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6 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , FEBHUARY 15. 1868. THE DAILY BEE , COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE NO. 12 , I'UAIlb BTIUJKT Delivered by carrier in any part of the city at twenty cento per w * k. II. W TILTON. . . . - Manager. TlJl.BPltONKS ! ITi IKKS Orricr , No. 4.1. NKIIIT KniToii No. 2) . MINOR MHNTIO.V. DN. V. Plumbing Co. New spring goods nt Roller's. New lot of rubber shoes nt Adorns. Monov ' to loan on Improved city prop erty by'W. S. Cooper , l.lOMnin htrcct. Permit to wed wus yesterday given to Willinm A.OsbornnndSudioK. llyerly , botb of this county. Special f-erviccH arc being held at the Ovorton mission and they are proving successful as well UB intcrebtlrur. The board of trndo , nt its meeting last night , passed n resolution urging Coun cil men Wells and Metzgar not to resign their beats in the council. The republicans are to form a club , and a call for that purpose IH issued , the meeting to be held in Sapp & 1'ubcy's law ofllco next Monday evening. The number of visitors to the public library during the past month reached HJj05. There were 2,44 ! ) books taken out of the library during the same time. Clias. Athcrton's stable , on Fourth Btrcot , was visited by thieves , who stole his horbC , but the animal got away from them and was recaptured by the right ful owner. A committee composed of reliable citi zens will open and read answers to Adams' dilemma puzzle and award the prize to the winner at Boston boot and shoe store. 417 Hroadway , at 70 : ! ! to night. Admission free ; reserved seats same price. Memorial services in memory of Rob ert Hunter will be held next Sunday at Tabor. Mr. Hunter had many friends in this city , and his death at Colorado Springs , about a week ago , was a bad tun-prise. The body was buried at the Springs. Leo. the six year old bon of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Urowtel , died at the home of his parents , iliJ" First avenue , ut - a. m. yesterday. The funeral services - vices will bo hold at the homo at 9 o'clock this morn ing , Father McMenomy ofliciating. Ernest Smith was walking along Broadway near Pearl street yesterday afternoon when he discovered right at his feet an elegant gold watch and chain , evidently dropped by home lady. Later in the day he found the owner , Miss Laura Brcnneman , to whom the prop erty was returned. John II. Nichols and Sarah A. Henny were joyfully joined on Monday even ing , Rev. G.'W. Crofts officiating. The ceremony wns performed at the residence of J. J. Krainoy , in tlxp presence of a Miiall company of invited guests. Among the pleasant features of the entertain ment were some renditions of select passages from Shakespeare by Mr. Krainoyand Mr. W. R I'atton. 1) . K. II. Griminornmnn was called in the superior court ycbterduy morning to answer to the crime of larceny. The crime alleged is the taking of wood , val ued at 91 , from the coal and wood yards of D. B. Gleason. The defendant asked for trial by jury , which right the court recognized , but from the fact that the jury hns been discharged for this term the case waS put over till next term , which begins March 7. Scott "WillianiB appeared for the defendant. That "a prophet is not without honor in his " is demonstrated save own country , again onstrated in the case of the Rev. II. A. Roichcnbach , pastor of the Danish Bap tist church , of this city. Among his clerical associates his abilities as a coin- power and writer arc fully recognized , but outside of these ho is very little known. During the past few year's ho has translated into his own language and compiled three volumes of sacred bong. The last one is just out , and is Bald to bo the best work of its kind in existence. His work has placed him not only among our most finished scholars but our purest pouts as well. The county treasurer's olllco is the most favorable plaeo to hear blueish talk. Just now there is n constant stream of cullers , some wanting to pay their taxes , others wanting to know how much they are. The taxes roach up to nearly 7 per cent. , which seems tremendous. Few stop to consider that the assessed valuation is so much less than the real valuation that the actual per cent , of taxation is not so great nftcr all. They simply look at the assessed valuation , and then nt the amount of taxes , and groan. The city is fast getting in shape to welcome Bomo