lVank Carruth had the littlest, finest ami moat eomnleto fctock of i)iaiii6nd, Oold WiUck select fvoni
in lliu City. It will pay you to call and see our disilay,:iiid our prices arc such as will sell the goods Don't fall to call. Everybody iilvlted. FRANK CAltllUTIf.
FIRST YEAR
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Clerk.
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ClAHS MiD'.'.K No. 110. I O. O. F.-MccN
'evry Tm;.-tl:y evening of i':n-!i v--rk. All
tr:ti!tii-nt brotlnris are lvn-cetfully iuvitci! to
lUteml.
mmo I.ODCE NM. 81. A. C). I). V. Mi-cts
every altern;u 1'rhlay eveniuir it! IC. of P.
ball. Transient brother si? resjteetiiiily in
vited to at It'inl. V. K. White, Master Workman ;
K. A, aite. Foreman ; F.J Morgan, Overseer ;
J. IC. Morris, lteeonler.
1ASS CAMP NO. 332. MODKItX WOilDMKX
" ' of Amt'iic.i Meet second and fourth Mom
d bv veniiiif at K. or P. hall. All transient
brother- are reii:est'd to nn-et with us. I.. A.
Keweo tier. Vener tide Ccistil ; . r, Nile-,
lu.f'ik.. t .1 i....-. Ift It t li'v.l! lll:ifr V
C. WllUtt.s, Clerk.
1l vrrsMOurn i.odok no. $, a.o. it. w.
M-etf evry silternatu 1'riday ev.Miiiit at
Itoekwood hall at So'eloe. All transient lirol ti
ers ar? ivsji.'ctf uily invited to attend. -'. A.
Ciitscli", M. W. ; S. C, (ire.'ii. Koreiii mi : S. C.
Wilde. Kouorder ; S. A. Nowei:i:er. over-.f er.
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Adj ltant.
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Mai.om Dixo.v littieer of the Hay.
Ciiarlks Fihii " " ouard
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jAitiioB k.m.vv.. ..iuar;er Mas'or Mersjt.
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Waives, GlocKs, Jewelry
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Sp3"ia!At?ent on aiyenfatcli Rejairire
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HOLIDAY GOODS,
ALSO
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AT THE USUAL
Cheap Prices
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Represent the following timer
tried and tire-tested companies:
American Centralis'. I.w'S. Assets S12K.0T.1 j
Fire A social io i-Phii;tdelphi:i, " 4 415.573
Fraokliu-PUd.ie'.tdiii. " r.UT.l-'O ;
Home-.Ww Yurk. " T.S S.Sft!
l.C',i-f VottH Ame-ici. Phil. " 8.J71.3C2 j
l1WrotMl&Londa& 'llobe-Eng " G f 39.7S1
NPlh .'.r.t:s,i Mercantile-En 3,378,751
S'ri Caioa-EnzlanJ. - l.W.ifiC !
prin: '.e:j F, 5i,-Sprliij3eM, 3,041.q j
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Mayor,
Tr.M'iirir,
Attorney,
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CHICAGO FAVORED.
Omaha Fails to Gen tho KepuWcan Na
tion il CJosvea'.ioa bat M.koj a
Grand Tight.
Tho Proceedings in Detail.
Wamiinuton, Dec. 8. The republican
national committee was called to onler
nt 11 this morning in the Arlington hotel
by 15. P. Jones of Pennsylvania, its chair
man, Samuel Pe.-sseutloii, of Connecticut,
acting as secretary. In a brief speech
chairman Jones stated the objec t of the
meeting.
Th.! roll was then called, and every
state and territory, with one or two ex
ceptions, was represented by a delegate
or proxy. The invitation of the repub
lican national league tendered to the
committee to hold its meetings at the
Icaguu headquarter?, was accepted. The
committee adjourned to iva.siemble at
tho league club house.
