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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1886)
rmrr-m vwr A TT A TA A TT tr TITTTTI . mi'i I.ICITX A IT r-riTTi-i-k r / it > i in THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVTERY MORNING. O * l1r Wr > mt.ii5 Edition ) Including Sunday ! ! ' ! . Ono Year . . . . . .fldol rorPlt Monthi . , . . . . MO lorTtircoMonllu . -W 1'lif Otnibn Sunday linn , mnllcJ to nny aJdrcsj , Ono Y'car. . , . > v ) nrrrrr , No. f > n AMI ! > 10 . Vrrr VOIIK ( ifrirr. UOOM if , TnimrxK Jlitn.iiiNn. All communlciitininrclntlnjTtonctTfl rmlodl. iorlal nmtKir Miould bo ad'lrossoJ ' to tlio hm- ion or inn tire. All Jtif lncs Icttcru nncl rcmlttnnccs BhoulJ lie ftIJre ? < eJ to Tnc llr.H roui.lRiuwo COMI-ANV , OMMIA. Drnflu , ctiocki nntl po 'iinco ordoM IQ bo mnilo payable to the order of the company , THE BEE POBLISHIxHSpm. . PROPRIEIOBS. . E. JIOSEVVATF.R. 1HK in KtntPincnt of Circulation Btate of Nrtoaska , I _ . County ofDoiiRlao. ( BiS- OPO. U , 'IVschtitV , sccirtary of The Heo rublUldnff comjianj' , does solemnly ' .swear that the actual crrcnlnttan of tlio Dally 15eo lor tno week ending l > oc. 17th , iSiO , was as iollows : GRturdav. DPMI . 13in ! | anmlav. Duo 1'J . ii.n.V : > Jtlontlav ' , Dec. il : . 1".HX ) Tuppila'v. Dec. U . 1".0 AV lnc idny , Dec. 15 . W.-ilO rhiiffdav , Occ. 10 . 13,010 Tiiday , Jcc. IT " ( iKO. II. T/.srittrcK. .Subscribed ami swoin to tx-fote inn this litth day of December , A.JJ. , ISsO. N. JKKIU ISKAliI A'olniv Public. Gro. I ! . TzsclincU. brine first duly sworn , depo-iCK and nays that lie is scciet.iry of thu Ik-o I'ublislilnccomimny , th.M the actual av- i-ratro dally circulation of thoDallv Heo for the mouth of January. 1850 , wia lO.litS copies , for Fcbmarv * , l sn , 10' 5M copies ; for March. ISM , 11.KS7 copies ; for April , 183 , 12,191 copies : tor May. Ibso. 12.439 cnplei ; for Juno. 18-)0 ) , la.EltSroiifr" ; for July , Hsu , 1'VIU copies ; for Aiiirust , IbM ) , 12,4H ( coiilcifor ; fcientembor , isy , ii.o : : copies ; for October , 1830 , 12.USU . copies ; for November , isw ) , lit.sis conlci. Quo. JJ. TZHCHUCK. Sworn to and subscribed before mo this ( ith day of November , A . 1) . 1SSO , ISKAL.J N. 1' . FKIU Notary Public. Pi'iu.ic Improvements must , wait upon public funds. Omaha cannot n fibril to make nny mistakes at this stage of hrr nuinci ! ! > al growth. A NEW poem is in print by nn eastern poetess entitled "Only a Wing. " The blushing damsel evidently got lett on the carving of the Christmas turkey. WHAT does the council propose to do nbout that railroad viaduct across lower lriirnam street for which the city holds u contract with thcliurllngton managers , A nitAvi : soldier and an honest public man has passed away with the departure of John A. Loffan , No breath of scandal over sullied the plumes of the "Black Eagle of Illinois. * ' X papers are discussing the ques tion , "How to aid men to be honest. " In view of recent defalcations in that city the suggestion to locate men in * omo other city than Hoston would seem to be permane to the dij-etisslon. Lv questions of grading the prime point to be considered is whether the improve ment is necessary and whether probable damage suits will make it too costly for the value received by the city. IP nny member of the Nebraska legis lature lias not been supplied \vith nn an nual pass the omission will bo gladly corrected by sending in the name and address to tlio Burlington headquarters nt Omaha. THE HurlLigton road recently an nounced longer hours for their clerks in headquarters. There is no intimation that the change is to bo attended with larger pay. The pay of the average U. & M. clerk is already screwed down to star vation wages. Economy in salaries helps to pay twenty per cent , dividends. Ti : nghN are entitled to some consideration by the city when changes of grade aio suggested by interested parties , who speak two words for them Helves and one for the city. There are already more than L'OO damage suits pending against the city , with the issue of ollsotting benefits still unpassed upon by the supreme court. GEMK.\L : LOOAS fell a victim to ox posttro during the war. The acute rheumatic troublu which brought him to hia death was contracted in the lield Congress will without doubt recognize their duty by the grant of a liberal pen sion to Mrs , Logan , The widow of the soldier who did more than any other public man to secure liberal pension leg islation for his old comrades will not bo allowed to auflor : SKNATOU LOOAN'S death will add new complications lo the presidential canvas among the republicans , ( icnornl Logan' , position was n growing center of intercut to ambitious politicians , lliw strength was positive and increasing. Jt Jay among the veterans of the late war will little respect to party , and was p.trllctt larly marked In stalwart circles. Thoa will now have to bo n reapnorlionmout of presidential following * * . \\'ho \ \ will secure cure the bulk of the votes which Gciicm Logan , had ho lived , would have sccuree In tlio convention of 18S8 ? This is a mo luontotis question for Messrs. Ululuo Sherman and Edmunds. AMDSC the bills which the people v/il have to pay as the penally of btuplditv , or it something worse , In the depaitment ol justice , that for the expenses of the Pan Eloctriu litigation will not be the least The committee on appropriations of the house had been informed before the to holiday recess of attorney * ' feed amount ing to abwt sfiO.OtH ) , and there are othc iihurgcs of this character that have no n been reported. It is saul that the pay incut of the cxpitiijus of this litigatioi will absorb a largo share of the appro / pnntioii for the ne.