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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-16
THE LATEST

Nominattons--Resumpti Order.
National Asso tiated Press to the star.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 16.-The Presi-
dent sent TO the Senate to-day the fol-
lowing names; B. r. Perrett. of San
Francisco, to be Consul General at St.
Petersburg, John T. Lynch, Postmaster
at Salt Lake, Edward y. Wade, OF deor-
gis, collector OF internal revenue, Sec
ond District, Georgia.
The Treasury Department to-day is.
sued regulations governing the resump.
lion Oh legal tender notes, National
Bank notes and fractional silver, and
he redemption OF the minor coins Of the
Uniled States.
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NOTICE.
Administrators Sale.

0N SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
" December. 1871, atll O'Clock A. NJ, on the
premises, will be sold to the highest bidder
the following real estate as the property of
Moses Frybarger, deceased, TO- wit:
One lot of land in Hamilton County, Ohio,
designated as northeast part OF Lot No. 80, In
the Village Of Hartwell, as per plat recorded
tn Plat Book 8, pages II and 10, Hamilton
County Records; beginning at the Intersection
% the south line of Park avenue with the west
ai4e OF Eastern avenue, 100 feet: thence west
erly In line parall with said Park avenue
te)> feet 10 said south line Of said avenue; ;
shsnce eastwardly along said line (1OU) feet to
ehe place Of beginning, free Of dover, but sub
leet to the release Of right Of way made by the
Hamilton County House Building Ass collation.
to the Cincinnati y Springfield r. W. Co.
Appraised at $50.
Terms of sale-The property will be sold at
not less than two-thirds OF the appraised
value. Terms-One- third cash; ope-third In
one, and onc-third in two years from day of
sale, deferred payments to Dear interest ana
be secured BY mortgage on the premises.
r. b. MCKINNEY, Administrator.
BUTTERWORTH & VoGELRR, AttorneJs
November IS, lS71. noi8 .5tF
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Third Ed!t!io.

heS@ CINCINNATI, Nov. 16 $50 P. M-Flour
In fair demand and market easy. Wheat
quiet, moderately active and rather easy.
CORE fairly active and steady. Whisky firm
anu higher. Meas pork steady and quiet. Lard
In moderate demand Meats in fair demand
and steady Cotton quiet and prices un-
changed. Country produce in fair consump- =
tive demand. Seeds steady with jobbrng de-
mand. Gold 1929. Exchange steady with
moderate inquiry, and rates unchanged.
B6ye WEATHER.-Probably fair and warm
weather for the next twenty-four hours,
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Governme emit Litigation.
al Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The Solicitor
of the Treasury has handed to the Sec.
retary of the Treasury his annual report,
and accompanying IL the report OF the
Chief of the Secret Service Division OF
the Treasury Department.. The Solicit
OF suits commenced during the year was
STA making a total sued for OF S14, ,078,.
08I II. D. the whole number of suits
brought, 684 were decided in favor of the
United States; 81 were adversely de.
oided, 360 were settled and dismissed,
and In five the penalties were emitted d
by the Secretary of the Treasury; leay-
ing 805 still pending.
The Resumption Repeal Bill.
There Is an understanding among
members OF the House that debate on
MIR. Ewing's bill will close with a night
session Tonight, and that a vote will be
had on the BILL and amendments on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Sargent's bill, introduced iu the
Senate yesterday, to regulate the expen-
dllures OF the Navy, provides that from
and after the passage OF this act the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall trans
nit TO Congress tabulated/ statements
showing In detail the receipts aud ex-
penditures In the naval service under
each appropriation as made up by the
Fourth Auditor. Appended to this state
ment there shall be an account OF the
balances in The hands Of disbursing off i.
GERS at the close OF each fiscal year.
Our Army.
Gen. Sherman submitted his annual
rennrL tn the Secratary Of War Tho
report says: On the. 18th of October,
1877, the army aggregated, officers and
men, "a ,601, including Signal Corps, re.
tired Off ;ers, engineer battalion, en-
listed men OF Staff Corps, hospital stew
ards, Indian scouts and unassigned re-
ctuits. Or this number the force avail.
abfe Tor service at that date amounted
to 206l0, officers and men, to which
should bs added $40 Indian scouts. The
cavalry arm OF the service consists OF 10
numbering 7.9l1 men and 439
officers. There are Ave regiments Of
artiilsry, with 28A officers aud 2,821 men;
there are 26 regimeuts Of infantry, with
S77 officers and 8,778 men. The Signal
Corps consists OF Ava men. The number
OF retired officers is 80l. The Engineer
numbers 109; ordnance, 346.
There are eleven general officers 10 the
army and 500 general ssaf officers.
The Adjournment.
Hon. Fernando Wood will bring up In
The House to-day q resolution thai, pro-
vidlng the Senate conoprs, the extra
session adjourn on Thursday, the ~ Il
Instant, at 9 r. M.
The Democratic Senators
neld = caucns alter the adjcnramsnt Of I
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THE OLD WORLD.
National Associated Press to the Star.
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
VIENNA. Nov. 16-The Vienna Tag
blatt to-day publishes an uncoufrmed
report that the Russian van guard, un-
der General Gourko, has united with
u Servian corps under Heryitovich
near the Servian frontier. The Monte
negrins have carried all OF the defenses
at Altivari except the principal fort
MORTALITY OF THE WAR.
LONDON. Nov. l6-A special dispatch
from Berlin to the Post states that tue
number OF Russl ns killed, wounded and
missing from the commencement OF the
war to November 7 amounts to sixty
four thousand eight hundred and sixty
three men.
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The Silver bill.

