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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

ACCORDING TO the Chicago Tri-
bune, Jay Gould has by a flank
movement succeeded i'm capturing
the Pacific Mail steamship COM
pany, which until now has been the
most formidable rival of the Union
and Central Pacific. This signal
victory vas won by a strategic ma
neuvre at the recent election of
Pacific Mail directors. He sent to
stockholders a specious circular
glorifying the Hatch administra-
ton, and, by means of its repre-
sentations, secured proxies enough to
elect a ticket of which the Hatch
element is a very significant part.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

WHEN the hill for the admission
of New Mexico comes up i'm the
Senate a very lively debate is an
:icipated. 1t appears that, with the
exception of Senator Hamlin, the
entire New England delegation is
opposed to this measure. This is
principally owing to. sectiona: ZEAL
ousy of the growing power of the
West. Western Senators, on the
other hand, are said to be almost a
unit In favor of the bill. The Mid
die and Southern States hold the
balance of power, but the friends of
tile bill are sanguine of success.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
AND now the Grand Island Times

AND now the Grand Island Times
announces its conversion to General
Vifauaine's favorite scheme of leg
islative re-apportionment. With
the object sought to be attained by
this scheme, our readers are doubt
less familiar. IL is evident, how
ever, that the editor of the Grand
Island Times is laboring under a
most serious misconeeption when he
assumes that it promises practical
results. This is excusable when il
IL borne in mind that he is a COM
parati:e stranger i'm Nebraska, and
has had no time to familiarize him.
self with our political affairs.
While General Vifquain's plan
may sound very plausible to him
We hope that a closer investigation
will dispel that delusion. Waiv-
ing all legal and constitutional
objections its ultimate success de-
ponds on two propositions. First,
that the Governor shall become
convinced that legislative re-appor-
tiOnment Is one of the extraordinary
emergencies contemplated by that
article Of our constitution, which
empowers him to convene the
Legislature In special session.
Second, upon the Willingness of the
legislature tn carry out the Govern
or's recommendation, aud their
ability to agree upon any re-appor-
ttonment bal
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
might have been expected, the

AS might have been expected, the
House refused to concurin the Senate
amendments to the new currency
bill, and consequently that measure
has been put into the hands of a
conference committee for readjust-
ment. If that committee adopts
the course pursued with the bank
ruptcy bill we may not hear from
it again before the FOrty-third Con-
gress passes in its checks.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

COLORADO does not propose to be
very far behind New Mexico i'm he
race for Statehood. The He
Committee on Territories have Con-
cluded to report a bill in favor of her
admission next Monday, and a very
strong effort will be made to put the
bill through under a suspension of
the rules. We a%pprehend, however,
that the opposition will be better
prepared to counteract these tactics.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
OCCIDENTAL J0TTINGS.
r

