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PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, MO DAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1883.
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.JONATHAN IT ATT
Beef. Pork, Mutton and Vea
JKIDSJ ATFBIIA
HarreMor to A. U. HATT.
HEADQTJAETSE8 FOB CHOICE
SujLjar-Cured IIam Bacon, Salt Meats of all kinds, Lard Bologna,
and all other articles kept m a nrst-class meat market.
. AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
The Highest Market Price Paid for Hides, Wool, Pelts,
Grease, Etc.
o
Fresh Lake Trout and White Fish Every Thursday
Morning.
GROCERIES.
THE DAYLIGHT STORE!
Full Line General Merchandise.
Largest Stock and Lowest Prices.
Call and Satisfy Yourself
AT
JOSEPH V. WECKBACHS.
Oh,
(Dm Eto
have arrived, and I will continue to sell
Dry Goods & Notions
Dress Goods, Tri.. linings Etc., at lowkii prices than
any other house in the country.
Also a full line of
Groceries. Queensware
AND
at prices to defy com action.
W. H.
Dealee
Groceries & Crockery
AND QUEEWABE,
Also Choice JSrands of Flour.
Agent for the German Fire Insurnce Co., Freeport, 111.; German
Fire Insurance Co., Peoria, 111.; Manhattan Life Insurance Co.,
New York.
Western Horse and Cattle Insurance Compan,
OF OMAHA.
Fire Insnrance Policies Issued in the English and German Languages
Steamship Tickets sold frc m 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.
(Brace j&TMeroM
No old stock to work off.
GLASS QTlJEEllsrSr-DS
FLOUR AST PROVISIONS. TITE TIIOIIEST MARKET PRICE
PAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE.
DREW BUILDING, Pi-ATTSMCKJ TH.
J. W. Maktiiis
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MAW Sl CD.
Yes !
Youra liespctfully,
BAKER.
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The latett patterns tf
PLATTSUOOTH flBMLD
I'UHLlaUCU DAIi.y ASO WEEKLY
iY '
The FlattsioQtli Herald FnMisMiii Co
TEEMS:
DAILY, delivered by carrier to any part of tbe
city
Per Week ft is
Per Mont h
Per Vear 7 00
wkhm-V, by mail.
one copy six mouths SI 00
One eopy ou year 2 00
lit-glittered at t..e Post Office. Platteuiouth. a
kwuv oibmh iuaiier.
J he Pennsylvania Kepublicans are
well and harmoniously organized, and
tbe democracy have given up tbe fight
in that state; at least, one would judge
bo by the tone of their leading paper-.
The Supreme Court has the Silvers
case in hand, and ominous silence now
reigns in regions where clatter, and
wise discussion but recently prevailed;
whether this means the top rail of the
fence is rapidly filling up, or cot, we
cannot say. So far as the Hebald is
concerned, it maintains its perpendieu
larity on the most elevated portion of
that structure with composure and d els
certain that its position is the safest,
us well as one of dignity and comfort
In the menu time' we wish to suggest
to our Democratic brethren that they
had best be lookiug up some othei
great issue upon which they can turn
our antiuiouopolist friend from "Arbor
Springs Lodge" loose upon the people
of Nebraska next fall. The bottom is
already pretty effectually knocked out
of ibis one, as it now is; and no mat
ter what our Supreme Court may do
in the premises, it won't do to depend
on the State Capitol Contract to boost
that pari iuto power.
Hon. Jeremiah Black is danger-
oursly ill at his home in York, Pennsyl
vania. The old gentleman is a relic of
old time Democracy, and a jurist of de
servedly national fame. It was a pa
per written by Mr. Black that recently
called for the famous letter from Jef
ferson Uavis in defense of secession,
and the action of tbe Democracy ot
James Buchanan's days, when no power
or authority could be found in the con
stitution to warrant a Democratic ad
ministration in taking traitors bv the
throat and puuishiug them for high
treason. As Air. Black was contro
verting Mr. Davis and his constitution
al view upon secession, universal re
gret w Jll prevail should his sickness
prevent the vigorous reply, which is
expected of him, to the recent letter ot
the great representative of tbe South
ern Confederacy.
