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f THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 12. 188B.-SIXTEEN PAGES. COLD WEATHER GOODS AT HOT WEATHER PRICES j In order to open our Fall Season early , we shall "begin to-morrow what we term a Forced Sale ; that is a sale of Winter goods in Summer , ; There is only one way by which we can do this and that is to offer them at such a tremendous reduction from regular price that our customers ] will "buy them now and lay them aside until they are needed. Remember , Fall will be here in a little over two weeks ; we intend in those coming two weeks to sell Fall Goods at such a tremendous sacrifice , that it will be an advertisement to us for the balance of the season. The sale is for Monday and Tuesday only. CLOAK SALE. 62-5. Plush Coat for $16.98. A $35. Plush Coat that would bo an im- nicnso bargain at that price , for $19.94- . A Plush Cloak that wo shall retail at 810 this full ; Monday and Tuesday only at $24.75. . Wo will offer our $ -15 Plush Coat at $29.75. Wo give a written guarantee with all our Plush Coats at And over. Wo shall alno place on sale Monday , u line of Ladies' ' Newmarkets and Children's ' Cloaks , And will give 33 per cent off of our fall prices on these goods. DOS'T FOWJLT OL'll 1'LUSH CI.OAK SALL. NOTION SALE. Pins , Ic Paper. Hair Pins , 3 papers Ic. Tape , l&cc roll. laong Black Fins , paper. Elastic Webbing , yard. Corset Stays , 5c pair. Linen Thread 3c spool. Silk Thread , 2c spool. Basting Thread , ? 4C spl. Safety ins , 2j c paper. Thimbles , Ic. ' ' Braid roll Goff 's Bl'k 3c Dress Shields , 7cpair. Bed Marking Cotton , 9c doz. Corset Traces , 3 for Ic. Hooks & Eyeslcpapr. CrochetHeedles Ic each Pearl Bivfcfcons l c doz. Embroidery Silk J c Spl 3 Row Bitching , < &c yd. lOc Linen Laces 4c yd. 5c American Laces yard. DOVT rOKUiyr OIK I'lil'SlI CLOAK SALE. Goods and Linens , In order to Torco the Sale in DI&KSS WOODS , \ veluill rut our price1 * in t\v i. 20c Double Width Double Fold DDsiQQ uUUUo ASJL , SZ2ADF.S ioc a Yard. 75c DfesTGoods 39c a Yard. $1.00 AllWool 49c a Yard , 75c 10111 I'orgel Our JMmh Clonk Sato. Dress Goods anil Linw Our OOr Turlicy lU'd TABLE LINENS At 33c a Yard. All LINEKT CE.ASH . reduced to 6 c a yard. Towels down to 25c. _ _ 40c WHITE GOODS for 15c a yard. 12 12 yds CAlco for 5 9c , worth 8 l-3c a yd. Here is a bargain , 10 yards COTTON 1O yds 15c FZiANNEI , for 99c. A fasicf" : TURKISH TOWEL for 19c worth 35c. _ _ Don't rortfcl Our lMu h Sale. RIBBONS , ETC " \Vi > will innufiirnto Monday nbig aU > on Ribbons , in all the now fall sluuU1- : 15c Ribbon 9c yard 25c Ribbon 17c yard 35c Ribbon..23c yard 50c Ribbon. . . 29c yard Tliis is the finest line of Ribbons htivo over put on sale. Grand reduction in our Corbet Depart ment $1.00 Corsets reduced to 49c , $1.25 Corsets reduced to 89c , $3.00 Satin Corset , in ail shades , $ ,75. Down's ' Self-Adjusted Corset , 99c. This is the best Coisot in the market. RITOHING. A lot of ole ) Ivtiehing , Monday and Tues day , 19c Yard. Don't forget our 1'lusli Cloak .Sale. Men % extra hoavj Winter Underwear , hut will retail this winter txt 76i : , Mon- lay and Tuesday , At 39c. - Wo will also offer a line oi Ladies' L'nderwoar at the Mime price. \Vo offer in CIIILDKKN'S UNDEK- Wl'AK , an aborted lot at from 9eto29e , These goods are worth fully double. Will also olTer in the Gents' line 25 Suits of Pine Knit Under wear , which retail till the \ui.v from $8 to $10 , Mon day and Tile-day , At $8.97. A Suit. Iout our IMusIi Cloak Salt : . We have over -10 now fall shades of Sill ; Plushes. Tho.