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The Herald jJkO. ft.. yVlACVlURPHT, - JiDITOR. n.-ATTSMOUTII, DEC. 18, 1879. Onr Club List for 1SS0. Wo herewith present our readers with our e"ub list for l8o. Those deMrlnglo obtain one of our Christ mas presents and jilso take advantage f the du"o rates will be charged twenty cents audi ttonal ou these club rates. 11 Hew ubseribeis to the Herald will re eelve It from now until the 1st of January, 131 thus c'ivlus them nearlv fix weeks extra. Uur ry r.p and take advantage of it : this TRICE Hkkai.D nd Intcr-Ocean, (weekly) ?2 75 " Durlincton Hawkeye, 2 " Louisville Courier Journal 3 05 " Letlie's Ills. Newspaper 4 1 " Y. Times, (semi-weekly).. 4 15 " - Ron. (weekly) ICS " Toledo Blade T. i HO " Scientific American . 4 15 " " Kebraska Farmer 2 C5 " American Agriculturist 2 C5 " Prairie Farmer 30 Nat. 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Twenty-four sheet of Note Taper and Envelopes. Part of Cnr Bes:. Li-scol it U tare a $50,000 Depot, Ac.,IIeadquarte.rg of If. & if., aad the fcbepa to follow. Uee. The loag desired Shops of the B. &. M. are to be moved to .Lmcela.-Jeurn al. Lincoln's boom includes the removal of the B. & iL KliopB to Liucolu. Cor. Xewa. Oar beoaa winds up with a 800.000 Denot and the B. & if. .Shops. Dem ocrat. The Flat Ufa oath fchops Rro to be moved to Liacoln at once. (Vjuty Exchange. Oh Lord! bow this world is given te lying. Falstatff. Ilailiag Uncle fckjhlegel this mern- inir we shouted "Here, tee here, Id' maa, eome here quick." He palled hi team to the sidewalk in haste and we jumped in saying: "drive down through tbe cat, I want to gee if the Machine &heM have left, ail the Omaha and JJeeolu paper eay they have been flaeved to Lincoln, or are about to be." The ld man whipped the teaia up and we rattled round th corner in fine .style, the hind end of the wagon pret ty aear catching up with the nigh horse's left ear. Wb found the shops all there; two substantial brick structures; a twenty atall brick round house, and numerous minor buildings; a great reservoir of gtire Spring water above, gi ving an in exhaustible supply of pure water for engines, and the steam rushixg u.erri ly out of the chimneys as the hun dreds of Machines cut aad clipped and punched aud wrought and tore and wound the cold, cold iroa into shape for nobler use. fteeiag Dave Iiawkfl worth across the ditch we hailed: "Go iag to raove these shops to Lincoln aeea?" "Ket that I know ef, why?" ''Oh nothing, a lot of Newspapers sai& s aud we thought red cuie up here aad see hew near -you was ready to move." Dave laughed aud we laughed, aud Uncle Schlegel turned rouad to go aad get the 31 ail which was late because the bridge- wasu't dene yet Next July we'll have a goad bfg high bridge, beat Omaha all heller, goed aa a Salt basin, anyway ; and we have fresh watr here te drink, too Say you fellers! you can have those Shops if yow can coax anybody to i&ore 'm. About T. Q. ISaUers. Ed. Meracd: Many persii3 rBi9 apprehead the law, which allews the seadiBg of bills at third class rates, viz., oae eeat for each 2 oz, or fraction thereof, aad are writing ordinary let ters and attempting to send theia un sealed for ene eeat. It is Hot admis sible erea to send a receipt r anything expressiag a monetary value at third class rated. J. W. Marsha ll, P. M. OBBBBBaaBaoBBBBOHBaeKaBaBvaaBovoj Wb send this week statements of accouat to all eur subscribers, who'are a year or more behind. We do this partly to ca',1 atteatioa to our Christ mis areseat offer, aud also because we think it best to notify our subscribers that they are hehiud haud occasionally, that they may not forget it. aud also that theie hi ay not arise a rauander staading, aa to the leiigth of time the subscription has run. or the amount due. Tiaaes are getting better aud the araeuats due as are generally small and easily paid. Please tuuke us a Christmas present of them then in retern for ours, and we shall be satis fied. Jfe can't afford to send such small bills In a letter and therefore use postal cards. Anyoue dislikiujf to be dnnned on a postal can easily avert it by paying up their subeciip- UOQI. "'- - CAISSON LIFE. THE FOUNDATIONS OF TSK GCEAT new They are Hade. "Like to go down is our Caisson, Mr. JJacMurphy?" said Mr. Morisori, Chief Engineer of the bridge, the other day, "We've almost done and its about the last chan'ee to-day." "Can't say 'I like to go down,' hwt I want to see it very much and with your permissioa its a 'go'." We crossed the river oa the ice juat to know little piece or twe for a relic to my ! taken out they were conveyed to town friends, I know Capt. Marshall and j and their wounds promptly dressed. The day was bitterly cold so that noth ing in the way of surgical treatment could be done in the cut, yet at a little after twelve o'clock every maa f the aine hart had been seen and the wounds some of the bovs'll want what's become of me." At this point the buzzing ceased somewhat, I could see an opening be low me and hear Mr. Thomas say: "Now then climb down this bidder ; of th3e living properly dressed, herp. pive me vour feet." i Although the men were not in - tz - - - forenoon, I heard it and ran. Ib'nked bark and! saw hrps and men down. MtffaunV t;im and yauni; AlcCnnti were killed, also August Dames, helped ret lb bores out. iSeorgejMcHardv' is the boss oft!iiwork. fie has said the bank was dangerous. Chunky rolled ten or fifteen ft from the ijernendk-u'lar hauk. the Saturday Mokhisg, DeCeiKber 13th. Jury in Session Wm. Artliur