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IT EXCEEDED ALL OTHERS The Mammoth Ball of the K , ol L. tbo Largest in the Oitj's ' History. A A VEXED QUESTION DECIDED AVIiat JiulRC McCttHooli Holds In Itc unril to tlio St. Mary's Avenue Pnvlfis Two Sloro Lincoln Oil-Is Gone Wrong. Tlio K. of Ii. null. Never in nil her history lia * Omaha witnessed such n sight tis was presented nt the Kxposltion bntlillnp lust night on tlio occasion of tlio first niinuiil ball of Henry Gcorjto Assembly , Knights of Labor. To gay that it wns the largest gathering of the kind which has over been held in this city docs not convoy an idea of its immensity , for never before has thcro been tin opportunity for such an nosnmblngo on a dancing platform. Long before 0 o'clock , llio hour for the grand inarch , thn lloor was filled with : i mass of Immunity , while from the rail ings of the gallery peered u continuous line around the building of eager specta tors. And the .sight that was presented was both novel and beautiful. The rest less throng on the floor waiting for the music to begin , tlio continuous arrivals and the decorations wcro amply sulllciont to prove an attraction to the idle looker- on until the programme of the owning commenced. The building had boon ornamented on the interior in style worthy of the occasion. The band stand liacl been moved to the north side and set in tlio center of the hall , directly fronting tbo door. Hchiwl it , lulng two immense garrison Hags , and in the center suspended n large en graving of Washington. About the whole vast interior hung banners and Hags of every line and representative na tionality , while bright cloths twined about the pillars and hung in heavy masses from the timbers of the roof. The finest displays , Ijjl however , wore the mountings at the east and westends. On the wu t gallery railing was a group of Ihigs arranged seas as to perfectly form the national coat of arms. The cu'ect was line and speaks much for the skill of the artist who ar ranged them. At a corresponding point on the east end was the regimental coat of arms of the Fourth United States Infantry regulars. This was made up of the bnt- tlo nags , regimental standards and company guidons , with n largo storm Hag for a back ground. At m-ccisoly ! ) o'clock the orchestra played the lirst strains of the grand march , and a thousand merry dancers responded to the music , which opened the delightful programme , arranged as fol lows : 1. ( Jrand March 10. Walt * 2. Waltz 17. Quadrille a. Qiiailrlllo Landers IS. Iclnplo 4. Scliottiscliu Id. Clfilo-Lnnclcra 5. Oiiailrlllo 20. ha Comas 0. Polka 'Jl. Qtiachillo 7. quadrille-Waltz SM. SehottKclio 8. Nowpoit 2.1. Oundi-Illo-Waltz 9. Olldo-Lniiders 21. Newport 10. Scliottl.sehu 23. Qunilrillo 11. Ouailrillu 20. J olka 12. Avail/ 2T. Landers iy. Quadrille ! . ( Salon 14. ha Comas 29. Qimilrillo 1C. Qnaililllo 30. Waltz-Homo Viewed from the gallery tlio scene on the lloor was fairly dazzling. As the forms of the dancers threaded through the maze of the ligurcs the sight resem bled the turning ot a kaleidoscope. The gay colors wore there , and with the constant changing tlio looker-on was completely bewildered. Tlio music Was delightful , and despite the fact that the three callers could not bo distinctly hoard in all parts of the Jloor. there was little or no confusion. Alter tlio first few numbers tlio dancers multiplied , and at 11 o'clock it was estimated that at least .1,500 people wore responding to the music. Probably COO spectators occupied the gallery , and with the large number who wcro on tlio mam lloor who did not dance , swelled the throng to over 2,200. Indeed , this is a low estimate of tlio people pres ent , as over 1,200 tickets had boon sold , each of which undoubtedly ropivrsntcd two persons. The lloor proved to bo excellent - cellent for dancing purposes , which added greatly to the pleasure of the occa- mon. mon.At midnight supper was sewed in the building , tables having been sot on the north side , immediately under the gal- lory. The refreshments wore excellent , and wcro served in handsome style. Dancing was tlioii resumed and was con tinued until a late hour. To say that the aflair was a success , delightful , etc. , is not necessary. It was magnificent in every respect , anil the worthy order in who o benefit it was given can well bo proud of their lirst annual ball. And the men who so successfully conducted the arrangements ami carried thorn out should also coino in for their share of praise. They are as follows : Maxtor of Ceremonies James H.Young. Assistant Master of Ceremonies Chas. Cheney. Committee of Arrangements J. II. Standoyen , C. Cheney , II. Dunn , J. Young , J. Connors. Kcci'ption Committee D. Knox , John .Tonkins , .1. S. Wood , J. E. Wigman. Titos. CJummings , J. Logan , C. Unite , H Mc Ginn , Win. fnllon , J.L. Itucf. S. J. IJrod- crick , T. F. IJroiumn. JJour Committee . llaynos , .7. Hall , , T. 11. Harmim. J. 11. Smith , T. IJ. McMil- linn , 11. Van iJu-un , Floor ( ' iininHtco--ll. Dunn , J. limes , ft. Elliott , M. Traiituii , Thomas Falconer , Win. 1'i'own , ! . ( Jnrnaby , J. McCabo. E , A. Tailor , A. C. Ilurte , J Donolmo. Ira Voss , A. llnnnovior , M. Mullen , < h Con nors , Itobcrt Koysor , T. Dngdalo , E. B. Whnhm , M. Smith , J. Slit-an. Ticket SdliM'-Willlum Miller. AN IMI'OUTAXT 1 > I < : C181O.V. 3uGtillnc-Ii iioltlf * tlmt I'nvlng Districts Cimnot fi-osa tin Alloy. This morning Judge McCiillot'h will render ti very important , dcc'slou , whieh interests llio elty of Omaha and : v largo number of tax n.iyors. Tlio iw-jo which calls for the decKlon is that of .lanios Luis vs. the city of Om-ihi : rt ni. , which hus boon mi'iilioui'd at Icnuth in the local press , l.is < is the o\viui'of ! a lot front , ing on Jist'U-iim Klivt't , ln > iw > tt n Hixtcontli tind Suvt-ntiMith Mivothvh , on ac count of the d'.tgiu.il d.r.vtoi : : in xvl-.ich Bt. Clary's avo'iiu riiii < , "v.s lifclndud In the pHVlngdMrit-t wli.u l ! > u laltoi'tlion , ouglifiiro wr > . paved. Lul * wa accor < l- Jngly ta\oil for the jinvlnji , 1'iit as his property did not abut on thu klivot ji\vod : , ho hiicd tliu city to rot'ovur thu amount uf thu lu.v. In this hownsMipjKirli'd hy jt'ljaoent ' proporlv owners , \\Iu > wlihfd to nir.ku it a tt t cuso. Thi' lll ! wn accordingly 'argued in the t-unnty court last month , atidiludgu McCtilloi-h luis lii-lil .1 mukuadvinoniuiit sinco. 