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THE DAILY HERALD, TLATTSMOUTII, NEliRASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1687. &l)e fllattsmoutl) Dirilji C)cralt, KNOTTS BBOS., Publishers & Propriotors. REPUBLICAN STATE CON VENT' N. Call fortho Meeting at Lincoln in October. Tlur Ki-tmhliriui electors of tint '.stale f Ne -tirxika Rro n-U''fttf(t to semi delegates from tlin aovernl coimtie-i, to meet In convention at the 0ora house, lu the city of . Lincoln, Wed nesday, October , IW7, at H o'clock p. in., for Uio purpoHt) of iiiactnt? iir;iioiiiin:ttioii candi date for ono associate; Justice of tlift supreme court, liinl for two members of the board of regents of the Btato univer.sity, and to transact iiucli other business as may be presented to tlie convention, TIIK AI'l-OltTIOMKNT. Tho pcverai couiiiicn aru entitled to reic (CMitation its follows, bollix based upon tin; vote cat for lion. Jolia M. 'I'll lyer, novciner, lu lKi, KlviiiK delegate to each new county, one, delcgate-at-laiHo to cacti county, uml one for eacli 130 votes and tliu major frac tion thereof : COUNT1KS. Adams Antelope ... Art'mr Klailie Xoono Jtrown ;uiraii Jtuller Jillit Cliasj 'hhs Cedar Cheyenne.... t'lieiry Clay tlolfax ('inning Custer Dakota Jawes . Inxoii 1'1k Holloa Dawson , lundv , Filmore KuriKiH Franklin Kr-oitier !an Cospcr , Grant tiro-ley iurlield JIall Hamilton Harlan liaVH Hitchcock Holt Howard VOTKM. 13 8 1 ' 7 ! 11 H H 3 If. 3 5 8 11 (J 7 10 4 ; t ; in . .. : r. 3 10 7 A .. . .. ft 20 3 1 3 -i 11 !) 7 3 11 .. i COU.NTIKS ,JeMrsmi .... , .IdIiii-oii ...... K earney Keya l'alia Keith Knox Lancaster Lincoln l.iKau Loup Madison M ;l"iieivon ... Menick Nance Nemaha Nuckolls ... . Otoe I'awnee Phelps l'ieico J'lattc Folk KielianlHon.. . lied Willow... Sioux Saline saiiy Ka:n lers Seward Sheridan Sherman Stanton Thayer 'I homas Vally Washington . Wayne Webster , Wheeler VOTKS u :i . . . ! 4 l z 2 8 1 t; 4 v: 7 u 8 7 3 t; i; VI 7 1 1C f 11 12 f) 4 3 York... II V ii organ ized l'er'y 1 Total &!-' It Is recommended that no proxies be admit ted" to the conventkn cxcc;,t such as are held by persons residing in the counties from which proxies are j;iyeii. Walt ku M. Skf.lv, Secretary, Geoiioe V. r.uitTwN, Chairman. Republican Primaries. The rcpublican'county convention for Cass county, will meet tit Plattsmoutli Oct. 1st, 1S87, for the purpose of select inir 15 delegates to the state convention to be helil in Lincoln Oct. 5th, 18S7, and 15 delegates to the judicial convention, to be held at the same place and date; also, to place in nomination, candidates for the following county offices: County Treas-irer, County Cleik, Kegieter of Deeds, Sheriff, County Superintendent of In struction, County Jude. Clerk of District Court, Coroner, Surveyor and Couuty Commis sioner, 2nd District. The primaries will be held at the re spective places throughout the county Saturday, September 24th, 1SS7, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention. Tho representation of the various precincts will be as fol lows: riattsnioutu it Ward, C vote?. 2nd " 6 " 3rd ' 11 4th. " 7 " " Precinct 7 Eock Bluffs " Liberty 8 " Avoca 9 " Mt. Fleasant 5 Eight Mile Grove 7 " Louisville 10 Center C Weeping Water 20 " Stove Creek 9 Elm wood 8 " Somh Hend 5 Salt Creek 10 Greenwood 8 " Tipton Tetal II. C. Ritchie, Sec'y, 158 M. M. BCTLEK, Chairman. Mr. Cleveland is said to be anxious to have General Black on the ticket with him next year, in order to catch the sol dier vote. It will take more than Gener al Black, to undo the effect of that rebel flag order. The Haddock murder case at Sioux City is being watched with interest all over the United States and the result ot the trial is awaited with interest amount ing to impatience from the fact of the plot and cause of the murder. Mil Letcher, of Missouri, American consul at Rio Grande dc Sul, whose re moval is asked by Brazil, is described as "an accomplished gentleman when so ber." Mr. Letcher shows the pressing needs of this administration of a variety of consuls who can be democrats and not be "offensive partisans." A compast of wealthy Chicago men have bought 600 acres of land near that city, and hare fitted it up and deeded it to the government, and an army post will be established there. This is an in stitution which Chicago has long been in need of and will give protection to the city in case of sudden danger of an at tack from Canada. The Plattsmoutli Herald assures its readers that 'if cyery republican in the city and county would take the daily or weekly Herald the success of the party in both the city and the county would be assured." This