. - it" . w . . . i i V t i. w i i a r ! t - f ' rf-y V ,drcrti f r l-'c'i, r f ! i" A ) r ro.i. r bui-n ;..3f u:tdt icta-. ; 3 j-.l I ts AJfn..- .LIBEUTfAND UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLE3 NO W AND V Q 11 E V II It.' ,1 VOL. XI. BROWNVILLE, - NEBRASKA,' ' :THUKSDAY, JULY 11, 1867. ' : - L , - ; " ' CHARLES G. DOUSE Y TTOEilS Y-AT L AT7 Jitxt Door io Carson's Barf;. MAIN STREET .7.BLACSBimiT.n;D. f j,ien hi prrjffjrioni.1 terrice to the cit'uensof prswnrille and Ticinifj. orricc at city Dure stork. Mgbt fftllf t Lis Rfoideiicc routh slle of AUan ia btwMD lit ani 2ad etrtets. RED STORE 7 p.O"1 KIESWETTER&CO., TIti pened wp their New Meat Market in the RED STORE, vhero tbey will b pleaaed to wait upon th fkblic to iho Letand (enderett r,eaU the coonty ards neatly dressed and cat p. Country Produce bought and sold. . C3Give us a caller JACOB M AltQ UN x t r 1 s 1 1 sr? v Y1I5 .STREET, EEOWXTILLE, yEHRASKl (5 '.i ?-3ft 1 VjV. - -f. . 3 33 ""sINy" C2.- Aug.23dCG CITY BREWEBY. SHRINER & BRIEGEL, Rafjatt got their Brewery under full ironing crder, thy ar now nakio as good liter w can M inada in tb UmuJ t;ate.i. uh the, ri abil ities for making Beer, they ae prepared to tarnish acy qnantiyt on aha rt notice. All orders filled as soca as received HOTIOB TO FARMERS- The undersigned buying rented the Brotvnville FLGUBMG Jim- Toku ikis mtlhod of informing the pub-, V ' ' lie thai ht intends doing CUSTOM WORK (at the aecommodatioo of farmer! and ohcrs the tuning teaaoa . Tb mill it now in operation and wao tuv wheat to grind are respectfully inrited io gtre me a trial, ai 1 am coot dent, of giving gen AralaalUractiaa. Tht highest cash frizz gien for wheat. S6if F. W. MORRIS. GATES & BOUSFIELD, BEICClLAFiSBS PL A S TBBER S . CroirnTillc, IVcbrasUa, uke oo&tracU for Bricklayicg, TUerin, JaiUing Ciitern, and do anythirg in tteir lir.o U lit mot aalisfactory and workmanlike manner. Aag. 39,1866. x-47-ly inrs.iH.iU.Cjcmclt, Millinery 6 Fancy Goods Jitla Stret one door yrest of U3 Test OSce A aaperior stock cf Fall ana Wiater Good? treciTel. Ererythig ;e the Millinery line lepteowtantly on hand. Ureci-Makicg, Eonnet EDWARD Yr. TEOLIAS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, . SOLICITOR 1NCHANCERY, OjBce eomer f Main anl Tltf-t Stre-13. BUOWNVILLE. NEBRASKA. AITD JOSEPH SIIUTZ Has jut received and will constantly keep on 11 f Ur ni ve''1 elec ted stock of ccninc ar teletlBUun. One Door vest cf Grant's S!cre, Ercrn ville, Jfdraska. S?1? 1tct, ,u Jeeiry dune on the short- ViORi: Vt' ARRANTED. rewattUe, Keb.. March 15;h. IKS. lO-ES-Iy Lresh Tomatc-et, ia two and thre jvun l eanx.at "prtta Layer EsIiits.C.urrtn.Citr.n kc. at - f ' . 1 1 ,j o. r. STi:7HT. II. D. c:;;:?rc: South Eat Ci.T!.cr of !!aia acJ Firet Street OrricE IIorES 7 to 9 a. v. s.ni 1 to 2 and 6)3' to J'yi r. M. rrownTi;!e,i:clrr.5La,l!3y lih, 1SC5 No 3i,1y. A. S. HOLLADAY, II. D. CmrsiCiir.tca In I,oeatetI in I!r'j!iv:n III c Jri 1S55. urn tht f. ? fi p n ill Iiy ii iiiiJ i)U A K P OB STETJR ICIAJSr Dr. II. b-3 ca Lacd complete gets of Amputat ing, Trephining ar.d Obstetrical inEtrumcnts. OCIce: IlGiladay & Co?s Drug Store 7Vo Doers East of Post OJTice. p. S. Ppoeial attention given to Obstetric? and the disease of W'jpjea and children. x-44-ly CHARLES HELLMER, n mm m an c - ,'c'vS HH -L E. ES , Main Sty 2dcors below Brounvilla House, HOWXIVILLE W. T. -lias on hni a superior stock of Boots and Shoes and the best aaterial and ability for doing CUSTOM WORK Repairing done tvithneatntss and dispatch FRANZ HELMER, III 1 I vri OPPOSITE DEUSER'S TIN-SHOP, WAGONS, hTJQOIES, PLOWS, CTJLTI VllOHS, Repaired on hLort potice, Bt low rates, lid arranted xo give saiit-factinn. x-l3-fn,nn AMERICAN HOUSE. 