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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1887)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. , JANUARY SO. 1SS7.-SIXTEEN PAGES. \ 3.0 secure a lot In Hint bcanllfitl ad dition , . All lots left on Feb , 1 , will bo advanc ed 25 per .lent in price. Now is the time to buy and get the benefit of the raise. Several lots were sold in Before it could bo staked out. Do not be deluded by additions advertised to be neater than Upton Place , but come and take a ridu out and sec for yourself that what wo toll you is lino. ! * Going out at all Times- A lumber yard will be in operation as Soon as a switch can _ bo laid. Wo arc also negotiating with Kansas City parties to locate a patent Jleio which will employ from 40 to 50 men. This is a sure thing , as they are waiting to decide which of two pieces of land they want , both on To you who want HOMES IN S. OMAHA be sine toscoLiplon Place before buy ing elsewhere. Not more than 15 lots left in. Cotner & Archer's ' which has only bcou on the market 3D days. Improved and unimproved property in all parts of the city. Place The most of lots wo have sold hero arc ( o bo built on in the spring on account of their nearness to the packing houses and stock yards , as people living in Lipton - ton Place and working in the stock yards nnd packing houses have plenty of time to go home to dinner ami not back to work again in less than mi hour. AND Room 9 Redtfs Block , . . 1509 Farnam St , THE aOMOXS IN NEBRASKA , Destruction of the Oit/of Kauvoo and The March Through Iowa. FAMOUS MORMON BATTALION. The Spcccti or I5I Llk the Omnhn Chicltnlii , nnil the first Uc- coriloil Itcnl Kstnto Transaction. [ Wriltcn for ( he Omaha Sunday llcc.\ \ The Mormons of Utah h.ivo attracted so much notice of late that at tlio men tion of the name our thoughts are at oner borne away to the territory of Utah and wo do not roallza that tlioro are thousands of Mormons scattered over various parts of Mho United States , who are a separate and distinct class of people from them. In every state in the union they have their branches , sometimes small and insignill- cant and again largo and prosperous > Kvoti staid old Massachusetts , the home of the puritan fathers and the scat of orthodox Christianity , contains nu merous representatives of this religious .sect. It may not bo known to many that in Omaha and vicinity the Mormons are well represented and that there is in the northern part of the city a nourishing church , or brunch , us they prefer to call it. They have no ulliliatton whatever vith , and are strongly opposed to what is prac ticed under the name of Mormonism in Utah , and believe that "man should have but one wife , " and if they obey the tenets of their religion they cannot como In conllict with the laws of the country. The advent of the Mormons to this city dates way back to the year when IIUICIIAM 'UK NO began his march ncioss the great Ameri can desert to tlio promised land. Jn that day Council Hlull's was. the great romle/.vous for the saints ami it was thetc that they laid in their supplies and piepaicd for their tedious maroh to the westward. A good many families pleased with the country settled * In and around Omaha. Some of the oldest and most respected citi/.cns of Douglas county were Mormons. The orurin of the Alormon doctrine , the death of the prophet Joseph .Smith , the founding of the Mormon city of Kauvoo and its wonderful growth , have all be come matters of history , and while pos sessing features of particular interest the ev cuts which more nearly aileet us trans pired at a later dale. TUG city of Nan- \oo had reached the /cnith of its power in 1815 , when tlio disputes between the Mormons and llieir tlonlilo neighbors re sulted in the repeal of the charter , and the Mormoni began preparations to seek a more congenial place of abode in the west. Karly in 1810 the Mormons bo-ran cross ing the Mississippi river lo Ihe Iowa side and on the loth of the same month Hrig- ham Young crossed and joined the camps of Israel , as the Mormons styled their resting places. Scraping away the snow they would erect their tents upon the fro/en ground and. building large fires in front , would make themselves as com fortable as possible under the circum stances. At their lirst encampment the thermometer , atone time fell tvyonty de- grci-s below zero , ll would bo ilillicult to real i/o Ihe suflcrings of : i people just driven fiom comfortable homes , under the rigors of such a climate , and pro tected uy the frail covering of canvas tcnla. No time was allowed for disposing of their property , farms and dwellings , and many had to leave them unsold , being compelled to : set out on their iourncy without the means of procuring the neces sary provisions to sustain them for even a short distance beyond the settlements. They were to bo followed bv the aged , the sink and thn blind , and tfic poor who must be helped by their little less desti tute brethren. In September , 18-K ! , tiic city of Nauvoo was cannonaded for three days by tlio Illinois troops , : md the