Site jgUbttslta Sfcrattl
LOCAL ZnHEWS.
IlAIL.ItO.lD TIME TAIILE.
II. A yt. R. XI. 11.
To UtVc effect Monday, January 3 J. 170.
AltKIVJC. HVI-AKT.
Juu.il. AKxprw.SMO a. m. h:Sj p. ia.
Jrrenjht. o:SO P. in.
7:4.1 ft. m.
from StjIarJ-iu' Daily.
Lieut. J. Newt. Nays, of the Fremont
Tiihvhf, ai rived on the cars this morn
ing. He will remain over Sunday.
Our street arc throngeJ vrith team?,
and our merchants are enjoying a spleu
did trade.
We publL-h to-day a well written arti
cle on the subject of Homestead and
Homesteaders from, the pen of that em
inent scholar and traveler, I'rof. J. D.
Butler, L. L. D. of Madison, Wiscon
sin. It would be a good idea for our store
keepers to scatter a little of their surplus
a&he on the sidewalks. It gives ono
thefdgets to ;ee folks stepping as though
they expected a fall every step.
We notice that enterprising metionecr
of this c;t3- I'lattcSaundcr.: i.s branch
ing out and advertising in the Omaha
IZepuhlicitn. That is a first rate paper
for Plattsiueuth wholesale dealers to
advertise in. We will publish, an adver
tisement of the paper in a few days.
Mr. C. 13. Bellows has ojK?ned an
Oyster and Fish Market on the corner of
Main and Third streets. He received a
fine lot of fresh trout and white fish
last evening, direct from Lake Michigan.
These excellent fish arc frozen immedi
ately after they are caught, and' when
thawed out here in l'lattsmouth are af
fresh as when first taken from the wa
tets of the Lake. . Mr. Bellows will keep
oysters hy the case.
f rum Honjay'a Daily.
The coach coming in from Ashland
yesterday upset. 2so damage dauc ex
cept to injure one of the horses.
The Railroad Telegraph Wire across
the river at this place Mew down one
week ago last Sunday, during the heavy
fctorm, and has never been in working
order since uutil to-ay. The wire has
been so frosty that it would break as
fast as put up. It is all li0. K." now.
An Indian hoy, eleven years of age,
belonging to the Onialia tribe was frozen
to death in the severe storm of last Sun
day nieht, on the bank of the Rawhide,
about two miles north of Fremont.
The boy had started to hunt his
mother, became lost, and was frozen to
deatli.
We stated lant Thursday that a larceny
was committed at the Farmer's Home on
Wednesday night, by the stealing of
$100 in money. We since learn that it
was not at the Farmer's Home, but the
man was probably robbed while lying in
an alley near the Farmer' Home, in a
state oj" beastly intoxication. He was
afterwards taken care of by the proprio
tor of the Farmer's Home.
We had the pleasure of a call to-day
from our old friend John McCarthy,
Esq., of Wyoming precinct, in Otoe
count-. .We are pleased to learn that
he is about to become a citizen of Cass
county. He pays he cannot stand the
taxes of Otoe. McCarthy wa much
impressed with the permanent appear
ance of Railroad matters in Plattsmouth
mid drew some rather invidious com
parWms between the B. & M. and the
Midland.
About forty team. ters assembled at
the Court House Hall last evening and
organized themselves into a teamsters
association. They adopted a scale- of
prices for hauling, and agreed to make
a road ou the ice at the old ferry lauding.
This morning several of them cmii-mcw.-ed
work on the road, but before ten
o'clock the association had burstcd and
each man went to work on his own hook.
Wood is coming in livery, and has de
preciated somewhat iu price since the
river closed.
from Tuemtlny't Daily.
Hard wood oak was contracted for
in the city yesterday for 6 T0 a cord.
Billin & Son ar j receiving the lumber
for their store house on Main street.
The new Methodist Church is com
pleted, aud will be dedicated next Sun
day. Gen. Logan is expected to oyen the
ball in Congress, at an early day, in
favor of the removal of the Capital to
the West.
Dr. M. II. McClusky, the "woild ic
nowncd" tooth extractor is "at hi
post" again. He will remain cniii 1'ii
dy. ''Old mouths fixed up as g b I as
new." Call and see him.
A E;an named Carl Grote, formerly a
resident of Nebraska City, a civil Engi
neer by profession, recently stabbed a
man named Arthur Clay, in St. Joseph.
TLere was an old grudge between them.
" The youth, who "grinds out the lo
cals for the A'etcs heads a column of
something with the startling hue : "An
Hour in Pinney's Mi!L" Why in the
name of common sede didn't you stay
thorc? Didn't the wacessuit?
Road Master Egbert keeps a force of
hands constantly employed m leveung
up and putting track in first class order,
ready for passenger trains, which will be
put on sometime during next month if
all things work favorable.
Billy Miller sieaks of such mcnia
Capt. Anderson, John McCaithy. Mr.
Martin, and others of Wyoming prce net
and Thos. Meadville, Lawson Cook, Mr.
Carmichael, etc, of Otoe precinct, as
discontented grumblers. Maybe they
are, Billy: but when we lived in Otoe
.... nun were coii.-Mi.rcd among the
of t'tvc cnuiy.
I
I Wo understand from ei-lz. .:s .i' ()'.
I county that a County Convention i to
j Le held on the Sih of 1'chru.uy, to con
sider wuys .and means to relieve t he
county from its heavy Lurden of taxation.
Ladies who are not already provided
with calico dresses for the party to-morrow
evening will do well to start a .sewing
machine runn'nsr, as a rreat many people
will be present on chut ocea.-i..:i. The
arrangements" arc complete for a s plendid
time.
From WcJuetfl'iy'i Dni'y,
Another light fall of sr.ow last night.
The Railroad Company are preparing
to put up a lanre qnanty of ice.
Mces Stocking, Ksq., has been ap
pointed Postmaster at Eldrcd, in .Saun
ders county.
Mr Mathaws has his new store cm
Fourth street well under way. He will
lave it ready for receiving goods in a
t-hort time.
A Mr. Fellows was brutally assaulted
in Omaha, on Monday, without a known
cause, and was dangerously cut and
bruised.
Fee new advertisement of 1'. Hart.
lie has removed to one door west of
Murphy's Hotel, and L opening up a
fine slock i f now goods.