havina: died durini? the night his body in brought in and laid by that of Dames. ' Thomas Mc(iee, re-alled Wm. Lcaper. Sr., and William LeaiKr. Jr., Theodore Murray, and John Hardioble all testified about tlie fame line as the above. Peter McCann was re-oalied and said : There was a ditch about a foot deeo on too t bench. was cut by authori;v of Engineer Yonnjj ii- '.Venassed through au iron door the , employ of the B. & M. II. R., being same as above into the air shaft, an workmen ander a Contractor, the Corn- iron column about three feet india- j PaRy: through its agents here, at once j J1 i- ,S irSr bcTt i Jnoh l,e"ehes rnetpr. down which we so. on iron i pieeurea a room tor a hospital, aBfi at- M. Uaithoiemew roundsriveted to tbe sidos, for sixty ft j forded every aid in their power to save and come to the i life and mitigate human suffering. WOKKINO CBAMBEli; iiWih. tusinnnrvin iiiffP wiiiMi bv i -i 7t- 1 i 01 -1 j ac me cut muse nave oeea neari-rena- anove itie temporary miuge, wiucn.uy j a iieavil y timbered roooj luiixSoJi in- . )K riMioBnrKiiiiini. , . 1 it .1 ' r 1 i Itig indeed, as the poor fellows begged the waj, was rapidly approaching com- j timbers. Here the founda- ; , 1 B x a anu prayea 10 oe reneveu or ine cious pletion. Two great pile-drivers, one i tions ef tne great pier are feeing laid from each end, were thumping away j Beton, Coignet, or a similar con. enly few feet from each other, eac i ; erete. They have just struck bed-rock, pile briagiag them nearer and Bearer, 6.4 It down ami we saw tbe first charge the ice ia ragged chunks piled round, j f cement emptied onto the rock, which great pieces of timber scattered in ! come3 down through another smaller every sort of way and the rattle and hang ef hammers, shouts and orders of ineu formed a scene en the river, pie teresque enough in itself. Once un the Iowa bank and yoa fan cy you have struck Pandemoniaat at last, the odds and ends of all sorts ef material that could be ased ia rail refiderbridg9bHildinglay benched and scattered about ou the curiously heaped up and eerrugated sand which forms our footing. Shanties in almost every possible position aad every conceivable shape and size, while the grinding of cranks, the rolling of timbers and the hisiug of steam are continuous. Froa an inuocent looking knot hole in the side of a board shanty rushes a cloud" of steam and au equally innocent look ing piece of old hose flies up in your face, and vomits oat smeke and dirt air locked shaft, by the side of tke owe we eater. In this chamber a gang of six men work, being changed every three hours at this depth. CHARTER MEEKS gang are the boys down here at pres eat, and they are kindly determined "the Editor" shall see all there is to be seen; having left the big gum boots, I ean't wade like the rest and me of the men carries me from timber to timber, and stooping, I put my hand oa the bed-ruck of the Missouri, under aboat 8 inches of water. It is a weird and curious looking place, with the ragged edges of bauk to be seen beneath the tirubare, tbe dim light of candles flut tering, and the thought if that valvo on the air pipe should stop flapping, or the cover of our air lock could come and coffee colored water. If I should j off-tbe V oud be equalized ia have heard a hiss and found that the saud had opened beneath me aud was spouting steam up my trouser leg I shouldn't have been a bit surprised, although it uiight have induced me to leave that spot for a time. After being introduced by Mr. Mori- son, to Geu. mith. who is the contrac tor building the masoury of the piers, aud Dr. Goodrich, who is the American agent for the Beton used, aud the con tractor, also, for that portioa of the work, we repaired to the ofilce of Mr. Geo. 11 Thomas, whe has iu charge the Caisson work, proper, for the purpose of being suitably clothed for the de scent iato the shaft, the iuside thereof net always being as cleau as lady's parlor. I also met here Mr. Crosby and Mr. Dilworth, Aes't Engineers oh the work, who accompanied us ia our "downward course" shortly after. GETTING READY. Mr. Morisou and tkerest were soon rigged out in old coats, slouched hats, and big guui boots (Mr. Thomas is al ways ready, I gue?) but when my turn came everybody's clothes were too big. The heats they wanted me to put on, I could turn round in, and I had just sense enough left to not risk myself on a slippery iron ladder with a pair of rubber scows oa. An old gum coat was fouad at last that didn't quite cover rae up and in my own boots, I an nounced myself ready. "Take off your watch!" says Mr. Thomas; "What for?" says I. "The pressure injures the works, sometimes. "It does; won't injare my works, some times, this time, for instance, wiil it?" "There's no trouble about this," says Mr. Morisoa,"if you just equalize the jrrtssure. "Just equalize the pres sure, that's all, eh?" Now I hadn't the most remote idea what he meant or how I was to equalize the pressure, you see, but he went en: "Hold yoar nose so.-tight. keep your mouth, shut- now swallow. 1 uiu. 