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THE OMAHA DAILY BE ® . ; FKIDAY , NOVEMBER 5 , I88o. TtlH p/i\tfMlPPMt 4T TM TJPT THE CONCuIiSSjIAN fcLiiCI , Hearty Oongratnlations Showered Upon Congressman McShane. SULLIVAN AT THE EXPOSITION. Tlio Denver Councilman Omaha JloiiicopntliUtH Court Callings Wanted In the ItliifTn Jtobhcd MOP rather Oilier Ijoonl. The Confiromiiirtn Klcct. About three hundred members of Iho Young Men's Democratic club and friends of Congressman-meet John A. MeSlmiio marched up to the residence of that gentleman last nighl to lender their congratulations to him. On the linn of march , and on the grounds a line pyrotechnic display formed a brilliant feature of the proceedings. Mr. J. 1 ; . Morcnrliy formally opened the aliaI- ! with a few appropriate ro- marks. "We have come , " he said , "to congratulate you on your glorious vie- lory in being elcctod congressman from the First districl-lho first democratic congressman ever elected from Nobiaska. I want to introduce you to a few of the men who helped to achieve this victory. " Mr. McSliane stopped forth nnd made a short speech. Ho thanked his friends , both democratic and republican , for aid ing in the work , and promised to do his best to represent the interests of Ids con stituency in congress. Ho was followed by Mr. ( 'on Galhighor in a brief speech of congratulation , After iriving three cheers for the newly elected congressman , the members of the club paid their adieus to Mr. McShanc nnd wended their way down town. A display of fireworks illuminated Hie re turn route. coNonA-rui.ATonv msi'ATCiir.s. LINCOLN , Neb. . Nov. : t. llou. .loliu A. McSliane : We coiisratulate you upon your Kp'ciulld ' victory and feel confident , thai In congress as well as al the state capital the Interests of laboring men will bo carefully t'linrded. OKOIIOI : W. UI.AKI : . Clmirinan Executive Hoard ot Knights ol Ldior : for .Nebraska. BOSTON , Mn * . , Nov. ft. lion. John A. McShaiiH. : Accept roii"ratuhitlotis from a j\Iissciusctts \ : ! republic in on your brlllliuit victory. S. P. lliiiiiAUD. Nr.w Vomc , Nov. ! ! . lion. John A. AlcSlmno : Accept my hearty congratulations iiiion yotn-eh'ctl-in tocimu'ress trotii tlio Fiist 1 district of republican Nebraska. 1 know your future iccoul will be as upright ami honest as your past. C. It. ItnowN. Ciir.viNNi : : . Wyo. , Nov. " . Hon. John A. McHlinno : Accept my hourly congratula tions. A. 0. ( 'A.iii'iir.i.u BOSTON , JIa.ss. , Nov. : ! . Mon. John A. JlcShane : Yon are reported elected. If true , I offer niv congratulations notwith standing you are a demociat. demociat.J. . 0. Mnr.viN. CIIICAOO , 111. . Nov. 51. Hon. John A. McSliane : Allow mo to eoneratnlate you upon your election. KOIIIUT : L ) . Fowi.mt. G liOVlSS AN1 > The Benton Urulicr'H Kxhlhttion At A now use was found for the exposition building last evening , when two tnousand men gathered in it to witness a glove contest in which the J. L. Sullivan com bination figured .as Ihe particularly brill iant attraction. Tlio crowd sat good humoredly and smoked and chatted until 8:45 : o'clock , when a rod-shirted , red-stockincd man with pink tighls sauntered into the ring. lie was followed by McCormack , the "ox-Nebraska " nnd - champion , Palsy ' Fnllon brought up the rear. The first was named John Hennesy , of South Omaha. Honuosy evidently hail had but little experience in the training school , and al though MeCormack displayed but a modicum of the same article , yet the former generally succeeded in stopping with his nose and mouth anil checks the tf latter's blows. The.so ringsters made way for a pair of boys , neither of whom were more than fourteen years of ago. They were named the Nebraska midgets. Tommy anil Johnny. The crowd roared when they appeared , and when they had put on Hie mittens and sailed into one another , it fairly yelled with delight. Slugging was the riglil name for Ihe nfl'ort. After the lirstj round , Tommy , who was taller and older , seemed lo have forgotlcn his predilection lo smile , because his ear pained him. Johnny scorned calm and satisfied , although he , too , had gotten in front of his antagon ist's ( innchcs. The midgets were about equally well pummelledthough they were "still in Iho ring , " so lo speak , when , after the third round. they were sent homo amid the cheers of tlio audience. Tout Ilinch , of Illinois , appeared. Ills face is that of a glove-artist , nnd dark rims surround his oycs. Ho was dressed in white tights and black stock ings. He lias n round body , square shoulders , nnd a well-knit form. Stove Tnvlor wore his traditional blue shapes. Those gentlemen foiijrhl four rounds. Hindi was on Taylor's nose , cheeks , neck and mouth during Iho engagement. Taylor seemed incapable of stopping the blows , and except when al close quarters , noted on the defensive. Ho was several times fought lo the ropes , and the most that may bo said of his achlevment is that when ho was receiving visits on Ills well-known visage , he was countering on young Hindi's car. The hitter's per ception and action were Instantaneous , nnd a particular feature of his work , Borne dexterous upper cuts , was exceed ingly line , Ilinch walked oil1 with the honors. Two Siiiicgambiaus , ono , Wiley Kvaus from the Pacilio coast , the ether , Jesse Smith of this city , no\t crawled belween the ropes. Tlioy were logged out in all tlio colors of a Japanese rainbow. Kvans . was an btaluosquo n * a burlesque Apollo , and Smith commanded his dukes and nether limbs like a French ballet master. Both were gtiiuo , nnd sparred , and , danced , and grinned , and fell and atti- tudini/.cd , in tlio vain effort to lain1 n blow that would knock ono or the Jollier out. Kvnna was the favorite at first , hut while no lighting was done nnd but few blows were exchanged , Smith tapped the formei several timc.s , amiafter ono of these , a long stream of black blood ilowed from Kvniiri' nostrils The grotesqueness ot' the bout kept the audience in a rorr , and Smith slopped oil' with llr l honors. Sullivan made his first appearance fol lowed by Hindi , 'J'ho "champion of champions , " as he was styled by Prof , Fallen , worv his mustache waxed , looked in e.Ncollonl condition , nnd. hnd it not been for his while titrhl.s and bare body , might have bt'.f.