National Associated Press to the Star.
" AsHINGroN. Nov. 16-The Senate
committee on Finance, at Its meeting
this morning, resumed the considera,
ylon Of the Silver Bill, and discussed IL
at great length. They arrived at no
conclus on, ind will hold another meet
ing this afternoon.
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France xn Danger of OWL War,

Franco An Danger OF OWL War;
National Associated Press to the star
LONDON, Nov. IL "A letter from Paris
says: 1t is believed. that the civil war ia
now only a question OF weeks, perhaps
days. President MaeMahon Is entirely
in the hands Of the Bonapartists and the
Clsrlcsls. These know that the Marshaps
resignation would be destroy Ing their
last hope OF governing France. But tor
fear Of Germany and Italy the goysrn-
nent would long ago have resor ted to
iOlce.
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Pennsylvania has clause In her Con-
stitution prohibiting the consolidation
OF telegraph companies or the control OF
one company by another. The legality
Of the recent transaction Of the A. & T.
and Western Union Companies will be
examined on Thursday next at the insti-
cation OF the Attorney General Of the
State.
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DpCCIdI 10 VnG oG8E.
BATAVIA, o., Nov. 16-Treasurer
Robinson aud the County Commission :
ers Jointly offer reward Of 50, 900 for
the safe robbers and stolen money or
12H per cent of all sums secured.
l.. B. Curtis, Of Mt. Vernon, and Jos.
BIcking, of this town, are now examin-
ing the Auditors and Treasurer's
hanks
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Mr.. Lorillard Will not run Parole
against Ten Brock IN tho West. The
race. II at all, must be at Saratoga. So
Parvle,s 0Wner writes TO the editor OF thg
Turf Field aud Farm. ssf
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FOR SALE,

L Or SALE--LATIIE, &C.-A combined foot
l. lathe anu scroll saw, with a complete set OF
iron and wood working tools. great varie-
ty OF work can be done on the machine. Can
be seen In Star building Apply In the office.
nOl2-tf
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WANTED = TO BORROW - $4,5OO; will
W give first mortgage security ON city rea
estate. Inquire at d. Gest street. i4-bt
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wv ANTED-BoYs-To sell papers for this
offce. ~
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TOR RENT-HOUSE-sOf three rooms and
Il han. In Covlngton. Inquire at southeast
corner Fourth and Russell streets. 1885,
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Uaarsssed q black s.kias,, ara r, fashlal.
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FOR RENT.

LNOR REET-SfOHE AND ROOMS-Three
i rooms and store for rent. at 255 freeman.
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TOR RENT - HOUSE - OF FIVE rooms, In
4 Covington. Inquire at southeast corner
Fourth and Russell streets. 15-3t
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wANTHD---MIs MIsCHLLANBous,

yTN b. DOHAN WILL. SELL FOR 80 DAYS
- his entire stock OF boots and SHOES at 20
per cenr. below cost, Ladies' hne Kid custom
made button boots 81 T5, custom made pebble
side lace 81 so, and all goods in proportion.
Corner Central avenue and seventh street.
n0A-2tW&F
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X OR RRENT-HOUSE-On Mill street, a cot.
T. tage OF two rooms and Kitchen; rent low.
inquire at AZ w est Fou;th sc. 1876
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wANTED---sITUArIoNs.

