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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE : c MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 1888. CRIMES OF A CRAZY FIEND , John SpllllnoU's Murderous Attack on His Wifo. THE WOMAN IS STILL ALIVE. With N Hope for Ilor Kocovory-llo i'lucefl a Ilcvolvor hi Ills Mouth and lOucN His Own Aloniilo ( ] < l Murder nnil Sulclilf. Mrs. Kitto Devlno was In her eoltnRO on Murtlm Btrcct between Thlrtounth and Four teenth nhont 5 o'clock yestcrdiiy afternoon , ininlstcriii | > to tlio wants of n llttlo child , when she was startled by the shrieks ot a woman piercing thonlr in tones ot ngonj nnd terror. Hushing out of the house , she nn\v the next door neighbor , Mrs. John SpilhiL-k , hanging by onu foot from the front window of her own house. The window wai eight feet from the ground and the s tsh had fallen oter the shoo , the too of which had caught In tlio sill. The dangling woman cried and groaned and shrieked and writhed with thu excruciating Intensity of abject feat and torturing pain. As Mrs. Dovlno ran to the prisoner she was Joined by Mrs. Mutza , anothoi nclghlKir who had been attracted by llifl fearful outcry. Mrs Splllnck in Q largo woman , and the two neighbors were barely able to lift her weight When they had succeeded the prisoner turned her foot , ( reed the too from the all ! nnd fell heavily to the ground , landing In confused heap. It wits then that the rescuers discovered Mrs. SpiUuok's clothing to bo smeared with blood , and realized that a murder had beet attempted. A crowd of neighbors had gain orod by ihh time , mid the wounded woman was curried into the house of Thomas Hudcn next dear. Thu men rushed into the Spillnek home nnd found iU owner in the front room do.ul Ho lay upon his back with his head turned slightly to one side , and blood oo/cd from til' lips , ills head was resting on u strip ol brusselrt ciirjict , that served as a rug , and tin blood coagulated so quickly that instead ol spreading it piled up in u clotted muss n hall inch deep , John bpilinuk had tried to murder his wifi nnd then hilled himself. Their humble honu is Hot ujxjn a high basement with thoeiitrancc nl the rear. Thu upper llcor has two rooms each about twclvo leet square. In thu front one was a bed , u stand and a wardrobe. On the walls were colored portraits ami tin picture of a distinguished foreigner in uni form. The rear room was useu as a kitchen but it also had a bed piled up with n bit feather tick , and there was also a big old country trunk covered with oil cloth as though it weio used for a t.ihlo. The floor ; were bare of carpet save the rug nlreadj mentioned. Mrs. Hpilinek was unable to speak and could throw no light upon the affair. Tin old mother of the dead man w.is at ; i neigh lior'n , and an adopted daughter was ou' ' playing with- other children. They wore , thoioforc , no witnesses to the tragedy bill the participants , but the attending circum stances toll the story of the cruel deed. Splllnck had for seine months had an In nano fear that attempts were being muih Ux | > n his life , nnd frequently clmruod his wlfu with trying to poison his food. Hi probably luui 0110 ot his insane ills yesterday mid engaged In 1111 altercation. Such scene- were frequent and noisy , but too common tc inako an impression on tlio neighbors. On this occasion Splllnck had n , revolver , and it thunwful vcnueiulncss of his dcmnntia he inatlo it the instrument of his horribly tils ordered Imaginution. Ho shot his wife three times. She was facing him when the lir.st two bullets won flrcd , receiving ono in the lolt shoulder and the other between the breasts. They were in the front room , and the wife turned tc Jump out of the open wiudow. Ai she did so it third bullet went er.ish lug into her buck In the loft side She staggered and pitched headlong out o the window , striking the sash In her plungi and bringing it down upon the ono foot a : already described. In falling she struck the building with such force us to causu a wounc upon the right side. As his wifu disappeared , screaming in ai agony of pain and fear , Splllnck , who hai been so fearful of his II to before , may hav < bad a ( lash nf reason and realized the tor riblcness of his act. Ho placed the muzzli of the revolver In his mouth and pulled tin fatal trigger. The avenging bullet ton away thu soft paluto in its liight of death cut the artcricH at the back of the throat am to uiako Its mission swift and sura probabl. ' struck the spinal chord. The man tried t < 'flro another shot , but the linger was pulsic < before it could complete tlio effort , and tin half-raised hammer fell in mutu acquiescence Its duty had been dono. Justice necdci not mutilation to make its execution mor awful. Tbo hammci loft its man ; upon th cartridge , but fell too lightly to wing its itc stroylng messenger. The bullet lodged 1 the back of the throat or neck , nnd loft th body without outward sign oC n wound. Drs. Halph and Kosowater were called , an made Mrs. Spiline-k as comfortable as poss bio. The wounds in the front of the bed were prtbeit but without result. The bulk which eitured at the breast picrcod the ape of the lungs , surcharging that organ wit blood , and passed nearly through the boj ; With only Umso