v.. .. - ? . - 1 ail as TIIElll'jRALl) PLATTS MOUTH. NGDR ASfCA. THURSDAY. AUGUST1, 1872. J. A- ilACMURPHY irctoiy! Official Dir CONGRESSIONAL. T. XT. Tir'on, Brownville. P. W. Hitchcock, Omaha, Jc-bn lsffe. Utaaha, tT. S. Senator. U S Senator. KepreaoataUve. EXECUTIVE. TTiV.lam H- Jamea, Lincoln, . Act. Governor. tViUium II. JawcF. Lincoln, l-c. . I State. John Uillespie, Lincoln, Auditor. Jl. A. Koenig , Colutubu, Trca-ur. r. (i. H. Hoherta. Omaha, Attorney OenevaL J. M. McKentte. Line In. Sup . Pub. Iaairuc'n JUDICIARY. O. P. Mascn, Nebraska City, Chief Justice. Jeorgo B. Lake, Omaha, t .,.:,., t-;.-U Croanae. I t. Calhouu 'Associate Jafttcea. CASS COUNTY. IL f El!i on. Dan! McKiunou. W. L. Il.ibni., J W.Johnson, U. W.WUc. Jacob VaJleT.I iienj. lbin. V James. J J. W- Thomas Wobste Jaigt. County Clerk. Treasurer. Sheriff. Supt. Pub. Instruction, County Commueioncrs. Coroner. RErUBLIAN TICKET. For Phesidejit. For Vice:Presidest. HENRY 'WILSON. CU'B.KlTCt rOR .TIIE CAMPAIGN. We will mail tho Weekly Herald to aew subscribers and clubs, during the Presidential Campaign, beginning June 20th and closing November loth the week after the Presidential election twenty-two numbers in all at the fol lowing rate : One copy . $ 70 Club of ten copies 6 00 Club of twenty-tive copies 12 50 P-VItT At fair Club rates. North Carolina may be considered a cure for Grant. This makes us feel good. : The local tight in Pennsylvania be tween Forney and Cameron is to be fixed up, and Uartraft will withdraw. That givjB3 ua Penn.. sure. Mra. Towle, wife of a bhoeinaker in Omaha, was burned to death yesterday, while starting a fire with kerosene, the can exploding and throwing the burning oil over her entire person. A telegraph operator at Julesburjr re ceived a shock from a current of elec tricity through the wireB. The greater portion of his clothing and his boots were torn to pieces ; his limb were en . tiruly paralyzed. Will probably recover. Without intending to offe any advice to our daddy Herald at Omaha, we sug gest that Geo. W. Frost is kind o' making it hot about now, on the perton alitr question. Catacazy has at last been dismissed and disgraced by thelniperial court of Russia. Here's a triumph for Fish. Writing cards in Newspapers helped "Catty's' downfall. Take warning, as; piring young politicians. Mark Lemon's new book on the Life and History of Lincoln, is being severe ly handled by the critics, and deservedly so. No gentleman would bring up pri vate affairs as he does, while the parties most deeply interested are yet living. An article on . Fishing, the report of the Greeley meeting at the Court House on Saturday evening, and Greeley on rebel soldiers pension, etc., are all crowded out for railroad notice and other important matters of business. Keep cool, gentlemen, you must take your turn. Will let you all have a chance before the campaign i over. Kmart Editor. The editor of Plattsniouth Watchman advertises tor a boy to take charge of that paper. No doubt a boy would do better than he.rT'atcne Tnh. They are having a fearful time in Sa vannah, Georgia, on account of Negroes riding in horse cars. Two were violent Iy ejected, and others have armed them, selves and are firing into the street cars as they pass. Several persons are report, ed killed, and the police are trying to quell the mob. I OSiH SWEEPS THE BOARD. At Nebraska city 5,000 more people cameUo hear him and go away converted. Keep doing so, John A. m TO THE Or.UMASS. "Dlnna Te Hear (he Slogan." j -Bum aney com. The New York Democrat, one of the leading German papers of the country, eomes out squarely and repudiates Gree- Itftvr rA n m . .1 T ? 1 1 1 n wi u ouuu cjilui iai ucuiares ior Grant. Cleveland, Ohio, July 30. The Ger mania, the oldest, German paper here, lias hauled down the Greefcy flag and hoisted the Grant ticket. The Evening Post, a Democratic piper published in Buffalo, N. Y., has declared for Grant and Wilson. LOGAS-SOPISIOS or 3ERRAKKA. General Logan and Senator Hitchcock honored the State Journal office w"th their presence this morning. The Gen eral speaks in rapturous terms of Lin roln and its surroundings, and thinks at no distant day Nebraska will be the rival, if not the peer, of his native State Ijiiooia. -He thinks we have advantages that thai Ftate never had. We agree with the General Journal. Joseph Boyd, Irothcrof James Boyd, of Omaha, wa "track by lightning and instantly killed, t Plum creek, on the 9th in?!. :he great conspiracy. OBEELET, SCYMOIB AXD HUTCH lafamon Political Treachery Th Ncbrine from tbe Hrtgimmtug. Lewis Carmlcbavl ana Horace Ore. ley. Oreelry Favors em for Rebel Soldier onsenls loitvth Demo cratic ludllc. The Doable Pies inclnnatt and Baltimore. "fipontamcoas Vpriainsr of the Peo. pie." '..'.. Tbe Reeret IUstorjr of the Jllacrable Plot Narrative, Matrtnrnla. Affi davit, Syoopaia or Letters, Ktc Etc.. Etc. From the Bingb. nipt on Eepuultcau. Jnlyl9. To-day we redeem our pledge to prove true our charges against IK race Greeley, Horatio Seymour, and Waldo llute'iiu, in reference to the candidacy of Horace Greeley at Cincinnati and Baltimore We do more than redeem our ple?g in this sen-e, that we bJ obluated our selves to present the proof, upon denial by any one of the three, of the truth ot one of oar cbarpes ; and there ha- been no such denial. Accepting that failure to meet the chall nge as a confession that no denial is possible, except at a risk greater than that of permitting the charges which have been before the pub lic ju-t twenty da v, and unable to gain the additional advantage ot making it certain not only that the collu-ion we charge, between these men, ready exist ed. but that the truih is not in them, we give to the public the proofs that have convinced us, beyond the possibility of denial or question, thtt Horace Greeley was made a Deuiociatie candidate tor president by hi own procuri g ; an.l that Cincinnati and Baltimore were parts of the same consp-.rvcy. We reprint here the terms of our in dictment, as follows: "A CHALLENGE. 