MarrieJ, at the Platte Valley House
in this city, January 2o)li, by Judge A.
L. Child Mr. Fred.Holka to Miss Viola
Totton, both of South Bend, Cass Co.
.Nebraska.
The warm weather yesterday weakened
the ice on the river very much Many
people considered it unsafe lor loaded
team-, while hundred.-; continued to cross
all day.
N
J. L. Brown, of Salt creek, gave us a
call to-day. Mr. Brown is a young man
of energy and ability, and is always wel
come at the IIkrald sanctum.
II. M. Ghost, Esq., of Lincoln, was
in the city to-day attending the meeting
of Ii ?a! Estala Agents. lie goes to Lin
coln to-morrow.
We publish an article from the He
pHtih'c'Di of this morning to the effect
that seven miles of the Southwestern
Railroad a-e done. The people of
l'lattsmouth and vicinity will rejoice with
the people of Omaha over this fact, as a
few more miles will complete the South
western to Plattsmouth.
We were pleased to meet" 3Ir. Frank
Beed, of Michigan, to-day, who has
bc:m
induce1
1 to
come
to Xel
raska
through the truthful accounts found in
th columns of the Hr.itAi.n" He ar
rived this morning, and will proceed
west war! on a tour of observation.
The B. it M. Company in Nebraska
will have ten miles of the best track in
the west for the Commissioners to in
spect on the 15th of February. The
track for that distance out from Platts
mouth U now superior to any road in the
west, and still the work of ballasting and
leveling up goes ahead.
Among the arrivals at the Platte Val
ley House on the 25th, we notice - the
following: '
I). C. Newton, Batavia, 111.; II. T.
Moore, Batavia, 111.; G. S. Smith,
(Jalesburg, 111.; C. F. Corwin & wife,
Osceola, Iu.; F. G. Tapp. Osceola la.;
W. K. Syp, Aft on, la.; Jno. Bullock,
Gicnwood, la.; Jas. M. Woods, Faetory
viile, Neb.; Pat O' Haws, Omaha, Neb.;
Isaac Coo, Neb. City, Neb.; C. W.
King, Omaha, Neb.: Jas. Murray, do.;
C. DavL?, do.; O. Payne, Aurora, 111.;
Madam JaFour, Clairvoyar.t ; Lyman
Wyiikoop. Hamburg; Win. B. Parker,
St. Louis, Missouri; Isaac Moore & wife;
J. A. Smith, Erie, Pa.; Jno. Burley,
(iludden, la.; L. II. Richardson, Provi
dence, II. I.; Erastus Woolcut, Ashland,
Neb.; Jno. Manly, R. R., Neb.; P.
Davis, Council BlulTs, la.; Fred Holka,
Viola Todcn, Ashland, Neb.
Ed. IIeoald : You notified us last
week that "Phario" and his hosts had
left here ior Nebraska City, at which we
are all much gratified; but are you sure
you are righ,t? lias there not been a
regular Kofio Bank in operation here for
weeks?. The sign h out each night at
a public place on Main Street : "Aito
Item t'fitoi'yhf." How is it? Has keno
ever been suppressed here. Com.
soritE.
R. B. Windham, Esq. is authorize-!
to receipt for monies due the IIkuai.d
oITiec, and to make contracts for Adver
tising and Job work. He will call on
those of oar patron-j who arc in arrears,
and if is hoped they will bu as ready to
"fork over" the amount of their indebt
edness as wc haTO been to trust them.
)i:S!VATI9.Y.
The Dedication services of the First
Methodist Epi-.copaJ Church will be held
on next ?und;!y7 January Cut h, at 11
o'clock. Rev. G. Do La Matyr, of
Omaha, will officiate. He will al.-o
preach i i the evening.
J. J. liouEaxs, Pastor.
Jl'XtTIOS CI IV
Is the name given to the new town o-po.-ite
I'latt.-niouth. The name is ap
propmtens it is the present and pros
jHJctive junction of several railroads.
Wc learn Tom Mr. Saunders, the enter
prising j;--p:-ietor of the town, that a
large number ot lots have already been
sold to men who intend building on tlicm,
and that a magnifieeut' hotel building Irus
already been contracted fur, tobe erecfv l
imnicdutcly. no anticipate Junctio.i
City property will be in demand very
soon.
A LIVELY TUAUE.
&00 Coril of 1VmmJ a Hay.
Our reporter made a careful estimate
of the amount of wood coming into the
city this a. m. and concludes that there
will no-: be less than 5(K) cords piled up
within the city limits to. day. If the ice
eon'.muis cool fi.r another week or two
Piatt-muu'h will be well supplied wi:!i
WvH.'U.
We publi. bed an artlcloomc I.
since to the cu'tvt that the it2--f-ary
papers for taking Mr. Fickler to the
Tiivine Asylum were not forthcoming
from the Executive officer as they should
be. Since that time we h:i e I ecu shown
a private letter fiom Attorney General
Robinson to Sheriff John-on in which he
says: "Fur my part, I can only s-ay
that his E-eeI!en-y executed the necessary
papers before his departure, and in obe
diance to his orders and iu complianec
with yoiirrcque.-t, I enveloped the papers
and gave them to the mail earriei to de
posit. Why they did not go I cannot
tell.
nnA. ii!sJ oi'T.
flieni foul for brHin.
The cii-erpn-ing firm cf Simpson,
Miekilwait it Co., have purchased a
half interest-in one of the Le.-t coal mines
on the B. it M. read, and propose to sup
ply southern Nebra-ka with that essential
article. We have seen some specimens
of coal from this mine, and think it the
iine.-t we have seen in the maiket.
Blacksmiths pronounce it good enough to
weld steel with. They are prepared to
furni.sh dealers with coal allow rates.
ANOrillOIt L.IHCEXV.
A l ine Wufrti Xtolon nnU (fee Ttlef
UpIh Am ay.
At an early hour this morning sheriff
Jhnon was called on to arrest a man
named John Hewet, charged with
stealing a fine English Lever Watch from
the pocket of Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald, a
boarder at the Farmers Home. Sheriff
Johnson soon satisfied himself that
Hewet was not in the city, but had left
since 20 o'clock last night. There ap
pears little doubt that Hewet is the man
who stole the watch, which is valued at
$.SUor $90. He was at the Farmer's
Home between 10 and 11 o'clock last
night. St ps have been taken that will
undoubtedly load to his capture.
tjse Tmw i.ocorsoTiYi:.;.