two wounds the wonia would have a fair chancu of recovering , bi it was feared from the evidences of hen orrhago that the bullet entering the bac bad reached n vital spot. The surgoous wet of the pinion last night that the patlui would not uvo twenty-four hours. Coroner Drexel was notified short ! after the shootbg occurred , an held nn inquest on the dead ma : U'ho Jury found that ho had committed su cldo in a tcni | > orary fit of Insanity. The boil was prepared for burial , and Mr. Kr.tn J3anhanor took charge of it for the night o behalf of the Dohcmian Benevolent ussoui : tion. In addition to the crazy notion that a tomptH were being made to poison his fooi Spillnek had ft morbid fear ot burglars , 'i'l night before the tragedy ho imagined 1 hoard some ono trying to get into thn housi Ho got ip and barricaded the back door wit chairs bud a sack of Hour. Then ho s : down ul the front window and watched tint nearly daylight. Onu of his. notions was ' ulghtlr lo lc a shed enclosing his well to pr < vent the poisoning ot the water. IIo hii frequently accused his mother of deslgi upon bis Ufa , nnd had threatened to kill hi BO often that she paid no attention to h murderous talk. Hi ) had had these spol Curing u period nf six months. Spilinck was it Bohemian about IHty-tlm yearn UI. Ills wife was considerably younge and they had no children of their own. Tl ndoptcd daughter is about ten years ol Spliliuh was a tailor , but had not worked i his trade for five months preceding his deat llohad accumulated somu means. In additlc to his ow homo ho owned the cottage oce pled by Mrs. Devino itnd also the groin upon whUh thn linden house was built. Mr Uevlao bad been a neighbor but a few weoli Her building hud been occupied for n year 1 Mrs. Mutzu , who moved out bccausu ot tl frequent disturbances In the Spilmuk horn Wro. IMncR , of Ablngdon , la. , wi cured ol ancar cf the eye by Dr. Jonc lied Cl cr Tonic , which cures all bloc disorders and discuses of thu stomac liver SLiid kidneys. The bust tonic HI appQtiacr known. 51) ) conts. Goodim DrugO * . Riul Mon -y. Teller Marler , ol the sub-trcasui ofllco , Now York , says that "n corta vrny to tell good paper motioy from b : IB by moans of two email blue si threads , which run through the got 1)111 tavgtkwiso and which nmy 1 plainly seen by holding the note to tl light. These nro woven into the pap < Ly a secret process and have never y boou Buccesstully couutorloltod , the u ual imltstigti bolng by n mark Urnv ncross the paper. " m Corzcna Hotel. At the Coixons hotel you can got a the comforts of high prfooil hotels nn Kn\ save from 81 to $ i per day. KuV Deduced to 41.60 and 92.00 per duy. BUOUI3VU The .loiiffl County Cnlf CrtHO Comps to the Biiffrtcn Again. W.vTnm.oo1 , la. , Sept Irt. fSpeclnl Tele- grain to Tun Htn : ] The celebrated Jones ountyc < tlf case Is bo f orb Judge Lynhnn his week. It Is a ease with a history. It md its origin fourteen years ngo , has been rled in several district courts , been heard n the supreme court two or three times , and low comes up for adjudication once more. In 1871 the case was started In Jones county by n farmers' society. A man by ho name of Potter of Grcono county trav- led through that sootlon buying young lock. Among the rest , five c.ilvcs wuro jought of n man named Johnson , who has icen the prominent Ilguro in the litigation vhlch has consumed fro much time. The calvea which were sold were afterwards den tilled an- belonging to farmers n the vicinity. At a meeting of the Jones county nnti-horso thief society , held shortly afterwards , It was determined to charge Johnson with the theft of the animals , and suit was accordingly CIT- cred. In December , 1871 , ho w.is Indicted > y the grand Jury In session In Jones county , nit the court , sot the indictment aside In ? obruur.v of the following year ho was again ndictwl by the grand Jurv.und on this Indict- nent ho was twlco tried , taking change of entio to adjoining counties. In the first trial ho Jury disagreed , ono man remaining firm n favor of conriction ; but In the second rial , which ocean cd in 157(1 ( , ho wu.s ao Itilttod. Soon after his acquittal ho began suit against farmers by the names of Miller nnd foreman and six other prominent members of the society , claiming $10,000 for malicious prosecution. This case was taken up on a , change of venue from Jones county to Clinton. There it was twice tried and then removed to Honton county on a change of venuo. In each of these trials the Jury returned a verdict In favor of Johnxon for amounts ranging from $3OJU to 7,000 , nnd each tlmo the Judge set the ver dict asldo on account of alleged errors. The case was next taken to Hlnck Hawk connty , In 1SS ) , on another change of venue , and there tried. A verdict of $5,100 was run- ierccl by the Jury nnd Judgment entered. : 'Yom this , however , an appeal was taken to .bo supreme court , thu decision reversed , nnd the case was remanded back for trial in 8S1. In 18MJ the case was once more tried in Hlack Hawk county and again a decision was rendered In favor of tohnson for $7,030. This was again appealed o the supreme court , and once more the verdict ivus set asidu und the case was sent lack for trial In 1SS7. and now the sixth t-i.il of the case will take phico In this city