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owufroiu lljr, while his l collar bone a r* .k Vi y nrd St) _ fui «Mrh he was handed «ver utwjftmr lha grand jury. , l | A man went Into Nebraska City, sort} rfkmt since, nod advertised a* a fcsthar wuV **■<•*• U« gut tflecu or twenty feather boll t® iwhjw, ami Iffl fur parts unknown. * The plan* for the new St. Paul ’Hi Omaha railroad depot at Omaha, conteinplate a brick liillding in Ike fc-ciu of a rectangle,32 by 110, conveniently divided off Into the sev ^eral dejartim Ms required. It will noon be eou t rutted. A boy by the name of Richard Horn hv, while engaged in clcanlngout a well, near Warerlv, the other morning, was overcome \ with welldamp, and before assslhtance could I** rendered lie was dead. A young man who volunteered to go down and make fast a rope to t he hndy, wm» ulao oveieonie by the gas, and { was pulled up unconscious. Little Clara Rogers, who was injured on the railroad, near Fremont, some time ago, was still alive on the 20th inst., though the doctor* were doubtful of her final recovery. Hlie lost both arms, ami her lower extremities were iwrahzed, probably caused by injuries at the time of the accident. The ladies of Fremont were very generous toward the little sufferer, and she was receiving every care. During a Mtorm near Victoria, Cass county, recently, lightning killed four mem hereof the family of Wr. Lacky. The house wn* struck about four o’clock in the morulng, the current iwssing down the chimney be tween two bed rooms, in which were sleeping the unfortunate victims. Ooe daughter, aged Id, mother about 14, and twe sons, aged 8 and S. were kill.Hi. Another daughter and child were seriously Injured, the flesh of the former being tom off her body in places, so as to Make recovery Impuesf>f$r*Wlfllulf9l£^flm fell tor the recovery of the child. V Two hoys west <|iuk- hunting oi Flor ence lake, a few mile* north of Omaha, a few days ago. While they were in a row boat one of them, Arthur Purtell, shot a duck and left the boat to grt it He had only reached the bird, when he heard tie report of a gun, and on turning about cuw hi* comrade, Peoria Scott, * lyfBff fti-4bV Uwt. 'Tiiterfrhawieiferf back,; rowed ashore and left Scott there while he went for lielp to Fort Onudia, where Scott’s father lives, tieing the blackr.mlth at the fort, j When tlie parties returned life was extinct. i & kroner’s jury found a verdict in accordance With the fori‘going. Tin* wife of a resjiectablc citizen of Syracuse, (>toe county, was Insulted by a book •agent named Ileintx, the other day, the rascal lieing grossly familiar and impudent. When 1 the lady’s liusbsind returned the next day, In formation was imparted to him of the con duct of the Imok agent. The husband became righteously iudignaiit, as did also the people of the town, w hen the facta tiecamo generally known. The look-peddler was confronted by the wronged husband, whereupon be denied having been in his house at all, and went ■ about town threatening a suit for slander. A y* crowd finally gathere l, took forcible possev aion of the agent, ami walked hlui to the i house of the lady he had insulted. Town of- I •cere were |>eremptorily ordered away by the mob, and they olntyed. Whew a confession was obtain'd !mm the rascal, a committee of six men determined to have the lady adntlnls tcr him a public flogging. He received a most terrible scourging with a black-snake and left town Immediately after, thorougily humitia ' ted and fearfully sore. A and fatality befell Mr. John Wad dell, a private of coin|>any Fj state militia, while on spftial police duty at the state fair grounds. He was guarding the fence to prt> VMit intruders, and took a seat.ou the en trance gate, in order to command a view of the whole line of feuce. At the same time several were talkiug and joking near him, and lie participated In the sport. At length one of the numlier, who was behind Waddell, started to move away, when the latter turned his bead to watch him. aud being rather care less he turned too far, lost his balance and fell - backward, striking with heavy force on the hirk of Ms nock, junt at tic howl of the spinal column. He was picked up and it was found that his entire body from the neck down was paralyzed, although* he retained hfs cori sckmsness aud could converse well. A day or so later a reaction from the shack set in, and * expired in i ouvulsioiw^ Mx*. Waddell iyas. « about t wcuty-three years of age, the son of a well-to d<^fanner living seven mites north of Sutton. The militia will esoirt the body home. \\ *-’*“*" «»• mre, miv inuiuilg |>anK prcdjcnt of Hrattleboro, Vennoit, who, it w«l be remembered, abounded fruni that city in the early i*art of June. aWwt #450,000 ahead, wan arrested at Omaixa oathe morn ing of the 31st inst. He wg presWeut of the first national bank, and was a nun of high standing. He completely ruined the Brattle tawo bank, together with many private imtt-j viduals, and the hank dbfetors offered * i»j waid of #5,000 for his capture. Tlr ppag incut, too, felt an Interest In his aaM, wd has had W. II. Shields, one of ‘IfspecM agents, on his track ever Mice it that he had not gone to **7wn* fm opposed, hut wasaMU In IQs Unite^ autoe. This i>fflcvr~rrititnas4 UsTomnt^ \htnrr by a circuitous route to Dtlhti, Ckk^ Paul, Duluth, Bralnard, Fargo, Yanktj^ City, Omaha, hence to LaCrpejp, ^4 , to the Wl niiepeg country Hflulvitwli to *"»* He h» . kn^u. the Utter plK* h, *56^ rf houee he »«e eon'afl^i TMrlfc euHu pnrkMujB the meat, aad M* mmlliUnnMr. V.H.Itoew together they sucrtUUd Ineaptur. lag the gnat natal. Waite a halt tad that ha waa a villain aad oaghttogo to tha^ihli tianr He raid he would piaaAgaOt,, W to tlmated that be woaU Ukeha opportunity to end Ilia A newspaper Mi'ivllt, wbodcuotvee a purse equal tu tar Wit, says that'she is in a quandary whether to ret ready to go away on a vacation ana stay at baae, or not to entreat audfo. She oaa aford to do mm w thewUier, M ► Em OF THf WEKK. aud 8 trotted in Chicago ud tj» 18th Id 3:10ff—a gain of nushslf • mama le M tin* before made la the hktorj of urf. >» fonu&l opening of the in tern e J exhibition at eheep tod wool and wool ■ete at the main exhibition building, in AhlladelpUa, took place on the afternoon of the Slat. The northern freight bourn of the Beaton and Maine depot on Caueewny o'reet, Boston, woe almost entire); destroyed by Die a few days since, Involving a loss on banding sad goods of about 3130,000; building In sured. The United State* steamboat inspect ors have forwarded from Mew londoa, their report of the Investigation of the eoilisl£jbfe June between the Mi feu.