WANTED - SITUATION - For up stairs
wv work or washing and ironing, city Oh
country. Call at So Harrison street. l4-8t
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The Vanderbilt Will Contest.
National Associated Press to the Star.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-It is stated thai
a basis OF settlement In the Vanderbilt
case was submitted at the close OF tht
proceedings yesterday, and is now I'm.
der consideration.
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LOR RENT'-STORE-And two rooms, suit
l. able for grocery or daily market, at 2S6
Sycamore street Inquire at % East Seventh
street.. nol8-2t*
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fAUlni SCREAM OF the West,"
kAsHNM Glendale,

These fayorite brands are made at the WEST
END MILLS (James X. Hurin's), Sixth street.
hear freeman. Call and leave your order. De-
uyered free. Satisfaction guaranteed
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W WANTED--SIrUATION - AS housekeep-
wv e5 by young widow lady: would like
me care Of children. Address MRS. CLARA.
AAWs, Covingtous Kentucky. i4-4t y
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ED-EVERYBODY-To know that
w they can buy at H. f. ISON'S, Us East
Fourth street, oysters in bulk or in cans,
wholesale and retail, cheaper than any house
In the city, and quality guaranteed equal to
any. Also, sGardner Phipps s. 20 8 pine-ap-
PIE brand of extra sugar-cufed hams; all
Kinds OF game in season, and every thing usu.
ally Kept in first-class daily market. Ho.els,
restaurants, groceries and daily markets wilt
And 1t to their advantage to buy our oysters.
oc:6-2mF, NAV
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ALTON - AS coachman
w understands the care OF flowers and 10 o
good mixer; references OF the beat Call OF
address Ga Kossuth street. noi5 .St#
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1OR RENT-HOUSE- On Pearl street, a
Il S-story brick store and dwelling house, at
30 East Pearl street. Inquire at 20 Main st.
1b-Ht
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L>OR RENT-STORE-Good large store. Of
4 hce and cellar, suitable for any business,
on SIxth-street Market-space Inquire at
DEMPSEY'S, Sixth and Plum. l4-2t
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LOR RENT-HOUSE-On Oak street, Mt
Il Auburn, a fine 2& story brick house Of te,
rAems, opposite John Shillito's. 1s-2t
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MORE OF THE HISTORY OF RUM
Four Men Attempt to KIN Themselves, but
only Make Work foe Surgeons.

Lloyd Gay, young brakeman on the Hud-
son River Railroad drank to excess on Monday.
and he did not return to his home, at 45G West
Twcnty-ninth street. until yesterday afternoon
His wife was in her mothers room when he ro-
turned. Gay opened the door of his mother-in-
laws sitting room and seeing h is brother-n- law
at the window. said: " GooJ-by. Ihopc you may
lie prosperous" Tho brothcr-in- law called Mrs
Gay. and she went to her husbands side. He
drew n revolver and nourishcd II 80 wildly that
Mrs. Gay rcentcrcd the sitting room and closed
the door. Immediately aftorward the report of
the revolver was heard Gay was found lying
He Was mt to the Ney YORK H I1 ;, .,uoo,
was found in an clubhouse 10y his wife. bleeding;
from n hidcous cash in his neck. which he had
Just made. with n largo knife. His wife said
that he had not been right" in his mind since
he had sunstroke i've years ngo
,, william shroeder ia l,le boy while passing
in an open sccond-storv window in the rcnr
house. q bloody hand waving up. and down.
floor clutching upward with his hands. His
shirt was soaked with the blood TINT had flowed
INC room. Il was wretched place. When Gil
iespiG went home awcck ago he found his wife
inI Int H. beat her. Then his wife and
the furniture. and was drunk for n week. On
Monday he broke up his cook stove and sold IL
70 n Junk dealer. and kept on drink ing. When
found Yesterday he seemed to have tried to
shave himself. and then in u sudden freak of
dclrium TO have drawn the ruzor across his
throat He was sent to the CITY Hospital.
=, AZ Stimmermann. butcher. at lG1 East
fifty-third street. was serving customer yes
to-day morning. his brOther-in-law Fritz
lichl. stawart unmarried German Of % years
OF age. who was formerly an officer in the Ger
man army. stepped from an inner room into
the shop. grasprd a en.bladed knife. six
inches long. from the meat block. made foint
Mt Stmm"Tmann. and went back Ia the rear
room. The knife ratified on the floor soon after
ward. aud Richl began To- cry md moan. He
had stabbed himself Just above the heart. The
knife pnno' rated thrrc inches into the lett lung.
lie is in .Dcllcvue Hospital His condition is
critical He had boon drinking heavily. Once
he att 'mpted To- starve himself for two days he
would not touch food. Frequently h. acted ns
though lo would use the butcher knife on him
sell or Stlmmprfuuuu
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DOBB's FERRY BTRGLIRS.
Three More Depredations scored a gainst the
Highland BrigHnds.

