Watson IJ. Smith , und that .Nugont's excuse for wan ting to got rid of him was that ho was fighting uio license law and lie was afraid the sa loon men would notgct licenses. Nugent told him where to lind Smith and how lo kill him. After shooting Smith , Pierson kud. ho wont through his pockets and took what valuables ho had. and then fired a shot out of Smith's revolver and laid it by the body to make it appear that ho killed himself. I told Piorson that 119 ought to toll Nobos tiboi,0 ; mrder , , ana then i.i" , CCiii.scicncc wouldn 't trouble him. Ho Said if I spoke about the matter to him again ho would kill mo. Piorson at that time was acting as if ho was badly frightened , walking the floor , and talk ing wildly in his sleep. Soon after this I was put in another cell ut my own re quest because I was afraid to remaim with Pioison. Subsequently Picrnon toll ! mo that it was George Groome * titat did the killing , while lie stoed'at the bottom of the stairs , tirdomos and ho wcro partners in Omaha , ho said , where they were engaged in the business of "catch ing chumps. " On the cross-examination Sutton'c memory was very bad. To every puzzling question his answer was " 1 don't retnoin- bor , " while his crimson face , and hesi tating manner , led the disinterested spec tators to the belief that ho was boatinp about the bush. He said that ho first told Nobos of Piorson's talk in 1883. and thai Nobcs instructed him to find out more about it. In pursuance of this he pump ed Piorson , obtaining subsequently tin information given on the direct oxamina tion. In talking with Pierson about tin murder Sutton said that the formei told him ho would kill any mar for 5300. Afterwards Pierson said IK hadn't shot anybody. GroomOshad killec the man while ho stood at the bottom o the stairs. Pierson was put in the blacl hole while Sutton was his ccllmato , but i was for throwing down his tools and refusing fusing to work. At least that was wha Pierson said. Stilton swore that he wai never ollored any reward or inducement for deeming a confession from Piorson anil lind only talked tlio matter of hi testimony over with Attorney Bartlett Ho acknowledged having told Fran ! Cnrbon of Blair and Charles Grocery o Denver that ho was into rested in soourinj a confession from Pierson , but ho mean by that the punishment of a guilty man When hold down closely by the pris onor's counsel Sutton said that ho hai lied to Piorson in order to extract a cou fession. When 1 told him I had seen ; piece in the paper about his killini smith , of course It was a lie , Sutton said My telling him I knew his girl , Ann Honrv , was also a lio. The stalomon that she hnd told mn ho had killed a nut was another lio. When 1 said to Piersoi that 1 hadn't ' told Nnbos what he said t mo I got oil'another lie. Warden Nobcs , of the penitentiary was the docond witness. Ho said tin Sutton had told him of Piorson's stale niont , and ho hail u fictitious urticl printed on n.illp , detailing I ho alleged ai rest of Nugent and Groomes In the hope that Piorson might bo induced to confer In February , 1885 , Pit > n > on was brougl into my ollico , the warden said , ami coi fronted by Mr. Lambortson , whom I ii troducod its a United States otllciiil. Mi Lambertfion road Iho mnvMiapor slip t him , and then wn both told aim that if Ii know anything about the matter he ha better toll It. [ To the Court No , sir , nothing wt ( aid lo Piorson about Ids rights , or Hi consequences of making H confession. ] Continuing , Iho warden said : Picrso said ho didn't know anything about tl matter. Ho then asked Mr. Lamburtsn to leave the room as ho wanted to tal with mo alono. When Lamhortf-on hn : gouoout Piorson said ho didn't know wli lie was and didn't want to talk too free ! before him , Two days later Pieraon sci tor in * and said that if wo had Nugoi nnd Groomes looked up , and they hn squealed , that ho might ns well say th : Nugent hnd offered him money to ki Smith , Piorson thnn offered to swc ; to anything wo wanted provided v would clear him. Lambortson told hi : that in such a case ho would have to tr a piotty straight story , and asked hi how ho would describe the killing , 1 said that ho would &wnar that Nugt'i gave Groomes the pistol to kill Smii with , and to batisfy Liimberlson , describe accurately the plan of the building , tl rt , position of thu body , nature of the \voun * * etc. . Cross-oMimlnntlon-1 put Sutton in tl cell with Pierson to lind out what thoi was in the story of the murder. 