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Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
CIVIL SERVICE.
soME GOOD

SNNNN WV NA' 49,
On the Goth of February last, | transmitted
to the congress the first annual report Of the
civil service commission, together with com.
munications from the heads of several cxecu.
tive departments OF the government, respect
ing the practical workings of the law under
which the commission had been acting. The
good results therein foreshadowed have been
more han realized. The system has fully
answered the anticipations OF its friends in
securing competent and faithful public ser.
wants and in protecting the appointing officers
of the government from the pressure Of per,
sonal importantly, and from the labor of ex.
amining the claims and pretensions of rival
candidates for public employment. The law
ha had the unqualified support of the presi.
dent and of the heads of the several depart.
meuts, and tho members of the commission
have performed their duties with zeal and
fidelity. Their report will shortly be sub.
mitted and will be accom- anied by such
recommendations for enlarRtng the scope Vt
the existing statute as shall commend them
selves to the executive and the commissioned
char sed with its administration
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
POSTAL POINTS.
rns ErYEor or rHE rwo cENr RATE

fHk EFFEUI OF THE TWO VhNT HNTH'
The rep TT Of the postma ster- general &C;
auslu.s you with the present condition and
needs of tho postal service. 1t discloses the
gratifying fact that the loss revenue from
the reduction Of the rate In letter postage, as
recommended 10 my message of December,
1882, and effected by the act Of March 3, 1883,
has been much ss than was generally antici'
pated. My recommendation Of this reduction
was based upon the belief that the actual fall
ing OF in receipts from letter postage for the
of rate would be SO, 900, 600. 1t has proved To
bA only g., 275, 900. This Is q trust worthy in,
dioAtion that the revenue will soon be restored
T. former volume by natural increase OF sealed
correspondence. / confidently repeat, there.
tore tie recommendation Of my last annu'
msssa.e tia. single rate postage upon droI
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

In view OF Ine general anu psrsiSteHb uc-
mand throughout the commercial community
for u natl nal bankrupt law, l hops that the
differences of sentiment which have hitherto
prevented its enactment may not outlast the
present session.
THE rEsr1LENcR
which for the past two years has been raging
in the countries of the east recently made its
appearance in European ports with
which we are in constant commune
cation. The then secretary of the
treasury, in pursuance of q proclamation
of the president, issued certain regulations
restricting and for a law prohibiting the i'm
portation of rags and the admission of baggage
of immigrants and of travellers arriving from
infected quarters. Lest this course may have
been without strict warrant of law l approve
tho recon 1endat,on of the present secretary
that congress take action in the premises and
| also commend the immediate adoption of
such measures as will be likely to ward off the
dreaded epidemic and to mitigate it's severity
in c.se it shall unhappily extend to our
shores.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
The annual report of the commissioners of
the District of Columbia reviews the opera.
tions of the several departments of its munich
pal government. | ask your careful consider
alton of its suggestions in respect to ~legisla.
ton, especially commencing such as rel tie to
q revision of the civil aud criminal code, the
performance of labor by persons sentenced to
imprisonment in the Jail, the construction and
occupation of wharyes along the river front
and the erection of a suitable building for dis
trict offices.
PENSIONING GRANT.
l recommend that in recognition of the emf.
nent services of Ulysses :. Grant, late gen.
eral of the armies of the United States, and
twice president of this nation, the congress
confer upon him o suitable pension.
OTHER MEASURES.
OF certain of the measures that seem to mt
necessary and expedient, | shall now in obey.
ance to to the constitution recommend them
for your adoption. As respects others of no
less Importance | shall content myself with re.
newing the recommendations already made to
the congress without restating the ground upon
/ which such recommendations were based. The
preservation of forests in the public domain,
the granting of government aid for popular
education, the amendment of the federal con-
stitution SO as to make effective the disap-
proval by the president of particulat items in
approprlating bills, the enactment of statutes
in regard to the filling of vacancies in the
presidential office and the determining of
vexed questions respecting presidential in
ability, are measures which may justly receive
your serious confederation.
FAREWELL.
AS the time draws nigh when I am to re-
tire from the public service, l cannot refrain
from expressing to the members of the ma
tional legislature with whom l have been
| brought into personal and official intercourse,
my sincere appreciation of their untailing
courtesy and of their harmonious cooperation
with the executive in 30 many measures calcu-
lated to promote the best interests of this ma
tion, and to my fellow-citizens generally |
n ID laIna a dam N of plltnatInn for tim
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
HEDISTRIBUTION.
rnR pRoYIsIONs on THK EILL.