-n ' supposed 10 bo on his way to a munition. Ho got in his slaps uiion Hindi' * face with consummate ease , und it must bo said Hindi returned the compliment in no uncertain manner. Time and again the big man ducked and thus avoided many more , and , Justin fre quently Itlnch was ready wijb an upper out , which , hoWovcr , the llstio king also tivoided. In the second round , howpv : r , Hindi was prepared for the dodging with his cuts , and .several times billed . tlitt Bostonian under the jaw. In. this round Hindi' * ai'm was hurt in descend ing upon Sullivan's shoulder , but. . gave annoyance to the former for u' few min utes only , lu the last round Ilinch took iis punishment bravely and his .nose was ) lushing on its receipt when the light closed. James IxiHIancho shufllcd Into the ing followed by .Jimmy Carroll , of Now I'lnghinil. 'J'ho former had : i sore right land which ho did not use. Hut his loft wa ? all that ho required , It was n power n itsnlf. Carroll is a gamoy liltlo man , anil worked hard , and despite the other's roiiHiimmato ease , presence of mind , sa gacity , cunning , and power , succeeded In sending several blows home upon "tho marinivs" body and face. It was hard work , however , nnd Carroll pulled after : he cflbrt. LaHlanchosevcial times tried Lo trip his opponent , and though several clinches took place , Carroll dhlfnot fear n throw because of the other's use of but ono of his hands. In bending out of HIP roach of one of LaHlanohe'H blows , Car roll foil to thii Blano , at the same time re ceiving a slap on the cheek. In one of the clinches in which both men pot Inn- Tied , Carroll suddenly shot ix way from the other and LaHlanehe fell upon his back amid the great appluuso of the audience. The light was n close ono throughout , each being several times pushed to the ropes , ami each bearing the other's pun ishment with equanimity , except at times when sevcr.al sockdolagers from Carroll on Lalilanolie's face it was thought would bring about a slugging engagement. But everything ended in a laugh. McCormack then stood in front of a young fellow named .McMillan , the lad n South Omaha who wanted to meet Sullivan. For a man who was groggy , the follow had an admirable pose , out lie lost It when a blow on the jaw sent liim sounding the boards with his anat- niuy. Two rounds brought this feature ' liai'iuily to a close. Sullivan and Taylor closed the en tertainment , lu this the man- jiirer of the combination , L1. F. Sheedy , supplanted Mr. Fullon. Sullivan , with apparent ease brought , down his mittens with dull , lllabbv sounds upon Taylor's neck , butncver.tliroughoul the bout , did his gloves. It was a dan- ccrous place in which to receive a blow if it had been delivered with oll'rct. Taylor countered at intervals , and once when pressing Sullivan warmly , the lat ter returned , forced him to the ropes , and for an instant his arm was raised , as as if a supreme blow were intended , out it foil to the bide and both men again went to the center. Sudden death possi bly would havt accompanied it , but sud den deatli was not what Sullivan was working for. Taylor did his best to en- iertain the crowd , but did. so at the ex pense of a hundred blows , for which lie returned but a fow. Sullivan introduced a number of rapid second tans and dis played the same remarkable guard , which was literally never broken during the engagement. I > ENVEIVS80IiONS. The Omalm Councilman Making Preparations Tor Their Reception. The members of the city council met at the city hall last evening for the pur- | ) o.so of arranging a programme for tiio reception and entertainment of the city councilor Denver who will arrive in this city on Sunday evening nest ami remain lioro until Tuesday morning.Vhen the Omaha , cotincilmen took their western trip recently they were royally received and entertained at Denver the cotincilmon and city ofhcials of that place doing everything possible to make the visit of the Omaha solons pleasant to the utmost extent. And they succeeded , too , if credit can bo placed on the reports brought home by the veracious muiiici pal fathers of Omaha. At u recent meet ing of the city council a resolution was passed thanking the Denver coiincilmen for the hospitable manner in which they had entertained the Omaha guests and invitiuu : a return visit. The invitation was received and accepted ] by the Denver cotincilmen who wore at the time arrang ing for a. trip to Chicago und other eastern cities. They decided to stop in Omaha for a day or two and examine into this city's system of sewerage , paving und. other public improvements. They will arrive hero by special car on Sunday evening. The programme , so far as hais been arranged , provides for their accom modation at the hotel on Sunday night. On Mommy they will be taken by the councihuen and driven around the city , visiting tiio places of interest. On Mon day evening they will be the guests of Manager lioyd at the entertainment at Uoyd's opera house. After the entertain ment a banquet will be tendered the vis itors , probauly at thoMillard. After the banquet the police will be nnmled and the Donvoritos given the freedom of the city. They will leave for Chicago on Tuesday morning. Orualm'a Jlomcopnthists. A meeting of the honieopathist physi cians of Omaha was held at the ollico of Dr. G. W. Williams in the Arlington block last evening for the