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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1886)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 8UNDAYV SEPTEMBER 5 , 1886. TWELVE PAGES. BOOMED THE DIRT TOO MUCH. Lincoln Real Estate Owners Holding Their Property Too High , MANY POLITICAL POINTERS. Crooks Ilrnuh Lincoln iNir flip Htato J'ali Kcynold ( SocH to Jail Capital Oily \O\VH mid Social IrnnuTitr. I KE' t.ixrot.x ntmicttr.1 'Lincoln real estate Is moving slow , " re- mniked n dealer In dirt lo the HKI : reprosen- tatl\e jcsterday , nnd tlio prevailing opinion fccems to bo thnt if the present stiff prices arc maintained there \\lll boury light transfers durlnir tliii lull months. Since the advent of one new railroad nnd tlm near approach of a second , parties who at the last nmrk up put up piiccs of ical estate 50 per cent In nil- v.ince of what the market rcollyvarrant3 , h.ive scon In the now road * nn excuse for maintaining prices and oven adding n litllo to them , evidently acting upon the phu that a city Is built upon high prices ami tlmt fic titious values aio the evidence of a gonuiuo boom. S.ild a prominent business man and one who is Interested In Lincoln realty : " \Vo hnvo prices too hluh hern for the coed of thu place , and a collapse Is sihoiit as liable to come as any further nthauce. " Thu fact Is n poor man cannot purchase at pies cut prlct-H In Lincoln without going two or three miles out on the pr.ililo , whctu theic Is no way to cot in and out of ( lit1 city. If tlm city had good streets and walks and cai.s the present high-notch prices would bo more In Keeping with the eternal Illness ol things , but lacking all these they have lots nnd rents as well Jup lo prices that ate not com manded In places whcio p.xved btlet-Is ml cable roads pa.ss the doorway. POINT * roi.irn AI. . Police Judge A. F. Parsons has himself , nnd has by his trlcnds , been announced ns a rnndldate tor congiess in thH district , and ho will proceed at onru to contest the ground \vlth Allen Kleld for the Lancaster delega tion , Mr. I'aisonsis an attorney of Lincoln , who has heretofore been active in politics , nnd In which work ho has made many trienda and been himself : sold out andslaugh- teied by parties who now seek to control at- falr.s In Lancaster , and who Mould bo pleased to have a delega tion tor congressional matters to use our tr < ide at random. Mr. Parsons' fi lends are very enthusiastic In his behalf , and It looks as though the county would have an elegant little contest of Its own bnfoio the tegular ( meets. Mr. Patsons and Mr. 'leld both come from the same ward In the lty , and It Is expected that the buttle will be ? litter between them there , and many assert that Paisons \ \ 111 have no ditllculty in carry- Thn administration has boon trying to do a little extra by Colonel Davis ol tills city. Last sprint : lie wr.s nominated and conllimi'd us icgfstor of the Lincoln land olllcc , anil ho nt once succeeded Major Ploico In that posi tion , .lust lietore the udloninmont of con- L-ioss It was announced that Colonel Davis liiiil also been appointed iccelver ot the same ntlluc to succeed Dr. Koot Uut\erv few be lieved this , how GMT , especially In view tit the fact that there weio not olllces enough to go around and supply seek- ei.s with one apiece , to say nothing ot two. Nevertheless the appointment was a fact , ud the other day Davis lecelved olllchu iiollco of his secondappolntmeiit. However ss ho had the best ot the two offices in the land dlstilet , and couldn't hold them both , lie had to decline the last ofllco nnd let It uo ulsowhoic. A icpubllcan has stated that ovl dently the administration , having given al the demociats In Lincoln ollice , prelerred tc double up lather than take ehancu with dem ocrats out in the .state. Thodcmociatlc county central committee lor Lancaster county was in session yester day , at the otllco of Sawyer & Sneil , deciding upon the date for their county convoutlor nnd appoitionlng the delegates lor the ditlei cut wards and piecincts. Senator Van \Vvck was booked for i speech at the farmers' picnic up at Uaymoml this county , yesterday , and to spc.ik a ! j'Inttsmouth in the evening. I.OCAI. ITK.V. Up at the state house yestoiday the and toi's olllco was In receipt of .papers fioni th Jleclmnics' Llfo Insur.uico company of Phil- fdelphia.vhlch company dcsiicd to be placed In knowledge of the tacts necessary to per mit them to do business In the state of Ne- braska. The city police have had for several davs In charge a young man , or rather boy , whoso proper place Is out to the reform school , where ho will probably BO , as. ) udgo Parker will hear the laets In the case Monday. The advance of dead beats nnd crooks have reached the city In anticipation of the state fair. Tluco ot the gentry commenced opcia- tlons at the H. & M. depot on tlm dead boat , bflggliiX from passengers method. One of them had a hand tied nn part of the ttmo and could bo aejIpplo at pleasuio. Ollicer Hyatt nabbed one or the tile ycsteidny , and upon his appearance In court the police jud 0 lined liimfe.iOand costs and sent him to jail to board It out. Ho will not visit the state fair the present year. Uoynohls , the dentist who collects both his own and Ids paitnor'.s fees , failed to get ball and wont to jallwheioho occupied quarters lor along time hint winter and .spring. 