LONDON, December lin the commons TO-
day Gladstone presented the redistribution
bill. It provides that all towns Of less than
Is, 900 inhabitants and the small bOroughs
shall be merged into counties, and that all
town. of 90, 900 inhabitants shall be entitled TO
one member. England will possess six addi'
tional members. The memberships Of Wales
and Ireland are unchanged. Scotland will
have twelve additional members. OF the
cities, London will have thirty. seven, Liver
pool six, Glasgow four, Birmingham four
Manchester 3, Yorkshire IL and Lancashire
fifteen additional members.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
United States Court.

In the United States court yesterday
before Judge Nelson, the case of Kelly
against the Union Pacific railway was OF
trial all day.
Before Judge Dundy the cases of th'
Hanover F"ireinsurance companiesweretal
en- up to a Jury yesterday afternoon.
The grand jury returned an indict
ment against j. M. Hughes for sending
obscene matter through the mails. H'
was arrested and is nov in jail.
The grand jury will make it's fna
presentments this afternoon and formally
| adjourn,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
As to tho M,serablcs,

If you want to be miserable, got YOU
stomach and digestive organs In bad con
dition, and lot Thorn stay no. Get YOU
liver out of order, and he bilious ant
snllow. But if you want to Danish tn,
misersbles, take Browns Iron Bltters
for that will tone up your digeativo up
pGratus, correct your liver aud enrlcl
your blood, and mako you bright an,
hearty. The Rev. w. Il. Smith, of Graf
ton, Mass, says, 81 derived great bene
fit from using Browns Iron Bitters for
low state of the blood"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
"MANIPULaTIONS
THE D~IsGRACEFUL SERIES OF ELECTION FRAUDS
AND ERRORS IN ILLINOIS.

THE D~IsGRACEFUL SERIES OF ELECTION FRAUDS
AND ERRORS IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, December 1.-The state
canvassing board completed it's work to-day,
and decided to contest the Thirteenth leglsla.
tive district In favor of Mulhearn, and against
Klupp. This will make the legislature a tie
on the joint ballot, in case Leman rep, in
tho Sixth district, is seated, or will give a
democratic majority of two in case Brand
tdem.), of the same district is given n seat
Klupp cl inns that ninety votes for him In the
were counted for his opponent, and says that
he will present his case to the United States
grand Jury, or will contest before the senate.
The facts were shownto b., before both coun
ty and state canvassing boards, that by a
clerical error Klupp was originally gwen
ninety votes too many. An both Klupp and
Mulhearn are democrats, the complexion Of
the legislature will not be changed in either
case. Governor Hamilton will pronounce hii
Cecision ia the Brand -Leman case to. morrow
BRANDS COMPANION
An open letter will be published here to
morrow from Rudolph Brand, the democratic
cindida ate for state senator from the Sixth dis
trict, to Henry w. Leman, his republican Op,
ponent. Brand says that while he ran ahead
of his ticket elsewhere, and had reason to be-
lieye he would do the same in the second pre-
cinct Of ths Eighteenth ward, where it is al
legged the fraud was committed which addfd
200 votes TO Brands count, yet, II eLeman'i
| claim to this effect is correct, it would show
that he (Brand) ran behind his ticket
in that precinct, still from the fact that tn,
ballots in the box indicate that Lemani
father in-law, brother-in.law and other init
mate friends voted for Brand, he (Brand) il
inclined to the opinion that these ballots arr
fraudulent. He therefore proposes to Lemar
that they jointly canvass the votes in the on
tire district, and if it is ound that ballots of
similar character have been deposited In othe
precincts, the matter will be settled by tn
testimony of voters throughout the district OF
the question for whom they voted.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
To be brought 10 Omaha.

