hi,i(04U riti; t Lt;. B. &. M. R. R. IN HEFRASKA. To Take Effect Jane 22 ISTd. -HTVitO. IltAIN NO 1. L. 10.00 A. M. Le. 10.3i A. M. Le. 11.10 A.M. Le. 11-10 A. M. Ar. Ux P. J. TRAIN NO. 3. L. 5.W P. V. 1.9. 5 1. M. Le. 6.10 P. M. L. 6 iU P. M. T W P. M. XASTWAKD TRAIN NO 2. Ar.4.15P. M. Ar 3.45 P. M. Ar. 3.10 P. M. Ar. 2.50 P. M. Lc. 2.15 P. M TRAIN NO. 4. Ar. 9.00 A. M. Ar. 8.30 A. M. Ar. A. M. Ar. 7-35 A. M. Le. 7.00 A. M. Ila!t?inouth. Omaha. June. Louiaville. i'outh Bond. Ashland Pltvtmnonth. Omaha Juua. Louitville. Suurb liend. Aahland. B. Sl M R. R. Tv take effect, Sunday. Mar 1"'. AkHlVK. DF.rAET. Kaeitte fprf ... .. $:' a. in. 4; p. m. Mail 7:00 p. in. 7:0" ft. III. Mi ted 12:30 p.m. :.TO n Ui. (Tbe above is the time the Onmibtu arrive and depart to aud frciu tbe depot iu UtU city. C. B. & ST. JOE R. R. T PACIFIC JCiCTIOX IOWA. GOIN'G SOUTH. G0190 OCTH. Mil and Epre?i 4::JXi p. m. 12:10 p. m. N k hi Express S a. iu- 5:50 p. ru. ThL irtves pmtscoevrs from I'lattsmoath cloe c&t.nection rointt South by leaving here on the i M p. in. train, and closo coiinectioa with train going North Wy leaving here oh the 7 a.m. train ARnif l L. ASD DEP4KTITRB OF THE KI..AT TwlIOUTU MAILS. BVtTk. CI.OUKS. AITE3 C b iit. J-- h R- South C. b. A- St. Joe k. K. North. B. A M. ft. K. Eat. . A" M. R. K. Wei. Otuaba by :tB(jc. tiehraykn City, by Stage, 9 pm. 730 P m 0 p. m. 7 .'it) p m 9 pm. 730 pm 8 a m. 4 pm. Ham 1 p in 12 in. lpm. t vv cepinir tur. (iu. Depart Tiitsdnyj. TLurdayn, and Ssatur 'office hoars, from 9 a ra to 8 p m. undays. 1Z to Dil AKSIFALL. P. M. am. ptu. CniTRCSI DIKECrORY St. I-ulie' Par.l Mwnthly lucetinns of the Veftry 1st Friday stnitu of eceh uionth.at the RecMry; Quartely rccetinir" of Ve'trv lt Mondays ot May, Auznst. November and Eebinaiy. ..,, , Ji. j-t. iE0. YOUNG. Jleotr. Wk. L. Wells. Clerk. LOD&lT DIRECTORY. I'l.ATtsMfUTH I.onK No. A. F. A-A. M. Rvea'.or mvetiiias" t thuir 4j!1 ou the first ntid tfJr I Monday re niu?s of each month. Trans iwaf brethern inMie-1 fi viit. JACOB VALLERT. XT. N. P.E. RrrrsrR. See. M vcot LorOK No. 22 A. F. A A. M. Resular mce'icii3 at Maaonio Hall, firft and third Friday-. J. N. WISE. . M. Mro. I.. .crTi.T. Sen. Xrka9Ka Crf4tTKR No. 3 R. A. M. Regular cuuvocations seeou l and fourth Tuesday eve nings of e.u-h mrnth nt 7U oVlok p. m. 1. If. WHti LKR, II. P. V.. D. GOT.. Sec 1.a.-tfk Stab lrcRFr.l.DDGB. Regit meet -inf of the Family are hold on Wednesday ere Jnr, oti or before the full moou of eRrh month. r.il iJa-ter A!:isn.. their nrive. niteri and da?i?hters are invited to attend. Unmarried la i ier must be over eizbteen years of nge. D. H. WHEELER. Patron. Vn. C. A. Dcks. Patroness. J. N. Wtsf. Recorder. KXKJIITS OF PYTHIAS. Tuttk VaL'.fv Lonc N(. 5. Re?ular r."rt-ri" every 'fbur'dsy evening. Visiting brorKeii lay welcome. W T. WFI.I.S. w. r. R. HEISEL. R. Jt C, S. I V. L!iON'ARl. V. P. I O O. F. Regular mcetina? of Platte Lodse. No. 7, I. O. t. F. every Satnrdiy evening, at Odd Icllowii Hall. Traneient Bro' hers are cordiiilly invited t., v L-it. W M. L. W ELLs-. N . U. it. J. STREionT. Sec. I.O. O.T. Cuts Branch. !o.2-E A. Kirkpatrick W. C. T. E. B. Lewi', W. S. R. B. Windham. Lodge leputy. Meets Rt Court House Hall every Tuesday eccnirg. Traveling Templars respect fully invited. KSCF.LS1KR !F3RFR LoDGK, No. 1. E. L. I e .ri, D. T.; F. E. White. D. S. Meets at Court H -ce HiH on the first and third Saturday even Inc ot'em-h. month. . St vi: or I! opr. Lodor No. 8. O. J. Davis, W. C. T-; Andrew Cxleinan, W. S. Meets at Mt. l-l-Tit every Snturdiiy evening. IaIsvi-'w Lodcc. No. 1 4- J- J. Chandler. W C Wm. J. Henser. W. S.: S. W. Calkin. l.dir Tvrttv. Mew every Wednesday eveu r 1 nvi linW Templars respectfully invited. f KRfP Orovk 1j8K. No. 24. Amo Griffith. V.C. T.:J:i. .livnr. W. S-: C. H. Winslow. lyi.lge Dputv. 'tets every Saturday evening, traveling letnpta -'spoctfully invited to meet w iiu us. AH AVfi'te in. riie t ei!l be charged tt E. TY-t lYS CENTS a lintor each U ttrtiun. Uoodwiu snd Youngnreour authoriied agents to receive subscriptions for the HeraI.d at Ah- 1 And. Hie news from England is more fa vorable to-day. The Transfer Company received an other new Omnibus to-day, ncar'y as large as a railroad coacli. We understand the dance on the Glasgow, last night, was a perfect suc cessas far as it went. It only went to Rovk Bluffs, however. The Lincoln Statesman says, "all the passenger trains on the B. &. M.'Il. R are crowded full, much so that it is even diS.-nlt to get standing room. The road u expecting a number of very fine passenger cars in a few days; also a larire amount of other rolling stock." g . Mr. Azro Smith brought us the "first meloa ot t he season to-day. it was 01 good bize and pleasant to the taste. A verdict ef manslaughter has been hi ought in against Bell, the printer who h-hot Austin at Council Bluffs. John II. Morris, a colored barber of Leavenworth, will Boon apply for admis sion to the bar. He has been tudying law lor two years. Jos. Sherra, Esq., of Rock Bluffs, pcut us up a sample 'ham from his lot, and we ate decidedly of the opinion tha t hey cannot be beat in the west. The are going off like hot cakes. Call boon i." you want oue. Mins Mnry R.