1'he ease again * ! him promises to bo one that will Khohini something more lasting than a jail for a season. A common thief entered the bnsomont of the Opelt hotel , stele n case of ogirs and li'gKcd it otf to boon companions for a feast Ho was anested , convicted and aunt up to the county j.xil tor thlity days. SOCIAL .MOVEMENTS or TUB WHIMC. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. ( Julio ontertalneil the choir of St. Paul's M. K. chinch at their losl- ilunco Wednesday evening. In n choir social Biieh as they propose lo have semi-monthly in the future. The opening social Is reported as an entiio nuccess In all the patttculars that go to make it such ; the rotieshmnnts were very fine , and Mr. and Mrs. ( Sullo proved very hospitable eniertiiliieis of the singers , who , themselves did not fall In appreciation. This ( veiling the sixth anniversary of the Lincoln V. M , C. A. will be obsorvcd.and the association have seemed Robert \Voldensall , the western International secretary ot the or ganisation , to deliver the lecture. That It will be lull of Interest mid a collection of facts concerning the organl/ntlon gleaned tlnoiigh year * of travel , may bo taken as an nsMiicd tact anil the society liopo to see a largo attendance nt their anniversary meet- Ing. During the past week the thcatilcal season hns boon fairly Inauirurateil with Sol Smith Kussell Thursday night and "Tho Devil's Auction" Saturday night nt Funke's Opera house. The now People's theater was also opened to llui pwnlo of Llocoln the past woo If , Miss Maud L'owe nnd coiunany occu pying the boards theio tor the entiio weelc. Mi. and Mrs. Mason Ctegg have been nt St. Joseph the past week , visiting trlonds nnd cnjoyine the exposition In progress there. Mis. C. S , Ulackman , of PhiUsniouth. was visiting trlcnds nt the capital city during the past week. Miss Lllllo Potvln , of Lincoln , hasgone to 'Wheeling , West Virginia , to bo in leadlncss fornttendanco atschool near tlmt ulixco , where Bho passed the Ia.st year. Mrs. < ! eo. Minor and children from Mon- mouth. III. , mo In the catiital city fet n two weeks' visit with Mrs. M's sister , Mrs. Plielps I'm no , at Seventeenth nnd 11 stiocts. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles A. Pleipo hnvo nr- rived in Lincoln , nfter n few days' visit nt other points In the county. Mr. Pierce Is cashier of the bank at Bennett , where him self and wlfo will make their home , Ite.v. ami Mrs , 0. C. Plerco ate homo again nt Lincoln , alter their summer vacation at Philadelphia and other points In the Quaker state , Mr. Plerco has resumed his labors as pastor of the First llaptlst chinch. WHIN , Kins ? of Omaha , U. F , Thomas ol Liberty , and T. J. Plckett of Franklin , were newspaper visitors nt Lincoln tun past week , Mrs. Will S. Jay and children are at homn J nvnln In Lincoln , after sineral weeks' visit with pircnU and friends at Dakota City , Neb. - - - Mis. Sarah Zlcmcr ami Mrs. Sarah flrimv Ingenue two Cleveland , O. , ladles , relatives ot Mr. nnd Mrs. A. 0. Zloim-r. who are visit ing , with the latter , nt Lincoln. Mr. nnd Mrs. Uoorgo II. Clark , who have been vUltlng at Iowa w.Uorlnz places , are at Lomu nt Lincoln ualn. Mr. and Mrs. U. K , Little are at homoaftoi a sununor tilp to HIP lake country of Mluuo- tota , \ \ Iscoiisin nnd Michigan , Dr. 0. 0. Kennvamt family visited at Falls Citv and points In that Immedlato vicinity during the cailv pait of the week. Mr. nnd Mrs. Isaac Opmihclmer , who have been ou an axteuded trip to eastern cities , BIO rtl liomw to Lincoln again. Duilnc theli trip pxleusUo purchasua weto made for their etore In this city. Mrs. J. J. 1 laholt had as her guest ouTue * MAYNE OTHERS , ± 51Q In the southeastern part of the Citjt , is only two miles from the Post- Xo oHtri' ( nldttiou in Uic < Vr// / lit lim'tuff n better mtlc tlutn this bcitiiUfnl and i > oimltn' pttice. It.M only two inilcn iwrtlniwl of tini > tn > tf > Jllc , anil lot * oj/ec / , mid is bctna rapidtu built np. Lots arc selliiifin this Addition for tti-f bctHf/nnlilfor $ X > O to $7i > 0. 1Init'i' } > both /M IIN ' .S nnd Intufnr * ! < ' In $ U50 on lena time. If jfnn sec these lots j/on will ccrtainlitbny one or uioir. Ori'hnrtl Hill on nnnHlitiUHH/iHent * , cheaper tlnm tlicifcan be bouyltt in < / / other Omaha. part of It Is the cheapest proper 11in the southern part of the city. Onljitt niilr ami the pnntofllrf Kilutitnl on J.ettrrnit'orth , a half front , In only a mile and a half from the postofllcc , south of the cemetery , in destined to lie the malnciixt and wcxt thoronr/hfai'e to the citn ; ( hi * com the northwestern pttrt of thi-C'lty , and is beautifully situated. If'care selling mand * a lai-ffp share of tlawe in < jnt' t of hotnc. * or lotn nit speculation , Lots in Majine J'lace arc wlUny ranidlif at $1,200 to $1S 0 on cau ing these Lots for $630 lo'JOO on long lime. Ifc can suit you with a lot terms , while loin In Jlanscom and Jlcccc riuccs , arc held at double this in any direct ton. price. r .A. o Directly west of Walnut Hill. 1 We arc offerlnu lots for $1 , > 0 lo $200 , on easy terms. It is beautifully situated and has nearly all the conrenlenees enjoyed by Walnut Hill , where lota are held at three to four times this amount. See it. Onr list of other property is the luryest in the city , and prices and terms the best. Jtclow are a few bargains deserviny special mention. 