All the agricultural districts of
the Territory give promise of big
crops.
Gulch mining gives promise of
being quite active in Summit county
within a short time.
The warfare by the cattle men
against the sheep men and their
fiocks, has again broken out in
Huerfano county.
Boulder boasts ola trout pond and
the fastest horses in the Territory,
for 5000 or less, Also spring wheat
four or five inches high.
The Indian population of ColOra-
do is distributed as follows: Los
Pinos, 3,199; White River Agency,
500; scattering, $50.
1t is expected that the Pixies
Peak trail will be. free from snow in
a couple of weeks. and it will then
be put In good order for travel.
The WeIshmen of Colorado hold
their annual festival at Golden this
year on the Fourth of July. Their
list Of prizes Is quite large.
The hotels at Maniton Springs are
rapidly filling with health seekers.
The land In the vicinity has ali
been pre-empted and Is held at only
about 81 600 per acre.
Ii is proposed to establish a tri-
weekly stage line from Fort Collins
to Cheyenne, to carry passengers
and light freight at about the cost
by present routes.
Too much water is what is trOub-
ling the Pueblo people. Their sys-
tenn of irrigation is not perfect, and
the water from the big ditch floods
the streets.
A board of cavalry officers, de-
tailed to buy horses for the cavalry
service; will be i'm Pueblo from June
27th to 30th inclusive, for the pur-
pose Of purchasing horses suitable
Tor the purpose.
John Duncan, an irrepressible
prospector of Caribou, has made
another fortunate discovery at Gold
Hill, having found the extension of
Coffey's Alameda lode, from which
ore has been taken that prospects as
high as 81 900 per ton.
A Chicago man is anxious to es-
tablish u wooden factory at Pueblo.
But first he desires to pull the wool
over the eyes of the Puebloites to
the extent of inducing them to give
him a bonus of So, 900, and exempt
his Establishment from taxes for
three years.
The Colorado Touring mills gen.
orally find bushes dull, owing to
the scarcity of wheat. The Fort
Collins mill draws its supplies from
the Thompson, and the Greeley
mills stretch out to the st. Vrain
and beyond. Colorado ought to
double her wheat crop.
San Juan miners are happy ove-
the confirmation Of the Ute trea,-.
The Indians I'm that section ri
friendly and peaeeable. OF tie
country ceded by the treaty the
Rrospector says that it has an area
of many thousand square miles.
SIT Is mostly a mountainous region,
chiefly valuable for mining pur-
poses, but i'm 1t are many fert:k
valleys and parks which contain
thousands Of acres of good agricul-
tural and pastoral land. Within its
limits lie the head waters Of the Rio
Grande, San Juan "a tributary of
the Colorado,) Animas, La Plata,
Mancos, Gunnison and other
rivers, some Of which now toward
the Pacific and Others toward the
Atlantic.n
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

INAsMUCH as Mr.. Blake, the gen.
tleman who furnished those new
text books for our Omaha schools is
now in our midst, it will he very
proper for the Herald to tell us who
received that $500 bride. We
might mention, incidentally, that
upon inquiry we find that all the
text books sold by Mr.. Blake did
NOT cost 81. 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
CALIFORNIA.

The cultivation of bananas Is be-
ing tried in Los Angeles.
Fine specimens of marble have
been discovered in Tulare county.
A heavy frost In Amador county
last week did much damage to the
grapevines.
The Colusa Sun says that the
quicksilver mines i'm Colusa county
are daily becoming more important.
An iron mine has been located on
McCloud river, near the California
and Oregon railway. Efforts will
be made TO work it this season.
A large bed of leadstone has been
discovered in the mineral district
in Tulare county. Its magnetic
powers are said to be wonderful.
William Rihler of Lakeville
sheared fifty-two imported Spanish
Merino sheep q few days ago, the
clip averaging fifteen and one-half
pounds per head.
Some Chinese farmers have
drained a tract of tule land near
Antioch, and are making the UNI
brageOus cabbage and the wide
spreading squash vine to bourgeOn
and blossom.
Nearly all the wool-clip in Los
Angeles has been bought up, and
dealers say there Is not more than
$50, 900 pounds unsold. The wool
clip of Los Angeles, for the season,
Is estimated at 2,50O, 600 pounds;
worth about $3.50 00.
Parties from the plains below Los
Angeles report myriads of young
grasshoppers. They surpass In guam
tity the numbeDsesn in that vicini-
" previous seasons, and fears are
felt tina I they will do considerable
damage to the crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

A MEETING of the Executive
Board of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee has been called by
the chairman, at Omaha, on June
9th. The principal objects of the
meeting are the adjustment of
finances, and the rropriety of con-
vening the State Central Committee
for the purpose of issuing the call
for the Republican State Conven-
ton. Inasmuch as many of our
Republican contemporaries have
exhibited much anxiety touching
the movements of the committee,
We deem il best to keep them fully
informed about the programme.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

