Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 20 , 188ft ,
HOFFMAN AS AN AUTHOR. '
Como of His Sentimental and Blood and
Thunder Pen Productions.
nOGGEN AND DAWES TESTIFY.
Clitirch llouo Threatens to Stop Ititil-
road Uiilldlnt ; Unless the Iiabot-
ct-h Vote for II mi Sulcldo ofn
Girl \U\VH.
ImoM THE nnr.'s LINCOLN ntnijuu.l
The Holl'man-Uoscwnter libel suit was
Ilie attraction in the district court yes
terday , the forenoon session being occu
pied by the prosecution in presenting the
testimony of Hon'man , Governor Dawcs
and K. P. Koggon. The testimony of
Hon'man occupied some two hours in ex
animation and cross-examination , and ,
judging from comments , freely ex
pressed , was not considered as of very
much weight. Holl'maii evlnecd a very
forgetful mind , oven bringing his own
age Ir. a question of doubt , and was not
sure within a year or so of his own ago or
how long he had lived in Mi-ndota , 111. ,
and very Ignorant as lo the money ho
had made in previous years through lit
erary ellbrts , which the examination
Hucmcd to develop into his chief occu
pation , Mason in his
Judge , cross-ov-
amination of this witness , developed the
fact that Hoil'man had written many
tales of light literature fictions for the
New York Clipper and other journals
of like literary merit. When the witness
was called upon to recite the titles of
some of the stories written by him and
the compensation received ho gave as
the titles of tales among others the fol
lowing : "A Terrible Secret , " "Tho
Lover's Uovongo , " "A Midnight Adventure
turo , " "The Mystery of the Mounds , "
"The Church of Skulls , " "Parson Jones'
Pardon , " etc. For tlioso stories Mr.
Hoil'man testified that ho received from
$ . " > to $10 each as compensation , and the
defense developed in this n point of the
plaintiff's ability to earn money , who was
now asking for $30,000. Mr. Hoil'man
further testified that hlssalnry in his pros
cut occupation as private secretary to the
governor was greater than ho had over
received heretofore.
Governor Dawcs' testimony was called
for evidently to establish the anguish of
mind in which the plalntiU'sutl'orcd , and
lie testified that Mr. Hoil'man had como
to him and spoke with him concerning
the publication of the alleged libel shortly
after Its appearance. That ho bejievcd
Mr. IloH'man's denial and had not inves
tigated for himself. The defense here
created new interest by asking thn gov
ernor if Mr. Hoil'man was not aware of
the to-be-attempted robbery of the state
treasury before it came to pass and which
attempt brought forth the alleged libelous -
ous article. The governor testified tiiat
HolFman was ignorant of the raid that
was to be attempted , but being asked it
he did not state in his deposition taken
heretofore that Hollman uid know of it
in advance , the governor stated the do'
position was correct.
Secretary Hoggon's testimony was re
irarding the conversation had between
nimsolF and Mr. Kosowator on two dif
ferent occasions , Mr. Roggcn stating
that several weeks prior lo the publica
tion I\1r. \ Uosowatcr had slated to him
that ho had been informed by a reputa
ble citizen of Lincoln regarding jlolf-
, .man's character , but did not want lo
publish it simply for malice.
In the afternoon the defense took the
stand and Mr. Hosewater was called.
His testimony was given atlength , show
ing that ho had been in possession of the
facts and the charges against Hollman
three or four months before their pnbli
cation ; that ho obtained them from Mr.
Barnes in December and withheld the
use of them until March , when the
Hchemo between the detectives for the
robbing of the treasury was developed by
the coroner's jury , showing that the gov
ernor and his secretary knew about
it in advance. Then ho thought
Unit it was duo the people
to know the record of Hoil'man
and ho published it. At the time of its
publication the witness stated that , to bo
certain of the facts , he visited Mr. Harucs
in company with Major Klintch and veri
fied all that was published ; that he thought
a mun accused of horse stealing and whom
it had been stated , was a proposer to
burglarize a bank , might have a hand in
thu job at the state treasury. Mr. Rosewater -
water testified as to withholding the facts
lor so long , not wishing to have it appear
as malice , if It became neces
sary to publish. The testimony of
L. F. IJarnes , the principal witness ,
for the defense , was then had , and ho re
lated all the circumstances-of the Hell
man ull'air. Ilu equipped him with a
horou and saddle , bought htm overshoes
and gloves and furnished him with $30
in cash , and Hoil'man started forth. A
few days after Mr. IJarnos related that
Deputy Sheriff Evans , of Firth , came to
him and told him that Hollman was try
ing to sell the horse for $10 ; that ho then
instructed Kvans to follow him up and
recover the horse if possible. Shortly
after this time Mr. Harnes tcstitled
that ho mot Mr. Hedges ,
who had como up to Lin
coln through Missouri : that Hedges told
him ho had met Hoil'man down near
Springfield , Mo. , and that ho thought ho
was not to bu relied upon , as ho ( Hofl-
man ) had proposed to him a job of burg
larizing some country bank. Mr , Harnes
Bald that ho hoard of Hoffman's arrest ;
had a telegram to that cll'oetj sent word
back for his release ; that afterward Hod'-
man returned to Lincoln uut did not
bring the horse with him ; told him that
it was the lirst tlmo ho had got into such
fouble , cried and wanted a settlement ;
iiftonvnrdhosottlod with Hoffman for 9118 ;
that Hoffman insisted and. he ( Uarncs )
did sign a paper agreeing not to uroso-
cute him for taking the horse ; had never
seen the horse since and did not know
what had become of it.