'iod Feed and Liver j Stable I3 connection with the House. L D. nOBIIISOn. propiuetor. Trcr.t Street, between Main and Water, Uay, 30th 16C6. 10 36 ly fTvr.Tiptoa O.B.IIewctt J:S. Church TIPTOt!; IIEVETT CKUnCH C-Utormns at Caiu, BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. ' March 1st, '65. ly. ' A. ROBINSON, Vain Between Jt L 5d SlssiX Takes tli niethod cf informing the public that he has on hand a splT,.;id fif; jrtcct cf Ucnt's and "Laditt's Misses' and ChlUrcni's J3.00TS AND SIIOICS. J3"Cnston work dune with neatness and -iifr-ari iiepairing dune on short notice. 1G-30 fnun fHOVESTEN Co., PIANOFORTE IvIANUFxlCTURERS, . , Till: ATTENTION of the puliio anl tbetrada is idvited to our )v & ' Cklove, iiotrxenoi t'iano Forlet, which for volume a.nd pu rity of tone are unrivalled by any hitherto tTorei in this uiirkot. They couij-in aU t&o modern iai provecients, F;.snch grahi action, harp pedal jion frame , over-strung tass, etc.. 'ftts., .an,j each in struib'.nt b-;r p nale vn ier the personal gppervif iua cf -L J. U.Ukove?tke.n who has a priicil eiperimence of over thirty years in their manufac ture, is fully warranted in every particular. Ths Grovc-tccn FIAirp FQRTE Uectired the h"? lest award of mtiit at. the coio brate l worU's talr, where were cxl.il ited instru ments from the ict. praters cf London, IVris, (ier many, PbilaJelphia,' Uo.toc, Baltimore and New York ; and also at the American Institute fr-r five successire yesr?, tie doi.D and Pilvkr llEDiLS from both of which can be scon at our wsre-rorr s. By the introduction of i m prove mtns wo' make a stlil more perfect Piano forte, and by mannfact- ericg largely, with a strictly eash sj?tem, ap en ablei to offer these in-struments at prieo ffhuh will preclndo all competition. Our t,rl;3s are from JlOOto $2C0choap2r thaa sdt Crst tUss 1 ianv-forte. TKliMS. Net Cask in current funds. LesL'rij tiTe Circtlar sent free. July 1st I?66 oua year Il.iCo. Ilk. Roci-F.s. Livci v, Fecd.and Sale Stable. IilKVj;VJLL,E. NEBRASKA- Dealers in all kinlsof Stock. Uorses Boaght,Sold and K,chur.jrd. Suk boarded by tho day or week.. A Larc CORItAf 1 attached to S.fciibM. BK. NKAL ilIJ4:ii Vetcrarj Surgeo, Ofice at our Sublcs, horo he may s.t all tir.aa be con- uitcd. - 1 1 y CUM FOUR UAIIir- SAMPLES SENT FKEE. L aniple of Frof. Bulb's Ourlina will be se free t acy adJres. Tbe Cwrliijue will ecrt tbe traltcrt kaix cn the Jin-t appUcatioa without in jury in ft, Liiuraat, beautiful curls, Ad.iros-i:h starrp, lTcf II. B.T.Or.5 Ics.2lih ICG-o.-a riKtaUN,Otuo. Sttceware, BwLels. Wai-tbrOd, fjir.-wn Ac. at iVA-N' 4 Er.'JTilBIL'S i 7 rfrrti r 1L f.T 71 PTrnn 1 T nT7nTl UUUl iilJiJ flliUii imm, GKO.W. Ol iV.Y. LUTStR liOWhZI. CniS.O.DCEillT REAL ESTATE AGENTS, snd Dealers la Land Trnrrants.ancl iirjricultural Coll: z$ crip. Op.ce in Land Office Building, c ' i r,ox"C2X'"cT'XXo , XTola Bay rd sellitr-provrd aod rrnrjTrovel Lands. - Bjj, Fell, and Ic-cata Land ."i;ract5, and eri- c-altnral c.Ug gcrip. , - J'ake careful .selections cf forernuent Lands for location, Homestead, and pre-emptions. ' Attend to contested Ilcinegtead and pru -caption 4rH n KftTr vCw Letters of inquiry, j-rcpiptlj and cheerfully cp- ST Correspondence Solicited Jj25it f mil rain, nones-Sign & Orn.imcnlil : Glazier, Gilder, Grainer, PApEit HAxrarxi etc. j All work clcna in a workman- , like manner, and on strickly TERMS. OK? POOEWEBTOrBSOWSTILLa OCEa 3SEW FIRM AND SJ1 ;J KJ f- R. T. RAIIIEY & W. D. LEWIS f succrssoxs to raiset S; co. Resfectfully inform the Citizens pf the City and County that they are in receipt oj a lurgt qnd complete assortment of - t ' Ladle's Dress Goods, WHITE GOODS, 1EEL OS3nHSIFa."2f" With an endless variety of N O T I O jST S, Together rith the Largest", toc of Custom Made BOOTS AND SHOES' Ever brought to