THE ADVERTISER.
TUUIWIJAV JAN'. 1.-1859. ,
-The WronESplrll
It is to be regretted that in a matter so
iiiif-ortaiii to any people as that. of annex
tiicn to the reiJents cf South Platte,
there should lo fcuud men, acting from
tny other fnnciple than that of a desire
to trrive at henest and unbiased conclu
ticn, and a fair untrimaelled expression
cf the ubhes cf the whole people inter
est J. As'we'havc befcre stated, our
" clject in cghaiin this subject was to se
cure an expression cf residents of South
riatlcT:nd with a determination as a jour
talis t, to urge a compliance ca the part
cf. Cvt.grcrj with that expression, be it
uhurh way.-, it might. V"e entertain
ed,." c.i1 do yet, the most lively feelinga
in furor of the project ; and the more in-
restigaticn we give, tne more we are
confirmed in the opinion that incalculable
benefits will le conferred upon us by an
Ecxaticn. Wc hare, therefore, labored
to disseminate cur views, throwing asidi
political end personal preferences or pre
judiccs, Leeping; an eye only upon the
welfare arid prosperity of the country
.we hare chosen as our future home.
When a preliminary meeting was held
in this citj--tho. first, we believe, South
cf the. Platte it was composed of citi
reus entertainio: views on both sides of
the question, : desiring investigation and
lihv .At that meeting a
preamble
and
resciutiens were adopted, of which the fol-
lowing are. extracts:
"Whereas; The question of. annexing
. . thai portion . of Nebraska situated South
" cf the Phtte River to the Territory of
Ka&sasV is bepning seriously to agitate
the public mind ; and
Whertas; The measure is one which
,fz materially concerns the interest cf the
recple of ihat section of Nebraska as to
merit their prompt and serious considera
lion ; and
Whereas, We, the citizens of Brown-
ville and cf Nemaha County, deem it
. desirable that a conference of the people
'.tf 'South Platte should be held, and an
interchange ci views ana leeimgs upon
. tint, subject should te had, and, further,
that & tirne and place for holdinsr such
. conference should be appointed ; there
fore be it
. .jitsoirtti, mat. tne people of every
..ccunlycf South Platte Nebraska be and
. .ceretv are invited to attend in Conven
; ;ion, to be held at the city of Brownville,
on the first ednesday of January, A.
" D., 16o9 for the rurnose cf interchang
ing views, and obtaining the sense of the
: pecle cf that section of Nebraska upon
the prepqred innexaticn of 'South Platte'
. to Kansas.
. Resolved, That we do earnestly urge
cpon our -fellow-citizen's the importance
of iuch a convention being held, and that
in selecting Brownville as the point for
; holding it, we are influenced only bycon-
. tiderztiens cf centrality and local conve
; -nience to the whole cf South Platte.
Re viced, That we recommend to our
fellow-citizens of other counties, that
they da immediately take steps to secure
a rep'reeLtation in the proposed conven
ioa.;, The cbj?ct cf tha Convention was to
i ecsre an ''interchange of views," and of
v ''obtaining the sense of the people."
As the Corresponding Secretary, ap-
"pointed at that preliminary meeting, we
. tent oufever 300 circulars promiscuously,
net knowing who were for or against an
nexation, but urging attendance by those
ectertainicg views on either side.
The people met in this and other coun-
- tlfts, irrespective cf their views on annexa-
lion. When an expression was had in
Otoe County, c;d found to be in favor of
annexation, the opponents refused fur
the r to act in conjunction, but choose to
"act separately and independently, with no
ether purpose we imagine than to create
. ; t ocf usica in the minds of those at Wash-
ington who are to act upon this question.
The meeting-. i Otoe, referred to, aj
pointed Delegates to the Brownville Con
rentica,' reflecting the view of the ma
jority cf the citizens. The opponents of
annexation withdrew and appointed an
1 r l i . .
ouier set or ceiegates who had not,
.however, the boldness to appear on the
.6th. .' Another Convention was, by the
. ' seceeders called "of the people South of
" PI at It,, opposed to ennexaiion," to meet
at Nebraska City, ca the 1st. A few
. persons from four counties met at a pri
rate residence in Nebraska City, and the
proceedings then had is heralded forth" as
the "Voice or Soum Platte."