370 feet front on Leaven worth , $3,500. Terms to suit. 2 lots fronting on Ilunscom Park , $ lOoO lo $1,3.10 each. House of 4 rooms , lot 00x104 , on 20th st. , $2,500. House of G rooms , 2 lots , line location , $2,800. Easy terms. Ono of tlic finest lots on Walnut Hill , $ .125. 13 lots , ne.ir West Side , $1,800. ta IP IVl ? 3l T7"f"liO IVldly IIC day anil Wednesday Mrs. Nf. Adams , of. Nebraska - I braska City. Mis. II. O. Phillips , who has passed the lone-heated teim ot the summer at mountain re-sorts In Coloiado , armed home at Lincoln on Tuesday last Mrs. L. C. 13utr and childicn , who have been in Colorado the last two weeks , aio ex pected homo the lirst of the coming week. Miss Li.zloYltman \ , of Omahawho visited several days in Lincoln , the guest of Mr.and , Mis. Ilayiien , relumed to her Omaha homo Monday. Mrs. Chancellor Mannntt and children , who have been enjoying Colorado bree/es through the hr.itcd term , are nt homo again in Lincoln. Miss May JarKson of the "hello" office lias been oat at Fnlrbury and other points In the state visiting with acquaintances. Mrs. K. T. Roberts and Miss Painter re turned Tuesday fiom a ten days' visit at Denver and mountain resoits In Colorado. Mis. II. W. Parker , of Ucatricc , wns visitIng - Ing Lincoln friends on Wednesday last. Miss Lulu Clinic has gone cast to leassumo school duties nt the Pennsylvania iemalo college. Her mother , Mis. J. K. Claik , ac companied horns far as Chicago. A very pleasant party of young people were _ njoylng themselves at the residence ot A. M. Davis at Twelfth and P sttect , Wednes day evening. The party was given by the Younii Ladles' society tor the homo tor the friendless. On Frldnv evening tlio Young Peoples' society of the Unlvorsallst church hold n social on the grounds of the church at Tweltth and II streets. norr.r , Aur.ivAi. . Among the Nobrasknns at Lincoln hotels yesterday were the following : F. S. Ramsey , Sutton ; < ieo. F. Sawver , Western ; J. U. Strode , Plaltsmouth ; W. 11. Harslow. Crete ; S.M.Uarkcr , Silver Creek ; J. H. Wheeler , Frnmont ; D. M. Toniblln , Akion. Colo. ; A. V. S. Sanmters , Hcatrlco ; F. 11. Holt , Pick- erell ; 11. 0. McMacken , Plattsmouth ; J. S. Cameron , Omaha. Tlio Snake Harvest. A farmer nt Elkhnrt , Ind. , found a rat tlesnake in n load of hay , which he had driven to thu market. In the snake were two live meadow moles. Snakes that cat poisonous snakes catch them by the no.se so that they cannot open their mouths. Then they swallow their dangerous prey head lirst , and the unhappy reptile never lias a chance to bite. bite.A A mountaineer sold a pailful of wlior- tie berries in Hnirorstown , Md , , for six cents a quart. While he wns picking them in the mountains ho killed eighteen copperhead snakes and tlirco rattle snakes. A stage driver near Yellowstone Jake , Montana , saw an enormous serpent run ning through the grass , its head being lifted litteen foot above the ground. It was at least thirty feet long. A party of men pursued the reptile , tracing it to a cave , but failing to kill it. Judge Uatly and Captain Cram of Orange City , Fla. , saw two immense snakes lighting in the road. Their teeth wore buried in eauli other's necks , and they appeared to bo nearly dead , ISoth snakes wore killed. One of them proved to be a rattlesnake six feel , long and the other a land moccasin suvca feet in length. Mark ( jilbort , living near Santa Rosa , Ciil. , was bitten on the linger by u ratlle- Eiiake. Ho tied u small cord tightly around his finger below the wound and drank a pint ofwhiskr. The linger soon assumed a variegated colors of snake , nnd the end of it took ou the shape of the serpent's head. 'The linger was llnally amputated. The Rev. Mr. Fairweathor of Cham paign county , Illinois , says lie saw an eagle seize u largo black snake in a field near Clifton bridge. The bird carried tlio snnko high into the air , but the snake tinally strangled its captor , and the two fell to thu ground together. The Rev. Mr. Fairwoathor then killed the snake with a club. Ho still preserves the club as proof of tlio story. THE BEECHERS. IlcmlnisceiiooB Kiiffjjested by the Death of Cnltlu Stowe. Cincinnati Sun : "Tho IJecchcrs and the late Calvin E. Stowe were the leaders of a coterie of very pronounced aboli tionists on Walnut Hills in 1840. " said Dr , Kemper Jnst night. "In fact , the line between the pro-slavery people and the abulitiocUu vri * tuiro din-ply dra.vru 132 feel on Lcavomvorth street , house of 10 rooms , largo barn , city water , etc. , $10,000. The lincst building lots in Hcdick's Grove , $1,800 to $12,000 each. East front lot , Hanscom Place , $1,500. Nice house of G rooms on Colfax. near street cars on Lcavcmvorth and Far- nara streets ; ? 