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Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
MASONIC MATTERS.
Further DOiIgS Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge.
Election of Officers.

At the yesterdays session Of the Grand
Lodge A. F, & A.. NJ, the committee on
jurisdiction reported against the propos-
ed dispensing with the next annual con-
vocation, and the grand lodge concurred
In this report.
The report of the finance committee
showed the receipts for the year ending
June /, 1884, to have been S29,576 80,
and disbursements $26, 900. G5, leaving a
balance of 80, 621. 10.
The committee on chartered lodges re-
ported the whole number as 437; num-
Der of lodges extinct, Az whole number
working lodges paying dues, $50; lodges
making returns up to May 10, $40: not
making returns, ID. Capitol lodge, No.
ITO, Of Des Moines, showed the largest
increase for the year, their increase being
30. Otley lodge, No. 200, of Perry,
showed the largest amount of work done,
and sent in the model report Of the year.
The committee on library, through Lsfe
Young, reported.
The grand lodge was organized In 1874. In
1915 an appcopria ion of IS for the purchase
OF books was made. Small appropriations
followed during succeeding years, and In the
year 1882 an appropriation of 81 0J0 was made
fer the purchase of the Bowen library which
was the finest of its kind in the world. With
the books previously gathered, added to tho
Bowen collection, the grand lodge now owns
the most comprehensive and extensive Ma
sonic library In the world, qnd 1t not infre.
quently happens that the authors and com.
pliers in Europe are compelled to seek infor-
nation on y to be found in our Iowa Masonic
library. No correct estimate of the library
can be formed without n visit to it. Many Of
the works are rare and not q fsw beyond price.
Lovers of tho curious in literature or of the
strange and forgotten facts of history would
be delighted with It's we'll loaded shelves.
We are able to state that the
grand librarian Is faithful and competent in
the discharge of his duties, and that he takes
great pride in the 10000 rare volumes en-
trusted to his care.
A communication was received from
the Grand Lodge of Missouri, sending
greetings, and expressing regret that its
officers could not be present.
Yesterday afternoon the following
grand officers: Grand Master G. T. Gran
ger, of Appanoose county; Grand Senior
Warden Layfette Young, of Atlantic;
Grand Junior Warden e. A. Charles, of
Cedar Rapids; Grand Secretary Theodore
s. Parvin, of Iowa City; and Grand
Treasurer John M. Zane, of Sac City.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

w.B. Cuppy, of Avoca, was in the city
yesterday.
Ora Haley, Of Laramie, was at the Union
Pacific hotel.
w. Kenney, of Sibley, took a rest yesterday
the Transfer hotel.
Kirkham, the jeweler, is on the sick list and
and his little child has the measles.
Jesse Elhery, who lives a few miles out of
the city, Is very Ill with lung fever
H.. O. Bowen, Of Omaha. was In the city
yesterday and dined with Mr.. p. weis.
John Butler, chief Of the Omaha fire depart.
ment, was on this side of the river yesterday.
Ben Newman, now a prosperous Omaha
merchant, was shaking hands with old friends
here yesterday.
George II. Backus, Of Omaha, wasi In the citv
yesterday looking after the organization of A
lodge here of the Knights and Ladies' of
Honor.
b. w. FERGUSON left yesterday for a trip into
Nebraska, looking after his loan business. He
was accompanied by @. w. II. Boyer, Of
Grinnell.
Mrs. I. A. CLARK leaves this morning for
Pocatello, Idaho, WHARF, she expects to join
her husband and make him a short visit. Her
daughter accompanies her.
J.H. Wheeler, formerly Of the Ogden, and
who is now located at GAINESVILLE, Wis. in the
real estate business, is back for a brief stay,
preparing to movehis family to Wisconsin.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
DUN BLUFFS MAYOR,
He is Presented BY Citizens With 8
Horse and Buggy.