A recess was taken long enough to en
able the committee to take posse-si n of
their quarters, and when chairman Jones
again called the committee to order it
was decided to allow each delegation
fifteen minutes in which to present their
claims for holding the republican na
tional convention in their respective
citi 'f. The first delegation admitted was
that from Minnesota. Their spokesman
was ex-senator Windom.
(reneral Il-jtidtrson, of Missouri, spoke
for St. Louis. Mayor Roche of Chicago,
represented that c it-. Senator Munderson
spoke for Ojiaha, "dint young giant
nuitiieipality.siluated in the heart of the
continent and upon the banks of the
gicatest river in th world." Congress
man Een. IJuttcrworth represented Cm
einnuti. Congressman Harry Bingham
presented the claims of Philadelphia.
Formal papers presenting the claims of
Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha were
then submitted; and after somo discussion
the committee proceeded to take an in
formal vote viva- voce. It resulted as
follows: For Chicago, 1 1 ; Omaha, 10;
Cincinnati, 8; Minneapolis. ; Philadel
phia, 1); St. Louis, 2; Washington, 1.
The committer then proceeded to vote
formally by ballot. The following re
sult was announced: Whole number of
ballots cast, 47; necessary to choice, g4;
of which Chicago received 22; Omaha 4;
Cincinnati, !): Minneapolis, 8; Philadel
phia, 3, St. Louts. 1. The second form 1
ballot resulted: Chicago, 23; Omaha, 1;
Cincinnati, 13; Minneapolis, 8. On mo
tion of Mo rev, of Louisiana, the choice
of Chicago as the place of holding the
next convention was declared unani
mous. The time for the meeting was fixed
for Tuesday, the lflih of June, 1SS8.
Governor Gillette, of Dakota, offered a
resolution allowing the territory of Da
kota six delegates at large in the republi
can national convention and made a
speech in support of it. Opposition wa9
made by several members on the ground
that the committee had nq jurisdiction
in the matter. The amendment offered
by Mr. Carey, delegate from Wyoming,
to allow the territories of Dakota and
Washington to elect four contingent del
egates whose admission would be de
cided by the convention was adopted,
after dbc-.ission, A resolution was
adopted recommending the committee to
push campaign worki between row and
the meeting of the convention. Mr. Gal
Lij.lt r. delegate from the New York
workingtnen's patty, asked of tiie com
mittce some recognition of the c;:u.S3 of
labor. He wanted a committee to fur
ther the views of the lapr party in the
direction of a high protective taiiff, a
s rong navy, more coast defenses, inter
nal improvements, compulsory' education
an.l other nutters, and to use the surplu
nn i protect t!u labor of American work
ingmen. Th -y a ked for the liberation
of the white slaves as they had witnessed
that of the black slaves. On motion of
Cong r, of Oliio. tip hearty an.l full co
opi'rat'pn of the committee was voted to
the m?n represented by Gallagher. The
committee adjourned at 7:S0.
The QutlQ3k in franco.
Chicago, Dec. l. M. Le Jeunc, of
Paris, memb.T of the French parliament,
Oount Legrand aud Gccrge Morcau, the
Idter a distinguished mining engineer,
are in the city. They are part of a French
syndicate controlling gold and silver
mines in Sotior.i. Mexico, and are cn
route to tint place. M. Le Jeune said
tue scttleniiiit of th.- presidency of tbe
French republic had relaj sod into quie
tude tudanvraof political excitement
had been avoided by Sadi Carnot's en
trance to power. He did not think there
was any probability of France alono go
ing to war with Germany in the near
future, but it would not be surprising if
France and Russia formed an alliance
hostile to Germany. Speaking of Gen
eral Iioulanger, M. Le Jeune said if op
portunity offered, the general could be
elected to any office he might desire.
He was tremendously popular with the
masses, but would probably remain quiet
except in case of war, and in that event
he would be the leader in the French
army.
Paris, Dec. D. It is stated that Gocb
let, who has undertaken the task of form
ing a ministry, intends to demand that
General Boulanger shall be minister of
war.
