THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : . SATURDAY. * OCTOBER 8 , 1887. \ NEW PARTY IN NEW YORK The Personal Liberty League Forms a State Political Organization ! A MOVE AGAINST SUNDAY LAWS. Its Platform the I'rlvllogo of Open * ing Hnluoim Bumlajr Members to Oppose All Candidates Who Xlilnk Differently. Still Another Party , AI.IIANV , N. 1. , Oct. 7.-Tho personal llbertr party entered tlio Held of politics yesterday with a full state organization pro- iwred io take a hand In the coming election. The movement originated among the Gor man societies In tlie lareer cities who felt that tlio customs and habits peculiar to their race and generally observed in the Father land were Interfered with by the strict en forcement of the bunday laws. Mayor Hewitt's admission that ho thought the sa loons and beer itardens might without harm be opened at certain honn Sunday afternoons gave Impetus to the discussion , and has led to the organized effort to rwcuro the amendment of the laws eo as to permit the opening of the saloons be tween 2 p. in ; and midnight Sundays. There were about one hundred and fifty delegates present at the state conventionrepresenting , according tn the secretary's ( inures , 78,836 aembers of German societies , it Is the pur- pete of this organization to devote Its ener gies to securlnK the election of senators and nasomblymen who favor a "continental" Bunday. All candidates who refute to ex press their willingness to vote for the desired chance In the Sunday laws will be stoutly op posed. As the republican legislators have been the only nnoa Iti the past who hava voted to restrict the liquor traftic the demo crats are ready to Klve the movers of the por- eonal liberal party all possible encourage ment. Although It claims to bo non-partisan It rumored that Frederic Cook , the demo cratic candidate for secretary of state , who Is vice-president of thn Bartholomew Drew- Ing company , will endeavor to use the party to advance his Intcroits. At all events one of hh clerks was very active In to-day's pro ceedings. The Independents have nomi nated ex-Congressman John Swlnton for congress from Iho Nineteenth district. A BOUKUOX SPLIT. Cook County Democrats Nominate Hrpnrata J'lckcU. CIUCAOO , Oct. 7. I Special Telegram to the BKE.J To-morrow the convention called by the Cook county democratic club , of which Charley Kern Is president , will be hold. It will nominate fifteen county commissioners , one judge of thu supreme court and one la w- yerto nil the ofllceof states's attorney va cated by Mr. tirlnnell , This Is a bit of news which will be a surprise to many , even among the best posted politicians. As every body knows , the democratic party Is split up Into two factions , one led by the Uoudy- Urren-Judd crowd , or , In other words , the "flllk stocking" element. theotherboluK what is | known as the "short hair" party , with Charley Kern and the C'ook county demo cratic club at Us head. The political chasm that has loni ; yawned between these two wings of the same party seemed to be widening , but very recently an attempt was made to bridge over In the shape of a compromise engineered by Collector Soe- bergcr , Mike Ityan and a few others. Last night a conference was hold between the two factions , but It resulted In a disagreement all round , and to-day the split Is bigger ana wider than ever , nnd there will bo tuo demo cratic tickets In the Hold. The question of the selection of .Iudire dan's successor Is one of engrossing interest just now. Of course Chicago's citizens are mostly confident that no attempt will be made with any hone of possible success to oust Judge Gary from tlia judicial olllco which he has so long filled. Almost everybody one meets , who speaks of the election next fall , cays : 'There is no doubt about tlio judgeshlp , anv- how. Gary will succeed himself. " No douot thu overwhelming tide of public opinion Is for ( Jury , but there ore some ele ments of thu community working their level best against him. "I am aware , " said n well known lawyer to-day , "that the socialists have made overtures to the democratic party already , solely with the hope of knocking out Clary. I know whereof I speak when 1 say ley have olTered to accept any man whom thn democrats wish to name , provided only that It IS not Gary. If the latter party should be so utterly lost to their sense of duty to ward the community as to enter Into any such dicker for tlio sake of party victory It nay make things a little unpleasant , but It won't work , any way. for there Isn't a law yer in Chlcavo. I think , who would run In opposition to Uarj- . Besides this , 1 believe the democrats are bound bv the understand ing of last fall to support ( Jury this time. " COUUUPTION AT fUGET SOUND. Opium Admitted Duty Free Chinese Arriving in Droves. Foim.ANn , Ore. , Oct. 7. | Special Tele gram to the UKE. | Uecont Investigations Into the workings of the 1'uget Sound custom district has resulted In some startling developments , although the full details are not yet made public. The Investigation was aet on foot by Herbert F. Beecher acting as special agent of the treasury department and several Inspectors have been permitted to re sign. It has been an open secret for months that the grossest kind of frauds upon the custom house In the Sound district have been perpetrated almost openly until the smug glers nud tlwlr confederates became so em boldened that they scarcely tried to conceal their dolnes. All the provisions of the re striction act were virtually set aside and the Chinese came across the border In droves with as little trouble as though that act had never been passed by congress. It is a notorious fact that 1,000 certlllcatea which were to be issued under the law to outgoing Chinese , disappeared from the 1'orl Townsand custom house. These certificates were subsequently presented by Incoming Mongolians , who had never betore been in the country. An Immense quantity of opium has boon brought Into Portland which never had the stamp of the United States custom house upon It or paid a cent of duty. In many in stances Itcamo through nlth the collusion ol certain custom ollicurs belonging