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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY MARCH 19. 18SD.
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CuunCH HOWK predicts n heavy fall
of Dow during the next few nights.
AN IIOXKST investigation will bo the
noblest work of the county commission
ers.
BIIAD SLAUGHTER has drawn the first
prize from the presidential slot and
Blorbowor is his meat.
WHEW Biorbowor loosened his grip
on the federal building yesterday , the
very foundation trembled with omotion.
STUEET swooping has boon suspended.
Now if the city authorities will suspend
the street sweepers there will bo cause
lor gonural congratulation.
THE Nenmha statesman happened in
Omaha Sunday with a sample case of
Dow. The consignment produced gen
uine enthusiasm among a select few.
CoNQitESSiiAN CONKKLI. has gone to
Washington with a gripsack loaded
with applications for odlcc. Returning
malls will bo objects of deep solicitude.
THE legislative combine is growing
bolder and rnoro doflant as the plunder
comes in sight. There is reason to hope
that the scnato will blast the combination - -
tion and save the stuto treasury. *
Mil. MAHONEY has not been in the
habit of granting favors to his wards ,
therefore ho wants none from the
.county board. Perhaps [ ho public wil
favor him with an early retirement.
AN Iowa court has decreed that In
future railroad cars cannot bo used as
store houses for boor , while the natives
cry aloud for the privilege. The de
cision confirms the right of every man
to bo his own boor vat.
THE poor superintendent publicly de
clares that ho is not "ashamed of any
thing that has transpired" on the poor
farm during the past two and a half
years. His conscience is not built that
way.
PUKSIDEXT ElAnuisON has discovered
nn effective cure for sulks. The opera
i- tion ho performed on John C. New , sup
I- plemented with active outdoor oxor-
eiso , had a wonderful effect on the
colonel's ' loft liver.
THAT grizzled old veteran , Admiral
Porter , declares that with fifty million
dollars at his command ho could put an
end to Gorman aggressions in the Pa
cific. It looks as if Porter btood in with
the brotvory syndicate to control the
"commors" of the world.
TIME docs not dull nor experience
.check the ambition of woman to be a
man. A Kansas City belle rattled
around in male at tire for a few houra
and was run in as n horse thief. The
prerogatives of mankind must bo pro-
'tootod at tiny cost.
Tni ! bravo and persevering fight of
the minority of the house against the
plundering bills of the combine should
to continued to the end. Every parlia
mentary expedient should bo employed
to break the combination and protect
the taxpayers of the state.
TIIK Oklahoma , boomers have taken
to the woods , 'with ' United States troops
in hot pursuit. A poultice qf hot stool
nppliod below the suspender buttons of
a land hunter gives a wiurd piquancy to
lifo and celerity to limb , but the charms
of surrounding scones are lost in a wild
dusiro to got out of the country.
Tnu Now York county democracy de
clares that "tho use ot money in elec
tions has become u disgrace to our civ
ilisation. " No combination of men lias
done more to spread this disgrace ever
the country than the Now York democ
racy , and their post mortem confession
evidences the depth of their grief Unit
they did not have enough boodle to go
around last Novombor.
THE proposed constitutional amend
ment increasing the numborof supramu
court judges to five is demanded by the
Incrouso of litigation , in keeping with
the growth of the stato. No ono will
seriously object ovou if the tarin is
K made live yours , but to mulco It ton
years will urouso such opposition as will
defeat the amendment. The people of
this state are not ID favor of n judlcal
aristocracy.
A DUSINESS DEPARTMENT.
The postofflco department is peculiar
ly and essentially n bu3lnos3 depart
ment. Its operations are wholly of n
practical nature , nnd its usefulness and
efficiency depend entirely upon the extent -
tent to which sound business principles
and methods are applied in'its adminis
tration. For this reason the head of the
department ought always to boa man of
practical affairs , experienced In busi
ness methods on n largo scale , and of
approved administrative ability. The
present postmaster general is a
man of this kind , and there is every
reason to expect the most satisfactory
results from his administration of the
department. Ho is exhibiting an ambi
tion to justify his appointment by close
attention to the duties of the ofTlco , nnd
there could bo no better evidence than
this of a desire to improve itsusofulnoss
nnd increase its efficiency. There is
very largo opportunity > for doing this.
The postal service in every portion of
the country rapidly deteriorated under
the administration of Mr. Vilas and the
efforts of his successor to restore itwero
but partially successful. Both wore
politicians and the former especially
valued the olllco chiefly as n political
machlno to bo used for party and
personal advantage. The result was a
general demoralization of the service
unequalled in its history , and when Mr.
Dickinson took up the work ho was
ovevwholmed with demands for reform
from every section of the country , and
particularly from the west. lie showed
a disposition to regard those and did
effect some improvement , but a host of
incapablos had boon foisted upon the
service which party considerations com
pelled him to retain , and improvement
was slow find far from general. There
is a bettor service than when Mr. Vilas
loft the department , but much yet re
mains to bo done to advance it to that
standard of efficiency which the vast in
terests of the people dependent upon
this service roaulro.
