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THE Q1VTATTA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , vSEPTEMBER ! 15 , 1889-SIXTEEN EA.GES. THE DAILY JBEE. EVERY MORNING. TKIIMS Dally ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday Jlco. OnoYcur . 4 . tlO 00 rorSlx Monthi . . . f > TO For Thn-o .Mhntln . "CO aiip Onrnha Sunday llco , mailed to any ndilns' . UHO Ycnr . v . S 00 VTcvklr llco , Ono 1'ear . SB ) OFFICES. Omntm Odlcc , llco IlulMlnn. N. VT. Corner Eovcntcf nth nnu 1'arnnm Streets. Chicago Offlcn , WIT llookeryllullilnft. Now York Omcc , UooiiiB H and 15 Tribune Washington omcc , No. M3 Fourteenth Street. Council IIiunH Olllcp , No. 13 1'curl Stroot- Lincoln onice , 10SO I'SUcot , connnsroNiiKNCK. All communications rolntlnR to new * and < vll- torlnl matter should bo addressed to the Kdltor of tliolloo , nOSINESS LKTTKttB. All bnslnew letters nnd remittances shoulrt ho addressed to ' 1 lie Ileo Publishing Company. Onmlia. Drnrrs. cliocks and poatoltlco onicrs to bo mode payable to tlio order of t lie company , ' TliB BSD PublislilBtHSiaiiy , Proprietors , llKK IlulhllnR Farnam nnd Seventeenth Streets. k. . ThH Hen on tlio Tralti < . Tlioro Is no excuse for a failure to got Tun HUM on the trains.U newsdealers Imvu born notl- Hod to cnrry n full supnly. rrnvulern wlm want 'J'ni : HKK and can't g t It nn trains where other Omnlmnsprrs are curried nro rocmostou to no tify Tun IIKB. TUB JMItjY IU3K. Sworn Stntomuiit of Olrotilntlon. Stole of Nebraska , 1. . Ctiuntr of DotiRlaa. f88' OeorRo II. TzHCliuck , secretary of The Jlco FubllRhlna Company , Uoos solemnly swear th it the actual circulation nt TIIK lutr.y lini : for I- lows the week : ending Sonteinber 14.ISjl ) . was as tol- If * Buuday. 8ept. 8 1P.SSO Monday , Sept. n lHfiK Tuepdnjr. Sept. 10 r. IH.fiiii ) Wednesday. Sept. 11 18.IBS Thursday. Kept. 12 IH.MI 1-rlday , Kept. 1 lK.fi" * Baturdiiy. s'ept. 14 .1B.O Average 18.JI51 OKOHQE It. TZSCHWlIC. Eworn to before moamlimuscrlbod to In my presence tills llth day of September. A. 1) . ItW'J. tKcal. ] N. P. FKIU Notary 1'ubllT. Etnto of Nebrnika , 1 County of Uouslas. ( " " Ocorco II. TZHCliuok. being duly sworn , do- popes nnd Buys that he is secretary of The lieu 1'ubllshliiR company , that the actual average dally circulation of Tun DAILY BRK for tlio month of September. 1NW , 18.151 copies ; for Oc tober ] % 1K.OJ4 copies ; for November. IBS' * , 18- fNJ copies : for December , 18S8.18Jil ! copies ; foi January , lf i , 18r > 74. conies ; for February , 1889. 1K.WO copies ; for March , 1689 , 18.8M copies ; for April , mi ) , IP.KiU copies ; for Way , lb > . lf > , ( H3 copies ; for June , l&sa , 18.M8. copies ; for July. Itbli , 18.TC8 copies ; for August , 18811. 1H.OM copliis. OHO. II. TKSCIIUCK. Sworn to bolore mo and subscribed in my presence thisUlst day of August. A. 1) ) . . 18- ) . N. 1' . FKIU Notary Public. Tin : surplus atill lives. liequiescat Tun nor. FIKST the stnull-pox and now the Oraahu contractors. Poor old Donvorl nationiil greenback convention now in session in Cincinnati is not over taxing tlio hotel accommodations of that city. Bills for hotel accommodations for jrreen'bnck conventions are growing beautifully loss from year to year. Now Corporal Tanner is out in a letter - tor churning Secretary Noble with the responsibility for his dismissal. The man who hud charge of Mr. Tanner's mouth is primarily nnd solely respon sible Jor all the corporal's troubles. r * Mil. .CAiii'JSNTKii will say in THE BISK f next Sunday , among n number of inter- lCBting things about the sultan of Tur key , that his face is the twin of Jny Gould's. Wo can believe almost uny- 'thing ngainst Abdul-IIamid now. THIS Cincinnati Comnwcinl-GazeUc is running n serial entitled n "History of the Pay no Purclmso of a Seat in the Senate of the United States. " This is very interesting reading for everybody but the hero who , of course , knows how the story comes out. NKAV YOKK journalism is in n quies cent condition just now. Mr. Dana is engaged in preparing a reply to the World's lust compliment to the Sun , which roads that the distinguished ed itor of tlio luminous shoot "docs not possess the nervous sensibility of u wnrt hog. " TUG Swedes of Omaha , us well as those of other largo cities in this coun try , will to-day celebrate the two hun dred nuil fiftieth anniversary of the ad vent of thulr countrymen into the United Stales. The llrst settlement was made at Dover , Delaware , and formed the nucleus of a valuable and intelligent portion of our population. I ; . Is TliU Rev. T.V. . Henderson , of Chicago I > cage , who in 1872 endeavored without success to create an exodus of southern negroes into Kansas , ! H now engaged in an effort to colonize Montana and Wash ington with blacks. Mr. Henderson's methods lack practicality , but the pres ent bohome may meet with some ro- BllltS. AT Baltimore the "British" nnd AnioricaiiB are fighting over again the liattlow of the war of 1812. Fort Mo- Ilonry , however , withstands the t\ssault \ of the enemy thrpo-quarters of a cen 1 tury after the second war with Great Britain iia successfully as it did on the 1 day when the "Star Spangled Banner" was written undertho inspiration of the attmik. 