Yesterday forenoon Mayor w. r.
Vaughan was the recipient of a very
practical and valuable gift, consisting of a
horse, buggy and harness. The horse
was purchased of Fred Davis, a fine black
horse, five years old, costing $500. The
buggy is a top one, q tip-top one, one of
Hattenhauer's best, costing $3.50, and
the harness was made by Walters Bros. /;
1t cost $45. The whole rig is one worthy
of carrying the mayor of a live city of
$4,000 people. The presentation was
made by Alderman MUNSTER in behalf of
the citizens who had joined with him in
purchasing it. In response Mayor
Vaughn returns the following card:
CAR OF THANKS.
VIM. A. Mynstor, P. J. McMahon, G.
Geise. Rev. b. p. McMenomey, Kimball and
Champ, A. Louie, A. b Howe, James Frainey,
Thomas Governs, Harry Birkenbine, H. ii.
Martin, IL. X. Hattenhauer, Geo. T.. Wright
and many others:
The beautiful and costly horse, buggy and
harness, this day presented to me, through
your committee is most gratefully accepted.
l shall endeavor to show my full apprecia.
ton of the same by carefully looking after the
interest of our city, and / aust that before nv
term of Office has expired, In Is ,6, that the In.
habisants Of Council Bluffs may be increased
to 10000 active people, and that each one may
be free from old fogyism and jealousy.
Gentleman, L again return to you my heart.
felt thanks. Very truly,
w. II. VAUGHAN.
Mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
COMMERCIAL,
COUNCIL BLUFFS MARKET,

ooUNo BLUFFS MARKET.
Wheat-No. 1 milling, 5000; No. 3 CSC
20; rejected 30.
Corn-Local purposes, 40@45.
Oats-For local purposes, 3594O.
Hsy-$10 006912 90 per ton,
Rye-4O@45c.
Corn Meal 25 per 100 pounds.
Wood-Good supply; prices at yards, 6 0O@
700.
Coal-Delivered, hard, II 30 per ton; soft,
5 90 per ton
Lard-Fairbank's, wholesaling OF 9ac.
Flour-City -four, l 60@3 80.
Brooms-2 9b@3 90 per doz.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butcher COVE 4 00@4 so. Butcher
steers 4 5O95 90.
Hogs 50@4 rs.
M FRUITS.
Quotations by j. M. st. John & Co., com.
mission merchants, 53S Broadway.
t~Poultry-Ready sale;chickens, dressed, 12ac;
live, &c; turkeys, dressed, 15c; live, 12c;
Ducks, dressed, 124c; live, &c. ,
Oranges-5 O0@5 so per box.
IemOnB-3 0064 90 per box.
Bananas 50@3 so per bunch
Butter-Creamery, zoe; rolls. 10@13c.
Eggs-12c per dozen.
Strawberries lie quart tray 2OO@2 %.
Vegetables Potatoes, 5000; onions, 75c;
cabbage, 4 cents per pound; apples, ready
sale at o 90 for prime stock; Beans, l 30
az 25 per bushel.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Police Pointers.

In the police court yesterday morning,
f. Curry. T. M~artinson and T. WEIGH
were brought before the bar on a charge
of being found sleeping in box cars.
Martinson was discharged, but the two
others were fine $500 each as they were
found to be armed with revolvers. They
will tarry for a while On the stone pile.
John Peterson for being drunk and
asle ep in the park, was assessed $3.50.
John O'Brien, John Emmett and -
Nelson, were also adjusted for plain
DRINKS.
Jennie elmer, known as "Chub,' was
arrested for disturbing the peace, she
being concerned in some fuss at Belle
CLERKS old house. Jennie Graveyard,
alias Cemetery Jane, wassthe prosecuting
witness. The case went over until this
afternoon. Two. young fellows, Jones
and Phillips, charged with being mixed
up in the row, were discharged.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
A SCENE OF BEAUTY.
The Display Made by Cassidy, orcutr
81 French.