The question of making the postal
service self-sustaining , which has boon
the hobby with most heads of the de
partment , will not bo of serious concern
to the public so long as the service is made
progressive , expeditious and efficient.
Economy that interferes with these
conditions the people do not approve ,
and tlio administration that sacrifices
these in order to show n saving of a few
hundred dollars annually will got no
credit from the masses of the people to
whom a rapid and reliable mail service
is of the highest importance. Perhaps
the most important work in connection
with this service which the now admin
istration will have to do is the exten
sion of the free delivery system. As
now provided , free delivery is allowed
in cities of ton thousand population , or
ton thousand dollars gross revenue , but
the system should be extended to
smaller communities with less revenue.
Owing to the tardy development of this
system the postal service of the country
has not kept pace with the general ma
terial development , and the best of rea
sons can bo urged for enlarging the
system. The railway mail service will
nlso need to be improved and enlarged.
This branch of the postal service has
deteriorated more than any other , and
reform should begin hero. A man
of thorough experience and ability
should bo placed at the head of this
service , and the rule should bo to ap
point to it only men of unquestionable
fitness. With a few obvious reforms
this country can have the best railway
mail service in the world.
Undoubtedly Postmaster General
Wunamnkcr fully appreciates the im
portance of his olllco , and when ho shall
have learned its requirements and mas
tered its duties there is every reason to
expect that ho will bo able to give to
the country a bettor postal service than
it has over yet secured.
REDUCE THE JUSTICES' COURTS ,
It is to bo hoped the bill ( house roll
No. 309) ) amendatory of section so von of
chapter twenty-six of the compiled
statutes of Nebraska , will not bo lost
sight of by the legislature. The great
importance of this measure is in the
provision "that in all cities of the
metropolitan class there shall bo but
six justices of the peace and no more
for each of such cities. " It requires
the division of a city of the motropolt -
tan class into throe districts , "com
prising compact and contiguous terri
tory , " und each embracing as near as
maybe possible one-third of the popula
tion of such city , two justices of the
peace to bo elected in each district.
Omaha has now eighteen justices of
the peace , and it must bo obvious to
every intelligent man that this number
Is far greater than necessary. The ad
vocates of reducing the number urge
that as the business is now divided none
of the justices pot enough out of It fora
respectable livelihood , but a moro
forcible argument is the fact that in the
struggle for business a great deal of
litigation is encouraged and much un
seemly "drumming" done the effect of
which is demoralizing to all concerned ,
damaging to the character of
this class of officials , and de
structive of public confidence in jus
tices' courts. Those tribunals are the
cniof recourse of conscienceless shys-
tora , who are too often permitted to
carry Imposition upon litigants much
farther than would bo tolerated wore
the justices in a position to bo loss de
pendent upon this class of attorneys ,
while hungry constables are ever on the
alert for something to keep the judicial
mill grinding.
Of course this does not apply to all
justices of the peace , but wo have the
authority of the .more reputable of them
tlmt such a condition of affairs is coun
tenanced by a number of these officials ,
while all are moro or ICM compromised
by it. The only practicable remedy late
to reduce the number of justices , nnd it
is believed that six will fully meet the
demand for courts of this class In Omtihn ,
with results moro satisfactory to the
public nnd far moro conducive to the
cause of justice than are attained under
the present ay stum.
THE nusiNESs OUTLOOK.
The weekly summary of the bank
clearings makes a ronmrkablo showing ,
Financial trniiHactiona in all tl > n Icwl-
Ing cities are increasing utjix rate which
indicates the opening of a season of
great activity In all branches of trade.
Now York heads the list with an In-
cronso of sovonty-fivo per cent ever the
corresponding week of last year , Omaha
follows with thirty-five per cent and
other cities in proportion. Money is
plentiful In all ciUos and readily obtain
able at low rates. The result is that
merchants and manufacturers are bor
rowing liberally find extending their
trade into now fields. This vast volume
of idle capital cannot bo employed in the
cast nnd must seek investment in the
west , where the opportunities for profit
able returns are unequalcd. In Omaha
the condition of business is excellent
nnd the outlook a ? bright ns could bo
wished. Confidence prevails overy-
whore. Building operations nnd per
manent investments are Increasing rap
idly , real estate transactions are multi
plying , public works which will give
employment to hundreds of men
nro about to begin , and private enter
prise is visible In now buildings planned
and under way. To this grand total
must bo added a now poatofflco , a city
hall , a union depot , nnd a mammoth
bank building , representing an invest
ment of three and n'hnlf million dollars
in four buildings. Those furnish the
basis of the strong and enthusiastic con
fidence which prevails in Omaha , nnd
insures a season of growth and prosper
ity unequalled by any hi the history of
the city.
'POOR FARM INrESTioAVION ;
The decision of the county board to
investigate the management of the poor
farm will bo hailed with general satis
faction. The stories of mismanage
ment , of cruelty nnd neglect , of reeking
ing filth and starvation , published in
Tin : BEE , demand a thorough investi
gation. Any effort to shield the super
intendent from the consequenceof his
neglect will bo instantly exposed.
