Omaha daily bee., 1882-11-05

persons were badly injured. Negro
dwellings were attacked and windows and
broken. The negroes appeared
armed with shotguns, when the assailants
fled.
Henry l.. Clapp, of the firm of Fair
banks & Co., New York, whose disappear |
ance greatly alarmed friends, has cabled
his safe arrival in Europe. He went TO
see q friend off by steamer, and concluded
to accompany him down the bay and re-
turn by the pilot boat. The boat left sud
denly while he was talking with his
friend in the saloon and he was obliged to
continue his voyage. He will return
next week.
Six years ago an eccentric Spaniard was
in Keokuk. He died in Spain last August.
He had an only child, n girl twelve years
old. 1t seems he wanted her raised q
George Bland, n colored blacksmith of
this city as her guardian. He made a con-
tract with q priest in Spain for the carry
ing ont of his will. The will provides
that the priest is to receive sos 600 in case
conditions of the will are fulfilled; other.
wise nothing. George Bland. the colored
man of this city, is to have the same
amount and guardianship of the child,
who gets $3.50, 900 and q large amount Of
diamonds and jewelry. The man is now
ON his way to Spain to look aftsr the
matter.
General Butler came near being drowned
a few miles from Lawrence, Miss,
Friday evening. He came up the river on
the @. l.. Nather. When four miles be-
low that place the steamer struck a reef,
1t was indispensable that the general be
at Lawrence at an early hour. General
Butler, Major Green, Caleb Saunders and
Captain Hogan entered a ANAL boat. The
swift current began to sink the boat under
the counter of the steamer. In endeavor-
ing to push clear the boat was partially
swamped. The deck hands, after many
efforts, succeeded in hauling the general
and party aboard. The general received Il
thorough w%etting and a banged hat.
The Chicago Tribune announce that on
January LIST, 1888, the management of the
Illinois Central railway and Chicago, st.
Louis & New Orleansroad, the latter being
now a leased line of the Illinois Central,
will be consolidated, and it is further re.
ported w. X. Alderman will retire from
the presidency and take charge of the
financial affairs OF the consolidated roads,
with headquarters in New York. Vice
President James g. Clarke, now general
manager of both roads, is to be made presi-
dent. Mr.. Alderman. president of the H.
linOis Central, stated to a reporter in refer
ence to the report that he would resign the
presidency that the rumor il entirely
without foundation. MI. Alderman then
further said he had no intention doing THE,
nor had he been asked to do 81 by the
board of directors. 1t is true that the
Chicago, st. Louis Il New Orleans road is
to consolidated with the Illinois Central
on January LIST, out the board of directors
have as yet had no meeting to arrange a
plan Of r~eorganizati n.
WASHINGTON.
From figures of the official assessment of
the District of Columbia it appears the
capitol building is assessed at $4,000, COB;
grounds, 1907 ,595; white house, S753, bS0;
treasury department building and grounds,
i, OOS, 454; state war and navy depart.
ment building, SO, 2ll l6li horticultural
department building, $50, so; grounds,
S689, 086; Smithsonian, S402, Col: national
museum, $3.50, 600; grounds, 81, 5b3, 1873;
national monument grounds, s ,Sl5,7Sl;
Washington monument, S3O0,OOO.
Receipts Of national bank notes for re-
demption for the week ending Saturday
was Sl8, 100, 900; United States bonds held
by the treasury to secure national bank
circulation, 1865, 423, $50; TO secure public
moneys in national bank repositories, Sl6,-
249, 900; bonds deposited to secure circu-
lation daring the week, S6,OO5, OOOi to
secure circulation withdrawn during the
week, So, 40, coo; national bank notes out
standing, 1862, 70l, 73l; lawful money on
deposit to redeem notes of national banks
reducing circulation, S24l, 2SO, 1913.
The Garfield board Of audit has
received the bill of Mrs. S, A, Edison
against the estate Of the late President
Garfield, which had been returned because
of certain inforInaiities. Her claim is for
$40, 900 for skillful attendance and profes.
sional capacity as q. physician. 1t will
therefore nave TO be considered az coming
within the limits of the S35, 900 allowed to
physicians under the act of congress. The
board will meet at the treasury depar,-
ment early this week for consideration of
bills of the physicians. Edson's claim is
not accompanied by a release upon the
estate, hence it is quite likely 1t will be
disallowed unless a release is added to 1t.
The Mississippi river commission has
sent Ia its estimates for the sum needed for
work during the next fiscal year, They
ask for the same amount appropriated last
year, being about 81, 250. 900 for the Mis-
sippi alone. The estimates have not yet
been acted on. Reports from work ON the
Mississippi river under the appropriation
of last session show that the work is be-
ing pushed rapidly forward. A large force
of men is employed under direct control OF
the government engineers in building