'l-eel an) tuing in your ears?" "Yes, bulge out a little, as if I had tii big head I" "Well, that's the way to equalize the pressure, do that and you'll he all right." "Get the big-head and I'm all right," I thought didn't say so, because I was a little afraid of Mr. M., he's so much "biger man" than I. VI' Y'OU GO. Armed aud equipped as the law (of caissons) directs, away we go. You see before you a pile of masonry some feet above the sand, and above that aa iron column still higher. You walk up a plank on to the masonry, and climb a rough ladder to the top ef the iron work, where you find a circu- ar iron doer, bound with rnbber, open, and just about large enough for well, one of the company to get through. I Blip in easily, gam coat and all, down aa irou ladder at the aide and am fol lowed by the rest. We are in a circu lar iron room, about 7 feet high, and C feet in diameter, aad this is the "air- such a hurry that all the prayers of all the Christians ia the known weirld eould aot save us from annihilation. Tho sand-pipe or air-blast by which the material is removed was not work ing, aboat all the material having been removed alrea.ly. I am glad it was not for when they turned it on a mo ment it made a awful roar. This pipe sucks the loese stones, sand and water out as the men remove it aud the smaller oua drives air down to keep up the pressure. Charge after charge of the Betou came down. After Mr. M. had examined all he wanted to he announced himself ready and we ascended the ladder towards daylight, and oh! how goed these little glass holes looked up there. When all had reached the air chamber, the lewer door was shut, a cap taken off the up per one, and the ceudensed air rushed out with such force, that it resembled steam or stroke; you could see it and feel it. Wins we had "equalized the pressure" enough the other way, we climbed the ladder out of that iron hole and skipped down the plank. onto the gands ef the old Missouri with a more kindly feeling for a sand-bar than we ever had before. We were under more than two "piessures," or over 2S Ii) to the square inch, so yoa may judge why we took our watches off. The pressure of ordinary air is about fourteen pounds to the square inch or fourteen tons on an average maa. Fancy the seven tons taken from one side, and how would a chap look with the other seven teas on him. The principle of the Caisson depends on the impenetrability of air. Seeing it move readily away in open sjkk.- we forget it is ponderable, bat when con fined it clearly occupies its own space and resists - encroachment from solid or lluid; consequently as long as the chamber in the upper part of the Caisson is kept full of air, no wattr can ascend. This is the 4th and last pier to be put down by this uaethod. The base of the river piers were larger, the working chamber being about 20x50. This ends our caisson woik. NextJ week we intend to give our readers something about the piers above ground and the bridge itself, if sp.ice permits. and earth which mashed and ground into their flesh. Here and there an arm or leg stuck up, and with pries and pick and shovel, the clods were roiled away and the loose earth remov ed as fast as dozens of willing hands and stout hearts could do it, yet not so quick but that two poor fellows ,were taken out dead. Their names were August Dames or Dantz, a .Swede, and Michael McCann, Son of one f the Pit bosses. VP TOWN. The names of the wounded were Patrick Gilroy, Wm. Artliur, Frank Sinclair, Allan Stultz, David Mooney, Joha Hardreble aud Joha Saunders. Following Dr. Livingston in his rounds, we saw the men as follows: tjilroy and Arthur were at the Platte Valley House, where both had board ed; Sinclair was at the City Hotel; Schultz and Mooney at Schultz's house oa 2d street; Hardroble seut to his friends iu the Bohemian Settlement and Saunders at McCanns', where young McCann lay dead. There was no hope for Gilroy aud Arthur from the first, but as soon as possible they were removed to the old Herald rooms on Main and 2d Sis., where the temporary Hospital had been prepared. Arthur died about 8 o'clock Friday evening and Gilrey at 2:'d0 Saturday. P. M. ., , , , . ! Surseoii. Was called to lower cut yesterday lhe other wou tided men are doing j about w :S0 A. M. by 2 iv.uenia.n. who said well. Saunders and Mooney will prob i. M. Uai'tholemew. Jos. Hruhn and .Ino. Morgan testified and . the Jury adjourned for noou. Bruhn was the youn man whose pick Ar thur had just taken to "warm up" he said. Bruhn went over to end of dump anil escaped wjiile Arthur was killed. AFTERNOON f KSSION. John Waite. a foreman called. Aw in Mr. Youi k's employ, was not in cut at time of ac cident, but helped take the men out, was no danger in cut when he worked there, is different material in the two cuts. The first cut has been fbaken. in this cut not. (alluding; to old landslide) considered this rut as safe as any such work. Never saw perpendicular cuts be fore. Geo. McIIardy, foremen of the men in the cnt where the accident oeeuved. sworn. Have beep, railroading several years, a in fore man of 2d cut from bridge. Was there about 11 o'clock at work (describes about how the men were divided, fnme picking clods, some with pick and some loading and driving some new hifh had started in that morning uud I had turned to get my time book" frm inv coat out on dump, heard the noise and liioked around to sec the dirt down aud tile luen'sanua and legs (-ticking out and they crying for hclo. Keads the names of ail the men on his hook, at work that morning as follow : Jacob Uer bold. plovvman ; !'ter Jolinsou. on dump: T. Mctiec. picking-; .las. Hrului, picking and hand ling clods ; IV.i jerho!d and Aug. Dames, same ; .las. Culiions. I'at Agney and Win. forter hold- lng Si'iaiit-rs : i. I. .Neas oa uiilim : ( . Sinclair, i Jas. Hardrob'e. Jno. Ilardronle. Wm. Ander- i son John Saunders, Allan .Stultz. D. Moonev. I T. Mooney; Win. Arthur, driving team on : plow ; (Uml been just changed and went to : picking to get warm,-Urulm