-o goods will bo good value at $1.0D. In fact somoof our coal- petitors ret'iil them at $ l.i ! > . If you want a Plvish Ures for this fall , nov I the time to buy it. We are going U ) offer them Monday at mimm. In our Handkerchief Dopnrlmont wo shall olTor some C'olored tlandicor- uhiefs at lc Eacli. We also have about 60 dozen very fine Handkerchiefs , worth up to $1.00 , i which Mondaj and Tuesday we will sell choice At 29c. Wo have just received from Now York auction 101) ) do/.en sample Hustles. Wo shall oiler them Monday and Tuesday at ON l-MIALP PIUCK. Don't Corbet our ! > ! usi Clonk ] Sale. We intend to make this our opening Fall Sale , the grandest ever inaugurated in Omaha. Remember , it is for Monday and Tuesday only. j Our mail order department is now in good running order , and we get all orders off the same day they are received. No mail orders filled under $1.00. Plush Cloaks sent on approval , provided customers pay express both ways if they do not keep the garment. / u' ' \ We will lay aside and keep till wanted , any of the above plush coats advertised , if the purchaser will make a small cash deposit on the same STONEHILL , IBIS Douglas St. , Omaha. TORS OF AGONY AT AN END , Conn oil and Yost So'curo the Douglas County Delegations. CONVENTION AND ITS RESULTS. A llesolutloii Cominciuling Attorney General Ijcese's Conduct Voted Down By the llowla of Doz- ciisof Kallroail Tools. Republican County Convention. Tito agony is over and the republican Bounty convention 1ms adjourned. The ro- mlt will be gathered by reading the follow ing : The delegate * assembled at the city hall very promptly and at 2:1)0 : were culled to order by John Uush , clmirmnn of the county committee , who tmi brief speech sumraer- Ized the objects of the meeting nml spolto of the two aspirants for" congressional honors , Mr. Council und Mr. Wnbstor , In very fitting terms , utter which nominations for the ofllco cf temporary chairman was declared open. Mr. Hnscall put in nomination W. F. Bechcl nml the nomination was seconded bi ll delegate from the Fourth. Mr , Unit , of the Ninth ward sprang to his feet and moved as nn amendment that Mr. Lindsay act as temporary chairman. This motion was deliberately ignored by Mr. Hush , who put the question in favor of llcehol , declared it carried , und had Hechel in tlio chair in less than three minutes by the watch. Fred Nye wns then elected secretary and D. V. Shnlcs assistant secretary. Mr. Unit desired to bo heard on the ques tion of the chairmanship , but ho WHS knocked out by llascall , who declared that the con vention hnil nn lima to waste on "kickers , " nd Mr. Hcchel promptly declared Ilascall's remarks as tiinoly and Mr. Unit out of order. On motion of Mr. Michael I o the secre taries were instructed to act as u commlttco OH credentials , and the chairmen of the va rious delegations wore requested to turn In their lists of delegates and alternates , which nfter belnp concluded evoked the report that the iMCdcntials delegates present were all jiroiiorly certified lo. The question having arisen as to whether In the absence of both delegate and alternate the nbsrntco could delegate his power to n proxy , the convention declared that in till euuh eases thedologatlon should cast the voto. The rcpoit of the commltteo on credentials Vast hen adopted. ilOn motion of Mr. Qurley the lemporary Organization was inudo permanent. Mr. AVhitmoro , of Vnlleyproulnet , offered a tcsnluUon providing for the selection of thlrty-sovcn dulegatos for the stnto conven tion , who will bo Instrucled for O. E. Yost for the candidacy for the btnto treasiiryshlp , the commltteo to consist of two delegates from each ward In tlio city of Omalm , two from South Omaha , four from the outf ldo prnclncls , nnd Iho remainder at largo. Mr. Hrown ottered ns an nmendmont n resolution elution providing for the Bclcctlon by dele gates from each ward and precinct , viz. : U'wo ' from each ward , two from South Oiratm , ono from each precinct , and six ut largo , who shall represent linuglas county In the ituto conven- tlon , and a like number to represent Douglas county at the congressional conven tion. i In support of his resolution Mr. Brown urged its adoption in behalf of good gov ernment mid the principles of republicanism which wnro based upon fair representation , Ills remarks brought Mr. Ka < cnU to lite foot. Ho characterized Mr. Hrown's logic us simple , nnd asUe-.l why majorities houla not rule as absolutely hero as in n presidential