mirposo of organizing a society of the physicians of that sdiool in Omaha. The physicians present \vuro : Drs. O. S. Wood , H. W. Comiell. W. 11. Uanohott. Mary.J. Ureck- cnridgo , C. G. Sprague , C. M , linsmoor. W. H. Parsons , Dr. Allen. G. H. I'ar- sollo , Emma J. Davies. A. W. Hartupce , nndO. \yilliams. . An orgai.ization was eflectcd bv the election of the following olliccrs : Dr. O. S. Woods , president ; Dr. O , G. Sprague , vice president ; Dr. E. T. Allen , secretary ; Dr. C. M. Dlnsmoor , treasurer. The so- ciejy , which was christened the Omaha Medical Society , lias a membership of fifteen , with govern ! applications for membership from other physicians. The business part of the meeting last rht consisted in a general discussion on membraneous nroup and a talk by Dr. E. T. Alien on retinosscopy nnd the now method of diagnosing errors of refrac tion. Incidental to ( ho programme and ono of its pleasant features , was an "elegant banquet served by Halduft' & Co , Thu next meeting of the society will be hold at Dr. Dinsmoor's ollico three weeks from dato. Wanted at the IlluflVi. City Marshal Guaiiella , Chief of 1'olico Mullen and Uotectivo Price , of the Mil waukee , all Council UluUs officials , were in the city yesterday after Frank Adams , who is serving : ; jail sentence as a vagrant and suspicious charaotor. Adams an swers the description ot the man who is wanted in Council lUull's as an accom plice in n coiilidenco triok , which was turned near the transfer on Moinluv , by which tin old Cionnan was lleeeed of $ ! ) ( ) on the bogus chock racket. Ho an nounced his willingness yesterday to go ttcross the river and stand an examina tion oi the charges against him , but when the ollicers were ready to start with him ho changed his mind and refused to ac company them without requisition pa pers , which will bo scoured at once. Sim IN Not IiiNann. Joilo Gibson , who was taken out of u house of ill ropnta a few weeks ago in an apparently insane condition , was given an examination loforo : the commissioners of Infinity yesterday afternoon. She wns pronounced sane and released. \Vanti a Divuroo. Hichard Hargravus filed a suit for ti ilivovco from hU wife , Ella lint-graves , in the district court yesterday. Ho alleges that Ella , to whom Jio was" married in Il linois in IHTi'i , loft him in Dc.idivood in lasa because she did not Ilko the su'r- .ronndinirs in tiial city , and bus since ref - f $ * ' .d.tu live with him , . McDonald add O ! > w incot at Cunning ham hull to-morrow niglit. Tlio Mikado. Gilbert's most whimsical of satires , "Tho Mikado , " was glvon a very picas- Inir presentation last night'al the opera house. Without being a star organiza tion , the Chicago Opera company is com posed of capable and experienced people , who give a uniformly cVcii hnd satisfac tory performance. Considerable now business was introduced , and thu posing was particularly cITecllvo. The chorus was good nndvrtlt drilled ; * and perhaps the main fault of the performance was u tendency of the principals to overacting. The Plttl-Sln < ? especially-in llor ondo.tvor to make a hit In her mtnoc part , cohsid- erably overshot the mark , mid Miss Heck- tcl as Yum Yum , thoiiah pretty and tak ing enough. Is open to a.similar oritloism. She allowed r-pmcwhal too much of her own personality to crcop into hnr part. Perhaps the one who shewed the truest conception of the text was J. A. Allison , in the pondrously pompous purl of Pooh- Bah. Mr. Allison was formerly known hero as Allan Jackson , the tenor of n quattetta choir in the Haptist church some f6ur years ago. and no ono who watched his dcmuro and boyish countenance , suspretod him guilty of operatic aspiration * . Mr. Allison's voice has deepened into a baritone , light but a grcoablo. His enunciation is dis tinct and his presence on the si ago marked by an unusual amount of eases nnd solf-posession Stanley Folch , as Ko-Ko , was everything mirtlt-provoking and kept the immense nudionco in such steady /rood / humor that he might be pardoned an irrcsitible inclination to de part from tlic original text , and intro duce current sags that seriously inter- f'U-od with the local coloring of tlio opera. Miss CruickMhnnk sang Katfcha well , though her naturally good voice was marred by fatigue , which was the evident cause of its being so out of tune at the beginning. Mr. SkifT made as much as possible of the part of the Mi kado and the rest of the parts were ac ceptably taken. Conurogatloitnl ISntertirlse. Two now Congregational churches have been organized at the north end. Cherry Hill is the name of the vilingu built up this last autumn around the West Sara toga school house. Services have been holil weekly for three months. Key. Lawes , Professor Maytiard' and Deacon Thompson are the trustees. A pastor is to bo secured at one and a church edifice built. Uov. II. C. Crane , pastor of Hill side will supply until the pastor arrives. Every day adds to the great amount of evidence as to the curative powers of Hood's Snrsaparilla. Letters are contin ually being received from all sections of thu country lolling of benefits derived from this great medicine. Itisuucqualcd for jreneral debility , and as a blood puri fier , oxDolhnir every trace of scrofula or other impurity. Now is the tiinetotako it. Prepared by C. I. Hood it Co. , Low ell , Ma s. Sold by all druggists , Court Unlinks. The case of Xo.yes vs. Stcphonson , a suit for the possession of a team of mules sold to Stophcnson by ono of Noyes" em ployes , was on trial before Judge McCul- locli yesterday. Joseph McKay commenced Mill in the county court yesterday against W. J. Stevenson to secure- claim of § 200 for services. Allen Bros , commenced a suit in the district court yesterday to secure a claim of ? 