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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-17
PROPOSALS FOR CURLING AND
GUTTERING.

0O lEESlN0
gealed proposals. will be received by the under.
signed until IL o'clock noon Of the first tav Of
Nay 1883, st the ofito OF this Board OF Public
workp, for the curbing and gutterinz ofso much
OF eacn OF he following streets ~ lie within
the esta blished' paving districts Of said
city, viz: 18th. 12tb, 18th, l4th, 18th AID Har-
teriAl fur nished In accordance with the plArs and
specihca ions nov OF Ole In the once of the
Board Of Pablo works.
Bids TO be made fepirsiely for lime some and
for 81 d stons, aud . s,mpie to eccompany each
bid. Bids /, be made upon pr .nted blanks fur.
nishfd by The bead An A be In conformity with
ths.stip ~ulations therein contsinsd.
Bids A'so TO be accompanied by . certified
check ir the sum OF Ave hundred collars, paya.
BILE 70 the erier Of the chairman OF the Beard.
such check 70 be returned 10 the bidder In the
successful bidder, when he enters into . contract
and bond for the faithful peri ormAnee Of the
work.
The board r. serves the right to reject any or
ell bids, or Ia;t OF any bid.
The bard Also reserves the right to determine
after the bios th II have been opened. whether
such c,nb at shall be lit tithtr ioi lime stone or
for sand stone.
II sfter sueh bids hall have been opened the
bard DO era ines that the contract shall be let for
liu Q stone, then said cont act shall be let to the
n en- The ether hand, the board deteru ines that
such 90 tract Oh all be lot for sand ttoue, tn n
such contract shalt be let to the lowe t re popsi-
BILE bidder for .iana stone.
BY Order OF the BoA'd OF Public Works.
JAMES q, Z CLIFTON,
Chairman Board Of Public works.
Omaha, April 10, 1sS3.eod-iw
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
S1,l9q,l44 %
Uns0Iyed Mysteries.

But there are some unsolYed mysteries
In the great problem of life that give
me cause for reflection and anxiety. Il
were rich l believe l would build me
lonely cell somewhere in Clifton Or some
place like that, worth about @gO,OJV
with a store-room like a wholesale gro
Gerry, where | might have plenty ot he!P
in studying these intricate problems ID
our daily economy, or extravagance, 4
the case may be. For often ana olIeH
[ wonder and wonder:
Why you always put teaspoons NY
the vase upside down?
Why the pantaloons Of godles,'
atheist who never said prayer IN hl5
life bag at the knees just as quickly anu
decidedly as the breeches OF the sals
who spends half his days on BIZ knee
Why it is wrong to eat PIE V1l'
knife?
What Washington said TO GeneralD'
at the battle of Monmouth?
Why SO many Generals in the a.9l
have been privates ever since the wa'
How the directory Of a railroad CON- u
pany can get rich, while the stocknor
ers gradually starve to DEATH
How a receiver prospers and grow
fat on business that ruined the msl,
chant? F.,
Why the man who "has gone oIlt o.
politics never misses a c0nvenu0Iii
and always keeps Sin the hands (aul
also the pOckets) of his friends?
What the State would do for penll'elI. !.
tiaries if all the rascals should sudden'
step up and confess?
Why woman falls like a tiash ~. ~
two inches from the banana SKIN III.
steps on, while man falls like cyclg!llo !l.
half way round the block, howllng Ia ".
demon at every plunge, and at III,
climaxes with crash under pea1lu'
stand on the other side Of the street
Why ';pure bears OIL IS ava
cheaper when pork is away down u. ~,
booms up like a balloon in the chol''
years? j.,
Why, when spring chickens ars III
small you have TO eat them Dy 4
dozen to taste one, the price i 50 HI
you have to buy them bV inc cnio .ts
Why man frequently tries to ilaps r,s
himself necessary when he would se5 III. !.
humanity much better by making ni'
self scarce? Ian
Why is it so much easier to lose -
dozen bets than it is to win one; o,.d
Why Tom Thumb was always Dllls NJ
as "twenty-three years old unuI Il 4
day he died, when he made jump !
more than his lifetime? u,
Why some people "rememoer -
Sabbath day. as though it was on!l
parlor-car porter. and give it a qu"l y
in full for all demands? ,-,r
Whatever became of the "blue ga
remedy? .horc
And what went with all the arcneI'
clubs? s,c
/ don't believe in philosophy Was.,T2 .,17
its time on triHes. If the wise men "ar ,,.
something useful and practical 70 p0
der over here are their problems
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL SHERMAN was warmly well
coined home the evening of the 18th by
large company of old comrades at st.
Louis, Mo.
A FAMILY at Akron, O., have trichlno-
sis, and it was thought two children would
die.
THREE men were killed on the 18th
by an explosion in mine at Wilkesbarre,
Pa.
Ex-Governor MATT. HEAD, of New
Hampshire, died the night of the 18th.
RAILROAD companies continue to fall
into line on the question of the new time
standard.
THE eminent tragedian. John Nc
Cullough, was the recipient of an ovation
at the hands of his large circle of friends
in st. Louis, Mo-, the night of the 18th, at
the Olympic Theater. General Sherman
was among the audience, which was one of
the most brilliant ever seen in the city.
Jos. SoMER, of Greensburg, Pa, is
under arrest for numbering his father and
a servant girl.
THE November report Of the Depart
Hitilt VI tiAO Win ~ W
at SIT, 100000 bushels.
The American terminus of the Ben
nett cable will be at Loblally, the south
end of the town of Rockport, Mass.
POLICE OFFICER CoNRoY, of New
York, who recently killed Patrick keenan,
in saloon, was indicted on the 18th for
murder.
AN injunction has been issued to re-
strain the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany from executing the proposed S20,000,-
900 mortgage.
THE negotiations for settlement of
the Mexican debt question with the British
bondholders have fallen through.
THERE was severe gale on the lakes
the night of the 11th. Wrecks were re-
ported on Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron.
Fears were also entertained for the safety
of several vessels caught out on Lake Mich
igan.
STRIKERS on the Panama Canal re-
Gently ditched train-load of laborers and
guards and fired on the wreck, wounding
many men.
o. NJ. CHASE, Superintendent of the
Michigan fish hatcheries, was drowned
with six others by the capsizing of a boat
between Petoskey and Harbor Springs on
| the 11th.
THE Spanish Ministry say that Spain
is enjoying an unexampied prosperity, and
call ON the provincial tax gatherers to en-
force payment of the levy.
AT Greensburg, Pa, on the 18th, a
mob. headed by number of women, tried
to lynch Jacob Noble, who killed John c.
Auley. Officers succeeded in protecting
their prisoner.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
ALABAMA'S TREASURY.
The Auditors Figures on Our
Money Matters.
Expenses Climb Over the Receipts.

