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Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
DRY TOAST.


II some OF these champion wrest-
lers were put behind a buck-ssw the
world would be no worse OF.
Some Californians figure in this
way: Borrow $500 of q Chinaman
for thirty days At the end oftwen-
ty.nine days kill him and get an ex-
tension for life
Napoleon the First was perfectly
satisfied If he had raw onions and
crusts to eat, but second Lieutenant
In the United States army in these
days want four kinds Of soup and
perpetual peace.
It has been decided IN California
that q father can't make his son
support him, and 30 SONS will con-
tinue to stand on the corners, hands
In their pockets, Subs Of cigars IN
thsIr mouths, and g look of heroism
in their eyes.
The janitor Of the New Castle,
Delaware, jail forgot to paste up the
cracks Of the building before rstir-
ing on Wednesday evening, and
during the night three prisoners
walked out, and 1t is thought they
do not intend to rsturn.-lNorris
town Herald.
When the head of the family
comes home at a shockingly late
hour, deposits his weary self Oh the
top OF the piano, and while gently
tickling the keys with his major
toe, murmurs something about the
annoyance of a squeaking bed, it Is
entirely safe to draw conclusions.
A starving Chinaman, who was
taken into the Cincinnati hospital o
few days ago for resuscItation, at
tributed his woeful plight to the fact
that he had started a laundry in
Louisville. He sums up his exper-
fence in a single line: "Kentuckee
two weekee--one shirtee. FIX
change.
The Philadelphia style OF adver
Using Is as follows: "a refined gen.
tleman, who does not use tobacco
in any form, but does have family
prayers and vocal blessings at table,
with a genteel wife (none others In
the family, csn have five or six
rooms, partly furnished; every con-
venience, undertakings, water on
each floor, and give table board to
two ladies for rent; III superior col
ored house girl can be retained, II
wanted.
"Now, then, state your case" said
a Detroit lawyer the other day, az he
put the fve-dolIar bill away IN mis-
vest pocket.
"WeIl," began his client, "sup.
pose the man living next dool
wants to put a barn right up against
my line, coIuing within two feet O
my hntSc ?"
"Re can't do it, sir-can't dc
anything Of the kind" replied thu
lawyer.
"But 1 want to put my barn RICH
up against his line," remarked ths
client.
"Oh-ab-yes, I see. Well, sir
go right ahead and put your barr
there. All the law in the case is OF
your side"
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
EASTER THOUGHTS.

Kneeliue beside her mid a / neeling throng.
In the dim twilight of the temple. whore
The Easter buIs, ecent-laden, filed the
air.
With sweet aroma. and the solemn song.
Low cha" ted, foated through The holy
place.
1 watched the curtains of her ~rnslting eyes,
Veil their soft radiance. and Ger that fair
face
Stole fevereht stiffness, as with gentle
signs,
Sins from her sinless lips we're soon con-
fessed.
(Ah. fairest saint. wsrs al sins but as
JhineD
Hen lifting her white forehead from its
piliOwed rect.
Turning her sad. sweet vissge, pure with
thought divine.
She murmured. bending toward me as ]
sat,
Charles, Mrs. Smith yet wears her win
ter hail" d.
Pork Benjamtn. f.. s. Rarpsrs' fr ApriI
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
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Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
SPARKS FROM INGERSOLL.
His Views OF Civil Service Reform