At the close of court nt night Mr.
Uarnos was still occupying the stand ,
HOWB HUAIIU I'KOM ,
The Slate Journal yesterday contained
another characteristic djspatch from
Church Howe , who held forth at Ne
braska CUy the night before and who
portrayed an nudlonco of 1,000 people
und tremendous enthusiasm for Howo.
A gentleman who came up from Ne
braska City and who attended the mon
Btor mui'ting states that it took a brass
band an hour to drum upSOOfor an and- !
cnco ; that Howe , as usual , harangued
ngainst the BKE , about MoShano and Ids
cattle interests , und when the time oamo
for him to explain his own checkered
career and thu charges that have been
published weak after week ngainst him ,
ho plead u ipss of voioo and begged leave
to introduce Mr. Shedd , dodging his
variegated record in elegant Sliapo ,
Howe has been seeing some of the Mis
souri Pacific construction nnd grading
contractors lately in n struggling ollort
to capture the solid vote of Uio workmen ,
and when one of them told him that his
men voted as they pleased , Howe braced
up and told the contractor that not ft
miln of railroad would bo let for thoni to
work upon next year if ho was defeated ,
und that not another shovelful ot dirt
would bo thrown upon the now construe *
lion work of the Missouri Puciho if they
didn't come to timo. The reply of the
contractor to this exhibition of bragga
docio was moro emphatic than elegant.
nnd the more emphatic wows in it could
not bo found in the now revision , Mean-
itliilotho lieutenants in jLanonsler tire
s.weoling away and studying to know and
find the way that they can drive the vote
of Lincoln for Howe and save the city
from the nr.itli ot the boss trickster.
si v int.WITH sTtn < IININK.
iqsterdnj Deputy Sheriff lleacli wcnl
out in the country to the homo of Her
man Schmidts , in North Uluff prceirct ,
and brought to the coroner's rooms in
this c.ty Ihc dead bodof Catherine
Stao. , who committed Miteide Monday
livening by taking strychnine. The girl
was nineteen years of age and her parents
live in Lincoln , but she had been for a
short time in the country. The girl has
been a d miestic in several families in the
city , and some tune since she was be
trayed under promise of marriage , and
realizing her shame and lost life she
brooded over it until she ended nil with
suicide. At noon yesterday the coroner
was al work securing a jury to investi
gate the case , which promises develop
ments that may prove of especial interest
to the party vlio wrought the girl's ruin.
The jury .selected by the coroner who
VIM fnvestlcato the ea c , and who were
icniing evidence last evening , are J. 11.
N'adon , .Major Klenteli , Charles Avery ,
* olin Moore , J. 11. Ulair mulJ. AL Do-
iimry.
StTltr.ME POfKT fltOCKKDlS'113.
Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Frank 1J. Stephens , of Saline
oiinty , was admitted to practice.
The following causes wore continued :
Thorno vs State ; Nowall vs Kimball ;
Slate , ev rcl. Dean vs Clay county. Ho-
ipondcnl given len days to answer.
The following causes were placed al
ho foot of the ( locket : Lane \ s Stai key ;
iVrnutt vsXinn ; Thorno vs Adams county.
The following causes were argued and
submitted : State. erel. . Perry vs Clay
county ; Powers v.s Powers ; Knglchart vs
Peoria Plow Co. ; State , erel. . Wagner
vs Kinnry ; Garrison AS Aultmaii ; lliown
vs Wintersteon.
Court adjourned to this morning.
AtmiTIONAI , KIliHMl.N.
At the last meeting of the city council
lie appointments of the now firemen ,
were made by the mayor and tinaui-
inou.sly confirmed by the council. The
[ joys who will take possession of the re
juvenated engine house in the Second
ward are J. Warren , J. H. Pierce , W. 11.
Adams , Geo. Keifer , H. C. Jones , John
Hracken , Jacob Morrow and G. Preston.
For thepaslweek the firewarden has had
a force of men employed on ong'rio housu
No. 1 , rell.ooring the inside and making
'he second story into sleeping apartments
or the boys , and the toreo and equip
ment for the city is now doubled.
AUGHT Tin ; cirv.
Miss Smith , librarian at the state nni
vorsity. fell on the walk before her homo
at Twelfth and U streets Monday night ,
sustaining n compound fracture of the
bones in the left ankle , which will conhno
her to the house for two or three months.
Dr. Carter was immediately called and
duce the fractured limb.
