* * MH _ _ , * * w < THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11 , 188a .PEDAL PUSHING FOR PRIZES , , The Fifth Day of the Great Championship ' Bicycle Baco. 'BURGLARS AND BOOTY BAGGED. HtnharrnHscd Hrlcl e Rulltlers ChniiKlnc tlic Clmrlcr Court Notes Jurors' Denial A OIovc Contest - " test Otlicr Loon ) , Tlio Jllcyclo Contest. " o'clock last when the At 10 : > 0 nighl , conte.ilanls in the six clay bicycle race at Iho Exposition building were called to n halt by the firing of u pistol , John S. i'rlnco wns only about thirty feet from the 0,10 mile mark. At the cm ! of Iho lifth tlay in the race at Minneapolis last month , Morgan , who won tlio champion ship had made but ( ! ) ' ! miles. I'rlnco , 11 will bo seen , is thus nearly eighteen miles ahead of the chamiiion.slilp record nnd Is only one and a half miles ahead of -Dingloy and three miles ahead of Schock. Yesterday was one of the hardest days of the race , Schock : sol llie naco in Iho af ternoon and announced his dclermina- lion of wearing Koine of his rivals out. Ho net oft" at a Iremendons speed nnd kept it most of the afternoon and evening. The men were ull anxiously looking for some decided turn in all'airs , Frtnco seemed content lo keen his ad vantage ol Schock. while Dingley , who took H easy on Wednesday and Thursday. Was in excellent trim unit gave the Teu ton stayer no chunuo to steal a lap on him. In the afternoon a game of dodg ing was carried on for an hour or more. Schock , whose heart is broken when ho can't ' set the pace , was forced to take second end place , lirsi for Dingley and then for L'rinco , until ho was fairly wild , llo tinully caught thn lead again , however , and kept it tiulil ft o'clock , when Prince allcmpled to gain a lu | > and led lor a time , but con hi not shake .Schockand both gained a lap on Dinglcy. The contest ants remained In this position until a abort lime before llio finish last night , when L'rincc , by phenominal spurting , gained n lap upon all except Ilardwiek , who followed the champion in a manner that gained him round after round of ap- pluasc. Al llie close lasl night the score was as follows ; Hitlers. JIllos. Laps. Prince mi ) u Dlngley 047 a Schock Mr 8 Slardwlck axi 8 iHillock 507 5 The men arc all in better condition than any of them expected to be after iivo days of such fearfully trying work. Al the clo.se last night Sehock remarked thai ho wished they could ire right on with the linal night hours , and his appearance in dicated that he would be able to stand it. Prince looks as fresh as a lark and will close the race in better shape than any that he has ever been In. Dini/lcy has been saving his strength and is in excel lent shape to meet any attempt that Schock may make to wrest the second place from him. Ilardwiek is just the _ same all the year round , ami covers about the same number of miles each day. Bullock has only 8 'l miles to make to-day to score the (55(1 ( ( required to entitle him to : i share in the gate receipts. The , t attendance last night was the largest of ' .the week ami tlm most enthusiastic. The record by miles lasl night was as follows ; iiiilrs lirs niin SCO Prince . . . ' . .i/ii 01) ) 51 nso 4 : ; 150 575 ! K 17 .17 ( WO 61 61M tra 1)8 ) M iOfi Dlugloy. . .r,2r 1)8.TJ ISffi .v1 ! ' - i o : > o ffiM 57 G -M roe OS 17 Hehock 07 G.M ) Wl 15 575 M 4S GOO 08 40 03 Hard wlclc 5'i" > on 1(1 ( r > MJ 42 575 17 US lil ( ) > K7 18 OS ' JJtlllocU . -175 ro SOft as 15 > : , t o : ; s 60 EC UAGGKD TI1I3 ItUKOLAUS. TwoThicveH Cn\i lir. Wtillo ICobbins n Gun Store. At 1 o'clock this morning Block Wutcli- man tlorry Alnrphy was making his regu- , lur trip through the alloy in the rear ot Vv.tlio iMillanl hotel , wlicn he was attracted by n pistol shot in tlio vicinity of the new block on the corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets. Ho blow his police whistle and started in the direction , when lie oamo upon two fellows elimlrin out of a broken window in the rear of I'enroso & Ilardin's gun store , at the southeast cor- i'nur of Thirteenth and Dodge. Sargoaut * ISJat/.a and OIHcurOrmsliy answered Slur. jhy'.s call for aid ami arrived in liilio to " nip the men as noon as they Btruck the ground. The follows resisted arrest and had to be clubbed into submis sion , A hasty examination of the pris- fliers' clothes wns made by thn sergeant " _ jwtio I'ound ninctcch new revolvers and several policeman's billies. At the sta tion another revolver was found on one s.Ql , the men. The men are both young fel lows hut are tough looking marks. They gave their names as ( Jeorgu Howard and L. ( iilman. It appears that they had gained an entrance into the gun store by breaking one of the winkows in the rear of I ho building. Charlie Urodio , a young iiflm who has a room over tlk > store , was awukencd by the nolso and raising his window lie ird the men inside ot the store. Ho , , ivii a cry for help anil this frightened tlio men who were jn .t trying to escape . .from thu store when the ollleers nipped , tjieui. It could not be ascertained by whom the revolver was tired. One theory [ A tnut one of the burglars .shot at llrodio bVcauso he gave the ularm. The prop erty found ou the prisoners would hardly f have paid llmhi for tlieir trouble. Nine teen of the revolvers weruol a cheap pat tern. A Smith A Wesson double action was the most valuable article taken. it" ' KMHrUil/VHSii / ) U1 UK KM KS , Tlio OonirantorH l-'or the Sixteenth Street Vlailuot In Fiiuinolul Trouble. Considerable surprise was created yes- to'rday by tlie announcement that Kay- moud & Campbell , the bridge builders , doing business In Omaha unit Council UluiVrf , had become embarrassed financially and were taking steps to se cure their creditors. Tlio linn has been located in Omaha about a year , and has done busiuecs iu low : ; for tlio past ten years and was considered upon a sound .fiimucjul babis. It appear * , however , T that they have lost heavily on some of their recent contracts and huvo not Invd money enough to carry on their work , One