Tlie "Ahlani' Unt Arrlred.
The Ashland, one of the new locomo
tives of which we spoke some days ago,
arrived at East Plattsmouth yesterday,
and was temporally housed in the eu
gine house over there. It will be
brought over as soon as posle and . set
to work. The "Lincoln"' will arrive in
the course of a few days. These are
"bran new" tcit'miit of the very best
manufactnre. TheB. t M. in Nebraska
buy nothing because it is cheap.
OE'EXIXK OF TUT ii.
HKAKKA.
O- X. IX XK-
rn-spiiner anit Fri;r!t TrniiiN to lc
I'll! en.
We learn from Col. Doaue, Chief En
gineer of the B. t M. in Nebraska, and
at present in charge of all matters per
taining to the road, that the intention is
ta put on passenger and freight trains
irom Platteinouth west as soon as the
track is completed in good running order
to Hoover's Station in Louisville pre
cinct. He thinks the road will be com
pleted there, ready for trains by the
middle of February. This will be a glo
rious thing for the South Platte country.
Ashland and Lincoln merchants can have
their goods brought that much nearer
home by rail, and by the early Si ring
thev will have them at their doors.
Kvr.:tTi!orY says so;
Says what? That Plattsmouth is to
be the great city of the Missouri Valley,
and "what everybody say.must be true."
Why docs everybody say this? Because
we are on the great natural highway be
tween the two oceans, at the only point
on the upper Missouri river where a
Railroad bri lge can bo constructed,
consequcu'.ly we
will hav
the
greatest concentration of railroads here
of any point on the river. We have the
finest acrleuUural country in the world
tributary to the city, and we have the
most liberal set of business men west of
the Missouri river. All these and many
other things cause people to understand
that Plattsmouth is a point of no mean
importance in the commercial world.
We would remark, in a confidential way,
that property can be had here very cheap
now, but will soon be much higher.
A LIVELY CZIASE.
The man who broke into the Farmers
Home last Thursday night and stole
Maurice Fitzgerald's watch was caught
last Saturday evening. After stealing
the watch he started up -the Railroad,
stayed all night with an old settler named
Jacob Horn, came back to the city early
Saturday morning, where Sheriff John
son soon got track of him. He left fur
the South within a few minutes afier
his arrival i n town, got aboard a wood
sled and rode to Rock Bluffs. In the
meantime the Sheriff and deputy Car
rothers were scouring the country for
him, having last heard of him in the
south part of the city. About noon they
started f .r Rock Bluffs, where they found
the fellow had been within an hour of
their arrival. Thcj traced him from
point to point, and finally found he had
crossed the river, and otruck towaids
the C. B. & St. Joe R. R. Sheriff
Joiitix.-n then turned l ack to be hero to
attend his prisoners at night, and left
deputy CarroiLers to follow the thief.
He traced him to Barllett, cn the Rail
rc.d, where he "bagged" the chuk.
He bi"o;.tht him l ack and lodged bin in
jail. The watch was .found m his
por.or., and when brought before Justice
O'Nuiil this p. m. he plead guilty to the
charge t f burglary r.:;d larceny. We
loam that there are now two cr three
different indictments against him in
Douglas county for larceny. He gives
his liHir.o as John Conse, but has any
number of alt'tiffs. He is a Gcnaau,
black hair and eys, heavy set, and a
consuiuunate scoundrel. He was reman
ded to jail to awr.lt the sotting of Dist
rict Cv'.Tlt.
Some of the Bostonians say thej' are
usually grntiiied at receiving spcimens
.if Ne'v IlaM'P-hire tf-imte. bur the
woul I rt-f -r to .av thm oin : j
packed li uU'.U-r.
our lo wAin; lettkr.
so-ii: ' oi'tiiti x i v a c:.,:
I A AS S'A i'Ul'UT.
IIic Claicl rt n ot i br-
Iowa Cnv, Jan. 24, 1S70.
Dkaii .11 khald: Another year has
gone, and with it whatever of good or
ill it was ours to possess. A new year
is ushered in, crowned with resolves that
like a metor, glows but a little season,
and then passes away into nothingness.
It is easy to make resolves, say what we
will do for ourselves and mankind in
general, henceforward; weep over past
mishaps, and resolve to erase our errors
ly doing doubly better in the future, but
it is not so easy to do it, or, at least, it
seems so. I mean to say it is not always
done. The first few days of the new
year is spent in mourning over the de
mise of the old. Poets cast their musy
tributes over its tomb. The literary
world, generally, has something to say
about it. Ministers of the gospel ser
monize upon it. And even the most ab
ject outcast drinks health to its memory.
Formality is a nice thing. We could not
get along well without it. It enables us
to hide the real feelings of our hearts,
and make our appearances indicate a
wonderful degree of solemnity. The
jdor poor ! It is a good thing that Christ
mas comes, at least, once a year
that
they may be thought of once, anyhow,
daring that time. Pity t ha poor! Yes,
this is easy said. But wdio can live on
pities? They were never designed for
food or raiment. This word pity re
minds me of a very fragrant flower, which
is a very nice thing, and looks good
enough to cat, but which was never de
signee! for that purpose. Tears shed
over a sumptuous table does not put
bread into the poor man's mouth.
One of the greatest witnesses, in my
mind. Jis that of sympathy without aid ;
and it is a crime; if crime it may be call
ed, that the wdiole world, is guilty of.
But what has this to do with the themes
which I have under consideration.
The Senatorial furor of Iowa is over,
and whether hearts were made glad or
sad, hopes gratified or blasted, sore
heads well or well heads sore, it could
not have resulted better. It will not be
necessary to enter into detail upon the
subject ; it is enough to say that Prof.
Geo. G. Wright, of the Law Depart
ment Iowa State University, was elected
United States Senator for the long term,
and J. B. Howell, of the Keokuk Gate
City, f jr the short term. In the former
gentloman they have got the Wright man
in the right place; and in the latter,
things may be expected to be did accord
ing to Howell.
Court has been in session here for the
past two or three weeks. An interest
ing trial engaged the attention of the
people the firt week of the session a
trial for murder, in which oue II. II.