-iSerty desires us to re turn thinks in h?r name to the generous people of riatttftnouth who have so kindly aided her in her distress. She was taken, last fill, with inflammatory rheumatism, and has been an invalid ' former horn' at Portage, Wisconsin, but was without the means. Messrs. Rich srd Cushi'ig and Richard Vivian at once - t bout raising the necessary funds, by !oiiatious, and yesterday morning they enied her with $129 in greenbacks. ?:e starts immeliately for Portage, but -h-j will long rcuieiuber the kindness of ,.:.... people who contributed this fund, .id especially Messrs. Cushing and adverti-senjontof Morrison's "Shoo He has fitted up a market that is k o the city, and should receive ,.:Wcu!cnt in the way of patronage, ica; 'believe in the plan of patron. ; m-o who has tne energy to I b out iu binineis; aod Morrison is deserving support on this , i." for he is fully up with the times. f i! Thoee spots on the bimi i 'c uiishion, according to scientic rotu, wo.; to cool the atmosphere, have made a triumphant success of the undertaking, and a few more spots, judiciously located, would undoubtedly hring the tcmierature down to about 120 in the shade. Mr. Richard Lounshery, proprietor of the Plattsmouth Passenecr Transfer, has our thanks for an annunl pass over his line of omnibuse?, both at this ei-y and at the Capital. Lounshery is an enter prising man, and run the best line of 'Buses in the West. Parties who are acquainted with the facts say that more grain has been shipped frcui this city during the present pffason than from all the other towns in the State. When one looks at the situa tion he can readily understand why this is . Master Ilohbins Little, son of I'ev. Charles Little, of Lincoln, is in the city canvassing for subsciibTs to a very in teresting book, entitled "Mormoni-ru : its rise, progress an 1 present condition, embracing the narrative of Mrs. Mary Ettie V. Smith, in her residence anl experience of fifteen j'e-.trs with the Mormons." The book is sold for $2.00 J and S2.2;, and should be read by eve y one. We hope tho.-e upon whom Master Litila may call will subscribe for a copy of the work, and thus encourage hitu in hh undcrtaLin?. We are in receipt of the ItrotrnviJIe Daily Democrat, a neat five column daily, full of life, nice tyographieal ap pearance, and evincing a commendable degree of pluck. Of course it is very unsound, politically, but it will prove a good financial scheme for Browuville if ihtt people will only pive it. the necessary encouragement It takes inouey and pluck to keep up ad:ii'y paper in a small town ; t:ie K.-opIe must furnish the for nicrand the publi-her the latter. Suc cess to the Da if j Danocrut ! Mr. Sawnel Richardson informs us that he counted, at one sight, last Sat urday, one hundred an l fifteen different fields of grain, from a point on the road between this city and Eight Mile Grove ; and he thinks he could not probably, see more than one-half the different pieces of grain within the'range of his vi-ion, owing to tho unevenness cf the ground. HEMOCRITO t'OMEXTiOS. Our underground line brings us the in telligence that the ' heal centres" of Democracy have decided upon holding a State Convention in this city on the 7th day of September next, when they will hunt around for some one who is willing to be sacrificed. w i: r. p i x v a t s; it" Ts the nartc given iho now lx'omotive which issued this morning from the shops of the B. Sc M. in Nebraska in this city. It is not strictly a new locouioiive, but is the old Grafton made new in many respects, and is the equal in appearance, and utility of any of the new locomo tives on the road. She is a credit to Mr. Christiansen, maftar mechanic, ! and to Mr. Eagon, Foreman of the Ma chine Shop. XOTIC-K. We have made arrangements with J. W. Barnes, II-q., by which he will col lect money on subscription, advertising and job work due the Herald office, and he will also solicit work and sub scriptions. We hope tho.sc of our pa trons upon whom he may call will en deavor to pay up as promptly a' possi ble, as it requires money to run a new paper, as well as to do anything ele suc cessfully. J&wtf 31a.it.HJ .MAILS!! MAILS!!! Something should be done, and tlo.t speedily, to provide for the carrying of mails through the region of country ly ing south from PlatCsuioa h. There are not h'sy than four thousand people who are now without mail facilities on the route recently strpped by the line be tween this city and Nebra.-La City, winch stopped on the first of the present month. Will the Department do some thing to relieve them, and that speedi'y? HEARLT IIKADT The temporary Penitentiary building is about ready for the reception of con victs. Wardea Hoel passed through our city yesterday, and informed Sheriff Johnson that he would call on him for his State boarders in the course of ten days. DAMAGE BY I.I -IITNINCi. Two Ilorsei and two Iiile Killed and Ktatile Buritctl. Stove Creek, Neb, July 13 Mr, Editor Herald Sir: Permit me to say, that duriiur the storm of last night, the stable of Mr. Henry R 3iil was struck by lightning, which killed a spai of good mules belonging to himself and also a span of horses belonging to Geo. Baker, that were standing in the same stable. The stable took fire and burned up with h11 iu it. No other dam age has been heard of in this precinct, up to this time. Yours, Y. A. Ke.vast?n M. D. ANOTHER INVESTMENT. John l'Vzgerald, Esq.. is never weary of investing his money in Plattsmouth real estate. He already owus some of the best property in the ciy, and last evening he purchased the public school building on the corner of Main and Sixth streets for the sum of 4,9oO. We un derstand he will put iu a large stock of goods. THE CHIl.l.HOrilE ROAD. We are pleased to learn that the St. Louis, Chillicothe and Plattsmouth 1L R. has received a cew impetus, and the, indications now are that it will be imme diately pushed through t a connection with the great Union bridge hxui to le erected across the Missouri at this city. Thib Une will place Phutooiouth nja;iy miles' ccU'er St. Louis than at pu-.-tnt, and will give St. Louis a direct connec tion with the Pa iffo cit the great hort route, the 1. L M iu NtWa..-ka. oxe niLuoi ackeh. ITie wheat lands of the State of Ne braska cover over a million acres, being twice as large in cxtont as those of Cali fornia. iN'ebrka now takes the lead a& a wheat producing State. Mr. T. K. ITanna old, yesterday, to E. T. Duke & Co. of this city, the large two story brick business House built and owned by Tootle & llanna, and for many years occupied by Tootle, llanna &. Co. and at prudent oupied by Clark & Plummer as a dry goods house, al.