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OOTfl HERALD. hrnKVKHY THUWPAY ii r I'lMb Herald PnMisliinE Co. T3DRM8. months : l oo year a oo sites according to apnea, time and Hie known on application. titb 1'wt umc. riattsiaouta. Class mattrr. Uaell. jr.au r. MOUTH. JAN. 1 1, 193 jl first of the j ear, Mr. J. B ho for foruo time Lack, lias J-Uted with the IIkkalD hs Imnuager and associate) editor, lorn duty mid will lirncf forth i entire time to tho Uw, und f tte of Jiln duties a irose-1 Lortit'y for thi etcoiid judi-! ttl Mr. StAxie, during the itlvely short time that he was i In the newspaper business, h efficient work foi the IIek d in part to this, is this pa tted for its present prosper- t change in the policy or po- t the Herald is effected i.y ementofMr. Strode. Hkkald believes that In the lit of A! bin us Nance from fa of chief executive of the tat Nebraska iias retired the vernor the state has ever elect- at ollice. This ii said lo the Zement of none other, but the i few indeed, who, after two f office, retire with such a host ids and such a notable absence lies as Governor Nance. en a representative of the r element In politics and pub that.eleruent which in all mat- public interest, is energetic and ive, and which forms a compo- irt of the population of the bailee leaves his ofllcial duties enemy save those, w ho, barua- ou every coutsnuuuy, are uue- every man whom they are uu control. ' tuce is s'.ill a young man: th atill a young state, aud the .1) belisves it will iu the future r ex-governor to higher places. of the most exciting scenes in tional House the present ses- curred on tne fourth when the impropriation bill was up lor ng. Air. It.mdall opened the ill a clap trap speech of nation omy, which coming from him. vtnl candidate for speaker, wan ed with statements calculateu n.ce ins interests more man ills based iiuou facts aud ins Mr. Iliscock in reply showeu c laal. congress had been oblige: e laige appropriations, hot that -nses of the service was in- , but sim(ily and solely to covei Uuwcratit: . voiigre!- .king provisions to sustain th a it was then constituted, an. expenses aire. id incurred. Tht waxed w arm and finally Sunset tercd the arena who as anothei ate for speaker, must needs b Mr. Cox's speech was a t ri ot democratic art and it wa.- shed and illustrated with ex it oui Quiteau aud his ptisoi ili . Heed, of Maine, w ho L- it a mooieunt s notice, rose am eolv ex messed the liope tha' kt candidate for speaker w h. take the door and poise in i before 'the country might b "htially enabled and assisted, in soma other " literature witl. - to express himself, than that ol .-J sctiiiudrel whose words so jrlilv filled the mouth of Mr. New York. The applause that chi was general and to Suasei tUeomforLure. and erued the r- - ' tions sumarlly. aKir Humphrey's good judge- n the selection of committee ciailv noticable in his disposi- the members of i he Cas conn vraiion. Judge Wo'lpu's- thor hcquaiatanco wiin siaie u u- :iHtira aud his abllltV to llleei :.te and express himch upon stions, peculiarly fit hi:n fr ..rnliiii uuon the ways ami - - c- . committee; which stands a -ion for all measures passiutt .h their hands Mr. Ilall liar- 1 tho railroad question mncl hi aud studyy and has in tin r seasiou. and through the last kiiru prepared hinwelt upon this, nf the lesdinsr auestious to be kud hence his appointment upou ;lroad committee is every way oriate. Mr. Hall is a practical r and he is chairman of a com that is entirely in his line and intance. Mr Neville, who-'i ilv member elect in tho Cass y .delegation to the house from a i a resilient of this ciiy and a er of the board of trade; his in aid acquaintance is directly with the committee work he Id to perform, and he is placed committee on mcuulaffture Lmmercc; and the comm tU-e oi and towus in whi-:!! position V-ville can do much good for niBiituencv he reurecuts from l-j. reiidcut of this city. The de mcut of manufacturing iudu in the state and its commercial -t,-are of much momeni.ac- i uliar interest to every 'tty iu ate. aud a committee made up Lse knowing the wauts of thei Eocaii v. will not see their iuter- ex'ecled.' e February number of the North rican lt.;View n to contain an ar n -The Experiment of Univer- ifrrajze". by 1'rof. Alexander Win a discussion of "The Revision of 3s". by clergymen representing six '-elical denominations; a paier 'ed "The Decay of I'ro'testatitism Lhop McQ'iaid ; and a defense o 'iandard Oil monopoly, by Senator ien. -Where Jiebraska Leads. i a gratifrinsc fct that, the Nf taie library Is 5.000 volumes "v mat of Kansas. This is tBling of the two sivere ar.d nvere Tiir.nr. wr. m sharp contiwt in tlt house, ut Lincoln, on Tuesday, m he question of the raising of an extra railroad committer raised jointly with the senate nnd house. The resolution hail already passed the senate and that body Intd named their members cf llie committee. In the house when the question canto up a somewhat spirited argument whs entered into, participat ed in by many of the members And af ter several votes had beri taken the committer wai raided by a close vot Among tho HrguurnH usvd nniiisl raisini; such a committee was the one that tho house had already a railroad committee rained with tsivcial regard for fitness in bundling that question and that this was unnecessary and an obstruction. ThellEUAlD has not visiled the legislature and has not jnretigated for itself the "lay ot the hind," but it looks tu though just such