TKJS OMAHA DAILY BEE. : . THURSDAY NOVEMBER I. 1883 ,
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tot Inl matter should bo addressed to tllo l.iimm
All hut.ln.es' ii. ' * letters nnd roinltt.\nc s should bo
nddresscd to Tun Hf.r. 1'uni.imiiMi Cmti'VNV.
OMAHA. Drafts , check * nnd poitolllcoordors to
be inado payablu to thu or'lcr of th8 coutpany.
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llnhlni ! Company , doit nolemnlv nwenr that the
actual circulation of'IllK IMli.V HKK for tha
week cndhiK October : ; ; , 18JS. win as follows :
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presence tliU7th dny of October A. I ) . 18SS.
M'al. N.l' . 1'HIUNoUiyl'ubllc.
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( Jeoige II. Tzschuclc , bolng duly sworn , do-
poM-nniuI na > tlmt lit ) Is tecretnry of The lli-o
I'lihlhhlng company. Hint the actual average
dally clri'ulatlon of Tun lur.IIKK lor the
niontn ot October , I1 * * ? , 11.til copies ; for No
vember , IW , IVBI copies : for December , 1W7 ( ,
15.011 eoplus ; for January , KS.S , r > , aM copies ;
for I'ebriiar.v. K-'jl. ' 15.9JJ copies ; for March. 1VH ,
ll.iM'i copies : for April , 1SJ . 1S7U copies : for
Miiy , IHSS , is.isi copies ; for June , IM-t , 1 ! > . I I
ooplos ; for July , lt , Irt.OM topics : for August ,
IH < 3 , IB.K1 copies ; for S-ptember , W , wus lHt : > 4
copies. Ul'.OItm : II.T/U'IIITK. !
Hnorn to before and unbscrlbud lu my pres
ence , this Vth day of October. A. 1) ) . INS.
N. I' . IT. lL , Notary Public.
THK roorback just now is the liveli
est bird in the campaign. Ills scream
is heard ovcu in Nebraska.
Tin : roublican ] ) canuiuato for county
commlhsionor , Gustavo Andrcon , is a
very roputiiblo citi/.en and a man who
can bo trusted.
Siu LIONML SACKVIMJ : will have
llonty of time to tuUe anotlior measure
of Mr. Cleveland's greatness and write
another letter as to his lllne&s when he
gets buck home.
Tin : want of registration lists in our
citv will be a gold mine for boodlorsaml
ballot box HtulTors. Shall our couutj
and state olfieinls bo knocked down tc
the highest bidder ?
Do NOT nllow yourself to bo talked
into supporting any man who over be
trayed the people. Mttlco trofison odious
by defeating men who have boon dis
loyal to your interests.
TIIK second round in the mill between
Calhoun and Morton at Nebraska City
promises to be even more exciting than
the first. Mr. Calhoun's loft-handed
delivery under the belt is very effective ,
A JUDICIOUS selection of the candi
dates for the legislature by the people
Insures the prosperity and progress ol
Douglas county. But every vote casl
for men of questionable integrity is si
still ) in the back for the welfare of the
county and the city of Omaha.
CHAUI.KS SruwAiiT WKLLKS accepts
second place on Bolva Lockwood's
ticket in place of Alfred II. Love , re
signed. Bolva , ho.vever , is not at al
pleased with hot- running mate on th <
equal rights ticket. She remains true
to her first lovo. This may cause seri
ous defection in her party.
TltK sensational suit of Adam Baeleai
ngainst General Grant's widow foi
$15,000 for alleged work on "Grant's
Memoirs" has boon dismissed by ma
tual consent. It is to bo hoped tha
this will end the unseemly controversy
which has done so much to lower the
estimation of General Badcau in thi
eyes of the public.
THK unexpected death of lion. Jamo
EwingjOf Wood Iltvor , republican can
didatqior state representative , is to b
sincerely regretted. Mr. Kwing was :
member of the last legislature am
proved himself a tried and trustee
friend of the people. Ho won the confidence
fidonco and support of his constituent
and wus honored with n ro-nomhuition
Now that wo are getting into clos
quarters in the battle of the ballots w
-invlto every voter to keep his eye o
those editorial columns. TIIK BIK i
unliinbonng its guns and there will b
> a rattle all along the line from no'
until the night of the election. Lc
frbbora , tricksters and knaves stun
"yom under.
IK ALL probability neither the mayo
r the council will take any iK'tlo
with reference to an investigation e
the paving frauds until after electlot
While the taxpayers grant them th
days of grace , it may be as well undoi
stood now as later that our citizens wl
brook no delay or bo satisfied with
half-hearted inquiry.
THK republicans have made a grci
mistake in nominating Morris Morriso
for the legislature. Morrison has fc
years boon one of Huscull's lieutenant !
lie was elected to the school board b
the bummer element , and has a vor
questionable reputation in conncctio
with certain crooked transactions i
the buying of school furniture. A ma
is judged by the company ho keeps , an
Morrison's political relations show hii
to bo untrustworthy.
JUDGE GUKSIIAM could not const
tently or with propriety take the stum
to advocate the election of the ropul
ilcan candidates , but ho has done tl :
next best thing in having publicly ui
nounccd his desire that they ah all 1
elected , and in advising his Indhu
friends by personal letter not to pin
the mugwump in thU campaign , but '
work for the republican ticket. Ropul
licans everywhere who lionor Judp
Gresham should give hood to this ni
vice , which is glvon in all honesty an
sincerity. The judge is thoroughly
republican , and as sUch ho heartily d <
'
alres the success of the party.
coif NULL AND .i/onro.v.
The contest in this congressional dis
trict Is between J. Sterling Morton and
W. .T. Con noil. As between these two
men there can bo no chance for doubter
or hesitation. Mr. Morton is n high-
toned gentleman , by Instinct in sym
pathy with capital and corporate power.
Mr. Council is a man of the people , who
has always boon in active and cordial
sympathy with the working classes. Mr.
