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Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Our city marshalmakes himself busiest
about things that concern him the least.
He has served notice upon business men
to take down every sign that projects
from a store front.
This is simply petty persecution, which
very properly our merchants are bound
to resist. 1t is true there is a dead ordi-
nance on the books that was placed there
to prevent the obstruction of thorough
fares. 1t was not intended to apply to
signs that do not obstruct the passage of
teams and pedestrians
Why don't our city marshal attend to
his duty in another direction and enforce
the ordinances upon the criminal ~classes2
He knows that thugs and burglars and
all kinds Of outlaws are stalking about
the streets which the public ought to
take in hand. There is any amount of
iaw-breaking going on right under his
nose but he takes no notice of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26
CDLBY'S CASE.

Mr.. Colby by this time probably wishes
that he had declined to-run for Judge OF
the LIST District of Nebraska. The revolt
against his nomination, which began
among the Republicans Of Gage and Paw
nee counties before the convention met,
which plac, him in the field, has spread
like wild fiji ugh the district. The
leading paper e. re county and one of
the st%aunchest am =. st ably edited Re-
publican weekly journals in the State is
supporting with great vigor Hon. John
Broadly, and pouring hot shot and shell
into Mr. Colby's camp. Prominent Re-
publicans who are in a position to know
predict Broady's electionby from 5000 to
1000 majority.
Mr.. Colby has a fragant record and
one from which his neiehbors do not pro-
pose that he shall escape. AS n member
of the Legislature grom Gage county, he
was up to his eyes in every job and voted
through thick and thin with Church
Howe, and in the interets Of tho railroads.
In Angus, 1873, he was engaged in a
swindle by which through the assistance
of Mayor Hale he endeavored to becloud
the title of a large portion of the town
site of Beatrice and to transfer several
blocks to himself. The indignant citi-
zens rose in arms and Mr.. Colby and his
fellow conspirators only escaped a coat of
tar and feathers by promptly undoing
their work and cancelling the fraudulent
conveyances which they had prepared for
the purpose of Matchmaking the owners
of town lots in Beatrice.
The full proceedings of the citizens at
the time are o republished by the
Beatrice Express (Rep.) which in this
manner gives its reasons for boiling Mr..
Colby's nomination and for supporting
the ablest attorney in the district in the
person of Hon. j. III. Broadly.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

THE Republican is holding back its
last bombshell and EXPECTS to fire it
among the w%orkingmen of Omaha a day
or two before election. This terrible
missile is loaded with the Judges charge
to the Grand Jury during the so-called
workingmen's riots which were brought
about by the principal hackers and pa
irons Of the Republican. If there is
any fuse in that bombshell it will explode
somewhere near Mr.. Sheriff Miller, whom
the Republican thinks it is necessary for
our people to re.elect. He is mainly re-
sponsible for bringing the militia TO
Omaha to overawe w%orkingmen. If Mil
Ter had not signed the dispatch stating
that he had exhausted his authority, Gov
ernor Nance could not have brought tho
militia to Omaha without violating the
law.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26


THERE is a good deal of mud singing
ut Mr. Helms about his final settlement as
county treasurer. His assailants are
forced to admit that VIM. +. Helms is an
honest man and had no intention of de-
frauding the county. He and his bonds,
men have always stood ready to make
good any deficiency that may be shown.
The difference in his accounts was a mere
trile and the commissioners after three
months of patient and thorough investi-
cation were unable to discover whether
the couple of hundred dollars which was
out OF balance was due to the county OF
to Mr.. Helms.
When Mr.. Helms turned over the books
to John Rush he turned them over to the
deputy who had kept them; and Mr..
Rush Is universally conceded to be com.
petent and honest man.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

THE arrival of Henry Irving and Miss
Ellen Terry at New York and their early
appearance before an American audience
is awakening great interest i'll the east.
Mr.. Irving has for some years past oceu-
pied a large share of the attention Of the
English people. He is without question
the foremost actor of England and as
such he will doubtless be received with
the respect which the position he has
earned for himself demands. What the
American estimate of Mr.. Irving will be
time alone can tell. His dramatic meth
DDS are said to be peculiar to himself and
tinged with mannerisms. But he must
be respected as a reformer who has done
away with a good many of the old tradi-
tions of bombast md fustian. Mr.. Irv-
ing must, however, bear in mind that
there is a marked difference between an
English and an American audience.
Seasons of repetition have made us ac-
customed to the peculiar idiosyncracies
of IL own best actors such as Booth,
Barrett and Mccullough and whether
our play-going people will accept the
idiosyncracies of Irving at first is an after
question. 1t must be said of the
great English actor that he has
educated the audience of his
countrymen to his own dramatic standard
and his very individuality joined to a
versatility which makes him equally &C
ceptable in tragedy or comedy has
brought him both fame and fortune at
home. 1t is perhaps fortunate that he
opens his engagement in "The Bells" a
drama in which he cannot be compared
to his own disadvantage with any of the
idols of the American stage. 1t is posi-
BILE that further acquaintance with Henry
Irving will tone down a dissent which
could hardly fail to find voice were he to
appear in Hamlet, The Merchant Of
Vcnice, or Romeo and Juliet. What
ever may or may not be his artistic tri-
umphs, there can be no doubt of the
financial success of his engagement.
Curiosity to see him is intense, and curl.
osity is joined to a desire to study his
art and to compare it with that which
passes here as the highest class of acting.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