after fourteen years of litigation. This litigation has been under the consid eration ot thirty grand Jurors and eighty- 'our petit Jurors. It h.is been presented to line different trial Judges and has twlco jccn before the supreme court. Five Judges sat upon the beach each time. The court costs alone amount to moru than $5OJO md the attorneys' fees uro much moro .ban that amount. All of the eighty-four urors have decided in fai'or of Johnson , but ho courts have uniformly set nsido the ver dicts on legal grounds because of the close questions an to whether there was probably a case on the part of the members of the soci ety for starting prosecution. The largo part of a llfo tlmo has been spent In litigation over a few animals , the entire value of which was nbont $43. A number of the farmers en gaged in the suit have bccoino hopelessly uined , but still Johnson comes smilingly be fore the court , begins his suit , and readily > ays for thorn , though ho is fast sinking into nsolvcncy and Is already nn old i an. Children of various ages who testified when .he litigation first began now lead into court their own children , who nro nearly as old as were their p.irunts at the time they made their lirU bows to the courts. The farmers nro growing old , their money lias leaked tw.iy through the various legal crevices and 'ound its way into other hands. Homes have icon broken up , n community muJo poorer n everyway , and still the case is dragged through the tedious channels ot the law , with but little more chaneo of settlement than there was fourteen years ago. Testl many will bo nil in and a decision tiled bj the middle of nes.t week. ! Complexion Powder is uni versally known and everywhere cs- /coined as the only Powder that will inprovo the complexion , orndicato tan. freckles , uml all skin diseases. \Vun ImiiR'a Flute. Macon ( Ga. ) Telegraph : Wan Lung IE , ho Ghiiuimtin at Sam Loo's laundry whoshuvea his htiir two octaves highoi ; lmn hid brother wadhaos and curld his cue on the top of his head so as to fit hit Mollciin hat.For a few ihiys past tin washces huvo either kept ahead of theii work or business has fallen oft , asVuri Lung hns found time to exercise twc lungs on n lluto. Ho hns been trying U play "Johnny got your hair cut" foi forty-six hours on a ( loud level.Vhj ho should soleut that tune out of p ( many Melican tunes is only aceountor for in the fact that Lull's barber shop ii in the next collar. The lluto upon which the Chinaman is endeavoring to got Johnnie's luiii cut is not of American make. It ha ; the appearance of a. long life , and Hi possible that it is a , life. Wun Lung who is persevering , cet3 behind tht counter tuid sits there with his lips glued to the instrument , blowing nil into it nnd trying to bring out the tune which the negro boys wliistlo in front of the laundry. Ho gets us far as tin first bar , but there ho sticks , nnd the noise he makes is a sort of ! i cross between tweon Uio hoot of un owl nnd a pig under dor u gate. Ho evidently imagine Johnnie to bo seated in the chair will tlio burlier hovering around him will scissors in hand waiting for the iuspiru tion. Lung s > ees Johnnie waiting and ii desirous of bringing out the sontr , bu the Unto will not respond. It goes ol at a tangent on some Chinese air , nnd ii spite of all ho can do ho can not Unto tin tune to got out the order for the hair t gut cut. It is Johnnie's impationc < that worries Lung , and he blows nm blows , hut the tune docs not come. Tlio other Chinamen go on with thoi work , apparently butisliod with Uio pro gress Lung is making , now und thci passing a compliment in choice lingo which Lung booms to appreciate , be cause ho takes time to take the Hut away from his mouth and grin. 11 grins in pure Chinese. Last night ho was still at work on th tune. Ho snyb he'll got Johnnie's hai cut on the llute or die in the attempt. DYSPEPSIA Causes Its victims to ho miserable , hopeless , confused , nnd depressed In mind , very Irrita ble , languid , and drowsy. U is a disease width docs not get well 01 Itself. It reqiilies careful , persistent attention , and a remedy to throw off the causes and tone up tlio diges tive organs till they pciform their duties willingly. Hood's Sarsaparilla has proven Just the rcinilrod remedy in hundreds of coses. " I have taUcn Hood's Snrsnparilla for dys pepsia , from which I have suileicd t\\o years. I tried many other medicines , but none proved so satisfactory as Hood's Sarsapavllla. " THOMAS COOK , Urush Uectrlo Light Co. , Kow York City. Sick Headache " For tlio past two years I have been nnllcted with severe headaches and dyspep sia. I was induced to try Hood's Sarsapa- rllla , ami have found great relief. I cheer- lully recommend It to nil. " Jlio. K. lf. ArcrAULE , New Haven , Conn. Mrs. Maty C. Smith , Carabrldgcpott , Mass. , and sick head \vas a sufferer from dyspepsia ache. She took Hood's Sarsaparllla and found U the test remedy she over used. