The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-20

SWO.
IT is said that by July 1st the Burlington
will have completed the COncOrdia Branch.
which runs from Odell, Neb., to Concordia,
Kas., crossing the st. Joe IL Western at
Hanover. the Central Branch Union Pacific
at Washington, and striking the Kansas
Pacific at ConcOrdia. The new line Is
seventy miles long.
L. Il. SHAW. Of Omaha, recently en-
ployed a tramp painter, and as the fellow
had no place 10 sleep, shared his bed with
him. The next morning the tramp was
gone, also Shaw's pocket book and sixty
dollars in cash.
TIE returns of the Assessor shOw that
Norfolk made a gain of 405 in population
durin" the past year. The assessed yalua-
ton of real and personal property in the pre-
cinct is given at S3O9,662. The population
of the incorporation is given. at 1,46l, and
the outside additions will probably foot up
to about 400 more, making 1852 in all
THE business portion of the village of
SCHUYLER was almost totally destroyed by
fire the other night, causing a loss of nearly
$50. 600. 1t originated in the store OF An
tonne GiacOmine, and owing to the lneiil-
cheney of the Fire Department twelve fine
buildings were burned. The insurance was
comparatively light.
PosT-oPFICE changes i'm Nebraska during
The week ended May 81. 1854: Established
-Elgin, Antelope County, William NJ. Eg-
gleston, postmaster: Gates, Custer County,
Stillman Gates. postmaster: HaymOw, Stan
ton County, Martin Kruger, postmaster.
POstmasters appOinted-Baird, NuckOlls
County, William Ellege; Custer, Custer
County. Milo +. Young: North Platte, Lin
coin County, John +. Evans.
THE UniversalistS Conference closed its
annual session at Lincoln recently. The
following officers were elected for the Ell
suing year: Rev. NJ. j. belong. of Tecum-
sch. President; Hon. c. A. Holmes, of
Tecumseh, Vice President; Mrs. l.. Russell,
of TecumSeh. Treasurer: Rev. f.. III. Chaplin,
OF Lincoln, Corresponding Secretary: Mrs.
DIR. King. of Lincoln, Recording Secretary.
Executive Committee, Hon. G. A. Holmes,
Mr.. +. vi. Stockton. DIR. 5. III. King and
Ellen Stockton. The Corresponding Secre-
tary was requested To- write to the Secretary
of the General Convention asking an apprO-
priatiOn of two hundred dollars toward de-
fraying the expenses of 4 missionary i'll the
State.
LIZZIE Lang, a young woman eighteen
years of age, who for some time had been an
inmate of the Home for the FriendleSS at
Lincoln. was recently adjudged insane and
sent To the asylum. She was very violent at
times, and it required three strong mel to
put her in the buggy that conveyed her to
the hospital.
FAEMEI:S in Lancaster County report that
considerable corn has already been plOwed
twice. and that a large per cent. of the crop
has received the first cultivation. Generally
the plant is we'll forward and looking unuSU-
! liy- yx-Atl for tho = lAbAAr nt- on1
other small grain never had better promise
of plenty than at present.
WHEN the subscription books of the new
Nebraska Central Railway We're opened at
Oakland the other day. the entire capital
stock of SIS 00. 900 was taken in one lot BY
the Canal II Railway Construction Company
of London. through its. agents. Lawson Il
Sherman, who have been for some months
inspecting the scheme. y certified check
for 81 800. 900 WAS paid in, the terms being
ten per cent. cash and the remainder as
called BY assessment.
JOIN LINN. who for some time had been
on a spree and disposed To he quarrelsome.
the other day entered a saloon at Omaha
and began Ia talk in a very loud and Of
fenSive manner to Jim Murphy. Murphy
paid no attention u him which appeared to
anger him all the more. He finally adj
vanced toward Murphy. who was sitting in
a chair, and pulling Il revolver from his
pocket snapped it twice full in Murphy's
face. The latter jumped up and threw the
would-be murderer down. when he was dis
armed and handed over tn the aw.
THE State Board of Equalization has cOm-
pletei the assessment nf the railroads of the
State for 1881. The Union Pacific has 455
miles assessed. at S1l,43s per mile: the Il.
& NJ. and branches. 1856 miles AZ tmain line
S12.O00J S4.9SO: ). &. ami T.. Us miles. at
S4.6O9; Omrha IL Minneapolis, 221 miles. at
$500. Tn total number of miles of road
is 2.G5S. and the total assessed valuation,
S 7,111.Sg0.60. Last year the valuation
was $40, 500, 9S5.43.
AN action was begun in the District Our
at OMAHA the other day by the UniOn Pa
cific Railway against the Wabash. ST. Louis
4 Pacific, TO recover SSO.32S. An itemiZed
statement. signed by General Manager Clark
and Attorney Poppleton. was filed with the
court. in which it is alleged the above named
sum is due for Use of tracks. switching,
yardage. repairs. etc, at various points on
the line of the Union Pacific Road. I'M
mediately after the papers in this suit were
filed an order of the court was served on
Superintendent MOrSemar, OF the Pacific
Express. fOr5idding him to pay to the Wa
bash any moneys due that company during
the pendency of action. This order is in
the nature of an alta .hment. The Pacific
Express is indebted tn the Wabash to n con-
siderable amount for the hauling of its cars,
40 settlement having been made since the
1st of May.
Mr.. y Mrs. Il. ID. PEIRONNET re-
Gently celebrated their golden wedding ut
omaha. They We're married in TiOga Coun-
~, y. u. in 1854, and are aged respectively
seventy-four and Seventy-twO years. Chill
dren, grand children and gre&-erand chill
dren were present from nearly all sections Of
the country.
RAILWAY conductors from the various
roads centering in Omaha met in council i'm
that city recently for the purpose of form
ing a division or lodge. There were ninety
six present and a division formed with
twenty-five charter members Their diyis-
ion will be No. 120 of the United States
and Canada.
ROCA is said to be enjoying an unprece-
Tented season of prosperity.
A CIRCULAR issued from the Union Pa
cific Company's Office at Omaha announces
that Mr.. L. 5. NcHIurray. having rendered
his resignation As Tax Agent, NIT. Il. Evans
is appointed his successor, who will have
charge OF the investigation and adjustment
of all real and personal taxes Of the Union
Pacific Railway Company. Nebraska, Wyo-
ming. Colorado and Idaho divisions.
FIRTH is improving rapidly.