of the bridges on the Skunk riyer near Home , Henry county , la. , was re cently destroyed by u freshet just before it was completed , causing them n loss of several thouaiind dollars. Cou- tracts taken by ( liein for 'work on the Fremont , Klkliorn & Missouri Valley road wore performed ut u financial loss. They have also found a losing job in the construction of the Sixteenth street via duct in this city , and yesterday took steps to seouro tlieir bondsmen on this contract. The contract wat for 31,000. , A small part of which has paid. The firm yesterday gave a mortgage on their contract to the First National bank of Council UlufTs for Sr.,210 ; one to 1. A. Miller of Council muffs for $10,000 , nnd S. Farnsworth for $10,000. It is under stood that the mortgagees will go ahead and complete the viaduct contract. It is thought that the affairs of the firm will IMS adjusted so they may bo able to con- timm in the business. The firm has an established reputation nnd it is to bo hoped that their troubles may bo ad justed and that they may bo able to con tinue in business. CHANGING THK CHAUTEK. The Committee Preparing to Close Op Their Work. Chairman barton , Secretary Evans , Couiicilmen liuelicl , Lee , Hailcy , Manville - villo and Dailey , Messrs. Chase , 1'opplo- ton , City Attorney Council and City Kn- glncer Kosewator attended the meeting of the committee on charter amendments yesterday afternoon. The first action was. taken upon section 51 , which em powers the mayor and council to require all pieces of ground within the city to bo drained or filled to prevent stagnant water or any other nuisance accumulat ing thereon. This was amended to con fer the power to compel property owners to firndc or lill up their lots where the public safety requires it. Section ffl , relative to special sewer assess ment , providing , among other things , that the mayor rum council may levy a special tax to pay the cost ot eonstnictlue sewers , was amended to ponfer the same power with re gard to the reconstruction of sewers. Al- thoimh It was thoiuht the power to construct would Include the power to rcnalr. It was de cided to add the word "reconstruction. " Section M , In regard to stieet railways and their use ot streets , \va ' amended by the In- RiTlion ot the word ; ! , "horse , cable , steam , or other , " so that the section applies to "nil horse , enblo , steam , or other street railway companies. " Section ftS , which provides for the sprink- lliid of streets on a petition of one-half of the owners of properly abutting on the street desired to be sprinkled , was left un- chaiiL'en. The committee expressed the opinion however , that the sprinkling of streets was a nuisance and it not only In jured those streets that were pavea with iisplmllum but made nil dnntjerous for Iravpl. The vote by which the resolution of the committee at the previous meeting de claring for the appointment of a perma nent board of appraisers was reconsid ered. A motion to lay the resolution on the table was lost but it was finally de cided to indefinitely postpone the further consideration of the question. Section 00 , providing that the city slinll not bo liable for damages arising from defec tive streets , alleys , sidewalks , public piirlw , or other plaros within the city limits unless actual notice of the defect shall he proved to have been given to the mayor at least live days before Uie occurrence of the accident complained of. A motion was made to amend the sec tion by providing that the notice should belli writing and that the pity should not be liable unless such uotlre hiul actually been received by the nwyor. The motion was amended by Mr. I'onplcton and as liaaily carried provides that written notices should lie given and that tlio mailing of the notice with thn postage fully paid shall he taken as prlma facie evi dence of Its lecelpt by the mayor. The committee will meet again nt 20 : ! ! o'olocK this afternoon when they hope to complete their work. INDIONANr JUUOriS. They Vigorously Deny That One of Their Members Disgraced Himself. The following document , issued yester day , is self-explanatory , licsidcs the jurors whose names are attached , the other mem bers of Uiu-tiiiina body iigret-d to the same state of tacts , but they had left for home before the following was signed : We. the members of the United States petit jury , empanelled to try the case of Cropsuy vs. Ciayn county , have read certain published statements about one member of said jury bulng Intoxicated and under the InlhiPiice of liquor , and not being able , for that reason , to act in the above cnse In a proper manner , and further stilting that one of said jurymen had a bottle of whisky In their room ami that ha "got hopelessly and gloriously drunk. " We , tlio undersigned members of said jury , deny any and all such statements uf tlio above kind and character , and say they are absolutely false In every particular ; and further say that there was no man on said iury tliulaeled In any manlier than such as belonged tea gentleman. And we , to the best of our knowledge , further sav that no person handed orpasscd into our room ( while on said jury ) any bottle or tlask containing Kciuor ot any desct Iptlon or kind whatsoever while we were on such jury , and all state ments made in the papers are above de scribed are false , untrue and unjust. H. 1 , , THOMAS , Foreman. JAMIS : 1'mcK. 0. J { . STKAHSIAX , U. 0. ( iit.vuin : , iIOHX HlXTOOX. T. A. MKflKATir , A. K. iMcCoNXUi.i , , W. 11. lUnisis. A NEW PACKING IIOUSK. A nattier Fowler Hros * HntarprlHO Jtail Notes Other Stock Yard Talk. The adyent of Fowler Hros. at Omaha seems destined to be n lasting benefit to the city. The opening of tlieir mam moth packing house has given the hog market hero a great boom and is doing much toward making this an important point for the packing of hogs and the dis tribution of the products. They are now looking toward the beef packing indus try and tire making arrangements with a view to the building of a house for slaughtering cattle. The