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12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY MAY 8. 1887. TWOSLVE TAPES. PIAY1SC FOR CROVER'S ' SEAT. Secretary Bayard Doing Adroit Wire- Pulling to Succeed Hia Present Chief , MRS. GRANT'S POPULARITY. nx-OoncrcHHinon as Lobbyists Cleve land's Hatred of CntholloUm Alaska Growing In Favor News and Notes. May 5. | Correspondence of tlio llr.i : . ) There are some queer currents In the maelstrom of tm'jllc opinion just now In regard to the nominations for president next j ear. For ln tance , within a day or t\vo It lidshecn announced th.it a strange phase of tlio oDposltlon to the nomination of Pres ident Cleveland has manifested Itself among the Catholics of New iork. It seems that when ho was Koxernor of that state hoc - toed so\eial hills nppioprlntniK funds from the state treasury to sustain Institutions that belonged to and were controlled by the Cath olic church solely , h.ivlni ; no claim upon tlio state treasury , cxcupt that In tie ! Institutions there wore prob.ibly maintained In comfort , many Indigent persons who would have otherwise become a public charge. These vetoes had much to do In driving from him many votes of that church in 1S3I , and the feeling has grown stronzer with each suc ceeding jear ever since , and this phase of the opposition tohim , may , In the end.rcnder It necessary tor the democracy to look somewhere - whore else fora candidate than the white house. "Is Mr. ISiiyanl , of tlio state department , playing dirt on his cldct' . ' " This question Ins been asked frequently In political circles horeiboiits lately. And the reason tor asking such a conundrumls found In the way Mr. Bayard has oru'anl/ed the consular n'ud diplomatic service since he took' charge of It. An ex.imlu.itlon of the rosters of the diplomats and consuls appointed by Mr. llayard , will show that Ho has chosen ex- confederates tour times nut of live to repre sent this government abroad. Ihls penchant for ex-ieliels has been so marked , that It has provoked a great deal ot Indignant com ment upon the part ot Mr. Cleveland's friends all over the country , and many ot them do not hesi tate to charge that Mr. llayard Is playing his cards for a nomination himself , In ease Mr. Cleveland falls to secure a second show. These- people hay Mr. Ua > iudhas dispensed his pationngo In the way ho has , with the hope of trotting the solid \otoof the south In cast ! a daik hoiso becomes necessmy. It this Is Mr. Hayaid's scheme lu > has plujed It well , for gratitude , If no other Incentive , oinrht to secino him tlio solid south In 1SS8. ' 1 hat these ex-con federates can doery much tow.iul making him the successful dark horse Is cei- taln as death and taxes , for they all oeloui : to the class of men who , In the south.mauiu'o the democratic party as a close corporation , which only patilclans can asplio to rule , the plebes being reco.'tiUed by them only as so t \ much voting capital. There Ims also sprung up hero In the minds \ \ of the union democrats a very serious doubt whether It will be expedient or politic to re- nomlnatoMr. Cleveland. This class of dem ocrats say that the president's recent Albert Sidney .Johnson and John C. Calhoun let- teis will cost him thousands of votes in oveiy loyal stiito next yeai ; that no sound union democrat can \ote tor any man who holds such sentiments nt this late day , Ihose let- tern produced a profound sensation hero when lirst made public , and the suiprisoat them has not oven yet subsided. Ono leadIng - Ing local demoeiat said within my hearing : "What does ho mean , an > how 1 There is no need ot his making such demonstrations In order to secure the confederate vote. Ho boiuht that long neo , and paid for it in good fat appointments , and no one can hope to do- puvo film of the usnlriict thereof , and there fore his writing suoti letters was a work of supererogation like painting the Illv , or gilding refined gold. The votesnoeded to nominate and re-elect him If ho is nomin ated and re-clected-must como from some other section of the union ; the east , north or nortwest , and and ho shoula have done , something to con ciliate the democrats of those sections. In stead of that ho has caused a huge disgust all through those ( matters of the union. Hols foolish In politics when Dan Manning Is not lit his side , and moro's the Pity. " On the republican side of the fence mat tcrs are In much bettor shape than with those of their ancient foes. With each succeeding day the feeling Is growing stronger and stronger that their true policy Is not to anti cipate events , nor to concentrate on any one man irrevocably , Republicans of all classes have thinking caps on just now , and will keep themon. No man ran claim the nomi nation as his , Just yet. Whenever one falls In with a Knot of republicans , letthcm como from where they may. If ho will listen atten tively ho will soon hear the sentiment that there Is no hurry necessary In choosing the republican leader tor IbiS ; that It wilt pay to pause , ponder , compare notes , and pick out the best and the strongest man , lot him bo who ho may , heal all the differences in the party , and then go in to win. And In this predisposition of the party will DA found in time an Invincible presage of an overwhelming triumph. There seems to bo no discount on that. CS3 * * # The annonncmcnt made this \\eektlm Mrs , General Or ant had determined to not visit Washington , as she promised to this BUtnmor.was a severe disappointment to her friends in this city. Mrs. ( Irani was protm bly the most popular and widely-known of the ladles ot the white house. Ever ) body knew her , and knew her as the plain , sin cere , and pine Mrs. Giant , and not ns an as Burned society woman. She was fond of her personal friends , and regarded tier acquaint ances of a