1 If jiliftttettt0iith 5 I MB is VOL. 2. I'LATTSMOUTII, NEBKASKA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2G, 1881. NO. 75. J. V P f: t IT , f i- t? -.J f A- Week ! 9 News of the Something; Tw Dust received Isa toilet osips at Will .EL Warrick' A Large Stock of the above goods received ll.is wet-k At Wanick's Drng Store. HAS A LARGE STOCK OF NEW Si?OXGE5 AT l-OW PRICES Our New l'eriumes, Satcbet Powders, Toilet J'owdirs, &c, Will J. Warrick. For IDroopingr sasacl Eiolera9 Among Poultry, use "Warrick's Sure Cure Poultry Powder." Warrifk has sold an immense lot of Wall Paper this week. If you are in need of Paper Hangings, don't fail to sec W AH KICK'S STOCK. JOSEPH V. WEC KBA'CH Q O O O W O' O X o ijlLiiBnJiI 4JV ass 35$ ipMl II I o o 00 TO MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS I do not care to follow the example of my competitors, by moving my store West, nor am I worried ly their doing so. P.ut on the con trary, I have MARKED DOWN all my Dolmans, Cloaks 9. Pnrnno in i i in In fact, everything in the Dry GooiLi line, in plain figures, and trom now on will sell at PJEtlJMCJU JZcLslei-JZ IPTtlOJUS, and no blowing or misrepresentation. If in want of any Goods in the above lines, or if you need any FRESH GROCERIES. Call and see for yourselves. JOSEPH "V". WEOKBAOH. XjTTIMIIBIEIR,. EIOHET BEOS, DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP- - Lumber. SasMoors, Blinds MISED 2 AIITTS, LiMB, Cement, Plaster, Hair, PLATTSMODTH HERALD. PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY Th8 Plattsmoiiltt Herald MMw Co. DAILY, delivered by carrier to auylpartjof the city Per Week $ 15 Per Month 60 Per Year oo WEEKLY.Tiy mail. One copy six months..".. $1 00 one copy Oue year 2 oo Keginierea at ine rosi oiuce, natttinouin, a second class matter. HaOCTest ECatcs. Terms Gash The report of the investigation of the murder of Mathews, in Copiah Co , Mississippi, soon to be published, and, following closely upon it, the trial and acquittal of Wheeler, the niurdeer, are disturbing the democratic leaders in Washington. Thousands of copies of the report of the investigation are be ing printed for distribution, and the more the facts are considered the more damaging does the case appear against the Mississippi democracy. It is no wonder that the southern senators aro non-plussed as to means to counteract the effect that a knowledge of the facts must produce upon public opinion. The truth of the matter is, there is 6imply no defense that can b9 made. The verdict of the jury that tried Wheeler is as great an offense against society and government, and perhaps a more significant event, than even the cold-blooded murder of Mathews. The prompt acquittal places on record tho evidence of the fact, of which there was no chau& for doubt before, that public seutimeut in Copiah county, and, pre sumably, ia a large portion of the stale of Mississippi, sanctions the mu;Ier of ui(.i who vote anything but the demo cr.ilic ticket. There is absolutely no escape from this conclusion. The facts before the jury establish beyond peradventurc that Wheeler murdered Mathews solely because he dared to op pose the democratic party. Mathews was a substantal, honest business man, a public spirited citizen, a generous friend and a good neighbor. Shortly before killing Mathews, Wheeler himself said he "would rather vote for Mathews thau for any man Who was running for office." Indeed, Mathews had often belrieided Wheeler as Wheeler acknowledged. But Math ews was opposing the democratic party of Copiah county. The democrats of the county organized into armed bands that scoured tho county, mobbing and in Eome cases murdering negro voters. Mathews was apprised of the danger time and again, and the very day be fore the election asked the sheriff for protection. Although the sheriff of fered to make him a deputy, to he could arrest those who were threatening him with violence, he declined, askiDg only the protection due to any citizen. Some hours later on the same day, a band ot armed democrats met near Mathews' house and sent him notice in writing, requiring him not to leave his place on election day. To the man who served the notice, Mathews said: "Now, John, you have got it in your power to murder me, I admit. But I am going to vote tomorrow unless you do kill me." And on the next day as he stepped to the polls in Ilazelhurst with his ticket not a democratic ticket in his Lad, Wheeler came up behind him and slot him dead. That night the democrats of Ilazelhurst held a rousing ratification meeting, with