Friendship must cease when the public
interests and the good nnmo of the
county nro Involved. No whitewashing
for political ends will bo tolerated , nor
the bulldozing or spiriting away of wit
nesses permitted. THE BEE demands ,
in behalf of the people , that the inquiry
bo honestly conducted and thoroughly
mndo.
The charges against the superintend
ent nnd matron nro of such a character
that a moro surface Inquiry will not re
lieve the commissioners of tbo odium
which must be attached to them if they
attempt to cover up a public scandal.
The cries of neglected unfortunates on
filthy beds , the wails of starving in
fants , the cruel hardships imposed enfeeble
feeble women , and the exhibitions of
violent temper cannot bo stilled nor the
conscquonco mitigated by oloventh-
hour reform.
THE BEE is ready to aid the investi
gation , if called upon , in every possible
way. It will secure the attendance of
witnesses whose statements have boon
published , or furnish affidavits of their
truthfulness. It will furnish a stenog
rapher , if necessary , and Rive the
names and residences of the unfor
tunates who have endured , the torments
of the poor-house ; but it insists that
the commissioners demonstrate at the
outset that they will go to the bottom1
ot the scandal , no matter wluvt , the con
sequences may bo.
A PROTEST.
The motor street railway company ,
encouraged by its success in obtaining
authority to cover the streets of Omaha
with wires , scorns determined to re
spect neither law nor public sentiment
in extending its occupancy of tbo thor
oughfares of the city. This morning
the company commenced cutting its
way through Sherman avenue north of
Nicholas street , as wo believe in viola
tion ot an ordinance providing that the
avenue shall bo maintained exclusively
OH a driveway , and certainly against the
nearly universal popular sentiment that
it shall be kept for that purpose. By
whatever jugglery or upon what
ever pretext the company claims
the right to occupy Sherman avenue
nuo , wo protest in the name of the pco-
plo against its being'permitted to carry
out its purpose and call uppn the author
ities to require the comp'any to desist
until its assumed right can bo properly
inquired into. Wo bollovo its invasion
of the avenue to bo absolutely unwar
ranted , nnd it should not be permitted
to advance a foot farther until its claim
to occupy the tlioroughfuro is investi
gated by the authorities.
THE evenly balanced condition of the
two great parties in Montana , and the
certainty of early statehood , is exhaus
tively discussed in a letter published in
unothor column. The letter furnishes
a clear insight to political affairs in the
territory , and the causes which led to
the qvorthrow of the democracy last
fall. The conclusion of the writer that
Montana will bo a doubtful state cannot
bo sustained by the facts. The biiof
experience of the democracy at the
public crib was as fatal to harmony in
Montana as in all other sections of the
country. Factions grow and flourished
around the floshpots. Consuming jeal
ousies filled the outs , and when the
opportunity came last November they
cheerfully dug n common grave for
themselves and the party. The bitter
ness engendered by that fight cannot bo
wiped out in a year. On the other
hand the republicans are united , all
territorial offices are in their posses
sion , men of character and ability have
been selected bytho _ president to man
age affuiw , and a largo per cent of in
coming uottlers are uniting their pollti- '
cal fortunes with the party in power.
ThoHo advantages cannot bo overcome
by a disorganized rabble , and Montana
will come Into the union with republi
cans on guard ,
Tan prcBont secretary of the navy is
likely to find plenty of work to do.
Under authority given by the last
congress , the construction ot eight now
vessels will bo begun thin year , while
several now bolng coiutructwd will
have to bo passed upon. The vojsoU to
bo built include three cruUora or gun-
boiUi : ot two thousand tons , two three
thousand ton cruisers , a sovonty-fivo
hundred ton ironclad , a protected
cruiser of fifty-threo hundred tons , nnd
a gunboat of eight hundred tons. All
of tlieso are to bo of the most modern
construction , uud wliou completed will
bo unsurpassed In % their rospoctlvo
classes. The. aaw requires that the
cruisers shnll < nttnln the extraordinary
speed of twenty knots an hour , and If
this is done th'oV will bo the terror of
the seas to a foreign foe. Those addi
tions will mako'our navy quite formida
ble , but It is more than probable that
the next congress will authorize more
vessels. Tho1 determination to build
up a strong hnvy having taken pos
session of the country , urged by circum
stances which Imvo made plain its ne
cessity , the movement In this direction
is not likely ton halt until wo have a
"naval establishment in which the
country can fool complete confidence
for any emergency.