is rather a broad assertion and smacks just . a little bit of g-a-1-1, but nevertheless we hope tho boys will suc ceed in placing the Herald in every re publican home in tlio county, us they hope to tlo. Greenwood Leittlcr. Tub failure of the last congress to make an impropriation for surveys in Arizona has burn a hindrance to settle ments in that territory. No surveys of public lands have been inadi; the pai-t your and permanent settlements cannot go into that tcrritoiy because the best land is Hot opened uj) to them, and tlie surveyor general states that in the survey of the lands for the Atlantic & Pacilie railroad the work has been carelessly done r there lias been fraud. It looks as if there ought to be an investigation. Tin-: daily edition of the Plattsmoutli Herald made its appearance Monday evening. It starts out with a fair patron age and encouraging promises for the future. In all probability the republican population of Plattsmoutli have learned a valuable lesson from past experience and will accord to the Herald a generous support. The treatment by that party of dailies that have heretofore been started in Plattsmoutli, has been a disgrace to the city, and for the good of all concerned the Lemhr earnestly hopes Messrs. Knotts Bio's, will be given every encour egeineut in their new venture, both financially and otherwise. Greenwood Leader. Benefits of a Cas Well. Through the kindness of Mr. Armfield, drug clerk for Will AVarrick, we have been furnished with full price lists of the gas companies of his home where there are three well, at Elwood, Ind., and also of Pendleton where a well has just been completed. The cheapness of gas from wells as a fuel and benefits in saving time, trouble, and dirt, makes the subject worthy of contemplation everywhere, and since the contract has been let for the boring of a well, 1500 feet deep at Plattsmoutli, we believe our readers will bo interested in anything on the subject. The wells arc nil under 1,000 feet in depth and have been sunk and operated during the last two years. Anderson, Ind., has four wells as fol lows: Anderson gas well No. 1, depth, 85H feet, daily How, (5,000,000 cubic feet of ras. Gas well No. 2, depth S3S feet, daily How, 14,0:11,4-21 cubic feet of gas. Gas well No. 3, depth, D00 feet, daily flow, 8,000,000 cubic fect of gas. Gas well No. 1, depth, i02 feet, daily How, 3,000,000 cubic fect of gas. Total product of the wells, 31,0 01, 421 cubic feet. Tho largest of any local ity in Iudiana. The following is taken from the El wood Free Press- of Sept. 9: PRICKS KOIl NAT 17 UAL OAS IX ELWOOD. "Cook stoves for families, 50 cents a month. Cook stoves for hotels and res taurants i?l per month. Heating stoves for families per month $1 for the months of October, November, December, Jan uary, Febuary, Marcii and April, with the privilege of warming ten thousand cubic fect of space for one family only. Tlie second heating stoves used to warm the same cr a part of the same ten thous and feet, will be charged half price. For all space warmed in excess of ten thousand cubic feet ten cents for each one thousand cubic feet or fraction thereof. Heating stoves for business rooms, shops and offices,' $1 per month for the months of October, November, December, January, Febuary ,March and April with the privilege of warming ten thousand cubic feet of space in the same room. For all space warmed in excess of ten thousand cubic fect in tlie same room, ten cents for every thousand cubic feet of space warmed in addition per month. Inside lights, single jets, with a power of five candles, five cents per month. Outside lights with a power of ten candles, ten cents per month. Double jets, double price. All heating stoves must be filled with fire brick or clay to hold the heat. All gas bills are payable on the first of each month in advance, and if paid on or before the 7th of each month, a discount of fiye P-T cent will be allowed. If not paid on or before the 15th of each month in advance, the gas will be shut off without further notice. Parties contracting for a year ami paying for the same in advance will be allowed a tlis count of ten per cent. Parties contracting gas for heating stoves by the year will be allowed to use the same foi warming purposes during the months of May and September free of charge, other? will be charged half price for theso months. Parties reporting stoves not in use, and using the same will forfeit their contract and the gas will be shut off and no con tract alloweel them after. We nsk the citizens of Elwood to compare their prices with any town or city in the gas belt and see if they are not getting their