Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-13

EDITOR BEE:
Lincoln has been in q hustle OF
excitement to-day, and up to this
time, 1880 O'Clock, p. M, it still
continues. Lawyers, railroad men.
and crusaders, have been the prom
inent actors. First, tie railroad
war. The A. & N, and B. d M.
roads have been at swords points
ever since the former commenced
running trains into Lincoln, They
could not agree upon a union depot,
and the A. & n. were compelled to
build at some distance from the bus
mess portion of the city. The B. 4
NJ. grounds are conveniently loca-
ted, their yard extending east as
far as Seventh street, and south to
80" street, being but two blocks
from the west side of market square.
The A. & N. came out ahead on
that question by the following piece
of sharp practice: One Saturday
evening, we do not remember the
date, they run a heavy construction
train into Lincoln, no one knowing
its destiny, with the exception of q
few leading officials. Sunday morn
ing told the story, for every avAila-
bic man was put to work, and be-
fore Monday morning dawned the
A. & n. track was laid up Seventh
street to the foot of P, coming very
close to the b. & NJ. grounds, and
between them and the city. With
the legal day came every effort Of
the b. & NJ. to stop the work, and
an Injunction was at once issued,
but speedily dissolved, and the A.
& N. went on with the work of bal
lasting up their track and erecting
a depot. Thus matters stood. The
A. & N. depot completed their de-
pot, had an excellent location, and
were supremacy happy, counting
their victory, as it really was, : very
cheap one. Everything run smooth
" for a while, and then they came
together again tiercer than ever.
The facts in the case r as follows /:
Mr.. John Eaton owns a grain
elevator ON Seventh street, south of
! o, and asked the A. & n. company
to run q side track down to his
building. This they declined to do
at that time, and he applied to MI.
Perkins of the b. & M for the same
favor. Mr.. Perkins told him they
would do it if the city would grant
them right of way. After consider
able fugleing around the Council
voted to grant them right of way,
provided, however, that itinterfered
! with no other road. Upon this the
B. & NJ. commenced constructing
their track, keeping inside the fence
around their own yard until they
reached o street, when they came
through the fence, running their
track SO close to the A. & n. side
track that cars could not pass. The
A & n run a few cars on their track
with a heavy locomotive to hold
them there.
Down came the b. & M. train,
but their light locomotive amounted
to nothing, SO they hitched on an
other; still tn A. & n. engine was
too heavy for them, and they hitch
ed on a third. Then down they
come, three locomotive with full
head of steam. The Atchison held
its ground, and the ears cars came
together with a fearful crash, where
they still remain, to be loosened at
the command of the Judge. Both
Companies bave braced their cars
so that the other cannot throw them
off the track, and in that condition
| they await settlement.
The crusaders surrounded the Jail
tonight, engaging in prayer and
song, in token of sympathy fOrtheir
brother, now confined there. The
brothers. name is Parker, no other
than the complaining witness for
the Lord, in the several cases Of sa-
loon keepers, versus the City of Lin
coin. It was enacted by the City
Council, that, provided any COM
planning witness failed to substanti-
ate the charges made, he should be
liable for costs. Parker failed to
make his charges good, in the Opin>
ions of several of the jurys, and the
court held him responsible for costs.
When called upon he refused to pay
them, and after some parleying
around, the court ordered the Mar
shall to provide room fol him in the
city Jail. Soon he was suffering the
agOnies of a martyr, but not alone,
for the other females enjoyed it
with him, from the outside. After
prayer meeting at the church, they
all marched to the Jail, w. E.
Sheldon, formerly editor Of the
Leader, led in prayer. He prayed
for the council and city officers
that God would forgive them, and
enlighten them. This, Cooper,
the Marshal, heard, but
whether it will be heard
by the one for whom it was intend
ed, or not, depOnent sayeth not.
Then Parker prayed himself. His
heavy voice coming through those
iron bars, uttered in the conscious
might of being a martyr, brought
forth the old quotation from q by
stander, "Herk, from the tombs a
dolefuI sound" Many hymns, like
Crock of Ages" Gam I soldier of
the cross" etc., were sung. The
burden of Parker's prayer was to get
out of that Jail if consistent with the
Divine will, and if He could, or felt
disposed to do SO, to forgive the men
who placed HIM there.
Mr.. Sheldon made a nice little
speech, urging the temperance
people to persevere, and cOmpli-
menting the prisoner on his manly
bearing.
During all this time the comet
never wIggled its tail, so of course
everybody was happy.