3G90. Easy terms. 4 lots , Davcndort's Sub. , near Sauudcrs st. , $050 each. oct'vccn these two Presbyterian churches than anywhere else at that time " "What manner of man was Calvin E Stowo ? " "Ho was a short , thick-set , mild man of practical turn , and intensely devoted to his books. Ho was known as onu of the most broadly-cultured men in the west , especially in Greek and Hebrew. Prof. Stowe did not , however , cut , much of a figure in the seminary administra tion , but for all that was well liked and profoundly respected for his learning. "For his wife not a great deal could bo said at that time. Catherine IJcecher , th ( ! spinster daughter , was the bright ono of that family , and Harriet Stowe was ranked rather below all the others in in- tollollcctuality. Catherine had an odd sort of dog-cart or chariot in which she used to take Mrs. Stowo riding. It was a Oncer craft even for those days rather the talk of the town and an excellent exponent of the Beeclier character. " "Was there any romance connected with the Stowe-Ueechcr courtship ? " "None that I ever heard of. Both were nuiot , rather phlegmatic , and not at all the port of people to do quiet things in a love allair. But they were sincerely and unalloctcdly devoted to each other each , it is said , being proud of the bonds which united them. Stowo was proud as the husband of Harriet Beccher she as ( lie wife of Profosnor Stowo , the learned lin guist and theologian. " "What was Mrs. Stowc's strongest point ? " "Decidedly her abolitionism. She was the strongest in the family , which is say ing a great deal. Her husband was equally positive in this direction , though less inclined to assert his views without provocation. Both Stowo and His wife wore practical people , quite domestic , and lived very quietly in the seminary grounds. Their house was the principal station of the Underground railway in this city , and they were constantly in volved in some scheme to aid escapinc slaves. I remember a witty remark made by Mrs. Stowo in connection with the well-known enmity of the two churches First and Second on the slavery ques tion. It so happened that one Sunday there was no minister for the Second ( abolition lition ) church , and the congregation went en mass to the lirst , or pro-slavery , church. The pulpit there wns vacant also by n curious chance , and although tiio Kov. Lyman Bocchor , president of th'j seminary , was present , the pro-slav ery elder , who happened to bo left in charge , could not ask him to pi each , be cause the First Church congregation had registered a vow that the 'arch abolition 1st , ' as they culled him , should never preach in their pulpit. But they turned the service into a prayer-meeting , and of course , couldn't well omit to invite the Kov. Ly in nil to lead in the lirst invo cation. Ho got upon liin feet promptly and proceeded to address the throne of grace for un hour and a quarter , in the course of which ho managed to evolve a very presentable sermon. After church Harriet approached my father , who re presented the other wing of the church , and wittily observed that 'the Boechors can manage to preach n sermon as well as to run off a nigger occasionally. ' "Another church story about the Bccchcrs became nubile property about the same time- . Old Kov. Lymsn B. was in the habit of taking his Monday mornIng - Ing holiday , and ono Monday ho went fishing. Ho came homo saying lie hadn't got anything worth stringing. Next Sunday his congregation was kept awake by nn awful and mysterious stench , the Boiiiro of which nobody could determine. Finally Harriet left the family pew , glided up to the chiinrol rail and carried her father's light overcoat and the noi some odor from the church , The old gentleman had pocketed his lisli nnd for gotten to remove them. " "Where did Mrs , Stowogct her ideasof the peculiar institution ? " "From the fugitive darkles whom she befriended almost dally , and perhaps partially from a short residence with her husband in Kentucky where ho hold a pa&torato for u short time. But nobody believed she possessed such literary tal- rnt us was demonstrated in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin1 until the book hud actually begun o create a furor chcwhcro. " House and lot , Boggs & Hill's addition , $1,250. Terms easy. 22-foot lot , Cuming near IGtli , $3,500. GO feel on Snundcrs , near Cuming , large house , $0,500. , 2 nice lots , Snundcrs & Himebatigh's ad dition , $300 each. Fine acre lot , West Omaha , $0,000. Lots on Georgiuavenue , $2,000. House , 2 lots.iWalnut Hil'l , $2,300. Ono of the fiiWst 'residences ' in the city ; for prices and terms call at office. CTTP17D 9 , MlliIUv a Tall Opening , 1886. We Shall Open To-Morrow , Monday Sept. Otli , Our New Stock or Kail Dress