‘She, ‘ Haded ^prsuutouaf the army af the Cam beriaad at Thirds. Grant, Haeaosk, Mat man, Hayc^Mctbdk gad other prnmlasat mm - sent notef m lefcigt.'* Gailteld made a speech,' at the enmlusion of which three cheers were given for him. .Tckrt Riuin a lahnrar in pmauino tka | railroad tra'k at Herkemer, New York, the Y'l-her evminK, wltli hla wife and babe in a lumber’ wagon, waa atruck by the exproae train. Rose and the babe were killed and the t(lfe badly hurt. Boee’e bead waa knocked fiV>m Idaahonldemand found aotne distance, iH^Woud the bofy. & (liaaatrona lire at Green Bay, Wiscon sin, Wert royed sixty dwellings, thirty barna and the wesbytertan church. The residence* burned were \ajnong the beet in tbe city. The Ire broke (ill1 ln » atone mill, spread to Alania, JtifferaonVand Madison streets, and jumped to Cherry, Stine, Main and Cedar streets. The stopped when they reached the river. TW ,OM l» estimated at from 1150,000 to $175,000 i Insurance light. W. L. Srl'ith, living east of Hamburg, lows, met wi*1» *»d -ccident not long since. He was w!fPllnK a piece of kindling wood, drawing the uplfe toward himself, when it slipped and atiVk him in the eye, cutting it oat until the Mil fell out on his cheek. In I hla condition <¥ suffering and agony, pre senting a sight wSt horrible to look upon,the poor man waited #»tll the arrival of a doctor, wiho could do but to alleviate his pain. A party incIudVY two directors of the Atlantic A Pad He i^fleoad, left Vlnlta, In* mt terminus of the St. railroad, Teeeatly, % ■aka renwiantsaasa cl the Ha* t* STS rod through tbe Charubee dfMha *■> other per* nSjnaoftBetHttlH «**" to AHmqoen,aa, ■w Mexico. Tld.mo>“*h,,,h»*«W mtlons lor constructing wilmad throogh Ia _Territory * the charter given by to the Atlantic & Pacific cotnprf* ? - The Lake Shore load, on tbe morning of ^ ^ °** a writ nf against the weetern fndlaP "7“ ing their track across 8irtP**k «"*»€*■» cago, in opiioatUon to aa btJP*^** •■••I by Judge Tullcy lasf spring j^^kMoifid. The defendant* aay the codI?1!®^ t«eb«laol at most, for Judge Tulley iaar®** ^ *njunc_ tion under a deciaion of tbe iPP®lete court, that the ordinance allowing g® Western In diana to enter was void. 81 n* ^ken, how ever, the supreme court by dyPr<* ft valid. A terrible explosion occupy *ke oth er aftemoon in a small wooden occu pied by tbe union metalic cartridg* 00BtPanyi at Bridgeport, Conn., and tbe fflmlaating building situated snma distance ww* of their manufactory. At tbe time of tbe cxPk)-*on five persons were at work In the !«#■•> M(1 all are supposed to have been killer Jkur bodies were found. The bulhttag dM mm~ pletely blown to atoms; The debris w# kbwn a great distance. A small lake some 4**t#oe* from the building was l&termily w*th fragments of the building. *hroof th^ho^p were found in the lake—one with lta b«jP®*k* arms gone. Th* cause of the aeddeat** •** known. POLITICAL ITBWSw The committees of the two factfod* of the Virginia democracy failed to agree on toy plan of compromise. The conservative #*» mittee, as a last resort, prepared an ad#** to the people, asking them t j giro voice tfttbe political will of the party at the ballot box* The republican mass meeting in Nd* York, on the night of the 17th inat., wifi crowded to everflowing and the police bad It close the doors to keep the throng from over^ crowding the corridors. Many distinguished men were present. Hon. Hamilton flab waa elected chairman, who introduced Conkling as the shaker of the evening. Official returns of tfte Arkansas eleo tion of September 8th, have been received from all tbe counties in the state but two. Mo re urns for state officers have come from Chi coland, and the vote of Pulaski, iacluded be low, is unofficial. These give for governor: J. Churchill, democrat, 88,795; W. P. Parks, greenbacker, 81,530. For secretary of state: Jacob Frotch, democrat, 88,580; C E. Tobri suxrjcrrenb&cker, 06,828. For state treastuer: i W. E. Woodruff, Jr., democrat, 88,737; W. A. I Watson, greenbacker. 3,868. For male anffi I tor: John Crawford, democrat. ttLTM; C F I Channingbam. greenbacker, OgHal ! return* of the vote upon the ne«tt*Uoui ! amendment are all In except Pelasklaad Cbl 1 re, but will not be opened pntU/ tteee laet have arrived. Ike aggregate of An state reaches a boat one buudred sad thirty those and, the large*! ever lastate. jFke plan of oooMiroirfn submitted by Ageommittee of lbelcooeervattre wing of the Mioccatl^qaatyef Virginia to that of the re *' dee for the formation of a eleetgml ticket, to be made up {of five elector*, live of the readjnatera, eleventh elector to be named by the na thKal democratic conunisalon or chosen by led. The readjnatera, after due consideration, aapsd to reject the plan proposed, not out of lUsiy ladispoaitton to unite the aapp trlera of Baaeauh and English, but out of the belief that the proposed plan 1* not calculate I to ac rnsapltah the object of the south. They pro pea* thut the electoral ticket question he set tled by the panpfi at a primary election to be huH A* Wth WJOctober, at which all persona •hull ha allowed to vote who pledge them aalvua to vote for Hancock and KngUah. The •auaenatives took the proposition under ad visement, after which they seat a communica tion to.there* ljuster committee, la which they agree So the primary election plan but pro pose moditication* of details so as to provide that only white democratic voters shall be al