remaining inhabitants werodriveujout at tlio point of the bayonet. As soon as the camp of Israel was tully on the march , Hrigham Young divided it into com panies of hundreds , fifties and tens , and when moving they marched with the pre cision of an army. When tlio advanced guard had UIACIHI : : ) cot NOIL ni.rrrs. and the main body was still 10 ! ! miles cast , tlio Mormons received a request from the United States government to raise a battalion for tlio war then pending ing between our government and Mex ico. They responded with alacrity , and their best men gathered at Council I'lntl's and enrolled themselves , thus form ing the famous battalion. Colonel Kane , the brother of the great Arctic explorer of that name , organi/.ed the volunteers and became very popular among the Mormons , so much so in fact , that they called Council HI nils Kanes- villc , in his honor. The Alormon battalion was transported to California , but ar rived too late to take any active part in .tlio war , as peace had already been de clared. The battalion was therefore dis banded , and a few of the men found em ployment in working on Captain Sut ler s mill race , at a point about , sixty miles above the present city ot Sacra mento. While engaged in the work there , in tlio spring of 1818 , they mscovKir.i : > < ; oi.t > , and , as related in the lii ! : : a short time ago , it was General Sherman , then a young lieutenant , who tested it and made the lirst olliciul report of its discovery to our government. Thus it was left to this band of Mormons , who had boon accused of disloyalty to their country and driven from their homes in Illinois , to lind upon that barren shore the precious metal which was to open up the Paciiie slope and grant to thin country a boom whoso value can only bu estimated in tlio light of subsequent"events. . These men after wards returned to this section for their families , bringing witli them the lirst California gold ever scon in Omaha. With Iho departure of tlio battalion from Council Hlull's , vanished tlib possi bility of making any lurthcr progress in their march during that season , and they immediately sot to work to locate and build their AVIXTKH Ql'AUTKltS. A grand council was held at Council Hlulls with the Pottawat- tamio Indians who welcomed the Mormons with a spitit of sympathy for they lee , not many voars gone , had been driven westward from Illinois. Hut the Mormons nail most to do with the Omaha Indians , for their camps were located on both the oasl and vvesl sides of tlio Alls- souri river The winter quarters proper were on the west side , a short distance above Iho present city of Omaha. There , on a sightly plateau , overlooking the river , near the present site of ri.uiiKM i : , the Mormons constructed in a few months ovur 7QJ houses. Tlio town was laid out in regular order , with liighwavs und by ways , and fortitied with stockailo and block houses. It had. too , its place of worship , "tabernacle of the congrega tion , " for it was their custom to keep up the character of Ihe modern Israel. Thn industry of the people was plainly evi denced by Ihe workshops and mills and laclorics which sprang up as if bymagto. The location of llio hi'adimarlcrs brought the Mormons into fflsculiiir re lations with the Omaluvs. A grand Coun cil was also held between Ihoir chiefs anil Iho elders of Ihe Mormons. Hig Klk , Iho chiuf Of the tribooiioof thecarhc-siotlluialtj of Omaha of whom wo have any record , welcomed the Mormons witli every word of hospitality. Big Klk , as would appear from the records , was as much given to speech making as have been some of the more modern mayors of Omaha. It may be of interest to the people of Omaha , who have listened so often to tlio elo quent addresses of ex-Mayor Chase , to know something of the manner in which this early ollicial dignitory expressed himself. Hence we reproduce his speech in answer to Hrighnm Young , as follows ; "My son , thou hast spoken well. I have all thou hast said in my heart. 1 have much I want to say. Wo are poor. When we go to hunt game in oiuTpIacc , wo meet an enemy , and so in another place our enemies kill us. Wo do not kill them. 1 hope wo will bo friends. You may stay on these lands two years or more. Our young men will watch your cattle , \\owoiildboglail to have you trade with us. Wo will warn you of danger from other Indians.1 After tlio council had adjourned the Mormons gave a banquet in honor of the Omalias. Very llltlo is known about this first great Omaha banquet , for the hotels of that day had not learned the ad vantage of inviting in the reporters of the leading dally papers and hence no record was made of 'the nllair , not even thn menu being published The Omalias had good reason for being pleased with the presence of the while people among them The Mormons liar- v cstcd and cured their crops of mai/.o and , In spite of their own povertysparcd them food enough , from time to tiiue , to keep them from starving. Their fortified town served as a barrier against the in cursions of the hostile Sioux. The Mormons were careful , in all their dealings with the