Justice Cochran's court was enlivened
yesterday by si hearing of the suspected
burglar and the concealers of the prop-
jrty taken from Schmidt's store. The
lotorious Mrs. Liltle and the Smith girl ,
ivho have boarded with Jailor Parsons
: he greater part , of the summer , were
spectators in court as witnesses for the
lefense in the case.
The city council has ordered seven now
lydrants to place at the intersection of
streets where they are badly needed.
Keller , the magician , is the coming at-
raetion for two evenings at , FiuiKo'.s
opera hou e , and the "Mirror of Ireland1'
is holding the boards at t'ie People's this
week.
The boys of the police force are hard at
work on their arrangements for the po-
"iecinen's ball , and it will bo a success
.loyond doubt. A largo number of
.iokots have been disposed of already ,
and llio committees are doing their dif
ferent work well and tliuroiniTily.
A resident ot South Lincoln was
aroused from slumbers at I a. m. yester
day by a Gorman , who said ho was lost
ami wanted to know the way to the cen
ter of the city. The man .stated ho had
been trying to find his way down-town
since midnight , and was apparently per
fectly sobur.
The grand jury is yet in sessionadding
[ o llio long roll of indictments that they
liavo been accumulating since the com
mencement of court. District Attorney
Strode was with them yesterday , and
went down to Louisville in the evening
to speak to his Cass county constituents
; it a republican campaign mcetinir.
Major Davis and the nominees on the
independent ticket ara billed to speak at
Malcomb Friday night of this week.
Mr. W. J. Housoworth , of Superintend
ent Calvort's oflieo , and one of the Hurl-
ington & Missouri's popular men , has
gone to Plattsmonth , where to-day ho
will bo united in marriage wilhMi&s'Kalo
Johnson , ono of the popular young ladies
of timt city.
Senator Manderson was in the city yes
tcrday en route to Milford , Scward conn
ty , where ho addressed the people lasl
evening upon the political questions of
the day.
AT Tim HOTKLS.
Yesterday were registered among others
the followincr Nebraska visitors to the
capital city : "U O. Batty. Hastings ; A.
Dewey , Wahoo ; A. V. S. Sanders , J. K.
Colby , J. T. Armstrong. Beatrice : C. F.
Manderson. Dr. L. A. Mornam , Omaha ;
\V. H. Conger , Loup City ; J. S. Taylor ,
Wiiverly ; A. Haitley , Hartley ; M. L. Milford -
ford , Uennett ; Win. Altstadt , Clnis. Shu-
bert , Omaha ; J. F. Patterson , Wahoo.
Tlio Statue of litbcrty.
Now York World : The preparation
for the inauguration of the Bartholdi
Statue of Liberty promise well. The
North Atlantic squadron , the French
fleet under Admiral do Vlgiio , the United
States troops within available distance ,
the state militia , war veterans und num
erous civil organizations will take part.
Mr. William M. Evnrcs will make the
presentation speech on the part of the
committee , and the announcement that
Clmnneoy M. Dopow will deliver the
commemorative n'Ulross will cause a gen
eral sense of satisfaction.
A calf was killed and the hide taken off
in Zlonsvillo , Lohigh County , Pa. , in the
morning. The skin was taken to Charles
lUirklmltcr's tannery nt noon. Hy even
ing of the sumo day Mr. Uurkhaltor had
it till tanned and promply hundad it to a
Hhoomakor. Hy next morning a pair of
boots was completed and put on by the
owner , so that what was on living flesh
of a calf ono day was a pair of boots the
next. It was , without doubt , the quick
est tanning on record. Mr. U. is able to
tan any sheep skin in fifteen minutes ,
leaving the wool all on. This Is his own
Invention , and ho soya there is no other
man living that knows how to do it.
A St. Louis man wna very much start
led while going through a dirty alloy ono
yuiny niglit to feel something warm on
his. leg just nbovo his shoo. Ho thought
it was a rat , and , toldlughis umbrellu ,
ho boat on the leg until it was sore and
his umbrella was broken. Then he cure *
fully covered the supposed rat with ono
band , nud , touching up his trousers leg
with the other , pulled out his gold wuteh ,
which had slipped through a hole in his
wftfoli pocket , und which was considera
bly the worsg for the pounding that it
hiid received.
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It is learned from a gontlomau who
has lust returned to Petersburg , \a. ,
from an extended tour through the coun
ties of IJrunswick , f.unonburg and Meek-
lonburg. that state , that the crops of to
bacco are looking Hindi moro promising
than they did a month or t > vo ftgo , and
that the fnrmors MO in mticu u&ltui'
spirits , Tno gentleman informed the re
porter that some of the leaves of the tobacco -
bacco crop of a prominent and large
planter of Urunswick county measure as
much as thirty-sis inches In length.
For line Furnishing Goods' call on
LJAAO IlEAlrr , . 1C05 Howard street ; .
GEN , VAN TOK'S ' OLD HOME ,
What His loriner Neighbors and His Friends
I. Think of Him ,
REFUTATION OF FOUL SLANDERS
HUltccord From the Inception of tlio
nrlMtlil'.cun 1'nrtj n. rhiln
Stntcmont of Knlr Knot' .