121 against H. D. Lilly , a former Omaha grocer. G. W. Doano commenced a suit in the district court yesterday against Swan ife Walker for tlio pur'poso ot securing a clear title to certain parcels of real estate. Ilnirnrd Snucc is the best. Buy no Imi tation for U. Koblieil Her Father. Mary Jcdlieka , the fourtcon-ycar.old daughter of a saloon keeper living on Ninth street , yesterday secured. flOO of her father's money and disappeared. It is thought thai she ha * gone to Chicago , her parents' former . home , and a tele gram has been sent to intercept her. The girl is the ono over whom a fuss was raided a few weeks ago because she was compelled to tend bar in her f .liner's sa loon. A Hoautlrul Present. The Virgin Salt Co. , of New Haven , Conn. , lo introduce Virgin Sail into every family arc making this grand offer : A Crazy Patchwork Block , enameled in twelve beautiful colors , and containing tlio latest Fancy Stitcheson , a largo Litho graphed Card having a beautiful gold mounted Ideal Portrait in tiie. center , given away with every 10 cent package of Virgin ball. Virgin Salt has no equal for household purposes. It is the clean est , purest and whitest Salt over seen or used. Remember thai a large package costs only 10 cents , with tlio above pres ent. ASK your grocer for it. to Wfifl. Judge McCullocli issued marriage li censes yesterday to the following parties : Maine. Ueaidenco. ARC. i Clans Paid . Omaha 27 | KateSellncr . Omaha 1'J i .loliu K. Svolda . Omaha HO I ! . , llotlmrat . Omaha ! I Frank Xeth . Omaha SO I Barbara ( iruiso . Omaha 18 i Beth A. Corey . Omaha SI I Addle Coiiticillnan. . . Omaha -f Absence of opiates from Red Star Cough Cure commends its use to all. 25 conU. The Ontolal Vote. The official vote of Douglas county will bo canvassed to-morrow. Tlio exact re sult can not bo definitely ascertained until that time. A bible oxhibed In Boston the ether day , said to have belonged to John Hancock - cock , had on tlio fly lent a contract pro viding for tlio safe return of the book on the occasion of ifs loan to a clergyman. For rheumatic and nouralgio pains , rub in Dr. J. 11. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lml- mont.and take Dr. J. 11. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm ; you will not suller long , but will be gratified with a speedy and otlbctjvo euro. A Spring Hill , N. S. man , thought it would bo a tine thing to poison his neighbor's hens , which were damaging his garden. The result was his arrest and a linn of $ . " > . Ho was oar but rather than pay tlio ; fine and costs , about $27 , twenty-day's torni in jail , She IKH the complexion ot a poach- Pozzon'i's Medicated Complexion 1'owdo , did it. Sold by all druggists. . Twenty years nco a woman borrowed $20 of Alderman Hurtman ; df PHts.biirg , and failed to pay it. The other evening she attended church , heard n sermon on the subject of doing as ono would bo done by. ami the next day surprised the alder man by paying the deut with interest in full. _ ' ' A crow is a very onto b'irU'f'or its size , A citizen of PunxsutTVwnoy , according to the Spirit , has a pot crow tlmt exhibits n great dtfal of intelligence , The ether day it found a penny on the floor , and immediately flow to the grocery store. Perching on the show case arid looking down at tlio chewing gum , it began lit- toiing sounds which tlte grob6rymun properly interpreted as "chaw , chaw , " and accordingly gare it stiyL of black jack. THE TRAINED HORSE. From Clftvvjllo to Booneton is fifteen mllcinltjross ! n rolling prairie , nnd I he road runi'vory ' near cast and west. Halfw'ay 1i6tvrcen the two towns the road is touqlit $ by n point where a heavy growth of piiip trees sweep awn3' to the northward frtfyn douse , thick forest. In the spring of 1812 n man left Clay- vlllo in the rYiornlng bound for Boonoton. His name w.V { ( registered at the Inu as Hichard Rlabfio , of Now York.nnd Ite.was supposed to'havo money with him. Ho left Clayville 'upon horseback in fine health and spirits but ho was never scon in Boonctoji. Perhaps he hud , unnoticed , gone part of the way and returned. At all events he was never heard of more in that district. About a month after that a man from St. Louis loft Booneton for Clayvillo. IIn wa < ; \ \ < o on horseback , and started oil' well and hearty ; but ho never reported himself at Ills place of destination. With in a fortnight after this second disappear- unco two moro travelers wore also iti.ssod. What did it meant The road between the two towns was direct , nnd there was not even a by way to lead any one astray , so that to wander from the Iron path wa impossible. During the month of July three travel ers were missed , and the people turned out in a body to search. Of course atten tion was directed to the wood , and the search was extended tor miles , but with out success. August 4 a young man , who gave his name at Clayvillo as Michael Dupont , of New Orleans , left the place for Boonetou. Ho was on horseback , and when told of the dangers of the road only laughed at them. Ho said lie hnd a good horse and good weapons , and he was not in the least afraid. But Michael Ditpont never reached Booiieton. It was the 10th of August that I ar rived nt Chi vvillo and put up at the vil lage inn. I was on the track of two rogues who had robbed the bank at Jack son. And then I heard the story of the travelers who had so mysteriously dis appeared from the road that lay before mo. mo.When I had gone some live or six miles tlio next morning 1 noticed that my horse began to falter , and in a little while af terward ho came to a walu and seemed to bo in great pain. Imagining that ho would soon fall , 1 slipped Irom the sad dle and led him out upon tlio grass at the side of the load. As I stood thus , won dering what in the world I should do , 1 saw a man coming toward mo from the direction of Booneton. lie was seated on a powerful black horse without any sad dle , and lib only bridle was a bit ot rope passed around the animal's nose. Ho was a simple-looking tellow , dressed in nn ordinary farming garb , and had be hind him what appeared to bo some empty bags , As ho came near to where I stood L yaw him gather his halti'iaH ' though ho meant to put his hor.sc to a run. , "Hello ! " T odea. "Stop a moment.1 The follow seemed to consider it , and finally turned his horse's head toward mo and soon dismounted by my side. ' . 