testiiied;) Mike! McCanu, driving wagon team ; t$. li. tiiitpui. ! scraping ; l'at 'fray, (son driving.! Win. l.eapcr. ; (r-ou driving.) Mike. Haley, (beiongeil to tails; : but gone to blacksmith shop. All the meii on my book have been seen aud accjuntod for, i either alive or dead. Helped iir the men out instantlv bv picks j an i :iou" luiiru on. eve :u(v aim was killed at ouch under the wagon and Dames was dei-d before we could get dirt off of him ; found two dead and "-even wounded. The Engineers never epoke to me about banks ; Young lias about bank in otiier place, not here ; I consid ered that bank sale, in the morning, no bauk is entirely safe The dirt fe'l twenty feet and two to three feet back uot over seventy-live feet long dirt rolled fifteen feet, men average;! ten fe't from t!i- vertical bauk; bank would have been nat'e if sloped ; thought there wa more danger tin iher this way, had no 4dea of danger there the curve would bind and pro tect t lie dirt, generally. l;i!i'Y having died at 2 :30. his body was now brought iu the other bodies had been removed as Mr. l'.oeck got ready for them. The bauk dfd not slide in generally, had been a slide further this way and in H. E. end of oili er cut. The material iu tiie two euu is differ ent, that iu lower cut has been shaken I whi n ed the men whenever 1 thoagat there was dan ger. (Identities body of liilioy, ic.) ur. Jvingston, sworn. Am invieiaii and And we further find that the eaiise of s:id earth's falling w;is in part owing t( the recent bard freezing after the heavy rains, a-'d the vertical po.-diion of thecut. and that suii.cieat care had not been taken mi the part of the En gineers in charge of tbe work "to avoid the t-liding down of the vertical portio-.i of th hiii left standing by reason ot the cut. In testimony whereof the said Jurors hav hereunto set their hands this day and year aforesaid." Signed by Jurors and attested by Coroner. J zl. V1, wi : a If n - -Va ft 3 H 1-1 wo u 5t M A iSarried. SFAKL r.IUD At the residence of Mr. I.-wis Bin . Nov. 13th. is::i. bv 1 ae Kev. W. W . Wor ley. Mr. Albert Sea. 1 to Miss Aide Kird ; all tf Cats Co. BEnOTK MrllEYXOTn $n Sunday, Dec. 7, ix;r. at M. i'icasaut M. E. Church, bv the Rev. W. W. Worley, M.-. John Bcrger to Miss Moi lie McKeynold ; all of Cass Co. A large concourse of friends witness-ad the ceremony and the FTki!ALI wi.sb.es the bride and groom all happiness. HOSIKit rOUTEU-In New York Citv, Mon day. October 20th, li7:. bv the liev. Dr. o. If. 1 iff my, of St. raid's Church. Mr. John W. Hosier, of Sew York Citv. to Miss Jufia I'or- ter, oauxntrr or w in riattsiiiouili. Neb. B. Toner, Esq., of And so Miss Julia has fouad a husband in her j new home so far from the old oae. Her many frieniLs here will wish her aiueh hanuineps in her new sphere and as many friends there a j here. ' GART.OCK- HENRY Dec. 15!h, 1873. by A. N. Snhivan, at his office. Mr. John iJarfoek to Miss I.izide Deary, ali of i'lattsmouth. DEWEY SCHLCNTZ -Dec. 7lh. IsTD. at the residence of t lie bible's father, at Ceuar Creek, t'a.s Co.. Neb . by A X. Sullivan. Couatv Judge. Mr. Soloioon Da-ey tti Miss Auua li. Seblinitz ; all of Cass v'o. The bt ide is the daughter cf Mr. C. Schluntz, an old and well known resident of CaisCe.. and thehaphy conp'e have a number of friends, among wlttc is iae if"KVt.i'. to wish Ihem all happis.-i-i. ror. the ' I! HAVE-JUST Ol'EXED A LAIIGEiHTCCK,." ill STi ihh fidiWxmil t& ! S Ve2 rtthtt a S it it! si to-t . II if Dress-Goods I LiCGAL NOTICES.' Estray Notice. " Taken up l t:e sit&.crM.- on Xwv. 2Sth. two hoKs : uo sr-otScd s n about ir.Vj 'bs.oiie barrow nearly black, wenjhl .li oi;: Ids., no luaiks or brand. The nw uer.can have ti'e same by proving projieny and pajing these charges, U. Al MIN. 3t3 I'laltsmout'u, Xeurajtka. is H Li h sz uX & i 3 E P S t-i fc'i V... h h k R M H b. NiX f i i K M I- k!Li3 Ci 1 3 lock." The iron door is shut above aad HERE WR ARE. Mr. Morison, Cresby, Dilworth, Theaias ael myself; if any more got ia I was too scarrd to count 'em. It was as dark as pitch, somebody pounded like the de'il on the old thiag outside, everything rumbled and roar ed inside and abeve the infernal din I could just hear Thom as say: "I'm putting on the pressure, you know." "Yes, I seo you are witli a vengeaace," I try to howl back. About all I remember for the next two seconds is "Open your mouth; hold your nose, swallow; you're all right; Its only a few minutes, In justice to mycelf I would nat have been uncomfortable had I reflected on the principles i here given, or understood the details of the pro cess in the air-lock ; Iron, something faid, I got the idea that the pressure grew greater, the deeper we went, and thought they were mere ly keeping ine in a little purgatory above, be fore being dumped into a hotter pressure below and I could'nt Hand that. As soon as I under stood what was being done, all fear vanished, and I enjoyed the visit very much. There ia no unpleasant sensation on coining out, only a gen eral lightness and ?ense of relict. A stranger cannot whistle under such pivssi.rea.nl all voic es appear loud and rumble. The Process of the air lock in about tin's : The air below is ;s lbs to the inch ; the air you take in there iu mouth, lung aud body is only light, frivolous coiio;i air, 14 lbs. to the inch. The extra air! is sent iu to equal the pressure below so the I door t the air shaft cats be opened and the problem is to fill up with l'S lbs. air, aud get rid of 14 lb air as quick as possible"; for with 14 lb air inside, aud 28 lb