1 don know whether Sutton knew of thn Wn i.on B. Smith murder at thai time or no Two weeks afterward Sutlon soul for n und said Pierson hail told him Nugci had given him n pistol and $300 to kl Smith ; liat ) he didn't know Smith , tu : had killed him merely for the money , told Stilton .to get all the infornitltic from Pierson ho could. I think I asked him to draw a confession from Piorson. The day wo had the latter In the ofllce wo told him wo had Nugent and Groomes in jail , nnd that It would bo best for him to tell all ho know about it. We also told him that It would bo bad for him if ho didn't. Pierson acted at that time as though ho was badly frightened. I told Sutton to say to Pierson that if ho didn't tell what he know ho would got himself info trouble. At the afternoon cession Mr. Fred Nyc , of Omaha , was examined as lo nn inter view hnd witli Pierson at the penitentiary last fall , and his evidence was virtually corroborative of that given by Sulton uul Nobcs so far as the admissions made jy Pierson were concerned. When the evidence was all in Commissioner Bill- ngsly held the prisoner to await the nc- ion of the next federal grand jury , and jound Stilton , Iho princioal witness , over n the sum of $1,000. The most important part of Mr. Nyo's testimony was lolatlvoto the payment by Nugent to Groomcs of $1500 about tlio Limo of the Smith murder , Mr. Nye swear ing that the money was handed over by Nugent. nuir.iMENTION. . Tuesday evening a young lawyor. while engaged with a chum In the laudable oc cupation of painting the town rcJ , as saulted an inoffensive young man named John Wilson In front of police headquar ters. Wilson was rolled around in the mud anil pounded beyond recognition by the dandy toughs , when Hie police np- in-ared anil put an end to their sport. The lawyer was nricstcd , but when the olllccr learned who ho was ho was re leased anil the unfortunate Wilson run in. Dr. Doggo spent homo of the money fraudulently obtained from Humid and his creditors in banquotling his lawyers nnd the jury Tuesday evening after Iho monstrous verdict ot "not guilty" was rendered. Shi-rill'Molick is a severe sufferer from peculiar swellings in his ears and neck. Picrson , the ex-convict held for llio murder of Wat.son B. Smith , bays his breakfast in the county jail yesterday morning was llio first really good meal ho has liad in nearly four years. Myrtle Stewart and Anna Tripp were convicted in the district court yesterday of keeping houses of prostitution , nnd sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in the county ia'1. ' In view of the fact Unit Judge llayward had been lenient witn the convicted gamblers , nnd pun ished thorn merely with a money line , the Slcwart woman , who was arraigned first , thought her punishment could not be greater , anil virtually pleaded guilty , ox- pooling to bo fined $100 and costs , Judge Pound , however , took dilVoront views of the case , and inflicted an ex treme penalty. The haidship of this punishment is Iho more appatent when the court onlcials report that of the four gamblers convicted last week , only ono has thus far paid his line , and two are known to have left town. In addition , the jail keepers say that there are no de cent quarters in the building for the ac commodation of women prisoners. L. C. Burr is circulating a pctilion for the reduction of Hoi-old's sentence. It has received the signatures of the iury that convicted him ; and many members of the bar. The loss by fire at the penitentiary Tuesday night will not exceed 700. Sixty-two head of Shorthorn bulls , cows and calves from Charles M. Bran son's Riverside herd were sold at auelion in this city yesterday for 85,070 , ,1111 average of $91.50 nor head , iho hcjiy-- : * ; purchasers were V , N , LBl ! ' .toii of Lin coln. W. H. Ashley of Edgar , and Will iam Ernst of Tccumseh. SUPUEMI : COUUT DECISIONS. The following decisions were an nounced by the supreme court yesterday : Brigham vs McDowell et al , appeal from Lancaster county. Judgment mod ified. I'flriCcr vs Kuhn , appeal from Douglas county. Motion to dismiss overruled. Whitclako & Co. vs Stone , appeal from Johnson county. Ailirmed. Gould vs Loughran. appeal from Doug las county. Alhrniod. Ward vs Laferty , appeal from Seward county. Ailirmed. Keed vs Thompson , appeal from But ler county. Aflirmed. - Motions for reheurings were overruled in the following cases : Western Horbp & Cattle Insurance Company vs Schoicle. Atkins vs Atkins. Abbott vs Abbott. Court ad join nod to Tuesday , March 80. Injjersoll ami the Indian. "My views regarding religion are not generally understood. " said Colonel In- gcrsoll rccontly to a select circle ol friends. "I nm credited with a good many ideas I have never entertained. 1 am very much like nn old Indian of whom I have hoard. An enter pi ising missionary with the tribe was bent upon the conversion of this particular savage , Ono day out on the plains the good man plied the subject vigorously , till finally the red man , picking up a stick , bent down und draw in thosand n. small circle.'That's ' what Indian know , ' ho said. Then he drew a larger circle around the first , and pointing to it , said : 'That's what white man know ; but outside of that Indlar know much as white man know noth ing. ' The Indian's doctrine is my doc trine , " ended the orator. The Train in tlio Tunnel. Tlio train lnul just emerged from r tunnel , and n vinegar fncetl maiden ol thirty-iivQ snhl to lior nuilo companion "Tunnels are buch bores I" But a younf liidy of eighteen , who sat just in front adjusted lior hat , brushed the M//.os bvk : < nnd - : til ( to the young man beside her "i think tunnels are nwfiil nice. " In the matter of perquisites in Englnm the rules with the servants nrc si noth observed. The valet goU > his discoun lor on tlio tailor's and liatler's and boot r- maker's billsllio , cook on the butuher' ; r'S 'S and lishinongor's and green grocer's ; tin 3. butler on too \vlncs ; hn , too , has. tin lit empty boltlon , so thatyon may not economize 11II - mizo