Graham, it was alleged, poisoned one
Spinden to death. It was klso alleged
that Graham had become enamored with
Spiiidcn's wife, who, by the way, was a
cousin of Graham, and over forty years
of asro. G rahaiii 13 veuti-lfiftr-w-fcwr
appearance, ar.d about twenty-four years
of age. Great interest was manifested
during the Avhole trial, and many con
jectures were made as to what would be
the re.- ult Some said "hang," eon c
gaid "no:" some said imprison him,
others sai 1 they did not know hardly
what should be done with him. But
justice knew better uivracilating as it
is the alleged murderer was acquitted.
The court room was the scene of an
amusing incident the other day. One
Byimiton, an attorney of this place, was
arguing his own casxi against the State,
when, becoming frenzied at the repeated
interruption of the court and his (B.a)
adversaries, he gave his opponents a
1 :plecc of his mind," and then turned
upon the court and did likewise.- The
court, not deeming it "judicial" to be
thus assailed, gently turned a leaf of his
"docket," fined the "limb" twenty-five
dollars, and capping this by remanding
him to jail for twenty-four hours, for con
tempt of court.
In perusing the Davenport Guzt tte, a
few days ago, I came across the follow
ing local: "Glenwood does not like the
idea f being called "East Plattsmouth. "
How is that, Mr. Herald?"
In conversation with a postal clerk on
the Rock Island Road he informed me
that Plattsmouth sends out a bigger
mail, using his own words, than any
other town or city in Nebraska. He
said, that when he entered upon the dis
charge of his duties, he thought that
Omaha would stand in the front rank,
and that he thought all the other towns
in the State were but mere stations. I
think the above compliment sjHjaks well
for l'lattsmouth and Cass countv.
t Will.
'YVoniinn's RisrhtM' I'rnctically Ex.
4-m plilictl.
An exchange tells the following : A
gentleman of this city who is inclined to
favor woman's rights had rather a warm
discussion at his breakfast the other
morning wit h his better half and mother,
who, strange to say, are opposed to his
opinions on this subject. He went away
to his business, feeling quite elated for
he thought he had gained the victory in
the argument. Upon coming home to
dinner he fouud the table half set, the
dome-tie arrangements in a state of con
fusion, and looking into the sitting room
he was astounded to find the ladies of
the house in decided nrrlige dresses,
and unkempt hair, with feet on chairs,
one perusing the President's Message,
anil the other inteutly reading the New
York Tribtult. Upon seeing this new
exemplification of woman s rights the
gentivman acknowledged himself beaten.
The- rumor that the Atlantic Cable
Company has bought up the French
Cable creates considerable uneasiness, as,
if true, mighty monopoly will hold the
public at its mercy, even as on land, the
Western Union Company rules the na
tion. The present strike in this last
mentioned company dors not elicit much
sympathy lor the great corporation.
Alluding to chignons, Mrs. Clever
said: "A girl, now, seems all head. "J
les, tiii you tuii to her, replied Mr.
Clever.
U trjr's Perrj has a population of
l .J . '
.?a. vcrk or the nrciifci'iiVBY-
I V.IKTT.
ConfialBS of the Kioux IndlatiH ton
nt4i witb tlie Murder of
Mr. Buck and bis torn.
pauj in Augmt Inst.
The following letter received at Mil
itary Headquarters in Omaha recently
throws additional light on the killing of
at least a portion of the Buck Surveying
party.
WmetoTone Agency, Nkw Fokt 1
Randall, D. T. Jan. s. lsTo. )
Geneu.vl: As intimated m my last
letter to you in reference to the killing
of a party of surveyors under charge of
Mr. Buck, last summer, by Indians, I
have now to state that I have made
dilligent inquiry among the Indians lo
ctited here, including "Spotted Tail,"
"Swift Bear," Pawnee Killer, and
others, and - send you the substance of
information gained up to present time.
Pawnee Killer arrived at this agency in
Septcmlier last. His party all had more
or less United States currency, which
they paid over very freely while here.
"Spotted Tail" informs me that one of
his party related tohim that they attacked
near Beaver Creek, a party of about
twelve surveyors in August last, and
succeeded in killing six of the number.
The balance retreated aud entrenched
themselves. The Indians subsequently
attacked and were repulsed with a loss of
three Indians killed, when they (the In
dians) abanboncd the attack. Ho did
not learn the fate of this latter party,
but states they may have been afterward
killed by a different party of Indians.
"Pawnee Killer" states subsequently the
same. "Thigh," an agreeable soldier,
(whom I have found quite reliable iu
other tuatters) gives au account, as re
lated to him by a member of Pawnee
Killer's band, of eight white men being
killed in Beaver Creek, and that three
white men were seen escaping at the time
of the attck. He has no knowledge of
what gubseouentry became of the latter
number. The party had one wagon,
whieh was run into Ueaver Creek.
"Thigh" pays the bodies of the eight
white men killed, can now bo found near
Beaver Creek; also that thero was a
boy, or quite a young man, with this
partv killed. Substantially the same
story is related by other Indians here.
One of my employees says that a member
of the same party ( Pawnee Killer's),
offered to sell him a large pocket-book,
the kind usually worn in the breast
pocket of coats. In this book was a
Land Receiver's receipt from the Iand
Office at Lincoln, Nebraska, running to
Vincent F. Brown, dated June 10th, lSG'J
also a card upon which was writen (in
pencil) Miss HattaBall, Kuoxville. lenn.
On the reversed side (printed) "American
House," Lincoln. Nebraska. On one
ot the leaves ot the pocket-book was
writen "Vincent F. Brown, Brownville,
Ohio."
Tho route to the point indicated by the
Indians, where bodies 01 white meu may
be found, is given as f How3 by my inter
preter, viz: Starting from North Platte
City and traveling south, striking the
mouth of Blackwood Creek, a- small
stream emptying iuto the Republican, two
miles below Frenchman's Creek, cross
the Republican three miles below the
mouthof Blackwood Creek; travel south
to Beaver Creek. The bodies can be found
uear where the military road crosses said
Creek. (A map of the country described
k here given in the letter.)
I cannot vouch for the truth of the
statements of the Indians, though it is
evident some unfortunate party was
attactcd and many of them kill.-J,
somewhere on Beaver Creek, early iu the
month of August last.