new method of assessment. The county treasurer and his assistants need much patience these days , as few of the cullers realize thnt they have nothing to do with fixing the amount of the tax , but it is theirs simply to collect. i Wanted A good , llrst-class harness maker. Must bo n good cutter. Ap ply to Strohbohn & Vogolor. * Ho Pays FoHln WhUllc. When the Weil clothing store went into bankruptcy Henry Levy came here to take charge of the stock and superintend - " tend the closing of the business. Ho IE now involved in a little complication which may cause him serious trouble , The difficulty as given by the various persons interested IB as follows : The boys at the store were in the habit o ! playing billiards at the rooms , of Rudic & Sears and running in debt' for thoii sport. Levy guaranteed the payment of thcso bills to the firm nnd tlio boys claim thnt sufficient was taken out o their wages by Levy for this purpose This , it is claimed , wns gambled nwny anyway it did not tlnd its way to th < cotters of the Manhattan/ the 25th of January Levy called at the Manhat tnn and gave n check on the saving bank for 15.00. This was to pay abil of 13.00 and ho received 12.01 in cash. The check was taken to the bank , but theru was no money on do poait to Levy's credit. 'Ho left > shortl ; after without settling the matter. Hi is now in St. Joseph , Mo. The ncces Bary papers for his arrest upon tin charge of obtaining money unuor'falsi pretenses were made out yesterday nni placed in the hands of Frank Yenawino who returned to his homo in St. Joseph last evening. Levy will probably b arrested to-uay , and held until a rcqui sition can bo obtained , when ho will b brought back hero for trial. Tne firr eny they have been inn > oscd upon man , times and this move is made to secur justice and serve ns n lesson to others. Where You Find Him. "Say , can you toll mo whore Wil IB ? " inquired one citizen of another yes tordny. "Yes ; I just saw him at Rudio i ScnrsV ' 'Seems ' to me everybody goes ther nowadays , don't thoyV * "Yes. Whoever you want to find , yo arc almost sure to tlnd them then Rudio expects to be alderman of the Fin ward , you know , and nt buch a tim . everything goes. " ; Travelers I Stop at the Bechtele. . THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , Why the Railways Are Toward the Np ; Bridge. LUMBER DISTRICT PROSPECTS. The Incrcimp In Telephoning Abra ham Lincoln's Intercut In the IJInfTs Thanks From the Shmt- tuck Family Other New * . The Contribution Ilrcclvcd. At n recent service nt the Congrega tional church n collection was taken for the Shuttuck fund , and the amount thus gathered wns bent by the pastor direct to the family. The following letter hnvo been received by him , which will bo read with interest by those who con tributed to this remittance : SKWAHD , Neb. , Feb. 11,1888. Rev. O. W. Crofts , Council Bluffs , In. Dear Sir : Hoping thnt you will for give us for not answering your kind letter before , which wo received some Xiine ago , but I think wo are excusable to some extent , for having so much work to do , nnd caring for poor EtA. I supK | > Ho you have heard of her death er this. If not , she passed very peace fully away the morning of the ( ith. She felt grateful to you and your church for that money , nnd we also send thanks. Pa says he would like to hnvo n letter from Colonel Dally , as ho was his old school teacher in Ohio and n comrade in the army. May be you know him. I will close by bending our respects to you. Yours truly , LILLIS SilA'iTUOK. ( Htta's sister. ) SEWAltl ) . Nob. , Feb. 1 , 1888. Rev. G. W. Crofts. Council Bluffs , In. Denr Sir : Yours of the 10th is received. I will say in reply that the drafts you spoke of have been received , one for $40 and one for $2 , which the family are ' very grateful for , and in their allli'ction had neglected to reply to your letter. They were very poor , but honest and industrious. Respectfully yours , Wil. ilEDFOHD. Union Abstract Co. , 230 Main st. E. H. Sheafo loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly conlldcntittl. Office 600 Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stairs. S. B. Wadbworth jc Co. loan money. AVIiat That Itcsoliition Menus. At the meeting of tbo city council on Monday evening a resolution was intro duced granting to the Chicago , Bur lington & Quincy railroad the right of way on Fourteenth street from Eleventh to First avenue and thence to the Mis