Yesterday afternoon and evening Cas-
ady, circuit d French gave their grand
opening display Of carpets. curtains, ETC.,
In their new quarters in the Masonic
Temple. The scene presented was one
well worth seeing, and fully justified the
EXPLANATIONS of delight in which the
many lady visitors expressed themselves.
Certain 1t is, that Council Bluffs never
had as fine a showing. The whole OF the
first floor, go by 100 feet, was filed
with a great variety of carpets, curtains,
and house furnishings in that line, dis.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
OMAHA DAILY BEE COUNCIL BLUFFS, THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1884.

played very Hastily. The exhibit was a
decidedly interesting one, as well as
beautiful. Rich, velvety carpets, with
great variety Of designs, were shown to
great advantage. Among these were
special patterns, one particularly drawing
the attention of the Masonic visitors, it
being a beautiful carpet, the design of
which was made up of the symbols OF
the mystic order. In curtains there were
also some very rich patterns. in Turco-
man, raw silk, lace, etc. Some of these
we're displayed, all hung and draped, on
poles, complete, setting forth their
beauty very attractively.
Turkish rugs also excited the admira-
ton of the visitors, and some beautiful
patterns Of Oriental table-covers. In
facS, there were many really elegant
goods, and many entirely new patterns,
so that the visitors gained the latest ideas
about the needfuls of an elegant home.
In connection with the display Mrs.
L. A. Smith gave a very beautiful dis
play of the fancy needlework done by
herself and her class. There was a great
variety of this, and many of the articles
merited special notice. Among the la
dies who belong to the class, and who
exhibited articles were, Mrs. Charles
Officer, Miss Hattie Rue, Miss Ida
Casady, Mrs. Ira Scofield, Mrs. DIR. Os
borne, Mrs. George Phelps, Miss Grace
Osborne, and Mrs. E. d. f. Fisher.
There were also some very pretty arti-
cles shown as the work of two little girls,
Miss Clara Wheeler, aged eleven years,
and Miss Hattie Smith, aged nine
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

They following were shipments Of
stock from the union stockyards y%ester-
day
M. Kilmer, one car hogs. 65l head. John
Virgins, one car hogs, 60 head. d. Anderson,
one car hogs, 81 head. s., Frederick, one car
hogs, 20 head. Morse X. &lCo., one car hogs, sc
+. Mackin, one car hogs, so head. H. Irgalls,
one car hogs, 60 head. Parkhurst & NJ. one
car hogs, g. head. Columbus Packing Co,
one car hogs, 81 head. ID. S. Bliss, one car
hogs, 60 head. /. Heatly, o%nelcar cattle, 81
head.
All the hogs were sent to Chicago over the
Rock Island, and the cattle to Larimier via.
III. +.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Something for Nothing.

Until further notice we give to each
twentieth customer his purchase, what
ever the price or value of the same may
be. Our cashier will keep an accurate
record of every transaction and when the
twentieth sale of any amount is made the
purchaser will be presented with the
same. We have adopted for the present
this system Of advertising because 1t gives
patrons instead of the newspapers tho
five per cent. which il cost us. Clothing
retailed at Wholesale prices. Hats re.
tailed at case prices. Furnishing goods,
trunks, bags, umbrellas, etc., etc. Every
twentieth customer presented with his
purchase. MErcALF Bros.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
Real Estate Transfers.

H"o"H IDSu"Oo ITHHbICTb.
The following transfers were fled May
a, 1884, and reported by p. J.. Nc
Mahon, Council Bluffs /:
Jane McGregan to w. B. Cuppy, part Oh
80, ~, 30. $3.50.
A. L. Kahle to Max Mohn, part lot 13,
block A, Jackson's add. $500
Julia ID. Beard to George Metcalf, lot 10,
block ~, Bayliss I'd add. S5, 900.
Total sales, 81, $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

Cassidy, Orcutt & French's great clear.
ing sale Of carpets, curtains, and uphol.
stery, will commence June 9th, and con.
tinue 80 days. Look out for big bargains,
Strangers visiting the city arc invited to
call and inspect our stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