We will assume that the Cover
nor does convene the Legislature,
and the Legislature is willing to ACT
upon his recommendation. 1t Will
therefore only remain to be seen
whether they can agree upon any
bill for the redistribution OF repre-
sentatives upon the basis of the
State census of 1874. And here,
would, if this programme be adop-
ted, be the rock upon which General
Vifquain's air castle would inevita-
bly, crumble to pieces.
No matter what shape they would
give to the various districts, there
could only be thirteen Senators and
thirty-nine Representatives for the
entire State.
Now, although the Legislature OF
1871, which framed the present ap-
portionment law, was, under the
constitution, compelled to pass such
an act, the struggle over this bill
was most p~rotracted and bitter. Does
any sane man suppose that the pres
ent legislature which is not in duty
bound to pass such a law would he
BILE to harmonic upon it? At least
ten outof the thirteen Senatorial dis
tricts would embrace two or more
| counties, and some of them would
necessarily include from six to
twelve counties. Now, suppose that
the member from Saline should de-
sire his county attached to Gage,
Thayer ana NuckOls counties,
while the member from Lancaster
should insist upon lacking Saline
county to Lancaster, is there any
likelihood that either of them could
be made to recede.
1t would be the same with all the
other counties. Does anybody ex-
cept General Vifquain believe that
anything short of a re-apportion-
ment based upon an increase OF
representation could be harmonized
on, either in the present or the COM
ing Legislature? And this a only be
had through a new constitution,
Recognizing this fact, the BEE advo-
Gated the new constitution in 1872,
i'm the face of an overwhelming local
sentiment against it. We should
have supported General Vifquain's
proposition now, were it not for the
fact that we consider it visionary as
well as utterly impracticable.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

THE Arkansas legislature has
subsidized for six months, and the
impeached State officers and su-
preme Court judges, are left to ru-
inmate at leisure over their i'm
pending political executions, when
the Arkansas wisacrss re-assemble
to pass Judgment over them.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
to pass Judgment over thell.

FIFTEEN hundredmembers of the
Young Mems Christian Association
from the rural towns in P~ennsylva-
mia, paid a visit to the White House
yesterday, and contrary to expecta-
tons President Grant accorded them
q very courteous reception. That
saved them the trouble of praying.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

SENATOR HITCHCOCK is nothand-
some, and therefore he wants
women to keep away from the bal
lot box. He votes against woman
suffrage every time, and he is very
near right ON that issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

If the vigorous and agrees
i've policy inaugurated by the pres
ent Spanish military commander
does not result in an early crushing
out of the Cuban rebellion, the
chances for Spanish domination on
that island are indeed very slim.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30
ARIZONA,

The fruit crop of Arizona prom
ises well.
Reports from the placer and
quartz mines, Arizona, are encOur-
aging.
Most of the miners at Cedar VAL
ley, are busily employed working
out assessments.
The Florence people ask for a
military post on ella river to pro-
tect them from the Apaches.
The number Of Indians counted
and fed on the Verde Reserve,
May LIST, was 1858.
The construction of = new canal
has been commenced by Colonel
Mason, Fifth Cavalry, at the We're
Reserve, to irrigate the lands which
the Indians at that place are to cul-
tlvate the coming summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-30