friendly character as friends as true as herself. Her departure from Wash ington WAS universally regretted. No one was glad of her leave titklng. No onn was jealous of Mrs. ( Irani. .She had no rivals And when she lett Washington Mio promlso < to return often i'd keen fresh her friend ships. lint the country knows how linpoisl bio that was. She returned but a very few times , and then only to icmaln a short period. It was Mrs. ( .rant's Intention to spend a month In Washington In the early part o this summer. Her old and true friends General and Mrs. llealo , were to give her their entire time and attention. Hut Mrs Grant shows her ue and Is sad. She has sent word that she cannot come. She In tends to spend the remainder or her llfo will her children , and says she has no heart to gc round alono. When Mrs. Grant Is doai the famllv name , It Is believed , will b ex tinct , so far as the country Is concerned None of the children can keep It alive , un less , possibly , Colonel Fred Is unexpectedly brought fotward. Some times his name Is used for a political position , and there Is a possibility , although not a probattllltv , that no mny como to tlio front In politics , as the old war hor&es disappear. There are bitter comments made on the fac that so many ex-congressmen , as soon as their terms are out and their constituents are throuzh with their services , settle down In Washington and open offices ostensibly for the practice of law. In reality they never have a case before the courts , hut they seem to thrive better than the genuine lawyers with a lance practice. The truth Is they are Blmply lobbyists , and use their knowledge o the business of the departments and their acquaintance with members ot congress to advance their schemes. During sessions of congress the halls ant lobbies of the capltol are thronged with these ex-members , button-holing members am senators. In the recess they transfer their operations to the departments. There Is a vast amount of room for criticism am thought In this state of affairs. Hut there Is even a Rtlll worse and more flagrant abuse o position yet to bo stated. Quite n number o present members of con cross spend a grea portion of their time hero during the rocci-s at well during the sessions In buying am celling Washington real estate and worklntt ether money schemes. A , an example , ono particular member from a western state , who was * few years ngo a commissioner In one * ot the departments , spends all his time here tie la notoriously active In the promotion o , atock JobbhiK operations and patent rlgh schemes. Ho does not stop oven at this Behind nearly every proposition that come i before congress , In which iliero Is a 11 bora appropriation asked for ho can be found en "Wenched behind second and third parties , I , la true at work. Heavy ordnance and co.is defenses attract his intentionantt his position , committees makes him \ aluable to the pai 'U s asking for money at the bunds ot con | IM. JMt lucU members as tula one.tho ex-uiem > er an I professional lobbyists lay for ; ml they have an ally In him. This Is only hi1 most prominent of a number of such Members. There are too many of sucli mem- ITS misrepresenting their constituents. hey are generally men who can make a ; oed stnmi ) speech and asslmiilate with the oters of their districts. They generally comn rom largo cities and obtain their election by landei Ing to the lusts and mixing I with the milliners or the wards before the nomination nd spending their inonuv freely aftorwaids. 1 hey get much financial help from ontsldo turtles who expect to need their services.ind vho know they can depend on them. This crowing evil , ft has been pointed out rccent- y a number ot times by need men , calls for fiction from tlio people of the country. Some of these active lobby members , and he one relened to Is a sample of them all , > pposud thupmigoof the tutor-state com- nerco bill when It was before congress , and for a consideration , woiked to lefeat It. Now they are how line foi Its sup- > oit , and mo Mivjng it will stand ; that It sail neither he repealed nor substituted ; that t Is good cnoimh , and the people demand It. The secret of this change ( it heart Is the rail roads hive retained them at line figures to ise their ollloJal influence upon the commis sioners , ami they do not want to bo ills- urbed In their harvest. The drag-net of such iiiuu catch the fees going and coming. It has been a number ot times suggested hat tlio constituents ot representatives and senators , ouaht to demand to know why he n nubile servants , hang around Washlng- on all tnmmer when congress Is not In ses sion. They are not hero for any good pur- ) oso. Olllco getting docs not keep them hero . specially republicans. * * * .Some gentlemen who have recently visited Alaska talk about tunning a colony and muk- ng an expedition ute that dlversllled country , select some deniable mineinl and timber lands , develop them ami make the country their homes. Theio K they declare , no law to prohibit them doing this , and the government will confirm their action. Un doubtedly theio Is much to attract one theic , and those who go early will receive the plaudits of congress , as there is lack ot a eer- : . ln class of development lu every section of the country. Speaking about the climate of Alaska , a gentleman who has been over all the best portion of tno country says : "Thero Is necessarily a wide diversity of climate in a country so extended , with roll ing pl.ilns\vklo valleys , and high mountains. In a general way It may bo said that Inland Aln ka has an arctic winter and a troplc.il summer. At Yukon the thermometer often rises above 100 * lu the summer , and from 00" to T0 below In winter. At Nulato , on the \uUon river , the fall of snow during the winter averages eight feet , while it frequently