election. If the majority of any state vott for a presidential cnndMale ho pots the entire electoral vote of the state. Douglas countj should go into ttie stuto convention solid. II Mr. Council hail a majority of the delegates It wus unfair not to give them to him nnd drt'dedly ' out of form to allow a jnan on it whc wculd.not vrorU for Win with all bU might in the congressional convention. The repub licans of Douglas county hud declared in favor of Yost , und his delegation in the state convention should also bo u united one. Mr. Uosowuter offered as a substitute the following : Hcsolvcd , That the delegations from each of the nine wards in the city of Omaha and the delegates from South Omaha shall rec ommend to this convention thrro persons tenet net as delegates to thu state convention und that thu country precincts shall recommend Boven delegates to the stuto convention. Said delegates upon being indorsed by a majority of this convention shall represent Douglas county und said delegation shall vote as u unit on the choice lor state treasurer. Mr. Rosewater then took issue with Mr. Hnscull upon the question raised by Mr lias- call and quoted historical facts in support of his argument loluting to the disposition of the electoral vote in states , and alluded to tlm action of the electoral college of Vir ginia in 1SCO , which cast a divided vote for Douglas , llrcckonridgo uud Hell. Ho do t-lured in favor of a delegation to the state convention , which would not bo in the mar ket to bo traded , trammelled or gagged , and did not favor tlio plan of sonilingthirty-sovcn wooden Indians to rcpicscnt Douglas county. Mr. Uosovvatcr s.iid ho was in favor of this county being represented in u manner becom ing the metropolis of tlio state , and while conceding that the majority of the conven tion fuvoretl Mr. Yost the state has other in terests bevond the selection of u man to 1111 the olllco of state treasurer. The bub- stituto offered by him provided for re commendation by wards and precincts uud the convention could exorcise the veto power in continuing them. Hiclmrd Hull spoke briefly in opposition to the substitute. Ho commended Mr. Huscall's views as sound und madcitho proposition that Mr. Council nnd Mr. Yost uir their views on the subject. A volley of groan from all parts of the house showed him his error and ho sat down to rise no more. Then Jo cph Kodnmn. of the Fifth vard , gave Mr. Con neil a dig in Iho ribs by referr ing to Iho convention of two years ugo when he , with thirty-seven delegates behind his back , made it possible for n democrat to bo elected in the district , which little talk on Mr. Uedmun's part evoked consldcr.ibln ap plause on the part of the Webster faction. Mike Lee took up the cudgel for Hawaii and sent back ono at Redman concerning some of the delegates who were sent to the convention to support Council , nnd Joseph subsided. Ueo claimed that after the dele gation had performed its duty to Yost it would bo free us air to vote for whom they chose monopoly or anti-monopoly. All ho wanted was to i > co Yost get there. 1'aul Vnndcrvoorl then announced that ho was sent there Instructed to vote for Council , but if Mr. Kosowater forsook Yost ho would retire from the ranks of the Council sup porters , which statement caused bcnsatiou in tlio roar of the lobby. Mr. l.lniUay tried to make n speech , but was sat down upon by a deleguto who culled him to order. Whitmorc then reiterated his former stuto- mcnt thai the county hud decided in invor of Yost wid Connell , but the Webster faction again KOt In Its work by groaning vigorously and Whitmoro wilted. Fred Nya burbled the string which held him down und bobbed up to ask Mr. Uoso wuter n Question or two , which were promptly answered , after which ho sat down lo think. Mr. Uosewator relorted to Vandervoorl that his threats had no terror for him. He drilled that he had pledged himself to Yost und defied Mr. Yost to contradict him. He then proposed to withdraw his substitute II the convention would adopt the following. Hcsolvcd , That the republicans of Douglas county cordially endorse Attorney Gen' cral Lceso for his inithful , fear less and clllclcnt discharge of duly unc Iho delegates to the state convention arc hereby Inslrueted to give him their tmpporl nnd use all honorable means to secure his ro nomination. Mr. Hascall rose lo remark ihul ho wa < favorable lo Altoruey nenoral Leeso nni would support him , but did not believe ii pledging tlio dclegnllon lo him , and by sc doing R.icrijica Mr. Yost's chances of inoml palion. Mr. Woolley urged tbo rejection of the substitute stituto and thu adoption of Mr. Wliitmoro'i resolution , Mr. Yost arose and made a personal np peal to have the resolution voted down , as il would interfere with his clmoccs of success Aftsr a little uion ) cross-tiro between Hose . . ' * -f water , Whltmoro and Woolley , the secre tary was instructed to read tlio resolution and subslitule , and then on a viva voce vote Hie chair declared Ihu substitute lost nnd the original resolution carried. Mr. Fred Gray then proposed the follow ing , which was carried : Ivcsolvcd , That as Hon. W. J. Connell is the choice of Ihls convcnlion for congress , that a couimiltoo of thir teen bo appointed as follows ; Ono from each ward in the city and South Omaha and three from the country precincts to sc- "ecl thirty-sovcn delegates , to consist of two "rom each ward in the city of Omaha , two Vom Soulh Omaha , seven from the country ireclncts and leu al largo lo represent him n the congressional convcnlion , and that .he same action bo lalccn in regard to Mr. Yosl. Yosl.Mr. Mr. Hush characterized Mr. Gray's propo sition us the "very nemo of fair play. " A motion to table the resolution was lost [ iml the resolution carried amidst a good deal of cheering. Then was pandemonium let loose and con fusion roigneii supreme for a few moments , while the chair pounded with his litllemallet for order in vain. When liio tumult had subsided the chair announced the commlltco for the selection of thu congressional dulcgales as follows : Omaha , John Hosicky , Fred Hclnn , Price Saiinders , U. S. Hall , Joseph Shillor , Henry Estabroolc , M. Leo , A.V. . Parker , D. L. McGticlcen ; South Omaha , Dr. Glasgow ; Klkhorn , Owen Whitney ; Chlcaeo , II. .1. Kolfs ; West Omahu , George W. Hoberls. The committee selected chose delegates for Iho stuto convention were ( J. K Yost , 1. S. Hascall , K. M. Stanborrv. Mike Maul , James Itowlcp , Fred W. Gruy , Henry Uolln , Paul Vundorvoort , M. S. Lindsay , Dr. J. M. Glasgow - gow , II. C. Timme , William Lcwan nnd W. \Vlntmore. . While Iho committee was out Hon. John Thurslon , being culled for. made u brief but strong speech on tlio national Issues , which was received with cheers , jioforc concluding , Thurston eulogized W. J. Council and wound up wilh an appeal to Doinrlas county to send a solid delegation to tlio next legislature to help ic-elect General Miinderson. When Mr. Ttiurston finished his address , the committees not being ready to report , Paul Vamlcrvoort offered a resolution "en- ilorsms. General Mandorson for his course as a United States senator in behalf of the blato mul of the soidlcr , and recommending him to the people ot the state as u candidate for re election , " winch was adopted. Mr. Uoscwatcr then offered iho following : Uesolved , That the republicans ol Douglas county cordially commend Attorney General Lceso for the faithful , fearless nnd etllcient discharge of his duties , and the delegates to thu stulu convention tire hereby instructed to give him their support nnU use all honorable means to secure las re- nomination. Mr , Fred Gray expressed himself surprised that Mr. Kosowater , who conducted a paper which was supported by the business men ol Omaha , to whom Attorney General Leeso hud shown himself hostile nn the board of Irans ! portation , should otter such a resolution , Mr. Gray , al some length , referred to the robutl thu Omaha merchants received from Judge Mason before the board of transportation. Mr. Hosuwatcr stated lie had no apology to malcu In offering the resolution. There were merchants in Omahu who hai sum tied the public interest to pnvuto gain and that class would naturali.