lowed to vote in the primary. This proposi tion, after brief een skis ration, was rejected by the readjustee*, who de ided to adhere to their original pripoaithm, which proridea that all registered voter*, whether they have paid, . q x * ,’■ ■,£* \ . . i*. ■ : v‘ hm ■ ■■■■' Jnuml -•» * f - to MteMrtA tk» pnaar.t written 8>pt—i bw ink. The greenback conrention at Maine, which met to Congress hall at Portland, to ■owl—to presidential elector*, deckled to f—e with the democrats, though with much opposition. A reeohitlon waa adopted aa fol-' Iowa: ‘*The election of Oen. Harris M. Plalst W0 to the office of governor by a vote unpre cedented to the history of the state, and the ffrelectkm of representatives to congress, la Unquestionably the endorsement of our prin ciples by the state of Maine. We feel assured that when party prejudice shall not longer 1 control oor republican brethren, we shall j show an overwhelming majority In favor of national principle* which shall be responded to by every state in the onion. That the ac tion of tiie state committee, recommending an arrangement with the democratic^nst-tj^ state and as candidates electors, as recommended by the o—lltee.” The straight greenbackers, or anti-fusion lsts, adopted the following: 41 For the enlightenment and encouragement of on/ greenback brethren in other states, we, the straight greenbackers of Maine, In convention assembled, declare that there is a greenback party In Maine, pledged to the futerests of the whole people; that the late fusion and con fusion in this state was due wholly to the ex igencies of state issues, and that In national matters we vote with our brethren elsewhere in the union for Weaver and Chambers.” Af ter the adjournment of the C 'tigress hall con vention, the straight greenbackers met at City hall, 8olon Chase presiding, and nomi nated a ticket, as follows: Solon Chase, A. F. Turner, C. A. Wbidden, .J. F. Hilton, Tbos. S. Durden, J. W. Wooster and C. B. Fiyei Twenty-three delegates voted. The whole anti-fusion strength was claimed at 140. crime. Dr. Cream and Miss Hattie Mack hare ieen indicted by the Chicago grand jury for murder and abortion, the viotiig being Miss foulkner. The internal revenue bureau has re vived a report that Deputy Collector Latham, if southwestern Virginia, with a posse of men, lad been attacked while iu the dlschaige of iuty, by fifty armed moonshiners. They were ired upon repeatedly and compelled to retire. John Bangson, engaging in a drnnk >n quarrel, the other night at Chicago, with ludred Anderson, in Peterson’s saloon. West ndiana street, was fatally stabbed in the ore head. He was taken to the county hos >ital but died the next afternoon. Anderson s in custody. Bangson was a newly arrived Iwede. Big Nose George, a well-known Wy oming road agent, was arraigned at Rawlins or murder, and pleaded guilty. He had the »ffer of the services of good counsel, who de MliMSM Mb, bat he aid he wasted to m tosged for kte Uoodty.daads. This tease of to few css where prteosera have pleaded NltoMfeWMto, aged 19, daughter 4 Hagh L. White, a psateeot citiaen of ItfriMLilkLtohfnst dead ras found in her hand, Indicating self de traction. Cause, temporary insanity. The ^irl was generally conceded to be the belle of he blue grass region. Seven negroes, in Robertson county, rennessee, were, upon the confession of an other negro, implt *ated in the murder of as •id man named Laprode. A crowd of mas, lisguised with white hasikarcMefa acta— heir faces, entered tto tows af ft JVtsgflaSO, rhere two of the negroaa were stotawf, and tout 3 o’clock in the montag took* tto Jail >pen. The first cell raaatod was ase O£oai lied by Ramsay, who two teflrttofftrt^Thad hot a young lady hecasM ato refaaad to narrjr hten. tVvprtwuw retreated behind to door asd fought tto mob with the lag of > chair. Ha wig shot la the left lag, the bul let severing the femoral artery, and falling, dreglnd onUide asd amt or two more ■hoU trad isto his body, which killed him. The crowd then aecared Jack Bell and Archie iameeos, whom they went after. The prisoners were placed on horses driven out of town seven miles, taken off, and hung to dog sood trees, about 70 feet apart The bodies r<te* discovered hanging to the trees by a lady tout 7 o’clock in the morning. Another con cession from one of the five was obtained, and rickening details of the torture of Laprode to make him disclose where his money was con sealed* were given. Other negroes were im plicated, and further lynching was expected. FOHKION. TtKKXY. Fresh difficulties have arisen over the foatenegrtn question. The sultan Insists on Ilf powers simultaneously recognising the new {matter Im from lake Scutari to Uinosck be fofe Dulcigao is surrendered. Hie British em tawedor has interrtswsd the sillan sad pro mUd rnspheli tally agaieet the action of the paste in onaasettoa with the Daldgno again 1} is MfM that Prince Nikata of rpmelemetl hghtftr the* rights. A dispatch fibm Qavana received by Spanish odteials Mew Turk announces that 3uflk> and dslm nuakiog insurgents have •ai i imflsrsd and nww then is not one armed tnamganl on tks vtde Idend. ,,V- . aoam^ anmca. NewAfran the tenth at last show a gleam « panes er at mast armistice through foreignletervenUoa. "Alima correspondent of the Ihnapm Star <ml Jtewld writes under date of Aggte 21st, thgt Hon. J. 1. Chris timncy, teatea oUdhi left that capital August JMh, and sUthf from Collao the same day U tee Oafted ■hams tcamerWscho sett for tel math, and adit: Although it is haayone to generally bekeved ha hae'jgone to Santiago, the capital af CUk, my n|ti(|sn is be has gone no further than Arles, tenk"to meet same Ugh personage flam probably the bearer of tepasttet dkgte^he* from the white bourn, and not kapstebMe, some of what win ha Peru—Senor Hassle. Ontl^Msa|)j day there was a Italian minteaas m tea ended by tb»dk«atohk«, en fljfQte, a* *a French nsstenr meats, the contents si closed. The n has met with a least expected * neither dare nsr t Cared. On the girt nl J^gfate entered the | literlil