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Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

coin, with about one>fourth of her
population and one-tenth of her
wealth, owes a bonded den fully as
large as ours, while Davenport, Des
Moines, st. Joseph, Leavenworth,
and Kansas City, each owe many
hundred thousands more than
Omaha.
Kansas City has just voted a half
million in bonds for water works.
She has expended nearly a million in
grading and paving her streets, and
to those public Improvements as
much as any other cause she owes her
advantages and standing as a city.
Washington City contracted abonded
debt of five millions last year for
public improvements, and her news-
papers now confirm the wisdom of
the step Property has since then
advanced there very rapidly, and her
population is increasing at al extra
ordinary rate.
We do not argue that we must
complete the projected Improvements
within one or two years, but we
assert emphatically that we cannot
allow this season to pass without
making a vigorous beginning.
We hope Mayor Brewer will per-
s%onally urge the necessity of early
action in this direction, upon our
City Council. He can do nothing that
will raise him in the estimation of
our present as well as our future
population, so much as the inaugura-
ton during his term, OF a system of
permanent public improvements.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
PU sLIC

We understand that within q few
days the plans for a general system of
grading and sewerage will be presents
ed to our City Council for considera-
ton and approval. These plans have
been prepared in accordance with
careful Typographical surveys by the
City Engineer, in consultation and
with the advice of Mr.. Phillips, one
of the most prominent sewerage en-
gineers in this country. The adop-
ton of these plans will involve no
immediate outlay, unless the Council
shall deem it advisable to put them
into execution. Assuming, however,
that the permanent system of grading
and sewerage shall be deemed a mat
ter o~fabsolute necessity, the question
will arise whether we, as a city, are
prepared 20 inaugurate such a system
during the present season. For our
part we are convinced that Omaha
must either enter actively upon the
work of grading and paving our prin>
cipal thoroughfares, and provide an
artificial system of drainage therefor,
or she may as well prepare to surren-
der her boosted prestige as the ac-,
knowleged metropolis of Nebraska.
Even the young and thriving city of
Lincoln is already far ahead of Oma-
ha in this respect. Their principal
thoroughfares and public square has
been graded, and commodious side
walks may be found on nearly every
street. They have built n very
substantial sewer, erected bridges
and sunk an artesian well at a cost of
several thousand dollars. Under our
new city charter the legal obstacles
that have heretofore prevented the
systematic collection of special taxes
have been removed. The subterfuge
of certain antl-progressionists, who
seek to escape their liabilities for
constructing sidewalks because the
grade has not been established, will
o o be removed. Our Mayor and
City Council must now sec to it that
the obstacles to safe and convenient
locom0tion in our streets be also re-
moved, and that very speedily.
There is no Use of inviting capital
lists to come to Omaha o invest their
money, until our citizens can exhibit
their individual confidence in her fu-
ture progress and prosperity through
wellgraded and paved streets. Cities,
like men, are generally apt to make a
lasting impression at first sight. Let
any stranger view the formidable ups
and downs on our principal thorough
fares, or attempt " drive through
them after a heavy rain storm, and
twenty chances to one, he comes to
the conclusion that the town is on
the verge of bankruptcy and its citi-
zens preparing to 10 to a more
favorable locality.
There are those who will oppose
every effort at public improvements
just now, ON the plea Of poverty. To
those we would say Omaha, as COM
pared with towns and cities of the
same population in any part of the
country, is exceedingly we'll fixed.
She owes a total debt of about $780,
600, which can almost be offset by
the value of real estate and other
property owned by the city. Linz
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

THE Seventh U. 5. Cavalry, Gen.
Custar commanding, required one
hundred and forty freight and pas
senger cars to move the men, horses
and equipments from Memphis to
Yankton. The expense incurred by
the Government for their %transporta-
ton must be quite a consideration
with the RAILROAD companies. The
Illinois Central received the lions
share of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

THE New York papers affirm that
the crimes committed in that city in
n single month outnumber the depre-
dations ofthe A%paches, Sioux, Modocs
and all the other savages in this
country, in an entire year, and still a
majority Of the criminal lawyers of
New York go about looking lank,
lean and unhappy.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
NAr- nat CURIosITIEs.