reaches twelve leut. Along the immense southern coast and islands the climate is moist and warm. The most excessive cold on the Inland of UnolasKa , reeouled bv a Greek pilest , during a peiiod ot hveyuais , was/ero of Fahrenheit ! extreme heat lor the same period , Tf. I'lio average lot live j ( MIsat 7 In the morning wasiiT1at ; 1 in the atteinoon , IO-1. and at ' .I at night.W. For seven jears the aveiairo of weather was hftv-thiee. all clear das , 1. % ! half elear , and . ' r > all cloudv. In line , it is verv much the limate ot noithwestein Scotland. For fortj-hvo vears the climate , has been the average winter ot West Virginia , and the average summer of Minnesota. " The suggestion has been made to a number of statesmen and very enthusiastically ie- celved that the public strip orXo Man's land , situated In the northwestern cornel ( it In dian Tcrritoiy ho thrown open to settlement and ninety days' pieferenco given to houoi- ably discharged union soldiers. There Is veiy little doubt that this unoccupied strip ot hind will be thrown open to settlement by con gress this winter , and the justice In giving ex-union soldleis the pick ot the land for homes Is apparent. There is no laud in the public domain to-day which is veiydcsli- able for homesteads toi poor nnd indigent people. Many of the soldiers who would now embrace an opportunitytosecureahoine In the west at this time either did not have the oppottunity or did not need it when there were good lands open to them. Many of them havii iceently become dependent or poverty-stricken. At the iMinci.il land nlllco It is learned that very little land which Is desirable for home steads remains open to settlement That in the domain at this time is far beyond water or access to railroads or other transportation facilities , and will remain so. Much of the choice lands have been taken by immk'iants people who never have done anything for the country , and people whoso solo interest In the United States rests In getting free homes. Originally the best of the lands were opened for settlement to the loyal soldiers , but not one-tenth ot them were secured by the boys entitled to them. There Is very lit tle more to otfcr the soldiers , and the lands In the public strip or No Man's land seem to be about the last chance , since the roll of the deserving is fast lessening. Congressmen who assume to bo * financiers and most of them do say the first thiig ) which will bo done when the national legis lature meets In regular or called session this Nvlnteror fall , will bo the reduction of the surplus In the treasury and provision Kn ottier national bank security. Most of the statesmen say the secietary of the tressury will be authurued or instructed to go Into the market and and buy at caul rates as many outstanding bonds as lie may deem advisable. They contend that , with nearly two hundred millions of idle surplus the government can better afford than pri vate Indluiduals , to pay a hljjli premium on her outstanding bonds. All agrco that there is but one excuse for maintaining a national debt , and that is to give bonds to national banks tor a circulat ing basis. Since the bonds have been taken up to a point where It becomes necessary to provide another basis for banks , it is held by the ablest financiers that all the bonds may as well bo taken In , interest stopped , and an entiioly new security for banks provided. It is not the security deposited with the government that makes depositors In a na tlonal bank secure. It is the supervision over the bank the government has , as a bank vv ltd S.'iOooo capital may not have but Si'-.uoo government bonds deposited with the government. 'Ihe most popular proposition yet made for bank security is the deposit of gold or sliver In the treasury. This any ono with capita can get without premium , and there is no fluctuation or call by the government for re demptlon purposes. In the event this Is nol done a now 2 per cent bond Is to be floated a bond to rfln. say 100 years. It Is bcllovei two millions can bo * > old at par. 1'Kimv S. HEATH. SINGULARITIES. A mule , which Is said to have bean seventy three years olddied In Stevensvllle , Snlllvai county , X. 1' . , recently. In Denver. III. , there Is , laid by a loca hen , an egg that Is attracting considerable attention and justly , too. It Is smaller am lighter than an ordinary egg , and will no He or stand In any other position than on Its small end. If stood on the largo end it wil quickly turn to the othnr.and If pushed down on Its side It will jump up again. ltdoe < not appear to have any unusual weight li thosnmll end. In boring an artesian well at Eureka , Cal. they found charred wood at 50U feet , am pieces of shell and parts of the skeleton of bltd at 5sx ) feet , Alfred do Cordova , the Wall street broker has a retreat In North Branch , N. J. He cm ploys a number of trained carrier pigeons to carry news from his ofllco to his country home. The birds bring film slips of thin paper on which are printed the names am prices of stocks. He Is thus able to transac a good deal of busluoss without going to the city.A . A span of colts ran away In Portland , Ore. and coming to a railroad bridge ran out fully fifty feet on the ties before either steppec through. Thou both wont down In a heap and were afterward pulled out , with hardly a scratch. While two residents of Galena , 111. , were driving through southern Wisconsin ycster day , they witnessed , near Arena , a lleico light between a bald-headed eagle and a large tomcat. The "proud bird of tut moun tains" hud attacked the cat while hunting In the Held , and succeeded in fastening Its talons Into the animal's back , when the bat tie Immediately bo an and was contlnuei amid terrific yowls of the cat and screams of the eagle. It was a sort of catch-as-catch could contest , and while It