This discussion between Mr. Davis
and his old Attorney General, will,
however, impress the reader with tbe
great truth that tbe wheels of progress
in this eaiiichtened age can crush the
hardest granite in tbe shape of Demo
cratic prejudice; when men like Jere-
mian Black, A ho have been celebrated
for their refusul to extract wisdom from
the many errors and mistakes of their
party ; who have clung to its effete hob
bies and traditions from the time its
teachings and tendencies plunged the
country into civil war in '61 down ta
the present day, break away from its
influence and control and taice up the
rational side of such a dissension.
Jerre Black is a terse, vigorous writert
of much more than ordinary power
and ability; and the great pity is, that
he did not employ that power and abil
ty on behalf of his country at a time
when he could have rendered it great
service, and established the fact that
his love of country exceeded his love of
party. The Herald devoutly hopes
the old gentleman may live to com -plete
an argument he should have made
twentf odd years ago.
Ou, Yes; "Turn .the rascals out,"
that's it, Mr Dana of th Sun sings,
"Turn out the rascals," and the entire
democratic press join in the choral cry,
"Turn em out" and turn in tbe democ
racy: free trade is abandoned for a free
for all rustle lor oflice. Fortuwith the
New York Sun takes up the tailings
from the star toute trials and inter
views, and quotes and swears .by Mr.
Dorsey. Dorsey is made to divulge the
great and staitliag truth thai, this and
that republican contributed liberally
to the republican ftiud to help carry
Indiana for James A. Garfield iu 1880,
and forthwith the air is darkened with
democratic hands held high in holy
horror at tbe idea that funds were sent
to the Uoopier state to help elect a re
publican ticket. Tbe sum total of all
villainies is charged up to a political
party that uses funds in placing its
representatives in power, and especially
is this the case where a democratic
stronghold, like Indiana, Is Invaded
and subdued ; very shortly, however,
tbe scene changes; tbe internecine war
among the loyal ranks of tbe New Yotk
democracy grows redhot, Tammany
and anti-Tammany enter the lists, and
the question among these virtuous pa
triots naturvlly arises, who should be
turned ro wben tice rnsceto are turned
out?" John Kelly stoutly maintains
that he represent the loyal democra
cy, while the Sun terms Mr. Kelly and
his warriors as a band of half breeds
and traitois. Mr. Kelly nnd his friends
retort that the traitors reside in the
Tilden wing of tbe party and prove it
by the'.r man, Birdsall, "all the way
from Connecticut," whereupon the Sun
the organ which has been quoting Mr.
Dorsey and condemning the use of
funds by republicans in Indiana, when
Mr. Garfield wm given that state, comes
up smilingly to the scratch and proves
that Uncle Sammy Tilden, at one time,
gave the national democratic committee
his cheek for $25,000 to help, aid and
assist in electing Mr. Hancock ; and
thereupon, Mri Tilden'a loyalty to the
party is established beyond per ad ven
ture; but while it is being established,
the Dorsey boom has received a very
serious backset ; that $25,000 contribu
tion by the patriot from Graniercy.is a
very unfortunate fact for the Sun to
bring out, just when it is ringing the
changes on the contribution by wealthy
republicans, of their good money, to
help the good cause of keeping this
country in the hands of a republican
administration. Verily, "consistency i
a jewel'' which the party of obstruction
cannot estimate or properly appreci
ate.
ADUDE IN THE RAILROAD OFFICE
rrom the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Yesterday a dude walked into the
Louisville and iNashville ticket office,
not a New Orleans -iude, but one of the
mported sort, which is seldom seen
here. Ou his clo ely cropped, bullet
head was perched a mauimotb white
beaver, the wide brim of which curled
up like a scoop, and formed a roof for
he protection of u large pair of pigeon
toed ears. The tail of his delicate coat
flirted around his suspender buttons,
and entirely failed to cover the south
ern exposure of his tight-litting pants,
which were so small in the legs that
they looked like two umbrella covers.