The Orleans Hills Vinicultural
Association, Sacramento, has re
ceiyed from one house i'm New York
an order for 10000 gallons of dry
wines, and the California Brandy.
Company, of the same place, has
received an order from Chicago for
10000 gallons of the Johnston made
brandy.
The San Joaquin Argus, in re-
ferring to Major StrOng's 5OO-acre
cotton plantation, says: "The day
is coming, and that within a few
wears, when the San Joaquin valley
will be white as the fleecy snow
drift with the opening bulls of the
cotton plant, and California will be-
come one of the first of the cotton
producing States"
Holcomb Valley, the mines OF
which are attracting considerable
attention in Southern California, Is
located in the Coast Range Noun
tains, about one hundred and twen-
ty miles northeast of Los Angeles,
and sixty-five by wagon road, or
thirty-six by bridle-path from San
Bernardino. The entire area in
cluded in the valley does not prob
ably exceed ten square miles. In
DERIVING this surface are the placer
deposits, and in the adjacent hills
are found the lodges of Ore-bearing
rock. A new town has been laid
out i'm the eastern end of the valley.
One store is already in operation,
and a number of houses are in course
of erection.
The State Land office is to be re-
opened at La Grande.
The strawberry flourisheth in the
streets of Salem.
A company has agreed to put a
bridge across the Willamette at
Salem for the sum of $4,000.
Cattle are dying rapidly in the
vicinity of Burnt river, eastern
Oregon.
Strengthening has commenced
i'm Eastern Oregon. AS a rule the
wool is long and of fine staple.
Grand Ronde Valley is looking
up as a butter-making region, but
there is some difficulty in market
ing the products of the dairy.
The road over the Blue Mountains
is now in such a condition that
freight teams can cross without
serious difficulty.
A farmers association for the
manufacture of agricultural i'm
plents is formed i'm Marion county,
Oregon. Capital stock, $4,000, in
shares Of $50 each.
Two companies are at present
prospecting in the Coast Mountains
for gold, silver, cinabar, etc. They
have been in the mountains for
some time, but as yet have not
succeeded i'm discovering any indi-
cations of the precious metals,
though large quantities of iron and
coal have been found.
WASHINGTON.
Eggs are ten cents a dozen and
butter fifteen cents per pound in
Walla Waila.
The Walla Walla Union notes the
arrival of a large number of emf
grants to that valley from Illinois
and Wisconsin.
The Territorial election takes
place on the first Monday in No
vember next.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-22

threat of resignation was first made. That
it will prove futile we ardently hope. These
threats have, hitherto, been ready and
sure weapon with Bismarck, but he may,
when he leasts expects 1t, be taken OF his
word. Theirs tried the same tactics In
France, and when he found the assembly
proving refractory, he met 1t with resig-
nation or threat thereof. For a time 1t
worked well and the assembly obeyed his
will, but one fine morning they took him
at his word and Theirs retired from power
and the presidency, probably forever. If
Bismarck presses this matter, we trust, for
the sake of Germany, that he. too, may re-
ceive the same treatment. For why does
he threaten to resign? Not because he ex.
pects or desires that 1t will be accepted, but
to coercc the liberal members of the Reich
stag. Their gricvous offcnse consisted in
voting tor resolution which was adopt
ed--dcclariDg that, in order to uphold its
dignity, nh amendment of the constitution
is necessary to prevent the arrest of a mem
Der during session. Why any one should
take offensc at this in liberal government
or should cOnslrue IL into want of conf
dence, 1t is difficult to understand unless
upon the hypothesis that such arrests were
contemplated. The very theory of consti-
tutional governments, composed of differ
ent branches, is that they shall be indie
,,t xc all, IN
branch should not be subject to
any terrorism from the other branches.
The principle, and its exceptions, is stated
in our own constitution, wherein 1t is pro
vided that senators and representatives
shall he privileged from arrest, except in
cases of treason, felony and breaches OF
peace, during their attendance at the SEES
sions of their respective houses, and in go
ing to and returning from the same and
that they shall not be questioned, in any
other place, for any speech or debate in
congress. So far as.we can learn, the de
mand for a constitutional amendment did
not contain this last clause and certainly
If the proposed amendment contained the
same limitation as ours, whether the Reich.
stag had confidence in him or not, Bis
marck ought to have sufficient confidence
in himself to know that he could trump up
charge of treason, felony or breach Of the
peace at any time, and that, too, without
troubling his conscience over much. But
even without any Limitation, the proposed
amendment would commend itself to any
reasonable person when they consider tina,
emporors and princes have long had the
habit of overawng legislators by the use OF
process issued, under the criminal law, by
| Judges who were mere tools Of those ir
power. Germany, with all her liberaity
is not free from such judges, and Bismarck
his been only too ready to use them. The
members of the Reichstag fully understand
this, and have, as yet, showed no signs Of
backing down from their advanced position
They know they are right. and, as Charles
Sumner told Secretary Sta ton. they ough
to "stck." If they do ''stick,' Bismarck
will doubtless accept of Fridays vote as
sufficient balm for his wounded dignity ant
conclude that he, too, will ''stick." not t.
lis threat, but to his office
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-22
state News.

