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Jl 1'LATTSMOUTIl WEEKiLl rtErth,, xmKSDAY, XOVEMBFR 1, 1S8S. I vac: r a Much Work Accomplished Beatrice. Y. M.C. A. STATE CONVENTION, j Both the papers were well written and nt I preHcnted in a practical nnd forcible manner. FRIDAY KVEKINO. 'I he evening hirsioii was opened nt 7:i50 o'clock by the whole congregation joining in binding, ''Joy to the world, A Prosperous Year Ahead. The Y. M. C. A. wtate convention opened Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2.1th, at JJuatrice. under very fortuitous circuni fitaneeH. The delegates, on arrival from thy noon train, were escorted to the. I'res hyterian church, where lunch was served in the lecture room ly the ladies. At .' p. in. an informal meeting, of the dele gate arrived, was called. Many of the delegates, however, did not arrive until that Higlit and luring Friday. The del egates, us hoou as their arrival, were as signed stopping places in the homes of tho citizens of Beatrice where they were cordially welcomed nnd the christian people of that city will long be re rnembered by the Y. M. (J. A. becuusd o their hospitality. I'lattsmouth was well represented, having a delegation of fif teen. There were 208 present altogether, Thursday evening seryices were opened in the M. K. church with a grand voca entertainment by u chorus of fifty voices. chosen singers from the delegates. Mr, Goo. 8. Fisher, Sta'e Secretary of Kansas read the forty-sixth psalm; Kev. J. E htewart, pastor of first M. E. church led in prayer. Mr. C. E. White, president of the Be atrice association, delivered a heartv ad dress of welcome to the visiting delega tions and speakers. Mr. Geo. A. Joplin, of Omaha, secretary of the State com mitte, responded on the part of the del egates. Kov. Stewart, of tho M. E. church, spoke in behalf of the Beatrice churches. President V. P. Klnglmd, of Hastings replied to Mr. Stewart's address. Mr. Geo. S. Fi-her tli- n addressed the iiu.iieiice, giving a brief outline of the work in K in ;an. This address was list ened to with deep interest. Following Mr. Fisher, State Secretary Nash spoke for thirty minutes on "Bible Study" enforcing by some very appropri ate illustrations in the work, the import ance of studying our Bible diligently and carefully. The address created a profound interest in the audience nnd was listened to with wrapt attention. Fol lowing the address the male choir gave a number of choice vocal selections, ac companied by tho organ and cornet. FRIDAY MOHM.NU SESSION. A large number of the delegates gathered at the early morning prayer meeting, which was held in the M. E. i.hurcl from 0 to j o'clock. The meet ing was one full of interest. The object of the meeting was to pray for a work of grace over the state. The convention convened at 0 a. in. in the I'rcsbyteuan church, with L. 15. Pal !.iCi of lla-i i. in fh-chair. Mr. J. H. f ijiiiot, ot Minn .t.i.iiN, Minn.. urav"a bi ble re .diin; on ilc- topic The Char ct r of to v Word ot G-.d. Bright ivport-i wiv pr. scnted from the fallowing :is-oei iti .n: Oni din, Lincoln. is;ini;;. Nebrala City, Fairfield, Bed Cloud, Pawnee City, Kearney, Beatrie, Fairbury, I) t.ine College, Valpairiso. Plattsrnouth, Hastings College. State Uni verity, St ite Normal, and Wecpins Water. Tiuse reports in many resjiects y-( re of a very encouraging nature, showing remarkable growth during the your. The nominating committee reported the following noiniu itions which were unanimously elected: President, W. F. Iiiugland, of Il.istings; first vice presi dent, D. Frank Parker, Bed Cloud; sec retary, T. W. Delicate, .Nebraska City; assistant srritary, J. 4. leger, Peru; 4ress, gecreiary, A. W. Shaw, Lincoln; stenographer, J. N. JIa?elton, of Omaha. Piesideui Bingland in a few pleasant temarks