'I've huord' a treat deal 'bout this road , " ho said , eyeing mo from top to toe , "an1 Hike to bo koerful. Met with a fall , eh , stranger ? " "Mot exucllyin fall , " I said. "My horse scorns to huvo. given in. " The follow'Walked all around my quiv ering beast , awl when lie came back lie put his hand upon tlio animal's throat and gave. him < ii sharp punch. The hortio started back with a grunt , and directly began to heave and slaver at the mouth.- "You don't belong to these parts , f-trangor ? ' ' he'said , eyeing mo again. "No , " I told him. "I thought not ; , " ho added. "I guess your boss has been eat in" deer's tail. 1 itsked him what that was. "It's kind * " ho answered a o poison , , "that bosses pickup hereabouts. He'll be well enough to-morrow , or next thy at the farthest. " "If that's the case,1'I said , "perhaps you'll let me bargain for yours. " ' "I never owned anything yet that I wouldn't sell if a man. wanted it nioro'n I ttid. " ho replied. "Well , " 1 said , "and may I ask what price vou sot upon your beast ? " " .Tnst $70. " I had expected him to say $100. I took him at his oiler in a moment. Tlio bar gain was made ; 1 counted out seven $10 pieces , put my saddle and bridle on the now horse , and then mounted. "Perhaps , " said tlio fellow , as be jravo the sick horse another punch in the gul let , "if 1 should see you in Boonelon one o' these days ye might like to change back again ? " 1 told him we'd see about that , ami thenbidding him good morning , Istartcd oil' . 1 had certainly got a splendid horse. Ho stepped as lightly and gracefully as a dancing-muster , and bore mo as easily as though I hud been in a carriage. In a little while 1 touched him with a whip and he yrancod gayly. I patted him on the neck and told him that 1 liked him. Wo were now just at the point where I ho angle of the wood reached the edge of the road , and without apparent cause the horse started into a gallop. 1 spoke to him and tried to hold him in. but he only went the faster. In a few minutes lie wlibclcd out of the road and struck into the wood , and now ho ran for dear life. 1 yelled with all my might and tugged at the reins till my arms ached , hut 1 could never turn his head or slacken his speed. Ho How on like the wind , selecting his course where the trees were farthest apart flow on , swooping now to the right and now to the loft , just as tlio passage through tlio forest seemed most favor able. As soon as I found the horse was not to bo .stopped I turned my thoughts to another direction , and very quickly it Hashed upon mo ( hut the flying beast fiad boon trained to jusi this kind of work , Like horses I had road of in Arabia , lie would take his course for his master's habitation , lot it bo where it would. The man with whom 1 had traded was ono of a gang , and there must have been anoth er at the stablo. of the inn at Ctayvillc , who had given my horse something to make him stole. These thoughts passed through my mind with ligWiiiug rapidity , but they were systematically arranged as they came , and I know that I had boon trapped , anil Unit the animal was bearing mo to the hautiU of the robbers. For u moment there- was a desire to keep on and meet tho1 rascals , but that would only bo madness , I must get oft" the fcnddlo somehow. Ha ! the opportunity presented itself. Ahead I haw a stream of water. I withdrew my feet from the stirrups and " .14000 my hand upon the pommel. Ouu moro leap and the hon-c's feet touched the ) pebbly shoro. With a sudden sprlntcrl'lifted my.self clear of the saddle ; and us the boast How from beneath mo I "dtyjipud into the brook without hurt df'any kind. As quickly as possible I scrambled up ( ho hank and when 1 reached the wood 1 stopped to consider , The horao had Mopped on the opposite side of the stream , as though looking for his rider , nnd for a moment I thought of firing a pibtol ball tit him. Hov/ovor , 1 did not waste my powder , nad in a little while the animal turned and trotted oil' and was soon out of i > isrht. Now , what should I < lo ? Of cour.'o 1 must got out of the wood ; and to do that safely 1 must go back by the way I had come. 1 looki'd to my pistols and started The sun gavoiuo my direction , so 1 could make no mistake. By and b ? I heard thur measured tread of a liorso ahead , mid as quickly as1 possible I found shelter be hind a Jingo pine tree , Tim horsn eamo along within u hundred yards of nio. i'ho horseman wu& my honest/country- uiitu , who feared I miyht be u robber , nnd thti horse the one I bad owned an hour before. The animal siill foamed at the month , but cantered along without apparent trouble , So the "poison" hnd been so deadly ; and. moreover , the punching ju the gullet had not boon without its cflect. Surely the plan had been a cute ono , and the g.uno had been adroitly played only ! ! hud chanced to gain one ollcctivo play before it could bo finished. I romaiitcd behind the tree until the horseman disappeared , nnd then moved on again. Had I been nearer the rascal I might have intercepted him , but as it was the thingcouldnot well be done. 1 hurried forward with nil possible speed , and in a little while after 1 roacliui the highway 1 had the good fortune to bo overtaken by a man in a wagon. I reached Boonoton by the middle of the forenoon , where I found two shrewd , intelligent ollicert < , to whom 1 communi