souri river. This resolution Was ordered to its second reading under a suspension of the rules , and was then referred to a committee constituted of the city solic itor , city engineer and council commit tee on streets and alloys. The introduction of this resolution has caused no little speculation as to the purpose of the "Q. Interviews with railroad and city olllciiils and the own ers of extensive properties in the lower portion of the city has developed cer tain facts which are of general interest. The resolution was introduced by T. J. Evans. lie is connected with the Omaha & Council Bluffs Bridge company , us well ns the owtyjr of largo land interests on that part of the city. He is ono of a number of mon whoso property values depend upon the development and occupancy of that vacant tract. In order to secure this development neoplo must bo in duced to como in and settle hero. Here must bo located lumber yards , coal yards and the other necessary incidents to city life. This will cause the various railroads to seek extensions of their lines to this place. This is believed to bo the purpose of the "Q"in the passage of this resolution. It is only n question of time when other roads will desire the same thing at the hands of the council. That this road or any other will seek at this time'to secure entrance into Omaha by the way of the now bridge is hardly a possibility. The Chicago , Bur lington & Quincy runs into Omaha now and the benefits derived from doubling its trackage there cannot be commen surate to the expense involved in secur ing this right of way. All who are interested in the matter of. developing that part of thu territory of'the city arc strong in the belief that a large population will bo called in and a continuous city be ultimately built from hero to Omaha , of which Broadway will bo the chief avenue of travel and traffic. These are the purposes and pros pects which underlie the presentation of this resolution to the city council. Domestic patterns at 105 Main street. On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliable and the most popular sewing machine made. The light running Domestic. * Office 105 Main st. Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. A "Hello" of a nrtslncss. Yesterday afternoon the BEH reporter called upon Manager Lane for some points rolatiyo to the telephone service of the city. Thcso are matters of gen eral interest and are hero given. Mr. . Lane has occupied his present position ' nearly three years. When ho assumed it there were but 1&5 subscribers upon the list and there was anything but a general feeling of frindlincss toward Jthe "new-fangled speakin'thing. " Now the BontimeiU has greatly changed , and with the change has come additional subscribers , so that to-day the list num bers 281 ; 175 miles of wire and 25 miles of poles are required in the operation ol the system in the city. Five miles more are required between hero and Omaha nnd forty-live miles between here and Avoca. During the past year the sys tem has been worked at a serious disad vantage on account of the impobolbilit.v of getting instruments , switch-board ! nnd cables. From January 1 to June 1 , 1887 , there was an increase of flftj subscribers , and from that time until December 1 there was no increase , al < though there were forty applications for instruments. Since December 1 these instruments have been supplied , Within u short time a complete list will be placed in the hands of every sub scriber in the city. The calls nnd connections average between fifteen hundred nnd two thous nnd per day. About one hundred anc fifty connections are made- with Omahr ami twenty-five with points east of hereTo To do this work five operators , beside the manager , are required during the fc day and one at night. Business is tran fco gacted with nearly every town in th < o state , as they "can nil bo put in connec tion with the main line that runs into this city. The reporter was allowed th < privilege of talking with the openUoi nt Atlantic , which , by the useof long distance transmitters , wns done will comparative cube. The distance be tween the points IB fifty-nine miles , am communication has been jiut as easil ; hnd with Dos Moincs nnd Boone , 2fjQ miles awny. Verily , this IB as Mjre""of grcnt things. ahcnfo loans money on real estate. " The Dlntrlct Court. In the district court the case of Rich- nrdson vs Scott continued to occupy the time. The cross-examination