by retainingor retnnilngthom. Tin II- uoaehman is entitled to the perquisite 01 IIr. r.to forage , as well us on the hire of carriage to and horses , nnd in London most peopl 10 liiro at least their horses , leaving the ! id own in the country. as lie liom lie in Ikul ul lie ly , 25 YEARS IM USE. lit At Tlie Greatest Hedleal Triumph of Ui9 Ago ! id SYMPTOMS OF A ill sit TORPID LIVER. ar IiOiBofnppclllc , Uowf-Iicoallvo , 1'n'inta Hio tieaj , with a dull cimnllun In luo ye back part , I'a In linger lUo hoalilcr. Im blade , Fullnui * lifter eating , nllhndlo pll Incllnntlonto ozerllouof bodr oruilnJ , im IrrlinLllliroricmper , I.ow plrlti , % rllb lent n feellnirof Im-rlng nrgleclcd nome duty , i , DIzzlncii , Flulicrlnn at the nt Heart , lol before the eye , lleadacbo th orer llio rlelit eye , Ueitlciinein , with cd fitful dreami , lllsUIr colored Urlue , and ho CONSTIPATION. ' id , TD'JT'S 111.1,8 are esiiccially adaptej to tucU cases , ono < lo o orfticla eucli a clittnuoofJeeUncrajtouilonlihthoeutrerer. Ha thij Iiirrcxuo Hie Aiipcttto.tndcaute ths body la / Take on I'luli.iliui Ihagjnru U noiirHhtil.fctil \ UielrTottlo Action 1't ; \iy on Itirrny ht..lV.Y. TUTTYPTRACT"SBBBIQJ ItenoraUi Iho jwxljr. makra k aUhjflc.b , nt ctronctheus Iho k , the w * repair * wottoa of U } Vie Ejs : in with p ra blood and Kurd roiucU ; nd tones the nrrroua r8t m. Invigorate * tlm train , ani Impart * th rigor of manhood. $1. Seldbr an 6l' ltJiiil JtiurrHrSt..NcvvVork. THE LATE PRINCE TORLONIA , | A Roman Millionaire , Whoso Grandfather Was n Poor Trench Peasant. The Eccentricities of Torlonla'a Old ARO Ills I'nsslon for Excavations and Ancient Sculpture. Anne Hampton Browstor , writing from Rome to the Chicago News , says : Many Incorrect stories arc told of the origin of Prince Torlonin , who died lately in Koine. Ho was ono of the greatest mil- lionnrics of the world , inherited millions , earned millions and lived to a fine old old ago 80. Ills grandfather was a poor French peasant of Puydo Dome , who died in abject poverty. His two sons , when mcro boys , left alone in llio world , wan dered up to Paris , driven there by hunger in 11SO. Marino and Jean Torlony were their names' , honest , thrifty young fel lows , sure to succeed when once in the center of business such as is found in a great city. Little by little the } ' made a small capital and began to furnish sup plies to soldiers. In 1702 they came to Home as guttlers in the army of Gen. Mollis. Tlio elder brother , Marino , died soon after. It was stormy political weather everywhere. Homo also was in a troubled .state. Ono night the French consul at Home , Ugo Basbovillc , sent for Jean Torlony. in whom he had great confidence , and gave into his charge a large .sack of gold consular funds for Bahbovillo was afraid to keep it at the consiilato.QThrcc days afterwards the un lucky consul was assassinate' ! . ; thus Je.ui Torlony was left in posses ? - > of a largo capital , the origin of which only he and the dead man know. Poor Bassovillo , by the way , was made immortal by a great Italian poet , Vinconzo Monti , who wrote one of his finest poems on the murder in Danlosquo verso. Jean Torlouy opened a bank with the consular money , but always kept tlio or iginal sum in mind. So when the reign of terror was over and imperial order es tablished he paid tiio money to the em peror. This simple act of honesty bore compound interest. Napoleon opened n largo account at Torlony's already prosperous - porous bank. All of the financial busi ness of the French rule in Italy went through Torlony's ' hands , ami as no was faithful and useful to Pius VII. in all his troubles ho had also all the pontilic.il patronage. Thus itvas the poor French peasant became n rich Roman prince. He had married boon after bo settled in Home a clever , ambitious Koniiin woman of llio mo//o cato or middle class. She was of great service to him in many ways. The inline Torlony was changed to Tor- Ionia , and they took the social stand money is sure to give ; their children as they grow up married into ths oldest pa pal piincelv families. The oldest son's wife was a Princess Cliigi ; another daugh ter-in-law was a Uusijolij Alcssandro. who has lust died , married the beautiful Princess Teresa Colonna ; a daughter of Jean Torlonin was a Princess Orsini , and her daughter is now the Princess Bar- berini. Jean and Anna Torjoum by popular writers by i ml , Thackeray , cto. Jean Torlo'.ii icver ashamed of Ins humble origin , lowovor. Ho i irido , an old used in the _ _ . . . _ vhicl. ho guarded as a precious r relic. It vas kept in a superb velvet-lined aatuccio Of case. * 7hcn lie died ho left many millions to his children. Alesandro in- lorited the bank , and , like his father , undo money and entertained all tlio grout personages who oamo to Home. Tlio diamonds of Ids beautiful wife wcro .ho wonder of the day. Some years ago that beautiful woman fell into a hopeless state of harmless insanity. Tli rv her liusbaiid , who adored hcrj retired from society and devoted aimself to his vari ous anairs.Vhoii I first came to Homo , seventeen years ago , I used to see the Princess Torlonin driving daily alone. She was a handsome , tall woman , with n very pale skin , dark hair , and superb dark eyes. She gawd out