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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JANUAKY 0. 1887.
TRIAL BY COURTMARTIAL ,
Two Very Different Views on an InterestIng -
Ing Army Matter ,
SUPPLYING COUNTY RECORDS ,
Tlio Humane Society The Charity
Uall The Council Sportliij :
Notes Scliool Funds
Oilier liooal News.
Trlnl Uy Cniirlmnrllnl ,
The circular letter of Colonel Henry to
post commanders pointing out the alarm-
frequency of court-martial trials and
a remedy therefor , has
aroused considerable discussion in local
army circles. General Hrcck docs not
entirely believe in the sentiments ex
pressed In Colonel Henry's letter , nnd
thinks It draws a plcture-whlch rcllects
discreditably upon thu Department of the
1'lattu. While ho does not disbelieve in
moral suasion as a method of correcting
the faults of erring soldiers , ho still be
lieves in the { riiard hou.su as furnishing
n good means of correctivepunishment. .
Colonel Henry said yesterday : "I still
stick by the .sentiments which 1 expressed
in my letter to post comnuimlcrs. I believe
that fcoldiers are too often tried by court-
martial , when a friendly talk and a bit of
advice would bo far better. A soldier
IKIH his bettor side his better naturc-
Hiid why should it not be appealed to ? If
a man commits a slight ollunsu Niich as
going oil' without leave of absence or be
coming intoxicated ho is un
der thn present system thrown
into the guard house and brought beloro
n court martial board. This hardens him
nnd he is made worsn instead of better.
If posl commanders would attend to
thc.se things themselves , instead of al
lowing their sergeants to do so there
would bu fewer men brought before the
courtmartial board. You can easily see
that there is a screw loose somewhere
when you remember that 78 per cent of
the soldiers in the department of thu
I'ltitto were tried last year by court-
martial. "
General Crook , when questioned about
the matter , said : "I agree wilh Colonel
Henry about Miis matter. I think that
our post commanders ought to pay per
sonal attention to the cases of soldiers
who require correction , and use a little
inoro moral suasion , instead of relying
wholly on the guard house. Still there is
no sot rule bearing on this subject , which
we could make. A rule which might
work in one case wouldn't work in
another. "
THE CIIAIUTY
Arrnnconicnta I'orTocteil Tor the
Invent ol'tlio Scnmin.
The charity ball committees met at the
rooms'of the Omaha club Tuordayevening
of complete arrangements for tlio charity
ball to bo given in the exposition build-
inc on Friday evening , January 14. The
idea of making it a calico ball has been
entirely abandoned and it will bo instead
it full dress affair , probably the most
notable society event of the winter. For
tlie benefit of tlie ladies the committee has
decided to canvass the entire lloor of the
exposition building anil lo construct a
canopy from the carriage way at the Fif
teenth street entrance. The building
will bo decorated by a committee com
posed largely of oflicors from Fort
Omaha , buppcr will be served in the
annex on a now plan that promises to bo
very satisfactory. Tickets admitting u
gentleman and ladies will bo $5 to spec
f tators and participants alike. Apnlicu-
tion for tickets can bo made at Saxc's
drugstore , Kuhn's drug store or to mem
bers of the board of managers who arc
Frank Colpetzer. J. S. Collins , .7. T.
Clarke , Joseph Garncau , jr. , and N.
Shclton. Strangers desiring tickets
bhould make application to a member of
ill ? the board of managers.
THE HUM/VMS SOCIETY.
The Koport of Affairs An Agent to bo
Ijinploycil ,
The officers and board of managers of
the Nebraska Humane society , held their
regular monthly meeting at the resi
dence of Colonel Chase , tlio president ,
Tuesday evening. Considerable business
of importance was transacted. The secre
tary reported that 200 annual member-
fillips had been received , and new ap
plications are beimr received daily. An
addition to tlie articles of the society's
constitution was proposed , providing
that members paying -$5 per year for live
years shall bo considered lifo members.