actions would the corporations, for the more commit tees that are raised the greater diver si'y of opinions and schemes w ill hd raised and the time that should be Lsed in leaching tome practical results on this question will be fiiueied away in discutsious and dicusiuii8 arising from having two of In of in a woikiutf for the one purpose. The IIi hai H wants to see some practb-al results reached and the legislature not made a school for deumgogues to agitata und accomplish no result save the leaving of an unsettled question for the future to quarrel over. To a looker on at a distance it ap pears as tiiougii trie coir orations, whose rates the legislature purpose reguU lng and righting, will be moie than suisUed w ith such actions and w ill Sctretiy rejoioa to see those whom they consider against Uie.ni, pUii:g nto their hands. Tlie llrUAl.l; veil' urea that they will stand leady to iielp raise still more railroad eouiiuit- . et so tint the ch.iucs for reaclilug a Itlemelit will be thai much lessened. The republican majority iu the house ought to devise a linn of action and follow it and in carrying it out hey would be assisted by manv demo crats who are equally desirous ot a settlement on a equitable basis of this r.iilro.id qucsiion A few more commit tees raised to handle tho one question will give demagogues satisfaction nud most effectually remove the question from settlement during this session of the legislature A person does not need to be within a hundred miles of Lincoln to grasp that fact aud recognize it. Gkxeiul liUTLEK commences his administration as Governor of Massa chusetts with suggestions for legisla tion enough to keep the Legislature of fiat antiquated commonwealth in session for many years; and by desig nating enough errors and evils and fallacies iu existing laws to make the iverage Yankee shudder at the perils hy which he is surrounded. -s a critic the new Governor proves him -elf a success; but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to carry out the reforms he proposes. That he a 111 devote his entire energy and in exhaustible resources to it there is no doubt, and that he will rip up many- rotten planks, and sweep down many dusty cobwebs in the old State House is certain, but he has set himself a task which would naturally require a lifetime to accomplish, aud he will be xcusable if lie does not accomplish it in two years. As a literary document ds message, likfl his speeches, is full f original suggestions, lias a force vhich is peculiarly his, a;;d which lies n the direct and positive way he bus f attacking a subject. As a state pa ier It is an impertinence to tho quaint md staid old Puritan3 who are born mil die resting upon the belief that eithing was ever done wrong in Mas- ichuetts. and that was ever done right anywhere else. The young and progressive element of the population it wdl inspire wiJi an energy t over throw musty traditions and abolish absurd customs whose ouly merit is tteir antiquity, and which are as much out of place iu these times as the cues and knee buckles their authors and riginators wore. To thinking men, lo nowspaper writers, to politicians, md to reformers General Uutler has 'uruished a rich fund of topics for .bought and discussion, and tlie pre iiction can safely ba made that his idmiuistration w ill give the people of r he State and Nation plenty to talk ibout. If he is successful in carrying mt the reforms lie proposej his Presi leutial eondidacy will no longer b alluded to in jest Inter Ocean. The third house, which is always an attendant element at the sessions of the state legislature, met last night at the state house in Lincoln, with Squatter Gov. Feaiman at the head. Among the bills introduced was an act providing for the establishment of a home for superanuated politicians to be located in the state of Nemaha. It was referied to the committee on superanuated politicians, which com mittee consists of Church Howe, M.K. Turner, John I Redick and J. Sterling Morton. It is to be feared that the committee will smother the bill with out R.sewater ge s after them. This is the seasoa ot the year when foreign advertisers send out many propositions to newspapers for quack advertisements of nostrums and de coctions which by far too many pa pers insert at miser iblc low rates compared to charges made reliable home merchant. The Hekald has uo room for su'-h species of adver tisements, and the waste basket in tins office is gorged with such propo sitions; to the firms tuakinir them it is all vanity, and to ihis paper vexa tion of aoirit. Chicago having experienced a state of la'u-tude heretofore between Fad and Sj ri'ig elections, has remov ed that unpleasant state of aifairs by fixing thciioard of trade election in midwinter, and their preseut c-lec lion has. piwveu a fruitful source of contention Tun ilipnd Island Independent has com me need volume fifteen, and ss that uncient Iowa grecabacker. Rev. P. P.'jugalls, has just sta-ted a paper iu ta'at city, the prosperity of the Independent in future is doubly assured. Mr. Sisi08 the la'l elm of Lan- Iroduced hve bills at the in. sesi ou ot tbe legisla- wysu't a very fawrabla i vis.ter it J I tur-5 l .1 w ..... FoK amiio tin"' back, business men j nnd cliiccu of Plaltxmonili have been j led to believe Hist the irnde ol thU , city which eoii.cn from lli surround- , lug coiiulry, had ben inj uriit bv tlm completion of the pac king liouwe nt Ne'jr-.ka City, nud that many farm, ers were drawn thither on account