accepted the honor and formally opened the Ninth Anuual Convention of the Young Meu's Christian, Association Of !NP';r;s. iRIDAT AFTERNOON. Immediately following the devotional exercises, the president announced the appointments made on these committees: Report of state committee, advisory, ere dentials, devotional meeting and resolu tlon. 3Ir. Elliott gave his second bible read ing on the subject, "The Word of God: Its Authority." A large audience greeted Mr. Elliott in testimony of the interest beinj awkencd by these bible readings. A feature of this session was the paper by J. II. Mockett, president of the Lin coln association, on the subject "The Model Board of Directors." Considerable interest was awaken in the discussion of the subject, Mr. Himebaugli, president of the Omaha association participating. Numerous questions were asked and readily auswered by Mr Mockett. Mr. GdO. A. Joplin, of Omaha, pre sented a valuable paper on "The General Secretary: His Office "ml Work." Mr. Mr. Elliott of Minnesota, and Mr. Fisher of Kansas, made some very practical suggestions on this subject. The next topic w&s presented and dis cussed under two divisions: "The Young Men's Meeting; How Made More Efficient.'' (a) "In Reaching Unconverted Young Men," Fr-d W. Hooper, Kearney, (b) "la Div-lopmg Christian Youn;; Men," Dr. W. O. Henry, Pawnee Ci'y. the Lord is com.'." followed by readin" of Hcripture by J. II. Mockett, president of the Lincoln association. Prayer was then offered by Robert Weidensall, wes tern secretary of the national committee. After music by the male choir and n selection by the Red Cloud quartette a message of greeting from the state con vention of Missouri was read by Presi dent Riuglan.t Chairman of the conven 11011. (nee t.,or. 1 : lor the ines sage, and th reply "Let us go up at once and possess it for we ure well abl 10 overcome it lum. 1J::0 was sent back and also sent to the Maine conven tion as a greeting.) A paper was then given by Geo. C, Jenner of Omaha, his topic being "Build ings and Building Lots; When and How to Secure Them." After another selection by the male choier, 11 general discussion of the above topic was had, followed by a solo, from J. II. Elliott, of Minneapolis, entitled, "Somewhere, tonight." The address of the evening was then given by Rev. R. N. McKaig of Minne apolis, upon th 3 subject, "The Necessity of Unusual Effort to Secure the Salvation of Young Men.", Mr. McKaig preached a very earnest and effective sermon. After the dismissal of the congregation an all night prayer meeting was called in the lecture room, to which a good num Uer ot the delegates remained. The ob ject was to pray for the success of the convention and the raising of the desired amount of funds. SATl'KDAY's DOINGS. There was a large attendance at the 6 a. m. prayer rueetinr. for the st.-it fiu.mcrs. After the opening of the 9 o'clock session Mr. Elliott gaye the last of his series of bible readings, which were very valuable to his hearers, entitled, " The Word of God; its use." " How can the Managenient of our Association Finances be Improved?" as a text, was well haudlcd by T. II. Tay lor, of Omaha. The report of committee on state com mittee's report authorized the appropria tion of $4,000 for the work of the com mittee, and $1,000 for missionary work for the coming year. The work of raising $.i,000 was begun at 10:30 by Geo. S. Fisher, of Kansas, to whose charge that part of the convention work had been entrusted. Shortly after 12 o'clock $2,000 had been pledged. The convention adjourned till 3 o'clock. At ho ulteruijou feesjoi) tl(c 1'iijsiug l)f the inaiicial meeting was continued, aDd nauv lunations were made with oeeehex uui prayers which showed the earnest ness ot tlie desire of the irv,.r tn i,.,i.. imt see iroud done, and n o