ms views OF Cfv1l Service Reform.
You have heard agreat deal about
civil service reform. I do not be-
lieve III carrying that to the extent
that you won't allow an officer to
resign. I do not believe that that
principle should be insisted upon to
that degree that there would be only
two ways left to get Out of Office
death or suicide. 1 believe, other
things being equal, any party hsv-
ing any Office within its gift will
give that Office to the man who
really believes I'm the principles Of
that party and who has worked to
give those principles ultimate yieto-
ry. That is human nature. The
man that plows, the man that 60 Ne,
and the man that cultivates ought
to be the man that reaps.
But we have In this country q
multitude of little place., a multi
uude of clerkships in Washington;
and the question is whether, On the
incoming of the new administra-
ton, these men shall be all turned
out. In the first place, they are on
starvation salaries, just barely
enough to keep soul and body to-
gether, and responsibility on the
outside; and If there ia q young
man in this audience, I bag of him,
"Never take a clerksh1p in the city
of Washington" Don't you do it
Never do you put yourself where
you have TO duck your head and take
of your bat to everybody else. Don't
you do it. Don't put your hap
piness -don't put your fortune-in
the power of another mans breath !
Don't you do 1t! You never will
have any manhood; you never will
have any vertebre you never will
have any real, square spurk; you
cannot have 1t, and you will lose
confidence, and you will begin to
think If you cannot have a regular
payment each month Of 1874 70, that
| you cannot possibly make a living
in this world. 1t will take all the
! pluck out of you. You will have to
live 30 pinched, 60 narrow, and SO
| contracted that you will have to
smoke q pipe ali the week with the
expectation Of a tive-cent cigar on
sunday. I beg Of you not TO dis.
count your future; L beg OF every
young man have the courage to take
what comes, let 1t be feast or let
be famine, but don't sell the gift,
that fortune may have for you for a
petty salary of $50, OF $40, or S10O
per month Don't do it. Go west
would rather have forty acres OF
land and q log house with one room,
yes, and the woman l love, and
come lattice work over the window,
so that the sunlight would fall
checkered on the baby In the cradle
and 8 few hollyhocks at the oornel
of the house /; I would rather hav;
that, and a nice path leading dowr
to the spring, where I could go ant
hesr the water gurgling; I would
rather live there and die there thar
be a clerk of any government OF
earth. Now, all / mean by thi
civil service reform Is, that If an,
poor devil has been SO mfortunatI
as 10 get into that place, leave hin
thers rather than to destroy some
BODY else every year.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
RELIGIOUS.

A Methodist Sunday school con. |
gress will be held at st. Louis, April
go.
Rltualism is on the increase in
London. Eucharistic vestments |
are now worn in 40 churches in that |
city.
a German Presbyterian congre.
cation has been organized in Phila-
delpbia.
The number of church members
among the Indians is estimated at
10000, Of whom about 80, 900 are
PrOtestants.
A memorial tablet for Bishop
Cummins has been ordered from
England for the First Reformed
Episcopal Church of New York.
The northern and southernPresby-
terrain assemblies meet on the same
day this year, viz May 1.-THE
northern at Chicago, the southern
at New Orleans.
As many as 300, 600 pilgrims are
expected to visit Rome during the
celebration Of the Episcopal Jubilee
of the Pope. OF this great number,
10000 will come from France.
The twenty eighth convention of
the Lutheran general synod, the
oldest general Lutheran organi8a-
ton In the United States, will be
held at Carthage, Illinois, beginning
May 30.
The four largest Congregational
churches In Massachusetts are the
First In Lowell, with 724 members
First in Springfield, 675; First IN
Chelsea, 874; Park Street Ia Bos-
ton, 800.
Thirty-two missionary societies
have stations in China, Japan and
Siam. They employ 249 ordained
missionaries, and % medical mis-
sionaries. The American societies
have in China 100 workers out of
the 274.
The Philadelphia annual confer
ence, which is the oldest body in
the Methodist Episcopal church, is
now in session in Philadelphia,
Bishop Foster presiding. In Philn-
delphia the first Methodist annual
conference in America met in 1778.
Mr.. MoOdy's sermons have been
translated into the spanish, Swed-
ish, and armenian languages. A
Swede is reading them to his coun-
trymen in Mr.. Moody's church in
Chicago. An Armenian edition has
recently been published in ConstaD
tinople.
The college OF cardinals have, it
is said, the following arrangement
in reference to the next papal On
clave: The conclave will meet at
the Vatican, and the election is to
be held in the S1stine chapel, and
steps have been taken to have the
secresy of the conclave protected
from violation.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