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. II5 six for S. MaJo wily by a I. HOOD l CO. , Lowell , Mass. IOO Dose * One Dollar. rr'.ifA'VfiMfn [ a . itn'iftfl OMAHA LOST AND THEN TIED , DOS Molnoa Wins tlio Firot of Yos- tordny's Qttmos. THE SECOND RESULTED 5 TO G. A Postponed Game to ho Ptnycil Afternoon ICmiMni City Takes Two Moro ( iitmc-4 From the Sioux Cltys. Western Association Standing. Following Is the ofllcial st-iailliiff of the Western nsioclatlon totnis up to nnd Includ ing yesterday's games : 1'lnvna Won Lost Pr Ct Des Mollies OS (14 ( 31 . : .St. Paul Ml 01 83 .015 KansasUity 100 Ot ) 40 . ( XX ) Omaha 101 C'J ' 43 .f.34 Milwaukee 10S fit G7 .Bin Sioux City .V. ) 21 87 . ! i7a Chle.uro l-i ( ) 40 OS .SMI Davenport 03 2'J 01 .31 ! ) DCH Mollies il , Oinntiii 1. The Omaha and Des Moines teams played two games at Association park yesterday in the presence of a largo and enthusiastic con gregation. It was a cold day and naturally enough Omaha got left. This , however , was duo to that uncertain clement , luck , in n great measure , for in the first gnmo the local team outplayed the vis itors nt all points at the b.tt , In the field and botwccn the lines. The score will substantiate the statement. When a hit was needed Omaha couldn't make it. while under similar circumstances the Prohibitionists got there every time. After kalsomlning the Omahus In the first , the DCS Moines team catno In and knocked out an earned run. The agile Holllday made a hit and stole second. Ho wont to third on Pnpa Shaffer's safe drive , but was caught at the plate tryIng - Ing to score on the hit. Danny Stearns then came up nnd whanged a two-bugger out to loft , and of course the rollo of Queen Anne's ' war scored. In the fourth they tallied again. Stearns made ills second hit. went to second on Ma- cullar's out , to tllird on a half passed ball , und scored on Alvord's drive. Again in the lifth did they got in a run. Ilollidiiy got his base on n wild throw by Tcbcau. Ho was forced to second on Shaffer's base on balls and crossed the plate on Stearns' third safe Int. That ended the visitors' run gcttlnir. Tlio Omahas managed to save themselves from a whitewash in the ninth. Hilly Annis got his base on an error of Pholan's , stole second , and came homo amidst a burst of enthusiasm on Tcbcau'a ' drive to loft for a single. Following iu the ofllcial scoru : OMAHA. Totals 3. ) 1 n 0 'J4 IS 1 Omntm 0 0000000 1 1 DCS Moines 1 0011000 * ! ] Huns earnod-r-Dcs Moines 2 , Two-baso hits Trott , Lovctt. Hases on , halls Oft" Lovott 1 , Gushmnn ! ) . Struck out Lovctt 5 , Cushman 'J. Passed balls Trott 1. Time- IMS. Umpire Hawaii. The Scconil Game n Tie. The second game should have boon n cinch for Omaha , ns again they fairly outplayed their opponents , but again luck entered largely into tno result. As in the first gamp , Dos Moines , nftor re tiring the homo teum with a geese egg , madt a run. Shaffer mndo a beautiful three sucker and scored on Stearns' out. In the tllird , Omaha by some fair hitting nnd a brace of errors by Pholau , piled up nc loss than four runs , as many as both team- mndo in the opening gauio , und yet they couli ! not win. In their halt the Prohibitionists cami within ono of tying the score on two singles , a base on balls and a doublo. Inthollfth , Omaha added another run tc her score , ou it base on balls , nn out and E hit , but oven this was not sufUciont lo hrint victory. In the sixth , DCS Moines pot in a run nmJ in the seventh another , and the game was tied. tied.Tho The eighth was uneventful for both sides , nnd ns the shades of night were falling fast the umpire called the game. The oDluial score : OMAHA. Huns earned Omaha 1 , Des Moiiics 1 Three-base hits Shaffer , liases on balls- OtT Smith 4 , off IConnudy 1. Struck out- JConnedy 8 , Smith 3. Passed balls Tranio ; 1. Time 1:40. : Umpire Hasan. A Game To-Dny. Jt hns been decided to play off yesterday * tie gumo between Des Moines and Omnh this afternoon. The game will bu called a 3:45 : and it will bo for blood. TKoTaifaou pitcher , ilutchinson , will occupy the box fo the visitors , which will ho his llrst appeal unco in Omahit. A great many people wer disappointed In not seeing him pitch yestei day , but when ho signed the express agret ment was intulo that ho slioula not bocallc upon for Sunday games. Kansas City H , filou.v City 7. Sioux CITY , la. , Sept. 10V-Spcelal [ Teh gram to Tnu UKI : . ] ICansoa Uity won th two games to-day with the homo dub. . Th homo club ouht to have won the llrst game but they fell down in the sovonUi Inuin \vhen the visitors began to bat vigorously Uy the close of the ninth innlnt : they hu made the six runs nece ; xry to tlo the gam ( The tenth Inning netted Sioux City nnthliif nnd the visitors made the winning rut LUUK'H remarkable jump to catch Gcnln's 11 In the sixth Inning was the feature of th gnnio. The score : Sioux City..4 - KnnsasCity. . . ! - Eurncd runs Sioux City 3 , Kansas City . Two-basohlts Hecclus , Urartlcy. Three-has hits Curtwrlght. Double phtya Krolg an CartwriKht , Lang nnd Cartwrlght. Hasos o balls Snood , Roiuiius , Munning. Struck ot put By Wells 7 , by NIcUobj 3. Passed ball 1 ° rhl' ' ll.nci-ht \ I 'ff on b.isos SI. , ix City 7 , Kansas C.l- ; [ u Tluio 2 10. Umpire - IV.ssondon. , Ctty o , rtiont City 2. Siorx Cur , Sept. 1C. [ Special Tolojrrnm to Tun HccTlttJ ] second g.iino between Sioux City and Jftinsas City was a pitchers' fMino. The homtj clnb was balllod by S\vartvel's curves. The few hits they niade wuro not bunched , . ( The visitors played tlio better pimo untl von easily. The score : Sioux City . , n 1 2 Kansas City . .0 .1 * 1 Karned runs S16ix ( Cit.v 2. ICnnsas Cit4. , . Two-base hits t 'nrtwright ( J ) , Lanp. Key- nnlilx. Threc-baso' ' 'hits ' Itvi'dua. Double plays Nicholas inul'l'owoll. liases on b.tlls tinceil , Powell , llrosnan , Vctrli , Mnnnlng , Cartwrl ht. Struck out Hy Wlebi-1 3. by Swartzoll , Passed balls Koynolds 1. Left on bines Sioux City 10 , ICnnsas City 8. Time 1 ; 3o. Umpire Fcssrtideti. Yesterday's Wlnnurs In Hie Ainorlcnn AHsoulittlnn OontostH. IUOOKIVX ? , Sept. ' lO.