A complete course for teachers and those desiring
o higher English education, o full business course,
with training in actual business practice and gcner.
n correspondence, short hand, ornamental pen n an
ship, ,locution, German and music. Splendid rooms,
large, light and well furnished, charges very moder.
ate, cost of living reasonable, society good, expert.
enced teachers, FOR further particulars, inquire OF
~BEARDSLEY & PAULS0N,
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NoTICE.-speclal q ve%rtisements, sue as Lost,
Found, To Loan. For salo, To Rent, Wants, Board.
ing, etc., will be inserted in this column at the low
rate Of TIKI CENTS PER LINE for the first insertion
and FIVE ENT E LINE for each subsequent n.
sertion. Leave advertisements at our Office, No.
Pearl Street. near Broadway
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

MINERAL SPRINGS,

We qua antee the cure Of the following named dis.
seases, or no pay: Rheumatism, S~crofula, Ulcers,
Catarrh, al Blood and skin diseases, Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint, Kidney and Bladder Diseases. Gout, Nen.
algia and Asthma, These Springs are the favorite
esort OF the tired AMI debilitatad, and are the
FEEBLE LADIES BEST FRIEND,
Good hotel, livery and bathing accommodation both
winter and summer. Locality highly picturesque
and healthy. Accessible by Wabash railway, .
EyoDA, or c., B. q O., at Albany. Correspondence
solicited, REV. N. NJ. THOMPSON,
Manager.
Albany, Sloan Springs, Gentry Co., Mo.
ANALYSIS.
Spec.no oraV'y :.i.o02
Carbonio Acid Gas. ............. 20 in. Der gallon
Carbonate Calcium ................ 81, 821 Grains
carbonate iron 7,o4l .
Sulphate Magnesia. $3.50 "
ouphhte OAiuum ~,
Snioriue oouium +"
aiuhhns ''....... 80. '--s...Usulo
Organic and Volatile matter and loss. ....l,469 "
otal solids per gallon .o7,174 "
WRIGHT & MBRRLL. Chemists
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

W. I. BRAUN has the reputation of
serving as fine meals as any in the city.
His ice creams are said to be the best.
Don't forget the number. Il is 4O4
Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05

Sweet potato plants-largest stock in
the west-by w. e.. Foster, Council
Blffus. Send for price list.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06

The Democratic Senators held a
caucus Immediately after the ad-
journment of the Senate on the
28th, for the purpose of deciding
upon the policy to be adopted with
reference to Senator Sberman's res
olution calling for the investigation
of alledged outrages at the elections
in Virginia and Mississippi, and al
SO for the purpose of considering
the selection of Democratic mem
bers of the new Senate committees.
The session, which lasted about
three hours, was mainly devoted to
the first of these subjects. After a
full and general expression Of opin-
ion, it was decided that party act
ion should be governed by the cir
cumstances when the Sherman res
olution should come up for consider
alton.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06
An Obstinate ,Juryman.

Phillips, in bis ''Famous Cases of
Circumstaatial Evidence" reports
the following: .,,
Two men were seen fighting to-
gether in a field. A short time af-
ter, one Of them was found lying
there dead. Close by him lay a
pitchfork, which was known to be-
long to the man who was seen quar-
relling with him.
The evidence was overwhelming.
The accused could not deny that
the piUehfork was his, or that he
had quarrelled with, and even struck
the deceased; but he stoutly pro-
tested his innocence of the murder.
The jury, contrary to the expec-
tation of court, bar, and spectators,
were out long time. AT last they
came in and informed the court
that they could not agree upon a
verdict. o 1t leaked out that one OF
their number would not concur Ill
the verdict of guilty which the
eleven were ready to bring in, and
nothing which the court or his col
leagues could say moved him. The
jury were dismissed -iI t
Years after, on his death bed, this
obstinate juryman confessed that he
himself was the murderer The
accused man had quarrelled with
the deceased, had dropped his pitch
fork in the field and gone away.
Soon after, the juryman came in
to the field, found the pitchfork,
and in the heat of an accidental
quarrel with the deceased, had kill
ed him and then fed unobserved
When he found the accused in Gus
tody, be feared that the evidence
was strong enough to convict him
He therefore managed to get upon
the jury, in order to save the in
nocent man, without exposing him
soii se1r " SilSe siiS Saiio"s' ls1l t.fla8i sDfx
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06