CAPTAIN HowGATE, it is reported, is
living under an assumed name in st.
Louis. Speaking of Howgate, there is a
large and eminently respectable number
of people who are looking around for a
congressman who las the nerve to get up
in his place next winter and call for a
detailed statement of the circumstances
attending Howgate's escape and the
measures taken by the Department of
Justice for his apprehension. There are
surface indications of alargeand robustly
scented scandal beneath the surface of
this mysterious Howgate affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26
The Lincoln laborers and mechanics

The Lincoln laborers and mechanics
ought to vote for Mr.. Reese. The Lin
coin journal is pledged to deliver 1000
majority to Mr.. Reese, as a compliment
from Bill Stout. And Boss Stout, you
know, is your valuable benefactor. He
employs about 225 convicts down at Lin
coin and takes the bread out of the
mouth of laboringme bylabor with which
they cannot compete Mr.. Stout is very
anxious TO elect Reese and put him un-
der obligations. He has business before
the Supreme court every few months.
There may be a question about his con-
tract for convict labor and he wants
that contract sustained. Besides this,
no has q grudge against Savage who APP
peared before the Supreme court against
him a few months ago and asked for an
injunction to prevent the State officers
from giving him the contract for com.
plotting the Capitol with convict labor
at al, 900 more than II. ID. Silver was
willing to do Is for with free labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26
The Fugitives.
MCPHERSON AND HowGATE.

WASHINGTON, ID. G Oct. 19.-ISpec-
ial. THE fact that the War Department
has had a detective in the same house
with Maj. Nickerson in Canada for some
months, while the statement has been Of
fcially made at the department that moth
ing was known of Maj. Nickerson's
whereabouts, has called attention to the
case of Maj. Howgate, the Ascending
signal officer, and it is suggested that it is
very possible that the authorities know
the location of that officer. There have
been some pretty well-authenticated re-
ports that there were reasons why the re-
turn of Capt. Howgate is not desirable.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Mr.. REEsE's record is the record of a
consistent, conservative Anti Monopoly
Republican. In nominating him for
Supreme Judge, the Republicans fulfilled
a portion of their pledges to the Anti
Monopoly party.
Mr.. Reese's record before he
became prosecuting attorney of the
Fourth Judicial district was
that of railroad attorney. He
defended the railroads against the settlers
in the Saunders county land cases and
acted as Thurston's political tool in the
Union Pacific campaigns in that section.
The man docs not live who ever heard of
Mr.. Reese in connection with Anti-Mo-
nopoly unuil he was nominated by the
railroad Republicans and pitted against
a Anti Monopoly candidate.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Now that Lieutenant Schwatka has
discovered an immense river in Alaska
emptying into the Arctic Ocean and
navigable for many miles, except for one
or two rapids, it is to be hoped that this
river will not be forgotten in the next
River and Harbor bill. Tho distractions
should be removed at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

THE proposition to sell the county
court house and to build an addition to
the county poor house ought not to
carry. The poor farm must be removed
further from the city. A farm surround
ed by residences is too expensive a luxury
for even Douglas county to indulge in.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

VIZ did not say that Professor Bruner
is a politician, but we might have said
it. He is a candidate for something
every year. The last time he wa up for
police judge. We might say in his case
that at every election ''the schoolmaster
is abroad"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

New York spent $4,000 for opera on
Monday and some of the snobocrats who
scarcely know a symphony from a sardine
occupied seats for which they paid as
high as 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

We are bound to have the coroner in
this Office. We will have several politi-
cal stiffs to bury on the seventh of No
vember and we want to expedite their
funerals.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

The Citizens ticket has been with
drawn in New York. Republicans con
cede the State to the Democrats at the
coming election by %, 900 majority.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Ir there we're only a few more suckers
N Omaha wanting an office, there would
be suits enough to clothe those shyster
w%orkingmen for the next five years.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