Below the bottoms of the pants which
clasped the ankles like a Langtry glove
were a pair of feet which the Smithso
nian institute have been trying to find
for a long time. They simply stood
straight out from the rest of the dude,
as if tbey belonged to another family.
while the ticket cierks were wondering
how the dude managed to slip his feet
through bis pant's legs without using a
shoe horn, he leaned both elbows on
the counter, and, with a gentle smile,
said: "Cawn't you sell me a sleeping
car ticket to Atlantaw, Georgaw?"
"e9, 3am the clerk.
"Aw, well do so me deah fellaw.
please. Aw! but I forgot to ask the
price, you k aw."
He was told the price ot tbe ticket,
and handing out the money he drum
med on the counter with his hands and
sang:
We nevali speaK as we pass by,
Although a teah drop
"Aw, but 1 say, are you quite suah
the slepan will go right through to
Atlantaw ?"
Yes; it goes right through without
fail."
'Well, you know that's what I look
out for when I take a sleepaw. I bate a
beastly change, you knaw
V e nevah speak as
"Aw, my deah fellaw. tell me, there
is n danger of a lay ovaw ?"
"No, sir "
"Your'e quite suah you stand pat on
t, you knaw."
"Yes; how many times do you want
me to tell you."
"Aw you have a full hand old follow
laven't you ?"
The ticket clerk could stand no more
and was in the act cf reaching for a pa
per weight when the dude with a wave
of his hand, said:
'Aurevaw, I must get my things to
the caw," and as he passed out be once
more sang :
We nevaw speak as we pass bvT
As he glided down the street the peo
ple stopped, and looked, and wondered
if they could buy the thing to play
with.
How "Spoopendyke" Reported an
Agricultural Meetlus-
From the Washington Republican.
It is an old siory but good enough to
bear repeating:
Absut the nrst newspaper worlc
Stanley Huntley, the "Spoopeudyke" of
the .Brooklyn .Eagle, did, was on The
New xoik Tribune, when Greeley was
its editor. His maiden assign menu was
to repojt a convention of eminent agri-
cultujist. It struck the newly fleoged
reporter that the delegates did not know
wuut they were talking about, and he
ailudeii tnem trequently i.- the course
of his report as a parcel of old women
and Jdiots, who hadn't the remotest
idea ot practical agncuiture. as ne
sat at his desk rouudiug out his report
and filling in a few aojecuves indica
tive of bis disapproval of the proceed
ings ot the day and the men who par
ticipated, he noticed a man at the other
end of tbe room shooting copy thiough
a tube into tbe composing room. When
be was done the man who had been
feeding the tube was out of his seat,
and the innocent Huntley fired bis own
matter to tbe foreman without submit
ting it to the man at the tube, who, as
he afterward learned, was the city ed
itor. The next day he was summoned
before Hoi ace Greeley, Who opened out
on him with' a -stream of orofuuity
that inad Huntley's hair stand ou eua.
It was evident that the great editor was
not pleased With .the new man's effort,
and the luckless author received a dres
sing do wn . he never forgot. - At the
first break in tue. torrent vf luvectives
tbat floI. from tbe good man's lips,
Huntley xentureU to ask if his report
was not Collect, and if the first duty of
a reper was not to state tacts. - - . ,
"Yes, of course, but you conld have
stated tbe facts without calling the
convention a congregation of old idi
and ttbeo MkrWVd sve Wegsi4fe
in italic.
"But were they not u set of blanked
old idiots ?"' timidly inquired the vic
tim of the great editor's wrath.
"Yes, I suppose they were, he des
pairingly exclaimed, thoroughly ex
hausted, and realizing the poeJty of
language in dealing with such a sub
ject; "but blankoty, blank, blank your
fool soul, I was one of 'em myself. I
was president ot the meeting."
Republican State Convention.
Tin Jlepuhlican elector of the Stttte of Ne
braska aio hereby called to betid delegates
from the several couuik-s to ueet lu btate
Convention at Lincoln, Wednesday. (September
ISO, a.. D. 18a3, at 5 o'clock p. tu., for the pur
pose of placiug iu uoiuu.aiiou candidate tor
tbe follow lug named otlloes, to-wll ;
tine Juittlcttof the rtuureme Court.