1I Till ! humane inventors of the present ngo are doing all in their power to rob capital punishment of its unpleasant I feature. The use of carbonic acid gas has boon suggested as n substitute for hang ing. This , it is claimed , would do the .work quickly unu painlessly , Should the law proscribe this newly suggested mode of death for one of its criminals , it will then be in order for the defense to show that it la "cruel and unusual" and produce export medical testimony to show thai to mo men thrive on car bonic uoidgas , etc. , otc , In the inoun- thno the hangman will continue to got the (1 roi ) on tlio law's victims. THIS international monetary confer ence which is soon to bo hold at Paris is of interest to western ponpla for the It- reason that the valueof silver us com pared with gold us u circulating medium wiil bo brought up and discussed. Stops towards forming u basis for an Interna tional coin , the character and functions of subsidiary and minor colnu and many other tonics are among those to bo passed upon. The question of silver us a circulating medium is of the greatest im'portunco to mining districts und the results of the conference will have no small etToot on the value und future o the white inotul. ' . * ' R 0 IN TUB P UttLtO SCHOOLS. IB it n fact that American children are the worst mannered in the civilized world ? The Now York JiVcnfiiff Post assorts that they nro , nnd it thinks there is urgent necessity for seeking reform in Oils direction through the medium ot the public schools. That journal remarks thnt while thcro is n. loud demand for other kinds of training than mere literary training , there is a branch of ethics winch might DO taught In every school nnd which ought to bo taught in every school , but is neglected to the great national detri ment , and thnt is what is called "man ners. " By this is not meant simply po liteness , though ot course this is nn os- Hontinl clement , hut that sortof instruc tion which teaches that suavity ot man ners is not a confession of social or other inferiority , und that in order to pre serve eolf-rcspcct nnd maintain the idea of republican equality it Is not neces sary to bo surly and indifferent , "after the manner of hotel clerks or express- mon , nnd too often salesmen and salcs- luilics in stores. " In the opinion of our con temporary one of the great uses of schools is to fortify the children of the state against whatever is evil and de teriorating in the political or econom ical condition of their lives. American schools should fortify American boys nnd girls against the bud influence , cither on mind or manner.of ! the pas sion for equality pushed to extremes , und the still more corrupting passion for notoriety fostered by the newspa pers. They should cultivate in the chil dren n ropugnnnco for all those prac tices which nro the evidences of n low civilization and a vulgar social tone. They should teach that not only are the grosser vulgarities which are comprehended in ill man ners to bo avoided , but all thee minor practices that nro ollonsivo to culti vated people and intolerable.in u well- ordered social state. What thesci are every qualified teacher ought to know , and while the duty of instilling this sort of instruction need oscupy very little time , nor is it necessary that it should become u regular and formal feature of each day's task , it is one in which every teacher should find both pleasure and prollt , t.o- rived from the satisfaction in witnessing the growth among pupils of that genu ine self-respect which nl waysluia regard or what is duo to others. This view docs not involve the idea that it is the business of the schools to ultivulo' ladies and gentlemen , though there could hilrdly be objoclion to their doing this , but simply that they shall mpross upon the youthful minds the mportance and value of maintaining at ill times a line of conduct und a do- lortmont which will ut once increase , heir . ' and self-respect com mend thorn to the respect of others. It s a severe thing to say of American children that they are the worst-man nered in the civilized world , but it may not bo without warrant. Unquestionably they can be improved in respect of their manners , nnd whatever aid the touch- era in iho public schools of the land can ivo toward bringing about the desired , improvement they should feel it to bo a rnteful duty to extend. Doubtless vary many of them are actively improving their opportunity in this direction. THK I.ATE Mil. Tlio death of A. K. Touznlin removes a man who possessed many admirable traits of character. From his llrst com ing to Nobrasiui ns commissioner of the B. & M. land olllco at Lincoln , he * took such nn interest in the building up of Nebraska , particularly along the lines of the Burlington system , that the attention of the chief ofllcors. of the road was soon drawn io him ns an im portant factor in the-company's sub stantial progress in the state. Ho was promoted rapidly , and filled each posi tion with credit to himself and em ployers. Along with the Into Thomas J. Potter , ho contributed more than any one man to the growth and prosperity of the road west of tlio Missouri river. Mr. Touznlin had n kind heart and was over ready to assist the struggling and deserving young man to bottsr oc cupation. Many individuals who now hold important olllcos of trust owe their positions directly to his personal favor and influence. Ho was an admirable judge of character nnd ho hardly over made a mistake in his se lection of men upon whom to bestow his favors. Thackory says thut mon are prone to kick u man still further down once he bus entered upon a downward course. Mr. Touzulin was an exception for he labored to build mon up oven though they had mlido a misstep. When Mr. Tou/.alin removed from Lincoln to Omaha to take charge of the management of the road with which ho hud been so long connected , ono of the flrxt things ho did was in the interest of B. & M. employes. Ho bought nnd plutted into lots what is known us Torruco nddition , locutod in the south \vestorn portion of Omuhn. The lots wore sold to his mon , and ho ex tended aid that they might build BtMillul und comfortable homos. Muny of these men , who have slnco become - come well off financially , owe their rise in fortune directly to Mr. Touzalin. All employes nnd olli- cors of the B. & M. , together with the general public of Omaha , will mourn Mr , Touzalln's death nnd ut the same time regret that his Ufa could not have attained that old ngo to which hismuny excellent trulls of character entitled him. AMEItlUAN SCHOOL Oi' Ol'EItA. The indofutigublo laborer for the pro motion of musical culture in America , Mrs. Jeannette K. Thurbor , president of the national consorvutory of music in New York , is in Europe in the in terest of the project with which her nnino has become intornutionully iden tified , Already the Institution of which she is the head has accomplished u great deal for the advancement of mu sic in this country , und having boon placed on n linn foundation with its possibilities of grcut usefulness no longer in quos- tipn , the National CoiiHcrvatory 01 iniulo may in time rlvul these of Kuropo in the work of promoting the highest order of musical culture , The question of creating u school for American opera is nn interesting ono , which hns grown Snto serious discussion within two or three yours. There nro some who believe thnt Iho country is yet too'youiift for such nn undertaking to nchiovo grout success. Europeans nro wont to doprocnto the idea of n nntlonal school 'for opera in the United States ns the drcnm of a people vent to overestimate themselves. While conceding our progress and su periority in most ether rcspocta , the people of the old world will not nc- cnowlctlgo thut wolmvo achieved any thing in the nrt ot music , ovr thnt wo nro yet capable ot doing so. Neverthe less , great musicians wlio coma iimong us nro astonished at the culture and the appreciation of good music displayed , nnd Borne of the most distinguished of these have said thnt thcro is n great musical future for America. In u recent Interview with An ton Soldi , ono of the foremost musicians of the day , ho said that what is needed in this country is n school for American opera ; that is , nn opera school in En glish , specially instituted for the pur- rose of preparing Americans for grand opera. It should bo , ho said , for sing- ng in English ulono , nnd for the pur- ) osoof educating only young Americans who show thut they possess the talent for the lyric stage. Ho thought this country had attained a position of wealth and material prosperity , and hud bo- rome so grout in all the arts of peace , .hat it is entitled to opera in its own language. Ho thought the time hud come for this , and although America .a young in music ho saw no reason why it should not muke as great progress in thut line us Russia has done when the opportunities are presented. There is certainly in the opinion of so excellent an authority us this dis tinguished musician great encourage ment to the hope that in time there will bo established in the United States i school for grand opera in English thnt will produce artists equal to every requirement of such opera , und at the same time cultivate an elevated public luslo for such music that will in sure to American artists a uurmnnont and profitable market for their talents. America has produced a number of brilliant singers , ono or two of whom nro now abroad , and none of whom have tound in their native country such n demand as would justify thorn in re maining hero. It would see in that the time has como in this country when wo should provide institutions equal to those of the old world for the cultiva tion of homo talent , and for the creation of u public taste that would koap , such talent among us. A FIXANCTALSUCCESS. . Merchants' week bus been fruitful of gpod results. It hus'-greutly enhanced the business of Omaha jobbers and rfom- ' onstruled the possibilities of the schcmo when it shall bo fully developed. The leading jobbers of thus city jiro onthuji- , nstic over their rccoht display and re port their sales during the week as fully fifty per cent greater than during fair week lust year. The bus ! ness mcn'huve never contributed to u greater finan cial success in the history of Omaha. Acquaintances were mudo and seeds sown that are even now be coming fruitful , und the jobbers see that it is only a question of how great inducements can bo made to attract country merchants in territory tributary to Omuha. In this direction , there fore , will the efforts bo made for next year's Merchant week. To engage the aUyntion of outside merchants it is necessary for Omaha to fix urjon some plan 'Ijy ' which sufllcient wnriety of entertainment may bo afforded to intores't them and make a visit at least once u year to Omaha one of pleasure und profit. St. Louis has met with grout successin , the matter of exhibitions. At thut city the rnorcliunts make a regular business of it , nnd it has proved a valuable trade adjunct , more so , porhajw , than any half dozen ottior attributes of the wholesale element of St , Louis. The Veiled Prophet's procession brings an nually to St. Louis anywhere from two hundred and fifty thousand to half u million- people all of whom spend more or less money and do more or lots business with its merchants , Thuro is u building ut the corner of Twelfth and Market streets in that