of It. YYe have not beard lhce rumors with unv alsrm, for in every such "ne, fsetf Mre too often maguifled. und the lat I wo week, have proveu that true in thin iiitiiee. When the parking house at Nebraska City was opened, much furor and ado wa innde ol It, ami fancy prieen tbirt c lone ly approximated to Chicago" price, were piid for bogs to open busluefcs with; b. tlie reartioa l.ai et iu, mid rialtMiioulh stock uo u are paying to daj, and have leeli for the lnH Iwo weeks, higher price tr live hog, than Nebraska Ciiy, und buying them wilh much luf ex'tcibtu regarding grade limn llie Nebraska City pack ing house. Iu couM qtience of this, hogs are daily 30M on the market here that eo'.ue li :u XeLraska City territory; nud they are bought at such prices aud shipped with a fair inar t:ii iu profits to the shippers. The farmers out in I he county art quick lo discover tjiia, and if any trade I. u been detracted from here to Nebraska ( ii s benefit, it is certain to n ing back again, and permanent ly; for any change from l ore was but iiu experiment at bet. Iu relation to the corn market. I'lal tsinoulh has nl WAYS.bpen a belter market than the C ity, and buyer were offering' this week 35 cenls for No. 2 corn. Any 1'earH that may have been entertained that l'lai i-inoiiih .i5 Irxing its pres tige :s :i markel, nsn y be dispelled; for this city 'n iibmidautly able to ho!d iu i n. ... . - lm 'llie U.-uver t"poeiUun. From the Iienver Republican we select tne imiusi... tcMU lu Denver Exposition of the past year , i ii : . . . t. il.u year. Tht following are last year's state ments : No. of days open No. of admissions paid (about) li",00"' No. of " complimentary 5.230 Total receipts $61.2SO.r,i5 Total cost of fpain buildings, annex, shafting, euginf room, boilers, water ser vice, etc i 10.000 Total No. of entries 5,211 Total numbers of States and Terri tories making exhibits, twenty-nine, viz; Alabama, Arizona, Nevada, Par kota, Wyoming. New Mexico, Utah, Moniana. Idaho, Noith Carolina, Mis souri. New Jersey, Washington, I). C. Kansas. Maryland, Nebraska, Califor nia. Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, Connecticut- and Colorado. Foreign coun tries represented, five, v'.z: Italy, Aus trailia, China, Jerusalem and France. Number of accredited commisionera, ninety-seven. The personel of the lizard of Direc tors reoimns unchanged, and the exec utive affairs of the Exposition of lS8;t, will leceive the attention of the fol lowing gentlemen: Governor 11. A. W. Tabor, who so ably conducted th Ex position of last year, will continue to pieside over the destinies of the next Exposition. IIin. Herman Silver is the Vice President, and in addition to the duties of that ollice will discharge the important functions of the Audi tors Department. O. L. Haskell F.sq., who as Chairman of ihe Executive Committee of the Exposition of 1832 devoted his time and attention to ev ery detail connected with the manage ment of the building for the accom modation and protection of exhibitors and under whose supervision all sup plies not under contract were pur chased, will bring his usual energy and business ability to the discharge of his duties as Secretary. Joseph T. Corn forth Esq.. has been re elected Treas urer. W. A. II. Loveland completes the list of elected officers as General manager. The many friends of this affable and courteous gentleman will feel satisfied that the duties of this trying position will be discharged with his usual ability and the Commisioiv ers from the several States and Terri tories will probably greet the able di rector of affairs within the building during the two and one-half month of 1SS3. Senator Butler, of Pawnee, baa in troduced a bill in the senate establish ing a railroad commission, which bill is largely a copy of the Illnois law. It is an established fact that in the state of Illinois their commissian law is an entire success, giving satisfaction to both corporations and the people, and its rr:itie:il workincs has eliminated - - 4 ' the railroad and transportation ques tion from Illinois politics. To a dwell er away from the tents of the legisla tive batailions it looks very much as though if that body would drop the creation of a multitude of committees and lettle, down to the establishment of some tried and practical law that it would be w ell both for themselves and the people. The absconding -late treasurer of Tenucssee was very accommodating; that state lias been trying to repudi ate its debts aud he made repudia tion not only possible but necessary, by stealing all the state fuuds. The spesker of the house has roused the anger of the Omaha Bee, and reas onaUe men will have more confidence iu Mr. Humphrey than heretofore. The enmity of tne Omaha Bee to any man begets confidence in him. Barkxnu Reynold-, of Butler, iu the senate, and Sessions, of Lancaster iu the buue, the members of the leg islature have very little to say. Tue state senate has voted itself ii danger and out of danger in the ire pass bribery question, and the country breaths again. For forty days aad the people of the state ute to make Lincoln a forty sigh's, will contrib popnlous city. Nebraska is not aloue with a mixed up legislature; there i a crisis iu Ihe Spanish council and cabine. Jcdge Gaslic is in Lincoln advocat ing the abolition of the grand jury and the legislature should do jt. Tue state legislature railroad committee for tb wVk- The standing committees in the SU'e Senate were announced last week and on