-Kosutt of to-day's gnmo : llrooltlyn . 1 * 8 Athletics . 0 0 ST. Louis , Sept. ItS. Ueiiilt of to-day's game : St. Louis . 1 4 Cincinnati . I 0000000 1 2 K NSVS Ctrv , Sept. 10. Hosult of to-day's game : Kansas City. . . . 0 1 Louisville . 0 * G Union 1'aclllcn 11 , Hnrtllns H. GR\ND NI\NI > , Neb. , Sept. 10. [ Special Telegram to Tun Ur.H.J The much-talkcd-of game between the Hardins , of Omaha , and the Union Pacific ? , of this city , for a purse of $1,000 , was played hero to-day , resulting In n victory for the Union Pacifies. The at tendance was over three thousand , excur sions being run on every road leading hero. In the ninth the Grand Island boys hit Flynn hard nnd scored seven runs. Considerable money changed hands on the result. The game was charactcrued by chronic kicking on the part of the Hardins and poor out- Holding by the Pacifies. In the second in ning the umpire was changca to satisfy the Hardins. The score : Union Pacifies..0 7 U Hardins 0 01213010-8 Hatlcrics Hardins. Flynn nnd Wilson ; Pacifies , Moffett and Campbell. Maso hits Hardins r. , Pacifies 11. Krrors Hardins 14 , Pacifies 10. Struck out Uy Moffett I , by Flynn 7. Ijr ( ; nn 4 , Missouri Valley 1. LodAX , In. , Sept. 10. [ Special to Tin : linn. ] Another great game of ball was the result of yesterday's contest between the Logan nnd Missouri Valley clubs. Last Tuesday the Lognn hoys shut the Missouri Valley team out by a score ot i ) to U and without a safe hit. To-day they were de termined to win , but narrowly escaped a second scorching. Neither pitcher was batted hard , out Sconian , Logan's pitcher , had the best of the battle. Mclvi'lvey , of Omaha , did good work for the Missouri Valley team. The .score : Logan 0. t 0 3 0 0 0 1 * 1 Missouri Valley..U i U 000001 0 1 llaso hits Logan 3 , Missouri Valley 2. Struck out Soonmrt 15 , McKolvo.v G. Um pire Uutler , of Woodbine. Neol.i id.jPniinm.-i 2. PAXAMV , la. , Sept. JO. [ Special Telegram uiTin : UEI : . ] P.iniuna and Noola. for the second time crosnc/l , bats to-day , resulting in a score of 10 to 2 in.fnVor of Noola. fiot Yoin-Uiillroad Tickets NO11TII , SOUTII , HASTat.il WEST , and secure your bleoiiii | berths at 1M2 [ i'firiiiiinSt. , Union Pucitio Ticket ollico , HAIIKY 1J. DKIJEL , City Ticket iiRont. PUT TO THE TEST. Sun Francisco Call : A bonutifiil sun shiny August day. Not u cloud iii the sky , but there was ono on the face of a young girl who stood on the shady pin/.x'v of a pretty white farm-houso nestled among many pines. And why was that usually oheorful fnco clouded on this bright morning : ' Ask the sunhuaniH which played at hide and seek among the branches of the- pines , and they would whisper the secret to you , which none save they and Florence Cloightoii know , for she whispered it to them as she stood there. It was almost two months since she bade good-bye to hercity home and came to this quiet country in boarch ot rest , after the ceaseless round of gayety in the city. Rest and quiet she did lind , in hotly , if not in mind. For her mind woulu revert to a certain hand some gentleman , who had boon a fre quent visitor to her father's house for some time. Irving Handau was of tall , stately np- pearanco , fine dark eyes , u massive forehead and curly brown hair ; alto gether what the world would call u line looking man. Florence almost knew that , before her departure , ho had boon on the eve of asking her a very important - ant question , one which would affect her whole after life. And it was partly to avoid this question that she had refused to accompany a party of friends to a fashionable summer resort. No one , save her own family , icnowof her where abouts , nor could they find out. Florence was pretty , a favorite among her friends and , moro than all , her father was a millionaire. No wonder , then , that society often asked during thoao months , "Whore has MissCleigh- ton gonoi" ' And Irving Randau , vas determined to find out. IJut for a long time all search and inquiry proved unavailing. At last , when ho had almost given ui ] in despair , it was revealed to him in u most unexpected manner. Ho was walking down the street when his quick eye caught sight of a letter in tno middle of the olrcnt. Something prompted him to pick it up. It proved to be a letter healed and directed to Mi&s Florence Cloighton. Pinewood Farm Blankvillo , N. Y. T.ho long bought-foi information was found at last ! Ho hastened to. the poitolllco and mailed the letter , which probably hud boon dropped by some one n 111011)0111 ) before. 