jfttte- VOL. 1 PLATTSMOUTII, XEBKASKA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY II, 183:$. NO. G7 V 4 r OSXIRAL MERCHANDISE THE DAYLIGHT STORE! Full Line General Merchandise. Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Call and Satisfy Yourself JOSEPH V. WECKBACHS .' Tt? Oh, Yes ! (tar i 3 hare arrived, anl I will continue to sell Dry Good si notions Dre Goods, Trimmings Etc.. at low k;: pkices than an other hou?e in the country. Also a full lino of Groceries jiiPPnQwarp AND at pric-es to defy com etion. Ywui-3 Uespettully, GROCERIES. IP. jr. DlALEil I Groceries, Crockery, Also Choice Brands of Flour. Ayent for the German Fire Insurnce Co., Freeport, 111.; German Firt Insurance Co., Peoria, 111.; Manhattan Life Insurance Co., New York. Western Horse and Cattle Insurance Company, OF OMAHA. 1'ire Insurance Policies Issued in the English and German Languages fiteamihip Tickets sold from and to Europe over the Hamburg American Packet Co., and the !North-German Lloyd. Agents for , 100,000 acres of land on the Northern Pacific railroad in Dakota. rice m la Ko old stock to wrk olf. The latest patterns A GLASS AITD CTTIESIFrSW'JLIEIE FLOUR. FEED AND PROVISIONS. Tlia Yery Highest Market Pries paid for Country Produc DREW BUILDING. PLATTSMUOTH. filou A X 1 At Wholcsaleand Retail. Cash paid for all kinds of country produce.: Call and see me. OnnoaiteiIBrst, Rational IBank. PLATTSHODTH HBBED. 1 VlLV. d--lircitJ by carrier any ji. tit of tin city rerWeck $ 15 rer Mouili hrr Year 7 hj WEEKLY, by instil. line copy Ax months tine ct'iy y;ir UtKisiiTod at t e I'ost Office, i'littl SLConil v!a.sa mutter. .! (0 2 ji loulli, a Ji:uk Dunn, H-o sporting inuu who killed Jim Elliott, the prize lighter, a li'v wi'i-Ki Un in Cliit-ayo, i on iriul fi niuulu'. ".tli-ihsciioe" is his p!ia. A Gran 1 Island poiliuasur Uhh been Hpoiiitcl au 1 Lis uaine is C'harhs L. Howell. This is the pttu Seth Mobly had within his grsp a few luouthn ago but it slipped through hi lingers. Flos. I'jjii. U. Thompson, who mur dered Waller Jl. Davis in Kentucky, recently, is ou trial at IIjto dsbur. Hon. Dan VoorLe?H is il fending lihu. Thompson is a member of Congress, ami the killing is enein!ly supposed to have been unju.-ti liable, consequently the trial attracts uuusu ll interest. t! l:u . I., Mil Kkim itppointtd illi T ot til" CIVII !! ViiT I I c"-iiJ' ! on ;u'rni! i: . i clamor .i:-aii.-'t him mm clerk in li.f ii.-i; i;- htLll j:piiilte'l t' rii; '' look out for a rjv il it covcul Lyman ever hr.d any friends or acquaiutanccs aiiiong1 tho politicians. hief e:ui: 1 ;.v.. '( ;.i.r: ;:!i.l.t ll.sr u- i-h.i;I.l ! Antony Hies, of North Platte, who who was advertised by the I3ee, as a defaulter, a fevf days since, has dis covered that one Thomas Patterson, of North Platte, sent the special to the Bee which contained the libel com plained of, and has had Mr, Patterson arrested on a criminal charge of libel. Evidently tho bad blood which has flowed through the North Platte circles for years has got to be drown in open court. The organization of a law and order society is a good Move, and if properly carried out will be productive of good. There is no intolerance or fanaticism about a movement looking to the en forcement of law iu our muiiicipal af fairs; let it be aimed at a general up holding of our laws and the enforce ment of city ordinances. All good citizens who have business interests to care for, property to protect, and lami lies to guard, can endorse such a move ment as this. Secretary Teller has addressed the following formai note to Brewster, attorney general, in regard to the claim of the United States agaiust the Union Pacific railroad company, which our readers will notice calls for the com mencement of proceedings iu court to settle the matter. Evidently the aoveru- inent means business iu this matter. DEPAUT31KNT OF THE INTERIOR, ( Washington. May ll J The IIonorabe Attorney General of the United States: Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the letters ad dressed me the It th ult. and tth inst., respectively, by the commissioner of railroads, and tne exbibus accompa nyinsr the former relating to the moneys due the United States by the Union Pacific Hail road company. The