Nebraska Newspapers

    THE ADVERTISER.
" It. W. F U RX AS. ED ITOR .
TULTvSDAY MORS..' U,-MAY 31, 1E60.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1SG0,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
Of the United States.
. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
' . . ' Qf Tennessee.
Denocralic Central Committee
. Meeting-
The members of the Territorial Dem
ocratic Central Committee, are requested
to meet at the Herndon House in Omaha,
en Tuesday the 12th day of June, A. D.
1850, to take such action as may be
deemed necessary for the organization of
the Democratic party, and to fix upon the
time and place of holding a Convention
to nominate a Democratic Candidate for
Congress, and transact such ether busi
nets as may deemed necessary at. the
time. B. P. RANKIN, Clrm.
II. C. Blackman, Cl'k.
Home Again.
- After a trip of four weeks east, we are
again at .our post, feeling quite refreshed
by reason of a brief recess from three
years close confinerr. .at to business. We
have visited portions of the old States to
which, before, we were a stranger, and
of course, found much to interest us. We
are not disposed, however, to make an ex-
hibition of verdancy, by obtruding upon
. cur readers the minutia of all the "sights
tvessw." Suffice. it to say, the trip was
' not only agreeable to c jv&eli, but we tnm,
- instructive. We found no place we thought
' .preferable in any respect, to cast our lot,
. than in Nebraska, to whose interests we
shall renewedly, devote ourself.
. We acknowledge ourself' under obliga-
'tipns.to Dr. A. S. Holladay, for the
-very able and satisfactory style in which
' ' he conducted the editorial columns of the
Advertiser during our absence. It is un
- necessary for us to say he wields a ready,
able and pointed pen.
The News.
. On the 21st of this month, the most de-
....
Etructive tornado ever known, visited the
" City, of Cincinnati, end vicinity, destroy
ing property in the city alone, to the sum
of over a million of dollars. Quite a
number of lives were lost, and the datn
age in the country adjacent was great;
blowing: railroad trains off the track, and
decks, off of steamboats.
.In Congress but little is doing, as usu
al, .except making Presidents, tearing
..' . down aspirants.therefor. and spending the
people's money in high living, and to such
an extent, as to banish from the minds
" f eye-witnesses, all the cherished ideas
cf the Republican simplicity of this Gov
ernment cf-curs, cr. at -least cf the men
- -who occupy high .'places. ' ' :
The Pacific Railroad Bill known as Cur
tis' Bill Was made the special order for
Monday last. The Bill proposes starting
from two points, one on the western bor
:'der of Missouri, the other from the wes
tern border Iowa, running westward and
uniting at Ft. Kearny, and thence pro-
ceeding by a single trunk line to the Bay
of San Francisco, cr the navigable wat-
ers of the Sacramento. We think there
. .' lut little doubt of the final passage of
. . the bill at this session of Congress.
An effort is being made to withdraw
all prominent Democratic candidates for
the Presidency, and take up some ne.v
" and, we suppose, uuknown man. This
is the sugar-coated plan of the opponents
ot Mr. Douglas, and one of the tricks of
the abominable Convention system. Mr.
Douglas is the choice of not only the dem
ocratic party, but the masses of the voters
. of .the country; and there is no reason,
good sense or honesty in setting him aside
to gratify the feelings of hatred and jeal-
. cusy, only entertained by a few fire-eating
aspirants and their friends, who have
never been able to secure a place in the
popular heart cf the country. We want
representative men as Candidates for,
anltofill the Presidential Chair. We
hope the day of Conventions with all
their attendant trickery and corruption is
' about to be "numbered among the things
that were," and remembered no more for
ever." Let us have Douglas and submit
his claims to the people, and we have no
fear cs to the result.
The Republicans in a few places in the
" States outside Illinois and Indiana are forc
ing jubilant exultations over the nomina
tions of Lincoln and Hamlin. An effort
will be made in fact is already being
made to get up a fence rail furor over
'Honest Old Abe.," akin to the log cab
in excitement in the days cf "Tip pecano,
and Tyler too !" It appears that in 1S30
"Abe," made quite a number of rails,
'and fenced in a 'truck patch,' in Sangam-
- on county Illinois. Being made of good
bird wood many of them are yet "in a
good state of preservation." Two of
thcrn were exhibited in the Chicago Con-
' vention, decorated with red ritbons, just
previous to the nominating ballot, and it
is thought, had a tremendous influence in
cecuring his nomination. A zealous Re-
.publican Club in Pennsylvania is endeav
oring to purchase of the present owners,
all the tails made by "Abe" inlS30, with
a view of erecting rail pens as an election-
eering hobby. The owner, it appears, un-
- derstands which side his breed is butter
. ed and, perhaps, is a good Douglas man
. ..: 1 insists upon a good round price,
which he will likely get, as it will be in
possible to get along without the rail pens.