honor to the State The are enroll
ed over two hundred students, from
various States. Though, young in
years the College has some features
which commend it especially to the
masses who desire knowledge. One
is Christie's Musical and Commer-
cial Institute, which is we'll fitted up
and in which the cost of taking 2
thorough course in bookkeeping is
less than half what any other insti-
tuition offers. For S54 to $50 a young
man or woman can graduate here
in eight to twelve weeks, including
board, tuition, fuel, lights and wash
inc. This institution is run every
day in the week except Sunday.
Monday is used as holiday instead
of Saturday. Yours, etc., L. /.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06

crease its productiveness and rapid
Iy improve the family income. She
then engaged in merchandising, and
was appointed post-mistress at Rest.
Her business prespered and the farm
improved apace.1 She also engaged
in buying and selling stock, in which
she soon became expert, and has
since had large dealings with and 10
we'll known among large number
of stockholders She was success
full in all her business ventures and
had succeeded in amassinga very
sung fortune. She had never min
gled freely with either of the sexes,
but turned hef. attention principally
to business. Dressed as woman,
she always looked masculine, and
when on horseback attracted atten-
ton everywhere she went. Her
auburn hair was always worn crop
ped and falling down her neck .
trife lower than may be seen on
many of the valley farmers. Her
eyes are brown and her complexion
a little bronzed, like one who is
much exposed to the sun. She
never had the sign of beard, and
her voice was not unfeminine. No
one ever suspected her being man.
She was born and raised upon the
farmat Rest. AS Virginia law requires
her to change her given name to
one which will indicate her sex be-
fore she can be recognized as cem-
petent before the law to play her
part as man, she will take advan-
tage eff the first opportunity to do
SO. Her counsel, Maj. Holmes
Conrad, will apply at the March
term of the circuit court to have her
name changed. 1t is rumored that
the appellations she has selected for
her new life are John Thomas. For
some time. past there has resided in
the Payne family a lady named Miss
Hinton, who was supposed to be q
domestic, but who, it seems, SO
wrought upon the admiration Of
Miss Payne as to arouse in her
those emotions which she had not
heretofore been credited with hav-
ing experienced. In plain terms,
Miss Payne fell in love, not as wo-
man loves, but she loved with the
love of a man, and hence her deter
Imination to throw off the disguise
which she had worn for years, and
avow her real sex, in order to wed
the object ofher affection, 1t is just
at this point that it is proper to
cease speaking of her as Miss Payne,
and write him Mr.. Rebecca Payne.
rhe citizens of Winchester have
not learned to do SO yet. They
have known Mr.. Rebecca that it
seems next to impossible for them
to employ the masculine gender
when speaking Of him. 1t matters
not that DR.. q. P, Mcguire, one of
the best known medical gentlemen
in the city, and the physician of
Mr., Rebecca Payne, has given him
a certificate of his masculinity.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06

The throne of England, SO splen-
did when covered with silk, velvet,
and gold, is, in fact, only an "old
oak chair" over 600 years in use
for the same purpose. Its exist
Snce has been traced back to the
days of Edward /. The wood is
very hard and solid; the back and
sides were formerly painted in va
rious colors, and the seat is made of
a slab of rough-looking sandstone,
20 inches in length, IL inches in
breadth, and I95 in thickness, and
in this stone lies the grand peculiari-
ty of the chair. t.4st
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06
THE MIsERIESI OF A MEAN NAN