Monday of this week the lfotiso coininiltees were aunoiinced by the speaker and both bodies were ful ly organized for work at that time. In the list of Smat committees Sen ator l'attersou is recognized on Ihree cdmmittees, being chairman of the committee on State Penitentiary. Mr. l'attersou is not a man after the man ner of Hey nolds, of liutler, and others who might be named, who one would judge, think their principal duty, and the fulfilment of their calling and election is to lobby for prominent places on the committees. Senator l'attersou will have all the more time to atten 1 the regular duties on the tloor oi the Senate from the fact that he is uot loaded down with committee woik. Iu the House. Cass county is especi ally favored in the construction of committees. Mr. Hail is the chair, man of the committee on roads and bridges, oe of the foremost commit tees oh the list. He is also a member of the committee on railroads and the committee on public lands and buildings. Mr. Hall is one of the very few men in tke legislature who were retumed4 and his excellent record of two years ago together with his expe rience in Hie house demanded the full recognition which he has received. Mr. Wolpli ij a leading member of the committee on Finance ways aiid means, the foremost committee iu tLe house and the working one; the selec lion of Judge W'olph for membership on i hat committee is a very fluttering lecoKniilMii of his ubility as a legisla tor. Mr.'Wolph is also the second member on the committee on Federal relatione. Mr. Neville is lecognized in tke construction of the committees as one of the leading democrats tn the house; I he being given a place on three of the committees, namely.cities and towns; f . ....... fcIld mines and miner.Us. Tlie two former committees are two of the Lusint stones of the house and Mr. Neville is very appropriately named in their member ship. Mr. Draper, the remaining member from Cass, is on the committee on State school landh and the committee on State Penitentiary, The Herald ruadera will readily obuerve that Cass county is placed in position to play no unimportant part in shaping legisla tion and is in a position, being the fourth county in the state, to which it is justly entitled. j i .ii.i. ij . j Itecent Marriages. Last week the Hkrald completely overlooked the wedding of County Treasurer W. II. Newell to Miss Bessie Evans, and if anything was necessary as a reminder it was furnished by the news Monday morning that ou Sun day County Clerk J, W. Jennings; was married to' Mrs. Mary Gushing. The IlERAf.D, although somewhat direlect. sends forth congratulations and men tally ponders what the county offices j will turn forth the coming week in the shape of an item of news." Per haps if the Hei:ai.i had held the above notices another week the re maining single man iu the county of fices, Deputy Browr.e, would have shied into the ring as a benedict to complete the surpiises, for the influ ences are tending one way with fright ful speed lately. However, the IIer AX.P is not possissed with the idea that Deputy Browne will commit any such rash act, and we believe he will escape the influences unscathed, mean while we shall hold ourself aloof from the county buildings, for as a young man we are susceptible to such influ ences and we coast clear of danger. He Wauts a Job. Sheriff Hyers receives a good many .itt.o ,h.c- fr,.m .,rfiM who are ready to hang Polin. These propositions come from the fact that it is circulated over the state that the Sheriff is so averse to doing the job that he will pay a large sum to secuie a man. All such rumors are without! t fact or foundation and if the hanging . . , ,, . ... . has to ba done the Sheriff will be The following is a sample letter such as the Sheriff receives from time to tini": Omaha. Jan. 4. 1883. Mr. Hyers. 1 was informed the oth er day by a friend of mine, and prob- ably of yours, that you ban a very dis- agreeable job w ith regard to the hang ing of that roan, now in your care, ana was also informed that you offer a good sum for a man that will do the job for you; now that I have nothing to do today, I thought that I would let you know that I will take the job off your hands if you will give me a good little purse of money,; aiow if you sie really iu want u man to do that job let me know, and also give the amount of money you will give to have tlie job done in stile; by w riting to Mr. F. G. Abel, in care of the Y. M. C. A. rooms, cor. 13 and Farnam Sts.. Omaha, Neb. Yours F. G. Abel. It seems we havn't heard the last of the whiskey ring. The noble Ken tuckiati has iO.OdO.OuO gallons of old Bourbon in bonded warehouses worth not less than S12e.000.000, vet he is'nt happy, nnd has organized an earnest following for the purpose of securing some favorable legislation. The King of the Cannibal Islands has ordered some Fifty baskets of champagne from this country with which - to celebrate his coronation and tn this fact is the answer as. to why the heathen rage. The State legislature has already introduced more bills than they will ever pass and yet but very few mem bers have been heard from. ' Tac estimate of the expenses of Cas3 County for tbe ensuing year ap pear elsewheie a3 submitted by the board of county commissioners. Father and Son. BUI Nye is comiug to Omaha to morrow. The prodigal son is return ing to his forgiving old father. Will the editor of our esteemed contempo rary act as fatted calf on this glorious occasion? Omaha Republican. His Snccess is Certain. Mr. Bell, who made a million dol lars oni of the telephone, is now go to lose it iu a uewsiaper.