commissioner recom menus that ms letters and exhibits be transmitted to you (to be considered with his letters and txhibits of the 2d of February last), for the institution of legal pro ceedings to obtain judgment against said company for whatever sum may be found due the United States, and for a judicial determination of what are the "net earnings" within the mean ing of the act of the Tth of May. 1S73. lie find? the sum of ?35, 9S3 to be due the United States from said company for the year ending the tlst f December, lf-82. This added to the sum due the 81st December. '81 (aoi,t:n), makes a total of $1.77.743 due the United States on the 31st of December, 1882. Before trr.nsinit tinir to you the papers herewith. I deem ed it proper to make a formal demand on the president of said company for said sum. I inclose herewith a copy of my letter to him of the 21st ult. making such demand, and of his reply thereto of the 1st mat. The views of he com nuseioner of railroads on Dillon's letter are expressed in his letter to me of the 8th inst.; copy herewith. Because of a retusal of the company to accede to my demand for a settlement of the sum due, I concur in the recommenda tion of the commissioner that such ju dicinl proceedings be instituted to en force the demand as may iu your judg ment best pre to project the inter'"5! of the United States. Very respectful ly, H. M. Tkllek. Secretary. lions from we the have heard tima and again good people up in that country, we are inclined to the opin ion a little reconstructing at horn (in that uMtiict) would save a good deal of unnecessary and uncalled for scan dal abroad especially as these com plaints all, or nearly all, seem to be lo calized in that particular territory. The JIeuald may be pardoned for sug gesting to these gentlemen, who are writing these abusive articles, that a little self examination would Jnot be a nibs ia this matter. It is always a pretty good idea to know that one's own household is in order before un dertaking to reconstruct our neighbors. Curtis' on t lil- oi:Iil lo p., ; REFORM HOB3ISTC. It is amusing and instructive to no tice the bareback performers in the great circus of American politics; we mean the fellows who ride the hob'.y horses, for the entertainment of the amusement seekers under the dilForcut party canvasses. Geo. William Cur- tie, of Harper's Wceklcy, has proved himself, perhaps, as great a clown, and awkward a tumbler, as can be lounil among the great multitude of per formers, lleform is Mr. str' i'g suit, strong i. h? lmMy that no i;;:ui can !' ' t j ! i : r- ;. to J;-; j.? !io:.'d ' t-i 'l"r.- i:iv!; iiiii.ii ::.;.y l. rih' '.-..: :!,ii-- ail that Mr. Cm ti' j -; It-:- :i;iv i-, -1 iroM t he tMiJO fi il .-CJ V il"." prayer b'.ok, bit in the. .-wine pe. dr-'-p his i.ickie into the same coii'ribuiion box, part his hair in the middle, assent to the same creed, and swallow exactly the eamc confession ot faith; but if, anywhere, at any time, during hi past life George William discovers, this brother, lu full fellowship, has been friendly with any of the party leaders who have become distasteful to Mr. Curtise, the man's blood is attained, and his doom is sealed, nothing can attone for this error, however early it may have been in the unfortunate's ex istence, or however trivial iu its nature. George William will hava wme of him. The latest and best evider.ee of this ictollerant spirit, which Las sent martyers and witches to the stake and dumping hoard, is the cage of the chief civil service examiner, Mr. Keint, from Pennsylvania, a man chosen by the board of civil service examiners as a sort of head tutor iu the civil service seminary at Washington, on account of his peculiar fitness, he (Mr. Keim) beinir an ambitious expert himself, in the ring with the civil service co!t. Mr. Keim is an editor of a reform paper, he has written and worked ior a prac tical bill upon this subject that would cure the many manifest wrongs of our public service, and he is all right, until Mr. Curtise discovered he wa3 once, in days gone bye, the friend of the Cam eron? in Pennsylvania, that set; led it, and Mr. Curtise sass he never, "or hardly ever,' will be happy again. In his opposition to this appointment, Mr Curtise