Iowa has a man who can carry q
load weighing 1900 pounds.
Savannah, Ga, expects 4 credu-
lous public to brook a trout weighing
115 pounds.
Dubuque has a t~hree.legged dog.
Davenport is compensated with two
legged puppies.
An Iowa Falls woman has named
her last baby Welcome Awful Catas-
trophe. Fact, says the Sentinel.
"A Connecticut man swears to an
OK which trots its mile inside of four
minutes, and offers to enter 1t for
be~efssteaks.
An embryo citizen of Preston,
Iowa, lately made his advent into
this breathing world with two teeth
ready made.
The latest natural productions
in Pennsylvania are q calf with a
thick fleece of wool and a dog which
gets drunk regularly every day.
-Convis, Mich, has a lamb with
but one eye, in the certre of the
head, a nose like the beak Of a hawk,
and unusually long ears.
"A Sheldon, Qndiana) woman
was delivered of four healthy chill
dren the other day, and mother and
children, all girls, are as well as
could be expected. Next.
Six little black Australian swans
have Just emerged from the shell in
the Jardin DIES Plintes, after sixty
days devotion of the mother, who
Matched them in the open air. A
pair of these birds cost from 1000 to
$500 francs.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

A New ORLEANS contempory com.
plains that only one hundred and
twelve veterans of the war of 1912
are living in louisiana. We appre-
bend that if they remain in Louisiana
their numbers will be materially re-
duced within the next twelve months.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
have a petri6ed woman in

They have a petrified woman in
Gold Hill, Nevada. She was SO as
tonished at her husband coming home
sober that she has become petrifed
with establishment ever since. 1t is
a sad case, and should be a warning
to Gold Killers not to astonish their
wives by any such unnatural pro-
ceedings. When a wife expects her
husband to come home inebriated il
is u reflection on her judgment for
him to go home perfectly sober, as
did this brute.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

Two of the sloopsof war authorized
by a recent act of Congress, are to be
built at Norfolk. The force employ
ed in the United States Navy Yard
at that point was very consid erably
increased last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15

THE Second Comptroller of the
United States Treasury Department,
last week, decided that q deserter,
even though he receive an honorable
discharge finally, is not entitled to
and cannot receive bounty.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
Beatrioe.B

N. B.-The time given above Is that Of
Omaha, and Is 53 minutes slower than that OF
Chicago. q. u. MORSE, Supt,
@. o. MANCHESTER, Gen. Ticket Agt.
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
A Word 70 Travellers.

We have a word to say In favor OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad. 1t was the ''pioneer"
line westward and is the "old reliable'' route
TO st. Louis. With the improvements that
lieve that the Missouri Pacific railroad mas the
best track and the finest and safest equipment
OF any line west Of the Mississippi. Ii Is the
only line which runs three daily express trains
with the Miller platform and the patent air
brake, from leading points in the West, through
Kansas City, Sedalia and Jefferson City to st.
Louis, without change, connecting at st. Louis
with eleven different through routes to points
Omaha to st. Louis via this route. Particular
Information, with maps, time tables, &c., may
be had at the Through Ticket" Railroad Sta
lions In the West, or upon personal or written
ger Agent, Kansas City, Mo-, or L. A. Ford,
General Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
~ 29tf
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
White Star Line
OF MAIL

Bet cen New York, Cork and Liver.
pool.
YNHE magnificent, new and full-powcred
J. Steamships Of this Line offer unrivaled ac-
c0mmodations TO all classes Of passengers. The
steamers being alike, travellers secure the great
advantage OF having an equally good and fast
steamer for each and every sailing. Oceanic,
Majestic, and Britannia. They sail regular,
from New York on Saturdays, from Liverpool
on Thursdays; calling at Cork Harbor both
ways. Rates as low ~ any frst-class line. For
further Information apply o
4pmpany's Western Offices. GO Market street,
Chicago, ALFRED AGERGREN,
octodly AGENT,
Omaha daily bee., 1873-04-15
Trains Between Omaha and Plattsmouth]

Leave and arrive as follows;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07
STATE NEWS.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY corrNrv