'J'his uiurn'iig hu will rcii'li-r ' hi.i , decision in I'm or of the nlaiutilV. The jiulgo liaso.his docUiun on the fail lhat the Int , a v > ai'i-us , an uiloy from St Mary's , avi-ium , and hold. , that whilu t'i ' < % city iirdiii.ini-t' ui.ikc * it paving district I'Ntonil 1-W iMt Mch s > iiUof a street , it can nut Itigally dt u ivlu-n an 1U 3 intorvpii'-s in tliitt ! isianui > . Aiv | - ing rtUtl'iCt , atcot'iriig i < UiuiK > r.bu.i , Cilll l0t | lllKllldu l'-OH"flS | V.illitlUir- not , llio ' ' > . v.1 ji.u > vl .r .d j.v.s . Oi-yunU an alloy or street , even if it bo within the distance named 1H3 feet. The decision of this case involves n largo amount of money , as it not only covers paving but sewer districts. KimiNO Mj > cqi7y omijs. A Distracted Mother Hunting for Two MisflliiK Ones In Oinnlin. "Can't you hel ) ) me find my girl ? " was the beseocliingquestion which a llltlo woman , dressed in black , addressed to Jailor 1'icrronet last evening , while the tears welled up in her eyes. The speaker was Mrs. Doild , a widow residing m Lincoln. She explained that her daughter Lizzie , in company with n girl named Fannie Laugtow , had run nway from homo Sunday night. She had traced them to the depot in Lincoln , where they had purchased tickets for Omaha , but was too late to slop them. The only thing left for her to do was to follow them , mid she accordingly arrived in Omaha lust night in the hopes that she could Induce tliem to return homo. She feared that the girls had been induced to enter fcoiiui disreputable liouso hero. Jailor 1'ierivinet kindly took the grief- stricken mother to Iho rooms of the Woman's Christian Aid association , and promised that an immediate search would bo made for the missing girls. An oflicer was detailed to work uu the case , but a visit , to a number of disreputable houses last night tailed to throw any light on their whereabouts. The girls are about 10 years of ago and are said to bo rathnr pretty. Further search will bo made by the police in the hopu of ( hiding them. AMUSK3IKNTS. MAooir jinciini.1. LAST NIGHT. To attcmptcrltielsmof Maggie Mitchell would bo something like sitting in judg ment on the merits of thu Songs of Solo mon or debating the artistic points of a Itnplmcl masterpiece. The opera house , desnitotlio mammoth attraction at the exposition building , was crowded last night to sec her for flio lirst time hero in "The 1'earl'of Savoy. " This play is a fancy dress , sparkling , musical and sen timental drama , with the scene laid in tlio Alps and L'aris. It recounts the adventures - ventures of a pretty Savoyard maiden who left'her mountain homo and went to the world's gay capital then gayest of all under the Louis's ' to achieve her fortune by slrcctsinging. The plot drags tlio lovely creature through a maze of solons and blazing salons , bears her safely out of the clutches of several lecherous barons and "markecs" and hinds her safely at last in the arms of her own true loved one , who also turns out to be a nobleman. There is a good deal of song and dance business for tlio star which she attends to in fairly creditable form , while the character acting it largely nllbrds is per formed in her own inimitable stylo. The "Pearl of Savoy" is a very good play and well adapted to Maggie Mitchell's talents. HOnSON AND CKANE. Sale of scats for tlio grandest spectacu lar piece of Slnikcsporean comedy the stage ever knew as presented in Kob- and Crane's " of Errors " son "Comedy , on Wednesday and Thursday evening , begins - gins to-day in tlio box ollico of tlio opera house. Travelers' Select Committees. At a mcciing of tlio board of directors of tlio Travelers' Protective association , hold Saturday , I'eb. ' S0 ! , Iho following committees were appointed : Uailroad M. D. Welch , Lincoln ; C. L. McLain , Win. Franco , Chas. A. Coo , Omaha ; Otto Ilu- ettc , Fremont. Hotel G. 15. Shepherd , Lincoln ; Chas. O. Jackson , Kearney ; E. M Lord , Fremont ; M. W. Kyorson , Grand Island ; Chas. M. Ambrose , Columbus. Press W. J. Jacknian , G. II. Savage , Omaha ; A. L. Dean , John W. Place , Lin coln ; O. II. Porrigo , I'romont. ' Legisla tive Lawrence Hciskcll , S. D. Leland , Lincoln ; J. A. Loiter , \Vahoo ; W. L. Eastman , Grand Island ; C. S. Do Sodon , Omaha. Sick and Relief Win. F. Mann ing. Omaha ; J. B. Meredith , Fremont ; II. M. Uii ' Em m out- Onu Jones , Wanted to exchange for stock of Hard ware and General Merchandise , fiOO acres of line Thayer county ( Nob. ) land ; live lots in Genoa ( Neb. ) ; gooil store building ( best corner ) ; good dwelling ( best loca tion ) in Essex ( Iowa ) ; also eighty acres one-half mile from town of Essex ( Iowa ) , seeded in blue grass. For furtherjiartic- nlars , address John Lindcrholm , Central City , Nebraska. IJrovUics. County Clerk Nucdham improved the holiday yesterday by having his oflico thoroughly cleaned and overhauled. Messrs. O. II. Gordon and W. T. IIcl- phroy , of the firm of Collins , Gordon it Kay , left yesterday for western Nebraska on business. Workmen wcro busy yesterday placing tlio lire boll In position at No. : t engine house , and it will bo