\t fiscal year , as it wil also of the appropriation for the curron year , and all this outlay for nothing. If of sis expected , the attorney-general shal nsk for a big dellcicney appropriation fo the current year , congress will bo guil of a grave omission if they do notliud on to a dollar how much of it is required ti bo meet liabilities on account of the futile attempt of the department of justice t maintain a suit in Ohio ngainut a cor nt poration whose homo is in Massachusetts The people will want to know just liov much this remarkable maneuver of tin ran-Elnctrlo statesmen has cost them. bi iukc : "Let us now20 ovcA ute He ! Another Mftro'fl Ncot. The number of horrible discoveries which Iho opponents of Senator Van Vyck are making nowadays would till evcral largo sired volumes. One of heso mare's nests is no sooner exploded han another Is promptly pointed out lo 11 its place. Tlio columns ot Ihc rail- oad press loom wllh prcdlclions of what ho senator will Jo to make his calling md election sure , overflow with false tatcments of his plans and policy and ire filled with roorbacks of the idiculous and ontrngeous nature. All linso are concocted to draw if possible rom his positive strength nnil-to prevent ny acrcsslons from quarters from which to might hope to secure additional fol- owing. The latcsl canard comes from Lincoln , [ 'he public is now Informed that ( jcticral , ran Wyck lacks sovcnloea votes of a ma- ority of the legiplaturc and has finally decided logo into the open market and Mtrchaso a sulUcicnt number to secure. s election , Taking it for granted that ho setiator proposes to spend his as- binned corruption fund judiciously , ircdiilous readers arc confidently told by lie Lincoln Democrat that Van Wyck ins figured it out that eight voles in the : auciis can be bought cheaper than sev- ntccn members in open session. As a nero matter of dollars and cent ? , then , tccording to the Democrat , Van Wyclc will enter Iho republican caiictt1 ; ami tbido by its decision. This is ingenious but wide from the ruth. One fact tumbles down the en- tire card house. General Van Wycl ; will have no occasion to purchase any votes in the republican caucus , because iin friends will refuse to enter Iho cau cus The railroad members may caucus lo their heart's content , make up what slates they will ami select whatever eadcr the corporations may dictate. Senator Van Wyclc will submit his claims for re-election to the legislature in joint acssion , fionntorltil Ur.ttlo In New Vorlc. There Is increasing interest ami excite ment among the republicans of Now York over the senatorial contest. There are three prominent candidates Senator Miller , who seeks re-election , Congress men Iliscock , und ex-Minister Morion. The imlicalions arc that Miller has Ihc lead of either of the others , with Morton second , the Iliscock following not being very largo. Each candidate is pushing iiia canvass with great vigor , uiul it id not mprobable that there will bo n change from the present relative positions by tlio time the legislature convenes. The sup- of Senator Miller comes chiell.y from the machine politicians , and is not based upon any very strong claims in behalf of iho senalor as n successful legislator , [ lis public career has certainly not been brilliant , and except as an uncomprom ising supporter of the larilFho has no dis tinctive claim to consideration. IIu is one of the weakest and narrowest men in ihe senate , ami the Empire State ought to bo represented in that body bv an abler md broader man. Morton lias some abil- ty , but only a limited experience in pub- iic life. He made a fair record abroad , jut his claim to political preferment rests most largely upon the fact that he has jcen a. very liberal contributor to campaign funds. He is understood to bo the choice of the friends of Mr. Blainc , and the charge that the influence of'Mr. Blaine is being exerted in the contest is being used by the friends of Miller to his advantage. A great many republicans , so it is said , are displeased wilh this outside inlcrfor- cnco , which Ihoy regard as having rela- Lion primarily to the polilical interests of Mr. Ulaino , and are determined to repu diate it. Tlieir state pride is offended , and Ihoy assert that they are quite capa ble of taklnsr care of their own canvass without aid from other quarters. The friends of Miller