-o by the Banking hou-e of Tootle. llanna & Clark. The privilege of the Banking house is reserved until a new bank build ing can be erected, and Messrs. Clark & Plummer will remove their stock of goods to the new building just erected by Bil lin & Son, opjosite the Brooks House, recently purchased by Clark & Patnele. The build'ng (except that portion occu pied by the Bank) will be used by K. T. Duke & Co. for carrying on the immense Stove and Hardware business, which had assumed too great dimensions for their former quarters. They expect to open at the new stand on the first of August, at which time Clark & Plummer will open in the n w building. TH AT ATKSTE. We hear that the matter of a Fouth west avenue is now in the liands of a committee to make report on to the Coun cil lit" tJirt imnrrt?iii rF rt.f.ibli.liiniT this thoroughfare, all are well satind but that t will cost the city something, is all that lies in the waj' in the mind of any. It will certainly cost something. There arc a few lots that mu-t be paid for, but the cost of all cannot exceed twenty five hundred dollars most likely not so much. Now, whether is it best to secure this beautiful, convenient, nat ural inlet to the town at this cost, or to go on as the streets are now laid, bridg ing and grading, when it must cost at least ten times the above amount to reach the point oh the line at which free right of way is now offered. We have now some experience of the cost of both bridges and grading. What has the bridges from 2d street to Gth street co t ? To ascertain this will enable anyone to arrive at about what it will cost to get to the west lino of the city without thisav cnue. We have also something from which to estimate the cost of grading. We would respectably say to the com mittee, and those having charge of the interests of the city. Think well before vou abandon this avenue. A RAD TIM:. We know that the 23d of July is a lad time to ak farmers to lose a half a clay to attend a political convention, and it may be that some will not attend on account of it being in the midst of har vest when they aee very busy ; but we hope there will be very few who will al low this excuse to keep them away. It might have been preferable to have held these conventions a little later, but it is too late to rectify the tnor uovr if crror h W!,' and we trust this matter of time will not deter the Republican voters of Cass from attend ing the primary meetings and there giv ing direction to their views so that there wilt be no deviation or shadow of turn ing until just and true men are elected to Gil the various State omces. Tnr. niiKiTox Jirnnnn. Mr. Baum, of this city, has kindly furnished us a copy of a Chariton paper containing a full history of the recent killing of the sheriff of that county, and the hanging of his murderer. It ap pears that after the shooting of tho sheriff, whose name was Gaylord Lyman, the prisoner got away and secreted him self in a body of timber near by. where he managed to elude the vigilance of I the crowd in pursuit, which numlicred three some or four hundred people five or six hour. for jj0 i was hung as heretofore stated, from the Court House window, tiftcr the death of the Sheriff. The prisoner was arrested by the Sheriff for horse stealing, he hav ing sold a stolen horse that morning. He gave his name as Hiram Wilson, stating that his father's home is in Put man county, Mo., about five miles fioin Warsaw, in Wayne Co. He was twenty one years old, sandy complexion, icd hair, shock-headed, 5 feet S inches high. and would weich about 15o pounds. , K HUTMENTS OF (jit UN. We have, upon several occasions, sta ted that Plattsmouth was the great grain market of the West, and we think the following figures justify the state ment. Since the first of April last, grain has been bought in this city and shipped to Chicago over the B. & M. R. R. , as follows : Clark & Plummer 40,000 Bradley & Robinson 20(,000 W. O. Park & Co 75,000 Iluuiasoii & Rhodes. GO, Of JO Other dealers, (about) 40,000 Ship'd by farmers direct 20,lK)O 455.000 These are the figures, and show a healthy trade in this viciuitj Over four hundred thousand bushels of grain inside of four mouths shipped ea-t from this citj' over a single lino of railroad, with a large amount of gr.tiu yet in ware houses aivai;i.ig ehipment, and a pros pect for three times the amount on the present crop. The region of country tributaiy to Plattsmouth will furnish more grain br the Chicago market next season than it is possible for any line railroad to carry and do the other busi ness. It certainly seems to us thnt it would pay the C. B. it St: Joe R. R. Co. to run their trak down to the river bank opposite this city in order that a portion of this grain micht px-s over their line, either north or south. What are the Northwestern, the Rock Island, and the Chillicothe roads doing that they do not connect with the rich agrii ultund region of Nebraska at Piattsruouth- Tho fence of a graveyard in Penny'- ; vaoia bears this inscription, in large let-!fr-:: "Cs Jones' li-.ittled ale if you would ktsp out of here. A HURDEBn MAX. The Corpse efa Man Found In n I.Off He is Identified n Lon;; 1. latins C'ilisen f Mi surl. A day or two ago, says the Leaven worth CoiiiDtercial, several hoys who were going fihing on the road which leads from Slabtown to Farley, sat down on a log, and were horrified to find that the hollow tree contained the corpse of a man. A short inspection of the body sufficed to show that death had been caused by a bullet through the brain, the ball having entered at the forehead and passed through the back of the head. The body having been found under these peculiar circumstances, an inquiry was made into the matter and a jury convened. The result of the investiga tiou was, the corpse was that of a gen tleman who was missing from Smithfield, where he had formerly kept a drug store. The name of the deceased was James Colley, who had been missing since the 1st of April last, and though no case was found