Morton is n member of the Cobilen club
and English in his ideas. Mr. Council
is thoroughly American and in favdr of
the people of our own land as ngalnst
the ontlro world. Mr. Morton was for
many years In the employ of a powerful
railroad corporation , and was known as
a railroad lobbyist. Mr. Council has
always openly opposed the unjust ex
actions of corporate power , and has
bravely and successfully contended for
the rights of the people. Mr. Morton
has always boon a gentleman ot leisure ,
cultivated , educated , of good presence
nnd a captivating talker. Mr. Cou
ncil has boon a hard worker , earnest
and nctlvo in nil his undertakings.
For two terms ho hold the position of
district attorney and was considered by
both democrats and republicans as one
of the best nnd most succosiful prose
cuting attorneys ever elected to that
position. for five years he- served ns
city attorney for the city of Omaha ,
and during his entire term of service
never lost a case. During his term of
service , and at its close , democrats and
republicans alike were unstinted in
their praise of his official work. In one
respect Mr. Morton and Mr. Council are
alike , both have many friends and borne
bitter enemies. Mr. Council especially
has antagoni/od n good many and
especially parties that sought to impose
on the taxpayers of Omalwnml corpora
tions and of inlluenco who wore taking
ulvnntngo of the city or spekintr U
evade their just responsibilities. His
support will largely come from the :
ivorkingmon and from producing
lasses who desire a representative
ivho can neither be bullied or bribed
cajoled or whipped into line by corpor
ate power.
'I'UAYKU AKD
There was a time when John M
Thayer was the most popular man ii
Omuhn. lie was not only respected am
estoeimed by all classes as a pioneer whc
itid helped to lay the foundations o
the metropolis of the Missouri valley
ind had achieved great distincion it
the volunteer service as commander o
the First Nebraska regiment , am
anked among the ablest generals o
the Army of the Tennessee , but also as
n man who had made Nebraska re
spooled on tholloor of the United Stalei
senate , and in the national legislature
: iad rendered invaluable service ti
Omaha.
All this seems to have been forgottei
unuor the avalanche of abuse and blan
der which for weeks has boon pourei
out upon the head of the chief execu
tive whom the people of Nebraska luu
honored with their suffrages.
The campaign of detraction husfinnll ;
forced Governor Thayer to meet his as
sailants on their own chosen Dattlc
ground , and the citizens of Omaha wh
have been misled and misinforms
concerning him have undergone a raiii
cal change of opinion. There are , how
ever , thousands of voters who wore no
able to hear General Thayor. To then
we commend a careful perusal of the vi
tal points inado by the governor in hi
great speech , which cannot fail to e-on
vince thorn that the prevailing prejudice
dice has no better foundation than par
tisan ambition and personal malice.
COMMISSION WORK.
A part of the recent proceeuings c
the inter-state commerce commissio
has been of general interest. On So ]
tetnbor 1 nn entirely now system c
making rates upon the trans-conlinoii
tal lines was put into effect , being vor
different from the system previously i
force. There were many and radicu
changes made , allecting not only ai
joint tariffs and the rates to and froi
terminal or competitive points , but aU
the rates to and from local and intot
mediate points on all the lines. Aftt
having carefully observed the worl
ing of the new system an
found that certain changes woi
necessary in order to mall
it practically successful , a conforene
was invited between the commiasio
and representatives of the trans-cont
n en tal lines , which wnb held at tl :
olllco of the commission in Washing teen
on October 10. At this conference tl :
commission submitted its views regan
ing the now east ana west-bound tariff
pointing out the anomalous results an
the inequalities , and it is gratifying '
bo able to say that the railroad repr
sontativos received the suggostioi
made with good grace. One of thos
relating to the obligation of cor
mon carriers to give rate schcdul
the broadest possible Hold , was csp
cially important. It was found th :
under the western classification on
buch places are enumerated as mam
fucturo articles chiefly for Calif urn
consumption , the intention being
supplement these lists with new poin
where any Important amount of trail
in the articles named , or perhaps i
other articles , shall bo otlorod for sin
niont by manufacturers or producer
Tlio commission did not see up <
what theory this was done , and ho
that "common carriers are under obi
gallon to take all descriptions of ore
nary traffic from all points , nnd it
right that the rates should
known , and announced publicly
advance of the offering
traffic. " It was fuithor said that "ov <
if there is no reasonable prospect tin
traffic will bo tendered there is i
reason why the schedules should not I
given the broadest possible field. ' * 1
other words , the schedules must bo go
oral and not local , as , for oxampl
"that the rate on windmills is one do
lar and forty conU from all poln ts
The aim of the commission in this co
feronco appears to have boon to pr
coed in the interest of harmony , holi
ing the railroals merely to what it co
ceivcd to bo the obvious roquiromoi :
of the law , and the spirit man ifested <
the part of the railroad repr
sentatlvcs seems to have bo <
equally conservative. The result is re
goiuxbly certain to bo an adjustment' '
transcontinental tariffs , which Will be
the more generally accepted for the as
surance that the commission has had n
voice in the matter.
Another important proceeding is the )
order directing the southern railroad
companies to appear before the commis
sion in December nnd explain the ap
parent violation of the long and short
Itnul clause of the intor-statq commerce
act in the tratllc carried over their
lines. This stop is regarded as one ol
the most positive and aggressive the
commission has taken , but it
appears to have been compelled
to it by information ami bj
numerous complaints from time
to time showing grave irregularities
and Inequalities which donmnd to be
corrected. This proceeding has causce
some apprehension to the southon
roads , whoso conditions of tralllo and
competition are peculiar , but it is no !
supposed that the commission intend'
any arbitrary action , except as it nmj
be necessary to remove unfair dlscrimi
nations and correct inequalities. The
commission appears to bo addrcssiiif
itself to its difficult duties with grca
discretion and with satisfactory results
WHAT CAN in ; KXVECTt
What can the citizens of Douglas
county expect at the hands of Isaac S
Ilnscnll if they see fit to elect him to !
seat in the stito senate ? lias not thi1
man been tried often and always been
found wanting ? Has ho not always
bo a fomenter of discord nnd promotei
of downright lawlessness ? How was i' '
when the people of this city remonstrated
strated against the Holly watorwork :
swindle of which Hascall was the main
stay in the council ? Did ho not def ;
his constituents and vote to pitch theii
remonstrances under the table ? Did hi
not compel the tax-pajera to book re
dress in the courts by injunction ? IIi
was ignominiously defeated for reelection
tion at the end of that term and kop
out ot oflico for two years. IIo mndU
pledges of reform and people who line
forgotten or forgiven his rascalit ;
helped to re-elect him on the strongtl
of his promises to do straight work.