ready to sound alarms after to-day. Jmlgo MeCulloch yesterday afternoon performed the ceremony which made Robert K. Rowland of North PJalto and lie.ssio Natalie Johnson of Omaha 111:111 : and wife. Mrs. Richard Miller , of Atchison.Kas. , sister of the Sehroedor boys of this city , who has boon visiting hero for some time past , will leave to-day for Germany , to visit friends there. At tlio last meeting the members of Myrtle division , U. H. , 1C. of L. , pre sented their outgoing past recorder , Air. W. F. Manning , n handsome silver water set in testimony of their appreciation of his devoted and olllcicnt service in Ilia ollico from which ho was just retiring. The Y. M. C. A. employment commit tee has on lilo several applications of young men well recommended desiring employment in various branches of busi ness , Some of these are in ncody cir cumstances and would bo glad of work of any kind temporary or permanent. Communications \ > y mail or telephone by tnoso desiring help will bo promptly an- swured by the secretary. The services for the benefit of the deaf mutu , held in the library of the Y. M. O. A , Sunday afternoon , wore more large ly attended than on any previous Sunday. Prof , J. A , McClure preached a short ser mon In sign language , taking his text from l.uko I'-JJJ. Messrs R. Smith , Mr. I'l&L'hor and others made short remarks at tlio cloe of thu .sermon. Assistant Secretary Samuel Tuthill made the clos ing pvajer , which was intorpcted into tfigii" by Prof. McL'lure. 1 Imodu'.M Itacknmn , of Councl HlitfTs , tlw son-in-law of Christian Meyer , whoso 1.oily was found in the ice Sunday , caino over yc&lonlay morning anil made ar- ningiMiiuuts with Droxcl & Maul to transfer tlio body to thu t.ther bide this morning. Mr. P'-'ukmnu said his fathor-in-lnw's disappearance would have been of no anxiety to him , as the old man was in tlio habit of , going away without leaving word. The lirst Intelli gence of the drowning of the unknown man ho obtained two days after the ot-cunviieo and the day before Christ- iii.is. lie was hatlstlod from the descrip tion that it w.ia Meyer , but not wishing to iiiiir HID | > lemiro ; ot C'liristmas day to liis wife , said nothing until tlio night of thii holiday , lie Identities the body as that o ? Meyer beyond ti dpubt and will luuu iiiiu burlud m the family lot. White Cedar Pding is better than oak- for bridge or 1'urnUuro work. It lasts hnfgi'r in or out of the ground , and -can he ItiruKhi'd and driven fpr one-third lc > wji-t. lj.y D Sopcr & Co. , 1WO Itanium' SUV it , OllUlKl. NEWS' ' NOTES OF A HOLIDAY , Qcorgo Washington's Anniversary Passed Quietly Without Celebration. PAXTON'S BIG HOTEL SCHEME A Monster Structure tofoo Erected 1'hls Season Tlic Clmrlty llnll Itnllwny Notes , 1'ollco News , Ktc. Washington's Blrtlulnr. George Washington's birthday has passed in Omaha without any signal col cbration. If the greatness of " 'America's ' patriots , statesmen , soldiers , etc. , was to bo measured by the fuss kicked up over the memories , the scroll of honor on this side of the water would bear few names of much consequence. The people of the United States have little reverence for time-stained monuments and sunken graves , and whereas they make a grand pageant over the recently departed hero , n month later they cannot raise n sub scription for a memorial slab. That's certainly too bad , for it cheats the coun try out of many gala days. Had the father of his country given his paternity to the Germans or the French or the English , or any other civili/cd people outside of these United Staterf. the favored land would been arrayed yesterday in grand holiday attire. How much to the contrary all'aira wcro hero. TralUc went right on as though George had never licked the Hiitisli. Tlio courts and banks , the postollieo , schools , and n. few other public institutions that take a holiday on the least provoca tion at all times , were shut tip , but that scarcely afleotod the everyday appear ance of all'airs. The line weather brought out a great many people who have silent the past few months indoors , and thu chronic Icuugovs sunned them selves in troops and droves. Maybe somebody doesn't know that George Washington never observed the 2Snd day of this month as thu annivor- sarv ot ids nativity. It would coom strange that ho should bo wrong on this point , when ho got the date first-hand from his mother. Tlio epitaph on his tomb , briefly oxtollinc his virtues , suys that ho was born on February 11 , and that is what ho always thought himself. It is not intended to say that lie did not know that it was possible to put the day of his birth on the Sid but ho over pre ferred not to and itseems something of a sacrilege that his evident wishes in that regard wcro not respected by his mourn ing people George was born in 1732 , and up to his twentieth year very properly marked his nulo posts , &p to speak , on the 11th. Tlio calcula tion of time conformed to the rule sot in vogue by Julius Ceasar and named , in his honor , the Julian calendar. In loS ; ' Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar by suiiprcssing the ton days which had accumulated in error since the time of Caesar and the llth of February became then the 22nd day of that month. It was not until 1753 that protestant England acknowledged the correctness of Iho Gregorian computation. The American colonies as portions of Great Drituin sub mitted to the change in that time , and George , then a young man of twenty summers , saw Ins birthday ruthlessly transferred from its proper dale. That is the reason Washington's birthday is in some little dispute as to date. ANOTHER HOTfiFj. Omnlm to Have Ja New Mammoth Hoatlcry. Mention was made in the BEE n day erse so ago 0"f the ncgotiationslbotwccn