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:nl Usher end Proprietors.
rtJISf ,00 PER. ANXCM.
70 McPhcrson's Clock, n. Stairs.
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month, S); Hire mouth..-.. l UJ
wnieiiM lor a l- time tlmn three
.ul as Transient; und mini be paid in
! and Departure cf tbe 3Inl!s.
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id Eastern arrives at 12 m.; rtcparts at
nd Eastern arrive at 4 p. m.; departs
-rlre at ft it. nenaru at 8 a. m.
rive ut K m.: ucpartM at 5 p. m.
: arrives Moiirta. . WMnmli and
. n .; dcpurLH Tuesdays, Tliunnlays and
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rnvo Friday at 4 p. m.; depart
m.
.Mint from 7 a. m.. to p. m. Hun
iu a. m. A. I. MAIimH, I. L
n4 C B. It. It Time Table.
.AINS UUISU NOKTIL
ATMMrIAT10N.
:.h 40 a. m-
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lAINS OOIXO W)ITH.
AiOOHUUDlTlliy.
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Kirnixa. .
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S:.Hi a. m.
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p. nx.
11:00 a. m.
i:C p. m.
fcUO p. m,
Bec-r' Omn ibus leave Brown vllle for
- a. m. and 11 m., daily.
ATTOHNEYS.
;civn-:rt & kkowx,
at Law and JLand Agents,
urt llouae, with lYobate Judge.
TirTON IIFTWrTTT,'
and Counselors at LiW,
0 Mcrhtroon'a Hlock, up stairs.
IOMAH A BROADY,
, w A. Solicitor InCliancery,
In District Court Hoom.
R. M. RICH,
at l.an and Land Agrnt.
,rt House, first door, w t aido.
M. n. McLEKNAN,
v and Countelor at Law,
rak;i City, Nrljranka.
B. F. PERKINS,
v and Connidor at Law,
ith, Johnrn Co., Neh.
i'VE HUMrnRKY.
iKNKVH AT 1 1 A
line tat. Pawnee t., l.
N, K. C.RIGC.S, . .
lUwX Ileal Kstate Agent,
e, tin-je County, Nebraska.
LAKDA-GENTS. .
"rTv. urn nns,
e Afrent and Just Ice of Peace,
urt lloune. first dwr, vewt ldc
MARKET & LETT,
ttA Land AVarrent Broker.
N. ai Main Street.
to ixijinu Tar t for Son-rendeiU.
rntitm yven U mukinr Locations.
,-m rd. and unimproved, Jur on
'rmx.
WM. H. HOOVER.
te ajad Tax Paj in Agent.
t-e in District Curt Room.
irompt altfntiim to the Hide of Iiettl
' I'atnfnt of luxe throughout the
itul IMricL
JONAS HACKER,
r for tlie Cily of Brown-rllle,
nd to the 1'avmcnt of Taiea for Aon
Ixtntl OM-nrr in Xemaha Otuntg.
'enee tjiJiciled.
lOSK' If. SYDENITA M,
PIBL1C & LASTD AGEXT,
Fort Kcfrmrt, J'rbritka.
tito land for intending settler, and
inforilintlon required concernlnir
of South-Western Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
ii. c. TitrnMAX.
YSK'IAN AM) M KCTOXi
. SI Main Mreet, one door wet orDeu
t. Ofliee hours from 7 to 11 a. m. and
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H. MATHEWS,
SICI AN AND Sl'RGEOXi
:ice No. 21 Main Street.
... S. HOLLADAY. M. D.,
, Hnrcrou and Obstetrician,
Holladay A Co r Drue Store.
I in ISol ; Located in Jirownvtfle in
nhand complete rt of A mputating,
urvi ttttslch-ic.il IitntrHttent.
vial attention given to Obxtctrics. and
uf Women (uul Children.
'. V. STEWART. D..
S1CIAX AND St HUE OX,
ice No. 1 Main StwL
7 to 9 A -. A., alltt 2 and 61 to
-y, r. Mi
. H. KIMHERLIN, M.D.
ICIAM AKUSlUtiEOJf,
hriiKka Eva and Ear Infirmary.
racnee practice at Brownvllle,
MErtCIIANDISE.
WM. T. DEN,
' nictate and lictuU Jierdcr in
lercliandUe, and Commission
Forwarding Merchant,
No. 6 Main Street.
rtfert, Jlttw, H love. Furniture, dr.,
Uand, JluihciU tnark et price paidor
t, "ir and Quint rg I'roduce.
O. M. HENDERSON,
nlcr in Fvreinn and jMnneic
UOODS AND GUOCEIILES,
No. 53 Maln Street.
J. U McGEE CO.
In General Merchandise,
t Mcriierson'8 Block, Main St.
DRUG STORES.
H0LL-DAY & CO..
hiilritrUc and Jtrtaii Dealer in
ledtclnes. Paints, Oils, etc.
No. 4 1 Main Street.
TcCREERY 4 NICKELL,
'flemile and lletnd Jea.'er in
ook., Wallpaper & Stationery
No. 31 M.iin Street.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
CHARI.ES helmer,
OT AM MIOK MAKER)
No. 64 Main Street.
hind a ttuperior stork of J!oot and
urtom Work done with tu-atiu and
A. ROHINSON.
IT A NO Ml OH MAICrriV
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joiin c. Dr.rsER.
i Store, Tiiitt arc, Puuts. &e..
No. 7U Main Street.
IELLEN15ERGER RRO S.,
turers &, Dealers in Tinware,
Main SU, Mcpherson's Block.
'artttrarr, Qtrjicntr-r'g I'wijr. HUlck-
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r itifii-ittfif, ut., wnsmtiuy on ruiiiCl.
SADDLERY.
JOHN W. M1DDLETON,
aS. URIULKS, COLLARS, Ete.
No. 04 Main Street-
nnd Lasties of everi detcriptUm, and
; iiair, k.epi on nana, Cuai jtaid for
J. IL BAUER,
rinvfai'turer ami caler in
sS, BRIDLES, COLLARS, Etc.
