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Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
A Peculiar People.

Raleigh News and Observer.
The people of this region are of an
amphibious nature, and live so much
III and on the water that most of them
| am sure, are web-footed. They live
mainly on fish, CLANS, oysters, crabs,
terrapins, and wild fowl. When they
leave home they go in a boat, and
whether they go to court or go court
ing, or to trade, or to mill, or to a
funeral, they always go by sail. Their
corn mills are run by sails, and some
of them pump their water with wind
mills. They don't go upstairs, but
ego %aloft;' and when they go to bed
they turn in" when they are i'll they
are "under the weather." and when
in robust health they say they are
chung up and bilge free" They
speak of a trim.bullt sweetheart as
"clipper built" If she is a little stout
they say she is ''broad in the BEAM"
or she is "wide across the transom."
Many of them have ships cabin
doors in their houses, that slide on
grooves, and to their buildings
they give a coating of tar instead of
painting them. The sold woman
blows a conch shell when dinner is
ready, and they measure time by
"bells." Their babies are not rocked
in cradles, but swung in hammocks.
They chew black pig-tail tobacco, and
drink a wild tea called "Yeopon."
They their land with seagrass,
and bury their yam potatoes in the
sand-hills. When they want the doc
tor they hang a red flag against a hill
side as a signal of distress. If he
don't come, because the wind is fair,
they take a dram of whisky and cop
peras, soak their feet in sea water,
"turn in" and trust to luck. If they
die, they will be buried on the top of
a sand ridge; and when you see sever
al sail-boats on the water III process
sion, with a flag at half mast, you are
looking at a funeral.
They ornament their houses with
whales ribs and jaws, sharks teeth,
sword fish shoots, devil-fsh arms,
saw-fsh swords (six feet long,, minia-
ture ships, camphor-wood chests,
Honduras gourds, spy-glasses, South
American l~ariats, war clubs from the
Mozambique islands, Turkish pipes,
West India shells, sandal wood boxes,
Chinese chessmen, Japanese faces,
Madagascar idols, Australian boom
erangs, and other strange outlandish
things. Their hogs are raised on
clans, muscles, otfal of fish, and gar
bage, and their cattle wade out on the
shoals for miles, where the water
covers their backs, to feed on sea
grass, and if they are carried up
country, and fed on corn and fodder,
they will not live.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
Mr.. Mackay and Mr.. Field.
New York Sun.

- AS'" o'"'
Mr.. John w. Mackay, of Nevada,
sailed for Havre yesterday morning
in the steamship st. Laurent. He in
tends to remain in Europe until Octo-
Der, and, upon his return to this coun-
try, he will make a trip through Mex
leo. His wife has made her home in
Paris, and the gorgeousness of her en-
tertainments is the talk of both con-
tinents. Her Woodworking and genial
husband is known as one of the most
liberal of men. 1t seems that Mr..
Cyrus w. Field, who boosted so loudly
that he would raise $3.50, 900 in the
twinkling of an eye as a gift to the
presidents wife, thought it merely
necessary to write to Mr.. Mackay for
a contribution. Mr.. Mackay received
the note in this city on Tuesday. He
read it several times, and said he was
d~ispleased with its tone. He thought
a proper sense of politeness would
have dictated to Mr.. Field to call on
him in person. He knew, of course,
that a large sum was expected from
him. After elaboration, he decided
to do what he has seldom done in any
such case, to refuse. He caused a note
to be written to MI. Fold to the effect
that the occasion did not require that
he should contribute anything, but, in
the event of President Garfeld's
death, n calamity which he sincerely
hoped would not take place, he would
be found in the front rank with those
giving substantial aid to the presidents
Borrowing family.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23

ing fifty bushels of corn to the wagon
load and thirty bushels of wheat, it
would require 100, 1000, 900 wagons
and $40, 600, 900 horses to move these
two crops to market at once. Placing
the teams all in line, and giving TWEEN
five feet to each, this magnificent pro-
cession would reach 56S, 600 miles, or
nearly twenty-three times around the
world. 1t would be long enough to
extend across the continentfrom New
York to San Francisco liz times.
Moving at the rate of fifty miles a day
this procession would not pass a gwen
point in less than thirty.one years.
This immense quantity cf grain would
fill 13,333,333 ordinary freight cars,
and 443, 444 locomotives would be re-
quire to draw the train, which, includ-
ing the locomotives, would be 53,025
miles long, reaching more than twice
around the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
Looking Ahead.