But Hascall is by nature and instinc
impelled to crookedness and lie turnei
out no bettor than he did the proviou
term. The council was one
more in the hot bud of bood
lerism and jugglery with the most vita
concerns of this city. Injunctions am
restraining orders were again the bul
warks of the taxpayer ngaiiibt the raid
of Hascality. When that term was on
Hascall voluntarily subsided for a timu
Highteen months ago ho again man
aged to work himself into popular con
lidoncc by his old method of pledging
everything to everybody. Even Til
15ii : : was credulous enough to listen t
the appeals of prominent business me
who vouched for Hascall and assured u
that he would profit by past oxpericnc
nnel had sown his wild o.its forever
But no bootior was Hascall i
the council than pandemoniia :
broke loose again and fo
a whole season this city was torn u
through Hascall's pernicious influence
Lawlessness was rampant in the coun
cil , and the most audacious defiance c
public opinion and disregard of publi
interest has prevailed among the me
elected by our citizens to protect lif
and property and manage the busines
affairs of this metropolis.
The natural cITcct of Hnscality in th
council has been the contractors' coir
bine , jobbery and negligence in publi
works , an increase of tax-eating olll
cials , increased taxation , and a reckless
less disregard of the taxpayers' intci
csts generally.
And now , the question is , what at
the citizens of Omaha to expect froi
promoting Hascall and giving him
seat in the state senate as well as in th
council ? Is Hascall's conduct to bo
passport for higher favors ? Are on
citizens so blinded by partisanship thi
they will put a premium upon lawles
ness , duplicity and knavery ? If so , the
will have themselves to blame if Ha :
call in the legislature repeats on a Inrp
scale his outrageous performances in tli
council.
AOAIX DKCIDKO.
Merchants and commercial trnvole :
will note with satisfaction that the si
promo court of the United States hi
again decided that a state cannot cot
stitutionnlly levy a drummer tax. Son :
two years or more ago u similar di
cinion was rendered in a case taken t
the supreme court from Tonncssoi
but in the face of this the state <
Texas maintained the drummer tp
and insisted upon enforcing it. Tli
case which called out the last decisie
originated something more than u yet
ago. A commercial traveler from No
Orleans , while soiling goods by samp
in Texas , was arrested for violating tli
law making it a misdemeanor for in :
perbon to do business as u commcrcii
traveler without first having taken 01
an "occupation tax. " Tlio drumme
contested the constitutionality of tl
statute , on thu ground that it was r
pugnant to the clause of the constit
tion giving congress the exclusive rig ]
to roguluto inter-state commerce , n p
sition authorized by the decision of tl
supreme court in the Tennessee cas
The state supreme court decide
against him , and the case wus taken
the federal supreme court , with the n
suit noted.
This ought to bo conclusive of tl :
question and lend all states which st
have a drummer tax law to repeal tlioi
The position of the supreme court ,
holding that such a tax is an interfe
once with inter-state commerce , is ma
ifestly impregnable , and no state w
hereafter attempt to collect such a tn
except upon the theory that It will
extensively paid to avoid the oxpon
and delay of contesting It. But it w
bo the duty of commercial travelers
refuse to pay this tax , to the end th
these unconstitutional laws , whorov
existent , shall be stricken from tl
statute books.
TIIK somewhat hasty Governor Fo
akor of Ohio appears to have olTondi
some of tno Hundrioks democrats of I
dlana by implying that tliejir once d !
tinguishcd leader was a copporhon
with the probable effect of inducii
some of them who intended to vo
against Cleveland to either nbalidi
that purpose or not vote at all. But
appears tlttit'tho widow of the late vice
president was not in the least offended ,
nnd that her influence will continue to
bo exerted in liohalf of Harrison in In
diana. She niiturally feels that an ap-
probrious epithet from a political opponent - -
ponont is not hnlf so serious n matter as
studied neglect and indignity from otio
who by reason of intimate political assoj
elation should Jiavo been a friend , but
was not. Tltd judicious followers of
Mr. Hondricks will not hold General
Harrison responsible for the indiscre
tion of Govcfnor Fornke'r , and many of
tliem will deposit their votes for the re
publican candidate.
TIIK potato crop shares with corn the
distinction of being the largest yield on
record in the United States. From the
most reliable reports the total estimate
is put : it over two hundred and sixteen
million bushels , of which Nebraska is
credited with an acreage of sixty-six
thousand and an average yield of
eighty-four bushels to the acre. Last
year the potato crop fell short ot the
demand , nndlurge shipments we're inado
to America from Uuropo. The tables
will bo turned this year , insuring not
only an export trade but a cheapening
of one of the prime necessaries.
WHAT object has Frank U. Mnrrissoy
in wanting a scat in tfio legislature ?
Ho hasn't a dollar's interest in Douglas
county so far as wo know , never did
have any and is not likely to ever have
any. His career has boon that of n free
Innco and bushwhacker of good men
who made themselves offensive to legis
lative jobbers , paving contractors and
rnilrogtio politicians. He has done more
to cripple Omaha by his raids on the
charter two years ngo than he could
repair by the labor of a life timo. Why
should anybody want to send such a man
to the legislature.
llcl'iinn N Nuuummry.
The United Stiitcs is about to cliooso a now
president mill the chances are that England
will shortly appoint a now minister to
America. Hcform is necessary in both cases.
lie Has Shown ills Hand.
It would bc entirely unnecessary to "re
call" Lord Sae-lcvillu-West. Ho has boon
called" and has shown his hand. Why
should any one ( jo to the trouble of recalling
ilnt I
A Hook Fort IIP Hour.
I'nii ia 'J'idH"crli > t.
"Groat Thoughts for Llttlo Thinkers , " ia
the title of a book just brought out by an
eastern publishing house. It must bo in-
Loaded for democratic statesmen and should
fill a long felt want.
The Campaign Ijhu-s.
Uiffuuu bens.
