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PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, FJUUAY EVENING, AUGUST. 21, 1883.
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CROGKEBY, GLASS
Greatly Reduced1 Fricds.
Owing to my continued bad
health I have concluded to sell out
my stock of goods, and wishing to
reduce stock, I shall sell from now
at prices, way below their actual
value, my stuck of
CKOUKEltY. GLASS QUEENSWARE,
LAMPS AND TABLE CUTLERY.
Partita desiring anything in the al;ve line, bbould iall early, before
the selection it 'woken. - - "
IP. JJ. m Altf SIEKJ.
JiJ!IAN 1 1 ATT
Beef, Pork, Mutton ant
Ma-rer to A. 4i. II ATX.
HE A.DQT7 AliT.nS FOE CHOICE
Siiar-Cured Ham?, 1'acon, Salt Meats of all kinds, Lard Bologna,
and all other articles kept in a first-class meat market.
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
1-
The Highest Maiket Price r-aid for Hides,. Wool, Pelts,
Grease, Etc.
-o
Fresh Lake Trout
and White Fish
Morning.
THE DAYLIGHT STORE!
Full Line General Merchandise.
ILanrest Stock and Lowest Prices.
Call.and? Satisfy Yourself
AT
JOSEPH V
Oh,
have arrived, and I
Dry Goods
Dress Goods, Trimmings Etc., at lowkr trices
Hny other house in the country.
Also a full line of
Groceries,
at prices to defy cm etion.
W. H.
No old stock to work off. The latest patterns tf
GLASS AND QUEENSWABB
nora a.np i bovisioxs. the highest maiiket trice
I AID 1CIJ COlMrfY i i.orrcK.
DREW "BUILDING, Pi-ATTSMOUTH.
ASW-
AT
J. W. A1AKT1113
Every Thursday
will continue to tell
& Notions
than
Veal
WEGKBAGHS
Yes
Queensware
AXD
Yours Respctfully,
fLATTSMOOTH HERALD
PUBLISHED DAILY 1ND WEEKLY
The PlattsnMlH Heralf PaHiskiu Co.
O? 3R2wi:S:
DAILY, delivered by carrier to any part of the
city
Per Week $ 15
Per Mouth co
Per Year 7 00
WEEKLY, by mail.
Jne copy tlx month ?I 00
Hie cvy year 200
KcKltlereU mt e Post Office. PUttti-niouth, as
ser-oud clata muter.
Tjik Supreme court of Nrbrka hits
dismissal thts Hpplic itii ot CoutrMctor
kSilveit 111 the matter of the leuiu of
the Blute ;apiUl contract and all g ol
citiZf oa ought to be s titled with the
judfineut wl findings of ttie court.
Doubt. es Mr. tJilwrs ii tuucli better
autiBflrd than if he had trusted Ins
ens. to thu tuudr &uiderutiou of the
demouraiic party for ctinpiijn fodder
aiiu uai'iiueiu a coiiaiuerauou ucsiucs
to receive and retr the foundling,
and it is but fair toaiauiui that that pur
tj ol'm stortune.iscoiirutulating itself
that ii luts escaped such a iutliciion'aud
the btate h 8 probal y had lis eye opened
iu regid to .ue ..peculiar legislation
? .
wuicn r-qnires a muy uevelupea cu-
irucior . witn.H fuilv developed stone
quarry to be tlliiMe to bid upoi
feucli jyjbs. .. In the meantime Mr. Sil
vers will learn to bid iudutj fona the
ueXt time.