' . ;We have prefaced at length the point
ye wished to. make, that the facts miht
ail be seen at a glance : and now we sub
mit to any intelligent mind ; are not the
. opposition endeavoring to thwart, rather
than secure the honest, fair, untrammelled
expression of the people ? Is the motto
. "suiter ruin" the one that should prompt
.men to aeticn, in a matter fraught with
r-ch vital importance, both for the pres
. eat and the future, as the one now un
. .. tier the consideration of peple South
. cf. the Platte. '
Let Uie honeit expression of the peo
je as given in- the South Platte Conven
ticn, go up and be acted cn by Congress
. Then if an annexation act be passed by
Congress, let that be submitted to a pop
ulsrrcte cf the people, both in Kansai
cn! South Platte Nebraska, for their rati-
n cr rejection, and all cheerfully
tlile t
he result. As an advocate of an-
::cxation, and tilde from our eft express
ed vicr.-s in favor cf the 'principles of
Sere
?:gtty,
we have nothing
by submitting this
t:
t. v J
s to fucce:
:i t j a vcte cf
the p
?op!e.
We are
f-g grcga'tcly, SouihJ
Platte stands two to one in faver of an
nexation, with a continued increase by in
vestigation.
Away, say we, with such scheming,
wire-pulling, and manouvering in matters
like this, and only prompted by insignifi
cant political aspirants; and shame on
the men who. so far forget themselves and
the interests of their neighbors as to re
sort to such.
What Next?
Certain opponents of annexation bless
ed with a superabundance of philanthro
py and magnanimity, and possessed of a
sudden and overflowing love for "North
Platte" are now on a fresh' scent. They
want a Territorial. Convention! We
suppose should they fail in getting a suit
able expression thus and we should not be
at all surprised that disappointment visited
them from that direction the next step
will be to invite Southern Iowa and North
era Missouri to participate. Such things
have happened.
While we think and presume no one
else seriously entertains different views
that North Platte has no more business
to meddle in this matter, than has north
ern Missouri, or Iowa : yet we are of the
opinion that were this question submitted
to a vote of the citizens North of Platte,
the result would be about "nip and tuck."
Omaha, and her influence would of course
oppose, for the purpose of retaining the
Capital, while the interests west and
north of that, would be in favor, in hope of
eventually getting the Capital, or having
it more central.
Hon. Fenner Ferguson.
Our indefatigable Delegate, Hon. Fen
seb Fekcusox, is working faithfully for
the interests of his constituency. We
notice by late Congressional proceedings,
that he has introduced the following bills :
A bill to provide for two additional
Land Districts,
A bill for the relief of the City of
Omaha,
A bill granting to each actual settler,
who occupies and cultivates the same, a
homestead of 160 acres of land.
A bill to pay the expenses of the late
extra session of the Legislature.
A bill to authorize the sale of school
sections, 16 and 36.
A bill granting public lands for a geo
logical survey cf Nebraska.
A bill to enable the city of Omaha to
enter lands within her corporate limits.
A bill establising an additional judi
cial district in the Territory of Nebras
ka, to be called the Laramie district and
to provide for the appointment of a judge
to preside therein.
A bill for the relief of John B. Ben
nett and William Bennett.
A bill for the relief of John B. Motley.
A bill to donate lands to the University
of Nebraska.
We know not what are the detailed pro
visions of the bill relitive to School lands;
but we respectfully feuggest that control
only of those lands te obtained, and not
sales ordered or autldfized. The School
lands will be of much more advantage as
a source of revenue for school purposes if
held on to, and only leased for the present,
and until they become much more valu
able. Judge FERcrsox has- proved himself
worthy of the trust reposed in him, and
should he, under all the circumstances
surrounding him the session short, and
various important measures of a national
character to occupy the attention -of Con
gress succeed in engineering through,
even what bills he has already introduced,
he will have accomplished a herculean
and almost unparalleled task, which
should not fail to render him endeared to,
and highly popular with Nebraskians as
a faithful and industrious public servant.
They Tirant Ms Blood.
The increasing popularity of Judge
Douglas, and the enthusiasm manifested
all over the country, from the extreme
North to the extreme South, with the
masses of the people, has so chagrined
other Presidential aspirants and their
friends, who having failed to kill off the
"Little Giant" by other expedients, are
now plotting a resort to the code duello.
The following we extract from a recent
Washington letter:
" While the whole country is on the tip
toe of expectation in regard to Senator
Douglas, and cities are vieing with each
other to see which can show him the most
distinguished honor while even the as
perities of party give way, North and
South, before the unexampled contest for
the right, is it' not shameful that here, in
tne capital or our great Union, a spirit
should continue to be manifested at war
with these enthusiastic popular demon
strations? A wild hallucination has set
tled down upon those in this city who as
sume to speak for the National Adminis
tration. The more the people applaud
the more these arrogant few resist and
plot. The last exhibition is a foregone
conclusion to put Senator Douglas, on his
arrival here, into such a position tis may
uuiuyci luuj iu aeuu ur attLgra cnauenge
to fight a duel. I need net particularize.
but the letters of certain individuals, late
ly published-, clearly point to this end.
Let us ask, in all candor, whether there
has not been enough, of this savage ma
lignity? Stephen A. Douglas is at this
moment public property. He cannot jus
tify himself to his country by permitting
anyone to force him into a personal fight.