details ot the enterprise have not been arranged , but it is thought that the house will be about the si/.o of G. 11. Hammond ft Co.'s beef house , at the yards , and will Imvo u capacity ot live or six hundred cattle per day. It will bo located near their present packing house. The opening of their retail maruot in tlio city will com pel them either to buy beef ulreadv dressed or to dress their own. t > TII.I < ANOTIir.lt. It is still a secret as to what firm is to occupy tliu packing house to bo built iu the spring at a cost uf $ lr > ,009. The plans uro being prepared in Chicago by Mr. Nicholson , the architect. l.KillT IHUiS , There appears to bo a great misunder standing among shippers in the country as to wiiat constitutes a prime light hog. The impression seems to prevail that U a hog weighs a cet tain number of pounds nnd is shapely that ho is u light weight biiltalilo for the market. Shippers are sending in pigs that have been fattened cmiokly and pulled out and that are lack ing entirely in linn llesh. Such hogs shrink so much that no packer can u fiord to handle them. .Light nogs for the Eng lish bacon trade should bo inisod out tloors that they may growiinii as well as fat and they should not bu fattened so quickly us to make them dumpy. A good length of body is a very essential point. The tlesh of hogs that nnyo been raised in clnso confinement and heavily fed is soft and Hubby and will not till the re quirements of the trade. Age is another requirement. A half-grown pig is no more suitable for Kuglish bacon than a half-grown caf | la for beef. In EOUIO parts pf the south , especially in Virginia , there are a great many nut treej , nnd tlio hogs that run in the woods and cat these nutij make the ) iest bucou in th6 world. They grow more slowly , and the flesh is more solid , and they mature before reach- iiiir a Weight whicu.wotiid class them as ni'iivy hogs. Such hogs possess the coveted streak of lean and streak of fat , while the young pigs that have been fattened so quickly usually have one streak of lean covered with a solid mass of very soft fat. It would bo well for shippers to carefully inform themselves as to what constitutes a licht hog such us is wanted on the market and by doing that they will save them selves unnecessary losses. MA K1.NO IMIMtOVKMEXTS. 1'owlcr. Uros are covering and siding up tlieir alley from the stock yards to the packing house , and have already put in n flooring. In time of storms they can useit toshcltor their hogs. They have built other covered pens , which alto gether gives them room for four or Iivo thousand hogs. ItAIMlOAl ) HACKF.T. A gentleman who is traveling in Iowa in the interest of a commission firm at the yards to induce stock to come hero , complains bitterly of the way in winch the Northwestern railroad is working against Omaha. Ho says ; "Alllho sla- tions try to work the stuff to Chicago , and then they are giving rebates at the principal points. " Rottml Kor n Hunt. Mr , C. Wells , for many years a resi dent of Omaha , but now residing at Wcllsvillc , this state , was a passenger on tlio overland train last evening returning from a trip Into Iowa. Accompanlng him was a party of English gentlemen fully equipped with dogs and guns for a shootincr expedition In the wild west. Messrs. Furbrook , Farquhar and Courage , composing the party , were anxious to roai'h the hunting grounds and get a taite of life on the frontier and Mr. Wells promised them that ho could fully satisfy their ambition. $ -,000. Furniture of the Commercial House , Grand Island , Nob. , to bo sold at force sale before January 1st , 1837 , consisting of Ueils , Bedding , Chamber Suits , Stoves , 1 Largo Wrought Iron Range , with Steam Table , etc. , Dining Room and Office Fur niture , etc. Goods will be sold to suit purchasers in any quantity. Terms of sale will bo made liberal. For informa tion , call ou or address J. ( ! . UAIXI : , Grand Island. Court Notes. Judge Wakelcy will take up the trial of equity causes on Monday. The jurymen will bo discharged next Saturday. Tlio case against Jack Taylor , charged with an assault upon Oflieer Haze with intent to kill , will come up before Judge Neville on Monday. The case of Finn vs. Manningis still on trial before Judge Neville. A Coming Fight. This evening a match will be arranged between Sam Stevenson ami William Uickcusou , to light for tlio light weight championship of Nebraska. It will be made in Jim Douglas place , on the corner of Fourteenth and Ilarnoy streets. Mr. Douglas backing Dickcnson and Kd Rothcry backing Stevenson. This will be an interesting match , and the stakes will be $200 a siUc. A Pitcher Spliced. Frank Anderson , the Union Pacific pitcher of last Reason , was married to Miss Anna Herg by Rev. Mr. Slier rill a few nights ago , and has taken up housekeeping at the corner of Thir. teenlli and Howard street. It is stated that ho will bo among the league team for next year. Popping. There will be a free for all pigeon shoot at Athletic park , commencing at 2 o'clock this afternoon. liluo rook and American clay pigeons will be provided in ubtm- dance. All sportsmen aie invited to take a part in the shoot , and nobody will bo barred. Sentence Day. Archie Robinson , Charles Henry and II. M. Chabc , three men convicted at the present term of court , the first two of assault with intent to commit rape , and the last named of grand larceny , will be sentenced by Judge Neville to-day. The Ivyljear , Another packed house greeted the pre sentation of tlio Ivy Leaf by W. 11. Powers' excellent company at liovd's last evening. The Ivy Leal will be pre sented this afternoon and evening , Personal ParajjrapliH. A. .1. Traynor , pencral baggage agent ot the Union Pacific , was a passenger for tlio west last evening on the overland train. Hrevltlcfi. C. F. Drew , car service agent of the Rook Island road , is in the city. Mr. 1 < 3. U. Shugart , for some time past employed in the ollico of the general superintendent , Union Pacific headquar ters , left last night for Cheyenne