No. 60 y M ai n Street.
J one to ordi-r. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
SALOONS.
CHARLES BRTEtJFL,
t II ALL AM) LUNCH ROOMC,
No. 25 Main Street.
RERGER & ROBERTS,
I A 91 BRA BILLIARD SALOOX,
t Wine and IJquors constantly oa hand.
N0.4-S Whitney Itlovk. l-i
JttSEPH HEPDARD t CO..
SALOON,
NTo. 47 Main Street.
tt Wines and Liquors kept on hand.
J. V. D. PATCH,
Manufacturer and ln-aler In
cks, AVatcHes, Jewelry, etc., etc.
No. 34 Mala Ktrctt.
-r and HUvrr-PUitcd li'we, and all mrie
' S)xxtacle constantly on hand. Jit-pairing
n the ttentct tyl, at thnrt notice. Charge
-ate, 'ork u-arrunlcd.
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hotels:
PEN?f STLA'AKI A HOUSE. '
iiL-viiv rt k' I'mnriet or.
Good accommodation1. lirding hy the
day or wle TU traveling ptU)lw we mi-
tel to irtve Mm .h can.
'(,' 'JiTATt J!OTELi' '-j i
I - CROSS A WHITE; Proprietors
t uirniit litirwn M.iin nnil Atlantic
Thi J louse i convenient to the Steam Hoot
Landing, and the. buiw pnrt of the Ci.V. The
best arcoxUiii'rn in the dig. -Ao taintcui
r..mri.lin tfinlinn uuextt l-tiinforiulilc. Good
Stable and On-rall cuhnnient to the House.
Agents for K. A N. Stage Co.
' AMERICAN HOUSE.
L. D. ROUJSON, lTopriftor.
Front St., between Main nnd ater.
A good Fei J and Lirery Stable in connection
with the House.
COlflXCTIONERIES.
GEORGE YAUNEY,
Hakery and Confectlonery
No. S7 Kaln Street, '
Offer to the public at reduced rates a choice
stock of Groceries, Provisions, Confectioner
ies cWs., ric, - ( :
Bakery, Confectionery and Toy Store.
Fresh Jiread, Oukcx, Oyster, Fro t, etc, on hand
J. P. PEUSER,
Dealer In Confcct lonerle, Toy, l
No. 44 Main Stre-t.
NOTARIES.
II K. EBRIGHT,
Xotary Public and Conveyancer,
nrn tor thc Eouitablc and American
Tontine Life Insurance Companies. 5-tf
FAIRRROTIIER & n ACKER.
Notary Public and CoaVeyancrV, f ,
OUicc in County Clerk Ollice.
U. I'. FATRnKoTHKK, 1XHVM M. HACKIB,
JSoUry I'ublia ' t t Uiunty Clerk.
BMBnasiiaBBaa
. GRAINJOEALERS. .
GEO. XS. KTART & BRO" '
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, Ac.
AifriniralL,' J'eltraskt,
The Wj?het uarkt price paulXoranj'thln
raise. We will buy and sell
everything known to the market.
wrii'iTTTtvrt x- V"Ti.rnx.
Storage, Forwarding and CommlMloa
j.!,) riiiirt ,'n ; L'.mls nf Orkirx. Tor which
they jkjj A Highest. Market frit in.Uuh, . j j
MILLINERY.
' MRS. F. A. TISDEL, x 7
MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER,
Kbop On Tirt St., bet Main and AUantlc,
(over F.A.Tisder AKricultural Store.)
Ha constantly on hand a full assortment of nil
kind aul varieties oi ZepUyra, leather ,Biuid.
Star Briiid, Kwan s Dow n, Ladies Mohair Cousana
Curl, Hamburg 'trmiminjra, eic, vrvsma uu
Clonks umde in tlie luti-st btyle.
Theiullic are invited to call. '3-'-y
MISS MARY A. SIMPSON,
MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER,
1rst street, bet. Main and Water.
Wifhe to inffrm the Ladie of Brownvflle and
vMnuv ti,tii" hii a drst cIiish Millinery Sliop.
where work willbe done with reat care and neat
ness, and after the latest eastern styles. Bleaching
done in the very latest styles, and on short notice.
Latent tyleof Iudiwi' and Children's Hat and Bon
net constantly on hand. Also luteirt patterns of La
dies' Dre tioods, ClOiiks, and Children a Ciothlug
ciU on short nolioa. i -
BARBERS.
. . . J. Jj. ROY,.
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER.
No. 55 Main Street,
Has a tultndid suit of Bath Jioanir. Also a
choice stock of Ventlcman' Sot ion.
.,-.-. McNEAL & DORSET, i 5
BARBERS AND HAIR DRESSERS, -
No, 2) Main Street,
Xro iirennred to do nil kinds of ITairdressinr for
lf.nin jirni iJsiiit. ii j 1. 1 1 " i . ii . . . ' - .
old c!flhm reuovatel on reainal)le terms; boot
blacked at all hours ; and washing and ironing done
on Klmrl in it ice. IJ-l'-'-V
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TAILORING.
TTAVROIIVT A 7-ECIT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
So. 5ty, ilain Street,
TTave on hand a tVlendid stock of Goods.
and will make them up in the latest styles,
ou short notice and rea-sonuuio terms.
BLACIIS1IITIIS.
J. II. REASON,
BlacksmltLing and Horse Shoeing,
Shop No. 80 Main Street,
Mill do lilackinnithing of all kind. Make
Horse Shoeing, Ironing of Wagons and Steiglis,
and Machine Work a Speciality.
J. W. A J. C. GIBSON,
BLCKSJIITHS,
Shop on First, between Main and Atlantic.
All work done to order, and tat Uf action guar
rantced. .
JOHN FLORA,'
- BLACKSMITH,
Shop on Water St., South of American House.
Custom Work of all kind solicited.
WAGON MAILERS.