mar tial musi c and an enthusiastic proces sion, and Wheeler was shortly after elected city marshal. Thfs is what the red-handed murderer said : . "I killed Print Mathews. I told him no$ to vote, and he voted, and I killed him. It was not me that killed him; it was the party. If I had not been a democrat I would not have killed him. It was not me, but the democratic party; and now, if the party is a mind to throw me off, damn such a party." - It was only after months, when it be came evident that the complicity of the Mississippi democracy in the Mathews murder would injure the democratic party, that Wheeler was arrested and the farce of a trial played, The prompt verdict of aot guilty was a foregone conclusion. The outspoken testimony of dozens of democrats before the sen -ate investigatfng committee proved what, indeed, has not been denied, that the murder was approved by the local democracy. No intelligent person north or south, so much as dreamed that Wheeler would bo punished, al thoug it was hardly expected he would be vindicated with such unanimity and unseemly haste. The senate committee on public lands decided to report the bill3 forfeiting the land graut3 opposite the uncom pleted portions of the Northern Pacific main and branch lines and the Atlantic & Pacific railroads. Senator Plumb, chairman of the committee, says it is impossible to calculate the number of acres involved, as in both cases some land was taken up before the charter was granted, and in the case of the At lantic and Ine Pacific the road was not constructed in the line contemplated. Nominally, the senator thinks the foi- leituref the Northern Pacific will amount to 13,000.000 acres. Senator Slater, who is the author of the bill providing for the forfeiture of the land grants of the Northern Pacific railroad says the actual number of acres forfeit ed along the line will be a.bout 7,000, 000, which is 30,000,000 acres less than proposed by the house comniittt e on public lands, Slater's bill further pro vides that the lien lands hereafter se lected, if accepted by bona tide settlers, shall be soi l for$1.2." per acre for 1G0 acjes. The Auburn Republican publishes a quarter of a column of epigrams from the writings ot great men, among whom wo note Tom Paine. Edmund Burke, llobert Cooper, Cicero, and others, together with a verse from the Bible. At the head of the list is an epigrammatic chunk of solid wisdom credited to a greater than any of these, Church Howe, which reads; "All par ties become corrupt in the course of time. The republican pariy was once pure." The liuie, the place, and the circumstances of this profound remark by the Sage of Nemaha is not known to this deponent. It may have bcu at the time he was carrying republican primaries a couple of years ago by the aid of the railroad dump and the grav el train. Or it may be that he collid ers hunielf the republican party. If this is it Wrt we will agree with him that he the republican party was once pure. Beatrice Express. J. PAKLEMAN Will BUY ana all kinds of FURNITURE METALS IRON RAGS AND FURS Will advance money on all SALABLE GOODS, on lower Main street, One dcor west of Beck's Furniture sore Plattsmouth. Feb. 1st. 1S83 46tf. HKNKY BCECK . DEALER IN FURNITURE SAFES, CEAiRF, TC.,KTC.,KTC.' Of All Descriptions MET ALLIC BURIAL CASES of all sizes.ready made and sold cheap for cash. MY FINE HEARSB 4 ess', i .-. ?: Li. v" - - IS NOW BEADY FOR SERVICE. ;Wlth many thanks for past patronage, nvite all to call and examine my LARGE STOCK OF sitr. KtitsTi'HE axi ofpiciss ROBERT DONNELLY'S wa.go:n- AND BLACKSMITH ' SHOP, Wagon, Buggy, Machine and Plow re pairing, and general jobbing I av. now prepared to do all kinds of repairing of farm and other machinery, as there Is a good lathe in my shop. PETER RAUENT The old Reliable Wagon Maker has taken charge of the wagon sncp He U well known as a NO. 1 WORKMAN. New WasoBfl and BnKKle Bade t Order. SATISFACTION QUAHANT ''Maryland, My Maryland.' " Pretty wives and Lovely daughters." "My farm lies in a rather low and mi asmatic situation, and "My wife!" "Who?" "Was a pretty blonde!" Twenty years ago, became 'Sallow I" "Hollow-eyed !" Withered and aged!" Before her time, from "Malarial vapors, though she made no particular complaint, not being of the grumpy kind, yet caused me great uneasiness. "A 6hort time ago I purchased your remedy for one of tho children, who had a very severe attack of biliousness and it occurred to me that the remedy might help my wife, as I found that our little girl upon recovery had "Lost !" 