The campaign liars are Just now working
Imrder than ever at their shameless tasKs.
If the earth wore to open and swallow every
political Ananias the ranks of the two parties
would bo decimated very speedily. The
politician who tolls the truth thK week is : i
moral hero and deserves to have his pick ol
all the ofliccs after the election , provided his
U successful.
Tlio Silent Vote.
Stunts Zcltunu.
Neither through money nor through pas-
stonato appeals to party prejudice can those
elements iu whoso power the decision lies bu
brought to change the Judgment they have
once formed , or to desert to the camp of tlic
enemy. It is what is called the silent votu
that deckles at the List moment ; and there
is no doubt that on the Oth of November
nmnv a man will cast his ballot into the urn
without having indicated beforehand
whether ho is inspired for Harrison or bo
licvcs in Cleveland.
Dciuocritoy'H ijloomy Outlook.
SI..oitfn niolic Democrat ,
The telegraph informs us that the demo
crats arc taking another poll of the voters ii :
Indiana. This is the third time within the
present canvass that the campaign committee
too of that party has begun an enumeration
of the citizens of the Hoosier state icgardin
their party preferences. Each of the twc
preceding counts , according to reports pub
lishcd at the time , revealed a decided major
ity for the republicans , and there is no gooi !
reason to believe that the ono now undci
way will tell a different story. In fact then
Is a strong probability that the present com
putallon will bo moro unfavorable to tin
democracy than either of those already
made.
Who Couhl Have
CMcautt Tiilnine.
A fortnight since who could have guessed
Thy downfall , noble Sack ville- West !
J hou'rt fallen from thy high estate ,
No longer art thou wise and great.
Of diplomats thou'rt now the least
If thou wouldst rise. O West , go yeast I
1'UOMINKNT PKUSON8.
James Russell Lowell will sail for homcoi
November ! iJ.
General Fltz John Porter Bays ho takes IK
interest in polities.
Sir Morcll Mackenzie was impelled to stnd.i
medicine and suigeiy by the earnest advice
of his widowed mother.
Mrs. Koscoo Conkling says her J5D proson
to the Conkling uncomlilion.ils , in Yori
state , was in recognition of the compliment
paid her husband's memory.
Attorney General Webster amused the
American spectators in his argument befon
the Parnoll commission , Thursday , by trans
forming Illinois Into Illlnwas.
Kuipress Victoria of Germany Is said ti
have written Sir Moroll Maekeiuio a ro < ? uhii
woman's letter , twenty-two pages long , t <
express her pleasure at his vindication of hei
husband.
Mrs. U. S. Grant's now homo , In West Em
avenue , Now York , is a picturesque struc
lure of brick and gray-stone. When full'
furnished , its cost , it is stated , will bo no'
far from $ , ' 00,000.
George Ticknor Curtis had the presence
and fluttering attention , of Chief Justice fill
lor and Justice Lamarat his lecture on paten
law before the law school of Columbian uni
versity , Washington , the other night.
John Stephenson , , the well known ca
bulldor , was stricken with pneumonia afte
attending church a Now Kochollc , N. Y. , 01
Sunday , and , as he ia over eighty years old
fears are entertained that he cannot live.
Dr. Lewis A. Sayro. the eminent New Vor' ,
physician , says that the suioko from th
stuff that la put Into cigarettes irritates th
mucous membrane/ the bronchial tube
until they occouio inthunod and in thatoondl
tlou they arc moro susceptible to the attack
of cold.
Browning has purchased a palace at Vonlc
for 5,000. It is a vast seventeenth centur ;
structure. It is In renaissance style , with ;
magnillccnt facade covered with Immcns
heads of mon and animals. The ceilings o
the principal salons are superbly painted an
decorated.
BTATK AND T KIUUTOUV.
Nebraska
Mountain HODS are said to bo numerous I
the canyons of NIobrara.
The Presbyterian church at Nordcn ha
called Hov. W. E. Uassott and ho has com
tueilcod his labors
It Is claimed at Stuart that a lady resldcn
of that place was once engaged to niarr ;
President Cleveland.
James Hrlmblncom , who wa arrested I
Fromonl charged with horse ittuling , ha
confessed , tlo was taken back to Sioux
City , la.
Isaac. Willis , the murdorcr of Jacob
Ircovcs , 1ms been hold lu the sum Of $5,000
o nppoar at the next tcrni of the district
court at Wahoo.
There Is some talk of now brewery In
Vouiont. Wr. 11. lloah , proprietor of the
iVosterii Hrowhig company , of UurllngWn ,
I M is looking the ground over.
Hnwlo's , the criminal who was cnpturc.il nt
J caver City and taken to ICossuth county ,
Iowa , Is n slippery innn. Ho has tried to
.ire a It Jail and nearly did so. Ho has sine * )
> laycd the insanity elottgo , but n Jury decleled
bat ho was sane. IIo will soon bo tried for
ils several crimes. Ho is chained In his cell.
The outlook , according to the Stuart Lodger
ger , Is that the weather prophet will soon
commcne-o cmcklng his wintry chestnuts , the
elellnuuent subscriber fooling a pain ; of run-
science will bring In largo pumtikliis nnd
green coul wood on subscription , and last but
iot least the elefeatod candidate will hear the
lorthern zephyrs whlstlo chee-rlcssly through
his whiskers as he sails up Salt creek.
Two Nordon youths , aecd nine and olcvcn
years , tiring of the peaceful surroundings of
tiomo life- , got the cowboy fever last week
and took the trail for the far west , whore
Lhov could lot their hair grow long and have
an Indian for breakfast , seven days in the
week. A stern dad overtook the youthful
rangers and returned them to the paternal
abode , thus saving numerous redskins from
nn untimely entrance to the happy hunting
ground.
Following arc the names and ages of "tho
hoys'1 re-publican club of St. Paul as given
bv the Phonograph. Tlio llrst llvo voted for
W. II. Harrison in 110 and the combined
ages of the club of tlnrty-throo amounts to
I1. i oars ; Capt 7. . Simmons 81 ; W. W.
Powers 80 5 Hen I lodges SU ; A let Walker-1 ;
E/eral Hopkins 70 ; John Kuiroll 70 ; IX F.