I have informed "Spotted Tad' of
your desire, and he has promised to gain
some more positive information from his
people. I
twenty five mifes from die aireney.
Should he. or any one, give me farther
details, I will inform you.
I am. General, with great respect,
your obedieut servant.
DkWitt, C. Poole.
Capt. in U. S. A., and Indian Agt.
Bvt. 3Iaj. Gen'l. C. C. Augur. Com
manding Dept. of the Platte, Omahs,
Neb.
0 111 a It a niil Southwestern Railroad.
From tho Omaba Republican of the 25th.
In company with the Commissioners
of Douglas county, and several of our
fellow citizens, we made an excursion
over that portion of the line of the
Omaha and Southwestern Railroad al
ready completed. About seven miles of
the track was laid last night leaving but
three miles of iron to be pnt down.
The train left the foot of Farnham
street at 12:30 p. m. and passed over the
seven miles at the rate of alout twenty
miles an hour. Arriving at the end. we
found Mr. II. T. Clarke, of Believue,
with the necessary teams to convey the
County Commissioners to the end of the
grade about a half a mile south of Belle
vue. About a dozen of the party walked
down the grade to Bellerue, while Mr.
Clarke, Mr. Thomas Maloy and the Com
miisiouers passed on to the end of the
grade, and returned to Bellerue in time
to meet the footmen at the store of
Clarke & Brother, where an excellent
lunch had been provided, of whieh all
hands partook with a hearty good will,
and an appetite .marpened by two and a
half miles walking.
After remaining half nn hour in Belle
vue, all hands returned to the train, in
conveyances kindly furnished by Mr.
Clarke.
CHARACTER OF THE WORK.
- We are agreeably surprised at the ex
cellent character of the work on the en
tire line. The iron is the heaviest yet
laid down on any road in Nebraska the
weight lcing fifty-six pounds to the lineal
yard. The cross-ties are generally very
good, and the grading, which is at seve
ral points very heavy, has been done in
the best manner. A few of the "tills it
will be necessary to widen at some points,
but in the main banks are 12 feet in
width on the surface. The bridges and
culverts are of the most substantial char
acter. Piles havc been driven at all
Eoints, and the bridge and culvert tim
ers are very heavy and of tho very best
material. The track-laying, which lias
been done by John A Smiley, Ksq.j is an
honest job, and reflects the highest
credit on tho contractor. As a w hole,
the road is in good order and well and
honestly built. A littlo'work in sur
facing and ballasting in the spring, after
the frost is out of tho ground, will make
it a first class road in every particular. j
Mr. Smiley thinks he will finish the
track-laying to the end of the first ten
miles on Saturday night of this week,
but we give hira tifl Monday next to com
plete the work, and shall say he has
worked well and efficiently if he gets
through then.
The managers of the Southwestern are
entitled to great credit for the energy
they have exhibited in pushing forward
this important work to a completion
within the time prescribed by the Legis
lature. They will have two weeks to
spare, despite the heavy grading and the
vigors of winter. ' -
The venerablo llcv. Albert Barnes
says that "the world is becoming better
every year, every month, every day."
Rev. Dr. Lord will hare a twinge when
he sees racb a flat contradiction of his
own pet whim that everything terrestrial
is going to the bad at a lush rat of
sjvecd. j
FL'IlTIIEIt FKO.n I'll E BICK PA 1ST Y.
Tiro Hundred
I nd lit 11 31
Men.
,ltt:scl& Six
A correspondent of the Omaha Herald
writing from Whetstone Agency under
date of the 17th inst., says:
Since ray letter of lasir" week T hare
met and -talked irith "Pawnee Killer"
:nd gained the following facts concerning
the massacre of a surveying party near
the Republican river, some rime ago.
The village of ."Pawnee Killer" and
"Whetstone" was-crossing the ridge
(immediately south of the moutn of Red
Willow creek) intending to camp on
Beaver creek, ten miles distant, when
they discovered a party of six white itcn
with a team or teams. A charge was at
once made in which three Indians wore
killed. The whites then gained the tim
ber on Beaver Creek, where they deter
mined to make a stand, and the Indians
in the meantime, had increased their
force to 1 car two hundred warriors.
Frequent and desperate charges were
made on the party during the entire af
ternoon, and about sundown the last of
tho six was killed and scalped.
"Pawnee Killer" led the fight in per
son. He claims that the whites were
very brave and many of his warriors
were wounded. Tho three Indians
killed were buried in trees on the south
side of the Republican, just above the
mouth of Red Willow creek.
There is a pocket or memorandum
book herein the hands of Indians, bear-
wkt tin n:ini( of Vincent V. Urown.
Thin man was from Lincoln, Nebraska
and had considerable money on his per
son when he was'lcilled.
Thrvm ? nlso a reoort anion; the Inch
mw that thorn were twelve whites in the
party and that six of them escaped.
Tli is is hardlv creditable.
The savasres are exultant over the cap
ture of a larce amount of ammunition
in this fight., x
These government pets are now grow
ing fat ou rations issued at this agency
and by the middle of May will be in fine
condition to strike outn ugain, ana carry
on their hellish warfare. They will do it
too.
AMERICAN SLAXU.
How It Bothered tin EDfll!iniRn.
From tho Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The utter ignorance of the English of
the significance of the American hiang
expressions ottcn cause some curious
scenes between them and Yankee buyers
in Lnsrland. who seem to think that be
cause their language generally is under
stood, all their American idioms will be
An expert buyer, junior partner m one
or our large American farms, at a recent
visit to his correspondent in an English
manufacturing city, was complimented
by the senior partner of the house, who
insisted on personally showing the goods
to his American purchaser.
"Thero sir," said Dowlas, throwing
out a roll of goods, "what do you think
of that?"
"O, that's played out," said the
American.
"It's what?" said Bull.
"It's played, I tell you," said his cus
tomer. "Played, ah ! really wo call it. jiltd,
h'yar in Englaud ; but this isn't plaid
plad. vou know.
"No," said the Yankee, "I don't
mean 7(d. I mean 'tcr say it 'gone
T J t
up.
"Oh, no," said Britisher, "not at all ;
it has has not gone up quite the con
trary. We have taken off from the
price.
Over tho lett; it s three pence too
high, now."