It is unnecessary that he should prove that
he is a man of courage. His whole life
has shown that. Hence, it is his duty to
bear himself jn such manner, on his arri
val herer as will put men to the shame
who are thirsting for his blood. . The peo
ple will tike care of them.
Z7Our friends in this county and in
the States, who- have aided in making
haniscme additions to our subscription
list, will please accept our thanks.
The Uargus Case.
The Supreme Court of Nebraska, in
the case of Hargus, of Nebraska City, in
dicted for murder, has made the follow
ing decision: '
Supreme Cocht, Territory of Ne
braska, December Term, A. D., 1S5S.
The Territory of Nebraska,
ags
Rimnenn ITarnrna
And now this case came on to be heard
upon the assignment of errors, and the
arguments of counsel, and ihe Court be
ing fully advised in the premises, do find
that there is error in the proceedings and
Judgement of the District Court of the
Second Judicial District herein, that the
Statute providing for the punishment of
the crime of manslaughter, which was in
force at the time of the commission of the
offense charged, was unconditionally re
pealed before the trial and judgement in
the said District Court, it is therefore
Ordered, and adjudged by this Court,
that the judgement of the District Court
of the Second Judicial .District, in this
case, be, and it is hereby reversed, and
that the defendant, Simpson Hargus, be
discharged from custody.
Stage Route to the Mines.
A portion of the company in the cm
ploy of the Brownville and Cherry Creek
Stage Co., for the purpose of putting in
thorough repair the road from this city to
the intersection of the Leavenworth and
Ft. Kearney road, have just returned,
and report matters connected with this
enterprise, in the most flattering condition.
The road is on a direct route, and abund
antly supplied with water and timber.
For the first hundred miles, the country
is settled, and an abundance of corn for
the supply of stock can be had. The only
important streams, to be . crossed are the
Big Nemaha and Big Blue ; the former
is already provided with a good, substan
tial bridge, and the latter has a rock bot
tom, and banks remarkably easy of as
cent and descent. The company have not
decided whether to cross the Blue at Be
atrice, or beyond Austin. Both places
are making preparations for the immedi
ate bridging of that stream.
We will give further information, per
haps, in our next issue.
Indian Outrage,
We learn by Messrs. Brown and Cole
man, who have just returned from a trip
in the interior, that a most hellish outrage
was committed in Gage county, on Christ
mas day, by a number of Indians repre
senting themselves as Pawnees, but who
are supposed to have been Otoes.
It seems that a Mr. Patton, residing in
Gage county, beyond the Blue river, came
into the settlements on the Missouri river
for supplies, and left his family, wife and
three small children, in charge of a young
man in his employ. A day or two after
his departure some eight or ten Indians
came to the residence of Mr. Patton, and
demanded something to eat. Mrs. Pat
ton gave them some foud, after eating
which, all but three of them went out of
the house. One of the three remaining
Indians rudely seized Mrs. Patton, who
resented the insult by. a stunning blow
with a heavy fire shovel; the three vil
lianous devils then seized the woman, and
in turn violated her person, in the pres
ence of the joung man left to protect the
family. The Indians then stole and drove
off all the sheep belonging to .Patton
fifteen or twenty and fled. Mrs. Patton
with her children, who were without shoes,
immediately started on foot for the near
est settlement, a distance of ten miles.
The outrage having been committed late
in the afternoon, it was quite late at night
when she and her little ones reached a
neighbors, and strange to say, the child
ren's feet were not seriously frozen.
This is one of the most revolting and
and blood-stirring outrages ever commit
ted on the Nebraska frontier, and should
be punished with the sjeverest penalty
one that will learn the villians a lesson
never to be forgotten. It is useless to im
agine the feelings of the husband on his
return. He ought never to get through
shooting Indians, and the booby in whose
care the family was left, merits only con
tempt. , A
Boundary of Kansas.
We see that Hon. M. J. Parrott,
Delegate from Kansas, has introduced a
bill to change the northern boundary of
Kansas, making the Platte river in Ne
braska said line. The bill was read first
and second time and referred to the com
mittee on Territories, where it will un
doubtedly remain until South Platte is
heard from. .
GoTernorship or Nebraska.
The Washington Star of a late date,
says : " It is thought "on the avenue,"
that the Hon. Samuel Black, one of the
United States judges for Nebraska, will
be appointed Governor of that Territory,
and that his present position will be filled
by a prominent citizen of Georgia, whose
friends are pressing him for it."
J udge Black passed through this city,
on his way to Washington, on Wednes
day the 5th inst.
Personal.
- We had the pleasure last week
of meeting and forming the acquaintance
of oar fellow "Knight of the Quill," J.