Smith 7t ! ; H. A. Ellis 07 ; H. F. Manuel ( VI ;
I. IX CJiegg fn ; Albert Frame ( U ; C. H.
Thomson IU ; 1M MorloylKJ ; LM Hughes ( U ;
H. W. Nichols ( M ; W. H. C. Chiiin 53 ; W.
Norton fiO ; II N. Smith lid ; J. A. Fon-o 5ii :
II J. Strong r > 0 ; A. H. Moses 10 ; W. H.
Crow M ; P. Johnson 53 ; John Million GJ ;
A. C. Snider 5-1 ; I. H. Peck 50 : A. H.
Chandler 18 ; W. H. Stilt 17 ; W. H. H Hill
IS ; W. Reynolds 17 ; Thomas W. Noble 4(5 ( ;
Ucoigo Lcftwlch C ! , and Ed Amman 41) ) .
lowu.
There are 124 loss children In Shelby
county than there were a jear ago.
The Woodmen of Iowa will hold n grand
state camp in Dos Moines November li !
and 13.
John Timmormnn , an Iowa pioneer , died
nt his homo in Jackson township , aged eighty-
eight years.
A Wapollo young lady dislocated her Jaw
while' chewing gum In the depot at Hurling-
ton the other day.
The Spirit Lake Beacon advices girls who
want tn marry to apply for a bituntion in the
family of Auditor Carlton , as five girls who
have' done housework for him have married
within a year.
It now turns out that the Marslmlltown
lllaniti , who advertised that ho would bet
$ J7,0,0 ( on Cleveland's election , is a harmless
crank , who would not het as many cents as
the Leader claims he would bet elollars.
Last Sunday Hoy. Dr. Uobhlns , of the Con
gregational church at Muscatlnu , completed
his forty-llfth year as pastor of that church ,
Mrs. A. J. Fimplo , the only surviving mem
ber of the original church , occupied a seat in
the congregation.
Thi' railroad commissioners are now work
ing on the Davenport , Burlington and In-
buijiio Jobbers' complaints and will soon
reach nnd announce1 a decision. These com
plaints are very voluminous and important
and have demanded a great deal of attention
mill time from the commission.
A sample of water from the well at Hochcs.
tor , Cedar county , has been anul.v/cd by Prof.
Davis , of Drake university , and he pro
nounces it the' most poisonous that ho has
over examined of Iowa water. This report
has boon sent in to the board of health and
accounts for the fatal icign of diphtheria in
Kochestor.
Dakota.
It is claimed that there are moro white
horses than red-headed girls in Kimball.
Both candidates for sheriff of Hughes
county arc auctioneers , therefore they should
bo able to do some good tabting.
The Blunt bakery has closed , and every
man in that town from this time on will have
to get married or do his own baking.
Fuel is more nlcntv this season than over
before in the Blat' . Hills country , owing to
the fact that native coal is taking such la
prominent position In the markets.
Saloon men at Deadwood breathe more
freely. The threat to Invade their places ol
business and give impromptu concerts has
been reconsidered by the Salvation army.
Tlio secretary of the Masonic Aid associa
tion , of Daltota , hcaelqunitcrs at Yankton ,
claims that thcro have only boon three deaths
among the 1SOO members during the past
two i ears.
The Mt. Vernon Ga/etto slanderously ob
served last week that while the school chil
dren of south Dakota are gathering sun.
flowers , the children of southern Nebraska
ate putting in their time snow-balling.
The Canton Advocate says : "His rumored
that a photograph of a young gentleman ,
evidently 'struck on his shape" is being ex
hibited among the tender sex of this city
It appears the picture was taken on a wager ,
and the young gentleman was devoid of ma
tcrial which is generally embodied in a man' :
toilet. "
John N. Dynes , living a few miles wcstol
Alpcna , met his death in a peculiar manner
He went down in a well on the inside of r
wooden tubing a distance of sixty feet to remove
move a stone. Ho was nearly overcome
with gas , and gave the signal to he haulce
up. PlaeMng his foot in a loop of the rope he
was wmdhissed up to within a fewfcetof the
top , when the rope broke and ho fell bacli
into the well nnd was wedged In so tight thai
It took thirty-six hours to remove him.
SMITH THK MAN.
He Will lie Named to Succccel Him-
HO ! ! ' ns AHKlhtant City Attorney.
In view of the city council refusing to con
firm the appointment of Churchill as assist
ant city attorney , Mayor Uroatch has con
cluded to appoint General George Smith ,
who is the present Incumbent , but who about
two weeks ago placed his resignation In tha
hands of thu major. Mr. Smith stated that
thu transactions in the police court involved
the expenditure of moro attention than he
tould grant , on nce-oiint of other legal mat
ters that came up before him for considera
tion. However , it is reported that ho hag
been asked to reconsider his action in thig
rcs | > cct , and has concluded to allow his name
to ho ugain linked with that position. H ia
aNo stated that the mayor will communicate !
the same to the council at its next regular
meeting ,
Ccnornl C. M. l > oilte nnd the Bridge ,
Tuesday Max Meyer received a lottoi
from General Dodge , who Is now in New
York , relating to his presence at the opening
of the Omaha and Council Bluffs bridge. II
reads as follows :
I am in receipt of your Invitation to be
present at the opening of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs railroad bridge , aud rcgrcl
that I am unable to accept.
1 appreciate as fully probably ns any per
son can the benefit It will be to both cities ,
ns you well understand , when 1 say thai
when I ran the llrht railroad survey Intc
Council Bluffs it was only n log hamlet.
On my first visit to the site of Omaha 1
slept in the tepee of an Omaha Indian , tc
that I appreciate as very few can the growth
of the two cities slnco that day. I have nc
doubt but that the completion of the bridgt
will bring great increase of prosperity te
both cities ami that In time the earlier daj
hopes of the old settlers will moro than b <
tcalUcd. I think that my own prediction !
have moro than como truo.
Clerks Come nnel Go. *
County Clerk Hocho has rearranged tin
duties of his clerks. Mrs. Annabel Howe
the prompt and obliging deputy , will tuki
clmrga of the indexing. John C. Ginoford
who has been on the tax list ninco July , wll
do duty as deputy. Miss Klluy'ft work on
the tax books is finished , and Miss Morar
leaves thet indexes to take a place in Chariot
McDonald's store.