where ho wil | assume a position with the Chey enne & Northern road. Joseph Knight was arrested yesterday afternoon on complaint of Davi'd Itusscli , who chat ges him with stealing $23. lloth are railroad men from Grand Island , and came to Omaha to have a good time. Russell does not know positively that Knight took the monev , but claims to have good grounds for the suspicion that such is the case. DANCING DIAMONDS. A. Shrewd Keportor Discovers the CaiiHo oi'Tlielr Uentlcns Mod- i ! ITI Motion. Brooklyn t'itizou : Many people , es pecially those who make a habit of noting such things , have been pun/.led to understand why the diamonds worn in earrings by ladles liowada-ys maintain such a ccascjess quivering m-jtioii. It makes no difference that the head of the wearer is in perfect repose , or that she is even speechless , and therefore exerting no muscle of fiu-e or feature. The cease less twinkle of tlio diamond goes on , en hancing greatly the Hashing beauty of tlio gem , 1 was curious enough to try to solve the mystery of what eoemed a very close approximation to perpetual motion , and 1 asked a jeweler thu secret. Ho told me it lay in the setting of the din- maud , ami that tlio method was a pat ented device , the invention , as tar as ho know , ot a John street man. The pat entee was * reaping a royalty of $ . "iO apiece from every manufacturing jeweler to whom ho sold the privilege of using it. The stone is set in tlio usual manner , except that a band like the liamllo of a dlmutivo basket is attached to the frame work. On the underside of this band is a oup-liko cavity. On tlio lower part of the hoop is a projecting pin pointed with rodiiim , a metal which never wears out somewhat like the iridium with which gold pens are tipped. Now , when tlio diamonds are put in position on the hoop the rodiiim point projects into the cup. The consequence is what scientists would call a condition of unstable equihb rlum. Like the pea blown with u pipe by a school boy the. diamond is given no rest , with the difibrcnco that no ell'ort is required to keep it dancing , The metal point never wc.is out. The diamond Is ever seeking to balance itself upon the point and ncvor succeeds. With u micro- icopo I examined au ear-ring which a lady friend detached for my benefit. Then I saw at a glance the Ingenious mechanism of the invention. 1 Nlckio Alarm Clocks for f 1.33 at l-d- : helm & Akin's , successors to Edholm & Erickson , 10th ud Dodgo. op p. P. O. A RATHER EGCESIRIC BARON , i > i Baron Stiegol's Splehdi'd Oastlo at Shref- SPENDING A GREAT FORTUNE. .i ' . rcstlvltlcs Tlmt AlM'hj- < S Marked tlio ( ' Huron's Arrival ) nt.'xiutrnt Ucre. Philadelphia Times ; Sluvflerslown is n litllo village lying iiVtliflsouth of Lebanon county , Pa. , witli no special stgnllicanco .attaching lo H. Nature hns , however , surrounded It with bcautcotis outlines of landscape and it nestles among hillshigh and low , as if it aspired lo nothing inoro than the sweet amenities of scelnsion. It was originally settled in by German Jews. In the lir t years of the eighteenth century they came hero andas if by some pro-arranged understanding of its great natural beauty and lilting advantages , lliey built themselves homes in the valley unit became a community of most peculiar people. The accessions to Ihis settlement became numerous until it had gained the reputation far and wide of being the most unique ana clannish colony that had found n home in this land. The synagogue that they built , and the paraphernalia of their imported rabbi , became a great attraction lo the outside settlers , wno often ventured into the worship of their Sabbath day. In the year t752 ! ihoy already had con structed a graveyard , built in with a heavy tint ! substantial stone wall. The remains of it are pointed out to-day. About one-half mile south of Shaellers- town , close lo Iho Lancaster road , It rests in a half-preserved , but neglected state. The most adhesive cement and most ex port masonry evidently wcro used , for the wintry blasts of more than one hun dred and lifly years have not quite de stroyed this relic. 1.KA.V1XG ONLY TIIKII ! DKAI ) . Bui sudden and extraordinary as was the advent of this people , so was their departure. It was almost like a dream of a single night. As between sunrise nnd sunset the new town was deserted , nnd. no vestige of Israel remained save the dead that lay on llie lull. Then Ger mans of another faith came Lutherans iintl German Koformed among whom was one ShaofTer , who , through inllueuce iindwcallh , became thu proprietor of thu place , and altio became the father of the little town. In 171" , it had no less than one hundred unassuming little houses , several stores and taverns , and in 1705 t > bell of the Protestant faith rang out above a stone church , whose tolling has never ceased. But another morn interesting historical fact elves dignity to the surrounding of this place. There is a lofty hill that frowns with its grim heights upon the little village from the south. It is styled 1he"Thurm-Berg,1'pr Tower Hill. On that lofty eminence' , ascertain William Henry btiegel had" ; erected , a tower , or castle , and certain philips ot its ruins can be noticed this dtivTucrc arc those liv ing who have a very correct representa tion of the odd struc.lurtk given lltcm by former generationsbutn thcnbscnco _ of ' better history u , very'fantastic ( mass of legends conccrning.dts owner arc extant. This German barontwasxhowever , a most eccentric man. Hd Wil altogether the most notorious iigiire in , nil that region around , and the ma py lavish and extra ordinary expemlitilfics iii business enter prises and in tlio rMiblitb gratification of his whims uilvurtii cd'tdiim in the great social and mercantile- < centers of the cities. He had a racist checkered career. Ho was ji baron inaKuFpno. In America l/c / apparently disrtjlfofl himself of the piirb of n titled irent e an.aud launched mto a busy life/spending-nioncy like n pnnee. Ho became sin iron-master , a glass manufacturer , and even