especially point to the result in Vermont as an instance ot re buke administered to outside interfer ence , and insist that the republicans of Now York muse in self-respect pursue a similar course. The argument has some force. Iliscock is one of the lead ers of the republican side in the honso of representatives and is a man of considerable - able ability and force. lie has moreover the additional merit of being a proirrcs- fiivc man , as shown in his recent declara tion in favor of a revision of the tariu" . The financial strength of Miller and Mor ton will doubtless play no inconsiderable part in dolermining Iho result , even with republicans who will concede that in every other respect Iliscock would be preferable lo cither. rrotoctin-r Citizenship , The bill introduced in tlio United States senate by Senator Suulsbury , for the modillcution of the naturalization laws , is a measure of very considerable importance. The bill requires a resi dence of three years on the part of an alien before he can lile a petition equiv alent to the present declaration of intention tontion lo become a eiti/.on. This petition tion must lie accompanied by a citi/.en's atlidavil to ( ho ell'uct that the statements of the petition aru true , and the pell tioner a person of good moral character. This admita to all the rights of citizen ship except that of voting , which follows two years later. But the most important provision is that no person who is unable to speak the Kuglish language shall be come a citi7.cn. It is this proposed mod ification which will command thu most attention and diM-ussioii. While there is undoubtedly something to bo said in be half of such' a proposition that would induce ti great many people to support , it is extremely doubtful whether il would bo generally regarded as an en tirely just and essential condition to citizenship. U may oo assorted that at the very wor t it could operate the detriment of a verj few , since not many men of nny nationality fail to acquire in residence of throe years here sueh knowledge of the Kuglish Jangiiago would enable them to be admitted tociti- /enshlp under this bill , but it is iicverthe less .so radical a departure from the pol icy of the country ninco the foundation the government that it will nliiio-,1 cor tuiuly not bo approved by a majority of the people. Tim requirement of a resi dence of five years hi order to acquin to the right of sull'rago will probably not objected to by any reasonable person. While there m no probability that tlio bill will receive extended consideration the present session of congress , its in troiluctlon will attract public attentiot : ( and discussion to the subject of our natu rali'/ntion laws , from which congressman < onlUjhtonod as lo the popular sent ! Betide- what a. well assiirctt uu mcnt nnd demands- . These Inw.i undoubt edly require some modlficnliOii , in order lha Iho most nrccious nnd momentous- privilege wlr.eh the mllon can grant shall bo surrounded by stronger safe guards than have ever yet cxisled. The ( iroscnt laws are by no means perfect , and every year Ihc reasons become more urgent for their Improvement. The bill in ( jiiL'stlon is at least a move In that di rection which may lead to the desired re sult. . A Suggestion. General Logan died a poor man. No greater leslunony could bo berne to his sterling integrity in these days when high political preferment is so often sought as the stepping stone to financial success. For years a member of the sen ate , in cloo np oelnlion with the repre sentatives of great corporations and the attorneys for mighty monetary interc.sU , John A. Logan's sole income way Ins senatorial salary , n largo part of which was . expended in assistance lo needy veterans and old army comrades. IIo loaves a homo heavily mortgaged and n family with little provision for the fu ture. There is n method by which General Logan's friends can show their admiration for Iho dead aol- dler. Shortly before his death Senalor Logan issued his book , "Thu Gtciit Conspiracy. " It was written to furnish in connected narrative form the chain of political events which culmin ated in rebellion and the reconstruction of ) the , seceding stales. Partisan as It in , General Logan's volume is a compendium of historical information which is no where else bo readily accessible. The death of General Giant gave n great sale to the memoirs of his life. The public in all sections of the country hastened ( o subsoribo to ti work whoso proceeds wore to be the great soldier's legacy to liis family. The result was a fortune for Mrs. Grant and her children , No doubt stops will at once be taken to provide for Mrs. Logan and her children. But the reading public could assist iu no more substantial manner than by increas g the circulation of General Logan's book , from wiio.se sale a large percent age of the receipts will go to his surviv ing family. Tin * Slimlovv on tlio Contlnont. Two ministerial crises have lately been precipitated by tlio apprehension of com ing war on the continent of Europe. The