Taken tn the Pen.
Sheriff Coburn wont to Lincoln yesterdaj
with six prisoners sentenced to long1 terms U
the penitentiary us follows ; Thomas White
ton years , Henry Johnson nine , Jacob Me-
Grath ten , William Murphy two , and John
Itllcy two , all for burglary. Jqhn Miller goci
for two years for grand lurcuny.
noiusns IN TIIH STUEET ,
The > io\v York l/lfo Ce > . Flics It * An-
swcr/-q. Taylor WAIII * $ r rtOOO
The district court gx > t down to earnest
work ytsterdity npuln , nnel the bar WM
full of attorneys during the case. The-court
anncmnced that cases put'ovcr beyond Nov ,3 ,
Will go to the foot of the docket.
The argument In the Injunction suit of the
Hco Building company nnd the City of
Omaha against the Now York Llfo Insurance
company was set down for hearing yes
terday before Juelgo Wakely. The answer
of the defendant was not lllod until the
court opened. It denied the ( .ovoral allega
tions of the city's petition , among others the
si/o of the proposed excavation , and then
eleiioribos lu detail the construction of the
vault. H denies that the latter Is to bo oc
cupied ns an engine room , because it Is
to bo used for the boilers only. It denies the
lack of authority on the part of the building
Inspector to grant the permit. It argues
thnt the vault can bo completed In two
weeks' time which is not nn unreasonable
le'ngth of time to obstruct the street. It
alleges that after the vault Is cove-red there
will bo no outwardly visible ovide-nco of Its
existence ; that there will bo no smoke ) ,
pusses , steam or noises coming the're'from.
The answer then e'liumerate's n number of
similar vaults in Now York and Chicago.
The insurance company says It proceeeicd
upon the- faith and credit of the promise
inado fourteen months ago , " that a permit
would be granted It to construct nald vault
when the proper time1 should arrive ; " that
It lot ils contracts accordingly months ngo ;
that the vault will cost fS.OOe ) . Including ma
terials ; that all the material has been bought
and cannot bo used for other purposes ; that
all the ste'am pipe mains for the building
have boe-n brought to a point near the vault ;
that a holler room cannot bo constructed m
the cellar without excavating six feet below
the pi usont iloor , which would uo below the
foundation and ninko It insecure ; that the
vault under the sidewalk cannot bo
used for n boiler room , nnd that
the defendant will have to arrange with the
owner of adjoining property for space , all
of which would cause great incouvoiiienco
and oxpenso.
Tlio argument of the case narrowed to a
discussion of the power of the city to grant
the use of the street for the purpose in ques
tion and of the authority of the superin
tendent of buildings to exorcise such power.
Numerous similar cases wore cited ou both
sides.
Judge Doano heard the case of William L.
Saumlers against the Omaha Carriage nnd
Sleigh company. Saundcrs alleges that lie
was hired to act us superintendent of the
company for n year. Ho was discharged be
fore' his tune was up , and sues for fl(0' ( . ) .
Judge Hopewoll took up the case of A. B.
Moro vs Hunry C. MeMiillen , a suit to re
cover p ossession of a lot in Grand View ad
dition.
C idol Taylor has begun nn action against
thu He-raid Publishing conumny for libel ,
and puts his damages at $ T > 0.000. The peti
tion alleges that Taylor "has always homo
u good luputatlon in the community in which
ho resides , in the state of Nebraska and in
tno business in which ho is engaged for
honesty , integrity and truth , nor had
ho ever been icnorted to bo a
dishonest man , a thief , n blackmailer , a rob
ber , a liar , a potty thief , a bulldorcr , an extortionist -
tortionist , a scoundrel or a proper inmate of
the penitentiary or ono who conspires or
colludes with others to rob the government
of the United States. " The petition then
quotes as the basis for the suit for libel an
editorial which appeared in the Herald last
Friday and purported to give Taylor's record
in the government printing oQlco.
The Commercial National bank and
L. C. Gillespio have brought an
action against the Omaha Var
nish comp my , its stockholder ami Edward
Ainscow , to recover two Judgments against
the company , ono for tti..TO 7i ! in favor of the
bank and ono for fl.Sv..U'J in favor of Glllcs-
pie. Ainscow holds notes of the company
for 1,500 , and on refusal to Join the plaintiffs
in the suit was made a paity defendant.
Victor G. Ivan try has begun nn action to
eject Lenora Amy from a lot In Florence.
Charles C. Hamilton has begun suit againsl
ICateC. Bailey to remove a cloud from the
tltlo to a Florence lot. Lantry in turn hues
Hamilton to quiet the title of a lot m Flor
ence ) .
CAIjIIOUN AND MOHTON.
Some Very Ijlvcly Times Stirred Up In
Otoo County.
NnniuiKA CITV , Neb. , Oct. 31. [ Special
toTiiE Huc.l The democratic political pol
is boiling. Never before In the history ol
Nebraska City and Otoo county has there
been such excitement in political circles a :
there has boon in the past wool : slnco the
publication of both sides of the Calhonn-
Morton llgnt. Calhoun is denounced from
ono end of the county to the other , not so
much because he lights Morton , but because
of the underhand method used. In a card In
Sunday's Biu : Mr. Calhnun denounces the
correspondent as a liar for circulating the
story of his antagonism of Morton , while
yesterday , it is said , ( and ho uocs
not deny it to Tin : BEH'S query ) Sheriff
Willman made the statement that Calhoun
had approached him last Saturday and re
quested him to work against Morton's election ,
which Willman refused to do In emphatic lan
guage. It appears that Calhoun not only op
poses Morton , hut also takes a hand in county
politics and opposes Mr. Eugene Munn , the
democratic nominee for "the state senate.
This last comes from n wholesale liquor
nsssciation. Ho was called to Omaha by the
association , on information from Mr. Calhoun -
houn , to the effect that Mr. Munn .should not
receive the support of the liquor clement , as
ho could not bo- trusted when the pro
hibition and submission question came
up In the legislature , and advised that his republican
publican opponents should receive their
financial encouragement. The representa
tives from this city denounced the charge
againnt Mr. Munn ns fulso nnd furnished af
fidavits ns proof of the latter's anti-submis
sion ideas.