TEE Black Hills in the vicinity
of Deadwood are infested by a gang
of cut-throats who make periodical
attsckson stage coaches for thepur-
pose OF plumber. General Crook
will probably take a hand in that
game ere long; and the villains may
find that playing Indian is q very
dangerous psstime.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
INSURANCE
CONVICT B TO LII.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
6ce of the Secy. of the Board of P~ublicLanrs
Lands and buildings of Neb. until Tuesday.
May 18th. 1877, to let the convict labor for q
term Of not more than ten years. Said
proposals shall provide for all penitentiary
expenses including salaries Of officers. and
other help, the heating of the buildings,
boarding and clothing of convicts. and all
necessary expenses; the cost shall be esti-
years /: the time shall be specified in the
bid. and the contract will be let to the low
est responsible bidder for the term of years
best suited to the interests of the State ; the
contractors to have the use of the prison
and grounds belonging thereto. Bidders
will be required to fle with their bid a GER
titled check for the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars as security for the filing of an eccepta-
BILE bond in the sum of two hundred thou
sand dollars, collectable under the laws of
the State of Nebraska in case the contract
is awarded them. Any contract entered in
to shall. provide that the general manage
under the control of the said board and the
Warden, and no contract will be made
which shall deprive the convicts Of any
privileges granted by law, and no contract
will be made for more than sixty cents per
day per capita.
Further information will be furnished
upon application to the Secretary, All
bids should be endorsed on the cover bids
for Convic. Labor" and addressed to Sec
rotary of the Board Of Public Lands and
F. M. DAVIS Board of Public
BRUNO fzscHUcK. Lands and build
GEO. Il, ROBERTS. lings State of Ne
J. q. MCBRIDE. brasks,
mar12 cod may18
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

ONE OF the frst steps of Secretary
Evarts toward inaugurating genuine
civil service reform In the diplo-
matte service should be the removal
Of Colonel John @. Myers from the
Consul Generalship OF China. AL
though Colonel Myers halls from
Nebraska, we have already on q pre-.
vlous occasion been forced to admit
that bis appointment to the position
he now occupies was extremely i'll
advised. Colonel Myers is mentally
and morally unfit for the high posi-.
ton TO which he was elevated by
the potent influence of President
Grants kitchen cabinet. 1t is q no.
torious fact, known TO everybody In
this section that Colonel Myers
during the past few years has been
addicted to the excessive and
babitual use Of liquors, and many
o; his best friends would, if cited
before g jury, be compelled to pro-
noupce him q cross between q mon
omsniso and q lunatic. It Is not
surprising thar his conduct has scan
dalised thu publicservice and disgrac-
edthe government in the eyes of the
diplomatic representatives Of other
nations who have come in contact
with him. With all due respect to
his brother, General Myers, who If
a gentleman of high culture and an
srmy Officer of unimpeachsble
character, we must say thai
Nebraska should n yer have been
misreprasentei abrosG by u man &C
lost 70 all seif-raspec. 1t is moi
rurl rising that United States Mn
is'er Seward should be drawn into
spers7nal controversy with Consu.
General Myers, and it is less sur
prieiDg that the State Department
nsonId, after mature investigation
u this quarrel. cast the entire blsm,
Upon Consul General Myers.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
The Big Horn

is 26 miles. An expedition Of from
200 to 300 miners and prospectors
will leave Rawlins for the Big Horn
country between the first and tenth
days of April, 1877, headed by the
oldest miners and mountaineers in
the West. 1t Is desired by those
going to increase their number az
greatly rs possible, in order to &C.
cure safety and success in prospect
ing. All who contemplate going
to the gold fields should arrange
and go with this expedition. The
expedition will, when ready to
start, select their leaders from
among their OVID number, and can
thus select
Men Who Know the Country.
Ali persons should go prepared to
outfittbemselves witha saddle horse
pack horse and prospector's outfit.
Thtre are large stores at Rawlins,
where everything required for a
complete outfit can be bought cheap
er than the parties could take the
goods there. The merchants have
agreed to furnish this expedition
with their provisions at the actual
cost Of them laid down at Rawlins.
The committee have secured the
following special rates over the
Union Pacific railroad from Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