this City all of which was purchased prior to. the late ad ranee iq gold, which enables us to . offer supe rir enducements to those desirous of pur chasing. We also, keep on hand a fresh Slock of Grl? O O O 21 O G, Jnd a good assortment cf QUEUES WARE Remember the Plnce, Mnia Street, On Door aboTe the Posto2;ie, Brownrille, Nebr.iika. 9-10-ly injiu . ' - : PhHip Philips & Co. . Wholesale and retail dealers ia . riANHS, ORGANS, - vi AND MELODEONS. Weittem Agents for Decker Brothers, Tatect plata Fiano-rourtes. These Pianos are the only iii.tauments made in this country or Europe, with the full jron framo, in which Jill the Strings rest upon Wooden 'Bdar ings ' and in which noro .of the.Tunicg Pins go through jhe Iron Plate. This arracinont produces a Mora Uined Tone, with combined Sweetness and groat Power, aai mora perfect quality thovgli tie entire scale, aud the capacity of iS.Uudins Longer ia tune and retaining its su potior quantity of - tone j than any other instrument. - " ' " ' general Agents fur L. D. & BL.'W. Smith a AMERICAN ORGANS. . r The American Organs, are the oaly real reed Or gans ejw before the public. The only Organ bav- Jicvcrberatirg Sound Bex, cr Wind Chasi. JrThicb has the sam important part to perforca a? the oundiij Board has in the Piano-Forte, (t give bfdy and resonance of tone)and without which the Organ bocom.es merely a Vle-oa in an Organ ca.'e. The American Organs to only bare the wind chest or sound box, but have the lire Or"in hol lows, giT! power and great sttad;ne3 of tone.' Thoe ith their extreme fe voim:of ths f,tels ,ftLd perfecting of the tone, ms.ke th.-a the. . JIal Perfect Organ Knows. The iraprnf etccnts, n ith s-jperinritv of torj i.i workuiftr.thip, place the American Organs in the front rank as the beet, an j they command a higher priro than acy other reed instrument in the tn-ket These Orgars received the I nst iYcnucu at tha great St.' Louis Pairin K tobtr. Publiihc,-j cf the "Sicfpcar Pilgrim" forSuLuay SoiitKils. ' Surd fr a Tirrular. Addresf. miLIP PHILIPS & CO., ?J . ' . H Scrth (licet, St. Lcuis M. An Act to ccend Chapter 10, part first,- i:eTledr Slats :rs,i entitled , "iicYcnue." , Sec. 1. Be it enacted by ths Legis lature of the State ci Nebraska, That scection seventeen chapter forty-sir,part first of the revised statutes cf - Nebraska be amended so as lo reai as fpllows, to :wiU-Tha President, Secretary, Superin- .tendent,- or ether principal officer within the btat? at ths tune of the assessment, of every ccnal or slackwater navigation company, railroad company, - turnpike company, plankroad company, bridge or ferry company, insurance company,tele graph company, or other joint stock com pany, except banking or "other corpora lions whose taxation is.specificaccy pro vided for in this chapter, for whatever purpose they have been created, wheth r incorporated by any Jaw of this State or not, where any portion of eaid - prop erty at the time of the assessment is sit uated in more than one county, shall list Lfor taxation, verified by the oath or af nrrnation of the person so listing, all the personal property, which shall be held io include road bed, depots, wood and water stations,. poles and wires, bridge and boats,' books, papers,ofi)ce furniture, and fixtures, and such other reality as is necessarv for the dailv business onera- lions of said road, bridge,, insurance or other company jncorpqration j monies and credits of such company or, corpor ations within the State, at thsisciual Value in money, in roanner fcllowing to- wit : In nil cases except as hereinafter provided a full return of. all property shall be made to the Auditor or State on or before the firtt Monday of March an nually, together with a' statement of the unount of such property