Alfred Millard , the treasurer , re-
? norted that tnero were sullicienl funds on
V
liand to warrant the employment of an
agent of thn society at once. The exec
utive committee was instructed to so-
euro the services of such an agent at
oneo , the salary to be iixed at $50 per
month.
Itonorts of cases of cruelty to animals
or children , will bo made for tlio present
to General J. K. Smith , Douglas street ,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets ,
or to Dr. Harold Giflbrd , Farnam street ,
opnosite the I'axton.
Cases o cruelty worn reported to the
board , and the ofl'enders will bo prose
cuted at oneo.
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SUPPLYING COUNTY Jl
The County Clerk ISiiiilylii | | Defect
ive Titles I'Vom 185 1) .
County Clerk Necdham has now
engaged a force of clerks who all are
working studiously in supplying the deed
records of Douglas , which , it is found ,
are not as perfect or accurate as is de
manded by the business and property in
terested. These rec'oi ds extend back to
almost 1851) ) , from which limn IIP to the
period mentioned , it has been discovered
the records are defcclivu. This
work of supplying the records
is being done by the county clork's as
sistants at n wonderfully low rate , more
than 100 pur cent h'S3 than tiiut bid by
professional recorders. It will , of conrso ,
require a very long time in which to
catch up the missing link , but the pre
sumption is that it will bo accomplished
us soon as the force now available by the
clurk will bo able to bring it to a close ,
KUirOUIAlj PASSES.
Jlo\v lliollnlon Pnalllo FurnUucs Preo
Itldesto 1OO Killtois.
Among the onerous duties which fall
to the lot of Chief Clerk Miner in the pas
senger department of the Union 1'aeilio
to perform , is the filling out of editorial
passes. The editors of about four
Jiuudrod papers scattered through Ne-
bnibktx , Colorado , Kansas , Wyoming and
other territory adjacent to tha lines of
the Union 1'acilio receive these passes.
Borne of them are made out annually ,
others soml-annually , others quarterly.
It is no easy task to attend to the details
of tins job and see to it that no passes are
ssued to persons who ought not to hold
the sumo.
As a general thin ; ; thn editors of MD all
country wcoxlii's. us well as the editors
of thn larger dailies , are allowed the priv-
ilt'ffb of free transportation , especially if
Eiicli papers tire published in towns on or
near the lines of tlio road. Jlofore a pass
is ifibiu-il to nn aspiring editor , he i * re
quired to give satisfactory proof by atll-
davit or otherwise , of the faot that his
paper is firmly established ami with a
eirculalfou. Wore it aot for this
prccatition , passes would often be issued
to men who according to the rules of the
pacscnger business , nro in no re
spect entitled to such courtesies.
It is astonishing to note
the "gall , " ' to use a slangy but expressive-
word , which is displayed in some of
the letters received , asking for editorial
favors. It not Infrequently happens that
letters arc received from men who say
that they contemplate starting a weekly
paper and dire ! to secure a pass over
the Union Pacific on the strength of their
intentions. Other rca < on.o. just as ridicu
lous , are frequently offered by the seekers
after editorial favors. Such requests are
promptly pitched into the waste basket.
Sl'OKTING NOTES.
The Sullivan Combination to Appear
Horn Acnln The illcyclo Itnuc.
J. II. Love , advance agent of the John
L. Sullivan combination Is In the city.
Ho is making arrangements to have his
combination appear hero next Tuesday
evening , January 11 , at the exposition
annex. A splendid programme of sport
has boon provided , Duncan A. Mc
Donald , the well known pugilist , is with
the company.
John P. Clew , the pugilist is in the
city , haying returned from his successful
eastern tour. His many friends hero are
urging him to make his homo in Omaha
and it is not at all improbable
that ho will do so. Ho is think
ing seriously of opening a gym
nasium and club room hero , in
connection with a school for boxing.
His well known reputation as a clover
simrrer and lir.st class fighter would
doubtless go a long way toward making
such a venture a success.