town where three or more competent artists spend the your in designing and carry ing out now ideas for the spectacular features of the annual procession , so that when the time comes everything moves off iiko clockwork , und presents novelties to the eye worth going far to see. There is no reason why Omaha should -not follow J.ho example sot by St. Louis , Now Orleans , Baltimore und Cincinnati in tlio mutter of parades , nnd have something with which to" entertain vis itors , and nt the same time mnko it a , profitable und interesting attuir. A proper und concerted action ot Omaha jobbers und business men will give us a merchants1 week In 1890 which will compare with anything in the country. FASCINATION OF TJIli A series of crimes of n most re volting character , which for u long time hud puzzled the French police , wore recently traced to the hand of a nobleman. On being charged with the crimes for which ho wus uflorwurd guillotined ho mudo u full confession , in Wio course ot which ho said thnt the idea ot com mitting thorn hud first occurred to him while reading a copy of the life of Nero which he had found in the library of a relative of whose estateho hud boon ap pointed administrator. What the history of Nero did for the Frenchman the sensational press of to-day is doing for the go n oral public. The telegraph wires , had scarcely ceased to pulsate with the report of the quadruple hanging of wife murderers recently in Now York , when live ether brutes in that city attempted to kill their wives , Investigation showed thut they hud reud the accounts of the affair in the newspapers mid lutd after ward lingered for n lojig time at'-the coIllnsof the murderers. The no- count * of every notable prize fight sows u crop of pugilists. If one of the contestants ims a jaw broken or u rib smashed , in , 'tho news rnnka high. If in addition the mob nt the ring side takes n hand in the exhibition , nnd'KoVonxl Juws nro broken nnd u number. 6lji unutonilos fractured , the news rnnl s A 1 , und the ofllolont corrcspondon ihoscono Is instructed to "rush wl it llml.t. " Juok the Uippor nnd [ i RonBiUionul newspapers - papers nro "prlmaraly responsible for Jack the Peeper , .Tuck the Kisser , nnd nil the other Jacks nnd knaves who liiwo followed in the footsteps ot the London prototype. So every crime of sufficient mugnl- Ludo to attract general attention is suc ceeded by aJderlbs of similar crimes which uro moro or loss successful imita tions ot the first. There is in some people un element which de lights in the horrible. This is true ot oven the most mnlablo natures. The French nobloinun , It is said , before ho conceived the ambition to emulate the cruelties of the , Roman monster , wus n very descent man us nobleman go. The sensational pupor feeds this upotito. Buttho worst of it is the people demand it. Tlio trial of Prude attracted moro attention ut the time than Boulungor and all the other pyrotechnics of French politics. It was accordingly given space und prominence in the press. A newspaper to bosuccossful must pub lish the nows. An ideal newspaper is only possible among an ideal pooplo. An ideal people would never commit any crimes nnd would never need to bo hanged. In short , the chronicle of crimes ntid horrors can only cousolwhon crimes nnd horrors no longer exist. But after all this is to bo said : That the story of every crime has its moral and its lesson , and while the re cital of such story may have a baneful influence upon some , upon others , nnd perhaps n far creator number , it may have the effect to dolor from crimo. It is this consideration thnt justifies the legitimate newspaper , ns distinguished from the sensational , in giving what It docs of the.daily record of public trans gressions. _ _ CLOSE OF T11E EXPOSITION. The exposition at the Coliseum will close to-night. The concluding pro gramme will bo an interesting ono , us have been most of them during the two weeks ot this exceptionally attractive exhibition. Thcro will bo a sacred con cert this evening und appropriate ad dresses , and the ending of the exposi tion will bo , if possible , oven more bril liant und interesting than its opening. As this , will conclude the events which have marked the past two \yeok ns a period of unusual interest und entertainment for the i people of Omaha and | ho thousands of visitors to the city , it isn'ropor to suy thut in nil respects the exposition has boon a most gratifying success , i In the extent , va riety und excellence of the display it was by fur the finest exhibition over mudo in Omuha , nnd the appreciation of this fact has been fully attested by itho largo number ( of people who have attended it , probably not loss than ioventy-five thousuW. This exposition has clearly demonstrated what Omaha can do in an enterprise of this character , . . .and the result "haying been so entirely satis factory to all concerned , there-ris"b"vbry reason to expect that next year's expo sition will bo the finest and most com plete over scon west of Chicago. It is simply justice to say that the management of the exposition bus been from beginning to end most creditable , und that the interests of both exhibitors and the public'havo been carefully and sedulously regarded. Altogether , Iho ( Irst comwnhunsivo expositionlfdf tljo "business ot Omaha has been n sudcess of which all concerned have tv right to feel proud. Tins fire loss of the United States nrtd Canada for the mouth of August , 1889 , amounted to eleven million , ono hun dred and fifty-three .thousand , eight hundred nnd fifty