" FRANZ HELMER, . .
"Wagon Maker and Repairer.
KhnnVitnf lourt House.
Wagon, ISuggie, Flows, Cultivator, de., re
pair d on tnirrt mnwe, a utw ruu.es, win unu
ranted to give satisfaction.
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
. ED. D. SMITH, ,
V. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT-;
.Washington. Vity, D. C
Will attend to the prosecution of claims be
fore the Department in person, for Additional
i.Lr,,,tv itiu'ir I'uv ami Pensions, and all
claims accruing against the Government du
ring tne late war. -"
SMITH. P. TUTTLE,
V, S. ASSISTANT ASSESSOR.
ortif In District Court Room.
Xotary J'ublic and United Slates War Claim
Agent. Will attend to the ynmectdion of claims
Hfnrth Ih-nurtmetil. for Addilional Bounty,
Back lijf wid Pension. Also the collection of
Semi-A nnual Hues on ! -nsions.
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OF MUSIC.
Rooms, Main, tet 4th A 5th Sts,
7jaarl ial fl a Piano. Oroan. Mclodcon.
Guitar and Vocalization. Hating had eighty year
experience a teacher of Music in Xcw York i
confident of giving tatxsjacuon.
G. T. BERKLEY,
House, Carriage and feign Painter.
No. 66 Main Sti. UD stairs.
Graining, Ouilling,lilmingatul Paper Hang'
ing done on hort notice, favorable terms, and
warranted.
Jr. jv.- u iV rcs rsrctitii in the latest
style of the Art, will cail at my Art duller g.
A. W. MORGAN,
Probate Judge and Justice of tlie Peace
Office in Court House Building.
J. K. BEAR,
Agent for the M. U. Express Co., and
W. U. Telegraph Co.
No, 7 McPlMsraon's Block.
O. W. WHEELER,
BRIDGE BUILDER,
Sole agent for R. W. Smith's Patent Truss
Bridge, The strongest and best wooden
bridge now in use.
KEJ3 WETTE R A EIRSMAN, :
Brownvllle City Meat Market.
No. CO Main Street.
Hill pay OiehiQliest market price for good Beef
(XUtle, Qilvcs, Sheep and Hog.
BLISS A nnGITE,
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
Will attend to the sole of Jlrdl ami Pcrsotud
Property in the 2Ceina.'tfl Land LUtrict. Terms
reasonable.
XJL AUOARD!
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Th3 Bromville Transfer 'Line,
Under the management or
JACOB ROGERS,
Is now Running Repulsr Omnibusties from
Brows ville to the Railroad Terminus
of tbe Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Railroad,
At I7ortli Star, Ho.,
Two Miles front Brownvllle snd North Star Ferry
Lending.
Good Onmibusses. Close Connection
-tf. Charges Moderate.
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REAI ESTATE j AGENTS.
CHARLES O. DOBSET.
. Att'y Bt,Law. v
osobok w. noRxrr.
" "C. G. ;'G."W.'t)0r;ET,
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REAL" ESTATE AGENTS
Dealers iiiLaiid Tfirraxits.
Buyand,SeIl Real Estate an 1
r - ? I Lnnd Warrants v t ; n ', p
delect & Locate GoveniiaetLanfls;
ATTEND TO CONTESTED CASES IN THE
' if; 8. LAND OFFICE, AND -
J?Y TAXES.
A large quantity of First Class Lands for
Kale in Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, John
son and Gage Counties, Nebraska, to which
the attention of purchasers Is specially invi
ted. Office-JBEOWIIVILLE, NEB.
Branch OCee -BEATRICE, NEB.
in-6-tf
J. II. SHOOK & BROS.,
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ronnfoctnwiri on.1 Dealers in Natl ve Lumber
of all kinds, lengths, breadths and Uilcknoss,
, AT
ii ll L'fe? x a. rru: ,
IEMAIIA COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
Tttey owh and run on4of the best Saw Mills
In the" state, and will furnish , ,
MECHANICS AXD nrtLDEUS
short notkv.jhtie IwstaketlVieeJ W
Lath and Picliets ' 1
-j .rwarejon hand for ale f; y
They "also sell chWrUtt thelfsford lrt Hills
dale all staple Dry Uoods and Groceries, and
such articles ns ere In general use.
Remember Uta business lihe men, and the
place. MY
.."'John liCAitsoir", ?T:
BANKER,
BROWXVILLE
...yiUBRASKA
Exchange Bought and Sold on all the prin
cipal cities. - Also dealer ia Gold and Silver
Coin, Gold Dust and - ' .
GOVERIiTIEXiT 30IXDS.
. ivjwsits rereiveu, payauie ai aiguu Ainrr
est paid on time deposits by special agree-
H1VUU A WA O I'tHU A' ll' ' H a . aauai
All kinds of 17. S. Bonds wanted. '
CITY BAKERY
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CONFETION EBY 1 1
Ko.3 1 Cor. Main & 1st Sts. (opposit e City Drag Store.
WILLIAM ALLEN, Proprietor.
Pics, Cakes, Fresh Dread,
w m
Coniecnonery, lisui una
Fanes' Groceries
Constantly - on , Hand I !
"Jresh' Broad Delivered Daily!! .
First Class Family Flour Warranted.
Free Express rni for the beueflt of my Customer.
5'.
WM. H. VALLEAU
IMPORTER
'i'.'f it: f ' ii
and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
WINES AND LIQUGRS,
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If e'is constantly on luind a full stock of all kinds ot
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Hativo and Toreign Wines
BRANDY,
WHISKY,
AXE, &c.
ALSO, a full stock of
CIGiS HID TOBACCO
All of whtch he offer to the trade at rate low
enough to suit all. To those wishing Liquor and
Saloon Fizrfcures
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lie extends a special invitation to call and him,
knowhic that h bus all thy want of the bel tgixxix
in the Wesl and can
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Guarranty Entire Satisfaction!!!