'I hen ho hns U > neil homo and wrotu to Florence , asking that question , and saying ho would bo lit Pinewood farm the next evening for his answer. The receiptof this lollop was the cause of the cloud on Florence brow thh beautiful morning. Mr. Hiuuliui , In addition to being handsome , was rich and talented ; ono that few young ladies would have ob jected tons lover or hubiind. Hut for all this Florence hesitated. Hho had thought on this subject during the sum mer , and now that the time for decision hnd come she Know not what to do. That she cared for him more than for any one olto was evident. Dtil would ho make a good luiftbanu"/ was the ques tion she asked herself many a lime. Florence was a sensible girl , and did not wish to give np maidenly freedom for one wlio would not tenderly cherish her. her."If "If I could only test him in borne way , " she said. At dinner-time Mr. Plntt , her host , announced his IntontonUun ot making a business trip to S. , twenty miles dis tant. "You and Miss Cloighton will not bo afraid to bu alone one night ? " he said to liis wife. "Certainly not , " she answered. The Plaits were elderly people , living independent , of servants , so when Uio old gentleman was away his wife milked their ono cow. When milking-timo came Florence said : "You are tired , Mrs. Plait lot mo milk for you. " ' 'I'm afraid you could not do much with these hands of yours , " laughed Mrs. Plall. "Indeed I can , " said Florence ; "I have milked the cow bovoral times for Mr. Platt. It is great fun. Please say yes. " "You may if you wish to. But why you should is moro than I can toll. I think I will tro over to boo sister Mary a few minutes , if you have no objec tions. " "None in the least , " ronlied Florence. "You need not hurry back ; I'll btrain Uio milk. May I put on your milking HUltV" "No need to ask thai , " replied the old lady , leaving the room and starting on her walk. Sister Mary lived loss than a quarter of a mile away , on the oilier side of the hill , out of sight of the house. Lo't to herself , Florence immedialcly donned Mrs. Plait's milking suit , whicii consisted of n blue and green striped skirt , with a long saquo to match , a huge plaid sun bonnet , and last , but not least , a piece of white mosquito netting tied over her face , as the Hies anil mos quitoes were very thick at milking time. Arrayed in this picturesque ntlire , Florence surveyed horbolf in the mirror. "Uow do do , stranger ? " nho said , in exact imitation of Mir.-i. Plait. Away she wont nerrH-i the Holds to the pasture , where old Brindle was quietly grazing. She drove the cow homo with a merry twinkle in her eyes. Arrived there , it was not long before bho was seativi on the milking-slool. "Hallo , old woman ! Is this Pinc- wood farm ? " said ti voice behind her. "And what is that to you ? " said Florence , stopping the milking and turning round on the stool to biirvoy the stranger. "I was told that I could got/something to oat at Pinowood. " "When I have finished I will got you something to eat , " and Florence re sumed her work. The elegant stranger seated himself on the fence , with his aristocratic no o in the air. Soon the pail was filled with foaming milk , and Hie "old wo man" carried it to the bars , lot them down , and turned the cow out to return to the pasture at its own sweet will. Turning to the stranger , she said : "Now , stranger , wo will go lo the house , whore you will bo provided with something to eat. " "Sue led the way , tlio stranger fol lowing without o ( To ring to carry the pail of milk. When the stranger was saato 1 at the table ho turned lo Iho * Id woman , " who still had on her milking suit , and said : "Is there a young lady hero , old woman , by the name of Cloighton Miss Florence Cloighlon ? " ' 'Tho.ro be , " she replied. "Toll her Irving Itandau wishes t sco her , " ho said , in a commandino voice. "Thoro is no necessity you have tel her yourself. " As she spoke Florence removed Iho BUnbonnot mid veil , thus revealing her face to the man who stood before her. "Florence Crolghlon , " ho cried , mov ing toward her. "Tlio bamo , bho replied , with a low bow. bow."I thought or or it\ho stammered. "Wits my hostess , Mrs. Platt. " said " Florence , "finishing the sentence for him. "Upon my honor. I did , " ho said. "Hxcuso me for my rudeness , please , Florence. " "Miss Croighton , if you please , " she said , with dignity. "But Floi M'iss Croighton , didn't get letter ? " you my "I didX "I surely have a right to call yon by your first name. " "You have not , and never will have , sir. " Mr. Randan was astonished. Thai any girl lo whom ho might offer him self would rofitho him had never on- lorcd his head. Besides , ho really loved Florence. lie loft Pinewood that evening , and Florence saw him no moro till the fol lowing winlor in society , when she merely recognized him with a bow. In cxplaing it all to her mother , Florence said : "You see , mamma , I only wanted lo lest him. I know if he would not be respectful to an old woman milking her cow , why , I could not expect him to make a very kind husband. I was q'lito MMCICAS MTJSTANir LlKUIKST I * J ( Ustiolntod | ) | ) in him nt llrst , but I nm tlmnkful I found it uut before it wns too kite. " "My dear daughter IH rlffht. If n mini could not bo roHpuctful to Uio ujjed , bo they rich or iioor , uovor trust your hup- hapiilnoss to him. " A Notnlilo Now York Sun : Tlioro I * oln lo bo a nmrritifro , it is said , betwuoii tlio brolhorof an illustrious mimlu ( iticoti and tlio dattuhtur