Two itegeuts of the Cuiverity.
One Uuivervlty Kegeut to fill vacancy.
The reveral countie are entitled to repre
Mentation In the State Convention, as follow,
ba ed uikb the voto owl for E. I'. Kofcgua for
Seer tary of Mate, giving one delegate 10 each
oue hundred and titty (10) votes, nud ue del
egate lor the fraction of seveutj-nve (74) votes
or over ; also one delegate for each organized
eouuty
Counties I 'el.
Adaum... 7
Antelope. a
Itoone. ft
ttuHalo '
Butler C
Burt
Brown 3
Count le Del.
.ToUn-oii 7
Kearm-y :i
Keith 1
Knox S
UaucHter 'H 1
Lincoln i !
Loup 2 '
Madlxou j '
Merrick 4
Cass
Cedar
Chevennee.
Clay
Colfax
I .iauce i. i
i Nemeliu y
I Nucleoli 4 ;
CurniuK
Chase
, otoe n :
.t i I'awuee 8 ;
s I'ln-lpH 3
1 I I'lcTL-e I
' I'l-.tVi. K
Custer
Cherry
UHKOl.l
Dawson
.",4
.a Tolk i
Dlxou 4
led Willow 4
Dodge ,.
Kicliurdton r
."inline
uouxias 10
lundy 1 Mariy 4
Kliihuic I bmiiidcrtt 9
Franklin 4 Seward
Frontier 2 , dueeman 3
Furnas 5 Manton
UaK 11 I aloux.
.1
Gocner 2
.haver 5
&reeeley 2
Valley 4
Washington .8
Wayne 3
Wheeler 2
Webster 6
York 8
i ait t
Hamilton 7
Italian 4
llliclicoek .2
Holt 5
Howard .3
J eilersou &
Total 371
It la reconunended that no proxies be ad
mitted to the convention, except hiich as are
held by ii ixmh reMdinj; m the counties from
wnicu me proxies are K've:i.
(Jku. w. fc. iJOKflKY, cnairman.
S. B. Coi-se:, Secretary.
BANKS.
JOH.V FITZOKKALU, A. W. MCLAUGHLIN
riesldent. Canhier.
" FIRST NATIONAL
.A-ItST DEC J
OF i'LATTSMOTJTH, NfcBRASKA,
OHers tle very best fcicllirles for the prompt
transaction of legitimate
BANKING BUSINESS.
Htocks, Ronds, Hold. Government and lxca
Securities tuu;lit ana soiti, nepoHits receiv
ed and interest allowed ou time Certifi
cates, Ural drawn, available in any
part of the United .Stale and ail
the principal towns o
Europe.
Collections matte & promptly remitted.
Highest market price paid for County War
rants, State aud County Bonds.
DlftECTORS :
John Fltzeeraid A. K. Touzalln,
John B. ClarK. R. C. Cunning,
Geo. E. Dovev, F. E. White,
A. W McLauehlin.
WEEPING WATER
lELSIES.!
WEEPING WATER. - NEB.
E. L. REED, President.
B. A. GIBSON, Vice-rresident.
R. S. WILKINSON. Cashier.
A Genera! Banking Business Transacted
I1BPOMITN
Recf-ived. and InferfH allovovt oc 'lime Certl-lu-aToo.
IMtAF Cm
Drawn available In any part ot the United
States and all the principal cities of Europe.
Agents for the celebrated
WmMi Line of Steamers.
Bank Cass County
Corner Main and Sixth Streets.
PLATTSMOTJTH
i JOHN BLACK. President, t
1 J. M. PATI SKSO.N. Cashier. (
Transacts a General Banting Business.
HIGHEST CASH iKICE
Paid or County and City Warants.
COLLRCriOXM SIAOKj
and promptly remitted for.
DIEECCTOR8 :
John Black, J. M. Tatn rson, C. H.Parirel
F. B. Guthmann, J. Morrissey, A. B.
mica. Kiel ii order.
M. O'CONNOR.
At tbe down-town saloon.