Gootls. embracing a well assorted line of PARIS NOVELTIES of the best manufacturers. ! ! ! the new and desirable colorings for the coming sea son. EXCLUSIVE STYLES. Velour Fantaiso. Bayadere Fantaiso. Plush and Velvet stripes nnd checks. Ombreo Velvets , stripes and checks on all-wool ground , with plain to mutch. Mono , Silk and Plush stripes. Plaid , Plain and Fancy Striped Vel vets. vets.Plaid Plaid Surnhs , with plain to match. Chevron Diego Kayo. Hoyuro Conle. Diagonal DCS Indo. Many of the styles that will be shown to-morrow have no duplicates , therefore an early rail for inspection is invited. ICELLEY , STIGEll & CO. , Cor. 15th and Dodre-sts. { \ Free Hide To and From tlio Fair for All. To all the People : You are respect fully invited to participate in our fren rides to and from tno fair. It is not necessary that you bo a purchaser , but ALL are invited. Our wagon will run from the store every hour and all the week , and wo expect all to attend. Yours truly.The The New York & Omaha Clothing Co , A SMUGGLER'S ROMANCE. How lie HlsUeil Ills Life to Deliver n 1'uruol , and Thus AVou n lloantlful Brldoi If you happen to bo on N inth street and want a cigar , says tlio Now York Mail and Express , stroll into that little shop tlii'.t opens wide upon the sidewalk , nearly opposite Cooper institute , and look up at the crayon portrait of a beau tiful woman's face. Most people sup- nose it is an advertisement for some brand of cigarettes , but It is not. Ex press involuntary admiration ; that will be natural , and oiler to buy it. You can safely do this , for tlio gray-haired gentle man behind the counter will courteously but firmly say .you nay , even while ho produces a private box , unstamped , but containing nn article \vhioh you will smoke witli delight. Then , if you are a good listener and. appear sociable , ho will , or at least he did tlio other evening , remark that every man's life has its ro mance , ami that ho is not as old as he looks. Ho looks 'it ( least lifty years , but his dark oycs ; ire bright , and his strong , shapely hands uro tvhitu and smooth as a boy's , ) "Twenty years stgo , just after tlio war , " ho said , nutting .that unstamped cigar box out of sigl/fV / the custom douse was just getting down.to work trying to make up for Dycnrs of demoralization. The popular idea in regard to smuggling was more liberal than now , and the president might have imported his bride's trous seau and a cargo of whisky and cigars for the white house without stirring up tlio entire press of the country. 1 .was captain of the Carmen , a tlirco masted schooner , trading between this port and Havana , It was just such a cool August night as this that the Carmen lay be calmed oil * Barnegat on her trip south. Wo lay about a mile from the Jersey coast. It was almost dark when I heard n man's voice hull us Suddenly n rowboat - boat bumped our side , and a natless in dividual scrambled aboard with n wild glare in his eyes and big diamond in his shirt front. Ho unhitched the diamond and handed it to mo with the remark : "Will this pay for my passage to the port you are bound for ? ' The stone was worth $1,000 if it was worth anvthinsr , nnd as the bruezo was springing up I called it a bargain. " 1 lauded the fugitive iu Havana , and Lot fronting on both Saunders and 23d hi reels , 2 houses , $5,200. House of 0 rooms on Lcavenworth. near Park avenue street cars , $3,050. 22 feet on Farnam street , between 19th nnd 20th , $0,000. 22 feet on Farnaui , between 20th and21st , $4,500. Lpcclal bargains in 13th street property. S houses , 8 rooms each , corner 22d and I/.ard , .f 8,500 , Lot on N. l&th street , $2,500. lost sight of him for nearly a year. One day , however , ho came auoard the Car- men just as I was making ready for Now York. He introduced himself as Don Esconccs. He said ho was getting rich as a tobacco-grower , and felt that ho owed everything to me. 1 told him that our accounts were squared , and asked after tlio sweetheart ho said ho had left behind him. "That was what ho wished to see me about. Would I take a parcel and deliver - liver it into her hands at the Brunswick hotel ? It contained a present of great value , and ho begged that none but the lady herself open it. Tlio name Mrs. Agnes Anstrutlier was on the wrapper , having urcsentod mo with a richly carved rosewood box containing lifty cigars at least seven inches long , and of the choicest leaf in the market , Mr. Don Esconces left mo witli the mysteri ous package. The trip north was stormy. Strangely enough , I found myself lying oft' Barnegat in a dead calm on the very anniversary of my night adventure witli the man whoso message of love I had voluntarily undertaken. I had been wondering all during the voyage how I should contrive to smuggle the package unopened through the custom house. Doubtless it contained iewols , and it was pride rather than daring that prompted mo to take a desperate chance. "Leaving the Carmen in command of the lirst mate , with orders not to await my return , I had a small boat lowered and pulled ashore , determined