dm Ayres, elected the repaint *«h * rttet mmm meet. A grout eiwwd coUeeted In the etraet, tut then wae no guturbanee. The mutton and deputies n))oiin>ed to tin municipal hall and law ad a malaaa maalfeato. " ^; . THI UOl ELECTIOS. ▲ SDmun unci ■on oonmnci nu n mMow On Thursday the 16th hut,, the rev suit of the Maine election WM still undecided. A dispatch from Senator Blaine to 6ati Gar field said the indications pointed unmistaka bly to the election of Got. Darla. The .dis patch further stated: “If we could be assur ed of an honest rote and honest returns from the French plantations of Aroostook county every possibility of doubt would be removed. * * * • The total tote for gorertKW will reach Dfgcly, If not quite 74,000. Only twice InTha'Slalory of our party In Maine has the Vote raaehad 75,000—and never reached 78,000. The annual vote of the past ten yean has ten WUe mi>re than 60,000. Our people are S# epteudftd-kcart and courage, and will go dij ieturne from 419 towns, a consid erable part official, gave the following vote: Davis, 70,966; Plaisted, 69,057; Nye, 174; scattering, 256; Davis ahead, 2,479. There were 81 towns and plantations to be heard from, which voted last year as follows: Davis, 2,427; Smith, 1,768; Garcelon, 1,982; fusion isu more than DavIs, 1,313. If these 81 towns and plantations give the same vote as last year, Davis will be elected by a majority of 166. General Hancock telegraphed Mr. Plais ted as follows: “Aceept my congratulations on the glorious result of your campaign. It will inspire onr friends with confidence and strengthen them in the political battles which remain to be fought elsewhere, and which need nil of our forppR.” DAVIS ELECTED. Complete returns, except from a few Llistricts, had been received on Friday, Septera ber 17th, and on that day the election of the republican candidate for governor was con ceded on all hands. His majority over Plais ted was estimated at abont 400. Republicans chose three-fourths of the county officers, more than two-thirds of the state senate, and i large majority of the representatives, giv ing complete control of the state government in all its branches. Mr. Blaine says the one regret of his party was the failure to regain the fourth and fifth congressional districts, rhe 'uslon majority in each was reduced to ibout one-third of what it was two years ago. On the 17th the national democratic com nittee issued a circular from New York, stat ng that republican manipulators in Maine vere pretending to claim a majority for Davis, uid were undoubtedly trying to doctor the re ams to bear out this claim. The circular ■laims the election of Philbrick, democrat, in .he third district, but says he may be counted >ut by fraud, by a very smal 1 majority, unde 00. STILL ANOTHER CHANGE. For three or four days previous to the iresent time—Tuesday, September 31st—it ias been conceeded that Mr. Davis was to be he next governor of Maine by a plurality of rom three to four hundred votes. Even yes erday Davis telegraphed that he was elected ( ritbout doubt. But on the evening of the , uh day, a dispatch was received at the s keadquarfers or tne natiunar democratic com- , olttee in New York, announcing the election ] if Mr. Plalsted by a small majority, with but Ive towna t# hear from. Mr. Blaine, who was , n Boston at the time, explained the situation s follows, in a dispatch to Chairman Jewell: ‘Intelligence reaches me, indicating that the elegraphic report of votes, as published by j he associated press, is in some cases modified ( iy the clerks’ returns as they reach tbs office , f the secretary of state, where they are open , o the inspection of the public. These modi Icatkma are of each a character ue to i he contest between Davis aw^f^Jated ex raoeljr clow, ponlbly nqa{Kng aflfctal re oral to deUimiM wUelected. OfflcUl etur™* crnnot Sanm or «t«b opened un of the legislature in January.” ’t is said that a man by the name of Howard IfcKinney has been arrested for trying to buy rotes for the republicans. SOLDIERS AT CENTRAL CITY. Proceedings of the Grand Reunion. THURSDAY. There was fine weather to-day, which Irew a crowd of 15,000. In the morning three vas a review of grand army posts, six hundred nen taking part. At 4 o’clock was the com jetitive drill between Omaha, Wahoo, Colum ns, Juniata and York militia.' Decision was ■eserved until 'morning. This evening there rill be a camp fire addressed by Thurston, Laird and Thayer. To-morrow will practical y wind up the reunion. The prise banner vas given to York post. FRIDAY. The interest of the occasion ended to lay. The forenoon was devoted to rest and jocial intercourse, until 11 o’c ock, when there svas a gathering of union prisoners. A large number were grouped upon the grind stand, wd each gave brief narratives of their expe rience in southern prisons. At 2:30 p. m. a reterans’ reunion by states was held. A fare veil camp-fire was held in the evening. Cap tain Crager’s Omaha company received the prlae for drill. ' Lire Up to the Mottoes. There is no use in putting up the mot to “God bless our home,” 5 the father is a rough old bear, and the spirit of discourtesy and rudeness is taught by parents to children, and by the older to the younger. There is no use in put ting up the motto “The Lord will pro ride,” while the father is shiftless, the mother is shiftless, the boys refuse to frork, and the girls busy themselves over gegaws ana finery. There is no use in putting up the motto “The great est of these is charity,” while the tongue of the back-biter wags in the family and silly gossip is dispensed at the tea-table. There is no use in placing conspicuous ly the motto “Thj: liberal man deviseth liberal things,” while the money chinks in ths pockets ot the “head of the housshoM,” gmanisgto get out and see the light of day, and then are dollars and dimes for wine and tobacco and other Inuries, hot possibly rot one cent far the ohuroh: In how many hennas are thine’ mottoes' standiae hi as mg, hanging—anreamm, whiefserve to point ,e jest and adorn a satire! The bsaoty of quiet lives, of trnatful, hopeful, tree landed, free-hearted, charitable Mam, Is me of surpassing loveHaeas, and these Kras shed their own incomparable Ana nance, and the world knows wham to lad them. And they still remain flash mad fadeless when the oolors of the pta meat and the gloss have faded, and tae vary frames have rottod away in thsir Ha had evidently been dining van much, and was zigzagging down Gsl anpton, when one gentleman remarked Maoother, as the inebriate toppled over into, the street: “Tliat fellow w<$ How ! a dtnsiiiur ia a sari _ r tor •<tat yoa aaa ha’aimt € ' miunrm i tnm dat*-i»okdat. 