Indians , lo have tlio law on llieir side , and ono of their first acts was to obtain the legal title to the lands on which thov had .sett led. Hig Klk , Standing Klk and Little Chief , who ap pear to have been the only real estate agents among the Omalias at that early date , signed an agiccnient leasing to the Mormons , foi the space of two years , the lands which they had occupied. It mav ' bo surmi cd , from the fuel Ihat the land's were leaded and not sold outright , that the Omalias weio holding on for a raise in the value of real estate , and that t'lo ' boom was expected to arrive in n short time , as the lands were leased for only two years As Iho spring approached , thoAlorinons began making pieparations lo icstimo their .lOVItNM TO TUB V > 'KSTWAHI > . They lill had over a thousand miles to the valley of the Salt Lake , and so little was known of the country any more than iis name implied The ( Ircat Ameri can desert that the Mormons could not look forward to much of a land of prom ise to repay them for all they had suffered in the past. Their poet , Eh/a R. Snow , to fire them witli new /eal , compo -ed a poem , which was called the "Pioneer's Song , " and it was the pioneer's song , nol only in liio sense of being the song of the pioneers , but also as being the first song or poem com posed in Omaha. It is too lengthy to re produce here , but the opening veiso , to gether witli the chorus , will surve as a fair sample ot this , the earliest literary effort put forth in Omaha. The time of w Inter now is o'er , There's \erdine on the plain : We leave our slu'lt'riiif , ' loots once more , And to ourtciils again. ciiom-i. O , Cnmpof Israel , nnwaiil move , O , .Incob , lisu anil s'nj ' ; ; Vc s.iints the wnilil's salvation piove , Ami liail toion's kingl As soon as the weather would permit the Alormon camps were put in motion. Thus year after year parties of Alormons , on their way west , would spend the win ter in tills vicinity and in thu .spiing resume - sumo their maicli. The winter of 'M is especially memora ble for having been unusually severe , ana many Alormons were smothered in their dugontH _ , which they had constructed as protection against the cold , buried alive by the great masses of .snow. Mis souri was tlio nearest point at which fresh supplies of provisions could bo ob tained , and as these ran low many per ished of starvation. TO ADI ) TO Tlir.IIt SUI'FBItINn tlio scurvy , induced by a want of proper food , broke out among them and added many fresh victims to the list. Those old Mormons were a hardy race and indifferent - different to privations , but many of ihem paid Ihe- forfeit of their religious views willi llieir lives , as Iho live hundred or more graves on llio I'lorcnce bluffs can boar witness. Alanv romantic stories are told of the early Alormons who made this their home of people cured of obstinate diseases by the prajers of Iho ciders , or missionaries. " 1 do not pretend to say , " remarked one of the .survivors of that daj , "whether it was the power of ( ! od or only animal magnetism that did the work , it is sulli- cient for mo to know that many a man has been healed by my prayers. " The old North Omaha cicek , which has since been almost entirely filled , was the Iseeno of many aAIonnon _ baptism , and wo arc told of a sick man who , baptised there in the dead of winter , through an opening cut in the ico. came out of the water a well man. In the spiing of 1800 some ot the Omaha Alormons went out to whore the town of ( ienoa is located and laid out a town. Kach setller was given a lot containing about one acre and a quarter , on which to buil'l a house , while they all took up claims outside the town. A tape line is said to have played the most nnpoi taut part in the survey of the town , as surveyors' in struments were scarce in those da.v a. The seniors were hardly established m their now location when another party , who were not Alormons , came and disputed llieir possession , but , as ono of those who was Inen present remarked the other day , "Wo had good arms and knew how to use them and wo stood the oilier fellows oil' in good shape They then attempted lo burn us out by selling tlio prairie on Hie but the tire turned back onto their own camp and destroyed nearly all tiieir belongings , even their wagons. 1 shall always remember a trip which I made shortly after that from Uenoa to Omaha on foot , 1 hail walked all day intending lo camp at nighl , but the wolves got on my track an J so many of them gathered around that 1 did not dare go to sleep on Iho opeu prairie , and was compelled to walk on through the whole night , shout ing and whistling nnd singing to keep the wolves at a respectable distance " To fully understand thu position of the MOItMON CHt llfll OK OMAHA , and in faet of the Alormon organization outside of Uiah.il will bo necessary lo lofer lo the Utah Alormons. While a great many of the old Alormons inimi- grated to Utah , a great major ity remained behind. Of these Jailor there were nol a few who believed that Hrigham Young was a usurper , and that Joseph Smith , jr , the son