'fOR HORACE GREELEY, WALDO HCTC II INS AND HORATIO SLYMOUR- These men have f-il-d to answer the charges of political arrangement or bar- cainine made concerning them, and re peated by this journal ; and in order that the issue may the more plainly appear. and they may have an opportunity of denying, or atJtmttiag. or expiaiumg- tne facts, as they t-hali prefer, we put tnose facts as we understand them iu form as follows : "1. That Horace Greeley agreed, in October, 1871, on his own behalf, to be a candidate for President of the United States, if Horatio Seymour arid tltc Democra-tic leaders would .sup port him ; and hold a cone pondenee on that futiect of which ono letter was da ted Oct. 4. 1871. That Mr Greeley formally recognized his agreement, Hiid communicated the tact ot the Uem cratic proposition to Keuben E Fentoo who consented to give his assistance to the scheme. "2. That Horatio Seymour (who w s regarded as himself a Candida e). and some of the Democratic leader sube auently. agreed to give Mr. Greeley their support, conditionally. That Ho ratio Seviuour communifta'e 1 with Wal do Hutchins on thi subject, in rbferrnce r.-pooia'.ly ta tho I'incinnati convention That Horatio Seymour acknowledged the correspotidence ot himself and Huchms in a letter dated May 1, 1872, three days before the Cincinnati couventiou was held. t-3. That Waldo Hutchins responded. and became a delegate to that eonve n tion. That the fact of Democratic co alition was well understood by some of the delecar.es i the Cincinnati conven tion ; and that the expectation of this Democratic support, aided or secured, Mr. Greeley's nomination" The kind of evidence and the amount of it promised, will appear from the fol lowing, appended to our challenge : "Now, we propose, it th1 points we make here are denied by any one of the persons named, to publish the testimony of the holder ot the correspondence we have mentioned which correspondence we have seen, in the handwriiinu of Horace Greeley and Horatio Seymour, including accounts of interviews with Horace Greeley and Horatio Seymour, and others ; such testimony showing, with the evidence of the letters, and ample corroborative evidence, the inoik in which Mr. Greeley and Mr Sevmour were brought together; and emhiaemg much information of detail. Ve shall give Mr. Seymour and Mr. Greeley a witness of their own. ha has been pr. vided with his certifica e of character by themselves, and whom they do n dare to discrcdiL Shall we have a re sponse?" For the purpose of claifl'?;tinrt, we present the proofs in order as follows : 1. The narrative of the originator of the pchenie which male Horace Greeley a candidate for President, by Democratic nomination at Baltimore, and previously bv Democratic influence nt Cincinnati. His credentials being letters of Horace Greelev and Horatio beymour. 2. The corroborative statements of several gentlemen well known, and prominent citizens, who have bern cogni zant of the scheme, in some of its de tails, or have seen the letters, etc., which are a part of it. ' 3. Affidavits setting forth the more important facts of the scheme, or estab lishing the statements preceding, and verifying the letters. 4. An exposure of the correspond ence, embracing the names of the writers of the letters, the approximate or exact dates, the references of authority, and an analysis of the contents vf tho letters. TnE DI3 LOSURES. Lewis Cariuiohael, of Unadilla, Otsego county. New York, is the nrigu:a?nf uf the movement which made Horace Gree ley the Democratic candidate for Presi dent. Mr. Ca:micha.d is a farmer io!i- tician; a man of brain-; iuitiracTica' l-, often; an enthusiast, in politic-. a-ciid ing to his repute among his neighbors ; bat a proved prophet now ; of small means and broad acre; very rich in fiu:e of its kind if to have the credit of projecting a movement wh eh however humble the instrument of its aecompli-h-ment, is the most amazing aehif veuiern of politic, may be accounted fame. W hat his moiivcs and purposes were in undertaking his part in ihe transaction my bi understood from his .-tatemeiit. which and print it below. It wa given, in th. lortn here presented, afier our oriinni announcement of the facts ; and wiih knowledge that the facts were already io our possession ; and further,' that there could bo no misrepresentation except at he nk of detection, phonal disc- el. n I of depriving himself r,f the hor r a-that may be estimate I to hu- ; 8 enurted by his; conn ction with io n.ovet.ient. That he legard a- a t reat fact aecnnlished, f r he has faith thar Greeley will occupy the white hn 1 he truth waa 'received by U3 without injunction of secrecy without reporting to uean-thut can or ever will be charged as uotair ; and to the matter of delicacy of publi-hing "p ivate letters" whicti the Heprau at once charges and con-fos-'es the case against itself -we have only to nay that tho. e letters relate to the public interests of the people of the United States, and they are in a fair heuse the property of the people since, especially, they are the utterances on public" que-ttons of a public man ; and the 1 Iters aldrcs-ed to him are a part of the evil 3. 'I hj parties wid not venture to claim thai any of the letters are pri vate, involving as they do the people's interests, and the honor of our politics. THE NARRATIVE. Below we give an account of Mr. Car michael and bis statement, which we have cho.-en to present independently, and a- authentic in all essential purlieu l.irs, as a statement; received at differ ent times, by two person--, s-ptcial'y for verification. This verification, however, was unnecessary, a Mr. Catmichael's declarations, letters, movements, etc., for nearly a yrar pa-t. are co'ineced and consistent whole, with, however, hardiy ami-sing link in the chain of ciedibie evidence, if hi statements were to b omitted from the record. . But it is gaud testimony : LEWIS CARMICHAEL. Lewis Carmichuel is a fat uier, probably between 50 and 55 years of age. who owns and re-i les upon a ti act of 240 acres of improved laud two uiile4yest of ihu village if llnadi.la, in - Uisego count v. For over twenty year he has enjoyed the reputation ot being a poli tician of influence and sagacity, aud wa consulted iu times of importaut political movements by Dickin.sou and other emi ncnt men. Earlier in life Mr. Cartuichael was quite an t x'en-ive dealer i:i himuer, and employed a large nuiuoer of men. So great was the influence he wielded over them, and the people of a section about him, that it was necessary to get his cou-ent to an I support of a party move ment before it was certain of success iu the town of UnaJiUi. Mr. Caruiichael hx frequently meas uied his strength in town and county politics with auiU"l North, a sagacious and Wrll-knowu Democratic rival, and has bteu victor as otteu or oftener than he ha been defeated. When Mr Noith was a candidate for the otfiitftof county clerk, Mr. Caimichael secured the delegation of the town of Unadiila for Haney Hunt, of Otsego, who was nominated and elecud. At another time his influence di.