--Iutcr O cean. ... tataaaaaaaWltaBaVtsWtsVsaaBVffMtaVtaV A Good Governor., ' The fact ia beyond disputelKat Al ius Nance baa made a good Gov- Hjasttpsp Nebraskun. CiHiuUiner's Proceeding. , (Ofllcial.) .Iam'AKY Srsmov. j Hoard met inbuan.t to adjourn- ! mentr Present, Isaac YVllos, James Crawford, Satn'l Richardson, Co. Clerk Jennings: when the following was done, t-wit: Minutes of meeting read and ap proved. Bids for books, blanks and station ery Were then opened and after care ful examination contract was awarded to the Tribune Printing Co. of Omaha for furnishing Books and for Station ery, aud contract was entered into with them aud bond for surety taken. The contract for furnishing blanks to county was awarded to the Platts mouth Herald Pub. Co end contract entered into with them aud bond ta ken at surety. The . fallowing claims were then allowed : . M. M. Currau. witi:ea 1.00. Catherine Curran. - 2.eo. YV.'C. Shawalter, court fees Jtc 6S.70. II. J. Wehlv. axing seruper, 4.00. John Wayiuan, rent of room, election. . .. 4 00. It. W.. II vers, serving subi ana. 30.20. Costs, State vs Pol in, - . 87558 Cameron i'.OS - Wilson 37.48 ' Chattel ton 33.5S ' " Tuieroff 60.89 .'.Grace. 90.04 V F.dgerton VI 5 W II Gingerly, asst. surveyor, 4 00 Frank Stuuder... . - .' " . 2.V0 Smith &. Iilaek Bros, auudt i, 10.59 J W Jennings, salary -and expense Dec., 09.39 J W denning, making road boots, , . : . tJO.Op L C Eikhoff, wo'tk for county. - 9 0Q J ILIIall, salary as physician, 25.00 J no. -Fitzgerald, rent for hall and clerk's ofllce, - - 200.00 R YV Hyers, attending -adj. court term, 8.00 M McElwain, attending adj . court term. . s.OO B C Yeomans, attending adj; court term, .00 J C Kikenbary, atteudiug adj. court term 1.00 J P Young; suiidiies. 4.10 J no Sharp, boarding paupers 95.0 Alex Ratlery, work on culvert, 13.87 Ordered that the record made on Dec. 9th, allowing Mrs. Petersen and the agents of Norton & Weidman to pay delinquent taxes without interest be revoked and Co Treasurer so noti fied. - Settlement was then made wilh the following Road Overseers. John llolschu, overseer dist. No. 1, balance due overseer. J M Meissinger, overseer dist. No. 3, balance due overseer, Geo Walradt, overseer dist. No. 4, balance due overseer, J J Roberts.overseer dist. No. 5, balance due overseer, Geo K Finley, overseer dist. No. 0, balance due district from overseer, T T Young; overseer dist. No. 10 59 54 00 40 00 1 75 59 20 10 50 8 50 7 33 is 00 4 00 8, balance due overseer. David Line, overseer dist. No. 10, balance due district from overseer L A Milgrim. overseer dist. No. It, balance due district from ove i seer, M L Tentiant, overseer disf. No. 12, balance due ov erseer, W W Graves, overseer dist. No. 17, balance due overseer, David Satchel, overseer dist. No. 20, balance due oveiseer John King, overseer dist. No. 31, balance. due oveiseer, James Ferguson, overseer dist. ' No. 24, balance due overseer Johusou Kuight. oyerseer dist. No. VJ5, balance due ovorsecr, . Owen Marshall, overseer dist. ID 15 47 00 13 35 15 00 ' 2" balance due overseer, Abel Prouty, ovirscerlist. No. '28, balance due overseer 15 75 10 00 SO 0 ) 40 00 I (Ittn II sivupit nvereer it ! Geo II Swar'.z. overseer dist. No. 29, balauce due overseer G M Flower; overseer dist. No 32, balauce due' overseer B S Torrence overseer, dist. No. 4A 50 - ' . , . I L - I , . . . 1 Ata..aAii 1 1 1 1 n " " .j 33, balance due overseer ' . , 3 25 36, balance due district M Ervin, overseer dist. No. 89, balance due overseer Win Pell, overseer diet. No. 40,, balance due overseer Ii M Graham overseer dist. No. 4 00 i 4?, accounts Dr. aud Cr. balau- ciug Frank Dabney, overseer' di-M. . 44, balance due overseei John Newham, overseer dist. No. 45, balauce due overseer 20 75 J7 00 Wm M Buster, overseer dist. No. 47, bnlance due overseer 12 70 Jacob Rusterliolu, overseer dist. No. o2, balance duo ovtrseer 24 75 A K Sutherland, overseer dint. No. 53, balance due oveiseer W H Bocck. ovcreer dist. No. 54, baUuce due overseer G W Johnson, overseer dist. No 56, balance due overseer L J Griffith.' v'orseer dist. No. 58, balance due overseer A J Meliouald, overseer dist. No. 61, balau.ee due orerseer 2H ,r,0 29 75 22 15 15 00 15 10 The following official bond with j sureties were theu approved: ASSESSORS. Geo Switz.er. Avoca. YV N Trumbull, Tipton.1 Osesr ' Laughliu. Salt Cre. k. M M Hortou Stove Creek. L C Eikhoff, Louisville. Stephen Hullfish, Llmwood. Pain'l G Latta, Rock Bluff's C W Snvder, Eight Mile Grove. Geo N Larue, Liberty. Peter SheTiuau, Greenwood.. OVMSKERS OF HIGHWAYS John. Holschu, dist No'l; John Wal Hnger dit No 3; James Smalley dist No 4; G Melzgcr dist No 11; Jesse Burnett dist No 12; J dn II Becker dist No 13; NeUou Jeau dist No 15; DSatchelldiitNe 20; C W Parker dis-t No 27; J L Dawson dist No 34; M ErVen dUt Nj 3"9; Johu Cook" dist No 43; N M Satchell dist No 45; II K Taylor dist No 5S. JCSTICK OF THE .PEACE. James Smaller." .Eight Mile prcvie precinct. . .. C4"STABi.Es. A Lszenby, South. Bend; Asner Coo ley, Louisville; Fran .Frazier, Eight Mile Grove. : After which, the -Jollowlug. claims were allowed: r'.'t-', . J V YVeckbath sund. for poor,. J S Har-l man repair. on poo' V. . kfotise, -; . . .. J V YVt-ckbach sundry acets. J M Roberts suud. allowed for 4 M.opri bMniiU petxpvr 21 251 10 74 7 M . 