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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
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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
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