doiiii? ttuy were nakiujra. sacrifice. y 4 o clock Sf:.5i';U7 h:ui been paid or letlged. The largest individual WW was ;J00; the largest association pledge was 200, made by the Omaha and Lin coln delegations. The I'lattsmouth dele gation came in third with a pledge for $100. Considering the amount of the highest pieugo, Mr. Fishei; did a grand work in securing the amount he did. He seemed to thoroughly understand how to i mpress the importance pf giving to this grand cause iip'oa the' niipds of those present, A ttu-SSage b greeting was received from the Scale Y. M. C. A. of Colorado, in convention at Denver, and a reply was made, with which was sent the amount of the money raised, as a matter of encouragement. P. L. Johnson, of Hastings college, addressed the convention on the subject of "Boys' Work," in which he made many valuable suggestions, directing his words mostly to the delegates from the various boys' branches of the Y. M C. A., who were present. The eyeningsession in the M. E. church, was given to talks on college and railroad work. Mr. C. K. Ober spoke very enthusiastically on Y. M. C. A. work in the colleges. Mr. Robert Weidensall made a powerful plea for work among railroad men, and gave a history of its progress in Nebraska, Services Sunday morning began with a consecration meeting, for men, at the Congregational church at 9 o'clock, The Meeting was led by Geo. S. Fisher, who talked, in his earnest way, from the text, " My son, give me thy heart." Services were held in all the churches at 10:30, speakers being chosen from among those in attendance at the con vention. Rev V. B. Alexander, of this city, occupied the pulpit of the First M. E. church; J. M. Bothwell, secretary of the Plattsmouth Y. M. C. A., spoke at the Christian church. At 2:30 p. m. a meeting for the benefit of the boys was held at the Presbyterian church, addressed by P. L. Johnson. The young men's meeting was held at 4 o'clock, in the M. E. Church. A special invitation to every class of business men had been extended for this meeting, and several hundred men were present. J. II. Elliott led the meeting and at the after meeting much power was felt. Mr. Elliott sang, in bis beautiful way, " My son. give me thy heart." Young people's meeting was held at 6:25. The last meeting of the convention assembled at the M. E. church in the evening at 7:30, but before the opening exercises the church was full, notwith standing meetings were called in the Presbyterian nnd Congregational church es. J. H. Elliott spoke in the M. E. church, nsing forsubject: " How is the Young Men's Christian Association to benefit the Young Men of Beatrice?" B. F. Harrison, of Omaha, f-poke con cerning state work; Geo. S. Fisher made an addresa in the interest of the finances. There was raised at this meeting and at the Presbyterian church, in cash and pledges, about $233, making over $4,750 altogether. Secretary Nash gave to the delegates 2nd Cor., 12:9 as a verse; for th A Delirious Democrat Dlstortod. From Mon.lay'a Dally. W. H. Roifan, a stalwart blacksmith employed in the B. A M. shops here and a strong believer in the democratic faith as was manifested by his hilarious dis position and the white hat and black band attire borne upon his cranium. V 1 r U 1 rH'r , , r I- CT!"" l,ened ,iro UP" tlje town early yesterday I aul Hickok, of Hastings deliv- , .. .,, t ' , a declamation: vc:ir. ered in a ,rr.id .',- .wr.mH.m. uor'" with the threat that he intended " The Annunciation." to lt the tow n red before evening. Secretary Nash called on Messrs. His bt itement was ugreealdy recei ved by Weidensall Ober, Hairison, Elliott, aU to whom he made tho threat and all I lsher and Dumtnett. who made addresses , , , ,w , . . .. , ... of farewell. confidence was put 111 his capability Those in attendance at the