1 ISJ John Giluiore tax erroueoiisly acsc'd. Smith A Black Ilro. drug not allowed. .1 no. Scot t tone work on oul- t4 oO vert. 1 731 96 Jno. Scoll itoue'work ou cul vert, . 184 70 W J White repairing 2 bridges 441 00 South Platte Lumber Co., " lumber, 24 97 J It -Montgomery work ou culveil 6 00 ' lu the iiiuHtr of the location ef the Lou'uville load petitioned lor by F Pausle and over ouo hundred others, running from a point where the Pau okin road reaches the cast and west half section line of Sec. 27 T 12 K 11. aud running thence across u wi '27, u w i n e J '27. s w s e J 22, nwiej 23, wjuej '22 aud theucc iuto the town of Louisville. Tlie same haviug been" filed April 4ti, 182, aud ou tho 18th day of April A. D." 1882, George YVPairlield was appoiutcd couiinis siouer to locale the name; who on Ihe 31st day of July 182 rpoitcd favor ably to the loeutiou of the same when the saiuu was advertised for claims for damages to be tiled Oct. 3d, 1(82, at w huh time damuge claims w ere tiled by Mary nud J F lluber, Jno. M Waterman, (J Metger, J T A Hoover aud Rotaua Decker; whereupon the following- named persons were ap pointed by Count Clerk as commis sioners to assess damages, viz: An drrt Root, V R Muiray and Jos. V Week bach who twere duly qualified Oct. 24, aud made report Oct. 25, 1882 allowing damages at follows: To Mary and J K Huber by location of said road, One Hundred and Filty Dollars.' ($150.00.) To Johu M Waterman, One Hun dred aud Seventy Dollars. ($170.00.) To G Metzger Two Hundred and Ten Dollars. ($210.00.) To J T A Hoover One Hundred and Ninety-five dollars. ($195.00.) To Rosalia Decker Four Hundred Dollars. (ilOOOO.) Now on this day the matter came it t for final action and the Beard of I . . ... i...: 1 1.. -.1 county couimiHMOiicrs oriug iujij u vised iu the piemises and all proceed ings being regular, damages arc awarded as returned bv commission ers lo assess damages ami the road as located and ret u rued is hereby de clared au open road upon payincut of damages. Proceedings continued next week. Empty Professions. The Nebraska Senators have de clared in favor of ci.'il service reform, and the very first opportunity that presented itself for them to make some personal sacrifice for their pro fessed principles, they have proven their insincerity. The evil to be rem edied in this department is the use of government patronage as bribes with which unprincipled men buy office. The term for which U. S. District Attorney Lambcrtson was appointed, expired a few days ago. The gentle man has filled his office so well that among attorneys there was not one who thought of contesting his apoint- ment. lie has filled his office with marked ability aud if the good of theJ government is to have any consider ation be should be continued in office. This is what the people of Nebraska think, It is what judges th'nk, it is what President Arthur did think for a time. That high dignatary, who ut tered sound views in his message upon the questions involved in this case, sent the name of Mr. Lumber I son foi reappointment. He evidontly had forgotten that a successor to Mr. Saun ders was to be elected by the Nebras ka legislature soon, and hence at the earnest request of the Nebraska dele gation, the dispatches inform us, he withdrew the name for the present. What does this signify ? Simply that Mr. L. must suspend his labor in the interest of the government and go to Lincoln and engage in political log rolling in the interest of somebody or some faction. If he is fortunate enough to be numbered with the win ners in the uncertain contest he will have a further lease of office. But there are many chances that he may not be able to forecast the reBult with enough certainty" to enable him to come out of the contest with (lying colors, and he would then be succeed ed by some other fellow whose only reason for being preferred to Mr. Lam bertn is that he has placed the sue cessful candidate for United States Senator under obligations to him ! This is degrading and demoralizing. Important offices are held up lo hun gry office-seekers as reward for ser vices, not to a political party, not to the State or general government, but to ambitious men. Selfishness lies at the bottom of this spoils system, and bribery and corruption are the proper names by which it is to be called. This one act of Nebraska's delega tion in Congress is enough to convince the people that if there are statesmen in Nebraska they have not been chos en to represent hs at Washington Hastings Gazette Journal. KEPOHT OF THE CONDITION Or Tbe First National Bank at Platts. month, in the State of Nebraska, at the Close of Bnsines December 30th, 1HS2. RZMOCTIM'K. Loan and discounts 4ili 845 oo Overdrafl" SWIX) V. S. UoiuU to rwenre circulation ouo oo Other stof lis, bonds and mortgage". 'I &13 it Due from airovrd reserve at:ent4.. 1 1 17 :rr Due from other National Kattks 1 S-M 4;: l)u? from Slate Banks and bankers. 1 43 40 Real estate, lurnuure and fixtures.. 3 ii 20 Current xiei!ea and taxes pajl-.-. 5 ";! Bills of other batiks 1 ";'l oo Fractional paper currency, nickels and pennies 13 Specie 4 Kio no l-egal teuder notes 2 5"U "0 Kfilf nit:ill fond with V. H. Tifas- uren'5 per cent of circulation 2 250 00 Totkl : 310 74! 90 LIAelLITlK. Capita! sUek j.nirt Ic S an ooo Surplus fund 10 000 00 I'udivided profits s 34a 62 National Bank notes nutslandinj;.. . 