advertises himself as a creature controlled entirely by his hates and prejuelices, and as a partem of the smallest and most contemptahle ot would-be statesmen, who have made their appearance iu this era of political hobbiests. THE LAWLESS DISTRICT. While the Hastings Journal and othtr n?wspap.?r in th.; old (i-islin Ms riot r indu'ging in criticisms against the Supreme Court of tho State, wouli it not be well for these journals to stop long enough to inquire just how it comes that this complaint arises almost entirely from tho " old Fifth," where the blind Goddess is supposed to swing the even scales of justice with 'inspired wisdom. The Herald does not wish to be undtr- IRELAND'S WRONCS. Ireland's woes and England's intoler ance iu her Irish rule, cannot be more forcibly set forth, nor brought home, to the people of this country, than is done by the following oflicial document ad dress by Benjamin F. Cutler, governor of Massachusetts to Hon. Chas. J. Fol ger, secretary of tho treasury. It ap pears also from the acknowledgement of Secretary Folgcr of the oDicial note of Governor Butler that a United States official, the ctdlectr of customs at Bos ton, has also called the attention of our government by an official communication to the s ime greivauce ot which Massa chusetts' chief executive compplains: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ) Executive Department, Boston, A;,nl 23, 18S3. ) Dear Sir : I have the honor to call your attention to a matter of very con siderable importance to this Gouimou wealth, which is, perhaps, a9 succinctly elated as it may wtdl be in. the enclosed extract from the Moniteur Beljre, April 6, 1883, of which I scud you ales the translation ; One cargo of these emigrants has al ready arrived in Bostou, and another is momenta: ily expected. If I were con vinced that it wis in the power of this Commonwealth to prevent their laud ing. 1 should deem it my duty to elo so. Mituy of them immediately became a charge upon the Commonwealth for supoort as to iheuiselves and toeir fiao- Iies. 1 have the utreugeet iiinl deepest sympathy with these p or pooj.lot aud if iiiiided I will eudenvor to sec tlmt thev are humanely and properly cared for. were, though not a penal, a pauper colony of that empire. Bylaws which trench very nearly on the penal they have made these poor people of Ire land paupers, and then, to get rid of feeding them at governmental expense send tliem to us; perhaps after they have selected tho best of thetn to send to their own colonial dependencies. England ought not, in my judgment, to bo ueruiitted to empty her alms houses into tho United States, nor ought she to be permitted in Ireland, where she has not almshouses to care for the people that her laws have made paupers, to impose them as a burden upon state charities. May I ask of you, Mr. Secretary, therefore, to take such means as to your good judgment may seem legal and proper to prevent the landing of such deportations, at least within the limits of Massachusetts; and I promise you whatever aid in that regard the Executive of the state may be able to give. If it so happens that the laws of the United States may be incited mil to hin der the landing of these forlorn creat ures, certainly it i.- within the scope of the diplomatic power of lh United Sti.tes to nmke such representations to the government of ('real fSntaiu as will prevent their being seut here against the will and wih of our government. If tho latter is the only way in which the evil can be reached, may I beg of you to present the matter to the president for his consideration and intervention diplomatically-, if he shall see c:iuc? 1 have the honor to be. wry rcspe- i f id ly, ;. o;.r !iiv!i !it si-rva:ii. h-- !!; ( j(A .'. I'liiii '. t; .