DawsoV, Esq.j Editor of the Wyoming
Post. He was a Delegate to the South
Platte Convention, and is "Right on the
Goose." MrDAwso: wras one of the
original proprietors of Wyoming, and has
done much, to advance the interests of
that nature favored town. "May his
his shadow never grow less."
Annexation In Kansas
From some cause or other we have re
ceived but few Kansas exchanges within
the last few months. The Leavenworth
Herald, Topeka Tribune; White Cloud
Chief, and Highlander, are all strongly in
favor of the; project. The following Ave
clip from the last Highlander;
"Between southern Nebraska and Kan
sas there has always existed the best of
feeling, and a warm sympathy, the fruit
of it, is constantly augmenting, from the
unity of purposes and objects inspiring
the minds of the people inhabiting both
sides of the air-line which unites not
separates us. ' - -
One in purpose, one in feeling apd one
in everything but name, there exists no
.valid reason why South Platte Nebraska,
and Kansas should not be represented in
the Halls of our National Legislature by
the same voice, and guarded by the same
arm. No reason why her representatives
should not have a place in our Capitol
Halls, urging her interests ana ours in me
same breath. . , . .
United, we enter at once the, National
Confederacy, a young, powerful and beau
tiful State, rich in all the elements of suc
cess and prosperity, with a glorious desti
ny before us, and an influence in the
Councils of the nation commensurate with
our wealth and rank.
Wre hope this agitation will not end
hprp. There are interest too important,
and responsibilities too heavy, to let this
question remain, without cvusiucuu6
well and faithfully. Whatever of advan
tage there is to the people of Nebraska,
comes home to ourselves. Both sections
are, alike, to be benefitted. Let the in
habitants of both ponder it well. It is a
question for the people to answer. They
alone are interested, and from them alone
must action proceed.
From Utah.
Fillmore City, Nov. 15, 1S5S.
It. W. Furnas:
Since my last, under date October 15,
Clay Creek, a continued change of lo
cality, together with a combination of cir
cumstances, is my only apology for so
long delaying another communication.
After writing you from the Kanyou
Cannon, by plowing and wallowing thro
snow, over rocks, mud, &c., for about a
week, we came to Provost Cannon, twelve
miles in length. In makinsr a road thro'
which the Mormons expended about $90,
000. They charge toll at the rate of one
dollar per ton for freight. In passing
through this, we were frequently surroun
ded by rocks rising almost perpendicular
ly to the height of several thousand feet.
The road,insome places being cut through
solid rock. We frequently found streams
bursting through the rocks , and falling
from a height of several , hundred feet,
into Provost River, in one single sheet,
producing a scene of singular granduer
and beauty.
Emerging suddenly, from this Cannon,
we came in sight of Utah Lake, which is
about 40 miles in length, and fifteen in
breadth. Near this lake we came to
Battle Creek Settlement a village of
some two thousand inhabitants. It is
surrounded, as all towns are here, by an
adobie wall about 10 feet in height.
Stopping in the principal street of this
place, we were immediately surrounded
by an army of neatly dressed, and well
behaved children, with pies, cakes, butter,
eggs, etc., which found a ready market
in our train. Stopping for a noon halt,
we were called upon by -many ladies in
search of cooking utensils, all neatly and
tidily arranged. In most of them I could
detect the Yorkshire, Linconshire, Man
chester and London dialects. Visitincr
their habitations, I found a striking re
semblance to the English Cottages. We
next passed American Fork, thence by
Lehi, to the River Jordan, which has its
source in Utah Lake, and flows north into
Great Salt Lake. In this stream our
Captain and Mule, went through the cer
eraony of baptism, which he declared on
his recovery, entitled him to Mormon wife.
T .. ,1.. . 1.1 -r
in passing mrougn tnese towns 1 was
struck with the cleanliness of the streets,
the tranquility of the inhabitants, &c. No
drinking establishments, no houses of pros
titution, no gambling, or other vices, in
striking contrast with our Missouri towns
of the same population.
Soon after leaving Jordan Bridge I had
the unexpected pleasure of taking by the
hand and having a few moments inter
view with our esteeAied and worthy em
ployer, Mr, Majors, who said to Captain
H., "I have heard of this train all along
the road, but did not expect to see the
cattle looking sch well". "You certainly
did not ride that mule through?" "Where
did you. get that strange man ?" referring
to a teamster we got at Laramie. The
memory of this gentleman is very extraordinary-
after seeing so many trains to
remark a stranger in our train.
Mr.. M. was then en route to Fort
Bridger from Camp Floyd, having gone
in via Salt Lake City we did not see him.