dollars. Insurance companies claim that u large per cont- ngo of the fires are set by persons desir ing to close out their business at as little loss ns possible. They load up with us much insurance as they can got und then set lire to their own stores. The losses by fire uro increas ing year tiy year. ( Conservative insurance companies use caro.und judg ment in their selection of risks , but insurers can always find a line of companies only too triad to obtain all the risks they can. The matter - tor presents such ulurming features that some concerted action may bo taken to prevent thut cluss of fires known as in cendiary. If the companies would use great care in the selection of their agents n good move would bo made to wards u lessoning of the vast amount of property now consumed with fraudulent intentions. Tun telephone mon of the country mot at Minneapolis , nnd it is stated thut they have given encouragement to the underground wire ideu , and that they will bo willing , us'a rule , to abide by proper ordinances ordering that the underground system bo adopted , Chicago cage , whore thqsystem is successfully used , is pointedto as an example of the benefits of the proposed measure. Now thut the nuostipn hus boon raised it stiould not bo allowed to lujain sink into ' ' ' abeyance. * A Cniit-o'FrtrThnnlcselvtiiii. ' S ( , I'aul Ptrmtcr-l'rcsa , It is announced "in Now York that Mrs , James Brown-Potion has canceled all dates , und will not appulr on the stage this aou&on. Wo will not forgot Mrs. Potter on Thanks- for tUs. ' N > i'tiioo For Woiitlior I'ropliots. Mtnnfiipfllto 'frllnme. A court flstrolotfur has boon beheaded by order of the ompfc'ror of China for maUIn ? a faUo prediction , 'it Is highly probable that hia majesty won't bo bothered with a rush of applicants for tbo vacancy. llio Court For Itoiiltinuor. Boulangor is oluiaoriu ; , ' for a court-martial und Franco ought to accommodate him. That is about the only sort ot u court that Boulanpor will over figure In with any do firoo of prominence , Tlio HwcolH of Ofllco , Tntttana ) > olta Jr/unuil. / When Claus tSpreckoU builds au addition to the white house out of blocks of sugar , us ho proposes , that building will bo uioro , ou tlclng than over to the small boy of the country who looks forward to being proil dent Bomotlmo. Ilnvo Hotter Olrln nt Home. A'f 10 3VK H'orW. , The question , "Why do not moro Amer icans marry KnRllsh girls ! " is up ngnln for international discussion , There is ono rea son so Mifltclorit that tlio others do not nerul to bo mentioned , And that reason Is the American girls. John .Could ln.nilln iho Bricmllcrs. Jfoslon OMx. John U Sullivan for conpross , ohj Ho is Just the man to tame the southern briga diers. Not ono of them would tlaro to say , "Tlio honorable gentleman from Massachu setts states \vlmt is not true , and ho knows It. " ' \ Send TliPin All Tlierc. Now York's pugilistic export * assort that La Blanche's victory over .Tack Dempsey in the prize rlnp was larRflly due to the former's confinement In the BufTiilo jail for several months. They claim that the regular hours nnd uniform diet of the jail made a noxv man of La Hlancho. After this Sullivan and Kll- rain will doubtless cease to object to taking their dose ot Imprisonment , A Illoody S New Vm/c / Commercial .tduerlfacr. A morning paper puts over its account of the American I3ar association the headline , "Brainy Mon of the Bar. " There is just about ns much reason and tfood taste in callIng - Ing persons of good brain "brainy" ns In call ing persons of Rood blooa "bloody. " Wo may oxpuct ono oC these days to road of n charming reception given to the "brainy men of the bar" by the "bloody women of society. " Trusting to n Fellow-Fooling. St. Louts ri ) O/f / > ] > nlch. Mr. Armour is confident that the sonata will prove true to plutocracy nnd will not think the loss of him for treating with con tempt any committees of senators from granger states visiting Chicago on nn anti- plutoaratlo mission. Mr. Armour seems to know that thcro are n good many mon ot his own kind in the senate who regard trusts nnd ether monopoly combinations us "private affairs" which should not bo inquired Into very closely. THIS AND THAT. Tno extras on the Douglas comity hospital will foot up S75,000. In connection with public works , It may bo remarked , "extras" is generally a euphemism for steals. It is said u strong effort will bo made to show that Cronin was not murdered at all , Thcso Chicago exports may crovo that Cronin himself was a ulyth before they are done with it. It must really bo that the czar , Hau u great deal his pleasure to mzar , When nihilists try To blow Him sky high , It's carrying u Joke mucli too fzar. Snow fell at Hope , Dakota , yesterday. There's still hopo" for that country as a sum mer resort. , The Now Vork World building will bo thirteen stories high , and above this will rise a dome flvo stories moro , the whole to bo surmounted with a lantern 300 feet above the sidewalk. As the editors and reporters will have quarters in the dome it will bo seen that the World Is to be conducted on a very high plane of thought. The numbsr of tramps In this country Is placed at 50,003. , This would Indicate tha walkina is pretty good. Can't ' Edward Arnold's "Light of Asia" b iturned on Stanley's "Dark Continontl" PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Victoria Woodliull says she will return to this country and run for president la 1832. How would it do for Vie to como out hero and try for the sonata from the now state of Wyoming. Tl o