Vmrn thr Mlililtrttnm ( .V. V. ) Dally I'rex.
For the past few years some persistent ,
person In Nebraska lias been occasionally -
ally send ing us a railroad organ printed
in Hint state , ostensibly lepubllunn in
politics , with marked cditoiiaNof fal-i1-
booil and abuse of our foimer tuwiiMimn ,
General Van Wyck , who was many ywira
ago tlic vunrc'scnlative in congress from
this coiifrrcssioiml dUtiicl now a rol-
ilnnt of the fonnrr slate representing it
in part in the United States senate.
The malignancy of the articles was so
apparent that wu threw the papers aside.
Those of his old friends and formei eon-
ititucnlH who had journeyed with him
for over thirty years knew that his soeial
and business life timing that period had
been without reproaeh , and that no stain
could be east upon him by disappointed
politicians whose schemes he had
th'vartcd.
The patriotic services rendered by ( Jon-
cm ! Van \Vyek \ in the halls of legislation
and upon the tented Holds , a briet record
ot wlneh we present below , are remem
bered with pride and satisfaction by the
people of this , his old congressional 'Us-
iriet.
Soon after entering the profession of
law In Sullivan county , ho was elected
.iistrict attorney. He was then a demo
crat. The anli-rentors had the control
und usually \oted with the whigs and
carried the county. General Van W.yck
ai his homu in Mamakatlug township ,
received manv } vhig votes which secured
Ills election. His first term wa ° so .satis
factory that he was rn elected , the anti-
renters voting for him , ho receiving a
majority in every township in the
county.
Always opposed to slavery he was with
the free soil element of the democratic
party and was among the lirst to take
imrt in onrani/.itifj the republican party ,
lie was active in its conventions : in
framinir the platform in fact was pres
ent at the birth of that great organiza
tion , lie was an enthusiastic worker in
the Fremont campaign , speaking in
nearly every school district in Orange
and Isullivau counties.
So in 1808 the young party naturally
turned lo him as a .standard bearer for
ongrcss in this district. The campaign
was red hot from the .start. Hotli Orange
und Sullivan counties comprising the
ilistrict were at that time strongly demo
cratic and while the democratic state
ticket had over 1,200 majority in two
counties , General Van YVyek succeeded
by the same number.
The bitterness of the political hale cul
minated in the Lincoln campaign of 1800
when General Vim Wyck was a candidate
for re-election. The democratic paity
wisely concluded to venture none of its
chosen champions in the race against
him , but selected one of tlte most popular
men in the district one of the solid men
of the old whig party and known as a
'silver gray" whig the lion. Daniel 15.
St. John. The campaign was long and
earnest , General Van \vyok receiving in
the district more votes than Lincoln.
In this congress came the war. Dur
ing the long term of 18(51 ( some members
desired to go to the battle of Hull Him , a
few miles from the capital.
General Van W.yck said to hiscolleague ,
Mr. Kly , of the Rochester district , "Our
duty is" hens ; letns _ do that and then no
home and recruit a regiment ami come
with them to the field. ' Kly went to the
Hull Run battle field and was one of the
captured congressmen. Van Wyck did
as he said. At. the end of the session ho
came homo. Defeat had dispirited our
people , enlistments were slow , and dem
ocratic orators nnd papers were claiming
that the rebels could never bo defeated.
General Van Wyck took up the drooping
.standard , nnf titled it and commenced
raising the Filty-flixtli regiment , known
as "The Tenth Legion , " that being then
the number of this congressional district.
1 he regiment had ten infantry compa
nies , one of sharp shooters , two batteries
and two cavalry companies a legion in
fact as well as in name , lie rallied the
spirits of the people and filled them with
hopn and courage. Some democrats
labored hard to prevent and defeat en-
ii.stmonts. They everywhere insisted
that Van Wyck would raise the regiment ,
take it to the Held , then leave it and turn
the command over to another. They
claimed the finances of the nation would
be ruined , that our money would become
worthlosss , that when the war ended it
would bo as it was at the end of the war
of the revolution with the continental
currency that a bushel of currency
would not buy a bushel of white beans.
Wo well remember how General Van
Wyck dispelled both those charges.
lie told the wives and mothers as they
gave up their husband or lirst born , that
ho would not only go. but would stay
with them in camp and on the Held until
the country was destroyed or the tlag
floated again in victory. . And ho kept
the promise to the letter. In answer to
the other charge ho boldly stated every
where , "If the country is to bo destroyed
let the finances go with it ; if the country
was saved the American people would
sco to it and save its currency. If ho
was compelled to outlive his country ,
and money would bo of very little value.1
And ho stated in all his speeches and on
every street comer that ho would trust
his country nnd his currency : that ho
would take command ot the regiment , go
with it to thn Hold and stay with it to tno
end ; that ho would not take a dollar for
his services or any reimbursement for his
expenses until cither the union was dis
rupted and money destroyed with it , or
until pcnco oamo and the. union was re
stored , ami then ho would take the pay
to which ho was entitled , and if the dem
ocrats wcro right ho would take his pay
111 rags no better than the old continental
currency.