John Polix lisinw reached a point
iu Lis case w heu but two slender hopee
ate left him. The Supierae Court otNe'
bruska vxamiuing his case fail to liud
thateirorm the- record which woulu
warrant them iu reversing the tame aod
remundiug it to the Diatiici Court of
Caa cotiuty for rc-trtal. Iu other
worua tUat tribunal say they find
from the record presented, thai
Johu W. loliu has had a lair
and impartial trial at the baudb
of the Court and a jury of his- ueer.
and tuat liu judgment uud Sentence o.
the District Court of Casts touuty in us:
be affirmed. Th;lat two resorts aie,
first, a motion tor a re-hearing, which
cau be made by i'oliu's counsel, aim
which the Supreme court will pass
upon; iu this case, wnich has beeii
so thoroughly prepared and argued, ot
course, lucre is lime prooauilily thai
such a step would avail the prisouer
ituyiliiug; iheaecoudaud last hope is.
au appeal to the Executive of tueStaU
for tt coiuiuutaiiou ot the sentence, aia
appeal audr-tsed to the cou.tof mere
wmcli the cuiistitutiou guarantees to
the citizuu under eeuteuce of death
Tliesc are slender , threads for poor Po
lio to trust 10, but they are all the hope
he has all the barrier that t-xisis be
tween the doomed mau and the bloou
thirsiy gallowo, the aveuger cf poor
MetU-er. iin-j.w ...
It tins $a iecbted it will be the
tire 1 case of tbj lawtul iuliicliou of the
Uea.h penalty iy the officers of the law,
in the history of Cais coauty.
Theke is a eciiou of tue Nebraska
Press itiat baa been criticisiug the Ne
braska euj rcme court whicn if it de
an e cau tiud total for rcfl.ciion in the
preseut action o: tue supreme court iu
the Poliu murder case tiomCass coun
ty. To our mind, it is a fortunate cir
cuiua a .co that mis Po.in casH from
Judge Pouud'a district and the Simmer
mau case from Judge Gaslin's district
should botu staud for trial iu the su
prvme court at the same time.
With able, counsel repreaeuiing the
prisoner at eaca step iu his case, and a
conservative ia respecting jade.upoi.
the bencii, Juhu Poliu has been fairly
tried and convicted, sosa)sthesupreuiv
court; and unhesitatingly they 'affix
their hands and the great aeal ot thai
tiibuual to the mandate which go-s
rekntieasly forth, Saying that the maj
esty of the law must be luaiutaine.
and that tuecitizeu must buffer the lu.l
penalty of his crime; the pole,
the tax payeib, who are so regi
larly haraugucd iu this oiher district
by its presiding judge and so comfort
ably assured at each lleeliug term o
court that he is there resent to see that
the people are not imposed upon with
expensive trials have the satisfaction
ot knowing iu Judge Pouud'a district
that everything has been done 'decent
ly and iu order, and that no mor
costs are to be inflicted iu this case up n
the public. While upon the other hand
the peopie of Kearney county Bbou.d
be reminded that from the mis-trial of
Matt Simmeriuaa follows another 'de
lay of that switt and sure punishment
which lie doubtless deserves and anollnr
iustalimeut of those costs and taxis
which they will have to pay.
.There is a uioial both instructive ani
profliab.e to be deduced from the dis
posttiou of these two murder castf
which to our way of thinking is devt-I
oped at a very for'unate moment foi
the iudigntut citizens uf the southwest
em Judicial district: of Nebraska to
ponder ov-r , .
The Senator irmu Michigan, (M:
Omar D. Omt, e ) fays he has "no doub
that the main iaue. is tbo Preaideo-
tiul Mjuub'le next ear, will bo joiued
on the lanlf qucdliou. ,'iho Itepubli
cans will oUiid by the tariff a. it is.
Wll h llif miulili:4lion (Iikv l.v miilu "
-l
uud "the Democrat! will utraddie the
quelious'' . . .
The Senator from Michigan ia or
Used to be a lawyer. 'lie probably bus
some kuowledtfA of the rtuirt-meuta
of pleadiogw. Ouht he uot.tncu, to
explain how au issue can be joined be
tween partiea one of whom leludtd to
plead while the other puts iu a plea on
bo'h 8ide of th case? Chic-airo
Times. ;4
Tnat'a "eaey as fulling off a log.
