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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
STRAIGHT QUESTIONS.

Our local Democratic contempt
rary puts three straight questions at
the BEE, and the BEE cheerfully
responds with a straight reply to
each.
Ist. Was not John Banner
counted in as City Treasurnr by two
majority?
He was, my lord.
I'd. Did not Edward Johnston ex-
ercise his undoubted legal right in
demanding a recount Of the ballots =?
He had no legal right to demand
a recount, but he had a legal
privilege of recountiug the ballots
in the Office of the city clerk, where
they. are deposited subject to the
inspection" of any legal voter
in the city.
Sd. Did not MI. John Banner
himself assist at the recount, and
did it not, according to his OWL
tally with the count of Messrs'
Chandler and Atkinson, elect
Johnston by six majority instead o.
Banner by two Majority?
Mr.. John Banner was present al
the recount under protest. He did
assist in keeping tally with Messrs
Chandler and Atkinson and no.
body attempts to deny that accord
ing to this tally Johnston was
elected 90 by six majority.
And now we shall PROFOUND three
straight questions to the Herald
and we hope that journal will an.
swer them without equivocation.
LIST. Does the mere fact that a ma
iority of the ballots found in the
ballot boxes at the time Of recount
ing were in favor of Johnston en-.
title him to the Office unless he can
also prove beyond areasond6le doub'
that the ballots have not been tam.
pered with?
ID. Did not John Banner prove
by a witness, whose veraoity under
oath Johnston, himself did not dare
to dispute, that there was an active
disposition on the part Of Johnston
to tamper with those ballots, and
does not this fact, taken in conjunc-
ton with the testimony of another
witness that somebody offered him
$500 to commit such . felonious act,
throw a very decided doubt upon
the re-counted ballots?
Sd. Why did not Johnston dare
to deny this damaging allegation
and does not his failure to remem-
Der distinctly tfat he did not seek
to induce Vandergrift to put fraudu-
lent ballots on the First Ward table
convict him of criminal intent that
must destroy all faith in the re-
count?
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
THE G
An Old Style Fourth of July.
Appointment of a Delegate to
the Agricultural Congress.

At a meeting of the United Coun-
ell of Sarpy and Douglas on the I'd
inst, at Poppillion, the following
resolution was adopted
Resolred, That this Council re-
commends that the subordinate
Oranges in the counties of Sarpy
and Douglas and adjoining counties
unite in having a Grange celebra-
ton on the Fourth of July, 1874,
i'm the primitive style Of the inno-
cent days of the Republic.
In view of the importance to re-
cognize and assist every movement
that shall elevate and advance the
agricultural interest of the country,
and improve and widen the sphere
of agriculturists themselves,
Resolved, That we appoint a del
egate to attend the Third Agricul-
tural Congress which meets on the
14th inst. at Atlanta, Georgia.
Upon motion Brother Allen Root
was appointed delegate to said Con-
gress.
]. d. SPEARMAN, Pres't.
ED LOUCHoRN, Sec'y.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

IT Is exceedingly gratifying to
note the promise of An immense
wheat crop in this country the COM
ing harvest; for there will be such a
demand as rarely before. America
will not only be called upon to fill
up the vacuum caused by the East
India famine, but the strife among
the agriculturists of England pro-
misses to result in q half crop, even
under the most favorable circum-
stances.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
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limited space In that direction.
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and every case accompany any communica-
ZION of what nature sceEer. This is not In
tended for publication, but for eur VI satis
faction and as proof Of good faith.
OuI ousTR FRIENDS We will always be
ples.ed to hear from, on all matters connected
With crops, country politics, and on any sub
,ert whatever of general interest to the peo-
ole of our State. Any information connect
ed with the election. and relating TO foods,
Academia. etc., will be gladly received. All
such communications. however, must be
brief - possible; and they must. in all csses,
be written upon one side of the sheet only.
POLITICAL
Ar, -souNcKnEN Of candidates for ofhcs
whether made by self or friends, and
whether Is notices or communication to thu
Editor, are until nominations are made
amply personal, and viii he charged As I'D
yertisements-
All communications should be addressed Il
z ROsEwATER, Editor and Publisher, Draw
III.
NOTICE.
On and after October twenty-frst, 1872, tn
city circulation of the DAILY BEE is assumes
BY Mr.. Edwin Davis, to whose order all sub
scriptions not paid at the Office will be payable
and by whom all receipts for subscriptions VII
b. oountersigned.
E. ROsEwATER- Publishe
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Man Swallows Q Set of Teeth
Possible Fatal Result.
[From the Ksarney Press. Nay 81