of the origi nator of the Alormon docirlno , was the rightful head of the church. Th\i \ promulgation of polygamy by the Utah Alormons , who claimed that Joieph Smith had taught the doclrh'o before his death made a strong dividing line be tween the two factions. In 18M tlio of ficers of the church outside of Utah met and claimed to Have icceaeda revelation fiom ( jed , directing them to repudiate Hrigham Young as not la-ing the di vinely appointed and legitimate successor ser of Jo oph Smith , and as being the promulgate1 of such lalse doctrines as polyuamy. Adam ( iod win ship and the light to shed the blood l tile apostates. They orgam/ed a church , called the Ke organi/ed Church ot Jesus Chiist ot Latter Day Saints. In IbOO Joseph Smith , jr , became identified with thu reorganised church , vyldeh now milliners over twenty seven thousand members The reorgaui/oil church holds tlint the legitimate successor to Joseph Sniijli was his eliiest son that thu allegation that Smith introduced poljgamy was an in vention of Hrighnm Young , that the Utah church has d parted grievously from the faith and practices laid down in the booK of Morm n and subsequent revelations of Jo = se ] ti Smith. A great many of thj Jormons outside of Utah , who nave nol joined the re organised church , have relap'cd into a sort of infidelity , siynei of them have joined other dcnoinfiihuons , while still others remain m a kind of religious statuqiio.- . , . . , In 1S5 Cicorgo Alodldfik , who is still a resident of Omaha , was appointed a mis sionary to Nebraska by Ihe reorgani/.ed church. Ho bapti/cd sixteen people in Omaha and organi/cd a brunch of Ihe church here. At In < st they held meetings in private houses ami subsequently in nn old school lioiisc. which was located where the Jacobs block now stands. In 1870 they built their first building on Cass s'ttcct , near Sixteenth. Ko- cenlly they have disposed of lids property and now have1 a very neat little church building in north Omaha. There are branches of the re- organl/od church in Fremont , Columbus , Nebraska City. Wilber , Piailsmoulh , and , in faet , In nearly all the larger towns. The Alounoiis arc very active in making proselytes ana send out Ilir.Ilt MlsStM\UI.S ( all over the country. They travel from house to house ami from town to town , making converts hero and there , and as soon as there are a few converts within reaching distance of each other , the.y es tablish another branch. Tneso mission- niics are appointed by the church and travel without pur e or vvilhout sciipt , depending upon thn kindness of the people for tiieir ent'-italiimont , and what Is more , ( boy never leeoivo a cent from the church in Ihe way of a salary. When a man is appointed a missionary he cheerfully leaves his work , however re munerative it may lie , and sets out upon a work for which lie will never receive anj pay whatever. If ho ha ° a family the church will look after it in his absence The finances of the church are managed under the old tithing vystem in vogue in bible times , m which each man con- ti Unites one-tenth of his increase. The growth of the Mormon church has been phenomenal , and those who would know the eau-e must look to the self- sacrificing spiril exhibited by the Alor mon teachers and missionaries Witli les means than any of Iho old ohurche- , they aie enabled to send out more mis sionaries in propottion lo their numbers than the wealthiest of the churches. Haul work , unceasing diligence , and an unswerving devotion thai stopat no ob stacles , have helped Ihem forwanl in Ihe Mimcwav , that they have helped other institutions and individuals. A. C. 1)vhNiour. . IT WAS NOT THE BRIDE. How the Groom linseed the Wrens Woman in a Tunnel. Pittsburg Penny Press : Captain ( jcorgc Kinney , who owned the canal bo.it Onoti- daga , had his share of the happy couple1 ; vvho--c wedding lours on the canal always for the time being excited what now would bo called a cuilUcd influence on everybody on the boat. H is related thai away back in the forties a big mill won- cr and his bride look\pa-4sagis lor Hlairs villo. lie was young 'and .strong and ap- poarcd to be deeply infatuated with his wife and she with him , soUhat they weic ' oliloin away fiom each other. The bride's hair was red as hair could be. It happened that there was a mid dle-aged market woman on iht boat whoso appearance resem bled that of the bride -They ecinod to be drawn together -.ympalhyaudit wa not long before the stalwait mill- worker , dopiivcd of tlio exclusive society of his bride , intimated by various signs that ho wanted his luideto confine her at tention to him alone. Tlie market woman saw what ho wanted , and with that con trariness for ivhicli some market women of those days--reu-headcd market women especially were more or less celebrated , she resorted to all sorts ot clover devices lo vex the stalvvarl groom and increase his annoyance , lie intimated in wonts polite , but unmistak'iblp in their mean ing , that ho wanted his bride to como away from the market woman , but she was apparently too much interested in the .subject of their