Th Republican party, will take J.idr-mc-nt
by delauli, of coarse; that'a the
Way they have been Uoiug lo, these
mtuy yea it. - . . -: , i
THE UTILIZATION OP
LITCRA
. TURE. -
Of all kinds of. oooks. ;yer published
the United states Census is I bat which
coiubiues most ut.lity With feast poetry.
X It is lliereiore the besD example of the
uegradtion of literature-(as a poet
would say) from tt hue art into a prac
tical one, irom adelectiou of the imag
ination to an instruction of tne uuder
siatidiug. -
Meanwhile the social philosopher aud
economist would regard 1 be distance be
tween Dante's "lnleruo" and Mn ton's
r'l'aradise Jost' ou Hie one hand and
the United States Census on the uilivr
as a long ascent in the inarch of the
world iioui the rule of faucit'ul miscon
ceptions to the ascendency ot fccitntitic
tiuth iu iHattc-rs.
The United titutes Census is typical,
both as being the Inchest type of the
American iuea of the utilization of lit
erature, and as being the most truly
origiual of American literary produc
tions, lis c inception is original aud
Americau. Our rirat census was takeu
in ll'JO. England's first census was
not taken until I80I. No census was
taken iu iiciand until lSGl.uiid the first
imperial census of the- wiioie lirinsii
empire was takeu iu 1871. The occa
sional enumerations ot population aud
a lew collateral statistics which arc
made ou the continent of Europe have
not yet aspired to the dignity at a cen
su..
On the very surface of our literary
life therefore, as a nation, it may be
tteen that our mission and function is to
util.ze literature in three ways; tirst,by
making its truths relate to the largest
number, iudeed to the absolute whole,
ot our American social bodt : second iv
y collating concerning this wnole the
very latgest array of tacts; aud, third-
OS by presenting these facts and the
economic laws which are deductible
irom mem, 111 the most exact manner,
and least glossed by imagination or pre-
verted by mterest.
In England, on the continent of Eu
rope, and in the literary life of the au-
cit-m world, literature was kept as a
nuu art by con lining its scope, sympa-
tnies, and utilities to the few. Iu Amer
ica the United States CebaUa tstheiiiere
orei unuer ot a vast, aud iu the "liue
art" sense a vulgar, phalanx1 of repub
itcan boks, whost; object seems to be
to Uegiade the functions of types, ink,
and paper, until every Americau citi
zen shall be able to read his biography
in print, accompanied by his portrait
anu a cut of ins farm, his fac ory or
ids store. Our histories of states, couu
ties, cities and towns of thebench and
bar" ana "eminent mm" of states aud
counties, of the "great farms" of par
ticular sectious, aud all in the direct iou
indicated. The item w is recently pub
lished that the largest edition (in bulk
aud weight avoirdujjois) of a single
ork ever published iu America was re
cently shipped Irom Chicago to Kansas,
iloff many tons it weighed or how
mauy trains of freight cars ere re
quired to carry it we do not how state,
out it was a history of Kansas, satisfac
tory and useful, doubtless, to the people
of that state.
Jay Gould began his business career
by aurveyiug bis native county of Del
aware, N. Y., and writing up its history
iu a book. Both the map and the book
are excellent works of their class and
are slid ixtant. T'l such se-tthetic
critics as uscar wuue ana nicnara
Grant White such a work would be a
mere step iu the ifeueral march of
America towaid the bastard zatiou and
arbanzatiou ol its literature Iowell.
Aiurich, Edmund C. bled man, aud the
like would say of them, .More putt's to
inflate the vanity of cattle breeders and
cabbage raisers, who have' done noth
ing except to get rich at farming, aud
who now buy a book whicu u mortal
will ever read, because, forsooth, their
nerds are theredescribed aud their ga
le ends are there pictured." Tne very
same critics would think an English
eal-tle or a Swiss cottage, which chiefly
nffered from the Delaware couuty
aruier's residence in being surrounded
oy lands less adapted to the raiaiug of
cattle and cabbages, but equally de
pendent on them tor means ot lite ex-
reiuely recherche aud interesting.