, A SAMPLE ROOM IN THE REAR, WITH A
Supplied with the choicest brauds of Wines, Liquors
Ac., Ac. ,
JM-FREE LrNCn AT ALL IIOUltS,rit
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...Corner Main and 3d Streets,
BR6WXVIIJJiL.:.....l-l...KEBRASKA,
- Ilrs. II. E. Barsis
Dealer in
Dress and" Cloak Making,
to which she pays particular attention.
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Fluting, Stamping, Stitciins, Braid
ing, &c., done to order. .
7HEELER & IISOIFS
LOCK 8TICII
SEWING MACHINE!
Awarded the
FIRST IItE32IU3I
at all the principle Fairs In the World. Ev
ery Machfne warranted for three years. In
structions free.
OFFICEAT THE BAZAR.
3-tf
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
AND
JEWELE Y.
No. 53 Uain Street, Er own ville.
, -josspn.snuTZ,
rr Has just opened and will constantly
YS) keep on hand a large and well assorted
tLfciLstock of fenuine articles in his line.
Rf airing of Clocks, "Watches, and Jew
elry done oa short notice.
. ALL WORK WARRAXTLD.
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- BRG WNVILLE, .NEBRASKA,
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(NO SHODDY), Is now offered to the Public at
J, S - HETZEL1S
ci.oxiii2n;o , STOXXEI
" i fro. 10 : Main Street, -
- ' ". - whols a 1 ;7
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to the interest of the public ; and having pu?-.
chased my CLOTHING, (made under my own
supervision) exclusively for cash, I can Hellas
low, If not lower, than any
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IIAII
In the Town or County. I beg to call your
. attention to my
LARGE AND WELL
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selected stock of
HATS, CAPS,
BOOTS, SHOES,
Gent's Furnishing
' - , . as can be
V f.
.... . . i . . t i. i..-, as I
ibk'ckon - J.ari! -Ir.gentlrely
uw. Tl public are invited to call and ex
amine for themselves
111
SlcPhcrsonss Bloclt,
BliOTTlTIIiL ,
whera everrttdng In th Clothing Una can be
found.
J. C. HETZEL.
51-tf
OTPRPAY,! JjEDrRY 4i 1869.
THE CHILDREN.
' BT CHARLES DICKERS.
When the lessons an .. s nrj, 11 ended.
And the school for tlie day is oismissed,
And the little ones pather around me.
To bid me good night and be kissed.
Oh, the little white arms that encircle
My neck in a tender embrace !
Oh, the smiles that are halos of heaven.
Shedding sunshine and love on my face!
And when they are gone, I sit dreaming
Of my childhood, too lovely to List ;
Of love that my heartTrtti remrmber
When it wakes to the pulse of the past,
Ere the world and its wickedness made me
A partner of sorrow and sin ;
When the glory of God was about me, ,
; And the glory of gladness within.
Oh, my heart grows weak an a woman's,
And the fountains of l'ef-llri bj will flow,
When I think of the pat lis, steep and stony,
Where the feet of the dear ones must go; .
Of the mountains ol'sln hanging o'er them,
Of the tempest of fate blowing wild;
Oh! there's nothing on earth hulf so holy ' 1
As the nnoccnt heart of a child! ., , . ;
They are Idols of hearts and of households; , .
They are angels of God in disguise ;
nis sunlight still sleeps iu their tresses, .. .
His glory still gleams in their eyes;
Oh, those truant rom home and from heaven.
They have made me more manly and mild!
And I know how Jesus could liken
i The Kingdom of God to a child !
I asli not a life for the dear ones
All radiant, as others hare done.
But that life may have just enough shadow
To temper the glare of the sun ; "
Would pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back tonlyself;
Ah! a seraph may pray for a sinner, .
; But a sinner must pray for himself.
The twig Is so easily bended,
I have banished the rule and the rod ;
I've taught them the goodrrcwf ktrowiode;
They have taught me thV4rwodiaesif GoU
JIv heart Is a dungeon of darkness,
' Where I shut them for breaking a rule ;
My frown Is sufficient cc irrectlon
Sly love, Isjhe law. Qf the school. ,
' i 1 ! -'.-i! il.il': xh 1 5
I shall leave' the bidiiou.se In the autumn,
To travel its threshold no more;
Ah. how shall I sigh for the dear ones
That meet me each morn at the door:
I isbalimi thegoed-.Bislits and the kisses,
And-tlie giihjuf their Innocent glee.
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
I shall miss them at morn and at evening,
Their song In the school and the street ; -I
shall miss the low hum ot'their voices
And the tramp of their delicate feet, 1 "
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And death says, The school Is dismissed !"
May the little ones gather around me,
To bid me good night and be kissed.
Assassination of President Lincoln.
Alleged Confession of . Arnold
and Atzcrodt.
The Baltimore American of yester
dad introduces two remarkable papers,
as follows:" ..... , ,. ... ....... ...
"Now that the trial of John Surratt
for participation in the assassination
of President Lincoln has been thrown
out of Court through the technicalities
of the lav,aud he-Is "annotmced as
preparing for press' a narrative of the
whole transaction, it may serve a good
purpose to give publicity to the follow
ing statement of Samuel J. Arnold,
one of the prisoners at the Dry Tortu
gas, made in Baltimore, voluntarily,
four days after the assassination. We
also give the confession of Atzerodt,
made in his cell on the night before
the execution. Both of these confess
ions we have in our possession, in the
handwriting cf -the prisoners ; and
they have hiiheito not been made
public, under the exx;ctation that
they would be used in the trial of John
Surratt. Tlie confession of Arnold was
made in the office of Marshal McPhal
on the ISth of -April, lSi, immediately
on his being brought to this city from
Fortress Monroe, lie sat down to a
desk and voluntarily wrote it without
any questioning. The confession of
Atzerodt was made in his cell at
Washington, on the night before his
execution. He asked for paper, and it
was written with a lead pencil, the
disconnected manner of it indicating
the state of mind of the prisoner. '
Arnold's "confession" is addressed
"to whom it may concern," and says,
first, that he met J. Wilkes Booth at
Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, in Sep
tember, 1SG4,' by special Invitation.