From the Kearney Press, Nay al
Last night b. L. Wallace, a resi-
dent of the first ward, while at the
City bakery on Smith avenue, acct
dentally swallowed q partial set of
false teeth. He was taken with a fit
of coughing, and during its contin-
uance the teeth were in some unac-
countable manner lodged in the pas
sage about half way to the stomach.
The plate, composed of vulcanized
rubber, held three teeth. Beyond
taking an emetic, with no favorable
result, nothing was done until this
afternoon to remove the obstruction.
At l o'clock doctors Holton and
Tildine were called and with some
instrument succeeded in forcing the
teeth about two inches further on
their downward road, where they
have decided to allow them to re-
main for the present, hoping that
they will gradually work their way
to the stomach without the use of
more force. Mr.. Wallace's case is
considered critical, and the doctors
express grave doubts as to its termi-
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

The Changers north of the Platte
intend having a grand celebration
on the 4th of July, for which pur-
pose a meeting of delegates is called
for to be held in the Disciple church,
Omaha, May 9th. Any informa-
ton cheerfully given by
SAML. J. CUTLER,
Secretary.
ONAua Nah
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

WE are glad to notice that the In
dian scare is fast dying out, and the
papers are getting sick of it. We
don't believe there was any danger
or cause for alarm. The number of
settlers kept away from the State by
the groundiess reports of Indian
troubles, can be calculated by thous-
pdI-Loyp Cgty 15Msss.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05
OMAHA, CHICAGO AND ST.
LOUIS.

Chicago jobbers, and their corps
of itinerant drummers, are now
and have always been profuse in
their professions of friendship and
good will toward Omaha. Chicago
newspapers, on the other hand, are
now and have for years, been
aggressively hostile toward Omaha.
This hostility has been marked, ma
Iignant and unjustifiable. Omaha
has done much to deserve fair treat
ment, at the hands of Chicago,
while Chicago has done very little
for which Omaha need be thankful.
When Chicago was in distress,
Omaha promptly came to her relief
with a generous liberality far be-
yond her means. Whenever Omaha
has been in need of active sympa-
thy, Chicago very promptly recip-
rocated, by joining our enemies,
and giving them substantial aid
and comfort. This contemplate
treatment has been repeated SO
often, that many of our merchants
and business men have given Chi
cago the 60 by, by transferring
their patronage to her southern
rival.
Just now, when the Omaha bridge
controversy is re-opened in Con-
gress, Chicago again shows the
cloven hoof through her newspapers
by venomous and damaging COM
msnts. Now, everybody conversant
with the commercial statistics of
Omaha and Council Bluffs knows
that Omsha receives and distributes
seven-eightbs of the merchandise
purchased by the two towns. This
IL but natural when we reflect that
Omaha has at least four times the
population, and ten times the cap
ital, of Council Bluffs. Omaha is
the metropolis of Nebraska, while
the village over the river occupies
. comparatively obscure position
among the leading towns and
cities of Iowa. If the hostility
Of Chicago was simply con-
fined to an honest difference
of opinion about the Union Pacific
terminus, We should let it pass I'M
noticed. With the contracts and
guarantees made by the Union Pa
cifc in good faith in conformity
with the original charter i'm our pos
session, we could serenely let the
Chicago bull dogs bark at our heels
When it il borne in mind, however,
that the Iowa pool and all other
combinations against Omaha, have
found active support in the
Chicago press, we deem it advisa-
BILE to council a departure from pas
live resistance. Although st. Louis
IS, by a stupid course of indifference,
on the part of her capitalists virtu-
Ally isolated kfrom Omaha, yet
even a little Inconvenience can and
will be borne by our merchants and
manufacturers in the defense of a
With proper efforts our communi-
with st. Louis can be ma
.erially improved. 1t will require
but very little capital to complete
the missing link in the Nebraska
railroad which will give us a
ON this side of the Mis-
,ouri. We imagine that al be &C.
,omplished without theintervention
II ST. LOUIS. If the capitalists OF
hat city can be induced to close the
link on the st. Louis, Chill
Goethe and Omaha line, We shall
10 about one hundred miles nearer
o st. Louis than we now are to
Chicago. Such a consummation is
levoutly to be wished, both by Oma-
N and ST. Louis. Meantime we
would urge upon our business men
o emancipate themselves from the
,hicago yoke. Such q course is
demanded, not 50 much
. q matter of retaliation IS of self
ston.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