against any oue by the jury who sat upon the body, suspicion rests upon certain parties. A feud was known to exist between him and another man, and he had written to his wife informing her of the fact and how she should act in the event of his death. Another account places the death of tho deceased at the hand of a foot pad, j vrhp killed and robbed him for his money, i i .:..i. i.. :.. i. ....... n c..., VtlllCIl t'UIIUUMUU 13 UVl IIU Xlil lium mv fact that the log wherein the body was placed was near the road, and was evi dently chosen as a hurried receptacle for the body. Mr. Coiley was a well known and res pected citizen, and the finding of the body has created much excitement. OVER A PKEI'IPICE. A Woman Saved From Dealb. n Fearl'nl About 9 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning the people in the vicinity of Fourth street, south of Main, were startled by the cries of a woman calling for help. Mr. John Shanhon soou dis covered that the cries came from a wo man who was hanging to the bushes im mediately over the precipice on Fourth street, caused by the recent grading in that vicinity. Mr. Shannon immediate ly notified Sheriff Johnson of the peril- j ous position of the woman, and together started for the rescue. They ascended the hill by way of a foot path near the jail, and soon arrived at a point some distance up the hill from where the wo man was still-clinging to the brush, her feet hanging over the yawning precipice, nearly fifty feet perpendicular. How she camo there was a mystery, as she had evidently fallen over one perpendic ular offset iu the hill of about ten feet, and tbe entire way from the top of the hill to where she was hanging was o steep that the Sheriff ami Mr. Shannon were in momentary danger of going headlong down the hill, and only pre vented such a catastrophe by the utmost care. Sheriff Johnson was the first to reach her. He got within reach, and seized her with one hand, gathering a firm hold of the bushes above him with the other. The effort to drag her from the precipice seemed uncertain for a time, an.l it was some seconds before it wasdo- cided by the excited crowd which had, hvthw i;.r. rmthr-rr..! r.r. ihr. sfrot ho. low whether Sheriff Johnson would be aole to drag the woman up hill or wheth er her weight woulJ carrv toth oft" , J x"'- them down into the chasm below. It was a struggle for life, however, and Sheriff Johnson is not the man to let go his hold of a human being whose lifrdc- I'-'"'1 UP011 exertions, even though his o.vn were jeopardized by holding on. His Herculean efforts finally succeeded, and tho woman was dragged up the hii' to where she could obtain a footing, and by the assistance of tho two men -he was soon brought to the top of the hill, out of dancer. The manner of assisting her rp the hill was not, probably, the most elegant, and might have been considered a ' breach" of etiquette in a drawing room but wa effective in this instance. The woman's life was savd, and the next question to be determined was who was the woman and how came she in that perilous situation. As soon as they had reached the summit of the hill Sheriff Johnson asked the woman how she came there, and she replied that she was going to the Methodist Church and lost her way. She was a woman of about 30 years of age, was respectably dressed, and, to use the words of the Sheriff af ter he had questioned her, she was "either drunk or crazy undoubtedly the former." She gave no name or residence, and appeared to be a stranger. If any one recognized her they did not claim to be acquaintances. rhe was to d that she could proceed to Church and she started toward the south part of the city, ap- Carently unconscious of the fact that she ad created a sensation and came near loosing her life. RECORDER'S C'OCRT- July 16 Some trouble in the restau rant "biz." The grey mare seemed to be the better horse but the horse was fined and kicked a trifle but settled. John Reil plead guilty to having been under the influence of the spiritu ous. He went up for $7. He had the where with, and went on his way, wond ering why people could not take their rest on the sidewalk without a somebody with a cane coming along and disturbing them.. Considerable disturbance was raised last evening in the southwest part of the city. Some of our good citizen and policeman Williams repaired to the wrene and found the perpetrators, who were let off upon pa. ing the expenses of the arreat and promising to do better in future. Chris Lewis, from Iowa, (the land of steady habits), was "pulled" by police -laan Shamp aud. brought brfonithe Re coidtr. Iii:a and veruiia tting hL "Lott hold" hi was discharged objections be ing nils a! by the boarders r dee's House t of his being oomautted. AEl fc.S. We called attention to this mest im portant subject last evening, and we again urge our City Council to act libe rally in this matter and show that they have the real interests and the expansion of our city at heart. There arc no cities of any importance without avenues. They are the main ar teries which supply the blooa of com merce to a town, and it will be to our discredit to be without them. In th; memorial before the Council one import ant fact stands prominently forward, and that is the splendid grade and the cheap construction of the avenue, following, as it does, the natural fall of southwest valley. The cost of securing the ground is cheaper to-day than it will ever be here after, and this cot we understand can be obtained by a system of condemnation of property necessary for the use of the avenue by appraisers appointed by proper authority. Let no penurious views govern our city authorities in this matter. They have shown commendable seal iu improving the city, and they can win new praises by this timely and much needed improvement. Two-thirds of all the produce which comes to this city is moved over this identical route, and every citizen knows how our farmers have complained of want