fall of DcFreycinct in Franco was largely due to a combination of political factions who have for months been secretly urging prompt preparation for the iu- cvilable conflict with Germany. Lord Randolph Churchill's retirement from tlio liritish cabinet was ostensibly in re sponse to a proposal to increase the mili tary and naval establiscmonts. In Germany the reichslag has under consid eration a bill to enlarge the army and increase the term of service which wis : openly defended on the ground of the danger of impending war. Whether peace or war shall conic to Europe in the spring , there is no doubt that for months many of the ablest and most thoughtful men in several great nations will be oppressed by the belief that a gigantic struggle miLSt begin then , most probably between Germany and France. In truth it docs look to the coolest observers as it tlicso two great nations wore drifting to ward a f earful war , out of simple jealousy and hate. What a spectacle for future ages to contemplate , if such an awful crime against humanity shall bo com- milted , what a mockery to our modern cixili/.ntion ! In the days when the pas sions and selfish interests of kings were enough to decide the most solemn issues for good or evil , such things wore to bo expected , but it is sad to realize thai area - public , the people of n great nation , can calmly plan , as France is planning , " and undergo such sacrifices as France is en- during , for a life and death grapple with a powerful foe merely to settle an old grudge. The territorial question docs not really amount to anything , for , as a business bargain , the re-conquest of . Alsace and Lorraine would never pay one-half its inevitable cost. It war comes it will be purely a war of revenge and jealous hate , and even if it should bo averted , the enormous amount of money lavished by both Franco and Germany in preparing , for such a struggle will re main an awful monument of human wickedness and folly. American Silk. The progress of experiments at the agricultural department in Washington , tr with regard to the cultivation of the silk worm and the manufacture of feilk in this country , is attracting a , good deal of at tention from those interested in this sub ject. Tlio perfect condition of the silk cocoons received from Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska and many of the slates further in south , is convincing evidence that silk worms can bo easily and profitably raised in this country. As to the manufacture of silk goods from the raw material , that has long been deniou.slniled to bo prac ticable and profitable. In a speech in the senate Mr. Mcl'herson of New Jer 111 sey staled that at Paterson , in that btalo , there are n hundred mills making Mlk so cheap that they could .ship the product to Lyons , Franco , m successful competition er with the goods of that center of the silk ho industry of Europe. do he There has been a steady and rapi'l growth of bill ; manufacture in the United ov States , Jit 188J the importation of unman ovwr ufactured silk was to the value in round lie Inures of sJIU.OOO.OOO . , and of bn ati lured silk $10,000.030. , During the llseal lv yeanmded Juno ! W , 16SO , Iho importation 181 of Iho former showed an increase of six oc million dollars , while that of the latter KC was decreased by twelve million. At this y lai rate of decrease there will in a few years en be comparative ' lilllo money senl enwl abroad for manufactured Mlk. It Jin probable also that within n few years 101 there will bo a decreased demand for Iho t'OU'T foreign raw material. There is now nl jii thu agricultural department as good tin cocoons as were over grown in any tin countrv. a quantity recently received from lloalriee , Nub. , being very line , and they were grown at n very trilling cost. The agricultural department i : prepared to encourage those wishing to to enter thu business by furnishing them with cgfjfe and full instructions HS lo how proceed , nnd beyond this there is abundant encouragement in an assured demand for the product. of TilK Minneapolis jewelry fclora robbery was committed on a crowded street witli ing two pollremi'ii only a half a block ills ant. Howlers against the Omaha po lice force arc rtvspeclfully commended to this Item of information from a neighbor ing city. icvvtucu PROMTM\T I'u Henry M. Stanley lias nulveil In London fiom iN'ow York. Henry Clcorgo keeps .a lively ruonfccy In his house at a net. Queen Victoria ha& recfdvt'd teveral boar. * ' heads from Ucrmany for Christmas. Jlrs. General MftCJcllaa lias lecclvcd fiom the publishers SlO.OOdas an advance pajment upon the general's book. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland , Miss C'leveland nntl Alts. Folsom all aln tlieir Christinas tun . , at the president's country liome. Kussell Satro lid * been offered FGOO to write an nrtirle ot l.TOO words for a New York masar.lno on the financial situa tlui . tluiC Colonel John , A. Corkeilll , manacilnff edi tor of the New 'York World , having gone to Europe for a two months' vacation , Mr. Hal- lnr aimlh , formerly of Louisville , Is fitlliu ? the iiiaunKorlal chair. T liu fctory la current that Mr. Cockerlll has bcon "squeezed out" and ! \vlll not lotiirn , Deb Iia'or.Mcli lias so much law business on his ' . ' ' hands nowadays that his old client , the devil , will have to bo looking around fora new counsel or else plead guilty. Sportlnc lnperH Surprised , 1'i/fabrirv / Cvintnriclul-datMc , Picsldent McCosh lays down the dnclilno ( lint college ? are educational Institutions. This will suntrlfcn the sporting papers. Earning an Honest . Mml ( Holie. Unclq HufiH Hatch Is wrltinR nUlclcs for n New Yoik panor , which would seem to con firm the Impicsslon that the old man ban de cided to set about earning an honeat living , Mny Hnro llcoii Wnlinitiod. CMtapn TYMiinf. Jay ( lotild'a pastor last Sunday preached almost dlreclly nt his tlcli imrlshUmer , but the latter took It nil compacently ami uns not abasticd , however much ho may have been \Vabashcd , PropnrhiK ' 'or Swrllcd Huts. St. I'.mt Theic will bo a tromomluotis "swell" re ception at the While liouse Now Year's and Washington hatters \\liokuowtneir business me already putting In n stock of hats several sixes larger tlian usual. Prohibition in South Carolina. 'J'lic present law Is a dead letter in many parts of the state , and especially in the lower country. Thcieisdinicillty In delecting ; the illicit venders of liquor , and when they are detected lltt'io is dllllculty in convicting them. Xho ToitKtiost Town. Sam Jones declared that St. Louis was the "toughest. " Tlio Salvation army tackled the place a few days HKO and the entire subscrlu- tlons gathered would not patch a hole in a bao drum. They have llled away and left the town to its wickedness and terrible fate. Growled Out. .Scorning the bpgeara In the sheet , The pour ott tramplu the rich under feet , llow they t. They look wlla disdain on the poorer man , And say , as his rasjs they Iwucfitily scan , ' Ciowdedout. " They thinic they will cuter the pcaily pate , ' ' " , 's puitills \ > ill not have to wnlt , Without doubt ISutwlipn for an entrance they vainly pray , Ulaybe the good old St. Peter will . av. Crowded ( out ! " Snvo tlio J'ubllc licont , Within the last few years there has been n reaction against tlio flagrant , spoliation of the public domain. The people had such n stretch of unused laud plain and prairie , mountain side niul valley thnl there was carelessness as to the way it was gotten rid of. The awakening on tlio part of the people to the fact that these lands weio becoming smaller and smaller in oxteul , just as n patch of snow lessons in size under the sunbeams , , has had n wholesome cftcct on congress. Nevertheless , there lire no measures , of land legislation , however vigorous , that can wholly redeem the the follies of the past. It may be rer.tlily n admitted that the country owes much of extraordinary development to the spirit of enterprise which was stimulated bym the grants of hinds and subsidies a m money to railroad corpora tions. Enterprise and capital , whieh were banished from foreign com merce by tariff find navigation laws , eagerly sought opportunities for vast ! railroau operation1) , especially when tempted by government subsidy. Hut whun the balance of account ; shall htivo been struck it will bo lomul that this development - volopment of the country's material re sot sources has been attained at a heavy cost to the people. The unscrupulous con- durst of the speculators who usurped con trol j of the subsidised railroads ; the sud is den accumulation of colossal wealth in a few hands ; the creation of overshadowing - Inf monopolies holding at their n.crcy UK transportation of the continent ; the subjugation of the dominant political party to corporate power , and. the tlis- contcnU engendered amonu the workinir masses , nre some of the fruits of a land- grant policy that has bqiwnUered the largest ami best portion of the public domain doJ Jf J the law making power had been more conscientious in its care of the nation's vast land inheritance a great cause of discontent among workingmen wwuld imvur ! have existed ; and it follows that UK labor movement in politics would not have assumed HO formidable a char acter. ' When workingmen , driven by an tiiriO'-btiiuulatcd overproduction from crowded < industrial centers , sought now of homes for their families on the public domain they found the most fertile acres held by land gran/ / , corporation * and speculative earth hutigurars. In the inevitable - evitable reaction iignlnst this policy it was felt that the overthrow ot the repub lican party was essential In order to break the domination of railroad corpor ations. It was this epudmeiit Unit great contributed to the , political result , in 1881 , ; ib well as to the presence of a dem ocratic majority in the house of reiiw sentativcs i , during leu of tlin last twelve years , A spirit of party bordering on fanaticism which 1ms enabled a republi can majority in congress to utay in power while