to run the blockade of the revenue patrol. I had the paokago belted under my shirt. No sooner had I hauled up on the beach than I was hailed by four uniformed pick ets. I scaled the clilV and escaped n pistol tel bullet by accidentally stumbling bond- long , Two of the patrols gave chase and the other two seized the boat and rowed for the Carmen. I learned afterword that a breeze sprung up just in time for her to escape them. I ran as I never ran before or since through the woods , along an occasional piece of road , dodging be hind fences nnd fording streams , and all the while those human hounds hallooed in my track , spitting lead after mo and arousing a hundred farm dogs. Once in the moonlight they succeeded in hitting me. See that soar on my neck ? But I eluded them before midnight and reached Jersey City shortly after daybreak , to bo arrested lor an escaped burglar , for whoso capture a reward w.is offered. "I got out of that scrape by acknowl edging that 1 was only a tramp who had got bullet-bitten In a henroost , and Iny m a hospital n whole week. On being released 1 got rv now suit of clothes , a Turkish bath , nnd iluttcred myself on my pule and interesting appearance , The clerk in the Brunswick hotel sent up to my lady thu note of self-introduction I wrote with trembling hand. She would BCO mo , and opened thn door herself. What a vision of loveliness she wasl Mutely I gave her the package , but she courteously insisted that I take some re freshments and a little courage before gratifying her curiosity. I told my story , and her soft , white hand tenderly ton : he < t the livid scar that testified to its voracity. So interested became she iu my adventure that I had turned to go before the seal upon the smuggled souvenir had boon broken. She opened it with her back toward mo , Suddenly she uttered a low cry , half turned , and fell in n swoon. Thu paokago , for the sanctity of winch I had risked my life , contained , not diamonds , only u number of old letters. Ono was not so old. It road : lKAit MADAM : 1 have just been married to a Cuban mnhlon , whoso love may cnahlu me to loifc'et my dishonorable past. 1 feel compelled to icturn these leaves horn the book of memory , anil to frno you ftom tlio al legiance they ) iiotust. 1 can not ask your torciveness , because I can not iorxlvumyself. There wag the noise of carrhuro wheels nt the curb in front of the little store , and the prematurely old smuggler and tobacconist stopped talking and began to close up for tlio night. His auditor still in suspense , saw a beautiful face at the carriage window. "Who is she now ? " was askod. "Oh , that is 1117 wife. She always comes after mo. Tlmt is tier portrait. Her name is Agnes. " Union Sewing machine , 201) ) N. ICth sfc Lot on N. ICth street , $3,250. 14 feel on Hnrney street , ? 25,000. House and lot , Shinn's addition , $1,700 , monthly payments. House of G rooms , mile nnd a half from postofllcc , $1,800. 5-room hoiist , 140 feet , South 20tli street , $3,500. Easy terms. Lots , Yatcs & Rood's addition , .fSOOcnch. Call and examine our list before buying. If you have property to facll , for quicK sale , list it with us. THE OYSTER SEASON. Oysters in Now York. Joe Howard in Boston Globe : "R" there , oysters ! Wo had some for dinner to-day , but in reality , as slaves to fash ion , we should liavo walled until Wednes day. But what are you to do on a hot Sunday wiicn the oysters are opened and laid on a plate of cracked ice ? Eat 'cm. I am glad lo know that the oyster season opens in better shape than for four or live years past , and the whole crop was never in better condition at this time of tlio year. Advance orders give evidence of a bolter season's business also , the western orders , particularly , being a good deal heavier than a year ago. A careful estimate of the supply thnt will bo in the city on the morning of Wednes day places the number of bushels at 5- ( 000 , and from present indications this city and Brooklyn will consume 30,000 bushels a day. while about 20,000 bushels a day will bo wanted for tlio west. It is estimated that al. least 75,000 bushels will be wanted in England this Reason as against 00,000 hist year. Noticeable changes in the trade are tlmt hotels and restaurants are demanding a much better grade of oys ters and that the general public are de veloping a decided taste for the smaller or "dinner oysters , to the neglect of the old and big saddle rocks , etc. A short time ago saddle rocks brought $20 ami : ? : ! 