of work on this very route. Make an avenue of it, let it Le worked as our other streets are worked, and a lasting benefit will be conferred on Pijiltsuiouth. If our Council fail in tclis matter, strangers will look upon it as an evidence of want of confidence on their part in the future growth of our city. Let there be no sectional feeling on the part of Couucilmca who reside in other localities, but let them put this needed improvement through, and their sections will receive equal attention when improvements are needed. ANOTHEK MYSTERY. Tbe C'lolhin? ami ErTVt-t of n I'ouiid On the Uivrr Itnnk 0ijtosile Tills 4'IS.T. Boy Jnde Eauib Endeavoring to I'nrnvc! Ibe 5l3'!ttry. About the 20th of Juno last Judge M. D. Lamb, of East Plattsmouth, was notified by an omnibus driver that a bun dle of clothing was lying near the river bank opposite this city, and the Judge immediately repaired to the spot and took charge of the clothing. The cloth ing consisted of three coats, two pairs of pants, one shirt, apparently belonging to a boy about 12 years old, several books and a letter apparently written from a mother to her son, and dated at Brook lyn, May 8th, 1870, and signed "Annie Mercer." Mr. Lamb immediately for warded a description of the clothing, to gether with the letter found, to the Post Master at Brooklyn. Yesterday he re ceived the following letter : I'OST UFEICE, liSOOKLYX, t July 7th, 1870. ) Dear Sir: You will psreeive by the enclosed slip that I have received your letter of the 27th June, and have acted on your suggestion by putting the matter in the hands of our Chief of Police and otherwise giving ic publicity. This morn ing I had a short interview with the anguished mother, Mrs. Mercer. To morrow morning I am to meet her again at this office. I have received several 1 tiers which appear to bear on the case Copies ot these are now being made and be forwarded to j'ou ln a day or two, 'oetlier with sach fccts as may be ob j tTu,n.od ,la connection with the matter.- Joseph Mercer, has met with foul play If you have obtained any additional facts will you be kind enough to forward them to me. Yours truly, Sam. N. Booth, P. M. The following is the slip referred to in the above letter, apparently taken from a New York or Brooklyn paper : "A letter was ree'd yesterday by Post master Booth, of Brooklyn, . from M. D. I jamb,' Justice of the Peace in East Plattsmouth, Milis count', Iowa, g.ving intelligence of the discovery of a bundle of clothing, consisting of three coats, two pairs of pants, one shirt, and seve ral school books. The clothes were ap parently fitted for a boy of about 12 years of age. In the bundle was a letter dated "Brooklyn, May 8, 1870," and signed "Mrs. Annie Mercer." The let ter was evidently from a mother to her son, and contained much motherly ad vice and affectionate wishes. The letter contained also an allusion to "Mr. Ste phenson, the minister," which formed the only clue whereby to unravel the niystery. The letter from Mr. Lamb was placed in the hands of Chief of Po lice Campbell, who ascertained that about the first of May last Mr. Robert Kelly, foreman in the printing depart ment ot the Brooklyn L nion, leil for th West, where he had some proiierty, tak IVS .n.1 IW'n"Fhi; P: . v..v.-.t- irn m' i to Omaha, gidng him $20 to pay his ex- j penses. The boy has not since been i heard of, but the clothing and books round on the banks ot the .Missouri liver evidently belonged to him. Whether he accidentally lost his bundle, or was di owned, or foully dealt with, is yet a mystery. Chief Campbell is in commu nication with the authorities of Omaha in order to obtain some intel'igence of the missing boy." Since the finding of the clothing, J udge Lamb informs us that a card was found near the same spot upon which are printed tue "Rules of the Union office." Whether the boy has been foully dealt with, or whether his clothes were acci dentally lost is a question and hardly a question, either. We shall probably know more of this affair in a few days. Two Washington ladies, one an Amer ican, and the other a foreigner, have specially distinguished themselves during the season for their extreme usage of the "corsage cnt low." The latter received quite a pointed rebuke at an entertain ment lately. She was languidly eating an ice, leaning back on a sofa, while a gentleman laneuished at her side. An other gentleman, after wateb'u? the pretty little scene, took a "tidy" iiom a i chair, and. gouur up to the 'aly. deliix.-i - Cseliix.'i- ateiy adjusted it round her neck, saving j he wis nfrnvi -ie would sptd tho i? on i l"he TTr- ,i: p ofTee ic titvw tTiT out " .'- - -V" . - " Uio tate. we invite Diwae mn to f caD and examine fpccisicas. if I SITCKD AY XEXI Is the day all Republican voters in Cass County are called upon to assemble at the places of holding elections in the various precinct, fjr the purpose of choosing delegates to represent them in the Coun ty Convention to be held on the 2Jth. We have this one thing to say to our Republican friends in Platts-mouth and all other precincts : See to it that men arc elected who will represent you. We know the country people are busy har vesting, but we hope they will go to the precinct meetings. You have a rcspon ibility you cannot shirk. A failure on your part to attend the primary meeting may result in the nomination to an im portant office a man whom you will dis like to support. Where is your remedy ? you may turn about and say the party ii to blame for nominating such men, but who is the party. Are you not a part of it, and may not your own neglect of duy be the cause of the nomination of men who arc not your choice. Rectify all this at the primary meetings next Saturday. THE CONSOLIDATION' Of the Chronicle and Press at Nebraska City, under the name of the former, will be hailed with delight by the Republi cans throughout the State. It will vir tually end the severe political fight which has been Taged within the party in