The growth of population in the
United States during the last ten
years amounted to an increase of a
little over 80 pei cent. The same rate
of increase in the next two decades
will give a population of 50, OOO, 900 in
1000.
About thirty per cent. of the in
rease during the last ten years or
5000, 000-is due to immigration, and
seventy per cent, is native born. In
the next twehty years, it is safe to
say, there will be no falling off in the
number of emigrants annually seeking
our shores. Therefore, in the year
1900 we are likely to have an addi
tional foreign population on a basis
of a total OF 81 700, 000--of 12,3O0,-
600.
immigration will continue to flow
westward, of course, and the states
and territories beyond the Mississippi
will receive the bulk of it. 1t is
hardly probable that emigration from
the older states to the unsettled por-
tions of the fertile west will decrease.
Judging that in 1900 California should
have a population inf 960, 800; Colora-
do 1000, 900; Kansas between 3,0O0,-
600 and 1000, 600; Missouri, $780,
600; Nebraska, from 5000, 900 to
$500, 900; Nevada's growth has been
m%arvelously slow, but in 1900, SIZE
will claim at least 800, 600; Oregon,
700 OOO. Texas should have the enor-
nous population of 5000, 900. 4 y
Turning to agriculture, it is easy to
Inquire out that there will be in the
year 1900 at least 100, DOC, 900 acres
Of corn, and if the season is favor
able the yield will exceed 5000, OOO,-
600 bushels. OF wheat we shall have
100, DOC, 900 acres, yielding at a mod
crate estimate 1900, 000,O 900 bushels.
These p~rodigious figures, beyond
the grasp of the human mind in the
bulk of grain they represent. TAX
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
The New Minister to Spain.
Utica On. " Observer.

Jtlca IN. - observer. -
No charitable person will begrudge
Hannibal Hamlin the happiness of
living four years of absolute leisure in
Madrid, upon a salary of S12 900 per
annum, as minister to Spain. Indeed,
he will be more of a representative of
the American politician at his bestthan
usually finds his way across the Allan
tic. Young Alfonso, looking upon
the wrinkled and parchment visage Of
this venerable man. will get new
ideas of the American people and
their greatness. He will see a septu-
agenarian who began holding office in
1S36-when the kings mother,
Isabella, was 6 years old and has
never been out of office more than
three months at a time since that date;
who has been speaker of a state
legislature, governor of a state, repre-
sentative in congress, senator in con
gress, collector of Boston, or vice
president of the United States, during
forty-fve years, and is now SEN to
round up his half century of Office
holding at the ancient capital whence
Columbus and Cortez and De Soto
bore kings commissions to add to the
Spanish domain a virgin world. If
Alfonso. gazing upon this patriarchal
fixture in the public crib, does not
gain fresh understanding of the
grandeur of free institutions, he must
be a singularly unimpressionable
young man.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
STOP THAT COUGH.

If you are suffering from a Cough,
Cold Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fever,
Consumption, loss of voice, tickling of
the throat, or any affection of the
Throat or Lungs, use DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. This is
the great remedy that is causing so
much excitement by its wonderful
cures, curing thousands of hopeless
cases. Over a million bottles of DIR.
Kings New Discovery have been used
within the last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections, and can cheerful
ly recommend it TO all. Call and get
a trial bottle free of cost, or a regular
size for Sl.00. Ish & Mcmahon, ON
aha. (3)
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23

shaking and rafting everything in
the house O than is done by an
ordinary earthquake. Sometimes
days elapse between these reports,
and on other occasions as many rs
three or four are heard in one night
that being the favorite time for their
occurrence. This irregularity has
operated to defeat all Efforts made to
discover the exact locality of the
phenomenon. By the Indians of the
regions this is called "Tah-quish," or
the devil. They have many traditions
concerning it, and manifest the utmost
reluctance to make any search for the
exact spot. One old Indian, supposed
80 be upward of a century in age,
claims to have accidentally discovered
the spot one day while hunting in his
younger days. He described it as
simply a dark tunnel running into the
side of the mountain, and having the
appearance at the entrance Of having
been exposed to much heat. Many
efforts have been made and large
rewards offered to this Indian to per-
suade him to conduct some white man
to the place, but without success.
The most common tradition with the
aborigines is that old "Tah-quish"
comes out of his evidently uncomfor-
table residence below for the purpose
of obtaining a breath of fresh air,
and that becoming alarmed at some
thing he retires i'll haste, s%lamming
the door after him, which produces
the mysterious report referred to.
For fear, therefore, of offending his
Majesty by discovering him during
n of his siestas they religiously re-
frain from %venturing near the spot.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
EVERY LINE OF ROAD
that ponctntcs the Continent from the Misso,
River to the Pacific Slope. The
CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND & PA
CHIC RAILWAY