No doubt of it, but our neighbors
you know ou the left are not manufuc
turcrs you know."
cry hkciv, but 1 don t care to be
.....I.' -.1. f . "
"Really ! Most extraordinary ! eIsit as
dangerous iu New York, as the newspa
pers say?"
"Yes, but I don't want the goo-Is.
I've got some already that will knock the
spots out of 'cm."
'"But, my dear sir, there's no spots
on the goods, I assure you. They are
perfect." r
"Well, well, suppose we switch
off on these goods, and try something
else."'
"Certainly!" and the Englishman,
to the infinate amusement of the Amer
ican friend called in a clerk with a wisp
broom, and directed him to 'switch ott'
any dust he could find, while he proceded
to show something ele.
"There," said the Englishman tri
umphantly, spreading out another fabric,
"there is the hand-Ernest piece of goods
in England, only 'arf a guinea a yard."
"I can't see it." said his customer.
"Can't see it?" why you are looking
straight at it; however, suppose you try
the light of this window."
"No, I don't mean that," said the
American, "I haven't got the stamps
for such goods."
"Stamps?' no stamps required but a
bill stamp, which we are happy lo fur
nish." The misunderstanding might have con
tinued longer had not one of the younger
members of the house, seeing his senior's
perplexity, rescued the American and
'put him through" after the uianacr of
his countrymen.
Do at Rome a t!ie Koiunnalo.
A young English lady making her fkjt
visit to this city, assisted in the New
Year's receptions at her host's house in
Fifth avenue; but knowing nothing of
the customs of the country, she asked
for instructions as to the manner of pro
ceeding. "Oh ! 3ou must do just as you
see us do' said tho ladies of tho house
hold. Now it happened that the first
culler was a brothcr-m-law of the young
ladies, and he was rapturously i received,
wished a happy New Year, and aflec
tionately kissed. The young English
lad3 Aood aghast when she thought of
the hundred or more like receptions
which were to come and she was to take
part. -Timely explanations relieved her
from her dilemma, though she privately
admitted that, strange as tho custom
pecmed to her, she had tnada up her
mind to "do at Rome as the Romans do."
a: r. jut.
JIMTIOS CITY. MIMJv
IOWA.
COrXTY,
A Rnre Clinnve for Iiivosf turn (Ei
ther for Ieriiiniiont location or
Kprrti lut ion.
Sow Ih the Time tolnteiit.
Junction City is located in Mills county,
Iowa, immediately on the east bank of
the Missouri river, directly opiKsito the
city of Plattsmouth, Cass county, Ne
braska, and the eastern terminus of the
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
in Nebraska at the Junction of the St.
Joseph and Council Bluffs and Burling
ton and Missouri River Railroad ; also
it is the western terminus of the Bur
lington and Missouri River Railroad in
Iowa. Direct connection may Le had
from and to this ioint with the East,
West and oujh, by the Chicago and
Rock Island, Northwestern, Sioux City
and St. Paul, and St. Joseph and Coun
cil Bluffs Bailroads.
The surround:ng country is level, rich,
fertile, well watered, well timbered and
settled. and there is every facility and
convenience for its becoming one of tho
finest and most thriving cities in the
west. All the Railroad Buildup are
located aud built on this tov.u tite.
Daily line? of stages ta Plattsmouth,
Ashland. Lincoln and the far west.
We oiler the best inducements to
Capitalist and to those sucking homes
or business places ia the West.
The Lots will be sold on the most rea
sonable terms. Title perfect.
For farther information immire of or
address Lcander Cooler, Junction City
Hotel, Junction City, or Wil son Sc Stein,
Commission Merchants, Omaha, Ne
braska, or to the proprietor,
J. K. Saunders,
' P. O. Box CIS, Plattsmouth, Neb.
jau25dltw:U , .
MISCEEI-AXEOI S ITEMS.
The longest span of any truss bridge
in the United Stacs is that of the bridge
across the Ohio river,- at Louisville. It
is 370 feet.
A litt girl who was sent out to hunt
eggs thought it strauge fehe did not find
any, as there were several hens "stand
ing around doing nothing."
A Nebraska Democrat opposes the
annexation of Canada, because if there
is another draft he will have no place to
gO tO. : . -
LOCAI, NOTICES.
Go to Vallerys & Ruffncr and buy your
Groceries. They buy for cash and will
not be undersold.
'
Vallerys & Ruffncr have just received
a new supply of Boots and Shoes, which
they arc selling very low.
Go to Vallerys & Ruffncr' s to buy your
Dry Goods. They
than the cheapest.
are selling cheaper
All kinds of Country
in exchange for goods
Ruffner'f.
Produce taken
at Vallerys &
PAY YOUR DKBTS.
All persons indebted to us must call
and settle the same immediately, for we
must raise money and close up our ac
counts by February 1st. 1870.
DOOM, BilO. & Co.
janl'Jd&w2w.
.NOTICE.
All persons indebted to me by account
or note are requested to call and settle
the same on or before the 1st dav of
February, 1870, and save further trou
ble. Wm. Stadklmann.
l'lattsmouth Jan. 7, lS70.d.uvtf.
IYRMKIlXlTTONTION !
All persons indebted to us can pay the
same m corn, oats, or ro. I wheat, at
the highest market rates.
Doom, Bro. ,fc Co.
Plattsmouth, Jan. 4, 1870. d&wtf
THE GREAT UNION PACIFIC
R, Ii. BRIDGE COMPLETED.
FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY
I now offer my entire stock, consisting
Clothing, Gents' Furnir-hing Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, &c, at ten
percent, under cost, as I am determined
to close out my old stock. Come one
come all. Wm. Stadelxax.
jan20dltw3t
If you are in want of a good Wagon
go to allcrys ic II u finer. I hey arc
agents for the Star and Sehuttlwr Wag
ongs, the best in market.
Correct Yctir-'! i 1 1 ie CrrlJ;SeW
.iliitrnrt.
Having completed an Abstract of
ties, including Deeds, Morten ires. Tax
Deeds, Decrees of the District ami Prr-
Lj're"co'iL'A:s, 'fttrart-r.-j;? Y'iur-
furnish a correct abstract of tranfers
affecting the Titles of Real E.statc (I-ind
or Lots) in Cass County, Nebraska.