of Mrs. Richardson , the plaintiff , was not con cluded until noon , nnd in the afternoon Mr. Plunkett , n farmer , wns examined ns to values of various property in volved , nnd the nttornoys spent so much time in offering objection * nnd arguing over them that the case progressed slowly. It seems that the case will bo on the board for two or three days longer. Yesterday wns the dny sot for the trial of tho'Arch Coffman case but this , of course , is hold back nnd will not bo started until the present case is con cluded. The grand jury is at-work and the trial of thcso criminal cases will come np after the Coffman case hns boon dis posed of. Several prisoners were arraigned yesterday and those who w ro too poor to employ counsel were assigned attor neys by the court. These nrrnignod were : Ed Adams , for stealing Chris Durr's team ; Harry Wind , for forgery ; W. T. Hall nnd John Quirk , for confi dence game. P. tVUrre , 828 Avenue A , being about to remove to California , will dispose of n verv line plnno worth SJ550 , by rnfllc on March 17 , at the Manhattan. Little Annie Clark of Avenue A. will draw the lucky number. . Found nnd Fined. Yesterday's police batch wns not n heavy one in numbers , but heavier in the chnracter of the men arraigned. H. Smith was discharged , there being no evidence against him. John Wilson nnd Frank Riley wore held , ns n description of them is in the hands of the marshal , nnd they nro de scribed ns "nil nround crooks. " They nre n portion of n gnng who have been infesting Omaha for weeks , nnd who had just completed u'jail ' sentence there nnd wore driven ncross the river by the police. W. T. House plead guilty to the charge of drunk and received the usual fine. Ho wns allowed to go on condition thnt he go to work at once nnd pay the line Saturday night. F. M. White , against whom were the two charges of drunk and larceny , was lot off on the Intter charge and was fined on the former. During the afternoon Esquire Schuiv. acted in the absence of Judge Ayles- worth in the case of John Fitzgerald , arrested for disturbing the peace. lie pleaded guilty and was fined $9.00 , which he paid. i If you dcsiro to get a new Hall type writer cheap , drop a postal card to H. A. P. , UKK office. A front bargain for the lirst who applies. The Liliicoln Estate In the Bluffe. Twenty years ago this month there was n case in court hero which brings in the names of bovcral persons noted throughout the laud. The case was entitled - titled Norman B. Judd vs Thomas Lin coln. It was brought in what wns then the chancery court , with Judge Day pre siding. It seems thnt Norman B. Judd gave to Abraham Lincoln n mortgage for $3,000 , the property being a tract of hind lying south of the Union Pacific tracks , near the river , and n number of lots in Riddle's addition. This mort gage wns afterwards paid nnd this suit was brought to remove the cloud from the property. David Davis was the ad ministrator of the Lincoln estate , nnd of the heirs Thomas Lincoln was the only minor. Attached to the paper ? nro affidavits signed by Robert Lincoln nnd others , and the decree of the court cleared up the cloud to the land. The abstractors in running up the chain of title are nowadays coming quite fre quently upon names frhich are now so noted that their appearance cannot but excite comment. One thousand head of one , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamayer. Election of Officers. Division No. 27 , Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias , have elected the following officers : John M. Scanlnn , captain ; C. E. Tibbitts , first lieutenant ; W. S. Williams , second lieutenant : C. Johnson , recorder ; L. Kost , treasurer ; F. Bolkemper , sentinel ; O. Yunkcrman , guard. The newly elected officers as sume the duties of their positions on the 10thinst. . A grand banquet will bo given next Monday evening. - St. Paul's Church. The services and sermons will be ap propriate to the season , this being Ash Wednesday , or the first day of Lent. The public are cordially invited to attend all Lenten services in this church Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 : p. m. , Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 : ! > 0 p. m. T. J. Mackay , rector. Bargains in houses and lots on small cash payment , Johnston & Van Patten , 33 Main street. They Were Gentlemen. OMAHA , Fob. 13. To the Editor of the HER : In your issue on the 13th of February , under the