The Highland Brgands were at work
again on Monday evening. John MoEntce an
employee @, Cyrus W. Field. Of Atlantic cable
fame. started at about o'clock from his little
home ON Mr.. Fields grounds for Dobhs Ferry
nearly mile distant. He had turned from the
Old turnpike road into a by-road. in order 10
follow the aqueduct, and was lighting his pipe
when he was seized from behind and thrown
on his back 10 the ground One highwavman
placed his knee on McEntee's breast and hold
ing cooked pistol against his check. threat
.ned 10 give him the contents II he made the
least out"ry. Another man then searched Nc
Entce's pockets. and then let him rise. The
man with the revolver then marched him some
distance down the road telling him not 10 look
back for his life. While he was walking away
the tire" men dropped back and escaped.
An attempt was made recently 10 rob tho
home ot Charles Gesncr. the ticket agent 1T
Dobb's Ferry. The burglar had clamb' red on
g. wing at the north end of the station. and
was AZ work cutting a wire screen in the window
of the bedroom. Mr.. Gesnor's wife heard the
noise. and awakened her husband. The burg
lar. hearing voices within. ceased his lahors
dropped 70 the ground. and WAS seen running
away by Mr.. Ge-ner.
On Thursday night last two masked burglars
with dark lanterns entered q small house or,il-
pied y Daniel Loo. within the grounds OF Mr.
Peter VI. B.cgcn. The brewer. but Mr.. Lee fright
onru them AWAY.
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The Fraudulent President Cannot sit SIN In
his Stolen Chair.


What cnn be the meaning Of this restless
nessP How Is it that an incumbent Of the White
House. with the evidence furnished by the adj
minlstrations of his predecessor that the Ameri-
can public rcprchcnd nothing more in nm Tx
ccutivc than spirit Of gadding, as warning.
can have the enrontery to make an everlasting
noxs. ioaiers. oilers. and street crowds general
lyp Why does he, not put on Il becoming mod
cstyY Why docs he not seek to withdraw him
sell from the public eyer ii he mas good works
70 perform, why docs he not execute them quict-
ly,and try to distract public attention fromhm-
sen anu INC perennial contemplation of the ma
chinery of Returning Boards II Is ensy enough
to understand the cause Of lIaycs's unrest. Tho
demon Of discomfort IL gnuwng Mt his vitns
and pricking him into notion forbiddng him
TO 9c still ever suggesting the hope that contact
with crowds, and the absorption Of u meaning
loss faucry may Danish for brief instant tho
Thought that he is II fraud.
Hayes appreciates the estimation in which he
~ held by u great majority OF the people. He
knows that he is merely tolerated. He knows
that he came within u hairs breadth of being
w., W., cansn o, cyl .wnr. conpar.d Win winch
prcponderancc Of the thinking and voting poo
pie Of this country came to the ca I'm. lll,erato
conclusion that the great fraud OF 1876" as
Mr.. Black aptly terms it, deserved to b. resisted
with arms as much as any assault on the con
stitutional rights Of free people ever did. Ho
knows that he will 90 down 10 history as the
figurchead Of the most rcpulsive political crime
eyer pcrpctrated in that the guilticst actors
therein wore the crmine Of the Supreme Court.
He knows all these things and yet the demon
ol discomfort drives him forth into the high
Mays to exhibit his fraudulent person before
the gaze OF the idle mob. the better to make his
mental disquct the more poignant when thrown
in upon himself again.
TO sit down quietly in the White House,
which Is the part OF prOpriety and deccnry ia
impossible; for to sit down j. 10 bring self
OF the tramp IL the only thing that can divert
him. He and his retinue get aboard OF the
train. Thcy travel like "A mcnagcrie from town
10 town. Hayes goes out on the platform. The
crowd Of rustics yrll and swing their hats and
handkcrchirfs. The children cry. The cows
and We Elgs scanper behind, the barn in
alright The scene is repeated everywhere.
when biz town IL reached. the hacks and the
lickspittles get out band and four-horsc car
riagc. and There IL a Procession" with more
yclls and hat swngings.
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has done q great deal for the profession in the
way OF regulations and salaries, and every good
fellow will wish him success" Mr.. William
feels very sore. lie has nevor had much OF a
show in the thcatrc, but has been mcmhcr for
was marked hit lie had play in Mr. DAYS
desk which has been time and again nm
bounced. but has not yet s,cn the light He.
too. Is IN the market and prcfurs city engage
mcnt, MIR. larkins. at one time leading man
IN paly'S Is one Of the heaviest creditors. lie
has left the company and is travelling on his own
did. He has bought Mctamora." and expects
e max q fortune with it. i i; understood that
Mr Bennett, and some OF the others will Join
-, II Is to- carly to say whit will be done with
Continental. the Coleman. Bcekmnns. and tho
rcst-las not been especially fortunate Of late.
IN th" list. 1t has paid 100000 . year. The
GilscyS want t3500Q. II is understood that
several parties negotiated for it n year ago. TO
IS now In the market. There nro many rumors
4. N, lnlmer. Lester Mallark. \. H. Cazauran.
Mr. Nrponough, and Stephen Fskc are freely
used; but. SO far as investigated. there is
nothing in them at the figure Of $4,000. Tho
fcrrcro mnmagcru Mt, some years since gave
e. the san Francisco Minstrcls n sub-lca Of
the theatre. which, however, was pronounccd
invalid at the time OF Fgrrero- failure, and Mr.
Dnly stepped in over their heads. The Min
strcls ieh aggrievedi and began suit: but they
them with their present place. Mr.. Birch said
Yesterday that there WIS no truth in the story
that inc ana MS partners were negotiating. They
prefer To Keep near shore.
Mr.. DAILY Il u little over forty years OF age and
Il PERFECT health. lie married q daughter Of
MIR. John Dun formerly OF the Olympic Thea
ire. and father OF the manager Of the New
Broadway. He IL represcnt, Il az relieved bc-
yond cNpr' ssion 10y the removal IT his burden.
ana VIII hond 20 his now work with character
isllr nerve. vigor. and industry. The people
VIII doubtless svmnathizc with the effort uf a
faithful and brilliant public servant.
Last evening iair-szcd audience assembled
effort The Darl, CITY" II was noticed that
III" cast WAS unmpaircd, except that the part
usually played hy james Lewis was intrust"d
t. over Fawrrtt.
II alpear- that Mr. Iows's comments on Mr..
llaly affairs had come to the ears and touched
the scusih'lti"s Of the manager. Mr.. Lewis
came 10 thy theatre ut the usual hour prepared
To- play. Mr.: Daly fused him admission 10 the
theatre and SAID he didn't wish any such
doublc-faced people on his stage. Mr. Lewis
retired and Mr.. fawcctt went on.
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THAT BRTDGE Ar OH.fHi.
The Public Warned OF Its Unsarety-Its Lia-
biiity TO sudden Collapse.