for awhile assumed the functions of a preacher , when later , through the changed vicissi tudes of fortune , ho acted the school master. His life , in the full detail of all ils successes and adversities , its prodigali ties of jrayely and wealth and its pinched reverses of sadness and poverty , would make one of the most interesting ro mances in print. TIIE UAKQN'S PAI.AOKS. Baron Sticgol has two niagniticent pal aces , and perhaps three. There is little more known about him in the traditions and history of ShaolVerstown than belongs to his tower and to the sudden visits to it. That tower may have served him all the purposes of an abode whilst here. But at Manhcim , ten miles south of this place , he had built a beautiful mansion for himself. A little loss than forty years ago the house was occupied by Mr. John Arndt , and there is no doubt but that it is the same interesting relic lo-day lliat it was then. A visit to this house might then have given a very correct insight into the luxuriant tastes of this odd man. It is very materielly changed , but enough ot the decorations are preserved to satisfy the traveler that .nowhere in the state could lt ) found their equal. The walls of the various rooms were adorned with costly designs in the order of their im portance. Some had scenery paintings heightened into most life-like pcrnpeclives of nature by the harmony of colors. I1 ull si/.ed figures in the art of falconry were represented of the hunter on his chase. and other such conceptions of baronial tastes. 'J'nblolsof china most ingeniously painted awal.oncd curiosity ; ami the jambs in the house were not the least a study. The side-place of the door * and llio .side-pieces of the tiro-hearths were of u mo > t mechanical contrivance. With all his eeeontrieilv , lliis foreign gentleman must have been a man of ex traordinary taste in the arts and alto gether skillful in their uses and ( esthetic adaiUalion. Very likely he had brought Home artisms ; from across the waters to execute tho.se designs in those homes. It can be easily understood how much a man of luxuriant surroundings should become a marvel and princely ppraonago among a people of log houses and home spun tistS. ! Iu the renovation of this mansion one feat uro of it was entirely ' obliterated. Upon Iho upper slory Ih'o baron had constnict/'il.a spacious saloon. II hail u ohurohly tiKWc about it , for at one end of il ho had miilt a highly decor ated pulpit. To thfs nlaco resortorl all his employes in Uili house and of the glass factories , whijr'i Ii&addroshi-d them a text and admonished fjlthin with ull the lilting solemnity oCu'rivjMhtrl.y ordained preacher. This fre'al ojrpiety was one of his whims , for co'inTvajity of the most boisterous characunalhurruftcr re-echoed through his dining halls as a wholesome reaction. ' * jiAi.rrrs rwMTUK TOWKU. Though Baron St of had this beauti ful chateau tit ManliiMjri.i he' resided 1n Philadelphia most oiJii time. He wns a lordly gentleman , and perhaps the first oiti/ui of thai city 1 < V Intvo llio additional luxury of a country' J at. His family ptood well in society , aird it is altogclher grobnhlolhatif histifsttifrweroso extravu- sant among the plain people , that Ihoy Ihoulil have han a greater vanity of dis play in the proud city. Anyhow , ho uiiidn frequent excursions into the country so visit his country sent. Often ho woulil go to look after his iron interests , anil more especially to adjust matters in his glass manufactory at Manhcim , also to examine into thu progress of things on his farms and lands , uut he came most frequently on mere pleasure excursions lie then was attended by a largo company his particular friends nml a litllo band of export servants. Ho traveled like a prince. Though it 'was altogether an ancient outfit , yet his I ivory was perfect. His ponderous vehicles wcro drawn by henyy.areh-necked stecdsjmdliis l.ackeys ministered to every want of man and beast. 11U coming'wus. . nlwjiys looked forward to with joyful anticipation , both at ShacfTerstown and Manhrim , though it never was a certain arrangement. His advent was the occasion ot a holiday and feasting , and none of tlio employes' were slighted in the festal celebration. Now the use of tiicse castles or towers come into play here. There were two of IhiMU one erected at ShaefTcrstown , as already indicated , and another near Matihcitu. They were constructed of stone out of the mountains and occupied the loftiest spot of the whole range. The erection of them was entirely under the supervision of the baron himself , and when thev had reached their completion one could see from their lofly outlook the country around for miles and miles. The welrd-liko stony structures upon thee hcightsgavc the quiet valleys below the apparent wspect of feudalism , but "Thurm-Hcrg , " for its liberal and eccen tric founder's sake , was the signal of hi larity and prosperity to the inland pee ple. Those towers were mounted with cannon for the express purpose of tiring a salute whenever tlio inflated nabob would make his appearance in llio coun try. A watchman would observe his coming , and then.from the mountain heights would thunder the cannon's roar and nil the inhabitants from near and far would startle to their feet and shouts "Baron Stiegcl is coming ! " They would rush out to view the pageantry upon the hjghway , and llie lordly master would in vite ami welcome all lo his lower. CKl.iitllATI.NCJ : 1113 AltltlVAL. At Manhcim this salute created still greater excitement , for tlioro was his pal ace and his litllo army of Ins employes , It is a pleasanl little episode in the oven rut of their lives , ami the llttlo village was as much astir upon that occasion as it would now bo upon the arrival of the grandest menagerie. When the festivi ties on "Thurm-bcrg" were gone through with , thu equipages wended their way southward for Manheim. Thu furnaces were stopped and the glass houses wcro shut up for the one grand celebration of Stiegol's arrival. Thu workmen washodjlhc soot from their faces donned