of u celebrated klii { , ' of protoiino. The bride will bo u daughter of Lstwronoo Hitrrott , Irnpo- dian. and the bridegroom the brother of Mary Anderson. The wudding will oppur next autumn. Joseph Andoram dejiartod from thia country \vith hitt beautiful alstor three years tijo. ( Ilo was then very tall and very Ihln , boitif , ' eonstruetod on the stuiio family plan us the lovely Mary , but the Bcllomo had not yet resulted so favorably in a mnseu- liuo caso. Llusldo.4 ho seemed to have an idea that the brother of a tragedy queen should bo theatric , and were a slouch hat and a loose overcoat of the antibuatod regal pattorn. But lie had a handsome face , und no doubt three years have changed him greatly for the bettor. I infer that it is so , beeauso his atllanccd wife is a sensible , matter-of-fact girl , wlu has boon most carefully reared and edu cated , and lias boon kept by her father sedulously removed from the ordinary iiilluences of the stage. It is not trott as I once read , that the daughters of Lawrence Harrott never saw a dramatic performance. They go to the theater frequently , but always as a part of the audience , and I doubt if either of them bus been a do/on times in her life be hind the scenes. Joseph Anderson and Gertrude Harrott mot in London las year , and I am told that the wooing was no more romantic or eventful than if tlio pair were not so closely connected with stage exaggeration of sentiment. The young man did have histrionic aspirations himself , but they have not been encouragedand ho now entertains the idea of becoming a physician. Whether his enriched sister is going to do anything for him in the endowment line I do not know , but his wife will bean an heiress , for Lawrence Harrott is ac cumulating wealth rapidly. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION ( SI OVKH A MlM.IOX DlSTHIllt'THUl Louisiana State Lottery Company , liifoi poralad liy tlio U-Klslatnro of IMi- * , for lid- nr.ittfin.tl and Olmrltnhlo purposes , and its fian- chNo niacli ) n purl nf thi' tir" oat State Constitu tion , in 1H71' ' , liy nn tncrwhrlinlnt ; iioiniliir voto. lt8 ( > lAN'l)1.VI'lAiUUINAItV : IltA\VINJS tuKu luuLO Suinl-Annii.illy i.lnnii niul Ifconil ) > er ) anil it.s CillAM ) SIM51r. MTMHHIt IHIAW- 1MSS takuphtci1 on each nf thinitlicrtiMinuintlis in the year , and aru all ilriiwn In iiuhllr , at thu Acatlomy tf Music , Ntnv Oriciuila. . " \Vuilo hnruby certify thut wo supervise the arrangement ) tor nil the Monthly and Seinl-An- nnal IHawliiKS of 'Ilie l.oul.siitua Statu Lottoiy C'ompany , nnd in ) ) < > rson nmnutt' anil coiuiol tlio IJi'iiwIngs theinsi'lves , and that the sumo nro conducted \\lth honesty , fairness , nnd In Rood faith tnwaiil all parties , nnd wo niithnrlzu the I'ompnny to use this toililk ite , with f.io- Himlle.s of our signatures attached , In Its adver tisements. " COMMISSIONIIKS. theunderMcncd Hunks nnd Hankers , will p.iy all Prizes drawn In The I < i > ulslnnu Statu i.ottorloshlch nmy iio presented nt our count- tcr.s : It. M. n'ALMSI.KV , I'res. Louisiana Nnt. Hank. riKltUK I.ANAUX , 1'ics St.itoNnfl Hank. A. HAMnviN , I'rcs. NrwOrlu.ms Nnfl ll.ink. OAHI. KO1I.V. 1'res. I nlon Nntloiinl Hank. GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING , In tlin Auuiloinv ol' Music. Now Or- l lln , TurMlny , Out. ih , 1HSK. CAPITAL PRIZE , $300,000. 1CO.COD Tfoiots at Tvronty Dollars each. Halves $10 ; Quariors , $5 ; Tenths , $2 ; Twen tieths $1 , MST OP I'llIXES. 1 1MUZB OKJ.I'O.lKOJs . ? 301,0 1 IMtlX.K OK lUV'f'l.S ' ' . mi.tKX ) i I'Hixr. oi' ' ' BO/OHS . rome 1 VltlXK Ol' 2 > . tlls . . ' . -.OHO a IMI1XKSOK 10.WO are . BiUJ ) nn > . --VW 10) ) I'lilX.nsOF BHinru . r > 0m , ( ) 2.11 I'lt'/h-UM' ' ' JiUI nro . liM.OtXI CO. ) I'KI/.LSOr 2 0 uro . 100.100 AI'IMlOXIMA'llOIi I'lll/K ? . 1011'rlzes ' of J.VJJ uro . lif.OOO 100 do lUlnro . iWjtm 1UO do 200 nro . ! .V'OJ ' TKKM1NAI , l-ltlXUS. raa do lOOiire . li'MOl ! * ) ' do lOOaro . TOKO ( II , 134 Prlr.ca. nmonnttnc to . $ IUilbiO ( NoTE.-Tickutstlinwini ; Capllnl l > rlzD4 nro not en- lltlo I to tprmlnul prices. ICfKoitCl.l'li II.MKM , or nnjr further tnfornmtlon de-liuj , tvrllo loibly to the niiilt-ml nv.t , fluiirly ttatlnnyourrrililuiift'.nitli sialu , Co inly , street an.l inimlicr. Moro raplil n'turn mall ileMvery will hu v * urcil hy your eniloslnt ; an miTclupu bearing } our lull nililre . feml 1'i TAIj JJO'l'hS , Kxpre'n .Money Orders , of Now Vork KxehuiiKO In onllnary leltLT. Currency hy liil > ri'ss ( at ouruipensuaJilronud ' ' ' Orit. A.UAUI'III.V , > e v Orleans , M. WuiililiiKtuii , II. C. Address Reglsteridletlers to NK\V UUI.KANS KAT.O.NAI. IIV.NIC , KuwOrirans , ! . T7\n Il That tlm | irern of Gen- lliiM OlVIX i-nilt lleunrcRiiril inid i : rly. ho aru luvli ir uot tin * il.uxlnus. l < u Kiiar- anU'i ! of uiiaolulo liurnusa mil In'uolty. tlJ.it tlin cianc'L"i ! are. ml oiinal , un I that no ono tun | io > hly Uivlnn wliat iiunihur Mill draw n ( true "ln\tl.Mlliil : : , ulho. that thu ii'iyinrnt nl prl/e * Is fUAItA.STiii ! : ) 11V I'dlJIl NATIONAL HANKS * OK NuW Oilti'ini. nnil Hie Ticket * nro slxiiuil by tlio l'ru < - hlvnt of nn inslltiill"ii whoso I'liurlunul rliihtn aru rvciicnUeil In tliu liltflu at couiui Ihi-ioiuiii , Lcwaru uny Imltationi or iinonrmuui ncheinua. " Or the Ll'iuor Hnhit , I'o.sitbcly Cured bj Almluislvrliil ( > r. llainert' ( Julilcn Spcclllc. U can lie Riven In n cup of coffee or tea with' cut the Knowlcden ot tlm person tuklns It , abso lutely harmlosc , und will eflvct a pvrmunent nnd npeedy rnro , v.liethor lliu patlcut U n moderato drinker or uu nlcoliollo V.TUCX. U'houbands of drunkard ! 