air outside, the 23 lb chap may walk in through the drum of tbe ear. That's why you open vour mouth, blow from inside, &c. ; and what is meant by "equalizing the pressure ;" but 1 didn't know tnis "just this way a short time since. J. A. M. ably be out on crutches before long. Schultz has a bud fracture ot'tiie thig'.i that will lay him up fer a wiiiie, Hard ruble,, compound fracture of leg and ankle and bruised elsewhere. THE BODIES of Dames and Arthur were carefully buried in the Cemetery here by Mr. Boeck on Saturday. Those of McCann and Gilroy having mauy friends among the Irish Catholics, were taken to the Catholic church Sunday morning, when Mass was said and n large con course of sympathizing friends fallow ed them to the grave, cold as the day was. PERSOXELT,. Arthur wasfrom Canada. County Huron, and received letters from "Per ry Soand" was about twenty-two, hard working and industrious, had a wagon, team of horses, &c, (new at Shaanon's bars,) and $15.25 in money was found on his person. Gilroy was an honest, hard-working and saving Irishman. Besides a Catho lic prayer book, and other small .ar ticles, he had $01.80 on his person when killed, and inquiry brought out that he has $700 new in the bank. The Inquest was closed Monday noon. anl at last the crudest features of thi3 painful accident have "passed from our sight, and it is to ba hoped that no more deaths may ortcur. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. L LAND KLIDC IN THK CUT Al' PROACHING THE B. & 31. It. K. BRID(E IN NEBRASKA. It Buries Nine Sen. Four are Dead, and Five Wounded, Still living;. A most anfortuuiite and unusual ac cident occured on Friday forenoon. does it hurt: keep her open; shut your j December 12th, in the cut below town mouth; blow your noae; keep her open, j forming the approach to .the Great equalize the pressure a3 fast as yon can, you're all right." I conscientiously aad t-olemnly tried to follow all these directions at once, I could dimly see Tlmiaas squatted in front of me hold ing on to an air-cock and making mo tisas for :: to open aud shut my triiuth like a frog and 1 suppose I look ed like auother frog for I opened aud fcbut and eh u t aud opened with the en ergy of despair. Tho noise got louder. Railroad bridge fri this side. About half past ten a mass ef earth, variously THE CORONER'S INQUEST As soon as the wounded were as well cared for as possible. Sheriff Hyers, acting as Coroner, empanelled the fol lowing Jury : P. P. Gass, G. W. Fair field, L. C. Stiles, David Miller, F. D. Lenhoff, Bichard Vivian, to enquire into the cause of death aad a true pre sentment make therof. "WITNESSES. A great number. of witnesses were sworn; it would be impossible to give the testimony in full, and much of it was related and re-repeatedt the Jury seeming determined to do what they considered their duty, and ascertain even the minutest facts connected how ever remotely with the planning,. cut ling aad grading ef this work, where in the aeeideut occurred. The testimony of tho laborers was all similar in effect, each describing the cut, the total lack of warning when the slides came, and their opinion that the bank was unsafe. . That of the en gineers and experts that al! due pre caution had been taken, that they h;u.l warned contractors and bosses repeat ed I5", when they thought there wa3 danger, ad that no danger had been apprehended at this particular point. Ten witnesses were examined that evening, we can give but the barest review of the testimony of some of the i most important ones, thaf our readers may see how the evidence run. M. C King sworn (Describes cut ) It was 20 ft. to first oilset -10. to 13o feet of dirt fell. Saw bodies broaht out. Tlios. E.-Kvaiis Thinks lr0 ft of dirt fell (that is in length) cai about 4o ft, from bench to bot tom of cut 2nft. Saw Dame and McCann under the wagon. Have heard foreman Law son sav the cut was dangerous, warned tbe men to look out lor slide, cuit work because he thought there was danger. About lo pickers and shov elers at work. J. W. Lay ton Was foreman for N. S. Young. Did not cousider cut exactly safe. Withdrew inv men once, not in this cur. however. Young told me to keep my men out and not get hurt. J. 1". Hillock. iuit work yesterdav, have nine or ten men were smashed under the earth Did not see Mcl.ana. (Dr. Scmiuluieeht attend ed him.) Saw Aug. Dames, was dead when I saw him. Tne iiil'H were moved to town and saw Wai. Arthur shortly after the accident, at the I'lattc Vallev, his injuries were lraeture of the skull and his death was caused by extravasa tion oi blood on-the brain. Had the men mov ed te old Hkkai.o room, and after his death the Saeriif took charu of the body. Arthur died at 7 last night. The Doctor ideiuitied Cilroy and said, I found this man also at Hie Platte Valley in a coma tose condition with U.ree fraetuies light fem ur, middle third right ankle, compound frac. 1 and torn open lell Jerniur Irac. at the upper part oflower third. The man never spoke front the time I saw him until he died. Died at a :'ii to-day from nervous idiock, never rallied from I lie injuries he sustained. They received their wounds by Hie caving ia of earth on the. south side of cut, near lhe bridge on west bank of the 5Li. river 1 take care of men hurt by the H. & M. K It., by myself or deputies. These men are not 1. i M "men, proper, but belong to ;dr. Young, contractor, but we took care of iliein as aa act of humanity (describes slide.) The mode of cutting this bank may not be the safest but it is treqtiently