people there will doubt lessly want ono female representative ut Washington. I There are still occurrences In the south which indicate tliat the policy pursued is to rifle the ballot box and shot gun the negroes. Gcorgo Francis Train should engage Boulangcr as the French correspondent of his now publication , 'Iho Reign of Terror. Chicago has'jlist added twenty now aldermen - men to tbo city council. There's some ex tra work for the boodlcr lobbyist. Cuaunccy M. Depow is homo from Europo. Contrary to the general supposition the big breczo along the Atlantic coast occurred before fore his arrival , Vaadorbilt's hlghost-priced cook In the world is about to return to his homo in Paris. The fO.OOO per yo.ir ho is receiving cannot compensate him for the luck of con- ccn'al society below stairs. Vanderbilt and his family will now huvo to pcol their own potatoes or live at a lunch counter until an other cook can bo found. During the last six gubernatorial cam paigns the democratic candidates have been renegade republicans , In 1870 , Ewing ; B'joUwutor in 1831 , Hoadly In 1833 nnd 1835 , Powell in 1837 , and now Cainpboll In 1S39. It has been twelve years since democrats have been able to vote for a genuine- party man for governor , The republicans do not com plain , but It would seem the democrats have a genuine grievance , and maybe this ac counts , In a measure , for their poor success. Mr. Cm-Halo Is homo again from Mexico. Ills ability to provide a tax upon the Ameri can hog of § 2.V5 per head did not afford him so much pleasure as the exhibition of bull fighting made for his diversion. Ho obtained the tax by his free trade speeches , nnd the bull lights wore volunteered as an offering to his social qualities , Wo will wager that Mr. Carlisle feels uroudor of his social coaijucst of Moxlco than of his ability to persuade Mexico Into frco trailo notions. .fohn C. Watson declines the uttornoysblp of Alaska. Ho U Quoted as Baying that ho objected to being shelved ou un Iceberg. This , however , has nothing to do with his rumored candidacy for governor In the nro- hlbition ticket. COUNTRY BREEZES. AVhy Itcv. Gllinoro Was Gay. By the way Ilov. Oilmoro was Jumping over picket fences , kicking the lion-house In nnd tearing around In general , wo wore led to believe ho wus a victim of the Brown- Bcrjuard elixir , but all wus explained when wo were informed that Mrs. Oilmoro and children had returned from their extended Iowa visit. Worse Tlinii a Driinknril , Xouth Sioux Cltu Bun. A drunken man in most contemptible , to bo sure , but how Inllnltely higher ho U than the sober "boat" the "business" man who Is al ways on the lookout to swindle ! The fliin- flauinior , the man who wilt steal from you In making change , the grocery-dealer who will "do" you a quarter pound ou this and u half pound on that article what u d scoun drel hoist An Editor's Orntlitulr. .SV/ni/l / | r Quttl , Our undivided thanks uro duo to Charles L. Towlo for u magnificent watermelon just from Vho Ice cliust , Charles Is n man after our own heart , ami ull the luxuries to which human beings are liable are dully wished him. , Muy ho prosper und live upon the fat of the land whllo his ono- mlcs alt In sackcloth nnd nthoi and the dogs dodlo the grave * ot thoir' ancestry. May his shadow never grow Ions ami his trlbo increase Iiko the Binds of ttio ocoati. May tlio bones of his anccntry rest m peace , nnd may his uostorlty bo comely nnd valiant. ( Mr. Towlo will kindly remember that n nccond attempt at n profuse strain of thanks is far botlor than the llrst ; Wrt await the second ohanco. ) A KonsonnWo Kxause. Mah 11'orM. Our renders will excuse us If our paper Is not ns noway ns usual this wcok. S.ho who has talton us for bettor or for worse has ROIIO off on n visit , leaving us In n state of blessed singleness and perfect misery. Besides writing editorials , rustle local , sot typo sweep the floor , do Job work , clean rollers , correct the "devil's" ' gallcyn , get moat for dinner , nnd nil the laborious duties con nected with the publishing of n great metro politan paper , wo have to cook our meals , moho up our bed , wash dishes , dust the furni ture , food the cat , and do nil such domestic duties na tend to malto the liomo happy and beautiful nnd maka n mortal rejoice In his existence. I Mop our. Union Lctljcr , I have leaped The Lodger plant to Mr. Charles L. Graves , under whoso manage ment It will continue to bo ns nowny ns over. I have always tried to give you the latest news by freight , and when n man died , I In variably spoke of him as an angel. I make this change for business reasons alone because - cause It pays mo. Gentlemen , ono nnd all , nnd the ladles , too , God bless them , accept my thanks for past favors , und I assure you thnt .vou will bo remembered every night 1 kneel at my white-curtained bed to Dray. Glvo the sanio support to my successor ns you did to mo , and you will never have cause to regret IU AS OTHERS SEE US. Will Our liiNhop I'lcuso Kxplnln ? Kcw 1'nrft Commercial Ailverttucr. Bishop J. P. No win an of Omaha , has boon talking in Chicago about tno race question , concerning the llnal outcome of which in the south ho holds sanguine opinions. However - over , ho thinks ho sees trouble ahead for the jiorth. "I would rather , a thousand times , " ho says , "bo n southerner nnd have the race problem to grapple with than to bo here in Chicago and the north and bo confronted by these vast hordes of Ignorant , uneducated foreigaors , who nro swarming over hero to take possession. I look fovwnrd to