-placed Mr. North from the State tomikitteu. In 1802 he leeeived fifteen vote-, in the convention for representative in congress. He ha often attended State conven tions sometimes a delegate; and in IS60 be atteuded tho Charleston and Baltimore conventions in the interest of Mr. Dickinson. Except in politics, he is of a retired disposition, and prefers the solitude of his oui of tho way fami to minding with .society. He was once uiani-d. but his wife and two or three children are dead. Notwithstanding Mr. CarmnhacTs love ot retirement and soii;ude, he is an avidious reader, especially of new-papers, and few met), although they may live more in politics, are better able to judge of politics than he. Two interviews Ou the subject of the letters aud the arrangements between Gretley, Cartuichael, Seymour and Hutchins, were held with Curmichael, at his residence, by the writer of this, who was formerly very well acquainted with Caruiichael. and was recognized by him at first sight. Before any conv r sation on the subject of the letters and Inter tews- witK-wywuir and Greeley had been entered, into. Carmichacl was told thtf writer's business, and for what reason he sought the interview. At tir-t Caruiichael was evasive, and inclined not to be communicative ; but by a number of leadi- g questions put to him he per ceived t hut the writer who La I previ ously conversed with Howard and others was already in posses? ion of m st of the principal facts of importance, and he entered into the conversation by an swering and giving explanations. Final ly he apparently threw off all circum spection, and conversed pleasantly and without restraint. HIS STATEMENTS were sub-tantially as follows. Caruiichael wrote to Mr. Greeley, lat September, giving him his vi-. w about the tten coin ng presidential campaign, and inviting Greeley to become a can li date. Cartuichael'w letter was addressed m.-ide to "Hon. Horace Greeley, the next President of the United States " Caruiichael told Mr. Greeley that the time had come to "raft ovtr,'" a,nd he thought the Democratic leaders would drop Id issues and support him. Mr. Greeley answered this letter in a -liort time. Heexpre.-sed thenorafter ward the writer is not certain as to time here his willingness to become a candidate,, but wasfearful that the Demo c a' ic leaders would not support him. A letter from him invited Carmichacl to an interview wi h him. Caruiichael said he went down to New York soon after receiving that le'ter, and had a ! ng talk with G.er ley in t e Tribune, office. Greeley told Carmichael that. Horatio Seymour was a standing. 1-,. " . 1 .L l, . can Dilate wun me democrat ic partyr md that Mr. Seymour would not tep a ide for him. Carmichael answered that he could not i ell about that, as Gov. Seymour had not been asked, and had not said what he would do. Carmichael then ofFer"d to undertake to secure Seymour's conse.it and co-opeiation to the movement, and Mr Greeeley agreed to be a candidate provided he Mic-eeded with Mr. Sey mour and other prominent Democrats. Within a short lime after the inUr view with Greeley, Carmichael a-w Gov. Seymour. He was not inclined to re ceive the proposition with luueh favor. Carmichael gave hnu hi, views, and left him to think the matter over. At that time Seymour thought th t i'thaps Hnfchius could be agreed upon a a can didate. It was not h ng before Carmichael saw Sevmour again. y appointment, and he .-aid he had made up his mind that Car michael wa.s right, and that the Demo crats could support G.eeley ; or if a por- ion of the Republican party preferred ninking a change in the administration the Democrats should pvt take advan age of the movement Caimichaul intoimed lr. ureclcy, a- soon :it convenient, tit his success with. Gov Seymour; anl went about the State immediate y, m consult the Deuio ciatie leader. The p oM sition nu i with very strong opposition, b it the fact that it was about the n y thine they could do, convinced the party leuders that they had belter do it. If they hhou'd elect a prominent man f run their rnks he would have political as.-oeiation and 'rends that he culd not heli serving. and they could not get such an adminis tration as they coud by taking up a man with no firmer poliiicd as oeiatmns he would be under obi gat i n o n c ignise. 1 i.-e leaders nt hoi h par ie aiecoriupt tich Dunioeratiu 'leaoV a as B.-luimit, Marble and others, lm e l-i en m kn g no'iey a id p ditical e:i ita' out of cur fo iowmg, a. id the pur v has cont .nuuily J -r I'hrt e millions of I'e nocra v votes h d tec mie useless ior want or pioper 'natiage nent of them, and we thoui'l.t tt was time to turn the table and com pel theleader to follow for a whi!. In I860 we might have el-cted Hous ton, if we b'td notuinat -d him. overLin co'n, because Hoastoj claimed that the territorie- wre th common property of a'l tho Sates, ami the Democrats ail over thv United States could have united 01 tlat principle." 