'ff -,■ . Wlw opening day of the mate Mr >u characterised by cool, thu fiatber. The rain of ■ dey or two pnhn settled the duet, and the rqada were h aptro dH condition. Entries commenced coming tn early hi the mOrnleg and frn tinned tin mld ttU. People were steadily employed through eet the numerous building! placing the ex MMte in taety order, and the gr winds present ed ahu r scene aU day. Iren Sunday and lggt night were occupied by many taking flpngato the 1st and getting tliem ready. iThe dieplay of farm machinery and Imple Tfaente is the largest and best ever shown In the northwest In the stock department the hXhlhKs are very fine. At this writing there we about 700 head of all kinds on the ground, id many still arriving. Some of the beet an imala of the beet breeds ii^ the world are to be teen. Homes, cattle, sheep, bogs, domes tic fowls In gnat variety, and In fact every thing in those departments are on hand In aU J^-fjesety end excellence. ( The fair open* with great promise, the buildings being spe cious and In good condition, the weather line, and the exhibits numerous and attractive. SECOND DAY—TU18DAT. The beautiful weather of yesterday continued until about six o'clock In the even* ing when a slight rain set in. The attendance at the grounds came fully up to the expecta tions of the managers, being quite large. Among other attractions was the presence of the Omaha and Council Bluffs firemen, who visited the exhibition \t the close of their an nual parade through the streets. In the after noon the people on the fair grounds were esti mated at 6,000. The exhibits were nearly all in order, and the scene presented an inviting appearance. The only trouble was a lack of room for the immense display. The 2:40 race took place in the afternoon. W. B. Newton entered blk. g. Black Dan; Dennis Cunning ham, b. g. Wild Irishman; B. J. Johnson, b. g. Lone Jack, and J. F. Kinney br. g. Colorado. They started in the order named. Black Dan ; took three straight heats without * skip. Time, 2:34%, 2:35, 2:41%. No other races came off to-day. \ THIRD DAY—WEDNESDAY. The drizzling rain of last evening kept up throughout the night, and threatening clouds have been hanging over the city all day. Not enough rain fell, however, to render the roads disagreeably muddy or to injure anything m exhibition. But the attendance was great ly curtailed, many city people remaining away. As it was, from 7,000 to 8,000 persons vislte 1 he grounds. Judge Savage delivered a rery interesting address in fine art’s hall, which vas eagerly listened to by a goodly number of people. The general sentiment of visitors was me of praise and satisfaction at the display md arrangement, and parties directly inter ested in the subject of state fairs added their estimuny to the excellence of the exhibition, rhe president of the Iowa agricultural society ind a member of the board of managers of the Wisconsin state fair, were on the grounds, and »th expressed themselves agreeably surprised it the exhibit, particularly of cattle, which hey said, could not be surpassed by any west irn state. The race track was quite heavy, ind a consultation of the judges resulted in tecUtrilutL.lt-fire seconds s1q.w. The.2:30 ace was called about three o'clock. The rorses entered were Nettie Ward, by W. A. darlow;Gray Granger, by J. H. Creighton, and Jharley Douglas, by Frank Pearson. Charley Douglas won the first heat in 2:31%. Nettie Vanl injured herself aud was withdrawn be ore the beginning of the second heat. Doug M won the second heat, also, Granger baptyii avlng himself from being dist&n him tint wu a repeUJlBfrflf-fte .econd; taw, 2:311, ' Sagaetras Sfarrawa. The other day a number of gentle ■n were sitting in the detectives' room n the city hall, when an English spar row flew near the window, peeped in, md darted away, again. Captain Holz vorth, who saw the little fellow, said hat whenever he saw a sparrow it re ninded him of a little scene which oc ;nrred in his yard one cold day last win :er. The captain's wife has a warm spot n her heart for birds. So, when the ground was covered with snow, and the rttle fellows ran a risk of starving to leath, Mrs. Holzworth would sweep iway the snow, and spread upon the ground a fine repast of crumbs. Close :o the spot where the birds were usually fed was a pile of bricks, and upon this pile the captain's cherished mouser used jo station herself for the purpose of watching for prey. As soon as the birds would get comfortably settled upon the trumbs, the cat would pounce upon them ind invariably get a tender sparrow for tinner. Finally the birds became ac ;ustomed to the cat's mode of proced ure, and would be on the watch when ever they were feeding. They were so alert that the cat would hardly get ready for a spring before they were up in the air and out of danger. One day they were eating as usual, and the cat as usu al was watching them. Like a bolt of lightning the mouser jumped in their midst; but they were too quick for her and escaped unhurt. Miss Tabby, not discouraged, mounted the pile of bricks again, and awaited their return. The sparrows, after flying about for some time, finally settled on the fence at the front of the lot, where they held a long and interesting confab. After chatter ing away for several minutes, they cau tiously returned to their crumbs, and re sumed their eating, keeping all the while a sharp lookout