He had been his,kschoolmate ;at St.
Timothy's Hall, in 1So2, and had not
met him since. 'The" meeting was a
very social one . at first. Michael
O'Laughlin soon joined them, and
conversation" turned upon the Confed
eracy r,pX which all three were enthu
siastic admirers. Then ensued the
preposition by J. Wilkes Booth of kid
napping President Lincoln, carrying
him tollichmond, and thus compel an
exchange- of all the prisoners in Fed
eral hands. Arnold and O'Laughlin
consented to enter into tho conspira
cy, and swore to divulge th' secret to
no one. ' Months passed after this be
fore anything-was done.;.. Booth then
made his axpearance with a trunk in
which he had two guns, cap cartridges,
(Spencer: rifles,) revolvers, knives,
belts, cartridge-boxes, cartridges, caps,
canteens, all fully fixed for, service,
which were to be used in Case of pur
suit, and two pair of handcuffs to
handcuff the President. lie gave the
Sistols, knives, and.-handcuffs to
'Laughliu and ' Arnold, to ship to
Washington.' They carried them to
Washington, and, after arriving there,
Booth told them partially of his thea
tre plan, but they, were left in the
dark for a month or two. 'He was con
tinually in the company of a man
named John Surratt, who was then
unknown io theux, Jhcy.werc, f u tire
Iy idle in the meantime, explaining
thefflctby tnJkinp-?-"t ilf-'-T - "
i ' iu :.! i. ! ,.rt ai 1 1 .i'ch,
. . o 1 . ' ..... f I'-sr-
UCr. i. .i.' j ...i; oi ; 1. r 7uciit
vu tLca i.:. ::i:i:.-.y ;. . . . . - t and
ea:ii was uaaigLcd his part. The lights
being out, Arnold-was to rush into the
private box and seize the President,
while Atzerodt aud J. .Wilkes Booth
were to handcuff him and lower him
on the stage. Moseby was to catch
and hold him until we got down. Sur
ratt and another man were to be on
the other side of the Eastern Branch
bridge to facilitate escape. It was af
terward changed to Moseby and Booth
to catch him in the box and to lower
him to Arnold on the stage.. O'Laugh
lin and the. unknown were to put the
light out, "and Surratt and Atzerodt to
be on.the other side of the bridge Ar
nold boid it could not be accomplishrd.
If. they could, get uiiuloiUbfjUicLlfc?
and to the bridge they would be stop
ped by the sentinel. ''Shoot the sen
tinel," said Booth.: 'Arnold said that
would not do, for if an alarm was given
there the whole thing was up, and, a3
for me, I wanted a chance for escape
and success. Michael O'Laughlin
wanted to argue the same way. Booth
was irritable and threatening. The
meeting broke up without a,settlement.
The Richmond authorities,' sb far as
Arnold knew, had no knowledge of
the conspiracy. And a few davs after
Arnold cut loose from it entirely. He
got cmpl oym eTitT.fr Fortresy "Mow iw,
and never was or corresponded with
Booth again. He never heard Booth
speak. of filling Lincoln, and did not
suspect that sach: could '.be, the result.
Theplan-of escaping with the X'rcsi
dent after getting him out of the the
ater i wa3 to place him ' in the ' buggy
purchased for that purpose, . and cross
Eastern Bridge Branch. -Surratt and
4-:
i- ; A P" - 'v v
iAtzerodt, were to follow them to where
a boat was concealed ; turn tbe horse
loose, place tbe President in the loat;
fand cross the Potomac to the Virginia
Bhore, and theiiee to make their way
toRichmond. Surratt knew theroute
arid was to act as- plkt.
" Besides these written statements of
Arnold's he verbally .communicated
the fact that Booth was the correspon
dent of Doctors Mudd, Garland and
Queen.' ''"'' ' ? '
Atzerodt 'confessed to having been
personally, concerned in the murder
itself, gives some enteresting details,
and directly involves John Surratt in
all that pertained to the capture of the
President. ''-' "i:
1 v
.Story of a Snake Charmer.
Da Chaillu, In his last book about
Africa, says ; " . "
" One day I witnessed a fearful scene.
A man,' a native of Goree, an island on
the coast of Senegambia, who had the
reputation of beingra snake charmer,
and was then at the Gaboon, had suc
ceeded in capturing one of these large
liaja. -He was a bold man, and prided
himseif on never being-afraid of any
snake, however venomous the reptile
might be; nay,' not only was he not
afraid of any of them, but he would
fight with any of them, and get hold
of them.
; jjl had often peen him with snakes in
his hands. He was careful, of course,
to hold them just by the neck below
the head, in such a manner that the
neck could net turn on itself and bite
him.
That day he brought into a large
open place, perfcclly bare of grass, one
of 'these wild naja that he had just
captured, and was amusing himself
hy. teasing the horrid and loathsome
creature when I arrived. It was a
huge 5ne.' ..':". i . . '
Mosti of the people of the village had
fled, and those-native who, like ray
self,; were looking on, kept a long way
off. Not a Mpongwe man, not a single
inhabitant of the whole region I have
explored, would have ever dared to do
what the, Goree man did. ,
Two or three times,. -as the snake
crawled on the ground, we mada off in
the opposite direction with the utmost
speed, inyscif, I am afraid l leading off
in the general stampeue, tnougn x uau
provided myself with a guh.
Tt' wasi perfectly fearful, perfectly
horrid and appalling, to see that man
making a plaything of this monster,
laughing, as we may say, at death, for
it could be nothing else, 1 tnougut.