\ side wilh Iho railroads against the attorney general. Juugo Mason was not Mr. Lccsc. The convention endorsed Munderson for a second term of six iours ; Laird was running for a fourth term and Dorscy for a third why should not Lcese , Iho llrst nllorney general who has over dured lo do his duty ii the fucu of throats of defeat and promises o rcnomluallon , bu retained in his pluce. Defeat feat thU resolulion und you say lo Iho blalo Umt Omaha sides with the railroads agalns the common interests of other sections am localities. Yost appealed to his friends to vote agains this resolulion as It would interfere with his chunccs of success , Midsl a tumult u division was called on this icsolutlon , and ilnally n vote called for by waidn and precincts. The railroad men on Ihu Door and In Iho lobby made a desperalo effort all along Iho line , and Iho resolulion was lablcd ST to "M voles. Quilo a number of Ihoso who voted ngalns the resolution tried to explain their volca uiil''i-iiH : sorts of pretenses. Tlio couimittco appointed to select dele 'ales to Iho sluto convention reported in. aver of tlio following delegates : W. A. telly , E. J. Cornish , E. M. Stanberg , P. J. larrett , J. S. Uaullleld , C. J. Mentor , P. ? olpct7cr , C. S. Hull , John Jenkins , .lohn vIcDonnld , Ed. Cohen. Joseph Bowles , Paul \ nmlervoort , A. L. Wiggins , Guy C. lliirtou , A. W. Parker , M. S. Lindsay , C. J. Johnson. . H. Van Dusen , A. J. Baldwin. W. M. . .ownn , II. C. Finnic , George W. Uoberts , W. G. Whitmorc , E. Gilmorc , J. II. Butler , Frank Walters , I. S. Hascall , R P. Hind- unn. Henry Bolln , L. C. Gibson , ( J. L. Cliuf- fee , T. C. Brunor , Cadet Taylor , John M. rimratnn and John Uush. Prior to iho report a resolution wus Intro- luced by Frank Mooorus expresing regret jocuuso of the death of General Phillip II. Sheridan , the gallant soldier , wus ununi- nously adopted. The report of the committee was adopted. The congressional commltteo recommended .ho following dcleu-utes : Fred W. Gray , J. U. Hruner , James Walsch , Frank 15. Moorcs , Michael Lee. E. L. Armstrong , Fred Kerzkc , D. H. Moiccr , John llov , Fred Nye , John Hosicky , Ficd Huhm , Dun O'lCcofe , Walter Uennctt , Price , Suun- ders , W. F. HcchelV. . F. Gurley , Charles Cheney , John McDonald. Herbert Leuvilt , IK D. Estubrook , C. 1C. Woolov , D. V. Sliok's. John 13. Fumy , M. S. Singleton , D. L. MtGuclten , U. S. Ivme , F. M. Smith , J. U. Erion. H. J. Halph , W. G. Whitmoro , John Lciiike , Owen \Vlutnev und 15. Gil- moro. The convention then adjourned. Convention In the language of John L. Webster , it was a famous victory. Herman Timmu didn't explain his votes , Everybody knew where ho stood. In the great Hush of things nnd in the midst of the excitement the null-proxy reso lutions were left in the railroad pocket. Tne vote against those Lceso resolutions nro liuble to strand several patriots uud statesmen who want to go to the legislature. Frank Walters will sit by the side of John M. Tliurston In the stuto convention , nnd the Inevitable Wiggins will sit on Tliumton's lap. lap.Thnrston's Thnrston's endorsement Mandorson Di etly nearly broke his heart. Hut it was part of the by-play and was taken in u poli tical sense. Mr. Unit , of the Ninth , rose to explain why ho loved Yost butter than Leesu. It wasn't necessary. Wo all knew it Thut was the Unit rulu. Whitmoro distinguished himself us the chief bugler of the railroad combine. Ho , too. was opposed to Lecse , on general prin ciples. The raiho.id farmers were ull that way. way.Council's Council's delegation is not like A. Booth's XXX select oysters. Ho could not have done much woiso if ho had choon most ol his delegates from Iho slums of iho bloody Third. Fred Uohm blandly explained that ho voted ncainst ihe Leeso resolullons because it would prevent Yost from Iradlnz oil the attorney general. Fred's part in the tie-up was