Prince and Dinglcy are both in active
training for the fiO-milo bicycle race ,
which comes oil' next Saturday evening
at the exposition annex. The chances
are that with a track greatly improved
both men will lower tlie record. At any
rate the race will be a good one and well
worth witnessing.
SCllOOlj FUNDS.
County * ) ) Slmro ( n the State
Apportionment ,
County Superintendent Bruncr has
received the following statement of the
apportionment of the state school funds
for the half year ending December 31 ,
1880 ;
Jiitere't on United States bonds..S flOO.OO
Ji > I crest on state bonds 1:1,050.01 :
Stnto tax b'WUU
Interest on county bonds Si.lWO.STi
Interest on sell no ] Irujl sold lOU.iiM.'Jl
Interest on school l.vm leased C ,00.5.8iJ
1'rivato securities 448.4(5 (
Fractional remnant 17.01
S2bO.37-J.S9
Whole number of children SoO , ins
Apportioned S2 0)70.i3 : ) (
Fractional renmnnt SI.71
No. chlldien In Douglas county l.'i.riO'J
Apportioned lo Douglas county S17,4'J1.02 !
This apportionment for Douclas county
is an increase over that made" in Decem
ber 1833 which was $15,237.07. The nuin-
of school children in Douglas count ] ' ouo
year ago was 14,431.
The apportionment for the various dis
tricts of Douglas county will bo made by
Superintendent limner as soon as he
receives a statement of tlio funds on
hand from the county treasurer.
The next meeting of the Douglas
county teachers' association will bu held
at Superintendent limner's oliice on icb-
ruary 5.
Police Court.
Dug McGuirc , the notorious , was ar
raigned before Judge Stonberg yesterday
morning on a charge of vagrancy. Ho
pleaded that if rclcasctl he would start at
once for Lincoln , for which point he had
a ticket. Ho will bo released and al
lowed to go to the capital city.
J. R. Hayship , arrested for drunken
ness was lined fiye dollars and costs.
John Nelson , who was arrested for steal
ing coal from the yard of C. 15. Havens &
Co. , was released , as Mr. Havens de
clined to urosccute him. Ho was ar
rested for this oll'cnso with a man named
lionmvur , whoso hearing will como oil'
tomorrow. It is probable that ho , too ,
will be released.
The Now United States National
Rank.
The old land mark at the corner of
Twelfth and Faruam St. . occcpied by the
Unitcil States National bank , will soon
bo no more , as the bank people will
build there one of the handsomest ollieo
buildings yet erected in the city. It will
bo six stories high and 60x133 feet on the
ground. Hodgson & Son have boon ap
pointed architects anil superintendents
of the bnililintr , which fact alone insures
the Omaha people something now and of
later style than anything now in course
of erection. Work will bo commenced
as soon as the bank people secure a tem
porary location.
A Now General Agent.
Wilh the now year tlioUnion i'acilio
lias created a new otlica in Omaha ,
tlie occupant of which is to
be Known as general agent for Omaha
ami South Omaha. Mr. M. G. Straight
has boon appointed to tL-o position , and
his authority extends from the Union
Pacific donot to the end of tliu double
tracks. The change also affects the title
of Mr. J. M. Ourslcr , formerly freight
agent , who will now bo known as assis
tant agent at Omaha , and D. Mahoney ,
who will bo assistant agent at South
Omaha.
Under a
Tuesday afternoon a man named
Mayor , who was working for the Union
Pacillc at Valley , met with a sudden and
most painful death , llu was engaged
near one of the high banks of the place ,
when HID same toppled over upon him ,
burying him beneath n number of feet of
earth and killing him almost instantly.
Mr , Durkett , the Union 1'aeilic under
taker , left for the scuno of the accident
last evening , but was not expected to ar
rive with tliu remains until 5 o'clock this
evening ,
Hroko II is MOIIOH.
Major Powell of the United States and
Union Pacific signal service , sustained a
painful accident Tuesday by falling
heavily upon the snow-coated steps of thu
placo. Upon examination it was found
that one of the small hones of the lelt
limb was broken and this will require a
delay of several days before it can bo
adjusted.