The National Homestead BjIIj" are yet
in fiat" qvo.
Nebraska Contested Seat.
As wc predicted in one of our letters
from Washington,' the House has given
Hon. S. G. Daily the Seat as Delegate
from Nebr-'ka, in place of Genl Lsta-
brook, held tne ceriincaie anu xics
been occupying the place since the com
mencement of the present Session of
Congress. The result is a righteous de
cision, and we congratulate Mr. Daily
upon the successful prosecution of his
rights; we congratulate the Territory in
having secured the man of their choice.
We rejoice that the species of corrup
tion so prevalent of late years, especially
in Territories, is likely to be broken up :
it has met with a scathing rebuke in this
instance. The report of the committee
and action of the House may be with pro
priety, called unanimous, as there was
not even a minority report, in favor of
Estabrook, or the yeas and nays called on
the final vote. With the evidence pro
duced by Mr. Daily, before them, no
member was anxious to place himself on
record in opposition. To show how over
whelming was the testimony in favor of
Mr. Daily we quote a paragraph from
the remarks of Mr. Gartbell, a South
ern Democrat, and who was a member of
the Committee on Elections. As Mr.
Estabrook bad asked further time to pro
cure testimony, he was willing, however.
to grant the request.
"Mr. GARTRELL. I do not yield to
the gentleman; but desire now to say
that 1 think it is due to the suiting Dele
gate that this question should not now be
taken. My colleagues upon the Commit
tee of Elections know how I stand with
reference to this case. I voted in com
mittee in favor of giving the seat to Mr.
Daily. From the evidence before us, I
believed it was my duty to do so. I had
to decide the case, as I intend to decide
all these cases, upon the law and the
facts, and not by applying the gag and the
pressure of party power to put one man
in here and exclude another without auy
justification for so doing. That is my po
sition. It is due to the sitting Delegate
that this additional evidence should be
sent before the committee. Certainly no
harm can result to the contestant. A
majority of that committee are his friends,
if I may be allowed so to speak. It would
take but a few days to determine upon
it, and to come back to the House with a
new report. But L' we are to vote upon
this case now. I shall be compelled, ad
hering to the rule which I have laid down
for myself to vote upon all these cases,
and to decide them, as a juror or chan
cellor, upon the law and the evidence be
fore me, and ur n nothing else I shall
be compelled to vote in favor of the con
testant." We have recently had an opportunity
to learn something rnore of Mr. Daily's
standing and influence at Washington, and
are pleased to know they aie not confined
to his political party alone. He makes
friends wherever he forms acquaintances.
As to his industry, energy" and persever
ance, his success in ousting a sitting Dele
gate avery rare occurrence should be
sufficient evidence. We have every
reason to hope and believe that the inte
rests cf Nebraska will be faithfully and
impartially looked after by Mr. Daily, and
especially that the Southern portion
heretofore most shamefully neglected
will have justice done it.
Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad
It is known to our readers that we,
with several hundred other Editors, re
cently enjoyed a trip over the Ohio and
Baltimore Railroad, as guests of the com
pany. Of course the proper acknowledg
ment of such a rare favor is due from us.
The excursion was gotten up by W. P.
Smith, Esq., Master of Transportation,
and who continued with the party from
the commencement of the trip to its ter
mination, and whose every moment was
devoted to the comfort and pleasure of
his guests. The trip has been a great
success; not an incident occurring to mar
in the slightest, the pleasure of the visitors.
The arrangements were ample and per
fect, and the greatest caution taken all
along the line to prevent accidents of any
kind. Tickets were issued to two thou
sand one hundred different newspapers of
the west, northwest, south and southwest,
good from the 15th of April to the 15th
of June.
We know of no better way of giving
readers who have not enjoyed the good
fortune to pass over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway an idea of its extent,
magnificence and mountain scenery thro'
which it passes, than to insert the
following beautiful article, upon this great
road, from the pen of John R. Thompson,
Esq., Editor of the Southern Literary
Messenger, Richmond, Va. :
"It is a matter of some difficulty in so
short a space to make a selection of
characteristics. If one should seek to de
scribe the scenery which lies along the
road-way, in the style of the picturesque
tourist, the thousand lovely and imposing
views which demand commemoration, it
would swell this monogfaph into a quarto
volume. Now presenting the pastoral
beauty of the English landscape, and
now rising into the sublimity cf the Grand
Chartreuse, nature seems to have inspired
the engineer, whose mental eye saw the
possible line through this magnificently
varied and wonderfully broken region, so
that all who should be whirled over the
iron grooves of the railway, might behold
her in her grandeur and more delightful
aspects; and, with a generous disregard
of territorial boundaries, to have divided
her glories between the two Slates of
Virginia and Maryland, wherein by
turns the locomotive dashes forward caits
way to the Belle Riviere.