The following is in advance OF the
Auditors report in pamphlet form:
AUDITORS OFFICE, Sept. 29, 1883.
To HIS ErceHency, e. A. ONeat, Coz
ernOr:
SIR-I respectfully ask leave to fur
nish you an account OF the financial
transactions of the State for the fiscal
wear ending with this day, together with
facts and figures showing the condition,
or supposed condition. of the Treasury
at the close of the year preceding this,
and the actual condition of the Treasury
on this day.
In stating the account of the late de-
faulting State Treasurer, Vincent, |
began with the balance on hand on the
3Oth day of September, 1880, and shall
pursue the same course in making this
report, basing the account upon the
balance shown to be in the Treasury on
the 3Oth of September, 1880, BY the
Treasurer and not the Auditor 5 re-
port. This / have done because of the
existence Of a discrel slncy between the
books in this Office and those in the
Treasurer : Office. growing out Of a fact,
as | am informed, that, years since, a
number of warrants were issued by the
Auditor Illegally, as was believed, and
therefore were never paid.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
s912,SSO Il
S912, $50 71-$912, $50 Il
"RAILROAD' COUNTIES.


From the foregoing amount shown to
be in the Treasury on this day, in cash,
must be deducted the amounts of cash
and commissions shown by the state
ments hereinafter set forth, in order to
determine the actual cash balance in
the Treasury The amounts named in
the statements following have been set
aside to the counties of Chambers, Lee.
Pickens and Tallapoosa, for the purposes
therein named, under and according to
the provisions of an act .'To authorize
the investment of certain revenues in
the adjustment and settlement of the
Indebtedness of the counties of Cham
bers, Lee. Pickens, Randolph and Talla-
poosa, incurred on account of stock sub
scribed to railroad companies, approved
February Is, 1888.
All the commissions allowed commits
sioners for collections have not been
paid, but will be, and hence they are set
out, SO that the real balance in the
Treasury will appear, as also the bal
ances in the Treasury to the respective
counties:
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

JOHN TEEMER, the young oarsman
who made an excellent record at the Pull
man regatta last summer, has deposited
$500 with sporting journal of New York
as forfeit for three-mile and turn race
with the Champion Edward Hanlon for a
stake of 5000 side, the race to occur at
any point mutually agreed upon. Teemer
expresses willingness to row this season
or early next year.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