Iheir best garments and look 1'ieir ' musical Instrument to repair to the castle and thence lo llio mansion. From the kitchen came up tlio steaming roasts nnd dishes of poultry , and ftom the cellar the finest brands of foreign drinks , and so. like in some palace of a Scottish chief , they sat down to the feast. As the wino poured out and the glasses clinked so incessant ly , the toasls became most flattering to Sliegcl's baronial hospitality. The in struments rang out sweet music in time keeping to the whirling dancers , and everything passed oil'as the highest en tertainment to the jovial lord and his guests. But even Sticgel's weatli was not un limited , nor ins business foresight alto gether perfect. He lived quite beyond his means and failed. Ho even was im prisoned for debt. Before the revolution of 1770 had even cut oil' his resources in Europe a special act of December L'-t , 177-1 , was passed for his relief. But ho never recovered. His towers stood as tlio castles of folly , and all his former luxury mocked him. Ho died in obscur ity when ho graced no higher position than that of a village schoolmaster. A MAN WHO WAS SCALPED. He Says the Operation Caused Him CoiiHitleralile Pain. It has often been said that a man can not live after being scalped , writes a Fort Keogh correspondent of The San Francisco Chronicle. One of the Crow Indian scouts witli Custer before that brave office1 ! ' met his falc was caught by a party of Sioux alone ou the prairie anil scalped alive. His enemies cut a pear- shaped piece out of the crown of his head and left him writhing in agony , suppos ing ho would ofcourse die. Notwith standing all which tlio rcdskin _ recovered , and at last accounts was living with his people on the Crow rcsorvatioifhnd do ing well. There is an old hunter in west ern Montana whose cabin is located on the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains , who had his hair raised some .years ago by a band of savages , and yet he lives and thrives in most astonishing good health. The old fellows name is Gnnzio , and by reason of his advanced years would , in the natural course of events , having white hair now , only Ihat he has 110 hair at all to speak of. Still , what little lie has got is whilcned or gray , the rest of his head , "where the hair ought to grow , " being as bald as a billiard ball. To be exact , ( ian/.io did not lo = o his entire - tire scalp , but only a portion of it. The probabilities are that lie cauld not have survived witli the loss of the-whole top of his head. Some few years ago , when Silling Bull was master of this country , Ranzio was the guide of an emigrant parly en route to 1 < oil Laramic , Wyom ing territory. The story of that dangerous expedition is an exceedingly interesting one , and as related by himself runs as follows : "One day wo were coining into the valley of Hut creek , on 0111 way to Fort Larnmio , when we thaught wo saw Indians coin ing down the creek to the right. Instead ot camping there , we Ihoiight it safer to waler our stock and go on to the hills and make a dry camp in tlio bushes. 1 had been sent on ahead up the hill to reeon- noiter , and took with mo a boy named Kount/.o. from Omaha , merely for com pany. Wo sat down to wait for thu wagons , which were slowly coming up out of the valley. When the wagons reached us I started on alone through the rocks ami pine bushes to seek a good camp. A few hundred yards further on i loooked down a ravine to the right unit saw live mounted Indians ride across the valley. I started to go back to the train , when at least a dozen Indians ran at me out of the brush , and you bet I ran and called for help. In a minute more two or three of them shot at me , 1 felt a sharp , stinging pain in my right leg , and another in my left shoulder , and f fell. Then they were upon mo in a minute , and one of them put his knee on my back , while another hit mo a clip witli n club. Another struck me with the butt of a gun , and then I became partly nil- conscious. Still 1 had reason and feeling enough left to know that 1 was belli } ' sculpedor ; the hair held so liglilly , iiiiu the pain wus so awful that J could not die tiicu even if I wanted to. I felt a hot stinging pain all around the top my head the hair being torn out bv llio roots , so 10 speak and it was too much. I died , or nt lca l I thought 1 did ; but as it happened my scalp , or a part of it , was saved just a. it was being torn oil' . The boj-s at thn wagon had seen me running ; saw tlio Indians and came at a run thir teen of tiiem.arriving just in time to pre vent the red devils finishing llioir work. The Indians , us well as my friends , lltoughl 1 was dead , bill 1 came lo again , and whal was left of mv scalp was laid back in place. U was only half lorn oil you see , and tlio place is prolty well healed ncnv. " "What did you do wllh yourself afler- ward ? " I inquired. "Why , 1 hurried into Fort Lnramie.got the attention of a physician , and went back to the states for n while ; but llie western fovereamcstrongupon me acaiu and I hud to return to thu mountains , where I have been ever since. " A Plcix for tlio RirilM. J. K. MoRroom in Farm , Stock and Homo : I have read a good deal about t h damage done in late years bv chinch bugs , army worms , cut worms , curculio borers and other insects "loo numerous to mention ; " but tow of the writers seem to think or bo conscious of the real rea son for the increasing number and harmfulness - fulness of llicso posls. But wo do not have to go far lo find tlio reason , ami it is found in the widespread and outrageous destruction of our birds. Think of the enormous number of small birds required to deck ladies' liaLs nowadays ; and of the ruined crops of hundreds of farmers am ! fruit growers in the United Stales , ami ask if Iho latter is not the result ol llie former. OI course it is ; no one will or can dispute it. What is to be done ? Something , and no lime should be lost in doing it ? The Ameri can Humane society is , i think , doing a good work in this