By him I was ordered back and up Utah
Lake in charge of a company of men
and the stock of Captain H., while he
took the men to Salt Lake City to be paid
off. Arriving in sight, though 9 miles
distant, of Camp Floyd I retraced ray
steps for the purpose of establishing a
Camp on Utah Lake. I was then en
gaged for several days in hunting stock
I spent one night in Camp Floyd wiih
one continued round of greetings in re-v
unions with old acquaintances, both' offi
cers and citizens, with no intermission to
write during the time. Many teamsters
were fitting out for California.
. I found the Camp in a large valley
almost destitute of vegetation, and tim
ber. . . .
The officers who have been out some
time are characterized in appearance by
reckless blaze air, entirely foreign to
those in civilization. Everything wears
a monotonous appearance. Dissipation
appearing to be the only recreation, as
well as the bane of the post.
No doubt next spring witnesses the re
turn of most of the troops to the States.
What Uncle Sam will do with the 100
wagon loads of horse shoes brought out I
am unable to say as they will not pay
transportation back.
This neat and well arranged city com
prising some 12,000 inhabitants : resenv
bles in appearance a New England vil
lage, in regularity of streets, yards, shade
trees, &c.
This City presents quite a business
appearance from the number of employ
ees of the contractors. President Brig-
ham is living in all the secluded splen
dor of an Ottoman. Despot, surrounded
by the most beautiful flowers of the land,
in the shape of females, numbering about
sixty-five, from fourteen to twenty-five
years of age, after arriving at the
latter age, they are transferred pro rata
to the bishops, and their place supplied
by younger and more fascinating beau
ties. The appearance of his palace and
grounds is magnificent in the extreme.
Fifty, cents gains admittance to the
grounds, the visitor being disarmed by the
sentinel at the gate. Two dollars and a
half, takes you through the Palace. In
the midst of which is a school room for
the education, as they arrive at the proper
age, of the, at present, one hundred and
forty-nine Young Brighams. The young
wives are arranged in separate appart
ments, on one side of the building; when
in an "interesting situation," they are
placed in appartments on the opposite
side. He has one daughter possessing
great beauty and personal charms, aged
sixteen, and nine others aged thirteen,
which will all be thrown upon the mar
ket at one time. Here is a subject for
meditation. Brigham is not the only man
with a number of wives. Suppose in
two generations from now, a man in
marrying his fifth or tenth wife, he will be
in danger of wedding his half sister, when
the stock will certainly degenerate. Their
manner of treating wives is certainly go
ing in accordance with the laws of nature,
or the brute creation putting them
away at certain seasons, &c. I have,
however, in no part of the world, met
with a greater degree of hospitality.
The most perfect harmony appears to ex
ist among the females. I cannot upon
entering a house have much respect for
either males or female on account of their
doctrine of plurality of wives.
At Camp Floyd, I met our friend Joke
of the Cincinnati Commercial.
At Lehi, I spent some time at the res
idence of Porter Rockwell, of train burn
ing memory. I am now in charge of ten
wagons and one hundred men, en route
for California by the southern route.
This City, situated in a beautiful Val
ley is about one hundred and forty miles
south of Great Salt Lake City. It is the
Capital of the Territory. The Legisla
tive Council convenes here, the first Mon
day in December.
Seventy miles from this we pass Bea
ver Settlement; fifty miles further, Red
Creek Settlement ; twenty-five miles fur
ther, Cab Creek ; fifty miles further Big
Panther. By tracing on the map you may
see the route to San Barnadino, near
the coast; the place of debarkation of
emigrants to the land of the Saints.
From the Pacific our route turns north
to Los Angelos.
When another opportunity of corres
ponding occurs, I will embrace it. My
next may be from Los Angelos, or Pla
cerville. From both of which the most
flattering reports are received.
Respectfully. WYREKA.
Another Letter from the
Nebraska Gold Mines!
Cherry Creek,
Auraria, Nov. 27, 185a
J. B. Berger:
Again an opportunity is
offered to write you a line. I am greatly
pleased with this country; especially the
climate, which I think is milder even than
at Brownville. There" has been scarcely
a day since our arrival, that we could not
be comfortable in the open air, in shirt
sleeves.
I am satisfied gold is plenty here, al
though the prospecting has not yet been
sufficient to determine where the best dier
gings are, or what is the particular quali
ty or extent. I have been trying ray
hand for three days past, but for want of
water, have met with but poor success-
making only about 40 cents per .day. I
am satisfied, however, that with a supply
of water I could have made S4 or $5 per
day, in the same spot where I nave been
working. Upon digging to the depth of
two feet anywhere, the "color," as miners
term it, is found, There are men here
now, working in choice spots, and under
all the difficulties, who make from S3 to
S4 per day. There is not, nor will there
be, much mining done this fall or yvinter,
from the fact that all are busily engaged
in erecting cabins. 1 1 believe in a few
years this country will be sufficiently de
veloped to make it equal, if not superior,
to California. If I had my family here I
would be perfectly content to remain per
manently. Game is plenty,- Deer, Antelope, Buf
falo, Grizleys and Panthers. I have seen
but one Panther, and he made off in a
hurrv. I wanted to tollow, anu gei
shot, but Clark Edwards, who was with
me, thought we had better not trouble
him, and as neither of us had any experi
ence in "jungle hunting," we concluded
'discretion to be the better part of valor."