AT Washington on the 9th argument
was commenced in the United States Su-
preme Court in the suit brought by the
heirs of the late Sarah Ann Dorsey, of
Louisiana, for the purpose of setting aside
the will by which Mrs. Dorsey left her
property to jefferson Davis. 1t is main
tanned that the testatrix was subject to un-
due influence.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE City of Pekin, which arrived in
San Francisco from Hong Kong on the 9th
brought 16I more Cinnamon, provided with
the famous Chinese Government ''trader
certificates" Several innocents acknowl-
edged having paid money to the Canton in
spectors for their certificates.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

SECRETARY TELLER has under con
sideration plan, indorsed by Commits
sioner Dudley, to prevent such scandals as
recently have been brought to light in the
practice of certain pension attorneys. This
suggestion is that only members of the bar,
regularly admitted to practice and in good
standing, be allowed to appear before the
department.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE Denver (Col.) City Council has
passed an ordinance requiring railroad
ticket brokers to pay a $500 license and
keep a record of all tickets sold, said record
to be kept open for inspection like pawn
brokers' books.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

JOHN I. SHORT, late Professor of
History and Philosophy in the Ohio State
University, died the morning of the 18th.
He was the author of 'North Americas
Antiquity" and member of historical So
cieties in this country and Europe.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
In the case of O. A. Carpenter at Lin

In the case of 0. A. Carpenter at Lin
coin, ILL.,, charged with the murder of Zura
Burns, the preliminary examination was
concluded on the 10th.and the accused held
to bail in SO, 600 to answer at the Criminal
Court. The decision to admit Carpenter to
bail gave very general satisfaction. as the
case against him at most is but circumstan-
tial Zura's father declares he will shoot
CARPENTER
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
A WINNIPEG (Man.) dispatch

A WINNIPEG (Man.) dispatch of
the 11th states that decided movement
is on foot there in favor of secession from
the Dominion Confederation. The cause is
said to be the general and long-felt dis
satisfaction of the people with the manner
in which they are treated by the Dominion
government,
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
GENERAL HAzEN, chief signal officer,

UENEhAL I1ALEN, CHlel slgldI olilcer,
in his annual report says the service has
been seriously crippled by diminished ap-
preparations, and urges Congress to be
more liberal in the future. He recommends
separate office on the Pacific Coast and a
decided extension of the service in that i'm
portant region.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THERE is a rumor current that Bob
Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, has mys-
teriously disappeared.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

ToBIA BERTINI, prima tenor assoluta,
wants $50, 900 from Colonel Mapleson, who,
he alleges, does not mean to keep con-
tract by which Bertini was to receive $4,000
q month for the season.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE vote in New York on the prOpo-
sition to abolish convict contract labor
from the State Prison, with but few dis
tricts to hear from, gives a majority OF
234,916 in favor of the proposition.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

GENERAL WRIGHT, Chief of Engi-
neers, advises liberal expenditures for
coast defense.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

A SING SING prison warden and
custom-house officer are charged with brib-
ery in the New York election.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE President has amended the Civil
Service rules so that in department, post
office and customs Office appointments dis
elimination on account of politics or reli-
gion is prohibited strictly.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE United States Circuit Court in
New York has decided to permit Mr.. Marie
to bring suit against Commodore Garrison,
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, for So
Goo, 900 and interest.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

ANOTHER move has been made in
Chicago to test the validity of the saloon
licenses issued few days before the high
license law took effect. More than 81 ,000,-
Q00 is involved
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

A PARTY of Texas politicians left Cor
pus Christi ON the 9th for Saltillo, Mexico,
to make themselves acquainted with the
Mexican view of the reciprocity treaty.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE four hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Martin Luther was celebrated
in the majority of the Evangelical churches
throughout the country on the 11th.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

The officers appointed as court of
inquiry to investigate matters relating to
the Proteus disaster were notified to meet
at Washington on the Sth.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

GENERAL CARR's majority for Secre-
tary of State in New York, will reach near
ly 10000.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE roof of a new wing of the Wis
consin Capitol building fell on the Sth.
Four men were killed and many others
were badly hurt.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

THE arrangement for delivering par
cells by post in England is to be followed
by system of insurance on the goods.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

A REPUBLICAN demonstration was
held in Madrid on the 11th in honor of
Figueras, the first President of the Spanish
Republic.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