cated my secret , mid together wo laid a plan for finding tlio robbers , Tlio fol lowing day wo disguised ourselves and proceeded" that point on the road whore trained horse had turned off into the wood , anil wo had the good fortune to meet my honest looking liorso trader astride of the very animal that had car ried me to the brook. Ho did not reeog- nizo mo and readily stopped when my companions hailed him ; and , as may be supposed , we captured him without much trouble. The fellow gave his nan'o as Mark Sak- ctt , and vowed that ho know nothing of any robbers or anything of the kind , and touching the atluir of the horse , ho de clared tlmt was something ho could not explain , He s.tid lie saw mo when I was carried into the woods , and as the horse 1 left him began to revive , he mounted and followed me. Beyond this we could get nothing out of him. It was only now an hour past noon , und in loss than an hour wo had twenty men , well mounted and and well armed , ready to follow us. The bluok horse was led out , saddled nnd bridle , nnd 1 took my scat upon his- back and ho behaved well us he started oil' . In fact he seemed to like the company of the other horses , and to bo proud of leading them. When wo reached tlio wooil 1 gave him tlio rein , and he turned oil' just where he had turned with mo before. On by the path I had been beforo- ncross the. brook where I hnd made my leap and then away through the dark , deep wood beyond. By-and-by we came to another stream , upon the opposite side of which rose a high , perpendicular blnll' , and it appeared to us that there could not possibly be any pas < ago that way. But the black horse pushed into the stream , and when wo reached the other side ho walked down a few rods in the shallow wsiter , and then , turning to tlio right , ho cntjred narrow passwhich had been be fore invisible. A little way through this curious pas sage we camu into n deep circular basin or hollow , walled in upon all sides by an almost perpendicular bank , and liore. sitting beneath some small trees , wo fount ! six men. They started up when they saw us , but. as our pistols were quickly out they did not oiler resistance. One of them , however , made a dash towards a point in the wall , directly be hind my two companions , but ho was quickly slopped , and as my eyes followed the course he had taken , I discovered an open place ; in the fnee of the bluff , ro- fcnibling the mouth of a cavern. \Ve \ secured the men , and we then ex amined the opcninir in the bank which f had discovered. It proved to bo the mouth of a largo cavern , within which we found plontv of arms and ammuni tion , and also many valuables , which had been taken from murdered travelers. The whole thing had happened very for tunately for us. Had the robbers been in the cave when wo entered the basin , or find they been in possession of their liroarms , wo might have had some hot work , for they were desperate characters ; but wo fairly caught them napping. We returned to Booneton. and after the ra.-cals hail been lodged in jail the one whom we had captured upon the road , and with whom wp had changed horses , turned state's evidence ; and his story was just about whatl had expected. Ho said that the gang hart been together for several years , operating inrjdifl'oront parts of the country. The horse had been trained by ono of their number , who had been nn old circus performer , and had been taught , when sent away from home without any breakfast , to dash on" with the victim as ho had done with me. This was done to avoid any scones near the highway. But the victim was not always taken to their cavernous retreat. Wbeii a pri/o was expected some one of tlio gang stationed themselves in the wooil between the two streams , ready to stop the horse and dispatcli tlio entrapped traveler , and I was assured that if I hud IxHiii taken across the first brook. I should have met my death very quickly after ward. They had no accomplice at the inn. inn.When When a traveler was spoiled cither at Clayvillo or Boonoton , one of the num ber was sent to look out for the said traveler's horse , who by careful maiingu- niont was able to administer some sick ening dose to the animal. The rascals were tried , condemned and executed , and 1 retained possession of Ilio trained horse , bill I did not keep him Jong. Ono bright morning I missed him ironi tlio stable and all search for him was in vain. It is possible that the intelligent brule unfastened his own halter strap and ran away , but I have chosen to give the matter - tor a dillbreiit solution. I believe lie was stolen by the honest looking countryman in whoso hands 1 first found him , and and who was set at liberty on account of turning state's evidence- Didn't our girl graduates look lovoy ? You , indeed ; they all use Pox/.oni's Com plexion Powder. For Salo. On small monthly installments , Organs and Sewing Machines , warranted all llrst class , at P. K , Woodman & Co.'s S''O N. 10th streel. Sir.viin CUKKK COAL , ? 