A second telegram was received from
Sioux City last night by City Jsilsr Cor.
man, stating that it wal not Pat Hogan,
but Pat Foley, who had been arrested
there with Johnny McClelland. The
latter siani6ed his intention TO be brought
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
Tpyaa law.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, December IA un.
known meu was robbed and murdered by u
gang of thieves forty miles east of Clarksville.
The gang was overhauld TODAY by n posse of
officers thirty miles from the scene of the
murder. A fight ensued; two of the gang
were killed, another fatally wounded and two
of the pursuing party dangerously wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
THE LAWFUL BRANCH.
THE FRRs,

The attorney general renews the recon-.
mendatio On contained in his report of last year
touching the fees of witnesses and jurors. He
favors radical changes in the fee. bill, the
ado ption of a system by which attorneys and
marshals of the United States should be COM
pensated solely by salaries, and the erection
by the the government of a penitentisry for
the confinement of offenders against its laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
Best Goods arc Put In Smallest Par

Tho old proverb is certainly true in the
case of DIR. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative
Pellets" which are little, sugar wrapped
parcels, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds, containing az much cathartio power
as is done up in the biggest, most repul-
aive looking pill. Unlike the big pills,
however, they are mild and pleasant in
their operation-do not produce gripping
pains, MOI render tho bowels costive after
uging.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

A craze for aats has sprung up in San
francisco, and as fast IA the buildings
are finished they are filed up with ten
ants. The demand for apartments in
them this fall is very great. There arc
now several hundred of these houses in
the city. They are mostly of two stories.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

DURKEE's SALAD DRESSING & COLD
MEAT SAUCE. The finest mayonalse for
meat, fish, and vegetable salads, and a
superb table sauce. 1t far surpasses any
homemade dressing. Everybody likes 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
Editorials.

RoLLA, Mo-, December LIN q street en-.
counter at Vienna, Maries county. Saturday
evening, Thos. w. Watkins, editor of the
Herald, was shot twice and killed by john II.
Williams, editor of the Courier. The affair
grew out of q personal CONTROVERSY through
their respective papers. Diggs was jailed.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
Horsford's Acid Phosphate,
FOR

DIR. @. s. ELLIS, Wabash, Ind, says:
81 prescribed it for a man who had used
intoxicants to excoss for fifteen years,
but during the last two years has entirely
sbstained. He thinks the Acid Phoa-
phate Ia of much benefit to him."
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

oil over the world. For over 80 yea q IL has
advertised itself by its merits. 1t irsnow adj
vertised to warn the public against counter
feits. The genuine article Is manufactured by
DR. j. G.. b. Sieyort & Sons.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

to Omaha without a requi,ition, bu.
tho former insists upon his right
tc the eNtradition process. The author.
tiles were iNctiuctcd to bring McUlelland
and LOTTO Combs who is now in Sioux
City down TO Omaha, and 20 hold Foley
until the requisitiou papers could 90
issued.
The telegram further stated that Mr..
Il. T. Duke whose store was burglarigsd
some timo ago in Omaha and who is now
in Sioux City had recognized certain
goods found in MoClelland's possession
as his property.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

Why He Didn't mink BIainc was
Right.
Pittsburg Chronicle.
A Blaine man aud q Cleveland mar
were talking about tho result,
We've got you," crowed the Cleve.
land party.
at was a mighty close shave, though. .
at wss plenty to go around"
CHATS true; but now that IL is all
over, don't you really think that Blaine
vas rightH"
Most omphaticslly not"
"why3"
because he was left"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

A priest in San Francisco has invented
q lamp that will burn perpptually,
brightly at night and dimly in the day
time. The lamp is said to resemble q
small engine.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
IL Worked.

IL Worked.
"Where've you been, Frank
"Down in st. Louis"
"What doing2" =
Running a photograph gallery"
"Did it work."
"Work! l should say it did. First
day l hung out a sign Babies taken
without prior notice, and next morn ing
found four on my doorstep"
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
Reading Reductions.

PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-The managers
of the Reading railroad have reduced the sal.
| aries 10 TO 40 per cent in both railroad and
ccal aud iron companies.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
DR., sWETNAM.

Office 18th street, hrst door north OF
Farnam In Boyd's opera house. Leave
orders at office or Sare's drug store.
Residence Ne. 1912 Farnam b.
Residence Telephone. $40.
Office Telephone, loo.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

A cranberry bog, presented to Williams
college in 1882 by j. G. Goodrich, brings
81 5000 this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
The value of landed estates In England
is rapidly depreciating.

q CARD. To All who 80 brlering from srro,a
nd indisorotiops Of youth mel yous weakness, carly
dsaay. loss OF manhood. oto., ] will send q rooipt
tbat will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This grsn.
srmsdy was oiscoverod by . missionary in South
am hs. Send solf-addr ,sod envelope 70 hSI. 70
cara =. LkaLA. BlAAlsn Il. Ess 2oEk-
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
sKIN uIsEasEs CURED,