1mvo been umde teniperatu mull who have takun Golden Sncclllc In tnuir codco with out tholr knowledge nnd to day believe they quit drlnklnc of their own fieo will , it never falls. 'I he system once Impregnated With the Speplflc , It becomes nn nttcr Imposslhlllty for ilie liquor uppctlte to uxlst. 1'orsale by Kuhn k Co. , lull B'i'1 UoinxInH sts. , and Ittli nnd Cum- ruHt.s. , Onmlui , Neb. ! A. 1) ) . Foster & lira ' < > ii < * .l IllntT.i. ln\a. See That Rugged la there anything in the world muro . . . Jt Is thu duty of every mot.ii'r and ifiiriu to see thfttthirlilfdhuspropjf nourishment. If you luivf u t tried RIDGE'S FOOD makes n test , und bco if you regie t It. Ii4ll.crrtui i _ . . .rji7l.W * JtA * TllK CliUlrUiiNiiv lursnrrn &vtmWWt'vstfffi tHiiiircilerurpou.ct'ncor . V 117 rilrtcllIbroujll li m ik"'lrl , tcilof * Currfns' V-fef-f'lllni'inllT or trefulfill | i , id In tut. UrtMeitln < pr3vrnpnt4ovt ! til ttlif r bfltf Yror t rticiprr * Vlic.'JjndcriEloct.loCo. l69La3ilic t. . Our n i 'A'rAI. UlI | . Ol1 V.I SI PAIO.V OUTJ'I'I'Wrnt. . conitltutlon. drill tnctlcs anil full lufii/rnatlun Htxmt orf nltlna and drllllnK < iarclilni ; C'lutii. iLLL'SrlCATHl ) l.'A'B'OUL'E I'HIIK. A , 0. SPALQrftB & CRGS , , - - - - - . . ' -an nr < .ini n i Mi\V (0 CAJUI , Lawyers , lloom < CH ami 400 l'lrtntiou.il ll.ink. Telephone t-w. .i/t\s'/t\ ' CLIX'tVX A. CASK , Teaclier of tlio Spanish Mandoline , With Max Mt\vcr A ( V. t'ltrsiciAXS. DR , EDWAHD E , SLOMAN , 22O Fnrnnm Street. OPKICI : Hot'iis : R to'iillfin ' in , nnd 1 toil , nnrt T to 8 p. m. Telephone No. 27J , Onmlm , Nob. J. " & JKXKlXli . ! / . 7)T ) , Physician - ; - and - : - Surgeon , Special attention to diseases of children Olllce nt rciir nf Mnrtell'H DriiK Store , y. II. cor. UUli und I'hlciigo Struots , Oinulm. MRS , OAVIES and EMMA J , DAYIES Homeopathic PhysiclaiiH. Diseases of Women und Children n specialty. KM Northjitlt Street. Telephone i'iw. Physician and Surgeon , llesldi-nce. No. I'.iujCiipltol.Xvo. Omrc.Wtthncll lllk. Telephone. rysUhmco. 15 ! ; otllce. Mi. Dli. ItOSEWATKlt , Physician - ; - and - : - Surgeon , Oinca-ltoom II nnd 4 , r ntlm > ntnl Illock , N. H. cor. 15th nnil IHninkuHla. Kenlilvnet * Hiss. 17th St. Ollicc telephone , 51 > I ; residence ttfleplione.tBi O. S. HOFFMAN , M. J ) . , Physician - : - and - : - Surgeon , Olllco- . W. Cor. llth and Douglas. Olllco tclo _ phone , 4lV > jrc ldenco tulophon . 4Ji. _ H. K BUBKET , FUNERAL DIRECTOR and EMBALMER 111 North ir.th tfnout. DREXEL & MAUL , ( Sncro'--ors to ,1 } m ( ! , .lacubf. ) Undertakers and Embalmers At the old Htaml , Hi" , rsirnnin St. tlrdernby telegraph Ei > ll Iteil iiad promptly attcmlod. Tultphono to No. . ' . Frauil , M my name anil ( lie prlco nro . on the Ixiilnm of nil m > ailtcrlUid hi iocs bcforulcivlnB Ilic Jaclory , which prulict HiowparorB a , ilu > t hlKh prlcc-i .mil Inferior goo > N. If n dealer oir < > roV. . I. . DoiiKliiH flicn nt a ixluccil nrk-f , or Biyrt ho hH4 llieni irllhont my n.iuif : anil price vtiuiipci $ uu the butloui , put him ilonn us a fraud. FOR GENTLEMEN. The only rnlf 'l .SKASII.i.S < < Shoo Finooth In- | i | < - NO TACKS or WAX TII1IRAI ) to hurt the feet , ta aihaml-ecmHl sml Vi'U , ! , NOT IIII * . \V. I , . DiUrUI.AS S4 hllOIC , lhcoilrhi.il | anil only Inn.I-si'Hi'J writ fl felloe. KiuaU | custuiu-nudo slimvi cutting front $3 In J1' . W. I. . IIOUCII.AH 83.no rOI.TCF. SllOfi. Hjllroail Mrn ami ( .otter Onri lers nil \vrir Dun ) . 'Smooth InsMo a a llaml-Seneil fchoo. iNo Taclmur WaxTlirenrt to hurt the feet. \V. I , . DOIKil.AS Et3.f ) fillOI' U unexrtlleO forhea > j' urtr. l > et Cnlthhoe forthc prlri * . W. I , . 1IOUGI.AS B-'J.Mr. AVOKKIMJMAN'S HHO1It : the licit In the world for ruunli wear ; one p.ilr oiiKht In wi-nr 11 man n } enr. W. I , . I)011iAS ) ; VJ M1IOU I'OIl HOYS Ii the licit School Shoe In thu orlil. W. I. . IJOUCH.AS I.7rt YOUTH'S Hcliool .Slum KlvoJ thu piuall BOJ-B a cluuco to wear thu beet shuoi In tlio worlJ. All niailn In Congrrsj , Ilultou auJ Lace. If net told ly yourUtalcr , write W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton , Mnsc. For S\lo : by ITcnry Sargent ; Kollcy , SUjrcr & Co. ; Gco. S. Miller , 012 North Kith streot. Sold by Goodinnn Drug1 Co. Are the Best , JN Till : KSSLNTIAI. UIIAMTIKM OH Durability , Evenness of Paint , .and Workmanship. IVISON.BUKEM&ri&CO , , Now Vork. WHAT 29c WILL OUY . _ . . . --r AT-- " OMAHA MEAT CO.'S ' Retail Market , I'jiO and : : tl ! I avciiu-orUi St. KTlllCTIjV CASH. IH'.r.K f ll bollliiB tirof. 81o ; 4 IbH chuck " . . HJ I IU I l/i in\j-tifnt , 'V.uiv < * .iviJt " ' lio'oirnn hansnKe.ale ; l'i Ibs liuttcr.'JSc. I'UHK " . ruast iHirk , airs 's choiw.iMos 311)8 ) I' . MdU-iarn , 'i C ! 2 jlui pork ten'lerlulii , il' * . ' 4 ll > . . , 1' . N. hum , Sio : ' , 11)4 smoked thoulder , ! c ; 31li3 toneless ham , 2.x : . lir rnturn mall full rlrrnlnrn ot rtl OOI > Vi Nrw Tnjlnr S , lrin of Orr ( into AdJruM .1llI Y & CO. , Cloriucntl , O.