0.fiO per lonjbesl In Omaha. JII : < T W. Bii : > pom > . J. B llaynosStenographerArllngtonnik Have you over used Washbiirn's best Minnesota Hour ? If not , try it. Only . ' .tfO per sack at Hoimrod's. St. Paul lumber yard. Thirteenth and California streets , makes lowest prices on buildiiiL'material. Garlldd Tea at Hammond & Co.'s , grocers Comiso Block. Kull particuUrH and free sample at store. People's Theatre to-night , Sid C. Franco In bib great drama , 'Marked for Life. " You can buy tunmnro c.noapor of A. L. Kitoli % Co. , I2lh St. . brt Farnain and Douglas , Mian anv oilier place m the city. Jf you buy lumber auywliom witlioul first getting Hoaglauds prices you will lose money. Dr. Hamilton Warren , Kolcutio Physi cian and Surgeon , Room 0 , Crounso block corner Irtlh ar-l Capilol avenue Dayand nlghl calls iiromull vattuato'l ' to Cheap HniiHKM , WJ have four neat houses and good lots In desirable locality , which we will sell , cheap if taken this week. Ivasy terms. CuNNixoiiAsi & BUKSNAN , 15U Doilge. - Kntiro change of programme at the ' , . People's to-night. _ i . \Yhltobrcastuutcoal , 11.00 perton the cheapest and best fuel. . . NEB.I'utL Co. 214 South ISthtit. /pun i IPTn Tiin 11 PTAXTP THE LAST OE THE ALSTONS , The History of a Famous Fighting F amily in the South , Snloldo of Young Iloli Alston Thrco Oeum-ntlons Die Violent. The untimely suicide of young Bob Alston which took place in the sixth auditor's oHlco In Washington the other day , recalls the tragic death of his father , whoso full nnmo ho bore , and who wns the last of his fated family except this youth. Their ancestors settled In Hall- fax , N' . C. , nbont n century ago. They were known nt that tliuo fur and wide as the "Halifax Alstons. " Cock lighting was a regular pastime nnd fox hunting their daily recreation. Bob Alston's an cestors were of lighting stock , nnd there arc traditions of their reckless daring reaching as far back as .IcHerson's war times. They wore reckless , stubborn patriots datinllcss , gallant , high-spirited men way back In the last century. One of the Halifax Alstons oamo to ( icorgia many years ago , and settled on .somo produe.tlvo lands in Hancock county , lie left three sons , nnd every 0110 of the three has died a violent death. Bob Alston's father and young Bob's grandfather , Willis Alston , became in volved in a feud with a noted family of HuncocK county , and thereafter always went heavily armed. In Willis Alston's family there lived n young Caslilian , by name Pcpin , whom Alston had picked up 111 Nashville some vein's before. Ono uighl when Willis Alston had reason ( o expect a foray trom his enemy , this Pe- piu and a younger brother of Alston's went out to try their pistols. Popin no- cidently shot his companion , who died instantly. The Spaniard was afterward placed in the navy nnd was drowned in in Indian waters on a cruise. This brother was named Gideon , The Alstons shortly after broke up and moved to Tallahassee , Fin. Colonel Augustus Alston , another brother , be came involved in a political feud with ( ii'iioral Lcijrli Uced , a distinguished In dian lighter and politician ot that time. A duel followed and Augustus was killed , the bullet piercing his heart. A sister of the Alston boys recovered the bullet , re-melted the load and sent it to Willis Alston , tolling him of Augustus' death , and bogging him to avenge it. General 1'ced hail been elected to the state legislature , and was made speaker on the first day after assembling. That. night he gave a dinner to his friends at Brown's hotel. While the banquet was at its height a commotion was heard in the entrance hall. As the crowd parted a tall , cloaked liguro entered tlio room. As lie advanced the persons pres ent recognized Willis Al.-ton. Heed arose and drew forth a pistol as Alston nearcd him. The latler having thrown aside his cloak as ho approached the crowd about the speaker , revealed a long bowie knife firmly clutched in his right hand. As ho sprang toward Hood with the .speed and ferocity of a wolf , Heed fired , tearing away two of Alston's fingers. Friends parted them , and the matter was hushed for several months. One day , as Hoed was walkinu down the street with a triend , 'Willis Alston con fronted him , filling his breast with the contents of a shotgun without a mo- mcnl'd delay. In the trial that followed Alston sacrificed iJuO.OUO , but escaped to Tesis with his Vit'o. When a resident of Br.r/.oria. ot thai state , the story of bis murder of Heed followed him , and a certain Dr. Stewart made some remarks about him which wore reported to Alston. Ho found Stowarl ono day riiliug on the prairies , and presented a letter to him , at the same time questioning Stewart as to whether ho had used certain wotds in speaking of the matter. Stewart , being apprised of the recklessness of the man before him , shot Alston , the ball enter ing his bowel1 : . The latter , maddened by pain , his bowels protrtidinir , rushed around the horse from which Stowarl had dismounted and was shdtcrcd be hind. With Iho utmost precision Alston emptied his revolver into tlio head of his assailant , who died instantly. Alston , cool and delir.nt , though mortally wounded , was imprisoned ; but a moo dragged him out and dispatched him with a shower of bullets. Ho was a gamecock to the last. It is said his son Bob always entertained a suspicion Hint ho should uio a violent deatli at some period of Ins his tory , but his never allowed the presenti ment to take away his plcamiuo in iifo. Gay , dcbonairo , generous , frank and brilliant , he was the center of every crowd and always ready for excitement or frolic. Your correspondent frequently met him in the capital city during ' 77-78 , where he prosecuted some claim against the United States government , und made meny wilh his fiiends from every where , for ho was extremely fascinating in man ner. He was a habitue of Senator John B Gordon's chambers , and figured in the famous Ackliui-Godfrcy allair , n full accoiiiil of which lie. gave to a Now Jer sey newspaper. Hit and Confederate General Hos.sor were great chums , and were preparing to accompany two ladles to Wolokor'ri on thai ovenltul evening , when Alston was detained and Hosser became an actor in the sensational ad venture which was afterward ventilated in the courts during the famous Bolt divorce trial. Alston's printed inter view made the matter more notorious. Alston returned to Georgia in the sum- mar of 1B78 , and was nominated and elected to Iho legislature from Do Kalb comity where ho lived a neighbor to Sen ator John B. Gordon and governor , now Senator Colqmtt. Colonel Alston was moved to investigate the Georgia convict lease