If despairing to do justice to wood and
stream and mountain, to shady covert and
foaming waterfall, the writer should
undertake to recall the historic associa
tions which belong- ta the country through
which the road is carried, he would find
it necessary to pass in review a very large
part of the colonial and revolutionary
history of Anglo-American Civilize ;on,
for every step is in the path of empire,
and no defile of the Ridge and the Alle
ghany pursued by the theodolite is with
out some stirring memory ot tne past.
In this new land of ours, it would : be
difficult to find a section so clustering
with the legends and recollections of
another day, as the devious passage from
the Chesapeake to the Uhio. Here we
follow in the track of the youthful Wash
ington and the obstinate Braddock, we pass
over spots endeared to the man who com
manded in later days under trie rater
Patrice, and we at last reach the hunting
grounds of Logan, the red man eloquent.
But, if turning from the poetic and his
torical suggestions of the Road, the writer
should essay to speak worthily of the vast
skill and enterprise represented by it, of
the difficulties that had to be surmounted
in its construction, of the gigantic forces
it now employs, and the immense capital
it calls into requisition, he would find
himself overwhelmed by a mass of facts
and statistics, the proper arrangement of
which would require a work of no small
dimensions. A most valuable and en
tertaining volume has, indeed, been print
ed for private circulation, containing a
full account of the origin, progress and
completion of the Road a volume which
does not yield in interest to the history of
a new Commonweaitn.
If I were asked what made the great
est impression on mv own mind in con
nection with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway. I should hesitate whether to say
the singular triumph it displays of human
skill over material obstacles, or the arnaz
ins? order and regularity which pervade
and direct all its complex operations. For
the first two hundred miles of its course
the Road seems to be a scientific chase
after the head waters of the Potomac
River. Pursuing for some distance the
brawlinjr Patapsco, it strikes the bolder
stream only to run it fairly down through
the magnificent pass of Harper's Ferry,
where leaving it for a time, the pursuer
makes across the country in full career to
intercept it again as it rolls through the
beautiful meadows near the ruins of Fort
Frederick and stretches Jurther back to
wards its source, a flashing thread of
silver, among the hills towards Cumber
land. There are points, when looking
out of the window of the car, the visitor
fancies he must soon reach the head
spring, and see the small fountain whence
comes the river which is to sweep in
majesty by the hallowed tomb of Mount
Vernon, but the interposing mountain is
turned by a graceful curve, the gorge re
cedes as we advance, and the bright Po
tomac still appears in the distant prospect,
leaping and laughing as before. The
river seems running "up stream" with
astonishing celerity, and, to quote the
familiar lines with more thin ordinary
appositeness, becomes
"Fino by degrees and beautifully loss."
This engineering chase grows most excit
ing in the narrow and tortuous ravine
where the Potomac has dwindled into the
Savage River, and where the road is
carried for more than fourteen miles up
a contmuous grade of 116 feet to the
1 ml l' , J f 1
nine, ine loneiy granaeuroi ine scene
at this point is indescribable. The dark
masses of forest on the mountain side:
the lofty firs and chestnuts in the deep
valley seeking vainly to lift their topmost
branches to the level of the road ; the
intense blue of the sky as contrasted with
the sombre tints of surrounding objects ;
.the rivulet far below, seen only in fearful
glimpses now and then through the dense
foliage, all these make up a picture of
desolate magnificence which only the
highest art could transfer to canvas. And
still the awe of the place but raises our
admiration of the genius and energy
which constructed at an elevation so dizzy
and through a region apparently so im
practicable an iron way along which the
most ponderous trains move in safety al
most with the speed of a bird. Here
was a solid road, far grander than those
of old Rome, by means of which the tall
Alleghanies were more effectually re
moved than were the Pyrenees in the con
templation of the French monarch ; in
deed, the mountain range which once
Taised such a barrier before the emigrant
on his westward march, has for all pur
poses of travel, melted into the plain,
and where in former times the toiling
coach labored heavily to climb the summit,
from sunrise to sunrise, the locomotive
now glides rapidly up the heights
"One thrilling hour and then away."
The sense of perfect security which
is felt by the traveler even in the giddy
ascent of the Alleghany along Savage
River, was heightened in our case by a
furious storm, -which burst upon us about
two-thirds of the way up from Piedmont
to Altamont. We were seated on the
fender or "cow-catcher," watching the
majestic marshalling of the thunder clouds
over the mountain tops, and enjoying to
the full the excitement of the moment,
when suddenly the wind blew a terrific
gust, filling the air with dust and dry
leaves, and threatening to carry us indi
vidually over the precipice. The train
was slopped, "and we sought shelter in
the comfortable car, which then moved on
through the driving floods that continued
to descend for half an hour, forming
cataracts on every side of us. But the
water ran off harmlessly from the solid
track, and our engine bid defiance to the
tempest, which hurled huge branches of
the trees into the angry abyss beneath.