the time , and I hope It is not far distant , when wo can stand up firmly nnd say , * No foreign-born citizen shall henceforward huvo n pluco In the legislative conduct of the country. ' " All this matter is now attended to in the constitution. Has the good bishop another constitutional amendment in viowt Not. In Oinnhii. St. I'uul dlolie. At Alllwaukee , Omaha nnd other cities thcro are departments for instruction in cul inary arts und science In connection with the high school , nnd the prollciency of somn of the girls in cooking is such that those who test their handiwork often escape physical disaster. The plan seems to bo popular and conducive to matrimony. Tliiiikn the Bntinnnn Wore Und. Chicago Times. Bishop Newman , of Omaha , says that ho would rather have n race war than foreign iminlgatlon. The bishop must have bought some bad bananas. From n CniaiiRo Standpoint. Chicago Herald. Thcro is something almost pathetic In the hungry aspect of the Omaha , St. Paul and Kansas City press , picking such crumbs of comfort as they can find from the meagre testimony elicited by Senator Vest's commit tee in Chicago. If the packing interests of this city were really moribund , as these cities would have , us believe , there would bo no luck of vultures to .pray upon the corpse directly life was extinct. Oinulin'H BlR Itlowont , Kearney llul > . Omaha , Nebraska's giddy metropolis , did herself proud with her great fair nnd exposi tion and Merchant's wcelc carnlual. It Is needless to say that the gates of hospitality were thrown wide open , Omaha is ono of these largo bodies thnt moves slowly , but when she starts she gets there with both feot. A City Trust Needed. Jfaiuas City Times. What is going to become of those western cities anyhow ? Mr. Probasco , of tills city , sets up a claim to about all of Omaha , the heirs of one Prudhbmmo are after 240 acres of the heart of Kansas- City and now a Mrs. Vorturn comes over from Germany with a claim to all the land on which Minneapolis is built. A city trust to resist claimants is in order. The MUM For the I'lnce. Fremont llcruttl , It Is now definitely settled that Judge Lowls A. Graft , of Omaha , will bo appointed commissioner of the general land ofllce. Ho ia at present occupying the position of dis trict Judge , nnd is a man highly rcgurdod by everybody who know him , nltablo , able and incorruptible , nnd will mnuo n most credita ble record nt the bead of the land department ot the government. Good lTOMxot | Tor Both. Mtnncinxill * Trtliwic , Bishop Newman , of Omaha , would prefer a race war to continued unrestricted Immi gration. Bo IH likely to enjoy a little taste of both now and then during the remainder of his natural Ufa , nnd ho won't have to put a nicklo in the slot either , * IN THESPIRIT. Ihurnliuro. It Is the hour of worship u quiet Sabbath morning ; Sunshine und shadow rest upon a pretty gar den Of greenland blue nnd gold thut lag bcsldo The white wall of the liouso of God. There wus n sound of the organ us It mingled Its sweet tones with tha volco of many ningors , Now Boft und low or rising into louder an- thorns Of praise that fell upon the car of ono who , Standing without amid his garden's beauty listened With thoughtful Interest to the joyful sound , LIUo the unseen wind thut moves tlio loaves Upon the trees , so eumo the mystery of wor ship Into his soul. There was a alienee a deep quiet , As when peace comes te the restless waves and Their roaring hushed Into u murmur far away. Then came a longing for some coming good u yearning As of an cxilo for his native mud a reverence - once So full of humble faith und hope and love , He stood us ono not worthy of such sacred Joy. There was no volco to break the sllonco ? f the hour , * Yet wont thcro up with the beauty of Uio morning And the incense of tha ( lowers n silent offer ing Of praise to Him who scckcth always these Who worship Him it&plrlt und iu truth. BUZZINQS. "Thoy ought'to Imvo their empty heads blown off with n pop-pun full ot blue mud , " trnld n young married man to the Buzzer. "To whom do you roforl" wmnskoil , "Why , the mnshors who mnko It their bus iness to hang around the street 'corners , not- nuly the Wnbash corner nnd the opera liouso corner , and ogle and Insult every good look ing woman who passes. " "My wlfo came homo the other evening In n great state of indignation and excitement. In answer to my Inquiries she Btatoil thnt n well dressed man had spoken to her insultIngly - Ingly on the street , nnd followed her until she came within sight of u policeman. Then no lit out. " 1 wnlljcd down the street with her to oo If wo could run across the follow again , hut could not flnd him. It would have given mo great plo.isura to Itnock n few lines of com mon nonso Into him. | 3"Omnlm Is not'nlono In this pestilence. The 'Koarnoy street stutuos , ' ns the mnshors nro known In San Francisco , got to bo a tcrrlulo mnsanco until nome iilco girl's big brother , or some young married lady's bus- band pounded n few of thorn Into pulp. Chicago's mashers on State street nnd In street cars used to Imvo n 'real nice time , don't ohor know , ' Insulting women on the streets. The attention of the pollco was llnnlly called to the matter mid dotoctlvos spotted the moro industrious of the mashing fraternity , nncl gave them notice to keep off the atrcot nUogethor , This had tlio effect of nbntlng the nulsanca somewhat , "I suggest that the decent men , who have wives mid sisters being Insulted dally with the disgusting attentions of these brutes , tnko the llrst ono ho cat cues