ONLY sixty bills were passed by
the New York Legislature last
Thursday, and they would probably
have passed more, if the member
who was to have set the clock back
had not gone back on his sacred
duty, and thus precipitated a sine
die adjournment.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

OUR latest cable advices from
Spain confirm the capitulation of
Bilboa, and the retreat of the Car,
list army in great disorder. This is
a very timely victory for the Re
~publicans, whose cause has for
months looked very gloomy, if not
hopeless. The reaction that will
follow this success is likely to result
in a general disbanding of the Car
list forces.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

Geo. Briggs, superintendent Of
the Briggs mine, on the celebrated
Gregory lode, recently astonished
the editor of the Central Register
and dazzled his eyes with two PEN
nyweights of gold, panned out from
q pound of ore that showed no free
gold. Our mathematician makes
this to be at the rate Of over $4,000
70 the ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

THE trial of old Subsidy Pomeroy
for his fatal in~discretions during the
memorable senatorial contest is set
for June. Our Kansas exchanges
doubt whether Pomeroy's delicate
health will permit him to put in an
appearance when his case is called.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-05

THE reduction of transatlantic
emigrant fares to fifteen dollars from
Liverpool to New York cannot but
produce the most favorable results
upon European emigration.
, 1874-12-15

Tho Ontario Acxislaturc-Tho 9ltnia.
tcrtnl rnrty-lilccttOn Rse1as.
III Ii Ia Tie Yycth.


Tho Ontario r4exlsiaturc-'Tiio 9atnta-
tcrtul I'nrty-lslccttoa Esellas.
Suec,a! 1ispateh to 11se C!.sea,,o Tribune.
TORONTO. Out, Deo. l4.-Iha Ontario Loglu-
laturo Ia rapilly drawing tho business Of tho sc-
sion to q clUso. An net Of last session gave
powor to grant letters patent to Joint stock com-
panios by order IN Council, thus immensely rs-
Iuuing private bills, which formerly occupied a
lnrgo share Of tho tinlo ot the Legislature and
iss Comnitteos. Lobbying iH necessarily ro-
tuccl to minimum. Throughout tho session
tho Government WAS sustained by large n,aioli-
tics; ii anything, their strength increasing.
There is ovory probability OF tho sossion tormi-
mating before Christmas.
Tho two sections OF the Roman Catholic party
hayo recoutly been moro closely allied, and will,
at tho approaching Ontario olectlot, cast their
votes for tho Ministerial party. Tho ballot syA.
tenn will then bo fully iuauguratcd. The Pro-
ylnciul T.easuser, tls llon. Adam Croolta, IL
spoken Of ~ tho Ministerial candidate for Last
II. Cameron, leader of the opposition.
Tho religious controversy between Archbishop
Lynch. NuInau Catholic, and loading Protestant
cIargymeu continues, ~ does That botweon tho
High and Low Englst. Church party hero. a
1saformed EpiBcopa church. lately atastou. III ro-
other Two branches of ito Establislsul Church,
OTTAWA Dou. A.-li!'lgHtosit whoro b!r John
A. Macdonald waB u,Heatcd for brlhory, glvos
prolsllso Ut returning Mtnlstcrallst. Tns
QnebeD constituencies are pronotlsclnE strongly
in fuyor Of slIo hIithlera' party III counties ien'
verlod Eueiion act. Tllo olooti0slH in oonslltu-
encisa ronderau yacant w The uuuaatnB Ut WiunI.
letH returned an elected laYe resulted 60 fur III
y gain to tho Allnluteyial party.
, 1874-12-15