continued the feathers and fur flew thick and fast. The cat was tee heavy for the eagle to fly with but It succeeddd In raising It several times It the air , 100 feet or more at each , effort , but tlio. attempts to get away with Its prey were futile , as the weight of the cat ana its fierce Ktru.'gltt for life Invariably brought the eak-lo to the ground again , where the battle was repeated with nearly the same result In the final bout which took place on terra lirma , the eagln threw up the sponge anc flew laboriously across the river , while the cat , much worried , made tracKH as rapidly as possible awov from ibo scene ot tno battle. JTOV General Erisbin Continues His Description of the Northwest. THE PHIL. KEARNEY STOCKADE Shell Creek Ijako lc Smct Indian Jill I Trout , Thaller nnd Griz zlies Tim Kcpulslvo DogFish - Fish Interesting Not CM. TOUT ItoniNfeoN , Neb. , April 17. [ Cor respondence of the 15iE. : ] Some time nye the HIM : began the publication of a series of lettcts describing the country In the northwest , its resources and advant- aRcs.together . with mention of incidents of Fcttlemont worthy of notice , and dcllnia- lions of scenery. The articles were sud denly brought to a stop by the sicknsss of the writer , nnd when ho got well the state legislature met and made the whole tate sicK. As the lugislrttiro IIPS now liappily adjourned and the springtime lias como with its llowers and its sun , it' would bo a good time to continue our walks and talks through the northwest. It is to this country vast numbers of im migrants are pouring and seeking homes. It is to this country railroads are build ing and capital seeking employment and profit for its unused millions. New coal fields , new oil fields , and oven gold and silver mines are being found and to a section where such developments occur a newspaper ni'iy well give its attention. In our description of the northwest wo had progressed as far as the now famous Powder river country , when the disasters mentioned in the opening lines of this communication occurred. Let us now take up the thread of our narrative where vyo laid it down and proceed with a description of the country noithwest of Omaha , and let ns hope , tributary to it for all time to come. MIEM , CUKIK. : Shell Creek is in the Powder river country near the Clear folk of the Pow der river. It is a small stream and not vcr.y long , but noted for the purity of its waters , its timber and tro it. It empties into Big Pine creek near its moutii , quite close to Lake Uo Smet. The timber has now nearly all been destroyed on the lower part of the stve.un , but great gloves of plum bushes have grownup and there is still some fuel. The valley is about two miles wide and bears splendid grass , Hay vv. s cut hero many years ago for Fort Phil Kearney , and was always con sidered to 1)0 ) of the linest quality'to bo luid in thc'country. The stream is in many respects similar .to Dear Forkonly it is of course much smaller. It has a hard bed of sand , with hero and there some black rocks on it. The stream is swift , and has always been a tavonto camping ground for "both white men and Indians travelling along the base of the mountains from cast to west , or west to east. We arc now quite near the Lake Do Smet , and a nonion of it can bo soon from the hills as we descend the Shell crook. LAKI : DI : SMI.T. This lakp is a shallow sheet of water about a mile long , and not over half a mile wide. It is rather a noor affair to call a lake , yet it is knovvif far and wide , probably more on account of the name of the man it bears than anything else. It is smrounded on all sides uy high hills , and the lake seems to h ivo no visible outlet , unless it bo a little , narrow dry eulcli which extends from the lake to Big Piny and which I am told uins with water during the wet season. The waters of this lake are alklinc and heavy deposits of vvhlto alkali is seen all around its edge which gives it a very beautiful ap pearance as you approach it. As seen from the green hills the waters look clear and tlio lake seems to bo set in a delicate white frame. MONVTKKS IN TIIK HKE. Wading into this lake wo go some fifty yards from the shore before vho water has reached a depth to come up to the knees. There is a thick black mud on the bottom ami it is dillicult wading , the foot sinking in the mud up to thu ankles and holding fast like putty. The water becomes black with mud when stirred , and looks like strong colleo , but ahead , where It is clear wo can see shoals of lisli darting hither and thither. Using n small dip not we bring up many curi ous lish. Some are a species of chub others mud suckers , as known in our school days , and others again white lish. All are too small and bony to cat. Dip ping the not again wo dredge the bottom of the lake and bring up tiny shell lish , largo muscles and ono or two small green turtles with hard Hat shells. Dip ping again wo catch a small monster Known as a dog-fish and ono of the most repulsive reptiles on the earth. Ho is about eight inches long and a little over an inch thick and has a long eel-shaped tail. His two fore logs and two hind legs look like human hands ; ills head is like the head of n cattish , and ho has flexible horns on each side of thu lower jaw. His body is yellow in color on the belly and ho has black and yellow spotted sides with a black back. He is slimy and moves like a lizard on land and uses his tail like an oar to propel himself for ward through the water. There was another species of this' water dog and very much like the first onlv this lellow was darker in color and had a Hat head with three gills on each side , ono horn on each side of the lower jaw , and two horns on the throat. He had two hind feet but no fore feet. His tail was long and flat and and so very thin that when held up the sun shone through