Most's Punishment.
New York, Dec. 8. Herr Most, the an
archist, who was convicted of a misde
meanor, was arraigned in the general
sessions court today. His counsel, Mr.
Howe, argued in his behalf for a new
trial. Judge Cowing denied the motion,
but granted 11 "certificate to the supreme
court general term, when the whole case
might be heard. When the clerk of the
court asked Most what he had to say
why sentence should n:t be pronounced
on him. Most, in a very dramatic manner
replied at some length, arguing for free
speech, and saying his punishment is an
honor to him who suffers for opinion's
sake. Ha protested innocence and ap
pealed to the judge to make use of Ins
discretionary power. Judge Cowing's
only reply was: "The sentence of the
court is that you be continued in the
penitentiary for a period of one year
without fine." Most was removed t the
Tombs.
Highway Robbery.
Perry, Mo. December 8. J. A. Coil, a
substantial aud wealthy farmer, residing
four miles south of this blace, was held
up by two bold highwaymen last night
and robbed of $335. Mr, Coil had been
over 10 a neighbor's, where he had spent
the evening, and was returning afoot-
Whilo lie was passing through a clump
of buahes two men stepped forward.grab-
bing him by each arm, and went through
his bockcts, relieving him of three pock
et-books, containing the above amount.
Mr. Coil was terribly frightened, and
says he failed to identity cither of the
robbers, as not a word was spoken by
either himself or them. This bold dash
in a community like this has created
great excitement. As yet no clew has
been obtained aa to who the robbers are.
T ussia Maans No Harm
St. Petersburg, Dec. 0. Well in
formed persons assert that the Iiussiai.
government's intentions are entirely pa
cific and that public opinion in Russia is
also in favor of -peace. Russian move
ments on the frontier consist merely of
the dispatching thither of t; divi"H of
cayalry, not wih an nggressile idea, but
for the protection of certain localities.
Artificial Pumice Stone,
An artificial puraice stone is now pre
pared by molding and baking n mixture
Of white sand, feldspar and fire clay. By
varying ine proportions anu quality 91
the ingredients any desired, degree pf fine
ness may be obtained. The product 'ia
jhyis adapted lor use in all nulustiies
vhere natural pumice stone has been em
ployed, and it has superseded the latter in
parts of Germany and Austria. Arkcn
saw Traveler.
An Old Fashioned Preacher.
Mrs. Higlimind I suppose vou go to
church?
New Nurso Girl Qh, yes. ma'am;
every Sunday,
Mrs. II. hat text does your minister
choose mostlv?
X. X. G. They're all from the Bible.
Mr3. II. I sec; one of those old fash
ioned preachers. Tid Bits.
Monks Skilled wit!i tho Needle.
In ancient days even monks were not
ashamed of being considered skillful with
the needle. In some of the pattern bock
for embroidery, cut work and lae ot the
Sixteenth century, men are " represented
Sitting at n lace cr cmbroulery frame. In
deed, some of the pattern books of this pe-
wl t-frn 11 OQ rrl TV nnl-c T.-i
Philadelphia Call.
A Wife's Lmappaintment.
Husband finst startimr for out of- tnwnl
My dear, here is a $.0 bill.
Wife (hastilv) Oh, John, I'm ever- so
much obliged !
Husband-?; Which I wish vou woultl trive
(u'the tailor for my new pyercoat. lie
said he would send bill today. The Epoch..
All rights rescrvcvA" uqw appears on
the upper viijli hand corner of the Eng
lish ollicird consular reports.
Tbe Stern Romans,
Young Tommy, wbq has, gouct to work
ppanf ully at his atiri, says he lias nq dif
ficulty "in hclieving that tho Romans were
very ttern with their childrca. "If they
bad been good to their children, tho way
loiKsnrc now," ce says, "ipey wou'Ci't
have had any accusative cases and abla
tives and all those things." -Boston
Transcript.