of the cnr riago windows always with an expression of melancholy vacancy. She died about fourteen years ngo. The Prince and Princess Torlonia had two children , both girls one an idiot , now dead. The other married thirteen years ago ono of the sons of Prince Bor- ghoso. Prince Torlonia's ono ruling desire - sire was that the uamo Torlonia should bo perpetuated. That ho had no son was the one bitter disappointment of his life. When his daughter married young Prince Borgheso , Prince Torlonia stipu lated that Ins son-in-law should take the name of Torlonia nnd that no descendant should over bear the Borgheso name. In his will ho binds the name Torlonia with the inonoy as far down the line of his de scendants as the law allows. Ho leaves 50,000,000 francs lo Ids daughlor , 100,000 francs a year to his son-in-law , gives moderate legacies lo his relalions , pro vides munilicenlly for his many great charities his hospilals , asylums , etc. oidoring them to bo closed immediately , however , if any public authorities inter feres with them ; then leaves the vast re mainder of liis estate , the amount oi which it is impossible to estimate , to his grandchildren and their children , whose names must always bo Torlonia. Prince Torlonia became very eccentric as lip advanced in years. Ho wore old- fashioned and rather shabby clothes , IILs large mantle or cloak which was thrown over his shoulders in winter lie had if on the day ho died was bought in Lvons in 18HO. But his underclothing was"ex - qnisltely line , his shirts were mmle ol batiste , and the shirt buttons wcro superl solitaire diamonds. Prince Torlonia had a passion for cxca1 valions and for ancient sciilpluro. Wher ever there was n tradition of an ancient villa existing ho bought the land and had the ground boarched for its antiquities It was thus ho formed the marvelous mil Houm in the Lungaru , in whieh is tin celebrated archaic statue of Hosta am lr ono of the finest Minorvas in the world Ho was very unwilling to allow btr.ingorj or even friends to visit this Lungara mil suomj only by great favor did ho give cards of entrance. The prince was alse mobt unwilling to show the art treasure : of the Torlonia palace , Piaiwa Vonoziu where ho lived , Some ton years ngo 1 wn1 V TV anxious to bee the celebrated grou ) : of Hercules mid Lyons whioli Canovn had sculptured tor his father , am which is in that palace. Luckily a Ilus sinn princess whom I Know , wns a frioiu of Prince Torlonia. She introduced liln to mo. Ho courteously showed mo no only the Hercules group , but all the slat ucs , paintings , ami beautiful decoration ; ot tlio pnhice. A short while after in likewise gave mo porinUsion to see tin Eiiporb collection of statues of the Lun trura museum , nnd allowed mo to stud' thorn nt my leisure. At Unit time it wa ! impossible oven tor arcliicologicul stu dents to see the statues , At Mr. Join Blackwood's request I wrote an nrtleli on thut imiboum for Blackwood's Mng.i 7-ino which pleased Prince Torlonia. Hi wrote mn u courteous uoto of thanks called on mo in person , mid then sent mi ns gifts , the fine work on the draining o Lake Fueino , with largo maps , the po mis of Victoria Collonna ( a work o which only u feny copies were printed fo : private circulation ) , a buporb book , am three bronze medals in handsome cases on which are the Torlonia arms ; OIK medal is a copy of the goltl ono Victoi kmninnuel gave him for llio fnnioui Lake Fueino draining , one wns cast ii honor of his father uiidthe other of Vie lorlu Colouun. COUNT * . The Cowboys' ; Phrnillto Pre-empted by Tlllcrs-fllapiil Settlement. HAYES Conor , Neb. , March 80. [ Cor respondence of 'tho ' BEE. ] The remarka ble and rapid development of this south western section of Nebraska Is deserving of extended mention. It is barely possi ble that the eutones3 of the distinguished Stinking Water statesman , Laird , has in a mnnsuro detracted from tl o true merits of this region/ but ns Commissioner Sparks has brought the tricky Jlni up standing it is possible that we shall no longer suflcr from his cussedness , but will move ahead , as tlio county deserves. It was the fortune of the writer to en gage in a conversation with a gentleman on the train several weeks ago who zeal ously endeavored lo convince mo that Mr. Laird's land transactions in this neighborhood were inspired by the most delicate scntimonls of benevolence nnd that his land-grabbing feats were not in the Interest of self , but wcro simply thn outgrowth of n desire to grub-stako a wayward brother of his and several com panions , und Hint- the Hon. Jim simply furnished the money , while Iho other fel lows obtained possession of the land and bled him to the tune of several hundreds of dollnrs , and that he had no interest in the land-grab whatever. The version of the Stinking Water land squabbles is be ing vigorously circulated iiorcabouts by Mr. Laird's ' friends , but with what cll'ect 1 am unable lo say. Wilh reforciicti to Hayes county and its prospecls wo have mosl lo do , and must mildly dismiss the Laird business to the care of his friends. The location from which I write is town 0 , range III , and is in thai much tabooed region west of the 100th meridian , among alleged sand-hills , loco wectl nnd cactus plains. For some