GENERAL Crook telegraphs to Wash,
ington that the Apaches are coming in
from Mexico. Tiffany and the gang If
white robbers in Arizona whom General
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

WILL Mr.. Ijams get his moneys worth
out of Lewis and his bogus c~onvention2
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

A few vacancies are at our disposal.
Terms, cash in advance; no options.
JASON LEWIS & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Mr.. BAUnER will run Independent and
we hope that he will continue on the
track Just for the fun of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-26

Crook deposed and who have since been
devoting their energies to slandering him
through the territorial press can now pull
in their horns.
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Biting Girls.
Paducall News,

For untold centuries young men
have been accustomed TO being bit
ten by young women and undergoing
the affection without murmur.
There is something so irresistibly
charming in the pearly teeth of
beautiful girl that the average young
man permits her to bite him as much
and as often as she pleases. Indeed
many a smitten youth would think
nothing of travelling several miles on
an inclement Sunday night on pur-
pose to be bitten by his sweetheart;
and some of them, perhaps, would
consider themselves badly treated if
the young lady should neglect to bite.
The News desires to warn its youth
full male readers to be careful, how
ever, when INDUCING in this delight
full pastime in the future. 1t docs
not know whether 1t is a new kind Of
Il caramel or species Of chewing gum
the girls have got hold of. but there's
danger even in the most delicate nip
from the teeth of beauty at this time.
AT an evening party in st. Joseph,
Mo-, only short time since, accor-
ding to the Gazette of that place,
young fellow and a beautiful girl
from one of the upper counties, We're
struggling for the possession OF a
trinket. The girl sank her ivory
teeth into the fleshy part Of the
young mans arm. lie politely con-
cealed his pain until he returned
home, when, on removing his gar
ments, blood was found trickling
from the wound. Next morning the
lacerated arm was swollento twice
its natural size. and he was laid up
for several days. The st. Joseph pa
per- in relating the accident, refers to
another and worse one of similar ma
ture that occurred at Cape Girar-
dcau few years ago, in which a
young gentlemen actually died from
II playful bite Oh his thumb by a
Young lady.
Young man, beware! The next
time beautiful girl attempts to bite
you, demonstrate with her kindly but
firmly. If she still insists in practic-
Ing The tilnc-honorcd custom, take
to your heels, unless she should have
you in a corner, when You would be
justified in either drawing your re-
volver or calling for the police.
Heretofore when we have noticed
the bland and festive Broadway
clcak en- route to his days duties
with his hand in q sling, we have
been mc irritable enough to suppose
he had been engaged in some mid
night broil. more or less disreputablc.
We owe the Broadway clerk an
apology. We understand all about
it now. The light of his heart has
simply been fonlllng him with her
mOlars,
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1.-Two Of a Kind"

John--had but one small steer,
and in order TO haul some wood con-
Guided TO yoke himself up with the
steer. After getting himself properly
gcared, up the hill they Went, for
wood. And, having gone to the top
Of The hill, the steer became trighten-
ed and started down at a rapid gait.
John, in his efforts to sop the steer,
frightened ii worse, and away they
went, the further the faster, until at
length they struck the road, and up
that ut full speed, John being COM
PEELED TO run his best to prevent his
partner from throwing and injuring
him, AT last John saw a man COM
ing, and cried out at the top of his
voice: "IIcad us, or well kill our
ID fool sclves!" But his friend
not being able to stop them on they
went, John Gilpin like, until they
came to the river, when the steer pro-
posed to cross, and as John saw
good chance before him of being
drowned If his partners intentions
were carried out, caught hold of
root, and held on for dear life with
such a grip that his companion was
at last brought to halt. Then man
appeared on the scene, when John
followed to him to come to their res
cue. ''Come Slow" says John, "we
are skeered, an you'll skeer us agin."
Finally the friend got up to them
and took hold of Johns head to I'M
yoke him, when John exclaimed:
"d-n it, unyokc the bull (; I'll stand !"
The hero of this story is said to be
a Martin county MISUNDERSTANDING
Banner. If
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EXCHANGE SCINTILLATIoNs