which is situa let in each organized county, precinct or township, incorporated villa je or city therein. The value of all moveable prop: erty shall be- added to the stationary; and uxed property ; Provided, Inat vneney.. er the whole of the property of any com pany aforesaid shall be in one county only the return shall me made to the Asses sor or Assessors in came manner as re turns of other property are made, If the return aforesaid shall not be received by said Auditor within three days after the first monday of-Murdi aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the" Auditor to procure the information aforesaid in any rnannjer that may appear lg "be mostjikeiy to secure the same correctly, and for that purpose shall address a written request to the of ficer who has omitted or neglected to make the reiurn aforesaid ; and it shall be the duty of the Auditor on or before the: first Monday of April, or so soon thereafter as he shall have procured the necessary information', to certify to the County Clerks of the several counties in whiph slid property .or any part thereof shall be situated the- amounts thereof, specifying the several amounts inpluded in each organized precinct or township, incorporated city, or village in said coun ty ; which amounts when so received by the County Clerks shall be placed on the list of taxable property returned to them by the several. Assessors for such pre cincts or townships, .incorporated cities or villages; The Auditor shall certify whether the return was maoe by . the proper eftker or whether the valuation was procured by himself; and it shall be the duty of the County Commissioners to equalize the valuation of such proper ty iasame manner as of ether property ; and if the return has not been made Jby the proper officer, $nd at .the time as re quired by "this act, it shall he the duty of said County Commissioners lo ax!i not exceeding fifty per cent, to. the valuation thus brought before them. Privided,thal shares of stock in all Rational I3anks held by any person or persons in . this state shall be assesse.d U iheir par value, and ihe owner or owners thereof shall be required to pay tax thereon , the same as though they were shares ia Banks chartered and incorporated by the laws of ijiis State or by the laws of any oter State orterritofy of the United States, and provided further that for the pur poses of taxation no discrimination shall be made between any national Bank and an'y other Jknk," doing business in this Stale under the laws thereof, . ' . . Sec. 2. Whenever any taxes are paid .to the County Treasurer the Treasuerer shall make out and deliver to the person paying the taxes, a receipt for the same which shall specify the land or other properly on which suoh tar was assessed accordig to ili discription cn the tax duplicate, or in some Jobber suSkjent manner and shall also specify the amout of each separate " and distinct fund in seperate lines or columns and' whether the said funds were paid in, ia cash, in territorial warrants, county or road ordersj or Supervisor's receipts as the case maybe' ; Sec. 3 Whenever Any taxes are paid the Treasurer shall write on the lax duplicate opposite Ahe description of the leal estate or personal property whereon the same were levied the word paid togather with the date of such payment and the name of the person paying, the same"' " 4 ' "' , - Sec. 4. Whenever the Treasurer re ceives rnbney. warrants or orders on ac count of license, fines er any other ac count except taxes, he shall make dupli cate receipts for the same, , and deliver cne to the person making sucn payment . - a - and tha other to the County Cierk andi shall forthwith enter ih.e sarse in his i cash took a3 i;j cse cf rroney received for taxes. Sec. 