1364 we c-uld have elected It-verdy John-on tver L;n o n.. And in 1?G3 we coulj h ve elected Chase over Grut. We hail fooled away so uiauy opportunities that we concluded it wa- best to drop some of" the old, uti Kjpu!ar doctrines thi fall and CJtue out in shape to uccoed. Carmichicl refused to .'how any Ut ters, alleging that he had already shown le'ter in the editor of this puper. He aid he did not understand Mr. Greeley a desiring there should be secrecy about the movement. Precisely how he de sired to be understood here, is uncertain The first plan, Carmichael said, wa to call a convention in Otsego county to nominate Mr. Greeley, and start the campaign in that manner. La-t April Mr. Greehy wrote to Car michael saying that he believed the Democrats p'eferred a candidate ftoui their own rar.k-, ami wou d not uite in his support ; therefore he de-ircd to be withdrawn from the canvass. Biu C -r-mieh-tel prevailed upon him to sruk to it until they knew what the Democratic leader would do. It was not bsr to back down before they had time to work the thing up Carmiidiael said at theclo-e. nervously, that he had rather bn in the fire than in this bu-incss. . STATEMENTS. Below we give the substance of state ments of several citizens of Otsego county, mainly of Unadilla, relating to Carmich .el, the Gueley and Seymour k tters, etc. These statements were care fully taken, and are much Condensed, in order to avoid repetitions. These gen tlemen are mo t reputable citizens, whose character for veracity is unquestioned ; whose knowledge of what they testify of is to be accepted as precisely what they say it is ; and who are about equally di vided, politically. That they are cor rectly repor ed, we give our own guar anty ; and verification by affidavit will be presented, if it is deemed essential : H. H. Howard, of Unadilla, a Demo crat, and an intimate and confidential fiiend of Iewi Carmichael. who said that he had conversed with him often t n rt he subject, and seen and examined his letters, made the following statements, in sub-fance: "Luke" Carmichael is tho tr.cn who nominated Horace Greeley for the presi dency, aud I know all about it. "Luke ' wiote to Greeley last Septem ber, proposing that he become a candi date for the prcsi ieucy, and expres-ing the belief that the Republicans who were dissati-fied with the pr sent admin ist ration could be united with lemo crats in hi support. Gre-ley replied to the letter and te-questt-d an audience with "Luke." "Luke" was pretty '"hard up" then, and did not have the money to go New York with, and would not try to raise it of anybody here (in Unadilia), but he anally go: it of Follet, in Otego, and went down and saw Greeley. "Luke'' and Greeley had a long taU on the sub ject iu the Tribune office, which occupied mure than half a day. Greeley was wil ling to be a candidate, but he was aJraid he was not available, because Democrats, .-uth a Seymour, would norsupport him. "Luke" said that was not certain, because it had not been tried . he would undertake to bring in the Demociatle 1-adrs to the tupport of Greeley. "Luke" came home after the inter view with Greeley, and wrote to Sey muur on the subject. Seymour answered Uo It-fer, ami consented to an interview. Fillet was gone away from home then, and d;d not return in two weeks. When he did return "Luke"' got some more money of him ami went to see Seymour whom, fortunately, he found at homa. Seymour thought he could not indorse such a movement, but promised to see "Luke aga n. Luke came home, ad after a few weeks wrote to Seymour, lelling him that he had seen no reason for changing his mind ; and that he still thought the nomination of Greeley was the only way for he Demociats to su ceod Sevmour answered the letter with favorable expressions, and consent ed to another interview. "Luke' borrowed money, and went up to Unca in about eighteen days, lie fount Seymour a changed man, and ready to accept Greeley a a presidential candidate, aud cordially support him. "Luke"' wrote immediately to Gree ley, informing him of what had been ac-cnnp!i-hed, and Greeley, in reply. wrote to "Luke" that he had sent to Washington to Fentou and others, to as certain what could be acyompli.-hed there. In u, few days Greeley wrote again, saying that it was all right in Washing ton. That letter from Greeley was sent by "Luke" to Seymour. Further cor respondence followed, aod the Cincinna ti and Baltimore convention were com pletely arranged for last April. "Luke" went to Judge Peck ham. in Albany, with his scheme, aud the judge was about the maddest man ever seen He called "Luke" a d d fool, and told him if he had any bu-ine to attend to at home hi bad better go home and at tend to it. Howard said he had stated the facts as tht-y were given him by his friend, whom h regarded as a shrewd and able mm. He had. he said, seen all the let ters to which he refeir d. G. A 1 otlge, ediror of the Unadilla Tintrx, Baiubridge llevteio an I Oneoiita Ui rtfM-.rif, said that Carin chael began to talk Gree!y for ihe Democratic nomi nee foi the presidency la-t fall, and for that reason became a laughing-stock a. no .g Democrats," who pronounced his c nn -t assertions that he was tell.ng the t-nrh as one of "Luke's" whims, thai had crept into his head in consequence of being alone so much But i'armi ehael, to prove that he knew what he was talking about, produced his Greeley Sevmonr letters Henry Van Deusen, at UnaJMa, ha aeen some of Mr. Carruichael's lette.a t'rem Greeley and Seymour quite a number fiom Greeley. Cau.ichaei read Greeley' letters to him, and ih y ail had more or less reference 10 Greeley'a being a cniidiiinte fur the pr!ihncy One let ter from Grrelcy, received the last of April, spo'-e o; the ecrV uf &ut Dfimtcmt ff tin tit t'iuciuuati it order f'lttrcuie (!i erry h ttojniii'itiut thrre, and I. is inrference was that Carmichael should go. (f Hon. Kobcrt W. Coutney. of Sidney, saw Carmichael last March at hU (Courtney) lmu-e, and had con-iidera-ble conversation wiih him on the subject of running Greeey for the presidency. Carmichael produced a letter f rom Glee ley on the sulj 'Ct of. IvJdintJ it Cfmren fi'oii to notni't'ffe him in connfi, at which he advi-ed that snen a move ment w.uld he prem itute. Carmich tel was then mking r p.rati(ns to o to Syracu-e snd hve ati interview with General John A. Greene. B. E. ARNOLD, KSQ., attorney and couiiscllor'at Unadilla, has Ht!-n and read letter from Gree.ey aud Sejm-.ur to Carmichael. Canuiuuael toi l him substantia fly the saui aootit in ferview- a. id t he beginning of eorre-jMn) ' enee with tho-e geiit emen thar is to'd in C irmieha.