ANDROSCOGGIS COUNTY.
The Journal says that Daniel Pratt and the
measles still prevail
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the lewiston Falls Manufacturing Company,
I I IolloWlng officers were chosen: William p.
rye RYE, EDWARD A. Little, William +. Garcelon,
T Ta' y. Little and John Pickard, Directors
Clerk. "''ioi' a. l. -neiiiii'
.. nofse backed off the bank into the river
a.; aS Lewiston, last Tuesday, He was sayed =
; iHe urNer' VINO curg to the horses head Sros
injured by the horses fore legs. was
Lewiston having decided to have fros, ,o..-
discussing the various plans. '' Is no"
Eight hundred and thirty cases of boots on,
shoes were shipped from Auburn and Iewis al,u
Tor the week ending Wednesday.
Boys win be boys The youthful editor Of
that spicy little weekly, the Auburn Clipper.
says that Auburn school girls wear their dress
es TWO feet from the ground and adds "a very
Interesting sight,
AROoSTOOK COUNTY.
The LIGHTNING played singular freaks last Sat
urday at Lyndon. 1t plowed up the ground for
several hundred feet, from two to twelve inches
deep. Stones and roots were thrown up
The directors of the Aroostook River Rail
road have opened the books and have fixed
upon 1900 shares at $50 each TO be subscribed
A general survey of the route will soon be
made.
Extensive Improvements in building are 60
ing on at Houlton.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Niagara Engine Company No. of Bruins
wick dedicated their new hall last Tuesday
Mrs. Levi Ham of Brunswick was thrown
from her carriage backwards last Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

Lincolnvie.
BosToN-Ar 9Th, brig Eliza Stevens, Keller, Ma
CID 9Th, schs Exchange, Rowe for Bath; Aurelia.
w az etns, sGhs pani seavy Lowell Malaga Abby
CID 6th schs Victor, Look, st Andrews, NIB: Tam
erlape. Hodgkins. Hancock; Trade Wiad Ino,,oian,
Rockand; Boston. Fogg, Freeport. A"s aAiAi"'
DANVERS-Ar 3ist, sch Lizzie Brewster Smith
hobSken Lucy wentworth. Collins, Calais; ArRan,
Ar Sd, schs Grand Island, Miller, Flizobotbnor,
Fannie Hall. Snow, Port johnson.
SALEM-Ar Sd, schs Ocean Ranger wbitnev por,
johnson; Maria Adelaide, Kent, Vinalhayen fSr Nev
York; Harry Percy, Percy Gardiner for Newport
Ar 18th. schs Carrie Woodbury., WOODBURY. Hobo.
ken; Charlie Cobb Ames, New York; Rosannah,
Ar 5th. scbs Northern Light. Harper, Philadelphia;
N Hall. Murphy. and Ruth Thomas. Clifford, Port
,Johnson Zicavo Candagc, Elizabethport Sarah
GI0UCESTER-Ar 5th schs Ella Frances. Bulger
New York for Newburypor; j f Carver, Norwood
NEwBURYPORT-Ar 9Th, schs Geo Savage, Nye
Es5iad6seihport; Kossutb. Thomas, Port johnson
sa1 S1n: sch N Newton, Hammond. Calais.
COUSINS Rondout.
la WRak scns Watts, Watts Eastpor; Minneo-
land. roHr-Ar 2sth. sch Pointer, Tatton, Port
Cid Sd, sch Gazelle, Gardiner por.,.,
FOREIGN PORTS
Boston. ueh reach, Gilmore,
PHILADELPHIA ipfise' hoyt, for
Ar at Liverpool 18th nit, ship Sage. Uronn,,,
| New Orleans e'' 0fqunart,
AR at Gravesend, 2Ith ult, ship L Lane. VII.
liams San Francisco. WIZ
Ar at Cardiff list ult, ship Sabine. Paipe, from Rio
Janeiro. ~
At Rio Janeiro Apl %, ship Bunker Hill, Davis, io
East Indies.
Ar at Quebec I'd inst, ship Hazeltine Gilkey
ROTTERDAM; barque Savannah, Knnwlton, Barrow.
Ar at Halifax Ms Sd inst, sch Maggie, Joyce, iron
Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07
Commercial Street and the Railroads.

To THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS:
1t is said that the Eastern Railroad Co., pro-
pose the construction of a passenger depot on
Commercial street, in the vicinity of Union
street, and that recent visit to this city of the
President and managers of that road had some
thing to do with the project The Eastern Rail-
road Company is certainly not to be censured
for desiring az favorable a location for pas
senger station in this city, a can be secured.
But, can PortIend afford to have Commercial
street still further blJckaded with railway
trains? A year or two ago, Portland was in ia
vor of union passenger depot at the "back
cove" or on the westerly side of the city, and
in he legislature her representatives carried o
bill granting to the representatives of the roads
entering Portland the right to organize union
depot company, for the express purpose of
erecting union passenger station on the west
side of the city, as that was the point aimed at
by the promoters of the measure. Interviews
| W ere subsequently had between some of the
railroad officials and the city authorities, but
resulted in nothing but talk. Since then the
B. & NJ. road has been extended TO the city,
and for passenger station, secured location
adjacent to Commercial street, and considers
bly, nearer the centre of business than the other
roads. The Eastern Railroad Company now
proposes to get further down Commercial street
to be equal with their rival in point of termina.
ton. That it is necessary for railroads to use Com
mercial street for freighting purposes is admit
ted, but why such an accommodation of differ
ences between the city and the railroads cannot
be made SO as TO put all passenger trains on the
other side of the city, is not clearly seen. If
the railroad companies ever were in favor of
union depot, why not make some effort to es-
tablish one? If the city authorities are in fa-
vor of union depot, and of saving further
blockades by trains on Commercial street, why
not make an effort to induce the railroads to
join in such an enterprise? 1T may be said
that it is now too late, that the B. & NJ. having
secured a favorable location on Commercial
street, or in proximity, the Eastern railroad are
is thought that all that the B. s Nj. have by
way of terminal facilities, they can use advan-
| tageously for freights, and SO too with the
| Eastern road The E. r. r., and b. & NJ.
cannot afford to place their passenger station on
| Commercial street, if the other roads are inclin-
ed to join in union depot on the other side of
! the CITY, But. even if is impossible to have a
union passenger depot on the west side of the
! city, something should be done to prevent the
| Commercial street. What! Portland cannot
afford by any adverse action to discriminate
| too much against the Eastern and Maine Cen
trail railroads. If this view is correct, how we
are to keep Commercial street free from rail-
road passenger trains, is something of ques-
ton. Enlighten us, Mr.. Editor.
COMMERCIAL STREET
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

Poor LoNosTREET.-During the war Gen.
Longstreet was one of the chief idols of the
Southern people A brave, cool headed fighter,
reliable ard successful leader, no praise was
too lavish to bestow upon him. Now, since he
has become commander of Kellogg's militia, d
New Orleans letter says:
Our best citizens refuse to speak to him; Ia
dies draw their skirts to one side in passing him
upon the streets a. if he were leper. In the
eyes of the New Orleans aristocracy he has
sunk too low to be noticed. in the public meet
ings here he is denounced as traitor, rene
gade, black-hearted deserter of his people,
and, in fact, every epithet is thrown at him
that malice can paint or ingenuity invent. But
none of this provokes response from Long
street He goes his way, courageous but sad,
paying no attention to the mud thrown at him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

A DELICATE PIECE OF WoRK.--The Treas
ury experts have finished the work Of restoring
the securities of the Pemberton Savings Bank
of Franklin, Penn, which were thrown into
the fire by the insane cashier. of the $4,000
in government bonds, all were identified: of
the 100000 in railroad and municipal bonds, all
We're restored; of the S150,O0O in notes and bills
receVaoe' all were restored or made good by
the parties interested. The only loss of the
bank has been two or three thousand dollars in
currency. When received at the Treasury, the
whole mass appeared to be ashes and charret
J remnants of paper. The experts were Mrs. Da
| Wis. Miss Patterson and Miss Schrimer. The
time occupied was about five weeks of cleal
days. the work being of such delicate nature
that it could not be prosecuted in cloudy wealth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07
May /, 1873.
One Nationality.