convention as a I"'iter, by the progress he had then joined hands around the audience already made. He continued to bowl 100m, anil i resaieut jungiaim asKcu ui on democrat c canii.Hi.n, xi U.u wous oiessing, ana aeciarea me xsintn untii f,.if. i,:m..if ,. , WiUKc'V A1 . . . . , I uw muixii I'll'flUiUtl 1UI illlV nil in linuimli.m $ tli.k XolinuL-n I 1 M. C. A. adjourned. Standing as they bt'leof 11 fy- " arose in the nmrning were, they sang " Blessed be the Tie that fts ambitious as his many democratic Binds," and the grandest gathering of brethren will on the morning of the sixth christian young men ever in Jsebraska On November First ! J W lii - WILL I'LAOE T-L.TZ O1 BEFITS was broken up. and quietly laid away a sore head as the sun lowered beyond the horizon, ns many democrats will do on that event ful evening. Not being able to satisfy a thousand desires within his breast, h State Corn Exhibit. The Nebraska state board of agricul ture will hold their winter meeting and annual corn exhibit at Lincoln, on Janu- branched out anew, this time gratifying ary 10m, iqvj. a long felt want. Recognizing a child premiums. of engineer Cushiug's on the street, h. The following schedule of premiums secured his services by a promise of a and conditions are presented and wi!l small sum of money to dneet him to his Prevail: home. When they reached the house he Exhibits must be grown 1a Nebraska, 8ent the child in, t'linki-i-r hi f-'.Ki- Wu the growth of 1888, and have been grown I 1 , , . , , T. . . , . I.v fl vl,;.;fr in n.o.,f . u.., .i.iu 10m nun 10 leu Uis peting. mother he would make her a present of Statements as to soil, manner of savin; I ten dollars if she would admit him. preparing seed, and time of planting, The mother was informed and she im mode of culture, and period of maturity mpdilltely aroused her husband from a to accompany each entry. Entries to be , , , at any time before or on the Saturday sounu "umuer. upon i.eing intormed next preceding the first day of winter he sent the child out to tU the inturdtr meeting. that there was no one at home but his Premium corn to become the property mnHn.rnrl m i,i,., : ir 1 of the board for distribution, or such L. , " , other disposition as it may determine. " . " u,,uul lu l'lLr A '"' t 2d e came in coiuacr with i;usiiin; s list. 3 Gne severe blow followed another until 2 his face resembled a meal block. A man was never more completely disfigured in so short a time. Had a policeman not appeared upon the scene, Cushing's re venge would have been more severe. The intruder now nurses his sick head while passing away the ouict Uou s iu the cooler. The police on searching his pockets found him loaded with nn as sortment of liquors as extensive as some saloon or drug shop, most of it demo cratic campaign water. Pre. Pre. f)6s isect -jo ears large yeiiow pent coru$r '.'(i ears small yellow Dent eorn 5 'jeears laine white Dent, corn.. 5 2D ears small wliite Pent corn. 5 i!0 ears mixed pent eorn 5 yo earn bloody Imtelier Dent ... r 2(1 earx calieo Dent eorn 5 20 ears liaekberry Dent corn (kernels not less one-half inch Ion?) . 5 20 ears named strains yellow Dent corn 5 20 ears named strains Dent white eorn 5 20 ears yellow Flint corn 5 i'O ears white Flint com 5 20 ears Suar corn 5 2o ears 10 ut.-oni r, 5s2 Largest number varieties, and bet displayed collective exhibit of coir by any one count v in Nebraska, weft of the loth meridian 21 is 533 Largest number var'elies. and best tnspiayen collective exhibit of corn by any one individ ual, t'loiii any section of the state ... 