done. A. J. Lawson, foreman for Young. Identifies (lilroy Young told hi. 11 to be careful of t lie banks 10 yrs. grading do nor consider this mode of cutting sale Was toid by Eng. Mor ison to keep on sloping. Began sloping nee. 1st. J ii. Criswell wasswotu, and Jiny a.'j'd. SATUltDAY KVKNIN'O'S SESSION. T. Lay ton. foreman, sworn. Testimony about same as other foremen. Jno. X. Young. Besides in Wis. here .T mos. superintending woi k for his brother N. S. Young. In business snice 1S;M. Never cut so deep a cut without sloping before, it might be sale, but since the frost it has not been safe. Don't know why it. slid. Engineer did not call mv at tention to 1 his particular place, did not. order me to slope in this place but did on opposite side, Nov. 2;ith in forenoon, and 'n afieiuoou set men to work sloping there. Mr. Parkburst did not notify ine of danger in this place but said, have a man patrol tnis w hole cut. to vvateu it ; told foreman to keep watch ; gave my tore m.'iu same in ;i uctiou given me; both agreed that he asa good ma'i but would rather l.ave bail a:i experienced man sub ject to my foreman. Nut. ad foremen to watch and Litorin me of danger. Very little ice in ditch, cut to cany oif water, ditch niil no damage nor any good cut by orders et engineer. "ileo. S. Morison, sworn. Resides iu N. Y., Ch'f Eng'r l'latumouth bridge ; Is in the em ploy of ii. & ,M. Ii. K. Co. ; drew plans and spe cification for ibis cut on my own responsibil ity. Have been engineering 12 or IJ yrs. li is a common method of taking out 1 uls along the Mo. this way ; there are many of them now standing ; the soi. is such that it sticks better -nuhout slope than with. There are streets in ProLmte Notice. Estate of John Talloa. deceased. In Ceuatv Court of Cass Cwitnty. Neb. Xoiic is hereby given to all persons haviter claims against the estate of Jolm iallon, deceas ed, to h!e the came in the otlice of the County Judge, at Piatt; mouth. Cass Co.. Nebraska, oil or before the 15th day of June, A. D. ls;.o. A.N. .Sullivan. Co. Judge. Notice to N on-Resident De fendant. . Melissa L. Patrick will take notice that he is one of tiie Defendant in:a case brought at 1 lattsinoiiiti, Nebraska, wnereiu Janus Wil kinson is Plaintiff, said suit being brought to foreclose a mortgage upon the following r.-al es tare situated in said countv and state to-wit : The Sout..-half ( j) of the" south-west quarter (l4) of section thirty-four and tiie north half ( 11 ' i j of the south west quarter vsw i) ot section thiity-four (34 town twelve UC) norih of range nine (! cat. Ibis land was mortgaged by K.l w in Augell and wite to secure certainVruaiisoi y notes, von are required to answer iu induction oa or biore Apr.! uist. I.-:. JAM Kit WII.klNSC:. SSU By Wabhkn swir.Li.u, his Att'y. Sheriff's Sale. By virtu- of an order of sale issued bv A. X. Sullivan. County Judge, within and for Ca-s County. Nebraska, and to me directed. I wiil on the -."Jd day of December. A. I).. i:-73. at i o'clock. P. M ., ot said day at the lain! Mi op , A. Ashley 011 Main street in PLiusmoiaii.' iu paid County, sell at public Aueti;,' the toiiow ie.g goods to v.it: One bureau, twentv-two cliaiis. one extentioii table, one small table, one sale aud di-I.e. one cook stove and iur;-,i-tme lor same, two beating stoves, eu-en bed steads and bedding, four mirrors and one siand. The same 1 eing it v ied ui.oii and taken as the property of Alien Mil! ley. Deteudaut ; to satis ty a judgment of said Court, recovered oy 'm. 11. i-.a.-ver & Co., PlaiMin's. B. C. noitANS, Constable. i'lattsinouth. Neb., Dec. loth. A. D. ii73. 3S12 Probate Notice. la the matter of the Estate of Charies H. Wins lw. deceased, in the county Court of Cass Co., Nebraska. Notice is heir by give:! Hint Sarah M. Win-t-tov,- Adfiinistratrix ef t'.e e.-tare cf tho said harles 11. Vv iiisf.-.w. dc'caspd . has made :.p biie.uioH for !iial s i i tlemeiit, ar.s tii.u said cause is set for hearing al my ottiee ;t Platts- U'outh, ou the SI ii day f January, A. D., Il-ko, at one o'cltck. p. m., ou said day : a; which time and place, all persons interested may be present aud exaanae said accounts. A. N. Sullivan. Co. Judge. I'lattsi.iout'o, December ad. Is79. 7l3 CASSIM.SBBS Domestics, Underwear, SITJL WJL S Fizruisliing Also a Full Line of mm i!Ml8 "W ooclen ware And all kinds of (eixcvcl TClievchciixbi&e. Vrhieh we v.'ill tell at very low liii-uree. trio INSPECTION INVITED I fLtid me. ate aiuaijb. frtcciLrd la Show Out Goods Probate Notl In the matler of the Estate of John Ta'lon. de ceased, ia the County Court of Cass Co. Ne braska. Cpn re iding and liling lhe duly verified pe tition of John ti'itourko praying that arisiiiiii--tiatinn of the estate of John Taiion, dere:;ed. t" be granted to him. O.iisred that rorira of the pendency of saia cause be published in th Nebraska Hkkalk. a weekly newspaper, print ed, published, and in general circulation in said county, for threj; consecutive weeks, and that the hearing of said cause be o.-t for the 7th day of January A. D., issii. wt to o'clock a. m. .-tithe ofiiee of tiie County .lu'tge. at Piattsrueut Ii. at which time ;.::d piaee. al! persons inUTested may apiK-ar and show cau-.e. if any thev have. why administration of said estate should not be Omaha. St. Joe and Kansas City with banks " -"'-'-'." ' m sa,, esiate snoui.t not i.e vour own town ' s'"1""" " niesain .t usuikb, accoruing w tr piaj rr ti naia petlltoil. A. K. St' I.LI VAN". County Judge. been 14 yn. railroadiug. Did not consiiier ibe cut suite, heard the fall ; it sounded like an eartlniuake. II. W . Parkhurst, sw am. Am an engineer un der Mr. M orison. The cut is 70 feet wirle ;tt top, mikI oO at bottom. 