to this same district. Somu Idea of the magnitude of the trade may bo gained when it Is known * that In Victoria there are eleven opium cooking establishments where the crude opium Is prepared for Iho American market and It reaches the United Stains without r trifle of It paying duty. It Is chargext thai certain olllcluls who are in the ring have beer known , wherever a buinmrnt of the ilrus was expected along the bound , to send tlieli subordinates on some trivial errand. Whili they were away the vessels containing tin opium would be Inspected and passed. In \estleatlons are now going on which ma' ' result in making several more vacancies litho the customs service for I'uget Sound , but tli ring Is HO intluentlal that It will bo a dlflicul matter to break It up. IIUINEI ) BY A MU8KUAT. A MlnohleTOBi Hod on t Cnuica a Die tttrouB Flood in New Hampshire. NEW Yoiuc , Oct 7. A muskrat dug a hoi ! in the bank of a canal about a inllo abov Nashua , N. 11. , yesterday and caused a dig astrous Hood. The torrent swept away hit the woods , carrying trees and all wast around to the Nashua river behind. Th liver rapidly rose. Mills wer Immediate ! shut down and there Is no telling when the will resume work , as the damage will tak three weeks to repair. The Hood has throw 1,000 employes out of work for an iudeUuil period. Yellow Favor hpreiullnc. KEY WEST , Flo , Oct. 7. Passengers b steamers from Tampa to-nlghl conUrm t ) reports of the appearance and spr ad < yellow fever at that place. The details slui the situation to be grave. Up to last nlpl night thirty cases and four deaths were n ported. Gladstone is chary witli his utitograpl Au application only resulted in thu n coipt of n , lithograph on a poitnl can John Hrlcht Is inoru uood hiiiuorutt , bi lie must tip ni > i > ronclicu cnrulully. BPOUT1XU Racing t CINCINNATI , Oct. 7. There wai fine weather , an excellent track and a largo at tendance at Latonla to-day. Seven furlongs ; Monocrat won , Malaria second , Walker third. Tlrae-UMtf. One mile : Erebus won , Estrclla second , Chance third. Time-IMS. Five furlongs : Itambler won , lialanco second , Julia Miller third. Time 1:03H : > One mile and furlong : Dad and Sour Mash ran a dead heat. Macola , third. Time 1:50 : , In the run off Dad won. Time 1:60. : For two-year-olds , six furlongs : Macbeth II won , Benedict second , Hilly Plukcrton third. Tlme-llC ! f. Thn Jerome Park Meeting. JEUOME I' A UK , Oct. 7. Three-quarters mile : Mamie Hunt won , Stuyvestant second end , Sam Ilarper third. Time 1:17. Three-quarters mile : Belinda won , Omaha second , Joe Cotton third. Time 1:17 : , . Mile and sixteenth : lien All won , Aruudol second , Joe Cotton third. Time 1:53. : Mlln and eighth : Linden won , Hanta Rita second , Bassanlo third. Time 3 : ! ' 4f. Mlle ; Bralt won , Belmont second , Nettle third. Tlme-lMSX1. HtceplAchase , short course : Jim McOowan won , Goodteltow second , Van Cluso third. Time 3 ; W. _ St. Lioul8 tipeederp. ST. Louis , Oct 7. The attendance was large. a :20 : class , trot , purse 31,500 , divided : At lantic won. Williams second , Edwin 0 third. Longfellow Whip fourth. Best time 3 iltlK. aw : : class , trot , nurse 91,500 , divided : Wil lie D won , Lucy Walters second. Emulation third , Lexington fourth. Best time 330. ; National League Games. I'nii.AWEr.riiiA. Oct 7 The game between the Philadelphia and New York teams to-day resulted as follows : Philadelphia. . . . , . ! ) 50000000 5 New Vork . 0 00000230-5 Game called on account of darkness. Pitchers Cnsey and Tltcomb. Uase hits Philadelphia 10 , New York 10. Errors Phil adelphia S , New York 10. Umpire Powers. WASHINGTON , Oct 7. The game between the Washington and Boston teams to-day resulted as follows : Washington . 0 0130110 1 12 Boston . 0 00010000 1 Pitchers Gllmore and Conway. Base hits Washington 19 , Boston 6. Errors Washington 4 , Boston 5. Umpire Does- seller. PjTTsnuno , Oct 7. The eamo between the Pittsburg and Chicago teams to-day resulted as follows : PHUburg . 0 30041200 9 Chicago . 3 00000121 7 Pitchers McCormack and Ryan. Base hlts-Plttsbuiglfi , Chicago 17. Errors-Pitts- burg 0. Chicago A. Umpire Daniels. INDIANAPOLIS , Oct. 7. The came be tween the Indianapolis and Detroit teams to-day resulted as follows : Indianapolis . 1 00000100 2 Detroit . 0 00001001 2 Pitchers Uoyle and Baldwin. Base hits- Indianapolis 7 , Detroit 10. Errors Indian apolis 1 , Detroit 3. Umpire Valentino. Game called on account ot darkness. American Association. pHir.AnKrPHiAOct 7. The game between the Athletic and Brooklyn teams today resulted as followN : Athletics. . 1 0422001 0 10 Brooklyn . 0 00000030 3 Game called on account of darkness. ST. IX > UIB , Oct 7. The game between the St Louis and Cleveland teams to-day re sulted as follows : St Louis . 0 0321202 2 12 Cleveland . 0 02000000 2 NEW YortK , Oct 7. The game between the Metropolitan and Baltimore teams to-day resulted as follows : Metropolitan . 0 0130200 6 Baltimore . 0 0012120 0 Game called on account of darkness. Mysterious Doable Disappearance. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct 7. J. K. Qulgloy , his wife and D. E. Hunt arrived in Kansas City Sunday night from West Plains , Kas. They registered at the Pacific house Monday morning. ( Juigley started out with his wile , who was sick , to see a doctor. He said ho would return in loss tnan an hour. Neither he nor his wife have been hoard of siuco , and no trace of them can be found. Last February Qulzley and Hunt bought the West Plains ( Kas , ) Nuwa , a small weekly paper. They sold It to come to Kansas City to enter thn book publishing busi ness. Mrs. Qulgloy sold her farm at West Plains for $1,500 , and had the money on her person when she left the hotel Qulg loy himself had also seine money in his possession. Search at the depot failed to lincl the trunks which he brought along and for which ho held checks. Ills valises still remain at the hotel. There is no speculation that Qulgluv had dishonest motives in dis appearing , but foul plav Is supposed. Quigley came from Hartford , Conn. , where ho was considered an expert accountant lie opened the books of the Law Life Insurance association in tills