Out ol
John Lindbcrg , the young Union Pa
cilio mechanic who was severely injured
on the head by being struck with a loose
chain attached to some of the machinery ,
is reported to be. doing as well as may bo
expected. He is being attended by Dr.
Gulbraith.
lloman vs Human.
The celebrated case of Hainan , vs.
Hainan , was completed Tuesday night by
the consent of Judge Neville , the test !
mony being submitted up to 11 o'clock at
night. The arguments are next to bu con
sidered , which will bu the case after the
juilgu'i return.
Tillle Swanson.
Drs. Hoscwater and Dysart are still in
attendance upon Tilhe Swanson , the girl
who was injured at tha City steam hum
dry , She Is resting as well as could bo
expected , considering the nature of her
injuries ,
MUNICIPAL MATTEHS.
Xlio Dellborntloti of the Twelve Wise
Men Tuesday MKI ! ( .
Throe members of the city council ,
Messrs. Cheney , Goodrich and Fordwere
absent from the regular weekly mooting
of the council Tvosday night. The busi
ness of the session was as follows :
COMMt'NlCATtONS AM > I'r.llTlOXS.
From the Mayor Approving ordin
ances adopted at the last meeting of the
council , On file.
Same Appointing Frank W. Uanhauor
a special policeman at Iloll'man's hall ,
and Patrick Connelly , special police
man for Ginning street from Twentieth
to Twenty-sixth street. Confirmed.
From City Marshal-Suspending Onicer
Carroll for unbecoming conduct , Police.
From Chief of Fire Department Re
porting that the now truck is ready in
Chicago and asking that a man bo bent
to examine the work before it Is painted.
Fire and water committee and chief of
lire department with power to act.
Of J. J. Galligan Asking for two more
men for lire department , one for No. 2
nnd one for No. 3 companies. Granted.
Of City Meat Inspector Reporting
that he had condemned .2,000 pounds of
meat since Dec. ' , " . ' . On Hie.
Of City Water Works company Ask
ing for a revision of the ordinance licen
sing plumbers.
'J lie bonds of A. L. Strang eompanv ,
and Welshans it McHwen , as plumbers
and draii. layers were approved ,
Thu gas company was given authority
to construct a wooden building to bu
covered with sheet iron , near their works
on Jones street.
W. M. Kusscll Asking for cancellation
of taxes on lot 7 , block 3 its it is church
property. Granted.
Of Win , Gentleman Asking reduction
of assessment on block K , lot > ' . Finance
and claims.
Of A. P. Gram Asking permission to
place set of scales on Twenty-fourth ami
Charles. Granted.
Of ( J. A. Lindqucst Asking correction
of error in assessment on lot 17 , block 5 ,
in Kotintxe vVs Ruth's addition. Finance
and claims.
Of J. Obel ct. al. Asking council to
secure their claims for wages against
Otto Woisman , a sub-contractor under
Ryan it Co. Grades and grading.
Of members of the Hsickmen's tmsocia-
tion Asking for amendment of ordinance
regulatinsr the rights and privileges of
hackmen. City attorney to prepare or-
uinancc.
Of Pearce Jones Submitting a propo
sition for furnishing the citv with a
police alarm system. Police , lire and
water works , chief of lire department
anil city marshal.
Adelm.a Johns Asking for damage
to property in the sum of $1,000 , ny
change of grade on Jackson street. Fi
nance and claims and city attorney.
HESOLUT1OXS.
By Kasi > ar Ordering that all tele-
cruph , electric ami telephone wires on
Farnam. Harney anil Douglas streets ,
west of Ninth street nnd cast of Eigh
teenth bo placed under ground in the
year 18S7. Public property and improve
ments and city attorney.
15y Lee Ordering a lire alarm at the
corner of Seventeenth ana St. Mary's
avenueand at Park avenue near Twcii-
ty-Niiuhavcuue. Adopted.
UIllHNAXCKS.