reason , evidently inspired by the "frco range men , " the most discouraging stories were told of the drouthy barren ness of this legion , anil it was kept from settlement until last summer , probablv from this cause. Early in the spring of 1835 a few adventurous spirits determined to get beyond the crescent-shaped sand hills and ceo for a certainty if it was a desert destitute of everything bill rattle snakes , cactus and soup-weed. Their efforts were rewarded by discovering as pretty a region as lays outdoors. After crossing a few hillocks of sand that out cropped from the inaccessible canons of lihu'Kwnod and SJinking Water crooks , there burst on their vision a vast extent of billowy prairie interspersed with ponds nnd lakes , over and around which were roaming vast herds of cattle n pcrlect paradise for the free range pee ple. Along the creeks the cattlemen had lioincstoadod , limber-claimed and pro- uniplcd all the timber lands , but the canons cropping out from , the creeks were plentifully supplied with timber , which settled tlio problem of wood. Our adventurers r returned nnd laid siege to tho1 McCook land office and proceeded to file homestead papers on a few quarters o this favored region. Hero again thov were cautioned that the region they sulocted uppn wns torn with eajxvons o.r.ll was practically useless for agricultural purposes , and that the catllo men would not tolerate any settlers in that region. A swarm of land sharks bo- sciged the homesteader ? and .jddyl 111 damning Htlytls county as simply a country of sand plains nnd wild-eyed cowuoys who sljot interloping settlers on sight. Undeterred by lliu&o direful prophecies out. trionds determined to make the attempt to settle there any how , and did so. Thir example was fol lowed by scores of others and from the last of February , 1885 , to January 1st , 1880 , a vast number of bottlers have como in , and some of the line.st sod crop pro ducts were grown hero last year that ha ? ever boon grown nuywhcrn. J/ j ; foil the herd law was coined in spite of the threats c * ino cattlemen , and today a range steer cannot bo seen , but in tneir stead are sod houses , vast reaches of plow broken prairie , corn stubble and every evidence of a thrifty community. The soil is a deep , rich , sandy loam , which as represented will produce pro lific crops of anything that can bo grown within the limits of tlio 35th and 45tii par allels. The soil is especially adapted to root crops by its nature , anil some of the fine-it sweet and Irish potatoes I have ever seoii were grown hero lastyoarright from the sod. Corn and wheat , vegetables and fruit grow wonderfully and it is seriously lo bo questioned whether there is a more fertile area in tlio entire state than exists between the Red Willow and Frenchman. Tlio canyons afford an inexhaustible sup ply of natural limo and marl , which by a very simple process is devoted to plaster ing Iho boil houses , making them neat and tidy in appearance and impervious to moisture. Excellent water can bo ob tained at a doplb of one hundred to two hundred feet , wells are easily dug anil nearly every settler in this neighborhood has sunk a well during the past season and is now abundantly supplied with this very essential staple. During the excessively cold snap of January that seemed lo paralyse the country generally this region was pecul iarly oxi'inpt ' from buffering. There was but very little snow , and live stock re mained out witb Impunity the entire winter and suffered but little in conse- quonco. Most of the settlers hnd built commodious stables , and duringtho cold est days had shelter for their horses and cows , and I question if there is another section of the state that can show block that has come through the winter more favorably than hero. Now settlers are pouring in rapidly.nnd as I write several emigrant wagons are passing the door of my sod shanty on route a few miles north. About ono hun dred families have located in the neigh borhood blnco the middle of February , nnd still they como. There Is some vacant land in this locality yet , and as good ns that which has been taken. A vast arcn of corn nnd root crops will be put on ! Ibis spring hereabouts. Plowing hnfl boon going on for about three weeks , The frost is about silt out of the ground , and it is now in splendid condition fet working. Wo ai o now moving for the establish ment of a town' ' in 'this locality , as out nearest postolllco Ms not less thnn sis miles distant. The settlers of this vicin ity are KCIIorally Americans , hailinp principally from Pe'misylvnnia , Ohio ami Illinois. They 'iro ' people nbovo tlio gen eral nvorago of intelligence , and will eventually coinnrisq a community thai for thrift , intelligence and culture will compare favorablywitn any section ol tlio state. More anon. . PELHAM. n aj The Great Invention , For EASY WASHING , IN HARD OR SOFT , HOT OR COtD WATER JMr/iOHt Harm to FAJIJtIOor I14XI > S , KuA particularly adapted toll'arm Climates. No family. : lch cr poor , should bo v. ItUout It , Bold by nil Grocers , but 6 H > ar ofvllelrot t aligns. 