A SHOT AND A THRUST.
Experience of a Confederate Picket Th
Frenzy of Death.
When we came to throw out pickets In
front of our lines on the night after deal
ing tho Federal army the hard blow at
second Manassas, we were right among
the dead and wounded. We had won a
victory, and the bulk of the Federal army
was making for the Potomac, but thero
was a rear guard which fought sullenly
and with u thirst for vengeance, aud along
the front of my division tho blue coats
were alert and ready for any night attack.
It was about 9 o'clock in the evening when
my company was pushed out, and to get
the place assigned us we had to crawl on
our hands and knees for the last 200 feet.
When I finally got Fettled in place it was
at the base of a shade or fruit tree stand
ing alone in an open field. A ball or shell
had struck the trunk of the tree and cut
it in two, and a portion of the top lay on
the ground. The Federal picket, as I
presently ascertained, was about fifty
t-teps distant from mo and had the cover
of a heap of rails. I did not locate him
until he fired upon me. I do not think he
knew of my presence, but rather mis
trusted it and biased away to draw mo
out.
There were dead and wounded all about
tho tree. I had crept over two dead
bodies, and two wounded men had begged
me for water, and, although the evening
was very dusky, I could count at least ten
bodies on my side of the tree. I had come
out with a full canteen, knowing that the
front was covered with wounded, Close
to me pn piy right was n Federal cor
poral belonging to a Jiew York regiment.
Ho told me at the time the number of his
regiment, but I made no note of it. He
was shot in the right leu, midway be
t ween the hip and the knee. This hap
pened two hours before dark, and c0T
Kiderably nearer our lines, and he pian.
nged to crawl twenty rods, to get to the
shelter of the tree. It was only a llesh
wound, and could he have been taken
into the lines that night he would have
been fit for duty within thirty clays.
Soma men. would, have almost walked off
with such a hurt as that, but the poor
fellow seemed knocked nil to pieces and
had quite lost Ida courage. I was hold
ing the canteen to his lips, having raised
his head and put a haversack under it,
when the Federal picket fired the shot.
The bullet crashed into the head pf the
wounded men, and with, a soxt of quiver,
he fell back deu.
The incident upset rne considerably,
and, being under orders not to fire a shot
unless the enemy were advancing, I
hugged the ground at the foot of the tree
and remained quiet. Two WGre shots
were fired at me, but they were aimed too
lugh tind WfPt over. I had been on duty
about an hour, when the pleadings of a
wounded man about fifty feet to my left
for water determined me to succor him.
He knew of my presence and talked di
i'ectly to me, saying that he was shot in
both legs and had been lying there seven
or eight hours. I left my gun on the
ground and started off pn my hand and
knees. The corpse Pf. Federal lay di
rectly iit my way, and J was just making
a half circle around it when the supposed
dead man scrambled up, seized his
musket, which lay beside him, and
whirled on me with a sort of scream.
Ypu see, it all came eo suddenly
that I was confused, and when he came
at pie J was etill on my hands and khees
and helpless. He held the gun at "charge
bayonets" and made an awful lunge at
me. The point of the bayonet passed
through the back of my blouse, and tbe
lunge pushed me over and the steel went
into the ground almost to the muzzle of
the gun. I was thus pinned to the earth,
and the man let go cf the musket and
fell across; no, yttei;iu.g a groan of pain as
15p came down.
My" position was Buch that I could not
free myself for two or three minutes, and
when I did the man was dead for sure.
He had probably been, unconscious for a
long time before the frenzy of death
caused him to attack me in the singular
manner he did. So firmly was J pinned
to the earth that I had to skin" out of
my blpuge to get free, and it took a stout
twist at the butt of the musket to pull the
t'ayonei put of the hard baked soil. "An
Fx-Rebel" in Detroit Free Press.