W. A. Paxton and Peter Gees , for the transfer to the former of the hitter's hotel and lot on Farnum street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. Yesterday the negotiations were brought to a close , resulting in the transfer ot the property to Mr. Paxton , for the consideration of § 7-7,000. , Mr. Paxton having the lot on the corner now possesses iv frontage of 108 feet. It is rumored that lie is now trying to secure the Ilanscomc lot , next to the Gees hotel , and the Wabash corner owned by Mr. McCormick , or in oilier words tlio entire block , back to the alloy , a distance of 133 foot. It is not improbable that the transfer ot the property will soon bo made. "What will ho do with it ? " is the ques tion which everyone asked , as soon as the transfer pt the Gees prop erty became public. A reporter who investigated the matter , while unable to see Mr. Paxton himself , learned from parties in a position to know , that that gcntloninu intends to erect on this prop erty a magnificent hotel , bix and possibly seven storied in height , which will com pare favorably with any hostelry west of Cnieago in point of size and magnificence. In case Mr. Paxton can secure tlio Haiiscom and McCormick lots ho will erect a building whicli will bo a block in length ; but even should ho fail in BO doing , the structure would still bo a mam moth one , possessing as it would a frontage - ago on Fariiam street of 103 foot and a , depth of Itf'i feet. THE CIIAHITV XIio Hour for tlio Urcnt Kvent Draws A'tgli A Ko\v SiijncstIoiiH. To-night will occur the second annual charity ball. It is safe to say that Iho auuir will bo a success , that thu rep resentation of Omaha's culture , fashion and beauty will bo such as was never before fore scon under ono roof. All prepara tions /or the event are coinplet and it is certain that they have been t > o made that all who attend will bo assured a good timo. Refreshments will bo served in Iho north gallery. Two musical organiza tions , tlio Fourth Infantry band and the Musical Union orchestra , will bo .stationed at either end of the hall and will furnish inspiration for thu dancers. In compliance with a very general de mand , and at the suggestion of many " " subscribers to the charily ball "fund , thu managers have decided to Issue a limited number of spectators' ' tickets These tickets will entitle the holder to a scat in the gallery , and the price has boon put at $1 each , so that it conies within the means of all. The tickets were on sale last evening , and can bo obtained at the following places : 1) , W , Saxo , opera house pharmacy ; Kuhn & Co. , Fifteenth and Douglas ; J. A. Fuller & Co. , Four teenth and Douglas ; Max Meyer & Hro , , Eleventh [ and Farnani , and to-day at the exposition building , where the manager will bo in attendance all day. Tiio managers of the ball desire to pre sent to the public the following sugges tions : All carriages attending the charity ball will approach from the west , by Fifteenth street , to main entrance on Capitol avenue - nuo , and depart via Fourteenth street. On returning for guests they will approach preach from the east by Fourlcohth street and depart by Fifteenth street. Uy order of the board of managers. The managers desire- that all using their own eiirriiiges will instruct their drivers , and all Jivcry btablesnro particu larly remiestcd to g.eo that their drivers fully understand the above order. Wo will take u few more Omaha city Jeans ill low rates. J.'W , &E.L. S < J.ciUE , Council Ululls , Iowa. It AIIAVAY * NOTES. Tlio Union I'acltlcOItnc Explosion nt Almy Typo AVtltcru Notes. Reports at Union Pacific headquarters afford no information of Saturday's explosion - plosion in the company's mine at At my , Wyo. , beyond that which is meagrely ob tained in the press telegraph. The mine , No. S , is thg. . same in which some two months ago an explosion killed a do7.cn or moro men. The cause of the present accident is attributed to the carelessness of a minor who entered ono of the rooms witli a naked lamp. Ho was thrown thirty foot for his pains but strange to say was but slightly injured. There wcro twenty-hvo men in the mine at the time a.ml three of these wcro severely burned. The mine is now clear of gas and work has been resumed , UNION PACIFIC TVt'fi'WHITEIW. The long expected order compelling the stenographers and operators of typewriters - writers to purchase their own machines was sent through the Union Pacific : gen eral olliccs yesterday inoniinsr. It is pro vided that the general storekeeper shall appraise the type-writers now in us-o and the operators will pay for them' by in stallments of § 10 per month , or more , as desired. Assessments' on the market val ue will bo.mndu for all now machines. Some grumbling greets the order , but the discontent is tempered by the con sciousness that it will avail nothing. Tins method has been in use on the l > . < te M. anil oilier railways for years. NOTtS : AND l'itSONAI.S. : ! A train of twenty-three car ? loaded with teas and silks' came in yesterday morning over the Union Pacillo. A so'eond train-load of * Cal ifornia oranges arrives this morning. Thu trains of the Cal ifornia 1-ast Freight Line make phenom enal time , especially from the time they come upon the Union Pacific. They are scheduled from Ogden to Omaha inI ! ) hours , three hours faster than passenger timo. ( ioner.il Manager Callaway returns to day from the east. The TranscoiitinunlallsU still linger in Now York , perhaps trying to patch up n truce. The war on coast rates continues unabated but without change. The pay car on the C. , St. P. , M. & O. arrived yesterday morning. A. C. Thomas , of the Union Pacific di vision superintendent's ollico , has re turned from Ironton , O. Miss Hello Findloy has