0 per 1,000. but the dcalom now con sider that are doing well to got $10. The trade h.is become .so largo that a number of the lending dealers have superseded the old sloop with steamboats carrying about fifteen hundred bushels and built expressly for the purpose. The saving of time in transportation more than makes up for the cost of the boats. It is to bo especially the fashion this season to have the snmfl-Hizod oysters at dinner. These are round , about thu six.o of a sil ver dollar , and are served on the half shell. The arrangements for supplying them include 10,000 a day to Delmomco's tip-town , 4,1)00 ) to the Brunswick , 8,000 to the Hoffman house , 1,500 to the Metropol itan hotel , 1,000 to tlio Gilsoy house , 2,500 to the Windsor , 1,000 to the 1'ark Avenue , and 1,000 to Dolmonico's down-town. In order to show the remarkable in crease in the demand , it may bo said thai tliuro are 0,001) ) oyster houses in the city al thu present time , which employ 18,000 persons , nnd that the number ot people now engaged in the industry nt Prince's bay , ( treat South bay and in thn Eas ! rivur district , is 13,000. It is thought ono reason the crop is unusually largo this season Is because of the work of the now state ofiiciul , the oyster inspector , whoso ollice was created uy the last legislature Ho made a number of arrests early in the summer of porhons dumping scows load cd with rciuso on the oyster beds , am this has evidently had a good efl'ect There are some fears that the drum ant fctar fialios will repeat their ravages of last year , Despite tlio unusually heavy crop , prices will bo about as last year , because cause of tlio expense attending the gath eriii'r and bringing to market. Choice small dinner variety will co.st $0 per 1,000 ; oitra saddle rooks , $15 per 1,000 Shrewsbury and East Itlvnr bay , $10 per 1,000 ; medium , * ' 1.50 per I.OIX ) ; Shrews bury cullons , $5 per 1,000 ; Princes bay sounds , $8 per 1,000. The Sanitarian reliitcs n case in which n rat had died undr.r the floor of a large drawing roon and was giving great of fcnse to the owner of the house , who hue had thn carpets ami furniture romovci preparatory to taking up the floor. An ingenious friend drops in , Etiggosts thu the doors and windows bo shut , stops on lo nstnbln and traps ncouplu of blue hot lie Hies , and , rutuniing , cta them free it the apartment. The iliuj , after a little undetermined Imping , settle pertina oiously on a certain crack in tlm lloor and on the removal of ono plank nt thif point , the cause of thooffcnsu wasvc.idil ; removed. For Jtonl , Fiirntblind. My residence , No. 2028 Charles St Beautiful location within ono block o street curs , Hufercncos required. Mits. 0. F. DVUKU. lis Wonderful Factor ) and Busy Workmeni somotliltic About UN llitslnoss Its Hxtcnl Seine rrontliicnt Itu 11 ill n K ; ) . A visit to Iho busy cornlco factory of ChtK Speeht , the cornice kiiu. levcaled many lulcicsting features In th.it particular hue of binlius. . ( > n enteilng the shops which aie located on South Twelfth street , mo Is Improved with the lively manner lit which the galvnuledoikets besllr them- " \t" > . Mmy new and novel plans for eor- . . . 'os of all-M/CS nnd deseilptlons nro to bo seen In the hands of the mtlsts in vntloin dages of completion. No sonnet Is n - < ct of cornice nice- * completed than It Is placed on ROIHO : > ulldlng mid In ever > o.uo It Is ono of the uost biMiitlftd pieces \\oikumnslilp to ba Icslicd. So mueh In demand me the ser vices of this cot nice king , thnt one might go iitoalmost nu.v town of nny slro In Iowa. NehiasKa or the wtMt and there will be found nen placing cot nice-tun tlm ver > best build- ngs ( n the tow o , and upon Inquiry It will bo found tlmt in almost nine c.uscs out of ten hat ChrK Specht Is Iho builder of the Mlvnnl/ed woik. In fact , there mo eight shops In thu slate nnd Mr. Spechl H teknovvIcdged b\ nil lo do eluhlj per cent of ; ill the work done , thetobj justly earning tlio lame "Coinlcii Klmr. " Mr. .specials placing cornices on ninny imminent buildings In Omaha , among which lie the following : Union Paeliie lie.uhpiar- cr.s building , trlmmlngaml slating , six stolen 'or A. J. Poppletoti on Kluventh stieet ami one on Parniim : the Hail.-er buildings on Kleventh , Thliteenth and Knrnani ; Kiuit's ualt house nnd stable ; tlueo stoics for Mr. ilaeomlnl on Thlilconth and Jackson ; thicu Mores lor Hyion Iteed ; QuiMlev , P.it Man- nlnir , Tom Muii.iy .lolin Finnic and P.uldoek : whole blocks for Furny , Tuft , llaiold , Sandois , Hiown , Itoo- tier , Schrib and olheis and le-ddences lor Itciioial C.irev. Messts. Davis , Lehmiinn , Itaiictt. Shelton. Nash , SweeiMoCor - iiilck , Cnmnbell , Mout < t and others , besides rows for Kd. La kln , Dr. Paul nnd others. Peteis Coos' new hotel. Iho First national bank , Frank Itamge's new building and tlio i.rMlllaid ; block will nil testify to Mr. bpccht'shniiillwoiK. In fact every building ot any importance has Sped it's cornices on It. Out of the city are the Cheyenne depot ; eighteen stores anil a church at North I'latto : thu Union block , the waterwoiks biiildldgtt and others in ( ! rund Island ; the Henry block nl Coiumtms ; the Woods blorlc , uid Schuyler b.ink ; the Clti/.ens bank nt Phlllps- ucig , Kas. ; llcndcr building at llumulirey ; n bank at H.