And this promise ho kept to the letter.
Witn the exception of Company 1) tliu
Warwick company ho advanced the
money to transport from Orange , Sulli
van and Delaware counties , by rail and
stugo , fourteen companies to nciuhpmr-
tera atNowburg , and that money has
not yet boon repaid , IIo wont with thorn
to tint field , stayed until victory oamo
and the Union was restored over four
years remained on dtitysomo tlnioJn
South Carolina after peace came , and
was mustered out. Ha then wont to
Washington nnd to the paymaster re
lated ( ho circumstance of ; his recruiting
the regiment and what ho hud promised
and said , "Now I will take the pay to
which I am entitled " Every one knew
that ut tliu time ho enlisted his regiment
ho was also a member of congress ; that
ho finished out his term in congress and
was there a fuw months while in com
mand of his regiment. Thu paymaster *
With nil thg knowjoiluo of the facts , com-
pntod his pay in Undepreciated currency
and when gold was worth 2BO. General
Van Wyck received the first dollar jn the
despised greenback for his four lou < j
years of faithful &crvico , Probably ho
Was ( lie pnly man whp served from the
bogiuuirii ? to the cit u of the war , not re
ceiving pay during iiie tei ul. J"t "a 111-
spired confidence in the people by his
promise , which ho well kept and re-
donmodi n 1S03.
Ho was faithful to his country and the
muii in his command. Ills men "loved
him as a brother " lie was always with
them on the fid I1 , m llio hospital and in
: nmp. lie established a system of checks
L > y which Ini sent money home to the
soldiers families , and at his own expense
furnished supplies of comforts and lux
uries for the slek. And to day. whenever
3on find a soldier of the "Tenth Legion"
you find a devotiVl friend of the olu col
onel.
\ \ hen the army of the Potomac were
followinz General McC'lellan through the
mud of \ irginla , tired and hungry. Gen
eral Van W.vek discovered prmisions
and stores belonging to the confederate
wing and ordered ome carts and oxen
from a neighboring plantation , loaded
the supplies upon the carts and was tak
ing them into camp for an evening meal ,
when General Andrew Porter , then pro-
vo.-t matshal of Meridian's army c-ame
kind of a patriot as his cousin , Fitilohn
1 orter , whom congre has just decora ted
with an endorsement he did not earn on
the field ) heard of this great outrage upon
the vo-ti'ii rights of the rebels , ami al
though the provisions belonged to the
rebel army , Colonel Van W.yck was
ordered uniler arrest. The baron , meal
and provisions were ordered back and
the union soldiers went suppcrle s to
bed , on the hard soil of Virginia. When
General Meridian was appraised of these
faets , he ordered General Van Wyck to
be released from arrest and his sword to
be reunited. There was a great deal of
history in this little episode of the war.
In 180i ( the republican party insisted
that he should again bo its candidate for
congress , and ho was triumphantly elect
ed , Kven then a few democrats of the
copperhead band claimed that during a
_ few of the last months of his eongres-
'sional term he had also served and been
paid as colonel of his regiment ; but the
facts were so well known in the dis
trict that the charge only increased his
vote.
vote.Wo were not then .surprised that cop
perhead meanness could make a charge
so weak anil despicable.
Hut to sec copperhead malice liltrri'd
through republican newspapers in .Ne
braska is entirely Mrango , \ \ o will von-
ture to say their editors were not soldiers
in the war ; that they never smelt the bat
tle even from afar oil' .
Equally contemptible is the allegation
that Van Wyck Is not a republican. lie
was always the same kind ot a republi
can in the state ot New York that he has
been in Nebraska and in the United
States senate always linn in his politi-
ca convictiotis and independent in his
political action" . He did what he believed
to be right and what the psoplo gener
ally believed lo be right. Ho punctured
all shams and tolerated no shams in his
own partv. Ho was opposed to slavery
ami in favor of freedom to all men , and
he is still the same uncompromising , en
thusiastic opponent of corporate power
anil in favor of all measures fortne bene
fit of the toiling masses.
Wo remember when some HIPH began
acquiring grunt wealth from the prolits
of army contracts nnd scandals were
rife , General Van Wyck raised a commit
tee of congress always known as the
"Van Wyck committee , " of which he
was chairman , , aiid that it caused the an
nulment of many contracts and broke
down many well laid schemes to steal
millions front thb public treasury. Of
course the balked/schemers wore indig
nant. So , 109 , wjien he made a full in
vestigation and cxpositno of the Now
York custom ( iouse , , a few republicans
thought he would injurv his own party ;
but the republicans of the nation and of
this district beliewl in such republican
ism , and ho wja.s re-elected to congress in
1808 , making Jour , terms lip was chosen
to represent Oringo and Suljivan. This
nomination he accepted unwillingly , but
the party bclibvinirhn was the only man
who could curry t ha district.