At first when I saw him he had tho
snake around his body, but he held it
firmly just below the neck, and I could
see by the muscles of his arms that he
had to use erreat strength. As long as
this part of the body is held firmly the
snake loses much of its great power of
crushing one to death, as the boa con
strictor or python does with large ani
mals, and a3 small snakes do with
smaller-game-: but with this naja the
danger would have been the venomous
bite. ..,
Then with the other hand he took
the tail of the snake, and gave it a
swing and gradually unfolded the rep
tile from his black body, wmen was
warm and shining with excitement,
but always holding the head. On a sud
den he threw the snake on the ground.
Then the .creature began to crawl
away,' when suddenly the Goree man
came in front of it with a light stick,
and instantly the monster erected
itself almost to half its full length,
gave a tremendous whistle, which we
all heard, looked glaringly and fiercly
in the man's face with its sharp,
pointed tongue out, and then stood
still as if it could not move. The Go
ree man, with his little stick in his left
hand, touched it lightly, as though to
tease it. It was a fearful sight and if
he had been near enough, the snake
would, no doubt, have sprung upon
his antagonist. The man, as he teased
and infuriated the snake with the rod
he held in his left hand, drcw.the at
tention of the reptile toward the stick ;
then suddenly, and in the wink of an
eye, almost as quick as lightning, with
his right hand he got hold of the crea
ture just under his head.
The same thing that I have just de
scribed again took place. The snake
folded itself round his body; then he
unfolded the snake, which wa3 once
more let loose, and, now this horrid
serpent got so infuriated that as soon
as he was thrown upon the ground he
erected himself, and the glare of his
eyes was something terrible. It was
indeed an appalling .scene; tlie air
around ' seemed to be filled with the
whistling sound of the creature. ; ;
- Alas! a more terrible scene soon
took place ! The man became bolder
and bolder, more and more careless,
and the snake probably more and
more accustomed to the mode of war
farej Cf his antagonist, and just as the
monster stood erect the man attempt
ed to seize its neck as he had done
many and many a time before, but
grasped the body too low, and before
he had time to let it go, the head
turned on itself and the man was bit
ten I I was perfectly speechless, the
scene had frozen my blood, and the
wild shrieks of all those round rent
the air. The serpent was loose and
crawling on the ground, but, before it
had. time to go far, along pole came
down upon its back-arsd roV? it
7v!ru a: I iri las iini th;.n I !.!;d to
write it l:vn the mor. ;:cr l.r !.
Y.j t!. t!;-.:.-;r why 1..1
t '.;.'!:-"! of the little o'nny the nun
-.vc:,t, (l;;.;-.'i!y lie v.;- j i.-t sit hand);
all the-remeriies were prompt and
powerful ; the man suffered intensely ;
his body became swollen, his mind
wandered, and his life was despaired
of; but at last he got better, and,
though complaining of great pain
near the heart, he Was soon able to go
out again. A short time after this ac
cident, having an ax in his hand, go
ing; ns he said, to cut wood, he sud
denly split his own head in two. He
had become insane! , . j
We copy for our young readers the
following article, which we trust will
prove a source of amusement. The ex
hortation is an excellent oneand might
be read with profit by older ones :
AN EXHORTATION.
'2 N E 1. Cold winter is at BQ.
Vegetation ha3 D Kd, the beauties of
the lanscape have faded, and the earth
now appears in a sad 11 A. Old Bore
as comes and sighs a mournful L E
G over the grave of flowers and the
6eem to gleam from a frosty firmament.
The freezing blast pierces as a f the
half clad form of want, while the tears
of P T R congealed at their respective
fountains. All U who R in E Z cir
cumstances, and not troubled with
M T pockets, 0 now to X am N the con
dition of those around U, and proceed
with,N II. G 2 mitigate the distress
of the needy without waiting for any
certain XPDX C and thereby merit
the.honor which the X L N C of such
an act B stows. The poor R 2 B found
in every of the country and every of
the globe"--the earliest oppor2nity of
paying that debt of chriT which U O 2
your fellow creatures ia distress, should
B your D sire B i it is 2 late. .
V . -v i -i iVr T '
7 . 1 i ' i 7:1 1 ' " J ,
NO. IT.
'"' Sal I-ovcnsood's S'lirl.
'You know I boards with Bill Carr.
at his cabin on the mountain, and
pays for si :h R3 T it.s when I hev mon
ey, and when I hevn't any,' why "he
takes one-third outen iue in, cussin',
and she, that's hi wife,' Bets, takes
out 'tother two-thirds with hef battiin
stick, and the interest with her tongue,
and the interest's more'n the principle
aheap more. .Site's the cussedest
woman I ever seed anyhow for jaw
and pride. She can scold a blister on
to a bull's face right on the curl in
two minutes and patterns after every
fashion she hears tell on, from bussels
to' britches. Oh! she's one on 'em,
and-sometimes two or three. Well,
you see, I got some cotton truck to
make anew shirt outen, and coaxed
Bct3 to make it, and .ibout the time it
was done, here comes lawyer Johnson
along and axed for brcaktuss I wish
it had pizened him,dcrn his hide, and
I wonder it didn't, for she cook3 awful
raixins when she trie. I'm pi -en
proof myself (holding up hisfiak and
peeping through it,; or I'd been dead
long Ago: tt
Well, while we wereeatin' she spied
out that his shirt was stiff and mighty
sleek;' so she never rested till she
worried it outen him that a preparation
of flour did it ; and she got a few par
ticulars about theproceedins outer him
by woman's arts. Arter he left, she
set 'In. 'and biled a big pot of paste
nighv onto a peck of it, and soused in
mv shirt and let it soak awhile; then
she tuck, it and ironed it out flat and
dry, and sot it up on its edge agin the
cabin" in the sun. Thar it stood as stilt'
as a dry hoss hide, and it rattled like
a sheet of iron, it did. It were pasted
together all over. When I came to
dinner nothing would' do but I must
put it on. Well, Bets and me got the
thing open arter some hard work, she
lmllin' at one of the tails and me at
tother. and I. cot into it. Darn the
everlastin' new fangled shirt, I say.