heading "Minor Mention , " Coun cil Bluffs news , I saw a few lines to the ef fect that a party of "Omaha toughs" went to Council Bluffs to raise u row in the Danish church , corner Avenue A and Ninth street. I beg to ask the editor of the BEE to change the words "Omaha toughs" to something that will come nearer the truth. .Tho follow ing Is the 'true statement of the uf- . fair : A Danish blacksmith , who 'at the present time is mak ing livelihood as a minister , baa for a long time from the pulpit done all in his power to hurt the Interetts of "Tho Danish Pioneer. " which Is published and edited in Omaha by the subscriber. Ho was overdoing the thing , though , and I thought I hod better put a stop to It some way or other. To that effect I demanded of him , through a notice in "The Danish Pioneer , " to withdraw his accusations , in my presence , in the aforesaid church , that I would bo there and wanted amends. The minister , though , was cow ardly enough to screen himself with the sanctity ( ! ) of the place. I believe that I , as well as the other Omaha citizens who were nt the meeting at tbo time mentioned behaved as gentlemen ought to. SONIUS R NUBI.E , Editor Danish Pioneer. A new archaeological discovery in Rome consists of some colored earthen ware busts without head and trunks , partly opened in front , to show the heart , liver and lungs within. They are supposed to have been "vows" paid to some early ehrUtinn church or temple. The famous Jones county boiled buz zard was killed at Hazelhurst , Ga. , by Will Meeks recently. The bell at tached to the bird had engraved on it the letters "O. E. " above the words "Jones County , Ga. , 185ft. " It has been known , in vuriouu parts of the state for years. DARK AND 'BLOODY GROUND , The Torrlblo Vendettas on the Ken tucky-Virginia Dordor. THE M'COY AND HATflELS rCUD. A Deadly Strife Thnt Hns Itcsultrd In Many Murders The 1'rliiclpnl Ilclntlvcs The Vendetta In War Time Its Origin. Snn Frnnekco Chronicle : The deadly strife which for the past month has at tracted the oycs of the country to the Kentucky-Virginia border , had its origin long before the war of the rebel- ion. The bugle-blast thnt called the itnlwnrt Virginian nnd the Kentucky mountain-ranger from the fury of irivnto feud to the organized onslaught of national strife was thought to hnvo ilonccd the voice of personal vendetta. But oven on the tented field , where the desire for blood might well have boon satiated in the mosts.ivago hearts , those nveterato haters lose no opportunity of closing accounts with each other , and more than one bravo , noble-hearted fol low , who never turned his back to the foe , was found pierced through the lungs with n bullet that entered from behind. It wns no unusual thing to find , after a bloody battle , a Mnrkhnm search ing among the dead for a Farley , nnd to hear , when the slain fou wns found where the implements of death had reaped their fullest harvest , curses heaped on the bead of sharpshooter or swqrdsmnn who had robbed him of his legitimate prey. It would bo bard to trace the line of blood to where it poured from the first wound in those deadly feuds. A hun dred years of this country's life have inarched along the trail of history since tho'first vow spoken for the tirst blow struck that resulted in the bloody ven dettas of Virginian-Kentucky border counties. Among the brawny illiter ates of the mountainous region of the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy bate is the religion and violence the creed. The rille or 'tho revolver settles nil debts , pays all scores , and tno whistling bullet answers all charges of cowardice and lack of honor. The father educates the son in the story of hnto , and teaches the boy to handle his weapons , so that ho may ride with him on raids against his neighbor. The daughter is taught by the mother that only disaster and shame can result from knowing n scion of the stock of McCoy or Hntlleld , und o the feud is kept alive. Civilization seems , in its progress across the continent , to have skirted the border land of Kentucky and Virginia. The same feelings that animated the fierce highlnnUcr's in their feuds , thnt itained Scottish history with the awful massacre of Glen Coo , thnt slow feeble women nnd defenseless babes , nre yet nlivo in the outlaws of the dark and bloody ground. Whether the murder ous feuds will end when the "last irmcd foe expires , " or bo stamped out by the law is a