city over four years ago. Ills friends have Instituted an active search for him. The Death Ilecord. , III. , Oct. 7. Captain John G. Mac , chief mustering ollicer of the Grand Army of the Ilupublic for the Department of Illinois , died quite suddenly to-dav. NKW YOKK , Oct. 7. Edward K. Ol ins tod. of the Journal of Commerce , and formerly of the Chicago Courant aud Times , died to-day , agedlitty-sevon. An aged colored man of Lawrence , Mich. , recently walked a distiinco of eighteen miles on a very warm day In order to accept of the present ot u huge watermelon. UHA.LI ESTATE TKANHFEKS. South Omaha Land company to Sarah J Hood , lot U In blk 135 ( n South Omaha , wd COO John F Hehtn and wife to Chnrlus Samuolaon , lot U In blk IS In Wll- cox'asecond add , wd 47. ' Frank I ) Mulr to Italph K Gay lord , power of attorney Minnie E Norrls to U11 MacDougall , Iot3 blk 20 In lioyd's add , w d 1.30C Henry Aiublor et al to Charles J Kou- erta et al. lots 31 and 23 In blk 4 In KcKennann place , wd 1,10C Charles J lloberts ot nl to Mary Jane HlaUo , the undivided yt Interest Inlets lots 21 nnd 32 in bile 4 In Eekermann placo. wd 1.25C S o Curtis and wife to GV Hopper et al , lots In blk 4 In Uelvldere , w d. . . . ( XX Fred Manss et al toMnx Lonz , lot 30 In Dlk 18 In second addition to llodford place , w d 75 X ( James E Ulley and wife to ( It'orge W Hricus. jr , lot IS In J J Itedlck's sub dlv of lots 54 and 55 In T E nosers' platof Oklohoma w d 1,4X ( John li Plorson and wile to Henry W Hopkins , lots 4 and 0 In 1'ler.son's sun dlv ot sW of H\V' and the wjtf of sotf of seetion 15-tr ) 12 w d 2,501 John lj McCauue and wife to Ser- wood 1) Lllllman , lot G blk 4 In West Cumlngstadd w d CO Julius 1'evcko to Napoleon Apple.lot 0 In Van Denran Place w d 72 ; Minn Ki-lbv to W I' OUR , lots 18 and 1'J blk 3 In Kust & Sclby's add to South Omaha d 1,00 Jacob O Uunlse and wife to John J Toms , lot 4 blk 5 in Denlsu add w d. W EdIUia U Corbett to Samuel U John son , the nH of section 13-10-0 q c d. . Total trausfers. . 512.81 * ? IIU1LUINU ro 3- The following building permits were Issue 3to to by Superintendent Whltlock yesterday : te Jefferson Bailey , two-story frainestoro .10 and Hats , Twenty-seventh and ly Blonde , to cost . S 1OC M Konnuse. one-story frame cottage , py ke Miami , uear Thirty-seventh , to cost C4 kem Eiuenu Purdy , frame barn , W ) Norm toby Tweiity-tifth , to cost. . . . li J 11 Van Cluster , two -story frame block of tenements , Leavouwortlu near Twenty-lir ttq cost . 7M by Alfred lllam , one-story frame cottage , Ohio , between Twentieth andTnou- he ty-linit , to cost . SC > ofv Five permits aggregating. . . . S 9,5' lit e- Hooina Wanted. AU persons having rooms to rent noi > wcuk to visiting Knights of Pythias wl confer a fnvor by sending at once the : uilress | , with price and number they ca lit nocommodato , to 11. J. Wells , 1218 lln ney street. "araMM * * POLITICAL MATTKUB. PIIWTVAHD KEI-UBLICAN9. The First ward republican club hold a largo ami enthusiastic nicotine last night and considerable business of Importance was transacted. A committee of twenty fire was appointed to secure a full roijls- tration ot the republican voters ot the ward , and also n comnuttoo to draft by laws for the government of tlio club. The next meeting will bo hold on Friday evening next. 1IIIUUWARD DEMOCHAT3. On account of some misunderstanding about the time of meeting , there was not a quorum of the Third ward democratic club present last evening at the city hall , and the meeting had to bo postponed. FOUIlTfl WAUI > OKMOOHATS. The Fourth ward democratic club hold n meeting last night at U. Schmitz- bcrger'M store , 410 South Fifteenth street. There was a small turnout. The follow ing delegates were chosen to represent the ward In the county convention next Monday : D. C. Patterson , U , Engleman , F. J. Bothwick , P. E. Scabrook , Louis Ilcimrod , W. J. Mount , > V. A. L. Gibbon , J. J. O'Connor. P. . Suabrook nnd Philip Andrcss were nominated for justices of the peace , and C. W. Finn and N. Mc.ilis for cpn- stnblcs. The committee appointed for thnt pur pose reported the purchase of a banner costing $30 , to be used the day of Cloro- land's reception. The motto on the banner is ; "Fearless in thu discharge of his duties. " The report was accepted. Considerable time was consumed in discussing the fitness of naming the club's choice for the ofllce of county judge , but it was finally decided undem ocratic to make any such tie-up of the delegates. AMUHKMENT8. or "KEKP IT DAUK , " AT "Keep It Dark" is a howling suiioc&s , both us regards the manner in which most of it is received by the audience , us also the manner in which the actors uor- forrn their part. It is a dramatic fright , and its characters are stage monstrosi ties. No person who aims to not could find a place In the piece. Out then , for flomo unknown reason , alleged to be a desire to indulge in a laugh , such plays are iu demand. "Keep it Dark" is in demand , though this assertion need not be denied even the light of day. It was in demand to the -extent of a full house last night , and will bo in demand again for another big house to-night. The leading light of all the lights in the piece is Mr. Bryant. The next unnatu ral is Miss Lizzie Richmond , who pays more attention toan imposing form and a prodigious tram than to anything else. Miss Julia Wilson , Joshua Whitcomb's Tot of other days , is pleasantly enter taining. though by no moans great. Mat inee tuts afternoon. Catching a Scnlpcr. The association ticket brokers of St. Louis , says the Globe-Democrat , are still grappling with the problem of mushroom rivals , who have come In for a share of the immense business done by the scalp ers for the past two weeks. Yesterday Chairman 11. A. Guinzburg received from OmMia the first nllidavit sent hero in re sponse to the circular culling upon asso ciation broKnrs throughout the country to aid in obtaining redress for defrauded passengers. It is sworn before an Omaha notary public by a man named Bcall , of Wheeling W. Va. , who testifies that hay ing purchased a ticket of n firm of non- association brokers.doing business in St. Louis , and