1'JKAJliZXK la inonulacttpxj onlybjr JAMES PYIE. NEW YORK ; The PnrlslAit Crnto. New York Sim : "What's them Ihings rondo of J" asked an old lady of an Italian imago vendor. "PJnsler of Pnrees , mndamo. Vcrn beautiful. " "I've heard n good deal lately 'bout this pasture of Paris , nn' I s'poso it's nil the go. I guess I'll take thorn two Cupids for the scttin'-room. " Educated mill Kxpcrlcncrd. Hood's Snrsaparilla is prepared by C. I. Hood & Co. , apothecaries , Lowell , Mass. , who hnvo n thorough knowledge of pharmacy , nnd many years' practical experience in llio business. It is prepared with the greatest skill and care , under the direction of the men who originated it. Hence Hood's Sarsnparilla may bo depended upon as a thoroughly pure , honest and reliable medicine. Stonewall Jackson's war-horse , old Sorroll , will bo smiled , just ns Jumbo wns , nnd kept for the curious of the ngcs to como. _ _ AiiKo < it rnllHiors isUmnui ns llio crcnt rcKulhtor of the dlKi-stivo oiKnns nil over tlio world. lln\olt In your howe. Ask your proci'ror dnmnlst for the penulno nrflelc , manufactured by Dr. ,1. U. B. Siogeit A : Sons. Although Now York had more thnn fifty legiments at IJettysburg , but one has raised a monument on tlio Hold. A Strong Kmlnwinrnt is conferred upon that magnificent insti tution , the human system , by Dr. Piorco's "Golden Medical Discovery" that forti fies it against tlio encroachments of di sease. II is Ihc great blood purifier and nltorativo , and as a remedy for consump tion , bronchitis , and all diseases of n wnsting nature , its influence is rapid , ollicncious and permanent. Sold every- M here. _ _ A cnnnry bird was carefully buried in nn Atlanta cemetery n few days ago in a satin-lined paper cotliii. Dr. O. Ootlie , Brooklyn Board of Health , says Hcd Star Cough Cure is ef fective. _ The average ago of these who enlor college in this country is seventeen ; a century ago it was fourteen. PILES ! Plll39t A sine cure for Blind. Bleeding , Itohin Biid UlcoiiUed I'iles has been discovered by Dr. Wllllmnb , ( nn Indian leincdy ) , called Dr Williams' liidlnii Pile Ointment. A single box has cured the woist clnonlc cases of 25 or SO years standing. No ono need suffer llvo minutes nftor apmj ini ; this wonderful sooth IIIR niL'dlcine. Lotions nnd Instiumontsdo innto luum thnn good. Williams' Indian I'llo Ointment nbsoibs the tumors , allays tlio intense Itching , ( particularly at nlKlit after gettinc warm in bed ) , acts ns n poultice , elves instant relief , and ispropucd only for Piles , Itching of nrlvato parts , and for nothing else. SHIN DISEASES CUUUI ) . Dr. Fra/ior's Mnpie Ointment cures as by macic , Pimples , Blnclc Heads or Giubs , Blotches and Kiuptions on tlio fnce , leaving tlicsKin clear and ueaiitlful. Also cm PS Itch , Salt Jtl'eum ' , Soio Nipples , Soio Lips , and Old Obstinate Ulcer * . Sold by drugglbts , or mailed on receipt o 50 cents. Kctnllcd bv Kuhn & Co. , nnd Schrocter & Conrad. At ; wholesale bv C. F. Goodman. A series of very interesting letters , be ginning with one signed by John Adams and Timothy Pickering , his secretary of state , are treasured in the National museum. There is a di-eil t f land Hi "the nV J ' * * "H t-A < - ' " . . . " ' * " > ' T * * 5l.lory noiinwuai. ot t.- . .uvcrMIIO ami ibove tlio mouth of the Kentucky river , " iigued nnd sealed 1)8. ! ) A letter by Madison , and ono .signed by "John Han- lolpli of Hoanoke , " June , 1812 , JuuiOS Slonroo , president , and J. Q. Adnms inve their signaturcsaltachcdto a public document permitting the governor of the crritory of Alicli'.gMi ' to bign treaties , vith the T hsn Biby iraa sick , ire pave her CJclorta , When she trna a Child , oho cned for Castoria , When she l lluo Mist , she cl = to Caetoria , TTlwu iho lied Children , eho them Castoria , A rifle that sends forth forty death- dealing bits of lead a minute is a new thing at Steyr , Austria. At Pcnobscol , Me. , n poster announcing n chinch festival had this postscript : "No flirting allowcilJI The Church : Simmons Ivcr | Iti-Kiiliitor In ccrtulnlf n ipnclflc for thnt tlai of coniplutntH which It olalmft to CIIIG. Ifnny nf our follow Dulnut ) : ire siillcrlnx from hcpillo cllponirrs.nncl luive dnuhts In locunl to tlio ollloacr of tlili popular iirwrmrutlon , wo cnn enl > otTer thi'in tlio slmiilo mid c.imlhl arKuniont of 1'lilllp to Niitlmnlnl. * 'Como nnd ( too * ' Try tlio prone p < l romotly nml then can Jiitliie for yourHplvcs. " HKV. DAVIII Witts , Mstorof I'rcnbytcrl in Church , Washington , 1) . C. The Judiciary : " 1 luvousQil Mmmniis Liver Keculntnr for coietl- ? patlon ciitucd by it dcrnnconiont ot tlio HVIT , nnd nl- > \n > s woon nGl mcorUtnj ; to direction * , with decMoi ) bGiielU. " IIIHAMVAHNhlt \ , Ijiln Chief Jiiftltcu of Cn. The Medical Profess'n "No other rcniurtjrflltliln my knnwlcJso can fill Ui plnco. 