Is the only line from Chicago owning trace into
Kansas. or which, by its own road, reaches the
points above named. No TRANSFERS ny CARRIAGE
No MISSING coNNECTioNsl No huddling in III.
ventilated or unclean cars, MS every passenger lie
carried In roomy, clean and ventilated coaches,
upon Fast Express Trains. y
DAY CARS OF unrivaled magnihccnce, PULLMAN
PALACE SLEsrINo CARS, and our own world famous
DINING CARS, upon which meals arr served OF un.
surpassed excellence, at the low nate OF SEVENTY.
FiNE CEsrs EAcI, with ample time for healthful
enjoyment.
Through Cars between Chicago, Peoria, Mil.
waukee and Missouri River Points: and close con.
%nections at all points Of intersection with other
roads.
We ticket do not forget this directly to every
place OF Importance In Kansas, Nebraska, Black
Hills, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California,
Oregon, Washington Territory, Colorado, Arizona
and Now Mexico.
AS liberal arrangements regarding baggage as
any other line, and rates OF fare always asl ow as
competitors, who furnish but o 1.-THE Of the com.
fort.
Dogs and tackle Of %sportsmen free.
Tickets, maps and folders at all principal ticket
offices In the Cnited States and Canada.
II. r.. CABLE, T.. ST. JOHN,
Vice Pres't & Gen. Gen. Tiki and Pass'r Agt.
Manager. Chicago. Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
AGENTS WANTED FOR
FASTEST SELLING Books or THE AoEl
Foundations Of Success
BUsINEss AND SOCIAL FORM

The laws Of trade, legal forms, how to trans.
act business, valuable tables, social etiquette,
parliamentary usage, how TO conduct public bust.
ness; in fact It is a complete Guide TO Success for
all cases. A family necessity. Address for cir.
culars and special terms ANCHOR PUBLISHING
CO., st. Louis, Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of Douglas
County, Nebraska, until Wednesday, July
9th, A. d., 1881, at 2 o'clock p. M, Tor the
erection of of a court house building at
Omaha, in said county, In accordance with
plans and specifications made by T., T..
Myers, architect of Detroit, Michigan, and
now ON file In the county clerks office at
Omaha.
Zach bid must be accompanied by a GOOD
and sufficient bOnd in the sum Of ten thOus-
and dollars, $4,000, conditioned that the
bidder will enter into u contract. and give a
good and sufficient bond, should the contract
be awarded him.
A o of the specifications will be for
warded upon application 10 the county
clerk at Omaha. Heb., and In all cases must
The board reserves the right to reject any
BY order of the Board of County Commits
SiOnerS.
OMAHA, Neb., June 25th, 1881.
JOHN X. MANCHESTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
The Welcome to the Now Bishop of
Town.

W
As announced in the Sunday
Democrat the Very Rev. John
McMullen will be consecrated rs
Bishop OF Davenport on Monday July
20, at10I o'clock, a. m, in the Ca
thedral of the Holy Name, North
State and Superior streets, Chicago -
and Revs. III. Cosgrove and M. Flavin
well attend by special invitation of
the Bishop-elect, as will Vicar Gener-
al BRAZIL, of Des Moines. Monday
is selected for two reasons II is a
favorite saints day and many of the
clergy of the diocese, who desire to
attend as a body, will be able to be
present. The C~onsecrator will be
the Most Rev. p. j. Feehan, arch
bishop of Chicago, and the assisting
prelates will be chosen from those
.who will be in attendance. Bishop
Spalding of Peoria, O'Conner of
Omaha, Dwenger of Fort Wayne,
Hennessy of Dubuque, Baltes of
Alton, Hogan of st. Joseph, Ryan of
st. Louis, and several others are ex-
pected.
OF course Bishop McMullen will
receive a warm welcome from the
people of Davenport-the people of
the Protestant sects as well as those
of the Catholic communion. For the
purpose of making arrangements for
the greeting, a meeting of citizens
generally will be held at st. Anthony's
school house tomorrow evening at
7:30 o'clock. To this meeting every
body is invited. To be the See City
of a Catholic Diocese, which includes
all the largest cities in Iowa but one,
and the half of the state which is the
most populous, is something which
brings many advantages in a business
way, as our people will find.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
Cornell College