_ Special ordinance making appropria
tions for the payment of liabilities in
curred during the month of December
amounting to $ ! M,037.'JO. Passed.
Declaring the necessity of extending
Twenty-fourth through Kedick's second
addition and Hickory place. Passed.
Extending Phil Sheridan street from
its present terminus to llarnov street.
Grades and grading.
Declaring the necessity of opening alley
in block 25Soriciniil ; multipart of block ] ,
Kount/.c's third addition. Passed.
Levying tax to cover one-half cost of
crading Chicago street from Sixteenth
street to Twentieth street. Passetl.
Levying tax to cover one-half cost of
grading Webster street from Sixteenth
street to Nineteenth street. Passed.
Levying tax to cover part cost of con
struction of sewers in sewer districts Nos.
21 and 33. Passed.
Levying tax to cover the one-half cost
of grading Seventeenth , Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets from Daven
port street to Cuming. street ;
of Twonty-lifth avenue , from Farnam
street to Dodge street ; of Hurt and Cali
fornia streets , from Sixteenth street to
Nineteenth street ; of Grace street , from
Seventeenth street to Eighteenth street ;
of Mason street , from Tenth street to
Eleventh street ; of alloy in block 140 , ori
ginal plat ; of Tenth street , from Capitol
avenue to Chicago street ; of Pine street ,
from Sixth street to Tenth street ; ol
Davenport street , from Ninth street to
Thirteenth street ; of Grace street , from
Twentieth street lo Twenty-fourth street ;
of Nineteenth sticet from , E. 15. Smith's
addition to Ohio street , and of Tenth
street , from railroad tracks to Pierce
street. Passed.
C1IADUON ( JKTS T11KKH.
She llns Now a Simirt Presidential
PoHtolllcc.
Postmaster Coutant , yesterday morning
in formed a reporter ! of the HUE thai hone
no longer expected quarterly returns
from Chadron in this state. The last of
its reports showed a balance of between
fourteen and fifteen hundred dollars.
Under the postal regulations , a post
master whoso ollieo has an income of $250
or more per quarter becomes
a presidential nominee , and is
hereafter to bo appointed by the
president instead of by the poil-
matter general. Chadron having ex
ceeded this limit is now a presidential
ollieo , of which the salary is § 1,000.
liroken How is thu ncAt aspirant for the
Biumt honor , nnd the showing for it is
? OriS for the hist quarter. It is not to bo
doubted that Broken How will tear the
laurel away from the brow of at least
one of ils rivals.
Kerry Gow.
Jcsppn Murphy , Irish comedian , ama
teur blacksmith , and other things too
numerous to mention , breakfasted tit the
Millard yesterday morning. Ho was ac-
compalncd by Ella Baker anil Hello Moll-
villo. Ho went to thu Hlnll's yesterday
aftornooh where Ho played last night , returning -
turning this evening , when ho will ap
pear at Hoytl's in his play of "Kerri
( low. " _
yesterday afternoon one of the letter
carriers , J. 11. Stobbingg , fell through an
iron gratinc on Douglas near Fourteenth ,
which resulted in a pain in a the leg ,
The weather yesterday was slightly
more moderate than it was Tuesday , a rise
of something like SOdegrccs having : taken
place in the past twenty-four hours At 7
o'clock this morning the mercury stood
at 11 degrees above zero.
Thorn were collected around the Great
Salt Lake , last year , 100,000 tons of salt ,
of which 23,000 tons were marketed , nct-
ting ? 100000. ; This salt , crude imp relined -
lined , is rapidly driving the imported ar
ticle from thu market.
Through a misunderstanding with our
eastern correspondents wo have to-day
received a car. ( > 1 cutters which wo will
dispose of at cost rather than carryover.
Moi.iXK.Mij.uujtK it STOI > IKI > CO. ,
Dili and Pacific streets ,
Special.
For a few days wo will makjp special
rates on loans of from $5,000 to $20.000.
Stovarl & Co. Room U lion
SOME TALL SHOOTING.
hurry Hnrrlgnnt/ St. Louts Wild
Hill's Feat ftmShcrldnu'a Pnrty.