-r ateiuetit heri pi io-- d At one of th! interview betw.n Ca mi.'hael and Seymour, the latter agieed to go an! fa II utx bints, which he tailed to do, but wrote to Hutchins, giving bis views on the subject ot nominating liref ley.. Ha alao wrote to Canuichaef, sat ing that he had fdled to see Hutchins in person, but he had writteu to Liui, and enclosed to Carurchael a cony of the substance of the '.ettcr sent to Hurchins. Stymour'a letrer to Hutchins was Used at the Cincinnati convention, the copy or substance of it sent to Carmichael was forwarded to Feuton. E. M. Packard, piistmaster at Unadil la, wa sho.vu several letters from Gree ley to Carmichael. Carmichael read for hi in a letter dated April last, fiom Glee ley, asking him (.Carmichael) 10 ti around with the Drmocratiir him (Gree ley. ) Packard knew that Carmichael had corresponded with Greeley and Sey mour for about a year. He had convers ed with Carmichal on the snbjVct of Gree ley's candidacy. Carmichael's statement to him about letter and interviews with Greeley and Seymour, were substantially the mme as the statements made to oth er perrons, which we print. Cauuichaei informed him t at he had received the dady Tribune since April Iree of chart-e Cirmichael said to him that when he w-'ttt tOjl'eckam and Ct ss'dy at Aibany, wi h In scheme they culled him a fool, an od him to go home aud stay there. P P Loomis Georg Fellows, Charles J. White and Dr Hat-ev, all know some thing of theCaruiiehael-Greeley-Seyiunur correspondence, but it is merely corrob orative. There is good authority for stating that Carmichael went to Mr. Follett, banker, in O.ego, la-t September, and imparted information of his plans to nominate Mr. Greeley for the presidency. Mr Foilett told him he thought something iniht be accomplished iu that way. and so far assisted Carmichael a to purchase his wool crop for rhi year and advance him the money which Cartuichael wanted to go to New York aud Utica to confer with Greeley and Seymour. Carmichael viited Mr.Follett frequent ly, later iu the fall to confer with h m, and always had letters from Mi. Gree y and Seymour in his pockets. One more of the letter from Greeley were shown as early a Ocrober. One of the methods by which Greeley and S -ytimur ceuirxiu ideated through Cauuichaei was by making him, or his making himself, a sort of di-tributing post office. Letter received by Car michael from Greeley were enclosed with his letters and seat to Seymour, and ihoe from Seymour were in like manner seui to Greeley. In the course of time the letters were again sent to Caruiichael as they had been sent fiom him with the other correspondence. Wm. T. Finch, Esq., has had the especial privilege of "translating" diffi cult letters for Carmichael. lie can tell a good deal when he is authoritatively summoned. The first interview with Greeley took place iu the Trihune office. C'armichaei without formally announcing himself.siep ped in and inquired for Mr. Greeley, and was told that lie wa.s nut in. Beiug de termined to have an interview he stood around awhile and peeped into a door, whtre his reason led Jiim to believe Mr. Greeley was. itd fiaally caught sight, of him. He then stepped into Mr. Gree iey.V rooiu, introduced himself, and was cordially welcomed. Th interview wast ed between four and tive hours. AFFIDAVITS. We present two affidavits below of gentlemen whose very importaut knowl edge f the letter, etc., seemed tojusti iy, aud in the public interest 10 demand formal verified statements. C'barlea S. Carpenter is a young man of unusual ability, and probity ; was reared in Una dilla ; i. respected by al whnkuow hnu; and he is widely known. As the editor of the OiK-nma Herald, one of the best and mo-t trustworthy weekly j urnals of the state, he is highly esteemed. With hion readers, 11 ) certification could be stronger than his own word. A pait of this information was of an earliei stage of the con.-pia-y. tLan that of other wit nesses; it did not include the Seymour branch of the conspiracy. The position of Greeley concering the rebel tiiidiers he stated some lime ago in his j urual. As a part of the great scheme which has since developed, the facts of Mr. Car penter's affidavit are of stupendous in-teie-t Dr. Ireland, who makes the other af fidavit, i a citizen f high character; enjoys the esteem of eery body ; and by the clearness and very essential import ance of hi affidavt., contribute much to the compli.'tenes of the case. He. with Mr. Carpenter was averse to personal prominence in tho matter; but a sense of duty admitte of no other course than the one pursued. They are entitled to the grateful regard of all right-minded men. CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. The Dubuque Visitor, is-ued thirty six years ago. is claimed as the first Iowa newspaper. Ralph Waldo Emerson's hou?e, at Concord, Mass., was burned on Wednes day moi ni ng la-t. NTlW.ltl VS. U KICK LET, A. T. Stewart, although not friendly tj Grant, says he shall support him, a business meo cannot afT rd the risk of Greeley. How does thi correspond with Stew art's giving $20,000 to a Greeley Ciub. It would seem that the theory about present taking, and giving offiee in re turn don't work in Stewart's cae. He ought to support Grant magnanimously, according to their notion of things. It takes money to run a newspaper as well as any other business, and no paper suce ed financially that carri -s on a dead head system. Any mention of the people's afliirs they wish to see in print, is worth paying for, and when prinfe l is generally a good as any orhr investment of the same amount. JJtst JJoston Advocate, Special Election 1VOTICH is ' election wi; liereby given, that an will be held in Plattsmouth precinct. Cass County, Nebraska, at the Usual place ot holding elections in said precinct, on Saturday, the 31st day of August, A D. 1872, for the puipose of voting upon the following proposition, viz: At a session uf the Board of County Commissioners, of Cass county In-Mat Plattsmouth, in said county, on the 221 day of July, A. D. 1872, it was, by said Board, Jirsolccd, That the following proposi tion be and is hereby submitted to the elector of Plattsmouth precinct, in Cass county : "Slull Plattsmouth precinct, in the county of tvate t eora-ka. is-ue, m ail of the construction of the St. Ijt'-uis Hnd ebta-ka Trunk Hailroa I, through said couuty. from the south line north to the P.atte lliver, or to a connection with some road now constructed, making a continuous nil rail connection frnni said south line of Cass county, with the U. P. li H. at or near Omaha, bond of sai l prei-in -r. to ao amount, not exceeding twenty th'us itid dtdlars, ; said bond to be is -.fd bearing date October 1st, A. D 1872, and ptiyabli with interest at the rate of eibt 05 per cent, twenty years afterdate, in the city of New