question. In the mean time there is no peace on the border ; no neutrality ; Pike'and Logan counties lire drenched with blood , and murder has ceased to amaze. Major E. R. Merriman had in his regiment - imont during the war several families who were xbittcrly opposed to each other. In one of the companies wore the Mc Coys and Parleys , mentioned in the Chronicle's dispatches from Charleston during the past month. The major had been transferred from the Seventh New York ns instructor of tactics in the Vir ginia regiment. The mon were nearly ; ill refugees whoso murderous deeds had driven them from their homes to the 'otton mountains. They vere brawny men , with hearts thnt k.'new no fear. They brought their own rifles to the war. They were men who wasted no powder , for their bullets always found the target. The loyalty of thobo braves may not bo questioned. They fought nobly for the union and died with their their faces toward the foe. But many made no secret of their feelings nnd said that they had joined the bide that was opposed to their old enemies , the llatiTems , who were confederates. To the aid of the union old Farley brought his five sons ; Markham brought four stalwarts. Between these families a feud hns.oxisted for years. The Far- leys had aided the Hatlields in their raids and the Markhams had suf- fured in the death of friends. Why they were found with the federals and In the same legiment it is hard to say. But what is stranger yet , before the war had wasted a year an apparent friendship sprang up between the whilom enemies. The mon were orgin- ally from the banks of the Big Sandy river , nnd hnd made their living by log ging to the Ohio. Few of the men could read or write when they entered the army , but before being mustered out all that were left could write their own names. John Markham showed great ability ns n soldier , und before long ho was mndo u sergennt. Thnt hnd the effect of breaking up the friendship noted us having taken the plaeo of bit ter feud. One of the Parleys was promoted meted and again there wus a semblance of pence. On one occasion Sergeant Markham obtained permission to purchase some cider from a fnrmor nnd he proposed to retail it among the men of his company. Farley went into partnership with him , and when the cider was brought to camp he was delegated to deal it out. Quito a sum wus realized. Farley , when the firm settled up , demanded money for his extra Inbor. "You ask too much , " said the ser geant. "So I do , " was the reply. "Justice is too much to nsk from n Markham. " * Both mon drew their revolvers ; each dropped back oncjptop and fired. The unair had all the effect of a duel. The big sergeant stored serene ; the Farley was dead. . ; Markhnm turned nnd tried to mnko his escape ; but tlio murder had taken place in the company street und a dozen soldiers presented their weapons at his breast. A court'ninrtial wns called and Sergeant Markhatfi was sentenced to be hanged. Ho hadjio word to say against the death sentence : but spoke bitterly of its mode of execution. " "I shot Farleyho snld , "shoot me. " Every effort was mndo by his friends to get him pardoned ; but the president declined to interfere. When ho know there was nohopeMarkhnm prepared to meet death like n man. The execution was to take place on the Norway Falls of the Knnawah river. When the dny arrived ho rode to the scaffold on his coffin , and from that ominous platform mauo a speech. "I Uio like a dog , but with the spirit of a man , " said ho. "I die once , but I killed two Parleys. No 0110 knowed whar the bullet cumo from that sent o ] ' Farley aldyln1. It WHS mine. I shot him , an * the big Cotton mountain has sheltered me since. Yoh Parleys and McCoy's had bettor stop yoh fight. I am a dead man an' I ask yoh to shoot no mob , only fo' the union. When the wah stops go back an' make yoh peace with all the mon spahed. " The Markham was. hanged and the w r rolled fcouth and east. Ills 'broth ers died on the field of battle , nnd his father wns carried from a charge to give up his life in n hospital. The name of Farley wns borne by but ono man in the regiment when the star of the confeder ates shone no more. The McCwyhs flnfl bettor lu l ; , rno" ffuntly was nl- l Joc entire , nnd they lived to ( oiu npnln in porsonnl combnt the Intllelds nnd their adherents. But the old stock thnt rode buck from the wnr is no more. The McCoys thnt arc men tioned in the dispatches were too