The year before , Tweed at the height
of his jjowermid _ wickedness , find
Hooded his district with fraudulent nut-
iirali/.ation papers. , It was well known
that many of tlioso wcro to be used in
that election. Tins was demonstrated by
the result , and -when a committee from
congress was directed to make inquiry
into the frauds , it appeared that at that
election hundreds of naturalisation pa
pers were imported from Pennsylvania ,
known as cofleo colored ( collee pot ) pa
pers , because the voters found them in ace
co flue pot at Port Jervis , and many per
sons were proven to have irregularly and
illegally obtained naturalization papers
in an engine house in Nowburgh. Per
sons were proven to have actually voted
on such papers at the election more
than cntMigh to change the result , and
it was so declared by "congress , so that
the nomination of General Van Wyck
and the congressional investigation
saved the district.
General Van Wyck on the field and in
congress always bore himself gallantly.
We have not forgotten that in the Thirty-
sixth congress when for two months John
Sherman was candidate for speaker of
the lionso , day after day the "liro eaters"
of the south poured forth bitter and pro-
vokimr speeches. The republicans made
no reply , but quietly voted , and at last
Hon. William Ponnington , of New Jersey.
was elected. The republicans returned
broadside after broadside in answer to
the harangues ot the men from the south.
And General Van Wych made a speech
acknowledged to be one of the most of-
fcctivo delivered , which was afterwards
published as a campaign document and
went through eight editions. When re
plying to the south's arraignment of the
courage of the north , Mr. Crawford , of
Georgia , angrily interrupted and asked
if tliu gentleman would go outside the
District of Columbia ana test the ques
tion of courage with any southern man.
Mr. Van Wyck quietly and firmly replied
that ho traveled anywhere without fear of
anyone and ho did. In that speech ,
alluding to tliu attempt to fasten slavery
on the territories , he said :
"Within a few weeks the legislature of
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Prepared with strict regard to Purity , Strength ,
and Healthfullness. Dr. Price's Baking Powder
contains no Ammonia , Lime , Alum or Phosphates.
Dr. Price's Extracts , Vanilla , Lemon , Orange , etc , ,
flavor deliciously. PRICE BAKING POWDER Co.
ST" .
Nebraska by law prohibited slavery
tlieruin , anil the willing tool of this ail-
ministration vetoed the bill , i'he people
ple of that territory , now numbering
fconiu forty or lifty thousand and along
whoso rivers villages arc sprinuit'K ' tip _ as
if by magic ; whoso prairies are looming
with thu fruits of freeeducated industry ,
are told that they cannot form their do
mestic institutions even to keening back
'the bitter water that caiiM'tli the cttrso. "
While encamped at Washington Gen
eral Van Wyck designated ono pcrsou in
ouch regiment to use his frank on sol
diers' lotturs , ( the frank privilege was
then in force ) until the city postmaster
raised objection , claiming that no ono
coulu sign the name t-xcont the member
ot congress himself. General
Van Wyck then obtained rooms in the
National hotel. Letters from all the
regiments were brought to his rooms.
Ho hired several clerks , and his mum
was by them signed in his presence. The
city postmaster endeavored to stop this ,
but Van Wyck persisted and the letters
wore franked. This subject was agitated
in the house by a resolution oil tired by
him , when ho said , "I propose not only
that the soldier shail solid his letters free ,
but that the family nt homo shall com
municate free with the soldier fighting
the battles of Ins country. "
On the matter of raising a committee
to inquire into armv contracts July 17 ,
1801 , he says :
"In tlio tow months of the war _ there
has been a system of plunder which ex
ceeds in audacity anything that has char
acterised previous administrations. Be.-
fore our armv could get through Haiti-
morcjboforo the Eighth Massachusetts and
Seventh Now York rested their arms in
a weary inarch in tliis very capital , the
army of contractors had arrived. I ap
peal to my republican friends , lot us be
true to our former professions and sco to
it that plunder and speculation shall not
follow upon the track of your army. Let
us take care that the contractors shall not
feast and fatten upon the free-will oiler-
ing of the republic. "
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of 81 to 47.
"Nearly every man who deals v/ith the
government scorns to feel or dpsiro that
it would not Icfng survive , ami each had a
common right to plunder while it lived.
* * * * Yoiirgovernmontrotainsmon
whose hearts are tilled with treason , nnd
their minds with rebellion. I have a right
to spo-ik to an administration which I
aided to elect , to whoso principles 1 am
committed. Five hundred thousand men
are inarms against the rebels , but twenty
millions are in arms against the crew of
pltinueriug dealnrs. "
A Portland , Ore. , mini has an egg
plum tree in his yard that is literally
weighed down with the fruit. Many
branches have been broken , and all are
now braced. On ono limb , in a distance
of 19 inches by 14 inches in breadth , sixty
plums can bo counted. They cluster all
around the branches so thickly as to touch
each other , and thus have prevented per
fect growth and development.
Wo have repairs for your stove.
OMAHA STOVE UKPAIU Woiiits.OiS S. 13th.