'Her sallowuess, and looked as fresh as a new blown daisy. Well the story is soon told. My wife to-day has gained her oldtime beauty with compound in terest, and is now as handsome a ma tron (if I do say it myself) as can be ... j . found in this country, wnicn is noiea for pretty women. And I have only Hop Bitters to thank for it. "The dear creature just looked over mv nhniililnr and savs. I cat! flatter equal to the days of our courtship aid that reminds me there might be more pretty wives if my brother farmers would do as l nave uone. IIoDiucr vou mav lone be spared to do goo 1, 1 thankfully remain. Most truly yours, C. L. James. Beltsville, Prince Ceorge Co , Md., f May 15. lmw. May 2Cth, 1883. ( CLIJI3INU THE SPIRAL STAIRS BANKS. U Invisible Architecture in a New Eng land Parsonage. "Yes," she said, ''our children are married and gone, and my husband and I sit by our winter lire much as we did before the little ones came to widen the circle. Life is something like a spiral staircase: we are all the time coining around over the spot we started from, only one degree furthes up tho staii-p.." "That is a pretty illustration," re marked her friend, musingly, gazing into the glowing coals which radiated a pleasant heat from the many-windowed stove. "You know we cannot stop toiling up the hill, though." "Surely we cannot, and for myself I don't find fault with that necessity pro vided the advance in life is not attend ed with calamity or suffering, for 1 have had my share of that. Not long since my health utterly broke down. My system was full of malaria. My digestion became thoroughly disorder ed and my nerves were in a wretched state. I was languid, ate little and that without enjovine it, and had no fctrength or ambition to perform even my light household duties. Medical treatment failed to reach the seat of the trouble. The disease, which seem eu to be weakness of the vital organs, progressed till I had several attacks which my physicians prououueed to be acute congestion of the 6tomach. The last of these was a desperate struggle and I was given up to die. As the en sis had partially passed, my husband heard of the merits of Parker's Tonic as an invigorant in just such cases as mine I took it and felt its good effect at once. It appeared to pervade my body as though the blessing of a new life had come to me. Taking no other medicine I continued to improve, and am now in better health than I have been for a long time." TExtract from interview with the wife of Rev. P. Perry, pastor of Baptist Church, Uoldbrook, Mass. apr 3 lm ttmrnmrmmnm Pipe smoking ia the real teat of a tobaooo. It ia the regal way of amoking. 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NEBRASKA. CAPITAL, - $75,000. okkickuh; JOHN BLACK, I'KANK CAIUIUTII, I'resldeut. (Vluc-fresldeiit. W. II. CUSIUNU. Cashier. -OIKECTOI18 John Black, W. II. CushlnK, Frank Carruth, J. A. Conuor, Fred Herrmann, J. W, John son, F. It. Outhmann, I'eter Munim, Wm. Wetencainp, lleary Back. Transacts a Central Banking Business. All Who have any Banking Iju.hIucsk to transact are Invited to call. Mo matter how larKe or small the transaction, It will receive our careful attention, and we prom ine always cour teous treatment. Issues Certificates of Deposits bearing interest Buys and sells Foreign KxcliaiiKe, County atid City securities. JOHX flTZOEUALU. A. W. MCLAUGHLIN Frcsldent. Cashier. FIRST NATIONAL OF PLATTSMOUTH. MSBKAHKA. Oilers the very best (acuities for the preuipt transaction of legitimate BANKING BUSINESS. Stocks, Bonds, Cold, fiovernment and Ixjca HflpitrtHii, kfimrlit uml u.lr i. . , wriwjin receiv ed and interest allowed on time Certifi cates, Drafts drawn, available in any part ot the United States and all the principal towns of Kurope. Collections made d promptly remitted'. Highest market prices paid for County War- .aiaie and county Bonds. John Fitzgerald John It. Clark. A. w McLaughlin. DIRECTORS i A. K. TouzaHu, D. Hawksworlh K. K. White. Sank Cass County Cotner Main and Sixth Streets. .C. H. PA KM KMC. President, I 1 .1 M. P ATTEltSON. Cashier! f Transacts a General MWu Business. HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid for County and City Warrants. COLLECTIONS 3IAJK and promptly remitted for. DlitKCCTORfl : R B Windham, J. M. Tatterson, C. II. Parn He F. It. Guthmann. W J. Agnew, A. M. Smith. Fred I order. WEEPING WATER WBEPINQ WATER, - NEB. E. L. REED, Tresident. B. A. GIBSON, Vice-President.1: R. S WILKINSON. CaBbier A General int&i Bnsmess Trasaciei. 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