THE president ot the National Farm
ers' alliance , in a letter addressed to
the editor of the Lincoln Call relative
to the recent mooting at Dos Molnos of
state alliance agents , remarks that "tho
columns of THE BEE appear to bo closed
to us. " Mr. Burrows know when ho
penned this statement that it was abso
lutely gratuitous. It is not a week
since a communication of his was
printed in TiiEt BEE , and a day or two
later there was'publishod another com
munication in defence of the memorial
of the farmers' alianco. It can bo shown
that the alliance has had two words
spoken for it in these columns for everyone
ono opposing or criticising its recent
declarations , while in referring to these
editorially liUS BEE has discussed the
statements mndo by authority of the
alliance fairly and dispassionately , as
every intelligent farmer nnd right-
thinking citizen should desire to have
them discussed. The farmers of Ne
braska do not need to be told that the
columns of THE BEE nro now , as they
always have boon , open to thorn for nil
reasonable nnd proper discussion of
questions affecting their interests , or
that this paper will continue to battle
for their rights and welfare , regardless
of the opinions of these who seek to op
press them or of others who attempt to
use them.
EVEitY community , remarks a con
temporary , has its cranks nnd its fos
sils. The peculiarity of the former is to
clamor for change for the sake of
change. The fossil antagonizes all re
form and progress. Unquestionably
Omaha has its shnro of both these
classes , and particularly ot the latter ,
the number of which , it is feared , is not
decreasing. TJio people who believe in
advancement and have faith in the
future of Omaha should give no hoed
to either. The present year should wit
ness , on the part of our enterprising
citizens , a roiiqjvod effort to give fresh
and vigorous impetus to the progress of
Omaha. Now opportunities are open
ing to this city/ifrhich if cultivated will
add largely to its prosperity. Lot the
cranks and fossils bo relegated to the
rear and tho'"njon ' of progress , enter
prise and energy unite to push forward
the interests nnd welfare of 'Omaha ,
already too long'neglected.
MEMBERS of'congress ' are practically
unanimous on tlio proposition that their
salaries should bo raised from five to
ton thousand a"year. This harmonious
sinking of party strife for personal gain
was brought to the surface by the resig
nation of Senator Chaco. Ho declares
that ho cannot longer live in Washing
ton on the insignificant sum of five
thousand a year. The prospect of a
grab has roused moro enthusiasm than
was witnessed at the inauguration cer
emonies. A great reform might bo ef
fected by grading the salaries according
to ability and consigning tlic sticks to a
local museum.
A DEMOCUATIC organ expresses pain
ful surprise because President Harrison
does not "rise above party ties and continuo -
tinuo the government in the hands of
men conspicuous for their merit , " etc.
Duty to the country forbids it. The
president cannot rise above democratic
party ties until the last ono that binds a
member to an office is severed. The
amount of conspicuous inorit foisted
into office by Cleveland is so small that
a throe-foot marine glass could not dis
cover it. The fossils must bo shelved.
STATE AND TKUUI1OKY.
Nebraska
There nro ten prisoners confined in the
Gage county jail.
Captain Ashby , ol Beatrice , has received
ana rejected an olto of $5,000 for his trotter ,
( JhHwood.
Palmyra is short on bibles , and the Horns
last week published the ten commandments
"by request. "
The Masons of Fairbury have temporarily
abandoned the project of erecting a throa-
slory building.
I.oun City expects to become n noted sum
mer resort when the caual is completed mid
an artificial lake formed.
Lightning struck a house in Fremont
Thiirsiluy nlulit , doin < ; considerable damage ,
but not injuring the occupants.
Dti.vUIn needs moro tenement houses , five
families bolng obliged to livo.in one house
because they cannot secure separate resi
dences.
Two hundred shares have been subscribed
to the new agricultural society at Central
( Jltv , and a perniunont organisation will bo
nlTcetcd Bhortly , ' ,
Tlio lumber has Arrived at Dakota City for
the now pontoonbridge aud It is thought the
structure will bo completed so tlmt teams
can cross the river by June.
G. A. Munroo , principal of the Humphrey
schools , has tondorou his resignation to take
effect April 1 , and will remove to Kearney
nnd engage in the real estate business.
Never ninco th'6 grasshopper scourpo of
1675 has Nobrnshk boon indicted with so dis
astrous a piuguo-nVtho ulanderod horao com
mission , says thojlcutrlco Democrat.
J. M. H. Frederick , formerly editor of the
Wyinore Union , , lias sold the Akron ( O. )
Telegram nnd wl ) ! on ago in the banking
business at Cuyalloga Falls In that stato.
Mrs. Sarah C. Oiborn , a fifty-siac-year old
lady wno formerly resided at Cedar liupias ,
was married recently at Emerson , la , , to
William ! ' . Davjg , Uffod sovonty-throo ycara.
A petition Is belus circulated by the busi <
ness men of Falls'City uslcing the congres
sional delegation to tuke nuch action us will
result in the sulo of the Sao und Fox reser
vation at the curliest day possible.
An Omaha Indian who received his annu
ity recently , invented it in a team of horses ,
harness und wagon , Ho then attempted to
cross the Missouri , but the ice cuvo way and
the whole outtlt was lost , the Indian barely
escaping with his life.