I felt like I'd crawled into a bee gum,
and it full of ant3t but it wcro like
lawyer Johnson's, and I stood it like
a man, and wcut to work to build Bets
an ash-hopper. 1 worked poweriui
hard, and sweat like a hoss, and when
the shirt rot wet it emit its tiurtin'.
Arter J cot dun I took about four
fingers of red eye, and crawled up into
the cabin Joft to take a snooze.
' Well, when I waked up I thought I
wasfiead, or had the colery, for all the
joints I could move were my ankles,
wrists and knees could not even
move my head, orskasely wink my
eye tlie cussed shirt was pasted fast
onto me all over from the end of the
tails to the pints of the broad axe col
lar over my ears. It sot to me as close
ns a hide does to a poor cow in March.
I squirmed and strained till I sorter
got it broke at the shoulders and el
bows, and then I done the darndest
foolishest thing ever done in these
mountains. -I shuffled my britches
off and tore loose from my hide about
two inches of the tail all around, in
much pain in tribulation. Oh! but it
did hurt! Then I tuck up a plank
inter the loft and hung my legs down
through the hole, and nailed the edge
of the front tail to the floor before me,
and the hind tail I nailed to the plank
what I sot on. I unbuttoned the collar
and wristbands, raised my hands away
above my head, shut up my eyes, said
grace, and then jumped through to
the ground floor.
Herd Sut remarked, sadly :
"George, I'm a darnder fool than
ever dad was, hoss, hornets and all.
I'll drownd myself sum of these days,
see if I don't."
"Well, go oil, Sut; did the shirt
come off?"
"I t-h-i-n-k it d-i-d ! I hearn a noise
sorter like tearin' a shingle roof off uv
a house all at wonst, and felt like my
bones were all that reached the floor.
I staggered to my feet, and took a look
at my shirt. The nails had all hilt
their holt, and thar it was hangin',
arms down, inside out, as stiff as ever.
It looked like the map of Mexico, just
arter one of the first battles a patch
of hide, just about the size of a dollar
and a half bill here; a bunch of har
about the size of a bird thar; then
some more skin; then some more
paste; then more har; then skin ; and
so on all over that darned new fang
led, everlasting, infernal CU33 of a
shirt.- It was a picture to look at and
so'was I.' The hide, har and paste
were about equally divided between
me and it. " onder'what Beta darn
her thought when she come home
and found me missin'. 'Spects she
thinks I crawled into a thicket and
died of my wound; - It must have
scared her good,: for I tell you it looked
like the skin of some wild beast torn
off alive, or a bag what had covered a
load of fresh beef home from a shoot
in' match."
Stirring Times in Havana.
.::(. -Havana, Jan. 25.
A reign of terror has commenced In
this city, caused by the breaking out
of open hostilities between the Cuban
and Spanish factions, whose hatred
for "each other cannot be described.
There is but very little security beyond
the city walls. The Cubans from their
house tops tire upon the volunteers and
soldiers passing through the streets.
The rnilitLi.-tJitr the -homes tiom
; . . . l ... tired and i.L.Te
t' ; - - Tho rtf m ! - t! v 'i
t;,e L-.. . -'-:;'.; l.oui-; is itcKvUi..-. J
i..-5 lr..t. I i:ii 1 i:upruvt,:;ed. On tl o
t i. :':'.'. -' Ii ' t 1 1 1 ; Ym v.'j 11 tc,
"Hill Duieel" because it was known
that he was taking measures to put a
stop to their excess. The volunteers,
by their behavior, provoke the people
and then tire upon them indiscrimin
ately. The ofheers and men of the
regular forces are opposed to giving
such discretionary powers to tho vol
unteers. The older volunteer organi
zations behave vj'ell, having become
somewhat used to discipline. The con
duct of the first batillion daring the
Louvre aflair is especially praised; but
the new-recruits are unrestrainable.
Many private citizens, strangers and
foreigners have been tired upon in
dine rent parts of the city. The Gov
ernment is taking measure to put a
stop to these disorders. The houses of
suspected persons are being registered
by the police. The Government will
also make special, and hoped, effecuai
effort to protect American citizens.
A wandering Yankee, who had put
up for the night at a hotel in a Wes
tern border town, on entering the har
room next moaiing, found the land
lord sweeping up wnat he supposed to
be grapes. He said to him, " You have
pretty large grapes out here?"
"Grapes!" said tbe landlord ; "them's
eyes that were gouged out here last
night."
The river has not been closed at
St Joseph this winter. It is the first
since lSoti that the river has not been
frozen over previous to January 2uth.
. "There now,", said a little girl, while
rummaging a drawer In & bureau,
"grandpa has gone to Heaven without
hii spectacles."
: ir. 'i j: t.-.:i, v i. 3. .; r -
elected l.'nlt.d L't.7...: " : f.r i:.j
State of Ne',r.: -kj, is r -- ri t! t rit-io
of life, beii:- w. v..t ;2y..: . : I. II
U a native of ILirrI ,-i e ":.ty, (:'.'. , ,
where he spent his yt,::t!i .. u f
an a'.'JniL'in cf M.". 'Svn (.' " -renn-yivui.u,
at wl.:.h 1..? gr. 1
InlSI .f; ami al vvyer by prof-.- --in.
having tern v.-'.tr.::-1 t ti.j la
nu. v iru pu: ::-: i::v, t:.o t:q .:
of which ha leva cf r-;;te a v
Chsrarter, d.it frcn I-!", vl. :
wa elected to the 0!.i L, 77. ::;r..