45 000 ot Individual deposits subject to check Demand certificate of deposit Time certificates of deposit lue to other National Hank Iue to State Bauks and bankers Notes and bills re-discouatcd o 321 71" ta 731 31 2u Ooo oo 8 H J at 1 075 M .9 310 74S 90 Total. S.TATK OK XF.BHA9 l, I County of Cass, t I. A. W. McL.acchi.ix. Caxkierof the above named bank, do solemnly swear that tbe auove statement is true to tbe best of mv kMowleds and belief. . A.. W. McLAl l.HUX. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me. This 11th day of Jan.. ISA JZ.J Notary Public. Correct Attest : ic K. Dovev. 4 . ' A.'W. McLauohlix. litector. F. K. White. i Notice to Teachers. I will be at my oltce in Platuiu'ith tbe firt Friday and Haturday. and at Kluiwoed th aecoud and fourth Friday aad Saturday, aad at Weentuir Wtur the third Saturday of eaob BUHith to attead to any school busiaes that Ctiiii ALTOJf. Something In the Bod. Judge Pitmau has a habit of flip ping his watch Milder his pillow when he goes to bed. Onu night somehow it slipped dowu, and at tho judge was restless it worked Its tvey down to the loot of the bed. After a bit, whilo he was lying awake, his toot touched it; it felt cold;, ho was sur prised, scared, nnd jumping from the bed he said: "My grac ious, Maria, there' a toad or aomethiug under tho covers. I touched it with my foot.'' Mr-. Pitman gave a loud screamand was ou the floor iu uii iustaui. "Now, don't go lo hollering aud waking up tho neighborhood," said the judge. " You get a broom or something', aud we'll fix the thing, mighty quick." Mrs. Pitmau got tho broom aud gave it to the judge, with the remark that she felt as though snakes were creeping up and down her leg aud back. "Oh, uonsense, Maria! Now turn dowu the covers slow ly while I hold the broom and bang it. Put n bucket of water alongside of the bed so tnnt we can shove it ia and drowu it. Mrs. Pitmau fixed the bucket and gently removed the covers. The Judge held the broom uplifted, aud as the black ribbon revealed the watch, he cracked away at it two or three limes with the broom; then he pushed the thiug off into the bucket. Then they toole the light to investigate the mat ter. YVhen the judge saw what it wn he said: "I might have known; it's just like you women to go screeching and tus siug abotitnothing. It's utterly ru ined." 'It was you that made the fuss, not me," s-aid Mrs. Pitmau. "You needn't try to put the blame on me." Then the judge turned in and growled at Maria until he "fell asleep LEGAL NOTICES. Estimate of Expense. At a meeetiiif! of the Hoard of t'oiitity Coni iiiiaNionerx, held on Tuesday. January Pill, lKt. tlie follow tux estimate ot exiierues of I ans l o. Nebraxka. for the year 1883, was made an fol low" : Court expmues $7.xX 00 (Salary , or per diem county ( uinin'ij . . mho 00 Siipeiintrudaiit of .Seliools UO0 ot Anfcessiui: County ;md Ceuua returns.. 2.500 00 Tax List 7io 00 Hook, blanks aud advertlxiug. . . l.'JOO 00 Kleclious 1.000 oo Fuel. Court lloue aud Jail.. 600 oo Jail expense. Including Jailor f-t .. 2. WW 00 Outs t;iLtl inn warrants and Moating in- debteduess 7.000 BrietR- lG.OuO 00 K. & M. It. H. Bund. Int. andfrinripal uo.noo 00 lusaue 1000 00 l'oor house expense, including l'liysl- ciaus salury 2.soo oo KoaL -. ll.ooo oo Clerks salary 4oo oo Stationery SM Kxtra work ou asuesament books and road books 200 0 Total Attest : Jan. Dth, 13. ...fi-ft.550 "0 J. W. JENNINGS, County Clerk. Wise's REAL ESTATE (AND) COLLECTION AGENCY. Law aud collection business promp tly attended to at this otliec aud pro ceeds remitted without delay. Notarial work, conveyancing and abstracting- atteuued to on short no tice and sal istaclion guaranteed. If there is any thing we do make a specialty of, it is city aud suburban real estate. Several fine farms and some wild land at bargains. Laboring men can get a home by paying month ly what they new pay lor hotiae rent. " Space forbids giving but. a small percentage of the bargain now on ihe books at this agency; we name the following: riix clioice half ncrv lot, 8 minutes from L. U. shops at from $80 to $150 each, and on terms that would make a man ashamed to ay ho did not own a house. Come aud you .ire uot compelled to buy and we wont give these lots away, but you can get them so 'hey will absolutely cost you noth ing. Five acre lot mile from city for $2.10 part on tim- Eleven acre lot J mile from city for!fo0 this is extra line. I have three pieces of outside prop erty which 1 can sell and under take to furnish, purchaser work enough to pay for them, now I will furnish the ground and you the work, work is hat hurls me. If you will do the work at a fair price I will give jou a clear deed for the land; if jou can't do the work come and see me, I may find some one who will do it lor you. Ten acres for :00 00 " 600 00 " " " 750 00 " " 2500 00 Several small tracts well improved and adjoining the city, for sale at reasonable rales. FARM LANDH. 40 acres, wild 600 00 80 " improy'd 1600 00 120 " ' -000 00 1K0 " ' 5000 00 200 ' " 6200 00 ' 240 ; 6000 00 Finest stock larm in Cass county .filCOOO, lon time aud low rate cl in terest. 1&0 acres, wild S2600 160 " 2800 K0 " 1200 80 " " 3200 160 acres, wild, Hep. Vy (cash) .$1000 CITY PROPERTY. l.Vr. lot 3 bl'ks from shops (cheap)100 i 2 cor 1 3 cor 2 " 3 " " " ltd j u . 5o o . " 4X) 4 " " 175 0 . 