rather disagreeable. Hochel was KuMied into the chair by the most sublime picca of pnrlmmentury Kail. Mr. Uush , in his bland and childlike manner , refused to hear anybody else except Hat > cull All is fair invar And politics , but this was i little too ono-indcd oven for the most elastic political conscience. It was rather amusing to hear Paul Van- dervoort thrcalcn Council with his von gounco in case Uosowatcr obstructed his bosom friend Yosl in his effort to capture the delegation. Paul hasn't forgotten thu' Council came very near having him indictee ns an accomplice ana associate of Dick Cure in thai slung-shot assault. The lie-up between Yost and Council wusf transparent , even ns seen through Iho Uusl candle. Yost got Iho belter of the bargali and sale in every wwy. Ho may have sur prised his railroad friends by Ihis tlo-up , bu ho didn't disgust them as Connell did his whilom anli-inonopoly associates by his abjcc surrender to tbo railroad gang , Filly Thousand Dollars. Two years ago N. A. ICulm , for himself and others , bought twelve acres near Uio reservoir for whal some Ihoughl wus high fU.OOO. This was divided inlo llfly-six lols Yesterday thirty-six of these were convcyei to Mr. Dutnont rind others byV. . A. Kubn for au cvei. LINCOLN'S ' PRIMARY ELECTION Worklngmon Make Their Power Felt at the Polls. THE RAILROAD FACTION DOWNED. Coming Meeting of the Nebraska Trottlnii Horse Breeders' Ae > so- , ctiition Dolomites to the Deep Water Convention. LINCOLN nuncxo or run OMAIIV nnc , j 1WJ 1 > Sninnr , LINCOLN. August ill. I The primary light in every ward of the city wuh tumo compared with Unit in the Third. The Rnyinoiid-MoBrido Forces were biinorbly organized. Ilcailod by the Military band the laboring inon formed in line at Iho corner of T and Eleventh btrcota , and marched in a bouy to the polliii } . ' place at the corner of Q und Fourteenth. That the Pound jisj was up wan manifest from the first. Moore and Whedon ot al wore com- ilotely unbalanced by the swoop of the aboiiiij , ' voto. It wab a surpribo to them. They expected to divide it. They are now wondering how it was done. The primary olcctiou in this city dci'lares ngiunbt the dogmatic and dic tatorial rule of the railroad corpora tions , and without doubt tlio country pret'inots will answer to the roll call in the hamo way at the coming county con vention. Raymond and McBride will go into the convention witn the solid vote of their ward for the senate and hoiibo. In a day or two it will bo an easy matter to east the logialntive ticket of 1 . .minister county. Enough is known at this hour to warrant the statement that the railroads have been completely biiowod under in this county. Lceso will have the solid vote for attorney general. E. E. Brown is Lancaster's ' preferred candidate for congress. Charles Carter will have no small fol lowing for commissioner ot public lands and buildings. Thomas Benton is loft. Lancaster's vote for auditor of public accounts will bo cast for some other man. 3IKKTIXO OK IIOHSKMKN' . Next in importance to the state fair comes the annual meeting of the No- brtil : < i Trotting Hoi-bO Breeders' asso ciation , which takes place at the state fair grounds Wednesday , Thursday and Saturday of next week. The reputation of the horbcs already entered for thoraces races glves-tho convention prominence never before held , warranting the be lief that the attendance will bo very largo from all parts of the state and other states interested in the devel opment of speed in horse Slosh. Such support and encouragement there fore ought to bo given the meetings as .will insure their continuance at this placo. Nebraska is rapidly taking rank as one of the first trotting horse districts of the country. The best blood of Kentucky , indeed oi the world , courses in the veins of Ne braska horaes , and the interest of the past which has brought this develop ment ought not to bo permitted to wane in any way. Support and the interest of u largo attendance on the part of Liuroln citi zens will go a long way toward keeping