Objections to the Profile,
The pure profile picture, by the way, is
a very fare thing. A person can get a
profile taken if he brings with him help
enough to overpower the photographer,
but no camera man who has liberty will
allow a sitter to pose for a profile picture.
The photographers seem as much set
against that as against the full face. The
reason seems to be that if they succeed in
getting the nose in focus the eart which
is some inches nearer the iustwiment, will
be out of focus and will alsq be too large.
Xow, nobody Jikes. to have his nose tnade
Large "than it ought to be, but he still
more strongly objects to appear in a pic
ture with hit ear several sizes bigger than
necessary. In other wordi ft toao hates
to make an ass pf himself and objects to
having the photographers write or print
h!n down as one. Doubtless photogra
phers know this, and so they object to
the profile and make you turn your
head a little thi3 way, pleas until the
nose is in the same foeal field as the ear.
Luke Sh,ai m Detroit Free Press.
Xew England Hospitality,
I shall never again say that Massachu
setts people nrcj not hospitable. Xot long
ago I was driving along a country road,
just outside of Boston, and chanced to
stop at a farmhouse to inquire my way.
An old woman came to the door, and,
having given me the information I desired,
litely asked me lUt to hare, so she ex
pressed it, "a drink and a rock." By a
''drink" I rather supposed she meant a
glass cf milk. The "rock" was a luxurv
the nature of which was beyond, aidi"-.
ing. Satisfied, however, h t yrhs sonxi
thing inviting, accept the pffey with,
thanka, and, h&vmg tied my herte, went
inside. " ly hostess; thereupon reque
me to "be seated, in her best rc,, cair
n4 poured we out glass "of water.
una a rf, and rest yourself as long as
you lfkcl" Certainly this is the most in
expensive form of entertainment I have
ever heard of. It teats the 5 o'clock tea
all hollow. Boston Letter.
ATTENTION, - LADIES !
Great.-Sale : of : Cloaks,
the Dry Goods Emporium of
JOSEPH V. ECKBACR,
For the next Twenty Days we have leterminwl to oiler our Immense
Stock ot choice
Cloaks at 20 per Ct Discount
From Standard prices, which were 25 per cent, oil" from last yearn
prices. These goods consist of all the latent styles in
Cloaks, Imported New Markets,
Astraehan and Plush Wraps.
We also offer
SILK AND WOOL ASTE ACHATS
Also 45 inch Tricots at 75c, worth 1.00, and 3 inch all wool Tri
cots at 43c, worth 75. These are the best pi ices ottered to
iPlattsmoTJith. - Ladies
this year. Ladies are invited to call before the rush takes
the best bargains.
Inyliglit Stores
Plattsmouth, - Neb.
3t:e3::k:e:e: i these 13
Great Sales combined in one, Opening-
MOinDlT MOHNINC, NOVEMBER 21.
CLOAKS,
For Ladies', Misses' and Children.
"We are determined to close out our Kntire Stock of Cloak, with
in 30 days our assortment will be found the most complete in the
city and as this sale is especially introduced for rivalry we guarantee
to discount any Sample Lot Sale on record 10 per cent.
150 Pairs of Bl&nkot
Slaughter sale on I hose Goods to Close. The season lias been mild,
and to close out quickly, great reductions have been made. -
Ladies Gents' and Children's
UNDERWEAR. SALE,
Fifty Dozen Pieces.
Astonishing values will be offered in this Department for
tho next Two "Weeks.
For Holiday gifts, Headquarters long since Establish
ed for useful presents, embracing bilk Mufflers, hu e and
ilk Handkerchiefs, Toilet Sets, Albums, Tidies, table
Scarfs, Hammered Urass Whisk Broom Cases, Piano and
Stand Covers and fancy Goods. An Inspection is, Re
spectfully Solicited.
SOLOMON
White Front
PLATTSMOUTH,
special prices in all
F&ANNE&S
CLOAKS,
m COMFORTS
& NATHAN,
Dry Gooes Hoise,
NEBRASKA