It is uot wholly by accideut, there
fore, that the poet StedmaU, who would
iuve scorned to w rite a history of a
couuty, finds himself a bankrupt at
.he sunset ot his career, while the man
who brought inferior literary talents to
a thoroughly American use, aud then
urned his attention to the most Ameri
cau of all manufactures, leather, aud
then to the most; American of all fields
of enterprise, railroads, comes out with
85.(XK),UU0.
, Hut the census and these local histo
ries do uot by any means comprise all,
or even the major part, of the litera
ture of the couuiry in which , utility
overshadows aud often wholly disre
ards the merely aehftic. The suc
cessful new-spatter has utility constant
ly in mind. literature, as an art, may
be exemplified iu its columns, but that
is alway s a scoudaiy consideration with
(he writer of tmly journalistic instincts.
Pasiug to the world of books must
widely read we liud this same idea of
itility , predominates. . The average
American rerdrri attracted or repelled
by a b ok according as he finds iu it.
ouieihiug whicu interests him ou ac
count of the subject malt-T, anu no e
ctuse or its artistic treatment. This
oia$s ot, bttoke are largely circulated by
subscription. The book sWres of tbe
country are few and for between, aud
tne must succeasiul uubiicatlons are
sold on the agency plan. Publishers
have louod out that the Amcilcan pco-
plo are no se,theics in liu-ratuie, but
ulilttariaiih, and book maker, w hether
authors er compilers, are obliired to
keci thai iuea iu view. Often the
wrk is done in u slovenly w ay. and no
lifh order of literary ability is re
qu.red to perform it, even wheu it is
wed done; but with all its liabilities to
abuse the standard ot util-ty marks a
wholesome tendency in the world of
letters.
One subscription book published tn
Chicago has reached the enormous sale
of 40o,uoo copies, without ever being
mentioned iu the uoticis of new books
by auy newspaper, or being placed on
the shelves ot the book trade. Sacll
hooks are nevtr advertised, and, as a
rule are ut telly unaowu by even their
titles in literary circies or .to
literary men Six 01 the lead
ing V works of ttiis kind published
iu Chicago aggregate a sale of pioba
biy 1, 200.0 cp it", and it is safe to say
that Lowei', Aldrich and Stedman nev
er heard of either oue of them, ami
never will. lutcr-Ocean.
Republican State Convention.
'lilts ltiuulic!li elector vl the felale ol Ne
braska arc iirrvby called to xe.iU delegates
fnnii lUe ever.il couull.- l ncct 111 tiiate
Cuuveittiiin at l.lneulu, Wed-.-esda) . SepleuiUer
in;, a. 1. Ishj. t & o'clock u. ui.. lo. nit- biir-
iiose tn' il..cin iu iiouili.ai.iou cauaidaleM for
tne lowing iiuiuett oil ices, lo-wlt ;
due .lualiceol llie nupr-iue i'ouil.
1'wo Kencun 01 tne buiv-rnity.
Oue Luivelaity Iteeul to 11.1 vacancy.
'lilt -everil eouutie re eulllled toiepie
seuiatloii in Hits eiaia Couveblioo, us ioilowv,
ba ed itou tne vole carl lor K. I. Kokcu tor
aecr taiy ol stale, k1v.uk oue tfltKai 10 eacu
oue liuuored aud Ul.y 0 v) voles uud ue tlel
etfale lor llie Iractlwu ol seveulj-tivK (7i; Votes
or over ; also vuv detesate lor each urKauheu
cuuuiy
Couutie Del. 1 Counties Del.
Adauie 7 I Johnjti I
Antelope r I Keaiuey 3
hooue o 1 iveiiii 1
Ituualo.
6 I lvuox 6
liuner
Hurl
hiuu
Cass
Cedar
Chryeuuet.