1 hnvo keen pnirtlclna medicine for twenty yours mill Imro never hvon ublo to put up a vegetable compound th.it would , Ilku Simmons I.her Keihilntor. promptly nnJ effectively move llio ( Ivor to iicllon nnd nt thu tumo tlnio nUI , Inntcud of uuikonlnK the dluc t < Itopoirers of thu > stem" L. It. HI.NTO.V , M. 1) . , Wunhluiiton , I ) . C. C.ALL ENDORSE Simmons Liver Rsgula'or. WAHNEH SAKE YEAST OX Uoclioslur , N. Y. OMAHA rnn Tiir THFATMENT or Ait. Chronic Ot Surgical Diseases. DR. MoMENAMY. Proprietor. hiiieim jiura' llosnlial unit I'rivutu J'ruttuo WuIiMu tlio facilities , ( iiarutiie | ) | niul riincdlca for tlio siicccsi ful trciMmrnt of ciciy form of dig. raeu requiring cither metllcnl or hiirglcnl trrntmi-ut , anil luuto nil tocuinoumlltiVdftlKiitofurtlitnuthej t or corrc-9iunil | ultli us. I.ons cxpcrleiito In treat- In" cnsoB liy lullor cnalilf * tin to treat many eaten ( clratiilcally wltliont ( i-clnu them , WltlTU rO ClItOUI.AIl on Dfformltlci and tlrncc * , Club r ct , C'urviilurcs of the Spine , DisEAurs of WOMKN , I'llie , 'J'ninr.rn , Canctri ) . CaUirrli , DroncliUla , Inhalation , Kleolrlclty , 1'arul. ) | B , Kplk-nsj , Kidney , Jijc , Kurbklu , lllood aud nil curglcnl oprratloni , llnlterle * . Inlialerx , Urncrs , Trn tr , find til Uiulu of MeOlcal und Surgical Ai > ) naticea ! , man ufactured nuil for talc. Iho only rollablo Medical Institute naklng Private , Special f Nervous Diseases FA ' M'iifiALrr. ALIj CONTAGIOUS AND III.OOD DISKASES , i from nlmtertrcauFoprniliR-td.i'iirceetfully ' trcalfil. I > Vu can remote Sjpliillllo jioi > ou from tUet-jiteni I \\HIiontnicrtury , Ncwrcttorativotrratmrnt for lom of itnl ( power AU , UO.MMUN1UATIUNS CUNriUKNl'IAL full mid consult 119 or vend iitmu and post-nnicc aildrcts plainly written enclose eUtup , aud wt nil ! t-i'iul ion. In plain wraptur , our PRIVATE CIRCULAR TO MEN fixiN f'jinATi , PrrcuL ASU KERTOUI Dumma HKUIHAL WJ-AKNEII , Sprp iTor.tiiiiTi Inrorr C7 , BlflllLlJ , IJUKOIIIIIKEA , Ol EET , ViHICOCELH tiriuctuiit , ANP AII. Di'ZAie * or TIIK OBMTO Ur.iNiny URUANS , or eud hiitory of your C.UQ foi nu opinion. Tcnona unable to vUH ui miy bo trcjtcil ( it Ihcti liomei , by corrcfiioudtnce , Jlcdlclnn and Inttitt- i3unt tent by null or ciprcse 8iCUIhIA' : ( 1'Al K JU > rnOM OUSbllVATlOX , uo maikuolndlcati i intents or atmlcr. Ono pcnopal Inlonlur prc- fc-r d-lf comcnlmt. Kiftyrootni for the nccom im'atloa of patknta liaard and attrmtauce At i ascnable | ulcci. Addrua all Letters to Omiba Medical and Surgical Institute. Cor. 13th St and C ' ' - > ! J. 0 ; HA. lif.Q. iti THE BESTTHREAD FOR SEWING MACHINES If I SIX-CORD SOFT FINISH SPOOL COTTON. Full Assortment for sale to tlio Trndo by VINYARD & : SCHNEIDER , or-3:3a : A-as xtr 10 IS \s o CST"/'SN ' RvB ICC Y & S T ON to Qncofthr Best cti'l ) Ztfrryost Stoo'os in tJie U.8. to Select front. No Stairs to Climb , Elegant Passenger Elevator , M. BUBZE & SONS , LIYE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS , QEO. I1UUICH , Manager , UNION STOCK YARDS , OMAHA , NEB. RRFEllENCKS : Ulutchants1 ixnd Fnnnura' Hank , David City , Nob. ; Kearney National fiank , Koaincv , Nub. : Columbus Stuto Until ; . Columbus , Neb. ; McDonald's Uaiik , Noitli I'latlp , Nt'b. ; Onmliii National Hank. Oiiiahu. Neb. Will pay customeis' dratt wltli bill of ladlns attached for two-thirds value of stock. Or tlio Liquor Hilllll , I'oslll t fly C'urt'tl by Administering ; Dr. IlulnrV dolrtpti Specific. It can beghen Inn cup ot colTcnurtrn\vttliont the knoRtc'lKeof ' tbc per-iou tnUng It.Uubiolulely Imrmlc * ) , anil will cfflict a pminuiput anil speedy cure , wbcthvr the patient H a modi-rate c1 Tinker or % u nlcohullc wrc'cU. It bat hepii nUeii In Ihou- ntt'.ids ot cftics , and In every Intlincop perfect euro hM followed. It ntTor fnlK 1 ha syntcm unco luiprcgnntod with thu Hpeci.lc , It bt-coinos nu uttel Impoislhlllty for the liquor appetite tooxlst , FOIl SALE BY FOLLOWING DUUGaiSTH : KUIIN & CO. , Cor. 13h anil Datlclas , nnd 181 Ii & CiimluK Sin. , Omalm , Nob. ' A. D. FOSTER * IlltO. . Council niaflVi , lowru Call or wrlto for p&mphlet containing hundreds oJtoctlinonlalr. frointh l > tstvouieu null mcutroni nil crrta of the tountrv. DR. HAIR'S * uure. ThU tnvnlunblo nncolflo rondlly nod perma nently euros nil kinds of Asthma , Tlio most obstlnnto nnd Innir standing onso ylold prompt ly to Its wondniful onrlnz properties. It is kno > Yn hrouBhout tuo woild for Its unrlvuloJ J. L. CALDWELL , city of Lincoln , Neb , , writes , Jan. 25 , 1831 : Slucu uslnc Dr. lliilr's Astlium Cure , for nioro ibnn one yetir , my wu"o has boon cntlicly well , mid not even a symptom of the dlBcu o bus appeared. WILLIAM UKNNKTT , Illohland , Iowa , writes , Nov.3d.188J : I Imvo boon nllllctud with llay 1'ovor nnd Asthma slnco lrV > 9. 1 followed your directions nnd am Imppy t < i sny thnt I " " 70r slept better In my llfo. I run " ' - ttlit { i nra nuionsr the many vlio c ' uak so favorably of A valuable 01 paRO troatlso containing- similar proof from every Btnto in .ho U. S. , Ctuma nnJ Orcnt Brltnln , will bo raallod upon application Any drufglst not havinz It In stock will pro- cu It itnAo nr.tqultit.fim. 3wiw cmtti ! > > i l. v rl4. cute it. . Plirtbv Ftrtr u4 Afi. M)1 kll to o ( tul of cl > imp.fl * ' tll'fucini.r Jdnk , Try II. tf)4 Mi Alk .ur w > edtiiniilfcr I " " " " ' " ' " .lbr Wl / U IJ IIWI 'j. w"VurrZRHilH ! , BOLE iOSOT , ei uitoAvj.y. s. r. HAMBURG -AMERICAN Faclrot A DII1ECT LINK FOB England , France & Germany. The steamships < ) T this wall known line are built of lion , In water-tight compartments , and are furnished with ovcry reiiulsito to niuko iho passage both i > afo and agruonblo. 