TAKING the vote for Judge as basis,
the Republican gain in Nebraska in the re-
cent election is nearly 10000.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
Rv cash maid ont TO date,

exclusive of warrants
hereafter named
BY uncurrent funds de-
stroyed, act of Dec. l.,
lSS2 -.
BY four Soldiers war
rants issued in 1881, paid
by present Treasurer. j.
BY warrants issued be-
fore Vincent's default
and paid by present
Treasurer
BY balance in Treasury.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
Actual available funds in T S95Z,5
the Treasury this day .$241, us O9

1t should be remembered, ii cor,;5
ing our resources, that no nortio ris.uer
the taxes, either license or yrs,on raua9 q
paid into the Treasury during tbe lrIal, 1ar,
fiscal year from the counties Of fIS Cb uext
bers, Lee, Pickens, Randolph 4 and JHT.4' IN
lapoosa, will 90 into the Trossn.l nr lal'
funds belonging to The State snbia!. l Y
ordinary uses. The general and D ! y
cense taxes of these counties ;,,u fan ~ II
next year will be about S55 N, mn tlle N
which, taken from the general in"ous, iI,y,uu,
will, unless collections are unnrona ,alii0
dented, reduce our receipts beloFF F'[Cy o7r
expenditures. 'u'
Estimated receipts and disbursement,
for the fiscal year ending Sepan6erSi
1884:
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
NEWS AND NOTES.

A Summary Of Important Events.
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
Actual available cash IN

Actual available cash in OVl5 U
the Treasury this day. S33o 90, -
By amount set aside to =
counties OF Chambers
Lee, PicEens and TalIa
poosa, including COM
missions TO be paid
By amount Of four Bonds S65,Mg
in Treasury set aside as
school fund, under act of
16S0-S1 1.....
BY amount of school funds 200 Ia
to be invested in bonds
under same act.
BY cash in Treasury oz9,51 Q
III ls y
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17

The following will show the condition
Of the Treasury on the day that Hon. +.
H. Smith, Treasurer, went into Office,
and on this day:
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
pIcKENs corxnx ,ooo

10 amount State taxes. rs 6Io3 d.
To amount license taxes 3oT %
by amount commissions
due Commissioner.
BY balance in Treasury to : Al.
credit of county.
9.9Ss
Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS:
To balance which should

have been in Treasury
January 30, 1888. ......S 5
To cash deposit (see Leg
islative report. 1855. go.
To warrants issued in
1882, paid by present
Treasurer
To unpaid Soldiers war
rants, issued in 1881. 49,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05
TIE AaREEmENr SIGNED.
The south PennsylyanIa Road 20 b.
Pushed at Once. t-F


NEw YoRK, January IA meeting was
held at the Mills building in this city TO-
day Of representatives Of thesouth Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, and OF the othel
roads interested. id 1t, namely, the Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie, the Lake Shore, the
Philadelphia & Reading, and the roads
controlled by them. At the last meeting
Of these gentlemen in Pittsburgh few
changes were madein the traffic agreement
as then submitted and it was sent on
here fof approval. The changes made
were more Of phraseology than any
thing else and were all agreed TO-
After some talk the agreement was
signed. This gives the Pittsburgh 4
Lake Erie road an arbitrary rate Of three
quarters Of cent per ton per mile or
freight, and prevents connecting roads from
making rates which would block the Lake
Erie with freight on which they would
have loss rather than profit. This rate
will be, OF course, OF especial benefit 10 the
Lake Erie road when It Is part OF trunk
line, for it does not effect them when thert
are wars on through freight.
There was considerable discussion IN
regard TO the payment Of this arbitrary
rate on the anthracite coal shipped owe
the Lake Erieby the Reading road. Tht
Reading people objected to the payment o
the three 'quarter-cent rate, but the matte
was finally arranged in some way unknown
at present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Water. 9th. RAl.s and p.nus. cou,lnu. to Rise.
The Floods Take on the Nature or q National
ophs-GrsAt Distress AnOng the
Gambstia's Funeral.