There will be plenty of work for Car
penters here in the spring. Aside from
the amount of building necessarily to be
done, there will be a vast amount of flum
ing. Groceries will pay; especially whis
key, which is worth $12 per gallon, or 25
Ptents per snort; and the d st poorest
kind of rot-gut at that. I have not tasted
a drop since I have been here- it is so
verry mean that I am sure, under its in
fluence, I would, In writing to you, or
other of my friends, lie like h II.
Gold has been discovered all along the
the mountains, from Pike's Peak to Ft.
Laramie. It is thought the richest dis
coveries will yet be made in the Moun
tains. . , .
We have a mail of, our own from here
to Ft.' Laramie ; postage, 50- cents per
letter;
Address me at Auraria, Cherry Creek,
via St. Joseph, Mo., and Ft. Laramie,
Nebraska. - R. C. BERGER.
MEMORIAL
Of the citizens of Nebraska Territory,
residing South of the PlaiU River, in
Convention assembled at Brownville, JS.
T., on the 5th day of January, 1859.
To ihe Hon. the Senate
and House of Representatives
of ihe United Stales in Congress assembled:
Your memorialists, assembled in Dele
gate Convention, representing that por
tion of Nebraska Territory lying South of
the Platte River, and expressing the will
of the people of the same without dis
tinction of party, respectfully ask of your
Honorable Bodies the passage of an
"Enabling Act" at your present session,
by virtue of which that part of Nebraska
Territory extending north to the 41 of
latitude, south to the 40 parallel, east to
the Missouri river, and west to the Rocky
Mountains, embracing the North and
South Parks, may be included within the
boundaries of the proposed state of kan
sas.
Your memorialists would respectfully
set forth the fact thit the geographical
position of the South Platte region emi
nently fits it to become an integral portion
of the State of Kansas, as nature has
erected no barriers between them, but has
made them kindred in soil and climate,
as they are in all material interest
While Nebraska North of the Platte has
been divided from us by every natural line
that can properly determine the bounda
ries of independent States. It is divorced
from us by the Platte rier, which, rising
far north in the Rocky Mountains, 'tra
verses the Territory, of Nebraska in a
diagonal direction down to the 40th pa
rallel of latitude, dividing us into two sec
tions by an almost impassable barrier.
Your memorialists would further add
that they have been impelled thus to me
morialize your Honorable Bodies by an
earnest desire to claim and exercise their
full privileges under the Constitution as
the citizens cf a Sovereign State, at a pe
riod as early as practicable, under the Or
ganic law of the Territories.
And your memorialists will ever pray &c.
The above Memorial was unanimously
adopted by the Delegate Convention
which met at Brownville, N. T., on the
5th day of January, 1859.
S F NUCKOLLS, President.
J D Ramsey,
ft A TT A Xr O T T C I
-n n Vice Pres is.
JJ JTIK,
N Wf Tucker.
Jacob Dawson, )
Houston Nuckolls. S
Secretaries.
Gold Discoveries.
The present year has witnessed gold
discoveries which, in their extent and
richness, may not prove less important
than those formerly discovered in Cali
fornia. The mines opened near Ft. Yu
ma are very rich, by accounts recently
received from there. A correspondent
from Fort Yuma says : "Several parties
of officers and officers' families, stationed
at this Fort, have visited the mines, and
they are all satisfied that the mines now
worked are valuable. One of the offi
cers, to satisfy himself by actual obser
vation, stood by and watched the, wash
ing of a cart load of dirt. The entire
load, containing forty-four buckets of
dirt, gave fifty-one dollars, besides about
four dollars in specimens given to a lady
while the washing went on, and which
were not weighed.. Another gentleman
was invited by a miner to go up to a new
spot, and see what the prospect would be.
After some eight inches of surface dirt
was removed, the gentlemen picked out
with his knife several pieces, amounting
to about SI 50, and a panful of the re
maining dirt gave, when washed out, about
the same sum. Saint Joseph Gazette. .
County Seat of Richardson.
The vote in
Richardson county, for the permanent lo
cation of the county seat, resulted in fa
vor of Falls City, by between thirty and
forty majority. The last vote was be
tween Falls City and Salem only.
Spanish quarter dollars being still re
ceived in St. John, N, B., at their7orm
er valuatian of twenty-five cents, parties
in the United States have lately been ma
king it a trade to collect quarters and de
posit them in NewBrunswick, thu3 real
izing a profit of twenty per cent on the
investment.