The triumph of science over nature was
complete; and as the sinking sun threw
a glow over the Glades where the clouds
had parted, I think my companions,
Willis and Bayard Taylor, caught some
inspirations of the '-Poetry of the Rail
way," which will probably some day be
embodied in exquisite verses.
The grandest achievement of the En
gineer (whose name, Benjamin II. Lat
robe, should always be stated in connec
tion with the Road) is to be found, how
ever, in the region of Cheat River, where
to the unscientific eye it would appear al
most impossible that a road-bed could ever
have been built. For two miles beyond
Ilowlesburg, where the Cheat River is
crossed on a massive bridge of iron,
there is a continuous succession of mar
vels in railway work, of which the Tray
Run Viaduct is a dream of lightness and
grace, yet so firm in its welded strength
that thousands of ions cf merchandise
pass over it daily without causing the
slightest oscillation of its airy arches.
Here, too, the wenders of mechanical
skill are placed in-triking juxtaposition
with the wonders of nature, whose obdu
racy has been so signally overcome.
Of the order and system observed in
the operations cf the -road, conducted as
these are by many hundreds of employees
scattered over a line of ihree hundred
and sevent3'-nine miles, one must perform
the entire journey "from Baltimore to
Whs-eling, to form any conception, ine
machine shops of the Company at Mount
Clare or Piedmont would alone suggest
the necessity of the highest administra
tive capacity in the superior officers; but
when we take the Time Table and mark
the regularity with which the numerous
trams meet each other at their appointed
places, when we consider that at no mo
ment of the twenty-four hours can the
Master of Transportation be at a loss to
know where any particular train may be,
and when we reflect on the immense re
sponsibility which rests upon him for the
security of human life committed to the
care of the Company! and the confidence
which he has so justly inspired, that this
responsibility is fully met, we begin to
regard that gentleman as a man of great
er practical talent than many ministers
who attempt to manage the affairs of a
State or Kingdom. Sidney Smith said of
Lord John Russell that he would be ready
at any moment to take command of the
Channel Fleet; but without disparage
ment to .the eminent abilities of that
statesman, I doubt if he could to-morrow
assume the direction of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway."
We are under additional obligations to
the Hanibal &. St. Joseph, North Mis
souri, Ohio & Mississippi. Little Miami.
Ohio Central, Columbus Xenia &. Day
ton, Dayton & Michigan, Logansport Pe
oria 8t Burlington, Peoria, Oquouka' Si
Burlington Railroad lines, and the Mt.
Vernon steamer, Thomas Colyer ; and of
which we will hereafter speak.
Steamer Omaha.
. During our yisit east it was our extra
ordinary good fortune to make a round
trip between this place and t. Joseph on
the Steamer .Omaha, on- of the Hanni
bal and St. Joseph R. R. Packets. The
Omaha has alway enjoyed an enviable
reputation in the upper country, and al
though an entire' change of officers was
made at the opening of navigation last
Spring, this most excellent boat lost not,
but rather gained, by the change.
Captain Saltmarsh is one of those
steady, attentive, agreeable driving com
manders rarely met with. His thorough
knowledge of the business in which he
is engaged, together with a dt termina
tion not to be headed off by any oppo
sition, renders him an invaluable em
ployee of the company. His place would
be difficult to fill.
To. W. L. Hatcher, the curteous but
unostentatious Clerk, and his efficient as
sistant, Jf D. Malin, we are particularly
indebted for every effort made, and where
by our tripwasrendredpl.easanr and
agreeable. In Jactiheir attentions to. all
aboard were, unremitting . In theolTice,
or socially, Mr. Hatcher has few if any
equals and no superiors. On shore Mr.
Malin is superior in activity, accuracy
and gentlemanly deportment in receiving
and discharging freights ; essential requi
sites, surely.
In short everything about the boat is
in good order, and no pains spared to
make passengers comfortable, and render
their sojourn pleasant and agreeable in
every respect.
We must not forget Charley Avis
who administers to the spiritual wants of
those who smile. Charley compounds a
"long cool drink," "smash," "cock-tail"
and "sich" in elegant style, and is there
fore a "humane institution."
For the Nebraska Advertiser
Brownville, May 28th.
"Brownville," in his last, starts off with
"Hurrah for Daily ! Such was the shout
that struck the ears of our long faced
gentry."