entered the Union Pacific division olllcc. The management of the Pacific Hotel Go's , dining room hero changed yesterday morning , J. A. Clark retiring and W. H. Trucsdalo succeeding. Mr. Trucsdnlo was recently manager of the company's dining station at Evanston , Wyo. POIjIOE COURT NOTES. The Grist Disposed of in < Tudgc Stcii ucrs's Tribunal Vcntortlny. Six young men wora arraigned before Judge Stonbcrg yesterday morning , charged with being inmates of a gambling house. Sunday night the police raided tlio establish ment formerly run by Sam Basowilz , on Fifteenth and Farnam street , next to tlio Y. M. C. A. rooms , because the proprie tors had tailed to pay their line for tlio past month or two. In addition to tlio arrest of the proprietors and patrons , a largo quantity of chips and gambling tools were confiscated. J. F. Rutt and Henry Jones , who run'tho place , pleaded guilty anil wcro lined $15 and costs apiece , while Joe Harris , . Jerry Atkins , Frank Williamson and Tom Wilson , who had been engaged in the game wore lined $3 costs. George Ackormann , charged "with being drunk and disorderly , was lined So and costs , while Pat McCarthy , Pat Harrington and John Daughcrty , con victed of a similar ofl'enso , wore lined $ U and costs. Peter Fleming was badly crippled. Ho was minus legs , minus hands and almost minus hearing. lie was not. minus a tongue however , and when Judge Stcnbcrg in formed him that a charge of intoxication had been preferred against him lie plead eloquently in his own behalf. lie said that ho was journeying from Mont'tna to Milwaukee , Wis. , where ho expected to enter the Soldiers Homo , and hail merely stopped oil'in Omaha to have a few hours recreation. The judge released him with orders to leave Omaha without delay. James Ames had desecrated the Sabbath by engaging in a row at Kcssler's hall , and when arrested by Ollieur Turnbull made such a terrific resistance as to near ly overpower his capUr. lie was lined $25 and costs , and being unable to pay it was taken back to jail. To the charge ot petit larceny John Dow , the next victim plead not guilty. Ho entered a house on the corner of Twelfth and Dodge , it is claimed , and carried oft'a lot ol clothing belonging tea a young woman. His case was continued for trial. Several other cases of vagrants and suspicious characters wore disposed of. Amoiig thorn was that of Matt Keithwho was lined $20 and costs for being a va grant , llo was unable to pay and went to jail. ' AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT. Original 'itcslt'iintion af A. I ) . JOIICH uu I'uHtmn.-iter of Omnlm. To Tim EDITOK OK THE UEK : Hon. J. StcrliugMorton fowarded to mo document "No. 1" in the files of Nebraska , made in the archives of tlio post ollico department at Washington , D , C. , which roads a.s t'ol - lows , this being a true copy : "OMAHA C'JTV , Nebraska , ) Dec. IS , 18)1. f P. M. Gen ! , , Dear Sir , , 1 liercby iv.slsa my nlllee oC Deputy Post Mastur at Omaha Olty , N. T. Respectfully , A. D. Joxr.s. " The above document is in my own handwriting. Accompanying that docu ment , Gov/Morton sanl tlio following let ter : WAHHIXOTON. D. 0. , Feb. 17 , ISSO.-Dear A. D. Jones : Unclosed is a very Interesting historical document , and 1 send U now , utter thirty-one years , to Its author , so that ho may contrllmtolt to the Slate Historical society to bo pieserved. It shows tlmt honiodld " 10- fal n"and thank ( Jod. that they Mill live to letalu tlio esteem anil allecUnnato regaid of the swUtly lesannlnij li.iiul of tlio plouccis. Faithfully yours , J. bTKET.I.Vn MoitTOX. The liling on the back of the docu ment , "Jan. Sd , SI Omaha City , Nebraska - braska , No. 1 , " exhibits tlio fact that the iiostollice papers were the first put on iilc. It reminds mo of thu friendly help I received from Dr. Euos Lowe , Col. Test , and IJernhart Horiii. a con gressman from Iowa , in procuring the appointment for mo. That our city of 75,000 , inhabitants was then only in an ticipation , whilst the postollico took for its designation the euphonious appella tion of "Omaha City"andtlmt our paper city had no existence until July , 18j | . al though the town organization had previously been agreed upon. Somowiiat dlii'erout from oilieeholdors , generally , it appears that 1 did not know tlio name of my ouporior , the postmaster- general , therefore the probability was that 1 was not importuned by the de partment to send in my resignation , I am reminded tnat fortunes were not made opt of the ollico at th.it date , as the earnings of ( lie lirst fractional quarter wore only three cents , for whieh I had to bo marl earrici' from Couiu il IHtin , postmaster - master ami delivery clerk about towu. ' - r When vro did not have o.istiron collection boxes our cotton receptacles answered the purpose. The original application for this post- office was sent to Representative llcrm during the winter of 1853 and 1854. and after tlio usual correspondence with the department , llio lirst Omnlm postoflico commission was issued May nth , 1851 , and forwarded to mo. The postouico itiner ated about town , bcinc sometimes in the possession of the postmaster. Squire Lindloy ke.pt It in an a\o box and Mrs. Frank threw it into a bushel basket and everybody picked out what was wanted. This the postmaster thought was a little risky and ho tried several times to get clear of the responsibility. Aw. D. Joxus. Public AVoi-lcs. City Engineer Ilosowatcrsaid yesterday that to-day tlio council would order the bids for curbing which is to bo done this year. As there is to bo about live miles ol pavement laid during the com ing season , ton miles of curbing will bo required , lllds will bo requested on dif ferent , kinds of curbing materials , and tlio board of public works