that locality for the past two years, and will have a tendency to increase the party strength. Hon. W. II. II. Waters, who remains as editor and proprietor of the consolidated concern, is one of the best writers of the State, both general and local, and is a man of large experience in the newspaper business. He was ed itor and proprietor of the Press for many years, whilethat paper was in its palmiest days. Under his management we doubt not the Chronicle, left with a free field, will prove one of the best iicwepapei"s in the west, and we trust it J may prove equally succes. ful in a finan j cial point of view. THE ROCK ELITES EXCl'lISCON. A party of our citizens went down on the Glasgow Monday evening, to Rock Bluffs, to "trip the fantastic toe;" but on arriving at the warehouse, two miles be low town, found that the corn which was expected to be a cause for the detention of the boat till daylight, had been re moved by the Elkhorn. Determined, however, upon having a dance, they wended their way a distance of nearly two miles to the noted city, and after a delay of only about an hour, arranged to enjoy themselves in a social hop at the Dobson House. Special mention is made by the entire party of the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shera, who, iu the absence of other accommodations, kindly cared for our pcoplo. The party tender their most hearty thanks to the hot and hostess, and hope for an opportunity to recipro cate their kindness. Rock B!ufiV-, come und sec us. . I " Ftte.U THE WEST. Land Commissioner, Geo. S. ifani.s Chief Engineer Thos. Doane and D. N, Smith, Jllq., of the B. & M. R. R. Co. in Nebraska, arrived in toe city yester day, from a two weeks exploring espedi tion m the west, through tae country i iili.u.a. . i.r iiiju.i iuuu. .ii:e eiiii'ui ..ii ... .... . r. .i.i.;,. rn,..., ........ ..... .... . with their own conveyances, and camie 1 in regular western style. Arriving at Ft. Kearnev thev procured a military guard, and were joined by lion. Moses ! Sydenham, of the Central St ir. They explored the Republican Valley, the southern part of Franklin and Webster counties, aud the headquarters of the Blues and Beavers. Mr. Harris informs us that they found no traces of the "Great American Desert," that formid able institution of the dark ages having vanished before the hardy pioneers of the west and the engineer corps of the B. & M. in Nebraska, as the morning dew vanishes before the sun. Mr. Harris, aad in fact the entire party, pro nounce the country along the Blues and the Beaver, aud especially Webstr county, equal to our own beautiful Cass. The game killed by the party consisted of two bullaloes, one antelope, one snake and one skunk- They saw no Indians, felt perfectly secure during the entire trip, and came home thinking that Ne braska is the greatest country in the world, and that she orrfy needs to be seen to be appreciated. (inaollne. The most of our rctders have undoubt edly heard of the new burning rluid, called Gasoline, but we doubt if many of them in the vicinity of Plattsmouth have ever tested its merits. We know that the opinion prevails, to a great extent, that all these gaseous fluids are highly inflamable and expensive, hence the re- ! Iuc,ancc tousethe!11- 1,10 n' aCC1' Thc dents with coal oil have caused people to be exceedingly cautious about handling any new burning fluid, and not without any burning reason. Recent , . tests, however, in Chicago and St. Louis, have proved be- j yond a doubt that Gasolina is not ex j elusive under any circur,taucx. It , .... i t j .. ..... ,.. cost of coal oil, makes a far better light k I I equal to good gas and can be used without any extra expense for fixture K n ii tt j f Mr. C P. Hinds is in the city selling the burners, and we doubt not our l readers who examine into the subject! will come to the same conclusions in re-' a v ;a i 1 1 r i . . i i jm. l. w i. aai uw Marsal M. B. Murphy haa shown us a copy of the constitution, by-laws, etc, of the Burlington Mutual Loan Asso ciation, which, from a hasty glance, strikes us as being rather a good thing. The object of the association is declared in the constitution to be "for the purpose of assisting each other in procuring real ! estate," and it appears that a certain fund is authorized, which is derived! ' . i monthly payments of members, in- j Uuests, etc., fiom which members of the i Uuests bic., 1, 0111 w hich members of the j mow by eis ir- security. ; reiety may bo. - i. i oy gis no mirm for sou. 1 our ' citizens to .XMmif.e the ?!nn una seo - .1 i t If.... I .1 U1"3 l - vv " .i 07 cjuji on .ur, Jlurpby ABOl'T THE AVESl'E. Ml Uditur : The spit It manifested in an article in ye tor day's daily for the suc cess of the Avenue project, meets the views of the resident tax-payers of our city, cud is but a reiteration of the ;-cu-timents expressed by the many signers of the petition presented to the City Coun- cil at their last meeting, without regard to the locality of said signers. It seems to me, and is the universal belief of the tan-payer who expects to be taxed to gia.le streets a:d build bridges in our young city, that there is u street in Plattsmouth City capable of be ing adapted to the icttitts ami b ai'iiulx of the public, and with so little expense as this proposed avenue. Now, .sir, a few hundred dollars will procure the right of way, complete, for this avemt;?, which will save thousands of dollars in grading and bridging. This is univer sally admitted, x he right of way on this avenue has been almost all obtained free of any cost to the city, and we hope, therefore, that the committee having charge of this matter will uige, by a favorable report, the loeation of this avenue, and at oice, remembering th;it the people have petitioned for it, and that the complete cost of this whole street to the city wil! not probably be as much as the bail ling of one certain bridge that your correspondent could point out on Fourth Street, buiit