for the enemy. After the cat had become satisfed that they were too much interested in satis fying their appetite to think of her, she made another spring. The birds were up in an instant, and, instead of flying away as usnal, they formed themselves into a hollow square, and charged upon the foe. Some got on the cat's back, and scratched and picked with all their might; others flew right into her face, while the balance made it interesting in the rear. The cat was so surprised at first, that she stood, unable to move. The birds became more infuriated, and fonght such a savage battle that they drove the foe down the garden path, on a fall gallop. unue ■OTVtrkTtmn. i ; Beaaatly a serious outbreak of a ■yulafeaa disease in cattle occurred in Sew WspSta. Many herds wera lost en Mb sad otkm induced to nan rem yeartyioaae* %'so called by cholera are about doe, and nothing fi clearer than that this disease Mm mulcts the west annually of 980,000.000, is pro. vsntible by goad sanitary management THE MEYI8ED TESTAMENT. S. rermptle. The amtsbsnilliM.' _ .ata ie announcement that the new te viaion of Um new testament was already in press lit England, and that lam shipments woula soon be made to the United States, has made a great stir among religious societies and theolo gians. Much interest is felt with regard to what action the American table so ciety will take, and with what favor they look upon the innovation. The anestion of accepting the new bible and istributing it came Before the society's board of manager* at the annual meet ing in May last, and was fully discussed. A number of the auxilary;* sent communications to tit* ing what measures, if sny. H to adopt with respect to ttn« of the forthcoming verslHK'S'W gcnerally known that the sosMf'ti stitntion provides that “the only oopisa in the English language to ha eironia ted by the society shall be of th* vanrton now in common use.” Formal propos als were therefore made by several of the auxiliary societies, asking for some amendment of its organic laws which would enable the board at a future time, if it should be found expedient, to circulate the English scriptures in the revised form. In order to remove the restriction, however, it would be neces sary for the society to alter its constitu tion and the board thought it premature to recommend any such change for the following reasons, which were given at the time: As is w^ll known, the commissioners of revision, both at home and abroad, have not been acting at the instance or by the appointment of this or any other bible society, and no dpsire has been ex pressed on their part that the revision, when completed, should go forth to the world with the approbation and at the expense of the American bible society. It is also well understood that the work will not fail through any lack of funds, to be published in due time, abundant provision having been made for that gnrpose by the university and press of reat Britain. No opportunity will be afforded to the board of managers or to the public in advance of its publication to decide upon the merits of this revis ion, and differences of opinion, if not controversy, may arise both to the text and dress in which it is clothed. In a matter affecting the interests of the whole Englisii speaking race, it is the dictate of prudence to await the verdict of competent judges, based not only or chiefly upon the high reputation of the eminent men who nave devoted so much time to the work, but upon the book, which embodies the result of their long and joint deliberations. When the ver dict of enlightened Christian scholar ship on both sides of the Atlantic has lieen received, and the sentiments of the friends and supporters of the society have found expression through recog nized channels, it will be eminently proper for the American bible society to take such action as shall be deemed ex pedient. Mr. C. T. Rowe, the general manager of the society, said that it was likely the necessary change in the constitution would be nude at the next ninual maai ~ ing-, hy^rtfioir 1 imetheboiik would al ftewiyTw in circulation. He said there was but little doubt that the new testa ment would be generally accepted, and that in time it would supplant tiie old testament. It is likely reprinting will be begun by American Arms as soon as the first copies arrive from England. Rather Mixed. “What’s the matter, Bob?” “Sam, who am I?” “Why, you are yourself, Bob Harri son, ain’t you?” “No; far from it.” “Why, what’s the matter?” “Well, sir, I’m so mixed up, I don’t know who I am.” “Well, sir, what’s the matter?” “I’m married.” “Married! Ila! he! he! Why, sir, you ought to be happy.” “Well, Sam, I’ll tell you how it is. You see I married a widder, and this widder had a daughter.” “Oh, yes, I see how it is. You have been making love to the daughter.” “No, worse than that. Yeu see my father was a widower, and he married my wife’s daughter, so that makes my father my son-in-law, don’t it? Well, don’t you see how I’m mixed up?” “Well, sir, is that all?” “No; I only wish it was. Don’t you see, mp'step-daughter is my step-moth er, ain't she? Well, then, her mother is my grandmother, ain’t she? So that makes me mv oyrn grandfather, don’t it?” A Boose on • Spree. . A mouse recently introduced itself in to a lady's chamber and found upon her toilet table a small vial of whisky, which it is but fair to say, the lady used for the benefit of her crimps. Tne vial was stoppered with a paper cork, which, of course was saturated with the whis ky. The mouse nibbled off the top of the cork, and finally succeeded in ({raw ing it, and then regaled itself with what the paper had absorbed. Under the stimulus thus secured it had made its presence m the room very evident, and a careful search for it was promptly instituted, It was soon discovered in a drawer of a bureau, stretched out at full length on a comfortable bed, dead drunk. When it was removed and thrown upon the ground, the shock re stored it to partial consciousness and to • staggering effort at locomotion. Mor