Clay
Collax ....
. 6 1 l-aiicii-lcr 24
Si Lincoln 4
. o I Looi 2
.13 1 Mauiou .0
..1 1 Merrick 4
i iNaui'c 2
. x 1 .Ncuieli;i y
.4
.5
.1
.3
. . 1
. 4
.. .3
..4
..Hi
..1
. .0
.Nucivoili 4
Oloe II
1'awuee .. s
r-lielpn 3
Cuuiiug ...
Cliase
Custer
Clieny
Dakota
Llawsou
Uixou
ouKias....
luud
1-iiiiiore . .
Franklin ...
Frouiier....
Furuas
liaKts
llerce '
1'latie 6
Tola 5
lied ttilluw 4
Kit-liarduon 12
.-m1uij 9
parpy 4
Saunders 9
Seward...
. 2 alieemau 3
.5 ! Elai.tou. .2
11 I ..loux 1
Oopper ,.'
ifcreeeiey... 'i
all
llaiuiltou 7
Hariau 4
lincncock u
hayer 6
Vuliey 4
w-jtsiiiugtou a
v. ayim 3
Wheeler 2
WeOsler.
Holt 5 1
Vora 8
Huwaid 3
Jelfersou.. b I
Total.. 371
It is it-commended tliat-nu proxies be ad
mitted to llie convention, except Mich ts are
neid iy inrrfttaf reMdiUit in ine counties irom
which ine proxies are K'e.i.
o:o. W. ik. t-oasKV, Clialrman.
S. B. CoLse.s , aecivtary.
BANKS.
JOHN FlTZOKHALL, A. W. McCACOHIJf
fiesldect. Cashier.
FlrtST NATIONAL
!
OF TTMOUTIi. NUBKASKA,
OlTen very best facilities for the prompt
transaction ot legitimate
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stocks, bonds, liold. Goverumeut ami Loea
Securities Hou-;tH and sold, Lieposits receiv
ed aud interest allowed ou luue CeriiU
catco, Uraft1 drawn, available in any
part ol the United Stales aud all
toe principal towun ot
Kurope.
Collections made t promptly remitted.
Highest market prices paid for County War
rants. State aid County Bond)1.
DIRECTORS :
John Fitzgerald A. H. Touzalio.
John K. Clar-c. K. V. Cufhing.
Geo. E. Dovey, F. K. Wliite.
A. W Kcl.Huehlln.
. WEEPINGLWATJKR... ,
WEE PINO WATER.
E. L. REED, I'resideut.
NEB.
B. A. GIBSON, Vice-President.
R. S. WILKINSON. Cashier.
A General BanjoiiE Easiness Tmcled.
Received, aud Interest allow d cb Time Certi
floates. UBAVTH
Drawn available la any part of the United
States and all the principal cities of Europe.
AgenU fur the celebrated -
Haimt Line of Steamers.
Sank Cass County
Cotner Mala and Sixth Streets. 1
PLATTSMOTJTH KEB
1 JOHN BLACK. President. 1
1 M. FATX KU02i. . Cashier, f
Transacts a General Banting Business.
HIGHEST CASH x'RICE
Paid tor County and City War. -ants.
COtLKC riOXH MAURi
and Dromptly remitted for. .
L .. .:. DIKXCCTOUS t -
John Black. J. M. Pat rsonr C. H. larn el
. P. B Outbrnans. J. fH orruwey. :A. B. ; 1
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A qnan l
Can bohad at the City Hotel ''for onW:i.
25.ceDts and ltnljnne at same reaaonalile
tatea. - Farmers and Commercial ' MrB-
will please bear tbi la tsiod. dAwtfj
LTJMEEB.