Carrying : the IlolKliira Uoynl nml United Stiitoj
MuIl.suilniK uvury Stuunluy
Between Antwerp S Hew York
TO THE RHINE , GERMANY , ITALY , HOL
LAND AIM FRANCE.
KALL AND WINTKH.
Snlon from $00 lo Sr. . Excursion trip from
tlio to tl . Socoud Cabin , outwnru , 31 > ;
prepaid , M" ; excursion. $ 'JO. tJtoornire DUSSHIJO
at low rates. Peter Wrlaht & Sons , Genera
Aponts , 85 Ilroailway , Now YorK.
Henry 1'uuUt , 1218 Fiiniamsu : Paulson fc Co.
IKS i'lu'iium st : U. O. Kiccuimi , 1U1 ! l''nrn.\m at
NEBRASKA MAP.
In colors , shows nil counties , towns , inllro
Mltilod forU'Cc.
Oinnlui City Mnp , now additions otc.,25c.
Nebraska Stnto fJa/cttc , Huslurss Directory
ml Farmer's List , $3.
J.M.WOLKn & CO. ,
O S. Hth St. . Omalm , Not ) .
LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Recently Itullt. Newly b'uniUUci ]
The Tremoiit ,
J. C. riTZGUUALD & SON , Proprietors.
Cor. 8tli mid PSts. , Lincoln , Nob.
notes fl.M per day. btrcot cars fromhousi to any
part of tile c'tJ- '
J. II. W. HAVt KINS ,
Architect ,
Offlccs 33. 34 und 42 , Itlchardti Bloolc , Lincoln ,
Nob. Elevator oulltli stiect.
Breeder ol Urcodorof
Q Ai.LowAir CATTLE. SnourllimN CATTLH
F. M WOODS.
Live Stock Auctioneer
Bules made in all parts of the U. S. at fate
rules , ltooin.1Stato lllock , Lincoln , Nob.
( iitlloway ami Short Horn hulls lorsulo.
II. H. GOULDING ,
Farm Loans and Insurance ,
Correspondence In rciinrd to loans solicited.
Itoom 4 , HIchnrds lllock. Lincoln , Nob.
Riverside Short Horns
Of btrlctly pure Iliitos nnd llntos Tapped outtlo.
Herd numbers about GO head.
I'umlllcs represented : Gilberts , Crawl ,
AcomliH. Itcnic. ; , Hosoof Shaions , Moss Hoses.
Knlphtly Duohosses , Tint Creek voting Marys ,
Phylllsos , I.ounns imdTruu Loves.
Hulls lor silo. 1 1'iHo Hates 1'iluorl , 1 Pure
Butca Crnsjfs , 1 llosuof Slmion , 1 Young Mary ,
IPuio Crulck Shank and otliois. Como and
Inspect the hor.l. Address , ( MI AS. H. JtUAN-
BON , Lincoln , Neb.
When in Lincoln stop at
National Hotel ,
And KCt a good dinner furSSo.
A.FEDAWAY Pi op.
THE
CHICAGO SHORT LINE
OP run
THB BEST H.OUTE .
ton oum H CQIMIL Biuns 01
TI-JIE !
TWO THA1S3 T > \ tt.YIK \ \ " \ \ ttN' : ! OMAHA
COl'Nl'll. Ill.VI I'd
riiii'npo , AND Milwaukee ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis , I'edar llnpliis ,
Clinton , Dttbiunie , Davenport ,
KocU Island , Krei'port , Koektbrd ,
FJgin , Mivillsou , .lunesvllle ,
IK'loit , Wimmti , La Crosse ,
And all other 'mportnnt points i : st , Nortlicasi
mul Soutliciist.
1'ortliroiiRh tlckoti cull on the TioUot Anon
nt 1401 Kiirnnm si rod ( In I'.txtoa Hotel ) , or it
rnloti I'nclllo I > oiot. |
I'nllmnn Muewrs ami thn finest Dining Cars
In the woilit me run on the umlu lines of lliu
Cmeino. Mliw.utK tt 4. 8r. Pun , lUH.wAV ,
mill ovnry nltontlon It 1'iiUl to piissoagon b/
couttt'ont omploji'SoT llio rompiuiy.
It. MII.I.KII , ( Icntrnl MmuvKor.
J. V. Ti'i'KKH , Aosl'tiuit Oonornl Malinger.
A V. U CMU'KNTKII , OcilClKl I'llSSdlltfOr Mli
Ticket . \ifent.
Or.o. i : IlKAvronn , Asslstmit Goaoral Passou-
K r mill Tli-hot Aucnt
J. T. CLVUK , Ouncriu SuiiorliitonJont. *
CHICAGO
nAILWAY.
Omaha ,
Council BMs
And Chicago.
Tlie only rend In tnke for Ties Molnes , Mixr-
slmlHowii , < o.lnr ItmiliK Clinton , Dlxlr > . Uhtrn-
0 , Mllwiiukoo mul nil point * cnit. To tno people -
plo of Nuhriuhn , Coforniln , Wyoming , Utnh ,
Idixlio.Novaan , OIOROII. WiiRhliiitloii nnd Cnll-
foinln , It offers snpoilor aJvuntagus not possi
ble by tiny other line.