Frederick Anderson , a fanner living near
Mead , lost his Ufa recently m a horrible mau-
nor. Ho was cutting corn stulhs with a
double-row cutter when thu team run away ,
throwing him under the knives and fairly
Grinding him to death. His clothes were
cut to pieces and his neck broken.
Ponca business men uro mourning the sud
den departure of H. E. Duttou. Uutton was
a member of the Haptht church aud an old
soldier , revolving a pension of 50 per luouth.
On the strength of hU pension ho bad on- '
tractod debts amounting to nearly Sl.OOO.md .
then RKlppcd with his family for parts un
known.
At the sitting of the district court txt Falls
City , In the case of the etato against Shop
man Davis , for killing Harper , nt Humboldt ,
the Jury returned a verdict of manslaughter ,
with the recommendation of the oxtnv.no
penalty. The Jury nlso found Word Do.mlly
Riiilty of burglarizing the store of A. U.
Wanner. Donally is ono of the live held for
the same oftenso. The evidence is strong
against the other four.
Iowa.
Fort Madison wants the frco mall delivery
system.
DCS Molncs claims to have the lowest
death rate of any American city.
The freshman class nt the agricultural col
lege nt Ames numbers olghty-llvo.
Miss Charlotte Drown , n Dubuque hnrplst.
has been presented with a $ OJ instrument
by admiring friends.
Only 2,800 pupils nro attending tlio Wash
ington county schools out of 7,000 parsons bo-
twcon the nges of flvo nnd twont.v-ono years.
Mrs. A. W. Johnson , of Fort Dodge , swal
lowed n nccdlo when she was n littfo girl ,
nnd a few days ago n physician removed It
from the lower part of the abdomon.
The Congregational church of Atlantic will
celebrate the close of Its twentieth year on
April 14 nnd 15. The church has had but ono
pastor nil these years , the Uov. U. O. Hill.
The Courier thinks that n $40,000 postofllco
building , a10,000 opera house and n (20,000
Presbyterian church will start n pretty good
sized building boom this spring at Ottuimvn.
The strict prohibition law has no terrors
for Davenport brewers. A malting company
has just been organized with n capital of
? 75,000. Brewer l ago has commenced to
build nn establishment three limes the size of
his present brewery.
xTho other night when ono of the Waterloo
lamplighters undertook to light one of the
street lamps nn nxploslon took place which
shuttered the lamp nnd nlso iho nerves of the
lamplighter. It appears that somebody Imd
turned the gas on during the dny nnd the
lamp was full of gas , which exploded us soon
as It came in contact with the llamo. The
glass was all blown out of the four sides of
the lamp and some pieces wore thrown fully
twenty feet.
Tlio Great Northwest.
A Caledonian society has been organized
nt Buttu , Mont.
Oscar Qulnn , the crack bronco buster , of
Evanston , Wyo. , has Joined the Uuffalo Bill
Wild West show.
Tfio Carson small-pox quarantine is starv
ing the Washoo Indians , as they nro no
longer permitted to prowl around town.
The total * assessments on Nevada mines
for March aggregate $103,000 , of which
Storey county calls for S11S.OOO. U'hito Pine
$ r ,000 , Esmernlda $20,000 , Elko ? 5,003.
Sixty-eight whisky llasks aud bottles were
found in the nooks nnd corners about the
Idaho capitol during the clean-up that fol
lowed the adjournment of the legislature.
Henry Best , of Suitor county , Cal. , has
ordered a steam plowing apparatus which is
expected to plow seventy-live acres iu twen
ty-four hours , at a cost of $23 for all ex
penses. The cost of the outfit is 4,500.
W. J. Marine nnd Dr. G. S. Allison , of Ar
lington , Oro. , went hunting. Their boat was
upset and they thrown into the water. They
hold to n rock , whonj they remained for
nearly twenty-four hours , thejr feet washed
by water iilled with ice. Both men suf
fered terribly , but were rescued alive.
The young printer who brought his girl
from Sioux City to Glenn's Ferry , Idaho , in
a box car , tramp fashion , dressed as a boy ,
nnd married her at the latter place , has gene
on to Washington territory. His wife will
remain at the ferry until ho secures a situ
ation ana is nblo to send for her. They
were thoroughly tired of tramp lifo.
Henderson Todd , n cowpuncher , was
dragged oft the body of Sam Kino , whom ho
was abusing at Sallda , Col. , by James
Browning , a respected citizen. Todd re
venged himself later on by replug Browning
nnd dragged him several hundred yards ,
his horse on the keen run ; but Browning
was rescued by friends catching and cutting
the rope. Then Todd tried it again , catching
Browning's co'at tails nnd tearing them off ,
after which ho escaped to the hills.
Grandma Defends Valley.