by the late Council without any such expression on the part cf the citizen, urging the same. Tax-Payer. WON'T 4'OXSOJ I HATE. The Council Bluffs Timis of a recent date has the following : ;'We learn upon good authority, that the Burlington and .Missouri R. R. v. ill not join the proposed "consolidation into one guild Company" of the different uihoads centering at Council Bluffs. The B' & M. puipooes to remain in li; pendent, and does uot entei tain the "mo nopoly" idea. The road is already on a basis which pays beyond the expecta tions indulged in by its directors one year ago. '.therefore they luvecouchuled not to enter into any aiianeiucnt with other roads whureby a moiupoly mav re biilt." Of course the B. & M. will not enter into any such airangemc-ats. This com pany stands, single handed and alone, a greater company than can be formed J.y a consolidation of all other interests reaching the Missouri river, and time will demonstrate the truth of what we say. From the Nebraska City Chronicle J u!y 17 IKfOIUAM 1I1AN4.E. erriai-r onwoUdaliuri. C3iroi;l-lo unl Ir9 Vnilo-.l. IiepubUciin of Otoe Hiii-inoii tons Arrangements were peifKte.l yester day by which the Chronicle is 'id were consolidated under the name of the former and under thj proprietou-hi i a.nl editorial charge of W. 11. II. Waters the present propritor of the Ch:-o:,ie)e. The new arrangement unites the entire business of both papers, an 1 insures a first clasn paper. The two hts coo-o-- dated make up the large-1 weekly circa- ! lation in the State, and cannot fail to ; command an extensive advertising pat- , ronagc. We desire to say to the friends of the ' Press that we vid use our utmost cn- j deavors to supply them with as good a j paper as the o u lamuy tnen J which has j visited many of them for a long term of 5'oars, and we hone to continue to rc- ' I ecive their patroc-ge, and enjoy their I friendship ! Anv ill feel in ts which may have been engeuuercd among Republicans in Ore, we trust will now f e forgot ten. an I noth ing shall be wauling t.o our part to .-e- ; cure the harmony whieli v 1 luiiii uesireo. (jur njin.e v,; jbo remembered by mai-y ' of our readers as connected with the ! Press in former years, and while it passes i 11 awav, in tins new condition 01 titmtrs we hope the Chronicle will entirely hll the void and steadily improve with tholap e of time, and increase of patronage. We hojc our business men and others who have heretofore objected to having ,-:0 many papers in the city, will now come forward and render us the aid nec essary to compete with newspapers of neighboring towns and cities. 1 he community will no d-ubt rejoice with us in this important step toward harmony and the .securing of the great est good from our local press, and we c-onudentiy believe will now unite iu a de tcrminaiion to enable .us to rapidly for ward to a point where the Chronicle will be a decided credit to any city cast or west. 'Hie Darirn Expedition. It is announced that the exploration of the routes for the pioposcd Darien Canal known as the Caledonia and San Bias, have been found impracticable for such a work, and that the survey has been abandoned, at least for the present sea ton. Andrew Johnson, it is rejiorted. has i given up the idea of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and will remain in Jitine see, engaged in writing his memoirs, and elucidating the difficult problem of "Squaring the Circle," which co.-t him so much labor to swing around. The bones of r.bout 1.20O Chinese lately reached &an Francisco on their re turn to the Celestial Empire. They hid been gathered up along the line of the Central Pacific Railroad, and were all there was left of a regiment of laborers ! .jn thac creat work. They are taken j home in pursuance ol acontr act by which j tho' werc originally brought into the country, I .. . LOCAL. NOTICES. REMOVAL. E,. 1. 1'uKe iV JO. wm remove invir ctnru tn h l.nil.Iiier i.-i.ri! V I ill reliaspil ' ... V. 1 V . . . .'....I. .... " . , a n. ..... m ' , . of Tootle & llanna, and now occupied by Clark it Plummer, on the 1st day of August, 1879. jyPJdlwaugtl Wanted A jirl. to cook awi Uo ,Iou .c Work Apyi,y Streigiit. at the Post Office. july5dl2 - Grover it Baker's Sewing Machine is i the best in market. Vallerys & liuff- ner are ag-nts. Those in want ot a good Machine" will find it to their advantage to give them a call. D. II. Wheeler & Co. are offering for sale over 100 lots in the City of Platts mouth, at prices ranging from $75 to $250 each. je2.'Jtf ( in to Vallc ys & Ruffner and buy your I r-y fl'l 1 1' . . . 1 1 :it I 07 -.u,. 77771 All icrsons knowing themselves in- t debted to us by note or account r.re r"- ! " ' debted to us by i quested to call a: 1 1 settle imrai-diateh-. Vai.i.kkvs A: Hliknek. '2vtl. Hanrti t Cla'k are offering or sa'e Mn-fint vaniHtiie tracts 01 ,jn j in if. tf ::- 1 'v iiv'.vovrd and unimproved. ;ulylMw2t RUITNKII re novs it.;yin.; the laiV' s! .,, , Dress ;.ils-evt r hiouvht to th . ., ket, whiowj they are sellinz .1.,-,., , cash. " apl 'I 'V,rj Val'erys & Ilufliu r h ive stock of ( J roc-cries ever brought t.i " city, which they bought for ,,; ""' 1,,..., 1 :.. o. i' ... 1 . ' Sitock. Vll.,.o f- i?...... .Tr . iv jimiiici nave jii-t r(1Tl, t a new supply of Boot.- ai, Sh ...s. " , they are selling n !.,.-. Dwelling House j;ir" l,, j 10 in Block 12. In-juir,. , j' j lluinos, or U lik-ti j'oi;, v j'i'yT'v! r.ye (hucs tor ail cc, ;t!t re.-. at Win." Stadeh rin's. ' The celebrated Kl-in Wat,.,,.., .... . , truest tune keepers. Call :U1 at W m. StadeluannV. lust received, a Liny? :, .. the finest and latent rv.'es Jewelry, Mt Win. Sta h-joan'; i 'ill: Of I 'on t loi get to b ,!0 Jiins at Wm. S' your iiiia.'i'.- tad. Stoic At u. Stadelui. -iii'.s oi;--Watches, (.'locks, j.u:' onler. All work guaranteed Lrait.sch. iu.-icJ A few city o.der- i. i the Heuai.ii ofhVc. Maxwell it Ch!!p. 77 , good improved j;i ,,! , ; .,, watered and fenced ; i i .,, a good dwelling h.,;w :,A . ,: Go to rallei-y7"i":iifrr..