conversation. Finally ho , on the plea of showing his bride.some notable landmark along the canal , in duced her to accompany him lo the burr i cane deck. Near Lccchbiirg the canal took a short cut by a tunnel through the hill. It is nol a very long tunnel , and not intro- qucntly candles wore not lighted while the passage was being inaife. The mill- worker and his bride were soon driven below , much to the delight of the market woman and the annoyance of the stal- wait giooni. When the boat entered the tunnel Ihe groom , who was walking about , sat down beside what ho thought was his wife , but it was the mnldle-a eil market woman. Whattook _ place is not a matter of authentic history , but when the boat completed its passage through the tunnel very suddenly tno market woman shouted "Take your arms away from mo sir , Such conduct in a new married man is awful , and I'd have a divoice if it was mo , " she screamed , attracting the alien- lion of all Ihe people in Iho bo.it. "Why , I thought " began the confused millworkor. "I know better , " she shouted , The bride began to cry ; the captain Hearing the tumult went below and threatened to pitch the mill worker over board , but was icslrained by respecl foi Iho hitter's strength and the pleadings of the woman. Peace was gradually re stored , and the market woman put every body in a good humor by lamenting I I'm absence of additional tunnels. llnoniiraiiinj ; U'eillnclr , That foe of bachelors and bold knighl ( if unmarried ladies , the Puiisian joiir- - nalist Henri I'oiupiier , the Pall Alall ( ia < /olio says , has just added a now am ! highly original clatiso to his program fet the encouragement of wedlock. It it needless to say that Al. Fouqiiicr is n prominent advocate for the taxation ol bachelors Hut he thinks that this ncga live inducement to holy matrimony ought to be supplemented by an inducement emphatically positive. Assuming that every Frenchman is a politician and a patriot , ho suggests tnat the mother .should bo made a voter not indeed di rectly , as the female emancipationists contend , but indirectly The father of a family , according to M , Fompiior's in genio'us project , is to be allowed an ad ditional vote , for each additional legiti mate son or daughter presented to him by his wife The state must perish , ac cording to this lively anti-AInlthusian publicist , unless it is lirmly grounded upon that equally neceMiiy and equally divine social organism-Mho family , Hence it is the inteiest of the common wealth , reganled from the mere iiistmcl of self-prosorvalion , lo offer "nomelhin in Iho nature of a premium" to those eiti/.ens who increase its legitunalely- born population. A Kemnrlciililn Sentonco. The wile of C/ar Alexis of Hussin (101.110711) ( ) was fieinu'iitly disturbed inner nor sleep by the ringing of a bell in n neighboring church steeple. This rouscil the anger of the exalted lady to such : i pitch that the following decree was issued "Tho tower in which the bul ! hangs shall bo pulled down , the boll to IK whipped with the knout and then ban ishcC. > o Siberia forever " This judg menl vvi. , . about to be put Into uxicutior when llio ciarina diud nnd Iho t/ar's niece interceded on bohall of the uncoil scions ollender , whereupon the sentence was wised , and the lonvielcd boll wns removed tna subterianean c-lnunbur ami douuicdto eternal siltuu ) . MARRIAGE TALK AND TIES , Instinct an Important Factor iu the Selec tion of Lifo Partners. "WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY. " Marriage of n Shipload of Slnvr Girls to "jiyptliui Soldiers Making Marriages iu Holland Cupid Cnpers In Utlior Countries. AVlien I .Mcnn-to Marry. ' juiin a. SIIIA When do 1 mean to innrrvV Well 'TIs iille ( ndlMmlo with fate ; Hut it jou clme o to hear 1110 tell , 1'rny listen while 1 fix tlio date. When dniiL'htl'rs hnste with eaicr fecf , A iiiolher's dally toll to slum1 , Can make the pmlilliiK which they oat , And mend tlio stockings which they wear ; When maidens look upon a man As In himself what tliej would mm ry , And net as army soldiers scan A sutler or a commissary ; When ceutlo iailies , who have got The ollei of a lexer's hand , Consent to slure Ids earthly lot , And do not mean his lut ot laud ; When ynmiR mechanics are allowed To llnd niul wed thu l\rincis' ulrls Who don't expect to bo endowed With rubies , diamonds and pearls ; When wives , lu short , shall fully Theli he.u ts and hands to aid tlielrspouscs , Ami live as they were wont to live Within their sites' otic-stoiy liotiscs ; Then , maldous if I'm not too old Kojolceil to unit this touch life , I'll buisli my heaver , cea-ie to , cold , And look about me lor a wife I Choosing I'llo Partners. New York Tolcgrun Most men and women select partners for life at an ago when they know but little of the work ; w hen they judge but Miporlieitilly of char acters ami motives ; when they still make many mistake * in tlio conduct of life and in the estimation of chances. Yet most of them lind in after yeais that they have teally chosen out of all the world one of the persons best adapted by native idio- svnerasy to make their joint lives enjoy able and useful. 