VALT.EY , Nob. , March 1G. To the
Editor of Tim BEE : I have read your
paper for n long time and have noticed
that you are always willing to publish
both sides of a subject. Now just see
the position that Valley is placed in by
four of the great dailies of Omaha. "VVo
know just what our position is. Wo are
a little station. Wo thought wo might
aspire to bo called a village , and there
was earnest talk of incorporating as a
village , but as wo are not quite two
years old it seemed a needless expense ,
as. although wo are so unfortunate as to
have three saloons running , there are
no drunken brawls and very little for
constable or justice to do. In the most
respectable communities it is customary
for occupants to lock their doors when
they leave their rooms , so the fact of a
pair of shoes being stolen is not very
unusual.
How will the growth of Valley
compare with the first two years
of OmulmV With the advantage
of being an outfitting depot \
for the overland travel west , Valley
has the disadvantages of being within
nn hour and twenty minutes' ride by
rail to Omaha with its bic bargain days.
Valley is largely composed of little
homos built on thcinsUillmontplan , and
Buch aroportisculeulntod to rmiko a bad
impression of the place. Valley has two
good hotels well kept , a snug church
and school house well attended , and is
surrounded by wealthy farmers who
don't ' need any police court. Ono of
Omaha's prominent business mon has in
vested in fofty acres adjoining the
town , which are soiling at $100 an aero.
As to the industries of Valley. The
gravel pit only employs a few men.
Whitmoro Bra's , do a largo business iu
baled hay , and some of the farmers are
baling their own. Your reporter could
not see the land culture nt this time of
the year that supports the largo
seed business in this vicinity.
Wo have general btorosgrocoriosblack-
smith shops , druir stores , shoemakers
and all the llko business of n little com-
munitv. Wo want an elevator badly of
course whore such heavy corn crops
are raised. Wo are an important point
commercially , being the junction of of
the Union Pncifio and St. Joe & Grand
Island. GKANJKMA.
A Contradiction.
AltAl'AilOH , Nob. , March 18 , 1880.
To the Editor of TUB Bun. Gliinoiiiu
ever the columns of y6ur inauo of the 1st
instil noticed an 'article ' written from
Hartley , charging mu as an absconding
debtor. Now as regards trying to beat
my landlady out of a board bill , I will
strenuously brand as u lie ; neither did
I have any intention whatever of ab
sconding. The writer of that article
cannot deny but that ho is a personal
enemy to me , und seeks to avenge him
self by giving to the public this false
und libelous statement. Ills further
statement that I loft "between two
days" to avoid the college officials , is n
fiat-footed falsehood , to say tlio leant ,
for I never have and never will leave
my creditors without perfect satisfac
tion to them as well as myself ,
W. W. G.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
When Dab ] ' mu nick , wo E TO her CoatorU.
( flun lia WAI a CblM , aha cried for CAiitorta ,
Wliuu the bbc/uno illu , die cluoc to Cartoria ,
Wl'n riiohA ( ? Cbll Jrco , she E re them CetorU.
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES ,
St. Patrick's Dny Colobmtloa nt the
Capital Olty.
NEW NEBRASKA ENTERPRISES.
A Pair of Youthful Klopora The
Trlnl of I'nstor
Minohnrt Uo-
tiuincrt Alter n Two
Days' Rest.
LINCOLN BnncAc or THR OMAHA. Bun , t
1029 P STHBBT , ' I
LIXCOI.N' . March 18. |
Tlio governor loft yesterday nt 11 o'clock
in the morning to deliver an address , having
made the engagement some weeks ago. In
order to have time hero to preside nt the
great mooting hold at tlio opera house this
evening , to commemorate the Irish national
festival of SU Patrick , Mr. John Fitzgerald
arranged for n special train to Icnvo Beatrice
this afternoon at 4:30 : to return the governor
In time for the mooting of the evening , At 3
o'clock , the hour appointed for the call of
order , n perfect sou of fneos greeted the
governor. Funko's opera house was nevermore
moro fully packed. The parquet , aisles nnd
gallery were lllled to the uttermost. Mr. J.
A. Kilroy wns Introduced and sung "Tho
Dear Llttlo Shamrock , " which was fre
quently encored. Mrs. A. Hnllor and Mrs.
L. F. Flynn nlso favored the nudlouco with
an instrumental duot. The muslo of the
evening wan n striking feature. No orches
tra ever moro fully pleased an niidicnco. T.
B. Mlnuohan , esq. . of Omaha , delivered
the address ol the evening. It wna
an exhaustive review of questions most dear
to the Irish heart. At the close of the exor
cises appropriate resolutions were introduced
and wnrmly endorsed by ringing speeches
from Speaker Watson , Church Howe , Sen
ator Conner , Representative Cndy , Hon. T.
M. Marquette , Judge Fitzgerald , of St.
Mary's Kan. , W. J. Bryan nnd Mayor
Sawyer.
Now State Industrie * ) .
Within thirty days from March 13 it is
stipulated that $70,000 shall have been sub
scribed and paid in to operate nnd maintain
the Adamant Wall Plaster company , of
Omaha , which has been lixed upon as the
principal place of business , and its purpose
is to manufacture wall plaster , material , for
tlnisuing nnd decorating walls , lease land ,
nnd buy , hold and soil real estate. Articles
were 11 led to-day in the ofllco of the secre
tary of state Incorporating the company.