Tho Rev. DR.. r. W, Patterson will bo installed
as Professor In tho Presbyterian T4oologlca!
College this evening. Tho cxorciHaa Nit take
place in tho Second Church. THO Rev. Alr.
Craig, Of Town. will aadross tue meeting OH bo-
half Of tho Board ot Directors. Tho 1soy. DR..
Il. j. NiccOl!s. Of st. Louis, will aellyor the
charge, aud tie new Professor hts inaugural ad-
arcsB.
DRAGONS onpAlSED.
". Henry Drin.ual aud Eserett @. Daniels
wore ordained 10 Doacons In tho Third praaby-
teliAn Church Sunday. TAln Ia an addition 1nado
neceHsary by tho ral'id growth OF tho cougrega-
tion nntl chuse}t iutereHtB.
FAREWELL TO MOODY AND sANKEY.
Tllo phtludolrhia Enquirer HayA:
'shs in aay tlln hAe NJ which has never heen seen
in ireland, IL ths haadng 1t luasnR uttcle III al
irish nu"H.,apor noW bcFora Ill., regarding tu grana
Gonsentn Ut over l.Uu0 cerYynuG OF I'll s!eoinlna-
tou4 Of Christians, drawn om a parts Of the is!au4,
, 1874-12-15

TO complete Ito Snutorn 1soud. q trust.Aood wau
to DO mao Tor 320, 900 to seourh Tint nn,o,tnt OF
hed by tho aattc.to NJ security for Tho ego, ,oou.
Finally Tho bult!n woro tt, o Hul, md the tllnr-
totte we're to bo paid e170, 0o0-R90. 200 rine1ml,
E'hf, 0s)0 tntcrGst and nalar1cg. Moreover tho
Southern Road wna to bo
LEASED rENrETuALTY,
IN affect. to tho Ohicago, Danvi!lu It Vlnccnncs
Railroad Company, tho consideration being tho
payment of Ter ceut Interest on m tito e82o'ooo
Iu pursuance Of this beautiful lltlio Eclicn,e
tho tirst Directors generously rcdiEnotl, ni't1
Douton nna the others wont iu, although no
nttook Of tho Southern Company had ovor bccla
iahllcd on which 10 vote. mud they then ens'-
aorll'od to ono al,aro Of stock Of $1do each, In
Hlttnna.
Tho bill tl,cn goes on to state tho contract Of
tho Southern 1lallroad with
J. Il. lInowx
10 bnild tho limo, ritt Which tile public is
familiar. In tho lnto cnao of Brown VI. The
Southern 1sallroad Company. Complainant states
tho alleged contract Of tho officers to furnish
the iron at coat; thon attompt to make = profit
from tho job; tho execution Of tho lruht-deed,
aud tho lcnso to tho Chicago, Dauyillo fit-
oeunos Railroad Company.
Il, 1378& largo amount Of subscriptions III
fa,d and nloucy wcro nado to thu Chicago Dan-
tlave boen aaaiguod to tho Southern Company,
and usod by tho latter ~ its own property. This
assignment, complainant claima, IL void. aud that
tho 0wnerntip OF those subscriptions ia in tho
hands of tho Chicago, Danyllo se Ftncenncs Rail-
vay Company. III November last tho Southern