can then select the bids and materials ns it chooses. " 1 think , " said Mr. Rosownter , in an swer to further questioning from the re porter , "that about S:00Ut)0 ; : ) will bo ex pended in curbing and paving this year. including the cost to both the city anil propurly'holders. Wo are also drawing up plans for sower.s to bo constructed tins year , of which I presume about two miles will bo lal.l , on a rough estimate. Yes , taking into consideration the via ducts , there will bo as much done in llio way of public improvements this year us any year in the. history of the city. The Morse Itrldgo company is now at work getting ready the materials for the via duct. and expect lo commence work on the ground anout April. " to llio ItltifTri. Several months ago James O'Neill , a waiter in Huston's restaurant on Farnam street , became acquainted with Lena Kohlmeycr , the 17-year-old daughter of Charles Kohlmeycr , proprietor of the United States hotel. The girl , who is rather pretty and accomplished , fell deeply in love with O'Neill , and when ho proposed marriage lo her she listened readily enough to his words. The con- pent of the parents of the girl was not obtainable , however , and accordingly the pair determined to clopo. Everything was arranged beforehand so quietly that neither Mr. or Mrs. Kohlmoyor had any suspicion of what was going to happen. On Friday the pair went over to Iho DlulVs. where they were married. Satur day Mr. Kolilmcycr received Iho letter usually written by eloping couples , beg ging lor forgiveness , and asking that thu two foe allowed to return homo and hold a reception under the parental roof. Mr. Kohlmeycr is not disposed to make peace thus easily , and as yet Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill are in Council IJluH's waiting for developments. A I'nnlc Among : tlio Haclcra. As thu overland train was running into tlio depot yesterday morning the locomo tive , in passingtho hack slips , let oft' ono of those sudden and unearthly shrieks of which a steam whistle is occasionally callable. A perfect stampede ensued among tlio hack-hordes and cabs , car riages , hacks , coupes and express wagons wcro thrown into a iumblo. The horses of ono of Hhrgiiis'lmclcs broke away and in starting pitched the driver , known as "Big Soap" Frank , under the wheels. The animals made a good run of it and started across the tracks , the joint dragging along under llio carriage , - holding ing to the reins like a hero. About in the middle of the tracks a mob of men rushed out and stopped the horses. The driver was unhurt. At the same time a cab horeu galloped out of llio enclosure and started to run around an imaginary circus ring in the street. Tlio excite ment was so great for a time that the drivers actually forgot to molest the passengers as they filed out and took the street cars. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The RIuo IIoyH Booming. Another crowded house greeted Mr. Joe Critclilield last night at tlio W. C. T. Buckingham hull. The "Hough Diamond mend of Indiana" swayed the audience by his bursts of eloquence , pathos , humor and facts iu handling the liquor business , for over two hours. At the close of tlio lecture many new names wcro added to the club roster , the most of whom had been drinking men. To-night Mr. Critch- liulil gives an entertainment in the hall , Iho programme containing among its va ried gems tlio following : Uetsy and I Are Outnriio ; Vagabonds ; How Wo Caught a Mouse ; A 15oy's Speech ; The Now' Church Organ ; A Smack in School , and many others. Admission , 25 cents ; chil dren , IB cents. No one should miss the treat in Moro , and by coming you will help the work at the Buckingham. Death of ! HntthowMcNnniara. After two weeks of suH'oring Matthew A. MoNamara died at 11 o'clock yesterday morning , at his res idence near Seventeenth and Jackson streets Ho was conscious almost to the last , and during the latter hours of his life seemed to sillier but little tlo pain. The deceased was 42 years o ago at the time of his death. Ho leaves n wife and five children. Mr. MoNamara caino fo Omaha nbou twenty years ago from Brooklyn , N. Y , , and has lived hero continuously since that lime , llo was respected by all who know him as a good cili/.on , ti true friend , and a loving fatlusr and husband. The funeral will ttiku place Wednesday morning from thu family icsldcnco. Cut \Vltli a J'okor. Special Policeman Walker became en gaged in a quarrel yestordnyinornlng with Morrison , a well-known sporting man over homo trivial matter , In thu course of the dispiitii hard words wore passed and finally Morrison / ci/.eil a poker and struck u vicious blow at his opponent Walker raised his hand to patch thu blow , and the sharp bent end of the poker embedded iuelf in llio fleshy part of his thumb to tlio depth of an inch. Walker , instead of trying to jerk away from Morrison , struuk out at him and knocked him down. Ho then pulled the iron from Ids hand tainting away shortly afterward. His wound was dressed , and ho is now suffering but little pain. _ A & mil 11 Fire. A lire at 201 North Eleventh street last evening called out the Jiro depart ment. The flumes Lad gathered consid erable headway bcforo streams began playing on the building , and the structure was almost completely gutted. It was a dilapidated frame housu , owned by John lulwards and occupied by Hello Sanford , a disreputable colored woman. The fire originated in thu back part of tlio housu from some unknown cause and spread so rapidly that a considerable portion of the furniture was destroyed. Iho loss Is small. _ .Sadie Vob Grave. NOUTII PJ.ATTK , Nob. Feb. 20 , 18SO. Editor Br.K : Your reporter is mistaken about Sadie Voss being buried in tlio pot ter's field. She is buried oil a lot in the cemetery furnished by H. J. Hinmaii and James ik-Uou , and wo have $18.00 with which lo fix up the lot. JAMES DELTON. TAL.KS WITH TllAVEIjKKS. Short Interviews Onthcrctl In tho' Hotel Kotimdus. //.nacgcrDitbiitUcrowa "Thereare 108 saloons running in our city. You can judge from that that prohibition docs not prohibit in our section of the state. Yes , the saloon men there are fined , being un able to secure a regular license. They are arrested generally about twice a year and fined about $200 each time , so that practically they do pay a license of ? IOO a year. The sentiment against prohibition in our place is so strong that il would bo folly to try to enforce the law. The fact is that most of the saloon men are pretty well pleased with the present older of things. They prefer to pay ? 