Chlcacro Her.ilil : "Detectives and
police ofllcers have some queer experi
ences , " said the Man Who Knows Every
thing , "ami the very queerest are in con
nection with the revolvers they carry. A
fly cop's gun should always be in good
order , for ho never knows when ho may
have occasion to use it , and , like it is in
Texas , when he needs a weapon ho needs
it pretty bad. Sometimes , though , tilings
turn out luckilyiaB , for innstance , when
the Pinkerton men in Lincoln's monument
ment at Springfield , at tlio time of the
prave-robbmg scare , got lo shooting at
each other , each supposing the other was
the ghoul. The pistol worked badly and
nobody -was hurt , though the men wore
so close to each other that the Hashes
from the pistols almost made light enough
to sco each other by. When that Pinkerton -
ton pistol went eli at Fortieth and Hal-
stctl streets ami killed poor Terence Hog-
ley , nobody supposes the thing was
pointed at anybody. A pistol Is a queer
thing , and j-ou can't depend upon It. Hy
the way , Johnny English , of the Tribune ,
was in the monument at Springfield
when the Pinkortons were shooting at
each other ; was between the men , 1
think , ami had a narrow escape for his
life. Ask him ; ho can tell you all about
"Hut talking about pistols. I heard
Larry Harrigan , now appraiser of the
port at St. Louis , tell a story about the
experience ho had. Harrigan is one of
the best police olliccrs in the country ,
the best chief St. Louis ever had , and a
detective who ranks with the best in the
country. He was chief of police at St.
Louis when Cleveland appointed him
appraiser. Twenty or thirty ynars ago
ho was a lieutenant of police. It was the
time they were building tlie Union mar
ket , on ! If th , Sixth , Christy avenue and
Morgan street. Harrigan was walking
alonir when ho saw a thief ho wanted.
He steps up to Mr. Thief and says : 'Will
you bo kind enough to walk down to the
station with mo ? The captain wants to
sec you. ' That isn't the way ho said it ,
but U meant the same. Now this same
feller who was wanted knew it was all
day with him unless ho could niako a
sneak ; ho know Harrigan had the dead
wood on linn and would send him up ,
sure. Harrigan had a way of doing
things like that. All at once the thief
turns around and belts llarrigan in the
nose n fearful liuk , and thu blood ran
as if you had drawn a cork from a bottle.
Now , Harrigan is an Irishman , though
you nilcrht not suspect it from his name ,
and this sort of treatment made him mad.
By the time he recovered from his sur
prise the thief was twenty feet away and
leggin' it for life , for ho knew Harrigan
would shoot. Well , Harrigan with the
blood streaming down his shirt front ,
pulled his pop and let her loose. Tlio
cartridge failed to explode , ana ho tried
again , with no better luok. A third time ,
also , the gun neglected to go oil' , and ,
thinking that the thief's time hadn't
come yet , he put his gun in his pocket
and attended to his noso. When he hail
cleaned up ho went over to the market ,
set up a board , and , standing on"a little
distance , blax.cd away. Every time he
pulled the tricarer the cartridge exploded.
Afterward Harrigan arrested his man
and sent him over tlio road.
"At another time llarrigan tackled a
tough customer , who pulled an old-time
popper-box a pocket galling. Ho
pressed this against the officer's side ,
cocked it and was about to pull the
trigger , when Harrigan thrust his
hand between the cnp nipple and ham
mer. The flesh between the thumb and
the lirst finger was torn considerably ,
but that was bettor than having a Jot of
bullet holes in his body. It was after
that that Harrigan killed a noted coun
terfeiter in the southern part of St. Louis.
Ho was found secreted in a house , and
when the ollicors surrounded it he made
a break for liberty. He fired at llarrigan
as he ran and missed , but llarriirtiu's
bullet laid him out cold.
"But.talking about shooting , ! &aw Wild
Bill shoot once , and it was tlio prettiest
spectacle I ever hud my eyes on. II. was
at Fort Leavenworth , when General
Sheridan had hi.s headquarters there.