gas for less than any of them. The abjvc prices do not show any tendency toward monopoly. "We elon't believe it is the intention of the preser.t ablo management to charge extortions; e prices. They have shown tl.i dispositcn all along, notwithstanding the tocsin sounded byjthe linlelin some time since to effect that. The first companies prices were so high that a second company was absolutely necessary. "Which up to the present time lias not been shown. Nor tlo we believe will be under the present management. GAS MATTERS AT I'ENDLETON. The Pendleton Gas Co. are getting ready to lay their mains and supply cus tomers. Their well is located three fourths of a mile from town, and con siderable expense will be incurred before the gas is brought to the point of dis tribution. Quite a large amount of stone will have to be blasted when the trenches are dug, 350 feet at least, which will add largely to the labor and expense. One and one-half miles of ditches are alreaely dug, and the pipe will go in rapidly when tlie laying begins. Tho company has issued a price list which is said to give general satisfaction The following are the prices of most in terest to customers: Single cook stove p r year, in advance, $12; cook stove and first heater, per year $20; cook stove and two heaters per year, .$25; cook stove and three heaters per year, $28; cook stove anil four heters per year, $30. It paid monthly: Cook stoves, $1.10; first heater $1.50 from October 1 to May 1, and 75c for May and September; sec and heater, 75c October 1 to May 1. No rate has j-et been fixed for business rooms and mixers will not be furnished by the company. The company is deserving of much credit for tlie energy and grit they have displayed in organizing and pushing the business so far toward completion in so short a time." The wells at Elwood are older than those at Pendleton but it will be noticed there is little difference in the price of gas. At Anderson u beautiful fountain has been made at the park by placing a pipe under water and turning on the gas. The water is thrown 75 feet in the air ami falls in line spray and on a clear day tlie fountain is decaratcd with a beautiful rainbow. About a year ago a flow of gas was obtained at Creston Iowa, while an attempt to bore an artesian well was being made and it is not at all improbable the same substance can be found here, but the problem will soon be demonstrated, yes or no, and the people will wait patiently for the answer, hoping for the best. There can be no mistake about the fact that local option is rapidly gaining ground everywhere, and when it is adoptee! it is usually followed by prohi bition. The political aspect of the mater is growing more important every day, as public sentiment on the temper ance question has .undergone a remarka ble change in recent years under the presence of moral, social and business consitleratious, and the excessive use of liquor is being looked upon with gen eral impatience; and the successful men of the. future in this country, evidently, will be sober men. Errors in Criminal Trials. The remarks of Judge Mulkey in giv ing his assent to the opinion in the case of the Chicago anarchists shoulel be framed and hung up over every Supreme Bench in the country. "I do not wish to be understooel as holding tnat the record is free from error, for I do not think it is," he 6aid frankly; and then he added, in a spirit of practical juelicial conscientiousness, too infrequently pres ent at such times, "I am, nevertheless, of the opinion that none of tho errors complainedof are of such a serious char acter as to rerpiire a reversal of the judgement." This brief statement is quite as interesting and important in its way as the long and able opinion to which it is related. It announces a doc trine which is unquestionably sound, in law- and in morals, but which the re viewing courts are disposed 'as a rule, to put out of sight the doctrine, to wit, that in cases of alleged errors in crininal proceedings, the higher court is not bounil to reverse a juelgement of the lower court whenever an error of any sort is discovered, but that it may proper ly refuse to take such action unless it shall appear that the error; was of a vi tal nature. In other words, it is a pro test against the common judicial policy of permitting mere technicalities to tie feat the coure of justice, and save crimi nals from deserved justice. It is well known that the errors upon which verdicts in criminal cases are re versed do not once in a hundred times have any bearing upon the question of guilt or innoceuce. As a generel thing, they pertain only to formalities of plead