5. Whenever jt shall become necessary to th prompt colle'cticncf de linquent taxes in any county jn this Stats it shall be the duty of the County Treas urer to appoint' one or more tax collect ors in his county 'whose duly it ehill be to collect all delinquent taxe3 ia their respective counties. ' ' Sec. 7. The collectors so appointed shall, lefora entering upon .the discharge of their duties, executed tnd Jo with the County Treasurer cf the proper coun ty, a bend payable-to said ? Treasurer in such sum as' the Treasurer may require, v.iih good and suficient sureties, to be ap proved by the county Treasurer, condi tioned for the faithful performance of all the duties required of them by law, and shall take and, subscribe, to jn oath pre-, scribed in the-seventeenth' Section cf the fifth chapter of the Revised Statutes. : Sec. 7." 'It shall, bo "the duty, of the County Treasurer to cause to be made out delinquent tax lists for each precinct in his county, for which the County Com missioners shall allow him a reasonable compensation ; which delinquent lists shall embrace all : the delinquent taxes for previous years in ; such precinct as there may be a rejjsons-b'e prospect cf collecting. -Such delinquent lit Jists shafl embrape the whole. snjest of lbs tax assessed v.hkh remains unpaid, to which shall be added the penalty and in terest accrued a3 provided by lavy to which shall also be added th9 fees for advertising, and five' per cent as a cpm p.ensatioa to. the collector. Sec. 8. The County Treasurer shall deliver to the tax. collectors, the delin quent tax lists, provided for in- the pre ceeding section oa or before the first day of June of, each year, taking duplicate receipts therefor j one which shall be filed with the County Clerk, and the otji er shall be retained by the Treasurer. Sec. 9. I" very tax 'collector, after re ceiving the .delinquent tax lis, shall pror ceed to collect, the taxes charged in said list, by calling; upon' each person named in the tax list placed in his hand?, at his or her usual place of residence, and re quiring payment thereof. Sec. 10. If any person shall be ab sent from home at the time of the call of the collector,for his or her taxes, the said collector shall leave a'writtea or printed notice, with some member of the family, above tea years of 'age,' requiring pay ment of the same within twenty days from the date thereof ; and such notice shall be deemed a sufficient demand for the taxes of such person and the collector shall be a competent witnes to prove the service of said notice. .. . Sec, 11. In case any person shall neg led or refuse to' pay to his or her taxes when demanded or within twenty days thererfter, it shall be the duty of the collector to levy the same, together with the costs and charges. that may accru3 by distress and sale of the personal property of such j?erson as ought to pay ihe same in the same manner .as constables are authorized to levy and sell property on execution by the laws of this b'tate: Pro visions of this section shall hot apply to articles specified in section one of chapter forty six of the Revised Statutes, ent;tjed Revenue , - -: -. , Sec. 12.v At such sale, jf ;t ba prac ticable, no more property : shall be sold, than is sufficient to' pay the taxas and costs; and if sold for more than the amount necessary, the surplus shall' be relumed to the owner of the property on d.e;uer.d. : . ; , .. , '.: " ; Sec 13. The collector shall be allowed 4 . the "same fees arid charges for making distress, and sala or gooes ana cnatties, as are allowed to tjheius by law for mjikeing levy and sale of propery on ex ecuting; and shall, be e.ctitled, on "his settlement -jith the Treasurer to receive five per cent, on all soma jby hua collec ted, to be the came -provided by section seven cf this a cj. ; .'