York ; the first instalment of interest payable Ooto ber 1st, A. D. 173, aud semi-annually thereafter; said bond., when issued, lo be deposited with three trustees, resi dent freeholders of Cass county, to be appointed by the County Commissioners of said county, the oonds so issued to be by said trustees held in trust for the St. Louis and Nebraska Trunk Kail Road company, their successors or a 8 gns. Said bonds shall be delivered to sal t company oniy upon a compliance with the following condition., to-wit : One halt of the said bonds, shall be delivered to the sa!d company when they siia 1 have located, graded and bridged, ready for the tie and iron, not less than ten consecutive mile of the toad-bed, in Cass county, and the le maininder of said bonds shall be delivered to them by said trusties when the ties and iron shall have be. n plac-. d on the road-b d through said county of Cass, as aforesaid, and the road fully completed a a first class western railroad, throuht said pre cinct. Provided, Said road shall be con structed and futlv completed through Cass county, on or before the 1st day of June' A. D. 1874; aud the same shall pass through Platt.-mouth precinct and the corporate limits of the city of Piatt. mouth and to construct and main.ain suitable Passenger and Freight Depots iu said city of Plattsmouth ; and it is fun her Provided, That all interest coupons on said bond4, maturing before they are due, aud to be delivered to said company, under the terms and conditions con tained in the propositions shall revert to said precinct; and all bonds, or coupons, remaining in the hands of said trus tee on the first day of June, 1874, shall i?i like manner revert to said precinci and be cancelled and returned by said trustees, to the County Ticasurer of Cass county, to be destroyed. And slull there be levied annually a tax on all the taxable property of said precinct, sufficient to meet and pay the interest on said bonds, as it becomes due, and after ten years ; "Shall there be levied annually an ad di ional tax on the taxable property of said precinct sufficient to pay annually one-tenth part of the principal of said bonds and to continue from year to year until said bonds and interest are paid. The form in which the question in said propositions shall be taken, shall be bv voting them by ballot upon the 'ote of which baliots shall be written or printed, or partly written or printed, the words: For Railroad Bonds and Tax, or Against Railroad Bonds s,nd fax; and if a majority of the ballots cast shall have thereon the words For Railroad Bonds and Tax, then it shall be deemed and taken in favor of the above propositions entire ; and if a ma jority of said baliots cast have upon them the words "Against Railroad Bonds and Tax," then said propositions shall be deemed and taken to be lost. Sai 1 election to be conducted in the manner provided by law for holding elections. By order of the Board of County Commissioners , BENJAMIN A LB IN, Pres't. D. W. McKinnon, Co. Clerk. 17 w5tdlw Spicial Election. VOTICE i hereby given, that an election will be held in Oreapoli precinct, Cass county, Nebraska, at the usual place if holding elections in said pieciuct, on Siturday, the 31st day ol August, A D. 1872, for the purpose of voting upon the following proposition viz: At a session of the Board of County Commissioners, of Cass county held at Plattsmouth, in said county, on the 21!d day ot July, A. L. 18i2, it was by said Hoard. lirsnlced, That the following proposi tion be and is heieby submitted to the electors of Orea polls- precinct, in Cass county : "Shall Oreapolis 1 recinct, in the county ol Cass, State of Nebia-ka issue, in aid ot the construction of the St. Louis and Nebraska Trunk Railroad, through said county from the south line north to- the Platte River, or to a connection with some road now constructed, making a continuous all rail connection from saiJ south line of Cass county, with the U P II. II. at or near Omuha, bonds of said precinct to an amount not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars; said bonds to he 1 sued btariug date October 1st. A. D. 1872. and payable with interest at th rate of eight (8) per cent., twenty years after ate, in the city of JNew 1 ot k ; the first installment of interest payable Octo- her 1st, A. 1). I8i3, and semi-annually thereafter ; said bond, when issued, to be deposited with three trustees, rest dent freeholders of Cass county, to bo appointed by -the County Commissioners of said county; the bonds so issued to be by said trustees, held in trust for the St. Louis and INebra-ka Trunk Rail Road Company, their successors or as signs, Said bonds shall be delivered to said company only upon a compliance with the following conditions, to-wit One half of said bonds shall be delivered to said company when they shall have located, graded and bridged, ready for the ties and itou, not less than ten consecutive miles of the road bed, in Cass county, and the re- tuainiuder of said bonds shal be delivered to them bv said trustees wnen tne ties ai.a iron shall have been placed 011 the road-bed through said county of Cass, a atoiesaid and the road fully completed as a fir.-t class western railroad through said pre ciuct. - - I'RfiviDED, ftata road shall be con structed and fully completed through (.'ass county, on or before the l.-t day of June, A. D 18i4; and the tame shal pass through Oieapoli precinct, and the said company to construct and maintain a Passenger and Freight D -pot at or near the crossing of the Platte river; and it is further t . ti i kovideu, nat ati interest coupon on said bond--, maturing before they are due, and to be delivered to said company, under the terms and conditions con tairK-d in the proposition shall revert to said precinct ; aim all !onds. orecuiKins, remaining in the hands of said trustees on the first, day of June, 1874, shall in like manner revert to said precinct and be cancelled and returned by said trust tes, to the County Treasurer of Cass county, to le destroyel. And shall there 1 levied, annually, a tax ou all the taxable property of said precinct, sufficient to meet and pay the interest on said bonds, as it becomes due; and after ten years "Shall there be levied annually an ad ditional tax on the taxable property ot said precinct