1 make every allowance of Iribit , for the growth of sentiment , for the gradual appioximalion of tastes ami sympathies , but sun ly , even so , it is a common consciousness with every one of us who has been long married that we could hardly conceivably havu made our selves happy with any of the paitnors whom others have chosen , and we have actually made ourselves so with the part ners we chose for oursohes under the guidance of an almost unerring native instinct Yet adaptation between husband and wife , o far as their own happiness is concerned , can have had comparatively little to do with the ovoju- tiou of the instinct , as compared with adaptation for the joint production of vig orous and successful ollspring. Natural selection lajs : ilmost all the stro-s on the last point and hardly any upon the lirst one. Jf , then , the instinct is found on the whole solrustwoithyin the minor matter , for which it lias not specially been fash ioned. how far more trustwoithy and valuable must it probablv prove in the greater mattergt eater , 1 mean , as re gards the interest of the race for which in has been maintained or almost solely devoted. I do not doubt that , as the world goes on , a deeper sense of moral responsibil ity ! ! ) the nutter of marriage will glow up among Us. Hut it will not take the false direction ot ignoring these our profoundest - foundest mid holiest instincls. Marriage for money may go ; marriage for ran'k may go ; marriage for position may go ; but marriaire for lo\c , I believe and trust. will last forever. Men in the future will probably feel that a union with their cousins or near relations is positively wicked ; that , a union to those too like them in person or disposition is at least undesirable ; that a union based upon a consideration of wealth or any considera tion save considerations of immediate natural impulse is base and disgraceful. Hut to the end of time they will continue to teol , in spite of doctrinaires , that the voice of nature is better far than the voice of the lord chancellor or the royal society ; and that the distinctive desire for a particular helpmate is a surer guide for the ultimate happiness , both of the race and of the individual , than any amount ot deliberate conciliation. His not this foolish lancies ofotilh that will have to bo L'ot rid of , but the foolish , wicked and mischievous interference of patents and outsiders. A Matrimonial Plot. The Pans newspapers have been re cently devoting considerable attention to matrimonial agencies. Jt is tolerably well known tnat the pioneer in the matri monial-agency business was M. de toy. During the early days of the agency , M. de Fey heard of the case of a charming young lady who was the happy possessor of a dowry of i' 1,000 , besides expecta tions at the death of certain relatives , but who , wearied by the iim > ortnnities of meio fortune hunters , had declared that she would only marry some young man who should bo ignorant of her pecuniary attractions. This decision put M. do Fey on his met tle , and ho commenced to lay plans to entrap the wily fair 0110. lie selected from among his patrons an equally charming > oung man not adverse to making a desirable match , posted him as y > details , ami instructed his agent in the town where the young lady resided to have a ball given oy some one promiuont in society , and to sccuio the attendance of tlio wealthy damsel. The suitor arrived in time , and was introduced to the heiress as a stranger who happened to bo in town lor the day , quite a bird of passage , in fact. Ills needless to say that no put forth oll'orls to plca.su , and the lady seemed inclined' to receive his advances. She urged With herself that the strange gentleman could know certainly nothing of her cir cum- stances , as ho had said ho know no ono there , and had never oven heard her name mentioned , but ho none the less professed himself the victim of love at first sight , captured by these charms ho declared few could resist. In short , the astute youth succeeded so well In making his inamorata believe that she was loved for herself alone that she surrendered before the evening was over , and tno marriage took place at the end of the month. MnrrUjjo of n. Slilp-lionit of Hlnvcs. According to a letter from Alexandria a Turkish slave-ship was captured the othei day by an Kngllsh vessel , atid the slaves it contained , consisting ( f seventy women and ten men , were liberated The men volunteered into the Egyptian armv , but it was more dllllcult to dispose of the women , as they have no notion of liberty , and if left to "licmselves ] would have been drafted , without making any resistance , into some Mussulman "s harem. Under the treaty concluded between the Knglish government and the khcdlvo the importation and the exportation of slaves are forbidden ; but the detention of slaves in the country is icvmitted for about six years longer in Kgvpt , and cloven years in the Soudan. Several of- licori , accordingly , c'lino to the pasha of the district with oilers to buy .some of the