Mr. Calhoun's tirade of abuse against Mor
ton several days ago whllo in this city inado
many enemies for himself , whllo Mr. Morton
said to-day ho was grateful for his ( Calhoun'ti )
opposition , as it was making him many votes.
Democratic harmony in the first district ia
lying around In largo si/ed chunks.
Otherwise i > olitcs ! , locally , are quiet and
very little light is made. The entire repub
lican ticket is snro of ole-ctlon. General
Van W.vck Is doing some excellent work for
the ticket , and is speaking nearly every
night.
Jarvis' 1877 Brandypurestsafest & best.
Dili He l'ir.the liny.
Wesley Eggloston , a nine-year old boy , Is
in the county Jail. He was arrested on sus
picion of having fired a twcnty-llvo ton stacli
of hay belonging to George Krauss , a dairy
man , that was buined last weok. Ho was
taken before Squire Sachsso nnd hound over
to the district court , which may send him to
the reform school. Constable Page , who
served the papers , speaks well of the boy
and says there was no proof of his guilt.
A Word About Catarrh ,
"It Is the mtirouo membrane , that wonderful
soml-llnld cnvnlopo surrounalngthodollcatis tls-
Mies of the nlritml food passage's , that Catarih
taalcos Us stronghold. Oure ostublhhed.lt cats
Into the very vltuli , and renders llfo butu lone
ilr.iwn brruth of misery anil cll.i" se , lUilllngtha
sense of hearing , trammelling the per ot
Bpeoch , ( Icutroylnc the faculty or Hinell , tainting
the breath , ami killing thu rellneU piru < mreof
taste. Insidiously , by creeping on from H
slmplo cola In thu heart , It assaults the mimi-
Immong llntnc and envelop ! ) Itio bones , eating
through thu delicate cnatx anil causing tntlum-
mutlon , sloughing nnd iloath. Notlilnu Hhort
of a totnl eradication will sccurn health to the
patient , and all allnlutives are simply procras-
Unutod Buffering * , leading to u futul tennln.i-
tion. SiNroiiu'rt lUnic.u. eimr , bynftnfutbm
anil by Internal administration , I mi never
failed ; even when thu disease has mnilo such
frightful Inroads nn dellcuttt cnnM tuitions ,
hearing , small and taitu havhiK been rucovi-rud ,
anil the ilUe-aue thoroughly diiven out. "
fUsj-oun'rt lUniuu.l.'uiiK counlsts of ono l > ot >
tleof the lUnicAi , Cuitr.one box OATAIIUHM.
SOI.VKNT. and one luntovKO IMIU.KII , ne-atly
wrapped in one package , with full directions ;
price il.uei.
1'orisn RHUQ & CHE mo At , Co. , DOSTON.
EVERY MUSCLE ACHES.
Sharp Ache' , Dull Pains. Strains
nnd Weiikneis. HKi.ik.VkU IN OXK mv
UTK by the CUTIKUIU AMI-PAIN
. - .1'i.ASTKM. A perfect antldoto to pain ,
inllaminaUou , and weakness. ' 111(1 llrht and only
pain-killing Piaster. Instantaneous , lnf | llblu.
safe Acknowl-jdm'd ' by ( Irufaltta nml physi
cians to bu tha best yet prepared At all drug-
gUU , Si cuiiti ; ftvo for I.UO ; or. prtMacu froo. of
POTTEU UHl'QANllClJBUlUAL. CO. , U'JSIOP , 'lKST.
HIS ACCUSERS ANSWERED.
Qouertxl Thnyor'a Masterly Reply to
His Onlumnltxtora.
HiS ENEMIES ARE ANSWERED ,
True Iiiivnrelnpsfl of ( lie ? Convict Tiatior
Hill MuShnnc'ti Political Uoo-
orel The Case nC tlia
rinkcfteiiis.
The Governor' Speech.
The stenographic report of the spetoh de
livered before the voters of Oniithn at the
city hall , Monday night , is as follows :
Mr. Chairman , Pollow Citizens of Omah.i
and Douglas Countj ; I thank jou for this
cordial greeting , and am glad to tne-et so
many on this occasion , The atte'iitton of the
people is now dlie'cted to the consideration
of national and state affairs. The forme'i-
subject I shall omit and devote what time t
oceupj In consideration of matters lolatlng
to the slate and Its interests. 1 propose' tn
unmask n rigantic e-ontplrncy which was
conceived in Washington , with a part of its
houdtiuarte-rs thcio and the balance hero in
Omaha. Some poittons of this conspiracy
have been unveiled , but I shall go a Httlo
further , I thlnlt , and bo ablei to discloses
some things whieh have not occurred to the )
pe-oplo. Then I shall consider the course
pursued toward mo by the Honorable John
A. McShano , demoe-ratio candidate' for the
governorship of NubriiHlni , and I .shiill put-
sent his record for your conslde'ratioii : but
let mo say I shall not indulge In porsonalillos
relating to his peisonal character. I never
deal in puisotinlltio.t , especially in a publiu
me-uting Far bo it from mo to try to destroy
the imputation of anyone. That should bens
ns dt > ar to him ns lite itself. Mine Is to mi ) .
Hut 1 propose to glvo some facts which will
be inte-rcstlng , 1 think , to the people
1 had the honor of being ivnominated for
the oftlco which 1 now hold , by the utuint
mous vote of u convention e-omposed of ( IIO
odd members , I boliovo. ( Applause | That
was nn endorsement which 1 most highly
pri/o ; but from the very next day t lie-to
commenced upon mo u personal warfare
fare- , which has ceased only recently
Why this warfare ) 1ms ceased has become tip
parent at last , and 1 propose ) to nlludo to
homo matters lor winch 1 have been eion
dcmncd , and to notice some charges thnt
have be-on mAilo against me.