Notice to Lot Holders
TABL.E ROCK. ITCHXIASKjI.
Persons holding any evidences of titles, contracts for
deed?, or certificates of deeds, in the town of Table Rock,
Pawnee county, Nebraska, are herebynotitted that unless
presentation is made in person, or by the proper attor
ney, and lots claimed, and respective proportion of en
trance money (56 cts per lot,) and tee for executing the
deed, ($1 60.) be paid oa or before the expiration of six
months from this date. All lots uncalled and unpaid
for, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder,
for the uso and bene tit of said town of Table Bock agree
able to the provisions of au act passed by the General
Assembly of Nebraska, entitled "an act regulating the
disposal of lands purchased in trust for townsUes," and
approved February 10, J&67. C. W. G1DDINGS.
Table Ruck, Jan. 13, '63. -3t Mayor.
Fruit Trees
Brovnville Huerv
The scbicrilr offer Tor Mi.tv-.... '
WINTER VARIETIES.
Yellow Bellefleur.
Wbite Winter Pairmain,
Red Uoaiaalnite,
Janitan,
Knxlisb.Golden Rnstet,
Winesap.
Roman Stem,
na.tJwin,
jnini or D,nriB
Talman'. c .
Northern Sn.
. w uwraiti..
FALL VARIETIES.
Pall Pippin, s?rV
Pall Jauitan, SSL, '
" SUMMER VARIETIES
Sweet JnDe .rUighto, Sainmer Q
Sweeting, Goideu Swt.t '
Early Treutcn, Ear!y n ,
v Early Harvest "tBe,lilfc,
The Nurcry is situated cn the farm of ft j w
about one mile wuth of Bronviiie Th. . "'tofy
year old from the graft ar.d rery Wis ?? ,r
that age. Pndnced in the soil .icUnSS ,(
ka, they must prore superior to iho-e th. Xebr
from the Statea. They caa be obtaiaii . r' ,tlipw
prlns-aro Dot injured by cutting 0ff the sn ' W ,n tt
in order to make the shipment le. and I,pr,
bulk, a onr eastern Dunervweu do h, a
trees abroad Tina ia truth that our Neb,,?
must tako into consideration. To those wh 4nner
Good orchards the proprietors will endea-. toblT
tire satisfaction to all who mf,.. .. . C,B.
During the planting season, one (,f
r a quo or US will v. "
the nursery to wait on those who faror ns vll r5M
v WS
t-U. BSATT0.V
P. S. We hereby warn all wfS!,?.?: '
or removing any trees, or any mark Di ri V- pa,in..
the said trees. wm
Brownville, K.T., Jan. 13, 1859.
I'AIUI FOR IIPT
The nndersisned, desires to rent, for tbe
scuun. ni.niAnn mriinrA-i -t
enclosed with a gocd pest and hoard fence tS
is also a good comfortabla IOC tinnan i..l .
-j - O ig uu n u HIT .rw
jpnD- of water on the premises. The farm wiS
ren'ed on rery favorable terms, and the tll
in breaking additional farminS land, thara of
duets cr cash, as maj be desired.
Erownvilie, N. T.Jan. 13-59-ztfJ AT0BrT
Claim Noticed
To Philip M. Martin, and all others whom u "
cern Touaro hereby notified that 1 w,iiapM7?
Land Office la Brownville, on Saturday the a iSt J n
uary 1S59, to prove np my ri?ht to the X. w mJIJrl
section no. 6 Township no. 1, north ot TMetit"i-
Jan. 13, 1SS. H- G1U,CU:
IST OF" BETTERS-.
Remaining uncalled for in the BrownTill. p.i rv
flee for the quarter cuding Dec. 31, 1353 ' w
Amack. D. Am "
Burns William
Bingley George
Belrel William
Broker Jcut
Gonrad Xicholas 2
Chard John 5
Cowperthwait Bich'd
Con Elizabeth
Crichfleld Hardia
Council Jos W.
Cooper Epbreini
Dickey James -Duesee
Richartt
Darbs Henry
Dester Wm.
Emerson John
Elliot Henry
Fowler S D
Freiberg August Carl
mbbard S William
Harrison James E 2
Hawley K Greater 2
Haskell C Emily
Humphreys D Charles
Jewell David
Jewell A P
Jack Da fid
Lyons Jeremiah
Lougfel low Joseph 2
Lull X H
McDonald B
JieCombs John "
Martin John f J
Morris Mrs Miry
Masters Kate
Mow John II
Manning RC
Minick Elizabeth
Monroe A Q
McLaughlin Charles
Su kerson Lewis
Prosser Jonathan.
Ripple Henry
Reynolds Henry -Ross.R.
Sam.