In Boston the yearly tax averages
$27. 80 to each inhaoitant.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

There are only nine roller skating rlnks
In Minneapolis.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

SKIN UIsEASES CUIfTtD.
BY DIR. Frazier's Magic Ointment. Cures ~
If by magic: Pimples, Black Heads or Grubs,
Blotches and Eruptions on the face, leaving
the skin clear and beautiful. Also cures Itch,
Salt Rheum, Sore Nipples, Sore Lips and old,
Obstinate Ulcers Sold by druggists, or
mailed on receipt price. 10 cents. Sold by
Kuhn g. Co. and @. i. Goodman.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

ASTONISHING LOW PRICES
on PIANOS and ORGAN from $50 upwards,
at A. Hospe's.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT

ii that abominab practice can be sup
pressed by law, it can only be by the most
radical legislation consistent with the re straint
of the constitution. / again recommend,
therefore, that congress assume absolute politi-
cal control of the territory of Utah and pro.
vide for the appointment of a commission with
such governmental power as in its Judgment
may justly and wisely be put into their hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
THE INTERIOR,
INDIAN AND LAND LAWS,

AVA hANb Nv
OF the varied governmental concerns in
charge of the interior department, the reports
of it's secretary presents an interesting sum
mary. Among the topics deserving particular
attention, L refer you to his observations re-
speeding our Indian affairs, the presumption
and timber culture acts, the failure of railroad
C mpanies to take title to lands granted by
the government, and the operations of the
pension office, the patent office, the census
bureau and the bureau of education. Allu-
sion has been made already to the circum.
stances that, 10th as between different tribes
and as between Indians and the whites, the
past year has been one of unbroken peace. In
this circumstance the president is glad to find
justification for the policy of the government
in dealing with the Indian question, and con-
firmation of views which were fully eXpressedin
his first communication to 1.-THE forty.seventh
congress. The secretary urges anew the enact
ment of a statute for punishment of crimes
committed on Indian reservations, and recon-
mends the passage of q bill, now pending the
house of representatives, for purchase of tract
of 10, 600 square miles from the Sioux reser va.
ton. Both these measures are worthy of APP
proyal. l concur with him also in advising
the repeal OF the presumption law, the enact.
ment of statutes regarding the present legal
complications, touching lapsed grants to rail.
road companies, aud the funding of the debt
of the several Pacific railroad, under such
guarantee as shall effectually insure its ulti.
mate payment. The report Of the Utah COM
mission will be read with interest. 1t DIS
closes the results of recent legislation looking
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS,

In view of the general and persistent dc.
mand throughout the commercial community
for u natl nal bankrupt law, l hops that the
differences of sentiment which have hitherto
prevented its enactment may not outlast the
prpspnt aaasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02

Smoke Seal of North Carolina --Tbao
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-26
Personal.

Mr.. E. III. Sincell, of Oakland, Gar
rett county, Nd, a graduate of st.
Joeas, 1888, is visiting friends in An
napolis.
Mrs Jewett, of Kansas city, Mo-,
is visiting her son, T. s. Jewett, a
cadet in the Naval Academy.
Prof G.. A. Harter and wife, are
visiting Annapolis.
Miss Ida Gill, of Baltimore, is Wis
iting friends on West street.
Mr. Ringgold, of Philadelphia, Pa,
is visiting his daughter Mrs. Ell. G.
Thompson.
Mr.. Zachary Pindell spent Xmas
with his parents on Gloucester st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manning, of BaIti-
more, are visiting Annapolis.
Mrs. Carpenter, of Washington,
mother of cadet Carpenter is visiting
her son.
Mr.. Leavitt, son of DR.. Leavitt, is
on a visit to his sister Mrs Cressap,
Naval Academy.
Mr.. Lemuel Taylor and wife, for
merly residents of this city, now re-
siding in Washington, D. c., are visit
ing relatives here.
Messrs. Geo. johnson, Jr., S. G.
Hanlon, Thos. P. Elliott and +. Way.
son, Annapolis typos, now employed
at Washington, are home for the holli.
days.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-26
LATEST NEWS.
CITY zzg COUNTY.
CHRISTMAS In ANNAPOLIS!
LOCAL NEWS OF THE DAY
Christmas In the Churches.