females slaves , but the pasha de clared he would not part with them un less they got married. lie then announced that an > soldier or civilian wishing to marry one of tlio slaves would have to pay six thalers for her dowry , but tnat the women would bo allowed to choose their husbands from among those who should present them selves lor the purpose. A great number of men , cliielly soldiers , assembled on the day appointed for this selection. The women were so shy that they "huddled together like a tlock of sheep , " and could not bo'induced to move. At last one * of them , taking courage , advanced slowly to a black Kgjptian sergeant , who was anything but young and handsome , and put her hand on his shoulder as a sign that ho was the man she wished to marry. Her example was instantly followed by the other women , who rushed forward to choose their hus bands as if they feated to bu too late. It was now the men's turn to sav w hetlie'1 they accepted the selection. All wore satisfied but live , and even the live women wlio were consequently obliged to choose again , were ultimately provided With husbands. How "Marriages are IMntlo in Holland. Of the twelve months in the year Oc- toboris the most Important for the young folks in Oud-Heierlaud ( Holland ) . The four Similars in this month arc termed respectively tilts davs of Kcvicvv , Deci sion , 1'iircliasc , and Taking Possession. The kermessc , or parish wakes , is held the lirst Thursd'iy in November , and the four preceding Sundays nio the days of preparation for that annual festival. He- view Sunday the lads and lasses , attired in their best , promenade the village sep- aratcly.staro each other out of counte nance , and then retire to make up their minds against Decision Sunday , when tlio young men go up and make their compliments to the fair ones of their choice , and from the manner in which tiieir polite attentions arc received they lind out which wu > the wind blows. Th'c third Sunday , or day of Purchase , there is considerable excitement , for now falls to the task of the ardent swain to clev erly snatch the handkerchief of Ins adored one , and if the latter submits to it with good grace he is positively sure of a favorable reception. This captured pledge is restored to its owner the Sun day of Taking Possession , and it rarely happens that the damsel refuses to ac cept the young man as her cavalier dur- jjig the period of the wakes. The par ents , us a rule , never object to this short lived companionship , especially as it is quickly broken olT , unless accompanied by : v ntittiiiil engagement to marry. Tha Sunilny following tlio suitor , according to custom , calls at tlio homo of his innm. ' orata , whore , if a piece of the crust of n ginger-cake is given him with his cofteci there is nothing loft for him but to retire ; If. on tlio other hand , lie receives a pleco ot the crumb , the young man is allowed to como again , and is admitted into the family an artless and delicate method of letting the joung men know what to expect. Mnrrlocl by Instantaneous l'roce n. Chicago Herald One of our justices of the peace was called yesterday after noon to po to a ( icrmaii nou e in the city and marry ix eonple. Putting on a clean collar anil placing a marriage cortllionto in his pocket , ho started tor the festive scene. Arriving at the house under the direction of a bow-legged boy , who pointed out the place , hn knocked and went in In the middle of the lloor stood a stout ( Jerman girl , sorry and plump , her blue eyes rolling out tears us largo as hutter-pats. "What's the matter ? " said the sympa * thetio justice. "Matter. " said the girl ; Slat ( iottlleb wend oil' and wouldn't marry me , ain't it * " The justice said ho supposed it was , and intimated that he had come to marry homo one , unit lequestcd the old lady to bring on the lambs to the sacrifice OKI lady said "dare vas no lambs , ( lottlieb'rt run oil' and would not marry my Katar- inn. " "Well , " said the justice , "Gottlieb isn't the only man there is send for some other man to mam her. " At this Katarina s faee brightened up , and she ejaculated "Yah , dot is goot , send for Hans. " Hans was sent tor , lint ho couldn't come. When the messenger returned , Katarina , determined not to give it up so. said- ' 'Semi mlit Shoseph. " Shixoph was sent for , but ho couldn't be found. Katarina's heart fell at llns news , and the justice was trrowlng impatient , .lust , then Katarina looked out ot the window , and saw a short and thick young ( Jermau go'iii" * by , when she rushed to the door anil hallooed "KnU" " Frit/ ' " 1 rilshoitly made his appearance , at the door , when Katarina' . ' . mother said. "FriU , you lofe my Katarinay" I'liU "allowed" he was built that way. "Then st'iiul m > hcic , " thundered the. justice , and before 1'rllcould ruali/e his position , he was man and vyifo , and Kat- a'-ina's arms were around his m > ck , and her lips pros od to his , she crying between the calisthenics " .Mine husband ; mine Frit/ ' " Our duty a-n correct historian compcM us to say that Frit/ hugged back as well as ho knew how. Tlio