ing, or rulings upon points raised solely for the purpose of delaying and confusing the proceed incs. The lawyers find such things interesting anel profitable, and the Courts are bound to take account of them in a certain degree; but there is no good reason why a man who has been convict ed of a crime on sufficient testimony and according to general forms of fairness and propriety should Le turned loose be cause the couit trying him has made a mistake in some purely technical partic ular. In such a ase it is the right and the duty of the reviewing court to let tho verdiet stand, regardless of fact that the record is not free from error. That is not what the courts usually do, however. They choose, rather to mag nify the importance af trivial details, and to reverse judgments on grounds of strict construction when sttiet construction clearly implies favor to the criminal at the expense of society and to the reproach of the cause of justice. It sometimes seems as if they cured more to display their bkill in hiiir-snlitting than to win public praise for service of a substan tial kind. Take the matter of confessions, for in stance. It is a well-established and wholesome rule of law that a confession extorted from an accused or suspected person shall not be used in evidence against him. But the majority of con fessions ate not thus obtained. They tire voluntarily made, cither under the inllu ence or remorse, or with the hope of se curing mercy; jindt here is no valid reas on why any further testimony should be required to insure a conviction. It would seem as if a man's own acknowledgment of guilt ought to remove all doubt and leave nothing for the court to do but to pass judgment upon him; and yet such cases are often reversed because of some technical legal error in the manner of procuring or admitting the confession. The policy of the reviewing courts is so very favorable to the defendant, that is to say, that it frequently serves to pre vent a man from being punished whose guilt is practically not denied. Accord iur to the common understanding, it is the province of a court to bring the truth to light; but in actual practice the facts are not allowed to count if revealed in yiolation of any one of a thousand technical rules and conditions. Thus it comes about that writs of error sutcecu criminal vcrelicts with almost unfailing regularity, and new trials are granted, or the convicted parties set free, for reasons having relation only to circuni.stances of no real importance one way or the other. Tin; lyncliiugs which occur from time- to time are largely attributable to this tendency of the courts to permit tho guil ty to escape on pretexts of an inadequate and unreasonable nature. When a spec ially revolting crime is committed, the best of citizens may easily persuade them selves that tho only certainty of punish ment lies in an appeal to a process that hangs the guilty wretch first, anelconsiel ers technicallities afterwards. So many men annually escape who ought to suffer the penalties of the law that there is a constant anticipation of the failure of justice, no matter how clear and conclu sive the testimony may be. The courts mean well, no doubt, from their point of view; but the fact remains that in their anxiety to purge criminal proceedings of all errors, small as well as great, they arc too apt to correct one mistake by making another, forgetful of their obligation not merely to see that a prisoner has a just anel fair trial, but to protect society as well against aelverse and injurious influ ences, If all judges would imitate the course of Judge Mulkey, and resolutely refuse to interfere in any case on account of technical errors alone, the effect woultl be to materially improve tho general character of criminal trials and to ael vance the interests of justice in every re spect. At the best, there must be enough blunders of the kinel that shoulel be cor recteel; anel the courts owe it to society, therefore, that no time shall be wasted and no harm done in consider ing errors which are manifestly unimpor tant. St. Louis Globe Democrat. For sale A good farm wagon a strong set of elouble harness; a new cov ered buggy with gooel double harness and a good horse. Enquire of E. B. Sampson or J. C. Eikenbary. J. Schlater, jeweler, opposite the Opera House, has just received a large supply of ladie's and gent's gold and silver watches which he offe-ts at bottom prices. Give him a call. 20 w 4t d G Warrick has a very large stock of school books, slates, pencils etc., and will make it to your interest to compare his prices with others before you buy. For sale a good World type writer and agency for Cass county. This is a good opening for a fust class canvasser. For further particulars call at th is office. Warrick guarentces his Mixed Paint to do more work, look better and last longer than Lead anel Oil, try it. dGt-w4t State Fair Notice. To enjoy the sights at Lincoln, on leaving Plattsmouth you will please sup ply yourself with Pepperbcrg's fine Bud's 5c. cigars. By so eloing you will avt id paying high prices for common eastern cigars such as are usually sold at state fairs. ButleVs cigars for sale only by first class cigar deale:s at Plattsmoutli and Cass oounty towns also throughout thi state. 