Smith Jacob
Stewart-Margaret
Steys Samuel
Scott Henry
Scott Mrs. E. C.
Sinclair Mrs. F7
Steward Joaepa
Stites Emehne
True D
Thurber Wm 2 . .
Twining W.
Worrall G. H 1
VUIman Addt
Vally Solomon .
Wimin Samuel
Persons calling for those letters win please ay iiry .
are advertised. JOHN H. KACX,
D.Mr
.BROWNVILLE
Eating gjaloon.
The proprietor has recently fitted up arolaow hails-"
cperaiion a '
mxrvG hooji,
Xext door to the Bank Building, on Main Strict, flfrs
HEALS AT Ml II0IS5, .
can b bad.
Great pains is taken to hare everything netf ccmlort
able, and orderly
23111 of 3Tro.
FBESII OYSTEBS, TICKLED OTSTI2I
CHICKENS, IdUTTON CHOPS,
BEEF STEAK. IT A AT A E003,
PIGS FEET. TBIPE,
SOUP, COFFEE, yriLD GAME CF ALL X1XE3
SUCH AS DEER, TlRKEt. GEESE, .
DUCKS, PRAIRIE CHICKENS,
BRaXT, FISH, ic.
Believing that the City needs, and will snpport iks
establishment, the enterprise has beea eurtarM i
with the confident hope that a liberal patronage will b
extended, ; '
Brownville, Jan. 6, IS59. . " ' .
Masonic Lodge Meeting
Nemaha Tallev Lodge o. 4. mtt t Mi
scnic Hall over M'Allister k Poan'j Store oa
the first and third Saturday veungsole.a
month. R. W. FURSA"-
T. "W. Bedford, Sec'y-
ODD FELLOWS LODGE HEHLW
Brownville Lo!?e No, 8. neet,!
- Thursday evening:, at the Hall over x -:S??-
lister atPonn's store." . " r
GEO. LIAW3, .
Theo Hill, Sec'y.
Opinions of Distinguished
BrSIXESS ME.
Advertise your business. Do not bide jotti-
hi
orocc&p'-. j
v. :r : i frnm the DUDl'C
Tertiso it thorourhlT and effectually in m!rir
or other, that will arrest public attention, i '
eonfass that what succs I hare had in
fairly bo attributed more to the public prs "
nearly all other causes combined. There naj r
sibly bo occupations that do not require ao--
Dut 1 cannot well conceivo wrui uuj
Babxcm. .
I haro always considered advertwin; .
and long to be the great medium of 5 occ
ness, and the. prelude to wealth. And I B ,
it an invariable rule.too.to advertise m y.
times, along experience having taught m' Bj
ney thus SDenS is well laid out ; and bj k? j ;
business cont nually before the public, ha
me many sales that I otherwiso would cTe
Stephen Gibakd. . .
Whatever success I may have had in JU5' "
owe mainly to continuous Advertising. DJ
it go&d policy to advertise long in tbft s3m j
From a close observation, I am fully wv'
it is impossible to make much hc&d8-71.12. ji
of commerce, without the facilities whica
alone can give Jacob KidgewaT.
My motto through life has been-work w
i
1 w z j t ai rt rr u tu
1
phcr'3 stone, that turns wua7 - -
I hare advertised much, both we eJ,
daily papers; nor have IJ Zi.
m vuau v-;j aaw -
largest cieculation of cither class
the most. John J. Astob.
j 1 - j : avertio !
of trade,and standing advertisement, , ,
WW"
will imava tha mnar. rruiu v - - ,
1 . w .1 tit Ml T. 1 Ca
found it so. durin? my businesscare er j
should you withdraw but a ?
paper in which you are ""rJm. wbe
chances to one that would bo the vf1tZ
wonld-bustouiers will look into j
kn'nMitnHiint findini it 7oa W1 '
profitable sales. "William GbaT.
Cordis
As may be seen, we insert this ee
mtnt of McLean's Cordial.
notPartica!rf;r;;
, genera! th" )
"It U well known we are
patent medicicas,
whole of thenr w
ith but little ceremony.
Icclined inserting tVJ
sentiments we declin
until we knew what were the m
awl!"-'-
cine, And Dew compouuuc-
MA.I
believing, as wedothat the n1- ' '
the compound judiciously made. m
a mixture worthy of public eonWenct-
. nt ar
TO above is from the St.
edited br
speaks yolume m iavm . . mpnt in
- . ... 111 uf-
. ,r..f on
to all. try it. See the adverts
umn.
Ve invite the attention of la.yj.jj
rkDU'.;,ir,
advertisements iu ';".,, &iit
Ointment, Pr farter's "77 ,nd.
ana iiarsaparin, A ,i.
Balsam. "V0.
curing the diaea.es '1
Thev are standard remedies, an tf tfi, 1
ever Dms. and Acotnec