100 n year to the city as a line than to pay $1,000 for a license , ns your saloon men do hero for in tauco. In fact tlio liquor dealers of Diibuquc , almost to a man , voted the prohibition ticket at the last election in order that the present regime might bo continued. " Jlcnry Lttrritnan , Laporlc , fnil. : " 1 am returning from California , having Spent the winter with my wife in Los An geles. Yes , the town as a sanitarium is worthy of its great reputation. Such a clinmlo is good for any physical disorder but especially of the lungs. The tempe rature is mild and equable. I have not scon a day this winter thai the mercury went , below 00 ° and above 05 o , while the rainfall wax very light ami there was no snow whatever. The accommodations for visitors uro all that could bo wished. The hotels are excellent and private board is obtainable among nice- people and at reasonable rates. Ono noticeable feature of Los Angeles whjoh will bo , poriiaps , of interest to you is the largo number of Omaha people twho are cither residing or wintering there. In such a place , one makes extensive acquaintanceships and I met and grow intimate with manv poo- plo. 1 believe 1 can say thai Omaha has sUargor representation than any other city , at , least of equal iiopulation. Tlio Omaha people , however , are not invalids but'seem to bo persons who can afford a recreative jaunt and indulge themselves in thu pleasure. " After Many Days. Gluts. J. Clark , an employe in Simp son's carriage factory , was in April last robbed at tlio pistol's point of a valuable gold watch and chain. No clue to the highwayman or the missing article was discovered until yesterday when chanc ing to pass the pawnshop of Moohlc & Co. on Eleven Hi and Farnam street Air. Clark saw his missing time piece in tlio window. llo at once wont to the jeweler of whom ho had bought the watch , and found that its number corresponded with that of the ono in the pawnshop , llo will replevin the watch unless Mr. Mouhlc makes a peaceful transfer. Criminal Oases. There was nothing going on in the dis trict courtyesterday. District Attorney Es- Icllo informed a reporter that to-day I.auer , Powell and the other prisoners would be arraigned and allowed to plead. The lirst criminal case taken up will bo that of Peterson , the horsctliief. Lauer's trial will bo commenced on Thursday. PANORAMAS AMD DIORAMAS. Some oftlio Bloro Notable of American Cyclornmns. Philadelphia Ledger : The panorama was invcnlcd'by Mr. Barker , a Scotch artist , who resided in Edinburgh , 100 years ago. The idea occurred to him while taking a sketch of that city from Iho top ot Arthur's Seat. For that pur- iipso ho was compelled to invent a now kind of perspective .for the horizontal lines , and to manage the projection so that just ell'iict should bo produced lo the eye of the spectator when the picture was viewed from an elevated point , and liliud , apparently , the entire liori/on wherever Hie cyo might turn. liaker exhibited his first nanotama in 1783. Tim word is de rived from Greek words signifying all and view ; representation of the whole land scape on every side , as seen from one point. Cyclorama is also an invented word which may bo freely translated a circular view , or view all around It seems lo bo the fashion to apply it dis tinctively to the larger panoramas. It was only seven yeans after Barker's { irst exhibition before the panorama was introduced into Philudcjphia. Edward Savage , an American artist , a native of Now England , was the painter. Savage is well known as the artist who draw thu picture of Washington and his family , si composition which was largely engraved and lithographed , and was in former years a favorite in thu houses of palriotie families. Savage produced a panorama of London and Westminster , which ho exhibited in 1705 in a circular building on Market street , between Tenth and Eleventh ; whether it was specially erected for the purpose or adapted for the occa sion is not Icnown. In newspaper notices of this picture it was said , "it is painted in a circle , and looks Jiko reality , " The building was afterward put to various purposes , and in January , 1805 , fell from tlio weight of snow resting upon the roof. The certainty of the establishment of tlio centennial exposition in this ijity brought a largo number of oxhilnUo ) * ; and side-shows from other yLices. In 1870 , the Colosseum building in Now York , which was built in 187I ! by H. L. Koiinaril , was removed to this city and planted on the lot at the southeast corner of Broad and Locust fitrcols. Kcnnnrd had bought the pictures of Iho Colosseum in Regent's Park , London. Thu exhibi tion in Now York was open for two years , but was not very successful. The mate rial of thu building was corrugated iron , which rose seventy-seven feet above the sidewalk , and was finished off with n tower 100 foot high , which was in use as an observatory. Tlio tower had two galleries , and was a line point for observation of the city. The di ameter of this building was 129 feet , and the circumference 40" ) foot. Altogether thu colosseuni was complete for thu pur pose intended. Thu picture was "Paris by Night , " executed by Danson & Sons , oi Pans , and covered 10,000 square feet of canvas. 