receiving a rebate on J. J. Philbln , an association broker of Oniiiha , the draft was re fused by the latter on the ground that he had not given the maker authority to draw on him. In conformity to the rules of the association , Philbin would have nothing whatever to do with the ticket presented by Beall , refusing to touch it at any price. The alliaavit was accordingly made out and subscribed to , aud was received here .yesterday . , to gether with the refused ticket and the dishonored draft. In the absence of Chief of Police Iluobler , Mr. Guinzburg placed the testimony in the hands of the former's secretary , with the request that the chief have the amount of the draft refunded , and that precaution bo taken to prevent a repetition of a like occur rence. The collector has issued licenses to all applicants who have desired per mits to open brokers' ollicos , bond hav ing been given , and the association men profess indignation that more care is not takou that some of the recipients do not transact an illegitimate business. There is said to bo a strong possibility that criminal proceedings cannot be instituted in the case referred to , owing to the ab sence of Beall. Army News. Thn secretary of the Army co-operative fire association , oflico at Fort Lenvon worth , Kansas , reports that the follow ing oflicors have joined the association during the week ending October G Lieutenant Irons , Twentieth infantry Lieutenant Stottlor , Tenth infantry Lieutenant Varnum , Seventh cavalry Captains Coonoy and Cusack , Ninth cavalry ; Lieutenants Emmet nnd Sto vene , Ninth cavalry ; Lieutenants Srailej and Summorhnycs , Eighth infantry Captain Unbcock and Lieutenant Hell ingur , Fifth cavalry ; Lieutonnnt Emory Eleventh infantry ; Major Adams and Captain Bradley , Twenty-Ilrst infantry Captain Crampton , medical department , District Court Doing ? . E. A. Lcighton filed u suit in the dis tnct court yesterday against S. S. Curtii for the recovery ot * 910.78 duo on i promissory note. ) The First National bank tiled actioi against Charles P. Birkott , Mary A Birkett , C. C. Millard and John A.Wako field. It was for the foreclosure of : mortgage taken by the plaintiff as secur ity for a promisor ? note amounting ti $1,410. Messrs. Millard and Wakoliek have n lien on the mortgaged property and the petition asks that their claim 01 the property be lirst considered. All A round the World. The "All Around the World" circl 00 hold Us monthly meeting Thursday oven ing. It was A very enjoyable affair , th programme consisting of music , essay and recitations which elicited hearty nt 1 platiao. New by-laws and a coustitutlo 11 were adopted. An instrumental trie composed of two banjos and a guita played by Messrs. Gullunbcck , Mangoli and Edwards , rendered a fine waitAd journmoiit was taken till next month. KxompteU Oy the CommUslonora. too R The county commissioners held n nice ing yesterday anil passed the followiu no resolution : 150 That It Is the sense of this board that Dotif las county herewith exempt the Frnmon IBU. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad from a ) expense of grading a crownir at what known as "Bates' crossing. " except 8iM which the said railway herewitU agre ) t 00 pay toward grading said crossing ; saia cros Ing , being on , south side. fit southwest oni fourth of section 21 , township 10 , range 12. a I > lBtlnKnlBhea"llBllroa < l Parly. xt President Chauncoy M. Dopow an 111 Messrs. Cornelius and Fred Yaudorbi ! sir W. S. Woeb , superintendent of the Wui an nor Sleeping Car company , a number t thn directors of the Now York Centra nnd several ofllccrs of the Vnndorbi system of roads are expected to arrive In Omaha Monday 6Vo'r the Chicago1 , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha. From hero they will go diroc , } . to St. Louis nnd thence by the Boo Line to Cleveland , thence over the ILMo Shore and JSuw York Central back to-York. Conntjr Cldrk'n Report. Tlio following report will bo presented at the meeting of t'ujo county commission ers to-day by County Clerk Nocdliam * Fees collected , as per Jntl report. . . .81U.49.5.25 Fees collected from dcWs this quar ter. I. - 2,814.90 Fees collected from hiuitirages this quarter .v. > ' . 2 , < w7.w ! Fees collected from miscellaneous this quarter i1. ' . 1,011).85 ) Total foes collected first second and third quarters.ltM7. $25,975,33 ArreMcd Tor Itnporinnatlnitan Oflloer. A warrant has btsen Issued for the ar rest of K. C. Johnson on the charge of impersonating an ofllcor on the 10th day of August. Pretending to bo a United States marshal , ho took Charles Paulson , of this city into custody , nnd robbed him of over $100. Since then Johnson ( led to unknown parts. Char nrt Witb Hrrtuotlon. Solomon Knight , a railroader living on thn comer of Eleventh ana Williams streets , entered complaint against Sam Sheoloy yesterday , charging him with seducing Knight's daughter , Kflio. She is a bright , nweot-looktng school girl of fifteen years , and Shooiey la a married man of thirty. i , A Pleasant Party. Miss McKenny entertained a select number of friends at her residence on Seventh street Thursday evening. Music and games interspersed with enlivening conversation added to the enjoyment of the occasion , Brevities. The bank clearances yesterday were 1430,880.19. Yesterday's internal rovonun collec tions amounted to flO.437.OD. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons , of Kenowsha , Wls. , are enjoying a visit with Mr. and ' Mrs. Joseph U. Clnrkson , of this city. The men will not begin excavating the basins at Florence until next week. UD to this time the business has been clearing the ground getting ready for the winter's work. The 1'lattdcutscher vercin will give their annual ball in Germama hall this evening. The Metropolitan club will have their opening ball October 25 at their hall. Louis Kittson , son of Commodore Kitt son , of St. Paul , nnd Charles S. Weaver were in town yesterday. They are on their way to Laramie , Wyoi , whore Mr. Kittson is to bo wedded to an estimable young lady , and Mr. Weaver is to bo best man. Leather Froit luraan Skin. . Philadelphia News. ; 1 remember that two or three years ago I incidentally re ferred to a prominent physician of this city wearing shoes made from the skin of negroes' Ho still aXlllcres to that custom , insisting that the tahrjed hide of an Afri can tnukes the mosli'onduring ' and the most pliable leather lnown to man. Only last week L < met him upon the street with a brandnow ) pair of shoes. I looked at his foot wear , as 1 always do his pedal coverings have an irresistible fascination for moaml said with a smile , "Is the dp.wn-trodo.cn African still beneath your' , ! feet ? " In the most matter-of-fact wayand without the shadow of a smile ho answered , " 1 suppose you mean toiuquire'if ' I stil ) wear shoes made of the skin of'.a ' 'negro. I certainly do , aud 1 don't propqSa changing iu that respect until I Hnd n leather that is softer and will last longer and present a better appearance. I have no sentiment about this matter. Were I Southerner in the American sense of that word 1 might be accused of being actuated by u race prejudice. But 1 am a foreigner by birth , although now an American citizen by naturalization. I fought in the rebellion that the blacks might ne freed. I would use a white man's skin for th < 3 same pur pose if it were sufficiently thick , and if any ono has n desire to wear my epider mis upon his feet after I have drawn my last breath he has my anto-mortcm per- missiou. " Tlio doctor's shoes always exhibit a peculiarly rich lustrousness in their black ness. He assures me that they never hurt his feet. The now pair ho was using whan I last saw him emitted no creaking sounds and appeared as comfortable as though they hud boon worn a month. Their predecessors , he told mo , had been in constant use tor eight months. He obtains the skin from the bodies of no- grocs which have been dissected iu one of our big medical colleges. The best leather is obtained from the thighs. Thu soles are formed by placing several lay ers of leather together. Tim skin is pre pared by a tanner at Womelsdorf , six teen miles from Reading. The shoos are fashioned by a French shoemaker of this city , who Knows nothing of the true char , acter of the leather , but who often won ders at its exquisite smoothness and says that it excels the finest French calfskin , do not for a moment think that this doc tor presents an exceptional case of one who puts the human skin to a practical use. Medical students frequently dis play a great variety of articles iu which the skin or bones of some dissected mor tal has been gruesomely utilized and in ; bursts of generosity they sometimes pre sent these to their friends , who prize them highly. Ono of the dudcst dudes m town carries n match safe covered with a portion ot the skin of a beautiful young woman who was found drowned iu the Delaware river : It still retains its natural color. Another young man with whom I am acquainted carries a cigar case made of negro skin , a ghastly skull and cross bones appearing on one side in relief. One of the best Known surgeons in this country , who resides in this city , has n beauti ful instrument case entirely covered with leather made from an African's skin. A yaung society ladyof this city wears a beautiful pair of dark' Bliopers , the re markable lustrousmtaspf whose leather invariably excites tup .lulniiration of her friends when they sqe them. The young doctor who presented tuom to her recently returned from on extended foreign tour , and ho told her that he had purchased them from a Turk in Alexandria and lo that he did not know what sort of leather they were made of , but he supposed it 10 was the skin of sonto\v'1ld ; animal. Asa matter of fact , the akin came from a ysp negro cadaver which jinco was prone on p- u Jefferson College dissecting table , and in tbo leather was prepared in Womelsdorf. , The rosettes on the slippers were deftly r fashioned from the itygro's kinky hair. Id O. II. I/owes audiiQcorKO 101 lot. llooert Buchannii Hi A Look Hound Literature : Conceive Ja little , narrow- shouldered man of between forty and it- iifty. with long , straight hair , a magni- licotit forehead , dark yet brilliant eye ? , anil a manner full of alertness and Intel * IB- loctual grace. This was George Le cs , All whom Douglas Jarrold hn.ii rmco stigma' AllIs ti/.cd as "the Ugliest man in London , " Is ) nverrij : ; > nt the same time that ho had , caused the chimpanzee in the zoological pardons to die "out of jealousy , because tncre existed close by a creature more hideous than himself. " But George Lowes , though not an Adonis , was certainly not uuly. The great do nd fecU of his face wore the coarse , nl It , most sensual mouth , with Its protruding * teeth partly covered by a bristly mous tache , and the small , retreating chin of but when his face liirhtcd up , and hi ; eyes sparkled , und tint mouth Outran its lit ' eloquent difoourbo , every imperfection was forgotten < Conceive , next , the tenth muse , or sibyl , lounging In nn armchair , and shading her face idly with a hand- screen ; a powerful looking middle aged woman , with n noticeable nose nnd chin , a low forohoada fre.sh complexion , and full and very mobile mouth. Dress , on this occasion , a nlainly cut , tight ) fitting dress of blue cashmere , fas tened nt the throat with a ca meo brooch. This was "Mawrlan Evans , " as Cnrlylo called her , t'.io George Eliot of the novels. She realized in face aud form the description I after ward gave to her iu the "Session of the Poets'1 : "George Eliot gazed on the company boldly , With the 11 HUM of a sylph and the head oC John Locke I" I had boon particularly struck by her resemblance to Locke's well known portrait trait engraved as a frontispiece to the "Essav. " At that time her liguro was graceful to elegance , When 1 last saw her , shortly before her husband's death. e\\o \ \ stooped painfully as she walked , and were nn old-fashioned crinoline. Flesh Turned Into Stonn. Correspondence Milwaukee Journal : Dakota is trulv a marvelous and wonder ful country. Not only wonderful in min eral and agricultural resources , but it abounds in geological formations that af ford constant surprise nnd study for the student in this most interesting Mlonoo. The bad lands , located seventy miles southeast of this point , have no equal on this continent as a receptacle for petri factions of amphibious animals. The pe culiarity of the soil transforms flesh Into stonet his power is not only confined to the bad lands , but exists in many localities in the lilack Hills , A case has just come to the knowledge of your cor respondent that has neyer been made public , and proves that many bodies burled m the Hills have turned to stone. The case at hand is thnt of a little son of Mr. Eugene Holcomb , n prominent citi zen of Rapid City. Some years ago the boy died and was buried in a spot not set aside for general burying purposes. When the city grew and a ccruetcry was selected Mr. Holcomb had a large monument ment erected , nnd the departed disin terred. The family expected when the shovel of the grave-digger reached the casket it would need replacing and had made preparations to that end. The co 111 n was reached and as the man endeavored to place a rope underneath to twist it to the surface ho was surprised at its great weight. Thinking it was the narrow , con tracted hole that reduced his strength , made several more efforts , but only moved it a few inches , and was com pelled to call for aid. Two men suc ceeded in placing the rope about the casket , nnd with a hard pull it was brought to the surface. An examination followed , and upon the deceased being revealed it was found that the body had turned , not us scripture says : "Dust thou art and to dusl returnest , " but into solid rock. From a gentleman who was pres ent nnd whoso word can bo relied upon , it was learned that 'the parents easily recognized the child. The body had as sumed a dark brown color , the features slightly shrunken , and he compared It with the appearance of n mummy. The eyebrows and hair were of a lighter hue , while the hands looked perfect. It was the most singular sight he had over wit nessed , nnd only the most sensitive feel ings of the parents kept the matter from the newspaper columd" . The body was again interred , and now rests peacefully in the family iot for aught wo know. The strange transformation of this body is not the only instance recorded. The few number of dead removed Las not af forded an opportunity to learn how com mon nn occurrence this may be , but learned gentlemen tell me that when Ga briel blows his bugle , or the disinterring of bodies becomes necessary in the Black Hills country , many bodies will be found ! turned to stone. The other instance re lated is that of Wild Bill , murdered in Deadwood by Jack Call ton years ago. Bill was buried on the mountain side nud , the building of residences compelled the unearthing of his bones. What was the surprise of his tricnds when they discov ered that the famous frontiersman was a solid stone petrified. This revelation may appear strange to eastern readers , but hero it is an open secret. English and American NewsGatlierers Saturday Review : The average Eng lish reporter trusts far too much to short hand. When he gets on a largo daily ho is apt to become a more note-taking ma chine , and ho is treated and esteemed as such. The result is that when there comes among reporters n man who can write "out of his own head , " no use is made of his capacity. The chief reporter simply uses him as a machine , and the man , if ho bo of any stamina , retaliates by getting himsnlf removed from the reporting stall to tome other department. Then when the occasion comes that a reporter is wanted to write original copy ho is either not there , or he lacks the facility that comes from practice. The American reporter is different. In many cases he would bo unlit to take his ' 'turn in the gallery" or at a large public meet ing where the paper sends a corps for a five-column verbatim report. His short hand is shaky and , like David Copper- field's , a puz/le to himself. But ho can go to a meeting and write a half-narra tive and half-critical report , containing not only the main facts , but n score of little gossipy items and comments that people like to read. He can be told to "go down to the depot and make a column about the new boss" a com mand at which the average Eng lish reporter would stare helplessly. Finally , ho can be requested to go and get some newu , and ho will go and got it. His English confrere never heard such a command , and has no knowledge that anything ever happens save such antici pated events as are daily entered in ad vance in the chief reporter's engagement book. It is only a few months ago thnt a Jewish theater in London was the scene of a dreadful loss of life at quite an early hour of the night , and next day not n solitary line about it appeared in any London morning newspaper. The manager of the theater had omitted to send notice lo the reporters that a catastrophe was to happen. Sentenced to no Sliced. North China Herald : Ma-ssu and Ma Jen-k'uol were two brothers who lived in the Yun-ch'eng district. The older , Ma Jen-k'uol , was a hot-tompored , good-for- nothing sort of a follow , who was con tinually borrowing money and articles from his younger brother , and either helped himself or made a row if ho met with any feigns of refusal. Ono day ho sent his son to Ma-ssu for the lorn of some money , and being refused the youngster attempted to make oil' with a cooking pan , but was stabbed by nis uncle and obliged to go without it. The father vowed that he would have vengeance , if ho should burn his younger brother's whole household. This made the latter determined to got rid of his elder brother as soon as an opportunity ollored. Ma Joii-k'uol was ridinir ono day on a donkey toafairijitho noiffhbor- hood , and , disinclining on the wav , > at lQS"i to hnve a smoke. Thu younger brother , who bad followed him. rushed up nnd dealt him several fatal thrusts with a knife. Ho then led away the donkey , sold it to some unknown person , am ! returned homo with the price wrapped up in n saddle-cloth. The authorities posted notices giving a description of the dress and nppeuruneo of the deceased , and his murrlud dnugh- 'ter , having como across one of them , came to tlio conclusion that the mur dered man must bo her fathor. and