A Correct Abstract in many cases can
not be had from the Records, and can
o ly be had from our Abstract. All
parties purchasing Real Estate should
sec that they are getting a good title, to
the property they buy. Owners of Real
Estate by getting an Abstract may be
able to correct any defects that exist,
and thus save themselves expensive liti
gation, and, perhaps, the loss of their
property. An Abstract of Title costs you
but a trifle, and may save vou vour Imuie.
D. II. WtlF.ELV.R It Co.,
Plattsmouth N'eb.
Nov. 125 18CU. d&w3m.
XliItwiTroriIfre!
KEUH WI ARE. ALWAYS AHEAD.
Through Line East Prices Reduced.
Doom, Rio. A Co.
than ever :
are
selling
h:
ower
1 rinis,.
Muslin,
Delaine
9 t 123o
14 to ISc
... 18 to 2.C
Poplins....
... 30 to fOo
$ 4 00 to 0 00
Rest Kip Roots,.
Pest Calf Roots.
0 (K) to 8 GO
And everything iu proportion
Call at ' Doom, Bro. & Co.'s.
Coffee from 23 to 30c
Sugar " 1G to 20c
Mo
' At Doom, Ruo. & Co.'s.
Remember Doom, Bru, & Co. haves
reduced the price of everything.
Doom, Bro. & Co. is the cheapest
house west of the Missouri river.
Dor25d.twtC
The I.t Cnll.
All persons knowing themselves in
debted to us by note or account are re
quested to call and settle immediately.
Vallerys & Ruefnek.
Vallerys & Ruffner have just received
sample machines of the Improved Rock
ford Broadcast Seeder and Cultivator,
very much improved for the year 1870.
Call and examine them, and leave your
orders.
0 rover & Baker's Sewing Machine is
the best in market. Vallerys. & Ruff
ner are agents. Those in want of a good
Machine will find it to their advantage
to give them a call.
Axr ONE HAVING CLAIMS AOAIXST
tue United States will find it to
THEIR, ADVANTAGE TO 8E.ND A STATE
MENT OF THEIR CLAIMS TO ME.
n J. T. DREW.
Counsellor at Law, Solicitor before
the Court of Claims, etc.
478 "II" street, Washington, D. C.
dtf.
L'OU SALE The Subscriber offers for ale
vaJualde water oower. two miles bel -w
1 lattxmoDth. near the Miyxouri - river, with
sulhcieut water and fall with economical laanaei
mentto produce power equal toathorsi)-power
teain enjrine. llio present owner L einfaifevl in
Hher hu-mess im1 cannot devote hi. attention
to the bwiso'ininimr. and will ell said wa
ter power for a rea.xoiml.le price.
l'latuiaoulh. Doc., 21 1 '!.
k - RICHARD VIVIAN.
doe21dwtf
UAMpiDELL NORWAY OATS A few bush
el for Hale by II. ft. Anderson, thc-o mile
souUi of Plattsmouth. My oat are true to name.
Price pr bnhel, 'J ; per pe-jk. 3.
Jan. 05, lMt). ianCowS
srECSAL. NOTICE.
"DOO LEYS F,A KING POVDErL "
No urticlo h id evur been iiitriJui-cl t
public in which the component art.i i hi
nicely jtrnportionoJ that the umo rculu f..,'
with each trial. Not only in it uLeujx r, tu'jj,
innny testimonial in it furor iir-timnm,.
licit in aro. Kiii-h riK-katre e.mtiiuiM full w ;;
ltd rclTOSCntC'l. Jl!jUl.lrtUlX(l l,y ,,,,
Brother, New York, uuJ for sale Ly all C
a
NOTICE.
All rcrnon" fnJchtcI the PDi!eririnl ,.,
reuuci'tevi to call athvrrcsi'lencc. clilii-n ,
went of PlatlMuOUth, hii.1 ac-ttle the nuiie ;,. .
Uiiitely.
autf-.tf. RQSK ANN li;, KK
If AU Partiei Indebted to IU
Will fall uii'l fettle tho stone, th.y ; ;
thotufelvcs both xtru trnu'nl.- uinl c-.v i .u. ,
wc must hvc all accounts ari l n, .
laitl, mi'l that imtncili.itrly, ai nt n-e ,
Kaxt anl must hare the money. '
1KJUM llKo. i ( ,.
September 2J. 1S09.
Pay Up.
All perrons knowing theninc! v.-. ir.,,.',,t . .
me will please call uud pny up imin.h tt,.'y " f
worl to tho wis, etc.
ntf c. i:. ps,,T
E8TRAY8.
T
'AKKX IT-Iiy tho fuhi.-ril,. r. n
ol lieccinber, 1S('., one ilark Imv ir
mnrc colt, iuiposea to bo two yir ..M
while spot in forehead. IMMLi, V i
Clie-liiilt mile (HiiUh of Facturyi ilit, (.';,
Nehrtukii.
fMKEX UP On my l'nrm hi t?ii,MM
1. Avoca pi ccinet. nn the Vuli of v.,
K.:n ..... ..J I -I i
-V."
riitbt cur, hole in lilt ear. AI.-. che V"ri'"ii
fteer, brimlle a n-1 white; crop off loft r'lt ,,
umler f iJc. Also, one mult y cull ; r. j aa. , J.
no innrKM or omiiux.
dcc.tt'wi
LAWKi.NsllUDCy
TJItOKE info the encIo.-Mirp of the u!,-cr,er
l--a mile sourhwent of I'UUmd, uth (m !!
oiio lirimlle Ycnrlinff irifer.
jnn(iw5 1'KKllT W.V,
TAKEN'
1 Bin IK
imnll two
brnml.
JairjTw'5
I r ISy the stili.-vnl'cr. mar lvfc
about the firt of Nov i-ijiW. i,r,0
year old red heifer no mark. .
W.f-. LA I'll
PKOlIArE NOTICES.
"PROBATE NOTICE. It is hereby nr l. p-p',
I the Probate Curt of Cu." County. X-l-n-u
That. -ill claim mriiin.-t tho ot:ite of W.IIum
CoIMiih must be tiled in Raid Court on or (); rt
July 13lu a. D. 170, or be forever li:m..
A. L.CIIILn.
jaHdltw4 l'rol. Jo .