."' ' Sec ll.;'Th3 .ocljtor3 shdl.makc their return to and settlement with tha treasurer of their county on or befors the first day' ,of eptPber annualy. They shall be charged with the whole amount of the tax list placed in their hands for collection, and shall ,le credited with the amount collected and paid to the Treisurerjand all cases wha he has failed to collect the taxes, he shall show either that th.2 person charged with the same is a non-resident cf the county or has no personal property of which the same can Jbe ma'de. Sec. 15. The Treasurer EtuHcontin-o to receive the taxes due from non resid ents of the county as well after as before the-appointment of the collectors. Sec. 16. . Upontis settlement wiitae Collectors, the 'Treasurer t.hii execute duplicate receipts for the amour-t recev ed one of which shall he deliverd to the Collector, snd the other to the .County Clerk, and hs ihall immediately enter the j amount so received acd. jectipted for, ia his cash book. : -- Sec. 17. Deeds heres-fter executed by the County Treasurer .-real. estate sold for taifcs shall be prima fucis evidence in all controversies and s-its ia rslattou to the rights of perchaser, his heirs cr assign to lha land thereby conveyed, cf the following facts:. " '. I Eirst That ihe land conveyed was ub;?ct to taxation and had been assessed at the lice and in the manr jr required Ly law. ,- . ; Second That the laxe.i vcre net raid at any time before the sale Third That the lands cenveved had no; been redeemed from the salj at the date of the deed. ; Fcurth - That ths land was .advertis ed for sale ia the manner required by iw. ; Fifth That the land w:;3 sold for taxes as stated ia the deed. Sixth That the grantee in the cesd was the perchif er ia or h;? cr her assign's 53. Seventh. Thit the sale was conduc ted in the m?.nncr required by law and this -hall apply as well ts private ss to public sa!e5 made by tha TrM-"" r U taxes, and in all suits involving L.- till to land claimed and held ctder and by virtue of a deed executed by the Treas urer a3 aforesaid, the arty claiming adverse title shall be required to prove in order to. defeat the siid title : either tharthe land was not suljectta taxation at tile date of the sale ; that the taxes had been paid ; that the land had never be?il assessed for taxation: that the land had not been advertised for sale as re quired by law j or that -the same has been redeemed according to the laws of this Siate.and that such redemption wvs made far the' use and benefit of persons having the right cf redemption under the l?vs of this Slats; and ja no event shall a decree or judgrnent be rendered against the purchaser until tha claimant shall have paid to said purchaser, his heirs or assigns, the .full value cf asy and all imprjvements he has put. upon real estate, which shall be. determined by arbitration according td lha laws of this State.or by trial in jury in any court of competent tion: Provided, That infants, idiots or insane persons may redeem any real "estate belonging to them, and sold for taxes, within two years after the expiration cf their disa bility. -Pririded, That no person shall be complied to pay for any improvement made prior to the due of the . Treasure ers Deed. Sec. 18. No real estate belonging to any person shall be sold for taxes, which while personal property belcging to such person can be found by the Treasurer or Collector and no taxable propety shall be exempt from' levy and sale for taxes.' Sc. 19. Whenever it shall appear, from the return cf the Treasurer or Col lectors, that any person charged with tax on personal property, has removed cut of tha county, or has deceased and left no property out of which