Interesting religious services were
held in the churches of this city on
Xmas day, except the Presbyterian
Church. st. Mary's Catholic Church
was earliest with its hymns of praise,
beginning at A. NJ, Wesley Chapel
followed at 5, and the First Charge
NJ E. Church at 6. The exercises
at this Church on Xmas morning
were all that Lad been promised. -
Prof w. H. Hopkins, led the special
exercises after the Doxology had been
sung and prayer afforded by the pas
tor.
The music was we'll executed and
the impression made was excellent
The Pastor, the Superintendent, Jas.
Munroe, Esq, and our confrere, Mr..
E. S. Riley, respectively, took part
as leader of the responsive exercises.
The pastor, DR.. Leecb, delivered a
very brief, but timely address and by
I all were at their homes, the children
happy over the filled stockings, horns,
and drums. There was an excellent
attendance-but chiefly of young peo-
and their seniors. Not many of the
children were Quit was too early
and their beds were doubtless toosnug.
In this last feature is found the chief
drawback to these early Xmas exer-
cises for the young. 1t is hard enough
to get the older folks out, much less
the young, for whose instruction they
are chiefly intended. The building
would have been jammed had the
service been at night or during the day.
President Hopkins deserves much
credit for the way in which he trained
the school to the splendid music
Also Misses Feldmeyer and Brewer
for rendering of special parts. At
ST. Anne's P. E. Church services
were held in the forenoon. In the
Naval Academy chapel, Rev. A. A.
McAllister, chaplain, the music was
as follows: Prelude, by the Academy
band, Rossini; anthem, 1T Came Up
on the Midnight Clear" Sullivan;
"Kyrie," Schubert; "Gloria Tibi,"
Schubert; Hymn II, Mendelssohn;
offertory, organ and cornet; "Lefer-
ture- Uely Sanctus," Canridge; Hymn
2O7, Barnby; GLORIA in Excelsis,"
old chant; "Nunc Dimittis," Gilbert;
postlude, Lybach. M. Conliff, or
ganist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-26
Corner in Turkeys.

1t would appear from the uniform
prices in turkyes on the day before
Christmas, and the Withholding of
them from buyers until late In the day
that our hucksters had formed a cor
ner in turkeys for that day, and thore
were none to be had only through them
Whenever countryman would make
his appearance with turkey, it was
at once "gobbled up" by the huckster.
One of these dealers we are told had
no less than one hundred and fifty on
hand, and disposed of every one of
them at from 90 to 25 cents per pound.
Many persons put off buying their
Christmas turkey until late in the day
thinking they would be more plentiful
and cheaper, but they 'got left, Z" and
were compelled to buy of the huckster
at night at their own prices.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-26

The Adams and B. & o. Express
Companies have done large busi-
ness during the holidays. The wag-
ons have been loaded down with
every description Of goods. and the
agents have been kept busy for q
week past receiving and dispatching
Christmas goods. A larger business
has been done in thisl line this year
than for several years past, and many
goods have to remain over from one
shipment to another.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-26
ANNAPOLIS MD, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 26, 1884.
Christmas in Annapolis.

Christmas passed off as it usually
does in this locality, and was ushered in
by the blowing of horns, firing of pis-
tolls, and the beating of drums. The
day dawned brightly with clear sky
and cool, bracing atmosphere. The
snow which covered the ground, af-
forded excellent sleighing, and all that
could afford team took advantage of
the occasion. The children all seemed
to have their good time with the enjoy.
ment of their toys, and the good things
they had received through the myth.
cal Santa Claus. Each family en-
joyed its turkey, and those who were
not committed to local option partook
freely of libations of wine, egg-nog,
apple-tody, &C., and hospitality, fun
and pleasure seemed to reign supreme.
Nearly every family made some pre-.
paration to celebrate the holiday In
an appropriate manner. Large sup
plies of cakes and other good things"
were prepared by dating mothers and
daughters, and the children placed
their Christmas trees and stocking in
eligible positions, anticipating the
annual advent of their kind friend and
patron, Santa Claus, who neverproves
unmindful in the disposition of his
gifts with good children. We believe,
as general thing, the Christmas fes-
tivities of this year, despite the great
depression in business, and the con-
sequent scarcity in money, were full
~ equal to those of any former years.
AS general thing, the day passed
off quietly and there was no disturb
ance of a disorderly character on our
streets, to mar the pleasure of the
event.