Certificate and approved bond were also
filed incorporating the Nebraska Secret and
Dotcctive Service , with headquarters at
Omaha , and the object of the association is
to dotcct and punish criminals. The boud Is
given in the sum of $10,000 for the faithful
nud legal performance of duty. Daniel
O'Connell , Alfred Blaufuss , Dan P. O'Con-
nell and Thomas S. Brodcrick constitute the
membership of the association.
Litigation Over Orange Cider.
This morning , before Hon. A. W. Field
and a Jury , aud during the whole day , the
case of Kldrigo & Higgins , of Columbus , O. ,
vs Hargreaves Brothers , of Lincoln , was on
trial. The controversy is as to a car load of
orange elder , shipped to the defendants by
the plaintiffs on their order in July , 1837.
Tlio defendants had paid the freight on this
shipment , but declined to pay for the goods
on the ground that they were unmarketable
and now , with the exception of some small
sales , and a part of the cider that had spoiled
by fermentation , wns in their collars. They
alleged that they bought cider that was to
bo mndo of the pure Juice of the orange ,
whereas this cider was chemically manufac
tured. Thn transaction they claimed had
resulted in loss to them , and for that loss
they claimed damages. The plaintiffs' case
scoma to bo that they had received such
goods as they bought. The case is Ingen
iously brought , aud ns usual the nttornovs
are lighting hard for the mastery. The
amount involved is over $2,000. It is said
that a chemical analysis of the cider will bo
made. The case is attracting as much inter
est ns any other case tried during the pres
ent term of the district court.
Ton Slick Per Pntlicr.
He may have eyes like an "heaglo , " but
younger eyes than his , sharpened by Cupid's
darts and opposition , wcro too much for
the watchful father of" pretty Ella Hnn-
saeker , and with her lover , Thomas Rob-
rts , she eloped yesterday , taking the train
eastward nt Peck's Grove , the Afissouri Pa-
cillc depot at East Lincoln , and It is alto
gether probable that they are now beyond
the control of a stern parent. Father and
mother wcro divided on the question of the
daughter's heart and happiness. But the
story goes that Barkis was willing , and plans
were formed to take matter into their own
hands. Mr. Hnnsackcr , however , suspected
the game , and the tlmo as woll. Ho sent
siios to the depot and kept thorn posted all
day long. The sheriff and pollco force were
all given pointers , but the young people out
generaled them all by taking the cars at the
place before stated.
The father states that Ella is but sixteen
years old while the mother places her ago at
seventeen , und is somewhat indignant be
cause the "licgo lord and master" is making
sucli u fool of himself. Young Roberts Is a
likely fellow , sober , industrious and withal
intelligent , and friends acquainted with all
parties say that he will make Ella a fuithful
and worthy husband. Sympathy of friends
is almost wholly with the eloping couple.
Thnir point of destination is unknown.
The Grnoo Churcli Trial.
Pastor Mlnolmrt was put upon the rack
again to-day. After a rest of two days the
trial was resumed. The defense is over. It
is apparent tlmt Mlnchart has friends ns
witness after witness leaves the stimd.
Many of them are very emphatic in their
answers to the questions of counsel for the
nocusod nnd church. They sny In no ninny
words , 'Tho opposition to Brother Mlnolmrt '
Is born ot the ovll ono , " nnd thnt the trial V'
now in progress Is n "bit of persecution. "
The accused is marsh-illlng over forty
witnesses , anil eight or ton of 3 !
them have nlroady boon on the stand. They
nfllrm the gnmo thing , in the unmo sense If
not In the same way. Not ono ot them bo.
llovcs tlmtMinohart would bo guilty of toll
ing n wicked lie. They picture him too
noble , too pure In lioart nnd too much of n
christlnn to do such a thing ns that. Every
witness called for the dofcnso thus far foils
to have soon anything remarkable in tlio
alleged manifestations nnd utterances of the
pastor during tlio late meetings. With him
they scorn lo think thnt with the faithful nnd
puro-henrtod "aookor" the meetings simply
developed Into nn old-fashioned Methodist
revival. Strnngo ns It may eccui , not ono of
them has boon nblo to detect anything like
heresy or contrary to slmou-puro Methodism
In the pnstor'a discourses or talks in or out
of the pulpit.
The fun to como will doubtless bo
mnnlfeit when Mtnohart takes the stand in
his own defense. It Is conlldontly assorted
thnt ho will toll some stories on brethren
high up in arnco nnd St.Paul's churches thnt
will not sound very well out of school. Yet ,
as In the stnrt , interesting developments nro
expected , but they may f.ill Hat. In any
event , Mlnolmrt has many friends nnd they
are proving true blue. Qraco church Is in n
deplorable condition and some ono must bo to
bmmo for it.
T. W. Moore was the first witness called
to dny. His testimony concerned some church
subscriptions , nud lo the listener seamed to
bo foreign to any of the charges preferred.