-uret ; the Ins.ine asvlum at Nor folk ; Flint National tiank nt Ciawford : the Leo building at West Point ; Madison Hros' . block at Hhiir : school building uud scvoinl others at Missouri Valley ; the ( ilonwooil court liouser the Miiilciman hotel ami the lleiald building al Chulnda , Iowa ; tlio Ma sonic hall at Tccumsch ; and buildings Iu Plaltsmoutli for Messrs. Heck , Leonard , Duck. White , ( ioodmnn nnd others , nnd so on for almost ever. He- sides eveiy building iu the South Omaha stocu yaids me decorated wilh thpso coinlccs. As to the liaikcr building and sev eral others In the city upon \\hlcli Mr. Speelit is placing copper woik , the Hist over intio- dueed in Omaha , a prominent nictiltect claims that no liner woik has Oeen done In nnv city , e.ist or west. Mi. Speeht should certainly feel proud of \\omlerfiil success he has achieved in the cornice vvoiklng , tor his name is known nil over this westei n country , and bis work Is iccogni/ed to bo the veiy lincst to no had. llo . ninlojsover lifty men , eveiy one of them o\- jicjlcnced woilonen , and doe's nu amount of woik In a wcclt that would tiy the nerves of any two men In thecouutiy , nut Spechtdon't bcem to mind It , for his uciiial .smile Is ul- \\nys with him , and his heal lug thai ol a man sine ot the fact thnt ho is ulving satisfaction , None should begrudeo Chris Spochl the title ot "coi nice king. " How Cliiuliiniitiis Itociilvetl Hi To\as Sifting : When the Human senate elected Lucius Quinlii.s Ciiieinua- tus consul by a handsome plurality , not withstanding thu Tnmnmny defection and tlio fact that n prohibition candidate was sprung on them at the hist moment , they appointed a committee lo visit the royal Komnn on his farm and announce to him his election. They found him engaged in doing his spring ploughing. As they approached with all the dignity they could command while stumbling across ploughed land in their long togas , ho stopped his oxen to ascertain who they wore and what they wanted. "Most noble Koman , " said the chair man of tlio committee , In Unit ditap , son orous tone suited to the occasion , "wo are here " "So I " said Lucius see , Quintus , eyeing them suspiciously , "but I signed a con tract for some ot those patent bee-hives last summer and found it was a note for $500 that I had to pay at tlio bank. You can't play the green game on me twice. " "You mistake our mission altogether , " said tlio chairman , with offended dignity , "wo are " "Lightning-rod men , perhaps. lint I don't want any lightning-rods , ntithor. " ' Dign , most noble Cinninnatus , to give mo your attention for : i few brief moments. " "Well , hurry up , old boss , nnd make it short , for I'm busy's a mule's tail In lly- time , " and he sat down on his plow- beam , fanning himself with an old straw hat. hat."Tlio "Tlio republic is in danger , " ho began , reading from a long roll of MS that ho produced. "That sounds sort o1 familiar. 'Nuthor 'lection ' comin' on , I reckon. You're goiu'to sound thu tocsin , ain't yey And mebbu you'll wave the bloody shirt. " "Jhe Koman Senate , reali/.ing the exi gency of the situation , has elected you " "If there ain't them pesky _ colts in my garden patch again , " cried Cinclnmitus , springing to his feet. "W-h-o-a tiicre ( Jit that. " - - - ! out of . ho yelled , as ho grasped his ox-gad and started across the liuld to drive them out. When he returned ho was perspiring and swearing like a Roman troopor. "lUnnkoty blank them blank colts , " lie cried , "they'll jump any fence that was over mado. Say , you fellersou don't happen to know a poke that'll keep colts from juinpm' , doyoY" "The city which llomulus founded , " said the chairman , scarcely hooding the interruption , "In casting about for a commander , every way adequate to the emergency that has overtaken us , the eyes of the senate have turned toward you. " "Shaw I Yon don't sny , " "Your steadfast championship of tlio rights of labor , your position on the sil ver question , your uncompromising op position to tlio Chinese , your roln.-wl to avail yourself of tlm franking privilege and your scornful rejection oi a railroad pass while a member of your town coun cil , the countenance that you gave to thn early closing movement , your dolianco of Canada on the lishcry question , your " "Come , now , boys , Jet up ! " "Your refusal to litivu your portrait and biography published in a book of 'Eminent Men. ' your fiorviccs as a volun teer lircman , the ability you displayed as captain of a militia company , your hav ing ne.vcr written communications to the pr.ners , or shown yourself in an open hack in decoration day proccs- stone , your refusal to allow your photo graphs lo be placed on bale , your never soiidinc ; proof slips of your speeches lethe the daily journals , never making a laiso return to the tax assessor , or wearing pointed-toed shoes , or parting your hair in the middle , or crying 'chestnut ! ' and above all your invariable habits of going to the polls and voting the old ticket , without a scratch , have induced tlio sen ate to call you to thu highest otllco iu their gift , the Roman consulship , " Cmclnnatus was so overcome by this I'mo ' that lie could only press the speakers hand silently and lead tlio way to Iho house , whore ho tapped a fresh bar * rol of cider and invited them all to join him in a drink. Dut lie accepted the nomination all the samo.