sufficient to pay annuaily one tenth part of ihe principal of fc.dd bonds, and to continue from year to yea umil said bonds and interest are paid. ' The form in which the question in said projiositions shall be taken, shall I e by voting them by ballot. upn the vote of which ballots shall be written or printed, jor partly ' wri'ten or printed the words; Fr Haiirnad Kon is and Tax, t Against Railroad B mdndTa ; anl if a majority of the ballot ca-t shall have thereon the word For Rail r ad Bol d- and Tax. then it shall be deomcd and taken in favor of the above p'opositioi s n ir. ; .md if ni'i',,i,i,n'' said ba!!ot3 cast have . npon them the word "Agtlitst K-!iito..ij Li.inls alio Tax," then sid prnpnitioi s be darned and taken to be lotst ; mid elec tion to be conducted in the manner pro vided by law lor holding elections. By order of the Board of County , Commissioner. BENJAMIN ALBIN, Prea't, D. W. McKi.nxon, Co. C'erk. 17-w5tdlw Specical Election. IVOTICE is hen. by jiven, that an 1 ' electiou will be hi Id iu Rock BluSs precinct. Cass County, .Nebraska, at the usual place oT holding election in said precinc , ou SaiuTday, the 31st day of August, A. D 1872, for the purpose of voting upon the following proposition, viz: At a session of the Hoard of Coun ty Commissioners of Cass ( 'ounty, In Id at Plattsmoutn, in said county, on the 22 J day of July. A. D. 1872, it was, by said board, Ilextdied, That the following proposi tion be and is hereby submitted to the electors df Kock Bluffs prccicct, in Cass county : ' " Shall Rock Bluffs precinct, in the county of Cass, State of Nebraska issue in aid of the construction of the St Louis aud Nebraska Trunk Railroad, through said county, from the sourh line north to the Platte River, or to a connection with some road now constructed, making a continuous all rail connection from said south line of Cass county, with the U P. U R. at. or near Omaha, bonds 'of said precinct to an amount not exceeding twenty-nine thousand dol'ar ; said bonds to be issued bearing date October 1st, A. D., 1S72, aud payable with interest at the rate of eight (8) per cent., twenty years after date, in the city of New York; the first installment of interest payable October 1st, A. D T873, and semmi-an-nually thereafter; said bond., wien is sued, to bedepo-ited with three trustees, resident freeholder of Cass county, to be appointed by the County Commissioners of said county; the bonds so- iisued to be by said trustees, held in trust for the St. ljouis and Nebraska Trunk Rail Road com parry, t heir suce s.-ors or ass gns. Sail bonds shall bo delivered to said company only upon compliance with the following condition, viz : one half of said bonds, shall be d.div. r ;d to sai 1 c impany when they shalihave located, graded and bridg ed, ready for the tie and iion, not less ihmtncois cut V: miles of the road bed in Cass county. and the remai lindc-rof said bonds shall be delivered to them by said tru-tees, when the ties and iron shall have been placed upon the mad bed through said c u ty of ('a s. as a for. said, aud the road fully completed as a first class wt st em railroad through said precinct. Provided, Said road shall be con structed and fjlly completed through Cass county, on or before the first day of June, A. D 1S74; and the same shall pa s through the corporate limits of the tiwnofRock Bluffs, and to construct nd maintain suitable passenger and freight depots in said town of Rock B uff within one had mile of the public squaie of the same. Provided, That ail interest coupons on said bonds, maturing before they are due, and to be delivered to said compa ny, under the term and conditions con tained in the propositions rhill revert to said precinct; and all bonds, or coupons remaining in the hand of said trustees on the first day of June, 1874. shall in like manner revert to said precinct and be cancelled and returned by said trus tees, to the i 'ounty Treasurer of Cass county, to be destroyed. And shall there bo levied annually a tax on all the taxable property of said precint, sufficient to ftieet and pay the interest on said bonds, a it becoms due, and after ten years; Shall there be levied annually an ad ditional tax on the taxable property of said procmt sufficient to pay nnnuallv one-tenth part of the principal of said bonds and to continue from year to year until said bonds and interest are paid. The firm n which the question in sai propositions shall be taken, shall be by voting iheui bv ballot upon the vote n which ballots shall be written or printed or partly written or printed the woros For Railroad Bonds and Tax, or Agidns Railroad Bonds and Tax; find if a ma jority of the ballots cast shall have there on the word-for Railroad Bonds and Tax then it shall be deemed and taken in fa vor of the above propositions eniire; and if a majority of said ballots cast have upon them the words, "Against Rai'roa Bonds and Tax," then said propositions shall be deemed anl taken to be lost. Said Election to be conducted in the manner provided by law for holding elec tions. By order of the Board of County Commissioners. BENJAMIN ALBIN, Pres't. D. W. McKinnon, Co. Clerk. 17-w5t. Special Election. JOllLIti is liereby given, that an election wiM- be held in Lvberty pre cinct. Cass i oantv. Nebraska, at the usual place of holding elections in said precinct, on Sat urday. the 31st day of August, A. D. 1872, for the purpose of voting upon the following proposition. viz : At a session of the boaid of County Commissioner", of Cass county, held at Plattsmouth, in said county, on the 221 lay of July, A. D. 1872, it was, by taid Boaad, Remhed, That the following proposi tion be and is hereby submitted to the electors of Liberty precinct, in Cass county : "Shall Liberty precinct, in the counfy of Cass, State ot Nebraska, issue, 111 aid of the construction of tha St. Loui and Nebraska Trunk Railroad, through said county, from the south line north to the Platte River, or to a connection with some road now constructed, making a continuous all rail connection from said south line of Cass county, with the U P. R. R. at or near Omaha, bonds of said precinct to an amount not exceed ing twelve thousand dollars; said bonds to be l-sued bearing date October 1st, A. D 1872, and payable with interest at Uie rate of eight (.8) per cent, twenty years after date, in the city of .Mew lork; the first instalment of interest payable October 1st A. D. 1873, aud semi-an iiually thereafter: -aid bond, when 1 sud. to be deposited wit h. three trustees. resident freeholders of Cass county, ti be appointed by the county commissioners ot said county; the bonds so issued to be by said trustees, held in trust for the est Liui and Nebaaska Tiuok Rail Road company, their successors or assign, said b n fssball be delivered to said company only upo i a compliance with the following conditio!, to-wit: One ball of said bends, shall be Je livered to the said company when they shall have located, graded and bridged, ready for tbe ties and iron, not less than ten con.