it it was in fact only a transparent membrane. When placed in a pail of water with the other dog this fellow went for him and despite Ins efforts to keen out of the way " ho was soon caught and killed. The two" legged fellow then began eating his cousin , like the miserable canibal that ho was. Coming out of the lake wo found our legs covered with ugly bloated worms known as mud leeches. They had fastened themselves in our skin and were sucking our blood like dear life. The operation was painless , but wo brushed them off , preferring to save our blood to fatten our own bones. The water in the center of this lake is said to bo nuite pure and free from alkali , but having no boat wo could not test it. I have given this description of animal Ufa in the lake purposely , to satisfy the nat uralist readers of the 11 KK , many of whom want inforuiatlon about such mat ters. It is interesting , especially refer- ing to waters of the lakes. If they want a lizard or two , wo will gladly send them , The lake , of course , is named after Father Do Smct , the famous Cath olic priest who lived so long among the Indians of the northwest. I do not known what year it wus ho visited this section , but somewhere about 1813. 1 have never scon an Indian west of the Missouri river that did not respect the name of father Do Smct , nnd some of the tribes fairly idolize him yet. The lake can only bo approached in ono way from Shell creek , ando \\o have to go back over the game route wo came. All around the lake are deep Indian trails , showing it has long been a favorite resort of the Indians and a camping ground. Re mains of camp-fires and marks of villages wore ( till there , and this is the tuoro re markable as the wood has to bo brought from Piny creek some distance oft' . Near the lake and about three-fourths of a mile to the east rises the famous Picket bill , where Indian warriors were stationed during the whole of the occu- oatloa of tbo rawder rivet country Us Ihc Trilled Stales troops in ISGG-'O ? nnd ' 03. It is said this outlook was never" without its Indian lor three years , and 1-ort Phil Kearney ami the movements of tlio trains ami herds were constantly watched. 1-rom the hill the view is mag- nllleutit and extensive , the road being visible for over eight miles cast , while much of the country west and beyond the old fort can bo soeii. It was no doubt re ferring to this outlook Hod Cloud said in tlio council at Phil Kearney in IW , "There has not been a day from the llmo you llrst came hoio tlil the present time that we have not looked down into this fort nor has a nun or animal come or gone thai \\o have notseenhim or it. " ItKl ) lU'lTKS. Hiding back to Shell Creek and cross ing by the Phil Kearney wagon road , we ascend to high ground and wind about among romantic hills for 'cveral miles , when wo come out at the Butlos , better known iii the Hod Unites. They are merely red blufls to the right of the road and unworthy of special mention. Thn Big Piney is a well timbered stream and has a dense undergrowth. The roait fol lows along a line of high hills on the loft to their end , where a beautiful view pre sents itself. Thn pine covered mountains rise up in the distance , while nearer an inner and lower range spreads out , covered to their base with porrenlal green. Here and there a cone shaped peak slu > ols up toward the sky thousands of feet high its top covered with perpetual flnows and glistening in the sun. while its base is shaded in the dark gieen of monstrous plno forests. The trees are largo and hide the earth. In some of those forests it is almost dark at noon-day and the ( hade is so deep along the streams that the sun's ray.s seldom reach them , and the waters are icy cold. There sii'o many little tributaries with dense undeigrowth and pools. Hero the trout lurk and gru/ly bears used to abound in the thickets. The beaver and otter inhabit the streams and for ages worked unmo lested at their dams and houses , until in 18115 , when the white men came and be gan to trat ) them. I could tell a good beaver story about one of the dark re cesses along tlio Piney , where perpetual night almost dwelt and where a couple of follows prowling about at uoon in the gloomy recesses of the forest , came upon a monster gri//.ly and had to fight for their Ihos ; but boar stories will keep and this letter is only intended as a de scription of the country. TIII : Lirii.K rixv. Little Piny is is a tributary to Big Piny rhcr and the timber along its banks was very dense a few years ago. The trees were very small and the undergrowth thick , furnishing an excellent shelter for deer , mostly white tail , who sought this vicinity in great numbers. In the Big Piney were herds of black tail while on the Little Piney were found white tail dee . From this fact 1 should think thc o different species of deer are different in their habits , the white tail loing the sun light and open and the black tail seeking the deep rcee 8es of the forest. The scenery hero was M ild in the extreme and the deep tangled wild wood would have satisfied the tate even of a Thoor- uan or Dudley Warner. The Big Pmoy river is almost a dupli cate of Little Piney , only on a larger .scale. It flows over n bed of black boulders anil is something larger than the ( .Ya/y Woman river , previously de scribed in these letters. The bed of the stream is much like Hock Creok. and the river itself , 1 should say. was trom forty- h'vo to fifty feet wide and four miles from its head. The stream is about two foot deep _ at low water , but often rises to four , five , and even ten feet in places during the rainy season. Like all mojn- tain streams it is very uncertain. Heavy timber of pine and cedar lined its banks some years ago , when we were there , and the soil on both sides of the littln river seemed to bo very rich. Tlio