direction , ami would in time blot out thu bird killing business , especially as an adjunct to the milinery trade of the country ; but it cannot work 11 reform soon enough lo satisfy the press ing necessities of the agricultural in- leresls. Wo must appeal to law to stop this indirect hatching and raising of myriads of insects to destroy Iho crops of the farmer , fruit grower and market gardeners , 1 do not think a law against catching birds would do much good , for it would not be enforced , but 1 think a law pro hibiting milliners , both wholesale and re tail from handling these ghostly orna ments would have the desired effect , and aim with such a law wo might , in timo. have our birds sis plentifully and useful as they were a few years ago , before this bloody war on them began. Bui small birds are not the only insect ealers that arc being exterminated for frivolous purposes. Die prairie chicken are falling by the thousand by the ruth less hand of the market shooter that vile blot upon thelhuman race , laxy as a sloth , cruel as a fiend ; grasping as a miser ; brain less as an idiot , and for harmfulncss ranking next to the devil himselt. Why allow this low-lived specimen of human ity to ply his dastardly and destructive work under the very nose of the farmer he is injuring ? Why not send him lo the noorhouse , asylum or penitentiary where he could be kept with much less expense to the farmers , who are now supporting him ? But hero is a point that pu//.les me. Is it the shot , the blood , the broken bones , or the feathers.that makes prairie chicken meat such a delicacy ? If tame fowl were brought on the table in the condition in which the prairo chicken is usually served , it would be considered entirely unfit to eat : so I don't think the epicurean public would lose much iflprairio chicken shooting should be prohibited by law the year round , for nt least five years , and longer if the birds were not plentiful enough at the end of that time. 1 think there would be htlle or no objection to such a law. Every sportsman in the United Slates would like u , nml of course every father would commend it ; even Hie market shooter would endorse it if he had brains enough to com prehend its advantages , for now he can hardly earn fifty cents a day , owing to the .scarcity of game , while live years of this law would be likely to leave a ( lock of the birds on every ten-aero lot. Don' say they would injure Iho crops then ; surely no candid person can think that. From April 1 lo July 15 there is no grain for them to get , so during thai time they are waging a war of extermination upon a great many kinds of harmful insects , and when the grain does come they Btilt prefer insects for tlio most of their food , and only pick a little grain to season tlio insects , tliut hut tor them , would do more damage on an aero than the birds would do on ten. Then the grain is harvesled inside of two weeks after it becomes eatable for them , when chey have to fall back on insects again. " 1 hey have a cluinee at llio corn for a longer time , but every candid farmer who has noticed anything about it , knows that they eat almost none of it. Now here is a chance for some law maker to cover himself all over with glory. AVho will come lo Iho from and save llio farmer's crops from Iho merci less hunter ? A bird cage suddenly foil to the lloor in a house at Potaluma , Ca ! . , a couple of weeks ago , in consequence of llie break ing of a line Unit was being fastened up by Mrs. Cora Woodman , a visitor from San Francisco. She was shocked into unconscioiisnccs by the slight accident , and remained insensible tv/elvo hours. Since then , though understanding all that goes on about her , she has been una ble to utter a word. In buying sealskin caps bo sure you get Iho genuine London Dyed Alaska sealskin as sold by S. P. Morse & Co. , al f 10 lo $15 ; cups worth buying ; cannot be had for less and will only change color ; Morse's will not. William Gayles , who died recently neur Natche/ the ugo of eighty-five , was paid by the Democrat to hn one of the most highly esteemed of .Natchez's col ored citixens. When the slaves were freed ho refused to leave his master's family and remained with them. lie was a democrat and a trustee of the Union school. Eyes Ears Nose & Are nil more orlc i iiirmud br cutnrrli. The nyca becomeInlluuicil , roJ anil H-iitcrr , trim dull , liouvy | mlh between Iliomi ibcrourornnrlnKliurtliiK uoliei n llio ours , nnd somellmaa the lio.-irln ; Is nlTwteJ ; tlioiu > m In a * uver lutTorcr , llli IK constant tin- ciiniforlulilaUlerliarKn. bart l > rontli. and lo > uf tlio > un uf > mull. All lliodo dlinu'ri-calilil lymplmui dl Uiicur wlicn thodiacaiolicureit tif Ilood'n Bar- tmimrllln , wlilch x | > cls from thu Mood tliu Impurity from whk-li catJrrlinrisci toncaund rosiorui luo rtu- Btmeilore.uialoliouUu.uiid Uulldnuii tha whu'u > ' via.llo uiotn Kut Hood's Sureupurlllu. O"I t'liliirrh in llio luicd Houl'a SarniipirllU for Ciiturrh , and re- cnlvudtfrcat relief niidl < eiiiHtfromll. TbecaUrrli wm rerr dlsugiemtila. especially ID the winter. nu > - liig coiutwnt dt rli rno from my nose , rinsing no'ts ' inmyr r .n"dpalni In the backof my heud. Tlio effort to rlcuriny lieHdln tlio niomlne uy l wkln < Budnpltlln wHupnlurul. Houd' SurMpmilln gitva inerulltifluituedlately , while Iu tlma 1 win entirely urcd. I um nerer wltliout the medicine In my hound iit > I think It H worth lit weight In cold. " lilt * . U. 11. UI Ull , UKJ EWUtU St. K , W.V Ulm.Hutt 1) . O "I have inirorred with c.mrrli In my hojd furyaart and | iutilout IninJieU lif dullur for mrd'ciim ' I was wetk.und myoyej wcrot-u norotliut I could not tcworiu'd iiiurli. 1 bc un In liiko llood'ii harun parllU iiml nun my cntarrh It nuiirly ourn.l , lliu UftiklK'sj ot my body la all enue. uiy upi cult ) It jtoodInflict 1 fuel like unolhurporduu. lli > wl ur miuirllla 1 the only lurda-mo tlmi li.in Umia um per muncutxoud. " Mils ) . A. Cu.wi.