-: t i ;m'.;: i :-:r, -Mr.; H. t . J'.nt'tr, Cod titer '.': f.Vc.V : Sik: I have the honor to inform you thai a copy of your communication of the 23d ultimo, in relation to the de portation of pauper emigrants to this country under the auspices of the British government, with its enclosure, has been referred to the Secretary of State for such action as he may deem appro priate. I will add that this subject was brought to the attention of this depart ment by the Collector of Customs at Boston in a report dated the 20th ultimo which has been referred to the Depart ment of State. Very reepectfullv, Charles J. Folger, Secretary. :l, c CLOTHING n thing i othing. Never XJniclei'Solcl. Still undersells any ol his competitors by 'JO per cent. Beasoun why, he has been au old experienced Clolhieicvcr since 1K."51, knoW4 how lo buy, pay no rents and buys fur ca-h. Remember the Twenty-Five Per Cent. Saved SAVED BY liUVlXC OF HIM. d&vr. GROCERIES Another Demooratlc FooK?) "What kind of a tariff plank aro the democrats going to have in their platform?" ' A moderate one, I presume. We have got to raise too much money to carry on the government to talk about free trade, and a tariff for revenue only amounts to nothing. -I would like to see a tariff law passed that meant anything elsa than a tariff for revenue. There never has been, and there never wi'l be. So it brings us down to the consideration of a reform in the tariff, a wise discretion in affix ing duties, putting on luxries all they will bear, and admitting a good deal of raw material where it will not impair the traffic in such material at home. It will be this ability to discriminate and wisely impose duties that will command the attention cf our legis lators, and a wise tariff modification will meet with the approbation of the whole country. Neither protection nor free trade ought to enter into the tariff platform of the party, when we speak of those two doctrines as a whole," The foregoing views on the tariff question expressed by Senater Kernan, of New York, to a Chicago Times re porter, the other day, will place this distinguished statesman among the back seats in the political holiness meeting to be held by Henri Watter son, Frank Hurd, anti-moaopolist Mor ton, and other free trade doctrinaire Bishops in 18S4. The Herald looks upon Mr. Kernan as just about sound on the tariff question. BANKS. John FitzgerAlV, A. YV. McLauuhlis President. Caehier. FIRST NATIONAL OF PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA. Offers the very best facilities for tne prompt transaction of lejjitlruato BANKING BUSINESS. Stocks. 15omls. Gold. Government and Local Securities liuught and Sola. Deposits receiv ed aud interest allowed on time Certifi cate. Draft" drawn, available in any part of the United State and all the principal towu ot Europe. A FINE LOT OK MACKEREL, LABRADOR K II ERRING, TROUT, WILD WAV COD FISH, Aso a choice lot of I,S:&027S OHAKCES. W i- bao a fine f-t'ek of VE FAMILY CiR Faney iuils of MINNESOTA, KANSAS AND MISSOURI FLOUR. 1 have in ttoc a !!:) I'm r Queensware, Glassware, Lamps, &c. A!! 'ir koo.H a:-'.- new and freli. Will Exctojre ior Country PMace. Licsooa Oil Meal Always on Hand Next door to Court Home, I'latt.-moulli, Neb, M. B. MURPHY & L.U. Ud&52w3Hi LUMBER. mm Corner Pearl and Seventh Streets, -DKALEKS IN Abb KINDS OF- Lumber flnnro Rlinno jyuioi mmuoj jUUOllSi Cement, Plaster, BTJILZDJIIsrO- PAPEB. yjyJ 413W Collections made & promptly remitted. Highest market prices paid for County War rants, State aiid County Bond. DIRECTORS John Fitrtrcrald John 11. CIhtk. Geo. t. lovey. A. E. Tonzali!. K. K. White. HARDWARE. THIS CELEBRATED AX FOR SALE BY A. Y. lid ausal'.D. Bank s Cass County Cotarr Mala a:id SiUh St:v mi -4 "-.t -? I l'-jWL. --.-: -.r -. ,r if- Transacts a Geaeral Banliiis: Busiuess. HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid for County and City Warants. COLLECTIONS UAUEj I recognize and rejoice in the theory upon which our government was founded that America should be a home for the oppressed and downtrod den everywhere. We welcome, there fore, all, however humble, who come to us of their own free will, aided by their enerpy, enterprise, and resources. Such people, whether men or women, and their children, are a source of wealth to the country : but bv this I b t aimi mjAifmmMkia th r tK,. 1 John Black. J. M. Puttarann. C IT. Pannela. J JOHN IU.ACK. President, lJ. M. i'ATl'SKSON, Casliior. i and promptly remitted for. DIKKCCTOIU ! JOSSSTSOST BROS., DEALERS IN Hardware, Stoves and Tinware. Gcean on in.j law f ram 4 ia (f .- a. 'i ru away 7W&wtf thrown awar to uvoM m.i.... I " - bikkctom: gtem wae, Stoves and TiAwor-r i UVUU IU Dll n I umw over oviomvu m uu v