tlioy ming away hundreds of mil lions of acres of pubiio land , could no ber longer darl.on the iniblic judgment con- roniini ! tlio wronjifulnt'ss of such a pol icy. Nor could party bpint dcttdon the ' public sense of the danger of poniiittin" subsidised corpyiiUions to control eon tliogovernmo'nt. Tlio democratic majority in the house have not been slow or reluctant to respond of spend to the awakened popular senti ment in regard to the public lands. Hut when these democrat ! ! had set themselves the task of practical legislation they found that little was to be done except to save the remnant ot the public domain. of They also found stubborn resistance in a semite which responds Mowly to pubiio opinion and which contain ! ) many mem bers who owe their seats to the inllucnce dle railroad monopoly upon state legisla by tures. The house Las pabsed bills restor to the people lands whieh have been fortuned by railroad corporations for non-compliance with the terms ot thuir grants. It is estimated that tttc&o bills bring back to the people upward of DO- of 000,000 acres of land. If these were opened to set- tlemcnl under the homestead liws they would make comfortable frcohoKls for tmiltitttdos of American families , mid thus greatly relieve the pressure upon the means of employment. Hut most of the house land bills lie unacted upon in the { . . finite , where , from present appearances , they nre destined to lie during thu re- niMinder of this congress. The senate still remains thu impregnable citadel of the laud-grant corporations. The house and the executive dcnrrttnent of the gov ernment are Iu entire sympathy with pub lic sentiment on the land question. W hen the corporations shall hnvo boon driven from power iu the sonatu of the United Slates Ihu people will recover llioir rights over the pubiio lands , and not till then. This great work of reformation inusl oegin by improving the character of the Btuto legislature * , and putting Ilium be yond corporation inlluences. When InU shall luvvo been done the senate of Iho United States will represent the people , and not ( lie railroad monopolies. How tlin Sniuli linn Grown. Itldimoni ! M'htu , The figures that record ( he progress of the soulh within the last &ix years pre sent a remarkable and Instructive exhibit , and constitute nn interesting and en grossing study for Iho student of physi cal and hocial evolutions. The most gratifying feature of the exhibit is the uvidence U all'ords that the industrial de velopment of the south is general , mutual , uniform anil relatively equal in nil Ihc principal productive occmmlions. Agricultural and slooK-raisinc show the saint- wonderful growth that is visib'e ' in our manufactures. When the last rpnmis was taken , the twelve poulhnrn status , not including Maryland and Missouri , were assessed for$2.184,20tlr,0V Thotr assessment today - day Is if ! ! , 117.1112.002 , an increase of SUM , 11) ) I.O'.iT , or 4i7 per cent. In ] 187D-8D the crops raised in these twelve states were valued al. $ tliY.S7l18 ! ! ! ; for 1835-Oi ! they were 307,050,000 , mi in crease of $ .1)3G7'J8 ! ) , : , ! , or over M per cent. Tliero were in 18iSO ! > 01,300 fartorics in ' the south , with a capital of ? ? , ( ! ( ! ( , - ! iO , employing'415,215 bauds , and lurn- ing out products to the value of $1116- Ii31,7l. ! ) On November 1 , 1830 , them wpt-o 0",8H7 establishments , with $ .11112- 077.850 ; of capital , 878,820 hands employed , nnd products of ti value of ? 512SS7- , eec 000.Iu Iu 1 IR'O thi mineral output of the south constituted barely ! t ) > or cunt of the total production of the United States. In six yours il has sprung from ? 5C15.878 to $18,035,000 , , an increase of about 225 per cent. cent.The J chief feature of southern develop ment during the piibl six years' ' present the 1 following figures of wealth and re sources : ISSfi. 13SIJ. ARrlculturo. . : SbOr.Mj.GOO SGU.yjM.iHS Stock-raising and dairying B4.HG3.000 18,30,000 ( ! Manufactures WJ.bST,0H ( ) : ur > , -J4.7tU l > Minerals 18U3. > ,00 ( fi.rvn.S78 Fishenes ' ' 15,872OiU ) 1C.W8.S-J1 Totals M-JK , 'iOICOJ SWJ.2 ! rSH , This is an increase of $157,200,780 or17 per cent. , in the amount of wealth pro duced annually. .The production per capita ] , which was 570.00 in 1680 , is $87.-10 in 1880 a marked improvement , which 1st the more striking because it occurred in the midst of n depression which has aflbcted the whole w orld. Thn.se 1 remarkable facts require no elo quent fancy to point their irresistible conclusions. How to IVJniiiigo n Street Knilivay. liditim .tilvrtlkcr , "Shall I bo put on if [ smoke here ? " asked a passenger on the front platform of a Metropolitan rar last night. "A'o sir ; but I shall lose 3 , " was the answer. "It is the rule of the company that the driver or conductor who permits smok- cg on his car is suspended from one to three days. " Further conversation de veloped the fact that iu Ihc experience of the company's employes most men arc restrained from violating tlie company's rules in regard lo smoking by a