And a few weeks since, he made some
happily conceived remarks about the "long
faced Democracy of Brownville;"' which
seemed, to evince some satisfaction at the
prospect ef company; for, If their "faces"
grew "long" enough, they would, erelong,
be with that class of which he forms such
an ornament, and join him in that sonorous
bray, for Daily, Lincoln, Hamlin, Seward
and, perhaps, Gerrett Smith, John Brown,
Copeland, & Co. I think I can assure
him that he is congratulating himself a
Utile too soon; if their "faces" have be
come long which I am not aware of
his letters would have the effect of de
stroying what he appears so anxiously
waiting for, and of course delay his an
ticipated joy of caHing them "brethren"
in the bonds of the "irrepressible conflict."
Here is another "swype" at the "long
faced Democracy :" (?)
"Hurrah for Daily! They say we are
d d fools ;' well, perhaps we are "
An "honest admission is good to the
soul." Of course this adage does not
apply to "Brownville," for he has 'writ'
for the Herald! He, then states what
the papers here, the "irrepressibles" at
Chicago and the "Shams" elsewhere
have done : and says :
"But wo!" (so say I,) "to the poor
unlucky dog that happens to be lying or
standing on the side-walk as these ill
natured Shams pass along, he is almost
sure to get kicked into the middle of the
street."
"Poor unlucky," lying" "dg ;" yea,
pity the sorrows of a "poor unlucky,"
"lying" "dog;" probably a good dog, too,
who knows but what he would "fetch"
and "carry." Hope he speaks not from
experience. It would be reprehensible
conduct, even in tho "Shams," to go round
"kicking' "poor unlucky" "lying dogs"
that might bo "lyinj round lose" "off
the side-walk into the middle of the
street;" and I hope "Brownville" will
get up a petition to the next Legi 'ature
"he never would otherwise" to pas
a bill protecting "poor unlucky," "lying"
"dogs" from abuse. "Poor" "dog."
After composing the above Jogmatical
sentence, he has the hardihood to charge
an article in the Advertiser with des
p'ayingbad taste and worse sense." How
cool J What an enormous amount of
brass he must have ! Well, if I am not
misinformed, it may be seen growing out
on him, and it should not, therefore, be
wondered at if it affects his article.
The charge -of untruthfulness might,
I admit, have been trotight against the
article in question ; and I am beholden to
him for this opportunity of righting my
self before the world. No doubt what
he allludes to as "displaying bad taste
and worse sense;" and, also, the "side
wipe" at the Herald, are the following :
" 4BrownvilIe,'after grinding out, thro'
the Herald his organ, a few rather sensi
ble notes." And,
"The Herald is up this morning, look
ing fresh, fair and creditable to its pub
lishers." Then he brings forth that remarkable
phenomenon in literature, the "pestle''
joke; so pointed even as sharp asthe
" weapon" itself so happily conceiv
ed, so witty, so lucid, that were 1 in that
"M. D.'s" placed I should call on "Brown
ville" for a little mor(e)tar to accompany
it. "Brownville's" no doubt a good man,
and sensible. Momtjs.
Letter from tlie Plains.
O'Fallon's Bluffs, N. T.
May 14, 1660.
JIr. R. W. Furnas:
Dear Sir According to promise, I
avail myself of the opportunity to drop
you a few lines to give you an account
of our voyage across this great ocean of
land. I shall not try to detail all of the
events that have transpired since we left
Brownville. Some of the prominent ones
were, first, at our camp No. 1, Little
Nemaha Bridge. What transpired there
you have already heard from those pres
ent from your city, who played their part
there to perfection. Suffice it to say, we
had in the language of one of your cit
zens a bully time. N xt was Camp No.
2, on Spring Creek. Not much of im
portance transpired at this place, as all
the boys felt much more like sleeping
than frolicking. During the day, how
ever, the "Gus Linn" got on a sand tar,
and had to unload, raise steam, and spar
off. By the way, your are not acquain
ted with the modus operandi of "raising
steam," on the Prairies. Therefore, I
will acquaint you. We bring back four
or five yoke of .oxen from the wagons that
have got over -the bar safe, hitch them to
the one stuck, then all take a big drink
of Hill's best, and then those having good
lungs, give an awful yell. If this dont
bring her off tf the bar, we come to the
conclusion that it is a bad bar, and pro
ceed to take some more of Theodore's
best.
We have not had many bad places to
cross, but what few there are will pay
up in quality.
No. 3. We camped on Yankee Creek.
Nothing of importance transpired till we
got to the Leavenworth and St. Jo. Road,
when we thought the whole, universe had
token an emetic and thrown up gold hunt
ers. Enough to build a temple some
thing in the shape of the residence of
Jeemes Wolcott! That is if they were
successful according to theiranticipalions.