JUST now 1t is OF very little i'm.
portance what Foster said, or what
Matthews promised, but the country
is disposed to judge President Hayes
by his acts.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

KEEP 1t before the people that
Elias Emory lie q candidate for Po-
lice Judge. Cut this out for future
reference, for after the election he
will deny that he ever was a candi-
date,
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

The countryis safe, and harmony
IL restored In the Democratic camp.
President Hayes has issued q per-
emptory order for the withdrawal
of federal troops from Alaska,
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

COLONEL WILBUR will be the
next Mayor OF Omaha, and it only
now remains a question Of how
much majority the citizens of Oma-
be Will roll up for him next Tues
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

jim STEVENSON ssys II elected
councilman he will pledge himself
to supply the city with sss for the
next two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02

to Rawllns. First class tickets $40,
second class 1872, emigrant S26.
Horses are Plenty,
and can be bought at from $50 to
S75. Any person desiring ilforma-
ton will receive a prompt anewer
by writing to any Of the following
committee DIR. F. M. Smith, P.J
Foster, merchant; Judge n. F. Err
rett and G.. Carl Smith, attorney
at-lswj Rawlins, Wyoming.
msr8-3m*
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
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Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
An Outfltting Point Within $50
Miles.
best Route, so. DC.
On 10 the Big Horn.

1h"oiioOiA oo tuo cry VI PIOst'cCt-
ors is, "On to the Big Horn" it is
of vital importance to every per-
son who contemplates visiting the
Gold Fields to know the best route
to take. The "Big Horn Country"
has long since been regarded as the
land of promise for gold seekers;
hence nothing need be said now of
toe country, but what Is of special
Importance to every one is the best
route.
There are Thousands Of Men
throughout the states and territories
who have their most sanguIne hopes
fixed on the Zig Horn, hence the
Importance Of the beat route. This
would necessarily include safety.
directness and celebrity. The route
possessing these advantages must,
III the nature of things, be The ia
vorite, as speed and safety are the
two characteristics Of the age, and
c cry prudent man will consider
these facts. There are several
routes advocated by which this
country can be reached, but the facts
show conciusivelY that the most de-
sirable and practical route is from
RawIins. Carbon. County. Wyo. Ter,
Cheyenne is distant over 400
miles, Green river is 230 miles and
Evanston over 300 miles. The route
from any OF these points must be
for a great portion Of the way over
an unknown country, while from
Rawlins the distance is not over $50
miles, and that over q road that is
known and has a beautiful supply Of
wood, water and grass. There is
now a regular mail service on this
route 46 miles out from Rawlins to.
wit: to the Terris and seminole min.
ing districts where there are three
mines now being worked by large
companies. Sixty miles out the
road crosses the Sweetweter rivel
by a good wagon bridge, this is thu
only stI cam Of importance or size
on the route. Sixty-fve miles out tn.
road passed the famous "Sois
Lakes;' from there 1t is sixty mile'
to tie head of Powder river and from
that to
Omaha daily bee., 1877-04-02
GOLD FIELDS.
The Big Horn Country Looming
Up

An Expedition to Start in April.
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PICKENS @. H., S. O.:
Thursday. Jam. rs. 1872.

His ExoelloncY, Governor Hamp-
ton, has appointed Captain w. r,
Berry, as the agent to collect, receive
and receipt for, tho contribution of
ten per cont. on account Of taxos for
tho fiscal year 1876. All such agents
are required to qualify and give such
bonds as are required of County
Tfeasurers, and Capt. Berry will have
to comply with those requirements
before he can receive the money. This
will take somo littlo time, rs his bond
lIas to- bo sent TO Columbia, and it
will bo several days yet before our
people will DO afforded the opportu-
nifty to make their contributions. They
all stand ready to pay ovor promptly
all the money called for by tho Gov
ernor as soon as IN opportunity is
afforded them to do so.
There is no Chamberlain money in
this section. Our motto is, millions
for Hampton, not cent for Cham
lain. "&" ..
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Radical Infamy.