mure mention of the fact that the penally will bo visited upon the head of the driver or conductor. Nor do the employes in question con sider this a hardship ; and it appears that this railroad company is in the habit of gathering its employes lojrcthor in the .Lenox street stable once month , and holdintr regular discussions on matters ot general interest. One of thu division superintendents takes Iho chair , and all present talk as freely as in schoolboy debating club. At the- last mooting tlio subject of smoking on horse cars was brought up , nr.d the drivers and conductors narrated thcirvarious experi ences witn mutual pleasure and profit. The policy of the Metropolitan company > pany in encouraging such meetings shows how hard-headed men of busi ness are beginning to appreciate the value of confidential relations between labor and its employer. The meetings and di.-ctissions promote among th drivers and conductors a prldo in their cmploymentand an csprile do corps which alike boncliciul to tiicmsclvoj , thc com a pany and the public. " A New Drink In Atlanta. /7n ( < w Meertbcr , Since the sale of alcoholic liquors has do bcon prohibited in Atlanta , a now drink mo has been oll'orcd in that city which has become dangerously attractive to the citizens. It is called agaric , and is said 03' the experienced editor of the Con stitution to bo a I'ronch liqueur invented for the purpose of giving n new flavor to the hiitoric "cocktail. " Atlanta dealers arc selling it as an elixir or stimulating nerve tonic , but those " 'who attempt to had inuko a bororage of it are likely to gain experience with scallons to it , " This is a picturesque southern method hoisting a danger signal , and pro hibitionists will , no doubt , take warning nntl bar out ngaric in future legislation , Unfortunately , tlio devices ot the un scrupulous are leiiion. In ono form or another the deadly alcohol steals into circulation. The last importation is an Irish mixture of ether with methylated alcohol , now used chiefly at "wakes , " because it puts ever drinker to sleep with out injury to tlio furniture. nurlnl ol'Mrt. . I2lli > ii WINon. The funeral of the late Mrs. Kllen Wilson look place Sunday afternoon from her late ro&idi'iico , IfUO Dodge street. It wan attended by quite a num of the friends of the deceased , not withstanding tlio Inclemency of the weather. 'I ho remains were interred in J'roapect Hill cemetery. Mrs. Wilson was the widow of the late Crocket Wil- , one of the earliest citizens of this place. She was greatly esteemed by a large oircle of ucquainlances. A family throe children survive her , ' Frank Wilson , MM. Edward Colloy and Bessie Wilson. A fJonoral < ; < uxl Time. On Chrislinas Hvo , just before the close business hour.Clias. ; . J , Harbor , secre tary of the Homo 1'iro Insurance Com pany entered his olllce with a large bun under his arm. lie was surrounded the em ployes of the office who pro- seined him with an elegant gold headed cane , which , although entirely unex put pected was highly appreciated , Mr. liarbcr llien unrolled the big bundle , which contained n Christmas present for each the cmployc-os of the ollicc. A general good limn and exchange of Christmas greetings followed. New Oruoltj- Anlniali. ! STMTOUD Sriuxus , Conn. , Dec. 21. To the Ivlltor of the Bi : ; : It is with tlio most profound Interest ami sympathy I have observed that n number of hundred ladies and gentlemen of Omalm have been organizing a campaign against finch Individuals of that city ami vicinity , who appear to delight in the tortures of noor dumb brutes , either through a wanton mid malicious nature , or bconitsn Uiey view the members of the brute family as lit and natural anbjcels for sued wicked practice. Il has givou mo much pleasure to peruse Iho kind remarks of tlio UIE : on tins subject. In this ngo of polite education and manners it Is astonishing to observe how small is the apparent In terest taken in the subject of "Tho LVo vcniion of Cruelty lo Animals. " The humanitarian aspect of this question docs not appear to bo as popular as It3 merits certainly deserve. 1 am surprised al the lack of feeling evinced by people Ci'iu-rally even by IhoSe who belong to the "cultured" c-tass as regards lite treatment of the dumb brutes , pat licit- larly the horse. We have almost daily an opportunity of witnessing unkind and often very cruel acts o.