CPPOSITE THE PERKINS HOUSE,
Keeps a complete ine of -
TIT JL 3XT 353 S5f
Liquors,
AND CIGARS, BOTTLED BEER,
ALE AND PORTER,
KRUG'S OMAHA BEER
and the best brauds of Kentucky 'x
91 whUniee,
LUMBER;.
EICHEY
DKAMCKS IN ALL KINDS OF
Lumber, SashiOoors, Blinds
Z AXX7TS, LIME,
Cement, Plaster, SSair,
Lowes?: Hates. Terms Caslh
a nxn
MACKEKEL, LAUIIADOIIE IIEKIUNG, TItOUT, WILD WAV ;
CODFISH, Aeo a choice lot of
,
We have a flu Mck o(
PmOiICm P A MTTm
Fancy muin of
MINNESOTA, KANSAS.AND MISSOURI FLOUR.
I have In r-toc a line line of
Queensware, Glassware, Lamps,
&c. All our good are new and fre.h.
Will Exchange lor Country Produce. Linseed Oil Meal Always on Hanf
Mext door to Court House, PlattPinouth, Neb,
lldA52w3ra ' M. B. MURPHY & CO.
A
At Wholesale and Kclail. Cash
paid for all kinds of country
produce. Call and see inc.
Opposite First National ilank.
JOT. IP. MAlJlffEISTEHH
EASTWARD
Dally Express Trains for Omvha. Chicago.
Kan ea.a t.'itv. St. Ionts. and all points Fast.
Through Cars via Peoria to Ind-anapoll. Ele
gant Pullman Palace Cr and dvy coaches on
all thionh trains, and Dining cars east of Mis
souri river
Through Ticket at the Lowest Ratew are on Rale at all She Important "tatton; and bnejaift
will be checked to destination. Any information as to rate, routes or time tables will be
cheerfully furnished UDOn application to any ?ent or to
P.S- EOSTIS, Ceueral Ticket Agent, Omaha. Neb.
"13 UH Li N GTO N H O UTE "
Chicagc, Burlinstcn & Quincy r?a:,road.)
rr
COINO EA8T AND WEST.
' Coaebea, Parlor Can. sriUi Eecila-
PuUmaa Palao Sleepinr Cara and
ta rree). hdouck uara. wva if-
itb bmoua C.B 4Q. Dining l Ars run (Luiy to and
Vrom CUcaeo Kanaas Qtty. Ctucogo S C ouacd
lEiuffa, Chicigo tt Vt Moinoa. Cnicago. 6t Jo
umtK Atebiaos ft Topeka. Only tnrouga Use bo-
between inifianapoUs & Council blu.Ti viaforta.
AQ ronnectioos mode la Union Depots. It U
known aa the great TUBOUQH CAB LINt..
Finest EauiDPed Railroad In the
jf. J. POTTEB, td Ytoe-Pres't and Gcal Manager.
fJAgantDas
ngynairm
'xxrwx Cbaira.
TjTTZMIIBIEIIR,
i
BIKE,
i.or ok
Y GR O CERIES.
N I-
WESTWARD
Pally Expres trains for Denver connect in
In Union Depot for all poir.ts in lloralo. Utah.
California and the euiire Wet. 'Him advent of
thl line gives th traveler a ew Kimie to tbe
'Vest with scener' &d adVHntage uneiiualed
elsewhere.
COINC NORTH AND 80UTH
Solid Trains of Ele?ant Dav Coachem end Pull
man Palace Sleeping Cera are run dailjr to aoa
irom Ht- Zouxx. via Hannibal, Quincv, Coolmk.
BurlUurtoo. Cedar liciA-i and Albert Le tn kl
Pauleod aiirineatxiiia: Par kw Cant srlth Pjviiiunv
Chairs to and from tit. Loiu and lVm aud to!
and from be. Louia and Ottwunwa. Oulr oxte
cc&sg of can betwen St. Louis and DcJ
Moiuea, Iowa, Uncola. Xebrafika, so4Duttr.
It u uaiversaJy adniittcU to bp tho
World for all Classes of Travel
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PERCEVAL LOWELL. Gen. Paaa. AgX Chicag.l
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