young to tnko pnrt in the buttles then. But their fnthcrs tnught them well , and tlioy ride on their raids Hko their fierce progenitors , sparing neither old nor young. The Hntllelds nnd McCoys nre roln- tivcs. Ycnrs ngo n dancing mnstor wont to Pike county nnd mnrried n dnughtor of the hitter house. After a short time ho loft her , nnd cruel words wore spoken by the McCoys of the deserted womnn. The Hnttlelds resented the insult , and although the dancing master nnd his wife hnvo long been dcnd , the feud they cnusod still lives nnd agitates , two great states. Kentucky is well named the "Dark nnd Bloody Ground. " HE BESTEoT/IORRISSEY. / Jim Flsk'n Ofllce Boy's One Round. That Ijcd to His Success In Life. Now York Letter : C. N. White , chief paymaster of the New Pork , Lake Erie & Western Railroad company for many years , hns resigned. Ho is'succeeded by Peter F. Donohuo , who wns Paymas ter White's assistant. When FisK and Gould were in control of the Erie , Peter Donohuo was Fisk's office boy. Ho was a slight-built boy , but his eye was always on the right side of business. Ono day Fisk gave orders to Peter , who sat at the outside door of Prince Erie's office in the Grand opera house build ing , thnt ho would be engaged in some particular matters , nnd must bo out to every applicant , no matter who it might bo. At thnt time John Morrissey nnd Fisk were grent friends , and Morrissey happened to want to see Fisk that day on homo important business. Peter knew of the high regard Fisk hnd for John Morrissey , nnd the hitter was in the habit , when ho cnllcd nt the Erie building , of walking into Fisk's otllca unannounced and without ceremony. On this dny ho was passing , when the three and one-half foot office boy rose up and told the congressman thnt ho could not pass. "How's thntV'Asked Morrisscy. "Mr. Fisk is busy , nnd can't see any body , " replied Peter Donohuo. "He'll see mo , " said Morrissoy. "No , he won't , " insisted Peter. The persistence of the boy rather nettled the ox-prize-lighting statesman , and ho said testily , taking n step toward the door : "Do you know who I nm':1" "Yes , " said Peter coolly ; "you're John Morrissoy. " "Well , " said Morrissey , "I guess Mr. Fisk will see me. " With that he swept the diminutive office boy aside and strode toward the door. His hnnd was on the knob but ho did not turn it. Peter Donohuo sprung on the broad back of the former ath lete and climbed up it like a monkey. Ho threw his arm around Mor- rissoy't ) neck and gave it a squeeze that shut the big man's wind off , nnd forced him to give all of his at tention to freeing himself from the de termined offioo boy's grasp. Ho finally succeeded , but when tlio novel struggle was over the office boy blood again between - tweon the congressman and Fisk's door. "Mr. Fisk gave ino orders to let no body in there , " exclaimed Potcr , "and you can't go in. That's nil there is about it. " Morrissoy"s nnger quickly gnvo way to ndmirntion of the boy's pluck anil faithfulness , und , laughing heartily over his defeat , ho wont tiwny. Ho told Fisk next day about his encounter with Peter , and how the latter had "downed him. " Nothing in all of Fisk's remark able career every pleased him as much ns the "mill , " as he culled it. between Morrissey nnd Donohuo. The boy was rapidly advanced by Fisk , and one of the direct results of his uffair with Mor- sscy is his present place at the head of the most important branch of the Erie railway's financial department. SPECIALNOTICES. _ NOTICE. SPECIAL advertisements , such as Lnst.Foiiml To Loan , KorSftlo.To itctil. Wimts , Hoarding etc. , will be Inserted In this column at the low rateofTKN CUNTS PEK LINE for the nr > t In sertion and Five Cento Per Line for each subse quent Insertion. Leave advertisements at our office No. 12 Pearl Street , near Uroadway Coun cil muffs , Iowa. WANTS. l71OUNI-Oii Main St. . a double-action. > > elf- X ; cocking revolver , Ui-calabvr. Left at po lice station. "IT1OH KENT Pnrt of my ofllce. No. fiOO Broad- -C way , opposite now postolllce. Or. C. Ji. Jiuld. WANTED If you have any furniture , stoves or carpets for sale , or If you want to buy above Komls , call on A. J , Maudel , iKt and i ! j Uroadway. WANTED-Stocks of merchandise. Have Omaha and Council HluUH city propcitv. also western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. 