The scout and Sheridan were always
great friends , and they thought a good
deal of each other. One day Bill eumu
to the fort to see the general ho was city
marshal of Abilene or Hays City then , I
forget which and 'Litlle Phil' met him
at the tram. When they cot to the fort
Sheridan says to Hill : 'Bill , there are
several people hero who have never seen
you shoot. Couldn't you do a little some
thing for them } ' Hil'l was very modest
and inclined to demur , but Sheridan in-
sistcij. There was a big crowd around ,
of officers and othersand everybody was
anxious to have him do something.
Finally Bill says : Ton .see that sign
over thoroV pointing to the 'Groceries
and Provisions' on the sutler's store
across the streets. 'Well , I'll
put live bullets through the hltlo o ,
and if I touch the black paint
I'll treat the crowd. Bets were laiif that
he couldn't do it for army olliccrs will
bet on anything and then Bill took out
his revolver. Ho didn't ' seem to take
any aim , but blazed away in a careless
way ; but when a soldier had climbed up
and taken down the board it was found
that the bullets had bored a single hole
in the white part of the o. That was thu
best shooting 1 oversaw. Bill could hit
anything that was tillable particularly
men. Ho was a terror to the cowboys
ana roughs at Abilene and Hays City and
killed more than one of them. The onlv
man Bill shot out there where Ihcrc was
any question was Jack Stnuvhorno. Ho
and Bill didn't like each other a bit , and
it was only : i question as to who would
erct thu drop. Hill got it , ami Slraw-
lliorup never know who hurt him. They
say Bill shot him in the back bec'iuse
Sirawthornt ) was so quirk with his gun
that it was almost impossible to got tlio
drop on him when his faeo was toward
you. Anyhow , they never can-d much
lor a dead man in those ( lays and tlmro
wasn't tiny coroner's iuriesgoing to bring
in a verdict againstWild Hill. "
AN INTERVIEW IN THE WATER.
Mow a Woman Reporter Interviewed
.John t ulncy Adam- .
Scaton Donoho.in Brooklyn Magazine :
As a boy , being fond of bathing in the
Potomac , 1 frequently resorted thither at
early hours of summer mornings. Tlio
favorite point for such enjoyment was at
"the sycamores , " so called because a
group of those trees stood on a certain
part of the shore. 'Iho location was in
the immediate vicinity of the present
Washington monument. Them I had
sometimes the honor of attempting to
rival the natatory hkill of John Quinoy
Adams.
It was his custom to seek the refresh
ment of the river of swans Pow-tow-
mack at the dewy hours of 4 or B a. in.
My young companions and 1 encircled
him as minnows may' swim about a
whal't , but with no fear , for among chil
dren ho was as a child.
A strange incident occurred there ono
day. Mrs. Anne Royal , a stout , aged
anil eccentric widow of a revolutionary
soldier , had como to Washington fc'imo
time before anil undertaken the publica
tion of a weekly paper entitled "Tho
Huntress , " in size a llttlu beyond a fools
cap .shoot , blurred print , anil more- typo
graphical errors than linos. Biographi
cal accounts of gentlemen of tlio cabinet
and of congress were its main features ,
with notices , too , of diftinguibhcd ladies
of the metropolis. If the elite furnished
her , on her call , witli proper data and
pay , their lives were made glorious in. the
next number of the unique journal ,
and they were also presented as anjrcls ,
either masculine or feminine ; but
1f her visit , as did happen now and then ,
met with refusal , the imaginative editor
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To the people who have so generously patronized usTo whom we
extend our hearty thanks , and beg to assure them that we intend tJi i
begin the New Year by offering our entire stock , consisting of Overcoats -
i
coats and Suits , for Men and Boys , at lower prices than the lowest
ever offered by us before.
In our G-ent's Furnishing Department , we are prepared to offer
special inducements during the coming week. If you will favor us with
a call , we can positively convince you that our prices defy all competi
tion , and that we recognize no superior as to quality.