val ley was about threc-fotirUis of a milo wide and stretched along both banks. The grass was very luxuricnt and formed a damask green carpet under our feet , on which our horses loved to roll , and which was as clean as if washed and spread out to dry. To the right of the Piny forest , on the Little Piny , and about two miles away , we see tlio old stockade of Phil Kearney. Following the stream to its junction with Big Piny we find the old fort situated on a gentle rise. Its stockade is washed by the Big Piny , and in the eastern corner is where the famous fort stood. To the cast is Picket hill , along whoso base wo have had to pass to reach the fort , and all around us is a wild panor ama of nature's linest scenery. It was a wild and beautiful spot , old Kearney , and it is little wonder that the Indians coveted it and resented tlio intrusion of the white man into the fatness of their forest homes. The dear , elk , bear , and lish , wore abundant and there they lived as easily perhaps and as well as anywhere on the continent. The coining of the white men disturbed and drove out the game ; witn their axes they felled the forests and the Indian saw ho must fight and drive out the invaders or lese his homo , and ho chos'j ns most men wouldrather to light than give up his own to those who had no right to it except the right of might. Of the long and bloody contests bo- twcon the Indians and thn while men for tlio possession of that country , I shall tell in anotl er loiter. Suflico it to say hero that beyond the fort is a hill and beyond this hill , shut out from view of the tort , ono of the bloodiest tragedies that was over enacted on this continent took place the Phil Kearney massacre. JAMES S. BKISUIX. Peerless Paul's Early Experience. Interview in Hartford Times : "How old were you when you made your lirit appearance ? " "I was seven years old , and the occa sion was a concert at Tripler hall. I was so small that I was put upon a table near the piano. I sang 'Una Vocc' and 'Casta Diva.1 I made a success , and my par- onls , who were in want , through tno dis honesty of an operatic manager , made money. I was really a mere child , fif teen years old , when 1 made my debut In 'Lucia' at the Academy of Music , on the 24th of November , 1859. Ulhnan had to be urged to allow mo to appear. Ho thought 1 would not amount to much. The performance was the evening of Thanksriving day. Mmo. Anna Bishop wo ? advertised to appear at the matineo. Underneath It said : 'In the evening , debut of Mile. Adelina Patti m "Lucia di Lammor- moor. " supported by Brignoli and Amodio.1 How proud I was of that ad vertisement ! Next yearlsang in Boston - ton , Philadelphia , and other large cities of the United States ? : In 18811 went to Europe. " Mmo. Patti also said that Elsa , in "Lohengrin , " she considered the most exquisite of all operatic hcroincs.butthat she did not dare to sing Wagner's ' music for fear of injuring her yoico. "Do you sing 'Homo , Sweet Homo' from sentiment,1' I asked , "or merely for effect ? Pardon the blantness of the question , but many people say you sing the air merely for effect. " " 1 was born In Madrid , February 10 , 1843. My father was n Sicilian , my mother a lioman , but wo came to Now York in 1844 , and the first language I spoke was English , and , as I said before , my only home was that of my childhood hero. Hence , 1 sing 'Homo , Sweet Homo' for its sentiment. " "What was the lirat opera you overheard hoard ? " " 1 suppose 'Sonnambula. ' My mother sang it in Madrid on the 18th of Feb. ruary , 1848. " Dn. J. H. MCLEAN'S Strenglhing Cor dial and Blood Purifier , by its vitalizing properties , will brighten pale cheeks , and transform a palo , haggard , - dispirited pirited woman into one of sparkling health uul baauiK. SI nnr bottle. TOUC1IEST HOLE IN CREATION The Ex-Police Judge of a Now Dcfuno City Indulges in Reminiscence. JULESBURG TWENTY YEARS AGO How Vice , Debauchery niul Lawless ness Held M > ; lilly Carnival 1'nsnliiK Sentence Behind Two KcvolvciH , I Written for ( lie Sunday Jicc byAjax. ] "It was about the toughest place in CNlstOllCO. " This expression fell from the lips of this evniayor. anil police judge of Jules burg , Colo. , Colonel Kdtmmd Bartlctt , the other night. Ho was dNcussing with a reporter for the HIB : , that erstwhile flourishing city of the western frontier. He was indulging in sonic interesting roniiniscences of the now "deserted vil lage , " and the tune ho referred to was when Julosburg was the western ter minus of the Union Pucitic. To-day Julcsbiirg is nowhere ; its relic is now Denver Junction. Whom twenty years ago there was a nourishing town of 0,000 inhabitants , there are to-day but n few straggling huts and houses. At the time when Mr. B.irtlett was the combined mayor and police judge of the place , it is hardly to bo questioned that Julosburg was , to use his own expres sion , "the toughest hole in creation. " iSMno-tonths of the population would cor rupt the morals of the worst pirate ship alloat. It was a community of thieves , Mrumii.us : : , rur-miioAre , OAMIILKUS and prostitutes in short the rillrail'of humanity. Dance halls , gambling houses and brothels were the principal places of amusement and rciort , and out numbered the legitimate business houses thrceito one. Every night on the streets of this city could bo heard the "awect notes of the pistol" the shriek of some dying victim , tlio hollow laugh of the painted harlot , the coarse jest and curio of the debauchee , the border riillian or the murderer. Crime and villainy held nightly carnival thoro. The annals of the town were one sickening repetition ot vice and horror , to recount which would lill volumes. Jt was in short the "Inferno" of D.tntee , reproduced on earth. Such was Julcsburg at the time re ferred to by Colonel Hartlett. 