un these annual meetings. At this time IzO horses have been entered for speed trials , and some of the races promise to 1 3 the very best over witnessed on Ne braska turf. Next week will bo a busy and interesting ono in the city of Lin coln and the promise is now that the entertainments will bo of the highest order. HAItlKUl CONVKNTIOW IMJkKOATnS. The following is a list of delegates , hus fur appointed by Governor Thuyor , .o the Deep Water convention , to bo lold at Denver , Col. , on the 28th of this month : First Senatorial District , George W. Holland , Falls City , and D. Davis , Paw- 100 City ; Fourth. 11. R. Livingston. PlaUbinouth , and E. L. Rood , Weeping Water ; Sixth , E. Ro cwntcr. Cadet Tay lor , and G. M. Ilitohcoek " , Omaha ; Seventh , E. K. Valentino" , West Point , nnd II. A. Temploton , Tckamah ; Tenth , L. D. Richards. Fremont , and Lorenzo Crouiibo , Fort Calhoun ; Twelfth , E. L. Truho , Suhuyler. and George G. Bowman , Columbus ; Thirteenth , A. II. Church , North 1'latto , and - Sin clair , Plum Crook ; Seventeenth , Samuel N. Wolbuuh. Grand Island , and Thomas Darnell , St. Paul ; Nineteenth , L. D. Simmons , Seward , and J. C. Roberts , David City ; Twentieth , C. II. Gore and O. P. Mason , Lincoln ; Twenty-first , A. L. Green , Beatrice ; Twenty-sixth , Silas Garber , Red Cloud , and C. E. Adams , Superior. Twenty-seventh , Captain 11. C. Yocum and J. B. llartwell , Hast ings , Twenty-eighth , W. F. Bechtol , Iloldrciro , and Joel Hill , Minden ; Twontv-foiirth. John Jensen , Geneva ; Twenty-lifth , Daniel Ncltloton , Clay ; [ Eighteenth , C. Hoatcttor , Central City. The list is not yet completed. OMAHA KXCUUSIONISTS. About two thousand Omaha citizens came to Lincoln this morning over the Union Pacific. They went.dhoet to Cushman park , where they spent most of the day very pleasantly. There wore two sections of tlio party , each contain ing thirteen cars , and they were fairly crowded with pleasure seekers , all bent on having a gay time. A largo number of them , however , put in a portion of the day in inking in the sights of the Capita'l city. The excursion party loft for homo between ! and o o'clock. CITY NKVVS AXJ ) NOTKS. lion. Graham Tracy , of St. Joseph , Mo. , wus in the city to-day on legal bus iness. / Governor 'Player returned from Wahoo this morning , where he went to determine upon matters relating to the coming militia encampment. Tlio building for the institute of feeble minded at Beatrice is linibhcd. Secretary Laws and Commissioner Scott will rei'ommond that it bo ac cepted y the board of public lands and buildings. Lowering the sidewalks to the estab lished grade devolopes the fact that many of the beautiful .shade lreos _ on the btreots have to come out. This has been especially true on P nnd Tenth streets. Tilings of beauty are not a joy forever. Superintendent Mallalieu departed for Kearney on the afternoon train. Ho did his level best to secure the millitia encampment at that place , but failed. One would think from the stir and bustle this afternoon that this was a general election day. The an -saloon crowd are working hard to carry tlio county for submlssion.whilo the factions , especially in the Third ward , are hav ing a froo-for-all. It is'hardly probable that the Raymond-McBrldo forces will bo defeated. Their ticket is headed "William Locsn for attorney general" and "down with railroad rule , " and down it will bo so far as Lr.ncastei county is concerned. tlio Wntolin * ? A L'old limiting ease watch and a silver hunting .Cas.o w.itch , taken frooi the auspicious character "nronoo , " jin-e.stci Tuesday , 'still await iJcutHloutloii at the chlers oflico. "Uronco" h being hold unii the watcUe * are claimed. Tluiopmfon is tlia be U a dangerous thief. 