25 15 .V.9 570 r)7l ')72 27.1 "71 570 77 578 579 so iSl '"That's What My Wife Says." "Bow are all the folks"' r.sLul lirown of Jones." "AH, wpil, except my v.ife," apjub... .im -worried about h, said In each exhibit made under the above She tires out so enMlj; h complains of a 1st each 20 eais must be accompanied backacho about all the time, and i with one half peck shelled, of same corn so low-spirited that she don't seem like as ears exhibited. This rule while it herself at all." "My dear fellow." intei would be advantageous and desirable to l'..?.1'0","' T" tl?V e,lctl? what ucaiv ,uy vite uij ifiQ very same both the exhibitors and the general ex- sympipms a fev months aoo. hut toil.-iv libit, does not, of obligaiiou, apply to she is the. heaUhiest wo mail in town. Dr. thecclieciive exhibits." Collective exhib- ! 1 ierf'--- Favorite Prescription cured her. ts must' be generate and distinct from aml " w,i" cure 1Frs- Jones, too. Therms 1 -t . ..... . 1 nothinir on earth like it for inaiVIUUai eXUIOltS, ',Vtir-p ninkinrr 1 . i 1 ii ' . . tives maKing phjmts to which the v,T-!Kci sc; ft re liable. colip';-e exhibits can enter and com- That's what my yUe says, and she knows." pete for minor individual premiums with same varieties of ecru, b.ut not the same specimatis, it will ba seen that in col lective exhibits a scientific test is not re sorted to. It is simply the "largest num bers of varieties and best display." Pro fessional commercial seed growers or dealers are not permitted to compete for premiums. iSvcry facility for exhibiting will, however, be provided tUem4 free of charge, and, thsy a.re n,YUed ta make ex hi bits. ecor.E of PoIInts for ear corn. n.i ' 5 ..il f i . Mu.iiai-i; (u suiiaiacuon in everv case, money returned, printed on the bottle wrapper. Think Stanley is Alive. Loxdox, Oct. CO. Tha Emin relief committee discredits the story of the m.nss.4eve (if the Stanley exj idition. The members of the committee do not doubt that Stanley is tho White Pasha reported to be In, Jiahr El Gazelle province. Circumference cf ear Evenness of er Per cent of net ;r;iin to cob Color and uniformity of grain Quality and ripeness of prain wenrni oi net gram compared with legal standard 100 KM luo 100 300 200 100 Louisville. Miss Mary De Witt closed a fall term of school in district No. 86 last Friday. Mrs. Vni. Carr, of Greenwood, was the guest of her sister Mrs. Barker, Saturday and Sunday. Remember the rally here to-night. (Tuesday) Let every republican turn out and help to make it a success. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton were away from the city Friday and Saturday. They visited friends in Ashland and Green wood, and attended the grand republican rally Friday night. Our schools were not reopened here Monday on account of the f uneral ser vices of Mr. G. C. Cleghorn, whose death occured Saturday morning at 8:15 after an illness of only abont 30 houres. The announcement of his death was a great shock to the whole community. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the place. Three ministers were present and a large concourse of relatives and friends. The school attended in a body. They each deposited a boquet in the grave. They bore a beautiful banner with "Gone to Rest" inscribed on one side and "We Shall Miss Him" on the the other. The banner was presented to Mrs. Cleghorn after the services were concluded. Let every teacher remember the Local to be held here next Saturday at the High school building beginning at 10:o0 a. m., following is the programme : School management. J. W. Berge, opening discussion Emma Duncan; Or thography J. I. Burwell, opening discus sion Maggie Free; Civil government A- II. "Waterhouse, opening discussion A. M. Bushnell; Relation of teacher and parent, M. Spink, opening discussion LaVerta Morse; Physiology, J. C. Cur rent, opening discussion J. E. Leyda; Arithmetic, May Coner, opening discus sion Minnie Angel; History, Win Lattn, opening discussion Marcia Wood; Morals in schools, D. E. Reese; opening discus sion Mary E. Barker. Common