Judge Cooke, inihis testimony be-
fore the Congressional lCommittoq
throw asten inch shell in the RAJ dioaI
camp. His testimony wasiso danag-
ingl that the conspirators undertook to
break it down, as we'll as that of;Judgcs
Mackey's, but on learning that the
Domocr ats were prepared with a long
list of the best men in The State to
testify that they would not believe
Chamberlain and Company on oath,
they dosisted. -'
For honor and Veraoity, no man
stands higher, in the 8th Judicial Cir
cult than, Thompson, II. Cooke, and
any attempt Oh tho part Of tho
corruptionists' to dofamo HIS char
aoter, will only give him strength
with our people. As'oa opresiding
Judge, he has always held tho scales
Of justice evenly balanced, and as a
result, law and order has reigned su--
prone in his9clreuit. His record on
the bohch will give the lie to every
SANDER the conspirators may invent
against him. Tho following is tho
purport of Judge Cookies testimony:
That, in conversation with him, Corr
bin remarked that tho white people
would carry tho State unloss their en-
thusiam could bo checked, and if two
or three riots could bo cotton up, and
thirty or forty negroes killed, it would
save tho Republican party. Ho stated
at tho time that he was then on tho
way to consult with Chamberlain -
Judge Cooke testified that Corbin had
said somo casoa would have to be fixod
up for the United States Court, anG
the jury would be managed to convict
Judge Cooke also stated that he haC
heard Corbin, Chamberlain, Batter.
son, Dunn, and the two Tolbert'l
say that something must bo done tc
authorize the introduction of, troops
Soon after this several, shipments O
arms and ammunition wero made to th,
negroes, and tho Ellenton, Combahc,
and other riots and murders followed
in rapid succession. 80 81"
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The Election of County Officers.

In the caso of Whitman vs.. Oston-
dOrff, in Charleston, Judge Reed de-
cides that tho election held on the 7th
of last November, for Clerk Of the
Court, "was without warrant of law"
and that Whitman, tho incumbent,
holds over until his successor shall
have been appointed. Ostendorff,
who claims to have becn elected, and
certainly was 80 far rs tho casting of
tho votes is concerned, has appealed
to the Supreme Court, and tho quos-
tion will be finally sottlod by that tri-
bunal. If tho Supreme Court af1irms
the decision of Judge Reed, thon all
the old Clerks of Court will hold over,
but if tho decision is reversed, then
those elected on tho 7th Of last Nos
will be inducted into their
Offices. The decision in this case will
also apply to tho Shoriffs, Probate
Judges, School Commissioners, and
.Coronors; but it sooms that tho County
Commissioners were legally elected,
as the law provides for their election
at tho same time State officers are
elected. The inconvenience caused by.
this construction of the law, should
the Supreme Court sustain Judge
Reed, will be of temporary duration,
for tho Legislature when convened in
extra session can order q special eloc-
ton, and where officers do not hold
over by law, thoy can be appointed, or
their successors be chosen by Gov.
Hampton. 49,.
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Louisiana.

Events in Louisiana for tho last
week have been Of the most exciting
nature. Governor Nicholas, after his
Inauguration, organized his militia and
with it took possession of all tho pub
lie places in tho city of New Orleans,
excepting the State House. Ho ap~
pointed q Supreme Court, which, un>
der the laws oftho State, devolves up
on the, Governor, and Packard, the
bogus Governor, did likewise. Grant,
true to the "rarty no represents" and
70 crown his last Presidential days
with moro infamy, has recognized the
Packard Government. Nichols re-
ceivod about 10000 votes majority
and if he is not permitted to exercise
the functions of Governor Of Louisi-
ana, there is no use in having elec>
tions. The returning Boards are
enough. e.. .">