1115 XVIIjIj BK UkM Senator Turpio Given n Kail Dose By an Old Soldier. WASIIIXOTON' , August 11. [ Special to THE linn. ] Senator'Purple , of Indiana , has been taken down several Inches by a well-known soldier In this stuto. If there are any men , in the senate who , above all others , pretend to bo tlio soldiers' friend , and anxious to sccurti pensions for the boys , they are the two senators from Jimimm. Hoth have sim ilar war records , the diameter of which was given to the publicby senator Ingalls , re cently. Along about the time Senator In galls paid his respects to Senator Voorhoes , a badly crippled boldlor from Indiana approached preached Senator Turpio at that time on the stool of repentance und , after proper introduction , inquired if the senator would go with him to the pension offlco uud use his influence to proeuro a pension for him. The senator looked Into the soldier's papers , nnd said that ho would ho delighted to do so ; that when the papers were all right the soldion should couio to him , and tnoi would go together to the commissioner of pensions , and ho would everything possible to secure the pensions. Senator Turpio scorns to have crown bold as time elapsed ut ter the switching Senator Ingalls cave his colleague. The other day the crippled soldier , having Just recovered from a severe illness and secured the perfection of his papers , again nppro.iched the senator , and renewing his iicrjualntnnco , reminded him of the visit jf two or three months prior and requested linn to go to the pension oflice. The senator corrugated his brows , and exclaimed In pas sion : "I will have to have proper Idcntillc.a- tion of you , sir , before I can intercede for you In securing a pension. " It rujtiired but a few minutes for the sol- dler to drop his crutches , nnd produce proper identification , after which the senator de scended from his lofty perch , and said that ho would bo glad to RO to the pension ofilco and go al onco. This time the soldier snoke. Ilo said hut a few words , and they wore to the effect that If a pension wus never scoured the services of the senator would not bo in voiced. The soldier loft Senator Turpio to his rcllcction , and when ho wisnt homo ad- reived at your hands a few moments ago will never bo forgotten by me , and I shall not trouble you any further in iho umttor of going to iho depaitmenl with mo. When I llrsl called on you , about two months ago , jou did not say oo word about , or oven hint that I musl bring some person who could Identify me as/rm Indlmilan , nor did I Ihink I nuihl be t.0 iitcltilled , after eighteen years residence in iho slate , thirteen of which have been continuous at my present nlaco of residence. Measured by our loyally and faithful hcrvlco to the country during the lalo war , I have a tcn-tuousand times better right to the tiilo 'Jndlanmn' than you have , nnd there was no word or need of mine during that titno which led loyal people to hint , or truthfully assert , that 1 was a traitor or n coiiperhc.id. If this ircatment which I re ceived at your hands a few moments ago is a sample of your kind feeling for a union sol dier , 1 pity these who have occasion to call upon you for your little inlluciico at the de partments. Go to iho Iroublo of talcing some ono before you to Identify mo ns an In. dliinhm ? No'sir ; I will llrsl see you sent to that political perdition to which the senate couimiltoo on privileges and elections ought to have consigned you ; before I will do so , God forbid thul wo shall over have any moro copperhead Turplca lo llius represent us in thu senate. You are not worthy of Uio title of senator. The insolent manner in which you thrust my card back In my f.ico will bo remembered until the end of your term , and the day , date and conversation will bo prop erly registered , Tlio IIm llaYt Ai-i-lvcH. New Vop.ir , August 11. [ Special Telegram to THE HUE.J Captain Klley , of Botton , anchored his tug nnd big Jogglns raft oft College - lego Point last evening , after a pleasant voyage. The great raft had made the voyage from thn Huy of Fundy. To-morrow at noon , when the tide la in the Hood , she will tnako the last fitago of her lrip < passing through Hell Gate and under tie | brldgo to the Erie basin. Tho.ruft U 09.J feat lotif. SI fret beam and draws SI feet ' -I water. Tlio wit U ta