Sense In the treatment of slight ailments would save a vast amount of sickness and misery. One of Ayer's Pills, taken after dinner, will assist Digestion ; taken at night, will relieve Constipation ; taken at any time, will correct irregu larities of the Stomach and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and cure Sick Headache. Ayer's Pills, as all know who use them, are a mild cathartic, pleasant to take, and always prompt and satisfactory in their results. " I can recommend Ayer's Pills above all others, having long proved their value as a Cathartic for myself and family." J. T. Hess, Leithsville, Pa. " Ayer's Pills have been in use in my family upwards of twenty years, and have completely verified all that ia claimed for them." Thomas F. Adams, San Diego, Texas. " I have used Ayer's Pills in my fami ly for seven or eight years. "Whenever I have an attack of headache, to which I am very subject, I take a dose of Ayer's Pills and am always promptly relieved. X find them equally beneficial in colds ; and, in my family, they are used for bilious complaints and other disturb ances with such good effect that we rare ly, if ever, have to call a physician." II. Voullieme. Hotel Voullieme, Sara toga Springs, N. Y. Ayer's Pills, PREPARED BT Dr. J. C. Ayer St Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Dealers in Medicine. Bank Cass County Cotcer Mala and Sixth Streets. lattsmotjth: ustieib . O. H. PARMELE. President, I 1 J . M. PATTERSON . Cashier. Transacts a General Banilng Business1 HIGHEST CASH PRICEg Paid for County and City Warrantt COI-LKCTIOX8 31 A OK and Dromptly remitted for. JDIRKCCTOKS : C. n.Parnrele, J. M. Patterson. Fred Gerder. A. B. Sith. R. B. Windham. ' M. Morrisey, James Patterson. Jr. In one of his windows. K very body c:m ncss ii!il need cent's worth. The one oues.sin the nearest to ln.w Beans the jar contains, by Jan. ltt, shall receive not buv many CLOTHES The second nearest A Clear ilJ-itA Ai.i! J.u I'll in Xcaivst A FINE LEATHER CLUB SATCHEL The Jar will be filled A I ar will be filled and scaled 141 by two responsible j.arti'es and counted dy three responsible parties at a Popular Hall in Plattsmouth. It" a lady should be the iirt nearest ojuessor she will receive Twenty - Dollar Trunk. The Second Nearest . ZEine Sills: -u.Lr The Thud Nearest FIflE SILK HANDKERCHIEF r..; idling your guee with name in a sealed envelope e ach person . A One if JOSS r to Loookout lor large hand bills giving you a program before goii.o fiU the Jar and count the Beans. '1 he Program will be very interesting. to The One-Price otning Hussler And Leader of Low Prices. A HI Is m OUR LATEST IMPROVEXjIEHTS ! Ition Is tfce Iife of Trade," nt if yonliavenotw"n our latent Improved pnoSlg yon how llvoly trmle I". or how luird o'lr comrx-titorB Iikv t: woi 1c t k"ai 1: li'n i EjJ t or im. Jler for tbe JAMES M KA N s 3 rliUE, or the J A M Er4 xUliANS' 1 H1IOK iOHitlvc!y none Kenulne unless having our name and price r?tnmpel plainly on tlif- E.-lr. retailt-r will simply you witli srioes so Ftamncd lr you insist, upon ins uohik no; u ju uo toi insui;,, retailers will coax you lato buying inferior sLoes upon which they make a larger jjrofit. Competl cannot ihiiwiik! ccortilnfcto yournettHifi. Yonr SOIIIO r.JAMTl TATETJCL iik6- wv::.,v Oil LE. UHLyUALLUI DURABILITY AND 'ERFECTIOM or FIT. $4 SHOE CANNOT FAIL e at c ir-v S j THE MOST ,S FASTI DlQ. : . - 1 1 f Sr. 1 1 Such has bfen the recent progress In our branch of Industry thatve are now able to ufflrm that tho James Means' $! Shoe is in every respect equal to the shoes which only k few years ago were retailed btei(.'hc or ten dollars. If you will try on a pair you will he convinced that wts do not exaxK'-rale. Ours are the or'tinal git and (4 Shoes, and those who imitate our system of business