-.-' your Boots and Shoes, the II I '!'!' J.V I': !, . IS ' I si.. ! !;!: '"'V'1 i-i! I.:: t in ina "kL hi!' --- - " ; If you want a neat ca.'.vo i., Vallerys it Rn!!ncr'. Thev selling the bo.-t !'..: ; , : - ... Y Ii'hv vl. ? .!.'. w 1 , wo lo al ervs A- niin. i . -.,,1 i at the Punier A labs, tl.e j.n;: market. ;, A BAIKiALY An iO acre farm, wu!i ,,H timber, water, etc.. n!l en. io froui i-chool houe, can !,. mp 11.... 4 f . ... ' an ! "ui is ; f ' i it. i :' f !""- 'Vppiy at tiie ..Ih.-e , . Si I !!!..( K tt WlVi.il M .Klv2dlTllitwlt li y.m would live to -'a ri;.- ., 1 and always foc-1 tl;at. y..ur f.ti'iuH ' vided f. r iii case of f,M i K i.i.-.j ,! -. to ('apt. J. W. M i:si;i. - ,j' ; itid get a policy i;i tbe !!:-., i:; ' JJ's aori'L' n' a : - I I i NO'llCE'i'Ol'IlACIIi.iJ.s 1 will hold a I'm!.!;,: ex ,.,;.-, , ; the lir.-t. Saturday in Aii-oi i s- the Ilo; in Pi.it; i.u nenig at iu o ei.if a. m. W. Co- if Go to Vaiiervs t lti Dry Goods. 'J lies- a. lin.-r'.- to I. i , li. than the cheapest. Mr. CTV' Si. nlh7of has a few full-leoo.. d wdiich h' will disp-i e of riling to .ecure t:.o sp, was iiiiported l y Mr. .'s'!i Hois la-f season .-ej and he I.now.s thciii to 3svif i. ..j . . i. li Shvrlil'n 'liaia lie 1 1 I Wil'lani E. Sliului.:.. CtiarK-t' t;. i ; . i I X iV.rtr Jen- ii- . I N I'l :l! AM t; ;i A I 1 .-.r1L-i (.'..i'l i.l l,- iiil.iu rii-I ...r C:i.-.-' C . i i n ? j. Ix.vc . :.ut-. ... ,, l. '.7u. I. !!, ......j.,-- !,L . I -ruu'l'i :n ..ii- , t oie f i.'-i.l i , i.i !" ru.jn Dl I i i.i: le.. .;".V.i : 7 j . a. :. . !. I'. Xt. f, , u ; , '' i '..-. "t i he ji... and to t in; f, in;; --;i ,.; Th..- ii'i.ii, ii.i.l ,i, le..;' . .. .( I .- oit.t i.;i- ..i .,,ri .,,., ,. , to UIHtj.ld' d . t .! I v -! . tiic ii..-i liivr.-1 1- n ir. -r . ., i or n..- .V even .i in i.tirji(, ',(,. i-:. n-;. No. l' i . eel. 1 1 ; i a-t 01 1 exep'uiov thrc iots .old to ,).,:, J;,.;. liai lUiiMi. h Inch lire i-i.ujoi-J m v i, lU.-niy krinwiiiii die it En. ' -.. i lo:.. e . incited ix the ,roeny ,i i i tcnd.m;-. on nu ( inlcr c; ii;n l,m . t lie C' ci k ot i li, 1 1 ,ini-t i- ...... . i - I in .iLv..r ,f il. ...:.i i...:.....i w ll'iir can, and lo nnj i tM-i --i .-i. ' ,., Cl',nl'- J. W. JulyJiiv.'it St,.,;i:r . Attachment Notice. Jainc W. Cla-k) t.Pll-'jlMI-til !.,'". H.-or -e Fl.iiin-i f Jt-uks. J a- m l- ... i...- 'I'u Eji:t.i: e-.emi.viJ. h- j i . A in ttiuabuve eii.i'ii- l i-aun. ou are bc-i-Ly lii.-ii.-ci Uatiiii':, ! r taehinent was iK-m-.l jn t'o' nbovp f-, : , i. .; oa the till day m Julv. Is..). I,v Wini'c a Jurti.-e (fill - J'cacc. .t the e..n:. and rflalc t Ne'ira ka. for thefuia ol il.iliars and seventy-live (.a(- t"Kt- le interest and e.i-. rd r.-tmiiii'.le r. . day of Julv. 1ST. ami you to...; una have been Iwied upon lo -i.tl-iv tbe .i-i ,. Y"u are .hen fire coinui. .rile l ..a... :,i .1. i rnr.i .iu.i irn To ail.-er s:.. com ,l.i u : I loth day ol Aukum. A. .. . -at. j,t 1 . . ! .i., or ju'iiiiiieut wi'l lie r ij.ii-re.l hj.-b.ii for lite above atnnunt. nn-i ' our .r..i-r v e-r. ifly the raine. .I'tun W. '- July.'Jn.jt ' i'l, Notice. I LL PER?0XS h a vim rela ion--buried in.!i-..! in Younic A- liny- ii-KiP- i,' o i reuHted lo liaie tb( lit ti'.m Nov. loth. IrtTo. Jiy order of tbe ( I I Attest: S. J'. Cooi-n.-. ' f. i f-'i: n:.p.- -i I. in y in ; in lie -it;-, me e . t t-l on or !. : r I'Oi M'ij,, Km.! .ii-r. J u 1 5 .'1 i 1 'V Sheriffs Sale. David Sampson. v. ,-(iuci o- .s.Ie. A. H Uitker. ) NUIK'E IS 1IERKRY '.IVE.V. T!,j,i I offer for ioile,Ht f.ui.io- mi n. m the s.. front. d.M.r of tiie Com k ii- n-e i. i'lutt-ni-.'. Ch.-" eounty. Nebni-kn. n 't i.u--l.. v. the !i Ot JlOv. A. !.. 1-7.I. lit I v. ii -..(: , I'. .'.I ; above defunduu 1'iU.iy, nil lue liat. tii.- ,-i..l -ui.-r.-.l, , : lo t!je i-iliow mi; i -..-! i ID-wil : Lot rs. nine in ;i-. 'k X.... ;iv. five ('i'.. . Im No. nine '0 i'l ''I'-e.: . 'no imiiii-I t ven iy-one 2J1 ) ii" d'-i'- nu e I ii i -o" he re. or. HI;d liu'dis'll:''. i'l t o, ili-l .1, ., I'l..t I - tie.,. C.-sj Coimly, Ne'iia.k-1. ,'ei.i ,..-e a-ta. le. I t 'ie . ooeri v of t lie .- ol !'. o-i i :. . II . )',wy. on an (odei of Ai)...-iiii.t.i, t-.-u . y ilie i i -, of the Liitri-t t'oui t o! I - i. l.. .-. f.v .'..I . i.l.d t-. V.aiN the Hiti'l 'l "inliii". li. si l -..iiii lii-euteJ, Iaf ."iierij of h.ii.i " li iT..; c i M. .Mo:(.r. A. to lor i t tin' Chaiieei v .:; U. tieorje E. I'roiJxer . Vs. .- Stephen Ru?ncH. ) In pursuance of a do-r' to inn '1t - ' i the Clerk ot the lii-tii-.-l Court ot :!m- - I dii ial lli.-'triot, within ur. i -e.il; . bra.-ka. dated Juuc4:h. IVTii. 1. :le: f bkiniraijp'iiiited sp(- -i;.l .M.t-icriti . t r C'.ui-t. ill ofier, at r-'itlr-r .ei-iion. to ii.. i. -bidder, for ea.-h. at 1 1 f door t t'e- -lloofo. in Platt.sm.-iui hp-- Coun'.v. Ne---on Wednenday, Mr A . ol July 1""". . o'clock, A. M., of saidS.iy. tho '..'!- -:t r scribed real estate, tow it : the fotitli " o- of the southeast () irteT- f eet.- N . township eleven, noi tk of r.ir.i t . ir of lit h P. .M.. together v.ali tku r,iv i-;- : iippiirtenaneer. therun l .)ii'.-iiik. I . us the property ol thel"f'.nl:iit. iiiv . to satisfy said decree, the ajii'-unl ot r i I: eiphty dollarsand fo:ty-fivv; em-f-. from the date ot duid deoiee, at the r i percent, ptr annum, together n rth '-e-t ui an l gate. J. W. JOHNSON. Special. M fAXWK!.L it- CHApMAV,"At:tnicys for tiff. jui.cl Lega. sih Ru:br ) inPros o,ua ofCw v - mil I 1 7 . rririicKvt- David Cbel.-Mrj 1'-v. l.tvid Cii-ie.ler. roa re-n1- t sr.dt tika n.et:' ed tn s.-th.n :n said c.-nrt utrfiiHt h:iu t'-r tu.-u:n of "i'...-"!.. a'nd. thai ?n.-.ler ot '''''n" f YAI A irtent liaa been i"H3.t 'uid e-'ort. in 0 mone nd erei; a jn tl.e bnt.s :-t J5"i11 c-,t:rtoei.. li..s- bee a a la Ii d t.i it rJrP'-'?t uc uri'-Vo'-i UiCfaru.: on -i j it drntedn-es. sm "i, Ins bCrn cntn nJ un.ii the 1-th fl'5 Aurnt 1-7J. at'.-c'cUx-k a re. Mvl-lITlIJrTVRl'- r JUTt ri'. i Ca.irnAS At'"-