Tue organization of parties or associations
based upon nationality for political action
must be deprecated on the ground that such
organizations are antagonisfic to the genius
of our institutions, and because, in the past,
they have led to unhappy discussions and Sc
rious consequences. Of course, there can be
no objection to these organizations of our nat
uralized fellow citizens which are designed to
keep alive the better memories of their father
land. On the other hand they should be en-
couraged. The man who cherishes his moth
er is all the more likely to be a good husband
and father; so the man who does homage to
the land ofhis birth while he declares his devo-
ton to the land of his adoption and choice, is
much morellkely to be good citizen than one
who entirely ignores the existence of the for
mer. But when citizens whether native born
or naturalized, attempt to organize political
parties based upon any Fictitious idea of race or
nationality, the combination is vicious and
dangerous in all its tendencies. 1t is of pre-
cisely the same narrow and bigoted character
as the old Know Nothing organization.
With this view of the matter, we regret to
to notice several movements in various parts
OF the country to organize political parties
based on such nonsensical and dangerous no.
tions. One of these is an order of native-born
citizens, secret in its organization, but I'M
doubleday intended for political influence in
time. 1t is asserted that an attempt will be
made at the convention of Irish-born citizens
soon TO be held at Cleveland to form a dis
tinctive party with view to secure political
Importance commensurate with theirnumbers
Several attempts have been made by dema
gogues to mould the German element into a
political party. Assumed leaders among oul
colored citizens, particularly in Philadelphia,
are attempting to make party of that race.
All such combinations for political purposes
are harmful When a man rises to the per-
formance of his duties as an American citi-
zen, he should leave, as unworthy of him, the
considerations of race, nativity or profession
in life. The man who forswears all foreign
potentates-all old associations of political
character, in consideration of his new Amer
lean citizenship, he should hold to his con-
tract, and on no account enter any combina-
ton inconsistent with the nature of his oath.
The American nation, as we call it, cannot
claim any single origin. 1t is It's glory, or
should be, that it is made up by blending and
fusing all other nationalities and forming a
distinctively new nationality known as
American. Its citlzens should leave the
feuds of other countries, their prejudces ant
political institutions behind, and devote hi;
best efforts to the establishment of nation
possessing the highest virtues Of all. So ia
as any class of our fellow citizens take an.
political action that will defeat this end, S,
far they are un-American and hostile to the
bestinterests of the Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM.-The members of
the Civil Service Board insist that the modifi-
cations proposed to the rules strengthens,
rather than weakens, the Civil Service Reform
principle The notifications will not be Off
cially made public until June Dist, the proba-
BILE date of the next Cabinet meeting 1t is
known, however, that the amendments pro-
pose some notifications of the princi,
pie of competitive examination as appli-
cable to promotions. The establishment of
local examining boards for admission, through
out the country, is recommended as a means
for securing the better distribution among the
States. If the amendments are adopted these
boards will be established to the extent that
the present Civil Service appropriation will per.
NIT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

The announcement Of the great western
railway kings that the free pass system shall
cease on the Both inst. doesn't exasperate the
western editor in the least. On the contrary
ne rather approves it. Evidently the kings
did not expect such result. The real editor
is not given to much general travelling, and
has too much regard for the dignity of his
profession to play the cheap-jack or dead
beat. There are, however, newspaper bum
mers, whose grief will be intense, but they
bear no mere resemblance to the real journal
ist than the carton crow to the eagle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07

A was in the Ohio Constitutional Conven-
ton has introduced an amendment prohibiting
office holders or legislators from receiving free
passes on railroads, free tickets from any thea
tire or any other place of amusement, free
boarding from any hotel or restaurant keeper,
presents of clothing from any merchant tailor,
free seat in any church, a free pass from any
stage company, free pass or ticket to any
social ball or party, or treat from any per-
snu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-07
yorombeya HAL, Bangor.

Thursday, June 10. 1873, at II o'clock.
for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Gov.
ernor and transactlng any other business that may
properly come before the convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate and additional for every 10 votes for
the Republican candidate for Governor in 1872. A
fraction of 40 votes additional to the full number for
delegate. is also entitled to a delegate.
DeleS fes are authorized TO fill vacancies only with
actual residents of the county to which the town be-
longs.
The State Committee will be in session at o'clock
TIE N LIS e the Convention for the reception Of
credentials
JAMES G. BLAINE, Kennebec, Chairman
WILLIAM p. FRYE, AndrOscoggin.
EBEN WOODBURY.. AroostoOk.
STANLEY L. PULLEN. Cumberland
f. G. PERKINS, Franklin.
JOHN ID. HOPKINS, Hancock
E. r. SPEAR, Knox.
5. 5. MARBLE, Lincoln.
+. K. SHAW, Oxford.
JOHN II. LYNDE, Penobscot.
Y. A. THOMPSON, Piscataquis.
+. ID. SEwALL, Sagadahoc
SEwALI. e. PRESCOTT, Somerset
FRED. ATWOOD Waldo.
NELSON s. ALLAN, Washington
LEONARD ANDREWS, York.
May /, 1873.