1IIB JI IKJi : WAS AltMKI ) , TOO. One Interesting reminiscence related by Mr. Bartlett referred to the trial of two toughs , "Shot ty" and Jack Hayes , who came down to Julosburg from Cheyenne. They announced when they landed in the former place that they would run the town. They gallope'd through the streets yelling , cursing and hring revolvers at the bystandersuithout regard for ago or sev. The police ar rested them and they were brought bo- fori' Judge Baitlott for tri.il. On this oc casion the court room was packed with desperadoes and rullians who wcio friends of the two prisoners , together with a Hrge bocly of citi/.en-vigilantcs who were determined to sec that justice was done to the Cheyenne toughs. Both sides were armed for desperate work , i'robably in that little cabin which served as a court house there were no less than 200 revolvers. The friends of the pris oners openly boasted that TllhV WOl'I.O KILL THE JUDGE if ho dared to sentence the culprits. Finally the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. The judge ros > c promptly in Ins scut and leaned slightly over his desk , a cocked revolver in each hand. "Gentlemen , " ho said , ' ! have heard your threats and 1 understand your intentions. If you are disposed to resist the execution of my sentence , the best time is now and the best place is hero. 1 want to say that there is plenty ot room in these sand hills to bury every man of you. I shall sentence each of these men to pay a line of ifUSO. " There was not a word said and the two nieu were taken back to jail , under a strong guard. Thov wore released after their friends had paid the aggregate line of ? 500.A A DFM'EUATE KNCOUNTEK. Another incident recalled by the cv- police judge of this "Wicked City of the Plains , " serves to siiow in what constant danger of their lives were the policemen who did duty in Julcsburg. One day a wild and woolly cowboy rode into town and commenced behaving himself in a manner anything but neaccablc. A policeman named Koadpouch approached him and was about to place him in custody , when the fellow turned on him andsneeringly said : "You'll arrest mowill you ? " at the same time drawing his revolver and firing. Uoadpouch fell to the ground in such a manner that ho could not get his re volver , and lay there prostrate and help less. Meanwhile the cowardly ruflian continued tiring at the policeman until ho had put seven bullets in his body. Fortunately none of them proved fatal and Koadpouch jumped to his feet , dashed after the lleoing cowboy and lired just ono shot at him. The rullian fell dead. Hoadpouch was taken to the hospital , and after two months of careful nursing recovered. The history of the town was fraught with such "incidents" as this , which wcro of almost daily oc currence. THE POLICE KOHCE. The police force of Julesburg , which wus under the direct supervision of the police judge , was , it is safe to say , one of the best maintained in any western city. It was composed of twenty-live men , bravo , trustworthy and true. They wore well paid , receiving $185 per month. Their salaries , however , were not at all out of proportion to the dilliculty and danger which attended the performance of their daily work. The cost of main taining the force was defrayed by the heavy lines imposed by the police judge on the prisoners who were brought be fore him. THE JAIL WAS 8AFK. The jail in which those prisoners wore kept was both secure and insecure. Any prisoner could burrow his way out of it , but to expose his person in such an at tempt meant instant and certain death. The jail was about thirty or forty feet square , built of pine timbers driven down into tlio sand , closely together , and boarded on top. In this the prisoners were kept. A man could easily dig his way out under those boards , but very few ever attempted It. At each corner of the jail u guard was nlaco 1 , armed with a Winchester rillo. These men had in structions to SHOOT THE KIUST PUISONEU who poked his head above the sund. Uno or two men wcro killed in this way , and the criminal population of Julcsburg be came convinced that its jail was practically "Bastilo" of Franco ally as secure as the or the "Tombs" of Now York City. Most of the lawlessness with which the police of Julesburg were called upon to deal , arose fiom quarrels In the gamb ling halls. The QAMINO HELLS WEUB ALLOWED TO HUN scot tree. Fortunes were lost nightly and men driven to desperation by their losses , committed the most horrible crimes. Ono young man rented a building for ono thousand dollars a month and people thought ho was crazy. Hut ho was not. He put ton faro tables In the establish ment , and ai ho rented thorn for ten dollars lars each per night , his prolits were over f 3.000 n month. Hut the glory of Julesburg was ephem eral. Its decay was almost as rapid as ita growth had been. When the Union e wui built beyond that point , the A SPECK OF WAR. "VVc arc NOT members of the "Pool" or of any Associa tion , for mod for the purpose of maintaining HIGH PRICES ! FOR ' Wall Paper or Window Shades Wo however carry a ' LARGER STOCK AND GREATER VARIETY , Than any House in Omaha , And will sell Wall Paper made by the Pool , at 1O F ER GEHSrT Less than prices made by Pool members , and if AVO can not demonstrate the truth of our statements , wo will furnish you with wall paper We keep none but good workmen , our prices are very and our work always done on time. T. J. Beard & Painters and Decorators , E3T1410 DOUGLAS STREET. ] We have NOT moved and have NO Branch House. , 1410 Douglas street. YOUNG ; 1213 Farnam Street. FURNITURE , STO"V : EDS House Furnishing Goods. HAHN'S NEW PHARMACY , ST. MARY'S Try IK lin's Violet Powder . for tollut uso. rnlllliio of I'almor'g , Mimlborirh's mul Hu Perfumes IUWHJS on hand. , All goods nt us rcusoimlilo prices iiuiillty ol poods lll