the taxes can be made, it shajl be the duty cf tha Coun ty Commissioner to cause jhe same after the expirotion of two years, to be stack- from the tax lisj.'apd ths County Clerk- shall certify the amount so stricken from the lax list to the Audjtcr jn'such mari ne r as he may direct, who shall credit the county with that amount ia adjust ment of the accounts of the County treas urer. And all taxes assessed cpoa hor ses, oxen, mules or wagons.shali ba can celled from the tax lists, whenever the owner cf such property shall produce sat isfactory evidence ihat he or shs has paid taxes upon said property ia any other State or Territory for the same year. Sec. 20. All properly to the amount of ivo thoucand dollars belonging to the widows or minor heirs of soldiers who lost ther lives in the tunica 'Irmy, or by disease contracted whilst in the survicof iheUnited States, shall be exempt from taxation. The warrant of tha County Commissioners, requireing the Treasurer to collect taxes therein levied according to law shall be fjull and sufficient authori ty to the Treasurer cr tax Collector it collect any and all delnqunt taxes by distress and sale of personal property whenever the same may become neces sary. - Sec. 21. Sections seventeen, forty three, forty-five forty-seven and forty nine of the act to which this ii amenda tc ry, and all other acts or parts of act3 in consistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed ' Sec. 22. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. ' Presented to the Governor for his Sig nature June 20th ISO 3 and signed. ; ..... it A gopher hunt tock p.?-co in Trenton, Dodge county .Wis., last week, ia Which one side (fourteen persons) made- 4,653 gophers, and the .other side 3,710; cf these counts, A. Cook tallied 020, and A. King 003.. ' . . . : The greit: Summit Tunnel through the crest cf the Sierra Nevada mountain chain has generally teen looked upon as three of four years' job.B it the Caiifor nian, ia their itnpaiiinca lo pushfoward the I'entral Pac.fi; Railway, have put in pral'iice the" uuerground tacilcs which their quartz mining had taught - them. Thy attacked tha tunnel at both-ends, and. theu sunk a shaft ia the middle 'dowa to a level of th? grade, and worked both .ways. The tunnel will be l.COOfeet Jocg through 'the solid lock. ' ' "" It was commenced last Septmber.and ca the first day af Juna 0:7 411 feat re mained to be takea out. Tha Progrt-Si made is sixty fees p:r .week, at which rate tha job will b a .completed by the first of August eleven months from the time ground waa broken ! Ii Lot this morvelocs progress ? After pa.--:;r;g tha mountain the way is cpea witho-; seri rus obilaclrfi to overcome-, clear. Id Salt Lake, which the California ara confi dent cf reaching before jhe I'asiera' Di vision cf the great wcrkgeu ter:. Ikes nevp.r wcrk i n 2 y always in'comj,-any, Ihat they ' miy a:is! each other. . . : . i-iJiA.i iji . , - a - We cempde, fjr tha b; cf Lib a Iievers, aa account cf z f c." tha Ind ian atrcciti-33 azl roll :ri:t.c:.r:i:tsi within cr near cur bori-rs wi'.hin th last six months. To emir?. -a ihfrn all would fill several iuei i ;r 71- t. On tha 23d cf hit D.e:;..l-;r tha In dians attacked ar.d mt-hrcd ni-j'.y t;.r?a enlisted men and ciUcers r.t. Ft;rt Fhil Kearney and crtur1! wh?t s';'; aj not killed, together with v.acr.s, Ccc. On the 2d day cf jinary tha Iniian? killed ens maa at Sweetwater ar.i sev eral othwri were rciiric ta ba killed. v ' ' On April luih.at hck,ut S:.r.i; 'oa the Smoky Hill,' threa mea wera killed, and a large quantity of stock stolen. . At the same data a litt'a whit a , girl who had beea horribly violated and icf; ia a dying condition wa3 founi ia aa abandoned camp cf friend' j .Ch:yanaej near Fort Zira, ,.: ..." At the sams time a mail party cf fiva were killed betwvveen Laramia and Phil Kearney. ' - - Oa May 12th the Rock Creek statha was burned and alLtha stack stolen. Willow Creek and, Lake stations wers - burned almost at the iama tima th stock diivea c;T and caa man killed. : Oathasama dy tha Ir.Jiin3 stala about two hundred head cf stock ia siht of Ft. Mitchell. On the Cth of May at tha American Ranch they male aa attack and drova clT four horses and four muls. . ; ; At Fairview they burnt tha s'.abla aad cqrrall and drcve ch six hnrsea At tha Wisconia Rin:h f ju: horses and four mules were stolen. , About this time a? soldier was kilied and scalped near Bridger's Ferry and a large number of stock, in that vicinity was killed and stolen Oa tha 16ih of May they made aa at tack oa the Commisioneri .-teat to treat with them but wera repulitrd a: ErJger's Ferry. . , , . Oa tha. J7ih thsy killed. twi. mea at Cottonwood On the 23d Lake Rmoh.wen of hera was-attacked. The laJiins 'stola 25 horses. ----- The sama Jay 'at E; Lararr.ia ' th?y stole ona hundred. i;ead cf oxc-a and 2 . mules and hones. The sama day they ran c.T'the stock from Fort Sounder and killed twa man. Oa the 21th they kilhd and sca!peJ three men cn Pole Creek, and stole fcur head of horses frora a ranch near by. ' Shortly, prior to this time, five da?r ter3 from Fort Haysa, wera Vjlh-d" and scalped. - At Fairview, on June 1st, th2 coach going Ea;l was attacked ; the driver was killed, al;Q;a man that was l-ad:ng stock. Rev. Fullercf iQuiay, Iaisachascttj. escaped. ., ; "- . . Qa the 4th two men wera fo-ci killed and scalped at tjoosj Creek. . Oa the 5th, they mada aa attack at Hanshaws, and got siv head cf stock. Oa tha Gih at Pi:: a Gfove, ia tha P,lack IIills, two iaea wera kill a 1 and one wounded. , Fifteea miles west cf' Bebop's ranch on the same day, they killed two tuea and burned a ranch. ' .' . : Qa the same day ,SiIverthorn's party were attacked sixty-five miles east cf Denver. , , , They also ran cT fiva hil cf stock from Fcrt. McPhenca.: : -, , . .. ,-Oa the 4ih thsy had atta.ked ? ;l;hur Springs and rua cif nine h:ad or Stock. About this time. tLy attackr.-d th-j coach and killed or.a maa and woundo-.l Mr. Davis, c:ail agent, whahajain': then cied. On the 7ih,a man was killed and scalped at Plata Creek." They aho drove or a lar je ht cf stock, and attacked -Baker Pinch the saco On tha Bih they burnd rium Creek station. Oa the' 12th 'they Lille 5 and s-:a!pe,l Chief Division Engrneor IMl cf tha U. P R, II. at crow Creek. -Oa tha 13ihthay attacked two ccachas at II u go t a t i 0 a ca th j .ri it. . c k e y 1 1 11 r 0 zl a , wound a i ona man ad s'.c'.o sc'ven'.y-fiva head cf stock, - OathalCih they attacked a trM'a n;ar' Bijou station, wounded oca man izl 3to!a forty-Eve heal harses a:,d rr.-:! j3, Near Laporte, o-J tha IS.h, they cap- . tared' two w.aoas"viih their lo.ida. Oa tl.i VJh, at Ihg TimUri, ca tha Smoky Hill route, ona pi!, .jugec and iwo ao'diers wera killed, tva pa.seners one driver and oc soldier vuuaJed,an I that the fight continued threa day?. One maa was killed at Walker Creek and two at .Gunnell Springs. : Alio ona wounded at Iad Crcsk.aai GZ9 at Daer:cg3 Weils. . .. . F.rcm the htttr station nr 1 Re; -el's Springs ail tha stock hn 1 U-?n driea cir." ' ; ' - ' - ' These are a fev cf th- murders anl rcbberiea remmittsd. Thora ar many mora n-h:-.a hara btcrj r; ordr lt an still a vast number r.cra vhich hiva r: These thit:3 Lavs 0 23 ccouniag for, tLe last six n.ouh. ever a ccur-try hun t- redis cf rai'ej in exte:;t, in r.u? own vi. cicity, and ether like cotreas cf -Mon.-tana, Idaho and Utah. - Near'lv two , million dLi ir 3 v ria of stock ar.d r re;. erty Lx beau sto.-: ar. destroyed by ihcm.C'.virdj- . i I f J