Amoiic B row of the numerous points of in-
ncrlorlty anjoyrd l > y tlio pnlroni of thlsrond
betweenOmnlmnnd Clilflntto.nio Its two trains
ii day ot DAY COACHRS nilIch ma tlio llncet
tnnt limniin nrt mul Inponulty cnn create. Its
PAIiACIi SMIKIMNQ CAHS. which urn modola
of comfort mid elegnnco IU PAULOIl DHAW-
INO HOOM CAH8 , utiRurpmsodbr any. mul Its
widely cnlolivntcd PALATIAL DININO CAHS ,
tin * eqtinl ofhlili cnntiot ho found o'sowhcrp.
At Council Illnirs llio trains of llio ! Tiimi ! 1'nct-
no Rr. connect In Union Depot willi tlioso of
tlio ChlcRffo & Northwestern Hy , In Clilcixgo
tlio trnliiB of this line nmku close connection
with tlioso of nil Pixitern llin1 * .
For Detroit , Columbus. IndlHnapolH. Cincin
nati , Nlmrnra Kiills , Itiiffnlo , I'Htstmrfr ' , Toronto ,
Montioiil. Itofiton , N'cw York , I'lilliidclphlii , Uul-
tlmoro. WnMilnifton mid Hit points In the ongt ,
ask the ticket NBrnt for tickets vlu llio
"NOIirHWiSTKIIN. ; "
If you wlh thn liost Roeommoilixtlons. All
ticket. ntronM soil ttckuts vinthis line.
M. HUOIIITT. K. P. WILSON' ,
Cuiicriil Apont. Gen" " . 1'iWr. Ajfimt
W M. IIAIK'OC'IC , L. It. BOIiLl S ,
Coill.Western Atrt. fitv I UHH Airt.
Ull rnriimn St.
P. BOYER & CO.
DUALEIld IN
Jail Work.
1020 I'arnam Street. Oiuaba. Kob.
To Contractors.
SrALRD Proposals will lie received at the of-
flco of the Chief Knuinocr , Union 1'ncltlo
rmlwny , Oimihii.N'oh. , for thuinudlnu , hi'ldplng
mul ttncl : laying , mid ttirlac'Uib' ol thu follow-
In K work.
The line from OaMuy to Colby , In Kni'ffis ,
altout 22 miles.
The llnu from I.o.'olund to Uitckliorn Stone
Qunirlos , In Cdloniilo. about H' ' , mllod , and the
( Mention of the alma , Lincoln te WOHtorn
Kutlwity from Lincoln Center woutwnrd In
Kansas ) , < U to 50 miles.
I'ronosiils for the Colby line will not ho ro-
crlvou after Ootohor 12ih , but proposals for the
other llnca will ho rccoU oil until the evening of
October Itlth.
Piotlloscanho soon at the ofllco of chlufan-
Klncrr lor live days niorlnug to the duysnmueU
lor closing receipt of bids.
Tlio riBlit IB reserved to reject any or all bids ,
B. H. OALItAWAY.tJonorulMauiigpr.
octU octlO
--FULLY { WARRANTED-
Ooo. J. Arrnbrmt.sW ) Cumin ? at.
I ) . II. Dowmun. UI7 Itarnain st.
John Iliuitlo , 2197 Cumins st.
Hormmi Kumlo.OlU South 10th st.
O. Lan ge,318 South llth st.
Pauls on & Mlllnr , 015 North Itth St.
J. I , . Uny , 50 ! ) North Iflth t.
W K. Stootzol , HIM Howard OL
C. W. Sleeper , 607 Siuth latlut ,
IOHR CATAnnil. Th Brr tOCTUi a
UcuioUy laaiultUocure | rreocaiuptfi
pictoBB and lloolc for JO cenlilaeUaafa.
B. U. lir.DIUAl. CO , Host UarnplOD. guaa ,
I OP NEW ARRIVAL !
t > !
ISIFICT
PANTS. SUITS. OVERCOATS.
5.00 ' Tailor Made at .
$13.00
Mqro'nt
$ 0 Merchant Tailor Mailo at $ 3.00 ' ,
80.00 11,00 125 Merchant I'allorMmlo ntlQ,00
8 ' 'I 3 ' 4,00 as.oo ju.oo 1)0 ) " " " 11.00
tot 40.00 18.25 " " . .
40 1.1.7Q
" " .
10
! 5.00
/A 45.00 ,
; :0,00 :
' " .
45 SO.OO
13 ' ' ' ' ' " 0.00 00.00 23.00
00,00 28.00 50 " " " 23.0(1 (
15 7.50 05.00 80.00 OP " " 20.50
10 " " " 8.50 75.00 85,00 , 70 " " " RQ.Op
MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS MISFIT CLOTHING P/WLOS.
From the Leading1 Merchant Tailors Throughout the Country , ALL THIS WEEK , at
the Only
Misfit ( Mine H