A friend failed my attention this evening
to the following paragraph in the Onniha
Herald. 1 will read : "Tho Herald has
tic.itcel Governor Thaycr during this cam
paign with the most marked respect. It has
handled him with tenderness duo to ago and
long public service. It has refrained out of
courtesy from malting even a perfectly legit
imate contest againsl him. It has let him
alone. " I , not knowing of the paragraph till
I reached this cit.I . I had not remarked HOIIIO
extracts from the Herald which I could re-ail
which show the meaning of that , or whether
It Is entitled to any credit or not.
That paper has repeatedly said , or twice I
can recall the occasions , that 1 was thu tool
of n ring nt Lincoln penitentiary ring , and
I recall this : on the day on which the Her
ald published my challenge to Mr. Mebhuno ,
referring to these very charges , my signing
that convict labor bill and thu Piukorton bus
iness 1 referring to them mild to Mr. Me
Shane In my letter : "I desire exceedingly
to discuss these very questions with you before
fore the people. " The Herald on that daIn
an editorial stated , among other things , "wo
believe Mr. Thayer to bo a corrupt man. "
These were the exact words. You can put
them alongside of the eloelaration of the Her
ald to-day.
1 invited Mr. McShano , as I said , to meet
me before the people. Havinir no response ,
I addressed a second letter to him , reminding
him that I had received no answer to
the first ; but I have mid no
answer yet. I hold Mr. McShane responsi
ble for the uttorane'cs In the Herald , because
ho owns it mid controls it. It is to him that
1 refer when 1 say thai his conduct towards
mo has been that of cowardice , because ho
did not meet to discuss those charges , f Ap-
. ] I had a right thnt ho should couio
Clause.
eforo the public and prove thmu or retract
them , or ho must stand before the people usa
convicted slanderer.
I repeat , I wanted no personalities. I hava
had general discussions with democrats in
times past which were conducted with the
utmost tegord for propriety and decorum.
I have had them with the Hon. .T. Sterling
Morton , opposed to each other as we are dia
metrically , and yet with the best of feeling.
I have enjoyed them , f do not want to touch
a man's character : but an opposite eour.no
1ms been pursued towards me. They have
driven mo to this course ; that is , alluding to
what has transpired , in plain language. I
mil not ono who seeks light , but I never
run from ono. [ Great npplauso.1 I novcr
turn my back to an enemy , nor to n friond.
cither. [ A voice : "Ain't built that way. " )
No , no ; not much. I am In this contest to
the end , and in the language ot Mr Mac
beth , who had it diniculty witli a gentleman
by the iiaino of McDufT , say : "Lay on , Mc-
DufT , and damned ho him who llrst cries :
'Hold , enough. ' " [ Cheers. ] Those men will
no\'cr hear "enough" from mo.
I have lived In Nebraska thirty-four years ,
ns my friend , Major Clarkson , has stated. I
did help lay the foundation of this city ; I did
build ono among the first hoimcs built horc ,
I know what pioneer life , was hero In Omaha ,
and I liavorenderedHomosurvie'o to the stato.
You never would have heard uio alluding to
myself but for these personal attacks upon
me ; but now I may bo pardoned for
doing so. It was my fortune
or oorhaps mlsloituno to bo ehoscn by the
legislature of Nebraska brigadier goner.il
of thu Nebraska militia and volunteer * , then
elected its major general , and It devolved
upon me from 1S.V > to IS'il to raise volunteers
to defend the frontier settlements against
hostile. Indians. That I did more than once ,
twice or thrice , or live times. When the In
dians made raids upon the settlements , first
along the border of the Elkhorn territory
west of us , then further north ; when they
wcro driven in and saught protection , the
governor always ordered mo out , and 1 never
hesitated. Month after month with the
troops did 1 spend there defending and pro
tecting the settlements. Down to IS'il ' I
never expected a dollar's ' compensation for
my services , and I furnished my own ra
tions. The territory was poor , and I inadu
no claim. Then the war came , and I was in
strumental in raising the first regiment of
Nebraska infantry , and lining commisiiioiioil
as colonel , I led that regiment to thu Held
and reported to that now inimottal hero ,
translated lathe upper spheres , U. S. Graut.
[ Great upphiUHO. )
I did take that rcgnnont , though , earn-
mundiug thu brigade , up the stormy heights
of Donelson , and on through the awful days
atShitoh. Then on through Vickttburg and
other Holds but 1 do not llku to dwell upon
tlinm.
I allude to these things to show that I hava
rendered n little service to thu state of Ne
braska. Where my malignors were at that
time 1 know not , and shall not undertake ) to
answer.
Now , I will Bt.tto a few facts In re
gard to that extension hill. Ho knows
anel everyone knows that that bill was Intro
duced at that time for this rea-son ; that the
contractor would not put anj moro capital
Into tin ) works there , and , if huilul not , about
ono hundred convicts would lay Idle In tholr
cells year uftor your. That was the reason
that It wax proposed to extend it at thnt timo.
Neither he nor any other man would have in
vested another hundred thousand in putting
machinery thcro unless he knew ho could
have It another term. Common BCIISO dic
tated that , and that was the only reason. i
Now , let mo tell you that neither the con- j
tractor nor any ono elset in Lincoln called I
upon mo to urge mo to favor the passage of j
that bill and sign It. Not any one , [ Cries I
of "Good , good , " ! uxcept certain gentlemen I
representing the Knigtits of Labor. [ A voirc , ]
' Who wcro they. " ] I will toll you , kooji j
quiet. It is my lima. Mr. Moore thu LancatI I
tor Honiitor. I never , as God Is my Judge , I '
never snoko to Senator Moore in regard to
thpt bill , nor any other member of oaclt 1
house. I put that before the people. I euro
not what perjured testimony ho muy huvo
manufactured. I kept aloof from It. I navcr
spoke to u senator or member m regard to
the pUHsago of that bill.
Now , lot mo toll you , Mr. Smyth did call
upon mo , and said Unit curtain parties , asso
ciations , desired to present u remonstrance
against that bll | , and that a delegation etc-
sired to bo hoard. That was about a week
before it pus.srd the gonato , having pasted
the house. AV'oeru tlioa approaching the
close of the session , within a fuw daya o ( )
when wo Bunposod the session would plosu , I
at the end ot forty daya , , TLon I kuow nattii