1 ] , Christian , 419 liroadwuy. Council llluffH , la. CRESTON HOUSE , Main Street , Council Bluffs , Only Hotel In the City with Fire Es cape. Electric Call Bells. Accommodations First Glass , Rates Always Reasonable MAX MOHN , Proprietor. THE TROTTING STALLION Standard No. 4090 , chestnut stallion , foaled April 10,1882. Ured byC. J. Hamlln , Buffalo , N. Y. , sired by Almonarch ( record 2 : B4Jf ) son of Almont , tirnt dam , Lucy , by Hutulin's Patchin , sire of the duia of licit Hamlin ( record a:13 f ) ; Kccond dam by Hysdyk's Hamblotonian. Norway stands 16)1 hands high , and can trot better than 3:30. : This stallion will be permitted to serve a few mares at J36 the season from March 1st to July 1st. For particulars enquire of WADE GARY , Council Hluffs Driving Park , or No. 417 South 14th St. , Omaha. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS 600 Brood way Council tlluffs , Iowa. Established 1KJ7. . oslr o la U world n r U a eanUiMW \tcMe 6 Matntlu Mlonuao , Powerful , bartkl * , - . . -.toW lr ud BBSS' ' * PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. ATTUM JPr BPTT Architects and Superintendents. ALLBH fit DfiLL , S Opera House Block. | - _ _ . _ = 4 Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineo HBTDVTMBTMU , piftn8t Estimates , Specifications. SU pervision of Public Work. Brown Building , Council Blufffl Iowa. _ - Attorney-at-Law , Sepond Floor Brown , Building , 115 peari Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. NOflUTID7 Justice of theTPeace. Office over American , UUUUIUJ , Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluff ? , Iowa. QTfiNfl Xf QTMQ Attorneys at- Law , practice in the State ' 01UUD Ot OiniO , aud Federal Courts. Office Rooms' 7 and 8 , Shugart Beno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa , _ 0 RADNPTT Justice of the Peace , 415 Broadway , Oi DniUlEiiA , Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank ( rt business house in the city. Collections a specialty. _ Mb llUUUDUllI fiDUWD Dentists. Office corner o , , Pearl St. and Fint Avenue FINK GOLD "VVoiiK A SPECIALTY. DR. C. B. JUDD , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 6OO Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WANTED Good Salesmen enlarge commission or salary. WAXTEO-L.OCAI TIMVIuLI.Vfi AGEXTS O.\ A. RINK No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Both. Domestic and Foreign. DR. RICE'S COMMON SENSE HERNIAL SUPPORT. The Greatest Invention of the Ago I Itupturc or Hernia a Specialty I Makes Female Diseases a Specialty , Cures nil kinds of Chronic Diseases that ore curable with his mont Wonderful Vegetable He } dies. Is the oldest and most successful specialist In the west. Call nnd see him. Ofllce No. 11 , Pearl St. , Council lllutrs. Iowa. Olllce hours : M to 12 a. in. ; 1 to C and a to H p. m , Star Stables and Mule Yards Uroadway , Council Dluffs , Opp. Dummy Depot. ITorses and mnles constantly on hand , for tale at retail or In car load lots. Orders promptly filled by contract on short notice. Stock sold on commission. Telephone 114. HCMI.UTEH * HOLEY. . Opposite Dummy Depot , Council llluffs. DR. S. STEWART , HOSPITAL AND OFFICE 4i FOURTH ST. , Council muffs , la. Vilirinarn Dintislty a Sptcialfy. OGDEN BOILER WORKS CARTER & SON , Prop's. Manufacturers of All Kinds of Steam Boilers A Sheet Iron Work Orders by mail for repars promptle attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10th Avenue. Ad- drebs Ogden Holler Works. Council lilutts , Iowa 0 , H. HcDANELO & CD , , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool find Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. tCC and 622 Main Btr etCouncll Uluffs.Iow * . ' TURNED OUT By Our Crank HAS Imported here from China , T Coffees V t OASTED , none are tluer , R The best F k ' Flour , please bear in mind , O These at THOELL IIHOS' . find , X Here wellAV m m ' the best of fruit E' Everything we'll E'L to suit. And save you Dot | IIS. too , I to boo | If you have to f UY at all B BR Be your OltDE R large or small Come and get your OR q CEH1E8 , O Burely you know where the place I S 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 29. Council Bluffs , Iowa. GREAT DISCOUNT SA LE - OF 20 J'KR CENT Off HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH. > 1514 DOUGLAS STREET. - - - OHM * . WM. WELCH , j Carriage apd Express Line. OKKICK-O15 MAIN HTIIKET. Telephone No , SI. The finest line ot Landaus , Coaches and . Haokj n the City. The only line authorised to.aniWM jalla turned In to Ala. DUt. Tel. Co , j