justice , with head erect , stepped smilingly out , leaving thu lovers to themselves , and walked away meditatively , a holy calm stealing all over his massive proportions , the eon- seiousncas of having done Ins duty gleaming in Ins eye , and honor , honesty and rcctitndu in Ins footstep. . Dumas' Anci'itors. American Register : It is a curious faei that Dumas , so far as 1 have seen , said little or nothing about his oiigm. Ilia grandmother was a negro slave , Ilia father a mulatto , and the o'lly uneedotu that 1 have over hoard connected witli Dumas and the African b'lood in Ilia veins , was one where it repicseiited that .some impellincnt fellow asked him if hia father was a mulatto , and he replied , "Yes. " "And your lather's mother * " continued Mr. Impertinence. "A full- blooded negroes , " was the reply. "And her ancestors ? ' ' followed the persistent inquirer " " thundered foilh Dumas "A monkey , , "and 1 tin thonnoro inform you that my ancestors began where Coin's ended ! " Makes and Sells These Goods. Millard Hotel BlockOmalia. , MOW TO ACQUIRE WEALTH. NO 1U.ANKS ! lllfi rUI/.iS : ! liVHICV VKAlt OVKIl -MILLION I > 1 MOISi : THAN" OVi : UKAVVINC IIVUKY MONTH. TU'O IJItAUTNCS IN I'KllltlU'A IIV , Till : 1ST ANI MOTH. Only $2.00 randicd lo secure one Royal Italian 100 francs gold boiul Thc c bonila participate in 225 drawings , four drawings every year ai.d retain Ibuir original value until the > car 11)11. ) Prizes of 2,001,000 1,000,0J. ) , 500,000 &c. frnnch will be drawn , be sides the certainty of icceiving back 100 francb in gold , . ) ou may win ! times every } car and so come into possession of a fortune. VVMIuflO ) Ton Dollar , IIB flist imyiiit-nt jon cim foouro Pi nm Anslilnn povonnnont lininlj with a pur cent lntoii"-t , iiml II vnrlons Kiiroiicun K VLMiniiont lionil-i , ulilcli me drawn ill time's ininntilly lth iiil/esaniuiintliiKto oxor I'l ' , ! ) ) ) , UJI , h.iliuico on iiie-j innnllily Insliillniunts Sale In\o8tini'iil ol cuiltiil | an the inve ti'il money must lie palil linck mill tniiiij cluuici's to win n lilir jnl/n Money can lioFonl by iCBlslnn il Ic'.lor , IUDIII-J oulor or by ovpiuas , iintl In rutinn wo ulll OMViiulllio iiniMimonts Tor Itntlior Inrorniulloii , rail on or U.MICHH. . ItI < ICI < E\ Et.Ki.CO. . , ! t < > 5 Itroitdu'ay , ! V\ir 1'orlt. N II Tlioso bonds arc not iottory tlukuts , anil thu sulo fs lo nlly ) > uimlllo'l ( II ) , GROCERIES DOWN AG-AIIX ! 'llrmidoil" Ilinim lie lloMil llnklnir I'owiloi. l < < otniiB 4'c Armoiir'rt t'libiaiulnii llaniH I'.V ' " > II us Iliblilt's I o l s-ojp . . ? l IK ) Atiuoui'h I'lciilu Hams " " HI l.lis. ( iinnilliUeil Mnrin . 1 IK ) .Vnnonr'B MmiililoiB , si/uin cuicd ilCiins I.llih'H ! ! ll > fouicd Iliof 1 OH ArmoinV llonckiss IIiimkru-t IJmim , ( Jnli'cn ' Sjnip , pin lOtr 1 TiQ "hi milled" llu r > riiuku 'iis Ailnn.-klu'nruU'eu I UO Klnu'Sloid's 1Mb lloxcs < io | = s SiiuUi 4 lu Cull at our blnioand wol onoof oui Uillar pijco lUta. Ordurfl liy postal c'lid dullu'i nil fine , and cnllo 'ted tor at house WARREN F. BROWN , N. E. Corner SI. ETary's Ave nud 10th SI.Omaha SAY WHAT YOU WILL , PROPERTY ON SALE BY THE Considering location and prices , is the best investment in the market A thorough investigation will convince the most skeptical. Property well bought is twice sold , anil persons who hiivn pur- chnbcil through Siiunilers llnucbiugh : have never failoil to make money , Con stant increase of business tellb the story. 1'air dealing , couiteoiis treatment , live iiml let live policy must win. ' 1 heir largo list ot iiibiilu property is of the best ami the grand improvements in and Krounil their live additions , with Holt Line ac commodation and street cars soon to come , must coitamly result in laigo prof its to investors. Nothing risked , nothing gained. Ho wi-o and buy from the Omaha H'-al Kstato and Trust Co. , 1.101 Farmim St. , where success will bo sure to follow \ ur purchases. Head the follow ing p.utial list Lois in Washington Square , city wato in front of every lot , $1WU lo * , ' 500. Lots in Saunders & Hiinebaugli's add to Walnut HiH , * 1W > to * ! K)0 ) Only two blocks from Holt Line depot , iniyments easy. Lois in Alt Pleasant addition , $1110 to $175. 10 per eenl down , balance $5.und monthly payments. Lois In Saunders & Himebaiighs High land Pail , add , fiom $175 lo > . ' .VJ each Ton per cent down.ilO monthly payments. The cheapest piopcrty in or near the city. Lots in Kilby Place $1,000 to ? I,000. Lots in Catalpa Plaee , 0(0to ( ? 1,800. Lots on Saunders streetfl.OUO to flOO Lots on North SOlh btreet , 3,000 to Si ooo. Wo also have bomo valuaMo central iiropurty lor sale. 1'ir.it class cornnr on boilgo , pajing * a,000 tent , for l.O'JO. PaviiK'iits easy. II feet on Kariiain , in busbies * part , $ ari)00 ( ) II feet , improved , on Douglas st , bo- tneun I'Jth and lllih , I-HO.OOO , a bargain. II font on Farnam , well improved , for ' ( 'all and see us. No trouble to property. Lot and two houses in Omaha View , i'J.UOD. This \A \ a bargain. Inic&tigato. Lot on Farnam .st. , In West Knd , tOv 1M ) . ? JOOJ , , ono tlnrd cash. A 1504