allow. Jtcbpcctfully HAHN'S , 1822 St. Mary's Avenue. Silsbee's NewCash Furniture Store 1818 and 1820 St. Mary's Avenue , Is attracting much attention. His largo stock of nice Parlor Furniture and lo\r prices , is securing him a good trade. Hed-room Sots , Folding Hcds , Spring ! * , Mattresses , Lounges . , Tables , Stands , Chairs , Refrigerators , etc. , etc. Call and sec and sao money. thousands of adventurers buckled on their revolvers and followed the road to its next stopping place , Cheyenne. To day there is scarcely a soul left to tell the tale of the dead city. Like Sodom and Gomorrah , the biblical cities of old , which the divine wrath wiped oil' the face of the earth by a shower of lire and brimstone , Jnlcsburg has verily perished in its wickedness. JOYOUS SALVATIONISTS. A Big Parade and a Blj ? < jor Meeting Jeered at by Irreverent Youths. Boston ( Jlobo : "Hallelujah ! " "Fire a volley for the Lord ! " The rod-shirked , blood and fire warriors responded with a will , led by Major Ikitton , who had given the order. This was in the Salvation r.rmv bar racks , in the Argyle rink , last evening. The troops had just returned from u skir mish through the enemy's country. None were injured. Headed by two brass bands , with Hying colors and steady front , the troops inarched through tlio "Cove" district. The sally was made from the barracks about 7 o'clock. The line moved down Washington , through Hollis , Tremont , Lagrange and lieach streets to Harrison , and thence back to the barracks. Pretty hallelujah lassies with tambou rines sang salvation songs , and paid no attention to tlio remarks of the young men , who stood on the sidewalks as they passed by. They treated with disdain such greetings as "Ah there ! you dar- l\r\K. \ \ l > Isnrt she a dandy ? " "Is 'oo my baby ? " and others le'-s peasant. Tno male soldiers were greeted "Oh.go soak your heads , " " Ah , 'Arry , mo boy , " "You big chump , " and so on At length the barracks were reached , and after "stacking arms" they filed into the rink. At the end of the hall was a stage erected. This was eompletcly lilled with blood-washed warriors , all of whom seemed to be earnest and sincere in their professions. There were at least 250 members of the army present on the blago and in the audience. Among the noted ollleors present wore Private Secretary and Field Sergeant Barker. Majors Mritton , Jones and Lunton , Division Ollicer Martin , Stall' Minstrel Walsh , Attache Hlandet , and many captains , lieutenants and ser geants. The echoes of ono of their stirring songs had iust died awav when Major lulling- ton Hooth , second son of ( Soneral liooth , accompanied by Mrs. Hooth , entered the hall. Then pandemonium broke loose. Wild hallelujahs rent the air , tam bourines were shaken , trumpets brayed , and the thunder of the great bass drum added to tlie din. Major Hooth took his seat on tlio platform amid a chorus of " ( Jed bless him , " ' 'Glory bo to God , " etc. i . Then Stair Minstrel \Valsh sprang to his fcot and sang , playing a lively banjo aecompaniment. lie was fairly carried ) away by the excess of his religious f ren/.y < and it scorned catching. As ho finished Major Hooth arose to his fcot. Ho is a tail , thin man , with ft pale face and long , black whiskers. Hoi lias a broad English accent , but spcaka very clearly ami distinctly. After a few words he proposed a song , which had foB a chorus : "We'll cross thn river to par don. Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! " to whicli the army kept time by clapping hands. At the conclusion of the song , Major Booth told tlio story of his voyage across the ocean , which was very rough. In thd course of his remarks ho hail occasion ! several times to mention General Hooth'a name , which was greeted each time with u chorus of "find bless him. " Once tlio speaker proposed a volley for General Hooth , which was given with startling olleet. The programme for the soldiers to carry out to-day was then read and then' Major Hooth called for a song. His request quest was complied with by Major GayJ a little man with an accordeon. Then Daniel Sullivan jumped to his feet and told how ho was saved. Ho was followed by Captain Thatcher , a , youn man with a lisp , who on being asked his occupation , replied that ho was a D. D. , a devil driver. After that a rcd-slnrted. gray haired man jumped on the platform anil shrieked , ' 'Oh You Must bo a Lover of the Lord , " and after hinging related Ilia experience. Then Charley , the drummer , in full uniform stopped on the stage and started a song to the air of "Johnny Comes Marching Homo , " accompanying him self on his Miaro drum , Then followed the story of how ho was saved. Kemarki followed from Mrs.Hooth.who is a refined , pleasant faced lady , with H sympathetic voice. The Salvation army doxology was then sung. Kxcrcises will bo hold to-day at Argyle park at 7 and 10 30 a.m. and a-15 p. in. Pains in the small of the back Indicate a diseased condition of the Liver and Kidneys , which may bo easily removed by thn use of Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Halm. $1 per bottle. Kdward Fowler Hlrd , tun Warren conntv ( make er.idlerlio lives xt thn Shades of Dentil , .V. J. , has a llomlan hen tlint hn built her nest hluh up In an old wi/lnw trre. Tlio nest Is twentv-Mtvon feet from Itio ground , nud contains fourteen OKI ; * ) . Tlia \Varien county tanners suv they never heard of a hen mnklm ; hur nest In n tree before. Mr. Itlrd often ioes on top of his houte to look Into the nest. . The proposition to substitute electricity for the rope in CIISKH of capital punish ment elicits from the London Lancet the following observation : "It is most do- Nlrable to avoid casting a glamour of fas cination about the death penalty. I ft there not a peril of doing tins in the iru < pul.su to bo humanei"