wont to see her Uncle Ma on the subject. On being questioned. Ma got jlurricd and gave contradictory answers , but his niece had not evidence enough to charge him with the crime. Being afraid that the saddle-cloth would betray him he wont to bury it in the family cemeteryand was detected by his niece , who happened at the moment to bo sweeping the graves. The case was not considered to bo fully established nt first , but after repeated trials the facts as given above were clearly proved and have been confirmed by the man's own confession , lln has been sentenced to death by the slicing process , iu accordance with the lay ap plicable to the case of a person who murders a senior in ycara related to him within the second degree of mourning. Chinese Mythology. Pak Qua ! in San Francisco Examiner : The outline history of thu idol which the Chinese were celebrating these few days in this city is as follows : This god or idol , called Sal San Pak Sek Tow Wong , was n man full of virtue nnd renown. Hn was the principal advisor in over throwing the Chun dynasty , and he was also the iuauguralor of the lion dyniisty , which succeeded ( the Chun. During the rclgu of the first emperor of the lion dynasty Tow was appointed prime turn- star. Tow was his title name , while his given inroo was Chan Ping , Chan the surname , L'lng the given name , aud Wing Chlng ho tribal name , but they called him the Sal Sau Pak Sek Tow Wong , which ncans "the god of the whlto-stouo nioun- ain on the west. " So Chan Ping is the proper name , and any Chinaman who belongs to the Chan family has n perfect right to claim him us his ancestor. It la impossible to find his age , but from the year In which the Hon dynasty was established to the prcscut la 3,31)0 ) years While Chan Ping was yet In ofllco the emery died aud left a young widowed empress , the most beautiful woman in the land. Now Chan Ping was also a very hand some man some say the handsomest in in all China and soon his appearance excited the love of the empress widow. When Chau Ping became aware of the improper affection of the empress , what do you suppose ho did ? He mutilated tiis face before ho entered court. Chan Ping was a man of righteousness ana of virtue , nnd during his term of office the country was most prosperous , and when lie died the people all thought that ho must surely have gone above to be a god of heaven , to assist the Almighty in send- ne blessings to earth. At lirst his image was set up by indi viduals , and the worshippers prospered , and others , seeing how much good Chan Ping was able to do , did the same thing , so that now , at this time , the whole country is pretty well tilled with thous ands of his shrines. Beware of Scrofula Scrofula Is probably more gcner.il than any other disease. It U Insidious in character , and manifests Itself In running sores , pustular eruptions , trails , swellings , enlarged Joints , abscessessore eyes , etc. Hood'fSariaparllU expels all trace of ncrofula from thu blood , leaving It pure , enriched , and healthy. "I was severely afflicted with scrofula , and over a year had two running sores on my neck. Took five bottles Hood's Sarsaparilla , aud am cured. " C. E. LovBJor , Lowell , Mass. C. A. Arnold , Arnold , He. , had scrofulous sores for seven years , spring and fall. Hood's Sai sa parllla cui cd liliii. Salt Rheum Is ono of the most disagreeable diseases rausod by Impure blood. It Is readily cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla , the great blood purifier. William Spies , Elyrla , O. , suffered greatly from crjslpelas and salt rheum , caused by handling tobacco. At times his hands vould crack open nnd bleed. Ho tried various prep arations without aid ; finally took Hood's Sir- saparllla , and now says : " I nm entirely well. " "My son had salt rheum on Ids hands and on the calves ot his legs. Ho took Hood'i Barsaparllla and Is entirely cured. " J. U. fitanton , IK. Vernon , Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggist ] . Jt ; tr for j5. Madoonly by C. I. HOOD * CO .Apothecaries , Lowell , Mais. IOO Doses One Dollar TYLER DESK CO ST. LOOTS , MO. DESKS , BASK CO BAKE. 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Yeari of Untold Misery nnd Pain Re lief ' Lait An Interesting Interview Olher Items , Etc. Tlio subject of this notice , Mrs. Kutlo Swnn , wltttot llackmnn Kitffon * Swnn , well and rn rorablr known In St I'&ul. won found at her iiomo. No. 18 Rnst Ninth street , by a report ur , who wont there after nn Item , Imviup ; boon told she wai sulToring untold misery fromsomo CHUM or other. The door of the mansion opened when thn mother of Mrs , Swnn np- nnnred. In rriponio to tbo query a * to whether Mrs , Kuirene Hwnn llvod there , thn loportor WHS % cry klndiy Inrltvd Into the purlor , and seated. Mrs. 8. wnsspnt for , and upon arrival [ hndcrlbo saw at a itlanua that she did not look Ilko as If she wns a KreAt sulTcror. Upon boiuir inked in regard to the rcnort she rttpllod , "Yes. I have sutTorod Intho worst form. About a year n < ro I contracted a flight cold , It not hot ter nnd 1 thouirht woll. Then I bcffan to dis co \ or piling ever my eye nnd through my bond. My oftr uched mo nearly all the timo. There an a ringing uoUo In my head , after awhile 1 found i cotir.n NOT nrit In ono of my cars. I beramn nlnrmod. Then n nor\ ( ins fear oiorlookmo aud 1 full very l > ml. tmlrcd 1 may ear miserable : could not lloev ' MRS. KATIE 8WA.V. had no nppotlto ; was dull mid bad a constant tired feelmir : never seemed to gel rested : wiu very restleM ul night , and very seldom. If ever , KQt to sleep tioforo morning- : wus niplJIy irrovrlnif worse nil the time. I tried tobellovo In every klud of tmlonl luedlolno mat was rec ommended. Hnd pli)8lcluns uiuuilno mo and treat mo. but obtained no bonolll. Peeing Drs. McCoy * Henry's advertisement In the papers , Iiusbnnd told mo to consult them , which 1 did , placing mneir under their care nt onoo , I be- RBII to Improve from the start and gained rnp- idly In wuucbt , health and strength , until to-day you eo rau robunt and lienrty. and I know thnt through Dm. McCoy & Honrjr'a treatment I am entirely woll. " Mrs. Sirnn