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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.