IHtOHATE NOTICE 'Where:! af.,,j..i
fin been tlii'ly made for tV.( ,
ment of Jacob Vallery Jr a ndininitraii.r J,
boni non on tho Estate of A. J. liuy.
in hereby given that iid Hpplicmion will
heard and acted on, on Fi b. .' tli a, i. bT'j hi i.
o'clock a. m.
A. T.. CIIII.I).
junUdlwSt l'r
T)ROT5ATE NOTICE. It if h. rd r . rl r I
I. that all claims np.inst the inte of Ki.urt
C. Smith bo filed in the I'ro'uti. d:irf'f
Cawi county. Nebraska, on or hi We ,li i:. !';
A. 1). 1S70, orcaid claim will ! forever turn..
A.L. CHILD, 1 Tobat- Ju.Ik..
Dee. ISth. 3;y. l. ;; it
INSTATE OK HENRY WATSON
IJ Kelieci-i
Watson and makes iini lir.-iin r,
lot appointed Auuiinistratri l on tl-r e-Mic
Jlenry Watson, deeciiried, late of ( ;i iimhi'
Nebra.xkc. It m therefoie ordered tli:ir il.. . :
day of February, at 1 o'eloi k p. in. Ia (
and decide on Maid ajpl icat ion.
A. L. C1111.J. IVoW Jl.!..
January 21.1870. i
AV
I r ANTEI A boy who
mm. . . .
114 'l;l!fM I II'
nilina
in a clothinK store
T T con mry Mirrounaniff i'i.iu.-miiiu. i.
Apply 0
jaiOhl.1 r. 11U.I.
y
ANTED A pureiiaer for the n :t 1: H
S. fc. Il-llMl' undniUi.t 'J(.f.. I.. H I.'
A fplendi 1 ehnnco to wur-" a firm. T
above l:ind lier from t to s iij.h- w--t n nd -..u Ii
wi-xt of Hl.itt-miiuth. fiirrouii'li I ' y c I I rl
and will, he .sold on t lie follow inc I' tiii', in I ( '.
pnil pui'ehiKer. Une fourtii ilmwi. Liimirr n
One, Two. nnd Three ytnr. ;it ten per cent I:.!.
l'ersoni" wihin( to ecnre f;iri:is i an ilo i '
on tho aoovo reai'oiiiil.le t. ri:i'. Api'ly ni.i.r
diately to S. Dt'KK. L;ui I Ae:i..
Title I il'li.-putablc. . 1'l ivD.
nov'.".Hf.
r ANTED. A-pVirrhaxer f-r r- f
T F land. Fitu.'ited 7 mi leu ivi-t of I'l:iti-rn..L,:i
and l'-imileii from a Oepot on tin- h
Kool Farm. Cat. be b.mu-ht f r on- !' in '
price, cifh in hai.l. halaree ir. three e piui ('.:
uienti. Will be Id in n re ti -t : if d'-.tr? .
Apply t.j fct L'KLOCK A WlNldl.'4.
dec7dlf
"r ANTED A pu-eha-cr
f-r r. F:i:iu '
T I taininic l'io acre, utimt
I & lli:. i:
I'lnttMnouth.
Price i.M )- r i.ere. Al l !"
Sl'L'ill.OCIC X HT.'.i'ilA..!.
oet'it f
rA.lI'.l A purehn-HT
liiwi r fir .-it irri"
IT land udioinmir I'lntt-Tini
v i .. vi
M'Ul(Lr.K A- v 1 N i ) 1 1 A 1
f ANTliD A purehar 1
r f fi( i-ii :n'rrr
uii. Ai-i-ir
M land adjoimnir l'hit tiM
fcTL'KLOCi; .v WIN I'll
r A NT E D A pureha..r
f. r .: I'.e-i
ill i : i I - r i'. ' t. '
wiiu two Here ot :l-. I
Ipply to
Oil ai.B
tsl'L'ltl.v'. lv A M N L'HAM.
A farm in Vv !. i-.-' U.ht f
I emi t, mi uated X lulled f 'oiii a .-; i!:n: "t. '
IS. A M. II. it., and Vi mil- f.-..m V
Water Fiill. Well AVati-red. with t!'n '
timlier. Cnn he lj.uii.-li! for si. so", it' : ' i ' i '
lion i iniulc within two inmit'i-. Apr'v t "
jaul"tf PI'I'KLOCK .V V.lMflO!
Irgral Police
In tin
will
Jh.ilnct t onrt. ! JnUi
thin and for Ca.5 Couiitv Ni
.Ii K V.
i ns
.in i' u.i lirown Mi'l V. l 1 1 i :: j
David Lonrhery nnd S. I). V .!r
To mid David l.nur'.nry nnd ti. D. I.or'
pon-reidrlit ilefendant." you iir- hercoy r 'i
thnt Wil'.i.-iin liurnf ned A nn-lia l'ri n
2ii'h dny of January is. ) fi!.-. t Jtc-ir- i" n ''
the Di.-trict Court of i'::- 'unty Xel.ra-'
object nnd prayer id" whieh is to t.-Uit- -e-XCUted
by David I.onhery to S. i '.
on the lh day of Septernbci. A. Ij.
which he intemKil to cmvey th
nartor 'i fSeftin J; ii 't.ieii i !"j '!""
eleven til I North of Kimpo twelve J -
muntv Xrlira.vka but hy i!!i-';tkc c .ri
Nnrth-wMt onarter "f
oi l I.!I"'J
Township eleven (11J ItinrrllJi I i
wliioh he did notownnnd uriiyinii'h.ii
I'. r-
i i"--
niny be reformed to rxpie-n tiie true
of crii l fnrtiin. Al." rayiri m:.t i-l ,
Faii-tjankx He rKiuirol ta exci un- il-yl '
Idaintifm fvrid tract oflni-.d hav iny-'j
hN ri'ht title ami interest m ?oni i m i " '
M. (irecK n the t .lay of .May );''- '. ' 4'
to make a deed for the s ime J ui
John M. Urtpg conv. ye 1 k.'-U hi.-l '" I' ' w.
frantor- on orabont th V'th d: .y ol . r .
And praying- that .the title tuM,l t. . , .
may b potud ?'! !;. s'',-ur '" 1
ropec tivo ln.ciu.i..
That you are required to tinw. r :ii'l ro.i
Won on or before th- ltih day ot .'.! ir'li l" ''
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