-eeutive miles of the road bed, iu Cass county, and the re-mainderof said bond. shall be delivered to them by said trustees when the ties and iron shall have been placed on the road-bed through said county of Ca.-s, as aforesaid, aud the road fully completed as a first class we-tei n railroad through said prcc.net. I'ROVlDKD, Said road shall be con ducted and fully compieted through Tas. county, on or before the 1st day of June, A. D. 1874, and the same shall ass through Liberty precinct and the said company to construct and maintain l'aset'ger and rreight 1'epot on said railroad as near a practable to the cen ter of -aid precin 't ; and it is further Provided, that all interest coupon on said bonds, maturing before they are due. -awl to be deiiv red to said company under the term and conditions contain ed in the propositions ehall revert to said precinci; and all bond, orcoupon re maining in the ban Is of said tni-fee on the firdt day ol Juue. Ib74, -I ,a!I in like manner revert lo sai 1 precin t and be cancelled and returned by said trusties, to the county treasurer of Cass county, to be distroyed "And shall there be levied annually a tax on all the taxable pro-ierfy of said precinct, sufficient to meet aiid pay the interest on said bonds, as it become due, and after ten years: "Shall their be levied annually an r.d ditional tax on the taxable properly cf said precinct sufficient to pay annually one-tenth part of the principal of faid bond and to continue fiom j ear to year until said bonds and interest are paid. The form in which the question in said propositions shull be taken, shall bo by voting them by ballot upon tho voto of which ballots shall be written or print ed, or partly written or printed, tho words: For Railroad Bonds and Tax, or Against Railroad Honds and Tax; and if a majority of the ballot"" east shall have thereon the word "For Railroad Bonds and Tax' then it shall be deemed and taken in favor of ihe above proposi. tion entire ; and.if a nmjoriiy oft8iil ballots cast have upon them the word "Againct Railroad Bonds and tax," then said propositions shall be deemed and ta ken to be lost ', said election to be con ducted in the manner provided by law for holding elections. By order of the Board of County Comuiis!oners. BENJAMINE ALBIN, Pres't. D. W. McKinnon, Co. Clerk. 17- 5 2G'dI w. Mortgage Sale. Whereas default has been made in the payment of a certain Chattel Mortgager dated November 15th, A. D. 1870, and .executed and delivered by Benjamin W. Shewman to Aulttuan, Miller & Co.. to secure the payment of thesuai of four hundred and eighty dollars, according to the term of five provisory notes, due and payable as follows: One hundred dollar dated Aueust 9th, 1 870 falling due September Vih 1870, one note for ninety five dollar, dated August 9rh iS7o; and fdiing du N'o veaber 9th 1870; one note for ninety five dollars deted Augu.-t 'Jih 1870 and due January 9th 1871; one HOte for 9& dollars dated Augcst 9th 1870, due June 10 1871; one note for ninety five dollars dated August 9th 1870 and due Augu-t 9th 1871. Each note bearing interest from date at the rate of ten per cent per" annum. That there is now dne and payable on said five promissory notes the sum of f 4GG 00. That said Mort gage was duly rec$Vd on the 15th di-y of November, A. IV 1871. at pages 22 and 293 in book "D" of the Chattel Mortgage record of Cass county, Nebra ka. N ow therefore by virtue of ihi power of sale in s-iid Chattel Morteiye 1 will on the 17th day of August A. D. 1872, at the f ont door of the Court lloue in Plattsmouth City, ('a c""nty Nebraska, offer for sale at public on tion the following property den-ribfd in k.aid Chattel Mortgage, feing one thirty inch Geared Sweepstake Separator with ten horse power complete. C. AULTMAN & CO. By Maxwell & Chapman, their Atty's wlG 5t X-9 4 t , t 5 PAINT J PAINT ! r PAIWT! PA! WT PAINT! PAINT ! ! PAINT 1 7 v N OW i. Oi time to pa ot your Louio. the KfcXT Sixty Days For I will r ffer special f nducrmnntu on Strii-tly Pure Whi'e Letul. Having dionil of one half ton 1 f T. II. Nev n & 0.'k ft'ic'l ur white leail. man 11 fa t .red at Pituburg-. pa., tle'-ideiliy the vpry bft lml in tho market -the remai tn bait ton will be tula Cheap for Cash. stbictly rcaa DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Perfumeries, Toilet Article. Pru.hfg. Comtn. Kd.vh, Rmi.rs L tups anl Lamp Uoodi). Fruit Cans, Lubri catinir Otli, Coal oil, Ac. A t the lewet-t pour i b 1 e ricuree ; all the lending Patent Meiicinen of tbe day, New and Fresh. Fl I different preparation of TiMen A Co.' "w fium i.xtracU': b.1mo IllMirinalr.. t'liv.r'. Pills. Ac to whi h the ntteiitiun of the Modi. cul Fraternity i invi.ed: Droit o h oraluni. a low-rlul Heo .oriier and diinfe tan., uerfertlv rnfe in the ha d.s f any ne-no finiiy h-.uIJ be without it durinir tbe warm t.eam.11. Unda sold lo country merchant' and do tO-m at Chi cago price, freight added. Pure winr aud Litiuur e-xpreMy for the tick, a speciality. Al. orders and prescriptions receive immediate- attention. D. O. B. CHAPMAV. lirusK ft and Apothecary. Plattfinoulh, Nebraska. P. 0. Box. 720. ISTEW STOKE Weeping Water, Nebraska, JAS. CX-ISBE & CO COCISitES TO 1I0RT0N k JCSK.S. -DKALKKB IU eneral BTerchandise, -ecca AS- DP.Y nODfs. GKOCEIKS. IIAUPWARF, QUEENS WARE. HATS. CAPS B0OT3. SHOE:. SOTIONiii. We are Amenta for 9 willcox & G1213 Sewing Machine CUNARD LINE. EST A BLISN ED - ------ 1S40. and-frrm all parts of Patenter booked to Luiope at lowert ratte. Am 1:' to H. l lib VERNET. uni v tT7Ti a ex, uj (state nt. t bimia. or to EI. WILS-OS. 12 sa.