al: It is not safe even to smell the cork of a whisky bottle. Use of Oil Stoves. CMeup Evening Port. A few suggestions in regard to the use of oil stoves may be of vhine to some one who does not succeed well in using it. Complaints ace frequently made that a meal cannot be pat h^t. up on the table if cooked upon the sin gle oil stove. My plan is this: If I am to get breakfast by it the Suit thing is to boil the water for coffee, have the coffee in the pot, with some soft paper stuffed in the nose. When the water boils, poor a little on the coffee and set to one sitje. If beefsteak is preferred to sold meat, cook that, the stove being very hot, itjrlll cook qattl)r- Than ae pea tabs toe steak off wMjjme bend,j with too eUmraet the Brigham Yeung's k hn|kto\ ■CMm» IMHMm, 7-. ' : ■- ■ -V ^ At (be table at dm af the prtaeipj Chicago hotels, recently, might have been seen a particularly handsome and attractive looking woman, with a eonv. plexlon of great beauty, abundant gold* an hair, and a set at the mast perfect teeth, which shone like pearls when she smiled. She was dressed in extremely good taste, in a fashionably made dress M black brocade and satin, with bor dering* of crimson satin. Her white hands displayed several elegant and costly rings, and her shapely arm was set off to good advantage by the rich lace of her short elbow sleeves. She was a woman who would have attraoted attention anywhere by her pleasing ap pears noe and attractive manners. Had it been generally known that this was Dora Young, tne favorite . daughter of the famous Mormon apostle, ana one of Until about that time she was a firm be liever in the Mormon doctrines. Now she regards the whole system as infam ous beyond description. Not only has she been excommunicated by the Mor mon church, but she has voluntarily forsaken her early home and connec tions, and intends making her home in some of the states. The successful ter mination of her suit.against her father’s estate has made her mistress of a hand some competence, and, to use her own expression, she feels like a bird that finds for the first time that it can use its wings beyond the confines of its cage. Drinks for the Sick. The sick, especially those afflicted with fever, often suffer from intense thirst. The quenching of this without injuring the patient is a matter which requires knowledge and good judgment. Dr. H. H. Kane says that' plain water, when taken beyond a certain amount, is very ajit to disorder the stomach and bowels, especially in fevers, where much fluid and but little solid food is taken. Enough water to quench the thirst would certainly be enough, in most cases, to disorder digestion, or rather further disorder it, ana so important is the little that remains of this function that we cannot afford to abuse it. Small pieces of ice held in the mouth and allowed to dissolve sometimes an swer the purpose, but not in the major ity of cases. Up to a certain point, the action of water taken internally, in fevers, is ex cellent. Aside from allaying irritation by quenching thirst, it flushes the kid neys, carrying off much of the' effete material produced by the high tempera ture. It has been found that the addition of certain substances to water greatly in creases its powers to quench thirst.' This is especially the case with acids. One drachm of hydrochloric acid added to a quart of water will give it snffletart- - acidity to accomplish the desired pur pose, while at the same time it ados to its pleasantness, and sometimes relieves nausea. . Thti iMf-of aiHtj* iajCwwa-Ak-hiigMy commended by some anthers, and this is, I think, the best way in wiiich toad minister them. The same amount of sulphurous acid may be added to a quart of water when the bowels are loose or there is a tendency that way. In these cases acidulated barley-water is pleasant and nourishing. The same may be said of toast-water. In constipation, oatmeal water may be used in the same manner. A few tamarinds added to a glass of water will often assuage thirst and open the bowels gently. Theory and experience both show that drinks made slightly bitter, and somewhat acid slake thirst most effect ually. A weak infusion of cascarilla or orange peel, acidulated slightly with hydrochloric acid, was with Graves, of Dublin, a favorite thirst-allaying drink for fever patients. Raspberry vinegar is a useful drink. Sucking ice is very grateful. Sweet, fruits, although at first agree able and refreshing, must be taken with care and moderation, for they often give aiso to a disagreeable taste, and are apt to produce flatulence and diarr Another Washingtonian Negro. New Yurie Herald. The oldest human being in Winches ter county, and perhaps in the state of New York, is Uncle Lew Brady, as lie is called a negro who began life in the lat ter half of the last century, and who, according to his best recollection, is now 107 years of age. The old man lives in a modest cottage in the village of Sparta, a suburb of Sing Sing, and when he was called upon recently he was down in the garden hoeing beans. Brady is quite a character. He has lived in Sparta fifty years, and owns the little house which he occupies. His cor rect name is Noah Brady, but since a little misunderstanding he bad with his master about sixty years ago, he has been known as “Lew” Brady. He is a tall, intelligent loosing negro, and in all bis dealings since nis residence in Westchester county he has been strictly and scrupulously honest and fair. His beard is as white as snow, his shoulders are a little rounded, and he walks with a tottering gait. He savs he is afflicted with rheumatism in one of his ankles, which makes him a little lame; other wise he could run a short foot race with any man half his age. Brady was bom in Kent county, Md., a slave. His father, one of Gen. Wash ington's slaves, along with Bill Cook, Abe Hod well. Daddy Pompey and others, was emancipated by the presi dent, after the death of Lady Washing ton. His mother was a slave, owned by David L Zabriski, who owned.a farm or