150 X. 6th street (fine) Picnic Hill " 200 Washington ave" 350 1 bl'k from Main et eAtra 400 1 Iinnroved citv real estate in abun dance. I can find what you want in this line if you will call and see me. Business houses aud lota for sale at much lower figures than will be asked six months hence. Stores and dwellings rented and for rent, rents promptly colltcted. If you don't see what you want m this column come and ask for it. I've probably missed ut what you wau. Office opeu nearly every evening from 6 to 8. Good new house ;md two fine lots in good location price, S?00. W. S. WISE, Union Block. .Estray Notice. craved froiu my slaughter " 3 old red baiter. nto slim bmi. think n n wi.lte poton forehead. Will pay aU jpeose aad ru Kt ber. IS dvtad as M her whrro- al""- .I'lniwini. We invoice February 1st, and in order to REDUCE STOCK We shall make ai genera! reduc tion in price on WINTER GOODS, Cloaks and Dolmans ! for ladies and children, MUST GO AT ANY PRICE I Our Dress Good Slaughter will continue until February 1st, when they will be marked at their former price. 1TUBIAS, KNIT GOODS nt iiricis flint will nfttmiifth von. K Call Early and Often. FRED. HERRMANN. One Door East First National Bank. BR.FISHBI1ATT OF THE " DES MOINES I OMAHA MEDICAL DISPENSARY S, i ON ACCOUNT OK Ulsi i Immense Practice in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, WILL MAKE HIS NEXT VIIT ON Saturday, Feb. 24, 1883, AND WILL 11E3IAIN ONE DAY, at Tin: HOUSE, WIIEKE HE CAN UK COXsCLTED ON THE -.. Ear & Eye, Throat & Lip, Catarrii, Kiflnsys Bladcer and Female Diseases as Well as All Chronic and Nervous Diseases. DR. FISHBL ATT J Hm dis.wvrred tbe greatest cur- lu tln world for weiknes. of the back aiid tiinbs. tnvoU untary uic-iirBjs, impeucy. K"in rl lebiillv, iirvaune. Innijour. c'iiiInI t idras. 1I1 tatiom.I the lieail.timWitv. tirint).iiiic. Hiiiiirs nf tlijlit or uUliiiu-m i. d!.M.. f tne lie4. tbrout. uoe or sum. aBe ti"im ot tlie liver, lutujs. stomach or taoweh-tliw terrible .lioiUs, arisiiiK troin solitary habits ot youtli -auil -crrt lri-tk-es mor fatal to la- victim t ban .oust teyreuH to tf.e iiiuimr, of I v,j. blis'itiu;; tlielrmostiadienl liooes or auiieluanwns. reuilfiiiiK uiarrtai;: tuipoiiitle. , , . , , .... Those that aie aa-riu from tiie cv:l pni. t.ce, which destroy t'uelr meotal nud phy.Ual NERVOUS -MS The MiuDtoms ol which aie a dull' ditr-i.l mind, which unSt th-ta for perforuiiux tulr bis-iue-sauu xrial tluites. inxWrs haii marria;.; .nnosibhr. di.irersel Ibo ;iiou of tue Urm-X dei.rnion ot taints, evil fiji.-b .Ums. tua iu r, far-.. dream.. ulK-w. d.iiriurs.. tsr- ietluliic, unnatural discuai .-r-. i-uu In tli !a- and .ii., ii.n btratUiUrf, liiiaui uoly. Ill easily ot comnaoy aud liav pieferou.-e lo a..-.i' tviu, as llred in in uioi u.ub as tiriue seiuioal weakuei. lo-t manliood, vl.it-.- bo-ie Orpwaiu tue uilnc. ttiou.nM4. iiviubllug couluriou ol thought, watri v knl c.ik . o -l"-'i.'. coulituo. iMnei.ess, ;iiu au.i mmh-ue- iu tlie liiub-j, e c suoui'ilconKiilt inc 1 su m-J it ly iua be restored to oerlect bealtli. YOUNG Wi EN Who have become viclims vi ,litury vice, t tiat .;;o.idlul anU de.truitlv habit wUUU subwallf sweep, to au uiitnueiv grave tlnii-;iud-. ot yoii!i meu ol i:tnJ laieut aud brtltiaul lrlml who iniKht orherwwe'eotram.-e IlHleniiiij seuatort wltu llie tuuuaer t tueir vlu-iuciier or oakrt to rmixKS the livii.ii Ivre, may call witu coiiCdn.re. MARRIAGE. Harried per.oos or youiijc men catiiil!atii:i: marriage beware of physical weakness. 1xm of oriwrealive power, iuipoiru'-y or a-v otn-r Ji-ouduib.-iiuu speedi.y iciieved. lie who plasms hliLsell under ihe Care oi Dr. -'iIUiii may rmifciouily eoulid lunu Uo. or a eein lemau, aad eoiiildeiitly rilj ufon binkill asa 1-iiyi.i. tau. r-r-c- ORGAN AL WEAKNESS Immediately cured and full visor rtored. This altf.-it uilectloi.. wi.,cli rcui'f r Id a lu, . den and marriage liutosilhie. is t'ie (wliaity fayed by tijc viriun Iji niifiuN-r ni.luigeiii . VounK meu are apt to commit nwi" Ir u-i o.'lij aaie ol Lie Ureaillm vow4U-rut-e lli.l lu-iy ensue. o who that understands tins sooje-t will uruy tujt piorcfailou w I..1..1 nwuci Vt tli.e lalliuK into liof roper liabitsiuan by ti-e fruJsui. itesidrs uoiuf Ur...lva ot Ul leas ures of heallLy oSs.ilnv. the u.ott eii-u anu ce.liutlive )ii..u u.s vt b.ib miud buoy arise The yst-ii becomes deranged, tbe flislcal aiid meulal powers weaken. l.c provrsa tive pnwe.s, hervous lrrtiatldliiy, dsieisiK, .aipilauou ot toe heart, lude-tlou. cvutlUw tioaal debilitv. watinic of the fran.e, i-uiikii v.n-uioi.ilu and ifxtb. A CURE WARRANTED. Ftrsons ruined 'u health by uuleared urelriiders w Ii .. keeps liiein tr.biug uvlib alirr u-i'W, takiDK po!Kiuas ana ! ' lcjiilous cnmpouutlv sbould afply lamitd lately. DR. rlbrlDLAi I, graduated at ot.e of tle raot euilLeut collegrs most aslonuumg cures iua . wiw i, u.i.i. rirtt uervoUMiess. oeiutcaaaiutvu aierriaiu svuuu. sttended snuetinies wiiii Qfiwrmrui wi ' " 1 111 -- .j . TAKE PART 1CUAR NO! ICE. Dr F addreses all tboe who have Injured tlten.x Ives by Improper luuulni.ce aril solllaiy habits which ruin both mind and IkkIt, iiduiui-k thetu for busibeaa. sludy, id) or h.skUlc. Weiknrm of the back acd limbs. pal lu Ihe bead aud dimness of sliilit. loss of inuM-uiar liuw rs paipilalion of the heart, dyspepsia, uervvus irrilal-ll)ty,deiai.geiueut of digestive luuctloit. PRlV He 'OFFICE, - CLAPP'S block, sih & WALNUT Sts EntraBao Fifth Stxaat, Dm Molnaa, Iowa. CONrtCtTATION FKEE. fharfew mooerate and wltbli? the reavh of all who Med Huleat Mttdlcaltiealtneat. Tuoe- who reloe at a uiiac and eam.ol coil wUl rec pIUapt Soh Ibroaih rtie mail by slmutwudinK ibelr symploiaa with poslags, '..,-J'T?.lS!rUI5vlrA ' and SKIRTS DEBILITY. lu the U'hlled tttte. ha eSeeted oU-e t,t tba ...ir " ,u 3 V - - i