system , of which Senator Gordon was a lessee , and in which Colonel Al- Kton informed your correspondent Gov ernor Colquitt wns atdlc.nl partner. Al ston hnd pledged his word to his constit uents that ho would ventilate the system if elected , and bo made good Ids promise by giving to tlio legislature an expose of the whole thing. H created violent , ene mies among Iho lessees and lost him Ins life. The power and influence of Sena tors Gordon and Colquitt were used to quash the fearful legiKlallvo indictment. Alston continued to pour hoi shot through the newspapers until the oxeito- muni became intense. The animosity of the lessees was visible everywhere in this dislike to Alston , both in print and in private. Alston , whoso affection for Gr-ncral ( iordon was truly patliotlo , in- Msti'dthnt Iho senator should dissolve his ( onncdlnn with the lease and gel away from mioh a disgraceful political method of milking mr > nc > y out of human degra dation. Afler s , niie weeks ( if entreaty while at hiviir AUton followed the sena tor to Wa-'h ngion , D. ( ' . , whuro he re- lU'W'd his friendly ollorls to save his frioiil's ! political honor and private diarael1 ! ' . Ho woU know iio n ked his Iifo in thus provoking tlio ho-dility of Iho lessees , lilit ho c.nntiiiund to ijcrstvoro until ho obtained a power of attorney from Gordon to snll him out. U'lth this legal instrument in Ins possession he filni'li-d at enc for ( ! ftor ia. Among Senator Gordon's sub-cN ) ees nsono Kd ward Cox , who had K'lblet , contrary to law. rfly convicts to bo worked ( > 'i Gordon's ' plantations , tor which he , Co\ , : inv-id to pay ( iordon fifty bales of cotton iiuuua'ly ' a rental. Cox rvalflcd Alston's ' pow r of at- tonuty , and niii'lo lhrca < - > in pub- Iio nnd in prival . On March 11 , 18751 , Abdon cold Gordon' * inti-rns't for bcvural thiiusuuu ddlliirs , and Cox 'sought out , Ai-iton to induce a 'n' vocal ion of the tale , They mcl lira in n barbershop -shop , whuro COK wits untied 'and cujjcr fora difficulty. . Alston left the shop , and , seeking Governor.Colquitt , told the latter that Cox was then pursuing ul' ' , and ho fell II would bo right to shoot Cox on sight. Strange to say , the governor took no ofluctivo slops to stop f tlio fray or to arrest Cox.A minutes after leaving the governor , Alston went Into the capitol. Going into tlio treasury ho found , not only the treasurer , but the nominated keeper of the penitentiary. The treasurer was himself a convict lessen , and the keeper wns a strong parti san of the system. To these men Alston related Cox's pursuit nnd bloody threats. Whlloyet. speaking , Cox cnmo In under high c.NClldiuont , Carefully locking the door behind himho advanced on the doomed man. In loss time than 1 can write It the duel began , and poor Alston fell , shot through the heart , his blood be spattering the ( rcastirv vault. Llko the rest of the Alstons ho "died with his boot J on. " The trial brought out many ugly facts , nnd the convict lease system from that , time has boon condemned by all right thinking people. Cox was sentenced to imprisonment for life , but ho went into custody of a lessee , who favored him all the time until ho was pardoned out by lessee influence in less than three years. Such wns the finale of the killing of gal lant Bob Alston. Young Bob , the poor fellow who "put n stop" to Ids own earthly life tlio other day in the sixth auditor's ollico nt Wash ington , bad those terrible antecedents for n heritage. Ho procured n position in Washington through the influence of Senator Gordon , who thus. In mistaken kindness , plunged tlio lad into a vortex of excess and dissipation. Ills impres sionable , inflammable nature wns fed by undue oxcltnmont ami license until the cud came in that horrible suicide of last Saturday. The last of the Halifax Al- stons lies under the sod , Cnrn ol' liivor Complaint. IOWA FALLS , Hardin Co. , la.June,8 , ' 85. I have been using Alleouk's Porous Plasters for four years , and I think I could nof got along without them. For along time I was alllleted with a pain under my right shoulder blade ; I also had considerable dlllicully in breathing. I applied an Allcock's Porous Plaster on my back , and one on my chest. I kepi changing them every four days , and at Ihc end of three weeks was entiroy cured. K. S. SIT.VKNH. llniroi-il Snucc only In bottles. Best nnd cheapest. Several yors ago a citizen of Lewislon , Mo. , hocumo very angry because tlio soldiers' monument was not built whore iio wanted it. Consequently ho stopped work on a building lie had nearly-finished and vowed thai il should bo neither fin ished nor torn down , bul remain as a Idol on lh < > eilv. And thus it remains n tumbledown old shell. The only remedy that takes away all pain is St. Jucob's'Oil. It never fails. Of the machines imported into Anstro- Hungary in Iho three-quarters of this year , ; " ) . " ) percent cnmo from Kngland , , ' ! 7 per cent from Germany , 7 per cent from Swit/.orlaml. and 1 per cent from Italy , Franco , Belgium , and America. 'J'ho machines imported from Knglund were ohiolly destined for thu cotton and linen industries. It is said thai the largo number of hitherto unknown black hitter volumes which were lately found rolling awav in Seville formed part of a library brought together by Ferdinando Columbus , son of iho great Christopher. M. llarrisse , the French bibliophile , is compiling n bibliography of these treasures. % TQprHAT ( > dG > M IT ANNOYS , CL\ TAKE : IT FAITHFULLY - FULLY , AND Yoo jp = 3ff- THAT THE * ; ? /s BUT on E COH6MS&COIDS . onljr und lu HIM uii uctmUiiudiu Mertria * r M rrnt. P * lntltp. ] I'ctrcrflll , D r\ \ \a \ l KfVocutQ. AroUl ( ra nn < v..OOcured. . HrmSt i - ALSO iiiofii : : ( ! jiKi.Ti' con . . fig. HUIINE. ImtltlW. IUI W DA3H Mi. . 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