You likely remember what a great sen
sation the Daily Snort made throughout
the United States when it appeared with
the steel engraving of. Jeems Wolcott's
residence.
The next place of importance was
Hackney's Ranch, on the Litile Blue. -
Bill has a gocd place, and if he keeps
his eyes open will make a pile. Bill is a
good fellow, too, by the by, at least he
made that impression upon us. He called
all the Brownville boys up to his well fur
nished bar to take "a wee drop of the
crater," which invitation we all complied
with, with some reluctance, as you know
we hardly ever" drink anything strong
er than Hill's best brandy. Bill said this
was some of Martin's best. But I am
inclined to think he was mistaken, for I
have taken some very good liquor at D
J's.
Nothing more of importance till we ar
rived at Fort Kearny. Here everybody
seemed to iry to outdo themselves. The
troops are outfitting for war on the Chey
ennes and Sioux ; and the emigrants rush
to the Barracks to see the "bold soldier
boys." Some drunk, some fighting, some
gambling, some horse racing, and others
enjoying themselves by fixing up broken
wagons, or shoeing their slowcomotives.
We have had some of the coldest weath
er for this time of year I have ever ex
perienced in my life. On the 30th, at
Cottonwood Springs, Snow fell to the
depth of four inches; at this place where
I am writing, it was from eight to twelve
inches deep. I passed by three freshly
made graves ferj miles below this place,
and on inquiry I found they had frozen to
death on the 8th oKgy, in the snow
storm. Their cattle stampeeded when
the storm came on, and they follow d af- j
ter them ; but the storm was solvere:
that they could not find their way back
to camp, and perished in the storm. This
is not an isolated ease. We see newly '
made graves all along the road, which re
minds us that wherever we may go death j
is near. '
As I have brought you up to the place
where we are camped at present, I must
leave you, as I suppose you are bored
enough now with aj dull an at as I
must sc-r n1 to te. Ifcfore I leav,-, how
ever, I will give you a discription of the
boys as mey appear in Camp at -present.
Them -t oftht-m have been getting wood
all the forenoon to lakej read .and cook
other provisions necessary to cress the
Great Desert which is one hundred and
fifty miles wide, without a stick of tim
ber. They have to wade the Platte Riv
er which is pretty cold at present, some
little ice or snow running down it. They
have got through the wood business, and
are sitting around the camp fires, with
thtir lips hanging down ; some cursing
the country ; and others the trip. Bob.
M. thinks it is pretty rough. He com
plains more than any one else.
We came across Chet Langdon, at Cot
tonwood. He started across the plains
with a couple of Georgians, and traveled
up to this place, where they had a dis
agreement, and he stopped with Charley
McDonald of Richardson. Ve took him
in and he is now travelling with our wag
on. Well, I have bored you longer than
I expected to when I sat down to write,
but I hope will excuse me. Give my re
spects to all the boys.
Yours with respect, R. C. Berger.
Public Meeting.
Pxru.N.T., May 25, 1S60.
At a public meeting held in honor of
the trinmph of S. G. Daily our delegats
in Congress over E. Estabrook, govern
ment patronage, and official influence, cor
ruption and fraud, Doctor R. Peery wis
elected Chairman of the meeting, and
Doctor J. F. Neal Secretary. The Chair
man addressed the meeting, explaining
its object ; thought it was proper that a
spontaneous expression of the friends and
fellow townsmen of the Hon. S. G. Dai
ly should declare to their fellow citizens
of this Territory, their appreciation of the
ability and indomitable energy displayed
by our delegate in vindication of the re
publican cause, and the sacred rights of
our citizens.
The meeting was addressed by Col. J.
D. N. Thompson, and Mr. Wm. Po'.ock,
of Brownville, and Messrs. Wells, Baker,
Neal, Gillepsie, Glasgow and others, of
Peru.
Three hearty cheers were ihen given
(or S. G. Daily, and also three for Abra
ham Lincoln.
The chair, upon motion,appointed Neal,
Baker, and Gillespfe, a committee to draft
resolutions, who reported the following,
which were adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That we congratulate our fel
low townsman, the Hon. S. G. Daily, in
bis success in obtaining his seat in Con
gress, as delegate, from the Territory of
Nebraska. " " ' . ... . " !
Resolved, That we recognize in the
success of the Hon. S. G. D;iily, anoth
er triumph of freedom over wrong and
political corruption; and a rebuke to po
litical tricksters and corrupt politicians,
who resort to ballot stuffing, and whole
sale fraud to retain power.
Resolved, That S. G. Djily, by his abil
ity and untiring energy in this contest
with the minions of power, and exposing
to the public gaze, the frauds, and cor
ruptions perpetrated at the election of last
fall by the Democratic Farty. and sus
tained and endorsed by Government of
ficials and democratic leaders, has more
firmly rivited the affections and confi
dence of the people, and has recommen
ded himself to ihe favorable considera
tion of the Republican Party, for re-elec
tion.