\ull.ui , j'ruviUuu < II. I. I."Hood' "Hood' 3jriiparflla bus liulpod mo inoro tut ca turrh uud inipuiu blood thuu unytlung cUe I uvor uicJ. " A.UAI.I. , Syriicuio , N. V. In thoeiim , iomctjuc | a rouilnf , b.iiiin. suund or iimiiplnji like the report of H plitol. uro rtuinil by cuturrli , Hint exwodlniily rtlwiKrcoutile u 'l ' ry common dlieaie. Hood' tir o | > aiilla , Ibaiiriiut blon I purit1tir.ini peculiarly uece Jul r > ! ini > ily for tliu dl.cn-o. nhlcnltrurn by purifying tliu blaud. If yea offer from cntarrti , iry Ilood't Sartuparll'g ' , thu po culluriiiadlclno. "I ha o iiikei. Jloort't * i riipirllln : for rntnrrh nu-l It Iianluneroo H crettitKat otyna'i , I incutmnend Itlunll wllblniuy rejcu. J.I riuu : 1) . Komii.Vti. Haul 'I'boinydun , CL Hood's SarsapariHa Bold by itlldruKeltti. tljttcforll. rr par 44nly by KoM brill ! drueil li. ljl ; fr > rl > I'roparjl < jnlr v C.I , HOOD' * CO. . Auulb crleJ. l.owell , Mnn. C.I.JICI01) 4.io. : , Apoltecurlei , J.rill , Mau. IOO l > okc One I > uliur. 100 pitisOnc Oullur RULED BY PREJUDICE Few persons realize how thoroughly they are controlled by picjudicc even to their own disadvantage. For innny years the treat- meat of Rheumatism , neuralgia , sciatica and headache has been by some outward Appli cation , nml , thcrclor'e , without stopping to think Ihnl the orgin of these troubles must , from necessity , be internal , the weary stiflcicr continues to rub , nib and find no relief. Athlophoros is taken internally , and as a proof that this is the correct principle it cures surely and quickly. The statcmcn , of those who have been cured ought lo cent vincc the incredulous. Palmyra , Neb. , Aug. M.ISSG. I believe 1 have been greatly' benefited by Athlophoros. I keep it in the house all the time , and if I feel a twinge of Rheum atism 1 take a dose. 1 have not not had lo take any for months , anil hope 1 am per manently cured. I have not hesitated to ice- commend it largely and have helped others with it. Httv. li.J. llmii. Mrs. Gco. lloflman. Cedar Falls , Iowa , says : " My husband was cured of Rheuma tism by the use of Athlophoros. Three bottles tles of thai medicine cured him entirely so Ihul he has nol had an ache of Rheumatism since , and that is now over a year ago. For twenty years previous there" was never a time thai he was free from pain. Doctors nor medicine could drive the disease away. Having the sciatic rheumatism in his right side , the doctors said he would always have it , and did not think there was any cure , lie was suffering from a severe attack. Athlophoros took hold of the disease at once , and by the time he had taken three bottles he was entirely well and has not been troubled since. Kvory drucglgt should keep Athlopho- ros ami Athlophoros L'ills , but where they cannot bo bought of the druggist Iho Athlophoros Co. , l'J2 U'all st. , Now York , will send either , carriage paid , on receipt of rcmilar price , which is $1 per boltlo for Alhlophoroa and COc for Iho IMlls. Forllvor nnil kidney dl oises : , dj-ipppsla.l n- dhrostlnn , wonlitir" ? < , iK-rvonsilnlilllly , dlMmin , of wuimtti , constipation , lioniluuhu , Impure , blood , oto. , Athlophoroj J'llla nro uno.iuullod. CAPITAL PRIZE , $150,000. "Wo ilohnniny certify tlmt wo suptTVlso tlm nrrmiKcmcms for all the Monthly nnd Uunrlur- ly DrntriiiRS of The l/oulslmm Stnto Lottery t.omnnri.v , nml Jn PTHOII mnimpo nml control thu ( Inuring * thiMimilvr * . iiml Unit tlio niuno are conducted wltn hoiH'sty , lulrnovfl utul In Kood nltli toward nil jnirtloH , nml wo nuthorlr.o thu rninpatiy to u-e this cortlflciilo with riiu-.slin iloRorourslffimturosulluclicil , In Its mlvortlso- tutnls. " COMMISflONEHS. Wo the ttiulcrstffiipit IliinlcJ nnd Itiuikoi-s will pny nil T'rl/.on dinwu In The I.onlBliiini Stnto I/ottcrlos which limy bo iirosutilud tit our coun ter * . .1. II. OGLKSHY , President I.oulslnim Nntlonul Hunk. ,1. W. KIMtUKTII , 1'rosldonl State Niitiuiml Iliinlc. A. MALDWIN , President NowOrloims Ni.tloiml Itnnk. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION. ( Jvin : HALF A MILLION IMSTIIIIIUTF.D LOUISI&HA STATELOTTERY COMPANY. Incorporated In 1803 for2."i yours by Inturo tor Kdticiitloiml nnd C'liiirltnlilo imrpnioi with ucflpltnl of $1HXIKM ( ) to which ti rq orvo fund of over $ . " > 0GUQ lina slnco boon uddml. Ily an ovorwhuliulngr popular volo-lls.lruiiclitao trnsmadnripnif orthoitrcst'iiiRjntoUoiiatitulIoii ixloDtt'd IlL'CUinuoriM A. U , 1371) ) . number ilrnwlnR1 * will tuk plnco monlhly. It novurfciilpsor iwislpontw. Look lUtho following illslriliutlmi : 199th Grand Monthly AND Til K EXTRAflRDIIUin OUftBlEHLlf DRAWINS In Hie Academy of JIuslc , N'ew Oilcans. Tuesday. Dec. 11 , UHHJ. 1J ndertlio personal suppi'vison and manago- mrut of < ! ix. : 0. T. liKAriuuiAitn , of Lou isiana , and tins' . Jun.vi , A. KAIII.V , ot Vir- Bnili' Bnili'CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000. Notice. Tickets are SIO only. Halves , S3 Fifths $2. Tenths SI- J CAPITAL tiroooo. JtillANtl I'lll/COP rnull : ) I GUAM ) I'm/.Kor allow ! SlAiini : rui/nsor 4 l.AiiuKl'iir/.K.sor ioiji ! ) 20 I'IIIXK an i.ww. GO too. im " aw 4ooi ( ) ] ( * > ) CU.OM 1 OO'J M. 100 Appro tin n pri/.mor joe : , 30,1100 IOC 7.WO 2,27 ! ) I'ri/fsninomitnifrto fr,2iwx ) Application for rnlo-t lo rlulii. filioiilil ho iniulo only to thu ollico of llio compiiny In NowOr Icnnt. For ftirllior InrnrmaMon wrllo rlcnilc. giving fillla'liliofis. ' IHWTAh NOTiS : KiprosH Monojr Dnloiw. or Now \orlc UMjhiuiKc m onllimry lot- ter. currency bir uinru i * ut our uxpunso ad drossc < l > M.A. DAIJI'IIIN , Nou'Otluiuu , Li. Or M. A.DAI'ritlN. Wiislilnslori , I ) . 0. Make P. p.Monpy Onlors pnynbla find ntldreai NATJONAti IIANK , Now Urluani d Its fiiUFiis , ami u nu\v nml homo lij- one who tnis ilnal twenty roars. Tiimiml by inn'-t of llm noli'il ' Kpouliil UIH without honrltl ; ruroil hmmull' In three months , iiml BIIICII then liiiinlri.'cU ol'othorx. . I'M 11 imrtlimhirrt houl on nppl oiillnn. T. II. I'ACJIC , No.ll Wuktillftt ft. , Now VorkClly. Hpi-rlnllr DlNllllr.1 lur .llHiilrliuil Ute. 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