4 Classical, Philosophical, Scientific and Civ
IL Engineering Courses compare fayorably with
the best colleges in the country.
Special advantages are given in the Preparato-
ry and Normal Departments, and in the Consery-
atory Of Music.
Twenty Professors and Teachers.
Superior Buildings, Museum, Laboratory and
Apparatus.
Expenses Low. Fall term opens Sept. 10.
For catalogues or other Information, address
Pas. WIN. +. KING, ID. D.,
jy l2-d&w2m Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
TM hAAN
"E,lat Rack llass Aigh!'.

West for being the most direct, quickest. ant
safest line connecting the great Metropolis, chi
CAGO, and the EASTERN, NORM. EASTERN. SourI
and SouTn. EASTERN LiNEs, which terminate there
with KANSAS CRY, LEAvENwoRtH, ArCuIsoy
COUNCIL BLUFFS and OMAHA, the CoNNERciAt
CENTHRs from which radiate
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
A Mystery OF San Jacinto Noun
tains. TT
St. Paul Pioneer Prest.

The San Jacinto Mountains are
located in the northeastern portion
of San Diego County, and form the
southern boundary ofthe San Gorgorio
Pass. The region is a very wild and
rough one, and extremely difficult to
explore. There exists in one portion
of these mountains a natural or super
natural curiosity, the source of which
has never yet been explained, although
many attempts have been made to
solve the mystery, AT irregular
intervals a heavy report resounds
through the region, which can be
likened only to that of the largest
cannon intensified tenfold. the CON
cussion produced is such as to wake
a person from the soundest sleep,
Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-23
Druggists Testimony.

Fl. F. Mccarthy, druggist, Ottawa, Ont,
states that he was afflicted with chronic
bronchitis forsome years, and wascomplete-
y cured by the use of THOMAS ECLEcTRIc
OIL. iyl7eodlw
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21
thus stated:
SOWING TIE SEED BROADCAST.

On yesterday the agent OF the Eng
lsh university press, in New York, dis
tributed over $4,000 copies OF the re-
vised New Testament, which have been
stored in that city for month past.
One OF the most remarkable things
about the publication is the absolute
secrecy which has been maintained.
Alleged excerpts have been published,
and in some cases, the revisers say, the
guessers have hit pretty near the mark,
but there is no evidence that any one in
this country but the revisers have seen
a page OF the new version. The Eng.
lish committee have spent e20,OO and
the American committee $4,000 on
tine work, and it is fair that
the profits OF the first emission
should be reserved for their benefit.
Even the university edition will be is
sued at prices which will meet every
pocket, varying from five cents to $40
per copy, and it will not be week
probably before the publishers of this
country will issue copies by the million
and almost give them away. "His
word runneth very swiftly" says the
Psalmist, but the old Hebrew, whoever
he was, never contemplated anything so
swift as the dissemination OF the revised
New Testament, in the year OF our Lord
1881.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21
Malone Comes 70 Grief

fnlauelpnld lliiics.
Malone is in grief. He has hitherto
been the "odd man" Of the Senate and
apparently holding the balance OF pow
er, but the whole Malone Riddleber-
ger. Reputation machine is brt < n
Gorham is defeated; Riddleberg,r is
overthrown, and now Conkling tire,
ems 10 come back to the Senate "a the
"odd man" himself. With Conkling
playing the role of the "odd man" he
would command not only two votes on
the floor OF the Senate, but the casting
vote of the Vice President to boot, aud
Malone we'll exclaims-"Then, in the
name Of God, what's to become OF me ?''
When Malone heard OF Conkling's
resignation his first exclamation was:
well, this places me in a devil OF a
FIX" He had betrayed his State by an
open barter with party leaders who had,
with one accord, denounced him as the
advocate OF Reputation that was "nak-
ed rascality;" he bad bsrgained for place
for his dependent Riddleberger; he had
dodg. d the vote in the confirmation OF
Matthews; he had resolved to dodge on
the confirmation of Robertson, and, i'm
short, he had done everything that
could be done, and was ready to do
everything in the future, to make profit
able merchandise OF his vote as the
"odd man" of the Senate; but now
Conkling intimates that when he shall
cIme back to the Senate he will be that
odd man" himself, and the occupation
oil Repudiator Malone is gone.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21