Resolved, That the Nebraska Herald
and the Nebraska Advertiser be reques
ted to publish the proceedings of this
meeting. R. PEERY, Pres't.
J. F. Neal, Secretary.
PEOBATE II
m
Court of Htu. county, Nedraski Turrit fr'K'f'
appointmeut or a General A'lmmUirat.ir t,l'7' !or
6 Joseph Deroin, diiej.-rJ !a!e i.f sj'.-j c' ' Jti
utrehy ive l.i all wh..m il mf enr' a,','f
tly tbe 30lli day ii anno. A. 0. 1-9. n 19 J.?
isibetim t Ur tfc be4ni.ir t a'.lappiPlr "
.!Hcp in Brownville; fchru ,.:i1 where ii L"'" V T
reu .1 are req'iira to ae.tr and howcu-v'!!J,,:
'nrk.!ll thmilil v,t ha ijt.m.inin.i . .... . . cttMt
rr - aiu Admin -
d .'fficial .seal It,., 4 . 'w
Givea under my hand and official
or May. A I I860
47 3t$7
'ntk.
Prubn, t-jL,
Harried
-"W V"
On the 271h Inst., in Nemaba City, X. T.. by Re. A
S. Billings!)', Mr. Johji Abgabright to Mrs. Sarep
ta VAile, both of tbe abovo named place.
F1. .A. Jt. M.
Grand Lodge of Nebraska
THE GRAND LODGE OP NEBRASKA
A Or Free and Accepted Masons will bold its
Third Annual Communication in the City of
Brownville, commencing Tuesday. June 5th,
fr I860. It. W. FURNAS,
' v Grand Secretary.
S3"w'ni Territorial papers, friendly, please notice or
copy.
Notice.
I have lift a power of attorney with William II
IIoovek, Esq , authorizing him to attend to my busi
ness a ffnir! during my Absence. S. L. SWAN,
brownville. April, 2SUi 18o0.
NEW ADYEUTISE31ENTS.
5IAH5IOTH BAKERY
Brownville, N. T.
W. C. COMFORT
ANNOUNCES to his old customers, and tbe citi
zen: of Brownville and viiinity, that ho ban resumed
business at his old stand on Ktrt Street betweeu Maia
and Atlantic, where be is prepared to serve customers
with the
CHOICEST QUALITY
Of Bread; Sponge, Pound,
Gold, Silver, and every
kind of Cake.
Soda, Batter, Graham and .
Pick-Nick Crackers.
PROBATE NOTCE.
Officz of tho Probata Ja ie of Oto Cr ,
on at; j
f
TkTllTlPl. U hlf.A (.irur. K .! .
. fel . vi i.j i,i persona in'
IT ia the s-ettleu-entof tbo estite of Robert
ton, deveaed, tf O'.oo county. ' ehra.ik Tef
that Monday. the 2lstdayof .May, Ii.;, h4, f7,'
fixed by the Trubate Court for bavin ti9 Ci."
tlement of the ejtafe. -.
Givea under my hand, th th dy ff A,r-.
FKANCLS LLL
April 6 Probate Jude of Otoe Coaoty.j j '
Probate Notice
Cocrad Harms, Administrator of")
the estate of Johua Kan-la),
deceased iate of Neinaho county
Kebraaka Territory.
vs.
William Randa!, Sarah RGuaje
and Catharine Randal, widow to
eaid deceased.
To William Randal. Sarah R Gussie and rvy,
Randal, or the county or Winebaso.StMeon;;
the unkuown heirs and !et;a! representat;Te "'J'0
deceased, you are hereby notiSed that on tl Wk '
of April. A 1 1S60, ;iid administrator nifl J
in the Court of Probate of Kemaha county ,h
Territory, theibject and prayer of which peti'tiT
obtain an order on M-nday the 18th day of ia!l
1860. for the asisniaent of dower of Catharine Li'
the widow of said Jushua Randal deceased md T'
sale of tbe following real estate, of winch tieili" i v
ua Randal died aeized, to pay the debts of uiddI
to-wit :- the east half of the iou;hwejt nart a
the west half cf the southeast quarter of nection
ber thirty-two, in towni-bip no ix, normal TM JUa
teen east, in said Nemaha county, sebraas Tmt
containing one hundred and sixty acres. lwrury.
ir. testimony wnereor I have hereunto nbier'h
itne and affixed ihe seal of ?aid Court h a'i '
aVa w W
i I
nam
May, A
Ordered that the notice be pib'iVV
In the Nttraska Advertiser. C W WUIlLia
Brownville, May 19, lS63 6t$10,50 ProUHJ .