The Rev. d. A. Mack, chaplain at two
different times of the Third Vermont vol
unteers, founder of the New Hampshire
state orphans home, and an unwearying
philanfhropist, is now engaged in another
beneticent enterprise-the establishment of
permanent home for the orphans and
destitute children of Worcester county,
Mass. Mr.. Mack has leased farm of 100
acres at New Boston, near Winchendon,
and buildings 10 accommodate twenty-five
children are now nearly completee
Edward Govc's barn, In Lincoln, was
consumed by fire on Friday night. There
were about thirty tons'of hay, and seven
head of cattle burned, beside some farm
lug tools. The cause of the fire is un-
known. The loss Is partly covered by in
surance.
A Vermonter, who stopped at the Massa-
soft last night, lost his pocket book at the
waiting rooms, and started off this morn
ing without it, but "John," the porter
looked up the man on the train, and deliv-
cred up the wallet, containing money and
notes to u considerable amount. The re-
cipient responded with a liberal reward
Not cent, nor even 'thank you" Well,
1t takes all sorts of people to make n world,
but let us hope there are not many of that
sort.-SprinQtieM Union.
There was an uncommon case of safe
breaking in the Portlandl and Ogdensburg
railroad office, in St. Johnsbury, the past
week. By some means the pin connecting
with one of the levers got broken, and the
lever could not be moved. Consequently
the safe could not be opened. After some
three days labor by mechanics with what
implements they could bring to bear, the
door was taken to pieces without destroy
ing the lock, and the contents of tie safe
removed
Sheldon Pond, who has been confined in
the state prison, on life sentence for muir
der, since June 10, 1866. was, last week,
transferred to the asylum for the insane, at
Brattieboro, on official order. As his SEN
tence was confinement, not hard labor. he
declined all work, and as it was unsafe to
allow him to be freely among other con-
victs, he was kept in his cell during nearly
| the entire period of his confinement-over
nineteen years.
A NOV of fifteen or twenty tons of hay
belonging TO Levi and Mahala Codding of
Waterville has been found to be complete
ly spoiled by being put in the barn without
being properly cured.
The Woodstock Post thinks the grangers
do knock prices somewhat, and no mistake.
Wood is hauled into the village at from 81
to 81 which is about 81 lower than last
/ and the nIynnpps IL will
doubtless so down still more
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-22

Hon. Charles |. Ladd, senator from
Chittenden county, is quite i'll at his home
in Milton.
Hon. A. L. Kinney Of Vershire, former
ly assistant judge Of the Orange county
court, has sold his farm and removed TO
Plainfield, in Washington county.
1t was the wish of Hon. Ezra Cornell to
be buried in the Cornell university grounds
and the fulfllmcnt OF this wish will only
be delayed till fitting tomb can be con-
structed upon the campus.
The S ate's attorney, Hon. w. II. Walk
err, of Ludlow, has so far recovered his
health as TO be able to appear in the Wind
sor county court in session at Woodstock,
for the first time this term, on Monday last
and he will conduct the prosecution in the
criminal trials.
The trustees of the Randolph normal
school having failed 10 secure Mr.. Cilley
of Brandon, are now in correspondence
with ID. ID. Gorham, formerly principal of
the Montpelier graded school, and are in
hopes of inducing i'm TO take Mr.. Commits
place.
George II. Chapman, Esq, of Vergennes,
the new states attorney, for Addison coun
ty, earned reputation for promptness
and efficiency at the late term of the coun.
ty court. The Vergennes VermOnter says
"Looking over his record we are not dis
posed to regard our views of Mr. Chap
mans fitness for the office of states attor
ney, as expressed in these olumns,as over
wrought in the least degree. He will no
disappolnt the expectations of his friends
nor Of the public generally"