at It , tlo him up in hnr.1 knots und drop him down n manhole. It might put a stop to it. " * "Did .vou over experience the sensation of running against n corpse In the dark when you least expected 111" said ono ot n party of young fellows chatting in front of the Murray"Woll If you have not , you don't want to. " "Toll us your experience , for you evi dently have had ono , " said another. "Several years ago , " said the flrst speaker , "I was working in a warehouse In a town on the Columbia rlvor , Oregon. Wo were the ngonts for the Northern Paelllo ex press , aim it was my duty to roeolvo the express - press mutter from the evening steamers down the river. As soon as I heard her whistle nwny up the river 1 would dispatch , my delivery man to bring back the express box to the ofllco , nnd would then make out my expense bills. "Tho warehouse was built over the water , and ns I satin my little olllco in the middle of the long black warehouse that night wait ing for my man to return , I could hear the waves swishing nmong the piles beneath the house and the wind moaning and sighing as It swept oft the river. It mudo mo fool a little nervous. Finally the man returned , and when I got everything checked up I prepared to close up for the night. At tlio end of the warehouse wo had a slip to facilitate the loading of ves sels nt different stages of the tide , this had boon lot down during the dny and t wanted to make sure It was closed. The vnro- house was very draughty nnd the light which I carried blow out. I roturued the lamp to the olllco nnd started down the gangway towards the slip ; it was darn as the msido ot n packet , but I know the way. Near tlio big doors was a pile of Liverpool salt In sacks aud as I came to the pllo my foot struck something soft. Thinking It was a sack which hud fallen down , I reached down to pull It out ot the way. My hand was laid squarely across a dead , wet face. I grow suddenly cold with horror and'ovory hair on my head rose up. My llrst thought was , 'Could it huvo bean murdori That was surely blood on my hand. ' "I tremblingly felt for a match , struck it and by the brief flickering light beheld the most hideous face I over saw. 1 nurvcd my self to step over tlio body .ami try the doors and slip , and then uiado uiy way back to the onico. "When I entered my man exclaimed : 'What's the mutter ) You lool : ns though you had seen a ghost. ' I told him about llnd- ing the body and ho laughed. 'Why , ' said ho , 'that's Ole Peterson ; ho fell overboard this evening and was drowned before wo could save him. I thought you know about It. " "Peterson was u stevedore , nnd although ha was a good workman , possessed the most repulsive fnco I over saw. Coarse , unltoinpt hair aud beard intensified rather than con cealed n brutal face. This was the sight I saw by the mutch light , the mouth wide open nnd thu expressionless eyes staring right up into luinn. "It was no laughing matter , nnd I'll never forget it. " # "Well , great Kcottf la this the uiorguo ! " and a lot of sleeperw awoke from luxurious mips to gozo at u young follow , n little the worse for looking too frequently ut the wmo cup , Jt was in the general sleeping room of the Turkish baths , und about 2 a , m. Hnngod Iu n row along the room were cots containing men of many m'lnds , but all moro or less on deshabille. They had como ono by one from the baths , nnd woru dozing ana chatting , nnd ono or two enjoying a cigar before drop ping elf to sloop , The "roundors" had dropped in Into to "soaU out , " us tbo attendant said. Some of thorn were regular lodgers , who woru In tbo habit of talcing the baths twice or thrice a week , and who preferred to pay the too of a dollar each night and lodge there. Ono or two were man of cansldor.iblo avoirdupois * who take the batlm regularly to keep them selves down to a comfortable weight , Later on n party of noisy , boister ous young fallows , hardly moro than boys came in. They had been minting merry , ware boxing huts und dialling ono another. Several men who had dropped Into a com- fortahlo doio uvi-oko and requested thorn to bo quiet or got out. They iinully wont to perspire away their enthusiasm , ami quiet reigned once moro. Prenontly u gurgle cumo from u fat man Iu the corner und swelled to a sonorous snoro. "Hit him with n pillow , " said ono man who had been trying to get rid of n bad cold by "sweating It out , " and who had a houduoho. "Bit him with a brick , " said another. Some oiio finally uwolco thu fat man und nsUod him to turn over und try It again. Quiet rulgncd once moro und ono by ono the occupants dropped elf to sleep. At half past aovan in the morning an at- tnndant uwoko the Blecpors , and wrauplng their togas ubout them they went to the largo plunge bath for u freshener , then to breakfast und work. This is n sample of u night In the baths. Sometimes several congenial friunds makd up a party and go _ to the bathn for u good comfortable sweat , und the luxury of thu sleep Itjiroduces. - An Unqiiiillllccl KIIOOCHS. llttj't'l ' City Jnunml , Tbo Omuhu fair wus un unqualified suc cess. Thousands of people have visited thnt city during Us continuance , and nvury , in ducement had been hold fortii for thorn to do so. Reduced rates on the railroads , hotel accommodations nnd everything calculated to make the visitors' may In the city pleas ant , had boon arranged for , and Iho manage * ment , as n reward for their efforts , had thu pleasure of seeing ono of the largest crowds over assembled ut such un affair proicut ia Omaha during IU continuance. _ , .