Tine Superintendent at CIstle Garden
estimates that the arrivals OF emigrants
at the port OF New York this year may
reach 100000 The arrivals for the first
four months of last year and the cora.
spending period of this year were re-
spectively $3.50 and l09l2S. Last
wear there were 1881 Irish to 23,llS
Germans. but this year the Germans
run up TO 3,293 and the Irish fall of to
1900. The ratio of increase in the four
months immigration OF this year over
last year is nearly 50 per cent. The
German nations contribute by far the
largest number OF immigrants; the Irish
come next, and they are closely followed
by the Swedes, English, and Italians.
Most of the Italians who leave New
York, it is said. 20 to California and en-
gage in wine-raising. An increasing
number of Irish immigrants yearly 20
TO the country and look to farming for
their support.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21

"a PROMINENT Republican Senator
from a Western State" is credited with
tine following opinion Of GARFIELD,
which We should say "hews close to the
line
"When Garfield wrote his letter cf
acceptance ne deceived his party. When
he sought an interview with Conkling
and led him to believe that in nomina-
tons relating TO New York, the repre-
sentatives of that state would in accord
auce with the principles laid down in
his letter OF acceptance, be consult
ed, he lied TO Conkling. When be
uttered to Senators and press CORE
spondents his surprise at Conkling and
Platt's opposition to Robertson, and de-
clared that the nomination was not
made in hostility to COnkling, he played
the role of canting hypocrite. When
he now casts aside the mask, avows
Robertson's nomination to have been
made for his own personal objects,
threatens Republicans with punish
ment il they dare to vote for its rejec-
ton or postponement, and strives to gain
Democratic support through pledges OF
favors, he proves his independence OF
pers onal honor and OF constitutional
obligations"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21
THE SITUATION Ar ALBANY.


The new Collector ROBERTSON is
quoted as being perfectly willing TO
have his name used as declaring pub
licly that the return OF Mr.. CoSKLIsa
or Mr.. PLArr to the Senate has become
an impossibility. On the certainty oil
that declaration" the sanguine Collec-
tor added, al stake my political judg
ment."
The Collector shows an unlimited
confidence in the cohesive power Oh
public plumber. With ten Thousand
offices at his disposal, supplemented by
an unlimited amount Of swag which
the administration managers will bring
into the field, RoBERTsoS's confidence
is. at least, not without substantial
basis.
The administration managers have
framed an iron-clad pledge binding the
subscribers to withhold their votes
from the reelection OF CoSELISG and
PLArr under any possible circumstances
1t is reported that the circulators OF this
pledge have exhibited forty-two signers,
with the certainty OF swelling it above
this number. Ii these combine with
the forty-seven Democrats they will be
sufficient to control the Legisla-
ture, and on this point the
Senatorial question hinges. 1t
seems that all toe calculations OF the
a ADMINISTRATION men involve the assump-
ton OF this cooperation OF the Demo-
Gratis to assist their purposes, but Just
what price could be offered for such as
sistance does not appear. The best
thing that the Democrats could desire
out OF the conflict would be the post
ponement OF the election aud taking the
chances of securing Democratic Legis-
lature. They at present have the salts
faction OF holding the balance of power,
and may decide to tip the scale which
ever way is most profitable to them
selves.
The CoSKLING fight, il there is any
going on, seems to be very quiet, the
noise and fuss being entirely among his
opponents. 1t is telegraphed from Al.
banv that CoSKLlNG will not be a can
didate, and the Albany Express, the or
gan Of the stalwarts, comedies his de.
feat, but this may all be blind. There
is no telling what il going on behind
the scenes. CoNKLING is an old coon
The figures OF the administration parry
as to the standing of the Legislature,
show the situation quite accurately,
and are very suggestive OF crooks and
turns that are We. possible. They are
thus stated:
Whole number OF ....."''l60
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-21

SENATOR DAWES ought to improve his
opportunity to resign before the Senate
adjourns and 60 home to his constitu-
ents and learn what they think OF a
man who has disguised the whole coun-
try by trying to elect GoRHAM and RID
DLEBERGER to Senate offices, in the be-
lief that it was great constitutional
question, so ignorant is he of what such
a question is, while all the while he was
the mere tool OF CoNHLING, who used
him for his own purposes and then
showed what he thought OF the great
question by making it impossible for
poor Mr.. DAWES to haveit decided. Let
Mr.. DAWES fling himself into the arms
of his constituents. They will never
let him escape again.