will fully corroborate oTorythlnir mentioned to these doubting it , and will most cheerfully endorse the doctors. CATARUII DESCRIBED. Tftc tf j/w ; touts Attending That Dis ease tt'htch Leads to Con sumption. When cntnrrh has 6X13104 In the head and the upper purl of the throat for uny lonxtti of time tie patient living In u district whore people uro subject to ciitart hid infection and the dis ease baa been lea uncuipd , the cnturrh invari ably , sometimes slowly , extends down the windpipe and Into the bronchial tubes , which tubeRconror the ir to th different ptrtsor the lungs. The tubes become adoctttd from the swelling and the mucous arising from cata rrh , and , in so mo instances , become plugged up. BO that the nlr cannot get In HS fruolynsit should. Hhortnoss of hrcntli follows , and the put lent breather with laborond dlllirulty. In ollhorcnsB tnore is a sound of crackling' and wheezing Inside the chost. M this dtago of thodHoasetlie brouthlngls usually inoro rapid than when In heiilth. 'Jho pntlimt has nlso hot dnshos ever \\\i \ body. The puln which uocompanlos this condition is of n dull characterfelt In the chest , boliind the breast bone , or under the bhouldor hlndo. Tlio pain may como und go hut fendaj a and then bo absent for several othuis. The cough that occu.ru In the first stages of In onchlul catarrh Is diycomo3on nt Inturvala , hacking fn chnnu- tor , and is iisunlly nio t tioubloHOmo In the morning on rising , or going to bed at night nnd It may bo In the Orst evidence of the disouso ex tending Into tbo lungs. Sometimes there nro flts of coughing Induced by the tough mucus so violent us to cause vom iting. Later on the mucus that is raised , is found to contain omull particles of yulloir mut ter , which Inrtlrntrmhm the iraall tulips In the lungs are now nffecti'd. With this there aio ottim stieahs of blood inl.xedntlh the mucus. In some cnsc1 * the pntlunt becomes very pale , has lever , nnd expectorates before any cough iippoarh. In some cosed sranl Imagsoi of choosy sud- stance are spit up , which , when pressed between - twoon the lingers , emit u bnd ndor. In other cases , particles of a hard , chalky nature aio spit up. The raising of cheesy or chnlky lumps Indicate serious mlslilflf at work In the lungs. In Home citt.es catarih will oitund into Iho lungs In u few weeks ; In other cases U inuy bo montlm , und oven vcnrs.boforu the il house at tacks the lutipf , sudiciontly to ciuso serious In terference with the Konend honlth. When the dl < o ce tins developed to such n point the pa tient Is t-ald to nave outurrhNl consumption. With bionchial cntnrrh thaio is moroorloits fever which dllTors with the different parts of the day slight in thu morning , higher In the nltornoon and ovnnlnir. Sometimes diarln. the day the patient hag a creeping , chilly sensation , which may last from half an hour to nil hour , the surfnco of the body tooling dry and hot. During the night , near the morning , there mar bo sweats. Buch sweats are known na night sweats. The pulse Is usually more rapid than normal and the patient loses llosh and strength. A fresh com li all that U needed at this point to develop rapid consumption. Iu soiuo Instances the pntlont loses strength nnd llosh slowly Tbo muscles gradually wnsto away. Then the patient gradually rognlns some of his strength , only to lose it again. , , , . . , _ A weak stomach und n dislike for food , which sopmsto hnvolost Its Insto. cuuson the patient tothlnkhohnsiidjseufoor the stomach Instead ot the lungs. With these diarrhoea usually oc curs , nnd there Is some disturbance of the kid- noys. In bronchial catarrh thn volco often bo- oomos weak , husky nnd ronrso.There is a burning pain In throat , with difficulty In swal lowing. SXCEXING CATAKKII. What It Means , How It Acts , ami What It In. You 8HOC70 when you get up In the meaning , you try to snooro your nose off every time you nro exposed to the lenht draft of nlr. You have a fullness over the front of the forohund , and the nc.so fools as It there wns n plug In each nostril which you cannot dislodge. You nlow j our nose -111111 your rars crack , but It don't do uny good , and the only result Is that you suc ceed in getting upnory rod nose , and you o trntnto the lining mombrnno of thai organ Ihutyou nro unable to urentho through It nt nil. This U n correct mid not oiordrnwu plctino of im acute attack of catarrh , or 'Snoozing t'ntarrh" us It mcallod. Now , wlmtdoos this condition Indicate ? First , ncoldthat causes mucus lo bo poured out by the glands In the nose ; then those diseased glands nro nttnoked by swarms of little germs th cittnirh KOI m that lloiit In the alrlnn locality where the disease Is prevalent. Thoao iinlmiilculiio. In tholi rlforts to tlnil n lodgment , In It ate Hie tiinrtltlvo momlirnno lining the none nnrt nnttiro undertakes to rid horsolt of thorn by producing n nt of snoo/lng. , , , , When the nose Incomes Illlod with thickened and d Incased mucus the natural channels for the Introduction of nlr Into the lutiirs Is Inter fered with , and the person so ollctnd must breathe through the mouth , nnd by such means the throat becomes parched nnd dry , snoring Is produced , Hnd then the cntarrhal diftouso gums ready access to the throut and lungs. lungs.DOCTOR J.CresapM'Coy Late of Bellevue Hospital , N.Y" AM > DOCTOR Columbus Henry Ma\nOtlccs ! 310-311 RAMGE BUILDING Cor. 15th and Harnoy Stroota Omaha , Neb. Where nil curable CHIPS nro Iron to-1 with sue- CUM. lluillcul diKftixoH treated skilfully. Con. Hiimptlun , llnght'H DIVM4U , Dyspnpsla , Ithou- mutism , and nil NCUVUUH DISHAtilH. All dl- Boni-cspouinlurto the BOIUS u ( specialty. OA- TAUHII CIIHKO , CUNbllljTATJON at olTlcoor by mull Jl. Olllto hours : U to II a.m. ; U1 to ! p.m. ; 7 to. Up. m. Hutidari Included. CorioapoiuJunie result us prompt attention. MIIIIJ dltUW8 ) uro treated successfully by Ur McCoy through thn mall * , and It U thus poul bio for IhoiMi uniibloto make alourner U ) ob tain HiicctBttiil lioup tul treatment at theli homes No loticrx answered unlodx accompa- lilcil liy lo liinanjps. , , . AihliusRAlllettuii in Drs. McCoy ft IlenrJ Unonis JliJnndUll Itamgo llulldlnifJmnhi ( , N ,