1-5 Lead, Oil, Varnishes, Brushes &c. at Warrick's good goods and low prices. dGt-wf-t Warrick asks OU to compare his pi ices and stock of sch ool books with others. Second hand school books at V ry low prices. dGtw4t. In order to reduce our large stock, we shall make the following low prices : Prices Our 4 Button Embroidered Backs at 35c, worth 75e. Our 5 Button Plain Stitching at 50c, worth S7c. The above gloves alone only in 5 J, 5 J anel (i. Our 5 Button Scolloped To ps at 05c a pair, complete assortment of sizes and colors. Our 5 Hook " Duchess'' at 75c a pair, worth $1.00, all sizes in colors and black. Our 5 Button S. fc Co. Embroidered Back at 75c, tho lust value ever offered for the price. Our 4 Button Genuine Kid, warrant' d, at $1.00, will compare with any $1.50 glove sold in the city. Our 5 Button " Nanon " Scolloped Top at $1.00 a pair, Opera Stadi s only Our 5 Hook " Caniillc" at $1.25 a pair, every pair warranted, all the lead ing shacb s. Our 5 Button "Bon Marche" Embroid ered backs at $1.35. This low price; on this glove is only to introduce. Every pair fitted and warranted. Tlio colors and stitchiugs are something new. Our 4 button "Our Own'' Fancy Em broidered Backs at $1.50, never before sold by us less than $2.00. All tho most fashionable shades and blacks. Our 4 Button "Simpson's Best" at $2. Same glove as above. Every pair fitted and warranted. This is our regular $2.50 cent glove. LADIES SUEDE 0AUKTL15T GLOVES AN EXCELLENT DRIVING GLOVE AT 1.75 A PAIU, WORTH $2.23. Ladies' 4 Button Pique Doy Skin, especially good for driving purposes, at 1.50 a pair, worth $2.00. Ladies' o Jiutton, same as above, at $1.75, worth 2.25. Kneier ttess Prices ars for TMs M Mi her rreo. Hermann ( For the next few weeks choice of lots in South Park may be had for $150. Purchaser may pay all in cash; or one half cash, the other half in one year; or, one third cash, bal ance in one and two years; or $25 cash, remainder in month ly installments of $10; or, any one agreeing to construct a residence worth $2,500 and jLipwards will be given a lot with out further consideration. Arc W W s&te3 th to select your residence lots, even though you should not contemplate building at once. One visit to South Park will convince the most skeptical that it is the most desirable residence locality in the city, and Ave will add, that the most substantial class of buildings of which Plattsmoutli can boast for the year 1SS7, are now being constructed in this handsome addition. eautifu sua -OF EVERY DESORIP .3DOT TES LOTS. around and through Anv one desiring to canstruct tious residence in South Park, can examine a large selection of plans of the latest style of residences by calling at our ollice. Anyone desiring to examine property with a view to purchasing, will be driven to the park at our expense. CALL Windham or OVEE CiLBS iLOVE SALE. are for TWs M Only. Our 4 Button Brunswick Suedes, Em broidered Backs. Tans and Brown, dur ing tins sale only 75c. Our 4 Button Bon Marche Suedes, Em broidered Backs, all the leading shades, at $1.00 a pair. This price made to in troduce, regular price $1.50. Our 0 Button Length Suede, Mosfjuc taire, $1 .50, mbroidered backs, all the newest shades. Our 8 Button Mosq. Suedes at $1.75, regular price $2.25. Our 10 Button Mosq. Suedes at $2.25, regular price $3. Our 20 Button Mosq. Suedes at $2.75 a pair, worth $3.75. ATTENTK )N G ENTS. KOIl TIMS WEEK ONLY. Our 2 Button (.f lits' White Jouvin at $1.00 a pair. Our 2 button (b ids' Black Bon Marche at $1.00 a pair. Our 2 Button Gents' Irving Embroider ed Baek.-s, Tuns and Browns, at $1.25, worth $1.75. Our 2 Button Gents' Simpson Best, at $1.25 a pair. Tlie very best glove made, street shades onlv. Our 2 Button Gents' Harival, at $1.75 a pair, our regular $2V25 glove, evening, shade s only. Our 2 Button Castor Embroidered Backs at $1.75, the finest driving gloro in tho market. t d2x2 ti 4. reas MOST - the entire tract. a cottage or a more preten ON 'km WmWW de I7ION lohn A. Davies CO. iSnS.