plantatiod mostly lying in the Dis trict of Columbia. The subject of this artfeto was frequently a visitor at Mount Vennoa isitlg Gen. Washing ton's lifetime, and was well acquainted with him sod lbs. Washington. He remembers the deash of tbs father at rare fulsource ly some nothing miss n bail byn hear yonr partner exclaim great' vexation, “What did for? " Now we ahaU Jose What is the um of his yon did it forP As if j C, for you could have no other reason, inwardly resolve that with your next xtroke yon will show what you can do iu privileged person he neobably saw;. “WeUTif I couldn't strike better toad tJitl I wouldn't nla.v Iff Iu U • nl» young tinra, he aaya nothing, fint <ywr®**a" have a conviction, based on experience if you have brothers, that he is saying to himself, “I’ll never play with that girl again.” It is also extremely tan alining to have your ball stop just an inch from the spot where yon could put it through the wicket on the next stroke. Then if , you should accidentally hit it with your '■ foot, when your turn comes, there is a chorus of exclamations, “O, you cheat-, ed,” “Your ball is not where you left 6 it,” etc. You are now placed in an em- ;J harassing position; if you proceed, you, lace are accused of cheating, if you'repli your ball, it is an acknowledgment of the fact: However, this is an excellent, ,» opportunity to keep your temper, and. show that croquet can be played without ' getting into that state of mind. •' But with all these disadvantages.cro^ quet has much to recommend it to the., thoughtful mind. To say nothing of the* Xrtunities for flirtation, it is of great ‘ i to bashful young ladies and gentle men in getting acquainted. Great pro- - ; gross can be made in this direction, ^ - > while deciding on the proper method «f ' beating the opposing' party. Then it furnishes such an excellent excuse calling again. It has been often said that the croquet; ground affords a tine tield for the study of human nature. Here you find a timid young ladv, who defers to her partner in every play and has no mind of her own; again here is one who has her own opinion and intends to have her own way, which frequently leads to lively . disputes as to which is the best, while you will not infrequently And the mail who knows just what each one should do, and is determined to have them do it. A popular writer makes one of lirrchur acters say: “Croquet istlie game of life. One may read all sorts of life histyiles in the game. Some go on with ytM| dm and true stroke, and make HlVrl ind hit balls, and yet are croqueted W * ngloriously or hopelessly wired and Iuse the game, while others blunder mlvi tageously and are crcxpietefl HWIITJf Ssi. , - *#M skillful partners intojjq tlie best places.1 After all, Jhtfohief pleasure of this game depend^on the company with whifitfit is pla^ . It^J not pleasant to play with a couple who are so interested in each other as to pay no attention to the game, and forget when their turn comes. Neither it it pleasant (for the rest of the company) to play with such a good player that lie lias it all to himself, unless all are equally skilled. Although croquet at its first introduc tion was supposed to lie a game designed for the young people, it is no less attract ive to those of maturer years. On the opposite side of the street, on a smooth green lawn, may be seen every evening, as soon as the sun’s rays are withdrawn, a party of ladies and gentlemen enjoy ing this pleasant game. They are none of them young, some showing threads of silver among their locks, but to judge from their actions the game is absorb ing, and their voices may frequently he. heard raised in friendly dispute. We heard the remark made about a gentle man. a great lover of tlie game, that when very sick, he displayed less anxloty as to the result of his sickness than he hail often done over a game of croquet. One engaged in active exercise during the day would probably prefei a lounge on the sofa to a game of croquet, but for those not so employed, ana especially ladies and younggirls. who are constant ly urged to take more outdoor exercise, there is no more pleasant and effective way. Rowing and horseback riding are uot possible for all and while archery is a healthful game it is not as social, and although it shows off a pretty girl to great advantage, it performs the same office for one not so favored. This is certainly an objection. Even if it is pronounced unfashionable in some quar ters, and the older people who have not learned the game cannot see any fun in knocking a tot of balls aronnd, croquet will tong remain a popular game. Per haps in time people may be eMeke play without teiny their temper, tts it Will no longer be said that one game of ern :M\, SvT* ‘ t : quel* i“ cm M HU Shawl. A gentleman returning tromjiurope VI* bought a very handsome and expensive shawl for his wife. It cost between two and three thousand dollars, and he was naturally desirous of avoiding the disa greeable necessity of paying several hundred dollars more in the sliajie of customs duty. On board the vessel was an exceedingly attractive lady, to whom, when they were in sight of land, In confided his dilemma. “Why, ray dear sir,” she said naive- ’ ly, “that is no dilemma at all. f will wear the shall ashore, and then no quea* - tdons will be asked.” '* The gentleman paid a glowing triButc' to the wonderful fertility of, the femi-1 nine mind, and accepted the offer. The shawl graced the lady’s shoulders,, and was certainly very becoming. , The trunks were examined and.passed with that mysterious chalk mark, without'jg. Which no baggage can receive the bene- f diction of tlncle Sam, and then the gen- '■ £ 3 fleman saluted the lady, spoke of the fc, jy pleasure he had enjoyed Ht ln-r com- fSgeg p*ny, hoped they wouid have'the pleas- ■ ore of crossing the ocean together ^ again, and then asked for thafhawl. v*: , ‘I beg your pardon,” she said* “but .;,! ir* what shawl do yoa “Wlff, the one ■wmr shawlf’ she ivHi t.snH warm that she an Hnlesi he wot _ oonvtctini