THE MI8ERIESf OF "A MEAN NAN.
Sometimes / wonder what a mean
man thinks about when he goes TO
bed When he turns out the light
and lies down. When the darkness
closes in about him and he is alone,
and compelled to be honest with
himself. And not bright thought,
not generous impulse, not a manly
act, not a word of. blessing not
grateful look, comes to bless him
again. Not a penny dropped into
the outstretched palm of poverty,
nor the balm Of a loving word drop
ped into an aching heart; no sun
beam of encouragement cast upon a
struggling life; no strong right hand
fellowship reached out to help some
fallen man to his feet-when none
Of these thinga come to. him as the
/" God bless you Of the departed
day, how he must hate himself. How
he must try to roll away from HIM
self and sleep on the other side OF
the bed. When the only victory
he can think of is some mean victory
in which he has wronged a neigh
Dor. No wonder he always sneers
when he tries to smile. How pure
and fair and good all the rest of the
world must look to him, and how
cheerless and dusty and dreary
must his own path appear Why,
even one lone, isolated act of mean
ness is enough to scatter crumbs in
the bed Of the average ordinary
man, and what must be, he feelings
Of man whose whole life is given
up to, mean acts2 When there is
somuch suffering and heartache and
misery Ia the, world, anyhow, why
should yon add one pound Of wick
edness or sadness to the general
burdeng Don't be mean, my boy.
Suffer injustise a taeusand times
rather than commit it once.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06
Saws the Early county lGa

Says the Early county (Ga)
Nelrs Mr.. Julian Davis, of Cal
houn county, is the owner of hog
that recently made jump Of forty
five feet while standing fat-footed.
Mr.. Davis turned the hog out of the
lot, and the hog, in his endeavors to
get back in the lot, attempted to
jump over we'll. Instead going
over he went down into the well,
the distance of forty-five feet, be-
fore striking water. He was reseu-
ed, and is now being fattened.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06
SENATORIAL TIFFs.
A. ROW BETWEEN LAMAR AND ED.
MUNDs OVER THE CONFIRMATION
-. OF EMORY sPEER. ..I....
From the New York SUM-

.ft q
From the New York SUM- gfnuunl 9li
/ see that Lamar and Edmunds
have managed to get up q row over
the confirmation Of Emory Speer,
Georgia. - Lamar is a curious in
dividual and full'of grit, but he is
too apt to construe the language of
political adversary into personal
affront. just like Bayard in thai
respect. If any one charges the
Democratic party with wrongs or
double dealing, Bayard gets up and
lays his hand on his heart and pro-
duces bis, s,individual stock of honor,
under the impression that some one
had assailed or denied it. So far
as | can recatf this is the first time
any Senator has forsworn personal
relations with Mr.. Edmunds because
of the ceremonies of debate. Before
Conkling left the Senate he had
several hot encounters, one of them
being with Lamar and the other
with Gordon, but his manner was
unbearably offensive when he tried
himself On another occasion he
and Bayard INDUCED in a eontroI
versy, when personalities were ex-
changed. ni ALI these named were
members of the Judiciary commit
lee except Gordon, and for months
Uhe meetings were conducted with
Juto any personal recognition Of
Conkling by Bayard and Lamar.
@iPhey never spoke as they passed
by.p7 1t was in the word fight be-
tween Conkling and. Gordon that
the most serious results were fear
ed. Gordon has no fear Of powder or
bullets, and Gonkling was not charg-
ed with any lack of personal cOur-
age. The merits Of the controversy
were finally referred for peaceful
settlement to Mr. Hamlin as Conk-
ling's friend, Gen. Ransom rs Cor
don's friend and Senator Mcdonald
selected by. the other two. Neither
Hamlin nor Mcdonald could tell q
toy pistol from a stomach pamp,
while Ransom was one of the most
accomplished codists ofthe country.
He desired an amicableo settlement,
of course, sand afteradetailing the
laws of the codea to. his brother
referees, theiconclusien was reach
ed that the offensive words must be
retracted in the order uttered, and
matters were finally adjusted son
this touoh-stone principles In the
presentncase Lamar has simply
served notice that personal rela-
tons must cease, and Mr.. Edmunds
has no opportunity to retort in
kind13aIna other instances where
tronble,was feared the lie had pass
ed directl9 l.EhneA l lanfna> sfN