RICHEY
OF PBABL
-DEALERS IN
Lumber, kh,Doors, Blinds
GeaiGnti Plaster, SSaas1,
laowest Hates. Terms CacI
JUST RECESIVEDi
A FINE LOT OK
MACKEREL, LAIiUADOKE IIEUUING, TIM)UT"VILD WAV
COD riSlI, A no n choice lot of ,
Wc have a
CBCOIQE J? A Mil
.Z. "an; rands of
MINNESOTA, KANSAS AND MISSOURI FLOUR.
I have In Ua a lino Hue of
.-. -
Queensware, Glassware,, LS&frips,
, v. &.C. All our Koodn are new and frexh.
Will Eichante lor Country Produce. Linseed Oil Meal Always oa ijiflf
Next door to Court House, Plattsmouth, Neb', 1 .
nd-62w3m M. B. MURPHY CO.
IFILOILJIE,
A
At Wholcsaleand-.JBcfail.-. '. Cash
pxi for all kinds of country
produce. Call and see rne,
Opposite First National Kaiik.
jj. if. b ATDMEirsiriE m
EASTWARD
r Dailv RxDres9 TrainR for Oinvha. Chicaifo.
Karvax 'itv. St. txHiH. --tod -nil iMints F.-At
Ihroinrh via Pforla to Ind anspolio. EU-
rant Pullman Palace Cr snd dy eoaeht on
an tni n--u trains, and vmiag car east 01 Mis
souri river - - -
t Through Ticket at the Lowest Rate nre on
Will b checked destiiif tion. Anv Information
cumtiuijr iiuuiBucu ujivu iiiicuvb i any jjKPOi nr ci
P. 3- EI7STIS. Oneral Ticket Agent. Omaha. Neb.
"BURLINGTON- hOUTE'V
... (Ch'cago, Burlington &. Ouincy Hv. 'road.)
GOINO EAST AND WEST.
!
Elefsjit Dy Coach. Psj-Jot Cxi with Bactni
Ting Cha
mti free). Smofeia? 'Can. with B- f
rrofrizv Chairs, Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars aad
kha famous C. B.tQ. Dtnlrtjr t ajs run diuy to ao4
ifront CWca & ICarMos Cktf. ibicaeo &. oubcU
BhuTa, Chicago dt Ves Motnea. fbicao, St. Ju
wepb, Atchison v Tor lea. Only through Una be
kwiatu Chlcaoa. LIbomb M DanTer. . Throurb ears
between Inrlmnapolis Council Bfuffa yja Pooria.
All eonnoctlooa made la Union Depots. It ia
koawBsattia vmtTWBOWW CAB UJOfcV . r;
. Flfiwt Caulppod Railroad In tht
p J. POTTEB. 3d Vlce-Preat and OeoT Maaacer.
' " " " y
iTJMBBE
BUOS,
-A.1STID OIEVmiSTTir
ALL KINDS OF1
!
flue tock nt - ' "
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,
Y
N D-
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;; WESTWARD
Dily P.xprers train for Direr connectluii
In nnloii l-of for all point in Colorado. Utah.
California and tlieoiire Wet. Th advent of
tlil- lia" plves the traveler a ew Koute to the
et with sentry aud u van taes uut?jualed
elsewhere. - .
sale at all the lmnrra.nt vtatiAn. and
baegare
win Co
a to ratvt. ronLrx or tlmn thl
. GOlUd WORTH AMO SOUTH
man Palace Kleepine Cars are run dallr to and.
OnlM Train, Dmiit TW rVta.liM Vi-ll
BurUturcon. Oedar IcaoldsMd Aibert Lea to St
Paul and MuiBMpolis; Parlor Cars with Beclioiaf;
Chairs to and rrn b Lotus aad Peoria aod to.
and from bt Louis and Ottwnwt. Our 00c
chaoira of cars between St.- Loust aol Dm
.viotses. low. IJnooln. Nebraska, and Dosrr
Colorado. .
, It UuaivenaSr admitted to be tb .
World for all-Classos of Travel
PEBCEVAL LOWELL. Oeo. Paaa. Agt, ChicagpJ
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