\crei.M-d upon this valuable nml useful animal , -by propln who certainly otitrht to know belter niul feel nshnmi'd to bo the cnuso and insll- pitor of such disgraceful exhibitions. That they do know belter is often very evident , but they lack sensibility , or rather ihat Kindness ot nature which olinr.'ictenr.c.1) ) the true man anil woman , or perhaps , both. \ \ lint it sickening spectacle is it not to witness the cruel beating of a poorovor- loailptl horse ! lie has worked uway with n will , taxed every m use lo to its utmost , but Is unable to draw the load required , thcni'oincs his cruel master with the lash , and , while cursing ( falsely ) the lazini'ssor Miibhornnosii of this animal , administers a most unmerciful boating. Did ! say lashY Ah , well would it bo comparatively for the poor beast if the instrument of toituiv never exceeded thu whiplash in Darlmiitv ! I hiuo witnessed with the most fervent and firm protest , hor.se being pulled to the earth under similar olnMim&tnniics with u four fool stick of cordwood. Thus far can human ( ' ) rngo itutl cruelty sometimes extend. Horses , liom their nature and tlu1 uses to which they are pttl , are subject to the reception of more cruelty than any other of our domestic animals. Some arc treated with cruelty in one lorm , others in another ; and again others in n variety of ways a1 once , come arc beaten wan tonly without cause ; some are injurious ly stinted in respect to food ; and some are not only half starved but beaten be sides. A horse is subject to manifold and difl'crcnt abuses. In last week's issue of Danuebrog , u weekly periodical of vary ing contents and considerable excellence , published at Omaha in the Danish lan guage , and having a circulation extend ing all over the United States , Canada , etc. . I noticed a few remarks ou this subject in the editorial columns. Perhaps 1 may be pardoned for citing them here , 'i'hcy were as follows : "Tho appearance is very bad when ladies and gentlemen , who figure prominently ; in tlio papersa1 ; advocates of 'the prevention of cruelty to animals , ' parade the streets in vehicles drawn by horses whoso heads are stranpcd back with chcnk-reinsl Is it ignorance of the. condition of things era a lack of compassion for the beasts that occasions this ? Sure it is , however , that they are guilty of cruelly lo animals in so doing. " J think this is a point that has been univnrsally overlooked by friends of the brute ctcntion. It certainly merits attention. I hold il to bo very cruel indeed to strap back a horse's head so unduly , that it leaves no room for natural behavior. It must bu very trying for u horse during several hours ol oxeroiM ) , to bo compelled lo carry the Mead in an artificial position allowing of not the slightest natural mo- lion. lion.An An easy check-rein may bo of service intending lo preventstunibrmg.espocially in a hilly country like our Mew England. but even then the tight check-reins used on driving horses are unnecessary , and must bo quite so in a level region. I could d Cairo to say more in reference to this matter , but will not at the present time iurthcr encroach upon the valuable space of your paper. CAltr , TlIEODOKH Tl 1 13 \V13UI3 1IUUX1C One of the Connolly Family Tells JIow JIu Spent Chrintiiina Thomas Connolly , n worthy son of Owen Connolly , better known as "Whisky Jack , " was calmly occupying a seat in tlio city jail yesterday mon.ing , await ing a trial at the hands of .Judge Slen- berg. Thomas is but thirteen years old , and is small tor his ago at that , but is already an old toper. lie can drink whisky and boor with all the gu.slo of an old timer , and is fast following in the footsteps of his progenitor. To a re porter who questioned him , Thomas ex plained that on Saturday the "o d man'1 had bought a gallon of whisky and invited some friends to join his family in having good time. It v. s not long , Thomas explained , before the whole family got "Icary. " "I was purty drtinir , " 'quoth the young man , "an1 de ol1 woman , she got mad at mo an' drove mo out of do house wid a poker. Shu chased mo down slreet. tin' den do cops ( ley pinked up nn took me to jail. Doy outrlit to have snatched do ol1 people , too. " Something ought to bo done for this boy in the way of sending him to Hie re form school. Ho has an elder brother , Owen , fifteen years of age , who is also almost a continued toper. ISoth of them need looking niter. , Mi..s L\y.f. \ ] ( > fJordon this morning re ported at police headquarters that she lost a valuable huntingcasegold watch vestcrday. It may possibly have been stolen from her , she thinks , though under what circumstances she docs not know. ed Pis re- This powder never v.nics A marvel of ity , strength and uii ! > ! corncncss More economical ilnn , the nnlluaiy kinds and cannot he sold in coinpoutiun vvi li the mul titude of low test , * hort weight alum or photphale poivdm. Sold only in cann. Royal JSiiVint ; 1'owder Co.,4 ( S Wall film * , York. \ Colnor & Archor's addition to South Oninlin , consisting of 101 o Uio finest lots over laid out. Every lot is i\ beatify. Can bo KOMI and the surrounding country is visi ble. It is local cd 7 From the PACKING HOUSES , 5 Minutes Walk from the New Brewery. And on a perfectly-level Piece of Land. Tlicyarciw on Hie Market As there are no poor lols , you caii cither buy liioiu By Mail Telegraph , Or Telephone Do not wait for every lot will be sold by Jan , 1st. AND AVOID THE RUSH 25 Lois Bold the l-'iral Day. Or you will be left. From 100 to 300 PER CENT Made on money invest in these lots in 3 months. Price $260 to $500. Terms Easy , Title Perfect. For sale by 1509 FARMAM STREET Boom 9 , Beilick's BlocJr 2ml Ploor.