25 ft from top there is a bench or eflset 10 feet wide on e.ieh Pide. nar rowing tiie cut to 60 ft. Have talked with Mr. 1 , rra ! Young about the danger of 1 be cuts. Noiitied "r"3 . f u ...... fi.... .,..1. ...... I .1 , . 1 .in. luting 'i-i.-. .,io 111.1t 1 inou;iiii- incre was estitpated ! danger here and to slant it. I be work is under ' I li i-nnt l-.'il of t li.. liri nrr tittli., . ,.ift-i..t,.r from OHO hundred and lifty to two shouhi think the slide 10 ft long and lii ft deep! 1, ,,1.-,1 fool 1.,..r oov.,..,! foot Have talked with the foreman who had charge bundled feet loug and several leet of ttiis work when the accid-ut occurred. Con- thick, slid off from the lower bench on sulti daily with foremen of work. Ilavespok- ' en to Chief Engineer Morison about ilanger m the west side of CUt No. 2, and b'.ll ied this big cut, and he said to have it sloped, w hen . ... , . I considewd it dangerous and 1 notified cou- nine men out of the gang wli-i n ippen- tractor tosie it. Ull t 'i. wm-L-irw thoi-o -.t tin. I Stephen Cb tford, L. Sparl ing. test i fled t ac- Ud te ue Working tliete ar, tiie l.l..l. . Pl,teiit. recognize,! bodv. &c. saw chunks Hint The alarm 8nrad threntrii town verv it ook 4 or 5 men to tin 11. rolled from where the Alio aiti 111 spieu- iiuauii iou veiy injured men were. Did not think straight banks rapidly with m:-ny exaggerations as to s"fe. a c 1 i 1 4iit Vitllli, 1I II t iV rTlHMI UlrTS f'll my head felt bigger, the thing dldn t the numbers killed and the extent Of work, found my son buried in about fur feet : injuries received on the li'th dav of Decembe 1- . . -it r ' 11 1 ofdirt. He was drawing dirt for N. S. Young 1S7: al the same time aud nbit-e that Vucie equalize Worth a Cent; and I confess, ; the damage. Contractor. Told Mr. Crosby. Anst Engineci: Dames lul Michael MK'ann were kVl-ed nearly so. My As't noiitied me that iu scum points banks showed signs of caving, told him tvslpe whenever necessary; have not been here much for a uit:th : was here before the last heavy frost ; cut near bridge, is drill depe sit ; cat w here slide is. showed no igns of drift deposit : rents on solid limestone rock. TohP foreman to slope banks, but thoy are not sloped as much as they should be, and "have given oi ders to sloie more ;would have been better to have slopetl lir.t. as results show. Have, se.cn many cuts ou Mo, River with perpendicular walls, was made perpendicular 10 keep lroui washing, 1 thought the bauk less liable to wash this way bum wncu sloped, and surface water could ran w hide length of slope, licneral in structions were to look out caietully. I am re sponsible for ail orders, and told ass't to slope at first cut and other places. Instructions were not carried out at this point, if lhat pail ot cut had been sloped, il would not have happened ot course ; tlunk accident was due to the jkcu liar weather (.explains this in detail.) 1 thought tho cut so wide there could be no da::gtr as me men could escape, if there should be a slide. Freezing causes expansion and contracting both, i'.nd either would cause the crack. N. S. Young. Very similar to brother's testi mony. Says, he took contract and tilled itssp? cilieal ions exactly ; took all orders from the Ch'i Engineer or Ass't. Tbe ditches went made by orders ; serious e'iitein first en' and suggest ed to M. tnat ditch be abandoned and" since taen have made none ; on i'7th received notice from Parkhurst, "Dangerous to work iu cut next to otl'.ce. but not especially so in next." Never received orders to slope where slide oe curied. It' I had would not have commenced iu middle of cut. Dee. 2d received orders 10 put more men sloping on Hunt ztite oi cut and re ceived no order tor W. side. Think orders were carried out 'to letter. Did not see Engineer the 5th and saw not hing dan gerous where slide occurred. 1 (uestioned the banks standing at first but when told how long the old land slide had remained, thought my self they would stand. Without the Host ac cident would not hava occurred or the danger. could nave been seen. Always uanger in cut, but sloping would have made it mote safe. MONDAY MOIi.M.Vll. A. W. McLaugnli n stated that Gilroy had $700 now deposited in bank. 1. L. Crosby, Ass't Engineer, sworn Had charge of work this side about 'J2d or 2-Hh of November, bad indirect charge from beginning, went through same description ef cuts, &c. (Evidence lengthy and cannot be printed lor want of space.) Mr. Crosby said positively that he did not say to McCann that "there was pleuty more men to be had if any should be killed." The cutsuever slid until sometime after talk with McCanu aud the point he Mentioned did slide in, but it was not in this cut at all but ia first cut. (weut over the whole thing abjut slope or no slope.) Slides generally caino in night, did cot have charge of work at time of slide, slide on concave side of cut. Geo. Moll., re-called ; A. W. Parkhurst re called ; Jno. Waite, re-called. They re-read and corrected their evidence aud the eurt room was cleared at 12 :10 for the Jury. After four hour- deliberation they brought iu the fol lowing verdict ; T1IK VJTRDICT. "STATE OF NEP.lt A SKA, c Cass lot xrv. f ft At an inquisition hoi. lea at Platt-onouth ii Cass County 011 the 12th. 13th and 15th days of December, A. D. 1S7D, before me It. V. livers, Sherill and acting Coroner of said Countv upoa the bodice or August Dames, Michael McCanu. William Arthur and Patrick Giiroy lying dead, by the Jurors whose names are subscribed hereto, the said Julors upii their oath do say : That August, Dames ami Michael McCann came to their death instantly, on the 12th of December. l7'j ; and that William Arthur came to his deuth several hour after the dealt! of the aforesaid persons, by injuries leceixed at the same lime ami otaeo that August Dames and Mic.hal McCann'were killed. And we lind tlit Patrick Gilroy same to his death on the lota day of Liecemher. 