'They cniry thu United Slntin nnd nuropnnn mulls , mid IDHVO Now Vork Thursilays and Saturdays for Plr- mnulh. ( LONUONdCLcrboUir.a'AUla aad HAM- UOHG ) . Hctui-nlnir , the ttoomera leave IlamhurR on Wednesdays and Snnduye , via. Havre , taking passoiifroi sat Southampton and London. I'lrxt cabin $ VI , fbO and (7& ; BtoorageKU. Hallioad tlclicts from Plymouth lo llrlntol , Car- illir. Ixinilon , or to any place In the South of Kmjlnnd , 1'HHI ! . Btooiugo from Kuropo only fS5. Send for "Tourist Oatottc. " c. ii. itiuiunD&ca , General I'nfscnger Agents , 61 llroadway , Now York ) Wushlnirtou and La Sallo bta. . Chluoyo. 111. Ton are allow cd /ret trial of thirty dan * of the USD of Ir. Dye'i Colclirntcil Voltaic ntlt with l.lfUHo Sin- pensory Aii ) > lHnci- , for the * redy rrll f and iwr- inancnt euro ( if Krmni * lieltlllv losa ot n'alKyund Manlwnd , and all fclmlrod ( rouhlos. Also for nmuy other dh ) uir . Cornpleto nvitorat Ion to Health , Vleor , nnd Jtanlmod ( ruaraiuco. ! . No rink U Incurred. Illus- livi > iivbip miill ( > < lfrveliirad' > E Oil MOIIK \VllOI.r.hAI.r. I I'AY all cipriT Diai-pcs to all points within ! IUO mlIf-4. 1 .OoOenirlflKts to HU-tt Irorn Hrnilt ocuiifc ( tumpforllluumtMcatalOL'uu , Mtntlan tlil | uxr. | L , G , SPENCER'S TOY FACTORY , 221 W. MADISON ST. , CHICAGO. P. BOYER & CO. DE.UXUHIM and tlnil Woirk. 1020 1'ainam Street , Oiuulm , Neb. Cnrrylnj UioTiolslum Royal and TJnllod .Statoa Mnll.snillnif every faturday Between Univverp & New York TO THE RHINE , GERMAN'/ / , ITALY , HOL LAND AND FRANCE. Baton from $04 to (133. Excursion trip from fllUto $180. HeiMind Cubm $ ) ' ) , ntid i\tnii-sloti : IW. bti-orntrO jiHSisagi ) at law ralta. t'otpr Wright & . Sum , General Atrcnts , t > 5 llrondwuy , KOW Vork. Omaha , NobrfttKo , Frank 13. MoorcsV. . , at L , * 1' . ticket flftat. ROSEWATER & CHRISTIE , Rooms 12 and 13 Granite Block , Ormlo SjstomnnntlSoworuifo I'ltins for Cities mid Tous a bpoalalty. I'lnni , KbUumtoa and Spocllk-ntlons for l'u tilla ntnl other KiiglnoorlriK vorks f imilsHoi ] . Surveys nnil Itepott inaQo onl'ubllo liniirovamcnta. AMinr.w HO BW ITUII. Member Amorlcnn Boolo- Oly Civil lltiRitiocrs. Cit } ' linglnoor ot Oraalm EO. 11. ClIltibilK , Civil Gnirliioor , OMAHA OPEN BOARD OF TRADE. BROKER SIN GRAIN Provisions nnd B. B. Stocks. 1305 Douglas Street , Omaha , Nebraska , Kiecutu orders for piiichaso or W\zb't \ wheat , corn , pork und railroad stuc'-'t ; Kolor by pormlssl'- the Omaha Notional Brink. I-lrstiJ.r.js nttf ntlon to order * ftom in- torlor which mo solicited. rAHLBiTOcCO. ESTABLISHED 1863. CHAMErFBROWNCO. GRAIN AND PBOVISION Commission Merchants. OFFICES : Uonnl or Trndo , Chamber of Commnrco , Chicago. Milwaukee. . C. MILLER , Western Business Solicitor , n < i8inc 9 Solicitor , 1304 DoUg WHO 18 UNCO ( AINTEO WITH THE OCOOnAPIiy OP THIS COUNTRY WILL ICC DY EXAMINING THIS MAP THAT THE CHIOAGO.HOCi ; ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY IIT reaion of IU ctnlral poiltlon and cloie relation to nn principal llnsl I a * * anil Weil , at Initial and tor- nilnal | K > InU. tonitllutix * th * rnoat Important niltfr contlnontnl link In that v tom of through transport tattou which Inrlta ] and farllltatM trmol a id tltltto aiotwcan cltlm of th > Allantlu mid I'aclno C'omtn It ! Klio thnfarorlta and h it rnutA to and frntn pvlnta liait , Nnrtliea-it nnd Houthoaiit , and eontxpondliia l > ol ti Weit , Nortlmoit and Baiilliwoil. The Croat Rook Island Route Oiiarante 9 IM patrani tliat neiiit of uarconal cco. filr itirorded lj a rolld , thnroiiKlilr ballot * ) road. l an. amootli traoka of n > llfimiou il rl rail , kubfttan. tlallr liulll culrortl and In Idjrf , rolllnualork at nrar prrfuctlun an liuinan cklll can mftbi It , tli iuf l itpl > llani-Kiorpnt'ntlmrruiipliiir > irni > nnlalrbriikc ( > , nml thaiooctlnvillxclpllno wlilili Fnrtrni the uraa- t oMop ratloli < if all Hi tialm ( IlLi-r lp cUIII i tit ht route aru Iraiufur * at all ( -.ntitftlnir jiblnu In union Uepot , and the tiniurpa iitd comfort * und luiurlej of IU FtaieuKor ) ulnie-it. | TJi Fait I'.iprrn Tt ln § l > tw in Chli- ira nd 1'forla , Council llluIi [ , linn ui ( tty.UTnmiilh and At , hUon mi , loinpiikwl of Hull teutllntKd. Ilnclr up- JioUttrod I ) y ( Totuhet. Mannlflccnt Pullmon I'nlaru Kloeporior th Me. . ; d ltn | , ami > iinii < tuoii > Illnlnir Car . In whlcli oliUoralcljr inoktd int-ali am lilnurcir eatrn. KttwrnnC'lilenen nnd KalliniClty and Alt hltoo are nUo run tlio CMgbrated licillnliiK Lhnlr C'ars. The Famous Albert Loa Route Ii tbo dlroct and fnrorlto Una lntwctn Chicago and illnniiupnliiiand't I'nul.vlicni coniiHllbiiiaiunmila In Union Mtpnltlai nil point * In the Ii iilloiUi and IlrltlMl I'ronncet. Our thl > Iblilo fait KlITt rralni ar mil tu th watcrlnir plM fl , umi/irr nv torn. | ilctureiiu > | o < > alltlr > , nnJ liuntlnir and flBhlnir rrouniUof ] u a and Illnneioia , It In olio llio niotl iilralj ( | route tu thu rlrU wheat IlfM und patturkl luidiof Intoner lak t < > mill anuttur MKKOT I .IN I' , Tla Fenica and Kan. R. R. CARLE , E. ST. JOHN , I'l M't ' & Oeu'l M'c'r ' , Oen'l T'lil A 1'ua. Nebraska Hational Bank OMAHA , NEBRASKA. Paid up CnpHal $350,000 SupluaMuyl , 1880 20,000 U. W , YATT.S , President. A. K , TOIUAI.IH , Vice President W , H. S. lluoiiKs , Cashlor , ' \V. V. MoiiiE , JOIIK.S. Coi.i.iNa , U. W. YATK % Luwia S. UEKD , A. E. TOU/ALIK , BANKING OFFICEI THE IRON 13ANK. Cor. tub and lfarnam Streets. General llauklc * iiuslucai ' . ' 'fausot l