PLArTsMoUTn, Sept. Jay Gould sgd
ney Dillon and other famed Credit Mobilierites
own. b'sdc the Tall Tower and few other
things. the Union Pacific Railroad and the
Union Pacific bridge across the Missouri river
az Omaha and Council Bluffs That bridge
1850 feet long. rests on ten pairs Of cast iron
tubes. or piers 10 feet from hcdro X TO the level
Of the bridge. The tubes are three inches
thick. and filed with concrete or more properly
rubhle stone and cement There are eleven
spans, $50 feet each. composed OF cast and
wrought iron. Tho DETECTION Of the spans
am told. is four inches. The trains that passed
over that bridge. passed over at n snail'- pace.
and gave no Jar to the superstru cturo that would
properly tnst IT, unsairty.
Til" other morninE-iortunatoly thore was no
tram on the hrdge-a playful Western breeze
ir.ssed two SPINS Of this bridge into the current
The spans are said to weigh $50 tOus-a ton 70
tho lincal foot. The papers say they thcy were
carried on by a cyclone. sroeco. tornado or
some other desperate wind force. The fact that
escaped is against the cyclone theory. unless il
was an accommodating cyclone thut concen-
irat 81 al its force ana venom on that ill-starrcd
bridge. Ia fat. the elements seem to have "A
fangrmcni- at Duaha. Tor tho Missouri river is
cutting in and threatening the Union Pacific
daiion. The parties are trying 10 dam the in
coming Hood by q riprapping OF loose rock that
offers no great OBSTRUCTION TO torrent running
the whole thiag iii they are hoarse. '"'''''"''
But the bridge Mt Omaha IL unsafe for travel
iets, II can bc proved 10y the length OF the
bridge, th. length 81 spans. the swaying oil tall.
unsuhsitntial. oscillut.ng cast iron piers. the
fling, the capitalization, and material defects
OF the structure that 1t is liable 10 collapse at
any moment
There should be- n safe and permanent bridge
nrrpss tn" Missouri. at sgmr available point,
such us al Plsitsm"uth. L. y. Macdonald