Company took Its contract md possoasfon Ut tile
road from Brown, whom he had nearly completed
tho roat1, aud proceeded to finle!i it ithof.
Complainant charges that tho Southern Toad
il
ABOUT TO Ds TRANSFORMED
to tho Chicago. Danvillo j. Vinconuos Railroad
Coupany; lhat tho iattor Company ~ horolossly
ignlvent, lis whole nssotH not exceeding 3. d0o,-
ono, ultite It's bonded indebtedness amounts to
over $3,700,0D0, and its tlonting Indebtedness
to ovor 300 900, bcBtlcs liabilities to tho amount
of several hundred thousand dollars as guaratl..
tor or inlorBor Of J. l.. Young. The last-nanaed
individual, 1t is clnituet has asHcriod that only
sG0.0U0 Of tho bonds OF tho Chicago, Danvil!o l.
Vinconucs Halfway Company had been IL.
sued, anil complainant allcgca no holds
s4D.0O0 of thom, and tho Union National
Da1h tho rou1n,ning $4,000. III conclusion.
complainant asks that tho 12 lntlcn Of ruad
through tho Towns Of Lake and Worth may bo
sold to meet his bonds that llo rnny hayo lion
on tho subscriptions n.nlo to tho HALLWAY Conn
l,nny, cnl aAsgnctt to tho Southern Company
thaE tho rai!road aud railway and Southern COM
pa,ies may DO restrained from taking pos
eeraion of ihc Southern Road, Or sclliuE Or ill
c,,nlboriug IL tint II. r. Eau,es, Tho CONNER.
c!al National, mud tho Fourth National Banks
may Ia re1uehted not to sell the bonds and,
Lastly, that q 1tereiycr may bn appointed to wind
up tic complicated afrairs Of tho Chicago, Dali
villo 1, Iincenncs hallway Company. Mcssrs.
Cooper, GaricLt, aud Packard appear us complains
ant's eoliciturs.
, 1874-12-15

which ttEcmlcl Ii Dublin on Tuesday, tho 24th of
jHht mouth.
Church, mil ccrEylon NJ all tin other cf,otnaitDnss
together will MI ussnnty cstlmatc at aoo3 III mum.
eyary Gradc, tasa, and chayaclor III tim community
Thn nation scented tnove fron liz contrc tu 1ln cir
ousnfnrtlcc. anti s roprrvt tativs luMcd toGn-
nit to Incot Hninu foreign lrinco NJ mighty roulltatc
not 10 attend uIhn sono great exhibition nf filo isl1s.
tcntitna OhriEsian lily evamseNsss from America.
An ols u 1rolanH anclont orators oco r,isl regard
I'M co.tan political esant l ho ,atcry Of bis eol
from, her ted nu gUs nenrer tho ntn" 1tclan nc.cr
rosa 10 high, either In pura or uorat lifc ~ na
Gu the lly III ta remarkable asatml,lago. Tlht raHl
multitude seemed 1nofci by sdlcolitroing srirt,
and continued for Two whole dasa, or thromEaut tlo
cl!iro acasona of the ConYanlon, ahaorbe II, tlo
alteration nf tho great revival Wrk III progress ali
uYer tio land,
, 1874-12-15