'J ho buildings , streets , oto. , wore so faithfully drawn that visitors who had been in I'uris wore frequently able to pick out tlio houses in which they had been lodgers. It was a beautiful painting , wonderfully oll'ective. It was opened on the 1st of May , 1870 , under thu manage ment of T. I ) , Piigh. and drew for a long while. Subsequently the building was used for a market , and finally was taken down and sot up in Boston , By ponns.son ! ! of thu commissioners of Fairmoiint park a circular building was erected on Kim avenue , near the east entrance - trance of the Centennial grounds , 1870 , for the exhibition of a picture which repre sented the light near thu city of Paris in 1871 , when the Germans worn pressing upon the French capital. The view from an elevated position was connected with earth and grass , on whieh in the fore ground were scattered figures of dead soldiers , broken-down artillery wagons and other indications of a licreo struggle , These led to the picture , and wcro so ingeniously arranged that it was impossible possible- tell where Ihosu "stage prop erties" ended and thu painting com- mcncod. Although not so largo nor so- bountiful or attractive as "Paris bv Night , " this was an interesting and ef fective painting , and enjoyed n good measure of success during Iho Centen nial season-and afterward. The exhibit ors called it a "diorama- " improperly , as it possessed all the attributes of n panorama rama , For twelve years llio panorama ceased to bo an object among our art exhibitors- In the meantime , for the want of suit. able buildings for the display of circular painting ; * , the diorama had boon invented by M. Daguorro nml M. Boutou , French artiste , in 183'J. The name diorama is derived - rived from two Greek words signifying a look through. It was not a circular pic- turo. lit exhibited a scene which was shown to the mtdioiieo through a largo aperture of prosce nium. The admission of lights through parts of the pleturo through transparencies and other artifice ? , gave to these views a clearness , effect and distance which had not lilthor to been obtained in a panorama , llii success of these stationary pictures led also to the invention of the "moviua panorama , " whicli for a time usurped the attention which had been before de manded by the circular views. The mov ing panorama was wound on cylinders. A portion of the painting ns it was un rolled was scon by the audience , and re- % rolled upon another cylinder as llio ex hibition progressed. i'ontoinco In Nebraska and Iowa during the week ending February 20 , 1830 , furnished by Win. Van Vlcck , of the postoflico depart ment : Nr.IWASKA , Established Frold , Cheyenne county , Andre F. Frold , postmaster ; Miihclo , Brown county , Roburt Wllbcrt ; Manning , Kuox county , John Ayers ; Morchouse , Pierce conn , Henry Claries Froenov , BulValo county , Guorgo W. Iroiw ; Wright , Brown county , James C. Wright. Nnmo Changed South Auburn , Nema- ha county , to Auburn. Po tiiin ter.s Appointed Alder Grove , Burt county , J. II. Mel'lierson ; Atkinson , Holt county , Myron Tonny ; Gibbon , BulValo county , John B. Ring ; Precept , Furiuis county , Lomux Miller ; Sedlov , Valley county , John Coplccha. IOWA. Establishod--Botna , Shelby county , Samuel B. Fritz , P. M. ; Showman , Kco- kulc county , Mrs. Sarah 13. Showman. Discontinued GreenwoodPolk county. Postmasters appointed IJagloy , Guthrie - rio county , Miles Woodward ; Bartlett , Fremont county , T. C. Harris ; Fayette , Favetto county , Allen Holmes ; llastio , Polk county , Gcorgo Clulds ; Manhattan , Kcokuk county , Samuel Swuarlugon ; National , Clayton county , John Arnold ; Page , Page county , John Stoops ; Polk , Polk county. Thomas L. Dyer ; Ports mouth , Shelby county , P. J. Knrtli ; Ploasaiitville , Marion county , G. G. Stev ens ; Rising Sun , Polk county , Edmund. Porter ; Rock Dale , Dubuque county , (5. Horn ; Stilly , Jasper county , Thomas Thomson ; Swan , Marion county , Charles G. Brous. Now City 3\rap Whicli has just arrived , subscribers to tlio nov city directory can have free , by calling at 120 S. Mth St. Agents will be distributing to subscribers in n few days. J. M. WOI.IT. How Jny Gould's Fort it no in Invested. Harper's Weekly : Jay Gould's fortune Is at present pi incipally invested iu and con trols the 0,010 miles composing the South western or Missouri Pacific system of railroads and the ijii71.000,000 of capital they represent. This does not include the now disintegrated Wabash-Pacilio system , with its I,050 ! miles of road ami ? 12ii)00,000 ( ) ot obligation , direct and in direct. What is moro important to the country , this fortune controls over 150- 000 miles of pole lines and two Allantio cables , besides other telegraph , facilities that are eapitali/.ed in tlio mMcrii Union and avxillhiry companies at $12,000,000. ! ! Mr. Gould has also an absolute control of Iho elevated railroad system in Now York , which is stocked and bonded for $15,000- 000 , making the total amount , par value , of ( ho securities controlled , not including tlio Wabash-Puoifio , $1S,000,000. ! ) PERFECT MADE rurt > st nuBtroiiRcst Katunx ! Fruit Flavor ? . Vanilla , Jxmion. Oranm1 , Almond , UOM > , etc. , ilavor .13 dollcatuly nml naturally iut the Ii alt. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. , CHICAGO. 6T. F. M. ELLIS & Co ArchUsandBuildingSuperinfs OMAHA , NEB , and DBS MOIHES , IA. OJIIcc , Cur. 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