M. L. Trestor nnd others , in high social
standing , were on the stand. The witnesses
named nro not regarded ns strong friends of
the proachor. They were called to settle a
financial problem or two said to have bearing
upon the trouble In the church. Mlnohart
lacks system In h's ' defense , but ho doubtless
has reasons for the course ho Is taking In the
trial. The church rests in conlldonco thnt It
has fully sustained the charges allowed.
_ Ncw NotnrlCH Public.
The following notorlal appointments were
mndo by the governor to-day :
Charles \V. Martin , Omnua , Douglas
county ; Walter V. Fiflold , Geneva , Flllmoro
county ; H. H. Brashoars , Chappol. Douol
county ; E. H. Hill , Grant , Parkins county ;
John W. Bnrgor , Atkinson , Holt county :
Joseph H. Grimm , Wilbor , Sallno county.
City News and Notes.
The chestnut continuations ot tlio case of
Brennan , charged with assaulting Samuel
Lowe with Intent to kill on last Christmas
eve , were peremptorily stopped to-day by
Judge Stewart , nnd after n preliminary hear
ing Lowe was bound ever to answer to the
district court in the BUUI of $300.
"Pontoon Bill , " better known ns W. T.
Canada , Speaker Watson's private secre
tary , arrived nt his post to-day ,
nftor n round-about trip via Omnlia.
Mr , Canada now 'divides his time
botwcon oftlclal nnd semi-olllcial duties. Ho
continues to wrlto passes over Iho pontoon
briclgo nt-Nobraslca City half his time.
Mrs. Franulin Sweet , wife of tlio genial
representative from Morrlck county , Is a
Visitor at the capital and will tnry In the
city the week through. She Is accompanied
by Miss'Clark.
A couple of coal thieves were on trial before -
fore Justice Snolllng to-day and caught Ones
of $10 each , They found that the way of thn
transgressor Is hard.
Tlio Imputation Spur noil.
Recently representative Thlcsscn , of Jef
ferson county , nircd himself in the Lincoln
Journal by addressing a number of questions
publicly to the editor of TUB BEB. The last
interrogation , as it appeared it that paper ,
was as follows :
Will you tall mo what It moans when your
reporter In the house of reuroseutatives asked
mo how many copies of TUB Una I would pay
for if ho would write an article in favor of
house roll 333 ! I will not believe that aush a
small matter caused your opposition , nnd bog
you to answer the above question. * * * *
Mr. Tlilesson doesn't state whether ho ac
cepted such n proposition or not , nor does ho
mnko himself clear as to what the "small
matter" was , which caused TUB Bun's oppoj
sition. Ho doubtless expected to bo taken at
what ho mnans not what ho says. Iu nn cu <
deavor to do'thls TUB BBR demanded nn ox
planatlon from the gentleman who has re
ported the house proceedings for thlspapor
throughout the session. The following rcpij
has just been received :
"I have known Thicsscn for a long timo.
Met him in February nnd asked him what
ho was doing. Ho said ho was going to show
the legislators a sample of Nebraska silk. I
did not then know that ho wanted nu appro
priation for a silk station , as no bill had been
introduced , or , if it had , I lijid not seen it.
Ho seemed very anxious to have mo men
tion it m the gossip and said something
about extra papers as I understood twenty-
five or thirty for a mere notice of the exhibit
in the gossip. Well , before I got around to
mention the silk business a bill was llrcd in
nnd I caught on to what Tliicsson wns after.
To me , however , ho acknowledged the silk
station waa a failure financially In Kansas.
I have opposed the bill on the floor In ac
cordance with Tun BUB editorial nnd Thlos-
scn has taken the small grain of truth In the
above and enlarged it.
If you can find a man who paid mo a cent
for anything I have written for or against
any measure , I will forfeit my salary.
J. W. WiTUAsr.
Ten Dollars Tor Hcventy-flvc Cants
Joseph Manclia nnd Bats Cbolca , two Ital
ians , were each llnd$10 and costs for stealing
75 cents' wortli of coal from Coutant < Ss
Squires. As the defendants could not tallc
English , a bright ten-year-old Italian bo.v
named Michael Reach acted ns interpreter ,
nnd performed the duty to the admiration of
the spectators.
R. L. Woods , who defrauded Henry Quick ,
cnstcdt out of $10 by presenting n worthless
draft on n bank nt Monteznma , la. , which
Qulckcnstcdt Indorsed , was nrrniirned for
trial before Justice Krocgcr yesterday.
rpHERE is no class of persona who should pay more attention to
J , the quality of the soap used upon their clothing than salaried
rricn or persons of limited income. Thrpe dollars per year saved in
the cost of soap is more than likely to result in fifty dollars' worth
of damage to the articles it is used upon. Professor Cornwall , of
Princeton College , says , "The IVORY SOAI is of great purily and
"more than average cleansing power , " A word to the wise ta
sufficient.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps , each represented to be " just a good at the 'Ivory } "
they ARC NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qunlitlaf
of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting it ,
K , t > j I'rocUr