1S7'.), from r. Vugust riattsnaoutk. Dee. 3d, 1S73, 3:t3 Road Notice. To aUTThom it rut cmvera: '1 he Commissioner appointed to vacate and locate a roail commeni'iec forty (-to) rod from the South west iii,"rter lsw"-.t of section '21 town 12 raiiie 11 thence running fhirtyfour rods due east cutting tbe centre of the forty (to) acre through which it runs through straight north to the half section line in said section. and said Road be located due conh from tha south west corner of the south west cornpr of the south westquarter of section 27 town t2 r-mgn 11. thence running due north to northwest corner of said section lias re ported in favor of tiie vacation and location thereof, and all objec tions thereto or claims for damages, must, be flled in the County Clerk's ofilce. on or before nooa on the 31st day of December. A. 1). or such road will be vacated and established with out reference thereto. J. D. Tl'TT 3ot4 County Clerk. NEW ADVEKTISEMEHTS. F 1 1 1 1 mouth. X rl r ft sk n . IT ilh: 1Q has oucn more " couse beck" te bill! Wee! cbach, PI A NOSES Stool, Cover and Hook only i-.va orjcsn-i u stops eeds, 2 knee Swells, i-iioois. i.o.ih, on. y 5!s"-f:-!loIltJaY Newspaper free. Address Daniel 1 P.eattv,Va..hintsn. N.J. AGE NTS READTTHlSl We want an Agent in this County to whom we will pay a salary of .. 10 per month and ex penses to sell our wonderful invention. S;.eipl free. Address at once SH KKM AN & CO., MAit BIIALL. Ml.'IlIOAN. Q I QOO returns ,11 y.) davs ;i .f ;eo invested. V ltsJ Ofl'icial lleortTis and information free. Like profits weekly on Stock options of S!0 to .-. Address T. Potter, Wight & Co. Hankers.. y Wall St.. X. V. M fPPfl Sll f.rifSjlnvestert ia Wall Street Slocks ipiU 1 U i?lUuv?makes fortunes every month, iiooks sent free eiipLiiningevervrbin ;. Address KAXTKlt .S: Co., H iiikers, 17 Wail st ', X. Y. v oua sis vmsm h m r Ft h pi y n y h u H M H E'fi Li ' who are, on and after this date pole prcpriet-ors. NEW GOODS, ELEGANT STYLES. jE3 IE; CZ2.JAH ILnj S "W re )n ftrmcstdji'dy r-eelr,t of DRY AND FANCY GOODS Oil 5. -is uid a a which we offar t.rrr friendi aud tk jr-vbo t Wiaolessile sasaa! HetasI, at frlefs t salt tbe tlrrse ,t-K ff mum Cashmeres, Alpacas, Dclnines, &c. Calicos, from 12 to 10 Yards for $1.00. , JXJWBLl -ft fcOy, MH Wain fctret, I'lXCIXKATI.O. fci klllfl mnatmfit- Lrr irrt dtTtderi pro rattan lareatwipnis nf i OCi. CMrenir. wlih fnllex f;attoii hw ?! ran rf'i in xfw-h; Uei:r.ir-iled (rm LA S CJ., 19 'mH Btrect, hmw Tuik. 0RGANSSS logue FKKK. L . S. PIANO CO., Street. New York. Oigan 9 tti. Organ only trial. Cata- ;a Pleeker I showed a little of the white feather. I didn't quite yell "let me out" but 1 tiied to say between swallowing, &c., "don't burst me too One boy?, save a J)r. Livingston, and a corps of Sur geons, consisting of Drs. Richmond, Hall and Schildknecht were prompt!' on hand, and as fast as the men were that I did not consider ibe cut safe, never saw ; And we further lind that all of the above perpendicular bants K-ft before, have railroad- : named persons came to their death bv the fall cd since ia.jg. ing of a portion of earth into the ciit or nit. Michael Haley did not think it a safe place to known and desi libed as the 'Middle cut' m "the work, recognized Dames body and said lie approach lo the new Kailroad loidge now in found sifv.onin his clothes. ' course of construction over the Missouri Kiver Thomas McGee.lbutk cracked about 10 :0 af PI.ihsiimmk.'-u ON 30 DAYS TRIAL W will send our Elkctho-Voltaic Bklth and other IClectrie aprdiancos up-in trial for :to davs to those suffering from Nervous Debility, Kbeuniatisiii. Paralysis or any disea-es of the I.iver or Kidneys, siiid many other diseases. .4 mil?, ctirr rpi(trr:ntcr1 or ??o nrry. Address. YOI. -TaIC HKLIM'O.. Ma- sbs'.irichig.in. iitW'ndo1'. rMailed free for 35 oeats. 'I.M?t' Four for SI. Sir LIS! ?:o.(W) will be paid to anv peron 'whocanf.ry.odt'a lamp tlited-.vith L "- Ullir PATKNTKD 8AFF.1 V ATTAC1I- A'I""t.'X ' rMHNT W.-'TKIjMay use any lamp or b irner. wm"" Prevents dripping and heating. Send for s impics. with si,;e of collar :ind depth ofyourlamp. S. S. Newton's Safety Lamp Cf., 13 West r.road way. N. Y. Factory and Office. P,sr:g!iam. X. Y Q GENTS WANS tU FGfi A IOUi? Ifi ROUND THE WORLD .a BY GENERAL GRANT. This iUt- l e-'- 'i -s. ed. at.d I '..e o-.lv ?.-. ,!,:eie and Tory : .: ).' Tiav-1 -. .i for e-rc-ihir eou ;.t;i.i;:g fe" d---' l :if '.;.! tve work and our rx ei-i:i f Ait-r.fs. d'iress Natieual Pi:b. i :: ,'-! '.'..- T'; ' ' ."'); I Muslins, from G cts. a yard upward BBD8PBEADB The flix-st stock of YThite bedspread' ver broitclit to the Citv. EuellV Cassimeres, Tweed.-?," Jeans, and Cottonades it full Sleek. j 1 ltd Jti. oeoii ever puidi-u- ; nivwnt r.xien as we can :a;ii: n.tie His- ! OT ALL KINDS. Country Produce taken in. exchange for Goods. We desire to see all our old patrons b:"ck and want. to hold as many of tha (1UTIIMAX & WECKHACH. REMEMBER. THE PLACE. 027E BOOR WEST OF P. O., 20!" PLATTS2I OUTH, NEBRASKA