The D1othodist Sliuisterial Association assen,-
,,1a ~ ., ,,s,a, ',a a. INK o,11orIt xos,orIov .
o'so ~ VIZ u@Aa f'>'e Nv t''4s 49, ~
moruins. LII tho absence 0! w. Jntklns' H.
Edwards WAS called to tho CHAIR. Prayer was
offorod by tho Noy e. II. Jowett, Of Kausus.
tao Ao'to"4's ..0'se'E 1. "oe ~ witt, -,
heS' i. H. Jewe1t' o. A"hsasi a. y. "n.to' -, =,
Nebraska; Dr. 1tuttlodGe, ABohs freedman A'd
Society; J. II. Waldson. Of tho Wisconsin Con-
forouro: j. r. Cretsnton, Gccrotary Minnesota
r-.,a.,.
, 1874-12-15

CHICAGO i soETMENS.
Dortho1d Loewenthal, on behalf Of himRn1f
aud all others who chooHe to join, filed bill
yesterday in tho Circuit Court ngniust tho CHI
cago, Dauvilla j. Vinconncs 1sai1road and Railway
Companies. md tho Chicago t. Southern 1ail-
road Company, assng to foroc1oao q mortgage,
appoint Receiver, and graut IN injunction.
Complainant states thnt he oWnH forty bonda for
31,0O0 each, with coupons attached, Of tho Chi
Gago, Danyillo l. FinronucB RAILWAY Company.
ThcBe bouds arc occurred by trnBt-dped on tho en-
tlro railroad Of tho hallway Company, extending
from the northern terminus in tho City Of Chicago
to tho Houthcrn terminus Ill Thornton. tosetA-
or With The franchises, equipments. tolls, ssuos,
and profits lilo Directors OF the Railway Com
pany, by resolution passad juno 81, 1878, att
thorixcd the issue Of 5u0 bonds, forty OF which
complainant OWNS.
THE CHICAGO, pANv1LLE / y1NCENkEa RAILWAY
COMPANY
was Incorporated under tho general law Of 1872,
and laid tho greater part Of ts track IN 1873. 4
considerable portion, however, Of that laid
/, through tho Town OF Worth waa not laid out al
specified in the trust-doed, but complainant al
lesea 1t 10 cqultably subject to tho lien OF tho
t1llst-aced, although not mentioned thorcin.
It IL claimed that the Chcago, Danylllo j. Vlu-
cenaes Railway Company saa iucorpo-
ratca et tho inBtauco OF tho Chi
cago. Dany;llo l. yinconucs nailroaa Com
,,,1,' :. ,u,,nhor ~ tro ooioor. ~ rat,,
tsa.s ''..,,Ia:au nSs'.. H.. re.
oon'F"niea pe'ub 'uo ean'o' ana kao"n aa y ".
Young i Co.,, And having tho control OF both
companies. Tue complainant then goes OIL to
e4oW that Tiers ~efo other pethons III tha cut
ploy OF both oompanscb, aud they wcro III fact
ono organization plit nhdor ainofeht ha'ncn:
1u this Interesting coudtion Of affairs ". .,
Juu61ls. as ProBsdent OF tho hallway company,
aud j, i. Campbell, as Secretary, gravoly
EXEcuTEp THE boAp8
Of such hallway Company, aud then, cool!y
cAanglua tAgls ohclai coats ~ 1t Woro III graVely
accepted suuh ponds ~ EGnune, net11s III tho
Haislo capacity for tho Rallroad CompanY. Tho
other hfl!oals common TO tho two Companies
a'Ho touHu no dlillculty. clame!oon-llEo, Ill uu-
derEolnB similar TRANSFORMATIONS nud drawing
double salnricb' IIlla happy family, with two
tables on Which to luuch, ltAd & very conclattry
nleotlug in September, 1873. and
LEASED THE HALLWAY COMPANY
to tho Nallroad Company, mud t1ou adjourned
Tor dl1l'1er- unfortunately, thoir ,gastsonomio
fcats we're too heavy 2 tag on tho tsoasury
or tho GAlcaBo DanVillo q vinconuos ltalt-
roaa company, hha last 1all II 1nl'ea to pay
lta regular intbrose on ITS bon1a. 5ells1l men
who sought rallfoad nohds Tor the amount