He 'Was -.rvj::ent!y r.t tha h. .i i r f a
Im.-ien of the (If rierui Land-t "7.1 ; ia
Waskinstrsi fcr thr.o v.. lie t.V.-i
removed to Nebraska Territory. Ha.
was chosen bv the pecp!o of tho Terri
tory a delegate t the C n-7,:..t; ;a,il
Convention, and heafUrv.k.rd.s serve-1
as a .Councilman in the Terr;t t;.1 ;
Legislature. During the R.l-'h :n, .
heacted in the c;ip:u-ity of clur U.a cf,
the 1st Regiment of Ncbrn-ka ia.r.try.
having previously studied theohsyr
and at the close of the war he return, u
home to meet the reward of his tried
fatriotism by being tlected Senator
n Congress "from the new Stata fr
the short term commencing la 1' 7
and ending in 1S77. During the term
he has served oa tho Ct'iiirrcssior.al
Committee on Agriculture, IVn-lor.s,
and Public Lands. Without being a
man of extraordinary mental power
or special brilliancy of part., Mr. Tip
ton nevertheless commands re-peet
for the soundness of his judgment
and tho oonsisten'-y that he.s marked
his career as a public man. A member
of tho Republican party from princi
ple, he has always given the party a
hearty and energetic sup-j -rt, and iu
the hour of trial ha never fliruhed
from his duty. Ho w.;.s a::;s::r thj
number of those Senators who" t up-,
ported the impeachment cf president
Johnson, believing that tlie removal
of the recusant Chief Magistrate wa
imperatively demanded; and his re
cord whether in the Stat? In which,
he has filled office, or in Onngre:-, is
free from the reproach of participation
in jobbery. The caucus at which Mr.
Tipton was nominated for rc-Iectiou
presented a scene cf great excitement,
owing to the fact that no fewer than,
seven candidates were brought for
ward for the Senatorship. The total
number of votes being -1-3, and 23 being
necessary 'to a choice, it was net until
several ballots had been taken that
Mr. Tipton succeeded in obtaining tho
number of votes required for hi re
nomination. Three of hii opponents
hail severally considerable strength ia
the caucus, and tiie voting was so class
between the favorite candidates that
the caucus had tube adjourned from
one day to another. But tho ctl'ort.
of Mr. Tipton's opponents to secure
his defeat were unavailing, so stead
fast wa3 the support given him by hi
friends; and after a hard fight hi
claims were recognized by a unani
mous vote. V. Y. Tribune.
Small Pox on the lacRlc Coast.
From the San Francisco llulletla.
The smallpox, which now af,'.ict3 us,
not only in this city, but tho PaciMo
States and Territories, is tho most
serious calamity that has occurred to
us since the drought of 1SGI. Here, ia
San Francisco, we are losing at ihei
rate of between seventy and eighty
lives a month by it out of a population
of loO.OOO ; but in some parts cf the in
terior the scourge is even more severe.
In San Juan, Monterey county, with
a population of about 1,CXX) people,
there have been ISO cases, and cf theso
one-third (sixty) have died. Every
large town in the Shite has had its loss,
though iu some few favored instances
it has ouly been a life or two. This
disease has traveled by every stage,
steamship ami railroad route in Cali
fornia, it lias gone by sen to all our do
mestic ports. North and South. It ha
crossed the Sierru.s and raised its head
in Virginia City, and founl it way
np the Columbia river to Portland. It
has domiciled itself among the pine
on the shores at Puget Sound, ami ha
found vletini3 among our British
neighbors in the northern colonies.
It is scourging the whole coast.
The Amnesty rroelamaflon.
Tn answer to a resolution of Inquiry,
calling upon the President to furnish
his authority for issuing proclimation.
of amnesty, adopted by the Senate a
short time since, tlie President yester
day forwarded to that body his reply,
citing as his authority the second sec
tion of the second arte le of tho Consti
tution, which provides that the Presi
dent "shall have power to grant
reprieves and pardons for offence
against the United States, except in
cases of impeachment."
Accompanying the letter of the Pres
ident are copies of a proclamation of
Washington in 17'J-, granting pardon
to the whiskey insurrectionists of
Pennsylvania; one from President
John Adams, in ISrx), granting pardon
to the same class of ofll-nders; one from,
President Madison, in 1813, pardoning
the Island-of-Barrataria rebels, (near
New Orleans;) oqo from President Lin
coln, in lSfJ, (familiar to tho public;)
and three from himself, dated during
the years lSGo, 13(57, and lVs, respec
tively. On these grounds of authority
by the Constitution ami precident Pre
sident Johnson justifies each and all of
his several amnesty proclimations.
Tho Chinese were burning coal be
fore the Christian era ; they were prin
ting A. D. oSl with blocks, and litho
graphing about threo centuries later;
yet another century, and they were
usiug movable types of tctra cotta.
Porcelain water-tight compartment
in ships, portraits for catching criminal-
all these were known to them in
those days. And it even appears that
119 years before Christ these Celestial
Used leather money. The Chinese had
also the tradition of the Madonna and
child. This symbol waj the Tien
now, i.'t t"TP"n rr : i- - represen-
i t,
. .. sou, who
hand a a
" here L a
prooei nn.iu
.m of Copcn-
I h
hagen.
A College professor was being rowed
across a stream in a boat. Said he ot
the boatman ;
"Do you understand philosophy?"
"No, never heard of it !"
"Then one qnartcr of your life Is
gone."
"Do you understand geology ?"
"No."
"Then one-half of your lifo is gone.'
"Do vou understand astronomy?"
"No."
"Then, remarked the professor,
three-quarters of your life's qone."
But presently the boat tipped over
and spilled Loth ia the river. Says tha
boatman :
"Can you swim?"
"No?' replied tho professor, greatly
agitato!.
"Then the whole of your life's gone! ' '
"Hallo, this house," yelled a man
on the steps of an tip-town mansion
one cold night lately, at tho samo
time ringing the door bell voilently,
"What do you want?" asked the
owner, cautiously thrusting his head
from an 'open window "I'm your
cousin from Shrewsberry, and I want
to stay here all night." "Well, yon
may stay there and welcome. If you'll
keen-quiet, and let the door bell alone,"
said the inhospitable fellow inside, as
he shut down the window.
Tha Champaign Illinois Union Fay?:
"The man who Js too poor to take a
paper and pay for it was at the nigger
show tho other night. He had iJ
wife and four children with him, arvl
left thiee dogs at home.