BERLIN, January 4.-The inundations are
taking the form Of a great public catas.
trophe. Distress is increasing hourly. The
military and civil authorities are making
great exertions to mitigate the misery Of
the disaster. There are no signs yet that
the crisis Of the calamity is reached. The
high temperature and rain continue. At
Ludwigshafen, opposite Mannheim, where
the great Rhine dam gave way, last night,
the lives Of one hundred people are i'm.
perilled. A steamer rescued many hun
dreds including the sick. The deepest dis
tress prevails.
PEsrH, January 4.-The Danube has in
undated Pressbug, thirty.iour miles from
Vienna.
GENEVA, January 4.-The Paris & Lyons
railway on the French frontier is washed
away. Direct railway service between
Switzerland and France and Italy is inter-
rupted.
PARlS, January 4.-Rivers saone and
Daubs inundated several villages. Thirty
two houses have fallen at Longepierre ut
G:25 o'clock this morning.
WEIsBADES, January 4.-Thirteen per.
sons were drowned at Friesenheim. In all
sixty or seventy lives have been lost by
the floods,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05
WEST YAJoRE FIELDS
To be tapped BY Railroad from Pitts.
burgh, PA.

PlTTsBuRoH, Pa, January 4.-For the
last two years Pittsburgh has been deluged
with talk about new railroads, plans and
schemes for the construction Of lines that
never we're built, and so fur has this been
carried, that men who proposed new rail-
roads were looked upon with contempt
and suspicion. Under these circumstances
It Is pleasure TO hear Of men who desiring
to build q road have gone ebout the work
without fuss or parade oi any kind. A
number Of Eastern and local capitalists
who have large interests In Pittsburgh and
in West Virginia have made all
preparations for the construction Of
a line which will connect Pitts.
burgh with the great ore bed OF West
Virginia. A charter has been secured, the
stock subscribed and paid in and the right
Of way purchased over the entire route.
There " nothing said by the officers Of
this company about trunk lines, new out.
lets or through route TO the East and
West, although b the road can make valuable
connections. The company holds large
interests In West Virginia which It desires
to develop and is building a road to bring
the ores into the market. Its value 10
Pittsburgh manufacturers can be easily
neen and its success assured. The grades
are easy and the roads will be 6rst.class in
every respect. Work will not be com,
menced until spring and for this reason
the incorporators are not anxious to have
the matter given to the world at large,
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A son OF General Kavanagh, OF Lucknow
fame, was arrested at Quebec, Canada,
yesterday, for robbery,
A man named Carney, tenant farmer,
was beaten to death near Claremorris,
Ireland. His brother.in-law has been ar
rested.
The procession OF Pilgrims, returned
from Mecca, took place at Cairo, yesterday,
in the presence OF the Khediye and Lord
Dufierin. British and Egyptian troops
escorted the procession.
John 0'Brien, an active Parnellite, has
been summoned for using intimidating
language against landlords In speech at
Bantry, while engaged in establishing =
local branch OF the Irish National League.
A dispatch from varna says: A Turkish
officer inaulted an Italian Consul while
walking in the streets OF Tripoli. The Con.
sui struck and wounded the officer. The
Moslems demanded the punishment Of the
Consul.
The London Pal Mall Ga.ette publishes
under reserve rumor that Germans resi-
ding In London have received notice from
the military authorities TO hold themselves
ready to repair TO Germany to fulfill their
terms OF military service.
A Berlin correspondent sayg Private
letters from St Petersburg state that the
Car on Sunday found in his bedroom
letter from the revolutionary committee
demanding commencement OF promised
reforms, and adding the committee pos
sessed the power TO iorcibly obtain the con.
caaqinnG
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-05

No lay GOULD is not carrying thing
,ot,,s him as heretofore. He does not be-
,,ids rhis narrow world with his pocket
,,I ,,irsack stuffed with judges, like Santa
CLANS laden with Christmas puppets. The
,nnr,s have begun to corner" this proud
.,mk iobber and he doesn't dance his jls
nm ,bs laws so nimbly US before. Judge
r,rre,, is the human instrument oil hii
mo., recent discontinue. Early in the
,ost wear Mr.. Gould set his heart on Mu'
NAL Union. The affair was mutual only
in 50 far as Mr.. Gould was concerned. be
worried the Mutual Union with law suits
with which he had won brilliant, bad sue
c.ssps. lie laid away in his safe
,Lir,v thousand Of its shares. He
madea compact with another party, played
him false. and delivered his holdings to the
Western Union, which stood with open
mouth ready to add another toothsome re-
past'to its already swollen stomach. Then
the party Of the second part, acting Tor the
Mutual Union, put that growing property
where it was safe from Mr.. Goulds ad
yapees Then Mr.. Gould got the tenn
,onry Injunction to play hob with what
hi. righteous indignation branded as a con
spiracy-a conspiracy" between certain
persons 10 protect their property from Mr.
Gould. Judge Barrett says, in effect, thai
II was a lawful conspiracy" Anothe.
New York court has discouraged Mr.
liould's other suit 10 vacate the Mutua
Unions charter.