Probate Notice.
. Territory of Nebraska, ) . .
Coucty of Xeraaha, J
Notice is hereby Riven that I hare appointed If ond,
the twenty-eighth day of Kay, A D 1SW, as the itik
the final settlement of the estate of George w B'aic'T
deceased, late of N'e uaha County, Xafcraska Ternurr:
at my office In Brownville, in said County, at 10 o'clock!
A. 31 , of aaid day, and all persona interested. la uii tt
tate may attend and how cause why the accotutj a
Nathan Blakely should not be allowed.
Given under my hand and official seal tola tiki..
May,ADlS60. 7
May,0,3t$t. ' '
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mug &62e2!i
BROWNVILLEE !
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J. H. TilAm ,
Has just rece.ved . ,
THE BEST SELECTED
And, perhaps, the .
LARGEST STOCK OF DRUGS"
Ever brcuht above St. Joseph,
Which he is opening out in the
Splendid Kew Building,
tcrncr of Main and First Streets, .."
Urewxi-vlllo.
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r
And various other Summer beverages.
Confections of all kinds
PARTIES. PIC-NICKS. AND PRI
VATE FAMILIES
Served on tiis shortest notice.
To Tike's Peak will d. wiM to cull at th M imm. ih ,
Bakery and lay in their Sxk before coing on the plains.
AM supplies will be sold hj- Retail or Wbole.ale
.My ex'erience In catena to the taste . f the citizens
or Br.iwuTille, Warrant me In believin? I will be able
to give entire atisfactiou, and that 1 receive
liberal pa:ronage. W. C. COJiFORT.
BfuTB?:;!). Juae 1st, JSfO, ?-yly
His stock consist of the following article, whica l
wilt cell cheap fur cash:
Pure White Lead, Castor Oil. '
Frpnch Zinck, Cod Liver Oil,
China Ziuck, - Sweet Oil,
Red Lead, Putty.
VeniiianRed, Glue,
Rav and b't umber, FgJ .
Spanish whiting,
Turpentine,
Chalk. Linseed Oil,
Cough Candy, Tanner's OA,
Copal Varnish Costile Scap,
Fancy Soap, Toilet Soap,
Tooth brushes, Liiheraje,
Patent medicinos, Let.paper
White Varnirh, Ln",
Hiair brushes,
Tooth brushei,. . '
Paint brushes,
Stationery,
Steel Pens, Candies,
Gold Pens, Nu,. .
Pencis, -KaiSinJ
Hair oil, c :'
Also, a Splendid Assortment of
IEP o :r m eries,
Comprising Lyon's tatharion, Cq!"i jJ
genuine os marrow, bear greee. and 01 "
escencea of all kinds, and of the Driest qaaaiy-
STATIONERY. ;
Foolscap paper, fancy Utter pap", S?j j
and envelopes, plain, fancy, and ejnM I Vefi t
and pen-t...i.lers, inki of all kinds, inkstand, j
and sealing-wax.
PUKE LIQUOES-
Holland Gin. Irish Whisky. Bourtwn J'!!
B.aiKly. Cordial. Prt Wine, Madeira, Wne, "
and Jiaias- Wine.
JXr. Maun being an experienced Vr:U.iai
natrons mey rest assured that all medicine v
from him aregenuine without fear of ai-'- ,
Cj-Phyi-ician's Prescrittions attended to '
both by day aDd night.
CASH-INVARIABLY.
Brownville. 3Iay 21, 1SC0 ly.
ail
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Estray Notice.
TAKEN" UP, by Patrick X. Gary, j? i0t
i the I4tu of April, A D HCO, one yoke o ,4
aekox with white face, some WDJ,P " rr.rttf
illy, sunned to be 8 years tU, tbeotherr ,
lotted, with acnipoir tbe right ear, ana- (
.tpl
poltea, wi:nacropoa iuw iiv rrd
ork on the underi-ide of tue leu ear, .. -...
.. . ... h r . it.! rwrceiva
ears out. no oilier iiimni'i , . , ,T,a!
prove property, way charge and take theni a 1
nr.. .a n.nr ,,n tllolrl mVoniCe. !- .
Thomas Armtr..nz. Justice of the P- f jf.'f
G.veti iind.'r n.v b in.I at Ueatrice, ".ViBlX .
this im day r il.y 13).- x'aJ fa-yC
ilay 17ih '60 VJ---r-
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II
Sweet Potato Plants
I have on hnnJ now, anJ wi:t
during this month iurpl.T of fewoel I
far sai Orders frm a dtiUn-w tI b ?
., aad-i-Iants sen J fV.,M,"vi
rr.';''" ;
attended to,