AS an occupation, pearl-gathering
is followed by divers and sundry
men.-Glasgow Times.
A circus with twenty clowns is de-
waiting Ohio. We knew something
would happen to that wicked state
Sunday Argus. . =
After silence of ten years, man
wrote his friends that he had the
leading position in the largest livery
establishment in the West. He led
the horses to water.-Glasgow Times
"He shot himself in the woods is
an Indiana papers account ola sui
eide. The bullet, of course, must
have taken effect in the lumbar re-
gion.-Breckenridge News.
When a girl talks TO her fellow
through telephone, how she does
wish it were but about half an inch
long and she could shove it aside.
Oh, my! Yum-yum.-Statc Journal.
Little Sammy Carol, of Lewis
county, KY, who used to lie down in
the road so as to make teamsters go
around him, won't do that any more
the last tcamster didn't go around
him.-State Journal.
Since the Postmaster-GencPal has
expressed desire to costume the let
ter-carries in knec-breechcs, perhaps
use could now be found in this coun-
try for Oscar Wilde.-LouisYille Com
me rcials. -.r-f
A young man in Jacksonville has
invented a patent attachable bite proof
trousers seat for counting and apple
stealing. 1t is composed of stout wire
netting, and the patentee says the best
part of the fun is in picking out the
dogs's teeth after one gets home
Sunday Argus.
Gov. Begole, of Michigan, in the
absence OF his private secretary, sent
communication TO the Legislature
containing the words "vetoc,' sreck-
ord, "missenformed," and "propper-
w." But the sentiments were cor.
rect enough, and as long as that was
the case we shouldn't complain about
little bad spelling.-sunday Ar.
gus.
John Washington, colored, is can
didatc for the Legislature in LeSing.
ton, and verify the Black Jack will
be cut down in the bluc-grass.-Her-
aid Enterprise.
AS two trains were approaching on
parallel roads near New York last
week, the passen gers OH one, thinking
the trains were on the same track, got
scared and nine Of them jumped of
and were badly hurt. They evident
ly were not trained to look before
they lenped.-IIerald- Enterprise.
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The age attained by Queen Victoria
the other day-G4-has been exceeded
by only eleven of the sovcreigns of
England, dating from the Norman
conquest, viz, Henry I,who lived to the
age of 81 years; Henry III, 65 years ;
Edward ], 67 years; Edward III, 65
years: Queen Elizabeth, 60 years
James III, 6S years: George /, 81
years; George II, II years; George
III, 81 years; George ~, 6 years
and William ", 70 years. On the
Goth of June next Her Majesty will
have reigned over the United King
dom for forty six years, a length OF
reign which has been exceeded by
three of the Kings of England only,
viz, Henry III, whose reign extended
to fifty six years; Edward III, whose
reign lasted fifty years, and George
III, whose reign extended to the long
period of nearly sixty years. The
Queen has now been a widow for
nearly twenty two years, the Prince
Consort having died on December IA,
lS6l.-Echo.
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Talked t, D,a.h.


"Kiss me, darling"
Richard Irwin had toiled slowly
and wearily up the two flights OF
stairs which led to the poor abode,
and looked long and lovingly into
the pale but beautiful face of the girl
who had given up parents, home and
everything that had made life happy
to become his wife. And as she stood
there, her soft white arms twined
lovingly around his neck, and her
deep, hazel eyes appraised TO his he
saw that she had been weeping, and
around the wan, dropping lips that in
the happy bygone days were so often
raised, pouting merrily the while, to
be kissed by his own, there were
traces of pie. Richard Irwin shud
dered as he drew the 1.-THE, yielding
form still more closely TO him, and he
wept bitter, scalding tears of pain, to
think that his wife, Clytie Stiggins,
Boston born and bred-a girl who
habitually read Emerson, and whose
essays on the theory of horizontal
cleavage in red sandstone were only
excelled by her paper on the fauna of
the pliocene period-should be re-
duced to eating pie in the morning.
And while he was wrapped in these
painful reversions, Clytie raised her
head from his bosom. One glance
told her all.
You are suffering my darling, she
said. Can you not tell Inc, your wife
of your sorrow?
1t is nothing, Richard replied, kiss
ing her tenderly.
Lemon pie, too, he murmured, in
harsc, agonizing tones, as his Inns left
hers. My God! This is terrible.
Just then noise as of some one
dragging himself slowly and YEARLY
up the stairs was heard. Presently
it ceased, and a messenger boy kicked
open the door, and walking to where
Richard Irwin sat, handed him tel
egram. He tore open the envelope
with trembling hands and read the
message, the boy looking over his
shoulder to see that everything was
all right.
We are saved, Clytie, he said, in
low broken tones, Your father is
dead, and all his mackercl fishery is
yours.
Yes, murmnred the girl, kneeling
besides the chair on which her hus-
band sat. We are saved, Richard
saved by acanthopterygian fish Of the
scomberoid family. Its body is fusi-
form, its first dorsal fin continuous,
aud its branchoistgal rays are seven
In number-and then, looking up
suddenly, she saw that the man she.
loved so well, and for whom she
would have sacri iced her life, was
lying cold and pulseless across the
chair.
She had talked him to death. "a
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