are unable to cmiin -to with us ia Quality ot factory products. Ia our Hues we are the largest manufacturers in the United Stales. QUe 0f ,)Ur traveling salesmen who Is now visiting the shoe retailers of the Pacific C'oat and Rocky Mountain Rexion writes from there as follows : . t. ,.,. . "I am more than satlslled with the results of my trip. I have thus far succeeded In plnoinp our full line in tlie hands of 'A No. 1' dealers in CTery point I cave vislte.1." lie yoes on to say, i ins is a sple retail ndid region ror us to sen snoej in, oeeau.to mui ji iciicn ;c ...c.. . .-. I about double the prices which the shoes have cost at wholesale. Tho co!.sei:ience Is that tho eoiIe who wear shoes are paving six or seven uoiiars n pair iur snoin hmi w .iw" an wu. HlKr MEAN'S' S3 and' S J SHOES. Our shoes with their very low retad prices Ftanijii on tho -inwn rn. ni-.n nripw wnicn nave iiiineri ru ei iu i ne r in:ni.cin ur. and when a retailer puts afull line of goods in bis stock they at once begin to go OH lii:e hot c.-:ices, so (treat is the demand for them. Just dtop and consider what the above sitrnine.? so far us yon arc concerned. I il keep on buying shoes Iieariug no manufacturers' name or fixed retail price t.ttm-4 lot tell what you are getting and your retailer Is probably making yen pay uoublf Now. kind reader. assures you that if you 1 what your shoes have cost him. Now, can you afford to do this while we are protecting you b stHmplna our name and the fixed retail price upon the soles of our shoes Ixiforc they leuve our l.c-t-jry so tlmt you cannot be made to pay more for your shoes than they are wortn f ... Shoes from our celebrated factory are old by wide-awake retnilern in nil part of the country. We will place them easily within your reach in any Slate or Territory If you wbl luvet on cent in a postal card and write to us. JAMES MEANS & CO., 41 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass. THE CITIZENS jEB 1ST PLATTSMOUTH. - NEBRASKA. CAPITAL ST00K PAID IN, - $50,000 Authorized Capital, $SOO,000. OFFICERS ?BAKK CAKKCTH. JOS. A. CONNOR, Preaidoat. Vie-Presiderit W. II. CUSUING. Catbier. UIKF.CTOE3 Frauk Carrutli J. A. Cccr.or, F. R. Gutliniacn J. W. Johtfoti. Henry Bocek, Jolin O'Keele, W. D. Merri;iii), 'Wxn. 'W'eteEcamp, W. H. Cushing. John kitzof.kalij, President. C:tt-bit Fin ST NATIONAL IB JL 1ST HSI ! OF ri-ATTSMOXTIH. NfeHHA'tiA, OSftrsthe very test lacMitS-M for tbj p erupt trarjaet!on oi Jeitiinatt BANKING EUSU-ISSS. Stocks. Roiids. Gold. jove!rTne: t t.C Loc Securities Kour-l t ;!;id.Soft.lepos!t!rf rtir ed and ii'terest .ilcved t.u titre Ortifi. catee, I)raff f!rawn.ttref:Mo iu r. pnrt f-f th? 1 it'tf-ti H;ter and all Hie pripr-ipal tow i.e -; Transacts a General Banking Business. Al Who Uav any Banking business to transact are invited to call. No matter h iaire or small the transaction, it will receive our careful attention, and. we promise always cour teous treatment. Iseues Certificates ot Derosits bearitg intert s Buys and se!U Foreign Exchange, Coutity and Citv securities. Stanley Reported Massacred. Lii.le, France, Oct. 30. The Echo du Xord states that the president of the geo graphical society of Lille, lias received news from Africa that Henry 31. Stanley lias been massacred w ith all his expidi tion, excepting two men. Collections made t& prov.pt.Jy ren.itted nigbest market prices paid f r Couuty War Btate and Couiif 7 Bonds. EIRSCfORS 1 Jobn F!t7erit "LhlJt- t;'ark' 1- nakfiworth. S. arjah. K. White. The D. of L F. are entertaining great anticipations for their third annual ball which will be held on Thanksgiving evening, "Wednesday, November 2Sth, 1838, at the "Wateiman opera house. Their balls have all been tho most suc cessful oa previous occasions, and we be speak fiir them success in the coming event.