All goods marked in plain figures , and .at strictly one price- Mail
orders will receive prompt attention.
Cor. Douglas and 14tli sts. , Omalia.
would invent wonderful circumstances
and attribute them to such personages.
These , in publication , startled , and oven
tcrrilied the subjects thereof and all their
society friends. So it became necessary
to buy oft" the vengeful madam and to ob
tain from her a pleasant report. Cases
of fancy wore often more profitable to
the Hoyal treasury than those which were
authentic. So severe anil denunciatory
was the editorial tone of this Saturday
visitor that it soon created dread in all
quarters , and few were bravo enough to
provoke her wratli by declining the ap
plication of the proprietor. Tlio demand
granted , the consequent laudation proved ,
scarcely more acceptable , being extrava
gant to absurdity , and read with general
laughter.
No paper of the period of Washington ,
not even the stately and venerable
National Intelligencer could compare in
extent of local subscription with the list
of Thi"Huntress. | " r 1
The active and resolute madam would
have it , and made it so , by going from
house to house , ollieo to oliico , stores ,
departments of the government , in a
word everywhere.
The enterprising widow had long
sought an opportunity to pay her
respects to the Honorable John Quiiicy ,
but somehow perhaps John Quincy
knew fate failed to favor her.
She chanced to learn the early summer
morning practice of his late excellency ,
and the very next day repaired to the
river anil the sycamores. Tnere he was ,
serenely disporting. She looked on with
self-congratulation. The swimmer
approached the shorn at last , nearer and
noamr , till he observed her lailyhhip in
waiting , then , the stream admitting ,
stood , head and neck exposed above the
surface.
Thus situated , a prisoner , she address ,
od him , introduced herself , and held suf-
Jieient tallc to furnish subject for a line
articlein'tho following " | lliintro s , " which
accomplished , him retired , and oneo
more all was "quiet on tlie Potomac. "
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This powder never varies. A marvel of
purity , f-trcngth and wbolcsoincncss More
economical than the ordinary kinds and
cannot he cold in competition with the mul
titude of low test , thort weight nlmn or
phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
Royal linking Powder Co.-lGa Wall btrcet ,
New York ,
I WANT AGENTS
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AM , COMMl'NK'ATIONS CONKIDL'NTIAI
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ilull , bulling uvurr
Between Anfwera & New York
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FUG ) mm ul CODEIL BLOffS it
TWO TJIAINB IMIl.Y IIBTWEEN OMAHA
ClliCaR-O , AN'D- Mllwanlcee ,
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Clinton , Dubuque , Davenport ,
Hock Island.Freupui't , RocVford ,
Klgin , llaillson , JancBville ,
Heloit , Winoun , La CroHt-e ,
other .rapnrtunt pninu Unit , Northiatt
und Bouthoiut.
1'or throiiKli tioketi cull on the Tiakat Agan
nl HOI Fririmm street Uii I'Axtou Hotelur
Union 1'n-lflc O i > ot
I'ulliiiHii bloonor * and ibn finait Dlnlut Can
In tL vrorUl wre run uu the umiu HUM of the
CIIICAOO , Kn.WAimBc A rff. CAUL , lUn.wir ,
ami Ti > rr Mtnntion li paid to p i > eiiork by
uourl ona employe * of Ilia u > iupan/ .
It. Mii.t.mi , Umernl Matnitfor ,
J. F. THCKKH , AnsMtnt ( loiirral Man r.
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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
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fst itnpiovcd plan Tim
/Debt / , l.l htcbtand liauicht
to inaiKi c and ( lie most
diunlilf liiuli made , I
have had thii ty live years. '
experience wcarininnii- |
nlactiirlng ami adjtitlin .
Will give special rales for
the next GO day * . My
beet limb for * . ( ! " ' 1'onucr ] nifu $100.
Circulart sent ficc.
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Oil N. 17th Bt. , Omaha , Nob. T
( Mfrriunt CriilrlwuntM InnTfM town ftr
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